davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The sun., 1889-11-09
STEER HUNT IN TIE DIM DAWN
II Ended in Death. ind tho One stIon II. Who
Gets the StenksR


Gets tho SteaksS
A strawberry-blo steer, fresh from the
wild West, made things lively in East Twelfth
street early yesterday morning for about an
hour. Between / and o'clock A. NJ. cattle
may be driven through the streets from the
ferries on the west side TO the east side
slaughter houses. From one Of these droves
on Fourteenth street this steer had strayed.
Trotting along. shifting the early morning air
and with no pursuers at his heels. for they had
evidently lost him In the dark. Mr. Steer went
down First avenue and turned down Twelfth
street to meet some milk wagons rafting
along They ratified him little. and some
small boys and Policeman O'Rourke ratified
him more. lie began to snort and trot faster
toward Avenue A. while Policeman Adams and
q lot OF men Joined In the chase.
good judgment grabbed bag of salt and
running in front of the steer tried to make
him eat some. The steer didn't want salt, II
tho man did, and so. with wicked iunGe at
the left side of his nose badly. physician
dressed tho wound.
Having once begun fighting the steer made
a rush for woman. who. of course. instead OF
making for a house. ran out into the street,
whore the animal was just on the point of toss-
ing her, with plenty OF room when the police
man grabbed her and ran her over to a hall
across Twelfth street by the officers, but The
steer jumped over and under them. Finally.
when thoroughly tired out. he fell down near a
and do more harm. Policeman O'Rourke got a
butcher named Carroll to cut his throat The
Board OF Health dead wagon was sent for. and
None Of the slaughter-house peoplo would ac-
knowledge that the steer belonged to them.
The sun., 1889-11-09

draw out all that number and return the entrance
money 70 owners trainers Of such horseN provided
there snail be entrance money charged"
w Maxwell of Louisville has sold TO @. Poole Of
nSnNer Tor 700 the fast and game twoyearold colt
eneagemeht Pilgrim has ia in the Drexel stake to Be
prove good investment for Mr.. Poole.
CaforniAns say that W. II. Crawford will send his
twoyear old colt Consantine by wilkes Boy 20 CaifoT
OF 22S held By Axte and the two year old record OF
2;iH held by SnnoL and they want TO match Regal
T.y Rs sa 20 me aS S @
The best two yearod Of 1890 In England ia generally
conceded TO be Chevaer Ginistrelis brown hlly Sig
norma by st. Simon out of Star Of POrtc daughter OF
iIerAtLhw, by Newminster. Among her victories
won with the Rreatest ease by three lengths from
lie Nord Golden Gate semona (ull sister bonovAnl
ana nve otherH She has unbeaten record OF eight
races and In stakes has landed for the Chevalior
Gli.3n3
Orrin Hickok Is anxious to match AdoniS by Sidney,
aeanst anything in the country: Recently while on the
bay District track, he offered to match tho aeldlnR
against Yolo Maid for oCo side the Montana people
70 be allowed the privilege OF liking the date scott
Qunten refused to listen to the proposition, and the
chances are the two will not como together agnn this
year Adons has improved greatly Of late. and com.
petent horsemAn lately said that he mile better
than 2io and three heats In an average Of 2!l2
The regular monthly meeting Of the 81. Louin Fair
Grounds Directors has been postponed until some time
after the meeting OF the Tart ConRresR President
fall II s my lntonush II borne out By members the
directory do away with the trottnR citing entirely,
or else get Into the regular circuit and give meeting
earlier in the We lost considerable money on
the last troting meeting and have come the ccncu.
sion that II must be given under the most favorable
auspices here to draw out the people " Is not very
popular Anyho. and people WI not brave bad WeShsr
with our trottinH meetings entirely"
The sun., 1889-11-09
ARRESTED FOR CONTEMPLATING.
He 10 o Veteran OF the War and . Con-
sPlcuous Methodist.

