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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
4 pR0spEnCrS CONTRACTORS Suicide.

John W. H. MOcllcr decorator and house painter
who EMPLOYED twenty men In his shop at Broadway
and Fort ysecOnd ST., killed himself yesterday morn
ing I'm his home the top floor Of the fiat house No
400 East Fiftv.drst-st. He was a widowcr and
iivod with his two sons and hOusekeeper Lately
he had suffered from violent pains In the head, and
on Friday he had been obliged to lie in bed all day
A pstol shot in his room was heard by one OF his
sons yesterday morning. The youth ran TO the room
and found his father scnselesS on tile bed Moclier
mad shot himself in tie right temple with revolver
which no sill held I'm his hand. lie died before
the arrival OF physician.
Members Of the family said yesterday that Moellers
business was prosperous, and that his Illness was
the only known reason for his suicide. IL" was
born in Germany and came 10 this city twenty five
years ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

Braihe' now retired and living In Brooklyn,
Passeu mldshlpmen on the ST. Louis at the time.
onplain lngraham chief OF the Bureau OF Ord
Is, me and llydrography at Washington when the
isnl resigned his commission upon the suggestion OF
Jefferson Davis. and became Chief of Ordnance. Con-
suuct0n and Repair In the Confederate Navy. Not
being u steam vessel. the -. Louis utilized In
Piles from New-YorS 10 the blockade. and she caught
couple Of prizcs f. the early days Of blockade
running
Officers are waiting anNlously 10 see what Congress
h'rhd. to do abou Legislation Tor 'hr . cd Of The
navy" II il not expected that any serious legsla
lion for the Navy will be- undertaken By Congress at
the present rNtrl sr-.tOn. There has been Il large
number II private Lnl, in'r duccd in the senate
most OF them being old ones not finally acted upon
by IN" previous congress. and few which passed
one House and wcr. IN the calendar .f the other.
something mlv IT, done hy the committees but hot
weather ana o her dsagr"cabe-and p'rhap, some
Agreeable things will probably cause iaor,ni> 10 De
infrrdueni. one thing that officers hope for much
they do for rcorcanz1 ion ~ the personnel Is
amendment - the law increasing the number OF on
listed men 10 mt compliments II crews on the now
sinpS now about ready t"r conWlssion' me Now
York had ONLY about half her complement when She
went In commission "A couple Of weeks ago. and -
hundred more were ~ont 10 her from the Navy Yard
here. II is pr ballc that couple OF months VIII
pass before sh" will be lullN hLihnc ana an me
mean while hc will come e. this port to he fitted for
nag ,hip dutics II T. understood that Secretary
IIcrbcr's recent official inspection OF the naval sta
lions has oven him some new Ideas aS 10 what his
recommendations TO Congress III MS ahhual report
shall incIndo one thing looked for Is an amend
Incnt to the law relative 10 prom lioiS ~ present
promotions In the cmranderN n.t ana WloW ar"
blocked by the delay I'm di,posing OF the case 81 COM
mandcT Morimcr l.. Johnson, whl Is az IN" top or
the list Ano her case causing delay Is that OF Pay
Inspector stevenson When this Is disposed OF there
will 10 two vacancies I'm the corps b he tll'deithcr
by citizens or the transfer Of cadets from the line
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
LOTEMAEERS TOO MICH ABSORBED.
THE GIRLS YOUNG BRoCHER. WHO ACCOM-
PANIED THEM TO THE PIER. Jagged
SLEEPILY BEHIND, FELL INTO THE
WATER AND WAS DROWNED.

WATER AND WAS DROWNED.
Bernard Cravitz twelve years old, was drowned
In the East River at Pier No. a. late on Friday
night, and John eastman, a member Of Fire Patrol
No. l. came near being drowned I'm an attempt 10
rescue the hoy. Policeman John J. Lawton OF the
Madisonst. force may get a medal for saving Cash
mans life. Young Cravitz lived with his parents
and his sister Lena at No. Z NOrfolkst. Lena and
her lover Max Freeman, went 10 the pier on Friday
evening, and the boy sent along TO Keep them
company They sat down on the barge Bradford
moorcd 10 the pier and Lena and her lover talked
until nearly midnight while Bernard fell asleep. Al
length Lena awoke her brother and they started TO
return home. The boy was sleepy and fell on the
pier into the water Lena and her lover screamed
for help eastman, who lives AT No. 54S Broome-st
and happened be the pier. answered the call
and Jumped In after the boy.
The tide was strong and carried both man and
boy under the pier. eastman was obliged TO let
cling 10 Spite 10 keep his own head out OF water;
Policeman IawtOn threw off his coat and also jumped
into the river. He swan 10 the side Of eastman
and helped to keep him from drowning unti other
men got a rope from the barge and dragged them
both 10 the pier. eastman was sent 10 the Gouver-
neur Hospital where he was recovering Yesterday
from the effects of his struggle In the water. The
body of the drowned boy not found.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
4 RTGTD WATCH At CiNADIIN BORDERS
THE UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AuTIIOM
TIES WILL LET NO MORE PAUPERs AND
CRIMINALS ENTER THIS COUNTRY
.nIIL. ~
Ely WAY OF TILE PROVINCES.

