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CHURCH STATISTICS.

Census Bulletin In Regard to Certain Re-
Hgious Denominations.
A second bulletin has been issued by the CEN
sns Office giving the statistics Of the following
denominations: The Cumberland Presbyterian
Church, the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter
Day Saints (Mormons), the Reformed Episco-
pal Church, the Unitas Fratrum or Moravian
Church, the German Evangelical Synod
Of North America, the German Evangelical
Protestant Church of North America, and .
branch OF the brethren, popularity known %
Plymouth Brethren. The last-named body has
no ordained ministers, owns no houses of
worship and appears now for the first time in
a statistical table. The collection Of statistics
Of the religious bodies Of the United States is in
charge Of H. K. Carroll, L. L. D., special agent
of the census Office.
The Mormons are credited with having 265
church edifces, with seating capacity for 81 1O2,
us halls with seating, capacity for 2S, OTIS. The
church property is valued at 1926, SOC and the
number Of communicates or members is
stated to be IA, 352. In the list given above
the Cumberland Presbyterian Church is the
largest body, the German Evangelical Synod
coming next and the Mormons third. The
Mormons are represented in nineteen states
and two territories, the largest proportion of
membership being conferred in Utah. In Utah
there are III, 629 members; in Idaho. a. sos; in
Arizona, $780, in Colorado, 1929; in Wyoming,
1872; in New Mexico. 442; in Nevada, 4O6, DC
None of the denominations given above have
organizations in this city.
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PHILADELPHIA's SENSATION.

Interest In the Bank Scandals Continues Un.
absted.
The public interest in the sensational devel-
opments in the affairs Of the Spring Garden
Bank Of Philadelphia. the Keystone Bank. the
institution and the resignation from Office Of
City Treasurer Bardsley, continues undated
VIM. H. Wanamaker, one of Marsh's bondsmen.
yesterday morning offered a reward of 81 900
for the arrest of the fugitive, and he has en-
ployed detectives TO run him down.
In some manner 1t was circulated yesterday
morning that Marsh had been captured in
either Montreal or Toronto, but the report
could not be authenticated and it was found to
be little more than an idle rumor.
Ex-TREAsURKR BARpsLEY ASSIGNS.
An attachment was taken out yesterday
against the Bradford mills, of which CITY
Treasurer Bardsley is owner, by John and
James Dobson, his sureties on his bond. Yes
terday morning Mr.. Bardsley made an assign
ment OF all his property for the benefit of the
city TO EdwardW. Magill.
Argument was heard yesterday before
Judges Finletter, Gordon and Rea to compel
Mr.. Bardsley to answer certain questions asked
him BY the committee Of city councils that IA
now investigating the city's repositories. The
decision Of the court was that Mr.. Bardsley
should answer the questions.
PAYING BACK THE MoNKY.
An arrangement has been entered into be-
tween the city and bank officials by which the
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jam = :. p.' sar ooo y !" "eeA.y m
plan the bank today returned to the city s9. 600
on account OF Its deposit:
Mayor stuart mas appointed the Philadelphia
National Bank an active depository OF the city
money:
Receiver OF Taxes Taylor has decided to keep
all money received in payment Of taxes in his
own vaults instead OF turning the money over
to the city treasurer.
Last night the committee Of councils that
has been investigating the city repositories
met 70 continue the Investigation Mr.. Bards-
ley, despite the order granted by the court to-
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going farther from i. than the ante room whore

