The Buffalo Commercial from Buffalo, New York • 1

"0rTE7 lullELi O'CLOCK Light idow or rain; clearing Thursday night; warmer. EDITION. ESTABLISHED 1835. WEDNESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 29 1897.

TWELVE PAGES. Coming Weath rrn (GOMMMMCIAIj. GLADSTONE'S BIRTHDAY. DISGRACEFUL KLONDIKE "KICK" THE COMMERCIAL. FR I EN DS 1 AG Al N.

AMERICA OUT. brief. The appeal to the American people for aid for- the sufferers in Cuba waa the principal topic of discussion. In a rear-end collision on the Wabash railroad, last evening, at Talos Springs, five passengers were injured, among them being! State Senator John Humphrey. Fih, 53 years, wi farmer residing near Maryland, N.

died yesterday from the effects aconite, which he had taken thinking it some harmless remedy. The annual meeting of the Geological Society of 'America was held Montreal yes-, terday. i Officers were elected, John J. Stev-: euron of New York being president. Mrs.

iWilliam Klie of St. Louis was burned ito'dvath in the kitchen of her home laet evening. Her clothing had been ignited by the explosion of a -coal oil lamp, a warrant charging him with being acces-; sor to arson committed by Frederick Cook in attempting to set fire to the Tontina, Hotel in New Haven Christmas Owing' to illness, yesterday, Secretary Gage was unable to confer with the Cana-j dian minister. Mr. Sifton, on Klondike af-f fains, and the meeting was postponed.

i The thermometer today dropped to 9 des grees below zero at North Creek, 10 betow at Saratoga, 12 below at Rouses's point and 15 degrees below at Blue Mountain Lake, Col. Griffith, the private secretary Govj Black, eeriously ill at his house in His doctors do. not expect that he will be able tb leave hie room, for at, least a monthj UncaS, the last surviving son of Lexington the celebrated racv? horse, diea suddenly near Crescent, -Mo. His death was due to the rupture of a blood TesseL He waa 22 yeart Old. I.

i i The! piost magnificent ball ever particir pated in ot Toronto: was given last night by Borr. in 1809, the Grand Old Man Still Enjoys Fairly Good Health. London. Dec 29. This being the birthday of the Kt.

Hon. William E. Gladstone, the usual congratulations were sent to Hawar-den and Cannes, where Mr. Gladstone is improving, though still suffering from, neuralgia. Mr.

Gladstone was bora. December 29, lfeOO. MESSENGER FROM GARCIA. Just Arrived in New, York, Bearing Important News to the Cuban Junta. V.

1 i 1 New York, Dec. G. a fine-looking Cuban soldier, faged about 30 years, was a cabin passenger by the steamer Ardan-rose. which arrived tliis morning from Jamaica pOrtS. Vieta is just from camp of Gen.

Garcia, land is the bearerofi important news to the Cuban Junta in tbii city. He left Cuba in a small boat and landed near Montego bay. Mr. Vieta has seen much service in the insurgent army. 1 1 FRENCH ADVANCE IN AFRICA.

Two Towns Occupied and Cnief Samory Must' Look Out for His Laurels. Paris, Dec. 29. The French, it isannounc-ed, jhave occupied Odieiifce and Sambatigila, It is believed this indicates that an advance against Chief Samoryjis imminent. Chief Samory is a West African chieftain who, for over 12 yean "'past, has been the most dangerous antagonist the Europeans have had to deal with After ten years of guerrilla warfare' he ivas driven out of the Soudau, but he made swoop upon the fertile region of Kong, a dependency of the French ivory coast.

Since thefi' Chief Samory has repeatedly been hearq. from. REMARKABLE BILLIARDS, Hatley Made a Ruri of 176, While the i. Previous Highest 'Record Was 85. -fcj v-" t.

Diiluth, Minn Dec. 29. W. K. Hatley, the short-stop billiard iplayer, formerly of Chicago, made a run! of 176 in an exhibition cushion carom game.

jThe run was made on a 4 l-Z by v. tauie tne presence or about 50 siectators. Th highest run ever made previous to this is 8., which was made by Ives, and tlie worlds record, i TEST OF LABOR UNIONS. Interesting Case i ti i the Courts at San Printer Sues for $25,000. San Francisco, 29.

A suit to test the riKUl UI a U111UU lu luiirtr ugu-uuivu uiau out of employment has commenced here. Fred Hess has sied the Typographical Union for flamagea. He. waa in charge. of the.

machines in a -r local office. He apolied for membership in tlie union, and was rejected on the ground' that he had not served an apprenticeship, 'ilia union demanded hie discharge and the printers struck to enforce! the demand. I BANK OFFICIALS IN DANGER, Enraged Depositors i Threaten a Whole-E sale Lynching at El Reno, Okla. ('. El: Reno.

