I THE SUN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 20, 1896. ' " 8 J
iE PROHIBITION PARTY.
rr.NTioN is Syracuse xo NOM
INATE STATE OFFICERS.
Platform Condemne the. Ralne Law
ttanir II I.ernllre the Sale or I.lqnor
, Htindnr nd Keek to Protect the
rata -.Nomination to Ha Undo To-day,
UCfKit. Aug. ID. The 1'iohtbltlonlst SlMo
antlon. for tlie nomination of Governor
Lleutenant-Covernor, opened In tho Al
jr In this city this morning with a meagre
dance of delegates. Tlio Executive Com.
d met in private tension at 8 o'clock this
Ins. nnil perfected temporary organization.
(Convention wa called to order at 10:10
)r. Mitchell Downing of Poughkcepsle,
rrnan of tho Mate Committee, who Intro
1 Mr and Mre. lieverldgo of Nebraska, the
ibltlonist singers. Prayer was offored by
er. Pr. A. lloyt of Schuyler county, after
h Francis K. Baldwin of Elmlra was
td tempornry Chairman.
Baldwin addressod the ConTentlon at
h. Recharged that tbe responsibility for
eet-ration of tho Sabbath rested upon the
Ibltlonlsts, who were too negligent to vote
their party. Ilo said he bettered that the
t, law was the worst ever put on tho stat
ooks. The prohibition of the liquor trnfflc,
Htui'dared, vvat of more vital Interest than any
otosr question now beforo the American people.
Mr. Baldwin devoted some time to an attack
on tbe bishops, ministers, and laymen who do
tot aeree with the Prohibition party, and the
.pplause was frequent. Ho advised all Prohlbl.
tlonlsts tu push on the work with a persistency
that will make It uncomfortable for tho church
members unless they Join the Prohibition party.
The list of secretaries was then read, and then
occurred the first real enthusiasm of the Conven
tion, when a delegate moved that Halo Johnaon,
Its Vice-Presidential candidate, bo Invited to
the platform to address the Convontlon. Tho 200
or more delt sates present cave Johnson an ova
tion. Mr. John-o-i In tho course of his remarks
isld'th'st the Prohibitionists were tho only hope
of the laboring clement, and the only party that
lUaJs for tho guaranteeing of tho credit and
honor of the country.
At the afternoon session the temporary organ
ization was made permanent Prof. Dickie,
Chairman of the National Committee, then ad
dressed the delegates. The platform, which
had been prepared by tho commltteo of Ave,
of wnleh C. J. Hall of Buffalo wai Chairman,
was submitted to the Convontlon, and adopted.
Itreads:
We 'tie members of the Prnhihitlon party of the
State'of N" York. u State Convention aste-muled.
herein rrn w our allerflaace to tru Natlonl Prohlbh
tionriru .ieo itiv . an .we.i.ln-the mtutrul sot.
reianil ' a Khiyuol. and recogniiln the ob'l
iati"aof uati.mt Mate ami In ilvlduls to conform
wtn-trriiA irn lole-of runteouaneas set forth la
EUcomn, uidm iim MtaKluc ttie following declara
HoaolnurpilD pies a-l purpose
The trarne lut 'iicatuig heeerages I the chler
Kuneota im-unir of crime. Misery ana want, the
to-mjof the -tale ofth hum-, and of all that It.
ryl ttha lr nine, d u h graee social, commer
cial Industrial t .Itnal ami moral w roag ai men
ace tne ifare of eerr household ait I threaten to
isb'eftcur t'-st .-hen itM institutions and to bring
run turn tit rublic 4. If
Tneurpree. "itnf tal traffic by the lesal anil con
A itltut'ont t-ro illilmn of the manufacture, export.
il uoa-istlwruiM u trsi -portstlon. auil-aleot tnloxl
'I eaUa.' l.iuurs for use as beveragea l tie great
I tttuetwtur t.ie .vmer can peop.e, and d manas the
ll Immediate al cun n of every voter. Pecau e of Its
J destruction of human lire. Its drain upm Duanclal
sources, an 1 Its entailment of ml-.-o, want, and de
ipalrexcee.1 tleeffe tio'ar iH-'tlU'me, an 1 famine
eomomed. txe sapprrMlon of tbl trtnlc has become
amttterof mici ur-eny a do," and of rlirht oucht
too'ershalow erer otrer public ittetion nowun.ler
eoQild'riilon. ai.d -i.ouM eontrrl the political actlou
of erer."!" untl' tin treat object Is m'eomplllie'!.
Webel'eTe the fearful e II can l drl:t from our
Ucdojlr hve ua.on of alt. Itlzen whoare opposed
to we iiloou In a mo.euient nnlch iball ie us
siooal primlhitlon of tie urlnlc traftlc wttu u Tie
wrloai rroin Inon party to enforce It.
We cos leuin tht Keinei Liquor Pax law pacie.1 by
tie Lif. ature at l.bany last winter tl beaue
Itwnli to trite -h- liquor traffic respectable, and In
sodulajt t-an :o undo ail that the temperance people
lufedchc-, ? oriame It scelci to proteit and per.
peraats and not iiestror trxl- tranic. which both
Cncrco anil &tato declare to be ntmtca! to the best
lBtrrf'tl cf tn- torn onwealth, ut Iecau4 by Its
hlshu i features It appeal to tho cuptdlty or tbe
people !Q4tea4 of to tho'r sens.- of Justice auit rltfht;
(4) lircaave for the rtrst tltno In Netv York state It
lezallres tne tale of liquor for beverage purpose uu
EnaUy
w e tne rfors declare our purpose, to work shoulder
to taoQlcer wltn tbe oftlcers and members of th
Prunloitl n party tarouith'iut the nation In brlngloa
JtotaeatO'laI Prorlbltlou party the friends or
rroblbltloo Mhoare uo' wastluir their energies and
tarowjojwav delr ballots In other parties which
stand for lsus of les importance, and wnlrb In
voiee erery one ot their memben. In direct renponsl
bllltyforthe pertetuatlonor ttedrlnt trarlic aud Its
swfol result..
-ask the members of the Christian charcbesto
reoemter the declarations those churches have made
efocerolo the enormity of the tranto and their sin
of coffloiicltf ther to and to ast their ballots with
tne only party which stands in line with those decla
rations. W uk the members of the Christian Endeavor and
other roan,- people's societies to rememberthelr good
citizenship tows and act accordingly.
We ask alt patriots or the Empire State to rally to
the lupoort of a nioeemenr which promises to rid tbe
lasdof a most Ignominious bondage to nnkh a peo
llswseTer suu-ected And we leave to every Pro
lltlonlst the reedora of nls own conviction npon
tloUrrpoUtl'Ml -iuestlonst trusting this greatly en
r,! an 1 net nous Prohibition party of the near
tatirs to use ajrr. action with reference to other re
tinas and other Issues as the condition of the country
sad the welfare of the whole people shall yet de-t-tsad.
finally, we pl-Mite our support during the campaign
SBdonr t'Sllotsou eie. tlon day to our peerless na
Unalcanlldates Iretlnit and Johnson, and to the
tiadklites named for public office upon tbe rrohlbl
Doa ticket
The woman suffragists, who did not succeed
la wtln.1 their plank tn tbe platform, were
Bclll.'.ed by a retolutlon which was adopted by
ths Convention, in which woman suffrage vraa
fsTorably pssed npon. An attempt was made
tTfSTersl I'opallst-Prohlbttlonlsu to introduce
stunk condemn nir trusts and monopolies, but
ttsruld not surceed.
Cbairman ll'ildstin made a stronc appeal for
roailtwith which to carry on the campaign. He
saM that $12,000 would bo required for this pur
pose. Of this amount I'.'.OOO was raised this
afternoon.
ThisfTenlngamasamoetlnu was held In tho
SJhiabra. Them was a rather slim attendance,
salths audience was made up wholly of dele
ssiesandlocal Prohibitionist. Speeches were
oads by Hale Johnson, candidate for Vlce
rtttident on the national ticket, and Samuel
"key. Mnyor of Albion. Mich. Mr. Johnson
jotllnrd the camraiifn Isviei and contrasted
lUImportanro of the prohibition Issuo with tho
aaor issues of the other parties. The nomina.
noes w be made to-morrow mornlnic, and the
Usventlon will adjourn at noon.
