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esOO,OOO EXTRA PAT DENIEn

Jsstiee Hngrahan says They May Not Re-
cover ferswerk Net Cestenptstea ~ The
Cestrsot. ssa n6sst Rest Csntsnt with
the $4,000 Conceded ~ the City.
The action Of O'Brien 4 CLARK against tho
city to enforce claim with interest OF nearly
100000. for work not specified In their con-
tract on section OF the new aaueduct. was
dismissed Yesterday BY Justice Ineraham in
the Supreme Court. whore the case. although
only half finished. had been dragging along
for hve weeks. 1t was test case. and lis de-
cision Affects other suits pending for extra
work nvolving between sS.000.000 and $9.000-
600. Tho claim OF Brown, Howard 4 Co..
based on like premises. is for sA.300.000.
Justice Ingraham. however. allows judgment
for 4l9.157.5s. the amount conceded By the
city to be due
The decision Of Justice TnRraham reviews OK
haustively the law on work done not con-
templated by contract and the evidence pre-
sented. Justice lngraham holds that the AQue-
duct Commissioners are empowered by the
Legislature to mako the contracts but are not
authorized to incur liabilities not specified BY
them. Nor could the engineers they employed
by entailinR extra work further bind the city.
Tho bonds authorized by the Legislature
could only be issued to cover the amounts
specified in tho contracts. Tho only authority
that the Aoueduot Commissioners had to act
on behalf OF the city was conferred upon them
BY the statute under which they acted. They
were not tho general agents OF the city. and
their authority was strictly limited. There
fore they could create NO OBLIGATION that could
bind tho city"
Under the contract the production Of final
certificate signed BY the engineer as to the
amount OF labor and material furnished was
. condition precedent to the enforcement
OF any claim for payment but there was no
provision making tho city liable for any Of the
acts Of tho Commissioners or their employees.
tho engineers. By the contract sued ON the
engineer WAS required to certify that the con-
tractors had fulfilled their contract. and from
sSa &. 1sSs so ns!a hs s0E Sse
the contract. The engineers certificate is |
binding uGon the contractoTs unless they
rG % oSeSson Whieh hs ona MADE
to the certificates g. was as to the amount Of
depended upon whether the engineer should
have allowed ior the excaystion outside Of The
thatthe decision Of tho engine ser shond % insi.
tho as a' ssas
construction. II the contractors did any OK
the ns the
q their 1hs were f. be Rsd
N"r % could ui the HaSednct Commissioners s ', pay
them for doing SO. They bad n power.
Therefore" the decision concludes. only
certificate Of tho engineer can be recovered by
the contractors. As to all other claims where
directions Of the A0ueduct Commissioners or
defendanss agents or servants. the city is not
The jury will render a verdict this morning
in accordance with Justice ingrehsm's find
ing. Counsel f9r tho plaintiffs VIII Introduce
for the appeal they have announced their in
tentiou to take.
The sun., 1891-07-02
A River Steamer s,nk. At Sea.

New ORLEANS. July 1.-News was received
here to-day Of the sinking Of the steamboat
Helen Mead in the Gulf OF Mexico while On route
from this city to Nicaragua. The vessel was
recently purchased at Vicksburg by the South.
ern Pacific Company to run on the Bluetields
River in Nicaragua as a fuel transport. sho
was brought to this city and PLACED In order
for a sea voyage and left In tow OF the steam
shin William q. Hewes; Soon aftcr leaving
here the Mead began to leak. and tho speed OF
aS Was wIs nss To- pamp m the seSmbnat ont
bnt SHE took water too rapidly and soon after
the Grew was transferred to the Hewes the
Mead aunk.
The sun., 1891-07-02
A Quiet Fourth.

To accommodate people desiring 10 remain In the
Sn. ysay 1x s %: E: 1n % ar:i I
6hsmssis sL At 1850 y. aud asd q Al asto = ~
ssatienS on the kswbursh branch; m: sscond train
q ~ s.opeins st tlthsTiord fasssis Paterson; and
1tysr 81 The third special Msia nyer sia is1ys
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The sun., 1891-07-02
Brazil, at th. Chicago Fair.

