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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
THOMAS CLINCHY NOT YET FOUND.

THE INQUIRY INTO HIS FATHERS OFFICIAL
RECORD ADJOURNED TILL SEPTEMBER 2.
The investigation into the official record OF An
thony Clinchy, State Inspector OF Gas Meters, was
resumed at 2 o'clock yesterday in Part III OF the
Superior Court before Severn p. Sharp. who was
appointed commissioner by Governor Morton TO
conduct the investigation. Ex-Speaker Sulzer ap-
peared counsel for Inspector Cl.nchy. and Deputy
Attorney General Hasbrouck conducted the prose-
cution There were frequent wransles between tfo
lawyers. George b. Edwards was called to tho
witness stand. Mr. Edwards IS an agent for the
Goodwin Meter Company. A check for $llo was
shown him and he asked II he had either paid
Il personally or mailed It to Clinchy. He said that
he had done either or the other. His attention
was then called to Clnchys Endorsement on the
back OF the check and he testified tnat II was
either Cllnchy's signature or a forgery.
The next witness william Bader. deputy
sheriff He testified that he had endeavored TO
subpoena Thomas Clinchy, but without avail
After a long wrangle between tho lawyers, IN the
course OF which Mr.. Sulzer told Deputy Attorney
General Hasbrouck he was crazy the case was "a.
iourned 10 September .. II Is hoped that by that
lime Thomas Cl.nchy will be found At the next
session the testimony OF the younger Clinchy peiore
the senate Committee will be produced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
PUBLIC BATHS IN PROSPECT.

THE BOARD OF HEALTH CONSIDERING PLANS
SUBMITTED BY a FIRM OF ARCHITECTS.
plan for a public bathhouse has recently re-
ceved the approval OF the Health Department. ana
at present the Indications are that In another year
New-York will be provided with this much-needed
Improvement The Mayors Committee on Public
Baths took the matter In hand some time ago. ana
after studying the methods adopted In different
countries requested Cady. Berg See. architects
of No 81 East Seventeeth- St. TO prepare plans en-
bodying their ideas OF what the public Dathhouses
for the city OF New-York should be. This ilrm
has had considerable experience In this line, par
ticularlv I'm the construction OF the Peoples Baths
OF the Association for the Improvement OF the Con-
dition OF the Poor.
The plans were submitted by the Mayors Commit
tee TO the Board OF Health early In July. When
the Board had examined the plans and listened to
the report OF the Mayors special committee they
decided that the matter Of 30 much Importance
to the health of the city that special committee
was appointed to examine the subject. This COM
mittee after "A careful examination. passed rcsoIli-
ton at their meeting on August Il. approving the
plans submitted by cady. Berg < See.
What remains to be done IL 10 examine sew
era sites appropriate FOR these baths ana To secure
the necessary appropriation. The committee nope
to be able TO accomplish this In the near future 80
that one or more OF the baths may be ready Tor
public next summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28

