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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
CITY SAVINGS BANK
BROOKLYN BANKS.
TIE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fall River Mass Aug (speciaD.-After the
largest week Of curtailment yet noted ana 'he
close approach Of the time when inkiinRs OF the
fall trade might reasonably be expected ,he S'u''-
,ion Of the mills remains unmproved. ana the OUT
49, soo,s no brighter than II when united
movement TO shut down the mills was agreed upon
The sales of the week amounted to 40" pieces,
900 pieces less than the production and ohiy i-'
pieces more than the small total OF one week aso
The deliveries were less than the produc'io"' ""1
still further increase In the stocN Va nom
- q, sn,tA Of the big shutdown. Sales were
ahou, eouaIlv divided between, odds and regulars
and the call for spots was about the same III
quantity as the call for early deliveries fo,
August and September the mills are sod a ,ee'
only 10 the extent OF a days production Sti,,
me statement Production. $500 pieces aens
cries $500 stock 1880 lss o w e,ves' 1000
snots 1900; futures, 1900; sold for weeSly De
ifyery in August AZ 900; september 300; octoDrr'
800; November 1900; December NV o e,rea
200 Market steady: Price. i-l6 cents Tor o'~o's
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
FOUND DEAD on CELLAR STAIRS.
LABoRER THOUGHT TO HAVE FALLEN DOWN
THE STEPS WHEN INTOXICATED.

LABoRER THOUGHT TO HAVE FALLEN DOWN
THE STEPS WHEN INTOXICATED.
Patrick Brady. laborer twenty -four years old,
who lived at No. 42s West Fifty-third-st..
found dead early yesterday morning at the foot OF
a flight Of stairs leading to the front basement of
tenement-house at No. 3i6 West Forty-frst-st.
How he met his death is positively known, but
the police OF the West Thrty-se, enth-st. station,
who investigating the case. of the opinion
from what they learned from boy that Brady fell
down the steps while intoxicated.
The house where the body found is occupied
by negroes. There is empty store on the ground
floor that formerly a saloon. The cellar stairs
where Brady found lead up to the sidewalk.
and it would be simple matter for a man, espe-
cialy If under the influence of liquor. TO lose his
balance and tumble down the steps. The mans
body was found about $50 o'clock in the morning
by a tenant who leaving the house. Patrol
man Daniel Griffin summoned and the body
was carried to the West Thirty enth-st station.
VII IT was identified later by the dead mans
bro -r. Death resulted from fractured skull
Laser the police found boy named Henry sam
amons. of No 333 West Forty frst-st. The boy said
he was going errand about o'clock yester-
day morning when he Brady staggering along
Forty-frst-st. he made drunken lunge and top
pied down the cellar steps. The boy did not wal.
to whether the man was injured or NOT, put
hurried on his errand The police also found other
witnesses who said they saw Brady drunk SNORT
time before he was killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

Jority against the silver resolution, but IL was
something over 100 Now 1t remains 10 De
seen whether they will within four weeks turn
bottoms side up and go over TO silver. 90 no.
know what the State Convention VIII do ABOUT
supporting Bryan and Sewall, but we intend 10
send the delegates to 1t word that II they VII,
be good. all we'll and good. II not. then we shal
hold independent State Convention or goiu,
standard Democrats and send regularly elected
delegates TO indianapolis. | feel sure that Nc
Kinley and Hobart will be elected. and that
they will be materially aided In some or the
States that are looked upon as doubtful py the
deduction from the vote OF Bryan tnat VIII NC
the outcome Of third ticket.
General Bragg will go from here over 10 Penn
syIvania and then on to the West. He Is work
Ing heart and soul TO reclaim every uoupllis
Democrat from the error Of supporting Bryan
and thinks that he and his co-workers VIII sue
coed in rolling up such a vote In hentucky,
Missouri Illinois Iowa and Indiana ana o'nes
states all the votes OF which will he clipped
from the Bryan column, that Mckinieys trluih-
phant election will be secured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
FINDS NEEDED FOR VACANT LOT FARMS.

