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TAMMANY IN GREAT SHAPE.
HER DISTRICT REP p0R7s PRoMIsE NOT
Less THAN $4,000 NAJORxTT.

Ics the N Maehlae That Counts Now ana she
May be DepesseA on TO Get Her vsse Ont
.AhaGst r Cast and Counted.
The Tammany Executive Committee meeting
yesterday was the chief incident In the cam
paign work OF the machine. These are the
days when the machine work counts. A vet
sran said yesterday that all that had been done
was necessary. but the fact remained that the
majority would be made between Saturday
morning and Tuesday morning. By that he
meant that 1t depends great deal upon the
excellence OF the organization, whether the
vote that Il In Its favor is duly deposited In the
ballot boz. It is worth noting Just here that
the County Democracy machine is wreck not
worth salvage. that the Republican machine is
IN the hands OF disafIected engineers. and that
the LoARus's little movement is OF the kind
hat needs watch crystal for its protection.
Yesterdays Inspection OF the Democratic
machine showed It to have an indicated horse
power of about 500. All Of the districts were
reported upon by careful and experienced men.
hsarss, S SSi and we're sross.sssmined On shem
1900 majority could be calculated on these
The arrangements were perfee,sd for keep.
ing up the bsllot-law 4 Instruction right up TO
Plenty Of patriotic Democrats will be on hand
20 make the exercise OF the citizens right easy
70 the most dlni00nt or nervous expeflment9r.
The same careful attention was given to the
provisions for watchers. The DemoeISts are
Officers. There is only one DEMOCRATIC In.
speetor to three of those in oprosltion. Tam
well informed In the Election law. sxpe-
rienced in campaigning and feaflsss in
determination TO oppose the unsorupulous Re-
the cum bersome machnery Ql the new, voting
law 10 partisan advantage. That the ksppb-
win be defeated in the effort 10 equally certain.
To morrow at noon he distribution OF the
sl.impurtant De4SeIatic pasters vii BE- msfs ,h
most faithful OF the Tammany mon and guard
cd with the same care that the bunched ballots
were In the old days,
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IT BUrToNED Up BEHIND.
Ard Also HAD . Bustle There and CoulAn't
He Reversed.
From the Chicago tribune.


NJ Heusner Is the local passenger. agent Of
the Michigan Central Railroad. Everyboay
has some funny experience In life, and Mr.
ns sp
T snd xs0 aad
placed under the care Of some one who would
take an ntesest II her and that she
was his duty. related the advantages Of his
company's limited; The father Of the young
asked fSf Mr. i3e Heusner. @A'a Oh your nn"'u 10
The agent said no. and-as was his duty un-
The father of, The young gIrI. still hesitated
Be ss
My wife has had her dressmaker at the house
ready. ~ And The he dress q hnishsd. wish You you
had maid on your train"
a. How old is the young lady3" asked Mr..
H SsS Psss Veil ssa tas e
cSD5 sst hsF I ewn roDa
tho father. But she couldn't get it on the
Sont 9siss y unds5stand. N I, e.! said the agent
blasted thing HIM buttons s up behind. S and it's S ths
@ atsss & Err shs
The agent recovered from the ludicrous sit
1ation in time to say; Well suppose she
Yes; plenty Of EN-. But she and her mother
haye got 1t into their heads that she can't get
to New York unless she goes In the dress that
buttons behind" saiq the father.
Tho agent appeared nonplussed. but only for
a'moment, for the resources, Of a railroad
agent are without number. i have it," he
said. Let her turn the dress around"
The father felt q his chin in that comtem-
between the devil and the deep sea. Then be
came to the front. That won't do" he said.
:" The dress has hustle In it,
What's tho use OF her taking of the dress
at all :" said the agent Is his face glowed with
the discovery.
iii go homo and talk the matter over" re-
marked the father, about whose alabaster
front there had grown largo fonts Of perspira-
ayai az nag ad r ansoar
new feature In the railroad business, and one
which will be discussed at the next annual
meeting OF the agents. The father has not re-
turned, and am afraid OF the result"
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kicking Horre's story or Heaven.
Ero1n fh< Ekfcddn Tribune

