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be Chief Of the Postal Review Division OF. the
sixth Auditors oflco. b T. Moore OF. New York
desires to be appointed Collector Of Customs
To hn nm anprataAr

sixth Anditor's of3co. II i. Moore Of New YORK
s Sss sItf.. 70 ss q f hRs2ip R%bf SSa,' 81 Bu q HSs want:
to DO an appraiser.
Collector Hendricks has again written to the
Secretary Of the Treasury urging that his suo-
cessor be appointed without further delay.
III bii,t !: sp q q. t E. Ss s YdIs custom ,ssm III HG SsspV ssst
action ion, 81 fP ess ffes Is BeiS"i II GSi.n Instance Is very very
e sss pFssid. Sys s9 lie ihhs ea ns ! RRoa. sn0 f fhs ss sss.
not understand why the President should
m hGsa,nis to e. %spGii2iif g IS ' he ssoms tq 20 Me- t.
Tnssr point Il to NJ the fact tsau that thousands a. s' u Re:
means possible to retain, their places; yet
some OF them are sum arily dismissed. They
: snl shoi Hea Here hST 'f Is the Ps'' 'liss Of, to sp RHas
". THlnrichs. Henry J.. Mowry,. Alex. I. Orr.
}bS ssn. hoba Rey dri hsp Moa :; s' fiUSsr. f E Hes.s ::
Efeooii. FFranslinn 'Easop. NJ, 'Rpe ss' ). Grant sne'' s. Il.
William h Grace. and Alirise c. Psttibons Of
One. or tho reasons glvon in explanation of
ihe collectSrship problem without further
dSlay y that he does not wish to as.
Ing the, Investigation OF tho Custom House.
At the Treasury Department nothing further
s mss S Sssed ss Co MIt i,S% MI #. d Es'ITISsiIiS f u s:r he
on the Commission to investigate the, Custom
h hS"sf til sP son sssttT 81 Mi. f GsT,issIIfH sti s.l nSPss d to
practice OF the Treasury Department and the
Customs service renders him exceptionally
mission There, is q ieelins IL Idmini.tra.
ton circles that ho will eventually accept.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Mrs. Minnie Porter Had Keen Drinking.

Mrs. Minnie Porter. a well-dressed woman.
IS years old. was taken to Bellevue Hospital
late on Sunday night by an elderly woman.
who asked that her charge be committed to
tho alcoholic ward. Mrs. Porter came to this
city last week and put ur at the Everett House
On Sunday night she was found wandering
about the halls. The hotel physician con-
GUIDED that she was suffering from alcoholism.
Yesterday Mrs, Porter was still, In n semi-un.
information about herself.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
AllCOCk'S
Porous Plaster,

and sec that you get it. If they
say that some other is just as
good, tell them that only the
best rs good enough for you.
ALLcocK's Porous PLASTER
is quick and sure, and acknow-
lodged by the highest medical
authorities and everybody else
to be the best outside remedy
for pains and aches of every de-
scription.
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Suicide of a Fourteen,ye.ro,a Boy.

Andrew Keller. IA years old. who lived with
his father at GIL East Sixteenth street. was
found hanging by the neck in the elevator
shaft at the factory OF W. A. Hummer & Co..
woodworkers at 4l9 East Eighth street. where
noon. 1t IS supposed that young Keller com.
mitted suicide, as he had been heard to say
end il ali. He had made n moose OF the cheek
rope Of the elevator. and placing It around his
neck had jumped from tho Nth story into the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Unhur, by . r.l, Of FIFTY Fee.

