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FLANNEL sKIRT-wAIsTs.

The new Waists are In. Colors: Black
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Hair-Line-Stripe Waists, in all sizes anC
colors, Sl.6e.
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CHILDREN,s NOSE.
CANTON FLANNEL.

Heavy Black Ribbed Cotton Hose, SC
Heavy Black Ribbed Cotton Hose, lec
All prices and sizes in better goods
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
qualities Of the school, called the institution ,

qualities Of the school. called the Institution =.
Brossard in the new novel. seem to have entered
into Mr.. Du Maurier's composition as an artist
and an author. The very tone and color which
he describes so sympathetically in The Mar.
tian' he has himself possessed throughout the
years Of his labors upon Punch"
Du Maurer has been Punch" man hng
that the period before his accession to the staff
of the great English journal does not seem to
count for much in matters outside Of that forma.
tive process which went on In his French school
life. and his late. experiences as an artist in
Paris The chemical scheme soon went to pieces
Du Maurier pere was anxious that his sor should
take an interest in the study and placed him
under Dr. Williamson at the Birkbeck Chemical
Laboratory of University College, Immediately
upon his emergence from the Pension Froussard
and his Journey to London. where the family
was now established. But at school Du Maurer
had cultivated his taste for caricature. expert
menting furtiveIy on the fly leaves OF his books.
and after a student period Of some years, spent
chiefly in Paris, but also at Dusseldorf, ne was
launched upon life in London as an Illustrator.
He worked for the old "Cornhill-Thackerays
"Cornhill'-and in 1864 he made his first ap-
pearance In Punch" Leech had died not long
before and Du Maurers advent marked a great
change in the pictorial ideals Of the paper Be-
fore touching upon the characteristics OF the type
which he substituted for the one that had long
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

This time Adelobber went off grumbling' anu
he too did not return. Then kiuK was S.ns
TO fetch them both. but he also sta!eh oh .ns
hoth NV hi. common people and by his nopies'
So he went TO fetch them himself but he. 700.
liked the look Of the town. ana so al Se,e,. ~
stayed and took up their apode p,n ~ Ei~hor
nntbinq hut eat drink and sleep. and the hiSner
in rank always sends his Inferior on errahus, i;,,
and thus it Is that. just as With US men, the ols
money sits quiet AT home ana the s;i'ail. ~, a.. hin,
to no smart and run about and work for NM
self and the swells too.
The book is profusely ustrated' apparently
with the plates and engravings OF the "er"a"
ORIGINAL Those who look with suspicion %"
pictures will find these just what they purpoi'
to be-part Of the argument Of the text III
the colored plates far as these can he Ver'iieu
by comparison with actual objects by the pres
ent writer care has been taken To reProuu,s t,
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

the heart and the lungs. is in the last degree
dangerous when the patient has been for some
time in delicate condition. and II arouses
grave fears. To think OF Du Maurier as dan
gerously Ill is to resent with special earnest
ness the brutalties Of fate. This not merely
because he is the author Of two novels which
touch chords of deepest affection, and because
a third Is at the moment revvng the old SPELL
but because Du Mauriar has worked hard all
his life long and has deserved rest II ever
nan OF genius deserved one. There is some
thing cruel in his having first been afflicted by
falling eyesght and now being visited by
painful illness.
II is. indeed. one of the chief points tn be re-
membered in the history Of George du Maurer
that he did not wait until he wrote Peter Ib-
betson" to lay claim upon the anectionate
sympathns OF his public That public has
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

