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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
SHE GOT A SEAT ANYHOW.
THE STOUT WOMAN WITH GUILTY
GIGGLE UPSET THE CAR.
WHEN THE WRATHFUL MOTORMAN SHOT THE
HALSEYST. MOTOR FORWARD MADAME
GRACEFULLY SAILED BACKWARD AND
CARRIED EVERY ONE WITH HER.
INCLUDING THE CONDUCTOR. 1
WHO VANISHED THROUGH
THE GLASS DOOR.


THE GLASS DOOR.
She what is sometimes called a "dumpyA
woman, of 200 pounds weight and she climbed into
a Halsey-st. at Flatbush-avc.. Saturday
night. II O'Clock All the in the
veyed her round and healthy counterance, and men,
tally resolved that. although IT was shame to see
a woman standing while many men had seats.
this particular could live through all right
BY the time Putnsm-ave. was called the short and
heavy in the middle Of the ear. with
line OF men between hen and the rear door.
The longer she rode the more tired her arm be-
came from holding strap With great difficulty
she changed hands once or twice. and each time
looked wistfully at the more favored occupants OF
seats She evidently was not the right build 10
win her way into the hearts OF strangers and. be-
sides, there practical certainty that she would
dlsplace two passengers wherever she sat- 50 she
stood.
Then the motorman farei up at the frequent stops
let off passengers and he started his car forward
after each stop as II he were running away from .
burning theatre. The stout woman's eyes began 10
grow large and every time she went back against
the line OF men sort OF guilty g.ggle would escape
her. She seemed to realize that If she were I'M
comfortable some one else was in the same boat.
The stopped Marcy-ave., crossed the tracks
OF Patrick Henry Flynns road and stopped on the
Th 70 o enk around into the
with a scowl. "Ting-t.rg'" went the starting s.g-
started ike a hundred-yard Splinter.
The weary woman Of weight was just changing
hands OF the strap and the conductor had just en-
tered the car closing the door behind him. when
the sudden start was made. Madame grasped franti-
cay at me strap, felt herself going doorward. and
then went plump against thin man near ny. Inc
half-dozen went back like "domnoes against
the conductor who showed completely through
the rear glass door.
The crash OF glass scared one Of the men 50 that
he promptly rose and offered the stout woman A
seat. Into this she sank. and burst into such ny
OF laughter that every one looked scandalized /
guess" said she, a woman at her elbow. that
they'll find It's cheaper to give me seat next
time than 10 let stand
From the significant glances and mods exchanged
by the passengers it is safe 70 say that the sehtH
ment unanimously upheld.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
DENIED BY THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL.

GEORGE W. EDWARDS SAYS HE DID NOT ENGAGE
LAWYER on DELICATE BUSINESS
George w. Edwards principal of Public School
No. 70. appeared as defendant in judge Neus Court
yesterday in action to 800 sad to be
due Ellington l.. Holywcl as assignee, for legal
services for the principal by Fen;on Rockwell. The
plaintiff alleged that Edwards called on Mr. Rock
well and asked him to transact business Of
delicate nature for him. The janitor of the schoo.
at that time made charges against the PRINCIPAL
which that individual expected would become the
subject OF an investigation by the School Commits
sioners.
Edwards. who. In the fall OF 1888 became promi-
nent through his alleged fondness for a young girl
in his school. denies that Rockwell had been en-
gagged by him Judge Neu reserved his decision
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
THOUGHT TO HAVE KILLED HER CHILD.

Lying on n cot In the Long Island College Hos
p.tai Is young woman whom the police OF the
Hamlton-ave station expect to convict OF the
crime OF having killed her child Her name is
Jessie Barker. and according to the guardians of
the public peace she il only eighteen years old
and unmarried. Her father is George Barker cap
tain OF IA tugboat. The girl says the father OF her
baby s dead She has not revealed his name A
policeman last night guarded the door leading to
the room In which the girl IL confined.
The baby was found Sunday morning IN the
rear OF the building at No % Pear-st. Upon ex-
animation II was found that the little had died
from a fracture OF the skull
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
AN APPOINTMENT TIE MAYOR MISSED.

