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FIGUREHEAD OF THE JIREH PERRY.
that all OF them could be made serviceable
without extensive repairs, but there Is
no business for them. According to
the Waalemen's Stamping List these vessels
are: Earks Rousseau, Desdemona. Swallow,
Commodore Morris, and ship Jireb Perry.
There was another bark, tho Stafford, there
until recently. In tho latter part OF May the
Stafford was put in order, furnished with rig
glng anu crew, and started for Philadelphia,
whore, it was reported she was to be sold.
She did not reach her port. In moderate
weather sho went on the beach at Atlantic City;
no lives lost or serious damage done. She Law
IN an appEoachahle place and made hne-
made to get her of an enterprsing hotel
keeper offered $4,000 for her as sho was Now
II happened, once upon time not SO very re-
popular part OF the Joisoy coast, and the near.
est resident made potiul OF money by eXhi b.
ting her Tor a consideration per capita to In
terested ISLANDERS. From this the New Bed.
ford people have sagely concluded that the
PHILADELPHIA purchaser OF tho Stafford was a
myth, and that the wreck was u prearranRed
affair. At all events, II was convenient for her
owner that enterprislng landlords abound at
There arc two or threo other dismantled
whalera at the New Bedford wharves, but II Is
doubtful whethor they may not 20 into COM
hoped.tor Improvement in the business como
to pass. During the past twenty years many
ihglO uuNo Dcou llHuleu uD 10 WHlt INC bdIuo
thing AMI have, finally been sold and cut down
l9r barges, IN which shape no ono woul id recoR-
nize hem. OF the five mentioned above the
swallow Is tho youngest. She was built at Fair
haven in 1886. Tie Jireh Perry was built at
Newburyport In 1852. Her figurohead is an ex-
GGellent likeness Of the famous Commodore
Perry, relative OF the original owner. Both
these vessels may 90 10 sea again some time,
and although they are now as bare OF rigging
az the others. they are in better repair The
Gommodore Norris came from Falmouth In
lS4l. and tho Desdenola from Stonngton In
1926. They terminated their last voyages In
1884 and 1855. respectively. BY far the most
Interesting vessel IN the ileet Is the Rousseau
The visitor would pick her out at once as the
one he would most like to explore. for her sides
arc almost Who'll ~ bare OF paint, tho blanks
have given way In spots. the moss green OF old
age lies here and there upon her, her lights are
broken, and IN every way she presents the ap-
al, ANA well she may. for she is almost 80 years
9ld. aud she saw constant service on ali seas
during that lifetime until April 3, 1856 when
s.e arrived az New Bedford with 1850 barrels
OF sperm and $50 barrels Of whale oil! on board
besides great quantity, tons OF II, of valuable
zone uer next and last cruise will not be for
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TH1Ev1NG PRACTICES IN MAINE
Fraudulent Bills Of LadinE Alleged to BIO
Regularly Issued on CarEoes OF Ice.

