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The Dickinson press., 1896-06-20
=. THIS TOAD WAS A TOPPER.
Confined in a Tree, He Absorbed
Bottle and It's Contents.

Confined in a Tree, He Absorbed a
Bottle and It's Contents.
These toad stories, or rather the CON-
binatiOn toad-and-rum stories that are
just at present keeping the Maine So
cfety Of Veracious Tail Varnishcrs
pleasantly occupied, received this addi-
ton from an artless raconteur in Port
land. He says that he and his father
were wandering again among the old
home-scenes in Hiram, when suddenly
the father remembered that siXty-two
years before. he had. for a boyish
prank. shut q toad in the cleft Of a ma
pie tree along with n three-ounce bottle
of old run that lie carried to the field
for the purpose of nerving his boyish
arm. When. among the flood of old as
sociations, that wave of touching re-
membrance regarding the dead toad
rushed over him. the old gentleman
sought gu the maple. All! there it
stood! The wOodman had spared the
tree. But the bark had closed over the
cleft. and there was no sign that any
toad hadeoflice hours there from 12 to
II ut that place. But the son borrowed
n Ratchet directly descended from the
n George Washington used to carve
the cherry tree with, and, with the pa
ternal finger pointing tremblingly,
hacked into the maple trunk.
The cavity was opened. and. says the
narrator, 1--WE sprang away in horror,
but from the bottom of it was the head
of a blinking toad. Hi. fore feet were
at the sides, and as we looked he
stretched himself and crawled tn the
front of the hol'. We hadn't strength
enough to stop him as he leaped over
the ledge into the river and was out of
reach. We searched Il long time for
him, hut not a trace could he found.
We would have given a good many
dollars to have saved him. but it was
too late. The question we wished to
solve il still Unanswered. The toad
had swallowed the bottle, but had he
derived any benefit from the liquor
contained thereiny" There is clearly
no question as to the truth of the
story, for there is the hole in the water
where the toad jumped, to. prove it;
but the gentleman who so pleasantly
narrates it has evidently missed the
point. There isn't the least doubt that
when the Maine p%rohibitory law was
passed the toad made himself a special
deputy and promptly seized the liquor
and stored it, according to the statutes
made and provided. That's the kind
of toad he was.-L.ewiston Journal.
LUMINOUS COMPILATIONS A FAD.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
WHOLESALE JEWELLERS FAIL.
LIABILITIES O.. sl15Wc--A BOLD DIAMOND ROB
Berry RECALLED

LIABILITIES o. slSooo--A BOLD DIAMOND ROB-
Berry RECALLED.
W. l. Pollock & Co. wholesale dealers IN u'a-
rnonds nd jewelry at No 6s Nassau-st.. have failed
and Platzek Stroock & Herzog have obtained bill
Of sale from them 10 Joseph Frankels Sons, VINO
are now in possession hereunder. They nave also
secured the Chemical National Bank. National
Union Bank Lewis Kaiser & Luthy and some other
creditors The firms embarrassment Is attrlou'ed
10 poor business impossibty Of collecting out
Standing accounts and the refusal OF banks ana
friends 10 make further advances Platzek. Stroock
Herzog say that there Is every prospect OF an
Early resumption, as some Of the secured creditors
have already indicated their willingness TO aid In
a general settlement with all Of the creditors The
partners are William L. Pollack. William O. Pol
lack cousin and Samuel Blatt. an uncle Will
IAN L. Pollock has been In business since lSls
William G. Pollock became a partner IN lSS9, ana
Mr. Blstt in 1891 The liabilities are about Sl2ocv:
assets not definitely known. Claims 10 the amount
Of N060 secured 49,. - .ohho, os
SsvO worth of diamonds on November :, ny, whie
travelling on train from Omaha 70 SIOUX SltY, DS
"Kid" Mccoy also known az KID Burke. ana
Franz Shercliffe Nine months later detectlvTS
located the robber in the Leadville. COL jail lie
was tried and convicted. and sentenced 10 sever
teen wears imprisonment. Mr.. Pollack stu carries
one OF the robbers bullets In his arm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
4 NOT FIGHT WITH 4 NEGRO.

