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THE EVENING BULLETIN.
VOLUME XX.
MAYSVILLE, KY., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1901.
NUMBER 189.
BEAT AND HUMIDITY
Make Life Intolerable In the Great
Cities ot the East
iHOUSANDS OP PEOPLE SUCCUMB.
fienernl Suspension of Work In Mllli
uud Factories Ice Shortage
Imminent No Relief
In Sight,
New York, July 2. The tempera
lure at the weather bureau reached 98
degrees. The humidity fell during
the day from 60 to 42 per cent." Fatali
ties on Manhattan island and Brook
lyn were almost too numerous to
record. The total number of deaths
Will reach' 100 for the day. Business
everywhere In town Is much decreas
ed by the heat, and there is great suf
ferlng among the poor. The intense
heat has prostrated thousands of
horses, hampering the delivery of ice,
etc., and adding to the general discom
fort. There were a number of deaths
caused by the excessive heat in Jer
sey City. All the founderies In Jersey
City have been forced to bank their
fires on account of the heat and they
will not be reopened until the hot
spell has passed. Altogether about
1,100 foundrymen have ceased work.
The Clark thread mills and the other
factories and founderies In Harrison,
Kearney and Arlington have ceased
work. Lorillard's tobacco factory
closed down on account of the unbear
able temperature of the workrooms.
The factory employs 2,300 men and
women. A number of concerns in
Kewark, Paterson, Passaic and New
Brunswick have closed. Vegetation
in New Jersey is suffering greatly
from drouth. Unless rain soon falls
the crops will be almost totally ruined,
nnd in any event the farmers will lose
heavily.
Late in the day a heavy bank oi
clouds swept over New York city from
the west," accompanied by a violent
electrical display and heavy rainfall,
relieving the intense heat.
Fierce at Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, July 2. Twelve deaths
and 60 prostrations from the heat
were recorded here, making the num
ber of fatalities 40 in 24 hours. The
dead reported were: Charles Blank,
35, bricklayer; Benjamin Evans, 56,
tailor; unknown Italian, 35; John Nor
asll, 42; unknown negro; unknown
foreigner, died in Allegheny general
hospital; Fred Roessler, 30; Infant
child of Mergo Macui; Eva Carey,
aged seven weeks; an infant male
child of Michael Demonak; John Ragy,
28; Mrs. Nancy Mercer. 83. A walk
up Webster avenue was difficult. Not
only the sidewalks, but even the road
way was full of people trying to sleep.
Many poor mothers sat up watching
t,h.el Blumberlng children that harm
might not cpme to them as they lay on
the pavements. Many of the mills
have closed down.
Weather Bureau Bulletin.
Washington, July 2. The weather
bureau has issued the following spe
cial bulletin; "There are no present
indications of a permanent break in
the warm wave which covers the
country generally east of the Rocky
mountains. Local rains and thunder
storms will furnish temporary relief
in the lower lake region, the upper
Ohio valley and in the mountain dis
tricts of Pennsylvania, Maryland,
West Virginia and Virginia and there
is a possibility that these local rains
may occur in limited areas in Atlantic
coast states."
Ravages of Heat and Storm.
London, July 2. While the weather
in England is temperate, continental
telegrams continue to report ravagcb
of heat and storm. Deaths from sun
stroke are numerous. In an Italian
regiment which was marching from
Pisa to Leghorn, there were 30 cases
of sunstroke, while many of- the sol
diers dropped from exhaustion. Storms
have occurred In France, where light
ning has wrecked churphes and
bqiisos. Several fatalities occurred.
Crops. Withering.
St. Petersburg, July 2. The crops
In the province of Saratoff' are wither
ing and the grass is scorched owing
to the protracted heat and drouth.
The price ot corn Is jumping up and
the outlook at Saratoff and In the
neighboring Volga districts is alarm
ing. The scarcity promises to be as
Bevere as the famine of a decade ago.
Ice Shortane Serious.
Louisville, July 2. The Ice short
age In LoulBville and scores of small
Kentucky towns, is getting, to be very
Reri'ouB. The decision of local dealers
to fill no more out of town orders at
present, In order to protect patrons,
at homo, was followed by the an
nouncement of two large dealers that
their Bupply was exhausted.
