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New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
FOLEY. TIE GOLD PEN MAN. SOLD OUT

The Sheriff yesterday sold oet the Office furniture
and stock OF gold pens OF John Foley, the veteran
gold pen manufacturer, at Nos. and : Dey-st'
hnder an execution for ACsS in favor OF Joseph r.
jackson, tr. The sale realized more than $500 Mr..
Jackson bought the business at No l6 Broadway
from Mr. Foley in August. 1885, but afterward be-
came dissatisfied and brought suit against Mr..
Foley He obtained judgment for A,0ss on July 6.
. Mr. Foley has been in the gold pen business for
more than forty years. and at time leader
n the trade but In the last years business has
decreased and he has been in considerable family
litigation.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
gO SELL TIE COTTON BALE AT AUC4IOA'
FIRST ONE OF THE NEW CROP EXPECTED HERE
MoNDAY-MoNEY TO GO TO TEXAS FLOOD
SIrFETlRERS.

SUFFERERS.
The first bale Of crop cotton reaching this CITY
each year is always sold al auction at the orN
Cotton Exchange for the benefit of some charl'S'
last wear for instance the sum Of 500 having been
realized for local hospital from this source Ihs
seasons first bale is expected to arrive mere on
Monday and will he sold at noon on that day IN
front Of the Cotton Exchange. the proceeds 10 oe
forwarded 10 the sufferers by the recent Hoods IN
Texas The cotton in this bale was raised at
Sinton San Patricio County, Tex. New-Or-
leans cotton firm paid the full market price, and
800 premium for It, and turned the money over TO
the food sufferers The bale was sent by Governor
Savers of Texas to the New-Oreans purchasers
who forwarded IL 10 the president OF the New
York Cotton Exchange with the suggestion that
after its sale here the bale should be sent TO the
cotton. exchanges of other cities, for the purpose
OF being disposed of AT auction in each city, II be-
'sng hoped that large sum might be raised for
the alienation Of the distress in the flooded dis
trict Of Texas This suggestion will be acted upon,
and II is believed that the bale will be sold in Bos
ton Chicago ST. Louis. Memphis and several other
cities The market value of this bale is about $50
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Henrv & Mack of No M West One-hundred-
and -seventh-st, formerly Of Simon Mack Co..
wholesale clothing dealers Of No. 4s7 Broadway,
who made an assignment in 1888. filed petition In
bankruptcy yesterday, with liabilities Of 1891 500 and
no assets Among the creditors Bamberger,
Bloom G. Co. Of Louisville, KY, S4.5Z7; estate Of
Joseph Frank Chicago $42133: estate Of Harmon
Mack $266S6; estate of David Mack Of Bavaria;
s2316O; Metropolitan National Bank, N52, and
Henry Newman 1 A ns oDe p0GRS Island on
April 10. 1898.
David F. Mann OF No. 81 East Twentieth-st.,
who is manager Of a cloak department in store
in Washington D. c., filed a petition in bankruptcy
here with liabilities Of s 726 and no assets He was
formerly dealer in cloaks at No. 70 West Twenty
third-st, and failed In 1896
Frederick F. Scammell Of No. 81 Newest. who
lives at Hackensack has filed a petition In bank
ruptcy with liabilities Of s7.6l2 and assets. He
was OF the firm Of Scammell Bros. shipbrokers. at
who made an assignment in 1895. The assignment
set aside March 4. 1897, and a receiver ap-
pointed
James W. Spence. merchant of No. 1877 Reade-st.,
has filed petition in bankruptcy. with liabilities Of
$14644 and assets consisting Of clothing. $50 part
interest in family Bible and six schoolbooks Sc.
for which he asks exemption. He of Spence
Brothers, dealers in food products at No. 1877 Reade
St who made an assignment in 1894 The firms
books and his personal accounts were destroyed by
fire
George f. Armstrong, clerk in a brokers' office at
No. Nassau-st, who lives at West New Brighton.
Staten Island has filed petition in bankruptcy.
with liabilities OF 1896 and assets consisting OF a
house and lot at Nantucket. Mass. 500. mining and
other stocks. nominal value sss 800 actual value
unknown; a patent and two applications for pat
ents, value unknown, and sporting implements. SIS.
Suit has been brought against him as a partner OF
George e. Walmers in the late George +. Walmers
Soap Manufacturing Company, OF Brooklyn. Judg-
ments for $3.50 have been obtained against him
In connection with that concern. but he
no such partnership ever existed. Mr.. Armstrong
was for several years president OF the American
Progressive Product Company.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