WASHINGTON. July 1.-The Latin-Amerlcan
Department has a report from Capt Alexander
Rodgers. tho Special Commissioner to Erszil.
that tho botanical exhibit from that country
will be the finest ever made, The director Of
Barboza E Rodrignes' probably ~ tho ieadips ~ .cl. Il
enlist in the republic. is taking great inter
sst In the work of preparing 9 fine displey.
collsction Of plants and make. Q full exhibit Of
orchids and palms. on both OF whioh hs ID Q
new varieties of orchids and 80 new varieties
Of palms.
The sun., 1891-07-02
Mayor Clsve!sna or tho

The police OF Jersey City refused to permit
the Salvation Army to parade through the
pastor Of the Tabernacle then invited the
army to come to his church next Sunday and
give an exhibition Of their methods. He also
Invited Mayor oleyelsnd and POLICE SuPsrin-
Cleveland has refused to attend and has sent
DR.. ,Scudder a letter, IN which he said he
would not go .ountnTily into the presence Of
la s,lh. for church services and too much re-
gard for the ChrIsllan relIg Ig!on to aid or coun-
tsnance any cartcature OF It.
The sun., 1891-07-02
Bat Noonan Arrested a. . Green Good

Man.
inspector E. G. Rathbone OF the Post On1cs
Department in Washington has been receiving
com plants for several weeks that the malls
have boon used at Newton. Sussex county.
N. j.. by green goods mon, who received
replies there from persons who "bit" in re-
sponse to- their terculars inspectors J; E
ONCE wont to Newton Yesterday and arrested
c. Noonan alias Bat" Noonan. member of
tho Ed Parmelee gang Of green goods men.
several years. Noonan was taken to Newark.
and B. NJ. Deyoe. clerk at the Hotel Bristol In
implicated with Noonan. They wore taken to
Trenton and were held In $1,000 bail by United
States Commissioner Rowe.
The sun., 1891-07-02
What !. K.own .s . Cash Boy.

Leon Liebnitz swallowed cent at the cor
ner OF Ninth street and University place yes-
terdsy afternoon. A little later Tom Keeleher.
q district messeneer, found him in great dis.
messenger tried to assist him. Thsreat X eee-
Ter picked him up and carried him o block
down toward the Mercer street station. Then
He was taken to st. Vincents Hospital. where
the surgeon said the cont would do him no
harm. He is q cash boy. and lives at 81 Seo-
ont streAt
The sun., 1891-07-02

President willian b. Beers Of the New York
Life Insurance Company was expected to
arrive from England yesterday. In the after
noon william b. Hornblower. counsel for tho
COMPANY, called upon District Attorney Nicoll
and had . conference with him. Mr.. Horn
blower declined to- say .yhal the subject OF the
conference was. Mr. Nicoll said that hc had
no Information whsteyer as to the foundation
Of the rumOr that he intended to have Mr.
Beers arrested or TO proceed AGAINST him
The sun., 1891-07-02
PARIS GREEN ON HIS LIPS

Perhaps O'Brien Meant Only to Friehten
His WiEe-Not Much Hurt Any Way.
John O'Brien. "a years old. is In BELLEVUE
Hospital. q prisoner. charged with attempting
suicide. O'Brlen lived with his wife at 322
Bond street. Elizabeth, and is founder: His
Forty. eighth street last Tuesday. O'Brien
didn't want her to leave home. and said no
would kill himself II she did. Yesterday he
q Fars or s
hospital it was found that he hadn't swallowed
enough poison to hurt him very much.
The sun., 1891-07-02
The Best Things
In Cookery

Are always made with the ROYAL BAk-.
ING PowpEs. 1t imparts that peculiar
lightness, sweetness and flavor noticed
in the finest rolls, biscuit, cake, etc.,
and which the most expert pastry cooks
declare is unobtainable by the use of
any other raising agent.
The sun., 1891-07-02
.a.hou..nas Sec tho New French ship.

The new French steamship La Touraino. ly-
ing at the foot OF Morton street. yesterday af-
ternoon was decorated with national flags.
Five thousand Invitations TO inspect the new
ship had been ISSUED by the Compagnie GEN.
erale Trsnsstlsntique TO patrons and friends.
and about 5000 were present at the reception
yesterday.
All rarts OF the big boat were thrown open to
Inspection. The Guests were received Gy the
Sficers who piloted them from the steerage 70
@ ARE ausi sbs snug iisvis t louis XVI drawing room m
10 light blue and gold. the smoking rooms. the
bathrooms And staterooms. OappAs Seventh
REGIMENT band furnished music. The steam
q win sail for Hsvre next Saturday afternoon
The sun., 1891-07-02

Four More Election Onosrs Csnvictsd.
Thomas Trottsr. Harry Bpssrs, Joseph Buck.
bridge. and Oscar L FrtburG. the election ON
GERS Of the Third precinct Of. the First district
OF jersey City were convicted yesterday OF con-
they will bo sentenced.
The sun., 1891-07-02
100 In Quarters Int.naea for 1.soe.

