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LYhCIfED IN INDI.fS.f,
The Shclbyvillo Folk. Make Short Work
OF the Man Who shot the tity Marshal.

The Shclbyville Folks Make short Work
orih Man Who shot the GUY Marshal.
SHrLDYrIiLE. lnd., Aug. 23-Don Bruce.
City shall, was shot and fatally Wounded
last night by Charles Hawkins. n desperate.
who was lSnched by a mob q few hours later.
Hawkins was In n quarrel. when Bruce came
upon the scone and requested him to cease his
disturbance Hawkins then reached for his
revolver. and. with al oath. Gred three shots iu
succession at Bruce. each hnllo. taking ofrec.
Hawkins fred twice moro. but missed. and
started to run. with bruce following. Whom
about 100 feot from the place Of tho shooting
Bruce caught Hawkins, placed him undcr ar
rest. and Immediately fell. lie was removed to
his residence At II o'clock Bruces case was
considered hopeless.
At l2 o'clock last night mob OF 500 coll ected
In tho Cou,t House yard and proceeded to tho
jnil without word The Sheriff demanded 10
know who vas :her,. one Of tho mob inner
prisoner. Tho Sheriff hon opened door when
twelve men entered the parlor and seized him
Ivy tho throat He was then tied han'l and foot
and a handkerchief WAS stuffed into his mouth.
Cne Of the mob secured The keys OF the Jail.
guards placed at the ontrance to keep back tho
Hawkins Was in renr CELL and when the
.r S n; FEE placed his hands eys! his eyes.
hands ana feet and to the
his neck. In a moment six men came rushing
ont OF tho jail Gulling their victim hy the
feet from ths, Jail door n tree was found and
the rope was thrown over limb. and second
no lis in %dH
the dreadful work was. over. The mob imm--
dately disnersod. and In five minutes every
thing on the streets was as quiet as grave
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Germany to Join the expedition OF Oscar
Borchert. whose purpose It is. in come rtion
with Or. Peters. to establish q shipbui ding
yard on the weBtorn shore of tho Victoria
Nvnn2a.
Elhcrfoil. in Rhcnish Russia. Is preparing 10
onlsllinc all other towns in II celchration o. tho
birth OF Thcodor kor or. The festival will take
place on Sept. Band will artistic in all ts ica.
lures. Thero will hr an GRAFTON, n cantata on
titsi E,inncrunr an K"ncr." which has been
specially ccmrosei hy Royal Musical Director
Nauchcnorkcr AMI ih' patriotic drama
named "Vhcodor Korner." 10 Le performed by
an AIN tsnr company Of ladies an geutemc n
During tho mannnyres at Tctow Yesterday
nm Chlan OF Tho First Regiment. whilo riding
~ iul speed through curnicld fell vi. h his
horse. The man behind him. unable to check
his onward care r. ran him through the head
VITA Lie lance, d the victim died on tho spot.
Three othe 8 fell o or his PROSTATE form and
wcr, badly injured.
Tho Wal enlorf savings Bank OF Thuringia
has closed its doors. The Tronsu,er, with tho
priaclral account book. las abs cnndeI.
Tho Rev Mr. Rich. formerly pnsor OF ELL
heck AMI brother-in-law Of Judge Sievoking.
has been arrested Il, ErlanEen. Bavnrii.
charged with seduc!ng nva gitls who wero
preparing under his instruction Tor conG,rma-
ton.
Fiftr.fcur mon working on the new Norden-
ham pier wero thrown to tho ground by tho
treaking down OF tho scalrold. AMI forty eight
worc blurred, Miany OF them seriously.
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4 S.lvdGE SOUiLk.
Just Such DousinG ns Yesterday. Heat
Would Naturally BrIug.


