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NO UORK AND NO HEDDING.
a Young Nun Hangs IIimselr Near the
Door of HIS Fiance.

Boston. July 5.-Despondent from his vain
search for wori; and troubled over marrying
wife whom he might not be able to support,
John Christian, a Norwegian. committed sui
eide this morning at SIS London street by hang
ing himself from skylight Mt the door of his
sweethearts room at the time she was writing
letters to friends inviting them to her mar
riage 1t was set for tomorrow.
Up to three months ago Christian was mate
on tug. and no liked his work. Then his
flance. Miss Alhortina LundEren. had fixed the
DAY for the marriage. and all his spare time
was spent in planning and arranging for It.
One night while he was In charge OF tho tug
a collision took place between his tug and a
schooner. and charged with carelessness no
WINS discharged. At first he did not say any
thing OF his trouble to Miss Lundgren. lie
went about whistline bat week after week
went by and he was unable to get work.
He finally told her OF his Ill luck. and under
her encouragement lore IN Two months
passed and then he began drinking.
Last week for the first time he heard Of n
place and secured attention in his application
for work. On saturday night he received no.
tice that he would have to look elsewhere for
work He spent what money he had for liquor.
Last night lie went to the honse OF Misa
Lundgren and she upbraided him. He left
hut returned and hanged himself outside her
door,
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At FORT WOOD THEY FIRE GUNS
When Family Emergencies OF this Kind Ar
rive Une xpccted,y.

When Family Emergencies OF this Kind Ar
rive Unexpectedly.
The military post on Bcdlow's Island has no
doctor and no telephone or telegraph to call
one from Governors Island: but it hos guns.
in Battery Park. at Z o'clock last night. by
booming across the bay to Governors Island
There were two booms. and In the cannon
code established between Fort Wood and
Castle Williams. they meant medical aid re-
Quired Immediately"
Now. Dr. Fisher OF Governors Island WAS
already at Bedlow's Island. and Surgeon
Major Hoff wondered what emergency de-
manded two doctors. He couldn't so over i'm
mediately as the Governors Island steamer
Atlantic had Just gone to New York.
Half nm hour later tho two guns at Fort
Wood doomed an other appeal. Major Hoff was
down on the pier fretting because tho Atlantic
COULDN'T mako better time coming ack to get
him. He had his case OF Instruments and
medicines and was prepared for almost any
At last the Atlantic got back from New York.
and straiEhtway the Mal9v jumped aboard.
record to Liberty Island.
The garrison was oil safe. and the wife Of
Private Robert. Roberts OF Company A was In
ARRIVAL SEfs p Of Msor on
Mrs. Charles Miller. wife Of tho fireman Of the
electric light plant; had already congratulated
herself on the birth Of her first; and that WAS
- One s Of the little fellows isn't follow at all.
but the other IS. Which Is which was not
who sont out the thunderous signals. may 10
happy to let the world know to-day.
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Damage Done by tho Wind that Preceded
Inst Nights shower.

DnmnGc DOnc ny tne ttnu thnt Prccede
Inst Nights shower.
A thunder storm that passed. over Bath
Beach at 81 o'clock last night did great
damage. G. G. Soule's pier. which is
the largest pier at tho beach. was
wrecked by tho wind which proceeded the
storm. Several persons were injured. but
mono fatally.
Mr. Soule had an attack OF heart failure as q
result OF tho shock. and he was Ill that the
doctors forbade his removal from the pier.
The Now Utrecht Police and Fro depart
ments turned out to assist in clearing away
tho wreck. The loss. 1t is estimated. will ex-
coed $4,000.
Ambulances we're summoned from Brook
Ign. but 1t was found after their arrival that
they were not needed
KINGSTON, July 5.-One Of the scverest cleo
trio storms ever known in this section passed
over this place to-day. 1t lnstei for more
than nm hour. and during tho time telegraph,
telephone. and electric light wires seemed
ahhze with n blush flame All tho electric
lights were extinguished. When tho storm
was over. at about 500 o'clock. there was
sound like n nlu flied explosion houscs shook,
and people rushed to the streets. fearing tho
buildings were tumbling down. 1t was tho
general opinion that tho town had been
shaken by an earthquake.
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NOT PASTOR DIY'S FACLE
Ho Explains From His Pulpit That the
Young Indy Broke or the Match.

