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New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
COAL AND LUMBER FIRM ASSIGNS

Elizabeth, July 81 (specaD.-Mrs Margaret
Chamberlain, widow Of Nathan Chamberlain. has
made assignment of the coal and lumber firm
of Nathan Chamberlain & Son. at Railway to
Charles r. Oliver. for the benefit creditors The
deed Of assignment was filed here to-day with the
Clerk Of Union County.
Nathan Chamberlain. founder of the firm was
once Mayor Of Railway and also served two terms
In the Legislature He for County Clerk In
1892 but beaten by the Democratic tidal wave
OF that YeaJ, He died two years ago. He a
strong Republican
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
MOTION TO PUNISH 4 RECEIVER.

A motion was made before Justice Hooker. of the
Supreme Court, yesterday. punish for contempt
the former receiver OF the Jackman Manufacturing
Company. Mr.. Cavanagh, who is alleged TO have
failed to to his successor assets amount
ing to Sl50000 and file bond Of $50 900 and make
statement Of his account. Justice Hirschberg re-
moved the former receiver, appointing in his place
Benjamin b. OdelL Ex-senator Lexow appeared
70 press the motion, and eX-Justice Augustus Van
Wyck opposed II. Decision was reserved
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
ABANDONED CoLoRED BABY FOUND,
CHILD APPARENTLY HAD LAIN EXPOSED FOR
TWO OR THREE DAYS

Plainheld, July 81 6peciaD.-Naked and greatly
emaciated. colored baby. looking TO be three
months old, was found early to-day in cIurnp OF
bushes in the blackberry patch on the property
owned by Thomas Mnford near WoodIand-ave
by Mrs; Rudolph Wuergler. of No. z53 Webster
Place. II seemed the child had been lying in the
spot for two or three days and had been exposed
10 the heavy rain al day yesterday.
Mrs Wuergler heard a plaintive cry while pick
ing berries. Too frightened to pick the baby up
she hurried away and sent word TO the police.
Chief Kiely took the child the hospital where
II was found to be in a horrible condition. The
body had been attacked by Vermin. II is NOT
thought that Inc child will live The police have
cIew. 1t is the second case of abandonment in
PlaInfeld within a month.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
TANK BURSTS; FACTORY FLOODED
PAPER PLANT BADLY DAMAGED BY WATER
-EMPLoYEs ESCAPE

large wooden tank the end OF one Of the
buildings Of the Louis De Jonge Paper Company
in Richmond Turnpike. Stapleton, Richmond Bor-
ough. burst yesterday, flooded the building and
caved in the roof.
There were between two hundred and three hun
dred employees in the building when the tank burst
and flooded the rooms. but all quickly left the build
ing and injured. In the building are a
number Of valuable paper polishing machines and
a large amount Of finished and uncompleted stock.
al Of which is more or less damaged by water
The tank contained 5000 gallons of water, for use
in case Of fire II had been inspected recently and
thought to be perfectly safe. The damage to
the building is placed at 500
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
SAYS He is son OF RICH MAN
RELATIVES REFUSE TO SAVE IoUNG FELLOW
FROM JAIL

John Muir, Jr., twenty years old. who says his
father is a rich broker at No. II West Eighty
sixth-st.. NewYork, was arraigned before Justice
Hoos in Jersey City yesterday a dsorderly per-
The young man asked Detective Lee for aims
and when that refused he laughed and invited
the officer into saloon TO have drink. Then he
arrested.
Muir was well dressed and admitted that he
had been ostracised by his relatives because OF his
inability TO control his appetite for strong drink.
He was fined s. and in default committed TO
the city prison. A police official conversed with
some relatives Of Muir over the telephone. and
they said they would not interfere and that he
must his term IS It would be useless to
procure his release he is a slave to strong drink.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
GOVERNOR EXPRESSES DEEP REGRET
SPECIAL ELECTION MAY BE HELD TO FILL
VACANCY IN CONGRESS

