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WAS 'LEDAUDY'S BANKER ?
jl TOMBB PBIHONBB SAID TO BM
OVILLAVME BALENBI.
H Wn Arrested trader tho Haas or William
A. nellweod nr Bwlndllaa Hirm Jt Co.
Oat t 0,000 VTortk or Jewelry Balenal
On of lb Caierls That Rained Leoaady.
William A. Bellwood, who win arretted three
I weeki ago charged with dealing (20,000 worth
' of diamond from Mareua & Co., the Union
I Bo.uare Jeweller, la aatd to be Clulllaura Bo
Unit, one of the conantrntore who robbed and
ruined Max Lebaudy, the young French mil
lionaire, who died a year ago. Bellwood la a
tall, dlttlngulshed-looklng fellow, with long,
(lowing mustache and a full beard parted In
the middle. lie talks with a decided EnglLth
accent. Bellwood waa chatting with hie wife
and daughter In the Tomb prison yesterday
afternoon when aeen by a Sum reporter.
"la It true that your real name 1 Balensi r
he waa asked.
- Ugh," replied the prisoner with a disgusted
air.
"It 1 said that yon bare admitted lt la that
r
"Ugh," repeated Bellwood with a deprecatory
shrug of his shoulder.
"Do you deny that yon are Balensi V
"Ugh," again replied the prisoner, turning
hi baok and glancing over his shoulder,
"Do yon care to make a statement regarding
the charge that yon are Balenal r"
- Ugh. I havo not yet seen my oonnL I
will not make a statement until I hare teem
Mm."
Bellwood continued his ohat with hi wife and
daughter. Tha woman declined to talk about
lit matter at all.
Bellwood is said to hara admitted that he waa
Balenal, and to bar attributed hla unmasking
ta George HV Marcus, the senior member of the
Ann which ha is accused of robbing. According
to till atorr, Bellwood left Franco two years
ago, leaTing behind debta amounting to a
million franca, and aeitled In Philadelphia,
where, under the name of Bellwood, ho
triad to do buainet In antique, brio-a-brao,
K aid paintings. In which he Is said to be
a connoisseur. lie could not rest content
with moderate business, and got into the
confidence of sereral big Jewelry houses. They
trotted him with thousands of dollars' worth of
diamonds and It is alleged that he pawned the
jewels and began playing the races on the pro
eeeda. He lost heaTlly and Marcus & Co, put a
ottoctlvo on his track after letting him take a
diamond necklace) rained at $7,000, Be was
followed to a pawnshop where. It is alleged,
b put up the necklaoo as security for
a loan of S1.200. Ho waa stopping at the Plana
at the time of his arrest and was living In high
ityle. Ill wits, who speaks only Frenoh. wn
almost prostrated when he was arrested. Four
hundred pawn Uoketa were found on him at tho
time of hie arrest, and. attar Marcus & Co, bad
ldentlHed several o the articles called for by
them a Jewelry which they had intrusted to
htm for sale.lt waa hollered that other com
plalnanta would appear to claim the rest.
Bellwood said the other sawn ticket called for
Jtwslry belonging ta him. The detectives be
lieve, however, that the owners of the rest of
the Jewelry are awaiting the result of the
present complaint against him. He is In the
Tombs In default of -10,000 ball, and hla oaae la
ta be considered by the Grand Jury this week.
Qatllaome Balensi. who was In the conspiracy
which ruined young Lebaudy and led to his
death, was known on the Paris Bourse as a sharp
Broker on orders for the agent dt eJumg. He
ii a linguist as well as a man of general
education, and his suare manner opened the door
to hi association with financiers. He is of Ital
ian and Hebrew extraction, and. although he
has lived in Paris most of his life, he speaks
English like a Londoner of the higher class. He
had Just started the Socidte Francaise de
Banana et Change when young Lebaudy,
tired of life at the race tracks and
other sporting; resorts, fell into the dutches of
the conspirators. Lebaudy inherited one-fifth,
of hla father' fortune of tH3.000.000 when 17
years old. spent $4,000,000 of It in Ave years,
and died at the age of 23.
Boon after begot his money he fen in with tho
Comto Lionel Werthor de CestJ. and he became
his financial adviser. Balensi was ohosen Le
baudy's banker, and the confiding young man
turned orer 93.400,000 to BalenL
The Count Also Introduced Lebaudy to Mile.
Many of Cm ComMio Francaise and a circle of
blackmailing Journalist and other. To the
I conspirators Lebaudy waa known aa "The
Sugar Bowl," and they apparently helped them
selves a they pleased to his millions.
Balensi told Lebaudy soon after he Invested
In his bank that a slump in shares had lost
(3.600,000 tor him. It was said that Balensi
took the remaining $800,000 with him when he
fled from France. Before he left, however, young
Lebaudy had been drafted into the army and was
made to drive mules in the commissariat train.
Thl soon broke down hla health and then. It Is
alleged. Count Cestl and Balensi preyed on blm
for large um of monoy, pretending that they
were using It to buy his discharge from the
army. He was transferred to a cavalry regt
pnt, and his supposed friend told him they
had made this possible with the money which
bsgav them.
He contracted bronchitla and got a furlough.
He went to Paris and plunged into the wildest
txeesie, encouraged. It was said, by the con
spirators. Finally his condition became so bad
that the Minister of War sent him to a military
hospital on the frontier.
Kile. Msrsy followed him there, and it was
said he contemplated marrying her. The con
spirator were endeavoring at this time to get
complete control of hi fortune by Inducing blm
to desert tram the army, but their plans were
balked by Mile. Many.
Lebaudy died of malarial ferer, and after his
death Mile. Many made disclosures that caused
the arrest of some of the conspirators. Balensi
scaped arrest by flight.
"BEWABB 1MB DUO" UNHEEDED
fas Sura Dldat Bother Young Bpnhl n Cca
Bitten aad West ta ta IlospltaX
George SpahL the 18-year-old son of Carl M.
Bpahl of 409 West Fifty-Ant street, took his
younger brother and sister out to Washington
Heights yesterday afternoon.
They roamed around and got onto the grounds
ettheBamle estate at Amsterdam avenue and
139th street. A number of large itgns told
them to " beware the dog," but they didn't take
ouch stock In them.
Two ftood-natured dog were playing around,
M a third, which was ill natured, waa chained.
Bit George trot too close to the third, a bis
nuetlff, and tha dog grabbed blm by tho seat o?
the trousers.
George yelled, and Leon Donconrt, the keeper
Jfthe estate, beat the animal off with a dub.
Tha he ent young Spahl to the Manhattan
Hospital, where hi wound were cauterized.
Ho serious results are anticipated.
japan in need op money.
an the Rnorr ruasa Said ta Be Krfcaasto
us Slaw Taxation Proband.
Tacoma. Wash.. Aug. 1. According to Japa
nese newspapen received here the Government
It somewhat disturbed by the depleted condition
of the Treasury. The expenditures have been
treatly Increased since the war with China. It
It announced that all the reserve fund are now
axUutted, nd in case of an extraordinary call
re ours will be had to further taxation. Many
Projected Improvements, such a building rail
art nd telegraph lines and Improving bar
"Ort, are iincwunloled. and will require large
turns. Great difficulty Is experienced In trying
w frame a budget for next year, as all tha do-Wtra-uts
show Increased estimates. The war
tndeinnl y paid by China has not given relief, be
cause It remain In Europe to pay for new war
ttsse.s.
OIIEAT JJHOVOUT IS COBEA.
Ulnr Order Bpeelal Prayer ta tie Offered
la Kierj rrt r the Hlnrdsta.
TiooitA, Wh., Aug. l.-Nw reaches here
7 steamer that a great drought prevails In
Core. Crops are ruined in nearly erer dis
trict, and the peuant are rising against the
om lil, nJ prfest.whoru tliey hold responsible.
o veral murder havo occurred In cone
jutoie. lly royal proclamation special prayen
reordered to be offered in every part of the
tiDiriipm. anil offld tl from the King's bouse
soi.1 have been sent to pray for rain on tbe
Mrteit mountains In Corea.
.""trad of 'exporting riie and other grains
"'o ore, Corea will have to Import cereals
"Married Arter a Divorce or Thirty Year.
Mlts, Mich.. Aug. l.-Tblrty yean ago A.
Chamberlain nrt wife of Marillus quar
.?;! aud duorce followed. Rich married
H nd continue 1 to restdu in the same town,
gently ileuth cleprlvcl ejeh of a second con
snT.ilhc'rlu, of, thirty years ago returned
ud they ero married.
