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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-21
CRooUEr PLAYERS At NoRwICH.
OPENING OF THE NATIONAL TOURNAMENT
SOME SKILFUL SHOTS.


Norwich, Conn, Aug. 90 (special.-Fair weather
greeted the delegates the croquet tournament this
morning The Cottage City trio, Phelps, Bilbrough
and Germond. came Saturday. and last years cham
pon. Wambold, and Robinson Crusoe Driver appeared
In the afternoon. Michigan sent word that the
Adrian Club would be on hand Tuesday with Avery ana
three cheers went ~ for the Pennsular state IL
lnolS put forth Johnson prominent feature OF the
morning a game between Bead and Jacobus- Illus
trating the points Of the English dead boundary line
play. The Committee Of Arrangements began drawing
az o'clock All the players divided into three
divisions, not last year. with divisions equal. out
IN accordance with the excellence OF players The
first division. at present arranged. has the follow
ing who. by common consent. reckoned the finest
players entering the lists this year Germond Bryant
Maurer, JacObus. Wambod. Johnson. Read Bishop and
Dickey. The second division has Spauldns. ssson
Smith, Baldwin, Bllbrough, Whitman, Phelps and
Davenport The third division is unfinished.
The first pair Jacobus and Gcrmond. The latter
won in 4S minutes. Read and Wambold were drawn
for the second and Dickey and Johnson for the
third Dckey after a most exciting contest. get
ting the balls BIZ field length shot aleng the middle
wires Wambold and Read exchanged balls several
by magnificent shots until Wsmbold got both rovers.
but made the last two arches at once. leaving an I'M
possible shot, and Read took IT, literally from the Jaws
OF dcath.7
To-day VIII doubtless witness some OF the finest
croquet playing ever witnessed al the tournaments.
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CONTENTION DELEGATES CHOSEN
THE POLITICAL POTS BOILING IL THE COUNTRY

THE POLITICAL POTS BOILING IN THE COUNTRY
DISTRICTS.
Canandagua Aug. 90 (specaD.-The Ontario
County Republican Convention, held here to-day, elected
delegates asfoLows:
To the Congressional Convention: Murray Bcnham,
Of Hopewell; T. l. spe.dlayo, Of Geneva; Hiram
echutt, Of Manchester: E II. Legsot, Of
Phelps, eyvaEus Harden, Of Stanley; joel NJ.
Howey. Of Canandalgua John Il Cody. Of
Gorh4m; Thomas Eldridse, Of Canad!ce; Edward Cot
ton OF Pennington, and Homer r Webb, OF West
bloomfield.
dalga; H. D. wayburn Of Geneva; Frederick Baker,
Of Phelps Edwin ouley, Of Seneca; A. j. Philips
OF Gorham; w. A. Hginbottom OF Victor. ond Will
IAN Il. Berry, Of Pennington.
To the Judicial Convention: william II. Smith, Of
Canandaigua James Il. Robinson, of Gorham. and
John ". Parker, of Manchester.
The State delegates for Warner Miller for Gov
ernor hut are unins tucted. The Congressional del
ega.es are controlled by Senator Raines and the Jul
dc!a delegates arc for John NJ. Dsvy, Of Rochester.
for Supreme Court Judge. Tho Congressional contest
In Yates County IS close, Assembyman Cornell and
John p Andrews claiming about equal strength. The
contest in Ontario and Yates has taken such turn
that The return Of Davenport OF Steuben IS looked upon
a. a likely aud desirable result under the circum-
stances.
Corning Aug. oO.-The Republican Convention
of the I'D Assembly District OF stcuben County
renominated by reclamation Milo VI. Acker for As
sembiy and state Convention delegates were chosen
a. fol0ys Chester : Cole. Milo NJ Acker B. L. DcntOn
A Roberts T. 3 Prtchard, Frank H. Robinson and
L. 1. windsor.
nor otasy Political ytos Thtrd Page,
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4 CONTENTION or FLORISTS.
MEETING TODAY TO DISCUSS THE GROWTH AND
SALE OF PLANrs-A THREE-pAYs SESSION.

