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LEFT HIS MASTER IN THE LURCH
Meeker's bulldog Got Him In Troubls and
Then vanishd Amer . Cat.

Meeker's Bulldog Got Him In Troubls and
Then Vnnishd Amer q Cat.
A big white bulldog. led with a chain by a
drunken man. wbgyas escorted by Policeman
Seaman. entered the Mercer street station on
Sunday evening. Another man followed them
in. Just as the QUARTZ lined up in front of
the desk an inquisitivN cat appeared in the
doorway. The bulldog gave bound. the
drunken man was jerked fiat on his back. and
the chain dragged through his flngers Out
through the door flew the dog with the cat
whose curiosity was now Thoroughly satisfied
making good time q few PAGES In advance.
When lifted to his feet the man gave his
name as Richard Meeker. and said that he
was the owner OF the dog. The second man.
Edward Basse. WAS passing by Meeker's
house with email terrier In tow. and Mceker.
who was In q drunken sleep on his stoop at 80
Wooster street. suddenly woke up to find his
bulldog chewing Bases arm and hand. the
the bull dogs eating. up bis terrier: ,Meeker
the sidewalk. whereupon the bulldog left
Basse and mounted guard over his master.
When Policeman seaman attempted to get
Meek or to his feet the dog attacked the officer.
but was finally subdued. AT the station Neck
or was locked mp, and Basse was sent to st.
vincents Hospital. whore his wounds were
dressed.
The prisoner was taken to Jefferson Market
Court yesterday morning and fined $40 for
disordsrly conduct The real offender In the
case may still be In pursuit Of the cat
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THE NEW DIRECTORY.
Tt Contains About 400. 900 Names and Has
Some Anatomical Curiosities.

It Contains About 400. 900 Names and Has
Some Anatomical Curiosities.
Trow's City Directory for 1893. the 10th
volume. has Just been Issued. 1t contains
about 100000 names. but the publishers ex-
plain In the preface that they have avoided as
much as possible the insertion Of names Of
the considerable number Of people whose
abode Is migratory" as It 10 but Q waste Of
time and material to gather and print such
names.
Fifty years ago the City Directory contained
59.O27 names. The publishers find that they
this year secured more than that number.
60 20S. Of names in their CANVASS Of ten streets.
Broadway the Bowery Wall. Nassau, Grand
and William streets. Madison. Second. Third.
Anatomicaliy the, Directory presents some
curiosities While It has 8 Heads. II has but
one Arm. One hnkel tho ankle) supports 3
Foots. 1t Is supplied with Lungs. one not be-
ing ayChinese: HEARTS. ! Liver. 10 Kidneys.
and the Heads are supplied with but Necks
Having no Eye. and but one Ely. 1t seems proper
The Mes number 1O.320 not to mention
goodly array Of Macs. while the yons mum Der
but 800. The Smith family, plain Smith. not
counting the Smyths. smythes, Smithes. num-
Der 3.04O.
The Directory is we'll printed on substantial
paper and has an excellent map OF tho city
and many useful trades and business classia-
cations.
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SALMON IN THB HUDSON.
Plenty OF These Fish In the River Now. sus
They're Hard to Catch.

bhtNFe fttru 10 SntGb.
ALBANY, July 1o.-The New York State Com
mission OF Fisheries to-day held one OF the
two meetings required by law to be held
each year. President Huntington reported
that tho catch OF shad this year was much
larger than that Of the previous year. Expert
anglers will be pleased to learn that certain
sections OF the Hudson River now swarm with
salmon. aome OF large size. Until q few days
ago. however no one has been able to capture
one. II. 8. Miller OF Mechanicsvills captured
one q few days ago It took half hours
fight to master the fish. It was caught Just
below the State Dam, between Mechanics
Vile and saltwater. The salmon. may be
seen by tho score lying in the shallow water
In the vicinity Of several cold springs. and al
certain hours they try to leap up on the apron
OF the dam to get above It President Hunt
inRton says that salmon may be taken with
hook and line anywhere except within nifty
rods OF 0shway. and no flsh m az be kept that
Is less than eighteen inches long.
In 1882. when 100000 fry Matched at Roslyn,
l. l.. from spawn furnished by the United
states Commission OF Stream Fisheries. were
placed In the river. Tho following year 300.-
600 fry were added and there has been an
average planting Of 100000 each year since,
except last year. when only $4,000 eggs were
received from the Government
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BURGLARS IN THE CASINO.
One Was Caught aud Ono Escaped-The
Booty, an Odd Assortment. Recovered.

