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mob, and escorted the car fo: tance. Henry Kelly, of 133 Meeker avenue, was seen throwing stones at the car and was arrested. Joseph Guillo, twenty years old, a non- union motorman, of 122 First, avenu New York, while on his way from the Bergen street depot at midnight was held up by a gang of strikers at Dean street and Albany avenue and beaten. ‘oken and his face badly He escaped from the mob ar ARM HIS WEN, (Continued from First Page.) @ounsel, arrived at the police court a few minutes before 10 o'clock. They took séats within the railing and waited for | Walsh disposed uf some dispossess ci made his way back to the depot. ‘When Justice Walsh called the cases), S @f Norton and Quinn, both men eal wanda -over ireotly in front of the A | wie a. John Mulvey, twenty veare oli, of 67 Howard avenue, Brooklyn, jumped on a Broatway car ‘at, Hanc street this - wk the conductor In th ‘While Assistant District-Attorney Me- Mess Tye run through. the cat. to Guire was reading the charges against the ‘front platform. and, pushing the the pfisoners, Mr. Norton tilted his, motorman away, selzed the motor handle fie hands back of his ahd brought the car to a standsttl. chalr back, put ie) Policeman Hickey, who was In charge head and looked bored with the whole | of the car, grabned Mulvey by the neck proceeding. {and ahook (him until he released hix rt 6 on the motor, The first witness called was Benjamin #iiiivey ‘tried to escape, and Hickey Fricke. He bad been directed by 89 | eiruck him several blows on the head order of the’ Court to produce the with is clib, cutting open his scalp lon, by-| Mulvey was held. captive un @harter, articles of incorporation, by-| Tey at th depot in Bast Jaws and other papers. York, when he was Piaced in charse of & mounted policeman. an ed up in “ad ogee ete Ha bear the | the Miller avenue sation, ‘When asked Aécuments, he replied that he had not. Shot Into the Crowd. At this point, ex-Judge Morris arose and » Capt Car Single. A mob of thirty men attacked a Myrtle avenue car as it was passing Evergre Stated that Mr. Fricke had not complied | ayenue, late last night, amd showere with the Court's order, because he, as/the vehiclo with stones. Pollceinan do| Thomas Lynch, who. was standing on his counsel, had advised him not to do!) 0rit. ‘Matform: drew hia pistol and a0. fired point vlank’ at. the crowd, ‘The | mob scattered and Journey _unmoles: Cars 613 and 5 line, while going Were showere! with # of @ house near Lagu There was a long squabble between the lawyers following this announce: ment. Assistant District-Attorney Me- Guire wanted the examination ad_ourned ‘and Mr. Fricke be ordered by the Court he car continued Its of the Court street pposite directions nes from the root raireet. Several a windows w Ken, to produce the documents neeied by the) "Somebody threw ‘& stone through prosecution. pane of glans in Hicks street car Ih, a8 t Was passing Harrison street, Eee Wales Gecties tee on wat K last night, “Special Officer Phil- the hearing, but told Mr. McGuire that) f;10¢ ear for the stone thrower, but he would order the documents produced | without success. Car a win of the Court street line, lost oW while passing Ninth street. | At the car-houses of the Seventh and | Ninth avenue lines and the Fifteenth eal line te eal 4 ne Cay ene James Dwyer, the complaining witness, | tection was afforded by a force of abou sixty policemen, under the charge of swore that he was, until the strike, a) er "MoGovern, which would hardly + eonductor in the employ of the Atlantic | be sufficient to handle the large crowd ‘Avenue Ruilroad and had been employed | Which usually gathers In that netghbor. Sy that company for three years, He| Howl should ‘it become Violent and gaia that on Jan. 12 he had been com- later, if he so desired it, when the other testimony was tn. Conductor Dwyer Testifies. the | New | yeast ies stinbah tear a THE WORKLD: SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, f a Meserole street, a crowd of strikers, about Master Workman Debs coming| following utatement this morning: “T i armed with sticks and stones, rushed out |on from Chicago and lending hand in | should ike to be Mayor of Brooklyn for | and smashed all Jeonducting the «trik @ wan an-|forty-eigh' hours. I'd show the people hey dragged the special policeman | nounced to arrive yesterday, but he has | what 1 could do-I'd do something 7 off the platform and beat, him severely not yet put in an uppearance. Master| "We are golng to win tha strike. 1 about the head and body. Workman Connelly and the reat of the olng tc send any more men from tho Bixth Precinct 4 Executive Board of D, A. 7, way that ck to their homes. Let the non-union while they would be gind to meet him, they do not require his rervices and are perfectly able to handle the strike with- en stay in Brooklyn. Twenty-five non- union men deserted the companies this morning.” out the assistance of outsiders. Mr. Connelly snowed a letter from @ min named John Hossack Inclosing Alleged Deser! and K pping.) for the purchase of one of the strikers’ It ts reported that desertions of non-| Proposed bonds. union ren are Increasing In number, and that committess of the strikers are actively engaged all over the city in this kind of missionary work. In many cases, If they can prevall uoon the W men to give up their jobs volun tarily they revert to Kidnapping. A story of this sort of treatment t# told by Frank King, a non-unton mo- torma: who says that after being aw saulted by two om us he was gol ig | crowd. home from his work he waa taken to! front @ amall room adjoining one of the While was being held ceross the dash. strikers’ meeting places and kept a! board some one selaed the switch bat prisoner = th e for nearly three days| and struck the motorman