been widcned enormously since the publication
of his .irst novel. and "Trilby' expanded its
limits to an astonishing degree, but from Inc
first this gifted artist and author has been pc
culiarly cherished. In England he has been one
Of Mr.. Punch's most admired gentlemen since
the ,ars. and here for almost as many years
his monthly cartoon in the back of "liarpers
Magazine" was one Of the most cordially wei
coined delights III periodical literature. He was
thirty years of age when he made his first APP
pearance in Punch so II will he seen that he
entered upon his success In life as young man.
1t s odd t. learE that he SELLING at the start
upon artistic things. artistic ideas. should nave
been destined by his parents to make his mark
as a chemist Du Maurier toiling over retorts
and the other appointments OF a laboratory is a
figure for the imagination Yet there would
have been a subtle hereditary fitness in this
fate that he escaped He has himself told OF
how closely allied his ancestry was to n calling
that dealt much in chemical things. MY
grandfathcr's name" he writes. was Robert
Mathurin Busson du Maurier. and his name is
always followed. In the papers which refer to
him. by the title 'GentilhOmme verrier'-gentle-
man glass blower For until the revolution
glass blowing was a monopoly OF the gentl-
hommes;' that Is To say, no commoner might
engage In this industry, at that time oonsd-
cred an art. You know the old French saying:
Pour soufier verre
II faut rete gentilhomme"
Du Maurers father. who married an English
woman in Paris, was himself man OF scientific
tastes, and his son has hnted that these led TO a
decline In the fortunes OF the family. AT any
rate they moved about more or less even after
George du Maurier's birth in Paris in 1884. They
lived first in the French capital, then went to
Belgium. spent some time I'm London later. and
came back to France. First at Boulogne and
then at Paris the author of Peter Ibbetson
revelled In the bOyhood which he has partially
described in that book and Is still describing In
The Marian" II went to school at the age OF
thirteen" he has written. in the Pension Frous-
kept by a man named Froussard. "A splendid fel-
low whom admired immensely and remember
with affection and gratitude. lie was assist ed
In the school work by his son. who also one
of the heroes OF my youthful days. another splen-
did fellow. | was a lazy lad. with no particular
bent. and may say that worked really hard for
one year | made a number Of friends. of course
but OF my comrades at the Pension Froussard
only one distinguished himself in after life" The
reader Is referred at this point to The Marian.
which Is to unfold to us now. month by month
much Of the story OF Du Maurers early life. II
y sufficient to note in this place that all the best
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

the ten stories which to follow in point or
simplicity far more soothing than anglers tales.
or rustic woong are In fact better suited Tor
rcsiful contemplation than cleaning thistledown
I'm the soft air lazy blown" Having made this
avowal the author proceeds TO recount the mys-
tcrious life Of Mile Viau. miliner and. incident
ally. TO hint that she Is In somewise In league Win
a notorious burglar whom she even harbors In her
little house when the police are on his track. The
burglar ressts arrest and is shot. and although
the papers state that he expired In the arms or
a female relative the reader never doubts for an
instant that the relative Is none other than the
little milliner. Even the most prejudiced reader
must admit that a ;ale OF this kind is exciting
In comparison with the emotions aroused by the
contemplation OF cleaning thistledown" sailing
on the lazy air However while We would have
been better pleased had Mr. Scott omitted his
metrca preface In the interests Of veracty We are
quite frank In confessing that much pleasure is TO
Of French country life The story entitled NO IS
Rue Alfred DE Musset' is a pleasantly humorous
sketch. which tells OF the innocent falsehood to
self husband The tale has real Gallo flavor
and no unpleasant insinuations.
The four stories published under the title DAY
Books" fttngly issued in the Keynote Series. i"
And by this is meant that they deal for the most
part with morbid themes. and are candid after the
prevailing mode. In justice to the author. Miss
Mabel F. Wotton. it must he said that
with her is that she does not know how to select
her subjects. Jane Barlows "Maureens Fairng"
is collection of eight tales Of Irish life and man
ncrs. The stories are simply told and without be-
ing particularly original. are amusing enough to
repay one for the time spent with them There
although less constructive ingenuity than in the
story entitled AN Escape.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04
GEORGE DU MAURIER.
HIS UNIQUE PLACE IN THE HISTORY OF
VICTORIAN ART AND LETTERS.

THE DErHRONEMENT OF LEEcHs TYPE OF
BEAI'rY-CORONATIOy OF "MY own PRETTY
wOMAN"-THE ORIGINALITY or HER
INVENTOR IN CARICATURE AND
NOVEL WHITING.
No man Of Importance, whether ho he poet
or politician car be i'll without the whole
world taking an interest in him nowadays,
and the cable wakes in nearly every case GER
tain amount OF sympathy. Yet in the long
procession of notable invalids that files across
the stage year after year there will be. as n
rule not more than one or two whose misfort-
unes send positive pang through the hearts OF
men. George du Maurier is one Of those rare
figures The news of his serious illness. which
was telegraphed from London last week. Is one
OF those announcements over which the reader
fingers with n kind Of sinking at the heart with
an impulsve wish that almost anybody else
might have been stricken in place Of the one
man whose name at last appears under such
grievous circumstances. That Du Maurier will
recover. and that speedily, is the hope Of thou
sands. yet an illness such as his, affecting both
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

There IL a lively quarrel going on between Mr.
WISE a new photographer Of Browning. and DR.
Furnivall. Of Browning Society fame. II appears
that "A prose life OF Strafford published over tho
signature Of Brownlngs friend Forster Is said by
DR. Furnival to have been virtually written by the
poet himself Dr. Furn,vall says he has Browning =
word for It, Mr. Wise protests says that Dr. Fur
nivall IL all wrong. that the HE was written by
Forster = nd no one else And so the noise goes on
nd au
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

