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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
Il NEW CONSUL-GENERAL ARRIVES

GENERAL NICOLAS AUGUSTA RELIC COMES TO
REPRESENT VENEZUELA
General Nicolas Augusta Bello. accompanied bv
his son Enrique arrived here yesterday from La
Guayra on board the Red ID Line steamship Venez-
uela. General Bello comes to succeed Luis For
syth as Venezuelan COnsul-GeneraI at this mort
and Mr.. Forsyth will go 10 Philadelphia as simple
Consul. provided he accepts the new commission
that General Beilo brings 10 him. The new Con-
sul-General from Venezuela went at once 10 the
Hoffman House. He is an influential man in
Venezuelan political affairs. having once been pres
ident of the Chamber OF Deputies secretary OF the
He said that when he left November ] every
thing was quiet and an amicable settlement Of the
boundary question was confidently looked for Bust
ness was good and the country prosperous
General Beo said that he met President Crespo
about two weeks before sailing from La Guayra,
and at that time the President OF Venezuela was
enjoying the best OF health and not feeling any
anxiety 20 the selections for his Cabinet
Continuing about Venezuelan political affairs.
General Bello said that the people were perfectly
satisfied with Crespo's Administration and the
President could easily form a satisfactory cabinet.
In regard to the boundary question or the firing
on the British schooner by the Venezuelan gunboa;.
he systematically refused 70 say anything; nsr
would ne tell what the Venezuelans would do II the
English attempted another Corinto AFFAIR.
The Government had not. as far as ne knew.
found any fault with Mr. Forsyth's work Con-
sul-Ceneral and he did not know why ne mad been
Mr. Forsyth when seen later said that ne knew
several weeks ago that he vas TO be replaced. he
came here over two years ago 10 engage la busi-
ness. and was made Consul General six months ago.
pointment TO Philadelphia or enter commercial life.
II has been rumored that the position 3f Minister
Bouton. Bliss & Dallet, agents OF the Red d Line.
by President CresDo. This is deni1d
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
NOTES FROM STATEN ISLAND.

WEST BRIGHTON.-William Hail. a newsboy,
attacked by hghwaymen in West Brighton
late Wednesday night while he was returning 10 his
home in Bard-ave. The men knocked him down
and took from him 30 cents all the money he had.
They were not captured
RICHMOND VALLEY.-The railroad station at
Richmond Valley was robbed early yesterday morn
ing. The thieves smashed in window and stole
500 in cash and tickets. There is no cew TO their
identity. but they thought to be the men who
robbed the Giffords postofIce
NEW-BRIGHTON-The examination of W. II.
Davidge and Francis Saunders the members Of the
Richmond County Hunt Club who were arrested
on Sunday by two Staten Island policemen for
playing golf on the links opposite the clubhouse
the Glove Road took place last evening before JUS
lice Van Nechten in New Brighton. A crowd OF
well-known society people We're present. attracted
by the novelty of the proceedings The hearing was
brief the policemen declaring they had arrested the
men because they were obstructing the highway by
knocking the golf ball into IT, Both of the accused
men were discharged from custody.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
WILLIAM II. HALE AGAIN.

Louis Munter of No. las Middleton-st.. and Henry
Nurschaid of No so Walton-st, president and
secretary of the John Kessel Nineteenth Ward he
publican Battery, before Justice Laimoeer
in the Even Street Police Court yesterday on com
paint OF William H. Hale. Of No. 40 First Place
who was the Republican candidate for constable IN
the Sixth Ward. Hale charged them with violat-
ing the section of the Penal Code which makes 1t
a misdemeanor for anybody to sell. directly or
indirectly tickets for a ball or entertainment to
any candidate for public office. week ago a
number of complimentary tickets for the Jonn
I[essel ball were received by Hale, and he went
10 the hall at Bartett-st and Harrson-ave.
where he was compelled, he says. to pay % cents
for a hat check He did so. but under protest. and
on Monday secured summons for Munter and
N,,rschaid to show cause why they should not be
furnished for violating the law. They denied all
knowiedee OF the hat check Hale is the lawyer
who tried TO irnpeach Justice Divver IN New-fo rk.
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GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