CANADA'S VAKI.JASIEST MEETS.
'istarss or the Npeeeb from th. Tfaroaa to
Ite Delivered To-diar.
Ottawa, Ang. 19. The first session of the
lUh Parliament of Canada met at 3 P. M.
s only business was to elect a Speaker of tho
nwias of Commons and adjourn until to-mor-
EVr.nen. Ihe formal openlnjr of Parliament
Ultal-e place.
d'J. Ecli;.ar' M- p- was elected Speaker unan
f55S y ','"' members of the Conservative
"JPO-nion he da meetlnc this mornlnc and de
i.i Dnl .""tr an opposition to bis election.
?,n to-day tha membera of the nw Parlla
nt w ere ..rn in and signed the rull.
I ,p'cch 'ni the throne which his Exeei
nS th' ''v"nor.Oeneral will deliver to
?.iul wi" ".,er to h necessity of calllnc
rj"fjfnt at tho prc-ent season of the year.
Jra Aberdeen will say there will be nodepart
,i5 reports, no public account", nnd the
niy measure submitted will be tho Supply bill,
ill v?. iacfmJ'"t "'" 1'e made that an inquiry
ik ,01 !." dur'nK ihn recess Into tho worklnic
dm asTL"" "vlwof llrhti-nlnKth- bur
sten. .1 '.. , V-ny,e, nnd also that Immediate
Man nit '" ,nit,'n fnrtheniflenient of tho
int- , "' '1""' '" ''"' ,"''"r" J'arlla-
Olsposif " """"" ,nl' '"' will have been
aklt: Mr. I o.tlgan to Hit In Parliament.
Ottawa Aug ,,i. .Mr. John Costlean. who
t , i"a'wl f"r !rMia- ''' ''"a a-ketl by
""eie&der of the Irish National party to take
"at in the liritish Parliament as one of their
KiakV'Si11 "'"liorutlrementofMr.Kdtvanl
Jidleiafi 1 "burtU tn bo appointed to the
tl ?... """ "'-f tho Imperial Privy Coun
Iiomin V " ra'- '"r rlel'tetli yearH sat In the
Irish i"!. ," " " "'" representatlteof tho
sirontr . I'trt). and has alwnys been n
lleaii. ' ' "r V.l,le hnmti rJln movement.
Hf'iuot r' lf"" In Mr Charles Tup-
Itnbhed a leraey rtirmer,
FaiKvim vK ip. jn,CI), nuuher, a
H from" """ '"lb"i ,a,t nichtvshllo returnlne
B bet.""'" "ew!'l'lnB alone the hollow
u t,a l"n l""'' "' ",h "' lllu I"" when he
H l,ls!l frnm ''''"I'd. thrown tn the bottom
Mbviw .' tt,""'"d his pockets ttirnod Inside
t9sr..i . """ louW tho prnreeds of his
sgn. , .. "'" m"n k-vl I' aped into the
uivq.1';',,i',t"r.Aftir robbing Jlulalzor
rww s''l'Pi"ed in the woculs that skirt tho
ssssssH
ni'rellst Killed l.r a Locomotive.
H ErIIi"' '"" M"" Al": 10' Ewi"
H "clar "l' ,er '' 'r'rcnc' ftt B Detroit
ssssss tkuj .".', "" IH b' Fi'chbnrg train here
ssH i at K 1 "" '""' t,;cn Pi-Mimic his vaca
H taMemu f'"10" nmi Wlu rldiiikf u bicycle
H SIsMse." i,""" An her from lilacklmon ti
lrard 'w.V'ryi Wl'rtrnck by n locomotive.
H "".rt bruisri L,hl'adeUl Archer escaped with
nn. iriLLAttD l'AmcEit fixed.
Uajr sIssys) to Pay ! for I.saalast nil
Yacht to Other.
nniDOKrortT, Conn., Autr, 10. Collector of
Customs Moddard late this afternoon assessed a
fine of JIBO upon I)r, Wlllnrd Parker of New
Vork for allecrd violations of sections sV-14,
d.nns. nnd 4.3:10 of the ilevlsed Statutes of the
United Slates. It was charit-ed that Dr. Parker's
yacht, tho lleglnn, liad been used for carrying;
passcneera for pay without a license, and also
that thero was an Irrrgnlarlty In her papera.
The yacht had previously been seized nt her
anchorage In Bomb. Korwalk harbor by Deputy
Collector Walter T.nucklnRham, who went to
South Norwalk yesterday to Investigate a com
plaint that tho Itcglnn was violating the United
States statutes pertaining to sailing vessels
carrying passengors.
CapU Charles It. Day of tbe yacht was at
Gregory's Point, where the Inspector accosted
him nnd Inquired nbout tho boat and Its capaci
ty, ostensibly with tho view of hiring It for a
cruise, and asked to be tnkon out to the yacht,
which was lying nt anthor off the point- When
nbonrd the yacht Mr. Ilucklimhnm showed Ills
badge, of authority nnd asked to see the skip
per's sailing papers. Capt. Day Informed hlin
that the yacht was owned by Dr. Parker of New
a ork. In whoso nam the paper were made nut,
and that he was only the sailing master. The
Inspector then ssrved papera on Day, aetrtng
the vacht for taking out sailing parties for pay
without a proper license.
Collector tlnddanl said to-night that Dr.Parker
had Infringed a law which Is not ordinarily en
forces), and that seizure for the offence aro al
together uncommon. He said, however, that the
complaints against the Regina had beenmo so
numerous that ho was at last forced to take
notice of them. The Collector said that Dr.
Parker hatt been warned to desist upon the re
ceipt of every complaint, but thnt ho had per
sistently failed to take any notice of tho warn
ing. Tho maximum ptnnlty that may be In
flicted for tha offence Is confiscation of the ves
sel, and the Collector. In view of tho warning,
was at first nndecldcd as to whether or not to
enforce It. He finally decided, however, that a
Ann of $150 would be a sufficient punishment.
Dr. Parker has decided tn take an appeal to
the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the
question whether the chartering of a yacht to
cruising parties comes within the meaning or
"carrying passenger for pay." He Is of tho
opinion that he can charter his boat to any per
son without violating the law.
Capt. Day aays that all tho complaints have
come from rival skippers nnd owners who have
failed tn secure the parties to whom the lie
gin a was chartered. Dr. Parker, whoso sum
mer homo Is In New Canaan, was oblige to
come to this city to-day to attend tn the matter.
The yacht has Just returned from Newport.
Dr. Wright and his family of Drldgeport were
to have taken the boat to-morrow for n crtilso of
several weeks, but she will be necessarily tied
up until the matter Is settled.
coararESCEXEXT at chavtavqua.
Proaldeat Eliot os America's Cootrlbattono
to tlaa a roar a of aTtvlllsatloa.
CliACTACQUA. Aug. IP. To-day saw the
graduation of another great class of students of
the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle.
It was the annual recognition or commence
ment day of tho Circle, and the class of '00
marched through the grounds and were for
mally graduated. President Charles Eliot of
Harvard University delivered the recognition
day address. He said. In part:
" I ask you to consider with me what charac
teristic contributions the American people have
been making to the progress of civilization.
The first and principal one is the advance made
In the United States toward the abandonment
of war as a means of settling disputes between
nations, the substitution ot discussion and ar
bitration, and the avoidance of armaments.
Every young man in continental Europe learns
the le -son of absolute military obedience, and
reel himself subject tn this crushing uower of
militant society, against which no rights of the
Individual to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness avail anything. This Influencr.
inherent In the social organization of all
continental Europe during many centuries,
the American people have for generations
escaped, and tbey snow other nations how tn
escape Vt. The second eminent contribution of
the United States to civilization Is their thor
mieh acceptance of the widest religious toler
nnce. The third contribution has been the safe
development of a manhood suffrage, near
lv universal. Universal suffrage Is not
tbe only means of attaining demoeratlo
government, rather It Is the ultimate goal of
succis-ful democracy. The United State have,
furnlehed a demonstration that people
belonging to a great variety of races
or nations are. under favorable circum
stances, at for political freedom. It has
demonstrated that people who at home
have been subject to every sort of aristocratic
or despotic oppression become within less than
a generation serviceable citizens of a republic:
and the United State have thus educated to
freedom many millions of men."
To-morrow will be Jamestown day and
preparations are being made to make It the
largest day of the year.