Deo. 29. tJiwtav Thelan, president of the Stock tExchangp Bank, Michael jEich off, cashier, Charles New-nan, assistant cashier,) and Louis Eichoff, a member iof the board of directors, have been nrrested the charge of receiving dixsila when the bank was' known to be inso'vent. A big meeting of the was held, at which: great excitement was manifeeted, and several of the speakers declared that they were ready to'tead a lynching party. The bank had in deposits when it went under, but will probably not pay more than 23 vuts on the dollar.

I PLACED NO FAITH IN I -j So Farmer Walters Buried His Wealth I Now He is Kicking Himself. I Nilf. Dec. 29. Lawrpnce Walters, an aged farmer residing three miles north of Wayland, Cass county, had no faith in tanks, and, instead, placed his savings, consisting Of about $2,500 in greenbacks, $4,000 do government bonds, notes, mortgages and Other valuable in a tin-pan.

I This he buried beneath the floor in hi barn some mouths; ago, and he has been in the habit of visiting 'the hiding-place everyday to see if his fortune was safe." This morning, when ha made the customary visit, he discovered that robbers had been jthere, for fortune; had The Old man ia almost Over his loss. i LOUISVILLE BASEBALL Louisville, Doc I 29. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Lonisvitle Base- hall Company was held last night. The finan cial statement was the best several years, showing a profit during thei last seam, though a deficit still exists dating from the formation of tie 12-cCub league. The club is earning hxert cnargts and i rettucmg its cient.

tnougn it is maKiiig notmng ior me stockholders. The old board of directors was re-elected. Tlie directors re-elected H. C. Pulliam as president.

Fred Clarke was again chosen manager. It was resolved to try no I more experiments; in players, and, with the exception of new catcher, the team will not be changed, win or DEATII OF JAMES L. BOWES. St. Catharines, Dec.

29. CoL James 1.. Bowen died yitortlay. aged 81 yiars. Th? a Colonel whs born in New York.

A few years prior to the Civil War, he ran for Con. i grr on the democratic ticket and at that time predicted the Civil War. In IStil he entered the Southern army an an engineer 1 and won the rank of Colonel of the Engineer corps, i He was a distinguished writer. KATHRTX KIIJDER RETIRED. St.

Louif), 29. Col. KiddiT of Chicago, i fufher of Kathrj'n Kidder, who is suffering from nervous prew'ration following the re- Ct'nt diabaniSng of hrr company, is authority for the statt meat that the aetre will never again appear on the s'age. 12 PAGES. PAGE DIRECTORY: PAG El 1.

TtUrraDb News. PAGE) 2. Telegraph and Neighborhood News. PAGE 3. Flnaijeial.

Marketa and Marine. PAGE 4. Supervisors' Proceedings. 4 PAGE 6. Storyt 1 PAGE 6.

Edltqrlal nd Tsble Talk, PAGE 7. New Leaders. Selected Matter and Oue Library Nook. PAGE 8. Spor( ling: News.

PAGE 9. Railroad and local News. PAGE 10. Loral News. PAGE 11.

Local News. PAGE 12. Social Keglster and Popular Cot? MAUD GONNE SAILS AWAY. The Irish Agita or Highly Pleased with Her Reception in Ameii'ca. I.

New York. Dec. 29. Miss Maud Gonne, the "Irish Joan of Arc," sailed for Liverpool on the White Star liner Majestic today, Miss Gonne expressed herse.f as h'8h-y pleased! with her reception) in this country. A number of friends saw hef off i j- I Other passengers on the Majestic were J.

Pierponf' Morgan, Mrs. i Sanford, wife Senator Sanford of the Canadian par.mment, and her two the; Misses jEdna and E. Muriel Sanford, Edward Blake, M. and Mrs. Kinsley; Magoun.

iin TOWN IN RUINS 1 -i- r-f -'-i Port aii Prince- Swept by Fire 3,000 People Without Homes Further Terrorized by 'an Earthquake. Port an Prince, Ilayti, Dec. 20. At IX o'clock Inst niiiht, a i which assumed considerable proportions on account of lack of water to supply the pumps, broke out aid destroyed JiOO houses, including a number of warehouse, ja hotel, the Church of St Joseph and its I- About 3,000 people were rendered homekss. This morningj at 6.40 o'clock, there Was an earthquake, the disturbance running from north to bouthj Ins-ting half a tninute and causing Night cracks in the earth.

