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The state herald., 1891-07-03
A Brave Mans Death,

Fred Brokaw, eldest son OF Isaac v.
Brokaw, prominent In New York. was
drowned while attempting to rescue the
servants OF Mrs. Herr at Elbcrton, Now
Jersey. One Of the servants was also
drowned. Miss Annie Donohuc, Miss
Aggie Birsch and Miss Julia Torpia had
been bathing. They were carried out
beyond their depth. Their erica were
heard By Brokaw, who, with DIR. Ferris
OF Philadelphia, was sitting on the lawn
OF tho Brokaw cottage Tho two throw
on their outer garments and leapcd into
tho sea. Brokaw seized Miss Donohue
and DIR. Ferris caught hold Of Miss Blrsch.
Brokaw made n gallant struggle to
reach the shore with his burden. The
girl completely lost her head, several
times breaking from his grasp. He would
not dcssrt her, however, aud struggled to
bring her to the shore. Finally his efforts
to retain his hold on tho girl exhausted
him and he sank from view with the girl,
to whom he cluhH 10 the end. MIR. and
Mrs. Brokaw witnessed the sad accidcn,
from the beach, and arc almost frantic
with grief.
Brokaw was 81 years old. He was
catcher OF tho Princeton College tcam and
u graduate OF that college In the class Of
~. Miss Torpia aud Miss Birsch were
saved. DIR. Ferris was completely OK
haustcd when rescued aud was taken TO
the Brokaw cottage, where he iios In
critical condition. Hundreds OF wealthy
New Workers who have cottages In the
vicinity witnessed the scene.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Marriage of Mr.. ParnelI.

Charles Stewart Parncll was mar.
ricd on the a3th to Mrs. O'Shca, from
whom Captain O'Shea obtained a divorce
a short time since on the ground OF adul
terry with Parnell. The only wItncsse,
were two servants from Mrs. O'S hea,s
house, ut Waisingham terrace, Brighton.
The registrar was strictly enjoined not TO
give any information about tho marriage.
and he promised TO preserve the closest
secrecy In regard TO the matter.
Parnell's marriage has caused u great
deal Of gossip It is said that there viii.
be no extended honeymoon. The lady's
daughtcrs were not present at the mar
riage. When tho news was carried TO her
brother, General Sir Evelyn Wood, he IA
said TO have expressed his pleasure at tho
termination OF tho scandal, having kecnIy
felt tho Injury done 10 the family by his
sisters actions with Parucli. Tho Par
ncllitcs profess confidence that the mar-
ragc will restore their leader 10 his old
position. This, however, Is no, generally
believed. As for social position, Parnoli
never had any. because he never mixed In
society, aud his marriage will, his =. .,po-
NC nts say. make no difference In the
attitude OF the Irish clergy toward him,
Mrs. Parncll was seen al Brighton ON
Tuesday BY MIR, Porter, who says that she
looked rs charming rs she ever did Ia her
life.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
A Marrow Escape for Jay Gould.

Mr.. Gould boards n New York local
train every morning at the Covington
station, to which he is always driven from
his country place, two miles away. The
other morning US u few others stepped
across the tracks at the station to take the
s;l6 train for the city, u west bound ox-
press hove in sight, coming ut high rate
Of speed, as IL was few minutes behind
time Its track was the one between the
station and tho local train. Standing on
it, all oblivious 10 danger, were Mr..
Gould and his fellow travellers.
A station hand saw the express and gave
a .haro vail of danger. Mt which all save
10 the station platform. Mr.. Gould's
thoughts were apparently miles away,
for his head was bent and he was perfectly
heedless Of his peril. The other passcn-
gers were 30 Mortified at the situation
which developed In lcss than 1--WE seconds,
that they were powerlcss TO make a move.
Then Baggagemastcr Barnard pushed
through them, Jumping to the track and
grabbing the railroad king by the collar.
ierked him back upon tho platform and
before the absent minded capitalist knew
what II all meant, the express had thun-
dcrcd by. by the time most Of the spec
tators had gathered their eQuanimity the
railroad man was on his train as cool and
collected us II nothing had happened.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Commencement a. Yale University.

