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VOL LIVI.-NO. 316. NEW YORK, THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1899.-COPYRIGHT, 1899. BY THE SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. ?
SEXATOhS NEAR TO BLOWS.
UAllISl'IU ASI) CUASDI.EU START IS
I Oil A 1 1ST FIGHT.
Chandler (hnrged lilitllngrr with Intliiene
I nt viltnisscs In the Cull Service Coin.
miimIihi Imjulry-fiallluger Dared Illm to
fay It Outside the Itimui nnd Chandler
Then Asktd (mllliigi'i t On Outside
(.nllinc r stinted iinil rhimo rrcsent
Ilitirlrr.il A Clclicinl How Followed.
V) ) Conc'Iii N II July 12 -The calm upon tlio
,J ' ,mlawii tin. investigation of charges brought
IK sgii'is. set ',or OallinKor by the t'nltcd Stales
W Cm service Coinmlstdon, which was apparent
5 during 'lii 'itrili'i put of tlio pro eedlng.
na ( I nel b) til furious storm this
altern 'i and tlm predicted sensation which
those - cuiinci tod with the hearing had
dene king h runio with great earnestness.
1tein 1 ami . o olock tlio little room in tlm
1 ag e Hot I where thu Investigation has hct n
ennducti d. wa the scene ot events never be
fore at 'f a htd '" n" "10 history of bitter
inliiK'ul riv ill ioi uhli'li have ehaiaeteri?ed tho
1 oldies of tlm (ti.nillo Mute. Ttmnover-burled
luti lint between Senators Chandler nnil dal
linser gleamed so brightly as to remit almost
In n hnnil to-hand battle between these na
tional dtuiM
Senator Unndler In a st.ttemout intimated,
unci in fact chanted that Senator Galllnger had
di fended himself bj influencing witnesses to
ta away from the investigation. Till caused
Senator Gnllingertn turn pile with rago and
ilfii) th ao ti-.-ittuti. '1 he entree was tepetited
and Senator (itlliiigor told his colleague that
hewiuldnot nnke xtiuli a statement outside
of that ro mi Senator Chandler took up tho
bMiiul'ot and sinl that he would sa It outside
Stei ping In the door of the room lending into
the hallna), ho milted Senttor OalllnKCr to
come out,
Galllnger s'arted for tlio door Nowsptper
men and the Conimisionots rose to tholrfeet
and sought to preient a row, and they wero
none too quick, as Senator Oallincor had nearly
eroded tlm room In response to the Imitation
of hi col'.engue ut Washington Tho party In
the room cemd to divide 1 rlends of Sont-
w tor Chandler, including his son. William D.
L Chandler, ran to his part of tho room, whllo
i those of Senator Gjlliuger In hntto placed
jA' themselves close to him
MB The affair was st.irted by Commissioner
lw Brewer, who felt It necostry, attor tho regular
proceedings had teen diMsised of, and there
were no further matter to come up for con-
alderatlon to make a statement of the standing
of the case He was sarcastic to a degree and
intimated that senator I handler had not been
ablo to prove tlio charges which he had asserted
he could iroie He said tint tho matters al
leged to be of common knowlego and known
to even body concerning benator Ualllncurs
guilt were in fact known to nobody.
Thereupon Senator Chandlor suld that he
desired to make a statement before tho hcar
Ingwas ended, but would wait until Senator
Galllnger had made his remarks Senator
Galllnger said that he had been under lire for
nine months and he did not purpose to allow
his adversaria to lme the last word,
and that he ha 1 n, right to close tho
case. Mr. Brewer thou arose and was
declaring that no arguments would tie al
lowed when Senator Chandler attomptcd
to reak The Chairman of the commission
nttemttcd to ihut Dim off Chandler refused
to be muzzled, and inado his statement con
cerning Senator Galllnger and his alleged in
fluetce with witnesses to keep them away
from the hearing
In the general excitement Attorne -Genera!
lastmnn, counsel for Galllnger. thought that
ho was included in the accusation, nud shook
Id list at Senator Chandler across tho room
and silJ
"ounre a Hat, if you are a United States
Sena'or "
The principal complainant. ox-Oov Hudel.
rmd remainvil In his sat In a room adjoining
that where the IniestlBation wa beiiiK hold,
tut was at last heard from when, in the
midst of the excitement, ho elected hlm
jnt centre rush, and. walking directly
toward Chairman Brewer, paid ho was as
tijpny to bo a tartlclpant In a fluht as he
was to be piaceful anionic friends, and th.it be
enould take u bond if that was what the situa
tion demanded ile and tlm Commissioner had
an internum: side till, while about eery ono
-o 'e Hi the room was also talking, and thu ex
it 'ifrnor chained the commission with un-
Jairnsssand partlalitv In that It did not Inform
5- lilm that witnesses could not be summoned, so
that lie mlulit lone au'O have dropped tlio lnes
tigatlon llof then seones and stylngs took about
ten tnlnutu Senator Galllncer was pale.
SfnatorLhnndltir shook from his boots to his
ton crai luekb. while the Invariably cool At-tornej-ijeiierars
oes gleamed with Inteuso
lire and Ins cheeks paled. s to tho ex-Oow
rnor. ho was so excited that ho could
nit command language When tho tury
k "".'term bid spent itself both Senators
Lnunilli.r and lialllnger made their state.
rn?n,T- 'ln'' ''LI tllB litter had Ilnished ho
Int tlio loom, though his counsel was still
arculnc w Ith tho senior Senator, the Commls
sltnera ex-lio Iluslel and arlous other ioi
untarj contributors to the free-for-all apeech
ma. nglrom tlioiloor
rolloingthH departure of Senntor Galllneer
irom the room thero was little of n sensational
ntture that developed 'J ho commission re
ma neil in se-slon during tlm nfternoon in
orrlfrthat it might hear any witnessts whleli
DJI Id come )e witnesses waited to appear
ine Commissioners said that they would re
ra'im in the city until to-morrow afternoon.
ami that !( tio one appeared they should en
lnior to i hit all w bo failed to appear
Mi efiiirt was nude this evening to secure an
interview with St iiiturUalllnger Ho refused
'"peak other than to h that ho was satis
ieuvvith the treatment he had received from
lie commission, and that no evidence had
en olTernl that would Incriminate him
senator Chandler gajo out tho fol'owlng In
terview ,'l minisinner llrewor showed himself to
ft i 'fffJudRed the ease from the beginning
"lietiMr Hvvell wus testiljlng Ilrewer said
J'h.. r'Wir always contributed tojiolitlcs, and
that every good citizen ought to do R) He
tooic great pains to toll nil the witnesses
nil they need not testify unless they
cno-.' to o so. and made ijulto n sreeeh
Of-'aiming against statements that any tacts
wet,! it. iiy known, stating thnt liohndu&u-
am iniind that facts which eveiybody knew
- nobody knew Ho stld nil ol these things un-
7 x iy n'1 openlv after having admitted
f '' "l" ncvTsputer reporters who wanted to
' com m His eourse was so unfair fiom tho
a siirt that iiuv lliisicl ought to havo retimed
. . toeoon
ilr ""'"t assumed tn be Chairman of the
committee when Mr Htrlow was the Chair
"un lor this I uslness, and Brewer carefully
Prearnneed the llst closing scetio of the
commit, ,n (im Husiel hud asked for tho
'tateiiietiu flifd wt, tm commission from
w i ir '"lhnger and Treasurer Tbnier
lie hid asked I j telegraph and lie had asked
y letter am) the eommisslon wrote him that
iri.y would mt show them to him 'J ho last
'"''lents made by r.allincer and Thavor
"I 'lirch neither Gov llusiol nor myself was
ti r .' l.'""' J"l before the bearing closed
i en Air Brewer iirodiiced the U tter from Mr.
i najer tefusing to come boforo tlm eommltteo
"'"hit ng he had given them all the infornia
!!'' " niKiided to give them, and net Mr
J. iwi'.r r''"'i """ Mnri'h statements of linlllnger
!' .i ia, rarl made nosuggistlonof any In
jeiuion t. endeavor to cross-examine Mr.
