V OL LXI • N° 20.005.
SHE SITS LtVEL IX TOW.
THE SHAMROCK NEITHER LIFTS AT THE
BOW NOB SINKS AT THE STERN AS
SHE IS PULLED THROUGH
THE SEA.
glr Thomas Upton's challenger, the Sham
rock. i» Just at that stage when the high valu
ations placed upon her by expert reports create
jnuch curiosity as to her every movement. Be
yend showing that she was easy in a seaway
[jje principal Instruction of the day came from
etu<!> of the bost when she was being towed
•t nearly a twelve-knot clip, and this was Im
portant, seeing that the design of the boat Is
tuned on towing experiments.
y l£o r , m - the crew of the Shamrock be
giv hoisting the mainsail, and when it was
•bout one- third up it was ordered down again
from the Erin. About 2:05 o'clock ehe got
hr towline passed round the mast and forward
to the bitts. the anchor was hoisted, and she
moved out proudly to the scene of her great
castor contest. She carried no flag. Her big
ar» were clean, stripped for action, and her
hog* topmast needed no colored ornaments to
rtHrjnani*. admiration for it. This spar Is a
*licfctl> tapered elongation of the lower mast.
there being no separation between the two. and
th* urr '" stick looks more like good work
tbia EsV other that has been seen in the busi
es. Its rigging looks light, and It would teem
to promise better if it were doubled. Yet, It Is
not generally the breaking so much as the
stretching of these fine wire ropes which lets
topmasts pi overboard. As far as outward ap
pfanwee goes, the chain plate that takes the
firoud is the smallest and weakest looking
t2alr on (he whole boat.
The steam yacht Erin was carrying the
owner's private signal si her fore and the
American flag, with the burgee of the Rpyai
Ulster Yacht Club at the main truck. The blue
snfign. which the Royal Ulster Yacht Club is
permitted to carry, was on the flagstaff at the
taffrail.
There was a fifteen knot breeze blowing
from th* south-south* as? as the two Liptoi
yacbts. together with the chartered tug Law
rence, went down to the Lower Bay. Crowds
of people, who had been reading in the news
papers about the trij> of the green boat, were
lining both shores of the Narrows. They were
well rewarded, if they liked the look of the
saucy craft The Shamrock certainly had the
appearance of a rakish vessel. With her small
freeboard and extraordinary length, she was
the most low lying and snaky looking thing
that ever came into a !»0-foot class.
But the most important Bad for any yachts
roan to notice was the way she sat in the water
when she was being tewed at twelve knots an
hour. So far as the writer was able to tell from
a beam-on view, the Shamrock neither lifted at
the bows nor eank down at the stern, but sat
quiet on Watson's lines, as he Intended she
should
There may or may not be an Important point
here. Watson thinks it is important. So much
so, In fact, that his whole venture is banked on
H. Lipton would not have had any Shamrock
design; there would have been no challenge for
this year, if Watson had not first satisfied him
self that be had a chance, a practical idea, that
could 'bo -worked out for success. -The present
Shamrock Is the result of all his experimepts in '
testing the towing abilities of different kinds of
models. For lvij'tnj-i she is a tow-er of speed.
and may be, perhaps, a tower of strength.
Of course, it does follow that a boat which
tows easily is a good sailer. The point involves
CAPTAIN FVCAMORE
of the Phamro'-k
something more than the dragging of an elon
*»ted object through natural resistance, but If
***y towing ability has any merit In regard to
the speed qualities of a sailing ship. It may he
and with certainty that the Constitution does
M tow as easily as the Watson design. The
*»* Storm King, which was lately used by The
Tribune at Newport, towed the Constitution
™a*!reiri her Ism Newport race. When hustled
M * good speed the Constitution rises forward
»afl settle aft. The Columbia does not so
"""*. but the nw Upton design is the easiest
crt * t en a low ll— that ever came down the
'Poet The evidence of Captain Matthews, who
nurried the Shamrock from England to America.
