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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
PLACE FOR MR.. ECKELs.
Presidency or . Chicago Bank 0nered to tn,
Comptroller.

Comptroller.
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-The directors of the Com.
mercial National Bank have asked James II.
Eckels, whose term as Comptroller Of the Treas.
ury has not long to run. to become President of
their institution at a handsome salary. one
greatly in excess of the So. 900 he now draws as
a United States official. Mr.. Eckcls has been
considering the offer for some time and probably
will accept. The Commercial National Banks
directors do not ask that he shall resign as
Comptroller before the expiration of his term in
Office. They have told him that he might take
as much time as he wished to consider and
make preparations to assume the management
of their bank.
1t is rumored that the directors OF another
Chicago bank-presumably the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company, which Is without a Presi.
dent-were endeayoring to secure Mr.. Eckels's
services, but he has not been approached by
them. The only actual offer he has had from a
Chicago bank Is that of the Commercial Ma
tional. The bank Is a large and well-known in
stitution. Its directors arc 8. w. Rawson, y. X.
Fairbank. o. w. Potter. Jesse Spalding. II. ".
King. Franklin MacVeagh, Norman Williams,
W. j. Chalmers. and II. A. Ware.
The invitation to Mr.: Eckels recalls the fact
that his predecessor as Comptroller. E. 9. Lacey,
when his term expired came to Chicago to be
President of the Bankers National Bank, which
place he now fills.
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n LAWYER IN JAIL.
BESIDES His Legal Business He Made . spe-
ciAlty or Bicycle stealing.

OMAHA. Aug. GA. r. Smith. a young at
torney of some standing In Omaha. is In jail an
acknowledged forger. bicycle thief. and associ-
ate of dangerous crooks. For a year he has
been leading a dual life, and none of his asso.
Giates in respectable circles suspected anything
building. For q month dozens of wheels be.
longing 70 the lawyers OF that building have
been stolen In a myst erious manner.
No, one could, understand how the room in
which inc wheels were kept could be entered.
Now IL Is explained, since Smith had a kew. He
became SO bold that on saturday he took seven
high'gradc wheels from the room, pawned two
OF them In Omaha. and shipped the others to
Chicago auction dealers. The same div be
forged a prominent business mans name to a
500 check and, got 4 cashed. lie was lust
starting TO the kiondikc when arrested, One
OF the wheels pawned here got him into trouLis
era on =, h ~ person were found lists of auction deal.
notes showing that no had shipped them ny
wheels since Jan. l. These wheels are suppos.d
shipped To- smith, who was head OF a gang of
oleycie thieves. smith confessed all when ar.
town. Pa where he is highly connected. '"'
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These arc some OF the trolley mishaps In
Brooklyn during the rush of belated passengers
from Coney Island on Saturday night:
Abe Abraham, 20 years old. OF l31 Orchard
street, fell off a Fifth avenue car and received
conclusion of the brain. He WAS taken to tho
home OF his brother at l55 Fifth avenue.
James Gillhoolcy, u Waterman at the state
Hospital, in jumping from n car after bis hat,
which was blown off. got q bad tumble. recciv.
Motorman John Layden. % years old. OF "a
Twenty.second street, while closing the win.
dows Of his car on the Fifth avenue line,
jammed his right hand through the glass and
his wrist was so badly cut that he had to 10
taken to the Norwegian Hospital.
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xUoerrs rnoM TINE xDoNDmR
They DiRsr rrova Those Previously brought
Home from That Region.

