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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
HAS THE GOVERNMENT BOUGHT GLEN TSLASDf

1t was reported In New.Roehelle yeSterday ~' ;,
Island has been sold the United States GoVerhme""
be used as a receiving station Tor recruits "i -,
Dayd,s Island which adions It, John H. sts1h eou.N ~
he seen but Howard Carroll, representing him. Sa1u ~
Glen Island was not sold no one had authority " ",
tor the Government without an APPROPRIATION ne "a
half million dollars had been refused iof !" '''
two million dollars would buy it. -
II The island Is sold the sale probably haseh,N "
suit recently brought against Mr. Starn by Aafl~u i
/, prevent landing OF passengers for hire az NO
Island New-Rochelle. Mr. Iselin says that he VII p'
tho snit He owns Moses Island or at least the gfeA
mart Of IT, and objects TO the visitors TO Glen l
passinQ through NewRochelle. 1t is said that Mr. s~
is negotiating for some property IN the VicnAV =" ~
city which no intends to convert into picnic s"1N
equal 70 that Of Glen Island
Glen Island has long been popular resort FOR tho
OF the weary toers OF NewYork and Brooklyn. se'eiA
hoats were added week TO the regular fleet hat run
beween the place and CHS city. The island was ees'
In 1870 and subsequently the other islands such ~ b
Germany and Twins, were added
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
REAR ADMIRAL wCAyy AT THE NAVY YARD.

Rear Admiral William p. Mccain. comnandant Of ue
south Atlantic Squadron. who arrived here on Mono"
from Colon with Leutenan:s Duncan Kennedy ana huS'
osterhaus secretary and flag lieutenant respectively IN
the Admrals staff visited the Navy Yard yesterday ana
called upon Captain Henry Erben, the commandont VIZ
q hi, brothernaw. lie had sent over TO the Navy is
several cages containing rare South American onu''
Admiral Mccain left his ship. the Pensacola at CaNA~
.r, She 1, so unseaNorthy that II would De dangerous
20 send her back the South Atlantic.
IL is not decided whether Admiral Mccain viii 90
south America TO resume his command. Two years ass
Yesterday command Of that station, wnleh y '1'
usnal length Of the command IN Brazilian waters IheN
are only two vessels the Essex and TsapoosA, Oh s
station and the has been condemned IL has pee"
suggested the Lancaster recently ntted out as 's
shin of the Asatc Squadron, upon which vessel isAi
Admiral David b. Harmony sailed from here on July IL
viii 0nd orders when she arrives at Rio Janero 70 rSmau
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
DECLARING WILLS VOID.
DIR. wooDs's AND HUGH wALDRoN's LAST TESLA
MFNTs WILL NOT STAND.

DIR, WOODS'S AND HUGH WALDhOSo LhSA AA-'A"
MENTS WILL NOT STAND.
The will OF Dr. William e. Woods, winch was exc
cuted on March 20, 1876 was declared void, win ue
exception of few clauses yesterday, by Judge
O,prien ~ the Supreme Court. The doctors estate
was valued at 100000 at the time OF his DEATH Ae-
ord,np 70 his will his widow and eight brothers wers
IN receive the incomes Of various lfeestates Ater
.bor deaths the income Of $4,000 was 70 be pad 70
the Harlem Library for the purchase Of books, the
ttorest NJ 81 DOC to the Ladies' Aid Society OF ue
IIaIor Reformed Low Dutch Church, Of which he was
a member and the interest Of So'Ooo 10 .ie o"u'."
ronor He also requested that the Ladies Aid Society
distribute 100 oaves Of fresh bread on each
Of his BIRTH February IL. The income OF l' feSr1u'
Of his estate and the property NO. 2'23d ihfu ave.
We're 20 be used for the education OF Young men Oe'"e'n
eighteen and twenty years old
The Judge decides that the will Is void because III"
mower of alienation suspended beyond TWO hNes
in beingn He says that the estate must DC uI'iue"
in accordance with the laws of the state
Another will was also declared void Dy tne jugs
Yesterday. Hugh Waldron, VII" formerly KEPT ,n'
cigar stand In the Aston House, left estate valued az
at, 600 According TO his will his six children, tOur
hovs and two drls were to share tho income OF uio
estate until they attained their majority Inc ~, %.
comes Of the boys were TO cease az the' Ie porer
was also given TO them 10 dispose OF ther sases ~
their children In case the daughters, however NC
intestate or without issue, then Waldrons SONS Ne'
to participate in the principal OF tie esta ., N. will
and Judge O'Bren held yesterday that IL was n'' ~
there had been distribution according 70 An to
says that the suspension OF aosolue VIC Y,es IN
any definite period or for longer than t"o h'0 !"
iaip iS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
WELL SATISFIED WITH THE WESTERN yAT1oyA

