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board from the outer sides Of the ship, thus
carrying the weight nearer the centre and
crenses the distance OF the cabin from heavy
in Wind * hSr
side rortions Si Tie cabn VIII 30 eoyersa with
asbestos which will prevent the heat Of the sun
Capt, Pierce's ship it was calculated. would
cross the Atlantic In five days.
A patent solicitor. who was asked yesterday
Ker steamer to be, an infringement OF Capt.
P!erces patent, said. after examining Capt
II think Il is. The idea of the deck cabin I
consider the chief feature and as Capt, Picrce's
and the one proposed by the whaleback people
s W be INF nnssnanf nS!s
passenger steamer has an elevated cabin: 1t
seems to me. also. that Al, Can't Pierce
ssa tSs S sas
construction. he viii! have a good case; At
ts he feel the
:, None, OF the officers Of tho American Steel
Barge was Int In t9Tn y
scheme people laughed ut me-. I
was then In Chicago. and was sailing on the
all. My friends on the lakes knew Of my
scheme; and we frequently talked s. L. over IT.:
hosf t
be the originator Of, the, whaleback idea and
who. I suppose. is also the designer of the pro-
bly, he thinks I am dead. for people on the lakes
hySh heard OF me Tor many
get away from an those people. built yacht
for myselfand started to sail every place andany
into an inlet on the jersey coast near Atlantic
City In tho morning found myself frozen in.
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LOUISIANA ORANGES.
A Big Crop in Plaquemine Parish, which
Has Grown Oranges for a Century.

New ORLEANS. Oct 18-The orange crop Of
Louisiana. which is rapidly approaching ripen-
ing is immense: in fact. one Of the largest ever
raised. Some Of the trees are 80 laden with
oranges that the branches have to be supported
with props to prevent their breaking. The
crop will be picked by tse end Of October and
is now about past any danger Of damage.
Nearly all the orange groves In the State are
in Plaquemine parish below New Orleans and
on the Mississippi. that being the only portion
of Louisiana where tho culture can be carried
on successfully. This region includes two
and the Mississippi. and tho water which sur.
rounds the Orange farms. tempers the cold
aud prevents damage from freezing. The cul-
ture Is a hundred years old. and some Of the
trees are of nearly that age There has been
very little eXtens ion Of the orange culture here
recently. those who Experimental in 1t having
lost heavily from severe frosts.
The orange farms are most productive and
are valued at 81 800 or more per acre. yielding
$3.50 to $500 in oranges. There Is lit ID or no
cultivation The crop is sold on tho trees. to
be gathered by the purchaser, and frequently
the sale Is made in the bud" when the tree
have formed. all the risk being taken by the
fore single orange has been picked
The Louisiana orange. which IL usually
cross between the sweet and the sour orange.
has suffered In comparison with the California
and Florida product largely because 1t was
roughly handled In the picking but the
trouble has now been thoroughly remedicd.
and 1t Is growing In favor again.
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per and lower decks. FROM theso stanchions
braces will extend to the deck amidships.
,!,l'I the entire lenath am!aships there
give additional support to the cabin.
The. The s ihp ha,vins keel three feet.
main deck and under side Of cabin, viii have
forty,six feet vertical strength: The hollow
stanchons are utilized az ventilators for the
stserage cabin and connect With pipe run
ssss% sas oa At The after have end Tho The
tire main deck. and are completely iso-
lated from the ilrst-cless passengers.
eines or ship. The windows OF the rooms
Will be three feet square. and the main saloon
ing the entire length. $50 feet. The main So;
loon will be 2S0 feet long, IL feet wide,. and IA
feet high without single obstruction"
Other rooms IN this upper constructor,
cabin. a. gentlemen's cabin. smoking rooms.
The first cabin" says Capt. Pierce's circu-.
lar, " Is elevated above the main deck ten feet
and eighteen feet above the water line. thus
placing 1t beyond the reach Of seas that can in
any. way affect 1t. In addition to the above
cabin protection. the sides are eight feet in
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spooxEn AoAINsr pAnnor1.
A Suit 20 Recover Adams Express Stock
He Transferred TO tIis Mother-in-iaw.

