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12 HOCHESTEl DEMOCRAT AND CHRONICLE. SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1896. SENATOR MlfiAHAN The next stop which wan made was for POLICE PATROL BARN. Democrat and Chronicle CITY WHEELMEN REFUSE TO PAY THE ASSESSMENT WILL SPFAk HERE I TELEPHONE O.AJL,Is t- -uiiuriai KOOIIM HO counting Koom COMPARATIVE TEMPERATURE Rudolph Schmidt Thermometer. a 189.

The attorney-general defaulted in the matter. It is binding until modified or reversed, but ot is in direct conflict with a decision of the court of appeals in the cast of the Equitable Reserve und Life Association. "In 1880 the Equitable Reserve una Life Association, which iwas organiz.ea under Chapter 175 of the laws of 18.83-the same as the United States Mutual Accident Association was put in the bands of a receiver on the application of tUe. attorney-general and the company was dissolved by judgment of the court, and aften the tempo-ary receiver was a pointed he applied to the court, in substantially the same way as in this case, for authority to levy an assessment on the former members. The court gave him the authority and the assessment Avas ievied and collected from many members.

"After that the. referee applied to the court ns to the disposition to be made of the association's assets, and this point came up. Members who had not paid assessments came be-fore the referee and contested the right of the receiver to make the assessments, and claimed a right to share in the assets with those who had -T- 8 A.M. 7 a-mI I A.M. i B7 I 11 A.M.

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m. jr 12 MID. the purpose of refreshment, and the generosity of Scottsville was repeated by Fair- port, Xhe men were waited on at one Biue of the street and the ladies on the opposite side. The refreshments consisted of big. hot, sweet doughnuts, just like grandma used to make, lemonade, milk, grapes and apples.

After devouring as much of these as they could, in which occupation the city riders were joined by large delegations of wheelmen from Pittsford, 1'entield and other nearby villages, which swelled the number to nearly 1,000, Rev. Mr. Reese, of Fairport, for want of a better place, mounted a refreshment tabic and briefly welcomed the wheelmen and wheelwomen in an address which voiced the sentiments of every resident of the village. He said in part: "My career as a wheelman has been brief and my scorching has not been severe, hence there is much for me to learn regarding wheelmen, but I take great pleasure in welcoming you here to-day. In your presence I see a recognition of a so cial obligation, as some of our residents visit your city every day and many of ns every week.

We also welcome you le- cause you represent a new industry in which is invested millions of dollars, and which affords employment to hundreds of workingmen and results in untold good to the masses of laboring people, whose duties confine them indoors. "I also welcome you for another reason, as the reresentatives of a new factor in our social life. The men we meet awheel are hail fellows well met, providing the meeting is not the middle of the road end a collision the result. But, best of all, your coming to-day is an indication of th good relations which may soon exist between the people of the city and the peo ple of the country. Everyone realizes hai a panacea it is for the busy man of the city to be able to secure the free air of the country and it is but a matter of time when many men whoso business is in the city will secure homes in the country, and in the construction of the sidepath, this departure will not be long postponed.

Professor Frail, principal of the Fair- port union school was the next speaker, ami his words of welcome were equally earnest. "This is your first visit to your country cousins cf Fairport," said he, "but you are none the less welcome. Although your friendship and admiration for us is doubtless sincere, we feel that you would never have honored us with such a visit as this had it not been for the substantial sidepath over which yon wheeled to-dar We are proud of the path and ask you to use it; hoping that it will give you many a happy day's outing. While many paths diverge from your city, this is the only one we possess, and as we will necessarily have to visit you in enjoying the i-thor paths, we also desire that you will find it a pleasure to again come to Fairport. aiso nope tnat wnen you come here in the future we will be able to joi you in a trip over a course to Wavucnort.

Macedon and Palmyra, where the hope for an extension is strong. In conclusion I wish to say that Fairport is all yours. Make the best of it." Assemblyman Armstrong was next called upon and when the man who has dene so much for wheelmen in New York state, climbed upon the table, the ovation that he received would have caused him to Mush were it not that his face had rot yet assumed its natural color, after mounting the canal hill. When the cheers hf subsided, Mr. Armstrong said: "Ladies and gentlemen of Fairport, Mueeiwomen and wheelmen: We came here to receive a greeting from the people of Fairport, not to bring a greeting with us.

We certainly appreciate your warm welcome and are of one accord filled with admiration for your wheelpath, which Is smooth, substantial and surrounded in its route from Rochester with beautiful scenery and thrifty homesteads. There Is but one fault to be found with the path, however," and here the speaker sighed as xj.Kr itvaiuu ji. it is mm nui wnicn is met crossing the Canal. In clinibina that hill I was reminded of the man who was loud in praise of his wife. He ofteu declared that he had the best wife in tht world, and the only fault she had was thai she -would swear like sixty when she was drunk.

