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The great West., 1890-05-02
The Wheat Question Still on Deck.

We were surprised receiving following
Pbury the wheat The surprise
P evidently
the industrial interests the great
the heaviest of grain and transit
milling thorough
standing would be of advantage the farmers But
object locazg single like this for
F1nsr-And foremost Plsburys
light upon darkness alike
nit exist.
very any would refuse
published Plsbuy public
very facts, and only wanted
Pnsbys word publicly given good enough far
the management OF his house concerned.
wished his books inspection of
will undertake modify them in week
any loss desired.
Nevertheless we Psbury proposition
following though the be confounded
M1sSrApo11s Minn April 1890
DEAR just last issue your
letter There POINTS % you 1ss
statements are wrong misleading the
o i6e oS 2 Sa1s ns so ma kim
whether statements substantially right
Ss = S 1 {s
se S o' Hss9
5f s
{s the se @.s s % ans ii US e p
It %dy away
the chief you
a1s e ?'s9s @
@ sn h h
s bought shipped practically the
% also stated my
and onea net profit the of
during the three them
per You intimate that firm has Is
profit business during the time do think
claim
You shall this
up nv money have
name committee you it will do will
committee will think carry confidence to the
you ready ahead and immediately attempt to prove the
OF mine? will
Undertake prove in important respects
You can of course expert and will name mine
vents their private business g t World
the committee and experts viii ohy
examination will reasonable Expense and
make the condition
that immediately and flashed during the
Europe early IA June
Minneapolis
shah deposit pending the report and the object
in Twill then
ask them work Let there be light
Very truly CHARLES PIIsBuRY
offer Mr. Psbuy made in last weeks
P at ALL 1t
could ship whet Liverpool and make
connected with the shipment worked or netting
The great West., 1890-05-02

Representative Hall has intro
duced a bill in Congress to tax in
comes. 1t is evidently an effort to
prepare for "the coming storm!' p
But it makes one fearful and suicidal
mistake. It exempts from such taxa
tion all incomes from government Sc
curities. What q treasure Mr.. Hall
is-to the banks and plutocrats
Tax all industry and commerce-but
bonus the shiftless bond-clipper!
"Unto him that hath" etc.
The great West., 1890-05-02

the paper at from $1.2O to $1.25
(4Os. pr Qr.)
Now, we published this week q
statement of the two or three parties
who actually undertook to ship
wheat back from Liverpool to Chica-
the cable dispatches
from Liverpool gave the market
there as unchanged. while Chicago
had gone up ten cents a bushel!
WHAT WAS THE RESULT?
Why, simply that "there was no
wheat on salein England!" No wheat
on sale? Furniture, carpets, oranges,
tea, liver pads and dogs were on
sale, weren't they?
The fact came out, just as this pa
per has said-that the whole wheat
quotation business is a jigamaree o1
stereotyped frauds and humbugs
There is an effort being made to shut
out the export of Minnesota wheat
right at home!
We have asked severalwhy this is
And there has come the same re
sponse every time-because the mil
lers can hide enormous profits by
the milling in transit" process!
England to day is calling for No. ]
hard wheat and cannot get it!
The great West., 1890-05-02
81 90 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ST. PAU

absolute invested Of the
that ship not by
that will Psburys
without give them
difficulty
of this question:
Is LvERPooL?"
We settle the qpestion in the minds
NAL And in %
The great West., 1890-05-02

This Republic was 1ounde0
upon principles which involved
the Dignity of Labor. To des-
troy the power Ol Labor is to
construct Caste. A Caste cana0r.
cO-exist with a Republic.
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An Erie Freight Cashier Missing.

NIAGARA FALLS. June 7.-James p. o'Hare
cashier in the New York. Lake Erie and West
ern Railroad freight office at Suspension
Bridge. has been missing since Thursday, and
no one has any idea OF his whereabouts. On
Thursday Auditor Smith OF the road arrived at
the Bridge to check up some records, and
while he was there started to check up the sta
tion also. At noon 1t was understood they
Two O'Clock arrived. and the cashier not put
ting In an appearance, he was sent for tWlce
seen. There are rumors afoat AS to shortage
in his accounts.
Later.-Mr. OIIare returned tonight. I'M
mediately upon his return he went to the office
safe and opened 1t. Investigation proved that
his accounts wer all right, not one cent being
missing. He appears very nerVoua and II
cannot DO learned where he has been.
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brooklyn Y. NJ. c. As New Home.