with it actoss on cold coffee and stale bread. He fin-| the forehead. men and Poll Another scene of on the Greenpoint I lock thi afternoon, 1 James Battorst seventh street, cemen Ananclted Was witnessed xhortly before 1 ne car wos No, of AT Went was the motors car jad reached & s xtreets When It was h Several men jump platform and attacke anklin and Pup by a upon ‘the Hattersby. ally made his escape by bribing al Sp Policeman John Zipp, who was young woman, who brought him’ his| on th tried to uxe his club, but it | food, with a #2 bil, all the money he| w and he also reevived se had.” Several other similar instances) rious Injury j haye been reported. al polleemen arrived and the mob harges having been frequently made | was driven back, car Was finally {that the police of the city have shown | taken back to the vet Where the sympathy with the in refs ded men were attended by ambu- ing to mak» urrests disorder has surgeons. cecurred. Poller Commissioner Welles — as promulgater calling upon all citizens Who nave knowledge of any . all citigene who nave Knowleixe of any! NATHAN STRAUS RESIGNS. police officers to appear at Poltee Head- ay arters and make thelr complaints ccennor WII Have No A submit thelr evidence. An ord also been issued by Lumber Interests. 1 Mi orequiring ail officers| 1, was learned to-day that on Jan. 3 de upon the front 9 on trolley cars platform with to nde) Nathan Straus transmitted his resigna- instead of aitt tion as Forest Commissioner to Gov, hie coder has cecestoned. a great | Morton. In hls letter he says 1 of grumbling among the force.” “L regret exceedingly that three of the Thirt Quit 1 Pa Forest. Commissioners granted, during it oA eit) ts a eee my enforced absence, the right of way hirty-fve of the non-union men em-| through the Forest Preserve to the Adi- edo 3 cot tine quie Work toclay. Themen" say. that they | fonduck Railroad Company. 1 consiler could not stand the food, and that the | this grant entirely contrary to the pur- Company, violated the chntract under | pose for which the Forest Commission which they cams to Brooklyn. ; ivi # George Johnson, one of the men, al-| Was created, viz., to preserve the Stat leges that the men were promised $2 4 day and 20 cents en hour extra for over- time. He says he received 6 cents for two days’ work ond $1 more for a day of seventeen hours’ work. He also says the! rations were unfit for any man. George Smith, an expert electrician, | © forests, and I desire to record a most emphatic protest against the action of t gives me reat pleasure to assure Bresiaent of the, iro G. Babcock, 1s also ul you Commission, mpromisingly opposed to this grant. that the . loaned to the Filton street company. by | ye,huta Me rou wh Damion any sme the Edison tre Company. also left) tion: that, when you select my suc to-day. He went before a notary public | cessor you will name a gentleman who and made an amdavit th | has no interest In lumbering. to remain about he was afraid He says the line only have irty men left, and all are inex- reckless, hi r from 1.06 P, M. until A Trick to Decetve. WE ee He cai the An “Evening World” reporter learned eeee ee nest day, He asia that Bie |shis morning Finat care are boing. run Yong hours were made necessary by the | from the Ninth avenue and Twenties schedule in effect by orders of Messrs. | Slzvet depot as follows: ’ Db avenue line, thirteen cars; Morton and Quinn, and that it was the! Ninth avenue line, five care ark @ustom of the Company to discharge employees who refused to run their _ @ars in accordance with the schedule. Fifteenth street Ine, two cars The € npany claims to be running twenty-three cars on the Seventh ave- nue Ine, ten on the Ninth avenue, and six on the Fifteenth street In order to make the deception more complete, it 14 alleged that the officials transfer the crews from one car to an- other, and also keep moving them from one depot te another. The usual complement of men at the nth avenue and Twentleth strect de pot Is 2, but an “Evening World” porter ot It on good authority this morning that there are but 70 there now. ented. Patrick J. Collins Says He F Executive Committeeman Collins testified to having called on President Norton and Supt. Quinn, on Jan, 12 and objecting to the schedule in effect. ‘At the conclusion of Collins's testimo- my Assistant District-Attorney McGuire Fricke be | Several days ago the Company had 175 again asked that Secretary Hricke be | men at that point, but about 10 have ordered to produce the documents | tren induced to desert, wanted Schedule Time Statement Ridlouled, ‘The asxertion by the companies that all the cars are running on schedule time I» regared by the strikers ae ridi Justice Walsh so ordered and was on the point of adjourning the proceedings for that purpose when ex-Judge Morris, ‘on behalf of the accused, Lol he ee ula ue, The a xthat even now the com- , and Justice Walsh fixed | panies have not sufficient men. to nan oe an "goo each to await the| thelr cars, A member of the Executive Committee said to an “Evening World” reporter this morning: “Watch the cars on Fulton str see If they are roming on achedule time, One car will come along and then there is a delay of five, ten or fitteen minutes. Cars come along In bunches spasmodically, We know that the com- panier have not sufficient men to run the cars on schedule time, “The Brooklyn Heigh Avenue companies are action of the Grand Jury. \ In a few moments Justice Walsh ap- \ proved Mr. Fricke as a bondsman, and after he had signed the bonds all three Jeft the court in company with ex-Judge ‘Morris. Mandamun Crse It was announced in the Supreme Court t, and n Over. and Atlantic importing 111 ing maors. Mont of the cara, he saya, CONFIDING ISIDOR STRAUS. are crippled and unfit for serv = ca: Arrests for Assaul Gave a Colored 5 Bi to