1 ln er
In Senator Gnlllnger's closing statement,
'v l' h lie read, he said that when his state
"lent in Mareh was riled he had reason to
J"'K!V It wis satisfactory to the commls.
;i"'i 1 think. Commissioner Brewer. In
I. f "t. ,nl'!. him It would be so eonsldored,
i . . al .5,r Hrewer'a investigation since
J'iji timo bis bean merely an effort to jus
"' a t redetermined conclusion Moreover,
'fieii l undertook to say a few closing words,
cow pluming moBtot Mr Brewer for withhold
" B the Mari.li statements of (allineer and
iiiirer he interrupted me. snld I should not
iniike the statements, and when I peisisted in
'"''" h said the room was his private room
'"I I should not go on In his presence, and ho
Ji anced toward me us If he meant to put mo
'I rls',,1"",''' ' 'I"1" ,r" 'r spoke niv mini
''ie in i state the met n they saw them
f "" I i. linger and Ins counsel, Attornei.
'"'' il 1 iktiiiiin, jumped to the aid of their
as ii e r-,.1 rati rag nnst truth ninl justice,
tY.,. "i1""' ' K'1 ''i perfect!) proier language
I eiloved Mr Thayer had stayed away
i I. :"?''" itoriialllnger hud advised Illm to
c binatr.r Ualllngei used harah and de
nunciatory enlthets,, and Attorney-Oenoral
hastman called me a liar.
"The farcoof an Investigation thus being
conducted by Commissioner Brewer sup
pressing hs associate, .Mr Hnrlnw, and Special
Agent Wales then came to n close Tho re
sult Is that while It Is perfectly clear that as
eessment circulars wero sent to tho Federnl
pmcchnlderswlth l)r Galllngor's name at the
beau of them, the commission have not lound
out where Ihey were printed, who paid for
them, who tilled In the amounts assessed, nor
whoputtheiiiliitoenTolopes.dlrcctedtheninnd
forwarded them Nor hnve they examined tho
witnesses who woull be likely to know the
facts, nor has Senator Gnlllnger or Mr Timer
shown the committee ono elreumstaneo con
netted with the sending out of til circulars.
Kverylhlng stnted by Galllnger nnd Thajor in
their March letters may bo true, and vet Sen
atorOall ngor may have sent out everyone of
the circulars w Ith bis ow n hand.
Lniler these clrcumBtntices It Is utterly
absurd to g m nny credence to anything
which I otnmlssloner Brewer inav sny 'J he
investigation has been hnmpered fiom tho
beginning by his predetermlnntloti to Mini
that no Illegality had bom practiced Other
Influences have been nt work Senator
Galllnger s friends, a hundred or mom
around the State, were sent for to rami) hero
nnd help applaud tho Senator's declaration
th.it the investigation wnsall77le Tho Chair
man of the Antl-Clvll Service I eigne, er-i'mi-gressman
Baker, has boen here at work, nnd
the llepublleaii 'National Commission sent Its
.New Hampshire representative here to aid in
protecting Senator Oalllnger.
"If nil this Is n proper method of strengthen
ing the Itepubllenn, Party. I do not understand
what good paity policy Is If the party in New
Hampshire Is to be maintained hs the commis
sion ol crimes by the Chairman of the llepuh
'lean State Committee, and then the aid or tlm
llepublleaii National Commission and Depute.
Mean olllclKls Isto be Invoked to cover up tlm
crimes. I most emphatically dissent from any
such party policy '
In the morning, before the first witness was
placed on tlm stand. Senator Galllnger regis
tered his objection to statements in n New ork
newr.paper vesterday, saying that they were
theworkof afalslflernnd libeller, and that he
had never written n letter to any man asking
hltn to contribute money for campaign pur
poses He also criticised n local paper as hav
lug edltorlallv attempted to conrlct him in ad
vance, nnd said that its criticism of the com
mission was sufllclent to warrant the infliction
ofapenallv bv I nlted States authorities
The tlrst witness to-day was I'ostmaster
Henry llobinson of this city He testllled that
V."J?.ai! received a circular letter In the fall of
lfctfW from tlm Itepuhllcan Stato Committee
asking him to contributo $100 to tho campaign
fund. He communloatod with the Civil Ser
vice Commission as to whether it would be
right to do so and upon Its ndvlee nnd that of
Senator Chandler hu did not respond to the re
quest Ho kept the lettersealed until to-ilay
and It was given to thn commission and tiled
as evidence Tho letter bore thn heading of
the Stntn Committee, with Mr Galllnger lis Its
Chairman, and was signed by William 1
Thavi r, Treasurer of the eommltteo
Letters were received from John T Welch nt
poverand Frank T Oilman of I aeonla, both
Postmasters In which they admitted that they
had received assessment letters, but had re
fused to respond Col John A Spalding of
Nashua, Tostmnster. testified that he hud re
ceived a letter, but that It did not call for a
specille amount. He had been Chalrmtn of the
Stato Committee in 1HIj, and knew that It was
eustomnry to send out such letter", nnd wus a
part) theretowhlleCh lirmnnof thecommlttee.
The afternoon Investigation wastit first taken
up by the rending of communications to and
from thu Commissioner. In which W Y 'I haver.
Senator Gnlllngnr. and others were Interested
Senutor Gnlllngor then Inquired If tho enso
was closed for the complainant, nnd Commis
sioner Brewer answered that bo did not
want any misapprehension on the part of any
body connected with the proceedings The
commission was here for facts, no matter
which side was affected by them 1 hen Sena
tor Galllnger asked If a copy of nnr nnd nil it
the testimony taken In his nbseneo would bo
furnished to him and was answered in tlio
affirmative bv Chairman Brewer
Senntor Chandler nld he desired to ty
something to the commission before tho
session closed, but wished towult until Sena
tor Galllnger htd said what In wished to say
Senator Imlllnger said thnt he declined
to go on in the presentation of tils side
of iho case until the complainants bad
finished and Commissioner Brewer thought
that If Senator Chandler had anv more evl
dence to present, as ho ut ono time suggested
that ho had, It was onlv fair that It bu put In
thn.
Holding u watch In hli hand, Senator Gal
llnger said: .
' I havo a borrowed watch, and shall sVcupy
just sixty seconds "
Senator Chandler said thnt ho did not intend
to say that ho had more evidence to present,
but that ho should deslro to say something
more.