" Dot necessary on this point, because the fact
" apparent to the eye. Captain Matthews, of
* Erin, has already expressed his surprise,
after towing th* Watson design between the
Clyde and Cowes. ,Nat, nat the vessel should tow so
»uch easier than the first Shamrock, and the
Po-at «hould be kept before the public that the
Weetion as to v . hat a yachts shape should be
•»r «up*rlative speed, as Indicated by experl
ft «ats ir the mechanical towing of models, is
aow more then ever In front a* touching the
™«*n»atlonal tares of 1001. In other words.
«*on will * lth *' r revolutionize yacht designing
''« this boat or he will be In a position to
*9 that natures seemingly scientific proofs are
' h ml «lea<l!ng and ambiguous.
. ¦• has employed mechanical means for prov
jj* *• » wrtatnty that a model like that of the
«arock mill move more easily through the
I"** than that of his two previous Valkyries.
. ¦Jn fact, all other previous designs known
* tt* rtdng field.
*• towtnc ability of the Shamrock is there
* first Interest at the present moment, so
• h«r yesterday's performance, which chief
iuTr Slel( * In being pulled along behind the
Uctt a ' was even more Interesting to a prac
*c, yac htßman than a spin under canvas for
"> there could be no possible gauge
ft***** 2 o'clock Captain Sycamore had the
* »he challenger hard at work In the re-
Ih th^ ft r>mECT IWUTB TO THE FAR EAST
™ii±T?_S'*!r"Z nd San Francisco, by the
8SB« W ./ Io 5 h % WVMM>n - rnlotl Pacific and
wajpwcinr Railways. Particulars at North
'T Line OfTW. 451 Broadway.
Th, ft •""AM, RIVER SPINDLES.
| ll h ,t 'hrJaT*.? ff * thl8 J; otton manufacturing city. Has
glon of her mainsail getting off the covers and
hoisting away on the halyards. Hut when the
sail was about a third up. some one, apparently
Watson, though perhaps Captain Matthews.
! came up on the forecastle of the Erin, and mo
tioned to take the sail down again.
Sycamore's Idea was to sail out against the
fifteen mile wind that was playing tag with
the oyster smacks. Somebody else's idea was
that the Erin would tow the racer clear of Sandy
Hook. So the boat was taken out into the sea
way off the Hook, and then the tow line was
cast off. Sycamore had already had his orders
to his crew countermanded by emphatic signals.
and as no further orders came to him an to
when to hoist • -an van or when he should part
company with the Erin, he simply did nothing.
and left the covers on the mainsail when the
towliiif was cast adrift. Then the foresail was
hoisted, and the boat wheeled .about and was
Steered in under the point of the Hook. Nobody
on the Erin understood this, nor did others on
the tug Unique, and an Idea with some of them
was that the vessel was sailed back r><--<-iusf> the
sea outside was too heavy, or because the thun
derstorm, which had been heard rumbling in the
distance, might contain a threat for the Eng
lish boat.
These surmises were quite wrong, and after
the yacht was moored in Sandy Hook Bay, Sir
Thomas Lipton went aboard the Shamrock and
had a conversation at the bows of the boat with
Captain Sycamore. It was afterward explained
by Sir Thomas that the reason the boat did not
put to sea under canvas, a-s had been his In
tention, was because of a misunderstanding.
Sir Thomas, when he came aboard the press
tup. expressed his ragTet that the boat did not
sail.
While the vessel was going out. it wa cal
culated that from her anchorage near the up
per Bay. to the Southwest Spit, '¦••¦'is close to
twelve miles, and sh.- was towed that distance
In Just fifty-eight minutes, and against a con
siderable wave coming in from th- sea on the
fifteen mile southeasterly wind. This did not
equal some of the ocean towing where the two
yachts averaged twelve knots an hour.
It was at ."'.::>» <•• lock thai the towMne was
let go. and after the yacht had sailed in under
her foresail she. arrived to leeward of her buoy
in Sandy Hook Bay. and gsi an exhibition as
to how "she could beat to windward under one
headsall. She <iH this first rate In the strong
wind, but It was not so speedy as some desired,
so Captain Sycamore accepted the offer of a
tow by the press tup.
