y OL LXl •¦••N° 20.008.
POERS DEFY THE BRITW*.
TrHENE n s PROCLAMATION DRAWS A
DETERMINED ANSWER.
TRUCE IN SIGHT-BRITISH TROOPS
WEARY- NEW CONSTITUTION.
JJUHIMM BWt: By I*« New -York Tribune.)
IET CAI'LE to THE TKIBUNK-l
I/>ndon. Aug. -'7. 1 a. m.-The barometer or
' c o uth Africa fell yesterday when it was known
*vv a t Stcyn. De Wet and Botha had defied Mr.
-amberlain and had announced their deter
mination to fight in the last ditch. The procla
mation of Lord Kitchener has not frightened
the Boer leaders, for whom a menace of exile
jjgs no terrors when they do not believe that
it can be enforced. Military men here have
not swerved from the conviction that the war
,rill continue until Steyn and De Wet are capt-
U Tfce Transvaal leaders are bound in honor
to keep up warfare so long as their allies south
C , the Vaal are unwilling to surrender.
p roclarr , a i only involve a waste of printer's
to H while Steyn and De Wet remain In the
field. This is the judgment of practical men
,ho onderstand the Coll force of the point of
bonor among the Dutch allies. Generals can-
BOt abandon one another when a war has lasted
nearly two years without a sign of treachery
jsnoES the men In the commandoes.
I^ord Kitchener's comment on the surrender
of a British force of sixty-eight men after one
soldier had been ki'led is that he Is holding an
inquiry- This points to the suspicion that the
resistance offered by the British force was in
adequate. Military men explain the difficulty
af keeping jaded men up to their work when
they know that to surrender to a superior force
is followed by a speedy release after their de
privation of arms, powder and shot. Heavy
work and Him— Silt marching have rendered
the British army stale. The same feeling of
weariness is shown in England, where the yeo
manry force recruited for special service is still
eleven thousand below the full quota, notwith
standing the strenuous exertions to strengthen
it and the high pay offered for rough riders.
An article in the current number of "The
Fortnightly Review" on the settlement in South
Africa derives special significance from the fact
that the writer, Ivan kUtller. knows more about
Lord MHners. Intentions than anybody else
except Mr. Chamberlain. Lord Winer, it has
been said, will land at Cape Town with the con
stitution for South Africa in his pocket, and
"The Fortnightly Review's" article indicates
what is probably the outline of the scheme.
Mr. Muller makes it clear that Mr. Chamberlain
and Lord MBaer have ieeided that British in
fluence w«l be paramount in the South African
dominion Parliament. He maintains that in
any plan of confederation it is of the highest
importance that the Senate should be the centre
of political power, and have control of the fed
eral funds, and English Senators should out
number the Dutch by two to one- For the con
stitution of the upper chamber he favors the
American, rather than the Canadian and Aus
tralian, precedents, but in the first Instance the
Senate would be nominated by the respective
Governors or the High Commissioner.
H. J. Whigham. special correspondent of "The
Morning Post," is # doing much, to enlighten the
Ftay at home people on the actuality of Rub-
Fian enterprise in China. He has visited the
town of Dalny. which is being built on the
southern side of the bay of Talien-Wan. to mark
the eastern terminus of the Trans-Siberian Rail
way. Dalny at present employs a handful of
officials, and Russia's confidence in the suc
cess of her enterprise is sufficient to Induce
her to build for the future without fear. A
harbor has been constructed at enormous ex
pense, and avenues and parks have been laid
out in anticipation of a day to come when the
terminus of the Trans-Siberian Railroad system
will be the New-York of the. Far East. Dalny
is apparently marked out as the future city of
Manchuria, and Port Arthur may become a
kind of administrative capital.
The coronation service will have a sidelight
thrown upon It by a new window in the Poets'
Corner. The marigold window which always
has been considered unequal to the rose win
dow opposite to it in the transept is now disap
pearing day by day to make room for the new
window, less garish and vivid, and consecrated
to the memory of the late Duke of Westminster.
Advance copies of the new magazine for col
lectors, known as "The Connoisseur." contain
evidence that the tastes of critical lovers of art
¦will no longer be neglected by publishers. The
letterpress and illustrations are of a high order
of excellence, and there are articles on Sir
Charles Tennanfs pictures and on color prints,
Sheffield plate, old oak. mediaeval lace, stamps
and gems. One of the most useful features is
* critical article on this season's auction sales
of pictures, prints, china, furniture, books.
Jewels and coins and medals. This magazine,
printed by Sampson & Low. will be a godsend
to hobby riders in England and America.
The return of Augustine Birre.ll will probably
W arranged in the bye election caused by the
•sath of the Member for Northeast Lanark.
