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V?-- LVII- N"' 18^36
NEW YORK. SUNDAY. AUGUST lo.ls.-7. -2 PARTS. 22 PAGES. WITH ILLUSTRATED SUPPLEMENT, 2D PAGES. PRICE FIVE OENTg,
9 PATERSON BADLY CRIPPLED.
ELECTRIC PLANT DESTROYED AND THE
CITY IS IN DARKNEM.
g~Ri:nTS PILLED with BTALUCD 6AM AMP
BTOItai ci.o?-]-r?- a NEWSPAPER forced
TO SUSPEND rrni.isniNO
an tagua
Peterson. N. J., Au?. 14 (Special)*?An acci?
dent which ha.? upset the electric system of
?fWOB, stalled all the electric cars, placed the
r;ty in darkness and caused great excitement
; -ned at the Patterson K'ectrlc and Illumin?
ating Works. In Prospect-st. at the end of
Broadway, at 4:'.M this afternoon. Several were
llightljr Injured, and that no one wan killed out
- .'. Is little short of miraculous.
The accident was of a peculiar nature. When
the company built their plant they placed an
.? mona ooalHn at the top of the building. It
wa? well aapporttd by Ir?>n girders and had a
rapacity for more than a thousand ton? of coal.
Supply tubes carried the cal from the bins to
Ihe workmen by means of a mechanical ar?
rangement. This afternoon there were about
thousand tons <n ih^ bin, when, with a
crash, th? supports (rave way
The noise ftaive a momentary warning; to the
? rkmen and they fl.d in terror. The heavy ?
weigh! crashed through every Impeding struct- \
n-.. demolishing the heavy steam pipes and
cover ng up the bollera The air was rilled with i
?, bi ? si 1 ea apinK steam
Frat ik Whitney was the only man injured to j
tteni he being badly acaldad by escaping
'.. ,.. b eral workman wara buried In the
ul w. re brought out uninjured. The j
? ' ?? escaping steam, which leaped up ,
gh th? roof, caused much escitement, and ?
fire alarm was turned in.
ta are lined with stalled eleetric-cars, j
,,,.?, ? presenta a desolate appearance.
as been greatly impeded and gas is
in big demand. The evening ?.apers were
lyed, and "The Evening New?," af
I i i. a papera, .vas forced to sus
n, "wing t?> inability to get Its
working.
Superinti ndent Stag? expecta to have the sys- I
I?.-!- in j M nday, but it is doubtful if j
t| nga " bl running before Tuesday or i
*a,\-, ?. - : Horse ? ars will pr. bably be utilized
in the mean lime along with gas. candle? and
lampa
Several of the biggest stores are closed to- j
nicht, and the ac< Ident ha? undoubtedly caused
t final
TASTEST Mill: KVEB RIDDEX.
EDDIE M" ' FTKE LOWERB THE WORLD'S RKivinh
TI ' 1 M 1 S.
Boston. Aug. '?! (Speclsl).?Eddie McDuffea accom?
plished ai Charle? River Park this
afternoon, ? leri he role a mile in 1.M1-I, which is
:..? fas-'-? n ? ever ridden on a bicycle, it was
during Lesi ? .ti^mpt to make a new- American
r- 'r.l for ?he hour, paced, that It occurred to Me
D ffea to tnaki s tria! for new honors. The pre
-. ; .? record was 1*91-5, male in Denver on
M irch :. :""'. : y YV. Hamilton.
Lucien Lesna, the l?'??i champion of Europe, In?
en -? I " ?- Am. ri ?,m-pace<1 record against tlm??
by nearly g mil? f >r the h II
McDuffee was paced by a sextet and a "quint.'"
r the last lap h?- was told that the record was
h<K. and this so enooitraf-ed him that h* made a
tremendous spurt over th.- tape. His speed within
fifty feet of the line was marvellous.
?? rowd wr-.t wild at the announcement that
the) had seen the fast?-.?; mile ever ridden. Mc
I'uffee had to shake a thousand hands, and Walker.
wn.i steered the pacing sextet, was lifted bodily
and carried to the training quart?rs.
The timo foil,-.?*?: ?Vimrt-r fife-, third. 0:M Mi
: .i I, "!!? 3-5. two-thirds, I '. . 5; lhr?<-quarters
iaa B-6; mi'.e. I* 1-g.
Th<> sextet was manned by Walker, Gately, Mc
gullivaa, Barnaby and*Qray, und the "quint"
Ly Hammorai. Stafford, Himeon, Bherer and Uirurd.
TO FLY I ROM PIKE'S /'/MA' TO-DAY.
IV. n. FFI.TZ AT LAST READY TO TEST HIS AF.RO.
PLANKS.
foloradn Springs. Col., Aug. 14.?Suspended be?
tween two immense aeroplane? made by hlms?-if. w.
B. Felta will attempt to-morrow to fly from the
summit of I;k. ? Peak. At no time in the last week
? we; her? dl ma been f.. von. ble to the
tarrying oui of the plan.
OLNEY WRITES TO BROWX CORPORATION.
PAID To HAVE CONDEMNED THK ACTION IN RB
HARD TO PRESIDENT ANDREWS.
r<A?ton. Aug, 14 IS;- lai) Il ?s said among the
Intima;.' fr;. ?:. is of ;?.? former Becretarj ?.f St .-it?-,
i; ? I ? li . ? that he bad written i letter to the
?? ration of Brown University, his alma mater,
mning taken In bringing
lat.out the resignation ol President Andrew?, Mr.
Olney t? i? a.?k- i II he would furnish the press a
copy of hit
"No." ?aid Mr olnej ?ood-naturedly; "thai is for
I ?? rp ???? . to do. If li wan s to publish it, if
It 1 nk? enough ol thi view? ?>f the alumni to
them, why. ol course, Il is at liberty to
w.n v.. . not gh ? (line of its contents?"
? not." wa? Mr. Olney'? reply. "Its
; lion must c >n i from th? facultj
?
BER SCALP TOR\ OFF ItY A DOG.
INJfRT TO THK 1.1TT1.K DAl'OHTER OF
COLONEL CHARLEB N. STAPFORD
Th? bi f ? little three-year-old daughter of Colo
r.i- s. Stafford, formerly United gtates
'?' Brooklyn, was nearly killed Friday
? '??? by Colonel Stafford's large Newfound ? I
place, aiu.in one mile north of Spring
\ ???? The dog a ? ;? In th? family, having
<.-?? rally he ha? been
Fond of children. On Friday afternoon
N the animal out 'n the field for a
-.'. ;.. e t., retui ned in : ? d to tie him
Sooi "? . W..-.1 t)..- p. ople In the
. ' ? n llful ?on am? of fl child, and,
: found thi little girl being lerribiy
bil ? imal w a? beat? n off and
* |< gli I wa? carried Into the
!??- Dingmai Bogen and Pagel were
-; ? IWl ours with 1he
? The girl'? scalp was torn almosl ? H
? ? ? ? Th? child bore
rs took eighty stitches
?? > ? .-. .s re?t .n?.' ? aally.
