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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
Custom tailoring only.
Ceuhple Court Hnnex, no Nassau 81
PLAYED WIrn THE MAsHER.
Newark Trolley EmpioJe COS Get n Lot OF n
Out or n Successful Practical Joke.

Newark Trolley Employees Get n Lot OF Fun
Out OF n Successful Practical Joke.
On July % one OF the conductors on tho Pat
erson and Newark line saw a man writing a note
on the car on a trip down Broad street He had
previously observed the man, who was good
looking. vol dressed, and, perhaps. 35 years
old, trying to cnptivato n demure and pretty
young woman who sat opposite.
She seemed to be unaware of his glances and
he began writing u note, which he dropped In
her lap as he got out Of the car Mt Orange street.
The young woman read the note. and. with q
disdainful smile, crumpled it up and threw It
upon the floor.
The conductor subsequently picked 1t up and
treasured 1t for some hours. Then he showed 1t
to one of the starters. saying that some fun
might be gotten out OF it.
"Wo will string that fellow in great shape"
said the starter. Here's a good place to do 1t.
I'll get my wife to write a letter and we will
stand him up oyer BY the cemetery fence for peo-
The letter, which was dropped in tho young
woman's lap, read as follows:
l would BIO delighted to make your acquaintance. /
have become interested in you while ! sat here. /
would DO glad TO tell you how much I am interested
could have a talk with you. would be the happiest
i promise strict confidence and assure you I am an
honorable man and belIeve you 70 be all that a young
your soul. This is no astteFfy. t'fI'iH live en- a. M PSssaio b9 u
have business In New York. HARRY J. MASON.
Care OF ]. Hamilton, 9ss Third avenue. New York.
The letter from the starters wife was evil
IDENTIFY received at that address, for on July 20
the men at the car barn had the pleasure of see-
ing, a ine'looking man standing for two hours
and a quarter on the corner of Belleville and
Riverside avenues and eagerly watching each
car. He was about @ feet tall and weighed prob
ably $40 pounds. His attire was perfect and
his bearing that OF a prosperous man.
When he finally gave up his vigil another
letter was prepared in which the fictitious young
woman excused herself on account of the rain
and promised to meet him on Aug. @, when he
again appeared and waited from 9 o'clock to
nearly Z. Another letter brought him around at
4:30 yesterday afternoon and he remained
on the corner an hour and three-Quarters, OBJ
livious of the fact thar he was watched by forty
or fifty smiling people. the story having gained
extensive circulation during the week. and
every conductor and motorman, as well as some
of the officials OF the road, having been informed
Of the joke.
No demonstration was made against him, but
he must have heard the jibes and laughter Of
the men on the cars and the group in front Of
the carhouse.
He wore a straw hat with n blue ribbon, a cut
away coat Of black diagonal goods, striped
trousers, and black shoes, a white shirt and
polka dot tie. His full face was adorned with o
small light mustachc.
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Obituary Notea.

Sister Mary vinoentia, a member Of the
Dominican Order, who was connected with tho
street, died on Saturday in St. Mary's Academy,
Eewburg; She will be buried to-day from 81.
Edward McGlynn 10 rector. She had worn the
habit of the order only since last Easter. Her
ago was 22 years. She was a native OF Ireland.
Alexander Mcintyre, who had lived In tho
Ninth ward sixty:hva years. died on Saturday
at his home, 81 Perry street. Mr.. Mcintyre
country in 1929. He was y prominent member
or the Thirteenth street Presbyterian Church
for thirty-ive years. Mr.. Mcintyre was In the
storage warehouse business. He leaves fouP
children.
Amzi Pierson, one Of tho Oldest Job printers
and stationers In Newark. died at his home in
that, city on Saturday. He was born on a farm
at n. j., and learned tho printing
thirty years ago.
Ellis Phalen. aged 81, died yesterday In ~a,-
erbury Conn. OF consumption. Ho was u ma.
State there.
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CUSTOM HOUSE PATRONAGE.
Four More 90. 900 Places to Give Out-Cashier
Observation-Disclosures to he Appointed.

