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The sun., 1900-07-14
ECONOMY STREkES QUEENS.
Some Of the Luiuries That WIN Follow thu
Supervisors Into Retirement.

The Queens county Supervisors having been
put out Of business By the supreme Court,
an era Of retrenchment seems 10 have begun
at the Long Island City Court House, The
elevator man for instance. has lost his job,
The elevator was operated by electricity and
made semi-ocoasonal trips up two stories
and back again The place paid 81 600 year
and uniforms It was held by Charles Stein
of Maspeth and he was dismissed yester-
day by Joel Fowler Deputy Commissioner
Of Public Buildings, Lighting and Supplies.
The elevator was put in the Court House about
year and half ago when the building was
overhauled and many alterations made The
elevator Ia made OF expensive woods and fancy
metal and cost about s5oO. Another ex-
pensive feature introduced at the same time
was an electric plant In duplicate. which cost
about $40 900 to buy and Si7 900 year to operate
A plant was put In for generating steam to
cook the food for the prisoners who are boarded
by the sheriff who is paid by the county at
the rate Of about 81 q week for each prisoner.
A steam heating plant was set up and an elsbor-
sSout abe the Court House are a. thick as the leaves
on a tree. On the top floor IL a restaurant
Sheriff
Other changes came with the dismissal Of the
elevator man Assistant Engineer Moses Felio
and August Staub, q fireman. were discharged.
Men were busy yesterday building an electric
light loop from jackson avenue down AnGble
avenue TO the Court House. II will be- finished
to-day and power for the lights In the build
ing will be furnished hereafter by an cleo
trio company. The Court House plant will be
shut down. II IA said that arrangr ments will
soon ba made 10 shut down the apparatus used
for cooking the prisoners food. The ventilat-
ing plant will also be abandoned
Il ted a vii hA
made by the city authorities into the Court
House expenditures Much of the woodwork
put in is Of solid cherry and this was painted
over The details Of the cost OF the work
have never been made public, but II IL known
that the lob cost about twice IA much a. the
ORIGINAL estimate.
The sun., 1900-07-14
POPULIsT HEADQUARTERS.
National Committee Of the Middle Of the
Readers to Settle In Indiana polls.

INDIANAPoLIs. July iS-The chairman Of the
Mddle-of-the-Road Populist State Committee
was notified to-day that the National Commit
tee will make It's headquarters in this city, hav-
ing determined to remove them from Chicago.
which city was selected at the Cincinnati Con-
venton. The press bureau and tie speakers
bureau will also be established hqre The
reason for tho change is said to be- that the
Popullsts have more hopes of Indiana than OF
Illinois and that. since the Democrats refused
TO nominate Towne for second place. there
have been many acCessiOns to the party in this
Towne
The state Committee has determined TO nom
mate candidates IN every county and place
Congressional tickets in the field in every dis
triCt in the State
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INSURANCE NAN DISAPPEARS.
william n. Troquairs Family Think That the
Heat Has Affected His Mind.

william NJ Troauair OF East Orange. N. j.,
who has been in the insurance business at
Madison avenue. In this city. has been missing
since July o. His son jerome yesterday re-
ported his disappearance to the police. and a
general alarm was sent out from Police Head
quarters The son believes that his father must
have wandered awav while affected by the
heat When last seen he wore gray suit and
a straw hat He is feet inches tall weighs
about las pounds and has dark complexion,
brown hair blue eyes and reddsh-brown
mustaohe
At sl4 jefferson avenue. Brooklyn, the home
OF William r Sutherland, the missing mans
employer, II was said that rroquare had been
injured about sir week ago by falling from the
structure OF the Brooklyn elevated railroad
He had been TO hospital twice on account of
his injuries. and had left the institution each
time before he was cured. Mr. Sutherland
feared that Troquaire's 5 mind was affected
The sun., 1900-07-14
FREEDOM CLUB RATIPTES.
Addresses by E1-Congr gresham Low. Alder
man Goodman and Others.


