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New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
DRYGooDs MEN AT WORK FOR M'KINLEY.

THEIR CLUB IL REPv BfICAN. THOUGH SOUND
MONEY DEMOCRATS WILL BE WELCOMED.
MAYOR Strong was president Of the Wholesale
Drygoods Republican club i'm this city four years
ago and the club has been active in every Presi-
Dental campaign since the nomination Of General
Garfield. This year number Of prominent Demo-
Gratis who are in favor OF the election Of Mckinley
and flobl have expressed desire 10 cooperate
with the club. 1t was suggested that there should
be q change in the name. TO include all fard-
money drygoods men Of the city. Yesterday the
Mayor had consultation with several members Of
the club. and later he issued the following notice.
copies OF which will be mailed to all the large dry
goods houses In the city:
\ meeting OF the Wholesale DryEoods Republican
day. the 26th inst, AT p. m. for the purpose or
promoting the election Of Mckinley and Hobart for
President and Vice President Of the United states
All who I'm favor OF sound money and or up
holding the honor and integrity Of the Nation are
invited to attend. WILLIAM l.. STRONG
President.
Some of the wholesale drygoods men who have
been identified in prominent way with the work
OF the club every four years since the club was
started said yesterday that II desirable TO
keep the club name and hold the organization to-
gether for future Presidential campaigns, but all
Democrats who wanted to join I'm the work for the
cleo ton OF Mckinley and Hobart this year on the
sound money issue would be welcomed warmly
The club has obtained short lease Of the first
will begin 10 occupy It on September TO- Meetings
will be held there every week, and the drygoods
men viii make the campaign for honest money
lively In the district before the election.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
GEORGIA IN THE DOUBTFUL LIST.
GENERAL. BELIEF THAT No ELECTOks Wild BE
CHOSEN BY THE PEOPLE.

Atlanta Ga, Aug. "a (SpecaD.-Managers Of all
three parties here practically agreed that the
choice OF electors from Georgia will devo.ve upon the
Legislature on account OF the impossbity OF any one
of the three tickets receiving majority OF all the
votes cast This development has awakened the Re
nublican managers to redoubed activity The State
Central Committee advises Republicans TO vote Tor
Legislative candidates who vii support certain meas
''The Georgia Leader" will advise them 10 vote for
Popuists where there no Republicans In the field
In the furtherance of this policy the Republicans Will
have an organ in daily paper which Is 70 make rs
appearance next Sunday It's name VIII he Inc
Georgia Leader and its policy will be protection and
sound money A. r Bryan is to he business man
ager The editor has not been named but Colonel
" l., Scruggs and Mrs W. II. FELTON, have been
engaged az editorial writer's CoOne Scruggs is OK
Minister Venezuela and Is now counsel for that X
public before the Venezuela Commission.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
SOUND MONEY DEMOCRATS.
SOME or THOSE WHO WILL BE All
INDIANAPOLIS.
rx-MAYoR HEWITT SAYS TIE ovERsHApo"lNo
ISSUE Is THE ASSAULT OK THE coNsIi-

FIX MAYOR HEWITT SAYS THE OVENsnAD'"i'''
IssrE Is THE ASSAULT OK THE coNsTI-
TUITION OF THE COUNTRY
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNEl
Ird,anonous Aug 24-New- Yorks delegation 10
the Sound Money Convention has secured lofty
three rooms at the Bates. Governor rlo"eI' 'o''''
r Fellows and a party OF twenty W. l. 'c''''''
W b. Somervile and c. II. Sanders ana p"'S
from the Reform club have taken rooms a' "o
Denison where also will be General H. D p'n''
and Senator Villas Of Wisconsin; Governor Na'er'
David A Wells and Joel Sperry, of Connecticut
General Buckncr W c. F. Brecknridge and W. ~
Haldeman Of Kentucky; J. II. Cultivate Oh o"lo'
Governor Whyte and Congressman Isahor hay .''''
of MARYLAND; General Palmer and Jonn T. nop-
kins of Illinois. and cx-Mayor Matthew's u "''
ton
rb. nI,tfor,n OF the National Democratic party
is in course Of formation. Chairman Bynum' OF
the Executive Committee, has "A stack OF 'e'''''
from some of the most prominent democrats Vi
the country making suggestions on inns Suo''r''
and some Of them have forwarded complete dr"i'S
of platforms embodying their views These he VIII
turn over to the Resolutions Committee to be APP
pointed by The Convention. In a letter concerning
this subject Abram 5. Hewitt. ex-Mayor ana ex-
Congressman OF New-York expressed himsch mus
Ny views are substantially that there Is put nS one
TO The % pemoerac "onyenton at Chicago
made distinct declaration OF war upon the & olss' -
l
not financial economic. but II concerns thc per
petuity OF republican Institutions. In the presence
OF this all other questions SINK INTO lhslgn-
canoe Just as they did when the civil war threat
ened the existence Of the Government. thlhH,
therefore. that the Constitution should De mace
the prominent II not the sole topic Tor the cOnS'u
grafton of the Convention. 1t seems TO me that II
the people be made to see that the DulWark ol
their liberty is asailed In its most Vulnerable Polnt
ana that the overthrow Of the Constitution VII
lead first to anarchy and then to despotlsin, IN
order to social order the response VIII De so
emphatic as 20 make II impossible for the enemies
of fh..( Af1e nj m m
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
WOMEN TALK FOR GOLD.