The 191st commencement Of Yale
University was observed on the 23rd at
Center thutehi New Haveni Degrees,
honorary and In course were conferred
upon over 400 men. The degrees In course
were divided as follows: b. A., 1877; M.
A., o; Bachelors Of Philosophy, SO; G. E.,
B2i Bachelors Of Divinity, "A; M. d., IA;
Bachelors 81 Law, 5si Master Of Laws, q;
Doctor OF Civil Law and Bachelor Of Fine
Arts, !: The latter degree was conferred
upon Miss Josephine M. Lewis of New
Haven. She is the first lady to have that
degree conferred upon her in the United
States and the second in tho university.
The procession moved from the campus
to Confer church at 0: $50 o'clock. Professor
Dexter, secretary Of the university, led
the procession with band Of music. Next
came the class Of 'sl, the faculty. corpora
alton, invited guests and alumni mem
bcrs. The exercises at the church began
with prayer by President Dwight. On
the platform sat members Of the faculty
and corporation and Justices Brewer and
Brown.
The philosophical Grafton was delivered
by WIN. N. Thatcher Of Pueblo, Colorado,
on "The Causes Of the Failure Of Refor-
nation in France" The valedictory was
delivered by Nathan Glyckman OF Chip
pcwa Falls, Wisconsin. The John Addi'
son prize was won by Ray Burdette Smith
Of the senior class, academic department
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Largest Farm in the World.

A company has just been organized
in New York with capital OF H,0OO,OOO
for cultivating farm Of $4,000 acres In
Florida. This will be tho largest farm IN
the world; and on It enough could be
raised TO supply the city OF New York WIN
food. The name of the company is the
Sebastian Land Improvcment Sugar and
Investment Company. The farm lies be-
tween the Indian, San Sebastian and ST.
John rivers, and is drained into the st.
Johns, The farm has u muck soil, similar
10 that in the valley OF the Nile. The
compsny does not propose to raise cereals
or garden stuff, but sugar cane and cocoa
nuts, especially tho latter. This will be
in the nature Of an experiment rs cocoa
nuts are not indigenous to Florida. The
company is composed Of New York and
Southern capitalists. The land was
bought from syndicate Of young men oil
New Orleans, headed by Mr. W. W..
Wallis, who has somo stock in tho farm
ing enterprise and will be president OF 1t.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
To Extend Catholicism in America.

A letter from Rome received Mt
Brussels says: There has been received
In Rome n memorial address TO tho car
dinals cndcavoring to enlist their aid In
the scheme for colonizing European
priests In the United States, MS heretofore
described In these dispatches.
II boldly asserts that the European
governments must exert themselves 10
retain their influence over their
cmigran,s To the United States. Tho
memorial is very lengthy, making over
1000 words. II traces the loss Of faith by
cmIgrauts to-
!. Dangers 10 which their morals are
exposed during the journey.
=. The lack OF national priests 70 re-
cclye aud care for the emigrant on arrival
In the United States.
g. Tho pecuniary sacrifices exactod Of
them In the United States for tho practice
OF their religion.
l. The public schools.
.. Secret societies.
d. The lack Of national elaboration,
The political character Of the movement
Is inadvertently manifested by the state
ment that the European governments can
no longer regard the matter with indifYer
ehee and IL Is Of the utmost Importance to
retain their influence over their people In
America. 1t insists for thi. purpose Of
the preservation OF their nations! language
and the formation OF socie,ics among i'm
migrants IN tho United States.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
4 Word for the Scissors,

Some people, ignorant Of what good
editing is. Imagine tho getting up oi
selected matter is the easiest thing In
tho world To do, whereas II Is the nlccs,
work done on newspaper II they see
tho editor with scissors In his hand
they nrc sure 10 say; "Eh. That's the
wny you nrc getting up original mat
To-, chp" accompanying their new.
Witty question with mn idiotic wink o,
smile. The facts nro that tho interest,
tho variety md usefulness OF u paper
depend In no small degree upon ths
selected mai'cr. and few men ars cnpn-
bio for tho position who would no,
themselves be able 10 write many Of
the articles they select A sensible
editor desires considerable select ,nnt.
ter. because he knows that one mind
conno' mike 30 good n paper as Ave
or six.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
In the Foids ofa Python,

During the afternoon performance
Of sidc show In Chicago, u fourteen. FOO,
python attacked Miss uno. the snake
rhArner. aud seriously Injured her. The
snake was now acquisition OF bad dlspo-
si'lon. Miss tno had wound tho snake
about hor aud was about To lift another To
her arms when II ,ish,oncd its folds and
caught her left arm In lts Jaws. Three
Attendants nj once sprung 10 her aid and
i'icqulrcd their united onerts to free hnr
frym tho horrible embrace OF the serpent.
The Jaw Of the reptile had 10 bo priod
,pcn before her arm could bo released, A
physician was called and tho wound
rautcris"d. and unless b,ood poisoning set.
In the slrl will recover.
A. tho time Of tho accident the ten, was
packed with people, md tho excitement
vas intense. -Four ladies tainted aud had
10 bc taken lnto tho fresh air before they
recovered.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
FIGHT with ITALIANS.
Striking Italians Raid Other worktnsH
and are CAPTURED.