1,7OO In Quarters Intended Tor 1,oOO.
Tho Grand Jury made apresentment yester-
day In regard to the overcrowded condition Of
tho asylum for insane women on Blackwsll's
Island. Tho members OF the Grand Jury visited
the asylum on juno 10. and tho presentment
asylum is so crowded and so insufficiently ap-
nointe,l that its condition amounts to q posi-
tive cruelty to the inmates. Over 1700 pa
tients are crowded into quarters intended for
only 1900.
The sun., 1891-07-02

There will be q big display OF fireworks on
Saturday night and on Tuesday there will be
q procession in the morning and tho prizes
will be awarded in tho afternoon. when tho big
picnic will be held.
eive. The main hall Is a new building. occupy
ing nearly all Of tho availa BILE space In Gales
been connected with Caedonian Park BY the
removal Of tho fences. and 10 get additional
Eo"m t bridge Tlth slSpipg approaehss has
Park. where large buildings have been erected
and manv tents set up: The lower floor OF the
been fitted M "a dining hail. and accommo-
dations have been providsd for $4,000 persons.
There are 21O tents in tho grounds. besides
several large dormitory buildings. and rooms
have been secured in all OF tho hotels and
The sun., 1891-07-02
Mis-. Dennison's Brave Defence.

Henry s. Dennison. whose fifteen- year. old
daughter was attacked on . lonely road be.
tween Bellevils and Franklin. near Newark.
on Monday. reports that although she was
knocked down and her clothtng, badly torn she
made 90 good a defence that she suffered no
other injury. Sho has not q mark or a scar as
tho result OF tho struggle. Her assailant has
not been arrested.
The sun., 1891-07-02
The sua's Account OF the Ki.etosraph.

THE SUMS exclusive article on the Edison
kinetograph was recently republished In the
English Mechanic OF London. and signed with
the name George B. Scott Mr. Scott writes to
Say that he sent copy OF The Sun containing
the article TO the editor q the Aschantc and
sSss 4 would 5. sssdsea i 70 KIN Elm 10 AAa no 'a'A
The sun., 1891-07-02
The Celsasis. Express.

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The sun., 1891-07-02

When Baby was sick, We gave her Castorta.
When she was Child, shs cried for CaStoria.
whsn shs became Miss, she chung 10 CAstoriA
WSsa she had cA1drss, sAs give than Casscsia
The sun., 1891-07-02
Ps.nsylvsais LsalssS.

s: s::I e ~ ~ l;ss &. 49, $:
.ss "a g Sa,:1H ~ sss zee -.
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A ehrysantasnun oobweb PARTY.

To give a chrysanthemum cobweb
party successfully requires a plentiful
supply of choice chrysanthemums, un-
limited good taste and a slight knowledge
of japanese lore.
! The invitations, if possible, should be
on japanese parchment, with chrysan-
themum bloom caugh. in the meshes of
a tiny gilt cobweb painted in one corner,
the invitation proper being worded in
conventional English.
A medium sized room must next be
emptied of all its belongings and the
walls hung with japanese scrolls, fans
or tapestry, and strings of small Japanese
lanterns crossed from corner to corner at
the ceiling. a small knob or screw
should be inserted at intervals among
the decorations of the walls and then the
work of weaving the floral web begins.
The Irvine used matches the chrysan-
themum hues as nearly as possible, and
the blossoms themselves are tied in
wherever an opportunity occurs, with a
careful eye 10 the shading and massing
Of the varying tiuts.
Tie ends of the Irvine are fastened
near the doorways, so they may be of
easy access, one being assigned to each
guest, with the information that the one
who collects the largest number of bios
SONS in The process of disentanglng and
reaching the. furthest end of his string
will receive first prize, while the luck
less holder of the smallest bouquet will
ha ,ay1-nr1pi on1o--1ipuI1-
The prizes, of course, should be purely
japanese, as should be the hostess COS
tune and the details and accessories OF
the luncheon served. Pots of Towering
chrysanthemums should adorn the re-
ception rooms. and a ready imagination
will find no difficulty in suggesting all
sorts of ingenious and novel ideas in
carrying out this charming entertain
ment.
An Easter" party is prepared in tho
same way, save that only three colors,
pale pink, yellow and purple, are used
Il making the web.-New York Herald.
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THE LOUISIANA PRIMARIES.