The Freedom Republican Club OF the Thirty
second Assembly district held rousing rati-
fcaton meeting last night In It's clubrooms at
1890 Lexington avenue. President John NJ Reid
in the chair, The principal speaker was former
Congressman Philip B. Low.
This campaign" he said. rs to he one OF
patriotism and the stand Of the Republican
party on expansion will appeal to the sensible,
intelligent men Of all political parties. ! care
not what the politics of a President might be:
when II came to defending the Stars and Stripes
against those who would seek to lower II In dis
honor and Disgrace he would have my support
Every issue the Democratic party raises In this
campaign will be met intelliRenty and
thoroughly bv the Republican party. which Is
the people
Other speakers were Alderman Elias Good
man and B II. Steele. The names OF Mckinley
ing
The sun., 1900-07-14
MISS DUyHars FREsH.ArR BOYS
Horsewhipped BY Long Island Farmer whom
They Had Pelted.

A farmer driving along the road from stony
Brook TO ST. James. l.. l.. few days ago was
surprised by a sudden volley of stones ana
dirt hurled at him from behind wall he
pulled up short and, whip in hand Vaul'ed
the fence and discovered ten small boys typI-
cal city ,lrchins. who had been lying In ambush
He let out savagely with his whip and the howls
Of the youngsters brought To the scene s'yi-
ishly dressed young woman who proved 10
be Miss Lillian Dunham. Miss Dunham lS
the daughter Of James II. Dunham' senior
member OF the firm Of James II, Durham
Co. She takes an active part In Grace Chhrch
kindergarten work, She recently took dozen
girls from the shums TO Long Island and placed
them on farm. In two weeks the girls were
sent home and batch OF boys was oronght
down. and 1t was this lot whose walls reached
the ears OF Miss Durham.
The sun., 1900-07-14
GEN. HARRISON DIDNT SAY 1T.
Interview with the Ex. .President Saying Bryan
would Garry Indiana Declared a Fake.

INDIANAPOLIS, July ls.-The papers here
have quoted an interview with former Presi
dent Harrison which appeared In a Livingston.
Mon. paper representing the ex-President as
saying that there was much In the present
campaign besides the silver question and that
Bryan would carry Indiana The Democrats
have been quoting the interview and to-day
the Rev. NJ. l.. Haines. who accompanied MIR
Harrison on his Western trip. was asked what
he thought Of the interview He declared that
II was a fake, saying that ho was with Mr. Har-
nson all the time and that when he was ap-
preached by newspaper men he invariably re-
fused to discuss politics and turned the conver-
saton into other channels.
The sun., 1900-07-14
LOAD or ABSINTBE SEIZED.
Steamship Engineer Is Charged with Snug
Cling IL on the Chateau Iantte.

James Scully. boatman. and Peter Eng
lish. a truckman. were arrested on Wednes-
day morning as suspicious characters by police
men from the Old Slip station as the two
arrived from Brooklyn over the Hamll-
cases of absinths. The absinthe was seized
Mag gstrate Hogan discharged tho men yes
terday and they were at once served with
subprnas to appear In the United States Court
In Brooklyn as witnesses against Frank CleoD
Clson ls the second engineer of the French
steamship Chateau LafttA. and Is charged
with smuggling absinthe into this country
from France
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TO TAKE SUPPLIES TO PEARY.
II. J.. Brdrman and Mrs Pesry and Her
Daughter Start on the Northern Trip.

BosToS. July Is-Herbert l.. Bridgman
Secretary of the Peary Arctic Club, left Boston
last evening for Portland on his way To Sydney.
G b., from which point the Windward. which
constitutes the Peary supply expedition this
season. will begin its northward voyage
the wife OF the explorer, and Miss Marie
Ahnigito Peary. his daughter, will join Mr..
Bridgman They have been staying lately
Mr e.r ,ard bs%s q pn,ed MON " III tteasah,aan; asa
will rea h sydney TO o-morrow evening and the
Windward, under command of Capt Samuel
Bartlett, will start on Monday for Etah. in
north latitude 10 degrees 10 minutes, where IL
ia hoped that Lieut. Peary will be met. II Is
possible. however, that he may be at Fort
Conger, in north latitude SO degrees a min
utes, or some five hundred miles from the Pole
The sun., 1900-07-14
MR.. AND MRS. GROSVENOR HURT.
Thrown From Their Carriage while DRIVING
In EnglewOOd.