The idea OF using vacant lots In cities for agri-
cutural purposes to assist the poor was started In
New-York city by the Association for Improving
the condition OF the Poor and last year proved 80
successful that forty other cities are now fol-
loving the example set. Good reports OF the work
ACCOMPLISHED. are received from all. but II Is
strange and unpleasant fact that subscriptions to
maintain the work in this city have fallen so far
behind that at the present time the treasury
shows deficit and not less than 500 is needed at
orce 10 complete the seasons work. This amount
should be forthcoming. and there are no doubt
hundreds OF benevolent people who have merely 10
no told Of the need to supply the deficiency.
Last season many OF the poor who TILED the land
were able to keep their families supplied with
tabIes throughout the summer. and TO store enough
,',rrtns notatoes etc. 10 carry them through the
Syintrr one old man who had become incapaci-
,a,ed Tor most other kinds OF work. realized 500 on
- sron, vegeta bes raised the small plot al
1900 to him Many OF the poor have found II so
r,ro6table that they have moved their families TO
The neigh borhood Of the lois.
~, "a both strange and encouraging to the
,,,,rher of women who are able 10 undertake the
nn,ire work OF seeding. cultiyating. harvesting and
a rre,inr In some cases these widows who
hn, Tor this opportunity 10 earn living. would be
IN absolutely destitute circumstances.
81 THE checks should be made payable 10 Jacob III.
Schin treasurer OF the association, NO u Finest.
who Will receive all subscriptions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
PART ii.
PAGES IS TO 20.
EVIDENCE PRACTICALLY IN.
YORK OF THE VENEZUELAN COMMISSION
ENTERING A NEW STAGE.

,,,poRrANT DOCUMENTS DISCOVERED IN THE
THE TRIBUNAL NOW ENGAGED IN C1As-
STYLING THE INFORMATION GATHERED
washington Aug. S,-During the last month
.,s work Of the Venezuelan Boundary Commits
,on has entered upon new stage Heretofore
~. efforts Of the Commissioners have been
,,,scted mainly to securing the evidence upon
.h,ch the final report is 10 be based The work
.rorn now on will largely consist in examining
and classifying the information already col
,.c,ed The British Government it is presumed
las nut into its two voluminous Blue Books all
,he information upon which it relies TO support
x claim The Venezuelan Government has
nne the same thing in its three volumes of
,rsnscripts from the Spanish archives and other
documents
INDEPENDENTLY Of this the Commission has
heer searching on its own account The Con-
sressional Library in Washington, and many
nublic and private libraries in various parts Of
the country have been ransacked for historical
and geographical information. The archives
Of The Hague have been searched with thor
oushness that not even the zeal Of Great Britain
ar Venezuela has heretofore attempted. and. as
g result important documents, which the world
thought lost or destroyed, have been unearthed
This work although not yet terminated is near
ing completion. For some months past Sir
Clements Markham. president of the Royal
Geographical Society. has been in correspond
snce with the secretary of the Commission and
has furnished valuable Information on the sub
tect Of the Schomburgk line. accompanying it
by copies OF maps on file in the Colonial Office,
some Of which have never been published. 1t
may be said briefly that, while information is
looked for from Rome. from The Hague and
possibly from other places. the bulk Of the evil
dence is in and the question now is TO determine
what II is which that evidence establishes
In order 10 solve this problem a number of
preliminary reports are being prepared Among
these may be mentioned special reports upon the
geographical and physical characteristics Of the
region in dispute, reports upon the evidence pre-
published since the discovery of America reports
upon the facts Of occupancy and settlement. as
given by historians. and separate reports upon
the same facts as developed by the documents
from the Dutch and Spanish archives, and criti-
csms upon the arguments in the British and
Venezuelan Governments they appear in the
British Blue Books and in the Venezuelan brief
These reports are being prepared for the most
part by the Commissioners al their respective
summer homes.
President Brewer spent several days this week
Joined on Thursday by Mr.. Malet-P Provost, the
secretary. and the two spent the day in con-
sultatiOn President Brewer has now gone TO
his home In Vermont, while the secretary, II is
understood, will remain for some time in Wash
ingtOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
LETTER OF CREDIT FORGED.
lApExBuRG THALMANN CO. COMPLAIN
AGAINST a FORMER CLERK

