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THE DAILY IU100XLYN, "WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 1SC3. PA( 1 3.1. fCC.tL!QMT SAIL FCSTPCED. I SOUND MONEY. FUN IN J0UIIT.

III: EEIS CM STUAIGilT PUJ Magistrate Mott remarked that "it was a serious thing to do," and said he would entertain a complaint against th? boy for having entered a building unlawfully. An agent of the Gerry Society, who believed the boy's story, was aghast, and reminded the magistrate that such a charge was felony, and asked that It. be made disorderly conduct. "I order It as I said! snappily retorted this merciful Judge, and the 13-year-old lad was held to answer as a felon. There is a suspicion abroad that Mott never was a boy, and never had a mother, he Is so harsh on women and children He Is a travesty on Justice.

pressed a willingness to pay a tax, provided the proceeds were expended in the improvement of highways. Better roads, and street pavements have resulted from the bicycle's advancing popularity, tha further advance of this vehicle in the esteem of the masses must not be hampered by needless restrictions. The proposed tax has many objections and nothing whatever to recommend it. If a tax was imposed in New York, the same thing might be done in a multitude of other localities, so that wheel owners would be compelled to pay In the city and also where they live in the summer. Bicycles do not wear out roads, but on the contrary, the best work in the line of improved highways is done where cycling Is most popular.

MuRAT HALSTEAD. iei every afternoon; price two cents. Plica 60 cents per month; $1.50 for three or t9 per year (address changed free ct Inland post ace. Ocean post-enta per copy) added to foreign subscrip- i. in efc.irsgirur an address both old and new i be- gn-Pti.

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Warwick. Barrett. Barthold', ft. Jam, Irrperial, Metropole, Persons leaving town during tbs EunameT fc caa hare TH2J STANDARD TJNIOl ma 'led 4 A postpaid for 60 cents per month, by ordrAne at tiua office, either In person or by tetter. seribers changing their address from on ooet attce rto another should give the last address as well aa the new one.

GRAND RRPUBLIC MAKE3 A TRIP TO-MORROW EVENING. The annual moonlight sail for the benefit of the Memorial Hospital for Women and Children has been postponed until to-morow evening on account of the stormy weather that Farmer Dunn predicts will continue to-night. To-morrow night Hhe steamboat Grand Republic will make the trip down the bay and out through the Narrows, leaving the Bridge Dock at 8 o'clock. Tickets at 60 cents each will be for sale by the committee on the dock. A TROLLEY CAR RIDE TO BE TAKEN BY THE W.

H. P. A. Th officers, directors and members of the Women's Health Protective Association will take the Iong-talked-of trolley car ride to-morrow. Fort Hamilton and other points of interest around the city will be visited.

If stormy, the event will be postponed until Friday. BETTIN1S TO BE TRIED. ALLEGED COUNTERFEITERS DID NOT PLEAD IN COURT. Candslero Bettinl and his wife, Maria Bettlnl, of Steinway, L. who are in Raymond Street Jail awaiting trial for coun-terfeltlngjfor which they are both under indictment, were to have pleaded before Judge Benedict in the United States Court yesterday, but the matter was adjourned until Tuesday" They will then be placed on trial.

M'KINLEY BOOM A Meeting Held at Seventh Ward Headquarters. NOMINATION NIGHT WILL. OF COURSE, BE THE BIG EVENT-SHORT ADDRESSES WILL BE GIVEN BY PROMINENT SPEAKERS PARADE TO FOLLOW. McKinley enthusiam has broken out In the Seventh ward. A society was organized only a short time' ago, but now it has a roll of over 200 members.

The name of the society is the Banner McKinley Campaign Club, of Brooklyn: The second meeting since its existence was held last night, with a fair attendance. After the minutes of the preceding meet ing, had been read, the by-laws were taken up and discussed. All male persons over 18 years of age are eligible to membership. The objects of the association are stated in the "To encourage unity of action, and to Incite zeal in the interests of a National policy for protection to the United States industries, and to aid in the election of Presidential electors who favor a pro tective The subject of the grand parade through streets of the ward after the nomination at St. Louis, was of the most importance, because from late dispatches received, it was evident that the nomination would probably come off early.

A number of ideas were advanced by different speakers. President Spooner finally appointed one captain for each district. There are fifteen districts, but not all were represented, bo a number of vacancies were left. These- Captains are to rally the men their, when they hope to have fifteen companies, each Containing about eighteen or twenty privates. A band will also be obtained.

The following are the officers of the society: Edwin B. Spooner, president; Jarpes C. Green, first vice-president; Joseph Fox, second vice-president; William Hare, third vice-president; John M. Strackan, financial secretary; Walter J. Kane, recording sec retary; John J.

Dean, treasurer; and Thos. W. Baines, sergeknt-afc-arms. THE ASCOT MEETING. ROYAL HUNT CUP WON BY LORD .1 ROSEBERY'S' QUARREL.

London, June 17. tAt the meeting on Ascot Heath to-day the Royal Hunt Cup, a piece of plate, value 300 sovereigns, with 1,500 sovereigns in specie; New Mile (seven furlongs 166 yards), was won fey Lord Rosebery's bay horse Quarrel, by Discord, out of Free and Easy, 5 yeara old. A. Bailey's chestnut horse Gazetteer, by Calllnule, out of Award, 6 years old, was second, and E. Hobson's bay" cglt.