A black sIuall camo IN out of tho sou'sou'-
west last night beurir = in It's embrace such
burden OF water ns has not been dumped upon
Mani titan Island Mt one t.mr in many
long day. lis furo runners hal come earlier
In tho afternoon in the shane uf merry gusts
II wind. with low scurry!Eg clouds ui da,ker
aspect than the g. ny HEAVIER a,ove them and
an occasional siitriul lite Din h Ui rain. Every
body felt 1t In his hores that something was
coming something had To- co" 10 r. icve tho
ON @ sivo moisture laden atmos phcrc that
hal plagued humanity all day. But even old
salts did rot prophecy the black squat that
camo NJ GU Of tho .Ou'-sou'-wcst.
1t got here about o'clock. and Il had fun
with us all he eyerinE. 1t worked ~ some
big waves in The bay begin with. and tossed
tn" boats in the harbor and rive. nlucky
Iwrrc The small snilhoatS which 1t cnnH ut
hrated THO big Shifts that roo IA ~ nrchOr
dsN"i, it. but they wyro. rocked Il, bit, eco.
Tnon # nesnn 10 threw wMe , at W. no snmI
moan, 10 break re o;'is wa evident, from the
first aud from al accounts 1t sGccor,ls!.
.4ors rain n s h s. s E"as r no fTs ax
Il ltoye ns'Ics,r NM heller ,sk%,Isr !"
~ VII 'rSnns a.. ,s""s it n!sMSI re Re
eIort Of its rnni;s. AMI no doubt laugh ut the
dis oml IRE Il the ueoIle
:, The binck ~u,!nl was NO resrcr'er of persons.
IL 5 nike tho RI u anu poor alike ana uourei
rlac. lust n Eayly a. tho Gh hat hear Of ruin
ws no, ,o NJ :"
ln,orers no wrro NJ work in III" long renches
Of tie Ii,oadwny all" rond AMI in their ab-
.ence made ln,os and rivers OF tho trenches
for its unlawful amusement.
IL sp"ricd with tho steam iprs disclosed in
tho "i"ned streets down town. and enveloped
thcm in Nnpors
1t wa n trc ky sGnnll. II Jumped upon us
lure us out aga n, and then agntn leaped upon
The total ainfnll during the evening. was,1.H
part Of t o world or tho i've minutes after
The az fe pe serrocs hut the
snuall gave us no ,elief from tho ~tcky damp
Tho sailbont BON Ton. with party Of six
young m"r. on hoard. was sounding IN tho
North North. River. OF Thirty.fourth street about
Tho bSnt was tuned bottom upward like 2
flash: tn. FIX young men MANAGED to got
ing to ihs. cansized craft. The hoat drilled
down the river with the young men shouting
Policeman Kennedy of the west Thirty sew
saw wa ,s. at the Hattie 10
jumped INTO a rnwboat and lowed the Bon Ton
and Az her drippinc rev ashore ., 20,
9! So vest Fiiiy;iss! street 'f Lewis %soss
Kinehorn OF $40 Vest Forty-ses enth street.
Bernard penis Of go }, W " Eo,tysevsnth
Tho gunbont Bennington entered the lower
bay about &C ock last night and anchored.
waters nff Cape Hntteras
She was to test her guns. but the chief object
Her Captains orders wore to hunt up a storm.
On Friday. the day after her departure. she
put back into the bay.
1t was supposed an accident had happened
TO her but before anything could be learned
she suddenly nut out again. II the Benning-
ton really wanted a storm. she Just missed 1t
by returning last night
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KILLED IN IN ATIhMPr At RESCUE
Two or the Sims Family Shot While At.
tempting to Free an Arrested Relative.

Two OF the Sims Family Shot While At.
tempting to Free an Arrested Relative.
MOBILE. Aug. 23.-Bob Sims has been run.
ming an Illicit distillery near Womack Hill. In
Choctaw county. Ala.
The United States Marshal has been endeav.
oring 10 catch him for some time. but did not
succeed until Thursday. James and Neil
Sims. brothers and Bailey Sims. Bob's son.
followed the Marshal and deputies to Bladen
Springs as was published In dispatches.
Bob was arrested.
The deputy United States Marshal's posse left
Bob with one guard while the rest Of the posse
went TO supper at the hotel. some distance
from the cottage In which Sims was confined.
The Sims brothers and son had arranged to
attack the 1850 on Friday. when tho posse
aud prisoner were on their way to tho
boat. but finding Bob practically unguaricd.
they took advantage OF the opportunity.
F Fqha pasbes shot and 'bs sab us p youns
man. who bad stepped In, 10 say a lew
words 20 Dahlberg. srd WHO had nothing to do
With the arrest Of smsd
through the heart He died Instantly. Nell
and and nasy at OF 1s
and on. Of them fired on Jim and Bailey Sims;
Bailey, iGronped dead In his tracks and Jim fell
A friend Of Puei's tried to put more bullets
int, jim but missed tho mark intictinE only
there were threats of lynchine the wounded
man. Guards were put out to surround the
sr4 ns a"d a
ing failed TO halt when called on to do 30. and
was Tired urnn and wounded. Much excite:
When ihe re- nforced posse starts out to over.
take the two men.
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FLOODED BIZ 4 CLOUDBURsE
Fully 400 Families In POttsviile Driven Il
the Upper Stories OF Their Houses.