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. GAIT was observed
to-day that some of the nuggets brought down
by the Thorp party differ somewhat from those
that came by the Portland. The difference con-
sists OF white quartz. with rather we'll defined
and sharp fractures distributed through the
gold. Tho nuggets are not worn or polished in
any degree, but arc rusty and dull in appear
'tnce, having neither been subject TO glacial ac-
tion nor to erosion. Miners who have faith In
tho mother lode theory argue from this that
very rich gold quartz lodges will be discovered
on the headwaters OF the Klondike, near the
places that are now producing such wonderful
results.
Miners who came In from the Klondike yester-
day nro fitting out for the return trip, and will
leave here on Tuesday. They came through from
Klondike to salt water in exactly six weeks, by
the cattle trail tChilkat Pass, packing seventy
pounds apiece, and expect to return In the SAINT
time by way Of SkaRuay. One OF them, having
made two round trips since February, says the
journey thought to be 80 hard by the toiling
thousands at skeguay has no torrors, for him.
They purpose taking In several tons OF provis-
ions. providing against a repetition OF last win
ter's shortage.
iarity and association was illustrated in the
family OF one OF the returned miners to-day.
sitting tW6 : s,sn ON ene n aoS s WAS a es' bsf 81 eP T. ,nere r nuS,
gets IN size from half an ounce to an ounce, and
the child was playing with them as though they
werc 30 many jackstoncs. A visitor remarking
that they were costly playthings, elected the
reply that they amused the baby"
The general impression hero is that Skaguay.
by reason of Its position near tho favorable
passes. Is destined to become the most i'm
attracted to II. and u largo amount of lumber
for building purposes and q great many ready
made houses are being shipped in from Seattle.
Money ia reported abundant. wages are first
class, and business Of all kinds Is In a fiourishing
condition. 1t ie less than thirty days old. and
Five more vessels sailing from here this week
will add at least 900 moro men to this COM
munity of gold seekers.
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TAMMANY MEN IN SARATOGA.
sheehan Says He HASN'T Called . Conference
but Nevertheless They VIII Confer.

SARATOGA, Aug. 22.-Although there are
many Tammany leaders in town tonight, each
emphatically denies that his presence In Sara
toga was premeditated or that any conference
has been held. John c. Sheehan. when asked II
he had called a meeting OF tho Tammany men.
said:
"Ihave not. I came here simply to spend
Sunday with my family. and shall probably ro-
turn TO New York tomorrow. There has been
no executive session of Tammany men tonight"
A former Democratic Senator. who ind orsed
Mr., Sheehan's statement. admitted that tho
leaders were here to confer in an Informal way
with the many prominent politicians from al
parts of the country, with a view to sounding
public opinion on the issues. The Grand Union
tonight Ia headquarters for the Democracy. and
Tsmmany men, as well as Democrats from other
States, may be seen in, twos and threes, chat.
ting earnestly. There is a suspicion that Mr..
Sheehan will confer with Senator German Of
Maryland, and other men OF national promi.
nence. in regard to the most polite way OF
handling the silver question. With this trouble.
some matter definitely arranged, a Tammany
municipal! programme may be formulated at
Saratoga later.
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Beers
They Deny EnEland's Claim to sureraiuty Over
the Transvaal.
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN

Special Cable Despafch to THE Sun.
LONDON. Aug. 22.-The statement made by
Mr.. Joseph Chamberlain. tho Colonial Secre-
tary. in the House Of Commons on Aug. 1,
that 1t was impossible to arbitrate the question
of Great Britain suzerainty over the Transvral.
which had been established by convention, on
the ground that such a course would DO unprece-
dented between q suzerain power and its subor-
dinate. has excited much indignation In tho
Transvaal.
The matter was debated by tho Volksraad.
and several members declared that British
suzerainty did not exist. Tho question will DO
again raised on Tuesday next.
Meetings have been held In Pretoria and elso-
where in the Transvaal at which resolutions
were adopted denouncing the stand taken by
Mr.. Chamberlain. 1t was these resolutions
which probably elected tho articles recently
published by the Berlin newspapers declaring
that the Transvaal docs not recognise Great
B~ritain's claim to suzerainty.
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Attempted suicide in HI. Cell.

JAMAICA. L. l.. Aug. 22.-Henry Hildobrandt,
a burglar. attempted suicide in his cell in tho
county jail this afternoon by inhaling gas
through a tube made of paper and connected to
the gas Jet.
Hildebrandt is the man who was captured In
Jamaica on Aug. II. He is AN old offender. re.
Gently released from jail. He is suspected of
having had u hand in numerous burglaries in
Queens County during tho past two months.
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Armenian RevoIutionists Threaten DireruI
Things on Aug. al.

Special Gable Despatch to THE SUN.
C~oNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. 22.-The Ambassadors
here recently received simultaneously u circu-
lar, signed by the Armenian Revolutionary
Committee, complaining that the powers had
done nothing for their nation, which was ap
preaching ruin. The circular added:
Europe has remained mute at the tears
mothers have shed over their murdered chill.
dren. We have, therefore. resolved to establish
universal anarchy on the 3lst of August. the
day the destroyer OF our nation assembled The
throne. Take measures for the safety OF your
follow subjects, whom we do not wish to harm.
We arc all resolved 70 die rather than TO CON.
tinus our SufsrlnE."
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Conrad Dockmeyer. 80 years old. a carpenter.
attempted to commit suicide yesterday after
noon in Max Kurtenis Raines law hotol at 942
Flushing avenue. Williamsburg. by inhaling
illuminating gas.
He separated from his wife some time ago.
Afterward he got into n barroom brawl and was
struck on the head. He was taken TO st. Cath
crimes Hospital. where no was a patient until a
week ago. He was respondent. He will die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
MORE RUSSIAN FANATICS,
They Believe the Devil owns the Body ana IL
should Therefore He Neglected.