STANDING Rock AGENCY. N; D.. Oct 2s-In-
understand that he will stand no nonsense In
regard to the coming OF the Messiah. More
than dozen OF the red men now lie in the
Ing Horse. who claims to have Just returned
from Heaven. has been ordered to leave the
reservatiop forever.
Kicking Horse claims to have gone to Hesv-
en- through hole In the clouds. He is cum
his pr1pheic t @ preachine IL S 70 make It seem more
his children, tho Indians. had suffered long
enough. and the time had arrived when they
would again occupy the earth 80 long held by
hs hss fH hs ppss sSr not M s
would wipe out the white race from the face
earth was getting full Of holes and many
places We're rotten. He would gradually send
. wave of earth twenty feet or mere @ over the
when the wave passed all the whites would be
Buried underneath and the Indians would BE-
on top. All the dead Indians would be restored
to lie again and all tho uffaoes, horses, game,
they were hundreds Of yearg, ago, and the
and ooeupy Myu Ills M earth XII indians who would
not listen to the words Of the prophet and keep
dancing would be turned into fishes and occupy
He said thai while talking to the Great Spirit
devil as being very tall with Immense knee
joints and monster mouth. and long teeth.
He was covered all over with coarse hair. He
Saas for ha ha Sr.a 81 p toa hm na the
asked again. and the Great Spirit replied:
You can have none OF my chosen, Indian chill
dren but you can have all the whites."
The sun., 1890-11-02

The Leoaa 6teauaSsg aad SnokinG From
Every Hatch AT Her ffer.

The Leena sveauIuG ssd snokins From
Every Hatch AT Her Ffer.
The now iron steamship Leons Of the NAL
lory line arrived from Galveston yesterday
morning and docked at the pier below Fulton
Ferrv, with $500 bales OF cotton In her hold.
valued at $175,000. James Trayner. an oileT.
turned into his bunk at 10 O'Clock last night.
but didn't stay there long Tho suffocatinR
odor OF burning cotton started him up to the
main deck on tho jump Drying Fire"
Then smoke was floating up from the After
hatch.
When the flremen arrived smoke filled the
pier shed. The streams from seven engines
and the two nreboats Hsvemeyer and zophar
Mills were turned on the cotton at the three
matches. Chief Bonner found that tho FIRE. was
to the he other. and he ordered holes clf In. tho
nsSa %en warksd s%a tween decks IN the dense black
smoke, relieving each other every few minutes.
Al midnight thoy were Just beginning to get
The matches had been bsttened down on tho
trip up. and the fire had probably been smould-
day. Hsr hssohss were removed yesterday to
be ready for disoharging to- morrow
moving tRs9 1s Hss rom on1 snip they
ire tss sssons sSHs saa
6a aSd and sani ss sS out Rs
Ere.
The wife and two children Of First. Officer
Reilly were aboard when the fire broke out
and were taken over to- the United States
Hotel Sparks from the fire enRipes at work
In South street set half hundred bales q cot
Job to wet these down.
The cargo is divided among a number Of
hrmA Half Of II is probably ruined, which
would mean q loss Of $4,000.
Tho Leona was built. last year. at Chester.
She Is 8l< feet long and carries both freight
and passengers
At lax o'clock. what with the water in her
and the low tide the L,eona was on the bottom.
alongs her pier. The flre was under control
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BRUTAL BURGLARS,
A wonan's Cheek Marked with . Niue
RinG from . Revolver Auaxle.
Ksoza HnsA