Police Superintendent McKeivey has been re-
ouested to investigate the death OF Minnie Ral
twenty-five years Old who died in the Homoeo-
pathic Hospital on Saturday. She found I'M
conscious on Friday in a room the third floor OF
No 20 Elm Place. where she employed by
family named Kupfernan. Mrs Guenther. OF NO
800 East nty-sixth-st., NewYOrk. says that the
girls death was natural one.
Frank L. Babbott. of No l49 Lincoln Place. presi-
ton was yesterday appointed member OF the
Board of Education in place OF Arthur 5. Somers,
resigned Mr. Babbott lives in the Ninth Ward.
General A. W Gree,y the Arctic explorer. will
lecture tomorrow evening at the Brooklyn Inst-
iute.
James Smith, a colored teamster. was yesterday
held 800 bail by Justice Steers. in the Flatbush
Court on a charge OF assault preferred by William
T. Conkn. of No 632 Pacifc-st., behalf of his
wife. Annie. Mr. and Mrs Conklin were bicycle
riding Election Day. and Smith ran into her in
Fla;bush-ave. She is confined to her house
result OF her injuries
Annie C.ynck was prevented from fatally poison
ing herself with carbolc acid in front OF No. 80
Second Place by Philip Henley. who lives at No. 1873
in the block. Wednesday. The woman
moved to the Long Island College Hospital. She is
twenty years old and without home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Henry Nichols celebrated
their golden wedding at their home No 253 Gin
ton-ave. Tuesday. They received many beaut-
f1l sif
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SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF w-YoRK-THURsDAY. NOV Z. 1898.
ARRIVED

PORT OF Ew-YoRK-THURsDAY. NOV. Z. 1898
ARRIVED.
Steamer Nestor obj. Asquitt, Yokohama July koee
a. Shanghai Aug o. Fc2chOw q annoy SEPTEMBER u
Hong Kong a. singapore ~ nlseh 90 90 with n,Sse ana
passengers Booth * Co. Arrived at the bar al -''
Steamer Majestic @ smith Liverpool oe,oegr 30 and
sengers to Kersey. Arrived at the Bar at 100 H.
On. pss,or Prince 1,r, Barnett, Shields October
49, in ballast to Arrived at the Bar at mid
Steamer Spree (Ger wilgerod. Bremen October 20
Southampton 80 with mdse l9i cabin ana ne R
Ksnsngon On Bond An'ws5D e esi ter IN
ternational Navigation Co. Arrived at the Ear AT ~ i
Steamer peconic Obj, Mills Trieste October Venice
Paas b. kalama'a To- AnerI rrvs s5' At the Bar At
Steamer Mexico (span curclI. Colon october g. Port
Limon ~ St Jago p and Havana November l. win
ste" ,rr Seneca stevens Vera Cruz october o. Tuxpam
November mdse and q passengers to or.
and Cub. Man IS Co. H As a Po rs dbo oobr 3d.
Curacao 81 and La Guayra NoV1nber Win " sri n
at them the Bar at IS on. o.o,.- "a por,
au Prince and Miragoane Is Jeremie a. JacmeI % Al;
Cages "a Black River ~ Kingston 81 WIN nase ana re
Steamer Aisa CBD Morris, Kingston october 20 Pert
Imon 20 and Kingston 81 with mdse and passengers
to PIN Forwood Kellock Arrived at the Bar at 1880
Johnson Cape na " no October e.
st Mare -. GonaiVes ~ foLI de tait ~ anu
with and passengers to w clyde Co. Arrived at
steame- oaAad d3D. Flaw, DemeraIa October and ana
- with TO order vessel 10 fuhch f'1Se
steamer Fl Norte, Hawthorne New-orleans with mdse
steamer Seminole. Kemble Jacksonville November 3
and Charleston l. with mdse and passengers to CNde
q Co. o..,- On 80,
Steamer Colorado Conner Fernandina October 30 ana
Brunswick November . with mdse ana passengers 10
steamer Conal Evans Galveston via Boston. in ballast
Steamer CITY OF birmingham. Burg. Savannah with
md-e and passengers to r. J.. Walker ,,,,..
Steamer Pawnee. Staples. Georgetown ana wilmington
with md W = Clyde q Co. $500
Steamer Croatan. Hansen. Georgetown ana Wilmington
with mdse and passengers to T p6n 6 ma,. and
passengers Old Dominion IS Co. go
steamer Old Dominion Brakeman Richmond Win mase
and passengers Old Dominion IS co. 90
ship Slvererag (of WOrkington, lnkster Liverpool -
DAYS salt TO ORDER vessel TO PIN. forwood he
ANDY Hook Nov l. $50 p. m.-wnd SOUTH southwest;
at breeze cloudy and foggy.
CLEARED
Steamer II VI Whitney Hallett. Boston-H + Dinock
Steamer Antila G}r. Herd Nassau. y Pr I MonteH
steamer Valencia U3r). Roberts. Wilmington. C-Bar
steamer Niagara Croker Nassau. 81 Jago and Glen
Sfeamer jamestown Huphets. Norfolk and Newport
News-Old Dominion - CO.
steamer Burton OBJ. Kales Haiiimore-New-fork Mo-
bile and Mexican s. CO.
steamer Boston CITY (r). Barclay Bristol Eng-James
steamer Richmond. Clover West Polnt-oh Dominion
SIS Co. -, ,,..,,..u. r,.,,.o. 90
81 George-Lunham & Moore.
Steamer Manhattan. Bragg. Portland Me-Horato Hall
Steamer Silvia OBJ. Clark. HALIFAX. s-towring
steamer Manhattan Coyer Bridgeport and New-Haven
-COlyer Brothers
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WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

