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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
THTRTY-FOCR PARCELS or LAND SOLD
THE PROCEEDS, 1872 $50 TO GO TO THE sINKIN :
FUND.


FUND.
peter r Never, Mr. Croker real estate partner
acting n, the city's arctioneer, sold con>ideran'
ron, ost,t. Yesterday at the Real Estate Salesro"m'
NJ Never A. Croker No. III Broadway. 1nir! -iour
rarcels Of land in the city and several plots IN west
choster County, on the line OF the new Croton Aqhe'
cuct were DISPOSED Of The aggregate sum realized
n 90 10 the sinking Fund was *''.,-2' Every
ece WAS sold at more than the upset price.
NJ Jones bought an abandoned school site III
cr,nd.st between Wooster-st. and south flUhave.'
100 by - f.et. for Ss5,250. Four lots In Parkave,
and Eighty frst.s the former site OF the 'hurch Oh
rho Ieieemer were bargains for the purchasers
7 C. Bach got the corner lot for S22.o". ana 'he
,,ne next 10 II for $l4.OO); II. g. iafrey paid
slaOOO each for tho other two. seven lots on 'he
.ou,h side of Onehundred- dtwentieh-st, west OF
I.noxaye abandoned school property, wen
IA lame, A. Fream a. son for S63OoO -Four od
,ou duc lots In one hundred and frst-st wer. sod
10 F. HEX. who paid $4,000 for two ama Tto''uo
for Tho others W. A. &. Levy paid rl4.:oo LOT two
los i'm On.-hundrei and -s"cond->t ana r hurLnhn
too, four lots at Anstari am-ave. ana oh'hunureu,
rnd sixty sxh-st.. paving $500 lor the t9ritr NV.
O. 100 each for the Others. W. g SChHHul uoue.i,,
corner lot At one hundred Unity seV'hln-St anu
Amst.rdsrn.ave. for $1,000. and three oiher' a.
ioInng went Joseph LirSenied Tor - 90 az;
S.nh,n H. Olin paid $4,000 for two ana TWO t'irus
acres I'm the Fordhnm Landing Road between Se"e'
vicll-av. ami IN. Harlem River.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
THE NEW INQUEST BEGUN.
NOTIFY INTO TILE FORDS THEATRE
DISASTER.
DIR. PATTERSON BLUNTLf hhf oEo - '-''
COLI MNswoRTH PARTICIPATE IN
THE EXAMINATION.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l

- $50, lime 1.-THE new inquest into
.,o oarses which led 10 the deaths of the twenty
.hroo Government employees Killed IN the Io'"
uhoo,re huiIing disaster. made necessary ny Oiiie'
Ins,ice Binghams rulne of yesterday, was begun
do with ali formality under the direction Oh
.ho Coroner of the District, DIR. ID. 1. PATERSON
ro,onel Answorth. through his counsel. MADE APP
,Iication for the privilege of personal paruc'pa-
zion in the inquest in tn, way of crosseNamnihs
illnesses. which he had in vain sought to obtain
on Tuesday by an appeal to the courts. Inc
Coroner bluntly refused the request, ana though IL
was said at first that Colonel AlnswOrth wouId
take an appeal TO the Supreme Court oil the us
trict for the purpose of further delay no such
stem has vet been made. and il is doubtful whe'her
Colonel Ainsworth will thus put himself so frahky
in the attitude of a mere obstruction 10 the work
If tho Coroner and his legally constituted and
organized court.
The examination conducted today by Dr. Fat
larson was far more direct and relevant in Its
character than that held earlier in the week under
Dr SchaeiTcr. which ran rather to the development
~ the condition of feeling existing between Colonel
ainsworth and his employees than to the ascertain
mont of the responsibility for the defective plans
of alteration which led 10 the downfall OF the
weakened building. The jury, under its new head,
shows n commendable desire 70 leave aside al
issues of a personal sort between the employees oil
tho Records and Pension Division AMI their chl'i
while they determine if possible who authorizch
the excavations in the cellar, and whether rea-
sonable care was taken in the course OF the I'M
movements 70 insure the safety OF the structure
and protect the lives of the clerks. This Is TIE
vital point to be determined in the inquiry, ana II
would he we'll for all purposes OF justice il the
iurv would stick close to this single line OF IN
ouirv. although, of course other testimony might
he properly admitted in its place which would tenu
10 prove any harshness and indifference IN the
methods of work followed in the Records Bureau.
But the main point was properly emphasized TO-
dav and not allowed TO be overshadowed or Tor
gotten in the pursuit of simply secondary IN
nuiries.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
TIE SINKING OF THE SHIP MCALLCM.
HER SECOND NATE DESCRIBES THE COLLISION
WITH THE sERvIA Is THE FO6.