ILrorpaai yesterday after . waak npenins dis
PLAYED tho same sYmploms that u di week ago
developed surprising strength ana closed strong AZ
a net advance of ga points. Maybe they di not
get a tip from Washington on the Bureau report
II they had they would doubtless have done Just
what they did The Bureau reports from the cotton
States are summarized as follows:
North Carolina-Cotton still two weeks late ana
needs dry, clear weather; not boil open. 49,
South Carolina Weather generally IaYorabe, eN-
cept too much rain in places. causing cotton 10
GeorgIa-Too much rain for cotton. which Is
rusting and shedding; fields badly oVerruh VII"
Fiorida-cotton continues unsatisfactory. being
rayaged by rust and shedding rain neeGed -,
rot. and worms; picking progressing SOW W.,
age 10 the crop IN the lowand and boil worms
have injured the plant locally. l., .o,.,,.
Louis.ana-Worms. shedding and rust In cotton
p TexasrRain Is needed for cotton and fall crops
oAarkannsas"foiton slightly improved; some she'd
ding owing to dry weather: -, -o,.,rs IN s.c,,ons.
cotton beginning to suffer and shedding FORMS
This official report was preceded by the customary
avalanche of unfavorable reports about tho crop
received by private houses. Navasota. Tex, re-
ported no rain In two months. and talk OF 66oo"o-
bale crop is now coming up from the South. The
crop in middle and south Mississippi and south Ala
bama is reported onethird short OF last year ms
dispatch came from New-Orleans:
japanese war over. Large number OF China IN,
dustries have taken new life In America Mills
cannot meet the demand for goods and II Is now
almost an absolute certainty that the crop cannot
exceed 10000 bales. and with an average frost can
be under 100000. This country Will require over
100000 bales next season. At what price VIII
the Continent and Great Britain struggle Tor their
shares?
FAN River reports said the prInt-cloth market was
active at per cent advance.
From New-Or.eans came an offer TO wager 5000
even that the crop would not exceed $4,000 bales
Atwood Violet & Co. write as follows:
What the consuming world must recognize are
the conditions as they now seem and as we believe
them TO be- and all our Information confirms
namely a decidedly diminished yield from the cur
rent season. and the sooner they put aside the
gilesswork OF a London circular writing firm as 10
$4,000 and 100000 estimates upon whose ngures the
European spinner. unfortunately lays great stress
the better ii will be for their balance sheets for the
coming season. II Is not theory that confronts
the cotton world, far the conditions OF the
crop in the South to-day are concerned. but. most
decidedly, actually. This crop Is not only a
very moderate in size. but the lateness OF II Is
becoming daily more apparent. as evidenced by the
continued light movement at New Orleans and Gal
weston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
EPISCOPAL SISTERS IN RETREAT
A WEEKS SILENCE. MEDITATION AND PRAfE"
FOR THE ORDER OF ST. MARY

A WEEKS SILENCE MEDITATION AND f"N'I"
FOR THE ORDER OF ST MARY
Tho animal retreat OF the Sisters OF ST. Mary, tne
Anglican or so-called high church sisterhooa OK the
pro,os,nnt Episcopal Church OF this country De-
90, q, vesners last evening at the mother mouse Oh
tho order St Gabr.els. at PeekskilL mo Nev'
Duncan Conyers :. ). J. f., OF the Convey fa'hets
~ England but now In charge OF the Cnurch OF d.
Iohn the Evangelist, OF Boston VIII conduet 'ne
retreat which will last for seven days
An day Yesterday large numbers or the members
y, rho s,sterhood OF ST Mary from various parts OF
tho country passed through the Grand Central SKA
,ior ON their way TO ST Gabriels for their week.
silence instruction. meditation and prayer inc
s,sters I'm their black garb white bonnets and
massive silver crosses suspended around their neeks
attracted much attention. Near.y all the members
81 this sisterhood come from wealthy and aristo-
cratic families. who have given up contortap'e
hnmss and loving relatives 10 devote themselves 10
IN, Church There yesterday especially large
delegations from the branches or the order IN TINS
city, namely those In charge OF Er,n Ssp'a na ~
F,,fth-aye and the Children's Hospital, Thirty
fourth-st and Nnth-aVe. which are presided over.
respectively by Sister Eleanor. SISTER Anna ana
Sister Katherine.
AS each delegation arrived at st. Gebriers II was
received in person by Mother Harriet the head OF
the order. After kindly greeting each sister was
assigned to a small cell which each Will use for
sleeping room during the next week. They were
each warned that absolute silence must be main.
talned until after mass Is said next Monday morn.
Ing; .
The religious services which. In addition to the
instructions by Father Convers will consist OF Yes.
pers nones. compiine and two masses each day. win
which nestles In wooded knoll couple OF hundred
yards dstal from the mother house. and 10 reached
by . seQuestered and shaded walk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
OIL IN THE CANTON or THE CUMBERLAND
COLONEL WALTON TELLS OF ITS BEING FOUND Al
DEPTH OF 1000 FEEr-A GAS
WELL, BURNING.

