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I J RALLIED AROUND LOUBKT.
I o-EvviiLicti FitiExna uate the
I VltEHIVEXT A UllEAT RECKPTIOX.
I Uli Enemies Silent In (he Face of n Strong
tl Guard of 1'nllee and Soldiers Little Dla-
order lit Yeaterdny'a Races Soclallata
Attacked Youtha Who Cried "A ki Lou-
JPJ bet" Aflrr the Frealdeut's Departure.
V. 9 Sreetiil Cable lit ipafrA to Ths Bos.
I J Fams. June 11 The Government gavo to
ff day an overwhelming exhibition of Its strength
f"' and Hi determination to tnnlntaln order.
Probably never before were greater preeau
I tlons taken, oven on Mm occasion ot tliu Czur'a
lslt, when an Anarchist outrago wus antici
pated Fnoimous crowds wero afoot behind
tho double rows of police nnd soldiers nnd
. chccrod the passage of Mio Presidential pro-
ccssiou from tin) Pnlaeo of tlio Klysco to tliu
racocoursoat Longehanips, whero tho Grand
l'rlx d I'.irlH was run. No hostllo cries were
hmrd
Although the public attendance was greater
than usual at the races tho crowd nag lens
i elect, as wan shown by tho reeolpts falllnjr
J 20,000 francs bclnw those of last year. It was
essentially l!t publican France that was presont
and not the monarchic and Imperial arlstoo-
Iraev 1 he populace nail como to pay homage
to the Chief Magistrate, who was outraged last
Sunday at Vutnull by the aristocrats, who
. wisely absented thoinsolvos before the popular
j indignation niidtheeffcetlvopreeautlons taken
I liy the Govern mint to maintain ordor.
j! Here nnd there cxtremo Socialists Indulged
I in n needless parade, crying out against the
1 1 ouigioNie and the aristocracy and in favor of
M fy theli own party. 'I hoso wore tho only subver
ts fit ati cries board to break the perfect harmony
s ' o' the day's proceedings.
i Irf, l'resldont I.oubct, seated between his wlfo
ill l m nnd Countess 'lonilelll. beamed with satlsfao-
IraWJ tl" "' "u magnlllcont reception accorded
1" ,iim
'l ffr the rnee students from the Latin quar-
I tcr made a demonstration In Huo Pergolese
befon JI Hochefort's house, shouting "A bns
Kicnefort'" 'I hoy then marched to the Houle-
j yard Jloutmartro. followed by tho police, and
JML) yelled "Conspuez Drumont!" Afterward thoy
' entered Huo Montmartro and yelled "Conspucz
I llochefort!" before thu office of the fiiti-anm-
I ceiiif. of which paper llochefort' Is the editor.
I They finally dispersed In the Latin qunrtor.
1 Throughout the day 100 arrests were mado.
1 arising from tho usual racecourse charges.
I This is nbout tho regular number. Tho (low
I eminent Is blamed for having magistrates
I ready nt Longehanips to try on the spot polltl-
) cal delinquents, especially as their sen ices
were not leciulred. but It is an open question
whether tho magistrates' presence being
known to tho popu'aoo did not havo an Impor
tant deterrent effect as showing that the Gov
ernment meant business.
To-day's pnssl o v Ictory assures tho Cabinet's
life until Noenibor, barring unforeseen events.
At tho time this despafh Is sent-10 P. JL
the city Is so quiet that ordors hao been given
. to dismiss the special service mon whom It was
originally planned to have on duty all night
The .Voir strikes the keynote which lit
j probably bo followed by tho Nationalist press.
I . ' It Is furious ovor to-day's ordorly monlfesta-
'"' tlons, and accuses the President of wasting tho
public funds In mobilizing tho army for tho
A-x.. purposoof protecting his shirt front and hat
pRf from receding rotten eggs. It adds that M.
Loubet Is truly n Oraml Prix President, bo-
I cause lie f tho most exponslvo one that Franca
has endured.
Besides the decllno In tho entrance receipts
I It Is no to wort by that the takings at the totting
'. booths worn only 2,810.(KX) francs as compared
If with 4.150.000 last icar. The display of
j gendarmes, police and troops gao tho occa-
1 tion the appoaranco rather of tho national fete.
j w on July 14 than tho race for the Grand Prix.
SfcWj The estimates of the number of uniformed men
tfi un duty ary. but as a whole the Paris garrison
Ak . lint outdoors woro kept In tholr barracks under
; arms, leady for an emergency. Twenty thou-
II land men on duty Is probably not an exagger
Or ated estimate Not the least Impressive of the
j precautions nt tho racecourse was the pres-
Ml enco of flfteen prison vans.
tjH There wcro one or two Isolated scuffles. The
VII most serious occurred after President Ixiubet
had returned to tho Palace of the Elysi'e. A
group of Socialists marching In tho AlMo do
Longehamps encountorod a party of youths
(houtlng "A bas Loubet'" The Socialists at
tacked tho party and the youths retreated to
itho well-known resort, the Pavilion d'Armenon
ville. from which they hurled bottles, stones.
Ae., nt their nesailnnts. Seeral persons were
Injured Tho windows, chairs and tables in
I tho paillon were sinusheil Tho police and
dragoons quick!) arrled and quelled the dls-
.. t t ordor.
ti$$ It is somewhat romarkable Mi it most of the
' organlod demonstrations In favorof Prenldtnt
Loubet camo from the Socialists, against whom
four yenrs ago sevoro repressive laws were
"1 "' oted by Parliament. Theso new defenders of
I the Goernment and hundreds of detectives In
I tho inclosurcs nbout tho grand stnud seem to
j he led the cheering.
11 Ah to the soontanelty of the day's ovation.
1 tiiki it as a whole, there may bo two opinions.
1 There w.m pcrtnlnl) mueh .leelaniatlon and
k nianj eiithu-iastie cries of "VIo Loubet'"
f about the graudZstanil, hut moit of the ob
1 1 arvers along Mm route fiom tho I'alneenf the
1 I Kljsiin to Longehamps concur In stating that
i I there was or) llttlooheerlug throughout. Por-
1 haps tho onlookers wero awed bv tho Presl
I dent's bristling scort of cuirassiers with
J , drawn swords There was a squadron In front
f ' of tho President's landau, tho six leading men
corrylng drawn rolTers; another squadron
behind the carriage, and a double line of men
on each side Tho whola procession moved at
a rapid trot.
I ji;wm',im.w.4 nEMacnu.
i The Ttinventliin n Wedneidny 3Iity Avoid
an Indorsement of Mm Chicago I'liitform.
nAimiRnuno, Pa.. June 11 The Pennsyl
vania Democrats nt their State Convention
n will try to avoid llryan and a straight-out in
' . ' dorsomont of tho Chicago platform, but some
. hot-heads are primed for trouble. Tiny want
f IV llryan and tho wholo thing
rVWy There Is hardly a eorpornl's guard hero to
C night for the Cunentlon. which will becalled
to ordernt noon on Wednesday With the large
number of candidates for the Hupreme Court,
s the chances are that tht convention will lap
out one day, and State Chairman Hilling has
provided for this contingency by engagln the
;. Oporn Houfeo for two das Col. James M.