President Quigg Of the Republican County
Committee returned last night from Washing
ton, where he had been in the interest Of the
local organization, and he was at Manhattan
Beach yesterday.
or the appointment of Joseph p. Skillman
and Lyman b. Carhart as Assistant Appraisers
he said that both were appointed as experts.
Skillman, who lives in tho Twcnty-nrst Assem-.
bly, district. was appointed as an expert in
woollens, and Carhart az an expert in dress
goods.
There are four of these SO. 900 places yet to
be filled, and 1t Ia understood that two of them
win be given to the New York county orgeniza-
ton and two. to Brooklyn. Frank ID. Drum
mond, leader in the Fourteenth Assembly dis.
trict, is expected to get one ofthe places. II was
said yesterday that the work OF distributing the
patronage In the Custom House. or such oft as
Is exempt from civil service regulations. will
be begun this week by Collector Bldwcll. There
are $50 laborers employed, In the department,
and u was said that fifty of these places will be
filled with Republicans the present week.
The cashier OF the Custom House has already
been chosen and his name will be mentioned by
the Collector in a few days. The cashier win
get So, 900 a year.
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DEAF MITES IN n FIG HIT.
Violent Ending OF n Quiet AmbIdextrous ArGu-
ment In a Newark Street.

"ch ~ - Nc"hrh btFeot-
Seven deaf mutes came out of q saloon at
Broad and Bank streets, Newark, at midnight
Saturday and began a general digital argument
about politics, or religion. or the baseball out
look, or some of those vital matters over which
the best Of friends will sometimes punch each
Others noses In an abandon of fervor.
They argued In q dexterous and sinister man
ner for about two minutes, and then somebody
got his code mixed and called the wrong man a
liar. There is n set reply to this in the deaf
mute language. 1t consists in thrusting the
right hand, firmly doubled. under and in direct
juxtaposition TO the features OF the accuser.
This rctort was immediately delivered. The
next instant six deaf mutcs had foreRone lam
guage ana were using their organs OF speech in
q highly offensive and defensive manner, and
the seventh was dancing about on the outskirt8
OF the melee and finging both arms around like
a windmill gone wrong, with fingers so rapidly
twiddling that his hands looked as webbed as a
points as a referee nobody could tell.
An officer presently arrived. Somebody yelled
"Police! with a dlsengaged hand. two deaf
mutes got up from the sidewalk where they had
been stretched, and the entire seven moved rap
IDLY away, still preserving. the unbroken silence
that had characterized the whole uproarious
proceedings.
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CIRCUS, YES; SERMON, NO.
CLOWNS BUT NO GOSPEL ON THE
HALIFAX COMMON.