1ADENBuRG. THALMANN CO. COMPLAIN
AGAINST 4 FORMER CLERK.
Ludwig Grunlg. a German. twenty-one years olu
t,,.,r, ot No al East Ffty-seven,h-st. was ar
t,,od i, the Centre street Court yesterday morn
t b,, Detective Sergeant Philip Reilly, OF the DIS
mot, Attornev's Office on two charges OF forgery
tI rleaded not guilty and held in S-.vp Da!
s,~ trial Until recently young Grunig was en-
,,lovod rs clerk in the banking house OF Laden
h,ro rbalnaun & Co. No. IS Wa-st According
- the representative Of the firm present in court
cr,nig on June - last secreted two blank forms
NJ y letter of credit such are issued by the
hani,p house TO travellers. These he filled out III
his own name for $500 also using the private
s,an,n Of the firm for the signature. 1t Is SAID
ON J,lly Grung went to Albany. where. II Is sald
he procured 500 from the Albany CITY NatloAa!
Bank on the forged letters Of credit
From Albany the young man went 10 montreal
where he presented himself 70 the pa rg teller
of the Union Bank % Canada, and requested that
the remaining s. 80 be paid him. His actions IN
some way aroused the telers suspicious. ana ne
told him to call the next day. telegram was
sent TO Ladenburg Thalmann q Co. at once, and
the letters Of credit were pronounced forgeries
A representative Of the firm fastened to Montreal
and there found Grunis The representative Of
the firm induced Grunig accompany him to New
they reached the city on Friday. and went at
once TO the Office of LadenDurg, Ihamahn 20
A few minutes later Detective Sergeant Reilly
walked in and placed Grung under arrest.
\ representative Of the firm OF Brokaw * Co.
clothiers was in court yesterday with a bogus
he had presented in payment for a sli suit or
clothes receiving the difference in cash.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09

ployment Of a large number OF inspectors tIHe.
keepers and workmen generally from towns y,
this county The State also is building roao
In the town OF Wilmurth. and here, too, employ,
ment has been found for other men who VIII
vote at the county caucuses on August 10. ons
Republican has come to Mr. Miller and stated
that the post Of milk inspector had been OF
fered to him IL he would vote against MT. Miier
and use his influence against him. Among ,no
Republicans who have already oDtalned iucratIvo
positions from The Organization upon proIn-
ise OF opposing Mr. Miller are Palmer NJ Woon,
of Herkinner: Frank Petrie. OF Columbia; hiram
Waite OF Ohio: Charles Wallace. OF Russia ana
John Gardiner OF Danube.
TITUS sHEARDs CANDIDACY.
One Of the features Of the conspiracy to dereas
Mr. Miller is the candidacy OF ex-speaker THUS
Sheard, Of Little Falls for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Mr. sheard was supported for the speakership OF
the Assembly and for State Senator by Mr. NH
Ter; while the former for many years sustaiheo
Mr. Miller In all his political enterprises. Ihefe
Is general regret, therefore that MT Shearu per
mits the use of his name for the Office OF
Lieutenant Governor, since It is employed az
cover to collect votes against Mr.. Miller.
The friends OF Mr. Miller argue that Mr.. Sheard
10 he,ng misled and that his nomination for
Lieutenant Governor Is almost an impossipnity'
since they say that Aldridge, as a candidate ior
Governor will attempt to make ,ba
Win llIHOtny NoVus "'A 70 - A. ~,
office OF Lieutenant Governor, and there IN no
other combination possible 10 bring about mr.
Sheard's nomination. ~,
The Republican caucuses In the county WIZ
be held on August Is. and the Assembly Distric.
Convention at which the delegates Will be elected
will be held on August 10
Mr. Miller says he can make no personal cam
vass against this attack. He has many large
business interests. and what time ne can SPAR
from them he Is giving in aid Of Mckinley ana
Hobart He therefore, can only make the re
OF Hprkimer County
the reasons for the warfare which is being wagec
against him. and say to them that they must ACT
as their judgment and sense OF right may dc
tate In the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
EX-GOVERNOR FLOWER sEREyADED.

WATERFOWL y. Y. Aug SEX Governor Flower
was serenaded by the Watertown City Band last
evening and. in responding. spoke In part as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen OF the Band: thank you from my
heart for the excellent serenade you nave given
me on this my sixty-hrst birthday For Iory,,
three years | have lived N this beautful cry;
came here a poor boy. and II have prospersu une
people OF Watertown have shared my p'vsp.'y
IN honors have been bestowed upon me- they. or
long 10 you I appreciate this serenaae tne s no
because OF these times OF political unrest ooimv
o,sr would make us believe that there was a rsas
Va hstwcen labor and capital ! nave never pr-
rsv.d that such a feeling could exist ost"vcn
H. r,cb nd uoor I'm the United states tor III TINS
hmsv hive OF industry men who nave pssn tnu,y,
Sr,y,,ate than their fellows are using tnsr capitA
io Observation-Disclosures in mining. In railroad builang
~ s,aam shlp building, are furnishing employmeht
apI shor erecting hospitals. schools ana colleges,
s - bridging the chasm between me men ana
~ ~onr and making the whole world KIN.
~" Wrs have no dividing line between the rich ana
roor such as laws OF primogenturc In the Old
WWord beset The richest man OF to-day In Amer
Goa does not BY law leave his property 70 his cid.
est son but divides Il among his whole family.
Vino. Knows but your your sons may
not swap places with the wealthest mans grand.
son in the near future The inventive genius Of
Americans has placed 80 many poor mems sons IL
great aaiuence May you each and every one Of
you not fall short OF your highest aspirations II
Is as possible for you as II has been possible to-
m achieve success
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
TROUBLE OVER AN AWNING.
A HoTEL-KEEPER's APPLICATION FOR A NAN
DAMUS DENIED.


