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CHALLENGER TRIED HERE
gIK THOMAS TLEASED WITH YACHT'S
WORK
ggE SHOWS WELL IN VARIOUS BREEZES
HER CLOSE SAILING TO THE WIND.
To the satisfaction of her 'owner and all who
v her performance, the Shamrock sailed a sail
fetching trip through the Narrows and to the
trance of Swash Channel and back yesterday.
The US mainsail, which is the largest that has
ver been set on a racing yacht in these or any
lher' waters, had a good wind to stretch it. and.
er.tly. good men to handle it while the first
JjrtwaF made. Eleven miles the Shamrock
tt ,] e a beating down against the wind and com-
L back on a broad reach with the wind, drag
jrinrher helm but little at the worst part of the
lid Sir Thomas was aboard her all the time.
«ning"at a rope once in a while, bat leaving
rte direction of the operations to others who
tare been engaged to do the work.
The big mainsail was taken aboard from the
Porto Rico at 2:30 p. m. All preparations had
been made for its reception, and five minutes
a!ter It arrived it was set. Sir Thomas, stand
ing with his left hand on the shrouds, kept his
fVM aloft and watched the big piece of canvas
tided into place. Then the democratic yachts
„*» caught hold of the whip and pulled lustily
at its tail as the anchor was sheeted home, the
-gjjiail set and all made ready for a start.
jU the yacht gathered away she broke out her
Bgfftopsai!. Then quickly followed her jib. and
el* went on the starboard tack at just 3:08
o'clock. Two minutes afterward she luffed up
into the wind to haul the Jib to leeward, got a
good pull at the sheet and broke out her stay
sail while she pulled in her main sheet. At
S:l2 o'clock she tacked to starboard, taking the
wind in this position for three minutes, swing-
Ing again to the starboard at 3:22 o'clock, and
back again to port at 3:2." o'clock. Opposite
Fort Wadsworth. four minutes later, she met a
stiff ten-knot breeze as she shifted to starboard
at 3:29 o'clock, changing to port again at 3:33
o clock.
This was the broadest reach the challenger
was able to make against the wind going down,
end she held it until 3:35, when she reached the
buoy that marks the head of Swash Chan
cel Here she tacked about and headed for
borne.
GOING HOME A BROAD REACH.
Going home was one broad reach, for it was
with the wind, and the sailors on board the
yacht had little to do except trim the boat. In
the Narrows the Shamrock dropped her stay -
sail and took in her gaff topsail. Her mainsai.
and jib carried her the remainder of the dis
tance until near her anchorage orf Stapleton,
when she dropped her mainsail and came to an
chor under Jib only.
That is the story of the manceuvrings of the
trip. But to appreciate the movements of the
Shamrock, both in beating against the wind and
flying before it., she must be seen. The tug
Lawrence, the messenger of the Lipton fleet,
stood by to throw out a line before the Sham
rock started. She was not needed. As the an
chor -was sheeted home the green hull began to
glide through the water, as though nothing more
than the maineiJl was necessary to carry her
&long at a. good gait. As the other sails were
set she gathered headway, and the Lawrence.
the Erin and the press tug that were following
her signalled full speed ahead, and aimed to
meet her when she should reach on the opposite
tack. There was a seven knot breeze blowing
la Che Upper Bay, but the yacht seemed to beat
the wind as she glided along, tacking without
a. hake of her sails and with scarcely any per
ceptible loss of headway.
Of course, as Sir Thomas said after the trial,
to attempt was made at speed. The yacht
dropped anchor off Btapletoa at 4:. >4 o'clock,
having sailed eleven miles in one hour and forty
two minutes.
SHE SAILS CLOSE TO THE WIND.
After she passed out through the Narrows the
Shamrock met a breeze that stiffened as she
*dvar,ced. Just outside ft blew about ten knots
an hour; then she ran into a breeze of twelve
knot*, and Just as the buoy was reached she
touched the edge of a flfteen-knot blow. In each
she behaved beautifully, making her reaches
with a readiness that told of perfect handling
anfl excellent sailing qualities. Beating down
the sailed within three and a half points of the
¦wild, It is estimated, which is closer by from a
charter to half a point than either the Colum-
Ma or the Constitution has sailed. Her helm,
too, -was almost dead amidships even before,
la the fifteen-knot breeze, ehe rounded the buoy
•ad tacked for home. This indicates the effi
ciency of the weight and shape of her keel and
liar entire makeup, and makes for fast sailing.
:~umuch as she has no dragging of her rudder
overcome. She steers with a tiller Instead of
1 wheel, co the movements of the rudder were
«*«Uy observed.
Frca what could be noticed yesterday the
Eianirock seems to be better on a short haul
*•» on a long reach. By the chart the buoy
« the head of Swash Channel is six and one
«B tnllea from the point whence the Shamrock
parted. The beat down was accomplished in
&ty minutes, leaving fifty-two minutes for the
*"•* rtach home, a part of the latter being
CT * 4ita * to the way she lost after she began
10 take fa her sails. But the distance she
*j**eDe3 from the buoy to her anchorage was
"otter than that which she traversed beating
•"*• because there were no tacks to be made.
Against the wind she heeled only a litre, her
« rail remaining most of the time about six
M - es above the water. Just before she tacked
•home, however, when she struck the heavy
"**• her lee rail went awash from the for
ard E! «"ouds to a little after amidships. This
outstanding her big spread & mainsail.