"If this is a trial." he snld. "I have the right
to do so: but If It is not. the commission will
listen to It However, I nm willing to leave the
matter for to-dnv "
hnntor Galllnger said ho was wIMIng to
leave the matter ns it stood if the commission
wns "But." said he, "I am determined that
the prosecution shall not have the closing
argument " , ,
Chairman Brewer said he had not consulted
with his associates on the subject Senator
Chandler stld-
"Mr Chairman, von have made some very In
teresting speeches since I addressed von n fow
minutes ago, nnd I would sny now. In order to
give rlaee to benator Galllnger before he makes
his remarks, tint tho Commissioners seem
to have found out everything which they
ought to know, except who made this assess
ment upon tho Federal officeholders, who
fixed the sums which tlm should bo called
upon to lay, who directed tlm envelopes,
who put the circulars In the envelopes and
who sent them out Now, the Commissioners,
1 respectfully submit, litre not found that out.
The essential fncts have not been nseertalned."
Then followed the eolloiu which caused the
row.
AEOl.KVTS TO niiAir 11IS rAT.
A Tost Office Iiupectnr Who 11ns Thirty War
rant! Agnln.t the Trcnmiry.
Wariunotov, July 12 While the credit of
the Government Is gllt-tdgednnd pay day Is as
regular ns tho rising of the sun, there aro few
emploveos who do not present themselves
promptly on tho day when salaries are paid,
M. V Whoelcr. mi Inspector In tho postal
service, assigned to the New York division,
probably holds tho record asthomost negligent
man in tho Government employ about drawing
his salary. Mr Wheeler lias now thirty war
rants against tho Trensurv, extending over a
period of several jears, which 1m hns nt elected
to have cashed, and the Treasury Department
has called the attention of the Tost Office De
partment to his negligence and requested that
he be asked to step up nnd receive his mono)
tver since Mr. heeler has been in the ser
vice lie has caused tho Treasurv nnd Post Office
departments much annojaneo by neglecting to
draw his salary Not needing it. ho allows it to
accumulate until it amounts to several thou
sand dollars, thus using the Treasury ns n sort
of savings bank 'Iho di partment strongly
objects to this, as It confuses tho bookkeeping
and causes delay In the balancing of tho books.
Mi Wheeler Is from Hnncoek, 1 .and was
made I hief of Post OIUch Inspectors under
President Harrison ii hen Major itHthbone was
promoted to ho 1'oui th Assistant Postmastei
(ienenil Win elm was held over under tho
Cleveland Administration but FostmiiMnr
General dnrv nut Inspector Hamlet in Ills
place Ho was thin made chief of the Phila
delphia division and then transferred to New
York, nnd has finally been reduced to an otdl
nary inspector
VASTUtt WADE ronCEIt TO ltl!Ml.
He IVm Caught Stealing Oati from Deacon
Mcl.aun'i lllu.
HiibvRT. N. Y. July 12 -The Bev N T..
Wnde. for twelve ears pastor of tho United
Presbvterluu Church at West Kortright. has
resigned His lloek gavo him tho choieo of
resigning or being ejected from tho pastorate
of the church For Borne time Mr Wade has
been getting grain thalT from King Mcl.aury, a
farmer and one of the church deacons The
minister used the chaff foi bedding for his
how, and last Saturday drove over to Mc
Laury's for another load Since the minister
tlrst began his v isits MeLtury has been missing
oats from tho bin in the burn, utnl be began to
inspect the minister of taking oats In place of
chuff, which was of little value Aecnrilliigl).
w hen the minister enme for clinff on Saturday
tho farmer and his hired man watched him
through a knot hoh in tlio floor and saw him
till tlm tags with oats Later Moi.auri accused
the minister of the theft, and he admitted
his guilt. I egging for mere) and protesting
thuf'tlie dovil had tempted liliu. McLaury
reported the inttter to tho chuioh trustees,
and Mr Wade was b reed to reidgli The
church of which Mr Wado was past ir recently
reci ived a fliMXni legi.e) ft m N iu'ehi et
n ea thy New nrk phvslUiin Mr Wade had
a was liorue ii goo 1 name and was iuieHM.I
in his pastorate
At I I 1". M , firrr day but Saturday and hiinlii
nd even hsluidty at I Mi 1. M. the rw Inrk
i entttl'i ' nruca Ulalted' lravos New v. rk
Empire Mils Kiprtit Unit, luxurious service, ail
Vtsgutrcan. Uiii.
ALGEIt SA1 SNOT JUST KOW.
HAS'T I1EKX ASKED TO IlESia.V ASH
II ILL SOT ItESiaS AT OSCE.
He Intlmntet, However, Thnt He May
J.vave the Cabinet on Jan. 1. After Ills
Itepnrt of the Year's Work Has lleen
Prepared nnd Submitted to the President.
WABiiiNrrroN, July 12. Secretary Algor was
besieged with callers to-day, nearly all of them
making anxious Inquiries as to his Intentions.
In view of widespread roports that ho would
shortly hand In his resignation, already de
cided upon, to the President To all those with
whom ho talked the Secretary denied In gen
eral terms tho truth of the reports. Ho had not
resigned, bo stld, he had not beon asked to, mid
ho did not Intend to He had not tnlkod with
the President on tlm subject, and could not ac
count for tho revivnlof tho report that he con
templated resigning
ToTitrSt's correspondent, who talked with
him just before the close of olllco hours, Gen.
Alger wns somewhat moro specific In his state
ments, nnd denied that there Is any truth what
ever In nnv of the reports crediting him with
nu intention to resign, or those asserting that
the President had expressed or entertained a
deslro to huvo hi in do so Secretary Alger then
declared emphatically that ho would not leavo
the Cabinet this v car, or until after his reports
of tho j ear's w ork of his department had been
prepared and submitted, and that if he did re
sign then ho would do so on account of per
sonal reasons entirely. Ills course would de
pend, he snld. upon the state of his honlth nnd
the demands of his private business.
Secretary Alger's friends are Indignant at the
reports that there was any slgnlilcanco In his
absence from the W hlto Houso on Saturday
ovenlng. when Gov. Itoosevelt was a guest
there They declare with much emphasis that
the Governor llrst suggested the conference In
n note to an Administration official, who ar
ranged tho interview, nnd that the invitation
to tho Governor to bo the President's guest
was purely an afterthought. Tho presence of
Heerotnri Long, Attorney-General Griggs
and a few other officials of tho Adminis
tration nt tho White House during the even
ing was quito accidental, they say, and. more
over, that the President and the Governor
did not discuss tho general war policy of the
Government, but merely matters affecting
New York Stato Interests. Whatever weight
may attach to these representations. It Is
strictly true thnt officials who aro close to tho
President ar responsible for tho statements
thnt Secretary Alger has not been consulted
with regard to army matters genorally during
tho past few weeks and especially on tlm sub
ject of appointments ln the new volunteer
army.
Secretary nnd Mrs Alger, It Is announced
to-dav. will go to Hollywood. Long Branch, on
Frldav to remnin until Monday as tho guests of
Vice-President nnd Mrs Hobart.
was it a iiit rnoi imr.tr
Letter from Judge Tnrvln Stirs l'p Ken
tucky Ilrmocrntlc Coiiiuiltteeliien.
