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The sun., 1896-08-03

spends month or two IN every year. Her
principal pastimes are hunting and whist, and
her most intimate friends among the natives
are taid to be tho old village priest and the
MAYOR, who was also missionary priest al
Que time. These three, with one of Nine.
Bornhardts friends, mako up the quartet
which rarely misses the evening game Of whist.
An appreciativo correspondent says that the
village church has no more enthusiastic at
tendant than the French actress, although
she Is rarely up In .imo for mass. and salts
hes her religious yearninRs with the afternoon
services. Mile. Louise Abbema. the artist,
Is one OF the friends who Is n regular visistor
to Bellc Isle, and Rernhardts Paris man.
ngcr spends enough time there to bring tho
nctress's thoughts occasionally to theatrical
subjects. Sardou has nearly finished a new
play of modern life for her. to be sailed The
Witch" and she announcos tina. within q
year she will undertake Hamlet" In Paris,
and add her nano to the list of women who
have already played this title role. As pre-
lininsry to this she will next winter act at
her theatre In Paris Alfred do Musset's "Lo-
that OF n nephew of Duke OF Florence put
to death for conspirins against the State.
by. two varied subjects in the theatre. and
both OF them are novel enough to attract
Tho aoss % .hi 81 Ssys 5H
neck is the feature OF tho performances. and
his preceding achievements are only less re.
rand; and he lrst became. known TO fame by
six hours In succession ana never p once S CLOSING
his eyes: He stood ;he continued glare with
S1t Snt winkipg, and followed up this interesting
for six hours. Then, like St. Simon Stylites.
he stood for twenty days on top OF column In
1ss1 6ad d %
al. sss0siatos 70 any particularly profitable
5 To- hn se ssa HIN
mately have him over hcre. But he can DO
relied upon to do numbers of remarkable things
diversion in the suit between an actress and
her manager. Fash is suing for $4,000,
the eotress's mouth was too small has. caused
all the painful disagreement between her and
III, the mimpresario, In Nile Antonio dc Ia Trini;
REQUIRE good mouth to pronounce It.
But when she came TO speaking the lines
sr wssk wgny at iss Sss
that she could not do them justice simply be-
caus" her mouth was too small. II am the
that the actress was called upon to speak.
Eyerythipg AT the last .rehearsHls had passed
in tho orchestra, were delighted until Mile.
Ramor began TO speak. The struggle through
pa 'hS S. she to eos S as a be
speak so few. She rode well and she hicked
her whip like good one. but the moment
she began to speak the effort was dreadful.
The authors decided that II her mouth was
too small to pronounce the speech she would
have to 40. They were not willing to leopard
the success OF the play. and the actress had
to get out. Tho part OF cat was offered
oy way OF compensation TO her wounded feel
ings, but she refused to accept this. and was
discharged. Now her manager is suing her
for breach of contract, and she has COM
menced counter action against him, all OF
the trouble arising from the fact that Milo
Ramor's mouth seems to be too small.
The sun., 1896-08-03
The weather.

An area OF low pressure passed over northern
New York and tho New England States yesterday
morning, causing light showers from the lower
lakes eastward 10 tho middle Atlantic and New
England coasts. Clearing weather set In about
daylight. ami It fair in nearly all parts OF the
country. 1t is warming up again In tho States
west OF the Mississippi.
Ia this city there was rain from midnight TO
4'80 A. NJ. yesterday, after which tho day was
fair ana windy. the average velocity OF the wind
was ls miles an hour, and IL blew from tho north.
west; average humidity, az per cent. highest ofi.
cial temperature s2'. lowest 66'; barometer. cor.
rectci TO read to sea level! At a. NJ. 20.77. . p.
NJ go. Sc; total rainfall. ~ Of un Inch.
Tho thermometer at the United States Weather Bu.
reau recorded the temperature yesterday follows:
The sun., 1896-08-03

