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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

ne nzossutte osne Piayea ~ uss Natives
We Ttnnea LesEtpEs Thore.

We've got O new amusement over our way
said tho Jerseyman. AT least it'a new to mo.
II came with the advent OF the mosquitoes the
other day. You know we don't have any mos
quitoes in Jersey ss . rule. ] know you have
heard stories about 'em, but they're lies got MP
by New York real estate agents who want to
keep people from moving to Jersey. The fact IL
there were no mosquitoes in Jersey TO speak Of
until one day last week. There was n hot spell,
then q rainstorm, and then another hot spell,
and that brought out mosquitoes to burn. Not
only In Jersey but in New York city. Why
I was at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Saturday
night and mosquitoes were so thick in the cor
ridor that they actually drove ne out. They
were never 30 thick az that In Jersey, and Two
lived there . good many years. Yes, cir, o good
many years.
"oh. ] almost forgot l was going to tell you
about the new amusement we have. I went out
walking on Sunday afternoon with my wife and
when we got homo wa found our two girls sitting
on the front stoop with their sleeves rolled up to
the elbows. They were holding their barred arms
out steady and still. When my wife saw 'em
she said: 'whyi whatever are you doing.
girlei Pull down your sleeves instantly Well,
sir, I thought they were going to cry. The cid.
est said: oh, mamma, we're just seeing which
can get the most bites In three minutes Tho
younger one danced up and down and screamed:
Mamma, I beati I boati I beatl ! beat her,
mamma I got 20 and she only got 16. mamma.
I beat her.
snow, II you'll believe It. they held up their
arms and we counted the swollen spots and you
never saw two happier girls in your life. Tho
small one especially was delighted because she
had won. They had q splendid time. They were
at II again, but my wife objected. I didn't
see any. harm In It. myself. II, kent them quiet.
! don't know whether this thing is general or
not. but the children seemed to enjoy 1t 90 much
! m shSni mo oslnf IL we r. r. ! say on we 1 What new sSw
We have we get some comfort out. of. 1t isn't at
in Bay Shore. he told me, to-day that the
mosquitoes are 90 bad down there that the girls
have had the stoves taken down. and they are
using the .stovepipe for leggings, and he ,sayt
they bite right through that. or course. I don't
believe that they do that, but the girls all weaI
stovepipe ~leRgings all right. because my friend,
wife wrote to my wife and wanted to know II
we used extra largo stoyepipe on any Of oul
stoves. She said that theirs was too small and
she was nearly bitten to death.
81 tell you that'a one thing we've got to bt
thankful for. we don't have mosquitoes often
Just think what It must DO to have to live or
Long Island"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
HORACE @. ALLIs FREE
Tho Former Bank President Released from the
Nings County Penitentlnry.

Horace g. Allis, formerly President Of the de-
funct First National Bank OF Little Rock, Ark,
was released from the Kings County Peniten-
tiary at 8 o'clock yesterday morning. an hour
after the pardon granted by President McKin-
ley had arrived from Washington. He left the
prison unattended. but told the Warden that he
intended to stay with friends in Brooklyn for
several days before starting for home.
The bank OF which he was President wes
wrecked in 1894. Just prior to a visit OF tho
Government bank examiners Allis visited New
York and negotiated loans which would tide
the bank over its difficulties. He made what he
said were satisfactory arrangements with one Of
the banks in this city. and telegraphed this fact
to his cashier, but at the last minute the New
York hank failed to respond. and the Little Rock
bank was closed. Aliis was arrested. and from
his own fortune. it is said. aided In making good
the losses. He was tried on the charge Of vio-
latinR the banking laws, and was convicted and
sentenced to a term Of five years. A petition for
his pardon was signed by many well.known men
OF Arkansas. including the trial Judge and the
members OF the jury which convicted Allis. He
had been doing clerical work in the penitentiary
during his Incarceration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
THE WRoNG MAN STAINED,
Patrick Rafferty, or IonLers Does Not Know
Who Assaulted Him.

