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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
The Longest Lived,

II is generally agreed among naturalists
that tortolses are the longest lived Of all
the animals. There are several instances
OF them attaining the extraordinary age
of $50 years. while one is actually mon
toned as reaching the unparalleled age of
400 years Notwithstanding these examples,
which, of course, are exceptionally rare,
the ordinary tortoise only lives, on an
average, from 100 to $50 years,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Worrying Over Trines,

From Up-to- Date.
Mrs Wild-"Tve turned everything I'm.
side down. hut cannot find my bathing
suit
WilG-''Why let a little thing like that
worry your
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

From the San Francisco Argus
Drawback Dick.-'I don't see why they're
maxim such a fuss about hossiess wagons
in the east. We've had 'em out west as
long as ] kin remember"
Mr. Effete-"Really. What do they run
with"
Drawback Dick-"M est
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20

From the Philadelphia Review.
''Mr. Moddlin,' said that gentlemans
wife, in Mortified tone, you are drunk"
"Guesh 1 mush be-" assented Moddlin,
cheerfully. cor else wouldn't (hic) let you
shee me in this cndishun."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
A HEARTFELT Wish.
from the Yonkers Statesman.

From the Yonkers Statesman
Wheeler-''I see by the papers that Chi
oago bicycler was held up by two men,"
Sprocket Feeling If the court plaster was
in place on his FACET wish to gracious
it had been met
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-20
Good Man.

From the New York Commercial Advertiser.
The man who is always telling what he
would do if he We're President is the same
one who says. Yes, ma am" when his
wife speaks to him.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28

sdS- Das ,@o6enbIatt" entbdIt ale
Radri@tsn unb tOtst nur $500.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
Der udMHe Geudt.

Wit benz SdIuB Ses isbisen 2onerei.
isS seben bic Amts Termine bon 10 re,
publifanii@en unb IA bsmofratiidsr
Senatprsn su gnbe. 4ubsrbem perber
9feffer bon 2anias uno aple bon Soutt
Dafota, beibe popuIihen, uno SoneS
bon Reuaba, Elm Silber Wann, aus
treten.
Statt Der austretenben republi fanis
fden Senatoren iperben fiber tpieoe,
RepubIifaner sstpdblt perbsn, nit aus.
nabme bieIeidt bon Rorb Carolina, mo
fi6 YopuIiIten unb RepubIifaner in bic
0errIdaft tbsilsn unb einen 9opuIiiten
ober einen SiIber Mann in ben Ssnat
ihiden trerben.
Nnbersrieits tpsrben bic Demoiraten
einsn Senator in Sqinpis psrIisren. einen
~speiten in Hetp DOrf. eineu britten in
Bisccniin unb einen anberen in Marp'
lamb uno tpabri9sinIi4 ie einen in Sn.
oiana, 8sntudp, DeIatpare uno Nii'
ipuri.
Sn DbiO unb @arpIanS iinb 8spubIi.
faner als Ra6foIser bon Demof raten er'
tpdbIt tpOrben. IS 1T feline Srass, bab
aaes baruuf bintueift. bab Der nadite
8unbssisnat cine Hare repubIifaniiGs
Wsbrbeit baben ipir6. SisS lit bel % sitsm
Der llneniidiebenbeit i'm iebisen unb i'm
ooriSen aOnereB uorsusieben. mo fab pol'
Iise StimmensIei6bsit bsrri9t uno feline
gartei baitebt sur r1ebernabme soa er
8srantipOrtIi6feit. (Bbil. Dem.)
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
Giuffurs eines alien @ebduSes.