Ring from . Revolver MuRxlo.
From tAe kantas Otty Nmes
At 9:45 o'clock last night Martin Birmins-
ham. q well-known sand and building con-
tractor. living at 1915 Oak street. was aroused
from sound sleep By the crashing in Of his
bedroom door. His wife started up with q
scream . second later. but it was choked of
by q muscular hand. while two mon pointed
revolvers into the fsoes Of the couple. and one
Of them said: Keep STILL or we'll blow your
- brains out auioker'n you can wink"
Mrs. BIRMINGHAM hall gasped q question a.
to what tho men intended az tho hand tight
panded with fierce oath. the money in the
house. he was OF medium height, with un.
beard ard .1a
that na Mr. S Blrminahsm nnIoef IT,
sand his 1S l duss sSe 'nSn.
NOR and has kept large sums OF money at vari-
Sn: s %ss B.ss in The aE sd 4 .Ss
snd g IL her hasbssnYs s.Y fF9as:rs; Mr.; BE.
honah nothing % Of this a. @e and saf besaS
she wSHd Fl.
p The other thief, who vas covering" Mr..
INK him, WAS meanwhile searching tho the room. room
vss Sas oaaa fSs 9as s q S h % B2ss
hams dress.
Just then little May BiEmipsham, who heard
chldrens bedroom. Just adjoining her par
ents'. began t2 scream. The thieyes immedi-
peighbor at .1.21B Oak, as they ieaped out. the
basement window OF the house they had bur-
fhe burrlars @ left be % nd them m he e shoes tbss
were supposed to have taken OF before burst-
ing In the door. There were four shoes, but
positlop is that the shoes might have been left
as q blind.
minghRm darted into the parlor where he kept
his revolver, but was not quick enough for
them. His trousers were found at the window
pockets untouched. The police were at onos
notified, but at midnight had obtained no
clue to the desperate thieves
The sun., 1890-11-02

The hunting season in Essex county. New
Jersey. opened yesterday morning with a fatal
accident. At o'clock in the morning party
OF boys started out to look for rabbits in
Bloomfield. and William G. Freeman, the 12-
year-old son of William A. Freeman, Jr.. car
ried a Flobert rife. The boys STOPPED at Will
liam Ashworth's store on Hill street. and one
OF them went In to ask for some matches. The
others stood In front Of the store Young
Freeman had the gun resting on his arm. and
accidentally touched the trigger. The ball
struck S-year-old Wallace FurReson between
the eyes, and he fell to the ground screaming
with pain. Mrs Ashworth ran out and carried
the wounded child into tie store. where he
died within ten minutes. Tue parents OF Free:
man and Furgesop are neighbors In Bloomfield
avenue. and the affair has caused the greatest
distress in both families.
The sun., 1890-11-02
IN MAYOR GRAN1'S DISTRICT
Hts Neighbors FIJI Durland's Ridlni
Acadeay to Cheer For Hin.

Acsdeay TO Cheer For Hin.
Mayor Grants old district, tho Nineteenth,
turned out In force at the meeting in Dur
lands Riding Academy last night The great
open space OF the academy, the galleries. and
the outer aisles were packed with quiet
thoughtful earnest. and Intelligent audience,
composed for the most part OF business men.
There were many women also.
Tho speeches made were Of tho calm and
reasoning kind, and the audience listened with
the closest attention. At times telling hitby
Pc. Of t6o Nineteenth Assembly dis.ric:
q TIE coming election This heassnessb OF
d:sSs WAS Brought ap; Rash sPester spoEs
some new point to emphasize in showing his
eminent fitness for tho Nnyoralty.
sSSn o 81 bsses 81
4qs ,Ehen his conduct ip the matter OF the
W2rId,s Fair was % %teferred to; -, ,.
brief speech introduced AssemblSman John n
Connolly Mr.. Connolly made several excellent
ps +. .aS Atsr Ibsa Fss o1f the Words
Plat throitIed the Morids Fair SO far | as New
York was CONCERNED. Some Of his friends
was. settled. because they knew what was
Bourks Cochran. the neg. speaker, talked in
that have been told about former speech Of
ri wss far from making any general reaeo-
ton on tho men who attend churches on Bun-
dAye for diviDo worship. NY criticisms were
On those ministers who substituted the SLAM
ferrous leanet OF the Municipal League, for the
word Of HbodnwhS Ire1shea
ySioh ought to be the, temple Of truth:
u speaking Of these political parsons aud
Qf the CONGREGATIONS that permitted them to
indulge In their unchristian eccentricities I
4A claim that they were manifsstly Of lower
1ntslltgence than tho hard-hsted. sensible men
who Worship God In reverence and discuss po-
iitical matters without reference to creed or
Again be said: At this hour / defy any in:
telligent man to describe the policy Of SCOTT il
he were chosen Mayor Of this city. Would he
suspend the prosecution OF the pavings
Would no delay the cutting down OF the poles
and the, placing Of the wires UNDERGROUND
Would rstara ,hs fhsveopmenf Of the
Sn Of ns ss seoS . woga ss. he
pay nearly one-half Of the whole expenses
Of the state would be forced In the future to
bear three ,ourths Of tho entire State tax
alton? Would lie raise the rates charged for
loenses to Sell liquor or would he lower them
Would he favor the liberalization Of the excise
laws, OF. would he wish to mako them more
Of piatitudin"us spec hes and empty SEN
tences and you will look In vain for an answer
L A. Giegerich, r. O. T. Grain, and Col Eel.
lows also spoke. Col Follows had Just got
back from Baltimore.
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Tho New M..,.t.r to Portugal.