Gufley will bo here tn-nlght.and to-morrow
1 special trains and special carswill brlngtheva
A Fv rlous candidates and tholr boomers, en that by
) v Tuesday morning the city will be full of
l UomocratH Kcraiiping oer tho nomination for
A an exalted judicial position Chairman llow
Pr a ley will com from Pittsburg to-morrow with
flit, his delegates In opposition to those chosen by
UM Judgi Kenneily himself, but the impression
ptVJ i' pievalls in the inner cirelcs liere that llowley
U ' ' will not tuess the matter In the oonentlon,
fr InuHmueh as he signed the resolution of the
j County Committee which uuthorized Judge
mM Kennedy to select his delegates
M The Commonwealth and llolton hotels are
M dseoratcd more or less lavishly with flags and
I bunting, and portraits of Allen, the Krit can
B. dldate for Judgo. are displayed, with a map of
H the State Indicating the location of tho Jus
Hi tlcesnowterWiig , .
B . Among those mentioned for iermanent
(L . i Chairman nro former (iovernor llobert K. Pat
sV tlson, who Is coming to-morrow, James A
JC Ktranaban of llnrrit-burg, Charles J Ilelllyof
sHP s Lycoming and W J. lirenuen of Plttsliurg,
IH llegnnllng the platform, there Is little to be
1H learned except that It will denounce I he course
flel of the administration in the Philippines and
Kl take a fall out of tho trusts. Creasv of Coluin
H blabas no opposition for State Inuuru.
cr.Et'xr.ANWs vah stkike.
The Cetsntlon of Tramp. Urines n Stop to
Rioting Trouble Kxpeeted To-Dny.
Clk eland. )., June 11. No attempts wore
mado to run street cars to-duy, nnd, as a r
Bult, there was a cessation of rioting, and
tliu opposing forpes contented thomselves
with preparing for tho struggle to-morrow,
Cleveland to-day was quieter thnn on
any other Sunday for many years Tho
absence of cars from the Cleveland electrlo
lines, on which the most thlekly populated parts
of the city depond for transportation, caused
everybody who did not havo a carriage or bi
cycle to stay at home. The downtown streots
were deserted, nnd the parks and other pleas
ure resorts eontalnod only Bmall crowds pom
pared with tho usual attendance
Delegations of men to take tho places of the
strikers arrived during the night from Pitts
burg and ItulTalo nnd were prevailed upon to
return homo by tho strikers Knrly to-day
about UK) non-union men a'rlved and were
overlooked by the strikers. They started for
the company's barns at Lake View, where bar
racks have been arranged, but when tho driver
of the omnibus learned their puriose ho re
fused to carry thorn, and they were obliged to
walk eight miles
Superintendent Douglass of the Mrcet car
company said this afternoon:
"we shall operate our cars to-morrow Wo
shall use force If necessary. If the eltv iMillce
fall to glvo us ample protection we shall pro
vide a force sufllclontly strong to cope with tho
strikers We shall not recounlze the union.
vVe shall win this strike There can be no
compromise."
Tho head of the strikers Is C O.Pratt, loss
than !I0 yenrs old In secret society circles
he holds the highest offlco In the Cleveland
Knights of Pythias To a reporter ho siildto
day ' We aro contending for humane treatment
and nothing else Tbecompiuiv began togrlnd
Its employees down, and weorganlred n union.
Immediately tho eompnnv began to try to dis
rupt the union by discharging tho leading
union men A superintendent was Imported
from Philadelphia a man tinted as a union
crusher, ami he established a set of rules which
no hiimon being could observe. Men whovlo
lated any of those rules were lined, laid
off or dlseharuo I. Wo demanded tho rescind
ing of ome of the rules, rules that, for
Instance, compelled n imn to call out all tho
street names when bo was collecting fares on
a crowded car. Tho company refused our de
mands nnd would not recognize the union,
Wo shall win our strike ns we won six years
neo "
The strikers nro leasing omnlbusos and will
run them for the convenience of the public on
the streets where tho ear lines of the Cleveland
Klectrlc are Another attempt to run Its cars
will bo mnde by tnu comtmnv at 4AM to
morrow. Tim condition of division Superin
tendent Steffln. who was Injured by the mob.
was reported to-duy to be very serious.
SKGtlO HVSTElt IS WATl'M STIIEKT.
Stoned nt lie Ran, Heeauip Somebody ,nld
He'd I'lrril n. PUtol.
The streets were full or men. women and
children near the corner of Water and New
Chambors streets last night when Mime one
fired a revolver twice there Kvery one close
by screami d. It was said that one person was
wounded, but If there was tho polleo could not
llnd the wounded one
In front of Thompson's boarding bouse on
Water street was Andrew Vera, a negro. The
shots were lired near him, and somebody said
It was tho negro who did the shooting Thomiv
Bon. with whom the negro boards, told the man
that he'd better go to n policeman Water
street thugs, looking for a fight, were gather
ing, ho Vera started up New chambers street.
The thugs, with other men and women and chil
dren, followed on the run.
"Kill the nlggorl" and "Lynch him! " they
yelled Stones, sticks nnd chunks of Iron
were thrown ut him. Some hit him Ills (ace
whs bruised and his hat was knocked nlT. 1 lie
spectators caught their share of brick so
there was soon n ohaneo for an Internecine
row ns noil as a negro hunt 1
Polloeman Drlseoll of the Oak street statrbn
was n block away when tho negro enme run
ning for his life up tho street The crowd
yelled Stop 'Iml let us at 'ini1' Driseoll
grabbed tho fugitive. The mob danced around
the two nnd mado passes nt the ashy-faced
prisoner. Drlseoll waved his nightstick, and
after landing on a few backs with It the crowd
drew back. One man, however, ran up to Vera
and kicked him on the legs. Drlseoll arrested
the kicker, anil, other policemen nrrivlng, tho
crowd was pressed back
The kicker was John Speclle. 20 yenrs old, of
54 James street At the police station Vera
was set free He made a complaint against
Speclle and tho fellow was locked up.
uttini or AMEitirAX mivhviv,
Geologltts Ilegln n Survey to Trace (irnu
Found In This Country to Tlirlr Sourer.
MiLWAUKrr. Juno 11 -Prof. W. II Hobbs of
thel'nlvorsltyof Wisconsin, assisted by a score
of geologists In the great lake regions, has
begun a survey of tho gravel ridges of Ohio,
Wisconsin, Pennsvlvanla, Now York, Minne
sota and Michigan, with n view of discovering
tho source of diamonds that havo been found
In various parts of the country from tliu e to
tlmo. Prof. Hobbs belloves that the diamonds
como from some place lu Canada, and consid
ers It possible that the survey may help to lo
cate that place. They wore, he belloves,
brought down by tho glaciers, and by trac
ing them back their blrthpl.no may be found.