return trip the switchmsn at Jersey City turned
tho switch wrong and Ben ran OF the end Of
the track, and the locomotive and car narrowly
escaped running into the North River ct the
Ben has been buried under his locomotive
fve times 80 that 1t took hours to dig him out
and he never got scratch. Once, at Ramsey's,
d.a h. With ear cary S' The sI
time, and he had already made up forty min
utes between Port Jeryis and that place-a
run OF about ffty-hve miles. His en-
Gno turned upside SSw5 AND w,s% somo of
got him ana his fireman out he thought no was
hurt bad. Mrs James Gordon Bennett was q
passenger on tho train. A brakeman was badly
among the passengers. contributing literally
"In iseo. whllo Jay Gould was President OF
% the Erie he ordered Gcom9tye nrG,. made @ at The
he named the George G. barnard. after the
famous Judge Of that name. twas the hand
soonest locomotive ever made up to that
on every spot spot where one could be placed by
tho late Jasper +. Crapsey. the artist There
were fourteen coats Of varnish on the boiler.
Gould selected Ben Hafner to DO the engineer
from New York To Dunkirk. drawn by an en-
gine run by Hafner. the only time one engineer
ever ran continuously over the road. There
SsnS[ got he new loeoROtigSo OaS .S ara M sssFsed
fast "a It could. Hafner. whose fcats
had gained him the name OF the Flying Dutoh-
road, and he let her co. He let her 60 so fast
that Gould was frightened, and ho sent his
valet ahead to signal Hafner and tell him to
run slower.
That Just killed me- Gays Ben. telling Of it.
Il was going sixty miles an hour nice as
could be. and had to cot II down to hfty-hve
The sun., 1896-08-03
MAIL-HAGoN DRITEH FINED.
He Overturned n bicycle Policeman while
Driving Reckiessiy In Eighth Avenue.

He Overturned n bicycle Policeman While
DrivinG Reckiessiy In Eighth Avenue.
While Bicycle Policeman Brown was riding
up Eighth avenue on his wheel at o'clock on
Saturday night, he heard q loud patter Of hoofs
behind him. Before no could turn to see who
was driving so recklessly q team OF horse
dashed against his rear wheel. Brown was
thrown. but as he fell he pulled his bicycle out
OF the way of the team. As tho horses dashed
United States mail.
Brown remounted quickly and put after tho
mail wagon. the driver of which was going at
speed OF twelve miles an hour. q pretty fast
pace for q crowded thoroughfare like Eighth
avenue. Brown caught the driver at Twenty
ninth street after a chase OF three blocks. He
placed him under arrest The mail wagon was
driven to the West Thirty y-seventh street sta
tion house. where the driver said he was Joseph
Wofscky of 1875 West Fourth street. He was
surprised at his arrest. as he was carrying the
his reckless driving he was locked up. Police:
man Brown took charge OF the mail wagon and
drove It to near by branch Post Offlce.
Wofscky was nrrRtRned in Jefferson Market
Court Yesterday morning. The bicycle police
man told how he had been dumped from his
wheel. and how reck lessly Wofscky drove his
horses. Brown said he had instructions TO be
lenient with the drivers of mail wagons. but
that Wofscky WAS driving at snch furious
rate that he considered IL his duty to arrest him.
Wofscky admitted that he was driving very
fast He said he WAS behind time. and was try
Ing TO make up when he came in contact with
the policeman. On his own ad m ission wofscky
was fined 50. He paid the fine.
The sun., 1896-08-03
DIED IN DRUNKEN FRENZY.
SMITH, THINKING HE'D KILLED HIS
WIFE, DROWNED HIMSELF.
He Had Broken Her Skull with Loaded
Csne-Theu He Ran TO the River. Plunged
Iuto Shoal Water. nnd Repeatedly Put
Mln Head Endcr Nntl nnnth Cnma.