Sas aIte 8ropn'f6e @ebdube an Der
Gde Der Drains unb SenseasS trabs.
in Buffalo, q. g.. friiber pom Der @e'
tern Union telegraph 60. benubt,
itiirste Donneritas Morsen tbeiIpsiis
elm. Gin 2beil besielben tpirb umse'
baut unb purbe beSbalb bur6 8aIfen
seitdbt; peIde na6saben. 8iele j3im'
merlsuls arbeitetsn our 3eit i'm @sbduoe,
unb bic 8arbieritube bon Rorris s.
Sonss in Der untsren Gtase mar pOa
BON &unben. Bon ben fiinf,sbn bis
,pansis Weniasn, bic i'm 9sbaupe
paren. tpurben spei. @eors Wss, Elm
Barber, unb 0iife O'8rien. Elm 3ims
msrmann. tobtIid psrIebt. Nsb 1T be'
reits I'M Stt6' Soipital seitorben unb
O'8rien rinet mt BEN Tobe.
Ser 2ei6nam zines BARRIERS HamenS
Sacob &idmann tpurbe ipater .unter ben
Iriimmern sefunoen. unb Sennis Crib
ben, bic Gaiiirerin in Der 8arbieritube.
liest unter ben Triimmern unb 1T IN.
,tpelfsIbaft tobt.
Dis 9olisei unb SeuertpebrIsuts finb
eifris nit Der @esrdumune Der Triim.
mer bsiddftiet, UNI 9isieniSsn. Del&e
nod earunter Iiessn, ~ rstten. Sdmers'
sei6rei bat man sebbrt unb es tpirb Be-
firhtet, baB ni9t peniser ais finfsebn
YsriOnen unter Den Srlmmern be9raben
lie9en.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
0srsoa @berharS i'm Bart.

2m "a. Ssbruar b. S. iparen es 400
Sabre. oaB 8irttsmbers einen ieiner
trsfftiditen Sdriten burd ben Sob pers
loren bat. Ssrso8 gbsrbarb i'm Bart,
8erner's .,reidter Slrit'', 1T Der @ini'
ger beS 2anbes. Al Sabre lang, bon
l44l an. mar @arttsmbsrs in ben
lradsr unb Stuttsartsr TbeiI setrennt,
bis gbsrbarb nit feinem Better, gbsr'
barb benz Sinseren, oas Sanb I'M Wiln'
finger 8srtras bonn IA. Dec. 1882, BEN
nod bic gsrtrdee bon Stuttgart, Srani
unb gBIinsen unb bic 8eItdtisune burh
ben Ssrsossbrief bon 1895 fOIstsn, tpis.
Der pereini8t unb fur ale Seiten fir un'
tbsilbar erfldrt bat. Ser Winiinser
8srtras 1T aud baburd bsmsrfbar, bab
CT cine Art Staatssrunbseieb mar, bas
unter ftdnbiider 8etbeiIuns INIT Rutb
Der 8rdIaten, Ritteridaft unb 2anb.
i1aft" unter Wittpirfuns bon Sc Ser.
tretern bon St6bten unb Iemtern Der.
sinbart tpurbs. Obne bic 8~srsinisuns
bes 2anbes mare bic sei9i4tIi@e gnt.
tpidelune WirttembereS bis au ieiner
bsutisen Steauns i'm Reibs unbenfbar
sspeien. Mis 70 Gbsrbarb, ben 8aiier
WarimiIian |. su @ormS /. s. l495
gum Ser;os nit 8~erlsibuns bes Gritss.
burtsre6ts srbob, ii4 um Rirttembere
in bisier Sraee unpersdngli1s 8srbienItt
srtporben bat, 10 ner6antt ibm bas Cant
nod in anoeren 8~eaisbunssn cine rsi6t
5lue tpsrtbpoaer S6bpfunssn. gIi
mariner Sreuno Der @ifeni1aften tiff.
tete er s.. 1477 bic 2anbesuniperiitGt
in Iibinsen, bic sr bur6 8erufuns Dor
9elebrten tpie Sob. RsudIin unb Anlesl
une elmer 8ibIiotbsf fDrosrte. SIN ben
1888 eesrlnbeten Sdpabii6en 8unl
ipielte gberbarb i'm Bart cine berborra,
eenbe 8oae. 8ur, mad Der 8srIsibupI
Der Sersoespiirbe erlisb er bic srits UNI
faHenoe 8eiebeebuns fir has gang
2anb, bic p~prnebmlid Der 9oIi3ei gait
aber aud ben 9ross6 unb bas 8ripatred
berubrte. Sur ipenise Wonate iOat
fid Gberbaro Der SersoeSpiirbs er
~freuen. Rud i6perer 8ranibeit far
or am %. Ssbruar 1896, auf's f6mera
lidite betrauert bon isinem san,sn SoIis
bas ibn tpssen isiner SrefIidfsit I'M
Weisbeit unb tpseen ieiner unermdc
li4en Gorge fur Oes Reidss unb be
2ances &ObIfabrt tpis sinen Batter &c
Iiebt bate. an isinsm 8rabe iprac
|, fpdter 8aiier WarimiIian bic benftpdr
eisen WOrte: .,Sier liest elm Stirf, osi
n i9 i'm san3sn r6mii6en Reiae ieinsn !
perslsi6sn tpeiB. Sein Ratb bat nj
oft ssniist''.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28