Mayor Wurster had an appointment yesterday to
meet President Howell and Chief Engineer Martin.
OF the New-York and Brooklyn Bridge at the
Bridge Plaza. In order to make personal inspec-
ton OF that locality before voting upon the question
OF granting to the Brooklyn Heights Railroad the
right lay tracks across the Plaza from Fulton
IT. TO the Bridge station Yes" said the Mayor,
II expected TO spend an hour or under the shade
OF the trees at the Plaza deciding whether or not
car tracks could be laid out between the grass plots
and hower-beds. but have been kept busy here
that could not get away. | shall make the in
spection tomorrow afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
DIR. CHADWICK MAKES 4 PROTEST.

THE SUMNER AVENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH BEGINS THE FIGHT AGAINST BAR
ROOMS WITHIN THE 2oo-Foor LIMIT
The pastor and members OF the Sumner Avenue
Methodist Episcopal Church. OF when the KEY. Dr.
James s Chadwick is pastor, filed protest yes'er-
,,av with the Excise Commissioners against the 70.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
WILLIS GETS TIE PRIZE.
THE EX-NAVAL OFFICER TO BE COMMITS
sIONER OF CITY WORKS.
AN OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT EXPECTED THIS
MORNING--OTHER APPOINTMENTS

NONNING--OTHEK APPOINTMENTS
LOOKED FOR
The appointment Of Commissioner OF City Works
succeed Alfred T. White the present incumbent,
was last evening offered TO Theodore g. Willis. ex-
Naval officer. Mayor Wurster declined to say
whether or not he had offered the appointment TO
Mr.. Willis. Mr. Willis, however, acknowledged that
the offer had been made: that he would accept
IT, and that the official announcement Of that fact
would be made this morning
1t is therefore definitely settled that Mr.. Wills
will get the biggest plum that hangs on Mayor Wur-
ster's departmental tree. The making Of the up
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
Y>-rEPEST NOT DECREASED.

r,,r Dry DIR CHARLES CUTHBERT HALL. FAvoRs
REsUBMIssIoN OF THE QUESTION.
The departure from Brooklyn Of the JOINT Less-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21

THE REV. DR. JAMES s. CHADWICK.
nowal OF a license for the saloon located at NO ."
Greene-avc. The side door Of the saloon is said 70
he within 200 feet of the church. The owner OF tho
place Is H. Bondow The protestants claim that un.
der the decision Of the Court OF Appeals u -
Illegal for the man To hold license The Coni'his-
sioners did not take any testimony beyond the iy
mai protest papers and referred the case 70 W.. .o
counsel for the Excise Board The outcome Oh ,o
move against Bondows place will be awaited WIN. VII"
great interest by the members OF churches va" nM
are annoyed by the presence Of saloons WITHIN ."
feet Of their church buildings
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

/ The Georgia populizts put prohibition
plank in their platform and nominated a
+ pr0hibt.oaist for governor. not because
i they are prohib.tionlsts. but because they
7 thought by doing so they would win the
[ prohibition vote. and also secure the in
/ auence % the Baptist and Methodist
I churches. Facts are cropping out which
lead to the conclusion that they make a
mistake In their calculations.
II IS by no means certain that they
viii get any considerable part OF the pro-
hibition vote What evidence have the
prohibltionis,s that II the populists were
10 get control OF the legislature and elect
their candidate for governor they would
enact a prohibition law that would be
satisfactory 10 them? Arc the populists
nominating populists or prohibltionists
for the legislature? II they are nominat-
ing only populists are they nominating
only such popuIsts as promise TO vote
for a prohibition law2 An answer 10
these questions. We are certain. would
satisfy the prohibitionists that the popu-
lists are seeking only 10 use the prohibit
ton and church vote to get into power.
One Of the most uncompromising and
influential prohibiuonists in this state is
the Rev, sam Jones. He is now holding a
series Of meetings near Baltimore. 1t
is announced that he is com
ing back to Georgia within
a very few days, but not TO take the
stump In support OF the populist and pro-
hibition ticket He doesn't approve of the
populst platform. and hence will not
do anything that would assist in electing
the populist ticket. a party that builds
a platform that is intended to catch
votes hasn't anything TO recommend it
to the people
We have no doubt that the great ma
jority Of those Of the members of the
Methodist and Baptist churches, who are
democrats, would like to see the state
adopt prohibition. but they don't like the
populist doctrine, and so will not leave
the democratic party We cannot see,
therefore. what the populsts have gained
by putting a prohibition plank in their
platform and nominating a prohibitionist
for governor.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