MDDnETowN. N. Y, Nov. Especial
Detective G. r. BagGs OF the United States
Treasury Department q day or two ago ar
rested David Mcintyre. a well-known resident
OF New Berlin. on the charge of being en-
gagged in passing counterfeit coin. Mcintyre
is alleged to have committed number Of
offences OF the kind, but the particular charge
on which he was arrested was that of having
passed a counterfeit silver dollar on the Post
master at New Berlin; The arrest was a
as he had not before been accused Of
crime Ho is veteran OF The war.
and is drawing pension OF $50 month for
Disabling wounds RECEIVED in the service, He
arrested by the officer, while taking part in q
quarterly meeting at the hechum Methodist
that his mind is impaired by, sufferings from
his wounds to the degree that he is irresponsi-
Bile for his actions.
The accused man had hearing before
United States Commissioner W. N. Mason at
Norwich. and was held to, await trial at the
November session Of the United States District
Court at Auburn. In default of bail he was
committed 10 the Auburn prison for safe
EanDinQ
The sun., 1889-11-09
MR. QUACRENBoS AIMS ANOTHER
SHAFT.
He Talks or Dr. RyIance's "CoudItIop."
and Saw he OuEht 20 ne in m AaNlnm.

He Talks or Dr. RyIanoe's "CoudItiou,"
and Says He Ought 70 ne in m Asylum.
Lawyer John Brooks Leavitt, counsel for
the Rev. DR.. J. H. Rylance In the latter's suit
for libel against Nicholas Quackenbos and
William King, and ex-JudRe Fullerton, counsel
for the defendants, will appear before Judge
Freedman In the Superior Court this morning
to settle the terms OF the order requiring both
sides to fllo bills OF particulars in the suit The
bills will be fled within five days thereafter.
Mr.. Quackenbos was greatly excited yesterday
over the statement made by Dr. Rylancs to a
Sun reporter on Thursday that he tQuacken-
Rylance and had not been in the latter's house
nj Gan P hardly believe thst DR.. Rylancs said
matter Of fact. would state that DR.. Woston.
timee. and that DR.. Rylances stepson. the Rev.
Brockholst Morgan, has met me there fifty
times; During the years Of our acqmaintance VA
at least:
=, DR., Rylapce makes mistake when he SAYS
drew his. .wlfe's will and drew three wills for
himself. pr. Rylance will surely recollect one
incident that took place two. or three years
before the drawing Of the Wills. l remember
1t distinctly. as 1t was connected with a some
what humorous correspondents. Having no
vana wrote to the Postmaster OF the town
there, asking him to give me the address OF a
reputable lawyer to whom l might address
myself. The answer came back as follows:
DEAR stR: Thank God there no lawyers within
twenty miles OF this place
DR.. Rylance and l had hearty laugh over
the honest Postmasters answer. But to speak
seriously, IL the Doctor means that have been
at his homo but three or four times since the
death Of his wife. he is quite correct: and II he
will RECALL an occasion In January of this ,year
when went there with the Rev. BroGkholst
Morgan on some legal business, and will recall
the condition in which he was at that time. he
will very we'll understand why my visits were
not more frequent The charitable thing to
Rylance ought to be in an nsylum."
Mr.: Quackenbos refused to say more definite
ly what he meant by DR.. Rylances 'condi-
tion" on the occasion In question. He said
that his meaning was sufficiently clear.
There we're rumors yesterday that efforts
were being made to settle the case. hut Mr..
Quackenbos said that his side was making no
oveTtures and that he did not see how there
drawal Of the suit by DR.. Rylance.
The sun., 1889-11-09
Turf Notes.