HER SECOND NATE DESCRIBES THE COLLISION
WITH THE sERvIA Is THE FOG.
,,ver,oo, June l5-Jamcs White. second mate
=, tho American ship 4. McCalum. which. while on
= vovop. from London for New-York. was run Into
and sank on June 10y the Cunard Line steamer
servia I'm an interview to-day confirms the story OF
tho DISASTER as told In these dispatches yesterday
imam the arrival OF the scrvia AT Queenstown Win
,ho ,v.nty four survivors Of the McCallums crew on
,oard White SAYS that the McCallun entered
fouhonk at midnight the night Of the disaster
tn. foohorn Of the McCaum was kept going ut
oe,,,,r intervals, At about 3 O'Clock In the morn
ing when the ship In latitude 40 north, Longitude
go west or about 24O miles from sandy HOOK the
s.rvi, rushed out Of the fogbank and came bow on
into the McCallum smashing into her quarter ana
cutting her panklng and tmbers as though they were
match sticks.
white learned after getting aboard the steamer
that M one on the Serva heard the McCallums fog
horn or saw ANYTHING Of her until a few seconds
hofore she va, sighted lying directly across the
Steamers bow Even then the sailing vessel colld
not be seen distinctly, though some Of her hgh''
were visible II too late. however 10 stop the
momentum OF the steamer, though her engines had
teen put full speed ascrn as soon As the Mc'alum
lights doomed through the fog White. who was
nsleep I'm his room aft when the collision occurred.
wa, awakened by the shock and rushed on deck The
ycC,llnn WIS even then settling. and h. did not
have time To reach the bows Of the servia, which
were more than three-quarters Of the way through
the hull Of the Mclallum. As the sup ioundersn
White was thrown into the water, where he swami
around for about twenty minutes, being then picked
ND by a boat from ti. Servh
Mr. IIcdry saloon passenger on the SrrVm,
saws that the passengers were aroused 10y the shock
Of the collision and on deck without taking 'imr
to dress There was naturally some excitement, but
not the slightest symptom Of a panic was notei.
The crew obeyed orders rapiy ana the ser'M ;
boats were lowered In the pr,mpteSt manner W
IIrdicy add that t. him II appeared as though u"
ser,ia had emf entirely through the McCallum
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
MISS PALMER TESTIFIED ~ ADVANCE.

Mis-, Minnie Palmer Is going To Europe. but she has
n suit against her husband. sohn X. Rogers.
nor an absOu" divorce. That she might not be deiayei
any longer than In procuring the decree. II
the courts decide I'm her favor she appeared before
Indigo McAdam I'm the superior Court Yesterday To
give her testimony In the case before her departure
Her testimony was only concerning the marriage. and
that she had condoncd the offence with which sh"
charges her husband. She said that she wa, married
n, Rogers In May. 1882. at Mount vernon. y. l. Inc
case has not yet been on the calendar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
Az EX-SENATOR CHARGED WITH SWIyDLryo.

Helena, Mont, June 15-Offccrs are looking for
Loren II. Ods. ex-State senntor and OF the best
known mining men In the STATE. He Is wanted on the
charge OF swInd!ng several people Jackosn Co., Of
Kansas City, charge that he has swinded them out Of
$4,000 on mining contract lie Is also charged with
swindIing syndicate owning the Kitty Morris MINE
at Butte out OF $4,000, aud also securing $40 oOo
from Butte people on fraudulent mortgage Olds
disappeared about a week ago. but so far no trace ~
him has been had lie Is sixty years OF age and NOT
long ago negotiated sale OF mine 70 New.YsrS
people for 100000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
THE READING REIMBURSEMENT PLAN.
l. I. RICE REPLIES TO PRESIDENT HARMS
WHAT J. W. REMNANT SAYS

