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bc chief Of So appointment division Of the Secretary 5
ONCE vice ]. x. Moore. resigned.
WORK OF THE FoRT1F1CATIoNs BOARD.
1T WILL WAIT FOR GENERAL scHorELD Be
,oar AN. pnrva CONTRACTS FOR THE


IT WILL WAIT FOR GENERAL scHoFIELD Be
FORE AWARDING CONTRACTS FOR THE
HreH-PowER GUNS.
Washington, July 2s.-rhe Board OF Ordnance ana
Fertilization recently in session In New-York, ad-
,ourn.a IN Friday 20 meet On Saturday OF this week.
when General schofeld, now on his way East on HIS
bridal tour will attend the session The board which
convened July 13, In session for eleven days ana
devoted most Of its time 10 consideration OF the Dus
recently received at the War Department ron three
private firms for the construction Of 100 hgh-power
guns for the Army. These bids were referred to the
board by the Department under the terms OF the
ordnance and Fertilization act OF 1890, authorizing
the purchase Of the guns after due advertisement the
Foruncations Board be the Judge OF the reasonable
ness OF the proposals received.
Heretofore the board has acted merely In an ed
visory capacity but in this instance the law places
the expenditure Of q large amount OF money
$4,000 Ooo-drectly In its control. The phrase used
in the appropriation act "at prices deemed fair
TO the manufacturer and TO the best IN
tercsts of the United States" eomphcates
the matter somewhat, through the fact that
the United States itself has q gunmsking establish
ment at the Watervet Arsenal. For example, IL WIN
be q question for careful computation whether or not
II win be to the best interests OF the Uned stas !"
accept low but fair bid from private manufacturer
with the Watervliet plant idle and therefore causing
q useless consumption Vi HlteIcSO VII o"0 '"'' =, :,
there invested This and other views OF the fnahc'a
aspect of the problem render the case OF untishai
decacy and the board, after discussing 1t at Iehgt"
for three entire sessions and during portions OF o'ne
DAYS decided TO postpone final action until thee cou'
be O full attendance. General Schoheld was theIe
fore communicated with by wire, and on his promise
TO be In New-York next Saturday an adjournment
was taken until them 1t is expected that the matter
will be settled and award made of the contract III tne
near future the board will devote the entire extra
session to this topic. 1t intends to make thorough
investigation of the state OF affairs at WateVe 50 a.
to determine the ability Of that establishment 10 turn
out guns at prices approximatng the prices named Dy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-29
THE STATE COMMITTEES MEETING.
WHAT WILL BE DONE AT ToMoRRoW's MEETING
IN Tile FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL.

IN THE FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL
The chief business before the Republican staoe Con-
mttee at its meeting here tomorrow VIII be te hAs
Of time and place for the State Convention. IL Is
practically settled that september 10 Will DC tne oa'e
chosen but where the meeting Will be held Is sui al
open question. Saratoga Is favored by nlany, Du.
80 st-onc continent that has recently been developed
II favor Of Rochester makes 1t quite possible that the
western city may get the convention. Votes VIII DC
cast az usual for various other places but at present
the fight is between the two mentioned
General Knapps successor as chairman OF the COM
mittee may or may not be chosen tomorrow. Inc
Generals condition is improving but he Is sun Iar
The meeting will be held at noon In Parlor u IL VI
the Fifth Avenue Hotel, as usual
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-29
FRANK H,TRp AGAINST FREE COINAGE

Boston, July % (specaD.-FranlI Hurd, the ONO
exCongessman. writes to "The Journal correction
relative to sentiments attributed by that paper TO Mr.
Hurd In one part Of his letter, speaking OF the
Ohio Democratic platform. he says 81 wish TO say
In view OF your article with reference TO me, that
| was not present at the late Democratic convention
in this state. and was in no way responsible for its
platform | utterly dissent, however, from the
declaration of the platform on tie subject OF the
FREQ coinage Of silver"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-29
PRISONERS IN COUNTY JAILs