Now "this path has but the on fault, the toboggan slide at the canal must be cnt down. When I got to the tot of that hill I felt like the Irishman who was sleeping in the third story of a hotel, and being suddenly awakened by a cry oi fire, jumped into his trousers the wrons way. When be was going east his trousers were going west. Pat jumped from the window, and when he struck the ground a friend anxiously inquired if he was hurt. said Pat, am not hurt but a little twisted.

"Some day we are going to annex Fair-port to Rochester, hut until such time will send ten riders over your path foi every one you send us. It is said thai every sidepsth which has bee-n builded is a remonstrance against the road system, and we believe it. miles of sidepath which have been constructed from Rochester this year are certainly a remonstrance loud enough to be heard all over Monro, county. Some frosty autumn day we art going out and lay those alleged good roads in a narrow grave. It is enough to make an ordinary man have an epileptic fit to ride over some of our roads and I will wager that we did not pass a horse to-da that did not wish he was on a bicycle.

"I once heard of a man, traveling in the West who entered a hotel and asking foi a drink was handed a glass, a jug and a whisk broom. Not knowing the custom of the locality and not caring to appear unsophisticated in so important a matter as drinking whisky, he waited a moment, and an Irishman entered. The Irishman called for a drink and received a glass, a jug and a whisk broom. After pouring out a drink he brushed some of the sawdust away from the bar and swallowing the whisky, lay down and had a fit. Now I believe that if there was any sawdust just outside of Fairport on some of those sandy stretches of road, the horses, if they had whisk brooms would brush it away and have a fit." The speaker then referred to the fact that when a recent bill passed the legislature providing for the building of better roads, whereby the state pays one-half.

the county one-fourth and the town one-fourth, Monroe county was not included. He asserted that some influence prevented this, and concluded in an exhortation to the people present to join in demanding better roads. Following the speechmakingv the wheel men made e. circuit of the town and whili a number returned by rail, a large jority rode their wheels homewnrd at the pace their inclinations suggested. The Misses Goler Announce the opening of their dancing school, Saturday, October 10th.

No. 571 West avenue. L. C. Langie Knows Good Coal And people who use it never complain of siaie ana e-inuers.

uraer at Alain street office, opiosite Elm street; North street, nt ar rauroau; corner south Uunton and Alexander, or by 'phone DUO. Zinc etchings seem to be quite the thins for newspaper advertisements just at present. Leavt your order at the job depart aunt at the Democrat and Chronicle The Attractions and Improvements Are Practically Finished. Chairman Pauckner, of the city property committee of the common counciLand Arch itect Crandall, under whose supervision the changes are being made in the police patrol barn in the rear of the central po lice station, loth feel very well satisned with the improvements, which are now practically completed. and which when done will have cost very much less than was anticipated; in fact, something less than $2,500.

The alterations which have been made are much more important thai the cost of them would lead the reader to suppose, and add very materially to the convenience of the otticers in charge, the comfort of the animals and the efficiency of this important branch of the depart ment. Chief Cleary is very well pleased with the improvements, which have been constantly supervised by the architect ana Chairman Pauckner. The walls of the patrol barn have been extended ten feet to the southward, increasing the room by just that much. The exits have been re arranged in the light of experience gained since the barn has been in commission, and the interior entirely altered. The stable consists of four box stalls and an equal number of common ones, which are separ ated by an eight-foot alleyway which is also used as a place for cleaning the ani mals.

The stables are well ventilated and roomy, and provided with outside doors opening upon the alley in the rear in which the manure pit is situated and from. whence all of the feed, is brought into the barn. The front of the common stalls, in which the active horses will le kept, extends entirely to the ceiling. The en trances to the stalls are equipped with elec tric fittings. The stable is entirely separ ated from the carriage room in which Is kept the apparatus.

The stairway to the uper floor or loft has been changed, and it is now situated in the carriage room. Two columns which were formerly locate in the carriage room, have been removed, thus leaving the floor space of the apartment unobstructed. The ca pacity of the hay loft has been very materially increased by the addition. An office for the use of the men while on dut has been fitted up off of the carriage room at the south side of the addition, and fac ing upon Exchange street. An allied im provement is the widening of the driveway at the south side of the station, so that now it will be possible when a patrol wagon cences in from a call, for the driver to turn his team around and respond to a second call if need be without being compelled to drive into or through the barn.

A brick wall, seven feet high and sur mounted by a stone coping, divide the police department driveway from the prop erty to the south of the station. AROUND THE WORLD. Homer N. Lockwook Tells His Experience as a Globe Trotter. Homer N.

Lock wood, of New York, formerly of Auburn, arrived in this city yesterday from his recent trip around the world. About two years ago he was in Rochester en route to San Francisco, where he took the steamer for the Sandwich Is lands, Japan, China, Singapore and Siam, spending several months in Ceylon and the interior of India. In relating some of his experiences yesterday, he said: "It was my pleasure to go up among the Himalayas and witness the sunrise over Kinchmjunga and Mt. Everest, the ver itable roof of the world. It was one of the grandest sights given to mortals to behold, I passed through the scenes of the Sepoy rebellion at Cawnpore, Lucknow and Delhi and spent some time at the Taj Mahal.