Peter Elbert, forty-twi old, of Change, ond St.) Nicholas ond | Ga venues, trker, was ar (Spectal to The po-| WASHINGTON, F Representa- n over the head with a cane, and! tive Isidor Straus this morning handed Hae cette aera BY | Bou | a colored man a $% bill to get {t changed in order to pay cab hire, The colored man at 3 o'clock had not returned. Ex-Gov, Flower was one of the Presi- attended by an ambulance surgeon, and taken to the Gates avenue station. Louls Albrecht, a striker, was arrested | midnight by Bergt. Ruchanan. of the | dent's callers to-day. He also apprared tbush station, for assaulting in the jon the floor of the Hous depot "Edward Le Fabre, 9 conductor, whose head was his es blackened ie, twenty-nine years old, and treet, Brooklyn, was ar- SHIPPING NEWS. ALMANAC FOR TO-Day. Mt ntght at Lorimer aN gin ciyeg, 2 FE fir abanlting Faery Rie | $0" ree. 08 Sun oan. 50M ae Jen, a non-union conductor, while the | GH WATER TO-DAY. latter was ona Lorimer street cary | easy ttoox aM, FM Accidents and Inctien vernon Tala na ae Wiillam Carr, a fmotorman, of ibaa eae BE OSS Mion, who Was brouRNe to Br OR WATER TU:DAS, Iyn, to like the place of a striker Caught between two cars at Hell 4 Ferry thin morning, ant audily to find astern He was in charge of Greeopoint Car 2431, | mica While swinging, the troliey-pole around aera Sa another car came lon an ; ; Knocked him down, He was jammed be- FORT OF NEW Yontc. tween the fenders of both cars and lost conacloustess. At the City Hospital it wax sald that | Adriatic his left lew aie crushed and he was in- ured Internally. ‘ a 4 Cat Ath, ot thie Grand strect line was CUTGOING STEAMERS, rushing down Meeker avenue at a mad) SAILED TO-DAY. this morning that Justice Gaynor woull » not render a decision to day in the mat- ter of the application of Lawyer Mira- bean L. Towns for a peremptory writ of msnlamus to compel the Atlantic Ave- nue Railroad Company to operate all its men from other cities. are leaving faster th port them, "AS at attentic up in the fering tw men who remained The n they new can men im- ation of this we c nf the public to a notice p t by President Norton tra pay to ail ne with re the Company Unes as they were operated prior tu my i the beginning of the strike. ne whole w The decisiyn, it, is expected, will be Leaders Appear Content, on Monday, PMSakyR peonie re to-day seriously | ‘The strikers app be as a uestioning the wisdom of the step taken| Mined as ever, an r leaders just Gen. McLeer, with the approval of {nning in the end a fayor ‘Schlieren’ and his advisers, in the men were first withdrawing from active service the eas ney appaes fe. Us ving on employed. to pro- despite the repo ve bea fect'the railroay companies and. thelr nt during the past week that theit funds were running low, and that they will be forced to come to the terms of the railroad companies If they expect to regain employment. There was more talk this morning property from the violence of riotous Bobs. Many serious outbreaks have occurred ince the soidiers were recalied. which we resulted in great injury to non- union men and danger to property. last evening a non-union motor- man named Frederick Taylor, who came from Salem, Conn., was set upon by a mob while he was leaving the Halsey street dey and before the police could rescue him ww beaten and clubbed and kicked into ins Aa 8 Portions of his jaw and right ear were torn away and hie throat badly lacer- ated. He was found some time later by a man, «nd an ambulance from Bt. ry’s Hospital was summoned. His ‘wounds were dressed, but he refused to 0 to the hospital, remaining on a cot @t the station. Herrig's Condition Critical. Nicho.as Herrig. the motorman on the Ninth avenue line who was mobbed in @ rlot which took place @ litte later in the evening. ix now lying in the Seney Hospital in a critical condition, terri ut and bruised, and is not expected live, dt ie believed that his skull is frac tured, and that he has also received in- ternal injuries. ‘Although Special Officer Thomas Dan- darind was on the car at the time it was attacked by the crowd no arrests were made by him, and It Is sald that he did nothing to protect Herrig. In con- Sequence of this Capt. Murphy, of the Fifth Precinct, to which he is attached, took his shield away from him this forming and dismissed him from the orce, ‘The two men, Thor Thomas Langdon, Donohue and vards arrested ES by Detectives McCormick and Dennedy | on suspicion that they were among this crowd of rioters, denied that they had anything to do’ with it, and as they Could not be identified Herrig or Conductor George E who was| ‘This is proven beyond a doubt by the thousands iso badly cut and bruised by the fying ful cures accomplished by this medt- stones, they were discharged. The c was badly damaged. We rest our caxe not upon what we say, but bn What the people say, about Hood's Sarsa purilla, the great blood purifier. Weak nervous men and women tell of Saved by » Pretty Woman, Conductor Lord, of the Putnam ay nue and Halsey street line, had a n fow escape from a mob las night, and | new strength and vigor, aud atendy nerves given to-day he ts hunting for a woman’ who | by Hood's Sars: la, the great blood purifier. ‘was the means of saving him from vio- " yes People who could not sleep and who had no ap Lord was for several years a schooi| stile til of refreshing rest and hearty appetite teacher at Oneonta, N. Y., but got out gf employment. When’ the’ strike began | he came to Brooklyn and secured work | won after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla, the blood puritier ame fo Br Sufferes from dreadful Serofula sores, salt te last night he left the Halsey | M¢um and the severest forms of other blood dls treet depot in charge of car 1,219. In | eater rejolee in cures hy puritied | . the car were a number of