The Standard Union from Brooklyn, New York • 1

4k V. S. WEATHER REPORT. TT. TT Ciene rally hmir To-Klsht and Tuesday Cooler.

ALL THE NEWS THE STANDARD UNION WATHK FLAGS. Tb whit flX Indicates clear waather; tb blue rain or mow, and the black and white looal rains or ahowera, The black triangular aimaj tnflkeataa temperature, and when placed above white or blue flan foretells warmer, when below, erlder. Sismals should be read from top downward, and are displayed continuously on Tbe ACT MAAKT OL. NO. 51.

MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 1897. EIGHT PAGES. PRICE TWO CENTS. ON 1 A fj 1- 1 MORE BRITISH POSTS FALL. BIG MOVEMENT OF GRAIN.

CZAR TO VISIT PARIS FINANCIAL NEWS. O'CLOCK EDITION LAID Til HEM LABOR CONGRESS STOCK MARKET OPENS. WITH HIGHER PRICES. BUT BECOMES XRRXSGUIaAR-' Tb. New -York stock market opened with a ruah to bar th.

Graocers and all tha leading- -railroad abarea. tbe nrst sale, abawlns notations varjrlns- about 1-4 In many stocks. Omalia, opened with aalee at 7M-4 to 7J. compared ltb 71 Satm-day-a eloael Mama Paelfle old at 1-4 to-M l- against Saturday. Cbeaapeaka and Ohio's opening waa at 1-4 to 1-X.

compared with ts 7-S. Tb strength extended throughout the Uat, Industrial aharee, bow-ever. being eomewhat neglected. The high prices Invited same realizing notable in Omaha and Cleveland, C. C.

and St. LaMa, the Utter being carried down a halt below Saturdays close. Th. Grangers showed slight njceaalon from the best. Paelfle Mall I l- and Iowa' Central preferred 1 1-4.

Illinois Consolidated Oas and Norfolk Western were Sip about a point. Sugar attained a level ot about a point over Saturday, but waa not arm at the advance. The activity In tha' nuutet-feU oft conalderably towards th. end of the Bret hour. Irregularity developed In th.

Uat during; tb.past hour. St. Paul touched tt and then receded on profit-taking. Burlington also, being; carried below' Saturday's Beck laland. on the contrary, continued strong, and Omaha abowedt omer recorerr.

Transactions In the Orangera continued on a very large scale. Among th. Industrials Leather preferred roe. about 1 1-1, and Tennessee Coal th. same.

Illinois Steel advanced a point. Unseed Oil, on the contrary, fell oft fraction. Missouri Pacific continued to show aggressive strength and advanced 1 -4. A somewhat easier tone developed In the stock market -Uiis afternoon, tbe Grangers receding narp traction on profit-taking. Missouri Pacific and the Southwetern Railroad generally were an-ected by tbe same cause.

Chesapeake Ohio and Atchison preferred, and also the Coalers held comparatively steady. For Real Estate Financial News see also pp 4 4s lew York Stock Kxcftiaunsre. ACTUAL, SALES THIS AFTERNOON. Prices are for 100 share lots, unless preceded ej number of abarea. Amer Spirits 14.

Amer Sugar ptd 149. 14H. 149. 149. Atch.

Top pfd 34, (600) S4M. 4, Uft, 14, Amer Cotton Oil 21, (500 21, Bay State Gas-U, ISM, IS, 153,. 17, 1. 17. Bklyn Rapid Transit 33bt, 88, 32.

Bllyn Union Gas121. i Chic. ft St pfd 144. fLv-6' 9sK- 5' Chic 4b Gt Western 18. It.

hlo26''' 27, 16, tl, 27, Chic Northwestern 121, 121, 120. Chicago Gas 102, Ht. Consolidated Ice 29. 40b. Chic.

St P. St 72. 72. Denver pfd 47. Del Hudson 119.

120, 120. 120. 120. Term Coal 4k Iron 11. 11, 31.

11, 11. 11, 11. C. 4t 98. 9: 17.

97. Erie 17. 17. (500) 17. Gen Electric 7, 37.

1 C. C. 4k St Lr-36. IS. Claflin Co 96.

Laclede Gas 47, 47. 47, 47. 47. 4. Loul.v 4k Nashv 1.

1, (400) (1. 1 4k West 19, 19. 1 IjEc West pfd 72. Manhattan 107, 10S. 1 Michigan Central 107 2.

Mo Paciflo-37, 17. rr. .37. 17. 17.

Mo, Kan ek Tex Mo. Kan 4k Tex pfd j. National Lead 27. 3f New Jersey Central 8. ...96.

Northern Paciflci-17. A Northern Pacific pfd 50, 50, M. Cen 4k Hud 109. 106. Consol Gas 190.

T. Ont a West 11. 18. .1 Pacific Mail 24. 35.

Phil a Reading 27. 17. 27. 27. ST.

Phil 4t Reading 1st pfd 66, (1000) 55, (ltOO) 64. Rio Grande West pfd 61. Southern Railway 11. 11, 11. i Southern Railway pfd 36.

36. 27. -St 4k San Fran 7. St a 1st pfd 66. 1 Tex Pacific 14, 14, 14, 15, 14.

Leather 9. Leather pfd 70. 70. 70. TO.

.1 Union Pacific 700) 17. .1 -sS-i 8 Rubber pfd 48. Wabash-1, 8. Wabash pfd 22, 21. Zl.

Western Union 93 (70 93. (300) 96. 000) 93, (4O0) 93. (800). 94, (200) 94, (200) 94, 94.

