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The evening world., 1891-06-30
WARNERAND HIS $4,000 SAFE.
The Supposed Lost Engishman
Located by a Reporter.

Charles Warner who was reported TO be
missing with $4,000 in currency on his per-
son, and for whom the police had been search
ing for the past few days, was this morning
located at 21S East Eleventh street, where he
had rented O furnished room.
Warner halls from DevOnshire, England.
lie sold an estate recently and was 20 invest
the proceeds OF tho sale in business With his
brother Thomas in this city
Charles arrived IN BRO k'yn on the steam
ship Tower Ilill last ruSSday. Instead of go
ing TO his brothers house or Notifying the
latter OF his arrival, he went away with a
shipmate named Rowland.
Brother Thomas waited until Thursday for
Charles to call, and when he did not appear
he concluded that Charles had been murdered
, for his money.
He confidcd his suspicious to Inspector
Byrnes. who sent out general alarm and
had all the hotel registers examined. No
trace OF Charles or Rowland was found by
The police, but an EvENlSG WORLD reporter
had no difficulty IN locating the men.
Neither Rowland nor warner was NJ home
this morning. Their landiady said that
Warner hud not mentioned that he had y
brother, who lives at 322 Wcs' seventeenth
street. He did say he was disguised with
America and would return to England as iast
as q steamship would take him and his
money.
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He FELL FULL SEVENTY FEET.
Little Willie Stein Net Death in
a Pigeon Raid.
Board That He Was Crossing to
Another Building Slipped.

The body of bright little Willie stein, who
lived with widowed mother, now heart
broken, at III West siStieth street, lay in
Roosevelt Hospital yesterday.
Willie was only twelve years of age, hut he
was one or the brightest boys In the FIFTY
eighth street school. sunday Afternoon he
dressed in q pretty blue suit that his poor
mother had worked hard to get for him, and
went out to play with some OF the boys In the
nGighborhood.
He met two OBnen boys, who live In Fifty
| fourth street, and together they laid the plan
to rob John Ruck, the owner Of the Efingham
| ilats at Frty-eighth street and Ninth avenue,
| OF the few pigeons yet remaining in the cote
on the roof OF 23l West Fifty-eighth street.
The pigeons had at one time numbered 100
or more, but the boys had managed to get
away with all but a dozen.
About 7.15 o'clock Willie and his two coin.
panlons slipped through the hallway
OF 91S Ninth avenue and ran up the stairs OF
the tive-story building to the roof. This root
Is two feet lower than the rear OF the Efing.
ham fiats and vacant space three feet wide
| separates the buildings. The boys carried Il
board with which to bridge the chasm.
One vi lue " bIlcH DoyS CIusStu HISt anu re-
turned with one OF Ruck's finest birds under
| his coat.
Now it's your turn, Steiney," said his
companions.
While started but when at the middle O,
the board the end slipped off and, with n cry
| OF horror, poor little "Steiny" iell through
seventy feet OF space
He landed on the top OF the boot ot-blackina
establishment OF s. w. Patterson, the ROOF O
| which was covered with wire screen, which
served to break his fall.
Waiter James +. Bennett In Gore &
Hcusses's restaurant next door, heard the
crash and climbed through window TO tht
roof OF Pattcrson'S shed.
He found the boy In n dying condition anC
| lifted him into the restaurant.
Policeman Fox, of the FOrty-seventh street
| station, carried Willie in his arms to ROose
| welt Hospital where he died within ten min
| utes Deputy Coroner conway, who examined
| the body, said no bones We're broken, but tha
| the boy died from shock.
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July.

