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New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
4 STREET RAILWAY TO BE SOLD.

The franchise. rights. etc. OF the Twenty-oighth
and Twcnty-ninth Street Railroad Company Will
be put up for auction at the New-iork Real Estate
Salesroom to-day for the ninth time. There Is q
strong expectation that the road will be- bought
in for the Metropolitan Traction Company and
that the foreclosure terms OF the grant OF the
franchise have been modified by the Controller.
The Metropolitan Traction Company has the repu-
tation OF having blocked the way Of the promoters
OF this crosstown line for years To-day's sale is
therefore, looked upon with great interest by real
mo
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
4 MoRrGAGE FoR $50. 600. 600.

Chicago. Sept 29-The ST. Louis and San Francisco
Railway Company yesterday filed In the Recorders
Office at ST Louis deed OF on all the property
OF the company to the payment OF s",eOVo
in per cent bonds The bonds to be paid in gold
coin United States of the present weight ana
hneness There are $1,000 bonds OF the denomination
Of 81 eco each and they mature in 100 years. The
trustees for the mortgages the Mercantile I:ust
Company. Of New-York. and Pascha =. Carr, OF 81
Louis These bonds will be known consolidated !
NOR cop' bopde
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
THE FIrTH-ArE. RESOLUTION AGAIN.

Alderman Ocott al yesterday meeting OF the
Common Council introduced resolution providing
that no trucks. other general mercnandise
vehicles should be permitted 10 use Flfth-aye. as
highway between Twen;y-fifth- st. and Ffty-ninth-
-. between the hours OF a. m and o'clock In the
evening The penalty for violating the proposed
ordinance Is S. Il was referred - the Committee
on Streets public hearing an the matter VIII ba
given some day next week.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
NLLCLDE OF 4 WATCHMAN.

Ignatz Dupha. thirty-nve years old, committed
suicide some time on Monday night at the house
No rs Kidge-st. 10y shooting himself in the head.
He was employed there night watchman He
had been working and living there for the last two
weeks Previous to that he had been employed
in a lead works I'm Brooklyn. II IL believed that
the loss of his job in Brooklyn caused him TO Kill
l. Inn.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
DECREASE IN EAsTROUND TRAFFIC.

Chicago Sept. 29-Eastbound shipments from Chi
cago and Engewood by lake and rail fell or last
week nearly $1,000 from the record OF the preV-
Gus week Most of the shrnkage was in lake ship
nents though the all-raii lines failed do well
as for the seven days previous. Ordinarily when lake
shipments begin 10 fall off the period of closed
navigation approaches the railroads begin 10 do bet
ter That they prQlting this season is PROB
ably due to the general stagnaton OF business Incl
dent 10 the Presidential campaign. Lake shipments
last week aggregated 52.5l6 tons, as compared with
So 3S7 for the previous week and 62O for the cor
recnordinq nerlod Of 1Sq5
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
A CIGARETTE SMUGGLER CAUGHT

THE CUSTOMS OFFICIALS SAY THAT HE is MEM
BER OF 4 GANG OPERATING BETWEEN
NEw-YORK AND HAVANA
Cirilo Medina, a sailor the steamship Havana.
who was arrested 10y the police on Saturday on a
charge of smuggling cigarettes was brought before
Commissioner Shield yesterday and was held in
81 go bail for the Grand Jury The customs officers
say that gang of smugglers. of which Medina is
a member. travel regularly between this city ana
Havana. taking positions cooks or helpers 10
facilitate their operations. They conceal cisIers
I'm ali sorts of ingenious ways being to incose
them in rubber bags and throw them overheard TO
confederates at the docks. A large quantity OF
these smuRCled cigarettes are sold i'm this city and
IL requires the utmost vigilance prevent the In
crea of the traffic.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
THE NEW -HAVEN'S GENERAL STATEMENT

New-Haven Conn Sept 2s-The general state
rnent of the New-York, NewHaven and Hartford
Railroad WAS given to-day. In II the business
of the road is accounted for TO June 3d. The con-
dition of the road its earnings, expenditures dly
dands Maid and amount of surplus have already
been treated in these dispatches from the state
rnent issued on September IL. The assets OF the
load are shown TO be $50 s5l Sl3 S5 the funded debt
Of the road ,ScOO and the debt Of LEASED a ed % roads
which latter amount is paid annual Interest of
G. cD)4
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
rlpTITN NTCKELS OUT or DANGER.