Fully 400 Families In POttsviiIe Driven to
the Upper Stories OF Their Houses.
PoTTsvILLE. Pa. Aug. ga cloudburst
broke over Po:tsville this afternoon and the
water poured down In torrents foran hour.
The thunder and lightning were unusually
severe, the latter doing considerable damage.
Two houses and the gas house were struck.
In one house stove was overturned and set
fire to the house. The flames were extin-
guished without much trouble.
The culverts were unable to carry all
the water. and portions OF the town were
flooded. Fully 400 families were driven to the
upper stories OF their homes and the cellars
and Kitchens are filled With water and Shiny
The business portion OF the town suffered
greatly. The collars OF stores being Tiled with
wnter. Railroads and streets were turned into
torrents carried all sorts OF goods and debris
down TO tho Schuykill.
The lumber yards of Weed & Saylor. and
much. Cars on N the Re aiding and Penn sylvania
railroads wore moved by the flood. and n
passenger train on each, road was blocked at
s c ola 10 f the soe EEssh Ths esne q ran
moved into the station with men ahead in
water ap to heir waists clearing the track Of
flooded and the IRE q, ginos were nut 10 work
pumping out tho cellars The wR'er on kali
rond street flowed into the boilor house OF the
ana nut oat tho fires. cutting of the current
and stopp Ing the cars
T. WAS he wors. storm sver known In Potts
ye amd tie dsmfG 4em is at
Port Carbon Schuvlkill Haven. Girardville q. and
tion and damage by the rain AMI flood.
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tn. Soclnlist Congrers.

BRUSSELS. Aug. 2h.-The committee appoint
ed to consider tho question "f the time and
place Of tho ne vt Socialist congress expressed
regret that the cost OF the passage over tho At
lartic would dabar consideration OF the
Chicago proposal. but they hope that
o few American delegates might be enabled
TO attend an American congress as America
delegates had attended the European. con-
gress. Mr.. Sandal II New York expressed con-
currencs f. the committees decision.
thanked tho committee. Tor the sug.
Congress. and moved q resolution declaring
that this Congress conveys its heartiest wishes
for tho success OF the American meeting and
luton was adopted hy acclamation. amid Q
kccno OF great enthusiasm.
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Trains Da.h ed Into Each Other.

WEST NEWTON. Pa. Aug. 23.-The Sunday
EXPRESS on tho Pittsburgh. McKeesport and
YouGhiogny Railroad. consisting OF engine ID.
n mail car and three coaches was in collision
with heavy coke train on the Layton curve.
fifteen miles above here. at 10 o'clock this
morn nc. Engineer Skeen suddenly discov-
100 yards away He apr led the air brakes
le' ersing Ills engine. and with his fireman
lnmied Town the steep emLankmel, The
crash. They were completely demolished, the
tank Of the passenger engine telescoping the
passengers were severely shaken up. but no.
body was killed.
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THEY RESTRAINED THEMSELVES.
Stage Manager Freeman and Stage Mana
ger Conricd In Bellieerent Mood.