The Tup, by The Lambkin, out of Courtship, 4 years old, third. The Coronation Stakes of 100 sovereigns, for three-yoar-old fillies; Old Mile (mile and fifteen yards), was won by the Duke of Westminster's bay Ally Helm, by Mor ton, out of Quetta. H. R. H.

the Prince of Wales' bay filly Thais, by St. Serf, out of Poetry, was second, and Lord Ellea-more's bay filly Miss Fraser, by Fltzsimon, out of Windlass, third. NEW ORGAN AT ST. MATTHEW'S. HENRY EYRE BROWNE'S INAUGURAL RECITAL TO-MORROW.

Henry Eyre the distinguished organist, will give the Inaugural recital on the new organ in St- Matthew's English Lutheran Church, Sixth avenue and Second street, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Browne will be assisted by Miss Hiidegard Hoffman, soprano; Miss Ethel Burkholder violinist; and little Susie Talmage Browne, child artist. The organ was built by Moller, of Ha-gerstown, and is his first In Brooklyn, It contains two manuals' and pedals, twenty-six stops," and 1,444 pipes. Hoffman will render two fine solos on this occasion; Miss Burkholder will play for one piece, Musin'a celebrated "Mazurka, de Concert," and little Susie will give an "Ave Maria," by Glorza, with violin obligato, played by Miss Burkholder.

Mr. Browne will perform several classical and popular numbers, and two novelties a transcription of Kalkbrenner's "Flute Solo for Organ," and a brand new march of heroic and brilliant- characteristics by himself. SAYS HE TOOK THE SERVANT. HALKOV1TZ, THE AUL.WSEB ABDTTCTOR. IDENTIFIED.

John Koffke, a Coney Island saloonkeeper, visited the Raymond street Jail yesterday and identified Kalomon Balkovltx, of 4 Rlvlngton street. Kew York City, aa the man who a year ago Induced a servant, through misrepresentation, to leave Koffke' home and go to a disorderly house in Allen street, New York Halkovltx and John Glauer are the two men who are now waiting trial for the abduction last week of May Davenport, a 20-year-old girt, of 4 Bedford avenue. The case will be called on bdonday. PRESIDENT WYCKOyTT STILL LIVES. President George H.

Wyckoff, of the Bank of New Amstert am, who was shot in his office on Monda afternoon, is still alive in the Xew York Hospital, and there is a chance that he will recover. Semple's body was removed fr; the hospital this afternoon by relatives of Semple. PhyBiciarJ O'Hanlon, who "vfcn he body of Semple, a was hopelessly In- Adopted By Members cf fie New OTHERS NOT PRACTICABLE. PUBLIC HEARINGS HAVE NOT CHANGED THE COMMISSIONERS' MINDS THE EXPERT ADVICE OF ENGINEER BUCK IS TO CORKECT FAULTS IN THE PRESENT STRUCTURE. -The meeting of the members of the new East River Bridge Commission this af ternoon, at their offices In the Emigrant Savings Bank Building, in New York City, was the most important one In its history.

The public hearings held in both cities In relation to the approaches to the bridge have had no apparent effect upon the determination of the Commissioners to have the bridge straight from end lo end, for at to-day's meeting they adopted the plan. A one member stated to a Standard Union reporter: "Who Can we accept as an au thority upon the subject but our chief engineer, and if Mr. Buck says that these other plans are not practicable, he is an expert upon the subject, and we are bound to seriously consider his In order for work to begin before summer is over, the Commissioners can not delay much longer getting ready the specifications for the different contracts. From Delancey street ore the New. York side, the bridge will extend to South Fifth street, with a span somewhat longer than that of the present structure.

The cables will be supported by four Immense piers, two on each side of the river. Each tower will have a height of 322 feet above high water, and will be built of masonry and steel. The steel construction will begin about twenty feet above high water, and be of open work -arched together. The bridge will be 135 feet in the clear above the water at the middle of the span, and from top to top of towers will be a clear span of 1,610 feet The structure will weigh nearly 17,000 tons, but win be built to stand a strain of 51,000 not in- eluding its own weight. Six railroad tracks will cross the bridge two for elevated railroad trains and four for trolley cars.

Above these wiU be two broad footways, carriageways, and prsb-ably a cycle path. Engineer Buck has thoroughly examined the scheme of Lawyer Clancy, who appeared for the Grand Street Board of Trade, and says that It is impracticable and dangerous, and would result In the bridge becoming a nuisance. Lawyer Clancy proposed stopping the approach at Bedford avenue, and in order to overcome the heavy grade would introduce Immense elevators with electric power to lift teams and -trolley cars to the level of the roadway. Mr. Buck says that he has had uppermost in his mind the faults of the present structure and Its terminals, and in his plans has endeavored to correct as nearly as possible such faults.

The New York terminal will undoubtedly be at Delancey and Clinton streets, and the Commissioners advocate the opening of a broad plaza to the Bowery and two diagonal avenues running north and southwest, cutting -the main thoroughfares in both directions. AMFSEMEJITS. POSTPONED! ANNUAL MOONLIGHT SAIL FOR THE BENEFIT OP Memorial Hospital for Women and Children, UNTIL THURSDAY, JUNE 18. ON' BOARD THE GRAND REPUBLIC. Tickets may be obtained of the Advisory Board on the dock.

The Bteatner will go down the Bay and Narrows, visiting Fort "Wadsfeorth and the Government Fleet. A FIXE ORCHESTRA, REFRESHMENTS AT MODERATE PTtlCESL The Steamer will leave tbe BRIDGE DOCK, near Fulton Ferry, at Eight o'clock. Tlclteta, Fifty Ceals. Manhattan Beach. SWEPT BT OCEAN BREKZES.

CHIIC Ae PMirCDT Rllin Daily. and 7:16 P.M. RICE'S RICE'S CIRCUS CARNlVALfATpa.lI-PAiN'S Special trains after all performances without re-, irard to schedule. Seats for Hire's Evangeline sale at 11. R.

