davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-03-05

ls concurreacia aver domingo al palacio de
8 Exposioi6n fu6 txtrsovdia aria. Sc caIoula que
ssiatisron mas de 1900 psrsoRaH Los traneH
bar dies cones apsAas podisA contsRer laa
aeEBansa que tomahan passie. Esto Gin contar
o. cochsR psTtiCularea lo8 Wales de laa gusguaE
que tsmb6n ibsn rsplstas. LsB moptanaB Eusaa
fueFeR 81 gysn ssuBto de sensaci6R eRtrs laR di-
vaTrieneS que eli hay Las distir guidas psrHonas
las favorOcteron tenisn que ep0rar turno para Pc
der spbir los caETog. Tam bi6R Ell tiro 81 blanco
(qus egt6 muy bien montado) ss vi6 muy concu
aierCiCio. Cada dia se animan mas la Expogi-
si6n RoR mas digRas de visitArss lag msgRifcas
isntaaeionsS que hsy heChas Las que de conti
auo sc est6n hsoisndo
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HI BAR6u AnHRrOAro
276

compsheraI Rscib al propO tempo yussrO mensljs re-.
Clamando mi Vsnida pidieudome ava criada, ain mas
expicaciones nj condcl6n aguna Esta DANA era uEa
amiga ntma de ID priNonera. Ne supic6 que trasHo
para coB1oar ID que pHtrfR compartr clutivsrio
No vi nsda mRlo este gentimeEto de piedad. Ella
aCoptaba o. pare de crada Dssid ii en- tado stto hay
traici6R. he hecho 81 bieR he qusrdo hAceElo JQu6
teneig que reprcchaSmef
-lPor que ege digfFGs2
-Povque pudese psaar sin mosEtado No te.
namoH tempo que perder Ella guerra suu amiRaB
10 mfs pronto poabe 81 la hubess intorrogado re-
cOnOcida, no hubiera podido llsgsr haHta elias.
-lOisrtamORteI 20 me bubiera opuesto
-Bien veiB que tanfa raG6n.
-Esta mujeg eBpfa.
-rUna OSpiaI II quisa sHpfa7
-Ha vsnido fin de coOperaF ID evasion de Cd
amiga
-IUns evasi6pI Qailiera Iaber como es poribIe
ma mujer evadiSe de aqui
GiEaEo sin perder nsda de su c6era comprendfs one
estaba eondisiones de manfsstrIs En- Italia m
gACeTdote puede msltraarO esto s asssinare como
ua nmpe lord de Inglsterra: EequOren mas precau
Cionsa
Por otra paTte. Easpuestnu precisaa tar
tsrminaRtsB que poabe aprcvechnrse para eune
gar fuEor nj de taa de l6gica nj dc tOrpsza oomsta
impulses del mOdo.
ri cOmprenda la dSbn ve1tsja que habfa aIosn.
Eado, quDo me1t0rla.
NO solaments-repuao dificil ma svazf6n gnD
q7e s6 como oVen qua yians aacerrana con una
pTonera ananars por solo sste hsch Io inuupsrabea
ohat6sulon pUestoa & sa fuRa
AhaHaan q aaEm6n, padgs,
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4a Ia Habana & BArcsloHa, valedero por custro
menou, aes6: 1.a de ia $3.50, de 2 l6o re.
81 35 pesos. 81 De Bareslopa Rcma, inclu.
10 ID manutsnCi6n, ea: IN $47 En 81
SO idem, I'm 8 : l3 idem. 4 = Sc dsrSn gTstis
20 ppaajsa nara loa individuaa de clase do color,
siendo proferidoa los que oieT4an arte & ofcio
81 agui en- Puerto Rico se EovaGs efseto
uns psvaaripSci6n ssmejante, gsgursmepts Z =
OcRRsP NDENOIA estasia dignam0nte seprelsKtads
m ella
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Los caj'st's pO una pazte Is precipitsCi6u
CON qus tenemos q"e coFTegir les p7usbas del pc
rt6dico. B7hre todo loS domingos, poH otrs, so'
hicieyoR 9ysr deiSy paaax una err4ts maydscula
Ms quej6osmos de que IN talegrsma depositsdc
les dies do la mansns en- MayAg1'z 10 recibi6
1emoa 1ui dsspues de hsbeT entEado en- pFeAss
LA CoRREsPoNDENo1A. Y Ia eYrsta nos hiSo de-
sir gus era nsolsrsble que IN telsgrama 90 reci
biese an d Capital las 44 de Ia tarde
D flo que Ell bueS juiCio de nuestroB lecto
res h&br5 aubasnRds Sl error; pero SECURE 90 tam
zen que nueatro servcio taleg Sfso seguir& Comc
haxta aunf. Paor one Il GT7u0G
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Nos dicen de PoRce: 81 La lleg&ds del Gober
uadcr pro uio 81 Cons gulente movimisntO de pue
hlo, hio de Ia CurioaidAd; el Indispensable 2s-
Dswna ell desf de las tTopas y de lOS homheres;
visits e'6ctvica 4 AleunaR eSCuelas; IN psseo aI
arnpslme de a carreteEa dc Adjuntas; Otro pAssO
{ Ia Playa nm bsnquete CON que fuS fsatejado
an Ii CASA CoRaittoFla He ahi IL vista"
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BUQUEs N puerto eEta naRana. De traveslo