Trenton July 81 (SpeciaD.-Governor voorhees,
expressed deep regret to-day at the death o. Con
gresham DAILY, with whom he was associated IN
the State Senate. During one year they were lead
ers OF their respective parties. The Governor said
everybody liked Mr.. DAILY account Of his kind
heartedness and genial disposition. The Demo-
cratic party he continued. has lost a powerful
factor and a JireleSS worker
The Governor is not certain whether he will call
a special election I'LL the vacancy in the With
Congress District, il is likely that will do
Mr. DAILY represented district Overwhelmingly
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
PETITION FOR 4 NEW PLAZA

- ition has been addressed 10 Park Commits
sioner Brewer by large number of residents of
the Flatbush district asking for the improvement
of the Ocean-ave entrance of Prospect Park by
the construction of complete circle or plaza at
that point similar to the entrance of the park at
Ninth-ave. and Fifteenth-st
II is asserted that the original plans for the park
called for an Ocean-ave entrance. The present
scheme is TO take thirtyive feet from each of the
three corners of Ocean and Fort Hamilton aves
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
FATAL SWIM FOR 4 BOY.

Stony Brook, Long Island. July 31.-Harry Erland,
the twelve-y -year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Erland of the Sound View House, went in swim
ming Saturday last. while overheated He
dlved into the water. and a few minutes later
showed symptoms of distress.
Another swimmer went TO his rescue and brought
him ashore. The boy screamed as IL in terrible
pain and became unconscious; He remained in that
condition until o'clock this morning when he
died. The attending physician gives the cause of
death as neningifiS
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BAyKs.

Washington. July 81 SpsciaD-Accordng TO the
abstract of reports made to the Controller of the
Currency of the condition OF the New-Jersey Ma
tional banks at the close OF business June % the
loans and discounts S6 SIS O76 50: stocks and
securities, sl3013005 75 Individual deposits $50 216
S1S O5 average reserve held. 2I.S4
counts balanced S114 $50 764 81. The Controller
has approved the application for a charter OF the
First National Bank Of BlairstOwn, capital SIS 0O
The applicants are Jacob c. Van Horn John D.
Vail. c j. Curtin. John a. Messler and William c.
Howell
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
WILL NOT DIsPosSESs ILLUSTRATES.
CITY AUTHORITIES PLAcATE FATHER INQUIRE
BY PROMISING TO PAY RENT.

BY PROMISING TO PAY RENT
The Police Magistrates in the Long Island CITY
section of Queens have at last obtained home and
are in no immediate danger of again being dis
possessed and turned into the street Father John
MCGUIRE, pastor of st. Mary's Church. owner of
ST. Mary's Lyceum, in F1fth-st., when he learned
that Magistrate Smith one of his parishioners
was compelled to hold court out of doors invited
him and his fellow Magistrates move their court
into the lyceum until the poor city Of New-York
could afford to find him permanent quarters
The Police Magistrates were so we'll pleased with
the lyceum that they had a resolution passed bv
the Municipal Assembly authorizing them TO hire
rooms in the lyceum at a rental of $50 month
but the Mayor vetoed the resolution.
With Father Mcclure patience and svrna, b,
ceased to be a virtue when he found he could
neither collect the back for the rooms used for
court purposes nor rent them the city and he
informed the Police Magistrates that they must get
out at the end OF this week The matter h0vC-
ever. has been amicably adjusted and the city a1-
thorltles have promised to pay the back rent and
TO lease the rooms by the month.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
sc HARBoR ELECTION To BE coNrESrED

Sag Harbor. Long Island. July a.-Counsel has
been retained by some OF the property holders
here 10 contest the special election held last week
TO vote on the proposition to surrender the old
village charter and incorporate under the general
village law II is alleged that the poll list are
the names OF more than one hundred persons
on the last assessment rolls required by law
Papers are being prepared to lay before Judge
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
POSSIBLE SUCCESSOR TO DIR. BEHRENDS.
THE REV. DR. sUTPHEN. OF CLEVELAND. MAY
BE CALLED.

