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penters TO quit the job, and they were
expected to strike at noon.
stephen Ball was, reported by the
delegates to be another Jumper" who
.penters in eight private houses at at
East Eighty-ninth street and Third
avenue, and paid them from 500 70
ss25 q day. A. strike was ordered on me ne
buildings, and the men were expected
to obey the order at noon
Sub Contractor Selfridge employs forty
Or fifty carpenters on jobs IN sia,ydI
sighth street between cn G1gn.n street etu
near Blocker. paying some OF ms men
$3.50, the union rate, but the malority
receive but s3.25 day. The delegates
.esges sram the tn men Do SO so come out anu
Charles thinner had twenty-five car.
penters at work on four houses IN East
Eighty-ninth street, east OF Ihlro a eet
building at Eighty-fourth street, near
Avenue A. Ali the men were expected
TO stop work at noon and report Ut
Progress Hall. III. ,,
The union carpenters were quite san
Rtiine of winning the fight, for me rea-
son that the carpenters employed on
these lump" jobs are. DESTROYS of OBJ
taining the union rate Of wages. ana only
want the support of the unions to en-
courage them In the event of their leav-
ing their work Then, in all cases where
dnion men of other trades are employed
tracts the unon carpenters expected 10
force matters by calling upon the Board
OF Delegates OF the. Building. Trades to
order strikes on all such jobs.
The work of visiting the numerous
lump jobs being necessarily slow, the
delegates did not expect any large num-
Der OF carpenters to strike before night,
but the men were coming to Progress
Hall in small squads. and II was thought
fully 1000 would be out before o'clock.
and others would quit work tomorrow.
II was estimated that fully 1900 car
pepters in all are. or were, engaged on
lump Jobs.
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HORSEMEN AT WAVERLY.
The Exhibit and TO-DRy's Racing
Card Attracts Crowds.

WANERLY. n. j., Sept. Am over
cast sky to-day caused the sightseers
at the Waverly Fair to bring their UNI
brellas and otherwise prepare for rain.
But the usual number of vehicles made
their appearance during the forenoon,
all well filled. As usual. the exhibit OF
horses was one of the most interesting
features OF the fair. The farmers also
paid "A good deal Of attention to the pigs,
Of which there is a fine exhibit.
All were especially attracted in the
menagere, and the Cairo exhibition, for
this fair has Midway" and the Mid
way" IL phetty thickly populated with
the usual exhibitions that are seen in
the Bowery and Conye Island.
The racing is, of course, the principal
feature OF the fair. The entries for to-
day are:
FOR THREE YEAR OLDs-PuRsE $500
Sienna, Red Stakes Salute WIllets Aleta
Ruireoht. Whipple Comas, Repetitis Ned
wilkes. Creeping Flower Coinctdent Maple Val
ley.
800 TRoT-PuRsE $500.
Electric Prince. Harry W; Fred, Red Light
most Quartz March. Fleet Boy Col Rupert,
Queen Hess. Harry I'M, Detective Garry H..
Comas. Care s. Marmaduk". Sing Lcton. Willie
d, LADY Grant, Revele, Prince s, Sweet
wilkes, Rusty. Defend senator. Albert, Lena
v" Favorite Girl, bridgeport Belle Blue
RUNNING RACE PURSE $3.50
FirehHll, Chinmunk Jennie T.. Flushing, Lit.
ue Monarch, zeno. Jim Mclaughlin. Detroit
PhOnograph.
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SAYS HE WAS SANDBkGGED.
Buffalo Man In a St Louis Hospital
with r. Broken jaw.

ST. LOUIS. Sept Carl Weiss.
twenty-eight years old. occupies a cot II
the City Hospital and is being treated
for supposed fracture OF the Jaw. which
he says, Is the result of his being sand
bagged.
Weiss was found walking around aim
iessly In the Four Courts, not knowing
where he was He was taken to the dis
pensary. There he said he lived In Buf-
falo. but had come to st. Louis from
Brooklyn TO visit two uncles, August
and John Weiss. who We're farmers in
the vicinity Of ST. Louis. ON his arrival
here he engaged room somewhere
near the Four Courts. and leaving his
valise there went for stroll with $50
in his pocket, While walking around
he was suddenly attacked from behind
and struck with a sand-bag. When he
recovered consequences he was in the
Four Courts. penniless.
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A POLITICAL CLAM BAKE.
The Cleveland Club. of SorLvilIe
Made Havoc with the BivaIyes.