Washington. July o8.-The Census Office today issued
bulletin on the subject Of prisoners in county jails
1t shows that the total number Of such prisoners on
June l. 1890. 1885 the number reported in 1880
was 1901 an increase in ten years OF 6s47 at the
rate OF 1895 per cent. The increase In the total
population was 24s6 per cent. In 1850 the ratio OF
prisoners In county iails to the population 253 in
ZACH million In 1890 IL was 3I2. The largest In.
crease has been I'm the North Atlantic DIVISION where
n va, O5 TO the million.
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THE COURTS.
HASN'T MRS. CARTER ANY PROPERTY,


The examination OF Mrs. Leslie Carter In sr
Elementary proceedings on judgment for s1o7 70
obtained by George W. Phelps has been postponed
until Friday. Mrs. Carter Is now spending snon
time in the country upon recommendation OF her
physicians. Mr. Phelps furnished pastel porTss
for Mrs. Carter some time ago. She refused to accept
1t on the ground that it was not good one Phelps
obtained judgment against her for the amount
named but the Sheriff unable 10 ma any properly
which To levy.
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POPULATION AND COMMERCE OF SALVADOR

Washington, July 2s.-1he Bureau Of American Re
publics has received the official returns OF the com
merce OF salvador for the last year $780, when tho
imports -, 405, 201 and the exports 81 575 1873
The Custom House receipts were saGi2 Dog and the
total revenues of the Government 4,l5l 457. Tie
public debt Of Salvador on January l. 1891, amounted
TO S5,427 100. The expenditures for 1880 were
80 4423l Of which S2,753,161 comes under the head
OF war expenditures, salvador and Guatemala being
engaged In h0stlities. The population OF salvador by
the last census WAS 664,5l3 people, which shows
seventy Inhabitants TO the square mile.
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KANSAS REPUBLICAN CLUBS TO MEET

Topeka, Kan. July % (SpeciaD.-J NJ. Miller presi-
dent of the State Republican League, has issued call
for meeting of the league, to be held In this city
August % j. s. GARRISON president Of the league and
T. E. Byrnes National organizer will be at the meet
Ing and are expected to deliver ADDRESSES
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os,ved sod on motion their names we're placed on 'he
Iii n rullar r. Burbrdge, Charles W Maynard, DaVio
AlIthor. Edgar Berry, Henry NJ. Wells T. herDe's
and A. u. Catlin.
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nrrunMcAx MEETING IN rLArBusn.

special meeting OF the Flatbush. l.. L. Republican
Association WAS held the Town Hall last evening At
the request Of about twenty Of the prominent Repub
leans OF the town The report OF the committee the
revision OF roll recommended that hyoGr names be
struck from the st OF members.
The following new applications for membership were
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,ys that 5cherb was asleep In the dormitory Oh the
station at the time the woman said she was msnlea
hr him In her cell. On tho same night Wilmington
VIA al bis home scherb and Hamilton VIII be tried
an the w0mens charges.
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APPOINTMENTS BY SECRETARY FOSTER.
Washington July os-Thc Secretary OF the Treasury
TO-DAY appointed Fred Stocks OF Kansas. TO be chief
clerk OF tle Treasury Department vice Fred Brscke
resiened and General Daniel McCaulsy. Of Indiana TO
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nop MINISTER TO LIBERIA.

Chicago, July % CspeclaD.-The Republican stats
Central Committee to-day adopted resolution com
mending to the favorable consideration OF Presdeh'
Harrison John c. Jones' of Chicago, for appointment as
Minister to Liberia.
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Mr.. PALMER RENO

MR. PALMER RENOMlNATED IN ESSEX COUNTY.
Elizabethtown, n. T., July 2s.-At the Essex County
Republican Convention to-day Walter ID. Palmer was
renomiuated for member of the Assembly.
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Ac,r,p FIELD FOR SENATOR vEDpER.

Jamestown. y. y, July % CSpeciaD.-Charles NJ
Dow, who has been candidate for state Senator from
the XXXIId District. has withdrawn, leaving his OPP
ponent, c. p. Vedder, u clear Held.
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PAYMENTS on GuNBoATs

Washington. July es.-The Navy Department has
authorized the ninth payments-Sl4 1872 each-to be
made ppon gunboats Nos. and @, now building at the
Bath Iron Works Ne. VIZ
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-xrun Df Eiu.

