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Kiaborate Pians ana Wauiprsent or Oar Ctnal
Cenniusien.
The Nicaragua Canal Commission Ia now OK.
pected to sail tomorrow noon on tho rrvnbont
Newport, which lies at the BROOKLYN Navy yard.
The commission was at fret scheduled to sail on
Tuesday. Nov. %. This was changed to satur.
day last, but was again postponod. Admiral
Walker, President Of the commission, said yes.
tcrday that there is still no certainty as to the
time OF sailing.
Everything about the commission Is uncor-
tain as yet" he added. "wo do not know our
selves just whom we shall start, what we shall
do or how big a job we shall find IT, expect to
20 wherever 1 am needed after landing, and to
stay as long as may prove necessary. We have
no official relations with the Nicaraguan Gov.
ernment, Us tho commission 10 sent out entirely
by and for the United States. Hut we expect to
be we'll treated and helped in every way"
likely to cause further detention. The commits.
SION has orders to report at the Army building
row morning. Beside tho Commissioners, Rear
Admiral John @. Walker. Col Petor c. Hains and
msndor B. r. riley viii carry party uI' Of sixty %
hve engineers. togographcrs. surveyors, and as.
sor sos % By s the be Ss
about ton days. On the, voyage tho party
It will divide up into ton or fifteen small parties
which will carry out the work Of tho commits.
sion, studying tho best route for canal its cost
and general feasibility. Ono hundred native
Caribs will be employed as boatmen, porters,
cooks. and axemen. A careful gauging and hyd ydro-
graphic survey 10 to be made of the San Juan
River. The Navy Department at the Same time
will send two vessels to survey the coast Mt
Greytown on the Caribbean Sea and at Brito on
the Pacific.
Nicaragua 10 l7S miles across by what 10 con.
sidered the best route. One hundred and ton
miles of this 10 taken up by Lake Nicaragua.
and about forty.six miles by the navigable San
Juan River, leaving only tWenty.seven miles OF
actual canal construction. Whom this is finished
1t is calculated that vessel can cross in thirty
hours, saving a trip Of 10000 miles around the
Horn.
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Deputy Sheriff Whoriskey received an attach.
ment yesterday against the Kent & Stanley
Company. limited. manufacturers OF jewelry,
OF 81 Maiden lane, with factory at Provi-
dence, Il. l.. for $6.os7 in favor of Albert Lorsch
& Co. of this city and took charge of the New
York office. The company fret became nnan-
ties AT that time being reported to DO $45OOOO
and nominal assets $685., 900.
Judge Andrews of the Supreme Court has ap-
pointed William NJ. Lawrence receiver tor tic
Reynolds Cara Manufacturing Company tor
merly ut 81 to 81 Prince street. on the app!icu.
tion OF Joseph b. Farley, a judgment creditor for
Sl,O47. Tho company became financially en-.
uarrassed n year ago.
Judge Andrews of the Supreme Court has an.
pointed Carl ID. Jackson receiver for c. ID. jack
son Co.; marble importers Of l Maiden lane,
In a suit brought by Mr.. jackson against his
partner, John Is. Cole. for n dissolution of the
firm and an accounting. The matter is a part
nersh p dispute; the firm Is perfectly solvent. IL
is declared, and has assets OF $4,000, with liza
bilitics OF $4,000. E
The sun., 1897-12-04
THE ACTORS, FUND MATINEE.
A Biil That Brought Out Now Matter and .
Lot OF Abie Volunteers.

