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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29

To change the rules Of procedure will prob
ably be the first thing undertaken by the Gov
eminent at the approaching session of Pariia-
ment. The announcement to that effect is
made by the leading Tory organ in London
but the plans proposed are not mentioned
Evidently obstruction is to be crushed out. not
merely by more stringent rules as to the con-
duct of business, but suspensions of offending
members for long periods appear to be con-
tcmplated. The Cabinet arc bound to carry
their measures by fair means or foul. The
policy of the Opposition in view of the Tories
programme remains TO be developed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29


policy of the Opposition in view of the Tories
programme remains TO be developed.
Another crusade against the centrc-bearlng
rail for strect-cars is to be made. The last one
was an inglorous failure; we trust the one
now proposed will succeed. The bill brought
before the Legislature of 1887 to require
substitute for the rail was smothered In the
Assembly for some reason never made pubic;
but its suppression was plainly not in the In
terest of the public. A street railroad should
be lust as little of nuisance as possible. and
therefore the tracks should be so constructed
and so put down as to interfere in the slightest
degree with the ordinary use of the street by
vehicles. The railway companies, however,
seem to have proceeded on exactly the opposite
theory Mayor Hewitt has now set his lace
resolutely against the centre-bearing rail, and
suggests as substitute a grooved rail such as
has been introduced in Paris. The 1ange OF
the car-wheel runs in narrow groove, which
does not impede the wheels of vehicles. and the
rail Is laid even with the pavement, really
forming a part of it. The improvement can
be made here by proper cxertions; there is no
question that something ought to be done to
rid us Of an intolerable nuisance.
Mr.. Simon Stevens's solution of the question
Of new building for city uses is not lacking
in originality or ingenuity. A huge structure
Of granite and brick. ten stories high. covering
the site of French's Hotel, spanning the Bridge
terminus and including some property On tho
easterly side Of the Bridge. makes formidable
showing on paper and MIR. Stevens will no
doubt be able to bring forward many plausible
reasons why his plan should be accepted by
tho Sinking Fund Commissioners. As will be
seen by reference to an article
elsewhere published. Mr. Stevens pro-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-01-29


IIarper's Weekly 1t is now indeed journal of
civilization.n-It is THE Charleston News and
Courier. that pays The Weekly" this lovely
compliment. What has The Weekly" been doing
n earn it? The News and Courier explains
IT, eulooizes one Of The Weeltly's' recent articles
asserting that I" a clearer more concise appli-
cation of the great doctrine Of State Sovereignty
could not be desired" Moral Northern news
nancrs that are loath to have Southern editors
regard them as wearing scales on their eyes and
that nurse an honorable ambition to be regarded rs
snow indeed" journals of civilization, would do
we'll 70 prepare articles which can be construed
as.taffy for State Sovereignty.
Secretary Whitney has named the two armored
cruisers Maine and Texas. He found that he was
forced by law to use names Of States and In order
70 disarm criticism arbitrarily selected the north
ernmost and southernmost commonwealth. 1t
Is pity that he did not consult lines Of longitude
rather than latitude. Washington and Virginia
would have furnished more euphonious and sig
ni6cant names for the big cruisers.
The Union for Christian Work, an excellent
Brooklyn institution, is to be heartily congratu-
lated upon having attained its majority and upon
the fact that 1t is housed In its own building
q comfortable and commodious ediHco In Scher-
merhornst, Of which it took possession last week.
One Of the most commendable features Of the
Union is that it maintains free lending library.
It was we believe the pioneer in this line in
Brooklyn, although there are now in the city
four Libraries Of this sort, two having been opened
within q few weeks. All these libraries are
however, comparatively small That Of the Union
is being increased at present and when 1t Is re-
opened in few days 1t will be better equipped
than ever to meet the large demands that are
made upon IL. Another field In which the Union
does good work is in furnishing employment
to those who are in need Of help and are willing
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A Daring Hiehvay Robbery.


