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Swept Destructively Over New Jersey
Harlem and Long Island,
SEVERAL VILLAGES WRECKED,
Many Cainaltie* in the Wake of the Storm
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?- a urctJ juivch LOHl in turn* ????m **?
J., and One In Womlhaven, I?. I.?
Long Island ami Hudson Uivor Towns
In the Path of the Cyclone.
A. tornado that, it seems, originated ir
New Jersey, east of Trenton, passed over the
upper part of New York City at 4 p. m.
swept over Long Isiand, passing through the
town of Woodhaven, and then went out
into the sea via Jamaica Bay. It carried
death and destruction in it? path,
The first fatal result of the terrific
windstorm was the almost total destruction
of the town of Cherry Hill, near Hackensack,
N. J. Three persons were killed there, and
the homes of twenty families blown into
kindling wood. At Asbury Park, Long
Branch and other seaside resorts the effects
of the storm were disastrous. In the Harlem
part of New York City no fatalities occurred.
The air was black and thick. Hailstones as
large ns walnuts fell, smashing many panes
of class, and the wind Dlew away awnings
and signs. Bicyclists were blown from their
machines, and a panic prevailed among the
women. Horses took to flight, and trees that
had stood for years were uprooted by the
blast. The tornado visited Long Island,
scattering destruction in many places, hut
worst of all at Wood haven, where fifty
houses were demolished. One woman was
killed and twenty persons wi?re iojured. The
force of the wind then passed out to sea. and
its last manifestation was a waterspout in
Jamaica Bay. About twenty minutes elapsed
from the time -when the tornado made its appearance
until it went out to sea.
Thet)rnado first visited Cherry Hill, N.
J., a small village two miles north of Hnckensack,
and it was almost completely oblit erated.
Not an entire building remained
standing after the storm had spent its fury.
At this place three persons were killed and
tweutv badly hurt by flying timbers, crashing
houses or uprooted trees. The wind
currents were violent enough to raise
nuste nouses anu wrrv mcin nviLi i uuinuvr.
One man was drawn through a window and
hurled to the ground. and the railroad station,
with the agent in it, was movea one
hundred feet up the track. Its inmate
was uninjured. Many aver that the
cloud was funnel shaped; others add interesting
variations in the way of red spots
flickering like jack o' lanterns in the
centre of it. Still others say that it
was a simple blow, and that there was
nothing cyclonic about it. However it
was. the result is the same. The killed in
Cherry Hill were Baby Ahrens, eight months
old, torn from its mother's arms and found
dead in the road; killed by the hail and the
flying debris of wrecked buildings. Conrai
Friedman, hotel keeper, drawn by the
wind from a second-story window;
he fell on his head, fracturing his skull
and died almost instantly. Anton Boleski,
employed as a hostler by August Mund,
crushed to death when the barn '.d which he
was at work collapsed. The most seriously
injured are: Eugene Chinook, skull
fractured and otherwise injured;
Charles Cole, of Paterson. N. J., severely
wounded on the head, and eyes so
badly hurt by hail that he will probably lose
the sieht of one eye. William Ely, Squire of
the village: several ribs fractured. Antonio
Hosfman. several rib^ fractured and internally
injured. William Suttle. nose, arm
and one Jeg broken and injured internally.
Andrew Santei, one firm. ieg aau nose uruncu.
Between forty and fifty thousand persons
visited the scene of the ruin and devastation
at Cherry Hill on the day after the storm.
Some of "the unfortunate people whose homes
were wrecked sat around during the day
wondering what was in store for them".
Nearly every visitor contributed toward the
relief fund and several thousand dollars were
raised. Hacfcensack and the other towns
responded promptly to the call for aid. At
i , Cherry Hill the Rev. A. Duryea, pastor
of theRsformed Church, conducted services
In the lot back of the dama^d ohurch. He
used the ruins of the rear porch as the pulpit
platform. Three thousand oeople were
present. Tho choir was sealea under an
apple tree. An organ had Dean obtained
and a young lady played it.
After the tornado had completed its work
at Cherry Hill it swept on toward the Hudeon
River. Fences and crops were cut down
for three miles more until Teaneck, the
magnificent estate of Willian Walter Phelps,
was struck. A hundred trees ware blown
down and part of the greenhouses wrecked,
but none of the buildings was damaged.
Th? tornado sailed over the Palisades and
passed above Harlem, just touching Now
xork City with its lower stratum.
In the northern part of New York City,next
visited by the storm, considerable damage
resulted from the fierce shower of hail, and
a number of accidents were reported. The
hailstone feature of it was so severe that it is
' difficult to remember a worse on:?. The
damage it caused will run into many thousands
of dollars. Considerable damage was
done to the upper end of Central Park and
neighboring streets.
Leaving Harlem, straight over Cypress
Hill. Long Island, swept the storm, wreckIng
the numberless gravestones in the cemetery
and tearing down trees by the dozen.
At Crescent street the fury of the gale seemed
to veer along Jamaica avenue for half a
mile or so, and in this distance there
were but few telephone, telegraph and
trolley wires left standing. Per3)ns. frightened
out of their wits, ran hither and
thither, shrieking and seeking places of
shelter. Two cars of the Brooklyn and Suburban
Railroad were derailed. They wore
filled with passengers at the time, but nobody
was seriously hurt. The cars were
* Baved from the full fury of the gale by the
surrounding houses.
"Woodhaven. Long Island, was directly in
. the path of the tempest, and here a great
J ? - \r.,r.,.
deal 01 aaraas;e was uuuc iu
were badly tipped and twisted, and here
again the scene of fright and confusion
were re-enacted. A heavy hailfuli added
to the general dismay. The approximate
dimensions of the cloud at this time
was about that of two city blocks. The
wind did not seem to have a whirl, a<* is
the case with true cyclones, but hit right
straight out in the direction it was traveling.
Many residents of Woodhaven and its vicinity
were injured by flying missiles and falling
objects. The air was full of them, and
almost everybody caught in the blow sustained
a bruise or contusion. The only perBon'killed
at Woodhaven was lira Louine
Petroguien. Seventeen persons were badJy
Injured.
The storm swept with terrible force over a
strip of country about twelve miles wide in
the tobacco-growing region of Connecticut.
