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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

Yes. Toms the best fellow that ever you
knew,
just listen to the:
When the old fnill took fire and the floor
.Lg fcll through.
And ] with il. helpless there. fun In my
What DO YOU think my eyes saw through
That crept along. crcpt along higher and
But Robin. my baby boy, Laughing 10 81.
The shining? He must have come there
after me.
Toddled along from the cottage without
ANY ones missing him. Then. what 4
Oh. how 1 shouted. For heavens sake,
Save i.ttie Roblnl. Again and aga,n
Ike wall.
] could hear them go at It. aud call. and
Never mind. baby sit stIil Ike a man!
We're coming to bet you as fast rs we
can.
They could not see him. but / could. lie
SAT
sHr on beam. his little straw hat
Carefully placed by his side. ana 'his eyes
stared al the flame with a baby IS surprise,
calm and unconscious. as nearer II crept.
IN, roar Of the FIRE up above mus, have
The soiad OF his mothers voice shrcking
From reaching the child, But heard 1t.
Again ana again. o God, what a cryi
The axes went faFtor, ! saw the sparks fly
Where the men worked like tigers. nor
minded the heat
| That scOrched them-when. suddenly.
there at heir feet,
The great beams leaned ln--they saw him
then, crash,
Down came the WALL Tho men made a
dash--
Jumped to get out OF the way-and
thought,
| "Alrs up with poor httlo RobinW and
brought
m IA len hurt tn
hide
The sight OF the child there. when, swift
Some one rushed by, and went right
through the flame.
| Straight as a dart caught the child. and
then came
Back with him. choking and crying. but
Saved safe and sound oh. how the men
Shouted. and cried and hurrahed' Then
Rushed III the work again. lest the back
| whefe was lying, away from the fire. i.
] Should fall IN and bury me. Oh. you'd
To see ROBIN now; he's as bright as a
Deep 'i IN some mischief. TOO. most of the
Tom. 4 was. saved him. Now. isn't 1t
Toms the best felI1w that ever you knew
There's ROBIN now See. he's strong az
Ana there comes Tom. too
49, Yes. Tom was our dog
! --Constanae Fsl.morc Woolson.
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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

old man nottering about over the prairics
olu mn 20 ~, c,s and me succulent cue
III search oi ~ -, N Ms white hlir, and
ff2Snipiags the folds Of his untanne leather
CLOAK anu Ns sTSn ~ i,.7,,tn,. ,,r5,r5 over
WA Wa' Stte 70 cave W. II was ony when ne
, w ,@"lH VI" i,,o,,n 10 ie,ve making cxcur-
Wd Wa, ever ,, M'o $50 maintains Ind over the
"jote "r'" 49, Of came brlng!ns. m rab-
p,alnS ~ ,' N.Y. ma nov and tGen an ante
blls nv nisuS 80, ai'I b,i n,,s,cr's susfcnaucc.
iol,g Io' ,rnf,, VA and pers,sent guard ng of
ne So 80 H. ~, o,,,, nr i'm other oi It's
W. it.H- ~ - - ~ eba et.luosdtIop 'nat
t E'ro '' m,sr he tretsure Of some kind
s'otsh W'u ~. MUM VIZ va noarding untold
i, ,n,.,. l''' WV
Wr9lth. ,,...t.to, e.. confirmed bv the story
The surposaloh ls comm ~ 80 ~ ~. IL,
which the COWBOYS Yen, itcV enc sud.
trcSs'"s t,N n'o ,itt;a 0ave. and hearing
denly hp9n t'o - within wet I'm 10
Srohnn rS S,S.,s ,II ,corGp, his hair and wall
SO u1s " ~ ,,,a 5ead boiy OF Pluto 10y
iug, "hue f., ~ e., e1'iT+ be Wi2arI was liter
N''. t......tf ,,s{Fl, ut...f and from
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
NIAGARA PLAYS THE CHORD OF q.
Musician Has Hccn Making II study
of the Rom of the Waters.


