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?0R CARS ON THE BRIDGE,
TEOLZXT AXD BLBTAXBD BO AD
compaxies xvar atoir Br Ava. to.
Trolleys to Put B Onti a Oar ant, Bettln Bon.
nln la IK Month Klevnted Roads la ray
19 I-O Cents a Car and Begin TTIthln a
Year o inoklnc Kleratora at This End.
Tho Brooklyn Brldgo trustee nt their meotlntr
yesterday wont over tho proposed contracts for
therunnlnu of the cars of the elorated nod trolley
roads of Brooklyn over the bridge, nnd after a
number of changes hud been mndo in them It was
resolved that unlets the Agreements aro signed
by the railroad companies by Aug. 23 tho nogotla-
Hens shall bo declared off.
Theeo mombors of the board wero presont at
the moetlnn: Prcstdont Berrl, Mayors Strong
and Wurstcr, Comptroller Palmer of Brooklyn,
Deputy Comptroller Lyon of Now York, and
Trustees Henrique's nnd Kceney. Thoro ivoro
also present Chlof Engineer Martin and Counsel
llercen, and Presldont Rosslter of the Brooklyn
Bapid Transit Company, President Johnson of
tho Nassau Electrlo Compnny, President Uhl
msnn of tho Brooklyn Elorated road, and
Secretary Froth I nub am of tho Klncs County
Elevated road, 'with Mr. Collins, counsel for tho
surface roads.
It was stated that the railroad engineers and
Chief Engineer Martin hod reached an agree
TOent as to tho general plan by which the bridge
trains, those of tho tiro derated railroads and
the trolley cars may all cross tho brldgo and
find terminal facilities on this sldo without urn
teriilly Interfering with each other. A general
basis of agreement was arrived at long ago, and
was not much altered at yesterday's roeotlng,
but thero hivo been very serious troubles to
bo ov ercoruo In the mochanleal problems. Tho
lovatcd railroads submitted a plan some time
aco, v hlch provided that thoy should each build
short branches from near tho City Hull to the
end of tho bridge structuro nt about Tillary
strcot, and so enter upon tho bridge property and
tr.vkB. Tho only bad foatura of this was that
It would lnrolro a grade crossing with loaded
trains, nnd this feature still remains. In tho
operation of the brldgo trains no such crossing
has ever been permitted to exist.
As soon as tho elorated trains enter upon the
bridge property they are to bo manned by regu
lar bridge Crews and operated by electric motors
on tho switch tracks and by tho cable- In cross
ing tbe brldgo. At this end of tho brldgo a now
platform Is to bo built belweon the two tail
tracks west of the presont platforms and stair
ways put In to connect this with tho gallery
, deck of the terminal. Tho trains of tho Brook-
, lyn Eleratod road will run to this platform, and
tie trains of tho Kings County Elorated road
will alternate with thoso of the bridge, using
tho present platforms.
J Tho sorlous hltoh camo In providing for a trol-
1 j ley line terminus on this side without encroach-
( insr upon Park row or Interfering with tho plan
for tho elevated road platform. The plan which
j Engineer Martin has now approrcd provides
for a new one-story dock to tho present station.
The tracks which bring tho cars upon this dock
and return them to Brookl) n will branch In to four
loops on tbe deck, and each loop will be Ions
enough to bold two cars at a. time Here tho
cars will lotd and unload.
To reach this deck there aro to be twelro
passenger eloratora. Two of thoso at the south
west corner of tho terminal and ono nt the north
west corner, next to the Third avenue elevated
depot, r 111 reach only to tbe level of the first
gallery nock. The other nine, which will bo
strum; along tho southern side of the terminal,
will reach clear down to the street level.
Tho first coutr ict that was taken up yester
day was that for the trolley roids. Mr. Bergen
rend tho draft which ho had Dreparod. It pro
Tides that tho entire cot of tbe alterations to
the bridge shall bo paid by the trolley com
panies and that the companies shall furnish
their own traction povtcr. but that they shall
sporate their cars under the absolute control of
tbejirldge Engineer Hud truatoe s. They are tn
pay a toll of 5 cents a rouud trip for each car
N and to assume all risks for damages done to
passengers or propert).
When the general features had been agreed
(Don there remained four points to be settled,
besc related to permitting the cars to carr)
f advertising- signs within, as they do at present;
Iiuioklng in tho cars while they wero on tho
irldge; the term of tba contract to he entered
nto Hiid tho conditions upon which it might be
m terminated by either party, and tho amount of
tho bonds to be required.
It n tea decided to permit tho advertising I'lms
and to prohibit smukhig. It w.ta decided that
tho contract's should be for ten yours, but thnt
they might bo terminated br I'ltber party upon
thrco months' notice. A $100,000 bond was re-
quired of tho trolley companies, and tbey aro to
be bound to begin work within ten duysaftertho
contracts aro sinned, nnd to complete tho altera
j tions and begin running cars within six months.
Tho elorated road contracts were taken un
H next. They aro almost tho same, except that
j theso roods, since they are to hare no control
over their cars or tracks while upon the bridge.
arooxtmpted from responsibility for damages
H which may arise solely rromricfects inthetraeks
or the faults of tbu brldgo employees. Each
I derated road car is to pay a toll of l-'s cent
B a round trip; but if the brldgo trustee's do
B cido nt any time to compel those roads
to furnish the power to operate the
cars over tho brldgo, this toll Is to be reduced to
fire cents. 1 ho Kings County Elevated is to be
(J gin work within sixty days, und to be ready for
K operations within one year. The Brooklyn Ele
PH rated road Is to begin work within sixty days,
and to be ready in ten months from tho time of
anV slcnlnir the contracts. Each Is to iri to a 450.000
bona to this ellect.
If the contracts go into effect, tho new nr-
rangements will involvo some very consldera-
ble changes in tho equipment, of tho olerated
mads. Mr. Uhlmann stated thnt these would
cost his road frotu $1 "00,000 to ?1,500,IKK). It
Is Ills Intention to chantro tho motive power of
j the roid toeleetricltj. Each car will alBohare
to bate cable grips. Just what tho
H Kings County roid will do in tbe matter of
eh mges In rolling stock Is nut definite!) settled.
It Is bellowed that for n tinia at least this road
H will seek tn mnko eomo arrangement with tho
bridge trustees to tnrnlsh electric motors for
nC tliclr trains, cut their cars will havo to haro
H cahlo grips.
On each of tbo ronds the enr platforms will
halt to be built out about Ibrcc Indies on
H each side, and the station platforms along tho
HI roads will huo to bo shaved oil about throo
fM Inrhcs.
n Tho changes which tho elevated roads will
J hsvo tomakcon tho hridgo will cost but a few
thousand dolluru. Those which tho trolley
lines will liavo to make i.lll cost ItHSO.OOO to
(SOO.OOO.
I S!ltfrAllTLIXGS WAXDr.lt TALE.
H Drafted Many Slllns by a Boat Walked name
H Clad Only In a Plere or Tarpet.
H This Is the wander talo of dcorgo Schwart-
H ling, Gcorgo eays that he Is IS yoars old and
H lives at :iU Sixth ctrcet, Uoboken, which is
H true. He also ouya that l'o left home on Mon-
Hj day night to go swimming, which is alio prob-
j ably true. He didn't get back until catcrday
H morning, but as to tbo truth of his account
j of what happened In tho mean tlmo tho reader
n must jud?o for hlmclf, placing hU faith cither
j la George's blstnrleal accuracy on tho ono hand,
H or In his powers of invention on tbe other,
H Oeorgo says that ho took off bis clo'hos at
W the Seventh rtreet dock and went In swimming
H ealy to be caught by a fierce and furious current
aiul whirled out into mldstrcum. A steamer
H rolriff rapidly up the ihcr loomed over blm.
j The paddlo wheels threatened to strike blm
B down. Ho (Ihed under the paddle (this is a
H ilmjilu matter of about ton f'ot) to escano tho
H suction and enuia up closo to n convenient Iron
H ring on I ho ski o of the boat through which ho
H thrust hi) arm. Thus hanging ho was carried
H s'oug for several hours until tho boat landed
B en the west shore of tho Hudeon. As Ooorgo
OH gpes swimming in a nude state, ho was bashful
H stout going nshoru. Finally, when all tho peo-
H pu had gone away from tho dock ho swum to
JM the i shore und ran inlnna.
H Ueorge says Ihatiiefound a patch of woods
H and a convenient bit of carpet, in which? ho
H wrapped himself and went to sleep. In tho
H murnliig It served as u garuicnt, and he set out
H fur Uoboken. Finding railroad, he walked
j along the ties until u irelght train camo along,
H and ho JumiHd Into an empty car. This Is
tm guile a feat, but (ieorgo was In athletic costume.
tm ud aicouiplishod it with taso und grace. Tho
var flt,I'l,)' ut a place Ueorgo thinks was
OH u(k. '1 here ho got out and found soma moiu
H wools, where ho aid totuo more eleoplng, still
1 trapped In his bit of carpet.
OB Ueorgo soya that two boys out blackberry-
H trs "otL '""' UP and gavo him sandwiches.
n-i " tu! ""ulc "" t llm until ho ran away,
m the rest of tho Jouniey to Hoboken he made
J bulking In his carpet. Ho arrived at 4 o'clock
J Tetteiday morning, went to tho Bovonth street
J dock, found his ulothes where ho had left them,
ai:Sl, lePt until it, whon ho wont home,
J ihus dH Ueorgo tell bin tale, first to his
J trother and then to tho reporters. Mrs.