94, 94. 94, 9G. TWO ON THE SAMANA RANGE BURNED SOME AFRIDIS LOYAL, Simla, Aug. 30. The Shlnwarl and Kahl police posts on the Samana Range were attacked, evaluated by their garrisons.

and burned by the enemy on Sunday night. In addition, the Drazals on Sun- day night the Nariab, Samana, Bazaar and burned the school. The Kohat Pass Afridis are still loyal, in spite of the Mullah's strenuous efforts to excite their chiefs. They promise not to oppose the Peshawur troops who are marching on Kohat. TO EXAMINE APPLICANTS.

KINDERGARTEN DEPARTMENT IN NEED OF TEACHERS. Superintendent Maxwell has ordered an exami nation of applicants for positions as kindergarten teachers to be held on Tuesday moraine. Sept. 7, at the schoolhoue at Bedford and Jefferson avenues. Applicants must be graduates from nifh schools and must have Bad at least ione year's experience In kindergarten work.

Written examinations will first be required, and those who succeed In reaching 70 per will after wards be required to take an oral examination. The salaries of kindergarten directors is M0 for the first year, and an increase of $50 annually ud to the fourth year, when It will have reached the maxim rate of sTSO. Klndersrarten assistants receive (60. with an increase of $25 per year until nas reacnea ewe. it is understood tnat mere is a scarcity of applications in oonsequenoe of me amauneas or tne remuneration onrereo.

IN A SANITARIUM- Adolph Moilenhuer, the Musician, Is Very IlLj OVMORKGIYEN ASTHE CAUSE HE IS SUFFERING FROM NERVOUS PROSTRATION AND SUNSTROKE- MEMBER OF A FAMILY OF MUSI CIANS, AND ONE OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC ON LIVINGSTON STREET. 1 Friends of Adolph Mollenhauer, one ot the well-known family of musicians, proprietors of the Mollenhauer College of Music, on Livingston street, will be sur prised to learn that he has succumbed to nervous prostration, and was on Satur day taken to Dr. Wiley's sanitarium at AmityvUle, L. I. Mr.

Mollenhauer has been overworked for several years with his duties In the college ind his devotion to music. Added to this, he suffered from heart prostration at Seabright, N. last week.v While there Mr. Mollenhauer conducted the orchestra. He has taken several exhausting bicycle runs with his friends, with occasional fishing trips.

I It was after one of these excursions that he became very ilL As soon as his friends here learned of the facts, they hurried to his bedside and decided that he must have absolute rest. Accordingly, they were advised to have him taken to the sanitarium, where it is thought the conditions are favorable to speedy recovery. I Louis Mollenhauer, a brother, this afternoon made the following statement to a Standard Union reporter: "My brother has not been in good health for some time, and is now very sick. While at Seabright his physician believed he worked too hard with his mu3lc, in addition to the excessive physical exertion of his numerous bicycle and fishing trips. On Saturday it was decided that he should go to a sanitarium.

He was taken to Dr. Wiley's. We expect that he will be fully restored in a week or two. From the information we received to-day he slept well both on Saturday and Sunday evenings." The Mollenhauer brothers are Adolph, Henry and Louis. BURNED BY BOILING TAR.

GOSJUST FELL HEAD FIRST INTO A CAULDRON, Boston, Aug. 30. Guyden Gosjust was fatally burned by falling into kettle of boiling tar in Charleston to-day. He was dipping a pall of the substance when the box on which he was standing on slipped and he fell head first into the cauldron. He was horribly burned on the head and body.

His fellow workmen pulled him out, but his Injuries were pronounced fatal at the hospital. Gosjust is 39 years old and married. MURDER TRIAL. The Case of Adolph Luetgert Began in Earnest. I A JURY SECURED THE COURT ROOM CROWDED TO SUFFOCATION TODAYAN INTERESTING AND IMPORTANT VAT EXPERIMENT TO BE INTRODUCED IN EVIDENCE.

Chicago, Aug. 30. The trial of Adolph L. Luetgert for the murder of his wife began in earnest to-day, the preliminary work of securing a jury having been completed. Long before the case was called the corridors of the court building were thronged with people anxious to gain ad mittance to the little court room, and five minutes after the doors were opened the room was packed tg suffocation.

Contrary to the expectations of the State, the jury will be asked by the defense to witness an experiment in the vat In the basement of the sausage factory. This is to be the result of an experiment conducted by Luetgert's attorneys Satur day and yesterday. The body of a man. of about Mrs. Luet- gert's age and weight, who met his death Dy violence Thursday, was taken to the factory at 601 Diversey avenue and immersed in a solution of caustic Dotash.

The result exceeded their expectations-. me experts related that after boiling the body in 15 per cent, solution of the potash for the same length of time, three and one-half hours, -and under the same circumstances as the State alleges Luetgert disintegrated the body of his wife. tne complete skeleton of the cadaver was found Intact and the solution had but little effect on the clothing. As a result of the test, the defense, ft la said, will ask Judge Tuthill to remove his court and the Jury to the basement of the big sausage factory for a few hours and witness another experiment, which the defense claims will completely disprove the State's theory of disintegration. AT END OF AUTUMN.

ACCORDING TO THE PARIS "JOURNAL." Paris, Aug. 80. The "Journal" says the Czar will visit Paris at the end of this RAILROAD COLLISION IN PRUSSIA TWO PERSONS KILLED AND FOURTEEN INJURED. Berlin, Aug. 30.

A dispatch from Elber-feld, sixteen miles from DusseldoriV announces that a collision between passenger trains took place about midnight near VehwinkeL Three locomotives and six carriages were wrecked, two persons were killed and fourteen were injured. Of the latter it is thought probable that twelve will succumb to their injuries. STRUCK BY A SQUALL SLOOP YACHT CORA WAS CAP-i SIZED IN PUT-IN-BAY. Put-In-Bay. Aug.