Mr. Bin-ell has been missed in the House of
Commons, where he was one of the wittiest
«ia raciest speakers of the Liberal benches.
I. N. F.
LORD KITCHENER'S REPORTS.
London. Aug. 26.— A dispatch from Lord
Kitchener, dated from Pretoria to-day, pays:
Three officers and sixty-five men. who were
""¦m north of Ladybrand. Orange River Colony.
on the right of Elliot's columns, were sur
rojnae<3 on unfavorable ground and captured
i* * superior force on August 22. One man
Killed, and four were wounded. The pris
oners were released. Am holding an Inquiry.
wave received a long letter from Steyn, con-
J«ning an argumentative statement of the Boer
<«*. and Baying he will continue to right, also
FUrT lf tter from De Wet to the *-* m( * «ffe<*-
Botha writes acknowledging the receipt of my
I*, ff l^ 10 "' an<l Protestinr against it. states
o'her her"h er " int<>n<l to *° on fighting. On the
conMderTbl' • * KUrrenders la1t! - v have Increased
Another dispatch from Lord Kitchener says:
Pince Auguet 1». ?,2 Boers have been killed.
«wi ftave been made prisoners and 185 have sur-
PiSSSI !udin * Kru r - a nephew <>* the ex-
JR>e columns are meeting with no appreciable
it£3 * a in Cape Colon y- The rebels and
«~r« bands are hiding, and avoiding our col
2"« *ith •'?me Buc.-.su. General Beatson alone
J2?£j*-*' 1" «°ntact with the command of
me n*r. whom he is driving north.
INDIA'S CROPS DAMAGED.
i*»W!on, Aug. 26.— The India Office ha* re-
Vu the following dispatch from Lord Curzon.
**Roy of India:
*-e h r J .^« IlM \ are Irregularly distributed. They
*hU«^ Icularly deficient in the rice districts. ;
crops cfe ßjs»ve rains have caused damage to
I'rtcrt » the northern and central provinces.
Th? , generally falling.
{*r«Z! ta * 8ll * ht decline In the number of
t*i r;^ :/£*}s'' fam ' ne relief lists, the total now
fn E S! SYLVANIA RAILROAD CAB SERVICE
ln Pw?orm 0n *' lth West 3d St - Station is prompt
i *tßj J usi o W*n<'« and reaßOnable ln rates. When
| •*» h^{er^A I d%^ 14 ' 18th St '" lor ah —
n
THE CROWD AT THE PENNSYLVANIA STATION, BALTIMORE,
While the addresses of welcome are being read to the Cardinal.
I Photographed yesterday afternooon by a Tribune photographer In Baltimore.)
CONSTANS LEAVES TURKEY
FRENCH ENVOY DISSATISFIED WITH
PORTE*B ACTION.
SULTAN STILL SHOWS HIS DISLIKE OF PAY
ING DEBTS— NO SEHIOUS RESULT
APPREHENDED.
Constantinople. Aug. 26.— M. Constans. the
French Ambassador, after making farewell calls
on his colleagues yesterday, left here to-day, on
board the Vautour. for Stamboul. where he will
take the train.
Paris, Aug. Sultan Abdul Ranald's persist
ence in procrastinating methods continues to
disturb the Turkish relations with France. His
lrade giving satisfaction In the quays question
was taken as indicating that he would accept
the entire French claims, but M. Constans tele
graphed yesterday that the Sultan was still
holding out against the payment of the claims
of three Frenchmen, dating back many years
and amounting to several million francs, for
which M. Constants demanded a settlement, and
declared he would leave Constantinople to-day
unless the matter wan settled. This action, how
ever, will only be a manifestation of dissatisfac
tion, and not a rupture of relations, as the coun
cillor of the French Embassy will take over th*
affairs of the embassy and continue the negotia
tions. M. Constant", ostenslblyy-win leave Con-
Ftantlnople on a vacation.
London. Aug. — The dispatch from Cnnstan
tinople announcing that the French Ambassador
left there to-day is not understood either In Lon
don or Paris, though it Is not believed that It
means a further difference between France and
Turkey. The supposition Is that M. Constans Is
taking a holiday.
QUAYS COMPANY'S INDEMNITY.
Constantinople. Aug. lift.— The amount of the
indemnity which the Sultan agrees to pay the
quays company Is 700.000 francs, for interfer
ence with its rights. The Sultan will also pay
000,000 francs to a Frenchman on account of the
seizing of his lands in Albania. The quays com
pany renounces for a year the clause In Its con
cession regarding the transfer of the quays to
Turkey, only, it is believed, to save appearances
for the Sultan.
JAMES G. STOWE IX LOXDOX.