Non, q "a the canyon OF the Cumberland which
oos ,or,yard 10 raise anew the hopes OF the peo-
nile who feed upon speculative excitement. fFos-
Meeting companies have found oil ana gas IN large
ruar,,,ios along the Cumberland. on tho Rugby
estate where some years ago was lounueo INC
famous Rugby colony. Colonel ROBERT walton the
,na,ager Of the colony. has been In the city Tor
some days, registered III 'ne 1'''' ~ ~
to "A Tribune reporter; .
~. ,.o bavo found both oil and gas there In the
-,ohar,.nd River canyon. The oil well was struck
a week ago last Friday. When the current was
rc,chel Il blew out OF the eight-inch tupins ana
took fire from the engine. When left home IL mad
No, heen confined, and the flame was Illuminating
en-. country for miles around. Inc OH wei VIII
flow 800 barrels every twenty-four hours. AS 10 us
,uolitv that has not been determined as yet; but
vrts roll rs that II is OF a very high illuminating
lit. I can tell YOU one thing. This morning
,yas down talking with very prominent oflcial or
the standard OH Company. lie had a potte Oh the
81, standing on his desk and he told mo that we had
a high grade OF Illuminating oil. and the only thins
a.. nav needed was quantity to make the boring
success The we'll from which the sas Is flowing
ia LOO feet In Depth but YOU must remember that
m. we'll WAS begun In the canyon Of the river. II
II had been begun on the bluff. the drill would have
gone down 200 feet TO get the same result The
borings were primarily made with the nope OF
getting oil. Petroleum has been In evidence 'hvre
ror wears the natives Swimming II from the sur
face Of the river. Ii seeped out from the ioIss
along the river bank on the western or exposed sue
of the mountains whore the rocks nave sheer
The matter Of depth noted by Colonel Walton Is
sirnincant for In the Fndiay field. where so nluch
excitement was raised few years ago the kars
we'll was about sixteen hundred feet In depth to the
dnds It's storage reservoirs There too. the gas and
oil found closely adjacent the oil gsneraiy be
quality of rock petroleum. which would suggest as
possible high percentage in refinement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
SHE TOOK AN OVERDOSE or MORPHINE

MABEL. BLAIR WAS UNCONSCIOUS FOR HOURS.
RIFT RECOVERED IN ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL
Mabel Blair less than twenty years old. VINO de-
scrbes herself an actress, was removed carry
Yesterday morning from a clearinghouse AZ no
o2s West Thirty fourth-st. to Roosevelt Hospitai
suffering from morphine poisoning. so TAR as the
notice of the West Forty-seventh-st station cou'd
learn she had merely taken overdose OF the drug
,,,,cn had been prescribed for her by DR.. quinn,
Of No. g,s West Thirty-fourth-st, and had no idea
of taking her :ife She had been Ill Tor nearly
week The girl administered the dose herset Mon
dav afternoon and apparently overestimated 'ne
o,ar,,,x Early In the evening she became un-
conscious ana a nurse who vas In attendance on
her sent for Dr. Quinn He came, and win Dr.
Van Setback worked over the girl until mdhisnt.
.rs "a che had not recovered her senses. the
rhvs,c,ans became alarmed. and reported the case
at the police station. - ,h,,srcs and Miss
pisr was removed 10 Roosevelt Hospital wi'nrut
the formality OF being placed under arrest: ing
doctors there restored her 10 cohsciousHsS a.-S
o'cioc< Yesterday morning. and she renamed there
a., a very weak condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
Az AMBULANCE DRITERS ARREST.
HIS DISPUTE WITH a PoLIcEMAN-DIscH
by 4 MAGISTRATE.

