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THE WORLD: THURSDAY, A.UGUST 27, 1896, A Little Old Woman Captures a Man Wboin the Police Men- a Noted Crook, THE! SAY HE IS "BIG-ED" RICE. 3he Accuses Him' af Stealing Purse While Riding flext to Her in a Street Car. CLIKGS TO HIM TILL -A POLICEMAN COMES. nml His Companion Block Her Way Ont of Car, and the Pnl Escupew. A big man sat In 'a Twenty-third street car Tuesday evening.

And him was Mrs. Cohon, of No. 25 JMontgomery street, Jersey He l.waa a. genial-looking chap, with dreamy feyes, full llpa and a flowing board, which Iwas shaved about his mouth in tho. true fChautauqua fashion.

If you had seen at Ocean Grove or on the stops Methodist Book Concern you would Jiave taken him for an preacher. Beside the big man Mrs. Cohen wasn't vUch to look at. She was small 'and shrivelled. She owns to sixty-three.

It Beamed as If the big fellow could have brushed her to one, aide as he would a. fly if it came to trouble. Cohen had her daughter-ln-Jaw, Mrs. Emilie Cohen, beside her, nrul grandchildren enough to half till the aar. They were returning from Paleri- vllle, in the Catskllls.

Th'e 'blg mnn also had a companion, whose description, unfortunately, no one noted, 'save that he, too. was big and brawny. Presently the two big men got up and gtood in the doorway. At Eighth avenue Mis, Cohen and hor family tried to get out, intending to transfer downtown. "Perhaps you wouldn't let us pass," the younger Mrs.

Cohen to the men the doorway, "Perhaps we wouldn't," growled the cornpan'on. i Just thejj Ihe aged woman discovered thuK the wallPt hanging to her belt was gone, it contained a purse with $4 and some cents W.th a' yell she pounced the urbane slant and fastened her ijong, lean fliiPors In his coat tails. "You've robbed me, you villain! Give back. I say! Give back purse!" 1 he big man tried to throw her off. But the wiry little grandmother tlsht- her grjp.

flhc said must come (g BUHon-hoiiM w.th. ner. He said 5 ly 3 The othnr rnwn slipped off the car arid maile uff in the j4rSnes 6 The big man In'Snn- ffuagre the like of whibh was ns.vvt st Cancer" Mil Mrs Cohen huns on'. then Detective Mlllrinre JVeat Twenteth Street. statuT.

ppfcd 11 0 to 'your 'ftlcks again, ojuoss voii'li a gasped the- Snored" a spac hjBhly Hut t(ic rlpfotive bore him off to the hV And Ml 3 i "S-Vlf 1 1 hey Identlflefl i as "B'f" Kil" Rice, olio of thr- o.lmipals in the Uosues 1 -i '1 lived Twenty-third nwr Kishlh hut would 11 he -was Fd II OP )2 In Byrnes's honk ranks Tamons bursiaie, and nrooks nf the very i first order HP has apont about twenty iv Ll! 1 prlson T. 1 lf of "ni on a "in- wnleni" Por HOIPP vnars hp ept away firm New York, but lataiv a rr sevoi'ai times gi hns not bepn j-nnd She snvs not appear to the cht rge. "I pou'dh't lf ho took purse, MJ cl I poff.lbl.tty of mistake for BOlTBDTHB face -tliledf fireri) Git ax Iiitj-nilcr Foothiill btjt Loiea HJs Jewelry, Lawyer Henry Gt uf Trenton, a rottase at A inn prar As- Park, locked arm- a gwho wX'i ftaidlns i')e witn a dark lantnin In his hand, at yesterday lawvcr-wai 1 saw the at Ibe buieiu He WAS looking ri. Mr, Orson It. a college WJtl) a lUlek jwnip, ne had the burglar by the H' Tha Ji nrk '-antPrn ts.I, and the tlUef (mew his arms about tha lawyer NOJ a word was s(iiikuii The conflict PM not even n-altpp Mrs, Grefen.

At last Ihe wursrla: broke nr.d alnea his faet. Lawyer Green turnPd bf.flv U)l9 a ram anil ruah- af tho I 'H'. I'rot b.v loot, with blows anfl the rush-shove, JIi edged his man to the door ana r.fn with a final blew sent hursrinr in the hallway. "Don't come 't ready," tald a smotberea from the flogp below Mr lng that there were more burglars the liouse, rushed back to his uiom TlotiKed the door. In morning he und that $70(1 worth, of diamonds and yslry bso i taken.

nendor Vei Two Released oil I3ui-jr- Jncqucir Kat So Well. 'Coroner's Inquest in tho case of Storekeeper WalHer B. Adams, of N. who was shot by burglurs night of Aug. was.

closed there sterday. William E. Iteynolda told he found the satchel containing irglari' tools three feet frprn where Burglar Jenkins lay. jury found the killing was done Jonklna, John Claro, Jumps and John IDop, Julia Walsh le Sooobue were released on retmned to this city, The in- on the body of Burglar Jenkins held to-morrow af fitount es Jacques, the wounded Bedford isr now confined In the White ahU, County Jail, camplalned yester- y. he dia not feel as as he feeling, He is worrying: over his Bis son Robert vlsitcil him.

Tho officials promised not to arreit a'cques's wife when she calls to see 'COFfoB'BXCBiHGS SCLD. Property at IJeuvcr uml I'cni'I Streets Bought fr.rllj OI.v- pliant by C. R. Hubert. M.

Moritg-omery Co. have sold for Talbot Olyphant the five-story brlefc building at the Junction of Beaver and Pearl south Wall 54.11x20.6x50.2*62, as the Taber Buyding, and formerly occupied by the loffee Exchange, Christopher li. Robert, who gives In part 'payment No. Riverside Drive, a four-story and basement brick dwelling, 26.4j:105.10x!5x 101.1. James Kyle Sons have sold for the estate of Marlon Osborn, No.