Lady Stamford has refused GlOo0o for tho Irish
thoroughbred Barcaldine
The English horse Indian Prince has been sold for
EloO0O TO so to Buenos Ayres
The Manton stable has been particularly unfortunate
this year and the Duke of Beaufort has hardly won u
race His forfeits for horse alone amounted ~
E2.OOo
Nominations TO tho four 1890 and three 1891 stakes
the Washington Park Club entries ior which closed
oct Is very satisfactory, TO the boVen stakes
there are $40 nominations larger average Ihah ever
before.
At DAnvlle Ky, on Nov s, during trottng meeting
at Cecilian Park Warren RnsselIs ysArnR MY spring
DAY was started to beat go for half mile ana went
the distance In !loI the fastest half mile ever made
by yearuR
Compe between tho New Jersey race courses is
waxing warm on the return trip OF visitors TO the
races at Elizabeth yesterday complimentary tickets TO
lie Track At Clifton handed 10 all the Passengers
IN the special trains.
Richard Ten Brock tho once famous horseman of
Kentucky. was examined hy commission OF lunacy at
Redwood CITY recently. Ills wte testified thai lie had
10 kill her, HT Buckley OF san Francisco
testified that Ten Brock was Insane
1t is reported at Newmarket that hr John Hammond
has won E;yDOJO by the success OF Laureate n tho
CAmbTd aeshire The owner cOIhnlsSiD MT sibery
was said had also thrown in for good stake ElhOOO
Laureate started Gt 1000 to IS against him
The Executive Committee At clifton adopted this rule
ysSTdAyi when more than ntteen horSes are snterea
u any race 10 shall bS the duty Of the Secretary 70
The sun., 1889-11-09
TO WARM THE GULF oFSE LAWRENCR.
A Canadian Proposes . Gigantic Dam to
Bar Out tho Arctic Current

A Canadian Proposes Gigantic Dam to
Bar Out tho Arctic Current.
OTTAWA. Nov. s.-The announcement that
MIR. f. J. Bender has succeeded in making
ARRANGEMENTS in London for the purchase OF
the Quebec and Montreal Railway and its ex-
tension to the Straits OF Belle Isle. revives the
proposal Gen. Sir Seby Smythe laid before the
Dominion Government in 1879 for diverting
the Arctic current from the Gulf OF ST. Law
renee by filling in the Straits OF Belle Isle.
which would serve as bridge. connecting
Newfoundland with the main land for railway
purposes.
The idea Of running line OF railway along
the north shore OF the st. Lawrence to Belle
Isle, to connect there bv ferry with line OF
railway crossing Newfoundland. is not mod
ern invention. AS giving the shortest possible
sea VOYAGE across the Atlantic It has frequently
follow in the, line Of march Of civilI-
ing u dam across the straits does not
apnear to have been original with that gentle
man as Lieut. Mappy it i undsrstEod laid
ment over thirty years ago. In his report to
the Dominion Government Gen; smythe drew
Isle oren to the northeast, thus receiving @ the
direct flow OF the polar current down BafIln's
Bay. This icy stream. at. from two to four
It's greater density the warm Gulf
Stream from the southern latitudes. The
cold stream, he says. divides into two branches
near Cape LAmour. ono running westward
up the Gulf and the other southeastward. dis
charging into the ocean again between New
foundland and Cape breton. The General ex-
plains that this branch then sweeps along the
the warm water further ont to sea, which
would otherwise find its way along the shores
OF the continent and into the Gull. IT. there
fore. the polar current could bo excluded and
detected eastward OF Newfoundland into the
open ocean, the climatic effect, by the ex-
marked in the Gulf and adjacent shores.
The sun., 1889-11-09
MRS E1Acx GETS HER AI1MoNE,
Aad Pats In an Amdnvit ContradietiRE her
Son and the SheriG.