Fraudulent Bills Of LadinE Alleged to be
Regularly Issued on Carroes or Ice.
From the statements OF tho big Ice dealers OF
the city. the people In Maine who have ice to
sell are resortinR to every sort OF means to
make money out of New York while they have
tho chance. Although Ice from the Hudson
and near-b by lakes sells here on ordinary years
at So ton and In Maine at much less and al
though this year Maine has reaped quite ns
big an leo crop as usual II not bigger ono,
nevertheless 1t costs New York dealers
from 81 TO S. ton to buy ice Mt Port
land and Bangor this year. exclusive
packing and transportation. II that
ere all. however tho leo dealers would not
complain. they say But they do q good deal
OF real kicking about the outright dishonesty
to which the Maine ice dealers they claim, re-
sort TO so constantly that It may almost be
called habitual
An leo iobber OF this city the other day
showed bill of adinR of IN Ice schooner he
had brought in last week from Maine port
1t vouched for cargo Of upward OF 900 tons
weighed in on the wharf In Maine ns loaded.
A duplicate bill OF ladinG reached him BY rail
In twenty-four hours alter the schooner sailed
According 10 tho custom Of tho Ice trade he
totwaIded check at once nIn Tor the total number
scurried around town for u customer He cnl-
culated on rs per cent, loss In weight by melt
age me pnrGhaser agreou 20 Lay l3r only the
tho dock at New York. The schooner made an
exceptionally quick passage, and meltage
would therefore be proportonatcy small, SO
he counted on an extra. good profit
The Ice tnkeE out of tho schooner Mt the
wharf at New York on the day. she landed
bill OF lading called for Yet. as she arrived she
was loaded nearly to the deck, and tho loss of
weight by legitimate metaEe was really less
than tho average, Her cargo having been al
ready paid for BY bill Of ladnG measurement
while It was sold BY weight. netled a loss to
the Jobber OF S2.38l.l TO- or nearly 40 per cent.
Another ice dealer said:
1t is an actual fact that il many Of the Ice
schooners that come to us from Maine were
filed full to tho brim with water and then
frozen solid. they would not have anywhere
near the amount OF ice, in them that their bills
and packed with tons OF the ordinary CONNER
rial napkinUn
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are we'll worth visit to anybody whoever
thrilled over tho printed pages Of yarn OF the
sea- He may spend q half day at the wharf
studying tho unique nguroheads, the uuia-
milar braces under the bowsprits, clam boring
up tho sides and exploring the interiors. and
then return to his favorite books with fresher
appreciation OF their descriptions and o clearer
notion OF their meanings. 1t Is ten to one. I'M
less he passes his youth in whaling town,
that he will find the vessels much smaller than
he had expected. With all the height Of their
decks above tho water they do not seem to
havo capacity for tho big crews they have to
carry. and tho hundreds and hundreds OF bar
rcls Of oil that tho books and mercantile re-
ports say they brought into port.
Tho most striking feature Of these craft. how
ever unless their pitiful nakedness be eX-
copied. Is their shape, to use landsman's
torn. To one who has been accustomed to the
elegant lines of yachts. the gigantic but grace
full proportions of siX-day steamers or the fine
appearance OF merchantmen In New York har-
Dor, these whalers seem the clumsiest kind OF
tubs and he is at onco impressed with the
wonderful strides made in shipbuilding since
whaling vessels were launched. There Is big
error lurking in this impression. Whalers are
high and blunt at the prov, built up and rooted
over at tho stern. and marked by other appar-
emily crude and antique devices, because they
were made to hunt whales in. They are made
on n special model, and so special is 1t that
once whaler Is withdrawn from the business
it cannot be used for anything else. That Is
why the poor old ghosts lie gaunt and neglect
ell at George Howlands wharf
Forty eight years ago the New Bedford whal-
ers established n weekly paper called the
Wbdlemen'S Shipping List and Merchants Tran
script 1t was designed to give, according to
its standing announcement, 81 complete list
of all American whaling vessels, with their
latest reports" The paper Is still published;
1t is a single sheet now. with ono side wholly
devoted to advertisements. and 1t keeps faith
full record OF every boat that has been in the
business until it is formally withdrawn or lost.
The vessels at Howland's wharf have not been
Withdrawn as yet, though mono OF them Is
likely again to put out after whales. 1t is said
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QUARTER DECK OF THE ROUSSEAU.
low the waterine was apparently as sound as
when it was first put In. Indeed, there are
those W ho maintain that the natural age OF II
Thaler Is not known. They say that after n
become perneated with the Iiauid and that
thereafter they will endure all exposure under
should drive the craft upon the rocks.
1t looked two years ago as. II tho Rousseau
come People TO %es Skse 9r eTs S
kind Of lasting memorial to stephen GIrard;
formerly lived In New Bedford. lie knew the
early history OF the Rousseau, and knew. too,
tnSt shs was In fay sound coHdton
Girard's old vessel DO purchased, renovated.
and remodelled sufficiently to make 1t suitable
FOR schoolShip to be mantai med In the Girard
name. Tho project seemed to he received
ieyorably at first, and photographs O, the yes
probably would have answered admirably for
tween decks; but somehow the scheme fell
Ing In value from lack Of paint and attention.
Everything that could be made of use else
To be sure there are two big Kettles on the
deck in which blpbber is tried out but there
the DOCKS in odd corners w6ere 1 they Be- 2ot
eaten through with rust, fresh supply for an
outgoing whaler may be picked up. Tho main
empty below: the quarter deck Is q sad ruin
with Its broken wheel and battered walls: the
Aupldln INTO WHICH one may LOOK
through 4 shattered window, has in 1t only
worn and dusty settee OF antique pattern; and
the forecastle is bare. too. except for an anchor
knows what for. This department OF the craft.
SO familiar by name to readers OF romance.
II Is in the very bow Of the boat, which makes
the room semicircuar IN shape ,bunks being
built in tiers along the curved side. The
radius Of the circle may be eight
feet and the diameter perhaps as
much as fifteen, from which the floor space
may be estimated The room is six feet six
inches, high The air space is about as much
as modern hygienic experts say should be re-
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MOBBING 4 PREA CHER.
A Church Attack cd by n Mob and It's Men,
bera AsanuIted In the Street.