he Had Broken Her Skull with Loaded
Cane-Theu He Ran TO the River. Plunged
Iuto shoai Water. nnd Repeatedly Put
His Head Under Until Death Came.
BABYLON DEPOT, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Walter
Smith, burly negro who lived with his wife
and stepdaughter, Anna Bum, In log cabin
on the Livingston manor, drowned himself
about / 1 o'clock this morning In Carlrs River.
which runs within stones throw OF his home.
Before drowning himself he had nearly sue
ceeded In killing his wife, and, fearing he had.
he decided to end his own life. Smith got up
early this morning and went TO the village. He
returned drunk and ugly. The family sat down
TO breakfast, and Smiths wife took him TO task
for drinking, and declared that she would have
his whiskey shut of II he did not stop.
Smith arose from the table and staggered into
the next room. He returned with q short cane
loaded with about four inches of lead. He
brought It down several times with all his force
upon his wife's skull. The first blow felled the
woman and rendered her unconscious. Smith
thon ran from the house for the river.
Annie Bum. fearing that Smith would at
tack her next, rushed from the house when
Smith first struck his wifo. and ran screaming
UP the street. Broker George Magoun and DR..
Thomas b. Arnold of New York who live only
short distance from Sniith's place. hearing the
time they reached the scene Wedd Smith and
William H. Terry. who happened to be near the
river saw Smith as he dived of the bank.
The river had been dredged but Smith, in his
drunken frenzy. selected q shoal spot, whore
the water was only three feet deep. He rose to
tho surface. but Instantly stuck his head nnder
the water and appeared to be drinking. When
his head came 10 tho surface he deliberately put
duck. Smith and Terry. who saw him jump
into the water went to his rescue. but by the
time they succeeded in reaching him and pull:
Ing him ashore he was unconscious. He died
about ten minutes later.
a crowd of several hundred people collected
on the bnnk. Smiths body was removed to his
house. Coroner Bennett was notified and will
hold an Inquest to-Diorrow. Smiths wife is in
n critical condition. Her skull Is fractured, she
has several wounds on her face. and her chest
is badly bruised where Smith stood on her as he
walked out of the house. Smith doubtless be-
lieved he had killed her He had frequently re-
marked that he would never he hanged, and
he decided to end his own life. Smith was
about So years OF age.
The sun., 1896-08-03
CHINAToTN'sN NEW BULLY LAIDL Low
A Little Chinese Grocer Proves More Than
the big NeGro's Match.


John jenkins, a big negro bully, OF 10 Poll
street, was laid low on Saturday night when he
ran foul OF little Ii Sing, a Chinese groceryman
at Mott street. Jenkins, who is q now resi-
dent OF Chinatown, is nearly ak feet tall and is
built In proportion He has tho reputation of
carrying 'rAzzer," and all the other bullos
In Chinatown, both black and yellow. had at
tacks Of fever and chills when Jenkins moved
down the street, especially II tho black bully
had been indulging too freely in hop" as
opium Is called In Pell street. Chinatown's
big black bully emerged from his Pell street
Joint after dark on Saturday evening and took
q survey Of tho street. Instantly the ews
was teeRraphcd around Chinatown that the
newly arrived bully was out and had his bad
eye cooked for trouble. The other bullies
sneaked quietly into the chow" and hop"
joints and waited news of Jenkins's move
mcnts. The Chinatown telegraph system is
more perfect thnn the secret service of the Po-
lico Department when President Roosevelt Is
around, and as the new bully wandered
tn rough Pell street toward Mott he found clear
path. After turning into Mott street no on
tered Ii Sings grocery. Fixing his bad eye
on Ii, he asked: " Has you got do change .
dollah which hasn't Rotf'
NO sabe-you tai kee fee slilvah," said Ii,
with o smile. Ii is an Americanized China
Oats de way wild you monks, youse don't
unnerstan' any question. Now what l wants
ter know Is kin you 'commodnte q Remmen wild
de change OF dollah till he gets do dollah," :"
growled the now bully.
Me sahe." said Ii, quietly, taking up a po-
sition near a bucket full of cooking water
''Oh. knows dat you sabees all right: but
what want ter know Is, does 1 git de change
Nit" exclaimed Ii emphaticAlly.
Den yo' monkfaced gorilla, Use. goin' ter
vrr
rev bully, as he reached out for Ii with one
OF his long pump handle nrms.
Ii lodged. and the next thing the new bully
that bucket OF soaked water beans. with Ii
dancing Chinese couchee- couchee on his
face. The new bully was knocked out com
pletely for the moment, but he managed to
that occurred was that Ii and the new bully
were rolling over and over on the sidewalks.
Tho new bully got LIS thumb in his mouth.
which caused the Chinaman 10 let out n srrcech
like wildcat and patter his sandals on tho
new bully's lace In cIog-dan nce style.
Policeman Michael Kehoe heard LIS
screech, and got. to the scene IN time to break
thumb by tapping the bully ON the head with
his night stick. Echoe knew nothing about
the origin OF the scrap, and Ii was too cx-
TO the Eizabeth stree, station. Here they
hghtinE in the street. and locked up for the
night. The, news spread rapidly through
low. and all the other bnllies emerged from
the joints and staggered around.
In the Centre Street Police Court yesterday
Il nnd t& saa
down. and was able to tell his story In n plain
matter OF. fact way. Ho was discharged. but
tho new bully got ten days on the Island 70
add TO the humiliation Of being laid low by q
Chinaman.
The sun., 1896-08-03
SALOON BooKMAKER N4BBED.
Policeman Ret on Driebund. and Gave Hin
Marked BilIs.

