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The indicator., 1897-02-06
A BIG CITY.
Some of the Immense Features of Greater
New York.

new hofk.
New York, Feb. Very few people
have any conception of the size OF
Greater New York. which will soon be
consolidated under new charter.
Only London will exceed IL in wealth,
population and volume OF business. Its
area will be 3o6 square miles, or lo1,-
$40 acres. II viii have an estimated
population of 3,43O.0o0. Its bonded
debt will be S2lGiTl, ,593. Its annual
tax budget will exceed SJI,oOo,oon.
The assessed valuation OF its real es-
tate (New York Brooklyn and Staten
lsland) will amount To S2,3Oi ylooh,
Its parks and park lands will comprise
1896 acres, not counting the boule-
wards. which are under park control
1t will contain siSty-four monuments
aud statues, including Grants tomb, 10
he dedicated next April. Ii Will have
forty-eight cemeteries comprising 3'b"l
acres, and containing a silent popula-
tion OF 1000. 900. Its public schools
will contain 326, 1000 pupils and I 2s2
teachers Its police force Will aggre-
gate G,5u9. and its tircmen ., l25. New
York and Brooklyn alone have 2,l"N
miles OF streets and 99l miles of sew
ers. The capacity OF the water works
viii be SOB 700. 600 gallons daily, and
the miles of water mains will number
1878. There will be 1898 churches.
with T20,S al parishioners, and 100000
Sunday school scholars. The seating
capacity of the churches is 400. 9.l59,
The aggregated value of church prop
erty is SGS, us, 900. There will be sixty
three libraries containing 1,92iO0o vol
umes, thirty art galleries, tifty-four the
nters, with n seating capacity of 81
600; eleven halls for music and oratory,
with a seating capacity of 5000;
eighty-onc clubs OF established social
standing, having $1,000 members; two
big universities and ninety-thrce other
educational institutions, There VIII b"
1l2 hotels within the city, not to men
tion several thousand Raines law no
tells" The city viii have seven bridges
across the Harlem. and one across the
East river Another East river bridge
has been started and one across the
North river is projected. There are
thrty-three different ferries. The
forty-five lines of street railway carry
1872 100000 passengers every year, over
AGA miles of tracks. There WI up
ward Of sixty exchanges and other
commercial organizations, There are
2lS banks and banking Institutions In
New York and Brooklyn alone, and the
clearings of the clearing house aggre-
gate SOS, coo. .OoO. 600 a year. The big
city will transact considerably more
than one-half the foreign commerce of
the country.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
GETTING DEEPER IN DEBT.
Government Receipts and Expenditure. fo
,lnnMRry.

Government Receipts and Expenditures for
january.
Washington. ID. c.. Feb. 1.-The com
parativc statement of the government
receipts and expenditures shows the
total receipts during January to have
been S24.31G,994. and the expenditures
$50. 900. $50 This leaves a deficit for
the month of S5952, ,395. and for the
seven months of the present fiscal year
deficit of 1851 100. The deficit for
the same seven months of last year
was S1S.GS6,3TI. The receipts from
customs during the last month amount
ed to S1l,21G.SI4. n falling off OF over
SJ,lO0.WN as compared with January,
1896. There was also n slight falling
OF in the receipts from internal rcve-
nue..
The statement of the public debt is
sued to-day shows the debt. less cash
in the treasury, on January 81, to have
been 81 1.OO1 .OOS.317. an increase for
the month of S14,0TS,135 This in
crease is accounted for by decrease
of nearly Sl3,000OOO in the cash on
hand. The decrease in the cash is the
result of the redemption of S9,5sG.O0O
in matured Pacific railroad bonds.
which will be held as II debt against
the company. and the interest pay
ments for the month. which amounted
to S6,jG4 ,036 The debt proper. inde-
pendent of the ''on hand" was in
creased during the month by s2.12O,-
T76, which is chargeable To the in
crease in the amount of national bank
notes outstanding. The debt is classi-
fled as follows:
Interest bearing debt. SSI7 1854. $50:
debt on which interest has ceased since
maturity, Sl,3s2,93O; debt bearing no
interest, S3Il .623.05I; total 81 ,223.3IO.-
1877. This. however. does not include
S59J,975,5I3 In certificates and treas-
ury notes outstanding. which are off
set by an equal amount of cash In the
treasury. The cash is classified as fol
lows: Gold, $lS2,327 .121: silver. S5l3.
136,34S; paper. SlII I.492, 1871: bonds,
disbursing officers balances. etc. S17.
93S.41: total. Ss5S,553.91O. against
which there are demand liabilities ont
standing amounting to $GI3, 191. 400
which leaves Il net cash balance In the
treasury of S2lJ,3G2, 400.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Destroy, e Railroad in wartime.