DAMUS DENIED.
Justice Slower, in Special Term. Part ii, OF the
Supreme Court. yesterday handed down decision
denying the application Of Simon Ford the pro-
prietor of the Grand Union Hotel for a peremptory
rnandamus TO compel the Superintendent OF IN
clnnbrances and the Commissioner Of Public NorKs
10 remove an awning in Forty-second-st.' between
Lexington and Park The awning was erect
ed by the Forty-second Street. Manhattanville ana
ST Nicholas Railway Company 10 protect It's horseS
in the summer days
Nj Ford alleges that the awning and the horses
were nuisance and that the noises and doors
ANNOYED the guests of his hotel. The motion was
orpcsed on the ground that the awning was erect
ed under the authority Of the Common Council.
Justice Slower says: "Whatever power the COM
mon Council may have over the erection OF avn
ings 1t certainly has not the power TO permit any
erection of an awning structure Of any character
which would interfere with the publlc use OF me
street beyond the reasonable ana ordinary use y!
tho nuhlic He adds: But II seems 70 me ,-tl
The chief complaint OF the relator Is the hoHo ~,
srnelIs a nd vapors that rise from the use or me
tnrnosition OF the Commissioner Of public " orks
but rather Of the executive arm u '"0 P0' -
In conclusion Justice Slower says that II me re-
lat is injured by the nuisance MAINTAINED ne mas
remedy bv an action at law: Writ OF man
danus' - he saws lis a writ TO be lghtiy grant
ed =" and he denied the application
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
A DELUDED MANS LOVE.
HE TRIES TO PERSUADE MRS. JosEPHBuH" THAI
THEY WERE BIRDS TOGETHER IN
BYGONE AGES.

BYGONE AGES.
Davis Josephburg OF No. AZ Forsyth-st.' yes
terdav morning secured summons from Mas'S-
trate Flammer In the Essex Market Court TOT oS'a'
Kupperberg OF No. sS Attorney-st.. whom ne ac-
clised of having an insane love for his VIE H'a
According 10 his story Kupperberg was a poaruei !"
his house and became infatuated with Josepnoeis
wife He told her that he was hlled WIN '"e
belief that they both at some distant petlou ""
been little birds together. and had oilIeo anu
cooed in nests in the forests. by all rights "u-
man and divine" he told her. you belong 10 me-
and your husband has claim on YOU lie eN
nolnded 10 her the theory OF reincarnatioh' anu
tried TO show her that she must give up her NUS
band for him.
Mrs Josephburg IS a plain. matter-oi-iac'
woman and she Indignantly resented his PROPOSE
ton.
But we were birds together" he said
This was too much for her and she tod her
husband About four weeks ago the husband u''-
tremendously put Kupperberg out OF the mouse
Since then the latter has haunted the house, peg
cling The woman to fee with him After having
Teen nut out of the house several times ne htumr
ed the backyard. and climbed into tne House
through the window by way OF the nre escape escape
The husband secured the services or t-ias hoSeL
thai. n lawyer. OF NO. S55 braHu-st' WIZ i" 49,
application for the summons
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
4 WHISKEY CONCERN TO DISSOLVE.

The L. II. quinn Company. wholesale dealer IN
whiskey. liquors etc. at Thirtieth-st. and the
North River. has applied TO the Supreme Court
for the dissolution Of the corporation. and tho
order TO show cause has been set DOWN for Novem-
Der Is The company was Incorporated In Novem-
Der 1894. with a capital stock OF 5000. all except
two shares OF which held by Lawrence n.
Quinn. the president II stated in the appl-
cation that for the last six months the company
had been unable TO transact any business owing
70 the disorganized condition Of this branch OF
trade. The company has no debts and assets.
Since Jan ary last the business has been continued
by Mr. Quinn In his own nams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
4 GRIPMAN CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.
HIS CAR HAD RUN OVER CAMPBELL CAUSING
HIS DEATH.