14 (Ly^ 135211 * « topsail, jib and staysail spread
400 »i E<luare feet of canvas, which is about
Cor««," a^ c feet more th an the Columbia or the
""¦uwmon would carry for the same sails..
SHE CARRIES HER SAILS WELL.
Shamrock carries her sails well. There
a^y * tUe ftiss under her lee rail and scarcely
ti tJ **rin#; wave. From observations made
t'rOr* "tern her sails trim very flat and she
*bV^h E t0 be perfectly balanced. In her tacks
fro * heating against the wind the average time
"¦"foil to full" Was about 17 seconds, al
•l7SJ* **• apparent that «he was not being
Thr^? h her best Paces.
JwtMjT i 11 Was carrle< * for the first time
iirjr'u. ls of the crosscut pattern, rather
'•i*l«.n»f rf ' wlth seams at right angles with
(* «xn~T. I 1I 1 was a trifle loose, but this was to
WT:™- There are three battens in the
**at J».t d the Ball fla *. and one row of reef
*** «£r tS " Xt tted so well tHat little hauling
t^tfW ,? ary *° make it sit properly through
r-tfitr -t fit
*er»B^?u the Shamrock while she was sailing
****££ .maß. maß Lipton. George L. Watson, the
R <«»el \* , th * Shamrock; the Hon. Charles
Th °aia« J< B - ""Hard. After the trial Sir
vit»-dth * m * on hoard the pr<-ss tug and in-
a T J >'of "« w «paper men to \lslt the Erin. Over
Thorn*. „ "*• ar) d In answer to inquiries Sir
V ltkth»r l!s eEße<l himself as perfectly satisfied
' "^•srtormanre of his yacht.
._. aiNGS THAT NEED ATTENTION.
c viM a '
"After *•'' iIJ " '''''" more to-morrow," he said.
that n«n* ' r: ''"' we found Home little things
\«• WelTtfl 14 *tUnUon. and thought it would be
*** turn about when we reached Swash
Channel. They will be attended to between now
and 2 o'clock to-morrow, and then we will take
a big spin and the whole show will go outside of
Sandy Hook. If the weather permit we will go
over the Cup course and see what we can do
on it.
"I am more than ever satisfied with my boat,
and believe I have a good one, although I do not
want to say anything about lifting that Cup.
We are after It, as everybody knows, and will
take it home with us if we can."
Sir Thomas was down early. He arrived on
the Lawrence from West Twenty-second-st.
about ll:3. r ) a. m.. and went aboard the Erin.
Then he started for the Shamrock in his steam
launch. He went below and examined the in
side of the hull, after which he returned to the
Erin and attended to his correspondence, with
the assistance of his secretary. Last night he
spent on the Erin to be ready for early opera
tions this morning.
Sir Thomas, with a party of guests, will go
to < )ypter Bay in the Erin to-morrow to see
the races between the Constitution and the
Columbia on Long Island Sound, under the man
agement of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club, whose guest he will be at dinner that
r.lKht.
The Shamrock will moor at Sandy Hook after
her trial to-day, and will not come to New-York
again until it is time to be measured and
docked for the Cup races. Four hollow spruce
clubtopsall spars, ranging from forty-five to
sixty-six feet long, and a hollow spinnaker
boom, seventy-nine feet long, have been shipped
from Ogdensburg for use on the Shamrock.
DOCTOR KILLED BY A Tit A IX.
HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE ACROSS
TRACKS AT lUtONXVILLE.
Pr. Alfred A. Dana, in attempting to cross the
Hariom Railroad tracks nt Bronxvllle yesterday
afternoon while riding in Ms carriage with his
coachman, was struck by the Chatham local ex
press and Instantly killed. Pr. Dana lives at
Bronxville, and was killed within a short dis
tance of his home. It was his custom to go to
White Plains every day. where he has a large
practice, and is the attending physician of the
Foresters' lodge? of that place. He left White
Plains on the 4:30 local train, and was met at
the Bronxville station by his coachman Pr.
Dana drove a top carriage of the kind generally
used by doctors. He took the reins and was
about to cross the tracks, when a Tucknhoe
southbound train came along. When this train
had passed, the doctor did not see or hear the
Chatham local, which left the Grand Central
Station at 4:20, and which was about a hundred
feet away when he drove on the tracks. The
engine struck the doctor's carriage Pr. Dana
was thrown out and dragged along the track
about thirty feet. His head was badly crushed
and his limbs broken. His coachman was thrown
forty feet in the air, and was picked up on the
west side of the tracks. He was badly Injured,
and it Is belie\'ed he cannot recover. The coach
man was taken to the Mount Vernon Hospital.
Dr. Dana told his friends at White Plains yes
terday that he waa going to move there, and
that he would go to New-York to give titles to a
house in One-hundred-and-twenty-third-st.. near
Mount Morris Park, in exchange for a place In
White Plains.
The train by which Dr. Dana was killed wns in
charge of Conductor Pamur-l Hnnna and En
gineer M. Elliott. Railroad officials deny a re
port that the train did not stop.
Dr. Dana's horse was thrown beneath the sta
tion platform, which is four feet high, and a row
of pickets extends from the ground to the top.
