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The sun., 1900-12-15
vANDsRBSIr INTERESTS WV.
The His rowst Canal rrow Nt~sars river
"a Ioekport wiz lie Constructed.

ToCRpoRr. y. Y. Dec II The Vanderbilt
interests havo won and the big power canal
from Niagara River tn this city, which VIII
cost Mt leas seO60oO0. will bc built. Th"
special coinpiittee of ilderinon which has
had under consideration tho proposition, ,
OF the rival cOinpanie-. the Niagara. Lockpoft I
and Ontario Companv. and the I.ookport and
Nevfane Power Compa met at tho Hotel
Stevens this afternoon and conferred with
J. ". I.odoux. M expert engineer from Phiia-
delphia, and Attorney KING and y. u. Menalc.
representing the FIRST named company. be-
hind which IL Vanderbilt capital. As n result
Of this conference tho committee will report
to the Common Council In favor Of the Wander
bit proposition. The Common Council will
adopt the recommendation. but not until
after the public hearing tonight
The Vanderbilt proposition includes. be-
sides the power canal. the construction Of n
conduit and pumping stations to supply
this city with water from Lake Ontario which
IN twelve miles distant. This triumph OF
the Vanderbilt company has been achieved
In the face OF strenuous opposition on the
part of Senator Ellsworth and the Hon. W.
Caryl Ely, President of the International
Traction Company, who owns most OF the
trolley roads Ia western New York and Is
backed by almost unlimited capital. Both
senator Ellsworth and Mr.. Ely are also in-
tercsted in the Iockport and Newfane Power
Company. which has n big. power plant in
course Of construction on Eighteen-M NJ lie
Creek. near this city.
The sun., 1900-12-15
MO FIFTH AVENUE Plot SOLD.
Hotel May BE Erected Aero. From The
". IL. Vanderbilt Houses.

The large plot OF land on the southeast
corner Of Fifth avenue and fitty-sccond
street which has been In the market for
nearly n year. was sold yesterday by the
Barney-Sheldon syndicate, which refused
to give out either the name OF the buyer or
the price he paid, 1t has been said that
n hotel would be built on the site. which is
ic5 feet on Fifth avenue and 100 feet on Fif-
ty-second street. The Union Club is TO build
on the northeast corner of Firth avenue and
Fifty-frst street. Both are parts OF the old
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum property.
The plot sold yesterday comprising the other
This property was offered for sale last
spring AT auction by the Barney-Sheldon
syndicate through Bryan l.. Kennedy 4
60. opd II was ann.21nnced a. the time that
the property was offered by the auctoneer.
however, It. appeared TINT an upset nsure
Of $3.50 900 had been set by the syndicate.
As no bid at that figure was made. the prop
erty ygs withdrawn.
The sun., 1900-12-15
JEWELLERS BEATEN AND Robbed.
Two Hoid-Ups In Fast Side stores by Thieves
with Lead Pipe and Chloroform.