Superintendent of Immigration Stump and DR.. sen
ner the Commissioner of immigration for the Port
Of New York will 90 TO Canada this week. They
will try to make arrangements to regulate the I'M
migration into this country by the way OF 'ahlua
For several years there have been many complaints
about the undesirable foreigners who have come across
the Canadian borders. Heretofore the Inspection OF
immigrants coming here BY the way OF Canada mas
been 50 cursory that 1t possible for criminals
and paupers to pass inspection some s.ea"s"p
companies have even advertised in Europe thal ,hey
would send immigrants into any part OF the unl'ea
States from Quebec and have held out, as spe'.'
nducement that there would be no danger Oh ue-
tention by the United States authorities
Mr.. Stump and DR.. Scnner will try TO induce ue
officials ~ tho Canadian railways to send Immigrants
over certain routes and to determine upon pnts
Of entry into the United states az WHICH Mr. snmp
and DR.. expect to systemauac, ,e ,rdrr and
Of immigrants coming OYER The importaton Of pau
pers and criminals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
A DECREASING DEATH RATE.
THE CITY CONTINUES IN AN UNUSUALLY
HEALTHY CONDITION FOR THIS TINE
OF YEAR-FAVORABLE WEATHER
HELPS THE GOOD RECORD.


The mortality I'm the city, already unusually low Tor
this season OF the year. decreased again last week.
when only sos deaths recorded at the Bureau OF
Vital Statistics Dr. John r. Naglc OF the bureau said
the death rate had fallen to 2210. low hgure Tor
August. The decrease Of mortality. he said, was
doubtless due I'm part to favorable weather which ma
reduced the amount Of sickness, particularly In
darrhocal diseases. II noticeable that the de-
crease Of mortality had been chiefly In the tenement
house districts and among young children. Ihat
was an indication that cleanliness Of the streets had
something to do with the prevailing healthy state Of
The city, The record OF deaths in the city from
various causes during two weeks IS appended:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
GATHERED ABOUT TOUN.

DaIph Brewster and Thomas Hodgins, OF the ODD
Pegimcnt Wbcclmcn arrived In Schenectady Yesterday
having covered the distance from Brooklyn In three
days.
several unfinished frame houses In Dumontave
near Chrstopherst. destroyed by IRE yesterday
Aftermath The loss is placed mt $1,000
The report abouv the Commercial Banks going
into the hands Of receiver is emphatically denied 10y
the bank officers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

and Mrs. George Maynard. Mr.. and Mrs. W. o. schwarz-
waelder Mr. ana Mrs. Henry W. Sheriff., Mr.. and
Mrs. G. A. jain. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Maynard Mrs.
+. Cornell. Miss C. Connell. DIR. and Mrs. ROBERT
A. Black DR.. and Mrs. J. l.. Zabresde Mr.. and Mrs.
H. L. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Brandt, Mr. and Mrs.
n NJ Wells Mr. and Mrs Warren Crnikshank Mr..
and Mrs. H. Alters, Mr.. and Mrs. Foster L. Backus,
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Gilmour. and Mr. ana MIS-. E'
G.. UncpdOrn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
ABOVE THE HARLEM RITER.
NO PLAIN SAILING FOR COMMIT sIoNER HAFFEN
VARIOUS EXCURSIONS.