MONET OOXEl LIFE A BVHDES.
Tbeodoro TsTelaa tfaoota Hlaaaelt aad Will
aTrobably Die.
Theodore Weiss. 60 years old, of OS Isling
ton avenue, Jersey City, attempted suicide late
on Tuesday night by shooting himself in the
head with a 32-callbre revolver at Fulton street
and the Hull's Ferry road, In urper W eehawken.
He had In his pocket three letters written re
spectively In French. German, and English.
The English letter readi as follows:
JKFU.KV ClTV. Aug. IS
On account of the bad treatment of my son and all
tbe family after I bad given them all my household
goods and ni7 cash mousy, he made me a life like a
slave, so I was not able to stand It auy more In his
house, so the only thing for me to rto woa to rommit
auldde. TmtoDoag Weiss.
Weiss lived wlthhls married son. daughter-in-law,
and granddaughter. He left nls home two
weeks ago and told his family that he was going
to work on a farm In Oswego.
He was removed to St, Mary's Hospital, Ho
boken, where it Is said he will not recover.
asruaazixo Chinese in.
It I Maid too TV I re of B. H. William Ha
Given vldeaee Aaxatat Hint.
8A.f Fkahcibco, Aug. 10. The trial of Richard
S. Williams, an ex-Inspector stationed at the
San Francisco Custom House, who Is charged
with extorting money and accepting bribes In
connection with the Illegal landing of Chinese
al this port, was commenced tn the District
Court this morning.
The entire session of the court was taken up
with the Irapanelraent of a Jury. The wife of
tho defendant, whose suit for divorce Is now
before the courts, has. It Is said, placed In the
hands of the Federal authorities damaging evl
ence against her husband.
Special Treasury Agent Major Moore, who
hits collected the evidence for the prosecution.
Is confident of securing a conviction, while Port
Collector Wise expresses the belief that It will
be an easy matter to puncture tbe entire
scandal.
fltate Plrasnea' Conventlna.
Iockiort, N. Y., Aur. 10. The Firemen's
State Convention was called to order this
morning at 9:30 o'clock and much routine bust
ness was transacted, Mr. Irish presented the
report of tbe trustees of the Firemen' Homo.
Four deaths occurred since the home was
opened In 1805, leaving 31 Inmates now there.
Treasurer Scott's report showed the balanco
last year was 81,il00.4S; receipts of the year,
$l,fi!!S.33; dlsbnrsementsof tiieyear. 'i, 11.90;
balanco on hand, f (181.00.
Superintendent Ueorgo W. Aldrldge of Hoch
esler. a trustee of the Firemen's home, wna
present and made an Interesting addru-s. The
Convontlon then proceeded to the election of
ufllcers. and the following vtern flericd :
President. J. F, Srhlnsser, M-hltllli Vice.
President. Thomas O'Connor, Walerfmd. Sec.
ond Vice-President, M.J. Doley, Cohnes; Secre.
tary. Thomas Hnnchan, Franktort: Treasurer,
U. II. hcott. Coieaekle; trustees of the Fire
men's Home for five year. John Wnydell of
New York. C. s. Hogrrs of Hudson, and (1. .
Irlh of Cazenovla. ...
The Prc'ldeni stas authorized to appoint an
Executive Committee.
Another Kaenpe from the Matteawnn Ho.
Hal.
MATTrAWAN, Aug. 10. James Ciancey. an In
mate of the State Hospital, this pl,ce, escaped
from that Institution this afternoon. Clancey
was employed with a gang of Inmates working
on the Improvement outside of the buildings,
nnd In some way eluded tbe attendants and
took to the woods. His escape was soon dlstov
creel, an alarm was given, and attcndnnls are
searching the country hereabouts, Clancey was
a court patient, aud tsas sent to the hospital
two tears ago from Oswego, lie is ,'.') year of
age, of medium height, and is considered a had
character.
Artist nill I Not slTlne.
San FitANCiaco, Aug. 10,-Tho report that
Mr. Thomas Hill, tho California landscape
artist, is dying Is without foundation. Mr, Hill
suffered a slight stroke of paralysis in his right
arm and side, but Is recovering. He I at his
tudlo at Wauwona, In tho mountains, with
several members of bis family.
ROLLER SHIP LAUNCHED.
A STItAyOE CRAFT TO SAIL FltOSl
ritANCK FOll LONDON.
It I as Tcet Hupported es Kollera aad
Will Itoll Over Instead or C'nttlnm
Thrnnch the Water The laventor Hist
the Oeeaa Mar lie Crossed la Foar Maya.
Paiiiii, Aug. 111. In the prosenceof numerous
foreign engineers and a large crowd of on
lookers tha so-called roller steamer, the In
vention of M. Ilnrln, a well-known marine
engineer, was launcned to-day at the Call dock
yards nt St- Denis. The vessel will trnveres
the Seine, cross the English Channel, nnd go to
London,
The boat is a large rectangular Iron box about
ISO feet in length, 40 feet wide, and five feet
high. It Is mounted on six lenticular disks or
rollers 30 feet In diameter and sunk in the
water 10 feet, while the lower floor of the
Ikix is atan equal dlstanco from tho level of the
water. In the sides of the box Is thomachlntrr,
which Is of T60 horse power. This sets to mo
tion a screw and the rollers.
In the upper part of the vessel, between the
disks, which plcrco tho box and extend beyond
It about seven feet, aro comfortable cabins.
This strange-looking vessel has a displacement
ot 280 tons.
M. Ilazln's first experiments were made with
a small model, the rollers of whloh were moved
by clock work, the propeller bolng replaced by
a weight, which was attached by n string pass
Ingnver a pulley to the front of tho boat.
When the rollers were not working the mlnta
luio boat took twenty-two seconds to cross from
one side of tho largo vessel In which It wns
placed to the other side. When they were
working It took only eleven seconds.
As tho power necessary to kenp tho rollers
at work is only one-quartur of tho power that Is
required to keep the screw going, the mathe
matical result Is that tho speed of tho vessel Is
doubled by an extra expendlturo of power
which amounts to only one-quarter. Hut
a vast Increase of sneed Is not tho
only advantage claimed for these roll
ing steamers. It Is pointed nut that
when they sh.ill be" used tho length of voyages
will be diminished, the consumption of coat
will be leseened, and, as a natural result, pas
sengers and freight will bo tiausporled ot far
less expense than heretofore.
Moreover, experts assert that tho stability of
tho rolling boats wilt be far greater than that of
the si earn vessels at present in use. It Is alsons
serted thnt the catastrophes nt sea would pracli
rally ceaso by tho use, of rollers. In cae of a
collision or other accident, though soino of tho
rollers might be damaged, snmti would almost
certainly escapo damage, and two would sufllce
to keep the e-sel afloat and Hike her Into port.
M. Ilazln expects the boat to make from 45 to
50 kilometre an hour bile crossing the Chan
nel. The theory of tne Inventor Is that boats
should roll over tho water Instead of cutting
through it.
He has designed a large steamer on the same
principle, uhlch he estimates will make the
voyage from Havre to New York In four days.
ItAftDN VON EKDIlTJTZ'a DEATH.
Tao Corsstier'e tlnrv Exonerate tho Me
teor front lllHane.
Londox. Aug. 19.-A Coroner's Inquest was
held at Rydo to-day on the body of Ilaron von
Zedtwltz. the owner of the yucht Isolde, who
was killed by the collision of tho Meteor with
the Isolde oil Southea yesterday. The Captains
of the yachts Isolde, ltrltannla, and Meteor
were examined, and the Jury returned a ver
dict that the liaron's death was due to the
purely accidental collision of the boats.
Tho proceedings showed that Ilaron von 7edt
wltz was struck by the falling rigging of the
Ioide and pinned to tho deck; of tho yacht by
the broken spars. Ho was not thrown Into tho
water, as was reported yesterday. Capt. Carter,
tho cutnmandur of the Ilrltnnma, snld that the
Meteor ought to have pasd under tho Itritan
tila's lee. Capt. Homes, skipper of the Meteor,
denied that tie bad violated tbe sailing rules.
There was plenty of room for thti Metior to pass
the Isolde, unt The Saint struck the Isolde and
slewed tbe bow uf that boat toward the Meteor.