At this stage of the campaign the re-
ports of bets made on the result of the
election do not indicate with any degree
Of certainty what public sentiment is as
TO the outcome of the contest. Reports Of
bets are put into circulation to accomplish
some particular purpose. and there are
bets made which indicate the sentiments
of those making them rather than show
the prevailing political feeling.
The reports of bets that are appearing
in the newspapers are favorable to Nc
Kinley, but as the alleged bets are nearly
all made by men who live in New York 1t
is fair to presume that these men are
greatly Influenced by what they hear and
by the general tone of the New York
newspapers.
In the west and south there is very little
betting as yet-at least the newspapers
contain very few reports of bets. Later on
doubtless the south and west will do their
full share of betting. although men who
make a business of betting are not nearly
so numerous in those sections as in the
! east.
The campaign has just begun. The inter-
est in it, while very great is not by any
means as intense as it will be in October.
Neither Mckinley nor Bryan has yet made
public his letter of acceptance. 1t is known
of course that Bryan intends that his cam
paign shall be conducted mainly on the
silver issue, but it is not known whether
Mckinley purposes giving the tariff or
the monetary issue the greater promi-
nence. Until these matters are settled the
betting men will do comparatively little
betting.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

Whenever I see one Of those big roach
es." remarked Clerk Richie OF the Grune-
valid hotel last night as one Of the species
ambled over the marble counter. says the
New Orleans Times-De mocrat. 1T puts
me in mind Of a pet Of the same descrip-
ton l had in a hotel in Indianapolis
1 was doing nights then. and after y
O'Clock the time hung heavy on my
hands.
zone night a big roach crept on to the
counter, seeming rather weak. I con-
ceived the idea OF tanning the bug. just
for sport, and I took the thing in hand.
and with a lump OF sugar soon made
friends with IL. / put it into a little box
for a few. days and fed il sweets, and,
do you know. that in a weeks time the
roach would answer 10 a soft whistle
and trot over the counter TO eat sugar
from my fingers. I really got TO like the
creature. and Il seemed TO like me.
When ! left the hotel and went out west
I took the bug with me and had occasion
to be very glad that I did. 1 used to
keep it in a small box near my bed. and,
one night, being very tired, 1 went to
bed very early and did not close the cover
Of the box; the roach had been fed and
seemed to be asleep. During the night
l was awakened by a sharp pain in my
ear, and when I opened my eyes I saw
in the dim light that the room was filled
with smoke and my roach on the pillow
by my side. The thing had smelled the
smoke and bitten my ear to awaken me.
The hotel was on fire, and the creature
had realized this and had saved my life
by is thOughtfulness, as in a haf hour
the building was a mass Of ruins, but
we were safe, although I lost my clothes"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
BRIGHT BITS.

Many a life has been spoiled by not
knowing the difference between thrift and
stinginess. Journal
-She.-"Lord De Liverus says that my
beauty intoxicates him
Pater-"And he wants TO marry you so
as to try the gold cure, eh?'-Truth.
We wish man could preserve joy in
cans. like tomatoes, and use it when
scarce. When a man does find JOY. he us
ually finds more than he can use all at
Once.-Atchison Globe.
AT Long h-Dreistein-"Ach, my
tear Mr.. wansenpulver. ant how are you
enjoying de Pranch dis summer"
Wansenpulver-Not so well. Dere are too
many Christians here. hat seen four to-
day.-Life.
-Style.-Customer-T doctor says the
gown you have made me leaves no room
for my liver.
Modiste-Doctor, indeed Now what
does a doctor know about the styles DE
trOit Tribune.
Why He Leaned Goldward.-Flowery
Fields-Why amt you in favor of 16 to 1,
Bill?
Weary Willie-Self-prese pard-
dered be 16 tramps den where dere's
tramp now.-Puck
But am so unworthy. darling" he
murmVred as he held the dear. girls hand
in his.
"Oh, Harry" she sighed. '1f you and pa
pa agreed on every other point as you do
on that how happy We could ber'-Tit-
Bits.
-She-You may say what you will.
think you will find that women are less
wicked than men. 1 expect that heaven
will be inhabited principally by women
He-Very likely. The men, of course, will
generally be found in the smoking room
below.-Boston Transcript.
Side Light on History.-You seem to
have impressed the Queen of Sheba very
favorably. observed Hiram, King of Tyre.
handing over the freight bill for his last
shipment of cedars of Lebanon; she says
you are the most brilliant conversational
fst she ever met"
"Hm-yes. unused King Solomon. bit
ing into pomegranate; Il let her do most
Of the talking. Chicago Record.
Little Mamie attracted considerable at
tention at social gathering in Dallas by
asking where Mrs. Yerger got her new baby
1T came down from heaven on a rainbow -
said Col Yerger somewhat embarrassed.
II know that" said Mamie; but how did
it get into the house?" Through the win
dow, 1 guess" so that's the way it got
into the house? Grandma, is that the rea-
son you goes around every night to see
that the windows are all shut?'-TeXas
Sitter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

