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I LEADING I CJt I J5Jjt wil Wx' jRi W ,, , Tup WPATHER PRPDIGTIDM 8 I reach mr. I "' Mrl JriV ''-iS5bL llfis&rL'. BbT 'PTT For New York and Its Vielnltfl I ThrntiRh AitvrrlUltiK In fc l I JBT "''.'iFBrMBHElSi J&QW SW W ' Flllri tonther,lr n'nds M VOl". lilMOm" NEWYORK. SiVTURDAY. AUGUSTUS. 1804OOTYMOt 1894, DYTI1E SuFiJNiTNG"lNDrURySHING ASSOCIATION. iilCE WoImTS, I Flu: WONDERFUL SHOTS. pic hyxamite shells nnovpun UVT.l FEW RODS AVAJtr. nasi Teals of the raamntlc G at Handy Hook Proved Their Annntri ttnpldlly, nd All-around Kfreetlvene rbr Ttefead, UK New York Against a. Hostile Fleet' A ria de Hlccl tlrtnork. Display Bi. suited Who the "Wobble" Caused COO Pouads or bjaamlte to Eaplode In the Air The Blc Sheila Coet 1,000 F-aeh. The Ult teats recruited by the Government be fntA thf acceptance of the to 15-tticli pneu matic glint at Sandy Hook wcro held ycstenlay at the proving ground. As scon as the members of the Board of Ordnance have tnndo tliclr re port the guns will bsneccpted anil tho big plant at Sandy Hook will hi come I'nltcil Stole pro erty. For Bcvrral month the 'test have been gains on, and. In evrry Instance, tho gun have done better by almost thtrt -flto cr cent, than was demanded by the contract. The bMnch gun hat not jot been fullv tested bv the Ooiern mentofflclalt, but. In the few trial which It ha I had. It ha shown It ability to do far letter work than Is called for In the specifications of the contract. On Monday or Tuesday n few projectiles of small callbro will lie thrown from It, and then the test will bo completed. The entire plant, as it will bo turned over to the Government by tho Pneumatic ToriK-doand Construction Company. Includes the three guns with their carriages, and all of the electrical ap pliances, the engines end machinery which com preves and More the air that form the motive power, tho dynamite magazlno, and alt of the storage resenolr. outhouses, projectile car riages, and gun attachments. The total ost to the Oovcrnmont for the plnnt will be 8 102,000, and It will represent almost tho first large amount of money the gun companj has rreelird since they began to perfect the gun somo twclio ) pars ana Ywtsrtlsy was made qulto n gala dny by tho offlcers of the company, anil there were nearly thirty gttetat the proving ground. In addition to the urm) nnd navy offlc!l who constitute thelloardcf Ordnanco and Fortifications. Be ing the last day of tho test of the bin guns.lt hid been arranged to explotl flvjof tho enor mous l.liW pound projectiles. co?h ono contain lag chemicals combining In tli following propor tion' t" mike all of tho hlghot and most sensl tie explosives known: Nltru-grlatlnc, 87 ier c.Mit.j gun cotton, 8 per rtnt.: gun camphar, :i pfr cent., and rarlrmtu f msgnislo, 2 per copt. The combtiuitl n i mmmonlv known aa; nltro-gelatlne. ar.d la tho tuosi power ful form of solid dynamite known, (ten. I). W. Kler.Ier. tho Chief of Ordnance of the army, and I umiiiandcr W. T. Sampson, who is Chlef of Ordnance of the navy, were tho princi pal representatives of the United States Govern Suentht Uie teats yestertlay. Tho members of l ha Examlng Hoard on haul wcro Major II. F. Phlpp, Capt. Frederick Hiath. and Cupt, Wil liam Crozler. Other ofllcera of the army at the test were Cob- John K. Marshall, who served ns Atljutaiit-Gensral of tho artillery under (lcn. McClelUn and Sheridan, and l.'apt. K. I,. 7m llipdtl. Among tlio reireentutlvcs of thu 1'ncii matlcTonedo and (urcUtuctlnn (,'ompany on liantt were IL T. Klngnun;- Or. Daniels of Iluf tolo, uul Mr. Darling. Tho numbers of the company am particularly ouxloua to eradicate from the publio mind nu Impression which, they auy. lias Imxmie general. That Is. thatCapLZallnslf 1 is toe luvsutor of tho pfwumailo gan'iwwrtf in. 'He-isjipt Its lvrntcrrthej-wJll,liUttto iiteit of tho gun or the Idea uf tnlnj comiireel lr fi mottia writer was not original lib blm. Capt. Za lliuil was at one tune m lively loimixted with tie company, and still has some Interest in It, but thBofncors desire that all credit for the sue rrt uf thi gun fall upon the shouldnn of Capt. J. Hapleff, tli'J Itusslan engliicrr, who Invented It, tuiitfrluunded Hie building of It. und also In vented the fuso now Ufcd In the rrojectlle. At me 'time nu electrical fuse, tho invention of fspt. Zullnnkl, wa. used, but it liroird to bo tliinrrrous, for It might easily ejplodo If it be came damp, and wan rilratditt In favor of hub Invented by Capt. Hapleff. . , The tests were set down for -;!I0 o clock yes terdy afternoon, but. as usual, the ormy men were late. They reached tfandy Hook nt noon, having ame m er on the tiovernraent boat Ord nance, but they aat around the quarter of the oflletr stationed at the provtng ground until It wts long after the time ut tor the trials, und then they drove slowly over to that part of the iloikwncra the pueumatlo gun plant Is situ sted, lmeof the army men hail not seen the nnsatall, and for their benefit the ulei'es were worked for them. They expressed great ad miration for the perfect mccbunlsm, but tin- big projectiles In the magazine seemod to plcuso them more than anytlilni; else. I hee enormous torpcilocs are made a. care fully a though they w-re to be ornamenU rstlier than Implement of death, and they cot SI.OOO apiece. Five thnusai.d dollars worth of tliee projectiles were thrown Into tho sea )c Ir niay, to say nothing of on H-lnch torpedo, con taining 100 pounds of nltro-jrlatmo and five lainmy projectile, which wcro tired but a uliort iitiaiu e in rapid succession in an effort to beat thot.maspcclrli-dln the funtraiti. The sclen li'le men, who have long hair and long beards, and n never say anything tu any nody but each other, and who spend all of thoir time asking enigmatical figures on sheets of paper. wM on hand, u uiual, ycstenlay and went through their regular jieriormance. When, at ai-a o'clock, the nfflcers announced ttst they w ero ready to go on with tho tests, the t'oors of the magazine were tliron u open, ond t!ie Hrorknn daintily placed one of tho. big lhel!nn tnu carriage, rollci It over to the car, rhoied It Into the lurrel nr the gun, and then t'.crt.llng uua cad) for the rlrstshot. Ac cfirdttistothi umtroct, th gunner must land UlMri-'M. of th proje. tiles within a space of 3ij j a il, U and lL"0 ards long. When .Mr. C'rteimaii gut on tlio littlo platlnrm llde the tun je.irrday, he announceit tljit he would land ei rry onu of the ttvu pi njectlles in a strnlght line not mora iluin 40 ) ards long, hubsequent events showed that his statement was no Idle ast, and also settled beyond doubt the uues tlouof ten accuracy of tho iron. Kveryoneof the (lis shots landed on a straight line, and tho frrateit variation was but slightly over 30 Tba first projectile fired consumed sixteen sec o t. m Us night of '.'