? ?? ? Colonel Stafford's re
?
KILLED It) i DHIYINU ACCIDENT.
?PILI RRT. a RESIDENT OP TIVOLI, DIES
' Rl 'M I.' ?CKJAW.
i n eepale, S Y. Aug. li (Sp?cial). On
( laat week ai v. 111am Pe -i^k Perry,
' er n ont of Tivoli, wa? driving
v ? . bis coa mai out I i ? Bard Pia? t An
? ? ? ? II nd stai led to rut,
BW; v. The : . Mr.' 1'. try
' ' hmnn, As he tried to
turn a i frighten? . imal? rnn Into
Mr. P ny . it the co .? man out.
i la I why?
? ?? rsday
'??'->"' l Be In h I? coi dltlon
I foi from
New-Tork Bj ; ? ' ey arrived i io,u had
? fron i in 1 eg. Mi Peri . !.. i on
xr iay nlaiht In gr?
? I ' Tivoli from Plalnflcld. N J
Hi lea * lummrr r Hall for?
a ?' ence of Ht'll am It II mi Bi re? n'y
of th? Navj indi r Haj cs, and had i ijiled li with
?I? sreeki Mr Perry wa?
twenty-elaht y? i? old. He wa.? married two years
ago : i a Misa Fargo.
e
FAILLI) TO SWIM TO SANDY BOOK.
?"aptaln Davis Ii.iltot,. who on Friday mornlnn
attempted ta mi.;i fr.?m Coney Island t.. Kami,
Hook ar.d who u ton Frida) w.<? report
*' aa having been drowned, returned to the Island
?????? a | ? it? rday moi ning
?
OVERCOME BY THE HEAT.
John F. ?"oil,ud. fifty years old. ?.f No. 25 West
Blghty-fourth-sl , w.?s overcome by the heat yes
t? rciay attemaas ai One-handr?><S*and-afty-flfth-ac
srd st. Nicholas 1'laua H?e was taken ;o ihe Mail
Lattun lloeplta^L
Rix nowx m' a Tf <;.
FOFR TOtJNG MEN DUMPED INTO THE EAI
RIVER AND ONE LORT.
A rnwboat which contained four young nun an
tun down by a tugboat belonging to the New-Yor
N? w-ii.iv.-n and ii.ir-.ford Railroad Company ??(
capslssd off Jaeksoo?et., la the Basl River, yeete
day afternoon. The occupants of tha rowboai are
thrown Into the water, anil one of the young m?
is bp;i.-vp(i to have been drowned. The tugboat
on? of a fleet whtcb is need In the ir.in-f?-r i
frcia-ht ours from the Harlem River brancb i
tho railroad at Port Morris to the Jersey City su
t.on.
Three of the young men wore rescued and talc
to Gouverneur Hospital, where they were drtt d "\
and sent home. The ether young mnn was nowh-i
to l?e foun.l, and It la believed that he went to tl
tiottom. although he w.n oonaldsred to be a Ror
fwlmnicr.
The occupant* of the boat were .luliii? Mti'le
sixteen year? old, of No. 34S Bast Third ?Si ?i Micha
Metsger. ?event?en, of No. SIS* Flfth-st. ; Joseph A
bert. seventeen, of No. 135 ('nnnon-st.. and Charb
Mnthote. sixteen, of No. IHM I.ewls-st The la;
named is supposed to have l.<cn drowned.
The nccldent occurred about 4 p. m. The tui
having In tow two floats, was on ltd way down tl
river. The tide was running the sain.- way. Th
youns; men In the hont had only a few minute? b<
fore rowed out Into the river, an?l ha?l reached
place about one hundred feet from shore. The
saw the tug and th" bargee coming down :he rive
but did not calculate properly and attempted t
.-ros? (he bow of the tug, believing that they ha
ample time In which to do so. They had lost ?Igt
of the fa.-t that the tide was running down rapid I]
which added to the speed of the tug, and wh.'n the
boat had reached a place almosl directly In fror
of the tug the Intter ?truck the rowhoai broadstdi
capalalng :t and sending the o<-oupants flounderln
in the water. They all shouted as loudly is dobs'
ble. hut were evidently not heard by the pi'"l of th
tug, who kept on his way, apparently ?entrant .
the accident which had occurred
The collision waa witnessed fr?.m the shore by
number of men, among whom were the members t
the New-York Volunteer ?.if.- Saving Corps, w oa
house is ,it Jackson-?) These men were Joli
Coakley, Bern Kane und ,j<>s? ph Ridley. The
quickly launched ?me ?if th.h boats and ata?ed !
tin relief of tho struggling young men. M illei
.M.-t?g'-r and Alben were pulled oui ol the wate
Into the boat one after thi other bul Mu Ir. i
could not be found anywhere, it was believed .?
first that he swam to the shore, bul Bfter a
Investiga tien waa mads he could not be found an
no one had asen him reach bind. It wi
eluded that !,<> was drowned. It is pro ?abb tha
lie. was struck by one of the floats or by th. pro?
of the tug and knocked uneonactoua HI* compnn
ions said that he war- a go ,.l iwlmmi r, and un
less he had been disabled he certainly would hnv
reached shore.
The unfortunate young men had itarted off for
pleasure tru. on the water. When they had i>?.
brought to shore an ambulance was aummoned fro
Gouverneur Hospital, when the) were taken. I
was found that they w.-r.- not Injured.
ILLINOIS TOW \S AT W\R.
A RIO RIOT RESULTED FROM AN ATTEMPT TO RE
HOYS PORCIRLY RECORDS OP THE
WOODMEN'S ORDER.
Fu.ton. III.. Aug. 14. Mr. Johnson, ehi? f attorn?:
of the Modern Woodmen of America, who Waa OH
of those arr.-'teii in connection with yesterday'
riot, has lie ?n served with an Injunction, issue.
late last night by Mast.-r in Chancery McPahren
at Sterling, for the purpose of pr.-v.-n? Inc any fur
ther efforts to r. move the headquarters of the "r
d.-r to Rock [Bland by force. Anthony Bastian am
.;. W. ( lendennon, of Fulton, who wer? director
of the Modern Woodmen In lift?'., when th? Boar?
was reduced from thirteen to five, took poasessloi
of the head clerk'l Office early this morning a;
dire.-tors of the order.
The history of the long fight to remove the head
quarters of the Modern Woodmen of America fr..ri
Fulton. I1L, to other points Is Inter? sting It wai il
1879 that the Modern Woodmen of America was or
ganfaeil under the laws of Illinois. The charter ex
pr?s?ly stipulated that ihe headquarter* should I.?
In the State of Illinois. The place within the Sen
was Immaterial, but as Fulton waa the home of .1
C. Hoot, one of the founders Of the order. In- .?.
lecied that place as the headquarters of the or
sanitation. As the association prospered Rom
thought he would move it to hum larger city. li
was in |BJO, ??even years lnt.r, that the Ides of I
change entered Hoot's head, Omaha wa? thei
booming, and h.- selected that placa as the futur.