YoNKERs. n. V, July Fitzpatrick Rafferty,,
in company with his younger brother, Thomas,
was proceeding to their homo early this morn
Ing, when he was attacked and cut about the
body and face in a manner that would indicate
the use of a razor. lie was taken to st. Johns
Hospital, and his condition Is critical. Tho
story told by the wounded man ana corroborat-
cd 10y his brother Thomas is this:
Shortly after midnight, while walking along
Scppcrhun avenue to their home AT 759, they
moi three mon OF medium height. In passing
one of tho men Jostlcd Patrick. who sank to
the sidewalk eNclaiming; My God. I've been
stabbcd!' The younger brother called q police
man. who found Patrick unconscious. The Raj
fcrtys say that not n word passed between them
and the strangers previous TO the assault. Raf-
fcrty described his nSsailants rs HungarIans or
Italians. Later in the morning stephen Josko.
81 years old, and John Wilson, "a: were arrested.
but neither OF the ltntfcrtys could identify them.
The police believe that the blows which Raj.
fcrty received were intended for some other
person,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
rELFoHp,s DIsAPPEARAN0E.
He started for Scotland In search OF n Fortune
and Was Lost In London.


KINGSTON. July ~26.-Thomas Telford. an aged
citizen of this place. has disappeared. When
last seen he was In London and was about to
leave for Scotland, whore no beloved an I'm.
mense fortune awaited him. Michael J. Kelley
OF New York. q brother-in.law OF Telford. 40
companied him to Europe In his quest for for.
tune. and when he Lost his friend he notified the
London police. They searched for days. but
no trace Of him could be found. Thea Mr..
Kelley returned to Kingston and broke tho
news Of Telford's strange disappearance to his
wife.
The story OF the disappearance OF Thomas
Telford Ia a curious one. Some time ago he
received a letter from a hrm OF solic-
itors In London. telling him that a wealthy
aged aunt OF his In Scotland desired to
mako him her heir and wished him to come
across the ocean and see her before she died.
that he would have to visit Scotland again to
settle everything. Tho last OF Juno he and his
brother.in-law sailed on the steamship Paris.
In London Telford mysteriously disappeared.
To-day, when the story OF his disappearance was
published In the papers here, Jamcs ID. Craig. =
young Newspaper man, announced that, a. Tel
lords request. he had from time to time forged
from English solicitors. Telford when he started
lars of friends by means Of these forged letters.
Telford's wife is confident that her husband met
with foul play In London, as she says she 10 sure
he is the hair 10 100000 In gold: Telford IL q
descendant OF Thomas Telford OF Dumfries. the
inventor Of the celebrated Telford paVementS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
ALMOST sUrFooArED By GAS.
a YOUNG soldier at West Faint Found Un.
conscious In tho Telephone once.

WEST POINT. July 26.-Bernsrd Muhan. q
young soldier in the army service detachment
stationed here, was found unconscious this
morning in tho telephone office in the cadet
guard house with the gas turned on. Mahan il
on duty in the central Office Of the post tele-
phone system. Yesterday Mahan went to High
land Falls to SOC a sister. Not returning. his
wife sent word early this morning TO VIM.
Robinson. the man who relieves Maban at noon.
that he had better 20 up to the office. as her hus-
band had not returned, and she did not know
what had become OF him. Whom Robinson
reached the office he detected a strong smell Of
gas. He found the office door locked, but put
ting bis shoulder against II he broke u open. and
found Mahan stretched upon the floor aud APP
DR.. Mahon was called In and ordered Mahan
tskcn to the Soldiers Hospital. His recovery 10
doubtful. The idea OF suicide Is secuted by his
friends. They think that when he went TO the
ONCE he lit the gas Tor a few minutes, then turn
Ing II on, as he thought, he lay down on tho
Moor to sleep for q few hours.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
DEAD sMUGGLEE,s EFFECTS.
Taken by = Customs Inspector from bellevue.
Where ne Died.

Customs Inspector II. A. Whitfield took to the
Barge Once yesterday three valises which be-
longed 10 julius Ronok, a Frenchman. who was
taken to Bellevue Hospital from the steamship
La Touraino on Saturday because la was too i'll
with Bright's disease to submit to customs in.
s~pection. He died Sunday.
Ono valiso contained $50 francs, two gold
watches with gold chains. four charms, seven
gold breastpips. one gold pin,, eight r~osaries.
three pr yer books, two plated watch chains,
seven photographs, one toilet hand mirror, thirty
scroll saws, a jewellers mHgnitying glass, one
razor, one pair rufI buttons, three collar but
tons, four cigar Ia lers in cases. one ink hottie,
clothes brush. wine glass and i've decanters, all
new. ~
that he had left a gold watch under the pillow
OF the berth In his staterOOm on La Touraine.
RenCk's body is at tho Morguo and his clothes
are I'm charge Of The properly CLERK al BelleYue,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
VOTE AFTER THE POLLS CLOSE;
That IL, Ir the Voter Had Previously Received
His Ballot AccordinG to Law.