Captain j. f. Nickels of No. ll5 West One-hun-
dred-and- nftecnth-st, an insurance agent, VINO
went to the Hudson Street Hospital last Monday
afternoon suffering from an obstinate attack OF
noeehleed had almost recovered last evening, ana
was reported by Dr. Richards. the house surgeon
A. out Of immediate danger.
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
also the savings bank depostors are numerous.
as witness the following record:

The total resources OF the III savings banks Of
the State on July l. 1896 amounted to the eX
traordinary sum of $500 151 426 20: the amount
due the depositors was ST1j.032. 800 u; the sur
plus of the banks amounted to S9l,;0I.3I0 3S;
and there were ,I32.5S2 separate accounts
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30
HOWARD GOULD'S LAST SHOT
ACTION OF THE YACHT RACING ASsoCiA'
rIoN DIsCoURTEOUs, HE SAYS.
IN A COMMUNICATION TO THE ASSOCIATION III"
GIVES HIS VERSION or THE PECULIAR
VISIT TO THE NIAGARA. AND ROUND
LY pEHouNcEs THE WHOLE
PROCEEDING.


London Sept 29-Following is the text OF the ier~
fer addressed by Howard Gould. the owner OF the
Yacht Niagara to the Council OF the Yacht Rae
ing Association IN regard TO the action Of the
associations committee last summer in making
an examination Of the yacht in Mr.. Goulds absence
and without his having been notified OF the COM
mittee's intention:
Savoy Hotel, London September Is. 1896
To the Council OF The Yacht Racing Association.
Gentlemen: The yachting season OF 1896 Is now ~
America but before departing from England feei
IL my duty to send you this communication hau
hoped all summer 10 receive "A letter from your
association which would have made this commoni-
cation unnecessary. -.
Ny yacht Niagara. which has two small water
tanks Of thirty gallons each for the ordinary sup
ply Of her crew In 1855 measured By one OF tne
for a racing certificate. and entered IN the races
of that year sailing some fifty or more. Inese
tanks were constructed by HerreshOn in accord
with the original plan OF the vessel soieiy ior
tho above mentioned purpose. The manner IN
which the tanks constructed was visible 10
the eye. known TO many Of the members OF your
association and secret. Tn. Niagara was
i'm a Ike manner measured in ice These tanks
were not al red. After the rae" Of the Royal
Thames Yacnt Club on May %. 1885, In my absence.
without any previous communication with me.
without any notice 70 me-although such notice
could easily have been gven-and without any
prior knowledge my part. commi'fe" OF your
association suddenly boarded the Nagara ana
made certain examinations. Notice Of this visit
was made to me Ave days later in the following let
ter from secretary Of rhc Yacht Racing Asso-
citation:
New-York tribune., 1896-09-30

One Of tho NewYork districts. the XVIth ex-
tends into Westchester County. In that county
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
SAD SCENE At AN AUCTION,
Followed by 0iccfmi Chuckics q Few
Hours Later.

Followed by 0iccfmi Chuckics q Few
Hours Later.
"Who btds!"
The auctioncer held up chlld's rock.
Ing horse, battered and stained. 10
had belonged to some little member Of
the mans family whose household
property was being sold under the
hammer.
He was utterly ruined. He had
given up everything in the world to
his creditors--housc, furniture, horses,
stock Of goods and lands. He stood
among the crowd watching the sale
that was scattering his household
goods and his heirlooms among hun.
dred strange hands.
On his arm leaned a woman, heavily
yelled.
"WhO bids!''
The auctionccr held the rocking horse
high, that It might be seen. Childish
hands had torn away the scanty name;
the bride was twisted and worn by
tender little fingers. The crowd was
still.
The woman under the heavy veil
sobbcd and stretched ont her hands.
"NO, no. mol" she cried.
The mans face was white with emo.
ton. The little form that once so merri.
~ rode the old rocking horse had drift.
ell away into the world years ago.
This was the only relic left of his happy
infancy.
The auctioncer. with queer mOls.
ture In his eyes, handed the rocking
horse to the man without word. lie
seized 1t with eager hands. and lie and
the yelled woman hurried away.
The cADwd murmurcd with sym.
pathy.
The man and the woman went into
an empty room and set the rocking horse
Gown. He took out his knife, ripped
open the front Of the horse and tool;
out a roll Of bills. lie counted them
and said:
'It's cold day when I fail without
a rakc.of. Eight thousand Ave hun
drcd dollars. but that auctlOnccr came
very near busting up the game. "--Hous
ton Post.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
Balxac on Color Influences.