Tho hail riddled the plants ahd the entire
crop of the Suffleid region is reported ruined,
causing a loss to Connecticut farmers of not
less than 5200,003.
At Asbury Park. N. J., the race track
was flooded and drenched with hail,
and the bicycle raoes wero abandoned.
The storm evidently spent a great deal o)
its force before it struck Sandy Hook. It
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800013 to Dave iriivonw uuutuj
coast, taking in everything fram Atlantic
Highlands to Cape May.
After practically wrecking Woodhaven,
the cyclone turned off toward the southern
coast of Lon^ Island, where it passed out to
sea.
o.j Her Trial Trip.
The yacht Arctic, built at South Haven,
Mich., by Coates A Stillson, for H. S. Titsworth,
started for Saugatuck with the ownei
and builders on board. About two miles oul
the little vessel capsized and sank at once
with the three men. The lifesaving crew pul
out at onee on a mission ot' rescue, but found
only a cap. All three ot the men drowned
have families.
On Fire In Mlil-Ocean.
Fire was discovered in the hold o! th<
steamship Normandie, of the French line
while in mid-ocean en-route for New York
It was extinguished after a desperate tlghi
of fifteen hours, although many tons of cargc
were destroyed. One seaman was killed b}
! an explosion oi coal gas.
HELPED TO HANG HER LOVER;
1 A Texas Fanner and HI* T)aaghtei
Mnrder the letter's Suitor.
The body of Albert Blaekman. a well-to-dr
f younsr man, was found near Los?arto, Liv.
Oak County, Texas, a week ago. Arc vine
his neck was a rope, and it was evident thai
he had been hanijod to the limb of a treiunder
whi<*h the body lay. He had lasi
i been seen alive in the company of Bessi<
Harris, the daughter of a farmer of that locality.
At the Coroner's inquest Bessie testifled
that Blaekman committed suicide b^
han^intr, and that she witnessed the deed,
and after he was dead she cut his bod]
. down.
SusDicion was aroused, and warrants wer?
1 issued for the arrest of the Harris crirl an I
her father and mother. The preliminary examination
of the prisoners has just "beet:
i beld, and through the confession of Bessie
i Harris on the witness stand the full details
of the crime came out.
She said that Blackman had been courtinfl
her for some time ucrainst the wishes of het
t parents, and that the latter, through their
talk, caused her to become insanely jealous
of the young man. Her father flnalh
arranged with her to put Blackman out ol
the way.
On the nicht cf the killing she met Blackman,
and they went for a walk. She do'
tained her lover in a lonely place until hei
L father arrived with a rope, and they then
i told Blackman that they were poind to han
, him. She wanted him to submit as a test ol
his love, and promising to cut him downaf
1 once. The pirl states thnl Blackman did not
offer any resistance while the rope was beint?
placed about his neck, and that she tied the
knot with her own hands.
' Then, at the command of her father
i Blackman climbed a tree and swung himsell
; off. "He died very easily." concluded thf
. girl. "After he was quiet I cut the rope and
let his body down to the ground."
1 The girl and her parents are held, charged
with murder."
WOMAN'S SHARE IN BANKS.
It Is Ext?neive TlirmiRhoat the Country
and Yields l.arso Incomes.
1 The women of this country plav a more
important part in its banking affairs than
they perhaps realize. They have a large interest
in the bank capital, and figure as employes,
shareholders, directors and officers.
James H. Eckels. Comptroller of the Currency,
has compiled some interesting figures
showing in Daft tho interest of women in
banking. The statistics cover both the National
and State banks, and were obtained
in response to circular letters of inquiry.
According to the showing, the number of
shares of National banks is 7.099.413. representing
a total valuation of *638,6 l2.S7t>. Of
these women own 1.733.772 shares, of a
value of $130,681,492. The percentage of
shares is 24.4 and of capital 18,9. The number
of individual women hollers of National
bank stock is 70,697.
It is rather curious to note that the women
apparently have greater confidence in National
than in State banks. The total shares
and capital of the latter clas* of institutions
is $3,618,804 and S3 '7,151,716. respectively.
Of this number, 481,093 shares. representing
I $33,074,712 stand in the namP3 ot women,
I The percentages are respectively 13.3 and
12,4. and the individual holders numbers
2S.146.
The women employes in tin National
b*nks of the country are 333. and in
the State banks 534. They receive
a total compensation from " National
basks, $185,797. and from State banks
82ftJ.847. The averaze annual compensation
of women in the former institutions is 8135.11
and in the latter 8150.42. Estimating the
average dividends from banik stock at six per
cent, the women of the couuiry for a yeat
would receive an aggregate annual return
from their investments in banks of more
than 810,000,0!K).
CHINESE COME IN BY ROPE.
John's In^eTi'ioris Methyl of Crr>ssln;j the
St. Lawrence After Dark.
The wily Chinese have lately been adopting
new tactics for gaining a Imission into
the United States from Canada. In the
neighborhood of Iroquois, Ontario, on the
Canadian side, and Hogansburg, N. Y., a
new method for smuggling Chinese is in
vogue. The plan is a clever one. A long
rope has been stretched across the St. Law
rence, whion is narrow at this point, ana
firmly secured to large stake? on either side
of th9 river. Oa this, and aided by darkness,
the Celestial manages to cro3s the lines
by swimming and holding on to the rope.
The method is not as dangerous as it appears;
in fact it is quite easy to deport the
Chinese across the Hues without much risk
to any on-) but the unhappy traveler himself,
perhaps, and the expeu3J Is trivial, while
those who manipulate the trick pet all the
way from $75 to $153 for every Chinese
smuggled by them.
There are reports that t'i333 liass aw in
use in several places. Thrae minor arrests
have already b3on made.
BRITISH CROPS SHORT
Drousht Did Groit Oi'.n i';e to All Foo.l
Plant*.
The first report of British crops for this
season, printed in the London Times, shows
that the wheat acreage is some twenty per
cent, smaller than in 1891.
The drought did enormous damage to all
the fool crops. Wheat and oats mark an
even lower percentage of condition than in
the dry season of 189 J, wheat being three
per cent, and oats four per cent, worse.