CLOSING day Of races at shcepshsad Lay, l.. L.,
NsiioSsl doubles, lawn t.nn!a. e4pAmpionship for
men EMP Y 'he IsSt Rn.ssSis Cub Of Toronto
Ont: sfaias, NctrprolitsP ntst'tsS Lg'sasii a
sMfrTSS rSns pcct n % p Park r'"' school against
BsscSSu, ~. M, Boston against brooklyn, at
ns sti@ daG tif%S at Nsg
s J. Bensonhnpt Athletic Club against Tabor
lRSeims at i,ighton BeSsa, >. SGr. NJ.
TrOtting at White Plains, 2.30 =. NJ.
p n,so6'pa ! p M Boston against Brooklyn at
NStious' doubles, lawn t,nnis championship for
JssSy n "a at fsg' Bsnssn STSGS To p'' Ne"
TfiSG'@s fioiSa Il WIFI y RE'stSR Psns Hs'SH
MStfSpSaa Bsct EcasaS aI at iS4S BsScn 'FfS FS%
d.-ROcirg at Brighton Beach,, P. NJ.
Riciug Of Moumouth Park Racing Association
topeming day, 2p.M
Rowing p. N. Regatta OF New Rochelle EoS ins
Association single Gs race |rHmcTcy hont 'ldb'
All % cS at New & Bfs,oS 1fSSsS 'i'%o
N:ad4r. N south Orange Eielu club against
RS,ttf," % Of the LaraSmcpt Yacht cioG on Long
'isa% Races ,ofS Of the New York Yacht Racing
Regatta Of the XIII won KuI Yacht Club II AN.
MGhokus Valley Lawn Tennis Club consolation
Chan pionship tournament Of the United States
at LivinRSton, \. J.
| Cricket, IL a. NJ: CosmopolitAns against Crook
lyns at Clifton, n. j. New York aGSin Paterson,
first XlH, at Central Para. New York against Pat
! erson, second Srs, at Paterson, n. j.
Cricket, 10 A, NJ. st. Paul's School against
Staten lHlaud, at Livingston, Is, l..
| Amateur Athetcs-Ghmes Of the prcSpcf hAr
riors, at Washington Park, Brnphlyn, = p. e..
GEmeT 81 tue LorillArd Athletic Clrb, at Jersey
| City, n j., 3P. IL.
! Games Of the South Side Driving Club, at Bald
| win, l.. l., tP. NJ.
Athletic carniyGl Of the New Jersey Atalotie Club
| at BayOune, N. j., 2P. ".
| Wheelrnen-Ftve miles handicap road race Of Tn,
Watsossipg Whoelmeu, East Orange y: j. Roht
| race Of tho Union County Roadsters, RayWhy, n
IL, 3p. N. Road race Of the Butiucas Mem
Cycling League, Milburn, ". j., . T. VI. Two days
| tour Of the Gotham Wheelmen, . \, ". lun N
the East Orange Wheelmen 10 Parryrown, y. Y,
| A., NJ,
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You in the g'aSs"
" A something to fr;ghton me almost
gray. and something to make me feel yet
among the living.
" / lac FIRST was "A giittering knife, held
over my | rea { from behind; the 'econd
was the smiling face ot him that had
spoken.
" turned. ,,
- Did Won think we were going to kill
Won E'&O:' he Enid, almost chcertuly.
80 Il looked like Il. / said.
''I wanted 20 prove to you,' said he,
Tint we do no,. and did not, wish to do
you any harm. / could have killed you,
but / have no desire TO do so. would
rather take yen 10y the hand
''lTc shook me hy the hand hertily.
You have earned your fifty pounds
well. said another: and We will not
count the money very carefully-will
we = rddreSsing the brothers.
- hey hook their heads.
80 is al doneE' asked the lady.
"'Au'
And then she broke down.
"A sudden cry; n stretching OF the
arms and she fell senseless to the
ground.
- The carriage Is ready, whispered
enc who had not previously spoken,
The poor lady was raised, a heavy
blacl, shawl put about her, and very ten
derly three of them carried her away,
" Then the fourth, rs though his gen
tleness had been boiIe away with the
lady, turning 10 me, said, ; will pay
" He Of sISd . large purse. shcok hand
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and said to my landlady, Amt there a
mason living here?' only he did not
speak such good English as that.
THE upstart OF it was that l went
downstairs and out into the rain with
him. Says he, My good fellow, would
you like to earn twenty pounds?
- laughed.
"Thir:y = he said, and in such grave
voice that il took all the laugh out Of me.
- What am 1 to do for it z 1 asked; for
thirty pounds would have provided fur.
niture and put 20 rights the cottage /
wanted to take my Fessy TO.
To brick up doorway
80 Where?'
- No ma! ter where
80 When|
Now
but why not in the daytime;' l
asked.
'' because you are not TO sec the place
you arc 10 60 TO. and lecausa you wall be
takeu there blindiold.
- What DO you mean!' asked.
No harm. he said; adding. disdain-
fully, Why, how could ~ lie interested
in dong yO1 harm =
lie spoke aristocratic enough, then,
assure you.
II hesitated. whereupon lie said in O
very sweet and cRndld voice, why not
enin YOUR forty pounds-I said forty, did
not II No one viii be any the wiser, and
you will be forty pounds the richer than
you otherwise would be.
Pll-Pll get my tools, / said.
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full of gold out. put il ON table, added
Then be added: Fifty pounds will be
seut you yearly as long rs any of us are
alive. But the least attempt at confession
on your part, and you are a dead man.
We are kind to those who arc good. we
Rre implacable 10 those who do evil.
Shake hands once more. Now let me
blindfold you.'
And he took me away as had come.
"But was changed maa from that
night. All my feelings of freedom and
liberty were over forever.
1.-Two days after, the man had first
spoken TO met me in the open day; he
was dressed for one of those garden par
ties, and he smiled. and looked pleasant,
as he said, You are an accomplies of our
number now, for yen have not informed
the police. ON becoming fr,e. Good by,
dear friend. You will have your money
forwarded 10 you once quarter
" Whether IL ever came or not. never
knew. What / wanted Nns 10 ba tree Of
them, and felt / could only do that by
hiding my face; and then il was thought
of becoming n Mr.. hefThnRn, for | had
been fond of that kind Of thing as n Toy.
And rs was good carpenter, also a
good hand at needle. why. soon got
circus, and never show in public except
with my face got mp rs a clown; and. mark
you. have always spoke In voice not
my own.
FThere I've wound up, for know I'm
ON my death.bed, and l feel that can
die easy.
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he lower edge of the two little panes of