passengers, | by Hood's rarsaparilla, the great blood including « well-dressed, pretty woman, | puri Avshort distance from the depot tree |e sate we putish anw mor ymne tgueh fooklne men got apsard aii ato oDlals We publish are not purehused Co the, em ne ed t004 | nor are they from our employees, nor are. they Seats, And ‘she overheard ‘them talking | Witten up in ourciice, “Every une ty sity beating the conductor, ers left the car, the conductor. ly the men made a rush at but the woman who had been them "threw. herself “in the Teerway ond screamed lustily for helt ‘a her when the She’ quietly in- Hate and as worthy caine froin your most tasted nelghhor Such # testimouial 4s this no miedteine eau produce. It of thousands possessed by Hood's Sarsaparilla, and proves the merit of this medicine, Reliable, honest, industrious, is what all say of your contidence as if it mounted policeman heard screams and reached the car before the gould do any damage. They man. to . however. The woman the car before Lord could thank her. ‘ Other Care Attack: before midnight, fn Bushwick avenue line, in non-union motorman and og 5 Tose faut 4 while Car Be Su HOOD’ rate of speed on Its way to Grand street | Etruita .... ferry late last night, when it jumped a Le aragalar lag switch at the Junction of Nassau ave-| Were ioe. + © green motorman, J. 1 | Beabes 22222 his head completely, and at right angles over Special eeman Hugh J. Falvey, who was standing on the front platfe was thrown to the street and seve TO SAIL MONDAY Injured, He was taken to St. Cathe ee Charleston rine’s OAL Ralph tt —_— Car 48 of the Ralph avenue ine, yi ‘ > | ran-Into & track owned by J. J. Kebler, INCOMING STREAMERS, of M7 Willoughby avenue, at Broad+ DUR Ty DAY, On street this om ping. ‘Abraltar * badly. damaged of the Sumner Z 4a wagon driven} piveston Doughiss st t Southampton ly injured, and Havre the car windows were] Marengo ty Antwerp Semiate Jacksonville € ly Would Like to Ne Mayor. i Master “Workman Connelly made the aye 4; Pt ATTACKS ON PACIFIC BILL. They Are So Vigorous fent In Probable. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Present indl- cations point to the defeat in the House of the Reilly Pacific Railroad Funding bill, Its respectable supporters have weak- ened under the attacks upon the meas- ure by Its opponents, who were led to- day by Mr, Maguire, of California, To- day when the House took the bill under the special order as Committee of the Whole aud attempt to secure an agreement to continue general debate until 2 o'clock failed, and the bill was then read for amendment under the five minute rule Mr. Bontner (Dem., La.) declared that some sections of the bill were faulty, and that, in his opinion, if the compa- nies filed their written acceptance of its conditions the hands of the Govern- ment would be tied for fifty years. Mr, Hepburn (Rep., Ia.) contested this, An amendment was adopted making the debt due the United States bear 3 er cent. Interest. Mr. Maguire (Dem., ‘al.) challenged the statements of Mr. Kyle (Dem., Miss.) that the bill au- Blood is Life And upon the Purity and Vitality Of the Blood, Depends the Health of the Whole System, The Best Blood Purifier is Hood’s Sarsaparilla Mr. Bennett, He has been engaged as gasiitter | Mt, and decided to try It for my apparently hope in Boston for 3 rs. with Tarbell, 121 Wash: | less ease, In two or three days alter 1 began my Jngton street, and MeKinuey, Washington st. | appetite was better and | opposite Boys C1. Mood & Ca, Lowell, Mass My Courage Revived. entlemen 1am only doug what is just } {when 1 tei! voluntarily what Hood's Sursapariita | a ie Story short, the eruption en: hus done f 1 know it \ Savec! My Life. me Urely disappearnd, sumed perfectly beal able to Walk abou nd the Heabon my log re. Wpearance 1 was acon 1 cannot tell how amazed my telghbors and friends were. 1 ¢ | oA year ago just winter, alter exposure to now walk storms, [caught a severe cold, aie watch: | tMOUt any lameness as well as ever, Have not 4 Gpncaln eon aagthl ont ih cat atte the slightest eruption, or itching, or burning, or Peg aud spreat all over my lower lin toankle, and the itehing and burnin thing awful any sortof trounle whatever w wratitude L owe Hood's Sarsaparilia is simply un: speakable,’ THoMas BENNY rT, 172 sycamore st., Roslindale, Boston, Mass resi my leg The Added to this was a severe 5 seemingly In the bone, At Iastit beeanie so that | Had to give Up Work and was unable to walk | Thad tobave iy leg bandaged ail the time and A Great Medicine. * Hood's Sarsaparil’a has entirely cured ma 1 could not sivep,even when Twas Ured, and w | would get out of bed tn the morning I felt worse sat with my leg resting tn a chair | Oh, It Was Dreadful, than before I went to bed, Now I can sleep well Friends said 1 could not live tong, tn alld had} aud in the morning Lam thoroughly refreshed, seven ditterent physicians.all tone purpose what | 1 feel better every way. 1 gained ten pounds in ever Pknew t tol Hood's Sarapariiia, [three weeks It is a great medicln Jou fs Thad, some years before, taken It with bene | Cuata, 22 Wyatt st., Bomerville, Maca Sarsa- parilla CU RES re to Get Hood's and Only Hood's thorized the Government to retain in Its treasury all moneys due for mall transportation and apply them to the extinguishment of the debt Mr. Boatner declared that the argu- ment that in case of foreclosure the value of che roads would not equal the debt fell to the ground if promoters were honest in their statements that they would pay the debt. The fore- closure should be mate and assets un- plled where they belong, and then the Government could proceed in case. of deficiency against the men who had robbed the roads, Mr. Grosvenor (Rep., Ohio) pald @ High tribute to the late Senator Stan- ford and sald the t Mr. Magulre