CHICAGO, July 6.-The story of bold
highway robbery on COnneaut boule-
ward in this city on the evening of the
Fourth, which the police sought to
keep secret, has come to light. At the
time Humboldt park was filled with
people and numbers of celebratOrS were
on their way down town in the neigh
boring streets crossing the boulevard.
Frederick +. Sherman, with s. Henry
Dunning and two other men, were
driving north on the boulevard in a
two-seated buggy. Just as they were
reaching Chicago avenue a wagon con-
tanning three men drove directly in
front of them on the intersection of
the sire It, bringing them to halt.
The three men leaped from the wagon
and at the same time two others sprang
from d hiding place at the side of the
boulevard. Sherman and his three
friends were dragged from their buggy
by the five daring thieves. despite their
resistance. Dunning and Sherman
stood their ground, but their two
friends took flight. One of the thieves
tore out the whole front of Sherman's
shirt, to get his $3.50 diamond stud.
Two men who saw the assault on the
occupants of the buggy then ran up
and the thieves leaped into their wag-
on and drove away. The police have
hopes of capturing them.
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Pounded to Death.

PTrTsBURe, Pa, July 6.-The Chron-
icle-Telegraph says: Early this morn
ing a terrible conflict occurred at
JeSsup, Lackawanna county, between
parties of POlanderS and HungarianS.
The riot was the result of bitter race
feeling existing for some time, owing
to some trouble at DOlphin's mines,
where they were employed. Andrew
Kancowsky, leader of the Polish fac
ton, was attacked by the Hungarians
at his home and fed from the back
door to the saloon of Michael PaGo,
where the doors were at once barri-
caded to prevent the attacking party
getting in. The latter were deter
mined to get their man, and forcing
down the doors dragged him out into
the roadway, beating him with stones
and clubs and defyiRg those who came
to his help. They soon pounded him
to death. The Hungarians then began
celebrating their crime by drunken
carOliSaf
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III. Burlington Dynamite PIo..

CHICAGO, July 6.-Chalrman Hoge
of the old Burlington grievance COM
mittee, when seen by a reporter and
asked what he knew of the men ar
rested yesterday in connection with the
alleged Burlington dynamite plot,
said: ''Broderick l knew slightly.
He is member of the brotherhood,
but he never worked a day for the Co
road in his life. AS well as l remem-
Der he is employed on the Illinois
Central somewhere in Mississippi.
Bowles worked 'scab' for the 90 road
thirteen days, but quit on the advice
of his brother, who is a member of the
order and who also induced his
brother to join. The third man, whose
name forget, L don't remember ever
to have seen before. Broderick and
Bowels have been drifting around here
ON and off, but / don't remember to
nave spoken deem words to either
of them for some weeks"
did they say anything last night
about the charge preferred against
them?" No; did not care to ask them.
did hear it said. however. that BrOder-
lex denied all knowledge of the parcel
which the police claim to have been his
and which is said to contain dynamite
or something of that kind. Both Brod.
| erick and BOwles claim that the third
man is an entire stranger to them and
that his sitting in the same seat will
them was purely accidental
HAS any suggestion ever been mad,
to you about using dynamite as al
argument against the 'Q.''' mo. sir
and if had it would have been sat dow
upon pretty strongly, / assure you
Chief Arthur and myself have done al
in our power to restrain the tendeu
cy to violence on the part of the rad
cal element in the brotherhood. If ",
had given our consent we could hav
tied up all the railroads in the Unite,
States when the Burlington trouble bt
gan, but we refused to do SOL
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III. Ark.n,a. Moonnhiusru.

Hot SPRINGS, ARK, July 4.-The
campaign against the Montgomery
county moonshiners is waxing warm,
and late reports from the mountains
near the four corners of Montgomery,
Polk, Howard and Pike counties indi
cate that the officers have large job
on their hands. The section where
the moonshiners operate is extremely
wild and mountainous and affords the
outlaws every facility for Turing their
pursuers or evadiug capture. Sheriff
Golden was here to-day fresh from the
scene. He gives graphic account of
the situation. He says since the kill
ing of Deputy Marshal Trammell,
thirty or more men have organized to
resist the authorities. They are
armed with Winchester rifles and are
in possession of the mountains.
Sheriff Gorde says it is quite certain
that the killing of Trammel was done
by five men. They were seen by a
number of people and made no secret of
their designs, saying they were going
to Black Springs and release Cogburn,
one of their circle, in custody, or kill
the marshal. Officers Frye, Wheeler
and Trammell had started into the
country and were ambushed about
three miles from Black Springs. The
moonshiners fired murderous vOlley
into the little posse and Trammel fell
shot through and through. The 9TH
ers narrowly escaped, Officer Wheeler
being grazed on the cheek by a ball
He and Fry immediately cropped of
their horses and the animals charged
in the direction of the moonshiners
frightening them away. Re-enforce
ments are expected from Fort Smith
and the war against the outlaws viii
be vigorously prosecuted 10 the end.
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ous Huudrsdth Anniversary.