This is a tomb built by the emperor Shah Jehan to his idolized wife at a cost of $15,000,000. It is said that its construc tion required the services of twenty thous and men for seventeen years. "After visiting Arabia I skirted along the coast of Abyssinia, through the Red sea to Cairo, thense up the Nile to Thebes and Kalnah, but the dervishes were rather threatening and, fortunately enough, we came down on the last boat before the Egyptian general took possession of all tourist Mr. Lockwood is well known in Rochester, being the owner of the farm "Maple- wood" on the Charlotte road east. POYNEER SENT TO JAIL.

He Will be Granted a Mental Examina tion While at the Institution. A. C. Poyneer was arraigned in police court Friday afternoon on the charge of petit larceny, in securing goods from D. A.

Wightman under false pretenses. After hearing considerable testimony, Judge Ernst remanded him to jail for a medical examination. Poyneer was arrested about a week ago by Detective McDonald. His actions at that time were thought to be rather strange. It seems that the man had a mania for giving out checks on the German-American Bank of Buffalo, and had succeeded in passing something more than a dozen of them.

It was learned at the German-American Bank that Poyneer did not have any money there, and never had. For the past few months the man has been sowing these checks broadcast, but was always clever enough to get out of town before their worthlessness was discovered. While in jail Poyneer will be subjected to a rigid mental examination, and should it be found out that his mind is unbalanced, he will probably be committed to an institution. He has apparently little interest in the examination that has been given him, and could not be induced to say much about his pact life. Father Hen-drick yesterday reported to the police that he had cashed a $10 check for the man and on presenting it at the bank, found that it was worthless.

Marine Report. The following are the arrivals and departures, port of Charlotte, since our last report: Arrivals September 24th, Weflmer North King, Hpe. passengers nd baggage; schooner R. McDonald. Wellers Bay, lumber; September 23th steamer North King, Port Hope, passengers and baggage; schooner V.

A. Sherman, Brockville, steamer Hecla, Ogdeiapburg. light? barge Black Diamond, Og-fVi'sUurg, light: barg Richard, Prescott, light; barge Bolivia, Brockville, light. Departures Septemler 24th, steamer North Hope, paengrs and baggage; -schooner K. McDonald, Wellers Bay.

light; September 25th, schooner North King. Port Hope, passengers and baggage; schooner A. sta- idan. Brockville, coal; steamer Hecla, Ogdensburg, coal; barge Black Diamond, Ogdensburg, coal; barge liichard. Prea-cott, coal; barge Bolivia, Prescott, coal.

Relaying the Pavement. The asphalt pavement in the center of Monroe avenue between South Goodman street and the bridge, which has been torn up for several months, is now being re-laid. The pavement was cut to permit the laying of the Monroe avenue and Field street outlet 6ewer which has been com pleted. Soggs Serves Cream of Barley Soup VVi.K tiJa r.m.no dinners Trv the 1 LIL Ill-i (uiii.i mi new dining hall if you enjoy good cooking. SfatA trwet- CAPTURE FAIRPORT Formal Opening of the New Bicycle Sidepath.

WARMLY WELCOMED Generous Quantities of Refreshments Awaited the Visitors and the Village Band Furnished Music-Some Good Speeches. It requires more than a few black clouds and a series of incipient showers to dampen the ardor of the average Rochester bicyclist. This fact was well demonstrated yesterday afternoon when between 500 ana COO of the city's wheelmen and wheel women departed on the trip which had been arranged a a a formal oieuhig of the new Fairport sidepath. As in the case of the dedication of the Scottsville path, it was necessary on account of rain to postpone the event a week from the date ongiuaLy set, and like the other the postponement did not seriously detract from the enjoy ment of the occasion. The start was to have taken place from the Seven Corners at 2 o'clock, but owing to the frequent showers which were following each other with disappointing regular ity, but a small delegation of wheelmen were there at the hour fixed.

A brief ces sation of rain tempted many riders to visit the starting point, however, and at 2:15 there were possibly 100 ladies and twice that number of men ground in the doorways of the buildings near the corners, patiently awaiting the signal to start whether the rain continued or not. Trim maids with balloon-sleeved shirt waists looked at the sky and shuddered to think that they would perhaps be com pelled to don the capes which fond mother had insisted they should carry, and spruce young men with carefully pressed bike suits smothered words beneath their breath which would not look well In print, when they saw the big drops spattering on the pavements. Everyone was outwardly good-natured, as the members of every assemblage of that kind is, and many were the prophesies made that It would clear off by people who did not possess a particle of belief In what they prophesied. Five minutes later Marshall Armstrong and his aides arrived, and seeing that it would not be politic to declare the ride postponed again, the signal was given to 6tart and a long line of riders sped up East avenne, with the rain in their faces, while hundreds of pedestrians by word and look cheered them on in the hope that the sky would soon clear and all would be well in the end. The shower which was in evidence when the start was made did not cease when Meigs street was reached and as a result a lnrge number of female riders dropped out, thinking that it would be unsafe to proceed, but a few moments later, when they saw that the rain had passed, the deserters again mounted their wheels and with a little extra speed soon caught up with the braver ones who had not seen fit to step.