One Was Caught aud Ono Escaped-The
Booty. m Odd Assortment. Recovered.
The Waterman In the Casino heard uspicious
noises In the building at s o'clock yesterday
morning. and on investigating. chased two
burglars out Of the building to Thirty ninth
street. where Policeman Barry OF the West
Thirtleth street station took up the hunt. Ono
OF the men. who carried big bundle. was
caught. The other dropped his bundle and
escaped. The prisoner gave his name as VIII
liam Jones. oolored. 10 years old.
He said that he and his companion had paid
their admission to the roof garden on the pre-
vious evening and had hidden after the per-
formance. He was taken to the Jefferson
Market Court yesterday together with the two
bundles. the contents OF which formed an in
teresting exhibit. The bundles contained
piccolo. q clarionet. a mandolin. pair of mems
shoes, bottle OF cold cream. a yachting cap. o
pair OF highly decorated trousers. an assert
ment OF combs, brushes. rouge powder. &c. q
pair OF lady's slippers. and q pair Of pale pink.
plump.looking tights.
Court Officer Gallagher took the tights and
shook them out into shane. elicitinR a murmur
OF admiration from the interested audience.
Jones was remanded, as the Casino night
Waterman was not present to make COM
plant. 1t Ia believed that he and the man who
escaped have been robbing other theatres Of
propertiee
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A LONG OCEAN RACE.
Five British sAips Contestire on = 10000
rifle Courre.

mile Courue.
Il is now three aud half months since the
feet Of FIVE British calling vessels left San
Francisco bound for Cork. on race Of $4,000
miles. All were grain laden. and 30 confident
was each OF the masters that he would reach
port first that each put up $3.50 to back his
opinion, the winner to take $1,000 and the
second In to save his $3.50 stake money. No
doubt the vessels are now close to their desti-
nation. and they ought to arrive in few days.
It would have added interest had an American
ship entered the race but since Capt James f.
Murphy. in the down east built clipper Shen-
andoah, so completely outdistanced his for
eign competitors In series OF long distance
races q few years ago. evidently the British
Captains wanted this race 10 themselves.
The racing vessels. which left San Francisco
on March %, were the Bowdon, 1924 tons.
Capt. Law: City OF Athens. 1.1eo tons, Morri-
son: Lochee, 1,72S tons. Barrett: Lord Tenn
plemore. 2,947 TONS Walker. and the Pinmore.
2,35S tons. Maxwell. The first three are iron
sshIps. while the Lord Templomore,t the largest Of
Pinmore Is eel-built also. but 10 bark rugged
The City Of Athens was a day late In sailing.
Gate together, and made magnificent spec
taele as they bowled along seward with all
sf nsss RI Se
out precqies the possibllity Of any one Hst 81
halcyon days Of American clipper sailing even
an average passage. When COMPARED With
son some s OF the performances q the CID clippers
ma made the passage from Frisco to New York In
averaRns aa aS6 %ef nSs sh S1s
nousGt the Fyins Cloud. and YI mans my others
made records that still remain unequal led
IT may be that the British vessels have
been an unusual amount Of Ice in the south
Atlantic this spring. which has caused Vessels
the h order to to sss4 s
destructo 10 glance at some Of The recent
Horn. have had long Soya SU The Lnd lis
days Gsys
Tacoms; Milverton; l24 days; Gilcruik; I2g
days: anS GnamDi leo says; 0tterspool l57
Two years ago there was a fine struggle be.
vf e hs a se sS ase
Willard and Title Z. Starbuek and the British
ships Gen, Roberta. riverside and Minden.
other on May H. 1851. and followed Mau Safs
route closely to the Channel. For three weeks
on ss 81 ahs a In s
distance between any two was about nifty
miles Of ench other on that date Stormy
weather. the first week in June. separated
them. but on June 10 the American ship Tilie
+ Starbuck was about fifteen miles to wind
ward Of the leading English vessel. All ar
rived at their destinations within the next two
over a distance Of 1900 miles. at the end Of
which the honors again fell to an American
vessel To use q turf expression. q blanket
would have covered all tho vessels for nearly
twenty out Of the thirty days. SO close were
they punched together
It may be that the five vessels now at sea,
cutting the same water and battling the same
winds. will have an equally interesting story
to tell.
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MAIL WAGON HORSES nv HOLE
Team Falls Into N Subway Excavation
Strube's Narrow E.cnp-.