R. office, 1313 Broadway. BROOKLYN HUSIC HALL FULTON ST. AND ALABAMA AVK. OPEN ALL St'MMKR.

COOLED BY ELECTRIC EA1B. FREE OlS CONCERTS SL.NDAT Frcm I to 12. Refreshments Served at All Times, 25e. ADMITS TO ANY SEAT. TH'w Week Ble; Burlesque of T'WILIi 13 3D.

Tarse chorus. bnlet and beautiful costumes, pre-entire Trim Hanln. Txiwcn'. Mavmc Ms Gua Torke. Casey Le Clair tn clever specialties.

the: turf. Brooklyn Jockey Club. fipRIXG MEETING. June 4, 8. 10.

11. 12. 13. IS, 16, 17. IS, 19.

SIX RACES TO-MORROW Rt2iROo'clo-lc Special trains. via I I- R. R-. direct to Grand Stand. From 9th rt, and 20li Brooklyn, half hourly from 12:00 to 1:00 P.

M. 5th autu Brooklyn, half hourlv from 12:15 to P. M. From Brooklyn BrlAve. via 5th At.

E-vated. without chance, half hourly from 11:63 A 14. SPECIAI NOTICES SUPREME COURT. KINGS COUNTY. the matter of the sale of Lot 40 (old number).

Block 134 (old number). In the Twenty-fifth ward of the city of Brooklyn, under Chapter 114 of th Laws of 1SS3 and the various amendments there of. Take notice that, at an auction sale for unpaid taxes, held at the City Hall in the city of Brooklyn, on the 30th day of June, 186, purvunnt said statutes, I. the undersigned, Henry Klein, became the purchaser of said premises for the sum of 9350; that unless the above-mentioned premises be redeemed as provided In the' above statutes within one year from the date of the service hereof, I shall apply to the aforesaid city for a deed of tbe same, confirmatory- ot a dd given me on the 11th day of July, 18S7, by said city. Dated May 27, 1S96.

To Mnurice Cairns, HI Assignee, Executor of Administrator, if any. 6-27-4-3 HEVRT KLETI. PROPOSALS. DEPARTMENT OF CITY WORKS, MUNId-pal Department Building-. BrooKlyn.

June IS. is. Notice to Contractors. scaled proposals will be received at this office until vi ednertar. Jun 24, 1KS, at 11 for the following- purposes; FOR KBEP1XG IN RKPA1R T'NTTT.

A NTT ARY 1, 1K7. THE ASPHALT PAVEMENTS IN THE CITY OF BROOKLYN UPON WHICH TIXT1 GUARANTEES. HAVE EXPIRED. Amount ot deposit, 3500. Amount of surety, $5,000.

Proposal must be accompanied by a rtepoait'n money or by a certified check in the seme amount, payable to the order of the Com mlw. loner of Cltv Works, In the sum above ppecifled frr such Improvement. Such check or amount, of money to be returned to the bidder in case hi bid is rejected. Plans and specifications may be pen, and form ot proposal can be procured on application tho Department of City orks. jfroposais musi juwuipaniro oy an unoer- -taklmc in writing, with two sureties, each of of whom man ouaiiry as xo nis in the sum above mentioned, and who nhail be owners of real estate in the city of Brooklyn, in their own nirnt, in tmouai eacn surery, and shall nave neia tne some ior at iast oris that if the contract be awarded to the party parties proposing, tney win Douna a nt or their surety far its fnithful prformTve.

Fr posal to be endorsed "To the Camm.s.l--nrr Citv Works" (specifylni? work). Thf- saui pro posal will be publicly opened and anno-jncp'I at the 24th day of Jime, 1, at the hour of i o'clock M. provided that the Commissioner Citv Works, or his rejrularlv appointed pT-e-tent. In caae of the ahnoe of hcin. tS cn tea fust day tr.ers.frer when ait bar itftrtoni-r of C.trJr JU'est; R.

V- "WHiT-C-va. Humor Over ti "ilol. Probata of Mary 3' Will. CASE BEFORE THE SURROGATE TESTIMON THAT CAUSED THE COURT SMILE WHAT W1T- NESSES HAD TO SAY REGARDING THE POINTS IN QUESTION. There was' fun in the Surrogate's Court this morning.

The court room was filled with colored men and women, and half of them were in court for the purpose of breaking the will of Mary Holmes, colored, who died in 1873. The will is dated July 9, 1856, and the thirteen brothers and sisters of the testatrix claim that she subsequently married John Styles and that the will was Invalidated. Mary or Polly Holmes was employed for many years as a domestic in the family of Mrs. Jyons, at 44 Pierrepont street. Mrs.

Lyons, after Polly's death kept thewill for a long time. and finally gave it to ex-Judge W. B. Ma- ben, counsel for the beneficiaries, who offered it for probate. Ex-Judge Maben died, and A.

B. Tremaine, of Thomas E. Pearsall's office, was substituted. The will leaves $4,000 to Mrs. Holmes' nephews and nieces, children of her brother Joseph, who, with Polly's mother, Magdalen, Is to have the use of the property for life.

McCants Stewart, the colored lawyer, counsel for the contestants, called Samuel Collum, colored, to the witness stand. The witness is gray-haired, and wears sldewhlskers. He kalsomlnes on week days and preaches wherever he is called on Sundays. He swore that In 1856 he met Polly Holmes at 44 Pierrepont street, being introduced by John Styles, who told him that he (John) expected to marry Polly. They were married in the fall of that year, at the Bridge Street A.