VIEWS ON' SOUTH AFRICAN SITUATION
UNABLE TO GET PASSAGE HERE.
London, Aug. James G. Btowe. the United
States Consul-General at Cape Town, has ar
rived here from South Africa. Mr. Btowe said
to-day:
I find myself marooied in London. Appar
ently every berth on steamers bound for Amer
ica is taken till the end of September, and I
am anxious to get home, where I can do away
with official cares and talk as a private citizen.
You know more in London al>out the military
conditions of South Africa than it Is possible
for any one to know at Cape Town.
While I have resigned from the consular ser
vice, my resignation does not take effect till I
leach Washington, hence it is impossible for me
to say anything. You can learn much more from
returning officers than it Is possible to learn
frcm any one else coming from the Cape.
Th" South African problem is undoubtedly
d'fficult and complicated. The topography of the
country and the mobility of the Boers, whom
the English columns are unable to pursue indi
vidually, render operations most difficult. The
British arc feeding many prisoners and are
1 roviding for thousands of Boer families, all of
which is very nice on the part of England, but
in the mean while the war drags on. There is a
great future for South Africa when peace is
secured. The surface mineral wealth is scarcely
scratched. Undoubtedly England Is prepared to
solve the problem of reunification; but when
that will occur certainly no person at the Cape
Is able to say.
AN AMERICAN CLAIM DENIED.
London. Aug. Si.— Newton Crane, tn behalf of
the American Embassy, has presented to the
South African Compensation Commission the
claim of <". B. Netken, a native of Prussia and a
naturalized American citizen. tfaJor-GenenU
Sir John Ardagh. teptesenting the Foreign of
fice, pointed out that the claimant's letter said
he had Joined the Boers In order to protect his
property, seized by the Boers, and remarked:
No person who has fought against Great Hrit
aln will receive any compensation on the recom
mendation of the commission.
Nelken. said Mr. Crane, was a man who had
laid down his arms and resumed his neutral
status at the time h> was deported, and was
entitled to the benefit of his neutral status.
Chairman Milvain said: "No person who has
fought against Great Britain will receive com
pensation."
QBRMAX BTBAMEM SUNK M COLLISION.
FOUR MEN' DROWNED. TWENTY-ONE SAVED OFF
THE CASQUET ROCKS.
Havre. Auk- 26.— Spanish steamer Amboto,
. Captain Munltiz. from New-Orleans. August 2, by
; way of Norfolk August 9, for this port, was in col
lision last night with the German steamer Lusl
tanla. from Hamburg for Mediterranean port.--, off
' the racquet Rocks. The Lupltania sank In an hour.
Four of her crew were drowned. The remainder,
I twenty-one men. were picked up.
' The Lusltania was an iron vessel of 954 tons. She
belonged to A. C. de. Freltas & Co. and hailed from
Hamburg, She was built In IbSL.
NEW-YORK. TUESDAY. AUGUST 27. 1901. -FOURTEEN PAGES.- * ¦ n ?K2££-*2&
CALDAS'S METHODS IX PERIL
ANOTHER YELLOW FEVER CASE MAY
CHECK FURTHER EXPERIMENTS.
(CopjTiirht; 1901: By The New-York Tribune.)
[BT CABLE TO THE TRIBfXE. 1
Havana, Aug. 26. — Spaniard, .vho volun
teered as a subject for an experiment by Dr.
Caldas to determine the value of his remedy for
yellow fever is thought to have that disease to
day. A final diagnosis will be made, probably on
Wednesday, and if the yellow fever commission
decides it to be a case of yellow fever, as it Is
inclined to believe to-night. Dr. Caldas"s reme
dies will be regarded as having failed.
RESULTS OF THE TBBTB.
Havana, Aug. 26. -Of the eight persons bitten
by Infected mosquitoes in connection with the
experiments conducted by the yellow fever board
during the last three weeks three have died.
Three others who took the fever are expected to
recover. One has not developed the disease. The
eighth person as yet has not developed yellow
fever, although it is too early to say what will
ha ore r - In that case.
Sur;- Major Reed Intends to continue the
Investigations. Major Gorgas. chief sanitary offi
cer, says the Idea of the yellow fever board was
to subject to mosquito Infection as many as
would volunteer. Sixteen persons had been bit
ten, and all had recovered; and the theory of
th» board was that, if some hundred or more
persons could have been bitten with similar re
sult*, a report could have been published show-
Ing how apparently easy it was to berome im
mune. So many cases gave mild results thai the
impression was created thru the danger was not
so great as It has turned out to be.
Thus far during August there have been two
deaths from yellow fever in Havana, as com
pared with an average of more thai fifty for the
month of August in the previous eleven years
Major Gorgas regards th» experiment in mos
quito Infection as of Immense service to science.