Los vaporea "Ramon de Herrera" '.MCn
tsvideo", lac goletaa Thomas n stoR", "OaTrie
". Ba ano' "Nsllacorse y, deSoargando; 81 berg
'viEgs1 del Basa Gamlso" n1 S''g.nSo; Ia g9
aste CoGtsEos: 81 vapcF "Aviles" dessATgandc
Lea golH tAna Maria" nara Agusdilla Ma
yag1e1; "CoEa16R de Maria, para los miBmol
pusrtoa; Pona@; "Carmelita" para ArscibO
"Jovea CLARA" "Masia Artsu" para Ponce
.Pyovldencia" para FRjardo; Petra, careAandoi
sgoraz6p de Jesds," "Anits", "Papito" pen
dientes do fete. "JovsR Maria y "Eletants des
SaygaRGo.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-03-05

ObraB de PereE Eacnche. encuadsraads en- teIa
ingleaa, de 4 tomos Csda una So ejemplaE El
amor de loa amoreg, LIS psrdici6D de 10 nujer,
El pan de los pobrSR, La caFidad cristiana, Los
deegraciadcs, Dos matYimoniog del diablo El in.
ferno de los celos, = curs de IL sldea, La mujer
ddteva, EI CoEaz6n en- Ia mano, Ia madre de los
dessmparados otrRR vSrias. Librelia dc B. r..
Saniurio Vival
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prueba, caysnao de rodiI'sa aeta 81 vardadero
sacerdote exclam6 nollozando: X no soy cura,
Di aada; mo notia de hrmbye y hai6 eata rnedio
de gsnsrme Is vida. Haga ustsd de mi . aue
qaisga. Los Tsisusalea eC'esi6stieoE entienden
en- 81 as8nto
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-03-05

Sc encuentEaa p~ eats Capital los aprecia.
g,lea veciuos de Saa Lorenzo sshoTes don Pedro
Bruouera, comacisBts y den Jos6 NaxciEo Ma
chin, agvicu'tor amboa antiguos suGCritoHes de A
oRBEsPoNDDNC1A. Ls deseamos buen tempo
eatFe Nogotroa.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-03-05

