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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
ACCUSING TORONTO ALDERMEN
Said to Have Been Brlbed Into Selling .
Street Railway.


Said to Have Been Bribed Into Selling .
Street Railway.
TORONTO. July 1.-THE announcement Of
doodle In connection with awarding the pur-
chase Of the Toronto street railway has created
great CONSERVATION In municipal circles here.
There wore two companies In the race for
tho purchase. one composed OF wealthy To-
ronto capitalists and the other composed Of
one OF the late owners OF the Toronto street
railway before 1t was taken over by tho city at
tho expiration Of tho thirty-year agreement.
and Everett Of Cleveland. q prominent capi-
talsta and street railway owner In that city.
Mr.. Everett has been represented here by
Barwiok. Mailer of Buffalo,, formerly Presi-
dent OF the. Clsvslan Board of - Edu-
cation, and 1t is charged that Mailer
has brbed certain Aldermen 70 award
the purchase to the Eve cit CompRny.
from entering into an agreement with the
charges that the recommendation OF the street
Railway Committee to award the franchise
to the Everett Company was procured by dis
honest and corrupt means. Leave has osen
on oath as to their connection with the matter.
hoped to secure ground to obtain an injunc.
ton 10 restrain the City Council from award
ing the franchise to the Everett Company.
which they have already decided on Everett:
Mahler $40 900 Il he succeeded In securing the
franchise for bis company. but denies that
Mailer did anything crooked or attempted to
bride the Aldermen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
AFTER TIE WHISKEY MEN,
Extensive Seizures Made In st. Louis b
the Revenue Omcers.

Extensive Seizures Made In 1T. Louis BY
the Revenue Omcers.
ST. LOUIS. No.. July 17.-United States rev.
enus officers. sent direct from Washington.
have been on a still hunt here for some time.
As result. they have made extensive seizures
Of whisksy belonging to the Nelson Distiling
Company. Teuscher Co.. A. Schsrff, John
Bordenheimer. and several other we'll known
liquor houses. and before o-morrow night.
when Tho raid will cease. q dozen or more
firms will have become involved.
The grounds upon which the seizures are
being made as repor cd from the ONCE OF the
United States Revenue Collector. are the
brands and marks upon barrels. OF whi-key
sold to retail customers and discrepancy In
the preof OF the whskey after its pi o"f had
been stamped and certified to By the Govern
mant.
Tho liquor dealers say that these issues have
been made on purely technical grounds and
Government can be shown. The matter will
he carried to the courts in November the test
case against the Government being brought By
John BOrdenheimer.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
THE SUICIDE OF CASHIER LkNk
Dr. Noiaa's Attempt to Conceal the Manner
OF HIS Friend's Death.

Whom Coroner Lindsay reached the house at
671 Park avenue. williamsburgh. yesterday
morning, where Cashier Charles L>nz OF the
Williamsbureh Gaslisht Company committed
suicide on Thursday morning BY hanging
himself TO q bedpost, he learned that DIR. No
Ian, who lives In the same house. had concealed
Lenz's death nearly nine hours. The Coroner
was very Indignant. and severely censured the
policeman to whom the physician had finally
communicated the fact OF the suicide. for not
entering the house by force and Investigating
tho matter.
Lenx had a wife and two children. About the
middle Of Juno he sent them to Kingston for
the summer. He seemed to worry good deal
after their departure and often said he was
lonesome. He visited them on July on his
vacation and returned to Brooklyn last Mon
day. He was at work In the gas company's
office all day. and when he left to go homo he
appeared to be depGessed. He was not
asan At ts ea shs
e EN- y5Ps EsS S. S5sS "a
sst S.n ana Hsse Dr. Nolan ' saw him
s ssods Vent and
bis return thirty minutes min later b. found him
Nolan hsa Sd a.
ssss "a siSt II, Y:
body, The yndertsker refused when he aseer:
that neither the police nor the Coroner had
Dr. Nolan then won't out and found Police.
man Teddy and told him about the suicide.
enter The house. and would give him, no iur;;
himself The policeman reported to the Ser
ReAnt at the Vernon avenue station house. who
ordered him back to the house to get more in.
formation. The. family wers as reluctant a.
DR.. Moan had been to give Information. and
not until after the Coroner was bottled ct 8
o'clock 70 the afternoon was any information
obtainRble.
Dr.. Nolan told Coroner Lindsay that l.snz
had been III, and out Of regard for the feelings
q tho dead mars family hs ,sttempted g
LEM had died a natural death.
Assistant Cashier Bruno Dumke Of the Will
liamsburgh Gsslixht Company told q Sun re-
porter ,yesterdsy that Lsnz's ACCOUNTS were
committed suicide whlle Temporarily insane.
Lenz. he said bad been sixteen years 10 the
company'a employ, and had worked himselfu
from an office boy.
The Coroner and Jury viewed the body and
adjourned the inquest.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
JUDGE o,BRIENs CHILD HURT
Her Foot Caught I'm the Stirrup, and She
Was Dragged Across Fields.