WARRINGTON, Nov. 1.-The Hon. George s.
Bxtcheller this morning took the oath OF office
as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tentiary from the United States TO Portugal at
the State Department having previously
Quilted his post as Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. He was sworn into his new office
by Mr.. John Tweedale chief clerk OF tho War
Department in the ABSENCE OF Mr.. Sevallon
Brown chief clerk Of the State Department.
afterward had consultation with Acting Sec-
retsry Adee as to the new duties that await
him In Lisbon. He will sail from New YORK for
Europe next week
The sun., 1890-11-02

gold Is the lost unwisldly OF ali the different
Kinds OF money now In circulation p said
prewgiRneMpt gR q banker to t4 your correspondent
Because it is not bsnkable without careful
"si%py iDM y this this: Take O greenback, a silver
certificate gold certificate, or q national
bank pote to your hank and it 10 received and
placed to your credit without q moments do
lsy. Not SO with gold, a few days ago gen,
In gold OF different denominations, and was
much provoked because we would not receive
It forthwith and give him credit with the
we cond not do, because the law requires that
abrasion, probably but u fractional part OF q
cent on tendoll piece; but 1t lisa loss, never
thcless and therefore bankers cannot give
credit for gold deposits until the coin shall
-" In the case In point my friend took his gold
to the Treasury Department and was COM
Could get notes Tor il: Every coin had to be
passed through tho scales. and after the weigh
Ing process had been completed three coins.
Is pieces and one sl9 Iieos Esrs rsturned
the face Of each GROSS. The owner is ieit TO
either send the coins to tho United ,6tstes
Miut for redemption or TO again put them In
circulation. Eventually ths coins with crosses
deemed at their actual value In many In.
cents shortage on $50 worth OF coin. business
men. however. object to the inconvenience. and
get lid Of theiEtsold ~ fast ~ possible"
The sun., 1890-11-02
HE DID MEET BIRCHALL,
And That's All Col. Lewis OF IL Wall
street Knows About tho Case.

Col ]. E. Lewis Of II Wall street, who has
been mentioned ss the " Colonel " referred to
In the Birchall case, is not pleased with tho
notoriety. Col. Lewis is promoter of various
engineering schemes. and last winter he went
to London on business. He Is man about As
years old He said yesterday that she idea OF
his having written such q letter as Birchall Is
said to have received Ia absurd.
Il did meet Birchall." he said at Mor1ey's
Hotel In the smoking room one evening. He
was introduced o me by n friend and he was
simply an aciuaintance like hundred others
that have made in the same way"
Col Lewis met Birchsl in January, and he
did no. return to New York until six months
later He was not intimate with Birchall. and
says that he looked upon him simply as q
man. Brchall told him that he was an Oxford
man. Had it not been for the Berwell mur-
der, Mr.. Lewis saws that he would probably
never have thought Of Birchall again.
The sun., 1890-11-02
Cou<...su.. c.n-,.r. ., Brooa,,.