ENGLEwoop. N. j.. July l3.-Winiam NJ
Grosvenor and his wife. residents Of Ene elewood
met with an accident this afternoon. Mrs
Grosvenor drove down to the depot to the
train arriving at Ensiewood at 4 O'Clock to
meet MIR. Grosvenor. When Mr.. Grosvanor got
into the carriage Mrs. Grosvenor continued to
drive. When she got to the corner of Dean
street and Demarest she turned the horses
too short and this frightened them so that they
ran into the curbstone and upset the carriage.
Mrs, GrOsvenor was hurt very badly about the
head and received some painful injuries on her
/, dy. Mr. Cros> enor was Gu very badly about
the head and body and was shaken mp pretty
badly. Mrs. 0rosvenor had to be removed 10
by the doctor
Mr. Gro4venor is a financial writer for the
Tribune. lie is about e5 years old.
The sun., 1900-07-14
DRAWBRIDGE HIGH Nv AIR.
Travel by short Cut From Bath Beach to
Coney Island Interrupted.

The draw in the big Harway avenue bridge
which spans Coney Island creek and which was
lifted on Wednesday evening TO allow tug
boat and scow TO pass through still remained
high In air yesterday, The bridge Is raised and
lowered by electric power and all efforts to get
II down since II was lifted have been unsucoess-
full The span Is standing nearly upright. Just
what the matter Is has not been learned, and IL
may be some time before 1t l. again in working
order, The bridge was completed several
months ago. 1t makes a short cut between
Bath Beach and Coney Island
The sun., 1900-07-14
VIII OF Francis r, FurnaIh.

Francis y, Furnad whose will was filed for
probate yesterday. leaves an estate OF $500 O0l
in personally and $500. 90 in realty His widow,
Charlotte N Furnald is TO have $4,000 outright
and an inco eof $4,000 n wear. as well as the
house. p West lrty-ilfth street, with its con-
tents. HIS adopted daughter Emeine A. Eddy
receives tl00 100 absolutely and each OF her six
children 5000. His ION Francis p Furnald :
IN have "a and 20 New street and ~ Broad street
and the residue Of his estate His son and
Richard b. Kelly are made executors
The sun., 1900-07-14
CLUBHOUSE NOR BIG ENOUGH.
Central Republican Club VIII Put on Another
story,

The officers Of the Central Republican Club
Of the Thirty-frst Assembly District announced
yesterday that their clubhouse at ioi West
l27th street would Immediately be enlarged
to keep up with the requirements Of the rapidly
growing membership One feature OF the
alterations will be the addition of an entire
story, The big meeting room will also be en-
larged. The club much of whose prosperity
Is due 10 the leadership Of the Hon. Silas G.
Croft, has a membership Of about 900 and
the members have planned big housew armn
TO take place about Sept. |.
The sun., 1900-07-14
HENRY YOUNGE FOR M'KIyLEY
One Of Edward N. shepard's Former Lieu
tenants R.pudiates Bryan

Former Assistant Corporation Counsel Henry
Younga Of Brooklyn. who was one Of the mos,
active member Of the Shepard m ,cracy. has
joined Alexander T.. Orr. Hgnry Hrutz and
many others of hi, independent as,ociatrS in
their opposition 10 the ticket nominated at
Kansas City. He has ais retired from the
Mems Democrat hub and como out openly
for Mckinley and Roosevelt he said
j wanted TO vote the Democratic ticket. but
cannot stand for Bryan Why he /, a popuis 81
and the platform is revolutionary | cannot
stand Tor that, and have made up my mind TO
vote Tor Mck 'nley and Roosevelt. No third
The sun., 1900-07-14
Hiii to Speak In virginia.

