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Tie shoots . Fellow Countryman who Asked
Him to Stop Playing the Guitar.

Antonio Vanolu 27 years old. OF liz Sullivan
street. Brooklyn is in tho Long Island College
Hospital suffering from a pistol shot wound
in the back inflicted by Giovanni Sanquinetu.
II years old. of 40 Sullivan street. SanQuinetti
was sitting on the stoop Of his home playing
q guitar. Antonio Vara, Is years old, who
lives with Nanoti, heard the music and Joined
sanguinett tara said he was a player and
wanted 10 render an Italian song on the instru-
ment. Sanquinetti refused TO let Nara play.
Words followed, and Nanolu, who had been
awakened, demanded that the guitar be put
away for the night and asked laIa TO return
90 his room. SanQulnetti told Nanolu 10 60
police. and SanQuinetti drew a revolver and
fired Two shots at Vanolu. One Of the bullets
struck Nanultl under the left shoulder blade.
sanquinetti was arraigned before Magistrate
Brst0w in the Butler street police court yester-
day and remanded TO await the result OF anolu .
iulfIlp,
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KILLED ny FAST.MOvING TROLLEY.
Father and Son Run Down while Driving Near
Caldwell, N. j.

CALDWELL, n. D., July 20-A man and Q
horse were killed and boy severely injured
In collision with a trolley car on Bloomfield
avenue late last night. The victim was Louis
Hotier. proprietor of a roadhouse on the Pomp-
ton turnpike. and the injured lad was Ills son
Louis. nofier Was on his way TO Caldwell
with load OF mineral water. and when oppo-
site Roseand avenue was struck by the trolley
car Hofler and his son were hurled from
their seat the elder HoGer under the car.
which had to be lifted from the rails before the
li.elesa body could be removed.
Michael Turner, the motorman. and John
MctGbc the conductor. were arrested. Tho
manner Of the accident has not been clearly
XIlained Some of the witnesses say that
Hofer started across the tracks directly in
notorman did not ring his gong untu 1t was too
late To avoid collision.
The sun., 1900-07-30
ENGINEER WASN'T POISONED.
Man who Said He Was vanishes when sough,
for an Explanation.

James Manning Of 20i East 10th street.
the engineer Of tho Hotel Majestic. whose
funeral was stopped on Saturday night because
Timothy Sheehan Of ~ West Fifty-seventh
street told the police that he believed Manning
had been poisoned. will be buried to-day from
the Morgrie An autopsy made upon the body
showed that Mannings death was due to chronic
disease Of the kidneys.
This might have ended the matter but 1t
at the address he had given they discovered
that he had left there on Saturday night, taking
his wife with him. so he couldn't be found TO
explain why he thought that Manning had
been poisoned The men have worked together
"a hotel firemen and have been drinking COM
panions for yenrs Sheehan told his wife a
in the Majestic. Manning had Just gone to
thara
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rs DUNTON'S BODY IN THE CAsKET,
Came From Duluth and Was Buried at His
Home In Maine-His Family Suspect Foul Play.


BuRNHAM Me. July 2s.-People In the Eel
Weir Bridge neig ghborbood. between this town
and Pittsheld. are astatied over the death OF
James !. Dunton, whose body arrived at the
home OF his parents on Friday evening from
Duluth. Mimi, where he is alleged to have
died ON July 2 of typhoid fever. Dunton's
family wers notified by an undertaking firm
Of that city OF his death on July %. and they
ordered the body ssnt home by express Then
came message that called for tliO to pay
the charges OF the undertaken and express. as
it wa = alleged that he had died without funds.
Although every attempt has been made since
they were notified OF the death To learn some
thing Of the facts and circumstances OF the case
tho family has been unable to do so The body
WAS in n So aled casket, and was buried to-day.
The members OF the family believe that
there are some facts connected with the case
which have not been made known IN them.
They have strong suspicious that the casket
does not tain the body of Mr.. Dunton and
the body viii be exhumed and an autopsy per
formed. What makes the family more sus-
pcious than anything else Ia the fact that they
cannot learn whether or not he had any effects.
or what disposition If he had any, was made
OF them. Dunton had been In the West for a
number Of years. working at good pay all the
time. he was OF a saving nature, with good
habits, his people say. They think that he
must have had money at the tlrne Of his death
and they suspect foul play.
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MADE THE BISHOP QUAIL.
Though q War veteran. THIS Rush Of Angry
sisters Was too Much for HIS Nerves.

