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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
INFORMAL POLITICAL CLUBS.
THE ELECTION DISTRICT PLAN HAS LED TO TT f
ESTABLISHMENT or MANY REPrBII
CAN UEApOI- ARTERS

The abortion OF the system of election district
eanizatlons by the Republican party has had the
su of creating nightly gatherings like those in the
countrv stores which have largely aided In Great
ing nopular sentiment outside of the city. In
country postofices or in drugstOfes shops in
small villages there meetings every evening Of
few genial spirits who discuss political affairs
Gathered around ono of the o,d-fashiOned iron
stoves they talk OF ali the questions exciting public
interest Occasionally a few will separate from the
oroun IN NAV games Of cards OF checkers and at
othcr times all VIII become engaged in heated
debate.
The election district system has resulted In bring
ing together 50 closely the voters OF one party Nv
ine within a small territory that In many cases
those most actively interested In political affairs
have chosen some store shop their headquar-
ters and can there be seen on almost any evening
discussing pubic affairs Some Of these political
workers have large offices which they use ior DIST
ness on.y In the daytime, and IN the evening the
door remains unlocked and the room Is well lighted
so that any one can stroll In and sit In the warm
and comfortable room, or may engage IN games OF
cards checkers dom.noeS. The cares, boards ana
nicccs used In playing the games are provided. and
The proprietor receives his compensation In the po
llt!cal influence which he possesses as forming the
central figure in the gathering OF heiB"poiS Vi Ms
own party affiliations. 49,, -, -, .
In some cases meeting place - used by the
the Influence Of proprietor often extends 10 mo"
than one OF the assoc atons The large assembly,
district clubrOoms are IN some cases isss
than OF old and the smaller clubs or informal ass
Citations of voters are becoming more popular IN,
meetings OF the country stores IN me Ncw-fhSihhh
DAYS were the training schools OF many OF inc
hrichfest politicians OF the country. the tendency
under the present political system seems 10 ue NY
return to the system OF close union Oh sinai,
numbers OF voters Who from me iaf oi n,eres
association win cdch oiHti. k@'"
IA mol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
HTyTTNG WEATHER At nor SPRINGS

Hot Springs. Va. Nov % CSpeciaD.-Cold days are
what hunters like, and the weather here at present
il just suitable for sport. On Thursday William
r. Hamilton. T. \. Stevens and Lan!er Dunn went
on a hunting excursion. returning with several
fine wild turkeys.
on Wednesday party consisting OF Mrs. j. Pier
pont Morgan. william r. Hamilton. w. c. CULVER
and Mr.. and Mrs. r. X. Colgate chartered a special
train. and went to Natural Bridge. returning the
same day
The arrivals from New-York last week were
Mr.. and Mrs X. r. Colgate, Mrs. Ehlngham May
nard and Miss Maynard Mrs. A. Oakley Hall and
Miss j. b. Hail. Howard Constable. Mrs. ii. A.
Dennison Mrs. James Fleming and Miss Dennson
Philip B. Dryer and A. Daniels.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

be similar to that at the Horse Show, except that
much Of the space between the ring and the boxes
viii be taken up for the accommodation Of eX-
hibits Many OF the horses and cattle will be
stabbed in the basement, but the main floor will
be pens for OF the animals. for the poul-
try and tables for the exhibition Of fruits vege-
tables and dairy products. The flowers, consisting
mainly Of chrysanthemums. roses, palms, cannas
and carnations will be exhibited I'm the concert hail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

OF the world Her yield OF butter for one year was
1913 pounds In the same herd VII he the iWpof'e"
bull Lord Worth Ill H. Mex. Twomby VIII De
among the other exhibitors Of Guernseys
Judging by the number of'entries. the Jerseys are
nearly as popular the Guernseys, iity Jerseys
having been entered In competition for prizes AT
the show by four exhibitors. Next In order oil the
size OF exhibits come the Ayrshres. the Aberdeen
Angus, the Shorhofns. the Herefords. the hoisteh-
Fresians the Normandcs and the Dutch-peited
~Sai.a. lserl u the hOruesS and .at A2s:aesh-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

under the management of the NewYork Florists
Club
\ NOTABLE COLLECTION OF CATTLE.
The chief feature of the show Will be the co.ec-
ton of cattle. Ten breeds are to be represented In
the show including the fat cattle. Governor Nor
ton will send from his farm at Rhineciffe herd Of
fifteen Gu.rnscvs and in the herd Will be the Inn
ported cow Bretonne. the champion Guernsey COW
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
A VAST TOTAL OF TRIPS
JAMES PARK hAs CROSSED THE SOUNI
1850 TINES