Tho Mayer Tells n Clergyman He May Preach
There. but tho General in Command Forbids
Min to 10 so-The Gospel Tent which Has
Been Stirring Up STRIFE Must Como Down.
HALIFAX Aug. s.-Capt. Taylor OF tho Indiana
and tho officers and mon of tho battlcship arc
hero Just in time TO witness a quarrel between
Gen. Moore. commanding the British forces, and
Mayor Stephen of this city. Tho trouble relates
to tho Joint jurisdiction of tho civil and military
authorities over tho Common, q wide district Of
open ground on the outskirts Of the town and
back Of the citadel.
Tho Common was granted by the Crown a cen
tury ago for joint use by the public for recroa-
tion and by the military for drill and ma
n@uvres. A few weeks ago the Rev. Algernon
G.. Pollock asked permission from Mayor Stephen
to erect q tent on tho Common In which he pro-
posed to preach the Gospel. Tho Mayor told
tho preacher to 60 ahead and pitch his tent, ut
the same time advising him that as a matter Of
form he had better see the General. With the
Mayors permission In his pocket tho preacher
found his way to Gen. Montgomery Moore, but
he was surprised to receive an abrupt mo In
reply to his request. Accordingly the Gospel
canvas was not spread.
The clergyman waited a couple of weeks toilet
the General think about II, and then, braced up
by tho Mayors permission, and regardless of
the Generals refusal, he pitched his tent. I'm
mediately Mayor Stephen received q sharp let
tor from Gen. Montgomery Moore, and tho
preacher at tho same time was ordered by the
Commander-in-Chief to remove his canvas. The
Mayor replied to the letter. and tho preacher for
several days ignored tho order, but tomorrow
the Rev. Mr.. Pollock will yield. This is not, the
preacher says, because he 10 forced to, but be-
cause he docs not wish to be a bono Of contention
between citiZen and soldier.
But tomorrow morning, just as he takes
down his tent, no will get in his work on the
General. In the course OF an open letter, that
will be published in tho local newspapers, he
says that he will not call down fire upon the
head Of Gen. Montgomery Moore to consume
him, as did Elijah with his enemies. but he re-
minds the General that he will have to answer
TO, his Creator for his conduct in refusing to
allow the Gospel to DO preached on the common.
while freely permitting circus shows to use as
much of the place as they please.
twenty-five years ago the city put up q fence
around this common, which 1t refused to re-
move on an order from the General command
Ing at that time. The officer commanding the
his men, They charged the fence. and it disap-
peared in a minute before 1000 fully armed
redcoats.
The aEgrieved clergyman told THE Sun corre-
spondcnt to-day that he would have published
his denunciatory letter to the General on Satur.
day had 1t not been for the fear that the General
would cut down his tent before he himself could
get 1t out of the way tomorrow.
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SING SINGS CAMP MEETING.
Crowds Mt All the Prayer and Song Meetings
and mt the big Tent.

SING SING, N. V, Aug. s.-Tho sixty-ninth
annual session Of the New York Methodist Camp
Meeting Association now in progressin It's grove
on Sing Sing Heights had to-day one of the
largest crowds in its history. and the little grove
was thel scene OF great religious enthusiasm,
From 8 till II o'clock to-day the grove was filled
with the invocations and singing of the worship
pcrs and around every tent where praying was
going on large crowds gathered.
The large meetings In the circle under tho
trees were In charge of tho Rev. Thomas Harri-
con and the Rev. A. c. Morehouse, and were
participated In BY numerous Methodist clergy
J. +. Newman OF California, one of The leading
Methodist clergymen in the United States, was
the principal speaker to-day.
This camp meeting will be brought to n close
next Sunday when the usual custom OF March
Ing Around Jerusalem " will be INDUCED in.
at which the old members of the church viii
take part and sing tho songs sung in the church
years ago.
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TILFORD YELL AND CUT HIS HEAD.
His wife and Child Came Along ms Ho Lay
bleeding on tho Sidewalk.

At 8 o'clock last night a mar whose head was
cut and bleeding lay ON tho sidewalk In front of
IA West Sixteenth street. A crowd of more
thar a hundred people gathered around. while
an ambulance surgeon knelt beside him and
bandaged his wounds. He had tainted and
cut his head by falling on the sidewalk. ~
A woman leading a little boy by the hand
was passing through Sixteenth street when her
attention was attracted TO tho crowd. She
managed to push her way through the crowd.
ana; glancing a. the man, exclaimed:
Tho little boy cried: oh. papa's hurt"
The woman said her husband was not a man
Of drinking habits. She added that he was
David Tilford, u steamttter. and that their
home was at 1857 West Twenty-tifth street.
Ttlford was taken 10 his home In the ambu-
lance. His wounds were not OF a serious ma
ture. Mrs. Tilford and the boy were escorted
home by two women. who volunteered 70 look
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-09
ADMIRING THE INDIANA.
OUB BATTL ESHlF IN HALIFlT
WAITING TO BE BOOKED.