SIN benz am porIsstsn Dienfas abenb
i'm Saale Der &anias Gitp, Mo., Sod
iduIs psranftaItsten ,Deutfben 4beno''
fsierte Der bsutide unterri9t in ben
6fentIiden S&uIen Dor einem aus ben
bsitsn 2rsifen Der aneIo tpis 9eutfd.
amsritaner beitsbenbsn auberorbsntIid
sablrsi6en 9ubIitum erObe 2riumpbe,
un6 aIsemsin NOR bas gritaunsn iber
bic eIdnsenben @rfoIse, tpel4e Der bouts
ids nnterridt unter ipftematii9er 2eit'
uns s~rsisIte. Ser auf bier Sabre iid
erftredenbe 8urius in Der beutfden
Spra6e, an benz fiber 300 &inber. su'
meift ansIosamsrifansr, tbeiInebmen,
tpirb bon stpsi ti9tisen beutiden pa.
DasOssn, Germ gbolsb SaqusmOt unD
SRI. Srieba bon nntpertb, ertbeilt. Nn
iebsm S1uItass 1T bsmieIbsn cine
StunSe setpibmet unb ber SdIler. nit
benz ALPHABET b~esinnsnb, tpirb %ftufens
tpeiis gum 8erfanbnib Der bsutidsn
Didter esfiibrt. go tpurben I'M Iebten
a.brturius S@sFsI's gttsbarS, BiIbeIm
EEL, Ninna bon 8arnbeIni, bsrfhie'
osne 8erfe bon Saul Sepie, @uftap
Sreites, RiebI u. U. seIeien, uno an BEN
bon ben SdlIern seranfaIteten 9eut'
iden gbeno betpisien biefsIben cine
aubsrsep6bnIi6e 8enntniB Der Oeuti den
Spra6s unb aud cine CUTE, flare aus'
ipra6s. Danf ibrsm SleiB unb Der be-
tpdbrten 2ebrmetbpbe.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
annabme Der @tlitdrsOrlase.