146 East 44th a three-story frame dwelling, 25x100, to Mandelbaum. Levlne, who will put up a five-story apartment- bouse. They have sold for Harry Folk No. 326 Hast 39th a live-story brick tenement, 26x65x98.9, on private terms. Plans have been fllod for two six-story brick BtorEB and flats at Nos; 10 and 12 Dclancey St.

Max Juster, of No. "0 Stanton to real estate In the auction rooms yesterday were as follows: William Ken'nelly sold No. 19 Bethune ne'ar Washington a five-story brick tenement, 22xS3.7x22.3x92.10, amount due $20,814, foreclosure sale, to J. P. 1 nochan and others, trustees, plaintiffs, for also 429 West 30th near 9th four-story brick tenement, With three-story brlclc tenement In rear, amount due to Sept.

10. C. A. Berrian sold No. 57 East near Park three-story ntone-front dwelling, 10.6x100.8, amount due $7,874, foreclosure sals, to R.

Vollhart, plaintiff, for $15,399. To-Daj-'o Ajctloii AT NO. Ill BROADWAY. D. Phoenix Ingrflhmn will offer the following: Water Xo.

614, Gouverneur aix- story brlcli tenement, with Btorea, lot 2G.2x3l.6x 616, near IJonvGrneur aix- siory brick tenement, with stores, lot 20.6x65. llx 19.10x65.6. Ilroivn Held for Trlnl. Brown, who, Is alleged, tried Into the house of her former Jamcj, Kennedy, at No, 1KI5 Javenue, Tuesday, was held In Morrlainla Qoprt vesterlay. a panel out of the back and' was caueht by, lo key.

MESS. Tenderloin HOJ-H an Picnic Six til Avfmic Saloon One at Tlium Shot. The Frojjn had an outing yesterday. They ok the staemer George Starr ana went to College Point, where the beer flows freely. On their return, the young men cf this lively soclnl organi- sation of the Tenderloin did honor to their name.

They had a grand parade through the streets, a searchlight and band. They wound up In Newmann's saloon, Twenty-ninth street and Sixth avenue. There t.holr Exuberance grew Into a frenzy. They smashed the furniture, broke mirrors and played handball will: the glasses. Then got gay witli the barkeeper, George Newmann.

They were using him pretty rmighly when he drew a revolver and put bullet Into the leg of Louis Farrell, one of the celebrants. It broke his leir. The enthusiastic Frogj wanted to lynch barkeeper for favor. When Sergt. Daly and fifteen policemen from the Thirtieth Street Stallon-Housa marched down to quell the' disorder the Frogf started to resist, but were out without ceremony, Parrell was sent to the New York Hospital.

Newmann was arrested. "I fired in self-defense, 'J ha "They certainly would have killed me If I had not protected myself." GOLD, It IH Ordered for Iirjport. nnil Ex- clmnjvc Heellnes 3Ioney ItateK Hltjlier. It was announced yesterday that 000 more go-d I ad been ordered ab oad for Import. Kuhn, Co.

wore said be the This brlnga the total to $5,250,000. Exchange declined yesterday K- per to 4.84U a 4.81H for Eanlt- Tbe Great, Estate of William Loitiier Said to Be Dissipated, LIEUT. G. BBTIBI COMPLAIHS. Ke Harried a Granddaughter, and Says the Millions Have Beon Squandered, JOHN BLOODGOOD WAS AN EXECUTOR, MOAT 3J1B Accounts Arc ncinpr Exiim- Ineil to Flml Trace of Ihe Lieut.

G. Betlni, ot this city, whose Is one of the liilrs under the will of William Lottlmer, the great dry goods 'commifiolon merchant, who left a fortune of $2,000,000. makes the charge that the fortune has been squandered. The other heirs do not deny his statement, although they will not affirm It is fact that the accounts of John MRS. COHEN CATCHES BIG ED The little woman charged the big man with stealing her pursa on the street car.

Mill 1 S8th St. IUIVW. ill tran- trnalfg, from foot of Wen 49d nt. lo (dot of 23u all real and personal e.K3t«.- Amount due foreclosure sale by A. L.

Hoularil. 83TH ST, 298 C. B. 2SX100.8; S.iuor to Relia Schoclilnr. sr, Samiijl Oohira anil wife InMlv anil as extrx to Win Kronen- bluor 20.

ST, Samuel Cohen and wiffi to Abraham Nelson ISW SRQAOWAY NOB 282 to S88 ami ana 273,27414 ami 27S D.vls.on nt; Kdwarn Patterflyn icfcrea, to Bernard Debtor limit Creditor JtulKm Xyjvetter. and Thompson Manning, John Wrlgqt, Armstrong Oatofi, Arthur National Park Hock, Ottl, and Oundrwm. ztroh." Jacob, and ftho Owg Co lyMello, Peter A Opo II Dpiulas HarUnsl'jn Stale Bank Cotigle. Wm Jl, an.l nr.o— Hoodevelt nt al rB.aff; James The Nat'l U'wuy fj'k 21,000 8.S2J 1.S01 9, 571 Ml STILL -BlCr GTJKS. Firfit Artillery liaftcricn Fort WnilHworth'ti Cnnnoii.

BnUorles onel of the First Ar- tUlery at' the regular begun a. week's practice with big 8vr.Ti.-of Ffirt Wadsworth, S. under directlpn of Lieut. Harmon. The ftfleeiv-lnolt smpoth-bora Rodman ffupa, were tired first, each carrying R' 360 pourtUs of Iron prpjeotjlts a-nd thiftRcn uounda of powder.

The' prdjectlles wore sent two over the water. Tareets set up (n'the lower tO'fay, nnd the new eight-Inch rifle guns ot the tort will Ije turned pp them. AftPr that tho rilled ulega mgrtars will be Used, MISSINS. nnrnaril -rrltli, Hnv- with Mono, When Robert J. MHlB, of No.

