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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE SATURDAY. MAY s, 1897

were made by Chicago and Northwestern consol
2s. y to 144 Erie As prior bonds, 21s to So Fort
Worth and Denver City frsts, y TO oS: Lenigh
and Nashville unified is. Il to 40: Kansas and
Texas seconds " to 5Jls: Morris and Essex hrsts
~ to no. Pittsburg and Western firsts. "a TO o.
and Texas and Pacific first 5s. "a 10 Sd The prin-
cipal net gains were in Chesapeake and Ohio CON
sol rs. Il to 1O9la; Rock Island first ?s "A to
105A Morris and Essex consols y to 1iFti, and
Atchison adjustment As. "a TO 45H.
THE MONEY MARKET.
Money on call was IL. per cent. Time money
was per cent for sixty days, 2la per cent for
three months. 3 per cent for four months. and
3G3la per cent for six months Commercial pa
per rates were unchanged at 3i.@3ai per cent tor
prime Endorsed bills receivable, 3'i44 per cent
for choice single names. and 4q5 per cent for
other good names.
The foreign exchange market was steady. at
unchanged quotations. Posted sterling was f.oi
and 4.SSla for long and short bills respectively
Rates for actual business closed as follows:
Sterling CABLE .s4. .s 5slt .s7s 2sei s7s
Rsifs.narAs i5Is '' '-eS35i '' 1919 .o
places named Charleston-Buying par; selling
II premium. San Francisco-Sight. 12lec.; tele-
graph, 15c. Savannah-Buying, 10 off; selling,
par ew-Oreans-Commercial, &c. premium
bank. 81 30 premium. Chicago-ooc. 10 boc pre-
MUM bid; Coo. premium asked st. Louis-.Vc'
premium bid: offered a 9Oc. Boston-odlOc. dis
count Standardization banks 2oc. pre-
MUM: over counter, zoe premium.
Bank clearngs in this city were: Exchanges.
500 $50. 1S6: balances. SJ.1S9416 Boston-Ex-
changes. S15.611. J}S: balances. S1.94l.t2l. Ch-
cago-Exchanges. S13,169,22S; balances, Si'i9o;-
ass Observation-Disclosures, SS96o,966; bal
ances. Sl.379 1911 Baltimore-Exchanges, w.
90 100: balances. S2GI,S 49,,
The commercial price of bar silver was 6012c
Mexican silver dollars 41AG49c. In London bar
silver declined 3-16 to - 13-l6d. Silver exports
tomorrow, $500 ounces
Money on call in London. IL per cent. open
market discounts | per cent for short and long
bills British consols. 112a. for money and us
for the account. Discount rate in Paris, per
cent in Berlin. 2l2 per cent. French rentes loo
francs Il confines. Paris exchange on London,
25.11 francs.
To-days Washington Treasury statement, GOV,
ering actual results OF two days ago. compared
with the last preceding statement, gives the loi-
lowing balances:
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once OF THE LAKE SHORE & MICHIGAN SOUTHERN
RAILWAY co,
ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA. March iIth, 1897
ArOTICE is hereby giYen that q Special Meet.

NOTICE IS hereby gwen that Special Meet
~ ing OF the Stockholders Of the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railway Company has been duly called
and will he'd chief Office Of the Company in the
state Pennsylvanathat is at the passenger station of
the Company in the City of Erie. Pennsylvania
on Thursday, the Goth day of May, 1897, Mt 4
O'Clock p. NJ take action and 70 vote IN approval Or
proposal Increase the indebtedness OK
the Company Issue OF bonds for an aggregate pr
cipaI sum exceeding $50 900 900 payable June 1897
hearing interest Of three aud one-a or one
ner cent per payable semi-annualy both principal
ana payable gold coin OF the United states
OF the present standard Of weight and hneness and as
bonds 10 make and execute and % De
iiver IN some Trust Company the City Of NewYork.
or 70 some Trustee Trustees TO be designated
the railroads easeholi interests. equipment and fran
chi and Of the Lake Shore and Michigan
Southern Railway Company and accordingly 10 increase
The Indebtedness OF the Railway Company 20 the extent
,ht ead aggregate principal shall exceed the exist
ire bonded Indebtedness OF ne Railway company and
a. consent TO and approve Of any mortgage that may
be presented said meeting for securing me SAD ponds
and ray the proceedings or the eoard OF DNec'o's
authorizing such bonds and mortgage.
nv the Board Of Directors.
~ ~ p d WORCESTER Secretary.
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Dublic Notifies.


