davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
SHOWING UNDER THE PORTER CENSUS.
4 FEW FLAKES OBTAINED BY AN EAST SIDE
FNuMERAroR-nOw THE POPULATION
II TWO HOUSES WAS DECREASED.

II TWO HOUSES WAS INCREASED.
An Illustration Of the O,tNnpt to snow unoel
Porter's census In this CITY may be seen HUN 'lV
experience Of a physicians family on the East side
Tie doctor was ont when the representatives Oh
Tammany and the Police Department called ana 'nc
doctor, wife answered the questions AMER INC
inquire, regarding the head Of the family had oeeh
answered tho visitor asked the wife's name shc
REPLIED giving her maiden and married names IN iuh'
and was somewhat surprised to hnd mat size was
made 10 appear double each name occupying hhe'
nhc suggested that she had given only one nam".
That, all right said the man. with an air "hich
meant: What have written. | have written
Have YOU any children = was Inc h'AV quoH"o"'
one giving hi, name.
How old Is hcir
.Two wears old: but Instead Of two years. the
book showed that he was twenty' years Old ana al
effort, were Intellectual to have the tine fact recorded
\ niece Of the doctors living with him, is studying
art AL with true gaIantry. she appears on the booA
as an artist" \ MID protest that she had not
risen 70 that dignity vet brought ont the reply
she Will get there sons time; just as well leave
# So. mfElalNlE
Another instance 81 gallantry was exhibited wiiei
the usual question rcgardinG age was omitted The
result Of this cln that child who appears Us
two years old. according 70 tile Porter census h''s
had eighteen years added u his age since last June
while the adult population of the house has been IN
creased oue-iourth
Two or three doors from the Doctors the same
Intelligent politician taking the names Of "A family
from A young man, who, IN answer 10 personal
question. sad his name was GUS and Gus V va
Written on the book. II suddenly occurred 10 the
youug man that 5'Cs' did not sound dignifed, ana
he said - ,.r
NV right name Is Augustus and so Augustus
went on tho book. but not "a tako the place OF gus
and tho records Of this family will show that there Is
n "Gusr In the house and also an Augustus" There
Is no reason why, If this lino OF ceISns-Iaang dL
gently carried ont the Porter census should not Or
ecctualv showed under" In East Fourth st. at least
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

Baltimore Feb % tSpecan.-Thc Norfolk and West
ern Railroad Company. which. through General Bry
ant Is a bidder for the Western Maryland road. has
leased the Roanoke southern Railroad. and VIII take
control March l. The Norfolk and Western guarantees
The principal and interest Of the Roanoke souiherns
drs.mortgage bonds to the amount Of $2,OOOOOO The
Roanoke Southern built with money furnished from
Baltimore Roanoke Winston and Salem, Y. {. II
extends from Roanoke southwark through Virginia
and North Carolina 10 the south Carolina line ANA
S POI miles long. 1t will becomc an important con
nccton Of the Norfolk aud Western as II VIII form
link In continuous line from the Atlantic TO Roanoke
bv the Shenandoah Vallcy line and southwark by the
Roanoke southern to Winston, y. c.
Reaching out from Winston. the Norfolk and Western
will seek extensions with all the Southern systems.
Through the Cape Fear and fadkn valley road thr
Norfolk and Western will connect with the Richmond
and Danvle. Atlantic Coast and -caboard and Roanoke
soon will extend It's system to Monroe or Charlotte
y C. which will give il n connection with Columbia,
: C., over the SOuthbOund Railroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
POLITICAL ODDS AND ENDS.
TAMMANY LEADERS AT ODDS

