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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
MADE TEE LADIES STOP DANCING.
Young Van Cleft Subsequently Fined $40 for
PersonatinE q Policeman.

YounE Van Cleft Subsequently Fined OlO for
PersonatinE n Policeman.
Thermometers of Columbia Stamm, q ladies'
branch of the Ancient Order of Red Men, gave
q reception on Saturday night in Holsten's Hall,
in First and Bloomfield streets, Hoboken.
Along toward . o'clock Sunday morning while
the dancing was at its height a young man
wearing q black derby hat and a light coat
pushed his way into tho hall and ordered the
music stopped.
"It's Sunday morning." he exclaimed, land
II you go on with this racket I'll arrest every
one of YOU"
Startled at the interference. the ladies and
their friends ceased dancing, and for q time
there was much confusion. Mrs. Johanna
Lynn OF 1890 Washington steeet and Mrs.
Martha Krieta Of 1876 Garden street. who were
on the Committee of Arrangements approached
the intruder and asked him what authority he
had.
I'm a detective" replied the young man as
he opened his coat, displaying a tin shield,
who sent you herei" asked Mrs. Lynn. Tho
young man hesitated a moment and then re-
marked:
stopped
to 20, and sho called several of her friends to
assist in Oh citing him. The women seized the
young man and elected him. A policeman then
took him to Police Headquarters, where II was
Harry Van Cleft, - years old, of 100 New York
avenue, Jersey City Heights. He was fined
$40 on Il charge of personating a policeman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
SOLDIERS, ORPHANS, SCHOOLS.
Coming Changes In the Management OF the
THennayiynnln Institutions.


HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 31.-1hero will b
some important changes in the makeup OF the
State commission having charge of the soldiers
orphans schools Of tho State about the middle
OF December. Capt. George W. Skinner, the
United States Pension Agent at Pittsburg, Will
be elected Superintendent OF the Soldiers
Orphans Industrial School ut Scotland, Frank
lin county, and in order to accept the place will
resign as n member of tho commission. Capt.
SINNERS term as pension agent expired ON
Sept. 10, but he will not be asked TO step QUE
until he has closed the accounts for tho year.
about Dec. 10. There nro several men who
would like his pension job, but it is almosts sure
to go to Major John W. Nesbit, the Superin-
tendent of the State Arsenal, who is n lieu
tenant of S~cnatory Quay in Allegheny county.
Ncsbit was in danger Of removal during the
recent resignation crusade at the capital, but
he was not disturbed because had he been sum-
marily dismissed his prompt appointment as
pension agent would have been a feather in his
cap that would have been tantalizing to the
State administration Nesbit will be succeeded
as superintendent of the state Arsenal by Lieut..
William II. Richardson of SChuylkill county,
who is QuartcrInastcr of the Eighth
A meeting of the Soldiers Orphans Schools
Commission will be held about the middle Of
December, when the changes indicated will
one OF the inspectors Of the schools, is at present
in charge of the Scotland Industrial School an
superintendent. C"pt. Skinner will take his
place and Major John ID. Patterson of this city
will he elected chief clerk of tho commission, to
take the place of the late Joseph Pomeroy. The
retirement of Capt. skinner will leave three
vacancies on the commission, which will prob
ably be filled by the appointment OF Adjt..Gen.
Stewart.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
A STRANGE BUSINESS THIS.
Ht Requires Little Labor. Less Capital, and
Has an AIIuring Suggestion or Gambling.

Tho large number of advertisements appear
ing in English newspapers regarding the where
abouts Of persons removing from that country
to tho United States has opened a Held to per-
sons here who desire to enter q promising BUSH
ness that entails little attention and less capital.
Tho business is that Of readvertising in local
newspapers for the persons wanted abroad.
Many times large rewards are offered for infor-
nation leading to the discovery of the person
wanted, or for proof Of death. These advertise
ments arc carefully scanned by readers on this
side Of the ocean who repeat them here. They
offer rewards considerably smaller than tho
English figures. and il successful in finding
they claim the larger reward
ular occupation OF the person who embarks in
1t, and requires only II small cash outlay. AS
yet 1t has not been widely adopted here. al
though In England there are regular companies
which readvertise for missing Americans or
other foreigners supposed to be in. England.
Henry James Hart, the assistant janitor OF st.
AuEustine's Episcopal Church at 105 East
Houston street, is one of the first OF those to lry
the scheme on this side. He came here three
and one.half years 40 from London, where he
had made a specially of readvertislng Scotch,
Irish, and foreign paragraphs relative. to miss
ing persons. Since coming here Hart has kept
in touch with the English journals, and has
be n well repaid. he says, often receiving from
$25 to 500 for formati he obtained at q
cost of 50 or SO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
UNDERGROUND TROLLEY TEST.
A Car successrully Run Over the New Road
bed OF the Fourth Avenue Line.