!)"in? (,f his company, When he had completed si
arrangements to go to Omaha he suddenly discov?
ered that th.- people of Fulton proposed to have
word to say about the matter. About a carload ol
records had accumulated by that time ???: Pultoi
which belonged to the organisation, and when Rool
attempted to remove these from the town he wai
lnterrupt.-.l by an injunction issued from the Die?
Irlet Court.
The ras? was tri.-i and determined In favor oi
Fulton as th>- permanent home of the association
Root appealed, and Ihe Suprema ('??urt confirm. I
the decision. This figrit had provoked much bit?
temase in the organisation, and there were many
who were not satisfied to hnv.- It ?ol si rio- hi ?', I Oi
the order, Which was at that time essentially nr
Illinois Institution and which he was hi?.\:..:i-< to re?
move to ?.?me other State. Then a light m .s m irt
?il to oust him as Sovereign Commander, or su?
p?eme .'lead, >>f the Modern W odmen. The mat
tar wen! through all the Stat? courts and Rool
was Anally defeated. He at once went ro Omaha
and started a rival order known us the Woodmen
of the World.
The tlgin to keep headquarters at Fulton wa?
not reopened until two years ago, when, al t::<
Milwaukee convention, the city of H...-k Island,
111., offered t.? furnish the order a permanent build?
ing al that place if tin- headquarters .?????? broughi
there. It was accepted and the records ordered
removed.
While the charter provides that tha headq i.irter?
?hall remain in the State, it does no: Indi, ate
town, and the courts ol Illinois have s<> held. Con?
--i lently, when the Rock island delegation arrive?!
H, .,.:?.! re?tenla) with BTS men and immi llatelj
proceeded t., the office? of the order, they mei with
i...... r '. resistance from the st.-,rt. The Rock
Islanders succeeded In letting the bulk of the rec?
ords The Fultonltei were reinforc d by
:,,:,, Clinton and Lyons, and having thla advan?
tage and w,th i: the us? : th? firms of the Lyoni
company ol the lllln I* State Mllltla, u guard wa*
formed about the train bringing the i: i ????. laland
,.i. |n the nein time two additional Injuncilon*
w.-r?- Mcured and the Bhenff swore In -???
t.. aasiat In enforcing thi m. Th? i il.oi ,.- ., I.
showed fight fiom Ihe momi Rock Island
en.?M arrived. ,
At thi do >: of the h< i ? " ? e vli; ige m irahal,
William Bennett, ?tood with drawn revolvi-i i
brick from on? "f Ihe li vadei* :? Il d him I ??
ground The H" k 1*1 ?nd. i o then m ?de i i
:,-, . n, l captured the i?-.- ird Al
which I? half a b.ock d?*tant. the tlsht wa* r i. w? '..
and her? It took the n il ire of a riot, luring ?
..... r. ... Ir. ! ..: 1 lift) of the Rock Island p. iple
were p.a. ? i under arresl It was ai
.... number oi both sides war? njun
v. re ??id ..: .Iieig? ',--.-?
injunction agalnsi the removal f ihe n-t-ord? Horn
n haa )'ei be? n fil. d al Murrl/on, m h*
InJ inctlon wai gi inti : Therefore the InJ n rtlon Is
h foi e. The Pul II ? ? ? I. w. re
?? . th. Ito r. Islam i ;....:?- i -'
. -, an i the Ro k Islai l< rs ai ' their fri( i I? who
led .??- n onti mpl of ? T i
torney, -' hn?on, ??'. th? Modern \>.men of Amer
i ? i, chargi d all i In Itlng to rloi ? ? ? i-?-1
on $5 ?J bon I
Springfield, 111., Aug. 14 Governor Tsnn
reived many dun, atchei dut ng I ilghi ui the
Woodmen's trouble, A call for troop? ?is ,?. .
Mayor Medtll of Hook Island The < \ ?? noi ta
given iu( tu?- following statemei
affali :
?Tue me ugi ? Ived have l< 1 m. io :.. li? \ ??
tha'. the Rock Islan 1 ;?? opl<, ui : i. \\.. Im. i
lued an ins .-? ? ? -. ? . ? ? : .
ng h with five hundr. I Rock li
,,.- | p ... edlng Into F ilti n with io mu guato
?hos Bu. -'i ?' ' n i? wa* ra ? .: i . : ne a rio
H th. irti l< ? ? hat t
? . Model n vi >odmen be ong In and ?ha
moved to Rock Island Ihe wh ? ? -.?.. ? . stat?
? - ? ' I ' ? ? ?:.-?
ord. r to pro r. thai |?ow< i ? .? ?,, ?- p ,,,.,..| ):,
,,.i ord. rl) la ??? ful and peaceful ',
"I am pleased to-day i ? ? ?aceful
at,.I ?in!?-:, and that the o.me hni luitll . i ?
m "f mv action In r< ' islng tr ,
7'? /(' //./' I //' 01 il7.VJS I I/.
Baa Prandaco, Aug. It (Sped ,\
ure in wlne-maklng i? to be tri? lb) th?
.-'? |si ' olonj ?i Astl, I ,1 ,,r
?i.ten tanks, tic y pn p ?se to bu
: gigsntlc reman? rai rapabl. of h Id Ina t .. ? r u
million gallom Tills i? mad? necs isr) b) th?
large Increase In the vi. i?i of ths company'* vlne
yaras. This expeiimeni win be watched w.-ti in
i.-i.T.??!. as, if successful, ;: will materlall)
the ?_o?t of carrying on th? larg? vinertei The
only fear I? tiiat ?lie .ment val will reduce loo
low th? temperature of th? fermenting grape julv.?.
I UI LIT \ L'Y WTITITY IX INDIA.
THF BRITim GOVERNMENT PREPARING TO
rr.visii THK AMBER
Bombay, Aug. 14. There Is general military
activity In India. In view of the concentration of
atrong reserves of troops "n the northwest fron?
tier, Detachments of tro.,ps from distant can?
tonments are moving northwestward, and the
rallroadfl are kept busy transporting soldier?
toward the sene of the threatened troubles.
Many officers have been ordered to hold them?
Bel? ea In readiness t.? return to their regiments,
nil leave of absence In the case of members of
the metrical Staff has been stopped, and twenty
one surgeons have been recalled fr"m leave In
England.
It is generally recognised that the so-called
Mad Mullah is responsible for the raid near Pe
Bhawur, and he undoubtedly planned the recent
Swat rising. The Mullah live? In the Mohmnnd
country, inside the Afghan border. While the
attack <>n Malakand was proceeding, be collected
land sent tribesmen to help Ihe Swats Ills raid
?>n Shnl.kadr -vas intend'.! an a diversion tn fa?
vor of the Swats, who. were smarting over their
failure to capture Malakand and Ohakdara. The
Mad Mullah's proclamation? summoning the
tribe? m a Jehad, or holy war, were BCSttered
broadcaal throughout the Hajmir, Swat. Black
Mountain, Indus, Kohlatan and Rhyber districts,
?ind among the Afridls and Orakzarais. I.ocal
Afghan officiais a.dcd in their circulation.