At a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the
broadway Central Hotel the firm OF Nelson &
Iadow wholesale hatters compromised with It's
creditors on a basis OF S3A cents on the dollar.
The liabilities Of the firm; as presented ed to The the
aesete Consist OF finished and unfinished merchan-
disc and a factory property at Upton, Mass. The
firm will continue business.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BoNDs-Market hrm Final
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market firm. Total sales
amounted in par value to 1.1ZOoo against E.s24ooo
on Thursday. The heaviest dealings are In tho
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio Issues. Central
Georgia 5s Colorado Midland 2-4s. Missouri, Kansas
and Texas LIST As Missouri Pacific 1st cola tera 5s
Oregon Railroad and Navigation 4s. st. Louis and
Iron Mountain IS. St Lonis Southwestern lists, st.
Louis Southwestern DDS. and Wabash debenture Bs
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL CohPANf

TO BE INCORPORATED WITH A CAPITAL VI
$3oo00Ooo.
Reading Penn, July &-Notice has been given a'
the State Department In Harrisburg Una. an ap
,,a,,or for a charter for the American Iron and
Steel Manufacturing Company will be MADE on
August H. The capital will be S@ooc"' Inc
formation Of the new company will result IN ,ne
consolidation of a number of the nut ana DO" i noo
terests In this region employing atok lei son
CLAYTON f. Platt, Frederick Maurer; waiter "oi
cott and Edward DAILY. all OF Phiadephla'
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
DUCK CLOTH COMBINE FORMED.

Manchester n. H., July &.-"The Mirror" this
afternoon says 1T has developed from the sale to
the Citizens Trust and Deposit Company of Bal
timore OF the Columbia Mills Company OF Column
ba, s. c.. that a combination OF all the duck mile
in the country has been formed. The capital is
sl600o000. and there thirteen mills. mostly To-
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

For a time the quality Of pig iron made with
charcoal was not believed 70 be any better than
that made with coke. The Lake Superior charcoal
furnace men could not get any higher prices than
any one else a year ago The Iron Age notes
that this is no longer true. and the demand for
Charcoal iron especially for making car wheels Is
growing keen
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
kankers' posted rates were:

DOMESTIC EXCHANGE. - -New-Orleans-Com-
mercial, zoe discount; bank. soc premium. San
Francisco-Sight l0c telegraph. l2i4c. Cincinnati
over the counter. SOC premium between banks
par and 50dGOc discount Savannah-Buyng. l-l6c
discount selling. 75c per 100 premium. Charles
ton-Buying par; selling. &c premium Boston
Par. Chicago-3c premium
BANK CLEARINGS. - New-York - Exchanges.
X52 72s 504; balances t9Ss7,6Ss. Boston-Exchanges
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

An order was filed here yesterday appointing
Elmer G. Story receiver in supplementary proceed
ines for Mary E. Minnaugh. OF Lawrence. Long
Island on the application Of Benjamin Altman.
She owns at Lawrence IA acres OF land with two
houses and stable covered by mortgage OF
q A
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS,

Judge Conlan OF the City Court, has appointed
Gerald F Shepard receiver In supplementary pro-
ceedings for Alexander Pinover manager OF bi-
cycle business at No. 2s1 Broadway. on the appli-
cation Of E. W. Tyler. trustee under the will OF
Charles Thurber on claim for rent. Mr.. Pinover
was for twenty years in the jewery business in
Maiden Lane, and went into bicycle manufacturing
in the spring OF 1897.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Among the topics to be discussed at the National
Apple Shippers Association at Detroit next week
are the best method OF handling apples. cold stor-
age and the keeping of apples ana the Ia'es'
methods OF preserving fruit
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

The Columbia bicycle people have secure five
acre factory in Paris and have set UP o'ef io'r
hundred machine tools already. They vii mahS
electrically propelled automobile carriages O. Ven
as bicvces strong effort Will be made Z I'VE
the French gasolene motor carriages out O. inc
field
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Deputy Sheriff Leavitt received three writs OF
repevin for 1888 yesterday against Peter Bloom at
No 275 Church-st and levied upon lot of furs
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Although samples OF spring goods for mems
clothing will not be ready before October, the ad
vance in wool and other wooens leads The Cot
ton and Wool Reporter 10 think that prices Will
rule about 10 per cent higher than last season
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

The Sheriff yesterday sold out the stock Of Jacob
Ruben. wholesale dealer In drugs at No. lS East
Broadway, realizing s665.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

House building and manufacturing has gone SO
far in the Southern States that fully 40 per cent
OF the yellow pine cut there is needed at home. and
only 90 per cent is shipped away
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Three deficiency judgments, aggregating ssosl.
were docketed yesterday against George w Myers,
growing out OF the foreclosure sale Of No 16S to 167
West SixtY-fourth-st.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
FRESH TRADE DEVELOPMENTS.