Mr. Jameson, representative of tne Prince of
Wale-, who was on board the Hritnmila, said
that the whole thing was so sudden that he was
unable to say whether there was time for the
Meteor to co to ttie lee of the Britannia after
tho danger ot collision becamo apparent.
The Queen has telegraphed to the ltoyal Al
bert Yacb" Club, expressing her regrets because
of the death of Ilaron sou Zedtwltz.
BK.nt.IN. Aug. 1I. The Urlchtantrlgtr. the of
ficial lournal, to-day publishes a tribute to tho
late II iron von Zedtwltz, and te-tlllrs to the
zeal titsplayed by him in the nfllclal positions
he occupied.
Wasiiioton. Aug. 19.-Ilaron von Zedtwitz.
who met a sudden death by accident on his
yacht Isolde, was married while attached to tho
Herman Legation in thlscit). Ills bride was
Mies Lena Caldwell, the wealthy heiress of
Loulssille. whose siter. Miss Mary Gwendolen
Caldwell, made the project of establishing a
Catholic university in Washington practicable
by a gift of S300.000.
The marriage ceremony was the first and only
one ever celebrated in the chapel of the Catho
lic University, and most fittingly so, as the
bride bad built the chapel as a memorinl to her
mother. The marriage ctrer.ion) was attended
only by the relatives of the bride nnd the nccoa
sary witnesses, and was followed by a wedding
breakfast at the Arlington Hotel. The latter
was a grand event, and was attended by tho
diplomatic corps and most ot the prominent
people In society.
Just previous to his marriage Ilaron von Zedt
wltz had been appolntid Minister to Mrxkii,
and to that country bo first toik his b-lrto.
Slnco their return to Germany tho liaron's
prominence was enhanced In esery way by his
charming wife, and they becamo er prom!,
nent In social life. Since the marriage of her
sister to Ilaron von Zedtwltz, Ml Mary Owen
dolen Caldwell has llted abrovl, mostly In
Paris.
AIMED TUB C.VNS DADLT.
Hhot lateadsa for a Target lilt tbe !tatl
Hblp Ilrrnnu.
Toci-ON, Aug. 19. In the course of artillery
practice by tho ships of tho Mediterranean
squadron near hero ycBtcrday thn torpedo
cruiser Vantonr fired her machine guns at a
target which was being towed by tho battle ship
Mrennus. Through some fault In the manage
ment of the guns tho shot from tho Vantonr
were showered upon the bridge of the Itrennus,
where Admiral (iervals i.nd tho officers of his
staff were Htatloneil In the conning loner ob
serving the practice. The glass In the windows
of tho tower was shattered anil the structuro
badly Injured, but fortunately the Admiral and
Ills aide were not hurt. Tho helmsm-.n of the
Ilrennus, however, was seriously wounded.
rtecretnry Ilertiert In Iceland,
SorTilAMPTN, Aug. 10. Mr. Hilary A.Her
bert, United States Secrotory of the Navy, with
his daughter, arrived here to-day on the Amer
ican liner St. Louis. As the St. Louis pnsced
Netley. three miles southeast of this port, tho
United Mates crul-er Minneapolis, which Is ly.
log at anchor thrre, tiled a salute In honor of I
Mr. Herbert, and Admiral Si-lfridgn nnd his
staff. In full uniform, met the Secretary upon
the dock when ho Undid hero from thorn, i
Louis. !
Fnnr Tramp TCIIIed In a Triiln Wreck,
Topr.KA, Kan.. Aug. I'l. A Hock Island ema ,
freight carrying stock from the southern part I
of the State was wrecked nt tho Sugar Mills,
four miles west of this ritv, this morning nl ." i
o'clock. Four men stealing a ride In tho feed
Imx nfa stork car weru almost Instantly killed, i
They wero II H.Mills, residence unknown: tl.
T. Canflcld. from Kansas City or .luck'onvilli'.
111.: i:. II, Mrndrnhnll. Muniinrrvllt. Mich., and
an unknown man, with nothing tn Identify him.
The men muit hnsebeco asleep, as tho trtln was
slowly pulling Intn a switch, when the box tin.
derneath tbe car dropped down. Six cars In tho
train wero ditched.
Incendiarism lor fun.
Hosto.v, Aug. III. Frank II. McHoffy. aged
S3, of Hnpkliitnn, has confessed to Firo Marshal
Whltcomb that liu rot the fire of Aug. 14 In tho
bsrnof Chnrles II. Morse, tn that town, which
caused u los of $!!,000, There was no motive
except malli'iousnt-s and desire for excitement.
It I thought that Mcllefly is responsible forthe
other firm In Hint town which hate an, oil a
los of seteral t Imu-nnil dollars. In court this
morning h pleaded gulliyiti the Mnrsn inren.
diarl'in. and was held in $'.',000 for tho Septem
ber (JrnndJury.
All ll.veiir.old Thief. Vnl.l.e.l After a Cliaar,
Victor Lehmnnn, the 11. year-old son of Carl
Lehman, a dentist, living at '.'00 L'astl'.Md street
was caught breakinc open a show case In front
of a shop at 5.U5 Third avenue. Inst night, and
captureil afler a chase. Several hoys who went
with him escaped. Although he hail a hair
brush, which had been stolen, ho said ono of I ho
other bnva had taken it. He wns sent to the
room of Ihuiierrv society, ll is said that tl.o
lad and his associates have committed other
robberies.
A .New Tvenlr-rrond Itcalnieat Captain, i
Lieut. Matthew F.. Miles was unanimous
ly elected Captain uf Company !:, Twenty.
second Regiment. last night, at u meeting held
In the armory. The new Captain enllted on
Jan.lt). 1HH4; was made a corporal In Decem
ber, 1H85; a sergeant In September, 1880, and a
Lisutenant in March. 1804.
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THE EXI'IlKaitMKN'H BTItlKE.
Notice Posted by the Company that No
More Stn Are Wanted.
The agents of tho Adams Express Com
pany had all tho new men they needed yes
terday, nnd It evns necessary to turn away
some of the applicants. A card signed by
P. A. Miller, superintendent of the wagon
department for the metropolitan district, was.
posted In tho window of the office of the
.omp.inv at 300 Canal street announcing that
no moro men were needed. Ten of the now
turn descried, and thero waa no trouble In
Ulllng their platos.
"Wo aro not, of course, getting ns much
freight ns nsunl," said Mr. Miller when seen
by a reporter, "ns It will take several days
to get matters sytomatlzed. As soon ns this
Is done mutters will movo right on Just as If
no strike hntl occurred, I havo now twenty
wngona more than usual on the routes In
order to irnln tho new men."
The New Voik striker, at their headquar
ters, LtMlwith Hall, Forty-fifth street and
'Ihlrd awnuv, professed to bellevo that they
would ultimately win. Tlioy nllcgo that
tnr shlpnots aro standing by them. They
mnko n point or the fact that tho new men
lime been hired without references or giving
bonds, whereas all tho old men are under
lionds, and men hired in tho ordinary way
ha" to g!o bonds and references. Thu
company admits this. One of tho officials
saitt :
"We took out the best men from the ap
plicants without waiting for th usual pre
liminaries. We will see about the bonds
when ovorything Is in working order. I think
the new men nro all honest."
Nothing moro was heard of trying to get
tho members of the Switchmen's Mutual Aid
Association in tho Pennsylxanla yards to
striko In svmpnthy. Tho leaders ot tho
strikers said yesterdar that tho switchmen
noult not be asked to striko except as a last
resort.
TAILORS BTItlKE DltAOS ON.
ElKht Hundred His Oat-A Ismail Blot la
a Contractor' Hhop.
Fifteen more contractors, nine of whom. It
Is alleged, ore members of tho Coat Contractors'
Association, rottl'd with tho striking east side
tailors yesterday. Theeo aro 800 of the tailors
still on striko nnd some of them are In need.
Tho sum of $30 wns received yesterday from
tho east side charitable organization which
contributed tho S-'T."i on Tuesday to aid thn
needy strikers. In all SUOO liavo licen re
celed, J200 of whlrh enmo from lalwr unions.
The striko Is not tn bo declared off until tho
last of tho biggest contractor has signed.