Bishop William B. Derricks OF Flushing. l.. L.
who has been appointed TO succeed Bishop
Abram Grout as supervisor OF the New York
Diocese. African NJ. +. connection, had an ex-
citing time Of it yesterday ia ths Bridge Street
A. NJ. +. Church OF Brooklyn Bishop Derricks
has incurred the il-will of portion OF that con-
gregation by reappointing Or. John NJ. Hender-
son to the pastorats and because OF his refusal
to attend a conference Of the oficials and mem
bers Of the church. who decided TO tell him the
cause Of their dissatisfaction.
Bishop Derrcks promised to be at the church
two Sundays ago and listen TO the grievances
Of the pastors opponents. but he did not cone
and since that time they have been saying very
uncomrlinentsry things Of him.
Yesterday was quarterly meeting day at the
church. and DIR. W. IL. Heard former United
States Minister to Liberia, who i. now Presiding
Elder OF the Long Island district. had charge
o. the services.
II was announced on Saturday that Bishop
Derricks would attend the morning services
80 both the friends and the enemies Of the pas
tor turned out in large numbers.
Il do pot come" said the Bishop. bringing
n flaming sword but l come with the olive
branch OF peace" whereat there were murmurs
throughout the church. and when the Bishop
had concluded and retired to the study of the
church the friends and enemies OF the pastor
made rush for him. The women oudid tho
men and the Bishop finally determined 10 ex-
cude all the men from the room until the sisters
had their say.
For three hours the Bishop listened TO the
brothers and sisters and then said that he
Intended to do the square thing by both fac
tion. but would think the matter over.
One Of the friends OF the Bishop said after
ward that the Bishop was veteran Of the
that he quailed yesterday as he had never done
before when the army Of women made a rush
for him
The trouble first started year ago when
DR. Henderson was appointed TO the pastOrate
and II was alleged by his opponents that his
family tried 10 associate with white folks
rather than with ooored people.
The sun., 1900-07-30
TROLLEY CAR DEMOLISHEs WAGON.
Man and boy Hurt. Horses Killed and Trolley
Passengers shaken Up.

A trolley Car Of the Nostrand avenue line
crashed into wagon drawn by II team of horses
owned by Weyman Bros. soda water manufact-
urers, Of Io4 South Eighth street. Williams.
burg. at Nostrand avenue and Wildwood street.
Fla bush. shortly after midnight yesterday
morning. The wagon was demolished and the
horses yer" 81 radly injured that II was neoes-
sarv TO kill them. FREDERICK Brenner. the
driver of the wagon. was tossed into the street
ard We. hurt severely. George Chapel. 10 years
old OF 8Oi Flushing avenue. who was on the
wagon, wa iujured about the legs and arms
lie wa, taken 10 the Kings County Hospital.
The passengers IN the car were shaken UP but
The sun., 1900-07-30
WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TO-
MORROW.

WASHINGTON FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND TO-
MORROW.
For New England, local rains today: generally
fair Tursdiy fresh south. Shilling W west windA
XOr eastern Nsr Yo's local 'ainsio.dav eoos'fn
nOrh portion; generally fatr Tussddv hssh soGih
winds
For eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Della
ware local rains today, Tuesday fair; fresh south
winds.
For the District oi Columbia Maryland and vir.
ginia, local rains to-day; Tuesday generaly fair:
light 10 fresh south. shifting to wesl. winds
For western Pennsylvania. showers. followed BY
fair TO day: Tuesday fair; fresh west winds
For western New York, showers. followed By fair
and cooler to-day: Tuesday fair: fresh wrst vlnaA
The sun., 1900-07-30
Too Many Persistent Bathers TO Suit the Bath
house Keepers.