WELL SATISFIED WITH THE WESTERN NATIONAL.
Brayton Ives the president Of the Western Ma
ona Bank, said yesterday that there no founda-
ton for the report that he intending 10 resign
from the presidency OF the bank.
Since l became president Of the bank he said,
ats business has increased steadily and satisfactorily
have never been more pleased with It's condition nor
more confident Of its success than am The re
laaons between the other directors myself are as
they always have been Of the moct cordial aud har-
moni0us nature. The advisablty Of the reduction u
its capital has been under consideration for more
than year. and the directors have finally come 10
the conclusion thai It would be wise step. The
bank has been handicapped from the outset by its
large capital. 1t has been compelled 10 pay heavy
taxes and compete in other ways with older banks
which had smaller capitals and larger surplus funds
1T is we'll known that it was not the original in
tentoni Of those who organized the bank to have 50
large a capital but the great demand for stock led
10 its increase to $3,5Oo,oo0 This demand proved
10 be largely speculative due 10 the belief that special
influences would bring TO the bank unusual advan-
tages. This speculative stock has always been an
element OF weakness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
THE COURTS
SHE IS DECLARED TO BE A WIDOW.
AN INSANE WOMAN WHO WILL NOW REcuvA



AN INSANE WOMAN WHO WILL NOW REcuvA
SOME PROPERTY.
Isabella Jennings wleckers, who Is at present con.
fined in an asylum in Trcaton n. j., yos-
tcrlay declared 10 be the widow Of william Alfred
Wiechcrs, the rich sugar rcaDer, who died IN 1898
The decision was reached Ia a suit by Wiecherss sx.
ecutors 10 have her status established the relation.
ship Of Charles a. Covert and David Henderson 10
Wlechers determined; the VIII constructed, and the
accounts Of the executors examined and passed.
Gherardi Davis, the referee, presented the report
which the Judge mas confirmed.
Wleohers died in December, 1888, leaving estate
valued at s2 55s 000 In real and Personal property
Mr. Davis finds that he gave Isabella. Jennings We'd
ding ring on April Z, 1888, made by uGnay & Co
subsequent to that time Wiechers and Miss Jennings
lived together for two years at No. 131 West Twenty.
thrd-st They assumed the name Of Mr. and Mrs.
Jennings because WecheFs did not wish his rea-
tiyes to know that he living with
Miss Jennings In 1870 he went TO Europe, whittier
she soon followed him. They returned in 1880, and
lived at No. 1866 Broadway. In 1886, however
Mrs Wiechers began suit for separation on the
ground OF abandonment. The suit discontinued
on account OF her becoming insane. The referee ADDS
that As Wecherss widow she is entitled TO 81 ,}O3
her dover i'm her husbands real estate. The heirs.
however. have agreed to deposit 9Sv,VOo ycldhS an
Trust Company At her death the money is 10
revert to the estate. g., ,,,- .,.,.
tn mart Of the property. the referee says have no
title to the estate as teS "ei0 III "o N"' ''i"'"i
10 r he state win now be divided among George F. and
carl Wicchers Elizabeth II. de Lassen selma 4.
Kerstein and Marie Il. keuteh' inc aeau mann
brothers and sisters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
BETHINKS THERE WILL BE REPOLOI1ON
MAN JUST RETURNED FROM MEXICO SAYS
THAT DIAz's ADMINISTRATION is

The minors which have prevailed some time con-
corning threatened revolution in Mexico for the pur-
nose OF deposing President Daz were In a measure
confirmed by passenger who arrived here Monuay
on hoard the steamer Yumuri from Mexico The pas
o,,ger Is a man of wealth and influence and has always
been warm supporter of Dlaz, but for prudential
reasons he does not want to have his name used He
said to Tribune reporter that there we're strong
evidences of coming revolution In Mexico Inc
neule there are much dissatisfied or are becoming
so with the administration Of Daz lie has been
acting in a tyrannical manner for some time toward
n certain class OF course they much dissatisfied
The speaker said he would not be surprised IL
revolution broke out within the next sixty days In
nnticipaton of this outbreak there had been recently
large shipments OF specie. These shipments were the
stlaws showing which way the wind of public opinion
was blowing on board the steamer Iumuri there
WAS at least $4,000 in Mexican silver being shipped
IN Bremen and about 500 900 being sent to Havre
The amount Is unusually large and Is indicative OF the
feeling O uneaslness which pervadeS Mexican hndhca
| cir
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
he DIDN'T KNOW WBOM TO OBEY.
THE TWO MASTERS OF MAN AT THE CUsToM
HOIJSE.