| A Suit 20 Recover Adams Express stock
He Transferred TO His Mother-in-iaw.
BmpaEponr. Oct lathe suit ofthe Adams
Express Company against Clapp Spooner. its
deposed vice-president, adds interest to suit
now before the Superior Court OF Fairfield
| county OF which little has been known. be-
cause 1t has been the endeavor Of the counsel
on both sides to keep It from the public. It
leaked out yesterday. however.
Mrs. Mary Ann Garland was the mother OF
two handsome daughters In the early 40's.
both Of whom married struggling young men.
One OF these was the wife Of Henry r PARROT,
and the other married Clapp Spooner on July
10. 1916.
At the time Of spooner's marriage his moth
er-in-law was not blessed with an abundance
Of wealth. or at least he said 30 in his deposit
ton. The young couple took up their residence
in modest house in Fairfield avenue. then
known as Beaver street. The establishment
was on q scale which accorded with Spooner's
income at that time. He probably never dream-
ed that he was to become millionaire and hold
responsible place In the company
which was then very small beginning.
Mrs. Garland was q famous housekeeper.
and Mr.. spooner knowing that fact and
having q kindly feeling for his mother.in.law
ss hs So he her
bis housekeeper. giving her control OF the
''i mrs. spooner died in 1853 but Mrs Garland
continued in charge q her son.in;law,s
SsStS fr rS s M sp ns5 MssSps
land Bayld nf Phillips Of nII Ma sF
second marriage no built the handsome rest
feeling sss ssf vRe aSs w%efsd !. 70
live until afif her death about year ago Before
her death she made VIII; Leaving the ten IN
bers u Of fhe PARROT family.
Gpoa the r ,ss 0se
wi ssss fssanf Is ss reasea to
Wien R5s ef Ssy 0 met Te EXPRESS som
been worth $50 u share, in 1857 had in 1890
r% Sn aom fa ys
before bringing suit to recover the shares. but.
under their increase. they became OF value to
They represented so many votes Il, in the
sns Of the os assn so sat
there had been no money consideration IN the
Gnd b he aaa pp solely
Mr.. Spooner did receive a. consideration for
aging the ,latter's household. often had
to meet the expenses out Of her own
her demands for reimbursement that
Mr.. Spooner assigned the stock in trust for
her. Mr.. Parrot also says that II SpooIer Is
shares. The Increase Of shares. he claims.
was Mrs. Garland's absolute and exclusive
property. which che had a right to dispose Of
as ahe saw fit.
The suit was sent By the Court to LAWYER v.
L. Burnett OF New Haven as referee. and Is
still before him. This story Is gathered from
the dispositions on record. The counsel In the
case are the most eminent In the State. Ex-
sent Mr. Spooner. and Henry G. Robinson OF
Hartford and ex-Congressman Levi Warren OF
case.
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TIE r. M @ a. ATHLETES.
Activity In All Branches OF Physical Cul.
ture-News ana Gossip.


