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Hard Lines for y Tramp.

A tramp took a bath on the Pennsylvania
Railroad. near Washington, at a late hour la0t
night!
He boarded the train at a point about forty
miles north Of the capital city of his country,
not dreaming of what The fates had in store for
him. He WAS riding on the iron rod between the
trucks of one OF the passenger coaches at the
time. Along the line OF tho road are a number
OF track tanks from which the locomotives arg
enabled TO draw water while running at full
speed. That is what this particular engine was
doing when the tramp's undoinR occurred. The
high speed at when the train WAS running sent
the water flying unuer the cars in volume al.
most equal to the streams from II dozen pieces OF
fire hose.
The tramp was drenched TO the skin. His
clothing was ~fearfully soaked: his face was
washed beyond recognition; likewise wero his
hands frightfully clChnsed by the torrent
through which they passed.
With wonderful ncrve and presence of mind
the Injured man chung tenaciously 10 the metal
rod, realizing the fact that only Spartan courage
and f%ortitudc would, save. his life. rs he must In
eyitably be crushed to death under the flying
wheels il ho attempted to disembark.
He reached Washington more dead than alive
and nearly crazed by the painful ordeal through
which he had passed.
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Mercantile library C. C.

The players were nc. arranged according to playing
b. ". i. NJ, New York.-whst about l. R-Kt 4 Oh.
and /. X 4 Kt?
W. II. E., New York.-There Is no doubt that K-B D
will solve Zeckendorfs problem.
A. II. B.-THE Sun might you some
day.
Il. r., New York.-After 22. Orr oh. K-K9. white
might %continne 23. II Z r, X or L Ri "a. QxQP.
and white would then be two pawnB ahead with a
better developed game. The chances arc that he
would win another pawn, and should draw. How
ever. the position requires a great deal OF analysis.
23. R-k CHI would lose for white.
r. f., New York.-The game forwarded to THE Sun
was too badly conducted by black. and does not do
serve the space In THE sun.
II. Remsen, New York.. R-Q D, to be followed by
KIT 20 2)-K d y will do the trick.
Amateur, Brooklyn.-As the club did not SEQ Mt to
publish the story. The Sun must decline to say any
thing about II. IL Is, however. quite true that the eL-
penditure greatly exceeded the sum intended.
q. w. ATndt. New York.-The Metropo itah Chess
Club IL the nearest to you. II meets at the Central
Opera House. East Sixty seventh street.
Two In q Row Again. New York uArde1 +" Il
FTehch, and the word means "look out"
John y. Miller, Boston.-showalter thinks thAs
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1t will be seen, therefore, that the amateurs
were rather few. and that they did not include
the amateur champion. Mr.. Allan. or Mr.. Robb.
Maxwell. and Greig. who were prominent at
Muirtield.
Thirty-nine couples started for the third
round. Mr.. Tait's driving and approaching
were again most excellent, but the kcenness OF
the putting green's troubled him, AS il did most
of the other players. AT the sixteenth he missed
what In All ordinary way would have been nm
easy put, and Mt tho home green, after being
hole high in three. he took four more TO finish.
Mr.. Hilton was another who experienced no diff.
iculty except on the putting greens, but failure
in this respect helped to run his score up to 81.
AT the conclusion OF the third round the leaders
were as follows: J, Braid, 23G;. +; G. TAFT, A.
2I3. and ii. Nardon and J, Il. Taylor, 2it.
In the concluding round Mr.. TAFT attracted a
large following. lie played in remarkably good
form. though not displa ying any special bril-,
linncy. or those occupying prominent positions
he was the first 10 complete the round, and as
his figures were no more than 10, giving IL grand
total Of 3l7, his chance appeared rosy. Mr..
Hilton began wonderfully well with i've holes
In ls strokes, and. continuing 10 play in almost
perfect fashion, he reached home in IS, which
left his full total at 3l4. with every prospect OF
its not being beaten. Braid, who required 7s to
equal Mr.. Hilton's score, went out In 40, but
coming homs. he. TO commence with. played
very hne golf. and there seemed every liEeli-
hood OF bis surprising the Royal Liverpool
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Tho Passing or tho Cayuse.
From the Spokane Rsvtsu