Tra falllnc lu rrlce la Japaa aa China.
Tacoiia, Wash.. Aug. 1. Tea values are going
till lower In Japan and China owing to tbo
k demand since July 12. The present quo
tation are from 4 to a yen a kin lower than the
tw..8 .Teii Manufacturers n Osaka havo
smiiU 5,U unremunoraUve
Ova NATIONAL X.IBKABT.
TsitB Celleetlesi Whlrh rt Ha aad Ba
crert1 CellectUa Which It Ha Met.
VrAaniNOT0!f, Aug. l.-The succettful trans
fer of that portion of the Congressional Library
known as the Toner collection from the recesses
of tbe crypt beneath tho dome of the Capitol,
whero it has been hidden from tho light of tiny
for nearly a quarter of a century, to permanent
quarten In the new building, recall the failure
of Congress to secure for tha library the exten
sive and In somo respects unequalled collection
of Americana made by the lato George Bancroft.
The Toner collection was the work of a
Washington resident, Dr. J. M. Toner,
who was an industrious but not t all
times discriminating collector. He was an enthu
slsstlo ndmlrcr of Librarian SporTord, nnd In
his collecting availed himself oftentimes of tbo
services and skill of tho Librarian. When tho
mass of books and pamphlets outgrew tho ac
commodations of a private resldenco Dr. Toner
turned It over to the Congresslonr.1 Library, but
did not cesse his efforts to add to Its sizo and
raluo until his death, a short time ago. The
collection is particularly rich In publications
that obtained but little circulation or reputa
tion, and will be valuable to tho historian and
writer on dotuestlo affairs of American life.
Heretofore, owing to the lack of accommoda
tion In the Capitol, It has been lmposdblo to
place the collodion at the service of writen, but
in its new quarten it will be open to all.
The Bancroft library would have supple
mented the Toner library in a direction in
which It was lacking, as Mr. Bancroft's colleo
tlon was secured by him almost altogether as
a htstorjan, and it comprises many historical
and publlo documents. By tbe term of his will
tha Congress of the United State was to hare
an option on the purchase of the library for two
yean after Its appraised value had been deter
mined. Pursuant to this provision his execu
tors, a O. Qloverand James M. Johnston of this
city, secured the services of Joseph -'. Sabln of
New York,who placed a value of 070,000 upon the
library. Efforts were made by the committee
on the library In both the Senate and House to
seoure favorable action by Congress, but they
all failed. The last attempt was made by Mr.
Uarroer In the Fifty-third Congress, near the
close of Its term, when a single objection wa
sufficient to prevent consideration of tbe meas
ure. It had been Mr. Harmer's understanding
that Speaker Crisp would recognise him to move
an amendment to one of the general appropria
tion bills, and thus secure the monoy necessary
to effect tho purchase. But he was unable to
secure the floor for that purpose, and with tha
expiration of Congress tho opportunity for tho
Government to acquire tha library passed away.
"It wo only a few weeks after this," said Mr.
Bpofford In speaking of the matter. " that J. Ken
nedy Tod oame down from New York and made
an offer to Mr. Bancroft' executors to tako the
library off their hand for $30,000. They con
ul ted with me about tho matter, and a there
seemed then to be no probability that Congress
would act, even if another opportunity were
given, it was concluded to accept the offer,
and tha library found Its way Into the Lenox
Library In How York, It will now form one of
the attractions of the great library of Greater
New York, the establishment of which has been
authorised by the Legislature of that State. The
foundation of that library will be the consolida
tion of the Lenox and Astor libraries, and of tho
Tilden library trust. Col. Green, the superin
tendent of the new Congressional Library, Is
passing a part of bis time in New York aa a
member of the committee appointed to select a
design for the construction of Its new home.
There hare been eighty-six plans offered In com
petition, and while th building no doubt will be a
fin one, it will not compare In any respect with
the building in which the Congressional Library
will soon be placed.
"The Bancroft library would have been a
very desirable addition to the Congressional Li
brary." continued Mr. Spofford, "for In the
course of his long and ytemntio search for
material for his history he became possessed of
some uniques. For Instance, he had the original
manuscripts of the Massachusetts committees
of safety, covering the period from 1773 to
1775, for which the State of Massachusetts
would give its eye teeth, assuming that it had
eye teeth to exchange. These documents breathe
the air of freedom and courage which were char
acteristic of their authors, and which perme
ated the bodies whose uroceedlngs they re
corded. Tbey ought, by all means, to nave
found thlr resting Plaoe at the national capital,
and not be Immured in a purely local library."
Mr. Spofford is formulating plans by which
the value and extent of the Congressional Libra
ry may be increased.
"The Congressional Library." he said, speak
ing of his purpose In this rearard, "ought to bo
made the foremost library in the world in Amer
icana, and I am preparing llata of publication
desirable and necessary to effect this end. It Is
now (urpassed by only one library In the world
in this respect, the British Museum. But that
is not strange when one considers the radically
different policy punned by the Congress of the
United States toward Its library from that of Par
liament toward tbe British Museum. It has.
and has had for many years, the sum of 930,000
annually with which to Increase its contents,
while at times we have been without any funds
at all, and never bad anything liko that amount
of money under our control. It is more difficult
now to secure some of tbe old publications, be
cause for forty yean the British Museum has
refused to exchange duplicates. Prior to that
time It did dispose of its extra copies, and a great
many of these have found their way to the
shelves of the Congressional Library.
"The Influence of that magnificent bulldlnsr,
the finest of its kind that was ever constructed,
and. with possibly two or three exceptions, the
handsomest building ever erected, upon the
publlo mind, wo hope, will be reflectrd upon
Congress, so that In the future Its dealings for
the library will be upon a more liberal scale.
N'o visitor to the library building falls to go
without being greatly Impressed, and If Con
gressmen will bat carry out the desire of
their constituents who have seen and studied
Us scheme of Interior decoration, combined
with its majestlo proportions and grace of
architecture, tbey will see to It that as rapidly
as may be it shall be filled with a collection
worthy the place in whloh It Is found. To this
end. too, present conditions In the personnel of
the library staff will greatly contribute. Mr.
Young, tbe Librarian, by reason of his long con
nection with the press, will be able, as wo have
never been in the Dast. to reach the newspapen
with tbe demands of the library, and by bringing
them thus before the public secure many valu
able contributions to the shelve that could not
in any other way be had."
TUB ABUT NBABLT rULZ.
A ltrge Vaanaer r Offieer Rcraltlng Daty
t Be OrtfereSl te Their Besimeata.
WAsrrrjrLTrox, Aug. L Secretary Alger baa
Issued orders for the relief of a large number of
officers from recruiting duty, and their return
to regiments and posts by October next. He will
announce the new detail In a few days. This
action has been taken, he says, because of the
expiration of tbe ordinary time allowed
offlcere to serve on this duty, and does
not Indicate that any of the present sta
tions are to be abandoned. The present enlisted
strength of the army Is now nearly up to the
full number allowed by law, and can be easily
maintained, tne officials say, without nny
unusual activity on the part of the recruiting
offlcere. Tbe material now secured Is of a higher
standard than the army ha ever had, ami ow
ing to the regulation designed for the comfort
and happiness of enlisted men the department
predict that thl year will show fewer deser
tions tbso for some time oast. Among tbe offi
cers detached are Lieut. John D. II irtmnn, First
Cavalry. Ht Albany, N. Y., and Opt. Egbert B.
Savage. Eighth Infantry, at New York city.
Federal Tntpa Ordered ta the Eaeamsnteat r
Vernuat State Hllltla.
Washington, Aug. 1. Secretary Algar has
directed the presence of a number of Federal
troops at Chester, Vt,, this month at. tho en
campment of lbs State mllitU, which will be
visited and Inspected by the President. These
troop will make a practice march, beginning
Ibis wefk, nnd will arrive at Chester and re
main there from Aug. 0 to 11. The troops or 'ere.1
out are the band and troops 0, E nndOoltho
Third Cavaln, st itloned nl Fort Ethan Allan,
nd comoanles Enn.1 F, Twenty-flret Infantry,
tntloned at PUtUtlmri," barrack, with one
Uatling gun. Col. Guy V. Henry will command
all United Mates troops.
The aehatbelc War ta Omaha,
OUAIIA. Neb., Aug. 1. The schoolbook war,
or the fight to Induce the Om tha School Botrd
to change the present book In use- for anew
style, will come up this week, and several dozen
representatives of the book trust, ftaud 4: Mc
Nally and other companies, are In Ihe city to
help tbe crusade. The probtbilities are th.it
the fight will assumu national Importance; in
other words, that Omaha will be in tiit tho
Initl tl point In a tight to be tarried intooery
1 irgo city in the country within the noxt two
years.
nrromrs laaaae Over Kladlhr.