-There were no accidents, but the popuja- tion was greatly alarmed. i STOPS SEAL-KILLING. H.I I v't The Bill, Which Also Prohibits Importation of Seal-Skins mto America, Signed by President McKinley. Washington, Dec 29. Ex-Secretary Fos ter had conference with the President today, after which the President ap proved' the W3 'VohiWting the killing of fur teals in th? waters of the North Pacific Ocean," passed; the day Congress adjourned! for the holidays.

1 I The act prohibits; the killing of seals by American except as they may be taken on the Prfbylofl! islands by the North American Commercial Company. It also prohibits the sinpolrtatiou of seal skins into the United Sthtesj whether raw, dressed, dyed or manufactured, i The penalty jfor violation of the law is a fine of not leps than $200 or more than $2,000, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or-both, for each off in cluding the forfeiture to the United States of the vessel, its tackle and cargo, ARITHMETIC OR GEOGRAPHY? Quest tion erf hich i Should Receive Most Attentiotl in Schools Discussed. Syracuse, Dec. 29. The first sossion of the 13th annual confeince of AcatKimy Principals of Kew York State opened in; this city this morning.

A letter, of regret from President Eliot of Harvard was read by President Osdar D. Robinson of Albany. The president i then! paid a. tribute to th kte Dr. E.

A. Sheldon of the Oswego normal school. i i 1 i I Principal Ej W. Ly ttle of Watertown; sub mitted a report favoring ainnitiei for which was received- with applause and the report ws nnammous.y accepted. O.

Crissey of the Regents' office attack ed the study of arithmetic and favoring attention to geography. 1 Supt. Griffith of Utu-a took exception: to Mr. Crissey'sj views, and spoke for 'improved methods in teaching arithmetic. 1 ALGER OUT OF BED.

The Secretary Recovering Frorri His III. ness Pauncetote Also Much Better, WaBhingtoh, Dec 29. Secretary Alger was much better this morning, and was able to rise from his bed and transact some; business in bis house. Secretary Long has gone to New York for a few days-, leaving Mr. Roosevelt as acting secretary of the navy.

i Sir Julian: Paunceforte, the British am bassador, has about recovered from a lonjt I and painful-' attack of rheumatism vhich has kept him iti( bed for a good part of the last three months. ILL MAKE THINGS HOWL. Delegation Chicago to Take Part in Greater New York's Chicago, Dec. 29. Mayor Harrison has received replies from all the from whom he requested the name of a 1 repre- sihtative to; attend the exercises in Greater New York, incident to the beginning the new municipality next Saturday.

The dele gation is complete and will leave for the east tonight' nt 11.30 clock over the Michi gan Centra I in a special car. The delegation is composed of prominent business men and officials and Mayor Harrison said of it: "I am gratified to find such a representa tive' body of men sent in on the list. I think it will be the finest deWnticm that ever left Chicngx) on a similar project, and Chicago hag reason to feci proud of it. Apparently Uncalled-For on Cyclist Chase by Michael's Manager, Dave THE A. W.

TOVSTEP IN. All Because the Englishman Appeared on the Madison Track at the Same Time Michael VVas Practicing. York, Dec. 29. There was a' short but lively squabble at Madison Square Garden yesterday that showed the ill-feeling left by the result of the Michael-Chase race of last Saturday.

Michael, and Tay the French champion, have been training for their race of next Saturday, nhd were out for practice with about 20 pacemakers each. In the course if the afternoon. Chase and his brother caie out on a tandem and paced Taylore for a few miles. "Dave" Shafer, Michael's manager, objected to Chase's presence'on the track, and when his remonstrances were not heeded, picked np a bit of scantling and-was about to throw it on the track in front of the Chase brothers tandem when somebody eeized. his arm and held him.

Chase dismounted and got. into an argument with Shafer. "Accounts differ of what followed, but all agree that Shafer struck Chase a heavy blow with his and when Chase was about to reply in kind; bystanders stepped in between them. Chase says he will take the matter before the L. A.

W. Eaton and Iclir "Wilt The money is up binding a match between Jay Eaton, the "Indoor King," and August Lehr. the and in February the race, mile heata, unpaced will take place at Bel-laire, Fla. The bet is $1,000 a side at present, but both men are confident that the sum may. be greatly increased before the race is started.

