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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
An Accused PENNSYLVANIA Postmaster.

EAsToN, Pa, July 16.-Otto Horn, post
master at Richmond, Northampton county,
was arraigned before the United States
commissioner here yesterday afternoon
and held in bail for trial in the United
States district court. Philadelphia, upon
the, charge of OBTAINING letters in his Office
It is asserted that Horn was trapped by
means of decoy letter sent out by Post
Ohacs Inspector Malone.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17

The circulation of the
PRESS exceeds the combined
weekly circulation of the At
lantic City Review, the
Times Democrat and the
Mays Landing Record.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
EGG HARBOR.

While eplaying witha loaded pistol Mon.
morning, Joseph AIDE, aged 10 years,
shot his sister, Pauline, in the back. The
ball lodged near the spinal column, and
DR.. Theodore Ii. Boysen has not as yet
been able to find the leaden missile.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17

Saturday next will be the game of the
Season. The Morris A. A. team of
Philadelphia will play with the Pleas
antville Club. Everybody should see
this game.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
CURRENT GOSSIP
and PERSONAL NOTES.
Items that J1i11 Interest the
Home Circle.
REVIEW OF The PAST Weeks HAPPENINGS.

BRIEF NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST TO
PLEAsANTvILLE PEOPLE, WITH ODDS
AND ENDS TO ENTERTAIN OUR FRIENDS
AND VISITORS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
RISLEY formerly ESTELLE.

Mr.. Bennett has commenced the erec-
ton of new house.
Mr.. D. Bennett has received q number
of contributions for the new church.
Mr.. Remhoff and wife of Rutherford,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
A MYSTERY No LONGER.
Bodies Of the Pitezel Children
Found in Toronto.
THEY WE'RE BURIED IN A CELLAR.

Evidently Killed by Insurance swindler
Holmes, Who Wanted to be Relieved of
Their Care-He VIII Undoubtedly be
Taken to Canada en- q Murder Charge,
TORONTO, Ont, July 16.-Found buried
in the cellar of the house No. 16 st. Vim
cent street were the bodies of Alice and
Nellie, the two missing daughters of Ben
jamin f. Pitezel Detectives Cuddy, Of
Toronto and Geyer, Of Philadelphia, made
the discovery, and all the doubts as to
their fate have been set at rest. 1t is now
a matter almost beyond doubt that III. II.
Holmes, when here last October, deliber-
ately murdered the pair and thus rid him.
self of two troublesome young beings
after he had murdered their father in
Philadelphia.
The inquiries begun by the police led to
the knowledge that Holmes and the chill
dren lived at the house in question, and
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17
NEWS FROM OUR
CORRESPONDENTS.
Items Of Interest From Hd-
joining Touns.
HAPPENINGS AMONG The SHORE RESIDENTS

WHAT is GOING ON ALONG THE SHORE.
SPICY NEWS GATHERED HERE AND
THERE BY OUR REGULAR CORREsPON-
DENTS. EVERYBODY BUSINESS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1895-07-17

DR.. James North, dentist, No. 80 South
Tennessee avenue, Atlantic City, n. j.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
THE STEUR MEMORIAL.