POLICEMAN 1bet on Dr1ebund, ana SnVe hhin
Marked Billa.
Some one gave the police of the West Twen-
t!eth street station a tip a few days ago that 10
wasn't a very difficult matter to make bet on
the Brighton Beach races in the saloon at 3o4
West Twenty first street. Policeman McKane
was selected to get the evidence to make an
arrest, and. to make sure that his evidence
would be corroborated, Central Office Detective
Hughes was also detailed on the case.
Kane and Hughes soon became frequent visit
ors at the saloon. They had their eyes and ears
open and they soon learned that the tip they
were working on was a sound one. Many men
entered the saloon. and all of them seemed to
be friendly terms with o rather fashily
dressed man who sat in one corner OF the room.
There were always few men around him. and
the policemen saw him frequently receive
money.
Saturday afternoon while drinking. At the bar
closed, as he had a sure winner in the NTH race
at Brighton. Hughes said he would often mako
a bet. too. II he knew where TO do so. They
talked loud enough TO be. heard. and
in few moments one OF the loun-
Sd .a thai n' the FGG% eSkkS nan S n hs% he
rear OF the barroom would take any, money they
had TO bet: The lopnegr escorted The police;
him that they wanted to make bet
What do you want to bet on?" he asked
we want to put SO on Driehund In tho Hfth
race at the Beach" answered the detective.
AN right, I'll give you post odds" said the
hGUkmaker.
Hughes handed him three one-dolar bills in
the presence OF Kane. As soon as the money
was pocketed Kane told the man that he was
under arrest. When he was taken TO the station
house and searched the three 81 bills which
had beon marked were found on him
After describing himself as VIII am Denning.
~ years old. OF 33l West Twenty.irst street. he
was locked up on a charge of violating the pool
law. on that charge he was held for trial in
Jefferson Market Court yesterday morning.
The sun., 1896-08-03
FRANK RIs A SUICIDE.
He Shoots Himself just After Leaving His
Brother's House.

Frank Ris, 80 years old. OF 277 Prospect place,
Brooklyn, committed suicide last evening by
shooting himself lie called TO SEQ his brother.
Anthony Ris. wel-known painter and decora-
tor. at his home. 1ls Prospect place. and re-
mained until shortly after O'Clock. whom he re-
marked that he would 90 homo to supper. He left
by way Of the basement door, and directly after
opening the door two pistol shots were fired In
rapid succession. The brother and other mem
bers Of the family ran out and found him lying
dead In the areaway, with 32-calibre pistol by
his side and two OF tho i've chambers empty.
The examination showed that he had shot him
self twice In the left breast and that one of the
bullets had probably passed through tho heart.
The suicide was unmarried, and for SOME time
had been suffering from nervous prostration
and other ailments. He had been melancholy
OF late. but so far as known had never threat
ened to take his life. He was employed n
clerk in shipping otfice In this city For the
past two weeks he had been at home worrying
over his health, He was particularly distressed
over the thought that he had kidney disease.
He lived with his father. retired furniture
dealer, his mother, and brothers.
The sun., 1896-08-03