The Society OF American Florists begin their fourth
annual meeting at Nilsson Hall to-day at 10 o'clock
The meeting Will Continue three days with three ses-
sons daily. On the fourth day the visitors will be
the guests OF the NewYork Florists Club, who VIII
take them on excursion and send them home IN
state Of complete satisfaction with themselves and
everybody else.
The society Is national one, IT'S name implies.
It's members come from all states in the Union and
from Canada. Every part Of the country VIII De
represented, and there IS probably not flower grow
ing this broad continent that some member won't
know something about The president of the society,
F. G. Hill, Of Richmond, Ind. win make address.
Then will follow the reports Of various committees,
the morning session concluding with a discussion OF
the presidents address The programme for the after
session includes two essays" The Elevation
OF Our Business by r. r. Battles, OF Philadelphia,
and Ferns, Palms and Other Decorative Plants,' by
{. D. Ball. OF Homesburg, Penn. The evening ses-
sion Of each day will be devoted 10 what Is styled
The Question Box" 1t consists In answering all
sorts Of puzzles conundrums and problems involved
in tire florists business Robert J. Halliday, OF
baltimore, for instance undertakes to answer the
question What is the best way propagate Acacia
pubescens?7 and John G.. Gardner, of Jobstown,
~ j. where It may be presumed everybody learns inc
virtue Of patience. viii answer this query, Can
Ixoras and other towering stove plants be grown
so that flowers can be sold at profit Altogether
there are eleven questions in the box.
Tomorrow morning the officers for the ensuing
year will be elected and Thomas Cartledge, of Phia-
dephia viii consider Roses, from the Retailers
Standpoint In the afternoon Edward Lonsdale, OF
Chestnut Hi. Penn, Will discuss them from " the
growers standpoint 4" The Question Box VIII
turn up again IN the evening. on Thursday soils
and Fertilizers Will be discussed by j. H. TAYLOR, OF
Baysidc, " Y J. D. Eaynods, Of Riverside Ill.,
Will tell about Modes OF Heating and their RELATIVE
COST Of Construction and Operation and Mr. HAM
day. of Baltimore. Will discourse upon NOuifnCIt
ure.n Then The Question Box" viii De turncu
upside down for the last time According 70 me PIT
gramme there viii be no discussion OF the tariIl,
which will make the meeting popular 10 those WHO
desire briel respite from that momentous iSSue'
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WHAT Is THE MAYORS DUTYi

To the 2 d itOr Of The Tribune.
SIR Mayor Hewitt's petition with regard to me
letter which he esnes that he sent 10 the Governor
signed By himself Mayor, and addressed 10 Hill as
Governor preserved in copy in the Mayors office as
public document, relating to proposed changes IN the
composition OF the Board OF Aqucduct commissioners
Is untenable unsafe as a precedent and unsound In
both law and policy. II cannot be admitted that
committee Of the Legislature instructed in such general
terms as were employed IN the resolution appointing
MI Fassett's committee 10 investigate Aqueduct
abuses Is without power TO compel the production OF
such letter coucededy official in character, and written
FOR the acknowledged purpose Of securing the Mayors
restoration 10 the Commission.
whatever may be the language used In this particu-
lar letter. whatever may be the reasons which Induced
the Mayor al the suggestion OF the Governors mes
sengcr to revise and alter IT, whatever may De the
effect OF its publication on either MI Hewitt or MI
Hill or the commite0s purpose IN demanding us
production. f. public property, and II may not De
withheld from such a committee as this upon any such
ground a. Mr.. Hewitt advances. The duty Is nos
imposed upon him Of interpreting the Consiwtlon nor
OF getting the Governor ont 81 hOle.' 1Outa' ~
New-TOrk, Aug. 20, l-7o.
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Fest once SofIca.