uhA N'" ~oFsh' c"'
A spetial from Kootenai, Washing
ton, received from tho scene Of the Italian
riots along the Great Northern road,
brings news OF fight between Warren's
rangers and gang Of 100 Itslians' The
,attcf had started cast along the line Of
the railroad grade for, tho purpose, u
stopping all work. They carried the
Malta fling at the head Of the gang.
Thirty Of the rangers coming down the
river in bonts were spied by the Italians,
who made an attack on them, and short
fight ensued. in which one Italian was
killad and Mr inortally wounded. The
rahgers, who were unharmcd, captured
the ling, disarmed the Italians aud placed
them under arrest. The other detach-
ment Of officers captured and disarmed
another large gang of Italians on the same
day Ut y point fifteen milos east OF the
scene Of the above battle.
In the night the Italians at Crossport,
hearing Of tho fate of their companions,
determined TO burn the toinpany's store
at that place, but when they appcnred on
scene they were confronted with the
cleaning barrels of Winchesters, In the
hands Of officers, who drove thom back 10
their CAMP. Threats were also made 70
hang the officers who killed tho Italians,
and. fearing mischief, u posse followed
them to camp and disarmed them.
II Is now beloved that the trouh)e~ y
over, from the fact that the Italians have
nearly all been disarmed. The rangers
will remain, however, until all danger Of
further lawlessness is passed.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
A New Move Against Silver.

At the cabinet meeting Friday tho
question Of continuing the coinage Of silver
after the lst OF July was considered and
evidently, as the result Of the delibera-
tons, an official statement was issued In
the afternoon by the secretary Of tho
treasury.
After full and careful consideration Of
the law relating to the coinage Of silver,
Secretary Foster says he finds that tho
act of March 8, 1891 requires THAT the sec
retary of the treasury shall, US soon rs
practicable, coin the trade dollar bars into
silver dollars" He also finds that $50, 900
has been appropriated for the rccoinnge Of
the subsidiary silver coin into such de-
nominations as shall best serve to give it
circulation. There is constant demand
for small coins, principally dimes, which
the mints have not been able TO supply.
The secretary Of the treasury has do
cided that his duty In this matter is to
obey the direction of Congress. Congress
has ordered the coinage Of the trade
dollar bars into standard silver dollars.
The coinage of the trade dollar bars In
this manner will transform what cost
5,0s?, ,766 into i, i4s, Isl standard dollars.
The secretary finds that 1t will require
perhaps four months to perform the work
OF coming trade dollar bars into standard
dollars and recoining the subsidiary silver.
Therefore, the question Of the continued
coinage of silver dollars, as heretofore, is
not practical one at present
The four months suspension will bring
the time to the end OF October, when
proclamation may be made that the coin
age of silver dollars under the act Of las,
July will be resumed.
The coinage Of the trade dollar bullion
will add 100000 to the available funds
certincates can De issueu against tho d6f-
lars thus coined, Us the act Of July las
repealed so much Of the act OF 1873 as re
quires monthly purchase and coinage o.
silver bullion.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Reedsnn q Dollar,

What is the milling" on dollar or
other coin? Probably not one person
IN 500 would answer this simple ques-
ton correctly. There is popular
belief that the corrugations on the rim
OF IL dollar are the milling. A San
Francisco gentleman thought so, too.
until the point happened to arise In .
conversation with c. NJ. Gorham.
coiner Mt the mint.
Mr.. Gorham went into the coming
room and picked up blank"
round piece OF n silver bar. It had
gone through one machine which had
slightly rounded the edges. The blank
was dropped in n milling machine, and
when IL came out second or two
later, the rim was fiat, and the edges
OF the rim were raised little above
the level OF tho sides. The verb
milling" used in this connection 10
this raising OF the rim OF blank
piece OF money. and the noun mill
ing is this plain rim without reference
to any corrugations anywhere. Tho
purpose OF the milling is to protect
the surface OF the sides from wear.
The milled blank was dropped into
stamping machine. from which 1t
dropped u perfect dollar. While in
the machine the piece dropped into q
corrugated collar and the piece ex-
pandjnp under great pressure. the rim
was forced Into the corrugati0ns ana
became similarly corrugated. These
parallel notches or corrugations. gen.
orally called the milling, constitute the
''reeding." The term is adapted from
Its architectural use to express small
convex molding. especially when such
holdings are multiplied, parallel 70
each other.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
comimeneemen, a, Harvard University