The mighty roar OF Niagara Falls con
sists of harmonious musical chord OF
four quarter notes and ONE sharp. It has
been proved recently by careful scientific
experiments that the various waterfalls
both on the American and Canadian sdcs
are blazing tho chord Of q. Eugene
ThaNcr. the famous organisi, has discoV-
cred that each waterfall strikes dlnerent
Key, but that this marVe@us orchestra,
without any visible leader always plays In
perfect time ana never strikes false Or
diecOrdOnt note.
haen verified aud established by the most
exhaustive experiments tNtcnlng over q
period OF several months MI IhaYer's
trained musical ear detected ana rccog-
nizci an the different musical toner IN the
Nogara muse. IN order TO verify these
observation. however be tested lnose
marvellous concerts W tn the aid Of musical
tuning forNs ard various complicated ma !.
chimes for m aSurlng the exact number or
vibrations per second 81 the various hote-'
II has thus been proved beyond quest on
Tint The roar OF Narara IS a PERFECTLY
constructed musical tone and not r.ere
nose To quote OrgTflst Thayer's own
wor.s lbs musical chord which Niagara
is eVar.gstingly pounding out is clear,
definite and unapproachable In It's mo
| me musical notes, Of this Niagara sym.
phony consist then, Of a complete series OF
tones all IN ting IN one grand ana nople
up~29' as N ne Srgan' nns eaopf OF 9a, 10;
| a O. Il. O. when these four noes ara
strt,oi, n, The same time they produce a
| hsrlnonious sound which g rich, deep and
The diffcrorre between tho mus!c Of NJ.
| a cara and that of any ordinary musical
! instrIirnont IS empty In the volume aud
| pitch Of the music Il plays. Nagaro's mu.
! ~ resembles that of plpe organ more
| than aaythlng else. The principle amer.
| enca l. that Niagara strikes the chord OF
| Z; in 4 very much lower KEY Than any
organ in the world, and with iniiHiely
1 oreater power and volume Mr.; ThayeT
! discovered that the music OF Niagara I.
| piaveI In key just four oetaves lower
/ tisan the lowest notes OF an ordinary pp'
The most remarkable part OF Mr.. Thay.
| 49, discovery ~ that Niagara pays THIS
| rthat "a known as a quarter note, common
| ,,,ne This fact was proved by countinp
| the exact number OF vibrations OF thess
| tones TO the secoId. Inc rhythhi OF IA
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
FOR CHRISTMAS SHOPPERS.

Is 4, too early TO think OF giving your
husband, sons, brothers or best man
A grin, the straight-grain leather. OK
ford klnd-alligator ones are passeY
Neckties or gloves are usually very &C
some sheer white hemstitched handker
chiefs Tom Thumb hem, with the in
itiais hand embroidered in the corner?
Or white japanese ak handkerchiefs?
dress suit shield?
< hath rooe of Turkish towellng or
e!dcrdoNn?
dress suit case?
studs or gold collar buttonsP
'Nocktle exp. 10 hold his ocarf down 80 II
can no. slip up2
An umbrella IS very useful gift.
A silver-mountod card case, wallet or
diaryf
Silver mounted Boston carriers. silver
mounted suspenderJ or sleeve castles?
II be Is a smoker. Il silver match box,
PIE cleaner, cigar cutter, cigar case.
inaorschaum cigar holder, pipe Of meer.
schaum or a sterling si,yer-mounted brtar
root?
SILVER shaving cup ard brush. the. last
one that the brush goes inside the handle
for travelling?
Silver mounted razor strop, silver
mounted stag handle corkscrew. or one
all sllverf
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

Al our s? 70 Polished
Tables. now Sl.5N
All our $3.50 nraes Feet
Tables, now $3.50
Nj our t6.M Library Ia
hl"s, now $3.50.
lnGludlpg a fun line Of
me Center. Library ana
Dressing Tables. Mt doep
cui prices.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

and ] whistlcd anu stamped round, but
I couldn't raise him nohow. Finally !
gave Il up, knew he must be pointing
somewhere abotAt aud thought he'd show
up when ! went into camp. Wei. he
didn't. aud finally left the region
II happened to get up there again bont
tlrcc weeks later and striking In near the
sumo place. what did | stumble over hut
The dog. rigid as stone, and pointing up u
tree Yes. gentlemen. he had a bird up
shot st. the dog kec.ed over. couldn't
stand il any longer Wen, three weeks
is a pretty good stretch for dog, but he
was wonder
And the old veteran quietly puTcd his
pipe AMI silence regned.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
A Long Set.

