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FETE AW AUIS ESOL EL BE OM PL LOLOS * BRT E, \ THE WORLD: WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 15, THE NEW BOSS OF TAMMANY HALL. MERCY TIES | LAW'S HANDS ARTIST yar ncraar) Sentence on Murderer Mc- L in ean) Gurk Postponed — Until oon Court Has Deliberated. JURY ASKS LENIENCY. | Culprit so Infirm as to Have Little| Idea of His Situation--Aged Wife Waiting. Court. tenced them A CHAIR WITH A STRING TO I Leader of Tammany Rope. and Then— John C. Sheehan Sat in It Once, a BY THOMAS E. POWERS. { Lewis Nixon. fifth street Walting to Greet the New Leader of Tammany y ALM. Scene—Reception Ro: targumenta | MeGurk, | Iway Time—11. ngaged in frequ the murder a Good morning, Judge! as s Good morning, Alaerman How is Jimmie? How do you do, Counctiman? Good; how's the Sheriff? How are you, Coroner? i Never better. How's the Congressman? Good morning, Senator! Good morning. Chief! Fine morning, Sergeant! It ‘tis that, Captain—how fs the cough? Well, well; how is my friend. the Patrolman COURT " STEERERS" Lelbowed his way through the mob In the reception room of the wigwam. | | He wore a long ragian coat and a black derby hat. He shook hands from (right to left, nervously nodding and smiling to leeders as he passed on to | the inner sanctum. H “That's him,” said a man. | Who?’ asked another | “Why, his ‘Lamps,’ Nixon,” whispered ¢ “He's de mug what makes de gunboats,” said a fourth. Oh, fiddie! what's ver givin’ us; Whitney makes all of dem gunboats,” Mickey the Sledge. “Nixey, it's Nixon,” Jefferson pun- Sure enough, it was Lewis Nixon, the new pilot chosen by Richard 4 | Croker and the organization to guide Tammany’s battered old hulk over rie Court's atl 1 ow shoals, around Jerome reefs, and ont throngh the Hell Gate of defeat to clear sailing. Johnny Carroll came down early to meet the new leader. They shook hands cordially. Carroll was beaming as though nothing had occurred to rufte his serenity Glancing around where stood the chair previously occupied by Richard 1 s Croker, Mr. Nixon quickly threw off his coat and hat and seated himself at Mayas his desk. The crowd surged forward to greet him. cane eS ‘Is there # little dough bag concealed about the cubby holes,” a forward person “Divvle a vag,” Grange by this time. whistle When the crowd had thinned out a little tender’s ear Really, I am quite astonished at Mr. Lewis Nixon. No man ever carried -|a knife in his boots or a lead pipe in his sleeve with kinder intentions than I had when I called at Tammany Hall to see Mr. Nixon. And he was rude to me—positively rude. Iam forced to come again with my assertion of astpn- ishment. In the calm light of after reflection it occurs to me that Mr. Nixon must have though: I was a torpedo boat. When I approached him he put his nets out, unlimbered his port battery and got red in the face. I was introduced by a rash friend ey Mr. Nixon was seated in the leader's chair. In the offing were the first- ts fonees, Gud ther{ Class beardless cruiser John F. Carroll and the first-class whiskered cruiser to him. Edward Sheehy Mr. Sheehy was eating a cold cigar. If what I see in the papers is true Mr. Carroll was eating his heart out. the Import « JUSTICE ZELLER THREATENS DIRE HUSAIN said Exsex Market ne to “steer- ne of them came a voice from under the portrait of Thomas inquired said aman at his elbow. "There all over on the Moated Nixon did not laugh. The desk was clean as a 1 managed to get the new $1, which wast Jealer name X Btreet, went whose place After giving the naval salute I came about and spoke to Mr. Nixon. How he acknowledged the salute and the speak will appear: Speak—Is your job on the level, Mr. Nixon, or will Croker resume his seat when he returns? POWERS'S Hall, 1902 -- 1000 IM PRESSIONS Re | but Some One Pulled the} Ask Him Taloee*> Man-in-the-Middle to Sheehy—Where's Croker Ex-Tax Commissioner—There’s Nixon He's it, now Man-in-the-Middle—Nixey with Nixon. He's only Cr ev's alibi. OF LEWIS NIXON if He Is the | PRAISE THE WORLD nT | society, in love, the | Cee an vont livexercine crenyin. TCateniia }ODELL CLUB CELEBRATES Special Reductions!" mos employed in the tee | Special eductions |! ‘tml | i \ DEFEAT OF BELMONT. | to clear large quantities of Bekah Rocke vier Goulte an k- Nixon in the Chair. New 3lood for the Tiger. “t didn't know but you were keeping it warm for the Boss,” sald {as meekly as a sailor asking for shore leave | “LT ecan't answer such things aa that fourteen times a. Mr. Nixon assured me. 