80. Tbe sloop yacht. Cora V. capsized in last night's the worst that has struck here in some time. "A pleasure party, consisting of Mr.

and Mrs. Revera and son, of Cincinnati; Elmer Bennlng and. Ben Clark, and the crew of the yacht, were aboard. They were rescued by a life crew after struggling about In the water for, a little while. Mrs.

Shepard Says They Fascinated Her Husband. WANTS AN ABSOLUTE DIVORCE. A BUNDLE OF LETTERS CONTAIN ING LOVING EXPRESSIONS FOUND IN THE DEFENDANT'S SATCHEL HE SAYS THEY WERE PUT THERE AS A JOKE CO-RESPOND-ENT IS EMPLOYED BY SHEPARD. In the suit of Mrs. Lola Shepard against her husband, George E.

Shepard, for absolute divorce) Henry A. Powell made an application, on behalf of the plaintiff for $25 a week alimony and $250 counsel fee, pending the result of the suit, this morning, before Justice Dickey in the Supreme Court. Shepard has a printing establishment at 10 and 12 Chambers street. New York City. The parties were married on Dec.

27. and have, three children. In her complaint, Mrs. Shepard accused her husband of maintaining improper relations with one Fannie Milne, of 4ft6 Amsterdam avenue, New York City, who, she says, is In. his employ.

Mr. Powell submitted affidavits stating that Miss Milne has been in Shepard' office for the last six years, and she has frequently visited the Shepards' home. Mrs. Shepard alleges that three or four years ago she discovered the relations of the girl with her husband, but she forgave him. She says he started for Europe on Feb'.

27 last for a two months trip, and when he returned she found a bundle of letters in his satchel. Some of them, she says, contained these endearing expres sions: "To my own foreign baby." "Good night, my own dear love; think of me as often as you can, with love and kisses to yourself and baby, Fannie." "My dear, I miss you very, very much, mere than you can possibly imagine. Try and not forget me and try to always think of me as your best girl. I do miss hearing you say that you love me." Other letters containing protestations of love and affection were ateo found. Mrs.

Shepard says that after watching Fannie Milne flat all night on Aug. 14 last with some friends, she saw her husband leav ing it at 7 o'clock in the morning. He gave her, she alleges, $30 a week for household expenses, while she believes he makes $300 a week. Counsel for the defendant denies all the plaintiff's allegations. He said the let ters found the satchel and the vlBlt to Fannie Milne were merely good Jokes on his client.

He denied that any im propriety occurred between Shepard and the girL Justice Dickey granted the motion for alimony and counsel fee. GENERAL DULLNESS AT THE CITY HALL. The Charles J. Haubert Battery has its picnic to-day at College Point, and all the Aldermen are missing from their haunts at the City Hall except President Stewart, who is acting Mayor. Mayor Wurster will return about Thursday, as usual.

NO WORK DONE. Surface Boads Have Not Filed In demnity "Bonds. COL: PARTRIDGE SAYS THE MAT TER WILL BE ARRANGED WITH' THE BRIDGE TRUSTEES BEFORE WEDNESDAY THE TEN DAYS' LIMIT EXPIRES THEN. The contractors for the surface rail roads, who were to have commenced work on the New York terminal of the Bridge to-day, to prepare for through Bridge transit, have yet done nothing, because no bonds-have been filed. CoL John N.

Partridge, president of the Brooklyn City and Newtown road, called at the Bridge office this and had some talk with President Berri with reference to the matter. He promised, so far as his road I is concerned, to have the matter arranged before Wednesday, when the ten days allowed for beginning work will expire. Each- of the roads must file a bond for There are those who are disposed to shake their heads and look om'nous about the scheme, but there is no indication yet that the officials of the roads are growing fainthearted. President Rossiter Is away on his vacation, satisfied that the whole matter Is arranged. "It Is a very small matter to let contracts at so much a ton, for structural steel," said Pres.dent Uhlmann, of the Brooklyn Elevated to-day, "but when we let contracts we expert to have every detail approved Chief Engineer Martin of the Bridge, "and we don't expect to get tire work finished before the ten months srs talk of letting contracts before jou hiva yojr plans approved is all FANNIE CHARMS 8.000 CARS RECEIVED IN CHICAGO IN FORTY-EIGHT HOURS.

Chicago, 30. The grain movement Into -and out of Chicago the past forty-eight hours is record breaking. Exactly 5,065 cars of all sorts were including 3,585 cars of corn. Shipments aggregate 2,400,000 bushels of all kinds of grain. Including 119,000 bushels of wheat, bushels of corn and over 500,000 bushels of oats.

The receipts in bushels were: Wheat, corn, oats. 568,000. The remainder was rye and barley. ELECTRIC MOTIVE POWER TO. BE APPLIED TO A BRIDGE AT WASHINGTON AVENUE.

The General Electric Company was today the only bidder at the City Works Department for equipping the bridge across Wallabout Canal, at Washington aawnue, with electric motive power. The company's price for the work complete is This Is the third bridge in this city to be so equipped. YELLOW FEVER ON BOARD THE SCHOONER SCOTIA ALL THE CREW BUT THREE SICK. 1 Nassau, N. Aug.

30. The schooner Scotia, Capt. Davis, from Colon July 28 for Tortugas, Mobile, arrived off this port yesterday; with all the crew, except Capt. Davis and two seamen, sick with yellow fever. The authorities would not permit the schooner to enter port and she proceeded.

An Injured Colored Man Found On Top of Mail Train. PONDS LIKE BULLET HOLES IN HIS RIGHT THIGH, FOUR OF HIS RIBS BROKEN, AND CUTS AND BRCISES ALL OVER HIS BODY HE IS IN A COMATOSE CONDITION THE POLICE HAVE TWO THEORIES OF THE CASE. Poughkeepsie," N. Aug. 30.