The Johnson Harvester Company, OF Batavia,
n Y has bought 200 OF hard wood in the
northern part of the State about one hundred and
ninety miles from the factory. The company is
about to manufacture its own knives. Hitherto IT
has bought them ready made outside the STATE.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Gated In the vicinity Of Baltimore The president
OF the Columbia Mills Is Frank p. Carpenter, OF this
city The sale will be completed next week.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
AN ADVANCE IN STOCKS.
EXPANSION IN OPERATIONS.
SHARP FALL IN EXCHANGE AND MORE
EASE IN MONEY.
sa les were:

Closing prices yesterday Of the principal ac'i'e
securities and net changes from Thursdays last
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
IMPORTS OF DRY GOODS.
PORT OF NEw-YORK.

PORT OF NEw-YORK
Week ending July 2s- 1897. lsss lss..
Entered the port. So 32o53s Sl,sle - sis6%
Thrown the market 3O4sle1 lslo.o'o ls'-n
From January / -. an a, A.,
Entered az the port Ss35Soo9s 500 ll54 COY
Thrown the market 81. I62 s9i 81 6s9,sZZ S0fLof
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money on CALL per cent with
exceptions at ga per cent. The time money
ket was quiet and easier in tone at per cent for
sixty days. ~ per cent for three months 4kq5 per
cent for four months, f9u5 per cent for six
months on railroad collateral and above on mixed
collateral. Commercial paper rates were 3iza4 per
cent for three months. per cent for four months
and id4l1 per cent for six months for the best
names. and above for paper not we'll known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE-Market quiet and
easier Actual closing rates follow
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29

Actual bal s27s sl4 Isl s27Se56 AIS Inc sAisT
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington. A22.Gs; internal reve-
nue. receipts $500 81; miscellaneous receipts Ss
total receipts S.35O3s0 expenditures, Hlb0n
Receipts for month to date s37270s3; expenditures
$50 $50 OO0. excess Of expenditures. S@isl7 Re
ceipts OF National bank notes for redemption,
1886 40
STR-TREASURY The Sub-Treasury was debtor
at the Clearing House s7oa 7s2 Its net gain on bal
ance was ss73 2ss made W by gain IN currency
Of sss i2O and a gain in coin OF SAsS, resulting In
general balance Of si72.755ss7, consisting Of NS-
s1s4s7 coin and 81 $50 currency. The business
for the week ended last night included receipts OF
s3l 2l1,iOS and payments of S0022 1886 Deductng
from the receipts 1920 0o and from the payments
S. 6S3 900 for items which affect its account with
the general Treasury only. its gain as affecting
the banks was S.631770
New-York tribune., 1899-07-29
THE FEDERAL TREASURY.

The daily Washington Treasury statement. cover
ing actual results Of two days ago compared with
the last preceding statement. is as follows
Evening star., 1899-12-02

accomplished. They are following us.
nay companion whispered fearfully, creep
ing nearer to my side and resting there
tremblingly. They will not let me go. l
know 1t. Tomorrow my uncle was to meet
some men and finish the sale of my mines
which have turned out to be fun of some
thing. They will kill US If they find us
here. Oh. what shall we do?''
what should we do indeed? At that mo-
ment, as If to increase our perplexities.
the moon. which had been hiding all night
beneath blanket of clouds burst suddenly
forth. clothed in glistening garments, which
lighted every nook and Granny of the
rugged scenery about us, Far above tower
ed the snowy peaks, while way down be
low, a aim radiance, nesting close like a
ctrclet of gems against the earth's dark
line, the lights of the city lay. Above and
below us stretched tortuous path upon
which impatient hoofs were beating not
many rods behind: and we-what could we
DO, all unarmed as We We're, and at the
mercy of an ancient beast whose every
motion seemed wrung from him in bitter
pain?
"Oh. you do not know my uncle; we are
lost came in an awed whisper close be
side me; and then great desperation fen
upon me. The road to the city stretched
before us. Inside that city there was ius-
tice to be had; help at least. Then reach
that city We must before those feet hoofs
behind had tracked us down. With a spring
l reached my feet, and folding the useless
lash about the whip stalk / held, | brought
me with all the energy of a despairing
man 5 last effort. "Go,' I cried in a voice
or thunder; then sank back crushed with
the certainty of defeat, while nearer and
yet nearer came those ringing foot falls.
and distant shout told us that our black
shape on the moonlt track was already
clear to our pursuers
But what was this? What magic had
that whip stalk held? What fire had my
noarse cry infused into the huge frame be
lore me! Or was II those clattering hoofs
peh1ndE Was the instinct of some ancient
courser trembling through those starting
VEINS, and prfcking up with long buried
hre the duh ears dropping beneath their
mind ceased echoing when the huge bulk
OF horse flesh before us began to tremble
with the workings Of some hidden passion.
Slowly did the great head upljft Itself, the
great chest expand, and then. with a bound
Whlcn, Dut for my too ready arm. must
nave flung my companion from the seat,
the beast sprang forward. swinging us and
the rickety old sleigh behind him with as
much unconcern though We were so
many wisps of straw.
Now may heaven help us? / can do no
more" l gasped, guarding the useless lines
with care for that awful moment which |
felt must come, when the variation of a
hairs breadth might save US from some
horrld death. Death? Why, the thing
seemed simple. The only question was how
to die. Every avenue was open, but since
my remains might be recovered by my
sorroWing friends, l yearned for some more
symmetrical end than to go crashing down
over Jagged rocks into some bottomless
abyss.
CTO be continued
Evening star., 1899-12-02