c EALED BIDS OR ESTIMATES, WITH
- the title Of the and the OF the bidder in
dorsed thereon. will be received by the Department of
Offices Arsenal Building. StNty-fourth
street and Filth avenue Central Park. until o'clock
p NJ OF Monday May TO- 1897. for the following named
VIZ" NJ I FOR FURNISHING ALL LABOR REQUIRED
To COMPLETE THE EXCAVATIONS IN EARTH,
SOLID ROCK OR OTHER MATERIALS AND REMOVAL
or sNME NECESSARY FOR THE FOC NDArIONS OF
TIE new EAST WING AND EXTENSION OF FL, THE
PhRK' iNCLu DING ALL NECESSARY EXcAYATIoNs.
BLASTING A!p Removal OF SUKP I- v NATE Ma ,t5
MMfsfi'M BCH.pING. AND THE CONTENTS, THE
BoiI.ER AND DYNAMO HOUSE THEIR APPURTE-
NANC'ES AND CONTENTS: ..or, x,r,o,,.-r>
TO COMPLETE TIE EXCAVATION IN Earth SOLID
R0cK EARTH OR OTHER MATERIAL NEAR STA
TfoN 81. SECTION II OF THE HARLEM RIVER
iDTttiTIpING THE NECESSARY BLASTING AND PRO
TrC-TIoN OF SURROUNDING BUILDINGS AND
OTHER STRUCTURE: ..,,r, ,,o>,r-o,,, ~, ru.
ppIIGF ACROSS THE HARLEM RIVER. KNOWN AS
WNSHTNGTON BRIDGE. IN THE CITY OF NEW
YORK. 800. ~.
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,uaIL CHANGES IN STOCKS.
arm ENGAGED FOR EXPORT.
,r,cN EXCHANGE CONDITIONS
BONDS AND MONEY.

.,rs AT THE STOCK EXCHANGE MAY 4.
NIL ,>,s IN BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
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public Notices.

~<S"~<~>~~~e<
DURSUANT to statutory requirement, notice
hereby given that An Act Ia: been passed BY sSn
branches Of the Legislature entitled AN ACT concerning
uton Board OF Claims TO hear audft ana
determine the claim Of the Mayor Aldermen and Com
monalty City Of New York against the STATE Tor
furnished Sing Sing prison between certain
dates. and make award thereon. and conferrlne
parties right to take an appeal from any
award ade under the authority OF this Act Furtnst
notice hereby given Public Hearing UPON sucn
bill will be held the Office Of the Mayor ~ the ~
Hall In the City Of New York. on Monday, May i0tas
1897, at o'clock r. ".
Dated City Hall. New York. May let. 1891.
W. l.. STRONG. Mayor.
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DROPOsALs FOR MATERIALs AND WORK

L REQUIRED FOR BUILDINGS. APpARATrs. FIX
TuREs. ETC, AT RIKER's ISLAND NEW IohH
CITY will be opened at the Office Of the Depart nfnt
Correction. No. las East 10th Ct. May l1h. lsS1
For particulars. City Record
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08