Special Gable Despatch 10 The Sun.
MOSCOW. Aug. ga new religious sect has
been founded In the province of S%aratov, In the
southeastern part of Russia. 1t is called the
Panjaschkovtzi. after its founder, whose name
is Panjaschko, and its central idea Ia that there
is in every human being an immortal soul i'm.
prisoned III n devil-owned body.
The members of tho sect therefore believe
that the body ought to DO neglected, and they
do not wash themselves, comb their hair, nor
change their garments. They will eat anything,
frequently partaking of oifai.
Their houses are never cleaned. with the ro-
suit that they live in indcscribable filth. Only
the most primitive morality is observed by
them. The sect is finding willing converts
among the peasants of the province.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
~ECoNOMIzING IN CoFFINS.
a Remarkable story That Comes All the Wa
from Fernando 20.

Special Gable Desputch to THE SUN.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 22.-The British steamer
Niger has arrived herc from the island of Fer
nando Pc. on the west coast of Africa. where Is
situated one Of tho Spanish penal stations.
She left Fernando Pc on July 10, at which
time she reports that the Cuban and Philippine
exiles were dying 80 rapidly that collins could
not be obtained In which to bury them.
The authorities supplied some, the bottoms of
which opened on hinges. In these tho bodies
would DO placed and lowered into tho earth.
Then. by a manipulation of the ropes,
the coffin would be raised. the weight of the
body causing the bottom to open and the body
to drop to tine bottom OF the grave. Then the
coff1n would be hauled out to be used again
when the occasion arose.
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FATAL LEAP FROM 4 TROLLEY OAR.
italian Jumped backward when IL Was Going
at Full speed.

ut Full speed.
Among tho dozen passengers aboard a trolley
car. south bound from West Farms, at 2:30 A.
NJ. yesterday. was an Italian about so years old.
On the floor alongside OF him was a bundle be-
longing to another passenger. In moving his
feet the Italian accidentally kicked the bundle
off the car. which was an open one. The car
was bowling along at a lively rate on Boston
avenue. near Woodruff avenue, at the time.
Without waiting to signal the conductor to
the bundle he had dislodged. He leaped with
his back in the direction the car was going, and
was thrown violently to the pavement. He
skull. He was picked up unconscious. and was
removed to Fordham Hospital. where he died q
few hours later without recovering conscious
ness.
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presiasn, or the Creran Assembly.
Special cable Despatoh to THE suy.

HltpIuT CuOTe UrSDdIcH 10 The Sun,
CANEA, Crete, Aug. GA lawyer named
Benezilo has been elected President OF the
General Assembly. Although he is a Cretan by
birth. he is a Greek subject He 10 n warm
advocate of the annexation OF Crete TO Greece.
He owes his election to the Ethnike Hetaira, the
Greek National Society. which, It Is asserted,
forced Greece into their war with Turkey.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23

Ellen Purcell. 20 years old, OF AIT West Six.
tcenth street, drank kerosene with suicidal in.
tent last night in the presence OF her husband,
william. He, called an ambulance and sho was
taken TO the New York Hospital. where oinetics
were, administered. She Will probably recover.
She declared that her husband had been treat.
ing her unkindly Of late,
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Dinner was Late and ne Hanged Himself.

P~IrTsBURG. Aug. 22.-Andrew Heinritz, 27
years old, living at Williamsburg. n suburb, made
an engagement with friends to go to Turtle
Creek to-day. His wife cooked dinner late and
he saw he had missed the train. He had an I'M
went GOWN 10 the cellar. His friends came to 20
with him on IA later train. Heinritz's wife sent
them downstairs. and they found him hanging
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-23
A DRINK sERvED WITH EACH BATE
Turkish Bathkeeper Arrested for Violating the
Rnines Law.