HIS DISPUTE WITH 4 LIcEMAN-DlSCHARGED
BY 4 MAGIsTRATE
Francis Mcguire an ambulance driver for the
Harlem Hospital was prisoner In the Morrisania
Court Yesterday charged with disordery conduct
By Policeman Peter Wiegand Of the Morrisania sta
ton Mcguire was arrested Monday evening at No.
Ga East One hundred dsiNty-hrst-st. where he
had gone To take a sick woman 10 the hospital
WieganI helped the ambulance surgeon. DIR. POepkc
carry the woman downstairs on n stretcher, ana
as she was heavy called on Mcguire to assist The
driver refused saying that he could not leave his
horse and Wiegand became angry. A dispute FOL
lowed, In which the tenants OF the house joined
a woman ramcd Hoven abusing the surgeon ana
driver roundly When the sick woman Yas hnaliy
got into the ambulance Wcgand arrested Mcguire
The Uoven woman followed n crowd to the sta
ton and on Der charge that he had called her
drunken loafer" Mcguire was locked up.
Mcguire was balied by the commissioners OF
Charities and Correction after being locked up for an
hour In court yesterday Mcguire made denial
OF the charge and said he mad simply done his
duty He was supported by surgeon Poepke; The
latter charged Wiegand with malice. and was
promptly called liar by the policeman MaSls-
irate Wentworth nerposed at that point and dis
missed the charge saying that II was matter 10
be decided By the Commissioners OF Charities and
Correction and not In a police court
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
A TRAIN STRANGELY DELA YBD.

TT WAS SUDDENLY SWITCHED AND HALTED 10
SAVE A TRAMP's LIFE-HE STOOD IN THE MID
DIE OF THE TRACK AND APPARENTLY
WANTED TO BE KuLED-PREcAU-
TIoNs AGAINST A COLLISION
few moments after the northbound local tram
on the Hudson River Railroad left Morris Hespts
at 500 o'clock yesterday morning 1t was brought TO
a standstil with jerk that threw half OF the pas
seneers out of their seats Many OF the moro ex.
citable passengers hurriedy left the train ana sa"
,ust in front OF the engine an excited group. me
cause OF the stop was a ragged tramp. who had re-
fused TO get out OF the way Of the engine and who
was being roughly hustled away by the engineer
and a policeman
A switchman, George Taylor. had seen the
tramp come out the bushes and take his stand IN
tho middle Of the track as the train approached
TAYLOR shouted to him without effect. Policeman
Pierson, Of the Hlghbridge station. saw the tramp
also and putting spurs 10 his horse shouted Get
off the track. the train is coming.
The tramp made motion 10 obey ana tnere
seemed to be only chance to save his life The
switchman called out TO Pierson, III switch ner
Off and closed the switch so that the tram wouiu
run on to the southbound track. while the engineer
slowed up and put on the brakes quickly bringing
the train to a stop. The danger signals for two
miles north were set and a southbound local was
stopped half a mile ahead OF the blocked tram a..
The tramp was dragged from tne tra OK 70 rn
wagon came from the police statioh ihere WAS
DELAY of five minutes before the local train could
he backed off and the switch opened. and just as
=, e vas Accommodated a southbound New. Haven ex-
press rushed by Had there been iit,ie more de.
Nv there might have been serious collision ana a
when taken to the Morrsania Police Court tho
tramp said his name was Patrick Haggerty, that ne
was thirty years old, that he once worker IN tne
White Elephant and that he had been nving 10
the woods for month On wna IA a,temetnV 70 CONS
nit suicide but committed TO the Island
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-28
COTTON CLIMBS HIGHER.
JANUARY SELLING ABOVE EIGHT CENTS
a POUND
DAY OF EXCITEMENT AND HEAVY TRADING ON
THE NEW YORK EXCHANGE-LIvERPooL
AGAIN ACTS AS II IT HAD A TIP