Cooler Weather.
Detroit. July 2. T.he prospect 1b for
consiaeruDly cooler weather over the
lake region, according to the forecast
er. There was one death from the
heat, Albert Rlchter, a teamster, who
was overcome on the street and died
at Emergency hospital. Six other
prostrations occurred.
In New England.
Boston, July 2. Reports' from New
England pointB received here indicat
ed no abatement in the hot wave.
Temperatures were reported at from
90 to 98. At Lynnsville factories have
been closed owing to the heat. No
deaths have been reported.
Grain In Kansas.
Topelia, Kan., July 2. Bulletins
compiled by the United States weath
er bureau show wheat harvests over
In the eastern division of Kansas, with
a yield of fine quality. Hot winds
have ripened wheat too fast In the
western division. Corn Is suffering
from drouth in flye counties in the
north tier and from chinch bugs In
Blley county. Wheat shows a good
yield In the middle division of coun
ties. Hot winds are prevailing and
corn needs rain. The second crop of
alfalfa will not equal the first. Range
grass Is turning brown In Ness and
Thomas counties.
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Heat Unbearable.
Philadelphia, July 2. The weather,
bureau thermometer registered 102V&.
On the street the register was 105 to
108. So far 25 deaths from heat have
been reported and hundreds of pros
tration cases are under treatment.
One hospital has over 100 cases. The
superintendent of police ordered that
the horses be spared, and as a result
the prisoners were transported
through the streets on trolley cars.
The hospital ambulance service was
inadequate and dozens of prostrated
sufferers were carried to the hospitals
In furniture vans. Hundreds of mills
and factories have closed.
At St. Louis.
St Louis, July 2. Thirty-three per
sons, a larger number than were treat
ed here during the entire summer of
19Q0, are at the city hospital suffering
from heat prostration. Two of these
cases have resulted fatally. Hlghes.
temperature 98.
Baltimore An Oven.
Baltimore, July 2. This city again
sweltered under Intense heat condi
tions with no signs of abatement. The
thermometer regl&tered .103. Four
deaths and 32 cases of prostrations
have been reported.
Crazed By Heat.
Louisville, July 2. Peter Darnett, a
young machinist, who was overcome
by the heat some 10 days ago, was ad
judged a lunatic and ordered to the
asylum. He has been a maniac ever
since he was overcome.
Preferred Death to Heat.
Peoria, Ills., July 2. Robert Elliott,
55, was found in the pastor's study of
the Second Presbyterian church,
where he had asphyxiated himself be
cause of the intense heat.
IT WAS DISTORTED.
General Grosvenor on Third Term UN
terunce Imputed to Him.
Kansas City, July 2. General
Charles H. Grosvenor of Ohio, speak
ing of the utterances regarding the
third term question Imputed to him,
said: "It was misrepresented. The
interview published was a distortion
of a mere statement of historical fact
regarding Washington's reasons for
not accepting a third term, which I
made to a party of young men. I will
not say. and I have not said whether
I think Mr. McKlnley could be electa
again, but I do say that in my judg
ment no man will ever be elected to
a third term." General Grosvenor Is
en route to Wlnfield. Kan., where he
will deliver an address on July 4.
Up to Supreme Court.
Washington, July 2. The record of
the case of Benjamin Green, John D.
Gaynor, William T. Gaynor and Ed
ward H. Gaynor, charged with enter
ing into a combination with Captain
Obeclln M. Carter to defraud the gov
ernment in connection with the Im
provement of the harbor at Savannah,
Ga., was filed in the office of the clerk
of the United States supreme court.
The case comes to this court from the
circuit court of the southern district
of New York, that, court refusing to
grant the application of the persons
named for a writ of habeas corpus,
thus confirming the order for their re
moval for trial to the circuit court of
the southern district of Georgia,
where they were indicted. In their as
signment of errorB the petitioners al
lege that the Georgia grand Jury was
Illegally and Improperly drawn and
that therefore the Indictment Is void.
Shot From Ambush.
Lebanon, Ky., July 2. At Scott's
Ridge, Marlon county, Richard Horde
was. shot from ambush and instantly
killed and his companion, David, Allen,
mortally wounded. Allen, was, alive at
last reports, b.qt, qannot ll.vo No ar
rests. have beqn made.