From The Spokdno 5pOKssWu"' HepteW'
Fossil collections gathered in old lake beds of
eastern Oregon demonstrate that the broad
tains were the original habitat OF the prehistoric
horso-a fleet little animal no larger than a fox,
which In the long ago scampered over the lonely
land. After the lapse of ages. the modern horse
Ii now TO degenerate upon the stamping ground
yalueless by Inc invasion OF the electric car and
the bicycle, and the disappearance OF the stage
coach and the wagon train. that the halter has
loose to struggle with nature for his own sub.
sistence. Over this section man, thousand
head of wild horses now roam AS untrammelled
as In prehistoric days, and during the past win
ter these persisted In largo numbers.
1t Is o case of tho survival OF the attest. The
the setting sun. But the well.bred horse can
still look civilization In the face and demand
shelter and oats In abundance
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NEWS OF THE WHEELMEN.
,ocAL CLUBs EXPECT TO TURN OUT
WINNER At MILLBURN.

-,.,aei Will Devote y Great Deal Of His At
,entIon This Year TO Match Races-Denlern
v,,pt 70 Hold Local s~hows-nnterest In
she Intercollegiate OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
SPECULATION is rife as to what rider will win
IA twenty.ive.mile Millburn road race to.mor.
NV. A number OF local clubs arc confident that
,hey have some dark horses entered who If thoS
manage to eludc the ha~ndicapper's notice will
mrprise the road racing veterans. Few of tho
Ala men who have takon part in the event since
ipinocption are noticed among the entries this
rear. There is an abundance of now and prom
,.mnetitions are as follows:
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Yves. po,u,,. Football Schedule.

WEST POINT. May o9.-The manager OF tho
cadet football team has arranged the following
games for next fall: Oct. ., Trinity, '8s; o.
Wesleyan; 10. Harvard; %. Tufts 80. Yale;
Nov. 6. Lshigh; 90, Brown. On Nov. Is tho
scrub team win probably play with either Yale
with Wesleyan last fall and defeated the Tufts
and Brown teams.
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For the same time II. II. Hilton. who COM
mcnccd to play golf at n very early age, and for
many years has maintained IA place in the front
rank of players, occupies the proud position Of
golf champion. He is the only amateur who has
ever SO distinguished himself, and yet. singu.
larry enough. Mr.. Hilton has never been quite
able to carry off the championship open only to
amateurs, though he has on three occasions
reached the final round.
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WHITE cAsrrLpARco,ArwEL PIECES.

90 r Z p CHI K-B "a P-QBS XIX 8
81 X K KIT R-K 25 P-K R4 KtxR A
% X x X CHI QxR 90 p < Kt Q-K0
23 PIX B3 k-Kt 81 Resigns.
The seventh annual meeting Of tn Swiss Chess As
ISOLATION was scheduled to begin at Aarau yesterday,
the meeting to close to-day.
Tschigorinb beat schiners in the st. Petersburg chess
match by seven to one. six games being drawn.
Jasnogrodsky and Rosthing are engaged in a match
at the Manhattan Chess Club. So far the former has
won two games.
X. Raubitschek's simultaneous exhibition at the
Metropolitan Chess Club on Saturday evening resulted
us follows: He won nine, lost one TO VIII and drew
one with Kahn.
DR.. o. ?. Honager won the rapid.transit tournament
OF the Metropolitan Chess Club on Tuesday evening.
Kahn being the winner OF the second prize.
The Cosmopolitan Championship Tournament re-
suited as follows:
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Following is the score OF the City C. C.'s handicap:
Argoud. sia: Lawrence s:.W: s. Huntlngton. Linn
beck. ia each; Doyle. Z; Widmer. .; Cochrane. 8:
Won Taube, Ala; Helm. Schneider. 4 each; +. Hunting.
ton, 8; Lowitz. White, liz each; Badenhausen, o.
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wHIrE-rwELvE PIECES.
White to play and mate In two moves.