The Cleveland Club which, though vet
in its infancy Is strong and flourish
ing Democratic organization in the
Twenty fourth Assembly District, had its
first annual clam-bake yesterday ut Rye
Beach.
About $50 members of the club. which
has nearly 1,500 names on its roll
marched out of the clubhouse. at III
East Eighty-fourth street, yesterday
morning, with banners flying and headed
by brass band, and We're cheered all
the way down to the pier at the foot of
EiEhty-siXth street, where they took the
steamer Crystal Stream for Rye Beach.
There they had a luscious feast pro-
vided for them, and spent the day in
great hilarity at Mr.. Becks pavilion.
There We're informal athletic sports, a
baseball game and various other out of
door amusements. and when the merry
makers returned to Yorkville In the even
ing they were received by an enthusi-
astic crowd at the dock. armed with
torches, and all marched back in tri-
hmph TO the clubhouse There were
over 200 I'm the torchlight procession
The President of the club is John H
Scully: Frank Schaffer is Secretary, and
Is. Gruenauer Treasurer.
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NOW GLAD HE WAS SAVED.
Freezing Repeuted for Having
Jumped I'm the River.

william Freezing. a German carpen-
ter. forty-one years old, who said he
lived at 100 Ten Eyck street, Brooklyn.
10 in the Harlem Hospital full of re-
morse and repentance for having at
tempted suicide by jumping in the Har-
lem River last evening.
Policeman Colligan. of the East one
Hundred and Twenty-siXth street sta
ton, was attracted to the foot of East
One Hundred and Twenty-ffth street at
$50 o'clock last evening by large
crowd which was calmly watching Free
ling sink to the bottom of the river.
Colltgan and John Golding, a boatman
on the river front at that place jumped
Into a rowboat and fshed out the
drowning man and landed him on the
pier. Freezing was taken to the hospi-
tai, where he soon revived
In his coat pocket was found n note
written In Germ an, stating that having
failed to ind work he was tired OF life
He begged forgiveness of his wife for
the misfortunes he had caused her He
Will recover and be arraigned in Harlem
Court tomorrow morning.
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LITTLE TAMMANY'S OUTING.
County Clerk Purroys Followers
Go to Iona Island.

Go to Iona Island.
Little Tammany." as the Tammany
Society OF the Annexed District is
known, has its annual outing to-day,
About fifteen hundred OF County Clerk
Purroys followers and guests boarded
the steamer Grand Republic at the
East one Hundred and Twenty-eighth
street dock this morning. A stop was
made at Twenty-third street to take on
more passengers, and then sail was
taken to Iona Island. The excursi mist /,
remain there two hours, and are ex-
pected back in tn city at s o'clock this
evening.
Little Tammany's" annual outing is
one of the social and political events
on the north side. Mr.. Purroy organ
lied the Society. had himself elected
Grand Sachem and his friends little
sachems. Little Tammany," however,
Is not secret organization, like its
name5ake. the Tammany Society or
Columbian Order. and has no connec-
ton with it. Mr.. Purroy used the name
to coniure with. politically. and he has
Coroner John b. Shea Is Treasurer
John T.. Dunn is Scribe and Franklin
+. Duffey Corresponding Scribe. The
Committee OF Arrangements for the ex-
cursion Is: Enoch Nreeland, Chairman ;
Joseph T. Berry. Treasurer; John e.
Shea. Jacob Seabold, DR.. John Parsons
j. J. Keegan, J. NJ. Tierney. DR.. w. ].
O'Byrne and John Crossan. The priv.
ilege of enjoying Mr.. Purroy's hospital
ity costs each person S.
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STOCK MARKET DECLINES.
Rock Island and Chicago Gas
Were Weak.
Northwestern Stocks Affected by the
Forest Fires.