Rockavay Beach was crowded yesterday. A
gentle breeze tempered the suns heat Tho
surf was l,ned with visitors and thousands went
in bathing. The water was bit too warm to
suit the keepers of the bathing pavilions. 1t
suited the pnthers, however who staid in hours
nv ~ house IN tho big bathing cstabl shments
wa~ occupied hlle hundreds outside clamored
for tcke's a d suits. When the throngs were
informed that they would have TO wait unt
those In the wat r came ut and gave up their
rooms The di appoint d ticket seekers lined
the surf and made comments.
The sun., 1900-07-30

Donovan. In TacklinE an Italian. Hadn't
Reckoned With His Knife.

James Donovan OF <i2 West Thirty-hfth
street got into fight yesterday afternoon with
Michael Germet OF +i9 West Thirty-seccnd
street at 1hirty-second street and Ninth ave-
nue. and the Italian, getting the worst of II,
pulled ont his pocketknlfe and stabbed Dono-
van four times, In the abdomen, the groin, the
shoulder and the left breast. Donovan was
taken to Roosevelt HosI al and isn't likely To
recover. Germet Who seemed too scared to
run, was seizs d by q policeman and locked up
IN the Vest rhirty-sevcnth street station on a
charge OF felonious assault.
The sun., 1900-07-30
STANDING BY THE "HELLO" GIRLS.
business Men Of Seattle wont DO Business
with This Telephone Company.

SEATTLE. Wash, July 2o.-Becauss OF
strike among the operators for shorter hours
and increased sasries the Sunset Telephone
Company, controlling all lines on the Pacific
Coast. may lose its Seattle patronage. The oom-
pany refused to com promise with the operators
and attempted 10 replace them with inexpcri-
enced girls. Business men protested over the
poor service and held several ndirnati ion meet
inss. Tie fact developed that the telephone
company was charging from 81 IS 70 "a month
for telephones and paid operators but $40 70
t27 50 month
The Seattle Chamber Of Commerce and the
bus ness men demanded that the experienced
girls be reinstat.d The ccmpsny offered to
Take back all bur the leaders OF the strike. The
op.rstors stood out aud the bus meas men made
another demand FOR tie employment OF all
operators. When the telephone conn any re-
fused hurried meeting otbuf ine.s men watheld
and over 100 telephones were ordered taken out
In n single afternoon Business men are making
a Verso al CANVASS. among subscribers and say
that between 1000 and 5000 telephones will be
discontinued unless the, 'ompany comes TO
terms A rival corporation has aprlied for q
franchise, which = III probably be granted.
In Tacoma the telephone company avoided
trouble BY imm edlatsly granting the operators
request for increased salaries and shorter hours.
The sun., 1900-07-30
Alarmed by a Ions. Haired Man.

MoNrcLAIR. N. J.. July ?s.-Residcnts In the
vicinity Of Walnut street and Cranes woods
have been alarmed for the past few nights by
strangely setting man with long. flowing hair.
gave chase 10 him late lust night. but he van-
IShed o quickly that the officer declares he
must have wings. 1t Ia sugg grst. d that the man
Is an escaped lunatc from the Overbrook
A Aaytn
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TRAIL or A STOLEN S25.
woman Took It From Mrs. Kaesbons aad q
planned Later That Man Had Robbed He