Taking 100 as the normal the following
figures represent the present condition of
the different crops: Wheat. 79; barley, 83;
oats, 76; beaus, 77; peaj, 79; potatoes, 90;
roots and grass. 68; hops, 93.
Taking 100 as representing the area ot
crops for 1391 the acreage for 1895 is approximately
a3 follows: Wheat, 8J; barley,
potatoes and hops, 101; oats, 104; bean3, 91;
pe:i3, 91; roots, 98, and grass, 103.
WHEAT BAOLY INJURED,
The Crop Damped One-Thir.l in West
Minnesota and South Dakota.
Reports from half a dozen counties ot
Western Miunesota and as many more South
Dakota border counties are to the effect that
there is a protracted drought in that region,
and wheat ha3 already been damaged at
least thirty-three per cent. In-many places,
wfuca a rew wants ago proousaj enormous
yields, there will not be more than Ave to six
bushels of wheat to the acr.3.
Charles A. Pdlsbury said that two week*
ago he placed the wheat yield of Minnesota
and the Dakotasat 140.000.001 bushels. He
now places it at not over 123.000,000 bushels,
an l said that he would not be surprise I ii
the yield wad not more than 115,000,00)
bushels?the same as last year. Part of tuis,
. however, he said, was due to a shortage in
the acreage.
A Novelty in MU*loas.
A novalty in religious missions in the East
End of London is free sm iking services. The
invitations to these services run. "If you
want a free smoke, coma Sunday to Chris:
Church." A free cup of tea and tobacco an;
given, and as a general thing the recipients
, of the invitations accept thaai.
lticyclea Forty .'Miles a l>?y.
Thomas Longstretch, residing at Bristol,
Ponn., is employed in a big offirc building
in Philadelphia. Hi rides to and from the
1 ofllee evwy day on his wheel, a distance ol
' fortv miles.
I -
It is a Marvelous Iiox.
The casket that Xasrulla Khun presented
. to Queeu Victoria, from the Ameer of Af:
ghanistau, is a marvel of art. It is eighteen
: inches long by tlfteen inches high. It Is cut
i from a block of lapis lazuli ana is incrusted
: with large diamonds, rubies und emeralds.
I From the four top corners spring stars conl
taiuing 612 orilli.uits. The value of the whole
is * 85,000.
The Queen In return senS a gold plate service
ana otner presents of etjual value.
, Bismarck Endows the Agrarian League,
j Trince Bismarck has endowed the Berlic
> Home of the Agrarian League with tht
' money collected on the anniversary of his
eightieth birthday.
AMbKlCAN Yi
Tlio Defender, designed by America's fore
fend the America's Cup in the"race with Greai
a wonder. In hor trial race with the fast yael
won easily. Her dimensions are approximai
inehos: length on load water-line. 89 feet 7 inc
ENDEATOREBS' RALLY.
Immense Meetings at the Annua! Convention
in Boston.
CAMPED ON THE COMMON.
The Remarkable Growth of the Society
Shown by the Secretary'^ Report?Denominational
Gathering* In the Afternoon?The
President's Report?The
Next Meeting Place.
Tho moss meetings of the great Christian
Endeavor Convention, at Boston, Mass., began
at 0.30 o'clock a. m. in Mechanics' Hall
and Tents Endeavor and Willston. Thousands
of people thronged the avenue, unubie
to gain admission. President Francis E.
Clark occupied the chair. Tho Rev. Dr.
Smith Baker, of Boston, conducted devotional
exercises, including tho singing of a
hymn of welcome, written for the convention
by the Rev. Dr. 3. F. Smith, author of
"America." Governor Greenhalge was
greeted with cheers and waving of handkerohiefs
when he delivered the welcome of the
Commnnwealth of MnssaehnnettA. Tho re
sponse in behalf of the Board of Trustees of
the United Society of Christian Endeavor
was delivered by the Rev. Dr. E. R. Dille, of
San Francisco. *
The meeting closed with the reading of
the report of General Secretary John W.
Baer. He said in part:
"Each year the Christian Endeavor wheel
widens; each year thousands of spokes are
added. Last y?ar our wheel was strengthened
by 7750 new societies or spokes, if you
please. This is the largest increase of any
one year since the wheel commenced revolving,
fourteen years ago. Spoke after spoke
passed our vision rapidly, in all 41,229. Of
the<*e, 4712 are from other lands.
"Pennsylvania still leads, with 4139: New
York next, with 3822; Ohio. 2787; Illinois,
2446; Indiana, 1762; Iowa, 1563; Massachusetts,
1309; Kansas, 1247; Missouri, 1133;
Michigan. 1082; New Jersey, 1045, etc. In
all, from the United States', 33,412, against
28,696 last year. And now we have an individual
membership from every clime, and
every Nation, with skins or varying color, of
which 480 are red, 20,300 are yellow, 109,400
are black, and 2,343,560 are white: in all, a
great interracial brotherhood of 2,473,740.
"In the United States the denominational
representation is as follows: The Presbyterians
still lead, with 5233 Young People's
Societies and 2269 Junior Societies; the Congregationalists
have 3990 Young People's Societies
and 1908 Junior Societies; the Disciples
of Christ and Christians, 2687 Young
People's Societies and 862 Junior Societies;
the Baptists, 268G Young People's Societies
and 801 Junior Societies; Methodist Eplsco- !
fal, 931 Yoang People's Societies and 391
unior Societies; Methodist Protestants, 853
Young People's Societies and 247 Junior Societies;
Lutherans, 798 Young People's Societies
and 245 Junior Societies; Cumberland
Presbyterians, 699 Young People's Societies
and 231 Junior Societies, and so on through
a long list.''
Tent Endeavor, on Boston Common, was
I filled to its utmost capacity during the forej
noon. There were nearly eleven thousand
persons present. The Rev. Dr. John T. '
I Beokley, of New York, one of the Trustees, 1
presided, and George C. Stebbins, of Brook- j
j lyn, was director of the large chorous.
j Lieutenant-Governor Roger Wolcott delivarfiii
n stirrincr address, renlete with natri- 1
otic genttment. .. * l
The books of the Registration Committoo j
showed the total number of Christian En- i
deavorere in Boston to be about 70,009. Of 1
this number 20,000 were from towns and ! 1
oities within easy reach of Boston. New
Hampshire came next with 3100. Then came
New York, with 3000; Pennsylvania, 2609;
Illinois, 2200; Connecticut, 2100. New Jersey
and Ohio sent 1000 each. 1
Jersey City was selected as the place for
next year's convention.