The weather for commencement
at Harvard was perfect and the time
honored oDservances OF the day were
carried out with tho same spirit and pre-
cision rs in former years.
The procession OF the seniors to San
ders' theater was headed by brass band
and after the long double file OF seniors
came President Eliot and the overscers
the governor lieutenant governor, stan
and invited guests, the faculty and then
the alumni in the order of their classes.
Within the thcater was gathered the
brilliant audience which always assemblies
to applaud the graduates and listen to the
orations Of their representatives. The
exercises were as follows: Carroll n.
Brown, Latin orator, salutatory; Hugh
McCulloch, disquisition on "The Charac-
ter of Romeo,n Harry IL. Gledhull, des-
sertation, "The Harvard Senior;n Chas.
L. Sattery, oration, "A Remedy for
American Philistinism;" Charles w.
Willard, oration, edward Rowland Hills"
Charles II. c. Wright, Grafton, "rhe
Holy Grail" William II. Rand, A. b., of
the law school, Literary Property after
Publication" Narraki Kozacki, ID. b, Of
the divinity school, IA Generous Forma'
tion OF Christian Thought In Japan"
Chief Justice Fuller was guest and the
overseers conferred upon him tho degree
Of Doctor Of Laws.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
AARvAao.yALE BOAT RACE.
Harvard Victorious Over Her Old
Opponent.


The annual boat race between
crows from Harvard and Yale toek place
at New London, Connecticut, oi the 26th:
The day was perfect and the water
smooth.
Tho betting was considerably in favor
Of Yale, 100 to 10 being offered in some
cases by believers III the blue. Tho
course was the usual one Of four miles.
Harvard took the lead at the start and
held 1t by fine burst Of speed which at
once aroused wild applause among the
tens Of thousands Of spectators.
Harvard steadily increased their lead,
and the excitement and enthusiasm grew
corrcspondingly. All that was doubtful
after the first mile was how many lengths
the Yales would be behind at the finish.
1t was one.sided contest from tho start,
much TO the establishment Of most judges
the general opinion having been almost
universal that Yale would win or ut the
least that the race would be close. AT the
finish the din was deafening, the throats
of the thousands Of sightseers on tho
seventy-hve boats and thirty five railroad
cars emitting yelfs OF JOY or disappoint-
ment, and scores of whistles belched forth
y noisier applause.
There was some delay in announcing the
Official time, which was 81 minutes and ~
seconds for Harvard, and 81 minutes and
e7 seconds for Yale. Harvard was about
eleven lengths ahead ut the finish.
The Harvards did better than they were
ever seen to do in practice, and crcpi
away from Yale at every stroke. On the
other hand, the Yale crew seemed to have
lost the form they showed in practice, and
they did not work in exact harmony.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Constitution Of tho Peoples Party,

The constitution and bylaws MS
revised and changed By Secretary Schil-
ling OF the now peoples party. have been
made public. Tho articles call for tho
organization and regulation OF local ciubs
to DO conducted under tho auspices Of tho
national body. Stated meetings shall be
held hy every club. Tho president shall
be elected u, each meeting. Any citizen Of
tho town or county may become member
by signing tho declaration OF principles
and the platform Of the national body and
plcdeinr himself unqualinediy to support
Tho principles IN cnunciAtcd. Any mcm-
Der who makes motion 70 endorse . can
ildaic Of, or 10 enter Into u fusion with
"ny other political PARTY, shah imups-
lately cease TO be member Of tho club
aud OF the now party.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Burial Of Sailors Drowned d, Samoa.

The bodies Of the nineteen sailors
who were drowned In the great
storm Mt Samoa, were buried at
Mare Island, California, on the eth, with
imposing ceremonies, The remains Of the
nineteen inen were taken to the cemetery
seven in one hearse md twelve on Z
caisson constructed OF gun carriages.
The escort consisted OF . battalion from
the United States marine corps, q COM
pany OF sailors from the Independence,
Commander Besson, and from the French
irigatc Bubourdieu, members Of tArragut
Post, No. 4, g. A. r., Rear Admiral John
Irving and stan and Commander Wilson,
United States navy, survivor OF the
disaster. The line was preceded by the
ttAaasperaense band, which played martial
States Navy.
AT the graves the services vera con-
Quoted by Chaplain J. X. Lewis, and were
Impressive. Al the conclusion . parting
salute was fired over the graves, md the
last call was sounded by the bugis.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
A Vessel Sunk at San Francisco,