Hamerton's autobiography Is among the books OF
personal recollection promised for the coming win
ter He was at work upon It when he died. but
only carried 1t far AZ his twenty-hfth year
Mrs. Hamerton has completed the narrative and
will publish 1t from the press OF Roberts Brothers
with many letters including some from Browning
and Stevenson.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-04

publisher OF indianapolis. Mr.. George watkins
annourccs Lew quarterly which Is to he entitled
"The Magazine OF Americana" II Is to b" devoted
to n registering Of all new books OF Americana ana
TO the publication NJ rotcs on. and extracts from'
old books and pamphlets relating to America the
West Indies and the South Seas. Just how much
original matter will appear In the magazine Is not
announced but the impression left by the pros
pectus is that the publisher Will wisely give most
Of his space to photographed information. rein
forcing this constantly. az has been said. with
copous extracts. The plan Is good one. and II IL
to be hoped that 1t Will be carried out with the
skill and judgment necessary 10 command success
The evening times., 1896-12-29
PRICES MOVING Up.
Then a Reaction Came and Prices
Fell All Along the Line.

New York, Dec 29.-The news of the
morning, so far 2s the Stock Exchange
is concerned, consisted of reports from
Washington OF a better understanding be-
tween this country and Spain, higher prices
from London, and the closing of the Ven
ezuelan incident. The unfavorable de-
velopments were the extension of the bank
and business troubles in the West and South
Operators were inclined to look upon the
bright side, however aud as a result prices
moved up all along the line.
As of late, the dealings were small and
almost entirely for professional account.
The Improvement in prices ranged fom
IA to 2 per cent. Consolidated Gas sold
UP to 14O, Manhattan l to SO, Northwest
1-2 to 1O1 SIS, Northern Pacific preferred
3-4 to 80, Leather preferred IL to g. IL
and the remainder of the list 1-Sa3-S per
cent.
Theadvancewass succeeded by a reaction,
which carried prices down 1-4a7-S per
cent, Reading and o maha common leading.
The former was weakened by the fact that
the attorney general of Pennsylvania did
not hand down the expected favorable.
decision in the matter of the new corpora
tons charter. Speculation at IL O'Clock
was rather easier in tone.
After 1 1 O'Clock Delaware and Hudson
suddenly dropped to III "a against
119 7-8 at the close yesterday. Jersey
Central ran Off to SO 81, but the losses
otherwise were insignificant. Tobacco
rose 1 1-S to 70 7-S. London bought a
little st. Paul and Union Pacific and soil
Louisville and Nashville. Manhattan was
steadier on covering of short contracts. The
market at midday was quiet and Irregular
The evening times., 1896-12-29
LEFT ON A DESERT SHORE
Oyster Dredgers Set Adrift in a
SnOwstOrm.
Three of The III Told Their Wretched
story TO Sanitary officer Frank.
Their Condition Pitiable.

When Sanitary Officer Frank reached ms
| office this morning he found another oyster
| dredger in distress waiting for him, max
| ing total of seventeen OF these poor crea-
lures who have applied to the police for aid
since Monday before last.
This latest caller bore many marks Of the
rough usage he claimed to have received
| at tie hands of an inhuman captain. He
gave his name as Henry c. Rice, about
twenty-six years OF age, and by trade is a
newspaper cOmpositOr.
Rice is an intelligent fellow. and said
lie shipped at Baltimore on the oyster
dredging schooner Escort, Capt. Alfred
Summers.
I'VE We're treated worse than galley
| slaves s-haIf-fed, cursed and otherwise mai
treated on last Tuesday morning at l
| O'Clock, during a binding snow and sicet
storm, the captain aroused us from our
slumbers, and told us to get ready To 20
ashore Five OF us We're driven into small
boats and r1wed to the desolate beach,
where we were left I o freeze and die, - far
as the hard-heartcd captain was con
cerned''
Rice described how the deserted dredgerS
built a bonfire in the woods to keep from
perishing in the snowstOrm. The captain 5
purpose in putting the five men ashore, he
said, was to beat them out of their wages.
Although Rice only has the fcrefinger and
thumb remaining on his right hand, he
claims to be an expert typesetter- Mr..
Frank gave him railroad ticket to Balti-
more, and he promises to lay his ca Sc before
the Maryland authorities.
Henry Popkc, u German, twenty-five
years of age, called on Mr.. Frank late
yesterday afternoon. He, too, was viCt in
of inhuman dredgcrs, and was little more
than a living skeleton, as Il result OF the
brutal treatment he was subjected to on an
oyster pungy down the Potomac.
Like Rice. he had also been put ashore at
night, and left to the mercy Of the elements,
without food or money, although hecaptain
owed him several weeks wages, he said.
Ropke. although crippled, cmaciated and
with his hands terribly cut by contact with
the oysters, walked ninety three miles 10
reach this city. During all that time his
wounds remained undrcssed, and We're not
treated until the police sent him to the
Emergency Hospital.
Daniel McNulty, another outraged oyster
man, called yesterday afternoon and told a
similar tale of woe.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Hollidge, twenty-nine
years of age, were
to undergo some few
thousand lashes of a
cat-o'-nine-tails. Sam
uel is married, but.
like many men Of
small caliber, under
estimatesthe value of
any one associated
with his own mean
personality. Two
years ago Samuel be
gan Il course of ILL.,
treatment of his wife,
which he has contin-
ued without internis-
sion until la st night.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
Eastern High school Reunion.