152 West One Hundred ana Fifty-ninth street, ashea Justice Goodrich, In the Brooklyn Supreme Court yesterday, to direct flank Jj, Barnard, trustee of the estate of Jqlin Curran, to turn over to him $3170.01 duo under a judgment, Lawyer James 0. Church objected. Air. Church gala Barnard had collected (30,090 of the estate, but had not turned aver any of If to the Cpuntv Treasurer. He added that he believed Barnard had absconded with the jnoney two montba ago "nnd that hel about to proceed against him, Money Avralin iohn Scott.

John Scott is one of four heirs to the Mary Scott, who died in this city reQSntly. Sfte brother Edword lives In Butte, Mont. The last Edward heard of John was In 1880, when John was discharged from the navy, and was seen by two friends In New Haven, ers yesterday said that the demand for money wais tighter than on Tuesday. Several small amounts were shipped South nnd West. The market sold off -about on the report that A big financial Institution was trouble, but on the denial.

Money on Call ranged fvoru 5 to 6 per but jumped to 10 per cent, at the close. The Clearing-House Committee me-t yesterday, but there were no applications for loitns, New Northern Pnolfle. AH preparations have ben made to transfer the Northern Pacific Comi pany to the new The executive ofllces be in fit. Paul. John Scott, comptroller of the ol.l company, will remain -with them, PULLBESrllT OUT A STRIKE.

HnrrlM'Colien Slfj'lifi Union Agreement, Other Dealers Huvcn'l. They are the United Inside and Outside Clothing Salesmen's Union now, the Baxter street an anchor to windward in the Centra! Labor Union. But they have grievances, and when they found that the original Cohens were not Inclined- to lend an iiUentlvs ear to their demand they ordered 'a strike, to commence to-day. Hitrrls Cohen, the signed the agreement which they- had prepared. But the other shining lights In the Baxter street trade decided to are now waiting the outcome.

Two ponce- man are on duty to see that the do not pull down shops their recalcitrant employers. an3 everybody expects to hear something drop.when the strike begins. "MY BON A SAID. Mm. Ronenllinl Woiilfl Kfot SlmUe Hniidx with Her Hoy llurslar.

Charles Jones and Qustav Rosenthal, of Harlem, went, over to Lions Island City Tuesday night and were seen by Laura Levin, a girl of thirteen, to hide stolen goods under a stone urt Second street. She had a policeman arrest them. The hays' parents came to the Police Court yesterday mornlmj, but could 'not raise the Jl.OOO bail ana the sons were Who These Chief "of Police Conlln received a letter yesterday from Jfra. El)a Feehan, ot Clifton Delaware aeklng- for Information of Joseph and Jlpbert Clements, brothers, fifty or ajxty yusrB eld, The' settlement of an 'estate iSeBonds uppn or-alive, locked up. On thoir way to the pen lloaenlhal tyalked up to his mother and heia out his hand.

"Hello, mother," he said, laughingly. But the mother turned away, "My son. a thlefl" was all- she said, with tho tears cours'ng down hejr cherks. BUSINESS TKQUBLteS IN TOWN. Tne Sheriff hm rocslveil an attaahmeqt agalnjl (lie Apnel Clothing Company, ot Penror.

(01 In fnvpr of Sintlieliner. Lovenson lor balance dug on a note of $5,000. Judgment for wae enleratl nsalnst Arthur a. Yntos, of Roolieater, N. In (avor ot ttie National Park Uanlc, ad Intlorser on notci of bovora) parties.

Edward been appointed receiver In supplementary prooeeiilns' JOT Alois Brom- pier, who keenx Uromnier'a Union Park, at One Hnn3rc3 Thlrty-tiiirt street and TVIllli avenue, on the application o( riilllo A. Docker. Mr. Bromnier Erected py tbu Court to turn over the liquor tax cortluaate to the receiver, The Sheriff yesterday took charge of the plact oi buelneaii ot .8. MHOS 4 Importera ot hpBlery and underwear, at Noa, 8S and VI Mercer nil net, on.

an execution front Carter, Kughe! ft Dwleht tor tor monav limited to the nrm by Ottlllle on Jan. J. Carter, Dwlfet. plset (ne 1 0rm 1 liabilities at ovjr an old and extensive Wail street operator, who died a week afto, at the home of his won in MasaachuBctts, and who was one of the executors of Mr. Lottimer will, are now being overhauled with a view to learning If they show where the Loltimer millions have gone, Lieut.

Betlni Is In thtS photograph business in tho Judge Of the children one was the wife of John Bloodgood, who Is now on her way from France; another married William L. Pomeroy, of the firm of Pomeroy Plummer; a third married Banford V. Pomeroy, a son of W. L. Pomeroy; another married A.

Jones, of No. SI West Sixty-elfrhth street, and the fifth Is William Lottjmer. After leaving theaa children the real estate outright the will provider! that they should also enjoy the income from the estate during their lives, and that upon their deaths their children were to inherit.the principal. A Miss Abbott, who was the daughter of Mrs. L.

Pomeroy -by her flrst marriage. Is the wife of Lieut. Betlni, and so one ot the grandchildren for whom the personal estate, which it Is said amounted to was held'ln trust. The executors of the estate were his business partner, L. Hill; John BJoodgpod, his oon-In-ltiw, and William A.

Lot'timer, his son. has of tha real estate I cannot 'say," said LJeu.t, Botlul yesterday, "RS rny wife Is hot Interested in that, but can say positively that the personal estate has been entirely wiped out. About two years ago 'It ceased to yield tho heirs an Income. When Mr. Bloodgood was asked why tha usual ro- were, not forthcoming he said that tho stocks and.

securities depreciated and that railroads were passing their dividends. No statement has been made since 1887, and lie was asked for one, "The holrs arc widely scattered, and for this reason there has been difficulty In getting them to take concerted action. The examination oj Mr, Blood- goods accounts is being- made with a vlow to bringing action In the courts against certain firms with which we he'- lleve, hn deposited the securities of the estate as collateral for his operations In the Street, William L. Lottimer, the surviving executor, refused to discuss the case "at present," under advice of counsel. Foster Thompson, attorneys for the rptate also refused to talk.