Lorisvii.tF. Kj . July 12 The most im
portant Incident In connection witli the meet
ing yesterday at Frankfort of tho new Demo
cratic State Central Commlttco was kept from
the public until to-dn) In vlowof Its serlousltn
port. It wts tlio reading of a letter from Judge
Jimes P Tarvin of Covlngton.lv .President
of the Ohio Valley League of Bimetallic Clubs,
and the Kentucklan whoso candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Vice-Piesident was
announced several months ngo Judge 'lar
vln's letter was addressed to thecommlttee It
stnted In unequivocal terms tint the Demo
cratic organization in Kentuekv would have to
cut loose from Its gold standard connections it
it wanted tho inortl and actual support of thn
Democrats of the Innd
'Ibis letter was most significant in vlawot
tlm fact that Judge 'l.irvln had just I ecu In
consultation with W .1 llrytn at Columbus, O
I p to this t'mo Brvan had taken no part In
the wrangling which has been going mi in
Kentuekv for the pist voir, but It Is be.
Ilekod here that tlm Nebrasknn enused the
Tarvin letterto be written Judge Tarvin was
one ot the stnnehest and most partisan sup
porters of Goebel. the Democratic nominee for
Governor, and this adds to tho testimony
w hich t-nda to show that this command comes
from Brian , , ,
W lieu tho letter had been retd It caused con
sternation in the Democratic Committee Ono
member wanted to tenr it up. but Allen W
Clark, Secrotnrv of the Ohio Valley Bimetallic
League, who was present, stld
"ou mm destroy thnt letter If you want to,
but there nre 100 copies of it which will bo sonl
over the lnnd."
DEFIES SFMHSKl INVESTIGATORS.
Seeretnry of Mate Ordered Arreited for
Contempt former t.overnor Accitied.
Lincoln. Neb , July 12 Seeretnry of State
Porter to-day refused to obey a subrxena
trom the Prout Investigating committee to
appear before it and be examined as to tho
conduct of his office and to bring oertaln
recoids. He sas tlio committee has no power
to compol his attendance and that ho will not
attend a farcical hearing The eommltteo at
onco voted to order him arrestod for contempt
L'vldenco wns presented at the Investigation
to-day that during his four years' term Gov.
Holcomb had drawn I.'.l n month as house
rent while living in a house thnt cost much
less
P 0 Hedliind. a member of tho llrst com
mission that counle I the votes east for tho
Supreme Court Judges amendment, swore
that ninny billots were evidently fnshli
marked for the affirmative, tho, Ink being yet
green, that many were called off wrong and
many counted twice for the amendment He
was the only Ilepuhliean member he slid, and
bis protests were disregarded When he com
plained to the Governor ho wns summarily re
moved He gave evidence to show that a whole
batch of ballots had been marked In ndvance
to Insure the counting In of the two Populist
Judges nnd that tho count was hnd behind
closed doors
TO COERCE GUATEMALA.
ltrpurt Thnt Knglnnd nnd Grrmnny Will
Send Warships There.
Nfw Orleans, La , July 12 -Tho disturbed
condition of affairs In Guatemala, which pre
sages a revolution, aro intensllled. so visitors
who reached hero to-da report, by the threat
ened Intel ference of Kngland nnd Germany,
growing out of tho repudiation hi that coun
try of tho bonds held abroad According to
the report prevalent In Guatemala, four war
ships have been ordered to Guatemalan waters,
two German mid two F.nglteh One of each flag
will proceed ti Puerto Barrios, and one of each
nation will be sent to "sun Josode Guatemala,
which is on tlio Pacific side of the republic,
and is the lirgcst port of entry along that
coast
n Immediate demand for settlement will bo
made, and If tint is refusedthe Custom Houses
nt these respective ports w III be seized and the
bondholder paid out of customs due. The
Guatemalans announce that In case of a n ival
display the) will appeal to tho I nlted States
for protection
I IERCE FIRE IS SIIEATSltOl'1.
ruff of rinme from n Window Hurneil a
riremnn on the Kscnpe Outside.
Tollceman Johnson discovered flames in tho
six-story brick building at 2, 4 and t) Mont
gomery street last night Tho llames wore
pretty big, and the firemen who responded to
the alarm ho sent in rang a second The
building runs from Division meet to East
Brotdw iv tin! is occupied by sweatshops Tho
tli e stalled on the top do .r In the shoiwif one
lursehn r It caused n damage ifj'.'.'i'Ki
lliomas Dongiin. a lueniter ol 'I rue il, was
on u lire tfccaic, on the Fast Broadwuv Mil, of
1 tlm building when a puff of Hume burst out
He was badly burned about the head and hod,
but managed to slide down the fire escape to
the ground lie was removed to Gouverneur
Hospital, where his Injuries were attended to.
Later he was taken home In un ambulance
(I Of'. ATK1SSUX TOOK iiatvielu.
Went Out Into the Woods nnd Guaranteed
Illm n l'nir Trial.
CiiAiiLrsTox. W. Vn., July 12, Gov. Atkinson
nnd Prlvnto Secretary Hoggs returnod this
morning from tho llttlleld country. They
brought with them to Huntington Kilns Hat
field, Jr . w ho about ten days ngo had an alter
cation w Ith 11 K. Ellis nt Gray, in Mingo coun
t, and killed him with a rlllo bullet The
Governor had arranged with a personal friend.
Dr Barlram, who is also a friond of tho Hat
flolds. to have Jlllas surrender to the Qovornor.
In response to n telegram from Dr. Bartram.
tho Governor took his secretary und went to
W nrncllffc. In tho upper end of Mingo county,
where ho met tho Hntfleld crowd. They ar
rived nt that placo about I) !I0 o'clock jestordny
morning. About U they hud a meeting with
"Devil Anse" mid his wife. Bob und his wife.
Cap and young Kllas
The loung inun approached Iho Governor
w Ith his hat in his left hnnd and his rlllo in tho
other hand, mid mild "Governor, I nut render
in) self to J on as the Chief Lxecutlvo of tho
Stuto nud band you mv gun. nnd nil I ask at
jour hands Is protection from mob violence I
simply demand a fair trial, and if nil the facts
connected with the killing of Mr Kills lire
brought out It will be shown that I only acted
us nnv other man would do under similar cir
ciimstniici s. In self-defence Pills had tlm
dtoii on me with a rlllo when I llrod tho fatal
shot You can tnko me wherever vou please,
mid nil I ask at jour hands is protection and a
fulr trial "
The Governor took tho gun nnd told tho
jnutig man that 1m would tnko him to Hunting
ton nnd turn him over to Judge Dollttle, w ho Is
Judge ot the Circuit Court, and ho would guar
nntee him protection nnd a fair trial at the
hands of tho law
tURRESrVVOSFERESCEISRICUMOSD.
Sound Money League Planning to Ilnve a
Southern Money Discussion.
Richmond, Va , July 12 K, V. femalloy. Sec
retary of tho National Sound Money League,
held a conference here to-day with William L.
lloyal. Vlco-1'icslilent of the organization for
Virginia, and othersound money uionln regard
ton proposed currency convention here In Oc
tober similar to tho one In Omaha last fall. All
questions connected with the currency of the
country, whether gold, sliver or paper, will bo
discussed by the ablest advocates on nil sides,
and tho debate will last several days Tho
President of tlio league Is J. Sterling Morton
of Nebraska The Chairman of the Kxecutlvo
Committee is M K Ingnlls, President ot the
Chesapeake and Ohio llullroml
Seeretnry Smaller left for Hot Springs to
night to report to Mr Ingalls tho result of his
conferences In lllchmoml, and It Is probable
that a call for the convention villi be issued
some time in August A local committee, cotn
isiseil of lllchmoml men of both parties, will
he org.iiilzeu to take charge of the arrange
ments for the convention and of the Invitations
to spenkers from this Stnte Speakers from
othei States will bo Invited by theEecutlve
Committee of the lenguo
It is said that invitntlons will be sent to
W J Brjan.Johti W Dmiiol. Bourko Coekran
nnd other men of national repute as speakers
upon the currency question.