denounced. bitterly method pursued in this debate, which had excluded from participation, except under the five-minute rule, the members from the Pacifle const, who had given more attention to the question than any other, ‘The pending bill, he sald, con- tained no provision for the payment of the debt, but it did harge ull the hts of the “Incorporated Pirates" who 1 should pass. the ad raided the treasury of the roads during the last thirty years, An attempt was made to extend de- hate on the bill until Monday or Tues- day. ‘The leaders on both sides agreed t It waa necessary to the Intelligent derstanding of the bill, but Mr, Lane Ill.) objected, and Mr. Lockwood (Dem., Nv ¥.) demanded the regular or- jer, ———_—_— LEE MANTLE A SENATOR. Presents Credential m Montana for the Second Time, WASHINGTON, Feb, 2—Lee Mantle took the oath ot ofice to-day as United States Senator from Montana, He on before presented his credentials based 1 an appointment by the Governor, ‘but the Senate declined to accept them. In presenting petitions from trade or- Runizations of St. Louls relative to the financial question, Mr. Vest (Dem., Mo.) remarked that tnere appeared to bs about Qs much difference of opinion among these organizations as there was In Con- gress. A favorable report on a substitute for the Chicags Public Building bill, ai Passed by the House, was prenented. A Hil Was passed granting the right’ of Way to the Gila Valley, Globe and Northern Railroad through the San Car- los Indian Reservation. ‘The bill Is de- signed to meet the objections stated in the President's veto of previous meas- ure, The conference report on the For- tification bill was agreed to, with the ex. ception of an item of fifty mortars out of & hew amalgamated metal after sultabie ents. When the financial question again made \ts appearance Mr. Aldrich iRep., R. 1.) took occasion to deny there was any ‘desire on the Republican side to Secure delay on appropriation bills in order to cut off financial and other bills, Mr. McPherson (Dem., N. 1.) an- noun¢ed that he would call up his reso- tution to discharge the Finance Commit- tee on Monday. After a canvass of the Senate by sev- eral Senators, they point out that the anti-silver men are in the minority The canvass shows 47 for free coinage of silver and 39 against, ‘The admission of Senators Wilson, of Washington, and Clark, of Montana, will increase the free silver vote to 49. ANTI-TOXINE BILL MUDDLE. me Trad Mant merked aud Measure Amende. ‘The Evening World.) cc WASHINGTON, Feb, 2.—A bill Intro- duced in the House by Representative English, of New Jersey, to put anti- toxine on the free Hat has been reported to the calendar from the Committee on Ways and Means with a favorable rec- ommendation. It has been discovered that an E lish Groprietyq medicine firm tra marked the name “Anti-toxine” in the United States several years ago and It will be necessary to amend the bill to specify that the diphthehet!c serum treatmen 1s referred 0. Chairman Wilsonwas surprised when the@fact was called to his atiention by “The Evening World” corresponitent. asked Dr. English.” said he, the name was uffclently explicit, and he sald it was. I had never heard of the patent medicine. The proprietary anti-toxine Is a petrolilum by product of the phenacetin class,” COL. COMSTOCK TO RETIRE. Age WIN Close His Army Career To- Morrow. WASHINGTON, Feb, 2—Col. Cyrus B. Comstock, Corps of Engineers, U. 8, A closes his active career in the army to- day, and will be retired on account of age to-morrow. He is President of the Mississipp! River Commission and a member of the Board of Engineer OMm- cers on Harbor Lines at New York and “if Philadelphia, being stationed at New York. Col. Comstock retires with a fine record. AS 4 result of b.s retirement, Licut.- Col. H. M. Robert’ now in New York, will be made Colonel, Se ee Turkish Outrage Story Denied. WASHINGTON, Feb. 2.—Socretary Gresham ha Just reveived from United States Miniater Turrell, at Constantinople, a communication addressed to him by President Herrick, of the Anatolia Col- denying the story that outrages had been soldiers within the gates ‘The story was attributed to tege in 1893 his presence was by the Faculty —— - ed Counterfelters Arrested Fob, 2—Chief Hazen, of the Seoret Service Bur received a telegram from 3t, morning of Charles Davis charged with making and Louls announcing the arrest there this and Frank Rumeell, Passing counterteit in . important ones. BIN to Promote G WASHINGTON, Feb. bill called up by Mr. Outhwaite (Dem. ily revive the rank was pastel. Th ye promotion of Major-Gen. Scha- BORINE Antiseptic and Vrophylactia ‘The Best MOUTH AND TOOTH WASH KNOWN, MSDICAL NOVELTY CO. 81 Woot Cy . Sehofel In the House to-day a Oo), to 1903, WILLING TO MARRY WEALTH.THE ROBBED GEORGE GOULD. —— But Carolus and Newhberger Say They Were Swirdled Thelr Visions of Luxury End in o Police Court. Alphonse J, Levy, and the sisters Mag- sie and Elise Meyer, who are the alleged promoters and conductors of the “Mat- rimonial Club Confidential,” at 424 Sixth avenue, were arraigned before Justice ‘Taintor to-day, charged with obtaining money under false pretense. ‘They were apprehended upon warrants sworn to by Frank Carolus, a drug clerk out of work, who lives at 1376 First ave- nue, and Herman Newberger, a writing- paper salesman, of 13% Norman avenue, Brooklyn. The complainants are not Apollo's in beauty, nor Beau Brummels in dress. Both men answered the same adver- tisement, although unaware of | the other's action in 80. d ‘The adver- tisement read as follow! REFINED LADY; been in ¢ ry wealthy, weeks true, ted gentleman for martiage; means unneces- . German Lady, — Main’ Office. Newberger had been looking for a wealthy woman in search of a husband, and gleefully wrote to the advertiser, Her response came with remarkable