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Business Troubles.

lstdor Bremen. manufacturer of dog collars
and novelties at ~ Duane street. made an as.
signment yesterday to John II. Braun. giving
preferences for S5, l4s. chiefly to Charles Fra
zier & Co. The liabilities. 1t Is said. will not ex-
coed SIS. DOC and the nominal assets arc greater.
Deputy Sheriff Lipsky received an execu-
tion against Burger & Gordon, dealers in WOOL
lens at 1877 Eidridge street. for $500 in favor Of
Gabriel Fried. and removed the stock from the
store TO the Sherif's auction rooms. Later on
the Coroner replevined ali the stock on cred.
itors' claims for 81 ,0is.
Deputy Sheriff Butler has levied upon 26s
bicycles in the hands of an express and a rail.
rS 2 company Thich are supposed to belong to
were seized by virtue OF attachments in favor
o. Andrew Eschauteld for $74 and Fannie
The failure OF Max Sax to make good his
Clearing House differences was announced on
the Consolidated Stock and Petroleum Excha uge
yesterday. About 500 shares OF stock, chiefly
Louisville and Nashville, Rock Island, and Mis-.
account.
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this great city should be arranged upon tho side
Of progress and humanity; that It is absurd and
l nom. psrsissn nU campaign SIleS,G and Patfhi St a 70 party SaIFf neon.
petent to undertake the government OF q city. is
UNIT to be intrustcd with the government OF a
Finally, this Democratic Convention, repro.
senting the only party in this city which really
supports Democratic principles and which is
truly In accord with tho organized Democ.
racy of tho United States, and being,
fstiSh IN iib hec e qelE TeSSSt rS$ Y 4SnsoS eniIs n GrSHn ali
voters In sympathy with that party or it's prin-
ciples to support its candidates in tue coming
Tho resolutions and platform werc adopted
with q great display Of enthusiasm. a.; b.
Of the name Of Henry George tho delegates
hats in tho air and howlcd themselves honrse.
This demonstrators lasted about two minutes:
success for the ticket headed by Henry George.
He said that Tammany cannot hold It's follow.
ing in opposition 10 Henry George. The nomi.
nation was made by acclnnintion, to the accom-
paniment Of moro cheers aud hat tossing;
Edwin y. Wright. q member Of the purroy
john hS%G Gilmore M%ts PB% ogG. ons of fG Mr. P PSF sHiS GaseS.
t t1d T1m Tn,a Ss,, IN nomination for Compiro,lor:
Sd al 81 long Island CITY. WAS" WAS named for
President OF the Council by DR.. P,.J. McKcown
OF the same place. These nominations also
was appointed to notify, the candidates.
The announcement was made that, the County
Convention OF new 1OrR county VIII pc ncld on
Thursday night at the Murray Hill Lyceum
and tho Kings County Convention at the
hthcn9uln. in Atlantic avenue, Brooklyn. on
Oct. 4. Then the convention adjourned. after
giving three cheers for the ticket.
The committee of five appointed for that pur:
pose met after the convention adjourned and
nominated Charles Frederic Adams for Chief
Judge of the Court of Appeals. They said that
they had been In correspondence with Bryan
men In the various counties and will send NOM
mating petitions throughout the State to-day
for signatures. Six thousand signatures are re-
~ and n 4 InnQt q ron avn nNprtr
II Is understood that Mr.. George will not say
whether, or not he will. accept the nomination
has put her ticket in the field. The other
Bryanite faction. the Democratic Alliance. has
also decided to nominate Mr.. George for Mayor.
Whether 1t will accept the other candidates
named last night 10 not settled.
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BEHENSk Y,S Lone SWIM.
he Heated IN Hour and q HALF In the Ba
Before He Was Picked Up.