In campaigning With Grant in
the February Century, Gen. Horace
Porter tells how the Union army de
stroycd the Virginia Central rnliroan'
near the North Anna. He says: went
with a portloa of Russelrs division OF
Wright's corps, which began the work
of destruction at point on the rail-
road about eight hundred yards from
the enemy's extreme left. A brigade
was extended along one side OF the
road in single rank and at given sig
nal the men took hold of the rails, lift-
ed IN the road. and turned 1T upside
down. Then, breaking the rails loose
they used them as levers in prying on
the cross-ties. which they piled up at
different points, laid the rails across
them and set fire to the ties. AS soon
as the rails became sufficiently hot they
bent in the middle by their own
weight; efforts were then made to twist
them so as to render them still more
unseryiceable. Several miles OF rail-
way were thus destroyed.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
nrs.r In, rrnun to the KalI.

Last Saturday mornings outgoing
Lake Fork branch train, when round
Ing n curve in the canon below Lake
City, came upon fox stuck fast to the
steel rails 1t seems that the FOX had
been down to the creek to get drink
and on returning to the mountains, Its
feet being wet, stuck fast to the cold
rail when crossing the track. Billy
Green. the fireman, soon ended the
fox's troubles by hitting IT In the head
with the coal pick. The animaIs leg
was badly twisted and chewed where
1t had tried to free itself,-Denver Re-
nuhlllnn.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
An Idaho I:,nk Fails

Moscow. Idaho, Feb. 1.-The Moscow
National bank was closed this after
noon by Bank Examiner Eugene T
Wilson of EllenSburg, acting under in.
structions from the comptroller of the
currency. The last published report of
the banks condition mt the close of
business. December II included the fol
lowing items: Cash on hand and in
banks, S22,6Oi; loans and discounts,
Sl22 ,549; deposits subject TO check,
S37 ,5G3; time certificates of deposit,
SG7,O1I
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Villas an Obstructionlst,

Washington. u. C., Feb. 2.-The Mic.
aragua canal bill occupied the atten,
tion of the Senate most of yesterday
but no progress was made toward a
final vote. Mr.. Morgan. In charge of
the measure. sought to secure au agree.
ment to vote to-day or Thursday. but
the opponents of the measure, led BY
Mr.. Villas and Mr.. Daniel, resisted any
agreement. While disclaimlng my pur.
pose of obstruction or filibustering
against the bill. the opposition insisted
It was of such grave moment as to de.
mand complete discussion
The indicator., 1897-02-06

4 peculiar state of affairs exists in
Dorchester county. Maryland in refer
ence 10 the public schools. One Of the
main sources of school revenue foi
many years has been from local oyster
licenses. A recent change in the law
requires one-third OF this revenue to
be paid into the state oyster fund,
thereby diminishing the school fund to
the tune Of about $4,000 a year, The
salaries Of country teachers now range
from $3.50 to s27o per year. the latter
being for the best qualified teachers in
charge Of the largest and most ad-
vanced schools The question of in
creased school revenues will be pO-
tent factor in Maryland politics during
the coming year.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Because a man Is eminent in national
politics, does that imply hat the public
is welI-bred when % demands from the
newspapers an account Of his 1augh-
ter's gowns or her love affairs? If
another man offers to the public his
best thoughts hoping earnestly to help
some struggling soul in life, and his
work commands universal attention
and respect. why should his clothes, his
accent. his family be dragged into pub
lie view to crafty a million curious
eyes2
The indicator., 1897-02-06
\ SIranrn GAsc.