Khwartling had thought h'm drovvnod, nnd had
been besieging tl10 pollto with Inquiries as to
!i clll,','r 'll "ody had been found. Hho eats
tiiat Ueorgo is iv gwxl boy and sings In tho
iholr of the Church of tho Holy InnoceiiU. Tho
caiinces are that there will be trouble when his
I Uj'her Beta homo. Ucorjo nays ho guosse to
9
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xxrx Torres aboxtt rairjr.
Just what happens to a man who place him
self at fall length on tho sidewalk ot tipper
Broadway at midnight was demonstrated two
days ago. With some assistance a man coma
out of a saloon near Thirty-fourth street and
with the same help walkod half way down the
block, Thero ho found an inviting doorstep. It
was irresistible to his feeling of fatigue, and he
was allowed to sit thoro whllo his companion ro
turned to tho barroom. The weary on? tonpled
oil the step to tho sldowalk, stretched himself
out comfortably, crossed his hands peacefully
oror his bosom, nnd went to elect). Several
rnlnutcs claused boforo onybqly passed.
Then a woman strolled up. 8ho stopped and
looked nt him sympathotlcally. A few
seconds lntor another came up. 8ho stopped
too. Then two young fellows happened along,
and the first woman suggested several moans ot
disturbing tho sleeper, who was resting yery
comfortably. Before any of her plans wero
adopted tho barkeeper who had helped the man
on his way sauntorod down tho 'block to sco
what foto had overtaken his customer. Ho saw
tho group, remarked audibly, "Well, he didn't
get It In my place," and rotrouted. A fat man
was tho noxt person to romo along, and ho was
the first to put into practlco some of tho sympa
thetic woman's suggestions. Ho bognn to rub
one ot tbo sleeping man's ears violently, and the
two young fellows commenced worit actively on
tho other enr. But tho sleeper rested peacefully
Under tho combined attack. Ilofnra ho vloldod
to this heroic treattnont and moved his bead
some twenty porsons had gathered. He bad no
idea of getting up when tho facts ot his unusual
situation wero called to his somewhat inert at
tention. So a larger rcllof party carted him
over to tho doorstep, nnd he was rubbing his
eyes coniplalntngly whciulho crowd dispersed,
sho s)mpathetlo woman moved uptown, tho
others who had stopped for n moment to glance
nt tho m in o cxehntigo a won! or two with hor,
scattered In dlllercnt directions, and tho Inst ot
tho crowd was hurrying tinny asthoonowho
had been tho central figure of tho group closed
his cvcBiuwl rested his head wearllv ncalnst the
wall. At this Juncture tbo barkeeper ronp
pcarcd, looked him ovor with nn expression of en
tiro satisfaction and rctlrod again to his saloon,
A long tlmo has passed since New Yorkers
have been called upon to decide tbo questions
involved In nn Incident that occurred In London
recently. If, Indeed, any parallel to tho caso ovor
was recorded here. Although It affected direct
ly only n taw porsons, themattor was mado pub
lic by a weekly journal, which published n de
scription ot tho affair and socmlngly adoptod
tbo best possiblo moans ot punishing tho culprit
when It printed In full his name and address.
Its own question as to tho course to bo adoptod
in dealing with tho man responsible for such a
breach ot tho first laws of society was answered
by tho revelation of his identity, nnd probably,
as the facts aro stated, ho got what he deserved.
This Is tho paragraph describing the remark
able circumstance:
"At a dinner party, after tho ladles bare re
tired, and wbtlo tho gentlemen are peacefully
discussing their coffeo and cigarottes, ono of
the guests rises from his seat, crosses the room,
and without a word of warning, strikes ono ot
bis fellow guests a violent blow in tho face.
blacking both his oyes, and all but breaking his
nose. Tho aggressor Is a big man almost
double tho sizo and weight of his victim who
to mike him more helpless, was sitting In a low
chnlrat the moment when this cowardly and
blackguardly assault was pcrpetratod. Fight
ing is nowadays out ot the question; tho victim
cannot hare recourse to tho law without drng
Ing his host and the whole unpleasant slor be
fore a police court; tho host cannot rcry well
thrash the offending guest; and tho other
guests are rostra!nM irom Interfering by fear of
provoking a scandal."
The provocation it nppcnrs was the belief on
the part or tho aggressor that tho man he struck
bad grossly insulted his brother. This seem to
bare Leon an error. Hut tho method of settling
the difficulty does not npparentlv find any
justification, whatcrar tho extent of the Injury
mov Dave boon. Various reports of tho doings
of London society have been surprising reading
for New York, but Ibis latest Incident is unique.
In view of the criticism which it aroused this
violent method of settling personal difficulties
must be rare in London society.
Young Bemberg, who Is nearly iO, by tbe way,
is not to come to this country next w inter unless
bo Is assured that his opera "Elalno" will be re
vived by tho Bsmrosch Opera Compan), and this
settles tbo question as to the presence of this
composer In New York. He has returned from
Paris, which Maurice Grau nnd the rest of tho
opera company sought ss ihjojv as tho Corent
Garden season closed. Before he left London
Mr. Grau had an Interview In vv hich he sounded
a noto of warning to New Yorkers. Ho said
I that. In his opinion, the prices of admission to
the opera house hero wero too low, in view of
tho quality of tho artists, who arc, of course,
finer as a rule than any heard together In Eu
rope. Mr. Grau said thafhls decision to attempt
no season here this winter was duo entirely to
the fact that Jean de Reazko had declinod to
return to tho United Statos. "I do not wish to
imply." Mr. Grau is quoted as saying, "thit I
am n pirtlsin of a system which bvses the pros
pects of an opcratiu season on ono slnglo nttrac
tim, noi Is there nn) need for mo to weigh i
and measure tbo respective merits of rarious I
nrtism by any giv en standard. I bcllev o simply
in tho eloquence of figures, and If on care to
gl itico at my books jou will underHund what I
mean. Tho American opera houses contain
more money; they are moro capiclous, and
some ot tbe seats are moro expensive than here.
Opera is article tU luxe, and what with Uie oxl
genclcB on both sides of tbe footlights and the big
risks, I think tho prices for scats too cheap yet.
it Is true ihitwhen .lean de Itesike sings in
London tho orchestra stalls eon (or $u.2a, but
the number is small compared with tho num
bor of scats of tho srrae class In tbe Met
ropolitan, und tho Covcnt Garden season is
genernllj supported by the subscriptions of tho
boxbolders. A guinea is the regular jirieo for
the best stats, hut it is to the subscriptions that
the inanazrmcnt looks for the support of tho
season; this in ikee It possible to glvo perform
ances with such wretchedly small audiences us
those which hear the productions that Includo
rone of tho "star" singers in the company.
For iv great m ui yeirs the Now York so ison
followed tbo Covcnt Garden sv stem, but It looks
as if tho future would sco this plan revorscd.
Mnurico Grou has persuaded tho iiwnagtiueiit
that the high-priced singers aro tbo ones that
attract the public and hereafter "all star"
casts of "Tho Huguenots." "Ideal ensts" of
"Fnust." and similar experiments, which havo
provod most profitable horc, will doubtless be
tho Covcnt Garden rule.
When tho history of this summer Is written
there w.111 bo n melancholy chapter devoted to
tho country hotels, which havo languished as
they havo rarely dono before, Tho dearth of
men ot theto placos Is ordinarlr a sourco of
complaint, perhaps somewhat exaggerated in
tbo teeth of our nutlonal sense of humor. But
this season tho absence of raon Is a bitter ro
nllty, which Is scarcely mitigated by oven tho
nrrlral of the "over .Sunday" man. This season
such a factor in tho summer season has failed,
nnd under tho discouragement of completo Iso
lation tho woaien havo roslgnod tbonitcIvcs to
thn circumstances and made none of liny usual
efforts to improvo their summer loU Iances,
Olboon pictures, fresh nir fo.llvnls, and ull tbo
customary diversions of the summer hotel an
pevr but rarely In tbo catalogue of this beat on
doings. It has been a period of unprecedented
inaction, and it will go down as n summer of
very dreary days In tho recollection of moot of
the girls who pasted It in tho summer hotels.
Formerly tbo men camo rarely and in small
numbers. Ibis jear thoy nboIuloly refuse to
come at all.
Tho acquisition of Its now clubhouse by tho
Yalo Club placos on a substantial basis another
collego club of tho kind which has fo: a long
tlmo been most conaplcuously represented by
the Harvard Club, a remnrkably successful In
stitution. Most of tho other colleges aro rep
reiented In Now York by associations of tho
alumni rosldlng here, hut pone bus acquired
the dignity of clubhouses oxcopt tho two organ!
xatlons representing tho, groat universities
mentioned, In view- of tho grcit itumbor o
Yale men In other collegu organisations, it was
thought doubtful If tho alumni would support
n separate association, us It has long been a
curious fact that In tho two collego clubs of tbe
city the Yule graduates Kecmcd to preponderate
HtriMngly. This is ovidont to any person who
lnm oven a slight cxperionco with tho two clubs,
nnd It Is another ovldnnce of tho strength of
Yalo'8 "college feeling" that (100 out ofti.000
alumni should havo Joined tho new club.