Speculation at the Stock Exchange
opened firm, but soon afterwards de.
cline of IA to / per cent ensued. Rock
Island and Chicago Gas were the weakest
stocks, the former selling down from
65 LIZ to GA 1-2, and Chicago Gas from
"A IA to 731-i.
Rock Island was unfavorably inhu-
enced by the heavy loss in gross earn
ings for August and incidentally, with
the other Changers and Northwest
stocks. by the big forest fires. Chica 60
Gas was sold for Western account, and
the old story Of a big gas war was re-
vived. On the other hand Western
Union was decidedly strong, and on pool
American Sugar first rose 1-2, to 104 "a.
fell to 10 liz. and later, when the shorts
attempted to cover, bounded up to
los 1-2
According to General Freight Agent
Gilbroth, OF the International and Great
tour OF the Company's lines, the out
look for business was never 80 good, he
anticipating the heaviest Fall traffic in
the history. OF the road, both passenger
At to-morrow's regular bi-monthly
meeting Of the passenger department OF
the Central Traffic Association, the
cfsi K to be asSss on all
The total shipments Of dead freight
from Chicago to the East last week
amounted to 4s.0bs tons, against a, ISL
the corresponding week in 1885, The ton
mage of the various lines was as follows:
Michigan Central, 1886 tons; Wabash,
s Fake Fax H shNss &c., Fart Sst% %ryns
Plate" 5,55s; Erie. 5.6sl: big Four"
2,oSs
succeed John Newell as General Man
ager of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railroad. The office Of Presi-
f President t Clark srf Of the Union Pacific,
expresses the opinion that the action Of
Judge Rinet regarding the Oregon Short
Line will undoubtedly meet the approval
the Union Pacific will ip all probability
continue to control tho Short Line and
hold the key to the situation in the
The report of the Manhattan Elevated
Railway Company for the fiscal year
ending June 30 shows Gross earnings,
$40, l53,57e; decrease from the previous
m SeaSsa,e @ net esre es
A,625 $50; decrease, $244,3A.
After deducting charges and divi-
dends. there was surplus Ct 1888 ,641, a
decrease from last year Of $685., GA. The
amount spent in betterments reached
81, 426,5 3l, against S773,l25 in the year
previous.
For July the Rio Grande Western road
earned gross, sl!s 04s, a decrease of $40.
IS, 555, and net, SAFE decrease Of $40
3l3.
For the fourth week OF August the
Canadian Pacific road earned $3.50, 600. a
decrease OF $4,000: and for the month
81 $40 900, decrease of S23S, 900: the Rock
Island for the month H.546, 1856, a de-
crease OF $255. 945, and the st. Paul for
the month s2,i93,C7. an increase OF
SIS 234.
The steamship Seguranca. from Vera
Cruz brought 2SsO5 Mexican silver dol
lars to the Bank Of British North Amer
lea.
The exports. exclusive OF specie, from
the port of New York for the week
were So, AZ. 153, against So, SS4, 592 for the
corresponding week of 1893.
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GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
Scots VIII Try 10 settle Differences
in Their Order.

The order of Scottish Clan in Amer
lea, began a four days extraordinary
session this morning in the reception
room of the Metropolitan Hotel. Nearly
hundred delegates. representing clans
I'm nearly all OF the States and Terrific
rieS are in attendance.
The extraordinary session is being held
pursuant to a call issued by the ruyal
chief, Mr.. Walter Scott and ~ the re-
suit. 1t Is said, of "A certain dissatisfac-
ton amongst Eastern members as TO
it's future policy,
After Royal chief Scott called the
Clansmcn to order, II was found that
twenty or more holding certificates had
not been initiated In the Grand SEES
sious. committee was appointed TO
inspect the credentials of these men
That two factions probably exist was
shown in the unusually careful manner
with which the Inspection was carried
on This occupied the morning hours.
Acting Mayor Mctleland, II Ia OK
pcCted, will call sometime to-day and
deliver a short address OF welcome.
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INVESTIGATION CONTINUED.
Lunncy Commission Looking After
Wards Island Affairs

The State Lunacy Commission resumed
Its investigation into the condition of the
city's insane on Wards Island, at 10
O'Clock this morning, In the Park Ave-
nue. Hotel
The Commission began its work early
In June last ut the request Of Mayor Gil
roy. The investigation continued, with
but few intermissions. until late in July,
to-day.
commissioners Goodwin Brown. Carlos
f. Macdonald and Secretary Henry s
Reeves werH present this morning
The Commissioners of Charities and
Correction were represented by r. H.
Moffat: the state by Judge j. A, Me-
Mahon.
Among the doctors present were r. q
Dent, w A. Macy and r. T. Macdonald
President II. H. Porter. OF the Charities
and Correction Board. was also present
for a short time
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ORDER OF TONTI Cash.
Report shows S32O,9O7
in Hand for Distribution.
CBy Associated Press)

(By Associated Press.)
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-Attorney
Francis Skunk Brown and the Land
Title and Trust Company, appointed
assignees Of the Order of Tonti on May
IS of this year. filed their first account
in the court to-day.
The account states that the assignees
have received cash amounting to $S32, =
$50 4S and expended $ll,S426o. leaving a
balance for distribution. subject to costs
and commissions, OF $500. 9O7. 81.
The assignees have remaining In their
possession between 5000, 900 and s., OO0, 600
worth Of mortgages which are yet to be
disposed OF.
The assignees find that the Order Of
Tonti has 15l1S members in good stand
ing. OF whom IA hold matured certifi-
Gates.
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A BROOKLYN BRIDGE SUIT.
over Fees OF Referee ON ~ Tower
Infringement.