.OOO yard and, being flttejl with a two-secoud delay fuse, did not explode nil) It itasetghteen (eet under water and nearly 150 feet from the spot where It struck. The up nrsl was a magnificent spectacle, almost a ;Mld arre of water rising In tue air and Uavlng behind it the same heavy fog tint followed the rlkln of tho big projectile on Tuesday last. The Mint slight wabble In the shell during Its int a noticed yesterday, and It was on oi-. count of this same w abble that two of the aliells si lo explode two seconds after striking ex )"i on Impact. The fuses hail lieen set so uailhetlrst four shells would explode under wraiid theflfth Instantly upon striking thu UrUc. The first did Its duty nobl), but the wcond and third went off on Impact. This was pot due to any Irregularity In tho fuse. They U4 Wen itt all right, but It bad been expected, tint all of the shells would strike the water etly head on. The wabble got in Its work, J er. and the second and thltd shells struck ll'titly on the side. , , Ins mult of this was not at all disappointing Usii)brj.y,aattgavethe spectators an opnor. juait) uf seeing 5u0 pounds of dynamite explule 'ntliMAir The explosion shot out a sheet of nsmiMo a distance o( about fifty ards and sent Jioliiniii of water nearly 600 feet In the air. Tnssrni) men and the scientists agreed with lu offlc tti 0( tne Cmpany that the wabble wu 'niethlng that could easily be overcome, and so veaihst part of the experiment was stamped riuring success with the rest ot the gun'a achlrvriuents during the afternoon. , . Tns fourth shot was a perfect one. ami the ex. flion did not come until theentlre projectile Wl I'M dlupptarcil under the water. The fifth -fi 'uot tipiuiUd at impact, according to the set- m iiiK of the fuse, and waa a suicess lo every J1.7' After the test with thtflveblgproiectlles j, joung taeu who manipulated tne distance uw informed the spwitators that everyone ' the ,MU hod Unded In a straight line, and m tut the greatest variation was only a fraction S"',H'ltN Mr.Crelmauwaoongratulate4 I k? V1.'1"" for his exctllent work and he WifjM like a boy. , ,. 'st'ew the gun was as accurate aaoy In the "rM." w.i all he said. ThU experiment with jae ri lug projectiles settles conclusively the l'iei on iia-curaci. The Government require- Jnt , u latei ill to piece, and the gun Wt sou . lo) unit doubt that It could laud a tor J P 'i an) given spot, whlih simply means . n I wti'i ship atUrapling to euUr the L," : ' Sew ViKk ami gating within range 'l e ii -i-iatk guuswould be blowu to pl H -'!- it i.f.j ev. nt laurU oa sighted the sea aw'r j ,, ' i tt m'irds) woa wlthaioO. P, i '-' mtalulng liK) pounds of nit.- k'l V '-dlui: w tuctratt two uf these H, - , , ,P Uun the tawe day tliot the bu H V v arw uvaltiu, object bln tairely to M 'D if it i ji't keep Ui to (bj ;"P';" ooostvd MI for It. Only one of th sheila, was fired ynter. day, and It went away beyond the contract dis tance. The other will bo tired on Tueeday next. No reason waa given for not firing It yeatrday. The official time consumed by the different shells hi reaehlng thelrdestlualton.tf.OOO tarda, from tho lime the order to load w as given, 1 as follows! First shot. 17 second! second shot, in 4-S seconds! third shot, 17 seconds! fourth shot, t 1-3 seconds I fifth shot, 17 1-3 seconds. The loo-pounder consumed in 1-3 second, but tra ersed a dltonre of 3,000 yards. Tho third test yrsterday was with nve dummy projectiles weighing t.ltlti tunnda each. Ac-i-nrillng In contract, tho gun must bo able to shoot ten projectile In forty minutes. It was agreed to Umi tho projectllee yesterday and send them all In twenty minutes, three minutes being allowed for the first shot. Mr.Creolmnn and Capt. ltaplcff smiled slgninrantly vrlion asked whether they thought they could do what waa demanded In the given time. Thp 111 c projec tile were got In readiness, three Iwlng placed on carriage and two In the wlng ready to be. tranfertrd tn the carrlogos Instanllv, At thewonl "Ho!" fnitn lien. Klnglcr tho men went to work. The first prolectllv wu put In the gun and fired In Just 31 second. -J minutes and II seconds quicker than iieressnrjV Only a small force of cotnpresseil air wn let In tlio (sue, and the prolictllot were only thrown few hundred yard. As the trial wu simply to show the rnpidlt) with which the gun could lie Inndeil nnd flreil. tbl did not tnnkoniir differ ence There was not a bitch In tho loading nnd firing of the other projectiles, and when tho last one had lieen flreil it wo. aiinnitncrd that the itillru tlma coiisumeil was but 7 minutes and 3S second. .,,,, , Thl closed the trial, nnd. after bidding the ofnceia of the company good day. tho nttn) men drnvo away without expressing any opinion of the work of the gun. Tlicywlll bare to make their rcimrt In n few days, nnd then It will be seen what old soldl"rs, brought up In n school of ponder and nole. think of the Intent Improve ment In modern weapons. It was ImpoMlblo to get an expression of opinion from any member of the Ordnance Hoard, nnd tho army officers nt the proving ground alo refused to talk. If tho guns aro neecptrd tho most formidable sea coast defcnie In the world will prolmbly lw erected on Mandv Hook, and New 'iork will Ixi rendcreil impregnable to attack. j ruiUT with jfonof.f. Twmty.lOnr Mra Ilurt-The Mherir Takes rtlxtj-nve PrlMonera. Ut'rr.iui. Aug. '.'I.- When Sheriff Taggnrt granted permission to Count Hrbadowskl'a Holioes to rest heif awhile, il wn with the understanding thnt they should leave tho county nt tho expiration of three dn-. The time limit expired thl morning, and notwith standing a reminder from the Sheriff that they were expected to leme, tho army wns still In camp, nnd the Count said It would stay there until he got ready to niovo to Woodlawn Ilcach. The Sheriff said they must get out of the county at once, and nt 2 1. Mm with a force uf deputies, ho left for the camp, with the deter mination to compel them to quit tho county. The camp was at Cheektowaga, outside tho city lines. Sheriff Taggart is about sixty years old. and built like a gladiator. Ho swore In twenty-five deptitlr., put himself at their head, nnd set out todlsperse the army. Ho arrived at the camp and placed the Count nnd hi lieutenants under arrest, and sturted with them for Justice For stcr'a court, half a mile nwa, where thoywero to be tried. The army, numbering -'30 men, fell In behind tho prisoners. When the- arrived at Justice Fnratcr's court tne Count wn permitted tn speak to some of his followers. He addressed them In I'nllsh. and liefnre tho Sheriff could Interfere the crowd had closed In around the Count nnd he was bejond tho reach of tho Sheriff. Tho army formed a hollow square around tho Count, and swinging their clubs, around their bends defied thoBherlf? ti take him. With only thirty men, the Sheriff was non plussed for a ruoment. It was outside tbocJty line, and the iwlloe, stationed a hundred feet nway, could not legally Interfere. HherlfT Tag. K.irt called to one ot his deputies. Ed Williams, six feet six, and told him to go forward and ar ret tho Count. As Williams approached the lines a Pole struck at him, nnd Williams knocked him senseless. " Come on." cried Police Captain Klllecn to his mounted men, who were itching for a fight, nnd fifteen of them dashed at the Common, wealers, with the deputies at their horses' heels. The police used their clubs, the deputies their revolvers and clubs, and the Count's champions both clubs nnd revolvers. In fifteen minutes the tight was over and the twenty-five Coxey. Ites.wlth broken heads, were groanlug on tho ground. The Count, seeing that most of his follow era had fled, ran after them, and the rrmnnnt of hi Iwnd followed. Sheriff Taggart men fol lowed on a run. They overtook tho Count and arrested him and several of his followers. Tho other were closely pursued, the Sheriff giving orders that ovcry man of them 1 ar rested. Tho Count stood Inactive In the midst of his followers and took no hand In the tight. Samuel Itozrn of Chicago shot IJeputySpencer, the bullet ploughing througli Spencer's scalp. Deputy John O'llrlen. w ho was armed with a shotgun, turned It on Itozen. and the contents lodged in bis leg. Ills Injuries ure the most serious. All will rocovor. Sheriff Taggart made prisoners of sixty-five of the CoxejTites. All