11eber bic am 20. Wai erfoIgte Nn
nabme Der WilitdrpOrIase i'm osuti6el
&eibstage tpirb aus Berlin eemeloet
Die Wilitdrborlaee it bonn Rei&Stae
angenOmmen tporben. Die maBsebenbsr
9arteien tparen babin iibereinsetommen
bic Srase Der Reform bes militdrii@er
StrafperfabrenS bon Der rein tednifher
ber 8orIaee su treunen. l1nb UNI BIZ
Debate peientli6 abSufiir5en unb BIZ
Dppofition su beidni6tisen, fam BIZ
grfldrung bes 8eidsfanslerS oasu, baf
i'm Serbit bic alsemsin 9etpinftte Hes
form enbli6 fommen tperbe. Der 8eids'
~fansler ieIbt uar Der erlte, peIher i'm
Reidsto8e fir bic MilitdrborIase ems
trut. ST bieIt feline LANCE Rebe, bod
mas er iaete. tpar sutrefeno uno gut,
uno er ipra6 nit f%eterer, t~rdftiserer
Stimme ais ie. Inter benz 8eifaa oes
Snuies CAB er obiee grfIdruns ab.
Damn erbob iid Der preuBii8e 8riees'
minifter General Der Snfanterie 8ron'
fart BON Sbeusnborff. 3uerit erbielt
iein iiberipunbener 9egner einen Sell
tsnbieb. 9as NiIitdrs Dodenblatt,-
cas- Organ Der Bartei bes WIlitdrcabis
nets unb Der Sliselabiutanten, -bdtte
teinen GinfluB, 70 erfldrte er, uno er
iiberIese, oh er bic amtIihen Qnseisen
ni6t sinem auperen Slatte iibertpeiien
ioqs. Dieter Sieb mar aud susleid bic
6fentIide Nntipprt auf oaS bsbinsuneS'
loie @intreten beS ,Militdrs Wo6en'
bIatts" fur bas Duea' llnpsIsn. 8enn
Der Ibseorbnets Or. 2ieber, 70 fubr Der
8rieesminifter fort, feline 9ripataniidt
dbsr baS Duel einbolen pUas, 70 fei CT
NbenbS balb ssbn su ieber Ieuberuna
bsreit. (@elddter.) ST tpiirOs aud
einsn Stsnosrupben fteIen, bamit ia
aaes tpbrtIid une Senau iapara auf
ipeiB fdme.
llnb bann fam Der SdaIf su @Orte.
gr mare Elm @esner Der .Wilitar' Gus
iunftsmuiit" uno Der SortieBuns Der
benz 8eidstase sessniibsr frieserli6en
Politif. Nan mdife nit anberen Utit'
tsln, nit benen Der reberrsouns fam
pfsn. SO iebe" in benz 8eidstase els
men pobIpOasnbsn Sreunb", 70 i&lob
Der ~8riessminiiter unter aaeemeinem BET
idaieen unb persniisten 2a&en.
Die Debate ina nur cine furse. Ser
Abesorbnete SauBmann bon Der fibbeut'
i9en 8oltspartei eins ben nBolittiben
4~ciutanten" bon Der Bartei bes Dt,li,
~tdrcabinets ;u 2eibe. 0erartises isi elm
lnOine. ,,Sie iolen bic Bolitit lafien,
oietpeil bieie iie nidtS ansebt'', ertldrte
er, insem er eaS pielbeipro6ene Tele.
sramm bes 8aiiers iiber bic 8Olitit trei'
bsnben Baitorsn pariirte.
Sie Socialbemotratsn oerbisIten lid
biesmal idtpsisenb ; bic ausetinoiSts
Reoe 8ebeI's fonnte nidt bonn StapeI
sslafsn iperoen, ba 8ebeI ~ slei1er
3eit fir ii& isIbt Dor @sri&t iprs&en
muBte.
50 srfoIets bic grIsSiouns Der 8ors
Ia8e gang u%nertpartet i6nea unp barauf
8srtaSune bis gum 2. Stunt.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
GA Iobut fih. Soob's sor,osori

60 lubnt fi6, SoOb's Suriapariaa
su brau4en. Sel reinem 8lut brnuht
Sbr feline Gnsf su bubsn Dor Grippe,
2unssnsntSunbuns, 9ipbtsritis Ober Sic.
Der.
Suno's Pilen iinb bon ben aussss
iu8tsftsn YfIanisn iOrsfaIiieit subersi.
tet. 25c.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
I'm Shpinpfnhtiae.

Ser lluter3eiduete. Der ourd elm 9ep6bn.
liass @iiisi 5ur 5siunobsii wisosr bersstelt
uurbs. nadoem sr einise Sabre lang an elmer
idusreu euusentrautbeit uuo Der sefirdtstsn
Srantbsit, Sdminoiudt s~sIitteu bate. bat Elm
srobss 8erIarssn feinen @itIeioeuben oas
WifteI Der Seilung betannt ~ MAIDEN. Vile
9isjeuissn..bie es uerIauseu, tpiro er frsuuolidf
(softsnfrsi) cine abidrift Der 3ubsreitura
itiden, pelhe fe als cine fibere Seiluug fiji
Sdpinoiu dt. aftbma. Gutarrb, Bronditas lnh
ale pals. uno 9ungen.Srmfbetten iuoen luer.
ben. Gr bOTt bas ale 9sioenoe iein SeiImitteI
probirsu psroeu. oa es isbr uertbpol 1T Sis'
lsnisen pslhe Die 5ubersitnn9 usrIangeu, peldt
ibnen uidts tolten miro, uuo elm Se9sn fur fl
iein mag, pOleu sefdaist Q 10. Gbwurf
v. % iIOu. 8rootIpn, y. D., aooreftren.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
Die