There is no doubt that the Mnliah, In his
Shal.kadr raid, had under hi? o< mmand num?
bers .f Afghan troops, and it is even rumored
that they were the Ameer's Bepoya.
The Ameer, it Is expected, will disclaim all
responsibility f"f the actions of his tribesmen;
but it is n.>+ likely that the Government will
t..- satisfied by his disavowal, in view of the
attitude recently assumed by him.
His missions to Constantinople, his reception
of the Turkish Envoy, the constant reminders
t.. tt;. p. pi,, to prepare for a holy war. the
distribution of fanatical pamphlets, and. espe
clally, his gift? of arms and ammunition to the
frontier tribes, have brought the Ameer into
dangerous waters, and the Impreaslon here is
that ihe Indian Government, In maaslng tr .op?
m.on the frontier, is pr?paring for the necessity
?if administering to him severe correction.
FOUL l'i i v si SPECTED.
i a RAILROAD EMPLOTE POCND DEAD IS NEW
BRCNSS p'h WITH His POCKEW
TURNED INSIDE OCT.
New-Brunswick, Aug u (Special). William .1.
CToken, twenty-three years old, who lived in Bes*
i man-st., New-Brunssrtck, waa found lying dead.
between the ? i?1 ind aresl bound tracks of the
Pennsylvania Railroad near the Bayard-st croas
Ins th - city, si I JO o'clock this morning. There
aro circumstances attending the rimling of the bo?ly
which support the theory that ?'rok?>n was robin.]
atal mut'b red.
Croken formerly kept a saloon si Beamsn*et. and
Rnliroad-ave. About live w< ? ks ago in- sold out to
his hrother-ln-law, .lohn Rowland, and secured a
pi ice with th- Pennsylvania Railroad as gate
tender. He was relieved at 7 o'clock yesterday and
went borne. About i O'clock !>?' W< tit out. savins:
to his wife; "ni p.- back in a minute."
Th-' rallro.nl employes w ? r< paid off yesterday
and Croken received his month's pay $,14. He had
thi? money with him when he left his horn?* last
evening, end possibly h>- ?tot ?n?ire In the evening.
f..r h.- told his wife that several railroad employes
owed him money
Croken wore a derby hat when he lef; his home
Later, it i? said, he was scuffling with friends on
tie Ait'.my-st bridge, crossing the Rarttan Hiver.
His hat f. ;i overboard, and some one but him a
.?ap. At 12:13 o'clock he was seen by Policemen
Reed and Faulkner ai George aid Church sis. He
then wore no hat. !'r..ken was Intoxicated, and
| th.- policemen were about to take him to the sta*
| tliin, when a ft lend came along and induced them
to !. t ' r.'keii go honn.
At I'M o'cloi k the conductor of a westbound
I freight train discovered the body lying along the
) tncii. with the head twward BayartVat. Tne trono?
i er?' pocket? were found hanging Inside out. Th?
?ides of thi trousers at th.- pockets had been
torn All that was found yvas $1 :'?'> In th? vest
pocket, there b?-mg two flfty-cent pieces and two
dim? -
The . lothes wer? not torn or mussed. There ?rs?
! no evidence that the man had been thrown about
on the .-harp hall..st. The only tear was I slight
on< at the armpit. The bodj was not mangled.
The fare wa? scratched and his lip bleeding, The
scratches resembled finger-nail mark?,
A i Ut about two Itich-s deep Just above the base
of the skull caused death. Croken was married
a year ago. atui leaves a widow and a 'wo-months
..1.1 child.
?
?HD, sill WATEB DAY."
IfONMOt'TH COCNTY FARMERS ENJOV THEIR AN
MAI. I'll' IN THK BI'RF
Sea 'litt. Aug H 'Special). For more than
half a century the farmers of Monmouth and
i Ocean counties have assembled at U'r.ck Pond,
i between this place snd spring Lake Beach, on the
I second Baturday in August, to celebrate "Pig Halt
Water Day." to them s sort of harvest home The
i celebration to-day was :i record-breaker, as regards
| croa is ami enthusiasm. The celebrants and on?
lookers from th. nearby resorts number?'.! fully
t.-ti thousand, and the grangers were in high
feather, owing to th>- successful termination of
their harvi stins season.
Th.- farmers began i? arrive a; the pond soon
after daylight, but it was nearly noon before the
lasi wagonload from an Interior township cot to
Mc beach. Bomi of the tillers of th. soil drove
fifty mues in order t.> enjoy their annual dip in
the ocean.
I'ak.rs and crooks from the big cities were on
I han.i in great numbers, and the scene at noon re
? I on? of a big county fair. All kinds of
, gambling devices were In operation, including
.??. il.oai Is, M-l and black" and automatic card
' machines, while crap-shooters, three-card-monte
m r, and thimble-rigger? piled the.r work openly.
On? enterpt ?- amur ment director conducted
' an up-t<>-dat< merry-go-round In a large tenl on
1 the beach; another showman gave a continuous
levllle performance In another t?tit. and still
another ltcli.idu.il charged the happy rustles ?
.lime each for the privilege ?>f dancing ?,n a plat
? f ,i m erected In in? wood?. The omnipresent
?ouvenli i" Her? were als., in evidence, and dis?
posed of tti.?r badges, trinkets and back-numl-er
medals as fast a? thej could pass them nut.
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SPURNED BEB DYING BUSBAND.
REFCSED T?i HELP HIM WHEN HE I.AT AT THE
POINT OP DEATH "NI.Y A PEW DOORS AWAT.
A man lay dying on the ?toop of the brownstone
1 house No. > Ka?t Sixtieth-?! last night, emsctated
almosl to - ton by the ravages of disease.
exposure snd hunger. A fes doors away his wif.-,
healthy, well sheltered and well fed. declared thiu
she wa? too nervou? to so oui and seo him.
1'.a .m m Parslow, of the F;.i.?t Slxtr-seventh-sl
station, found the man. who ?aid ha waa William
Darcey oi I ? itoop Darcey was half-conacioua,
and .o p.ful whispers told who ha whs. He als,,
added thai hin wife wa? the caretaker of the bous.
No, M K H ?tleth-sl . two door? below
The policeman hastened over to the wife und told
h< r that h'-r husband was dying in the sir. et, and
???? woman ;" on?*e became "nervoua" When her
quieted she declared thai
?he would t oi to oui nnd -.-,? h?.r h ishand.
1 ;n in "" th? poll?*? man asked, af
?? ;
??.N..." thi woman replied, "1 am ilr.d of thi
I've taken care of him for two years and
nonth? i won't rx bothered with him ni y
. . Hi consum dlon, anyway." sh?- eon?
i "I im unable '.? ;.,!<?? .-are of him sny
? m tal to thi Presbj t. rian Hob?
a?; ?.. ? ? r w iii tay there '
The | n an ?hi tied hi? shoulder?. Tie
t rep.y tu ? iui ?tlon
? n. m P. a;.m.