were eouileted as tramps and marched to the penitentiary to-night to serve terms of thirty days. The police have ar rested as many more, who will be tried to-iuor-row. The Count was budly handled aud bruised. lie will be held for the Urand Jury. Twent-flvo of tho hoboes and ileiiuty sheriffs were Injured In the fight. Nine hoboes were bo badly hurt thut It was nectsary to rake them to the hospital. Tlio Count and 150 of his fol. lowers have been placed under arrest, the Count being held for assault In tho second degree, for which he can retelie five years' Imprisonment. The list of Injured l as follow s; lsskt Voou. sged St. of Illlnolt. scalp wound. .losrru Cxraar, fiulTslo. lp wimnf Tiuixn Maikosxi, Nibleakl street, Chleaifo, very bad aratp wound. L . . , , . JoHt IIismckui. South Bend. Ind.. scalp wound. Kaen Mxsocs. Chicago, scalp wound. Huswives curiam. Chlcsio, wslp wound and shot WiX7V Wojiicunwun. risielnnd, sealp wimnd. Hismt Lvssxa, Chicago, sealn wouoil. Hahcii. Iloua. Chlcaifo, left leg mint with buckshot, alio scalp wound. Levi Krucii, deputy sheriff, walp plnuiflKHt ty UtoaiiE Tsriia, deputy sheriff, had scalp wound. A score of others had their head cut open by policemen's ilubs. and were treated on the sixit by the ambulance physicians, who did not deem it necessary tn take them to the hiMpltal, Tho Count himself waa badly cut under the e by the fist of a Sheriff. Tho battle occurred about & o'clock this afternoon. CAVailT I.V A BUJIXIXn .VISE. All the Slen at tVork luiprlsooed-Thlrty. even Itudlea Heeovcrrd. Sejitti.e. Wash.. Aug. S4.-A terrible tire oc. curred In the Oregon Improvement Company's cool mines at Franklin, thirty-four miles from this city, at 1 o'clock this afternoon, All the men at work were Imprisoned. Thirty-seven dead bodies have been recovered and It Is known that other were ImprUoned. The number is as yet only a matterof conjec ture, and It U probable that none escaped. Thotlrst newsof the tragedy was received In this city by Manager Smith of the mine com panyat 1;30 this afternoon In tho shape of a telegram from the mine siiierlntendent at Franklin. Manager Smith, upon the receipt of the first telegram, sent out a special train Inuring Super tntendent Corey and ii crew to assist In subdu ing the flames If possible and rescue the Impris oned men. The official In this cll aro reticent and re fuse to Blvo out any information whatever bejond the fail that the mine caught fire, and that thirty-seven dead Uklies have already been removed. The tire. It Is said, caught In breast No. 0? In the sixth level, but of the cause nothing lias been learned. The last report was to the i ff ei t that the lire was still raging, and heroic efforts w rrw being mad tu recover others know n to be In the mine. A lato telegram from tho scene alatea that the thirty-seven men killed probably died from be Ing suffocated by the smoke, as the bodies do not show burns of a fatal nature. What pro nortlon of the dead men are white and what proportion black cannot at present U 'earned, tut the oftlcen. say they are eouallj dli Ided. A despatch from the railroad operator as Vrankllusa j s the w Ivea. children. and rouimlrt "Sm4 raw I are crowding around the mouth uf ih'JUilur. frantil with grief. tikrsasbead May Ustis. Tka East aita si. ruon 'o-ds;- Trslajswr 14 mmmmtsasm SELT-MUKDEttS .MUMMY. irir.iiE hay, AMArr.vn rttAMPios ttVXXKIl, irASlM MMSELh'. lie lln.l Been Arrested, and Did Net Know lie Had lieen Kaonerated-An Kldtrly Man knmp from llrooklyn Itrldge-Mra. baas R. Mould Potaona lteraeir-(ther Mtilctden aad Attempt nt Hiilelde, William 1). Dny, tlio champion nmalcur long long d 1st an co runner, hanged himself on Wed nesday, III Ixsly wns found jesterday nioni Ing suiietideil from n treo tn a ilttmtiof woisl opposite tho New Jcrsuy Athletic Club house, at llergen Point, by John Wolnco of 48 Kvcr green street, Ilajontie. Tho undoulitcd cause of thu, young nthlcto'. elf-tlestructlon wn his arrest on Tuesday morning on a lhargeof cm bexztcment made by Manager Stover of tho Manhattan Laundry Company, !!70 nnd ST3 Wayne street, Jersey City. Day, who was a collector for the laundry, wns charged with tlio appropriation of 111.. Ho was ar rested by Detective Me.S'all) on Tuesday and taken to Jersey City. lwrr Allan Benny became hi bondsman. Day returned to Ilayonno on Tuesday ovcnlng. nnd was at the club house, whero ho rend an account of his arrest. Tho publicity of thu affair shocked him, and he walked nwa) from the group of club men of which he wn one when ho had reiul tho report. Later In tho cicnlng ho rejoined tho party, and laughed and Joked a If Ids mind wero free from all troubles. He wns to appear In Judge Pott's Court on Wednesday morning In answer tn the charge. He left his homo at !3 Linden street alsiut B o'clock thnt morning, apparently tn go to court. Later Mrs. Hide and Mrs. Lewis, Isinnlers at Capt. Kydcr's liavshoro House, which Is located within aoo yards of the club house. Bay that Dny camo out of the cluh house grounds on hour lstca. As ho crossed n ditch he slumhkd and fell, Thl wn the Inst seen of him allic. Within sight of the club houso eranda. und only a short distance from Capt. Itjder'. houe. I a wild cherry treo which Is about six Inches In diameter at tlio base. Thrco feet from tho ground the tree branches into two stem. On the stem nrarrst tho bay there I a fork about ten feet from tho ground. Two feet higher I a second fork. The limbs nt this point nro hardly an Inch In diameter. It I surmised that Dny had procured from his brother' bont, w hlch is niisirrd nt the dock of the club house.twn nieces of new cotton cord, known to cnnolst ns 7-ld lacing cord. It bus nlmtit tlio same thickness a a stout clothesline. One piece of the cord he fastened to the limb of the tree ns he sat in the crotch two feet below. Thu free end won arranged In a slip noose, which ho placed about his neck with the knot under Ills ear. With tho second pleco of rope lm mnde i loop which he sllpiied about his ankles. The loop was drawn tight. The rope wa then wound atmut hi leg ahnvo and below the knocn.nnd also ot tho waist. The free end of the rope wo passed over the left shoulder and hruught down tn the turn nlxut the legs below the waist. It wn then passed around the mpo and brought upward. Ill hands were slipped between tho turn of tho rojie almut his waist and hi bodv. The remainder of the rope was wrapped twice olmt hi hands. Knnugli free dom of motion wns allowed ti enable him to draw the end of the roiie uownrd. This tight ened the bond. While thus tied, he threw him self out of the crotch of the treo. Ills b.xly tell but n Bhort dlstunce. yet fur enough to bri-uk The Ixidy hung over a footpath, opposite the club house, nnd In sight of tho Jersey Central trains, which croa the hay w ithln a quarter uf a mile of tho clump of woods. Yesterday, alxiut 10:30 o'clock, when Wince and Manger were driving crnni thrrmcTi tho woods, they found'tlm BUlclde'a body. Policeman White Lord wo. noti fied. The body won allowed to hang until Cor oner Converse of Jrrsey City was notified. It was finally removed to Mouth's morgue In Bavonne. Jndglng from the condition of the Ixsly Day had died on Wednesday mornlnc. All Inquest was held In the afternoon nnd a verdict of sulcido rendered. Day was 5 feet l Inches high, wltn blue eyes and black hair. Ho weighed only lift pounds, hut was well proportioned. Ill nge aii,.,:i. When tho body was found It wn clad In plaid trousers, a double-breasted cheviot coat nnd vest, white dress shirt, with a bluo tie. lnced shoes, block half hone, and