This first delegation numbered about 400 and folly 250 more followed Jater, to arrive in Fairport at nearly the same time, by faster riding. In the lead was tha bugler and Hon. "YV. W. Armstrong, chief marshal, assisted by M.

B. Fox, J. Amsden, G. Bocwnis, Hon. W.

Werner, Horace Brewster, A. B. Lamber- ton, John C. McXab. F.

D. Morgan, Gordon Montgomery, J. Y. McClintock ana others. They were followed by a score of Eight Separate Company wheelmen in full uniform and with colors, a delegation of the Rochester Press Cycle Club, tht Lake View Wheelmen, and members ot numerous other wheelmen's organization.

The "rear guard" consisted of several hundred riders of both sexes and various ages, and the young man who had ac companied his "steady" was happy In realizing that he could nde with her ana not be compelled to look at her from afai off, as -was the case when the Scottsville. ladies the pace was not one which would satisfy the scorcher, but at no time did ride was taken. In deference to thfc the parade Jag and no general stop waa made for rest during the entire outward trip of ten miles, which was made in a little more than an hour. Any one who so desired was at liberty to drop out for 'a short rest providing the path was kept clear, and while numbers of riders were seen at the road side, their proximity to an apple tree or pump indicated that the halt had been made for Other reasons man fatigue. Along East avenue, the riders received many cheery nods or waves of the hand from the residents and at Brighton he people stopped their avocations while the long procession of wheels sped by.

At the Country Club, where a number of The members were rnioving the golf games, the riders received due recognition and soon after passed s-rnall audiences of country people who had evidently gotten their home duties out of the way and were grouped in their dooryards to view the strange sight. At one large farm house was displayed a sisrn stating that fresh milk could ho ob tained within for a small outlay, and judg- inc from the number of wheelmen who stepped it is safe to presume that the leusewife will not have any sour vulk to care for this morning. The path from the city to the mile rost six miles out, and where the turn is made to Fairport, is in the main a level one and little exertion was required, but the remaining four miles to Fairport is oramen-ted with a number of small and in some instances, quite steep hills. To the road rider these hills were apparently refreshing after the monotony of the half dozen miles of level ground, but to the middle-agtd business man, the amateur, and the average woman rider, they were troublesome at times, and it was not an uncom mon sight to see snail groups of riders, sitting in the grass, mopping the perspiration from their faces and receiving the banter of the stronger riders who passed with good natured grace and a remark that they would probably be in Fairport in time to take the train home. At the canal, about a mile east of the village, the path crosses a bridge where the approach is unusually steep, and to watch the tired riders us they attempted to surmount this incline was one of the amusing features of the run.

Marshal Armstrong, presumably thinking that it would not do to have the marshal and head of the procession walk the hilL took a swift start, and by much puffing succeeded in reaching the bridge wdth a glow on his face that would do honor to an Irish comedian. i rom this point to the village the oath is again level and when the wheelmen, and wheelwomen bad reached the ulacA whoro they were to dismount for the purpose of forming a fairly respectable column thev were recuperated sufficiently to rid with out having to resort to their handkerchiefs ani tnereby endanger the equilibrium of their companions. At this point they were met by the Fnirport Wheelmen rmm. panled by the DeLaud band, and when the procession again moved on to the center of the village, it formed a spectacle which jnet the favor of everj who saw it. 1 The Ohio Caraigner Will Address tbi Black Aleeting.

PLfxNS FOR THE PARADE General Chamberlain Has Issued His Second Set of Orders Making His Staff Appointments A Letter to Town Committees. Chairman Calihan announced at the Republican county committee headquarters last night that he had received a telegram from Hon. Thomas li. Miuahan, of Columbus, Ohio, a well-known campaigner and stump speaker of the Buckeye state, who wired that he would be in Rochester oa OctoU-r 3d, and would be one of the spe-JL- ers at the Black demonstration, his servicvg having been secured by Secretary Kenyon of the state committee. The news that Senator Minahan would be one of the sieaki-rs at the visit of th next governor of the state to Rochester, was received with the greatest enthusiasm in the city last night.

Chairman Calihan is expecting to hear hourly from Secretary Kenyon in reference to the third speaker, whose name has not as yet ben-n It is now definitely settled that the meeting will be held at the Rochester Driving park, owing to the fact that it is almost the only place which will accommodate the immense crowd which will be present. A speaker's stand will be erected on the track directly opposite the main grand stand, and some admirable arrangements in the hae of sound boards are contemplateel, not only for the convenience of the audience, but for the ease of the speakers themselves. The seating capacity of the stands at th park is variously e-stimate-d at from 1,200 to In addition the peruiaue-ht stands several temporary stands will be erectenl in the inclosure known to horsemen as the quarter stretch, although the-se last will not be covered. A prominent Republican said yesterday that if the weather was only propitious the meeting would far excel the reception tendered William J. Bryan at Brown's square, both in point of attendance and enthusiasm.