Many Of the eecretaries. assistants and
rhr.io,, a,.....r. 81, H. ,nsi,ian. T., a.
physicai directors VINO nave posi.ions IN tIe
various branches OF the Young Mems Christian
Association obtaip the knowledge requisite to
mi thnss .,a,,.,a.. h., ,a,n, .hro,,,,,, . rn,,rsn
III ."ose posi'ions py soins ',,oue" eou.so
OF training at the Springfield school. But
there are many other mon who find IL person
all, i,ao,,.a,,i... ~ ...a,,, a. ,atoo, a., ~.
auy ihsohNehieht 10 a''enu .ho sehoo! ,n per-
son. The school has plan by which these
mon NAV be t,atructed in N co,,rse NV m can a
-, aa.s..',s M -, - .
vi correspondence. Ihe schooi arr"hees u
special course for each physical direction.
and the course will extend over three
80, -. LII, 80. -.
years. Each year STUDY Will coVor iorty
weeks. Five lessons will be given week
and each lesson reouires hut two hours OF
,.,,.,,, r.. 49, 49,. a. -. A.. .
s'uuy. IN oruer 10 carry on the lessons In
satisfactory manner. every student will re-
ceiye each week an outline OF the we,k's work
sss;onn , Mesn S .,, =. .nv WIN w WIZ"
assigning LESSONS anu giving nihts ana other
material for study Examinations are to be
held every month. and at the end Of the course
o.rt,foot ,r;,i ~. s..,S,, ...,,,.t Iii,
acerenchoe VIII DC iurnished which Will give
due creditor oil the work accomplished. This
a,,.u ~, 49,, 1890, AZ az VIZ o'eo r,oA
work commences this month. hut men not
prepared to begin at once may take thcir first
lessons later There will be no correspondence
during July and August. but otherwise the
forty weeks course will be consecutive. DR..
X A. Clark IL In charge of fhe IN 4 ON M
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THE GOLD CURE FOR CONSUMPTION
Results OF an Experiment In Case Which
Vas Thought Hopeless.

BANGOR. Oct. 1.-two years ago Solomon
Cheney. prominent citizen Of Portland. had
an attack Of the grip and it rapidly developed
into consumption. Last spring his case was
given up as hopeless. He was confined to his
bed. and. as the doctors were satisfied that his
life could not BIO prolonged. they asked his per-
mission to try an experiment upon him with
the chloride Of gold and manganese remedy.
Being assured that his cpd would be In no wise
fastened by the treatment. Mr.. Cheney con-
sented., The experiment was conducted by
dermic Injections of the fluid. which was pre-
pared after the formula OF a New York physi-
clan. Two drops day were injected.
For a few days no change was apparent In
about six weeks. however. unmistakable signs
Of recovery were visible. and ever, since then
Mr.. Checny has been gaining steadily. While
he has moi. yet been able to attend to business.
he has so far recovered as to DO out, his step Is
firm and his appetite good. The decay
whole system wonderfully built up. Tho
patient has gained flesh. and Mt the present
tive. DR.. Sylvester says that what lung tissue
remains is assuming healthy condition, and
there seems to, be no, doubt that Mr.. Cheney
will be restored to n fair degree of henlth and
be able to resume his business next spring.
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DROWNED OUT AND BENEFITED.
Il WAS . Good Thing for Cakes A.es's Son
that His Plantation was Submerged.

that His Plantation was Submerged.
New ORLEANS. Oct. 18-Last year serious
crevasse occurred on the Ames plantation i'm
mediately opposite New Orleans. 1t was the
only big crevasse OF the year. but 1t was q most
damaging one. The water poured over the
entire plantation and neighboring ones. COM
pletely destroying the crop. killing the cane,
and not leaving enough to plant with. 1t de-
stroyed the vegetable gardens and truck farms
on which New Orleans largely depends for its
supplies. the dairies and stock farms on the
western side Of the river. invaded the suburbs
Of Gretna and Algiers. and running down
stream. nearly parallel with the Mississippi. a
hundred miles. 1t flooded the rear Of all the
plantations fronting on the river.
The loss from this crevasse has been placed
as high as $4,000. 900. the worst sufferers being
the planters. tho railroads. and the truck
farmers OF course. the heaviest loser was the
owner Of the Ames plantation. in which the
crevasse occurred. Mr.. Oliver Amos Of Massa-
chusetts. son OF Cakes Ames Of Credit Mobilier
fame. His loss was put down as something
over 100000. His crop this year would have
been 100000 pounds Of sugar. On this the
Government bounty alone was S60.0OO-the
crevasse saving the United States Treasury
that amount on this one place. and probably
close on u million altogether-and the total
profit on the crop would have been about
The crevasse is over now. and the plantation
animation to see the effects o. the croyasse
discloses the fact that while the latter dam
aged the place fully $1OO.OOO and entailed a
loss to it of that amount, it has benefited It
For mouths the Mississippi River poured un-
yium from three to, five feet thick. The plan
pass the odest in tn and
exhaustive Of crops. for a century. It had. in
fHEs the f saeo
% ss tS'
&c Rsss s3s Dssss has rssSstsd
the chance Of, future overflow less probable;
the and
is well known. slope back from the, river. the
nnt 9 being na lily
verified it into valuable land suitable, for any
In tho on She Myrtle
was overlooked in 1850. it was found. after the
creased !, the acreage re, BY filling up the swamps
ATs ss sssSsa s 81 sns egys ssHs 1d
BELIEF. ruined. It Is Impossible to say. hut It
has been estimated as much nnId eyer 5000
return Tor am Old one Yet
the fertilizing effects Of crevasse. neither no
against future accidents q this Kind. the plan:
sdes By h hR that mo- break e 90
ring on any neiGhboring place can injure it
When hf wHk Is t the Ass Hat
surrounded by mud walls.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
Votes for workingwomen.