Her Foot Caught In the Stirrup, ana enc
Was Dragged Across Fields.
Little Genevieve OBrien. daughter OF Justice
Morgan J. O'Brien Of tho New York Supreme
Court. is near death in her fathers country
homo at Shippan Point. near stamford.
On last Thursday morning Justice O'Brisn.
on returning from his morning ride. gave his
children an opportunity to try their skill on
horseback. Three of them rode to the stable
and back before Genevieve took her turn.
Whom she was about half way to the stable her
little brother Tom ran out and cracked whip.
This startled the horse. and 1t started up. At
the stable the horse suddenly stopped. Tho
little girl was thrown from the sadd .. but her
Judge O'Brien could reach the morse It tolted
step the horses hind ieet struck the child.
Crossing the road. the horse Kept on through
the fields unit! Genevieves foot was shaken
was UNCONSCIOUS and terribly bruised. o! Of
her arms was broken and her head and body
Yesterday afternoon Genevievs reoained
nized her father. The. doctor fears brain
fever. IS he thinks the base OF the brain has
been Injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18

Ana Won Her Suit Without Turning
Ether White Red.

Either White or Red.
The action of Rosa Howard to recover s115
salary. at SO q week. as teacher In the typo
writing establishment OF Mrs. Julia d. HogR.
at 1,l80 Broadway. came up yesterday before
Justice Godfogle In the Fourth District Court.
Each side had contingent OF interested and
interesting typewriting girls In attendance.
Mrs. HogG. who does business under her
maiden name OF Julla D. Lamb. said that Miss
Howard had been her pupil. but subsequently
became one Of her Teachers She heard that
Miss Howard was inducing pupils to attend
another school. whore Miss Howard contem-
plated going hsrsslf' md and s6s he accused @. Miss
e white as sheet. -, She ~. Vas then dlschs Eed.
Howard VAS q breach Of CON ract. Mrs. Hogg
admitted that she owed Miss Howard $50.
Tho latter denied she had been discharged,
and admitted that several former ,pupiis OF
Mrs. Hogg are now In tho school whore Miss
Howard 10 engaged.
Miss Howard conducted her own case with
out changing color. and with such success that
Jystice doldlosIe gave her Judgment for the
represented BY counsel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
THE NEW ORLEANS MOB TO BLAME.