The matinee that Daniel Frohman got up, with
the aid Of other managers and the services Of
very able lot of volunteer actors. enriched the
Actors Fund by about $1,000 yesterday. The
performance was given at the Knickerbocker
Theatre, and it lasted from half past o'clock
till nearly .. without long intermissions and
with no deviation from the advertised pro-
gramme. An unusual thing was that tho bill
included only two drafts from what is current
at the theatres. Aside from songs by Chauncey
Olcott and " Indian Summer" by May Buckley
and and companions the contributions or. rib consisted 10 Of
first OF them was Uncle Jim" by Charles Bur.
land. 1t was a farce new to this country, and
the English company now hero with '' The Sign
of the Cross" Its fun was somewhat heavily
British but it was excellently and carefully
Something more in the sprishtly, American
vein snsusd. ed although 1t was :. from rom the English
grets." and its two characters were a young
widow and an Irish physician; enacted respec.
audience applauded the sight of these two
again on one STAGE. Miss Adams was a de.
lightful meter OF love in her doctor, and he,
Next came Mercedes" Thomas Bailey
produced originally when he was tho manager
Of what is now Wallack''s Theatre. 1t had a
brief spell of failure then, but was nevertheless
ing sort 1t may be recalled for its sensational
climax, in which Spanish peasant girl swal.
lowed poison in wine in order that some hated
French invaders might also be poisoned. At
the fall Of the curtain, the bodies OF this heroine
her babe, and her lover lay dead on the scene
and a company Of soldiers had died outside.
Julia Arthur played the sentimental suicide and
murderess vividly then. and she repeated the
performance yesterday with much impressive
now with her in " A Lady of Quality"
The other her pres;sntati;on ia O.; Of old material in
second act of The Rivals" with Nat c. Good
wiz win for tho first time here thad he played it any
was like and unlike Mr.. Jefferson, in whose
eSmpanionship he had been the Sir Lncius
with the Sheridan comedy. Mr.. Goodwin fol.
lowed the Jefferson precedents in the main. but
introduced now and then some comic action Of
his own. He amused the audience, but did not
add any laurel to his brow Nor did Andrew
Mack as Sir Lucius. nor Estelle Mortimer as
MRS. Mdiaprop. Tho difficulty of comparison
with very successful predecessors was not over.
come by these players. although they made
praiseworthy and clever efforts.
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nIsFoRTUNEs IN A BUNCH.
Varied Recent Ill Luck or tho bates Famii,
and Their Relatives.

TERRE HAuTE. Ind. Dec. 3.-An accident by
which little girl was burned to death and her
sister and grandmother were injured mortally
is the latest of series of misfortunes that have
been happening to the Bates family and their
relatives. George Bates and his daughter were
indicted recently for infantcide. being accused
Of killing an infant child of the daughter.
consulting with tho family about tho case. Mrs.
Copeland died soon afterward, and later George
Bates was stricken with paralysis while con-
lands daughter. who had been living With her
grandmother since the death OF her parents,
fire and she was burned to death. Her sister
and grandmother tried to rescue her and re-
ceived mortal injuries.
The sun., 1897-12-04
Plans for the H,tensIon or Riverside Drive
Approved.

Corporation Counsel Scott gave nm opinion to
the Board OF street Openings yesterday that the
law allowing 1t TO acquire property for small
parks bel W l55th street only applies to Man
haitian Island, and that Bensonia Cemetery,
which lies below l55th street, hut north of tho
Harlem River, could not be taken for a small
park as proposed. Mr.. scott also advised the
boarG that the mandanus recently issued 10
compel IL to iilo completed plans Of the River
side Drive extension aid not AFFECT the action
already taken to extend the drive across Man
haitian Valley by means OF vinduc: from the
present terminus to l34th street. and the plans
Tor that part of the work were approved The
hoard also approved the plans for The small park
10 be laid OUT In RivingtOn stroet.
The sun., 1897-12-04
H1e II LYING FOR MAN AND BEAsr.
Alleged Extravaganza In the Connecticut re
form school fer Boys