Na4 stpeitdsiser Debate bat bus
Saus bic 8artboIot. Wegau'i6e Gin.
tpanbsruusSborlass iammt benz ghmsnbs'
msnt bon SorliB nit Der iibertpdltisen.
ben Maioritdt bon l59 eeeen 26 Slim.
men ansenommen. Die Bill idliebt bon
Guaranteeing aIs mdnnIi1en 9srIpnen
i'm glltsr bon 16 Bis go Sabren, ipsI6s
ni6t i@reiben unb Ieien f5nnsn, aus,
aussenomnten gItern bon Reripnen, biz
in bisism 2anbe tpubnen. 9as GorIib',
i6e ENHANCEMENT fdIisBt ale 9usIdnbsr
aus, tpeI6e Elm Sabr mad benz anbersn
ibsr bic 9renss fOmmsn, um in ben
Der. Staaten 9lrbsit ;u iu4sn, obn,
bab ie bic 4biidt bab.n, fi4 bier ME.
osr3ulaGen. 9as Amenbement erfldrl
ale 4rbeitsepntraete, bic nit AusIGneern
absei4Iohen fino, fur nua unb ni6tis
psrbdnst iiber bic betrsfenosn 8srionsr
innerbalb Der jurisdiction Der Ser
Staten cine @eIoitrafs bon $4,000 ooel
9sfanenib bis ~ eineu Sabre une
madt eS fur n~aturaIiiirte Burger, bi,
ms IusIane suridssisbrt iinb uno ei
pisOsr gu ibrer Seimutb semadt baben
au sinem f~trafbaren 8srseben, pie6er
Grbsiten in ben Ser. Staaten su berri6,
ten. Ssrner mudt bic Bill ss ;u einsn
8erssben far irssnO einsn AusIdnosr
bic 9renSe au treuSen, um Nrbeiten il
ben Der. Staten su oerrihten, ausae
nummsn in @infubrbdfsn, unb Is leo
iebsm Gintpancsrer cine Stsu.r bon 81
9snts auf.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
Sbas. Bang. 8. sapmsyn
Sang s Co.,
9ampf 8uttling @erfe,
12I Nenn 2lpemue.

ddbrifdntfn bon
Jraubsu. Spea, SirH-8ir, SpbapaHu, car.
lapariaa, Stltsrs- @aTr, gslfaf GiHsu
aIt, Grab apple Cher.
eaeebir unb PORTER In 8Iai6su fir ben
5ausstbrauh ipsrbtu f~oftnfrti in's Sans st-
litfsrt. . 5slspbsH SO. 592.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
OueQe
Oer SugenO
ut tpie0e r9efmnben 4!

Die &Iten tperoen pieber jung,
9ie Sdwaden itarf,
Ser 2ebensfunfen miro nell an.
sefadt
llno Sofnun9 9rlnt in ieber
8rui.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28
Sabt ibr peiie seIebt?
Sabt ibr friide &rdfte nOtbis?
@0dtet ibr wieber jung peroen

S6idt euers senaue abrsfe unb i'd
tperoe eu6 mittbeiIen, pie IS mir seIans.
Our Elm einfadeS SausmittsI 1T notb.
ipenbiB. Ibomas Slater, 8or 1899,
8alama3oo, Wi&. Sur fir Mdnner.
etst 9risfmarft fir 8adaHtpprt bel.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28

esrsat Dor, isbst lumber unS iibsrssust su&.
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1896-05-28

= Ssrr Sreb Sittman. Martine3, Gal ,
iast: SD lit mebrere Bo6sn an
S6mersen i'm 8iden uno tonnte faum
sebsn. 8pei 5lai6en ct. Satobs Del
ItsItsn mid ipieosr pCufdnbis Der.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
STILL REFUSES TO 90 HOME
CLARA HENDY SENT TO THE HOUSE OF -y.
GOOD SHEPHERD