Mrs. Caruso, Widow OF Ono OF Its Victims,
Tries to End Her Lifo Through Grief.
NEW ORLEANS July l7.-Mrs. James Caruso.
widow OF ono Of tho Italians lynched by the
mob on March IA. attempted to commit suicide
to-day by taking laudsnum. She probably
will die. The cause was grief over the death
OF her husbani. Mrs. Caruso was ono OF tho
women who called at tho house of Corte. tho
Italian Consul. on the night OF the lynching
and called for revenge. According to Core.
shs wanted the Italians TO rise and take re-
venge for the action OF tho mob. She threat
ensd tho lives OF the Mayor and PRrkersOn,
tho leader OF the mob. It was With the great
est difficulty that Consul Corts succeeded III
Since tho lynching Mrs Carpso has been
prostrsted. She was discovered to-day In u
selni-comatose condition and asked only for q
priest, saying that her husband was calling her
And 81: would joln him b.IoT: night When
shs W.. tsks9, q one; to hoerit.I she
battery vas applied, Tut little hope Is enter
tanned Of restoring, her from the stqpoE into
which shs has. fallen. her husband, James
Csruso. was fruit stevedore and well to do.
He was . large and powerful man and had
great influence over the Italian. He was ac-
cussd Of being one OF the !ieutenants Of tho
Mafa. but had not been tried whsa the mob
lyn0hod him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
DECOYED TO A DEATH TRAP.
A Plot TO KILL AN ENTIRE POLICE
FORCE ENDS IN 4 LYNCHIyG.

Roughs Enter q Town and Regin Shootipg
with tho Intention OF Drawing Hate
Ambush All the Policemen of tho Place
One OF Them Captured and Hanged.
LOUISVILLE. July 17.An attempt was made
yesterday to assassinate tho entire Middes-
borough police iorco OF the now city OF Mid.
dlesborough, In the mountains OF southeast
Kentucky. Tho citizens have been having
trouble with the disreputable characters who
frequent Gum Springs. dive Just outside the
town limitA These lawless men conc cted the
plot to murder the policemen. They stationed
fifteen OF the gang In ambush along the Louis
vile and Nashville Railroad. and two OF their
number went inside the city line and began
firing their Wlnchesters. They were ellis
johnson and Frank Rossmus. two of the worst
characters In that section.
Chief Of Police Naples with several Nom.
bers OF his force went in pursuit Of the out.
laws and they were led into ambush. More
than 100 shots we're exchanged. Special Po-
liceman Dorsey Williams was shot through
both thighs and Patrolman Tucker was shot
through ono leg. fuckers escape from death
was miraculous. Five bullets passed through
his coat at various points.
Tho police were forced to retire. but the
Tight was not given UP. A posse OF 100. armed
with rifles. was soon marching In pursuit OF
tho men. Tho pursuors were divided into
squads. and began beating in the bush. One
squad came upon Johnson and Rossimus at .
sharp bend In the road. The two rouehs
opened fire. The squad returned It. and about
seventy-fvs shots were fred and Johnson and
Rossimus took to the bush. Rossinus WIS
caught few minutes later. Just as he bad
drawn bead IN Policeman Douglass. Five
Winchesters lsyeilsd at him cause,l him to
surrender. and he was lodged in the city jail
ABOUT O'clock last night johnson lent word
that he would surrender II he would be taken
Immediately to the county Jail at Pinevlie.
He said he earsh VIOLENCE at Alddlesborough.
ifrs outside the city limits. and was smugglsd
away on ne o'clock train. 40 ut o'clock
Jailer Politics sleeping apartments at the city
jail and, with pistols to his head. demanded
the keys. He gave them up. and the crowd
gagged him; and Jed him e lie 81
where he was shot several times in the head.
A rope was then fastened around his neck
and he was swung over the side of the bridge
and left there until O'Clock. when be was cut
down. A piacard was tackled on the bridge
rail-. just above the body. bearing this inserip-
be murderers.' There I. .rsrort that john
SOD was lynched at Pineville, but 1t is not
believed here.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
CAPT SAVILLE LET GO.
Says He Was Ignorant Of the Dangerous
Mature OF the Booth's Cargo.

Says Ne Was Ignorant Of the Dangerous
Nature OF the Booth's Cargo.
Capt. W. r. savile Of tho steamer q. r.
Booth. on which the fatal dynamite explosion
occurred . few days ago. was before Police
Justice Walsh In Brooklyn yesterday on
charge OF violating the section OF the Penal
Code about the handling OF dangerous ex-
plosives. His lawyer exhibited the manifest
OF the shin. in which this entry appeared:
Isso pounds gross. dstouators
This was tho only reference In the ship'e
papers to the dynamite. 1t was contsnded
that the Captain WIS ignorant Of the dangerous
nature OF his cargo
aiRnsos OF the cargo do not claim tho detona-
tors, and the authorities ar now 10 possession
Were Shipped By Cismsns Muller o. Ham
burg and copsignsd 10 Mortimer " Wi .snii
cation io R .ht1 Th: emily label the cases
Justice Walsh said that Capt. gayille could
not be held. AID he discharged him on the
understanding that he would appear again IL
wanted.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
The Wealth or.