AGAIN ACTS AS II IT HAD TIP
FROM WASHINGTON
II Is thought that Liverpool got another "tp' on
the Governments weekly weather report yesterday,
judging by It's action in cotton speculation.
The battle between :he New-Orleans cotton bulls
and the bears of the New-York and Liverpool Cot
ton Exchanges. which has been going on all sum
mer ragged furiousy again yesterday Nightfaii
saw as usual. the triumph Of the aggressive bulls
and discounted sore and thoroughly demorazed
bear party. After opening at points lower than
Mondays Close owing to a brief reaction in Liver
pool the market advanced. amid great excitement
and heavy trading. until January. which had soii
49, sold up to 739. officially. and unrecorded
sales at S cents This month closed at 7S bid ON
the curb after trading hours II sold up to SOL The
volume of business swellcd to 2Sl.00 bales. Spot
cotton advanced Il cent, and middng In this mar
ket sells for l5-l6 cents. The southern oulls
found an able ally n the weknown operator John
c. Graham who. already lorg of cotton added enor-
mously TO his holdings did the New-Orleans
bull party. led by Peter Labousse. The total net
advance for the day II points
Crop accounts continue unfavorable. There were
heavy rains in Georgia and South Carolina,
and the drouth In Texas remains unbroken. a New
Orleans telegram said: III Texas drouth continues
a week longer viii be about severe as any pre-
vous one. unless all records are valueless. 1t has
been as bad since June % as the drouth periods ten
and twelve years ago"
But the pheno nenll light movement breaking all
records for the last years. the chief motive
for yesterdays advance. Daily this movement grows
lighter by comparison. Yesterdays port receipts
73l bales against 1881 for the corresponding
day last year Analyzea. this movement was seen
to be as follows: Galveston received 81 bales OF new
cotton against 12l last year: Newt Orleans got All
bales OF cotton against l75o last year Saval-
nah received no new cotton yesterday. against ")
bales last year. Charleston got no rev cotton
against 81 bales last year. and Norfolk received no
new cotton against ~ bales re- ,eived las, year. a
look AT the August receipts II cotton for the 'ast
ten years shows some startling ieures compared -
the ,noyt,neu, of the prr cent month The port
movement for this month will not exceel 1909 bales
and by some Is pla 'Al ~ low re l2ep bales. IN
August. 1892 the port receipts were WVD bales
That year the rtup was gTt9po bales onit Here s
Il table of the August receipts f,t the last Ten
trqie.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
PRAYER BOOKS.

Both Catholic and Episcopal very much
81 q pure Wool Understands, 7jc.
81 30 Laundered. Waists, soc.
s. 90 SILK Waists. 80.
500 SILK Waists, Sl.2J.
Zoe. and 81 White Lawn Waists, 2c.
About . Fine Flannel Underskirts about
81 80 i.1t s. 't so and 50 Baby Baskets, on
BOYS st"S a..5 and and $50 Blue Flannel over
Use. Hand Drawn Work japanese SIX
Embroiderod japanese SIX Handker-
sca IjlI5.i' Embroidered Japanese SILK
"a and irS''' &c. He' Colored scalloped Embroid-
cred Handkerch. ets -. r-,,.,r,ol
Il -n 81 and 7Jc. Lace Edge importer
Haudkerchiefs, 4ot.
e. ~ Brass Fire Screen, >2.y'.
81 ~ and 81 Saline Waists, SOC.
iIam6ure Embroileries are all placed out
in baskets at 8, o, d = 10 anu I'c' ="
.n1nt 90 remnants OF Emhroderies AT
almost one-third their selling rr.G,s@.
Leather Shopping and Travelling Bags
About - Evening Fans at a great sacfi-
ice.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
Edwin Ezekiel, Manager Trustees Sale Levy & Davis.