Han llegado para exh birHe en- Ia Expouici6R
IL caiss contenieRdo ColsCcioReB de viRcs eBpa.
HOlsa; Is VacoR son vitrinas, mezas fEascos de
eriEtaI; varies frascog cor musRtrss de &ceitsG,
adra asturiARa, vfaos, chocolates, aceitunas, pss-
taS para uopR, harjnas, moynolog, a6molaS, gar
banzos trigO, cebada Conservas, linonsS tuTsoa
en- almibaT, pinaenton, duces de frutas etc., etc.
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tro Civil de Baanos Aires, hA publioado Ia ii.
guiaate iaSCripCi6R. quo no deia dc ser original:
O. HsnEe undo ror indiaoluhle la8o dol mattel.
moniO ARtonio BssnrA, de 80 aHoB, italianO, con
Na'fa Dsp6sito, dc 20 sHos, como su espOSO.
ssmbi6a dc nasioRalidsd itsliana. Asf, pueg, la
aapoas frmAr6 Maria Dap6Eito de Baaura
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Buen pdnsro de- veclHos ComeYCisntss de
Is cane de SIN FssnciEco, han preReatade hoy una
instsnGia al AyuBtamiento en- soliCitud d. que se
adcquine Ia dif hG calls que 80 hAlla en- muy NAL
sstsdo gus eB Ia de mas trsfico en- esta Capital.
Cxeemos que Ell Ayuntamiento atsRder6 tan
iueta gclicitud."
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Nos dicen de Humacso: 80 "Se han preuen.
tado agaRcB casos do vixuelaR loCaa en- eRtA ciu-
dad J coRvspdris que nusstro Ayuntamiento or
tesass la vAsnnaCi6n eR ganersl que hpb'zra
IN poco mas de limpisz sapenis meate en- las
sallsa Ge YabEcoa y harria de ID Marina sitios
DOR doada ha arnne aadn 81 tarrible hrAanadn
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Rogamos nuestros AgeateS en- 'gos de Il
Lsla 40 siIvan teRernoB 81 eorriente de l&s def.
ierCiss que observer en- 81 servicio de ccr1unics-
,eReu, taPto postales como teIegr6fcas, para com.
pletar ua estudio general que estsmos haCieRde
de aauelIos Yamop. 3-43
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MEMORANDUM

Rogamos & don Ramon Mandez Vaz de
AguAdilla Hs Sirvs acordarse dc negotron.
Id. id. don Ramon Rivera ViIelIa del Co.
rosal, que tamki6n non olvida.
~
Id. id. don Juan VIvaa de Bio.eYande, que
nos tiens eR penaH dsGde 81 as do AbEil dc 1892,
uMtsa F,s.S n. z.u..sssl a.
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Ra llOgado enth Capital el sefior don Do
mingo Hernandez COniSionsdo poT 81 Ayunta-
misato de QusbgsdillsE pala trser egta Istsn-
teRCia el exasdients de AmillaramieRteB CORES
pondiente aI refa lido pueblo.
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turce por 81 conseyje del palacio de la Exposi.
ci6n, los muchaeh9s jose Radriguez Rogue
Guadalupe, por habeY sido sorpreRdidos 1obaRdo
tabaeea en- 10 vitrina que expoRe ID t6brica La
BelleEa ~
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Ls ter de- IA "Rriups" "a IN sfptosa& que
no.s.La gran emsats & 'oE o. f4rmoa. III Jsrake
ri guayacol del doctor Rodriguez Castro ss 81
daico nsdicsmento gus 10 combats prOntO ed.
caxm0pta - ProhAS c
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De guSto Y n6rIto

Sc vsndep horeyos de mSrmol do alabaatro
propios para IglesiA 8 jardineu, de buen tamano
y IN espejo con pedestal de mGrnol de CarraYa
con muchos grabadoV, poT menos de ID terceya
pRyts de gu vRi6S I'm ID NaYins fEente al Arsenal.
-FrGneiscO ITdpagG. -.r -,
1g-N NeFA.-se oompra eobrey pIono v.sto. l5-a
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A CauEa del NAL Nera 20 que ha reinsdo hoy,
NO ss 10 permitido Ia salids esta mshsna de eI.
to puerto al vapoH CoTeo de EBpana. La Boca
del MorYo eHtk. -. impossible.
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1894-03-05
DR.. d. Vicente SantOni