Charles L. Levy, 60 yean oil, of '-'111 West
Thirty-third street, who his read everything
that has been published out tbo Ktomiiko
fold fields, became viol, tl rmno last eten
ng on tho subject of pi o. eo n.t, lio was taken
to ltcllevuo Hospital.
tiled rrem a rail.
Valentine Paarr, 22 yean old, a gasflttcr.of
023 East Elghty-nfth street, fell from a ladder
I Saturday while working in a bouse at tho Bou
levard and lSOth street. Hi skull was Irsc
I tured. lie was taken to Manhattan Hospital,
l wkt r ho died yesterday,
NOTES OF THE THEATRE.
MORE AnoUT "TIMr T.ITTLK TAVBI"
AT MANHATTAN UEAOU.
Cleverer Than tha British Bavlrae Mat ef
the Point In the Perfernusnee Heme New
or the .Yen York rial and or the Art
or Hatters r Vorelsa stage Interest.
Largo sections of tho dialogue of "Very Little
Faust" float out with the tide from Manhattan
Beach every day, and the work of freeing the
burlesque of it wearisome talk will continue
until tho action Is no longer Impeded by the
deserts of dialogue that wore a part of it at the
beginning. There Is no need of the conversa
tions, for the audiences know tho "Faust"
legend, and If they Mo not, It would never bo
possible to grasp It from lllchard Carroll's
toxt, which Is neither lucid nor bright In all
places. Bnt there are some very lively speeches
whloh amusa the audiences, and "Very Ltttle
Faust," so far as the dialogue goes. Is very
much bettor than the average burlesque. The
subtlety of its travesty may be Bomewhnt
dulled in the process of transfer, but it serves
still, and the entertainment which the bur
lesque provides is aboro tho summer standard.
Herve's music would bo a delight to anybody
familiar with tho Gounod score, for Its parody
of the serious themes of tho muslo Is charm
ing. To any ono hearing tho musta of Herve
without a knowledge of the original work,
there are still abundant vivacity and melody.
It is rather interesting to contrast this parody
of "Faust" with one that the London Gaiety
Company brought to New York about eight
yean ago. That piece had "mode in London"
marked all orer it It had the charocterlstid
sledgehammer qualities in which the writer of
British burlesque so frequently Indulges, and the
composer had made no attempt to suggest the
original score. Indeed, oue recalls the musical
features of the work chiefly from the "pas de
quatro" which was danced by four young wo
men and subsequently became the batUo song
of all skirt dancers so long; as that race endured
conspicuously. Florence St. John was seen then
for the flret time here, and her London popular
ity was found a little difficult to understand. E.
J. Lonnen returned as a substltuto for Fred
Leslie, and was not'so cordlallyViccepted, while
there were other members of that company
who returned hero from time to time without
having endeared themselves especially to Now
York audiences. But it was the burlesquo It
self that seemed a little too British and heavy
for appreciation bore.
In William Parry's company Richard Car
roll heads the comedians, and in adapting tbe
text ho garo himself with pardonablo liborallty
the best lines la the book. The accentuation of
PaUnttnt into the leading comlo role was fol
lowed by the writen of the English burlosqur,
who mado quite as much out of his cune as
Mr, Carroll does. He haj a German dialect
which does fit always, and he has tho stago to
himself for about fifteen mlnutos In the second
act, whenthe'appcare riding an automobile. The
progress of this vehlclo about tbe cvne is at
tended with a clatter of horses' hoofs loud
enough to make the fortune of any war play.
When the end of the second act comes, and
Valtntint has succumbcdto Favrt I sword, the
automobile starts around the stage to carry
off Maraueriti and her lover. Directly In It
course Ilea Valentine. But he Is not too dead
to roLUout of the war, and be Is abl to revive
again when the falling curtain threaten to
cloe him out, and roll baok to his place In the
middle of tbe stage. Dorothy Morton acts with
greater intelligence and less self-consciousness
than ever before, while her voice carries well
even In tho large auditorium. Truly Hhattuck
Is a delight to the eye. but she should never,
never bo persuaded to sing. If she must, it
would be better to open a window at the back
of the stage and allow her voice to have tha
range of the broad Atlantic.
Horace MoVlckar has made a play out of
Tolstoi's "Anna Earenlna." and Inext sea
son it will be acted by Corona Rlooardo. The
drama Is divided into three acta and the last is
divided Into two tcenes.
Nance O'Neill announces that she will take
a shy at "Magda" next winter and add her
name to the list of actresses who hare attempted
the role. The only women who ever played the
part In r.ngllth were Modjeoka and Mrs. Pat
rick Campbell. Neither was able to create the
slightest Interest in the play. The fact that
the heroine wa a woman of the stage with
some charocterlstlos that were strikingly truo
of ner class probably accounts for the desire
of so many famous women to attempt the part.
An American Mugda will be an entire novelty.
Manager Cnnrleu of the Irving Place Theatre
U going to havo a little theatrical syndlcato of
his own next season. His enterprises will bo
oonduoted in close connection with the Stadt
Theatre in Milwaukee, ono of the best known
German theatres in the United Htauu. This
arrangement is the result of tbe two companies
which will be employed at the Irving Placo noxt
season. One will give drama and the other
light opera, and the companies will appear al
ternately lil New York and Milwaukee.
It is said now that twenty-rive local stock
companies will be employed in the United
States next winter. This Is a larger"number
than in any season since the days of the regular
stook companies. But aj they are to play In
theatres of tho second grade as a rule, there is
nothing reactionary In tho movement.
Fannr Bulkley, who was a lively figure In
musical farce last winter, announces that sho
will not return to the stage since ber marriage.
Oscar Hommersteln is going to write the
muslo for a burlenque on the Klondike fever,
and James Thornton will supply tho libretto.
Mr. Hammersteln will doubtless see to it that
Mr. Thornton puts nower humor Into his bur
lesque than he does Into his mualo monelogucs.
He continues to tell In them Jokes that were re
tired for old age years ago. But Mr. Hammer
stein may be rolled upon to look after that.
"The Little Minlnter," "Phroso," and "Change
Alley," all play of English origin, will be
acted here under Chorion Frohmnn's manage
ment before they are seen in London.
Tha Third Avenue Theatre will probably be
reopened next season under a management
which will return to dramatlo performances.
"The lint Bom," the Son Francisco play
which deals beriously with Chinese life, and will
be seen here next winter, ha created a de
mand for plays of this unique kind, and Imlta
tlona have already appeared. "The Celestial
Maiden" is the first, and It was lately seen In
tho West. It Is in three acts, while its prototype
has only one.
Gabriel d'Annunzto, who Is shortly to stand
for Parliament in his native town of Italy, has
written for Sarah Bernhardt a play called "Tbe
Dead City," which she will produce in Pari In
French. After she has first acted in the drama
Eleonora Duse will give it in Rome with Tina
dl Lorento, a famous Italian actress and Flavio
Ando. Duse' receipts in Pari amounted to
$21,200 in spite of her Illness and the warm
weather.
Two HttIe!one-&ct plays, "Too Happy by Half"
and "When a Man's Married," were acted here
la-1 winter and were admired ss very fair speci
mens of good one-act comedies. John Drew
and Maude Adams acted the former several
times and "When a Man's Married" was in the
regular bill at tbe Lyceum. Ibey were pro
duced anonyuiouAly and It now appear that
their author nua Jutlun Field, a young English
literary man, who write In French as well as
be does In his own language. He lately road
a scenario of a new play to Sarah Hernhardt,
who announced that the would accept it for tbe
opening of the Renaissance season. As this
haptens In about six weeks, Mr. Held will baro
tohnrry. , , .
Anloine ho determined to attempt another
"Thflutro Libre. ' In Paris and haa .eoured a
theutre to no opened In tbo autumn. Tbe util
ity of tbo schome oiirai dubious, a bin succm
or, Lugny Puc, has been unublo to find French
work worth producing even in such a man
ner.
The Gnnan faroj called "Gambols," which
Charles Frohmsn bousht for American and
Kng.lsh ii-o, will be acted at the iSarrfck Thea
tre in London lio.'oro it is cen here. ibU pro
duction will tako tho placo of "Too Muib
Johnioi." which was postponed owing to Wil
liam GilUtto's Illness.