The Brooklyn Young Mems Christian Association yes
terdAy took formal possession OF OF most thor
ouRhly equipped outing plants which It Is the privilege
OF organization in this country to enjoy The
grounds situated Atlantic avenue and Herkimer
street near the Manhattan crossing running oval OF
quarter OF mile is being laid out the nned is being
Godded. places and paths for pole vaultinR weight
throwing, and jumping being arranged There will
also be base ball diamonds arranged that games
played on both simultaneously without inter
ference six tennis courts cricket fe!d and all the
necessary appurtenances of hrstcass athletic plant
Tho grounds two full city blOcks. The grounds
Will be used by number of branches of the asSUcia
tOn.
Tho opening exercises consisted of addresses by
Chairman Samuel Rowland, and Mr.. Frederick B..
sch0nck. President OF the Brooklyn y n. C. A., and
prayer by the Rev. ". Brooks Pm d. Al the conclu-
sion of tie exercises tho grounds formally opened
The result OF the races were
ono hundre ed. yard Run, SeratchFinAl heat W. Wise
first, W DAns second Time ~ les seconds
Pole vault-Andrew HOsking first, feet inches;
George Baird second.
Quarter mile Run. r. McMullin first c. KeesemAnn
second. Time, is seconds
Running Broad jump palns and Hoskings tied at 10
feet inches and In the Jump or IoSkins with 10
feet - inches
Potato Race-won by J. Gerlach. G. PiRRott second
aud q. Wise third
One. half mile Run-Ernest Thorpe hrst W Durkee
second. Time, minutes 1884 secon!A
Twohundred yard Hurdle Race-Final heat Il. Wise
FIRST 4. T. Preoth second NTime, so - seconds SSt
Running High Jump-Hoskns Dams WieRand And
Gascoyne tied at feet one inch
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Tho uohokus valley Tennis Club.

About 80 persons, half of whom were ladies' Assem-.
bled Yesterday afternoon at tho grounds OF the Hobo
kus Valley Tennis Club at Ridgewood n j. to witness
the first match in the InterIown League of Northern
New Jersey The latter composed Of four the
PGssaic Hohokus rutherford, and Oriental Tennis
cuba The competitions for gentlemen's singles
and doubles the former counting point and the
latter two. Yesterday match was between the Ho-
holuB and PasSaic clubs aud was played smulta-
neously with a match between the Rntherfords and
OritAni at Rutherford, y, j.. the winners OF each
match play together for a handsome trophy in tho
shape Of a silver cup n. The only
tested yesterday at Ridgewood was the doubles The
matches the best three OF five and the
two teams 30 closely matched thai 1t was dark
before the winner decided, aud the singles were
postponed until June IL, Tho Hohokus Club rep.
rssented by Messrs. Bancroft Braine OF Admiral
Bratne, and Howard Walton; the Fassaics by Msssrs
}. A. Marcelus aud Roe MarcelluA The lohokus team
owing 10 The closoHesa Or the score and the local
rivalry the interest was intense throughout but the
itinR Team was treated with tho utmost courtesy and
BanShip refraned from exhibiting too much delight
when their did good work Al tho end OF
but the latter ike the proverbia prophet without
honor in their own country They, however. soon
two sets TO the great 10y OF the Ohokus people whose
spirits began 20 ise In the fourth set the PASSAGES
HohOkus had things all their own way.
The iiohokps club Is limited e tTenty.hye regular
there are only fifteen Associate ms mbers are elected
for year a. time and are limited 70 100 The Officers
smith Secretary. stephen w. orno, Among iHoss
fressn, Yesterday were pr Charles T. Chapman Mr. E.
s NJ E s s,aG a NJ J. 91ftas Nr
Howard Walton, Miss Palmer Mrs Clarence 4 Chap,
Ns s. ar s !y K5u M ,s st Mss
Misses Miller MIRA +. Mason, Mr.. Arthur PitzhuO.
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Sixty Fox Hounds KIlIe d.

PHILADELPHIA. June 7.-Sixty foxhounds
valued at $4,000. the property Of the Radnor
Fox Hunting Club, have been destroyed by
POISON on account of the prevalence Of the
rabies among them. One Of the dogs strayed
away and became inoculated with the disease.
He was killed as soon rs 1t was discovered,
but the precaution was taken too late. In
spite OF every care being taken the disease
spread until on June six dogs showed de.
to destroy the entire kennel 10 get rid OF the
disease. The dogs were all from imported
English breeds. They will be replaced In the
the club are all prominent in society, and A. ].
Cassatt ia President
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08