alacrity, considering that It didn't wear 4 special delivery stamp—indeed, he now thinks that the lady hae a lot of ready- written letters constantly on hand. It read as foliows: Dear Sir, In reply to your Kind note renarding @ paper it prompta me to y T should be pleased to make your acquaint: Ant my personal in t th I would like you to call upon Mise Mey from 10 A.M. Ul 8.30 f M. and at happy to «lve you all particul and my family. Sincerely yours, GERMAN LADY, Newberger called at the address given, which proved to be @ matrimonia agency. He met Levy and the sister: Meyer. They told him that in order to meet any of the hundreds of ladies of wealth who were anxious to through the agency it would be nec sary for him to become a member o the Club, With an apologetic cough the manager told him that any man or woman with $5 to spare cou.d become a member, Newberger had saved % for a new pair of shoes, but Levy and the Meyer girls mi such representations about the advantage of joining the club that he reluctantly divorced himself from, his $5, and received certificate No. 7,043, which reads: This certificate entities the holder to all rif! and privileges of this Society until such member has entered into matrimony, Newberger answereu the advertise- ment on Sunday, received a reply on onday, joined the club on Tuesday, and ca) on Wednesday to be intro- duced fo one of the “wealthy women.” He was asked to pay §2 for messenger | service, but refused. er Like Quigley, the Boy Will Flead Guilty to Get a Light Sentence. Got Tired of Waiting for Russel! Sage’s Clothes to Wear Out. “I had a good time while the money taated,” said seventeen-year-old Michael De Candia, the district messenger, when arraigned in the Tombs Police Court to- day for the larceny of $25, the property of George Gould, De Candia ts large for his age, with high cheek bones and snapping black eyes. He was dressed in a new sult of clothes and a new overcoat. Mr. Gould's private secretary, Charles Demerest, called the messenger yester- day and gave him a letter to the Man- hattan “L" road containing the muney and @ request for the statement of the earnings of the road for twenty-four hours, When the boy failed to return with the statement a detective was sent after him, He discovered that the boy had visited several clothing stores and had Purchased an entirely new outfit and then visited his sweetheart in Mulberry street, The detective could not locate the girl, so he lay in wait at the boy's home, James street. He returned hear ‘midnight and was piaced under arrest, “I don't know why I took the he sald, when arraigned in wanted it worse than Mr. Gould did, 60 T went and spent it.” As Private Secretary Demercest wan not in court the boy was remanded ntil Monday morning. De Candia speaks En He said after his case posed of that he taken the money. “I ave had plenty of chances, to eal," he sald, “but never did it before nd t have been a mes.enger for four years, Mr. Gould knew 1 wanted a new suit of clothes, for I told him so once. I often went messages for Mr. Gould, Rus- sell Bage and Deacon White, I told Mr, Sage I wanted some clothes pretty bad once, and he sald that after his suit was worn out h that was ove ain't worn out De Cand!a sald ‘he would not employ a lawyer, but would plead guilty and Ket off with as light @ sentence as he could. “There is one thing in my, favo he said. in conclusion, “I didn't spect- late with the money and blew none of {tin on horse racing, I spent nearly all of it on clothes, and had a good time as long as it lasted.” WIEGELE WILL GET A DIVORCE ity Marshal Rern- All the Trouble. In the sult for absolute divorce brought by Henry M. Wiegeie against Genevieve ay yet." Tuesday evening he went by appoint- ment and was introduced by Miss Meyer to a tall, thin blonde, with an attractive face and an impediment in her speech. She was introduced to him as Miss A. M. Huber, Miss Huber told him that ‘she spoke ‘but little English, and had only been in America two year Bne sald that she had $40,000 In cash and was heir to, $65,000 worth of property. ‘Visions of stylishly cut trousers floated before the young man. He agreed. to mect Miss Huber again after they had both reported to the club thelr Impres- sions each other. On hin way out he met Carolus, an old acquaintance. Carolus had just ‘hecome 4 member, and Hing’ to be intro- duced to a’woman with $8,000 and a de- sire to marry. His certificate 1s No. 7,050. He had received a letter signed “alma,” written in German, but in the same hand as that received by New: berger. Caroius was introduced to the same woman as Newberger had met under the name of Huber, She was intro- duced to Carolus under quite another name—that of Merz, Miss Merz told Carolus, with a coy smile, that her in- come was $360 per month, and Carolus mentally promised himself’ to get shaved every day after his marriage with the fair “Alma Mera. ‘Thursday Newberger and Carolus met and compared notes, ‘They fancied that n swindled, and they de- cided: to watch the premises, While #0 engaged they, observed Joseph Wittke, of 24 East Twenty-first street, simi- larly occupied. Wittke said that dur- Ing the three hours he had watched he had seen e men enter the of- fice of the but not a single wo- man, nor, facetiously added, a married one. They declared to Justice Taintor that there was only one woman to whom all the men were introduced, and she was paid a salary and was introduced to different men under diferent names, sometimes as a blonde and at others ana brunette, ‘Tho warrants were issued last night and executed shortly afterward Levy and the Mever women were ar- rested by Court Officers Foley and Hunt, and were arraigned shortly after noon: ‘The sisters, who are short and stout, were dressed alike In gray dresses and ray hats, with black cloth jackets. Levy