Henrik Ibcn, who for tho flrtt tlma In many
year ha recently ben living In I'hrUtianiu.
will return next winter to Italy, For a long
time ho has made bis renldunco in Munich and
Home.
One of Henri Mellhao's friends who was
asked for Information about him has lately
ttrltuw: "Of hh life I know only lhat his
real name nas C'nnilllc, tli.i h failed In li 1 -
examination nt a polyterhm ocliool, and
later p-ias.'ri t trough iuem with ucce.n,
th it liu i-poni roiiv tlnio in tho service of the
Ministry of Frame, tt.ut ho h d ibllehed cari
catures, that ht.' loved bll.l . d , had prac
tical! nutcr 1,0110 out of Par.,, mado cnor
uioiin uiu b hi p.uy. finned a.u autograph
of Moliere, bail a gigantic taluut, and was a
ll.tr fellow."
St. Petersburg, It appear, pooi-ca.ei a
theatre of ver unique cnur ctor, It is called
the "Theatre of tbo Literary and Artistic
riwictr." It is tho only nnu lit tbe city mil
subicnlloned bv the (Jovei nment. M. Bout
rltie, mwitruf the .Voruye I'remwi- owns the 1
building uud supports tho Institution, w lib It I
watt (.minted to present the tiunalutlmis of I
aromatic works that hae succcdcd in otlur
countric-.. Shukespearo was thu bUiiUhi"
representative of Kngland, but it hi latety
been decided to enlarge this phase of the
theatre's activity, and an agent Is now in w
don to get tho rlf hts uf the recent successes
there. They will be translated Into Russian
and presented at.thi private theatre. ,
A OBEAT DEttAim FOR attlNOZBB.
1 1 ,i ,
Tha Mill r lTMhlaarlea tnt tVorklag t
Their Ctmoat ta aply the East.
Tacoma, Wah., July Dl. The 250 shingle
mills In this State are working to their fullest
rapacity to supply the Eastern demand for
shingles, which Is the groatcst ever known. In
May Washington shipped more than l.SOO cars
of rod cedar shingles. The June shipments ex
ceeded 2,000 can, amounting to 320,000,000
shingles, nnd the July shipments will exceed
theso figures. These are the largest shipments
in the history of the shingle business In the
Northwest.
Prices have advanced from ten to twelve cents
a thousand over the prices of three months ago.
Star A Stan, which then sold for as low as 00
and OU ants, aro now bringing $1.03, and
clean, for which the manufacturer then re
ceived $1.09, are retching 91.10 to $1.20. Tho
dally output in this city amounts to nearly a
million shingles, and In the Slate to about ten
million. At present prices Ihe manufacturers
are realizing a small profit, but they say It Is
only small, for during the last year or two many
mills have gone out of business and large stocks
have been thrown on the market at out prices,
which kept the general price down to tho cost of
production or a little bolow It.
The shingle manufacturere have been aston
ished at the unprecedented demand of tho last
sixty days, and aro also surprised by the fact
that It comes from all se.tlons of tbo country.
Tho demand has been especially heavy from the
New England States, where the grade known as
Perfections Is used chloilv. Ortlors have come
pouring In nlso from New York, Pennvlvntiia,
Ohio, Illinois, Missouri. Nebraska, Colorado,
Dakota, and other central and Western States.
Shingle men take this great demand as a sure
indication thst times are improving In the East
and that the farmers and others, mado hopeful
by abundant crops, havo begun making Im
provements, Including the reshtngllng of build
ings, that had bean deferred for a number of
years.
Tho lumber business Is reported to be fair,
particularly tho rail trade. In May tho rail
shipments from this State were very good, being
exceeded In quantity only by those of March,
1890. nnd March. April, anil May, 1993. The
number of saw mills lnMhls State Is 24.5. with n
dally capacity of f.773.000 feet. Col. O. W.
Griggs, President of the St. Paul and Tacoma
Lumber Company, env tho mil lumber buslnes
Is holding up well, nnd he believes all the rail
shipping mills aro having all thi-y can do. Tho
Cargo trade, both coostwiso and foreign, is rather
slack. Lumber priors are very low nnd at pres
ent quotation there is little profit to be mado.
He thinks that shingles should bring from 20 to
25 cents a thousand raoro than at present and
that they would If tho manufacturere could
agreo upon prices nnd maintain them.
When Inst hoard from, Henry Hewitt, Jr.,
Treasurer of the St, Paul and Tacoma Lumber
Company, was In Vlsdlvostock. Siberia, whence
ho will return home after nearly a year s trip to
Australia, China. Japan, and Siberia. He has
sold large quantities of lumber In those coun
tries and mado Investigations that will result in
establishing agencies in them at once.
THE CTTT'S MOXET A.CCOUNT.
Manner In iThlea PnhlleXIonry Are Received
nnd Distributes.
A very vague notion of the laws and legal reg
ulations relating to the payment of publlo
moneys exists among thoso who havo little to
do with tho city In a business way, and It Is
probably tho belief of many such persons that
the city treisury Is a sort of mammoth recepta
cle, the excess of revenue over payments being
what is called the balance in the treasury. Tbo
fact It that there exists no such state of affaire.
At the beginning of each year, or rather In
advance oi the beginning of each year, cer
tain detailed and definite appropriations aro
made, not merely generally for the us of
certain public departments but specifically for
certain bureaus In certain departments and for
certain purposes. Money Is put by the Comp
troller Into the hands of tho Chamberlain, who
Is the custodian of the city's money, from time
to time, as It comes in from taxes and other
revenue, and thco moneys, which are actually
on deposit In banks and trust companies, aro
drawn out on warrants regularly signed, coun
terelgned, nudited, and approved. Thus It fol
lows that nt sundry times there are various bal
ances to accounts, the law not permitting a head
of department to contract for materials or sala
ries in excess of tbe amount which he may havo
to hla credit with tho city.
On July 1, for Instance, those were some of the
unexpended balances standing to the credit of the
accounts following with the city, and, is will bo
seen, there was great disparity anions them:
Department of Street Cleaning. $113,397; fur
niture and supplies for city departments, $38;
printing, stationery, and blank books, $5,760;
''contingencies," Department of Public Works,
5.00; bealth fund. $21,230: street numbering
fund. $18. There was at this time to the credit
of what Is railed advertising 91.19(1. There was
to the credit of the free bath fund $510. an 1 to
the fund for "Incidental expenses of Sher
iff's office" $70.80. Thero w.ts to the
credit of "contingencies" Law Department,
$'.509. and to the fund for " expenses of dedi
cating Grant monument" $2,032. "For tho
I maintenance of hridiro acrns railroads. Twenty-third
nni Twent -fourth wirdx," tho amount
on hand was $S1,1.', and to the credit of the
I Bureau of I.anip and Gas there was $57,720.
I It Is said that republics are ungrateful, but of
the fund "for the burial of honorably discharged
soldiers, s-iilora, and marines" within thu county
of New York there was remaining on July 1 only
$70, whereas on the account of " wagos, armo
ries, and drill rooms," tbero was remaining
$3 810.
The city's expenses are so apportioned that
they are pretty evenly divided during tha
months of the year, nnd bonds iro issued so far
rs possible so that tbo interest shall be dis
tributed over various months, tut the citx's
revenue does not conio Into tho Troisury with
any approach of evenness. Tbero are enormous
payments in tbe month of O tuber, large hut
diminished piymenta In the month of Novem
ber, and greatly reduced payments In the other
months. In July and August, usuallj. the city
is short of money; but in these months and In
September(honternlH)respeclHlly) revenue Itonds
are Issued In anticipation of taxes, and these
aro paid off as soon as tho taxes begin to como
In, which Is early in October.
BOSTON'S ANNA TJCKN Olt LIItltABT.
A Carlsa and Cseml Institution for ropalar
Edaratlon.
Boston, July 31. Half hidden away In the
arched recesses of Trinity court, within
a stone's throw of Copley square and the Publlo
Library, Is an institution peculiar to Boston,
and singularly In keeping with tbe city's repu
tation for studlousness. It Is now known as the
Anna Ticknor Library Association and Its sup
portere declare that it Is unique In ltBnlmsand
methods. It Is nn outgrowth from the Society
to Encourage Studies at Home, which was
founded twents lx yetrs ago by Anna Eliot
Ticknor. When Miss Ticknor died last fall it
was (eared tint the work must cease, but the
loyal supporters of tha iiinvcmont came to tho
front nnd contributed luftlcieiit 10 carry on tbe
work for two jcare under the new nimr, given
above, lly the end of that time it is hoped that
tbo library will bale suill.lent popularity to
assure Its continuance.