After the craft got a line out to th*» big float-
Ing iron buoy, one of the hands stepped to the
top of the buoy and took a couple of turns
round the ring. The yacht went back with much
sternway, and pulled the head of the buoy
down to the water and through it for some dis
tance.
As soon as the Erin's anchor was down in
Sandy Hook Bay. Lieutenant-Colonel Burbaok,
commandant at the military post at Sandy
Hook, accompanied by his family and staff, and
Captain Hern, of the artillery stationed there-,
together with the "ith Artillery Rand from
Fort Hamilton, went out in the steamer Ord
nance, to pay their respects to Sir Thomas He
paid them a visit In his launch, and later enter
tained the party on board the Erin, while the
band played popular Irish airs In honor of the
occasion. Later in the evening Sir Thomas and
his guests paid Lieutenant-Colonel Burbank a
return visit on shore
Sir Thomas T.ipton will not have the Sham
rock taken out again till Monday st Ml a. m..
after which the .-raft will be regularly practised
every day. the start on each day being at the
same time.
The big ocean steamship Porto Rico, which
has been engaged for the I.ipton fleet as
the tender of the challenging yacht, was
towed down yesterday from Btspleton to Sandy
Hook Bay by the chartered I.ipton tug Law
rence. This waa adjudged easier than getting
up steam on the Porto Rico— the boat being now
used as a boarding house for th* crew and of
ficers of the racer, and also for the little army
of sailmakers which will come from England
and live at Sandy Hook until after the final
racing for the Cup.
LEGLESS VAX WHO IS \OT SLOW.
EIiOPKS WITH ANOTHRR MANS SIXTEEN YEAR
OI,D WIFT- ANT> DBFIES PT'RPIMT
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THK THIBCVE.]
Rochester. N. T . Aug 23.— Owen Stlckney.
of Corfu, near Rochester, has eloped with the
sixteen-year-old wife of B. H. Green, of Akron.
N. T. Stickney has no legs. They were both
amputated above the knees years ago. Stick
ney deserted his own wife and several children.
Or*-en. the deserted husband, put a detective on
the trail of the erring: couple The detective
traced them to Youngstown. Ohio, but there lost
trace of them. To-day Stlckney's mother re
ceived a letter from him. postmarked Sandusky,
Ohio. Stlrkney wrote:
I told them If I had six hours' start they could
not catch us. even If I haven't any legs, and a
steam engine couldn't take Eva away from me
now. Write us at Wheeling. W. Va.
POLAND WATER FOR THE KIDNEYS.
"Water Book" gratis. Depot. 3 Park PI.. N. V._
Advt.
BOOMERANGS. :¦
A description of there fascinating toys, and how
to make them. They are dangerous weapons. SEE
THE BUNIM.Y TRIBUNE TO-MORROW.—
NEW- YORK. SATURDAY. AUGUST 24. 1001. -FOURTEEN PAGES.--^^^^,,..
STR THOMAS LIPTOX AND HTS CRFAVS.
WAR MEASURES AT BOGOTA
PAYMENT* BUBPENDBD AM) OTHEK
DRASTIC BTEPB TAKEN.
GOVERNORS OF PROVINCE! AUTHORIZED TO
LEVY CONTRIBUTIONS AND CON
FISCATE SUI fUES.
Colon. Colombia. Aug. 23-An . .rTi. Lai dseree
daffi Bogota, July 1\ and addre«eed ¦¦¦ t\.*
Governors of the departments, was punished to
day, it says:
A new aspect of the war. which seems to
kindle anew, with th help c.X foreigners, who
threaten the frontier, places the government
under the necessity of ttrsumlng a different at
tude from that' mainta.i'i>.-tf hitherto, ar 1 * ¦• ¦-
It to proceeding* which It ha previously led
t(» avoid, it lias been resolved:
First— To suspend the payment of all accounts
for war material pending, sad to limit tho ex
penses to the meal of the nrme<l force and
administration
Second— proce<».i to expropriate all the r.ec
es.sary elements for the feeding, equipment ami
mobilisation of the army.