The horse was hurled through the pickets. Dr.
C. J. Nordquist. of Mount Vernon. was killed on
the same crossing several years ago.
XORFOLK AXD WESTERX COXTROL.
SAID TO HAVE PASSED FROM PENNSYL
VANIA to got;t,d interests.
Philadelphia. Aug. 22- -The North American"
to-morrow will say that control of th<- Norfolk
and Western has passed out of the hands of the
Pennsylvania Railway and 1s formally in the
grasp of the Gould Interests.
This nan announced ypßterday as a fact, and
will probably occasion as great surprise in finan
cial and railroad circles as any sirrfilar an
nouncement mndo this year.
The Gould interests, it is asserted, now hold
an actual majority of the capital stock of the
Norfolk and Western. It is believed that The
Pennsylvania interest Is about SIftOOO.OOO out
of the $28,000000 preferred stock, >and ?l.';,<x»<>,
000 out of the 106,000.000 common stock.
The Gould party began, it is said, by purchas
ing the foreign holdings of Norfolk and West
ern stock, following this by quietly picking up
the floating shares ln the New-York market.
Control of the Norfolk and Western Will be
used by George- J. Gould to further the Inter
ests of his railroad system. If the Pennsyl
vania Railroad will withdraw opposition to the
Wabash in Pittsburtr and agree not to thwart
Gould in his effort to get an Atlantic seaboard
outlet, the recently acquired intTept ln the Nor
folk and Western will be surrendered at a price
which is fair. This is the latest of a series of
strategic moves by the Gould group to the end
of forcing an Eastern outlet.
It is believed that President Cassntt of the
Pennsylvania Railroad will decline to make nny
compromise with the Gould party which would
be disadvantageous to the Pennsylvania. Ho
will sail from Europe on August .'MI. and is ex
pected to take the Immediate direction of things
on September 9.
It Is understood that the Pennsylvania will
make no agreement to handle Gould freight
from Pittsburg to the seaboard unless Mr. Gould
will agree to abandon, absolutely, the project for
a new railroad across Pennsylvania to Phila
delphia.
In the mean time arrangements are being per
fected for a number of feeders which will draw
together at Pittsburg over the Wabash a heavy
freight traffic. Thf Hlg Four has figreed to let
Wabash trains use its rails between Wellington,
Ohio and Cleveland under a 800-year agreement.
MR. NEWMAN NOT TO RESIGN.
There was a report yesterday that Charles M.
Hays, who has resigned as president of the South
ern Pacific Railroad, would succeed W. H. New
man as president of the New-York Central. This
was denied by the- New-York Central officials. Mr.
Newman has no intention of resigning.
DRY AS CLINOB TO SILVER
criticises platform proposed by senator
vest which i,eavt:s out his
favorite pi.ank.
Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 22 (Special).— \V. J. Bryan, in
"The Commoner" to-morrow, will criticise a plat
form for the Democratic party proposed by Senator
Vest, in which the Senator advocates discarding
the silver plank. Mr. Vest is criticised for omit
ting reference to the question of paper money. Mr.
Uryan say a:
If the silver question is going to be important
again, why turn the party over to the reorganizes
and allow th*»m to aid the Republicans In making
the silver dollar redeemable ln gold.
The Senator is anxious to secure harmony, but
he will lind that there can be no harmony without
the surrender of every essential principle of
Democracy. The men who voted the Republican
ticket on account of the silver plank are. as a
rule opposed to the income tax, and are also op
posed to any effective anti-trust legislation They
are In favor of national banks of l!<6ue, and are
also la favor of government by injunction. <A ȟb
u ¦ i w hlch Senator Vest did not mention ln his pro
posed pint form.) Even on imperialism many of the
Gold Democrats have no fixed or definite convic-
In f.T~t. the only way to harmonise with the re
organlzfrs is to allow them to control the organi
zation and write a Republican platform. How
much Is S. :.-¦•¦¦ r Wn willing to give up in order to
I rn.g the gold corporation element back? His
platform is entirely too Populistlc to entice the
deserters into the fold. Perhaps they might allow
him to write the platform !f they are permitted to
elect a candidate who will disregard the platform
ah Mr. ''levHai.d did.
UTMCH HF.RK, SLKKP IN HITFALO.
LA«'KA WANNA S rn-w train leaves at nooi., ar
rlvinK at iiuftalu 10 V. W. — Advt.
NEW- YORK. FRIDAY. AUGUST 23. 1001. -TWELVE PAGES.- b>^^-r A -, t -
CROKER MUCH DISTURBED.
LIKELY TO SAIL FOR HOMI EITHER
TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW.
VISIBLY IRRITATED BY POLICE DISCLOS
URES, HE IS HASTENING BACK TO
RALLY TAMMANY — THE ECU
MENICAL CONFERENCE.
(Oopy tight; 1!»O1 : By The New-York TribUM.l
[HT r'AI'IK TO TIIK THIBfNK.I
London. Aug. '2'A, 1 a. m.— Croker is no longer
happy in England, since ho Is pursued by re
porters eager to talk with him about the police
scandal in New-York. Reticent as he Is. it i*
plain from accounts given by his associates
here that he is disturbed and irritated by the
Moss disclosures and Whitney's confession, and
that be considers it necessary' to return as
speedily as possible and put Tammany 'n good
HRhting form. I am informed that his tons f>
returning to London to sail by the Campania on
Saturday, and that he will either accompany
them or go the following week. There is an
other report that they will sail by the Deutseh
land to-day after misleading the correspondents.