This match ia the most important of tho-made at Madison Garden, wher challenges "have ben flying thick and fast thia week. -Lehr issued an open challenge upon his arrival in and -found two men willing to him on sliort- notice Ilcldie BIJ and Earl Kisw. b-h of whom snapped up Lehr's offer si quifkry that F-iton fpnt out. meeting of Eatou and L. iir has liecn arransfd, however, and will u- iw of the feature.

of the big meet at ADVISE AGAINST STRIKE. But it is Possible the Cotton-Workers Will 1 Disregard Counsel of Leaders. Fall River, Dec 20. The operatives conference committee wnt in 'pension two bnura lust nifi-ht. aftrr mfH'liDira nt various unions had brcn lu l.

Secntarj- O'Donnell gave out the illowing resolution, which Had been unanimously adapted by the committee: "Resolved, That: we afeept the reduction, as it would not lie good bivshirvs policy on our part to enter into a strike at the present time. But we inform our employers that as soon a we think ilnT." i a. margin of profit sufficient for the of the present wage schedule, we -h-ilI demand it, even if we have to go to the -xtrniity of leaving our employment by grin ou strike. The feeting amopjr the workpeople is strong against the reduction. While the committee offers the resolution to the there a' possibility they wiK not accept The spinners, slasher-tenvJera and loom-fixers especial ly talk strike, and It is a possibi.ity tnat it may be so voted at, the meeting on Thursday night.

STRUCK BY A LOCOMOTIVE. The Vict'tm Was Father of the Man Who Handled the Throttle. St. nyacinthe, Que Dep. 29.

Antoine Goyette, aged 55, was run over and instantly killed at Richmond yesterday. Goyette, who- was employed in the Grand Trunk Railway yard, was engaged in sprinkling the track with salt when. a locoinot ve struck him. A strange ctMncidence in with the sad affair is that the engineer of the train that ran over the unfortunate man was Goyette's own son. SEW, CABIN ET OFFICE.

San Francfeco, Dec 29. At the suggestion of W. R. Ralston, who is now in New York. Ford of the California Miners' Association will prepare resolutions in favor of the creation of the cabinet office of retary of Mines and in the Pre, dent's cabinet, for adoption by the American Institute of Mining Engineers and Federation of Miners throughout the east.

Mr. Ralston ban enlisted Francis G. of Nevada and Representative Loud in tb SIOMIMESTTODB, 8HELDOX. -Syracuse, Dec. 29.

A meeting called by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles K. Skinner for the purpose of considering the qwstioii'-of erecting a suitable moaumeut to the memory of Dr. E. A. Sheldon, late principal of the Oswego Stata Normal School, was held in this city yesterday afternoon.

Ii. is proposed to erect a monument, probably on the Capitol ground at Albany, the funds to be collected from the schools of the state. THE OLEOMARGARINE SUITS." Alb:" 1 Agricultural Cjimrnit" sioner- if ur. vMio has been attacked for enUr-taining a proposition to settlo the Armour oleomargarine suits for $20,000, made jmblic. corresfiondenre this morning which.

fhows that the proposition to etll(? the unit first niuie from former Agricultural Coin-1 n.i;i(ir?r Schraub, who has becnacting as cour.pel for the etat in the ca? Mr. Wiet-ing said biaj "I don't know whether tha suiu will be settled as proposed." FOR A FITZ-CORBETT" BATTLE. New York, Dec. 29. W.

A. Brady will today prt with Al Smith, the we1' known sporting man, to bind a match tween Corbett and Fitzsimniom. Delegation Appointedto Yisit Ottawa and Protest Against the Alleged Severe Mining Laws. NO FEAR OF STARVATION. New Arrival? From Dawson Report the Gold Country Well Supplied with Food, and.

Say Relief is Not Necessary. Dawson City, N. W. Nov. 23, via Seattle, Dec.

29. The miners here have commissioned three men to go immediately to Ottawa and present a petition to the Canadian authorities reciting the reasons why the new mining laws are unjustly severe i Tlie petition is the result of several conferences of committee, composed of the most intelligent citizens and aliens of the vV' Seventy-Two Below Zero. I Ottawa, Ont, Dec. telegram has been received from Victoria, B. by the government stating that a deputation of re-turm'd Klondike miners' is anxious to' come to Ottawa and discuss Yukon affairs.

answer was wired back to Victoria that the member of the deputation will be received and given a hearing here on Wednesday next, '1" The dtflegates left Dawson City November 18th and arrived yesterday at Victoria by steamer from Dyea. On the way out they met Major Walsh and his at Salmon river, where they will have to remain until next There is eaid to "be no possibility, of an advance before then-s administration party were at the time luxuriating in. an: atmosphere charged with 104 degrees of frost The thermometer registered 72 degrees below, zero the day the returning passed the camp at Salmon river, i i The new arrivals bring reassuring news as to the situation at Dawson. Dawson In Good Condition. Seattle, i i Dec! 29.

