The evening world. Newspaper, August 16, 1895, Page 3

STATE CIRCLES, Venerable Dr Hall, Geologist, Charged with Selling Valnable Exhibits, SECY. DEWEY HIS ACCUSER, ai "Rigid Investigation by Board of Regents Before the Abell Committes, SCIENTIST DEFENDS HIMSELF. Been the Victim for Many Before the Abell Assembly Investi- xating Committee in Albany, Secretary Dewey, of the Board of Regents of the ‘University of the Btate of New York, has testified that while on a visit DR. JAMES HALL. fifty-elght years. Secretary Dewey also stated that he saw another collection of stones and minerals at the University of Pennsyl- Geologist to the Board of Regents for nd FIRST DEPUTY ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT VREEL <— AND. FOUNDATION WAS TOO THIN. (Continued from First Page.) ay superintending, but had been paid a lump sum, ke @ matter of fact," asked Mr. Mc- Intyre, "were not moneys pala out to Contractor Parker on certificates fur- nished to Mr. Ireland by you?" “Yer. Q. How many certificates did you give? Four. a. ‘When wan the lant one? A. In Jan bal Q. Although an a matter of fact he had put tn concrete when eighteen Inches wer i but 4 did not know tt, Q. Now, for the laying of trenches Who made the ex- the apeci@cations for excavation call to the Americun Museum of Natural minatlon™ of nent trencheat™ A: Noone.” The , f rua re Wear examination was never, made. History, Manhattan Square, Went "mjuation wan never made, _Beventy-seventh street, a collection of the amitei wax fU™nat pour duiyt ket eupe specimens worth #70,00) vas pointed but so. but T wan not hers often. enough a: don't think you ean ohitecta to Inspect out to him and he was told that it had bulldings more than twice a week, 2 been a State eexhibit, but had been Ly the Coroner: Purchased from the venerable James Q. D> you think that placing the concrete on Hall, M. D, who has, been State the eine ot a ciatern: wally placing the. stone on toy of that and having the central pillar of & Dig balding act aa a counterpolse, the proper Way to erect the foundation of « Dullding these daya when ao many lives may be loat? A. No, 0 nol Q. Who lala that tron pillar? A. Mr, Parker. A number of other queationa were then asked, u showing that the buildin vania, which was said to have come Was put up In a most Bll pahod manne: from Dr. Hall, and necessarily the Many of the cross girders, it wa Btate,s since the collections made by “town, had not been bolted to the col- Dr, Hall as 4 shlaried officer naturally “"TR® witness was then taken in hand and by law belong to the State, and he by ex-Surrogate Rollins. He denied had nb right to sell them. emphatically that he knew of the con- It whs a fact, which Mr, Dewey said he noted with pain when he first entered the service of the Regents as Secretary, that there was a regular police service to watch the white-haired Dr, Hall, and when the geologist desired specimens from the great collection he had him- self made, he had to get one of the watchful subordinates to unlock door of the case, for he was not per- mitted to carry the keys himself. ‘These charges were made with evi dent reluctance, and Dr. Hall was a cused of mlsappropriating vast sums of money given to the Btate Geologists’ Department. Chairman Abell and Assemblymen Finn and Cutler have been investigating for a week :ne manner in which Becre- tary Dewey conducts’ his department, and an early discovery. was that of di sension between the Btate Geologiste’ Department and the Regents. Dr. Hall was put of the stand yester- day and he was allowed to ramble on in defense-of his department, but he seemed to evade all essential points in \ reply to Prof, Dewey's charges, while he dwelt on minor matters with em- phasis and querulous persistence. He madg no effort to sustain the charges that Editor Hazelton testified were derived from him, and even ex- cured the Regents and exonerated Dewey. Me told how early in his official career an assistant named Beecher was set ® spy on him by Chancellor Pierson, and how later Beecher was promoted to be consulting peleontologist. He denied that he had ever accused Dewey or the Regents of keeping oack part of his salary, and then the old man sald he wi tlon, s On returnirg to the Leer the Dewey said that Or. Halt. delayed the publication of the mcre than forty years, and had so tied up the matter with the Van Benthuysen Printing Company that the work could never be publishe] by any other con- cern, He characterized Dr. Hall verit- able Old Man of the Bea, hanging about the neck of the Regents ever since before I (Dewey) was born.” He Hall had kept one name on his salary Ust lung after its