A Team Falls Into N Subway Excavation
Strube's Narrow E.cnp-.
Ateam OF horses drawing United States mail
wagon 121. and driven by William Brooks Of
434 West Twenty ninth street. fell into an ex-
cavation made by the Empire Subway Com
pany on the northeast corner of Broadway and
Franklin street at 1850 yesterday morning.
and 1t was two hours and forty minutes before
they were taken out. Both horses escaped
other injury than few scratches and bruises.
but Jacob Strube. a subway laborer. who was
at work In the TRENCH had a marrow escape
from serious injury. II not DEATH
The trench IL about ten feet deep. i've feet
across. and extends from II point thirty feet
road tracks II is guarded * heavy blanks on
night. The lamps and pIanks were ali
IN place yesterday morning. according
to, the subway employees. when the ac-
cident occurred. shortly before daylight.
The subway Waterman Insists that Driver
Off1ce 1t was said that the horses SHE'D. At
any rate. tho off horse pushed down the barrl-
cade tumbed down n space hardly five feet
square. under a big gas main. pulling his mate
down on top OF him. Workman Strube was
%aanfed bX the fnid,ng planks and managed to
The Bergh Society was notified by telephone,
and with the aid OF n derrick managed to hoist
out both horses by 1880 o'clock. The hour
was so early that comparatively few persons
saw the accident and rescue. The wagon was
on its way to the stables in Fifteenth street
from the Post ONCE. and contained NO mail
matter. Brooks had Just finished his nights
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bat nrr. Zinsier Ththks ne 4, Entitied TO n
Decree OF Absoiute Divorce.

Decree or Absoiute Divorce.
Horny Zinsler has obtained permission from
Judge Truax Of the Supreme Court to serve
his wife, Marie, by publication. In an action
for absolute divorce. The Zinslers were mar
ried In Rome on Jan. 8. 1876 and came here
in 1890. They went to board at 345 Fifth
avenue.
In the action he has brought through Law
yer Edmond Kelly. Zineler AYERS that his wife
abandoned him in March. 1901. and eloped to
La Paz. Bolivia. with A. Montero. the Ambas-
sador to that country from the Argentine Re-
public Zinsler declares that ehe 10 still living
with Montero there. and passes as his wife,
Znser says while he was in Rome in July.
1892, he got decree against his wife for a
separation. The courts Of Italy will not afford
greater relief. and he has been obliged to seek
an absolute divorce here.
A motion OF Sarah G. Thalman to have q
jury trial Of the issue as to whether she was
married to Samuel Thalman. said to have on
interest in the firm Of Isaac sommers y Co..
denied ,by Justice Truox Of the supreme
Court. She says she was married. to Thalman
X pat%s asy ssr
widow with daughftssT e, years old when she
The man Scknoviedaes pretty much all she
says, even to the child she bore In November,
1852 but he draws the line at the promise 81
He has been getting bills. he says. Tor pur-
ohases made by her In his name He says she
has taken his name since the separation, and
that she should bear the name Of her deceased
husband. Edward i. Hussey.
Eleanor Billson Is suing Charles j. Billson
for q separation on the ground of abandon
ment, and also to establish q marriage. Billson
boat while he was with q friend, and she was
also with friend. She was Nellie Boyle he
wife were divorced last October Tho plaintiff
says they were married by mutual agreement
on JAN 10 last, and that he abandoned her last
May She has a batch Of letters which he
wrote to her while travellinRtin the West She
wrote him. he declares:
"a continuation Of my past life cannot stand
must devote my time TO some one with q different
purpose You cannot blame me. ! am getting older.
and have mother and sister 10 whom owe respect"
Luders Rodgers who is suing David Rodgers
for an absolute divorce. has ed an order
from Judge Gildersleeve Of the Superior
Court for the appointment OF II. G. Hart as
commissioner at johnson City. Tenn. to take
evidence OF his alleged intimacy with Con-
stance Tinsley.
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NOT BURGLAR M,ELYANE
was Crazy Swedish SaiIorsnaa Who
Escaped from the Smith Innrmary,