TROUBLE AHEAD OVER THE EXPECTED lNChEA"H
OF ASSEMBLY DISTRICTS.
The prospective increase Of the number of Assembly,
District, i'm New-YOrk City from twenty four 10 u'ry
one or thitytwo Is the present source Oh no Ai'''0
angleiy to many Of the Tammany leaders. Iuc hc'e'
ltv for shifting district boundary lines In several III
stances has already caused jeaouSies and hear1 p"
ings which are likely to result In intesthe oro''
dverting 10 OnloOlers Register Fitzgerald ior III
stance who rules the lst District. and Commissioner
Rarncy7 Martini who holds sway over the WigwaH
rcserves i'm the With are said 10 be preparing u
gobble up the whole of the Win Dlsulct ana u''uo
II between them when the no" appofuohihe"t -
effected leaving so renowned IaInhaly geherii d.
Justice Peter Mitchell, who since the death oil Nike
Norton has been In undlsputed eo"uoi ~ "0 VIM
without command -
Further uptown ON the East SIDE ex-County Clerk
. Pat, Keenan, who deserted the County Democracy
after the election of 1890 and led his followers INTO
the Tammany reservation, Croker deposng eNNoroher
Ilanly from the leadership Of the AlIt Da"l'' anu
putting Keenan, In his place. Is trying 10 strengthen
weak spots In his line OF battle by reachhs oNer "
the XVIII District and dcSpoiling eX-hesl9er ''nn
Reilly Of the flower Of the Irish vote Of his district
Lv extending the upper boundary Of the XIlth from
Floventh.st to Fourteenth-st Reilly naturally re-
sents these ambitious pretensions of keenal' ana
hot time Of II IS predicted between these hgI-pooueu
representative OF long lines OF lrlsh hhe'' h0o"
grip upon the heavy German vote in the lower part
Of the XIIth District is not strong one ana ne - III
dread OF wholesale assertions In that quarter "heh
the excise question j., longer useful 10 blhd the
pnlosophlc Tcutons TO Iammany Hall and the Demo
cratic marty I'm spite OF favOring CONDITIONS E'ee
y.ors election showed that he had lost about iooo
vote, for Governor a. compared with the poll OF 1853
keenan, therefore, feels that without accessohS from
ReilIy's district. lie IS in a bad way ana a. TUG
latter cannot afford 10 lose his loyal supporters "o
I'VE I'm the blocks between Elevenh-st ana Fourteenth
ST Nh, fight becomes one for political existence
TO add 10 Mr. Kecnan's troubles there are ugly
feud. between his immediate henchmen' wmch are
making HIS life a burden. The men of Connaught anu
West Meath In the XIlth have never taken kindly 70
Crokrr's turning down of lIanly ana thc supsu
tnton If GALWAY blood in his place. Az me ISt
meeting Of de ore'u'LatiOnn sharp dispute arose
between Keenan, aud John Wrcde, the secretary, our
ing which Keenan, made threats winch We're ulIeI
SO Il 10 mean that he would revenge himself by ahihs
from Wrcdc the soft berth he holds as CASHIER N
Tho Comfy Clerks Office Wrede Is "A close irlei9
~ uauly's The anti Keenan, faction IN the Min
o-,ef that even with the 100000 of annual patron
ace he 1, said tn control, Keenan, Will oe unaDc 10
maintain his usccndancy through another oa"Pa'en'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
IN IMPROFED TRIP TO THE MOON.
Mr.. CARNEGIE SECURES THE AID OF AN EXPERT
ASTRONOMICAL LECTUEEE.