A mob of strikers led by Samuel Goldstein of
"U Ersex strict ond Israel Whitman of Htl Nor
olk street entered tho shop of Contractor
Elijah Welnliem n. 1 I Rutgers olaco )estcrday
morning anil ordered him to tell his men to
auit work. Ho refused, and a free fight fol
low od In which non-union and union men
were mixed up indiscriminately wltn chairs
ind tables. Policeman O'Neill of the City Hall
squad heard tho noise, nnd rushing Into tie
plnco scattered tho mob. Then he arrested
Goldstein and Whitman, who were pointed out
liv Weinberg as tho leaders. Thoy were fined
Jo each In tho Essex Market Court,
KNEE PANTS MAKEltS TO BTItlKE.
Thlrtera Ilnnilred Men, Women, aad Girl
Will (lull Work oa Haadar.
At a maR meeting In Walhalla Hall late last
night tho Knee Pants Makers' Union decided on
a general strike, to go Into effect next Sunday.
The union Is known as Local No. 7 of the So
cialist Trado and Labor Alliance. There are
KOI) men and 500 women and girls In the organi
zation. The strike will be against reductions In wages
and for the enforcement of a new wag scale.
The members of the union nllego that wages
have been reduced until they are at starvation
point, and that tho strike Is Inevitable. The
reason the strike Is not to go into effect until
Sunday Is hecause tho knen pants makers want
in finish this week's work and get their wages
before Saturday, in order to bay them beforo
the strike.
Hlrlke of Granite HConeentter at Work OS
the Mtate Capitol.
Ai.nANT. Aug. 10.- The stonecutters working
undor Contractor Huckley, who has tho con
tract for completing the southern, western, and
eastern entrances to the State Capitol, struck
to-day because two sand stonecutters were em
ployed who refusea to pay a (10 Initiation fee
to the Granite Cutters' Union whsu they were
I put tn work on that kind of stone. It Is said
I that the men under Contractor Carlln. who Is
1 alo doing some of the Capitol contract work,
I will go out. and thnt over 1.000 workmen art. In
I the strike. It Is the old trouble between the
i different stonecutters' unions which occurs al
I mo-t annually. This time It is the private con
tractors and not tho state officials who will
, l.ae to contend with it. The sand stonecntters
Insist that the rule of the union that forces
them to Join different organizations when work
ing on dtrTt rem kinds of stone doe not apply to
public aorks like the Capitol and that the de
mand for $10 each I extortion.
SPAKROW AOAINST SPIDER.
A ITai-d-ruBKht Combat la Which th (Spar
row Wo th Tlctor.
Titoy. Aug. 10.- A Sun reporter witnessed
a curious ard sangely fought combat in front
of St, Paul's P. E. Church, Third and State
streets, the other morning while on bis way
up town. A large black spider emerged from
acreMco und-r the steps of tho church and
started ncross the sidewalk toward the gutter.
Heforn It had traversed half the distance a
little brown sparrow, chattering shrilly, do
pi ended sulflly to the pavrtnent nnd pecked
at tho spider. Instantly and with the wari
ness of a crack nuglllst. the spider leaped to
ono side and brl"tlod with anger and resent
met.t. 'Ihn "parrow hopped illcroetly to ono
side. It was evident that the bird would base
'. hot fight liefore it got its quarry. If It got It
nt .ill. A rtnmont or two later tho sparrow,
with fluttering wings and wlde-orion mouth,
flew at tbe spider. A short, sharp tussle fol
lowed, and when tho sparrn"-hopped back to
get Ita eecond wind. It nnsrten that tho spider,
though somewhat disabled, was by no means
Miniulshed. II stood Its ground gamely, w.ilt
lug like ome prlzn fighter for time to lio called.
Eventually the liltd seized tho spider in Its
hill nnd flew to a liough of tho nearest tre.
It wan a hard fought and well-earned victory,
nnd tho sparrow womed proud of what It had
done.
TRUCK DRIVER STARRED.
I'errr ne-ated Not Del; Invited to a
Weddlnc Annlvernarr Celebration.
During an altercation late last night In the
tenement at "40 West Sixtieth street Kdward
Kaltwasser. aged 28 years, a truck driver, was
stubbed In thn abdomen by William Perry. H
sustained a wound wnlch, the Itnosevrlt Hospi
tal physicians say, will prove fatal. Both men
litem the house where thoaltercatlon took place
Kalttvatsrr, with his wire and four children
and Perry, board with a family named Klnslor
on the top floor.
Some, iiiuu ago Kaltwasser celebrated the fifth
anniversary f his wedding, nnd Invited every
unti In tho house to attend It except Perry. The
la' er Ix'i nmiiniigry at not huvlng rrcttlvcd an
Invitation, nnd threatened to got even with
KaltivnsFe-.
Last night the two men met in the hall and
began ' quarrel. Perry flnall) drew a largo
knife .ml stabbed Kaltwasser. Perry was
lo 'ked up in ihn WestSixty eighth street Btatlon,
at.it the injured man vvvs taken to tho hospital,
SAIlf II K n'AS TO RK MARRIED.
The the Prosperous. looklnsr Propectlva
llrltlegroum Ileaiced for Five Cent.
"I'm going to bo married to-night to the
nlrrst girl In Now York,' said a drunken man,
who looked prosperous In spite of being dlrtv
tn nn acquaintance, whom he button-holed In
Park row tho other afternoon.
"In thnt caso you'd letter take a Turkish
bath fons to get clean nnd sober," said the
man ho hutton-holt-d
"I Hiirnt all luxl night ill aTurkls'i hnth,"
replied tho man who win about to b married
In a lone Unit lliilk "ileil disbelief In ihn rober
llng i-lTi'i'tt uf tho ro-.i rlptlon suggeeted.
".--a," ho added, "will vim ,-v ins fliiiionts?"
'I ho billion-holed itiiin was so surprised at,
the prnspiTmiH-lookingpriHpcrtlvu bridegroom's
di-inand that ho lore hlm-elf lonso without
It-ply and lied from the spot.
.IOITINOS .IIIOVT JOir.V.
John Henley, an engruxir, no yesrs old, of SIM
Font th attune, wlille Kolug down stair In the si
loon of Joint I'runr at .T.'7 lourih attune last
rventnr, Ml and siutalneii a fracture or the skull,
lie died almost immcdlafeir
William Hall, MU HI'-l Mnriin. was sentenced II
six in intli In the NU'iteiitlnry hy Judge Cnwfnn
n tin liem ral Selons )eienlsy Ife is the thleg
ho ii.ii caiiitht rlrt.it a gueat room lii the llotef
Imp' i 111
Tur s recoiled yesterlay from E. h." of
iislifiigton 9.1 for Mrs James llegan, whrsn hus
hund fell to his death In sleep on July i. The
money was delivered to hi r
Rdtsard Oroaa. lha porter who was burned at the
fir on Tuesday In Pinmons'a wholesale liquor
houae at IB.'IWeat street, died yesterday at th
Hudson Street Hospital.
BEST
BODY
BRUSSELS
CARPET
To make room for new Roods dally
arriving wo will offer for the bal
ance of this month
450 PIECES
IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC
BODY BRUSSELS CARPETS
AT UNIFORM rlllCB OF
90c per yard
Parties desiring to furnish tholr
homes for Fall will find this nn un
usual opportunity to sccttro choice
floor coverings for very little money,
W.&J.SLOANE
Broadway, 18th c ltliSts.
ORITVART.
Prof. Cronch, who died In Portland, Me., on
Tuesday, was born on JttlyUl, 1808, and until
the last year enjoyed robust health. Up lo
about a month ago tho old composor was daily
at tho piano. Prof. Crouch descended from a
family of musicians, his father and grandfather
having become noletl In Kngland, where tho
author of "Kathleen Mavourneen" was born.
Before he was 10 years old he played at tbe
Hoyal Coburg Theatre. When IS ho uot a
place In Ills Majesty's Theatre, and made
a hit as a violoncello soloist, winning
n high tribute from Rossini. lie sub
sequently Joined Down & Faulkner's cir
cuit travelling troupe, nnd afterward the
Caledonia Theatre in Scotland. On tho failure
of tho Caledonia loung Crouch shipped its n
sailor, and worked on ooaatlng vcs-uIb two
sears. Then, returning to London, tin Joined
Kvans's Cider Cellar Covent (.onion Tlieatro
truupe. The voting musician entered thn Drury
l.ano orchestra, and was soon ttio leading vio
linist. It was then ho composed his first ballad.
