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JOTTINGs ABOUT TOWN.

Edward Mccartney has been promoted from inspeotoe
meters the Water Registers office to be Chief In
spector at salary OF $1,000.
John Morton. 'longshoreman. who lives at z87
West seventeenth street, went home drunk yesterday
and his wife Mary He arrested, and the wife
was take to tho New York Hospital Tho surgeons
fear her skull is fractured. y .f-
Tho City Bank Commission met Yesterday and mnde
interest. Tho city now deposits its money with forty.
two banks and twelve trust companies. and gets 2H
per cent. on its daily balances
Judge Dugro of tho Superior Court has granted
Margaret Shea alimony OF IS week and counsel fee
$40 pending her suit for limited divorce from her
husband. Edward j Shea, tho manager OF the New
York and Brooklyn Loan Company.
Boarding Oicer John Geary of Ellis Island has Dc.
cided Rvo his Job although he mas been in.
vied to do by superintendent OF lmmiarAtion Sen
ner. Geary was appointed by Col Weber Being
Grand Army man he believes no cannot be legally re-
moved except for inefnconcy. and he says he Il noe
inefficient
Tho Musical Mutual Protective Union expects u
everything ID In readiness to move this evening from
It's present headquarters ~ East Fourth street to the
"oid Homestead" at Ninety.nrst street and Thir4
avenue. There is to bo parade of the union and OF
friendly unions from cities outside New YORK. the
N. NJ. r. u. has 300 members Its new cub house mas
been fitted up at an expense OF about $4,000
Some representing himself to be an agent Of the
Mission OF 81 BeecKer street has been solott
ing ptons from haritabe people for several
month"; None OF the money he receivsd has reached
saws no ono is either to solicit to rsoeivs
subscriptions the aid OF tho mission. The mission
clothing from Its friends but i 10 supported
by Mr. Char es n Crittsnton who founded It
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Obituary Notes.

Floyd II. Curtiss. who was associated In bus
mess with his father. De Witt Curtiss. flour
broker In the Produce Exchange. died sud
denly. presumably Of henrt disease. after re-
turning last evening TO his home at 200 West
130th street. He had heen working day and
night for several weeks. Iie went homo an
hour or so before his father. who found him
dead on his he'd. He WAS horn In ohio twenty
one years ago. His mother Is living In ohio.
,Ex-Fre Commissioner Gideon lsley OF JeI-
sey City died on sunday night at his nome, 70
Tuers avenue. He wa. .? years oid. c Mr;
ZabrIskie Post G. A. H.. He was also prom
inent FREQ Mason. and was connected with
several other organizations
Thomas H. II. Messenger. who was engaged
In tho dry goods business In New York thirty
years ago. died at his home In stanford; Conn,
yesterday. aged 80 years and q months. He
retired from active business Just before the
breaking out OF the war. having accumulated
fortune.
Edward Dyrne died on Sunday. at Third
street Brooklyn. in his 18th year He WAS one
OF the oldest residents Of the sixth ward. and
a life-lon Democrat He leaves three sons.
one Of whom. John d. Byrne. Is clerk OF the
Supreme Court.
Solomon Heyman. who for many years was
one OF the directors OF the Hebrew orphan
Asylu m. died at his summer cottage In Long
Brahch sunday night. Mr.. Heyman formerly
this city. He resided at - Beekman place.
He was rs years OF age.
! Or. samuel E Mumford died yesterday at
Princeton. Ind. He was an, army surgeon dur
Ing the war, and ex.President OF the Indiana
state Medical Society.
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fell a victim to the terrible climate In the
jungle 500 miles east OF Bangkok At my re-
quest his body was brought back to the capt.
ital. though It took nearly year. for the coun-
try was badly flooded. The Government spent
over $500 in burying the faithful white man
who had served 1t SO we'll 1t sent clear to
Hong Kong for granite monument, which
now marks his last resting place in the Prot
estant cemetery.
We might have lived very cheaply II we
could have existed on native food. but we
couldn't. aud so we found living very dear
Potatoes imported from Hong Kong and
we had 10 have thom. The natives live almost
wholly on rice. but our stomachs camoreJ
loudly for meat. and had to make the best OF
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vas constructed OF brick. The structure.
which ia owned by relation OF tho King. was
completed in 1887. 1t is said to BIO ono OF tho
hest hotels in the Orient. and is first class In
its equipment and prices. The management
rejoice In the luxury OF a French Chef whose
efforts are ably seconded by Chinese cooks.
who at Hong Kong and Singapore learned
how to cater to European tastes The hotel
was built for semi-tropical climate. with
plenty OF windows and air spaces and also q
covered promenade on each floor.
Another picture shows the throne room. the
most gorgeous Of the State apartments in the
palace. 1t lie about forty feet In height, and its
marble colonnades and brilliantly decorated
ceiling are q most beautiful sight. particularly
when lit up by the hundreds OF lights In the
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palace to tho hum blest hut l have met but
ono European who confessed to eating It She
was n missionary. and said she was very fond
Of kapick. ,un, .,r,
asked an intelligent Siamese.
How can you eat rotton milkT tmeantng
butter was his reply.
Bonrd at tho Oriental Hotel is 81 day. or
to permanent hoarders about 500 month";:
"Strange as it may eni. the disreputab!e
district in tho city Is within the city wall.
where tho Kings palace and the finest build.
ines OF tho Government are. Tho king must
magninccnce. l was told by an official Of the
Govcrnm ent one day that there were In Bang
one Of these unfortunate women has TO- pay
her special tax into the Golfers 81 the King:
to his Majesty. Opium farming is another
source OF profit, and duty OF three per cent, 10
levied upon oil imports and exports. All
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The property owners OF City Island have ap-
pointed q committee Of five to look after their
interests In the legal fight over tho lands under
water at City Island In 1852 the Crown
granted to one Palmer IA acres OF land under
water at City Island. Because Of non-pay-
ment OF taxes the lands reverted to the State
OF New York as the successor OF tho Crown.
and the COMPTROLLER OF tho State sold them for
SS 10 an acre'to one Hunter.
The Hunter claim is now held by members
Of the De nncey family. and includes much
land upon which holders Of upland property
Some time ago Henry Piepgrass the yacht
builder. brought test suit which the Court OF
Appeals decided against him and In favor OF
the Hunter title.
The property owners com mittee consists OF
David rousseau T. Williamson. representing
the bury ca estate: Ezra Wnterhouse, Henry
D. Carey. and Stephen d. Horton. 1t is ex-
pected that they will have report to make
this week.
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IDENTIFIED AS THE CURL CUTTER.
An Inmate OF Raymond Street jail Thought
TO he the Robbcr of Girls Locks.