The banner for greatost sain in number of
sooleties was then presented to England's
representatives. The Rev. W. Knight Chap- '
lin, of London, England, responded, and invited
all present to London to a World's
Christian Endeavor Convention in 1900. 1
"God Save the Queen" was sung at the close (
of Mr. Chaplin's speech. It was followed by (
"America.
It was unanimously voted to form a World's t
Christian Endeavor Union, and a committee 1
of Ave was appointed, with Rev. Mr. Closs <
Chairman, with power to formulate a constitution
on the lines of the one read to the ,
meeting. Rev. Dr. Clark was elected Presi- .
dent.
Brought In Hia Dead.
Peter Wintter, a farmer living near Bridgeport,
Conn., having in a dispute killed Will- '
if n..n? nln/ia] fhn
I Willi Dllliur, UUtf Ul UIO tu?|*ui99 ^iuv.^u 4 ***- 1
corpse in a carriage, and, accompanied by j
the dead man's mother and brothers, drove
to the city and surrendered himself to the j
police. *
Philanthropic Patriot*. 1
Several Western towns dispensed with (
their intended Fourth of July celebration ,
this year and devoted the money which 1
would have liet'n spent to assisting the des- i
titute of their respective vicinities.
I)le?l of a Pin Prick.
The Rev. S. II. Phillips, of Durham, Penn^ \
aged thirty-one, died at St. Luke's Hospital, (
Bethlehem, of blood poisoning. Six weeks i
oefore Miss Cope, one of his parishioners,
1 for a jest pricked him with a hat pin in the
'eg. Blood poisoning followed, and to save j
tils life the leg was amputated. He failed to J
1 jurvive the ordeal. The young woman who ]
? a used the preacher's death is almost crazed (
ivith grief. Mr. Phillips was one of the best (
mown Reformed clergymen in Eastern
Pennsylvania. (
Burglars Held Cltliena at Bay.
1 Four armed burglars held at bay residents :
* of Norfolk, Conn,, and, robbing a safe, made J
i ilieir escape. __ J,
*CHT DEFENDER.
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most expert. Nat IlerreshoJT. and built to do
l uniiiin ? uuiimpiou una mil, is prououiiccu
it Colonia in Narragansett Bay the Defendei
:ely us follow: Length over all, 123 feet 1(
hes; extreme beam, 24 feet; draught, 19 feet
THE JULY CROP RETURNS.
Corn Heads the List Both In Acrcage anc
Condition.
The July returns, to the Statistician of th?
Department of Agriculture by the corre
spondenta thereof, make the following aver
ages of condition: Corn, 99.3; winter wheat
65.8; spring wheat, 102.2: oats. 83.2; wintei
rye, 82.2; spring rye. 77: all rye. 80.7; barley
91.9; rice, 84.4; potatoes, 91.5; tobacco, 85.9
Acreage of potatoes compared with 1894
107.9, and of tobacco, 84.8 per cent.
The report on acreage of corn, which ii
preliminary, shows 107.8 as compared witt
the area planted in 1894, which was a llttW
over 76,00 >.000 acres, being an increase o!
6.000,000 acres, and aggregating in round
Tin mhan HO 1 A'lH
The averages lor the principal corn State!
are: Ohio. 104; Michigan. 104: Indiana, 104
Illinois. 1<:5: Wisconsin. 10.5; Minnesota, 112
Iowa, IOC: Missouri, 107, Kansas, 117; Nebras
ka, 107; Texa", 112; Tennessee, 107; Ken
tucky, 10*2. The average condition of corn
is 99.3 against 95 in July last year and 93.S
in 1893.
The average condition of -winter wheat if
C5.8. against 71.1 in June and 83.2 last July.
The percentages of the principal States are
New York. 78; Pennsylvania. 88; Kentucky,
85; Ohio, 60: Michigan. 69; Indiana. 52; Illi
nois, 50; Missouri, 68; Kansas. 42; California,
82; Oregon. 95, and Washington, 93. The condition
of spring wheat is 102.2, against 97.?
iu June and 68.4 in July, 1894. State averages
are; Minnesota. 112; Wisconsin. 98
Iowa, 109, Kansas, 46: Nebraska. 80; South
Dakota, 112; North Dakota, 102; Washington,
94; Oregon. 90. The average condition of all
wheat for the country is 76.2.
The condition of oats is 83.2, as against
84.3 on June 1 and 77.7 on July 1, 1391.
The condition of winter rye is 82.2, of
9|<nu? i jc 11, nuu an rye ov. /.
The average condition of barley is 91.9,
atjainst 90.3 in June, an increaso of 1.6
points.
A FAMILY OF FIVE DROWNED.
One Child In the Slother'n Arin? and One
Kntangled In a Toy Boat.
Peny TufTts, forty-five years old, the
owner of a small vineyard near Gibson's
Landing, his wife and three children were
drowned near Sanderson's dock on Blufl
Point, Lake Kenka, N. Y. Two of the children
were girls, and all were under ten years
of age.
TufTts started out in a small boat with his
family at 9 o'clock a. m. He intended to gc
to Bluff Point to pick currants and take a
day's outing. The boat had a small sail,
which probably was too heavy for it in the
high wind.
Nobody witnessed the accident, which is
supposed to have occurred at about 11
o'clock, as Tuflts's watch stopped at that
hour. People near Sanderson's dock noticed
in the water an object which proved to be
the toy boat that one of the children had
been towing. The string of the boat was
soon seen to bo tangled round the body of
Ihe child. A boat was procured, and the bodies
of the family were taken from the water.
One of the children was in the mother's
arms.
The water was about sixteen feet deec
where the bodies were found. The boat was
found afterward floating bottom up.
One Thousand Persons Fell.
The second floor of the Casino, at Atlantic 1
City. N. J., gave way. precipitating 1000 of
the assemblage of 2500 persons who were in
attendance on the social session of the Grand
Lodge of Elks to the floor below.