VARIOUS EXCU KSIONS.
Iouis F. Hafen, the Commissioner OF Street I'M
proyements for the Twenty third and Twenty fourth
wards NAV not have easy time in securing "A nom
ination for the place this fall. when Commissioner
will he elected for the full term OF six years Ills
persopal popularity has not Increased since he was
onno,nted 10 the Office. The fact that he was once
an unsuccessful candidate before the people for the
same place is used against him. The Office Is con
sdere,i a desirable one. and many prominent poll
tic,ans have sought it. The dissatisfaction Win Mr.
Haifen may lead TO some other nomination pS lam
,,orr nan II IS stin uncertain whether there Will
~ any other candidate than q Republican nominated
against the Tammany one
The annual excursion of the schnorer C'"o Oh
Thursday was one OF the largest which the orgamha
ton has had Seven hundred men marched together
from Third ave- to one hundrcd-and- hs's 10 ''e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
BUSINESS FIRST AND THEN DANCING.

Upon the call OF President william y. $40,
,vacd.r tho E,Itrh,cl,.r Field club. OF Flatblsh.
held "A special meeting Yesterday afternoon al It's new
home on Tenni, Court. The object OF the meeting
amend the constitution and bylaws. III 'le
evening an Informal dance was held Ut ""," 80
present Mr.. and Mrs Theodore Mayharu' ''i' nu
Mrs. L. II. briggs, Mr. and Mrs. LOUIS "eini"" ''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

There arc several public men in Brooklyn who
are actively engaged in politics rs "A pursuit for
their leisure moments who are rot known as Office
holders. Among these no one /, more prominent
than Thomas +. Pear,all. lie holds the important
and responsible. positions Of chairman OF the Demo
cratic General and Executive committees, and by
virtue of the latter Office Is ut the head Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

No cases Of typhus fever Of smallpox were found
In the city last week. and there were no Indications
that cholera had found Its way To the city, the Of
fcals in the Bureau OF Contagious Diseases SAID
There was decrease In every kind OF contagious dis
case I'm the city last week as the record foI two
weeks shows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20

Popular Worlds Fair Day Coach Excursions wa
New-York Central August 70, w. Seplen'pei anu
Ii. Only SO round trip.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
POLITICAL AND PERSONAL.
PUBLIC MEN AND AFFAIRS.

THOMAS f. PEARSALL. LAWYER AND POLITICIAN
MAYOR BOODY md FIRE CoMMlS-
SIONER ENNIS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
A VITAL RULING.
Judge Sanborn Records 1t in the
Case of Erickson Against
the Bohn Company.
Duties Of an Employer Defined
in Their Relation to Dam
gerous Employment.

The case Of Erickson VS.. The Bohn
Manufacturing Company. of this city,
decided yesterday by Judge Walter II.
Sanborn, of the United States circuit
court Of appeals, in favor of the defend
ant company, is of great interest and
importance to the manufacturers of this
state.
The plaintiff, boy fifteen years old,
while operating one of the machines in
defendants factory, lost three fingers.
He sued the company for $4,000 dam
ages, and upon the trial the jury gave
him $4,000. The Bohn company ap-
pealed, and Judge Sanborn set aside
the verdict. He holds that when a
manufacturer employs workman it is
his duty to notify him Of all secret or
latent dangers connected with mis- work :;
that the line between dangers which
are apparent and those which are hid
den must necessarily vary with the age
and experience of the workman. The
employer owes greater care to youth
than to a full-grown man. But no duty
rests on an employer to notify even
boy of dangers so open and apparent
that one of his aye and experience is
presumed to know and appreciate them,
or. which he actually knows and appre-
cates. When the boy goes to work he
takes the risk of all such dangers.
In this case the boy admitted that he
knew he stood III danger of being cut
by the machine, and that he was very
careful to avoid all danger. But he
claimed that the operation of the ma
chine on which he was nurt created a
powerful and secret suction; that the
defendant failed to explain this to him,
and that he did not know of its exist
ence when ne was hurt; that his hand
was drawn into the machine by the sue
ton, and he would not have been in
iured if the company had informed him
ABOUT it. Although the defendant MAIN
tanned there was no suction about the
machine, the trial court refused to SUBJ
nit the question to the jury. Judge
Sanborn decided that the main question
to he passed upon was whether or not
any suction existed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
REGARDING SPECIALISTS.
What the Scientific American
Has to Say on the Sub
jeet Of SpeeialtieS.
REASONS OF THEIR SUCCESS
GIVEN.
Read What Mr.. Geo. Hack
Has to Say About His
Experience With
an Obstinate
Trouble.