John De Bruyn. the two-and-a-half-year-old
son OF Charles De Bruyn. the isnltor OF the Art
Assembly rooms. in Montague street. Brook
lyn. on Sunday afternoon fell through tho sky
light on the roof to the floor OF tho assembly,
rooms, q distance OF over fifty feet. Although
the child struck q chair directly under the sky.
light and shattered II. he escaped with y few
II. his crash through this skylight. The little
fellow wa playing ON the roof. and was rum
ping siter hls, HANDKERCHIEF; which was blown
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

John Drucker. aced 65. OF Dow street. Eells-
willie. N. j.. shot himself in the head yesterday
morning while In bed. He died instantly.
Vile many years and was employed ny the De
Witt Wire Cloth Company. lie was Temporal.
rllY laid of \ week ago. and this. combined
his sons a fortnight ago. is thought 10 have
unsettled his mind. He leaves a wife and i've
children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16
Sale of the Staten I.i.ud Ferry Lease.

Comptroller Myers gave notice yesterday
mat ne Will sell the Staten Island and Bay
hiaes ferry leases at public auction at moor
May Sa Tbs terms OF sale nave been amended
i proVihe; n the case OF the, Staten Island
present lessees the si75.o00 expended In Inn
pIovlnx the ferry house and slip. II Is sup
pose" 'hn' J"hh t.'tarir will hid foy the lease.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-05-16

Painter Philip Nisch. aged 40 years. Of Cleve-
land street. near Liberty avenue. Brooklyn,
Willis engaged In painting the house at 2.342
Pacific street. yesterday. fell from the swing
Ing scsfiold and was killed instantly. 1t Is
alleged that the scafiold was not properly con-
structsd. and Mr.. Koch. the boss painter. and
Samuel Fisher. the foreman. were arrested on
a charge OF man laughter.
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All y x BIDS It,Jec Cd.

Commissioner DAILY has rejected all the SIX
bids received for furnishing the high-ssrvlco
pumping station ut lSlst street andAmsterdam
avenue. with engines. pumps. and other ap-
curtsnances. The bids varied from $3.50, 600
70 more than $500. 1000. each bidder desiring
to contract for machinery OF his own design.
have designs made for the machinery. and re-
quire all bidders to make their estimates on
the city's plans and Specifications
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n u M p n r e Y S

Dr. Humphreys SPECIFICS are scientifically and
carefully prepared Remedies. used for year. in private
practice and for over thirty years by tho people with
entire success Every single SPECIFIC a special cure for
the disease named.
They cure without ~drugging, purgina. or reducing the
system. and are In fact anu deed tho Sovereign
Remedies of Al. NUn.Ia
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

Che keel yawl Jamboree is sa ..,l,
be the finest sailing yacht ever ..n.
in Canada. Now the fast youne -"
Ors will all want to 20 on a lann'S
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21


There is a difference of opinion
among some planters, says Mechan's
Monthly, as to the propricty Of prun-
ing In. the branches Of fruit trees
when they are planted. There is no
question among those who have had
experience-they all concur as to the
wisdom Of pruning under most cir
cumstances when trees have been
transplanted. 1t is chiefly from the
evaporation OF their juices ia ter than
the roots "a draw in sap to supply
the place OF that waste that they die,
and pruning In the branches prevents
too great an evaporation, and that is
the reason why the practice OF prun.
ing In is to be commended.
When the trees have been planted
without such pruning, In the pear, fol
instance, it Is not unusual for them
to remain a whole season and send
out only a few leaves, and without
making any growth OF branches, in.
deed, sometimes the pear remains the
whole season alive, without making
any leaves at all. They are just able
to meet the demands of evaporation
leaving nothing for growth.
Whenever a transplantcd tree doe.
not show signs OF pushing out leaves
when the proper time comes to max,
leaves, the pruning knife should al
once be used. Hundreds Of trans
planted trees which die might be say
ed BY a judicious use Of the pruning
knife.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21
Trying 10 be Petite
Journal