I don'I care ?* :. I ,.".i noy, he can't come here."
j ?i . worn m n.'- Map'.! snd her eyi
angrily.
. , n.. iifllcer hurrl? ?! I '. t.. the dyii | man.
"I know l'i ? ferei ?nid, Al v m If?
t. ? I wa? disci irged fi un the ho , t?
this m ' I - a on Home! ami he
? erlj The : iugh ended in s h il rll ?? III
n i to rsek hi? who).
?i went ho ? ilnued, whi n his <? lughlns
mj s Ife order? ?! me oui bim
:,. . tace."
*e,i bim, and awakened
the emsn to action M immoned sn nmi.ii
Ian - ri un Ihe Presbyterian Hospital, to which the
i ,? i- : ik.ti
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SBABES ROUOHT ID MIL si o?r TBUST.
B a ri.... I? o Aus It (Special) Tii.-te ha? been
great setlvlt) In the Hawaiian sugar stock tier?
?,. i .ins.- ,.t liberal purchas? s bj agenta M the lugai
Trust. Thi? ???*. out of Mies of I --I share? t.f
n a-a I ti ' an.et 'lui snd Sugar Company's stock.
?.B21 were boughi by th<? Hugnr Tras- Tne Trusi
. . I o ight lift" n hundred ?liar?* ot iiuichluaoii
augur l'imitation ?tuck.
BILVEB OTJLL FALLING.
4NOTRBH I.ow RFCORD PRICK MADB.
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' '(?.MMKIH'IAL PAR? SKtX AT "1 lfl CENTS AN
OtTMCI OAtM IN WHEAT BTOCTKS ?'N
THK ADVANCR,
Another low record price f.?r silver was mnde
1 yesterday, when commercial bsra sold si ?".".l K?
| rents an ounce. The previous low price was BB%
? cents. There was a decline .,f i,d. in London to
: -?"'-.d The quotation for Government aaamy b?ra
, was .V1I4, cents, which made the value of the all?
! ver In a I'nited States standard silver .?ollar
42.02 cents.
There was a recovery yesterday In wheat. '>n
the New-York Produce ?txchange September
: wheat (wheat deliverable In September) sold up
; to fjfj% cents a bushel, and close?! at 9S%, which
was a gain of 1V4 cents from the closing pries on
Friday. "Cash wheat" (wheat for Immediate de?
livery) sold at W.Vh, cents.
Wheat statistics are bullish. The latest report
concerning the French crop Indicate a Shortage
of about eighty-eight million bushels. The
, Fnlted States Government crop report for Au?
gust Indicated a yield of 46O,(WO.O0Q bushels. This
estimate Is declared to be too low. F.stlmates
made since the publication of the Government
report Indicate a yield of from BBO.000,000 to
rfcfJO.Oro.000 bushels. .
A fleet of "tramp" steamers arr on their way
to this port fr?>m Kngland, without cargo.-s, to
secure the high rates paid for ocean freights.
Their coming will be opportune for shippers who
sold grain bills for August delivery earlier in the
season. Regular ocean freight apace has been
generally engaged far ahead. The cotton crop is
several weeks late. New crop bills are hardy
beginning to appear in the exchange rti?rk.-t.
When th'-y do come In !n large quantities, It is
possible that the same state of affaira will be
seen which was developed In connection with the
deliveries on July option grain. There waa no
freight room that could be obtained to fill ship?
ping contracts.
The stock market yesterday continu-.1 active.
In the early trading there were extenalve salea
to take profits, but subsequently a buying move
ment act in and the market was very firm at the
cloae. Some "f the net gains In stocks, compar?
ing the closing prices with those of Friday, were:
American Sugar, 1%: Burlington and Qulncy,
l1-.. Lackawanna, I!; Denver and Rio Orando
preferred, P.,: Laclede Baa preferred, l: Lake
Shore, 2: Manhattan, 1; N<>rth.>rn Pacific pre?
ferred. I; St. Joseph ar.d Crnnd Island s.-<'ond
preferred. 1; Wheeling and Lake Krie pre?
'erred, 1.
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B8TIMATE OK THF NORTHWESTERN CROP.
St. Haul. Aug. 14.?The Information Is obtained
.n ihe office of the chief Inspector of grain thai the
wheat crop of Minnesota and North and South Da?
kota would run .'",'?','?" bushels short of expecta?
tion* The Inspection department, which two weeks
1(0 thought the 'Top of the three States would be
.,, least 1M00O.OO0 bush'Is. now places It at 130.000.000
It rive? to South Dakota tt.?S?.(.n a basis of
ten bushel? an a. re. to North Dakota, twelvi
?is in acre J.500.000 aerea, or lO.lMO.OOO bushel?, ano
to Minnesota thirteen bushels an acre on 1,750.000
?eres, or SI,000,000 bushels.
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LYNCHED /V CHICKAMAUOA PARK.
A WHITE MAN WHO ASSAULTED A WOMAN AMD
A OIRL HANGED.
ri..itt.inoo'.:i. T? nn., Aug. 11 (Special) An un?
known white man a?sau!ted and attempted to mur?
der Mrs. Daniel Haaeotl and her thirteen-year-old
daughter, who live on the Alexander Bridge road,
In ("hlckamnuga Park, ?ight miles from thfs city,
this morning. The Sheriff was telegraphed for. and
with a posse and bloodhounds went to the scene.
The d"g? at one? took the trail, and a late report
B1 the Sheriff's office say that the man was cap?
tured and lynched, being hanged to a tr.-<- within
ten feel of the rronument er.ted to the ?'?th Illl
t.ois Regiment.
SEGROES THREATEN LYNCHING.
\ COhOUUD MVN' U.if'.in.Y RAXDLED BT MEN OP
His OWN KA'-I-. ON MORNINOSIDI DRIVE
Half a hundred er- more wildly excited negroes,
hstless, soin.- without coata, many armed with
sticks and nearly all csrrylng paving si t ? ? r. ? - - or
piece? of such, chasing another negro, and loudly
clamoring for his instant extermination, was the
?pectacle thta attracted hundred? of spectators to
Mornlnsslde Drive near One-hundred-and-twenty
fourth-st. about 1" o'clock last night.
Hat rick Flannagati keeps a Mloon al No. 1 Law
r.-nce-s:.. right In the heart of a district populated
almost entirely by negroes Last night James
Brent, twenty years old, of No. I Lawren.at.; An?
thony Bellfteld, "f No, Ki Weat One-hundred-and
twenty-rixth-st?, and Wallace Rando.ph, of No, M
West One-hundred-and-twenty-slath-st.. all colored,
w.-r.? standing In front of the r.-ir drinking. They
were approached bj Harry Perry, twenty-two years
old, of No. -i Lawrence-st., who demanded that
Brent buy him a drink. Hr'-nt r.-fus.-1 and got .i
lot of abuse. He then threatened to km? -k Perry
b.wn if h.- did not go away. Brent Is a one-armed
man, bul very p iwerful, Ills aasallanl la alao ? big
fellow-. Th.- two men Btarted to quarrel, and Ran
lolph, on?- of Brent'a companion?, noticed that
Perry had a '.arge knife in his hand.
