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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
WIFE, THOUGH DIVORCED.
O,FlRREILS WILL RECOGNIZES THE
WOMAN HE FORGLVE.

On Years Ago He Got n Divorce and IA
Years Ago He Took His wife Back to
Live with Her Until He D~ied-Leaves
$500, 900 and Provides for Her Liberally.
The will OF Daniel o'FArrell. who lived at
948 West Thirty-third street and who for
aboutthirty years kept q furniture chop at 40
4l2 Eighth avenue. was offered for probate
Yesterday. Edward d. Farrell OF 800 West
Fifty. seventh street is named as the executor.
The value OF the estate was not stimated by
the executor. but those who know something
about it say thatHt will come:to nearly 100000.
O'Farrell died on Jan. 5. He had been partly
paralyzed for several years. He left a widow.
a sister and several nieces and nephews. all OF
whom are legatees.
The will was executed on Oct. 8. 1894. The
provisions are unusual. since the widow. to
whom lie left q life interest In a large part Of
the estate. was once divorced by her husband.
Her maiden lame was Elizabeth Mooney. She
married O'Farrell something like forty years
ago. About twenty-three years ago. in the
Court OF Common Pleas. O'Farrell got a di-
vorce. Fourteen years ago he condoned her
offence and they agreed to live together again.
In reference to this the will says:
THE maiden name OF my said wife was Eliz-
sbeth Mooney and she is the same person who
was defendant in an action brought by me
against her for a divorce and in which action
was granted a decree Of divorce. and It is my
will. intention. wish and direction that the said
Elizabeth O'Farrell have the benefit OF all the
legacies and benefits and provisions OF this
will so far as they are in her favor. notwith-
standing such divorce. | have for the past
fourteen years lived with her as my lawful
wife and recognized her as such in every man
ner and form that is possible to so recognize
her. and | therefore desire the said decree of
divorce to be null and void in every way, but
the provisions CT this will in her favor are in-
tended by me. and. II accented. by her. must be
taken in lieu Of all dover and distributive share
OF my estate"
shall have the life use of the testator's resi-
dence at 346 West .Thirty-third street, his
summer residence and stables at Long Branch.
together with horses, carriages, paintings. fur
niture. family records and fixtures: that she
shall enjoy for lite the rents OF the houses at
42l and 423 West Forty-second street and of
the house at 26O West Forty seventh street.
The testator's sis er. Annie O'Farrell. is to
have the life. use Of the house at 355 West
Fifty. fourth street. Half the residue. less the
remainder in the life estates. is to go in equal
shares to the Little Sisters OF the Poor and the
Society OF St. Vincent de Paul. The other half
of the residue. plus the remainder in the life
estates. goes to the following nieces and
nephews: Dominick. Mary; Ellen and Catha-
rine O'Farrell. John. Alice, William and Henry
Higgins and Dennis and Alice O'Halloran.
share and share alike.
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OPERATIONS OF MACNAUGHrANs.
Prosecution Under state Laws May Follow
That in Federal Courts.