ITS singular, very singular" unused
old DIR. PLIERS the other day.
whats Singular" asked another
cemetery enlarger.
"Why, You know old Mrs. Skimson
Well. fifty-two years ago she ran
needle into her right elbow, and yes
terday-"
EXACTLY" put in another; at came
out of her left elbow"
"No, it didn't 1t came out OF the
back of her grandson's head. That's
what beats mer'-Philadelphia Repub-
lie
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A novel charity has been organized
bv Lazarus M1rgcnthau. an unostenta-
tious phIalthropisf or New York Its
purpose is to provide dowries to wor-
thy German orphan girls who marry
worthy men At present its fund is
large enough TO furnish every year six
teen dowries of one hundred dollars
each. but the founder expects that in
a few years the society win have a
fund of one million dollars sufficient
to make a wedding present Of one hun
dred dollars in gold, every year to four
hundred worthy but parentless German
girls. No regard Is TO be paid to- the
creed of the orphan. who may be mar
ried by any religions ceremony she de-
sires. provided she is first joined TO her
husband by public civil ceremony.
The society's board Of directors will be
composed of one hundred Jews and one
hundred Christians. Already six or
nhan societies one Protestant. TWO Ro-
man Catholic and three He5rew-haye
beep asked to select suitable applicants
for the society's wedding presents.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Right living Is, in one sense, a living
without making mistakes. To make
mistakes is human, however, and a
mistake may at least have in it the
merit of activity. The person who
does nothing may escape blundering
but do-nothing policy is not often a
help to progress. Recently" said a
notable speaker at a memorable gath
ering lately assembled, Il saw some
people who have made no mistakes for
thousands of years; they were in the
museum of the University Of Pennsyl-
yania. in the Peruvian and Mexican de
partments. in glass cases
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A gospel wagon. run by gasoline en-
giue, is the newest device for spreading
the gospel in New York city. 1t will be
in the harge OF two Baptist clergymen
and their wives and viii patrol every
portion Of The city. The vehicle will
contain a regular pulpit an organ and
a choir. During the cold weather
large tank Of coffee will be placed in
the wagon. and when it is too cold to
preach the clergymen viii distribute
coffee and tracts TO those around the
wagon.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
GreaI RriIaln,a ArLitratnrs

London, Feb. 1T is officially an
nounced this afternoon that Baron
Herschell, formerly Lord High Chan
rellor of England, and the Right Hon
Sir Richard Hem Collins. n justice Of
the Queens Bench division of the High
Court of Justice have been chosen as
the representatives Of Great Britain on
.he Venezuelan arbitration commission
The indicator., 1897-02-06

The men find It hard 10 be satisfac-
tory, Charley HANDLE. of Holton, vas
killed because he refused 10 marry
Jacob Holtou. OF Handle was killed
because he wanted TO marry, This all
happened in Pennsylvania.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Iire at GnI.Ineld..

Cripple Creek, Feb. "A fire at Cold
fields last night at II O'Clock destroyed
the Keith-Grube feed and livery sta
bles. also the city jail. Mr., CRUDE, in
attempting to remove some of his eff
fects. fell and dislocaied his shoulder.
The loss is estimated at $1,000.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Drpew for s., james

New York. Feb. 2.-It is rcported
that Chauncey NJ. Depew last night re-
ceived n dispatch from Major NIcKm.
ley inviting him 10 accept The ambos.
sadOrship to the court of St. Jun,cs
The report could not be confirmed.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Du'str, W Must Die.

Jefferson City. Mo. Feb THE su-
prenc court this morning denied re-
hearing in the case of Arthur Dues
trow. who killed his wife aud child in
St Louis three years Hgo. aud who was
convicted and sentenced to be hanged.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A Washington colored boy took a
nair of old shoes, which he had just
purchased. to the station house Tues
day and said to the chief that there
vas something wrong with them. he
having noticed some shining substance
in the heel of one Of them, which he
discovered accidentally in removing a
piece of loose leather, The boy was
told to take the shoes to a shoemaker
and have them examined. He did 50,
and the shoemaker found ensconced in
the heel a railroad torpedo" The
matter was again reported to the police
and they are investigating it.
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Judge Metz Impeached,

Cheyenne, Feb. 2.-The House of
Representatives to-day unanimously
adopted the report of the investiratinr
committee recommending the impeach.
ment of District Judge william
Metz for malfcasance in office.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

There is no such Thing as natural
distribution OF wealth among mankind,
Men distribute 10 10 themselves accord
ing to The dictates Of their own shrewd-
uess, good luck greed. industry hon
asty or dishonesty
The indicator., 1897-02-06

The editor of this paper advises his
readers that package of Peruvlana'
The hest kidney cure on earth, will he
delivered FREE to any sufferer If writ
ten for promptly. Pcruviana Herbal
Remedy Co. 2sG Il. 9th St, Cincinnati,
OHIO. CThis ofrer appears hut once)
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Never urge a young lady to play for
You on the piano after she has told
You that she cant play without her
notes Even If she can YOU won't
miss much. usually,
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A preacher. like a musician. should
play without notes.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A poultry show In Kansas City claims
to have the costlI est fowls in the world.
But no one can make Bob Ftzsimmons
believe It..
The indicator., 1897-02-06

The married man who has been en-
joying himself with convivial party
till a. M. can't smooth things over
with his wife by bringing her bunch
of chrysanthemums. unless he can pro-
neuncs them, too.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Ninety-two percent Of all the fam
HES in Great Britain own property of
less value than $4,000 The other
per cent practically own all.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