ne Heated m Hour and q Half In the nay
Before He Was Picked Up.
Anton Behensky. a cigarmaker. of 32s East
Seventy.irst street, 10 ned q party Of friends on
Sunday afternoon to fish for crabs at stapleton.
s. l. The party. numbering ten. reached Long
Dock In the afternoon. and ashed with indifer-
emit success until midnight, whom, becoming
drowsy, they lay down to sleep on the pier until
sunrise. intending to continue their fishing in
the morning. Behensky chose q protected spot
near the stringpiece. He had scarcely fallen
asleep when he dreamed that he had caught q
large crab and was having difficulty In landing
It. His companions were aroused BY hearing
Behensky yell. and then they heard tho splash
that told them he had fallen OF tho edge OF
the pier.
Tho tide was ebbinE rapidly. and Behensky.
weighted down with heavy clothing, was I'm.
able to make Roadway toward the pier. His cries
for help werc answered by his companions. who
threw ropes to him. but so dark was the night
that he was unable to catch hold Of any Of them.
He made several attempts to rid himself Of his
shoes and clothing, but each attempt only sent
him under water and lessened his chances 70 r
escape. As tho shouts for n boat and the ex-
cited exclr nations OF his companions became
moro and g indistinct, he realized that the
He turned ON his hack and iioated with the tide.
In the meantime the cries for help had been
heard by Frank, stGpleton and William Good.
two boatmen. They launched u yawl and began
q search for the man overheard. Behsnsky had
become SO exhausted that his cries for help
locate him. For an hour and a half he foated
with the tide and Just as he waa aeou. to give
him into the yawl. He had almost lost conscious
ness. having foated from Long Dock to the
Narrows. A physician was called. and restora-
ives administered, after which he was taken to
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PEACE IN PENNSFLTANII.
The Enect or Recent Events In Now York on
the Opposition 10 Quay.

The Bnect or Recent Events In Vow York on
the Opposition to Quay.
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 27.-Tho triumphant
victory OF the Republican party in Its primary
~contests in New York over the noisy aggrega-
tion of Pharlsees, Mugwumps. Goo-Goos, and
Cts has been received with satisfaction by the
great Republican party in Pennsylvania. The
effect is already perceptible in its practically
ending all giddy opposition Of municipal
leaguers, Mugwumps, and dissemblers to Sena.
tor Quay in Pennsylvania.
No man outside of New York has watched the
developments of the New York contest more
closely than Senator Quay. and no man either of
the State Of Now York. or not OF it. reioices
moro sincerely in that triumph of the Repuhli.
can cause than Senator Quay. away down at ST.
Lucie.
Senator Quay has cause to be proud of the
triumph OF organized RepublicSnism. because
for years he has seen the Pharisces Of Pennsyl.
vania raise their hands and eyes to Heaven and
thank God they are not like him. He has hoard
the whiffetB and ours snap and snarl at his
heels. and run to cover when he turned on them.
1t Is a source OF uncommon qualification TO Sem
ator Quay that the result OF the political con.
tests between the Mugwumps and the Republi-
can party in the State of New York. and more
especially in the Greater New York city. will
have about the same effect upon the Mug
wumps as u Killing November frost has upon
tender. dollhouse greens.
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szArE 1IouoR ooNsrAB1Es TO 60.
Gov. RIlerbe Relieves Charleston Of Hos Ansu
Police.

Gov. Rllerbe Relieves Charleston Of Hes Alien
Police.
CoLUNBIA. g. O.. Sept 27.-"I have deter
mined TO do away with all the liquor constables,
and throw the enforcement OF the Dispensary
law entirely upon the municipal and
county authorities. 1t would have boon
unjust to discriminate against Charleston
In such q matter and the metropolitan force has
been removed so that Oh can be on q footing
with all other cities. All municipalities will be
expected after Oct l to rigidly enforce the Dis
pensary law"
So said Gov. Ellerbe to-day, at the same time
signing two p~roclamstions which relieved
Charleston OF an alien police. under which her
people have chafed for three years, and cut of
the head Of every State liquor constable of tho
spy system.
The Governor announced some time ago that
he would remove tho constabulary on Oct. 1. but
there WIS no Indication of q purpose to end the
metropolitan system In Charleston. Gov. Evans
put the metropolitan police inCherleston because
the Dispensary law was not rigidly enforced
there. From the start they have proved an
utter failure. In many instances green coun.
trymen were put on tho force who did not know
the streets. and blind tigers" have been in
clover.
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CHECK sHINDL ER ARRESTED.
Drew . Pistol when Nabbca-vowed Ven
Geance on Hts Prosecutor.