John D. Blayback, John Bloodg-ood's old partner, refused to answer a question as to whether Mr. Bloodsjood had administered the estate properly, but said it was "tjmmyrot 11 to say that Mr, Blood- gi'Oi! had on his deathbed confessed anything, as had said. The estate lost $230,000 1887 through Executor Jerome L. Hill, who hypothecated Beourliles to cover Wall street speculation, FOIU STRIKE.

MnlccrN Go Out. nnil. Mrlvo Non-Union Yi'orli- Out lit 11 Shop. Pour hundred girl knee-breeches makers' joined the men strikers yesterday. Before the girls were called out on strllce the men strikers broke Into tlio shop of L.

Shanawltz, at No. C8 Broome street, drove the men out and compelled them to join the union. A secret session of the Executive Board of striking: coat-makers was during the afternoon at No. 230 Broome street. It was decided to briny suit against a contractor who had Riven alieg-ed worthless bond when he signed the strike agreement.

The Adams Express Company's strikers declared yesterday that not one of tho strikers had as yet deserted the ranks. Tho strikers will listen to speeches today from C. O. Sherman, of the Amer- can Railway Union, and Michael Fitzgerald and John N. Parsons, of the Letter Carriers' Association.

Secretary Williams, of the Atlantic -oast Seamen's Union, yesterday officially confirmed the reports of a threatened world-wide strike of the seamen and longshoremen, Mr. Williams said: "There are 80,000 organized seamen in Great Britain. The English unions have sent committees all over Europe to confer with unions in tho various countries. The President's file Visits a Friend in Welcomed by Acquaintances. 8IB7L SHERMAH-ELLI3 HOFFMAH.

MOHFEI. But tile Ocrry Society Got Joseph. Barefooted twelve year old Joseph No. 49 Rutgers street, Indicted for sending two other boys, to jail on alleged false testimony, was arraigned yesterday before Judge Cowins: In General Sessions. ''Where shall I'send your' ashed the "Send hotte.

1 But the flerry Society got him. Will Portent Machine and Siiyn He la ConlUteiit of SnccesH. (Spncl.il to The WorM.) PORTLAND, Aug. H. Lamson, tho inventor of the Lamson air-ship, which made a successful ascension here last Thursday, Is at work some minor details about the aerial wonder, and will shortly give It another trial In this city.

He Is confident that a man ean ascend on his Hying machine and remain elevated as long as he desires to by working a lever which moves the air-ship's wings and presents them at different angles to the wind. "The possibilities of this kite, or flying machine. believe to be immense," sa.d Mr. Latnson. "We have found the right idea for aerial navigation at last; the next thing to the machine." HAD MONEY TO BTJEJSr.

Ur.it, to Tim Muvnune'N Horror, It Wufl nii The Boston triumvir, Boden, Conant and Billings, have been very slow In opening the club's strong-box to buy new players for the team, and this fact has caused Tim Murnnne much an- Kutsh. L'ko Dan Mills, battle-cry lias been: "Loosen up," but the trio never loosened. Tim throw a lit tii8 othc-r night, and when recovered related the following dream: "Oh, 1 passed a terrible Clarence's dream "Richard" was a cakewalk compared with It. Methotiffht I behold the Beantown baseball trinity, Soden, Conant and Billings, made up like the Graces. They were seated on thrones made out of gold coin.

The floors made cut of the Hi t.o 1. stuff and the walls were tapestried in long green, and the triumvir were hallIns: out loaded with $100 bUls and shovelling this lucre Into furnaces. And I rubbed mlno eyes and looked again, and lo, and alack, and many came up. There was no The money wouldn't burn," KHey noyle to. Swim from he Buttery to Coney Isluno.

A long-distance swimming: race hiKs been arranged between Rlley, of Boston, the champion long distance swimmer of the world, and Morris Doyle, of this city, who claims the lon.q: distance swimming of thin country. The race will take place Saturday, Aug. 29. The stakes are $250 a side, and may be Increased to double the amount. Tho men wll' dive overboard at 1 o'clock frnrn tho pier at Battery Park and to Coney Island.

A forfeit of $25 from each man is already in the homls of the stakeholder, who will receive tho balance pf wager Saturday, Aug. 22. Mr. J. Cregan, of thla city, will officiate as roferee.

PiiNtlme A. C. Boxing: Show. The six men who-are to box at the Pastime Athlete Club's show on Sept. i are In training for their bouts.

The first bout Is to be put on at 8 o'clock. The boutn are t.o be between Dave Wall vs. EdrtlB Muntzner, fifteen rounds at IIS pounds: Marty McCue vs. Tommy Mo- Glrr, ten rounds at 120 (founds; Jack De- l.aney, vs. Jerry Reldy, ten rounds at 120 pounds.

A FooHwIt I'rotewt. C'apt. Anson has protested Monday's game with Brooklyn, claiming that Umpire called the game on account of darkness when It was still light enough to play. As this was clearly a matler of the protest cannot bo taken seriously. TO BTTBJT.

Pnlii's Annual Carnival to Be Helft To-NlBht nt Mnnlmttan Bench. At Manhattan Boach to-nlBht Pain's seventeenth annual "Carnival of Fire" will take place, beginning at 6 o'clock with the display of Japanese daylight fireworks; at 7 o'clock the Illumination of the grounds with Pain's prismatic lamps; at P. In tho fireworks in- olosure, the great pyrotechnic display. The aquatic fireworks will prove a feature. Mllfi.