White to play and mate In two moves.
Walter Penn Shipley. Chairman of the Tourna.
ment Committee OF the Franklin Chess Club, for
wards the following detailed, score of the match as
played between that club and the Mercantile Library
Chess Club. both OF Philadelphia. 1t will thus be
seen that the Franklin Club came out victorious. and
not their opponents. as previously reported. The
KnOHe.
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WHTTE-NENE EN- FTEOEB.
White to play and mate in two moves.
LIZ nrnII rAI nn COZ

SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 537.
]. Ok q, PR 8; 2. BIB 2 CHI, K-Q 4; 8. B Z P,
i. Ok 8. P-Kt Z; g. B-Kt CHI. K-o 4; 8. B-R 9.
i. Ok 8. P-B 4; g. B-Kt 'tB g, Q 3. Kt o. r y CHI.
K-Qt: 8. Ok 4, mate.
l. al 8. Pos; g. Bosch K-o 4; 8. KIT mates.
l. Q-Kt 3, BIO 4; 9. Oh 8 CHI; X Z b: 8. Kt-Q .,
i. OK 8. B-o 4; g. OBJ 8 CHI. XXX y; 8. OBJ 9,
u OK 8. BIB B-Ks o CR y oh. K-o4; 8. b
/. Ok 8. BIB 9; g. B-Kt o CHI. K-o =; 8. b B,
I.o-K 8, B-Kt; g. B-R Z oh. K-o 4; s. B Z h.
/. Ok s, BIB q; e. OIL 8 CHI. K K b; 8. Kt-B Q.
/. OK 8, BIB 4; 2. o-B 8 CHI, XIX 8; 3. Oh o.
mate.
Correct solutions received from Fred Carter.
Boston; Yet Another. New York: Once More, New
York; Fred Engel. Brooklyn; A. Outflow, New York;
r. w. whymann. New York; May Win. Brooklyn;
Theodore X. Huyler. Brooklyn; A. N. Wardmann,
Brooklyn; stephen McGrath. New York; Pretty. New
York; C. o. Flensbury, Boston: Just in Time. New
York; Take Ne In. Brooklyn; How Easy. Boston;
Correct You Are. Brooklyn; r.. 8. Walters. New York;
o. n. Michaels. Brooklyn; r. NJ. Mauser. New York;
". Winter, New York; Fl. B. Maroni. New York: $.
J. Roberts. New York; Growers Lii. Danbury. Conn.
F. Cromwell. Brooklyn: H. Steinberg, New York
A. s. Richmond. Middletowu. n. Y; r. C.. Boston:
II. w. Barry. south Boston; DR.. A. H. Baldwin. Nor.
walk. Conn; Henry Delmonte. Havana Cuba, at
present in New York; +. Yokel. Meriden. Conn. W.
Ferris. New Castle, Del. ]. J. Robinson. Jr. New York;
Elek Emil. New York; r. Monrad. Chicago. III.
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SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. SO