Drew q Pistol when Nabbed-vowod Ven
Geance on Hts Prosecutor.
Herbert N. Bingham, a manufacturer Of
printers ink at 40 and 81 Rose street, appeared
in Centre Street Court yesterday afternoon as
complainant against Richard Kelly. % years
old, who refused 10 give any more definite resi-
dence than St Louis. He charged Kelly with
having passed a worthless check for $40 on him
on Aug. 20. After learning that the check was
worthless Bingham asked other men in the
trade. to LOOK out for a swindler answering
kelly's description. Yesterday afternoon Kelly
went into the office OF @. J. Maigne. at 1928 Pearl
str ct. with a check for $l5. which he wan ed
caAhed. MaiRne remembered Bingham's warn.
ing and tel phoned bingham to come 10 the
tered the place Kelly drew a loaded revolver
and threatened. to kill any one who would at
tempt to stop him from going away. AT that
moment Detectives Malarkey and Armstrong of
the Oak street station arrived and placed Kelly
under arrest. At tho station Kelly was searched
and twenty-one blank checks and twenty-five
differentiated keys were found in his possession.
He WAS taken to Centre Street Court. where he
declared that he would DO avenged on Bingham
for the arrest II II took him twenty years. A
short affidavit was taken In the case, and Magis-
trate Crane relnRnded him to the Tombs for
further examination to-day.
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GLELSOSyS EIHIBITs.
shows the Grand Jury Samples or Leps Island
City's sait-Crusted water Pipes.

shows the Grand Jury samples OF Lons Island
City's sait-Crusted water Pipes.
Mayor Gleason Of Long Island City was one
Of tho first persons to visit tho Queens county
Court House in that city yesterday morning.
The Mayor had a man with him loaded down
with a section Of water pipe and big chunks Of
salt taken from some Of the water pipes in the
city, and his coat pockets bulged with q bum
die of documents containing certificates Of az
port chemists who had made analyses OF Long
Island City's drinking water. When the Grand
Jury assembled Mayor Gleason and his exhibits
were ushercd into their room. Several other
witnesses followed the Mayor, including Prof.
John Mandei Of Bellevue, who condemned the
water as unfit for use.
After the Grand Jury had adjourned District
Attorney Youngs said that the Board Of Water
Commissioners had sent tho Grand Jury q reso-
luton asking for an Investigation into the
water supply, and had furnished the names OF
witnesses TO be.ca!led. Mr.. Younga said he had
not hoard from tho special committee appoint.
cd by tho Jefferson Democracy to secure a
Grand Jury Investigation OF the water, and that
they had not given him q list OF witnesses. Il
was rumoIed that the members of the Grand
Jury were horrined. after hearing the evidence,
that the residents of Long Island City should
the water and the sections of salty pipe and
pieces of salt submitted to tho Grand Jury were
taken from the pumping station that was
closed BY, order Of the Board Of Health. and
which will DO put In operation next Thursday
By order Of Supreme Court Justice Garretson.
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WE STILL LIVE, THINK THE CTS.
Even ne q Hen with Nor Head on. or the
Snake That Dieth Not Until Shutdown.