Charleston and Augusta might get some
valuable pointers with regard 10 the game
OF base ban from The seams OF the Polk
and LOwdy plantau0rs near Poplar
Grove. Ark. The Po.Es and Lowdys cross
ed bats at Poplar Grove a few days ago
The umpire was a rank partisan OF the
Folks In the third inning Umpire Griffin
gave the Lowdys the worst end OF a close
decision. Had the Augusta team been on
the field in the place o. the Lowdys, they
would probably have quit the game and
gone home In a huff But the Lowdys
were made OF sterner stuff. They made
a rush for the umpirs. That worthy was
no soft thing. and declined to be bull
dozed. He had taken a valise on the field
with him. When the Lowdys made their
rush he opened the vaHse. which was pack
ed with knives and pistols, and passed
out arms to the Po.ks. When the smoke
and dust had cleared away, It was found
that two men had been fatally and four
seriously wounded. But the umpire had
been indicated; and ne gave the game to
the Folks.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
Mistaken Identity.

The old lawyer was in a reminiscent
mood. says the New Orleans Times-Dem-
ocrat. Talking of contempt Of court"
ne said, "here is one that's a good one,
and true. A good many years ago a we'll
known member of the bar got into a dis
pute with a brother lawyer with whom
he was trying a case, and some hard
words passed-in fact, so many that the
judge sent the lawyer who had used the
hardest words down for contempt. So off
the lawyer was marched with the deputy
to the parish prison. Now, the lawyer,
shrewd man. That was how he got his
living, and that was how he got out of
going to Jail.
AS they proceeded to the prison this
shrewd lawyer proposed that they get a
little dinner on the way. The restaurant
was at hand, Of inviting appearance. and
the deputy, after the manner of deputy
sheriffs. a thirsty man. They went into
the restaurant and dined and exc wined
withal, until the deputy, having at length
his thirst slaked. and being full of gener-
Gus wine, did not know himself from the
lawyer. The lawyer pretended not to
know. either, but he did. He kept up the
tension, however, got the deputy into
cab, picked his pocket of the commitment
drove the deputy sheriff to the parish
prison and handed him over to the sheriff
as - -, ESD member of the bar.
committed for contempt, videlicet himself
in his own place and stead Some col
leagues, friends of the lawyer, went to
his house that evening to explain his alb
sence to his wife. They were met by the
lawyer. who came to the door in his
slippers"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
A Summer Hern.

The shirt waist. the frizzes and espec-
tally the merry laugh proclaimed her the
typical summer girl, says the Detroit Free
Press. Her father was reading a news
paper on the piazza of the country house
where they were spending the summer
Hers was the sentimental enthusiasm of
youth, while he had the skeptical caution
which comes to a human being after he
has seen a few political campaigns and at
tended a horse race.
Father" she said, ct have something
to confde in you"
Times are pretty hard in our line of
business just now" he said, deprecating-
~.
This isn't about money. This is some
thing dearer to me than all the gold in the
world"
You don't say so''
Yes"
Are you engaged again.
it?''
Yes. This time it is very serious. Mr..
Slimmins is going to ask for my hand"
You don't mean that gaunt young fell
low who combs his hair so tight over his
head that he always looks as if he had
just been swimming?"
Yes; it is he"
why, that fellow hasn't the spirits of
mouser'
so I thought; but did him an injus-
tice; he saved my life.'
Il can't believe it. runaway horse
couldn't go fast enough to catch up with
him If he saw one coming, and as for a
highway robber-"
1T was worse than runaway horses or
robbers, father. I never saw anything so
sublime. l was in deadly peril, and he to-
tally disregarded his own safety that 1
might escape"
What are you talking about?"
Mr. Slimmins' courage. 1 never saw
anything so noble as the way he stood and
shooed off the COW that was chasing me,
while 1 climbed over the fence and es-
caped "
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

