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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
MI. FISHER C4UGHT ms wv THIEF;
Pals, Probnb'S. In the Crowd that Got the
NJ ~ Loose AE ain.


Mr.. George Fisher. an nged and respected
citizen Of Port Chester. came to town sterday
and had an adventure that interested 500 peo-
pie including six policemen. 1t wasn't long
after Mr.. Fisher got to town that he started
down town through Park row. studying the
bulletin boards. He was Just opposite the
D1,y N@rs Office when q mean-lookinG man
came along-a very ornery-lookinR man. In
deed. When this ornery man met Fisher he
stopped The next moment Mr.. Fishers watch
chain was dangling watchless from his pocket
Mr.. Fisher reached for tho ornery man and got
him by the back OF his ornery mock with one
hand. With the other he seized and held the
hand that held the watch. Mr.. Fisher damned
the ornery mans head up against the building
and other people crowded about.
Please don't arrest me-" walled the ornery-
You will stcnl my watch. will you Z" said
farmer. did you lam IamL"
"P-p-p-p-pleAse .l-let m mt g-R-go." begged
You'll come with me tn tho police station"
said Mr.. Fisher. Rs he damned, IAmmed again
The crowd by this time reached TO- the mid.
do OF the street. One man yelled. "Dyou get
your watch Z"
You bet" said Mr. Fisher.
Then let him 90, said this man.
after the fashion Of choruses everywhere.
One man reached over the heads Of two or
three others and grabbed the 0rneIy man by
the neck. Another Iolted against Mr. Fisher,
and In moment the ornery man was snAked
Heres where the police came in Six Of 'em
at once fell on the crowd. They elhowed and
pushed their way to Mr.: Fisher He said he
had the watch. but the thief had gone. With
out word the six policemen started of In six
different directions. all running. They ran up
and down the street and all AROUND for i've
minutes. Then theT came hack TO MIR. Fisher
out OF breath and whispered in his ear. After
which Mr.. Fisher went back to Port Chester
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
CHARGED WIrH IyCENDIIRISM
a PROMINENT Hammond-port Business Man
and NInryardist Disappears Uader n Cloud.

a Prominent Hammond-Port Business Man
md NInryardist Disappears Uader n CIoud.
HANTMoNDsroGT. y. Y. Dec lG-A few
months ago T. l.. Folsom and l.. J. Benham
purchased the grocery business In this viii
lnGe long conducted by Il. NJ Mott. Fol-
som Is the son OF "a prominent farmer OF
North Crbana, near Hammondsport. and owns
vineyard and farm in that town. A fami-
lar character in ammondsport for years has
been halfdemented Thomas McGrann. 4
family named Williamson lived In the farm
house owned by Folsom. a portion OF which tho
latter reserved for his own use. one night about
n month az O. Farmer Williams awok to find the
room in which he and his wife were sleeping
filled to suffocation with smoke. lilo and his
family escaped from tho house. and found
thar tho unoccupied portion OF 1t was in
flames. by strenuous work on the part OF him
self and neighbors the fire was put out and
the house saved from total destruction. The
able evidences that tho fire WAS Of incendiary
origin thar he removed TO another place.
The building Was insured through the VIII
5. Wood agency in this village Folsom made a
demand on Wood for an adjustment o. the ioss
tho fire had caused Wood was not satisfied to
pay the amount until he had investigated tho
suspicious circumstances connected with tho
IRE, AT dinerent times since then Thomas
McCirann talked Ia u mysterious way ABOUT
ance Agent Wood induced McGrann To visit
laratlon stating that he hal set lire To- FOL
SONS house, under agreement with Fui-
som, and that he Mas - receive $50
for the lOh Folsom. he said. wanted tho
house burned so that lie cOulu collect the in
surauce lao had on H. with which he intended
TO buy out his partners interest in the gro
Gerry business. the partner being anxious To
sell, as he wanted TO start cigar aud tobacco
store In HammOndEIoTt.
Arrangements Wero at once made for the
arrest Of Folsom, but when AN officer went to
serve the warrant he could not be found amt
no trace Of him has since been disr.'y cred
McGrann has also disappeaTel. which is
thought 10 be a mysterious ciTcumstRncn. as
he Ia utterly unahl, to take care of himself
Icing "A county charge every winter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
HELD TnE RAIIRo4D LIAnLF.
A Kansas Jury Gives Verdict Tor $4,000
In the Teas Fever Cattle Gases.