Policeman Lawrence Senft OF the Morrlsaha ro-
Ice Station had an exciting adventure with negro
tramp late Thursday night in which ne received
severe beating about the head The negro also
came IN for his share of blows In the encounter
and got drubbing that he will remember Tor
long time Senft was patrolling on Mott-aVe.' anu
att o'clock ordered big bury negro VINO s'ooo
n front Of a house near One-hundreo-ahu-'o''S
sghth-st 10 move on. The fellow shufned OIL anu
Snft continued his walk. Half an hour later lie
encountered the negro at the same place ana asa"
ordered him 70 move on, with the same result
Twice more this occurred. The last Time 'he
negro produced a large club. and, before oe"i'
could draw his own dealt him a vicious dow ''la'
smashed the policeman's helmet and raised large
bump on his tight temple. Senft staggered Out eo'
hold Of HIS night stick and got In pow on inc
negro's stomach that doubled him up. The tramp,
recovering in minute. landed whacK on oe"t H.
arm Down came the policemans clup on u ~,
negro's head taking a big piece of scalp Win IT.
Al the time Scnft received blow on NC
neck. Ii took three more blows from the hisht-
.tiek on the negrO's pate TO quiet him ana ens W.
Men ne simply dropped his club ana saiu 10 "e"''
lou win: III give up"
r AZ lhe police station the negro gave MS no nv 90
T 90 Taylor He said he was forty-eght ytais
Wv v ana had home. After having three SCdip
Srs..us and damaged eye dressed Dy Annual, ~.
Nots. soh shannon Taylor was locked up IN ,ns
s'isania Court Yesterday he pleaded sulity anu
~ '7'u IN Woo bail for trial
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
4 CHJLD'S SENSATIONAL FAIL.
HE LANDS on AN ITALIANS HEAD AND. RE
ROUNDING TO THE PAVEMENT. is KILLED.

HE LANDS on AN ITALIANS HEAD. AND. RE
ROUNDING TO THE PAVEMENT. is KILLED.
six-vear-old Johnnie Janone whose parents i've
on the TOP floor OF the hve-story Italian tenement
house No s. Mulberry-st, was left alone yesterday
morning while his mother went out TO buy pro-
visions lie awoke while she was absent and
crawled out on the fire escape with a small Kite
which he tried TO fly Somehow he lost his bal
snce and fell over the railing into the street be-
low.
on the ground floor of the tenement Is notion
store kept by Marcus Brier. He employs young
Italian named Joseph Ardnghi 10 watch the goods
displayed in front OF the window. Ardnghi was
on guard usual when the Janone child fell from
the hre-escape and little Johnny landed his
head with such force to knock him senseless
Then the childs body rebounded 10 the sidewalk
The little fellow was instantly killed. his skull
being badly crushed
NnIberry-st. crowded when the accident oc-
Cured. Through the throng a woman pushed her
way, crying Historically. 1t the child y
mother who. on her return from the neighboring
store. had seen the boy fall. She threw herself
the manged body and uttered loud lamen-
tations. which she continued the lifeless form
OF the little one was carried TO the rooms on the
top floor. Ardinghi had already been carried TO
summoned TO make that the child had been
killed. restored the man 10 consciousness
\ report was circulated through Mulberry-st
that the child had been thrown from the Are
escape. The police investigation Of the rumor
however. proved that II was unwarranted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
no VIEW Evidence ~ THE MEYERS CASE.
MAGISTRATE FI.AMMER PUTS THE CASE OVER
UNTIL THURSDAY.