The reunion Of the class of SO, Eastern
Hisn School. was held last night at Naval
Lodge Hall Fourth street and Fcnnsyl ylvania
avenue southeast. Officers Were elected for
the following year: Mr. Deltus NJ. Ed
wards. president; Miss Mahr. first vice
president: Miss Swinsle, second vice prcsi-
dent; MI NICK eldin. secretary, and Mr.. Nc
Neelcy, Treasurer. Those present Were:
Mrs. Bcainweil Davis. Mrs. Copeland Misses
Wclch, SwinTle. Creme SanderSon. Mahr.
Fumphrey. Grant, Holmes. Potter, Marie
SandcrsOu. Clagett, CASTLE. Hodgson,
Mchelflin. Andrews and Ellis. and Messrs.
Copeland. McNecley. Street, Edwards,
Tabert, Mckeldin. Burgdorf, Hall. Grant.
Erly, Fitzpatrick. Foster. Virgil, Hillyer.
Will llillyer. Arthur Kiinball and Crom-
well.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

vention Hall appeared at the track this
afternoon, ready for another eight hours
pace.
Lawson and Schock, who tumbled early
in the contest yesterday afternoon, were
little sore and lame this morning, but still
in tolerably good condition, and both were
ready and eager for the crack of the pistol
this after noon.
George Ball, the local man, is suffering
from bad cold, but he is confident Of main
tanning his pace of yesterday, which was
a good one, and gaining on his record to-
morrow. All of the other lnen are as
fresh and sprightly as they were at the
beginning of the contest.
Some changes were made in the costumes
worn by riders today, Waller, the "Flying
Dutchman," appearing in handsome blue
suit place of one Of pure white, worn yes
terday. The camera fiends were present
today and took snap shots Of the riders at
the start and during the course.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
VAN ORTW|CKS MILLIONS
Continued from First Page.

are employed, and the output is ten tons
OF MANILA paper daily.
The Combined Lock Paper Company was
Incorporated in 1890 with capital of
Sl50,0Oo, and the mills have an output o,
thirty tons of pulp daily and forty tons of
paper. This company makes printing paper
exclusively.
The Wisconsin Sulphte Fiber Company
owns valuable woodland and supplies wood
for making pulp to the mills named in the
| foregoing.
The Union Pulp Company has mills at
Kaukana. 1t was incorporated in 1879
with $4,000. The capacity of these mills
is twenty-six tons OF pulp each working
day.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
HECHT & COMPANY,
SIS Seventh Street.
PAYING TELLER MISSING.
Leander Bosch of Suspended Bank
of Minnesota Can't BE Found.

Chicago, Dec. ga special from st.
Paul. MINI, says:
Leander Bosch, paying teller Of the
suspended Bank of Minnesota, has dis
appeared He was last seen few hours
after the bank suspended last Tuesday.
Mr.. Bosch prepared Thursday to place
his accounts in the hands OF the public
examiner. When the receiver took charge.
however, he was informed that an item
i'll tile accounts of the paying teller could
not be satisfactorily understood without
personal explanation from Mr.. Bosch.
The discrepancy amounts to between
81 900 and s. 900 and is so small that
the assets of the bank are not affected.
Tie sum, indeed, is so trivial that it is
believed Mr.. Bosch could readily replace
1t from his personal means should the
omission he not explained by a re- checking
of the books.
The disappearance of the paying teller
arouses great anxiety among Ills relatives
and immediate friends.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Brooklyn y. Y, Dec 29.-The jewelry
firm of c. c. Adams is insolvent and II
the hands OF a receiver. John \. Dressed
OIL Friday was appointed receiver by the
circuit court OF the county Of Ohio. West
Virginia. and yesterday Justice osborne in
supreme court here appointed Mr.. Dressed
ancilliary receiver of the property of the
firm in this State.
The firm is West Virginia corporate IN.
The value of the firms property in New
York State is said to be $4,000. The
outstanding Indebtedness is claimed to be
about S35, 900.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
Forecast an p. IN. wednesday.