osAa-'sA~ - A"vAsS"s
The Thirteenth Ward Democratic Associa-
tion OF Brooklyn had rousinR demonstration
in the Bedford Avenue Methodist Protestant
Tabernacle. at the corner of South Third
street. last evening. The principal address Of
the evening was made by Amos J. Cummings,
who spoke Of the tyranny Of Speaker Reed In
the last Congress. He said tho coming cleo
ton was ,ght for freedom, and it bshooved
ell men who loved liberty and believed In
State, municipal, and private rights to vote
against the Mckinley bill. Speaking OF the
Wssce e TSFa dasos sfd Il
willingly Tor the bill and. Furthermore, had
sanctioned eyery raseelly bill that came mp In
the House. He told his audience that II they
desired the Force bill to be carried out, to vote
!or Wallace. but Il whsy. wthssy thought otherwise
waro sso spsesSes
Corporation Counsel jerks. and Justice Court
ney.
The sun., 1890-11-02
SLY WENDELL BAKER.
Practising on tho Quiet to Regain the
Quarter-mile Record.

Practlsing on tho Quiet to Regain the
Quarter-milo Record.
Wendell Baker Of the Berkeley Athletic Club was To
have attempt to beat Downss recent quarter
mile record OF 47 25 seconds at Trenton j. yester-
day afternoon at tho stud farm OF Henry N. Smith
which has excellent clay track upon IL George
Avery Billy Robertson, Charles Reed. and Bob Stoll
wero tho timers invited to hold the watches. but
Baker teiephoned At noon not to como down
tho conditions unfavorRbls for tho
trial. Two welk known club men went down however
in order to make certain they wore not beng thrown
They found the track In order the Spik
Of bakers shoes from hs sriais showing clearly q
has been down there and Oh for weeks getting
In shape 70 regsin the worlds quarter mile record
anee lie kin beat all the rrofs:.onas he runs
II also learned that Sept 2s Baker ran trial
quarter in 40 l5 seconds which Induced him TO into
special training The trial will take place on the nrst
favorable day.
The secrecy about this attempt at aktuR
syery likely 70 initiate Against it, acceptance II he
ucceeuR
The sun., 1890-11-02
D.-.er..,s Missionary Meetings.

To-day's work OF the pulpit politicians is
not to be permitted by the Democrats to op-
crate to their disadvantage. The parsons had
figured upon the womsn's privilege OF having
the last word. But they will have to divide
the honors In this. Missionary meetings
will be held by the Democrats tonight In
both the Windsor Theatre and the old Bowery.
or Thalia, Theatre. Though alm9st directly
sembly districts. and there will be no clash
between them except that which comes from q
The Bowery Theatre crowd viii 10 recruited
from the Second district, and OK Alderman
Patrick Diver Is the moyne spirit In getting
up the meeting At the Windsor. George Hall
and George krsus will marshal the Demo-
cratic hosts OF the Eighth.
The sun., 1890-11-02
THE OUTLOUK IN OHIO.
yren Eight to Thirteen OF tho Congress
d. Diatriots May Go Democratic.