An Inmate OF Raymond Street jail Thought
to he the Robbcr OF Girls Locks.
Painter Joseph Hcrzof Of 231 Jefferson ave-
nue. Brooklyn. who was arrested on July %
for Attempted assault upon 0-year-o.d Annie
Miller in the cellar OF hor homo ut 144 George
street. and Is awaiting trial in the Raymond
street jail. Is now suspected OF being the man
who had O mania for cutting off girls hair. He
is n red haired, light commissioned man OF
medium height stout build. and 20 years old.
His description tallies exactly with that OF the
man who for several months distinguished
himself from time to time by intcroepting girls
on their way to or from school and cutting OF
some OF their hair.
Seven.year.od Caroline Chundt Of 800 Lin
den street positively identified him yesterday
at the jal rs tho man who seized her In Wyckon
avenue near Linden street. on June "a. and
cut one big curl from her hair Will. she was
struggling to escape from him. When she did
succeed in getting free. she carried OF tho cut
curl with her. as It still partly adhered to her
head The girls Identification Of Herzog 10 re-
gnrded q. entirely satisfactory by the detec-
tives. as sne picked him out Of q line, OF pris-
oners taken indiscrim nately from the cells.
The other BROOKLYN girls who lost their curls
in the Same manner will also have an oppor
tunity to Identify him. Herzog says SO far 1t Is
a case Of mistaken identity.
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Chinese are compelled to pay q poll tax. and
every peasant in Siam ewes to the Govern m emit
three months service in the year. The King
affairs and set him about the Govern ments
business II the treasury isn't full !! isn't ter
one OF the few civilized countries in the world
that has not a cent Of public debt. The, King
squeezes his Governors OF provinces and they
stream OF money flowing into tho treasury.
"These 22.000 prostitutes. who are so large
along the main thorouehfare that 1t became
unpleasant for foreign ladies to frequent that
street request was made that the women
streets. whore they would be little less con-
spicuoua
Well remarked the grand official adj
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f4RRAGUI,s FLAGSHIP.
The Ola Hartford TO he Repaired and Fut n
Active Service Again.