John ]. Adams. the lawyer who set on foot
the prosecution of the M~acnaughtan brothers
OF the Tradesmen's Bank. says it will be sew
eral weeks before the full story of the opera
tons OF the Macnaughtans.and the wrecklng of
the bank can be known. The operations. MIR.
Adams says. extended over three years. Six
persons .or,concerns. besides the bank. the
M~acnaughtans utilized directly in the manipu-
lation Of credits. Mr.. Adams: says-the Mao
naughtan Company. which purported to deal
In wool: Allan Ma~cnaugbtan. William Mac
naughtan. James Macnaughtan. J. q A. Mac
naughtan. the Wool Exchange Company and
the Wool Warehouse Company. Besides these
they made use of Howard NJ. Jacobs and a
young man whose name is Woolworth. en-
ployee of the Wool Warehouse Company. to
obtain loans on collateral furnished by the
Macnaughtans. the employees.turning over the
money to their employers and acting at their
direction. Woolworth. about 81 years old. SO
turned over $4,000, These men are g~uiltless,
as told to by their employers.
All the checks that were kited among these
concerns and individuals Tor the last three
second expert accountant has been put upol
the work. Stock OF the concerns controlled
by the Macnaughtans would be handed over
by them to the persons who were to obtain the
loans, and the collateral would be accepted by
the Macnaugh:ans' bank on days not direc-
1t appears. MIR. Adams says. that James
Maenaughtan as President OF the bank. was
FULLY aware OF the value OF the securities which
the bank accepted as collateral. since they
were the stock OF concerns controlled by him
self. In one instance. the stock OF one of these
companies which had no value except on pa
per was exchanged by the system Of inter
accommodation in practice for stock OF the
bank. which on that day was worth 100 per
cent.
What was done with all the money obtained
has not been learned. The next legal step
will be the hearing before United States Com
missioner Shields on Tuesday. when James
and Allan M~acnaughtan will be examined on
the charge OF conspiracy and violation Of Sec
ton .5.2OS of the National Banking act. Pros
ecutton under the state laws for operations in
connection with the Wool Warehouse Com-
lany may follow. The ~Macnaughtans secured
the appointment OF a receiver for this corpora
tlon In New Jersey and an ancillary receiver
IN this State, Mr.. Adams. in behalf OF the in
t%erests represented.by him, requested the New
YORK receiver to resign and when the facts of
the MacnauRhtans' operations came out the
receiver at once said that he would tender his
resignation. When he asks to be relieved the
Court will in all probability appoint a receiver
favorable, TO the interests represented by the
people who have suffered from the operations
Of the Macnaughtans. and the exposure OF the
METHODS OF the company and the prosecution
OF guilty persons will follow naturally, The
charge In this case will be plain larceny.
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BADGER MOORE MUST GO TO PRISON.
Certificate of Reasonable Doubt Refused
Fayne Moore Soon to he Tried.

Sortincate OF Reasonable Doubt REFUSED
Fayne Moore Soon to BE Tried.
The application OF William A. Z. Moore. the
badger thief who was sentenced to nineteen
years Imprisonment, for a certificate of rea-
sonable doubt that his conviction will stand on
appea! has been denied by Justice Nash of the
supreme Court. Unless Moore can get a stay
from Justice Nash on appeal from the decision.
ne Will have to begin the service of his term
while the appeal is pending. There Is small
chance OF such q stay. and the chances are that
Moore will begin to serve his term next week.
after the order is entered on the decision Of
Justice Nash.
hIhe certificate was applied for on claims that
IMPROPER evidence had been dduced at the
trial and the Recorder had erred in his charge.
Justice Nash says:
The rights OF the defendant throughout the
ttbhhuuct OF the trial, including the charge Of
,ie Court. seem 10 have been most carefully
llo'eCteu' l am unable to find that there was
am5 error committed upon the. trial which will
"SHt'Sh. me granting OF u certificate OF reason
Ihe District Attorney announced yesterday
t trGI ne would appear before Justice Fursman
t"'uhoFfow In the criminal branch Of the SUI
.bethe court and ask that a day be fixed for
IN rial OF Mrs, Fayne Moore, who was jointly
hm nrin WITH her husband on the charge OF
MnaIbbns worked the badger game upon Martin
taapphoh' proprietor OF the New Amsterdam Ho-
s.Shortly after the arrest Of the MIoores."
sssan mat q Justice of u high court OF another
S were nag been a victim OF these people. We
Ms UNABLE o to run this report down"
1m6o,'bfLuay "a her eel in the Tom lbs prison. Her
caiIe"9y. r' 81, i Io Sltrahaa' was among those who
9GHHHhter. Mrs: Strahan was accompanied by
toSn,a' and by the kov, DR., Davis Of oakland d.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
LABOR MEN SEE THE GOVERNOR.
Liquidation for the Enactment of Which
They Seek His Aid.