owner had fled the city to escape punishment for disorderly conduct, and that the Regents were compelled to pass # rule obiiging that 1 bills from Dr. Hall's department be ‘ented promptly, as it constantly pened that bills seven or eight yea: old were being presented from” that departme ames Hall, the State Geologist, almost. eighty-four years old, havi Hi been born at Hingham, Mass.,’ Bept. 1 Isil. His early education was got in the publle achoola of Hingham, He was intended at first for the medical pro- fession, but turned aside to become one Of the most famous geologists in the world. ——— Once a Clerk, Now « Tramp. ‘Wiliam Heltkamp, who has no home, was held | to-day in the Lee Avenue Pollce Court, Brook Jy for larceny from the mana) of the Brigh- ton Dressed Beef Coinpany, of Myrtle aveuue, neat Nostrand avenu Heitkamp until Jul employed. bythe firm collected lark ‘mp of money and ran away. Nothing wa nil this morning at the Wernon where Nes hart Uke agrancy. Ile was captured whi amp in the mable ac. 10t Wal —— Jr, Writes a Donk, Jared Plage, Jr, for leaning fats for immoral purposes, have been found, has written a book, called the Problem of the Soclal Evil.” + flglima all real ont ens ren et Mr. houses for utable men to + orve Jeasing such bourse the| too ill to go on with the examins<’ Paleontology | td | 15] against whom two Indictments How to Solve Plaga BAL PUrpOSeS, and says that fox women Kol rep- as reference for them In crete being Ul yeste: After a hi Rated argument it was de- clded that the jury should not inspect the building Until after the oral evidence 8 In. Adjournment was then taken Monday morning at 10.80 o'clock, ——$— | LOVER'S RETREAT CLOSED. until Founder Bradley Offends Young People Who Meet at Night. “ASBURY PARK, Aug. 16—Founder | Bradley's latest move to improve the morals of Asbury Park causes comment {among the young people who stroll down to ‘Lover's Retreat” at Deal Beach after dark. They are indignant at this sign, nailed up in @ conspicuous place: No person will be allowed to pase this point afer dark, for reasons known to the pollc Several young couples were prevented last night by the police from visiting their famous resort. ked Mr. Bradley to-day for an explanation. He told them he put up the sign not to of- fend any one. but to keep objectionable persons from Visiting the secluded spot after dark, and believed parents of the young folks in’ Asbury Park would sus- ain him, He waa to say there were comparatively few in the town who cared a fig about the sign. ——————__ BASEBALL CHAT. A wearened-looking little man with stooped shoulders, gray mustache hair, and wearing Glaser, was noticed loitering about Ellis Island yesterday, It 18 rumored that the man was Nick and he was \here looking for new um- League stag. ° , ten't it about time that the ue magnates took @ look at Nich ‘Twenty-five years ago the present President knew all about the big # Dut to-day—well, twenty-five years work many changes, even in baseball By Natl Next week the Western clubs come Kast to stay @ month, eee ‘That Quaker crowd didn’t doa thing to day. On, no. The Philadelphians simply the pili, no matter how it came up there, loot and they soaked it for keeps. . * about the ble twirl Aovimple All du hed ‘leek rwin's sluts ‘same thing to ai in sald: “I never elt {a better shave in my ail my speed acd yo0d curves, bit | lt. every time I put the ball with's nailing distanze | those fellows plunked it 4ao4 end hard." fo they d'd, Jouett, Ary ‘The best of all, in yesterday's “ams, the | were beaten upon the merits of the play, Burnham didn't need George Washington wasn't to be outdone alto- though, Me just soaked Van tw ‘Aimepican ‘cartwhesis to frlaky abd turned a Ap: called “one baw!" ou a ball that Cross plainiy siruck at, Hence the Sno Jonepd R. McKnlght has assumed managem; of the Star Athletle Cua daseball ¢ ie nes, and have cancel! nie. They would Ul teams for Saturday Ad of the League clubs this morn- own Pot clan L Pc, ae 816 tos | standin . Baltimore Piuabure .. 