PlTTSBURG, Sept 4.-Attorney DYKE
man, OF Philadelphia. has filed in the
United States Circuit Court in this city.
the suit of the cities of New York and
BROOKLYN against John +. Dubois, of
Cleariield County
The suit Is brought to recover the
amount OF fees paid by the two cities
or the Dubois claim against the trus-
tees of the Brooklyn Bridge for infringe
ment OF his patents in building one OF
the towers.
Mr. Dubois objects to paving 5000
the amount given to the three referees
when, as he believes, the referees only
earned. under the terms OF the written
stipulation entered into by the parties
to the arbitration, S575. The referees
were to be paid SIS for each session they
attended. and 1t is claimed that only
eleven sessions were held; but each ref
tended 100 sessions
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REPUBLICAN PRIMARIES.
The Executive Committee WIN Sc.
le"t the Date TO-Nipht.

Tie Kings County Executive Commit
tee Of the Republican General Commit
tee viii meet Tonight in the Johnston
Building, on Flatbush avenue, BROOKLYN
10 arrange for meeting of the General
committee TO set the date for the pri
mares and Assembly conventions.
u IL expected that the General Com
mittee Will meet Sept. s. and that the
primaries and conventions will be held
next week
President James II. Bell. Of the Demo,
cratic General Committee, was In town
to-day anN' for harmony. The Demo-
cratic General Committee will meet in
the Jefferson Building Thursday evening
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DUMPED MUDlN THE CHANNEL
,npt. tnsbro Arrested On Conn
plnint Of Lieut.. DcIchantN.

Delehanty, T.. $. N, Supervisor OF
the IIarhor Of New York foam Ansbro
master of the tug Stephen Decatur. was
arrested this morning ana arraignei
before United States Commissioner
Alexander on the charges OF Illegally
dumping mud in the Coney Island cham
mel
capt. Anshro Was held for eNamna-
tiun in 81 600 bonds on each charge. The
violations Of the dumping laws were
committed. II is alleged. on Aug Is and
Is last. Supervisor Delehanty had
granted capt. Anshro "A permit to dump
his scows at the Mud Buoy.
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TWO YOUNG POCKPOCKETs.
Captured in the Act OF Robbinp a
Nomnn,

Central Office Detectives Carey AMI
McGuinne4s found two youthful pick
pockets following up the Labor Day
parade yesterday. They were John
Weiss. nineteen years old. of 10 Nor
years old, OF - Allen street
The detectives caught the boys at
Firth avenue and Fifty-ninth street
woman's pocket. The younger boy Was
used AS "A tool
Weiss Is a strapping fellow. while Juf-
fet Is diminuttNc. Juffct would stand in
front Of Weiss who would reach around
and secure the objective article. The
apparent innocence OF the boy always
threw the victims OF their guard
Justice Grady held them In $500 bail
each for examination.
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SAW A PADDLE USED.
continued from First Tuoe. ,

mates over the head several times with
strap
Yes, / have"
Whom did you see him striker"
II can't remember"
How many did you see struck in
that manner?''
~ can't remember"
Didn't you see an Inmate bleed at
the nose as the result OF such blows"
Yes; but he might not have been
struck in the face in order to make his
nose bleed"
why were the inmates struck over
the hcnd?"
because they turned their heads
while under punishment, after having
been cautioned not to do so.
81 did not examine the backs OF any
of the inmates after punishment, but
never saw the skin broken. | have seen
bllood-boil or ptmple on the back broken
under punishment"
"One pimple or more?" asked Judge
Larned
"oh. there may have been more than
one
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Intrrr.t In Cottnn.

Considerable Interest was shown in cotton this
morning, prices HdyEnriug 10 poiuts to ~
Tor December with active trading. The shorts
were gOol buyers. Liverpool was quiet, but lower,
that the strength here a little surprising
Receipts ~ cotton Tor The first four days Of the
crop year Wer, estimated At 900 bales and
Tor the week Sc mn bales against 81, last
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04
Free Fight In Mulberry street

Pasquals saruatato twenty ave years old of
iS5 Wythe avenue Brooklyn, was stabbed In the
LEFT hand in a free hght In Mulb,rry street al .
o'clock to-day Policeman Pollock ~ the Nul-
berry street station. arrested Css,cra Michele
fOrty-three years old. Of ia Mulberry stree
and his thirteen year-old son JOSEPH. The bY,
hrrt struck Pasquale over the head with his shoe
bor, and his father drew a knife and cut him
jnstce Grady held Michele and his son for C1-
animation.
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Floating To New Orleans.