There were two jewery store robberies
each accompanied by brutal assault on
the East Side yesterday--one in second Avenue
In the morning iNd the other in Market street
In the afternoon. In each case the thieves
and assallants were two well -dressed young
men equipped with piece OF lead pipe and
bottle supposed 70 contain chloroform. The
police take IL for granted that the two
men who OYER ted in M'rx't street
were the same who had been in Second Avenue
earlier in the day. Both jewelry store pro-
prietors were beaten with d piece OF lead
pipe.
The two thieves went into julius Roisner' =
Iewelry store at 5sS Second avenue and asked
To look at some watch chains. Reisner
showed them some and then they asked for
the KEY to lis safe Before Reisner could
reply one OF the pair knocked him on tie
head with the piece Of pipe and he fell to the
ho0r unconscious. The jewe..er doesn't
know what happened after that. An hour
after the assault Annie McInerry, who lives
over hs store s9ing tlt3ngii dhe iower ha,r
the door from Rei-ner's LIVING room, and she
and her sister found the leweler inside stii
with rope The mans trousers pockets
were turned inside out and MS koys weTo
missing ana the store aud sale Were looted
sas s5Ss. p'un''r ''' ""''' . so' "'' "',," 1"o1'
Rclsner wnS sent to Bellevue Hospital,
He said that his asSailants were well-dressCd
young men, one about IS years old and tho
other 25 The detectives think they have
traced them TO the " est Side Al any rate
two mon answering tho description OF the
thieves were seen to board Iwcnty-ninth
street crosstnwn car at Second avenue soon
after the robbery.
The tiicvn~' second victim was 2acharah
Frluk. ~ Years old. who has jewclry store
ut ~ Market street
The cd man was alone In his shop nt noon
when the mon entered. They pretended that
they wanted To sell gold chain. Frank made
an offer and they asked 10 see his money;
This made the old man suspicious and he said
he wouldn't buy the chain anyway. ono
OF the thieves thereupon grabbed lin and
hit him seven times over the head. The
other ral;ed in ,three gold watches that
hurg on hooks over Franks workbench.
Then both fled.
The old man staggered out into the hall
and managed TO attract the attention OF
Joseph II. kchoe of ., East Broadway. who
carried him back into the shop and callod
a policeman. The neghbors say that two
young men had been hanging nbout the
hallway all morning. They had bottle
with them which they once uncorked. There
was smell like Chloroform directly alter
ward IN the hallway.
The sun., 1900-12-15
TO BEG M'KINLEY TO sPARE,HIs SON.
Farmer to Plead for tho Life o. HIS Soldier
BOY Condemned TO Death.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. Dec. al. Z. Skinner.
II years old. Of Scuthincton. Conn. to-day
started 20 Washington to beg Of President
Mckinley to spare the life of his son. Lynn
Skinner. a private in the Forty-third Nolnn-
teers, now stationed in the Philippines. Young
skinner has been sentenced to be shot on
Christmas morning for intoxication and
neglect 81 duty. lie fell asleep while on
"A chance 10 surlrise the American forces.
The aged father. who IL one Of the leading
farmers of Southington. Is almost crazed
tins morning. The message came from Gen.
NacArthrr, saying there was no hore for
Young skinner. The young man enlisted
nj the outbreak Of the Spanish war and has
been in the army ever since.
The sun., 1900-12-15
WILL WARBEE TO A FINISH.
A Novel Match Between Rival Canary Birds
of Paterson, n. j.

PATERSON. y. j., Dec. IA contest rare
In sporting annals will he decided tomorrow
evening at the house Of Mr. Richard Cudden.
Is Van Houten street Mr.. Cuddcn. who Is
a bird fancicr. has pitted one of his canaries
to sing against any English canary which
Thomas Marsden. another bird fan cier living
al 5ss East 1hirty -"i Ghth street, can produce.
Each has picked r.t his bird. both one ear
birds and great s.ng,.s.
Mr.. Cudden say>: You so" strange ca
naries are Jealous Of each other, Put them
In the same cage and they fight like wildcats.
but put them in the same room In separat"
o. yes and a- soon as they see each ether
they will commence singing as loud a. they
can and keep II up until one or the other
becomes exhausted. The singing contest
may last an hour or an hour and a half but
quality ns we'll ms endurance Will be taken
into consideration IN this contest. My bird
/, Patersonian and | am quite sure II can
beat the Engishman.
The sun., 1900-12-15
sHOr ~ 4 WOMANS SLAr.
~ the Hostess. n Seems. rhoush she DiSsr
Hear the Report.

man whose namo mny he either Uorn or
Kord was shot In the abdomen last night In
n fat occupied by sadie Dean at 600 Tenth
avenue Tho Dean woman hsd the revolver
in her hand. when the man was shot and she
admitted that she must have shot him. ao-
cldentally, she said. but Ahe declared that she
did not hear the report OF the revolver and
did not know that anything had happened
until her oallcr remarked that he was hit.
Mrs. Dean said she was an actress. Julia
Lang and Mary Lee We're also In the room at
tho same time as Sadie Deans guests. They
did not hear the report OF the revolver either
they we're all so busy talking--but they re-
member distinctly that their hostess had had
II In her hands some time In the course OF the
evening.
When Mr. Horn or Kord first stood up and
Interrupted the conversation by saying that
lac was shot they were as thoroughly sur
prsed as Mrs. Dean had been. They thought
he must be fooling. they said. but then there
was the real blood
While they were wondering how II could
have happened William johnson. who lives
In the next fiat and who had heard the shot.
came in and assured them all that the gentle
man caller had bullet In his stomach. John
son went after the police and an ambulance
The injured man was taken to Roosevelt
Hospital lie said that he was Joseph Horn.
The woman who admitted TINT she must have
shot him said that his name was Joseph
Kord
The three women we're arrested and John
son, who had summoned the policeman,
was held as a witness. Detective Dale OF
the West Forty-seventh street station who
made tho arrests found tho Dean woman's
Hat furnished with three chairs, a kerosene
lamp. some herring bones. $50 empty whiskey
bottles. forty-cight empty beer bottles and
n HOY of cigarettes
The sun., 1900-12-15
DIVORCE FOR MRS. HARRY GILLIG.
She Is Daughter Of the Late Charles
Crocker OF California.