A Car successrully Run Over the New Road.
bed OF the Fourth Avenue Line.
Tho trial trip of the Fourth avenue under
ground trolley took place yesterday and was a
success. Ono of the new electric cars left the
Thirty. second street stables about IL o'clock
forenoon, ran to Forty.second street. then down
to Astor place and Broadway, and back to the
stables. making the round trip in thirty-ive
minutes, which is about schedule time. There
followed along behind it, as contrast between
what was and what is to be, one Of the old stage
like cars OF the style of 1850, drawn by two
horses and resurrected for the occasion.
The new car was greeted by cheers along the
route. 1t made no sop for passengers, but fire.
quent stops to I st it's mechanism. w. A. Pear
son. electric engineer OF the company, acted as
motorman, and NJ. Marks was its conductor.
President yreeland, General Superintendent
+. ID. Rounds, Chief Engineer F. s.. Pearson,
General Master Mechanic Thomas Mills, James
Regan. general foreman of the Fourth avenue
division. and other officials Of the road were
passengers. 1t is expected that the new cars
will be running regularly in a very few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
sPoRTsMEN ON LONG ISLAND.
Hunters Ready to Bag Quail end PARTRIDGE
To-Day.

PATcHoGUE, l. l., Oct. 31.-The shooting
season on Long Island opens tomorrow. The
trains from New York to-day were filled with
hunters with their guns. dogs, and traps. 1t Is
expected that before daylight tomorrow the
woods along the south and north shores and the
middle OF the island will be filled with hunters.
There is prospect for good sport. as tho number
OF quail. partridges, rabbits, and squirrels is
larger this year than last. The best shooting
grounds on the south side are from Islip to
Moriches.. Hero quail and cartridges abound.
In this district good duck shooting Is also to
be had along the numerous inlets and meadows
bordering on the Great South Bay. Meadow
On the. north shore, from st. James east, all
kinds OF forest game are to be found in the heavy
woodland. The middle Of the island. from Farm
ingdale east. is difficult to get at on account of
the shrub oaks and short pines. The best shoot
ing, grounds in the middle section are near Cen.
trail 1slip. Dear Park. and Ronkonkoma.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

While Frank Byrne of 10 Fulton street was
walking through Columbia place. near State
street, brooklyn. At 2 O'Clock yesterday morn
Ing, he was assaulted by Patrick Brandt. 80
years old, and Michael Reilly. ~ years old. of
1l3 Atlantic avenue. They stole go cents from
man Coleman placed them under arrest. They
were committed TO jail by Justice Bristow yes
terday TO await examination.
While john Cullen, 20 years old. OF 80 Degraw
street, Brooklyn. was on his way homo through
Beach place at $50 O'Clock yesterday morning.
he was knocked down by a man who was, Cullen
says, n stranger. Cullen's right ankle was
fractured and he also received a severe scalp
wound. He was taken to the Long Island Col
lege Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

mrs. Cals's Pet Huns Away-IrA hueounter
with O Hot Pudding.

About two years ago a monkey, young and
lively. arrived In Brooklyn from tho West In
dies. 1t was a gift to Mrs. Emma Cass OF 136
Hull street from her son. Mrs. Cass kept tho
monkey chained and allowed 1t the freedom OF
The yard. On Thursday morning the monkey
broke its fastening and fled. chattering. 1t was
next heard Of on Friday, when it climbed to the
second-story window of a house on Rockaway
avenue. A hot plum pudding had been placed
on the windowsill to cool.
The monkey upset the pudding before the
housewife could reach the window and then 1t
resumed its travels. scaling fences. chasing
chickens and amusing the children. On Satur-
day night the monkey .crawled into the storm,
shed OF a house adjoining Mrs. CaBs's home and
there it slept until Mrs. Cass came, captured 1t
and restored 1t to its cage.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
ONE ESKIMO LIKELY TO DIE.
THE FIVE OTHERS APPARENTLY
BETTER Yesterday.