Forecast an 3 p. III. Wednesday.
For the District of Columbia. Maryland
and virginia, fair tonight; partly cloudy
Wednesday. probably showers Wednesday
night; warmer Wednesday morning; south
erly winds.
Weather Conditions and General
Forecast.
The barometer has fallen, except in the
Northwest and on the Pacific coast. 1t con-
unues highest on the Middle Atlantic coast
and is lowest north of Montana.
1t is warmer east of the Mississippi and
In the Southwest. 1t is slightly couler in
the Northwest.
The weather is generally cloudy, ,eXceptin
the extreme Northwest, where showers
are reported from the Mississippi and Ohio
valleys apd the lake regions.
The Indications are that cloudiness will
Increase on the Atlantic coast, with local
showers Wednesday or Wednesday night
Showers are also indicated for the South
ern States and Ohio Valley.
The temperature will rise slowly on the
Atlantic coast.
The following heavy precipitation, in
The evening times., 1896-12-29

on one occasion he beat her with such bru-
tality that she was forced to remain in bed
three days. He once compelled her to sleep
on the floor all night. She awokc one
night and discovered him in the act of hold
ing a knife over her. In September, 1894,
lie was held in ST 90 to keep the peace.
Last night Samuel took drive. He
rushed his horse to the point Of exhaustion
and then returned home to beat his faithful
Effie some more. Officer Hall heard cries
of murder emanating from the house,
1904 Seventh street, and took his man to
tile Eighth precinct station. Twenty dollars.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Easton. Pa, Dec. 29.-The Lehich Mills
in south Easton, manufacturers Of cotton
goods. have shut down for four months,
and there is said to be but little prospect
OF resumption at the end Of that period
The mills are the oldest in the Lehigh
Valley. Depression in business is given
as the cause of the shutdown
One hundred employees are affected. The
plant was started nearly 100 years ago
and this is the first shutdown it has eX
pcrienced.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Macon, Ga, Dec. 29.-The wholesale
whisky house of the Siesel Il Wolff Co
has been closed under mortgages held by
the Exchange Bank, OF this city, TO the
amount of $50. 900. 1t is said the assets
of the company will cover this indebted
ness.
&r siescl, the senior member Of the firm,
charges Jake Wolff, the secretary AMI
treasurer, with being a defaulter. Wolff
has been absent week and cannot be
located. The failure is due in part to
this alleged shortage.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. 29.-The Mccoy
Banking Company, OF Independence, No,
has gone into voluntary liquidation. The
reason gwen is that its presidents william
Mccoy, is too advanced in years 20 manage
its affairs longer. The capital stock of
the bank is $4,000. On August 10. when
the last report was made, it owed to its
depositors $50, $50. It's outstanding loans
amounted to $72, ,262.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

by W. H. Horstmann & Co. of New York,
Judgment creditors for small amount
The business was established twenty
years ago and was Incorporated last year
with a capital stock OF $50 900, OF which
but 81 600 has been paid.
There are numerous small Judgments
against the company. The principal stock
holders are Patrick McDinly and Peter
Kane.
The evening times., 1896-12-29

Tyler, Tex. Dec 29.-The Da aslish Hard
ware Company, of this place, filed a trust
deed yesterday, naming W l. Cain as
trustee, and naming creditors to the
amount of S2s,15S. K Bergfield. uf thus
place, is named near the head of the -isL
for $500. and the First National Rank
Of Tyler is placed at the bottom Of the list
for SS IS4.
The evening times., 1896-12-29
RECORD OF THE COURTS.

Equity court No. 1 Judge Cox.-Brown
VS.. Brown; testimony before R. Newton
Donaldson ordered taken.
Crminai court No. 1 Judge Cole.-United
States VS.. William o.. Ellis, murder; de-
fendant withdra ws plea not guilty and
pleads guilty to nansiauglter; plea ac-
cepted and defendant remanded-