MAGISTRATE FLAMMER PUTS THE CASE OVER
UNTIL THURSDAY.
Samuel Meyers, who is charged with strangling
Annie Meyers the woman he says was his wife was
arraigned in Yorkve Court at about ocock yes
erday afternoon. Captain Martens. who brought
the prisoner in. stated that he had been unable TO
get any additional evidence. Magistrate Flammer
said that he dsliked to discharge the prisoner until
the cOroner's Office had taken definite action In the
matter He then ordered a short affidavit drawn
up on request Emanuel Friend, in order that the
prisoner might be transferred to the district prison,
where he would be accessible to his counsel.
Policeman Tyler told the story, as already pub
llshed Of finding the body Of Annie Meyers In her
APARTMENTS at No 202 East Twenty -ninth-st. on
Wednesday morning. He said he noticed that there
was blood on other parts of the body "a we'll as
about the neck lie called the attention of Or.
Wrliams of Bellevue, his arrival soon after
ward. to this fact, but the latter said II signied
nCthirg ~ $780,,
As 10 the contradictory stories Meyers is alleged
TO have told the police. Captain Martens said II
was known that the defendant vas at his home AT
al ont o'clock he previous evening and that
a woman who knew him said he was at Stanton
and C;oerck SITS at about 800 Mr.. Friend was not
SLOW i'm taking advantage OF this to ask how he
lion has alleged. between and In the evening
MAGISTRATE Flammer on the adjournment or court
sci the tie for taking testin ony on Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05

the grass ben: before him as though it was in
great hurry 10 him of any disease that might
be lurking I'm corner OF his apparently healthy
system. He seemed to enjoy his solitary prone
made immensely
All of the promenaders at first were men. but
few minutes before o'clock two women appeared
and prepared to ioin in the general fun. At first
they seemed a little shy about taking off their
shoes and stockings. but after careful hunt they
managed to discover a sufficiently secluded spot.
and in short time they had joined the gathering
on the green, with skirts coyly raised far enough
to allow the grass free play. There were so many
men and few women at the time that the mem
hers of the fairer seemed to hold aloof from the
OF hers and they confined their walk TO the border
OF the meadow near the trees every now and again
looking down to see that the dew was In thelr
neigh borhood and had not been entirely monopo-
zed bv the members Of the sterner sex near by.
When a sufficient amount OF wet had been alb
sorbed the Kneippers gradually disappeared. and
Old Sol came out to gather up what remained.
II IL said that Sunday morning all the Follow
ers OF Father Kneipp big little and medium. will
Join and walk through the dewy grass In a body.
Ar a meeting OF kneipp Nerein No. |, on Thurs
day evening. resolution was passed asking the
Board Of Park Commissioners TO extend the priv
ilege of grass-walking for at least three months.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
SOCIAL SCIENCE MEETING ENDED.

PAPERS READ AT THE CLOSING SESSION OF THE
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Sara,oga Sept. (SpeciaD.-The American Social
Science Association closes is annual session here
to-day Subjects were considered under the Depart
ment Of Social Economy. The opening address this
morning was made by the chairman of the depart
men, f. r. Sanborn. Of Concord Mass 5. y. d.
North Of Boston presented interesting and valu-
able paper on The Fallacies OF Industrial Stalls
tics Mr. North also treated the subject Of indus
trial educ. ton IN England and Massachusetts,.
Mrs Florence Kelley. Of Chicago. Factory In
spector Of Illinois submitted a paper on The Work
ing Boy" a report The Necessity for Trade
schools was made by the secretary or the depart
mrnt Joseph Lee, Of Brookline Mass. ). T. Dut-
ION. OF the same place. read paper on 'Ednea
lion a. Related 10 Vocation The Trade SchJoi
question was the subject vi debate which was
opened by G. W. Blriwel, Of Boston. and con
finued nv T. r. Brockway. OF the Eimra State Re-
formaiory and others. The debate Was closed at
~ an session.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
NEW-YORk STEAM COMPANY ENJOINED