Justice La wrence OF the supreme Court
granted a decree of absolute divorce yestcr-
day to Amy c. Gillg from Harry NJ Gillig.
The Glligs have not lived together for a
long time. Mr.. Gillig is a prominent yachts
man and was at one time commodore Of the
lRrchmont Yacht club, II" is also mem-
her 81 the New York Yacht and Manhattan
clubs. Until recently he was member 81
N" ,alnnet tluh Mrs Gillis is the daughter
81 the .ate Charles tTocker ~ san Francisco.
California turfman and lawyer. She obtained
q divorc" from him about ten years ago
Their was one child which was given into the
custody ol Mr. A-he, Mrs. Gillis Is an en-
thusiGst for French bulldogs. She has eX-
hibited many of the breed In various dog
her sister
The sun., 1900-12-15
NO WARSHIP rOR NEW HEBRIDES.
There Il None Available to Protect the Mis-
sionaiies From Cannibais.

NisuISGTo,, VEG. li-lhc President
brought ~ ths attention of the Cabinet to-
day The Ir'ogl mad" 10 him yesterday by
tho Eev. lanes 7. mn OF Canone1ury, In.
"a mo1'''r of =. Bntfi Of Foreign Missions
o' M PrcSh''cri'1 Church. for warship
- rrutect missionaries and other foreign
rv~ in NCw llC'uide> 'rom cnnulbl lls Sec
rotary long thyt he did not hr,c any
NT..In aNal 'J" or the urpoSe, as all
- inc pri'iri iur~ and In china we're needed
here hc icar",t American naval sta
'iol - Nov lic' rides j. l'ago-UHcu, samoa,
hut tie only naval 70 ~ 'lcre l. a collier
~ wl- Tho o'irion 81 t'i" al.iuet TINT not hin ?
could 10" done 't' 'hc Co p-rn. ont II 'hi,
ii'',", Nut tie 'rnr" was oNif frs.el at Grcat
'.j' IN or franco pul' sOr IL, VA, clear
., rrlpt Nr liilrs re- 'rI"~'..
NJ. ilill appealed also u i'r President 70
Idopt measure t. s"Dr"e- tho lluor tYetsc
b. Ncw ll,Sr'd"s Tnls subject va, diacris-I
. we Cohirct. and i wa. dec lcI t,nt no
action would 10 tnH"n uutil Congress acted
'Dyorahlv On a bin Introduced hy Peyresnr ia
tive Giliet Of New York to carry INTO effect
~" measures advocated by Mr.. nh
The sun., 1900-12-15
IN PERIL or DEATH.
Rescue Of an Unconscious Man Discovered
on an Elevated Railroad Track.

Shortly before ~ o'clock last night the
flagman of the Fifth avenue elevated rail-
road In Brooklyn. stationed at Myrtle ave-
nue. and Adams street discovered the body
OF a well-dressed man lying unconscious
on the down track in front of the City Hall
station In Adams street. The body was lying
diaGonally across the track and close to the
third rail. which is charged with electricity.
Before the fagman could get assistance 10
into view and he signalicd The motorman
20 pull up his train Just In time to prevent
him from running over the man on the track.
Train hands assisted the fagman 10 lilt
the unconscious man TO the station platform
and the conductor sent for the police. Later
the police al the Adams street station, which
is directly under the elevated station. said
they knew nothing of thc case. The ticket
seller Mt the city Hall elevated road station
sud ho al 1u't know what bCcame oi the man.
lie was about % years old and was well
dressed
The sun., 1900-12-15
FRISCO NOT MUCH HURT
cur orr YROM TH1 EAsT ron HOURs
~ A SEVERE STORY.
Lishtnins strikes In Many Places. but Docs
No Great Damage Church and Gas
Houss Destroyed Hail and snow and
Hish Winds aii Aions the Pseiao Coast.