The difficulty In securing passage at the most
Crowded period of the year, when swarms of
travellers are besieging the steamship offices,
convinces some of Cmker's friends that he will
carry out his earliest pian and wait until Sep
tember. If accounts which I receive of his irrl
lation over the unexpected dcvi lopmonts
brought about by Ihe Society for the Prevention
Of Crime are accurate, he will sail either to-day
or to-morrow if rooms are available on th°
crowded ships. His secrets are well kept at
Moat House, and th»* villagers of Let com be do
not know anything about Croker's plan?.
American delegates to the Methodist Ecumeni
cal Conference have begun to arrive, ;ind regis
ter their namrs at the Conference Book Room.
City Road. Seven.! American bishops are ex
pected, nnd a large number of ministers.
Bishop Hartzell, who takes n strong pro-Fng
lish view of the B«>er war, has returned from
Africa to attend the conference, and Bishops
Hurst, Vincent and Hamilton will also be pres
ent when the first meeting is held early in Sep
tember. Weeleyan Chapel, city Road, will be
the chief centre of conference work, but several
meetings wi:i l.r- held In St. Jarms's Hall. Dis
cussion will run on practical lines of work.
characteristic ol Methodism, such as the liqunr
traffic, gambling, effective preaching, missions,
education ani modern indifferentism, and there
Will be special debates on Biblical criticism
and Protestantism versus sacerdotalism. Hugh
Price Hughes, the nv>st eloquent Wosleyan
preacher In England, will be kept away by ill
health. R. W. Perks, Yerkes's associate ln the
reformation of underground London, will tak>
un active part In The organization of the con
ference, and Sir Henry Fowler will preside over
one of the most important meetings. A series
of supplementary meetings will l>e held In sev
eral provincial towns after the close of the
conference.
The French rupture with Turkey is still dis
cussed with animation by the English press, but
a speedy adjustment of affairs Is expected with
out a naval demonstration or display of force.
The Sultan cannot be hurried when a large sum
ls demanded, and the treasury is empty, and
the closest observer* expect procrastination,
with some schem* of partial payments In in
stalments extending over plx or eight years, as
the natural outcome of the present complica
tions.
The merits of the disp-U" I
and Venezuela nr<- not clearly understood here.
1,-.it it is recognized that preservation of the
peace of South and Central America is a matter
of grave International tnter>-st. Th<- whole «iif
f.culty is ascribed to the lawlessness <>( die re
publics <>f the isthmus, and if this turbulence 1h
not checked eventual permanent intervention of
the Vnlted States Is regarded as inevitable.
Dover hopes to be selected r.s the English
Channel port of call when the Berehaven proj
ect for a fast line of Atlantic pte.-imers Is car
ried out.
James Welch, one of the most versatile ec
centric comedians ln London, was most amus
ing In a new version of "Ferdinand Le N'nopur,"
produced at Terry's Theatre laft night under
the title of 'The Giddy Goat." It was a French
farce adapted for an English audience by Au
gustus Moo-e, and was well acted ':>y Welch.
Fanny Brough and a lively company.
I. N. F.
I>R. JENKINS TAKES MOAT HOTS?:.
London. Aug. 22.— Dr. W. T. Jenkins, of New-
York City. Richard Crokefa brother-in-law, has
taken Moat House, at Wantage, for September.
TBE CZAR FOR INTERVENTION
TO MEET PRESIDENT KRTKGKR IN.JCRANCE
AND (JKT STATEMENT OF SOUTH
AFRICAN SITUATION.
Ill IIBSf Is. Aup. 22— The "Independance nelge" to
day prints a illspatch from Copenhagen, which
s;iys:
It Is currently reported In Russian circles that
the «'7 :i r has decided to broach South African ln
terv.ntlon to ICmperor William nnd President Lou
bet. Mo considers the tinn- opportune for friendly
mediation.
The |i3|ier a<lds, under reserve, that the Csar
during his sr.iy in France Will receive Mr. KrttSJßr
In private audience an<l obtain from him a direct
statement of the Boer position, with the view of
fnrmiilntl'.g a plan for action.
AN APPEAL FOR AID FOR SOUTH AFRICA.
An appeal for funds to provide fcod, Hothlng
and Shelter for the suffering women and children
in the TranHvaal has been Issued by a committee
of Boer sympathisers In this country. Among the
nlgnc-rs of the appeal Is Ktllaon Vim Rensselaer,
of No. 56 Wall-st., who will receive contributions.
i:\ni. in ssr.i.i. mist stay is rßisos.
THE ROME OFFICE DBCXJNM To INTERFERE IN
rtIOAMIST'H CASE.
I^ondon. Aug. 28. — la response to a largely
signed petition, recently forwarded to the Home
Office, asking for the release of Earl Russell,
now serving a sentence of three months" impris
onment for bigamy. Mr. Ritchie, the Home
Secretary, writes that he can see no reason why
he should interfere, and that the health of the
prisoner Is satisfactory.
REVIVAL IS BRITISH IROS TRADE.