WHAT J. w. REINHART SAYS
Isaac l.. Rice. recently the foreign agent OF Inc
Philadelphia and Reading. In this ely Yesterday.
He issued reply to President Harriss recent appeal
for support OF the reorganization plan OF Reading In
which he SAYS I'm regard to the claim that the
Reading has saved 100000 by the reduction In the
rental OF Lehigh Valley:
The true facts OF the case are these: Last year
the loss on the Lehigh Valley lease was over
81 800 OOO on the payment OF an average DIVIDEND
OF 5 IL per cent The sO-called saving compareo
with last wear Is therefore only 100000. II busi-
ness should not better than last year. the Reading
would have a loss OF s1.300,OoO. deny absolutely
the richt OF the Reading management to speculate
on the hope OF increase OF that business, particularly
os in no manner could the Reading hope To make an
actual profit from such increase the Lehigh Valley
would still retain all earnings up to per cent In
addition TO that II must he remembered that the
socalled bankrupt Reading has kept on buying the
coal Of the Lehigh Valley and OF coal operators on
IFS line instead of attending 10 It's own business and
mining and selling It's own coal. ana II the contlnua'
ton of the lease together with the coal purchases are
TO be a part OF the programme OF the new manage
ment. the petty saving OF S.oo.ooo VIII amount 70
little" , ~ -, p.,. -. 81.
A,chIscn and now chief expert for the United states
commission on Treasury Accounts saws OF the Read.
f. a,ment only SO COO 900 subscribed. The offer
OF 500 900 600 capital In the Reading debt re-
adjustment is unprecedented and Is the best evil
dence of the strength Of the plan and OF the property
itself for II shows abundant confidence In the re.
Operative power and earnings OF this great SYSTEM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
NEW RATES BY THE TRUNK LINES.

The trunk line freight committee has fixed west.
bound rates on tinplate In carloads from New-Yor
10 Buffalo nj l3 cents, and TO Pttsburg, Wheeling
and Bellaire at Is cents for 100 pounds. II was
also agreed with the Central Traffic Association that
easbound rates tin plate I'm carloads shout b
published no effective on July I. on the basis Of 26
cents from Chicago TO New-YOrk with the usual
differences other Eastern cities. The rate on bind.
Ing Irvine In carloads rom NewYork and Philadel-
pla to Buffalo and Rochester, was fixed at ID cents
for 100 pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
NEW PROFESSORS FOR UNION SEMINARY.

At a meeting OF the Beard OF Directors Of Union
Theological Seminary held Tuesday. June 13. III"
formal acceptance by the Rev DIR. Arthur C. McCinert
Of the washurn rrofrssorshIp Of Church History was
received. Tie acceptance by the Rev william Adams
Brown OF his appointment instructor In systematic
theology was also announced. Professor C. 4. Briggs.
II was said will continue lis work In the Department
Of Biblical Theology special provision VIII he made TO
prevent students Of Union Theological Seminary from
Suffering from the restriction which has been put
upon the Presbyterian Board OF Education.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
EIFFEL AND FONTANE FREE
PANAMA PRISONERS SENTENCES SET ASIDE
BY THE COURT OF CESSATION.
CHARLES DE LESsEPs HELD on THE con-
CURRENT SENTENCE FOR BMBERY-THE
STATUTE OF LIMITATION. AND THE IR

STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS AND THE IR
REGULARITY OF THE INDICTMENT
THE GROUNDS FOR TIE
COURTS ACTION.
Paris, June 15.-Nluch excitement has been
caused by the decision OF the Court OF Cessation
On the appeal of Charles de Lesseps and the other
defendants convicted of fraud i'll connection with
the Panama Canal company The court to-day
handed down a decision guashing the sentences,
the grounds that the statute of limitation COW
cred the offence charged. and that III" ind ctment
on which the prisoners were tried was Irregular
In consequence of this decision NJ. Eiilcl was at
once liberated from prison. VI. Fontane was also
informed of the reversal of his sentence, and
promptly received his liberty.
In addition to the sentence of five years i'm
prisonment imposed upon him, which has Just
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