NEW YORK, July 4.-The Tammany
society to-day celebrated for the one
hundredth time the anniversary of the
declaration of independence. Usually
the celebration takes place in the wig
wan, but the recent fire there COM
PEELED the braves to assemble in the
academy of music. In addition to
tie well-known Tammany chieftains
present there occupied seats on the
platform as guests, Senator Vest, of
Missouri, Representatives Roger q.
Mills, of Texas, Patrick A. Collins, of
Massachusetts, James B. McCreary, of
Kentucky, Charles Hooker, of Mis-
souri,, BENZ. f. Shively, of Indiana,
TreebOurne II. Ford, Michigan, Will
liam McAdOo, of New Jersey, Gov
ernor Riggs, of Delaware, s. 5. Cox,
+. b. Spinola, Gen. John Newton, AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury. May
nard and General FitZ John Porter.
Many letters of regret were read from
distinguished democrats. President
Cleveland in his letter urged the i'm
portance of a revision of the tariff.
Speeches were made by Senator Vest
and Congressman Mills, Cox, Collins
McCreary, Hooker, Shiveley and
others.
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nnttnn and Corr.


MEMPHIS, Tenn, July THE regu-
lar monthly crop report for the Mem
phis district. which embraces west
Tennessee, north Mississippi, north
Arkansas and north Alabama, to be
published tomorrow by Hill. Fountain
& Co, will say: The weather during
June was unfavOrable to cotton on &C
count of too much rain and the COM
plants are general throughout the dis
trict of foul crops, but at the same time
it is expressed that with clearing
weather fields will be cleaned and nc
material damage will have been Sus-
tanned. There is very little difference
in the general condition of the cotton
crop now as compared with last year al
this period. Stands are reported good
in the main. and notwithstanding the
season is about two weeks late, the
plant is BEGINNING tO blO,m aud is
forming well. Since these responses
were sent i'll che weather has settled
and great progress has no doubt been
made by planters in cleaning theiI
grassy crops. The abandonment OF
lands that were originally planted il
cotton is so very small that it will not
effect the estimate we have previously
published of the increased acreage III
the district. Corn is reported in splen-
did condition and the outlook for a
very large yield was never more bright
or promising.
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A sboo.,ro A#rav IN tbs NATHAN

FORT SMITH, Ark, July ca num-
Der of persons where holding prayer
meeting at the residence of William
Randall Sunday, near Childers, Chero-
kee Nation. During the meeting a
strange white man and an Indian, Bill
Holmes, with drawn pistols, entered
the house, followed by Joseph White
and Dick Foster, threatening to kill
them. The white man told the Indian
to shoot, and both began firing. After
firing several shots they went into the
yard and misunderstanding. but final
" left. no one being hurt. On Monday
White and Foster were told that the
two men were going to kill them. Tues
day at noon White and Foster were sit
ting in the yard with their shotguns
handy when the desperadOes rode up.
Both White and Foster fired, killing
the white man instantly. The Indian
fled, being wounded severely. The
dead man went by the name of Sam
Wells and about dozen other alias
After the killing White and Foster
sent for an officer and surrendered.
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An Exclusively Black Lrnohinr

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July 4.-The
first lynching of negro by men of his
own race iii this state, occurred Sun
day night at MoultOn, Lawrence
county. Last Friday Calvin Moody,
colored, quarreled with his wife about
a trifiing matter. He struck her on
the head with club, knocking her
down, and then stabbed her several
times with knife. He then dragged
her into the woods near his house,
where she bled to death. After she
was dead he returned and covered her
body with leaves. Moody was ar.
rested ON suspicion Saturday morning
and that afternoon his wife s body was
found. Saturday night about 200
armed negroes surrounded the jail.
The sheriff and special guard were
overpowered and Moody was soon in
the hands of the mob. They carried
him a short distance out of town and
hanged him to a tree. When the rope
was thrown over the limb he asked for
a chance to talk. 1t was granted, and
he made a full confession of his
crime.
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did great damage to crops in this yicin
HOUSES UNRooFED.