Seventeen genuine diamonds have been found
along those gravel ridges In lake regions
The Investigation will be made under tho
direction of the Wisconsin Geologists' Survey,
and In order to curry out ith plans tho follow
ing named mineralogists have consented to
co-operato with Prof Hobbs, and will, like
him, make examinations without chargo of
fern stones submitted by persons living In
he vicinity of the mornlnes Prof Her
man Lerey Valrcblld, I'nlverslty of Rochester.
Rochester. N Y.tProf LC Itussell. I'nlverslty
of Michigan. Ann Arbor. Mich : Prof Joseph
P Iddlng". I'niversltyof Chicago: Prof O C
Fnrrlngtoii, Curator for Mineralogy of the
rield ( olumblaii Museum, Chicago.
One of the largest of the diamonds found In
this eountry Is now owned by Herman Keek of
Cincinnati
I.OOKISH fOIt T.ILLIB MTIMS.
Went Walking from nn Aatorlu Sanitarium
and Kluded Her Companion.
Llllle Myors, an Inmate of tho lllver Crest
Sanitarium, at Astoria. L. I., escaped esterday
while taking a walk with one of her relatives
She Is harmlessly Insane. She slipped away
while her companion was buying a cigar
Tho Institution wns notified and a search of
theclty and the surrounding country was made,
but no trace ol her was found It was then
supposed that she had managed to get
across the ferry to Manhattan, and two
nurses ealled at Mm West Thirtieth
street station Inter In the evening to
nsk If nnythlng had been heard of her. They
were referred to Police Headquarters, but
nothing had been heard of her there either.
A general alarm was then sent out by tho po
lice, giving a description of the girl, oml or
dering that headquarters bo communi
cated with as soon ns any ono answer ng
her description should be found The pollen
deserlptlon Is as follows '"27 ears ohl.S feet
1) Inches, dark complexion, medium build,
black hair, dark ejes; when last seen sbo wore
a blaek skirt, u light shirt waist, black straw
hot trimmed with purple llowers "
The young woman Is n sister of William G.
Myers, who Is In business nt Ilroadway nnd
Broome street. The family is said to be well-to-do.
.STKEJir UAIIMOAH JfftV'J UNIO.V.
3fotornien and Condurtors Organize Secret
ly In the Greater New York,
Employees of the street railways have secret
ly formed an organisation under a charter from
tho Knights of Leber Yesterday they applied
for representation In the Central Federated
Union Tho application was referred to the
miscellaneous section and the names of thu
delegates representing tho new union were
withheld, as It was alleged that tho men would
be blacklisted If their names were made pub
lie Eugene V, Johnson of the Manhattan
Musical Union, who supported the application,
said that the new organlrstlon had members In
all the trolley companies In the Greater New
ork "In a short time," he sald,"tho men
contemplate making a concerted demand for
better conditions They have n number or
grievances which they want to have remedied '
Manacea- When All Kile Falls-ktnnacra.
Outro-catarrb, chronic dyipepils, lntcttlutl fer
mtautlon, dytinttry, obolera Infantum, lummitr
enmplalDt, dUrrhci. " Uuuti," a natual iprUic
water. 21 Oeaeei'tk. K tl4
SPENTANIGHTONTHEBAY
FTFTEmt CHOIR IIOYH ASH FITB
OTUKR cmt.iniEX
Bet .Sail with Pnstor Pylii from Jersey City
for Midland Ilenrli at 4 o'clock on Snt
urdny Afternoon, nnd Wore Detained by
I'og nnd Calms (lot Home nt A A. M,
The return of a boatload of thirty-two excur
sionists from tho Grace P.P. Church eholrof
tho Grconvlllo district of Jersey City nt 5 A. M.
yestorday after n night in a fog on the lower
bay put nu end to a night of anxloty spent by
parents of tho twenty children who wore of tho
party, which Included four girls. A contrary
tide and a calm, together with the fog,
prevented tho return of the party at
the anticipated hour. Those on shore wore
Ignorant of this and could find no explanation
for the long absence of tho boat. Many sur
hiIbos of wreck and dlsastor were made, and
friends and relatives spent tho night going
about from house to house or visiting the
shoio with tho hope of seeing tho boat return
In.' Hector Poroival Plo was in chargo of tho
party. Organist Charles E. Colbeck and his
wlfo wcro aboard, as was also Clerk of the Ves
trv llliam Amermnu. l'lect Gorsuch and
William Gorsuch, two expert sailors who llvo
ou the shore front, navigated tho I'lln G , with
its cargo of children The Ella G. left tho float
at the foot of Linden avenue at 4P M. Sat
urday She Is a sloop yacht owned by tho
Gorsuch brothers and rented by Mis day to
sailing parties. Organist Colbeck hud hired It
for tin outing for tho choir boys. Midland
llcnch was the de-tlnatlou The excuislonists
were very merry at starting and cheery
choruses marked their departure Pair winds
carried them as far as Fort Nndsworth, where
a slight change in the wind's direction
mado It apparent Mint Midland lieach oould
not bo reuehed. A eonletenee wus hold and
tho decision reached to try some point on tho
Ijong Island shore Timor Park, being near at
hand, was decided upon Tho landing was
mnd" at r HO P M After a merry time spent
by the young folks In roinnlng on the sand and
riding in tho cariousels the bout was
beaded for home lit 7 1," P M A dead
calm was found to have settled down upon
the waters. Every vertigo of wind died out.
Some progress was made with oars, and occa
sional pun's of wind, few und far between,
carried them slowly out Into the lower bay
At the end of an hour and after night bad
settled down a slight breeze sprang up It
carried with It a fog. however, and then died
out again, leaving the noat surrounded hv a
mist) curtain which hid from Its occupants all
view of the lights on shore and added an ele
inent of danger to the predl-amont
Hector l'rle and the other elders on honri!
were much worried, but kept their anxiety
from the children The latter, uucou-'clous of
harm, enjoved themselves In Mm unusual con
ditions until nnu by one tliej dioppod asleep
and were stowed awav In the eiibui No ono
else dared snatch a wink of sleep Thei.or
such brothers watched the sail and tended Mm
tiller, while all kept a sharp lookout to prevent
being run down by other craft
Atuut -' V JI the fo- lifted and they found
the boat had vvniked up near the shore at Iliy
Hldge Three members of the party. Chris
topher htultli and William Edmunds of
Brooklyn and William Smith of M inhat
tuii. wen. put ashoru with some difllculty ami
started for home The landing point was near
the Eillsou Works and Org mist Colbeck
lauded and searched in vain foi atcKphuue
Ills intention was to notlf) the police of tho
Fifth precinct iolle station, which i- In
Greenville While ho was awav the lonp
sought wind At in its appearance and he
barelvgot bin aboard before the yacht put
off tor home, with the children still In deep
slumber 'I here wus now n new ohtaele to
contend with in u strong ebb tide Until tho
turn at nearly 4 A 31 little progress wus made
From that tlmo the homeward trlpwas quickly
mnde
Keen-eyed watcher on shore sighted tho
boat afar oh In th morning light .Messen
gers quickly carried the news around town to
pale faces framed by windows and door
ways Ex-Uderuinn Edward Fry. whune
son was one of the excursionists, heard It
at the imllee station nnd hurried to the shore
School Director George F Wlit, another
anxious parent, who had spent the night be
tween tho police station and tho shine, hud
stopped at Ids house to reassure his wife when
he got the welcome news. There wus a hceuo
at the shore when the heuvy-eed youngsters
were bundled out upon the lloat Mothers
wept and a crowd of ovei one hundred
sympathizers cheered Attendance at tho
morning service in Gtace Church was
unusally large, but tho music was not upto tho
usual mark. The boy chancel choir was con
spicuous by its absence They were all there
at vespers, however, and were made heroes of
by the entire congregation
In addition to those already named tho party
consisted of Dr Kllgnro of Dayonne and the
following children Walter Hay. George Witt.
