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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
no ACTION TAKEN AGAINST YOUNG LEITCH

President John Loughran. Of the Manufacturers
National Bank. Brooklyn. did not appear at the
Lee Avenue Police Court yesterday. as he said he
would on Sunday. TO secure warrant for the
arrest Of T.. Austin Leitch the discharged book
keeper whom he alleges is a defauter to the
amount OF 1880.
President Loughran when asked II he or the
officials Of the bank would begin criminal pro-
ceedings against Leitch and Isaac Moog, the de-
positor who got the money replied that nothing
had been done In that direction as yet. 1t is the
opinion that the president and officials Of the bank
are holding on from prosecution In order TO see II
the father OF Moog Will make good the amount.
At the home OF young Moog, No. 200 Graham
ave. II was said he not at home.
At the home Of young Leitch. No I55 Washing
tOn-aye., a young woman answered the bell and
said that Mr.. Letch had nothing 10 say regarding
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
Urging FURTHER VAR on T4MMANf.
DEMOCRATS WANT THE POWERS OF THE LENow
COMMITTEE EXTENDEp.

DEMOCRATS WANT THE POWERS or THE LENoW
COMMITTEE EXTENDED.
The Committee on Organization OF the Anti
Tammany Democracy. OF which eX-Sherin James
O.Rrien is the leader met at the headquarters.
M IA Vest Forty-second-st., and adopted resolu-
tons calling attention to the remarkable changes
I'm the popular vote OF this city shown at the last
election The vote indicates the resolutions say.
that In spite of the exposures Of the LeXow COM
mlttee and the Indignation OF the people melted by
offensive bossism, Tammany Hall had voting
force on November of about 10000. augmented
by II 900 coming from voters willing to support the
citizens ticket but unwilling to give any further
aid toward making citizens victory ehectVe
should II be secured. The 1900 represented the
vote cast for Hill II IL therefore urged that the
Senate Committees Investigations should be con-
tinued and extended to an examination OF the
Police Courts Disrict-Attorney office. Corpora
ton Counses Office Excise. Street Cleaning Dock
and Public Works departments. that Tammany \
operations may be so completely exposed that 1t
Will cease TO he "A political factor in New York
CITY. The State Senate Is therefore asked 10 en-
large the powers of the Lexow Committee 10 In
clude the departments alluded to.
Mayor-elect william l.. Strongs decisive vote IL IN
ature authorize the incoming Mayor to remove
the heads OF municipal departments wherever the
public interest demands such action. Inc Anti
Tammany Democracy also declares In favor or
the establishment OF bipartisan commissions In
this city. especially In departments where semi
judicial authority IN exercised -
The plan OF organization proposed for 1895 was
adopted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ~ PROPULSION.

The little children and the big children OF Har-
lem suddenly made aware last night that
Christmas Is coming" and that II. c. r. Koch
& Co., in West One-hundred "a nd went fifth ST.
were about to enact the part Of Santa Claus. The
genial old driver OF RENDERS will have to provide
himself with sack Of much greater size than he
has before carried. II ne expects get into it
even 1.-THE Of the o0l attractions which the
firm has on hand In the big store, all ready for
sale The big show windows OF the house were
blaze of light last night. and the sidewalk was
damned with people who stopped and gaped and
gazed In window THE Mimic World"
In this, Dantes Inferno" ian inferno which would
make death a peasure). a private deer park and
the Statue of Liberty were placed Then there
Niagara Falls No old .'ribbon-strp' paper
Niagara Falls. but real cataract OF real wter,
foamng and tumbling over rocky heights Flash
lights were thrown on the cataract. and the effort
was highly realistic. But wait! The great assert
ment OF holiday goods. stored away behind the big
windows. will soon be on sale. A myriad OF work
ers are getting the goods ready, and when Koch
& Co., ,fancifully speaking, cry oh who VII, buy
my ribbons" il is safe to say that all upper New
York will answer. I'VE Will" Every department
In the house is well stocked with a judicous as.
sortment Of goods. The feminine shopper WI, mn n
all that she requires. and. what IL more: VIII ma
il we'll displayed. and at prices which will IN them
selves prove Irresistible None hut the best grades
az goods handled by the frm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE.