Produced from the laxative ana nutritious Juice OF California
ng, combined with III mediSna virtues OF plant; ApM m ~
Kdncys liver md bowels, erectuaY cleansing thc Ns,
eSnstinatIon.
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"To let him breathe between the heavens and cart

-iAnlOny and Cleopatra
On the shores Of Long Island tho most d.Ilri,thil
southern brsezes. FIeQueAt ana fast trains 10 iii
points. =.
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Tribune Once. July 20. l q. ma fair mofh'us n,
sov ,ras f,owcd Mt noon BY hundeFshower, WIN SUI
sequent .prinkcs. eoudiness and humidity Inc ~
named factor registered - at midnight The tempe 49,
ranged between 90 and 80 degrees The average 1'o as
an Io ban ON TIM corresponding day last and IN
higher than Monday. - -. In ,rohably ~
pa,tly eI"udy weather possibly with a shower S"s'
Al
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500

In the diagram y continuous line SHOWS ye stttes
fluctuations Yesterday as observed At the Chlseu
Signal service station az this city inc I'm mn n ny
the temperature noted AT Perfys PharmAcy' gu"
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Hoods Sarsaparilla

Don't be Induced to buy other Inslst upon Hoods
harsapsrills-los 1ssss one Ds!!.r
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A New Use for Book plates.

l have bookish acquaintance who
has conceived a new and by no means a
bad use for the plates of one of his books.
About five years ago he wrote a novel
which was quite successful-that is, it
sold through three or four editions. Its
title would be perfectly familiar to any
literary person were l to print it. For
the lass year the book has ceased to sell,
and as quite number of copies of the
novel were ON hand any further printing
would be improbable.
This summer my friend built a new
summer house, and when the builders
reached the fireplace in his study an idea
struck him. He forthwith opened nego-
tiations With his publishers to sell him
the plates of his novel. The deal was
consummated, and the author, as he will
sit before his fire next autumn, will have
the pleasure of seeing his entire fireplace
made CT the plates of his book, and it is
not such a foolish idea, by long Odds
New York Cor. Chicago Herald.
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hnr. ouinn,s Ghost.

John Quinn, an old man, died at his
residence on Bowman avenue, Danville,
Ills., about two weeks ago After his
death the family vacated the house,
which was soon occupied by another
family.
Yesterday afternoon, after locking all
the doors, the family left for few hours
visit with some friends in another part
of the city. On their return home about
dusk they were startled to see Mr. Quinn,
dressed in his ordinary wearing apparel,
walking up and down the floor of his
former sleeping room.
Several neighbors were called to wit
ness the strange spectacle, among whom
were Wilber Walker. Mary Wilmer and
Mrs. Henry Kirby. Mr. Quinn's ghost
came twice to the window, bowed to
people gathered in the street and then
sat down in the window
Suddenly every trace of him disap-
peared. Mr.. Spreht and Miss Wilmer
mustered up courage enough to enter
the house and found that not lamp in
the house would burn. Lights were OBJ
tanned from the neighbors and search
was made throughout the house Every
thing was found securely locked, and
there was no trace of any one having en-
tered. The neighborhood is greatly ex-
cited over the occurrence-CorI Indian
apolis Journal
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Peonv Bed ESQ Years Old.

In the yard of the old Foster home
stead is a flaming bed of peonies. The
bed has a history. Hundreds of years
ago maidens in Germany plucked the
gaudy flowers, and in the days when our
forefathers were struggling for suprem-
acy with the red men Indians used to
beg flower to stick in their topknots
Mr.. n. Foster, who was at work in his
garden yesterday afternoon, said, point
ing with pride to the big red flowers:
Those peonies were brought from Ger
many by an ancestor of mine 259 years
ago. They were at first planted in the
yard of the old Breed house at the cor
ner of South and Summer streets. All
the Breed family today have flowers
from that stock growing in their gar
dens. In the early days the Indians used
to come to the old Breed homestead and
trade a basket of CLAIMS for one of the
flowers to wear in their hair. Lynn
(Mass.) Press.
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WAY Called .o,nnil,us. ;.

