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The Tr,a, of III. Ms,ne.- Machinery.

WASHINGTON. July "a. --EnGncer In Chief
Melville has just returned to this city from
New York. where he witnessed tho trial Of the
machinery OF the armored cruiser Maine. The
trial was q preliminary test, requested by tho
contractors. In order that they might receive
portion. at least, OF the money which had be-
come due. They first asked for full power
trial. which. II successful. would have entitled
thsm 10 receive the full nontract price. hut tho
hull OF the ship is still far from complete. ow-
ing to delays In the delivery OF arnor. and the
naval constructor In charge says that It would
endangor vessel to Apply the full q. 900 horse
power to tho empty hull tied t. dock. SO. as
q compromi se the trial WAS made with each
set Of engines separately. Chief Engineer
Melville says that: 50 far as 1t went, It gave
every evidence that the machinery would DO
all that was domandod when the final trial
which must take place NJ sen, comes OF, after
the completion OF the shin. The actual horse
power developed by the two engin cannot be
known. however, until the large amount
worked out.
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Young Cassidy Nearly Shared tho Fate OF
the Friend He Could Not Suvr.

Young Cassidy Nearly Shared tho Fate OF
tho Friend He Could Not Save.
While George Brown. aged II. and Andrew
Cassidy. aged 15. both OF Tottenville. s. l.,
were crossing the bridge over the Raritan
River at South Ami boy yesterday Long Branch
express camo along. When the engineer blew
his whistle to warn the boys. Brown got bo-
wildered and started to run along the track
ahead Of the train. which was fast overhauIine
him. Cassidy had jumped to tho other track.
but when he saw his chums peril he brayely
dashed to his rescue and tried to pull the
frightened lad OF the track.
Lot 90 OF me- screamed Brown. and I'll
drop through tho bridge into the river"
AT that instant he stumbled and fell. and n
moment later was struck by tho engine AS
nepr thought ho had killed both. When tile
train was stopped Brown lay unconscious. with
both legs hroaen and deep wound in his
head. Cassidy. who had in a remark ahle
manner escared death. was bending over his
companion and sobbing.
Tho injured lad was attended by two phy-
slcians who happened to DO on tho train and
was then taken OF, TO st Michael's Hospital.
Newark. The plucky conduct OF young Cas-
sidy In sticking to his friend. oven at the risk
Of losing his own life. won him the praise OF
the passengers.
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THE TROLLEY IN BROOKLYN
Four Residence Streets Freed From 4; By
the Aldermen.

the Aldermen.
Two meetings OF tho Brooklyn Board OF Al.
dermen we're held yesterday. tho first being a
special ono called by Mayor Body. and the
second regular one. At the first commune
cation was received from the Mayor recom-
mending reconsideration OF the resolutions
recently adopted giving franchises for add-
tional trolley routes to tho Broadway Railroad
Company. and the elimination Of these streets
from the same: Madison street, from Broad
way to Franklin avenue: Greene ave-
nue., from Broadway to Franklin avenue;
Gates avonue. from Franklin avenue to
Fulton street, and Livingston street. from
Flatbush avenue to Court street. These are
nil residence streets. and tho property hold.
ers mnde lon. and persistent hight against
their surrender to the trolley. The Mayors
ComInI ttee, with Instructions to strike out tho
streets named and substitute the following:
Madison street. from Broadway to the city
line and Greene avenue. from the CITY line 10
broadway: Greene avenue, from FRANKLIN to
At the regular session. soon after. tho re-
mort OF the Railroad COMMITTEES. In accordance
with these Instructions. was presented and
adopted by vote e. 81 10 TO - Aldermen leane'
1t Ia not expected there will be any more ap.
plcations to the Aldermen for trolley grants
for four or i've months. "
The State Railroad Commissioners will meet
to-day in the Brooklyn City Hall to hear the
applications OF the various railroad companies
for perm ssion to change their motive power
from horses to the electric trolleys. The mp
plications are from six companies. and cover
nearly 100 miles OF streets. The COMPANIES
have already received the consents OF the local
authorities. 1t Is not expected that there will
be any opposition before the State Board
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To TIE EDITOR or TuE BUS-Sr: With respect to the
three elections Of Gideon Tucker TO the Surrogate
ship Of New York. Political Notes" 10 again In error
In his contribution your issue OF to-day. He says
that Veteran Democrat" confounds tha state consu
tuition with the law OF 1s47 to the tenure of ONCE
OF the Surrogate II he will rsad the Consultation OF
lSIB he will see that tartcls Ia section l2J 1t left
the then Surrogate OF New York Ubs Hon Charles Nc
VeAnJ In possession ~ the ofice for his life. unless
IN. Legislature should otherwise direct IL was tina
act Of JsST which Otherwise directed and made the
office isctiyS aud for PRED
so that there cannot possibly DO any confusion" OF
two ~ opposite IN the nina OF ANYBODY who
has read both constitution aud law
AstoP Ms point Uank denial OF the statement that
weed and GcnnO.iy made Robert O. lutchiDEs. Con-
poliJ'a soIrinAr Surrogate IN iS'i. aslt would not
it a. amusing II indicates that Was not here in
thots days fKTsRAS DEMOCRAT.
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BROOKLYN,S Excise MONEYS.
Shall tho Inebriates' Home Continue to Get
Fifteen Per Cent?