the lower edge of the two little panes Of
glass in the door
- mppOse | was aIita'od. At all
events. / happeued 10 strike tEe glass,
and the pane sniyered.
There was 4 B;rnnge combined Ha "
from the four men Us this incident hap
pencd.
The next moment. rs J was rum NJ
the SOFT mortar along the last laid course
OF bricks, | heard child 5 GOt.
- flung down my trowel with fright
oned cry and turned upon the five men.
- Each had n long poglnard in his hand.
The ono who had brought me said,
Iou came voluntarily with me, you
have learnt my secret, and either you are
with MS, or yOu must die. II is right Yuu
shuCld know what has happened. | am
this wouAn's husband and the child
past thai Ooor is not mine. or tbni | have
sa isiiod myself ly tho evidence of four
medical men. Tam the h'ir 10 IA gteG. estate
IN spRin. and these gtu.!omcO are NV
brothers. To save the honor of this
woman who, | believe, was more sinued
against than snning--to save my hon ~,
To save that 81 these gentlemen, we dc.
Stroy this child. Ii suteIs no pain, and
il you listen ogain You viii hesr that IL is
singing,
1T was true; for could hear that the
child wGs singing. or rather Grooming.
- My good man. he continued, we
all know that We IRE doing wrong, but
what can We DO? This child, III Rcknow-
edged. would be heir 60 vast estates. TO
the injury OF my bTolher's children or
my own, II become q iather, What taa
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EASTERN YACHT CLUB RACE.
Started with a Northeast Wind and
a Heavy Swell.

MARBLEuEAD, Mass, June 29.-The Eastern
Yacht club regatta was started this morning
at lilo. The wind was off from the north
east, with heavy swell outside, and the
yachts had their lower sails set. Fast time
Will probably be made. The course Is tri-
angular one Of thirty-two miles.
The starters were aS follows First-claSs
schOonerS-Merlin, MayilOwer.
SecOnd-clasS chOoners-Oenone, Triton.
Third class SlOOps-Wayward.
FIN class slOOpS-BcatriN, Thelma, Cos
soon,
seventh class sloops-Nildred. Hawk. sala-
din, Fancy, MignOn, Chieftnin, Evelyn,
HarbiDgpr.
Just prior to the start the spreader OF Gen.
Paine'S AlbOrak was broken, preventing her
participation in the race.
The BentriX was leading ut 1910, with the
MayfOwcr first In her class and the OenOne
ahead In the SecOnd-claSs schoOners,
2.45 p. Mt Will be at least an hour before
The second turn Is reached. The yachts
have repeatedly tackled and win continue
working to windward. They are making but
little real progress
The BeatriX is leading the fleet The finish
will not be made before o'clock.
The evening world., 1891-06-30
De LACY'S NERVE LEFT HIM.
He Refused to Make Oath to His
Claim for Aldermanic Salary.
His Claim is Abandoned and lie
Threatens Inqulsitive Reporters.