Lewiston Journal.
An old man rode up to the door Of a
Cumberland county post0fice on a
gig. AS soon as the postmaster spicd
the visitor he tore around behind the
little case OF boxes, grabbed q letter
and q paper and darted out OF doors at
the same high rate Of speed.
"Hcre's your mail, Mr.. Smith. Lit
tie rainy, isn't 1t ? Hope your grounds
looking WE'LL" etc, until tho old mar
tucked his mail under his leg and
drove away.
The postmaster saw At to explain q
little when he came back. That's
one Of the old seed Democrat Of this
town, and"-with a burst Of conf
dence-''it always pays to be polite to
them kinds. l don't know as II 1t
will amountltO anything, but 1t don't
cost a cent, and continued this rural
diplomat, with a wan smile. "there
amt any signs Of a new postmaster
being appointed yet" All Of which
indicated the state OF suspense Of the
fourth.class postmastcrs in this de.
voted country.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21
% Anta TAIN :

This query Is made by q writer in
the Magazine Of Natural History, and
he goes on to say: ! one day saw a
drove OF the small black ants moving,
perhaps to better quarters. The dis.
lance was some $50 yards. Almost
all which came from the old home
carried some Of the household gods.
Some had eggs, some what may have
answered for their bacon Or meat.
Some one thing and some another. ]
sat and watched them closely for Ov.
er an hour. l noticed that every
time two met In the way they would
hold their heads close together as II
greeting n another, and no matter
how often the meeting took place
this same thing occurred, as though a
short chat was necessary.
To prove more about IT., l killed ono
who was on his way. Others being
cye.witnesscs to the murder went
with speed. and with every ant the,
met this talking took place as before.
But instead of a pleasant greeting. II
was sad news they had to communi.
cate. ] know It was sad news. for CIV.
cry ant that that these parties met
hastily turned back and fled on an
other course, us much as to say, ''FoI
the kings sake and for your safety d.
not go there, for l have seen a mon
stcr, just behind, that Is able to de-
strOy us all at one blow. l saw him
kill one Of our family. ] do not know
how many more are killed." So tn,
news spread, and It was true. How
was the news communicated, II no,
by speech?
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21
oae - IL. Depev.

Here's one on Chauncy Dcpew. The
genial doctor had dr0ppcd''i to SEGA
gentleman on some business ut his
private residence. An inquisitlrc
small boy was playing IN the eIien'
sion room back Of the parlOr. lie
seemed to take n great interest Ia the
visitor. and every now and then sus'
pended his sport to recOnnoiter him.
When MI. Depew left, the lad ran 70
the front window and, looking out,
asked: WHO is that man, papa
"Ilc's the gentleman your mother
and l were talking about at Tue
breakfast table this morning, ~
Depew, the greatest story.telleF
ever heard" A few days after, the
visitor came again. The lad .a
standing on the front stoOp, ana y
Mr.. Depew rang the bell he said 70
him : II know you" Mr.. DepewS
fond OF children, and, pattins him O.
the head, observed cncOuraginey,
"Well, who am Il" you're W.
gentleman that tells the Dieke''
whoppcrs that papa ever heard
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21
III,
rnE sIeeEsl sxaxr sre.,