yr0n Eight to Thirteen OF tho Congress-
g.t Diatriots May Go Democratic.
CINCINNATI. Nov. lon Tuesday there will
b an election in the State Of Ohio for Secre-
tary Of State. aJudge OF the Supreme Court, a
member Of the State Board OF Public Works,
and twenty-o one Congressman. All interest
centres in the election Of CohRressmen. Both
parties have fought over the field we'll, and
esbeoally in the close districts. notably the
Sixteenth, In which Mckinley Is the Republi-
can candidate.
The State. as redistricted by tho late Demo-
cratic Legislature. gives tho Democrats sup
posAble advantage In the election OF Congress-
There a aTs etersI eve new is'ors hSMever
lss bill viii doubt Iess out .s9meshins
such an extsnt as 10 Affect the re result in Con:
e e. penis q the &c e sevid wa
n Glneinnati ana Hamilion county. 4 ths eoa;;
tbe Governor called 2 spsoal session Of
dsfeas.a BY nearly 'eH ooS Gov plqrsiy
lampbsll. while 10 ran nearly i4.OOo votes
S n' RaEns Sa E"s
SECTION u,, ns 2 basis the outlook seems to be
%ssss Ytsi' EsSsss!s.
borne in mind. however, that Cleveland and
Ouyahoga county have often turned out very
tyr,t .n dsals 9aIshtttsS form the Twsn
"D Dsssiets s'T,S5 Tpro5bsbly Democratic: The Third,
Ftth, Sixth. and fifteenth and the Eghth,
teenth, and Seventeenth close. but the chances
In favor OF the Democratic candidates. One
district is surely doubtful, namely, the First
This. Obstinate would give: Certainly Repub-
ltcan. 7; certainly Democratic. A: probably
degbtiuI. i, TOTAL. 81. .''
Thee estimate made on the basis 81 Of Las.
for the Democrats In the Congress districts
than II they bad bson made on the vote OF 1883
In the same districts.
A. to the st,ss. q the Mckinley bill i may
9ions q Ohio are comprised In the Republican
districts. and tho strongest Democratic dis
trt9ts are almost wholly AGRICULTURAL: y mus,
horhs IN mspd, also that a. he asht 6y the
ter In tho Eighth, aud Ashley In the, seyenth-
has been 30 determined as to render the out
come In these doubtful, to say the least, As TO
the state ticket, 1t seems sure for the Republi-
Senator Sherman. speak ling OF Ohio politics
today, said with an air OF confidence: "There
Is not very murh b enthusiasm IN this State, but
y is safe 70 say that iyan and the Republcan
The odds are against Mckinley, but he Il
making a gallant fight. and so are Foster In
the Eighth and Ashley in the Seventh dis
As to tho effect Of Gov. Campbels recent
strengthen Him with the better element, but Il
will weaken lim with the rank and fis"
The sun., 1890-11-02

CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov. LA despatch from
Youn estown. Ohio, says: The announcement
was made to-day that the leading iron manu-
featuring concerns in the Mahoning valley
have been sold to an English syndicate. Some
time ago options were secured by broker on
the Warren rolling mill Gtrard rolling mill.
Youngstown rolling mill. Lowellville furnace.
Youngstown steel works. the Andrews iron
To-day letter was received saying that the
syndicate had accented the propositions. The
sale includes T. tralsisr OF sa;o9S.oot3 t Worth OF
vested In YOUNGSTOWN In q mammoth Steel
plant and other ind duStrieS
The sun., 1890-11-02
SPARKS FROM THE zkAEGRApH

The late Mr. L. A. Robinson Of Brooklyn left g. ooo oo
to Judge Strong OF stsrucca Wayne county, Pa
Vicar General Brady of St Louis intimatos that
Archbishop Keurick will soon be created Cardinal
Original package houses At Topeka. Kansas, closed
Prohibtonists there are JubilahL
Ths Of the iron and itesl industries Of
Germany and EnEland Who have eteen journeylnR
Judge Davis of the Circuit Court at Baltimore has
dilm 1sd the o aled against the Western Union Teo
graph company for recsiver for the Western Tsle-
graph Company and for an accounting.
fires Of the monster blast furnace Of she Robson
iron company OF Robson IA. were lighted yesteTdAy
sts an idsne,s OF nearly three months This
Jehu Owens = butcher OF Newburgh and n fr>nA
s,opS oa trs,yht Isn ysstsrd Afternoon q MD
Owen, who had su RIBS broken and was intern aiic
hurh died. hh COMPANION ives Ass ssE1epsly lart
The sun., 1890-11-02
4 HIGH PRICE FOR JERSEY LAND.
Mr.. Twonbly Oners . Million saa . Hall
for . Con vent Property.

Mr.. Twonbly Oners . Million aud . Half
for . Con vent Property.
DOVER. N. j.. Nov. III NICK. Twombly, q
son-in-law Of the late William H. Vanderbilt
is endeavorlng to acquire a large country
estate in tho most attractive part Of Morris
county. between Morristown and Madison,
where residence sites command almost fabu-
lous prices Some time ago he bought the
large Dsnforth estate. and he has since added
to 1t adjoining properties. aRgregatinR several
400 men at work laying out parks and
making about ten miles OF driveMays; Ad-
joining this property 70 that Of 81 Elizabeth's
some costly buildings. For this properly Mr..
TwombIy has offered million and half dol.
Q like amount Of real estate IN New Jersey. and
the convent auth0rities have the matter under
about half a million, and they would clear q
round million on their Investment