Should read daily ~ al interested. g. chAnses may
foreign sount,s. need 70. % sDssay ycs 40
si s: 1917 n send dSpees q BANKING and COM
Documents letters not specially addressed being
torssn mails Tor the week ending August a5 Will close
promptly In all eases at this ofce as follows;
i 1 va ouesns..wn Usi.eTs Tor Srss. Britain ,aa
other European countries must be directed per ART
wEDNEsDAY-At a n for Ireland per s,ear,si,
s4.n and other EasoSsn G sa
Gr.esa PI aas Via Southampton aud reasa
lsters fer Ireland mus; De directed per saais a.
ss SE hs dsrs must be
schiedam a. go m for Besi .,,., direct rect, per
directed "per waesand ~ at 10 a. M tor tudsd Bolivar.
Shapss Tabaseo aud Yacaau. per steamship saratoga
ettsrs .sr Tampcs asd Iuxpam direct and for otnsr
a s.ragss. states VIA Vera cruz must % ''' pei
rHuBsDArzaAt4 a m, for EaroOs per steamship VIE.
for oT' ireland must DO directed per Yielana y.
FRIDAYAt 10 a m for Porto Rico. per steamship Came
Havana detters Tor other Mexican states must W
sATuRDAY-At 4:3o a H. for Great Britain Ireland, Bel
gum and Nsth,and. yer steamship Aar5aia W,
Sweden. Norway. Russia and turkey be directed
" Ss N Rn Ss s ssa Aa' p
steamship Fulda VIA Bremen Qettsrs Tor other Euro
I p Fsdn a. $50 n or fraae. swt1erSS
Italy, spain ami Portugal per s'eam'hip La Cham,
direct per Steamship DeyoSi, VIA GLASGOW dosisr,
the SethsriAsts via Rotterdam stss nsaIp Leer-
dam QstJers must be directed pee LeertamD &C 10
a. for and ~ Thomas. via 81 Cro,x.
also Windward Islands direct per steamship bermuda
IL H. for Venezuela and Curacao.
steamship lctters for Z. > OF Colombia
VIA Curacao must DO directed per Caracas'l
sUNDAY-Atsp m for Costa Rca via Liuion. per
ship Foxhall frem New.Orleans
Mails for China aud Japan. per steamship City OF sgd
,frOz Francisco close here August "a 81
s30 Mails for the socetyIsaads per snip rAaitI
tfror san Francisco closs here August as Al
Mails for Australia New Zealand Hawaiian. Fti AMI sa
mosa Islands per stcsnshl Azrpss~ (troni Fran.
clsool close here Sept 10 AZ 4;3O y m. arrival
Now York OF steamship Aurans with British mails or
Australia Mails for CaDA BY rail 70 Tampa Fla. and
heacs BY steamer VIA Key Wes Fla. close AZ tina once
daily ~ 2.3O
The schedule OF closing o, Trans Pacific mails
presumption OF their unintsrraOtsd overland
Malta from she East ns az
saa FrAnciscooa .Ae day sailing Of steamers spaal
HENRY a. PEARSON, Postmaster
Peat ONCE. New.Ysrs- August IL. lssA
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ANAcc1DEyr rHRoUGH cARELESSNESS.
ONE ROCKAwAY TRAIN RUNS INTO ANOTHER AND
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE INJURED.