The coaster, Palestine, ran on u
rock Just outside the harbor ut San Fran.
cisco Friday night anu sank.
Tho Palestine was commanded by Cap
tain Mccartney, was vessel OF 400 ton.
and was nine days out from Tacoma with
.,soo tons OF coal for tho Southern Pacific
company, A big hole was knocked In her
bottom, and she sank about one hour after
striking In thirteen fathoms OF water.
Only tho tip OF hcr masts are now to bo
seen. M sooL Ms II was seen she mus,
NO down Captain Mccartney ordered tho
boats lowered and all on board, twonty-
one In number embarked safely. as the
sea was quite calm nj tho ,Imo and ,h,
weather clear. Tho tug Wizard ,owod tho
shipwrockcd sailors into tho harbor.
The state herald., 1891-07-03

UNDER tho law which requires the
return OF undesirable immigrants. one
years time is given In which they may
be discovered. OF course II is desir-
able that those barred on, by our laws
should be sent home Mt once; but II
supcrs are known here to be paupcrs,
rripplcs, or otherwise untitled for
earning living, they may be returned
ut the expense OF the companies bring.
Ing them over II they have not been
In this country over u year. This law
is making steamship companies much
more careful rs TO the class OF cml-
grants they bring TO American shores.
They are learning that this country
refuses longer TO be the dumping
ground for the refuse OF Europe.
The state herald., 1891-07-03

IT Is all very well for those not
made round-shouldercd by burden of
wealth TO dccry gold and point out the
disadvantages Of n heavy bank account,
but the chap with the gold has the call
on what's going. 1t is well enough
FOR man to try to make himself con-
tented with what he has, and say TO
himself as he sees n more fortunate
brother spin along the road behind a
handsome team, "lts all very well to
drive trottcrs, but look how dusty you
get" The majority OF men would take
the dust II they were able to have the
leam.
The state herald., 1891-07-03
Predicting a Silver Standard.

The London Daily Nens says: The
continued drain Of gold from America IL
gradually tending 10 tho Inevitable adop-
ton ofa virtual silver standard. Good
crops may succeed In recovering u portion
OF the sa,ooo,oo Of gold already exported
this year, but every year brings nearer
tho time when silver certificates will be
forced Into circulation. whsn tn. change
comes thoro might bc u rush for silver,
but II Is moro likely that tho silver
already coined will suf,ics for currency
purposes with paper. Therefore tho idea
OF an unlimited now demand for silver IL
unwArruntcl,
The state herald., 1891-07-03
WIDOW sraANoLINo IN F1yr.
Horrlbfs Hits that w.w Carried 0ut
with Much Ceremony.

Horribfs Hits that w.s Carried Out
with Much Csrsnony.
Woman IN Fiji Theoretically oesu-
pied high position, being regarded
rs an essential and integral part Of her
complete In this world without his
wife, nor could he pass into the next
unless she accompanied him. There
fore, the death Of man was always
clossly followed by that of his wife,
and in the case Of u chief by that Of all
his harem. II married woman died,
passport to the shades was furnished
her in the shape OF her husbands
beard, which was cut off and placed
under her left armpit.
In case OF the death Of an unmarried
youth of either sex the person was
doomed to wander about in an inter-
mediate region between heaven and
earth until ono OF the opposite gender
cume along to complete the couple.
When any one died whales tooth
was placed in his or her hand, TO be
thrown at the tree which stands as
guide post on the road to the other
world. II the ghost OF the deceased
hit this tree with his Or her missile
acceptance with the deities Of the un-
seen was indicated. Beyond this tree
sat "Nangga- Nangga," guardian Of
the path. who permitted no man TO
pass unless he had his wife with him.
This spirit was, however, credulous
and easily deceived. and often had
grandmothers and maiden aunts palm
cd off on him as the wives Of chiefs
who essayed to pass him.
The Fijians were always q practical
aRd far-seeing people, and whore .
man left behind him stout and buxom
widow his kinsfolk often voted 1t fool
ishness 10 fool her away on ghost.
Accordingly, she WIS appropriated by
some man who was strong enough to
drag her awny and maintain his claim
TO her with the club. and some tough
and ancient female relative suffered
the cord in her place. This was not
accomplished without terrible row;
the widow, as well as all her connec.
tions, resisting him tooth and nail for
it was considered etiquette for the
relatives of the deceased to resent as
an insult a proposal to marry the
widow.