OcdlSstG do IA Faswltad Dc Paris Recibs
conaultRs diAriaE de & 9 de "a maiana y de &
3 de ID tardo en- Ponce, r ara priScipal n.o 10
1910
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81 vspor fVsnceu do la Trasatlkntica eutk 81
St Thomas. Es prohsble, psgo NO seguro, gu
llegue maiisna 81 puerto de esta Capital
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Paaado maKaRa metCo!es, dGBpues de- toqua de
oracioses dsr6 principle con toda solemnidad en-
eata Cstedral, 81 novenaHio de Nusstrs Ssnors de
los Dolores que hsce aHoa viene coatsaBdo ls fs-
milia de Nuestro spreeiabe smigo don ARgol Ms.
vsiaS. Ri dicho seHoF nos suplics invitar aul
relscioRados J & los fsleE en- general para mayor
golemnidad de dicho noveRario.
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Han sido presentAdaS y Ia Exposition las
srampas de coies eucAraChss. obrA de RueStro
amigo dom jose de 10 HueRt@ StOrer. Han to
aldo rnuchs aceptsci6n pueG ne han expendido
nran nhmaro de eaoH apsratHg.
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as B1B11ornOA DE AF CoRansrorDnNo1A DE PTo-Rroo'

Ethel nada Saba ds 10 scoBtecdo desde Ia Balida del
Ccrtsjo fd .sbye f1sTa Ia Hub6rass vuslto oca
do terror dsBsaperac6n 81 hubese sgado persuadirsa
dc que 81 vivo esaba todAvia ugar del muerto PerO
Ia lad del sacsrdote Is raRqaizaba Sir embargo
habfA visto los paDdidos artoar TERRA la fcss En-
que athHts habrfa leVado efssto Ia evasion de Haw
busy?
No oEaba ntsrrogaE aa companevo de cautivsFio
81 tenor de atraer s ateno6n de los bsRddop obs
tsn todo 10 prefsEa aqus restO incs tdumbre que
le oprmfs a cor'x5n. ToC6 pues duluemente 81
del faaerdcta
E+te volvi6ss hacia su lado.
--2Ss ha salyadol-murmur6 ella.
-af-diio 81 lrland6s
Los grardianes ag taron como 81 hubiesen oido
ruido da arnsa.
Ne pregunta die lel eura en- yoE aItR-quS hoTa
co. Las dos lno verdad?
-Pf6ximsm smente-eontest6 I'm bsndido.
III aaderdoe habia msntido; pero miraba 81 Gle
To- parsGia gnr Ell eSpaco azul msntra que Aota.
be, spbisnd9 como orsc6n hAcia Dds
Gths con peso aiviado del enorms peso, regpira-
be n6s libremente esperaba.
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EnlTRSa dc OMNIBUS Y COGHHS
FL Bien PublIco

Ri precio en- lou Omnibua de esta Empress
que efeetdan 81 visjs de l. plaza de Colon San
tuRee loa maatss y jueves despu6s de la funci6p,
es de so centavos por persona. 81
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Los herpes. lca onapsipes. lou barFoI

Los herpes, les ompsineS, lou barFoS eSpini-
las J manrhas de' cutis desaparecea &c curan
radieanente con In "Loci6R ARtihalp6tiOa" del
doctor M0Btes. AliVia iRstantRneamente la plea
36a eB m remadio infslibIe coRtra Ia caSpa y la
ealvicie. Agvadsblsmsnts psffumada resulta ma
ex selents sgua de tocsdoS para Las damaS De
venta en- caas del sslor Guillermety.
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Br4llante negocio