BAN Francisco. Doc. 1.-THE unprece-
dented spectacle Of lightning striking objects
In the city was presented to-day when a
southwest gale roarsd over San Francisco
for an hour. attended by heavy thunder
and brilliant lightning The lightning
excited as much interest as snow would have
done. and II Is even rarer In Frisco. Here
tofore the only phenomenon Of this kind
has been harmless sheet lightning.
high wind began blowing last night and
II was accompanied by rain. hail and snow.
according to locality. There was heavy
fall OF hail in Sacramento ana IN The slerras
snow fell. The wind blew at the rate OF
sixty miles an hour. The storm was most
severe in the northern and central portions
OF the State. The storm did great damage
20 telephone and telegraph wires. and lines
were 20 badly Injured near Oakland that
there has been no communication with the
Last by wire all day. Reports from the In
terror show that heavy rain has fallen In many
places. IL will do much good. as the long
spell OF aS.', cold weather mas oeen Dau Ior
crops.
No lives were lost In San Francisco. al
though a party OF school children had mar
row escape from being killed. They were
passengers on an electric street car which
was struck by lightning "a IL was running
The sun., 1900-12-15
HE EMBEZZLED $4,000.
TREAsrRER WILSON'S THEFT RCTSS
ORDER or CHOSEN FRIENDS.
Confessed H,s Crime on His Dssthbed IN
Newark on Oct. n Claims Growing
Ost Of the Galveston Disaster stsrtsd
IN. Trosb,e -s,tus,,ou , ust Made Known

The Attorney General OF Indiana filed
suit yesterday morning In Indianapolis FOL
the appointment Of a receiver for the Order
OF Chosen Friends. fraternal Insurance
association which was Incorporated In that
stats twenty-five years ago aud which has
its national headquarters there. The At
tornoy- Generals application was granted
and Cyrus j. Clark was made receiver.
The Supreme Councillor OF the organiza-
ton 10 Howard II. Morse. a lawyer. OF 10 wall
street, this city. Ils Supreme Treasurer was
William u. Wilson who died In Newark on
oct. 81, after stealing t3+ .ooO OF the funds oi
the order.
The fact OF Wilson's defalcatlon was not
made public until yesterday when the news
came from Indiana about the action OF the
Attorney General OF that State, His short
age was known to the officers OF the order.
however. Ave days before his death when he
confessed that he bad used the money ~ in
vest In mining socks. Supreme Councillor
Morse admitted yesterday that the order oi
Chosen Friends was practically wiped Out
already and that the $4,000 members wouid
not get n cent for all they had paid In why,
said Mr.. Morse, they wont find enough assets
to pay the receivership fees. and then he
explained how the organization had been
ruined.
The primary cause of,the failure, he said.
was in the stupidity Of the founder oi tho
order In promising too much FOR tCo liftle.
The immediate causes ofthe failure. he added.
we're the steaiings Of the late Supreme Treas
urer William T. Wilson aud the demand. Tor
death benefits amounting 10 seOooO resulting
from the Galveston flood Thi- loss Of about
800 600 In lump was too much FOR tho order
in spite Of the fact that II had 22ODO members
and had been doing bust mess twenty-five
yenrs There was no surplus ,,
soon after learning the full extent OF VIII
sons defalcation supreme Councillor Morse
tried 70 stave OF the crash hy frightening all
the old members into getting new ones 10 JOIN
so az TO increase the funds and create q re-
serve. He sent an appeal To- each Of the
%, 600 members. both men and women. TWO
weeks ago in which he said: The average
age ~ members IL too high. The annual
death rate because of age l. excessive. The
monthly revenue Is insufficient This must
be remoiipd Gt once.
The actual assets Of the order to-day are
1000. This sum includes $4,000 IN bonds
Of the Fidelity Deposit Company OF Ma''-
land thnt furnished surety for the defaul'nc
Treusurrr This months dues would amount
20 s45. 600 more but Mr.. Morse does not expect
that any Of them will he paid IN now because
Of the LEGAL proceedings against the order
The Liabilities which consist principally Of
death. disability and old ace claims are about
s9np OOO
The sun., 1900-12-15
DIVORCE MILL LAWYER GUILTY.
Henry Zeimer Con victed Yesterday OF Subor.
nation of Perjury.