Balzac's curious spcculations suggest
the extent to which color influenced
our human life. He had noticed that
a woman who had a taste for orange
or green gowns was quarrels0me; one
who wore a yellow or black apparel
without apparent cause. was not Il
DO trusted; preference for white show
cd a cOIuette spirit; gentle and thought
full women prefer pink; women VIII
regard themselves rs being unfOrtun
ate prefer pearl gray; lilac IL the shad.
particularly affected by 'Overrip(
beauties;" wherefore. the great author
held. lilac hats are mostly worn by
mothers on their daughters marriage
day, and by women moro than 10 years
old when they go visiting. These the
cries are founded upon the princlplci
Of color. as already laid down; namely
that red ana yellow excite; green. tenn
pcrcd by blue, IL bilious; orange Il
fiery; gray Is cold and melancholy; II
lac Is a light shade Of purple. the mos
retiring color Of the scale.--Populal
Science News.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
A Favored Patient.

DIR. Iiddelrs morning levees were
crowded beyond description. 1t wa,
his pride and boast that he could fee
his patients pulse, look at his tongue
sound him with stethOscope, write
his prescription and pocket his fee II
a space of time varying from two t.
five minutes.
One day an army man was shown
into the consulting room aud under
went what might be termed the instan
taneOus process. When 1t was com
pleted the patient shook hands with thu
doctor and said:
II am especially glad to meet you
rs have often heard my father. Col
Forester, speak Of his old friend DR.
Liddcll."
what" exclaimed the doctor. "Ar'
you Dick FOrrester's sOn?"
II am. SIR"
"Aly dear fellow" exclaimed the doc
tor, "aing that prescription into tn
Are, please. and sit down and tell M
what Is the matter with YOU"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21


Walter Besant Il authority for the
statement that there are fifty novclists
In England who have incomes Of S..
600 year or over.
Mark Twain Is meeting with a most
enthusiastic reception In Australia. He
Il being banQucted by mayors and
prominent citizens In all the leading
cities.
Rider Haggard has determined to In.
vest the profits Of his work as story
writer In Journalism. He will own and
manage Tory daily paper IN Norwich,
England.
A new venture, the Penny Magazine,
was launched the Goth Of January, ia
be published monthly hereafter. The
Penny Magazine Company. Of Phlla'
delphla. are the publishers.
Luther's Bible. which he used In his
study, IL In possession Of Berlin mu
scum. Its margins are covered with
notes In l.uthcr's handwriting. 1t was
printed at Bale In 1900. and " excel
lently preserved.
Some OF Prof. Richard T. Ely's works
on sociological questions have beer
translated Into japanese. And hi,
book, "The Outlines OF Economics" has
been printed In raised characters FOL
the use OF tho blind.
Professor Cesarc I.Ombroso. who adj
vises that children and youths Of habit
NJ ,sts, xlssn 40. /, L., AnA
lunatlcs, says there IL scarcely a child
who does not abuse his power over
those who are weaker than he.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
An Athletic Governor.

The new governor Of British Guiana,
Sir Augustus Hemnlilig. who II about
to pass through the United States On
route to Georgetown, IL especially cele-
brated In England us u crlcketer. being
renowned Us one OF the oldest and must
successful Of amateur players. u rival,
indeed, Of Honorable Alfred LyttletOn.
He IL one of the founders OF the Sports
Club In London. ana has only, just re-
signed the presidency OF Its commit
tee In consequence OF his departure
from England. His principal associate
In the founding of this renowned insti'
tuition was the late Sir John Ashley,
popularity known as "Thc Mate" Sir
Augustus IL likewise IN expert knight
OF the wheel, and, In spite OF his ma
ture years. remains to-day what he
was twenty years agO-a typical, clean
built British athlete.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21

Unreasonable haste Is the direct road
TO errOr.--MOliere.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21