Tho association is designed to holp those who
desire to do systematic reading, hut lack the
facilities. It I a circulating library, open nt
the verv lowest rate possibio to eeryone,and
It also distributes rending lists w itli suggestions
for study along the lines of history, cience, art,
and literature. It offers valuable nssUtancoto
club In arrangement of programmes and ref
orences for study and In many caoes arrange for
personal guidunce by experienced teachers. Its
library contains collections of photographs of
foreign nrchlttctnre, painting, and sculpture,
Invaluable In clubs, schools, and for Incidental
study. These, with the books, microscope, her
barium, blowpipe, and other aids to study, will
be distributed.
There are at present 201 students, and In
twenty-four year 7.o-.(lhao a vailed themselves
of the society's privileges. They represent all
New England and every section of the United
Slates, as well us Canuda, Japan, Germany, and
tbe Hswallan Islands.
Of late there has been a growing demand for
lists of study without Instruction. The teachers
In theso'lety have leen muih Impressed with
the In. reusing number of women s clubs de
manding reading, but objecting to supervision.
ilJlW SLAVOIITl'.K AltBO.lI.
Ouuardaln Basland and Gam In Italj Almost
Kilrrmlnalrd,
It would appetr from the nctlon of the British
Society for the Protection of Bird that It is not
for milllnerV ornaments only that birds are
wantonly destroyed, The society Is using great
efforts to preserve Ihe buzzard and tho dotterel,
which lnve their homes in tbe neighborhood of
the English lakes, llirso bird arc Iwlnj exter
minated pnrtl) bt ibo 1g1.or.111t hostility of
gamekeepers who Imagine tht every big bird
Us tort to their preen .in and partly b tho na
tional Ilutisli lou- ot si iiigliur; and nt the pres
ent rate of destruction 11 will to but averj abort
time before the buzrardand the dotterel ure a
r ire as tho roc. Prom 110,1 W alfordeil by tho
Wild Illrds act of Intnl. and the aulborltietf
nre appealed to to 1 nforce lint act,
Agi n, ihe bird In Itnl are being si nmhlored
to supply thi London m.rkei.and Iho Italians
arixrylugout against the liuessant raids on lb.)
fcthirod tiiiw- ersot iheir country, whl. b am
steadily thinning 'hem otT. nnd must ultimately,
uiilcanarre t. extinguish many species. Ihe
Italian (internment is urged to establish a rigid
close snurmi, as the c II can be grippled with
only at Its source, 'Ihe trench (iovtrnmont
untile un rtlurt locoinbit it by prohibiting tho
transit of quail through Iraneo during the
nesting period, but thu birds were taken through
llolgiiim and Ueriuauy Instead, and nothing
wa gained. If people could be persuaded not
lo eat Ibcse bird in certain season, th lack of
demand would lessen the supply, and something
might be gained.
lJiaWnnjaaanW
SNAPf fiKS FULL OF FIGHT.
THAT IS fTHT PHILADELPHIA POLI
TICIANS EAT IJlBjr.
If Taw Dat Believe It, Ask Cel. Jim Sweeney
or HI Friend er McAllister's Dost Thar
Hnw-Or Ion Hay Itrad Thl ternelon
tary front the Wild or the loitstbaesa,
"I know now," said a Phlladclpblan, "why
Philadelphia politicians are so habitually and
uniformly scrappy full of fight and always
looking for It, just as If they couldn't help It,
and nover giving up even after they are, metaphorically-'
speaking, dead. I used to think it
wns because they were born bad, and grow up
that war, but it Isn't that. It Isn't innato bad
ness at all. It is snapper stew and snapper
soup, and other dishes of which snapper is the
life nnd soul. That's what It is. I'll tell you
how I know It.
"I had never come in contact with snapper
except by having seen it foi yean announced
conspicuously in every Philadelphia refectory
where politicians congregate as the one particu
lar provider ot the elements ot sustenance con
tained in the viands listed on the menus of
those establishments, and where I had fre
quently aeen more than a few eminent Phila
delphia statesmen seated, each with a four
quart bowl ot snapper somethlng-or-other and
a bottle labelled as champagno bofore htm,
doing full Justice to bolh-'lf which same,' I
hoard a rival and evidently maligning states
man say once, 'had been dono to themselves,
they would bo in much more contracted quar
ters, partaking ot much more frugal rations, at
the expense ot willing taxpayers.' I had never
seen but speaking of champagne, Philadelphia
politicians aro beyond doubt tho gre&tost con
noisseurs in champagne labels In the known
world. They never buy or drink anything that
Isnot containod in bottles with champagne
labels on them. And tho labol has got to bo
right. Al Cranford, ono of the best all-round
Philadelphia statesmen that ever absorbed
snappor or ordered up a bottle, used to bo a
great label oxpert, I have known him more
than once to robuko a barko2por for setting up
a bottle bearing a wrong vintogo label, and re
fuse to bo comforted until tho barkeeper bad
taken tho bottle to the other end of tho bar and
put tho right label on It I bad Been such enor
mous quantities ot champagno bottlos opened
wherever and whenever Philadelphia politi
cians happened to drop In, that one day, having
read in the papers that tho phylloxera had at
tacked and almost rulnod tho vineyards of
France that year, I was movod to ask tbe pro
prietor of one placo where champagne bottles
were opened In particularly great numbers,
if he wasn't apprehenslvo that the Philadelphia
politicians would be cut short In their suptly.
"'Ob. no.' he said, confidently. 'Phylloxera
never hit tho Jersey apple crop very hard.'
"I suppose he know what he meant.
"Well, 1 had never come in contact with
snapper, "except in tho way I mention, until
last w cek. Then I met him for fair. I was up
near llarrlsburg, fishing for black bass in the
Susquehanna ltiver, under the escort of Col.
Jim Anthracite Sweeney of Hazleton. CoL
Sweeney is ulso a statesman with a roving com
mission. Ho could bo a Philadelphia statesman
exclusively, for Charley Voorhees, ex-Ilesldent
Clerk ot tlio House, right-hand man of Senator
Quay when Quay manipulated the Harrison
campaign of 1888 in New York, and at present
fighting member of the Legislature from a
Philadelphia district, has given him ull tho
Solnts, but CoL Jim lacks two necessary quail
cations. Ho can't mix scrap with politics, and
ho is no Judge of labels on champagne bottles.
Ho escorted mo on this fishing trip. Wo were
tlshing in the.doep water across from Squire Mc
Allister's place. Col. Sweeney was In one boat
and 1 was in anotber, because he said he never
had room for hi tlsh and bis feet at the samo
time unless ho had a boat all to himself. I had
caught quite a lot of big bass, but not one ot
them was half so big as any one of the got en
Col. Sweeney said had got away from him,
when wo saw a great commotion In the water
a hundred yards or so below us. Tbe water
was being lashed and tumbled until everything
boiled.
" 'That's one o' thorn big bass that I hooked,'
exclaimed CoL Jim. I hooked him so bad that
he has como to tbe top down yonder and 1 giv
ing his dying kick. That aln t the biggest one
o' the tteven, either.'
The Colonel pulled up bis anchor and rowed
hurriedly toward the scene of disturbance, und
I followed him. He got there a few yards
ahoad or me, and instantly throw up hi hand
and shouted:
"'It ain't my big bass. It's three snappers
having a scrapping match. I might have
known that If It had been one 0' thorn bass o'
mine lt'd have made the water lly a blame
sight 111 oiler than this!'
"1 had reached the spot by this time, and I
give you mj word. I wns scared Bt first at
w hat 1 saw. Three of tho ugliest, fiercest look
ing creatures I had over teen were tlgbtln
among themselves at a terrific rate, liiey paid
no attention to us, but splashed and thrashed
und churned that water until it looked liko tho
wako of an ocean liner, lino of them was as
big around aa a half-bushel measure. He had
claws like a bear's and a head as big as a wild
cat.
" 'lly the squeaking fifo player of Garry
oweul exclaimed Col. Sweeney, 'but lies a
dnn.lyl I must get him for ( barley Voorhees 1
Charfcy'U need him this fall!'
"Then ho grabbed an oar, nnd told mo to
watch my chance, while he belted the other two
and drove them away, and ralch tho big fol
low by the tail and haul him into my boat, I
hesitated.
" 'It's easy!' shouted Col. Jim. "Ho'll be as
peaceful as a lamb when be gets in the boat.
They're done up when they're out of water.