ONE ROCKAwAY TRAIN RUNS INTO ANOTHER AND
SEVERAL PERSONS ARE INJURED.
Two passenger trains on the Rockaway Beach Rail
road were I'm collision al HammiPs station this after
noon. bu, fortunately few persons were injured.
although several hundred men, women and children
were in the cars Of one OF the trains, and their escape
nom terrible death was almost miraculous. The
accident was the result of criminal careessness on the
part of an engineer, who admits his fault The Rapid
Transit train which left Far Rockaway for
tAe Beach at 4:3O O'Clock, consisted of
two cars and tank locomotive, NO. 40.
II arrived at HammlIs Station about FAB ana
stopped few feet east Of the switch, which throws
It from the branch to the main track running west
and which crosses the castbound track about 100
feet west OF the station.
Just as It had stopped train No. 81 for Flatbu'h-
ava with six cars drawn by engine No. 2, Numbered
along from Hollands Station at the rate OF twenty
miles an hour and although the signals were properly
set and the red flag out, the train rushed along
pas. them tcth ard crashed into the Rapid transit
the engine Of which was almost totally de-
molisbed being thrown clean over onto the
other track The engineer, Edward Willets and MS
fireman both saved their lives By jumping from the
cab and landing safely by the side OF the track The
crash was terrific Broken machinery and pieces OF
wood few In every direction. The tracks were
bloc kaded for over five hours, during which time
passengers were obl ged to walk from Seaside Neptune
ana hOuands 10 hahlhIl 9'a''ou III ~
trains No one was killed, but the passengers "ero
a badly scared lot Of people The lronworA OF the
wrecked locomotive was all twisted up Into Knots.
Engineer John Hunt and his fireman remained at their
posts but 10 Is t. the negligence Of the former that
50 many lives were placed In jeopardy He offers no
excuse for disregariing the signals, only saying that
he failed TO see them. He has been discharged The
loss 10 the New-York and Rockaway Beach Company
Will exceed = 600 II b the first accident OF the
kind which has occurred on this road since IL was
built In la62.
The spot where the coils on took place looks as
tornado had seized the locomotive and dashed It to
BITS. Even the railroad tracks were twisted by the
force f the c. lis on The following IS list Of the
Injured Jones +. Sergeant, Of No. 4O2 Berry-st,
Brooklyn was cut severely about the hands Jesse
COnuery Of No 400 West Fihy-hrstst, New-fo orb.
was cut about the wrist; Kate Clark, 81 No. 221
West Twentv-ffth-st was badly cut about the face.
an were attended by Dr. William II. Philleo and
later left for Their homes
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Eeaye, and friend, nyod 70 attend The tn'sra
residence. 10. III East aissI
BURLIyGAME-At Green web. Connecticut AZ the honss
Of her SUNDAY August ~ Jane q Bnfnnrsms'
widow Arson Burlingams In tho e3d year oil her are
Burial At Mount Auburn. Cambridge. Mass
ss Tsyar II ;9ssSn on sasaay AYE 4 ton
and friends Invited % attend the gos5s ser.
Asgust ~, Of O'Clock p N.
cAvIN-Oa Sunday August 10 1888. Henry Gavin. aged
and friend. are respectfully invited attend ths
BTooFyn ron on w.ans.iay August %
sucay AgEp, ls6 n. At West s Ha LS1s
Fnn.rs services at ST. Pauls Church. Philadelphia on
Wednesday. the 22d, AT p. 10
DURAND-At Milford. Conn, August ~ 1883. Lizzie C.
Ford wife, OF W. Cecil Dgrand aged 80 years. ., .,
Fgq D n services at Mi0fi conn., 'u'''' august o.
FREEMAN-s,tur,iay. August Is. at Omaha. Mob. DR..
Funeral services. rhsrsday. AuTnst 2S at P M In the
The Z : Grant Q; the medical fraternity and
all friends respectfully invited
GRAHAM-Op Sunday after lingering illness, Mary.
wife u charles Graham in the 5st year oi her age
nom No ia Esst 40h.st. wednesday, the 22d nsI AZ
Please lea omit omit + W.
GRIFFING-Entered into rest on Saturday August ls.
isss Horace b Griffng. aged SO years
fe saso aIo X nyTs dharch
cor Oxfords Brooklyn Tuesday evening. the 2lst inst
Kindly omit flowers.
HOVEY-On SATURDAY, 18th at Ellenvlle y. Y.
L. Hovey Of Morris ania. y Y CITY, aged a. years
and 6 DAYS.
Intermentin Greenwood
INMAS--on sunday August 10Th, at Tate Spring East
Tennessee William II. Inman OF New-York City, IN the
6sth year o. hts age.
Notice OF funeral hereafter
JARpINE-At Rah way y. J.. On the goth Inst. Ann
Maria. wife OF Thomas Jardine. aged % years.
Funeral Thursday. at 2SO o'clock from their
residence on Grandst
KEAsBEY-At Rchdeld Springs. August ls Edwna
Louisa. wife or A Q. Keasbey
Funeral services Grace Church. newark, n D. WeinesnaT
IL n.
PACKARD-At Vlchr, France Thursday August is,
Joseph Packard OF NevYOrk CITY In the 10th year Ok
his
Interment at Brussels Belgium.
REYNOLDs-On SATURDAY August ~ Thomas Reynolds,
OF 379 Paeifc-sr. Brooklyn.
Relatives and friends invited 20 attend the funeral SER
bis residence Tuesday August q,
at 230p.
August 10Th. 1888. Mrs sarah > Rose. OF NswYork.
wldsw OF Henry Rose, and daughter OF William BsmenL
formerly OF Albany.
hereafter.
TREICHEI-At midnight, Tuesday July 81. 1883. az
casa Junipero the residence 81 her brother O Chares
Treicbel Governor OF soldiers Home Santa Monica Cali
forna Davenport Treche daughter o. IN. late
Charles and Caharine Davenport Treiche, Of Phiadel
Notice o. the funeral services LIKES Church German
town. Penn. will De given later.
WILsON-At White Lake y y. Monday. Angus, 20. ?
p m Caroline wilson. aged II years ana II months.
Brooklyn. y. Y.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-08-21
covDUcr1yG i SALE OF RARE BOOKS.