There is a deep mystery about a young colored man who says he is Jackson Palmer, of 2 Phillips street. Boston, and who Is in Vas-sar Hospital with but little chance to recover. He was found on top of the fast mall and express from New York at 11 o'clock last night. It was thought at first that he had been struck Hy a bridge while stealing a ride. but the surgeons say that the injuries couia not nave Deen caused in tnat way, that he must have been hurt before he got On tbe train, and that he could not- have got there without assistance.

He was partly unconscious when found, and had to be lifted down from his perilous position by railroad men on ladders. There are two hemorrharM whirh look like bullet holes in the right thigh, the bones of which are crushed into small pieces. Four ribs are broken on the right side. There Is a Jagged cut on the back ot tne skull and a number of severe cuts on the right shin with several bruises all over the body. The police have two theories.

One Is that Palmer Is one of the colored men who implicated in the saloon robberies and shooting affrays at Haverstraw Sat urday night, and. having made his way to. New York City, was put on the train by friends to Bret him out of the city. The other idea Is that he was iniured by enemies, who placed him on top of the tram with tne nope tnat he would fall off somewhere along the track or be knocked off by one of the many bridges and thus deceive the authorities' as to the cause of his death. On account of his comatose condition no statement can be obtained from him.

NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON SAILS FOR THE SOUTH TO BEGIN FALL EVOLUTIONS. Washington, Aug. 30. The North At lantic Squadron, consisting of the flag ship New York, Indiana, Massachusetts, Iowa, Maine, Texas and Brooklyn, sailed to-day from Bar Harbor. from the South, to begin the fall evolutions.

The present cruise will last until Sept. 10. Abcut the third, the squadron will be re-enforced by the big monitor Puritan, which arrived at Portland to-day. Sept. 7.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt will join the ships at Fort Monroe, using the Dol phin as the reviewing ship and golne to sea for several days with the squadron to observe the proficiency attained in tar get practice and fleet evolutions. Secre tary Long arrived on the Dolphin at Bel fast, to-day, and the ship will be sent to Hampton Roads in season to join the squadron. MUST GIVE IT UP. Hilliers Eefused Land For Bridge Purposes. THE NEW EAST RIVER BRIDGE COM MISSIONERS APPLIED FOR ITS CONDEMNATION THEY NEED IT FOR AN ANCHORAGE MOTION GRANTED.

In the Supreme tois morning. Justice Dickey appointed Charles H. Russell, Walter T. Bennett and Herbert F. Gunnison, dommissioners to condemn property on Kent avenue, opposite Have-meyer's sugar refinery, for the purposes of the New East River Bridge.

The property belongs to George and Kreszenz Hilller, who claim the bridge trustees can get land in the Immediate neighborhood, which will answer the purpose Just as well, at a greatly reduced figure. The Hilliers keep a hotel, which is frequented by river men and sailors, on the property required by the trustees. It is believed that the first meeting of the new Commission will be held in Mayor Strong's office in New York City, on Sept. 10. When the matter was called this morning Senator Frank D.

Pavey, for Mayor Strong and the New East River Bridge Commissioners, said that there would be no defense- to the motion. He' now learned from counsel for -his opponent that the defense had been abahdsned. Andrew D. Baird, president of the East River Bridge Commission, who wa In court, said that the Hillers purchased the property for with a-mortsat-for 317,000. They offered it ta the Commission for 336,000, which would give them $4,000 profit.

The Commissioners were willing to leave the question to arbitration, but the Hilliers rejected the offer. The land is to be used for the anchorage -il the new bridge. DEEP MYSTERY. LAM iy. He Refused Recognize Mr.

Worth at tie Oriental. ID HE MD BEEN INSULTED. ntenant-GoTcrnor Woodruff's Story of tie Trouble. TTLLNG'S TELEGRAM TO BLACK. platt considered that.

a3 he was thel governor's host, the kings county men intended to insult him by their action he refused to go down and meet them when mr. woodruff called upon him county clerk worth de- NIES THAT HE APPLIED OFFENSIVE TERMS TO THE The Republican officeholders and pollti- ans Identified with the Worth faction ave to-day transferred the scene of their perations from the public buildings to ollege Point, where the annual outing of he Haubert Battery Is In progress. The hrongs which usually crowd the cqrrl- iors of the Court House and City Hall vere not in evidence to-day, and the few vard workers who put in an appearance jieemed dazed by the prevailing calm. The visit of County Clerk Worth and his ieutenants to the Oriental Hotel at Man tiattan Beach on Saturday night, and the Attendant results, furnished the exclusive j.oplc of conversation for those of the rank ind file who remained at borne rather Lhan put up 14 for the privilege of being with the leaders at the Long Island re-isort. The men who attended Sheriff Buttling dinner party at Bath Beach on Saturday night were pledged to secrecy ion all matters connected with it.

and were especially cautioned to fight shy of re porters. According to Woodruff, who: was at the Oriental at the time the Kings County men called, the breach between Senator Piatt and Mr. Worth has been widened, so that there Is no longer hope of a reconciliation being effected. Mr. Woodruff this morning related what occurred at the hotel on Saturday night.

Senator Piatt had Invited Gov. and Mrs. Black to visit him at the Oriental Hotel. On Saturday the Senator invited the Lieutenant-Governor to meet the Governor there. He and Mrs.

Woodruff, with their- son, drove down in the evening, and they went to hear "Robin Hood" at Manhattan. There were Senator and Mrs. Piatt. Gov. and Mrs.

Black, Lieutenant-Governor and Mrs. Woodruff and Master Woodruff. During the performance the Governer received a telegram, which he handed to the Senator. It was from Sheriff Buttling, saying that Mr. Worth and his friends would call upon the Governor at the beach If it were agreeable to him.