STEEL STRIKE AND OTHER INFLUENCES BE
LIEVED TO FAVOR ACTIVITY.
London. Aug. 23.— writer of an article In
"The Standard" to-day, reviewing the British
iron trade, considers that there Is every pros
pect of a considerable revival ' in the autumn
and winter. This revival, he thinks, will be
helped by the heavy reduction In the prices of
coal and coke and by the resumed activity in
shipbuilding. Moreover. In consequence Of the
Plttsburg strike, American consumers of fin
ished goods, he asserts, are placing orders in
Great Britain on a large scale, _
SAILOR TRACKS MURDERER
HE SAYS THE COOK OF A SCHOONER
SHOT HIS "BUNKIE" AFTER A
BLOODY STRUGGLE.
A big Finlander, a sailor, entered the office
of the Seaman's Legal Aid Society, at No. 3
State-st., yesterday morning, and glared at a
crowd of seamen who were telling their trou
bles to the attorney.
"I am looking for a— — murderer," he cried,
banging a desk with his huge fist, well hard
ened from much rope handling.
The sailors thought the Finn was crazy, and
began to calculate the distance to the windows
anil door.
"You've come to the wrong place," said Mr.
Abbott, the attorney. "There is no murderer
h?!e."
"1 can't find him." continued the big sailor,
running his hand through his yellow hair, "but
if I ever do" He hanged the desk a -second
time and the windows rattled. "He killed my
'bunkle,' and I'm goin' to see justice done."
He looked as fierce as ever did any of his
Viking ancestors, and the attorney half ex
pe !ted to see him take some sort of a bar
barous blood oath on the spot that he would
kill tie murderer. Instead he asked:
"Do you issue warrants here?" and then added.
"I want one for the captain of the Boston
schooner Rebecca J. Moulton."
It developed, after some questioning. that the
Finlander was Peter N. I'schis, and that he has
been living for several days at a sailors' board-
Ing hrus.-. at No. 1.17 Cherry-st. He says he left
the Moulton at Brunswick. Ga.. in order to run
down on" "Gus" McCard. who was the schoon
er's cook. He says that he saw McCard shoot
his friend, G. M. Sundstrom, on July 21 last,
when the schooner was anchored In the harbor
of Matansas, Cuba. He believes that the
schooner will touch at Providence, R. 1.. In a
few days, and he desires to have the captain
arrested for permitting the cook to escape when
the schooner reached the Georgian port.
Uschls told the story of the murder and the
fight which led up to it. It was one of those
sea fights which us.il to be very common before
Steamships attained their present ascendancy,
in the days when crews fought for the pleasure
of fighting, bleeding freely in consequence.
Every sort of weapon that one would expect to
find on a schooner was brought into the action
at one time or another. Uschls says he saw the
entire fight, but he is not quite pure whether the
razor or the axe was used before the long, sharp
pantry knife. He knows Just when the galley
poker came Into the fight, however, and is cer
tain that the tight ended when the cook emptied
five slugs from the captain's big revolver into
Bundstrom'i body at short range.
•"Th» trouble began when Sundstrom came out
to the hoarier after getting drunk in Matan
sas." said I>chls yesterday. "He had not been
on board long before he decided that it was time
for him to die. an ! promptly Jumped overboard.
Be refused to take the ropes we threw him until
he saw the- cook leaning over the rail. Bund
strom did not like the rook, and began to swear
at him from the water. Then he decided to
come on board and fight him. He climbed up
the vessel's side with the aid of a rope, and be
gan to run amuck.
"Th* cook got the gall»y poker and began
chasing the-4i.uu»wn mmm ultout the d-ck. Thau
Sunflstrom went down In the forecastle and got
his razor. Th* cook took a turn at running,
until we took the razor away from Bundstrom.
After a while th" cook got an axe and chopped
Sundstrom In the arm. This made him very
angry and he went after the cook again, this
time with a lons, pantry knife. The captain
In -w his revolver and threatened to shoot
.- indstrom. Then he thought better of it. and
gave the cook the revolver. We were about to
take the knife away from Sundstrom when the
cook began to shoot at him. He shot him five
times In the body, and killed him instantly.
'.'McCard wan taken before the captain of the
port, who decided that he had no Jurisdiction
In the case. The captain was told to turn
McCard over to the authorities it 'he first
United States port which was reached. They
held him in Jail until the schooner was ready
to sail. Whew we reached Brunswick the cap
tain said a thing about having a trial at
Savannah He took no steps to have McCard
arrested, however, and one morning he was
mining. I got paid off and followed him. He
had too much of a start, however, and got
away."
Uschla was referred to the District Attor
ney's office for advice regarding the arrest of
the captain. At that office he was told to go to
Providence and bring the case before the au
thorities there. He .said that he would do this
to-day.
WUM.KR LOST IX ARCTIC OCEAX.
THE GRAMPUS WRECKED AT POINT BAR
ROW—ALL ON BOARD SAVED.
Inr TKTFc.RAru TO TBS mini 1
San Francisco. Aug. 22.— According to advices
brought to Seattle by the steamer Santa Ana
the steam whaler Grampus became a total
wreck nt Point Harrow, in the Arctic Ocean, on
July IS. Particulars of the disaster have not
yet been received. It is only known that Cap
tain George W. Porter and the crew of the lost
whaler were saved by the whaling steamer
Jeannette. The officials of the Pacific Steam
Whaling Company, owner of both the Grampus
and the J«-annette, said to-day they had re
ceived no official information concerning the
wreck.