Third To levy forced and voluntary loans,
according to circumstances, and to impose war
< ontributions In order to mod the expenses of
tach department, without depending on the na
tional capital.
The Governors are- hereby amply authorized
to proceed in these matti rs according to the re
quirement of cirrumstan<-,-s, without the ne»-d
nt approval from the government, and each
Governor must assume the responsibility, in or
der to save the situation, within his territory.
THE MACHIAfI AT KINQBTON, JAMAICA
9 The Runbont Ms
whir-h 1-^ on tbe w,i> to C
HI sin; 1 \<; I/'lrt ME \ T inn >/..
ELKVATOR BOYS KEPT BUSY SWEEPING
CATERPILLARS FROM THE STOOP--
INSECTS STING THEM.
The h<--.-t of caterpillars which baa been strip
ping trees of their foliage In various parts of
the city has Invaded Mount Morris Park, and
is In possession not only of trees, lawns, benches
and walks, but seem* determined to ensconce
Itself in an apartment boose near by.
Two weeks ago the vanguard arrived, and
Gardener Max Volkmsn gathered them in.
combing the trees daily and killing the cnter
pillars raptured. Nothing daunted by th* fate
of their fellows, the main army came, has al
ready nearly denuded the horse chestnut trees
of their leaves, and is now at work on the
maple and elm trees, with results that make
the gardener wring his hands In despair.
"This Is the worst caterpillar plajrue in fifty
ye^rs," declared Volkman yesterday, "and there
is nothing we can do but kill as many as we
ran. and trust to cleaning them out when they
spin themselves into cocoons. Every morning
I clean them off the trunks of the trees, and
pet two or three quarts from each tree, but no
matter how many we kill It eeems to make no
difference in the numbers of them."
The pests are particularly numerous on the
east side of the park, and the benches are cov
ered with them to such an extent that people
cannot use them. Moreover, the caterpillars
stlr.g. as Mr. Voikmat' and Patrolman Fchaeffer.
of the East One-hundred-and-twenty-*ixtb-st
pr.lice station, have found out. They show large
blisters on their necks where the caterpillars
have stung them
Not content with taking possession of the
park, the Invaders have determined to Install
themselves in the seven story apartment house
known as the Mount Morris Apartment House.
They have stripped the elm trees in front of the
buiMlnp, and have kept the four elevator boys
busy sweeping off the pavement and stoop. The
boys resorted to hot water to stay the progress
of the invader? in vain, and have had cl ply
their brooms almost continuously to prevent the
crawling insects from getting into the apart
ment house. They have been stung in the en
counters and have uncomfortable blisters on
their necks.
The caterpillars are numerous and annoying
In all parks and playgrounds, and in St. Paul's
Churchyard they are so thick that the girls from
the surrounding offices no longer go there to
sr*-nd the luncheon hour.
PKEFBMMED IMEKICAS To CARDIFF COAL.
Rio de Janeiro. Auk 23 The Royal Mall Steam
ship Company's steamer Nile has Just bought a
supply of American coal here In preference to the,
Cardiff coal sold by the company's own agents.
This Is the first Instance of the ktnd In the history
of the company
Incipient Consumption can be cured with
JAVNK'S KXPRCTORANT. -Advt.
"DANGER!"
Our struts are full if signs of every «Uftrlption
bearing this startling word. The reason i"or H. and
the leral use and meaning of It. In THE SUNDAY
TRIBUNE TO-Js-ORROW.-Advt. ~ ..
A STORM FLOODS ORANGES.
OXE MAN KILLED, ANOTHKB STI NNKI>
BY LIGHTNING.
A HOUSE AND A BARN STRUCK— TRAFFIC
STOPPED nT A WASHOUT-OVERFLOW
ING RIVER FILLS CELLARS.