E. Harrington, oue of the passengers on the steamer Alki, speaking of the situation of the miners in the Klondike district, said: "There is no need of anyone worrying over their frienda starving. -Of course, provisions are not plentiful, and supplies should be taken in the spring, after which time all the provisions in the country will be exhausted." Speaking 'of the; rw-h. to file claims, Mr. Harrington said: 1 "For sme time before I left, the commissioner's office was unable to accommodate the miners, and men stood in line days with the; mercury 40 degrees Mow zero in order to file claims.

The biggest sensation in the way of a strike was No. 43 on Hunker. It paid $45 to the pan. If it hnd not been forlthe exodus to Fort Yukon, 100 claims would have been worked on Kldorado and Hunker creeks this "4- The Alki'g passengers included SO persons, who left Dawson between NovembW 22d and, Novemlier 2T)th, and all, without exception, say there will be no starvation at Dawson this winter or next spring. i1 informed of the action being taken by the United States government -to send out a relief expedition; they said it was unnecessary and uncalled for.

Several thousand men have gone from Dawson to Fort Yukon, where there is an unlimited supply of provisions. Those remaining insDawson have 'three regular meals every day, and have enough supplies in sight to last-well along into spring. No sickness ia reported at Dawson, and everybody there is in much better circumstances and worrying less over the food situation than their friends' on -the outside imagine. I i Nearly all those who arrived on the steam-; er Alki were at Dawsoa City only about three months, having started in with the first rush in the latter part of July. They came out to purchase their outfits for next sen eon.

CONDENSED DESPATCHES. Gen. Sir Charles William is in London. Leon Carvalho of Paris, director of the Opera Comique, is dead, i i i Countess Castellane, nee Anna Gould, yesterday gave birth toa boy, her second i George. R.

Hodgdon, hotel proprietor, was arrested at Springfield, last night on 'The steamship St. Paul, sailing for Eu-: rope today, will take out 1,011,000 ounces of silver. The 15th annnal meeting of the Modern Language Association is in session at Philadelphia. Mr. piifford Sifton8 the Canadian minister of the interior, today presented to the President.

Six men were injured by the deraf.ment of an engine at Creek, near La Grange, 111... today. i The Autonomist mayors of Bejucal and Juanabacoa, Cuba, have been inaugurated amid great enthusiasm. -1; 2 It is rumored that the Marqnia of Hertford will sncceeed the Earl of Aberdeen as Governor-General of Canada. Miss Josephine Ryan.

28 years old, of El-niira, wsa killed by Erie train No. 24 at Elmira Heights last night. Moses P. Handy, special TJ. S.

Commissioner to the Paris exposition of 1900, is seriously ill at Augusta, Ga. -TheJoatiiig dry-dock, which sank recently in Havana harbor after having been towed from England, was floated on Tuesday. 1 annuai bonsplel of the Northweffern Curling Association will be held in St. Paul during the week of. January 17th.

inclusive. The child-rudy congress nnder the auspice of. the Roman Catholic clergy and teachercj was continued in New York today. Judge Gilbert Reed -die' suddenly at Denver yesterday of neuralgia of the heart. He was born in Steuben County, N.

Y.r in i- Franz Former, a' young man of. Barring-ton, YatPi county, committed suicide last ovpiiing by hanging himself. H'w ne-k was brokeiu men from all over, the land are assembled in Cleveland. The occasion the 13th annual meeting of the American Historical Association. Justice Dickey of the Supreme txurt, New York, has granted actor Ratcliffe a temporary etay.

1 The stay is returnable in Brooklyn next Monday. William Althautie of Louie became suddenly insane yesterday, and cut his throat with scissors. Excessive Christmas cekbration was the canse. The condition of Dan Daly, the comedian who was injured by falling on the stage of the Park theatre, Boston, Monday night, ya very much improved today. Tuesday's Cabinet meeting was unusuaUy Diplomats No Longer Think it Prob-ble Uncle Sam Will Find itNeces--sary to Interfere in China.

JUST ONE CHANCE OF IT. If European Powers Resolve Upon Partition of the Country A Belief That the Situation is Much Exaggerated. Washington, Dec 29. The rapid movement of events in the far east continues to be an absorbing topic in diplomatic circles here, particularly at the embassies and lega-tiong of the Powers which are aligning for an apparent struggle for Chinese territory. There is no further talk of the United States as ft possible factor in the contest, a lug was accepted as removing this govern-; ment from the field of controversy.