The Business Woman's Auxiliary Republican
Club held meeting in the rooms of the ST Mich
olas Republican club Seventh-ave. and One-hun-
dred- and -sixteenth-st. last evening. Mrs. Katha-
rlne l.. Lane presided. Mrs Florence X. Kirkwood
read a paper the money question. The p0pcr
was discussed by Mrs f. Birchard Mrs. A r. Kipp.
Mrs Stephen King and Miss Helen Boswell all of
whom held that the financial welfare of the coun-
try would be best maintained by the election of the
Republican National ticket letter received
from Major Mckinley thanking the Business
Woman's Auxiliary Republican club for It's support
OF him He wrote II fully appreciate the influence
TIE women are cxertine in the campaign and
thank YOU for the support you have pledged TO
me A similar letter was also received from Mr
Hobart.
Political headquarters will be opened by the club
a. No i.473 Broadway. on Friday evening next
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
Nine women in ten are

Nine women III ten are
afflicted with some disease
or weakness "A burden
that weighs them down and
handicaps them in perform
ing their daily duties.
Some who are thus afflicted
do not know exactly what
is the matter with them,
but attribute their i'll health
10 some other cause. Some
who do recognize the real
trouble are induced to jeop-
ardize their lives by taking
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
QUAY NOT OFT FOR CAMERON

Philadelphia. Aug. a Special. senator Quay
stopped in Philadelphia to-day on his way from
hI- Florida 10 his home in Beaver lie denied
that he was In favor Of the recollection OF Senator
Cameron. and ntmated strongly that FAR he
knew Mr.. Cameron was not candidate far rs-aleo-
ton
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
CONGRESSMAN WILBUR RENOMINATED

Schenectady y. y Aug 4-David F. Wilbur
mas This afternoon unanimously renOminated for
Congress for the XXIst District by the Republican
convention in this city
New-York tribune., 1896-08-25
LEATHER MEN FOR GOLD
AN ORGANIZATION IN THE INTEREST 'r
SOUND MONEY

EDWARD r. LApEw CHOSEN PRESIDENT-soVNn
MONEY LITERATURE TO BE DISTRIBUTED
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
DEATH OF JOHN d. SHEDLOCK,

John D. Shedock. well-known member OF the
law department Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany In New-York. died suddenly yesterday morn
Mr.. Shed.ock was a Mason and had large num-
bcr OF friends in the two cities. Death resulted
from heart disease Mr.. Shedock was born In Lon
don on March l. 1874. At an early age he began the
study Of law. Before maturity he to New
York and resumed his studies In a short time
he was admitted to the bar, and at once began
legal practice. For many years he lived in Brook
yn, and was member OF Bedford Lodge. +. and
A. NJ, OF which he was a past master The Ma
sonic Veterans Association also claimed him as a
member. In the Royal Arcanum re had also many
Irlends lie was an active member OF Brevoort
Council Mr. shedlock was hard worker in the
interest OF All Saints Church. In Seventh-ave For
long time he was vestryman. widow and
four children survive him. The funeral viii be held
ssS.morr1w sw and VIII be conducted by the Rev. DE-
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
CHILDREN IN CENTRAL PARK.
TIT Y,r11.r PEOPLE WILL OWN THE BIG PLEAS
URE-GRoUND TO-DAY-MANY PER-
MITs ISSUED.