Mistakos in French bills of fare after they
huo been trnnslatej Into English havo long
been a standard tourco of amusement, and n
hotel keeper near tho city is wondorlng now
why so muny persons always laugh when he
shows thorn ono of the business cards of his
establishment. Ho Is n Fronchman and bis
tamlly know llttlo more about English tban ho
does. Tho usual thing under such circum
stances Is to emplo) a printer who Is utmost as
Ignorant of thoUnguagu as tbe customer. The
suburban hotel In question stands In tho centre
of a ard tilled with large trees. When the
proprietor wanted to call attention to this ad
vantage ho put on his cards. "Tbo best shady
hotel nround New York." The follugo Is In
deed exceptional, and tbo reputation of tbo
placo beyond reproach, bo tbe proprietor does
not know yet way o many persons sinllo whon
thoy reutl that Hue
iiVfeitaiiiasp
THOtfGHT IT A BAD BOOK,
AJT AltniSSTFOR FBIXTJNO EXTRACTS
FROH I'AZMOBT JTOVRTJZEIf."
XdlUr Hunt of Kewborypert. Haw., Held Be
cans Ha ruMUhed Tarts or a BHk In
tended to Benefit Boys and Girls and Ap
proved by Pr. Abbott and Other Clergymen.
NBwnnitTPonT, Mass., Ang. 5. Edlto Al
bert F. Kent of tho Newburyport Item was ar
rested lost night at the lnstaneo ot tho Now
England Watch and Word Society, nn or
ganization formed for the protection of mor
als in tho community, for publishing alleged
obtccno inattor. Tho socloty rocolred n copy
of the paper a few days ago, and Its attention
was directed to an articlo purporting to be an
abstract from a book by M. A. Warren, en
titled "Almost Fourteon," which has been
published in chaptoru for tbo past six weeks.
Acting undor instructions, tbo agent mado on
investigation, and on Mr. Hunt's admission
that ho was tho editor and proprietor of tho
paper, bocurod a warrant and his arrest fol
lowed. Ho secured tho S00 ball which was
ordorcd, and In the pollco court to-day the
caso was contlnuod ono week.
Editor Hunt says that tho extracts wero from
a reputable book. Ho offered to discontinue
tho publication of further chapton, but this
disposition of the caso was not satisfactory to
tho official. Tho Item is a weekly paper, and
its "I wondor why" column has caused much
agitation throughout this region, It is un
dorstood that Uio publication of tho chapters
ot "Almost Fourteon" was suggostod by a woll
known local clergyman.
Frank H. Bodd of Ilodd, Mead & Co. was
very much surprised to bear of tho arrest of
Editor Hunt.
"I don't soo what any purity socloty or any
body else could Und to object to in Mr. War
ren's book," bo said. "Tbo author had a high
moral object In writing it, and it has boon In
dorsed by many men and women who have an
Interest In the welfare of young boys and girls.
When Mr. Warren first submitted tho book to
us wo hesitated about publishing It. We roc
ognlxod its merit, but wished to get tho opinion!
of others before printing It. So wo submitted
tbo manuscript to the ltcv, Lyman Abbott and
a number of ether clorgymen, all of whom pro
nounced tbo book a splendid work and n volumo
likely to do much good. Tho book accordingly
was published and Is now on our regular list,
"After the first publication It woa revised by
Mr. Warren at our request. Some weeks ogo
tbo Newburyport Item requested permission
to reprint parts of the book. They said that
tbey thought It contained things that ought to
be road by every mother and father, We gavo
tho required permission and I am surprised at
the result,"
Mortimer A. Warren, the author of "Almost
Fourteen," is a school teacher. His book is
mainly advice to boys nnd girls and to parents.
He describes the book in a preioco as follows:
"A book designed to be used by parents in
tho training of their sons and daughters for
presont modesty and nobility and for future
fatherhood and motherhood.
In explaining tbo revision of his book, Mr.
Warren says In tho profuce:
"Friends whoso sincerity and ability as
critics I cannot for an Instant doubt have as
sured mo that this book as first published con
tained too much of physiological and illustrativo
detail. Thanking them heartily for thoir kind
ly criticism, I havo reviewed tbe work, excising
and adding ns seemed dcslrablo. and herowlth
offer a revised edition to the calm and candid
judgment of these friends and of all fathers
and mothers."
Mr. Warren, In a letter to children which ho
makes tho first chapter of tho volume, asks all
of his young readers to use tho book as they
would a le'tor from some older and much
loved friend.
"My letters, like tho letters you receive from
any other friend." bo says, "I bog you to re
gard as confidential. Lot them be for you
alono. If 1 weto to visit your house. I should
not expect to find ray book lying on tho parlor
table any more than I should expect to flml my
written lotters thero. Tho written letters re
ceived by you through tbo past you keep In 5 our
own room, in desk or drawer, and there, too,
jou will keep, I hopo, this book,"
IMAUIXATirE TESSIE COUEX.
dome llrooklyn OfllclaU Bren Call Iter a Slon
umental 14ar.
Much sympathy, which, as It turns out, was
unmerited, was bestowed on Tcssle Cohon, alias
Ada Barker, who was recently Bont to the Kings
County Penitentiary for nine months for at
tempted suicide. Tho girl bad mado three
preribus attempts on her life, but strenuous ef
forts wero made to haro herreleased on tho
pl- a thnt she had bean driven to the act through
misfortunes for which sho was not responsible.
She described hcrsolf as tbe orphan daughtor ot
a once prominent merchant of Galveston. Tex ,
vainly struggling tosupport hercelf in the North.
Many kind-hearted women believed her talo of
woe. Finally an apulii atlon for her release was
forwarded to Gov . Black. 1 hu Charities Commis
sioners, to whom It was referred, startod nn in
vrsllgitlon. and it resullod, so they saj.ln Ilia
discovery that tho )aung woman Is a" monu
mental liar."
Her real name is Barbara Pulslcr, and she ran
away from her home in Brooklyn, In her first
communion dress of spotless w bite, on tho very
day she was rontlrniod by Bishop M Donnell. It
! whs six months before sho returned, and slnco
I then sho his frequently indulged In similar
I ccnpidcs. Her piront called ot tho pcnltcii-
tian to condole with her, but shedcclaicd that
sho bad nevrr seen them. Sho will now probably
havo to serve out ber term.
FAST THE CEXTU1SV MARK.
Hro. Beberra Van Zandt Olehrafro Her load
Dlrtbdny lu ftclienectady.
ScrtKNECTADT, Aug. 8. Ono of tho oldest nnd
mo't remarkable women In thu State ci lebratcd
her birthday In this city to day. Sho is Mrs. He
becca Van Zandt, nnd elm Is 103 yearn old to
day. Her homo is In Auburn, but she has many
relatives in Fchenectady, and she came hero es
pecially to colobrito her birthday with her old
friend and relative, Matilda Thornton. Mrs.
Van Zandt was born on fctato street, Albany,
within tho shadow of tho old Capitol, on Aug, ft.
1701. Her raildan name m Thornton, She
was niurrlcd seventj -three )carnngn, and she
lias been a widow foi fortv-threo jcurs.
.ul:o ii the mother of nine children, six girls
and thrcubovs, nil but two girls being still alive.
All three of her so:m served in tho lato wai. The
title of Mother of tbe Grand Army of tho Poto
mac has beon eonferrod upon Mrs. Van Zandt,
and sbo Is very proud of tho honor,
Mrn. Van ..-melt's heilth Is excellent, nnd
barring a slight deafness, scarcely noticeible,
sbo 1h in possession of nil her faculties, and is as
llvelvitsa cricket. Sbo Is a gro it traveller, and
spends a largo portion of her time vicltl.it- rela
tives, and sho is such a pleas nit, kindly old
bodv tlmt sho Is a-vclcoiue visitor wherever sho
gins. In 18T0 she travelled alone over 1,000
miles,
MRU. CltATIIlE 100 YEARS OLD,
Stamford's llayor and Cotninon Cuuurlt Call
I lion Her lu a Uody,
Stamford, Conn., Aug. ft. Mrs. Phtcbo
Crabbo was 100 years old to day, Tblsaftornoon
a reception was glvon to her at the residence
of O, S. Tiovvbridgc. Tho members of the
South Norwalkeity government und the Mayor
nnd Common Council called In a body. Tho
First Congregitlonal Church of Stamford sent a
delegation from the church, ot which sho has
been a member for flfty-flvo years, to present
ber a silver lovlugcup, Inscrlbodwlth her name,
birth, tbo donor, and a scries of resolutions.
Mrs. Crabbo la sllver-bulrcd and says sbo doos
not bcllev o In glum-Iooklng people. Therefore
she tries all tho tlmo to pinko those about hoi
happ). Her memory Isrcmurkably aetlve.thoiigh
olio mi) 11 was Impaired by two attneksof tho
grip. .Sho nays Unit sho thinks so, because she
has forgotten eomo of tho verses of bull ids
thirtv amlfortyut.nlas long which she learned
jenrs ago. bho has only a few direct descend
ants n eon, graiidduuglitir, and thrcn great
grandchildren. She hud three sisters whu lived
to be over 00 years of ogo each.
JIALE AXD UEARTY AT 101,
Co mil Club Cave Mr. Uleun a Cold.Ilended
S'nne Last Year, but He Doesn't .ecd It.