At the same an eminent authority on international affairs said today that a situation might develop wnen the United States would be called upon to go much further than protect American interests at the treaty ports in China. This situation would come, he said, if the scramble' for Chinese territory went to the extent of the extinction of China and the complete ab- sorption of the old empire by foreign nations. Such was the apparent drift of the present movement, be said, and if it became a reality then a condition would arise similar to the extermination of Poland. naa estuuiinnea a precedent in international affairs and, following that precedent, if China to be absorbed, then it was a question which the United States, in common with all the nations' of the world. mnst take cognizance of.

Until this final that the United had no interest in the fencing of European nations and Japan for coaling stations and ports on the Asiatic coast. Japanese Opinion of the Situation. A leading Japanese diplomat "said "today: "I do not iook at the question as involving the partition of China, and no event has occurred thus far 'to indicate that China is about to be divided among the Powers. The occupied Kiao, Chou bay and Ruseia has a. fleet at Port Arthur.

But Germany a ao tion was taken collect an indemnity for an indignity to German missionaries, just a she enforced indemnity from HaytL" Be- this, Germany may seek to establish a naval station at Kiao Chou, and thus have a naval base of operations -on the Pacific. "But that does not involve the taking of any considerable portion of Chinese territory, ana it is yei xo De snown tnat uermany win take more than a coast port and) such land adjacent as to give the-port proper facil- While China is weak from a niHttary and naval standpoint, yet she has an enormous number of men ready to take the field, while the ntire force of Get )ns at Kiao Chou cannot exceed a few men. "There are some who think Japan would China, in an extremity, but there 'is nothing definite in that. Japan doubtless will act alone, if there is any reason for acting at all. "My impression is that Japan will remain an independent and neutrnl observer.

Her position would be. much stronger by such a Dolicy than it would be by an alliance at the outset. As an observer, if she sees that the partition of China is at hand, doubtless ehe wouid have some part to take, but for an emergency is near. SECURED BY SHEEHAN'S FIRM. 1 But the Bid for Riverside Drive Work is Considered Extremely Low.

New York, Dec. 29. The firm of O'Brien Sheehan John McBean has been warded the Riverside Drive extension work, on their bid of $570,000. Commissioner ColKs is pleased because the amount fc-' greatly under the estimate of $883,000. The bids, eaid the commissioner, are com- paratively the lowest ever made for public work.

Copies of the plans and specifications were received by over 3G contractors and 20 submitted bids. The highest- bid otf the lot, $800,000, was lower than any ever sub- Boitted before for eimUar steel work. One reason given for the lowness of the bids is the great progress which has been made in labor-earing devices for steel constructions. The work that is to be done consists of building a viadnct to cross the Manhattan valley Xrom 127th street to 134th street. This viaduct will be built chiefly of st'L John C.

Sheehan is the well-known democratic politician. John O'Brien, formerly of O'Brien Clark, aqueduct contractors, waa at one time chairman of the democratic state committee. McBean 9 a well-kndwn contractor and had one of the aqueduct contracts. He now has the work at changing the motive power of the Second avenue railroad. SURPRISE FOR THE "COP." German Asked Him to Care for His Body, and at-Once Shot New York, Dec.

29. John Bergman, Vlerman, handsome, poor, and unhappy in lis domestic relations, accosted Policeman tax last night with the remark: "Here, p. take this body to the morgue." Bergman was standing on the steps of his hlme. 533 Third avenue, and his words to tlie officer were scarcely understood by the J.tter before the German discharged a re- v.lTer into his mouth and feu dead. Earlier in the day Bergman made his will int saloon, bequeathing his body to a medi cal college.

It does not appear tnat the suicde was demented. BUrfALO THEATER COMPANY. Incosforation Papers Filed a Albany To be Known as Shea's. Alba. Dec.

29. Shea's Garden Theater Compaq 0f Buffalo was incorporated with the becltary of State today with a capi talization S14.000, Its dilators are: John Kreitner, Julius A. Scheuand Alphoase J. Meyer of Buf falo. Hill and Croker Have Kissed and Made Up, and Are Now Working i Hand in Glove i Together.

DICK TO RUN NEW YORK. And the Former Senator Will Confine His Attention to Up-State Matters Mur-i phy Won't be Bothered. I New i -York, Dec Senator David B. Hill was in the city yesterday, but he did not meet Richard Croker, says a report published here this morning. Mr.