The biggest snake story n, y.
son so far Is telegraphed from :.
Augustine, Fla, to a New Yo,s
per. 1t relates that two youn.
from the North, who left that ci,s s"n
a fishing tour not long ago, conclnasa
to take q rest on evening after a ha,s
days fun, on the surface Of \ l,,.s
moss-grown rock. After a he.s,1
meal they both fell asleep. Ons
shortly afterward awakened by soms
thing choking him, and feeling ionns
his strange collar to be cola .ss
Shiny. II was a very fne specimen
Of the snake species which was Ola
ling his throttle. The mouste, ~.
soon dispatched and the tvo
were about to lie down again. ,,..
Kidding themselves Of the int,,as.
when they found themselves l~its,,,,.,
surrounded by the reptiles. Th..
were going to decamp for a more enn.
genial climate, but when about -
leave the rock, kissing and rattIn.h h..
came more audible, and II was nm, ,
few minutes until II was AZ l.,a j.
ordinary toned voices. The men a,a
Ing that they were surrounded. h,0l.
branches FROM the stubby under.
growth Of pines and commenced lash.
ing the writhing sea Of darling, hIss.
ing snakes. Realizing that thry haa
an all-night job, they secured FOIL.
and larger sticks, and began KILN,
the reptiles In earnest. The noIse
seemed to awaken the whole barren
waste into a lhlssing, rattling forest
Each man began the slaughter. with
redOubled vigOr, yainly trying 10
fight their way to the stream, some
hundred yards away down a hill.
They would gain a few PAGES Of The
ia
distance, only to be driven back AGAIN
to the rock. The rafting and hiss.
ing became 80 loud that their voices
became scarcely audible unless close
together. The hair on both mems
heads stood up like bristles wbile
their arms were blOOd.stained IN tho
elbows. The stencil from the snakey
battlefield was almost u~nbearable, and
sickening In the extreme. Within
three hours after tho first snake had
been killed, hundreds, II not thous.
ands, had met a similar fate. Both
men were badly bitten, and their
legs and arms began swelling rapidly.
The hours wore slowly by, and the
slaughter continued. At last morn.
ing came and lifted the curtain Of
night from a most appalling scene.
For fifty feet all around the large
rock lay a heap VI stunned, squlrm.
ing and dead snakes, ard as far as
they could see all around the barren
waste, was a seething tide Of reptiles
that came toward the rock with mad.
dening fury. With difficulty they
managed to reach the river, and soon
arrived Mt a cabin where medical al.
tcndonce was Yen. The hair on
both mems heads had turned nearly
white during the night, and II win be
weeks before they can fully recover
from the effects Of this fearful en-
counter" Next!
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

Old Lady-And 10 you expect 'oS'
married when you grow up?
Little Glrl-Of cpvrse. EVetyo ~.
gets married. l won't say no ""
Aunt Lucy did, and be an old maui
no indeed. =.
"Perhaps you won't like those WV
ask you 7" -,
"Oh, yes / will. l guess. ,, .s'
real sure that when a real nice NV.
grown-up boy comes to ask me 70 ~
married, I'll be 50 happy ] won' w." ~,
to run down stairs to meet hl"''
lust slide down the banisters.'
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

We simply Fssght.

The Couricr-Journal treats the
threat OF the West to scccde from the
union In a serious vein. It goes on
at some length to give the history
OF the fi~rstsecession and among 9th.
er things says:
"Some thirty years there was a con-
spiracy to whip the South. The North
was tho head devil In the conspiracy,
but the world was on the side OF the
North. They closed our ports. They
hurled upon US armies swollen by
drafts upon all creation. We did not
like Il. But we did not continc our.
selves to passing resolutions denounc.
ing the conspiracy and calling cOn.
ventiOns to circumvcnt It. We took
the Geld. We fought like thunder.
All to no purpose. The world was
one too many for us. The conspira.
cy to down the Confedcracy and NAM
tain the Union was successful, and
here we arc to-day, and most Of US arc
pretty we'll, thank you, and how do
you do yourself?
But the conspiracy! The subsidiz-
cd press The patronage Of the wick
ed President! The seductive devices
OF the bad Secretary Of the Treasury!
These are not arguments. MI. Clcvc-
land has given reasons for his opin.
ions. Mr.. Carlisle has carried out in
good faith the mandates Of Congress.
A crisis Is upou Us. Gold has not
gone to a premium, but 1t has gone
out Of circulation. Millions Of silver
dollars lie walled up In the Treasury
as idle az cord-woOd. Capital has fled
to its hiding place. The banks,
which must protect their reserves,
are crippled. Confidence is shaken,
credits are impaired, money is strin-
gent. What are We going TO do
about It?
First Of all, let us repeal that cow
ardly makeshift, the Sherman act.
The West is simply trying to run a
big bluf on the balance OF the coun.
try, but II is not working very well,
and she will soon have to come of her
high horse.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

Kate Field writes: "Some idiot,
having nothing else to do, has rcver-
emily wept over women with alleged
brains because they can't get hus-
bands. ASA matter Of fact, there
are few women In this country who
cannot marry early and often II they
WISH"
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