n block derby hat. His pockets contained ' tents nnd u lend pencil. He lited with his iarents. Col, and Mrs. Thoir.oi, I). Da. Tho family wns prominent In the Month prior to tho war. Ho had four broth, era. T. D. Day, a New York lawyer; Frank It., Newton, and Inerrsoll Dnv. His sliters aro Mr. Allen Harris of Philadelphia und thu wife of Col. II. Hrlnkley Snnwden of Memphl. Tenn. The family ore In comfortable circumstances. No arrangements were made for the luueral ycstenlay, as the family w a too greatly shoeki d by tho tragedy, Members of the fiimllv hod searched for Day In New York and the vicinity for the post two days. When tho case wu called In Judge Potts's court on Wvdnodiiy.nnd lie did not answer. Counsellor Benny hail the caso pnstimned until Monday. Dn's lut nppenrunce on the athletic field was at the Metropolitan championships at Suratoga thl summer. He was in training, n much a he ever trained, for tho two-mllo race of the New Jersey Athletic Club's Latxir Dny games. Hcirrul iiiorbldl) Inclined persons vl'ltcd the scene of the suicide $ esterday. The low er limb of the tree were broken oft by somo w Idle others contented themsulves with cutting splinters. Willie Day's list of victories on the cinder path was a notable one, and among his prize wa an unusually Urge number of tint, medals fur establishing new records. Day's specialty w as long-distance running, and the figures which he set up several years ago for all the distance from one and a ouarter to four miles, luclulie. and for ten miles, hat n not la.cn touched, al though many a crack has hail h go at them. On Oct. i'd, tusti, being then In his twentieth year. Day created great enthusiasm among the athletic circles of tho entire country by break ing all prevlnu American amateur records with hi great ten-mile performance at Staten Island Thl-.' record hns not since Iwen equalled. The feut was followed up by unnther record-breaking performance about a month later, when lie cs. tuhlishrd tho present Ami rlcon amateur record for four miles. This was accomplished at ller gen Polntin the fine time of !!0ilS4-S. On May 17, 1801). ill this city. Day huilnnnther try at the American records, and succeeded In putting up new figures fur all distances from IM to S miles. Inclusive, as follows: miles, time. (1.05:4(1; 1M. time. OiO'.' 4-3: 1J., time, U.oti.lS 1-.V. L'mllea.tlme,0:f;:i,-,:i.S. . On May fill following Day made new Aruerl. can records for -.'! mile and il miles also, with performances of u.l'Jsl0U-A and 0.14:30 re- The chumplonshlp meeting of the Amateur Athletic I'nliiu. held III Chicago on Scot. Ulof last ear. brought Day forward again . n idiumpinu lung-llstnnce runner, and ho added the tlve-mlle i hamplonshhi of America tn his list of running honors. Tho time was Ui) min utes h "-A seconds. Day also held several Individual cross-country championship records. , Among other long distance runners his game, nr w as uhvsjs questioned. In somo races he would quit; In other he would run und win at ahcarl-brcttklngiaco. Conneff was tlio man ho moat feared. The othrrs. Including Carter, Ortou, and alsh, he held in contempt. Day's last rate, and una which he won, wasut Bergen Point, on tho N.J. A. C. grounds, this summer, lie wastu run again on l-ahor Day at liome, and at Travers Island ill the National champloiikhlps. . , , , The following letter, written apparently lie. fore Day's suicide was known, was retcltedby TllE SI'S ycstenlay : Te tux Form or Tu Hex Sir. I gretlli rrxrel ih unulraiaiil mtortet Klrrn Mr. Willie Hay uf (he New Jersey jMhlttlcClubcoueeruliuthecbarifnuf embes tlruieot ol f uud. licUiiialug tu our company. I itealre to state that uwlng In a uraie rrmr the ( hsrge w at made, the tarns being reetlned anil a true accounting made. Therefore 1 bin most anglnu to le mine the unjust stala alUrhed to Mr. lisv's character. Manager Manhattan Laundry Conipauy. Jersey City. Tried to llaaai UtrselflB Cell. Irene Moore. U I ears old, of 440 Third avenue, attempted suicide b hanging herself lost night lit the Kot Thlrt) -fifth street police station. She was a sen ant and had been arrested the night before on a charge of disorderly conduct, and was arraigned In the Yorkvllle rourt yes terday murnlng and discharged, the was ar rested again about half past 3 o'clock hi the afternoon, this time on a charge of drunken She was discovered hanging In her cell, and w a cut down in time to save her life. She had torn her clothlug Into strips and made a rope of them. She was sent to Bellevue Hospital. Nothing la Lire Left for MIm. Kshas Cur. M'., Aug. S4. Henry S. Pear, oun, formerly maimer of the Piano iltnufac. turlng Coinpany of this city, and part fjroprle. tor of the Terrell Hardware Company as K on, bmemzjm6Mmmai iili I. T commltteil aulcldo- last night by sliootlng. Ho left several letter tinting there wn nothing in life for him. tin hid been found to be short In hi accounts with the piano company, but to whnt extent Is not known. hviciiie rnoM thk nnnwu. An Old Mm lunno and Hlrlkea the Hoof of the Clyde l.lne Tier. A shabby, elderly man Jumped from the south roadway nn the New York side of the Brooklyn brldgo shortly after R o'clock lost night. Ho fell onthoriKif of thoCI)de lino freight shed, and ho wns dead w hen the police got up there. Sam uel A. French of 408 Cherry street, a truck driver In the employ of Henry It. Mne. hail the matt for n passenger from New York. French sUrted to drive across the brldgo alxiut 8il0 o'clock. James Mack, a colored waiter, wn with him on tho driver's scat. As the truck ttn-.icd Into tho entrance to the brldgo John Hanson of !RJ William street and n sprucely dressed eleven-year-old boy, as well as tho mnli nbo was going to kill himself, asked the truck driver for a lift across. ...!.. t. " You're young enough to walk," wild French to tho tsiy t " but the old man can ride." " IM the Ixiynn.too." said the man but trench shook hi bend. Then Hanson and the old man cllmlied on tho rear of tho truck. Alxiut half way to the New York tower Mack, who had lieen talking to the driver, turned around. Not seeing tho man who had Interceded for tho boy, he told French to poll up. " It's all right." said Hanson, who was stand ing near the rear of the truck. " He got off half a minute ago! he wanted to ttrsteh his legs." There was no other vehicle In sight on the road, wny.nnd they did not see the old man, either A pnllcomnn. who noticwl that the truck had stopptd, shouted to French, asking If anything wns tho trouble. ... "I had n passenger who may bo a bridge Jumper." answered the latter. Jokingly. Then he whipped up his horse, thinking no more alxiut the matter. , Three minutes later. Pollcerosn Charles Fltz glbbou. who was on the north driveway, saw a man walking slowly along the south driveway tow nrd Brooklyn. When about thirty feet west of the New York tower the man stopped and looked about him. Seeing that the driveway wns cltnr he walked over to the Inin railing on the outside. .... . . . Fltrgtbtsins yelled tohlra to stop, and started on a run toward the tower to cross over. hen he reached the south driveway the man wns climbing over tho railing. The policeman shouted again. Tho man. who. was balancing litni'ilf on the raiting, threw himself outward. In three second the policeman heard a rrash a the Ixxly struck on the roof of tho shell 100 feet below. Fitzglbboiis ran U the telephone In the tower houu nnd scleral bridge policemen were sixm scurrying down Frankfort street Kdward llnrtlu. night watchman In the freight house, wa standing In tho door when the body struck the roof. Susnnctmg