ANOTHER
BANK
QUITS
As a Result of the Falliii" of the
City Ka-ioiml at Ihiifalo.
DOORS CLOSED PENDING EXAMINATION
Institution a Stuto Bunk and Re
ported to Re Insolvent Phila
delphia 1'eller Skips Out,
Leaving a shortage.
Buffalo, July 2. The Niagara bank,
a state institution, has closed Its
doors. The following notice has bsen
posted on the doors: "I have closed
and taken possession of this bank. F.
D. Kilburn, superintendent of banks."
The Niagara bank was organized
Sept. 15. 1891. It had a capital of
1100,000. The officers are: Presi
dent, B. H. Griffin; vice president, M.
M. Darke; cashier, William Thayer.
The chairman of the clearing house
committee, S. M. Clement, said: "It
should be distinctly understood that
the closing of the Niagara bank has
been brought about solely by reason
of its close connection with the City
National bank, its president having
been vice president of the City Nation
al bank and that no other bank here is
In any way affected. At the Meeting
of the clearing house committee at
the close of business, the Niagara
bank was the only bank that applied
for any assistance, and arrangements
were made to give the assistance ask
ed for, pending the report as to the
solvency of the bank."
The bank superintendent was seen
in the Nlacara bank and was asked
why the bank was closed. He tald:
"I have closed this bank because I
think It insolvent. The main reason
for the failure is the failure of the
City National bank. This bank Is In
volved in that to an extent not yet to
be announced, but I do not deem it
safe to permit this one to do business
any longer. As to whether this bank
has been In trouble heretofore, I have
nothing to say."
Teller Skips Out.
Philadelphia, July 2. William E.
Douglas, until recently an assistant to
the receiving teller In the Guarantee
Trust and Safe Deposit company of
this city, has disappeared owing the
institution $15,000, which loss Is cov
ered by a Baltimore surety company.
Douglas resigned his position a few
weeks ago. The auditor of the Trust
company In the last monthly audit
found the discrepancy in Douglas' ac
counts and at the request of the sure
ty company, which is on his bond, a
warrant was sworn out for his arrest.
He was placed under detective sur
veillance, but escaped. The case is
now in the hands of the city detective
department. Douglas is about 2G
years of ace and unmarried.
Banker Arrested.
Washington, July 2. Chief Wllkle
of the secret service, received a tele
gram announcing the arrest of Thom
as F. Ward at Jersey City, N. J. Ward
was vice president of the Lemars, la.,
national bank and is charged with
having used the bank's funds. He left
Lemars In April and was not located
until today and arrested.
mcriniey,s ueparture.
Washington, July 2. The president,
who Is very busy clearing up public
business prior to his departure for
Canton on Friday, this week, will st"
only those having urgent matters to
bring to his attention. The extreme
heat of the past few days has not af
fected Mrs. McKlnley unfavorably.
i5 U a UH Ul' BMLTS.
Telegraphic Intelligence Shre ded Kor
Instantaneous Distention.
William Mclntlre, 34, killed by a
train at Bowling Green, O.
Senator James Kyle of South Dako
ta, died after an illness of 10 days.
Trial of Earl Russell on charge of
bigamy to begin July 18 in house of
lords.
Gasoline explosion wrecked Odd
Fellows' hall at Garrett, Ind. Seven
persons Injured.
Bituminous coal companies of the
country about to be combined into one
gigantic organization.
Hospital ship Maine presented as a
gift to the British navy. Fitted out
by American women.
In a general row at the home of
Marlin Martins, Muncie, Ind., Walter
Drlscoll, 16. killed Mrs. Herbert Mc
Call. "A Friend" sent to Oberlln (O.) col
lege $50,000 toward the completion of
the $500,000 Rockefeller endowment
fund.
Three tons, pf molten metal explod
ed, at the Illinois, steel plant, South
Chlqago, killing John Kabo and injur
ing several otherB.
Arsenlo found in the soup which,
made 111 Arthur Miller, wife aid four
children qt T.ole,dq. Police investigat.
ing,the qffujr.
KAYAOEDBYriRE,
Hotel nnd Other Property Consumed.