There was little change In temperature in this
city yesterday, but fresh breeze OF twelve miles An
hour and 20 Per cent less humidity made the day
pleasant
The high pressure passed Oh the Atlantic coast
into the and the low pressure moved the
Lake Superior region keeping It's we'll 70 the
north with light rains attending its movement Its
effect will be TO increase the heat Of this
slightly to day and tomorrow. with porsiby showers
tonight and Sunday. Showers fell yesterday In Ne
braska Iowa Minnesota Tsxas, louisiana, Mississippi
and Florida
Highest ofcial Temperature in this city yesterday
800; lowest So: average humidity So cent wlnd
south. average velocity IL miles hour.
The Thermometer at fsrry's pharmacy in TIE suH
building recorded the foIoXll
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
SAID HE WAS IN HEAVEN
The Odd Story OF . BOY who Sleeps Many
Days ut stretch.


COLUMBUS. Ind. July 17.-Littls Jessie
Stritt Of Seymour Is asleep again. Eighteen
months ago he startled tho medical fraternity
in this part OF the State by his continued sleep
OF twenty-one days. From this he rallied and
said to bis parents that he had been In heaven.
from which place he looked down upon his
father while engaged at work in Illinois. He
described the exact work In which his father
was engaged in an adjoining State while he
was asleep.
For four months after this awakening he was
natural In his sleep, aud gained mucn strength.
Some six months ago he informed his mother
that he wa. again going to sleep. and notwith-
standing all efforts to keep him awake. did 30.
H9 was not aroused tor seven days. during
thing: Accusing from this nap. which is now
sslled nj short one he again ,eGHme natural
About II o'clock Yesterday he entered store
and sank upon the floor; Since that time no
hreathes regularly. with natural pulsation and
not the slightest indication Of fever or pain.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
KNOWN As "THE O'CLOCK HoxlMs
She Has Long Como Daily to the City Han
II Brooklyn for Her Lost Legacy.

She Has Long Como Daily to the City Han
II Brooklyn for Her Lost Legacy.
Mary Cunningham. tho old woman whose
perambulations daily for several years In front
OF the City Hall In Brooklyn have made her
familiar object to tho people OF that city. Is
under arrest as warrant, and an inquiry 10 to
be made ss to her sanity.
1t has been her custom for long time. In oil
kinds Of weather. to walk around the Hall and
to the front Of the Court House between II
Court street corner Just as the hands on the
City Hall clock pointed TO the latter nour: Fii;
Thousand dollars and engaged lawyer to col.
lect the money On the day Inc money r us, to
He told her to walt until he went to The bank
to get the money addng don't pnt come come
back Tomorrow" The lawyer. so tho story
goes: has never been seen Or heard q since
day turn up She ha. become known to the
Brooklyn officials as Tho O'Clock Woman"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
UNCLE s4M's MURDERED SAILOR.

The Assault On the Seamen OF the Charles.
ton Was Jade by Uaautheri Men.
San DIEGO. CAL. July 17.-At the inquest on
tho remains OF Brown. one Of the crew Of the
Charloston. who was killed In conflict with
deputy Marshsls Tuesday. the evidence
tended to FIX tho responsibility for tho fatal
termination Of the affair on the officers. It
further appeared that the officers. who claimed
to be United States deputy Marsh lis. were not
deputized By Marshal Gard. and therefor had
no authority to arrest the sailors who were
ashore
Marine burial service was held over Brown
on board the Charleston yesterday and the
remain Rent to San Francisco.
1t has developed that q meeting Of citizens
ton Of lynching the prisoners. Better coun 81
prevailed. and it was decided to await the re-
suit OF the inquest. which lie not yet concluded.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
Her Reputation Haa Preceded Her.