Orange, N. J. Auk. 38 (Special).— The Oranges
were visited to-da> Viy two unusually heavy
downpours of rain. For an hour and a half
th.- rain Ml In sheet", doing a large amount
of damage. Strange to say. in Newark there
was only a quiet rain f«.r a few minutes.
The storm broke about 1 p. m.. and was se-
' ion-. r^nteO by vivM Rashes lf lightning and
f1»-nf<»n!nK peals "f thuneler. Streets were flooded
and low lying lands were >>>.• with water.
Traffic on the L:irk:iwur.na Railroad was near
ly stopped. At Tremont-ave. sand and debris
were Washed upon the track;-., so that work
ii.- had to lx> stent out to el« r the way r.heail
of th" trains. at th.' new Grove-st bridge sta
tion. in Kast Ormiro. a washout occurred on
th.> westbound track, stalling all trains for
n«-;irly two liours.
Two men were struck by lightning, one of
them being killed Instantaneously and Ike
«ith«-r receiving a sever*- shock. Geiiaru Luer
riro. an ItaUan la'.>or<M' in tho employ of Charles
Musk, a ccr»tractor. was standing under a tree
m-ar Vsl • • Ros4 an<l Joyce . when a bolt
shattered the tree and Instantly killed Luer
rir<>.
William Geagan, an employe of W. H. Plum
ley, at tke 1.-. Orange station, was crossing
the railroad tracks; when be was knocked an-
COnsclOUS »> lightning.
At the Kn;t (>r.inp»» Hlßh boo!, where an
electrician was at work on tht^ electric fan
machinery, a bolt or ball of lightning me in
over the wires and durst. Illuminating tke en
tire building. Jiu: doing little damage.
Streeti and cellars were flooded, and in aonw
parts of ( T.i!;^.- the water stood three and
four feel deep The trolley cars un the North
Jorfoy lino ere In ma instances precede!
by special cars, wiih workmen to clear away
th. debris from the tracks, particularly In
West Orang'-. Th* cars were delayed for from
thirty minutes to an hour.
Lightning struck the new horn- of Byron R.
Bacon, in South Prospect-st.*. South Orange. and
Sf-t it on fire. After half an hour's hard work
the Fire Department got he Names under con
trol. A year .'igo ,i hous< ¦•>! thi sam* site was
struck by lightning and was consumed by the
flames,
A barn owned by .). Krenkle, of South Orange*
aye., Irvington. was set on Bre by an electric
bolt anrl totally destroyed. The Bremen saved
fifteen cows ami four horses.
The fuses of the East Orange fire alarm sys
tem were burned out, and many telephones in i
the Oranges were put out of service.
The river In the valley district overflowed and j
filled many cellars, and the water rose abovo the j
Boon of the hat factories along Its hanks.
At J'.rick Church the water was four or five !
feet deep along the railroad tracks. Men and .
boys swam in the pools formed. j
BLbOMFIELD CHURCH TOWER STRUCK. :
BloomneM, Aug. 9 (Special*.— One- of the heaviest |
rainstorms that ihia town baa ever known began ;
a little after noon to-day, ami for two hours it
ralne.l incessantly. The streets were turned Into
rivers, ami In BUM* places Ike water flowed •••••
the sidewalks. Lightning struck the tower on th« !
Westminster Presbyterian Church. The tower was
badly damaged. This Is th»> third time that the.
Church has been damaged by lightning.
Charles Karl*v was swept off the step.-, of the old
library building, and with difficulty succeeded in :
reaching -a place of safety. In the Bowery district
and in the Sixth Ward the cellars of the houses I
were flooded People bad to use rafts. Charles j
Harrington a" baker, at Linden and Olenwood area . |
leal thlrtv barrels of flour, which were swept away ;
by th- flood. A tree In Montgomery-aye. was
struck by lightning, and a horse that stood under
It was killed. The tire alarm system was crippled
by the lUhtnin*
The Second River overflowed in many places,
flooding farm lands and damaging the crops The
house occupied h V the tender of the Morris Canal
lock In Montgomery was struck by lightning.