Henry Xclmer, attorney in the bogus
divorce mill recently brought to light. was
convicted OF subornation OF TerJury in tho
Court OF General Sessions yesterday. Zeimer
had been on trial for several days before Re-
corder GOn on the indictment charging him
with suborning witnesses to testify falsely
in the divorce suit OF H.rrick against
Herrick The witnesses on whose evidence
Zeimer was convicted were Miss Mary Thomp-
kins. who confessed that she had been cfn-
fessional correspondent and James Holden alias
Frank Wilson. an ex-convict, who testified
in several DIVORCE suits that he was the CO.
respondent in the case whether or not he
hnd ever before seen the parties to the suit
Recorder Gof .remanded Zeimer for sentence
until next "Wednesday
The sun., 1900-12-15
CRAIG A. MARSH HURT.
Thrown From Ills Bicycle by Horse Driven
by Theodore ROnntree.

PLAINpIIID. n. j., Dec. IL Corporation
Counsel Craig A. Marsh of West Eighth street
had narrow escape from being killed this
evening shortly after @ O'Clock. while going
TO his home from HIS Office on his wheel He
was riding through Park avenue. and when
he reached the corner OF Sixth street he was
run into by Theodore Roantree of Newmarket.
who was driving In the opposite direction
Mr. Marsh was thrown from his wheel by
the horse and he sustained sever cut in
the forehead over one of his eyes Friends
assisted him TO Dr. Endicotts Office. nearby
where the physician took eight stitches TO
close up the wound Mr.. Marsh also sur cred
a severe nervous shock. but II is believed
that he will recover.
The sun., 1900-12-15
CHEST EIPANSIONIsT'S DESPAIR.
Lack of Appreciation Drives Him to Lauda
nun snake Charmer saves Him.

James Wilson. champion chest eypansonist.
grew weary OF breaking chains on his bosom
last night, and after doing his last turn at n
dime museum on East Fourteenth street
went upstairs to his dressing room and drank
laudanum. Then he connded in the snake
charmer. who threw him downstairs lust 10
keep him thoroughly aroused until she could
call doctor.
The snake charmer got cop TO do that for
her. The po!iceman-Klein HIS name was
sent for an ambulance. and the chain breaker
was taken To Bellevue He wont die
General despondency every evening at II
O'Clock as the result OF lack Of appreciation.
the snake charmer thought. was the cause OF
the chest eSpansionlats getting his name in
the paper this way.
The sun., 1900-12-15
HIS DEATH TIED Up TOWN BUSINESS.
Tax Collector Died Suddenly No One Else
Could Open Town Halt Safe.

PORT CHESTER. Dec. i+-Thomas Jordan.
Receiver OF Taxes for the town of Rye. died
suddenly after returning home from lodge
meeting early this morning. Apoplexy, II
ia believed. was the cause OF death. He IL
the third Receiver OF Tayes OF the town Of
Rye who has died suddenly OF apoplcNy'
To-day the business of the town was sus-
pended because Mr.. Jordan was the only
man but one who knew TIE comblnation of
the big snfe In the Town Han: the Other man
WINS ont of town. Nir Jordan was ~ years
old and leaves ten. children. His eldest chlid
Il a girl i6 years old.
The sun., 1900-12-15
Minor Once Contest In Kentucky settled.

FRANKFORT. Ky. Dec, 1.-THE Court Of
Appeals to-day overrucd a motion for re-
hearing in the contest cases OF the minor state
ofllces-A Auditor. Treasurer. &c.-decided sew
eral months ago in favor of the Democratic
officers thus setting at rest the long litigation
accustomed BY the contest. The state Is rar1
of Election Commis sSion"rs rendered decision,
holding TINT tho Democratic officers elected
AZ the November election at the time of the
DISQUALIFICATION election were legally elected
officers The Court OF Appeals held that the
board had jurisdiction.
The sun., 1900-12-15
sKUNKs As DOMESTIC PETS.
A Raiser Says There II . Demand for Then
by Ladies In the Large cities.