Stnge Manager Freeman and Stage Mana.
ger Conricd In Beliie erent Mood.
Max Freeman. at times stnge manager OF
the Casino. and Heinrich Conried. at other
times stage manager OF the Casino. haven't
come to blows yet but they came mighty near
1t last Friday night.
That was the reason that Max Freeman
didn't appear yesterday Mt the Casino to con-
duct rehearsal OF" Indigo" Mr.. Freeman
and Mr.. Conrcd have for some time been
rivals for Casino favors
Mr.. Freeman staged " Castles In the Air :" for
Hopper last season. and gave Conried an open-
ing at the Casino. where Mr.. Freeman's favor
to Mr.. Hopper did not meet with approval.
Then Mr.. Conried staged =" Poor Jonathan"
and Apollo ut the Casino. and HIS enemies
say his work in these operas was not satisfac-
tory. Mr.. Freeman suggested some changes.
and ,hsn the GRAND Duchess" was put on for
short run.
In the mean time Mr. Conried had been
sSGa sslE hs woRe In ne
Last week hir: conried returned iull Of en-.
hrsas for this RI Thsn he va Tens
"fs ss,sss%t "! Anse
s MiFH act act. Of ,he Grand Duchess and found
1 MSth win Mr. Vent IN
stage diln't sui, him and he said so.
adding that II would Do Vastly different Wnon
he put on ogelshandler." Mr. Freeman was
in the front OF tho house, and his blood boiled
when lie heard that Conried was on the age.
Mr.. Freeman is something of pugilst: but he
restrained himself and when he met Mr.. Con-
ried on the stage he said:
What are you doing here?"
am hero to represent Mr.. Aronson" said
Mr.. Conried.
II represent Mr.. Aronson. replied Mr. Free
man. 4" and I'm putting this play on. CONSIDER
You know that you have no right to come on
this Stage now
two from the " Fogelshandler."
Then Mr. Freeman went on a search for Mr..
Rudolph Aronson. He found Mr.. Albert Aron-
son instead. In tie caf.. with seyeral friends.
Mr.. Freeman told him how MIR. Conried had
"sneaked on the stage" without his penis:
sion. rev.led his chor.s men. and then delled
Conriad of tho stage. Mr.. ArOnson wouldn't
do it. and when Mr.. Fseeman insisted Mr..
- II yon don't like 1t ron can go TO hsll."
Mr.. roeman nut on HE cont and went ont.
Indigo " Is TO be bro ght out Tuesday night.
and Mr. Freemnn's absence from yesterdays
rehearsal was markei sign Of his displeasure.
Tho friends OF Conricd and Freeman mr." now
mnkin p ,ols on what will happen when they
come together.
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A BETRAYED GIRLS REVENGE
Instructed by Her Mother, She Throws
vitrIoi Her Scducer's Face.

vitrIoi Her Scducer's Fnce.
Charles Gerhartlt n conductor on the Green
point and Union Avenue limo OF cars In Will
llamsburgh. had his face and neck dsfGursd
last night by vltriol thrown at him iy Mamie
Roach. 10 years old. OF 81 Maujer street. Will
llnmshurch.
Tho girl gavo as a reason for her act that
Gerhardt led her astray on Friday night. and
hcr mother compeilcd her to get the vitriol and
di4Ngure him. Mamie IA q pretty brunette
and was employed in tho Thomas shoe shop in
Hewes street, near broadway
Sho lives with her widowed mother and
sister. Gerhardt is married. and lives with
his vito and three children at 1874 Flushing
became acquainted with Gerhardt on his
car" tho girl said to u SUN reporter last night.
" He told mo he mas unnarl led. Last Friday
] went with him 10 the Novelty Theatre.
Alter tho perloImance ne took me to
somothinr It to drink which h stnrcsd lied me- s
Then ho took mo t. n hote in East Now York.
whers he kept me until tho next morning. He
left mo at O'clock. I reached homo ut IL
O'Clock on saturday and when my mother
demanded 10 know where 1 had been all
night told her, everything. She cried
and told mo l must have revenge,
sh s sS ten cents Tosh Pt ,
vitriol, ana kent II, until nearly o'clock to-
night, when she told me and my sister 10 20
I'VE waited at the corner Of stage street
and L MON avenue until Gerhardts car came
along. when We got on. and throw 1t on him."
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An EIGHTEES- IEAR-OLD BIGdMJST
He 10 the Son or . Millionaire, and 10 Said
to Nave Three Wives,


BUFFALO. Aug. 23-Harry Thorner. the son
OF the millionaire. DR.. Thorner. is locked up
here OIL a charge OF tigamy. He Is only Is
years. old and Is snid to have three wives In
different parts OF tho country-one In Buffalo.
ono in Boston. and one in Philadelphia. Tho
police have been searching for him for weeks
He is also wanted at Niagara Falls for defraud-
ing IL hotel Keeper 1t is said that he and his
last wife boarded with DR.. Robinson OF Mag
ara Falls for four weeks. and one dark night
they stoIe awny by getting out of q window.
taking their baggage with them.
Th"rner has figured In many escapndes. the
charges ranging from grand larceny o big
nlny. Perhaps tho most Notable ono was HIS
hnsty marriage OF Maud Westc"tt, q young end
pretty girl. who worked In one OF the leading
dry goods houses OF this city. IIe wooed and
won her under the alias OF Harry Hameln.
nue milo Under this name b. bent
many boardlng-houso proprietors The girl
weeEs she had obtained q divorce.
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SHOT BIZ HIS PRISONER.
lIo Then Shoots the Prisoner and Both
Die Ia the Car.