was Crnzy Swedish SniIorman Who
Escaped from the Smith Innrmary.
o. afes Peterson. q sailorman who Is In the
gum. 1mnh lniifmary at Stapleton. Staten Island.
. h'nks MS iather in Sweden is calling to him,
Iat MS brother in Boston is Just under his
,mindow. and that pack OF wolves are scratch
n .Ie az his door. wanting to devour him. They
m mo nun down, in the Infrmary. he raves SO
VSiahh' Out no knot has been discovered yet
"HmIch ho cannot unite. wv
a, hte was tied tight Saturday night when his
time tant ieit him for a moment. and in less
se man 1t takes to tell 1t he had loosed him
was W.. n at,dc was out Of the window and away He
ionsa' ouhd half an hour later. hiding In the
tST aHe ga ~ 200 feet irom the inarmary. TO
Isylum"o, WI be taken to the Poughkeepsie
Hi liz n9pe Of keeping him sale;
the es exploit Saturday night led to rumor OF
trync. To- g sho i, BY POLICEMAN when caught
f fIIg now under guard ut the Iniirmary. Me.
can re Is 80 III that the doctors do not think he
'hfee policemen. ""''"oN W
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Say. Her Lover. Mother nobb.a Her.

Annie Unger's betrothed. Abraham Perlman.
took her on Sunday to his mothers house at
205 Wallabout street, Williamsburgh to spend
the night. She says that at $3.50 o'clock yester-
day morning she was robbed OF her diamond
engagement ring. her diamond earrings, and
her gold watch and chain by Mrs. Perlman
and The lattsrs lew Aaron hpsky a1d
clothing. Mrs. Perlman's parting words We're:
You shall never marry my son. Ill kill
Miss Unger. attired in her night clothing.
was obliged to run through the streets to her
inG herself She had Mrs. Periman and husky
arrested. She wanted to have her betrothed
arrested. too. on charge OF prospective breach
OF promise. but warrant was refused at the
Lee Avenue Police Court.
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Rumsey Thinks Year In Jail II Enough
for 81 Man Who 10 Too Poor to Pay AIimony.
motion to imprison Eugene A. Rumsey
again for falling to pay his former wife. Lille
alimony. was made before Justice Truax Of
the Supreme Court yesterday. She got q d.
vorce In 1881, with an allowance OF SO week
permanent alimony. Three years ago he mar
ried woman OF Seneca Falls.
Rumsey paid alimony up to the end Of 1891.
he was put in jail In Seneca county for not
paying $50 Of the alim9ny. He remained in
Iail year and twenty days when he was dis,
had no means. Tie defendant contends that
he can not be arrest cd twice in such a case.
Decision was reserved by Justice Truax.
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NOTHING HARMFUL IN THE cRoToN.
Il May Smack or Vegetable Matter, but thu
Ii to be Expected In Summer.