GENEVA. n. Y. Dec. i4.-Auglst Isdell OF
Lodi who has famous skunk farm was in
town Yesterday. He has 500 siunks on the
farm, and is having success in tanning and
selling them as household pets.
-It Is claimed by lovers of pets said Mr..
Isdell, that when the skunk is properly
trained and domesticated it is one Of the
smartcst and best-natured of all house pets.
i cannot say that have experinented to my
satisfaction In this direction. The favorite
color seems to be black. lhave considerable
demand for skunks of tlis color from the
larger cities, where dealers in rets sell them
10 ladies' for a neat sum-"
The sun., 1900-12-15
Divorced After Forty-six Years of Marriage

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Dec i4-Mrs. Milo
Tnttle. who was married forty-six years ago
last June, this afternoon secured a divorce
from her husband on the ground Of deserton.
Mr. and Mrs Tuttle lived together happily
for forty-three years. Mr. Tuttle was for
years one of the wea.thicst carriage bui dcrs
Of the city lie and his wife were prominent
socially Three years ago Mr.. Tutte failed
in business He Don left New Haven and
left his wife here without dollar.
The sun., 1900-12-15
HAWAIIAN CHINESE NOT CITIZENS.
Treasury Ruiing on the Enabling Act Causes
q Stir In Honolulu.

HoSoLrLU. Dec. s. via san Francisco.
Dec. IA sensation has been created here
by the United States Treasury ruling that
naturalized Chinese citizens Of the Hawaiian
republic do not by virtue Of the enabling act
acquire the rights Of citizenship Of the United
States The enabling act provides thai all
who were citizens OF Hawaii on Aug IL, lsDs.
are declared citizens OF the United States
Many Chinese voted AZ the last election and
all who we're citizens under the republic
assumed that they were entitled To all rights
of American citizens This ruling prevents
the Chinese from visiting California.
The sun., 1900-12-15
james swaun's Educational GIFT.

ATLANTA. Ga. Dec. H.-James Swami Of
New York. President OF the Atlanta National
Bank. has donated $4,000 to the Georgia
School Of Technology. Mr.. Swami is In
New York at Present The gift was first
mentioned In Atlanta yesterday, when Sen
ator Clark Howell, speaking on the floor OF
the Senate for the Technology appropriati ton
bill, announced MIR. Swann's donation.
The sun., 1900-12-15
Marriage Forbidden. That's why Hes Crazy.

Charles +. Goepel, Jr,. was committed 10
BELLEVUE yesterday by Magistrate Hogan in
the Yor kville police court for examination
as to his sanity, His father. Charles T. Goe-
pei, Sr., n dealer in piano makers supplies
az isl East Thirteenth street. was the COM
plainant In court Young Goel el rav"d about
a girl and said that II he was mentally de-
ranged IL was because he was not allowed
10 lar
The sun., 1900-12-15
Bsckweii's Island Greenhouse Abba re.

Tho big greenhouse on Blackwell's Island
In which oil the flowers and plants from the
institution grounds had been placed for the
winter was partly destroyed by ilrc last night.
Hundreds OF panes Of glas. were smashed
and much Of the framework was burned
on the Island. but engine companies here
were ready to help,
The sun., 1900-12-15
FAvERSHAM HAS A RELAPSE.
The Actors Condition serious Yesterday
A Consultation OF Physicians.

William Faversham. tho actor. who was
operated upon three weeks AGO for appcndi-
cits and who has been seriously III at his
home. 200 West Fifty-second stkeet, ever
since Ia not vet out Of danger, His condi-
tion became so critical YESTERDAY that Dr
j. A. Burke, the attending physician, called
Dr, Charrs ,r fInspI nI dwars wao 9erloImsa the
consultation at the sick mnn's home Dr.
Burke said last night that Faversharn Ind
trouble with his heart last TUESDAY. but had
rallied since then.