The Salvation Army opened a new barracks
on saturday night at sos Newark avenue.
Jersey City. Soon after the services opened a
crowd OF hoodums gathered around tho door
and tried to break up the meeting. When the
Salvationists started to sing hymn the crowd
outside led by young fellow who had n power
full voice. sang Throw Him Down McCluskey."
THE Babies on Our Block" and other popular
but not exactly religious songs Lieut.. White
OF the Army asked til" crowd To either come in
side and behave properly or go away and stop
disturbing the meeting, The h0ndGmS hoOted
and Jeered at him. The crowd rapidly increased,
and in IA short time about three hundred people
were standing in the street in front OF the bar
racks. Tho trolley cnrs were bUcSrd. Word
was sent around 10 the Oakland avenue pol CO
station, and CRpt Newton and the reserves dis
persrd the crowd. No arrests were made.
The sun., 1896-08-03
THREE GROCERY THIEVES M ABBED.
The One Inside CoiIared when He Got Out
as He Had Catered.

Detective Ring Of the Oak street station saw
three men lettering around John Wendelken's
grocery. at 90 Madison street, at IN early hour
yesterday morning. While he was watching
them he saw two OF the men lift a third up to
tho fanliRht, and then the third man dlsap-
peared inside. Ring got Detectives Reilly and
Mullarky. who were In tho nelghborhood, and
they grabbed the two men outside before they
had time to warn the man on the inside.
Tho detectives then raped sharply on tho
door of the grocery. and In moment the man
inside clambered ont over the fanlight again. lie
dropped into the arms Of one OF the detectives
He was recognized as Thomas CnllRghan. alias
Moran, who recently served year in the prni-
tentiary. Tho others SAID they were John Rus
sell. 10 years old, OF 70La James street, and
Joseph Callaghan. is years old. OF Al Oliver
street
The Cailsghan who got inside the store had a
box OF cigars aud some small change from the
cash drawer when lie dropped out ut the store.
All three we're held for trial in the Centre
street Police Court yesterday morning.
The sun., 1896-08-03
A RAID "RoUyD ROCK CATE."
West Hoboken Police Round Up . Gang or
BeerdrinkiuG Tranps.


Beer-drinkinE Tran0s.
Round Rock Cave" is n spot familiar to tho
old residents Of West Hobok en- and to the police
OF that town as a resort for dIsorderly men and
women. The place Is not cave, but shady
nook situated at the base OF q rock twenty feet
high on the slope Of. tho hill just below tho
heights Of West Hoboken. 1t Is reached by q
winding path through bushes and around jagged
rocks Three large oak trees spread their
branches over tho place. Tho rock has q
rounded top. and at It's base Is a crevice about
three feet wide. from which the spot probably
derived It's name. At the foot of the hill Ia tho
West Shore Railroad. The hillside Is steep and
covered with bushes. Close by tho cave" is q
spring. and tramps find the spot an agreeable
resting place. ,
West Hoboken police were informed that a
tough. looking crowd Of twelve men and four
women had crossed the West Shore tracks and
were going In the direction OF the cave" Five
policemen were despatched to the place and
surrounded 1t. When they rushed In the men
and women, who were drinking beer from q
can, made n dash to escape; one woman and
five men were arrested. The other men and
three women escaped by sliding down de-
cliyity nearly thirty feet high. Recorder
SCHNEIDER will sentence the prisoners this morn
ing,
The sun., 1896-08-03
TOOK A NoVEh AND 4 NECKrIE.
Queer Conduct or n Man Arrested at Hill
ton, Hughes a Co.'S.