The Workingwomens Society OF New York
has passed resolutions declaring disfranchise-
ment too heavy burden for women to bear:
that thousands Of tho poorest people in the
State are uniustly and unlawfuly disfran-
chised. thus making their poverty worse than
II would otherwise be- that this poverty Is
such that in New York city alone over hum
dred thousand workingwomcn are toiing for
starvation pay. and that this dreadful poverty
OF workingmens sisters. widows. and daugh-
evils. The resolutions call on the Legislature
to relieve the workingwomcn OF the State from
fore II next adjourns. Every Senator and As
scmblyman is especially requested to use his
utmost influence to secure tho immediate
passage OF q law giving to every woman who
earns her own living the right to vote.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
A WOLF IN SLEEPS CLOTHING.
The Rev. Mr.. Cline Recognized In the Pulpit
as u Horse Thief

BLUE Earth CITY. Mimi. Oct. 1a-Albert E.
Cline. until recently Methodist minister. has
run away. He forged notes and checks to the
extent Of several thousand dollars and Is a
bigamist. Some time ago he met the pastor OF
the Methodist Church at Winnebago City and
offered to preach for him. During tho sermon
the regular pastor recognized Clines face. and
before he had finished recalled thnt no had
Winnebago City pastor being one Of the Jurors
in the case.
A few days. later at a conference OF minis
tors. delegate from Iowa recognized Cline as
George + Derby, who two years ago lived IN
Publishing House. The Iowa delegate re-
ported Cline at once, md 1i he was stripped OF
Cline then. turned his attention to raising
money on forged paper. secured large
leaves wife and two, children here. estimabis
people, aud is said 70 have wife and daughter
that he Was going 70 Join noTth%estern r' wv,
oming mining expedition.
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BANGOR. Oct. 1a-It is many years since
Maine has suffered at this season from such a
drought as now prevails. Many mills are shut
down. while others are running on half time.
the Penobscot being about the only river in
the State which still furnishes sufficient vol
ume to turn the wheels along It's course. The
Fairfield and other towns where water power
Is used are useless. while mt Bath the city
water supply is exhausted leaving the place
Saco. Hndroscoggin. Union. Machias. and st.
Croix Rivers are all at very low stage, delay
country districts farmers are hauling water
for their stock and praying for rain.
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The Garden was fairly we'll sprtnkled with
sesplsndens in red r and gold Uniform. Brought
ssssS; sss Il. IL i
termed e hoSss or The
aHx = ~
and the slope is I feet 10 inches from the outer
cars are fSs
opinion that the management In It's anxiety to
devise safe. turns has gone to the extreme.
If. sSs 4 sssESsy sss
falling II She very Art heat three IL the 81
ss are rass
70 ito
safety machrssS HSTeyeIE this h IN may be- the
Tho Tho ~ oth ep0 arrangements for the week's
seSn r. has nsfs psent
T11a o be nats
rors. beii rings as each lap is Recorded and
ss%Ss sHS x! Ike III
tho recent lamentable six-day fiasoO, but
as the Ingenious Mr.. Couch. Albert found him
self without funds to "oil' the machines. the
intelligent score dials could not be induced to
record miles or laps with any faithfulness.
Money is flowing freely into the machinery on
this trip. though. and the honest-looking faces
aS that their Internal
The men have respectable looking tents to
lnhabit this time. and an arrangement OF flags
and curtains hides the dwelling places. The
spectators will not be inflicted with the sight
OF horde Of trainers and handlers hanging
feature t'Gtu at six.day affairs heretofore. The
costume. and nc. soiled undorgarments will Of
ffend the fastidious. The men are scored by
their dist nguishing colors. as numbers could
not be noted In the rapid flight OF speed The
most commendable Improvement ID the utter
absence Of side shows and ,yendres A
sSSnss4n; and f&s1t.u9sss asnSss '. .shIIs
legged COW. strength machines. shooting
galleries. cane and knife-ringing stands. ond
other familiar fakes which seemed SO indis-
pensable In ye olden days. but the great ma
lority VIII hnil tho innovation with delight.
IL et bssGspt In the
launched under most promising circum-
:, During the week Howell and Robb, the Eng
nsil cracks. and Ralph Temple and Senator"
Morgan: the American flyers. will contest In q
serles q hort-distanco races. taking the out.
side OF the six-day men. These races should
Pc very interesting. although Howell on pub
canary and Maltby will give their exhibitions
OF trick riding,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19