Hill is making no effort to interfere in any way with the trend of democratic polities' ia Greater New) York. His friends tip i tne, state are content to oerer to. Air. Crocker's judgment in local matters, as they believe MrJ Croker will i be content to rely upon their judgment in! party matters north of the Greater New York line. The fact is that the alleged differences be tween Mr.

Hill and XJri Croker have been greatly xt is well Known to me former senator's friends that he did not claim and had no. desire to receive any credit for the Greater New York -f election. Hugh McLaughlin, whose high regard, for Mr, Hill Has been known for years, publicly expressed his belief, just after the great victdry in the city and state had been won, that the party's success had been due to the sagacious 4ine of campaign suggested by Mr. HilL That interview, which surprised Mr. Croker no more ithan it did Mr.

Hill, was misunderstood by! the Tammany chieftain, and there followed the rather caustic comment from- Mr. Croker that he never regarded Mr, Hill as the party leader in the state. I I I la making that statement; the friends of the former senator jwere convinced" Mr. Croker spoke on the hypothesis that Mr. Hill, after the great victory had been achieT-ed.

desired; to receive credit for it. 1 There is much, evidence now that Mr. Croker no longer regards Mr. McLaughlin's interview that light He has since learned that the stories about Mr. Hill aspiring to succeed Edward Murphy as United States senator next year- are untrue.

Mr. Hill not, only has no intention of contesting for the democratic: nomination for senator, but: long eince assured Senator Mnrphy of hif personal, support. 1 This understanding jbetween Mr. Hill and Mr. Croker already has had its effect.

Cordial invitation have been feent by'Mr. Crokea and Judge Van Wyck to jwarm fnenda of Mr. Hill asking theirl advice in many mat ters of importance toj the future success of the democratic partyi This advice has been given by MrJ Hill's friends freely as it has been asked. The election of two, republican police com missioners continues be one of the hard- UiHts Judge and Mr. Crofier have to craek.

The: pity-end np-state las ers are still over the' matter, and Senator Piatt to last night had been unable to bring abotit I a final agreement on any republican to represent the borough of I' 1 "KING'CROKER'S CABINET. I j- Holding Session at Lakewood List of i Appointment Nearly Ready. N. Dec. 29.

The Tammany court is in full sway! again, and in the next 24 hours! it is expected Mayor-elect Van Wyck will ibe prepared toi make public the appointments, should he feel disposed to I' -iil- Richard Mayor-elect Van Wyck, Senator Grady and i other prominent leaders returned to Lakewood last night, and Dunn, Col. Gardiner and John B. Sexton are expected to be here tonight. The defeat of district leaders Brown and White at the primaries; last night did not cause much comment, and was received as a matter of course. i i "From the" best information to be obtain, the two I republican: police coinnnrtioners have not yet been 1 selected.

The dvlay is 6:1 id to be to! the. fact that the ead era in New; York and Brooklyn are unable to agree on the men wh.o will fill these places. The Tammany men! that the icommitteesi are to be made op crats from all parts iftre diiciissing the rumor lof the Democratic Clnb of representative the state. This will be regarded in some quarters as a move by Mr. Croker to get control of state politics, BYRNES MAY GET IT.

The Ex-Superintendent Said to be Piatt's Choice for Police Corrtmissioner. New York, Dec, 29. It is 'stated with some positiveness that Thomas Byrnes, formerly superintendent of police, will be ehosen as a police commissioner on the recominenda' tion of Senator -Piatt. Byrnes is a repub PREFER SHOVELS TO NEEDLES. nemployed Tailors of New York Set to Work Cleaning the Streets.

New York, Dec. 29. Over GOO of the unemployed coat tailors have found work as snow-shovelers durine the tast two days. They say they would prefer their new voca- tion to the old if the snow were only'r- manent. i Meyer Schoenfeld said today that te would hold another consultation the trustees of the.

Baron de Hit-sen Association with reference to the projiosed colonization plan, has been suggested as a means of relief to the overcrowded east side. The scheme has Schoenfeld'a entire approval. In order that a sufficient amount of fighting capital may be in the treasury of the United Brotherhood of Tailors to successfully combat the contract system in 1899, en 'assessment of $1 per capita has been levied on all the branches of the trade. TO PRISON FOR LIFE. Troy, Dec.

9. John West, charged with the murder of Isaac Jones, both colored, picadtd guilty this afternoon in the Supreme court to mnrder in the second decree, and was sentenced to Dannemora prison for life. the Governor-General and the Countess of Aberdeen. It took the shape of a fancy dress ball- One of the occasional mass meetings ojt the National Spiritualist i Association begun in Cleveland yesterday with an attendance of about 300 from various parts of the country. Col.jV.