Elijah Boulden alenn w 111 celebrate to morrow
his 101st birthday at IiIb home, 185 Elm street,
Newark. Last year thero was a celebration of
bis centennial by the Coffin Club, which sub
scribed 100 for him. Mr, Glenn wouldn't havo
tho money, so it was given to tbo Bubles' Hospi
tal and a gold-headed cane was prosented to the
old gentleman. Tapping this eano on tho side
walk, he walks downtown every fine day with a
step so firm ss to show that tho staff Is u luxury
and not iv necessity. He gets up at It o'clock
every day, oals three hearty meals, takes exer
elto by wulklng downtown, if It is fitio, or by
tramping about tho house. If It Is ralnv, and be
gins it solid night's sleep at 10 o'clock.
The Wallabeut Market Improvements.
At a conferenco between Ma) or Wurstcr, City
Works Commissioner Willis, and Engineer
Bojknap in Brooklyn yesterday It was deter-
1 mlued to push forward tho construction of tbe
piers, bulkheads, and other improvements at
tho Wallnbout Market, which It is estimated
will cost (3300,000.
i
bwb oax't asTATxnre'a xtklioxb.
arrecate Says Kra. KaasM Claim to Kinship fa
Tm MwdowT.
Tba application of Eugenia A. W. noss for Ut
ters of administration upon the estate of Wil
liam 11. King, a millionaire, who died insane In
Rhode Island, has been denied by Surrogate
Arnold. Mrs. Host acted for tho lcttors on
allegations that sho is tho only heir of the do
coased, but tn that proceeding and also in an
other action in the Supreme Court sho fallod to
disclose hor derivation and relationship. She
baa been directed In tbo Supremo Court action
to giro the full details.
Her application was opposed by Goorgo
Gordon King and Sarah K. Blrckhead, claim
ing to be nophow and nleco of King. They wero
appointed administrators in lthodo Island and
asked for ancillary letters of administration in
this State. The Burrogato grants to them tho
ancillary lotters, Mrs. Boss is tho widow of
Isaac Allison Ross, who died In 1870. She
says that tho right namo of the millionaire was
not King, but sho does not say what it was, and
sho declares that sho is a niece and tho only sur
viving hslr of tho deceased. King mado a
largo fortune in China and retired In 18B0.
going to Newport to roaido. Ho becamo Insane
in le)86 and had Binco been In different asylums.
About nine years ago Mrs. Boss began visiting
him und eho contlnuod to call on him and luako
him prosonta until his death. Mrs. Boss con
tended that ho was noi insane, nut, mat no was
imprisoned to prevent him marrying against the
wishes ot eomo ot his allegud rclatlv os. Tho
Surrogate says: ,
"Sho doos not glvo the real namo of her unolo
whom sho socks to Identify as the decedent, nor
does sho furnish any proof showing that ho ever
wont to China, but says that ho disappeared
many yoars ago; waB supposed by his mother
nnd family to bo dead, and was so treated by
tho courts where her grandparents resided and
dlod. I havo gone through all Uio nllldiivlts
B resented by her, but they fall to eonv Inco me
lat sbo was related In any manner to tho de
cedent, whllo tho rroofs prosented on tho part
of tho other petitioners satisfy mo that Iholr re
lationship to hltn Is as stated in their petition.
Tho proofs presented In BUpport of her claim
hero aro of too vogue and unsntlsfncton a char
acter to wnrrant mo In granting her applica
tion, nor do 1 feel that there Miould bo further
c"elay In disposing of these applications In tho
expectation that other evidence inn l pro
cured by her. As tbo lthodo Island court has
rocognlred the right of Mr. King and Mrs. lllrck
headto letters of administration cmtlilsostnto.
notwithstanding such right was apparently
contestod by Mrs. Boss, who, It la stated In ono
of her nfild.ivlts, has appealo-i from the grant
of letters to tbem, she should, 1 think, bo left to
pursue her claim in that Jurisdiction.
TIIEXEIT EREIOUTTARIFF OX MILK.
Delaware and Ulster Counts- Creameries May
Close and Move aearer to stew lorU.
Kinostojc, Aug. 5. Becauso of tho new freight
tariff promulgated by tho Interstate Commerce
Commission It is oxtremcly probnblo that tho
many largo creameries In Ulstor and Oelawaro
counties will remoro their bottltngnpparatus to '
Now York, and do thoir bottling thero, thus
effecting a sav ing of eight cents n can on freight.
For some tlmo past dairymen from Ornngo
county, which lies within the boundaries pro
scribed for tho first and second groups by tho
commission, haro been hustling In Dclawaro
j county for flno Jersey cows and haro socurod
, somo choice cattle,
I Tbo boil milk and cream tradoof Greater Now
York tspriettcallr controlled by a dozen men.
Delaware count) Is tho largest producer, but by
the decision of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and the shrewd figuring of railroad
magnates this county Is put in tbe fourth class
nnd ranre to pay extra freight, amounting to
thousands of dollars a year, 'lo tho Sheffield
farms, with tboarerage dally shipment ot over
I 300 cans. It means u loss of over 91 000 yearly.
Other creameries hnvc suffered proportionally,
and as there is apparent!) no relief from tbe
high freight tariff It Is proposed to keep i nough
high grade cows near enough to Now York to
supply tho city's needs and closo up thn Dela
ware count) dairies. If this is dono thousands
of dollars now paid yeirl) for milk transiortn
tion will le lost to the Ulster und Delaware
Railroad, w hlch Is tho only lino passing through
the very centra ot the mllk-produclng country.
JA.VES OARR OAPTCltER.
STbe 1 oung Tougb Wbo Has xxina Itluded tbe
Washington Police ts Cnugbt h? a llarkman.
Washinotov, Aug. 5. James Carr, tho young
man who assaulted an 11-year-old girl more
than a wcokngo and for whom the pollco and'
hundreds ot citizens haro been searching ever
since, w ob captured at 8 o'clock this morning In
a stable within a short distance of his own
home, whero tbe outrage was committed. Last
night Carr was discovered in a house that had
been searched twice by the police. Ho made a
dash for liberty, assaulted a man wbo tried to
stop him. and disappeared up an alley. Tho
neighborhood was awake all night, all the men
nidlng tho police reserves In tho soatili. Carr
was seen und nrud at, but again mudo bio es
cape. This morning Frank Beuchert, a bacUman,
one of the so-irchers wont into the stable whore
Carr was hiding. Tho fugitive tried to dash
past Ilouchorl. but the hsekmnii was too quirk
for hltn. Ho caught the ) onng f ugltlv u and held
him tlgbtl) whllo shouting for help. Carr
fought like a madman. I'olirnman Donovan
wnsncnr by and responded to Beui herl's culls
for assistance. Carr saw thut tho gamuwattup
nnd surrendered.
'lho police, force of Washington has been
sovetel) criticised for allowing Carr nnd a
negro murderer to evade rapture. The mur
derer was seen several times in the neighbor
hood of his hot r, but tho pollco failed to got
him each time, Couinl lints against the lcth.irgv
of the pollco huvc liccimio so numerous since tno
outrage bv firr that thn District Commissioners
havo decided to in ikn an Investigation into
lollce methods generally with a view to im
proving the force.
XU0QVO1H WAMVV3T EELTS
Mrs. Converse) Will Trv to Itei over Tlinno ow
In I'tiftftessluu or Sfajor Timelier or tlbitnj.
Svitvcvsi', Aug. ft. It has leaked out that nno
of tho objects of tho recent visit of Mrs. Harriet
Convert of New ork to tho Onondaga Indian
reservation was to talk atout means of recover
ing tho stolen wampum bcltt) of tho Iroquois
Confcderuc), now In the private collection ot
Mayor John Boyd Ihnihcr of Albany. When
Thomas Webster, keeper of tho wnnipum, died
about a month ago, it was found that three of
tho most valuable bolls wero missing. Ono w-.is
tho wampum which passed botvveen George
Washington nnn tho .'ix Nations, and another
wnslho (unions Wan at hi belt of great iintiquit).
Chief Daniel Lifortn snva that when Mrs.
Con verso was hero the) bail a long talk about
getting hick thn belts. Mrs Converse s.ild sho
had secured the sorviees nt two eminent law
yers, ono of Scbenecluily and tho other of Cnna
joburle, vihowlil begin steps for their recovery
immediately unlcsi Sir. 1 hue her giv cs them up.
Chief Lnfnrtp tais that Webster was never
fonnall) appointed ke-rprr of the wampum, tin
re ceilved the heirs, those that wero lofi, tioin his
fsthcr, who married n vhlto woman. Tills
woman, or sonio of her relatives, sold tbo 1m Its
aeviral )onrs ago for something Ilka !fft, but
until W'ebstor tiled the matter never becamo
nubile.
7.V LUCIXltA IIOIIX'S ME210RV,
Monument lo n Minimal Who Served In tbe
Field Durlnac thn Civil War.
COLUMBIA, S. C, Aug, 5. A monument has
been oroctcd over the grave of Luclnda Horn,
nvvnyln tbe bacltwooaso, naiuua county, biio
wont through the civ II war by her husband's
side. Tho monument was erected through tho
work of Capt. George II, Lako of Kdgrllcld, vv ho
had tho co-operation of tho veterans and tho
wives nnd sons nnd daughters. Capt, Lake was
chosen to uinko the addles. Ho simpl) related
the story of Lucinda Horn as It is known
throughout all tint region.