Frederick Kleoproth, a member of Jennings's
Band, which was giving the music for
the exercises, was killed. Many were injured.
One report had it that between sixty
tnd seventy who wore hurt were taken to
hotels and homes of friends. Twelve were
taken to the City Hospital.
The Labor World.
Chicago claims 25,000 male barbers and
ane female one.
Wages are about to be increased in the
woolen mills throughout Rhode Island.
The Saphite Iron Company, of Florence,
A.la., employing 200 men, has advanced
wages ten per cent. j
The number of new woolen mills has insreasod
from seventeen last year to thirtyBight
this year, an increase of over 100 per
:ent.
Sheepshearers at Pondera. Montana, get
seven cents a head when the weather will let !
them work, and pay 81 a day for board, rain ]
or shine. j
The railroads have actively entered the 1
market as buyers, and the demand from this J
source bids fair to exert an important influence
in the future. !
JV L(U1> n9o Ul UUUA > lilU Ullllb ikiiU
factories shows an increase of forty per cent.
In business over a .year ago. Over one
thousand more employes are at work.
It really seems as if a muchr better feeling
lias developed of late between employers aud
employed. They are inclined to meet each
Dther in a piore friendly spirit, and tz adjust
differences on a better basis than the mere
application of force or the power of endurance.
It is safe to say that from 500,000 to 750.300
wage-earners in various branches of industry
have had their pay advanced since 1
the early part of the yew. No better evi- f
rtenee than this is needed to demonstrate the f
reviving prosperity of the country. c
A new Massachusetts statute makes it unlawful
for any railroad company to use any
2iir :n interstate commerce wlnca is not pro- s
vided with grab-arms or hand-holds in the *"
suds and sides for greater security to brakemec.
in coupling and uncoupling care.
The men employed on the Long Island I
Railroad are now joining the Brotherhood of
Railroad Trainmen in large numbers, as by a '
change of tho constitution the local lodges J
have been compelled to reduce their initia- t
tion fees, which, in Long Island City, n
amounted to $15.
Conscienceless employment agencies 3
throughout the oountry are sending men to ^
Minneapolis, Minn., to work on the Missis- a
slppi dam, now In process of construction c
near that city. Mr. Powers says that while |
there are places for 250 men only there are '
ibove 3000 applicants. ^
AN AMERICAN COMPANY" HONORED.
Lord Mayor of London Entertains Ansrustln
Duly at Lunch.
The Lord Mayor of London, Sir Joseph
Renals, entertained Augustin Daly's New
York company at lunch in the Mansion
House.
?Amon?thosepresent
were Thomas F.
Bayard, United
States Ambassador,
and Mr. Carter, his
Private Secretary;
Mr. Patrick A. Collins,
Judge Daly,
Mr. and Mrs. Beerbohm
Tree, Charles
Wyndham and
Ellen Terry.
The Lord Mavor
escorted Ada Belran
and Mr. Bayafd led
Lady Benals to her
After toasting the
AUOUSTn. dalt. Queen the Lord
Mavor Dr0D0sed the health of the President
of the United States, sayine that it was then
given for the first time in the history of the
Mansion House. Sir Joseph also thanked
Americans generally for the hearty welcome
they have always "icrfven to English actors.
Mr. Daly made a brief response, and gave
way to Mr. Bayard, who said that the center
of the world's hospitality was the Manson
House, and the chief host of the world was
the Lord Mayor. He referred to his recent
visit to Denmark, where he had seen the
grave of Hamlet, One of the greatest heritages
of England was Shakespeare, The
honest and honorable occupation of Mr.
Daly's company was to interpret Shakespeare,
and their faithful interpretation was
hardly less notable than their conception of
his great plays. Mr. Bayard toasted the
Lord Mayor and Lady Renals.
TRAPPED COINERS FIGHT.
A Girl With Them Tackles the Detectlvea
Furloutly.
The United States Secret Service men made
four arrests in New York City which they regard
as important, as the three men ana one
woman whom they took into custody have
been engaged in counterfeiting United States
silver coin for nine months past at the rate
OT tsw per aay.
Bella Curr, a good-looking jrirl, twenty-five
years old, and three more of the coiners gave
five of the Secret Service agents the liveliest
fight that they have had in a long time. The
fight was on the stairs and in a little room
on the third floor in the apartment house at
95 Fourth avenue. Carr, one of the counterfeiters,
broke both legs trying to escape. All
were captured, but it wasn't the girl's fault.
She has red hair, is about Ave feet four
inches tall, and is slen 'er but wiryThe
prisoners were the girl, Frank, alias
Conkey Carr, said to be the girl's husband.
Albert Brown, alias Bill the Brute, and|Harrj
Kingden, twenty-two years old. The latter
said he was a bartender of 1867 Third avenue.
The Secret Service men believed he
gave an assumed name. They say that Ms
father is well to do.
A complete counterfeitingplant was seized.
The fifty silver counterfeit dollars found by
the Secret Service men are almost a perfect
Imitation of the genuine coins.
HEAVY HAILSTORM IN JERSEY.
Ten Inches of Water In the Streets of Anbury
Park and Ocean Grove.
A black cloud came up from the southwest,
and within the next fifteen minutes the
rainfall was heavier at Asbury Park, N. J.
than any the oldest inhabitant remembers.
The square in front of the Postoffico wa/
flooded to the depth of ten inches. In th?
business part of the town dry goods boxes
on the curb were floated, and were carried
down the streets by the wind. The roofs o:
the Hotels Gladstone and Orosvenor were
blown off, and a house in West Park, owned,
by a man named Moran, was razed.
In Ocean Grove, N. J., there was a panic
among the tents. Trees were blown down, and
hailstones as big as hickory nuts fell. Children
got empty boxes and paddled up and
down Broadway. Wesley Lnlco overflowed
its banks.
At Freehold lightning struck a tree- nea)
the railroad tracks as a train was passiug,
and two passengers were made unconscious
by the shoek.
ISSUINC GOLD CERTIFICATES.
The Public Prefers to Use Paper Instead oi
Either of the Metals.