They're harmless a doves tbenl'
"ao CoL Sweeney whacked tho two smaller
ones with the oar, but they didn't mind it a
bit. They fought harder than ever. At last
the big fellow flopped around, and his tali
stuck right up toward me. I clnti bed It and
hauled away. Tho two other happened :o b
cUnchod together Just then, and before they
discovered what I was doitur I had tin gigantic
snapper almost in tho boat, although It wa
all 1 could do to get him there, and fnmo near
upsetting the boat In doing It. Just a I
hauled him over tbo gunwale tho other two
discovered blm. They brokn away and made a
rub at my boat like battering rrm. They
tried their best to got into it after the one I
had captured, but they couldn't do It, and foil
to fighting between themselves again, aid we
iet them go.
"The big turtlo hadn't been In my boat ten
seconds before bo 'legan to make a big hole In
Col. Jim Sweeney's reputation for veracious
speech. Ho roio on all fours, shot his tre
mendous head out from his turreted shell, at tho
end of at least six inches of rhinoceros-like
neck, and came for mo with 01 en jaws. I
jelled, and retreated to the bow of the boat.
" 'riit on him!' shouted Col. Sweeney, back
ing his boat away the while. '.Sit on hi ml
Don't let him get away! Ho'll be a big help
to Charley thi talL'
"Tho snapper gained tho bow with amazing
agility, and I Jumped over him and got to the
stern.
"1 hat's right!' yelled Statesman Sweeney,
pulling further and further away. 'Keep him
moving! If you don't think you can sit on him
and hold him down, keep him moving eo,ho
can't get away. I'll go over to McAllister's
und get a feed bag to shove blm In.'
"Away bo went, and tho snapper turned and
advanced upon me from the bow, Ills tierce,
yellow ejes glared as he came toward me. hi
onormous shall supported on four wrinkled
black legs, fully half a foot long. A he ad
vanced he would draw his head way back into
the cavernous shell and then shoot It out to the
full extent of his flabby nock, at the same time
snapping hi Jaws, lie got to tho stern, and I
hail to jumti oer blm again to seek the bow,
I was keeping him moi lug and no mistake,
for thu it went, bark and forth, back and forth
in that boat, tho snapper getting madder and
madder because be ouuldn t manage to get a
hold un me. and my wind getting shorter and
shorter, until I made up rnr mind that unless
Jim Sweeney got back with that feci! bug before
long, or help cumo in some other shapo, I'd lime
to deliver myself up U that snapper and let
him do his worst. As luck would have It, a
man who was chopping wood on tho shoro hoard
my yelU, and he Jumped In his boat and pulled
out to seo what was up. Ho brought his axo
with him, and when he caw what ailed mo he
struck that snapper's bead ott with ono clip of
bis axe, and it foil on the bottom of tho boat
with a heavy thump. Tho ees kept right on
glaring at me, and llic Jaws kept right on snap
ping, a If tho head was still fast on Ihe body.
" 'He' a I1I1 loliow and a sass) one,' said the
man who had re, ued me. 'You belter keep
yo.ir distance from thai hind, for It'll cliitcn
and chaw. Just as powerful a It ever did for
the next forty-flight liouri'. . . . . ,
Tho man went away, nnd by and by Col.
Sweeney came rowing back. He bad the food
bag, but when ho found that the snapper s head
wus off he was grieved
" 'Uul' said lie. Youiiuhttobatent onhim
orkepthlinm.ivnu! Ilii'd n been a great hep
to Chui ley Vuurhees tln fall. M by. if I could
have sent I11111 down there the) tl have fat-ti-iiitl
him up, and before elcUiun lame round
he'd been ill shape to miiko morn thin n barrel
of snappt r ooup, and a tub full of snipper stew,
nn.i no end In other snapjier fixings und bed
hae put lighting blood In Chnrie "itnl that
Mould have redounded to his tredii nnd to the
glorlllcation or genuine I hiladeil Im I "J1",1'! ,
" 'You don't mean to sty.' -aid I. that It Is
this ferocious und formidable b'.it that fur
nishes the material for siiapi" r uup and snap
pir stew and simpM-r oilier tilings that the
1 Pbiladelphiii stnte.iuen till thuiisenea wiilil
" '.-ure!' said Col. Jim, and we rowisl buck to
McAllister'H. tbo Colonel sorrowfully, nnd I
keeping aloof from the engtiu heaitof thede
tapiiuud snapper. We lllt.il the body of tha
napiwr asnoni and carried the head off on a
i.hoeL Placing it ou tmi sward, tho disap
pointed atntesman nnd 1, at u satu distance
troia tho head, talked the adventure over. Pre-
1 i -1
eptly the agonixed wall of a dog rent the air.
. !lM MoAlllater's dog. It had came sniffing
ft the snapper's head arid the snapper's hoad
nad grabbed tho dog by tho lower Jaw and hung
there like a steel tmp, We had lo illt that
head In halvos before the dog could bo extri
cated from it.
" "What a snapper thst was!" said CoL Jim,
mournfully, 'oh, why didn't you sit on him or
keep him movlngl Ho would have helped
Charley Voorhoos out tremendous this fnlll'
And now I know why Philadelphia politi
cians are so habitually and uniformly scrappy
full of fight nnd nlways looking for it. and nover
giving up even after tbey arc, metaphorically
speaking, dead. 1 know It now.1'
J.V BIMOKI.YX.
More Observations or n rw Torkrr Among
tbe tTneonsolldated.
The men who wheel' tho babies of Brooklyn
seem to have well defined Idena regarding tho
dlschargo of their family duties. Even tho
casual obscrrcr must notlco that they attend
conscientiously to the tasks In hand. They do
not gather in vivacious groups in the parks
and gossip, as do the nurse girls and young
mothon in New York. Thoy do not linger
by the wayside to talk with tho policemen,
while! their bablos cry unheeded or suck blank
space until overwhelmed by hiccoughs. A
Brooklyn man out with his baby rarely talks
to more than ono porson at a time, and then he
talks with one eyo on tho baby carriage. When
ho sits down In tho park he tales care that only
one other man with a baby Is on tho samo
bench with him. Whllo ho reads his news
popor ho keeps one foot on a carriage wheel
and one hand on the carriage box, so that ho
can respond to the first gnsp or gurgle with the
gentle Joggle that toothos but does not ex
hilarate. Thcso observations have been made
in tho last" weekly tho Now Yorker who has
been obliged, through no fault of his own, to
llvo temporarily in Brooklyn.
"I havo in mind a well dressed, black-eyed,
rod-checked young.mon of about 30 who wheels
his baby in the little park opposito my rooms
every morning during his wifo's blcyclo ride,"
said the Now Yorker. "Ho has tho fatherly
Instinct, as developed in Brooklyn parks, to an
exemplary degree. His baby c-urrlago is a mar
vel of lac'o-trlmmed parasol, wicker scroll work,
and nickel-plated wheels and axles. He evi
dently takes prlda In keeping tho carriago as
bright and spotless as himself, I prcsumo he
rise half an hour earlier that ho may keep it
In a condition creditablo to the family. Per
haps he is moved to such habits by his wife.
Sho rides a wheel of marvellous brightness and
may havo takon pains to Inculculo in him a
similar spirit of neutnesa.
- "No hunioiCbelng could bo more devotcd'to
his baby than this model Brooklyn man. Ho
takes a seat near tho park entrance, hangs a
rattle, a rubber button, a red cloth doll, nnd a
sliver buttonhook on a string from tho edgo ot
tha parasol, gives the baby' stomach a playful
squeeze to make the child good natured, und
then begins running one eyo up nnd down the
man's pages of tho newspaper. Tho other eye
Is kept on the baby. He ha a cheerful word or
two about tbo news for the man nt the other
end of the bench, boiuctimos boccn takes out
his bby and compares it with tho other man's,
but these diversions are rare. Of tho hour ho
8 asses In tho park overy morning, at least fifty
vo minutes aro dovotod exclusively to his own
baby and his own newspaper.
'"Iho other day, when 1 was taking an early
stroll In tho park, a young woman whose hus
band travels, nnd therefore cannot care for his
baby, wheeled ber carriage to tho park early
and sat dow n between tho model Brooklyn man
und his usual companion. Both men Bccmed to
resent the intrusion, and pushod their car
riages nwny from tho young woman. Tbey
undoubtedly thought tbero wns something
wrong with her. Why was sho taking caro ot
the babyl Whero was her bicyclcl What was
her husband doing at that time In tho morning!