RICHMOND. Va. july l3-Former Senator
d. y Hill in a letter received here tom eht by
the Campaign committee of the Old Dominion
Club, SAYS h will visit Virginia in September or
October, bu, that he must have The ~ auce Of
july and August for his vacation.
The sun., 1900-07-14
DISPUTED PRIZE AWARDED.
United Singers Get the Golden Iyre offered
at the Saengerfest.

Al meeting of the United Singers Society
Of this city at the Terrace Garden on East Fifty
eighth street last night George J.. Kaltwasser
OF the Brooklyn Arion Society. chairman Of the
Committee on Prizes at the recent Saenger-
fest presented 10 the [ tied Singers the second
prize for excellence. which had been offered
at the SaeAgeriest by the turner's Of the North
ern States, Mr., Kaltwasser said In making the
presentation that the decision Of the Judges
had been protested by BROOKLYN and Phila-
and his committee couldn't go back Of that
decision. The prize Ia a gold Tyre
The sun., 1900-07-14
SAYS NEBRAsKA rs SURE FOR BRYAN
Statement nv Chairman Edmisten OF the
POpulist Committee.

LINCOLN. Neb,. July i3-Chairman Edmis-
ten Of the Populist National Committee, who
is also State chairman. issued a statement
tonight. in which he said that Nebraska was
certain for Bry an. and that his majority would
be between 1900 an d 10000.
The sun., 1900-07-14

Time waits for no man, neither
do our shutters - down they
come at l2 noon to-day.
But there's a side door to let
people out who get caught inside
"a likely happening, for there're
lots of temptations inside.
Clothes, shoes, hats and fur.
nishiugs for man and boy.
RoaERS PEEr ~ COMPANY.
25S broadway. cor. Warren,
and z and Warren St
$50 Broadway. cor. Prince We MI ordcsS
le6I Broadway, cor. SGD by mall
And 50 West SJd ST
The sun., 1900-07-14
5000, 900 Telephone Mortgage Filed.

DAYTON. Ohio, July ia supplemental
mortgage for ssoo0,o 900 was filed by the Central
Union Telephone Company to-day in favor Of
the Old Colony Trust Company The oney
secured upon the mortgage is TO be used for
eoupping the lines and offices
The sun., 1900-07-14
Cotton Sale on False Quotations Declared In
valid.

NORFOLK. Va. July 10 A sale OF cotton by
John y. Vaughan OF Norfolk to Barbee & Co.
on the false quotations sent out over the
Western Union wires on Sept 20 last, was de-
clared inval d to-day by Judge Hancke. of the
Corporation Cour VAUGHAN sued Barbee for
some 1900 and lost his suit
The sun., 1900-07-14
Orange Trees for Prospect Park.

Ex-fire Chief Thomas F. Nevins Of Brooklyn
has presented Park Commissioner Brewer with
thrty-fvr. orange trees for Prospect Park
Florida,
The sun., 1900-07-14

The Committee of One HUNDRED on India
Famine Relief reports G ntrbutions OF &. 1892 ss
received yesterday. making q total to date Of
sl37, ,O23 So
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Good practic. for Bloo.,hound,.

With two bloodhounds close at their
heels. Albert White and John Ward OF
Nansemond county, Virginia. ran ten
mile race that they will never forget
Started as n sport. the chase came neal
ending in II double tragedy. and only
the agility of the two men saved them
from being mangled or killed.
The man hunt was arranged under
the direction of Sheriff Baker Of Nan.
scmOnd and Sheriff Williams of South
anptOn county. and was for the pur.
pose of testing the ability of two blood
hounds. Being far ahead of the dogs
the men stopped to rest. when the ami
u;als came upon them. They managed
To climb into some saplings. which
threatened to bend beneath theil
weight and permit the hungry dogs tt
seize them. They were rescued just In
time by the owner of the animals.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Automatic Foghorns.