Minnie Vaughan. % years old. who SAYS she
Is living at the Coleman House. had Mra Lizzie
Delaney In the YorkvlIs Police Court yester-
day ON charge OF larceny. Mrs. Delaney has
. tat at 70 West Fifty-second street.
Miss Vaughan had boarded with her. and
when she wished to leave Mrs. Delaney hold
her trunks In satisfaction OF $3.50 due. Mrs;
Delaney was representsd By counsel: yh9 tried
"sstY You might b. surprised" remarked the
ceived two or three communlcatiops lately
about this very house to the effect that t wines
and ltauors are sold there at, at AZ hours ours
acter." The justice Held Mrs. Delaney
In $500 bail for trial. and bonds were
dealer OF 26s Filth avenue. Later complaints
come to the polics station from Two fapilies
move out Immediately unless something was
done.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
JOI7INGS ABOUT TOWN.

Avenue Hotel.
The Allen sit. up now. and will presently 20 to the
..n sss rom nsP I.: s were
Corporation Counsel Clark has appointed Andrew r.
Campbell Jr- junior law clerk in the Office salary
oS. aud Jcs.ph %a.
81 r. eordsr smyth to four years Aad i've months IN
The body OF man wa. found in tho HARLEM River
o 'f' :p e :is: I'll, l'
~, D Wheeler who h.. been for som. time In chars.
has been promoted 70 DO Chief Postal inspector at
The .uis Of John @ Fleming to restrain william :;
o'Rnsn in The saprsm: Court 'N' y '''
w, W rst.issn, broker on ,h. Produce Exchange had
nsSn ss:s h. ot {; ai q.
ONCE OF Rice, Quimby 4 CO. where he revived
.an. of sis
as Y sns
Tas e q; evsS MSa .na
Husninn damAsss the easement Of heir property
ass 70 49, Chambers street. has been confirmed BY the
Postmaster Van Colt has received = commusicsusn
*. h.S 40 y M lar %
mater between The Genera Post Once and the branch
70 holu boys pAfces WINE they ran orrehds Tor
s oil. ~ s"i ssa for six and
% e g = s = H:s s:s M e: :s
time BY being run oyer by . second avenue horse
car. Gottied Muller. who was run over ss the sSns
time died . few hours after the accident
Stephen u. ANGEL who y IS years Of aes and has
been In the employ Of the Finance Department the
Last twenty ysArs, has resigned He &ppOinted BY
Andrew " Green and held the place Of examiner u
stationery and advertising His place will not be oiled
A s!iEt collision 9rsurrsd ys.tsrd.y morning be-
icy A. ne former .aslsAyins the t.na street alp
Il. s shs: sSs II :s:
vas hurt and she damage was trivial
Dr. Conway Of the Corousrs once made An autopsy
ysssrday Afternoon on the body OF Lucius NcEnshS
the 81 Louis commission merchant who vas found un-
conscious on the street on Wednesday nxht and died
on Thursday In Bellevue Hospi Al Death was duo TO
apopIexy. probably attributsbs To the heat.
MAgEie Cray was found on Thursday night In the
yard At tie rear ~ York street Both legs wsrs
brossn she SAID that Charles Harris . cololsd man,
held for examination ~ the Tombs Police Court
As spencer Cos 70 years old engineer on j. Fsrpeps
norkans steam yacht Cereal which lay In tSs North
river on Thirty NTH street uas walking acres she
Geek early ysstsrdAy moruiag he seen 70 stAxTsS
ana rail- He sn picked up uneous otous and died m
mediAtely' Tho cause Of his death heart disease
Ellen Nolan. ~ yssrs old disAppo.rsd on Monday
aud WAS not seen until Thur,day morninE when her
fsshf, founa her In he sa Don OF q! Murray
~ rir:t sysnns The girl was drunk, and Patrick
1Ald SVy Wal
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
LAKE HoPATCONa FALLING.