Justice Andrews signed yesterday the or
der by which Sheriff Flack Is directed to pay
his wife $50 n week alimony and her counsel a
fee OF $500. The alimony dates from Aug. "a,
and It's payment is to be without prejudice to
any rights the Sheriff may have under the
divorce which, as he maintains, Mrs. Flack OBJ
tanned from him in July.
Since the. argument OF tho motion for ALI
monv. which brought forth two affldavits from
the Sheriff and his son. the answering affidavit
OF Mrs. Flack, In which she denies the truth OF
their statements. has been filed. Mrs. Flack
says that prior to tho time when n newspaper
reporter informed her that decree OF divorce
had been obtained in her name she had never
james K. FlacE or William /. Flask in any way
relating to an absolute divorce. or any suit
therefor, and that prior to, that time she had
never never shown that any euch suit had been be-
My husband James A. Flack had said to
from me- 1 never had but one conversation
with him on this subject Of separation. and
never had any conversation with him on the
versation with my husband or son in relation
10 any alimony or provision to be made for
nv support or maintenance, or any real prop
erty TO be conveyed to me or amy life Insurance
policies to be assigned TO me in nur
snance OF any agreement or arrangementt
never hoard OF any proposed assignment to me
OF any life insurance, policy prior, TO tho time
Treadwell Cleveland that the counsel for my
husband in the present action had proposed to
assign to mo lie insurance policies. Neither
my husband nor my son ever spoke to me, nor
did ever speak to either Of them on this sub
lect NV son never informed me that he had
the life OF my husband nor did he ever speak
to me about lie insurance policies. never at
any time told him to take charge OF them."
money as altmony and that the three pay
ments OF s25 each sbe took under an agree
her sons request. She at the time also signed
another paper, which her son said was deed
OF the house which, under the agreement, was
to be transferred to her name.
After had signed this paper concerning
the bill OF separation she continued. q"
asked nv son two or three times where the
deed Of the house in East Fifty seventh street
was and he said he would bring 1t TO me, but
safe, and asked me whether / could not be.
lieye my own flesh and blood"
The sun., 1889-11-09

The trial of the suit Of David H. Ramsey
against George !. Ryerson, ex-Postmaster OF
Ramseye. n. j.. for $4,000 damages for the al
legged alienation OF his wi!e's affections was
continued yesterday before Judge Lacombe
and a jury in the United States Court In Brook
lyn. The three gushing love letters which Mr..
Ryerson Is alleged to have written to Mrs.
Ramsey and the Cosmopolitan Hotel incident
were the only inculpating matters introduced
by the counsel for the plaintiff MIR. liamscy
WINS reiXRmined yesterday at great length, but
nothing new was elected.
Mrs. Emma Tenure, who used to live with
tho Ramsey family testified that Mrs. Ramsey
had read the three love letters to her and ad-
mitted that Mr.. lycrson had written them,
Mr.. Ryerson used to come frequently to the
house with butter and groceries for Mrs. Ram
sey. and used to remain at the house from ten
10 fifteen minutes each time.
TO the apparent surprise of the defence no
other witnesses were called, and Mr. Ryersons
lawyer moved TO dismiss the suit The motion
will be resumed ON Monday.
The sun., 1889-11-09
The Sugar Trust win Appeal.

Lawyer John f. Parsons, for the Sugar
Trust people, said yesterday that most GER
tainly he would appeal from the decision OF the
General Torn affirming udge Barretts decis-
ion declaring the trust to be criminal. Mr..
Parsons said he was very anxious to have the
Court OF Appeals rule on the question. Mr..
Parsons was inclined TO smile at Gen. PryorS
idea that the Trust would not appeal. MIR.
Parsons is now busy preparing the papers to
present to the Court OF Appeals.
1t has been intimated that the Sugar trust
would reorganize IN some fashion to Illustrate
the application for receivers for any OF the
other New York refneres in the trust. Mr..
Parsons said he had not learned anything OF
any such intention.
The sun., 1889-11-09
THE RUNNERS At CLIFTON
Frank Ward wins the Handicap TIE
Lndrna ONorlook EI TrfnIdnd.