Washington. Dec 3-Mr. Bartlett Dem. y. "
had the honor OF introducing the first bill of the
session The measure is very brief. providing simply
for the repeal OF the income tax sections OF the new
Tariff law.
Mr.. Fithian Dem I'D offered bill No. g pro-
posing to amend the laws relative TO tonnage tax.
az to read follows:
That I'm lieu OF the tax on tonnage OF 30 cents per
ton per annum. imposed prior to July |. 1884, a
duty OF cents per gross ton. not to exceed in the
aggregate 10 cents per ton In one year IL hereby
imposed at each entry all vessels which shall be
entered In any port OF the United States from any
foreign port or place in North America, Central
America. the West India Islands, the bahama
Islands the Bermuda Islands, the coast OF South
America bordering the Caribbean Sea. or the
Sandwich Islands, or Newfoundland And a duty OF
cents per gross ton not TO exceed % cents per
ton per annnm Is hereby imposed at each entry
upon all vessels which shall be entered In the
United States from any other foreign ports. not
however to Include vessels in distress or not en-
gagged In trade. . ,,,,. . , A.,
Authority is given to the President to suspend by
proclamation much of such dues as may be In
EXCESS of the tonnage and other dues Imposed by
q foreign government on American vessels
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
VOTES FROM THE NAVY TARD.

The training -ship Portsmouth. Commander Nc
Cowan which sailed from Newport on Friday,
anchored In Hampstead Bay on Saturday night,
and Yesterday a tug was sent from the Yard to
tow her down. Her apprentices. with the excep-
ton OF a few who are to be discharged. will be
transferred 10 the Vermont. and the Portsmouth
will go out OF commission
The tug Traffic started from the Yard at 2
r. m yesterday for Jersey city to receive the body
Of Medical Inspector George II. Brush and take It
y the railroad station Ut Long Island CITY. whence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
REPORT OF THE MARITIME CANAL CO

Washington. Dec a-The annual report OF the
Maritime Canal Company OF Nicaragua made to
the Secretary OF the Interior Department in pursu-
ance OF act OF Congress and which will be trans
mlttcd tc Congress made public to-day The
regular annual meeting OF the company held
In New-York The report states that since the or
ganzation OF the company in 1889. 1915 shares OF
the capital stock have been subscribed for at par.
amounting in the aggregate to the sum OF T.olA5oO
Of which amount $40 has been paid into the
treasury In cash. From otner sources. there has
been paid into the treasury S2,ll1 making total
Of 81 957 The expenditures since the organiza-
ton for administration purposes were sAs2 g. Ii
issued $4,000 In payment for concessionary rights.
privileges, franchises and other property. The liza
bIlities OF the company are SsSScN and cash liab-
ties not exceeding $4,000
The unprecedented condition of the money market
has been the cause Of serious embarrassment 10
all enterprises that depend upon the sale OF securi-
ties for to prosecute their undertakings.
The result OF this condition OF affairs is that no
material advancement In construction work has
been accomplished since the report made by the
company to the Department in December. 1892
Hope is however. held out for vigorous prosccu-
ton Of the work in the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL DEAL WITH HIN

The xteen-year-od lad who was arrested u
Sunday night for attempting to break into fos''
office Station In One hundred and -seventn'
st. and Amsterdam-ave when arragned III tns
Harlem Police Court yesterday admitted thar 'ns
he gave the police. Robert Chester, wa.
fictitious The boy said his real name was Edward
Lambert, and that he lived at No. 90 "es'
Thirty ninth-st. He admitted having broken W.
plate-glass window and said that he had hoped |"
be able to gather up any loose change or pos'ss'
stamps there might be around the place. Sts'o.
Superintendent Charles T.. Deppermann. OF NO. ~.
West e-hundred- nd a -seventh-st appear
against Lambert, and Justice Burke gave n.ni "a
charge OF Agent ARnew. OF Mr.. Gerry's society, ,ss
arraign him before United States Conmiss~vssrS
Shields. the lad had committed an o"e'~
against the Federal laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
IVES NTH A GOOD LEAD.
THE billiard CONTEST RENEWED IN cHioA"o
PLAYERS IN POOR FORM