CLOSING PRICES OF CHICAGO STOCKS.
Chicago, May T. 1897.
Yesterday. To-day. Yesterday To-day.
West Chicago .lo3ls lO2Ss Strawboard Us 227s
North Chicago. .225;s DID, south Side Elev. II
Diamond Match 1882 l43 City Railway. 2lS 2lS
Lake Street.. II 1875 Met Elev....... 81
y Biscuit. 4Ils Al
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08

CLOSING PRICES OF PHILADELPHIA STOCKS.
Bid. Asked Bid. Asked.
Iehigh Val.... 23as "a. Met Traction ...1O5 1851
North Pac com. 1919 l2s G TT stock. %
North Pac Of E. 357s 1854 g Tr y IS. S9h s9s.
Penn r R..... 5l7s SIS L G. Imp Co.. I'm ~
& "a 5-16 Welsh G. I. Co.. 30 40
a n pref II
x 81 pref l-l6 12]. E Stor Bat pref. IS 10
Il r G N As. S0% 81 p II l. & com ~. a
c p r OF Ind o.. 81 70 p II L & pref 3l-s 3l%
Phil Trac -. 69- 20 Welsh Com COM. IA II
Union Trac 49,. 81. 9S Welsh Com pref 81 CO
e & tr ctfs 10 70l. Baltimore Trac. 10 1914
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08

T., State ISSUES 81 900 Tennessee Settlement IS
.o,d az S1L $1,000 (small bonds) at ~. and
SS 200 Virginia Is deferred receipts at 5.
railroad bonds were irregular on small vol
$50 ~ business Final changes we're small. with
az, Losses predomnating The principal net losses
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RAILROAD EARNINGS.

or, dividend. Nominal. TWIN Interest.
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THE BOND MARKET.

THE BOND MARKET
Sales of Government bonds were $1,000 reg
,stered As Of 1907 at III. 5000 coupon 4s OF
1907 at 1928 and $4,000 registered 5s OF 1923
at 1929 Final quotations follow:
RIA Asked. d.Asked
L. S. a. 1901. Us os ueosresi,,sn 10.
ntnued at . 10 80 os. hr,f'o1u 70, Ai"7s
= g .s ioOT cou. lIc il2i1 Us IL. 1899 1914
:, o a. i,25 reg I22s< Cher. 4s 1898 .iOl
ss iG25 cou 1905. I23 Cher. As. 1899 .lo1
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
STATEN ISLAND PPENINGS.

A surprise was sprung at the session Oh the
South Street Railroad Commission yesterday by the
ornouncement by Albert H. Reynaud that he had
severed his connection with the Midland Railroad.
which company he has represented In Us Nights
since it's inception No explanation was given John
g Davenport and Harcourt Bull took charge OF Mr.
Reynaud's work.
The famous senior four-oared crew OF the Staten
Island Boat Club consisting OF A. Reimer. Is.
Wolff T. Voss and L. Wolf. will enter the Long
island regatta Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs w. Allarc Shortt VIII tart next
month for Canada to spend two mon hs
Mrs Jennie Fcnley-ii iiennessey. the young woman
whose mother attempted 10 prevent her marriage
ot the city Hall In New-York. and subsequently
had her arrested again taken into custody
Yesterday on n technical charge OF disorl"rly O. n
duct made by her mother to Justice w. a. Gal
loway. , .,, ,o,,,,,o,
will hold a progressive euchrc party In the Assem-.
bly Hall OF the academy this evening. An Informal
dance will follow the card-playlng.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23