Fifteen Per Cent?
The suit instituted by Citizens Gen. Chris
tensen and Alfred Z. White to stop the
payment OF fifteen per cent. OF the excise
moneys to the Inebriates' Homo at Fort Ham,
ilton and to recover 1927. 900. the total amount
paid to tho institution by the city OF Brooklyn
since 1877. was argued yesterday before Judge
Cullen OF the Supreme Court in that city. Law
yer r Burnham Moffatt on behalf OF the COM
plainants. contended that the act OF 1877.
under which the payments had been made.
was Unconstitutional. the institution being q
private one. and that, in addition, the charter
OF 1883 had repealed the act by Implication.
Counsel wished IL to DO understood by the
Court that no bad faith was charged or inn
piled on the part OF the city authorities. 1t be-
Ing purely "a question Of law. Corporation
Counse ell enks said that since the legality OF
the payments had been questioned no more
money had been paid. or would be until tho
case was decided.
Lawyer Church said that repeal by implica;
ton could DO effected in the case OF general
suit, and II the drawers of the charter Of 1888
had intended to repeal the act Of 1877 they
would have done 30 specifically. There were
at present $50 patients in the institution un.
der commitments Of different durations and
yet there was no money to run the institution
under the present order Of things. Judge Gull
len told counsel to submit briefs, and reserved
his decfaiOn.
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GOING TO DoCToR THE CRoToN.
Plants to BE Erected for Purifying 100000
900 Gallons Daily.

Plants to BE Erected for Purifying gao. O0o..
900 Gallons Daily.
Health Commissioners Cyrus Edison said yes-
terday that. on the recommendation OF the
Board OF Health, Commissioner OF Public
Works DAILY had taken steps for the immediate
establishment of apparatus for purifying the
Croton water by the electro-saline process.
Two plants will be established in the Croton
watershed. one at Sodom and the other at
Kensico 1t will cost from $4,000 to $1,000
each to put Thorn up. Exclusive Of salaries.
each plant will DO maintained at q daily en;
have CAPACITY. for purifying 100000 900
average daily consumption Of water by
this city is about 12O00.OOO gallons.
Each plant will have 25-horse-power boiler,
q 15-horse-power yteam engine. o 5-horso-
power dynamo. an electrolyzlng tank Of 1000
gallons sa 1%s and SooO.Gallon storage
solution OF chloride Of sodium. bromide OF
sodium. sulphate OF potassium. sulphate of
lime. sulphate OF magnesia. and chloride of
magnesia. Common sea water will answer the
same purpose. The passage OF an electric cur
rent through this water chang es tho chlorides
bromides. The contact Of hypochlorite. Of
sodium with any organic matter causes in
slant decomposition.
Commissioner DAILY told DR.. Edison that tho
plants would be ready for operation In about
ten days. but tho latter believes that they can
not be constructed In that time. He says that
this TIL system is , to be used only IL the summer
lutely pure. but it will romove all discoIoration
and bad taste.
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the navy capai,io ~ winning that light.
Lord WINcHELsEA. however,. put out the
suggestion, and insisted upon 1t. that even
with I'm active aud energetic ilcet the coun-
try might DO reduced to starvation.
The problem is essentially ono on which
naval authorities must be heard; but as
there is no immediate prospect OF establish
iEa such national granarics. tho discussion
indicates TO auy foreign enemy OF Great
Britain what some Of hcr own statesmen
consider ne vulnerable point In her de-
fence. The question for such en- cncmy, In
al aggressive war, 1t may To in
ferrcd from these views. might not lie
tina. uf great naval engagement. like Ira
falgar, nor ali attempt To blockade the
islands. but the possibility ~ raiding upon,
md In spite OF armed escorts, destroying
tho merchant vessc!s carrying to Great
Britain food supplies from foreign sources.
Tho turn of the debate also showed that
one reason why the plan Of establishing
national granaries was not generally
favored, was chat 1t implied lack Of re-
lance on the naval enterprise and skill that
have made Great Britain what she Is. Eng
llshmen are not ready to lessen their faith
in that source OF reliance, and arc In
clncd To exrcnd money on strengthening
the 0cct rather than on n storage OF sup
plies like that Of n garrison that Ia 10 be
put under siege. Nevertheless. there re-
mains tho suggestion to an enemy OF tho
kind Of vessels and the plan OF naval cam
paign that may help to bring about the dis
aston which Lord WINcHELsEA wishes to
guard against.
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PARKS CRYING FOR RAIN