IL to be Expected In Summer.
The present marshy taste Of the Croton
water has occasioned some alarm as suggest
ing the presence OF unhealthful organic mat
ter. Some householders. too. have been both
cred BY finding their water pipes delivering
o very dark muddy compound instead Of the
usual flow Of clear Croton.
All this is annoying. but the daily analysis
by the chemists OF the Health Board show
that there is no cause for fear. In fact there
is little difference between the results Of the
analyses made now and those made in the
middle Of last winter. An analysis completed
yesterday Of water taken from a hydrant at
Blocker and Mulberry streets on Friday
showed that the condition Of the water was so
time last year The Chief difference Is In tie
ala f S1S9 r s Eh
the the TRs has stoTaSe
naturally. has marshy taste There is moth
ing deleterious to health in the water. how
and where there is because
assd snds 80. @sins which can be blown Oh
Pipes that run on into side, streets in many
cases extend i only h h way through the block
dead ends. Whenever there happens to b an
extra force Of water these accumulations are
disturbed and the water running into the
neighboTine houses Is defiled.
There was q larger death rate last week than
the week before and also an increase OF nine
Intestinal complaints. In regard to this Dr.
Nagls Chief OF the Bureau OF Vital Statistics.
said yesterday:
don't know whether the water has any
thing to do with II. but ! do know that the
death rate last week was $50 per cent lower
than the weekly average for the mast five
years. So far this year the mortality has been
much below the summer average"
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HAWLEY CHAPMANs ESTATE.
Property Assessed mt $4,000 Sold to Sat
isfy . 500 Judgment.

Nine parcels OF the Hawley Chapman estate
In Brooklyn. assessed at $4,000. were sold by
auction yesterday In Kerrigan's rooms In
Brooklyn to satisfy o judgment for $414. 10.
The judgment was obtained by law frm and
assigned to Smith Reeves. Tho property In
cluded three buildings In Park avenue and five
in st. Marks place. in ono OF which the shoot
ing OF Cora Chapman by Nurse Searvant took
place. A representative Of the holder OF the
Judgment was the only bidder and the entire
amount OF the sale was only $555. sufficient to
cover the judgment and interest.
The estate Of tho late George Chapman
Hawley Chapman's father. amounted to
$500. 600, but 1t has become badly impaired By
mismanagemen and the wild extravagances:ot
the SON Hawiey Chapman has only one half
life interest In the estate. He - still confined
In a private insane asylum at MILESTONE l. l..
under an order Of the supreme Court
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Collector sn,,A.s Shortage $4,000.

Collector Moses p. Smith OF South Orange
will not be arrested. It is said, but the amount
OF his defalcation will be made up by public
subscription. Mr.. James W. Hughes who was
on smiths former bond. will give 81 900. and
Alexander Melville OF the Township Commit
tee will give $500.
Smith win probably be forced to resign as
Tax Collector: however: His shortage is now
placed at $4,000. and 1t is understood that
most OF this money has been lent to friends
In many cases without interest
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DIR. JACKSON SURRENDERS.
His Explanation or the Accusations Made by
DIR. Behrmann.

DR.. Myer Jackson Of 1928 East Seventy eighth
street, no is charged by DR.. Morris Behrmann
Of 100 Eldridge street with something resem-
bling blackmail as well as with suborning wit
nesses, came back to town yesterday morning
furious over tho accusations made against
him. He surrendered himself imm ediately to
the District Attorneys office and was much
disappointed when Justice Meade postponed
the examination until Wednesday His hail
was fxed at 81, 0O0.
His lawyer Joseph Greene, said yesterday
ago in the Essex Market Police Court, when
Fanny Koschn ofsky the Russian girl. said that
friend OF Behrmann's. named DIR. Blernen-
stoch and sign paper which she could not
read. but which. ms she afterward learned,
stated that Or. Jackson was responsible for
the annoyanees DIR. Behrmann com planned Of
DIR. Jackson summoned DR.. BierneDstoch on
the charge OF using his name without his au-
thority. as 1t was by this means. he states, that
come to the latters house.
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MAYOR B0ODY NOT AFRAID.
He Wants tho Testimony on Which tho
Grand Jury Presented Him Made Public.