golng farther from Il than the ante room where
the scales stood
He drank water copiously to force perspira-
ton, OF drst; then from time to time had him.
self vigorously scrubbed with hot water to
fully open the pores; sat for hours on Q stool in
the very hottest chamber, where few venture
actually be seen growing thinner and more
peaked" under his most ferocious endeavor to
reach his minimum. Finally, when the attend
ants were thoroughly alarmed by his having
fallen In faint through sheer weakness he
decided thst he had got down to the desired
point, sent for q carriage and went away. He
had reduced his weight twenty-five pounds
from what ii was when he entered upon the
hideous experience. And all his suffering was
in vain. When he reached the course where he
was to ride the race for which he had made
such cruel preparation he was too weak to sit
on the horse CELIA LOGAN.
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When these dealers we're called upon to ac-
count for their business all sorts Of excuses
we're offered
For instance, an old woman. who had done
husanses there for years, said that she sold
goods Tor Q man in Virginia, but the character
Of the goods, together with the fact that she
had been seen visiting commission houses and
mailing purchases, was conclusive evidence
that hsr business was not confined to the sales
Of goods from one farm She, Of course had
70 procure license and move her stand 10
some place other than the vicinity Of the mar
kss house.
Another case in the lot was that of an old
woman who had three children 10 support. The
officers instructed her Is to the law and she
gave up the business without being taken in
and compelled to take out = license or pay the
penalty.
In their efforts to break up this business, Of
selling without license the officers ran across
. one-legGed colored man named Carter.
But" said Carter. Use got de documents"
His documents consisted Of piece Of paper
that had been worn out from carrying il in his
pocket IL was permit given him In 1881, and
a. ii had never been revoked by the Commis-
sioners it held good Carter 10 still earning hii
living at the market.
1t Il . common thing for countrymsn ut the
market to help each other out. For instance
y Farmer Smith has some eggs and Farmer
Jones bal none the latter will take Q portion Of
the formers stock to dispose Of IT, The mex
day that both are at the market the ituAtior
may be reversed and Jones viii be helped oui
by Smith
Some Of the bogus eountrymsn impose upor
these good-natured farmers under this plar
OF reciprocity. Sometimes one win get . far
mer TO sell for him box Of eggs or few
pounds OF butter previously purchased Of sons
commission house. In that vay they vim dis
pose Of their stock to advantage, imposing
both upon the purchaser and also upon the IN
suspscting farmer, who 10 always ready 10 ID
his brother farmers . good turn
While many Of the bogus countryuen havs
been driven OF the line there are stu NV 0,
them left Az fast ~ they are discovered thsy
ere given dose Of law and are required 4
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This class of imposters. when they thrived
about the market. made their purchases chiefly
At the various produce houses. and sometimes
from the country people. when they could buy
TO advantage. These latter purchases, as
rule we're made late in the day after the hot
sun had poured down upon the farmers wagons
all day. melted the butter. half cooked the eggs
and withered the fruits and vegetables. Then
IL was that the farmer willing to sacri-
fee his goods. as he wanted to start home be-
fore darkness compelled his remaining in town
over night.
These wilted goods. bought at sacrifice prices.
the bogus eountrymen put in cool places and
by the application OF ice and water the stale
produce was made to appear fresh for the next
market day.
This clAss Of dealers became so large and
they we're 30 bold in replenishing their stock
during the day that the eficers found il neces-
sary to take some steps toward Kidding the line
OF thsm and insuring the purchasers against
fraud, besides protecting the genuine farmers
from dishonest competition.
The move was q successful one and nearly
every one Of the bogus countrymen wins forced
10 leave street and either retire from the
business or go to other parts of the city and
ply their vocation. Licenses we're required of
them and the funds in the District treasury
were increased to the extent OF fully $500.
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There are some persons, however, who adorn
the market front who cannot be classed among
the bogus ones, and they are the old colored
folks who sell herbs for medicines and other
purposes and occasionally lot Of vegetables
or fruits few chickens or ducks.
These folks come to market in all sorts of
ways. Some come behind horses and mules
and others walk in with their large baskets Of
stock on their heads, journeying several miles
in that way to sell possibly two or three dollars
worth. Then they walk back home with a sup
ply Of groceries, and perhaps some liquid re-
freshments, to last week.
The lemon ''limmin' woman Is not OBJ
iected to. and her presence along the line is
encouraged rather than discouraged, for she
supplies not only the purchasers who visit
there, but the country people as we'll
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SAFETY APPLIANCES,
Information to Be Obtained by the Commit
tee Appointed ut the Recent Convention,