Albert llriekner. Coiell llartolman, George
Daves. Lester Grevllle. Leo Iranklln. Joseph
Asbmore. llliam Colbeck. Thomas lloruett,
Charles Weston. William Weston. W llliam Au
mnck, Haymnnd llrower and Norman try
choir boys, and Kdlth Colbeck, Helen i olbeek
Agues Colbeck, Jlelvlu Colbeck and Nellie liarr.
WAS lIlOUtillT TO HAVE DIED fOOIt.
40,000 III (,111-Kilgrd Srrurltiea Found
Among Alexander le Witt's t-ffpfts.
Pou.HKEKl'siK. June 11 MexnnderDe Witt,
n familiar figure on the streets of Poughkeep
sle, who died a few days ago at tho advanced
ageofll'J years. Instead of being comparatively
poor, as all bis relatives and friends thought,
wns a wealthy man Forty thousand dollars of
the best securities that monoy can buy havo
been found lu his effects, some of them with
coupons attached from the dte of their
purchase '1 wo days before the death of Jlr
De Witt he sent for 1 awycr Onirics A Hopkins
nnd bad him draw his will lly Its provisions,
with the exception of a few minor legacies. In.
bequeathed nil of ills property to Amos II irrl
miii, a nephew residing lu Tonawnnda, N ,
who Is also made executor 1 ho other nephews
ami nieces get film each
It was n mania with Mr lie Witt during his
life to appear poor He seldom saw or heard
from his relatives, with the exception of nios
Harrison, who visited him twice a year and,
without having nuy suspicion of his wealth,
endeavored to make him more comfortable
He once sent him $ir to get n suit of clothes
and the old man bought a suit for
half that sum nnd retained tho other half
The Invostment, ns It turns I out. wns a
good one for Jtr Harrison For many years
Mr. De Witt subsisted substantially on the
bounty of friends He was a tanner by trade,
and was a native of N'apanoe. Ulster county
He never married, and worked hard and saved
all his wages The existence of his fortune ho
neverconllded to relatlvo or ftlend He wore
clothing, hats and shoes given to him by klml
hcarted acquaintances
rithi: sii.rEie on xo SKir.
Finns of Silver llimiiiorntu to Ilnr iinld
Delegnteu nt tlie Nntlonul Convention.
When the Democratic National Committee
meets In ( liiciigo on Tilly 20 it will be nskod to
adopt a resolution declaring that no delegates
be seated from any State In which the State
Convention did not Indorse the Chicago plat
form Tills resolution, it Is understood, has
hi en prepared and Is In the hands of ex
Gov. htone of Missouri, who will Im tho
Chairman of the committee Its adoption
will be urged by a delegation from the Stato
Committee of ths Chicago Platform Demo
crats of this State, who bollevn that the
rule will force the regular Demonratio
State Convention here to declare Itself on the
money question, or olso will bar Its delegation
from the convention The sliver men think
that the Tammany organization In this city
and the Stnte organization will Indorse the
Chicago platform rather than make themselves
Irregular Thoy Intend aUo to hnv n delega
tion of their own ou hand to take the New York
State seats if the old-lino delegutes are de
clared ii regular.
The ( huaco I'liitform State Committee is
perfecting its organization throughout the
Stale, so us to be in n position to hold a Stuto
convention next year Tho meetings of tho
committee are held in the Teutotila Assembly
Hooms, and thu next one will be on 1 rlday
evening
Four Hotels nt Nantatket lliirned.
Boston, June 11 Four of tho large wooden
structures at N'antaskot lieach wero entirely
destroyed to-ulght by n lire that started at
tl 40 Thoy were tho Hotel Hollls, Hotel Jlontos
co.the New Surfsldo i'ost Office anil Andrews's
Bicycle, Inn These buildings are all south of
the Hotel Nantasket. and nro on the proposed
metropolitan reservation. The Are is said to
have started from an overheated. ollltOTolaa
luuoh room oX U iloatoaoo.
TOHTTADO KILLS FOUR IX tOtfA.
Several Others Injured nnd a Large Num
ber of Farmhouses Wrecked.
Halijc, la. June 11. Four porsons wore
killed andflve Injured by a tornado that swept
over thla region to-day. All the dead are In
the Mnlloy family. Tho tornado passed over
tho river niter wrecking a largo number of
housos at Emorson, Nob., and wounding many
persons and struck tho odge of this town.
Tho JIalloy home, a largo frame house, was
carried high In tho air and scatterod over tho
town. Tho bodies of John Malloy, his wlfo
nnd two lfj-year-old children, Harry and
Bessie, were found lu different parts of tho
town. Tho drfbrls from tho house was carried
several miles. Patrick, Thomas and Hlchnrd
JInlloy, tho throo boys who escaped, aro badly
hurt and may die Thor wore carried high In
the air by the twister.
The tornado passod diagonally over the city
nnd did great damage further to tho east In
Iowa, A path half a tnllo wide was swept clean
of all grass, houses and trees. JIany farmers'
houses were destroyed, though no further
deaths are reported
Tho JIalloy family wits at dinner when the
funnel-shapped cloud first was seen, and Dick
JInlloy told his parents to go to tho cellar. Ho
rnn to tho home of Mrs Hassel. ncross
the road, to warn the widow und
her seven children. He took them to their cel
lar and tint house was whirled away, injuring
no one He had to hold one boy by the legs ns
he was being drawn up by the suction of tho
wind
Tho Malloy family only remained in thecollar
nbout five minutes Tho father suggested
that It was only a rainstorm and they came up.
In an Instant tho house was demolished
Tho conductor of a freight train saw tho
cloud and stopped tho train before It got Into
tho path of the storm When hu ranched tho
town ho held the train long enough to bring
tho Injured to the hospital in Sioux City
At Homer. Neb. a revival tent was blown
over and an unknown woman was mortally In
jured. This is tho sixth tornado In this district this
season.
,SltW, IIUIHlLiltS IK A CKLT.AU.
Caught at PUtol's I'olnt They llegged a
I'olleemun Not to Shoot.