1Her Use Lines Excite the AduIiration and Hes
Powerful BATTERIES the wonaer or Au-no.
Einnins ef . Gay Week for Her Omcers-
EHpeotoa 20 60 late Deck en- "Wednesday.
HALIFAX. N. g., Aug. s.-Not for a long Tina
have Halifax people boon 90 stirred as now WITH
the United States battloship Indiana in mort.
Her beautiful lines and magnificent battle.
ments are the admiration Of all. not to speak NJ
the formidable appearance of her guns. The
weather has been DELIGHTFULLY."- fne, and thousand,
have ali d.v lone haor ,rooning 20 ,ha -.
front to see the visitor, as abe lies In mid harbor
q milo below Admiral Erskip's 1agship and
thrno o,hor ..,n.a ~. ..n.a.a, -
.,o '.neF snipso' us squsoron NO" IN port
All day long sightseers have swarmod on board,
and their keen appreciation nj the ship m aeon
a. . ai.t.noo 10. 49, h.,n,,au~s ~ - 80.
'ean' h"o U . hoishtehou w "hat tney
witnessed when on board. The lndiana's four
great gums have been n source Of wondor eyen
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STATEN ISLANDS BIG DAY.
Music and Drinks Mt the Beach Resorts. 600
Visiting W~heelmon.


1t is estimated that fully $4,000 persons from
this city. New Jersey. and Brooklyn visited the
pleasure resorts on Staten Island yesterday.
The Rapid Transit ferryboats were crowded all
day and special express trains were run from st.
George TO South Beach. From 10 o'clock in
the morning until the middle o: the afternoon the
ferryboats running between Staten Island and
Bergen Point and Elizabethport were crowded
on every trip, and tho two trolley railroads were
compelled to run closed cars to accommodate
the traffic. Midland Beach was thronged all
day. Nearly every ono went in bathing and the
demand for lighthouses could not be met. At
Midland Beach there were concerts by Snode-
ker's Military, Band aud by tho members of the
"Gayest Manhattan Company.
At South Beach drinks were served to every
guest who paid an extra s cents for a andwich,
There were no arrests for violation Of the OK
else laws.
The two new ferries between Tompkinsyille
and Thirty ninth street, Brooklyn, and Clifton
and Fort Hamilton, carried hundreds OF cyclists
from Brooklyn, who took advantage Of tho
facility offered for q spin over Staten islands
macadam roads. The several ferries report hay.
ing carried over 5000 whcelmen.
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IN Central Park, near the lower end Of the wall,
| Her right knee was broken. She was removed
fo preehvterian Hoapftal.

IN Central Park, near the lower end Of the wall,
Her right knee was broken. She was removed
to Presbyterian Hospital
CHILD U DOWN; scoRoHER FLED.
Jane Hewitt, 4 years old. of 24lo Bright street,
Jersey City, while crossing Barrow street yes
terday afternoon was run down by q whoelman
who was scorchinR along the asphalt pavement.
The child was thrown violently TO the pavement
and severely injured about the head and body.
The wheolman did not stop or look around to see
what damage he had done. He put on an extra
epurt and disappeared around the corner into
York street.
CHILD INJURED BIZ A oyoLIsr.
Sylvester Provost, 8 years old, Of 147 West
Tooth street, was run down by n bicyclist. in
front OF his home last evening and several Of his
ribs were fractured.
cYcLIsT FRACTURES A CHrLD's SKULL
Seven.year-old Mary White was knocked down
by a bicycle in front OF her home. 2 Clark street,
about 8 O'Clock last evening".
The bicyclist rode away. The child was taken
TO ST. yincent's Hospital. Her skull may DO
fractured.
SIXTEEN CYCLE PATE sooRcuERs NABBED
The Prospect Park police ewooped down on
the scorchcrs on the cycle path yesterday, Or
the sixteen arrested two were women. They
were, so the police say, the speediest OF tho
BcorChcrB.
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10000 PLAIN FOLKS AND GLEASON.
The Big Mayor, His Battle Axe. and His Boom
at Rocknway Beach.