The remarkable nerve Of Robert T.. De Lacy
deserted him at the critical moment ycstur-
day.
He had had the assurance tn file claim
against the city for nine months salary aS IAN
Alderman, during which time he was a iUgl-
tive from justice IN Montreal.
lie even agreed TO an examination before
Assistant cooperation Counsel william A.
Swcetser as to the business OF hi claim.
lie came TO the desk Of that official at n
O'Clock yesterday. The eX-BoOdlc Alder
man walked into the Corporation Counsel :
onlce with all the assurance Imaginable, his
iron-grOy mustnche bristlinS nggresirrly.
Win a shake OF the head he acc0sJcd Gv-
nmiuer Lake with: "ThCy thought didn't
have the nerve TO come here; but Pve shown
them that have"
Mr.. Sweetser was glad TO see the claimant.
lie was loaded and primed with questions
which would probably prove very embar-
RAISING to his visitor.
He proposed to confront him with the oath
OF office which he took to faithfully
perform the duties OF Alderman,
and ask MIN II he considered a
residence In Canada, and failure to pay any
months was compliance with that sacred
obligation.
Mr.. SweetScr sent for a stenOgrapher to re-
cord the testimony, wnen his spirits were
dampened by q remark OF the eN-Alderman.
"Who are all these poople:" he whispered
suspiclously, indicating several gentlemen In
the room.
Most OF them are clerks and employees OF
the onCe," replied Mr.. SweCtspr.
Ion, thought tneT were reporters" said
DeLncy, ana his subsequent course proved
that his suspicion was not removed by Mr..
SweetScrs reply:
Al OF that gcntleman'S cOaNlng world not
avail TO make De Lacy submit. 10 an eNalulna.
| tiOu.
"Tve concluded to abandon this claim
said he. 81 wouldn't nave mad" II II The
Comptroller hadn't asked me to when went
10 see him about It..
~ only came here" he continued. {" to show
that | nave nerve and prove that I'm NJ
coward
When Mr.. sweetser found that he would MOI
get any answers from De Lacy he suggested
that the latter, II he docs not propose Ia push
his clRim, should sign release TO the Cily,
bur this De Lacy would rot do.
With Il look which was Intended to e.
press the feeling NJ hatred hr has Ior
newspaper reporters, the CN- Alderman
GaZcd on the members Of that fraternity
who had COngregnted In the room during his
cOnfab with Mr. Swcetscr, and then walked
Out %. the Office.
on his way out ne met reporter, whl
ASKED him what he was going TO dp.
"Going TO do :" Lc Missed. "rm going to
bust YOU In the snoot II you ask me any IaOrc
such questions"
De iacy's claim was for $I.5OO for salary
as a member OF the 1884 Board OF Aldermen
IrOIa Aprl! l 10 Dec, II.
During all this lime he was eyading arrest
under an indictment FOR bribery as mem Der
o; { he " Doodle Board !" OF 1854.
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SAVED BY STEADY NERVES.