WASHINGTON. Oct lathe Lucy Webb Hayes
Deaconess's Home and Bible College for Home
and Foreign Missionaries was dedicated here
Yesterday afternoon in the presence OF an au-
aience as distinguished as 1t was large. there
being present some Of tho Unknown Bishops
oithe Methodist Church on this side o. the
water and some of the eminent divines from
Inc Inc 9 9Th side Mrs. H. NJ Teller President q
OF the Home Is national In character, and It
Vas erected under the auspices OF the
M MStmhaas Home Missionary Society Of the
bst upder tho supervision of q Conference
r roa,u OF nine, appointed by the Baltimore
tsuninetfence; The course Of study will DO sys-
Il two years. ~" WA S"'0' p'A"u
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Police Justice John J. Ryan. as he sat on tho
bench In the Essex Market Court yesterday.
had arraigned before him for disordery con-
duet tho first woman he married when no was
an Alderman OF this city In 1876. The woman
was Mrs. Jennie Hamburger nf 304 East 10th
street She was, walking In Fourteenth street
ON s9iurday night with u sea Captain and they
quaintance Of the Captains. Jealouey caused
collision and Rolicema1 arrested the two
when he harmed who Mrs. Hamburger was he
remitted the fnes. Mrs. Hamburger said her
husband left her the day after the marriage.
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The oldest Second Lieutenant in the army is
Michael Moore. who lives at 20 Seventh av-
enue, Brooklyn. The War Department has no
will show that he is not u boy 10y any means
He was IN usterod into the service us a musi-
elan on April 80. 1872. and was retired for dis
1881. He was made u Second Lieutenant OF
Infantry on Jan; ID, 1899. and was retired in
draws three-fourths of an active Second Lou
tenants pay, which Is about sos per month.
Assuming that he originally entered the SER
Vice mt tho age OF IL, he Is now 81 years old.
He may be. however. q few years older.
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PROPOSED wHALEBAcK PASSENGER SHIP.

sharply to the lighting end. The Wetmore has
no masts. and is propelled by steam.
The American Steel Barge Company. whose
Offices are at 80 Wall street. own the whales
back patents. As told in THE Sun OF Sunday.
Sept. %. this company proposes to build whale-
back passenger ships that will cross the At
lantic in five days. A bearded. bronzed. and
sturdy man. who called at The Sun office Sat
urday, ia going to try to prevent them from
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
Another Brooklyn Fire Thought to no In.
cendinry.