ala great damage TO crops In this yicin-
ity.
HoUsEs UNRooFED.
MASON CITY, Iowa, July 5.-Seyere
storms swept over the northern part of
the county yesterday. Corn fields were
Ievelled, "A number of houses unrOOfed
and small grain was badly damaged.
The rain and wind was accompanied
by the heaviest electric storm known
here for years. Many horses and cat
tie In pastures, standing near wire
fences, were killed.
WHEAT AND OATS INJURED.
BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, July ga wind
and rain storm swept across this sec
ton last night and did great injury to
the farmers by beating down the fields
OF ripe wheat and oats, almost ready for
the reaper.
THE EFFECT OF THE STORM ON THE
TELEGRAPH.
CHICAGO, July 5.-The almost total
paralysis of the telegraph service west
OF Chicago to-day indicates apparently
that the storm of the past two days
eliminating last night were the most
widespread and severe in number Of
years. A great network of wires COW
ers the territory stretching to the
Rocky mountains, but so few OF the
hundreds OF lines running in all diree-
tiOns are this morning in anything like
workable condition, that business
with points west of here is compare
lively at standstill. The winds and
rains that began sweeping over the
west Saturday had until last night the
worst effects apparently confined to
the territory close to this city. Yes
terday the Western Union had virtu-
ally remedied the trouble, when last
evening the storm seems to have bro
ken out with redOubied fury and
played havoc over the entir ewest.
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Pour Psopls Burned . psath.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mimi, July T.
A farm house belonging TO George
Dobbs, located about seven miles from
here on the Canadian side of the river,
was destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning. Four of the inmates, George
Dobbs, aged seventy-twO years; David
Merrifi5ld. aged twenty-one; Alice
Thompson. aged nine, and another
child, persisted in the flames. The fire
started from a smudRe, and when dis
covered by Mrs. DobbS, who is seventy
years of age, had made such Roadway
as to be beyond control. Mrs. DobbS
quickly aWoke her husband and Mr..
Merrifield, and then descended to the
lower floor. While cropping about in
the sitting smoke she stumbled and
| fell through trap-dOor into a cellar.
and from there made her escape into
/ the open air. The two men, unable to
| find any means of exit in the dense
smoke, fell back into the flames and
were consumed. The children were
asleep in another part of the house and
persisted without q 5 sHnd. being prob
ably suffocated. The old woman, who
had no time to put on any clothing. lay
exposed to the chilly air until morn
ing. when her cries attracted the at
teution of a neighboTing farmer. ShC
is badly burned and there is little hope
for her recovery.
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Tarri6n stnrm inindiann

CHICAGO, July "A destructive
wind storm struck the town of Ed
wardsburg, Indiana, about II O'Clock
last night. creating sad havoc through
the village. The town consists of
about 200 inhabitants and contains be-
tween $50 and 800 buildings 1t is 10
Gated on the Grand Trunk railway, 113
miles from Chicago, on the shores of
Diamond lake. The wind struck the
village with terrific force, overturniDg
and carrying away many of the houses.
There is not "a business house in the
place but that it is damaged to a
more or less extent and the
town is almost complete
wreck. A large and handsome hotel
that had just been completed and had
not yet been furnished, was moved
about seventy-five feet from its fOunda-
tions and completely wrecked. Sew
eral dwelling houses were unroofed and
number of barns were destroyed,
leaving the horses and cattle unhurt.
No one was injured SO far as known.
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A Rriliiant RannnAt