Mr.. CARNEGIE SECURES THE AID or AN EXPERT
ASTRONOMICAL LECTURER.
A Trip TO the Moon,' a combination of amusement
and Of scientific instruction. imported from Bernn oy
Andrew Carnegie aud first presented at the Music lia
On February 10, has been improved upon In several
particulars BY Garrett T. Serviss, "a Unknown journal
list and expert In astronomy who is not unfamiliar u
the many people who have heard his lectures In New
York and Brooklyn. The original lecture was heavy,
ard this was due 10 two probably one uat IL
was originally written in German by Df Meyer Nlc
originator Of the Urana Theatre, In Berlin ana ai'e'-
ward translated into English and then II was delv-
cred BY an elocutOnist who had committed " 10
memory but was not a student of the subject The
original lecture no doubt suited Berlin audiences but
Il lacked the fire and spirit which were needed to
awaken Interest with American audiences
Mr.. Carnegie being DESTROYS OF giving the most IN
teresting and lucid scientific stage exposition pos
s.be. determined 70 have the lecture revised by n
most competent person. lie. therefore secured the
assistance of Mr. Serviss, who Is familiar with the
science Of astronomy and who has the faculty OF pat
ting the facts in popular and attractive shape, and
possesses the gift OF oraOry TO snch an eytcn rs TO
interest and entertain an audience. Mr. Scryiss ha not
only revised the lecture itself, making 1t almost en-
tirely new but he has added many new pictures. ana
will personally deliver the lecture and explain all OF
the scenes for the first time tomorrow night. Ihc
pictures that Will be thrown upon the canvass by
electric appliances are picturesque and 50 beautiful
that the entertainment Will prove popular one; and
those who take advantage Of the opportunity Of wit
Messing the succession brilliant sunrics and moon
sort, earthly and lunar landscapes etc. etc. ana
listening 10 the explanation OF them. viii not only 60
with the satisfaction Of having been pleasantly
entertained, but Will be mpeed to future observation
and research In astronomy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
THE HOSPITAL FUND LARGER THAN EYER.

Tn. Hospital Saturday and Sunday Collection
drawing 70 WIN stand somewhere between $4,000
and 100000 showing handsome margin last year
aud making the largest collection in the history Of the
movement Since the last publication Charles Ianier
tie treasurer No II Nassaust has received the follow
ing from VARIOUS sources:
From Churches and Synogogues; Calvary Episcopal,
$500 Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue 500; St Anns
niscopo s27 90 Central Methodist addonaD $50 Grace
chanel Episcopal sl3 0S; All Saints Episcopal
81 50; Ascension. Episcopal (eddtonaD 50
From miscellaneous sources: Fifth Avenue Hotel.
500 Windsor Hotel. $50 Plaza Hotel. $50 MURRAY HID
Hotel $50 Gilsey House. ESQ; Demonco's $50 ;
Alfred Pell $50: Purim Association. $50 William NJ.
Cyaru s25; s. p. avery. s25 Conin & Stanton. so
r. g. Dun s23 Robertson Kaufman. s2j: Stern.
Fak Co.. and employees, 49, George Alexander Brown,
sio: Weld. Colburn wicEens. slc: James r. Franklin.
$40: E. p. Gleason Manufs cturing COMPANY $40.
For the ''womsns Fund'-Mrs. John A Lowery. No.
30 West Thirty ff;h-st. treasurer OF the Wonsns Aux
iijary reports the following additions to the Woman $
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
THE rRUTB iBOUr THE DESERT LAKE.

san Francisco, Feb 81 (speciaD.-Reports having
been telegaphed from salton that the lake on ns
desert rising. and would b. permanent, George
W. Durbrow. superintendent OF the salt works. SENDS
out the following. which may be taken rs autlenuo'
The late rains added somewhat to the water that
remained from the overflow Of the banks Of the Con
orado River last February. The water has ialieh
three inches since the Inst rains and will be almost
entirely evaporated within the next SIX weeks Ins
late rise OF seven feet In the Colorado River dd hvs
the water 20 reach within 100 miles ~ ui's
Mace Tho February rise j. over and by the time "
the June nse will be grateful for one or TWO ice'
OF this marsh. . ..,.s
This report from Mr. Durbrow efectually settle.
all lie + better posted on the condltlOn -,
the desert than any other man. ana ne y ,,on.
equipped with instruments for making obserSauons
and keeping a record OF the depth Of the water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
Mr.. cnrsrBRoUGH VICTORIOUS AGAIN.