B5'a"n,S n from ysrDCO ard Queenstown
AFEissn STEAMER & cashbsr, OBJ Fitzgerald Antwerp with
mdse TO sanders9n SON Arrived al ne nhr 1a5 yy To-
with mdse cabin 2is steerase passengers 70 Ham
sY ANN hamam bamb mabtanb mab,ambe,meetns
steamer Kaiser Wilhelm II @s MOss%snn % G.lSs Ssss
and 300 to oelrichs Co Arrived
'"s Steamer AGTis Nor. Rasmussen Sanchez days
with fruit Edgar Gedney. Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer El Paso. Gardner New-oreans days with
steamer Gate City. Googns. Savannah July 20, with
mdse and psssensers to Ocean IS ..,o, 90 ,u,v u
and Wilmington. c. 10. with mdse and passengers %
steamer GHysndotte, Davis. Norfolk. with Ai's ana
passengers to old Dominion So Co , ., ,.,
10 sandy andP' Hoos s jay % sao south: fresh
Steamer Panama Orr. CUrel. Bordeaux-Funch. Edys
Steamer Diaman, Ger. wischausen' Flushns-Gu's
steamer Alfred Dun,os (NoD. webus,. Port Antonio
American Fruit CO. 9TH, ,,... %. 81, ,,ore.-
Steamer Vega Poro' coelho Lisbon etc via A1''e'
steamer steamer Monaghan CBr. Braes. GIassow-Aus,n Baid-
Steamer Remus Ger. schuaner. HOdeidah. Ad.a
Steamer Turquois (Br) Thomas. Cork. swansea and
steamer Sir Garnet wolseley d}r. LAYER Queenstown
Steamer cSa,ishoocAee Lewis Ssvannah-ocean IS 60
Steamer Whitney. Haett; Bosion.h Lnoek
Old Dominion SIS Co.
steamer + w Brune Gather. Batmore-H G Foster.
Steamer Goldsboro. Swain Phiadelphia-Wm y Cycs
steamer FL Monte. Parker. New Orleans Van
Sickle. q.
Canal steamer Delta. Hawes with consorts Nos b. IL
and is Cleveland-Cleyeiand Steel Canal Boat co
ship Columbus Ger. Stover Hong hons-oeo'se
BARK Mariannlna UtaD. As,arita Phiadelphia-Funch
Edge Il Co.
os S:'n9s1s nss%olf @'1Gs5o'is a S ' sS
Yorktown Norfolk and Newport News. City or Macon.
BOSTON, nj Monte New orleans; Mathiida 'Norl. N2nSh'
saturn Boston Excelsior Ger. Flushing. obers u'es,
London. FerSt bismarck Ger. Hamburg. via Plymouth
and Cherbourg.
THE MOVEMENTS OF sTEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
c.,,v Ju,v o2-Passed steamer Mississippi (Br. Can
mons New-Y York for London. - ,,-,.
prawle Point July 22-passed, steamers bremerhaven
,Duch MINES New York. FOR Antwerp Potomac 'brI'
Anderson New-York for London 60, - r,,.
Rremen July 22-Arrived. steamer Saale Ger, blank~
New York. via Plymouth ana Cherppurx ,,,,,..,
uoulogne July 81 Sailed, steamer Maasiam opu'cn)'
Potter from Rotterdam for Nrw-loik -.
London July 22-saied. steamers Manteia N0'
Crln1th Ntw- York; Megantlc obrl Foot. Nsw-iWM ~,
~ Inc,a July 2i.--Sailed. steamers flaxman tbtt
Rrown from Rio Janero for New York: WORDSWORTH
,Ieig, H,irby from Rio Janero Tor New YORK -,
Queenstown July 22.-Sailei, steamer Majestic 'br,'
smith. from Liverpool for New YORK ,,,. 49,,
Naples July 90 a. m--Arriyed. steamer Fuida SGer''
Petermann New-York. ....u a,
hYsailed.w cmtwyp shrdiu mfwyp vssku xIhhnA ="
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23

demonstrates that the nny tribe possesses great
er degree OF sagaci.y than Is usually accredited
them.
On one side OF the pond under the shadow
of overhanging foliage. arc two large rocks De-
tween which is opening sufhcientiy large 10
admit of a mans hands. This leads TO retreat
uhere be esh are safe from their natural enemies.
seals will eat Ash dead or alive but they prefer
them in the latter condition. When once their aI.
netite is satisfied the most toothsome hsh that
swims could not tempt them to eat more. I~ice
a day the fish safe to pass out for an ,,, hous
or more This Is Immediately after feeding them
at In the morning and in the afternoon. Ihey
know the feeding hour by the barking OIL tnc tnc
not more than two or three pass the opening
at a time They will scour after food and then
return to their places Of safety back OF the rocks
v.rit
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
SING SING.