prssentation OF loving-cup TO Joseph Jefferson
Garden Theatre. l:SO p. m
Hannigan murder trial. Court OF oyer and Ter
miner. ...
Barnard College p. m. 49,,
Board of Estimate and Apportionment' CITY Hail
Patria Club Sherry's s:l5 p m
Academy OF Medicine Section on Public Heal'h'
No II West Forty third-st.. p. m
Society Of Naval Architects and Marine hhgi-
neers' Convention. No u west Ihirv-"s'-s'.
Genealogical and Biographical Society, NO 70
West Forty fourth-st. p m
Young Women's Christian Association ConVeh-
ton, Brooklyn ~
NJ. J. Mcmillan before noon praFer-mee'i"s' NJ
lib Fulton-st
Liberal Club debate No. 22o East Fifteenth-st''
q.
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The tendency to get away from
rough-faced fabrics as showing wear
too quickly, and to get back to those
with the least possible nap, has led us
to make up some winter weight serSes,
Dealers of ready made are shy OF
such goods, as not being rapid enough
sellers, but that's where we come in'
with what you expect to find only III
custom-shop.
ROGERS PEET & co
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and Broadway.
1rhirfv-second and BrOadway
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SAILED.
Steamers Britannia O3r) for Liverpool; Berlin ODD,
Southampton George Dumos (Nor), Port Lmon Augusta
Victoria Ger. Mediterranean portr Vgilancia Havana
Tampco; Algonquin. Charleston and Jacksonville;
Morgan city New-Oreans New Orleans New Orleans
Noordland telgl. Antwerp: City OF Perth O}rl. Cape
Town. Port Elizabeth. East London. SC: Alesia Frl:
Marsellles Naples Ontario d}rl, London George w
Clyde Wilmington. G: Andes (Br. Gonaives Port au
Prince Jacmel &C. jamestown, Norfolk and Newport
News; Port Darwin (I}r. Pernambuco Bahia and Rio
Janeiro; Pennsular Port. Lisbon via Azores; Niagara
Nassau Jago and Cienfuegos; Anta (Br). Nassau:
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Mississippi (Br Gates. sailed from London for
November I.
steamer Mohawk (f3r) wiltshire from New-York oc-
,ober % arrived London November I.
Steamer Lumen (}r Nicholson sailed from Shields for
New York November o.
Steamer Menantic Rr) Mann. from Rotterdam for New
York passed Dungeness November I.
Steamer Spain C}r). Foot from New-York for London,
passed the Lizard November J.
Steamer Amsterdam Dutch. Stenger. from Rotterdam
for NewYork passed Beachy Head November !.
Buffalo tf}r. Maief. from New-York October
90 Tor Hull. passed the Isle of Wight November !.
steamer laurie (8D. Jones. New-York for Liverpool.
passed Brow Head November =
iiekla dam. Iiub. from NewYork October %
FOR stettin. passed Dunnet Head November :.
Island DAM. SkJodt. from New-lork October
arrived Swnemunde November :.
Steamer Persia ,G~r) splicdt. from NewYork. arrived
AZ Hamburg November Z
Steamer Maasdam Dutch Potter. from NewYork Oc
tOler 20 arrived BoulOgnc November =.
Inchcarren OBJ. Mcdonald from New York for
POcasset t5r. Biyth. from New-fork October
H. arrived Genoa November J.
steamer Fuerst bismarck Ger. Albers sailed from
Genoa FOR New-York November T.
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Or + 3%@ cookery
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prnco.s command when he starts for the Caribbean
Sea than he would have II he sailed the latter part
If this month. BY December IA it is expected that
have passed the hands OF the inspectors, and have
heen assigned TO the squadron. The fleet VIII then
inc ude The flagship New-York the two battle-ships.
and the cruisers Columbia. Minneapolis. Raleigh and
Jmsf what will be done with the Ammen ram
Katahdn. which is nov tied up at the COP DOCK
vail Is not known the yard. Her builders OBJ
tanned permission from the Department 20 bring her
"a The yard as II was more convenisn; than the
rord AZ Bath Me-. and less liable to obstruction by
ice This would make Il appear that she is expected
IN stav n these waters through the winter but no
ono seems TO know whether she Is to be altered AMI
innrovei or allowed to remain in ideness for an
inionnite period
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
POUND RIDGE.