The man who has any love for a peaceful and
ou,et nfe will keep out OF Central Park to-day
That is he may be able to preserve h.s love ior
ouiet by keeping to the shaded hooks. but he VIII
do well to steer clear OF the open. for to-day the
Nav parties begin. About all that Clerk beeDe
could do Yesterday was to stand at the permit
window of the superintendent's office and answer
questions and he had to answer good many
About ATTY parties are fixed for to-day, and they
will be scattered all Permits were issued ior
the Backgrounds alone for eleven parties. aggre-
eating nearly eight hundred small folks. ana thlS
seemed TO be about tie easfavored part OF all the
great expanse OF pleasure e-ground.
Permits were requested for East Green. Cherry
Hill Peacock Lawn Ramble Lawn Cedar Hi.
North Meadow and Mount Morris Park. according
to the fancy of the representative OF the general
sentiment This matter Of selection appeared pure
y arbitrary and the little folks themselves doubt
less would be unable to give single cogent reason
why one locality was preferred over another: As
TO this however the clerk never inquiries. lie looks
once in awhile at his small questioners over MS
glasses in a wise sort OF way but they are no WHIT
frightened. Little mites OF girls were AT me WIN
dow Yesterday who had come from far down on
the lower West Side. and they asked FOR permits OF
parties OF sixty three and for ninety ana Tor MY
and for seventy five with dainty airs or importance
that were far too serious 10 be rgh'ly trrite!
Denend upon IT, the Park will ring with childish
laughter to-day-that is. II II does not rain such
a thing is too sad to think OF. Many Il youngster
Yesterday after the coveted permit was saiely IN
his inside pocket. returned 10 me "lldpW ara
softlv asked: But | say. mister II II rains to-
morrow will this permit be good for another cay
Assured that IL would be, he left the big Arfef al
building walking air and smiling at nature.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
GOLD GOING TO EUROPE TO-DAY.

THE STEAMER LA BRETAGNE TO CARRY 81. 200 00o
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD THAT MUCH or THE
METAL. WILL BE SENT ABROAD THIS YEAR.
A resumption OF gold exports has for the moment
checked the advance in the stock market. but 1t
has developed weakness in the situation. 1t Is
natural for gold to go out this OF the
year The real wonder is that gold has gone
out before The prospect is that these exports will
be smaller than In many years. II. seems prob
able a foreign market IS reopened for American
stocks and bonds gold exports will stopped alto
eether. ani in due time will be succeeded by i'm
ports
Tho steamship La Bretagne. OF the French Line.
which sails to-day. will carry away ST. 10000 in gold,
Soc,O0 of which Is shipped by Lazard Freres and
$4,000 by l.. Won Hoffman, & Co. The gold is all
in bars. and obtained from the Assay Office
yesterday. The shippers paid premium II three
sxteenths of l per to the Government for 1t.
Won Hoffman, & Co. first took S250Sc0 from the
SubTreasury In coin. On inspecting II they found
II all In S pieces, chicken feed" these
pieces are termed by foreign exchange houses. and
that 1t somewhat abraded They cou.r figure
profit this gold. and they put 1t back in
the SubTreasury. They then got 100000 In bars at
the Assay Office Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. pro-
cured $4,000 In bars from the Assay Office TO be
shipped week.
Iazard Freres' and Won HoHmann's gold goes 70
alton BY sending the gold to Paris the shippers
buy London exchange in that city against II ut
n price which enables them TO sell their bills
of exchange here at rate usually considered below
the gold exporting point. BY this triangular
rangement bankers demand bills be sold in
New-York at 1853. "and dollar"
Heldelbach Ickelhemer & Co. may send s7500O0 In
gold to Germany by the Spree of the North Ger
man Lloyd Line, next Tuesday.
foreign money from persons who intend to visit
and travel In Europe
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
KEUTZ RELEASED ON BAIL.
THE DRIVER WHO RAN OVER MISS SCHUMACHER
\ DECLARES HE COULD NOT STOP HIS
HORSES ON A DOWN GRADE.