Information to Be Obtained by the Commit
tee Appointed at the Recent Convention.
At the recent meeting Of the committee on
safety appliances, appointed at the national
convention Of railroad commissioners, it was
decided that information on the following SUBJ
iects should be obtained:
The total number Of freight cars owned.
leased or otherwise controlled by each CON-
pany and Now many are equipped with auto
matte couplers.
The kinds Of couplers used and the number OF
cars with each kind.
The kind of couplers each company now
causes its freight cars to be equipped with.
The number of freight cars each companv
has equipped with train brakes and the names
of the brakes used.
The number Of locomotives each road owns,
leases or control, and the number equipped
with driving wheel brakes.
The opinion Of railroad officials as to the way
in which the equipment Of freight cars with
uniform automatic couplers can best be has
tened.
The committee determined that q circular
setting forth the resolutions Of the convention
under which the committee is acting and re-
questing.such information be sent to all railroad
companies engaged in carrying interstate COM
merce.
It was also determined that another circular
embodying the resolutions above referred to be
sent to organizations of railroad officials OF
employees with the request. that any commu.
nications which they may desire to
submit in relation TO the subjects covered
BY the resolutions be sent to the committee in
care Of Edward A. Moselky, secretary, at the
Office Of the interstate commerce commission,
Washington, D. c., and should q hearing be de.
sired by any organization to notify the com.
mittee thereof on or before August 1.
II was decided to hold the next meeting Of
the committee in New York city on Tuesday,
November 10, 1891, but that the chairman, Mr..
Croker, be authorized to call meeting before
that date il he deems necessary.
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weights. subject to correction =
An Almost Incredible Story of Crime.

One Of the most 6endish crimes ever known
in Kentucky is reported from sandyhook,
A young school teacher, Miss Maude Fleenor,
was thrown from a horse frightened by two
Wilcox brothers, each of whom the girl had
refused to marry. With leg and arm broken
she was chained in deserted cabin. where she
was kept prisoner since the middle Of April
and slowly dying was made the victim Of her
captors lust. Last Tuesday posse, headed by
her brother, found the girl, who died five
minutes later. The Wilcox brothers were cap
tured and confessed and were promptly shot
to death.
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ssTHERE ARE TRICKS IN ALL TRADES
L but ours" is what the country people at
the market often remark. Experiences Of the
market men show that every man Of rustic ap-
psAranes Who comes along with an old farm
wagon loaded with produce is not necessarily
from the country. There are men so base as to
steal the innocent garb Of the countryman to
serve Mammon in a small way. They are up to
tricks which sometimes prove expensive to
thoss who purchase from them
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Iner or uuck Barueher WhOse business Is 8
legitimate one.
One Of their games in order to evade the
law is to own or rent small place in the
country and raise a few chickens and vege-
tables, so that they can say under oath that
they are producers. Then they purchase most
Of their stock from the markets and commits
sion houses to sell to their customers as fresh
country produce. Country people, however,
are not the only ones who are permitted to
stand along the line, for there are inside the
city limits a number of persons who have large
gardens where they raise thousands Of dollars
worth Of vegetables and fruits as well as
chickens and other poultry, and these people
are permitted to sell poultry of their own
raising.
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ADIP0SE AMERICANS.
Methods Adopted BY Fat People to
Work OF SuperAuous Flesh.
GREAT LAWYERS EXPERIENCE