They Get Croton Every Night, but that 10
Not Water Enough.
"1have never seen the city parks so brown
and burned as they are at present" said Park
Superintendent Parsons yesterday. There
has not been good soaking rain for month.
and the department has been kept very busy
trying to preserve the lawns and shrubbery.
The drought has been SO severe that many of
our shrubs have been threatened with death
We have been making great demands on the
Cr2ton water supply to prevent. this. Men
parks every night. In the Central Park
meadows the ground Is saturated by streams
OF water through fire hose supplied from sew
era! hydrants. which are Kept running all
night: 1t has been by this means alone We
parks"
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uIs eoA1snIr mas THE me HBAp.
ne H.. Iseen Putting on Airs sinee hhe
su,,, Headers Gave His, n Cellar

tiuu'p Headers Gave htr, Ne"''
The following is from letter received here
recently BY friend OF one Of the seamen on
the English war ship Magicienne. when was
Mt this port during the Columbian ceieora-
ton. The letter 10 dated Barbados, Juiy4
Tho fame OF our mascot. Billy VINO h'.
trncted 80 much attention during our recent
yisit 10 Nav York. reached here before wo did.
and every one wanted to SEQ him as soon ms we
arrived in this port. On board. 1t was soon
learned that Billy had been madc famous by
the Now York papers. People here were
curious to see tho little animal that hnd beon
SO popular with tito people OF the metropolis
OF the western world. and they came aDoaru
the ship By tho hundreds.
They all wanted to see the beautiful collar
that tho readers Of THE SUN had presented to
his goatship. We have tecn here week now
to see Silly. Billy is afflicted with what the
Americans call tho big head Ho has had inc
disease ever since TnE SuN commences ,,nt H 10
airs until we reached. New York city. and ne
rcsents. now, any undue familiarity on inc
hui his most intimate shinmates to come with.
Il hailing distance The attentions ., he he got IN
M NST ioFf S sss too % eHi for hs blood
our stayR New YORK. but an al afraid shft
our fellows oined the 81 pa at Bermuda They
explained that they had visited some friends
on the west side, and had INDUCED In 30 many
they wero introduced to that they could not
get aboard before the ship sailed. and they
had TO borrow their fare to bermuda from
their friends. The novel experience they had.
the clever excuse they made. together with
the fact thnt they had been at 30 much trouble
to get back to their respective messes. saved
them from tho penalty OF dessrtion.
1T may interest you to know that the lew
Americans among us are having O. quiet iittle
Fourth Of July celebration. and their British
cousins are helping them to the best OF their
rivals II he gets the chance. The only thing
ackng are tho fireworks. We lost one Of our
men on the I'd. He fell overheard. and the
sharkB got him. 1t was about 3 o'clock at
night. When we got tho body there was very
little left but bones. The remains. in canvas
and weighted. received sailors burial"
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BY FeiEning Iiiness n Prisoner Exchanrea
Jail for Hospital and Eseapes.
While locked up In his cell in the county
jail in Elizabeth last week q prisoner pre-
tended to be Ill. and rolled about tho floor,
uttering wild shrieks and crying that he was
going to die. The mans sufferines were ap-
parentl7 so real that he was transferred at
he appeared SO III that the usual precaution Of