Tarper's Round Table. 49, 80
II was In the car of one Of those mar .s
row gapre railroads that renetate inc
r,rda Of the Maine woods. The yelps OF
,he dogs in the baggage part of me
sn ,o,,er hrourht the conversation OF the
, ,'"U" nar.y around to pointer Nam ~
Moh,I ~ a been told when an old yeie rsi
, ml,b r,9s2lei whiskers. who had ref''a'"e'
Silent. remarked; =, ,o,rn nelahbor.
NM ,e n mind OF my dog We we're t,,, w
b bear the Soer precious nigh onto Cool ro
Msi a and had played n b ppee's before
luck, h Il Of a sudden GI missed the dog
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13
me WIZARD DOG.
r" 20 HIS Trust. Though He
Lost His Own liz

sbwins ~ abilene. Texas, contains
~ ,owpo interesting dog story:
q ,.,Nooys who reached ,bis IT., TO,
~ IN ~. extensive roundup of tie
y ,t1 ,hn interest OF their cate
fe'slnr Nv following Interesting story
nhs '" "a hermit. the Gray Wiz
aants,ss a'led' who lives In n cave in
Cav n, nsar Buffalo esp. For wears
ssen f"t]ard' with his wizcned.
s,ay ~, almost bent double. his
y I'd H. N sweeping over his shout.
ssen ueafl reaching to his knees,
e. con-. Startling but familiar figure
s,S nnooys who freauent M nelgb-
so,i.sa sole companion OF the Did
aro. oeing hig Spanish bull
" N pn,was rather an uncanny
eommon sight TO see tho
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

agara's music beats Just one for second.
This H. Of course. Il very SIMPLE form OF
music so that " MIR Seidl were 70 stand
before Niagara 70 leAq this .tupendous or
rhcs,fa 1t would he only necessary for him
to move h baton up ana down once every
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13


In
he
his
n
ed in
henm AFFAIRS
do
OF
sschk o. 'csn ru
ths highest distinction
n
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-12-13

The Hebrew Hatter~' union OF Newark
has applied 10 the Socialist Alliance for
charter.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
GiTHERED ABOUT TIE TOWN.

An old man. who gave his name as /. j. Nicnol-
son. and his wife applied at the Charities office yes
terday morning for relief Nicholson Is eishty-four
years old and his wife Is twenty mine years young
er The couple have been dlsposscssed from their
home At No 1862 Atantic-avc.. for non-paymcnt OF
rent The old man says he Is native OF Kentucky
and a descendant Of Daniel Boone.
The Board OF Governors of the Cortelyou Club. of
Flatb,lsh has begun 10 collect a library For be-
ginning Mrs Kate White. of No. .,3 East Thirty
drst-st has donated fifty volumes of history and
fiction Members OF the club trust that other per-
sons will take an active interest in their intellectual
welfare and add TO the books already on hand The
club's new building. now in process OF erection at
Bedford and Newkir aves.. is nearing compietom
Ata meeting of the joint committees representing
tho Rrooklyn Board OF Aldermen and the Queens
Countv Supervisors held yesterday morning in the
Ci, Hall "a take action regarding the bridge
v.wtovn Creek between Manhattan ave. and Yer
non-aye subcommittee was appointed 20 inspect
bridge, N several cities. Another meeting VIII be
held mex: week.
The brighton Beach Railroad Company yesterday
announced a reduction of the fare from Prospect
park station to Coney Island TO five cents IL IL De
ueved that thousands of people VINO now traVei ny
the way OF the overcrowded ,rolley-cars 10 Coney
Island will take advantage OF the 10" Idre ana
patronize Brighton Beach
Marshall Hayden yesterday libelied the tugs
Restless and Glen Iris, now IN drydock al 'ne oo'
Of Conover-st at the request or DIVINE bur'is Jr'
the builder who has just completed repairs o" 'ne
vessels, for 32i9 50 and $3.50 % respectively
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30