\ sale Of books Including many quaint and rare
publications, IS taking place mornings and afternoons
q this week at tic auction rooms Of Bangs d Co..
No 100 and 741 Broadway. The sales yesterday
were not largely attended. and. indeed, It IS said TO
be almost impossible TO attract large number to a
book sale at this tine Of tie year. Among
the books sold were many early New Eng
land imprlnts some OF them printed IN
days of Cotton Mathcr and treating Of the
Salem witchcraft; while Others were on various
subjects Of interest in colonial times The collection
includes a large number Of books on numismats
archaeology. local history and reports Of criminal
trials as well as many religious books few books Of
the latter class were sold yesterday. but the market
was not particularly lively for this sort Of literature
. fact chartably attributed 10 the warm weather.
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MORE THAN ONE YEAR TOO LATE

TO the Editor Of The Tribune.
SIR: VIII you please inform me through your vali-
able paper whether can vote next November or not.
came to this country five years ago next month but
did not declare my intentions because was told l
did not need TO. was nineteen years old the day l
sailed By answering you viii greatly oblige.
A LOVER OF THE TRIBUNE
Nlnon. y. J., Aug. IL
Go: you came more than one year too late
II you had arrived here before you were eighteen
years old, your advisers would have been right;
but it will now be necessary for YOU TO declare
your intentions and wait two years before you
can vote You should attend TO this without fur
Their delay Ed
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SOME rREEs WORrH SEEING.
From Garden and Forest.

7
Those horticultural visitors 10 New-YOrk this week
who are interested in trees should make point OF
seeing the Magnolia hypoleuca EIGHTY fOurth-st
and East River, and the japanese elm tUmus parvi-
ONa In Central Park near the seventy second-st en-
trance from Flfthay which also brought 10
this country by Mr.. Thomas HOsg. These art GER
ainly the two most In ding exotic trees on Man
hatt1n Island and they have, OF their kinds equals
ia size In the United states or, perhaps, IN EuOpe
Prospect Park, TOO, IN Brooklyn should be visited
The public have very Inadequate IDEA OF that PARK,
which IS the most beautiful ic the United states, ana
which IS considered by good judges 10 be The best
example of large oiiy-park now existing. HOrii-
cuiuiists will ind In it many and interesting
trees. specimen Of the green-leaved japanese
maple tAcer pOymOrphum near the restaurant, has
equal. perhaps, In the United States ia size On
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PROCTOR KNOTT NOT FOR SALE
A REPORT THAT MR. BELMONT HAD BOUGHT
HIM DENIED BY HIS OWNER