DlB MAYOR, Ms hbhttio Axe ana HIS boom
at RocLaway Beach.
RoCKAwAYB BEACH, L. l.. Aug. s.-In the esti-
nation of John A. Rcmsen this was the biggest
day in the history of this resort. Mr.. Remsen's
recollection dates back forty years, when his
father, Uncle Jim Romsen. the pioneer OF tho
Beach, bought the entire property for 5000.
Later, as an inducement to q steamboat com
pany TO make landings there, Uncle Jim gave
the company a strip Of land on the ocean front.
Afterward the steamboat company disposed Of
Uncle Jim's gift for 100000. A booming surf.
a pitching waste of water. three ramshackle
huts for oystermen. and a bleak, dreary stretch
OF sand are Mr.. Relnsen's earliest recollections
Of the. place. and to-day he sat on the piazza Of
the big Seaside Hotel. of which he is part
owner, and watched the great crowd surge up
and down Seaside avenue.
gathering had swellcd by late afternoon to fully
10000 ordinary persons and Patrick Jerome
SeM SorH EFSt jacob ,S 1hi H neid Of fG sro Mey ITp OF ana Grs g 3
Dickson of Denver were with Mr.. Gleason. They
all had a great time. Several thousand people
wanted TO shake hands with the big Mayor at
Hello, Mr.. Mayor!"
BE am!'
the big man elbowed and shook his way through,
followed by his companions, who struggled
Finally they got to a hotel, where, seated at q
table, Mr.. Gleason told g~leefully of how they
had discounted Ed. Kennedy Of the Auditorium
Hotel In Chicago that morning before they
drove over from Edgemere, where Mr.. Ken
nedy has been staying.
During tho Worlds Fair Mr.. Kennedy bore
the distinction OF putting any number Of Now
Workers to bed and never turning a hair. When
they left Edgemerc this afternoon Mr.. Gleason
and his companions assert they left Mr.. Ken
unmindful Of the soughing wind which would
have reminded him OF his breezy home.
What part the big Mayor took in subduing
Mr.. Kennedy. is hard to conjecture, for the
Mnyor's, fayorite beverage for months has been
milk and ~seltZer, occasionally varied by seltzer
and milk by way Of relieving the monotony.
Any way he seemed in good shape. and ate o
meal with an appetite that testified to the fit
ness of his condition. He and his companions
spent the afternoon here and returned about
the time the crowd began to melt away.
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Ohio silver Republican, Pleased with the
Chicago Platform Endorsement.

' ~ VIZ tAo
Chicago Platform Endorsement.
COLUMBUS. O., Aug. s.-The State Central
Committee OF tho silver Republican organiza-
ton Of Ohio held a meeting here last night, and,
under authority vested in 1t by tho State Con.
vention in last May. to determine upon the
course which should be pursued in the campaign
this fall. adopted a resolution indorsing the
Democratic State ticket and platform on the
ground that the Democrats had reaffirmed the
Chicago platform and made the money question
the issue. There were only seven members at
the meeting. and the matter OF issuing an ad-
dress calling upon the silver Republicans OF the
State to support the Democratic tickets. both
State and legislative, was put of to Sept. 10.
when a full meeting of the committee will be
held.
J. J. Gushing OF Cincinnati, chairman OF the
committee. rendered his resignation. saying
that the office required more time than he could
give to It. There has been general dissatisfac-
ton with Gushing at the head OF the committee.
and there has been talk for some time that he
would be deposed at this meeting. A member
of the committee ADMITTED that there was q
grave doubt whether the silver Republicans
generally would support the Democratic ticket,
on account OF the return of prosperity, the adj
vance in the price OF wheat and other farm prod
ucts and the decline In silver. CushinR's sue
cessor will be chosen at the meeting next week.
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TAMMANF'S GOLD RONDs.
WigWam Puts Out SlAS,O or Thorn paysbl
In standard Gold Coin.

