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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
NEW JERSEYS TOTE CANTASSED.
4 REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RACING ELEMENT
HOLDS THAT THE RETURNING BOARDS IN
PROPERLY REJECTED BALLOTS AGAINST
THE ANTI-GAMBLING AMENDMENT

PROPERLY REJECTED BALLOTS AGAINST
THE ANTI-GAMBIING AMENDMENT.
Trenton ~ j. Oct. 19.--Thc Stale Board OF Can
yassers this afternoon canvassed the returns Of the
recent election and found that the anti-gambling
amendment 10 the constitution had been carried
bv SO2 votes and the al interim amendment by
t26 and that the Woman's Suffrage amendment
was defeated by 10.OJ9. The returns also showed
0G rejected ballots.
william d. Edwards. OF Jersey City. appeared be-
fore the Board and raised the point that the re-
Iec,ed ballots had been improperly thrown out by
the various Election Boards. and that II they had
been counted the antl-gambng amendment would
have been defeated. His point was that the ballots
had been rejected under the general election law.
which provides that ballots can only be marked
with n pen and black ink. or with black pencil
The special election law. under which the election
was held provides for the marking OF ballots with
a pencil and says nothing about color. For THIS
reason the rejected ballots should have been count
ed He wanted the State Canvassing Board TO send
the returns back the County Boards Tor correc-
zion. This proposition was rejected. ana the TWO
amcndments declared carried.
Mr. Edwards wants TO consult win MS cncntS
before proceeding further In the matter. ana Gov
ernor Griggs consented 10 Withhold until Monday
the proc tion making the two amendments
part OF the constitution. Mr.. Edwards IL UNDER
stood TO represent the racctrack men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
4 RELIC or FARRAGUTS FLAGSHIP'

THE FrGuREnEAD OF THE HARTFORD RECEIVED
IN coHSEcTIcUTs CAPITOL.
Hartford. Conn. Oct. 1s-The hsurehead OF the
old flagship Hartford. presented to the city OF Hart
ford by the United States Navy Department was
placed In the Capitol to-day High honor was paiu
.. ,hn old craft and TO Admiral Farragut The
relic was escorted through the streets on a hand
somely decorated float TO the Capitol where Inn
nressive exercises were held The city Is in gala
attire public and private buildings being festooned
with flags and bunting. The formal presentation
NJ the figurehead 10 the city made by Captain
Casper Goodrich l.. S. y. The orator or the DAY
was United States Senator Joseph, y HaWieyt; ayt
/, Barbour and the exercises closed with the sing
ing Of america.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
UTSBiVD MISSING FORIl -EiGhI Hans

ur,NvrrlrE HIS WIFE HAD MARRIED AGAIN
AND BECOME \ WIDOW.
c.ho,oc,adv " Y. oct. le-When the California
Il, go .,-u,k the East in lsi9 Nicholas van
yranken a prosperous farmer. OF Ntskayuna' was
among the adventurcrs who started West from tnls
vicinity. lie left behind wife and young son.
r,o- ,yo or three years the husband and w'fc
corresponded. and then the letters ceased ffteeh
wears after her husbands departure suppos,,is
him dead Mrs. Van Nranken marrieu asa''' ,,s.
"''' ~ husha,d died a few years later. Since
- ~ has had A hard struggle for existence.
Tnannounced and unexpected the hnsganf INTO her
hau l'it !. nV. .cavurdav She welcomed him, ana ne
no., made lis homo with her He Is e,sn,! m ent one
ve,rs old, and Is no better OF thah WHY" "o "'"'
I'm 1919
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
LIVES SAVED 1T THE COST OF 1 HORSE
-, rrnE-ENGINE DRIVER TAKES CHANCE TO
PREVENT A COLLISION WITH HOOK
AND LADDER.

