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Missouri Valley times., 1900-06-21

Send for IL free copy of DIR. Hartmans
book on CATARRHAL diseases peculiar TO
women. Address The Pcruna Medicine
Co., Columbus, Ohio.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-06-21

1rrs. winslov's soornrNe SYRUP for Children
tsething, softcns the gums. reduces Inflammation.
sllays pain, cures wind collie. ssc o bottle.
Missouri Valley times., 1900-06-21

III you can use any words of mine to
assist you in your work ! will only he
too glad. wish every young lady in
our town could read your book. There
would bc great deal less sickness and
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Where Are. We AT

tircs ofaIre.and-who went of on a fish
ing trip. and. as a matter of course. teok
plenty of 'bait. with them. They hshe 20
rather un.uccessfullySa all day, and late IN
the afternoon felt overcome with ia ttEues
(and the fumes arising from the baiD,
10 they anchored their boat and took a.
mp W lille they were sleeping the anchor
rope broke, and the boat 4drifted several
miles out to sea. Finally one of them
awokc. and Sizing up the situation
shouted to his companion. Mike. where
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
CHICAGO MARKET.

CHICAGO, March 22-NIay wheat closed
to-day at &c. under yesterday, depressed
by heavy receipts, the mild weather and
later cables. May corn closed at 1sGDAc.,
and May oats a shade lower. There was
a sharp cash demnd for provisions and
considerable covering by shorts, the mar
ket closing strong; May pork, 25@271ac.;
May lard, 7lAGD10c.,i and May ribs, 71a@
1Oc. improved from yesterday.
The leading futures rnnged as follows:
Open. High. Low. Close.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
''We're= Here Of Course, z

Replied Mike. sleepily. Its a dunn lie.
Mike !, responded his now thoroughly
frightened companion: we are 5at least
five miles from here. :" Now, perhaps that
is the way that the people who are sell
ing wheat short will feel some fine
morning. They think wheat Is always
dull, but when they want to cover their!
shorts they will find that wheat is not
here" but at least five miles from
here" If you want to get hold of some
very cheap wheat. do not make any mis-:
take-Buy. it now. Our free book tells
you how to do it; send for It
HOWARD, CROSBY & co. +
1901 Chestnut ST., Philadelphia.
81 Wall st. New York.
20 Congress ST., Boston.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
GRAIN AND COTTON EXCHANGE.
PEANUT MARKETS

NORFOLK, VA, March 22.-PEANUTS
new fancy, 2a4c.; strictly prime.
CSC; prime 2h@2%c.; common, 1llA@oc.
Spanish, SOC. per bushel.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Leather Goods
Surprising Reductions

- T
10 Large Leather Purses. in Green
and Black monkey skin. former IOrj
.ly sold at &c; remnant price,. ~
y q Purses in real alligator. seal and
lizard skin, leather lined. some with
outside pockets. formerly sold 9E~
at 75c.:: remnant price. OSS
Q Leather Bill Books. black and COLI
r msa; aoF prics. sold at 7oe.. IOc.
Black Seal Wallets. leather an
through. formerly sold at 81; Aee
remnant price-....t.-.-...- ~
Leather Wallets. Black and Red.
lea Their all through. formerly sold 6SC
at Sl.eo; remnant price,. 1000.
q Real Seal Wallets. leather all
through, with places for stamps and
tickets. formerly sold at S1.50. 7sc
remnant price. .......... ....... D.
~ Black Leather Chatelaines. leather
lined. large size. formely sold at TIC
&C.: remnant price.
d 50 Black aud Navy Silk Belts. fancy
z buckles. formerly sold at Sc: Oc
price,.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23

MONEY AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on
call firm at 466 per cent; last loan at 3
per cent; prime mercantile paper, 565h
actual business in bankers bills at 81. S5l4
IA. SJ3s for demand and at Si.S2kG4. S2A
for sixty days: posted rates, 81 .S3GD4. SSlh
and 81. S61ad4.ST; commercial bills, S4.S1A
GASES. Silver certificates. cox @61L; bar
silver. ;631S: Mexican dollars. 47s4 Gov
eminent bonds strong: State bonds mac
tive; railroad bonds strong.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Muslin Underwear.