FOUR THODBAND DOJJ.ARB STtM.EN.
Havana. Auk. '_'•'! E C Westall chief of the
money ord^r bureau of the Havana postofßce.
left the office a<= m -m! with th* surplus remit
tance to pay Into the treasury The amount
was S-i.'XKi H- took us, and. accord
ing to his ¦' iteroent, placed th< I mtaln
inK the money on 'he sear by his side H
s newspaper until he reached the (.<iint where he
wished to alight, and. when about t" leave the
omnibus, h>- found that the packet was missing.
Two boys who were in the omnibus at the
time saj th< y saw a mulatto throw a packet to
a negro In th< street. Mr Westall is under a
bond of .Si".'* I *' The m.m-r will be lefi to the
'¦••uns for derision.
MARCOXfS SYSTEM IMPROVED.
MANAGER OF WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY IN
HAWAII HAS PERFECTED IT.
[i\v TELEORAPII TO t'ii: TBUWNE.]
Honolulu, via San Francisco, Aug. 28. F. J.
Cross, manager of the Wireless Telegraph Com
pany, says he his made three distinct Improve
ments upon Marconi's system, two of which will
result In a virtual transformation of the Marconi
system. The first improvement, which is already
in use, is a means of transferring the electric
Impulses automatically to an ordinary wire and
conveying them by a Morse Instrument. Such an
apparatus is now in operation between the
Walalee telegraph station, beyond Diamond
Head, and the main office In this city. Hereto
fore all messages received had to be telegraphed
or telephoned to this city. He hopes soon to
have this automatic repeater so perfected that
messages can be sent from here and repeated at
Walalee without the intervention of any opera
tors.
But Cross's most important discovery Is In
connection with the arrangement and working
of coherers. The coherer is a small glass
vacuum tube. In which has been placed filings
of silver and nickel. The electric Impulse caught
by the Marconi receiver is carried by platinum
wire to these filings, causing them to cohere
and transmit the Impulse to where it can be
recorded. But these filings are not in a state to
receive and transmit another Impulse until this
coherence has been overcome. Marconi over
came this by striking the glass tube with a little
hammer, but continual Jarring wears away the
corners of filings so they will not cohere, thus
adding greatly to the operating expenses. Cross
in place of a hammer puts a large number of
coherers In a cylinder, the axis of the cylinder
and the axis of the coherers being parallel.
When a message is received or sent the cylinder
will revolve. As each tube comes on top it will
connect with a receiver and receive the impulse
and It will then pass around the circle till It
reaches the lowest point. The filings are so
packed in the tub.- that their' weight will tend
to separate them when the tube reaches a cer
tain position in the revolution of the sylinder.
BMCMBTAMJ HAY BBSVMBB Hfs VACATION.
Washington. Auk. Hay left Wash
ington this afternoon for his summer home at NfW
bury. N. H-. to resume th« vacation interrupted by
the calls of business. In hlB short visit to Wash
ington arid Canton he managed to dispose of an ac
cumulation of important business that would have
required much correspondence and consumed much
time had he remained in New-Hampshire.
Mr Crldler. Third Assistant Secretary of State,
has almost recovered from his recent Illness, and
is expected to return to Washington next \\ •¦ k
from Canada.
FOUR DAYS NKW-YORK TO CAUKORXIA
by the "Overland Limited,'" the luxurious every
day faat train, via Chicago and North- We- f tm
Union Pacific and Solk!,.tm P.-i.-lrt' Hallways. Th.
best of r-verythinc Particulars at North- Western
LJiie Ufllce. 161 Broadway.— Advt.
CARDINAL GIBBON'S HOME.
BALTIMORE'S ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME
TO THE PRELATE.
IBY TKI.F'.UU'U TO THE TIUBINE. I
Raltimore. Aug. 26.— chimes of old St. Vin
cent and St. Alphonsus's and the big bell of
the cathedral rang out a merry welcome, and
fifteen thousand persons, crowded on the bridge
and every point of vantage about Union Sta
tion, cheered and waved Hags and handkerchiefs
in greeting to Cardinal Archbishop <;ibbons, the
primate of the Roman Catholic Church In Amer
ica, as he stepped from the train to-day on his
return from Rome. It was the greatest demon
stration of popular faith ever accorded the
Cardinal in his home city. Citizens of every
faith Joined in the greeting to the prelate.
A procession of seven thousand members of
Catholic knighthoods, benevolent and temper
an ' " societies and cadets from the Catholic in
dustrial schools was lined up <> n Charles-aye..
and acted as an .-sort to the Cardinal from the
station to the cathedral. General James R.