His Ballot According to Law.
ALBANY. July 26.-President George e. Moul.
ton OF the Brooklyn city Board Of Elections re-
quested Acknowledgement Hancock for his
opinion as to the duty of election officers to
allow ballots to be cast after the hour for clos
ing the polls, in view Of the contrary decision
OF Justice Barrett t1s N. Y. Reports. 1851. The
Attorney.Genera In his opinion says:
"Since the decision referred to was made the
election law has been SO materially changed
that the reasoning in that case would not apply
to the present statute. 1t would seem it was
clearly the intent and purpose Of the law that
tho polls should close, SO far as admitting voters
within the guard rail and giving them ballots
at the time specific in the statute. But this
would not seem to apply to a person who had
received his ballot before the expiration of this
time. In order to carry out the purpose of tho
law it appears to me very plain that after re-
ceiving his ballot in conformity with the aw,
the %elector has a right to prepare and cast the
same. In the language OF the statute he has
commenced the act of voting, and should be per-
mittod to deposit his ballot
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
BROOKLYN CoNvICr-MADE GOODS.
City Departments Must Buy Them Whom OF the
Required Quality.

Corporation Counsel Burr Of Brooklyn has
given an opinion In reference to the purchase Of
supplies for use in the City Works Department,
furnished by the Commissioners Of Charities
from the work OF ~convicts at the Kings County
Penitentiary. He thus advises City Works Com
missioner Willis:
I'll the articles which the Commissioners of
Charities and Corrections can furnish are OF a
quality AMI kind required Tor the public use, I
am of the opinion that to that extent you are
obliged to purchase. from them, but n they are
formerly pursued. The mere fact that Charities
Commissioners can furnish a brush or q desk will
not, in my opinion, require you to purchase such
supplies from thom unless such brushes and
desks are Of a kind and quality needed for the
public service. where. however, they are In a
position 10 furnish such supplies OF the quality
and in the quantity required l am OF the opinion
that ~ Is the duty OF your department to procure
in the various departments OF the city Govern
mont"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Business Troubles.

Justice Lawrence has appointed Percy q.
Bromneld receiver for the Bates whitman Com.
pany, advertising agents at 1872 Nassau street,
In the suit brought by II. Randolph Whitman.
Discussions among those interested In the com.
pany led TO the receivership.
Herman Warnken. grocer at 22Ol Eighth ave-
nue.. made an assignment yesterday to w. ii.
Whlspell. giving a preference 10 Annie NJ. Warn
ken for 500.
Judgment for SAB was entered yesterday
against Richard Maggs, liquor dealer, of lJS
Avenue u, in favor Of j. & NJ. Haffen, for lrgor
beer and balance due on a chattel mortgage
which has been fOreClosed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Ylyins Machine Inventor Writes to the state
Department.

WAsHINsToN, July 26.-The State Depart
mont receives many odd ~letters. To-day a let.
ter was received from John j. A. Miller OF Dom
YER, a flying machine inventor. He said he had
completed the model Of an airship twenty-four
inches long, which worked TO his entire satlsfac-
ton. He thought that a large ona would work
equally ms we'll, and wanted TO know II the Gov
ernment would be willing to take an interest in
Il. The letter will be referred to the flying ma
chine expert OF tho Smithsonian Institution.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

Lena solomon and Moses Lundsman were
married in the City Hall by Alderman Joseph
schilling on July Is. A few days later the bride
left her husband and returned to her parents at
ll6 McKibbin street, Brooklyn. Hor husband
then sued out II writ Of habeas corpus. In
day In the Supreme Court in Brooklyn. Her
parents said they had no objection TO her joining
Ing TO 20 with him Judge Van Wyck dismissed
tho Rutt.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

Paul Winter. the young German who, while
posing as Brother Bernard, a novItiate OF the
franciscan Order OF St. Louis, 10 said to have
swindled a number OF ohsritably disposed Brook.
lyn and Newark people out OF money, was die.
charged by Magistrate Simms In Centre Street
Court yesterday, as the Central ONCE detectives
declared that all OF the alleged victims refused
him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
ARaAIGNED THREE TIMES.
MRS. CaupbalI Paroled Each Time-hsr HUI
band the Complainant.