Correct solutions received from Fred Carter. Boston:
Yet Another, New York; Once More. New York: Fred
Ensel. B%rooklyn; A; Quithow. New York; I. W, Why.
Huyler. Brooklyn; A. N. wardmann. Brooklyn;
stephen McGrath. New York; Pretty. New York: CO.
Flensbury. Boston; Just in Time. New York; Take Me
brooklyn: r. S. walters. New York. {. =. MIchAels,
Brooklyn; r. N. Mauser, New York; W. Winter. New
York; En-. B. Maroni. New York; 8. Stemler. New York;
]. q. Manning. Philadelphia, Pa; DIR. A. II. Baldwin,
Roberts. New York; Elek Emil. New York; Henry
Steinberg. New York; Bay state. Worcester. n. y;
F. Cromwell. Brooklyn: VIM. Adamsen. New York;
Al s. Richmond. Middletown. NY; r y; c., Boston.
Boston. Mass: K. Monrad. chicago; Henry Del
monte. Havana Chess Club, at present in New York;
=. Yokel. Meriden. Conn; Oliver A: NJ. Evsrsen.
son. Jr. New York: Edwin Fl. Baldwin. Hackensack,
n. J.; F. A. Bagg.. New York.
F. Warwick, ST. Panl. has forwarded an additional
Ind. forwarded additional correct solutions TO Nos.
58+ and 53a: II. Friberg. Lynn. Mass. forw arded an
additional correct solution to Jaspersen's problem.
n. Monrad, Chicaro. forw arued additional correct
lem. while Edw ard stolpe. Washington, D. c.. solved
No. 535.
Respecting @. A. Barth's problem. which many oor-
respondents tried TO solve by means OF l. RcQ b D.
TO be wrong. The whole position should be shifted
down one square and the problem Will then be found
to be solvable.
CORRESPONDENTS. .
Junior. New York.-The problem seems rather too
elementary.
g.. A. Barth in corroborating DR.. Colds statement
referring to the two mover. published last week. asks
THE Sun to publish the problem No. B. which was
composed by the Staten ISLANDER for the solving con.
test the other day. The problem:
PROBLEM BY @. A. BARTH.
BLACK-FoUR PIECES.
" ~ q. n . n Al - T. m
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Barry IL tbs strongest player IN your city, che more 90
as Burtlle n at preecnt residing In New York.
Several orrespondenta-TH SuS cannot LOOK ~
positions which are. not dlngrammed. II you viii
adhere to this request and forward the positions, they
shall be examined In due course.
A Bet. New York-wAibrodt was born in Amster'
dam, not IN Berlin.
Arnold Peters, New York-Aimost every Y. N. @. A.
institution of this city has . chess section.
CHESS NOTES.
London papers now to hand announce the death OF
the Earl OF DArtrey, better known as Lord Cremorne,
on May IL NJ his residence, I Eaton square, London,
after a long illness. The late Earl. who was born In
1917, was for many years connected with the 81.
Georges Chess Club. end was In fact the President OF
the club nm TO the time OF his demise. He was above
the average as q player, especially in MS younger
days, when as Lord Cremorne he at different times
played with nearly all the great matters, Including
Morphy. With Blackhmrne the deceased played only
two games, on level terms, of witch he won one ind
1883 Lord Dartrcy entertained n number Of the com.
petitors at dinner ut his residence In Curzon street,
Mayfair. His death will be generally regretted by all
chess players who had the pleasure and honor OF the
late Earl's acquaintance.
Mlcses Leaf caro- In q match at Berlin. the result
teing four to three in favor OF Mieses, three games
being drawn.
The old and now Vienna chess clubs have amalga.
mated, and now form one OF the strongest clubs in
Europe.
The committed OF the Berlin chess clubs have ap.
piled to the German Emperor FOR n prize, to he given
for an international tournament to he played In the
German metropolis IN the fall. As soon ~ a reply Is
received the M will publish the prsliminartes:
LA societa Scacchistica" Of Milan entertained
played a game at the "Societa patriotica" OF Milan
with Count CastelbHrco, which Is appended:
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A big treat is In store for lovers Of handball.
both East and West, as the eagerly awaited
match between James Fitzgerald, the champion
Of Ireland. and James Carney. champion Of the
West, has been definitely arranged. Michael
Kennedy of Chicago telegraphed Phil Casey yes
terday that Carney will meet Fitzgerald in a
home and homo rubber OF best In fifteen games
for 800 a side. regulation bail to be used and
THE SUNS rules to, govern. Seven games Will DO
played at kennedy's court on Juno 20 and eight
The contest will be an e~ventful one, not only
on its own merits, but as the first test OF tho
noted Irish expert against u representative
American player. Carney is well known TO East
ern dcyotees OF the sport anon whom Fitz-
and the consensus Of opinion Id that a better
balanced pair could not be brought together.
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or THE RACE.