Justice Smyth. in the Supreme court yesterday
granted an injunction the application OF Geor-
gette Coldschmidt, in which he restraints the New
York Steam Company from running its plant At
No g to 80 East Fifty-ninth-st. Justice Smyth
said:
Until the trial and decision of this action the de
PENDANT is hereby absolutely restrained from IN any
way using and operating its boiler ana smokestack
for the manufacture and production OF steam and
il il further ordered that IL defendant stipuates
moi TO appeal from this order TO modify or vacae H.
The Injunction shall be in force only after December
!, 1896
n.Ighbors who jon with the plaintiff by afidavits
about showers OF cinders and SCOT from the works
and the matter has been in the court before, when
the company said II would use smoke-consulners
on the motion the defendant company averred thai
IL used the best appliances in the market. ana
denied that there any nuisance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
rJNFPiL or JOHN BLOODGOOD.

rbe funeral Of John Bloodgood. who died AT
Marlboro Mass August H. was heId al calvary
Church at Twenty-irst-st ana ronr'h-aNe'' III '''v
o,ciock Yesterday afternoon. only the members Oh
-. ,a,,,v and about 100 invited friends were pres
IN, at The service The Rev. William Stanley En-
.rv vicar OF Calvary Protestant Episcopal church
read the Episcopal service ana the choir sang
Nearer. Ny God TO Thee" Softly. NOV" the Light
of DAY. Il Heard Voice from Heaven and
The coffin was covered with a mass OF white roses
and there were a number of Moral pieces sent 10y
anr,hars of the Stock Exchange. few OF whom
,~ero present The chief mourners were the wiuoW
,wo sons John and H. L.. and "A cousin II IA
Rloodgood General wager S"ayhe was "''o''s
those present , s.,,o, ,,o,,od 10
Woodiav,n where the burial took place.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
rTNERiL or EN-JUDGE HYATT.

TIN. funeral OF ex-Judge :. Burdett Hyatt took
plac. at his home. No. II West OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
twenty -hrst-st.. yesterday afternoon AT CLOCK
'rh. coffin was placed in the front paror II was
ep,bowered In palms and surrounded with beautiful
floral offerings The services were conducted by the
Rev Or Charles II. Eaton pastor Of the Church of
The Divine Paternity O'niversasD. AT Fifth-ave
and Forty-hfth-st, and the quartet OF the church
sang several hymns At the close Of the service
the body was taken to GREENWOOD cemetery Tor
burial. 49,
Among those present were Judges Van Wyck
Newburger and O'Dwyer, Assistant Dstrict-A
torney Bartnv ) Weeks. Peter +. Murray and John
Ouige CLERKS Of the city Court; Leopold Wormser
ex- Asscuhlyman Nicholas X. OConnor, A j.
Baker Peter Masterson William 6. Rogers. Isaac
r. Brown f. -. croft. Colonel Frederick Hopper
of the ?lst Regiment: Captain A. NJ. Underhill Lieu
tenants Snifin and Harway, OF the 7th Regiment
and delegation from the 1th Regiment Veteran
Corps. and Lafayette Post. OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
RELEASE or FRANKLIN j. BISCHOff.
LIMITATIONS OF IMPRISONMENT FOR CONTEMPT
OF COURT