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,ssr-psnre,,ed BIZ their V,,c.,.,a,,s.
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mneh bigger than packing boxes,
The Eskimos object particularly to the Belle
vuo hill OF fare. The NOR turne with disgust
from juicy chops which had been prepared for
them yesterday, and threw the accompanying
vegetables around the room. They demanded
fat, and were not satisfied until they had got it.
Tho Eskimo would not be particularly
nappy INC h'spile,, evon II ,ney wore no' pa,
tents. MRS Nook'ur ana inc niue s.rl
nus y Tsar rVm Il ~ 70. MY ms' uo NV )"
setho or and this hn' separation. psre HSpi is u in itself .I a enough to to
al them with a sense of coming disaster.
Superintendent Wallace of the Museum and
DR.. Boas did everything and said everything
they could to induce the hospital authorities to
make some arrangement that would permit tho
whole colony to stay together. but 1t could not
possibly be arranged. the doctors said. and 80 all
ppS,han. $500 ,ha r;,,,. ~ Moosnan = =
vi tren,, oN'.p. no n.uo ~ "t'oey VIC"
rather more Of a bow than he is an Eskimo.
M, ,o,uh 400, 30. ..o,, % hir, .noh :.
inc cough uoes hoe seem 70 MN suen q
supernatural visitation as 1t is regarded
by the others. He doesn't know, as his
s.,,on ons nac.har ons tbo ra.t do .hat
no Eskimos in the memory of their grandfathers
ever couphed before. He ia very much inclined
to explain in pantom me and in plain Eskimo
to the other inmates of the ward just what no
T I,n sli of them h. G1ihEu ttneeA child. and enconrapc
him because Of his cheerfuiness and his case
seems more likely to yield to medical treatment
into the same pneumonia from which Mrs.
there is little. il any. hone for her recovery.
m DE; Bq "a a a snH 1s6o as mS SsRta in talking i x S Ct tac
LAM" he said. " The temnerature ia such that
there are no germs. Here the air In mi of
germs. The natives Of Greenland have not the
Suniitv necessary 10 resist The attacks and nc.
lion ~ the germs. When they come inio this
climate. thew are the prev Of every germ that
eyistss They were hound to he sick sooner or
Iater ana tho infuenza, or grin. from which
they are suffering. is the very thing above All
others which thew might have been expected to
have right away'"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
TEMPERANCE MoBs IN KANSAS.
They Threaten to Destroy tho Liquor storss In
tho Town or Harper.

the Town or Harper.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. Silt is certain that the
scenes which were witnessed In the town Of
Harper. Kan. last summer. when tho temper
ance people organized in mobs and with dyna-
mite and axes destroyed a half dozen liquor
joints, will be repeated on next Saturday.
Yesterday petitions were sent into all parts of
Harper county asking all who would stand for
law and order to come to Harper on next Satur-
day to attend q monster temperance rally and
to organize for the purpose of wiping out the
liquor Joints. These petitions recite that the
officers are culpabiy Indifferent and pledge the
signers to take the law into their own hands.
Several women are circulating these petitions
whose husbands and sons have been ruined by
drink.
Feeling Is running high. and ministers of the
, county in their sermons to-day encouraged the
movement. Similar movements will be begun
In other coun les OF the State where the officers
wink at violations of law.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
RUFFIN's VICTIM DIES.

Tho COiored Woman whom He shot IN Her
Room on Friday Afternoon.
Annie Wells, tho negress who was shot on
Friday afternoon by her lover. Richard Rufln.
In her apartments at 397 Third street. Jersey
City, died in tho City Hospital at 3:45 A. NJ.
yesterday. Tho woman had been living with
Ruffin at intervals for al out a year. but left him
aoout a month ago. On Friday Tufln bought a
re volyer and called on her. lie had boon drink
ing, Two other negro women were In tho room.
ltutin asked the, Wells woman to live with him
and said he would kill her II she refused. She
replied that she would rather be dead than live
with him and he shot her. He ran away. but
was captured. He will be arraigned in the
First Criminal Court this morning.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