In 1801 Edgefield was asknd far volunteers.
Luclnda's husband was one of tho first to offer
his services, and his wife wash) his sldo. There
eho remained during lho four icnrs of conflict.
She was not tho daimldirot the regiment, but
tbe mother of ten regiments.
RVSll or AIWLHJATIOXa,
Bis Hundred sieire oii-Heldenl Want to Join
the Merilianl' Aaaoclntlun,
Tho rush of applications for membership In
tho Merchants' Association continues. On Tues
day thero wero over H00 applications for non
resident membership received, nnd yesterday
morning's mall brought over (100 moro, Tho
clerical force of tho association Is working over
time In order to prepare cut many certificates of
membership for lion rosidont merchants as pos
sible boforo the elato of the first excursions to
this city. Among the local applicants yesterday
was the Western .Nutlonnl 11 ink, bv John K.
Henries, President, Mr. hearles having previ
ously applied for membership ns representing
tho American Sugar Refining Compuny, ot
which he is Treasurer.
V Urmuiunr Reboot Uptown,
Plans haro been filed with tho Building De
partment for a, now grammar school, 21x08,
brick, five stories high, at Eighty-ninth street
and Amsterdam avenue. It is to cow )220,0O0,
BISHOP POTTER ItETURNS.
BRIXQS A DISLOCATED SnoVLDER
AXD 18 OALLOXB OF SCOTCH.
Ha Cot tho First by Heine Thrown from a
Horoo tn Frankfort, Germany, and the
Whisker Was Given nlra by an Admirer In
Rutland Jle Had n Nrosant Vncntlnn,
Bishop Potter roturnod from Europe yester
day on the Whtto Star stoamshlp Germanic,
bringing with him a dislocated shouldor and
eighteen gallons of very flno Scotch whiskey.
Ho got tho former In Frnnkfort, Germany, by
being thrown a few weeks ngo while riding a
horso. Tho whtskoy was given to him by an
admirer In England, and tho Bishop was com
pelled to pay Undo Sam $40 duty on It. Havo
for his right arm, which ho carried In a sling,
tho Bishop seemed to bo In excellent honlth, and
bis spirits aro very good. Ha was met at the
plor by his daughtor and his brother, Frank
Potter. Ho went direct to his house, 10 Wash
ington square, whero ho remained until half
past 12, when ho loft town for Newport.
The Bishop said that ho had had a most enjoy
ablo trip from tho time ho loft this country, and
had been much rested nnd benefited by It. Speak
ing of bis accident ho sold laughingly:
"I was riding a spirited horso whllo in Frank
fort visiting my brother, nnd found I wns not so
expert a rider ns I had fancied. Tho horso was
cantering along gently when suddenly It shlod
at somothlng on tho sldo of tho road and I wont
off. My right shoulder was dislocated, and I
wns somewhat bruised about tho body, other
wise I was not hurt. Carrying my nrm In a
sling is an Inconvenience but that will not
last long."
The Bishop w as most plcasod with tho Liuubeth
Conference, to attend which won tho particular
object that took him abroad. Ho wns CBpccinlly
sratiUod with tho reception given to the Amer
ican Bishops, and was greatly Impressed with
the Independence nnd high spirit suown by tho
Colonial Bishops.
" I was aurprlsod," be said, " to see the strong
feeling of froedom shown by the Colonial Bish
ops. Surprising as It ma) seem, tbcv were moro
aggressive, Independent, and outspoken lu their
views than even the Americins,"
Bishop Potter said that nothing could havo
bcon moro cordial than tho welcomo given to tho
American Bishops ti) all with whom they
eamo In contact. One of the things thnt Inter
ested him was tho succoss tho St. Andrew's
Brotherhood bad met with In England.
"The order," ho said," wns founded In this
countr),and slnco Its Introduction Into Eng
land It has progressed remnrknblv. I am glad
tosceit flourishing so well, and I might say that
it nourishes better in me soil to wiiicti ll was
transplanted than in Its native land."
In reference to tho attack mndo on him slnco
ho left this country by tbo Buv. MyltonMaur),
formerly pastor of St. James's Church, Gosiu-n,
N. Y., who wns removed by tho Bisliop In 1887,
the Bishop said that ho inlendod to pa) no at
tention to the charges.
One of the first things the Bishop will have to
do Is to decide the placo of meeting of the Dio
cesan Convention, which convenes nn Sept. 'JO.
At this convontion tho question of giv ing thu
Bishop a chaplain will bo discussed nnd proba
bl) decldcel. For the last three ) ears Ibis post
has been filled by tbo iter. Ralph II Baldwin,
w ho has serv cd w ithout rciniincrat Ion. Now that
hebss left tbecll) to become tho rector of St,
John's Church, Saginaw, Mich., a chaplain Is
neeulod tu take somo of tho routine work of tbo
illoccso off the shoulders of the Bithop. At
present tho Bishop of Vermont Is the nnlr Amer
ican BKliop wbo bus n chaplain, but nearly all
English nnd Colonial Bishops have them.
heath toLLoirs a nr.ititixo.
Brldgearoom nnd Tliree (liber Killed bv an
Btploslon and n l-lre.
Cincinnati, 0., Aug. 5. At it o'clock this
morning a gasoline stov eoxplodcd in tbo kitchen
of 11. Adler's restaurant, at 1101 Elm street.
The two story frame building was consumed.
Adler's daughter, Ida, was married hist night to
Arthur Gulh, a rarnisbor. beveral wedding
guests had remained at tho Adler house over
night, and all tho rooms on the second floor
wero occupied. Gulh was sleeping tn a rear
room with Ezra Rouse, his best nnn nt tho wed
ding. Rouse was ulloono count), K) fnrmcr,
and married another daughter of Adler ono
year ago. Mrs. Nellie Bennot, a famil) filcnd
o the Adlcrs. occupied a front room, as dhl
also Rov Carr, a bartemlcr.
Last night's bride and ber slstor.both of whom
wer i made widows by tho explosion, occupied
another room. Both escaped, out Gulh, Bouse,
Carr, anil Mrs. Bennot were caught in tho debris
produced by the explosion. Tho four bodies
wero taken from thu ruins tMs morning, all
badly charred.
During the flro the bride, Mrs. Gulh, nnd hor
sistor, Mrs. Bouse, ran to and fro in front of tbo
wrecked building Imploring the spc tutors lo
roeue their hushind". When the huil ling was
entile Iv lo'iiuiiied, which wni thn work of sev
e ril minutes wili.liulh t bulv was t ikon cmt.
The lirlele rccottnlred it, nnd it requite 1 nlvciiI
jiollicuien tu remove her from the seme. Sev
er il minutes later llouee's lod) was taken from
tho ruins.
MISS FLJXJ'S riiru trixs.
Income or Ml" Flliil H ..-., linn lo Ite Ulvlrted
llrtween the Ivvai tlomeu.
The netlon brought by .Miss Helena nint to
recover ?.5,000 in bonds from her former
friend nnd companion, MIis Kleenor M. Ruth
rauff, has been decided b) Ju-ticc Unto of tho
Supremo Court In favor of the eli fendint. Mlm
Flint, who vvantodn companion, met MKs Ruth
rauff through nn advertisement In l'"'S. A
l tho beginning Miss Ituthrnuff i,ot ,i t.i'.ir) of
$.p)0 a month, but tbo women became insepura
bio companions, travo'ling about thii country
nnd in Europe, 1he made reciprocal wlll in
ravor of each other in l.i, and Mis Flint de
posited the r'i"i,000 In bonds with a trust coin-
pan v- to w hlch she gav o Instructions thnt part of
lho iriomio was to ba drawn bv Mini i'nlliraiilf,
'lho women fell nut in 18IM1 and tbo pic-nit ai
ttuiiwns brought by MIa Flint, who dcelared
Unit lho bonds were pot a g,ft
Justice t'b iso suyi thai ho in satisfied from
tbo ev Idem ii that neither woman sought to tako
ulvuntMiKn of the either, but be Ilium that Mis
Flint meant to give tin lionds lo .Mi- Ituth
ruuff on condition thai Miss Flint should havo
tho liiinmo of "Jlfi.OHO uf lho bonds for life and
that nil tbo bonds rlinuld go to Mi-s Flint If
Mls Rtithrauff aliiiulel ello llr.t. 'lho .lm!-o
nppnl.ita tho l'nioii Trust I'niniian) trustee to
tnko the bonds and glvo MIm I 'In the imn'iio
of blft.000 und MUs ltmhrauir tbe lm oini of
$10,004), nnd it Mlo ItuthrautT shuuM ello llrt
to pa) tbe prlnelpil to Miss Film, nnd If Mlb
Flint ales first to turn the bonds uver to Miss
Rulhrauff.
LEUXElt'S EXPEX.IirE R031AXVR.
Npeuds 9UOO on n 1 cxing laninun and Keen Her
to wll Willi Two Mrn.