The monthly dance of the Mount Pleasant Field
Club will be held on Thursday evening August o..
A large number Of taxpayers this week have been
inspecting the village assessment roll just COM
pleted by the Board Of Trustees. From the num-
ber of blanks taken containing questions and an
swers TO be sworn by those asking for reduc-
tion Of their assessments, 1t is believed that tne
trustees will have their hands full on grievance
night August 2. listening TO taxpayers VINO beheVe
their properties have been overvaued.
draft of fifty convicts was sent from the prison
charge OF State Detective James ia ackson and four
officers The men all of the c grade or con-
victs except number of brcklayers and book
keepers whose abilities in their several vocations
were needed at the institution 10 which they were
consigned. .-.
on Sunday the services held In the Protestant
ond Catholic chapels the prison VIII be the last
that will be held for month or six weeks. during
the rest of the hot weather Warden Sage proposes
TO allow the prisoners the privileges or the prison
ward during the hours on Sunday That they are
usually attending service In the chapels whlch are
small and uncomfortaby warm at this season .
owing to the storm Yesterday Warden sage did
not begin work on the DurstOn-ave. retaining wall.
II the weather is clear operations VIII pegin 10
day. ,,,, -, v.,r,o
+ Barlow are making preparations 10 attend the
annual meeting of the American Canoe Association
in the St Lawrence River. August g.
Mrs Sarah Eliza Wilklow, sister or Mrs Garret
Ten Hagen OF No % Williamst., Is suffering from
a fractured hip caused by slipping and railing on
the front porch OF her sisters house last Monday
afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
PEEKSKILL.

The annual picnic of the sunday-school OF the
First Methodist Episcopal Church. which was TO
have been held yesterday at Orange Lake was post
poned on account OF the rain. 1t Is expected that
bo n,nic will he held to-day II the weather Is fair
Surrogate Theodore H. Silkman held court In his
office in the Savings Bank Building yesterday AFTER
noon In the settlement OF the accounts OF Robert
Mackellar one OF the executors OF John G Lyon,
his accounts and petition were filed. and also pet-
tion for leave resign executor and trustee. IN
,he estate OF Sarah VI. Clubhouse, a petition was
filed by Jacob Clubhouse. the father, ASKING 10 be
annoinied administrator, and the letters testa-
mentarv were granted. In the settlement Of the
arcounts of FbeneZer j. Post executor of the estate
~ William Hancock decree was signed settling
the accounts and providing for the distribution or
tho estate The Surrogate announced that he would
hod no court in Peekskill during August.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
YONKERS.