Mills House No. /. at Blocker Thompson and
Sullivan streets. will be opened for business
this morning at 8 o'clock. Several hundred ap-
plications have been received, but tho hotel.
with its 1900 rooms. can accommodate many
moro of the respectable men for whom it was
built. The applications thus far received are
from clerks. accountants, statesmen, Students,
sAlarieg.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. GA cursory census
just taken OF the towns of Lost Springs and
Ramona, both In Marion county, Kan, reveals
ideal conditions. There is not a vacant house in
either, not an idle man or boy, not q tippler, and
not n dog, There has never been "a drop OF in
toxicating liquor sold In either town; The next
crusade by the women OF Ramona will tie against
the forty men aud boys who use tobacco.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
steam Yr.ishter slnls in the KIN vo. KuI

The steam frelghtor Josephine Thomas. bound
from Kew York TO Philadelphia by way Of the
Kill Won Kull and Haritan Canal, went ashore
at the mouth of the Kill Won Kull on Saturday
evening, STAYING in her stern and sinking in M
teen feet OF water. The freighter John Garrett
took OIL the crew and most Of the miscellaneous
cargo. The Thomas lies with her bow submerged
IN about fifteen feet of wafer on tho very edge OF
the Dumb Beacon shoal. The Morritt-C Chapman
Wrecking Company will begin the work OF rails
ing her to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

A slight fire in the new Amsterdam Hotel at
Twenty-frst street and Fourth avenue scared
the guests for a few minutes yesterday after
noon. An awning on the ground floor of the
Fourth avenue side caught fire, presumably
from a lighted cigar being thrown upon 1t. 1t
was quickly extinguished without the assistance
Of the tremen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
AMsmerlal window rors.. LuLe,.r. z. Churen.

A stained-glass memorial window was I'M
yelled In st. Luke's Episcopal Church, Clinton
avenue and Fulton street. Brooklyn. yesterday
evening. 1t 10 the gift of Miss Christian VI.
Gardner as q memoria to her mother. Lydia
Al &c Gardner, who died on Feb. %, 1888. The
"The Alteration OF the MagL."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
THREW POWDER IN THE FIRE.
MRS. Shelley Mistakes tho Explosive for Seed
She L. BADLY nurned.

she L. Badly Hurned.
Mrs. Margaret Shelley, the wife of Patrick
Shelley. who lives in tho old Dix homestead, in
Vanderbilt avenue. ~Stapleton, S. J., was badly
burned yesterday morning by an explosion OF
blasting powder, which she threw in the fire by
mistake, supposing II was seed. Her face, neck.
hands, and head were badly burned. Her hus-
band extinguished the flames. Mrs. Shelley
was attended by DR.. II. T. Goodwin. who says
she will recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01
Church Corner Stone Laid in Newark.

The corner stone of st. Columba's new church
at the junction Of Brunswick street and Penn
sylvania avenue. Newark, was laid yesterday
afternoon by Bishop Wigger and q large party
of the clergy of the diocese.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

PRINTED MATTER. &~c.-German steamers sailing
on Tuesdays take Printed Matter, &c. for Ger
many. and Specially Addressed Printed Matter.
&c, for other parts of Europe. American and
White Star steamers on Wednesdays. German
steamers on Thursdays, an Cunard, French. and
German steamers on Saturdays take Printed Mat
ter. &C, for all countries for which they are adj
Vertised &c carry mail.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-01

Mails for Newfoundland by rail to Halifax, ana
thence by steamer. close at this ONCE daily at $50
y. NJ. Mails Tor Miquelon. by rail to Boston and
thence by steamer, close at this ONCE DALI &c
S:3OP NJ. Mails for Cuba close at this onice daily
at Z A. NJ, for forwarding by at amers sailinR
(Monday4 aud .Thursdays) from Port Tampa, Fla.
Letter mails for Mexico city. overland. unless
specially addressed for despatch by steamer. close
at this onlce daily at ~ M. paper mails at 8
AN. tRegistered mail closes at 8 p. d. previous
day
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-21