A mlddlo aged man who s-ild ho wna George
Lchncr, a hotel keeper tn Allegheny lii called
at Pollco Hiadqtnrtcrs In Jcrse) City )cster
dnj to seel, advhe Ho told the story of his
Doubles to Inspector Lnngc. lAbnir, who Is a
widow ii. snld that ho met a young woman In
Atlantic City nnd aflor n brlif aciiunlnlinoo
propos d marriage to ber. Mio uce opted him,
ho said, and they urrnnged to ho married on his
roturn fiom a trip to Europe, Il wns nlso ar
ranged that ho should go into business with hor
father, a drv geiods niprchant of t'lev elnnd, I)
Ijbtier i-uvs ho Iniup'hl In r Mno worth of
iowolr) nnd $1011 worth of clothing, und gavo
her ifion In e isb. He brought her tn Jetsov
Cltv and put heron a Pullman inr, ns she was
f ning homo lo await ills leturu fiom Europe,
icfnro tbo train Blurted Ixhmr wont up tho
platform to sav good-b) one v more through the
window, and was nituwcd to find tho )oung
woman engaged lu animated conversation with
two )oung men in the cm. Just then thn train
pulled out, and bo hnd no e lime e in ask for nn
explanation. Tho wouinti threw him a kiss, but
his suspicions were moused, and he made up his
mind lo gut somu udvieo before venturing Into
inatrlnion).
Inspector Lango advisod lilm lo loarn some
thing moro aheiut tho woman before making
her his w ife, and ho decided that ho would,
ARRESTED ATA 1'RAVER MEETJXG.
Tile nor, J. Kelson Lewis or , Maiden, Mass,,
III Trouble (Mir a I'rlnllur III It.
Bostok, Aug, &. Deputy Sheriff L)innn II,
Richards urrcstod tho Rev, J, Nelson Lewis a
Baptist clergyman, In Mnldrn last nlfcht. Mr.
Lewis was attending n urn)cr meeting lu tho
Cross Street Baptist Church when the officer set
out to servo tho warrant. Thn representative
of tho law waited until tho meeting hud closed,
whon bo placed tho minister under arrest, A
Maiden printer charges that Mr, Lewis owes
blm over WOO, and tho warrant was Issued on
tbe ground thai tho elergjiunn was about tu
lMr. Lowlslrorsevcrnl ) cars was pastor of tho
First Baptist Church of MMdmi. lhero eamon
icondiil in tho ehiireh in 181)1 .in which Mr.
Levvlsanrt a)oung woman ilgiiroel. Tho pastor
resigned and started nuieisii lej.iuie-r. ino uiu
for printing posteis and cliculars, ad'ortlslng
tholecture. Is what tbo applicant for ine war
rant sa)s has novcr been paid. Mr, Lewis has
lately been In tbo real estate business In the
Weal, but last weok returned lo Maiden and
entered into religious work, apparently with
1 great I en or. Ho secured bail last nlgnt.
ovnxoxn fsaturts of zitjs.
A Colorado Girl Btactilnir Boot for Money ta
Enter Vaatar,
From the Bolton AivtrHttr,
Dsxvxr, July Ol.-MIss Lu Veins Ball, one of the
cleverest young girls tn the class of '07 of ths East
Denver Iltgh School, and historian of ber class, who Is
employed a part of bertltne In ths reportorlal depart
ment of the nnict, has opensd a bootblacklng estab
lishment on Sixteenth street, la order to ralis enough
money to enter Vnsaar College tn the fall, The salu
tatorlan of the class of '07 Is the cavhier, and a half
dozen sehoollioy friends will assist e shoeblacks,
When limlneia l rmhltig tho young woman wbo
opened the establishment, when not enjazed In pen
work. Is atten ling strictly to business.
" V hat sucgeateet such n s'henio to me I " said ths
young lady, as her eyes siinrklcd at the thought
of college duors being ononot before her. "It
Juit Hashed acrovs my intiid tho other evening
at home, I was thinking hard how I could get enough
money to goto Vasiar 1 looked down slowlr at Hie
foot that was keeping time to my tbjughtv. My Ihoo
needed cleaning and tho thought rambled Into my
mind that tho Idj shoe etona hal dluontlmied their
shoe polishing stands which they let peoplo
patronize fra-o It they purchased shoes In tliclr
store. Then llko a Hull I saw n way to ralve
money. There ts no place In the city where a Indy
may tiave hor shoes polished except shoslt upon a
Ihix tn an alley like tho men do I nev or said a word
to any one, but set to work. First, 1 bad a circular
printed and mallei It to every club and soclctywo
man I could think of Then 1 took (70 out of what I
had saved from my newspaper work and bought nil
the equipments for mv stand. Wlicu all this was elone
I askeel the salutstorlan uf our class If sho would
help me. 8he consented at once and now she Is
cashier. Then I spoko to somo toys and they
were all delighted to come and help me
Now that I am itvrted I havo no expense, a even
the storeroom Is giv en to me free, and 1 hopo to make
taoo by September I hate risked my a 70, to be
sure, hut I think I will get It alt hack and more. I
will be the happiest girl In tho world It 1 can go to
Va-war this fall, and ever) minute 1 am not working
in tbo ofllco 1 spend soliciting trade and walling on
customers Of counu 1 w HI shine shoes m) self,"
A Town Where .Nothing Rver Happens.
From the HoMton Transcript.
In Windsor counly, VI , Is about ss uueer a town as
thero Is tn the United States Its name Is Baltimore,
anl It possesses little of Interest save a history In
which nnno of lit Inhabitants expresses tbe slightest
prl le Baltimore Is fairly old, as Amerlcau towns go,
having been set off from Caven Hsb and organised In
170,1. It then hal 2r presumably ambitious and
hopeful Inhabitants, but ever) census taken slnco
then has revealed a steady growth downward la
leOO theplae had lost one citizen, and tbe subse
quent record stands as follows In 1810, 207 Inhabi
tants, 1R20, 201; 1130, 170j 1M0. 15) 1830, 124
leuo, 110, 1870, 8J; 1881, 71. and 18U0, 4. To
day lho numlier Is 3P, and one of the Suspends hla
winters In the soldiers' homo at Brattleboro. Noth
ing ever happened In Ihe town, not tren a crime,
nnd It has no distinguished sons or daughters. Tba
bouses are scattered over the territory include! with
in Baltlmoro's limits, now heie forming anything llko
a village, and there Is no score, no church no Tost
OPlee, neir even a elder mill The people are prosper
ous enough as Vcrmunt farmers defliis prosperity,
but they keep moving away whenever opportunity
offers sn t nobody ever moves In. It Is twt-uty ears
since a w eddlug took place there.
Musqultoeo Almost Cboked tbe Preacher to
Death.
From the Batttmore American
Qeoooi tow, Del. Aug 1, An army of Jersey mos
quitoes ha) crossed the Delaware Bay and taken
possession of 1mi r Sussex county. The ielt!ferous
Insects made their aprearanco- last Monday, and havo
been tormenting people of this section day and night
The pl-ague they have caused has bocome so bad that
the summer e amp-nietlngs which were to last ten
days have bee ti temporarily suspended
On Irlda) ulght, while the Ilev. Joshua Abbott was
offering a prajcr at a colored camp meetlngnear
Oravelj Hilt, a tlo-k of mos'iultoes attacked him, and.
fl) Ing Into his mouth, caused him to choke almost to
death, and put a stop to the services The plague has
caused the Heroes to liecome wild wilh superstition
tfany of the.n pray alt day for It to cease The no
grots believe that the plague Is tho forerunner of a
tig drought, during which the w orld vv III be burned by
tlm sun Tie plague has assumed such proportlona
that to-night this town, Milton, and Lewes aro In
darkness the residents of eacl having agreed not to
burn or permit to be burued a lamp after sundovv c.
Hand fttnnd In n Maine Tree.
From the fusion Itecord.
Jav, July 31 This town claims ono of tho biggest
trrci In Maine It stands on the banks of the Andros
coggin, on the lawn of lie late Dudley Pean. Tho
circumference four feet from the ground Is 23 fret,
dlameta-r 7 feit About six feet from the ground
there are sev e i branches radlvtleg from Its trunk.
which are from is Inches to tit inches In allameter.
The branches spread ovor a spaco of ground 200
feet lu circumference, or HO feet In ellame
ter. "W'htr-i the branches leave the trunk of
the tree a'jout seven feel from the ground
thero has b-eu erected a nand stand which seats
twenty Pv a vcrsons A eoo'er plae hot dn)a cannot
te foun 1 A Boston geutleman was riling by re
contly. an 1 the tree attraetttl lis attention Un ev
audnetl nJ meatlireal It, and was arifonls'od at Its
dimensions lit went aw iy with the remark that If
the tree was on his lawn ilOOUO woildlit buy It
It was set out forty two )e ire agj by I.afavctte Beau
on ihe dav of his eleiiirturj fur Ca'lfornla. from
whence ho neaer r-turn d.
t onslue Ing n I'ullrriimn.
fVom the 1 hU.ulelplitn 1-rett
A small boy cyclist was riding without a light and
was stopped by a park ollcer, w ho asked him tn grutT
tones w I ere his hsht was
VVh, It's here," exclilmed the r'der, In surprise.
B" Yes, but It's out," aerted the patrolman
Well, It was lUbli d -at that last turn."
"Sonuy, It's cold, coiildu t havo been lighted this
eve nlng," triumphantly announced the officer
Huh1 Tint thin mctil cools In a minute III
light that lamp an 1 wait until It gets red I ot, put It
out, then rlJo lo tin next comer and back, and when
I re turn It II bsrold.
VII rlkht, tr) It." assented the uuH policeman
The Uy lighted Hit lantern, waiiol until It grew
rel hot, turned It out, ami started, an 1 thai kid Is
golug )0t.