Mary Campbell OF 2227 Third avenue was ar
raigned three times in the Harlem Court yestcr-
day on the complaint OF her husband, John. an
awning maker. The first arra!gnment was in
answer TO a summons he had got charging her
and she was pnrolod for examination Tomorrow.
shortly after Campbell, appeared again in
court and declared she had begun a row as soon
az She got home. She appeared whiie he was
talking and said be WAS 10 blame. She was
again paroled. A policeman. who had arrested
court the third time. She Was DSroled Cor the
third time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Struck by an Engine and MORALLY Injured.

MIDDLErowN, n. Y. July 26.-George Hudson,
q well-known resident Of Monroe, Orange county,
was mortally injured there tonight by being
struck by an Erie express train. Hudson was
waiting for a west.bound freight train to pass.
He started over the crossing and, without
noticing the express train approaching. walked
directly into the engine drivers. The result was
that one arm and one leg was cut off and his
body hurled fifty feet.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
BRIDGE TRAFFIC BLoCKED.
Motor on n sIow-Moving Train Jumps ths
Track NJ Park Row Terminal.

At o o'clock yesterday morning. when the
bridge WAS crowded by business men and clerks
on their way TO this city, motor 104 jumped the
track at the New York terminal and blocked
traflo for over twenty minutes. The train
drawn by motor 1O4 had discharged its pass.
engers at the New York terminal and was pro-
ceedinR at reduced speed 10 the switch, when
tho front wheels Of the motor jumped the track.
Although the train was moving very slowly.
the wheels were wrenched completely across the
rails. A call for help was sent to the power
house, and shortly afterward n gang OF laborers
was at work on the derailed motor. The ticke
offices were closed and, many persons were
forced to walk across the bridge.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Two sIsn Founa Drowaed.

An unidentified man was found drowned yes
terday in tho East River at the foot OF Fifty
hffh street. The only clothing he had on was o
pair OF light summer dra weTs.
The body OF an unidenli, el man was found
yesterday In the East River ut the foot OF
been . l0nEOhoresnan.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
MARINE INrELLIGE NCE

MINIATURE ALNASAc-THs DAT.
Sun rises ... <5e Sun SETS. 7 2l Moon rises. . 95
HOB wATER-THis DAY.
Sandy Hook. c IS Gov. lard. o 28 He'll Gate. 9 FL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

sAYvnLE. L. l., July 26.-The reported rob
berry at the summer house OF Charles F. Hubbs
on Saturday, by which Mrs. Florence N. Major,
= guest, lost jewels valued at 81. 500, has been
tions, the missing articles were found In their
owners trunk to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Wanta % Ben Airshlp steeL.

RICHMOND. Ind, July 28.-Dr. Samuel Charles,
ono OF the best known men In tho city, says
he has completed plans for the building OF AN
airship that will soon sail for the KlOndike gold
fields. He has begun the work Of soliciting stock
DurchaserB.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Arrived-MoypAY. July ee.

81 Ethiopia, wadsworth. Glasgow July 10 and Mo.
willie 18th.
SIS Ceyic, Nicol. Liverpool July 10.
SIS Cambrtan. Wise. London.
es Rotterdam. voege, Rotterdam
Sc Leon. LAmpA. Port Antonio.
IS Roumanian. Perry. Glasgow.
Sc City OF Washington. Burnley, Havana.
SIS Alamo, Hix. Galveston.
SIS Creole. Dagger. New Orleans.
IS State OF Texas, Risk, Brunswick
ss Blueheids. Charles. Baltimore.
IS Guy andotte, Davis. Norfolk.
IFor later arrivals ses First PA1el
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Business Tutires.

a summer Luxury. artesian plunges at Lafayetto
Place Baths; less exp .nsive and more refreshing than
o trip to the sea Always open. Gentlemen only.
Mrs. NinsIowsa Soothing Syrup for children
teething; softens the gums, reduces innAnimst on. a..
lays pain. cures wind collie, diarrh9A 25c. q bottle.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27
Special NoticcS.
4ew Publications.