Ho Then 5hOotS the PRISONER ana both
Die In the Car.
KINGF1sHER. Indian Territory. Aug 23-For
several months the officers all over the Terri
tory have been on a constant lookout for tho
Dalton boys who committed the daring rob-
berry ON tho Santa Fl; rond last spring.
Tho large reward has made tho deputies
very watch!ul. and last Saturday when G. T.
Bryant. member OF ths gang. rode Into
Hennessy, small town about eigh-
teen miles north Of here. to purchase
supplies. Deputy United States Mnrshal
Ed Short spotted his man. and soon had him
In limbo. During tho day and evening
numerous atten,rts wers made by members
O, the gang 10 release the prisoner. hut Short.
who. 4 u daring fellow, was too ,yigIlant
Island passenger train Intending to lan,l HIS
prisoner in the united State, iail at Wichita.
The prisoner was thcn unRrmed.
On arriving Mt Waukoma. III" Same meE who
were ut Hennessy lnterceding for tho prisoner.
were at tho depot When the train stopped
they boarded and secretly gave the prisoner
PISTOL.
Although he was chaino cd to the seat he mnn-
aged to pull the trigeer and shot ShoIt. Snort
crew his revolver and sho, his prisoner. killing
him instantly. Short died few minutes later.
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NURSE ROSEyTIi.iL'S SUICIDE
Preferred to HE Poor Gentleman "
Rather Thnu Live - Ecgg,r or Thief


Gon n,,,o r"n,oa furnish J room from louis
~ WV 'en ,n., W, ,r,,,a, at.,.,, 80. ...
A. Sch oss o 22S west lhirty-slNth s'reet. CONF
nittcd suicide on Friday night by taking poi
con bv,olermirollv.
e',,i , ~ ,,''.'... -. o..,
afternoon. whcn. beronin. suspicious Mt ko-
.on,h,l,. n,n.on, carnncc s;cbloss hroke oman
S,"u'"t 800, .t' '.,, I'D. 80 a..
mo door hhu i"ohu t"e nun lying uPon INC
bod rs II as.ecp
A v,Iiso and ,wo lettors Law on ,be tahlc Ono
.. '", 49,, 80 " -, " - ~ 90
OF the letters was adures-ei 10 Selismhn "Cn'
bankers, II Broadway. II was scaled Tho
otbcr VIVA addressed to Tho Coroner. and w.s
o'"'' ",S ", ~, W w" .''''eA' "n' WIS
orcn. 1t tells tho whole story
Il am tired Of living" the writer says and
h,ya ,,Lon nois,n hvnolermi,.uy Sioi.
now 49, '' ''S>
ana suho ing loE lohg time. only
able TO tako liluil food, not nbio to
nnI -, n,,vairian no,binc left =, sunnor,
n'' t'... 49,. n'' ,e.. ~ 'uppo's
mo ~ tho luture' mncI noSicct"u ny former
friends, not able to IND a nninl nj death, l
ha,o taken my own me. 10 sr. AMI Mr,; ".
matt St9 ,mhaGt OF san Lranciscn. Cal. |;
I" NJ JtllMs n"tnS, III EN y, y, mncc. am
sIo't snH ' 'nI as noh anS 5"rT
tho blessing Of tho god Lord in !icavnn
lwuud nretnr 70 leave thls world roor gen
tlrlneh raticr yuan 10 pear ms ne rs llegInr
or Il th'cI. no GfnNe OF to rnurer mas 10
lttrOf- LOT NE II 'n' eOOu l.Or,l desires me llo
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Average on Aux - 1890, Observation-Disclosures,