what hail occurred, ho caught up a lantern, and calling to Policeman Sullivan, who waa In the atreet, ran tow-nnl the river end of the shed. About twenty, five tcet from the cud heeawamon'slcgstlcklng througli tho roof. When the two got up there they found the bridge Jumper, huddled In a heap, with hi leg and blDV forced partly through the break Tn tho roof. Ifewasdcnd. He seemed to he about 30 yearn old, and had a big Itoman nose, dark hair, a Ugh, moustache, and bluo eyes, and was undersized.' fills hands were white and soft. , " They tied tho Ixxly to a door and lowered It on a sling on tho outside of tho shed to the pier. Then brldgo ixillcemen carried It on a stretcher to a little room nenrthe ticket offlceat the end of the bridge. There was nothing In the txx:kets but a bra- lntch-kev. a cigar butt, a, box of matches.a cloth lmg half filled with tobacco, and a coarse handkerchief. He seemed to'lMtve been sickly nnd pixirly fed. , "i . . ... After stopping to scewhnltind becomoof hi passenger the truck driver had driven on nrros the bridge. As he won leaving the BrooMr. entrance he heard thnt n man bad Just Jumped from the New York side and he droietotbe Bridge txilice station, where f) told about hnv iinr picked up tlin alranger. .... This is the seventeenth man who baa Jumped from the bridge slnco It wa opened to the pub lio. Several months ago a Juan named John Miilvnneti Jumped from thexlrtvewnv and fell on thu root of tho Clyde Uno freight house. NolhiuB uiorq waa seen of tfivVlsi "..! had a penred to be tu tbo old man's lonipioy. sricinx: or mrs. kjima jj. aovi.n. Her ItaardlnB House Failure Ys Her Husband Related to Jay Mould I Mrs. Kmmn n. Gould, who for many yenr kept a Ixiardlng house In Brooklyn, committed sulcido nt her homo nt 00 Sands street yrsterdn afternoon by taking ryanldoof potassium. Mrs. Could was .17 years old ond hail been wealthy. She hnd been a widow for several years, and It Is believed that loneliness and bad debts drove her to self-destruction. Mre. (Iniild mined Into tho house nt 00 Sand street In May last. The few boarders she hod Ix'gan to Irove with the opening of the heated term. Many of them neglected tn pay her. r"ur n week or two back sho bad been complaining of her lnrk of suctess. Her friends tried tn cheer her up. lint she refused to lx- comforted. Yesterday morning sho seemed more than nrdlnnril) clucrful. but her actions puzzled the servnnt. She spent the day packing nway the silverware, line table linen, and other movable valuables In four largo trunks. Early In the ofterniMin nn expressman called for the trunks and took them nway. The girl did not learn where the proiierty had been sent. Soon afterward Mrs. tloiild went tn her bed rixim. leaving word to the effect that ahe did not wish tu be disturbed, and on her not nppcarlng at tho dinner hour, the dixir wa broken open by L. C. Scrimser, onuof the Umntera. Mrs. Oould's dead bodj luyon the bed. There was an expression of pain on her face, nnd It was supposed ut first that sho had Ik eii stricken by apoplexy. , . A letter ill Mrs. Onuld a writing was found on a dressing case. It read as follows: To fAs Cfinmr." It will mil lie neeeMary tn hold n autopsy or In nue.t on my remains. 1 hae taken ryanras of po tassium. Ymiwlll pirate nollft Mr I. V, ilrokaw nt the Ami of Hrukaw Pros., fourth aienua and Attor place, Hvh ork, and ask him to attend to niv burial. tXXA It. Ool'Ul. Mrs. Oouhl had len twice married. Her first husband w a uumeil Iteynolds. He died many venr ago. Her second husliauil was K. I. I iiiuld, w ho Is nil Id tu hai a Ix-en a relath e of tho Jay (lould f.unllj. Mr. (lould was'a widower Willi otieilaughter when ho married Mrs. Itey. nolds. and tho daughter is now the wife of Isaac V. Ilrokaw. iu-oorillng In Mr. Scryinser. , , Mrs. Ilould had a son. Leonard Itej nobis, who commuted suicide In 1H7U In California, whero he had Ix-en sent for hi health. Since the death of her secoud husband Mr. Gould has kept hoarding houses principally on tho heights. Ilnxjkln. Her iunt successful lenturo was a hnurdlnghousu on Clark street, near the Hotel St. (It-orge. .... M'MT Kill, I.I1NO IIIIAMCI'. N. J.. Aug. "J4. Mr. Isaac Ilrokaw was seen at Ids cottage at hi bemn to-ntglit. He says that Mrs. (lould. who commltteil sulcido In lln)kl)n tolay, was no rrlatlieof his or any of the family, Ilunged Himself Ileruuse Ilia Account Were a Hollar Hhort. Patbhson. N. J.. Aug. ',4. Itoliert Murray, aged 64, bunged himself with u sheet from a closet hook In his sin's house at VIA Marion strett tn-nlght. Murray lived at l7 Brnudway willi his wife and daughter. Hu was an expert silk designer, but. being unable to procure work at his trade, he went to work for the Metropoli tan insurance Company as collector several wrekaago. On Monday he turned his accounts ill Si short. This made him desiondeut. A Toledo Pioneer Haug lllmttlf, Tdl.EiMi, Aug. '.'4. Mathlas Hartman, a sixty, five-) car-old pioneer of this city, committed kuiclde last night hy hanging himself with his usMiiders whllu locked up in a cell In Ihe po lice station. Hartman was arrested fur shoot ing at his wife. J7IK MILLETS fit It Ills Jl'XKMT. II. O, Klutc Murdered by u Fortuer Fjm. plojee la u Nlrcet of Alluntu. ATf.A."eTV.(ia.,Aug.'.'4. Alexander Corremp tied a flie-rhatnbereil pistol Into II. O. King on South Broad street this afternoon, then tossed the pistol away, folded hi arms, and waited for a policeman. ... King tia well known here, aud was enpnected with prominent families. Carr hod been In hi; employ at a pyrites mine which hlng operated near Villa lllca. this btutc. Carr say. that King owed him monet.and the shooting grew out uf this indebtedness. At 3 o'clock the two men came from the In man building, walked across Broad street, and Uxxl talking for a few, minutes. J. H. Jacques aais that Carr suddenly drew a pistol and shot King In the Iivad. King sUggcrrd a few paces and fell. Carr followol. stooil over blm, and fired four more bullets Into his head. Ha then tied the pistol at King and walked off a dozen A great crowd collected before the amok had cleared away, and many who knew the d)lng man proposed to I) nth Carr, who stuod, pale and nervous, with folded arms. A pollremau lameupaoddroiethe crowd back. King waa sent to the Urady Huspltal. where he died at 0 o'rlifk. Carr mads a statement In which he said that Klug drew a pistol and was about to SbAKft buu. ANOTHER RECORD BROKEN. HEW YORK, IX MOM HOVTllAMPTOX, a lrixxnit nv xixvTvs. The Keeord for th Westward Paitsss la Now O Ray, Hours, OH Mlniitea-Pa. aenger Loaded- Can tn lletter Yet, Cast. iltnlMs Hay, When there Hap. pen to lie No Foe," and No Head Wind. With her masthead light gleaming like a great yellow star in the dnrknes and her 000 passengers rrowded other raits, the Amei Iran liner New York raced Into the waters of tho harbor last night a rcconl breaker. She had lowered the record from Southampton llfty nlno minutes, making the passage In 0 days H hours nnd ,1H minutes, nnd thus surpassing the record of , H da) s I) hour nnd 37 minutes made by her sister ship, the Paris, In July. 1RII3. Tho New York loft Southampton last Saturday at l'-lilfl o'clock tn the afternoon, passing the Needles at l!4H and breasting the Sandy Hook lightship at 3:0 o'clock ycstenlay. When the New York was sighted east of tho lightship nt 4:30 o'clock with a huge whtto wove curling backward from her bows It was known that the Southampton record wns to bo smashed. As she sped along tho craft near her tooted their whistle in commendation, and a sho went plunging pat tho lightship