planned Later That Man Had Robbed Her.
Mrs. Emily Kneebone OF $40 East Thirty
first street told the police Of the East Thirty
fifth street station on Saturday night that Mrs..
Mary Townsend had entered her rooms willis
she was asleep and had taken s2s from tho
bosom Of her dress. Two detectives went
out to look for Mrs. Townsend. and they were
still looking for her last night, when Mrs Town
send walked into the station and said that q
man had taken s25 from her and that she wanted
him ARE ,ted She didn't know his name.
The police suspected that the S25 she had been
robbed of was the same s25 that Mrs Knee
bone had lost and locked her up. Mrs. Town
send has no regular home and the people hv-
ing In the house where Mrs. Kneebone lives
have been charitable 10 the woman on account
Of her two babies She was. allowed to have
her eight-weeks son In the cell with her
TO the Gerry society. The police are looking
for the man who got the SIS.
The sun., 1900-07-30
WoptcIs,rs Tax Rate 81. OG.

MoNTCLAIR. y. j., July 2s.--The Board OF A.
SCISSORS has fixed the tax rate this year at 81 no
tn same a. last year. The valuations are:
Real estate q, ,379 l00 personal property. 24.-
800, totai, s0,0i3.tUO; less exempti0n TO soldiers
and ireneD. ssi. .7OO. making the total valuation
1851 100 This is a net increase over last year
OF t4Ol 500.
The sun., 1900-07-30
India Famine Relief Fund.

John Crosby Brown Of 5eWal street. Treasurer
OF the Committee of On" Hundred on India
Famine Relief reports contrbn tions received
on Saturday OF -. $50 82. oil which s3 600 came
This makes a total received to date OF Siee.-
I645o.
The sun., 1900-07-30

lneA lelt on 4 rluhy.
The dance halls and the concert halls were
AL In iull swing Yesterday. but the show ladies
wore dresses that would very well have done
ior riding habits. Even the high-collared
schooner OF beer looked demurely at you over
virtuous slice of rye bread of.ancient vintage
which once more after long eclipse, was
brought out 70 do duty as "the meal" In COM
pany with which II Is alone lawful TO make
walking beer vat OF yourself at Coney on u
reform sabbath.
Capt, Drscoll has only been In charge at
ohey Island since last Tuesday. but tho word
has gone down the line that he has got the will
70 make clean sweep Of the dives and the
sAlh games and the fake shows provided his
tahd Is not stayed. and Deputy Chief Mclaugh-
tIary' that IL Is under express orders TO strike
IA ADDITION To- the fake shows and the gambling
t ana me decolete dancing which he has frowned
Upon, the ramps. and thugs, who late
ssaId sd ioh and high grass along the Concourse
nave heard from him. lie swept down upon
gn,bs-nd sntin AZ 80 o'clock on Sunday morning and
iwsnysx V az F Yessfday xssHn iUaas morning III he they
were sent TO the Raymond Street Jail for terms
Ssnyhstrom 10 to 20 days-2o days. because 80
hs hass sentence means tho penltentlary, This gang
ins ~ io1g been course Of complaint against
ne pohce management Of the island. Late
ssIohers along the Concourse at night have
Wsyr,s Ws"n aeIdaup. beaten and robbed, the high
quickly IA they doomed up before their victims
a,yc ~. hughes conducting a miss ion
a. a. ,oney Island that Is different from any other
,iI' ,na' naS ever been attempted there before.
@ IVY church, which recently was erected AZ n
sDS, ol 81 go IN Sea View avenue has tower
go ieet high surrounded by fagpole
tbe insorin Nrtrn n2ats largo red banner bearing
H. inscription In big white letters Jesus Saves
s%'c r,nn, .,1 are now nj work putting In plant
!, mW'm'I W WIZ b" completed next Tuesday. When
"f II o,,,, t,', !, ls the plan 10 Hash upon the walls
nn,, Wv "Nrt passages romscriptursand religious
'orS or man can No read from wide distance
",, , around the church and even good way
.in w sra The letters forming the words
yn,,- m pe twenty eight inches high and twenty
CO.., NlGe, The church itself IL right In the
or r,Sta wh oI the island and within stones throw
meas Is supposed to flourish. The money "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
REPORT OF STATE COURT OF CLAIMS.