The Grampus left this port on March 11 for
the Arctic, with a three years' supply of pro
visions on board, and Intended to remain In the
Arctic at least two years. The catch of the ves
sel up to the time of the wreck Is not known.
The Grampus was built In 1874, and rebuilt In
1886, when the Pacific Steam Whaling Company
bought the vessel, and for the last fifteen years
the whaler has almost Invariably made good
catches in the north. The Grampus was In
sured for $4f>,<JoO. The value of the whaler, not
including supplies, was $."»<».< hm».
Up to July -1 the catch of the whaling vessels
out of this port was as follows: The Charles W.
Morgan. 1.200 barrels sperm oil. 27t! whales and
3,400 pounds of bone: the California. DOO barrels
sperm oil the Gay Head, ."inO barrels sperm oil;
the Alice Knowles 3<N> barrels sperm oil and two
small whales; the John Wlnthrop. ISO barrels
sperm oil.
FOUND Ills soys WATWAKD
EX-ASSEMBLYMAN GINDER. OF TRENTON. GETS
EVIDENCE FOR DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS.
Savannah. da.. Aug. 22 (Special). —John Glnder. an
ex-Assemblyman of New-Jersey, holding a munic
ipal position in Trenton, has found his son's wife In
Savannah. He returns to the North to appear as
a witness In an action for divorce that will be
brought by his son against the woman. She was
once Kathryne Robbins. and her father is a mer
chant in Trenton, and. according to her story, be
lieves that she is now filling the position of trained
nurse here. Young Glnder married the girl when
he was seventeen years old and she had Just left
school, a little over three years ago. and the young
man's father refused to become reconciled at the
time.
The young man regretted the hasty step after
they had lived together only a short while. His
wife took a trip to Philadelphia, and Glnder asked
his father to take him back. The father relented
and the son was sent on a business trip to Cuba
The woman was traced to Savannah, and rewntb a
detective became satisfied he had found her in a
disorderly house. Mr. Ginder came on from Tren
ton ',, aI, ., lir> . of the woman, taken In th. door
way it police headquarters, was identified by him.
He afterward saw her, and there was mutual rec
ognition. ' • . . ..¦•.--•«
XO STRIKE AT FALL RIVER.
MR. BORDEX STErS IN AND PREVENTS
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
fBT TEI.Er.TJ.vrH TO THE TRIBC.VE-l
Fall River, Mass., Aug.' 22.— 1t has been the
general Impression here for some time past that
the question of wage reduction and the strike
that was sure to follow would be settled to
day, and the Impression has become a fact.
That there would be no reduction of wages was
a foregone conclusion, and surprised nobody,
but it was not expected that relief from the
strain in the print cloth market would follow
so closely on the heels of the settlement of the
labor question. There was no public announce
ment that the reduction of wages had been
abandoned. It was not necessary. Mr. Borden
stttled the whole matter definitely this noon m
his usual manner by an offer to buy all the
regulars on the market at 2 1^ cents, an advance
of a sixteenth of a cent above the last quota
tion. It Is currently reported that Mr. Borden
secured 200,000 pieces at 2'yi cents a yard. The
price of odd goods advanced immediately after
ward to 2 0-1(5 cents a yard under an active
d?mand from other parties besides Mr. Borden.
and what Is now hoped to be a boom In the
cloth market has set In.
As on former occasions when Mr. Borden
stepped in to relieve the Fall River market of
Its huge surplus, the accurate foresight of that
print cloth kin? has been vindicated by an ad
vance in price. If the mill workers had good
reason to feel thankful to Mr. Borden yesterday
for causing the failure of the wage reduction,
the mill operators havt* equal reason to-day to
thank that same individual for the unexpected
rise In the price of the goods they manufacture.
They may not show their gratitude quite as ef
fusively as the laboring class of this city has
done, but they owe him thanks nevertheless.
While the manufacturers concede that all talk
of a reduction Is for the present laid at rest,
there are not a few who still believe the matter
to be only temporarily settled. They think the
question will come up again before the year Is
out. in spite of the advance in the price of
cloth. The cotton crop of this year is an un
known quantity, and. should It be a short one,
as now seems possible, the price of the raw ma
terial will be as high as it was last year. This
will bring the mills face to face with a condition
worse than the one they have Just met. and It
will be simply impossible to run the mills on
the present basis.
GAMBLERS BACK ATMASPETB
POOLROOMS REOPEN*. TO STAY. ONE PRO
PRIETOR SAYS. UNTIL SNOW FALLS.
The "gamblers' paradise." in Msspeth, re
opened yesterday. Shutters were taken down
and doors were unbolted at a few houses there ]
several days ago. but not until yesterday did all
the places resume business In their old style at
the same time. Thousands of bettors had re
ceived the "tip," and so many responded that |
the heaviness of the traffic on the Flushing-aye.
extension cars staggered th* conductors.
At the gambling houses everything was done
for the comfort of the patrons, and the majority
of them really appearei to enjoy the unique
celebration. It was one of the largest and
Jotltest gatherings of bettors that probably ever
Journeyed to Maspeth. not excepting the days
when -po-eoH»d- thoroughbreds floundered over
th.-> Maspeth racetrack. About a week ago these
houses closed, as a result of the exposure of their
methods In the columns of The Tribune.