As Senator Piatt was entertaining the Governor as his guest, he considered that he had been Insulted by the action of the Kings County men in ignoring him. When the performance was over the Lieutenant-Governor and his son, escorted Mrs. Black, the Senator was Mrs. Woodruff's escort and the Governor escorted Mrs. Piatt.

It was late and the lights on the Oriental Hotel piazza had been turned out. What followed Is related by Woodruff: "On approaching the hotel I saw a crowd of men sitting on the piazza," said Mr. Woodruff, "and my attention was further attracted by the shuffling of their chairs. Those who were sitting with their backs to the walk turned around. I thought tney were either, guests of the hotel or a party who were curious to see the party, and In order to shield Mrs.

Black from embarrassment, I took pains to get between her and the crowd of men and to interest her in. what I was saying, so as to distract her attention from the gaze of the crowd. I took her by the arm and hurried her Into the hoteL "When we reached the centre of the hotel vestibule we missed Gov. Black, and Mrs. Black asked me to go and get the key of their rooms, and I went to find the Governor.

"I was never so surprised in my life as when I went outside to find myself In the midst of a crowd of men whom I was well acquainted with, and many of whom were my friends. "Buttling made a great pretense of introducing every one of them to me in a loud voice. I knew them as well as he did. It was merely done to annoy me." You ought to know Jesse Frost; he's from your own was one of the introductions 'So you don't know your said Buttling at one time. said In reply, 'you ought not to be surprised that I should cut my friends.

You know that's a way I have, and every one knows I was vexed at his bullyragging me around. "At the end of the line I found the Governor and Worth seated. They were talking together. "Then Buttling said to me: 'Won't you get the Senator to come down and see us? "Do you really wish me to get Senator Piatt to come down?" I asked, with the desire to have him repeat what he had "feald. "I do; most certainly," replied he.

Lieutenant-Governor Woodruff, as messenger from Sheriff Buttling and County Clerk Worth, started upon his mission. He found the party that he had left had retired. There was no light in the Senator's apartments, nor In Mrs. Black's rooms. Finally the Lieutenant-Governor knocked at the Senator's door, and Mrs.

Piatt responded. The Senator was Just retiring; (Continued on Fourth Page.) RY Mice Osborne's Funeral Was Held To-day. FRIENDS FILLED THE CHURCH. REV. DR.

C. C. HALL MADE A BRIEF ADDRESS SERVICES WERE MARKED BY THEIR SIMPLICITY- REV. GAYLORD WHITE READ THE COMMITTAL SERVICE- JUDGES WERE PALLBEARERS, i The funeral of the late Supreme Court Justice. William J.

Osborne, was held this afternoon from the First Presbyterian Church. The edifice was filled with the best-known citizens of the city. The cen tre aisles were reserved for and occupied by members of the family, the pallbearers, and attaches of the local courts. All arrangements were made wlthr the greatest simplicity. There we're few flowers, but the casket was covered with a magnificent q.uilt of lilies.

The pallbearers were Justice Wlllard Bartlett, Justice Augustus Van Wyck, ex-Justice N. H. Clement, Justice George B. Abbott. Justice William D.

Dickey. Justice Wilmot M. Smith and) ex-Judge George C. Blanke. The organ was played softly as the casket was carried into tbe church by the attaches of Justice Osborne's, court.

Rev. Dr. C. C. Hall read the burial service.

A quartet rendered Faure's anthem, "Come Unto Him all ye Who Weep." The scripture lesson was followed by a short address by Dr. Hall, who said: "This hour is not one for many words. A few words spoken from the Hps of friendship spoken in such simplicity of expression as shall best accord with the dignity of the occasion, and which would most have pleased the manly nature of him in remembrance of whom we are gathered together. "We mourn a double loss the loss of a friend the loss of an honored public officer. We have lost a friend, and when I say- this, I bring to your remembrance one in whom was a most attractive blend of strength and gentleness; a warm, affectionate heart had he for those he loved; a broad and generous sense of the value of friendship; an intuition of the gracious courtesies of life that uttered itself in a certain genial dignity, as of the olden time.

And with this he had a patience under the sad limitations of the sick room, a. patience that endured to the very end, which was particularly touching, because exhibited by a man of strong will- and commanding position. "When I see this almost childlike gentleness shining out in the last illness of a strong man, I feel it is a witness of the presence of the grace of God. Kilt there should be more than friend ship's utterance now. A magistrate of the commonwealth has passed away.

A judge or wnom I believe the calm verdict or tne community pronounces to have been a lover of Justice. Nothing lies closer to the heart of- civilization than the equita ble administration of law. It Is, therefore, right that when we meet to deplore the death of a magistrate that we should, as I have attempted to, express the regret of the community at the loss ol this upright man." 'Calvary," Gounod's famous anthem. was sung, followed by a prayer. All joined in singing "God Be with You Till We Meet Again, and then the benedic tion was pronounced.

At Greenwood the committal service was in charge of the Rev. Gaylord L. White. After the routine business of the County Court1 had been, completed this morning, ex-Assistant District Attorney Frederick E. Crane made a motion before Judge Aspinall for the adjournment of the court as a mark of respect for the death of the late Supreme Court Justice William J.

Osborne. Mr. Crane said: think this a fit and proper occasion to adjourn this court out of respect for the death of a distinguished member of the Judiciary of the Second Division. We know that Justice Osborne always faith fully performed his duty, and he extended the greatest kindness to the members of the bar. It is fitting and proper that this court, should honor his memory by taking an adjournment." In granting the motion Judge Aspinall said in part: "I have known Judge Os borne for many years, and it was with the greatest regret that.