Michael Smith. 10 y oars old. ot:U3 Fast Fifty
ninth street and Nicholas Lyons, l'J years old,
oflt'JO East Fifty -ninth street were round In
tho cellur ol tho residence of Mr A. Folse of
147 East Sixtieth street on Saturday aud woro
arrestod on a chargo of burglary. Jlr. Folso
and his family had gone to the country for the
summer The house was protected by a burg
lar alarm svstem connected with an ofllcu on
Park avenue
Tho Indicator In tho office on Saturday
showed that sotno one was tampering with the
cover of tho coal chute of Mr loisu's home.
An Inspector was sent to see what the trouble
wns On the wav h- picked up Policeman Ed
gar Campbell They found the coal-chutocover
removed nnd heard voices in the cellar En
tering tlitough the bouso tho policeman found
the two hove crouching In a corner. He ad
vanced with n lighted candle In one hand and a
revolver In theothei
" Don't shoot, mister, please don't shoot, and
we won't do It again." ono of the boys cried
out
They were taken to the police station anil
vestenlay vvere airnlgned In the lorkvllle
Police Court Magistiuto llrann held them for
examination to-day.
.intov iv r ix I'ERii..
Afferted by tins Kiraptng from His Itallaon
HU letf uut Into u Tree.
More than L'O.OOO people were present yes
terday In llidgowood Park, on tho outskirts of
Williamsburg, where tho PlnUdcutschor Volks
fest Vereln began Its annual live days' festi
val. Late in tho afternoon C. C Bonotto an
nounced that he wns going to Usccnd lu a
largo balloon and while in the ulr would give u
trapeze performance Ihoti ho would descend
In a parachute After the balloon was tilled
with gas and the ascent begun, Bonette dis
covered u leak The air wits ho still that tho
escaping gas affected tho aeronaut Tho
spectators concluded that something was
w long w lien Bonette, Instead of performing,
remained motionless with his anus tightly
around the lope.
The balloon anise a short distance and
lloated towuid the north '1 lieu It seemed to
stand still, about eighty yards from tin-park
entrance In the meantime lionntte spemed
to recover lie tried to release the parachute
He wns unsuccessful Finally, while the bal
loon was above a tree and slowly descending,
he cut tho ropes holding the parachute ami
let himself dovv n He lauded lu a tree, and was
slightly bruised Not long afterward tho bal
loou suddenly tore open and fell
sov uixas run annuls a me.
t'nble stpninililii Hrltnnnlii Oet Here, Hav
ing ompleted the Work.
The British cable steamship Britannia, which
arrived yesterday from Fayal In tho Azotes,
has completed her work of taking soundings
for tho cable that will connect New York with
F.mden, Germany A syndlcato of Germuu
capitalists, the Land and Sea Cable Company
of Cologne and the Commercial Cable Company
of this city will build and own the line, which
will cost about $."00(1,1 niO ( apt Woodcock of
the Britannia refused to talk of his work
to the reporteis who went out yesterday
to the llrltannla, which is anchoied near
Liberty Island lie will turn lu his report to
the Commercial ( able Comtmnv this morning
Tho new line will run from Emdeii to Fatal
und thence to a landing at Coney Island The
distance from Fuyaltothls port, us logged by
the Britannia. Is ''7ti miles George G W'urd,
Vice-President and general manager of tho
Commercial Cable Company, suited recently
for Europe to have u lonsultatlon with the
German capitalists Interested In the scheme
The Britnimia was out t Aenty-slx days taking
soundings
on, nut use novn ov nt.irEYf
llllhop Ml (stir Would I.Ike to Srr the Ad
iiilrul lutcli the siiltnn's Throat,
CiUMiiEHsiiuiui. Pa Juno 11. This was n
great day lor the Jlethodlsts ol Franklin
county Bishop C. C. McColm made his first
official visit to the church nt this place,
nnd In tho evening spoko particularly
on missions He said the guns of American
soldiers and tailors had opened tho way for
( hrlstlnu work In the Philippines Prior to
Dewey's bombardment of Manila tint amission
station existed in the Philippines. The Bishop
thanked God for what American soldiers had
done In this direction
Following the achievement In the Philip
pines Bishop Jli'Cabn said he had hopes of
establishing o Methodist Conference In old
Spain Tho Bishop warmed up us he spoke
' Oh, for one hour of Dewey in the Bos-
rorus, he said "I long to see the day when
lewey will bo before Constantinople demand
ing religious liberty for the Turks with tho
bomhnidmeiit of the Turkish capital ns tho
alternative "
coits'Eit o sEir uemco viri.
Colorado CnpitalWts Take Options on Two
Million. Worth of l.iuiil.
Cot oi, ado Si'itiMis, Col, Juno 11. Tho St.
Anthony Crvstal Mica Company of Colorado
Springs, composed of Ilonana King W S.
Stratton, who recently sold his famous Inde
pendence mlno to the Venture Company of
Imdon for J10.tHMi.tKKJ. W II Colburn and
other capitalists have obtained a corner ou
New Mexico's mica deposits
New Mexico has boen thoroughly explored
by oxperts lu the Interests of the cmnpapy and
options extended on every prospect 1 nough
of those have been taken up to call for
J'J.'Jfid.lKKI cash The Held Is Its) miles
south ol Smta le The product will be
shipped to Colorn to Springs to be polished and
pulverlz.' tl lor the market 'I he plant, pos
sibly thu largest In the United States, Is Hear
ing completion It will be in operation this
summer aud will give empiuvmeut to u large
force
Strike nt American Line I'ltr.
One hundred and twelve oilers and cleaners
employed by the American Steamship Com
pany ut the company's dock, foot of Fulton
street, struck on Saturday for an increase In
wages of five cuts an hour Tho strike took
pluce shortly after the St. Louis nrrived The
men are employed In oiling and cleaning the
machinery of the company a vessels while In
port. Timekeeper Martin engaged a number
of Itnllans to till tho strlkeis' places, Tho lat
ter are not organized, but now say they will
Joiox a union.
b,, naS6
A3IIJUSH MURDKR OFBAKKR
FEVII LEAVER ASSASSISATED IX THE
VOVnT YAHII A T MAXCUE.ITEn, KT,
llnd Jukt Gut n Change of Venue nnd Wns
Talking to Ilia Sou nnd Wire-Shot Camo
from Sheriff's Home Troupi Charge the
Home mid Get the .sherlQ and Ills .Men.
JIancherteis, Ky , Juno 11. An unidentified
man shot and Instantly killed Tom Baker,
leader of his faction lu tho linker-Howard
feud, while ho was talking to his wlfo lu tho
Court House vanl last evening about tl o'clock.