M. Church, by the James Morris Wil liams. He knew it was the fall of the year fruit was Just coming in. Rufus Perry, cross-examined on the point about the time of the year: "Because fruit was a comln'," said the witness. "Cherries come in June; might ait not have been in June?" "No.

sah." fruit did you -i "I thinkr it might have been water-millions." "Don't watermelons come In June?" "Can't "Ever eat 'em In "That's nothln' to do with the case, mosa noble counsellor." Counsellor insisted on an answer, and witness replied: "Many a time. Most Noble Lord Counsellor." Mr. Perry looked flattered, and said: "The marriage may have been in May?" "No, sir," I told you Most Noble Counsellor that fruit was a comin'." 1. don't you think that Styles had a wife in Grey town, Central America, when he married Polly?" "I objectr' cried Lawyer Stewart. The question was allowed, and witness said he had never heard of It before.

-Asked what sort of a woman Polly Holmes was: "'A fine, able-looking fellow," and he always called for Sister Styles. she your sister?" "She was my sister In the ald the witness. witness stepped down and others were called. The case is still on. WEST POINT AND ANNAPOLIS.

THE APPOINTMENTS FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT. Hon. Richard- C. of the First Congressional district, after consideration of the reports of the, committees conducting the competitive examination at Jamaica, June 10, will nominate to the cadetshlp of the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, to be filled by him, Allston Asmus, of Hempstead; alternate, Garrandi Post Nightingale, of Babylon, and for that at the United States Military Academy at West Point Ralph Noble Hayden, of Floral Park; alternate, Isaac James Von Sholly, of Flushing-Twenty candidates entered for examination, nine of whom were found physically disqualified and were not examined as to their mental qualifications. Young Asmus is a son of Henry E.

Asmus, real estats broker, of 59 Court street, and a member of the Pratt Institute Training School. Al ternate Nightingale is a son of the Rev. Mr. Nightingale, formerly settled over a Babylon, L. church, who died several years since.

Mr. Hayden resides with his widowed mother at Floral Park, and Mr. Von Sholly la a son of a former officer of the Austrian army. The Annapolis appointees will report at the Academy Sept. 1 for examination; those for West Point in March.

1897. TOWN TALK AND DOINGS. It Is with great sailer that the regular riders on tha Court street section of the Brooklyn Heights railroad lines view the repairs that are being made to. the along that street. From the time the frost was thoroughly out of the ground until now It has been a positive torture to ride from Fulton street to Hamilton avenue, owing to the fact that the ends of the rails were amren, and It waa a continual bump, bump, bump alt along the line.

It Is wld that the "regulars" will present a written vott of thanks to the man responsible for tbe repairs If they can but learn" nls name. it was in a Nassau Company's! electric car returning from Coney Island late last Sunday night, and the usual crowd of toughs were teasing and bantering a real Southern negress. "What's your name?" demanded one. "Goaded to a reply she said in a broad, Virginia accent: "Man name is. Martha, Washington, honey." i And Just then all the lights went out and the car was filled with laughter.

JANES E. The Sunday school of Janes M. E. Church will hold to-morrow its aniversary exercises, its annual excursion having taken place on Anniversary Day. The primary and intermediate grades will have the afternoon, and the adult classes the evening, for a social time, including addresses and he service, in one of the classrooms, of refreshments.

THOMAS G. SHEARMAN SAILS. The American Liner New York, sailed this morning for Southampton with full cabins. Among her passengers were Williairi Temple Emmet, Miss Delia Fox, the actress; I. H.

Horton, Charles E. Russell and wife; Lady Fauncefote, Misses Pauncefote, A. W- McLean Thomas G. Shearman, Mrs. Shearman, Cope West and Samuel Lipplncott.

Dr. Shucorn says that the oyster, at the commencement of its career. Is so small that two million Would only occupy cubic Inch. In six months ekch separate oyster la large enough to cover p'f. a dollar, and In twelve months a silver dolla bears Its age uposf ita back, and It la as e.

tell the ase of an oyster by looking at Its it that of horses by loouing at (Continued froM First Page.) Democratic General Committee, started for Saratoga last night to make arrangements for the accommodation of the regular Kings County delegation. Their headquarters will be at the Grand Union Hotel, while the Shepardites will be located at the Windsor. The Shepardites will go by special train, 'a big crowd accompanying the delegation, while the regulars will go-any way they please. GLEASON WILL ALSO CONTEST. Mayor Patricft Jerome Gleason of Long Island City will also head a contesting delegation that will seek admittance to the Democratic State Convention at Saratoga next week.

He is said to have the support of certain Tammany Hall leaders and expects recognition. The Gleason primaries were held last nglht. REPUBLICAN GOSSIP. Some consternation was caused yesterday by the discharge of men employed in the reindexlng department of the County Clerk's office. County Clerk Saffen is in SL I'Lduis.

Superintendent Tredwell said to-day that the men were dismissed temporarily and that all would be reinstated as soon as their services were needed. A score of ratification meetings have been 'arranged to take place on the night of the nomination at St. Louis. The Parkway Invincible Republican Club of the Twenty-sixth ward, the Logan Club of the Twenty-second ward, and the Third and Twentyrflfth ward Republican committees are the latest to announce meetings. DESPERATE MAN.

Yorkovitz Tried in Three Ways to End His Lif WHILE INTOXICATED HE TOOK POISON, CUT HIS THROAT AND JUMPED OUT OF A WINDOW IS NOW DYING IN A HOSPITAL. Tony Yorkovitz, 29 years old, of 156 Wythe avenue, attempted to commit sui cide at an early hour this morning. He is not dead yet, but the physicians of the Eastern District Hospital, to which he was taken, say that there is no possible chance for his recovery. Yorkovitz was a mixer in Havemeyer'a sugar refinery, but since Sunday has been drinking heavily. He was taken home last night by a friend, who stayed with him until he went asleep.