The Democratic primaries held IN
Louisiana Wednesday resulted in a
split of the party. There was two
tickets. One favored McEnery and
the lottery amendment, the other
anti-lottery and Adams, for Cover
nor.
The lottery party elected 400 out
of 6S6 delegates and the anti-lotter-
ties bolted and nominated Adams
for Governor, but he declined. 1t
now looks as if the lottery had every
thing its own way over there not
withstanding the strong effort that
has been made to down it. Backed
as it is by such an enormous money
power it will be hard for the anti
lottery people TO elect ticket and
if the primaries is an indication OF
their strength, they will never do it.
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Chinese Points for Hosts.

Don't eat with your ears" says Yuan
Mel, Chinese writer, "by which Imean
do not aim at having extraordinary out
of the way foods, just to astonish your
guests. For that is to eat with your
ears, not with your mouth. Bean curd,
if good, is actually nicer than birds
nest. And better than sea slugs, which
are not first rate, is dish of bamboo
shoots.
The chicken, the pig, the fish and the
duck. these are the four heroes of the
table. Sea slugs and birds nest have
no characteristic favors of their own.
They are but usurpers in the house.
once dined with a friend who gave us
birds nests in bowls like watts, holding
each about four ounces of the plain
boiled article. The other guests ap-
plauded vigorously, but smiled and
said. came here to eat birds nest, not
to take delivery of it wholesale >
Temple Bar.
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Frosted Glass.

The frosty appearance of glass which
we often use when it is desirable to keep
out the sun or for protection against
inquisitive eyes, is brought about by
using paint composed as follows:
Sugar of lead, well ground in oil, ap-
piled as other paint, then pounded while
fresh with a wad Of batting, held be-
tween the thumb and finger, after which
it is allowed to partially dry Then with
"a straight edge laid upon the sash you
run along by the side of it with stick
sharpened to the width of the line you
wish to appear between the diamonds,
figures or squares into which you choose
to lay it of.-Detroit Free Press
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Mr.. Nicolar,s Compnnion.

Never very fan from Mr.. John Niro-
lays side is little figure clad in a
mouse colored gown, topped by a big
mouse colored hat with dropping feath-
ers, which shades dark, wavy hair and q
pair of very dark eyes This is Helen
Nicolay, and glance shows she is the
evident inheritor of her fathers earnest
ness and modesty. Between the two
the gray haired and bearded student
and the young girl in her gray gown
and hat-there exists that strange and
subtle sympathy sometimes found in
this most perfect relationship of the
sexes.
Miss Nicolay has a natural talent for
art, and it may possibly develop into
something more. Some of her figure
paintings are exceedingly good. Last
year the New York Academy of Design
accepted one of her pictures, and she
has received encouragement from those
competent to judge Her studio is a
large, low room at the top of her fa-
TIERS house. The walls are covered
with sketches and studies. Here and
there are ivory tinted casts of the great
masterpieces in marble or some curio
from a foreign land. Rugs cover the
floor and a few really easy seats fill the
corners, and everywhere there is bless
ed-nay, a delicious-absence of the
ribbon bows, the frilled cushions, the
embroidered scarfs, the eternal dragon.
candlesticks and the thousand bits of ar
tistic @ uselessness that give the femi-
nine boudoir the appearance of church
bazaar.-Nrs. Robert 2. Porter in New
York Telegram.
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Sunday Stamps.

The question Of Sunday rest for pub
lie officials has lately been to the front
in Switzerland. This has induced the
pestofice of the republic to test public
feeling in a somewhat original way.
Special Sunday stamps" are being
printed, which viii be for sale. at every
postoffce. Any letters posted on Sun
day with these new stamps affixed will
not be delivered on Sunday, but held
over till Monday All those franked
with the ordinary postage stamp will be
delivered on Sunday. The number of
Sunday stamps" used will decide the
future action of the postoffce depart
ment,-London Tit-Bits.
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Sun Spots.

The period of maximum is approaeh-
ing and amateur and professional astron-
omers in all quarters Of the globe are
directing their telescopes to the orb of
day in hopes that his smallpoxed APP
pearance Will be more than usually IN
teresting. There is an excellent chance
for amateurs in this class of observation.
The comparison of solar disturbances
with the variations of the magnetic
needle forms an abundant field for use
full work The owner of the smallest
telescope may discover something which
will send his name down to pusterity IN
the astronomy text hcc.Es. New Y7rk
Recorder,
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An Exciting Gang. This.