Justice Pryor, IN Special Term. Part l. OF the
Supreme Court yesterday signed an order dlreo'-
ing that Franklin j. Bischof lawyer, brother
of Suprem, Court Justice Henry Bischon, IT, ana
son of Henry Bischor Tryon ROW banker pe
released from Ludlow Street Jail and the CUSTODY
y, tho Sheriff Bischoff was arrested on March le
In an action brought by Charles d. Borneman
grocer at No 10 Tenth-ave.. TO recover F'-''
witch he alleged Bischon had wron9fuly con-
v.rted 10 his own The Imprisonment was on
contempt process.
After remaining In Jail from March 10 TO June
20 Bischoff was taken 10 St Nncents Hospital
hocouee n. was I'm a state Of collapse. In ordering
R,schofs discharge Justice Pryor says that the
non-payment OF the costs In the case by blscho"
Is not q bar TO the application for his release ana
that under the law nothing more Is requisite IMAM
an exhibition Of his inability 10 endure the I'M
urisoument or to pay the sum OF 10 Leilolh '''
act or duty required TO be paid OF performed.
..Neither saws Justice Pryor. can listen 10
The suggestion OF counsel that the ihcarcFia non
az the relator may be employed as an exponent
IN coerce his friends family 10 dlscharsv ms III
dcbtedness. The statute was never u'SIsi7in ~, ~
extort money from those who do not owe ~ 10y
applying pressure 10 'hc "'o9' '"'''
..rbe realtors inability to pay the fine FOR which
h &C. imnrisoned l. not disputed. ana MS d'tcHtl"h
en- i,iI will certainly not augment ms resources
~ IL J' undouht.dlv is guilty of grave MISCONDUCT
Nevertheless the statute provides rcn'l from us
nenaltrs when they become Impossible OF en-
fburonre and the conceded necessity OF removing
W. 70 = hospital demonstrates that he cannot
nun nun The imprisonment to which the order con
.I@ned him | am persuaded that his continued
tncarreration will result in his destruction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
oyoJr FROM MS BENEFACTOR.

Edward W Doyle. thrty-sx years Old OF No. %
eiy,b-ave an engineer employed at the 81 Cloud
i,~,ai -, THURSDAY took pity Michael Mullins.
water living al NO 42s West fffly-third-st.' VINO
WIS ont of york and sheltered MIN III
room he was occupying In the Honman Hotel
a. Forty-thrd-st. and Sxh-ave assuring MN
that he would sc, him place al the 81 ''o"u
N,lus while DOYLE was changing his clothing stole
e., from no,ket in which was So the greater part
of the engineers salary for August; He nen wen,
out saying 20 Doyle. 80 long. old man ~ se Ca
early morrow and you IL was nor uh'i soi'ie
time afterward that Doyle discovered ms loss M
IN once told Detective Quinlan OF the f.aSt my
drst-st station and Mullins was arrested NvdrH
The whole of the stolen Gj was recovered. ~ TOT
vile Police Court Yesterday Magistrate f'a""''
committee Mullins for tI.al III 3LSs' Dali
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
AFFAIRS or milton. HTGHES & co.

Mr.. Gillian, the manager of the firm OF Hilton
Hughes Co, which recently assigned. IL at work
with large force OF clerks completing the listing
Of the stock The completion OF the task may
quire week more
The question OF when the employees are to be paid
Is not yet definitely settled. There talk OF
taking hold OF the payrolls the first OF next week
This idea has been abandoned however. owing TO
the fact that the money would have 10 be Withdrawn
from the bank to-day. and lie idle TIL Tuesday,
that when the payment Of salaries begins ten or
dozen departments will be paid of day There are
if,y-four departments but II Is hoped II present
plans are carried out, that all the employees Will be
paid on By the end Of next week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
TEACHERS FOR THE NIGHT SCHOOLS.
THE sUPERINTENDENTs TO RECOMMEND 80 TO
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

THE SUPERINTENDENT TO RECOMMEND 80 TO
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Superintendent Jasper and his assistants the
Board of School Superintendent are busly engaged
In considering the merits of several hundred
didates who are applicants for places teachers
In the night schools and evening high schools If
this city They are holding daily executive sessions
In order to complete their work before the first reg
ular meeting Of the Board of Education for the fa
term on Wednesday next. when nominations for at
least two hundred and fifty teachers for the
night schools will be laid before the Board for its
approval Many of those recommended By the SUI
perintendents have taught before.
Mr.. Jasper said 10 Tribune reporter yesterday
that all those teachers who In the schools last
winter and the winter before, and whose work was
found be satisfactory, were sure OF noinlt-
ton L. added that there were number OF teach
ers whose records in the schools were far from sat
isfactory to the superintendent. ana rec
ommendation that those be dropped altogether from
the school system would accompany the list OF
nominations TO be presented TO the School Comins-
sioners
The work OF making nominations FOR teachers IN
the night schools, a well i'll the day Schools, Is
the most important part OF the work given TO the
new Board of Superintendent under the reform
wears was intrusted TO the local boards OF schooi
trustees under whose terms of Office the patronage
svstem grew I'D and flOuriShed In certain OF tne
wards Under the present system 1t Is cohhurhtiy
xpeced that only the best teachers VIII DE aDle 10
secure appointments and the nominations OF ine
sumo tendents will be watched with considerable
Interest by those who have the interests OF the
nublic schools OF this city at heart. only those
examinations and whose names appear upon me
eligible list
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
DOOLAN Not SERIOUSLY INJURED.