hhhoIcnH
judges Overlook Fl Trinidad.
Six races were run Off at Clifton yesterday
over track which. although somewhat heavy
on top, was fast. But one incident marred the
days sport. This was the decision in the SEQ
ond race where the judges overlooked FL
Trinidad, who finished second, and gave the
place to seatick The decision was palpably
wrong. Two horses running in wrong colors
made the mistake Four favorites won out OF
six.
Purse $780, for three. .yeAroldS; one mile and six.
J. I Mecormiot's b f. She, by oisnels-sultunA ile
l. Hsrts Oh 4 Hlirsprne io3 irayiot,
hsPoygr @ sts1lsSS 1 "oodSsrn SS 1o5 simms'
Aus luers thip u T,ms ana nslIo"o sa "'o ran
Won BY two lengths hVs lengths between second and
ISe:. gsss SatHss 5 tC & % se2 H'r'DFns
THE SECOND RACE.
Purss $500, for three.year-olds and upward selling
allowAnsss; ssoven and half furlongs
clay, aads III w. ncs.'sr . y nooteon-Mry
Ioni,IsnU pSsWs Ss'tss Rss e llS tsP%i
Longitude ESstsrbok ri trinidad snd Pat Moran also
Won BY a length and a half; a neck between second
Place: sS:' .E:n Rs1.nSsASfn:i Suts :i bSnss: S II sn
THIRD RLcE.
fnr;s so welter handicap for all three quar-.
II J, flinn's b. a. Young Duke aged, by Duke of Ma.
gentA u ortenBe. l4j (GAtrsonl. .............
Clifton Stables ch. h, Brait aged las (Pitzpatrick).
j. H. Mo, ormick,s b. @. Autocrat tChandler)
sAllis Harper also ran; an. ,.,-,.
Won by q length; half length between second and
Post Betting-Against Young Duke. o to 8; Brait
place, 2 to on AutuaiS easo, g 80 S275.
IHE FOURTH RACE.
The Andes Handicap purse $500 for three year. .oids
WE IcsnIngss 5; h. Frank %"rdt. & by voltissur-
castle sons d: brian Rorn iio Il. Mccarthy. :
Specially also ran.
Time, 1:5sN
Frank Ward and Brian Boru took up the running at
the stand Along the backstre!eh Frank Ward got the
third.
Post BettnR-Five to on Frank Ward; against Brian
Boru, place, even Mutuals S3,3a g. 20, Sasa
FIFTH RACE.
half furlonRA
D., 4. HonIss b, G. capulip, aged, by Long John-Adn
Bradley's ch. Mary t, 90 [Jones)
hcMahon Co. br. Prince Edward s. OF (F1ynn) 3
Van, Theora and Davis also ran.
Time, :23be
Post Bettns-fiyo to on Capuln; ~ to on Mary +.
place. Mutuas 81, S2.s5. $2.sa
RACE.
W b. Jenningp's br. m. Swift, aged by Great Tom
MartposR, l09 tTayor)
D. A. Honigs b. e. Lahtte, aged liz (HathawAy(...
Won easily by two lengths ---.
MufuAlR S21
The sun., 1889-11-09
POINTS FROM BRoWN DICK.
It 70 the Pace that KIlIs-Punishment that
Rims Horses.

It 70 the Pace that KIlIs-Punishment that
Ruins Horses.
Edward Brown, the colored trainer, famil-
fairly known as Brown Dick. talking to writer
for the Sportsman. remarked
Talking about pace making. think Q; good
people hSxe th9
pace because you are light weighted. Now.
the pace that Kills every time. and II you cut
it out you will. In nine cases out OF ten. die
WEs 5 S0 yS% s to h9 sd EFo Il and qRs as
seen it tried now for thirty years, and there is
no other way OF figuring It ont; IT., The Il place to
teenth pole. for he can rate along at 2 fair pace
and the weight. wontt bother him tiIl ne COM
Il you have fair kind OF horse, II you wait
behind till close to home you can sprint away
from him. for the mnute ne spTEb1s braSsp t6e penSy
start out running away he rates along nice and
easy behind you. and when you get tired and
commence to stop he collars and beats you
without ever increasing his speed
How do the Jockeys, nowadays compare
"Weii, we certainy had Just as good, and
on ESGa i @SG udsn dsdSf P pase ali the majority Of
and and ride him IN as hard as he can 20 from tho
drop OF tho flag to the finish in ono Of those
younger yo1 clements OF light Weights.
Yea sir We had the d poys 0r IN my nr day that
some OF the Jockeys now in finishing climb
and hunch al over horse. and the majority
Of the people in the grand stand think It is the
stand riding and nothing else. There is no
way that YOU can stop horse quicker and
them score a horse so will The whip that he
went o down for few dIS y 11 Ho1 6St gets wh FL
~ a'' short whip. SO that he can only hit
the horse lie rides along the body and II he
cannot win with TINT he cannot win with any
good except, perhaps. in the Inst few Jumps.
II you use long whip It winds hi AROUND h Under.
part SO much so that Ia most cases it will be
felt for weeks. ] know a case where promi-
nent Jockey punished mare so badly last year
that she did not lie down for two weeks. and
she has never leon much account since"
The sun., 1889-11-09
WHY BROOKS 7UnNED 1NCEyD1ARH.
Couldn't Hear to Have the House Once
His Owned by Another.