Fire occurred In the cellar Of 1854 South
Fourth street, WilliamsburGh. yesterday after
noon. and the police think it was incendiary.
Mrs. Elias Wolfe reported that as she was
sitting Mt the window Of her apartments on
the first floor sh" saw man come from the
basement ana run away she Smelled smoke
n few minutes later. and an examination
showed that barrel Of slavings had been set
ntlre. The hous" is u fOur-story tenement, In
labited by eight families. The fire did no
damage.
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MY IDEA, SAYS CAPT. PIERCE.
INVENTED THE WHALEBACK PAssEN-
GER SHIP NINE YEARS AGO.

He Comes Out OF his New Jersey Retreat
with His Patent Papers and = Declared
Purpose 20 Block the Plans OF the
American Steel barge Company.
Since the whaleback steamer Charles W.
wetmore 80 successfully carried cargo OF
$4,000 bushels Of grain from Duluth to Liver
pool about three months ago seafaring men
have been talking about that peculiarly con-
structed craft. which has been described in
The sUN. The whaleback was designed by
q fresh water mariner named McDougall. He
used q whaleback first to carry lumber and other
things on the lakes. His design calls for n
hat-bottomed hull and the rest Of the vessel is
80 constructed as to make her look duck
bodied. A small width Of the deck is level. but
the cross section Is nearly oval The hull
tapers at bow and storm like cigar that slopes
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COSTLY FUEL FOR HER BOILERS.
Tho Dunedin burned Up Her Woodwork
and q, 500 Worth or sugar.

The steamship Dunedin, which arrived on
Saturday might've weeks out from Cienfuegos.
had hard battle with sea and wind on her
long voyage. Her coal gave out while the
tempest was at it, worst, and she began drift
ing. All the woodwork OF tho cabin and fore
castle were put in the furnaces. Then one Of
the matches was opened and hundreds OF bags OF
sugar were taken out and pitched into the fire:
The ship was rolling and pitching heavily. and
went into the hatch, damaging much OF her
cargo. She drifted 120 miles out Of her course.
and managed to get here only after burning
fifty tons. or about $4,000 worth. Of sugar.
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SPARKS FROM THE TELEGRAPH.

Prof +. N. Bowman has been selected to succeed Or.
Ritter In the Chair Of Music Mt vasshr College Prof
bowman Is the President OF tho American College OF
Musicians.
In drunken scunie in Waterbury on Saturday night
william Hughes aged 81 years was pounded "a death
by William DAILY. Aged " years- DAILY was arrested.
charged with murder.
Thornton !, lsiDs: who killed his friend. Ned Haani
United States. probably forever. His departure was
kept and ID said that he now On the ocean,
bound for south America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19
New Catholic Church 4. Jersey City

The corner stone Of the Holy Rosary Church.
new italian Catholic church which is to be
built In Sixth street between Monmouth and
Brunswick streets. Jersey City. was laid yes
terday afternoon. In the absence OF Bishop Wig
ger. Mgr. de Conoilio, rector Of St. Michaels
Mariana Of New York and the Rev. Father
gohn Of the Passionist M1pastery. Several
to take the place 81 the present s% S bSiIds
ing, and Will cost about $4,000. 49,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-10-19

A.M.-l2.<6. Gustave Heuser's grocery store. S1S
East Eghtyfourth street, damage trnins; 9;%o Park
4 Tilfords OFT broadway. damage slight.
PM-2:%O. Now York Mattress Company 8a4 Hud'
son street. damage $500: 215. George Settles board.
ing house, 3<] Water street damage MOO; $50 John
Gilbert Bon Forsyth street damage ssoo sn has,i
y III Norols Zimmerman III orchard street. damage
triuing