6 | Ctnein B: agOsTON ennial cenvus of fon of 494,205, Thie te aN Increase. of 163,412 in tan earm Q And at that time the concrete had all been | only twelve inches thick un-| GOSSIP OF THE TURF. All even are now being turned on the Futurity, and thie year the mont valuable stake of th feawon bide fault to be eh exceedingly interesting event, It Ie not only the value of the stake that will attract the attention of the pubjic thin year, but the fact that four great two-year-olde a face the tractive, It It to be hoped that tile race could be run Around the turn, In order that the people miaht ow of the atruxgle between these four flante of the baby division, Handspring, Hastings, Haniet and Applogete.” The frat three. x7 hapa, the pick of the Io note that thelr names Just ax two yeara ago did th | dominate when Ds | aad tn many ra ances. of other horses cusation was unjust and so was the fine impose {on Gritn yemterday, ' ‘That the youngster the average, In | upon them by their owners, | was offered 860.000 for him. $37,000 for Hastings at auction, pald many thousand Applegale is held ate by he hi jt been prin yea not care to Melly AK two-yeat ‘according to thelr earning capacity, nothing more need Le aald regarding thelr claus thie year, eee 24 1a conceded to tie between Inge Handspring han beates every two-year-old of note except Hastings. Thi Inter has won only three races, two of malden events and then he paraiyned the i er and every one else by beating down, Whether this race was Ma matter of conjecture, Mr. Belmont evidently thought not, for he had ho | Resltation Im paying $37,000 for the colt, and he had nothing to go on Dit that one race and the colt'a appearance, | Tt will be remembered that neither Handspring nor Hastings was at hie ‘unt! each had sevoral racos other steadily, at all Kinds of weights ‘and Johnny Hyland will have him owner Auguat Belmont ‘and Dave ai fa ange of im had no such change acing, whereas Applegal more oF leas worried by and has been, no doul Mosquitoes anid Rien a rarity a Hotes Haven se Tala is, pe drawing matters a trifle fine, but, then, things count w are 80 ‘ovenly mat Hastings, Handspring and Hazlet ie the writer's solection for the big. ra preferred an they aro named. John Hyland and Btarcer Fitkpatrick had quite wordy war over the $100 fine inflicted by the Sua on Jockey Griffin, who had the mount on In the first race at Saratoga yert: Waltse ie Hyland contended thet the fi was an injustice. PUGILISTIC POINTERS. ‘The club-house of the newly organized Empire Athletic Club, of Maspeth, L. 1., was completed yesterday afternoon, Kverything is in readiness for the opening night, Monday, Aug. 26. The club-house can be reached in six minutes’ time from Long Island City and twenty minutes trom the Broadway ferry, Brooklyn, Ther at Sean & dozen trolley systems of Brooklyn that pass within ® block of two of the club-house. Man- ager Kennedy has made arrangements with the Long Lland Reliroad for special train service ‘om the night of the contests, There will be two special traine leaving Long Island City within @ half-hour, discharging thelr Club's dora, Immediatel thene special trains will city. efor Long lal . It ia the intention of the Club to hold nothin but first-class events, an will be seen by the fol lowing card, which has been arranged for Aug 36 "Kid"? ‘Lavigne va. Jimmy Handler, twe Founda at 18% pounds; “Frank Erne va. Ji Skelly, ten rounds at 12¢ pounds. Tim Hurst, the well-known referee, will officiate: . 8 e Rarney O'Hare, of this city, who has quite a reputation af a boxer, and Charley Jefferson, who fecently arrived from Indianapdlis, will meet in & finan fight with tient gloves within forty eight hours for $260.» side and a purse of $100. bout will be at catchwelghts, in private, cy within fifty miles of this city. eee ‘Parson’ Davies is trying to induce Tynan, of Noston, to try conclusions with Jimmy ry’ tor sx founda at the carnival in ademy of Music next Monday night. The match will in all probability be arranged to-day oF to-morrow, ‘They will mest at 198 pounds see Frank Pinto, who style himself the 130-pound Italian champlon, i® tooking for a fight. with Johnny Young ia a limited bout at 128 or 130 pounds, When Pinto met Tommy Gaffney, of the oottiah-American Athietic Club, ‘al ney landed three Ui Ttalian champion’ raw into his corner and quit. o 8 8 Mike Leonard will Journey to Baltimore to- morrow night, where he te to try and put out ‘of Wilmington, Del., in out te to be dee Jack Dal or fortelt M SPORTING “MISCELLANY. Bprinter Crum 1s training at the Chicago Ath Jetic Club track and Manager Corninn saya he will be in excellent trim bofore the end of the month. After the Western championships Crum ry will come Kast for the N. J. A. in fine member . Labor Day games, Tommy @ Orton’ in A apecial maieh race at one imile and a half, Andy Walsh, ofthe XA. A. ha 4 ty compete: An open regatta of the Kill yon Kull Yacht Club Will be hed over the regular coures off Port Richmond, 8. 