Even NJ o hhen viii hFr tte10 Or, or the
Snake That Dieth Not Until Shutdown.
Three events OF importance to tho Gifts &C.
CURED yesterday. The new campaign banner
was hung out in Twenty. third street, the can.
didate left the Plaza Hotel and went to his own
house at Sixty-fourth street and Madison ave-
nue., and James Il. Brown. Overseer OF SHELL
binders. gave notice that he would leave tho
Cts and take with him its choicest orator.
Marion NJ. Miller, Doctor OF Philosophy, II
Henry George should run for Mayor on the SILL
yer ticket. The detection OF Brown would be
n blow to the Cts. for Brown has conducted
the whole outdoor campaign 30 far, using the
well known methods OF the Single Takers, a
speaker, a dry goods box. two colored lanterns,
one stick of rcd fire. and one stick of green.
Mr.. Brown announced yesterday morning that
II Henry George should be a candidate for
Mayor he would give up, his Cit job and work
for the apostle OF tho sing!c:taX. Talking about
George Us a possible candidate, Orator Brown
zaid:
II am always loyal to Low until a greater
leader appears. II George appears, with him will
l shall follow him. for he Is tho leader in the
cause in which l have believed and which I
] aaS I ssF wiIl 1 Sqo5 SsR;s' follow RS; % MILF one Of our
The Executive Committee of the Cts held
the, first Of their regular daily meetings Yes.
comR9itt e'S on eerti &c affDSsF onyin satso1' MADE nde
a wal. According to tie interpretation put
ceptod by the Executive Committee to put a
semblymen. will require 1890 signatures as
a minimum. According to the Gifts ali inde.
pendent nominations save for Aldermen Will
require 1000 signatures each. 1t IL possible
that borough officers might DO nominated with
less, but the Cts say they are not going to run
any risk. The Aldermen. being elected from
Assembly districts, will have to have 800
names each: There are thirty-ive Aldermen
to be elected, which means 1880 signatures,
most OF which can be used over again on other
On the subject OF candidates the Cts arc
very num-. It IL known, however. that, for
Comptroller. Fitch has a strong following. He
mas strong opponents, also. who want J. Har-
sen Rhoados to get tho nomination. There Ia
one man. however, who can have 1t II he wants
It.. That Is Charles 5. Fairchild. The nomi-
he refus d 1t. Efforts are now being made to
get him TO reconsider his refusal.
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rERRoRs OF TEE sKAGHAH TRAIL.
A1en Will Net stop to Help women Over the
Terrible Road.

San FRANCISCO, Sept. ga letter from
Theodore Getz Of this city, who is now struR-
Cling to get over the Skagway trail. gives q ter
rible picture Of the absolute selishness OF the
miners who are striving TO reach the Klondike
before snow comes. Getz says: I'VE met two
women travelling alone In tho pass and they
earnestly pleaded with the men to assist them
on their way. but the men had no time for any
display Of gallantry. and stolidly refused to stop.
These women had q light stock of provisions
and will DO in a bad tx unless they get assist.
ance from the other side Of the pass. I can con-
Arm the news that one man was hanged here
for stealing some provisions. and two others
were shot for thefts. Order and law are well
maintained, and little trouble occurs.
I'm some parts Of tho pass, where the trail IL
very narrow, the 'empties,' as the returning
pack animals are called, have to be sheIved.
that 10. hauled up the mountain side and held
there to allow loaded animals to pass. The
packers sleep in their boots, as I have seen
i iess always H1 ySr w R,n' s asys !. w dii ss9Ff ha aa'i sSsn and I'd
tho least. On the trail a man is continually
hu .nF6s a b]Tut R5SSItlsi9 aor GO aFaSSi Smb animal. :,
something terrible. One, young horse got his left
leg caught between two large, sharp boulders and
completely OF at the knee. He lived some time
before he was shot.
hardship, possibly make the lakes In nve DAYS:
but to try to get his outfit over he does not
stand q ghost OF q chance at this season. 1t
has been showing hard on the mountains. AMI
the odors arising from the dead animals are
something awful. At these places the trail is
often only three feet wide. with walls OF rock
hundreds Of feet high on one side and on the
other q p~reclpice 100 to 800 feet deep. 1t fire.
quently happens that man and animal jump
from four to six feet from one rock to another
below and hold themselves on four to six feet
OF square space. If an animal makes a mis-
SteD on ono OF tle80 places YOU never RAA him
again. One day rhree animals ahead Of me
dropped In ono Of those jumps. No ono paws
any attention. and the unfortunate mar who
oses his animals and outfit gets little sympathy.
Every one Is busy looking out for himself.
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STATE
Democratic and Republican nominations for
tho Assembly and County Omcers.