A W ater Famine.
Huntington, W. Va., July 2. The
Adelphl hotel and the square in which
it Is located, chiefly residences, wie
consumed by fire. The city has a
water famine. The pumps at the wat
er station are broken and the reser
voirs are empty. Thousands of labor
ers are made Idle, as the factories are
unable to run. There Is great suffer
ing in consequence of the famine.
Ironton, Ashland, Catlettsburg and
Portsmouth were called upon for as
sistance to fight the fire. A special
train went to the down river towns to
bring fire engines. A line of hose was
laid to the Ohio river, half a mile
away.
Town Burned Out.
Williams, A. T July 2. A fire
which started in Flemings's general
merchandize store, completely wiped
out the main portion of the town, two
entire blocks and a portion of unothcr,
A conservative estimate of the loss Is
$100,000. The insurance covers only
a small portion of the loss. There,
was no loss of life so far as known.
There was virtually no water supply
and no fire department.
Jersey Hotel Fire.
New York, July 2. Fire destroyed
the Allenhurst Inn at Allenhurst, N.
J., and three cottages adjoining It. The
loss Is estimated at $170,000. The ho
tel was one of the best known on the
New Jersey coast and was thoroughly
refurnished this spring. There were
I 165 guests registered at the time of
the fire, but they all got out safely,
with most of their light baggage.
Mills Burned.
Stillwater, Me., July 2. Fire here
destroyed three mills and numerous
other buildings, Including 24 houses of
mill operatives. The George A. Lewis
mill and machinery and dry house con
taining 100,000 shingles, and the Sut
ton mill, with its machinery, were the
chief structures burned. Loss $75,000.
Perished In a Fire.
Oregon City, Or., July 2. Suzane,
75, the only surviving daughter of
Chief Yelcus. of the Molalla Indlav
tribe, was burned to death here. The
house caught fire and Suzane, being
blind and feeble, perished before help
could reach her.
Cambridae Wins One.
Henley, July 2. Owing to the large
number of entries for the Thames
challenge cup at the Henley regatta,
which commences Wednesday, three
heats in the contest 'for that trophy
were rowed Tuesday. The results were
as follows. First heat Trinity Hall,
Cambridge, beat the Vesta Rowing
club. The Cambridge men Jed
throughout and paddled home six
lengths ahead. In seven minutes, 35
seconds. Second heat The school of
mines by a length and three-quarters.
Time seven minutes, 33 seconds. Third
heat Kingston beat the Thames Row
ing club by two lengths. Time seVcn
minutes, five seconds.
Naval Cadets In Denmark.
Copenhagen, July 2. The Danish
papers comment cordially on the visit
here of the United States training
Bhlp Hartford. The American officers
and crew have been Invited to partici
pate in a Fourth of July celebration at
the famous Tivoll gardens. Comman
der J. M. Hawley of the Hartford of
ficially visited the Danish authorities.
The nautical school ship Enterprise,
Lieutenant Commander E. M. Hughrs,
which left Boston May 31, Is expected
here July 9.
Pingree's Remains.
New York. July 2. The committee
having In charge the body of former
Govornor Hazen S. Plngree of Michi
gan, said that the body would be kept
In this city until Thursday, when It
will be taken to Detroit The body
was removed from the steamship Zee
land to an undertaker's establishment.
The funeral will take place Saturday
from the Plngree home on Woodward
avenue.
France Helpo to Pay the Fiddler.
Paris, July 2. The chamber of dep
uties voted supplementary credits
amounting to 80,000,000 francs to de
fray the expenses of France's Chinese
expedition. M. Rene Vlvlanl, radical
Socialist, moved an amendment call
ing upon the government to relinquish
the protectorate of missionaries in the
far east. This was rejected by a vot
of 425 to 109.
r-uneral of Senator Kyle.
Washington, July 2. The following
committees have been appointed on
behalf of the senate and house of rep
resentatives to attend the funoral of
Senator Kyle at his late home at Aber
deen, S. D.: Senators. Gamble, Hans
brough, McCumber, Nelson, Clark of
Montana, Gibson, Penrose, Mallory,
Daniel, Bard, Dolllver, Harris and
Hatfield. Representatives Martin and
Bur.ke of South Dakota; Marshall, of
North Dakota.; Edwards, of' Montana;
Tawnoy, McCleary, Heatwole, Stevens,
Fletcher, Morris and Eddy, of Minnesota.