omitted.
When Miss Bella Henderson, the night
nurse. made her tour OF tho wards Mt 10 r III,
Wednesday the unguArded prisoner was APP
70 his bedside the prisoner had dsa ppenrcd.
The seeming invalid had got good start and
no trace OF him could DO found.
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Just peop. think that ,hi, p,rhtca oontriv
called itrai tender money the life blood o. civil
ika.ion Theword has stark mad On TINS lire ana
rou destroying superstition: the people are perhhins
for lack OF knowledge They eagerly press to their hps
the poison cup Of while thoy refuse TO luench
their parchsd ips with tn. puro water Of the river OF
life preferred them In tho pages of the f'aH's s'Ord
II we understand Koresh. n receipt for
wealth deposited is the only honest cur
rcncy. Thus a pawn ticket. though koresh
doesn't say so. is tho true aud desir-
able currency. We purposelv use plain
illustration. A certificate OF deposit OF haif
n dozen fiatirons would be honored at tho
business Office at Beth-Ophrah. and again
receipt for years subscription to the
Flaming Stpord would do duty as the record
OF a dollars worth OF wealth. 1t Is good to
see how simple the Koresh financial plan is.
Though the financial pirates and wreckers
OF Wall street carefully plan and construct
reefs and shoals. stnrt tho tornado and
holocaust and then follow in their wake to
gather In the wreckage resulting from
their nefarious operations the koresh
will collar the tornado and have tho holo-
caust positively postponed. The watch
word Is: Abolish legal tender! Demonetizc
gold! Silver out OF the way. gold out Of
the way, paper out OF the way: demonetize
money and then you'll have plenty OF 1t.
We ought to mention that. as preliminary
OF the moneyless millennium. Koresh advo-
Gates the total Reputation OF all jndebt-
ments Are We mistaken in assuming that
our cstcmed contemporary. the Flaming
.S,oord. and the Treasurer OF the Society
Arch Triumphant. do business ON a strictly
cash basis :?
Al4r ha uata ut HNr N
eleventh hour and the twelfth hour Of doom
to strike, and the rest OF us may be listen
Ing for HECTOR YATES Colorado Cart
wheel Horse Dragons and the splash OF
blood from their brides. but We ought to
bs listening to the saplenco Of Koresh. the
deep. tho demonctizer. Would anybody be-
licvc that this Wisdom Trust twists tho
comets flaming curls with one hand. while
abolishing money with the other We can
not consider any man or woman well In
formed who Is ignorant OF the "authro-
postic correspondence. macrocosmic and
microcosmio;" and we never tire OF reading
OF Ribes and Impair:
Tho poles OF the solsttia coure. or that In the
microcosm!c form corresponding thereto are tho
Rangii RIDES and Impair. The first is situated at
tho anterior portion Of the brain. on the anterior
communicating artery. and the other at tho caudai
extremity OF the spinal column in front Of tho coccyx.
They tho connecting eItremes of the two sym
hcmiB aud the two terminal points
OF the general sympathetic nervous system with the
cerebro spinal system Tho pole OF Rbes relates to
the arteria and venous system and tho pole Of Impair
to tho muscle and skin"
Thisis equal to the description Of tho signs
of the Zodiac. perhaps the best part Of the
almanac. A penny spent is cent forewent. |
but Ribes and Impair are always with US.
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CnokED By An IMAGINARY SNAKE
The Peculiar Amiction OF Farmer Fraieixh
OF DAubury.