The appeal for an international memorial TO
Pasteur should command a prompt, general ana
sympathetic response 1t comes closely after
Pasteur's DEATH while his personal work Is sui
fresh in mind and before his character and
achievements have passed into the perspective
of history The world has, however, ALREADY
made up its mind 10 the value OF his work
and as to his place among the benefactors OF
mankind. and il has made no mistake in so
doing No other scientist Of this age has touched
the most vital physical interests Of humanity
more directly or more benefcently than he.
However some minor details Of his work shall
be disposed of. its great, basic principles will
surely form the foundation OF mans future re-
demption from the worst ills that flesh Is heir to-
BY happy coincidence several striking demon
STATIONS of the scope and merit OF Pasteur 5
work have come to hand simultaneously with
this project for memorial monument One Is
furnished by Russia, and relates TO anti-rabic
inoculations, the most disputed Of all his dis
coveres During the last year 224 persons in
St Petersburg were treated for rabies by Pas
teurs method. In three cases treatment was
DELAYED too long until the acute symptoms OF
the disease had set in, and those patients died.
All the others were entirely cured In Odessa
9S4 patients were treated with similar results.
Three, who were brought in too late, developed
the disease and died. All the others were cured.
Such statistics sagger scepticsm. They cannot
be explained save on the ground Of the benei-
cence of the treatment Granted that many,
that half or more, Of the patients had not been
bitten by really rabid animals and therefore were
in no danger Of the disease, there is still left
an ample margin of actual cures. In former
years the deathroll numbered hundreds. Now
it has practically vanished.
There is also the discovery Of anivenine, a
cure for snakebites by inoculations Of cultivated
blood serum That it is, or will be, effective IS
generally conceded The credit Of 1t is given
10 DR.. Fraser OF the University of Edinburgh,
who is doubtless entitled to much gratitude and
praise for his labors. 1t is, however. a matter
Of record that more than year before his an
nouncement Of his discovery DR. Calmette pub
lisbed a full account of his own researches on
the same subject and declared it practicable TO
render animals immune against the venom Of
cobras and other serpents by just such process
as that subsequently set forth by DR. Fraser.
That publication was made in the Annals Of
the Pasteur Institute" and DR.. Calmette was a
collaboration with DR.. Roux, and they both We're
disciples OF Pasteur and worked with him in
his institute No wonder that an eminent Brit
sh scientist. Professor Ray Lancaster, Of Ok
ford. declares that antivcnne, too "is a fruit
Of Pasteur's fertile conceptions
The value Of antitoxin as u remedy for diph-
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

iberia Il now generally recognized beyond nlS-
nute. But who was its real author? DIR. Welch'
of Baltimore. has claborately discussed the dncS
ton. and has given the honor to Babes anu
Iepp. who published paper on the suo)ec' III
1850 But those investigators distinctly u.s.
claimed it, saying they had been encouraged ana
directed in their work by the previous eXpcrl
ments of others. The Others appear 10 nave
been Hericourt and Richet. who had gone deeply
into the matter and had published an account oi
their work year or more in advance OF Babes
ond Lepp And they, according to their own
statement. followed "thc methods in general use
by Paseur and his pupils Thus all roads ic'''
TO the one illustrous goal. Whatever has pe'n
mr. in future shall be achieved in anfiseptic ana
an,i-bacteral surgery will be found to have hau
its initial impulse in the discoveries and WORK
~ Pas,eur. He was the founder of the germ
theory. and all the developments OF that 'heol!'
and all its applications 10 the welfare OF the
world must be more or less direct tributes 10
his genius
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
p4VNBROKERS, RAPACITY.

Ifanvf fault is TO be found with Mayor Strong
treatment of the pawnbrokers VINO were al
raioned before him for eXtortOn !esteru"!' II
,s that he was not severe enough. Ihe men Oh
whom he imposed fine of 500 apiece a' 'ne
sane time assuring them that he would revoke
their licenses if they were proved guilty oI 'ne
same offence again, may pretend that they nave
heen abused: but they know better fawh-
hrokcrs are so thoroughly convinced OF the pche-
6.s which a bad law confers on them ana so
prosn.rous because of it, that they never fall 10
combine for the defeat Of every effort 10 curtah
,bair nrivileces. and spare no money 10 accom-
nlish their ends. They endeavored " prevent
.ho establishment of the Provident Loan So
cjetv a few years ago. and failed only because
public opinion had been strongly aroused III
favor Of that excellent institution. They nave
,oneotedIv succeeded in sidetlacking at AlDan!
amendments to the existing law, and we nave
no doubt that they are prepared 10 Hee' 'i'e
necessities Of the coming session lhey ousn'
70 be overcome and reduced to SUBMISSION 'his
wear. Their lawful profits are now enormous
and their way of doing business Is aDoinihape
Thirty per cent Il year is their legal charee on
small loans, amply secured. On larger suins
they get considerably less. which Is an lhde
fensible discrimination against tnelr most
v.rot.hn1 customers But in addition 10 these
,nordina1e rates allowed by law they exact
nrce for taking care of the property left WIN
tbem without Il shadow of right to make such
, charge II was for this special outrage that
several Of them received punishment and warn
ing from the Mayor yesterday. We nope he ulu
no, mean merely that he would take away his
license from any individual whom he should find
entity Of "A second offence hereafter, but that lie
intended 70 inform the whole fraternity that an
other such case would cost the offender his
uceuse There is no need of any further warn
inc The one given yesterday is common prop
erty to-day.
1t is difficult to speak with patience of these
people. who have undue privileges under Il cruel
statute and vet seize every opportunity 10 op-
press still further the poor creatures on whose
mjsfortunes they flourish. The pawnbrokerage
industry of this country is in general aOom-
inably fatened and protected by law at the
expense of those who support 1t. a radical
reformation is sorely needed. An institution
which in other countries, and notably III France,
is conducted with perfect equity and Is source
of INDISPENSABLE relief has been converted here
into an instrument of gross oppression. Inc
very Door know this WELL the pawnbrokers know
if and SO do all intelligent citizens who have
given attention to the subject. Numerous Legs-
latures have had all the facts laid before them,
but the law stands unmodiiied Remedial acuon
j. demanded from those who are about to sue
ceed to responsibility and power Will they take
such action!
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
.v ,uv SUNDAY t95-TWENIfh'Hi rAor"