Watermelon guessing parties have he
come all the rage among the young peo-
pie of Bristol, the girls in particular get,
ting lots of fun out of them. The plan
is to have all the guests view the melon
to be cut, and then write their names.
with their guess of the number of seeds,
on a card, all the cards being passed to
the keeper of the game. When the
melon is cut every one getting a piece
counts the seeds and gives the nun her
to the keeper of the gam.,
That official keeps tally, and at the
conclusion gathers up all the seeds and
announces the total. The one guessing
nearest to the number is given Il prize.
while the one farthest off takes the
BOBBY. At a recent party there were 93S
seeds in the large melon, and George
Hughes, who guessed 500, took the prize
and large collection of kisses from the
girls.-Philadelphia Record.
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THE REASON WHY.

Just now the papers are teemlng
with pretty notices of booming We
lasco, and some one has asked why
the BANNER has not joined in the
hurrah The papers that are say
ing the most ABOUT Velasco are paid
by the line or column for all they say,
otherwise they would not be boom
ing that city more than their own.
BRENNAN is the home and birth
place of the BANNER, its first and
only love. Its mother which fur
nished the tactical nutrition to
nuture it through its days of swad-
ding clothes, and now in its youth
it would be an ungrateful child to
turn from its kind parent to a stran-
ger and sing her praises, while yet
under the parental roof tree OF its
birthplace. Mo- the BANNER when
it tunes its lay to sing peans of
praise will make BRENNAN the sub
ject of its song. Not that it does
not rejoice in the fact of a deep wa
ter port at the mouth of the Brazos,
and wish that booming little city of
Velasco every hoped for prosperity !;
not that it loves Velasco less, but
Brennan more, is the very good
reason why it has not joined to any
great extent IN the hurrah! 1t
would rather paint in roseate colors
what is going to be done here AMI
talk about the wonderful results to
be attained therefrom to build cas-
ties in the air about Brennan, to
base views in regard to our pros
poets upon the facts as they now ex-
list, and gain experience from the
past, while we hope for the furture.
Just now Brennan is reveling in
ANXIOUS expectancy of the early con.
Summation of a scheme which will
give her electric lights, while an eff
fort will be made to furnish the city
with artesian water. There is talk
of a new ice factory and cold
storage, in fact this is an enterprise
we believe that is assured, and
while there are many things pros
pective which convey to our minds
an unfading hope of Brenham's fu-
ture, dreamiof ultimate greatness
of a phenex spirit burning within,
though these hopes like garlands on
affections forehead worn, kissed in
the morning and at evening torn,
we will let hope of her future lead
US on, with the witchcraft of canon"
her endless labyrinths pursue, for
hope cal turn more ways than
haunted nature knows.
While we go on hoping for the
day dawn of Brenham's bright pros
pective future, we only ask that our
people join in a united effort to
bring about the consummation of
all our hopes, while we let Velasco
and other cities look out for them
selves.
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Marie Bashkirtsenrs Grave.

INVENT out to the pretty cemetery of
Passy to see the grave of the eccentric
Marie Rashkirtseff The monument
erected is, as Americans already know,
the tribute of Marie's mother. 1t is not
to be wondered at that the tomb when
completed caused all Paris to talk and
comment 1t is a strange mixture of
good and bad taste. There are two parts
to the menument-a vault and chapel
In the former stands, the sarcophagns
wherein lies all that remains of the girl
who hasset two continents talking. The
bier was covered with, wreath of beau
tiful flowers, even beautiful wreathiof
wild flowers surmounted the portrait,
in oil, of Marie, which hangs Just above
her last resting place.
Day and night light is kept burning
at the bier. Coming up the steps which
lead into the vault you see the chapel
through the glass door. Here the gro
tesque IS carried to.an extreme. There
stands Marie's favorite table, her work
basket, her cushion, her working chair.
while On the table lie some of her favor
tie books. On the walls are inscribed, IN
gold, the titles of her principal paint
ings and some verses written 10 thu
young Russian by admiring poets. It
is, on the whole. unique AFFAIR, but
about what you would associate with
Marie herself. Could she herself see the
place, she would doubtless like it,. and
perhaps it is betrer that we shouA-
Par:S Cor, Boston Journal