In the isA"~ feNer 'H'ue asses.
EMroRIA. Kan. Dec. lG-The Jury In the
Texas fever cattle cases rendered a verdict Of
$4,000 against the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas Railroad for having fast May carried
for Hoser Bros. 300 head OF Texas cattle
from Midland. Tex. to Hartford. Kan from
the importation OF which Texas fever was
communicated to Kansas cattle with disas.
trous results The qut stion ~ law at Issue In
this case IL a vital one The Kansas supreme
Court has held that the Missouri law prohibit
IeAas cattle Is void, and that tho Iowa aW
making the owners II cattle having the discaso
the Kansas Live stock sanitary Commission
had issued permit for tie cattle and tho
road had complied with all the State and Ma
tional quarantine Laws. 50 that making tho
rrud liable under these circumstances Is new
DEF arturo in Kansas law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

The staten Island IIosptta', recently organ-
izel. VIII Doe opened tom prrow by ia" Board Of
Manager, who VIII hold a reception and allow
visitors 10 inspect The bnilIing Tho new
hospital which j. situated on tho hills back Of
eli tom. consists a. "A hpu~,. UTr-cItUl lY Mrs.
Marsh Of lIltru. which has been Ivt in per-
feet sanitary roId ton tH! altered 10 adapt It
t. - new luE!t'~r. l4Tn''urr cots. bedding,
and ether Ur r's7aTlr" have hren procured 4
con-, ~ -ul E"rn-. ruub"'rrf m1trou, and
other attendants Engaged. aEl those visiting
the lrlr.,I.n.. tu-mprrHw viii nUi a. fully epuin-
ned hos lt... IN ryUlIIr-~ to receive latIsntk
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
1tRR ,rENE 4 H. TRENTON.
TIE secret oT Preparing the Delicious Dish
No Lon GER "a Secret

The recipe Of tsrraphns Ia Trenton IS no
longer a secret and the delsctnblo dish Of tie
PEtriarchs Is now within the reach cf any one
who cares T. ray 50 for small teTgapin, - for
a hottie 81 NadeiIR. and - moIo Tor the oihog
Accessories Nations - wel!-Te2U lted hons
holds VIII "a, out tEC following and paste II IN
tLv.T coos hooks:
coma. Mis- b. puuHdlnE TIE FohA ~
signt IA E .-~l tu4 %. ufcs ~ HHlef fH-'
-ns ull NIrEv tHIuu-4 sieve 10 nEr quart ~ ne
c. 4 g4 ."r ann ait ptut ~ cream. h'il I'VE on .
u--- la r."H Wl. .A- upGu4ed cgs> anu bdtter, n1l
o .u thr rs Hu.~ % H..a" tEg tnufrn ras"H a t'
. r.. white 90. eveluv ivFTcT ILvn adj LaL = gA "
Oh 81 ie3r1
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
Again Accused OF Passing coupr-rrsu..

Giuseppe lulo ~ 20 Elizabeth street. who
was arrested on Friday E.-Et for attempting
L. IE-9 counter. cit -J-r'..t pieces on Giovanni
terLln. n salp n keeper At $50 Mulberry street.
was arIaignwl before United States Cammis-
T""n@n.trl rho url-rr"r o. man who had
ecu trIrl uE the u.tcl 0.atrs Graui Jury hi
October gu.t IlI trrn l~. Iu.''s ed On "A charge 81
passing run" 'vr.r't - i..s. ile gdyo hts
Ilrre then a5 ,,'uu d" tUtro. The Ii allan was
n".d IN S--"J "a" Tor examination on
Iuu-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

Troy. Des. lG-Hoyt, the commercial travel
Ter who shot himself through the cad last
night at a CCh3es hotel. died at II 10 this
morning. Akins and Mosso. who are engaged
with Hoyt in selling SOAP for New York
i1vssti gatinn nv the Coroner IN Non,iaynighf,
II r. said that hoyt vent into "a resort Ia To-
hoes ca rly IN IN" evening amt tooS pRTt IN .
game ~ poker. He lost heavily, and aiteTWard
rnEagailuA liza u'r during which NUyt draw
4 revolver Ani caused a tl5tur .Aac1.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
I,n. D n.Lt Ma, nracn Sc 600 900.

WAsHISDr7H. Zee. 1.-THE net Treasury
balance t~-Ily aggregated so 3j4, 600 slight
a. ,rea-e uvsr yesterday. Official figures for
the tr-t half OF December. taken IN connection
Nuh figure, already published for the irst
I've months %! ia" pscseut seal year. show
That tho receipts arc Tulqln- AT tho rate OF
~. .Nt''' tn month or Stl1UOu.uuu . year,
and %. prUi itures At the Iate Of So u. O.Nuu a
month. u- ; iDttFH. 90 year These ignreS
IN l-lrH = detrit Tor tho u,gAi year euJlu-s
Juus 20 q, ~, o! sI2LUUubJ
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
yVIDKXTLY WORKED ON SUNDAY.
The Columbus Aid-rmanie Committ~o also
Had "a Good Time at Prospect Park.