The father of the popular name .'en-
Ribus,' according to Richard Kauf-
mann's story of 'rhe Omnibus in Paris. -
was certain NJ Baudry, of Nantes, at
the beginning of our century The Pas
cal coaches, which obtained monopoly
from the king in 1862 for carrying his
subjects at five sous a head. along three
different routes in Paris, were first used
by the bourgeoisie. But after few
years gentlemen and ladies of high birth
and courtly breeding ruled that it was
not vulgar to ride in Pascal chariot OF
~''five sous coach.
The use of these public conveyancea
by the quality" was noted as an i'm
portant event in the journals of the
time; but it resulted in the exclusion of
the common people from them, and the
virtual appropriation of these privileged
coaches by the aristocrats. The favor of
"the classes ruined the monopoly. how
ever, which only paid so long as its
coaches were crowded by the masses, or
"omnes." So the Pascal chariot disap-
peared from the streets of Paris because
it had ceased to be omnibus, or a demo
cratic vehicle.-Pall Mall Gazette.
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Moderation in Fishing.

1t may be as well once again to remind
readers of the necessity for moderation
in fishing. Several records of catches
glanced over lately show far too many
fish killed for the fishermen to honestly
lay claim to the title of true sportsmen.
Season after season the old disgusting
story of the wanton destruction of our
game fish is told, while alleged gentle
men anglers and sportsmen keep on de-
stroying fish recklessly, as though they
imagined the supply to be inexhaustible.
do not mean to suggest that all anglers
are alike guilty. There are plenty of
men who know how to kill fish in sea-
son, and who know enough to cease cast
ing when they have enjoyed reasonable
amount of sport
But there are others who appear to
measure their pleasure by the number of
fish killed, and who think more of being
"high hook than of genuine sportsman
ship, and SO they take fish as long as fish
will rise, though they know that half the
victims will never be used. The man
who will kill trout or bass and throw
it away to rot among the bushes is no
more a true sportsman than is the man
who uses dynamite instead of the legiti-
mate tackle.-Outing
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Wonderful Campe1io Dog.

want to speak of rather interesting
example of animal sagacity 1 saw out in
Campello this week. As the perform
ance was of such rare nature, and
simply demonstrated the affection dogs
will sometimes have toward horses, /
will speak of the case. A groceryman
owns horse and a remarkably intel1i-
gent canine, and every time the horse is
hitched to the delivery wagon and it
starts the dog is sure to follow in the
rear. In. the case refer to 1 noticed the
wagon stop in front of residence, and
as soon as the driver had left the vehicle
the dog commenced to crop grass. He
got under the horses head, reared on
his hind legs and transferred the grass
to the horses mouth. Wonderful dog,
that.-Brockton Dispatch.
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Coats in Theaters.

What ought one to do with ones coat,
hat and umbrella ON entering res
taurant or other place of entertainment?
What one ought not to do is to hang
them on the nearest peg. However in
Vi6ngly these conveniences may offer
themselves, it is at your own risk that
you intrust your property to their keep
ing. You have no remedy if (as will
sometimes happen even in the best regu-
lated restaurants) somebody makes off
with them, leaving a very inferior as
sortment of articles behind. If, how
ever, polite waiter offers to help one
off with ones coat, all is WELL If he
takes your property and hangs it up for
you he does so as an agent of his en-
Ployers, and you can recover from them
if it disappears.
This principle has been asserted for
theatrical cloak rooms by decision
against Mr. Augustus Harris in the
Westminster county court A gentle
man had left his coat and hat with Mr.
Harris-that is. in Mr.. Harris cloak
room-on the occasion of one of the
fancy dress balls at Covent Garden
'Dhey disappeared. He had to leave
without his property, and has only lately
and partially got some of it back His
honor said 1--WE are glad to see) it was
mOnstrous to say that merely nominal
damages were sufficient.-Pall Mall
Budget
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Ju1tan Hawthorne outrowed.

A small party of Philadelphia and
New York newspaper men and authors
spent Sunday at the Delaware Water
Gap as the guest of Mr.. George W.
Childs, who entertained them with his
customary lavish hospitality Paul B.
du Chaillu. Joseph M. Stoddart, H. B.
Gross, Henry G. Walsh and Melville
Philips went from this city, and Julian
Hawthorne. John Habberton and Nugent
Robinson came on from New York
An interesting feature of the jaunt
was boat race late on Saturday after
noon in which all the guests participated
with a rather extraordinary result
Julian Hawthorne, with all his biceps,
came in last, a good two lengths in the
rear of John Habberton. 1t was neck
to-neck contest for several hundred yards
between Paul du Chaillu and Henry c.
Walsh, the African hero, however, q
conspicuous object in his white fannels,
winning by powerful squirt. Philadel-
phia Press.
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speed and Form in ships.