REPORT THAT MR. BELMONT HAD BOUGHT
HIM DENIED BY HIS OWNER
Saratoga Aug 20 (Special). is truth In the
report that August Belmont has bought Is negotiating
the purchase Of Proctor Knott winner OF the Junior
Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park. :" sam " Bryant
owner Of the geldng told Tribune reporter tonight
that the youngster had been priced to any one He
asked II Proctor Knott for sale. and he en-
phaucally and pcturesquely answered The Junior
Champon-in II not in facts worth as much 10
" Sam Bryant Angus Belmont. the Dwyers or
anybody Bryant declared that he would win the
$40, 900 stake az Monmouth and he did. He maintains
With the logged persistence that the youngster will
win the Futury Sheepshesi Bay and intends TO back
him well for that great prize 1t Is not % be imagined.
them for that tho OF Luke Blackburn and
Tallapooss with the richest stake OF the year at his
mercy n the opinion Of his owner will be offered to
anybody price that anybody would care to pay And
be remembered that racehOrse without hope Of
posterty IS the safest investment I'm the
world. When Proctor Knotts racing days over he
disappears forever from the sight Of Mr.. Belmont
undoubtedly entirely satisfied with the purchase OF
Raceand but turfmen believe that he Is DESTROYS
OF filing his stable with geldings fabulous prices
Proctor Knott is here enjoying the waters Of the
Hathorn spring. printing himself for the Futurity
Not single turfman who believed the report that
August Belmont had bought going buy Proctor
Knott could be found in town last night The story in
The sun was regarded everywhere fake" Of the
first magnitude.
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GALA SCENES IN THE WHITE MoUNTAINS.
PRETTY GIRLS AND GAY VEHICLES IN THE GORGE
OJrS COACHING PARADE.

OJS CoACHiNb PARADE.
Boston, AUG. 20 lSpecial-Never before were there
so many people at any point in the White Noun
tain5 as today al the Maplewood House This was
Bethelem's gala day, and all the region about
Betheehem abandoned itself TO gaycty and hospitality
Crowds lined Betheem's long street At O'CLOCK
the Saranac COrnet Band Of Lttleton marched up 10
the Maplewood, and perhaps in difference To MT
Justice Lamar Of the United States Supreme Court,
who had consented to award the prizes the Llttleon
musicians did their best With Way Down Upon the
suwanee River At IL 30 the procession started, and
wound slowly down the curv'ng driveway, past the
Judges stand street, the first coach being that
Of me Avenue House. The first sensation was made
by the Sinclair House coach drawn by eight gray
horses and bedecked by soft fabrics OF white and
delicate green Aloft were some fourteen young
ladies in white dresses trimmed with the same shade
Of green. THIS Sinclair coaeh was the most artist
lcally decorated Of all In the parade. The Sunset
Hill coach In red and white, the Crawford coach In
evergreen the II ghland House coach IN white and
pink and green, close contestants for honoIs.
The Hotel LOokof sent fine contingent, first coming
a tayho dressed I'm orange and white, and bearing
pretty girls in white and orange -Four LoOkoh
wagons in similar colors followed and then came the
second division, headed by vehicles from Intervae
The Howard House coach drawn by six horses. gar
nlshed with gay pampas grass and escorted by small
boys dressed as Indians the first noticeable
feature In this division. The Twin Mountain HOuse
sent a gay coach In white blue and yellow, and the
Goodnow one In blue and white. Then came the
Maplewood coach, gorgeous IN rcd and white, ana
CARRYING bakers dozen OF the Maplewoods prettiest
girls, all dressed in white and all the recipients Of
hearty cheering they rode along the line. The Oak
Hin House Of Liteton sent a coach in red and white
The most unique turnout was furnished by the
MaplcwOod Cottage This was a ;alyhO transformed
into a huge basket and carrying lovely freight The
Fabyan House had IN line a coach all radiant with
yellow sunfowers No ordinary procession this. IL
was SPLENDID 70