1t was rumored in Brooklyn yesterday that the
committee which has been chosen select a sue
cessor to the late Rev. Dr. J. A. F. Behrends of
the Central Congregational Church, had agreed
upon the Rev. Dr. Sutphen. of Cleveland, Ohio
Presbyterian clergyman. All the members of the
committee are at present out OF town. and other
members Of the church who seen said that
nothing definite would be done before fall
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
CITY TAKES POSSESSION OF HOSPITAL

The Deputy Commissioner of Charities yesterday
took formal possession of the Brooklyn Homoeo-
pathic Hospital, which has been acquired by the
city DR.. John T Duryea, medical superintendent
will make survey of the institution and recon-,
mend what changes may be needed.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
REPUBLICAN Banner FOR ELIZABETH

Elizabeth, July 81 (speclaD-Ths Union County
Republicans Will float their first banner 70 the
breeze in this city in two weeks Charles Nelson
COdding. chairman OF the Republican County EX-
Committee. this city to-day. and lsIt
order for the banner which Is 20 be lNSf teeI
IL will be suspended in front Of the Republican
headquarters in Br0ad-st. The banner raising VII
be accompanied by a big ratification meeting
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
BOY ASKS FOR PASSPORT TO CFH4.

Trenton. July 81 tSpectaD--George .. Fong. a
fteen-year-old boy. born Of Chinese parents. called
upon Governor Voorlees to-day for passport for
himself and smaller brother They expect 70 50
10 China, ard do not want De inJsrfe-ed VIE
their return here nor mOlsstsd while abroad
The Governor will communicate with the STATE
Department Washington
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
PUBLIC BATHS POPULAR.

That the public baths growing in popularity
is shown by the report Of Deputy Commissioner of
Public Buildings Kirwin which shows that ~ 173
persons used the five baths last week. The bath
used most extensively was that at Noble-st where
1900 persons hathed.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01

haU peen 10 a theatrical agency and that he
met his brother he coming out, and stopped
TO speak him
The men were arraigned before Magistrate Pool
in Jefferson Market Court yesterday afternoon. and
DR.. Gibbs asked leave to withdraw his complaint
as the had promised TO keep away from his
Office.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
HAN AND WIFE CUT WITH RAZOR
SHE CHIDEs soN-IN-LAw WITH BEING LAZY
AND HE FLIES INTO A RAGE

the colored newspaper man and Democratic nor'
tician was assaulted late last evening By his a.
in-law Richard Lee. and badly cut with
razor Patterzon-s wife was also attacked and -,
right hand almost severed from the wrfs-
The trouble arose over Mrs Patterson chfds1r 7 -
with being lazy Lee few into a rage and Frsv-
razor. His father-in-laW seized club and a.
tempted 10 defend himself and wife. but Lee caused
thern both 70 beat a retreat Parrers0n's zoss-4s
are 20 many that nis lie - Cespaired o. ~ ~
lives Will lose the sight q cre eve and vii -
disfEuTed for life Zee was arrested and q in the
county jail at Freehold.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
DIR. GIBBS HAS TWO ACTORS ARRESTED
HE TRIES TO BREAK UP THE CROWD ABOUT HIS
OFFICE IN BROADWAY

OFFICE IN BROADWAY.
Dr. John Wilson Gibbs. brother Of Frederick s
Gibbs the Republican leader. who has an office
et No. I.370 Broadway. complained TO the police
Of the West Thirteth-st. station Monday about
the crowd Of actors that stood about the entrance
to his Office. In the building are a number Of
theatrical agencies and many actors frequent them
looking for work. DR.. Gibbs told Captain Thomas
that his wife was insUlted and that all the actors
smoked cigarettes. Captain Thomas advised him TO
have them arrested
Yesterday morning Detective Falconer, of the
west Thirtieth-st. station went 10 DR. Gibbs's Of
fee 70 make arrests should DR.. Gibbs make com
plants. Two actors were standing in front of the
pflce and he asked them to move away. They did
20 so reluctantly that Detective Faconer arrested
naenn at the doctors request. At the station they
rave their names as Harry and Edward West,
sznEhers. and comedians Harry West said that he
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
NAN BOLDLY TAXES HONEY BAG.
RAILROAD TICKET AGENT IN NEWARK
ROBBED-THIEF ESCAPES