julius F. Chesebough recovered verdict for Slo'-
sos SO against Daniel d. ConOver in the supreme CJnt
yesterday The suit brought for service, between
$40 and 1883 In connection with the proposed eX-
tension of the Forty Street Manhatanv,lIe ana
st. Nicholas Avenue Railroad ChesebrouGh drew the
papers which went through the Legislature and the
Common Council and be- declared thnl Conover agreed
TO pay him so, OOG in bonds and the same amount IN
stock Of the company for his services. Conover De
MED making any such agreement and refuScd TO make
any payments Con0ver declared that the work was
done for Edward r. Phelps. on a former trial Chcse-
brouch recovered verdict for $1,000 which was
set aside on the ground that Phelps had volunteered
statements dnrogaory To COnOver which he aiicr"ard
took back.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
VIOLENCE BY STRIKERS.
HOwLING AND R1oTOUS MODS IN INDIAN
APOLI-.
UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO run STREET CARS
POLICE STONED AID DRIVER
NEARLY BEATEN TO DEATH


indianapolis Feb indianapolis was III no'
Gus state today. Mayor Sullivan at an carry "ou'
changed his policy, ii is thought. Owing 10 popular
camOr and ordered the police 10 assist tho company
I'm rs endeavor TO run the cars. AZ oclrh 'hNc
cars were started out Of the Ne"Jeise!'s' s'uu''s'
each car having five or six policemen on H. Ihcy
reached Westinghouse In safety. but wcIc hoo''u
along the line by the strikers sympathiserS' n III 60
crowd has assembled nj the Louisiauast stables the
obiectIvc tnoint of the cars When the first car
reached this point the strikers attacked it and soon had
It in the gutter Then the police began to make arrests
Two patrol wagons went TO the sationhou>e loaded
After a hard effort the car was placed on the Haoh
and run to the stable. Another car was stat@u
north from LOuisiana-st and when II reached Wishing
ton-st thousands Of people. including strikers ter
sympathzers and those whose best wishes we're with
the company. were I'm its wake. The police preceueu
The car cndeavorlng keep the track clear by throw
ing the strikers and their sympathzers night ana lett
When the car reached PENNSYLVANIA aud Washington
SIS the strikers closed in on the car and soon hhd 1t
across the track and The mules unhitched Here the
car remained for twenty minutes, when the pollc once
more got 1t the track
At II 10 O'Clock the riotous condition OF affairs
continued Indeed grew worse Great crowds assem-
Sled al different points along the lines and became
dcmonstrativc as the cars passed. James Madison Il
driver, was attacked by the mob at the L0ulsais''
Stables and almost beaten to death. Rhody Smell Il
prominent business man. mtcriercd ana ey mahihs II
speech succeeding in qucllng the rioters. and Madison
WAS finally rescued alive. The liquor stores III the
nelgIborhO0d OF tho LouiSanas barns are closed ana
tho Mayor is expected 10 Issue an order closing all
the uouor stores IN tho city some of Tie mob are
drinking freely. The cars have been stoned, aud
ono policeman was injured, By being sttnch with a
large stone.
AZ II 80 the strectcar management announced that
il was calling IN the cars and would make further
ATTEMPT 70 run car. to-day. II T. believed that no
more cars viii be moved until Monday. number
Of the arrested rioters balled ont by their friends
and local politicians. the amount for each man being
liked ut $500.
Among those severely injured were Secretary An
dcrson Of the strcetcar company and Police snponn
tendent Colbert The Mayor made m address to the
men at the Ncw-JeIscy-,t. stables this morning, re
questlng them ~ be awabding and allow the cars 10
run but IL availed nothing rs the moment the cars
showed ont of the barn they were charged by a
bowling mob This afternoon there was still much
excitement on the STREETS but the temporary with
dwnl Of the from the track has SER ed To make
the strikers and their followers less demOnstratlNe
The Mayor. II f. understood. T. considering positive
policy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28

A GREAT FORTUNE 10 PUBLIC PURPoSES.