the basis of the free work performed Dy 'heni
in behalf of the suffering poor during 'he i'''
year. .
IT is confidently believed that II all our ctiZehs
could be made to realize viyidly the pressing
need Of more money to enable the hospitals mol
only TO do what they have been doing In the
nost but TO enlarge their free work, as they
ought. the contributions this year would be 1ar
I'm excess of what they were last year IL Is
unnecessary to take up any time in justifying
the appeal; for it will at once commend its''i
TO every one who hears it. The great difhcuity
this year. as in past years, Is to get II Deioie
everybody For this reason the members oI '"e
association venture to ask all who nave tne ih"''
ter at heart to act as agents and bring its heeus
TO the attention Of those who may not nave hearu
of them before If that Is done, they are c"hi-
dent that the contributions of Hospital Saturday
and Sunday this year will pass far beyond the
500 900 mark I'm spite Of the stress OF the tlmes.
The urgent need Of larger contributions Is SHOWN
by the following figures: During the last year
the Associated Hospitals cared for Zo,4'o pe"
patients. Of whom 1888 were free, Desides
opcrating upon or giving medical ala 10 more
than 100000 free dispensary patients Inc
total expense for this work was Sl.oOf,iV' - vi
which SG15.215 OF was net by various sources
OF income. leaving the large sum OF S4fo'-
S94 Is to be met by the voluntary con'ripu-
tons Of the public That the hospitals
should be called upon to discontinue any
of this beneficent work is not 10 be Thought OF
for n moment Rather, II is 10 be hoped that
they will be able to extend that work 10 meet
the expanding growth Of the city, ana they can
only do this by generous and general response
to the appeal that they are making TO-DAY
through the Hospital Association.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
TWENTY-ElGHT PAGES.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-A London paper alleges that a
chartered company has been formed to develop
the interior of British Guiana. thus encroachng
upon the disputed territory. =- The japanese
Parliament was opened and the Emperor sent in
a message Of congratuation over the result OF the
war with China == Baron Won Hammersten,
the abscondng ex-editor of the "Kreuz Zetung,
was arrested in Athens. == II was reported
that the United states have demanded from the
Porte large indemnity for the destruction of
American missionary property in Asia Minor
- The body Of Sergius Stepniak. the Nihist.
was cremated at Woking England.
'COyGRESS.-The Senate was not in session
--,E=- House: The bond bill prepared by the Re
publican members Of the Ways and Means Com
mittee passed
DOMESTIC-lt is reported IN Washington that
another contract with the bond syndicate Of
bankers is practically completed -= The
bodies OF twenty-three victims Of the Baltimore
theatre disaster were Identified. == An attempt
was made at High Bridge, y. j.. to wreck the
Bufral, Express on the Lackawanna road. --=
The annual statement Of the Fall River mill
business was issued. === Closing sessions Of the
Modern Language Association Of America were
htii in New-Haven.
CITY AND SUBURBAN.-The Earl of Dun
raven sailed for England on the Umbria; his
counsel however remained here to represent
him; a number Of witnesses were examined at
the investigation into the Ear's charges, but
little could be learned of what passed in the
c,ubroom -===-- Central Office men and Captain
Pickett's detectives hard at work on the
Burden robbery mystery. but obtained no new
| clew TO the thieves == William A. Booth
J and George w Dillingham; died. 49, The stock
market was strong.
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day Gen
orally fair stationary temperature The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, 43 degrees; lowest
81; average. 3S
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
IN hBISSINIA.