Ho had just secured a change of venue from tho
Clay coun ty court to that of Knox county, at Bar
bourvllle.nnd ho was talking to his son James
about the dlsiiositlnn of his cops He had
been remanded to the Knox County Jnll with
out ball, and he was making his final arrange
ments about his business affairs His wlfo soon
came out of the guard tent aud joined them,
telling her husband that It was dangerous to
stand out in tho open with his enemies
around Her warning bad been siioknn not
ovor two minutes when the crnck of n rlllo wns
heard In the direction of Sheriff Bevorly P,
White's house, about seventy ynrds away
across tho main street. Baker fall Into his
wife's arms oxelalmlng
" My God I Thoy have killed me this time "
Mrs. Bakor Is lu dellcato health and her grlof
ovor the tragic death of her husband rendcrod
her frantic She und tho body woro taken Into
the Court House aud Dee Bakor and his brother
Al wore ulso taken lu and closely guard
ed lost they should also bo killed
Col Boger Williams was sitting lu his tent
giving utders regarding breaking camp und
leaving for Barbourville with tho prisoners
when tho shot wus llred. Ho ran out aud
-ordored tho assembly sounded Tho troops
camo to order and formed a lino across tho
front of the Court House yard, where they re
mained until Capt Longmlru could got his
Outllnggun into position
Then Col Williams ordered the men to
charge tho house of Beverly White for It wus
conceded that tho shot bad been fired from
that building Before tho men reached the
house they wero met by bherlfl White und
about thirty heavily armed men, who tried
to stop the soldiers Col Williams or
dored Mrem to disperse and when they
refused he ordored tho men forward '1 hey
rushed on the friends of White and Howard,
who ran to the buck of tho house. Ono man
drew his pistol ou a guard, but did not shoot.
The soldiers surrounded the housu and or
dered the ten men iusldo to come out nnd sur
render They refused, threatening to shoot
unybodvwho attempted totukctbem
Col Williams had the Gatling gun biought
up close and told the men Inside that he would
turn It ou tlie housu If they llred a shot at tho
soldiers This threut had tho desired effect
and they gavo up nnd submitted to arrest.
Sheriff White was placed under urrust for ob
structing the Stuto Guards In the prosecution
of their duty.
He nnd his friends wcro opposed to the State
Guards (omlug here, and last night ho sent a
messenger to Winchester for his brother, John
G. White, who Is now on his way here. John Is
the bravest man of the family and bus been in
feveral lights He assisted his brother Daugh
While In exterminating tho Hackers heresov
eral years ugo, and Boverlv places much con
lldence In him John Is lu tavor of the law
taking Its course and has advised against as
susstnation publicly, but ho Is accused of pri
vately lending his assistance to the uttenipt to
kill Tom Bukor two weeks ago at Biker's
home, where be was llred on from ambush.
The bullet then struck the door.
fter the prisoners had boentaken Col Will
iams deemed it best to guard tho house of
Daugh White, so that noneof the Howard
faction could take refuge In it and use it as
a plav'o from which to lire on the soldlets Tho
Colonel was ou his mettle
Tho Bakers' friends who vvere encamped
near town are ou tho alert Several of Baker's
relutivcs at other places have been untitled and
thoy are on tholr wny here.
Col Williams and his troops left for Barbour
vlllo this evening, having In custody Al Doe,
Wiley und Jim Baker, who Iwill ibo put lu jail
at Barbourville. Tho body of Tom Bakor
was taken to the old family burying ground ,
on trane Creek for interment. Last night
when the troops entered tho White residence
they discovered several guns, in ono of which
was an empty cartridge sholl which had boen
recently exploded
I.exinotos.. Ky.. June 11 Thoro has been
great anxiety hero to-day among tho fathers
and mothers and friends of tho battalion of
State troops, now ut Manchester. All the one
hundred men are citizens of Islington,
Including Col. Williams. They reeontly enlisted
In the now Stato Guard, as the old Guard vol
unteered in tho Spanish-American War. They
compose the First Ila'tallon of the First
Heglment under the new organization
and this Is their llrst campaign as
an organization. Col, Williams Is an old
State Gnat d man, aud so are his officers,
us well as many ol tho rank and tile, but the
majority of tho members uro raw recruits and
Mils is tho llrst service Miey huvo seen
BV despatch received here from London to
night says that John G Whlto passed
through there this ufternoou ou his way
to .Manchester, and that u number of
Baker's relntives living near London have
gone over to take part In any trouble Mint
may urise It Is the opinion of leading men at
London who know the details of tho feud nnd
the people that tho trouble will not end until
the Bukore are exterminated
EAST AK TATLOns STRIKE.
Children's Jacket Maker and Knee I'unts
Mukrrn to Go Out To-Duy,
The llrst general strike of tailors this sum
mer occurred yesterday when tho children's
jacket makers to the number of 'J.fiOO quit
work In about 150 shops Late last night tho
knee "pants" makers' union decided to fol
low suit nnd ordered Its "J.000 members to
strike to-day for a Hfi per cent advaneo In
wages The strike of the children's jacket
makers wus ordored late on Saturday night,
nnd nn uproarious meeting was bold vestenlay
ut New Irving Hall. Broomo stroet, near Nor
folk Tho Chairman whs Isaac Sternln, who Isnlso
leader of the strike TheprogKinine for to-day
Is to call out tl e children's jacket makers In
Brooklyn and Brownsville In former strikes
the tailors wanted the abolition of thn piece
work system and tho substitution for It of the
week-work systom. Now thoy demand thu
pleco-worg system.
THE IOWA AT FORT ORCHARD.
llattlrihlp Docked for llepnlr nnd n Gen
eral Overhauling.
Seattlk. Wash, Juno 11. The battleship
Iowa arrived to-ulght, proceeding at once to
the dry dock ut Port Orchard to undergo
needed repairs and a general overhauling.
The JInyor and City Council of Seattle wel
comed tho officers and crow
The Iowa is tho second battleship to use the
dry dock at the Port Orchard Navy Yard. It
is anticipated that It will take two months to
accomplish the work The JlcCullooh will
also receive attention.
May Give Quay Another Chance,
lUnnisnuiKi, Pa , Juno 11 Ten days yet re
main of the sixty within which the Governor
must call a special session of the Legislature
to fill the vacancy In tho I nited States Senate.
It is holloed In certain quarters Mint the Gov
ernor Is contemplating n move ol this kind,
and that the presence of Col. Ouay here on
Friday was for the purposoof talking over the
matter with him. Some people think; Quay
jajynuitanaaUowJlMeatobeeleoved, .
ihHHHHHHHHHHHHHBHBI
FORMER DIE OF ST IRVATIOS.
Declared nt llellevue That He Did the ind
well Hunk of Kngliinil Forgeries.
If ho told the tiuth. Edward F.rrcll.an old
man who died ut Bcllovuc Hospital last even
ing of starvation, was tho usslstant of the llhl
wulls when they perpetrated their tremendous
forgeries on the Bank of Fnglnnd in 1H7'
Krrcll said at the hospital Mint he had steady
employment as nn engraver with a II rm of jew
ellers In Union Square when Austin llldwell
went to him and hired him to go to Englnnd to
help In the forgeries. Ho would not tell who
his New York employers had been: they hml
nlways treated him well, bo snld.aud there was
no reason why ho should drag their name in.