Corporation Counsel jerks Of Brooklyn ap-
peared yesterday before Judge Moore In the
Court Of Sessions and moved for an order for
Q copy OF the minutes OF the June Grand Jury
showing the proceedings on which the pre-
sentiment was found against Mayor Body for
approving railroad franchise resolutions. Mr..
jerks explained that he made the motion on
behalf Of Mayor Body. who has expressed a
strong desire to have the testimony spread be-
hear argument upon the motion to day and
that the presence of District Attorney Ridgway
would he necessary.
Lawyer W. j. Gaynor had this to say about tho
matter: go To make the testimony public would
be great act OF Injustice. 1t would ba vio-
lation OF the vow OF secrecy made to the wit
nesses who were called before the body. IL
will be worse for. the accused. however. II the
minutes are made public. They will do them
more injury than the presentment"
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DIED..

BINGHAM.-Members OF tho Veteran Associates.
Tenth New YORK Volunteers. are notified to attend
the funeral OF their late comrade. william W.
Bingham. Company A. from <84 East 2eth st.. %
Tuesday. July IL, at 2i8o Pm.
I'm. CLARK. Secretary
BLATCHFORD.-AtN Newport r. J.. on July Z.
1893 Samuel Biatohford, Associate Justice Of the
Supreme Court OF tho United statsst In the 7Ash
year of his age.
Funeral services will bs held at All Saints Chapel
Newport on Tuesday. July IL. ct ESQ p N. N
terment at Greenwood at convenience Of family.
BUsCHE.-on Monday. July 10. the Raw John ..
Busche. in the 10th year Of his age
Notice of funeral hereafter
CARROLL.-on Sunday. July 0. BriR,d bsiovs4
wife of Richard Carroll aged SO years. native q
Templetoohey. Tipperary. Ireland
Funeral on Tuesday. June II. from her late resi-
denos. 8o4 East 9Th st.. at 2 r. II Intermsnt N
Calvary.
GEER.-on Sunday. July 0. Alphsus Reynolds Gees.
aged ~ years.,
Funeral services at the residence OF his psrsut Oh
yer j. and Eliza r. Geer. 2s2 Ryerson st.. Brooklyn,
NY. at2P. NJ. Tuesday, July IL.
HITCHINGs.-Edward jerome. son Of Edward
william and Frances Nicholson Hitchings. aged
months and 10 days.
Funeral service and intsrmsnt private
McGARRY.-on Monday. Michael Moaarry. tho b.
loved husband Of Ellen AcGaHy az shadysids.
Nj.
FUNERAL on Wednesday At IL O'Clock. Intsrmsnt ~
Bergen Cemetery. Jersey City MI
RYAN.-EllzAbsth Ryan. beloved wife Of MlohAas
Ryan. at her residence. Goa West 16Sth 81.
FUNERAL Wednesday. 1880 p. NJ. Interment Calvary.
Asbury Park papers please copy.
wALSH.-MrA Julia Walsh.
Funeral from her late residence sol West 6<th st. 20
st. RAphaers Church. <oth o.. and 10th Az. Wednss
day. June IA at 10 A. NJ. Please omit flowers
wARD.-on July 8. 1898. Mary j., wife OF John ".
Ward. and daughter OF MrA Ellen o'DonovAn and
the late j. o'Donovan.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited TO Az
tend tho funeral. from her late residence. 81 West
Both st.. on Tuesday. July II. at 10 4 NJ thenceto
Church OF the Holy innocents. 37h st. near Broad
way where q solemn mass OF requiem will be Of
fered for repose OF her soul. ln'erment In calvary
Cemetery. Kindly omit flowers
WEEKS,-onieers and seamen of the First Naval
Battalion are requested TO attend the funerai OF r.
D. Weeks late seaman Second Division. at the
Church OF the AnnunciAtion. 40 West l<th st..
Tuesday July IL, 2:8oPM b d. GREENE.
Lieutenant Commanding Second Division