Descent or Three Feet In Three Weeks
STEAMBOATS, Unable to Lnnd.
LAKE HoPATcoNo. July 17.-For some mys-
terious reason the water In Lake Hopatcong
has been gradually falling during the last
three weeks. The fall has averaged one and
half inches q day. making a total Of three
feet The steamb boats are not able to mako the
landing and have been obliged for several
days to put their passengers ashore in small
boats, No ono is able to account for the un-
usual waste OF water. and 1t is feared that
subterranean passage has been broken through
tho rocky bottom OF the lake. through which
the water escapes. Tho heavy rains Of the
past week have not raised the level OF tho lake.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
SHE MEANT IT THIS TIME.
Frances Raugh Kills Herself as She Told
Her Aunt She Would.

Her Aunt She Would.
Frances RauRh. . seamstress a years OF
ago. living at $50 West Forty-nfth street. left
her home last Saturday afternoon. Before GO
ing she went 10 her aunt. who lives in the
same house. and kissed her good-by, saying
that she would never see her again. As Miss
Raugh had made similar statements . number
Of times her ANT did not think n, much Sh0St +
Miss RsuRh's room With directions on the en-
yelopo that 1t should be opened by no ono but
her uncle or aunt, and that 1t should not be
opened until three days were past
The aunt opened tho note, at once. The
writer said In 1t that she had determined to
commit suicide; that she was tired OF life and
that she bege q her aunl's forgiveness. Whom
the aunt heard Of The discovery Of young
Thirty.ninth Street Ferry. South Brooklyn.
she suspected thai It might b Mise Raugh's.
Of her niece Tho body has not been claimed
BY the relatives.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
NINE LIVES LOST.
A Serious Collision On the Chicago and
Eric Road ut Hepburn. Ohio.

CLEVELAND. July IA special from Lima,
Ohio. to the Leader says: "A telephone mes
sage received here from Kenton at $3.50 p. III.
says there was bad wreck on the Chicago and
Erie Railroad at Hepburn. station five miles
east OF Kenton. Swift's refrigerator meat train
east. running special. ran into tho work train
pulling into siding. killing nine laborers and
injuring many others.
Both locomotives are In ruins, with ten or
twelve cars. The telegraph wires along the
Erie arc down east Of kenton and west OF
Marion. and the telephone girl at Kenton has
gone home. Further details cannot belearnod
from here tonight.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
THE HYENAs JUMPED ON HIM
1t Was Hard Luck for the Elephant Trsias,
The Hyeaa Man Left.

DENVER. July 17.-William Collins: tho trainer
and keeper Of Sells Brothers herd Of elephants.
came near being torn to pieces last evening BY
tho hyenas. and but for the assistance OF the
circus employ ees he would have been not only
killed. but eaten. Collins had been looking
after the hyenas In addition to caring for the
elephants. as the regular hyens trainer 10 of
on vacation. and had entered the cage pre-
paratory to taking part In the morning parade.
He had just fastened the doorway. or gateway:
when the largest animal ieHped on him nnd
his club which he carried In his belt: but tho
other hysnss IN rice were on him hs fopT ,b
mel agerie became 80 excited that tho en-
WITH depIy Located the r0n6s
that he was fast going under; The n hyenas
Taxed their mold. and sfter Collins was secured.
more dead than a!i,e ths r.. animals ', went nSa e
By . stream from the fire hydrant. Collins will
recover. but be was terribly injured.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-07-18
Charley Woo Ha. Won "a Bride.

Charley Woo. copper-colored Chinaman
with suit OF store clothes and six feet OF jute
piRtsil applied to Clerk Harry Van Pelt OF the
marriage bureau yesterday for "mallsgs
papers," He said he was going TO marry an
irish girl IN Pell street. The clerk told him TO
bring ne girl down and marry her at CITY Han
who is a cfgarmake or at 90 Pell street. carried .
paper which gave the name of tho young lady
As Miss Florence Psll Of ~ Pell street. aged 20.
thS Five Points Mission next TRsRdAXs