How He Regained His Goodly shape snd
Health-Means Employed by Muldoon In
Training Pugilists-How jockeys Manage
to Keep Themselves Down to Weight.
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These people are called bogus farmers" and
. few months ago there were at times nearly as
many Of them slong the b street line Of the
market ~ there were honest tillers of the soil.
Producers are allowed to sell the products Of
their own toll here and are not required to pay
. license fee. The officers Of the market COM
pany - well as the regular policemen have
made fight against the imposters who deprive
the country folks Of many sales. Now the mar
kst is almost cleared of these petty swindlers.
who, - the officers put it, sold goods under
false pretsnses.
To the casual observer the bogus farmer does
not appear different from the bona fide coun-
tryman, and If he should happen to sell lined
eggs as having been laid the day before or dis
pose Of print of oleomargarine or butterine
the purchaser 10 none the wiser until the arti-
cles have been used. Even then the trick
played might not be discovered for there are
many persons who are not able to distinguish
between genuine butter and the counterfeit
and who wonld also make 3 cake Of lined eggs
and never know whether they were fresh or
not. The bogus farmer has a double object in
his deceit II successful in deceiving the Off
GERS as well as the public be not only evades
the license law taxing hucksters, who buy and
sell. but also obtains good prices for stale pro-
ducs from people who believe they are dealing
with some honest farmer who has brought
them something fresh from the country.
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LOOK LIKE FARMERS.
Dealers Who Evade the License Law
and Impose on Purchasers.
COUNTERFEIT CoUNTRYMEN.

A Class Of Imposters Whom the Police Are
Driving From the Market-How They
rhrove ut the Expense of the Public-sell-
tng Stale Goods - Fresh Produce.
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A. n. Barothy, . bicycle rider Of Omaha, ar
rived At Goshen, Ind, on his way TO New York
eity, having travelled the distance Of 7s1 miles
u tvslss dAya
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Canada After English Trade.

meeting Of gentlemen interested in the
question OF preferential trade arrangements
between Great Britain and the colonies was
held in the Canadian parliament build
ings in Ottawa yesterday. A number
Of members Of parliament were present.
After very full discussion they decided to
present for the confederation Of the house
resolution Affirming the desirability Of
msmoralising the imperial government
20 call conference Of representa-
tives from the mother country md
the colonies Tor the purpose Of considering the
best means Of promoting interimperial trade.
MI. McNeill, n. p, viii probably b the mover.
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John F. Mccarthy, twenty years old, Of
North Tarrytown, another viction Of the explo-
sion. was buried yesterday.
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Fhsx az, fsr Phllllp. Br..k..

A. far ~ Missouri Il concerned the trouble
ever the election Of Dr. Phillips Brooks 10 bs
bishop Of Massachusetts, Il settled. The stand.
ing committee Of the diocess Of Missouri have
dsoidsd TO approve of his election.
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UNIFORM BILL OF LADIN0.
The Question Occupying the Attention OF
Many Business Men.