s"lcK Doolsn the lsborer OF No. $40 East
=. ~'. -his'-si., who. IL IL alleged. was stabbed
y. thursday night by Anthony Frank, OF No
~ East sxty-third-st., after The former had
~eu me latter for a puff from cigar he smok-
IS, IS, was reported at the Presbyterian Hospital yes
as 10 be not seriously injured He was stabbed
~ voin shoulder. and i'm the back He will be able
.ase the hospital In day TWO.
xbbaasnk with Frederick Danneksn and Vito Brdsso.
SaS are also said 10 be implicated in the stabbng,
CO before Magistrate Flammer. in the Yorkville
NM yesterday morning. The case was continued
oisn sunday. al which time IL is thought The com
T'a'htht may be able 10 appeaT
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
CENSURE WITHDRAW BY THE JUSTICE.
THE NELLY CONTEMPT CASE IS TO GO BEFORE
REFEREE.

When the contempt proceedings against F. Ten
nyson Nicely publisher in the suit of Colonei Rich
ard Henry Savage, novelist to recover sZWo
ROYALTIES was called yesterday before Justice
Pryor in Special Term Part |, OF the supreme
Court Justice Pryor acknowledged TO Niian H.
Stayton counsel for Nicely. that he was In error
Thursday when he minated that Stayton hau
misrepresented the status of the proceedings. ,
Il am satisfied" said Justice Pryor that ana
YOU an Injustice when [ censured you. ana wish
now make the reparation as public as was the
censlre ! find that there was nothing IN your
conduct deserving censure.
nounced that he had agreed the appointment Of
a referee to determine whether his client was In
contempt OF court in failing to produce books ana
papers as directed by the Court.
Colonel Savage's counsel had charged that Mr.
Nicely was unwilling witness. had caused
trouble by evading questions and had failed to
produce certain books. The contempt was fully
argued Thursday. and Justice Pryor gave Nicely
his choice between being judged guilty of con-
tempt of court and of paying the costs Of refer
ence to determine whether he was guilty or not.
A referee will be named later.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
NEW CHURcH on WASHINGTON HEIGHTS

o. Inc Washington Heights United Presbyterian
"uich Is comparatively new organization. re-
my established al One-hundred -and-seventy
ne0oho-st west Of Amsterdam-ave. 1t is doing d
e.Ou missionary work In that rapidly growing part
n,, me city as this II entirely ground hitherto
us,r1sut q church. To families moving into this
md 'ict and those without church home hearty
'''o cordial welcome is offered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-05
4 FIfrH-AyE. PAVING BID REJECTED.

'usuce smyth, in the Supreme Court. YESTERDAY
u,,' ueu Gown decision denying the application OF
imam Kelly contractor. for a writ OF man
anus 10 compel the Commissioner OF Public WORKS
~ 0pen and accept his bid for the paving OF ffth-
is,, WIN asphalt from Fistyninth-st TO It's lower
selinlnus Ii was held that ne had not filed proper
tid arale and complied with the conditions OF inc
,hsn a..tteitised His bid more than s~VW lower
49," tlIdt Oh The SncceSSfll LiNder