WAS DONE
FOR EFFECT
Sh.-'oi Stol Company Cuts Prices to
Frighten CVrtain Independents.
PRESIDENT SHAFFER'S VIEW OF IT.
AsspR'niPiifg to He Levied Upon
Amalgamated Iron and Steel
Woikers Status ol the
Great Strike.
the
Pittsburg. July 2. The second day
of the btrike of the sheet steel and
steel hoop workers of the Amalga
mated Association was without Inter
esting or exciting features. As Presi
dent Shaffer remarked, the conditions
of the present strike were peculiar,
and no decided results were expected
for 10 days or two weeks. By that
time the manufacturers having all
necessary repairs at their mills com
pleted, would be anxious to resume
operations. The struggle would then
begin In earnest.
The belief is quite general, however,
that the real test will not come until
the close of the hot weather and .the
general resumption of business In the
eaily fall, and In the meantime it is
thought that the conflicting Interests
will see their way clear to recede from
the present position. That President
Shaffer of the Amalgamated Associa
tion is preparing for the rainy day
which may come If the strike Is pro
longed Indefinitely, Is evidenced fioin
the circular mailed to the association
lodges. The circular directs the lodges
to lay assessments upon their mem
bers, the money to be used for the re
lief of such members of the associa
tion as might be out of work. The
money collected by these assessments
of the lodges will be forwarded to
Pittsburg, where it will be placed In
the general fund of the association.
Outside the combine plants there is
little apprehension over the situation.
A number of independent companies
have expressed a willingness to grant
the demands of the men.
The announcement that the sbct
company had cut prices occasioned
surprise, as It Is known that all the
mills have been busy and many or
ders remained unfilled. The heaviest
cut is on No 28, the standard guage,
which is reduced from $3.35 per 100
pounds to $3.10. The lighter guages
have been cut in price from $10 to $3
a ton. The move puzzled the Amala
mated officials, and President Shaffer
said: "It has been done merely for
the purpose of having an effect upon
the independent sheet manufacturers
who have signed our scale."
The advisory board of the Amalga
mated association has not yet been
called to consider the situation, but a
meeting will be held soon If the Amer
ican Sheet company shows no disposi
tion to reopen negotiations. Presi
dent Shaffer says the call for a con
ference will not come from the Amal
gamated association, as the ultimatum
of that organization was given at the
last conference.
Cash Register Strike.
Dayton, O., July 2. In conformity
with the agreement reached in Wash
ington Monday, many of the machin
ists of the National Cash Register
company leturned to work. A con
cession on the part of the coispany,
which will allow the 9-hour day
schedule was maclo. It is believed the
employes also made concessions. The
pay for 10 hours is understood to have
entered In 'he agreement. It is not
denied that some of the union mold
ers have also returned to their places.
The National Cash Register company
has now adjusted almost every diffi
culty with the possible exception of
the carpenters and woodworkers.
Reading Strike Over.
Reading. Pa., July 2. The Reading
railway striking shop hands ratified
the agreement between Chairman
Boscher and President Baer aud it
was decided to return to work on Frir
day morning. Over 1,200 men were
present at the meeting.
Violent Thunderstorm.
Mlddlesboro, Ky., July 2. A violent
storm, resembling a tornado, wrought
havoc across Cumberland Gap in Pow
ell's valleV A half dozen small farm
houses were demolished, together
with a large number of barns. There
was some Iosb of life, but particulars
have not yet been obtained. Perry
Smith was killed by lightning. Crops
were seriously damaged by the wind
in various places.
Both Met Tragic Deaths.
Lima, O., July 2. Madison Mitchell
and John Poling, young farmers liv
ing on adjoining farms southwest of
the city, were both accidentally killed.
Poling was riding on top ot a load of
hay to his barn, when ho fell off, head
first. Mitchell, a, few minutes later,
was leadine hla team of horsea into
the barn when one, of tho animate
suddenly turned aroundi and kicked1
him in the abdomen.
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