NOHGAN's IMPERIAL CARBgSATEp DISTILLED
WATERS. A.tosted by BoHr4 %. HcIltH. Worlds Fair.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

ORC. EACH.-"sDArleyyow VOW. - Charles o'MAllsy.S
20 James Fl" ftlehelieu.' 81 we'll "Captai- BiSke,S
"krAnkensteln." "WhltefriaEs." PRATT. ~ oth AN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-27

ARRIVED OUT.
Be Friedrich der Crosse. from New York. at Bremen
SAILED IRON FOREIGN poRrS
SIS Bremen. from Southampton for New York,
IS Ems. from Naples for New York.
The herald., 1897-10-10
"a VIRGINIA CoURTsHIP"t
A Condensed Comedy, in Three Laps
and Smile

Dramatis Personae--Mr. Crane and Mis-.
Irish, assisted by one villain, one cyclonit
lover, his beloved and several utility peo
pie.
The herald., 1897-10-10
For Man and Beast

WALL" philosophically remarked ia
bez Squanch, I've learned one thing by
tampering with them city sharpers, an
that Is that what is good for bedbugs
is good for farmers"
What do you mean by that?" in
quired Josh Grayneck. Farmers an
bedbugs AMT nothin' alike. You've been
readin' them gol-danged funny papers. u
Nope! Some time ago 1 sent doi-
lar for an infallible bedbug killer that
I'd seen advertised in the city papers
an received in return little wooden
mallet an' block Of wood, numbered
l and 9, respectively, with printed di-
rections telling me to place the irssec,
on No. 2 an swat him with No. l, an
assuring me that bedbug thus treated
would never bite again. That's true ae
rreachin'; the insect will never bite
again, an neither will I."-Chicag0
Tribune.
The herald., 1897-10-10
ABOUT MEMS TRUNKS
Including Some That Are Put to Inter
esting Special Uses

The Am erican still prefers decidedly
to get his baggage into as compact form
as possible. There are made, however,
nowadays, meris trunks that are mod
els of convenience. They have places
for every thir,g, a place for a dress suit
and compartments for other suits, COM
partment for hats and another for shoes,
a place for shirts and a place for neck
wear, a division for dressing case, and
so on. In such trurk man could car
ry everything he might require for wear
on either business or social occasioris.
and in supply sufficient for trip Of
some duration.
He would also have a number Of trav-
cling bags of different sizes, dress suit
case, and other trunks, all these for use
as they might be needed. If he went ir'
for bunting, for instance, he would rave
a trunk to carry his guns and his hunting
outfit, but the general fact remains that
the average American likes to get his
baggage into the most compact form
possible and the smallest number OF
pieces.
There are, however. men who do not
thus limit themselves, who for example,
carry their shirts in a case specially
made for the purpose. Shirt cases are
made of sole leather ard to carry one
dozen or two dozen shirts each. Shirt
cases are still a decidedly exceptional
article of baggage, but a manufacturer
of fine trunks and travelling equipments
said that he had made more shirt cases
this year than ever before.
Some men also carry their boots and
shoes for riding and walking in trunks
made specially for that purpose, with
separate compartme rts for each pair.
There are men living in various cities
and towns outside of New York, some of
them hundreds of miles away, who not
only buy their shirts here, but who send
them back here regularly to be laun-
dered. This is done here better than
anywhere else in the country, for the
simple reason that the best laundry
workers are found here. Some men who
send their shirts to New York to be
landered buy here trunks made especial
ly for the purpose, and holding five OF
six dozen shirts each.-New York Sun.
The herald., 1897-10-10

MY Friend From India" which is
described as modern, roaring farce,
was produced at the Baldwin in San
Francisco last week. The Chronicle says
is is ''rollicking from the beginning.
sometimes so frank that it would have
been vulgar If it had not been so humor-
Gus an exaggeration of human nature"
1t describes the piece as being "irresist-
IDLY funny" and says "the farce will
strike decorous people as being blunt