wore a ight soft felt travelling hat’ and a drab waterproof Invernes cape. He wears glasses and has a close- ly trimmed beard and full mustache, ‘The complainant handed to the Court, among other documents, a huge green circular containing thirty-three ‘Rules and Regulations of the Matrimonial New York City.” jection 3 reads:'Every person blame- \ with good character and lawfully entitled to marry, can become a mem- ber; such persons’ who are only seekii enjoyment can under no circumstancs become members. ¢ ¢ * Section 12 reiates to country mem- bers and reads: “Members living out of town are brought Into communication Club, Confident Se with suitable members of the opposite sex by sending photograph and descrip tion, Those members will be introduced ch other in our reception rooms, ally prepared for this purpose and completely separate from each Suli alluring bait: “For ambitious men who another, section throws out the intel dto start in business for them- we can always secure a true wife, with the necessary capita). ‘The prisoners told Justice Taintor that they had only been at 44 Sixth avenue for three weeks, Counsel claimed that tt 8 Miss Huber, alias Mer, who had made the se representations as to her wealth and not the three prisoners. He, therefore, moved to have them dis charged, They were, however, all three Leld in’ $300 for the Court of Special Sessions. —_—— > __ A VEILED MYSTERY. js Woman in Custody 5: He a Blackmailer. Detectives Douglass and Pearson, of Chief Murphy's staff, Jersey City, corted a veiled young woman to his office at 9 o'clock this morning, She remained there with the Chief and the two detectives and gentlemen who are reported to be complainants against her. The young woman is about twenty- two years old. She wore a black hat and neat black costume. She Is a type. writer in a Washington street offic and ts accused of sending lett to thy wives of some of the wealthiest men in Jersey City, giving alleged information against their husbands. When Chief Murphy was questioned about the mysterious visitor, he said he could not give information about her unless an arrest was made. in whether that would be don Police Justice J. H. Potts and Cl James Norton consulted law books in the Juatle all the forenoon. Judge Potts and Chief Murphy held fre Quent whispered consultations, One of the complainants is said to be a banker. Another is reported to be a wealthy physician, The physician was at Headquarters to-day, tne Wiegele, Mra, Helen Grodehan testified to-day that she had seen Mrs. Wiegele strip to her corsets and a skirt in the Presence of Deputy Marshal Bernhard, the co-respondent. Mrs. Wiegele was trying on a new dress at the time, which she sald the Deputy Marshal was going to pay for, Mrs, Adele Steinberg swore that on ‘one occasion Mrs. Wiegele showed her a photograph of herself and Bernhard, and pointing to Bernhard sald: “That is the old dog that got me into all thie trouble. At the suggestion of Judge Dugro, Mrs. ‘Wiegele was placed on the stan: “Did you ever receive presents or money from United States Deputy Mar- shal Bernhard?" asked Judge Dugro. “Well, I didn't consider th ent anrwered Mrs. Wieg worked for him, and he paid me. “Call the Cu-respondent,” eaid Court. Bernhard admitted having made pres- ents to Mrs. Wiegele. He lived on A' nue A with his mother-in-law, he said, and although he had a servi girl, Mrs, Wiegele was employed to assist in'keep- ing the house in order. “You had a mother-in-law and a ser- vant, and yet needed the aasistance of the ‘defendant, Dugro. “That will d you say?" said Judxe ‘The case will be marked for a decre His Children, but Not His Wife. Anna Lackflwh, of 102 Allen street, appeared against her alleged husband, Herman, before Ju tive Burke, In the Essex Market Pollce Court to- to answer to a charge of abandonment. she thelr three children u woman was hix wife, and said he was married to another. The case was dismissed. Actor Campbell Goes Fre. Joseph F. Campbell, the actor, who was arrested yesterday at the Union Square Theatre on a charge of stealing a pair of diamond earrings valued at 4425 from Mra, Ella D:sbecke: known ‘Stage as Hattie Adami discharged by je Essex Market Police Court to- His Mother Against Him. Mother, you don't want to semd your son to prison?” said Michael Collins when arraigned be- fore Justice Burke, in tho Essex Market Police Court to-day. *'Yes, I do,"* responded the mother and she charged him with having brutally ae: saulted her. He burst into tears while his mother was telling her story, Collins was held jor tial. Cannot Find Her Parents, Eleven-year-old Rachel Stiverman was found at Grand and Allen streats last night. In the Essex Market Police Co came here two weeks ago from Rustla with parents. Agent Schmitt, of the Gerry Saciety, ‘aa detatied to hunt up her parente, WILL BE MUCH COLDER. Merepry to Drop 20 Degrees Per- haps To-Night, There is a storm this morning over the Gulf and South Atlantic States, It was accompanied with heavy rains. North of Virginia it is snowing. The snowstorm extends over the Middle Atlantic and inland Btates to the lower lake regions. It is probable that the New England States will be visited by snow before night. Tt is becoming steadily colder over the lake regions and Northwestern States. “The temperature in this vicinity,” said Mr. Dunn, “will probably fall twenty degrees before to-morrow night. The snow, which b t 6 morning, “ia likely to fast all day, ‘i “Unless all signs fall we shall have fairer and colder weather to-morro! the temperature taking the first decided @rop, late thia afternoon or early ‘even nee Waring Will Clear the snow, Street-Cleaning Commissioner Waring wit! not send his cleaners out to sweep snow until late in in the afternoon. When asked If he would try to have State Shore Inepector Furgueson the “Commiaiaioner sala he hal no flleran inst Mr. Purgueson, as the Byrnes Sen dismissed from his mind, aetna ea Nime Deaths from Gri ‘The Bureau of Burial Permits reports nine deaths from grip for the twenty-two hours ending o'clock this morn Weather Forecast. The weather forecast for the thirty-stx hours ending at # P, M. to-morrow ts a8 follow tog to-day, fair and decidedly cooler on Sunday, The temperature will fall about twenty egress by Sunday morning. Northeast winds, becoming ‘brisk to Bigh, to-day; north Sundays ipl ‘The following record shows th temperature ae Indicated "bythe thermametne Fae ae, ae a ae ania ak, we jWHAT AN EDITORIAL In the Lafayette (nd. Daily Call. The Editor of This Newspaper Tel's a Strange Story, And Vouches for Its Absolute Truth and Accuracy. Prominence of Paper and Star+ tling Nature of Faots Make Article of Vat Interest to the Putlic, “Jacob J. Rettemeter,"’ anys the Lal tte (Ind.) Daily Call, of Jun, 18th, the well Known compositor In the Call news-room, som at one of our oldest and best-known German cit vens, has « qaurhter just three yenrs old lant Saturday, who, nimost from her birth, has beea, afflicted with spinal meningitis and has just ox perienced a recovery which is Ittle short of miraculous, “Mr and Mra Reltemeter were three years ago made the proud parents twin risters, on@ of whom died on the Sthof Juue two years ago, with srinal meningitis, The latter partof the same month her surviving twin sister was at tacket with the disease ina most ageravated jorm. ‘ihe family bid the constant services throughout the whole Summerof some of our best physicians, three ot whom in turn exams Ined and attended the cases. The child waa um ableto walk, almost unable to move, and em Urely Lielpless “Phe phyaictans, one and all, acroed that the case was hopeless, that nothing could be done fo? this child, Their opinion was that she would never be cured, and probably would soon dle. From everything done for her she experienced no benefit. and the pl ysiclans, caudidly stating that they could do nothing for the cure of the child, were dismissed, and beyond mild domestic treat fnent, rubbing with alcohol, ete., to alleviate (m. mediate symptoms, nothing was done for her and the sad-hearted parents only walted the su: mons which they felt must come son for hop final release from her afMfictions, ‘“Phus matters went on for about a year, the Mtttle one changing. If at all, only for the worss, and steadily but surely going down. One yeag this month, Mr. Reitemeter Informs us, by the advertisement of Dr. Greene’ blood nerve remedy, in the Call, he and hip wife finally concluded to try it, though with very slender hopes of deriving any benefit. There was a decided improvement in the child's condle tion with the use of the first bottle, which com tinued during the second, and before the third bottle was all used the child was able to walk op- Hight, and apparently cured, ‘Thereupon the use of the medicine was discontinued, and has not been resumed. “Tu the year which has since elapsed the child has grown to be us fatand healthy and activi little one as any parent need wish to nee, and Me. and Mrs. Reltemeler say they feel beyond « doubt the uve of Dr. Greene’ lervura blood un@ nerve remedy saved her life. ‘The case is con tainly @ very remarkable one, and the well- known and reliable character of the parties wives it especial Importance and significance. '' ‘This Is indeed a most wonderful cure, and» great triumph for Dr. Greene's Nervura, ani oo curring as it did im the Dally Call’sofficial family, the fact will have the greatest weight in influenc- ‘ng all who are sick or ailing to use this truly marvellous restorer of health. This grand remedy should not be classed with ordinary patent medl+ cines, as it is the discovery of a successful physi. cian who has the largest practice in the word among nervous and chronic diseases, Dr, Greene, of BS West 14th St, New York City. He can be consulted without charge in regard to any cage, personally or by letter, by all who use the medb cine, ——————— Pure Cream and other whole- some ingredients only enter inte composition of Gold Churn Butterine, Pronounced by eminent chemists and experts entirely free from butyric acid— hence cannot get rancid, as pure butter, Gold Churn Butterine possesses @ peculiarly rich and delicate flavor, is ever sweet and wholesome. Prices, f, o. b., Providence: lOor 20 Tb; ube at 60. Exprestage Ip. tubs at bp tee Exoressage 30c, Ih. tub at I sage 406, lh, bores at IGL-2e. aprestage 25e A8Th. bowasat 52s, Expresuare 6 A. WHITE 326 CANAL ST., PROVIDENCE, R. I. === CLOAKS AT LESS THAN 1-2 PRICE, CASH or CREDIT. L. STERNBERG & CL, one Pte ee cae Be me —_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—_—S———s NOTES FROM CITY COLLEGES, we the; a Lay "bchoo! ie sing’ pushed, forwant ‘atveaet? and the buildings are repidiy nearing comple: ion, Alter the dificult review examinati two weeks, Une students of the College ofthe, City of New York appreciated their two holic daya thio week. The Wednesday, Misa Eva J. Brummer, the critio of the Alpha Beta Gamma Society, of Normal Yenlerday Te-elected (9 that postion = *M# ws ie aa a ed to doa and” gowns. ‘The candidates of the Columb have’ been Teducnd. to fouriern in mussuen See Rave begun ‘work on thelr machines ‘The track team of Columbia Col gin’ training ‘after the examinations? "ll be ‘The Philomathean Society, voster officers fecond term began om of Normal College, elected the following itt adi be et nets eae aie enident, Misa F. Sennor; Criti Wenati: Recording Secretar) “4 ley; Corresponding Becretary. ‘Mine Mae Deas: rian, Miss M. Tourter; Treasurer, Misa Ete Koster: Reporter, Min L.’ Strua; Bdltor Mise M Cahalan; Usher, Mise B, Kilpatrich lectures giv grea ot. “Charis. t will be “Talks Upes ot the cours ‘Cooper Dalen,