CONCORD n. H., Juno 2s-The Row. A. S.
Orne OF Dover. self-consttuted missionary,
was called rs pastor to the Congregational
Church in Wentworth. After a short pnstorate
the church took exceptions to his preachings
and he was called before the Ministerial Asso-
citation. No charges were made against his
character but his license was revoked be-
cause his teachings were considered not to
DO in accord with the doctrines of the Church.
Last January he received and accepted an in
vitution to conduct a holiness meeting in
Wentworth. and went there from Dover for
that purpose On the night following his ar
rival In the town riotous demonstrations be-
gan about the building In which tho meeting
was held. oaths aud threats were shouted at
him through the windows, and missiles were
hurled against the roof and walls. The meet
ing continued through four days. with n con-
tinuance Of the demonstrations. but no per-
sonal violence was offered to Mr. OTne As he
left the town TO return homo he saw swinging
from lamp post n talowed enlgy Of himself,
Hon E UPON p' t Bewars Of ths p M o 'hScrp
y This morning Mr.. Orne paS cd through this
city en- route to Wentworth, whore he is to
60 to q town adjoining. This visit Is in re-
sponse to letter received from a colaborer in
which tho writer said that i is sad to see such
" Tho town" he said, \" is in a perfect upronr,
You never saw anything like il. We have been
assaulted on the streets. and rotten eggs have
been thrown into our church. Now thoy nre
preparing for you. They are coming from OK
ford. Wells HILL and Browns Mil to tar and
feather you and carry you out OF town on
won't be any better BY Saturday night. AZ
Sister Ball vii have some OF them under ar
rest by that time. She was hit between the
shoulders with stone thrown Mt her on the
street and has gone to Plymouth to institute
against her assailRnts.'
Mr. Orne anticipates an exciting experience,
but expresses q determination 10 hold the
meeting
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auired In the sleeping apartment Of one ma:
all the cubby holes In the forecastle were de;
slgned for sleeping places and 80 cannot tell
how many men 10 tho crew OF the Rousseau
were consigned at night to the narrow quar-
ters; but on bark OF almost the same meas
urement now in commission as u whaler he
found that crew OF thirty men was employed.
and most OF these would have to ind accom-
mediation In forecastle OF substantially the
same dimensions
Ono more movable thing may perhaps be
taken away from the Rousseau when the bark
Starts tor her last port, "a long wh9le6oat lying
bottom up on top OF the house In the stern.
This Is the spare" boat, used only when some
cautious whale has knocked 10 pieces the reg
the davits
ford Who have sailed on The Rousseau and
her connexions in retirement 1t is quite a
common thing for veterans OF the sea to stroll
down 70 George Howland's dock and look re;
grettully at the ancient vessels, inspecting, all
parts critically as If to keep mental record OF
their decay, and perhaps 10 measure the
progress OF their own inlImltles accordingly.
IL is hard for tho old-timers to admit that the
business will never recover, but most OF them
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CHICAGO. Juno 2S-supervisor OF Census
Gilbert tonight prepared tho following state
ment as to the population OF Chicago, accord.
ing to the Federal returns. now nearly com
plets: ,. A.. ..
ceved, 496, and approyimatinG as closely as
possible the LOG YET 10 be received, estimate
the population OF Chicago in round numbers 10
DO l0S5,UO0
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PORTLAND. Me-, Juno 2S.-The Democrats Of
this district nominated tho Hon. Melvin T..
Frank for Congress against Speaker Reed, and
passed resolutions condemning the Federal
Election law now pending In Congress as rev
dictionary unjust and tyrannical, Intended to
the corrupt ring in Congress that SO recently
proclaimed. through its hoadsman its domi-
neerng purpose, that hereafter We will cut
loose from State elections, do our own regis
trating. our own counting, and our own GER
tIticAtinpn
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IMMOHIBLE rs A STATUE.
The Terrible Eject Of Chronic Rheumatism
in u Xeternn of the Mnr