There has been a question of authority at the
Custom House which can be settled permanently only
by the Secretary of the Treasury. 1t is between the
assistant superintendent of the building Edmund Z.
Lee and the custodian, De Witt Clinton Wheeler.
The office of custodian recently created, and 1t
covers the duties of the former Office of superintendent
lust after Colonel Erhardt suspended Mr.. Lee, who
then was the acting superintendent, because he was
i'll one evening and did not Qappen to be within I'm
mediate call when the Collector wanted him, tho
Secretary Of the Treasury wrote letter TO Colonel
Erhardt saying that lie would abolish the Office on
August 1. As yet no formal letter has come to Mr..
Lee telling him that his services not wanted
longer lie intends 10 hold on until it does come.
Yesterday of the employees refused 10 obey an
order issued by Mr.. Lee. and he before the
Acting Collector. The man said that he thought he
was under the custodian. The Acting Collector told
him that he must obey Nr. Lee. Nov 1t remains
for the secretary of the Treasury to abolish by formal
order the Office Of assistant superintendent, to
make Mr.. Lee assistant custodian, otherwise the mel
who were formerly under him will not know TO whom
! they must look for orders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
oorRr CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Supreme Court-General Term-Recess eohuhuea' c.
Supreme COurt-Chambers-Betote y oli,n 5 i;-1y}uI
onens az 10 30 a. IN Motion calendar Nos ID "a esiea
at IL O'Clock. . RI nj. r and TT A
Supreme Court-Special Term-Parts anu H-Aa
SUPREME Court-Cicuit-Parts I, III. III and lV-Aa'
journed for the term. .,.a..
Surrogate's Court-No day calendar. n. co.,
Superior COurt-Speclal Lefni-Delore Ous'" ''-N'U''
orens az y o'clock. Motions. >, 49,. Try A.,
S1nerlor Court-Trlal Term-Pars I. III snd Ili-Ad
Common Pleas-specia Term-Before Pryor J'-oout
ops mmoh pieas-Eauity Term-Adiourned until August
Cannon Pleas-frai Ierm-Parts L. IL and lIl-Aa
City Court-Speclal Term-Betore Mccarthy J'-coui'
onens at 10 O'Clock. Motions. 80 ~, - ~ A.
ourned for the term ~. Do,o-a cor,,s I
Court OF General Sesslons-faro -iSep.g :,
and Assistant District Attorney Wauhope Lynn-Nos'
%, inclusive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
TO pRnMOrR MEDICAL MISSIONS.

Articles OF incorporation OF the Woman's Branch OF
the international Medical Missionary Society APP
proved Yesterday by Judge O'Bren, of the supreme
Court. The purposes Of the organization are TO
arouse an interest in medical missions; secure con
tributions for the work of the New-YOrk Medical
Missionary society and the International Medical
Missionary Society form auxiliary societies, and TO
have an oversight Of the female students Of these
medical missionary societies. while receiving medical
and religious instruction in the institutions.
The managers include Mrs. Margaret BOtt0mo,
Florence K Prentice, Margaret l.. HeTick, Olivia a.
Van Rensselaer,. Aderla Is. Althouse and Amanda G.
TIFFANY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
MORE INDICTMENTS OF EDITORS.

The Grand Jury yesterday found some additional
indictments mlsdemeanor against editors or mana
gers OF newspapers in which appeared accounts OF the
uniting to death Of the murdefers against whom the
death penalty recently enforced The indictments
filed were against these editors and papers: Joseph
Pulitzer "world :" Morning Advertiser" Albert II.
Uoeckley, Morning Journal" William ~ Lafan,
sun - Bradford Merrill Press ;" George w. Turner,
Recorder and "The Times"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
THE RABK MAY BE COMPENSATED.

Letters TINT arrived hero yesterday from Curaeca with
news up TO July a. further details of the seizure
OF the British bark Curacao. From these 1t appears mat
those Oh board bark received Information that inc
Dutch Government WIS going 10 search their vessel ana
the c,se containing the arms and ammunition were thrown
o>ertoara The authorities, however made tho Curae"a
now from hsr anchorage put drsdsrr To works aea
70 sasss tina ne several essA we're fssessssS Sas N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
ovry ROCKS COME Under THE LAW.