The United States Treasury Dapartmenl
has resumed the issue of gold certificates
which was suspended while the gold reserve
was below $100,00),000. Since June 25 last
when the gold reserve again became intact.
the Treasury has issued aoout ^'uil
certificates "on gold presented mostly at
United States mints.
There are now outstanding 349,376,000 ir
gold certificates, with '5172.930 in the Treasury.
the remainder being in circulation.
Gold certificates are regarded as the mosl
convenient form of gold money, and most ol
these cortiflcates are held by National bankas
part of their lawful reserve.
Silver certificates are in circulation in preference
to the silver dollars. Only 52,1)00,000
silver dollars are in circulation, whereas
more than eight times that amount of silver
certificates are in daily use. tha silver in
bullion being stored in the vaults of the
Treasury.
MILITIA WERE COWARDLY.
They Sat In the Court House and Let a
Mob Lynch a Man.
The Grand Jury will take cognizances oJ
the mob that took the colored man, Bot
Haggard, from the jail at Winchester, Ky.,
and hanged him to a railroad trestle at thf
edge of town. None of the mob was masked
and identification will ^e an easy matter.
The leader was an ex-Confederate soldier o)
Morgan's command and one of the most de
termined men in Eastern hentucity. nis
commands were obeyed by the mob, whict
was orderly in every respect
Company A, Second Regiment, Kentuck}
State Guard, Captain Henry Strother, had
been ordered out by Sheriff Hodgins, and
when the mob went to the jail and demanded
the prisoner they sat in the Court House adjoining
and allowed the lynching to take
place. Haggard was accused of an attempted
assault upon Myrtle Elkln, niece of the mac
for whom he worked.
Bohemian Priest Arretted.
Among the Czechs who recently went ovei
from the United States to visit the Prague Exhibition
was a Bohemian priest, who has
just been arrested by the Austrian military
Authorities at Pisek upon the charge ol
lesertion and handed over to his regiment.
The priest forwarded a protest to the United
3tates Consul at Viunna.
Michigan Miner* on Strike.
Every iron mine in Ishpuming and Negauiee,
Mich.,shut down because t lire a thousand
neu went on strike. It was decided to re
nain out until the mining companies adraneed
the pay of the miners to a day,
ind that of laborers to ?1.75.
The l'ostinaster Embezzled $7000.
William F. Weeks, Postmaster at Hartsmu
TniHifi Tnrt-itorv. h-is been arrested
or embezzling about 57000 of money order
unds. Ho failed to make returns oi money
>rders for a long period.
GREATER THAN STEAVI.
Successful Trial of tbe IIis Electric Motor
in Baltimore.
The officials of the B3lt Line Railroad,
Jaltimore, Md., are jubilant over the successful
teat of their giant electric motor,
.'he rosult loads the authorites to believe
hat the days of the steam locomotive are
lumbered.
The electric motor left the Camden (Md.)
tation and entered the tunnel tlrawing 13,'00
tons in the shape of twenty-three cars
ind two banked engines, and the trip waa
nade in five minutes, or at the rate of seveneeu
miles an hour. It required two steam
ocornotivea to draw the same train afterrards.
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LEWISTON'S BIC FIRE.
One Life Lost With the Lake .Steamer
Cibola.
The most disastrous Are that ever visited >E
I.ewiston, N. Y., occurred early a few morn- V.
ings ago. At 1 o'clock (Ire broke out on n
the steamer Cibola, which plies between .
Lewiston and Toronto. Canada, and by ;0
daylight the splendid vessel was a smoulder- ^
ing wreck, burned to the water's odgo, a)
and her third engineer had died a lingering ji
death in the pent-up hold. The American
Hotel and the Custom House, which caught q
Are from the blazing boat, were destroyed.
It was just one o'clock when the watchman
of the Cibola discovered Are in the oilroom
and shouted the alarm.
Meanwhile on the doomed boat (here was ra
the wildest confusion. In two minutes after
fVtA J: 1 i.l_ ? /"I . 1 1 .. I rs
buv iiio WUH uucoveruume lauuiu. >\tvs ituiaz.c | ic
from stern to how. The majority of tbe 0
crew, thirty-eight in number, slept forward, ol
and had no great difficulty in escaping, ai
although some of the men were scorched.
Down below slept Chief Engineer Walsh, Sec- jj
ond Engineer Woodward and Third Engineer ix
William Hammond. They awoke in flame
and smoke. Walsh and Woodward escaped .
after a terrible struggle, being just able to P
break through the cordon of Are and leap n
overboard. Both were badly burned. Hammond
failed to reach the deck, whence he g
could leap into the water, and fled below, b<
where he could be heard crying for help.
While he was still alive the boat nurned from g,
its moorings, drifted slowly out into w
the river, and lighted the broad ex- ti
panse of water until it seemed as bright as ei
noonday. The Canadian hills wer?illumin- I ir
ated by the glow, and high up on the mountain
the statue of Brock stood out in striking 0l
relief against the darkness. It was an im- ej
pressive sight. John Wilson, a fisherman, p
rowed after the burning steamer. He could
hear Hammond faintly calling for help for
fully fifteen minutes, then his voice was
stilled, and he was heard no more.
From the Cibola the flames spread to the
I piles aod thence to the American House, kept
1 by Henry Cornell. Despite the efforts of 100
men the flre slowly pained on the building, P
and by sunrise it wa3 in ashes. Much of the B
furniture was saved. The Custom House U
also caught lire and was burned with all its C
records. B
The steel uull of the Cibola drifted two C
miles down the river and ran aground.
Hammond's charred body was found in the L
boat It was removed to Lewiston and an h
inquest held. Hammond was thirty years F
old and unmarried. He lived in Toronto. b
Nothing is left of the Cibola, but the iron
hull, one smokestack and one paddlebox.
Tho hull will be towed to Niagara, Ont. The ^
loss on the vessel is fully 4225,000. The
American Hotel was one of the oldest hostelries
in Western New York, havinz been built ^
in 184G by Ezra Cornell, grandfather of the '3
fjresent owner. Mr. Cornell estimates his
oss at $40,000. The Ball Telephone sta- ii
tion was destroyed. ?