An incident which took place ut Ply
mouth, Mnss., called for tue possession
of IA good deal of pluck ON the pnrt of the
two actors, says fo"M'' to"p9"io". A
young man of about twenty was leading q
bull that had always been peaceably in
chned. when the animal seemed to be
seized by u sudden fury aud made a
lunGe at him.
The stick which was fastened to ring
III the animals nose snapped short In the
Young mans grasp, and almost before he
knew what had happened lie was thrown
into the air from the bulls horns.
His clothing was torn nearly from his
body, his choek was chi open and he was
much bruised. but when he feil lie had
presence OF mind enough to realize that
his only safety lay II keeping so close to
the head Of the animal. he managed to
get three ,ingers of his left hand into the
ring in the balls nose, while with his
right hnn he grasped one of the horns.
Meanwhile the farmer who owned the
animal had got rife from the house and
hastily pat into IT two cartridges. The
animal stood 80 tAut hIs fOraheal was
pres ntei to the farmer, bUt the Young
mans head was within few inches of
the SPOT which the bullet must strike.
Iii fire, - the farmer called, the ball
may flat en- on the bono and Kill you ON
the rebound"
" Fire anyway. and quick. the other
cried out. as the bull showed sgns of
moving
Tho farmer put his rifle to his shoulder
and tired. TIE shot was so true that the
bull dropped III his tracks without
stTuGgie.
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In The Name Of the Prophet,

gs cry the vendors OF the fruit in nstAntno2le.
Certainly great cry over little wool" Scarcely
less foolish is tho practice of those who y to yio-
lent physcking for costiyenCss. They dose them
selves violently, weaken their bowels by so doing,
aad disable them from acting regularly, SO that.
verify, the last condition of such people is worse
than the first Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Is the
safe and effective substitute for such vast eX-
psdients for it is by no means eIpcdient to use
them. What is needed is gsntle but thorough
laxative, which not only iusures action of the
bowels without pain or weakening effects, which
also promotes a healthy secretion and Aow Of bile
into It's proper channel Dyspepsia. debility lid
ney complaints. rheumatism and malaria give in to
the Bitters.
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Why He Bolted.

At one of the clubs one evening Mr..
Montagu Williams met Lord --, who
had just lost his father. tells a reporter of
the San Francisco Argonam. The young
lord was naturally melancholy, and the
lawyer proposed visiting a theatre oppo-
site. which proposition was accepted.
There was n slight fire in the theatre.
whereupon the young lord was among
the first to bolt. " like n rabbit" out OF
tine building, Returning leisurely to the
club. Mr.. Williams found there his young
friend quietly smoking cigar.
''What on earth made you bolt that
way? You seemed frightened ont of your
wits mot difficult matter, perhaps
Don't you know that on such an occa-
sion if everybody got mp and rushed out
panic would ensue, with very likely
fatal consequences Why on earth
couldn't you sit still. as | did ? There
was nothing serious the matter"
Upon this with the most patronizins
air, the young gentleman replied: oh,
yes; that's very well for you, but you've
MOI Just succeeded to peerage and go. 0OC
ayear."
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.HEINzELMAN COMES BACK.
He Will Stand Trial for Illegally
Practising Law.

John X. IiGinHelman, the lawyer who Is
under Indictment for practising illegally, and
who has been out Of the city since last March,
returned to town, and yesterday he surren-
dered himself to the District-Attorney.
He was accompanied by Lawyer Robert j.
Ilaire, vino acted as his counsel and made
the arrangements for his surrender. Mr..
Hein2elman was paroled In the custody OF MIR.
Hare.
He has pleaded not guilty to the indictment
and intends to fight the case. Heinzelman Is
the lawyer who defended Slocum and Jugiro
the condemned murderers now awaiting sen.
tenCe AT sing Sing, and he also appeared In
the Smiler CAGE when It was argued on appeal
after conviction.
His connection with these cases has been
made the principal ground upon which ap-
peals have been taken to delay execution OF
The sentence OF death.
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STRIKE AT L0RlLLARD'S.
Twenty Boys Cause 1000 Girls and
rs Men to Be Idle.

one thousand girls and seventy-five men
employed in the Lorillard tobacco works In
Jersey City are idle to-day on account OF the
strike OF twenty boys. and IN couple OF days
1000 in all viii be idle.
The boys werc employed on machines in the
plug department, and struck Saturday, the
Company says, because the men were put on
piece work instead OF weekly wages. The
boys also demanded TO he put on piece work
and TO be allowed saturday half holiday with
pay
Outside It is stated that the strike was be-
cause the new super ntrndeEt, Samuel Reed.
had nntlred the boys that their wages would
be reduced IRON "a to 81 per week, aud that
the men struck for an advance OF 80 cents
q week.
When the LOCO girls IN the iine-cut depart
ment oalled IOr their pay saturday afternoon
they Were notified not TO come 70 work yester-
day. as the place would be closed TO take ac-
count oE stock.
Wednesday, It was stated, the entire works
win be closed for the same purpose, tempOr-
arily throwing out Of employment nearly
1000 people.
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An,nnc. the Mheeilnen.