CLARA HENDY SENT TO THE HOUSE or III,
GOOD SHEPHERD
Clara Hendy, sixteen years old who was ,hs ,,,,
Ject Of a writ OF habeas corpus In the sumo.
Court on Wednesday OF last week when Tu.,,.
Slower directed Mrs. Mary Bants OF No n. H..
One hundred and twenty -seventh-st 10 re,,r .
to her parents was taken before Magistrate s,r.-.
in the Harlem Police Court yesterday h. bar ,a,L'"
George Hendy Of One-hundred- nineteer,h :.
and Pleasant-ave.. who alleged fhat sba ,o,,...
to go home directed When the girl le,, r'.
tce Stover's court Wednesday she ran -
from her father and went 10 Mrs Hania.s -
and Thursday Mrs. Hania took her - 90
Norwak Conn. returning with her whom ,r,o
by Horace G. Skev that she would brino h
into contempt n she harbored her
Mr.. Hendy met his daughter IN tho stree, .-
terday morning and asked her 10 70 bo,,.
him. She refused to go. and he took her - "a ~.
Harlem Police Court. '
Mr.. Sicily presented to the Court tho o-s.-
Justice Stover and the Magistrate s,r..,.. VI
girl to so home with her father b,, .h. Us
lutely refused. saying that her parents ,,n.,.a -
like a dog. and that she would no, "a bo,. ~" 1T
Magistrate told her that he would ,,,,,.,. NV
an institution II she did not 10 lc ~" .,. ner to
father but she still refused 10 Oh tev ara tn I'm ner
therefore committed to the Housa oy - ~ me was
Shepherd we 'ood
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
SMUGGLERS FOILED BY A POLICEMAN.

Four Spaniards. who are employed on the Span
ish Line steamship Panama. were arrested as
smugglers on Monday evening and locked up In
default of bail. Patrolman Edwards. Of the Old
Slip station while on his beat In South-st., near
Pier No. TO- three men leave the pier carry
ing a bag He followed them. and they dropped
the bag and went on board the Panama, which
moorcd to the pier. The policeman took the
bag, which contained 9lS packs of cigarettes. to
the night Custom House inspector on the pier.
Captain Casquero. Of the Panama. ashore at
the time. He told Of the occurrence when he
returned and called his crew and questioned them.
The night watchman. baker and assistant steward
then confessed that they had made the attempt at
smuggling. and the cook also said that he had
planned 10 smuggle quantity of cigars and cigar
cites ashore. but had become frightened at his
shipmates' experience and dropped the goods over
board.
All four men were taken before United States
Commissioner Alexander yesterday and held in
default of bail. which fixed at $500 for the
cook and 800 for each of the other They
VIII have hearing before the Commissioner to-
day. Their names could not be learned.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
4 SUCCESSFUL SHOE SALE.

Wilmerding. Morris Mitchell Of No CA White-st
held auction sale Of shoes yesterday on the
ground floor OF the old Jaffray Building. at Leonard
st and Broadway Edward T.. Hoyt auctioned off
the goods The sale lasted the greater part OF the
day The goods consisted Of about 1900 OF
shoes and boots Of all sorts ranging from twelve to
sixty pairs case. and about 500 cases of rubbers
The sale Will be continued to-day. all tine stock
must be closed out. The consignments
cured from leading shoe manufacturers. mostly
New England men. through c. X Harmon. OF No
- Summer-st., Boston The sales made to
retail shoe-deaers. chiefly from the South ard
West
Among the larger buyers at the sale were a. Alt
meyer x Co, w. +. Beall & Co., NJ. NJ Berringer
A. T. Cannon, f. f Galloway, Of Georgia. GOdstcn
& Nigel, OF Texas Max Herskowtz, OF Oklahoma
Territory; Max Joseph. Of Georgia: Kaufman Il
Isaacs OF New Orleans and &. T. Rouss of New
York The sale proved remarkably successful, the
goods bringing their fair values. 1t Is transacted
on "A basis OF three months credit.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
THE OLYMPIA PASS FORGERY CASE.

William Satire Of No. l59 Greene-st who pre-
sented a forged pass for himself and friend
William Garner. Of No. ASS West Broadway at the
Olympia Theatre Monday evening, and gave IN
formation that led Detectives Vale and Open
heimer of the Central Office to trace the pass
appeared in Yorkvilc Court yesterday morning as
witness against Leo Grossmann, who was charged
by Arthur Hammerstcin. of the Olympia s
proprietor. with forging and uttering the pass.
SatiIo said he bought the ticket from Meyer Loft
mann of No. POI Eldrdge-st clerk for Louis
Cohen, who runs newsstand and theatrical
ticket agency at No. p Delancey-st. Cohen said
he bought the pass from Leo Grossmann. Of No.
"a First-st.
All Of the foregoing statements were admitted.
Grossmann adding that he had only lately gone
into the ticket specializing business and that he
had assured Cohtn that II the pass proved to be
mann said he procured the pass from a ticket
speculatOr who patrols Broadway between Ninth
and Thrty-fifth SITS. He did not know the mans
name but if the Court would allow him to 90 in
the custody of one OF the officers he would either
produce the one who sold the pass within four
hours or n would waive further examination
Neither OF the detectives would be responsible
for Grossmann without orders from their chief.
and so Magistrate Kudlich held the defendant in
500 bail for examination tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
CHLOROFORM FOR THE SICh 1Idhh'
DIRECTOR SMITH PUTS THE ANIMAL OUT OF
ITS MISERY.