tho keepers thero waved their caps, tho passengers replied In kind, nnd tho ship flew on. In twenty-four minutes alio passed tlio Hook, and nt :3',! o'clock Quarantine was reached. Then the reirnuo cutter Chandler corao puffing up to her. The long dangling lad der was thrown over tho New York's eldo and Inspector Benjamin begnn his ascent. He Isu heavy man, ana ns ho ncarcd tho steamship's rati the ladder snapped, and ho would hnvo fallen had he not clutched one of the rail posts. Greater speed was resumed and every passen ger who owned a natch hod It in his hand gar. Ing Intently at the mlnuto hand. Wngcrs wero made as to the time of dock In,:. When the lull buildings that riss from the Battery came Into view n hearty cheer broke from thu vuj ngers. On tho brldgo of tho steamship Capt. John C. Jamison and Pilot Ton may stood guiding thu ship up tho harbor. Darkness wns settling down, and the side lights and masthead light appeared. All was bustln and commotion on tho liner a the baggage was hurried on deck. The city lights wero ahlnzo as the New York glided toward her pier. Then the tugs shot out of the darkness ond took the lines bi which tho steamship was In warp Intn her dock. The up per 'floor of the pier was thronged with relatives and friends ot tlio Incomers, who tagan calling their greetings long lie fore the New York was w ithln hailing distance. At 7:4a the cri rang out from the bridge. "Make fast!" and a moment later tho gang plank clattered to the ship's deck. Tlio run from (Junrantlno was 1 hour nnd ten minutes. Tho nrst perron ashore was Jacques II. Herts of t!4 Fifth avenue, and the other passengers were not slow In following. The company liail employed forty-seven extra Custom Houso ofllcers. nt $'.'.73 apiece, to pass all baggage for tho further convenience of tho voyagers. Capt. Jamison, who I short, stout, and tanned, was seen In his cabin. I suid: "This hns been u beautiful trip in iiiuny wait. The ship has sped like race horu all the way. Tho voj age has ix-en comparatively unci entful. and. Iwrrluguday'a fog, lias liven all the most fastidious mariner could desire. Oft thu Hanks there wns n slight fog that lasted ubout twenty, tlio hour nnd ncccsltated a reduced eix-cd. "Tho New York, In splto of this, has averaged twenty knots an hour ever slnco we hi.m1 the Needles. What do I think are tho possibilities tlr her tatulowwrrnK-of"tlie"Tecin;7 fenrr fool sure in saying that without fog or head winds several hours may be cut oft the record. We hail Strang head winds last Wednesday night and Thursday morning that iieccssnrl.y retarded somewhat the ship's progress. At any rate," and Cupt. Jamison smiler! in a pleased way, "let me tor the preeent be Justly proud of what m ship has done. I hope she niai somo day do better under more favorable condition." rhn voyuge of the New York w a her twenty third, and constituted 3.030 knots. The dally run were u follows: 437. -Iliil. -IH0. fiOd. ., 307. and 100 to bring her tn the Sandy Hook Lightship. The record of her Blstrr ship, tho Paris, on her rrciird-mnklng run, was msdo on a course of .1,03!.' knots, and the highest dully run w as .10:.', with an average speed Uiniughoul the trip of 1I..MH knots an hour. The best previous reconl of the New Yorit wn fldays 13 hours und S3 minutes, made in Juno of this) ear oirr n 3,113.knot toiirse. On thnt voyage her largest da) V run nu .VJ7 knots, w hlrli is '0 knots morj than sho madu on mi) one day on this last run. Her Ix'st eastern time lsililii)s 1ft hour nnd 3 minutes, ngainst tl dnys 1 1 hours and 44 minutes, the record held b the Ftlrst Bismarck of the Hamburg-American line. A comparison of thftrlp with those ot the fleet Cunanler's can hardly bo made, as the run In (Jueenstown Is alxiut vho knot shorter than thut to rMiuthumpto'i. The Campania's tliuo from tjueeustowr Is ' da. I) hours, and 'M minutes, which Is the record, und wninade a week ago ycstenlay. The nirrage speed of tho Campania was '.'1,411 knots. l,ast night was th third Friday upon whlLh arecnnl-mnklng liner has (om Into thl port, an the Paris established the previous houthumptou record by dixking on a Friday. Among the passengers who seemed most de. lighted ut tile swift run of the New-York was State Senator Jncob A. Cantor. "I saw ex. Mnior (Irncent the Houl avi) tn luidim." he sold, "but did nut talk politics wlh him. I did not see Mayor lillmy. although I ran across his son. They leave to-morrow for home, I believe." Miss Johnstnuo Bennett was all inthusinsm. In speaking of the newly established reconl she aulilt "1 think I'm the mascot; but then, jou know, four out of every six iieople on an ixeaslon nf this kind think the) are mascots Oiiriltttln party wnnagixnl share of theisxils, and the last one, which had oier $"00 In It, was divided among the ladies." Other theatric"! people on the New York were Miss F.Ulu De Wolff, .Miss Agnes Miller, nnd Mlts F.lennnrMaio, As soon nr the New York reached Quarantine Purser Klnsey telegraphed the superintendent uf the pier to haio a ditedlv.i on hand. The Biipeilntendentdld not know what the trouble was, but one of Inspector McLaughlin's men was among the first to Ixianl the steamer. It amx-ared, according tn the purser's story, lh.it there wasaiwssengerlu the steerage who wa aiiipectcd nf being a deserter from the I'ulted Slates cruiser Chicago. Tile detectiie saw tbesusixH't, but could tno ascertain whether the man was a deserter. He wns detained on the steamer last night nlong with the other steerage passengers, and the naval authorities will send some one to Kills IbI. and to-day tu see If ho ran ludrntlf) the man. The nfrli era of the line were requested to look out fur a deserter before, the struiiier sailed. ATALAXTis ir.t.vr.s rut: riaiiT, A 3,000 J-urs OaVrrd to Induce Corhett unit JuekMua to Meet, The projector of tho scheme to build an iron platform In the Atlantic Oceuii.ott Sandy Hixik, to bo culled Atalantls, nro after the Jackson Corbet t fight. The pnijettora made tho offer through Mike Donoianof the New York Ath letic Club. " I am authorized to offer a purse of $.'3,000 for the tight," he said, "and there's nn monkeying a bout It, either. The company ha nearly 84,000,000 behind It, and Its Island will be completed before next February." "I am afraid ouJre a trifle enthusiastic," said Jacksoo, who was present, but Donovan said he wasn't a bit. " Thee people," he continued, are willing toputup S'.'5,00l) Saturday as a guarantee In the bauds of an responsible man agreed uixin by jnurself und Corbett. This, they assure me. will be ihelr first step. Furthermore, they will set aside $3,000. which Is to be divided between you aud Corbett In case It it impossible for them to pull off the fight on the date selected." lilt. 1'AVL MORRIS'S VALh Out of Hons. story Window or the House 11 Wa Vlsltlsic. At 11 o'clcxk last night Dr. Paul Morris. S3 years old, of the Westmoreland Hotel, a gradu ate ot the College of Physicians and Surgeons, while vtaltlur friends at '-'73 West Thirty-eighth strett, fell from the second story window to the sidewalk below and cut his of alp. lit waa removed to House veil Hospital In an ambulance. Dr. Chamberlain took a dozen Stitches In hi scslp. Tho Doctor told the police that he tat on the window ledge to get cool, and that he supposes b lost hi balance. He left th hospital after hit wound was dreoscd. ttsaeh at YlrlaU Beaca Oattt oa to AtUatle coast Has soul, too. Old pomlnton ttctutrt (o ikcr. ae. nt.vi: or ass ornts ixavzrvn. A Defender or Col. Ilrerklartd- Nan-only lcnpe rtrlaa: Killed, Louiavii.i.r, Kv Aug, 24,-Col. Charles Cor roll Leer, a rich Bourlxin county stock farmer, became so enthusiastic In defence of Col, Hreck. inrtdgc In Lexington yesterday that he narrowly escaped death. Tho Colonel attended tho big Owena meeting, nnd soon afterwnnl had a big crowd around him. In a heotcil discussion, he coupled Cot. Breckinridge's nnmn with nn In sulting allusion tu the girls of the Blue (Irass State. Several murmurs wcro heard In tho crowd, and Col. Leer concluded It wn best to modify hi statement. Ho then said ho meant " tlin daughters of theo tubarco men" Instead of the glrlsnf the Bluo lira.