Alleged EHtravagnnce In the Connecticut RE-
form school for Boys.
MERIDEN, Conn, Dec. 3-The committee ap-
pointed by the last General Assembly to inquire
into State expenditures has unearthed q SEN
sation in its investigation Of tho Boys Reform
School hero.
1t was shown at to-day's hearing that tho
forty.four officers Of the institution had taken
during the year 1896. $4,000 pounds of meat
or Gig pounds day for each one and that re-
tail prices had been paid for 1896 pounds. Tho
boys had had about $4,000 pounds Of meat
when 45, 900 WAS the estimate. About $1,000
pounds Of straw at 1913 ton had been used to
furnish filling for bed ticks. and bedding for six
horses and twenty cattle. The hay had cost
from $14 to $23 ton.
Some of the $23 straw had been put into O pri-
vate barn. and the State simply got the manure
paying more than a cent n pound for it. 1t also
appeared that the trustees were paying them
selves $5 day when attending meetings. con-
trary to the statutes. The father of one of the
trustees, Rufus Hall OF this city, 10 the contrac
tor for tho meat and other necessaries.
The sun., 1897-12-04

The Board Of Education OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church met yesterday at 100 Fifth
avenue. The report OF the Corresponding Secre.
tary, DIR. PAYNE, showed IL year of general pros.
perity. The board administers fund in aid OF
needy students, and its income for the last year
was $93,332,22. 1t aided during the year l,754
tea
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Il COME ON FROM ERIE LOSES $500
worked by the Old-Faahioued Green Goods
Game in Long Island City.

Game in Long Island City.
Louis Mescharka, who is about % years old,
and who says he is q shoemaker. came on from
Eric, Pa, on Wednesday night to buy some
counterfeit money. He brought along $500.
expecting to receive $4,000 in bills "just
good as the genuine" The usual green goods
game cost the Erie shoemaker his $500. He
was taken to a room over the saloon at 100
Flushing street, Long Island City. There tho
job was pulled of, SO the Erie "come-on" says.
by young man with light mustache. An
older man, who acted as the steerer, took Mes
charka outside and tried - lose him. The Erie
man drew revolver, covered tho steerer and
yelled like mad.
Both men were arrested. Tho elder man
described himself as Eugene Sullivan Of Wythe
avenue, Brooklyn, clerk to an insurance agent
in whose office the green goods game had been
worked.
Mescharka ingenuously told the police that he
knew he was buying counterfeit money. but
that he had intended to betray the gang to tho
police: A green goods outfit was found in the
Flushing street place.
The sun., 1897-12-04
Truchmsn Object to wearing Badges.

The Aldermen's Law Committee gave public
hearing yesterday on resolution recently in
troduced in the board to repeal the ordinance
now in force requiring truck drivers to wear
badges Many truck drivers were present to
advocate the repeal of the ordinance and Civil
Justice Wauhope Lynn. their counsel, made a
long speech against the law. Representatives
Of the New York Central, the nnsylvnnia and
tho Erie railroads spoke in favor of continuing
II. The committee reserved It's decision,
The sun., 1897-12-04
peIham bag rarn Nallroaa RranehIse.

Israel Ludlow, the young man who served an
unsigned injunction on the Board OF Alderman
on Thursday, called at the Mayors office yester
day. He was accompanied by Secretary Miller
OF tho Association for tho Public Control OF
Franchises. Tho Mayor told Mr.. Ludlow that
i he wished to prevent the sale OF the Pelham
Bay Park franchise the bcst thing he could do
approving the resolution making tho grant. Mr..
Miller intimated that the Aldermen would be
cnJoined from passing the franchise over the
MuVnr'a eft
The sun., 1897-12-04