\ disastrous collision between Engine Company
No q and Hook and Ladder Company NO. =
OF the Fire Department was narrowly aVetteu
last night at Second-ave. and Forty-seventh-st
A. II was the horse attached TO the engine was IN
srantly killed by contact with an elevated ralfoad
pillar and the engine so wrecked as TO be
unserviceable at the small tenement-house hro
10 which II WAS going.
socond-aye. as /. approaches Forty-seventh-st
Is n heavy down grade. Engine Company NO 4
v,s going north At full speed few minutes after
the alarm which had called 1t out had beeh
sounded when the driver. George Fox. heatd the
olapyinr of the gong or the hook and ladder
truck a. II came along Forty-seyenth-st rom
Ieyingfon.aye A collision between the TWO seemed
inevitable but Fox stood UP on ms seat ana py
main force turned his horses into the elcyate1 pi pi
lar Tho horses were brought to standsuil anu
The one iammed against a pillar dropped as II sno,
The heavy engine passed partly over IL anu IL Was
,s,antIy ~, nh kiiIej Fox was thrown from his seat
but escaped with a bruised wrist Inc engine WAS was
stopped Just as the hook and ladder COMP eompahby by
whrled around the corner. clearing me sngle s, uy
a few feet. A collision would propao'y nave o'''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
RAMON TORRE ARRESTED.

Chicago Oct. 1o.-Ramon Tore, former secretary
TO the Spanish Consul in Chicago who suddenly
left here some time ago and whose departure
caused comment account OF tho charges made
lao his wifi. that he had taken 5000 OF their saw
ings and abandoned her. was arrested to-day on In
formation furnished by his wife. Tore recently
returned 10 Chicago and has been doing trans
lstine and similar work in an ONCE IN the Audito
rum He denies that he took any money when he
ef Chicago and returned. he said under an agres
ment 10 support his wife. Tore was formerly con-
nected with a school OF languages In the Audi,
torium. and moved In good society. lie was married
in California. his wife being an inmate vi d cum
"A time
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
LARGE RECEIPTS FROM CUSTOMS.

YESTERDAYS FIGURES NEARLY DOUBLE THOSE
FOR TIE CORRESPONDING DAY LAST YEAR
Washington oct, 19.-Attention Is called at the
Treasury Department 10 the fact that to-day's re-
cep,s from customs S6s1 423. which is con-
siderably I'm excess OF those any previous day
since the now Tariff went into effect As com
pared with the corresponding day last year this Is
nn Increase OF S3ls.3nO. or about IS per cent.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
.rprry RtTLW4Y MEN ~ CONVENTION.

N,,v,ra Falls. ~ Y. Oct. 1e.-The sixteentn '. AN.
IA convention Of the American street nai~a!
.ssoc,ation was opened In this city this us
over four hundred members OF the as, os hv prs.,.
sau, Robert McCulloch. and Mayor Hastings 'naae
us' .sa address OF welcome The papers reaa 'h.
morning we're MgnIeipal ownersIhP rsI anaser T Of
itaiiroausjj nej, and suburban Railway COMPANY Vl
Iowe Mass and some Of the 4on OF Eectrc
Ing III paivays." pid by g. W. Knox electrical engi.
neer Of the Chicago City Fommiitee Fa took charge
M tho visitors
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
REUNION or THE 12STH REGIMENT.

PoughkeepsIe, \. v. Oct. l?-The survivors or
the l2sth NewYork Volunteers hed the'r ahhua'
reunion at Matteawan to-day This regiment was
recruited In Dutchess and Columbia counties and
went TO the war one thousand strong. 1t returned
with four hundred men. There were about one
hundred survivors at the reunion to-day. The day
there was a parade participated In by the regi-
mental association Rowland Grand, Army Post
and civic organizations. A feature OF the parade
was o division of the Daughters Of Veterans wear
ing white dresses. with red and blue trimmings
lowing officers elected; President. J. H.
Hagar: vicc-presdent. Colonel Johnson L. De
retary Emory Cole: chaplain. the Rev. ID; H. Han
naburgh; surgeon. DR.. J. Andrus. All the officers
live In T,vo. where the mex, reunion will be held.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
BLANCO SAILS FOR HAVAN1.
THE NEW GOvERNoR-GENER on HIS
WAY TO CUBA.
CABINET MEETING POSTPONED IN MADRID BE
CAUSE OF sAGAsTA's ILLNEss-RELEAsE
OF A NUMBER OF PRISONERS
ORDERED BY WEYi.ER