HORSES ON DOWN GRADE
Albert Keutz, the driver Of the beer-bottler's
wagon which ran over and killed Miss Theodosia
Schumacher at One-hundred- -and-sixth-st and Man
hattan-ave.. Thursday afternoon. was arraigned
before Magistrate Deuel. at the Harlem Court yester-
day and was committed to the custody Of the Cor
oner The fact that Miss Schumacher was an ex-
pert rider wheel has caused many persons TO
believe that the driver OF the wagon must have
been reckless or crminaly careless. Many persons
a woman blcyclist the street in broad daylight,
and 1t is believed that a woman who had some ex-
perience with a wheel would be able to get out of
the way Of team driven with ordinary care.
Keutz asserts that he is not to blame for the un-
fortunate occurrence. He says that he was driving
eastward through One-hundred- and sixth-st., which
Is of asphalt There Is down grade at that point,
and his horses were trOttlng, although not last
The pavement wet and slippery. Keutz de-
cares that he made every possible EFFORT TO stop MS
wagon which vas going slowly when the wheel ran
over Miss Schumacher.
: Yesterday afternoon officer Merz, of the One
hundredth-st. police station, took keutz TO the Cor
oners office. Coroner Hoeber set his bail at 900,
which was furnished by the Krumenacker Bottling
Company which employs KeutZ Officer Merz told
but It was going down grade and he could not
do
1t was reported at the home Of ex-Congressman
w Bourke Cochran last night that he was i'm
proving from the result OF the accident whlcn threw
him from his bicycle in Central Park on Thursday
afternoon. Mr.. Cochran has received number Of
kilograms from prominent people throughout the
country expressing sympathy for him.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
CONFESSTNG THAT HE rs 4 FORGER.
THE SON OF ALEXANDER BREMER ARRESTED
WHILE TRYING TO CASH CERTIFIED CHECKS.

TIE SON OF ALEXANDER BREMER ARRESTED
WHILE TRYING TO CASH CERTIFIED CHECKS
Alexander Bremen jr., OF No Gs East Eighty
sixth-st was arraigned before Magistrate Cornell
in the Yorkvie Police Court yesterday charged
with having forged tho name of Ernest Poem. a
liauor-deaier Of No. 100 East Eighty st, on
two checks drawn the Yorkvile Bank. Eighty
Hfh-st and Thlrd-ave.. for sG5 and A2 respectively
Bremen is a son Of Alexander Bremen. member
of the orc hestra of the Metropolitan Opera House.
who was a candidate for Register last fall on tho
ticket of the independent county organization
known as "the Steckler ticket" He Is student in
the College OF the City Of New-York, and Of bright
and genteel appearance.
According to account given by the head OF a
private detective agency to whom the prisoner
made a confession, Bremen forged the signature TO
the checks and also the name OF Eugene Bern
ST.. as an indorser OF them besides indorslng them
with several fictitious names. The prisoner then
presented them to the YOrkvic Bank for certnca-
ton, and the forgeries well executed tha t
the checks promptly certified. Yesterday he
took the checks 10 the Fifth Avenue Bank. Forty
ffth-st. and Fifth-ave. with a forged letter pur-
porting to have been written by Mr. Bernheimer TO
Frank Dean cashier. asking him to cash the checks
Mr. Deans suspicious being aroused by the and
the many Endorsements on the checks. he detained
Bremen and telephoncd for the detective. At first
the prisoner said that the checks had been given
him by stranger, but he afterward confessed his
guilt and said that he had confederate whose
identity he failed 10 disclose The prisoner held
in $1,000 ball.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
Open Saturday evenings.
BROADWAY, COR. 31ST ST.
INSURED FOR A MILLION DOLLARS.

HAMILTON DIsSTON CARRIED LARGE POLICIES
IN wELI~KNowN COMPANIES.
IAfe-insurancc men OF this city were deeply inter-
estad IN the fact that the life OF Hamilton Disston.
Of PHILADELPHIA had been insured for N.coco
There are only few in this country the IN
surance upon whose lives equals or approaches tha'
amount John Wanamaker was spoken OF yester-
dav as Mr. Disstons principal rival In that line
Mr. Diss.ons life was insured for 100000 In the
New-York Life Insurance Company. and for sloo'co
also in the Mutual Life Insurance company. OF ,ns
CITY and for s35 600 in the Equitable Life Assurance
Society He took out his first policy In the Equitable
ir 1884 for s15o00. Then came three other poncies.
two for $685. coo each and one for $4,000. making the
total OF s135.0D 49, az. . A.. >,,,.,.,
Mr. Disston began insurng his life IN the Mutual
Life Insurance Company about the same time as IN
the Equitable Life Assurance society. lie had t"o
policies in the Mutual. one for $4,000 ana the other
for $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
A WOMAN SCORCHER FINED.
SHE SHOWS HER HEELS TO A POLICEMAN IN A
RACE FOR THIRTEEN BLOCKS.