When the Bldwell gang was broken up, Krrcll
drifted back to this country .Misfortune nnd
troublo hnd followed him from tho day be first
met Austin Bldwell
Errell was found at Fourth avpnue nnd Six
teenth ntreot on Saturday night helplessly
woak Ho told tho police that ho bad not eaten
forfourdnysand that ho had becndrlven away
from overy place where he went to usk for food
or tho (banco to wush himself. He had even
been prevented from vvnshlng himself In horse
troughs. The surgeons at Bellov no found Mint
his story of starvation ut least was true Ho
was so weak that they could not save him
arrest xo Ti:nnon to him.
How a WhltPitonu Resort Keeper Defied
the Police Vcsterdny.
The polleo moved on John Stlmmel'H recre
ation grovo at Whltestone, I. I . yesterday
afternoon, and, despite vociferous objections
by Stlmmcl und his employees and somu of the
2,000 Manhattan excursionists on tho place,
arrested tho proprietor on n chargo ot vio
lating the Sunday law They took him to tho
police station, but he was let out ou bail at
once Ho hurried buck to thu grovo
"Open tip wide," ho shouted as soon as ho
was In the grounds "Shootlnggnllcrles, bowl
ing alloys, dancing pnvlllou. all the games on
tho place. open 'email up This place Is mlno
and I'm going to run it to suit myself "
Ills ordors were obeyed and tho resort wns
not Interfered with for tho rest of tho day and
night.
house cavoiit ox the fexheu.
Car Suinslieil Shafts and Harm nnd He Was
Curi led In tho Net Down the Illotk.
A horse attached ton delivery wagon driven
by Jumos Martens of lSKl llrst avenue was
hit fair and square by a south-bound Sixth
uvenuo cur at Thirtieth street last night The
car was running about as faBtastbo law al
lows, and the horse and wagon wore on tho
track before the luotorman could slow up at
all The shock broko the shafts and ths har
ness cloanly uudor the dashboard, Tho horsu
fell Into tho big render and with Its foet up,
squealing und kicking. waB carried well down
Into the next block When tliu car was at last
stopped thu horse rolled out, got up on its feet
nnd stood duzed and disgusted, staring at thu
fender that had savod him The beast was not
even scrntched. The greatest duinago donu
was that to tho fcoliugsof tho driver
.Mis FOMEIiOV KILLS A HEAR.
Good Shot by iv Isew York Young Woman
with a Hunting Party In the Hot klei.
Colokvpo Sl'iUMiH, Col.. Juno 11 A hunt
ing party composed of Lawrence Houghton of
Boston, W Hadoliffe of London, Kug , and
Charles Allen JIunti, Madison Grant and
Miss Greta Pomeroy ot Now York city,
while after big game In the mountains
five miles north ot Glen wood Springs,
Colorado, overtook a brown bear at bay and
savagely lighting the dogs In defence ot her
cubs Miss Pomeroy was tho llrt to arrive
und was allowed to have the first shot At 100
teet she sent u bullet through the heal t ol tho
bear, killing the uulinul instantly 'J he cubs
were captured for the city purk
The hunters ure of the party of President
Stuyvesaut 1 Isb of Mm Illinois Central on their
way to lellowstoue Park
Jlr, Munn Is one of the odltorsof the Orient ijia
AiiuTican. Jlr Grant Is a lawyer and Miss
Pomeroy Is tho daughter of a bunker.
STRUCK AT HIM ITITH AS' A tii
Mysterious Aisnult on H. K. Ilelden at Ills
Home lu Oakland.
San Pham'IMO, June 11 A mysterious as
sault wus made lu Oakland lust night upon II.
K Ilelden, the San Francisco uianagor of the
Hartford Insurauco Company Jlr Buldcn bud
just retired when the door bell rang. Ha
opened a wlndiwand u mun at the door said
ho hud tin Important tub. gram Jlr. Beldcn
slipped olVu robe aud went to the door, which
he threw open, extending his baud for the de
spatch As Hie did so he saw the man aim a
blowat him with an ae He slammed the door,
but the handloNpf the axe hit him ou the shoul
der and the wenttpn flew over his head into tho
hull. The assailant then Med.
Jlr Ilelden can vMig no reason for tho as
sault aud tho polh o'bave no clue.
a Kir uostox-hlifjx itEtonii.
Pant I.lfur l.n Grnndr IJiirlieiine Makes the
Trip la "1 Hours uiit, 47 Minutra.
Haiiihx. N S, June 11 Tho Plant line
steamship L Grande DucheSso arrived this
aftcruoou at 5 HO o'clock Irom Boston, making
the run from light to light lu '.'1 hours aud 47
tnlnutos This Is thu fustest trip ever mnde
betweon Boston nnd Halifax Capt Hanlon
says ha could have made the run in an hour
less, but he took the outside course, checking
his compasses for foggy weatbei
A large crowd was on the dock to see the
steamer, which Is tho most handsomely fur
nished alili) that ever entered this ort hhe
will run during tho summer on Mm Boston
Halifax route
A SHOPLIFTER'S FUTILE LEAF.
Caught In a Newark Store, she .lumped Out
of it .Sccoml-Story Window.
Just before midnight on Saturday two women
were caught shoplifting In the store ut Goereko
Brothers in Newaik and were taken Into n
private loom In the reorof the second lloor.
While ohm of them wns being questioned, tho
other sprang through the open window and
dropped twouty-llvofcet lutonn inclosed space
liehlnd tho building She was trapped by
brick walls on every sldo and was taken out by
the ollce. unhurt, but tearful Goercke Broth
ers would not press any chaige agulnst her, al
though she had halt a doen pairs of stockings
und a roll of ribbon Both women were allowed
to go without having their names taken.
SIS'nOR I14WA riSlTH HOIIART.
IMeniaut Sunday nt "Normmihnrit" He
fore 111 Departure for Kurope.
nm.i.vwoon.N J .June II -Senator Hannnof
Ohio, and Mrs Hunna were entertained to-day
by Vice-President and Mrs Hoburt at their
onuntry home. " Normanhurst," at Norwood
Park Mr and -Mrs Ilannu reached heie ntil
o'clock this morning, Alter luncheon, senator
and .Mrs llantia and Jlr aud Jlrs, llobart
went over the Iliimson drive
Mr Hauna said to-night "I left polities
behind and merely called to pay mr respects
to Mr Hob ut before f sail for Europe, which
will be on Wednusday "
ions' viu'RcriES siivt.
No Services In lleniimont, Tex,, llernme of
a Hrarlrt Fetrr llpldenilci,
Dallas. Tex., Juno 11 No church services
wore permitted tobeopenedlnthe cityof Beau-montto-duy
Mayor Wheathy Issued a proclam
ation prohibiting white or Ma"k"hurcties Irom
opening because ol the prevalence nt un epi
demic ol scarlet lever Beuumont has about
l'.MHKl Inhabitants
riesiue Your liked and avoid bad enct of tne
opprrattve but by ths un of Kutnns't ErTirinnut
Powder. Band to tutnow Bros , Ltd., Mi Broadway.
taiXneMonle. 8aUjeUuwU.i4t.
HOBMMMMM-
DEWEY IS AT SINGAPORE,
JUS HEALTH HAS IMPROTEH BINC
II U LEFT IIOXO KOXO.