There was another heavy downpour OF rain IN
this city Yesterday, but no damage or any account
was caused At the office Of the Water Board IL
WAS said that the rainfall. measured at the low
service pumping station In the Tuckahoe ROAD
was l.55 inches. The rain interfered with mum
Der OF outdoor pleasures that had been p'ahheu
The children OF the German Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school were to have spent the day AT Lud-
low but the committee told the disappointed pupils
that. If fair this morning the outing would be tneh
held The children OF the Riverdale avenue
Branch Sundayschool of the Warhurt9n nH AHenbe ,b
officers postponed the outing 10 ood,hnus ian Sud Ia
Tnesday n S s "a iver%sieve at II o'clock
meet with the rs train on the main I,me oI ihe
Babcock Place was so badly washed py tIe i stp' ~
Of sunday that the forSe % pbr ol m works W will not be
able to finish the street before tomorrow night
Sides ds of Of me street Edward j. Renaean, Deputy
Commissioner is acting In the absence OF Com
missioner OF Public Works Samuel L. Cooper VINO
The ne Congregation 20 Of the African Methodist Epis-
fSpa c6Gn ZSn chnSn n Sew Man oT Bsop
Hood who presided at the conference held last
aT R qS Sy he Rev a. f. Newby of
church. to which the Bishop responded .,,ron,on.s
benevolent Association viii be held to-day at Rock
away Beach The steamer will leave Peene's Pier
b Charge se Of f the aaT is Edward l. Pesns William
II. Devoe. John S. Brown. Charle. kleine william
Light t'JS James H. Blair; william II: GrssepRalIgh'
James b. Oden, Thomas o'Brien. Henry Wisea
and f. Alexander Houston. +, .o.,o,,
with the Philafrcan Liberators League last night
at the parlors Of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation in Main-st. An address was delivered by
a'P special service will be held this evening at
St. at which the Rev George r: Cutting, pastor .,,1
Of the the Gsussn w
and treasurer. Will also speak
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
FOUR CHTLDREN WE'RE STARVING.
WHITMAN PARENTS LOCKED Up. AND THE LIT

INHUMAN PARENTS LOCKED Up. AND THE LIT
TIE ONES CARED FOR BY THE STATEN ISL
AND AGENT OF THE CTIII.DREN's SOCIETY
Tho authorities on Staten Island yesterday FOUND
four Young children almost starved and In scaht
attire at the home OF their parents, John ana
Mary Curren in Second-ave.. better known as
the "Cottages" New-Brlghton. Staten Island
Curren and his wife are habitual drunKaruS'
few days ago Curren went home intoxicated ana
,ruoL bs wife over the head with stovelid. He
vaa arrested for this and held for examination
lanes W. Allen. agent OF the Society Tor the
Prevention OF Cruelty to Children. yesterday went
70 the Curren home and found the children Cath-
arine. three years old; Cecilia, five years oid'
Nellie. six years old. and Sarah seven years old'
Their condition plainly told OF the sunerihes 'ey
had undergone from neglect Mr Allen TOOK tne
children to the home of the society IN Wv Wv,
Rriyhton where they being cared ior Mrs.
Curren was arrested for drunkenness ana her huS-
hand was also held for a hearing.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
HTPT BY THE BURSTING OF WATER-IANh

woRKMEN IN AN ICE-CREAM FACTORY KNOCKED
DOWN AND CUT.
4 big water-tank. with a capacity OF about three
thousand gallons which was placed on the roof OF
Horizons ice-cream factory. at NO l5 PARK ROW.
hurst early yesterday morning, letting down
pcrfect food OF water on the glass skylght De-
tween this building and the one In the rear. a
dozen men were at work making ce-cream ana
nacking freezers IN the building. when the sudden
weight of the water crashed against the skylight
shattering 1t to pieces. The broken glass. with
heavy wire netting which was placed over over IL h ,or
could get out OF the way. and number were
knocked down, and three were cut about tne heaa
and hody They were taken TO the Hudson street
hospital where they arrived covered with blood
After the house surgeon had dressed ana seWeu up
their younds the men were taken home by friends
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
SAYS HIS SON-IN-LAW DRUGGED HIN.
AN OLD MANS STRANGE DELUsIoN COSTS HIM A
NIGHT IN A POLICE CELL