D' Hagar," who has been' one of the managers of Barnnm'a show for many years, and is well known all over the country, died at WTaueeon, On last night, aged 50 years. A newspaper of Glasgow says the Employers' Federation is considering the of boycotting; Harland Wolff, the ehip-btiilders, who refused to join the feu eration. Hay, the S. ambessador, had ft oiinference in Iondon yecterday with Sir Thomas Sanderson, the permanent secretary jof the: foreign office, on the sealing question; Rerr Admiral Loi-d Cliarles Beresford haa accepted the invitation of the Unionists' of York j.o contest that 5 seat in parliament by the death of Sir Frank Lock- ftvA, q. c.

j- Marcus Nafsauar, living in Clayton, a eitburb of St. Louis, shot Mies Katie Dos-enliach, daughter of the ex-sheriff, and then blew out his-brains. The. girl had refused to marry him. Mrs.

Elizabeth Stanton Woolworth, wifp of IIoixJ J. M. ex-president of the. American Bar Acsociation, died in Omaha yesterday. She was born at-Homer, Y.L in 1S36.

The; jury in the caee of. Herman Sachae, elarged at Mirfdlewwn, with murder in the finst degree; in the alleged shooting of Bertrand L. Hotchkiss, returned a ver dict of not guilty. .1 condition, of J. Elmer Elite, son of the founder, of the.

Ellis- locomotive works at Schenectady, N. Y.i who is ill in New York, Jfi (somewhat improved. He is said to be suf fering! from typhoid fever. I -The Very Rev. i William Corby of Dame, head of the.

Order of the Holy Cross in Ameripa, died yesterday at South Bend, Ind. During the war ne was chaplain Of the famous' Irish brigade. i I Ah imperial deeree has been gazetted at Vienna authorixiug the government during the prorogation of parliament to levyt taxes and provide or the, state expenditure from January 1 to June 30 next. 4 An explosion in a storage vat of the Independent brewery, Chicago, yesterday, 'careed the death: of Theodore Winkofoky. Ixuiti Imme and Leonard Scholler will also probably die of their injuries- i- In: iar boa'rding-houe in Watertown this morning, Mrs.

Morgan, aged 00 years, was asphyxiated. Her husband hi a well-' known traveling man, representing Charles B. Crowe of Utica. The first annual dinner of the New-York State Society of Certified Public Accountants was given last night at the Waldorf-Astoria, 'New York, covers being luid for 00 persons. President Charles W.

Haskins presided. Papers incorporating the1 Society of the Alumni and Pupils of' the National Conservatory of Music of America will be filed with-the Secretary of S'ate today. The principal office of the society is in New York The plan prepared for the liquidation1' of all claims agaiiwt theChestnut Street National Bank and the Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Fund Company of Philadelphia. is acceptable to the general body of deposi-tors. SupervisorWebb S.

Pearse's big country department store at Malta ville, Saratoga county, and WilHani Sieson's country bouse adjoining, were destroyed by fire yesterday. The; loss at 10,000, covered by; insurance. i 'It-. 1 Mrs. Ballington Booth, who has been suffering with aneurism, is -now steadily improving.

Though the improvement in her condition is sure, it is slow, and it will be some time before she will be able to leave the hospital. Andrew W. Colcord, for many years captain of the ship Morning Star, is dead at his home in Brooklyn, aged. 70 The Morning Star waa built on the contribution of Sunday-school chiloren and was used ia mission work. A raft containing 5,000,000 feet, of lumber will be constructed at Portland, and towed to San Francisco by the firm of I ran an Pouteqn, owners of a large lumber interest here.

The raft will be 356 feet long and 53 feet wide. Judge Newburger in New York" yesterday dismissed 11 indictments for perjury and misdemeanor against Edward E. Gedney, former president of the North River Bank, which failed in November. 1890. The dis missal was made on the recommendation of the District-Attorney's office.

i PrWm Commissioner Char lea J. Boyd of Middletown had an audience with Black today, in which, he urged the pardon of John McDermott of Newburg, who was sent to prison with two others ix years ago for a term of 15 years for robbery of 1.15. 1 The Governor promised to consider the case carefully. It is announced that the consolidation, of the Equitable and East River Ga com-pani( of. New York, which La been pending for many weeks, had finally been accomplished.

It is said that the terms eventually Hgreed njion were those by J. Pierpont Morgan, who is credited with Laving engineered the deal..