An Indianapolis highwayman tried to
rob St, Louis lawyer on a dark back
street the other night, and now the
lawyer is wearing a new gold watch.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

A bronze statue of Ole Bull. the work
of Jacob Fjelde, has just arrived in
Minneapolis. 1t is an excellent like
ness to the violin king, and will be
placed in Loring park next summer
The statue is eight feet high and will
be mounted on an artistic marble pc
destal
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Every one is the object Of some
body's suspicion. and should regulate
his conduct with that thought in mind.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Criticism acts on a man like mus
tard plaster. II any is given you. hug
1t tight until It does you good,
The indicator., 1897-02-06
Tu.T spIrSnIp COFFEE.

Mr.. Goodman. Williams County, ILL.,.
writes u.s. From one package Salzer's
German Coffee Berry grew 800
pounds of better coffee than l can buy
In stores at 80 cents a pound"
A package of this and big seed cata-
logue is sent you by John A. Salzer
Seed Co. La Crosse, Wis, upon receipt
OF 10 cents stamps and This notice. wn
The indicator., 1897-02-06

II you consent TO the naming Of an
umpire do not grumble when he de-
cides.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

\ man who ..ves his words. usually
saves his money.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Do not blame servants who have a
master that is not up 70 the standard
The indicator., 1897-02-06

II is a pity that more distinct line
cannot be drawn between community
and Individual rights,
The indicator., 1897-02-06

kitty has written play that will create
a great sensation" "What are Its good
pointsf' "All In one act. no chance for
flotke and other men TO be running In and
out
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Chelsea district in London utilizes Its
street refuse by separating the rags and
paper which Is converted into brown wrap
ping paper. while the rest Of the refuse In
burned in the furnaces of the reducing
works, and the resduum Is used in brick
making
The indicator., 1897-02-06

"Osmond's new girl baby is sending her
cards round" "Well, let's hurry and call
on her before she learns to talk"
The indicator., 1897-02-06

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Brotuo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money If 1t falls 10 cure. 25c
The indicator., 1897-02-06

Cascarets stimulate liver, kidneys and
bowels. Never sicken. weaken or gripc. 1Oc.
The indicator., 1897-02-06

''Sinnrrs stand on slippery places"
So the Book relates
But the way they mostly work 1t
Is to put on skates.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-02
OH, FOR CALIFORNIA!

The Cheapest and Best Trip Ever
Given to the Pacific Coast-The
Grand Opportunity of a Life
time.
The Sixteenth International Christian
Endeavor Convention will be held in
San Francisco, July 7-12.
The New Jersey Christian Endeavor
Union will run a special train of the
finest Pullman Palace Sleeping Cars
through from Jersey City to San Fran
cisco and return without change.
This solid vestibuled train will leave
New York (by ferry) Monday morning,
June 2Sth, at 8 o'clock. Special stop
over privileges will be given along the
route, including one whole day at
Manitou and Colorado Springs, two
days at Salt Lake City, etc. The ranges
of the Rocky and Sierra Nevada Noun
tains will be crossed at daylight.
The return trip will be by the Mt.
Shasta route to Portland. and thence by
Northern Pacific Railroad. Stop-overs
on return at Portland, Tacoma, Seattle,
Spokane, Helena and Livingston. From
the last place arrangements will be made
for those on the New Jersey special to
visit Yellowstone Park at reduced rates.
The total expenses OF this entire trip
will be about one-half the price usually
charged for such an excursion. No one
who desires to visit the great West
should fail to take advantage of this
wonderful trip of nearly eight thousand
miles, at total cost for all necessary
expenses of less than two cents mile.
Full information will by the Transpor-
tation Manager, or any member of the
Committee. Rev. 7. E. Davis, Bound
Brook, Transportation Manager; Rev.
J. Clement French, D. D.. Newark; Rev.
W. E. Davis, Lebanon; Rev. E. w.
Thompson, Paterson; Mr.. E. E. Anthony,
Plainfield.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-02
Whole Number, $50.