The alleged proprietors of the houses, espe
cially the reputed owner of the Pastime Club,
arc said to be Democrats with considerable
power. When they suddenly took flight last
week It was thought that they would keep in
hiding until after next Election Day at least.
They showed yesterday, however, that they
were firmer than ever in the opinion that their
protector could keep thorn from being put In Jail.
"Are you open for good bow?" asked a bettor
of one of the reputed proprietors
"Well, I guess we will be here when the snow
falls." was the reply.
CONSPIRACY JO Ml RDFR A BISHOP
CHARGE MADE AGAINST FIVE MEN IN CHI
CAGO—THE OUTGROWTH OF POLISH
CATHOLIC CHURCH TROUBLE.
Tut Tri.E;t!*rii TO T«I tribtne.l
Chicago. Aug. 22.— Conspiracy to murder Bishop
Anthony KostowskJ was the charca rling at th*
five men who appeared before Justice Martin thl«
morning for their preliminary hearing In the case
arising out n/ the great religious feud.
The testimony was unlooked for and startling.
The defendants were in court on a charge of con
spiracy to causa the arrest of the IB sill and there
was no hint In the complaint of anything mere
serious. But the evidence in the conspiracy case
was dwarfed by the testimony of D. Lewindowaki.
a .watchman for St. Anthony's Hospital and Or
phanage.
He swore that the present defendants had tried
to Induce him to murder the Bishop In cold blood.
The Bishop has already been openly accused of
murder In a sworn statement made a year ago
before th* State's attorney. To-day he flings th»
charge of attempted murder In the faces of his ene
mies. The trial marked a new- chapter ln the feu.l
that has shaken the Polish Roman Catholic Church
In Chlcagi to Its foundations. I.ewlndowskl testi
fied for the prosecution that Dr. Wladislaus Slo
mlnskl and the other defendants tried to hire him
to kill Bishop Kozlowskl. offering him a lifelong
position nt $12 a week salary, with board, clothes
and washing, and J.*>o In cash before the killing and
$S.» In cash after It was done. ¦
The defence tried to show that I^ewindowskl hud j
an animus against the men on trial, but failed to
Inquire Into the time, place and details "of the con
versations.
SBOMTAOE I\ VIBBIBBIPM TBBABFK7.
GOTBRNoa kin-PS mm mam lacki wvtam to
THD AM'il'XT OF $li'7.tJ2l TRFASfRER HAS
NOT MAI>E AMOIXT COOP.
Jackson, MISS., Aug. 22.— Governor Longtno has
ipsuM S statement of the condition of the State
Treasury, showing that on August IS Jie found by
actual count J6T7.84C. when the books called for
$S4fl,4fiS. :i shortage of $1fi2.t?21. Treasurer Stowern
was, however, allowed credit for due bills, drafts,
etc.. amounting to $55,000. leaving the shortage
KJST,m. The Governor then states:
I Indulged the hope that the amount of said
shortage would be replaced, if opportunity and
ilnv- were given, before the result of said count
was made public, and that the State might thus
recover the money without further trouble, expla
nation or loss. I. therefore. In the Interest of the
State enjoined secrecy on those present ln the
whole proceeding, and agreed with M: S I
that I would make another count of the mow I
Tuesday August 20. On the date fixed I made th.'
count II WSi thSS 'ound th:lt CSSfe BS4 Staff! on
hand balanced with the bojks. which called for
5905.914.
The Governor closed the statement by saying.
The condition of the funds ln the treasury on said
count Is made as required of me by Secttss !3T of
the constitution, and in my opinion the books o.
the treasury show a correct statement of th*
amounts whVh should have been in the treasury
on the said 15th and 20th days of A .< .m u<ol. re-
Ft'ectlvelv and before doing or say!™ ibj rh'.ng fur
th^re in the premises I '-• • m it just t ¦> Mr. ft .wera
th. Tr,;i-ur'n that ba bs «iv.n full miSSUSSIIJ to
make such explanation ol the matter as he may
see fit.
The publication of this report created no end of
ta Itewwni Mr Bti sen declined to make a state
ment.
POLAND WATER FOR THE KIDNEYS.
•Water Book" gratia. Depot. 3 Park PL. N. V.—
Advt- -1
PRICE THREE CENTS.
FRANCE EXPECTS NO WAR
FOREIGN OFFICE BELIEVES SULTAN*
WILL SETTLE CLAIMS, ;
RECOURSE TO NAVAL, DEMONSTRATION OH
OTHER DRASTIC MEASURES NOT LIKE
LY—DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS , |
NOT SEVERED. " ' * "\
(Coryrtirht: t!>Ot: By Th» N>w-Tork Tribune.) '
tBT CABLE TO THE TRIBUNE.!
Paris. Aug. There is every reason to exyect
that the claims which *h? French Government
has been pressing upon Turkey will be settled
agreeably to French wishes without having re
course to a naval demonstration or seizure of
customs dues at one or more Turkish ports.