" Zephyrs of Love." for thn songstress. Annie
Tree. It was but a Httlo while when hoentered
tho London ltoyal Academy of Mulc. With
other students of tho academy young Crouch
was In frequent attendance at Ilucklnghnin
Palace. Brighton. and Windsor Castle.
Tho youthful composer received tho hon
ors of Anciont and Philharmonic concerts.
King's band, and Italian opera. Ho played
at the coronation of William IV. and Adelaide
In 1M'.'7. and was nppolnttd a member of
i their Majustles' prlvato orchestra. He was also
present nt thu coronntlou of Queen Victoria.
Ills third composition. "Kathleen .Mavour
neen." was produced when Mr. Crouch was only
in years of ago. Tho sting was successful from
tbo start, and the author also became a great
favorite, his music being Ming in many parts of
the Knglish-speaking world. Among tho tnott
familiar of his songs were "(J'I)onneli's Fare
well," "The F.mlgrant's Lament," "Mng to Me. I
Nora," and "llormot Asthiire." In 1S40 Prof.
Crouch left Kngiand for America. Ho came
first to New York, thence to Huston, and next to
Portland. Me,, where he produced Hos
slnl'a "Stabal Mater." He also visited
other cltle, teaching and lecturing.
When the war came ho was In the height of his
prosperity In America, (living up all this, ho
shouldered a musket and runrched to the front
In tbe service of the Confederacy with tho
Richmond Howitzers. He could fight ns well as
sing and plav.nnd was one of the men who
caused the destruction of the Portsmouth Nav y
Yard nnd tho navnl vessels there. He was In
almost every struggle of the rtny of Northern
Virginia until the surrender nt Appomattox.
Returning to Richmond after tha war, ho
found bis borne broken up. Ills books, manu
scripts, ana almost everything else bo tins
sessed destroyed. He taught music there for a
fnw years, and fifteen years ago took up his
residence in Portland He was married four
times and was the father of twenty-seven
children.
Marcus E. Harris, a well-known Jeweller, died
at his home, a I a est Twelfth street, on Tues.
day. Heart disease was the cause of doath.
Mr Harris was born in London. Kngland. seventy-eight
v ears ago. Ho came to this country
In lH40itnd went to M.Louis. Later he set
tied In New York and engaged In the Jewelry
trado. He liecamo known afterward as one of
the most expert Judgcsof precious slnnes In this
country, lie was ono of the appraisers of the
Mary Morgan etatc, and thu value of tbo
famuus pe.tch-hlnw vuse, which aftorwartl oh
talned such a large price, wns first recognlred
by him. Ir. Hebrew circles Mr. Harris was well
known for his charity. He was President of
the Jewish Synagogue Darrech Annum for
over twenty year Ho wns also President of
tho New York Free llurlal Society, of which hn
was one of tbe founders. Mr. Harris Is survived
by six daughters and two sons. Ills wife died
twenty-four jcars ago. He will be buriod In
the family plot at Cv press Hills.
Frank H. Wheeler, aged fil). who was In bnsl
ness at.T-' Broadway, this city, and lived nt l-'H
(irccno avenue. Brooklyn, died sudden!) yes
terday Just after leaving a cable car at Court
and Montague street. Hrooklvn Hewn tho
senior member of tbe tlrin of Wheeler it John
son, commission merchants.
Jacob I). Jnslln. n prohibition leador of New
Jersey, tiled In a barber's chair yesterday at
Trenton, He was In his sixty-fourth yenr. He
was superintendent ot the (ilohe Itubbcr Manu
facturing Company.
Dr. C. M. Kittredge of Flshkill Landing riled
suddenly at his country home In New Hamp
shire yesterday afternoon. Ho was one of the
best-known physicians along the Hudson River
Valley.
William Douglas Balfour, Provincial Secre
tary InthnOntarlofioverninent, died at Toronto
last evening from acute hiemorrhago of the
lungs.
SANDINO TUB TRACKS.
Preeantloa That Are Tnkna to Keen
Wheel aiad Hoof rrntn Hllppln;,
locomotives aro provided with a sand box
placed on topof tho boiler, with a pipe running
down to tho rails In front of tho driving wheels.
The sand vnlvo Is under control of tho onglner
In the cab. and when be strikes a slippery piece
of track he sands the rails to keep the wheels
from slipping, as they sometimes do, Instead of
holding on and drawing the train. Fometltnes
tho engineer sands the rails to give the drivers
n better grip In starting a hrnvy train: find
sometimes to keop thoenglne from sliding on a
slippery trark when hn has tho brakes on.
In this city the cars of the Broadway cable
rond are provided with two sand boxes, one nt
each end, for use according to tho direction In
which thocnr Is going, the sand being used to
keep the car from sliding when thn tracks are
slipper). The sand vnlvesare worked by means
of a plunger running thinugh thn platform of
ttie car, which the grlpman operates with his
foot, ns be tines tho plunger attached to tho
gong. There Is also used on the llroadway lino
a sand car which Is run over thu road when oc
casion require.
'Iheie urn no sand hnjes on thn cars of tho
Third Avenue Cable Company, hut provision Is
made for sanding lis tracks whn nicossary.
At Interval of n hint k or two nloug Third ate.
inn", standing at the fool of and In lino with
Pillars nf thu ilev.ttrd railroad strut lure, aro
boxes or other reieptftcks tilled with sum.
When the mcessltj for lis use arleo sand from
these hoxe Is Mattered along the hue by men
iletailtd for that purpu'e. Tho Third avnnun
oinpany nl"d uses a sand car on llinso parts of
its line that iite not provided for like tho
stretch along Third avenue.
On horse.cnr lints. when the street pavements
are slippery, a sand car Is run over tho lines
scattering sand upon tho pavement to glvo the
horses a surer footing.
nnrlralea or tne Itnad,
The grlpman nnd tho horse.car driver know to
nn Inch when they can gel past nn obstruction
and when they can't A g-lpinan coming down
the llowery w ith a Thlrtl avenue cable car camo
loacrosstown horse car that had been haltid I
In the way by n tiro Just wiihln the cms street
"Pull up a little there, lllll.' said the grin.
roan,
That might not have been Ihn driver a name, but
he recognized tbefraternulaplrltof thegreeting,
and untwisted his brake and managed to pull
up an Inch or two. It wasn't much, but It was
as good a a mils.
A BLAZE ON FIRK ISLAND.
IT STIRS VP THE SVRURRAN EDI
TORS, TTIIO INVESTIGATE.
The Telephone Girt at flavvllle Kprse
Iter Ovsn nnd Walter' View About It
PatehOBue'a alaa Wis Positive that a
Dla Freight HteaiaahlB Wan IlnrnlnK.
The suburban editors woro thrilled last even
ing by this despatch from Sayvllle. Long Island!
"A large vessel Is on fire In the ocean off this
place. Sho seems to he making for ths
ocenn beach. Life-saving crow from Lono lllll
Is making ready to go to her assistance."
The editors called up Sayvlllc, Patchogue, and
places In the neighborhood by telcphono nnd
telegraph. Thero was a young woman In chargo
of tho Fnyvllle telephone office. This Is what
tho Junior suburban editor and the young wo
man said:
" Do you know anything about a vessel burn
ing nn the Firo Island beaob, opposite Say vlllc?"
" Thero Is a fire across the bay oft hero."
" What docs It look like ?"
"It looks like woods,"
" How long has It been burning I"
"Ever since 0 o'clock." It was then 0:30
o'clock.)
" .May it not be a ship?"
"I don't know. Walter, what do yon think
Ills? Does It look like a ship? Well"-after
getting Walter's opinion--" it may be a ship or
n house."
"About where do you think It Is?"
"Wherodoyou think tt Is. Waller?l Near
Cntary drove. It looks like a building now,"
" Thank you."
" Don't mention It."
Tho man nt the Patchogue telephone said,
with posltlvencss, " Yes. It Is a ship afire a big
steamship, thoy say about four miles from
Fire Island Light, near the Point o' Woods'
life-saving station. She's a freight steamship
nntl she's aground. Shu's still burning."
The suburban editors wondered what was the
matter with their Long Island correspondents
thai they had not, up to midnight, sent In any
Intimation nfa big ship blaring near Fire Isl
and Peach.
They started tho wires working again without
getting anything new. Then they called up by
telegraph tbu Flro Island marine observer, who
In turn, put himself by telephone In communi
cation with all the life-saving stations along
the ocean bench.