I heard of his death. As a young man at the bar I tried one of my first cases before him, and he extended every kindness to me. The motion is a perfectly proper one, and this court stands adjourned until 10 o'clock to-morrow morning." As a mark of respect to the memory of the late Justice Osborne, Justice Dickey, who is sitting at Special Term, adjourned court at 1 P. M. to-day.

is usually an afternoon session. JAMES KANE DISCHARGED. Baltimore, Aug. 30. James T.

Kane, the young man who was arrested here last night on suspicion of having been con cerned in the murder of William C. Wil son in Philadelphia, was to-day discharged by the police authorities, there being no evidence against him. WEATHER PROBABILITIES. Local forecast for New York City and vicinity for the thlrty-slx hours ending at I P. M.

Tuesday: Generally fair to-night and Tuesday; cooler; northwest winds. The following- was the state of the thermometer at the hours named last night and to-day at the main office of The Standard Union: P. 7 1 A. 71 9 P. M.

75 Noon 79 Midnight 73 P. M. 82 The average temperature one year ago to-day was 67. AFTER MILLIONS Mrs. Edith Sigler Claims the Girard Fortune.

THE WIFE OF A CIGAR SALESMAN MAKES A SENSATIONAL DECLARATION IN KANSAS CITY, REGARDING THE FORTUNE LEt-T BY STEPHEN GIRARD. Kansas City, Aug. 30. Mrs. Edith Sigler, wife of Frank Sigler, of this city, traveling salesman for a Philadelphia cigar house, to-day made the following senational declaration: "I am a descendant of Stenhen Girard.

the multi-millionaire of Philadelphia. founder of Girard College. My areat- gieat-grandfather wus a brother of Stephen Girard father. When Stenhen Girard died in 1831, he left a fortune, which was increased until iris now about 120,000,000. He had no direct, descendants and the collateral descendants could not De rouna, so ne lert nis estate to charity.

I am going to try to wreck Girard Colli and get my money." Less Than One Hundred Delegates at St Louis. PLANS TO MOBILIZE. AN ARMY OF THE UNEMPLOYED OF THE COUNTRY NEAR PITTSBURG IF IMPORTED LABOR IS EMPLOYED AT MINES DEBS SAYS THE PEOPLE ARE REVOLTING AGAINST "GOVERNMENT1 BY INJUNCTION." St. Louis, Aug. 30.

E. V. Debs, of Terre Haute, M. D. Ratchford, of Columbus, and W.

D. Mahon. of Detroit; -were among the delegates to the Labor Congress who arrived this morning and-registered at the Laclede. "Ot course, you know I'm out of it," said Mr. Debs this morning.

"I am no longer affiliated with any labor body, but have come 'simply as a guest of the conference." Mr. Debs would not venture an opinion on the probable outcome of the conference. "Is there any probability of. a sympathetic strike?" was asked. hardly think so.

In fact, these delegates are not empowered to order a strike. They can do no more than report back to their respective bodies the sense of the convention." "Government by injunction," Mr. Debs went on to say, "as exemplified in the great struggle of the miners, has been carried to the extreme, and the people are revolting. I expect the convention will take some very decisive action in this matter." Mr. Ratchford has a plan, which he probably will present to the conference, calling upon every workman and woman in each county to contribute one day of their wages to further the relief of the striking miners.

This money, he thinks, will amount to betwen $1,000 and $2,000 per day. Much disappointment was expressed at headquarters this morning over tbe non-arrival of Samuel Gompers, but it is believed he will yet put In an appearance. Chairman Steinbtss, of the Local Committee of Arrangements, railed the labor conference to order at 10 o'clock. About 100 people were scattered about the hall, not all of them, however, "being delegates. Mr.

Steinblss suggested that as the call for the convention has been issued hurriedly and as many of the delegates were yet unadvised as to the meeting place and hour, an adjpurnment be taken until 11 o'clock. He named a committee to go to different hotels and inform all delegates-, that the convention was about to assemble, and a recess was taken. Shortly after 11 o'clock the convention was again called to Pres-eott, president of the National Typographical Union, was chosen temporary chairman, and A. M. Pearce, of Columbus, temporary secretary.

Mr. Prescott appointed a Committee on Credentials and the convention adjourned until 2 P. M. It Is not expected that the convention will do anything to-day perfecting organization and appointing committees on credentials. Pittsburg, Aug.

SO. M. P. Carrick, president of the Brotherhood of Painters and Decorators of America, says that a proposition is to be presented at the St. Louis Convention to mobilize the army of the unemployed of the country in the vicinity of Pittsburg in the event of a determined effort on the part of the operators to start the mines with imported labor.

It is understood. President Carrick says, that an appeal will be made first to the railroad men of the country, not as an organization, but as individuals, not to handle coal dug at non-union mines. If this falls, then the mobilizing in Pittsburg will be considered. "These men," he says, "will not come here to destroy property nor to take part in riot or insurrection, but win be here to show that this is a peaceful battle-and that the working classes are as a unit In crying for relief." Incidents around the camps at De Armit mines are not exciting. The strikers yesterday entertained the usual number of Sunday visitors, attended church, and quietly made preparations for the week's work, which is expected to be full of active operations.

Wheeling, W. Aug. 30. The strikers camp near the Montana mines gained not fewer than fifty recruits to-day. all of them men who have been working, but the operators were on the lookout for desertions and had nearly as many new men to go into the mines.

Miner and labor leaders generally take little stock in the St. Louis meeting, except as it may aid the miners in cash. DR. DALY STRICKEN. THE HEALTH INSPECTOR TAKEN SICK ON THE STREET.

Dr. Morris Daly, an inspector for the Board of Health, was stricken with paralysis at 1 o'clock this afternoon while walking on Ocean avenue. A cab was called and the doctor taken to his home, corner of Nelson and Court streets. THE RALEIGH AT MESSINA. Washington, 30.