Sc vende 6 arxieAda la Oass-almacen, Gitua.
da an IL calle del Comeycio freRts los muellen
de eBta Capital
Ipformar6n en- Ia AdminiatraCi6m de Oonau.
mos mu~icipalas don R.m6u Velilla, , San Fran
cisco IS 50 dueho.--E edrO g. ZaaoranO. 8-A
ELL DICCIONARIO DE ELECTRICIDAD
Y MAGNETISMO de ]. LEFEBRE que CON tan.
to acierto publica la casa editorial Bal. Battle
rS 4 Hios, de Madrid, es una obra tan completa y
tan Glars, que bien podria llevar el nombre de
ENCYCLOPEDIA electrical Acabamos de recibir las en-
tregas 25 { 80. Reconocemos que es una obrs
indispensable paraitodo 81 mundo, puesto que CON
que no ss encuentran en- ninguna obrA nj dicciO
mario en- Espafa Agentss generates On eGta isis
sstores FEaile HsrmaaoE J Ca, San JoES ndnsro
I7.-San Juan.
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I'd lTIUIlIdId EllIIdILhd. dormir en- ha
bitaciones muy trescas2 1Desea usted conner
bien? Pues acuda La ReformGda RsperGnsa
sale de Ia Princesa no Z, Marina, Capital. Pre-.
cios 81 alCance de todas laa fortunAa.
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TARAC0 en- rama del PMS

TieMen constante existencia en- el almacen
loa seforsa L1aneza hsrmanoI, Gale de Il Forta-
leza ndmero l9. 72-9
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Como enpiGza ] como aGaba

Con un enfriamiento con estornud0 empieza un ca
t2rro pero sabe cuando conclUye nj como acaba
IPor 10 general presta poca stenci6n los
veces ocasonan la nuerte Por convene preve
ndos; etar las corentes de are, tener abrgo tomar
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
BES|EGED BY ASYLUM MEN.
Eccentric Mr. Hartley Keeping
Quiet in Taylor's Hotel.
Extradition Proceedings Have been
Begun.

Edward +. Hartley. the eccentric Ha--
lem dry-goods dealer, whom "A sheriff 3
jury has declared insane was one Of tn"
most clipper guests in Taylors Hotel.
Jersey city, this morning. The fact Of
his escape from Bloumingdale Asylum
was told in The Evening World" yes
terday. Subsequent events he related to
an Evening Worli' reporter this fore
noon.
He did not talk, act or look like an in
sane man except when Tammany Hall
was mentioned. Then the bee in his
bonnet became apparent. He said:
1T is Gilroy, Justice Fallon, Justice
,Welde. Andy White and the other big
more who are interested in proving me
insane. My wife was forced int the
prosecution. II was as insane as 1t is
claimed l am. do not see how l could
have escaped so easily from Blooming
dale as ! did on this occasion.
The first time ] left there was on
July 8. | scaled a fence and walked
down to saloon kept by a friend of
mained there until late in the evening
before they recaptured me.
YESTERDAY | took Wilson's key. opened
a rear door nd walked away Ike a gen
tle'nan. Wilson was brute He did
everything harsh to me but strike me.
Frequently he pOked his fist under my
nose ard threatened to hit me. Bloom
ingdale Is not a retreat for the insane.
1t is n factory for the manufacture Of
insane people.
II do not propose to return to New
York now unless compelled to do 80 by
due process Of law" he concluded
Mr.. Hartley occupies room l22 in Tay-
lors Hotel. He arrived there shortly
after I o'clock last night and registered
as Edward Hartley and wife. He said
later He was known at the hotel and
talked nationally with Manager Reed
and. Night Clerk Houghtaling.
He was standing in front of the hotel
about o'clock this morning when four
men rushed up the street from the ferry
towards him.
These are Bloomingdale men, ne
shouted. as he ran into the hotel billiard
caught him They tried 10 force him int tG
the street. but Mr. Houghtaling made
them desist and SUNNI ned policeman.
The latter ordered the Bloomingdale at
tendants to release Mr.. Hartley, which
they did reluctantly.
Then Mr.. Hartley went to his ROOM and
the quartet took ~ positions In front Of
The party consisted Of f.. A. Steele,
Superintendent of the asylum, and Keep,
ers Buchanan. Cunningham and Gleason
MIR. Steele had a warrant sworn out be-
cusing MIR. Hartley OF being fugitive
from Justice from New York.
'nleI OF Ponce Murphy decided that
even so. Mr.. Steele should procure a
requisition for the alleged lunatic before
he could take him out of the Jurisdiction
OF the Jersey courts.
Early this morning Mr.. Steele came to
New York to institute the necessary
steps for that purpose. Mr.. Hartley re-
mained In the hotel and the keepers
stood on the sidewalk to see that he did
not get away.
He has engaged Lawyer John Den
ming. OF Jersey city. To look out for his
interests in that city. and Detective Me
Nally, Of the Jersey city police Is on the
ground to see that no other attempt Is
made to kidnap him.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
OBJECT TO THE TAXES.
Property Owners Before the Hon r,i
of Asaessors.