Ladies' Perfect-Fitting Corset nc
Covers, round neck................
Good Muslin Gowns, high or en-
pire effect tucks. embroidery insert
ing and ruffle trimmed, onr
Tor. ~
SOC. Good Muslin Drawers. with
three tucks and 3-inch Torchon 2Ecs
lace ruff1e..... ........ ........... o.
69c Petticoats, 49c.
Fine Muslin Petticoats. in four diff
ferent styles, lace, embroidery Anc
and tucked cambria ruffles...:..
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.

NEW YORK, March 2e.-FLOUR-Al-.
most demorallzeds by the weakness in
wheat, and ruled very dull, with some
decline on top grades; winter straights,
s5. 4o@3a5; minnesota patents. Ss.7093.9o.
& RYE FLOUR-Quiet.
p CORNMEAI-Dull.
RYE-Dull.
BARLEY-Dull.s
BARLEY 7NIALT-Dull.
WHEA A easy Z, No ? red, 75Ac-s
cables fine weather West, fears of large
Argentine shipments and Northwest SELL
ing, to which was added free offers from
short account. In the afternoon. on ex-
port rumors,4 the market rallied, but
again broke near the close under realiz-
ing, and was final weak a tH@%c.9 de-
cline: March, 15A C.; May closed atST2Ac.;
July, a72A
q coRN-spot easy; No. 2, 43Ac Option.
market opened easy and at once declined
under talk of larger receipts, clear
weather West and lower bles. It sub
5sequently rallied .on,exportz business, but
decline; May. 4214 July,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23

state BAN. OF va 153
Union Bank sof Richmond so 1o5
Virginia Trust Go 90 5115H
81 ms COMPANIES.
va. Fire and Marine. s. 20
Virginia Stat :. rs :,91A So
MISCELLANEOUS. q
Amer. lob Go. pfd 4 90 s IS las Il
Amer. lob. Co. com so Jos q
sSlqss j. and s. Co! Con. a s.
7Sloss-SheT. s.: and ]. spf d. IS GS
Nv est End IL and Imp. Co o5 ss1t * Is
Va Caro-. Chem. pf 4 90 110A 81 q.
va--Caro. Chem com 100 90 - .63 = /.
sCont'l Tob. pfd. 7sp. c.....1OO SIS
First Ma tio7al Il 90 II @
Metropolitan -. - % % "
National Bank Of v 1890; -. 100 E1OS II s.
Rich. T. and S. Dep CO.. Il 90 1O71s 100 y
Say. Bank Of Richmond. .-.25 IS
Security 100 s112 6z4111
Cont'l Tobacco com 100 32lA
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23

Cash ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as follows: E7n'iF
steady. No. 3 spring wheat, 611A165c.:
No. . red, 67a4@6sc No. - corn, s6A@
36Bc.: No. . yellow corn. 36ass Gl36Ac. No.
. oats. 24@24Ac. No. . white. 261li H2G&
No. 3 white, 26@2614c. No. . rye, 54lo5c.
S1.65 Prime timothy seed, So. 356p250.
Mess pork, per barrel, S11GD11 .62llA. Lard,
per 100 pounds. s6@6.1 10. Short rib Sides
Qoosc). sG:15@G; dry sailed shoulders
(boxed), S6.2516.50; short clear sides
(boxed), S6.4O9650. Whisky. distillers'
finished goods, per gallon, S1.2411s. Sugars.
cut loaf, Sc: graduated. S5.44 Butter
steady; creamery, 19924c.: dairy,s16aI22c.
Cheese firm at 12@13c. Eggs steady;
fresh 1Sc. 49,,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Friday Silks.

Am odd lot of Velvets. some Of
which sold for 81, none for less
than &c.,; to close, per yard. = D.,
Remnants Of silk in Stripes, Checks,
Plaids and solid co!ors, in varied
lengths, at greatly reduced prices.
One piece Black All-Silk 1oc
Fable, worth &c.; to close. at. Az
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
.(You All Knob the Rest.
Trimming Specials.