HE Is PILOT or A BOAT PLYING BETWEEN PORT
JEFFERSON AND BRIDGEPoRT-EXPERI-
ENCEs IN STORMS AND FOGs
The young landsman who has recently come into
the dizzy possession Of a yacht is the man to whom
you can look for marvellous tales about the dangers
of naviga ton in New-York waters. What he does
not know about every ehb and flow of the tide and
about all the peculiarities of navigation in the
waters he has crossed is not worth knowing. But
when II comes right down to hard facts about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

farm 1t is the first annual Stock and Farm Show
of the Live Stock Society of America which opens
at the Garden tomorrow morning, and VIII con-
tinue until Saturday night
WorRmen were busy yesterday at the Garden
making ready for the reception of the horses, cat
tie sheep swine, poultry flowers, fruits, yege-
tables and dairy products which to be exhibited
at the show. The arrangement of the Garden will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
VEGETABLES AND DAIRY PRODUCTS.

Among the exhibits of vegetables at the show Will
be one by the Labor Bureau of the New-York AS
ISOLATION for Improving the Condition OF the Poor.
The vegetables in that exhibit were all grown in
the lots which set apart for the use of the
unemployed workmen OF the city last summer, near
Long Island City. Among the competitors for
prizes to be awarded FOR dairy products are Gov
ernor Morton. Mss Iselin Of New-Rochelle; Walter
5. Law of Whitestone and Franklin ;. Kendall. of
Wlnsted. Conn.
The Live Stock Society OF America was organ
lied expressly for the purpose Of maintaining an
nJal shows the Garden. and it is the intention of
the officials of the society have the annual show
every year in Thanksgiving week. The officers of
the society are: g. Howard Dawson president;
Prescott Lawrence president; Thomas II.
Terry secretary: G.. Howland Leavltt treasurer,
ana James Mortimer assistant secretary and su
perlntendent The directors are e. Howard Davi-
son, Prescott Lawrence. G. Rowland Leavitt, Ed
ward Brooks and Thomas II. Terry. and the hon
orary vice-presldents are John Jacob Aston August
Belmont Frederic Bronson, A. j. Cassatt. w. Bay
ard Cutting. j. G. X. Duer. Cornelius vanderbilt,
!. Pierpont Morgan, John Z. Thayer and W. Aus
lin Wads -lr'h
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Angus cattle has been sent all the way from West
Lebanon. Ind. by Goodwin & Judy. In the herd OF
Dutch-beted cattle exhibited by o. d. Mum, oil
Orange y. j.. is the fine bull West Orange.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
who has been contemplating

country minister who has been contemplating
purchasing bicycle next year and selling his
horse says that the wheel will render him good
service in visiting his Pensioners, some of
whom live several miles from the church. and in
all his ordinary jOurneyings, and he has no
doubt that it will be more easily cared for as
well as cheaper than to keep a horse. But on
one point he is in doubt. That is as 10 whether
he can use bicycle In going to funerals when he
has II travel two or three or more miles, as he
has occasion to do now and then. He is going
to devote the winter to wrestling with this prob
lem. and hopes to be able to make up his mind
when spring comes. In some lines Of professional
work the wheel has been found eminently useful.
as in the of physicians. In rather noun
famous region in Pennsylvania one doctor does
all his travelling during the greater part Of the
year on bicycle. ana says he finds IL easier than
driving In a buggy Brooklyn entomologist
reports that he finds wheel Of great asss ance In
'bug-hunting" and that along the shore Of
Long Island by going on the hard sand he was
able to cover twenty or thirty miles a day with
more ease than he could half a dozen miles on
foot 4 bOtanist in the same city says that in
his work he can cover from five TO ten times as
much territory as formerly, and that by means
Of a luggage-carrier he finds ii easy to bring his
spells home
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
ed Street
lie .BOndDiGr Bros.
HIGH-GRADE
BLACK DAMASSE
Silks and Satins