Ella Zullla and Lu Lu will Introduce (or the first time here the "Burning of Joan of Arc." The entire ocean front of Manhattan Beach will be set ablaze with various colored fires after the main performance. AMUSKMENT NOTES. Toft Star Theatre will open thfl season next Saturday nlRlvt'wHn William Calder's "Northern Uslits." The; box-ijfllce Id now open. Claire ('Mrs. Ksyne) will be fttur In ft new operatic organisation now being farmed.

It ll'ssld tint J. T. Qiwderr tho enterprise, Amelia Blnshsm ban been as-leading woman In Koliert Milliard's company, which opens at the Park Theatre. Boston, Sept. 28, with tile "The Mummy." "Tho Woman In which la Jacob LIU'S new name tor H.

Gmtan Donneily'B play. "The Tammany Tiger," will be given at tha Grand Opera-House. Bt, Paul, Aug. 3p. Carl and Thtodor Rosenfeld's Lilliputian Company wll) return to thla country early next month.

The company will onan an engagement at the Star Theatre hero, Sept, 35, with a new spectacular play. K. Hoyt returned from hla mimmor residence at Charleston, N. Monday. Tha first Hoyt production In.

York thin season will bo tlio appearance ot Caroline in "A Contented Woman" In December. want to EneUnd with Col. Jack Haverly's Mln- strels in 1880, end alnce then has booomc of the mofll r-elobralcd music hall artfetu In nuropo. MAUd Revetle, of the comedy sketch team ot Morton and Revalle, at Pfoctor'n Pleaatire Pal- took a bicycle npin up the Boulevard, aftfr Tuesday night'p performance. At Ono Hundred and Tenth utreet ahe was run down a reck- feas ncorcher who escaped, Mies Revelle is in Hoaplta! a broken knee-asp.

The company py Miner Brooks for Fianklin Fylca and W. PreBbrjy'o new play, "Flower Ittoyng," has beun disbanded and tho production aa "Lost. Strayed or Stolen" Is expected to run at the Fifth Avonue-Theatre until M. an- nudl engagement. The on tha Rlalto terday that the Minor syndicate had collapsed bad no other foundation.

Their Encasement to Be Announced SI. to Piny Tnrpon. (Special to The World.) NEWPORT, Aug. Grover Cleveland came to Newport to-day to see her friend, Mrs. Francis Freeman, who has been 111 for a long: time at Tower Top.

She visited also a jeweller's shop on Bellevue avenue, and was thero surrounded with friends, among whom was former Secretary William C. Whitney. It Is tho general expectation that the engagement of Miss Sibyl Sherman and Ell.5 Hoffman will be announced to-morrow at Mrs. George Hoff.man'3 ball. The matter has been much talked over today.

Miss Sherman Is the daughter of the well-known banker. W. Watts Sherman. For some reason Mr. Sherman, it is said, has objected to the engagement, but Miss Sherman has Insisted that as soon as she became of aee the engagement should be announced.

Miss Sherman is a n'ece of Mrs. Bradley Martin. Mr. Hoffman is one of the heavily gilded youths of il hard rider and regarded extremely eligible, lie is a son of Mrs. George Hofi'nian and a grandson of George W.

Ellis. Tha Ellis place, Stoncacre, Is one of the finest places here, and is directly opposite the Cor- nc.r\in Vanderbilt establishment. It Is said now that Mr. Sherman has withdrawn his opposition to the engagement. Mrs.

George Hoffman's ball will a notable social evc'tit. Mrs. Hoffman gave a tea this afternoon at the studio of Muller Vry, who has finished a portrait of Miss Hoffman, which will be shown at the dance to-morrow night. Among the guests at the tea were Mrs. Henry Mortimer Brooks, Miss Brooks, James J.

Van Alen, Miss Van Alen, Mrs. Charles Havemoyer, Mrs. Kobert Goelst and Mrs. Lortllard Spencer. To-morrow the long anticipated "human angling; match" will probably take place.

Bailey's Beach bn crowded wHh fashionables bent on seeing "Ike" Toivnsend try to land Charles M. Oel- rloho with a tarpon rod and line. A great deal of mc-ney hop been put up on tha event. This content was ar- rang-c-d to take tlio place of a swimming match from Newport to Narngansett Pier, projected early in the season, which Mr. Oelrichs was obliged to (rive up because unable to train.

Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs will celebrate the event to-morrow night with a dinner party, A musical entertainment was given this afternoon at the homo of Rev. and Mrs. Charles G. Gllliatt, on Rhode Island avenue, for Ihe benefit of Bt George's Church.

Among the amateurs who assisted ware Mrs, C. A. Beet, Mrs. Chadwick, Miss Post, Mrs. Thaw- ar.d Mrs.

Dickens. Hollywood Gnn Glnli Crack EnMly Won (lie Pntersou Shooter Score of 1S8 to ISO. to The WorM.) LONG BKANCH, N. Avy. Bar Gibbs Murphy, the crack pigeon shot of the Hollywood Gun Club, won his match at 200 live, birds with T.

W. Morfey, of Paterson, N. J. The match was shot on the grounds of the Hollywood Gun Club at Long Branch 1 esterdny afternoon. Ths contest was decided under the Tiost favorable circumstances.

It was vltnessed by about 600 persons, among whom er many of the best mirks- men In the country. The conditions were 200 birds each, rards rise, Monaco boundary, five traps, 'or $250 a side. Murphy won by eight birds. He shot phenomenal form and led all the way. It was evident after the first wenty-rtvo birds, In which he scored kills, that he would be the A (rood round sum was won and lost the result.

Murphy was ths favor- te in the betting. The birds wuro fairly exceptionally so. The two men shot on an averagp oC 100 birds an hour. Bland Eallard, Of Kentucky, was the referee, The scores by birds were as follows: EOO.Vrt G. MUKPHV (30 YARDS).