The primary condition for high speed
is fineness of form, SO that the water at
the bow of the vessel may be separated
and thrown to one side and brought to
rest again at the stern and behind the
vessel with the least possible disturb
ance, and the measure of efficiency of
form for the maximum speed intended
is inversely at the height of the waves
of disturbance.
A ship that has been designed to attain
a speed of fifteen knots will, when NOV
ing at twelve knots, show very slight
disturbance indeed, and in one designed
for eighteen knots, when moving at this
lower speed, it will be scarcely observa-
bic; but however fine the lines of a ship
may be, she must at every speed pro-
duce some disturbance, although it may
be very slight, as the water displaced by
her must be raised above the normal
level and replaced at the normal level;
hence, at or near the bow of q ship there
is always the crest of wave, and at or
near the stern the hollow of one.
When a vessel is going at its maximum
speed. and is properly designed for that
speed, the wave should not be very high
nor should it extend beyond the i'm
mediate neighborhood of the bow; like
wise the wave of replacement should be
the same at or near the stern of a ship,
and the "wake" or disturbance of water
left behind in the track of the ship
should be narrow.-A E. Seaton in
Scribner's
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p,an.t Knov II wasn.t Loaa.a.


A well dressed man made bold at
tempt to commit suicide at Briggs gun
store, in Chester. He asked to be shown
a 3S-caliber Smith g Wesson revolver.
The stranger examined it intently, and
then questioned Mr.. Briggs as to the
method of loading it. He appeared to
be ignorant of the manner of using fire.
arms. The modus operandi was ex-
planned to him.
The stranger insisted that cartridge
be placed in the revolver, but certain
look in the mans face excited Mr.
Briggs suspicion, and pretending to
charge a chamber he handed over the
empty revolver. In flash the stranger
placed the muzzle to his breast and
pulled the trigger. Bitter disappoint-
ment swept over his face when there
was only harmless click.
"You can't harm yourself, FRIEND" re-
marked Mr.. Briggs, ''the revolver is
empty. Give me the pistol" The in
tended instrument of death was returned,
when the stranger said: 81 intended to
commit suicide, and my mind was fully
made up when entered your store.
had no revolver of my own, and thought
1 could get a chance to shoot myself by
pretending to make a purchase. l have
had trouble more than thought could
bear, but the last straw was laid on last
night. If you had loaded that revolver
would have been dead man now.
The stranger hurriedly 1eft.-Cor. Phila-
delphia Telegraph.
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\ woman,s Hot Day Lunch.

Nobody will deny that it was a very
hot day. 1t was so hot at noon that men
dispensed with their coats and hats and
carried fans. Few persons cared to eat,
and the average luncheon served in the
down town eating resorts was very
light. Barrels of iced tea and iced cof-
fee were drank. A perverse woman,
however. stepped into a ''quick lunch"
place in Nassau street and calmly or
dered hot coffee-and ice cream. She
took a spoonful of each alternately. The
man who sat next to her moved to an
other seat, because he said he could not
stand the steam from that cup of coffee.
New York Times
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Work That Nerer Stops.

Upper Broadway presents a weird
scene these summer nights. The flare of
torches, the chink, chink, chink of the
drill, and the swinging lanterns above
the workmen in the trenches greet re-
turning amusement seekers. This labor
goes on all night and continues all day,
the day being punctuated by duh rever-
berations of the dynamiters that make
the contiguous buildings tremble. All
this is the forerunner of Colonel Dan La
mont's cable railway.
In the lower city other night worknen
are sinking test holes in anticipation of
the rapid transit tunnels There is al
ways a little knot of more OF less belated
people gathered about these busy fellows
in the pits. They pause for moment
and then trudge along homeward. Every
thing else but the streets is shut up.
Broadway is open all night.-New York
Herald