l hear that quite breeze is spriDging
up over Craftsmanship of the Republican
County Executive Committee. That old
tried and true veteran, Levi Albertson,
wants to hold the reins in that body and
has made known his wishes to the faith
ful. he will 60 in body and boots for
all there is in it, and give no quarter to
his enemies. He has been living on raw
eggs and milk for six months and has
reached proper staying condition with
his eye sight SO clear and his mind so
enlarged that he has declared to his
friends that he can run bicycle. Against
him is the field armed and equipped
Cap-a-pie, sworn to do OF to die. |
shall await the result with interest. In
the meantime bob" Stroud has order
ed bed in the Hospital for Decayed
Politicians for the looser. Good fellow
is "Bob." but he failed long time ago
to obey orders from the Dumpmasters
brigade and got crippled.
The Council Combine continues at
the old stand. Father "Sam" Rose has
got all the law he wants, and is now
engaged in studying theology. He
wants tc dedicate the new City Hall
when it's finished and he wants to do it
with an grafton filed chock full of
scriptural and classic illusions. He is
as happy as sun flower after shower.
He keeps his eye on the splinters. 1t was
Father Sam, who discovered that the
conduit ordinance needed some little
alteration and he intended to it in
proper style. He convinced the Board Of
Health that their law was no good and
they were compelled to come down.
The members of the Country Club are
looking at property near Bakersville
which it is thought will give them the
room they require for their purpose.
ARGUS.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-02
PROBABLE MURDER.
A woman Shot Four Times BY Her
Lover In Atlantic City.

Mrs. Phoebe Fl. Phillips, prOprie-
tress of the Kenneth House on Ocean
avenue, was shot by Robert HILBERT,
the point of death in the City Hos
pital. There is love and romance
mixed in the tragedy in rather more
than the usual proportions. The
woman is said to be a handsome
blonde, 43 years old, while the man
who shot her is only %. Mrs.
Phillips is a divorced woman with
three children the eldest of which is
II years old. Her lover, with whom
it is alleged she has been living upon
terms OF unlawful intimacy, first met
her when he was a student at an
academy in Kennett Square, Pa,
where she was matrOn of the estab-
lishment. They moved to Atlantic
City a year ago last April, and their
wedding day was set for yesterday
June l. On Saturday Mrs. Phillips
told HILBERT that she could not
marry him at present, and he went
to Philadelphia and purchased re-
vOlver. Monday morning he ap-
peared excited and mOrOse and going
to her house asked to see her pri-
vately. He entered a bedroom with
her, locked the door behind them,
pulled his revolver and shot her three
times in the head and neck. The
wounds are very serious and will
probably prove fatal. HILBERT then
gave himself up to the authorities,
and was brought before Recorder
Ingersoll, where he plead guilty
and was remanded back to the city
prison without bail to await the re-
suit of his crime. 1t is a startling
tragedy but is substantially the
same old story that we daily read
in varying guises. Of infatuatiOn
jealousy, or illicit love.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1897-06-02

Wasn't there lot of wheelmen here on
Memorial Day
Mr.. and Mrs. John C. Risley were in
town last week.
Mr.. Samuel Rose, of Atlantic City, was
in town on Monday.
Mrs. John T. Lake has added neat
fence to her property.
Mrs. Faulkner Willis was an Atlantic
City visitor on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Thompson spent
Thursday at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Job. Lake spent last week with
her parents at Steelmanville.
John C. Risley, Esq. of Atlantic City,
was Memorial Day visitor.
Chas. Bowen has nineteen turkeys
hatched from twentyOne eggs.
The familiar face of Tony Higgins is
again seen on the Newfield Branch.
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Shaner entertained
friends from distance over Sunday.
Mr.. George Jeffries and family have
gone to Anglesea to spend the sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Race entertained
at dinner large family party on Sun
day.
Quite a number of our Masons attended
the limitations at LinwoOd on Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Champion and
daughter, of Atlantic City, were Friday
visitors.
Mr.. Horace Risley, of Atlanta, Ga, is
the guest of his parents Mr.. and Mrs. P.
B. Risley.
Mrs. Griffith Ireland and daughter
were the guests of friends in town on
Monday.
Any one desiring to know the distance
to d. R. Boices can find out by inquiring
of Rich. GarwOod.
Mr.. and Mrs James Lewis Risley enter
tanned Mrs. Sallie Peterson and niece at
dinner on Monday.
Miss Laura Edmunds and Mrs. Lewis
Steelman of Linwood were in town on
their wheels on Saturday.
Master Harry N. Jenness found a land
turtle, Tuesday, upon the shell of which
was inscribed 81. Fl. N. 1892" 1t is the
same turtle upon which DR.. j. Fl. North
marked his initials five years ago.
Many visitors to the Pleasantville
Cemetery, Memorial Day, noticed the
floral tribute placed over the grave of
Servetus Hawk, of Linwood, several
months ago by the Atlantic City Foot
ball team. The ball beyond the goal-or
"Home" was tearfully suggestive.