Philadelphia. Feb. 27.-By the death Of Mrs. Anna
p Wllsbach Yesterday, a fortune estimated at over
II 600 will be divided among various charitable In
stitutions According 10 the will OF her husband, who
died twenty years ago at Saratoga, onefourh goes
10 tho Apprentices, Library Of this city, oneourth to
the state Of Pennsylvania to the city Of Philadelphia
20 establish public picture gallery similar to that
at Dresden n neither the city nor state accepts tho
beQucst within three years, 1t revcrts to the Academy
OF Fine Arts and II that does not accept the terms
OF abe WILL the money will rcvert to the Apprentices
Library Another fourth is divided among number
of Charitable organizations, and the remaining fourth
goes 10 relatives.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
a LOUISVILLE MERCHANT DISAPPEARS.

Louisville Feb c7-George Moore. for fcrty years
leading business man here. has disappeared and his
family refuse to give any facts regarding HIM. lie
was stricken with paralysis some time $40. and, II
believed is crazy. lie had been for many years deal
ing in pg-iron He recently borrowed 5000 of the
Kentucky National Bank. secured by iron. for which
he held the storage receipts He has since sofa inc
IRON The bank however, is secured by slo,oU
life Insurance policy which his family have turned over
10 IT, Moore owed some private debts, but IT Is b.
neved the total will not exceed $4,000. II IS Do
lievcd has been taken to an asylum
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
A Wonderful. Machine.

There is no doubt that man is fine mechanism but
like every other machine he wears out BY Ssaps HIS
bodv is Virtually remade from food. TO retard TINS
poIy over is radically wrong as loses so much
IN the DELAYED process that it takes long time
to recSpcate The process of making anew is SO aces
with n B5ands rs ee a monss
il ,o chanoe in the mechanism is such that the worn
a a p pr replaced by the without the usual running
down Of the entire machine You don't have to stop ior
REPAIRS Purge away with Braadreths Pills . the Ga
diseased and out body They are purely
Sold in every drug and medicine store either PLAIN or
sugar coated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
sr,Bvrp TO DEATH BY rMPoSrORS.

Milwaukee, WIS. Feb. 27.-Nr, james Phelps who
had been suffering from stomach trouble for several
months. died yesterday. 1t developed today. when
an application was made for death certificate at the
Health ONCE that Dr. Dwight Nercncss refused TO sign
oue when requested do 80, stating a his reasons
tin, the woman was dead when he arrived AT her
house Two weeks ago Mrs. Phelps Became mother.
since which time she had depended upon trio Of
Christian scientists treatment The body taken
10 KeoltIk iowa, the dead woman being the daughter
of n leading business man Of that city. The Health
once lssued certificate 10 the effect that the woman
died of starvation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
FOR THE ST. DlYID,s SOCIETY DINNER.

The annual dinner Of the st. David'S Society will
take place at the Metropolitan Hotel on Tuesday even
ing and II Is expected that more than 800 members
will be present. Chauncey NJ. Depew will speak on
"The Day and Those who Honor IT.; the Rev Dr..
william Stevens Perry. Bishop Of Iowa, The Land
OF Our Fathers; Ellis H. Roberts. on 1.-THE Anglo
saxon Hobby; eA-Judge Noah Davis, on 1.-THE Land
We Live Inr the Rev. ~. d. Reeve, Bishop Of McKen-
zie River, on "Our Northern Neighbour" and A. VI.
Palmer on Tile Ladies'"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
TYPHUS SCOURGE STAYED.
80 SAY The PHYSICIANS. BUT TWO NEW
CASES WE'RE FOUND YESTERDAY.
FORTY FOUR HEBREW REFUGEES WHO HAD RE-
COVERED FROM THE FEVER, REMOVED
FROM NORTH BROTHER ISLAND.