SF.lTliVRG REGISTER SOLI).
It Will Continue to lie Deinoerntle, but Ii
Opposed to IlrjntiLtu.
N'Fwnrno, Julv 12 Tho N'ewhurg Ilroiftcr,
after recentlj going through many financial
vicissitudes, was to-day sold to J Blackburn
Miller, a wealth) Democrat, who hold the chat
tel mortgage, for about St 1,000. Some time ngo
its owners valued the plant nt about $25,000.
Tho paper Is Democratic, its new owner is a
Democrat, and to-night, in a double-leaded
leader. It says that "Undci the now manage
ment tho pnpet will be stanchei than ever be
fore In Its advocacy of genuine Domocracy."
It continues, however, in opposition to Uryan
Ism, for In mint her editorial taragrapli to-night
it has tliiMn an) of Brimi
' Mr llrnn makes confession that ho talks
too nun h lllsehaniesof a nomination to the
Presidency in Huh) would Improve if ho cald
less about Into I and moro about the mal
administration of uflnlis bj thn Bcpuhllcui
Utrty since It last came Into isiwer W hen the
smooth How of oloquenie bi comes n flood
some one is quite likely to be drowned "
Mr Millet I- said to be willing to put money
Into the paper to make it tlm leading Demo
cratic d.tll) In the Hudson nlloy
DETROIT AIL STIRRED Vl
The Latest IMnglre - Johnson Itnllrond
Silieme Alouses n Popillnl Morm.
DETi.oir, July 12 This town is excited over
tho action of the Council last night in railroad
ing tlio Plngree-Johnson secutity franchise
which gives to the present owners of tlio street
tar lines, In i ase tlm commission falls, a fort)-oight-)ar
franchise on all the ell) roads, with
no stipulations ns to fares beiond the snlo of
six tickets for n quarter Humors of bribery
are floating about everywhere, and to-night
talk Is heard ol asking for n Grand Jury to
investigate
Cit) Treasurer Thompson, a leading Demo
crat. sa)s:
"The passage is tho greatest outrage over
beard of. as it gives Johnson a franchise worth
lift) millions "
So great was the excitement that tho Citizens'
Committee called a meeting lor noon to-dny
and retained counsel to secure an injunction
or by some other means head off the deal.
IS ALLEGED Til in S AtO.OMt.
Clothing Firm's llookkeeper Held on
hurges of forgery und I.nrceny,
Solomon Sehultz. 20 )cars old, of :t:tll Web
ster avenue. Jersey City, was nrrested yester
day on n warrant sworn out by Samuel Plcard,
a partner In the clothing firm of Mux Frnst of
715 Broadway, by whom Sehultz has been em
ployed as a bookkeeper H was charged with
the theft of a check for $100 made nut to B
Cohen, a tailor who works for the firm.
While tlic case was pending in Jefferson Mar
ket Cotiit. the llrm had a hurried examination
mado of their books and accounts, with the re
sult, the) say, thnt It was discovered that
schult. had defrauded the firm of from $10,000
to $12,001) by means of eh. cks mnde out to 11c
tltlous porsons In each case. It is said, be se
cured the signature ot the llrm by piesenttng
tho check as duo for work done Then he
forged an Indorsement and drew the money
himself
Magistrate Olmsted vesterday afternoon re
ceived nn additional charge of forgery against
the prisonet, und held him in $2,000 bond for
examination
gov. inn: uoild re sesaior.
Announce! His Cnudldniy on Whnt lie He
llevet to Ile u People's Call.
P.iriiitoNp. Vn, July 12 Gov J. HogoT)ler
has Issued an nddressto the people of Virginia,
announcing himself a candidtte for the United
States benato before tho Stato Legislature,
which convenes net December. After saying
that he was Impi lied to this stop by the solici
tations of his fellow citizens, tho Gov nrnor says:
"Wo are making hintor) and making It fast.
The L nited states Senate, more that any otlior
bodv, Is the battle giound ot our dci-tlii) Hero
a bare majority ot fort) six men can dictate
the government of our count n. defeat treaties',
annex ferritin), mi llrm appointments, ami
without their concurrence no tax burdens tan
be made or currency reform succeel.niid In
like manner they either proloct or punish cor
jiontto power "
The Governor goes on to say that he believes
the people should bo heard, that lie has been
called by the people, uud should lie go ta tlm
Semite it w ill be as an exponent of tholr views
$3,MH) I ROMiS IS Oil) CLOTHES.
A C hlcngo llroker Drnivs n Prize nt an Un
i lalmed Goods Sale.
CmrAOO, July 12 -William F Blair, a Cus
torn House broker. Invested $4 in a box of old
clothing at the annual snlo of unclaimed goods
at tho Government warehouse to-day, and
drew a prize of $.j,000 in bonds Tho papers
' nre Indemnity bonds of the Equitable Invest.
I ment Company of Coune 1 Bluffs, In '1 hey
I were sent to C liicago In a box of old clothes
nud furs, uud huiu been in tho warehouso
I more thun u je.tr The) were addressed to
J Morse. In care ot A A McLeary. room
l.MK) Mscher building At this address nothing
is known concerning either of the men named
Hair bus written to Council Bluffs to ascertain
the name of the owner of the bonds.
THE PARIS SAFE IN PORT.
lOITBD TO FALMOUTH 1IARROR, LESS
DAMAGED THAX 1TA9 THOUGHT.
I'lonts on nn Almost Even Keel-I.argeit
Hole In Her Hull About Three Fret
Rqunre Not Hrrlomly Strained rUeam
Up In One Holler tn Help Ilia Pumping.
trreial Cabli Ditvalthtt l Tax Sen.
Falmouth. July 12. The American lino
steamer Pnrls arrived hero this evening In tow
from Low lands Point and anchored in tho har
bor. A threatening change In tho weather led
the snlvors to alter tholr plan of towing her
horo to-morrow mornlug, and it wasdeclded to
got her outot hor dangerous position ns quickly
as possible Tho task of getting her well clonr
of tho Manacle rocks was n ticklish nnd anx
ious one, especially as sho was not propelled by
her own englnos.
The Paris was safely anchored nt the mouth
of the harbor at 1 o'clock this morning. Tho
dry dock hero is not largo enough torocolvo
the steamer, and It U understood that she will
bo beached on the sholtorod sands wlthlti tho
harbor until she can bo temporarily repaired
and strengthened preparatory to being taken
to Southampton.
Lo.ndon. July 12. It has been ascertained
that the steamor Paris, which was floated off
tho rocks ut Lowlands Point. Cornwall, yester
day, after being stranded for nearly two
months. Is less damagod than was supposed.
The largest holo In hor hull Is doclared to bo
about three feet square. Her keel Is dentod In
many places, but the veasel Is not strained to
any serious extent.