,DbquAlined and race AWARDED 20 n. AIeKande
Hartford, Conn. .
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Huntington to Cold Spring; continue 10 Syossct
station, and at tho schoolhouse turn TO the
right; then at the next road turn to tho left to
aud direct through East williston, Hyde Park,
and Hillsdalc to Queens; from Queens 20 to
Jamaica, and direct via Broadway to GlCnmore
avenue; follow the latter to Stone avenue. and
turn to tho left to the Eastern Parkway, and
direct TO Prospect Park.
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C.. G. H. Rasch.-To ride to Arlington, n. J..
cross the Cortlandt street ferry to Jersey City;
then ride to Hudson street; follow latter TO York
street, and ride direct to Jersey avenue; cross to
Mercer street, and, turning left, continue out to
the Hudson County Boulevard; ride to Marion.
and follow the Harrison turnpike to Harrison;
follow kearny avenue to Arlington.
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r. Seaman.-In riding to Port Washington
follow the route to Great Neck published In THE
Sun to-day, and continue through Thomaston to
Port Washington.
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Z. J. Edmonds.-To ride from Prospect Park
to Rockaway go to the Eastern Parkway and
follow to Stone avenue. then turn to the right
to Glenmore avenue and go direct via Broadway
to Jamaica; then turn to the right through
springfield. Rosedale. and Valley. Stream TO
Lynbrook; from this point turn to the right
through East Rockaway to R~ockaway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
THE ALLEGED INSURANCE swINDLE.

Trial of the suit brought by Wolf Sfverman. a
saoonkeeper to collect $500, the amount OF an IN
surance policy on the life of his wife from the En-
pire Life Insurance Company was resumed IN the
City Court yesterday Mrs Silverman died month
after being insured and the company alleges as d
ground for refusing TO pay the insurance that Sill
verman. when he applied for the policy pamed off
as his wife her sister Rosa Klein. and she was ex-
amined as Mrs SHERMAN, after several other com
panes had refused TO policies on the life OF the
real Mrs Slverman. The case for the pIaintill
closed Yesterday and the defence opened. CounseI
for the company said that 1t had been mposseie 70
find Rosa Klein. but produced Photograph OIL het
and il was identified by DR.. G.. e. steele, an tN-
aminer for the company the picture OF the worn
an he examined as Mrs Sverman Inc woman, . ne
mounds had Brown hair and eyes and spoke Els
fish luenfiY Examiners for the other companle :
nnhch haS yefnsed 10 insure Mrs Silverman testified
that they examined woman with black mar and and
smoke English imperfectly. The case will be con-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
COJrRT OF APPEALS DECISIONS.

Albany May 4-The Court of Appeals mas decioeu
that Howard r. Scott. convicted OF shootng MS
wife Maggie Scott in New-York City, In 1890 shal!
pay the extreme penalty. Scott was cohVlcteu III
the Court Of General Sessions on January ~ lN''
The court handed down these decisions TO-DAY
F Katie Read agt Abner Mills. appellant reg
pc agt Howard A. Scott, appellant-JudShieht al
firmed. with costs. vi, o.or,o ord
Nellie NJ Dayton agt. the New-York. ontario ana
Western Railroad Company. appeliant-Judghe n y,
affirmed with costs. Judges Bartlett ana MAI 'i'
dissenting and Judge OBrien not voting.
People agt Joseph Ledwon and another, appei,-
Acknowledgement reversed and new trial granted
Judge Gray dissenting. .. ouor,
People agt. Giuseppl Constdhui'o apPoNoi'
Judgment and order afiirmcd VIM ?, c,-.o, = =
Nargaretta +. Johnson agt William = Slrrel anu
Others appellants Judgment reversed ana ne"
trial ordered. , .o.,,,o,
In re Caroline j. Dewey TO compel accounting
etc-Judgment of General Term reversed ana de-
cree Of Surrogate affirmed , .,,o,,
Mary Ann Durand agt. Jesse Durand, appellant
Judgment and OF der affirmed, and judgment apso-
lutte ordered for plaintiff. with costs ,,.
Tbe Peonle agt George c. Nelson appellant
Judgment reversed and Indictment dismissed -
Frank Bittner agt. the Crosstown street Halfway
Company Observation-Disclosures reversed ana ne"
trial granted , -. co,,
lanes A Sickles agt. the New-Jersey Ice Com;
many Observation-Disclosures reversed ana new trldi
granted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
THE QUESTION OF OPEN CARS.