COVERED FROM THE FEVER, REMOVED
FROM NORTH BROTHER ISLAND.
The Health Departments steamboat the Franklin
Edson carried from North Brother Island to the dock
sixteenth ST. and the East River yesterday morning
forty four of the Russian Hebrew refugees who had re-
covered from typhus fever They were among those
patients who were sent to the island soon after the
outbreak Of fever in the city discovered All their
clothing was destroyed after they arrived at the Island
and that which they wore when they returned 10 Inc
cty yesterday new and clean. Most OF them are
children who have had the fever in mild FORM Dr
Cyrus Edison sent them to the lodging houses Nos 40
Ple-st and rs Ridgest.. which are now IN good sam
tary condition. lie had intended to send them 10 Inc
lodging house at No oseyst.. kept by j. p shapiro
where number OF the refugees were held in quarantine
for time, but Shapro's two sons, Jacob, aged nine
teen and Meyer thirteen years old. were attacked WITH
yphus fever Yesterday morning aud had 70 60 TO the
Island. shapiro went with them. His lodging mousse
which recently disinfectcd after the refugees had
been removed to the house No. AZ East Iweii'h'st,
will have TO be fumigated and cleaned again before
be occupied
The refugees who are kept In The house No DE- East
Twelfth ST. we're reported 10 be well yesterday. No
fresh cases of fever found in the Phoenix lodging
house, No 80 BOwery and none was discovered III te
other lodging-houseS. Physicians of the Health De
partment think that the fever will be prevented from
spreading in the city. DR.. Eson said yesterday that
there did not appear to be serious danger TO the
pcbo from either typhus fever smallpox.
The olcal record Of typhus fever in the city since
the outbreak occurred gives 90 and no deaths
I'm the week ending February 10, % cases and TWO
deaths In the following week. and % cases and deaths
last week. In three weeks therefore, 11G persons have
been attacked with the fever A have recovered. have
6cd and GG arc still sick on the island.
Following is Dr. Edson's record of contagious dis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
MISS JOHNSON ADMITTED 70 10000 BAIL.

Memphis, Feb. o7.-Judge Dubose, IN the Crim'nA
Court. this morning admitted Miss Lille Johnson 10
bail IN the sum OF $4,000 on the ground that her
health was being impaired by imprisonment "'ss
Johnson has been In jail since January 90, charseo
with being an accessory TO the murder OF Miss Freos
Ward by Alice Mitchell. The Judge In his ruling says
In part The court Is clearly OF the opinion tnat t'e
proof is evident that the defendant aided and abetted
In the commission OF the crime" Miss johnson I'M
medatey entered carriage accompanied by her father
and brother. The party were Immediately driven W
their home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
aCC'TgTD OF FPATD BY HIS EMPLOYES.

Bruno w. Gottschalk arrived here from Chicago under
arrest Yesterday charged with retaining money given
him by two employees "a security for their good be-
havOr. He formerly kept the European Banking Com
panv at No. 921 East Ten.bst. and then at No 105?
Thlrd.ave. He employed Max Michel twenty wears old.
Of No 1913 Orchardst and Joseph Weiss twenty-five years
old Of No. 1910 Firstave. Michel deposited $500
with him. and Weiss 5000 in order TO get situations from
him. He to Chicago without paving them the
1t is charged and therefore arrested. lie
United Tor thai.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
A COLLISION IN WEST VIRGINIA

Grafton ". Va Feb. 27-The a. m. local pas
sencrr train from Wheeling for Grafton was In col
lIsion with the second section Of freight tran at
10 40 a. m about a mile and a half east Of Burton
No person was injured. Both engines were badly dam
aged however and a baggage-car Of the local. was
smashed Three freight were thrown nom tie
track And wrecked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-28
SIZE OF Az ASRNRY PIX HOTEL

Asbury Park. ~ j., Feb 27.-Thc Commercial Hotel.
at Mattson-avc. and Emory ST., owned by william q.
ROMAN, sold yesterday by Sheriff smock. under
foreclosure proceedings instituted by the Mutual Life
Insurance Company Of New-York. The claims against
the property aggregated nearly S90 900 abon It's fll
value. 1t purchased by the Long Branch Banking
COmpanY for HlJ.jOO.