DIRECTOR SMITH PUTS THE ANIMAL OUT or
ITS MISERY.
Director Smith Of the Central Park Menagerie
received a te'egram yesterday from james ~
Bailey Of Bainum & Baey's Circus authoii@'i's
him 10 put out of its misery the SICK uger 'uo
New-York Immediately after receiving the 'eie
gram Mr. Smith sent for Billy" Snyder. the eie-
phant keeper and John Winner. who has charge oi
all Of Barnum e. Bailey's animals at the fnehas-
erie Snyder took with him several tying ropes ana
a grabbag in which to place the CUBS pouy al'e'
It's death Mr. Smith took a bottle OF choroiorm'
and the men went together to the cubs cage In the
lion house.
Winner and Snyder got a rope around the cubs
front paws ana pulled him up to the front OF the
cage. where they tied him. Mr.. Smith saturated
sponge with half pound OF choroform and placed
II in the bottom Of a bag resembling horses iced
bag with the addition of rope at the top TO tie
around the cubs neck. The bag was placed over
the cubs head with little difficulty. The animal
died In about FIVE minutes without a struggle. The
body then placed in the grabbag and taken In
the menagerie cart to the American Veterinary Col
lege No. l4 West Fifty fourth-st. where Dr.
Coates will perform autopsy He VIII SEND the
result to Mr.. Bailey.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
A SAFETY LETTER-BOX INVENTED.

1T is THE WORK OF A RABBI AND IS EXPECTED
TO STOP POPULATION BY MAIL COLLECTORS
The frequent disappearance OF the contents OF ie,-
ters taken from street mail boxes by carriers mas
resulted in numerous inventions to prevent the roo
berry, but up to the present time none has answered.
the desired purpose. Rabbi H. Il. NJ. Browne
native of Austria and resident OF this city, now
ever seems to have solved the problem OF n safety
letter-box and his invention has received the APP
proval OF the Postmaster General the Superinten-
dent OF Free Delivery and Postmaster Dayton Oh
this city.
The street letter-box designed by Rabbi Browne
does not materially differ In shape from the one now
in use 1t Is in the bottom of the box that there II
the difference This is fitted with slides and other
simple appliances by which mailbag with an auto
matte lock may be attached. The aperture for the
admission OF mail matter into the bag also opens
and closes automatically upon the dropping OF each
letter or package through the slot above. When the
mail collector comes TO the box he Is expected 10
detach the bag by the use of a key. lie cannot.
however obtain to It's contents except Dy
cutting the bag. for the key to the combination
which opens each Is to be kept in the postotnce
The new letter-boXes are In use in Italy, austria
and other European countries, and II they prove
generally effective In their operation and results
authorities believe that they will be generally
adopted in this country. Postmaster Dayton now
has model of the new boxes on exhibition In his
nffic
New-York tribune., 1896-08-26
THE ADAMS EIPRESS STRIKE.

The Adams Express Company still declines to deal
with the striking drivers and the outlook for the
strikers Is By no means bright at present The gen
erai agent Of the company said yesterday: There
is strike at pre- sent The places OF the strikers are
all flled. Some OF them have been petiiioning 10 be
reinstated. bat We have taken Of them back
yet. Their applications have been referred 20 Mr.
Weir"
Inc officials OF the company have put up "A sign I'm
the general Offices: "NO more help wanted"
Nh Weir, the president Of the company, SAID yes
teriay that knew nothing Of any petitions for re-
instatcment He added thar the work OF the com
Danv was being carried usual. and that he
knew OF no cause for dissatisfaction with the
men lie repeated emphaticaily his previous stale
ment that none Of the new men would be discharged
IN order 0 give the strikers their places