The Secretary the Treasury has sent out orders TO
seize for duties printed not in book form The
department holds printing matter ontside OF this form
does nos come whi either the spirit or the meaning of
h Oonyrtqht law THIS order will include
rsic pomph,ets photographs desgns pictures and cat.
aoaues IL Is said that under this order 5000 seizures
month will be made the average value OF each seS.
ure win be twcnty.six cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
RITs OF LEGAL NEWS.

Shit was begun in the supreme Court by Alfred n
Iaworower the lawyer. against the Joseph Lodge No
%. Order Birth Abraham, for $4,000 damages. Mr..
Jaworower says that he was wrongfuIy suspended
from the lodge last May for an aleseh non payment
~ dues The Grand Lodge subsequently, 1t is said.
ocLnou,,edoed that Mr.. Jaworower should not have
been suspended.
The Order OF Kings Daughters has obtained perms-
sion from Judge O'Bren, Of the Supreme Court 70
change its name to The International order OF tho
Kings Daughters and sons. The former name had BE-
come misnOmer, as young men hau oeeh uuiiH'Va
to membership
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
GRIEF LED TO Drink AND SUICIDE.

Ehphalet Mott schoppe, proprietor Of the drug store
at No. 2,O02 Third-sve. committed suicide late On
Monday night. His death not discovered until yes
terday at : a. IN. when clerk employed in the store
found schoppes body lying fully dressed on bed in
a roar room. schOppe had shot himself In the right
temple with revolver which was found on the bed.
The druggist was thiItyhve years Old and unmarried
lie was known as a man Of happy disposition and at
times hard drinker. Lately his brother In law In
brooklyn died. and sehoppe showed his rrief BY drink
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
ELECTION OF PACIFIC POSTAL DIRpC1oRs

The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the Pa
cdc Postal Telegraph Company held yesterday at
the office Of the company at No / Broadway. The
vote for directors resulted In reelection Of the old
board. The directors are John W. Mackay, W. C..
Van Horne, George stephen, Charles K. Hosmer
Richard " Dcy Albert b. Chandler, Edward c. Platt
George a. Ward and william II. Bakcr John W.
Mackay l. the president Of tho company and w. G.,
Van Horne, the presdont a. The c-asdan PsIiAe' IL
the Vice president.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05

Curacao was at once seized and her captain ssss
put under arrest.
the sutholncs except the cosnsestion Of the anA
ammunition but It s expected that the vessel will also
be forfeited the laws OF The Island OF Curacao are
extremely strict with regard TO any vessels coming
port with munitions Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05

inc more freely than usual on Monday night he called
n LAWYER 10 hts store and had his Will drawn up.
IL was said yesterday that he had LETT no "'1''eh
exclamation OF his suicide. His mother ana one sse'
were said TO live In the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05
Mr.. FAssE1r TO TAKE CHARGE on MONDAY.

Senator Fasset:'s commission Collector the Port
Of New.York reached the Custom House yesterday. At
the same time a telegram from Senator Bassett say
ing that would take charge Monday next but that
he would be in The city by Friday Saturday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-05

LunOh you on the Berkshire ilIIs Sp ss.s ~
nesaSx ssl svsnlaS fvslsss 49, xm4 tAeaA Z"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

of fifty to sixty pounds, and, as stated
above, on the muscles of the neck, not
on his head.
Did you ever hold piece Of ice in
your hand and pound it with pick2
IF you have you will realize how little
the palm of your hand receives the force
of the blow. That is the case with the man
with the ssiron SKULL" and is also the
principle applied by Miller, who breaks
rocks with blow of his fist. Only in
his case the position of the ice pick is
reversed. Miller holds the rock on a
sharp pointed iron with one hand and
strikes it a sharp blow with the other
hand.
The cowboys feat with the horses is
easier than it appears. The teetering of
the board shifts the weight constantly
and so the cowboy is bearing weight
of 1900 to 1900 pounds instead of $500
or 5000 pound-no great weight to bear
when it is remembered that the ordin-
arily strongly built athlete can lift in
harness from 1900 to 1000 pounds.
The man in the circus who pulls
against horses is also good example
of the deception practised by these
eentlemen; but this trick is easy of ex-
plana+ion, and has some time since ceased
to be an attraction. Each and all wear a
harness that has straps aud metal buckles
running from their wrists to their ankles.
All the man does is to keep himself
straipht.-New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
A Use for all Street Refuse.