Tbls la n Hard Winter fur Ilnile-i.
Fromthe V. JVeul rfonr'r Frrrt
Siorx C'lTV, Ii Julv 110 With the II eriuomeler at
but little less than 100 degrees lu the shade Oscar
!Ia)ilcu drove Into VIl-so irl Valb'j elud In his usual
summer costume of lieav) woolltn, ilaunel uuder
wear, two thicknesses of Jem overalls, fur cap. und
opi restive over-oat renchlng from his cms to the
ground In winter he fctlloni wears an overcost
and tha oi.h on the warmest da) s and Is gener
all) teen in his shin sleeves Heat and cold
m i in to luce an tfC'ct upon him exnitl) opposite lo
that of orlliieir moitnla Ha den owns a farm son o
dUtU"e Hiiuhejst of Missouri Vallt) He Is well
known, popular with his neighbors, iulte well todo,
n'ul posirsses no peculiarities other than 1 Is habit of
piling on w luter gnnuent In summer ami golug aliout
luduck trousers and outing shirt lu winter
llnsr with nil pietllo rur I'riiiileat,
From the VhUtultlphtti Times
WimivaTo.. July .11 ndrew VVIIhelm, a saloon
keeper of this ell), owns a elog, nml thvt eloj s nnmn
Is (III) Im Is n King Charles spaniel whMiVIr VVI)
hrtm Imported when a pup. That was sevrn )ears
ago He rlres tlieeleig as hoeloes Ids lite Ouy per
forms nil sorts of miraculous irlrki taught 111 in t his
maslsr. and makes lilme!f geuerall) useful ut,n it the
saloon. A fe w )cars ago Wlllielm taught tho do to
eat p'liulesi sluce then the habit has growuontho
elog, until ho lias begun to regar 1 tl.i ropjer as a
relish He has eaten at high as fcrt) In Mingle day
All a person has lo ill Is to pis e a ,. any mi lluj a
noso un I count scve.li, and the Instant the srreutb
uumersl Uieaeaed Qu) snaps the opitr from tho
end of hit noso and Instantly tivall iws II
All Oder Tor n House I'et,
Voiii the IlroiUon Knterpifif
A family tiring In lljiioter have a very strange sort
of a household it It Is a.vouuj otter Thiotlrrlt
a strange animal to be found In this sectlin, und a
nnn h stranger om to have for a jh t This ono was
caught last spring by tlm Utile girl of tho fan 11) It
was apparently ulxiut half Mlrvcd when found Thai
. Utile girl took It Into the housu and fed It nn 1 nursed
It bacik to health and strougtli It ivlm islis epprt
elation of the kindness shown t lu lis iuUuy b) Its
affection for her now It will follow 1 or ui out like a
dog, will otey her orders and j .-in rally shons a
higher degree of intelligence than w old U nxpectrd
A Ille-J ale Vision In lllille,
, From the VnUiitMit m Timet
Ono very nntlcoablo and attractive turnout yes
day was a wheel entirely white ridden by a trim girl
In whlta skirts, with a white bat and whits sheet and
Ito.ktlsi.
I
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DAXIF.LS, UERK'S XOVJt DOT, " BK 'MH
He Cat In Yeaterrtay from (. Lonls and la H' H ' HbHIH
Uniting at Police Ilenrtqiinrterr, j? i MCI HH
When tho early nftornoon train on the Dela iff fit
wnro, Lackawanna and Western pulled Into tha "i K fjB
station nt Hoboken )cstorday a boy 10 years of "J i ft !
ago climbed down tho stops nnd looked anxious- ( iff AJiH
ly about him. Evidently ho didn't find what ha "t f
wanted, far after a fev moments he stepped up V ap 'iiHH
to Trainman John Schott and slid: : ' Eh I'LH
"Is papa hrrot" Then, holding up a tas; i jjj.;V HiB
fastened to tho buttonhole of his Jnckot, ho ex '' ' M bH
plained: "I'm Johnny Daniels and I'vocomo . i fl' ftaHI
all tho vv-ny from St. laotils. l'upa promised t if Kb t llsaaaafl
meet mo hero." M wl ffnaflsfl
The tag road: "From St. Louis I o Toledo) llfonaaafl
Toledo to Buffalo, via Lako .Shore; Buffalo to i ! EtllTaaaaaal
Now York, via 1)., L. k W." On lho reverse K fff$
sldo wero tho wonts: " This boy to N'cvv York." S -tllll jnLLI
Tho child was dressed In knickerbockers and I KlU'lMaaafl
j'ukct, with whlto waist, black stockings and Hlliala
tan shoes, ami with a bluo polo cap net on ths 1 ' R MalBaaal
back of his hoad. In his hnnd ho carried a small J ; ll JbBI
wicker basket, which ho Slid contained his i ' 5 I ufaSiBnaal
luncheon. When ho loft SI. Louis nn Tuesday l I PfsHiH
night tho basket was filled with sandwiches, )i B I fSSsnaal
npplcs, enkis, and cookies. y Hif fiKaaaaaaaal
He explained to the trainman that his fathor v B i Xfinnaanl
waanbrlekla)cr in New York, living un Jones Kn Ivlaaaaal
street. Ho camo Fast about n month ngo, and i i nn flimnanafl
Saturday wrote on to the boy's grandmother to 1 KH IfFsaaanH
send blm in New York. As no father appeared, 1 itffu't&aaaaaal
Trainman Schott took thn boy to Jones street, 4I fil! iff 4aVH
but after n diligent search of an hour no man ' t tn i-H
named Danlols could be located In that vicln- ' J ItliflBBl
lty. Thu boy was left In tho Charles street t ? SB iJMBntaal
station until 7 o'clock last evening, when ho (. i f Fl I inlllH
wns scut to l'ollio Headquarters, nnd a gooeral ' ,' iiP U'Jaaaaal
alarm was Issued for his father. lif t)IH
IIVXTIXO FOR ROXIA AXD 1TEBK3, , ffSal
i ? tlSknafl
(anbury I'ollre Think tbo llleged Murderer , Jt tHaaaaal
or tnrinor VrtinU Are Hiding There. i ' n j fvfllJH
D.VNiiritr, Conn., Aug. 6. Tho police bollovs M MljH
that Doniu and Woeks, tno men who are wanted 'IiKM vbbI
for tbe murder ot Oeorgo Marcus Nichols ot ij fViJ j jpH
Trumbull, nro hiding In this neighborhood. A H itta Baaafl
farmer from Knston reported last night that ho M II anH
hnd seen two men, whom hu was positive iters ' Enj aB
Bonla -ind Woeks, lu tha woodb a short dlstanca UkI 111
from Banbury. Later In tho evening i tramp, !(! fil : iij
who said that bo bad read of the murder, visited qL Ui ' lH
tbo police station, and Bald that two strangers i'M Hy lj
who bad met him on tho outskirts ot tho city li HbH
hndoffercd him ndollnr if ho would go Into lho - Ba ftftTtTt
city and purcbivso food for them nnd Bnynolhlner 'i (Kg Btftfft
ulnul the matter. The tramp tried to lead ths 'i Bj'S ImlH
police to the men, but thu) bad disappeared. nJtffiS finaaavJ
Early this morning two policemen, who w or 1 IJ'A IsVaTsnl
hunting for tho men supposed to be tho mur- , fi'jj SBftrtl
derors, camo upon two mon In tho New York, , qtij XllH
New Haven and Hartford Railroad )ard. A h &j BaanavJ
watchman saw the policemen following the two P h'M IjH
men, nnd, supposing them lo be rubbers, fired ,, ' fpfij BaTtaTsal
his revolver nt them, Tho men ran before tha ,' Cir SsaanaVJ
policemen could reach them and have not been 51 ill
seen since. J1,K! bfaTtaTsl
MARIXE IXTELL1GEXCE. 'tifSSannaffJ
i ,SS DHTaTaTal
MtMATTRE JU.MAKAC VHIS DAT. & t jBp&ftTtTj
Eunrltet ., D Oi Sunsets .. 7 10 Motntsti .11 It) 'k jfnVaV
IIIOH WATER THIS OAT. ' U KH SJ1
8andylIook,12 380ov. ItlM. 1 01 1 Hell Oats . a ST S-fS ifffl
- 1 SsVJaVJ
arrlvrd Tiicbsoav. Aug. 6. ' j. V'X Sfl-ffaVJ
St Orrmanle, McKInstry, Liverpool July 88 and ,' fila alsaVJ
Queenstowu 211th -TSi'fil stbtbtJ
hs Bremen, Belnikasten, Bremen July 24 aadSoata- I ht !?