From his pulpit Sunday last Pastor D. f
Day of the Eustport. l.. l.. Methodist Church
explained to his congregation why he was
still single man. According to report he was
to have been married to n daughter OF GEORGE
n. Fancher OF New Canaan. Conn., on the even
ing Of Juno % last. When he obtained n leave
OF absence from his church few days pro-
vious to that date he explained to the NOM
bors his intention OF bringing back q bride to
cheer his life and aid him in his pastoral work.
He is we'll likod. and tho members OF his
church prepared to give the newly welded
pair u hearty welcome on their arrival In the
village. A toni was erected on n lawn. and
committee went to tho depot on the evening
set for the young couple to arrive. Pastor Day
got off tho train alone. He was detected md
appeared much disturbed. Ho told the
wondering committee in broken tones that
n aa t tafH dS5ay s
awaited TO- nave Pastor Day toll why Ills we'd
ding failed to take place.
At the oncluslon Of the morning services on
Sunday he advanced to the altar rail and snid
trothed and her family objected to the mar
rage. During his absence some evil; minded
had Sm Mbsb LID th sS be d
to break off the match. Pastor Day said no felt
too much grieved to ask for an investigation.
His story drew out much sympathy from his
To n reporter Pastor Day snid that on his ar
with stories detrimental to him. One OF these
stories. SO Mr.. Day AYERS. accused him OF max
s Hs to snSnir soIy hs s s, Mass
already married and there was still another
story. which accused him Of being tho defend
stories. Mr.. Day said. were false; lie had
nothing to say against Miss Fancher or her
family. with tho execution that they had not
treated him right There could never be
reconciliation. and now that no had explained
the situation to his congregation he had dis
ing assured that his vindication was not far of.
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The runaway car met with no obstacles until
"rsached Park place. At this point n truck
belonging to A. d +. Brown. and driven by
ADAM Widdeman. tried to cross the track
"nead OF the car Schneider pounded on his
gong but the truck horses were too slow. and
'he front platform crashed AGAINST tho
wagon and knocked It out OF the
way as II II had not weighed a
pound Tho horses fell down. and as tho
utuck toppled over on ono sido tho driver was
thFown into the street He landed on his side
and was slightly bruised.
"heh the passengers In the runaway car
saw This collision they made rush for the
doors. and several jumped off. One man was
20 excited that he tried to climb out OF a win
uow' but the conductor caught him by tho
soa'-talls and persuaded him to drop Off from
''e rear stcn. Ho was the last man out. Tho
crew stuck by the ship
Policeman John jacket OF tho Broadway
squad saw the men jumping from tho car. and
nerah out and boarded the front platform.
where he stood and ycllea. while Schneider
N"hced war danoe on the gong.
Az Barclay street another OF A. 4 Y. Browns
trucks was In tho way. but Driver Daniel Ken
heay managed to get It out in timc to avoid
se'he unset. Ono OF his wheels was slightly
damaged.
Gar ~ drawn by horses, was moving along
,I'ow'y In front Of tho Aston House when Driver
SSTnh Hayes heard all tho commotlon behind
h'n ana heard the crowd Yelling at him to
'' up ana escape. There were several wo-
wr n ana chilSTon in this horse car. Hayes
'pb'o 40 MS horsas. Int hninro he could se-
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u s. MAILS ON A RUN.
Got TO the street CrosrinE Just rs n Car
mud Truck Got There.

Got TO the Street CrorrinE Just ms n Car
mud n Truck Got There.
A mail wagon. horse car and n truck got
into tangle ut Park place and Greenwich
street at 7:10 o'clock last night and one man
lies In Chambers Street Hospital dangerously
hurt ms tho result. The mail wagon driver.
Philip II. Smith OF 500 West Fiftieth street.
had n hie two-horse team load for tho Penn
sylvnna Railroad. With n clerk OF tho rog-
istered letter department beside him on the
box he started his team down Park place, and
pretty soon they were on n gallop on the
down grade On Greenwich street an open
car OF tho Ninth avenue line. going
up town. and heavy truck coming down
town. closed his route Just ms no was about to
dash across the street. He swung his horses
sharply to the left. but not enough to make his
wagon clear tho car. 1t struck the rear plat
form. and with such force as to throw the car
clear off its track and nenrly at right angles
with Il. The blow Tipped the front platform
out from under the feet OF the car driver and
turned him onto his head in tho
street. Then as the car ran forward the left
front wheel passed over the drivers let hand
and loft leg. breaking the bones in tho middle
OF his hand and his thigh. Tho car driver Is
William Shechy. aged 80 Of 40o West Fifty
third street. He was taken to the Cham bcrs
Street Hospital Smith, tho driver OF the mail
wagon, was locked UP In tho Liberty street
police station.
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CUT CAPERS IN CHURCH.
Young nv. Seaman Slugs the Sexton and
Then Attacks tho Pastor