An audacious robbery was DerPe-rated in ths
ticket Office Of the Central Railroad az ne t.r-
uinaI station az Newark yesterday morning. Tos
thief got way with bag containing t475 The sta
tion vas hlied with people waiting for trains OF
passing through.
Edgar L HerdricksOn. the t,cker agent vas in
the Office near the RroaE-st. front The once com
rnunicates BY a door with the mems waiting room
and the door IS always fastened VITA a sprfrg
catch. II thrJU-h this -oCr The roh1e- ~
tered the Office HeEdTlc-l1 az l1 O'Clock counted
Up his cash from the previous csE Es sales and PIT
be sent The Central Office Efe laid The oag on the
desk near him and oesa1 selling tickets
window While -hLs engaged ne heard 2 move
LnenJ behind him and turning saw a young nan
in the Once win the hag 0f money IN one hand
making for the door which open
HendricksOn was dumf0uldet for moment
but ro5oer passed swiftly Ou- into the
mems waiting room he shouted 70 Policeman Cor
rfgan, who duty n th@ corridor of the sta
ton The TCDoer ran directly out OF The waiting
through the crowd. wi-h rr- policeman and the
ticket agent in pursuit EeEdric6sJu remembered
that he had lett the ticket Office door open and re-
turned
The rob5er. cIazpiug the oag 20 his breast
dashed in between lines Of freight il The rear
Fair-st By this time score Of men and boys nad
Joined The pursuit The roCDer plunged INTO an
alley leading from Eair-S--, and leapirz several
fences. eSCa ped Word % rhe robbery was sent %
Police Headquarters. but when the officers ir
charge attempted 70 send out general alarm tsa
the batteries in the cellar rad given out TIE ro5-
Der is described of medium height. small black
rnUstache. and navlDg on blue serge SUIT a11 4
straw hat
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01

A ADVERTISEMENTS subscriptions tor The rri'uns
received ther Up,own oIice NJ L@i2 bTo~aSA1'
the following branch o1ces az rssI
ohice rates until O'ciuck p - sth aNs.s
eSd- ST.. lS2 6th-ave.. t2th-st MacyS
and i4th-st i42 CoiuTnbus-aVe. West oota@~s -
West A29-sG. 6th-avs.s a. EAss A4hA--<
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
REPORT on rNIoy COUNT BoULErARD


Elizabeth. July 81 CsDecfaD.-The commission
appointed by the Union County Court on The
changing OF Wesrield-ave. into county boulevard
100 feet wide from Elizabeth 70 Crawford fled is
report this afternoon The original intention was
10 have the boulevard run from Elizabeth 70 Plain
field and Senator Keaa offered 70 give S1551lO for
rhe franchise The proposition was accepted hv
the Board Of Freehol1ers. 0ur properly owners AZ
Crawford objected and Cle plan was Cr0pps6-
Senator kean said he would give $500 fer A
franchise 70 Crawford for MS trolley line and the
Freeho6ers accepted rhts proposition. L Is ssti-
mated that the awards by -E= commission
property owners whose land is needed VIII reach
so CO. II said the Elizabeth and Wes-daId
Street Railway Company viii eventually operate
the KAan road
New-York tribune., 1900-08-01
THE APOSTOLIC AGE.
A WORK MARKED BY THOROUGH sCHoL-
ARSHIP.