Madrid, oct. ia dispatch from Ccrunna
saws that Marshal Blanco, the newly appointed
Governor General Of Cuba. sailed for Havana
to-day.
TIL. official dispatches reporting the departure
Of ilbusterins vessels from New-York City and
Jacksonville Fla, have made an unpleasant
impression here.
The Cabinet meeting has been postponed ow-
ing to the illness OF the Premier. Seior SaSas'a'
According TO the present indications, Stno:
Silvela the leaier of the Dissident ConserVa-
tives will become the leader of the Conservative
party.
The "Heraldo' Of this city says that wide
spread disagre ement exists among the cuban
AutonOmlsts.
Havana Oct. 19-General Weyler has ordered
the release from the Isle of Pines. the Spanish
penal settlement off the coast Of Cuba OF eleVeh
prisoners who were, it was alleged, cohcerheu
in the uprising which resulted in the imprison-
ment Of Sehorita Evapgelina Cosso Cisneros'
who recently escaped from the Casa Recolioas
in this city and who is now in New-1orK. Inc
release of Abram Sosa, Juan Esperto Torres
Jose Bestard Godoy and seventeen otner poIu
ca prisoners has also been ordered by rehe'"'
Weyler IT,,
Havana. Oct. 19.-The Spanish General JIM nm
inez Castellanos, accompanied by his son, Lieu
tenant Adolfo Castellanos. captain TeuIo
Aguilar, his aides de-camp. also twenty -hlie
other officers and seventy sick soldiers. have ar
rived here from Puerto Principe .
Three additional survivors of the wreck OF the
coasting steamer Triton which went ashore pe-
tween Dominica and Marel. on the north coast
of the Province Of Pinar del Rio. on SATURDAY
morning last. have arrived here. The scene
among the men. women and children Wneh tnc
steamer went ashore the survivors state, was
terrible When the Triton fOundered there were
go persons. passengers and crew. aboard or her'
but so far only for,ynine of this number nave
been heard from.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
SILVER MINES NOT TO BE PUMPED OUT

Denver. Col. Oct. 1.-THE flooded mines Of
remains at the present low price. In addition
10 $4,000 contributed for the purpose of unwaterng
the mines. s25oO more Is needed. and 1t Is impos-
sble TO secure IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
ENGLAND MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.

London Oct. 2o-"The Daily Chronicle this
morning commenting on the death In Cuba last
week OF w. Hughes correspondent OF BLACK ana
White" Of London who Is said to have starveg hanl
to death In the streets OF Havana. after haVihs
been matreated and robbed by party or spanish
gueras says: III the story OF his death Is uus;; u;
fresh execration of Spanish action VIII arise anu
the British Government may have something 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20

bristol. England. Oct. is.-The Municipal Corpora.
,'o,.d 20 expend fl5oo0oO In the construction
.'V'' Sock at the mouth of the River Avon The
dock will be built to accommodate the larsess ses.
ses. ,inpg =, for steamship line. and he reports
negTss11 egnTyosnec1 that Boston capitalists may take up
the matter -
HOW 10 YOU LIKE THE KRELL PIANos'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
ARNOR PLATE BOARD IN BIRMiNGHAh'