whose power us 70 lawyer. rs an udvO.
cate. rs u counsellor ont of court was
more powerful, eloquent. fOrccful and
more coiisummate In results than the
combination Of many voices more clio.
quent as mere speakers or oral plead.
crs before legal tribunal. william j.
Campbell was u thoughtful. cOnscien.
tiOus. sincere and honest man. lie
loved his family above all the world.
He was u proud man-prOud Of his
friends. proud OF his profession. proud
of his clients AMI of his reputation.
lie was IN ambitious man. ambitious
to excel In u grand way In his profess
sion. lie cared not for vain pOmp and
slow-tle clap-trap Of the orator. lie
had no use for the vanity Of what are
called special pleaders or forensic de.
baters. lie combined all of the excel.
lcnces Of u frst.r,lte lawyer with u
proud. fearless. sincere and honest cltl'
zrnslip. He was n slircwd inan-
shrewd to avoid the appeal rance oi
chi,nnpry In the practice Of his prOfes.
sion or In the wider or more SNOWY
field Of politics-sllrrwd to avoid tn,
criticism Of the vulgar herd who caiil,O,
look beyond ephcnicral applause In thu
appreciation Of the tlihc-scrvers and
syccllants Of the hour: u man cCan
plimcntcd nnd honOrrd beyond mOsl
men Of his day: yet he could say tia,
he was too busy With the lcgitin,at,
cares Of his business to accept all prof
fcrpd hOn0rs ami cmOlunents such ~
nest men would l1 glad to sacritic,
their profit AMI business for the wei
fare of those who sought their services
| And perhaps II II to In regretted thai
We ARE no, inclined tn believe this re-
Election to be wcll-lmsed that In the
furtherance Of the interests Uf his eli
cnts and those who greatly trusted hin
In affairs Of magnitude he neglected hl'
own health AMI his own family's wei
fare AMI the comforts of home for I'll,
interests of Others.
The fearful word dead" IL nov
written above his namc--and that end,
nil 81 far ~ this world goes. 1t Is ,
/ dreadful word when We reflect tina
| this magnificent gentleman--stlll q
] young man who scarcely was ripe
In 80 far Us years gO-sl,ould h. tnkel
away at one fell swOop under s,,cl
tragic clrcunstn noes In which m"st d
the members of his family were part
nrrs OF his misfortune. hut 50 1t is
THE hand Of this genial. whole
sOule,l. generous and unseltisl man ca'
no more be- claspal-h his voice no long
or heard. the sunshine OF his eyes for
ever faded. and In long years to come
those who knew him well In life. wh'
respected ana loved him for his superb
qualities Of head ana heart. will
Long for the touch Of u vanished In M
And the sound of voice that II still.
JARVIS BI.CME.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
THIS MAN Is F,RePRoo7.
Works In Heat that Nurms His Hair
and Whiskcrs,

4 fireprOOf man Is Jacob II. Boyer. of
phoeniXville. Pa. He can step into Il
furnace where the temperate re Is more
than 200 degrees Fahrenheit: he can
work there with little discomfort,
though the heat slnges his whlskers
ana burns the sOles of his shoes. AMI
yet this human salamander willis I'M.
der the first strong rays from the sun.
Boyer Il u mason employed by the
Phoenix iron works, and he draws
n big salary. His duty Is to repair fur
naces when they are In use.
The capacity of Il single furnace IL
estimated at forty tons of best Fhoe'
nix steel every twenty.fOur hours. The
ingots to be heated vary In size. the
largest being Il foot In diameter ami
eight feet long. These lngOts are heat
happens that an accident occurs to the
furnace while heated. TO take the heal
out and cool the furnace would he q
great loss of time and big incOnve'
nience to the company. Right here
IL where BOyer's wonderful ability TO
stand the heat comes In handy. lie
can repair the breakdown without the
loss OF q moment. His thorough famil-
iarity with tie details of furnace WORT;
ana his hreprOof qualities have made
him one of the highest salarlcd men In
the employ Of the company.
Royer's shoes have frequently been
scOrched, and his whlskers and hair
huvo nftnn 1,aan hmm oil Off IN fha rnntS
Once he repaired Il smelling furnace
while 1t was so hot that the tools he
was using were bent double. Several
of the fire brick had fallen out of place
and Boyer used a long lron-handlcd
+, INSTRUMENT to put the bricks In place.
The job was accomplished only after
the greatest difficulty.
Unreasonable haste Is the direct road
to error,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
THE LATE WIN. ]. CAMPBELL.
IA Tiibu'e from Jarvis Blume !