Benjamin Denike farmland, while out shooting
at Pound Ridge yesterday afternoon was shot IN
the arm, his gun being accidentally discharged He
was in the yard of Aaron Ward, and while walk
ing near a stone wall. dragged the gun after him.
Inc hammer OF the gun struck against the wall
and when ne tried TO pull IL away it exploded the
charge. Denke bled so much that he was too weak
10 have the ball extracted He was taken TO the
House >~'' ~ ''N
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HOME NE WIS.
,,o,u~rNr ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

BRUNSWICK Horace. Punkett. OF ~ The
CAMBRIDGE-Baron Albert Won SSenlTTppIIiRREDWill-
lam + 1ngo;d and E. A. w Benson F. OF cSand dr
r. r. IN II, tfamnstre and Herman stump. Comm;sJ
sioner of Immgration GsEY ,NSSemroIonei "
II ~ ttSenvanrd United States Engineers hp G
MAN-Genera = Aysgsto BeG AES SnezfTn and
Princess Poniatowski. of Paris; Captain ny ~
bert Of London Charles Rvs GsSma ana Watson
ReIr Of Chicago MURRAY HILL-Daniel ~ y;
lockwood Of buffalo Senator w oh mfsEf uck
and lanes /. Howard. OF Hartford. SAN0ar
Judge A. w Bucker. Of Colorado 81 siotS SAN Nav
Commander John Schouler. United states "a I
WAI.DORF-John W. Dwight, OF Emira' ana = o.
LII
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AFFAIRS IN BROOKLYN.
MORTALITY AMoNe COURT CLERKS.

Otto +. schuepphaus. chief clerk Of the Lee
Avenue Police Court. Brooklyn. died yesterday AZ
Liberty y. V. where he had gone Tor MS heai'"
His death was due to consumption. after an illness
OF two years.
Five years ago Justice Goetting appointed MI
Schuepphaus assistant clerk of the Lee Avenue
Court At the time Bernard Degman was the ch-e'
clerk and Charles Hartman an assistant clerk Deg
man died two wears and half ago, and Schuepp-
haus succeeded him. year later he became ILL.,
and John Eberth. who had In the mean time oeen
appointed assistant clerk acted as chef clerk Inc
latter was taken Ill and died. Hartman was also
taken IN and resigned his position. he, too. died
strange coincidence is that each death was uue
TO consumption. Henry DAVIS and William IuCh,
LAWYERS who practised at the court also died from
consumption as did Policeman Wnderoter' VINO
was attached to the court -, D.,
Justice Goettng attributes the deaths 70 me IouI
atmosphere In the courtroom. The courthouse was
built seven years ago. , l., ,seo
Mr. Schuepphaus was born IN Germany IN 's s
and when he came this country ne wrote lo'
various German papers He continued ms new %.
paper connections until appointed chiei clerh VI
he
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, SAD MEETING OF MAN AND WIFE.

William A. Purcell trial Juror In the Court Oh
Sessions was excused from duty yesterday "heh
Mary King was arraigrei for grand larceny lie
said he was personally acquainted with the prison,
err" Questioning by the woman's lawyer reVea,eu
.ho Tor, that the prisoner was Purcsrs wife. Judge
Moore then questioned Purcell. who said, while
he wept: Il married her four years ago, a od
several years we lived together very happily. anu
,hen She began 10 drink. That was the beginning
Of the end She soon went from bad to worse,
that ] have met her She has since adopted the
name Of Mary King" -, 30
she nleaded guilty to a charge of attempted grahu
larceny She was remanded for sentence. Her
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-08
CALLED TO THE SIMPSON METHODIST

The Rev Ferdinans c. 1giehart, pastor OF the
Park Avenue Methodist Church. New-York. Is
likely to succeed the Rev j. O. Wnron at the
Simpson Methodist Church in Brooklyn lie mas
received unanimous call. subject to the action o.
the Confer cnce. from the governing powers OF
the Simpson Church. which is one OF the largest
in D~po
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INCOMING STEAMERS.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER ..
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY,