He .rie.i to Brent, "Look out, the Rigger's gol
a knife!" and Brent tried to get oui of the way.
Herri w is too quick for him, and h?- cut through
both shirts and grsaed the skin of his arm. which
he threw up to ward off the blow. I'.-rry followed
up his advantage and gave Brent another thrusi
SI the left hip, bringing the blood With a gush. The
tumuli of the fight iird th.- <?rl>-? "f a WORUM who
was waiting for a pall of beer drew a irrge crowd
..f n?arrota and when they ?aw Perry had a knif??
they yelled, "Lynch him! Lynch the brute!"
A rush w.'.s mads for Perry, but he got ont the
si le do..r and ran like a dear ! ati St. Nlcholas
ave. to One-hundred-and-twenty-fourth-st., and
then to Mornlngalde Orbe. Al the crowd ran, it
Increased in size. At the Junction of the Drive
with One-hundred-and-twenty-fourth-at Perrj araa
caught He fought like ?, demon and made some
pricked lunges with his knife. Several men caughl
him. nnl the kni'?- was tik. n away from him. One
nig burl) negro felled Pern with a blow that
would have made an Impression on ? :..r.?.'.
The rest of the .tow,! closed In. and for ? f. iv
minutes Perry appeared to have ?mall chance of
??raping with his life. Policeman Charle? Con?
nolly, "f the Weal One-hundre.l-and-twenty-flfth
?t. station, waa .ill?-.I by an unknown man, and
foughl his way into the ?Urging, lighting .-row.! ol
excited negro??, and drove them awa) fron
trate victim. Policeman Doyle arrived .. min?
ute later, and he aided the other patrolman In
keeping the crowd i>n k. Some un. In u.?- mob ,-ug
gt-ated that two pollcemei would not Hand against
flftj other men, and proposed M ?l the mob t.rk
I'.-rry fr.,m the otti ?? r- and lynch him anyl >w
Th?- policemen drew revolver? ir. I tnn itened to
? ? the ilrst in.in thai al tempt, i further
? . I. n .-, and thi ?? m mage.I t.. g. t ? ,. ,r man to th.
u ? ?i . ine-hundn ?' ind-twentj nftl ?i -
There Dr. Morehona?; ol thi Manhattan Hospital,
,!r?--~.?i hi? wounds. In tbe m in tlm.
ambulance had been called from the hospital, nnd
Brent's wound wer? drei ..I. I!?- la not ?erlouaiy
hurt.
TROUBLE WITH THF. WIXXEBAOOES.
Sioux Cltjr, Iowa, Aui M 'I'? ? ne reportai
fr ?m Homer, Neb., t? '.I of trouble with Indi
th" Wlnnebago Besei itton, neai there, The
il last licht u-Ieph.?! to sh? r.rr H rowskl of
Dakota County to ask th? L'nlted Btate* marshal
it Omaha t?? come al ones wirii n force of di ;
The Indian? began yesterda) to celebrate the *ali
of ?h.-lr wheat .!?..!? 'I'll. :?? was a war dance
..r nr;.! thi .!-?? ??.'?'? buildings, i-olleya from their
fir.-inns and Moony threat? agalnal the reserva?
tion authoritlea. inl.- help arrive? it I? feared
they m.iv earri "'it their threat? About one hun?
dred nr?- in arma
Omaha, Aug. n The Oovernmenl officers here
had received no word al noon to-day from the
reservation concerning any trouble whatever.
Deputj Marshal Allen w.-nt up to Ihe Wlnnebago
Reservation \ - - : ? i ? i.? > It I? thought hers thai if
there Is any disturbance it la ?Impl) another big
? Indian drunk, tu -h as occurred ??-.??ral weeks an"
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STAGE RORBERY IN YELLOWSTONE PARK.
Washington, Aug li The first stag.' robbery
ever reported In ihe TetlowstoiM National Hark ..??
.'irr?-.i to-day. Colonel Toung announced M to ih?
Secretary of the Int. ri.?r In th. following lelegram
Transportation ?tagi robbed bj two roen on Sal?
futara Plateau tins morning; KM taken. Have
ordered out everything aosalbls within mean? ?r
my disposai and destrs suthorliy to offer reward
for captura." The Int.-ilor l?epartm.?nt has no
authority t.i offer a reward for th? apprehenatoa uf
th? robtstxa
HALL?OS SI (? HT ED BY A STEAMER.
THIS TIME IT W\S IP IV THK AIR AS!' PRIFTINO
OVER THK NORTH SKA.
Stav.'inger. Norway, Aug. 14.- The ?teamer
Konghalfdan, which ha? Just arrived here, re?
ports that at 4*00 a. m. to-day she sighted, be?
tween Haug-sund and Ryvarden, a large bal
, loon going east-southeast at an altitude of
: fifteen hundred feet. A guide rope about four
hundred feet long depended from the car.
I It i-.as at first thought that this was the bal?
loon of ('eft!, the aeronaut, who ascended yes?
terday at Trem?a!, with a southeasterly wind
blowing.
Christiania, Aug. 14.- It is now known that the
balloon sighted by the steamer Konghalfdan was
not that of the aeronaut Cettt, as he descended
safely yesterday.
DUEL I'OSTroXED TILL TOMORROW.
;' PRINCE HENRY AND THE COL'NT OF TURIN WILL
FICHT WITH SWORDS OtTTSIDE OP FRANCE.
Paris. Aug. 14.? I.ate thi? evening It was gen?
erally understood that the duel between the
Count of Turin and Prince Henry of Orleans
would take place on Monday next, outside of
France, and that swords would be the weapons
' used.
The seconds of Prince Henry and of the Count
' .' Turin, Count de I.eontleff and If. Raoul Mou
richon and General Count Avagardro di Quinto
and Maro,tils Carlo di Glnori, had another con?
ference this morning relative to the time and
place f..r the du?M.
la.ndon. Aug. 14. A dispatch from Paris re?
ceived late to-night says a sensational rumor Is
being circulated there that Prince Henry of Or?
leans will fight his duel with the Prince of Na?
ples, the Count of Turin having waived his claim
In favr of the heir to the Italian throne.
The "Rolr" ass??rts. according to this dispatch.
I that the Count of Turin, who arrived in Paris
? Incognito, was Informed hy th" Italian Ambassa?
dor to France, that King Humbert would pro?
hibit him from lighting Prince Henry.
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LOSS OF A FRENCH STEAMER.
strick rill-: ROCKS OFF ALDERNET ISLAND-CAP?
TAIN AND CREW KISSING.
London, Aus. 14.? News has be'-n received here
of the loss "f the Fren? h steamer Ville ?le
Malasra. The steamer, which was bound from
li- u in, struck the rocks off Alderney Island, on
the coast of Normandy, France, ami her captain
and nineteen members of her crew are reported
missing.