- Slate. In thecrnwil wns a tobneen man, who drew n knife and lunged at !,ccr' heart, swearing he would kllUilm. Several bystanders engaged In tho row, somo trying to let tho man cut Leer and others attempting to hold him. Ho was finally overpowered and both men wcro hustled away. Col, Leer made thesamo remark before Capt. Anderson Berry some time ugo, nnd was warned by the Captain that If ho over spoko to htm again ho would knock his head off his shoulders. JtlTTUX lir A MVltnZREBS, ftherlfflleecher Hnrferlng from n Hlte tVont Lizzie Hallldny. MoTtnxLo. N. Y Aug. 24,-Shcrlff Harri son BeerhoT of Sullivan county during tho In carceration of Llzzlo Hnlllday, tho triple mur deress, is suffering severe pain from a swollen hand, the result of n btto from her. Tho rnc I a peculiar one, inasmuch as nearly two month have elapsed slnco It he was blt.cn. On June 27 a the Sheriff w a taking her f rem tho court room after tho sentenco hnd been pronounced by Judgo Kdwnnls. sho turned upon him with the ferocity of a tiger and planted her teeth In his hand. Anticipating nn attack of nucha nature the Sheriff hnd provided himself with gloves, which ho wore nt tho time, Tho teeth pene trated thcglnic nnd produced a slight abrasion of tho skin, but nothing was thought of It at tho time. Thrco or four weeks ago tho scratch be gnn to Itch and burn. A few flights ago tho Sheriff wae awakened by a severe pain In tho In jured member. Slnco thon he has Buffered acutely, and now tho swelling t extending to w anl the elbow. Should It continue it L thought that It will result in tho loss of tho arm. THOSE IllUlJlIXn SEA CLAIMS. We Jlave Offered Canada SIC5,000 Tor m Hettlement In Full. Ottawa. Aug. 24.- Sir Charles Tupper. speak Ing to-day with rcganl to tho offer of tho United States Government to settle the Behring Sea claim. by tho payment of $423,000 to Canada, said that the British Government had been In formed that the offer would lxi accepted and would be ald In December, unless tho British Government pressed for an assessment of dam age by a Commission, oa provided for by tho Paris Trlbuuiil. Sir Charles said that oil ar rangements were completcil lx-foro he left Washington, bo far a the United State were concerned, and he thought tho offer o very sat isfactory one. The United States, ho said, hod agents nut on tho coast examining Into the claims. The offer was In full settlement of such claims, without prejudice, and was to hold good ,111) tUluie arrived wbuu tlio nuiair.worW -b-votcd. probably in December. If tlio British Government did not think the offer n fair ono they could refuse, and the work of assessing tho claims would go on and the offer of the Ameri can Government would not then affect the set tlement of the claims. .i xeuro nvniEit alive. Two Purraer Aeeiied of Trjlns; to Obtala n Confession ta Thl Way. Uit'tsviLLK, Aug. 24. A story comes from Lexington this evening that a negro was burled aliie tn force from him a confession of n crime. Hubert Tucker, father of Herbert Tucker, who wa assassinated near Lexington some time ago, ' assisted by Scott Van Meter, a well-known farmer, are alleged to have committed the deed. The victim was Andy Martin, who Is 03 jenrs old. Tucker and Van Meter went to see Martin and, presenting a pistol, onlered him tu tell w ho committed the murder. The old negro sold he knew nothing of tho murder. The men then took him to an orchard near town, dug n grave, pinioned his arm ami legs nnd burled him for nearly twenty mlnutis. They told him they would kill him If he told on them. The negro is In a serious condition. The men were arrested to-day. THEY VI.OTTElt TO KILL THESI'I.TAX Two Ka. Minister of Morocco Publicly Flogged In the Htreet or 3Ieulue. TAniKit. Aug. 24. -HaJ Amaatl, ex-Grand Vizier; Mohammed Sorelr, ex.Mlnlstirof War, and two court officials were flogged last Satur day In the street of Mequlnes because they plotted to kill the Sultan. Their plot was di. loiered aud they were arrested last month. Ei cry prisoner wns stripped naked nnd Inld on n donkey's luu'k to receive hi punishment. All wcro thrust lutu dungeons at Mogadnr the next day. There Is much surprise because the plot ters were not executed. The Sultou's mother, wlm I tuiiil to bu the virtual sovereign. Is sup ixised to have Interceded for them. A XEW GEYSER. It Ilrokv Out In Ihe Yrllnwtof Within Fifty Feet or Home Tourlitt, Mammoth HutHphimih, YkixowstiinePahk, V)u.. Aug. 24. At 'J o'dock jrstenlay after noon, while n number of tourists were ilewlng tho Black Sand Basin, w hlch i u portion of thn upper geyser Imdn, they heard n rumbling unite which lusted only u few minute when a new geer broke forth within fifty feet of them, the water bring throw n oier u aco with n nullus of '.'0(1 feet T lie water grnj'-jilly formed Into a column fully 130 feet lil.'h. One tourist. Lorenzo E. Anderson nf SI. Louis was hsdly burned by the water. omblalag tn Ucfrut tiov, Wnlte. Drnvlii, Aug. 24. -One hundred and fifty business men nf Denier, tin imllnit tnultrr niauugers, bankers, and nhuletalu mcrcl-an's, met last night and Issued an address to the business men of Colorado. Tho address r.-es thud to Join lu a movement to rtt'alti tho confi dence nf Eastern financial circles by n urlng the defeat of Gov. Walte and the populist party In the cumin." Mate elections. Democrat and men who lotcd the I'npulitt tiiket at the liict election. Ix-rause nf the tllier Issue, will unite with thoHepuhlUan. rteaml.l Disabled at hen, I.omhin. ug. M. The steamer Etiuria, whliharrlitd at yueen.town from New York to-da). reports that on Aug. 22. In latitude 40' I north, longitude 33" wetl. she passed a disabled steamer. The name of the steamer was not learned. Sho had a rt d funnel w itli a black top. Thieve Torture a Miser, KturTililt. Out.. Aug. 21. Lust night rob. bers entcicd the house of William Sword, an old miter, said to bo wealthy, securely bound and gagged him. and demanded hit ruone). He refused to divulge Its hiding pbue. and they tor tured him. Fire was anpllea to the soles of his feel, aud he was other Ite maltreated lo romix-l hltu to glie up his hoard, but he stubborn)! held out. The robbers secured about f 200 and de camped, leaking the old man ttlll bound and gagged. In whlih tondltlou he was found by neighbors. There Is nu clue to the rubbers. Only A to 10 hours lo th cool bresaes of th Adlroa dock Mountain by lot fatt traiat it to Stw York Ctatrsi.