drive us. 1 now feel certain that 1 should
never have left my soft nest in those snow
banks. Certainly I should never have
drawn Miss Brandon from hers; but as it
was, we went on, and happily l seemed
possessed with the off-hand Indifference of
a shoemaker. 1 saw not, and yet / could
walk. l used no reason, but a sort of dull
instinct
As for my companion. nothing could ex-
ceed her cheerful Indifference to our sur
roundings. and although / knew perfectly
we'll that this condition rose entirely from
her utter ignorance of all the common laws.
rules and uSageS she was trampling under
her pretty feet what was l to do? Death
shrieked at her in every chill breath that
blew about our shivering forms. and threat
ened her with every clinging snowdrop
which fastened itself upon her garments.
and she-she said. Dear ME, how sharp"
to the icy wind. and bent her head to meet
its force. and happed off the clinging snow
with graceful petulance.
How many times in our wild course down
the streams bed only hairs breadth
separated US from certain destruction, l
Will not attempt to guess. Certainly we
must often have been near to the dark
river that its murmurings might have
reached our ears. We We're n snow slide.
an avalanche. anything you please but hui
man beings, and |, for one. became accus-
toned to travelling considerable stretches
upon me back cf my head while that de-
tested shawl | dignifed into a sort of pad
for Miss Brandon in some of our straighter
shoots.
| don't know that We Travelled very far
this way; | am quite certain that we did
not, but | have been to other continents
and back since with less seeming ex-
penditure of time. and have never, before
or since, viewed with such JOY any inani-
mate object as l did the light which sud
denly appeared before us, not many yards
away. y poor. mean light it was. coming
from some smoky lamp | fancied. and
shining through the window of miners
hut; but no blaze Of glory ever thrilled my
heart with such gratitude
Look, look. Miss Brandon I cried. and
then We both fell again, to alight upon
comparatively level ground not far from
the hut and its cheering light. But when
] raised my companion from the ground
she lay in my arms limp and motionIcse. a
cut on her forehead, and a dark stream
tricki1ng down over her still features.
| thought her dead. ana a great madness
seemed to possess me. Snatching her close
against me, l ran. with no sense of her
weight, through a dOoryard thirklv strevn
Evening star., 1899-12-02

lessiy on the table. There was a perfect
silence at this. and l produced a second
If So" - said jauntily' nrd you ,e probably
boldly beside the first. fs
/ was sure of the eye now: its greedy
blink was not to be mistaken. A moment
cups and other things ratified retreat to
the shelves: the door creaked upon its
rusty hinges. First head, and then a
neck appeared, then shoulders. and finally
in her dress this time, and with a con-
seriousness of her bare feet. She crouched
down to cover them which made her seem
more feminine and approachable.
MY name Is Brown she said solemn
ly. l saw that her right hand still clutched
the meat knife; but I could not resent
this.
Mrs Brown" l murmured politely So
many peoples names seemed to be Brown
that night.
II am a widow" she continued, in a
sketchy. biographical style, with pauses for
comments.
VERY sad. I'm sure" I faltered Her
conversation began to sound rather in tho
matrimonial way. but L remembered my
bandages in time to take no real alarm.
MY husband is dead" she continued.
so gathered" l broke In, hastily Can
we have some wine or spirits of some kind
for this young lady?" and turned to Miss
Brandon.
At this Mrs Brown came abruptly out of
her reminiscent state and waxed curious
Are you running off with that girl?" she
burst forth, jerking her thumb toward Miss
Brandon, who turned very red, but looked,
I realized with unreasoning anger, more
inclined to laugh than to cast down her
eyes.
''She is my sister" l said. looking the
woman shamelessly in the eye, while | saw
with thrill at my heart that Miss Bran
don started and stared at me. Would it
occur to her. then, that 1 felt she needed
protection before the judgment of strangers
IL lx,
seeing her pretty head drOup. and then
turn away, while an irritable longing to
feel myself regarded other than harm
less watch dog would iostte itself rudely to
the front
'Humph,' snorted the woman-snorted is
the word-and then she eyed us fixedly. Il
can't say that you look much alike"
And yet | am a very handsome man
without my bandages," | said. bowling with
ball room gallantry to Miss Brandon. Then
Evening star., 1899-12-02

