stood erect upon the cross of a new york dec 15 with a policeman shouting at him to desist and hundreds of school children watching his daring performance john peterson a masons helper clutching pro ie cing bricks the spare ot st michaels roman catholic church brooklyn yesterday and stood erect on the gilded cross at the top feet above the ground peterson aau inree other workmen were putting some finishing touches to the steeple laughed at or being overcautious over cautious peterson aegan to climb up the steeple A policeman threatened the climber with arrest and him to como down but peterson continued to climb until he had reached the cross then drawing up on the arms of tho cross he stood erect upon the top of the upright post which is about ten by fourteen inches across after he came down peterson asserted his intention to climb the steeple again but the police prevented a repetition of the performance FROM ALBANY TO BUFFALO continuous electric line for a railroad company new york dec 15 president horace E andrews of the cleveland electric railroad company who has been closely associated with new york central interests in the acquisition of electric traction lines may soon resign his position with the company to take active charge of the new york centrals electric lines says the times william vanderbilt r ts now in I 1 charge of the financial affairs connected with the new york centrals elec he is not in ch arge of the actual operation of these the se electric lines and it is this work that mr andrews is expected to do Th eplan Is for a continuous electric line from albany to buffalo i r automobile san diego cal dec 15 yAn auto mobile accident yesterday resulted in serious injury to mrs M adelaide preston of ch adotte midi she is in a hospital suffering from injuries about the head and a broken right collar bone mrs preston was riding iown fifth street on a bicycle bhea ap alle belonging to miss of krie pa struck her mrs was thrown from her bicycle and landed on her head and shoulders tho physicians do not expect n fatal result bodily pain loses its terror t youve a bottle of dr thomas oil in tho house instant in ases C burn cuts hir birins ins ot any sort