The handful of people who worship in the
little Baptist church In Jericho were thrown
into confusion ut the services on Sunday morn
ing when Charles Seaman. n young man whose
parents attend that church. entered the place
drunk and began cutting copers in the centre
aisle. Tho Rev. Mr.. Thorns was preaching.
Services came to Il stop whilc sexton Streetor
tried to induce the young man to retire. The
latter became all tho moro boisterous Then
the sexton essayed to put him out by force.
Releasing himself from the scxton's grasp.
Seaman struck the latter n blow that came
near sending him TO the floor.
The, congregation rose up IN horror. and he
fore the male mem bers could get out OF their
Pews to assist tho sexton Seaman was making
for the pulpit
and several others caught him from behind.
Seaman refused to relax his hold on tho pas
tor. and there was n brlef struggle, in which
some chairs were upset Seaman was worsted;
and was elected from the church shouting and
curslng. Services were then resumed, hut the
members OF the church have not yet recovered
from their indignation, and some OF them
want Seaman prosecuted.
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PUEBLO'S BANKS SUSPEND.
THE EDICT OF COLORADO NINE OWN
ERs CAUSES 4 TEMPORARY SCARE
The Condolences or the People Ia Shaken and
They start Run-Three OF the Hawke
Are Sound aud May Reopen-Dcrpondency
nj nnnu.r GixInr NYnr IN nritor Feeling.

The Condolences or the People is Shaken and
They start q Run-Three OF the Hawke
Are Sound aud May Roopcn-Despondcncy
ut Denver Giving Way TO Better Feeling.
PUEBLO. July 5.-Tho edict OF the mining
men last week severely shook the confidence
OF tho people Of Colorado. and tho failure OF
small banks In mining towns resulted. The
scare crept into the large towns. and this morn
ing the American National Bank Of Pueblo
opened its doors TO find crowd OF deposltors
waiting to withdraw their money
Tho bank closed It's doors and posted no.
tico stating its assets to be 81, 25O, 900 and It's
liabilities SG35,OOo. This started run on tho
other banks Of the city. and at noon the West
ern National tho Central National. and tho
Pueblo savings banks all closed for the day.
President W. l. Graham OF the Western said
o-night that his bank has three times the
necessary assets to meet all liabilities and he
regretted very much that he had to close his
bank. hut deemod 1t beat. When confidence is
restored and time IL given to make collections
on outstanding notes the bank will be able to
,President D. l.. Holden of the Central states
that the bank is sound and will certainly re-
The Pueblo Savings Bank has Its securities
In ilrst-c asa order and will be only tempo
The condition OF tho American National ia
not considered so bright. and though nil its
liabilities may he met. 1t Is now not thought
thnt tho bank will resume. 1t lisa young tnnk.
and its policy has been to bid strongly for
it had for correspondents within the State
mum Dor OF country hanka whose failures Grip
pied Il. President Baxter is one OF tho mt st
wealthy men q Colorado. md he alone ia good
The fear is gaining erounl that these bank
failures may drag DOWN prominent iirms' not not
Stnie. Colorado has resources enough to meet
all its obligations.
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4 REACTION IT DENVER
Work VIII he Resumed nt Some OF the
MINES. md the Feeling Ii stendier

MINES. ma the Feeling IL SLENDER
denver, July 5.-"Tho smolters will resume
the purchase OF silver ores IN a fow days. I
think the outlook is considerably better than
1t was weel; ago" said d. II. Moffatt, presi-
dent OF tho First National Bank and ono Of the
heaviest holders OF silver-Inining property in
tho State.
"A very noticeable reaction seems to have
taken place. as indicated BY tho strong ad-
vance ia the price Of silver bullion. IeXpcct
to soc it 60 to 81 cents inside OF thirty
days. I notice that France Is beginning to
protest against the action Of the foes Of silver.
and that will help u.s. Silver shipments from
New York show that there Is a market some
where. Wo feel decidedly better. Wa shall
shortly resume work ut our mines. There will
be very little profit in 1t with silver even also.
but 1t will pny expenses"
The feeling Is much better than 1t was q
few days ago" said W. Ii. James OF the Omaha
and Grant smeltcr.
I'VE cannot count with any certainty upon
the real shane Of the market until we hear
from the Government regarding the July pur-
chnses OF silver. That will give US q basis for
calculation.
THE miners Of the State are inclined to ac-
cept the situation cheerfull". The feeling Of
dcspondency has given place to one OF conf
dence that affairs will right themselves In due
time"
The Custom mine on Rod Mountain reopened
to-day.
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FEATSOTA WILD CABLE CAR.
BROADWAY UPSET FROM WORTH
.yREET TO TRINITY CHURCH.