LONDON, July 5.-A brilliant ban
quet was given at the American club
last evening in honor of the day. Sir
Edward Thornton presided. Among
the guests were Mr.. LathrOp. the
United States MINISTER to Russia, ex-
Senator Window; Consul General Wal
Ter. and w. w. Story. Mr.. White, sec
rotary OF the American legation. re-
spOnded to the toast to the health of
Minister Phelps, who was unavoidably
absent. Messrs. Waller, Window and
Lathrop made speeches. Mr.. Window
in the course of his remarks, referring
to the fact that the proceedings of the
banquet would be known in New York
tomorrow, said that Americans haye
harnessed the lightnings of Heaven to
human thought, making the world a
whispering gallery. Mr.. LathrOp COM
pared Emperor William accepting the
crown from God alone. which he said
was a denial of popular liberty, with
the queen of England accepting the
crown from parliament and the Amer
lean president accepting Office from the
manila
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1he OPENING q ths Gswpaiep,


To open the campaign with any
hopes of speedy success, attack the
the enemy, malaria, before it has a
chance TO intrench. An obstinate foe
twill prove if you DON t 60 right at it.
II you are prudent, too, you will have
fortified, upon the first intimation of
Its presence in your neighborhood.
HOstetter's Stomach Bitters is the
medicinal ammunition that you re-
quire. Every form of malarial fever
Yields to this fine preventive and
remedy. For constipation, liver COM
plant, dyspepsia, nervousness and
kidney trouble is no less effective.
Residents of malarial localities, and
persons SOjourniRg in or bound for the
great west, should select this medicine
as a means of defense against the fire.
quent ViSitationS of miasma. Those
in delicate health, the aged aud the en-
feebled, should in every instance re-
sort 60 this signal invigorant. Use it
for weak nerves.
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Mr.. w. II. Morgan, merchant, Lake
City, Fla. was taken with a severe
Cold. attended with d distressing
Cough, and running into Consumption
in its first stages. He tried many so
called popular cough remedies and
steadily grew worse. Was reduced in
flesh, had difficulty in breathing. and
was unable TO sleep. Finally tried DR..
King IS New Discovery for Consumption
and found immediate relief, and after
using about a half dozen bottles found
himself well and has had no return of
the disease. No other remedy can
show so grand a record of cures, as
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption Guaranteed to do just what
is claimed for it.-Trial bottle free at
B. Wheldon'S Drug Store.
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Railroad Collision.

WELLINGTON, Xas., July 4.-This
morning at sos o'clock at the junction
southeast of the city south-bound
Rock Island passenger ran into an
east-bound Santa Fe freight. The
Rock Island engine struck the freight
tender, throwing it and the Santa Fe
engine off the track. and damaged
them considerably. No one was seri-
ously injured. Charley Hedden, con-
ductor of the freight train, was cut
about the head; Sherman Lupper, en-
gineer of the freight, in trying to save
| his engine, was caught and went down
! with it, but crawled out from under
the wrecked engine with but few
| scratches.
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APerilous Journey,

BOSTON, July ga balloon which as
scended from the Common at O'Clock
last night descended in the harbor of
Point Shirley. The occupants were
submurged and for three miles or more
were dragged through the water at a
rapid pace by the balloon which was
impelled by a strong gale. They were
sighted by the steam Yacht Rose
G.. and the latter after chase sue
ceeded in overhauling the balOonists
and making fast the dragrpe to her
capstan. After much trouble the par
ty were taken aboard and all were safe
ly brought to this city. The journey
was q most perilOuS one and the escape
from death of the excursionists mirac-
ntvn
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The American Party of oalifornia.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 6.-At yester-
days session of the American party
delegates at large to the national con-
vention were elected as follows: p. ID.
WiggintOn, Frank NJ. Pixley, Victor J..
Robertson and Alfred Daggett. Dis
trict delegates were also elected. P,
ID. Wigginton and Frank NJ. Pixley,
the latter the editor of the Argonai1t
were chosen as electors. at the close
of the nominations resolution was
adopted piedging the support of the
convention to Abram s. Hewitt oi
New York i he will accept the auKni
nation fpS the ofsca Of president. ThI
hlAsfefm NAs tken Introduced Rne
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Five Mem Riddled With Bullets.

ST. LOUIS, July THE bodies of five
men, riddled with bullets from Win
chester rifles, have been found in the
wilds of the Kinishi mountains, Choc-
taw Nation, fifty miles from Denver.
They were supposed to be hunters from
Texas, as their camps were still stand
ing. Fifty yards away was found an
one of the attacking party. None of
the bodies have been identified, but the
general impression is that fight Oc-
CURED between the hunters and noun
talDoprS