K. M. 0 52J022221222222S22.22222 1 2222ai222Z2222223222212 0 02202212102222222222232 3 22111 2 1020232211 3 22S222 2 12222223221223212122222 1 (12212121221202222822222 2 18S 12 For Mixing; Garlmge anfl Affltea. Senventy-eight Janitors, housekeepers and landlords were arraigned yesterday -befm-e Magistrate Wentworth, In gtreet Police Court, charged mixing -their aoheg and garbage. Eighteen pleaded guilty.

and five of them were nnefl fc eaoh and the reel The cases or. sixty were post- i KOTES OF IXT1SKISST TO tirt now it, nnvplnps that Inn fnnhlonablo woman when sho Rtcpn frnm nor'cnrrjRKO to enter a. ihop must, to he a moJla, lift hor flown with hot!) haiiflH. In not for the gain in (trace the new metho.1 Is advocated, but tho Ler to Bhow the ruined nlllt petticoat or, It may be. Give a pllmpso al an open-work border.

An entirely new cruaiuli ban hecn by the' WoinHn'K Club or Miinnle, Inn. These ladten, bolns fltanch beilcvera In the antithetic In art- vortlcOnK. have paqsod resolutions condemning the merchants whrj disfigure fftncon nnO telegraph poles to blazon forth their warep, and are proceeding to some radical steps for the suppression of thesa Innrtifttlc eye-sores. The scantily drnpM poetftr girls ars likewise down on this "little llet." One Young Hopeful has delighted a political mint who his ranged fisrselt under the Republican banner. Hlft age still lacks eamQ years of th essiiry figure for the rotor, but the clash o( parties hns had Its effect upon the coni- Ini? man.

He waa illwcovorod pnrlnR over ft booit the Ccnatltutloti of the United states, and oloctrlflod his mint this remark: you pret chance to votn before I do. Aunt May, I 5l yotl'd try to pet them to te0ch us the laws of our c.oun'ry in snllnol. It seems to mo they would be more then atfebrs. One or.Piipatlon For women, Ions since out ol date, may have a o.hnnee of revival If the ear- rlni? Rttnlns the proportions prophesied- by the faahlon-niqkijrs. Ths Jloman women In the palmy days of the Empire were wont lo employ a healer to remedy thelrNsceriitod ears, down by heavy Jewels, rnwcU as the belie of today rocelvpa reijulnr vlplta from tho manicure.

The ringing of ths curfew. Is'thfl honored custom that Xnntuchet has religiously kept up. a pontury, onpe' pvcry twenty-four hours, the betl has tolled forth the dying day. nut one evening not tone ago the gexton was petrified to hear no sound In answer to his labor, to the belfry In shuddering expectation of finding Mrs. Leslie Cartor or some other person waving hack and forth over tho town, lie discovered In stead that tho great Iron tongue, had broken off and fallen to the roof below.

One woman described tho figure of. her flenres friend as "that Pleasing want of proportion easily suited In ready-made garments." Somebody suggests that tho bicycle has made women care less for masculine on theory that It lias become so much easily attainable. The ymmcieBt In the British petrsgfl Is the Baroness Beaumont, two years old. A the death he- father, Baron Beaumont, tn X8BB the title fall Into abeyance, but. was revived the Queen, tn fnvor of his tiny daughter.

Th small peeress 19 a winsome, blue-eyed 'maid whose charming entitles her to first rank among Kngland'a titled mifcl i She Whacked Her Accuser. A women who said she was Amelia Hlgjrlns, -of No. 23-1 East One Hundret and Third street, was taken before As slstant Superintendent of Bioom- ingrtalo Flfty-rlnth street and Third avanuo, yesterday, and charged by the store detective with stealing: an um brella. She beat 'Weiss and the detective over the head with the umbrella, and was held -by Magistrate ICudlloh in ball foi trial. Tolfl Her Talc ol Woe Fninted Mrs.

Augusta Englehart, of No. 145 Fourth street, told Brann that her husband beat her mother Tuesday affernoon. Sha Interfered, he knocked her flown, kicked her and thei pawned her wedding ring. told her story Mrs. Bngleharl fainted.

Her husband will have to lur- iilon 1590 ball. ji iua Who Wnnti to Run a Ranch? A man who owns a Colorado ranch pi 808 acres on wWeh are a house and barn has written to, the Kills Inland officials offerlnc Ihe management qf (he ranch td. any properly English-speaking family that" may "up- Tha owner. wiW advanoe roon'ey to such a lawlly, T. W.

MORPEY (30 YARDS). 02102100222222122222031 3121121222222201021222 2 202222212212SC10321222S J222312312S1 2 1210121222 S1111222), 2222202220.S2221 23 Z2212122222022223382122 22102222222222221212212 S3 121222212021221221221130 22 1 2 180 20 RACING- BY BLECTE1C LIGHT. The SeeojKl N'iji'lit Cycle SSoetlna: PromlHCH Some Good Sjiori. Some uxcpllirnt sport Is expected at the light races to ta'e held at the Olympl.n track. One Hundred and Thirty- fifth Rtreet and L.enox to-night.

The events, (or which and gold stop-watches are o.Tered, are all at short dlstanct-fl. The seating capacity at ttie track is about three thousand ar.d the management lias decided to charge a uniform rate of cents for general admission, admitting' the person to any part of the grounds. Riders can reach trad; via Central Park and along Lenox avenue, while the general can take the Sixth or ttinth avonue roads; Broa-dway, ngton or Jjenox avenue cable cars or Fordham and Heights cars. The following officials will serve: Will I'iinun. member 1..

A. W. flcing Board. Judges James -P. HH'sght, Harlem Whealmon; Georgo L.

McCarthy. Donvcr Cliilj; Charles tauluch, MalihRtUn BScynlo Clu'i); Young, -S'. Y. A. C.

Timers' Dixie Iltnoa, Profi'cient Quill Club Wheelmen or America; William M. Altrnan. Un- fpln CycllnK Cluh. Ohlrago; P.pbert fltoli, N. Y.