About 5 o'clock this morning Yorkovita awoke from his drunken stupor, and after taking a dose of carbolic acid, he cut his throat with a carving knife. Then to make certain of death, he jumped out ef the window, which was in the second story. Policeman Shields, of the Bedford avenue station, heard the man's scream as he leaped to the ground, and ran In the direction of the noise, He saw the condition of Yorkovitz, and quickly summoned anambulance. Dr. De Gregorl, of the) Eastern District Hospital, answered the call, and found that Yorkovits had broken bis left leg in the fall and that hi windpipe had been severed by the knife.

He was removed to the hospital, where it was learned later that he had taken poison The. awful gash in" the man's throat would alone have caused his death. HejB not expected to live through the day.H WOULD-BE BRIDGE JUMPER. CAME FROM DENVER TO JUMP, BUT WAS CAUGHT. Edward Stewart, a young man, who claims Denver as his home, was arrested early this morning by Officer Harkins, of the Bridge police, for attempting to Jump from the structure.

The officer saw Stewart, who is a sandy complexioned fellow of large frame, walking across one of the planks from the promenade to the south roadway, and then place his hand on the outer rail and put his head through the' iron wort Harkins arrested him and took him before Justice Walsh. Stewart denied that he intended to jump the Bridge, and asked a reporter if he took him for a fool, to do any such thing. He was held for examinat ion next Wednesday, notwithstanding his denial. THE BOMS EXPLODED AND ONE OF NEW YORK'S "FINEST" WAS INJURED. Policeman McMahon, of the Eldrldge street station.

New York City, found a strange looking package. Just before midnight, last night, Tuesday, In the hallway of 244 Grand street. He says It was about an inch long, half an inch thick, and the same in breadth. There was a piece of cord around it which looked like a fuse to him. McMahon says that while he was examining it, it exploded in his hand, with a report much louder that that of a 38-calibre revolver.

His left hand was burned by the powder, a little of which struck him in the face. He remained on post until his relief came, and then reported the incident to his sergeant. He was not badly hurt. What McMahon found Is the newest Fourth of July invention for celebrating the day and disturbing the peace. ATROCIOUS MURDER.

A WOMAN BEATEN TO A JELLY BY HER HUSBAND. Norfolk, June 17. The police last night discovered one uf the most coldblooded murders ever committed in Norfolk. After breaking In several doors at 209 Cumberland street, they found the body of Lucy Miller, wife of John Miller, with her head beaten -to a jelly. The murder was committed Monday by the woman's husband, who escaped after nailing up all the doors.

Two children of the dead woman were in the room, and it was their constant screams which attracted the attention of the police. USED A KNIFE. James A. Brown, 40 years old, a painter, of 200 Forty-seventh street, was arrested last night on complaint of Benjamin Cau-field, of the same address, on a charge of felonious assault. The two men became involved in an altercation in Brown's shop, at 202 Forty-seventh street over business affairs, and Brown finally drew a knife and stabbed Caufield in the back and The injured man was attended by Ambulance Surgeon Ferris and removed to the Norwegian Hospital.

The accused was held to await the verdict of his victim's Injuries. RAN AWAY WITH THE HEARSE. A team of horses driven by William Doughlas, of 757 Dean street, attached to a hearse owned by William Marlborough, got frightened while on Herkimer street, last night, and ran away. Doughlas was thrown to the street and received bruises to the body. hearse was damaged to the exteni about J15.

Very Little Testimony cf loprt-ance To-day. EVIDENCE THIS MORNING." WHAT THE WITNESSES HAD TO SAY REGARDING THE CHARGES AGAINST THE ACCD3ED MAN-MRS. SILVERMEISTER'S STATEMENTS. The Klein trial had few sensations today. At the opening several unimportant witnesses were put upon the stand.

F. Flchdaelberg then testified that Klein had asked htm to go to Hlrschkop's house, and stated that he had a scheme to make money He said that he went to Hlrsch-kopfs house with Klein, and that the latter told him that would not have to work long. He declared that Klein spoke later as follows: "I am insured and I will have a fire, and if you want to, you can come with me a man who will give you insurance, and you also can have a fire." Later, at HlMchkopfs house, he heard, he declared, Klein and Hirschkopf talking of fire and a policy. On the day of the Are, he said, Klein had declared: "To-night there is to be a fire in my house." "Witness said he didn't make money by starting fires. He didn't start them.

He had nothing to do with them. He didn't want to. When Klein spoke to him be thought it was a Joke. Mrs. Sarah Silvermeister, the woman who is alleged to have been concerned in the setting on fire of Klein's house, testified that she had been brought on from the Auburn State prison, where she is serving a term of twenty-five years for arson.

She declared that she had gone to Klein's house at 7t Johnson avenue on the night of the fire with Rothman. The Intention was to set the house on Rothman went into the bedroom, closing the. kitchen door. Rothman, she said, had, before leaving, told her to stay, and when he came out to yell "Fire!" "When he came out she and another woman present yelled as directed, and then every one ran downstairs. She met Rothman at the corner, and went home.

She said she got 5 for her share in the transaction. She admitted that she would like to be free from prison for the sake of her children, and denied that she was guilty of the crime for which she was serving her sentence. Joseph Braun, of 167 Harrison avenue, a cloakmaker, testified that Klein, before the fire, borrowed $30 from him, and after the Are referred him to Hirschkopf for the money. Hirschkopf paid Cross-examined witness said he had not divulged what he knew about Hirschkopf because he had simply wanted to get back his money. He denied that he had told Lawyer Elder that Rothkopf had threatened to have him arrested unless be testified to suit Rothkopf.