ot"hohru eoLu Coin.
Tammany, tho great local champion of Will
lam J. Bryan. the Chicago platform and FREQ
silver coinage at the ratio Of 10 TO /, has issued
Sl4S.ooo Of gold bonds. 1t was for the payment
of these bonds, that Tammsny Hall was mort
Tho Trust Company is distributing the bonds 70
the holders OF old bonds which have been turned
IN. Tho old bonds had no gold clause in them.
provision that the bonds shall DO paid in gold
coin OF standard weight and ineness. Tho bonds
are signed by Grand Sachem Thomas L. Fritner
and Treasurer Peter II. Meyer. and are attested
by the Tammony seal. The rate of interest
which they bear IL 4ia per cent.
The bonds were issued agroeably to a resolu-
ton adopted by the Council OF Sachems OF the
Tammany Society. which is It's board of direct.
ors, and OF which John G.. Sheehan. tho leader
of the Tammany Hall political organization, is a
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NEW LIG HTsHIP IN DANGER.
Touched or Narrowly Missed the HoE's Hack
Reef In Hell Gate.

Reef In Hell Gate.
The newly constructed Fire Island lightship
which Is to replace the one on service there now
got into this port yesterday from Bath. Me-,
where she was built. She had hard work COM
ing through He'll Gate. She was commanded by
Capt. Il. NJ. Reed of Bath. and had Cant
mahony, a former pilot of the Maine Steamship
company aboard; While attempting to pass
aItern9on she, got uncomfortably close to the
tinnog 3 Back, Il she did not touch Y, She put
lnto the dock at the foot of East Ninety first
street and remained there until half past 8
at Tompkinsville.
thet inc trouble, was due to dirty fires and lack
fhs ste A. Charles Lockney. the fireman. said
not say, whether the lightship was Injured or
r. Fot ". S HSG was built az the Bath Iron Works by
= Wv nySe, The old hghtship will be taken
another station,
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Foil from = window and Broke HIS Skull.

Edward Harvot. IA years old. of s97 Grove
street, Jersey City. was looking out of tho
second'ssory window yesterday when he saw an
sGquaintapee passing, and leaned out to call
striking headforemost on the sidewaik. His
skull was fractured and no was badly bruised
about the body; II 10 thought that his injuries
Hospital.
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DIED OF
1t Followed NJ Aged Woman'a Fall and . Erao.
turo or tho Wrist.

Mrs. Ellen Washington, go years old, fell
downstairs three weeks ago at her home. 1860
Fulton street, Brooklyn. and sustained q com.
pound fracture of the right wrist. Neither she
nor her relatives, however. realized the extent OF
her injuries until Ambulance Surgeon Pferrer
He found that In addition TO the fracture of
the wrist the woman was suffering with blood
poisoning. She was taken to the hospital. and
while the doctors were treating her Tor blood
morning. "u"
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BANK PRESIDENT ARRESTED.
Accused or Securing by False Statements De-
DOsitS FOR His Hank, which Failed,

KEARNEY, Neb., Aug. s.-To-day Fred @. Rob
~srtson. President Of the suspended First Ma
tional Bank OF this city. was arrested at Forest
City. Mo. A warrant was issued for hun several
days ago, and the Sheriff has been telegraphine
all over tho country trying TO find him.
lie Is charged with swearing TO false state
mehts IN securing large deposits OF county
money winch were lost when his bank failed.
Hoperts is one OF the oldest and best known
pankors OF the state, and his arrest has caused
= big sensation in banking circles,
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Very Same Old Consy IaIuna.

1t was reported last week that a wave Of 70.
form was approaching Coney Island, and that
the West End was TO be purified. The wave was
to be under control of the police, and the date
set for its appearance was yesterday. Nearly
10000 persons visited the island yesterday.
The reform wave did not anpear. Everything
The ltnines law did not Cypress those who had
drinks to sell or those who had thirst and money.
no better. "N'V'