WASHINGTON, July 2o.-Admiral Farragut,e
old flagship, the Hartford. which since 1885
Inns been Mt the Mare Island Navy Yard dis
dock. Is to be putin seagoing condition again.
mounted with modern ordnance. recommis-
stoned, and her name again placed on the llet
OF naval ships in active service. The Board OF
Bureau Chiefs OF the department which have
had the question Of repairing the ship under
consideration for some weeks. reached the
conclusion that public sentiment was so strong
in favor OF 1t that they would urge upon tho
Secretary that work begin at onco on the ship.
Secretary Herbert will approve the plan. rs no
in measure is responsible for the passage Of
the act two years ago exempting the Hartford
and kcarsarge from the operations OF the law
limiting repairs of naval ships to 10 per cent
oil their original cost. y
Naval officers do not regard with favor the
and think it wiser to take the lhrge sum which
is necessary and build gunboRt OF the Ben
nington or Yorktown class. which would have
Il longer lie and be OF more use to the service
others all over. the country have recently
urged that the Hartford be retained In active
service. II only q timber OF the original ship 10
included in her. The kearsarge Ia still In
last three years than any two other ships in
the navy. She hns many years before her yet.
and after extensive repairs at tho Portsmouth
yard will sail for her old cruising grounds IN
It is estimated that It will take fully 100000
to Put the Hartford in condition for active
service. AMI. as there Is no appropriation Tor
the purpose the time will probably extend
funds from the money for repairs to ships to
make her ready for commission.
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crossed. will you send your European women

dressed. Will You send your European WOMEN
to the hack streets. toor
Az there are no white women In the city OK
cent missionaries and the wives and dauRh-
ters OF the foreign residents. no one knew ex-
actly what the astute oGisl meant ~ this
men were compelled to move Off tho main
street. Many OF them have very pretty white
teeth. as they abstain from chewing tho oetel
tain part OF their patrons. Perfectly black
teeth are, tho crGwnng gl9ry Of many nne
teeth a disgrace. Any dog can have white
teeth they say" ,,
the distinction OF being built upon the higheSt
snot in bangkok. Even this Is an artificial
hill. 1t is in the heart OF the city and is called
the Golden Mound.
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A Jersey city Bird Breaks tho SOO.miie
Fly or the YeRr.

The members OF the Greenvilie. n. J., Homing Club
are quite jubart the fact that one OF their birds
has brok en- 500 me record OF tho year Not only
that W. verrnder. one of tho oldest pigeon fancers
in this country says that 1t 10 the nrst time he ever
know of a bird lying 600 miles m ono day to Jersey
City loft.
The event happened last SATURDAY.. Two birds NJ H.
LutEs and the uesnsr brothers were iibera ed
At Statewide n C.. At 6;9o O'Clock in The morning.
Cyclone new into his loft At JcIsey cay. h averaged
forty miles an hour, Or liz Thrds per minute
Lutz's lot. in 1901. His leg nand rs marked g "
BOO mile re- cord OF 200 yards psr minnie. ana
-mi!o record Of l,,+ yards per minute During hs
over night
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The Catholic summary school.

PLATTsBuGH July 31.-The Catholic Summer
School opened this morning with an address
by the Hon. Thomas j. GarEan OF Boston. who
gave his hearty approval OF tho school. He
then introduced the Rev. T. II. Halpin OF New
York. who spoke on Ethical Problems"
The second lecture was by tho Rev. l. +.
Kearney Of Somerset. o., who cane on tho
stage dressed in tho garb OF st. Thomas as
worn in the thirteenth century Ills subject
was What We owe tho SummA Of 81; IhnI mas
OF tho summa consists in this that II Is tho
most perfect work that reason hnsIet put
forth Tor the support and defence md Develop
mont OF revelation.
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NO WIFE MET HIM At THE FERRY

seif.slaurhter, Du. TO Insanity. tho Cause
OF Her Absence.
Justus Sohl's young wife failed to greet him
at the ferry. as was her custom. on his return
from work last evening. When he reached
their apartments In tho second floor OF 142
Twelfth street. Long Island City. he was
aghast to ind her lLfeless hody. half undressed.
Over the left breast was n bullet hole. The
ball went clear through her body. puncturinR
the blood st aimed weapon. a 3S-cnlibre re-
volver. with which she had evidently slain
herself 1t belonged to MIR: Sohl., An open
Mr. Sohl. who 10 proofreader employed in
this city said last evening that his wife was
subject to temporary fits OF insanity. He is 30
years old and she was 30.
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Honors for Bismarck.