It Followed Close Upon His Escape From
BloomIugdale Asylum.
A well-built smooth-faced man. about SO
years Of age. called at the Clinton House on
Friday afternoon and told the clerk he wanted
q room whore he could have long Sleep He
was conducted to room q on the third floor
before he had registered. The clerk sent for
him and told him he must register. The
stranger reluctantly complied with the rule,
writing G. c. G. Fogg In a firm hand on tho reg
lister. Then he returned to his room and told
the bell boy to call him at A. NJ. Yesterday
morning he was found stretched on the
bed dead. He was alfred only in
his underclothinR. His outer gar
ments we're scattered in confusion
over the floor Over the gus burner was fitted
one end of piece OF rubber tubing about four
mouth securely fastened there with a string.
A hand ere hief was thrown over his face. with
the. evident purpose OF fastening asphyX-
iatt6n. The gas was only, hali turned on. Tho
two methods Of set-destruction. for beside the
bed In II newspaper was piece OF stout
clio hesine about zen feet long.
ster. who escaped from BloominEdae Asylum
on Wednesday last. The idenI LITIGATION was
made by his brother, Charles .. Brewster. who
body will be sent to Brookfei d. Mass, for in
terment. HIS parents are dead but he has
two sisters living at East Orange and three
brothers In New \ ork. He was about 80 years
old. He was formerly a woollen goods salesman.
and at one time was employed by Lewis
brothers Il Co. in their old Worth street store.
In the summer OF 1889 he showed symptoms Of
Boominsdae i Asylum He was entireIy harm
less, and was allowed the full liberty OF the
grounds. Last Wednesday night he escaped.
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A LUNATIC IN 4 COURT ROOM
It Required Four Deputies to Master Him
and Take Him TO jail

WARSAW. N. Y. June While William Arm
strong OF Buffalo was summing up this morn
Ing for the prosecution in the Whitmore case,
man entered the court room and SGT down
with his hat on and a Cigar In his mouth.
Judge North Of Batavia. who was present. no.
ticed the fellow and ordered him removed by
the officers. The fellow was supposed to be
drunk. and the iveiest sort of tussle en-
sued. 1t required Il quartet Of the Sheriff.
stan to, master the man. and after he had
been dragged down the stairs 1t oc-
CURED 10 them that he was in
sane: He was taken to re JAP
reaching for his hip poe ket, threatened to fll
his eaptors full Of lead, This scattered the
deputies but Sheriff Gardner stood his ground.
He Jumped w under the fellow as ne man
then secured him. The man quieted down this
aIteEnoon and his father. Solomon Coz Of
MiddlebuTy. wealthy r. -mer. visited him.
ne is SAD to have reipseetI ,oto accompany him
had exhibited signs OF being In an excited
condition con before going to he court rSGm. he
track during the past week.
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BA11ImORE,s B. AND O. STOCK.
The Bacon Syndicate VIII Doubtless Get
the ~, 500 shares Mt Par.

BALTIMORE, June The Indications to-day
are nearly direct that the Bacon syndicate
will get at par its own offer the city's Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company stock
$4,000 shares. w. W. Spence. one OF the FL
nance Commissioners, said n few days ago
that two very responsible parties had inti-'
mated that they would make offers above par
for the stock. MI Spence said to-day that one
OF the parties had withdrawn. aud that the
other had done nothing definite. Tho parties
Withdrawing were Decker. Howell Co., bank
ers, A and Az Broadway. New York, whose action
is explained by kilograms and letters which
passed between them and Mayor Davidson. The
Mayor on Thursday received a telegram from
them saying that they were prepared to pay
more than par for the elty's holdings: me
Mayor replied that 1T Will be entire,y COM
petent for you to mako bid Tor the city STOCK
In the Baltimore and ONO haiiroau. anu VIII
submit the same to the Council on Monday
On Friday the Mayor received a letter from
Decker, Howell Co. saying: We peg 70
acknowledge the receipt of your telegram IN
answer to our dispatches, and IN reply say thas
we viii make a bid Tor the citys holdings Of
baltimore and Ohio stock on Monday. the sth
inst. In season for you to submit 1t TO th'
Council that evenin u, ,
The Mayor received the following telegram
to pursue the matter Of purchase OF 3altimore
and Ohio stock further. and therefore with
draw our letter and telegram. We Will not
make n bid on Monday"
bility OF any other definite offer being made.
but that all offers that may reach him on or
before the Monday session OF the City Council
will be submitted to that body.
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TL Q Harvard College vandaIs.