1, on Salurday, Aug. 24 Abe om:aining published. THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1805. BROOKLYN NEWSo0iito messeo fo su HOW BALL ES ESCAPED, ' Officers of “We Pent Puritan Say He Simply Walked Away. ive Delehanty Accused of False Statemen's. It Is Satd He Tried to Sell Ball's {Ticket for Fifty Cents, Accuming to the atatemonts made by | thy offictala and crew of the Fall River | line steamboat Puritan, which arrived | FOUL PLAY FEARED. a Drookiyn Mill. fonaire, Reported M a ts considerable mystery sur- founding the disappearance of Melvin here this mornong. the atory told by Detective Delebanty, of Brooklyn, re: | garding the escape of Edward Warren Ball, ony of the men suspected of rol bing Dr, Drury, last Tuesday night Nowport en toute to this city, largely the work of the Imagination. Delenanty, when reporting in Brvoktyn, said hin pr! away from him while he was taking him to the tollet room at the moment of a terrife collixion between the boat and the wharf at Newport ix dletective's | Capt, Bayliss Davis, of the Puritan, sald: “Detehanty's story is a pure fabrica. tion as far as a collision and panic Koes Of the escape 1 know nothing person ally. 1 wae in the pllot-house Tuesday night and made the landing at Newport It ia true it was very forgy, but the water was as smooth as glass, ‘Th Was no. collision bumping ‘agains: panic, and ewan No pan i} collided force sumetent to explained the The detective says the boa with the whart wit throw overboard,” eurd,” he replied. “There Was not shock sufficient to overthrow a ehild.” A.A, ‘Thompron, the Purltan, gives this ve exoape wan atanding him vi Utterly a ticket collector on fon of Hall tt the angway Kenteel-looking man approached me and said P 1 have a tleket to get ashore med such a niva chap I felt obliging him: ent a wat man with him, who put q at the head of’ the line, Georgy Moss, the puracr, sold him a ticket. He came back much mora and fay! bade me good-hy was the St parrenger who left hont at Newport.” Mr. Mose corroborated thy statement as to selling th et, and added: "No report of the eacape was made to any of the officera of the boat at the time, but next morning a man came to me and said: “I am Detecsive-Bergéant Delehanty of Brooklyn, I came on board with two prisoners at Fall River last night but one of them Bh away from me at Newport, Now I have got his ticket through.” Can't T redeem that part of It did not use? 1 raid, ‘not through me. mixht write to’ the office in Boston, You r perha ps you Could sell it to some one.’ all, the coat-room man, said Dele- ante toad, Be fh possession of a bax belong which had been theckedBto News ork by a transfer agent, Delenanty also tried to sell Ball's ticket for 6 cents to David Washington, the steward. Samuel . Ryl the companion of Hall, as an assailant of Dr. Drury, in Brooklyn, was discharged to-day by Juatice Tighe in the Adams Btreet Po- Hee Court, Brooklyn. ir. Drury looked the man over carefully and said he could not identify him. The physician explained how he had béen decoyed into a@ vacant house and assaulted, bound, arged and robbed, He was’ positive yis was not one of the men. Ryle declares he would sue the city of Brooklyn for damages. — —— BABY DEAD IN HER ARMS. Mother Awakes to Find the Little One a Corpae, Willlam Geoghagan and his wife, Ella, live on the top floor of % Baltic street, Brooklyn, They retired at mid- Hight with thelr, pne-month-old child: ‘his morning Mra, Geoghagan found the Httle one dead in her arms. The Coroner will endeavor to ascertain whether it was accidentally smothered or died fy>m natural cause: ———_—— red on the “L” Murtha, of 240 Fulton at taire at the Or Injurlos riem Hospital WARING TAKES His PEN. jo Just Street-Cleaning Commissloner Waring has distributed twenty copies of the ful- lowing: So much has been sald about the deficiency in this Department that it seems worth while to u almple tac It was found very early day that the amount appro for year's. work wal more was necessary to of cleaniness of 1804 and pre\ margin was sufficient to justify to the possibility and as to the cost of much more compelte work ving been carried on for a vase was reported tu the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at ite hieeting on May 11, 1896. Had the Board's ac tion been more prompt, the financial condition would have been better than {t turned out to he ‘Asa matter of fact, no conclusion was re i June 25, 1495, and then, when it {Co might th they now a occupied in seeking ways conalderable tims e additional vided under eaith, with concurrence of the loard of mate and Apportionment, —— WITH THE WHEELMEN. ‘The feature of the cycle races at M Hesch to-morrow will be a mile * This event promises to furniah consider money required ie now pre Rmergency Act by the Board of Pi citement and probably @ new world’s revort The teams will be the ame that paced Mad 4ox, Titua ana Tyler Wednesday. The