amnion 2ath if nt il ttaaaal
ha Poeasset, Hadvvln Liverpool. 1 i$a aaftyafsl
MFranclsco, Jenklnt. Hull. . 1 'M BlafJ
St Lackawanna, ltohlnton, Brlstdt. i ' ftS flBaVJ
8t Pow hatan Itarnden. Ulbraltar. A UiW HftftyaTJ
Ss Emt. , Ulbraltar. "! sftl aarsaTal
bt birred Dinnols, VCelhust. Port Antonio. ' f Wjsij ftftftftl
8t El Monte, Parker, hew Orleans -,: E BaTJ
fct Menemsha, B-rne, Oalvetton WIS 'TtVJ
St nuyvndotte, Dals Norfolk, , I If Mf BnaTaTsi
as Tallahaatee, Atktns, Savuu jah. ' Z JftV'll aBTsnl
Bars. Arburndale, Dow, Roaarlo ftia 'TbbTbI
Bark ejrundloven, Ja"obsen, Portlshead. f ISFn saavJ
H-orbitorurrlvaln-a irttfags jipl 1-
ARtUVTD OUT. T S MSaaTj
Ss Kalter Wlihelra II . from New York, at Naples, ! Wi llH
Ss I'alrla from New York, at Hamburg !, j UaTI1 H
St Ilrltannle, froii Nw York, at Queenstoim. ' j 3 H
8i Spaurudam. from New ofk. at Hotterdam. pi Wkm aTaTarJ
Ss circastla. from New York, at atasgow. -g 'lf!5 aLnvJ
sitexn rnon roacios torts. j 3$ aslj
Ss Teutonic, from Queeattown for New York. j lfii n'anBai
St Mohawk, from lxmdon fur New York. ' 9Uil Tal
St Fuerst bltmtu-ck, from Hamburg for New Yortb W'K
btlriiiila, from Oenoa for New Vorx. E MmWR
Ss Advance, from Colon for New York. ! bx,b9ivJ
fauxp raou domestic ronTS. e 'nBw
SaChattahoocheo, from Bavanaali for New York luEaVtKSaaTJ
Ba El bud. from New Orleans for New York. x "stf snislllaaal
St Leoua. from Oalveston for ivew York. ; SIJErelanan
ceroou srifvusmrs. t 7M rj
ail TaM'. i'M ilaaai
.Vails CTose. retselSaOa, il'M laffl
Stateof Nebraska, Glasgow liln4S artTtrJ
Foutnlaelle, St Thomas ..10 nil AM 12 00 H Ttl'X. AaaTal
New York, Haytl. ... 1 00 1 It il 00 P 11 lH
S. hlcswle. ltnjtl .100 151 8 00 P H S M
State of T.xos. Brunswick ,... 100PM fa H W 9B
ail Tn XTorroie U M y
tueanla, Liverpool., .. ... 0 00AM 1 no M T '11 'Savfl
Fins Genoa ... H 1)0 A M 10 00 A if J ft ,,S SaB
I a Chimpagne, Havre ... 7 HO AM 10 00 A M i( l M M
Mis-dam. llotti Plan S 00 A Jl 101)0 AM t E 'tli'iSsH
Manitoba, Iui Ion M no A U i ?,fl
1-ervla. Hamburg ,.,.,.. U no M K jtt'lifnH
Yiuatan, Huvnua ... 10 1(1 M 100PM it K OS IB
Alleghoii), Kingston ... 10 0(1 A VI 1200 M i Kg 1g a
Kltt3.llo.vtl HI 00 K M 12M Jl ; j J
Prlus Wlllein It . Haytl. 10 11 A 31 1 00 1' M j S 58 !
Iloman Prince, Santm . . 10 .tu AM 1 IHI P Jt I W' i ;
FlNorta. Sew Orleais. . Sim I'M t SI S anl
Hudson, New Orleans.. . . .. S0OP1I I) ij ,, J !
Lanipasas, Ualvetlon.. . 300 PM g jl' H
ball Tueirttiy, ij 10 f , 5 a 3 'R
Faale, Bremen t no v ll in 00 AM R 1 JH
Alllam a, rolon loon AM ISOOM S '';
Panama Havana, .. 11 (ill AM t 00 P M t . .
Fl Mar. Seur Orleaus ... 8 00 P M ff , ft MM
Seminole, Charleston . UOUPM J -J H
IVCOKISO STSAMSIIIrt. " ?H y U i-B
I ue To Dfj "ui tlfJB
Andalusia Hamhirg July 24 Vi at ' I fll
Portia .... Ila'l.'vt Aug 8 tt itHsttH
St Louis Southampton .. JulyRl SnHtlanal
Em laitirultar July ad Ss HJsM
(lallleo .. . st 1 udi July 30 J-, if i 11 1H
Kansas City siiannal Aug S ' J , iiH
Jue buturtbtv -tti? 7. i i sH
Ftrurla I ivcrpool July 31 i a't'liB
Vuleucla Naul Aug 8 1 BV' 'i Sffl
Iailclton sluills July S3 jl 5 SM
C'tirlIHnln .. Hun- . .July Ssl J fl)
Vonezuclii ... . I.i Unas ra Aug 1 ;j g. j H.M
riiutluho clire, -aajiiliall Aug 4 . Al 11 ?41
British King . Alltnaili July 25 J Mi ' till
Zliif Sun iy, Aug S. 2l 'ijlfvj
Olvtam Hotterdam July 88 if J tlafl
Orluoeo Irrmudi Aug S 1 tiivittnal
Seminole ,, Jiiekfonvllle Aug 8 EJafiKH
llporaau., , New Orleans Aug 8 j M&mM
2ue Jfuinfiu. Aug. V. -J4 ff,mfM
Oeorglc Ilverpool July SO tJSSi'tilaW
Anchorla Olasgoev July , If W jEfJ
Moh! an .. Swan-eo July XT .If. p iSVU
Segiirliic.e. ... , Havana Aug 5 1 a IK ,9
ilrsnn I'rluce . Shli M-a ,..,July28 i a vR3 M
I.otiUlaua . .. . New Orleans Aug i I - ft Kg. m
Arkadla . Porto Hlco Au( 0 j ;J & M
Hue Tvttrfnv Aug. 10. ",te frtit,
Wcrra .. . . . Olhrallar ang 9 (J:fr ,i S
Tielptita loudrii Julv 81 i M
Mlsslfll . Inndoii Jul) nn h M -1
viaor'a , tllhraltar ., .July 27 6 ;i-J'W
USud. . . New Orkajs Aug 0 j , IS j
liue Weitnewttvj, tut. 11. . X re ;
Ta'ilto'il- . . Ilverpiol Aug 4 1 3 lif ""
Advance Colon , .. ng A 1 1 & ha
Vuniurl . . Havana Aug V ( ,:
Plu Havr Ju.v 5M I ffl
Oln asi-liiii l'rliieo Shells Jul) zs i I jtf fD
l.eonii .. Clulvistaill . . Vug S 1, 1 It,;
SSuauirss Jlotircs. i'Hl' slsll
"Trn Mliisleivs's Soothing Hi nil' for children Ii' fe fmfl
teelhlngiscfleti tho gums rtaliu s Inllammutlon, at- 1M lm (BfJI
ls)s piln cure's wind colic. ellarrMi'ii. v.abotilo, Jfl i ,? H
rKVIItmciTI'. OnTliiaiMlu), Aug , Marie I-oulto IJf WL
b nehl), wlfoof.1 A CI ilf.nontf, aijid 8B years. jf flB
Funeral services at her late residence, Ilackensaek, M vvftif
011 saturda), ut 11 P Si J 1 3 4at4
IMIIiritTl, On Tuesday Aug I, at her retldence, I W
.'(It south Utli st , Brookl) 11, Hettlc Dohcrl ! W 'l,
Hineral 1 rldu), Aug n, nt tl 1 M Itelatlves and 'r ,V M
frliiiOs are reipictfullv luv lied ll'i
Fl. Mil. I'll, sud lenl), at the homo of her sitter, p IW'Mw
Sin. E W Tlmp.ou, Oraug, N T Aug , Mary lt BMjfii
l anfield Hagler j Bptl
Fuuerul unices Saturda), 7lh Inst , at Peekiklll, (j- Bdljl
N Y, 011 arrival of 11 10 A M train from Grand L i W!:-,
Central Minion Rl WbI'v
SIrI.il . 111.11.-On Wcdiiesdsy. Aug 4, at his HI 1 1
nsldeuce, ilus Brook a , Hisly McLaughlin, he- tr 5 1 Jj r
loved husliaml of 1 lien JIcLaugbllo, lu Ihe 4Htb ' , j if- 2
yearof litiag. J'j j 'jMI
Funeral from his latei resldencs nn Saturda), Aug, Ml if l
7 at lu V M, theneo ti Mt Jcroiuja Church, 1ij 'S TO
win re aoUinii reitilem mass will be, telelirateat , Ja Jit
for the np e of lis soul Jtelst.vea and frleuda ', U 'Mp.
an lm in d luteriiiciit in Calvary Lemetrry. )?' J '('j
ll.l.i:r. On Wednisda) -Itli Inst, Valentino JJS ,J Jf
Mm ouiigist thlld '( liooird nn 1 ths 1st V ftt
Mir K M Wlllcts j j -St A
II lat Me and friru Is aro tnvltnd to attend the fu- T $L 'Mi'i'
nral nt tb real leuie' of his grandfather, John T. ijf jig Jsi v
VV diets, Miiuinrnni k N Y , on Saturday, tho 7th j ij? j I
liisl,Ktl& I M 1 rains leave Urand Csulral s4 Ml
blallou at '.' P M li Mb jjj ';
-J ' il ilfi
iUw I'litlUetttous, -. fa ?
O ro, EACH -Navels of j F amnbTPiiitotlciiZ ' S vl1 ',
- Ataiiird, Cailrtoa. Corelll, Paudet.DuBoUgonts, v 1
Uumu. Oaborlou, CcbU frtATT, 191 ethiv, s.4 a