Legislation for the Enactment of Which
They Seek His Aid.
ALBANY. Jan. 14.-Gov. Roosevelt was waited
upon to-day by a committee from the State
WorkinRmen's Federation OF Labor. holding
its annual session in this city. with a request
that he indicate how he would be willing TO aid
them in securing certain legislation. About a
dozen different propositions on which they de-
sired to obtain his views were laid before the
Governor. and he listened and expressed his
sympathy with most OF the propositions ad-
vanced. He also promised to take the PROPOSE
tions under advisement.
The matters which the labor Representatives
hope to have enacted into law are q proposed
liability act. making 1t possible for working
men to obtain damages for injuries sustained
while employed at their trade to make general
the law compelling horseshoers to be licensed
to amend the Mechanics Lien law by making
claims for wages a first lien upon a building;
to place the duty of enforcing all labor laws
upon the factory inspectors TO prevent chill
dren under1 IL years Of age from being employed
at dangerous occupations; to authorize the
employment Of special officers by District At
torneys. so as to make their cooperation with
the Factory Inspection Department more effec-
tive in enforcing building and otherl aborl laws;
to provide for the registration Of all factories.
this being aimed at the sweat shops. and for an
amendment OF the Eight-hour law to make 1t
apply to work doue by contractors.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
INCREASES OF CITY PAYRoLLs.
About $50 900 a Year Added or to Be Added
to Pay of Present Employees.

Since Jan. l the City Record has recorded in
creases Of the pay of about $50 city employees
in all the boroughs. amounting in the aggre-
gate to SIG, 200 annually. Many OF the in
creases took effect in December. and there are
said to be a number which have not been made
public. and. although it is not possible to get at
the exact figures. the total Of increases in pay
which are contemplated by the city officials. so
far as is known. will amount annually to about
$4,000. These figures do not include the
mandatory increases made necessary by the
operation of the charter.
Commissioner Heating Of the Department OF
Highways announced the following increases
yesterday: Secretary. from $4,000 to $500;
chief clerk. from $4,000 to $500: cashier.
from $4,000 to S2.400: messenger. from 81. 200
to 81 300; tool99an: from rroom1 per Die 81 to g;
tion 1928 OF the charter says. .
There shall be published in the City Record
within the month Of January in, each year a
list OF all subordinates employed in any de-
partment, Except laborersh. with, their salaries
and residences by street. numbers, and all
@ Rs dRa"SnShe'' "''nih one week after 'neS are
Commissioner Kane Of the Sewer Depart
ment announced the following increases:
s sisrf. rom ai H si.sS5' to gi.S slsFk j tS hap5P E. nsrTagt
81, 800: Nellie B.. Graedy. stenographer and
typewriter, from 81 1000 to 81. 200; William +.
Iper dayI, from S2.25 to So.
The salary OF Deputy Commissioner Goldner
of Queens county was fixed at $4,000.
The School Board for Manhattan and the
Bronx has fixed the following salaries: Thomas
Z. Bussey. assistant secretary, $500: Patrick
J. O'Connor, clerk. $500: Thomas W. A. Nc
Laughlin. office, boy. $500; Hannah Colbert.
$50, a month; Florence v. True $50 a month.
ment are announced: George N. O'Reily.
clerk John F; Hughes and, William J. Dolan.
inspectors OF plumbing, light and ventilation.
driyer.swhose pay Is $1,000 It was stated yes
terday that he supplies a horse and wagon. and
sometimes two.
Under the Consolidation act the heads Of de-
partments. in submitting their estimates Of
expenses to the Board OF Estimate and Appor-
tionment. gave detailed lists of the employees
and their pay. The money was approprjated
lump sum. and. except where pay Is fixed by
the statutes. the department head apportions
It as he pleases.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
R4TTLEsNAKE MAN DEAD.
Old John G. Geer Traded in the Reptiles
and Had a Cure for Their Bites.