The arrangements for the parade have already been published in the columns of this paper, and the fact that they, will be under the efficient supervision of Brigadier-General James R. Chaniberlin seems "to augur that they will be most successful. General Chaoiberlin has been actively engaged in preparing his plans for the parade, and in organizing the brigade for the campaign meetings which will follow the Black demonstration. He has been ably seconded in this effort by the county committee, which as anxious to secure as many mounted campaign clubs for the parade as possible. To this end Chairman Calihan has issued the following letter to the different clubs in the ward 9 and towns: Headquarters Republican Connty Committee of Monroe County, Nos.

CO and 71 Kast Maim street, liochester, N. Y. Sept. 20, 1S06. My Dear Sir: As yon are aware our first big demonstration of the campaign will take place one week from to-day, Saturday, October 3d, when our next governor, Hon.

F. S. will be here with two other distinguished speakers at the Driving park in the afternoon. We should have r-presentaUons from all the towns and wards here that day besides the members of the marching clubs, in the way of delegations of mounted Republicans. We, therefore, call upon yonr committee to make a special effort to live as many horsemen join In the parade as posibla.

Kindly inform me at once how many men we may expect to represent your town on horseback. The parade will start to march at 2:30 P. M. Yours very truly, Martin J. Calihan.

Chairman. At a late hour last night General Cham-berlin issued the second of his general orders, appointing his staff, with subsequent appointments to be made. The order follows in full: Headquarters Clu! Brigade, No. 13 West Main street, Rochester, X. Sept.

'2ti, ISitd. 1. The comma ndlng officers cf all the Republican clubs of the city of Rochester are requested to report at the Monroe cmiuly Ro-publicai committee room, Nos. and 71 East Main street, on Momtay evening. September 28th.

at 8 o'clock sharp, to complete the organization of the brigade and make arrangements for the reception and parade ia horor of our next governor, Hon. l-'rank S. B'ack, on Saturday, October 3d. 2. I hereby announce the following staff ap-pointmentti they will be obeyed and re-siectel accordingly: Adjutant-tieneral, npnry S.

Redman; chief of staff, Joseph, A. Adliugton; assistant adjutant-general, Newell C. Fulton; quartermaster-general, Thomas W. Ford: assistant quartermaster-general, James II. tJlavey; Inspector-general, Henry- An-seil; assistant inspector-general, Tlionnas paymaster-general, Soldou Page; Chief of ordnance, Charles II.

Moody: chief engineer. Captain Henry Ixmt: assistant chief engineer, Simon V. McDowell; judge advocate, lharli-s S. Raker: commissary-general, lid win J. chief of artillery, iieorge S.

Ilurke; chief of cavalry, E. W. Merrill: chaplain. Rev. H.

H. Stebblus; medical director, James W. Casey: provost marshal, A. S. Bos-twick; mustering officer, George W.

Thomas: signal officer, I'A-ward B. Chapin; chief aide-de-camp, C. C. Brc-wnell; aides-dtveamp. Alfred Edward John, H.

Wallace, John C. Woodbury, David II. Westbury, Ueorge K. Cripps, r. B.

Alleu, DeGarmo Bobbins, Dr. M. C. Mason 3. Staff otiicers are requested to report at the rooms of the Monroe county Republican ceuvmlttee.

East Main street, on Monday eerlr.g, September I'Mh, at sharp. Additional Appointments will be made la subsequent orders. By order JAMES R. CHAM BERLIN, Commanding Cl-ul Brigade. Official: HENRY S.

REDMAN, Adjutant-General. BICYCLES AS BAGGAGE. The northern Central is Charging tor Their Transportation. The Northern Central's actions in charging for thte transportation of bicycles has been brouglrt to the notice of W. R.

Lansing, who Is a nuanber of the rights and privileges committee of the New York division of the L. A. W. When the law was passed declariug bicyclers baggage, all the road submitted with tht eseepliou of the Northern Ceutral, which has benm charging for the transportation of the same, claiming that they hud the right so to do, and that the law did not make any provision agulusb a reasonable charge. Recently Xl'r.

Lansing wrote to the officials of that road, and hs yesterday received thi reply: W. K. Lansing, Rochester, N. Y. Dear sir: i-i reply to your favor of the loth instant, I to say that the law of New York, us we unde rstand it.

by Its terms, seek to iinpi.se au obligation ou tue compauy to treat bicycles us baggage, but contains no prov ision against a reasonable thargo fur thu transportation of wheels. Our practice, therefore, at present is to carry bicycles In baggage cars, giving checks therefor, charging, however, a reasonable compensation, ns is the case with oilier articles of similar character, such as baby carriages, etc. Very truly, George W. Ro.vd. Assistant i5.