There were five defendants convicted on me uiai'
which ended February .. These were fc'".,''""
do Lessons his son Charles. Marius Fontane, Henri
ro,,u and ,u.toy. FiGcI Ferdinand de Les>eI', was
scntcnc.d To five years Imprisonment and 10 pay "a
fine OF 1900 francs; Charles do LcsNepS. hv' years
Imr,l.onment and 1900 francs fine; MariuS toh'ah',
Two Year, Imprisonment and 1000 francs hhe' f''"r'
Coitu two years Imprisonment ana 'o"o '''''' ;
,ue ana 1,ustave Ethel, TWO years Imprisonment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

been set aside, W Charles dc Lesseps was SEN
fenced AZ a Later trial to serve year for brbng
certain members of the Chamber to vote for the
Panama Lottery Bond bill. The latter sentence
has nor been set aside. IL ran concurrcntIy with
the heavier sentence. NJ de lfSr'ps cnose 10
means according to prison regulations, me time
was reduced onc-half. 1t is probable that the IN
completed portion Of this sentence VIII nc lilr' ~
free. a. soon as his health will permit TO leave
the St Louis Hospital. where he l. suffering WITH
an acute attack Of dyspepsia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
ne TRIED To CIT HIS WITCH VEN.

Atlanta. Ga June 15.-wcsey shaw at buchanan
ordered an old woman believed by the negroes TO be
a witch of his land. She followed him TO pick up
bis tracks, lie. to prevent being bewi'ehed. at
tempted to cut her witch veir' Instead ne struck
her jugIlar vein and she Is dying lie Is III jan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
HINES OF PREMIER DrPI'Y.

Paris. June In Dupuy, Prime Minister ana
Minister Of the Interior. Is Ill., and his condition was
such today that he not able TO attend the session
~ tho Chamber Of Deputies.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

The stclass rates named will apply In both dreo-
tons the second class rates will apply to the west.
bound travel only. The equipment Of the train will
be new consisting OF first and second-cla coaches,
free coonist cars. buffet, library and parlor cars
dining and sleepeS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

ras, morning and evening trains tn the Adiron-
dacks via New-Y0rk Central. Drawing room, sleep
Ing and buffet cars through without change. =,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

DAY, RECEIPTS M TIE sFIIHhH ''"'''
Paris, June l5.-The to'ai receipts AT the 'p'Ael
r, al. to-day amounted TO 123,bs4 francs Among
m. nr,minent people who attended the sale To-Day
we're Maria Pa Dowager Queen Of Portugal, and hsF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16
CHEAP RATES FROM ST. PAUL TO THE PACIFIC.

L. W. Lake. general agent Of the Great Northern
Railway announces that on the beginning OF the
through passenger service to the Pacific Coast on
next sunday the following rates will be in effect
from 81. Paul
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-16

IA trains daily for Niagara Falls By the New'IorA
Central, the direct Linz. "a
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29

The simple faith of the Norwegian peas
ants is that the seeing or not seeing of be-
ings of the other world is mere question
Of strong or weak nerves. "There's a
ghost on every ship" says the same au-
thority. "My own uncle, who saw the
unseen plain from his childhood, was mar
ried to a woman who could not believe in
spirits. He had fishing smack of his
own and saw strange things of nights.
One night he asked her to go out with
him, and she went. IF see anything, !
will call for you, he said, and she agreed
to it, In the dark middle of the night he
could see three men come walking on the
water toward the little vessel. He went
and called his wife, saying:
"'Look out now; do you see nothingP'
ono said his wife. Il see nothing
but the water and the darkness. "
"'Well, said he, there are three men
there, plain to be seen, and now I'll go and
get up the nets, for a storm is surely COM
ing"
1.-TWO O'Clock was the wonted hour for
getting up he nets, but wait he would not,
in spite of all that his wife could say to
him.
"When O'Clock came, the nets of all the
other fishermen were lost, and their boats
nearly wrecked in sudden great storm
that rose, but my uncle was we'll out of
it, and anchored in safety, because he
could read the signs they were all blind
to.p-An the Year Round.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29
GAS WELLS IN CHINA.
How They Are Bored and the Crude In
struments That Are Used.