PoRrJERy1s, Jan. 14.-News has just reached
here OF the death. at Long Eddy. Sullivan
county. OF John c. Geer. by profession a catcher
and tanner OF rattlesnakes and the discoverer
Of an alleged infallible cure for the bites ~
poisonous reptiles. He was S5 years old
In his early years Geer was a Delaware River
raftsman. He lived in a wild and mountainous
part OF Sullivan county. where rattlesnake dens
were many, and from boyhood 1t was his de-
light to make raids on them in the early spring
when the first warm days caused the snakes 10
crawl out on the lodges to sun themselves
Later he found it a profitable business to
extract the oil from the snakes and sell 1t TO
the druggists for medicinal purposes. He also
made a business OF catching the snakes alive.
and for years found a demand for all he could
capt,re and ship to the New York market. At
one time he shipped sixty-four rattlers In a
dry goods box to Prof. Worth's museum in
New York city. One of them bit the professor
on the thumb. He was taken to the Chambers
Street Hospital. where he remained six weeks.
He came out with his life but Hhnus a thumb.
Some time after the professors mishap Geer
obtained from an Indian herb doctor, in eX-
change for h s9me B Prd : %or 4is b 6ngfHl an Sp GIre
tunity to test the remedy when a second time
he was poisoned, by the, fang Of a rattlesnake.
ger sent him. the remedy. which cured him in
twenty -four hours. Many snake-bitten people
In the last few years Geer's business Of shin
ping ~rattlers was broken up. The shipments
became SO common that the trainmen obIeeted
strongly TO handling the strong boxes in which
the snakes were confined. being fearful of the
result In case of accident. Their remonstrances
to receive the reptiles. and. although Geer pro-
tested vigorously and offered 70 give bonds to
cure, free of charge, any one bitten by one of
his snakes. the railroad officials refused to
witt draw the order. GGer thrreatened 10 APP
but finally gave up the business in disgust. He
continued, however, to sell the oil, skins. and
rattles of the snakes.
His manner Of catching snakes was simple.
With a bag to put them in when caught, a stick
about as long as a hoe handle, with a hook at
one end with which to pull them from the crew
Ices OF the rocks. and a shorter stick with a
Slipping moose to drop over their heads. he has
been known to capture from two or three to a
dozen or more In one trip. Once, with two as
%sistants. he caught thirty-two rattlesnakes
ranging from threeto five feet in length in a
lay
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
PRIMARY AND ELEorroN laws.
Republican County Committee to Recon-
mend Amendment

Republican County Ommitte to Rocom-
mend Amendments.
The Republican County Committee will meet
onThursdayeveninR to consider several changes
In the Primary and Election laws. and to recon-
mend to the Legislature that the laws be amend
ed In several particulars. The members OF
the County Committee say that the Primary
law is full OF imperfections. The Republicans
are opposed to the present system OF enrolling.
The enrolment is supposed to he secret. In
theory It is. but practically the enrolment
on registration days is rublic. and during the
last campaign the party managers had no diff
fculty In finding out at the close Of each day
OF registration Just how many men had en-
rolled and with which party each had allied
himself. The members OF the County Com
mittee say that the fact that the enrolment
was not secret prevented many Republicans
from putting their names on the list last year
because they did not wish to have the Tam
many watchers.know how they were going to
vote.
The leaders are alec opposed to the Decem-
Der enrolment by certificate. Their EXPERT
ence has taught them that men will not inter-
est themselves in political matters immedi-
ately after a campaign. and this lack Of in
terest operates against the Republican party.
The district leaders used their best endeav-
ors to get voters who had not en- rolled to do 50
after the close Of the last campaiRn. but they
had little success. They think that the law
has failed in many particulars and they be-
lieve that they can get the Legislature to
amend 1t so that 1t will be castor to carry out.
Many Of the County Committeeman are not
In favor of changing the. Election law. but
some Of them think IT can be i'm proved. This
subject will come VI, for discussion. but
cided. The City Club and the Bar. Associa-
ton are interested in the Election law. both
working on the same lines. although the Bar
Association Is not as radical as the City Club.
The LAWYERS want to have the law amended so
as to provide that the names Of candidates for
judicial office shall not appear IN the party
cally on a separate ballot. The City Club
wants to do away with the party column en-
tirely and have the names of all candidates
printed. alphabetically in groups under the
name Of the offices for which they are running.
A conference Of all the people interested in
Election law last year will also come before
the committee. Congressman John Murray
Mitchell's campaign committee has positive
evidence against half Q. dozen ~violators of the
law, and the cases will be pushed. Several
leaders have been investigating affairs In
their districts, and have found evidence enough
In every case where there Is a fair show OF
conviction prosecutions will be begun: The
members OF the committee are not in any
hurry to begin these prosecutions. They say
that they have nothing to lose by waiting. and
that the delay will give the criminals time to
expose themselves. 1t Is also thought that
the moral effect of:these prosecutions will be
their crimes are not forgotten as soon as the
polls close,
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Arm n = vi,
Broadway & 9th Street.
MILITARY $. 4. MEDAL

For the Fest Essay OH Making tho National
Guard an Effective Army Reserve.
At n meeting OF the Executive Council OF the
Military Service Institution. held at Governors
Island last week, the following subject was Sc
lected for the prize essay of 1899:
In what way can the National Guard be
modified SO as to make it an effective reserve
Competition is open TO all persons eligible to
membership tail persons of honorable record
and good standingL The successful competitor
will receive a gold medal, together With 800
and a certificate OF life membership.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
Work of the Catholic Missionary Union.