M. SI AMBULOFF SYA3BED, SI
Bulgaria's Former Premier Murderously
Set Upon In Sofia. ll
While ex-Primo Minister Staaibuloff. ac- ^
companied by M. Petkoff, was walking home ^
from the Union Club. Sofia. Bulgaria, he was
attacked by four unknown men. Two of j.
them shot him with revolvers, while the
other two stabbed him. SL Stadlbuloff fell H
to uio ground groaning. lie was removed n
t<> his residence anil physicians were e
summonn.i. A.fter an examination of
tbn wounds the doctore announced
that there was little hope of M. 0
Stambuloff's recovery. M. Stambuloff was ?
wounded in more than twenty places. He J
raised his hands to guard his head, and his 11
wrists were nearly severed. Both hands had ?
to be amputated. M. Petkoff was slightly *
wounded. The iirst report that all four of
the assassins escaped was erroneous. Oneol g
them was arrested. s
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Stanislaus Stambuloff several times within b
recent years narrowly escaped assassination, n
He was once shot at by a young girl in revenge
for the execution of Major Paniza, for tl
which Stambuloff. as Premier, was held re- si
sponsible. On another occasion he was stoned
for an alleged insult to Prince Ferdinand.
In 18^4 Stambuloff first came into the
public eye as President of the Sobranje. He
has been for years the leading statesman of v
Bulgaria, in fact, he was often alluded to as
the Bismarck of the small autonomy. It was
through his indefatigable and shrewd diplo- J'
macy that Bulgaria was emancipated 11
from the oppressive regime of Russia.
The raising of Prince Ferdinand of Coburg a
upon tho throne was also the work of Stambuloff.
No Bulgarian is more hated by the 0
Russians than he, and the Russian element ^
in his owu country never failed to show
their enmity on every favorable occasion. ,
When, a year ago, Prince Ferdinand ac- ?
cepted his resignation from the head of the i1
Bulgarian Cabinet, it was with the object of
seeking to effect a reconciliation with Bus- ^
aia, but the enemies of Stambuloff were nver
on the alert and havo harassed Bulgaria's
ruler continually of late, as the friend of 3
Stambuloff sought to place him back to
power. Ii was considered possible that ti
Russian influence had caused the ex-Prime fi
Minister's assassination.
HENRY M. STANLEY ELECTED! f.
The African Explorer Returned a Member ^
of the British Parliament.
The British Parliamentary elections show s
Unionist gains. Among tne Unionist candi- fi
dates to be elected was Henry M. Stanley, r
the African explorer, who defeated Mr. Trevelyan,
the Liberal candidate in the north ^
division of Lambeth. In tho last general
election Mr. Stauiey was a candidate, ^
but was rather badly defeated. The vote
\vi3~ v<
\J ol
nzSEt M. 3T.VXI.ET. tr
was: Henry M. Stanley, Uniouist, 2378: C. .
P. Treviilyn, Liberal. 2473. Unionist ma- .'
joritv, 405; gain, 535. The bulletin announe- :i
ing Henry M. Stanley's election \v;is re- <
ceived in London with hisses and cries of
"Professional politician."
John Burns was the only Labor candidate ?'
elected: und that. too. with a f.tUin? off nf tfc
more than a thousand votes. Keir Hardie, *D
the notorious labor agitator, lailed to b? returned
from the South Division of West Haai. ei
The National Game. B;
Miller is playing great ball for St. Louis in m
spite of bis broken finger.
The game by electric light at Chattanooga,
Tenn.. resulted in failure. re
Heeler, of Baltimore, has twice made live
hits in one game this year. 'j!
The Philadelphia outlluld is made up en- je
tirely of left handed batsmen. Io
Baltimore is looked upon as the model- tr
managed team in the League. ar
The position of tbo Now Yorks affords one
moro striking illustration of the fact that al
championship* an. not won on jrap??r in 112c zo
winter. pu
The r.ttslmrg Club has purchased Titeher ' ?<
John Foreman from Petersburg.
Twenty pitchers took part in the six
League games on July 2. This is a new
record. w
Harry Wright considers Arthur Clarkson,
of Baltimore, one of the best pitchers in the P"
business. th
Piteher McLaughlin, of Carboadale, Ponn.
in one week pitched in live games and won 'a
them all. th
Kenned}*, ef Brooklyn, struck out only
sixteen meu in sixteen games, yet he has done
great work. at
Ex-Manager Farrington, of Harrisburg,
Penn., has a daughter who can throw anil
catch a ball as well a a great many ball
players. _ _ |a
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THE NEWS EPITOMIZED
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WMhinjrton Item*.
The President appointed Lieutenant-Collel
W. R. King, Corps of Engineers, U. 8.
, a member of the Missouri River ComIaaion.
The Secretary of the Interior issued an or)r
disbarring Mrs. Mary E. Hansee, an atrney
of Ellenville. N. Y.. from practising
>forethe Interior Department because of
alawful conduct in the execution of pen- fc
on vouchers. I
The coinage for the last fiscal year was:
old, $43,933,475; silver, $9,069,480; minor J
>lns, $712,594. Total, $53,715,549.
The Interstate Commerce Commission has
sclded to extend the time for equipping
lilroad cars with grabirons. H
General Superintendent Kimball has se- 9
cted sites for two new life saving stations. W
ne is on Rocky Point, near Orient, and the . 1
:her about half way between Far Rockaway 8j
id Long Reach. .
It was reported In Washington that Spain's 1
.inisters have agreed to pay the long stand- I
ig Mora claim of 81,500,000. l
The annual settlements at the Philadel- I
hia. San Francisco and New Orleans Mints 1
ave been complete3. 1
Bids for the construction of the six new
unboats ordered by the last Congress have
3en asked for.
Benjamin Harrison Milliken. Private
ecretary to Senator Harris, of Tennessee,
as indicted by the Grand Jury of the Dis^
ict of Columbia on the charge of feloniously
atering the dwelling of Samuel F. Phillip?,
i Washington.
Caesar Celso Moreno, once Prime Minister
f Hawaii, was arrested in Washington
larged with criminally libelling Baron
ava, the Italian Amb?ssabor.
' jag
Domestic.
BECOBD OF THE LEAGUE CLUBS.