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THE A88A88IN OF CANOVAS IX COURT.
in: REFIMES TO CHOOSE COUNSEL AND INTER
RCPTS THK PROCEEDINGS.
Madrid. Aug. II.?The "Impareial's" correspond
I ent at Versrara reports that when Michel AnKiollllo,
I or Uolll. the assassin of Premier ?'tnovas del Cas?
tillo, was arriiliiiie.l for examination to-day lipfore
the military judge, he refused to choose counsel,
and the judge appointed Lieutenant t'orria, of the
! artillery, to defend htm. Lieutenant Corr.a BC
| cepti'd the duty, and will make the defence of
I Insanity. The Judge read the charges on which
| AngiollIIo was arraigned. During the reading he
?va? frequently interrupted by the prisoner with
the remark: "Only the Kendarm>T;e arrested me.
The civilians all fled except the old man."
A Dominican friar named Austin has held several
conversations with Anjriollllo in an endeavor to ef?
fect his conversion. The prisoner, however, parries
all the ministrations of the friar, and persistently
?b-mands proofs of the existence of a God.
It is reported that he will be garrote,! as a com?
mon criminal. Instead of bring shot.
A larga fores of soldiery has assembled at Vergnra
to protect the court.
Th" "Impartial" publishes an interview with An
gloltllo, In which the latter ii??erts that the assas
?lnatlon of President Faure of France had not been
suggested. The only persons whose death had been
di Teed were Premier Canovas, for torturing Anar?
chists In the Montjuica Prison, and General Pola
Vleja, for ordering the execution of Dr. Rizal, the
???a.ler of Ihe Insurgents In the Philippine Islands.
Angiollllo appears to be deeply Interested In the
newspaper comments upon his crime, and mikes
frequent complaints that the Journalists do not visit
him.
XEW WIN ISTER TO RUSSIA.
NATHAN A. HITCH?t*OCK, "1' ST. LaOCIS, ACCEPTS
THK POST OFFERED MY THE PRESIDENT.
Hotel champl.iln. x. Y. Aug. 14 (Special).?Presi?
dent McKinley received a telegram to-day from
Nathan A. Hitchcock, of S-. Louis, saying that he
i epted the po?t which had been offered to him of
Minister to Russia Tie President was much grati
fled by the news, and issued orders that the com
iu!-<-;uti .should at anee be nade out. He then sent
.1 dispatch to Mr. Hitch. k, expressing pleasure
at his si.ptsnee of the office.
Mr. Hitchcock ?s a manufacturer of Bt. Louis
and a personal friend of the President, A brother,
Henry Hitchcock, was dean of the St. Louis Law
School.
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ARBITBATION ON THE SEW TARIFF.
A JOINT DEMAND WHICH C1ERMANY IS PRO rosis.?,
TO PRANCE ANIi BELQIUM.
!>rl!n. Aug. 14.?Acting on the advlca? of Raron
, von Thi. Inianti, the former German Ambassador
at Washington, who has just been appointed Privy
Councillor and the representative of the Imperial
n.. ellor in ail the flnanctal affair? of the Empire,
the German Government la entering Into negotia?
tions y\lth the governments of the other countries
Injured by the new I'niled States tariff, especially
Franc* and Relglum. for the purpose of effecting
an agreement to demand the submission of all
disputed questions to a court of arbitration, in
Germany's caae, the disputed points are mainly
the all-Red violation of existing treaties and the
I paying back to the Culled Stat?>9 Treasury of the
exp >rt premiums pal?l by Germany.
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CONGRESSMAN WRIGHT DIES SUDDENLY.
STRICKEN \T Hi? HOME IN NORTH ADAMS, MASS
North Adams, Mass., Au>T II CongTMSSBaa Ash
lej B. Wrighl dropped dead at his home here to?
night.
Asl ? \ it Wrighl represented the 1st Massachu?
setts District In Congress, H" w is born st Hins?
Mas?., received his education in the pubic
? i ini A' ademy, Hinsd lie. and re?
mov? i i.. North A.lam? In law, at which time he
U!- minted Chief Deputy Collector of internal
Revenue for the Xth District of Massachusetts. He
lestgned thi? office In Mi lb ha.? Haled various
office? In his town, in iSSi he was el,-,-tel County
Com m I ner of Berkshire County, servtns for
three ?? ir? In IMO he m ta elected to the Execu?
tive ' oi m II of Mi' ichusetts, ami was re-electi .i In
M. was elected to the LI I Id, I.IVth ami I.vth
Cotigri '? ?'"?
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POROED RAILROAD MILEAGE HOOKS.
A WOMAN ARRESTED F"R VI.ITMIZINO BROKERS
IN CLEVELAND
Cleveland, Ohio, Aug i* A woaaan who gave th"
i ,,.... 0( m ii\ Anderson to ihe pollee is under
?rivst here for sailing forged railroad mileage
Sh. and a wel dressed man arrived in the
. "\ Thursdaj and registered at the American
Housi a? i; ?i l.o as end aife, of Ptttsburg. Ihs
sold three Baltimore and Ohio thouaand*mlle books
t,, i munj broker? iTesterdaj a i*-11*? i- was re
! by one of th'-ni from l'tttshurg warning
i^ni of tne s? f forg??d Baltimore and Ohio mlle
ioks In that city The warning waa given out
a1.1 wh. n th.- woman tried to s?.|l a book to a
Superior-si broker about 9 o'clock ?he ?m f.>l
?,w.d to the hotel, an officer summoned, and the
arrest made Lu as saw her followed into the hotel
mid ),..' sway, leaving ids baggage. In the valise?
! of the coipe were found forty-three thousand-mile
books ..( tne Baltimore and uhlo It.illroad. cleverly
forged, but nol perfect The woman refuses t<i give
a'u Information to the police, but sits, in her cell
snd weeps snd fondles ? young pel alligator ?bout
eight Inches ion* The couple disooseu of s busb?
1 ber of the books In i'lttsburg It Is suspected that
they are members of ?u orgeat?d gang.
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Rockwood'? Photograph? of Children beat th?
I world! M .???*" doseu. 1.110 Broadway.?Advfc
THE NEWS OV lAJMAJDU
INTEREST IN EXPERIMENTS IN' TF.I.EO?
RAPHY RY AMF.kKAN??
; I'K.'RKASKD HRITIsK EXPORTS UMDU MB
DOtOLMf TARIFF THE Nlf.R RMfOtTtOtf
AKOHAN Pf.OT.1 M INDIS im
?ATMEI TH FRHTIYAf, f'TtKft
I'KNT i-'aic: ?> visit
TO ttfSStA
London, Aug. 14.-The P suffice ofTlcial?. h??rs
are deeply interested in th.- experiments in
I telegraphy made by Professor ?"r< h"r?\ of [?art
mouth ?'.?liege, and Lieutenant S'iu.'r, f -lie
; Military School at Fortress M<?ni .?-, w!... BBSirt
that their device er.ab'es ri.. ??-a?:-- ? ? i-,j
mltted with extra?.rdinaiy rapidity The in?
ventors, speaking of their device, ?aid
"The experiment? over short circuits :n the
United states have been entlp I-, aatlafai t??ry,
but we were unable to secure fa llltfes f r l?ng?
distance operations, and M WS cam- f.. !!? g
land and asked the help of th. Government.