-a4a TRUE DEMOCRATS IGNORED j SEXATOR HILL OX THE STATUS OT U XEr YORK XOMIXATIOXS. fl ne Hnys thnt OO Per Cent, of Presidential m Appointment nail Da Per Cent, of Other Appointment fbr Ihe Rmplre Mlate liar 1 neen 'liven to " Antl-Hnapper.' and T- that the ItectiUr Organization Ila Tleea Practically lanored -Only Hetenteea fi Nomination Now Pending; In the rleaate, M Wabiiinoto!, Aug. 24,-Senator Hill left 'Jj Washington to-night, satisfied that no mora M business of Importance will lie transacted nt ,J this Fesslonot Congress. Mr. Hill still adheres to ths opinion that President Cleveland will sign tho Tariff bill, and bases his j opinion upon Jits intimate knowledge of yf the President's character nnd his methods V of ascertaining publio sentiment. In the 3 executive session lo-doy Penntor Hill withdrew M hi objection to tho confirmation of Edward I llrossetobo Collector of Internal Ilevonuefor t tho New York city district, which has been ' 5 pending for several months, and he wm con i firmed. Senator Hill has not mode any M attempt to influence, tho appointment of u a slnglo Federal official during the pres- J ent Administration, and goes bock to Albany ; ns Independent on tho subject of Federal m patronage as when he waa elected a Senator. f Ho ho not been consulted by the President ' even with regard to the, appointment of a Post. J master ot Albany, whero the Hepubllcan Ins j cumbent I still In office. It Is said tint a few days ago tho IVosldent spoko to nepresentatlre) J Trnceyon tho subject of selecting a Democrat 1 for tho office, nnd said that he would liko tat , mnko nn appointment, but hesitated to) tt do an without knowing something about1 $ Senator IHU's wishes. Mr. Cleveland said ,h further. It is unifrTBtood, that several 4 times ho hud thought ot writing tit f Senator Hlllon thoBiibJcct,bntllnallyconcluded J to allow It to drift along a little further without 4 action. Before going tn tho train to-night j Senator Hill mnde public a carefully prepared, '1 statement of tho history nnd status of Federal 'i oppolntment In New York State during th I present Administration. Unsaid: " Slnco tho advent tif tho present Admlnlstro J tlon to power, on March 4, 1803, there havs) jj' been 212 nominations for New York State sent to tho Senate, of which 188 havo been con &ti firmed, 7 rejected and 17 remain undisposed of. jj The rejections wero the cases of Hornblower a and Peckham for a Judge of the United States X Supremo Court; E. J. Taylor, for Collector In the Niagara Falls district, nnd four Postman- l ters. Tho Judicial nominations were severely J contested, while, the other rejections were un- j' derstoixt to lx unanimous, nnd for good cause, Tho nominations undtsixiscd of aro ns follows: ,S " Collector of Internal Hovenue A, Augua. A tus Henley, Brooklyn. " Postmasters Charles Dunning, at Bome 'A Henry L. Stnrkc, nt Auburn; Lyman S. Cols- & man. nt Castile; G. W. Grieve, at Perryj W Frank Dixillttle. nt Havana; William M. '4! Biillls, at Sherburne ; Patrick Ltllls. at jj Albion; Adrllxrt D. Payne, nt Balnbrldge: 'M Michael A. Leary, at Penn Yon; Daniel V. j Teller, nt Lyons; L. A. Botwlck, at Lowvlllot T Samuel A.Jones, at Norwich; William (I. Weed. .J at Deruyter ; Erastus F. Hall, at Norwoodi M ICwls C. Howe, at Oswego, and Edwin M. Slay- ;3 ,1", at Port Byron. iM ''"The tariff legislation, which engrossed th """g time of tlio Senate during the greater part of ' the session, and the difficulty of maintaining a 1 nuorum for contested matters during the latter s ixirt of It, largely prevented nctlon upon thn un- 1 illixiscl-of coses, some of which, it is under- Is stood, wcro reported adversely upon charges i nnd oilier held for further Investigation. ',H "Of thu Presidential nominations since March 9 4, 1803, 00 per rent, hnin been taken from that jf pirtion of thn party known as 'antl-snnppcrs,' tB ngain't thu protest of prominent Democrats and "M ngolnt the recommendation of tho regular or. J ganlzntious of the party In the several 9 liH-alltle, while of tho other classes J of Postmasters npxilntcd. requiring no iS (onflrmutlon, 03 per cent, havo been jj taken fnun the same faction, the regularorgsni- M zatton Ix-Ing substantially unrecognized. There S ore many muntlcs In the State where th men & w ho officially and successfully conducted th J inmpalgniu 1802 lime Ix-cn wholly Ignored, neither themselves nor their organization secur- S lug a single tint-class Postmaster appointment S In their respective counties. These faits and r. figures speak for themselves and do not reijulr $ any comment." COXO It ESS TO A IhIO VRX OX TVESOA T. A .lalnt Itesolutlon to Thnt F.lTtet Adopted) by lloth Huuse Yvstei-day. Washiniitii.v, Aug. 21. The Huuse pasd 3 Joint resolution to-day pniitdlng for ailjourn- ment of tho present session of Congress nt 2 P. V M. on Tuesday, Aug. 28. Another unsuccessful Jj effort wn made to consider the Hill hill for th k exrluoion nnd dcixirtatlon of alien Anarchist. jj An uiuenilment had l?eri agreed upon by the j' ndvixate of tho measure and those member. it who hud previously nntagonlzol it, defining aa Anarchist to lx n person who ailvocate th destruction by force of all government or of th Government of the United States. This satis- U fled thn objection heretofore made, but Mr. 9 English i Dem., N.J.i enlereil an objection, and a. tlie hill ngnlti went over, this time pmliably g finally for this session. Two or three nnlnv. jj jxirtant measures were passed, and, offer a set- 3 shin of an hour, the House adjourned until fK Monday next. . , ,. ', Tlie tetslnu of the Senate lasted until 1 :23 P. JU M., and then nu adjournment until Monday next A tixd; piuce. The general public was excluded fa fnun the chumlxT during all but four mlnutis u nf the sestlnn. the remainder of the time being ', luit behind closed dwirs. There was un test as tn whether a iiiioruiii of Senators wit actually present, and, in fait, mutter wero so arranged In udianee, by mutual agreement, that tha iiuHiinii did not uriM'. Tlie matter discussed In secret te-ialoti wire lint exclusively nf anex iiiili.e chnraiter. On the lunlrnr), eight nr tin bill ilhreo of iliuiu lielntr bridge bllNi were tuken from th" calender and piuMt, and llui iniiciirrent resolution for the ! final adjournment nf emigres on Tuesday next J, nt - P. M. wasadiiptid wiibiiiit a wordofoppo- f1 sitiini. and nllliout a lutein the negatiie, Ths Mimtr alto pa tcd a House hill making an ap- 1 pr .priatinn of Sli.tmu mr Increased Intirnal rev- ,3 eime fone. The nomination nf rx.Gur. Porter nf Tciintee In sueceid Judge Key was not 'H 1 ulled up. The fteuate ud Journt d until Monday. 1 Fire lu III Ton or the (shot Tower. J lluii. w ,n u iltlli bit uf u lire last night on th ;' I tlxteiuth landing of the snot tower of Tatham "II Dndhersut 2-h4 lltekmun street. Theonlf ,) duiuni.f wa the burning of the window casing, .. The lire men pintwl up the winding stairs with nnrntltigulthrr. but did not haie to lugup ths M hot". lib !i iio'ild haie Ix-en Ihe only wa of aU U laekii. Hie fire had it Hinriiintid tu much. A The rUtei iilli lauding is next to the top, under M thu lend milling furnair. :iVl feet from th -M grnuu I. . I Ire Nttl Ihe Hroadway Ceairal. I While r.iiwt of the guetlsai the Broadway " Central Hotel weie at dinner at 7 o'llrxk lait 2 iiculng Iney Miielled smoke and there wero M tlio its In the street. A few minutes later ll.rta tire engines. ! Iruck. aid two fire chief lame tUiuiiuliig through Broadwa) and stopped B b -fore I lie kuUl. Dittrcsstsl these sounds, il ll.euiore timid hatenel tu the windows and JH UmUred out on the tire ! Iwli units. The tlru wiu in the building aljoituugiiu the north, -M It was out In half an himr Wlllum Ii Heatn- V rote, wutibmuker ami opt' lan nn the gn'Und I ftixT was alxiut losini: when ilu the ui ui.e-l, & He gut hi ttx k Into hi aftin a hnrr) The V fourth Ibair. l rlieflre was was g uteil aid Jl ' the om to llni-ner A. Meinla-if furriers, who m ivt uided, it It estimate.! at i 'my The ttot k M of Eltcl. IK-khritu -V lUe, il 'tl'lng. aud b. Y. M llyne. platt-il jewelrj ou the sriond flxir, were W slightly dauuged by water. The olhec Ouurs ihr m va.auu W,