BERLIN. July 81. - While passing through
Hanover. on his way to Kissngen. Prince Bis
marck received an address from the municipal
authorities Replying to it, the Prince said
that II It was true that he was i'll
to-day he could say that he was less 40 than
when he was In office. He had Withdrawn from
the political see e. and now made his criticism
merely as n spectator His m in life had been
to secure German unity. and this had been at
these early days have supposed that as for.
mer Prussian Minister and ex-Chance1lor OF
the Empire he would have such a warm recep.
tion IN Hanover. He was all the more gratified
at the welcome extended to him as it OK
pressed the content ment with which the peo-
ple accented the past
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circutes has n small humpbacked bovine
which 1t exhibits as The Sacred Cow OF SIAM
1t Ia sacrel for exhibition purposes only. and
or 50 II head.
Z" The Siamese hsve a relish which ought to
be held unto the execration Of mankind They
call II kapick. They catch n barrelful OF flsh
and prawns and let them simmer In the sun
for about ton days. The heat tries out the oil.
over. niaggoty and rank with fermentation and
decny. Stifl. they keep stirring till the mass Ia
they strain 1t to extract tho fish bones. and tho
kapick. smelling to heaven. lie ready Tor use.
II Is the spice OF every native table from the
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CHOLERA.



ST. PETERSBURG. July 31.-Oficial returns
show marked increase In the ravages OF
cholera In the parts OF the empire where the
disease is epidemic. The figures show that
from July to July % there were in the Gov
eminent OF Podolia !. 1o5 cases and $50 deaths.
as against 4ED cases and 100 deaths during
the week preceding. In the Government OF
Orel. from July 10 to July 81. there
were 234 cases and 81 deaths. as against
1+S cases and 81 deaths during the
previous week. In tho Government Of
Toola there were n cases and 10 deaths from
July rs to July D., In the preceding week
Moscow from July l6 to July ~. there were
z cases and 81 deaths. The epidemic exists
ments OF Viatka. Kazan. Riazan. Ooia. and
Simbcersk.
LONDON. July 31.-From July 20 to July %
there were %.2 cholera cases registered in
was 81 cases and l Z deaths On July ~. As
fresh cases and p deaths were reported. The
number OF cases and deaths has declined
since then.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Archbishop Corrigan. assisted by Bishop O'Donn ell
OF brooklyn and other Catholic dign aries on SUNDAY
laid tho corner stone of St Augustine Church. TO DO
Ulster CAtsklls It 10 expected to have the edihcs
ready for dedication at tho opening of next season.
Tho large grain barn belonging to Thoma. Brown in
Scotsyilie, was totally destroyed by fire on sun
day night. II contained between seven and eight
th1usand shells Of wheat threshed and unthreshed
two hundred IONS Of hay. and nve wagons The esti.
$1,000
The Hon. !. " Baker. r.. as Chairman OF the Repub-
lcan Executive Committee. has called . convention
Of the Twenty.nrs Senate district to DO held at the
CrosbvGids Hotel Lake George, on Tuesday. Ang ~
tors John n, Derby and Louis W. Emerson, who both
live In tho new district
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EAST SIDE SIDEWILK DRINKS.
On Very Warm Nights Tenement House
People Engage In tho Lemonade Trade.

On Very Warm Nights Tenement House
People Engage in tho Lemonade Trade.
THE Sun reporter counted three pals OF
lemonade on the curbstone on Tenth street
between Avenues A and B. ono hot night last
week. They were owned by women who evil
IDENTIFY lived in the tenements in front OF which
they had set up In business. Their customers
were principally their fellow tenants. although
sometimes strangers bought Of them. There
were not many lemons In the pals. and the ice
was scarce too. hut they sold good many
gasses at one cent apiece. At every corner
for blocks around there were street soda foun,
tains, at which soda water with syrup was sold
at three cents for large glass. There was
crowd at each fountain.
Tho lemonade pals have become popu lar
features OF many portions OF the east side. hut
they will disappear with the hot weather. The
soda fountains. on the contrary. will be going
in the middle OF tho winter. They never run
dry. The soda used in them is made especially
for east side trade. and one Of the large whole
sale grocery houses makes a specially OF sup
plying 1t and cheap syrups.
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A nor SHOT IN An APPLE TREE.
He Falls to the Ground While Hts Assnilnnt,
a Stranger, Disappears.

He Fails to the Ground While Hts Assnilant,
a Stranger, Disappears.
Michael Pryor lad 10 years old living on
Main street, Yonkers. was dangerously shot in
the back last night by an unknown man. He
was taken to st. Joseph's Hospital. where he
lies in a critical condition. Young Pryor had
climbed into an apple tree on the old Getty
estate near Park Hill station. when the
stranger passed. and. seeing him in the tree.
asked him what he was doing there.
Without any warning the man drew a re-
volver and fired at the boy. The ball. which
was sS-calihre. hit Pryor IN tie back; Just
distance OF fifteen feet. When the stranger
saw that his bullet hit Pryor he ran through
the woods and disappeared. Joseph Wilkes.
who was standing near tho tree. witnessed the
shooting The police are looking for the lads
aaGuilapt
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A Might with ,h. Ysoxers ut Newark,