The Italians have serious work on hand IN
Africa. OF that there IS no doubt Neither can
there be any doubt that they must go on with
It to the end To turn back now would be dis
astrous. 1t would imperil every holding they
have on the Red Sea. 1t would expose Italy TO
the contempt and condemnation of all the other
Powers of Europe. II might even cause revo-
luton against the Italian Government itself
We may be sure that, in some way or other, the
Italians will press vigorous campaign against
Meneek and his followers until the whole an
cent Empire Of Abyssinia is subiugaied
The announcement that the Abyssnans have
abandoned the siege Of Makalle is best taken
with grain of salt Major Galliano has a very
small garrison there. and no relief party Is in
sight nor anything to cause retreat Of the
besiegers. The chances are that. if the natives
have apparently retired. trap is being laid for
either Major GalanO or some relief party 10
walk into The Abyssinians are well m In I'll
such tricks. They have now. moreover. nearly
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

100000 wcll-cquppcd troops In the fein' anu WIZ
fins he able TO strike at a dozen points NJ o"c''
The Italian line is about 200 miles long, iroh
the coast inland. and the 10000 or l2'~o men
now there will scarcely be able to g'iard IL III
all points. ro,r
The present campaign IL uirec'e" -,
against the Kingdom Of TIgre. Al.er '""' ""'
come the great central domain ot A"h"'"' Wv
scene OF 'Rasselas" and after mat "ho'' 'ie
home OF Mencck. 1t is a big job to conquer SUI"
n country True. that very country WIS NV
scene of the most successful foreign ih''S'o"
oyer known. But not every general Is Napler'
or has a Napier's good fortune
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29
BOrRS. MINUTES AND SECONDS.

Another proposition is made to apply the decl-
naI-or centesimal-system to the measurement
of time The plan IS TO divide the hour into loo
minutes and the minute into 100 seconds That
would make the new minute three-fifths the
Iength of the old one and the new second little
moro than one-thrd the length OF the OLD one.
II would also enable US to express time In hours
and decimals of hours For example. hours 40
new, minutes and L. (new) seconds would be
written 745l2 That would greatly simplify rec
ords and calculations of time. 1t Is proposed TO
apply this system also to geometricai measure
n,ents by dividing the circle into 240 degrees,
each degree into 100 minutes, and each inihu'f
into 100 seconds As H. the OF time, this
would make records and computations much
simpler than they are
But why divide the circle into 24O degrees!
WHY not 100? Because it is desirable to have the
degree coincide with the hour. and there are
+uantvfour hours in the day. Well. then, why
not divide the day decimally or centesimaily!
Because saws the proposer Of this system, the
present hour IS universally accepted ana Is OF
most convenient length; and, anyway. there
could be no hope Of changing It. That Is quite
true and there are other truths that initiate
against anything like uni yersal decimal system.
The lunar month, for example. cannot be decl-
mally divided into days; nor can the solar year.
Nature does not recognize the decimal system.
So while il IS we'll to simplify and to unity our
methods Of measurement and computation as
much "a possibe there is no hope OF a general
adopton OF a system which is purely artificial.
The rule sixty seconds make one minute, sixty
minutes make one hour. Is about as universal as
ANYTHING can be- and II VII probably remain So
despite all efforts to chance II.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