Principal ~. r. Stamm of the Berkeley
place school, in Brooklyn. observed man
coming out Of the basement of the unoccupied
house at 100 yesterday morning. and soon
afterward discovered that n fire had been
started in the house. He hurried out and ex-
tinguished tho fire, which had been kndled
among some wood and rubbish in the base
ment Within half IN hour another and more
determined attempt was made to fire the
house. This time kerosene oil was poured on
pile OF shavinGs. When Mr.. Stamm had put
out the second fire and was returning to the
school. he saw the suspicious stranger whom
and had him arrested. The prisoner gave the
boarding at 159 Adelphi street At the Bergen
street station he cooly admitted that he had
tried to burn down tho house.
That house" he said belonged to me. and
hate to PASS it by now l turned it over to
my wife and soon after she deserted me. When
fired 1t first saw that tho wood did not burn
quickly enough, and l went and purchased
some Kerosene oil and poured it on the stuff.
1t s too bad. but was not successful"
few years ago Brooks was stove manu-
facturer He lost a great deal OF money in
speculation, and his life became greatly em-
blttered by the desertion OF bis wife. He has
been drinking hard OF late. and Tor some time
hos not been apparently in his right mind.
Justice Peterson committed him for trial
The sun., 1889-11-09
Here's tho Newest slot Maoh,ae.

The latest nickel-catching device was
placed in the American Institute Fair on Fri
day by the man who invented the scale which
charms with sweet music and prints your
weight on the ticket which it spits out. He is
young man from the South who began in
venting by getting out device for automati-
cally Weighing tobacco and filling lit
tle bags. His name ls C.. c. Cluwson
and his father owns a factory at New
ark which is devoted TO rearing the
children OF his ingenious sons brain. The
in handsome glass case on a cabinet. and
containing. besides the Kaleidoscope, big
latest airs. Lamps on the end OF the case fur
nsh light at the rear end Of the nickel tube
traversinG il. and IA nickel dropped In slot at
shutter in the eye piece OF the kalei( escope.
A New York company controls the invention.
any OF the scales, some OF which rake In $25 10
yRu "a weak
The sun., 1889-11-09
TIE TAX RATE IN BROOKLYN
An Average Increase of 62.135 In Each
81 900 of Assessed Valuation.

The tax rate in Brooklyn for the year 1899,
on which the Republican statesmen made their
disastrous fight during the recent campaign.
has been announced. 1t agrees substantially
with the statement made by Mayor Chaplin in
his speech at the Academy of Music on Friday
night. He distinctly told the citizens OF
Brooklyn that there would be an increase in
the rate over that OF tho present year. and Gavo
tho reasons for the increase There were an nd
dition OF $415.000 to the State taxes and the
insertion OF 100000 in the tax levy for local
improvements. The rate on each $1,000
the Eighteenth. to $30.231 in the Ninth ward,
and the average rate for the twenty six wards
is $29.4S2: The average rate last year was
S27.347 The increase ie s.. 1876 In each 81 900
OF assessed valuation; This table gives the
ratns by MardS for nanh Yanr.
The sun., 1889-11-09

Newark Yacht Clubs New House,

The Newark Yacht Club has purchased
from Chester D. Ayres Of Bergen Point a fine
piece Of property lying on the Newark Bay
Shore at the foot OF West Twenty fourth street
Bayonne. as the site for its proposed new head
quarters. The price paid was $500. the plot
having a water frontage OF $50 feet and
was formerly the home OF ex.Coroner Jack
Wildey Of New York. who recently died in pow
house at a cost Of $4,000 in the spring. and to
construct pier extending 100 or more feet
into the bay. Its present quarters on the Pas
Club while the labor OF getting the yachts
down the river to the bay is usually very