A HEAVY RAINFALL IN PATERSON.
Pat. r><->n. K. J.. Aug. 23.— A heavy storm swept
ov-r Paterson at 1 p. m. to-day. Lightning struck
th* flagpole on the Quaokenbush & Co. building
ami splintered it. The lightning ran In a spiral
art'und the pole. The entire store was shaken and
the saleswomen were frightened.
The rainfall of two heavy storms that visited this
neighborhood since midnight last night amounted
to .91 inch, according to the gauge of the local
weather observer.
The chimney of the. Scott mill. In Van Houten
st , was struck.
MAN-A-CEA! MAN A-CEA! MAN -A-i'RA!
Doctors report this Wonderful Manganese Spring
Water Cures Catarrh of the Stomach, Gastritis.
when all Medicines fall. Then why experiment.
DnißKlsts. or Ben K. Ourtiu. 13 Stone St.— Advt.
"BUTLEIVS SPOON'S."
There Is apparently no end to the various amus
ing stories regarding General Butler and the
¦noons A new and piquant version of the t-rteoo;*.
in THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE TO-MOHHOW.-
Advu - " —
SUGGESTIONS TO PUMA.
CUBAN REVOLUTIONARIES WOULD LIKE A
PLEDGE TO MODIFY PLATT AMENDMENT.
Havana. Aug. 'Si.— The committee recently ap
pointed by prominent revolutionary leaders to
¦tilings a letter to MsSf Estrada Palma, asking
for a more specific statement from him regard
ing the programme he would follow if elected
President of the Cuban Republic, designated
Juan Oualberto Gomez to draft the communi
cation. He has performed the task, and the
lett r has been approved by the committee.
Referring to the matter to-day. Seflor Gomez
said the letter was private, but was In the
nature of advice to Seflor Palma. suggesting
that he should make declarations on certain
points of policy.
•'Th. letter suggests to Sertor Palma." con
tinued Benor Gomes: 'that he should declare
that some clauses of the putt amendment are
objectionable to the Cubans, and should pledge
himself, ln case an opportunity arises, to work
toward changing these in harmony with the
United States Uovernment.
"With reference la th-- payment of the Cuban
army, the letter a 1 vises not Palma to declare
that all claims will be thoroughly examined
before they are recognized.
"He Is also invited to declare that Cuba can
not afford to grant very liberal tariff concessions
to the United States for some time, as she needs
the customs revenue being unable at present
to raise internal taxes."
Before the letter is forwarded It will be dis
cussed i.v others who formed part of the as
sembly of revolutionists who appointed the com
mittee.
C.u.slav Bock, In the course of a report to the
Cigar Manufacturers' Union regarding the out
look of the cigar and tobacco Industry, ex
presses the opinion that there is no danger to
be apprehended from American competition so
far as Cuban cigars arc concerned. He takes
the ground that, even if Cuba sen! all her cigars
to the United Stajtes-^and -I"- produced -"»•»>.
«:i*V<hk> last year— this could not seriously affect
the American producers and manufacturers.
who last year sold '<.'<> > >.« »»."•¦ cisars in the
United States. Even if Cuba were to more than
double her present output and to send all to the
United States, this would not change the situa
tion. .
The official value of the centen has been fixed
at $4 7S and of the louis dor at 19 S3.
LIMA THE BANDIT KILLED.
NOTORIOUS CUBAN OUTLAW HUNTED DOWN
AND SHOT.
Havana. Am -•"• l-' lir> Lima, the notorious
bandit tor Who** capture, dead or alive, the
military government offered a reward of $1.000.
has been killed at Macurijes (Corral Falso>. in
the Province of Matanzas. The police assisted
Ike Rural Guard, and four other bandits were
captured at the same time The body of Lima
will he photographed for the purposes of Identi
fication.
\IOSQUITO KXPKRIMKNTS ( ONTINTE.
A NON-IMMINK IN HAVANA INOCTI^TEI>
AJffß PITTKN HY INFKiTKD INSECTS.