ro the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. II is undoubtedly the earnest hope OF many
n.rsons that the Metropolitan Traction Company
nd all other surface lines of cara VIII run al least
ono closed car TO every two or three open cars
Aurinp the summer. Closed cars are almost as
cool as oper cars. for II the doors ana windows
gro onen there is constantly current or air, ana
Nv raising the blinds the sun can be kept ou' In
.ha onan cars the curtains which are TO Keep out
.ba sun are frequently no, lowered. especially II
,,arso,e have 10 enter and leave tho cars on the
aide where the sun is at the time Another Cd
soctior TO the open cars is that they are hsh from
khs ground and therefore difficult to enter py all
Snt Young people Middle -agel persons persons
n delicate health and many ladies dreai open cars
OF all times and especially on cold or rainy days
aben the open cars uncomfortable and breed-
ers of disease. -, ,. .oxoo =, .bar closed
.ars always on the road, and Keep the otnel .
saaS,, ,o nur on whenever the weathe: turns SUI
sanIy cold and moist II has done In the Idst
vsu, davs after being hot and dry; tney VIII co.
81 GREAT boon on the public. IL Is pIeSs!ns
b. MANY OF the travellers on the MetIo1olltsa
Eraction Company's open cars and especialiy IUr
taSies that smoking is this year permitted ohlg
,ba year seats instead Of in the whole car, as
~ ae the case last year: and 1t is earnestly hopeu
sra, this rule will be strictly enforced ana umts
nLers and non-smokers will be fairly deaI %5,h
New-York May 3, 1871 r WV
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
NOTES FROM THE HOTEL MAJESTIC.

private musical was given by Mrs ". n, NC
1x,nlav at the Hotel Majestic last week ana was
attended by a large audience. MT ana MIS- /.
Hogan and family have returned from EUROPE anu
~s. - Mrs +. Butler OF Chicago, are TO be
s,a.,. At this hotel for some time.
Mrs. J. NJ Simpson. the Misses Simpson MIS-
prosbv ana Miss Presby have taken permanent
quarters at the Majestic. and Mr. and Mrs George
Eliotte Little have taken quarters TOT the summit
NJ charles F. Adams. OF Erie. Penn. has re-
.rrnad TOR the summer season, and SO have MI
and Mrs. w II. Taylor Of Scranton. Penn MT
and Mrs Nelson Green have taken permahene
nnsr,ers Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Stearns nave re-
turned from Atlantic City ~, c., n,
Chief Justice Henry Green H. ana ans ais Mrs Nelson
Green at the Majestic
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
LEGAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE MUSEUM or NATURAL HISTORY SUED

Judge Lacombe. OF the United states Circuit
Court. yesterday signed order requiring the Board
OF Managers OF the American Museum OF Natural
History 10 furnish James Terry with a list OF spec-
mems which they assert were presented to the lnsu-
tuition and for which tAey refuse 10 pay. Terry has
q suit pendink against the managers of the Museum
for $i6l2 IS. which he says they owe him nc al
leges that in 1891 he sold the Museum an arcn@o-
logical and chronological collection Of 5000 different
articles. which he had been assembling Tor near!
twenty years for $4,000 Ten instruments OF the la
ter amount he says were paid TO him. anu the f b
still due a balance of .6l2 20. The managers OF the
Museum refuse to pay the claim. and say th''t sone
Of the articles in the collection were given 10 tne
Museum through Mr.. Terry as an agent; Terry says
he has no knowledge OF any such donations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-05
yrBJyG MAILS ACROSS EAST RIVER

The surveys for the laying Of the pneumatic tubes
connecting the General Postofce Of this city with
That OF Brooklyn have been completed and the work
OF putting the big pipes in position on the Bridge
will probably be begun in few days. The tubes
will be OF cast iron In twelvefoot sections and 3l6
inches in diameter The carrier which Will be TWEEN
ty-four inches long. will make the journey across
the river in three and one-half minutes under an
air pressure OF SIX pounds the square inch. one
of the tubes will b. for dispatchng and the other
for receiving A regular stream OF carriers may
thus he kept going in both directions. Each carrier
viii hold 600 ordinary letters. II will therefore De
possible 10 dispatch $4,000 letters each hour In each
direction The plant which will cost 10000, will be
put In by Philadelphia company. The tubes VIII
run into the basement Of the two postofice build
ingS.