A large purchase from a reliable
manufacturer enables us to offer
these goods at HEAVY KEDUC-
TIONS in PRICES:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Among the sheep be exhibited at the show w
be fine specimens of Shropshires, Southdowns' ox-
fords, Cotswolds, Dorsets. Mernos ana lamp
shires. Among the exhibitors of sheep are q.
Howard Dawson, ". Bayard Cutting, Rutheriurd
Stuyvesant and Franklin u. Gorham or swine
there will be exhibited Berkshres, small York
shres. Essex. Cheshres and Duroc-Jerseys, me ne
exhibitors OF swine include Metcalf ffrother., OF
beth y. j.. ard Robert L. Carlson or llVoi ~ l.
SHEPHERD DOGS FOXHOUNDs AND HORSES.
The only dogs to be exhibited in the show VIII be
shepherd dogs. which will compete in contests ior
prizes ana foxhounds. which will be shown in
packs By the masters of the recognized hunt cubs.
In competing for prizes the shepherd dogs will
drive sheep through certain lanes and into certain
pens TO be erected in the ring each dog DelnS re-
CURED handle drove of sheep without ald \
special prize has been offered for the best pack oil
hounds TO be exhibited by master or the huht Ill
q recognized hunt club.
Every evening. while the show lasts, there VIII be
exhibitions OF jumping by horses. which have Deen
entered in eight classes Among the horses which
Will compete for prizes in the hunting classes are
some which seen at the Horse Snow. and some
which were not. Seventeen OF the horses are owned
by Kins.ey Magoun Other horses are Miss Pom,
eroys Greylocks, G. Albert steyens's Doctor ana
t,mancpa tiOn W. NJ. De Peysters Spray, ralph y.
E,l.s's string OF thoroughbred hunters y. C. Rey-
nails Westcheser. Fred H. Aliens Nutwood, ROBERT
E. Tods The Turk. \. j. Outer6ridges Gismonda.
Charles Pliers Nightingale William A. Hazzards
Xenophon, L. u. and j. r. Boards Twinkle; Per
fection, Hercules and Black Witch and horses Z. IS
Whitney and Sidney j. smith. 49,,
The Hunt Club Champion Cup, trophy Whicn
cost s Is to be awarded to the nvr
Wnadow "' Brook. WESTMINSTER Richmond County.
bers OF the clubs will ride the horses in the con-
tests for the cup. and all will wear pink hunting
who will wear green H. L. Herbert and Foxhall
p Keene will be the judges in the hunting classes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Apropos of the price OF next years wheels,
which is likely to be 500. the same as this year,
dealer points out that If the manufacturers could
go on year after year using the same patterns
and turning out the same sort OF MACHINES IL
would not be difficult 10 reduce the price consider
ably. has been done in the case OF sewing
and other machines But in bicycles improve
nsents and changes are demanded every year, ana
THIS impedes large reductions in price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

by wheemar in the West that saddle posts
should have a scale in incaes. and down to eighths
of an inch, marked them. so that when for
any reason the height of a saddle is changed 1t
can readily be put back to the right place
This would be especially convenient in cases
where enc wheel H. used by two more members
of family. Then. too. every now and then one
may wish t. allow friend 10 use his bicycle for
little time. making a change in adjustment
necessary. Those who have tried to get saddle
back 10 the exact point where it was before the
change was maze will appreciate the value of the
suggestion Nothing could be simpler than to
provide such a scale Let the manufacturers
take the hint.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

There is danger Of overriding the matter of the
larger tubing which is going to be used generally
in the 1896 wheels. With large tube it is neces-
sary 10 reduce the thickness in order to keep the
weight within bounds. and the tendency is thus
to reduce the strength. with the consequent liza
bility to bending and dentng. in of
mishap. There is risk in going To
an extreme here. just there in
the going to the extreme in point of light
ness in this years wheels. The large tubing has
an advantage up to a certain point; the question
is whether it has been determined to the salts
faction of the manufacturers Of bicycles just
where that point is
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Magnificent qualities, every yard
GUARANTEED.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

on account Of the damp weather Which pre-
ceded the recent cold snap. riders who ventured
out into the country found that the roads dried
up with provoking slowness. The same thing
was observable in the parks where the drives
were shaded by trees. In summer the Merrick
Road on Long Island. is fit to ride over half an
hour after heavy shower but last Tuesday it
was muddy in a number Of places where ii runs
through woods and the sun had not had a fair
chance at it, Some of the Long Island villages.
too were found in bad condition their principal
streets owing to mud This especially the
case in Hampstead and in Jamaica. The main
street Of Jamaica absolutely unridable FOR
blocks and presented the appearance that one is
accustomed to look for on an old-fashioned coun-
try road in the spring, when the frost is COM
ing out of the ground As the rule against riding
on the sidewalk is strictly enforced in the village
Of Jamaica wheelmen unfortunate enough TO try
to pass through ii were compelled TO walk con-
siderable distance. Jamaica is plainly a place 10
be avoided when there is mud anywhere.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