Such is the view expressed at the Qua! d'Orsay.
where there is no question whatever of a naval
demonstration or of occupation of Smyrna or
Beyrout. as announced by Paris papers. Neither
is It true that M. Constans. the French Am
bassador at Constantinople, has broken off dip
lomatic negotiations with the Porte. M. Con
stans has merely suspended all personal inter
course with the Sultan and with the Porte, but
he has to-day received full authority from the
French Government to break off all relations
with Turkey and quit Constantinople whenever.
In his judgment, he deems such a step ex
pedient.
The French Government is thoroughly In ear
nest, and Is fully aware that at the present
moment no foreign power would raise any ob
jections to a French fleet resorting to most
drastic measures.
According to information that has reached
Paris, the real reason for the Sultan changing
his mind and lining to fulfil his promise was
due to his hopes that the obstreperous clamor
of the Nationalist party in France would In
duce M. Delcasse. the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, to disavow Constans.- The Sultan's great
objection to the French concession is that if.
th* Constantinople quays were under the con
trol of a French or other foreign company, there
would be disquieting facilities for the landing
of conspirators and their baggage. But Con
stans gave the Sultan the option of buying back
the dangerous quays by paying 41.000.000
francs for them within six months and pro
vided the Porte w.th a scheme for raising the
cash.
An important factor of the situation is that
the Sultan is known to be in great fear oZ the
Young Turk party, whose headquarters are in
France, and who have fcr years been conspiring
to get rid of Abdul Ha mid. In far-, the sole
duty of Munlr Bey. th" Turkish Ambassador in
Paris, for the last four years has been to watch,
these Young Turks and to send confidential re
ports to the Yildiz Kiosk about t*»e-ir doings.
Munlr Bey just now is absent from France,
but in case Constans should decide to exert his
authority to break off diplomatic relations with
Turkey, one of the first steps of the French
Government would be to Inform Munlr Bey
that he could not re-enter France. Thereby the
Sultan would be kept in Ignorance of the machi
nations of the Young Turk conspirators, and It
is thought that this would have upon the
timorous but crafty character of Abdul Hamld
greater effect than even a naval demonstration.
At all events, the French Government has sev
eral other trump cards up Its sleeve to play be
fore resorting to naval demonstrations or acts cf
hostility, such as the seizure of customs dues
or bombardments.
Neither in diplomatic nor financial circles here
Is the slightest apprehension felt of the neces
sity of resorting to warlike measures, and it is
regarded as certain by those who are in the
best position to judge the situation that the
Sultan will come to terms at the last moment.
Just as was the case with the United State? In
the matter of pecuniary claims of Americans.
C. I. B.
FILL SATISFACTION FROM SULTAN.
NO COERCION NECESSARY. CONSTANTINO
PI. X OFFICIAL CIRCLES BELIEVE.
London. Aug. 23.— "1t Is believed in official
circles in Constantinople," says a special dis
patch from the Turkish capital, "that the Sultan
will accord full satisfaction to M. Constans with
out coercion on the part of France, and that the
incident will have ended within forty-eight
hours."
CZAR'S VISIT OVERSHADOWS INCIDENT.
APATHY OF PARIS NEWSPAPERS TOWARD
TURKISH TROUBLE— CONFIDENT
OF PEACE. , I $
(Py Th« Associated Fress.>
Paris. Aug. 22. — The approaching visit of the
Czar to France largely overshadows the Inter
est taken in th-=> Franco-Turkish incident. The
apathy of the public Is reflected by the com
ments of the newspapers. They generally ex
press confidence in a peaceful settlement of the
dispute. •
According to the Foreign Office officials this
afternoon, there la no news and no change in
the situation of the Turkish Imbroglio. This,
however, was noticeable — the officials were more
reticent than yesterday. While reasserting: that
no naval demonstration Is contemplated, they
refuse to confirm or deny the truth of the news
contained In special dispatches that three battle
ships and a cruiser which arrived at Toulon
this morning are taking coal and provisions
on board. They said they had no information
on the subject.
Perhaps it is not lacking In significance that
M Deschanel. president of the Chamber of
Deputies, who was attending the Council Gen
eral at Chartres. suddenly went to Rnmhouillet
this morning to see President Loubet. and al.-o
that M DeißSJsjwA the Minister of Foreign Af
fairs, leaves the Council General at Artege and
returns to Paris to-morrow, to attend a special
meeting of the Cabinet, called, it is asserted, to
arrange the programme for the reception and
entertainment of the Czar.
In the mean while the Turkish Ambassador,
Munir Bey. is absent, and at the Turkish Em
bassy i only minor officials are visible. They as
sume an air of absolute indifference and Ig
norance of the whole matter. .Most of the
diplomatists are away for the summer holidays,
hence It is difficult to obtain a consensus of
opinion. Talking to the correspondent of The
Associated Press, one of the oldest members.
who has been connected with the Diplomatic
Corps for over twenty-five years, said:
The Sultan's hand contains one trump Just
now. It is not likely that Franc* will run trie
risk of opening the Eastern question on the eve
of the Czar's visit. ,
The newspapers here, under the influence of
the overwhelming Joy at the Czar's approaching
visit.' are paying scant attention to Constan
tinople, and generally are taking the view that
the matter will soon be settled to France's sat
isfaction.
The coming of the Czar is causing Intense
satisfaction throughout the country. All the
councils generals are now sitting, and even
those In which the opponents of the government
are in the majority are passing resolutions
warmly congratulating President Loubet and