~
Wide Black Net Bands. beaded in
Jet and irridescent spaRSies, sold IOC
Black Mohair Handkerchief Gallon
Trimming, the, thing for overskirts.
sold for SOC. yard, spe- 2SC
SIof1air Soutache Braid. in Black
and coiors, a piece Of q yards, IEC
for. 8 - Is
Jet spangled Horse Flies. that &c
sold for 20c., special ..:............
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Infants Wear News.

75C Chl!dren'S Dresses, Csc.
One lot of Children's Fine Nainsook
Dresses. eXtra-wide skirts, deep Or
hem, 75c. value, for.............. NCS
81 Gowns, 39c.
One lot of Infants Fine Nainsook
Gowns. daintily trimmed around onc
neck and sleeves. 81 value...... OSS
One lot of Children's Bishop Gowns.
Hamburg ns trimmed, $40 value, 40c
Infants Long and Short Underskirts.
made of fine nainsook, deep hem
tucks and cluster tucks. 75c. onrE
value, for. ...................... COS
Infants Long Night Flannel Skirts.
S Sm1foid for'1 around SHIRT. zoe. 25c
Infants Crocheted and Flannel vOc
Sacques, 39c. value. for............ ~
Infants Crocheted Bootees. 15c. Oc
value, Tor
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
RICHMOND STOCK MARKET.

Richmond, Va, March 90, 1900.
sALEs.-s5.6oo Virginia 3 per cents at
,l1s; 10 shares Virginia. Carolina Chem
raj common at COS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Friday Odd Prices
On Dress Goods.

3 pieces Knickerbocker Cheviot. As
inch stuff, stylish spring color xOc
ings, regular 70c. stuff, per yard. ~
One piece in Blue and Brown JOc
Cheviot, 29c. value. per yard...: -
S pieces 2 and S-Toned Fancy Suit
ings, bright effects. for children. orc
SOC. grade, per yard. - = OS~
S Short Ends, bright Imported
Plaids, very desirable styles, SOC. 7cc
quality, per NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. OOS
l19 remnants Dress Goods, including
cheviots, poplin, Henriettas and fancy
stuffS, Ok, to yards, wide range,
colors and effects at1leSS than cost.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
BStatiorl1ery.

One large lot OF Writing Paper some
slightly, boxes. badly soiled. This lot
Includes Irish Linen and different sizes
and ttnts oe Huylhuts and Writings 4
Fine Stationery: sold for M To-
575c.. speeds at--.-. I
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23

Imported a. z. Corsets, medium
length, made of finest French cou-
tile. sateen striped. with extra-good
$3.50; to close, special, per S5.SO
pdlE..... ...... ............... 49, =
81 Warmers Long Waist Corsets,
made of good quality sateen. with
corded boning; special, per$zEr
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23
Boys Clothing Reduced.

Sweet. Orr. & Co.'S Corduroy Pants.
that sell for s1.50 a pair, ages 4 CT
Little Boys Vestee Suits. with dou-.
ble-breasred vest and satin facings,
that sell for $3.50: spe- &1r,n
3 claI.....s.s.-
Boys ATWOOD Gray Plaid Cheviot
Suits, agesG3 to 10 years. small sizes,
made with large sailor collar and O8c.
Boys ATWOOD 3 Velour Cashmere
Suits, in light and dark Tan. that
sold for S. suit; spe- %1eO
clal. .sz...........S .............. ~OsOO
Specialist
Mexican Sl.25 Sombrero Hats
for. 1. !. !. 5. ;; /. !. !. 4OC
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-23

Pearl Buttons. all sizes. special per
Fancy Buttons. al. coIors. special per
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
MAN WITH ~INFLUENCE" rs HELD
YOUNG BOOKKEEPER ACCUSED IN BROOK
LYN OF SENDING THREATENING
LETTERS.