Matters are not running as smoothly IN the
ranks uf the League of American Wheelinen
aS they might, and u call Will b. made for u
sOcCial mrcliny to discuss th' alliance with
the Amateur Athletic Mon and also matters
per'pisilg to the racing Interests o. the
Organizations.
TIE Western NhGrlmCa are highly incensed
over the removal Of G. T.. RAnd1ll from IN"
Office ur tn Chairman ~ the kdrlug beard.
Mr. Randall IL - resident ~ chicago. WHICH
accounts ter tn Cl.-tOsiItluI among The
Western H,l
The meet of the Columbia Cy,ir club, ot
Hartford, on July !, win attract A""s. u the
Whpvlm. Il uf his Nlriui;l. II Is a'!,u to be u
success, the entry iiSI contains IL ~ ut illi,
prominent rbtlng men. tEt Nh'rihrh VIII
TAX" ulr, IN IN regular Ci'$ parade Ia he
hcll that day, md Hill head The llpc, after
Hhlch will come the military. firc delart-
uea'~ aud Oiyi' divisions. Thn races VIII W.
held al Charter Oak r.rh. III visitors VIII
br mad" W. lcnH" at the claO-hJus Il Which
VIII b. Upcl all day.
Ne. victor BrN,ngcr, cCisor of the CnntsT.
OF WOrcrstpr. MnsS., hls inNcn,cd, says thu
HEeei. "A uaicycle upOn the plan ~ wheel
Within u wheel II l. Large wheel, about
Tr,i IA uIuut.nr at the outer a tlICumicrtncc
and u iprt AT the inner Circuiniorcncr. the i've
circumference being held together ~ com
mon wire spuA"s about II ihchrS long. Iht
prCpclilnE wheel which il worked bJ the trct
may be pushed AT lraN. two r"t' lutlJns
n second, which means, according u
the inventor, speed Of 100 lecj
second, or 5000 lect minute, OF
more Than mile IN 80 seconds. The
machine IS stecrsd by HE pedals rather than
by the handles, aud Hds - a., aii = i-ihch
wheel. which may b. compared ~ u Iudder
by means ul rud Is placed near the ground
at the rear ol the outer circumference uI tht
large wheel. This + Cuilvd III" governor
aud T. turned ule way Ur another rs The
course demands. Tho inventor claims that Il
urnpel his machine IequirtS nom seven 10 tel
iimcS lr-S power than l. required to-day Oh
the ordinary bicycle.
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THE CLOWNS CONFESSION.
A Strange Tale of mystery and the SecarT-
ing Of an Estate.

This is the tale of circus clown. as he
told il me-nnd how he became one
0ur troop was not very taking one ;
for apart from Tom, our rope dancer was
forty. If a day; and, next 10 n merriman
Eeug merry. in q circus it is necessary TO
have your rope dancer young, for who
would feel interest in seeing an Old wo-
man come down and break her neck She
called herself Minnehaho." Our tum-
bier was net good, owing TO rheumGtics,
tnd our male vauiter. owing TO corpu-
lence aud the want of proper costume.
was afraid 10 exert himself much. fearing
TO introduce o new scene into the per-
founnuces which. personally, would have
been inconvenicnt for him.
In the beginning of October Tom
Stages was seized with an attack Of Eng
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DANGER OF A GREAT FLOOD.
Missouri Water Already Running
in the Streets of Harlem.

KANSAS CITY, MO-, June 90.--1he danger OF
a serious flood from the Missouri River be-
comes greater every hour.
At o'clock this morning the signal service
reported the gauge at ~ feet inches, and
the river was rising at the rate or an inch per
hour
4 rise OF . feet since saturday night Is re-
ported at st. Joseph, which insures still higher
water here.
In III" lower parts OF Harlem the water f.
running through the streets, and II number OF
people are moving 10 higher ground.