P. A. It Is probable that the matter will brought up at the meeting of the New Yorfe division of th wheelmen In December and that some action will be taken upon the matter, Zinc etchings seem to tie quite thP thinf for newspaper advertisements just at present. Leave your order at job ttient of the Democrat and Cihronlchv Affairs of the Defunct Accident Insurance Company. ANGRY POLICY HOLDERS Organizing to Resist Demands Against Them Scenes in the New York Office tlot Words With the Receiver.

There are several hundred people in this city who are bemoaning the fact that they were ever members of the United States Mutual Accident Association. Some years ago, as stated in the Democrat and Chronicle a few days ago, the company went into the hands of a receiver, owing, it is al-1 gvd, to the mismanageme'nt of its officers. Henry Winthrop Gray was appointed receiver, and he found an indebtedness on his hands, in unpaid claims and the obligations, of $450,000. When he cast his eyes about for means with which to satisfy these claims, he found only the list of members of the company, and the possibility of making an individual assessment upon them. Then he set a corps of clerks to v.

crk to find out how much each one ought to' stand upon a pro rata division of the indebtedness. This having been accomplished, an order was obtained from the court to levy an assessment on the association's former memlership. Since then copies of the order w7ith notice to pay up have been traveling through the mails to the line of some 138,000, and the recipients are wondering what, anti-deluvian enap game is being sprung upon them to relieve their pockets of any surplus cash which might have accumulated there. As the defunct company was some yeirs ago one of the strongest and most reliable of it? kind, its constituency is scattered all over the country, and Rochester has its share. Several notices have been received by the inhabitants of this town, and fbe unanimous opinion seems to be that the payment of the assessment should be resented.

It is said a meeting of those interested will be held, and the rights of the members looked after. All over the country the case is tauch the same. In New York city, where the main offices of the wrecked organization were located, the number of callers at Receiver Gray's headquarters was enormous. Those who had been assessed from 7 cents up to were on hand find wanted to know what they had done to receive such treatment. "Why," exclaimed an individual, "1 have been out otf the company since 1S90.

I went in in good faith and went out in good faith. I paid every time any bod said pay. I was simply hankering aftei a chance to pay. Any individual who be longed to the company, and would kindlj get maimed for life or die, received tny gratitude as it gave me an opportunity to pt'y. It is like any other habit, I suppose, and I was completely infatuated with paying these semi-occasional assessments.

But I finally swore off. I resolved to pay no more. So I quit the company. li cost me a struggle, but I fought -the inclination with as much determination as the reformed smoker fights the tweed. Ana now, after the lapse of six long years, am brought face to face, not with temptation, but with a rigorous demand.

1 am told that again I must go at the pay ing proeess. Such is the sad ending ot my reformation or such it might 'be, if 1 gave in. I shall not, however, givs In. To paj aD assessment at this late da would be a more ignominious defeat than I propose to suffer. I'll ibe blamed if I shall pay "Then we shall be obliged to sue the assistant in the office.

"Sue and he responded the reformed ex-payer, and disappeared down the stairs. Another amusing case came up when a gentleman said he represented a man who was in Europe. "I am managing his estate while he is abroad," he explained, "and I want to know what this assessment means. He hasn't been in the association for four years. Now you ask him to shell out $11.00.

Suppose he refuses to pay?" "When will he return?" "I do not expect he will ever return. He went to Europe for his health and is supposed to be dying. I do not expect he will ever come back." This was a poser for the receiver's assistant, and he turned the matter over to another assistant, who laid it aside for future consideration. "I have no doubt," said an irreverent bystander, "that they will dnstitute a careful inquiry as to which place the sick man is expected to go to when he dies, and will try to get ahead of him with their notice of assessment. Think of a man bidding good-by to those about him, and passing away from the cares of this world, only to be met at the gateway of the other land by an order from the court to pay an assessment.

It is terrible." Another man calted and presented a notice of the fact that he was indebted to the company by assessment to the amount of ten cents. He did not appear to be in a state of abject poverty. "I shall not pay you the 10 cents, he said, energetically. I left the company five years ago." "Then we will su? you," affably responded the assistant. "Sue will you, eh? Then sue, and do yeur worst.

But I'll not part with my 10 cents until I am forced to do so." There is very much the same spirit abroad in the city of Rochester. The recipients of the notices to pay first looked upon it as either a hoax or a fraud, but they became indignant as they realized the intention is to collect if possible. A reporter of the Democrat and ChronicW asked the opinion of a number of lawyers about the validity of the claims set forth in the assessment. Oninion was about evenlv divided. But none of the attorneys thought the method of notification was regulai.