THE APOSTOLIC AGE: ITS LIFE. D-,. -nINE,
WORSHIP AND POLITY. BY James Vernon
Bartlett NJ A Mansfield College OXFORD.
Fcpochs OF Church History Series l2rno. PIP.
1iy so Charles Scribner's Sons
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

An ingenious scheme in the interest
of charity is being put in practice with
much success in several cities. There
is hardly a home anywhere in which
there is not more or less super
animated furniture, discarded utensils,
outgrown clothing, etc., which is Of no
use under the sun to the family. The
methods advocated is to gather in all
such trash that is worth while,
take it to central point, sell it OF at
auction, and devote the proceeds to
some charitable purpose. In some
places "a local auctioneer volunteers
his services in selling the goods, free
Of charge. The plan enables poor
people to buy useful articles at reason
able cost and realizes a nice sum for
any specified object besides.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

= 1t is not much if any over twenty
FIVE years since five cents was the
lowest price for a Chicago paper, be-
sause no smaller coin was in circula-
tion. And now it is reported that
bargain counter prices have created
demand there for half cents. These
are supplied by private manufacture,
but the Director of the Mint is dis
posed to think that the demand for
these coins is so general tLat the
Government ought to strike them.
Twelve-and-a-half cent prices are
common enough, but in the East at
whose use of cents the West sneered
very lately, there is not much Obiec-
tion ts paying thirteen cents, or if
that seems unlucky. to giving a quar-
ter for two.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

The number of prisoners in Eng.
land and Wales in 1870, according to
the London Chronicle, was 29,O5O;
and the number Of scholars was l..
693, Oj0. Ia 1899 the scholars had in
creased to j,GOl ,240; aud the prison
ers had decreased to 1857. The
number Of prisoners regularly de.
creased in this period as the number
of scholars increased. In 1870 one in
fifteen was in school, and one in 853
in prison, in 1899 one in six was in
school, and one in 1775 in prison. OF
the prisoners in 1898, 2O.3 per cent.
could moi read or write; 7L2 per cent
could read and write imperfectly, and
only 2.6 could read and write well. \
very few were unclassifed. And yet
some tell as that education does not
affect crime.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

kopecks, or approximately $4.35, for
665 miles. The emigrant rate for the
same distance is only three rubles, or
about S1.55. 1t goes without saying
that the accommodations provided at
this rate are not luxurious, but they
are quite as good as could be expected
for the price, far more comfortable
than the former method Of travel into
Siberia by long and trying marches
aud probably in most instances rela-
lively better than the homes the peo.
pie have had.
The cars themselves in which the
emigrants travel to the land of their
hopes are the ordinary fourth-class
cars OF the sort one sees all over Rus
sia, inscribed after the invariable
fashion, "for eight horses or forty
men," They are what we, call box cars
in the United States, painted tho ia
miliar red, with sliding doors opening
in either side.
The most Characteristic feature Of
Siberian farm life is that the farmers
live not scattered all over the country,
remote from neighbors, but in villages
as near as possible to the land they
are cultivating. Each village, then,
is a cluster of houses, in which live
not villagers in the usual sense, as
townspeople in small settlement,
but the farmers Of the region round
about.
Life in these villages Of Siberia is
rude enough, with none of the quail
ties we consider necessary to comfort.
The lands are fertile, yielding ample
crops of grain even with the crude
methods OF cultivation in effect. The
blowing is shallow because the plows
are poor. There is little cultivation
after planting. The grain is harvested
with hand sickles and scythes. 1t is
thrashed by horses in the open field,
the grain trampled out of the straw
by three or four Siberian ponies trot-
ting around in a small circle. 1t is
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

some than they were n few years ago,
writes Trumbull White, in the Chi
cago Record. The Russian peasant
is displaying the same sort of restless
ness that induced the settlement OF
our own Western States and Terri
tories from the more thickly populat-
ed regions Of the East. Indeed the
Russian peasant always has shown a
willingness to support the "expan-
sion" policy Of his Government by
moving on into the newly annexed
lands and subduing them to his own
civilization and manner Of develop
ment, crude though that might be. 1t
is time to dismiss the idea that the
Russian peasant is altogether a clod.
He has shared too well the labors Of
the Russian advance across Asia.
An observant English traveller writ
ing recently Of his journey in these
lands has complimented the Siberian
and the American in the same breath
at the same time that he has phrased
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