A. C. f. Anthony Brosk. Prasklont A.

C. Henry StruKnell, Huclaqn County Wheelmen Raymond HnM, New York; Groat Car, Sat -by Boys, Dashed Into a Crowd of Women aid OSE EC-MEN KILLED, ANOTHER HURT: Many of flic Excursionists Swc from a Nnrruw Into thc'TTlltilleM Illver. JITSW LONDON, Aug. Members of the 'Sunday-school of the Second Congregational Church of city went up the Thames River by steamer thla morning, intending to visit Harvard University crew quarters at Galca Ferry, on the Qroton side of the river, two miles from New London. No sooner had the steadier landed at the Gales dock than fiur boys in the- yard rushed to the top or hill and began playing around a rwfj, by the Gales Ferry quarries.

Under forwarj wheels tvere. large, pieces of used as stops. In their, play the boys managed to loosen the stops, and before they knew It the weighing two tona. had started down the dock. Tho car gathered Kreat headway, It' moved down the rails, which led on the pier.

The narrow dock.was crovyded with excursionists, mostly children. There WES a'panic'as. soon as tile car u'as seen rushing, pn. p.oma jumped Into the water and others were pu3hed oi'f. The women screamed and IrisJ to (ret out of the way.

On sped the car and dashed, into crowd. It first struclc Avery, a widow, fifty-four years of age." Th9 forward trucks passed over her body, breaking her back and logs and lacerating portions of the body. Mrs. N. S.

Lawrence was also struck, and both legs were That the car did not crush to death moro Is miraculous. As It was, many- were pushed olf Into the river, whence they were taken by men and boys, who jumped into the water helped 1 'tha struggling victims out. Mrs. Avery and Mrs. Lawrence wers tenderly eared Cor.

They were taken on the steamer to this city, where Mrs. Ayery died shortly after the boat reached Its clock in this city. Tho rest of Injured, none of whom were fatally hurt, were eared for at the HarvorJ -'quarters. OALEDOHIAW CLTTB GAMES. OTPr $1,600 iu At Ain.

Ill'OKe 031 Zjnbul 1 Day. The York Caledonian Club'wlll hold its annual this year on Labor JDay nt Ambrose Park, struct. South Biuolilyii. Over $1,000 will ba distributed In cash prizes among the winners of the vrtrlotir, events. That-Is much larger sum than any previously- offered uad wilt no doubt bring together the best professional athletes In this country, T.he list of events Is as follows: Scotch prize, J10; neabnil prlre, thlrtl prize.

31. Heavy First nrlzs, fipcmiii PI-IKO. J7; third $4. Light Hniiimer (members prise, second prise. third prize, $4.

Tossing the Cabe F'lrfit Dean, New York; Frod Hlldebrandt. Now York 7 County Wheelmun; M. n. (Jull! Club' Wheelmen of America; toward OK. Tank clflra.

of norland. Brooklyn 131- cyole club. AsBlstant Clerks of Sttiht, Tank Cyclers; K. B. Morrison, Whselmen; Thomas A.

UQQ. Harlfjm D. See. York. W.

Burns, Ilornitt Bicycle Club. IJye, l.ogau NVheolmen; K. rtUBrs. Rh-erelde Wlicelmcn; S.iijh,. Soutli lts.

Blverslde Wheelmen, William Shonley, New Harvey. Lnwvenca, New O. Batchelder, New IliO Nassau street, Brooklyn Wheelmen. Competitors' Srewarc! Vorlt. OfliL-lal York.

Official York. No. New York. The races to he even closer and more exciting than those raced at the first meet. There have been many entries received, among: the nurooer being some of the very best wheelmen about New York From the Interest being shown It Is certain that even a larger crowd than that which graced the opening" racas will see to-nlsht the cracks tight for the handsome Chairman Gideon has Issue! a bulletin that ifl much more Interesting than the usual run of bulletins by the L.

A. W. The usual long lists of suspensions and of nanctlons are given. A few of the Interesting pieces ofyhcws furnished are ns follows: Tandem records made at LoulBVIIIe. July 4, 1R98.

by Davisworth and MltchalJ have been accepted as follows: Flying start, against time, one-third mile, ,15 seconds; one-naif 56 seconds; two-thirds 1 minute 17 seconds. A fine of $51 has been placed on Thomas Cooper and H. Bald for misconduct on the track at Louisville, riders to stand suspended until naid. Thomas Coopor hao paid his fine. The suspensions announced are as follows; For rlcllnfeT In professlonil raoes, while under suspension.

F. W. Palmsr, Rome, N. for' 60 days from August 19. For competing tn -amateur races after boramlng professional, fleorgp El Paso, for 90 days (ram Aug.

IS. For competing while nnler Kuspenalnn pending Investigation, GO days'from Augltst 19. For riding In iinnahctloned races, ft. B4Bldone, Bd. Marshall, Sorenaon, 0evore Bayard.

Shea. Prank French, Frank Ford, Ydorstnd, 0, M. Lee. P. Lnnge, Fred.

Olson, Burns, M. J. Torrlson. Walter Nooland. Henry Cooper, Ashland, Win.

WacHsmlth, Bsyueld, Holloh, H. 0, Qadko; Oully, R. T. White, 0. A.

Holton, Omaha, for 30 days from Aug 20. For In a to, which ho was not entitled, W. HI Senior, Brockton, for 30 days from Aug. 20. For false entry and- rldlnff as an amateur "after- becoming a.

professional, year frfcm Aug. 20, For double entry. Harry -St. John, Jersey Oily, N. and H.

M. Stivers, New Rochelle, N. for 80 days from Aug. 18. For competing In ununotloncd raoii.

William Lynoh. Winchester. N. and Walter Hart, Nashua, N. for 30 daya from Aug.