Democratic and Republican nominations for
tho Assembly and County Omcers.
SARATOGA. Sept. 27.-At the Democratic As.
sembly and County conventions held at Ballston
Spa this afternoon the GLOWING nominations
were made: For the Assembly. Supervisor
Henry d. Safferd OF Half Moon; for Sheriff, VIII
iage President Adelbert P. Knapp OF Saratoga
Springs; for County Treasurer, Thomas L.
Luther NJ Saratoga Lake. The Chicago plat
form was studiously ignored.
~BINGHAMToN. Sept. OF. tt Republicans of
the Second district continued their adjourned
Assembly Convention here this afternoon and
nominated f. L. Vincent for the Assembly. As.
semblyman Tupper's supporters went in a body
for Vincent when they saw that Upper could
not be nominated. 1t took 152 ballots before a
choice was made.
Troy. Sept 27.-The Republicans Of the Sec
ond district Of Rensselaer, county this evening
nomins ted Leland W. Thompson Of this city for
member OF Assembly.
ROCHESTER,, Sept. 27.-Two conventions for
the nomination OF Republican candidates for
members Of the Assembly were held in this city
tonight. Speaker James NJ. z. O'Grady and
Assemblyman William W. Armstrong were re-
nominated by their conventions, which repre-.
sented tho Second and Third districts respec-
lively. There was no contest.
BUFFALO. Sept. 27.-The Republicans to-day
nominated John X. Patten OF T~onAwanda for
member Of Assembly. Seventh district OF Erie,
ana z. Baker Cmpleby in the Eighth district.
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THE GREEHHALGH CHILDREN.
Their Grandfather Appointed Guardian By the
surrogate at Rochester.

ROCHESTER,, Sept. 27.-Surrogate Benton to-
day appointed Alfred II. smith temporary
guardian Of Loise and Alfred 8. Grccnhalgh,
children OF Albert and Frances Grecnhalgh.
The parents have been married eleven years.
and for nine years lived in New York city
and Brooklyn. They then separated.
About one year ago Mr.. Smith. father Of Mrs.
Greenhalgh. went TO New York city. where he
found his daughter In destitute circumstances
and brought her and the children to this city.
A few weeks after they arrived here Mr.. Smith
discovered that eight bottles OF cider which
were forty years old had been cmptied and new
cider substituted. 10 suspected his daughter,
and became con WINGED that besides being ad.
dicted to liquor she had the cocaine habit. He
Immediately brought the matter into tho courts
that a proper guardian might DO appointed for
the children unit their parents could give them
a proper home.
The petitioner. Alfred II. Smith, has long boon
q Resident OF, Monroe county and is well able to
take care OF the children. During the trial the
time soloist in a large church in New York city.
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THROWING OVER SILVER.
Kentucky Popocrats Admitting Generally That
the Issue Is Dead.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 27.-Even the extreme
silVerites in thisS State are now abandoning the
currency issue. II. A. Sommers. Chairman Of
the last PopocratiG campaign committee and
editor Of tho hlizabethtown Neus-Adrocafe,
publishes in his newspaper to-day an article
asking gold Democrats to come back into tho
party ana settle the money question In 1900.
The Lebanon Enterpr sc declares that wheat
and silver bear no more relation TO each other
than any other commodities.
The Stanford INTERIOR journal to-day advised
Senator Blackburn to quit attacking the gold.
bugs, saying tho money question had no place in
this campaign. John ". Caldwell II Russell.
vile, one OF the most influential silverites In the
state, said yesterday that free silver would be a
good thing, but II was settled last November.
and the Issue could not be revived. He is a
silver mine owner. q bank President, and HIS
been three times In Congress-.
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b. AND 0. COUPONS TO BE PAID.
Action for . Separate Receiver TOR the Chicaro
Division Likely TO Cease.