wAsUIAGIOS FORECAST TILL =. NJ MONDAY.
Tho shniow area OF low pressure on Saturday night
everything the country from tho lower st. Lawrence
southwest to MI sissppi developed on Sunday into
decided storm central over tho nouns ns OF Maryland
and the Virginia. Its influence has continued tho
southerly winds and high tenn eatures tho Atlantic
coast States and northeastery winds on the lakes
The accompanying rains have nearly reached tho
aud extend Lake Michigan and south Georgia
These rams have been heavy in localities es-
Teeially from .ou'heattern OHIO to northern Geor-
Ria and ih'nco to Pennsylvania Ills storm
development shon!d mnvs northeastward over
New England on Moniay and win probably bring con.
siderable rain over tho Atlantic States north Of
Georgia As It moves toward the ocean tho wave
behind that as been pdshng its way from tho West.
with Its front nearly to the Appalachian chain will
reach the coast and ed changes OF enpera
ture, heavy rains on Monday and northwest winds
especially IN the middle Atlantic States The weather
should clear oy Monday night In tho Atlantic States
prevails In the Gulf States and Tennessee. thence to
Wisconsin and west OF tho Mississippi Another deep
storm area has developed Of Dakota and will
cause a general riso OF temperature on Monday and
for two or three DAYS after in tho districts west OF the
Mississippi River and the upper lakes.
For the District Of Columbia. Virginia, Mary.
land, and eastern Prnnsylvania much cooler,
north westerly winds frequent showers Ill Monday
evening: cooler ami far Tuesday,
For Delaware ana New Jersey. frequent showers;
winds shifting 40 much coo.r uGTtNwessry, cooler
anl fair TUESDAY
Fur eistrI. ArG IOIl, frequent Sh,UsrS Npndoy. dc.
Dig t,0isr northerv pinds: Ter mud rar TWSday
For western New York, western Pennsylvania, and
West virginia frequent showers TIL Monday evening;
continued cool, porthsTly winds; continued cool aud
faiS Tuesday.
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Killed on Mont blanc.

BERNE. Aug. 23.-Particulars have been re-
ceived OF terrible catastrophe on Mont
Blanc. A marty ascending the peak was COM
PEELED by had weather to return before arriv-
Ing at the summit.
Wien tho party reached tho Petit Flntenu
fierce gusts OF wind released III avalanche.
which hurled u l,rmnswicker named Rot and
his guide. Michael. into cievasse Tho two
mon were dashed TO pieces
Rescusrs from Chamounix found the bodies
on tho following day The other guide and an
other party consisting of Count Pavernay and
guides had a narrow escape. The accident has
caused painful sensation.
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The Weather.

In this city yesterday tho weather sultry and
cloudy until nghtfali when the atmosphere was 70.
lisvcd of the excessive moisture by heavy thunder
storm. The wind. which had blown fresh frsm the
southeast thro uRhout the day suddenly changed to
northwest the temperature fell r. and the heavy
shower began Thirty hundredths OF inchl OF rain
fell ve minutes from $40 to sI5 and one inch be-
tween s:o+ and a. Tho total rainfall was IN inches
Tho storm passed from southwest to northeast
The highest temperature recorded at the signal
once 7s'. the lowest 70'. The average humidity
was So per cent. Tho wind was generally southeast
changing to northwest Its average velocity was ten
miiss an hour.
Tho Thermometer ~ Perry's pharmacy In TnE Sun
building the tempe yesterday rs follows:
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Tic Elders Mnch,n-ry Disabled.

QUEENSTOWN. Aug. 23.-The Cuna'd line
steamer Aurania. Capt Walker, from New
York Aug. is. for Liverpool. arrived here at
5:47 o'clock this morning. She reports having
spoken the North German Lloyd steamer
Elder. Cant. Bauer from New York Aug. Is
for Bremen. on Aug Fl IN latitude so north,
disabled and she was repairing. She declined
assistance. hoping to be able to proceed In
eight or ton hours.
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Arrested for Beating III. Son.

George HeIrson OF 1877 Hudson avenue.
Brooklyn was arrested yesterday for brutally
beating his 14-year- old son John He returned
homo In the afternoon In drunken condition.
and picking up a heavy shoe. attacke ed the boy
without any apparent provocation. beating him
with 1t over the head and body. The boys
TOIs, and policeman was called and arrested
the father. 1t was found that the boy was very
cred with con usions. He was removed to the
brooklyn Ho. pital under the caro- OF an ambu-
lance BurleOl,