THE BILLIARD CONTEST RENEWED in CHi'""o
PLAYERS IN POOR FORM.
Chicago Dec. "a game Of billiards oe'"ee"
Ives and Schaefer for a 5000 stake the net uoo'
receipts to go to the winner and the loser 10 ~
ceive nothing, begun in New-York' was rene"eu
bcre Tonight Captain Arson acted as referee
CT hundred points will be played each night. the
cam. n no continued for six nights. When inc
nIavers appeared on the platform the DIE aud,-
ence which comfortably filled Central MUSIC Hail.
cheered heartily.
II was a poor game from start TO finish anu al
though relieved here and there by pri'i'an' cue
fash, II was evident that either the players "e'e
80. 81, ,r,,,,o mr. that they were badly out Of
form Schaefer played miserable game most Oh
the night and also had bad luck ne was beaten zen
Inv nearly 200 points. the score az me en- n 9l ,c
njpht's niav standing Ives COO. Schaefcr il3 ives
avcrage was q Bill; Schaefcr's % 11-H
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
BREWER WILL BE CAPTAIN.

HE WAS CHOSEN YESTERDAY TO DIRECT HE
FORTUNES OF THE HARVARD ELEVEN.
Boston Dec 3.--At meeting OF Harvards 1907
ball players this afternoon Charles Brewer was
elected captain for next season. Although his IN
iuries made him of little use 10 Harvards eleven
In the two big games of the season. he has been con-
sidered all along the logical candidate for captain
after the retirement OF Bob Emmons. VINO VIII
be graduated next year - ,, ,hra.
Brewer Is now Junior. and has player tnres
wears on the Harvard varsity eleven, as ne Joiheu
The team in his freshman year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04

Sweepstakes 500 each 500 forfeit. for two-!ea oa
nllios pounds each Five furlongs 10 he III" VII
Decoration Day Entries close December 10
lanes r. salvation BESSIE June
Phlip !. Dwycr- Maxim-Touchc Pas'
w i. ThompsonThe Apple.
G. Knapp Midothinn-i|ria
Charles Reed -theViot Everlasting. .
Roth races are likely 10 produce exciting contests
as each of the youngsters has been highly trl'n
that such races as the foregoing we're made shows
thai The nomna,ors to the stakes nae nor 'T n
confidence and believe that the future 81 the
turf is safe Both sweepstakes should he Named as
they arc 2 revival of the o,dtimc sweepstakes that
were 50 popular twenty years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
John c. wILMERDING. Auction-er.
by wilmerdng. Morris Mitchell
On Wednesday. December ). 1894
At eleven O'Clock
Peremptory Sale OF japanese
Curios Ivory Carvings. Screens. etc.

Il will be sent to Saybrook. l.. L. for burial III:
Brush died In Colorado Springs on Friday OF Ia"
week. "a
Passed Assistant Engineer Franklin j. scnex
reported for duty on the cruiser New YORK, anS
Passed Assistant Engineer William e Eaton -
ported for general duty at the Navy Yard yes'er
day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04

CDXGRESSMAS -ELECT DAYTON Nv TRENTON.
Trenton. " J.. Dec 3-Alston G. Dayton. who
defeated William l.. Wilson, author OF the Wilson
Tariff bill for reelection TO Congress. was warmly
welcomed to- night by the Republican Club OF this
city Mr.. Dayton made an address. a number OF
leading Republicans from all parts. Of the State
present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
SALE OF rHoRouGHBREps IN KENTUCKY.

SALE OF THOROtGHBREDa tn MN "'N J.
Lexington KY Dec. CspeciaD.-The attendance
was large on the opening day Of the sale OF NOR
oughbreds here. and ninety-hve head were dis-
posed of for total OF s22,Z3O an average OF Wv
a head Those disposed OF to-day we're warnings
and many OF them brothers and listers oil ho'eu
turf stars. The following were among the pes'
prces: Ray flly by Duke OF Montrose-Pattie
bought by Byron McCleand. OF Lexington N"D
bay colt by imp Deceiver-Billetta. James Men
OILS Paris KY. $1,000; bay colt by Ieonatus-Fa'ase
W T. Woodland. jr.. Lexington. 1850; bay colt by
Leonatus-Eva s.. Baker Gentry. N.OO; brown
gelding by Leonatus- Mignon G., Claud s: BroWncll
Lexington 1915: bay FLY by Onopdaga-" ary
Baker & Gentry, Lexington. $50 Sumatra pay
colt by Vocalic-La Sorella. John Rodegap Lex
ington, $50; chestnut colt by King Erie
Eiemi. Byron McClelland. $50; bay colt by I'M?
Deceiver- Nimnock. Cyrus Hughes, Lexington. 100
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
Two MEN KILLED ~ / BOILER EXPLOSION.