Sho drew tvvonty-nine feet aft and twenty
aeven feet forward )csterday. but is now much
lighter She floats on nn almost oven koel. her
list to port being almost Imperceptible. Tho
englnoroom has beon cleared this evening and
Btcam raised In one of hor boilers to help the
pnmping.
The salvago of the Paris is a pleasant sur
prise for tho underwriters. At Lloyds the
rates of insurance on hor )caterdny wero
from 50 to 55 guineas. It Is recognlzod.
however, that tho question of loss
to cither tho ownors or underwrit
ers will depend on tho result of a
thorough examination of tho hull. Meantime
tho luck ot the salvors in tho matter of weathor
is generally commented upon. Inasmuch as an
castetlygnlo would certainly htie made tho
steamer a complete wreck, In which case the
salvors would huvo lost their entire outlay,
their remuneration wholly di pending on their
success ln getting her Afloat.
AMERICASS IV TRASSVAAL ROW?
lloers Snld to Hnve Demanded Thnt They
llenr Arm hi Cnse of Mur,
.vpnat CabU Dttrtatch to The Sex.
London, July 13 The Daitu Mail's Cape
Town correspondent, who is strongly opposed
to the Boers, cablos that the Transvaal officials
nre refusing to register Ainerlcuns ns citizens
unless they take mi oath to bear arms
In behalf of the South African Repub
lic in the event of war, holding that
British residents alone are exempt Asa con
sequence tho Americans are threatening to
become British subjects In order to claim ex
emption. Official representations havo beon made lo
Washington on the subject. Registration is a
compulsory formality.
QI'EESSLASD'S OFFER Of TROOPS.
Knglnild l HI Accept It If Hostilities Should
Occur tn the Ininsvnnl.
Si Mm CntiV li'tpatrh't 1 1 1 llr Si v
London, July I'-' 'I ho Government hns ex
pressed Its appreciation of tho offer of tho
Queensland Government to furnish aforcoof
250 mounted infantry with officers and a ma
chine gun In tlm event of hostilities In tho
Transvaal, nnd Intimated thai if it should be
come nocessary the offer will gladly bo ac
cepted Pamh. July 12. Thn Tinnjix In a leading
article says that the I'ltlandcrs In thoTrans
vanl aro becoming morenggreosivo in their de
mands, which tlic conscience of tho civilized
world cannot but severely condemn. This at
titude must be regarded ns an abuse of super
ior strength It Is to bo hoped, thu paper says,
that Mr Chamberlain's colleagues will not glvo
him a free hand Mr Chnmbcrlalu is aspiring
to pl.t) tho part In relation to South Africa that
George Grenvlllo played In tho relations with
North America.
ELECTRICAL II OrtllT.S FOR EVGLASD.
Westlnghotue f oinpnny to Duplicate Ita
Pittsburg Works nr Manchester.
5pnil Cable Vttpatch to Tin Sun
London, July 12 The W'estlnghouse Com
pany has acquired a hundred acres of land
close to Manchester and will immediately eiect
works covering forty acres, practically dupli
cating its Pittsburg plant The works will be
capable of employing 5,000 hands
Lord Kelvin will be the electrical adviser of
the company. The entei prise is backed by
Jil.500.000 of British capital.
AMERICAS RORREt) IS PARIS.
Mr. Stretilnger of snn TrnncUco Misses 920,
OIX) Whli II He Left Under His I'illon.
Special Cablf li'tvatch to The Scn.
pAiils. Jul) 12. V man ntmod Strebinger of
San Francisco, Cal .was robbed of $.'0,000 this
morning in tho hotel where he Ib stopping
Ho left the money under his pillow vvhilo ho
went Into tho ndjolnlng room, which wus oc
cupied by his wife When he returned tho
money was gone,
THE CHICAGO AT CAPE TOWS.
Admiral Howlson, the Officers nnil Crew
lMrnaed by Their Keceptlon.
Special Calif DfipaUh tn Tlir Scn,
Caie Town. July 12. Tim Cnited Stttes
cruiser Chicago, flying the Hug of Admiral
Howison, has nrrived here The officers and
crew aro enthusiastic over the reception given
them.
DEIIEY AT SUEZ.
The Olympln Itenches the Cannl Kntranee
on Her Way Home from Mniilln.
Special Cable Itetralfh to Tut Sri.
London, July 13 Tho American crulsor
Olympla. with Admiral Dewey on board, has
arrived at Suez from Manila.
Died After Snrliic Her Sister from Drowning.
Boston, Mnss,Julyl2 -Mary II Kemper, a
girl of sixteen, whose, home wns In Butte,
Mon . was surf bathing ut Nnutasket bench
yestetday. when hor younger sister, whom
she hnd been teaching to swim, went out
beyond her depth and was seen to
sink Mary quickly went to tho rescue, and
with difficulty brought her sister In close to
the shore 'lhenMnri htiddrnl) fell prostrate
in the water and was dead when assistance
arrived. Heart failure caused her death.
Hot Wave In Chicago.
Chicaoo, July 12 After a period of remark
abl) fine weather during tho earl) part of tho
month, Chicago Is having a hot spell which it
Is predicted will last seiernl da)s The hot
wave struck the ell) )ostorday, and this nfter
n on the inercur) climbed very close to in)'
Scleral eases ot prostrations from bent wero
reported to-night, one resulting fatall)
i -
A Good Time
to have your flues sad plumbing examine cl, Hulld.
Inr A Sanitary Inspection Cu.,b7 Brotdway.N, ).
Jdi.
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A. 1". LIFE WILL HOLD SO STOCKS.
Hereafter Its Investments Will He In IloniU
nnd Morlgnges Won't Lend on Stocks.
The New York Life Insurance Company, nt a
meeting of lis Hoard of Trustees hold ) ester
day, nmondod lis b)-laws so as to provide for
disposing of nil Its Investments In 6tocks.
Herenftor Its iniestmontn will bo con fined I o
bonds and mortgngos on Improved Income
producing real estate. Government, State and
municipal securities, and bonds of corpora
tions which have not defaulted In Interest for
three eonaocutlvo yenrs
The last report of the Insurance Department
of this State shows thnt the llfo Insurance com
panies held $lll).800,lHKJ In stocks, and very
lately there have been quito n largo number of
Investments made by them In the stocks of
new corporations recently organized The an
nouncement of tho New York Life that It will
not hold or loan upon stocks of nny kind is
likely, therefore, to cause considerable discus
sion, and It may lead to tlm adoption of tho
rule by other life companies.
A rASDERRILT AT THE THROTTLE.
Cornelius, Jr., Drives h Locomotive Out of
Syracuse on the West Shore Trnrks.
SiBACUHK, July 12, Cornelius Vnnderbllt.
Jr.. who In company with n number of tho
higher officials of the New York Central spent
last night In a private car in this city, to-day
drovean cnglnoout of tho city over tlio West
Shore tracks like a veteran engineer Tho
locomotive was tho pony Mohawk, w hlch drew
a special train of two oars Cornelius, Jr , as
he sat on tho Mohawk with his hand on the
lever, was dressed In a stilish summer suit
and wore n straw hat He said here that ho
was Interested In railroads and was studying
the practical business of the motive depart
ments of the big system, but did not like to
pose as a freak bocauso he was fond ot locomo
tives and tholr construction.
RIDS TOR A COSGRESS SOMISATIOS.