Drawbacks. that is the repaynients OF duties
on imported goOds afterward exported in man
ufactured form, are now being held up by Col
lector Bidwell on the ground that the Custom
House brokers who have been collecting them
are not properly qualified under thu Treasury
regulations, IL 70 understood that the brokers
Will appeal
The sun., 1897-12-04
MAK1NG MARBLE FROM GYPSUM.
FOur KanaRs COuutiea Have New Industry
TO Make Them Happy.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 3.-The stucco and gypsum
producers of central Kansas are putting in
operation to-day new process just invented in
Canada for making marble out of gypsum. The
gypsum l. treated with chemical solution
which causes 1t to become crystallized, when It
can be worked with u turning lathe or chisel.
The new product Is capable of taking on a
high polish. and is In all respects rs handsome
and apparently as enduring as marble The
Canadian manufacturers are at present getting
believed that better results can be- obtained here
with newly raised gypsum than abroad after
long shipments. The gypsum belt in this State
haustible,
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EDNA WHITNEY TO TRY THE STA GE.
She 10 the Cigarette Giri knnsas City's Queen
Wouldn't Have M Maid or Honor.

CHILLIcoTHE, Mo-, Dec. 3.-Edna Whitney.
who was rejected maid of honor to the queen
Of tho autumnal festivities at Kansas City be-
cause she worked in q cigarette factory here
and was subsequently, chosen. queen Of labor at
the carnival at Topeka, Kan, last fall, Is going
on the stage. She Will leave shortly for Kansas
City. where she is to perfect herself for her new
work
The sun., 1897-12-04
sI1ty.reur Year. OF Married Life.

ORANGE. N. j.. Dec. 3.-Mr. and Mrs Marcus
d. Ball of Valley Road. South Orange cole.
brated the sixty fourth anniversary of their
wedding with reception at their homo on
Wednesday night. They received many
presents. Mr.. and Mrs. Ball were born Mt Jeffer-
son village, now known as Maplewood. Mr..
Ball is SO years old and his wife 10 81. They
have five children living
The sun., 1897-12-04
RECE1rER WANTED FOR OLYMPIA.
Hammerstein Objects to Him as . Costly su.
pertiuIiy.

pertiultJ.
The New York Life Insurance Company, which
is suing to foreclose q mortgage Tor 1900, 900 on
the Olympia. moved yesterday before Justice
Andrews of the Supreme Court that a receiver
be appointed to care for the property pending
the action. 1t was stated that while the prop.
erty is idle at the best part of the theatrical
year receiver could run IT and make money.
Much debris. IL was said. has accumn lated In
the building. and there is danger of firc from
spontaneous combustion and also danger OF the
water pipes bursting, as there 10 no fire in the
Mr.. Hammerstcin with statements that n re-
cciver would incur moro expense than he would
building is now well looked after. Decision was
reserved,
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HHAM3,ELEITERS1| HA3, +
nO(a To An II
READ UNKN9WN!| |
RAW CALFsKIxs Are Free.
Unanimous Decision or tho Hoard OF Csper
Appraisers.

BY a decision handed down yesterday by tho
ohiten states Board OF General Appraisers II 10
held that imported calfskins, raw. nro no, to be
classified as uncured hides uf cattle. which ara
dutiabe under the Dingley tariff at / 3 per cent.
9d Vllorem. but they are ontlr ly excmpt from
duty ss raw skint. The decision. which Krows
THIS city, 10 OF great Importance 10 shoa ana
hasIS Ihsat5sr r manuiacturers The opinion OF ths
The sun., 1897-12-04
Coils wants TO Regulate Downiown Tramc.

Gen. Coils has written letter TO President
Jeroloman OF the Board of Aldermen advising
that an ordinance be passed to regulate traffic
in the downtown streets. He suggests that
certain streets DO set apart for west bound ve-
hicles and others for those going east Finger
posts, he said, should be placed on street cor
hars 70 direct tEAftios
The sun., 1897-12-04
LITERARY L1G HrHousE BU11DER
.. HopkinssR Smith Suing . Governmcn,
Contractor.