Mr.. Tom Watson and Eugene V Debs
are doing what they can TO defeat the
national democratic party In a signed
dispatch in Tuesdays New York World
Mr. Watson. after practically declaring
that Mr.. Bryan's trip TO the east was a
failure. says: let Mr.. Arthur Sewan
retire from the ticket. join his son Harold
and make Mckinley speeches an over
New England. and let Bryan and Watson
join hands and somdify the west and
south In no other way can the free silver
foes be whipped"
In a letter 20 George 2. Garrison Of
Chaldron. Neb. Eugene Y. Debs in a
special from that place 20 the Washing
ton Post. is quoted as saying: Without
the support of the populists the demo-
cratic party cannot win. II the demo-
cratic party is animated by patriotic
motives it will give the second place
on its ticket to Mr. Watson. Mr. Sc
wall can well afford TO step aside to effect
this union OF the two great forces and in
sure the election Of the peoples candi-
date. There Is a vast difference between
Mr.. Bryan and the democratic party.
would far rather see Mckinley elected
than have another democratic admins
tration"
Here we have the hopes and aims and
purposes OF the populists. Mr.. Watson
says that Bryan and sewall cannot be
elected. but that Bryan and Watson can
be. He. therefore. wants Mr.. Sewall TO
be pushed aside and himself made the
vice presidential candidate Of the demo-
Gratis and populists. Mr.. Debs comes TO
the front to say that Mckinley will like
ly be elected unless the popuilsts are
placated by putting Mr.. Watson on the
democratic ticket in place of MT Sewau.
For himself he would rather have Nc
Kinley elected than another democratic
administration. In other words, Mr.. Debs
says that in his opinion, If Mr.. Watson
were substituted for Mr.. SewaH. and Bry-
an and Watson should be elected
we should not have demo-
cratic administration. We should have
populist administration. What has Mr..
Watson to say in reply to Mr.. Debs2
Doesn't Mr.. Watson know that the dem
tent. as Mr.. Debs does? Doesn't he
know that if Mr. Sewan were to retire
from the ticket, and the ticket should
become Bryan and Watson. democrats
would fan away from it like leaves from
a tree after il has been touched by the
frost? Surely Mr.. Watson cannot be so
blinded by his ambition as to think that
the great majority Of democrats would
give a support to Bryan and Watson
similar to that they are giving TO Bryan
and Sewall
There is only one way for the opposition
to the republican ticket to get the full
benefit OF the democratic and populist
vote. and that is for Mr.. Watson to retire
from the populist ticket The populists
would then be free to vote the demo-
cratic ticket. and that is what they
would do in all probability.
The public has not yet been informed
of the purpose of the visit of National
Committeeman Tillman to Mr.. Watson
1t is supposed that 1t was to urge Mr..
Watson TO retire. 1t is difficult to i'm
agine any other mission. And we should
not be surprised to hear any day that
Mr.. Watson has changed his mind, and
decided that this is not a good year for
him to figure in politics as vice presi-
Dental candidate.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20

Thistles saved the army of Scotland. The
caclSling of geese saved Rome. The bark
ing of Explorer Jackson's dogs, It is said.
saved hansen. Nansen was about ex-
hausted on the ice, when he heard the
barking OF dogs in the distance. Follow
ing the direction from which the sound
came, he found Jackson, and Joined his
party. But for the noise of the dogs Nan.
sens name might have been added to the
list of martyrs to the desire to find the
north pole.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
Another Puzzle.
Springfield (aIass) Republican Qnd).

The Is to / puzzle which so long both
cred people hereRbouts has been fairly put
to shame by this one: What is the value
OF the gold in a gold dollar? One inquir-
ing man states that he had asked at least
sixty others that question and fifty-seven
of them were unable to tell him, among
them being a banker. But courage, fell
low-citizens! The election is ten weeks or
more away and we may be able to grasp
SO much Of the subject before having to
go TO the polls Meantime, let the east
continue to crow over the Grass ignorance
these westerners are displaying on the
money question.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-08-20
Protection Did 1t.
From the Nashville American Dem

Prof Goodwin Smith has been COM
menting on the causes producing antago-
nisms between the east and the west, and
says: Protection has wronged the west;
ii has bred the quarrel between the west
and the east; it has disOrdered the
finances" While this is true, he points
out the most outra geous result of the pro-
tective system when he says: 1T has
diffused the fatal idea that the people are
to look to legislation alone for prosperity,
instead of booking to themselves"