Harry Ayres, the young bookkeeper who boasted
that his influence with Senator Thomas C. Platt
had caused Patrolmsn Thomas Fay be trans
ferred to Staten Island from Brooklyn. yes
terday held for the Court OF Special Sessions by
Magistrate Brenner in the Adems-st. court, Brook
lyn, the charge Of sending threatening letters
Ayres who is "A member or the Young Mems
Christian Association, formerly boarded with Mrs
Mary Curry young widow. at No. Is Debevose
Place. Patrolman Fay friend of Mrs Curry
and Ayres became madly Jealous of him. After
he sent her a number Of letters. in which he
threatened It is alleged. all sorts Of dire things
unless Fay should cease his attentions to her
Among the letters read in court which
said in part:
ready to send him 20 the kind OF
grave that Tom Fay, your Irish Catholic friend
will get just sure there is God above, il he
don't quit you forever. After 10 p. m. tomorrow
l can thank you for sending me to my death.
The person whom Ayres meant by the first him"
in the above letter was the policeman. 1t al
legged. who. he understood. looking for him
with the warrant sworn out by Mrs Curry. The
letter mailed last Saturday night. just before
Ayres arrested. When the Magistrate heard
this letter he said:
He may be very dangerous man; afraid
TO let him go
The letter which Ayres is said to have received
from Senator Platt In answer TO request for
Patrolman Fay's transfer was exhibited in court
yesterday. II was typewritten. follows
Mr.. Harry Ayres. No. I13 Liberty-st.. New-York
City.
her 3. permit me TO say that have taken such
steps as will think, result in saving you from
further annoyance from the particular source TO
T. c. PLATT.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
A So, 100000 MORTGAGE.
MORRIS AND ESSEX RAILROAD FILES 1T TO
RETIRE ALL EXISTING BONDS
At MATURITY

Elizabeth. Dec. 4-The Morris ana Essex Hah-
road Company. now leased TO the Delaware L"eh"-
wanna and Western. and operated as diVislon OF
the I.ackawanna system. filed mortgage to'
sS5,O000 600 to the Farmers Loan and Trust CON-
pany with County Clerk Howard al Elizabeth. yes
terday morning. The loan bears ga per cent m
terest and Is due In December aoe. The new
mortgage required the use Of revenue stamps
amounting 20 nearly sis000-
IL has been made for the purpose OF retiring at
maturity all the existing bonds and providing Tor
contemplated improvements and additions 20 the
Morris and Essex road The roads covered by
the mortgage the Newark and Bloomfield
Chester Railroad. and the Delaware. Lackawanna
and Western. These roads subjected to
ltens and mortgages as follows: Jersey Shore I'M
provement Company. $4,000; Percy Pyne. S9N0.-
O00 due October, 1871: HObOken Land Improvement
Company. 81 100000 due January. 1912. James Brown
and Peter Cooper. 100000. due May. 1919. ana the
first consolidated mortgage 90 the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company for t25, .O00 due june 1915
There are outstanding S11.61700O OF the first con-
sOlidated mortgage bonds
The mortgage was presented for record IN New
ark as we'll but has been sent back because. u II
said at the Registers office. OF an error IN the
papers.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
TO INVESTIGATE AT NAVY YARD
BOARD NAMED TO FIX RESPONSIBILITY
FOR INJURY TO COMMANDER HALL
HIS CONDITION.

A Board OF Investigation has been appointed Dy
Rear Admiral Barker 10 determine VINO Is re-
spOnsible for negligence in dropping piece OF TIM
her which struck Iieutenant-Commander han on
Monday morning in the Brooklyn Navy fard' ana
fractured his skull. The members of the Board are
Captain Albert 5. Snow, attached to the yarn ana
formerly In command of the cruiser New-fork;
Commander r. J. Reed and Civil Engineer r. r.
Goodrich. The Board viii meet this morning IN the
COMMANDMENTS Building
Medical Director Babin Of the Naval Hospitai
said yesterday that Commander Hall had passed
comfortable night, but was restless yesterday
morning. crisis would be reached in a day OF
two. and then IT would be definitely known whetnef
or not he would recover. Mrs. Hall reached the
hospital late on Monday afternoon, and refuses 10
leave the bedside OF her husband. on Monday
evening MIR. and Mrs e. Hall, parents OF com
mander Han. OF Camden, n j.. arrived at the nos
pital. Yesterday morning the father returned 10
Camden but the mother remained at the hospital
!. A. b. Smith. chief of the steam engineering de-
partment. said yesterday that one Of the men at
work top Of the new machine shop had dis
lodged piece OF timber. on doing SO ne saw
Commander Hall and called out to HIM The latter
raised his head and received the blow on his fore
head. Mr.. Smith did not know who the workman
was, the worEmen were not employed by the
Navy Yard authorities, but by the contractor who
is erecting the building.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
WAITRESS MEANT MURDER.