Albany Jan. 6.-The annual report OF the State
Court OF Claims. which Will be submitted to the
Legislature next week. will point out the fact
that to date 7O7 claims arising from Improvement
work to the canal system under the Nine
Million Dollar Improvement act has been filed
with that court. The aggregate amount asked
I'm these claims Ia N.16sOs9 80. The last year
is the first in which the court has con-
sidered claims Of this character. and in that
period 1874 have been decided The aggregate amount
asked in these cases was S27S. 50, and the ag-
gregate amount awarded $4,000 80.
In the year 1899 there filed with the court
s24 claims which claimed damages to the amount
or 81 800 S92 81 and in the period the de-
cided 45i cases with aggregate judgments OF sci,
400 &c. The classification of the claims considered
with the amount claimed and the amount awarded
is follows:
General canal caims-Amount claimed, $3.50. 80 75
amount Of Judgment. So, 49S OS.
Improvement clatmS-Am0unt claimed, S218.-
424 81: amount awarded. sS4 600 So
Claims filed under special act-Amount claimed
$434, 425 81; amount awarded, S94,02l Is
General cams-Amount claimed. 49, So; amount
Totais-Amount claimed 81 &c., s2 81; amount
awarded, S22l. 400 SO.
The Court OF Claims and Board OF Claims. under
which title 1t known up TO January 1, 1883. has
been in existence since 1883. when IL succeeded the
old Canal Commission. Since its formation there
have been thousands OF claims filed and decided
before the Board. with an aggregate OF H,766.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
CAPTAIN sHUFELDTs COURT MARITAL.

ACCUSED OF CONDUCT UNBECOM1NG AN OFFICER
AND A GENTLEMAN-A PECULIAR CASE
Washington Jan. 6-Under orders issued by Cen
eral Merritt. commanding the Department of the
East. general court martial. Of which Colonel L.
F. Guenther, of the 4th Artillery is president met
al Washington Barracks to-day for the trial OF
Captain Robert ". Shufeldt, retired, the charge
OF conduct unbecomIng officer and gentleman
The is peculiar one, IT involves the right
of the military authorities to compel retired Off
submit himself 10 the jurisdiction OF a State
court for the satisfaction of a private obligation
The courts of Maryland granted the petition of the
wife of Captain Schufeldt for divorce and decreed
the payment OF almony to a certain amount. 1t IS
represented that In order TO evade this judgment
Captain Shufeldt changed his residence to the Dis
trict of Columbia where he afterward judi
cialy declared bankrupt. His wife appealed 10 the
War Department to assist her in collecting the ali
mony awarded by the Maryland court. with the
result that the Adjutant General, by direction Of
the Secretary OF War. ordered Captain Shufeldt to
place himself within the Jurisdiction OF the Mary
land court Acting the advice OF his counsel
sptain Shufeldt disputed the right Of the War
Department interfere In the matter, and refused
to obey the order. The Department referred the
case to the commander of the Department of the
East for the institution of court martial proceed
ngs The reason for this reference Is that the al
legged violation of the articles OF war occurred
within the limits of that department.
Only the preliminary proceedings took place TO-
day, and the continued until Monday
the plea the accused officers counsel of INSULT
cient time to prepare the defence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
AGAIN THE .FOLIPYLE.
RECENTLY INTRODUCED. THIS COAL. ECoNoMIzER
CAPTURES THE PUBLIC.
fnY TELEGRAPH TO TIE rR1nuNE.l