programme | In an follow handicap One-half mile, scratch; one mile, mille, one mile, t will be made te if wind and weather are auitable. oe tour will he made by the 0 and Greenwood law POM. from Eighth ‘The trip wil lays two A Wheelmen, Hudeon County daye and « hail The Brooklyn Roadaters will run to Englewood to-morrow, starting at 1.30 P.M. Th County Wheelmen's ten-mile King Smith, the Brooklyn millonaire, who hax been missing for two weeks Mr. Smith lived at 7% Halsey street ‘and Is about #ixty years old. From the Jast that he wae somewhat of a con holsseur of diamonds and other precious | stottos he became known as “Diamond smith, Theee months ago Mr. and Mrs, Smith | Were legally separated, he agreeing to PAY hero regular sum weekly. Me cd tinued to reside at 7 Malsey street, | while Mrs, Smith and their four enil ren took up thelr residence elsewhere Three weeks ago the payments coases, and Mrs, Smith's eldest son bean at investigation, He focnd that his father had not heen seen about his usual JPounts, Tt was his enstam to spend a [Sreat deal of Ume at Coney Islan Where he was well known, Young Smith spent y day there making Inquiries, but without avail | The Brooklyn Potloe Depariment are | wfenturely imnorant of the affair, tnaqee jtor Mackellar sald to-day that the mat er had not been reported to the Depart ment, and no request had heen made to look for the miesing man, When }such a request Js made they will begin v keareh| Friends of the missing man he has been murdered and robbed. He usually rled some $1404 Worth of Jewelry | about wita him, and Gas been frequent iy warned that Ma& carelessness In Unis pect might tempt some titef to way lay him, He, however, paid no atte on to the fears of his friends, and at ended athletic events, ng his val uable diamonds, and ontly walk home at ¥ o'clock ning alone, It was thought by some that Mr. Smith may have gone to Montreal, where he is largely interested in) real estate, but telegraphic inquiries went failed to locate him. Smith blocks of owner of several trooklyn real extate MAN, WIth Bray aide and hair large He is a tall, sp whiskers, mustac — = WATCHING SCHOOL HEALTH. Not Atlowe) he Duitdings. Gaynor, In Bupre! Brooklyn, thin moraing handed down & decition In relation to the use of earthen drain pipes near a public schoo! building James Hatley had a contract to fur hish the plumbing for one of Rrouklyn's new schools, Health Commissioner Em- ery declined to pags upon the plans, as they provide for earthen drain pipe within ten feet of the school building Lawyer De Fere moved for a man. damus to compel Commissioner Emery Drain Pip: Jurtice e Court, to approve the (pian In denying the motion, Juatice Gaynor a. There in some reason for maying that It te het or from a sanitary point of vivw that vitrified | earthen drain pipeg, aa they are now mi now be taid wi feet from the ox of bulidings, Coahink it ts if nm! oner Fa-Mayor Kalbfetech's Danghter- in-Law Prays for an Injunction. Mrs. Sarah P. Kalbfleisch, a daughter- in-law of ex-Mayor Martin Kaibfieisch, of Brooklyn, through counsel, to-da: moved in the Supreme Court, Brooklyn, before Justice Gaynor, for an injunct restraining Richard Higble and othe from removing @ fence on her property, in Babylon, The defendants claim the fence ob- structs @ common roadway. Decision reserved, — — stance twent and iwenty HAVE SUED A SYNAGOGUE. ined shovels were called for lozen delivered. 3 Contract the Cause o* Trouble, Louis A. Pick, stained glass dealer, of 44 Fifth street, in July entered Into @ contract with the congregation B'nal Jeshurum to put atained glass in the windows of the temple for $520, He had almost completed his work when he was notified by the congregation it was not according to rontract and he should take uway the unfinished part of his| work or they would sue him for | damages. He wrote them that he had performed his part of auld contract, but they re- fused to allow him to tirlsh the work. He retained Counsellor Leopold W Marbure of 2% Chambers street, to bring suit against the congregatio: and a summons from the Clty Coui will be served on one of the officers to-day, KISSED THE WRONG WOMEN. And Uncle § Marine Now Nu ws Severe Injurte George Brainard, a marine at the Brooklyn Nayy-Yard, had leave of ab- yesterday, He got drunk in the evening he met Miss Jen- and Mra Bridget Bullock, of | ayenus, at the corner’ of} street ‘and Flushing ave: | voklyn He asked U they refi this areas about them and lies ther The women screamed and friends |‘ c to their assistance. ‘T ne adiy beaten. He ts in th ne Hospital, brooklyn, with w fray | ed collar bone. | — {tora 81,500 Joket | Warr vet ‘ay