AN every life, though It's every hour
be rich with love and every moment be
jeweled with Joy. will become at last
1, tragedy us deep and dark and tender
as was ever woven from the warp
and wool Of mystery and death"
How striklngly are these beautiful
words exemplified IN the untIinely
death of this superb citizen. lawyer
and politician. and what u tragedy his
taking OF presents. But few days
ago we shook hands with him In the
crowded street ana the liand.sliukr
was HAT of man Of robust health
aud vigOr. II IL almost impossible to
believe that that magniHccntly broad
cliested. dlgnlHet. pleasant and com.
panionablc gentleman II numbered
with the dead. ! well remember one
nj the famous remarks Of Henry Ward
Bcecher. the greatest intellectual prod.
igy this country ever saw:
III iive-elghths Of all the people living
OH the earth to-day We're suddenly tn
die they would not be missed by their
fellowmen."
II IL we'll remembered how the great
preacher was criticised for his aplur.
emily rough estimate of the value of
the then living population. The fine
specimen Of physical. mental ana NOR.
al pianl,ood who has been taken away
In the very prime Of life and NJ the
zenith of his useful career could surely
not no clusse,l among those who would
not he missed. In contemplating his
taking OF. ut least In n local sense. It
Il as II Il magnificent star had sudden.
~ dropped from the sky and that the
people stared into the void made by
the absence Of the familiar light.
W. will walk the streets nnd into
our public places ana halls Of Justice
AMI will look for that stalwart figure.
that pleasant conference.-the look
Ia vain.
4 man who was no round and full
IN his career. who somehow. apparently
with ease. surmOunted the usual dltii.
culties In the achievement Of all kinds
Of success IN life rs scholar. as II poll
ticinm. az u citizen, as a public char.
ac,cr could not have been u common
man. Those who did not know him
and who merely judged from super
fetal appearances rs he walked our
streets may have thought him m
arrogant man: hut who that had even
taken william J. Campbell by the hand
ana heard his voice that was not Ills
warm friend over afterward:
He did not wear his heart upon his
sleeve for DAVIS to peck at. but II ever
there was true friend, IN affectlonate
father, and II loving husband. William
j. Campbell was all Of these. Ills
word was az good and much better
than most mems bond.
He was Il lawyer whose voice wa,
seldom heard In our open courts. Du'
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
HE Reason,

"Oh, WEAKLY" said Cholly Anglo.
mang, at would ncvah do to have q
wah with Gweat Bwitain."
"Why not?" inquired his more i'm.
petuOus friend.
"Because-why-er--" then an idea
struck him and he answered with the
air of man who has settled prob.
lem once and forever. because Gwcat
Bwltain might not like it."-Washing.
ton Star.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
Europe Ii RuIcd by Old People.

Europe IL ruled by old people. Queen
Victoria Is approaching her nth birth
day. Lord Salisbury. her prime minis
ter. IL o.. Prince Hohenlohe. the Ger
man chancellor. Is II, and Prince His
marck. who still advises In the Govern
ment OF the empire, Is 81. Count Kal-
noky. who has just resigned the office
OF Austrian chancellor, Is ~. and his
successor, Count GaluchOwsky, Is III.
Prince Lebanon, the Russian chancel.
lor, Is ", and SIgnOr Crispi, the Italian
prime minister, IL u. The most Won
derful ruler Of all Is the Pope. who IL
81 years OF age. Then there IL Mr..
Gladstone, who Is also 81 years old,
and the influence OF whose vigorous
mind on British politics Is still great.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21
The Best of Everything for Chicago.
The Civic federation
OF CHICAGO.
Telephone Main 2so2. 617 First National Bank Building
WILLIAM T. BAKER, President
BERTHA H0N0RE PALMER, First Vice Prssidsnt
JOHN ]. Mc0RATh Second Vice President.
RALPH N, EASLEY, Secretary.
EDWARD s. DREYER, Treasurer.
Tho Civic Federation Aims to FocalIze All tho Forces Now
laboring to Advance tho Political, Municipal PhiIan.
thropic Industrial and Moral Interests Of Chicago
Each Bsas Work nsesd Specialists
sttess Now Being a Work % the Following Lines:

1.-POLlTlCAI..
The selection Of honest, capable men
70 govern tho city. State and munich.
pal legislation for Chicago. Honest
elections. A general interest In the prl.
maries.
2.-MUNlCIPAL.
Clean streets and alleys-prompt re.
noval Of garbage - improved urban
tra6ic-less smoke-m0re water-hOn.
cradle policc-cheaper and better &C.
eommodations for the people Of Chica.
60 In all INSTRUMENTATION Of rail.
road tracks, etc.
B.-lNDUSTRIAL.
Establishment Of Boards Of C0pclll.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21

Lord Wolseley, addressing the Brig
AIDE of Guards, strongly recommended
every soldier to learn how to box,
There was nothing. he said, that re-
qulred more pluck, and nothing SO like
~ to bring out the fine qualities of an
athlete.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21

Yeast-Men turn somersaults on
horseback. suppose before long we'll
sec them doing 1t on the bicycle.
CrlmsOnbeak-Why, man alive, that
was the first thing l did on a Wheel
YOnkers Statesman.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-03-21

alton, Public Loan Bureau, Employ.
mcnt Agencies, etc.
4.-PHILANTHROPIC.
Development Of the Central Relief
Association to . thorough systemila-
ton Of tho organized charities Of CHI
Cago.
6.-MORAL.
The suppression Of gambling. obscene
literature. etc.
0.-EDUCATIONAL.
Ample school facilities - improvsl
methods In teaching. and the develop.
ment Of . greater interest In The
schools by the parents.