The Commission which is engaged In audit
ing the Columbus Celebration bills in Brook
lyn did not hold a session yesterday. owing to
tho absence of Comptroller Corwin. These
items in tho Clarendon Hotel bill have at
tTacted special notice:
Oct III Restaurant tlSl5
Oct. III Restaurant SO
Oct. III fell on Sunday. so the patriotic Alder
manic Committee must have worked on that
day.
The itcmized bill Of travelling salesman
James pConnor, which originally appeared
under tho simple head % sundries. was
received yesterday. Here 1t Is:
The Columbus Reception Committee at Prospect Park
pr.
600 Henry Clay PerSseto cgars............... $3.50
1910 Emanus. Garcia cgars loo
$3.50
The Prospect Park end NJ the blowout cost
in addition ~ .2S9 for supper. champagne. and
mineral waters
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
1hs maa.oa 200 ome. Roshsa.

HUDsoN. Dec. lG-The Hudson Post Ofiios
was entered ~ burglars last night aud robbed
Of money and Stamps T. tho amount Of over
s3OOu There Is no clue u tho buIgArs-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
STATIONERY.

Writing Desks,
Portfolios,
Inkstands,
Playing Cards,
Visiting Lists.
10000 Boxes Paper and Envelopes
Il quire each),
only 2Oet'. box for the so ct. quality
l5ets. 40 ct.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

MEMS FURNISHING.
Wives may choose for Husbands,
Sweethearts for Lovers,
Smoking Jackets, rs md mn
Bath Robes, anu up
GLOVES.
Hogskin, at prices way below
Fur, and regular rates.
Wool Lined,
Coachmen's Collars in Fur, with
Capes and Gloves to match.
Superb line
Silk Handkerchiefs,
Mufflers, extremely
Scarfs, cheap.
Suspenders,
Handsome assortment of fne
UMBRELLAS,
Rich handles, best silk, engraving
free,
at ass reduced from 500
Dents
Walking and Driving Gloves,
$50
MOURNING GOODS.
A 90 ct.
Excellent French Cashmere,
at go cts.
French Jacquards,
90 et'.' reduced from 1.25
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

Great Surprises in the prices of
) DRESS GOODS.
45-in. Diagonal Serge,
at Is ct'.' reduced from 1.25.
46-in. Came!'s Hair Serge
40 colors),
rs e'''' reduced from 1.25.
Combination Robes
lin rich boxes),
$50 to 1000 each.
Popular Dress Goods (4th ave. side).
1000 Dress Patterns,
$50 and up.
LACES.
Most elegant display. Every new
pattern in
Duchesse and Point
and Point Applique,
and Handkerchief of above, in
boxes, for Holiday Gifts.
Closing out our Spanglsd Threaded
Laces at less than cost of importa-
ton.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17

Better bring the Children to sec our
TOYS.
Dolls Houses,
Stables,
Farms,
Forts, and
Armies OF Tin Soldiers.
Dolls,
Cows,
Mules,
Velocipedes, and
Hundreds OF Hobby Horses
without riders.
FURS.
A warm Lap Robe, TO
A tuck-in 300
A family H."
PATROL CAPES
Of Electric Seal, \ way down
M N Astrakhan, in price;
Congo Monkey, III - 'oe'
Alaska Sable, % to 80 inches.
Muffs from So cts up.
Special sale of
WINTER HOSIERY
Men,
Women,
and Children.
Full line
BOYS CLOTHING,
exceptionally cheap.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-17
FANCY GOODS.

FANCY GOODS.
JEWEL CASES,
DRESSING CASES,
WORK BOXES.
Plated Toilet Articles at prices
far below regular rates.
1000 fine
Art Glass Bottles
Importers entire stock,
20 e". to 300 each;
regular price LOO to 800.
Etchings, framed in white and gold,
3.co and 3. "o'
worth 4 80 and 500.
Water Co,ors, framed rs above,
1.7'' worth 800.
Excellent Optical Goods
at most reasonable prices.
SUPERB SILK and
GLORIA
UMBRELLAS
from l.s' upward.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
81 n s. I'M and Sinu.-