ton, Hughes a Co.'S.
An elderly man took q novel from one OF tho
counters In Hilton. Hughes & Co. 5 dry goods
store on SaturdaT and Special Detective Lar
kin decided 70 follow him. The man walked
up and down an aisle, and finally stopped in
front of the necktie counter. lie picked UP .
ten-cent tie, and. without making any show Of
hiding Il. placed it inside OF the novel; Then
he lef: tho counter and began strolling about
the store.
Detective Larkin sent . telephone message to
Police Headquarters asking that a policeman
be sent up to the store at once. as there a
shoplifter at work there. Central ONCE De-
tective Downing arrived at the store IN abort
time and he placed tho elderly man under ar
rest.
The prisoner refused to give his age or ad
dress. but said his name WAS Leonidas II. Yer
ger. He about 80 old and well
and searched. He had three sornen's pocket
books In his possession, containing $50. u.
Besides this money he had a blank envelope
containing SIS. He had two pairs of gold
trimmed eyeglasses and gold neck chain
He couldn't, or wouldn't, tell how he came
TO have the pocketbooks; He talked inco-
herently and seemed to be mentally unbal-
anced. No one knew him at Headquarters.
When he was arraigned in Jefferson Market
Court yesterday morning he didn't seem to
care what became OF him. AT the request Of
the police he was held for examination to-day.
He charged with stealing tho neckte and
the novel from Hilton, Hughes & Co. Tho po-
and II they do. Yerger will be prosecuted for
stealing them.
The sun., 1896-08-03
SUNDAY AAw IN NEW ORLEANS.
a Preacher Leads In the Movement to
shut Up the Saloons.

New ORLEANS, Aug. Am attempt to en-
force the sunday law was made to-day. The
new movement Is due to the Saaday Rest
League. Two weeks ago the Chief of Police
and the law officers OF the State testified before
a legislative committee that the police force OF
the city was not suflicient in numbers to enforce
tho law and prouerly police the city. The de-
fcIcncy In men, however, has been made good
by citizens who have volunteered TO watch tho
saloons and report those violating tho law.
The Rev. &. NJ. Lyons of tho l.npitiana Avenue
Church has constituted himself the Parkhurst
OF the movement, and has visited the various
saloons, beer gardens. and similar resorts for
several Sunday Tor the purpose Of informing
himself As 10 their methods
The movement to enforce the law to-day was
only partial success. No attempt was made 10
clo1e the saloons ana beer gardens on Lake Pom
chartrAip. In thtclty proper the better class OF
lad their back doors open. The sunday law
WAS passed ten years ago over the protest OF
New Orleans. md has beon In operation about
two months during the ten years.
The sun., 1896-08-03
4 BIG MAYORS BIG EXCURSION.
T., GIeasoa 10 Make Long Island city
School Children Happy To-day.


Mayor Gleason will take tho school children
OF Long Island City on an excursion to-day.
Five barges and two stcamboata have been en-
gagged to accommodate the little ones and their
parents. They will spend tho dav sailing about
the waters Of Greater Now York. One barge
and a steamer will start from dock near tho
Ninety.second street ferry landing. at Astoria.
and the others will go from docks at Hunters
Point Arrangements have been made with the
New York and Queens County Rni!rond Com
pnny TO transport tho children to the several
starting points in special trolley cars.
ON Saturday boys were sent thr3nghout the
CITY distrlbuting circulars ANNOUNCING Iho er-
crifsiou and inviting all school children to come.
The bsrges viii bo decorated with flags. on
each OF the outside barsrs Will be big banners
announcing that the excursion Is tendered 70
the Long Island Ciiy school Children by
Tie Mayor has prepared some good things for
his charges There will he on board 1000
qgars ofallk 1000 anaGS' and GIS Gal,ons III rs
mr",c from two lands. Mayor Gleason will
personally supervise everything n1d LOOK out out
fIr the Children. The Board OF Police has de-
tailed forty policemen for duty on the boats.