The printed blanks received in this eitv. the lawyers say, are simply a notification that an assessment has been made, but tames un it no obligation or authority. In fact, it is claimed that the establish ment of each separate amount to thesatis- laction of the court would be absolute! necessary if the assessment were disputed. This would invol expense to the receiver if any great num-Af Vhe assessnients were questioned. One New York attorney has expressed himself to some extent in the matter in news will li of dntereat to those in RocU- esrer wno are now struggling with "thu, great question.

lhe action of Receiver Gray is ab- surd r.ulu ocniiit x. xyng. a lawver ot 00 Broadway, counsel for the Mutual No. Reserve Fund Life Insurance Comium-. ut rie i.

or course, acting under an ordei made by Judge Lawrence, but it is in direct opposition to a decision of the couri of appeals, and in my opinion it will no hold. Judge Lawrence's order was Issued on application of Mr. Gray and1 because 1 vus not opposed by the attorney-general. Weather Indications for To-day. Fair, followed by local showers on the lakes; cooler to fresh, winds, shifting to north.

WANT COLUMNS. FOOT TERRIBLY LACERATED. Elevator Boy Got Caught Between the Car and the Wall. George Meyers, a lad 1G years of age, end living with his parents at No. 516 State street, mot with an accident in the Voodworth building, corner of State and Piatt streets, yesterday forenoon at 11:50 o'clock.

The boy is the elevator conductor on the Piatt street side of the building, and was taking the car up when his foot caught between the floor of the elevator and a cross piece of wood planking which is fastened to the Wind wall of the elevator well. The result was that the lad got his foot badly pinched. The other occupants of the elevator were startled by a cry of pain from the boy, and one of them bronchi, the car to a stop, but not before the lad's foot was crushed, lie was taken to the City Hospital in the city ambulance with Dr. R. L.

Stoddard in charge and the wound dressed. On investigation it was found that the lad's foot had been lacerated in a frightful manner. As soon as the patient had reached the hospital the ragged portions of the flesh, were cut off and the hemorrhage stopped. It is feared that in order to save the boy's life the leg will have to be amputated. Finance and Assessment Committees.

The finance committee the common council will hold a meeting in the ofBee of the city clerk at 10:30 o'clock Tuesday morning, 'for the purpotue of "checking up" the monthly hudget, which will be presented to the common council at its meeting the same evening. Although the assessment committee is scheduled to hold weekly meetings in the office of the corporation counsel, no meeting has been called to precede the coming meeting of the common council, for the reason that Chairman Beard, Assistant Corporation Counsel Dwyer and the members of the committee have succeeded in getting about all of the matters before the committee cleaned up. Series of Sermons on Abraham. Rev. James S.

Root, pastor of Emmanuel Presbyterian Church, announces this series of sermons on Abraham, the great patriarch of Bible history, lieginning with Sun day evening, September 27, 1S90: First, "The Hole of the Pit, or Abram's Un promising Origin; second, "Abram's Call From Ur of the third. "Abram the Pioneer of the AYilderness;" fourth, "Great Abram, Little Ixt;" fifth, "Abram in Battle; the Chase; the sixth, "Abraham Pleading for an Ancient Guilty City;" seventh, "Abraham and His Ter rible Temptation;" eighth, "Better Than Marble or Abraham's Epitaph. Contractor Hooker's Plaint. The members of the executive board are considering an application recently made by Contractor II. B.

Hooker for extra compensation for the construction of driveways on Fourth avenue, where Hooker tiad the contract for the construction of Portland cement walks. The contractor makes the claim that he lost money on the contract, for the reason that the construction of the driveways cost double that of the cement walks proper. Watch for the Mail Car. One of the new mail cars will be taken out for a trial run on the street railway tracks at about 11 o'clock A. M.

The car run out to-day will be car as the other one is not yet finished but will be by the first of the month. The Lake avenue cars will to-day run to the Holy Sepulchre cem etery, to accommodate those who will at tend the blessing of the graves. Deaths of the Week. There were 34 deaths reported to the registrar of the health department last week, against S2 for the corresponding iroxk if 1Wr. Of the decedents 13 were under one year of age, 2 between 1 and 5 years; ii between and iU; 1 between and 90, and 2 over 90 years.

The principal causes of death were: Meningitis, con sumption, cholera infantum, 2. Cases of Contagious Disease. Reports of cases of contagious and infections diseases to the health department show that the epidemic of measles has died out. There were no new cases reported rVYiurt wprn three ciks of a typhoid fever; six of diphtheria and two of scarlet fever for tne weeK, against eieven, eight and one each for the corresponding week of 1S1K. Bronze Bust Stolen.