daUSr-oUS to US il it was disposed TO haunt
our path, for who could tell Mt what mo-
mfHt It might break out into the melan-
chnIy bayiug which had before alarmed
Is
Il must Kill it," l muttered to myself
but Miss Brandon heard me, and family
screamed
oh dear!' she walled. What dreadful
things We seem to be doing all of the time
First that man, and now the dog. 1t
makes US seem like bIoOdy-minded crea-
lures
Run on few steps. p1easel To that
;rrr' { said gently
With a little shudder she obeyed me. put
ting her fingers in her eyes as she ran.
wniir !. pOuncing like huge bat upon nv
prey. soon put as merciful an end to him
as possible considering my only weapon
was my pocket knife.
c1re dead. though. he must be hidden.
and iu great haste l tumbled snow and
brush upon him Then-for / either heard
v"i -.-. 1r al! the excitement l had bsan
through was rendering me fan~iful--rose
and rac toward The spot where 1 expected
Evening star., 1899-12-02

securing along the mountain side in search
OF you, no coat on your back and the mem
ory OF Two dead men and dead dog behind
you, making the thought OF your probable
venture into Inc next world something to
be avoided. II pussble. | could have wished
the 'Tind!ngs i'll and OUT shade less fan
tastic. and would have entirely omitted
that bounding from rock to rock" had
choice been given me.
In the darkness ! could not estimate the
length of our first fall, for distrusted nv
reckoning made in id-air: but that It was
considerable seemed clear from the subdued
sound OF the mems voices even when as
reasoned, they must be almost directly
above US. And that our lives were saved
DS the heavy accumulation of snow on
Which we struck. but on which no one
would dare to count II making a wanton
IeaP; was proved to me beyond doubt. In
make fresh ventures. And yet II was an
isnominious thought-that of sitting there
until ladders were brought, and we we're
dug out and carried back. Had Il been
broad daylight with nothing behind to
Evening star., 1899-12-02
FEET ARE LARGER
| hoemakers Say Our Pedal Extremi
ties Are Growing,

ties Are Growing.
From the Cincinnati FrgIirer
Shoemakers and haberdashers who cata-
10 The wants Of the elite assert that tha,r
patrons this year demand hosiery and
shoes averaging from one-half to one and n
half sizes larger than they did f,-a ,,aars
ago The majority Of the dealers heIts,,a
that the average length and breadth nr
men $ teet have been steadily increasfps
since the wane Of the fashion which DE-
nnahueu pointed toe and tight-fttfup
shoes. '9
This they explain by saying that the ef-
Aeet oi the style IN vogue six years ago was
TO cramp and distort the natural deveI,n-
ilenl OF the teet. When the style changed
and comfort became the criterion of fasb-
Ion nature again exerted itself Feet which
mad become distorted during the reign Of
the narrow shoe and pointed toe slowl, he
gan 10 broaden and adapt themselves ia
their new surroundings
The change, being gradual. went for
lohg nme unnoticed, and not until the mar
cHahls recently began 10 connpare tb.ir
80 1ates y. nNe years ago with those OF today
was IL found that the average Incr.,s., - 80,
been approximately one size, mas
Several weil-knOwn shoe dealers e,i5
mat when they first began TO nofica rba
apPaeht change they became Interested
aitu STUDIED the problem. They found thar
Mheh fashion demanded the use of uarrow
SHOES ieet were closely confined and by de-
Srees became small As styles rbapsy.,;
ana an easy lit was alone desired tho fsst
seemed 10 expand and grow steadily larger
until the fashion again required a sn5I
neat loot, when the process would be ra
peated. ~ 'o-
one merchant, versed IN ancient and ori-
ehtaI history, pointed out 10 me the fact
that IN countries where the sandal or other
4ooSo Loot covering Is generally worn the
feet of the inhabitants arc comma RAJ tj,.sIS,
large, and in countries where a big shoe Is
jority. i'