Meyer Branner, a match peddler, of 65 Moore street, testified that Klein promised to give him $5 if he would help set the fire in Klein's flat. He refused the offer. Klein had told him that Hirschkopf would arrange for the fire. Cross-examined, witness denied that he had been discharged from the cloak business through Klein. He did not inform the police because he had so much trouble of his own to look after.

His wife and he did not agree. This closed the case for the prosecution. SKILLFUL WIG-WAGGERS. THE "VERY ACCURATE SIGNAL MEN" OF CAPT. LEIGH'S CORPS.

Capt. Frederick T. Leigh, commanding the Second Signal Corps, has Issued the following order: "The following named men have qualified as 'Very Accurate Signalmen," in accordance with the prescribed conditions, that all men reading a test message of one hundred characters, sent by wand, in three minutes and fifteen seconds, without making more than one error, are reckoned very accurate." Year. Quah- Tlme. Error.

lied. Priv. J. W. 2:00 -0 Serg-t Wm.

Jarvie, 0 4 Priv. C. T. Fowler 2:10 0 I Serg-'t V. E.

B. Fuller. .2:15 0 4 Se- 't H. C. Baldwin.

0 7 Serg't B. W. 4 Corp. J. G.

Sage 2:25 0 3 Priv. A. T. Willis 2:30 0 4 Corp. H.

3. 0 4 Corp. A. M. Boucher 2:44 0 4 Prlr.

J. R. Smith ..2:43 4 Priv. J. P.

0 1 S. Quimby .0 4 Corp. William 2:45 0 6 Priv. W. B.

4 Corp. E. Bigelow, Jr 2:48 0 4 Priv. B. M.

Brigga, Jr. .2:59 0 I 1st Sergt C. B. Baldwin. .2:58 Priv.

I W. T. Coleman.3:00 0 Priv. R. B.

Herbert 3:90 0 I Corp. H. W. Fisher 8:00 0 4 Priv. R.

H. 0 Priv. 8. B. Bunker 0 Priv.

P. A. Brock 3:10 Or 1 Capt. F. T.

Leigh 8:10 0 Priv. W. Wallace. 8:11 0 4 Priv. F.

S. Corti. 3:13 0 4 Priv. G. W.

Will 3:13 0 3 Priv. Alex. Boucher 3:13 0 8 Priv. A. 0 3 Priv.

J. T. R. 0 4 Priv. D.

G. ..3:15 0 1 Priv. H. D. Atwater.

Jr.8:li 0 3 Priv. W. B. Fox, ..3:13 1 1 Priv. M.

3:14 1 1 Priv. J. T. 1 1 PERSONAL. BRYANT.

On the 26th Instant Fire Commissioner William C. Bryant, accompanied by Mrs. Bryant, Migs Bryant and two younger children, will sail for Londonderry. Ireland, on the Allen line steamer Nebraska. They will proceed to Belfast, a ride of about an hour and a half distance where the family, except Mr.

Bryant will visit James B. Taney, United State Consul at Belfast, an uncle of Mss. Bryant. They may remain until late in the fall. Commissioner Bryant expects to return immediately, possibly by the same steamer.

MATTISON Dr. J. B. Mattlson, of Prospect place, reads a paper on "The Medico-Legal Status of Narcotic Habitues" at the meeting and dinner' this evening of the Medico-Legal Society, at the Hotel Marlborough, New York City. RICKARDS When Dr.

Caroline F. S. Rickards, of 570 Bedford avenue, applied for examination to fill a vacancy on the staff at Willard Parker Hospital, New York City, she was under the impression that It was a health Inspectorship. It turns out to be assistant resident physician. The result of the examination has not been announced.

Dr. Rickards. who was graduated in the Clas3 of '94 from the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania, stood high in her class, and practiced In Wilmington, Del. She is modest and prepossessing, and is the first woman to apply for the place. PHILLIPS.

Charles Stewart Phillips, tenor of Holy Trinity, took, last evening, his third degree in Masonry, at Altair Lodge. Henry Brown, bass of Holy Trinity, sang "Remember Now Thy Creator," by Dudley Buck, and dedicated to Daniel Westcott, Master of Altair. PARDINGTON. Rev. R.

S. Pardlngton, corresponding secretary of the M. E. Church Extension Society, and superintendent of city mission work, will spend August in the Catskllls. RHOADES.

Rev. Dr. W. C. P.

Rhoades, pastor of the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church, and Mrs. Rhoades, will spend their vacation on Round Island, Thousand Islands. HILLS. Mr. and Mrs.

John M. Hills, of 715 St. Marks avenue, have gone to Shelter Island for the summer. GEN. DIMOND'S COXDITTCCi.

i Gen. W. H. Dlmond, eac-euperintendent 6f the San Francisco mint, who is ill with Erigrht's i disease at thm Gllsey House, Kew York City, Cleveland and the G. O.

O. Mr. Cleveland has coined another phrase that will stick. His fame as a writer of State papers rests at present on the rather slender foundation furnished tf "pernicious activity," "innocuous desuetude," and "publlo office Is a public In his appeal far a third term, I given out last night under the guise of a "statement," designed to arrest the wildcat money career of the Democracy he declares that he speaks solely in the interest Of the GRAND OLD ORGANIZATION. It Is a most happy characterize tion of what passes for the Democratic party.