The Brooklyn Board of Assessors to-
day heard protests from some OF the
wealthy property holders OF the city who
object to the amount of their assess
ments
The Litchtield estate and Brooklyn
Improvement Company, the properties
of which have been merged. were repre-
scented by William G. DE Witt and w. b.
Litchf1eld, who said that the increase of
$30,OO ON the valuation of the property
is away out of proportion to its real in
crease in value. Tho assessment was for
Sl,Sl2Wo.
No taxes have been paid on this prop
erty for several years, and suit Is
now pending to decide whether II shall
be sold by the city. The owners say
that back taxes are greater than the
value Of the property, although 1t was
admitted to-day that they have an in
come OF 10 per cent. on improved pOr-
lions. The property is on Park slope
some of II extending to the river.
j. Rothst hild owner of a big store
building at Fulton and Jay streets. ap-
pealed from the assessment of 500, 900
on the building. He wanted 1t reduced
to Sl50,0OQ
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
Hotels.
TAAFFE WANTED HIS M0NEI
Mr.. White Says He Grew Violen
in His Demands.
Had His Ex-Secretary Arrested, BID
the Court Wou d Not Hold Him.

Gustavus O'Hara Taaffe co6d
broker, living at 80 Orange stresl
Brooklyn, was prisoner this mornin(
before Justice Walsh in the Adam
Street Police Court on a technical chan,
Of intoxication. Josiah ]. White. Of p
Columbia Heights. appeared to press u
charge.
White said that he engaged Taaffe
week ago to act as his secretary.
the end Of four days he discharged hil|
Since then Taaffe. he said. had contin1
ally annoyed him by demands for mone1
Yesterday he received three threatenin(
letters from Taaffe. he said.
Mr.; White said that Taafte called
his house yesterday, and stalked q
and down the parlor: using violes
LANGUAGE. and soaring the inmates nate I nea1
a policeman and had him arrested
Taafre denied Mr.. Whites. story, an
said he had only tried to collect pay 10.
his services. Judge Walsh advised hin
an effort in a legal manner to coliec'
his bill. Taaffe was discharged. 4.
Cant l have him bound over "
keep the peace?" asked White. -.
NO; don't think 1t necessary" sa''
"or held for attempted blackmail'
mo, sir; not to-day" ..,y
Mr. White went away apparehu'
much disappointed. ,,,,.,.,,rs
Mr. Taaffe was out when an, Evening ,,
World reporter called at his house uos
Mrs. Taaffe declared that White Wa
the only person who had sloInStI s.
through the house last night sne %S
clared that White had held Mr.. I ainS
a prisoner in the house last evening,
while he summoned a district messens''
and sent him for policeman.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
IL Votes 10 Ask for Information
About ship CnnuI.