Ha\ana. Aug. -'¦'• A non-immune has been
ino.ul.ited with the serum whi.-h Dr Caldas.
the Brazilian expert, alleges to be a preventive
agstwr* yellow fever, an! has been bitten by
i Wll tnfected mosquitoes The period of Inocu
lation is from four to five days.
Major Havard. the chief surgeon, dis. ussing
th-> CaMas and other experiments, says that
th^ yellow fever commission and him?e!f have
carefully considered the qnssttaai of applying
Infected mosdultoes to non-immune^, and have
r«\-»ched thr- conclusion fhrit in view of al! the
elrcumstsnces— the fact that persons voluntarily
undergo the experiments and also th^ impor
tance Of »he matter from a scientific point of
view the experiments are justifiable.
FA\C!FS SHE IS A MALTESE CAT.
STRANCE HALLUCINATION OF SICK WOMAN WHO
WAR mm MALTED MILK.
IBT TELEO«-»rH TO TUB TMBrXE.I
Steubenvllle. Chlo. Aug. 23 Mrs. Rebecca Tipton.
of Unlonport. has becorre insane with the strangest
hallucination on record in the Probate Court and
due to reasons that are unique. While run down
physically nrd sick she was advised to use malted
milk. The word "malted" in some way suggested
to her that she was a Maltese cat. and she hegan
from that time on to lap up milk or other food
given her like a cat. and she tells everybody she Is
a Malta* cat. She Is to be sent 10 the State hos
pital at Columbus. The examining physician pro
nounces it the strangest case he has ever seen.
IT KEEPS ON TOP
Nothing I* too good to be Included among the ap
pointments of the Pennsylvania limited, leaving
New-York daily. -A.ivt.
LONG ISLAND RESORTS.
The charming resorts on sea and Sound which
dot both shores of Long Island. SEE THE SUN
i a i TRIBUNE TO-MORROW.-Advt.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
BRYAMSM REPI DIVTED.
DEMOCRA TS RFC A Rf> FREE
SILVER AS A DEAD ISSUE.
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT FOR NORMAJI
E. MACKS IDEA OF A THIRD PARTY
FOUND IN OTHER STATES.
Norman E. Mack has raised his voice in pro
test against the repudiation of Bryan and the
Kansas City platform by the various State con
ventions of the Democratic party recently held.
Mr. Mack is a Democratic National Committee
man from this State. He lives in Buffalo, and
belongs to the Croker-Murphy-Shevlln-Mc-
Laughlln-Mack combination, which at the last
two State conventions and at the Kansas City
convention was in control of the affairs of the
party in New- York. It overthrew David B. Hill
and wrested the State leadership from him Mr.
Mack is a political weak sister. He could not
amount to much in his own county without the>
help of the combination, and even with that ha
has been severely trounced at home by the anti-
Bryan and anfi-Croker element. He was elect
ed National Committeeman as a sop to Erla
County. He is a rampant Bryan man and has
always been with the ultra Populistic wing o*
the Democratic party. This interview with him
appeared In "The New-York Journal" yesterday:
"The action of the Ohio, Virginia and Penn
sylvania Democratic State conventions in either
absolutely ignoring or repudiating portions. 12
i not all. of the national platforms of the last two
campaigns seems to me portentous. It looks as
though the men who seek to Republlcanize the
Democratic party are getting into the saddle
and striving to secure control of the party.
Should they continue to score successes a third'
party appears to me inevitable
"And who would be the leaders of the third,
party "
"William J. Bryan would naturally be at th«
head of it. with George Fred Williams, of Mas
sachusetts; Joseph Bailey, of Texas; James K.
Jones, of Arkansas; Senator Tillman, of South,
Carolina; Charles A. Towne. of Minnesota, and
others as his lieutenants. Behind them would
naturally be a majority of the 6."iO«>.fHX) men,
Who in ISOrt and again in lfW»» marched to the>
polls and cast their ballots for the regularly
nominated candidates of their party.