The Question Occupying the Attention OF
Many Business Men.
Thirteen of the twenty-five of the prominen,
boards of trade, chambers of commerce and
freight associations composing the National
Transportation Association were represented a,
the regular quarterly meeting in Chicago on
Thursday at the board of trade.
The commercial exchange of Philadelphia
and the New Orleans board of trade we're ad.
mitted to membership.
Steps were taken to secure the adoption of
an official uniform bill of lading for interstate
commerce to supercede those now used BY
common carriers. The following form was
adopted:
Received for transportation from (shipper) in ap-
parent good order noted. the packages described
below" value unknown. Marked and CONSUMED as
per margin and subject to carriers liability laid
down by the common law in force in the several states
territories provinces countries through which the
property must pass. The rate Of freight upon the
property herein described shall not exceed-per-
between (shipping point) and (aestinationa
Marks and consignments-
description OF articles
weights. subject to correction
All attempts to secure more liberal bills Of
laden from railways having failed this is to be
the initial movement toward securing govern
mental aid. The interstate commerce commits
sion will be asked to ratify this bill Of ladinR
and its adoption by all railroads.
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From Puck.
Love il blind, but small brothers are not
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coats, that 1 possessed and run from ave TO
seven miles at brisk gait. On my return to
the quarters, reeking with pe,piration, my
valet had . bath ready for me. I was rubbed
dry and weighed. II scaled what should,
all well and good, bnt II not / had 10 put on
dry clothing and do IL all over again. You win
readily understand what child's play this was
on a hot summer morning.
Sometimes Fitzpatrick and ran together
and that made our work easier. A had to
ride in the afternoon breakfast In the common
acceptance Of the word, was out Of the cues
ton, that meal usually consisting Of piece Of
dry toast washed down by strong tea or water.
When my last race Tor the day had been ridden
lost no time In getting TO the supper table.
This fs the only substantial meal . Jockey can
partake Of and those who talk about large ap-
petites should zee lot Of jockeys at their
evening meal. II might be aid that lived on
one meal day, and my experience Il only that
OF others. / have frequently gained seven
pounds in . day, and the next morning found
me ct work getting it on in order TO be 81
weight"
HIS YHRocrous xxDxAvoR.
Not Few, however, are TOO lazy 10 endure
such fatigue and resort By preference, where
ever IL d practicable, TO The Turkish bath. They
remain In IL continually from EIGHT to four
teen hours, and in that time got lid Of from
i've to twelve pounds OF their weight Il d
afRrned that one well-known iocksy endured
tive days and nights Of the hot room Il Turk
ish bath In this city without in I'll that vhils
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-01

AMERICAN MEAT FOR STARVING EUROPE
The poor of Europe live normally close to
the point at which body and soul hold together.
A failure Of crops in this country means com
paratively little. What is poverty here would
be luxury along the Danube. between poverty
point and starvation point in the United States
are many degrees, 50 many that nobody need
starve who is willing to work The general
prosperity enables the community to care for
those who cannot work. Actual suffering for
want Of food as it is often known abroad has
no place in the experience and scarcely place
in the Imagination of the poor of America.
With this fact in mind it is easy to understand
the outcry which European nations are raising
in view of the harvest returns. Frances crop
Of wheat and rye is $50, 900, 900 bushels short
of her requirements. Germany is fully as I'M
fortunate, and no relief can be expected from
the Russian granarics where an average store
of $50. 900, 900 bushels has fallen to less than
600. 100000, which is at least 100000, 600
bushels short of satisfying the demands of homo
consumers. This is a shocking situation. The
Indian harvests afford no hope of any consider
able surplus for export and enormous as are
the crops Of this country AMI the Argentine, they
can by no means supply the deficit
To the poor classes of England, France, Ger
MANY Austria and Russia this means suffering
of the direst kind, nor can any juggling with
the grain tariffs do more than shift the scene
of the distress. There is, however, one sure
and immense source Of relief. Our meat prod
ucts, now shut out of the chief markets Of
Europe by legislation as unjust as it is foolish
oil Of
of the crop failures. If France and Germany
will act promptly. as they have promised to
act reducing the duties on American meat pro-
visions to point that will admit of large eX-
portaton, it will be possible for us to send to
Europe at least 800, 100000 pounds more in
1892 than the total exports OF the year Just
closed There is reason TO expect that the as
surances received by our Ministers in those
countries will be followed soon by something
more substantial Mr.. Reid had succeeded in
winning over the French Cabinet to his demands
even before the prospect OF a cereal famine
came to reinforce them. The French Senate
Will undoubtedly upon it's reassembling hasten
to complete the legislation proposed by the
Government. This fact has made great i'm
preston in Germany, and the Chancellor is
overwhelmed with public demands for a decree
similar in effect lie is probably the more in
dned to yield since it is his policy to resist
the appeal for reduction of the rye duties.
He must do something to give his people access
70 cheap food, and the thing most, efIicacious is
the removal of the prohibition upon American
pork. Our Government is undoubtedly alive
TO its opportunity, and it will not be remarkable
il within the next thirty days the announcement