12. For competing In unsanotloned riues after warnlnK, William Ellis, Clarence gtrlnssr, William Wueitenfeld, -Elgin, 111., for DO days from Aug. 19. For competing ID races under an assumed name, Fred Ifllgln, for pno year from Aug. IS.

For. competing ID unsanctloiiod races, W. Mortal." H. Bulimia. William Sanjstracke.

IMward Jf. Biirne, Edward Rocnlcke, W. d. Gunderndorf, Qecll Hftfibrough, W. F.

Hoffman. W. VIHtelsdorf, F. W. Traeger, F.

Matthew, K. Vorrftth. wr.llam J3romer. Out- tenburg. N'.

for 30 daya from Augf 3D, By vote of the ponrd Mr. E. Smith is appointed official 'handlcappor for Minnesota, Vice Dlomqulst; H. C. Fourton, 19 Carohdolet street, Xew Orleans, Is official hafallcapper for Suspension placed on D.

St. Louis, has-been redticod to expire Sept; :1, 1893. The Mercury Wheel Club will £lve a raoe meet at Flushing Saturday, A 'number of good rsces will be contested. The prizes are very handsome nnd worth fighting Mr. A.

O. Batcnelaer will act as of- flolal referoe. Contestants In the Long Island championship are: C. S. Hennnaw, B.

T. Allen. C. T. Earl, G.

Bennett Smith, Sam Brook, Nat Boe, H. K. Roe, F. W. Hloht.

W. H. and B. J. Clarke.

Special nents have been made £or transportation from railroad (station to track. The track is In'-fln? flpndttlon, The entry list Is larffe. Entries close with 13. Andrews, NO, 70 Park place, New York, to-day, Ths Newburff WheolraoB will eive a grand went at the Njwburfe Pair Grounds on Labor Day. Prizes, "thr gregatetl value of whlcp Iq, 1400, wi given.

There will be rnivSn races, tries will close with jr, MS- fe $10: fiijcoml prise. third prize, 51. Putting MgM prize. 410: second' third prlie, One-Hundred. price.

second prfne. 57: 'third prize. rtop, Step and prize, $10; second prlzo. third prize, Hitch and prize. $10; second prize, -third prize.

JJ. Two-Mile Bicycle Race (for First prtia. 510; second price, 37; third prize, 51. Hlghlaiul Fling (boys and prize, 15; second prize, third prize. J2.

Running Broiid prlae, S1Q; second third prize. One-Mile Run (entrance foe prize, 425; second prize. 515; tlilrd prize, $10. Vaulting with prl7a, prlxo, 34. Highland prize, 510; second prise, 57; third prUe.

Two-MUo Bicycle Mace (entrance fee prize, second $15; third prize, S10. Broadsword. Dance (boys and prlzo, J5; second third $2. Three-MIle Run (entrance foe prize, 530: second prize, 520-. tlilrd p-Ue, 510.

Standing High 510; second prize. 57; third prize, 54. Run $101 lecond prtza, 57; prize, 54. Boys' Jlaot (members' sons under twelve prlas, 55; second prize. 53; third prize, 52.

Broadsword; prize, tlO; second prize. 57; thlri: prize. quarter-Mile prize. $10; second orUe, third 54. Hlga prize.

510; second prize, 57; third prlzs, 54. Flve-Mllo Blcyclo Race, prize, second prize, $23; thirl 1 $15. Sank prize, $10; prize. 57: third prizo. 54.

Flve-Mllo Rim tr.inoH fee prlzo, $60; second prize, $2Bf third prize. 515. Hurdle prize, StOt second prize, 57; third prize. prize. 510; atf.oilfl prlzo, third prize, 51.

The committee in charge of the.eamwi la composed n.i follows: Chief James H. Oockburn. Second Chieftain James Rohb, Thlrrl Cliieftnln Robert Foul.s, form.er Chieftain James Morrison, Clans, men John Stark, Alexanaor harles Jnmes Rogers, William Cha MeAclle and William Fyfe! The gameS' will begin at 10 o'clock In the SEAWACTHAKA B33GATTAS. YachlH lo Hncc for Three The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club will hold two more regattas on. Long Island Sound, the first Saturday, Aug.

2D; 'the second Monday, Aug. Both regattas will be for two classes. Class No. 1 will be for schooners, for. the Commodore's Cup, valued at IBOft.

1 Class No. 2 will be for special 30-foot sloops, for the Rear Commodore's'Cup, valued at 5250. The schooners will sail over the Sound triangular course, thirty nautical and the Bloops are: to cover the Shlppan triangular course, twanty-four nautical miles. The regatta on Monday, 31, will be for schooners and. 20-foot sloops.

The Robert Center Memorial Cup offered In the schooner class. valued at 1600, and was given the ohib In' memory of the late Robert Center, was a former A handsome silver trophy Is offered In the class for sloops. The courses for both will be the same as In thei preceding reBfttta. The schooners ma.y.b8 steered by fesstonals, but an amateur must be at the helm of each sloop. The 30-foot sloops will bo governed by special affixed to this class.

Entries close! Thursday, Aug. with Secretary. CharUs A. Sherman, No, 64 street, this city. HORSE SHOW AT gociety Turnsi Out to See the and the (Speclol-to The World.) NEWPORT, R.

Aug. tho first horse show In the annals of Newport was held at Freebody' Park, It was like the anijual veifih er at New York, only very much miniature -horse 'Bhowj and an exoluelva little horae show, at Madison Square were ladies and lackeys, hut.no crowd. The judges were nearly the same. i There are two more of show matinees after that of to-day. Freebody Park has hertofore'-been voted mainly to baseball, Red and were the prevailing hues Hone to-flay.

'The Messrs. B. W. Beeves, Thornan Hitchcock, Eugene V. R.

Wlnthrop Butherford- and Samuel Alte- the Prises, awarded In neartr classes. There was much Interest takenij-'tiS (n'tlits. and the winners were appltmfiefli and admired..