An Ohio Candldnte Makes the Suggoation
nud Offers 010,000.
STEunEvviLLE. O . July 12. Tho millionaire
manufacturer and Inventor of Cadiz. O , It P.
Scott, who aspires to the Itepuhllcan nomina
tion for Congress, and who In a letter a short
time ago denounced boodllng, has written a let
ter In which ho proposes to all the candidates
that the nomination be put up to the highest
bidder and knocked down at auction. Ho
starts with a bid of $10,000 Ho agrees. If
elected, to use nil the salary in educating four
students each ) ear from each county In some
college He believes this a legitimate way of
spending money instead of "prostituting the
voters " Ho also proposes that tho candidates
stand a civil serv ico examination for tho office.
irViTl OS JOE WHEELER.
Antl-Imperlnllsts to Urge Thnt Ilia Congress
Seat lie Declared Vucnnt.
BinsiiNOHAM, Ala , July 12. Anti-Imperialists
in Alabama are about to begin a move
ment to urge Gov. Johnston to declare vacant
the Congress sent of Gen Joseph Whoelcr,
who is about to set out for tho Philippines, and
to order nn election to 1111 the unexpired term.
The same, ruovemont was begun when Gen.
Wheeler went to Cuba, but ho was too popular
then Now that there aro many who are op
posed to tho l'hlllpplno war. tho Governor Is
likely to be urged to tako tho course named.
II HAT LAW IS THIS?
Under It, Judge Nrlintz Snys, a Cyclist Cnn
Do Almost Anything on Larth.
Mount Vrnsov. N. Y , July 12 Sebastian
Durr.a young man who was arrested by Police
man Gllroy for riding on tho sidewalk on Tues
da) night, was arraigned boforo Judge Schatz
ln the Court of Special Sessions this morning.
Chief ot Police Foley, who has been tnlngto
stop reckless riding among tho Mount Vernon
wheelmen, was on hand to prosecuto Durr.
Tho Chief was dumfounded when Judge
Schntz called tho prisoner to the bar and said
"Durr. you nre charged with riding n bicycle
on tho sidownlks of this city The State law
allows )ou to do so Under this new jaw a
delist can do almost anything on earth. You
are dischtrged "
Chief Foley thought nt first that the decision
had been gli en under the Collins law. which
permits wheelmen to rideon unimproved side
walks, but tho Judge afterword said that such
w is not the case He said that tho decision
was given under another law which was also
passed last winter
ISDIAZAPOLIS SEIIS SOLD.
Purchased Seven Yenrs Ago for nssO.OOO,
Sold Yesterclny for 8030,000,
Indunai-olis, Ind , July 12 The Indian
apolis AVif, tho most influential paper pub
lished in this city, was. sold this afternoon
under n decree of court, which resulted
from the failure of Its owners to agrco on the
paper's polio
Seven )onrsogo it was soldtoDolevan Smith,
C It. Williams nnd W J. Itleliards fo-$250,000.
but this afternoon, after n spirited contest for
Its purchase, it was knocked down to Smith
nnd Williams at $0 10 000 It is understood thnt
Richards has secured an option on presses and
Dpcsetting muchlius nnd will soon start nn
afternoon paper in opposition to the ,Vir,
The purchnse of the liitter to-day will not re
sult In a change ot polio, and It will remain
independent in olltlcs
IICRRT WORK OS THE PHILADELPHIA.
Orders to Hnve the Cruiser Put in Condition
for Sen Without Delny.
Washinoton, July 12 Ordors wero sent by
the Navy Department to-day to tho comman
dant of tho Mare Island Nav) Yard, California,
to have the cruiser Philadelphia repaired with
out delay, and got her Into condition for sea
service within the shortest possible time Tho
reason for expediting the Philadelphia for sea
servlco could not bo learned.
THET Stir A LIGHT IS THE SKY.
Heart hllcht Turns n Festival Into n Trnyer
Meeting.
Dvtton. O . July 12 A searchlight, used In
a local factory jubilee last night, was repeat
edly thrown on a cloud which hung directly
over a church In B)ron. a village twenty
miles away. A chunh lawn festival was In
progress It soon became n hysterical praior
meeting Some of thn people behoved the phe
nomenon meant tho end of the world.
PROSPERITY IV K ASS AS.
Largest Iurrease In llnnk Deposits In the
History of the State.
Toftka, Kan .July 12 The Increase In the
deposits ln tho 307 Kansas State and private
banks since last March la $1,500,000 Tho na
tional bank deposits have increased an equal
amount This is tlm heaviest Increase in bank
dcosits in the history ot tho State.
Illinois Sends Guns to Cnrteivllle.
SrniNoTirt.P. Ill . July 12 - Acting Governor
Warder yesterday sent 2iK) guns, with ammu
nition, to Sheriff Grny of Williamson count) to
be used In preserving fenco at the Cartervllle
mine No further trouble hns occurred be.
tueen the stnkers and the troops nud no out
break Is feared, as the soldiers lire prepared to
meet nny attack Orders were issued to tlm
troops to conllsCHift nnv arms found on nny
Person not authorised h law to entry tin m
llieyele Senriher Drops Dend,
Aitoona, Pa, July 12 -Harry E Park of
Sinking Valley, this eouut). scorched thirty
miles on his now bicycle jesterdai Ho
stopped at a farmhouse and drank a largo
quantity of Ice wator He fell dtndaa lie was
about to mount lilt wheel. Tlm boi's father
had presented htm with a new wheel the day
before.
I
SKY DROPS FLOOD AND FIRE
IIAIF AS 1SCH OF RAIS, rARlED BX
HAIL, IS l'OURTF.ES MISUTES. I
Lightning Hits the Nnvy Ynrd nnd the
Ferryboat llobert (inrrrtt, Fires an Oil
Tank, nnd Cuts Cnpers for nu Hour Here-
nhonts-Moro Thnn nn Inch nud n Hnlf of
Itnln I'nlls-Ilnll on the t'ygnus's Derks, '
Tho electrical storm that played high jinks
In this neighborhood Inst night wns unher
alded It wns somewhat In tho nature of a
meteorological in) story Forecaster Emery J
snld ho couldn't explain its origin definitely. ;
It was ot n purely local chnrncter. probably
being confined within nrndlus of lOOmlleaof
Manhattan A falling barometerat 3 P M. no
tlflcd the prophets that an nerlal disturbance
was nt hand It was then too late and too close
to tho ovent to send out predictions. , j
Tho storm forces begun uprenrlng a cloud
wall west nnd northwest ot tho Hudson at 0 r
o clock An hour later tlio whole western sky j
was Ilk o an enormous blackboard from which j
tho chalk had just hecn rubbed a sort ot study i
In black nnd white, Then lightning carved ' .