Wheeler, the Cardinal's closest friend outside the
clergy in Baltimore, was chief marshal of the
parade. In addition to the societies of this city
and towns in various parts of the State there
was a large delegation from the societies of
Washington, beaded by K. J. Hannan. and priests
from Philadelphia. Wilmington. Del.. Washing
ton and other cities, as well as members of the
Christian brotherhoods, participated in the wel
come.
Chartes .1 Bonaparte was the first to grasp the
Cardinal's hand at the station. He Introduced
Acting Mayor Williams, who welcomed the
Cardinal on the part of the city. In his address
he .«aid:
You will observe that in this vast assembly are
not only the members of your own Church ho
have com* to pay their respects to a distin
guished prelate, hut you have before you men Of
all religious bodies, who have come to extend
their greetings to one who has labored not only
for th<- good of those nf his own religious creed,
hut for the welfare of all his fellow men. regard
less of their fnith. They believe that your rule,
of life is to di Justly, love mercy and to walk
humbly with thy <;nri."
Then Mr. Bonaparte welcomed the prelate on
the pan of the Catholics of Baltimore, and
took occasion to speak of the aid of the Church
in the advancement of civilization and the safe
guarding of th- principles of government. The
Cardinal, plainly showing how deeply he was
touched by the demonstration in his honor, re
sponded briefly, modestly acknowledging the
greetings, and saying that he loved Baltimore
above all places as his home, and was happy to
be among his old friends again.
The first greetings over, the Cardinal, escorted
by Mi. Bonaparte and the acting Mayor, entered
an open carriage, and the procession moved
through the most fashionable part of the city tO
the cathedral The windows of many homes
an.l apartment houses were occupied by women,
whose handkerchiefs fluttered greetings to the
Cardinal. Nearly everybody, men. women and
children, wore red badges, with the inscription
in gold. "Welcome to our Cardinal." Flags in
the Cardinal's colors were also displayed Mount
Vernon Square, about Washington monument,
was Riled with cheering people, but it was in
the block in front of the Cardinal's residence
that the enthusiastic scene reached a climax.
The exterior of the Catholic Club was beauti
fully decorated, and in the windows were women
wearing cardinal ribbons and badges.
The spacious cathedral was crowded with peo
ple, and in the sanctuary were many of the lead
ing priests in the State. When the Cardinal ap
peared on his throne in the full vestments of his
office the choir and grand organ hurst forth in a
splendid welcome. Services In thanksgiving for
the Cardinal's safe return were held, after which
the Cardinal made an address, in which he re
ferred to his audience with the Holy Father at
Home and the deep and tender interest felt by
the Holy Father for the faithful in America.
The Cardinal concluded by bestowing the Papal
benediction.
After the services the Cardinal a pea 1 on
the balcony of his home, and the procession,
which had been halted, awaiting his coming,
then marched in review. The face of the ven
erable prelate was wreathed in smiles as he
bowed to the salutes of the cadets and the
knights. To those standing by him he said the
demonstration surpass..! all expectations. It
was the happiest day of his life. A reception
at the Cardinal's home followed the parade, at
which prominent citizens and members of the
clergy shook hands with the Cardinal.
cardinal Gibbons talked entertainingly after
the parade on conditions abroad. He whs much
Interested in the status of the steel strike, and
said he hoped it would be settled soon. When
asked about the relations between capital and
labor in Europe, he said: --;.v ,-;---;
"That is an economic question, and I didn't
study It. I am not able to confirm or deny the
claims made that unions have the manufactur
ers in England so bound down with their rules
as to lessen the capacity of the works, with the j
result that England is not able to compete with
this country in many lines of trade. It would
take much study to learn all the details of that
subject. .
"We were, however, struck with the care
taken to guard against accidents to employes in
England. Seemingly more value Is placed upon !
human life there than here. Rules are made by
a board of commissioners, and these are rigidly
enforced.
• In many instances employers take out Insur
ance on the lives of their hands. When an em
ploye Is permanently disabled he must be paid
his wages for. I think, three years." i
"Do you believe labor In this country is better
off than in England?" was asked.
'That, too," replied the Cardinal. "Is a subject
for much investigation, condition la a relative
term. There is more In the question than wages
alone. (me must ascertain the cost of living in |
each country in order to answer It Intelligently. |
AT YOUR HAND. BY CAB OR CAR.
The West 23d St. Station of the Pennsylvania Rail
road. See time table In another column.— Advt.