AN OLD MANS STRANGE DELUS1ON COSTS HIM A
NIGHT IN POLICE CELL
james Mcclellan. sixty years old. OF Boston has
been living for several weeks with his son-in-law.
Henry A. Burns. at No $50 West Forty-hfth-st.
Yesterday he wandered away from home, and Mr..
Burns searched all day for him. He asked the
Aid Of the police as his faherin-law. he said. had
been mentally unbalanced by the heat. Last night
Burns met his father-in-law at Broadway and
Forty-second-st and asked him to return nome. but
he positively refused.
While the son-in-law was endeavoring to persuade
his relative TO go with him crowd gathered. and
n policeman inquired what the trouble was Mr..
Mcclellan at appealed to the policeman TO
protect him from his son-in-law who. he said. was
irving to abduct him. He was taken TO the West
Tbirtieth-st station, and there he repeated his
statement He added that he had been drugged
while at his son-in-law's house. and would rather
die than 20 back there. 80,
Serpeant Tins believed the story told by Mr..
Burns and endeavored TO induce the old man TO go
home with his son-n-law. The old man stuck 10 ms
refusal however and the sergeant. fearing that he
would do harm either to hInseii or perhaps MI
Burns locked him up for sa1ety
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
MOUNT VERNON.

II. d. Lent, Supervisor Of the town Of East Ches-
ter has received from Daniel Cronin. who has been
missing since May 20. "A letter containing his reslg-
nation The letter written in New-York city.
but mailed In Toronto Canada Mr.. Cronin ad-
mits that there is deficit OF $50 I'm his accounts
but says that he Is not guilty of crime. lie says
that he took the money from the bank. under the
apprehension that proceedings were about TO he
taken which would have made the fund unavailable
He went to New-York City to attend the Irish fair
drank knockout drops" and the money was taken
from him while he In a dazod condition. Mr..
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ASTOR--Captan Larsen. OF Copenhagen; u
Swift of Chicago, and the Rev. +. +. McNaiy, OF
Scranton. BELvIDERE-Dr. H. Thilenus' pro-
fessor Of astronomy of Strasburg universty
CVERETT-Professor Charles NJ. Tyler. OF Corhen
University Ithaca. FIFTH ANENUE-GoVerho,
Elisha Dyer Of Rhode Island Nathanel faisc, Va
Washington and George +. Hoar, OF Worces.e,
GRAND-Thomas II. Hanbury. u. .: "a. unH nHuT
ITNIONW p Ijppincott OF Philadelphia. HOFF-
MAN-Coonel Thomas Ward U. S. A HoLLAND
Major w. F. Goodspeed. OF Columbus l
PERIAI--A ]. Beden OF Syracuse ana ,. hway"'
81 Tokio Japan MANHATTAN-Ex-Con Congress-
man Rodney Wallace of Fitchburg, Mass. ana
Francis r. Skunk. U. S. A. MURRAY Hill
Raron Won Hermann. of the German Leea'ion:
yrshin9,or PARK KAVENUF;-Commander James
p Green. U. s. N. PLAZA-The Hev. WirIlaIh n
chester. of Milwaukee. WALDORF-Coionei lheo-
dore A. Dodge, u. s. "A.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
FIVE INDICTMENTS MISSING.
A STRONG SUSPICION IN TIE DIsTRlcT-ATToR-
NETS OFFICE THAT THEY HAVE
REEN STOLEN.

NETS OFFICE THAT THEY HAVE
BEEN STOLEN.
II was discovered yesterday afternoon at the
District-Attorney's Office that number OF ndict-
ments had been lost stolen In some way from
the office The discovery was only made when
message was received from the property clerk OF
the Police Department asking what should be done
with n valuable diamond pin which had been In
the possession Of the property clerk since June 10.
1890 and had been taken from Thomas Richard
SON notorious thief Assistant District-Attorney
Jnger found the record of the indictment. but upon
looking for the indictment could not find II.
IT was shown that the bondsman for Richardson
had been Leo A. NJ Fledner. Of No. All West
Forty -second-st.. and further investigation showed
that number OF other indictments, In all OF which
Fleidner had been the bondsman missing.
Records of five missing indictments have so far
been found. The indictments cannot be discovered
anywhere. and Mr.. Unger said yesterday that they
had possibly been stolen Fleidner. Mr.. Unger
thought was n professional bondsman.
District Attorney Olcott. when he heard that the
Indictments were gone said. with shrug OF his
shoulders: Well. they're gone. guess can;
them again"