Birmingham. Ala. Oct. ia-The Armor Ila'e
soard which Is inspecting sites proposed ior a
oovsrnment factory spent busy day mere. us
noinins special train or the Sou'heih nai"a' Va
,ook the Board and the local committee 70 ene
,a.,! rs ana Flossburg coal mines anu 'ne w.
70 hsoard held session. at which local experts "a
tion 'aanutacture Of iron and steel gave I'M Sh"r
MIA Inc Board left this city to-night ior o"e''
y. .nE NJ eVLPHUR BATHS. AVON 6PKiNGs' ~
:" "oteo Tor the rapid cure Of rheumatlsm s,.
Address, THE SANITARlUM.-Ao''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20

SPAIN AND PORTUGAL NAY BE ALiiHo'
London. Oct. ia dispatch from Madrid says
that there is much discussion at the Spanish capi-
tai n the subject Of tho alliance between Spain ana
Portugal which Is reported TO be In process OF
neeotiation The Portuguese Minister or Marine.
ubo 10 now In Madrid. has expressed the beiei
that such an alliance may be accomplished al any
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20
EOI-IPMENTS PURCHASED IN ST. LOUIS.
THREE AGENTS OF THE INSURGENTS SAID 10
HAVE PROCURED s225,coo WORTH or

HAVE PROCURED s?250oo WORTH or
ARMS AND AMMUNITION.
ST Louis oct la.-Thrce Cuban patriots direct
from the island have been in 81. LOUIS lor Ioui-
teen days procuring ammunition Tor thef COM
patriots Their work is AT last completed, ana th'y
started to-day for Cuba. One Of them Is auihority
for the statement that during their stay they nav
purchased and forwarded TO a Texas port N--''VVo
worth OF cartridges. dynamite, rifles Pistols an"
saddles for the nsurgont army. TWO expeui'o"S
conveying these supplies will sail tonight from
Texas port. and i'll the Caribbean sea VIII % Iii'e'
two other expeditions which set sail from New
York Sunday night
The Cuban agents ale Colonel George Johnston
of the staff OF General Carlos Roloh; Coiohei r'u
uard Betancourt and Captain II. a. Smith Durhs
their stay In ST. Louis they have been al Pr'a'e
houses Colonel Johnston In an in'erVe" sa'u'
81 left Santiago de Cuba IN the latter part OF
September Our mission has been TO buy supP'es
for the Department of the East owing 10 guar
antIne we could do nothing at Key West ana came
IN St Louis We have accomplished our mission
here by the purchase Ci $z-o'"" "o''" VI ""'
ton and the like.
Colonel johnson said further on me subject Oh
cuba,-"Autonorny? No! Nothing but absolute
freedom We have sixty thousand men under arms
IN Cuba Virtually the whole island. except iia-
vana, Matanzas and Cienfuegos. is In our hands.
We could take Havana by means OF dynamite, put
we would have TO notify the foreign Sonsu's. wnTd
OF course would notify the enemy else we shouId
blow up our friends. At meeting OF representaMMves ives
OF the whole Army OF the East and oi me "est
st Holnuin at which was present, ana whch mas
not Vet been mentioned IN the papers II was reit-
Grated that Cuba would accept nothing M but apso
State to deal with Spain relative 10 granting au-
tonomy or anything else short OF absolute freedom.
What we want OF the United States IS the grant
ing OF beliigcrent rights With that. In less than
seVenty-two hours would have out OF the
various ports OF the United States forty-two YES
sells flying the Cuban nag. , 49,,
Before the American Congress meets again tnere
will be events that we hope will compel Gongress
T., recognize us. We have been on the defensive
here,ofore Now we are the offensive We be-
n,n ~ retaliate The armies OF the East and West
are about to consolidate. They will shortly attack
M,tanzas. Possibly Havana Will be assailed. we
are hnut to show Congress that we mean business
II we have not shown It heretofore with beliger-
II ~ this year Without recognition we shall stll
he free before March OF next year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-10-20

~yLwoods Artistic Cabinet Photos graphs-ssN
~ d"zen Ground floor. lao Broadway-Advt.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
Fooled the old Man.