None of tho station keepers knew of any ship
burning In his neighborhood. The marine ob
server then made up his mind that tbe bonfire
mndu of refuse on the bench within a few miles
of his tower was tho cause of tho rumor about
tbu burning ship, and he relieved the strain on
tbe suburban desk.
MISSOURI DOS PITA t.ITT TESTED.
The Provoeatloa thnt JLed the Fnrtaer to
lilt tbe Mtrimcer Within III dates.
A former Congressman from Missouri wrote
his name in the book of a Broadway hotel and
asked tho clerk to give him a room that had a
bolt on the door and an Iron shutter on tho
window. As tho guest wns turning to go up
to his room a reporter asked him the question
that Is usually the open seasame to every
Mlssnurtnn's heart:
"How aro the crops"
"What crops aro you Interested nbout?"
returned tho Congressman.
"How nbout the sliver crop?" we asked.
"Let's go and sit down somewhere where
It Is windy," aud tho formr Heprcsentative
let! tho young man away, and when they had
seated themelves the Mlssourlnn, who has
quit politics, told tho reporter this story:
"Whatever may be said of Missouri, no one
ever questioned the hospitality of Its people.
Thev will wnlk with you four miles If jou ask
them to go one. nnd let down all tho bar.'.
They will turn tho un-mltte i cheek nnd ask
ou to hit It after you have made an attack on
tho other. Not long ago ono of ray meek
ami slovv-to-angur constituents, who live in an
unpretentious hou-o on tho country road, was
hallowed up Into In the nlclit by a solitary
horseman vvhotlidn't know whether ho vvas on
the road to Piku or Lebanon. Tho night was
ntormv.and mv mnMlluetit asked the stranger
to alight and rhuro bis hospitality He put up
the sttnnger's Jaded anlmnl and then showed
tho traveller t the spare room. Tho next
morning as tho stranger wan leaving thero
vvas n most unfortunate altercation. Tho
stranger rodo away finally with ono eye gouged
from Its socket, n s'.lt In his ear. his front teeth
looav. and his note resembling a battered beet.
Ho . enl to tho nearest '.Squire and swore out a
warrant. Then he put up at a tavern and
watted for thn cnnstablo with tho defendant.
"The plaintiff told the Suulro how bo had
leen lured In and assaulted on the following
morning. The Squlro wns of tho old school.
He hnd lieen Squire in that settlement nearly
twenty years, and when he vvas rot trvlng Inw
sulta ho enlertnlned thoso about htm with tales
of tho hospitality of Mlsonri. Ho loved to do
that. So he turnrjtntho defendant In the
care and asked :
" 'How did you. a Mlssourlan. so far for
get the tradition of our State as tn assault tho
man whom von asked to vour bed and! board?'
"The Mlssonrian asked to ho sworn. Hut tho
Squire said It was not necessary for a Mls
sourlan to take nn oath In hi court.
"'Well, jour Honor,' said the defendant.
It i true I asked this man in out of the storm,
ntnl I turuoi! nut one of mv nags to make room
for hlsn. And I gave him the spare room
which my married daughter and her hus
band nlwavs occupied when the) visited us.
Tho next morning while I wn entertaining
tlra my wife pased through tho room, and
when she was gone tim stranger says:
Who is t lie carrot -haired croaturo that
Just flitted by"
"'Well, your Honor. Ilrtsoy was never a
prlzo winner nt thn toiiuty beauty show, but
rhe'a it mighty food woman, aud my wife, and
the mother of my children, and sho's ns good
ns two blrcl men In hog killing time. I
knowed sho wasn't purty. but I didn't take
nnv exception to what 'he trHtiger snld
" 'tVell. wbon breakfast was put on no went
nut, nnd being of a religious turn I asked the
stranger If lie would say tho blessing. I
thought I would give him the first throw, you
see. Ho looked around the table and turned
up his uo-e, nnd said he didn't soo much lo ho
thankful for. Your Honor I knowed it wnn't
no Planters' House or southern Hotel mini,
nnd wo never bragged nlmut what we had to
eat. When I saw be didn't like to pray. I said
blo-dng, and we plt-hed In. I know it
wasn't much of a meal, and I didn't say any
thing. W fed on In silence, and finally I
save In tho stranger:
1 1 n iv did oii r. st Inst night''"
" 'He snld ho didn't rest much. That tho bed
was hard, and ho kept thinking about IHng
robbed, nnd bo ivas thankful ho wn n'tvo.
Well, vour Honor. I knovvr.1 wn didn't have
nn locks on the door, and tbo dogs kept tip a
barking all night. But I didn't say anjthlng,
and lltoy she looked nihility poorly. Afler
breakfast I a-kctl tho stranger If hn would
like to b moving nlong, and I went out and
'xerciod his ling and brought her around. 'Ihn
stranger said his ling looked ns If she had had
aboiil as poor n night of It as ho had. und raid
he didn't supposo I had fed her. Well, I didn't
mitko nn reply tn thnt, your Honor.
" Then lut ns ho got ready to mount he
turns to mo and savs:
By tho way, what do you think of tha
silver iiuestinn'f"
'"Then I hit him.' "
flrooltlsa Ttepuhllean After Tsvo Job.
Thero Is a scramble In Brooklyn for two valu
able plares to be given away by Mayor Wnrster
within the next ten days. Two assessors will be
appointed to succeed Joseph W. Mumby and
liinrgnW, Palmer. I lomncrals. The foremost
candidates are Col. Kdward Fackner of the
Ninth ward nnd Charles Kohins of tho Twenty
third ward, both energetic Republicans. Tho
former Is now Set rotary of tho Department ot
Buildings In Brooklyn. A number ot other
candidates havo put In claims
Fust Itlvrr limit For Culinn Patriot.
PnitT Hinmv, Mich., Aug. 10, Tho fast river
steamer l'nlque, which has been running be.
tvv ten this port and Detroit, has been sold by
Crockett Mcl'.lroy loan agent of tha Cuban In
stirgcnts. Sho will be taken tn the coast in ten
tlnvs, It Is Intended tn cut the cabin down and
turn tho steamer into a blockade runner. Thu
I'nlqun was built for spetd alone, and has madv
fast tlmo on the rivers.
Worthy or a llare In the ChlraKO Platform,
rtniil ftie .Vie .Uhimu flrtztttf.
A young man temporarily sojourning In New
Albany was heard a few days tilni'e in make tho
as-ertioti that a tlsh, while nllvu and in th
water, did not weigh itnylhliig When tho
stnteiiieul was mildly questioned by pome one
iiri'seni hu proposed to back thn statement with
his nionef. nnd further added the assertion Unit
the fish did mil displace any water whllo alive.
Declaimed thnt a tub might be tilled full of
water and plat ml on r. pair of scales, and a llsh
weighing twelve pounds dropped into tha tub,
and not n drop of water would overflow, nor
would the scales shoiv any lii?rras In weight.
Hut put thu fish In tbo tub dead and theoppo.
alto reult would lie obtained. The water would
overflow and the weight of the fish would be
added to the weigut of the tub and water.
I Another Hoy Orator.
tram the A'antaa City Journal,
Ml'l.llAl I. O T. Aug. 10. There Is great ex.
I t'ltement among the negroes in the blackjack
I settli-mtnts west of here. It being alleged that a
btby was born In ononf the first families nf th"
district, a few dav ago, with n full inouthof
teeth, and that il spoke Just three words and
then died. The thrro words spoken by the child
were " Heven years' famine," Tint colored
auntlsa all declare this lo be divine prophecy,
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PJKtJITINO IN CVRA.