...ytb,ps In the Way Had to GO. Citizens,
r,,et.. More Cars, Until II Gable, Was
s,o,,.r Along ESQ tfIo-se). 50 Cable. and
400 tuorse), While SIC Worse) Appeared
>, he Pulling the whole Outat, bat Was
nal, riy,rr for Dcnr Iife-The Grip of
=, wouldn't Let 60, and Untii the Cable
vr, stopped the Procession Moved
They Say II Was - Peculiar Acoident
,,.t ,.. Not Likely TO Happen Again
..,,r., Persons Hurt-I.ong Block AIDES.
A., tbe hour whom Broadway was most
.,ordod with loaded vehicles and busy pedes-
t,ians Yesterday afternoon one OF the new
.,hlo cars OF the Broadway surface line was
,un away with. 1t sped three-quarters OF q
nIIe from Worth street to Trinity Church. be-
fora Il stopped. Trucks wero brushed aside
.napnset, horses were thrown from their feet
md dragged for blocks under tho wheels, four
other cars were damned into n heap in front
~ tbe runaway car, and several persons were
more or less seriously injured. The accident
a. IN, grip which caused all tho trouble was
rost peculiar one. and one which Operating
Engineer Hart says has never been known to
hanpen before. He says also that 1t Is not
likely to happen again.
Yesterday was day for misfortune for the
,able line There was smaller mishap
shortly after noon which was the indirect
cause Of the moro serious accident that raised
the sp nll panic in lower broadway at o'clock.
Tho gripman on cable car g. going up town.
failed to let so the cable as he passed the
power house ut Houston street. with tho usual
result OF jerking the cable off its wheels. This
has happened several times before. but when
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the tension weight dropped in the power house
yesterday the cablo slipped from tho drum.
and 1t took long time to replace 1t. This
happened at 1920 o'clock. and the machinery
was not in working order again until 2:4O
o'clock. In the mean time all car traffic south
OF Houston street was at a standstill
When the downtown cable began to run
again tho gripmeE whose cars were waiting
south Of Houston street Gripped on and started
OIL as usual.
Car n, bound down. had stopped at Spring
street when the first trouble occurred. and
Gripman John +. Schneider OF course left tho
grip open until tho cable was moving again.
When he heard tho wheels begin to murmur he
aripped the catlo ana started toward the
Battery. All went we'll until tho conductor
rang for him to stop at Worth street Then
Schneider discovered that he could not open
the grip and OF course could not put on his
btske 30 tugged at the wheels in front OF
him with all his might. but they would not
bulge either way. The car Kept on ut full
speed. and the conductor rang again to stop.
Schneider saw that there was trouble
ahead. and he began stamping on the gong as
hard as he coull. and shouted to the truck
drivers in front Of him to yet out OF tho way.
This was their chance IL they were ever going
to hurry out OF the way Of car. The car
Vruptu hSuinsC several DiC Wagons tHut nhu
barely turned out In time Schneider was still
stamping on his gong and yelling to those in
front to make room. As lie passed Chambers
street he saw n policeman and shouted to him
that something was wrong.
Telephone to the power house to stop the
cable" he yelled us tho car sped by.
Tho policeman did not stop to ask for any ex-
plantations, hut ran to the nearest telephone.
Car n WAS half u block away by this time. and
aGood many pcople were running along the
sidewalks wondering what was tho matter
with the gripman. who kept ringing his bell
and shouting like mailman.
There were about ton passengers In the car.
oil men. and they were fast beginning to sec
that something was the matter. They stood
UP In their seats. and some went out to the
back platform. where the conductor. ignorant
Of the real state Of affairs. told them that it
would be oil right In q minute Two cautious
men jumped OF at Warren street
Policeman Malley OF the Broadway squad
started down toward tho Post Office on trot.
warning all wagons to get of the track.
crowds OF mon had Joined In tho chase by this
amo and were hurrying along the sidewalks
shouting, too.
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There Is no denying that very doep public
resentment has been aroused during tho past
week, md tho Government has good renson
to be greatly alarmed: but It's enemies do not
desire its overthrow Just yot aud they would
not push tho popular rage TO bloodest revenge
II they could
Even II the Disturbances should not he re-
moved. next months emergency has been
mado ten-fold moro serious. bitter leud has
been 1nGcndorod between the people and the
police. and 1t will almost surely break out
again on the slightest provocation. Troops
have been hurried in to-day from Vincenneh
Versailles. and Fontainebleau to reinforce the
Paris garrison TO night the streets ring with
the chatter OF hoofs and sabres. Thousands of
cavalry arc massod In tho disturbed districtA
and the officers have orders to show No meroy
to rioters. a heavy rain last Eight did mOTo
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AN ANGRY COMMUNE.
Paris Streets Again Barri-
caded by the Mob.
TROOPS POURING IN.
They Have Orders to Handle Feace-
breakers Without Mercy.