Francis II. Smith and James Symineton. con.
tractors at 16 Exchange place moved before
Justice Andrews of the Supreme Court yester.
day to make permanent n temporary injunction
which they recently secured against William II.
Flaherty restraining him from collecting money
due him from the Government for building a
lighthouse at Smith Point. y. j. The suing
name OF the first plaintiff hardly suggests thui
no 10 the author OF Col Carter of Cartersvilic."
Smith.
The defendant was formerly employed by the
piaintins as foreman. but has brnnched out in
business as contractor for himself. The plain.
tins say that they made AN agreement by which
they were TO bid for the work OF building a liRLt.
house at Plum Island ana he for the lighthouse
az smith Point under nm arrangement by Which
they were to divide The profits IL either or both
bids were accepted, They did NOT succeed on
their bid, but he got the smith Point work for
100000. about $50 below the next hid nhnvo
him. The profits he made, they state. were
$4,000; They Say they lent hn 81 200 10 do
the work. The defendant denies the ngrrcmrnI
TO divide. Justice Andrews reserved decision.
The sun., 1897-12-04
Couviotsa OF Illegal, Praeuc,pE Medicine.

Herman A. Garlipp. u druggist OF 404 Central
avenue. was convicted by jury in the Lee Ave
AuO Yolies Court, Williamsburg, yesterday of
ErAetiolnE medicine without q diploma Gar.
npD was IOmAnd0d for Bentsnce on Monday.
The sun., 1897-12-04

tiulDcr cut IN the virgin IOrest ana set In O
grove of oaks and hckories. NAPLES, ash. and
locusts, with lilacs and syringas in tho gardens
and roses everywhere; the "offico" In the
yard where the dogs and guns were kept, and
the servants houses-smok kehouse. washhouse
and carpenters shop-set round the yard, with
I" the quarters" in the distance, and. surround.
ing all the fields of waving grain. green or gold
as the season chanced to be; life was surely
never pleasanter than in such homes this.
The mother, head OF the house; tho Virginia
Rentleman;" the daughters. around whom all
social life rcvolved; and tho sons, pleasure low
ing and often narrow in their limitations,
but good men and fighters when tho time
came-are all shown as they were. THAT the
social life of the old South had its faults" says
Mr., Page in conclusion, " l am far from denying
What civilization has mott But Its virtues far
outweighed them. II made men noble.
gentle, and brave. and women tender and pure
and true. 1t may have fallen short in ma
terial development in its narrower sense
but 1t abounded In spiritual develop
ment; 1t made the domestic virtues as
common as light and air. and filed homes with
purity and peace. 1t has passed from the earth,
but IT has left it's benignant influence behind it
to sweeten and sustain it's children. The ivory
palaces have been destroyed. but myrrh, aloes.
and csssia still breathe amid their dismantled
ruins" A word of praise is due to tho TWO
sisters who have sympathetically illustrated the
volume.
Coming after SO excellent poem Es "A Child
World" Mr.. James Whitcomb Rilcy's "Rubai.
yat ofDoc Slters" The Century Company is dis.
appointing. The old village doctor is a pleasant
figure. but Mr.. Riley's rhyming quatrains,
written in the Hoosier dialect, amblo along in q
leisurely jog trot that 10 more soothing 10 the
Ssaders nerves than provocative Of enthusiasm.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-09
Notice of Mortgage Foreclosure
Sale.