RECENTLY INTRODUCED. THIS COAL ECONOMIZER
CAPTURES THE PUBLIC.
short time ago there appeared in these columns
description of apparatus the primary object
of which is to obtain perfect combustion Of coal
by furnishing air at a temperature sufficiently
high to the burning of the gas In the fur
mace.
Through the employment of this very useful de-
vice, 1t shown, radiation of an amount OF heat
equalling the heat value of the gas which by the
old methods escaped is obtained; further that the
disagreeable and unhealthy effects of escaping coal
is done away with; that a vast saving of time
and labor is accomplished, for, as all the coal is
consumed. there are neither cinders nor einkers.
only pure ashes remaining. sand sitting is
necessary; and even in the coolest weather the
fire need only be shaken once day, in mider sea-
sons 1t being possible to keep the house heated
with slight ca-s night and Cay. such rooms as
had been heretofore found difficult TO heat that
with 1t hot ovens and hot IN the boiler at all
times were no longer ckimeras; and that, best OF
ALL the cost of this practically indestructbe appa
ratus is not much OF tax upon the purse.
In the article before mentioned 1t was announced
that the (Eolipyle Company of No III Beekman-
ST. was so sure OF their ground they would apply
the device tc your smokepipe upon the payment OF
thirty days upon their written agreement that If
the results We're not satisfactory you they would
said payment" The writer OF that article caIIeJ
upon the company yesterday and learned from it's
contingent had FASTENED avail itself of the oppor-
tuniy to offset the increasing of fuel and so
satisfactory mao the apparatus economZer.
proved, II had beer found exceedingly difficult 20
supply the demand but that they had at last
effected arrangements with several large foundries
ana would now be prepared to supply the needs Of
all. Mr. Foote added that OF 500 people who had
availed themselves Of the foregoing offer not one
had returned the apparatus and that in a recent
test on the L road. In six stations on one side
had been burned. while an equal number OF stoves
porters, consumed 700 pounds-a saving OF 20 per
cent With greater experience on the part of fire
would DO effected s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
KENTUCKY BRIBERY CASE.

Frankfort KY Jan. 6.-Senators Thomas and
Crenshaw Jointly filed an information to-day citing
John J. WhaIlon and Charles Ryan to appear be-
fore the Senate on a statutory proceeding charging
them with contempt In attempting to bride Senator
Harren. The penalty on conviction Is nne or
$4,000 confinement in jail during the session of
the legislature and forfeiture OF suffrage. sim
ilar charge will be filed in the House. and joint
committee to investigate the charge is asked Sen
ator Carter (Dem.) said the resolution already
adopted providing for the Whallon-Ryan investsa-
ton carried with 1t an investigation Of Harren.
Judge Csntrill to-day entered order granting
the Injunction prayed for by Election Commission
ers Poyntz and Fulton. restraining Msekey and
Cochran Governor Taylor's appointees from quail
fvIns and acting The court after granting the In
function entered order setting aside and CIV
Ing the right to appeal stating that he thought the
case was OF such importance that IT should Do
ma sad on bV the court OF last resort, This gives
fba femOcritic Commissioners the selection of the
iuSps before whom the shall be heard In the
Court Of Appeals.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-01-07
HARBURGER'S EXCISE BILL.

Albany. Jan. 6.-Assemblyman Hamburger, OF
NewYork. will introduce Wednesday next
excise bill in the House providing for the regulation
of traffic in liquors by the local executive authori
ties OF the towns and cities OF the State These
local boards shall prescribe the character and
grades OF licenses the fees be paid therefor and
the hours and days in which the liquors may be
sold or exposed for sale license may be revoked
by any commissioner board. provided the proof
is satisfactory that violation OF the law has
Cured license holder whose license shall have
been so revoked shall have the right TO writ of
certiorari to review such action. The Controller is
10 nave authority to grant licenses TO railroad
steamboat and steam vessel companies. The PROFIT
bllons IN the Dill are similar to those In the old
excise law before the present liquor tax law was
enacted; II provides that liquor shall not be sold
on election days within onequarter or mile or the
agricultural fairs. The bill is understood TO have
the Endorsement or the Tammany organization.