SOUGHT EMPLOYER WHO DISCHARGED HER wrr,
RAZOR. REVOLVER AND MALE COMPANION
Westhed. Dec. A-"TH cut your black heart osst
sereeched Edna Parker. Of Westfeid. she rushed
into George A. Lewis's restaurant. IN North-avs
las evening with In her hand and A re-
voIver secreted in her dress. A male companior
as she drew her razor Lewis. Jumped TO har
side. Lewis dashed through the door Of his res
tauraut and telephOned to the police. Oficer
O'NeiD the complaint OF Lewis placed the
woman under arrest. Justice TOucey sentenced her
sixty days in the county jail al Elizabeth.
Lewis came TO this town few days ago and
opened restaurant In NOrtA-ave. The Parker
woman helped him walt customers Sunday
Yesterday morning when she visited the restaurant
she found another cOlOred woman waiting on Gus
toners. She ordered the other Of the
store Lewis put the Parker woman out All yes
terday afternoon she searched for Justice in
tending 70 have Lewis arrested for assaulting her.
alleging that she was thrown out OF the restaurant.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
OFFICIAL BRIBERY CHARGED
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY WALSH
DENIES THE ALLEGATIONS
OF A WITNESS.

/ .,,ar ,b,rtaen sdtournments Nathan Musher. a
note broker OF No l56 Henry-st. was placed on
trial yesterday before Judge Nswourger IN Psft III
General Sessions charged with forgery In the first
I segree Nusher disappeared on March last and
/ Was arrested week later as he was leaving a
steamer I'm London. He was placed in the Tombs
/ IN default Of $1,000 bail
r. -Irage GoldfogIe Musher's counsel later sp-
! neared in Part l. General Sessions and made a mo-
r,on 10 inspect the papers in Mushers among
them a pronissOTy note dated January q. 1900
drawn 10 the order OF Moe Levy. clothing meT-
chant and promising 20 pay six months after date
the sum OF 5000 al No. 1s7 worth-st The note
purported to be signed by Solomon Finberg and
indOrsed by Moe Levy. IL was eontended thAt 'he
signatures OF Finberg and Levy were forgeries, ana
ex-Judge Goidfogls was accompanied by hShd-
writing expert 10 examine the signatures Nhen the
papers were examined the note was missing and It
has not been found.
one OF the witnesses examined just before court
adjourned yesterday was Isaac Blumberg who al
leges that ne lest $4,000 through Musher IN ols-
counting notes In his examination Blumberg told
Of a conversation he had with Musher in the
Tombs The testimony in part follows:
Musher told me that ne had not any money, and
the that he had none were that ne had pala
IN aSSe5 Si be 20 had M psd about s. 700 to an
Pinkus; that he Pinkusl should assist IN gsaacns gea
about so9 to go to Pinkus and about SO 20 go '9
other officials In the District Attor&neE & M stolen
from the District Attorneys Office, and he SAID;
Rvy YOU %06 6S" q alo hSt an Assistant District Atior
ney are VERY friendly and that with his assistance
the note has been stoen2 For that reason theS can
never convict me on that Indictment
When Assistant District Attorney o'Reilly was
asked concerning the testimony of Blumberg he
said: Il know absolutely nothing about this case
other than what have heard generally. pre-
sumo the witness referred 10 me. and while 1t Is
true that 7 know Pinkus I'm a business way nave
never had conversation with him IN reference TO
this case. an entirely unprotected from any such
accusation. All / say is that any statement
connecting my name with the transaction Is ab-
soutely false
-Ex-Judge GOldfogle asked about the evidence
lie said: Since TIE evidence was given nave
talked with nv client. He denies that anything or
the kind was said by him TO Blumberg at the
Tombs.'
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
WOMAN FREED FROM ASYLUM.