Though the season for cub runs and the like is
over. there is nothing to prevent riders who have
the opportunity from making a run into the
country when there happens to be a fine day.
such for instance as last Tuesday was. And
there is much in the country still worth seeing.
One who is fond Of nature will take keen delight
in observing the contrast which 1t now presents
and the familiar aspect Of summer. The leaves
have mostly fallen. though they still cling tena-
ciously to the white oaks. which present rich
brown appearance that Is exceedingly pleasing TO
the eye: and the skeleton trees are also objects
of Great interest. Then too. familiar objects
seen i'm new light, when no screen Of trees inter-
feres with the view. 4 ride afield fine day
I'm November is a rare delight 1t should be borne
en- mind that night sets in carly and that lamp
may be necessity, even though one makes an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24
MANS DILEMMA.

An experienced rider suggests the utility of
trcycles for the ride between home and place of
business. They possess stability which would
be of great service on a slippery street. Riding
bicycle in a thoroughfare full of trucks on
wet pavement is fraught with danger. When
the wheelman gets into a tight place, he may
even find il hard to dismOunt, truck drivers
are likely to crowd them very closely. tricycle.
would Of course require more power To propel 1t,
but might now be made so as not to weigh much
oyer thirty pounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-11-24

W., . ,,o,.o,o &c ont Of use II is well 10 remove
49, latch. from the tires II possible. aud eXper!-
snca hos shown that il is wise TO keep the tireS
fairly well inflated Sometimes bicycles are
,prned bottom side up for the sake OF the uies' III
which case one must look out that the handie-Dai
,s NO, scratched and that the saddle Is protected
from injury. in other cases tackle Is arrange
by which The machine il suspended IN me an,
but there is nothing 50 good as one oi ,tsted from
s,ards ,bich enables the wheel 10 be Hfted iioi'
the foor and removes all pressure from me iaes,
while at the same time IT Is KEEP w,,n one Say
.ehcn a This is not the case II an eisp-
crate system Of ropes is employed to suspend NAV ),
from the ceiling If the machine ed y IN p1' ware
~ an ave W,,h little pains a bicycle when mas
,, seI one season can be carried through me
winter IN good condition and sold 10
the spring If the owner wishes ~ p'''''0
with new mount
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29
TWO CENTS.

retorted when you married her with
two wives living. | call her by the name
she gives me, which is Miss Yoke"
"That is for her to say" said Holmes.
"Well, she is not in the court room,"
concluded the prosecutor, ''and l decline
TO say whether or not she will be a wit
ness"
Dr. ". J. Scott was then permitted to
tell his story which concerned his having
been called in to examine PitzeI's body
after its discovery. He explained
the situation of the room and
the arrangement of the windows so
that the suns rays should fall upon
the corpse and hasten decomposition, to-
gether with the position of the burns on
the body, the broken jar, pipe, etc.
He verified the district attorneys as
sertion of yesterday, that the pipe could
not have fallen from the lips OF Pitzel to
the place where it was found. aud that
the jar could not have been broken by
an explosion, because the pieces of glass
were not scattered about the room, but
were inside the jar.
The doctor dwelt upon the discovery
of chloroform in the stomach, and said
large quantities of the drug had been
used, and from tho congested condition
of the lungs and the empty heart, it was
apparent that the man had met sudden
and violent death from chloroform
poisoning.
At the end of DR. SCOTS examination
in chief the court took a recess from 30
to 2:30.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29