an important observation. eff we ex-
clude the more recent peasant immi-
grants" he says, "the original Rus
sian population of Siberia may be said
to comprise the following three
classes: The Cossacks, who first con-
quered the country; eXiles, political
and criminal; dissenters from the
Greek church, who were either ban
ished to Siberia or went there Of their
own accord. That is to say, the orig
iual Russian population Of Siberia
consists of men and women who were
in some way Intellectually or physi-
Cally more active or more earnest than
their fellow country men and women
who remained in European Russia.
The result is that to-day the average
Siberian IS a more vigorous and intel
ligent man than the average Russian.
He picks up thug more quickly;
his life is richer, brighter. D."
The Siberian born citizens Of the
country do not fail torealize these diff
ferences. Already / have learned that
they want to be called Siberians rath-
or than Russians, and to them the
latter name seems no more correct
than to call the descendants Of Eng
lish colonists in the United States
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28
HORSES TRA1PING OUT THE GRAIN ON SIBERIAN FARM.

winnowed BY hand and ground in
windmills. With all the crudity of
the processes, the yield of wheat, for
instance is from twenty to thirty fold,
and as high as twenty-five and even
thirty bushels to the acre.
Some of the landed proprietors have
begun to introduce modern methods
of viniculture, but the peasants are
slow to adopt them. The grapes are
robbed of their juices in the simplest
of presses, and the wine is still carted
and stored in bullock hides. A wine
cellar is a strange sight, with its rows
Of distorted skins, bulging with the
liquors.
The barbaric style Of architecture
such as the Tartars were fond Of is
frequently seen in the larger Siberian
towns. Omsk has many mosques Of
this kind. One of the accompanying
large pictures shows business street
in Omsk.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

The English Government, acting G
the experience gained in the war in
South Aaisa, promises to do certaiL
things forthe Volunteers. Mr.. Wynd-
ham announced them as follows the
other day % They were sending Off
GERS to Switzerland to examine the
Swiss rife rangesi (2) that they in
tended to help Lord Wemyss's scheme
for a Volunteer Reserve by granting
free ammunition; l3) that they would
encourage every Volunteer regiment
10 form a company OF mounted in
gantry, bat mounted on bicycles and
1rot on horses, for which purpose there
would be o capitation grant; (4) that
there would be graduated series of
capitation grants for shooting; (5) that
the Volunteers would have transport
on the same scale as the Militia; 10y
that the Volunteer batteries would be
rearmed with modern artillery. 1t is
clear that the public attitude toward
the Volunteers is to be changed, now
that they have shown how useful and
necessary they are.
The suburban citizen., 1900-04-28

I Ono Of the glories of California is
her superb growth Of redwood trees.
Tie finest Of these are in Calayeras
County. For size and majesty these
trees are not equalled anywhere on
earth They are one of the attrac-
tions Of the Pacific slope, and thou
sands Of persons travel far every year
TO see them. The grove which con.
talns the greatest Of these wonders Of
mature was purchased by a specula'
Cor, who intended to proceed to cut
them down and convert them into
bmber. This exercise Of vandalism
Ronld have entailed an irreparable
Soss upon the United States and the
lRorld, If the National Government
bad not intervened and assumed con.
Brol ofthe greatredwoods We shall not
De surprised TO hear Of a scheme to
Sut down the natural bridge in Vir-
ginia to get ths rock that is in it, OF
40 blow ont the Mammoth Cave oi
Kentucky and use it as a railroad tun
mel. 1t seems that any outrage upor
mature will be attempted in this coun
ary provided there is a prospect oI
,s-.lking money out Of ii.