AleuD who Is sixty-seven years old, Of clever sp:
pearance and perfect mental condition, said that
his father died In 1897 nged eighty Eight years
The father from Wolhynien, and came 20
Behring Island when eighteen years Of age. IN
III. The first two or three years after his arrival
low-water mark. Only the heart vas eaten; the
hide was used for bIdarkas. In consequence OF Ms
thickness II was split IN two parts TWO sucn spit
hides were sufficient to cover bidarka OF ~ feet IN
length. ~ feet In width and feet depth AFTER
that time none OF these animals bad been killed
much later around the Island. Two creoles. Ieodor
Merchenin and stepnon. saw. about twenty-n
years ago. at Tolstol Mees. on the east OF the
island. animal which they did not know II
had small fore feet and showed itself about fifteen
feet above the water rising and again sinking
1t bew. not through blow hole. but through IT'S
mouth. which was somewhat elongated It's color
was brown. with large light spots. u had no nm
the back but where II raised itself 1t was pos.
It's very lean condition. Their story agreed fully
and appeared as II entitled to be given credence.
The bones OF the sea COW are not lounu lying
the water edge. but beach shelf slx TO ten
usually covered with a layer OF debris OF one TO
and half feet In thickness and In order 70 hnd
them it neco ssary to explore the ground Win
n bayonct or n sharp iron. az II would nave pcen
too aborious to dig up the who.e grass layer
person very gets accustomed TO distinguish
by the sound the feeling Of the bayone; whether
he has struck against stone, piece OF WOOD or
a piece Of bone. -
In consequence Of their hard. ivory-like con-
ditor the bones used by the natives for sleigh
already to Il great extent used up and rarer than
other bones. he bones from tho :Igers seem IN
most cases TO he entirly dstrOyed and the same Is
the case with the extreme tail parts.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
A RICH TRAMP.
From The London News.


An eccentric gentleman OF indspe11sssnasp 1Sssap on
has recently found his way 20 ar no,Wi,fstand.
ins his ability TO pay the rent OF an viii per
suade him to sleep IN bed when ,as' ,sas Vas
mnoss.be Tor him to breathe IN room ,sn wears
door shut, He said Re eonr nsa syen sSt ''T in the depth
winter and that he loved Ss ,s Il mas proved
,ha," h ,h,s eccentric Individual was very mann ht
and often save money 70 sSor peopIs pc psIsewhere in
me. nnisr a. "a enable them in winter to Obtain
from the cold. . =, r.ss hut has a trunk
mi Of clothes at the cloakroom OF u ,ne chsnse his
pn,,.av terminus When he wishes 10 i,,esrary
linen he patron!zes lava,ory Be.ns .. porton o.
.,'rn ~ mind he spends 'onsiderao'r phs even.
tu.n m. ~ ~ the National Library. and ~ ne leaves
ins often goes to the theatre after ,o meet and
si,Rer throws himself down on ,ne snss, under
nj. 40 Pouiogno or goes 20 spend tne ~ was
DOS rs,Ses d IA he bears good charac.eh p,llcs
once more Jet on after being warrs arrss,ed again he
woa be brought before the onn shabls M
court. as vagrancy was an 0"'"''
IN
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
he OBETED ORDERS.
From The Washington Post.

From The Washington POST
81 once knew a man named Mugglns who a
oueer sort of a person." said Congressman Mondell
OF wyoming. and always though, good deal Of
him Once he hired Englishman to work his
ranch But when they gave him trial 1t turned out
that he couldn't ride nor rope.
" Johnny said Nuggins. kin yer dig pos: holes? 2
Johnny thought he could Muggins sets him
n work making holes In the ground. He draws a
straight line for him and then he sits down at one
end and tells Johnny go ahead.
You Just dig post holes. Johnny along this
line until tells yer TO stop. Amt just made up my
mind how far | want yer to CO. But III tell yer
Johnny digs post holes and Murgins goes out
every day 10 how he Is getting along But In a
few days he gets cal TO attend court In Cheyenne
and stays away two months. When he comes back
he asks: ,,,.,, A., i.
was here when left?
''Oh Is It Johnny. you mean?
That same critter. says Mcggins
"'Oh why. Johnny he left here about two months
ago with six months provisions and a pack horse
and said you told him TO do something or other He
hasn't showed up since.
'Muggins threw his leg over the back or cow
pony with A grim expression and erowl ana be-
gan to follow Johnny's trail by the post holes; lr
night he catches up with him There was Johnny
with his pack horse and his provisions IN camp
/" 'What be yer doin' here" said MuEgins.
Bless me heyes. Mr. Mugg!ns. but I'm glad to see
youu shouts the Englishman. 'Ow Ions sir. are ye
gon' 10 keep a-diggn' these bloody post oles
." How long, shouted Muggins. 'Ye plagued fool.
you're three niles acrost the county line now Pack
up and come home
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
TWO NEW CHURCHES PLANNED.
POLISH ROMAN CATHOLICS TO HAVE MORE
PARISHES