Providence. Dec. 3-Thc boiler In sawmill at
Greene. by John A. Brown, lumber dealer. blew
up al $40 o'clock this morning killing Mr. Brown
and Lyman Scott. and seriously inJurng n. Glad
ding william Cushman and a boy named Remlng-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
800 oco 900 OF THE NEW BONDS DELIVERED

Washington Dec. 3-The Treasury Department
so far has delivered 900 OF the new bonds.
and there IL not untitled reQuisition for
bonds on hand. The Department agreed to begin
the delivery of the bonds to-day. but the Bureau
of Engraving and Printing turned out the new
bonds with An expedition heretofore unknown and
enabled the Treasury to deliver the bonds In ad-
vance Of the promised time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04

tho charges against him. II Is the general pene,
that Nooc's father Will make good me amour.
to Tho bank 10 avoid criminal proceedings pe'ns
brought against his son.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
The Right Way.

There is only one way to do
business-and that is the right
way.
If you want any Furniture
make certain that you deal with
the right kind Of house.
We do not pretend to be the
ou/y Furniture house in exist
ence, but we do claim to be as
good as the best.
Our stock is as complete as
money and taste can make it;
our prices are as low as we can
make them and do business in a
safe way.
Try us and see if we do not
come up to your expectations
De CRAAF & TAYLOR
FURNITURE co.,
~ & 40 West 14th st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-04
GIN CLUES TO SHOOT For A SILVER CUP.

GIN CLUBS TO SHOOT FOR 4 SILVER CUP.
W. f. Sykes. president OF the New-Utrecht Gun
Club Of Brooklyn has arranged with the Riverton
Gun Club OF Philadelphia. for series OF two
pigeon matches for the championship These Two
clubs are the champions of their respective states
and the coming matches Will interest all trap
shooters Under the conditions OF the contests,
each club will enter ten men. who Will shoot at
fifteen birds each. thirty yards rise. One match
will be shot on the Rverton Clubs grounds. on
the Delaware River, at Riverton, y. j., and the
return match on the New-Ctrccht club grounds,
at Woodlawn. l.. !. The Riverton Club rules VIII
govern the match shot on its grounds, and the
New trecht Club rules the one shot at Wood
lawn Should a third match be necessary II
the two clubs grounds Will be decided by drawing
lots
The first match will come OFF about December
L. The crack marksmen of both clubs are prac-
Using hard get in form for the coming matches.
The membership OF both clubs includes "A large
number OF the cleverest and best-known trap shots
In the country. Among the Klvcrton men IL
Charles Manchester. who defeated George Work.
OF the Carteret Gun club. in the great lW-brd
match last winter. for stake OF 5000: Robert A.
WEIGH the six-times winner OF the Riverton chal-
Dolan and host OF others.
The New Utrecht Club includes such crack shots
A. c. Money, 6. f. Grein. g. w. coulston G..
Ferguson jr. and G. Bennett. The clubs will con-
test for a massive silver cup.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03
Dor on the north here,' she added.

Dor on the north here she added.
blushinslv.
The worm!
The company rose Si.h solemn
alacrity, shook their hostess hand
and fled out
Well. remarked Hank pearsall.
cheerfully. you'll hev t let up ,alkin
bout Nort's luck after this; / reckon
he Amt no early worm in this trade. ''
II don't know" said the store.
keeper, with that acrid cynicism which
one Aesop informs us a certain 70,
once displayed in matter of grapes
''mebbv shes the early bird:"-
Washington Star.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03
clothes-Poie Men i, Ner Orleans.