WITH HTM IXWORKAXD DEA TH
SEVERAL ASS'" I \TKS OF DR. RTCF. AT
BELLF.VT'E DIE x><>\ \FTKR
ins NKTBAHL
In the last two months a number of persons
who were in one way or another identified with
the work of the late Dr. Charles Rice, the well
known chemist, have died or unexpectedly suf
fered severe mist'ort-ine. These deaths and re
verses have cast a gloom over the chemical and
general drug department of Bellevue Hospital.
of which Dr. Rice was for many years super
intendent. Even the death of Dr. Rice was
sudden, though he had been in poor health for
a long time. He died in May. A few days be
fore, he left the Bellevue Hospital grounds in
a coach to watch the Speedway parade. On the
way he became seriously ill. and was brought
back to the hospital in a dying condition.
Among those who worked under the direction
of Dr. Rice a» Bellevue Hospital were William
Tucker. Thomas McElroy and J. Stanley Page.
A person who called fre |uently to see Dr. Rice
at his laboratory to help him or to get his
advice on certain lines of chemical research was
Timothy Schaffer. an old man. who was a re
tired druggist. These men attended the funeral
of Dr. Rice For about fifteen years Tucker had
been a member of Dr. Rice's staff. Page for a
much longer period, and McElroy. who is still
living, for at Last a score or more years.
On July 14. Tucker died after a short illness
a*id was buried several days later. Neither
Schaffer nor McKlroy was able to attend his
funeral, as both were siok on the day on which
i' was held on July 17 Page wnt to bed in
apparently pood health. The following morning
he was found dead in bed by one of his co
workers who went to call htm. In hope of bet
tering his health, Schaffer started on a trip to
California. He had covered about half of his
joi-rney when he became suddenly worse and
died In a few days. Soon after the death of
Schai'fer McElroy was compelled, on account of
sickness, to give up work. He is now helpless
and there is little livelihood >f him ever being
able to work again, as he is old and feeble.
A HORSE EXCITES FIFTH-AYR
DRAGS POLICEMAN IN BKOADWAI
CROWD CHKKRS HIM WHKN HE
STOPS THK ANIMAL.
A mettlesome bay mare, attached to a wagon
owned by C. Heckman & Son. of No. I*4o East
Twentieth-st., ran away yesterday at Fifth-aye.
and Twenty-thlrd-st.. and. dashing along Fifth
ave. to Twenty-nlnth-st. to Broadway, was
stopped by Policeman Daly of the Broadway
squad, after he had been dragged 8 block.
At Twenty-fourth-st. the mare was going like
a thoroughbred. Policeman Reid tried to stop
her. He caught the bridle, but was whisked off
his feet in a twinkling and thrown along the
pavement. He slid several feet.
Men. women and children were running in all
directions from the frantic horse, stores along
Fifth-aye. sheltering many. The carriages and
other vehicles in the avenue pulled to one side or
drove into side streets if they had time, and the
horse h-»d as clear a road as the drivers could
give him. At Twenty-ninth-st. the animal
swerved and turned again at Broadway.
Policeman Daly, who was at Thlrtieth-st.. ran
with the horse a few feet, and then grabbed the
bridle. The animal was partly exhausted, and
Daly was able to hold on. He was dragged from
his feet. His shoes were torn by the rough pave
ment and his uniform torn. The horse tossed
her head in the air as if trying to free herself
from Daly, but he hung on. and when she low
ered her head he landed on his feet.
The crowd was all the while increasing, and
about a thousand persons were around Broad
way and Thirtieth and Thirty-first StS. in a
short time. The electric cars and all other traffic
cant" to a stop. ... _•
Daly held on grimly, nd was on his feet and
off again alternately. At Thlrty-nrst-st. th
mare stopped. A loud cheer broke from the
throng that had seen Daly's feat.
Daly's face was dirty, his nose bleeding, his
uniform torn and soiled, his shoes In «hwd* and
his helmet gone. Pave for a few bruises, he WM
uninjured.
LOSSES AT F\ll RIVER MILLS.
DECREASE IN DIVIDENDS FOR THE LAST
QITARTER REPORTED.
[bt TKiF.;mrn to Tm mini 1
Fall River Mass., An*. *. -According t.-> the
quarterly dividend list Of the mills here, prepared
by HasTords A Co., there were payments for the
last quarter of MUM on a capitalization of £1.-
M.flU or an average of 1.11 per cent. Compared
with the preceding quartt-r. It is a decrease el
twenty-slx-one-hundredth of 1 set cent, and with
the corresponding quarter of last year a decrease of
slxty-four-one-hundredths. Ten corporations passe
their dividends in the last quarter, as compared
with four In the preceding quarter and three In the
corresponding quarter It" year. Those that passed
were- Fall River Manufactory. Merchants'. Meta
comet. Oshorne. HIMIS, Shove. Slade. Stafford.
WampwMMl »rul Wisissses mill.-".