several Killed md Mnny Wounded In the
street FiRht--lorr rcri,nmnEes Testers
dny-The City'r Rin.ran, melted by Dcms
aGogus., Keep ZIP TIE Disorder-Mnny
Hundreds OF Troops Arrive and Are
Trying TO Overnwr the Crowd--No Danger
OF Revolution inst Hct--A Bitter feel-
ms Against the ro,icr-'rhc Elections Are
Near Mt Hsod, and Ag,'ntors Take Adj
vantage Of the students Row TO STIR Up
Strife Between Government md People
Hard Fighting Resumed nt Midnight.
PARIS, July 5.-Aftcr twenty-five years the
Commune has again built barbados In tho
streets OF Paris. Every effort is being mnde to
lncite instruction What was on Saturday
street fight between the police and angry stu-
dents has become an uprising with which the
civil forces and the whole military garrison Of
Paris are deemed inadequate to COPE. Three or
four persons havo been killed and many
wounded in several desperate encounters boz
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STOOD DEAD AND HELD THE WIRE.
Trolley Chr Conductor Mulinupby Receives
n Current OF 1000 Vol p.

Michael Mullanphy conductor on the
South Orange and Newark Electric Railroad.
was instantly killed last night 10y n live wire.
He and companion were on duty and were
about TO enter saloon. whom Mulanphy saw n
copper telephone wire hanging above his hoad
and caught hold OF It.
The wrc crossed an arc light wire aome dis
tancc away. and MullRnphy got the full current
OF about 1000 volts His hands began to burn
instantly. and John Smith. who was ut his sido.
got severe shock whom he touched him.
Others knocked the wire from his hands
with poles. and then Mullanphy fell to the
sidewalk. He was dead. and probably he was
dead while he stool holding tho wire. Tho
small copper wire had burned through his
fingers to tho bono.
Mulanphy was % years old. and he lived ct
450ii South Sixteenth street lie was unmnr-
ried and Ind teen in this country nvo years.
County Physician Elliott will order an inquest
in his case.
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IL Theirs SlA,5OO Lackings

ORANGE. July 5.-'At the meeting OF the south
Orange Township Committee tom orrow light.
Committeeman Clinton L. Brush will mako
an attempt to haul Township Collector Moses
7. smith over the GOALS. Mr.. Brush has boon
engaged in auditing the Collectors books and
says there should he n balance OF $4,000
has thus far been unable to lind more than
$i.5oo Of The SUN: CommitteemHn Aloxrn.
NJ Mr.. Brush. VIII" IS a hepublican. Is SIM Sim.
piy ondoavoring to make political capital. and
thut the, alleged shortage Is due entirely to
bad hovkkeeI Ing. Collector Smith has neld
office for twenty-nine yeara. and his hondsmea
arc Thomas G Murray and Arthur c. Burt
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cure any Roadway car AZ had banged into the
rear platform OF his car.

The driver then tried to unhitch his team.
but the horses got frightened and the of horse
turned sharply to the right and broke from his
traces. The other animal galloped on ahead.
but kicked so high that Hayes could not reach
over to unfasten the traces All this time car
800 was being pushed ahead by tho cable cur
and the passengers were getting excited.
At Fulton street there was O small blockade
OF wagons, but every driver had been notified
of the runaway. and the tangle was being rap
Idly cleared. A big covered express wagon.
belonging to Schuster h Birn OF 1876 Grand
street. wns stranded in tho very middle Of the
downtown track. Car 230 came against It
with such force that tho iron dashboard In
front OF HAYES was doubled back against the
car. and the driver had only time enough to
get inside through the front door. Ho
got away with bruised leg. His one horse