In - veteran OF the War.
BosToN. Juno ga remarkable story comes
from Concord, Mass. of the suiTerings of james
Melvin. who has for twelve years lain upon a
bod without changing his position. The osse-
Gus portions Of his body have united into one
piece, and from the crown OF his head to the
solos OF his feet there Is not Joint responsive
to his will. Every bone in his frame has grown
into the adjoining bone. Even the bones OF
his neck and spinal column are united firmly
into one and are rs rigid as bar OF iron The
ribs are Joined one to another by their connect
ing tissues, ana the chest is nothing more nor
less than box OF bone 1t Is utterly incapable
OF expansion, and breathing Is possible only
because OF the comparative freedom of tho
diaphragm and the pliaDility Of the muscles OF
the abdomen.
Human ingenuity could hardly devise more
effective Arrangement OF the limbs as q meaps
OF torture. Both hips are dsjointed, ana the
lower legs have been drawn sharply to the left
side of the body. and thus held through the
Justification OF tho kneo joints The loft leg
crosses under the right and the loft heel is
pressed so firmly against the right hip that 1t
strong person can draw them apart snf-
afiently to insert thin yiece of cloth.
ds b oGs csS to the
the abdomen. the fingers. upon the ends OF
which are, large Chalky formations. pointing
the left Tho avs are liked ana food in mSy be b9
administered In LIQUID form only through an
aperture made by the extraction OF several
teeth. Tho muscles of the faco and throat are
In good condition and are tho only ones in The
whole body that are movable. Three years ago
Chronic rheumatism is the cause Of his afllic-
ton, and the disease was contracted In tho
army. He is married and has daughter il
years OF ago. His wife. who has not been out
OF his presence an hour Mt time Tor ali these
fifteen years with tho exception OF u vacation
necessary to restore her falling health, saws
that lie mover utters word OF complaint.
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SPARKS FROM the rELEGRApH

AT meeting, OF tho Yale University crew late on
for the coming year,
The Grand Jury q the United States Court at Boston
mas indicted u :. bradbury the the Dean OF Trinity
University in Vermont for issuing bogus diplomas
Thomas MCGEE aged ~ years was found dying on a
lounge at house on East oTCeSter street Worcester
ye-terdAy morning with bad cut in The back OF the
head. He died In few minutes
skeleton was found under some brush the Nc
Beth farm, on Grand Island, buffalo on Friday.
which proved 10 DO that OF John Meisener farm hand
who mysterlousy disappeared last fall The skull
crushed, and The Ii thought 10 DO one Of murder
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and 1S deep. Mr.. Girard used her for thirty
yeRrs. and after his death George Rowland OF
New, Bedford bought her. Up to that time she
had been ship. and Rowland turned her into
bark In her original form she had open bull
warks forward Of tho main mast spar sup
ported 10 open crutches lay along each side
forward, and formed the only protection aga inst
falling overheard should O seaman lose his bal
ance in rough weather. Abaft the mainmast
the deck was raised few inches In this shape
Grard had used her for the carrying OF general
merchandise. Rowland Immediately added
full bulwarks. and made other notifications
necessary to Mt her for whaling Capt. Walter
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Murdered for $50,

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 2s.-The body OF tho
little boy, Elmer Bradford, who was murdered
four weeks ago in order that his mother might
get $50 for which the flve-year-old child was
insured. WAS discovered to-day in the south
eastern part OF the city In vault. Mrs Sarah
Williams. the boys mother, who has boon mar
rled twice. was arrested tonight again, and
she will probably not DO able to get on so easily
this time as before.
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Typhoid Fever Caused by Impure MIX.

WATERBURY,, Conn. June 20 Prof, Herbert Smith of
Yale Of tho State Board OF Health has completed his
investigaton here. Ito finds forty cases of typhoid
fever. all aceAble to the milk from Middebury There
have been i've deaths within three DAYS and several
persons are dangerously III pr NJ BeGedct, hospi
tai surgeon and surgeon OF the second Regiment q
= q Is one Of the victims Tho hospital IL illed with
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SEXTON CARPENTER TALKS.
HE rs THE SEXTON OF TIE STTTrENTu
STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.