The Raleigh has arrived at Messina, Italy. MILLS RESUME. More New England Factories Start Work: To-day. ATLANTIC XMILLS AT LAWRENCE. REOPEN AFTER A SHUTDOWN OF FOUR WEEKS, GIVING EMPLOYMENT TO 1,200 HANDS-OTHER.

PLACES RESUME. Lawrence, Aug. 30. Operations were resumed at the Atlantic Mills this morning after a shutdown: of four This will give employment to about 1,200 hands. was also resumed -this morning in the weaving department of the Company's mills at Methuen.

-a-iy all of the 450 operatives employed lr these mills are now at work. Somerswortli, N. Aug. 33. The Great Falls Cotton Mamifacturin; Com'.

Com'. on A nj fcaon t'. nl mills here resumed opara: this' morning afUr havln hours' a wek sls.e May. i- George Stelz Muftal Chucch Vestibule. SKULL BADLY CRUSHED.

Attacked By a TMer in the Most Holy Trinity Chnrch on. Montrose Avenue. CHURCH MUST BE RECONSECRATED. THE THIEF WAS EVIDENTLY CAUGHT BY STELZ, AND TO ESCAPE ARREST KILLED THE AGED ASSISTANT JANITOR BODY FOUND BY THE DEAD MAN'S SON AND ANDREW ROESCH, THE The police have not been able to obtain the slightest due to-day to the murderer of George Stelz. who was found dead last night in the vestibule of the Most Holy Trinity Church, Montrose and Graham avenues.

His skull had been beaten in by a half dozen blows of some Instrument, presumably the blunt end of an ax. The person guilty of the crime had evidently been robbing the poor boxes in the church when interrupted by Stelz, who had Just rung the Angelus and was preparing to turn off the lights. Stelz had been the assistant Janitor of the church for seven years. He was 65 years old, and lived with his wife and five children at 94 Montrose avenue. Trinity is perhaps the largest Catholic church in the Eastern District, and its parishoners outnumber those of any church in that section of the city.

Services are not held there Sunday evenings, but owing to the church having been consecrated, the doors are kept open until 7 o'clock. Then it is the duty of the assistant Janitor to ring the Angelus, extinguish the lights, and lock the doors. Stelz left his home a few minutes before 7 o'clock last night, and at the usual time rang the bell, which he had not failed to do since he has had the position. He did not return but his absence caused no alarm to his wife and children. Andrew Roesch, the janitor, lives across the street from the church.

He and his wife had been out driving, and when they returned some minutes after 10 o'clock Roesch noticed that there was a light in the vestibule of the church. He then went to his dining-room, where Stelz was accustomed to leave the keys after closing the church, but they were not there. He walked down to the man's home, and was told that be had not come in. Nicholas Stelz, a son of the assistant janitor, returned from Bergen Beach about that time, and he accompanied Roesch back to the church. They tried to enter the door which Stelz kept open, but could not.

Then they made, their way to the basement, and through it to the vestibule upstairs. The gas was burning, and by it they saw blood on the floor and some smeared on the wall. The. body of the old man was found lying on the steps in the corner leading to the belfry. Roesch touched him and called his name, but received no answer.

His gold watch was gone and his pockets had been emptied. The son made his way out of the church and called Policeman Buckley, who summoned an ambulance from the Eastern District Hospital. When Surgeon GUmartln arrived he stated that Stelz had probably been dead three or four hours. Blood had flowed from Six gashes In his head and saturated his The vestibule had been sprinkled and the old man was laying In a pool of blood. It was evident he had not given up life without a hard struggle.

His clothes were disarranged and a mat had been turned over and knocked some distance from where it was lying Beveral hours before. The policeman, Roesch and young Stelz continued their search. They went again into the basement and saw that one of the Iron boxes in which money is dropped for the poor had been forced open. It Is cylindrical In shape, and extends from the vestibule through the floor to a few inches beneath the basement ceiling. The thief and murderer had started to force open the box when no doubt the ringing of the bell warned him that the church would soon be closed.

Two adoring angels, standing about four feet high, had been used to prop a bench on one of Its ends. and on which the man climbed to get at the poorboxes. A stepladder is ordinarily used, but that was locked up. It is thought that he used either an ax or a heavy hammer to force off the lap of the box, which was a piece of iron weighing about five pounds. -That has not yet been found, i Capt.

Lees is of the opinion that the thief had emptied one box and was at work on the other when he was alarmed by the bell ringing. Then, the captain believes, he slid down the bench and ran upstairs through the vestibule, Intending to make his way out the open door, when he was met by Stelz. It is supposed that Stelz grabbed the stranger, who-, to escape and save himself from ar rest, assaulted the old man. Blood on the. side of the walls Indicated that the murderer very probably held the old man against the wall and hammered his head until he was either unconscious or dead.

throwing him in the corner of the unlocked door, fastened it, and made his escape through another front door, which was found open and the keys on the inside. I When the news of the crime reached Capt. Lees he called out the reserves, sent men to summon-the police who were oft duty and those that had been given a day off. All of them were placed on the case, while the captain. Inspector Murphy and Detectives Kennedy and Booker went to the church, i The entire night was spent in investigating the murder, but no information of value was obtained about the murderer.

The parochial schools opened this morning and a mass to celebrate the occasion at o'clock was largely attended. But although tbe church was crowded with school children and, their parents, there were nearly as many more on the sidewalk and In the avenue in front of the (Continued on Fourth Page.) BOND SALES THIS 2000.. Atchison 60000.. Atchison 4s 3000. Union 1000..