Long ago it cetsed to be a party of It could afford to advocate, but as an organization built up and maintained in every State of the Union, it Is a triumph of purely machine achievement, not Inaptly described as In a certain sense grand. Since it organized the war of the rebellion, the purpose of which was to spread slavery all over this country, and failed in its great effort to break down government by the people It has not, although maintaining a most per fect machine organization, succeeded in electing a President, with the possible exception of Mr. Cleveland, when he was for the third time a candidate before the people. His first so-called election was the monumental fraud of, the nineteenth century one of the greatest. If not the greatest, crime ever -committed In the world, unless an exception be made of the infamous attempt to seat Tilden by a horde of criminals in and out of the press, who were only restrained from open rebellion by the presence of Gen.

Grant as President In "Washington. When re bellion, organized, by the Democratic party, lifted its ugly copper head the crowned ones of the earth who call them selves God's annolnted, and who rule with out the consent of the people they rule over, gloried In what they believed to be the coming downfall of the re public They were sure a permanent republic was Impossible. The first internecine trouble in such a Government would make clear to all the world why only kings and queens called of the Divine Ruler of the universe should order the destinies of the plain people. Twenty-two free Siates gave the lie to this royal blasphemy. They gave of the blood of their young men oceans, and of their treasure millions to maintain and make strong forever the only real people's Government the world has ever Been.

Of these twenty-two free States' that made a people's Government possi ble It was not even claimed that Tilden carried more than four New Tcrk, Indiana, New Jersey and Connecticut. The claimed majority in New York was about thirty thousand. Much more than that number of fraudulent votes were cast for the Democratic candidate in these two cities. One Democratic Ring rum- seller is alive in Brooklyn to-day, who carried boat loads Of fraudulent voters over to Barren Island there was no registration in the country towns Rt that time to vote after they had cast fradu-lent votes in New Yotk, Brooklyn and several of the towns of Kings County. In the States, cs all the world knows, and as the Southern leaders have since admitted, the Republican vote, white and black, was absolutely suppressed by force and fraud, and yet on fraudulent re turns from these rebel States, manufactured by men, who but a few years be fore had tried to blot out thu Rep-iblic, helped by the ballot-box stuffing of the Tammany and Brooklyn Democratic Rings, a besotted Democracy Vacked up by the criminal classes north and south tried once more to strangle government by the people In the attempt to seat as President a man who was not elected.

There are creatures calling them selves Democrats alive to-day who seek to Justify that crime, but they are of the kind as a rule, who will not bear investigation. Mr. Cleveland does well, therefore, to speak of himself and his as sociates as belonging to a Grand Old Organization rather than to a party. A party finds Itself hampered without principles of "some sort, but an organization of the Democratic machine kind Buf fers from no such embarrassment in the absence of principles. "What Mr.

Cleveland probably means to intimate by his "sound money" address to the G. O. at this time, is that if it will forego its free sliver craze, and endorse the great Cleveland-Carlisle bond1 selling, deficit-creating combination, he will condescend once more to be Its candi date. "Well, why not? He is the logical candidate, and while he might not poll as many votes as Gov. Boles, he would serve better to keep the G.

O. O. together, if that is an object, than the "Western man. Taxing; It Is not logical to argue that because there are so many bicycles they should be taxed. The same argument would apply to horses, carriages or lawn tennis rack ets for that matter.

Alderman Goetz, of New York, who originated the taxation idea, thinks that by compelling wheelmen to pay a fee and take out a license the number of accidents would be reduced. No such result would follow. Heedless people would still be heedless. Paying a tax would not change their natures. Besides, after deducting cases where drivers of carriages and heavy wagons run Into bicycles, the number of accidents Is remarkably small compared with the host of people who ride.

Wheelmen in several localities havt ex EIGHT PAGES. That the notorious Addicks was defeated in his attempt to get into the National Republican Convention Is a subject for congratulation by ail self-respecting; members of the party. His, rule or ruin policy the contest for a seat in the United States Senate from Delaware cost the party dearly by giving: the -Populists the balance of power, and staving oft legislation, which would have been of the Sitatest benefit to the country. A bicyclist riding through a Long Island-vi'Jage recently was attacked by a vicious dog, compelled to dismount, and bitten In 'the When- the wheelman attempted ta mount, and ride on, the animal made andtheri attack. Inflicting additional wounds, which demonstrated his savage character.

The wheelman, strange to say, mada no complaint against the owner of this dangerous animal, as he should have done, bit pursued his Journey, leaving nothing to prevent another attack upon rider not provided with defensive weapons- It seems that this dog has a reputation aa an enemy of wheelmen, having had other ferocious encounters, which fact furnishes an additional reason for prompt and effectual measures for suppressing such a nuisance, not only in this individual case, bur in similar cases as they may occur. An ammonia gun will prove very effectual as to the dog, but the law should be invoked as against the owner. Thre are many disappointed office-seekers, and aiways will be, where there are more men than ea. It Is tha of'the-charm-i new for one ed circle, but It is som of the disappointed to resort'to the extreme measure of boycotting the Government as a means of expressing his disapproval of the Government's choice. Yet that la what S.

W. Turner, of Turnersvllle, Is doing. Mr. Turner runs a factory at the place named, and the factory receives about three-quarters of all the mall that comes Ahere. It has been customary for Mr.

Turner or some of his employees to be appointed postmaster at Turnersvllle. Lately, however, an editor, Mr. P. G. But-tof, of the "Turnersvllle Bugle" no, the bserver" secured the prize, and now -f urner Is angry, although he ought not to care a button about it He won't entrust his letters to Mr.