In recent leading arti Gle, entitled
''Have Speciality" which has attracted
the attention and admiration of VigOr-
Gus thinkers, the Scientific American. a
Journal recognized as leader wherever
the English language is spoken, closes
with these accepted truths:
sit does not take the world very long
to discover who is the best man for this
or that purpose. and when it finds out
that man who has made a specially OF
one operation and unqueStiOnably does
1t better than any one else, the world
must avail itself of his labor
1--WE do not mean to argue that man
should be like horse. capable of enter
tanning but one idea at time, for that
would be to advocate narrOwminded-
ness; but We do mean to say that no
man should be without one essential
and prevailing object, in the proSecu-
ton of which he is determined TO eX-
eel. and it does not make any difference
what that is. whether cleaning a gutter
or saving lives.
"All this adds weight to cur first adj
vice; to have speciality and push it.
Be sure you are right before you select
it,
The above excellent advice is quoted
here to emphasize 1.-The Copeland phySl-
clans" claim that the true Speclallst,one
that selects certain line of diseases
and makes their study and practice his
life work, cannot help but become more
proficient in their treatment than the
general bedside practitioner.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
OTHER CITIES TO JOIN
In Swelling the Big Hill CeIebra-
tim

In Swelling the Big Hill CeIebra-
ton.
The J. j. Hill celebration is assuming
larger proportions than was originally
contemplated and the interest is grow
ing daily.
Inquiries are pouring in upon Secre-
tary j. II. Beck from all sections. The
towns along the line of the Great North
ern railroad are especially interested,
and several of them will be prominent
in the demonstration. st. Cloud has
Signified its intention of dong some
thing, and Seattle has advised that it
will have a unique float in the industrial
parade, to be drawn with twelve teams.
The parade committee held meeting
at the Office of the jobbers' union at II
a. IN. yesterday and heard the reports Of
the various subcommittee The work
is progressing satisfactorily, and $50
floats are already in sight.
The committee report. however, that
some Of the firms who will have floats
in the parade have not yet commenced
their construction. The time is short
in which to construct creditable floats,
and the committee has been asked 20
urge upon all the Importance of begin
ming the WORK at once. y. ii.
Burwell, chairman of the COM
mittee, has issued circular
urging upon those who expect to par
tIcipate in the parade to notify the
secretary at once and commence the
work in order that there may be no con
fusion at the last moment.
An invitation to Minneapolis to par
ticipate in the parade, signed by the
entire executive committee, was sent
Yesterday.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
ST. PA0n MUSICAL SOCIETY.
An Organization That Bids Fair
to Be of Great Usefulness.

About one year ago there was organ
lied in this city German society known
as the Musical Society st. Paul. Its
organization took place on the date OF
the birth of the great German poet
Schiller, and ON Monday evening last it
gave IFS first public concert, or recep-
ton. 1t was very elegant affair, and
gave splendid evidence of the rapid
growth and prosperity of the society.
1t was attended by all the representa-
tive Germans of the city, and congratu-
latory speeches were made by some OF
the most prominent orators of that ma
Aonality. Herr Won GoetZeh made an
address Of welcome, in which he referred
to the birth of the society on so auspi-
ciouS day as the anniversary OF the
birth of the great poet. and also to the
day of their first reception being on the
first day OF May, when all nature is sup
posed to open up into new life. he
stated the objects of the society to be
the furtherance OF musical instruction
and musical interests in this city, and
stated that the bylaws permitted the
invitation of ladies on all gala occasions.
Speeches were made by several other
gentlemen. and LOUIS Stern closed the
talk in an eloquent address on the value
of such societies to the German popula-
ton, and asked for 1t the warm support
of all Germans in whom the love of their
fatherland had not yet been superseded
10y love of the cold hard dollar. Many
excellent selections Of music were ren-
dered under the leadership of Prof.
Fischer, of Boston. who has decided to
make st. Paul his future home. Herr
man Benz Jr. is president of the society.
and it can safely be stated that under
the guidance of this energetic young
native the Musical Society st. Paul
Will flourish till it becomes one of the
grandest singing societies ID the West.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
DISEASES OF THE SKIN.