\\"n explained our scheme to ?toperintendent
Preece of th.- Telegraph Lines Departmenl 1
I his interest wa? immediately aroused H?
1 promptly placed the government plant at OtJf
! disposal and directed hi? BUbordlnatee to g:\e .?
every possible aid In the trials making over the
. London and Birmingham line "
It is understood that th<- ?est? made havo
been entirely satisfactory. The inventors, how?
ever, are reticent. They desire to h-, il | ; ,.
I Hetty until the practicability . f th-lr ?r-h?m? hae
( been fully demonstrated. They seem to fear
p.issihle rivalry. It Is asserted that th-?r ?b rtcsj
will transmit enough matter In an hour, over a
single wire, to fill a page ,.f a newspai i
An official of the British Poatofllce BO I ' Theft
is no doubt the Americans have a r. | ?
ob- ??lea, which may result In great:?. , h
ing telegraphing. We ?re not yet .?uife ?atli?
fted of its practicability, but th.- experimenta
I of next week win settle the nncertaln pointa
I I atn surprised that more assistance !? not
given to inventors In the United S'ar.-s i:- f.
? land seems more friendly to Amerti an Inventors
l thar their own horn? "
Messrs. ('rehore and H-jtiler are thinking of
going to France and dermany. to show their
Invention to the telegraph ..fib lals ..f th- gov?
ernments of tho?e countries.
Consul-General Oshome says that the Im i
of exports filed in his office since th?! n? w L'nltecJ
States tariff became law have d-< r- .is ??', ?KJ ?..-r
I cent, Only In the case of diamond? ..- ! r
: Jewels has there been an Increase. A larg- bust?
ness has developed in Jewelry, whir* h : I >
i fore has mostly been smuggled Into ihe I'niteJ
I States through Canada, no consignment having
been recorded for a long time Mr OahornS
thinks the dealers made up their minds that
! It Is more profitable to pay the lower Dtngley
rates than to Incur the costs and nsks ..f sr ._,
gllng.
The Consul-General hears that a leading (In.
plate manufacturer !? going to transfer his bus!.
: ness to the Cnited States, on account of the
tariff, and that some woollen manufacturers ara
going to do the same and for the same cause
Abu Hamid, the post on the Kits Just capturcl
; by the Anglo-Egyptian forces, is a tn?'st lmp?.r.
| tant, Btrateglc point, giving Sir Herbert Kitch?
ener, the British commander, command of both
ends of the railway, which, starting fr?.m Waly
Haifa, below the First Catara.t. is being pushed
rapidly to Its terminus at Abu Hamid, above tha
difficult Fourth Cataract, and which will soon be
completed. Gunboats are now being built in
I Fingland for transportation iti sections to AbtJ
i Hamid, whence there is open water to Khartoum.
! These gunboats are powerful. Th-y draw only
I two feet of water, steam fourteen knots an hour,
I and are armed with Bfteon-pOUndera and liastSS
1 rapid tire guns. It is announced that the whole
flotilla will be ready to move south from Ala
I Hamid early in 1806. It is poosIMo, however,
! that Herber, the next Important point on the
Nile, may be seized before long, without waiting
j for the naval reinforceiii'-nts. After th?- ?attgto
! Kgypttan forces are gathered at Abu Hamid, Befe
bei-, Suakim and probably ICSSSSIS, th- final
? advance on Khartoum will occur. Serious light?
i ing Is expected before the Mahdists ur.? rout- i,
. hence the necessity for British tr.,?>ps to supple?
ment the Egyptians. It s report.?.1 that the Kha?
lifa has 250.000 soldiers under his command, but
in all probability this is an exaggerate?! report.
The action of the Ativer of Afghanistan. Ab?
durrahman Khan, in recalling to Cabu!. his capi?
ta?, the Afghan agents at Simla. Calcutta. Kara?
chi and Bombay, combined with th.? r. port that
the Atneer some time ago Bent thousands of
| copies of a book OB the Jehad. Of Holy War, to
the native Indian regiments and In view of the
I fact that the force which attacked Fort Chat?,
kadr, near iVshawur, last Saturday, was . i Be?
i posed principally of Afghans, the leader ..f tha
latter being In constant < "t?unutr.< ati-ri with
General Ghalam Hanlar. the Afghan ? mtrinni'r
at Asmar, the latter being the Am.-.-r's n: .?t
trusted officer, continus the dispatches of ?he
Associated Pre?* of BOOM weeks SSJO i- lal ?
! to the plotting of Turkish emissaries in Afghan
' lstan. with the object of arousing the fanati?
cism of the tribesmen. It also shows ? '? .ir y
i that the simultaneous outbreaks at three ?Us.
tlnct points In th? northwest of Isatis ?ver? in?
stigated from Constantinople in revenge for tha
! alleged Insults to the Sultan on th. part of Great
j Britain.
The Turkish newspapers, evidently Inspired
: from the palace, are printing lurid pictures sf
| the disaffection in India ?aid to be cause?! by
British outrages, and. in short, there is a regu?
lar propaganda upon the part of Turk???, to
create troubles for Great Britain in Mahometan
circles as an offset to London's abetting the
Armenian agitation.
The .'rticlals of the India Office Sjdnll that
Afghan ..tltcials have b??en o?ii.-?nio>l in itv re?
cent risings la India, and the str??ng rethforOS"
meats of British troope which are n.?w helasj
pushed to the front show that the autb ?Titles
are fully alive to the dringers existing It la
! strongly hinted that the '."iig-thr? atened Kus
; sian Intrigue has materialized, but clr.utu
j stan.es hardly warrant this nssumptlon.
The dispute In the engineering trades is ex?
tending in area, and a w.-.k h?nce seventy thou?
sand men will be lnv"lv?-d Tb.. Sie-?fi.-1-l sat??
ployera have Joined issue with th.- Bstaptoyera*
Association, and the cont?-st has b.-coin.? OSw of
' endurance. Each side Is trying to starve Mat
? th.- other. The firm? which have conceded tho
eight-hour day's work are small concerns, while
! the firms engaged In International business will
not sign Hiich an agreement The wavering
Amalgamated Society of Kugln.-era c.tntlnues to
pay 18a a wrek to the men who bave basal
thrown out of work, but th. In.--.ming ...nliibu
tlons are the smallest yet re<?-lve?l
Wine experts say that the vintage of laafl will
not rank high The best reporta have b-.-n re?
ceived from Mayence, where It la stated that a
heavy crop Is assured In the Important wins
i districts of Germany a high .?ualitv ..f grape Is
expected. The French wtitage Is much sin ill ?r
than that of URS, th??ugh !t i? of rair .?ualtiy.
The port wine and sherry d(?trlctH are both lack?
ing in quantity and quality.
Emperor William of Germany haa promised ta