1t is interesting to know that Secretary Car-
Isle who has been experimenting the nnahces ol
the country for the past two years ana nan
with such skill and Intelligence. says I'M
hesitatingly that the present condition Is not
due to deficiency in the Government revenues
but is the result of our past financial legislation.
That's going good way back" as the man said
about the oxtail soup 1t recalls the explanation
of the drunken sea captain who, when his snip
was humping on the rocks, said in answer to the
suggestion Of a passenger that the navigators
seemed TO have erred in their reckoning Bless
you, no, we've steered her all right, but she was
"hcodooed before we came aboard
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

The situation in Turkey bears more sa'ls-
factory aspect than ii did week ago Iiiis j.
due TO the fact that Russia ana Great bilrih
have apparently come to an understanding WITH
regard to their mutual relations in the ORIENT
ENGLAND would never have been able to secure
from China the vast territorial concessions aiohs
tho Rurman frontier mentioned in our London
dispatches of to-day. without the goodwill Oh
Russia. which is now al-poVerful az fekinS'
while. on the other hand, the Muscovl'c 'haH-
cellor. Prince Lobanofl, is reported TO nave op-
taned the approval of the English Governments
,o = scheme for the military occupation by the
Gar Of the disturbed Turkish provinces in ASIA
Minor. The project provides for the co-opera-
tion Of the British feet along the scaboard win
the Russian army Of occupation on land. ana
meets with the approval of English conserve
tivcs and Liberals alike. who see therein III"
only possible solution to difficulty that mas
been permitted to degenerate INTO an Interim
tonal disgrace and blot upon European CIVIL
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

vastly the esteem and goodwill with which tne
Presidential couple are regarded by all sensiDie
and right-minded people. Far from having III
any way impaired the popularity OF the fres'
dent. the shameful character Of the attack anu
the frank. manly way in which he has encoun
tered it, have vastly added to the s'rength oi
his position. while it has served to increase 'ile
depth Of that grave which the Frencn Koyaiis's
have been so diligently digging for themselves
and for their cause since the last ten TO h1'eeh
years.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

No one who was out in the storm which ragged
here on Thursday night will begrudge the pro-
posed small increase in the salary of the mam-
bers Of the Life Saving Corps now before Con-
gress The stories of damage which came up
from the inhabited portions of Long Island $
southern shores serve to point out the fury of
the tempests which men in the service are
called on to meet The fercer the storm the
keener their vigilance. and the question OF dol
lars has no weight in the contests between
these men and the grasping sea- where human
lives are the stakes.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

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New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

While every incoming ocean steamer has been
delayed by the stormy weather that has pre-
vailed daring the last week on the Atlantic, our
American liner 81. Louis succeeded in making
- rapid 4 trip from Southampton that she
actually beat her own westward record by =
hours and 3J minutes. The feat achieved un-
der such adverse circumstances reflects great
credit upon those responsible for the creation
of this noble specimen Of our National skill in
the art Of shipbuilding. well as upon the sea-
manship Of The gallant officers by whom she is
commanded. and must prove source of salts
faction TO every patriotic American.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

An explosion of giant powder woke up all the
people In Chicago the other night; put they
turned right over and went to sleep again. for
they thought It only Ben Gable starting
the Morrison Presidential boom.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

1t will he well 10 bear in mind that the project
attributed to the English Secretary of State for
the colonies in our London dispatches to-day, OF
forming British Chartered Company TO take
up concessions in the territory that now consti-
tutcs the subject of dispute between England
and Venezuela, was mooted prior to the mes
sage of Mr. Cleveland. although it has only just
been made public. There is consequently no rea-
son for regarding the scheme in the light Of a
British defiance of American sentimental the
less since the matter appears TO have been
dropped for the time at any rate, by the Brit
ish Government.
New-York tribune., 1895-12-29

In the opinion Of Congressman Turner OF
Georgia the Republicans in the Horse are pal
"tering with the present crisis because there Is
Presidential election pending" 1t does seem
tough, after a Democratic President has started
I'D a nice little "criss,' 70 have the Republicans
in Congress go and 'palter with 1t merely be-
couse there IS a Presidential election pending
Ard Mr. Cleveland innocent about 1t.
too, The dear man never dreamed there was
an election bending when he wound up the
"crisis" and set tt going Whose crisis is this,
anyway?