Automatic foghorns operated by the
motion of the sea have recently been
installed of the coast of Spain. The
rise and fall of the buoy sets II pump
at work which at every stroke forces
Il supply of air into nm air chamber. 4
small engine liberntcs the air IN reg
ular quantities and allows II to pass
upward 10 the foghorn which produces
the blast. The number ana length Of
the blasts may be regulated as desired.
Each blast contains one or more notes.
u long and a short one or any other
combination to make it distinctive ana
easily recognizable. Surprising Il storm
rage. the foghorn will still sound the
same steady blast that II produces In
a calm sea. for the extra power OBJ
tanned from the waves Is allowed tn
run to waste by means of an escape
valve.-Pearson's Magazine.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
school savings Hanks.

In a recent report the school board at
Pasadena said.
"'Our Judgment Ia that the school saw
Ings system recently Introduced Into Pas
adcna schools Is working smoothly and
giving good satisfaction TO all concerned.
TO Miss Mnble A. Harris. n Pnsnicni,
teacher. is due the credit of introducing
the school savings system into the Pnsa-
dena schools. The system was taken up
last fall; now 1000 scholars have to their
credit over $1,000. The Los Angeles school
board have the matter of taking UP the
system In charge of committee OF their
number. Philadelphia. Pa. and Kansas
City, Mo-. boards OF education have sim
liar committees considering the advisa- :
biiity OF this popular thrift teaching. and
the prospects are that II Will be adopted
In Mt least IA part OF the PUBLIC schools Of
schools have Just taken np the school
savings bank system and the good work
goes on apace In several atntes.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
SMALL CHECKS ARE FEWER.
Odd Eject u War Tax ON the Banking
Business.

Odd Eject Qf War Tax ON the Banking
Business.
THE war tax has Its drawbacks" re
marked the cashier in large Broad
way house to Mail and Express re-
porter. but II is IL blessing to a man
III my position. never knew to what
extent the habit of making small bank
checks had spread until l saw CON
tractor pay of his laborers one Satur-
day night in checks. made inquiry
and found that 1t was a common prac-
tice not only with him but many 9th
ers who hired great bodies of men. a
contractor who made a practice of Is
suing small checks told me frankly
that in the old days. when it was nee
essary to face each check with 2-cent
internal revenue stamp. he made rs
few checks as possible. The war tax
having included bank checks, the habit
of issuing small cheeks has practically
been discontinued. That's why / say
the tax is blessing in disguise. 1t is
not profitable to issue checks for small
sums.
There Is still another reason why
we now see fewer checks for small
amounts. Expert bank men declare
that the simplest check to raise is the
one calling for an amount below $40.
The percentage of raised checks is six
ty-iive on sums below so. Another
reason for the opposition to small
checks is that they bother the bank au-
thOrities. Some banking institutions
will cast out Il patrons account should
he persist in making small checks. The
cheapening OF the registry of letters is
another reason for the suppression of
small checks
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Wont Have Picture. raMcn.

The commissioners ut the Paris expo
sition have encountered "A rather unforc-
seen difficulty In connection v',h the free
entrance tickets accorded to AL exhibit
OrR. The regulations prescribe that the
pnpers OF Identity which the bearers OF
these tickets munt present nt the en-
trnnce TO the grounds must bear n pho-
tograph of the owner. Now. IA consider
able part of the big Algerian exhibit Is
owned by wealthy Arabs, who have. al
most unanimously refused to have their
photographs taken for the free entrance
one OF the laws OF the koran. forbiddng
nil Mohnmmcdnns To have their like
ncsses reproduced. The officials are hard
nj work seeking n solution OF this per-
picxiug problem.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
rELE0RAPAs TO ALASKA.
Dawson and Other Towns WIN Soon II.
Connected.