All of these mill;., except the Osborne No. 2. are
wound up to make narrow printing cloths, for
which there has been no great demand at favorable
prices ,nd they all signed an agreement to curtail
mediation four weeks In the quarter. In view of
the condition of trade for the last six months and
the leases which some of the corporations have
«> stained, the showing is considered fair. The
mills that have been equipped to make wide fancy
goods have been able to hold their own. while
those which are still In the process of renovation
or decay, have not been able to meet the pace
that has been set.
TSLE6KAPBIC XOTES.
Memphis. Term.. Aug. 26.— Tiptom 111*. Term
county seat of Lake County, was almost destroyed
by fire late yesterday.
Bloomlnston. 111.. Auk. 26.— Four miners were in
stantly killed to-day at a mine at Chenoa. this
county by the snapping of the cable supporting
the cape. Th« men fell - 4 " feet.
Michigan City. Ind.. Auk. 26.— William K. Hln
\w serving -i life sentence for the murder of
his wife at Belleville, has been released from State
Prison on a ten days' parole issued by Governor
Durbln to visit his parents, who are reported fa
tally ill at their home, near Winchester. Hinsnaw
formerly was a preacher, and always has protested
his Innocence.
Rochester. N. V.. Aug. — The sheriffs office
has been asked to rind eleven-year-old John En
rl^ht son of Daniel EnriKht. a jeweller in the vil
lage of Mention A tramp who had been hanging
about the Villas* for the last week induced the
boy to bo away with him last Friday. Several ;
persona met the two. the tramp telling all who ,
were curious that he was going to the hop picking
district, in Muttonville. This is six miles north of
Bloomtteld. to which it la believed the kidnapper
bought tickets.
Cape Henry Va.. Ann. U&.-The United States nau- I
tical training sail schoolshlp Chesapeake. Lieuten
ant-Commander T. B. Howard, which le« Annapo
lis In the latter part of June with a crew of cadets
from the Naval Academy, for a practice cruise In
New-England waters, passed in to-day on her re
turn in tow of the Unitea States tug Standlsh.
The Chesapeake signalled that she wished to be
reported all well.
Chicago. Aug. 26.— Nicholas Kranz. a German
farmer living near Aurora. 111., was robbed of over
COW in not!*. *155 in checks and $33 in currency ;
on a Cottage Grove-aye. cable train here to-day, j
Ho carried the money and notes in a large leather |
pocketbook In an Inside pocket of his coat. He ;
Delieve* his valuables were taken by two men who j
1o«tled him on the car, and who alighted shortly
before he discovered his loss. The robbery was |
reported to the police. |
POLAND WATER FOR THE KIDNEYS.
"Water Book" «ra»U. Depot. 3 Park PI.. N. T.~
Advt. . _ ' -\
PRICE THREE CENTS.
PLVTH IN MAW FORMS.
FOl'R BATHERS DROWN AT
LOXG BRANCH.
A HUNTER KILLED BY HIS OWN GUN—
CAR AND ELEVATOR CRUSH OUT
LIFE— SEVERAL SUICIDES.
Sncltlen death took many forms here and In.
New-Jersey yesterday. L>rowninss were nu
merous, four bathers at Long Branch losing
their lives together. The charce of a jam went
into the breast of the man who carried the
weapon on a hunting trip; a ear fatally In
jured an apred woman: an elevator crushed out
the life of an engineer sent to repair it: fire
Save fatal burns: men fell from lofty heights
and were picked up dead: wa^on wheels killed
and maimed, and despondent persons sought
relief in suicide.
FOFR DROWN TOGETHER.
BOYS DISAPPEAR BENEATH THE WAVES
AT LON«; BRANCH WITHOUT WARN
ING—TWO BODIES RECOVERED.
West End, Long Branch, X J.. Aug. 28.—
Four lads lost their lives in a drowning acci
dent while bathing here to-day. They were
Harold Sherman, twelve years old. the son of
H. B. Sherman, cashier of the Citizens' Bank of
Long Branch: Leon Gaskill. eleven years old,
the .son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Gaskill. of |
Chelsea-ave.. and Raymond and Walter, eleven
and eight years old respectively, the sons of
Professor c. W. Blakeslee. vice-principal of the
Long Branch schools.
It had been the custom of the boys to go in
bathing on each morning, and soon after 11
o'clock, when they entered the surf at I. N.
Cranmer's bathing grounds, a large number of
persons were in the water, and the pavilions on
the bluff were filled with pleasure seekers. The
boys bathed for a few moments at the Chelsea
ave. grounds, and then waded out a short dis
tance beyond the undertow, south of Cranmer's
grounds and opposite the beach fronting the
United. States Hotel. Save Arthur Craig and
Leon Bouse, who knew the four boys, little
notice was tak"n by any one else of the frolic
they were having in the sea.