ha refused a drink. tier] Ae eat neptt abarcned aman auited on We whom eume hem hie parket \ stfanger rave, Fun to-morrow over the, Mertiek rae, will brine together CG kari, “UW Young. M8 Page Ns Mindeieksou, GA Xeeihams damier Vall, We ackiniens fe, A: | Law anda, Kelyea In the New Jersey A.C. carnival of eporie on | Labor Day two apeial races will be given. with airman Giion— one mil Nandlcap. Battles. fo" lose witht James ie | Wi Broadway, New Yorks Monday, Aug — Her Pet F Hit Her, Mra M.A Lindeley, of 108 Paiirade avenue Uulon Hil, war bitten in the hand yeaterday by a] pet bear Mra Lindsley waa trying to induce | Hruin t take a boi. when resenting coersion,. It | snapped at her, inficting @ palntul, ut not seri vus wound. Mra Lingiey bad the hurt cauterized ed the minaing $1,500 Willan Miller, of 2) Hoyt avenue tong talaad fan namel Beyer, OW Done Teleag y hen \e mh Milde gud bla. tellew-prssoner were helt in #90 vat —e ~ | Set a Dow on an Enemy, | Charles Newton, of #2 Whipple » rook | alieget tha Aug 3 Newtons when A ait, inaveelng se foged wands va bie right Daud aad right Leg. Eona a supply of gold sumMcient t Sugar and Chicago Gas Ran Off “in Sympathy, Bullish, Though Lethargic, Feeling in Wall Street To-Day. The Wail atrect markets are ta a very | lethargic condition again to-day and the attendance at the Btock Exchange was even smatier than on yesterday | owing to the extreme heat, Neverthe- leas the tomper of apecutation te bullish | and as a file higher prices were recon | ‘Phere is no pressure to eet “lone” stock and this encourages operators dentified with the bull side of the aunt The Grangers were pat up on the streng’h of continued favorable auvican concerning the crops: The belief ix that the gold shipments by tomorrow's eteamer. will fail be jow (ie estimates made early ins the J week, oWnk to inereased offerings of Jexehanae against bond negotiations abroad, This also was ured to put up Prices this amornis The imports dry goode at New York for the week were $4070,78% and the amount marketed $207,218, Por the Same week Taat year the importa were wind the amount markewed $y per cent and Har silver rose to 66 84 old at Ah tet Lake Erle and) Weatert rep charges for June of ¥ Hune, 1s), 4078 murpi Viz In wame time last 9 York “Sub-Treasury's regu porte for the mae week in y alta Total re: ne $750,000. cure the reanury currency ents $14,- w) currency Kent Orthe Department. "The Mexican dol- surplus afte Am AINRC Be montha te against $26 "the New ally re receipts uurrency by the banks dur- Ing the Week Were smaller than of late, There a 1 re to sel Ameriean To D Arnt the stock fell to 107. Sugar leago Ga ran off Henally in sympa hy, Manhattan Also Weaker, while Minneapolis ouls second preferred and Kans ‘Texan preferred were strong at a advan Th the unlisted department 6,000 shares of Sugar were traded tn. The c Amer. Sugar 034, At Top. de Sa 8 hy ny ze ent. Bue won Chteago de 101% rt cm Ro ie Phan) a ON % ty ms a ay Fn aw coy Lake Erle & Western pf A Long tland By BY Loulnville @ Nashville... 61 41 Manhattan Conmol 116% 6M 11 Minnesota tron i 6 Minn, 2% | Minn, as | Minn. & a sso Mo. Ki til Mo. a Nat) Lea Co. 36 Lin, Ou By ew Jerney Central 10% aaa i 30% aw aime. oy TOAL GIVES IT AWAY. MAU os Phy a Heading rrhd Ana aes te ie nd Tells How Frauds Ex [Beers ne Public Chartt | Sournern Pacine 2B Ex-Seeretary Daniel C, Toal continued her Railway ag this morning to tell the Cities Asse wo bly Committee, tn Brooklyn, of irregu. a larities existing in the Kings County Lota Charities. Department in 189 to 1894) ue under the Commissionership of Gott, . Murphy and Nota Ta Renata ae ge j@ told about more goods being de. b livered from the storehouse to stewards ge take re HY ik es of county buildings than were called | Wheel @ L. B. pf- 63% bald for in requisitions, He aid in one In: = est COTTON EASES OFF. Cotton was about 5 points lower on Aisappointing Liverpool quotations and realizing sales by local traders, Early sales included Beptember, at 7.24 a 7.25; October, 1.31 a 71.29; November, 7.44; December, 1.81 a 7.98; Januar: al. a7.43; February, Wheat at New York * about 1-20, ptember lower on indifferent buying, 6 0. ifn starting at TL 1-8. a 716-8, ‘At Chic: Karly sales on September were withi the range of 66 1-20. a 06 3-4c, Corn opened about J-4¢. higher, with September selling at 44c. at York, and Chicago at @c. Oats were about uncharged. os THREE FIRMS TO SHIP GOLD. WII Take Out $400,000 To-Morrow. following gold engagements for the steamship Lucania to- announced: Ne Handy & Harman, $1,- Hard & Rand, $100,000, ‘Treasury gold rearve stood at at the opening of business