ALBANY, July ls.-At the Constitu-
donal Convention to-day a. II. Green
introduced proposed amendment pro
Vidlng that the Corporation Counsel
OF every city of more than 100000 in
haoitants shall be elected for a term not
exceeding two years.
The Inc Committee or, Preamble reported
relative TO the taking of private prop.
D ~Tdss t t public ,s PURPOSES which pro.
declhe questions of fact in condemna
p3n proceedings. Agreed to.
Powers and Duties nf the Legislaur"
reported tavorably on the amendment
legislation. ""''N
The Committee on Canals ronorte1 a,
yorably the resolution calling on n.
state Engineer and the Superintendent,
Of Public Works 10 furnish infGrmatior
to the Convention Of the probable cost
or improving the canals OF the STATE
and also an estimate on ths COS, ~,
a ship canal along the present course
agreed 10. was
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
LAWYER SCORES A SPY.
Declares TINT His Evidence I. Tn
worthy of COn~iderutiOn

During the examination OF William
o'Noiil, who was arrested IN March last
as an alleged policy writer. which was
held before Police Justice Walsh in the
Adams Street Court, brooklyn. to-day,
Frank Fisher. II special officer went
upon the witness stand and admitted
that he had been employed by the Police
department as "A spy to get testimony
against policy dealers He said he had
been engaged 10y Inspector Mackellar
at 500 per day. lie had caused the
arrest OF three alleged policy dealers,
and had received $50 Tor his work
EH-Judge Troy. on behalf of the do
fcndant, asked that the case he dis
missed
1T would he a disgrace to tho city,
ne said. ITO hold a man on the tcsti-
mony of such a wretch as this lie. is !,
disgrace To the Police Department, and
no Commissioner has n right to issue "A
shield To such "A misCreant | ask thai
IN" defendant be discharged"
Judge Walsh reserved decision.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
MCLAUGHLIN GOES FISHING.
The Ex-Register on for HIS ~
nuaI Trip to GreenpOrt.

Ex-Register Hugh Mclaughlin,
Brooklyn, starts on fishing eNpeuI.o1
to Greenport, l.. l.. this afternoon ""s
asked how long he would stay. ~
quoted the familiar line about the
laid plans of mice and men, A
then, seeming to recall the slghihcaAss
of the remark, he looked serious A"N
commented on the weather. ,b,in
A year ago, when Mr., M nG,LLarsa Of
his allies met him at the Willousanuuda
street auction rooms to see him on ~, ths
nearly every one of them gave nun
finest hook and line he could puS q. de
This year. II Mr.. McLaughlih ne
pending on the iibcrality Of FRIENDS. ~
will nsh with a bent pin and P nS ne
Irvine He had few callers duri ihsst al.
forenoon, and even his pet dogs tssaasmed
ways go with him to the shore, ne did
to look lonesome because poiitlela"'
not stop TO pat them on the heau'
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-07-18
A DEAD RAT BY MAIL.
IL Caused CONSERVATION Among the
Postal Employees.

A big gray rat in pasteboard box
caused a season Of CONSERVATION in the
inquiry office, room IA, Post-Office build
ing, this afternoon. The rat was dead
1t has been q -ong time dead. but pretty
Miss Minnie Pagan, through whose
hands 1t passed. could not tell that. as 1t
was wrapped In Uncle Sans cover, but
she did smell an odor that was new and
extremely disagreeable. She told Supt
w. II. Chase of 1t. He went to the desk
and caught the odor. Then he and all
the other clerks stirred to find whence
IL came.
Miss Pagan held the box containing
the dead rat in her hand and exclaimed
why. do believe the smell comes
from this box"
The box was opened and the gray
coated Old rat was found. Mr.. Cha Sc
sent a porter to bury 1t ana the room
was fumigated.
The package was addressed TO l.. s.
Foster. 81 West Eighty-fourth street.