PARISHES
At present there Is only one Polish Roman Cath
clio parish III the city, but the church accoInmoda-
ton for Poles living In Brooklyn will soon he in
creased by two new parishes which are 10 be es-
,abi.she, ore IN the Eastern District and the other
in South Brooklyn. The present one. known as st.
Css.mr's. will st!l be kept up for the accommoda-
rion of those living IN East NewYork. and will be
under The charge Of the present pastor. the Rev.
Loo wyEeck!. The parish IN the Eastern District
will Ss called ST. Stanisaus Kostka. Work has al
ready been begun on the church for this parish at
Drirxs-ave and Humboldt-st. 1t will be built OF
red brick and tho cost Is estimated at 5000. il
will be completed on Thanksgiving Day. when
special services Will be held there A rectory and
hom. for The Sisters will also be erected at early
date
The South Brooklyn parish Is having plans drawn
by Angeil & H!sgnson. the architects who drew
the piars FOR the Eastern D!otric, building for
church 10 be erected In Twenty.oarta-st.. between
Third and Fourth ayes. This parish has been
named Our Lady OF 81. Czenstochowa the name
undAr which the Poles yenernte the Virgin Mary
rho narixhes ire at present both under the super
vtsion of Father Nyseck. He Is thirty years ole
AMI mas bcen living In this country since ne was
Graduated rom a German university. He was or
dsinei by the late Bishop Laughiin, and since thac
TN. has been connected with st. Caslmlrs parish.
Ths heavy burden o. responsibility which has been
yiaced upon him in caring for three .arge parishes
ShOvs the high esteem N Tnich ne is held oy the
heads OF the church
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
REAL ESTATE.
NEW BUILDINGS PLANNED AND TRANSFERS
RECORDED

NEW BUILDINGS PLANNED AND TRANSFERS
RECORDED.
r.o. ,s sona talk among real estate brokers OF
,a,,g Rroolxlyn property for land in Greeh'aha
~ soroe otbe, polar region. Just now the popular
Sa,.ana ~ seems to be for some cool pace. Sheriir
Ruttlirg sold yesteroa! o,oo-,
,.., -, r,s, ~ 100 r. OF Airst. .uh rWA'vA
i"r . "a pace of beginning. mortgage s-''' =" s,oo
W G. ~ naiy ysoi il lxSo. inrce. story and base
4n mant brick house. assessed $3.50" to George go
Freygang ...........''' 80. r,;,.h- :,
c. r. Denisoni the eaproIi pr5 Low for Oo No. s
nas hisb so" threestory stone and bricK housT' o'
2oxiy, oxno,rc opera:ons are indicated by the fooTins
,lns fof rev buildings. which were iiieu YESTERDAY
n9r;h 'id S.s 800 so sss e1if TN roo or
Is o~aa fs %s STqsT o Knsn% sHa
ols 21sa Tin ro for store and
Two asans fS%is ess, sSs' side north Of corneS , "a
story frame lxCO gravei foo' Cost S' r.
sfssf north eide 25 feet sa.; q Bu.gc %
ore ore 'nTsesIi s Ismics eos' $1,000; r. Rnor. owner
so6wss; CCsRes sn O. as AYsnfs RAM hoa a sh"se
s s cost ss., sSS ss 3 o j tc %s'' south Sa"s5 9
Arcne G. one wos.ory and a.'e frame hgrs 2Saia'
shnsie root smy cost, SOD g. Sra l1Ns'
eeh twcstory ana basement bTi:S a,'iseS lsx' & I'm
south side 2o ;se hSss. ss o s .sns.
SyS' SSSf fr rF ons family aS" Mrs Tsus owner
Eahry
aSc 5E Sn' oHs %'s0i f;oy ' s william F. Kas
ae Eshy south SIDE $3.50 feet 'as, OF $Snss S,Hs
sh.ngie roof for one family cost 5000 William T.
Kay. ard builder . -, ae, north Of ndgewoodsv.
on. 'fs s%oo F1f frame aa ROOT for FAINT
'Gs WssSnson s Park side $50 feet south q Will
osxO gra.e roof; fr one family cos'. s'W'' . BIr'-
'nT The ." imnortont recorded transfers were:
"
and !: Aiexsnaer sicAuley William II Jones.
lr"%S5a's %S,SSis cq.ns; csss., 2:xi@ ;aa soa
Mindn to cioa Mns'p Ian m}Tsns1 1d 80 100
'a51ssis.5ox72 Henry iiot srl'n to Daniel Fields
s1d M%Hh'1aa osass .!s's $500 . N.e 1'"n eao
Eas; ::hs ,Ss & sS3'?ss % s9a al vco1ae!sysr = nyss
& ss,' .bS s'' ,c. r.F ''srsi Nee ,tnIc Sne%'s
y,ni fI 70 Aasn of 1Stssve %ses mSSgs.s. 5Ss
5000 10 Il cf Gcnncr.aye 10, ''"
100 foreclose: William Bn'tins to Barnett !. ~,
o,SST":' snG !: s.mSc u Motr"nsky NewYok isaac
and y"%" i r at "F'snss otts COX: ssoo levi 100
aumensu bertha 5000
Michael i.u,ch to Ichn Fuserer New-York mort 90 mn
2a - irscScr,rE xnpfer mortgage 81 500 500
a9ots cit It; al ,. M IN strip sS27 adJonInr on wet.
Abraham werbelovsay TO Joseph l. werbelovsky.
crabam'avc rnTa; ,; Gio II of iayarisi. run-
ii; sr n aGx " G4.o 10 1876 also all title
IN strip adjoining south. Gs'.xr! D except gore
gn gar. .'ny 70 Catharinc o. Kate McCalls,-r 5000
pupnnt,si ST. n ~ 10 It " II Manhattsn-ave. 2!Sl".
and l. william II Jones 20 Alcxander and isa- No..
Lila cAulev mortgage S2no. ................. 1900
w. r. Rae will sell to-day. at the Real Estate Ex.
change No 4S7 Graham-ave.. three-story store ana
dais Much interest Is manifested In ihis sale by
rc,i estate dealers for the reason that Ii Is In the
new bridge district and the price may give some
Indication 10 future values In that Immediate
nelghborhood.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
ACTIVITY IN QUEENS COUNTY.
THE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN TO BE vrGoRora
SOUND MONEY FAVORED