A room in the old ladies' home building
at Amesbury, Mass, is to be furnished as
memorial to Whittier by the poets
niece, Mrs. S. T. Pickard of Boston. The
room will be fitted up with furniture from
Whittier's late home in Amesbury, includ-
ing some pieces of historical value. Mr..
Whittier was one of the founders of the
home and assisted it financially.
The appointment of Albion W. Tourgee
as consul at Bordeaux is eminently fit for
a Republican president to make. Mr.. Tour
gee has never been a machine man, but he
has always been a Republican of the
stanchest sort, a radical of the radicals,
and particularly friend of the negro. He
served through the war as private in an
Ohio regiment, settled in North Carolina
as a farmer, was lawyer, editor and Judge
of the superior court, and aroused the ami.
mostly of the kukluX khan by his severity.
He is notable as an author of books on the
reconstruction period, among which "A
Fools Errand" made a sensation, and
"Bricks Without Straw" "Toinette,' -
"Hot Plowshares' and others have con-
tinued his fame without increasing it.
Tourgee is an orator of great power. He
lives at Maysville, Chautauqua county, n.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-21
Gigantic Financial Project.
A Boiled Down Populistic scheme TO
Enable Farmers 60 Borrow Money at
a Low RRte Of Interest.

Enable Farmers TO Borrow Money at
u Low Rate of Interest.
John r. Dos Passes of New York will
ask Congress in ten days TO give its sane
ton to a bill chartering the Loan d Mort
gage company of the United States, mod
eled after the Credit Foncier of France, and
similar institutions in other European
countries Mr.. Dos Passos explains that
the purpose of the company is to enable
farmers to borrow money at low rates of
interest. 1t is proposed to establish the
company under a special charter from the
government, with a capital of 500, 00O,-
600 in shares of $40 each. One hundred
representative men from all sections of the
country are first to be sought as incorpor-
ators. Then, with a federal charter Sc
cured the people are to be asked to sub
scribe to the stock of 500, 100000 in sums
of $40 and upward, no person to be per
mitted to hold more than $1,000 worth of
stock
The money received from stock subscrip-
tions, however, will not be used in max
ing loans. 1t will be invested as a sort of
guarantee fund--S25, 900, 600 in government
bonds and the bulk of the remainder in
other approved securities. Then the com
pany will scatter its branches into every
town. 1t will offer to lend on mortgage up
to 80 per cent of the appraised value of
farm, on - to 20 years time, charging in
terest of not over 6 per cent and, as now
contemplated, not over 46j per cent, and
providing plan of slight payments on the
principal with each interest payment, so
that the debt will be sunk within the time
the mortgage runs, as with our cooperative
bank loans; but the borrower will be priv
LEGGED to pay off his debt as quickly as he
pleases, or buy up the coupons to be at
tached to his mortgage held 10y the com
pany. Warehouses will be established by
the company and farmers can pledge their
more perishable crops for loans.
The scheme appears to be little more
than an attempt to put into workable
shape the two populist proposals of gov
eminent loans on farm products through a
so-called sub-treasury system, and govern
ment loans on land mortgages-two pro-
posals that the populists have lately aban-
doned as too radical and impracticable to
be further considered. Secretary Gage of
the treasury department, when shown the
plan, said, at seems to be the dream of
some impracticable man" John r. Dos
! Passos, who has prepared the charter and
is the chief promoter, is one of the leading
corporation lawyers of the metropolis, and
the legal organizer of the second most pow
erful and successful trust in the country
! the sugar refiners' combination. But he is
said to be also a man of broad svmpathies
who is making an honest effort to meet
| the financial needs of the agricultural sec
| tons.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-05-21
Missing with Nearly 100000.
A Young Boston Bank Messenger Dis
appears and Leaves No Trace.

A Young Boston Bank Messenger Dis
appears and Leaves No Trace.
Albert NJ. King, the 19-years-old mes
senger of the Boylston national bank, Bos-
ton, is missing with about $4,000 in cash
and $4,000 United States certificate not
negotiable except between banks. King
started for the clearing house at 1918
o'clock Wednesday morning to settle the
balance existing there against the bank,
and on the way, according to instructions,
transacted other business involving some
thing like S45 900. As he did not return
to the bank by o'clock the officials grew
anxious and made search for him, beside
invoking the aid of the police, but were
unable to ascertain his whereabouts. Tee-
grams were sent to New York, Montreal
and all the large cities in New England
giving a description of King and asking
the police to look out for him. King has
beed employed at the Boylston bank about
two years, coming highly recommended
and his honesty was never questioned. He
has carried as much as 100000 of the
banks money at time on previous occa-
sions, and has never lost a dollar. He
lived with his father, who is employed by
the South End national bank.