The Patrloi'. Make L.lvtr Work far tha '
Spaniard In Nplte of the Rainy Maea. A;
Havana, Aug. 10;--It Is reported from Art- Jl'
mlia that a number of Insurgents stopped a work Jv
train near Ilaainngua and attacked the tnilltatr !
escort on boi.rd of It. The latter, acoord- ft
lng to their own story, made a gallant
defence for fifty-six hours, when troops "1
who had bsien sent to their assistance Jf
arrived on the tceno and drove the Insurgents a
from their poslUona. The Spanish loss was six I
killed and twtinty-two wounded, Inoludlng a
Lieutenant. Tho Insurgent losses are said to J
havo been heavy. The train was abandoned T
and was set on lire by the Insurgents as soon aa
the troops rotlrrd. 5'
A superior force of Insurgents under Clotilda
Garcia surrounded a body of Spanish gnerrll- f
las, who were employed In protecting the labor- j
erson tbo Guerrero estate, near Banaauliea, ii
provlnco of Mnjtanzas, and attacked them from .'
all sides. The nnnnlsh force was obliged to re- . "
treat, lenvlng behind them, according to tbe of- if
flclal report, tvrelro dead, Including the com- 4r
mnudlngorflci'r. &
Kluht wounded men were carried In tha re- "B
treat by their comrades. Advices from another 'H
source nro to the effect that the Spanish losses . .
were much larger than announced In the 3
official report. m,
Numerous Insurgent bands, believed to b 3
commanded by Maximo (iomer. attacked a con- ft
voy that was proceeding from Cauto to Bavarno '
under the escort of (Jen. Fernandez. A fltrco
combat ensued. " Js
Thn troops used artillery, but the Insurgent )
succeeded In forcing the escort to retire and j
oaptured tbe convoy. The Insurgent loss Is -T
unknown. The Spaniards lost an officer and S
three privates killed, a Captain, a surgeon, and 5
I wenty-seven privates seriously wounded, and 3
I hlrty-flve others slightly wounded. 1
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SPANISH DTNAMITB PLOT.
.&. Coaaptracy to allow Cp tho Kt4ae of
tbe laf-nta Isaballa. if
Madrid. Aug. 10. The UtralOn asserts that 3
iho authorities have discovered the existence of T
rv plot to blow up the Castle of La O ran J a at . ;f
Han Hdefonso, the residence of the Infanta laa- -
'bella, aunt of the King, j
notes rnou hatana. '
iSpatn Will nnv Ilorao la Tola Coaatrr ' '
Fever TtltllBK Off-the Bpanlara. ';J.
Havana. Aug. 15.- A military commission la
.chargo of Lleut.-Col. Enrique Callol will soon 4
Heave for New Orleans to buy horses for th ?
Spanish army. "ft
An Artemlsa correspondent writes: '8lck- Hi
ness nmong the troops here does not abate. Cj
Major Tournee of tho Etat-Major is seriously
111. The Artemlsa climate does not seem to i j
i.gree with the men of the Etat-Major. Every
officer of this corps, who has come to this part '
nf the trocha during the past months, has been ; I
itttacked by fever." j
The number of freight trains from Havana t i I
1'lnar del Rio has been reduced to one every ten ' :
days. i "
Hlcardo Barrios Robado and Amado Maris- i
tan y Perez have been shot for the crime ot re a '
hellion. J j
It Is said that an order will soon be Issued -'
ituthorlzlng the export of tobacco leaf from the la
rlemrdlos district. ll
A protest will soon be made by the merchants It
In this city against the Government's plan of Jtt
rnntracting in Spain for the supply of clothing U
and shoes for tho army. In
The patriots have ordered the Inhabitants of ti
tho town of Santa Lucia to movo to Olbara. It
The town Is within the sugar estate of that i
Lame, and its Inhabitant, which number near- ':. L"
Iv .1,000 aro tbe cane-growers and laborers of ,-'9
the plantation "Jj
The time for the registration of foreigners 'i A
has been extended until Oct, 31. .
The Spaniards are Indignant because Dr. ll
Maurnta of the Japanese army sanitary corps. -SI
who recently visited tbe Island and was since i
decorated by the Queen Regent, ha written to ' ,,'
the Tnklo paper about the Spanish hospitals la :it'
Cuha In a way which reflects littles credit upon jfi
the skill and science of Spanish surgeons. i3R
Hpnnlah Ilatrad of American. ; 1
Ket Wr.sT. Fla.. Aug. IB. Among the pas
tensers on the Mascotte to. night was Arturo -
Elvarez, a member of the last expedition ot the
Three Friends. j
He reports ihat seven members of the expedl- '1 I
Hon have been killed to date and five made 'j
prisoners. The others, about 40, wlthall theam- i
munition, are with Oen. Agulerre near Havana, ' '
Be says that there Is much hatred expressed '
for the Americans in nnd around Havana, and l
order have been given to kill any Cuban caught v!
who claims American cltinnshlc.
Peares Atklaaoa Wa Not KllUd la Cuba, t '
Wasiiinoton, Aug. 10. A note was received J
nt the Department of State to-day from Consul- , I
(ieneral Lee at Havana, saying that Pearoe At- i.
klnon. the Chicago man. was not killed In Cuba "f.
as reported, but was In l'lnsr del Rio on Aug. 1. r
Inquiry Into the caeof Atkinson was made at
the Instigation of Oen. Miles, tt was reported if
In the Yv est that be had Joined tbe Insurgents
nnd had been killed in battle. ;
The Thrre Frlrari to lie Beleae. ft
WAniMiTON, Aug. 10. The Collector of Cn. ''i.
toms at Jacksonville, Fla.. has been directed to
release the Three Friends. If In the Judgement tffj
of the Collector the facts In thn case warrant jt
such action. No doubt Is expressed by officials VH
here that the facts du not Justify her further . $
detention. - !
NATURAL COLD STORAGE. '
Perrrct Preservation of Food for Ilair the '
ntrri Population of tha Old World. ' '
from the JVjmfnr Srtenee .Vetca.
Many Inventions follow nature's lead, onlr J
tbey lag fnr behind Tho cold storage of fruit ,
Isn modcrnduvlce for thosupplylngotman wlttt ,
fruit long nfterthe frulLrlpcnlng season Is ovorj
but nature had done the same thing from tlm ;
Immemorial. The. SiircfttMr tells how Mr. Henry
Srebnhm. a famous English ornithologist, aur- '
prised from uattiro her secret and discovered
her great rold-stnrago systom.
In the course of his tesearches he was Jed to ,r
visit tlm Petchora River, which flows from thn !
Cral Mountains into the. Arctic Ocean near , j
Nnva.embla. Along tho lower part of the river i
he riitind what seemed a most uninviting dis
trict an uninhabited, treeless swamp, stretch- '
lng on either Idn of tho stream, and known at ' ,
hettindrn, Higher up tho river was the great !
Iberian forit. hut hero In the tundra waa ,
nothing but hard, froren snow. Yet this unat- '
tractive spot was found to be the summer home I
ot half tl.o bird population of the Old World. ' .
Mr. Seehuhm reached It In tbo beginning nf
April. Forest and tundra were as bare of llf
as tin Desort of Sahara, hut a change was com
ing. Suddenly summer broke over the scene, j
and witli It camo the birds. Tho Ice In the river 2
split nnd disappeared, the banks steamed In the t
sun, nntl Inntiiuerabln hints of all sizes and s
colors appeared within forty-right hours aftsr i
the first warmth,
Thn imi'ii frozen tnndra now showed Itself to "j
be n moor, with here nnd there a large bog and '
numerous lakes. It was covered with moss, J
In-lorn licrtl li-llkr. plum, dwarf birch, and 1
millions uf acres nf cloudberries, rranbcrrle. 1
ntnl criiwlMirrins. " liH wns tho storehouse of
the feathenvl trilie. !
Tbo perpetual sun of the Arctic summer '
causes tha plants to bear In wonderful profit- u
kIoii, so that fruit is abundant. Hut fruit hear- i
lug tloes not como befnio blossoming, and bios- I
Mint and fr ill cannot bo psrfeclatd In forty-eight
hours. The little travellers were arriving by
thousands, The fruit would not be rrpe until
the middle of or end of tho Artlo summer, and ''
Iftlie birds had lo wait till then they must nseds
starve. '
Not so. however, does nature provide for her
pensioners. l,ong before the snow melted pro
vision had been made for their maintenance, ,
lleiieath tbo snow lay the whole crop of last j
year's fruit, perfectly preserve! by natura'ssyt-
tent of cold storage. '
Lurli year, w I en the berries are ripe, and be
fore thu bird can gather them, the annw
descend upon the tundra, effectnally covering il
Unit roti and preserving n In perfect condition i
until Ihn spring sun inrlts thn snow and dls. !
closes tho hiishr loaded with ripened fruits, nr, !
in some rase, the ground beneath the plant
covered with the fallen treasure, waiting for the '
hungry stringers. Nature's cold storage It
never a fall".
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