CAMBRIDGE June Tt Is known to the police
that the vandals who painted Harvard College
red week ago were not freshmen. as has been
claimed. The work was done by three seniors.
g junior. and sophomore. all mpmbers Of
leading college clubs. When 1t became known
to the students who the real criminals were.
they wisely declined hiring detectives but
offered free contributions to repair the. In
juries. The Chic, OF Police and two detectives
rests are TO be made At the instance OF the
college authorities they are merely looking up
st. Pauls Catholic Church was desecrated by
the same crowd OF students. The letters
- H. s." were daubed on the front and u1 \;
Harvard College docs not propose to punish
the students the society OF the church certainly
will The police have nothing lett 70 90 but
ment. Their names are known and may be
given to the public later.
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PERHAPS THIS WILL FIX IT.
The Con soIIdatIon Act Quoted In Relief o
the Rapid Transit Situation.

The Con soIIdatIon Act Quoted In Relief OF
the Rapid Transit Situation.
In another part OF to-day's Sun 1t is stated
that the consolidation act OF 1882 fails to re-
peat the provision OF tho act OF 1881 prohibit
ing the construction OF a rapid transit road
ION Fourth avenue and Forty second street"
but uses the language OF the act of 1875.
Fourth avenue above Forty second street."
The Sun has received later a letter ad-
dressed to Rapid Transit, Commissioner Stein
sway by Lawyer James A. Deering, who says
that this fact may at once relieve the Commits
sion Of all anxiety about its inability either to
use Fourth avenue below Forty-second street
or to cross FOItysecond street. He says:
The act Of lss? only because later act covering
the same subject matter bus because declared By
ton l4j as intended to aouJAin all provisions OF
listing laws which Of special application In the city
OF New York supersetes ami rereAls the act of 1851
In the case In Institution tor the Deaf aud Dumb
that the consolidation act was clearly intended
as consolidation and revision or all tho local
and special acts relating to the city of
New YORK II was tho legislative intention that tho
consolidation act, made up of many acts and taken
from many books should contain all the special and
local acts applicable the city Of New York and its
decision was that its proy!sons in alton TO sub
the same subject whether such prior laws were ex.
preAsly repealed not section l,siU supersedes
Therefore tho amendAfOry act OF 1881 and restores the
act OF 1873 as 10 prohibited streets
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
IDnENrURxs IN THE PACIFIC
A Sailors wanderinEs for Tvventy'three
Yenrs AmonR the Islande.

San FRANcrsco. June 7.-Henry N. sktllings
has returned to San Francisco after an 40
senoe of twonty-three years and q series OF re-
markable adventures. SkilinRs lett LOT hohE
Kong on the American ship Audubon nc ar
rived there safely but on her return voyage
the vessel was wrecked on the first day out
SRillings managed to swim ashore Wild inc
from the rock on which she struck ana thus
saved the lives OF all on board. ne tuen
shipped for Sydney. but got no further tn"n 'he
Gilbert Islands. whore he Joined echooher
ostensibly bound on a trading voyage among
the South Sea Islands. This schooner was
owned by the webborS German firm, th hi,s we
heard much OF during the recent ItouO 10 sa al
SkiIIings learned TO his horror that she was
engaged in the slave trade anu tha,, Iheio "eto
thrtyiour poor ,wretchss IN we n9 NO ho dritted
helpless for more than month. seven t n,,,il
died of starvation before the tcmhihuer SUI
sseded in reaching the island OF h ia %issin
aries, and, having reitted pioceeueI on tle ~
voyage. They were several time, CHASED Dy
tnGsh gu5bS9ats but ana sscG Her some further
voyages. settled at Ponape, The largest lsiaha
OF the Caroline Eroup; There ne alnass eel =
for when of on his lonely trading trips; at
tempts we're often made upon his life; INC
most exciting OF those occasions was wheh he
fought knife duel with brawny savage.
SEiIiings was living at ronape when the
Spaniards took posses sion OF It by supteriInEc'
and set The NATIVES to WSrk ouan TO- grow sHs
picious the Spanish commandent threatened
them. The result was afiRh hit when oeenme q
massacre With the esGe1sh q on 'e eoard tho
Spanish vessel. all the SpaDiaIda some , tnrU
or forty in number. were butchered. SkMlIin nta
Whence he recently returned 20 San Francisco.
which he left twenty-three years ago.
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rHERELL BE NO FIeuE
The Long IsIand Cross-eountrI Assoei
lion Organized.