TO-DAY.
,, r. line Malls close. Vessel sails
,- Neaa- ,orc-a Temerara ....... 600 a IL 100 IN
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER -
IA Touraine Havre. French o'V m Svo ~
TTcanio IiyerpOol Cunard. III
Ihnryalla Chrisana. Thingyala. u 100 m TO IN
Ailsa Jamaica Atlas W., d I' "a
r Of washington Yucatan Il Cubalo:3p m IL 80 m
Heveus la Plata Lamport Holt II 80 a III -'"V III
SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 10.
Mexico Progreso Spanish. 1880 m 9oo m
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MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise 80 4e Moon rises m 1907 Moons age Fl
HIGH WATtR TO-DAY.
, " Sandy Hook II % Gov. Island Has He'll Gate 14i
p M-sandy Hook ll:;O Gov. Island l2O3 Hell Gate l5G
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Timely Publications
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Misses and ChiIdren's
ClOaks and Dresses,
$1,000 Each.

For to-day and OrrOw:
Children's Long Cl0aks, in Mot
tied CheviOts, checks. stripes and
piaids-winter wcights-siZes & to
IA years, $1,000 each.
Misses Jackets, in similar ma.
terials; also in BOucle Cloths.
plain and fancy Innings, sizes 10 to
Is years, $1,000 each.
Misses and Children's ready
made Dresses-sample garments.
odd siZes-well worth from $500
to $1,000; sizes & to is years.
$1,000 each.
Our sale of Ladies' full lined
coats, at $500 each, is still i'm
progress.
JAMES McCREERY & CO..
Broadway and nth st.
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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-04-13
TROUT AND SALMON.
A Popularity OF Growth in These Noble
Fishes.

A Peculiarly of Growth in These Noble
Fishes.
In rapid mountain torrents or in up
land pools, where food is scanty, COM
mon English river trout will weigh,
when adult, only six or seven ounces,
while fish which turns the scale at
half pound may be regarded Gin the
chaste language of angling) as "a
whopper." But in large lake or a
placid river, where insects abound and
living is easy, individuals of the very
same species will grow to weight of
fourteen or fifteen pounds, without
making allowance for the imagination
of the fisherman. 1t is almost as
though adult men varied from five feet
high on the Welsh hills to twenty feet
and fifty stone on the plains of England.
The reason is, that fish have really
no fixed limit of growth. A pike con-
tinues to grow as long as he lives, pro-
vided only he can find more food to
grow upon; and he is even said to in
crease by fits and starts whenever the
circumstances enable him to dine for
some weeks together rather better than
usual. This is pretty much the same
as if one could make a London crossing
sweeper shoot up incontinently to be
eight feet high by inviting him for
month to course of lord mayorally
banquets at the Mansion house.
Now, in salmon and trout this pecu-
liarity of growth is much more marked
than in most other fishes. For the
bones of the skeleton are loose and
fbrous; there is much more cartilage
and much less lime than in the major
ity of their relations A skeleton of
this sort will obviously allow of ready
modification. and is most convenient
for its possessor if at any moment he
desires to enlarge himself symmetri-
cally. Such fish as that may always be
trusted to rise to the situation. As
natural result, where trout find little
to eat they become adult at length
of very few inches, but where they
find food in great abundance they rap
idly grow to quite astonishing dimen-
sions. They are the owners of patent
expansiblc skeleton.-Cornhill Maga-
zine.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-04-13
How the Mole Tunnels.

Now place the wriggling and res
tive little creature upon the ground
on a spot where the ground is not un-
reasonably hard, SO that he may have
a fair chance for disappearing, and see
what he will do. The instant he
touches the earth, down goes his nose,
feeling nervously here and there for
place to start his drill. In about one
second he has found q suitable spot
His nose sinks into the soil as if it were
brad-awl, with half boring and
half pushing motion, and in an instant
half your mole's head is buried from
view. Now watch sharply, or he will
be out of sight before you see how he
does it. Up comes his powerful right
foot, sliding close along the side of his
head, straight forward, edgewise, to
the end of his nose. His five-pointed
chisel cuts the earth vertically until
it reaches as far forward as his short
reach will let it go; then, with quick
motion, he prizes the earth sidewise
from his nose, and SO makes quite an
opening. Instantly the left foot does
the same thing on the other side, and
meanwhile the gimlet-pcinted nose has
gone right on boring. In five seconds,
by the watch, his body is entirely out
of sight, and only his funny little tail
can be seen. In three minutes he will
tunnel foot, if he is at all in hurry
to get on in the world.-W. T. Horna-
day, in st. Nicholas.