 When the young married man tells this story he makes sure that his fath- CT is not within earshot.
 T never had but one falling out with the governor" he declares. When I went home one evening and told him that was engaged, he ecross-questioned me like a lawyer and each answer in- creased his wrath, till he positively for bade the bans. have something of a temper myself, and, after a stormy in- terchange, we agreed upon a cOmpro- mise. He did not like the girls fam- fly. He would have it that she was a fortune hunter. He could never ap- prove of her under any circumstances, but if would go abroad for two years, see other women, hold no communica- to marry her, he would interpose no obstacle. 1 accepted his terms.
 "After I had been in Paris I met an American girl who was in all respects my ideal. She was with wealthy aunt, whose name sine had taken and whose fortune she was to inherit l wrote tbe gOverHoP about her. sent him the opinion oI sOmp -- aiE .Hlti-- whom he knew and said his scheme Lad proved a good one after all. WitA his permission 1 would wed the Sirl in Paris.
 He cabled his permission and his approval, but in the letter that follow ed there was a tone of mild reproval for my inconsistency. You notice that my wife Is a prime favOrite with him. He never tires of singing her praises, and doesn't allow a day to go by with out reminding me how he saved ne from the blunder that would have spoiled my l'fe"
 But wasn't it little hard on Ihe one you left behindY
 ''NOt at all. She's the same girl l met in Paris. But he doesn't know 1t, and mean that he never shall."-De- troit Free Press.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
The Yap Dollar.

l First and last there have been mal z
 different kinds of dollars in the U:i.
 ted States-silver dollars, gold doll:lrs
 and multifarious paper dollars of some | times dubious value; and in other coun. tries, iron, platinum, brass, bone, ivory and even wheat and cotton goods, have | done duty as money. But the oldest
 "dollar" ever seen thus far, perhaps. is
 that coined, or rather quarried, by the
 chiefs of the island of Yap, one of the
 group of Caroline Island in the South | Pacific.
 These Tap coins are even more cum bersome to carry about than the great
 silver daddy dollar of our own land.
 Vastly more cumbersome, indeed. since
 they weigh eighty pounds apiece and are over two feet in diameter! de-
 faulting cashier would certainly have l difficulty in absconding with many of l them!
 Two of these strange pieces of money ] may now be seen in the National Mn 1 scum at Washington. TEer are cir
 cular disks of coraline rock dull " white in color, yet apparently crystalline, ! tNenty-six .aches ta diameter and from three to four inches thick. At the center of each there is q round hole two inches and half in diameter.
 The Yap chief enjoys a monoply in | this singular sort of coinage. When
 in want of money, he has but to send
 his slaves to the quarry to fashion as many flat dollars as he needs. His treasury is a number of long
 poles set on supports in front of the
 royal hut. The dollars are strung on
 the poles like beads in a necklace; and
 the number of strings of these great stone dollars possessed by chief Is the gage of his wealth and respectabil- | ity.
 But If utility should be a character | istic of money, a dozen grindstones piled on a pole would be of more value than the whole of it.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
He Deserved 1t.

Lipplncott says that the llama or South America Is one of those animals which are, in one way or another, eX- pert marksmen. When annoyed and angry, 1t gives an exhibition of it's won derful skill in hitting the object which has excited its ire. The llama's weapon is its mouth. It's bullet is composed of saliva and chewed hay.
 Several years ago, says the writer, al the Fair Grounds in St. Louis l wit messed an exhibition of this creature eXpectorating power, in which the vic tim was country beau, who came near losing his sweetheart thereby.
 The young man was one of those self sufficient individuals who imagine that knowledge sits enthrOned in the temple of their own personal intellect, and that what they do not know is not worth knowing. The llama stood in the mid de of its pen, fifteen feet or more away. The young man was annoying it by throwing clods of dirt at 1t, and tapping his cane ca the Ia2s of the pen.
 l saw by the ece3tare'S actions that It was angry. Tie rapid movement of rue jaws ,ndicat1i that it was prepar- .ug fnt ttack 1 warned the young man, anu told him what io expect. His sweetheart begged him to desist and to come away; but he treated by warning with derision, and told the girl that he ''knew his business"
 Suddenly there came a whizzing whistling noise, followed by a sharI spat. The young wiseacre lay supint upon his back, his eyes and forehead plastered with a disgusting mixture oi saliva, hay and mucus
 T hate a fool!' said the girl. as sht shouldered her parasol and walked away.
 I saw them again in the monkey house, some time afterward, but the man was a changed being. He had learned his lesson in decorum.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
She Was Me-