s8s. 90 which became tue as interest on that GER
tain tain mortgage which Is dated September r., ~.
a@a %ss by Enc ana W
his given name ''Stephen'') T. Mathews, which
mortgage was recorded September g. 1893, at
o'clock 2; m. in Book OF mortgages, page 43s
County, State OF Minnesota, and the said mort
gage was thereafter assigned by the said mort
gagee to the undersigned Emanuel L. Hess by
corded Nove@Ser g. iss7 at Scl tsS anu m. in
Book X Of mortgages, page It's in the office Of
the Register Of Deeds Of said Mobiles County,
and by the terms OF said mortgage, the mertga-
gors agreed that in case of default in the pay
ment OF interest," the mortgage or his assigns
may declare the entire sum secured by such
mortgage as Immediately due and payable. and
signed hereby declares the entire sum secured
by such mortgage as due and payable, and
there is now due and owing on the
a"S the Of $751; and also the
Of 5000 as attorneys fees which the m0rtga-
gOrs covenanted and agreed to pay in case Of
Of the a9Gye described mortgagei
tract Of land in Mobiles County. Minnesota to.
The north half (14) OF the southwest quarter
ana four (io4j north 81 range forty.two az &C.
cording to the United States Government sur
vey thereon, and the power OF sale contained In
said mortgage has become operative, and nc
action or proceeding has been instituted in Law
or In equity to recover the debt secured by sucl
mortgage.
BY virtue of said power Of sale, the said mort
gagged premises will be sold at public auction tc
the highest bidder for cash at the man, from
door Of the Court House OF Mobiles County afort
| said, at WOrthington, Minnesota, on , Onday
January II, 1898, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon
| to pay the amount then due on the mortgage
debt and the attorneys fees above stated, ant
| the disbursements to be incurred in this fore
closure.
EMANUEL L. HESS,
Assignee Of Mortgage.
Dated November %, 1897.
! CHARLEss BRCHHOEFER.
Attorney for Assignee of Mortgage.
St. Paul, Minnesota,
| First NH Dec q Last MN Ian IL
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-09
Mortgage Foreclosure Sale.

Default having been made in the payment
q the ~ sun # Seven Hundred and
md Is duo at the date Of this notice upon ma
certain Mortgage, duly executed and delivered
b. Adam stoaeFl spd 6dsla Stoderl bis VIE
ment Company Mortgage. bearing date the
l4th gay OF September 1891. and with q power
Of o. eale therein contained, duly recorded In the
~ Of Mobiles and State Of Minnesota, on the
18th day Of September 1892. ate o'clock P. M,
IN 8 RSGk v !. Ct Mortgages on page 2so;
secured thereby. was duly assigned by said
Minnesota Loan and Investment Company
Mortgage; to Mary N: so91e by written assign,
recorded in the Office Of said Register Of Deeds,
on the 18th day Of December 1892, at II o'clock
A. NJ, in Book X Of assignments on page a.
| tuted, 1T law or otherwise. to recover the uebt
secured BY said Mortga or any part thereof
N9 T%,t HI Soa,GE Is HEREBY CIV
ed IN said Mortgage. and pursuant to the stat
pte IN such ease made and provided, the said
IN snd sae bT Tf
81 sSst Il West quarter ~ of Section
o Range NumSsr f 2ne
ty One (4l) in Mobiles County and State Of Min.
nesota with the Entertainments and appurten-
SoSe coant Il the on Of the
Sheriff's Office In the Village of Worthington in
said County and State, on the 18th day OF
January 1898. at 10 clock A. n. of that day, al
public vendue. to the highest bidder for cash
to pay said debt Of s747 90 Dollars, and interest
and fifty Dollars Attorneys fees. AZ stipulated
In and by said Mortgage In case of foreclosure
and the disbursements allowed by law; subject
to redemption at any time within one year from
the day OF sale, as provided by law.
Dated November 3Oth A. D. 1897.
| MARY M. SOULE,
Assignee Of Mortgagee.
GEO. w. WILSON & Son,
:. Attorneys for Assignee of Mortgage.
First pub. Dec. 2. Last Jan. s.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-12-09

and guaranteed to give good SER
vice. IF the Second district will
present a suitable candidate for
governor and give him its united
support, there is reason to believe
that he can be nominated.
The man most frequently men,
toned in the district thus far as q
candidate for governor is Hon.
Edgar Weaver, of Mankato. He
lis a man of character and ability,
and is in every way worthy of the
place and competent to discharge
it's duties with credit. He would
be strong and popular candidate
and would make good governor
} If the Second district proposes tc
secure what belongs to it in the
next state convention, why MOI
present Edgar Weaver as candi
B date for governor and give hin
the united, earnest, hearty and de-
termined support of the district
-Luverne Herald.