orning, Which shows a gain of $1,000,100 over the lowest point during the latest raid of the exporters that the Syndicate, its resources and ‘The Luc ‘The shipment by morrow are “uller, $200,000; 000; nearly touched Kol At Is wal to Ine in order maintain meet any xency, Ik paying a small premium for bars that come from private smi ters, Although this is de , the kreatest secrecy 1 maintained as to the sources of the Byndicate’s guld supply The fact, however, that a large pro- portion of deposits. made by the Syndicate in the Sub-Treasury is in the form of Assay Office checks, Indicates that it has accumulated a large supply of bullion from the mines, and in measure confirma the report that a@ premium is paid, It ts said to be from one-twelfth to one-sixteenth of one per ved that the Syndicate's ly $10 OAs ree only as last Tuesday $99),000 in gold went into the Assay Office for which Syndicate received checks, There were further gold eager Lents for to-morrow's seamers late hour to-day, One of th houses was. the market Kol reserve is ty 7 er of beth long and demand ex the’ offeriiige Were ty ‘no nia will take out 522,000 sliver saipped by the follow- J & W, Seligman & Co, ing houses. a ! 267,000 ov cen; Handy : armon, 100,000 ; ounces dimmermanh, & Teena, one ounces; Lewishohn Bros., 30,00 ounc and Miler, Schall & C Simon Borg & Co. yeater: 25,000 ounces, jay and to-day 4 have trawn #.00,00) exchange against 80TH YEAR securities soit in Burope. a a pare ROW AND CHATHAM $Q.. Seven Stores in a Row, 'COWPERTHWAIT. ‘Three Stockholders Are Lucky, Theophylact 1, Meeckor, an receiver of the ine | York Mutual Incurancs Company, wat directed by Judge C'tirlen, in Supreme Court, Chambers, to-day, ¥ as hate amet the echnolters the | “OLD RELIABLE.” Flatme, ‘The rovelver eoporien, Beast amd une | FURNITURE, CARPETS @e, Chee cine’ farm tnelamorcten Rani ot Seog | RVERYTHING FOR NovsECERRING, }the balance will be paid te gorkbotlers, LOWKST PRICES, — Receiver for a Transfer Company. | Eve cuenta race ohn 1. Wateriury wae appointed receiver ot BARGAINS: tha peomotty of the United Siates Transfer and as Hoe eee cuams utrees iw | WE ARB CLOSING OUT cnoDe IN” Aids Jnike Wivlen A atpreme Cont chabert, toe DEPARTMENTS TO MAKE ROOM FUR FALL! tay Tn roreing henner My A voIUNIGEY o> STOCK -SRWING MACHINE, BARY CARs MS Bath ih sal Sree et tare | RIAGE® FOLDING-BEDS MATTING, RUGS, a a re ets, R SLITS, BEDROOM SUITS, Ht abel PAM hied Mato (ROOM SUITS, REED, RATTAN, HON | TABTINGS: England, Aka: 18 WHAS# FURNITURE, REFRIGERATORS, RUGS NVR Taman rs NG AAs IOhCHESTS, TAULES, CHAIRS, PICTURES, @e VCNesh Tournament war plaved, and be, & wetock tite Tafow tag ronute were an ive at? pet hing ‘ Mhitty stan, moves “Renters heat Mineley MMs we oN $a Wo! SY AMOU! POC eoran cea los, ARO y WORTH, ANY AMOUNT Phew Neen Teg a Spening attest IN PROPORTION Jax mover Tartasch hear tintn in a dace FOR THE CONN cm oF CUSTOMERS GAM, dectined aftr Milli moves, COLLECTIONS WILL BE MADE IF REQUESTED, | « R ” MONEY OR YOUR LIFE. PLAIN A LALA Complete Honsetnrnishing ON CREDIT New Jersey Fontpads Leave Two Men Nearly Naked, EMIZAKETH, Nod, Aug Rote AT CASH PRICES. Storm and Robert Merman were held up Wie tne "stn Sct ie MCLATN, SIMPSON & C0, a One of the Dighwaymen wax a 539-541 EIGHTH AVEs, Btorm and Bierman were on thetr way Northwest Cor, 371M St. to Philadelphia, where they intended | § Furniture, Carpets, Housefurnishing look for work, whe they were sud- G is and Every, House- nly topped by the footpads. hold Ri ‘The negro, who was armed with a hor lequisite knife, caught Storms by the throat an LAL AIT or rr commanded him to throw up his Randa, One of the other robbers placed a plato! at the head of Blerman and told him that if he made any cutery he would bea dead man. Bierman wak robbed of his trousera 2.50, Storms gave up cuft butOne a! hin clothing except his $1.50 and all Trousers and shirt, ‘The police have no Excursions. MANHATTAN BEACH. LEAVE FOOT 34TH ST., E.R, N.Y ROLAND THIF, 4 OBNTS aM ai eh rey fy . , HERE’S A BIG SEA SERPENT. | san iin i960 en 718) tam a, a Ca Berns Mcetsa One That Brea! a Pride Wheel Fi NEW SHORT LINE. Capt. Burns, of the fishing steamer| TERMINUS BROOKLYN BRIDGE. Montauk, ran Into City Island thin | STH ANF) GLEVATED, BROOKLYN, ROUND » morning and sald that while the Mon- tauk was on a cruise yesterday aftor- noon bound wert, about three miles cant of Katon's Neck, the boat ran into ny fie fea serpent or some extraordinary nel Capt Burne declared that the force of the .coillaton broke the flange from the paddle wheel, He etaims the head [OF he monnter was the shane of a hog. and that it had large eyes, When