Button's care, and the Government has stopped his mailing them on postal cars, as the hands object, and rightly. He la now engaged in the undig-niflsd course of endeavoring to get private individuals to take his mall to Wllllmantic or Middletown, miles away, for mailing. It looks like a very small business for a t. it manufacturer. $acctM of School Savins Banks, The question has been asked, "Can any gjod come out of Long Island City?" Of course, it was very unjust, nay, almost "landerous, to ask such a question, which oven by the fact that something very In the way of suggestion has locality.

This Is the rec-Cavs' savings banks, which are operation there, and which depositors 2,018 out i total of 6L 600 pupils, and ts aggregating Thus be seen that nearly third of the are represented In the banks, and he average of their deposits Is over has "the school savin, bank en successfully worked out 1 Long City, but It seems that a bett reo-s been made there than In any her here It has been tried. Thlfci Is way creditable to the embryo c-across the creek, and to those whV avf been in. charge of the banks. To Inculcate the habit of saving Is important. There is no time whenlhis habit can be more easily formed than auric? school days.

Children who save during their early youth will in all probability lay aside dollars when they be- come wage earners. This school savings bank system could V. axtended with great advantage. The amount each child saves la not Important, ci that they learn to deny themselves the sake of saving, and that they lay i. small amounts regularly.

The Lesson of Seumle'a Case. has been thrown on the mystery of the man who shot President Wyckoff, of the New Amsterdam Bank, by the death of the assailant. Feeling himself to be dying, be sent a message to his wife, and one of her family responded and identified the dying man as George H. Semple. Semple came from Chicago with his father some years ago.

He had the reputation of being a brilliant business man, and at one time made big as head of a department in a large wholesale grocery firm. But he was a man of extravagant tastes and bad judgment in. business matters, the latter fact appearing conspicuously when he went into business for himself after marrying a young woman of good family in a fashionable New Jersey town, contrary to the wishes of her family, who evidently had a correct judgment of him. "His desire to be "financially Independent" of her family does not seem to have been gratified, apparently because he was not willing to live within his means. It Is reported of the wife that she bore her change of circumstances heroically, and without complaint.

His brother-in-law stated that, although he was out of employment and out of funds and in debt, there would have been no danger of his being In want. His pride, it Is said, was injured, because he could not earn anything for his family, and he was ashamed to take further aid from his mother-in-law. While he was not considered insane by his friends, he was certainly driven to desperation that amounted to insanity, by debt and wounded pride, and had determined on suicide, should he fail in the mad attempt to get' money by the means he chose. The troubles and traglo end of Semple, who was not yet thirty, is but another warning against the folly, sin and danger of attempting to maintain a style of living beyond one's means. "Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall." It has always been so, and always will, until men leant to restrain themselves and listen to the counselings of reason; to be themselves, and not attempt to appear to be what they are not.

Had Semple had the courage, when he found himself in straits, to resolve to live in a quiet way, while bending all his efforts toward bettering his condition. It Is likely that, with his wll seconding bis efforts, as she appeared willing to do, all would have come out right with him, and the pain, disgrace and misery he brought upon himself and others would have been spared. His fault is a fault of the age, the de-sire to enjoy what has not been earned, and to make a brilliant appearance at any cost. Sttll Attacking; American Tin FIstea. Democratic free traders continued to declare that tin plates could not be manufactured in this country successfully, even after large quantities of the article were turned out and sold at lower prices than foreign made plates.

During the second Harrison-Cleveland campaign there were pig-headed citizens who still refused to believe that this growing Industry had been established in the United States. It has not only taken firm root here, but notwithstanding the repeal of the McKln-ley tariff by the Congress which came in with Cleveland, American made plates have been steadily increasing in number. The men who have opposed the establishment of this important manufactory, who have attempted to deceive the public In regard to its actual situation, finding that they can keep up their deception no longer, have changed their point of attack. They are now scolding because tin plate workers' wages having been reduced, wben this reduction is due simply and solely to changes in' the tariff made by e. Democratic free trade Congress.

When the Wilson bill became a law the young tin plate manufactories found themselves In a dangerous predicament. The output of the extensive mills at Swansea, Wales, which had been supplying the world with tin plates for many years, rushed their product over here with the expectation of underselling our manufacturers. The competition had to be met. Material which entered into the making of this article had to be reduced in price, and so had. the wages of workmen.

As a result American plates are still underselling the foreign, ana this is what grieves the Democratic free trade Anglo-maniacs. Making tin plates In this country was never acomplished until the McKinley tariff was enacted. The movement was bitterly opposed and maliciously misrepresented, but it was successful, and to-day thousands of workmen are obtaining employment in this line. Let no one be deceived by the howl about low wages paid these workmen. It Is raised by the very people who have opposed, tooth and nail, the establishment ot this industry here.

Wages are low because of the "Wilson bill, and because Mr. Cleveland's tariff reform experiments have demoralized business, generally, and thrown thousands of workmen out of employment. causing a glut In the labor market. MAYOR WraSTER NOT DOWN TO-DAY. trhei Btormy weather and th.

oontinued unplrs-W condition ef health prevented th. pearsinca cf Mayor at the City HaJl to-4 A TrTMtr on Jomtlce. Magistrate Mott has a great Idea of the dignity of the law, an overweening Idea, indeed, and it leads him to acts that do not speak well for his humanity. A email boy, Gustav Woelfell, playing wich some little playmates, had the -fortune to lose it on a neighboring ro t. and Gustav climbed the fire-escape to get it.

A surly storekeeper, seeing the toy, came after hlmf with a whip, and frightened laif' jumped In ah open to escape, id was caught. Of shouldr" "cave gone In there, out of his wits. i 1.