Policeman Iorigan OF the Delaney street
station noticed a steady stream OF persons going
in and out of the Turkish bath kept by Israel
None looked any cleaner on coming out.
I0rigan went in AMI saw that drinks were
served AT n bar in the place. He took a bath
and had a drink. Then he arrested Foskowich
and his barkeepcr, John Kacobus, for violating
the Liquor Tax law by selling liquor withouta
lirpnSe.
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sMITTEN WITH GOLD FEVER.
Three saiIors Desert and start ON y s0O-MiI,
Sea Journey.

TACOMA. wash., Aug. 22.-The steamer Rush
reports that, while at Dutch Harbor, 1t was
learned that three of the crew Of the revenue
cutter Perry. fired by the news from the gold
fields. deserted. and, stealing n boat from the
North American Commercial Company, started
across the open sea on n 700.mile journey.
They stole sails and provisions from the Perry.
but 1t Is feared that they will never reach their
destination.
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Mr.. Armistead owns u mule which he values
very highly. The animal was purchased in Ihis
where he fell into the hands OF Mr.. ArmisicAi.
The mule WAS put to work in the cotton fields IN
his parl in making the crop. Though a liti.p
stiff from age, he is yet as good AS half Il dora
average mules. The same negro who broke tho
bid fair TO 10 good work for some time to come.
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Tho Albany Police Unable to Find Any Ira CO
OF Warner.

ALBANY. Aug. 22.-The Albany police have
been unable to secure any clue to the whore
abouts of Albert s. Warner. the New York law
yer and arch conspirator in the Conway abduo-
ton case. They seem to think he has reached
tho confines OF New Jersey over the East Shore
Railroad from Schenectady.
II III known to the police that he had less than
80 when he left this city. For this reason they
are looking for him in localities where he has
friends: The Albany police have received in.
formation that IA man answering to Warmers
description left II West Shore train at Kingston
two days ago. A local detective Is following
this clue.
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Murder sIAy Result rro1 = Drunken Quarrel.

B~INGHAMToN. N. Y. Aug. 22.-Early this
morning John Allen and George Lewis became
engaged In q drunken quarrel. which resulted
In blows Allen struck Lew twice with a
hammer, fracturinR his skull and brankino his
collar bone, Lewis was taken TO the hospitai
Allen 10 In Jail. ' Nut@
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Special Gable Despatch 10 The srS.
LONDON, Aug. ga despatch from Athens
says that q large block of buildings adjoining
the National Bank In that city has been burned.
No details are given.
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For s~leepIeHsneas
aEe HsrsrOra's Acle Pho.phs,

VI. Patrick Booth, oxford. \. c., SAYS: "HAya s..n
ect admirably in insomnia. especially OF Old naoNIa
sha oonyAlesoents. A refreshing drink IN hot wsstbaS
and In cASeS Of fsyerS."-AdV. "s@'her
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-25

The sale tame I Il with big crowd in
attendance and lots OF stir and noise. l
was kept busy going after things and
bringing up etock, and l wasn't able to
keep much run Of how things were 60
ing. but l got the impression that the
horses were selling mighty well. Bring
ing more than anybody had expected.
and surprising all the nearby neiShtors
who had seen them. l was feeling a
little elate6 over my work when Was
sent for to come TO the hous,. What do
you think found when l got there.
was told that father had bought that
miserable old gray plug,-hsd bid him
of at seventy dollars. He had put on
30 much style that he had captured the
old mans eye had made him look 80
nice that father had been ro2ed in sure
enough. That wasn't the worst Of it.
Father said that he mad promised that
/ should sign the note with him. pro-
tested sgains. It, told him he didn't need
him-that he had horses enough. which
was true. l explained in a mild way
that the horse wasn't worth the money,
mild say, for the proprietor and his
family were present and l couldn't say
very much against the old beast. They
we're all against me and finally signed
the note, as father seemed to lie on his
mettle about it. aud his old army pride
was wound up.
well l had to pay that note. Father
never was abls to d. it. 1t took all
could save out Of years work to meat
it. That's The start l got when l was
twenty one But, as said before. per-
hsps it was just as we'll. Lad to learn
what it costs to sign notes some TINA
and it may have saved me goo1 deal OF
NOR ey in these later years."
HAIRY G. SHEOD.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-25