t troubles the sinner and troub es the saint,
l'sa troublesome, TT. Ing com ,laint,
b' Mt think it incurable; tell on it amt.
Excuse tac grammar; it's the ruth I'm after,
whether dramatically TN aJioaly Cd.
TIE trnth i. that catarrh can be cure The
prpp-ietors of DIT. Sagc's CatarrA remedy offer
$500 for gil incursble case Of catarrh N the
head.
The symptom f catarrh:- Il Headache. obs trac-
iion of the nose, discharges fall ng INTO tie
thr at, sometimes profuse, .te.y and acr at
Others. thick, Tenacious, mucCu-. puTu cnt.
b oe dy. putrid and offensive. weak eyes. ringing
in the ears, deafness; offensive br. h, smell
and tate impaired, anl general debility. Only
" w Ct these symptoms likely t. b. present 1t
once. DR. sa-c's Remedy cures The worst cases
Only 80 cents. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
PRESTO CHAN CE!
How Our Foreign Friends Secure More
COnvenient Name. In America.

How Our Foreign Friends Secure Moro
Convenient Names In America.
The other day the New York papers
contained list OF the people in that
state who had had their names changed
in the year 1892. 1t Is n rather cruel
thing to do, to publish such u list, al
most as cruel "a the Chicago papers
way of publishing the names and ages
OF all the persons to whom marriage
licenses are granted. In Massachu-
sets neither barbarous custom pre-
walls. Isaac Shocks gets his name
changed to Arthur st, Clair, and young
Mr.. pumpkin, aged -. takes out "A
license to marry Miss Snodgrass, aged
So, and the great general public has
no opportunity to amuse itself with
either. The New York changes are
amusing, to say the least There
seems to have been great rush on
the part of Polish Jews to OBJ
tain lawfully names which are
less revelatory of their nation
than their original patronymics. Thus
Peter Grolinski becomes Peter Gordon;
Wolf CidkowsBy becomes William
Snyder: Samuel Dolrocyriski becomes
Samuel Davis and the Sauersig fam
iE SEIZE upon anu carry Oh lhe nom
orablc name of Seymour. Other
changes are evidently made for the
purpose of getting rid of name that
people have made fun of, as when JOS
ephine Hetty Ginger became Josephine
Hetty Orr, and Johannes He'll becomes
John Hill Emil Namzzynowslly prob
ably was not ashamed of his name, for
he had no hankerings to become a Cor
don or Seymour: he simply wanted a
name that somebody could pronounce,
and shortened himself up to Emil
Nanny
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
THE FAIRS TIME-shLL.
How 1t VIII i:e Handled and Controlled
in It's Work.

-
How 1t VIII lie Handled and Controlled
in Its work.
The five-foot time-ball to be dropped
at the worlds fair will be made of
canvas on steel frame 1t will be
wound up each day to the height from
which it is to fall, and it " ill be set
and electrically connected in such a
manner that the breaking of the cir
cult at IL noon will release it.
The cable by which it will be con-
troIled has been laid, connecting
the new observatory with the en-
tire Western Union telegraph sys-
tenn, the touch of button at the
Washington end of 1t instantaneously
transmitting notice of the hour over
$50. 900 miles of wire.
When that button speaks the whole
country will listen and the hands of
20 900 electric clocks all over the coun-
try will point to the correct minute and
second. There are 1000 such clocks
in New York City alone. All railways
factories and industries of every kind
pay attention to the signal. Three
minutes before noon each day all
Western Union lines are cleared of
business, every operator takes his fin
ger from the key, circuits are opened
and at the instant when the sun passes
over the seventyfifth meridian the
spark of intelligence is flashed to ali
parts of the country 1t requires less
than one fifth of a second to reach San
Francisco.
The twelve-o'ciock signal sent from
Washington indicates 1 a. IN. for Chi
capO 10 a. m for Omaha and A. m
for the Pacific coast. the United States
being divided into four perpendicular
strips, and each strip setting its clocks
by the time of the meridian which BIZ
scots it from north to south. Thus
each strip is only one hour earlier than
the next strip to the east
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
What Medical Science Wants.

Not only was DR.. Sharp the best sur
geon in the state, but, best of all, he
was young and eligible. 1t as then
not to be wondered at that ne was par
ticularly liked by fond mammas with
manageable daughters, and still less
a cause for wonder that he considered
himself as always on the defensive.
One afternoon at a tea given by Mrs.
BECKER for her eldest daughter, his
hostess remarked with fiattering in
terest: at must require great presence
of mind in your profession, doctor.
Now supposing a man should fall out
of balloon, what would you do trst?"
s'Wait for him to come down. he re-
oiled.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
THE SAFEST CARS.
Those Who Travel Most Always Like
the Heaviest Ones.