NEWARK July 81 Tho second boxing tournament of
the New Jersey Amusonen; Company held t".n night at
Clledonnn Park was success fully 1000 sports be-
ing present, Bob FitZsimmOns kept time Tho nrst
bout Was between Benny Leon of New YORK AMI Robert
wilson II Jersey Guy ak ROUNDS At llb pounds An
ezra rouha Ma ordered and Wilson won,
WI am uUst a! Newark AM = ana Moore OF Bridge
port fought tea ElAsAinE r"!has AZ $50 rohnds ru6s
won Johnny McTisrrah An1 Tom Harry, hoth of New
York. the next pair NcTicrnRu lost on foul IN
the second round harry WAS substituted tor Tommy
Reilly. WHO MAS oyerN eight.
The ina! Don't ono Ot tsen rounds at 1873 pounds
between John KuTtks aud James llunes, Lachio
thompson, the Scotch lighter, was refefse.
Korike was kno Cd out In the elsSoAyh round
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Tn, Condo mued Armeninns.

CoNsTANTINoPLE. July 31.-The sentences Of
ten OF the Armenian prisoners recently con-
demned to death at Angora for taking part In
the sedtious uprising at Marsovan and Casa
rea. have been commuted BY the Sultan to
penal servitude for eight years. Tho death
sentence will be carried out In the case Of five
other prisoners. who. 1t is asserted. have been
OF twenty -four other prisoners who were sem
fenced to i'm prlsonment have been reduced.
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Note. Of Foreign Happenings.

A despatch from Granada says that peace
has bec n restored in Nicaragua.
Tho Canadian Minister OF Railways and
Canals expects that the Canadian Sault ste.
Marie Canal will be- ready for traffic by May l
next year.
A concession has been granted by the Mex
lean Government for the purpose OF coloniZing
American ms IN the States OF Vera Cruz and Hit
dalgo on the rich coffee and agricultural lands.
Count de Sponneck. Danish Minister to the
United States has been appointed in similar
capacity to Austria Hungary. Count Revent-
low First Secretary OF tho Danish Legation at
st Petersburg. has been appointed to succeed
Count de Sponneck In Wnship Rton.
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PEORIA ILL.,. July 31.-Dr. Lee Ling. q Chinese
physician OF Chicago. and Miss Lizzie B. Fair
man. an American girl Of the same city. were
married yesterday by the Rev. McAlpine OF tho
Uniyersalist Church. The bride Is q pretty
girl Of eighteen. the ste16aughter OF II Mr..
Walsh saloon keeper Owing to his strenuous
objections to tho match the pair eloped. and
had the ceremony performed here. DR.. Ling
is 30 years old. and is said to have u good
prnctice
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PHILADELPHIA. July 31.-Edward A. Miller.
well-known newspaper man. shot himself Just
before noon to- day at his boarding house. l.2lo
Walnut street. He was 26 years old. and I'M
married, and WAS until recently city editor OF
tho Record. lie afterward filed an editorial
weekly periodical called the american ssp.scia-
tor he WAS a son OF the late ]. Spencer Miller.
ant City Solicitor 4. Spencer Miller. Insanity
Is tho supposed cause
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Where Ye.,erds,,. Fires Were.

A. M.-245. sos Second avenue. Robert Hsien. dan
age l5O $3.50 $50 West FortIeth street. Thomas Dos.
mody. damage $50: 1l,55. ~ Sheriff street. damage
slight.
P.M.-12:35. 1 West Ffty.seventh street, Comedies
Vanderbilt damage $40: lao. 100 Ninth avenue. no
damage: 2:l5. 22S0 First avenue. damage ST. A:oO.
Is Delaney street. simon Hersch, damage triniuG;
$50. 14s Orchard street, Mortz Stein. damage $50:
800 IL West Twenty.sixth street. August Fornei1,
damage trning: $780, 2o2 Fifth street. Joseph lAvar
m
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To Stop Pound FIahinr Along the New der.
sey Const.

AsBuRY PARK. n J.. July 3l.-The Amateur
Anglers Association OF Monmouth County"
was organized hero tonight with the follow
ing officers: President. Mayor Frank l. Ten
brock Vice President. Leonard Hulit: Treas
urer. John l.. Schneider: Secretary. William E
BedclL
The object OF the association L. to stop pound
fishing which is killing hook and line fishing.
1t was shown NJ the meeting that there are
one hundred MI seventy-seven pounds along
thecoast, OCCUPYING 1920 acres OF ground.