A gentleman who has a telephone in his house has in his employ a faithful but stupid German girl, who one day responded to the ringing of the tele- phone-bell.
 ''Who is thereT came over the wire Ut Is l." replied Katrina.
 And who Is ]? ?''
 ''Why, am ]" ''But who is I?" came over the wire "I am me, my own self" retorted Katrina. How should l be any one but me?"
 But who are you?'
 "I am my own self"
 What is your nameT
 Katrina Rupper."
 "Well, who; is Katrina Rupper?" ''She is me, I, my own self.'
 And when Katrina heard laughter at the other end of the line she said, in dignantly:
 "I will not shtay here to be made q shoke of" and she walked away from the telephone, grumbling: How could be any one but me? I let 'em know how to make shOke of mer'
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
wouldn,t Take Him Long.

It is a great satisfaction for man who possesses learning and a large amount of general information to have also a small son whose bump Of curios- ity is largely developed, because then the learned father has a never-ceasing opportunity to show off his knowledge. A friend of one such gentleman-a man of science connected with many learned societies-relates an incident which occurred in his household.
 This scientific gentleman was going out of his house in hurry one day. and had his OVercoat on and his hand on the door knob, when one of his boys hailed him
 Father! before you go will you please tell me something?
 q haven't time nowY
 "Oh, it's only little thing"
 "Won't it wait till get home"
 q might forget it."
 'Try to remember it-that would b. good practice. Goodbye"
 But it won't take q minute!'
 Are you sure?"
 "Of courseF'
 .eWen. go ahead. What is it* "Au want to know is, how do they work miracles? and how do they make condensed milkF"
 And the small boy thought it was Cerv unkind because his father insisted upon postponing the answers until his return home.
The St. Johns herald., 1897-09-11
Rather Too Literally.

Instances where clerks and others mostly new hands put rather too literal an interpretation on instructions edge of perhaps the majority of en- plOyers. Some of these cases are by no means lacking a flavor of the ludic rOuS.
 A rather raw youth, recently fresh from school, was one evening directed to call next day on his way to business and collect a small debt from a retail tradesman.
 Its been overdue six months. Don't come away till you get it," said his principal decisively.
 Midday arrived and the youth put in no appearance at the office The after noon wore on, and still he was absent. Just before closing time a messenger arrived with note from the debtor.
 'YOur clerk, armed with a thick stick, has been sitting in the shop since S:3O this morning. He says he cannot leave till he gets the money. I am un- able to give it to him, but I promise faithfully to pay on Saturday. Am to lock him up with the shop or nOtP' Needless to say the faithful guard ian was withdrawn.
 Engaging a new porter, the manager 0- a T"uuIaCrurng urm parucuiariy impressed upon him the need of always carrying out his orders to the letter.
 Soon afterwards a customer, Tor whom a special article had been made, objected to the price and said he would not pay it. Threatened with law ac- ton, however, he withdrew his protest. The article was then sent home by the new porter.
 But don't part with it unless you get the money. He's a tricky fellow" were his instructions.
 At the customers house the porter held out his hand for the money.
 Here 1t is," said the gentleman ''But first give me the goods"
 "No," said the porter, mot till you give me the cash"
 So they faced each other, wrangling for half an hour, when the porter re- turned to his employer with the goods, to know if, in the circumstances, he might slightly vary the procedure.