"If many more Democ-atlc State convention*
secede, as have those of Ohio, Virginia and,
Pennsylvania, a third party appears to me In
evitable. It would naturally have as leaders
Bryan, Richardson. Williams. Patterson and
Tillman. and would, oppose Hill. Whitney, La
mont, Belmont and ethers who are now charged,
with seeking to Republicanize the Democratic
party. I agree with Senator Towne that if the
reactionaries secure control of the next Demo
cratic National Convention, they are likely to>
repudiate the platforms of l*0«; and 1900 and;
name a man like David B. Hill for the Presi
dency."
MISSOI 111 THIRD TARTY MOVEMENT.
NOT NATIONAL IX SCOPE-MAT LOSE STAT«
TO THE DEMOCRATS
tBT TELEGRAPH TO THF TRIBfNK 1
Sr Loui?. Aug. 23.— The talk of forming a new*
party out of the free silver element of the
Democracy is received with smiles of incre
dulity by leaders here. In Missouri, reports ts>
the contrary notwithstanding, the free allvep
men are in control. While they do not believe*
that William J. Bryan will again be a candidate
for th*> Presidential nomination, yet they say
he will dominate the councils of the party and,
no platform will be framed, no '•anilula.t. nomi
nated, that does not receive hia approval
W. J. Stone, vice-chairman of the Demoi ratio
National Committee in the last campaign,
and who haa been mentioned for President,
sayr that he does not think the silver question,
will cut much figure in the next campaign, un-
NORMAN* K. MACK.
of Buffalo, who says that repudiation of Bryanlsttl
means a th!rd nartv.
' ; less the enemies of the white metal seek t»
| force the issue, when it will be found that Mis—
I ¦ouri is to-day as firmly in favor of bl- metallise*'
1 i as it was in 1506; that Mr. Bryan has repeat-*
edly stated that he did not want and would noB,
accept a renomination, but his enemies may)
make it necessary for his friends to rally t«
his support and renominat«* him. as they will
unquestionably have the powed la do.
Former Governor Stephens does not attach]
I much importance to the action, or rather non««
action, of recent State conventions In failing" tot
1 indorse the platforms of IS9»> and 1000. believ
• ing that when the national convention assemble*
It will be found firmly planted on the issues them
• presented, so far as they have not been altered
, by changed conditions. He says Bryan retain*
j his influence in the party, and his counsels will
f always be eagerly sought and followed. The at
tempt of the gold wing to get control of the
: party will fall, as the rank and file of Western
Democracy are loyal to the Chicago and Kansas
, City platforms, as well as to Bryan
From other well informed Democratic sources
it is learned that the third party movement,
which had its inception In the municipal elec
,' tions last spring, will not become national la
| scope, though it may lose the State to th«
! Democracy. Lee Merriwether. public utilities
I ownership candidate for Mayor, and who has .
, been called the Bryan of Missouri, Is the head
and front of this new movement, but states that
he will vote the Democratic national ticket. This
should be taken cum grano sails, as Me"
wether believes that he was cheated out of the
mayoralty by Democratic rascality not entirely
of the cold bug persuasion. Should the third
party movement in Missouri continue to grow
as it has in the last three months it means
that the Republicans will capture the State, for
the first time since dSsfranchisement sad tha
test oath have been in force.
| KILLED BY TOO MUCH BRYANISir.
I IST TELB3K-*m TO THC TWIBfJIB. I
I Providence. R. 1.. Aug. 22.— Democracy In
' Rhode Island is dead, killed by too much Bry
j an ism. The leaders axe at swords* points,
j having been engaged in strife for several year*.
i This has caused the practical disruption of th«
! Democratic State and town committees. Th«
I trouble began In ISO 1 ?, when Bryan was first
1 nominated on the free silver platform of that
THE MODER vR
Is exhibited with its perfect appointments on tas
Pennsylvania Railroad trains to Chicago and Sc
Louis. -Advt "**
THE JEWS Or TO-DAY
The condition of the Hebrews and their ansiMon
tn the world after centuries of persecution ty a.