InOSo VINO travel Always L1Ro
the Heaviest Ones.
Every commercial traveller has an
opinion of his own as to that position
which makes a ear the safest one in
a train. Some of them hold that it is
the one next the baggage car; the
Majority maintain that the center of
the train is the least dangerous, while
there are still individuals, in the
minority, to be sure, who favor the
rear car.
The opinions have been gained in
many instances from practical eX-
periences in railroad wrecks, which
are. of course, by no means infrequent
in certain sections of the country. AS
such they are entitled to considera ton,
but the dissirnilar views really go to
show that the position of car in a
train as regards its greater or less
safety is a matter of speculation only.
Upon one matter, however, all the
travelling men agree, and that is that
no matter what the position of the car
is, the safest ones of all are the heavy
sleeping, parlor, buffet cars and the
like. They are commonly referred to
by the drummers las better than an
accident policy" There is every rea-
son for the holding this favora BILE
opinion of these cars. Their heavier
frames and trucks render their tele-
scoping difficult matter, and they are
less likely to leave the rails in a time
of collision than other ears in conse-
quence of their greater weight.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
FROM AN OLD CABINET.

Some Quaint Recipes Handed Down
From the Eighteenth Century.
They had excellent dishes in the
eighteenth century, methinks, where
nothing was stinted in the way OF
generous adjuncts. The stewing of a
carp required ''three half-pints OF
good port wine" Haunch of venison,
jagged hare, mock turtle, and every
stew and hash demanded their liba-
tions Of wine. Some of the sauces are
worthy Of note, such as vine-leaf
sauce with roast pigeon; but who
wants now to make frumenty, mead,
shrub or carnation strip? There is
IN this same book the recipe of
sauce which by some other name-for
its own is too shocking-might prove,
Il tired, a rival to that of the ''deceas-
ed Worcestershire nobleman." 1t is
called "Quin's Blood" and is simply as
follows: Take two dozen of ancho-
rieA two dozen of shalots, pint of
walnut pickle, a pint of mushroom
pickle, pint of port wine and one
teaspoonful of cayenne pepper; boil it
together, strain it off and bottle for
useS
Was the name-giver of this sauce, 1
George III. elocution. and who, when
he heard that the monarch had deliv-
cred his first speech from the throne
very gracefully, exclaimed: "Ay, it
was l who taught the boy to speak"
Poor boy! they had not taught him
much in his young days, as he had
good cause to feel afterward. Quin
lived some years in Bath and died
there IN 1866. That town being the
social capital of the West and the
center of fashion, the country ladies
went there to remodel their clothes
and pick up such novelties as they
could find in culinary and other recipes,
and most probably this one came from
there.
A prescription for cough accom-
panied by weakness ends up with the
injunction that the patient should "be
merry and keep from sad apprehen-
sions." This Recommendation evidently
suggested the insertion of doggerel
couplet:
Joy and temperance and repose
Slam the door on the doctors nose"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26

FIrs-All fits stopped free by DR.
kline's Great Nerve Restorer. Nc
fits after the first days use. Marvel
Gus cures. Treatise and 81 trial bot.
tie free to fit cases. Send to DR.
Kline, 931 Arch street. Philadelphia
Pa For sale by all druggists: call
on vours
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
His Preparatory school

A colored boy, called as a witness
before a court-martial, was asked by
the judge-advocate if he understood
what an oath wac The witness re-
piled: ''Yas, sab! I reckon 1 does.
Use been waitin' a: the officers mess
most six months"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26

July 5 and 4. c., NJ. IL St. p. rail-
way will sell excursion tickets for
one and one-third fare for round trip
good to return july ), for any dis
lance not to exceed 200 miles. No
eNtention of time granted on these
tickets. +. ID. w. HOLMES. Agent.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-26
JAPANESE LIVER PELLETS

Acts like magic on the Stomach, Liver and Bow
es dispels Dyspepsia, BIllousness, Fever, Colds,
Nervous Disorders Sleeplessness Loss of Appetite.
restores the complexion; perfect digestion fol
lows their use. Positive cure for SICK HEADACHE
and Constipation Small, mild, easy to take. Large
Walls of 80 pills % cents.
HARTZ & ULLMEYER Sole Agents Rock Isl
annA
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-10-07
Millions In II.

Some of the jettisoned coal from
the steamer Miowera is being re-
covered by native divers. There
are at least 400 tons of coal now
living on the reef in ten to twelve
feet of water. A native fisherman
brought up from the bottom of the
sea nearly two tons of coal on
Thursday, after diving for over two
hours. A number of natives who
are out of work are contemplating
following the good example of the
enterprising fisherman.