ST. LOUIS. Mo, Sept two ~eIl.known
men sons Of prominent citizens. Frank Rrra h
and Gene hurdley, Of this city, have started
on y unique voyage. The young men have
structel 4 raft on which is built a cabin The
craft viii be propelled entirely by the current,
T4Fr dCst.Lation is New orleans and the trip
no. reach tnat city by the river route wI'hnul
the aid NJ steam, sails
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SPRING VALLEY, III, Sept. Another
strike Is on in Spring valley. This time It is the
''trappers." and while they only number about m
teen boys nevertheless / 500 men will be idle
until they resume work The cause OF the str Ike
IL q RED ,cton Of wages General Manager pnl-
fei1 wan TO cut the boys Ave cents a day and
they say they went stand H. The drivers held
q meeting and voted 10 stand by the boy.
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Donecker Kills Himself
(By Associated Press.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Sept 4--B. Frank Don.
ecker. ased forty-nve years, yardmaster OF the
PennsyivaniA Railroad In West Philadelphia COM
mfttsd suicide yesterday by shooting himself in
the head He had been In ill.health and Just re-
euroed from trip to Europe. His wife and
fisnds they were visiting in Boston, found the
dead body In their deserted home
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Outlaws Raid an Indian Settlement

GUTHRIE. o. r., Sept. 4,-News has just been
received here that baud Of outlaws raided The
indian settlement of ST. Stesrns Ia the Western
part Of the territory. killed one Indian and looted
The stores. Deputy United States Marshals and
posse gave chase and had battle with the cut
laws during which one on oach slle WIS wounded
The outlaws escaped \ second time and are q "
being followed b. q stronger posse than the Grst
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Accused Murderers Released.


SEDAN. Kan. Sept. i.-The six men who two
resks sso were arrested charged with completely
IN the famous murder in 1880 OF John e. Fraser
beasg stock dealer have been set at liberty
The men we're all prominent citizens OF this ana
surrounding counties. John New. a convict nov
l1fyinH term IN the state Pehltentiary. WAS 10
have been the prosecutors strongest witness
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Nominated for Cousrcss.

w N0F7VTHIVU 7 TVsa.IT
PUEBLO. Col, Sept THE Populists OF tho
Second Congressional District yesterday re-nom
mated Congressman John G Rell
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Central
Cheerful
Convenient to Advertisers
Is The Worlds
Uptown Office.
B'way, 32d ST. 6 9th Ave.
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Bitter Pm for German.
Thy Associated PresS.)

WASHINGTON, Sept. +.-William L.
Marbury has been appointed United
States District-Attorney for the District
OF Maryland. He was nominated to this
Office by the President during the re-
cent session OF the Senate, but his NOM
ination was not acted on up to the time
Congress adjourned, Senator German
not being favorable to confirmation.
The O'Clock Edition aud the
sporting Extra of The Evening
World contain more sporting news
of Interest than can he foand I'm
any other evening newspaper.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-09-04

A full account Of Wall street Affairs will be
found in the O'Clock Edition of The Evening
World
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Consy Island.
HUUND TRIP, 10 CENTS.
RockaWay Beach.

Trains leave LONG ISLAND CITY q. IS, g. N,
% Ia sS 90 8 A TO- n ~ "a 80 La 2ss q "a
N .saturdays only. sundays, 10 o. 10
iG % o. "a as Log 4, p II; % 4. n rs
4 70, 8 10, o. 10, a As, zoo, z 20, 4 SO, 8 10
4 70, o. 10 o. 10, 10. 2OP. NJ.
The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1894-06-09
By THE WAY.

The epidemic of card parties
which has prevailed among the older
folks is subsiding and the young
people are now coming to the front,
the dancing craze, which appears
with summer, having set in. AL
fresco hops and germans, with, per
chance, some few moonlight picnics,
will now be the order of amusement.
Several outing pa ties are being
planned TO camp on the Boeque,
while others are to go to Western
Texas. Some of our bellies and
many of our matrons have out their
Saratogas, preparatory for flight,
and soon "The man that's left Be
hind will be en- evidence. And go
it is, the panorama of society is ever
shifting, new faces and scenes are
substituted for the Old, and on we
&C, and as we shape our own lives
go do we fill the atmosphere of our
future with sunshine or with shade.