It would never do 10 write letters
from New Orleans AMI TO forget to
mention our old clothes pole men.
Gathering clothes-poles, which ,re
really the slender trunks of young sap
lings from our woods. trimming off NIL
their twigs excepting the one at the
tip, which is left to form a cro.ch to
hold up the clothes-line, drying them.
and pcddling them from their shoulders
In the streets such is the regular
business of some Of our old coloreI
men We have had the sar1c one SELL
ing Ill our uptown district ever since [
can remember, and when he passes
along we can hear his song kor more
than square away, and it is very
pretty. 1t doesn't seem to have be-
ginning or end or middle, but it is full
of melody, and when we first hear it
we children often run to the gate and
see shabby black man, old and bent,
with white hair and beard and big
bundle Of clothes poles over his
shoulder He looks as if the poles
were part of himself, and as If he and
they and his song all belonged away
out in the woods somewhere.
We don't often want to buy clothes
poles, as they don't wear out very fat,
but once our cook broke one in pok-
ing under the cistern after cat, an |
SO We had to have new one, and
mamma gave us children the dime and
let us hail the old man and buy pole
from him, and it was splendid fun.
He came in and sat on the steps,
and we gave him some cold biscuit:
and a saucer Of molasses and he cut up
lot Of shines for us. He sang and
danced just little, and then he told
lis that if we'd look hard enough at the
crotch of the clothes pole we had
bought We would see little tiny gray
squirrel coming out Of it, ami while
we were looking at the end of the pole
he snatched big red rose OF the vine
and stuck it in his shirt front and ran
out of the gate. laughing as loud as he
could. and in minute We heard his
song again, going down the street.
Maybe some persons may wonde.
what mean by saying the cook chased
a cat under the cistern, AS in a great
many places the cisterns are under
ground, but ours are on top.
In New Orleans all our drinking
water is rain. caught on the roofs oi
the houses, and carried By pipes in;o
great big tanks made good deal like
barrels. but without bulgy middles
and broader at the base than the top
They are held together by strong iron
hoops.
These cisterns hold thousands oI
gallons of water and many of them si'
on brick foundations Onrs do. We
have two cisterns, and the little rooms
under them are for keeping old emp; '
bottles and ga-den tools in, and
strange cats. A. least the cats seem It
think they are for that, and good
many kittens have been born ia them
too Harper Young People.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03

sulDh. AZ. As ~ tctuC fouS III Ul1 ia
a bol ly up to the Bar s. Most all the
avsile ble matrimonial timber o Harter
County's hrer.. I'm well 'quain.e.1 It'll
the lady an I'll engage t ask her. free
an; confidenshull. if there's enny.hing
in The lot she can make out with.
We really ought to go over to say
eood-h bye" said the storekceper anx-
iously. You boys can come in my
room here and fix yourselves up.
If the storekeeper favored the plan
because he thought it might help him
to dispose Of curious driftof gents
furnishings" on his shelves, which
seemed to have accumulated there
some time during the pliocene period,
he was highly successful
Purchases were solemnly and judi
cially made.
The basin, towel, broken mirror
and blase comb in the corner were in
constant and violent requisition, and
for half an hour the rear end of the
store looked like the green room Of an
amateur theatrical troupe. Then the
shutters we're put up, the lights out,
ponies mounted and the cavalcade
took its way. with courage that ebbed
at every step, to the Bar 6.
Miss Eula seemed somewhat awed
and astonished, not at the visit such
calls had been common during her
stay : but at the manner of her Wis
,tors. They might, ha ID the number
been sufficient, have been readily
taken for the pail bearers going in a
body to funeral.
When the party was finally seated
there ,eil n solemn hush Old Hank
Pearsall, who seemed to consider
himself elected chairmon of the
meeting by the silent suffrage Of the
eye, deemed this fitting time tc
speak
Rising, he waved his hand toward
his companions like Snowman ex
hibiting collection Of curious ami.
Aaals.
"We heerd,F Miss" he said, ",he,
you wuz thinkin O leavin' us Har-
ter County'll miss yc. They ain,
notbin' Harter County wouldn't do te
try to keep ye. II seemed to some o
rs thet ef ye wuz pervided weth sal
isfactory pardner, We might be more
in ther notion t settle hvcr.
"Now, this, with another comrr
hensive gesture, "ez the layout" He
spoke with some depression. as thouch
the goods. on the whole. did no. look
as good as he had expected.
"fou know thor tricks an gnits ~
inns time, ma am, an whether ,,ler ;
anything in the grove t'wonld do yc.
Some's old, but p'r'api tAoyra std
dlcr; none q EN- don. handsome
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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03

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Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03

Only .en per cent of the ssea- =
eonsrEue IL grown II this country.
Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-02-03
IHE EARLY WOR ",

,ri' MA )uiS.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-07-13
NOW

Is a good time to strike bar
gain on all kinds Of footwear
as we have taken our annual
inventory and found lots of
broken sizes that we shall sell
right away at some price. There
are too many kinds to mention
in detail, but will include some
kinds in all grades from cheapest
to best.
Call for bargains and we will
be pleased to show them.