DR.. Wcyl, Of Hamburg, recon-
mends lager beer as a preventive OF
cholera. The beer Is to be taken In
wardly to prevent the patient from
being horne outwardly to his grave
on a bier.
The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1893-07-21

A Chicago couple, the man aged
forty, the girl sixteen, recently went
70 Alabama To get married. Then
t''ey returned to Chicago to get d.
vorced. The complaint Of the girl was
mat the man had false teeth. and she
"cDnsan't stand the sight Of them
The Lamar register., 1893-06-24

Three mountains OF coal still blaze and sim
,nrr al the storage yani OF the Philadelphia &
Reading Coal Company at buhllo, where the
trr occurred on the Goth, ana the aspect at
the scene is one of desolation. Fifteen acres
OF ground are covered with the eaarred and
bisckened ruins of trestles, cars outhouses,
offices and scale platforms. IL is impossible
10 do ANYTHING TO save the coal that has not
Vet caught IRE except by carrying II away
An extra switch line capable OF holding forty
ears has been run FROM the main yard to the
burning coal mountain, and large forces OF
men are working day and night filling cars
and sending them out on the main tracks, but
NOT mose tnan 1900 tons can possibly be
saved IN,
The fire has worked its way under the pies,
and every little while avalanche OF good
rosl will rush down from the top, showing
he'd OF redeemed coal beneath. Forty thou
sand tons. representing $4,000 viii be con
suned. Besides the Immense loss on coal ana
sheds there Is also the loss Of sixty irelsh'
cars Twenty of these were Owned oy the
Reading. and the other forty by other lines
and these latter the company will have 20
nav for. The total loss Is now inquired at
500 900. II some method of extingeishins
Inc Ore ia the coal Is not found. il VIII proba-
sIy burn and shoulder for months
The Lamar register., 1893-06-24
The CoWsoY RIDERS.
They Passed Through o'SsnI Saturday
In Good shape.

They Passed Through o'SeuI saturday
In Good shape.
After resting their horses for two hours and
half. Dos Middleton, Joe Gillespie and Jim
stephens, the latter known as ''Rattlesnske
jim. pulled out for the east from O'NeIll,
Nebraska, on the iTth.
The next registering poin; = at Sioux City
They all said before leaving that they would
register al Sioux City the next dag. Accom-
playiag the above party IS William No-lsen
Of Denver. who has undertaken TO walk from
OMEN to Chicago. He expects 70 keep up
With the horses and VIII take care Of Steph-
cas- horses at ali resting Points. Noelsen
has a record OF walking elgh,y-four miles in
twelve hours. He Il - years old, six feet
high and French. He started on walk,
keeping up With the horses slow trot
Z A Albright registered at 5 SO p. IN, and
c. W Smith at 5;57. Albright started east
AZ O'Clock and Smith half aE hour later.
Others not heard from The committee OF
humane officers are perfectly satisfied so far
that the horses arc not being overvorked-
One o. Doc Mlddleton's horses bad to have =
shoe reset. stephens horse, General Grant,
on April % anished distance Of LOO miles
Ia uine days. Gillespie expects his gray
horse TO win the race for him Doe Middle
ton met many old friends at O'Seill Giles
pie was anxious 10 resume his journey and is
full! Of nerve. He offered 10 wager $1,000
tina, be would be the first TO register at Sioux
CITY and the Worlds Fair. Doc Middleton
said that they DID DOT eIpect to separate, as
they had two good horses, besides there would
be no fun II they did.
The Lamar register., 1893-06-24