Will be Received on Shore This 9Iomln
by a Guard ot Honor nnd Will Visit tht
Gnvernur Olympln's Depnrture J?lxe(
for Friday, but May Leave There Sooneyi
Sixeial Cable Pttpale to Tn Str.
Lomion, Juno 12, A despatch to the Timet
from Singapore statos Mint tho American war
ship Olympla. on which Admiral Dowey 0
returning from SInnlla to the Unites
States, arrived thoro on Sunday nttor
noon. Admiral Dowoy will land on Mon
day morning nnd will bo received by a guard
of honor Ho will call nt ths Government
House, nttor which ho will roturn Immodlatoli
to his ship, where tho Governor will roturn
his visit.
Tho Olympla's departure Is fixed for Friday i
next, but she may lcavo soonor. Admiral 1
Dowoy will rcsido aboard tho crulsor In tin !
ro idstcad, nnd will not accept any Invitations i
Ho looks vory worn, but says ho has enjoyed I
the voyuge and that his health has improved
slnco he loft Hong Kong '
l
riniiT wiiit sTMKEns ix havaxa, j
Substitute Ciibmen Defend Themselves and
shoot Two of the Strikers,
.Viiffi if Cible D'wifih In The 8c. '
Hvv vs-t, June 11. Sunday Is tho great drlr- .
Ing day In this city, but to-day many of tin j
afternoon stilus around tho Prado were nepes. I
sarlly abuuloneil on account of tho strike ol il
cabmen Every coucelvnblo form of prlvatl
rig was out, but tho showing was poor. 'l
Somo of tho cab owners hired substitutes te !l
drive for them, and this action precipitated I '
row at tho cab stand In Uelascoaln street Tin
substitute drivers defended thcmsolvei with
revolvers against nu attack by strikers, and
two of the latter wore wounded. The striken
were routed vvllli the assistance of the police.
The police aro bellevod to bo fully compotent .
to handle tho situation, and no serious troubll
Is oxpeetod Tho 'buses and Mm street oal
lines arc running as usual.
Owing to tho scandal concerning gambllns
w blch tho Polleo Department Is nllegod to pro.
tect. Gee Ludlow has appointed a commission
of three, consisting of tho secretary of tht
Civil Governor and two city attorneys, to ex
amine the laws for Mm prevention ot gambling '..
and their present application. Thu commis
sion is Instructed to formulate recommenda-
tlons lor tho modification or tho present lawi '
Mint will tend to correct tho abuses j
Chief of Detectives Bacullao to-day adzed ;
1110 machetes and 4'J ritlcs In u house on Belas
conlu street.
FIIIE IS' THE ELSWICK OUX WOnKS.
Half n Million Dollar I.im, Including Fifty
Qulck-Flrlng Guns
.vprcial CabU Dcipatch to Tbc Bum.
London. Juno 11. A Uro In tho Elswlok
works to-day destroyed the gun shop, the gun
carriage shop and the shell shop. About fifty
quick-firing guns are In tho ruins. Tie loss .
Is estimated at 100.000.
The flro was tho biggest that has occurred In
Nowcastlo In halfncentury The wholo district
was wrapped In donsosmoko clouds, while vast
sheots of Haines nscended from tho doomed
buildings The ruined shops had a frontags
of 1.800 foot. It will require more thnn throe
months to rebuild them, Jleanwhllo nearly
2.01)0 porsons will bo deprived ot work. The t
officials say that tho guns and gun aarrlagea ;
aro comparatively little damaged, but It Is
their opinion that tho tilling of ordors will be ,'
seriously delayed. Tho cartridges! in the shell
shop wero completely dostroyed
.11 NTH' IV EMPEROR'S VF.rOTIOX.
Remntknble Ceremony In St, Stephen's I
Cnthedrnl In Vleuiin,
Xptnel Cable Unateli to Tur 8n
Vienna, Juno 11 remarknble ceremony ,
took, place to-day In St Stephen's Cathedral, in
which Emperor Francis Joseph was the cen- ,
trnlllguio Tlio building was packod to suffo- :
cation and thousands of persons who were un
able to enter thronged tho streots In the vici
nity I
Tne Emperor, surrounded by many Arch- i
dukes, the Mayor of Vienna and other officials,
solemnly consecrated himself, his family and
all his people "to the Sacred Heart oi Jesus."
GREAT DEUAXn FOR MOTOR CARS.
The Cnr Among the Mnnj Repent Pur-
ibuaera of I'reni h Machines.
Su'tial Cable DeipatcK to Tiik Sun. i
Pvnis. Juno 11 The motor car boom la ,
causing a great demand on makers hero from '
all parts of the world JIany English orders I
havo boon received. Tho Czar and other mem- i
bets of the Busslan Imperial family aro anuyng; '
the recent purchase's ol machines
Some of the cars command enormous prices, ,
JI Churron, tho winner of tho recent Paris. !
Bordcuux race, has refused an offer of 2,000 '
from nn English nobleman for tho winning car.
MVRHV.Il OV MISSIOSAIIT Fl.EMIXO. ,
HrltWh Demand the Removal or the Chines
Governor of the Province. I
.Semat Calif Drtvatth to Tnic Brv.
Pfkin. Juno 11 On Jiuytttho British ropre '
teutatlvo bore demanded of tho Tsung-11-
Ynmcn tho punishment within a month of the
headman of thu village, where Jllsslonary
Fleming wns murdered, saying that If the
demand was not grunted ho would Insist on the
removal of the provincial Governor. t
The headman has not been punished, the
Chinese declaring thit they havo been unable ,
to llnd him Mi Bai-Irousldo, the British ;
( barge d Affaires, bus accordingly demanded
that tho Governor bo removed. (
SEMOVS MOTIXO IX IS'DIA.
Authorities In the Madura Dlltrict Aak far
Military Aid.
AimhI CabU litmt to Tin Bus,
Bomhav, Juno 11 -Hlots, similar to those
which occurred at Tlnuevelll rocontly, are tak
Ing place lu tho Madura district. The author
ities havo usked for military aid Grave
truublo Is thiuatouod
POIITO UICO ARVV PRlfiOXMR.
Nntlva Drought to This Country to Serve a
Life Imprlioiiineut Term,
C'liii'Aiio, Juno 11 -Itafael Ortez, a native
Porto Hlcan, was yesterday placed In the
Minnesota State penitentiary at Stillwater to
servo u ll(o sentence for murdering Pri
vate Burke of the bixty seventh New
v.ork oluuteers ut (.iugu, near Sau Juan,
In list I ebrunry An altercation occurred In i
n cafe, and in Mm light urtu. drew a razor
across Private Burkes throat, killing him in
btautly The Porto Klein was sentenced to bo
shot, but President McKlnhiy commuted the
eviitence to life Imprisonment
Sargt Harris and Private Hrady left Porta '
Hlco with the prlamer on May .'!. and arrived
nt New York June i Sorgt Hurls kept lit .
mission secret snd came West without making
a stop until be bad turned bis prisoner ovor to i
the Warden at Stillwater
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