A bronze bust wm stolen from one of paid. The referee decided that tne asses ment was legally made, and they had no rights. Appeal was taken to the general term in this department, and the general term affirmed the judgment of the referee, and Judge Lawrence was one of those who approved that judgment. "The case was then taken to the court of appeals, and the court of appeals reversed the referee and the general term, pnd decided that the receiver had no power to make an assessment, anel ordered the amounts paid by these assessed to be repaid, and all rights of members to be determined by the elate of the receivership. This decision was unanimous, and the opinion was written by Judge Peckham and is published in One Hundred and Thirty-first New York, page "This company and many others doing business in this city has a clause in its contract which expressly absolves policy holders from all liabilities after they cease to be members, and me'mbership is entirely voluntary with them, so that they are protected from the possibility of any such annoyance as that to which the policy holders of the United States Mutual Accident Association are now subjected." The matter of these assessments has attracted a good deal of notice in the city, and ns has been said, a number of tho former members of the United States Mutual Accident Association who object to their payment are preparing to organize to fight.

against their collection. SHEEHAN EXONERATED. "Was Not the Cause of Young John CabiU's Death. Officer Thomas Sbeehan, of the Rochester police department, is receiving the congratulations from his friends over a letter received from Dr. L.

G. Hanley, of Buffalo, who has charge of St. John's Catholic Protectory. The letter, is in regard to the death of little John CahilL which occurred at that institution some weeks ago. The letter is as follows: Buffalo, X.

Sept. 23, 1S0G. Officer Thomas hheehan, Rochester, N. Y. lear Sir: Jn reference to the death of John Cahill, who died at St.

John's Protectory, let me inform you that he died of peritonitis simple and I found no evidence of injury causing same. I do not remember of hearing the boy say that he was hurt, by anyone. A debilitated condition and exposure were undoubtedly the cause of his trouble. 1 willingly give you circumstances of the case, as it xray be a matter of justice and truth that whoever has been wronged may be placed in the right. Yours truly, L.

ii. Hanlev, Thysiclan In charge of St. John's Protectory. Recently a sensational report was circulated stating that the death of little Johnny Cahill in Buffalo might make a good subject for an investigation. Cahill resided with his father at No.

115 Mt. Hoie avenue. He was exceptionally unruly, and although one of the smallest newsboys in the city he was looked upon as a terror. On the 3d of July, John and some other boys broke into a store and they were all arrested. The other boys were held for the grand jury, and John was sent to the Buffalo Protectory at the request of his father.

In the early part of August there was a wholesale escape from the, Buffalo institution, and John Cahill was one of the lads who got away. He came to this city and stayed at his father's house for about a week. The police of Rochester were notified of the wholesale delivery at the house of correction, and they were asked to keep an eye open for young Cahill. Every officer on the force was given a description of the boy Cahill, and was told if he was found to send him to the station at once. On Thursday, August 2oth, Officer Shee-han, whose beat as on East Main street and immediate vicinity, between North St.

Taul and North streets, saw young Cahill in the vicinity of Cortland street. Officer Shee-han, being a sprinter of no mean ability, soon captured the youngster and took him to a nearby patrol box, to send him to the station in a patrol wagon. It was claimed by some persons that the officer clubbed Cahill several times, and that the bystanders objected to such treatment to such an extent that severat of them expressed themselves in quite forcible language. It was stated thai witnesses of the alleged clubbing ana thought it was disgraceful. On the other hand, Officer Sheehan ha in his possession, the affidavits, of Samuei Eaton, Bessie TuJhbs and Louis Sandery to the effect that the article published In the Times concerning Officer Sheehan's clubbing young Cahill was not correct.

Dennis Cahill, father of the dead boy, is quoted as saying that he inten.led to retain a lawyer nd bring the matter to the attention of the police commissioners ai their next meeting, and see what could (be done with the officer. He stated thai although his boy was dead, other deaths might ibe prevented by taking the propei steps at this time. It w-as the above statement which caused the friends of Officer Sheehan to urge upon him the necessity of writing to the physician in charge evf St. John's Catholic Protectory in Buffalo for particulars concerning John CabiU's death. When a call was made on the above mentioned residents oi Cortland street, they all furnished affidavits cheerfully, and in them they de-anand a retraction by the afternoon paper, Offi cer Thomas Sheehan was appointed a member of the force Septemlcr 0, ISOx and is regarded as an efficient patrolman.

He has made some important arrests and gained prominence by breaking up tht notorious Crippen block gang. He i held in high esteem by his superiors, and his many friends will be pleased to learn ot the information from the Buffalo physician which exonerates him from all blame. Langie's Drivers Are Gentlemen, And don't scatter coal all over the yard. Langie's coal is tot good to waste. Main street, office, opposite Elm street.

Tele-phono 930. The art department of the Democrat and Chronicle is turning out the finest inality c-f half tone plates and etching from pen drawing. fcamuel Eaton, coachman for Dr. White, Bessie Tubbs, Louis Sandery and Frea Williams, all of Cortland street. wer Glenny's delivery wagons I rulay afternoon.

The driver did not notice that the article had been stolen until he was on Jefferson avenue. The birst was a valuable one and the driver thinks it must have been stolen from the wagon while it was standing in front of a house. The police have been notified. The Boys Arraigned. Elmer Young and Charles Young, were arraigned before Judge Ernst yesterday morning on the charge of burglary and larceny, in breaking into the drug store of George Gillespie, on the night of September 21st, and stealing They pleaded not guilty and the examination was set down for September 28th.

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