"sO" anu Other Towns VIII Soon He
Connected.
Telegraph work is being pushed nc
lively In Alaska. which will soon have
communication with the world mt large
through it's telcgraphs. and with Sk:,g-
way early next spring. 1t Is proposed
to use the Edison phonoplex system.
laying cable from Juneau to Skag-
way. a distance of 100 miles, over
which the phonoplcx will work salts
iactorily. An appropriation Of $780,
ooo mas also been made by the Cana
di'in government for the purpose OF
strinsing wire from Quesnelle. on
the Fraser river. 200 miles north of
Ashcroft. B. c., to Atlin. Cords of
wood are now piled up Mt the place
ana two gnngs are soon to he put to
work from one end of each section
When they meet and join wires, which
may be in the fall, .Skagwny. .Iuneau
and Dawson will cease to be isolated
and be practically as close to New
York and London as Tacoma and San
francisco. The most interesting fact
OF the new installation is that II likely
Will Use several hundreds of miles of
the old telegraph trail and survey.
which was Jay Gould's Western Union
scheme 10 put an overland wire
through Siberia to ST. Petersburg and
Europe. Most of the old teiegr,ipliers
remember that this road was brought
to a sudden stop by the receipt of the
news in this country that Cyrus Field
had completed Il cable across the At
lantic. Many tons of wire were left on
the ground and it is there yet
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Are You Going East:

The Santa Fe Route offers many cheap
excursion rates East:
Chicago and return. $31 80.
ST. Louis and return. $3.50.
Missouri river points and return. $500.
Also intermediate points at one fare
plus $500 for round trip. June 1lth. 18th.
23rd, July 18th. Goth and August 18th: limit
October 31st.
Philadelphia and return. June 18th. 14th
and 18TH $45.50 Chicago and ret urn. June
2lth and 25th. $3.50. Cincinnati and re-
turn. July 9Th. 10th and 1lth. $3.50 Kan
sas City and return. July Ind and 3rd.
$500.
We also have others. II contemplating
n trip. do not fail to ask for tickets over
Santa Fe Route" Full particulars fur
nished by local agents or by addressing
j. p. HALL. General Agent.
Santa Fe Route" Denver. Colo.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Weary
Women

Rest assa help for weary
women are found In Lydia
e. PkIsifisans,s Vegetable
00sssp0und. II sssajtss v~0-
mon strong and healthy to
bear their bus,denss and
0v0s'o0s7seS those AIs to
which women are sur Io0f
be0ause they arc women.
The silver star., 1900-06-08


Is known from coast to
coast. II has CURED moro
sf0k women than any
other medicine. Ns
friends are everywhere
and trey ase constantly
writing thankful letters
which appear In this
papos'.
n you are puzzled write
for Mrs. PinNkkbasssc4 aal-
Woe. Her adaroSS 10
Lynn, Mass. She will
charge you nothing and
she has restored q million
women to health.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
The Irish Judge.

wcll-known Irish Judge In the in
solvent court once detected witness
kissing his thumb instead of the book
in taking the oath. and in rebuking
him sternly said: "YOu may think to
deceive God. sir. but you won't deceive
me.'-I.cisurc Moments.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
Hon. w. v. Sullivan, U. 8. Senator from
MtSeiqatnpi


Hon. w. v. Sullivan, United States
Senator from Mississippi, in a letter
recently written to DR.. Hartman from
Oxford, Miss. says the following:
For some time l have been a suf-
ferer from catarrh in it's most incipient
stage. SO much SO that became alarm
ed as to my general health. But. hear
ing of Pe-ru-na as good remedy, l
gave 1t fair trial and soon began to
improve. Its effects were distinctly
beneficial, removing the annoying
symptoms. and was particularly good
as tonic.
Il take pleasure in recommending
your great national catarrh cure, Pc
ru-na, as the best I have ever tried"
wv. V. Sullivan"
Peruna cures catarrh wherever To-
Gated. Peruna has no substitutes-no
rivals. Insist upon having Peruna.
Address The Peruna Medicine Co.,
Columbus. o.. for free book on ca
tarrh.
The silver star., 1900-06-08
A c,.sncs for = Cheap Trip ra.t.

ON June nth. i?th. :sd. July isth. Goth,
and August 9Th. the Union Inciflc will
Louis, Et. Paul. Duluth. Kansas city.
Omaha nnd intermediate points at rate
Limit October 3ist. Ticket Office. S,i
18th street.
The silver star., 1900-06-08

I'm this country we give up more in
tips to various persons than we lose by
burglars. Yes: and we can't have the
consolation of firing pistols on at them
az they get away