How did It happen that ho had loft her to look
after tho family I Theso questions flushed
across their faces as thoy glanced at her suspi
ciously und exchanged looks, as much as to
say, 'sho must be from Cnnarslo or Now York
or Jamaica.' But the young woman did not
seem to realize her mistake. When U10 modol
Brooklyn man's baby tore tho rubber button
loose sho pinned It on again. Sho oven poked
tho baby under tho chin nnd called It a dear
little thing, lhat was too much for tho model
Brooklyn man. Ho rose, ttitf with Indignation,
and trundled his carriago oil to another bench.
"Hut tho touch of a woman's hand evidently
hail disturbed the baby's temper. Wail 1 tcr
wail camo from tho carriage. Tho young wo
man was worried. Eventually eho moved over
to the model Brooklyn man's bench and asked
him if his baby wasn't colicky, lhat also
was too much for tho model Brooklyn
mam Ho answered curtly that his baby
was not colicky. Theu wasn't it crying
for its mother. Hn said It wasn.t, and an
Icicle frozo to each word as he said bo
Well, shouldn't she hold it a minute, anyhow,
and see If sho couldn't quiet ltl This wus the
climax. Tho Hpirlt of tho modol Brooklyn man
rose in might and ho rose with It, pushing his
baby carriago off with vigor down tho walk
to the noxt bench.
"it was a tine cxhlhltlon of cox spirit. Tho
woman had touched his pride, and his conscience.
He was there to take ciro of his baby and did
not intend to let an body usurp his responsi
bilities. Ho was motherly. I mean fatherly
all tho way through. t hen he met his wife.
Just finishing her spin down tbe asphalt, I
could bco tho consciousness of duty well done
shine out-'all over blm as bo trundled along his
carriage by her wheel and, by a motion of the
head, betrayed the fact that be wns telling her
ot tbe woman who had annoyed him in tho
pork."
PBospmrrr in lrroxiNa.
Crrat Increase In laluo or tho Cattle nud
Bheea llalstna Industries.
CUETKNjiE, Wyo., Aug. 1. Tho peoplo of
Wyoming are experiencing a generous share of
tbe general prosperous business condition of tho
country. The two leading Industries ot tho
State aro sheep and cattlo raising, nnd In thcso
two Industries there is an Increase this year over
last in this State In value of over $5,000,000.
Tbe assessment rolls of the Stato for 1890
show that tbero were assessed for taxation 207.
210 head of cattle at an averago valuation of
$12.50. The actual number of cattle In tho
State, according to tho most conservative esti
mates of stockmen, was 500,000. and tho aver
age market value of thcso cattle on the range
was $17 a bead.
Thi j ear there are 500,000 cattle, and tho av
erage per head on tho range is $25. Soveral big
herds have been sold nt this price, nn Incrense of
$8 a bead for ono year. Iho increased prico
means a direct gain to the cattlo raisers of Wy
oming of $4,00O,imhi for 0110 year.
Tho advance in the sheep-raising Industry has
been even more striking. In ln(( the total
number of sheep assented In the Stale wns 1,.
063.003. valued at $1.77 a head. This repre
sented perhaps one-half of tho actual number of
sheep In the State, which Is 2 OOO.OOO head.
Wyoming wool ia now soiling at 3 cents a pound
more than It did in 18!M), and on Ihe bislsot
eight pounds of w ool to tho lire. e. sheep for their
wool alone aro worth 25 corns a head more than
in 1890.
Iteporlo or Prosperity In (lie West.
Oranok, N, J Aug. 1. Frederick Cummlngs
of the hat manufacturing 11 rm of Cummlngs,
Matthew iz Co. of Orange Valley, returned j es
terdsy from a Western trip. He says that busi
ness is improving In tho West, nnd he-looks for
a big revival. Though there is no paiticular
boom In tne hatting industry Mr. Cummlngs
say that order are beginning to como In, and
ho thinks lhat under tho new tariff there will bo
a better season in hatting than for many j ears.
Ionlalan Orange Induatrj llevlve.
Nxw Orleans, Aug. 1. Tbo duty of $1.50 a
barrel on oranges, provided for by the Dingley
Tariff law ha recited the orange growing in
dustry of Louisiana, lu anticipation of the
passage of tho act more than 100,000 budded
orange trees have been set out In Plaqueuilne
paritn. The llradlsh Johnson Como iny, which
owned tbe largest orango grove In the Mate, has
planted 10,000 budded trees on its woodland
place.
WAS aVTT.lt ANI 1IECA3TK INSANE.
A Yonng Man's Double Attempt at Suicide In
Clevrlaud I sure rsrul.
Cleveland, O., Aug, 1. Thomas Cushlng, a
young man who was promoted from tbo mould
ing room of Kilby Foundry No, 2 to a place in
the ofllce, bocause ho was gujed by his former
shopman's anil called a dudo becanio in
siiio nnd sought to end his trouhles to
day with a razor. He cut his tbrotl be
fore a looking glass and w ilked down
stairs and Into tho pirlnr of his house, whero
ho sat in a dark corner for twenty minute
before helu rauio to htm. When his 011 litiou
wasitisiovercdhu was taken to the II iirou .Street
Hospital, The house surgeon wis alsitil to give
bis wound attention nhcii ('uhiug broke uwa
and du-lted through the window falling four
stories through n skylight Into thu cngino room.
He tilt d shortly after.
I.OS4 rHlalit Drives u eptiiuKrnurlnu la Hiilrlde
ISeptuagtiurian Haniy llcrner died in tho
Seney Hospital, In llrooklyn.jesirrd i) morning,
from tho elfu tofa bullet wotiul n the right
I temple, which he inllu ted with " ulal intent
, at In Ituiiie, ;i!ir;e nthntcinit Hr.nkUn. Ho
lust Ins sight soma time Hgo and c- 'hen had
been ilespundent. His aged wiiu nJ for somo
time supported herself uud husbaud by k:t,pliig
boarder. 1
STBACCHE'S WOMAN L AWT SB. Hal
Mrs Win a Case In the Istrnis Cstrt H 4a4BBAnanl
Former Senator lllsreek Aa-nlaat Her. "ll
SriuruHK, Aug, 1. Syracuse' only woman JH
lawyer. Miss Julie E. Jenney, has scored a great laaaH
victory over former United Stato Senator v'taaLal
Frank Hlscnck In tho Appellate Division ot tho rtiaaBaaH
Supreme Court at Hoc better. Several weak wJaBaal
ago she created quite a sensation In that court HbKbbI
by appearing in behalf ot Charles K. Mlllen, cH,H
respondent. In his action against the New York Nflfclaafl
Contra) Ri llroad Company, with Senator His- vlaffiaaal
cock on the other aide. Mlllen had aued for In- nXsaUaaml
Juries while coupling can nt Oneida, and thai cJaHsaBai
Jury had awarded him $2,000. The railroad JlHfaaB
company appenlod tho case, and the Appellate) mjIbYbbI
Division has Just handed dow n a decision affirm- IBSaaH
lug lhat verdict. In the argument Miss Jenney, lannBnl
who Is a daughter of Col. Kdwln 8. Jenney, a fteHanl
famous central New York lawyer, ahnwed a stir- t'iaaaaal
prising familiarity with the technicalities of tbo MaeKK
law of damages, nnd her voteran antagonist waa iisamMaaal
unablo to trip her up In a slnglo Instance, Her tVkmkm
calmness nnd mo lestv gained her great favor uaBBBnaB
with the court and spectators. ' ual
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uniinti AUUSAC rnr dav. '' H
Sunrise.... 4 88 Sunsets... 7 lftlMoontsU- 9 08 aanBBal
man watx this DAT. 1 soaal
Sandy nook. 59 I Gov. Ul'd.10 ii nU Oat . II IT , R PH
Arrived Scidav. Aug. 1. wJraal
Bt La Champairoe, Terrot, rtarre July 24. 1 ( IxJH
Ft Masdam, Potjer, Rotterdam July SI and Boo 3 itaB
loins 22.1. SjS'fiTam
S Kalm, Lldrile, Shields. 'fli3WjM
b City or Kingston, Mder, Fort Antonio. ,vi! 5?,UM
St Antllla, Monlsll. Xaiiau. Ti jlH
Ss Mew York, Oarvln, San Domingo. l ffkiH
St Cherokee, Piatt, Jacksonville. JI'-l5fnai
Ss Princess Anne, Uulphsra, Norfolk. ivtlXlaanl
6 Benefactor, Towuend, Philadelphia, ISijCiananl
11 or later arrival trtrtt rag. "rPannni
strLxn meat roasto roTa Mnananai
B Xtrarla, from Queenstown for Kw York, ldananananai
B Yeneiuela, from La Ouayra for Nw Tork. ' fH
SAtLiD raon DonxsTic roar. j flf?