SIZE SHOWS HER HEELS TO POLICEMAN IN A
RACE FOR THIRTEEN BLOCKS
The arrest Of woman "scorcher" In this city
on Thursday evening was a novelty. Bicycle Po-
liceman Scheusser was astonished at sight OF
tandem race at Eighty -seventh-st and the Boule-
ward when he noticed that each of the two tandems
IN the race had a woman on the front saddle. He
shouted 10 the riders to stop. but they paid no
heed to the warning and he started after htem.
The riders OF the leading tandem glanced behind
them and, seeing Scheussler pursuing them at his
utmost speed turned their vehicle into side street
and disappeared. but the other tandem kept on up
the Boulevard and was overtaken after q run OF
over half a mile
The chase was most exciting one the Boule-
ward being crowded with wheels at the time. and it
was q wonder that dangerous collisions did not oc-
cur The sympathies OF the people were with the
tandem riders. and they were urged on by shouts Of
applause while laughter and derision followed the
officer as he sped along
When he overlook the tandem, Scheussler arrested
its riders and took them to the West One-hun-
dredth-st. station. The woman said she was Carrie
Whitman twenty-three years old. OF No. 5S Seventh
ave. and the man described himself George
Broughton. tobacco dealer twenty-eight years
old OF No 22s West Forty-fourth-st Miss Whitman.
a blonde. knickerbockers. black stockings, a
pleated shirt close fitting jacket standing col
The prisoners did remain in custody long as
Thomas De Witt bicycle dealer. went to the station
and gave bail for their appearance In the Harlem
court yesterday morning.
In court yesterday Scheussler said that he had
been able to arrest Broughton and his companion
after a chase Of thirteen blocks Magistrate Deuel.
said II was clear that Ufoughton and his companion
had violated the law. and he would impose fine
OF s. on each. He was only sorry ne said that the
other scorchers were not arrested.
When the fine was imposed. Broughton drew from
his pocket roll OF bills. and selected $40 bill,
which he handed over to Chief Clerk Bloch.
Broughton's companion. who had changed her name
IN lies
when the fine imposed She tossed her head
in a curl ming way. and remarked: "Only five apiece
That's dead easy
Then Broughton offered his companion his arm
and they walked out Of court.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
BOOKS ADDED TO A GOOD LIBRARY.

The book reception gwen yesterday at the Young
Women's Christian Association. No. East Fiji
teenth-st., was largely attended. and the means
Of adding several hundred new volumes to the H.
brary. Each person to whom an invitation had been
sent had been requested to bring book to add
to the library shelves. In the response
lacking. and many Of the visitors carried half a
dozen volumes more for good measure This is the
third time in six years that similar reception
has been given. and they have always been highly
successful. The friends of the association lib-
eral In their gifts OF flowers Yesterday. and the
jars OF roses. thick festoons OF smi.ax. palms ard
wild blossoms The officers, Mrs Clarence K. Beebe,
croft croft treasure treasurer; Mrs b: F. Watson: chairman Of
bers of that committee under her. ali assisted in
receiving the guests. Refreshments were served
IRON small tables.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-02
IN FAVOR or TIE BODINE CHILDREN.
THEY SHARE EQUALLY WITH THEIR UNCIEs AND
AUNT IN THE REMAINDER OF THEIR GRAND
FATHERS ESTATE

FATHERS ESTATE.
inherited abou, $4,000 from his father. lived and
died in West Fourteenth-st. His home was near
the present Fourteenth Street Theatre. He left four
children These were George Chesterman. James
Chesterman Resale Chesterman and Mrs. Carrie
G. Bodine Tho two older children are bache-
lors. from fifty to sixty years old. Miss Rosale
Ches,erman is about fifty years old. Mrs Boiine
was the only one Of the children who married
George Chesterman died in 1883. leaving an estate
valued at $4,000. This had been the result OF
iudicious investments In his will he provided that
his four children should have life estate only In MS
property Upon the death OF each. onefourth was
to go to the children OF the dying. and in
case there were no children his one-fourth was TO
be equally divided among the other nelrs
Mts Bodlne died in 1894. leaving seven chidren.
Under the terms OF the WILL they were 10 receive
e-iourth OF the estate absolutely Mrs. Bodlne
had real estate in St Nscholas-ave on the east
where she lived, and elsewhere. The children
brought suit sell the real estate and divide the
proceeds. The surviving sons and daughter or
George Chesterman have opposed the SUIT on the
the other two will take shares and the children
OF Mrs Bodlne will have share in the remainder
OF the estate on the other hand. the Bodne chill
dren assert tina, they will share equally with their
unces and aunt In the remainder, which difference
OF construction involves several hundred thousand
dollars.
John II. Judge to whom the case was referred.
has lust filed his report. In which he decides IN IA
vor OF Bodine children the construction OF the
VIII +. j. Worcester and John NJ Gardner f.e-
sented the Boiine children and George W. Van
Slyck and Henry A. James the three children OF
George Chesterman.