zion Organized.
t,,,,r,ont ,,ootipoe ~ croaa.
One oil the most Important neetines OF cross
country athletes which ever convened on Long
TaInnd vvoa onlIod IN ordor promptly ut is
,fU VOC N'' l,. - - 49,, g., n Uo,ior
last night by Chairman pro 'eli' o. q; ho',v,
at the club rooms OF the PROSPECT hariiefs' 4oI
n,n.' ~, r ",on g. oolI issped several dnys
met IN th response 10 of long ISL
and for tho formation of a cross country asso-
cist,on t 70 conduct and govern local affairs.
TSe dcleyn Goau nurosent. with the clubs repre-
eea Htns, "etrhIo.io clph-tt. r. Crown, Harry
pjobara1sA t me nepew. BRIGHTON Athletic
E rEtShhtnrnhs' anu n DeHoT SnenceT and T., 4.
NisEyvin ppas a. 1iarriere-J H. Mellor, Err
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
Offices :
HIHkINS HHII'S TOUSLE
The Vanqulshed Man Tells the Audience
Hawkins Is the Better Man.

nnwkIns Is the better Man.
DIES MONIES. Ia, June I. Billy Hawkins, the
light weight. Of Toronto. Canada. and Jack
Tously middle weight. Of st. Paul. met here
to night in what was announced to be ten
round sparrinG match for points with four
ounce gloves, but what proved to be fight to
the finish
Both men were in prime condition. Hawkins
tipping the scales at 1885, while Tously was
about 20 pounds heavier. The first two rounds
we're tame. Tously assuming the offensive.
while Hawkins was evidently studying his op-
ponents methods. During these two rounds
Tousy led five times. but failed to land upon
the vulnerable points Of Hawkins.
The third round. however. was quite differ
emit Hawkins took up the battle and pushed
II vigorously, and after one or TWO feints land
ed sQuarely on Tously's neck with terrific
great difficulty Tousy regained his feet. The
second and third knock down followed in
quick succession. and when the referee called
time Tousley was virtually carried to his cor
ner by his seconds.
The latter, claimed an injured hand and
the referee called time for the fourth round.
Tously then staggered to the ropes ut the
front OF the stage, and, In broken sentences.
gave up the fight, saying that Hawkins was
much the best man. but that he
would face him another round II the
already whipped. lie would prefer. he said. to
give sparrlng exhibition. If Hawkins would
agree not to punish him. and to this the audi
ence assented and In the few rounds that fol-
lowed Hawkins played with him in harmless
fashion. Hawkins received no punishment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-06-08
JOT1INGS ABOUT TOWN.

Assistant Foreman Edward A scannell OF FnoIn.
No ent his resignation TO the Board OF Fire Commits
stones yesterday. He WAS under charges
J. AcoGnn OF 40 BaSt Fifty eighth street WA an
RoiSted stsnoNApher and typewriter In the Street
ClAnlhs DepArtmeht Yesterday at salary oteI 200
All the grass growing in Van Cortland Bronx and
order Of tho fATk COMMISSIONER IL will b. naIi ~;
paEcels on the grounds Tor ready cash WV AZ
Thomas Douglass, former waiter for William Waldorf
Ahlnr' VINO was iDod S25 IN the Special Sessions
on Friday for assault on Charles PhiilipS Hr
head waiter, was ~ the Jefferson Market Police Conrt
YebtsTlAH tpr examination on second charge of a..
tault on the head waiter He gAd that no was goi1g 10
giving peace bond OF 500. o. wv" 'A-
The Postal Telegraph cable Company nIsd in the
county clerks once Yesterday certificate OF an in.
crease IN the number OF directors John " Mack
o. Virginia NY WIN q Van Horne and CHARLES L IIos
mer OF Montreal, and james W. Ellsworth or ChleaEo
fIe the new meInesrS oil tho Board The other dreo,
toIs Te Albert B. Chandler George g. coo VIM. II 81
PlAtL and John o. Stevens y
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Drank by Mistake the PoIson She Intended
for Her Husband.

BosToS. June Mira Susan Ney aged A.
who with her husband. Michael lived at GO
Nashua street., this afternoon by mistake
drank glass of lemonade. in which she had
put strychnine with the intention OF giving it
to her husband. She fingered until evening.
when she died. Michael has been Jealous OF
the attentions maid to Mrs. Ney by an
elderly gentleman. and frequent quar-
rels have resulted from his Jealousy.
Mrs. Ney had threatened to put her
husband out OF the way. and to-day prepared
two glasses of lemonade. into one OF which she
put Rtrychnine. This she offered to her bus
band. but he was suspicious and refused II.
Then his wife said she would drink # 10 prove
glasses had been changed. and instead OF
drinking the harmless liquid she swallowed
the poison Michael had lately been induced
money he had In the bank, but which would
be available to her upon her husbands death.