El Iroquois, from JacksonvlU for Mtw Tork. I ftefaanani
v flilH
ocroomo sriAnSBXrs. Vtaaananai
5af! ro-Jforrota f anBonsan
ttalUClotK YttMlSattM. I sflananni
navet. Sramen. 70)111 10 00 A it J aniaananai
Cherokee, Charleston 8.00 PM 1 anananni
Satl VTtdnetiay. Aug. 4. , i iVI
St. Panl. floutbarapton ? 00 A. M 10 00 A 11 I MenanananH
Majestic. Liverpool 9 00 A H 1I00M aananananni
Frirsland. Antwerp 10 on A M 18 00 U , IH
Orliaba. navana 1 00 P At 8 00PM , rJaananan!
El Sol. New Orleans 8 00PM SllanananH
Alamo. Oalveston 8 00PM ) H
Salt TnurKfay. Ave. ft. s B nUaanal
Konnannla, Hamburg 7 00 All 10 00 A H I (9anai
Prln Regent Lultpold. Bre- . '5 if AH
men ,, It 00 X . ) & Ivflaanai
Caracas, La Onayra 1100 AM 1 00 P M 1 S if lataH
Hubert, Darhsdoe 100PM 800PM i S HhlsBnBi
Etona, La Plata 10 00 AM 18 00 M 1 i'ljalaB
lluaon, Pernsmbuco 10 SO A At 1 00 P H ' 1 KH
Mcomxa sruninn. I "f f $ij
Due Tb-Dav. 3 c H
Schlehatlton Trinidad July ft 1 ? M nfl
Manitoba. London.... JnlyflS . a f i-H
Nomadlo Liverpool July SB I e &!, smfl
Cune Liverpool July S3 J i M
Yucatan Flavana JnlysO f ; 1.1 aaai
Alleahany Port LI men , Joly so .j? tlv H
Hudson TfewQrlean July SB a 4ll aaai
iladlana St. Thomas July SB 1 jt XfJasTai
Cltyof )lrminghara..,.baTannan JulySO f T?mB
KloOrande Brunswick ....,.., J ely 80 12 Ktlfl
Jus Tve$dav. Aug. 8. ' J ?,j
Kensington Antwerp July 14 ':,( v.flB
ueorjian Prince St Lucia JalyST , .' 3r9aBai
Kitty anta Martha July ST II 'VJisnnl
Lampasa Galveston Jnlyf.8 . 4 wiannai
El Mar , New Orleaa. ,.., July SO :! aVaaal
Nacoocbee. Savannah July 81 t HflanaH
Due ITtdnetdav, Aug. 4. 'a fhHH
Mnsntlo London. JolylB '3 BansBanai
Croft Dundee ulytl (.SUnnl
rnwhatan Gibraltar .." July SI ,. Xlalafannl
Wi'lli citj Swansea July SI ySlXilBnal
Vlguancla Havana July 81 liaionnH
Menemsba Oalveston July SO St-jaaannnll
Iroquois Jacksonville Aug I 'OaWannfanai
Slrlus St. Lucia July 87 taKananai
live Thursday. Aug. 0. ansavnsani
aermanlo. Liverpool July SB ' B
Andalusia Hamburg JulySA vaanannvai
Hekla. Cbrtttlansand July Ss KsnnnBnl
El Monte New Orleans July 81 aananal
Due tYidav, Aug. 0. .! 'alH
Bt. Lout bouthampton July 81 ' ftH
Ems Gibraltar July IS rHBnfani
Oallleo Be, Lucia July 80 I'm tH
Due Saturday. Aug. 7. Mj H
Etruria Liverpool July St 'jf,
Francisco Hull July 84 V-JH tannnnni
Valencia Nassau. Aug 8 1iaf, aBnfal
Lauditon Shield July 13 nffcaBBnal
Cnrlstlana Havre , July S 4 Jffaannai
Yeneiuela. L Ouayra. Aug 1 Jaaaannal
aaWnnai
XX33X. 'Illtrfl
DI.Atn. Assoctatioi or Eiexit Fnunm. Members '.ffil'Mlll
of this association are hereby notified to meet at 10 ifijflH
Bedford st. on Tuesday, Anr. 8, at S P. It., to pay J9H
the last tribute of respect to our deceased mem- fnannnai
ber, Hugh Illalr. ROBT. B. NOONEY, Pre. .SiJiBnH
WALTER L. CLARK. Sec'y. WtisfSH
cnr.retV.-On July SI. 1H97. after an Illness of fMlflV
many months, Mr. Melissa Williams Creegaa, 'v iiittr
wife of the Rev. Charles C. Creegan. D. D. U$ l?wH
Funeral service at her late residence, 7111 )fotrtta V liVmM
av Brooklyn, N.T., Tuesday, Aug. 3, at 4 P. H. W if 5ft
Interment at Syracuse, N. Y. -?
P.ISTEIV-On Sunday, Aug. 1, LewU. only ton ftri
of Henry L. and Cecilia Einstein, In tha Silt year 'gjlflj
of hit age. Iwlifs
Funeral services will be held on Taesday morning, r ajf
Aug. 8, at the rosldence ot hi parents, 44 West ..jM sfof
Old st.. at 10 o'clock. Bfli
KKVr-il'.-On Friday. July 30, Margaret Ken 'i3
nedy, widow of James Kr&oedy. i2' SII!
Funeral from ber late raldenoe, 180 Saratoga av., ig ff.yjt
Brooklyn, Monday, Aug. S, at 8.80 A. M., thenoo WviMr
to the Church of Our Lady of Oool Counsel, 010 jj& 'wfi
Putnam av. Interment In Calvary Cemetery. , Vt if
LOVE. Suddenly, from heart failure, Friday morn- if SW
lnr, July 30, 1807, Dr. John J. H. Love of Mont- M HSI
cl.lr. X J. Jt l&
The funeral will bo held at th Congregational V; frag;
Church. Montclalr, on Monday afternoon, on th w Ijfci
arrival from New York of train leaving foot of jhJT
Barclay!. 2:10 P.M. jnjj llfl
BCIItT 4TZ. AssoaATio or Eximtt Firxvi Mem W jJ'ljS
ber of this association are hareby noticed to fgi "SjEl
meet at tbo German Masonic Temple, No. 230 j jiW- J MM
Eait ISth St., on Tuesdsy, Au. S, at I P. M to ' gjK
pay the last tribute of respect to ourdecoasea JrA j
member, Peter Sehwatz JS S
KoriF.UT H. NOONEY, President. iff itiKji
WALTER L CLARE", Secretary. S: fSWJ
BTTir. On Saturday. July 31. Hannah Warner iw- jhtjtffl
Swain, widow of Oeorgj W. Swain. iff 3i
Funeral services at residence, 1 1 1 Clymer t , Brook J-1- j-
lyn, at 1 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. Kindly omit !' Hil
flowers. llilJamV,saal
gpttia. , goUctig. vm! fM
a PitiVATit aAirrAiiii'M fob iwkv1!!
EPILEPTICS. fsW'
EPH.FPTICS. afij!"
EPILEPTICS. (S '
Only elht selected case taken. A perfect nvtroa- ,l,3 t'g'
ntenti con-tsnt medical supervision: a dettghtfal Vf w'
home. Send for description aad reference to ,n '?
Dr.JR H.L1AM8QS. Nw London, Conn. jjt &
lMtKBPAT VfPwIIKIUortbeMaMachutetUBene '.'if W,
fit Life and the Hay Stats AseoaUtion, and also those y Mli jt
sli.wp policies have lapsed, are requested tooall upon 8i iMw
or tend tbelr nuint and full particular to A- EP- Mff ''!
WARD WOOD11UF, Attorney, Ac., Zqultatd Build- f ; .(li S
in. N, Y, f ,gK.3
gtiv Huulifations. Pfilw
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Part II Illustrated. W . HIPLEY. 231 V2
The Belg an nation Human types la southwestern HMfi! tl
Trance .spread of Alpine typ, and Ihe persistence tfllca ti
of tbe Cro-Macon rsos from prehlsturlo lime. IiIh'S 'it
sen Questions In Medical Jurisprudence. AK( S $.
Dr. T. U. CUOTIILRS, iM jl i
Concerns the moral and Irgsl accountability of Ins- 1 n it
brlatrs. J ,'- uSji
I'rlurlvle or Tasatlon. IX Nomenclature ana t ''.' In
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