The annual meeting Of the directors OF the
Catholic Missionary Union was held the past
week at the archiepiscopal residence. Madison
avenue and Fiftieth street. There were present
Archbishop Corrlgan. Archbishop Ryan OF Phil
adelphia, the Rev. i. r.. Dyer, D. D.. President
Of st. Joseph's Seminary. Dunwoodie, and the
Very Rev, George ,Deshon. c. S. p. The mis-
-four a year ago. The special object OF the
union Is to gather funds for the support of
missionaries In. sections where the people are
mostly non-Catholics.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
Right Goods and Prices Right
never lack appreciation

never lack appreciation
Here are offerings to bring quick Buyers
Mems Undershirts and Drawers-wool-
fleece lined-all sizes; regularly 3d.. 80
Natural Wool Shirts and Drawers
good value at 81 cents ....."."...... so
Sample lot OF "WriRht's" Health
Underwear for Men-all wool
fleece lined-all colors and sizes
usual price / 20 to 1913. ..............., 80
Ladies' Fleece Lined Vests and Pants
silk trimmed-all slzes...".""."".. 10
Ladies' Heavy Egyptian Cotton Vests
and P~ants-extra heavy aeeced........ 40
Ladies' Fast Black Cotton Hose.......... o
Children's Heavy Rib Cotton Hose....... ~
Metallic Striped satsen Skirts. ........... 1,29
Ladies' Silk Pettieoats-
Full size. extra quality Taffeta Silk.
deep corded dounoe. percalins lined... A.o6
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

Tho arrangements for the Ihpetonga ball.
which is to be held on Tuesday evening In the
Brooklyn Art Assembly Rooms. were com
pleted yesterday. The cotillon will be led at
L. Stillman. In ordeEthat tho unpleasantness
which preceded the ball last year should not be
the W seats which he is entitled to for his
guests.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
UNDER TROLLEY IN PARIS.
French Westinghouse Company to Equip tn
Paris Metropolitan Hallway.

The Westinghouse Electric and Manufacture
ing Company got word yesterday that it's
newly organized French Westinghouse Com
pany has got the contract for the equipment OF
the Paris Metropolitan Railway with the under
panies and the various American electrical
companies were com petitors for the contract.
The apparatus will be made at the company's
works at HaYre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

Bishop William +. McLaren Of Chicago. who
was appointed by a committee selected by the
recent General Convention OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church TO look into the interests OF
the Episcopal Church In the island OF Porto
Rico, has decided TO decline the appointment.
His declination is based on personal reasons
wholly. 1t Is probable that the c9mmittee will
form the duties assigned to Bishop MoLaren.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

archbishop Ireland OF st. Paul sailed yester-
nay on the North German Lloyd steamship
~ * said that the object OF his visit is to confer
~ ~ lhe Pope in regard TO the Catholic faith In
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
Hour witz Estimate OF the Coffee Crop.

+. H. & W. j. Peck OF 80 Front street, the
New York correspondents OF Julian Haugwitz 4
Co.. coffee exporters OF Santos. Brazil. ex-
hibited the following cabIeRram. which they
said was received by them yesterday from
at b.5Q0.OU0 bags maximum" THE. Sun on
Friday last put Haug Wits estimate att .O00. 900
bags.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15

The auxiliary cruiser Mayiower arrived
yesterday from Santiago with fifteen sacks Of
mail and one passenger. Ensign Day Of the
ktnsYille.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
LADIES' DRAWERS

Four tucks and open work emb'y....... 20
With lace inserting or emb'd ruf1e...... ST
Muslin and Cambric-f1ne trim. .......... AT
Muslin and Cambria Ombrelle-10 styles .o7
Fne Cambria and Muslin
handsomely trim'd with lace or emb'y. 90
OF all the above, we have all sizes-Thaa
provoking experience of finding the right
style and being told "out of your size" 10
not known here.
LET US REPEAT
of goods advertised, we have all sizes.