He Tells Ho'o He icas affected by Cdtarrh
and Describes the Symptoms MinuteIy, and
Winds Up tcth tho Way He Got Reiier
Through Drs. Copeland and blair
MT James Carpenter is tho sexton OF the Sixteenth
street Baptist Church Sixteenth street mar ght
avenue Mr.. Carpenter resides At 500 west Fiftsenth
street. In recent conversation with tho writer NJ
narpenter said: have been troubled with hsRd and
throat difficulty for years My nose would get Sioppsd
up Irht on one side then on the other Vety often
could not breathe through my at ali w6ud biovS
out chunkS OF bad looking and worse smelling mpcns
from H. My head felt dull and heavy nearly Mi me
time, Sometimes II would ache terribly. Tho psin
eyes and At tho base OF my skull" WV ~
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of Martha's Vineyard was her first

Hlllman OF Martha's Vineyard was her first
master.
The Rousseau Is made OF live and white oak,
top and bottom respectively. On her trip
from Philadelphia to New Bedford she brought
seventy cords OF wood. The cargo was wet
the heat turned tho moisture into steam When
the matches were opened tho steam rushed out
but neither ship nor cargo had suffered dam
sge; The bark Is now owned by Frederick
stands Dv the whaling business and keeps ves-
sells in commission. When the Rosseau was last
overhauled 1t was found that the planking be-
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a Bandit Killed.

HAVANA. juno pa bandit was shot and
killed yesterday by soldiers The man was on
horseback, and made desperate effort TO es-
cape. but the horse was shot dead under him.
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whales. Some daY she will leave George How
lands wharf, perhaps In tow OF dinRy tug In
search OF final resting place,
- The Rousseau was built In 1901 for Stephen
Girard OF Philadelphia. Her builder was Nich-
olas Vandusen. She was launched upon the
Delaware from yandusen's yard, near ShBcka-
maxon street. She ls 90 feet long, 2S broad,
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CoRINTHIAN FAvY-FIRsT ANNUAL RAcE-PR1zRS
SILVER,
oLIss A-counsB 7 NILES

CLASS X ST LAWRENCE sKITTs-coURSK MILES
Gernania. ......Is Q. 0.Raubenheimer Walkovsr.
So the kittie beats tho Phpbo r. 4 minutes rs
seconds the May Il: boats the Punch minutes
minutes 20 seconds. and the Germania had Q
WalkoYer.
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BALTIMORE. June 27.-Prof John r, Hewitt,
the poet musician, and essayist. Is lying
critically I'll at his residence In this city. Ills
friends entertain little hope OF his recovery.
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The Democrats OF the First Maine district yesterday
HomiuAtSd the Hon, u, P, Frank for Congress.
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Ladies' Day Regatta at Port Morris.

Tho yachts and grounds OF the Knickerbocker Yacht
Club Port Morris bright with pretty faces ana
gay costumes yosterday afternoon tho
cAson of tho annual ladies' day regatta The
yachts were all sailed by their owners There were
throo classes and tho ladies' tho winning
boats received souvenirs of tho club signal in
enamel on an oXidzod Flemish coil pendant from Q
silver bar bearing tho Souvenir" The course
from the club house at Port Morris to and around
College Point buoy back club house. and repeat The
starting gun was hred At2 80 summary!
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Music on the Mall in Central Park this afternoon at
4 O'Clock. by Cuppas seventh Regiment band. The
programme:
star Spangled Banner
l. March-The Pet n tho Basses ......,,.. Bousqust
z. Overture La GHkEa Laura rssr'.'.s,'sss HOsbinl
4 Grand srecugn-fdust ..,...r.... ....bonnod
Coruct sOIO-DrCAnland .,,,,,,,.-.,-.,, hrban
Walter Rogers,
o. Fantase-Gems OF scotlaud. sibOA
g. Introiu ton Die MestersiuGer .,.,..., Wagner
7 schsrlO-Fr0m tue Eighth symphony Beethoven
Grand March-Of lTAe iles from Oraiorio. HI Costs
Caprice through entral Park fiSher
10 BAiAH de los -CAstilleias Marin
DoAoOgy
Praise Tod, from whom all blessings how.
Tho ATLANTA Boat Club has selected saturday sSOL
q ~ tho day which will occur their annual lGdtlS
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-30
BEGINNING TO SHOW.

What Refrigerators and Packing Houses are
Going to Do for Fort Worth.
Ever since it has been g settled fact
that the packing house and the refriger-
ator will start up in Fort Worth, stock
men from all parts of the state have been
congregating in this city, for the pur-
pose of learning what they could do in
the way of selling their cattle. VIII at is
seen to-day Is but sample of what will
come. Cat;lemeu from all over Texas
will make this city their headquarters,
and the benefits Of such q condition OF
things need not be told-they are we'll
known. Fort Worth will be the live
stock center OF Texas, and it means
thousands of dollars to the, trade of the
city. Dahlman and Hoxie are working,
and the good results will soon show up.
Hundreds of thousands of dollars will be
paid out here that have been going
North, and all Texas will be benefited.