"
Action for . Separate Receiver Tor the ChicaEo
Division Likely TO Cease.
BALTIMORE. Sept. 27.-Thc proceedings begun
several weeks ago in tho United States Court
for permission to bring suit in tho Federal
courts of Illinois, Ohio. and Indiana for the ap-
pointment of q separate receiver for the Chicago
divi ion Of the Baltimore and Ohio system, pre-
liminary to the fling of an application for tho
foreclosure OF the former property, will probably
be discontinued as the receivers OF tho Balti.
more and Ohio have made arrangements to pay
tho interest on tho mortgage, which was de-
faulted on June l.
There Is pending now q suit for tho appoint-
ment OF u separate receiver for tho Pittsburg
AMI Connellsville branch, and an INJUNCTION 70.
straining the receivers OF the Baltimore and
Ohio from interfering with the operation of the
property. This branch defaulted the interest on
It's bonds on July l because tho earnings for
the preceding six months were not sufficient to
cover the payment. 1t is understood that earn
ings have shown a gratifying increase since
justify the payment Of tho interest S SeH%sh tho bo
ninety days. when the bondholders have the
F FaEst,o to ask p the oSur' Z to grant : decree q
the banking house Of Messrs. J. i. Morgan &
have pursued tho policy of applying to the
payment OF interest on divisional bonds the
ehInlhRs %, such nlvisiohsl IN their hands as re-
ceivers. The earnings OF tho Chicago division
since Juno ! have been sufficient, with the earn.
ings prior to that date. to enable them 10 pay
the June coupon. Consequently they will nav
that coupon on Oct. l.. In the same way the re-
~ceivers will pay on Oct. ! interest upon the ter.
minal bonds on which default was made ON June
]. the rentals on the properties securing the
terminal bonds amounting on Oct. l TO about
sufficient 10 meet this interest. Therefore the
past due coupons will DO paid at that date.
coupons Of the Columbus and Cincinnati Mid.
land Railroad bonds. namely. that OF July /.
1896. Interest will also be paid ON the $4,000.
OOO skies. secured by tho Parkersburg branch:
the VI, 7O9. 300 extended fouIs, and the 81. 600.
900 West Virginia and Pittsburg dves. ~
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cit Taylor nocLed by Himaslr.

Tho Executive Committee of tho Citizens
Union in Brooklyn was to have met last night
in the Library building to take some decisive
action in regard TO Seth Lows nomination. Tho
committeeman must have REGARDED the situa-
ton as too serious 10 tackle, for John NJ. Taylor
MAS the only one who responded to the call.
Afier communlng with his own thoughts for
ence and Withdrew.
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Cold In FULTON and Dulcne.. c~oun,Ie..

ALBANY. Sept. 9I-Albert Ernest Wright
OF O East Thirty -seventh street, New York civ
has hled with the Secretary OF State q notice of
the discovery BY him OF gold and silver on lands
IN J9hhst9"n ToTnshlp. Fulton county. L. i.
birch and 4. +. buckley claim TO have dis.
covered, gold and silver In WassaIc. AmeuiS
IoTnship Duchess county. and have filed =
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sAYvILLE. L. L. Sept. 27.-George W. Buck
ingham. IS years old, a pensioner of tho Brook
Ign Police Department and . Lieutenant OF q
New York regiment In the war OF the rebeuiou.
committed suicide by taking laudanum at his
wife died q year ago and Buckingham had since
been Respondent. About two months ago no
In his neck.