The Republicans Of Queens County are maxine
active preparations Cor campaign OF systematic
and unrestricted work Mckinley and Hobart ciubs
are being formed In nearly every village the mem.
bers pledsing themselves to vote for the candidate,
Of protection and sound money In the Town Of
Hampstead. where the Republicans have a majority
or about 800. large gain Is looked for az ,hs
advocates OF free silver scarce. and the semi.
ment Of the people indicates that ,he Republican
nominees for President md Vice President will have
about 1000 majority. North Hampstead .s also
strongly In favor Of the gold standard. and The
farmers will bear the tement az the polls In
November. Jamaica Oyster Bay. Flushing and
Newtown are closely lined on the issues involved
but 1t is more than probable that the Republican
ticket viii have good nnajority.
While the vote cannot be estimated at the present
time. Queens which has been the stronghold Of
Democracy IS expected to give a Republican major
ity OF 2,5i0 in tne coming election The local ofncss
70 he filled are important Including the County
Isurersnp, Tor which ex-Supervisor Martin V.
Wood OF Hampstead is prominently mentioned
Dstric-Actorney. for which George Wallace has
the inside track Overseer OF the Poor sought after
by John Buhler. Of North Hampstead and others
The primaries TO elect delegates 10 the County
Convention at Jamaica next month were he'd In
the various towns Saturday evening last and the
the Republicans OF the county are selecting the beS
men In the party 10 represent them and are leaving
stone unturned 10 make the victory next fall
signal one. both National and local.
New-York tribune., 1896-07-30
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
NEW BANK BUILDING TO ADORN
BROADWAY AND GREENE-AVE

THE DIRECTORS or THE PEOPLES BANK HAVE
DECIDED TO BUILD AT A COST OF ABOUT S'oooo
Another bank building will soon adorn broad"ay
t Greeneave At .he meeting Of the directors oil 'ho
Peoples Bank now located inbroadway near rree"e
ave. IL was decided 10 build on the site ment'oheu
building TO rival the finest of its kind In the CITY
The ground was purchased two years ago. The
new building will he OF the style OF Italian fehas
sance and will consist OF basement for the use OF
the safedepos.t department. the banking non, I,os,t %
department call for four vaults, each with an ou.er
and an inner door and heavy steel lining Inc mn a
vault vii! have capacity OF 800 deposit ooNes anu
forty storage closets. and the vault on tne 5ah's E
floor will contain etsh. apartments s,nhna, ,on
heavy steel doors and provided with comm'.o'tt mn, m ~
locks The lining Of all the larger vaults VIII DC "
chrome steel The bank will be as comps, 80 as "a
per,once csn make il and will cost about %D.t~.