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Sale of Dress Trimmings jstillin progress at prices that ‘represents less than half cost} of production, reas HIM.R HEADACHE Chronic — Bilious— Periodic [esis Headache Acknowledgement—How dare you ask me a question like that? Paddy Divver, the beefsteak eater?” D $1.50 Values, 09¢. yard Instantly Relieved by I felt as though I had been hit in the eye by a thirteen-inch shell, but I “T don't care to talk about Mr. Divver,” said Mr. Nixon | . goe q 39¢. didn’t show it. On the contrary, I remained calm while Mr. Nixon took a Having fired this shot he gaye his photograph to a reporter and gave me a c. “ ‘rm grasp on his hair and extracted quite a bunch of it the oofty gooft. I don't know what the oofty gooft is, but it sounds like . f rk. i a i “ “Lam leader as long as I am fn this chair,” continued Mr. Nixon, speak- | what I got | Misti ait <o° SCHEME TO MAKE MORE/ing tike : rapid-fire gun. “I intend to stay in this chair, What do you sup- However, I was not to be discouraged by a mere oofty gooft, so 1) C8" i ‘Powers which Cursthe Gauss ROOM AT EIGHTH STREET. | pose 1 am doing in this chair?” returned to the attack Av. mtinin M . VE or ord 2 Tay lor. Full S — oe ee —— ee ll eclatiaa sala, ; ; Cabinet to be a candidate for thin of- forma} Present ON eee = | Broadway & 20th St Y Proposal of the it fice, which only calls for $00, Thin : at —~ | - . mine | looks funny, and I don’t think he will ” Got a bargain to offer? Don't hide | a | get it a « {t. Let everybody know ‘t through | Me _ = ‘If you are going by records, Stokes t is the man that ought to be elected. His} % ' record Is far and away the best of them! brett "Jail, but nowaduya tf a man has a good record it seems to go against him in- Sol f it : h latreet stead of doing him any good sald eieh 2 en , ae ore way | DOES NOT BELIEVE HE WILL iMR. SKITT SAYS FAITHFUL ‘L’ 7 ' toand re. BE ELECTED SENATOR. LESSLER SWORN IN. | EMPLOYEES ARE SAFE. Res aMe which é | a ise ait vening of Eim | | en 5 | Ex-Senator Smith to-day expreaned | MA" Whe Defeated Belmont te Now pe eer reenter WoR meet: | the belief that John F. Dryden stands a Congrresem | of the Manhattan Railway, Com the best show of being elected United WABHINGTON, Jan —When the! * ei States Senator from New Jersey, and| House met to-day Montague Lessler, eft re riticlwed John W. Griggs for quitting} who was recently elected to mucceed} annnlosaan } 8,000 Job am Attorney-General and | Nicholas Muller, of New York, wan) oe er iat marge By STANLEY J WEYMAN, y oming # candidate for Senator, which |S¥orn In. eas tiene a . 7 0 sk Rea ne oe stata AERC Cie Author of “Count Hann bal’ “Under the Red Robe,” “Castle Inn," A candidates for the}ception when he took the at ; changed.” sald Mr x we re uana rehip are W. Griggs geal Esta Peas el trade bar a Oda Aa WILL BE PUBLISHED SERIALLY IN ¢ tor merly Attor! f the United |700 Orphan Children Quarantined. | nt any time except for cause as " { where the tunnel is to, States; Edward © ind John F.{ geven hundred Hebrew Orphan A a viole: of rules and regulath ~ ef t fortnight because 9! fn tf post real the [Best chance, In ° ve me lan shih my opinion,” said ex-Senator Smith Aad Aa cL InESY Fs) 0 femna-| ‘He la well Iked in Newark, and is, 1 u 1s charac BEGINNING TO-MORROW. edings for acquiring the prop-| think, a popular mmn all over the State " on : 7 = a f DAL idiom dient gat Pde diet actin Acsesting houses) howea ABA SPATE: | ataneA stone initia ie eetkares any (NOW PLAYING AT WALLACK’S THEATRE.) | Busi er eae length of time, “Griggs left an #,00 position in tae ments for sale in the Sunday World! ian" young or old, so long us he per Be y World is invited