How They Are Bored and the Crude In
struments That Are Used.
The principal natural gas wells in China
are located near the town of Tsi-lin-tsing,
in the vicinity of which large numbers of
salt wells are found. These latter, in fact,
apnear to have really been responsible for
the exploitation of the former To make
well the Chinese use a long and elastic
bamboo pole supported in the middle by
crosspiece, rope made by coupling the
ends of long slices of bamboo and an iron
instrument which weighs about 100
pounds. The rope is fastened on the thin
end of the pole and the iron on the end of
the rope. A slight up and down motion of
the thick end of the pole makes the iron
Jump and bore hole with its broad, sharp
ened edge When portion of the rock is
disintegrated, clear water is poured into the
hole, long bamboo tube with valve in
the bottom is lowered, and the turbid water
is raised to the top.
Pipes of cypress wood are rammed in to
protect the sides of the bored hole and to
prevent the wator contained in the sur
rounding ground from getting access to
the we'll The pipes are attached to each
other at the ends with nails, hemp and
tung OIL Inc inner width of the pipes is
about inches AS the work proceeds, the
pipes are rammed deeper, and new one
is attached on the top; the rope, too, is
made longer. At depth varying from 200
to /, 900 feet the brine is struck, and the
well is fit for use The brine is raised to
the top through long bamboo tubes and
bamboo ropes, by means of horse whim,
and is then carried to large pans for evap-
grafton, or led to them through bamboo
pipes.
Besides these wells are others, which
are bored to a depth Of from 1900 to 1900
feet. At that distance below the surface
petroleum is struck. Immediately or
reaching it an infammatory gas escapes
with great violence. Work is then stopped
and wooden cap fastened over the moutf
| Of the pit. perforated By several rows O
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29

Nelly had been waiting in the parlor
for her lovers return, for what seemed to
her an age. Her heart turned to blood
stone as she thought of him, young, slen-
der, but brave to rashness, closeted alone
with her stern father in the grim old libra
ryI The door opened at last, and he stood
before her unscathed, flush on his cheeks
and strange expression in his eye.
"Did you see papa, WHIP" she asked
with trembling eagerness.
ayes, dearest, he answered.
Sand what did he say, WHIP Tell me
what he said. He refused; oh, your eyes
tell me he refused; he will not give me to
you. But will be, l am yours do not
fear his harshness-we will fly"
But he only looked down into her plead
ing face like man in dream.
Tell me, then, for 1 cannot wait, /" she
burst forth again. "Was he brutal and
cruel to your What did he dor What did
he sayS"
William Longton drew long, deer
breath and whispered slowly, "He only
said THANK heavenl' and went on writ
ing. "-London Tit-Bits. .
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29
Curious Rocks In Srashonaland.

A characteristic feature of Mashonaland
is the kopje. Some descriptions of these
curious elevations are given in a letter to
Professor Geikie, by j. B. Don, formerly
one of his pupils. A uniform granite for
nation is, he says, by far the most promi-
nent geological popularity of Mashonaland
and indeed of most of the interior of
South Africa. Sometimes it rises into
mountains, but usually the general level
is only broken by low kopjes, and in those
parts where the bedrock and surface are
--LATEST the kopjes present the most singu-
lar appearance The whole country seems
dotted with these curbstones, and in
whichever direction you look they gradu-
ally close in the view, as the trunks of
trees would in forest Some of these
curbstones are 800 feet or more high,
sheer all round, and apparently of smaller
diameter than height. Sometimes the orig
inal mass has been so broken up as to
form the most marvellous stee.leliIe struc-
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29
Rrnin Likes Birds. Ercs.

1t seems odd that huge animal like the
American black bear, able to skin sheep
or slaughter pig or steer like butcher,
would bother itself about the tiny but
inert larvae or the fragile eggs Of a bird,
but he does. There is nothing more awk-
ward looking than bear in motion, with
his hulking, ungainly gait, slouching
along as if he could make no Roadway I'M
less he had wide field to swing himself
in. But the most expert slack wire per-
former cannot surpass the graceful, sure
footed poise of bear as he makes his non
chalant way out on the bough of tree,
where he has discovered bird s nest, from
which he is bent on extracting the eggs.
He picks the delicate little things from
their cuplike depository as deity as my
lady's taper fingers lift the bonbon from
its satin lined box-New York Herald.
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29
ValtOl'S Vermont Register
90
9th Edition.) For 1924. Enlarged and I'm.
proved Is now ready.


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Several new features appear in this edition,
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on the History and Geography Iof Vermont by
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The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1893-12-29

hears. Tie faith or the little boy at As
bury Park in his mother wac no doubt
beautiful, but it might not work all too
successfully were he to become famous
man later.
''Im afraid to sleep alone in the dark,
mamma"
"Go to bed, my darling; nothing will
hurt you at Asbury Park, and besides
Gods angels will take care of you"
"What's the matter, johnny" as the
boy screamed 10 minutes later,
"One of Gods angels just done bit me,
mamma" And the Jersey mosquito had
done his work.-Marshall p. Wilder.