HIS DEATH.
John ID. Engelking. a Third Avenue Cable road
grpman. was arragned in the Centre Street Court
yesterday morning by Detective Coylc. of the Ez-
abeth-st station. on a charge of homicide. Mags-
trate Wentworth remanded the man TO he custody
Of the Coroner Bennett Campbell, laborer. thr-
ty-fve years old of No. 45 Scamme-st.. cross
ing Park Row on Friday afternoon. at Mulberry
St. when he was knocked down and run by
Engelkings car which was bound north. Camp
bell was picked up and sent to the Hudson Street
Hospital in ambulance.
When the gripman first arragned immedi-
ately after the accident. Roundsman KAN told
Magistrate Wentworth that the ambulance surgeon
had told him that Campbell suffering from
scalp wounds which were slight and by means
charged Engelking
AT midnight the hospital authorities sen; word to
the Eiizabetl-st station that the injured
probably dying. Captain Young sent Detective
Soyle out 10 rearrest the gripman: Eneclxing was
round at his home and sobbed like child when
told the man was dying. At LEO yesterday
ing Campbell died in the hospital. 1t then
found that his back was broken.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE MOUTH.

MONEY LEFT TO SULLIVAN DROVE HIM TO
DRINK. DEsPONDENCY AND DEATH
William Sullivan. thirty-eight vars DID, OF no
l9s West Fourth-st.. committed suicide yesterday
afternoon nv shooting himself in the mouth. About
six months ago Sullivan, whose wife keeps fur-
nished house at the above number, fell heir 10
about 81 900 through the death Of a relative lie
took to drink and continued his dissipated habits
until all his money gone. After he mad spent
his little fortune he had frequent quarrels with
bis wife because she would not give him more
money. .o.oa
a Week ago he came home drunk and created
disturbance in the house. lie nourlsheu d r.
vover and threatened some Of the boarders, ana
his wife had him arrested. He was nned IN court
The next day Since then Sullivan had been de-
spondent. - IL. -.o~, o-d
About noon yesterday be went 10 his room ana %
by his niece. Margaret Fahey, who found him lying
dead on the bed Sullivan had been drinking
so hard that he was bordering on delirium tremens
when he took mis- lie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-09
FIVE POLICEMEN FOR A MAD TAILOR
HE IMAGINED HE SAW DEVILS AND DISTURBED
\ TENEMENT HOUSE FROM MIDNIGHT
10 DAWN.

4 TENEMENT HOUSE FROM AlDN4'h4
TO DAWN.
An ambulance called twice yesterday morning at
No 81 Division-st for Abraham AbramoVitch.
young tailor whose insane rawlings had rouDeu
The tenement house all night. He was not easy
% move md II was only when hve pthcenen nau
eesn called IN 10 help that he could be placed
IN The ambulance for TRANSFORMATION to the insane
pa'hon Bellevue Hospital
Aorsn,yitch lived on the top floor Of the tene-
nsA'houss with his two brothers TIC was once
an INDUSTRIOUS worker. but two months ago ne
exhibited signs Of caring less for labor ana
40 Hults than formerly. After a while ne ala
H''nlag at all in the way OF work, and began
" zee devils who. he insisted, were trying 10 XIII
nm They frequently forced him TO fee from
me house. In the street he would recover and
scr return and have another spasm
ohe OF the spells came upon the tailor at /
'elock yesterday rnoraing and caused him 10 awak-
81 the Inmates Of the tenement house with series
" ear-splitting yello Policeman Sullivan. Of the
.'o'ldge-st station. got an ambulance and took
A''smovitch 10 Gouverneur Hospital There the
'HSsiclans said that he wouldn't hurt any one,
saa that he had better go back home again. SuIli-
aH TOOK him back TO Division-st. on car.
ana he was put TO bed without the knowledge OF
The tenants
1.-Two hours later. those of the inmates Of the
hstt sS ~no had not been aDle 10 seep rom t,e
more devils in the house. The yells Increased in
,ttsor' ard the whole house turned out Some Of
S,NS people putting their heads out or the windows
az at some shouting almost equal in volume 10
Snacnfaham's. and Policeman Sullivan was soon az
Sails unse again The tailor refused 10 notice him. and
ppsnvaan had TO whistle for another policeman.
irsstrolman Coogan Of the Mndison-st, station.
answered the call but the tailor fought both of
,neIn, AMI finding that they could not subdue
NH charge, the two men were obliged TO SEND ioT
, ra assistance. An ambulance was called, ana
ibo sIq and two more policemen went TO
neip TO get the tailor into H. With the aid OF
~ raaitlscket he safely confined and dispatched
" bellevue yelling as he went. and then the nifty
cod people IN ire Observation-Disclosures slept again.