It turned over in the water he noticed it had small leg Capt. Burna estimated this latest sen monster (2 be nearly 100 feet In length and surely 9 feet long. Capt. Hurns declares his crew Leave hourly from 1.03 A, M. to 1.03 P, M, and alt hourly from 1.33 to 11.08 P. Bk LPAVE WHITEHALL 8T.. Dally to Lie P to o.10 P. CONEY ISLAND, CULVER ROUTE Round Trip, 25 Cents. ave foot Whitehall at. @atly except Sundays horlytrom 710 Ac M. to 11 A. My, and Bale hourly thereafter until 9. U8, 10.20 P. ROCKAWAY BEACH. at were | sober and would confirm his statement, SAILED FOR SYRIA. a UP THE HUDSON WABHINOTON, Aug. 16—Acting Bec- retary of the Navy McAdoo received a cable thi ning from Admiral Kirk- land, commfinding the European aquad- ron, announcing that the crulser Mar- blehead had sailed from Gravesend for Gibraltar on her way to Byri Her commander will be expected (6 co-operate with Minister Terrell in the Investigation of the outrages on the “CY” Orn WORCESTER.” SUNDAY.,. awa Mm, eng. trom ple tome q "prsokira Connection trom Brockiye foan missions at Tarsus and - teroome sae prices, Meale e ta carta, of in. the , Marblehead: sa vaifori aay at Taal ; a $ a0 sno the! Qimericans aa dealte & place of sates, Amrrican Reino 48 far se yh a a Piasia,on aie an Chot the Fi and Annet Ofice, Rreskive. eaten rh be wnat THE WOULD SPLEASCKR GROUNGE ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 16.—The Pog et Novoe Vremya says that advices re- Seatnera aie celved here from Viadivostock announce that cholera, in serious proportions, prevails In China, Corea and the Island GLEN E of Formora. Several Russian warships wiil shortly return to Constadt from the Far East, ge pte ee Deutschi Nyaay 4 Bothy ang a oar ‘The New Orderly. "Rite ie ne (From Im Kreig und Frieden) ve Visitor—Is the herr Heutenant at home? ot Orderiy—No, ik Viaitor—I_can hardly believe that! i ata. Orderly—Then atep inside and ask tye him yourself; perhaps you will believe ry fet ee Being A it then. a, ci ee NP. M. (of all Afraid of the Foot. rane CENTS. (From the Detrott Free Press.) ERIE LINES. —BVERY BUND, SHOHOLA 107 miles from New York, om beautiful Delaware River, 1.000 feet $1.00 ROUND TRIP. Firat expres train leaves ‘Second express at 9.90 A M. Five mirutes earlier from West $94 st. Five bours at the Glens Home by 8.99 P. a GREEN wor LAK 730 HOUND PR eat é Tito. Bpecial express train leaves Chambers aw jae, ou Ay ee “We have to part. Horace. Pa has Ratha put hia foot down, “That settles it,” said Horace, as he made an Inglorious retreat. Beecham’'s pills for con- stipation 10 and 25. Get the book at your druggist’s and go by it. Annual sales more than §.000.000 boxes, RUPTURE CURED ‘The improved Kisstio Truss te the only truss ie nia with absolute comfort night 4 ina the rupture under the bard- reat strain, and will effect « permanent apd speedy cure without regard to the feof the patient, examination free. Lady Im ate tendance for ladies IMPROVED ELASTIC TRUSS Gi e A Me; Weet #34 st, 9.6" A. hours at Gone, Choice of ¢ taruings Home by 1.08 s¢ 800 Be NORTH BEACH. Electric Li hts. ‘and commodious Ferey omnes DAL AL. Fare 10 ¢ wee fare 10 Cena” se By t Bleck: a Gate in’ eat Ob eit tha awl fad se Ferries Around Staten Island. Daily, steamer Aurora leaves W. 324 wt. Battery Landing, 145; Bridge Dock, & Ls = Music and a Tleketa, Tot EN Tasty” tacurtie ‘ PORERESTES batty excursion (except day). by Albany ‘Day Line steamers trom Dromes St Pler at 840 A M.. end West at 8 welock. Large GOOD FISHING at City Island: Sounder PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR i x BF ATU Ind avery Rout thereatter trom Lise BICYCLE RACES = |s.2 3a. TU-MOK ROW, 3.30 P.M CHOLERA OR LONG BEACH BANK: real MANHATTAN BEACH, | psinitisivy dais QUEENS COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB,|___ ; For Saja. RACING pVeRY DAY. Tus WEEK es ba boca ready a at 220 P M_ Admission, $1.60, pO ae — pg EAM CLOTHING ; ca ar ait Gace mnor'thiy payments Patents. Manhattan Clothing Co, a IW AN, HOUR Liat CREDIT. aoe ie PCE AE OL cae | {nstruction. EXCELSIOR Blcyole hiding Seti, 85m ot @ 1d bape building: 4 lesson WO. 6 lessons 38 DIED. CUNNINGHAM =O To CUNNINGHAM. shay, Aug 15, BRIDGET ve of Coumy Ruscommoa, ireland . Funeral trom 8, Leo's Church, Bast $i) M Wetchea diamonda jewelry, sold om Funeral trom #8. Le'a Church, Bast sh:n] WALTAUAM Nanos Siveer talesiovene tee oh Baerdiy, at 8 A. thange Watch Co. 187 Wway. comru MOURNING OUTFITS | piiuonns, watcher jewelry cay paymeaey erdes_ cf ready made; all requisites tm soem, | representative will call with samplea @avneun >, Ab ave, coraer btm e& =| Watch Co., 11 East 14tb st a et sie (ee oe ee ———