Between one hundred and fifty and
two hundred families are regularly en-
ployed every night picking up the paper
and rags and other fay ends of aban-
doned values that are deposited in the
Paris streets, so that at times five hum
ired or six hundred toilers are in the
field. Compared with the Paris rag
picker the industrious adopted citizen
from Sicily is prodigal spcndthrlft.
Whereas the Chicago rag picker is salts
led only with the better quality of rags
and paper, the Paris rag picker has his
wire out for all kinds OF refuse, bits of
leather and old shoes. Butt ends of cigars
and cigarettes are gold to him. He
knows chemical laboratories where an
tiouated fruit is converted into alcohol,
and partly devoured apples, bannna and
orange peel are just so much good money
in his eyes. Then he has list of "gar-
gotes" or cheap eating houses where
soup is made from kitchen refuse, so
that an old bone has market value for
the 'schiffonnicr," and he can tell to a
eentime the worth of a cats cadaver at
any stage before it reaches the consumer
in the form of ''veal stew" or "chicSen
fricassee." After an industrious French
rag picker goes through a street there is
nothing left on it but the lampposts, and
thus it happens that the regularly en-
ployed street cleaners who commence
work three or four hours after the rag
pickers quit have comparatively Ii tile to
do CHICAGO Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17
PLAYED With q Snake.

Mrs. Divine, widow, Of Cornwall,
N. Y, went to church on recent Sun.
day morning, leaving her two little
girls, Nora and Jenny, aged respectively
six and four years, alone in the house.
Half an hour later Mrs. Benton, the
wife of a neighboring farmer, saw the
children sitting on the grass under an
apple tree, striking at something on the
ground. At each stroke they screamed
with laughter. Mrs. Benton's curiosity
was aroused, and she crossed the road to
see what was amusing them. As she
approached them Nora said gleefully;
''Big worm playing peek-a-boo with US. !"
She had hardly ceased speaking when
half the length of great copperhead
snake darted out of hole in the direc-
ton Of the children. Two switches
dropped smartly on it and the ugly head
was quickly pulled back. Whether the
venomous reptile was really playing with
the children, as they supposed, or was
kept at bay by their switches, was pro-
bler, which Mrs. Benton did not waste
any tine in attempting to solve. She
called to her husband and rushing for
ward she dragged the little girls away
from the hole. Mr.. Benton arrived just
as the snake looked out again to see
what had become of them. The farmers
stick fell upon his head and be went
back no more. Mrs. Divine tainted
when she saw the snake and heard the
story, but her children wept and refused
to be comforted because their playmate
was dead.-Chicaqo Post.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

Sebastian Miller also hada try at that
1890 pound dumb bell, but had to get
his knees under sticks held in his hands
to swing it clear of the floor, and so al
though his lift shows his immense mus
cular power it does not compare with
Kennedy's performance.
A few years ago the Paris papers were
full of accounts of the various perform
ances of Sando v, young German ath-
lete. Sandow met aud easily defeated
all the professional strong men in France
who competed with him in dumb bell
lifting and putting up heavy weights.
After Sandow had conquered all the men
in the gay capital he journeyed to Eng
Hand, and continued to win his contests.
at Ine present writing SanGow IS still
going through England and Scotland,
and occasionally putting the local strong
men to blush. He expects to visit the
limited States next season, and hopes to
continue his tripmphs. Although he has
been so successful across the water, and
easily stands Mt the head of strong men
there, it is very doubtful whether he will
be able to beat Cyr or Kennedy or Miller.
But there is no doubt that he will make
money here, for his reputation has pre-.
eded him, and he is said to be the most
perfect specimen of muscular manhood
ver seen. Indeed his admirers say that
be is as handsome as "areek god" In
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1891-06-17

1t will doubtless surprise those who have
seen Samson at work to know that the
hardest part of Samson's act is to pre-
vent those links from swapping prema-
turely. But it is fact, as the writer
we'll knows, for he has seen Samson be-
hind the scenes and in the workshop
carefully prying wide open every link
in his chain aud as carefully bending
them together again.
the result is to fracture each and
every link through the core, but oddly
enough preserving the skin intact. ANY
sudden strain thereafter put on the
chains is sure to make them snap like
rotten cords. That is the secret of
Samsons work with the chains given to
the public for the first time.
Hull, who has the rocks broken on
his head, wears an iron cap which fits
tightly and has a square top surface.
The cap weighs 124 pounds. 1t has
handles which are held by Hull in such
a way that it brings the force of the
blow not ON the skull but on the muscles
OF the neck. a twelve pound slelge
welded by strong man will ordinarily
not hita blow harder than 125 pounds,
and the force of that is usually lessenel
by the careful aim it is necessary to take.
Then the thickness Of the stone and iron
takes away also from the force of the
impact fully fifty per cent. Hull is
therefore really only sustaining blow