very pretty style. AMI. being elastic,
fits almost like the jersey. They are
made in one color Of taffeta silk. and
with them is worn null tie edged With
lace and insertion. saw three loves.
one in black, o1e in lilac and one in
white. They resemble the accordion
pleated waists. but are more subs tantial
and durable. The sleeves are very plain
anu cuffs tucked and reversed.
Fur garments are 10 be sOftened in
effec. by ruffias OF lace, both at the throat
and cuffs. The Russian blouse will be
an u'umn favorite. with ieweled telt
or belt OF Jet or leather.
The kecamier waist has the French
back with bias front asd is draped
L. ng wasted effects will be 10 favor.
There can be 10 doubt that the redin-
cote has come to stay. for a while at
least, II was braveIy fought against in
the spring. but has succeeded in re-
est ablishing ITSELF
Many of the autumn waists will be so
plainly severe in construction that they
can be worn quite late in the season-up
to the advent OF cold weather in fact
as they have decidedly out of dcorish
appearance. Coats, as binted before.
will be OF smooth finished cloths. some
models being belted in with black vel
vet. Every wel-dressed woman must
possess one OF these coats. They go
with everything and are always smar:.-
Town Topics.
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iimentsl to the palmer ono, and unless
the likeness between the two were very
startling, one or the other was sure II
suffer in effectiveness. exemplifying the
adsge that what is meat for one is
rOi:On for another"
The English. who are. as a people.
much better verssd in the laws OF Gus.
tom than 10 matters OF abstract taste
fulnese, have glways maintained, aad no
d1ubt, with British pluck. will Away
maintain, against the most hopeless
odds, that the children OF one family
should be dressed--or perhaps
should make a distinction here and
say clothed alike. the girls after
their kind and the boys after theirs.
In parish schools and abnormally large
families, there are. doubtless. advanta-
ges in this nefarious practice. Goods
may be bought by the piece. buttons by
the gross and ribbons by the box. thus
obtaining wholesale prices. but alas.
producing retail effects. When, too, a
large family Of this homogeneous variety
is travelling about the continent, it may
be more easily assembled at critical mo-
ments than would be possible were in
dividuality permitted. have in mind
an English family in this country whose
four girls are CARRIED IN precisely similar
attire both indoors and out, and, as
they bear q very striking likeness to
each other, / am fain to address to
them only general remarks concerning
the weather and such matters OF
breathless interest, for the reason that !
can never be quite sure w-ether my
listener English girls listen admirably
be Mary, or Susan or Jane CT Gwendolin.
Gray gowns aud gray taffesa skirts
will be much affected this autumn and
this wrinkle l predicted away back in
the early spring.
Chiffon waists will be just as dressy
as ever, and the latest things in silk
waists are tucked, in clusters OF three
tucks, from the neck to the belt. 1t is
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Fashions of the Day.

1t would be m anifestly embarrassing
and in grossly bad taste, to attemp: TO
impart instruction for cool autumn cos
tunes to a public not yet receives: g
b from the effects of the broiling. sizz ing
SETTLING mass of heat with which Sep
TENDER doused us all last week, as
though in ierision at being include in
the fall months.
A few days OF goose aesh, few days
of budding around the tireside, accom-
panied Ly an ever-insistent conviction
that our clothing is incompetent for the
duties required of it. these will bring us
face to face with the question of autumn
wardrobee. and go, deferring for a tine
the discussion of matters OF exterior
clothing, p.opose to cast an eye over
the lovely exhibitions or seasonable lin
gerie to be found by those who know
where such quests should be directed.
Certainly each season our women ds-
vote larger and still larger proportion
of their expenditures to this matter Of
interior decoration, and as many, in fact
most, Of the innovations are in the ma
ture Of improve msnte, they are worthy
OF encouragement, while as for attrac-
tiveness well, my lady's collection OF
cobxebby linens and laces, and ruffles
and ribbons, are dainty simply to the
point Of DESPAIR.
One OF the most ingenious, practical
and serviceable OF the new devices is in
silk skirt construction. 1t consists OF
the usual gO:e1 petticoit with the single
pinked ruffia, but instead Of the pink
ruffies and chiffon frill. now We have the
novel arrangement Of deep tiounces OF
exausit, lawn or even mil with lace
or embroidery, which are 10 be buttoned
on to the silk petit coat. These OF course
are easily removed, Numbered and re-
place d. III, ekirt itself remaining clean
an ret aiming tn, al seniisl silken
..swhish' or "frJu frou."
Not all the daughters Of Eve are so
fortunately paced in life that they can
afford to own nuDb,r Of silsen Ie:ti.
coats. but most Of tho &c whom address
can fit themselves ont with at least one,
and then the many chan ,eab!e fiounces
OF silk, wash materials and laces offer all