Eczema, letter and salt rheum are few of
the names applied to this common form of
skin disease 1t is an acute or chronic i'm
Illumination of the skin, attended with severe
Itching and great multiformity of LESSONS.
viz: Papules, vesicles pustules, scabs, etc,
while a continuous discharge of serum %
pus is seldom absent in some part of its
course. From this definition ii will be seen
that eczema may assume any one Of many
forms, or, indeed, combination OF
forms. 1t varies much in its different
stages and i'll different parts of the
body One OF the most common forms
attacks the skin i'll its thinnest places,
as the textures Of joints between
the fingers, the eyelids behind the ear etc.
IL begins with redness. burning and itching,
soon followed by little blisters; these blIsters
break, and a thin, watery substance escapes.
which stains and stitfens linen. This soon
forms yellOwish crusts. these thicken for
time, then are detached only to be replaced
by new ones. This process runs on indef-
ntely the skin finally becomes thickened
and If hrOwnish color. The disease may
extend over large areas; indeed, ii may cover
Tie cutue BODY il not checked by proper
treatment. In children the disease is espe-
cially apt to occur on the head, and often
sprendS until the entire scalp is mass of
crustS and scabs and the itching and burning
Is almost unbearable. The mouth is often
affected, causing a thickening of the lips,
with deep cracks IN them, which bleed on
such slight prOvocation as smiling, exposure
to cold winds etc.
Sometimes the blsters which first appear
contain pus instead of serum; the surfaceis
then OF bright or dus1y red, the crusts
formed are yellow or yeltowish brown, very
thick. and when detached leave a weeping or
bleeding surface beneath. The thickening of
the skin sOoE became very marked, some
times 80 great that it may lie in thick folds
filled with deep creases, and if near joint
''''-- ~o"dar il almost immovaDle on account
of the extreme pain.
of the disease. One-third of all skin diseases
is some form of eczema AS the tendency of
this disease is to grow constantly worse if
not proUerly treated, any one affected with
it should apply Immediately to a skillful
The Copeland Medical institute make spe-
cialty of skin diseases. and their charges are
SO low as to be within the reach of all
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
THIS BOOMS REARDON.
His Kick Results in Cheapening
the Sprinkling Con-
tracts,
And the Eccentric Assemblyman
Occupies Reform Ped
eStai.

The board of public works yesterday
opened bids for street sprinkling in six
of the districts in the city. The bids
are the result of an investigation started
by ASsemblyman ReardOn, who insist
ed that the contracts awarded some
weeks ago by the board of public works
to Nick Feyen were too high. and were
the result of 'coal combine" among
the sprinkling contractors. The figures
at which the contracts were awarded
yesterday would seem to cllnch Mr..
Reardon's arguments. There were five
competitors for the contracts, in the
persons of George Gerlich. Patrick Nor
ris. W. }. Preston, Nick Feyen and
Thomas Reilly. Gerlich was awarded
the Second and Fifth districts at
2415 and 25 cents per LOO feet per week.
Patrick Norris secured the Third,
Fourth and Sixth districts at $50. 26
and "a cents per 100 feet per week,
while Thomas Reilly was given the
Ninth district at % cents. All of the
bids of the successful contractors were
lower than the ones on which Feyen
was awarded the previous contracts.
Gerlich's bid for doing the work In the
Second district IS cents below the
former bid of FeYen. In the Fifth dis
trlct Gerlich Is also cents under
Feyen's bid in the previous contest.
Norris, who gets the Third, Fourth and
Sixth districts, agrees to do the work
for l. IL and ~ cents lower than
Feyen was awarded the contract for last
time. Reilly's bid for the Ninth district
is q cent lower than the figure on
which Feyen was given the contract.
The city engineer said yesterday after
the contracts had been awarded that the
prices were much lower than the pre-
viou5 bids and the saving would be in
the neighborhood of $1,000. Friends of
Assemblyman Reardon claim the saw
ing to the taxpayers will amount to
nearly $4,000, and some of the more en-
thuSiastic are certain that his bold stand
in the matter will make him an avail
able candidate for mayor. 1t is also
claimed by Mr.. Reardon'S constituents
that if the city is really in need of re-
form mayor he is just the man for the
position.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-05-03
The SneciaIist.

The specialist is the best in science, in
medicine, in law. Why not in tailoring?
We've special manufacturers tor differ
ent classes of garments. One has studied
"Worsted' Double-Breasted "Frock"
Suits, another is we'll up on "Cutaway"
Business Suits, another in ''Sack" or
Lounge Coats. another in summer and
outing goods. Half dozen more have
their specialties in different kinds of
boys goods. Each is expert in his spe-
cialty. and each desires to have his
goods handled exclusively by the largest
and best store in town, The Plym
outh."
When you read of branch stores hand
ling all kinds OF clothing from only one
manufacturer, you know what kind OF
goods those are. The manufacturers
vino claim to know it all cannot COM
pare with the best specialist manufact-
ulers of New York, Boston, ETC., who
concentrate those specialties at "Plyn.-
outh Corner" Seventh and Robert.