vii Id s) mbols In thn gloom and thunder cut up I
didoes that startlod the wor'd below. After f '
slicing and ripping npneo afar off, tho flashes ' i
began to dart nboio nnil about Manhattan. '
Thoy enmo with a torrential rain that tell In ',",
big. pelting globules. It was a chilly deluge. ' ,
In some places It came down ns hall
It was a tearing, racing rnln, mid it fell for ,
fourteen mlnutos. or from 7 21 to 7,35 o'clock. '
at a phcnomennl rate, the skies tnthutporlod
dropping just one-hnlf Inch of wnter. An Inoh ' &,
an hour Is called an exeessivo rainfall Nat- I f
urally. tho gutters and sowers were overtaxed. i
and nearly everywhere sldownlkswere flooded. ' '
Tho inclined roadways of tho brldgo emptied H
rushing rivulets Into Park row I , fj
Seldom has there been heard h reabonts ln ilia
a summer storm such salvos of nnrial artillery. 1
Tho high substantial w nils of the cltyechood ' ,1
not less thnn the unsubstantial vnpor walls In a
the spaces aloft. Tho lightning apparently ' 9
struck In a thousand pluccs within sight ot i ;
City Hall, nnd thn searching: rnln, that denned H
thestreetsas If they had been scruhbedwlth $
soap.washed all thn dust on the City Hall tower '
down on the southeast face of tho Illuminated -f
clock, parti) eclipsing It Tlm lightning played t
pranks with electrical communication Squad u
of messenger boys, m glistening rubber coats. 1 J
camo to offices In Park row and the neighbor- ? S
hood to ask if homebody hadn't mug Thoy j j
wore told, In ono Instance, that Col J Pluviua W
hnd done the ringing, mid thnt ho had nn office i $
ln tho 'stecnth floor above tho roof. ill f,
One of tho most Intense Mashes observed in '( S
Park row enmo about 7.40 Its influence put " jlft
out three electric lights In the publication tfi
office ot Tnt Sun, and nenrly even bod) in the j Ij
Park row doorways thought It had just miasod .41
hitting lilm. ''U
There wns only ono storm. Mr Emery said. t S
It enmo on the Installment plan, however, and '.'
looked like two or moro. There was an inter- J
vnl merely a minute, or so-of comparative jB j
qulescenco between thostorms The hendand !JR j
tall wero sizzling simultaneously throwing '
electrical bouquets nt each other, so to speak. .& j
It was all over, that Is, the thunder-and-llght- iff
nlng tmrt of it wns. at H 30 P SI. Vp to that i'i
time, from 7.01) o'clock the rninfnll was 151 , r
Inches. Them was an additional storm, not a
bit spectacular, vv hlch began at about I) 45 and I it
lasted, Intermittently, about nn hour, adding
14 of nn Inch to the downpour Thetempein- "'
lure wus nt 7ll when the preelpltntlon began. V '
It fell 14 degrees, or down to 112 Lnterltroso tl
several degrees Tho wind, which had been
southeast before the storm began and blew '
from all points during Its progress, finally got
back to southeast nt lti P M,
The iron steamboat C)gnus ran into a hard f
squall while on her wny to Coney Island.
There were not mnnv passengers abonrd w hen A
she left the Battery for her regular trip at 7-30
o'clock As the boat went down the bay the
weather became so thick thnt It wns Impossl-
hie to see ten feet from hor bow As sho was 1
letving tho Nnrrows hnll began to ratlin on her -i
decks llko volle)sof musketr) Some of tho
women abonrd were much alarmed Two of i ,
them knelt on the cabin floor and prayed for ' 'i
deliverance from the storm Tho wnlfors (
gathered up hauilfuls of hailstones as big as
walnuts
Therewasniornor losa nxcltement.tmongthe I
passengurs of tho steamboat 'I minis, which 5
took an excursion of the Ebenozer Churoh, ;
Jersey City to I.a.irelton Grovo on tho Sound. ,
Tho Taurus reached her dock about 0 o'clock.
Sho carried nearly a thousand people, some
of whom wero much alarmed when the thunder , (
storm began to rip up the heavens The $
Pegasus carried only about u dozen passengers i,
when sho left her dock for Urn Inst trip to ',
Coney Island nt f) 30 o' lock Tho Grand Re- ,
public did not make her usual trip down tho
pay owing to the storm. ,
Man) of the exclusion boats were delayad,
The crowd that bad boarded the Howard rr1
Carroll nt Glen Island deserted her when the
storm broke, nnd waited for the Sam Sloan, S
vv hlch stnrted nfter the worst was over l
Tlio flagpole on thn Figle Pencil Works, at k
702 Fast Fourteenth street, was struck br
lightning and broken In two, 'S
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ROI.T HITS A FERRTR04T. v Jj
Flngpole of the llobert Rnrrett Struck vi
While She Wns Crossing the liny. 2
Thoferrboat Robett Garrett, Capt William j
Cole, was struck by lightning while making I:
her M o'clock trip from New York to Ktaten Isl- j
nnd last nlpht Tho boat vvnscrowdod with . y
passengors and was half way across the bay ,1
when there tamo a blinding flash. The bolt -4
struck the flagpole of tlm boat and sho listed ,ll
to starboard Tho ptilo fell (with a crash Jl
and the lightning ran along thn railing y
of tho upi er di ck until it camo In contact with i
tho wires which supply the electric lighting. i
In nn Instant tlm boat was In total darkness. I
'I he shock and Clash of the falling pole, fol- '
lowed by total darkness, threw the passengers j
in n panic Women screnmod and cried for
help. Passengers mado a rush to escape i
from the cibins, tumbling over each other r
In thnli light nnd fulling down the stairs The ,
whole boat was in un uproir Mon solzed llfo- j
prcseriors and gave them to women who
clamored lor them n investigation showed .'j
that the bolt ot lightning Ii id done but slight ,
damage '
The macadam roads throughout Staten Isl-
land wero d imaged to great extent by the '
storm Crops were ruined in nil parts of tho
Island by tlm rainfall The St.itcn Island Kleo- '
trie nnd Midland Rnilroads were tied up by I
wnshouts, and emswero stalled nil along tho 'i
lines Tho trteks wero buried liclic.ith several jj
feet of earth and stones in mnny places Hugi fl
rocks were wusheddown uion tlmtracks iftlie .'
Electric Conuaiij Light cars were slnl'ed on
Richmond Terrace, at tho foot of I rankiln ave- ,
nue, New Brighton, when the sti nn was ut Its -
height Llulitnlng struck the itoll. ) wire and
hurned out the fuses nnd lights in all the ears.
A sheet of dime passed over the head of Wil- j
Hum II Wood, a conductor on mioof the cars, I
and sit gcd Ids litlr T Im lightning ran nl nig )
the wire nn 1 rails and pla)ed ab mt the -trs,
causing a panic among tho passenger ij,
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I IGII7SI.SG STRIKES AS OIL TASK. .1
Also Hits n Shed In the .Nnry Yard-Two lJ
llojs Stunmd-lluililluga set on lire. I i
The storm was terrific in Williamsburg A I1
7 40o'clock lightn ng i-truck a two tor) brick . j
building In tlio rnr of tlio box fictory of I J
George II Beeves, at 1211 Gto'lif -t e. Tlio J 1
building wns used ns u liollor room on the J
ground floor and tlm ill per fl or was used for fc
the stoiug of shaving 'I Im fire threatened t
tn spre ut to tho factor) proper, but wasllnnily Jr
extinguished with a loss uf i nun to tho build- ' 3
ing nnd tl.'niti to the niacin' cry ft
A fow minutes lutei a b lt of ligh'ning struck i !i
n ll(t)-foot ru ttmk bol . liking to the Kinga I f
Count) Oil Works, whose i hint extends for ,
mile along Newtown Creek. Greenpolnt The '(
tank that was struck was tho end one of a Ion ,
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