Florence Nightingale recently sent
the following message to the girls of
Great Britain. 1t Will apply to Ameri-
can girls as we'll:
My message to girls would be: 1.
Train yourselves to your work, to your
life. The last twenty-five Or thirty
years has recognized beyond every
thing this necessity of training. 2.
Have a higher object than the mere
undertaking in all you undertake
When we fail OR are disappointed, we
lose heart and perhaps strike work
But if We have recognized ourselves
as q will not say only a wheel or a
tool in the hands of that Almighty
highest and truest and best, we have
that blessing of being a part of the
whole. and, whatever cur own failure,
axe never cast down 3. As one Of
the best women workers of our days
says, The talk now is of rights, not
right. Let that not be our case
am myself always a prisoner from i'll
ness and overwork. but all the more
wish you God speed"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29

quaiuted with the dead man on August
%, 1894 through business concerning
patents which Pitzel was supposed to
have held. He saw him several times
during the following week.
The witness drew a packet of papers
from his pocket when he came to the
date, but Holmes objected to his refer
ring to them unless they were in his own
handwriting.
Smith admitted that the papers had
been prepared" and the court sustained
the objection.
Smith said that during his first visit to
Pitzel, whom he knew by the name of
Perry, Holmes came in aud after giving
a nod or sign to Pitzel, went up, stairs.
A moment later Pitzel excused himself
and followed him. He returned very
shortly, bur Holmes remained upstairs.
The witness was present when the
corpse of Pitzel was exhumed from the
Potter's field and was there first in
troduced to Holmes Lawyer Howe,
of ST. Louis, Alice Pitzel,
the young daughter, and the insurance
officers were there. The body was rec
ognized by the witness rs Pitzel. Holmes
offered So to have the corpse cremated
and asked how about it. The lawyer an
swered the widow would first have to be
consulted.
Holmes told the insurance people of
the marks of Identification and af-
ter the body had been dug up
he pulled out lance and cut
a wart and other marks from the
corpse. At this time witness had recog-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29
IS IDENTIFIED.
EechtoI Sees Coulter This Afternoon and
Snys He,. the Murderor.

BechtoI Sees Coulter This Afternoon and
Says He. the Murderer.
VALLEY FALLS, 3:2O p.m.-Chief Wilk-
erson accompanied by Sturgis Bechtol
have just arrived here in u
buggy from Topeka in company with
Sheriff Stockwell and JoURNAL re-
porter and visited the city jail in
which young Coulter is confined.
As soon as young Bechtol stepped
up TO the iron cage and looked
AT Coulter he turned 10 the officers and
said he was the follow that he saw that
day get into the wagon with young
Illston.
He said he could not possibly be mis-
taken in the man aud the Identification
was complete. Owing 10 the ex-
element here the affair was
kept as quies as possible
The team and wagon have been ident;-
ted as the missing property and the IL
sion murder has been cleared up.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-29
DEATH OF r. NJ. GAGE.
A Respected Citizen of Topeka Dies at
Colorado Springs.

Colorado Springs.
r. NJ Gage, secretary and treasurer of
the City Railway company and secretary
of the Topeka Commercial Security
company, died in Colorado Springs at
l - o'clock this morning of tuberculosis,
at the age OF 90
G. (. BAKER, president of the City
Railway company, was the first Que in
this city to near of Mr. Cages death,
receiving the following telegram from
Ii. c. Speer early this morning:
Courage, faith, resignation, peace;
one-thirty this morning. l wire you only,
but the boys will understand"
Dir Gage went to Colorado Springs on
the 10th of last June with the hope of
beuetiting his health, his lungs having
become affected while attending to the
conhuing and arduoUs duties of his posi-
tioa in this city. Instead of being bene-
hted he gradually grew worse, and six
weeks ago was compelled to take TO his
bed, from which he was never able 10
rise.
At the time of his death Mr.. Gage was
attended by his wife, who has been con-
stantly with him since he went to Colo
rado; his mother-in- law Mrs. f. A
Beates, and his brorher-in- law L. J. DAl-
las and II. c. Speer of this city.
Mir Gage was born in Massachusetts
in 1859 and removed while yet boy 10
Junction City, Kansas, where he resided
until 1891 10 1887 ne came 10 Topeka
when the Topeka Commercial Security
Co. was organized by Ii. C.
Speer, and took the position OF secre-
tary and treasurer. He was one of The
organizers of the Guy Railway Co tax
ing an active part in its man agelnent, and
was considered one OF the brightest and
most enterprising business men in this
city
lie leaves a widow and two children,
girl and boy, aged respectively and 3
AIr, Gage WAS d member Of the A 0.
[. w, knights of Pythias, Knights OF
Honor, and had taken one degree in
Masonry.
The remains will be brought to Topeka
at 4:40 tomorrow afternoon and will re-
pose in the office of the City Railway
company until 1920 Thursday morning,
when they will be taken 10 junction Civ
for burial in the cemetery where his
father and mother are inferred