Suddenly all four disappeared. Their bodies
did not reappear. None of the boys could swim,
and the theory advanced far the suddenness of
their drowning is that they waded into a hoi*
known to be situated just a few yards beyond
the undertow at this point. It Is supposed that
when they went down they clung to one another
and the strong undercurrent which prevailed
carried them off to a point beyond the guard
ropes. No one anions the hundreds of onlook
ers along the beach and in the pavilions saw
the little fellows when they went down except
Bouse and Craig. No one except Brouse and
Craig, who saw the accident, were at all cer
tain that the four lads had been drowned.
The news spread quickly, and soon there was
a crowd of people on the scene. It was not until
a thorough and fruitless search in the town and
it the homes of the four boys had been made
that any credence was given the story of the
drowning. Sorrow stricktn parents hurried to
the scene, and search for the bodies wa3 begun.
Captain Charles H. Vandyke, with a crew from
Vandyke's fisheries, made two unsuccessful drag 3
with a large seine. This done, the crew went oft
shore and patrolled the section, while friends
walked up and down the beach in search of the
missing bodies. An hour and twenty mlnutea
elnpsed before any tidings came. Then a shout
went rip that one of the bodies had been discov
ered opposite the Morris-aye. jetty. It proved to
be the body of young Sherman.
Though if had been in th«» surf for nearly an
hour and a half. Di> Shaw and Slocum worked
for fully half an hour to resuscitate it. but
without success. The hodv of the Gaaklll boy
was brought ashore about seventy-five yards
south of where the first body had been recov
ered. Efforts to resuscitate the boy were with
out avail. All the afternoon and evening th»
search was kept up for the Blakeslee ooys, but
was without success. The supposition Is that
they were carried into deeper water by the off
short current.
The stories of the drowning, as related by
young Bouse and Patrick Maloney. bathing:
master of Ike United States Hotel grounds. are- i
at variance. The former says that when the*
boys went down he did hear cries for help, and
told Maloney that the four boys were drowning.
Malonev. who is regarded as one- of the ablest
bathing masters alone the coast, when seen last
night, made the following statement:
The boy came along and told me that aotn»
boys wen drowning out there. I went in the
surf and swan out and chased the boys. They
went down toward Cranmer's. but they were not
the boys that were found drowned, all of them,
being good swimmers. I didn't see the boys and.
didn't hear them cry for help. I think they must
have been drowned in the undertow. I took no.
boat, but swam out. and later brought in a man.
The boy never waited until I returned from th»
sftrf. and instead he sauntered off.
E. B. Finnigan. a guest at the United States
Hotel, declares he was caught in the same hole
yesterday morning, while bathing, and was res
cued just in time to save him from drowning.
LAWYER FOIXD DROWXED.
DEATH OF FORMER PARTNER OF COLO
NEL TALIAFERRO AND AUTHOR OF!
BOOK ABOUT TO BE PUBLISHED.
The body of Britton H. Tabor, a lawy-r w#||
kn.uvn in the Southwest, who had practised in
this city for the last eight years, was found in
the North River, off West One-hundred-and
torty-flrst-st.. yesterday, by the police of th«
U • -• One-hundred-and-tvventy-ftfth-st. station.
It is thought by his friends and family that
death was due to an accident, or that he wan
dered away and fell into the river while suffer
ing from mental depression caused by the heat.
The body was identified at th<* Harlem
Morgue l>> James M. Hillery. a real estate
broker, of No. 40© Bleecker-st.. who was a>
friend and client of the dead lawyer. Mr. HH
lery said that he last saw Mr. Tabor at 4
p. m. on Saturday in the latter's office in the
Temple Court Building. He said that Mr.
Tabor had been seriously affected by the heat
In July, and that ever since then he had shown
signs of mental weakness.
Tabor was born fifty-two years ago mop
Oxford. Miss. He studied for the ministry at
Nashville University, but afterward studied
law under the late Justice L. Q. C. Lamar, of
• ¦ : States Suprr :: -' i:i
practice in Oxford. Miss., and afterward became
head of the law Ann of Tabor, Taliaferro &
Lane, of Birmingham. Ala., where he :cad* a
•--..¦ luring lIM ;and boom. He •.-. ¦••. wn r .
to Fort Smith, Ark., where he built up a largo
law practice and was president of the Vint
\ . ai Bank. At Fort Smith he met wth
pass, and eight years ago ne moved to
this city and had been a— eclated at different
-actice of the law wan Charles
F Holm. W . I- V\ •¦ M) E T Talia
• rt who was his partner in Birmingham, and
William 3. Murphy. Air. TiOor bad a reputa-