Inc TccuIur h"lcuOn OF Farmer GroloI8n
of Daubury.
DANBURY. July 24.-George Fraleigh,
farmer, % years cid. is in danger Of being
choked to death by an imaginary blacksn
and his peculiar case has puzzled the physi-
clans who have been called to attend him.
Early last Wednesday morning he went to the
bayfield, Tho hay had Leen gathered In
heaps. and Fraleigh poised forkful above
his head ,r p,rsparatory to pitching It into the
from the fork and cover Fraleigh. He lay
Mwir VIII G;, upon the ground and they ran to
large blacksnake. which was slowly choking
him. 1t took two men to uncoil the reptile.
4, When Fraleigh was released he was black In
was Killed by William Odell. It m cas- ured four
feet; FraleiRh was badly frightened. and was
unable to work.
The following morning. at the same hour, he
experienced a choking sensation and black
band appeared upon his neck. The choking
spell became worse and it was feared that he
would strangle. The next morning he had q
similar experience, and the attacks have con-
growing weaker under the severe mental
strain. The physicians think that tho attacks
are the result OF the severe shock to Fral eigh's
nervous system.
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Clearing the Seas.

The resolutions passed by the Maritime
Exchange OF New York in favor Of interna-
tional combinations to remove dangerous
wrecks. derelicts. and other menaces to
navigation" from the North Atlantic,
come with especial Thickness In the trans
atlantic travelling season.
These floating hulks are often found on the
great lanes adopted for the voyages OF the
passenger steamers. and at night or in fog
are terrible sources OF danger. 1t can easily
be surmised that some OF the vessels which
have been lost on tho Atlantic. no ono being
saved to tell their fate. may have persisted
by collision with these dorelicts. Many OF
them are laden with lumber, and are from
our own Southern ports: and to strike one
OF these craft, water-soaked. heavy. often
bottom up. and slowly drifting in the Gulf
Stream or some ocean current, Is almost
like striking rock.
A low-lying reef may give token Of It's
presence by the sound OF the surf beat
ing over it. Icebergs are said to give warn
Ing by a cooling of the atmosphere which
skilled navigators can detect. But an
abandoned hulk. scarcely disceruible few
yards away In thick weather. as it floats
along in the route Of ocean travel. may yield
no premonition whatever to even o watch
full vessel.
Our photographic Office does good work
In its monthly record Of the latest known
positions Of derelicts. while the Navy
Department from time to time sends
out vessels to blow up with torpe-
does. exploded by electricity. dangerous
wrecks along the coast OF the United
States. even when considerably beyond
our territorial jurisdiction. But the task
OF removing similar wrecks from mid
ocean belongs to nobody. and thus far has
been performed by nobody. The hulks drift
about until they sink.
Under an international agreement It
niglt be practicable to assign to each Of
the leading maritime nations certain
transatlantic steamships. to keep cleared
OF dereHcts. Reports would be made
to tho Governments thus interested
BY vessels that discovered the hulks,
with Information Of their position and ap-
parent line OF drift. A busy passenger
steamer. even II she had tho appliances.
and felt that she had also the authority to
destroy such a hulk. would not have the
time to stop for the purpose. But 1t
is otherwise with war vessel: and per-
baps, even without creating an obligation
to clear particular zones OF wrecks. 1t might
be possible to secure voluntary instructions
from maritime Governments to their war
ships to destroy derelcts which they como
across In cruising. 1t would DO good prac-
tice for their batteries and torpedoes.
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Our esteemed contemporary, tho Flaming
Srord Of Chicago. has the happiness Of
being edited BY the Koreslan Unity, and
In such hands there Is no Knot which It
cannot Gu: nor any darkness which IL does
not illuniDc. When HECTOR WAITE aud
BUCErIIALus BELPoKD howl horribly from
tho Denver market place. and Bleeding
Kansas sui.Ts the gore Of nlutocrats, il Is
courage to tho timid ana JOY tn the lugubri-
GUS to know that the korcshaT Unity has
taken hold OF tho Money Question. When
Korcsh gets hold OF anything. any
thing may consider Itself thrown. Some
whero In tho most secret shrines OF
Be:h-Ophrah. Washngto Heights. Chicago,
somewhere within tho high council cham
bcr Of Llc Society A.ch Triumphant.
to which only members OF the Second
Court urc admitted. sits tho Koresh. and
settles tho Money Question rs easily as n
person pro'ano and uninitlate would strike
match, With profound gratitude to
Korcsh let US listen to its wisdom.
Thoughtlcss persons complain that there
Is not money enough. They insist that
they haven't enough for Themselves and
that there isn't enough to go around. any
way. II they are Pop"lists. they believe
that there should b. Just % much money To
the square mile; and they want to make
the whole superfcies Of these United States
q golden buck. so to speak. Here appears
tho Wise One Of Beth. Ophrah. Washington
Heights. Chicago. and shows us that
money Is "only an expression OF
mans imvcrfectiop and lack OF power"
The Wise Ono rejects tho term money.
and the use OF money. We presume that
the reason he charges one dollar a year for
the Flaming !S,cord is that even Koreshites
have not wholly shaken themselves FREQ
from ancient aud superttitious notions of
the Importance and value of money. In
spite OF the dollars that every mail shakes
into the Koresh strong box. Koresh will
continue tn dcnOunce. In season and out
OF season. the Moloch ut whosa shrine
everything that is sweet and tender. grand
and noble, pure and holy. is sacriticcd."
An. not everything! Not Korosh. Koresh
Will not sacrifice to Moloch. Hear korrsh:
"or reop!s sre In bondage. in bonds of paper; II IA
not the ansr mai maintains this slavery Il Is the
men'Ai s"rus Of toe people that makes It possible.
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THAT UNION STREET FRANCHISE

Judge Cullen Decides Against tho Union
Railroad Company-An Appeal
Judge Cullen OF the Supreme Court Brook
lyn. yesterday signed the judgment in the
suit OF tho Union Railway Company against
the city authorities. in which an Injunction
was granted because the Aldermen had given
franchise to the Union Railroad Company to
construct trolley road on Union street for
nothing while ignoring the $4,000 ofier Of
the Union Street Hallway Company
Judge Cullen pronounced the action of the
Railroad Com mittes in not entertaining this
and breach OF official duty"
Tho Union Railros Company has taken an
appeal from Judge Cullen's decision.