Coasid-r2hie erciLeuscuf has been caused
IL Paris by ias derision 81 the court Of eesss-
tisl, o. th- appeal o. Charlie, De Les-ep. and
th- othar asfondauts eoayleted OF fraud In
connection vita The Panama Canal Company,
ne court hant-d doHu IL declsion quAshtng
The .suteness GA the Eround that the statute
q tiulitafious covered the oieuse- charged
,uil tAaf the Indictment on which the prison
e., we're trlrd sas Irregular. In consequence
o. thi. decision NJ Ei1ci vas a. once ltbcrat-
81 fr1ua prlsnn- NJ Charles De Le-srps, who
il "a me s. Logis hospital suffering from an
acute attack u Dyspepsia S1s Informed that
br "a. Al liberty bat vas too ~ 10 leave the
kfsu{,si Thus ends one Of the greatest
criminal cases France has ever known, N
Hhieii the name. OF men prominent Ia pollu-
cal and social life Eefe badly smlrched, aud
uhleh czu.ed one man. Baron De Reinaeh, 70
commit Suicide and tso or three Others TO
dee tbe eu4utFy
The Lamar register., 1893-06-24
A PLuCkY FIREMAN.


ne Eiuns on Party of Missouri Train
Robbers.
An unsuccessful attempt to rob n train was
made near ST. Joseph, Missouri, on Friday
night
The train had stopped at railroad crossing
anu was again getting under Roadway when
the fireman stepped down on the deck Of the
locomotive TO wet down the coal In the tender.
for THIS purpose he attached the sprinkling
hose TO the boiler OF the engine and the steam
Ing hot water was sIzzling over the dry coal
In the tender when the signal bell on the en-
CINE sounded TO stop the train. The signal
was accompanied by hoarsc shout and the
fireman looked up to see In the darkness the
FORM OF man elamberlng over the top of the
tender toward the cab In his hand the man
srasped reTolyer. In the dim light from
the gauge lamp the fireman descerned this
much and then without moments hesitation
he turned the hose full upon the crawling
hgnre on top Of the coal pile and the boiling
hot water struck the fellow fair and square
The action Of the fireman precipitaied the
conflict. The robber squirmed with pain,
raised his pistol and fred. The bullet sped
harmlessly through the cab, The fireman
dropped the hose and made for his seat-box
In the cab, where he had a loaded ix-shooter
This he secured as another bullet from the
bandits revolver aaiIened Itself out against
the iron door OF the frebox, and he answered
Il By two shots in quick succession at the dis
appearing figure crawling back toward the
mail car
Al the first shot the engineer also went for
his siz-shooier. -Four men were seen to jump
from the head cad OF the frst car ami run
westward toward the river. Both the engi-
neer aud hremen took several shots at the ay-
ing figures but without effect, and the train
vas again put under way. At the first station,
Island Park, six miles this side Of the at
tempted hold-up, message was sent to Coun-
ell Bluffs, and when the train reached Ham
burg dispatch was sent to the officials at
ST. Joseph The whole occurrence occupied
but few minutes The train was running at
speed o. twenty miles an hour when the sig
nal was given tos stop. not having attained full
speed after passing the crossing. Conductor
Hemingway and the passengers we're unaware
Of what was going on until the fight was over
and the train vas again under headway.
That the men were desperately intent upon
robbery there is no doubt, a. the express car
contained not Ices than 10000 There Is nc
clue 70 thern yet, but vigorous search Is be-
ing made Tor the robbers.
The Lamar register., 1893-06-24

t,-.-4 ~, ~ iGth Il was a comparatively
new building and cost $1,000. lts contents
~rrr valued 81 $1,000 At the time the hre
-. discovered /. 200 people we're in the col
le-e hall In attendance AZ she commencement
-. =, ,hs r,resencs of mind Of the presiding
osicer. Who quietly bad the doors locked
sgnaratlnr the hall from the burning portion
mi allowed the audience TO make tAeT es-
cape calmly and safely. A., ,.,,,,,,
several persons were inlure1 ~ - ~
,tr,h.rs while attempting 10 extluguish the
49, The electric lights were shut on 70
nrevcnt accidents, and left the city IN darS
ns.s Professor Kessler, professor OF theoi-
a-y- fell from the roof Of one OF the puIu-
ms and broke both legs, besides suner'Ds
internal Injuries.