Erie 4s 4s 17j 7: 113, 92 1000.. Chicago Great Western 12U 1000.. Northern Pacific 3s 6H6 Ont 4k Western 4s 99 LOCAL RAILROAD STOCKS AND BONDS. (Quotations from G. Maaa, 26 Broad N.

T. Bid. AVd, 121 121 113 114 44 45y 77 71 17 10 66 2 4 10 21 4 8 19 1M 94 95 119 121 112 111' 106 107 Brooklyn Union Gaa Brooklyn Union Gas Kings County Traction Brooklyn, Bath 6s Brooklyn Brooklyn (Union) Kings County Elevated El 1st mts Kings County new Incomes Kings Co new 2ds. Brooklyn Rapid Trrnslt stock Brooklyn Rapid Transit Brooklyn City NT East River Gas a East River Gas pfd a East River Gas 1st Mtg a East River COn CHICAGO STOCKS. Chicago, Aug.

30. Strawboard, 27a2S; Central Union. 49a50; Dock, 46; Packing 30b; 51b; City Railway. 240a243; Phone, 191al95; Match, 147al48: Biscuit. Milwaukee ail.

N. T. PRODUCE EXCHANGE QUOTATIONS. Opening Wheat. Dec, 94a; Sept, 7a-4i; ofd.

Corn. Dec. 36. Reports regarding the condition of growing crops -along lines of St. Paul Railway, under date of Aug.

28. show: Southern Minnesota division, -weather favorable: wheat, quality up to average; yield, 12 to 18 bushels; corn, good condition; maturing rapidly. Kansas City division, wheat all threshed; 12 stations report an average of IS bushels; quality good; corn making good growth -In most sections. James River, wheat harvesting- nearly completed south of Aberdeen and about half done in north and west; yield not as good as expected, but will be a fair crop. Com Improving very fast.

If frost holds off will be fair to good crop. 12 M. Wheat, Dec. 95; Sept. 97b.

Corn was strong all the morning until the Increase of 591.000 bushels In the visible brought out sellers and caused a reaction. Gossip on 'chanao favors a reduction in corn receipts before the end of the week. Wheat has been irregular. December went to 9oc, helped by the large decrease of 1,256,000 bushels in the visible supply, but eased off later to 94. or above the lowest morning figure.

Late English cables are a little steadier. Saturday'a clearances from New Tork Included 290.021 bushels wheat, 180.780 bushels corn, and 194.951 bushels oats. The total- last week was: Wheat. 1,056,694 bushels; corn. 629.709; oata, 392.

Wheat shipments are heaviest in many weeks. Closing Lard, Oct. 6.20. Wheat. Aug, 97: Sept.

96; Oct. 95: Nov. 94; Dec, 94. Corn. Aug.

25; Fept. S.i: Oct. 16; Dec. 17. Oats.

Aug. 23; Sept. 21. CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE QUOTATIONS. Opening Wheat, Dec.

89 to 88: May. 90. Corn. Dec. 21 to 81; Sept, 29: May, 14 to 34.

Oata. May. 22: Sept, 18; Dec. 19. Pork.

Oct, 8.77; Dec. 1.86. Lard. Oct, 4.77; Dec. 4.86.

Riba, -Oct. 6.52a6.55. Corn is acting well remarkably straight. show no decline In spite of the record-breaking re- celpts. The best buyers are the elevator people.

12:90 P. M. Wheat. May, 0.90: Dec 89; Sept. 89.

Corn, May, 34a; Sept, 29a: Dec. 81. Oats, Oct, 19b; Sept, 18. Pork, Sept, 8.S2b; Dec. 1.95.

Lard, Dec, 4.92a95. Ribs, Oct, 5.67a70j Sept. 6.70a74. The feature In provisions has been buying of September pork and lard by the Cudahys. They have at the same time sold for December and Prices advanced sharply.

lard. -10c. ribs, 20c They have lost baf this. They were affected by the corn advance. There were 41,000 -hogs, with 16,000 for Tuesday.

Prices at the yards. 6al0. Closing Wheat. Aug. 89: Sept, 8: Dee, new, 89b: old, 87: Mar.

91. Oats. Aug, 18a; Dec--20i May. 22a23. Corn.

Aug. 29: Sept. 29b; Oct. 10; Dec. 32: May, 15.

Pork. Aug, 1.87: Sept, 8.87; Oet. 8.92: Dec. S.90ir 1.96. Aug.

4.8!: Sept, 4.82b; Oct, 4.87b: Jan. 6.07. Ribs. Aug, 6.75i Sept, a. 76; Oct.

5.70; Dec S-10J Jan. 6.10. THE COTTON MARKET. Opening Aug. 8.

rt.32: Sept, 7.27a28:Oct. 98, 97- Nov 4.83a84: Dec, C.83a84: -Jan. f.84aS5: 6.88a89: March. 6.91a92: April. 6.93a94: May, Market barely steady.

August IT points higher; -other months 2 to 6 points higher. Cotton showed an Improvement at the opening, owing to satisfactory cables and light receipts. August short were forced to cover at an advance of 17 to 22 points. Port receipts estimated at 11.009 against 25.000 last year. Best people regard the market in good shape for a rise.

12 M. Sept. 7.20: Oct. 7.97; Oct, t.97; Nov, Dec .84: J.n. 4.87.

1 P. Sept. Oct, 6.98; Dm. Jan. 1.86.

Dm SCOTT. On Saturday. WInfleld Scott, sob of the lata David and Mary. Serrieas at Tl President Monday, at 1 P. M.

1 BTRUXNING. Oa Saturday. Aug. 2S. Catharine Struenlng, 6.

wife of Aug. Btmennur. Services, Tuesday, at 1 P. from 466 Ninth a vs. i I For Other Deaths See Third Page, 1.