CHARGE MADE THAT HER Ht,sRAND w,NrzD
TO GET PRoPERTY-HE DENIES IT.
Mrs Ada r. Robertson, wife Of James c Robert
son, was brought from the Kings County Hosnta,
10 tne supreme Court Special Term Brooklyn YES
terday. before Justice Maddox on a writ of babaas
oorDas sued out by her father Charles Thomas of
No . Poweh-st-. Brooklyn. Rufus L. Perry aIlegs5
that Mrs. Robertson had been put IN an insane 49,,
lum az the instance OF Mr. Robertson her husband
an order that he might get any property which her
father Mr Thomas. an elderly person. might leave
10 her
Dr. Charles B Brown. deputy superintendent ~
the asylum, made affidavit 20 the effect thai on
the DAY after Mrs. Robertson was Committed she
M=s examined bg the Commissioners in Is1Dscv -
the boroughs Of Brooklyn and Queens ana ~
found 10 be perfectly sane and her disebsrea ,SSs
therefore ordered at once. "AS
Justice Maddox in dseharging Mrs Robertson
sla ne case should be sent 20 the District Attor-
neg IN order that he might take steps 10 niaca tbs
case in the hands OF the Grand Jury Mr Rob-,
son denied tiit ne had any but the kindest motives
toward his wife and family.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
FIRE RAZES POWER HOUSE.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT PROPERTY
VALUED AT s15O.OoO QUICKLY
DESTROYED.

The RiceeNood power house OF the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company was destroyed by IRE
yesterday. with a loss 20 The company OF
about S150OO0- The building was a one story
brick 80 feet high with frontage OF 125 feet
and depth OF 100 feet II was in Wyckoff-
ave, between Madison and Putnam aves.. Brook
iyn. The damage would probably have been
greater but for Chief Engineer 2. F. wendland.
wha al the risk OF HIS own Hfe shut OF each Of
she three go horsepower engines. The fire
hlAzeo fiercely about him. This action prevented
the boilers from exploding.
The FIRE was discovered few minutes before
4 p m. IN the Putnam-ave. side OF the house.
The oily hoor furnished good food for the flames
The blaze grew so rapidly that although the hre
engine company reached the place within three
minutes after the alarm was turned in the
flames had spread over the entire structure, ana
the Putnam-ave wall had fallen IN before a line
OF hose could be brought into use. Three addi-
tionsl alarms were turned in. IL was fortunate
that the wind al the time remained southeast
FOR had II changed 20 the north. the flames
which often leaped fully a hundred feet high'
probably would have swept away the extensive
repair shop and car shed At WycRoh-aNe- TO
Pslmetto-st. and the large Wiz & zerweck
brewery.
Clinton /. Rossiter, president Of the company
was among the early arrivals AT the scene he
said that the company's loss would be fuily
$4,000 The power house the first in use
by she company, and the machinery was not OF
she modern kind In other power houses.
as ell the power was shut of by the fire ana
prevented the operating Of many Of the car lines.
81 became necessary 10 get power from the
Coney Island railroad power house at De Kalb
and Central aves. and from the Edison Electric
Company. IL Was some ufne before this Work
could be accomplished.
The origin OF the fire is not known. hut Is
believed TO have heen the grounding OF a wire
on the oily floor. Within ten minutes before the
FIRE broke ont. the power had twice shut on,
ard while an investigation was going on by the
electricians and firemen In the place the names
burst forth.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-05
COURTED WITH GUN. PISTOL AND RAZOR.

Paterson, Dec. CspeciaD.-Clarence Barnes. a
young man whose home is at No. IS Jefferson-st.
was sent TO jail this morning BY Recorder Senior
for examination 70 his sanity. He was arrested
at Ridgewood last night by Policeman Pulls for
threatening the life OF Grace KnowltOn. fourteen
years old. who lives In Ridgewood- Barnes had
been a gatetender at Ridsewood and became ac-
quanted with the girl He became infatuated with
her and followed her around. She would have
nothing TO do with him. Barnes acted so strangely
that he lost his job. He would lower the gates
the train was at HOhOkus-aud keep pedestrians
waiting a long time before he would let them over
the crossing
lie swore that he would force the girl to marry
him or would kill her His parents say that at
home he WAS always talking about Grace. Barnes
purchased double baFreed shotgun and lay In
wait to catch the girl. She eluded him for a long
time. Then he changed the shotgun for a re-
yOlver and increased his armament with a razor.
He was prowlng around the home OF the girl yes
terday when he arrested