appropriation bills, and Mr.. Chandler
agreed to do so, although he sal he was
thinking Of formulating an amendment
for the purpose of dissipaung AL the
clouds that lower Ger our House" Little
progress was made on the District aD-
preparation bill, but an agreement was
reached TO provide the final vote upon 1t
Monday.
Mr.. Vest, from the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds. reported back
House bill for the erection OF Govern
nent building at Chicago, with an amend
ment in the nature OF substitute, and
II was placed on the calendar.
CThe substitute, instead OF appropriating
four million dollars for the building, au-
thorized contracts 10 be made for p rtl ns
OF the work. and so that the wok OF
construction shall progress continuously
and without delay; the limit OF cost to be
four million dollars)
A bill granting to the ella River, Globe
and Northern Railway Company a right
OF way through the San Carlos Indian
reservation at Arizona $50 framed as to
avoid the objections in the Presidents
veto OF the bill yesterday was reported
by Mr.. Stewart and passed
Conference report on the fort'ficauons
bill was made by Mr.. Call, all the points
In dispute between the two Houses being
arranged. except as to one OF the Senat>
amendments looking 10 the ordering OF
fifty mortars. equal In every respect 10
the steel guns now contacted for at less
than half the present cost
The conference report was agreed 70.
and further conference was ordered on
the amendment which had been disagreed
to-
After brief executive session, the Sen
ate, at 400, adjourned until Monday.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-03
MARVELLOUS WORK
AND TALES OF WOE.
HELPLESS CaIpplEs RESTORED


II seems to US that no man living NAV
so many tales OF woe and suffering pours
ed into his ears as Or. French, who heals
the sick poor IN Sanger Hall every norm
ing from 20 TO II o'clock. free OF charge.
by the laying on OF hands" lnvaiids OF
all kinds and diseases OF every desfrip-
ton are presented every morning by Inc
score, 10 be relieved OF their sunerings
and Or. French treats them as kindly
patiently and sympsthetically as thougt
ne received pay for dong II. Yesterday
morning. even IN the storm. there were
two hundred or more people in Sanger
Hall to witness the remarkable cures
performed by DR.. French. 4 Miss Olsen.
who has not been able TO walk for two
years. was carried upon the PLATFORM
and in ten minutes after DR.. French be-
gan 20 pass his hands over her spine
and limbs. she walked across the plat
form and down the steps without assist,
ance. Her father stated that she had
been in two hospitals. and had received
treatment from New York and Baltimore
physicians They all pronounced her case
helpless. but Or. French helped her mors
I'm ten minutes than all the treatment
she had ever received before. lady waS
assisted upon the platform. and stated
she had been cripple for fifteen yearN
and that. besides being lame, her shouh
had not been able TO dress her hair fop
over three years. Or. French rubbed her
shoulders and limbs. and In i've minutes
she was holding her hands above her
head and walking about the platform
Ike a girl. Several cases of sttff knees
ant lame wrists were cured, and two
men with lame backs. who could nos
bend over. were cured in a few minutes.
DR.. French does not claim TO cure every
one that comes. and says there are many
cases that are incurable, and. while one
person will recover from ore treatment,
another person suffering with the sams
disease would require from six TO ten
treatments. Or. French says, however.
he can cure seven ont OF every ten given
up as incurable with medicine alone. Hs
never gets any one TO doctor until they
have tried almost every other means, and
the scycrcst cases go 10 him for treat,
ment. Still nothing in the shape OF dis,
ease dlscOurages him, and he is as happy
over q severe case as a simple one, az
the relief comes swift and sure. Dr.
French cures all forms of Female Com.
plants without the use or instruments or
exposure. Cures Piles, Fissure. Flstua
without pain to the patient or detention
from business; cures Rupture. all forms
OF Skin Disease. Diseases of tho Eyes.
Ears. Throat Lungs. stomach Nervous,
Blood and Bones. Or French has taken
parlors a. Murphy's Hotel and will re-
main until hot weather. whore those who
are able 20 pay for treatment may 90
from A. NJ until i. VI. each day, ex-
ccpt the hours I'm the hall. Consultation
at the hotel free. Admission TO Sasgcr
Hall free. Letters OF inquiry must con.
tain stamp