Per Per
Clnbs. Won. T/iit. rt Club''. Won. I.ut ot.
lttsburg.,40 23 .588 Brooklyn..37 80 .552
allimore. 37 26 . 587 Phila.lel.. .35 30 .538 '
levekind. 43 31 .581 New York.34 32 .515
inclnnati40 29 .580 Washlncr'n 24 36 .400
oston. ..36 28 . 563St. Louis..24 48 .333
hicago.. .42 33 .560 Louisville. 12 53 .185
At San Francisco, Cal.. Kurd Martens, ex
leutenant in the Germany army and an H
eir lo an estate valued at $3,000,000 in the 1
atherland, killed himself while on a de- l
auch. /m
Louis Hermann, convict, just released ,j
rom the penitentiary, killed his girl wife in
ew York City, because he was jealous.
A man said to be Magistrate Newsman, of ?.
'rinidad, West Indies, was arrested In Brookm
for the theft of $250,000 trust funds.
There was an uprising of Bannock Indians . t
i Wyoming; the settlers were said to be in
srious danger.
At Amesbury, Mass., the 400 Hamilton Mill
trikers voted to return to work at the old
rages. '
Five men were badly scalded by the buret- M
ig of a cylinder on the United 8tates torpedo
oat Ericsson at 8aybrook, Conn. . 'k'-.'M
California peaches are selling for $20 a ton , ,J5
i the orchards.
In a riot at Learned, Miss., two men were
llled and several injured.
President Roosevelt, of the Police Board.
ave out statistics, showing that crime haa
ot increased in New York City, bat had dereased
recently.
The United States Grand Jory presentment *
>n the escape ia New York City of the Po3tfflce
robbers blames SherifT Tamsen, says
he management of Ludlow Street Jail was
udicrous and censures ex-Warden Raabe for
upidity and ex-Keepers Schneer and Shoen
or 'stupidity and carelessness.
Mrs. Mary 8pivey was arrested at Montomery.
Ala., charge.! with having poioned
her husband, W. H. Splvey. Mr.
piveyhad 37000 life insurance in favor of
is wife, for $5000 of whioh she paid preliums
without his knowledge.
The Rev. Arthur Brooks. D. D., brother of
be late Phillips Brooks, died on the steamhln
Fnda on her vovaare to Now York.
At La Platn, Md.. Mr?. Belle Farrell was
cqaltted by the jury which tried her on the
harge of poisoning her husband. The jury
ras out only an hour, and arrived at a
erdict after but little discussion. t
Deaf mutes celebrated in New York City
lie golden wedding anniversary of Dr. Galindet,
their benefactor.
Five thousand miners voted to go on strike
t Ishpeming, Mich.
Mary Taylor, eight years, granddaughter
f General John P. Taylor, was gored to
eath by a mad bull at Reedaville, Penn.
Jacob Rothschild was instantly killed at
rem phis. Tenu., by Dr. John D. White, a,
jading physician. The tragedy occurred in
Iain street, in front of the music store in
rhich Rothschild was chief salesman.
ealousy was the cause.
Congressman Frederick Remann, of the
lYIIIth Illinois District, died at Vandalia.
The Defender and the Vigilant had a short
rial race off Newport, R. L, in which the
armer proved her superiority.
Dfeming, New Mexico, reports the heaviest
ains for years. Much damage has been done
o railroads by washouts. At Fort Smith,
irk., rain fell steadily for three day3. Westrn
Texas was also deluged.
Governor Hastings, of Pennsylvania, igued
a proclamation calling on ail citizens to
urnish their full quota toward the State's
epresentation at the Atlanta Exposition. 4
John Hoch shot and killed Minnie Ingeroil,
near Utica, N. Y.. because she would
ot accept bis attentions. It was his second
Imilar offence. He vjas pardoned for the
rst offence. 1 ,
Daniel Ackerman, a laborer, killed his
rife on the railroad track at Smith's Hill,
[. J., and tut his own throat. Jealousy was
ie inspiring cause of the crime.
Cashier C. 0. Davis, of Peru, Iowa, is
ilsaing with $10,000 in cash.
Zimmerman made a mile on a bicycle in
57 4-5 at Asbary Park, N. J., breaking the
SUWJtU.
The entire Spanish Legation was transited
from Washington to Boston to be
ear President Cleveland and Secretary
lney. $3
' ~M
Foreign Note*.
There was great ex :itement in the Belgian
hatnber of Deputies over an attack on the
oyal family by M. Demblon, a Socialist
ember.
The Italian Senate, by a large majority.
)ted to make September22. the anniversary
E the evacuation of Rome by the Pope's
oops, a day of general fete.
The People's Bank, of Montreal, Canada.
;cided to suspend payment, and many largo
istitutions in that city are likely to be
recked. Five million dollars are involved
i the suspension.
General Arminara defeated a combination
rebel leaders in Vista Hermosa, Cuba, and
le insurgents met with a heavy loss. The
isurgents burned the town of Clara, Cuba.
1 one part of the island a provisional gov nment
has been established.
The 106th anniversary of the fall of tho
nstlle was celebrated in Paris, France, with
ore than usual fervor.
English election results showed Conservave
gains. Sir William Harcourt was deated
at Derbv.
In the final heat at Henley, England, tor
e Grand Challenge Cup, the Trinity Hall
Jambrldge) Rowing Club crew, which deI
hoo f fKo VrtU'
rd)Boat Club crew, and thus captured the
opny representing the blue ribbon of
[uatics.
The bodies of Nellie and Alice Pitezel, au
leged body of whose father, Benjamin Pite1,
was palmed off on an insurance cominy
by Herman Mudgett, were found in
>ronto, Canada.
In a collision which has occurred between
to immigrant trains at San Pablo, Province
Corrientes, Argentina,, fifteen persons
ere killed and thirty injured.
Nicolas Plerola, head of the revolutionary
irty in Peru, ha? been elected President of
e Republic.
The President of the Republic of Switzernd
has been chosen to bouud the limits of '
e Amapa territory In Brazil, disputed for
ree centuries by France aud Brazil.
Cornell University crew won the first heat
the Henley regatta in England owing to
e failure of the Leander crew, their strongt
rivals, to finish the race.
Fire destroyed 230 houses in the town of
.mbrow, Government of Lomsha, Poland.
vo thousand people were renderai homase.
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