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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-07-08
Telesranly KraloVs.
Smierc sedziego Blatchford.

dzia Blatchford umar1 dzisiaj
wieczorem o godz. Z.
Samuel Blatcbford urodzi3
sic 9 marca 1920 W New Yor.
ku. w r. 1887 uko6czy} nauki
W kollegium Columbia, a we
diva lata p6zniej zosta9 prywa
tnym sekretarzem gubernatora
Wma. H. Seward. By} woj-
skowym sekretarzem W szta:
bic gubernatora do r. 1S43. W
r. 1842 zostal przypuszczony
do praktyki adwokackiej. w
r. lS45 osiad} W Auburn i
wstap1 do biura frmy adwo.
kackiej w. H. Seward & Chri-
stoph Morgan. w r. 1854 wr6'
Gil do New Yorku wr6ci{ do
New Yorku. w maju 1867 20
stall mianowany sedzia zwia-
zkowym okregowym dla po}u.
duiowego okregu Stanu New
York, a W marcu 1882 cz1on'
klein najwyzszego trybuna{u
Stan6w Zjednoczonych.
Jak wiadomo, oddawna O.
biegaja pog}oski, re ma miei-
see przez niego teraz opr6znio-
ne kandydatem jest sekretarz
stanu Gresham.
Gaia rOdzina wymOrdOwana.
DEVILS LAKE, 7 lipca. Sze-
ryf Barton otrzyma} dzisiaj de
pesze wzywajaca 60 do areszto
wanna niejakiego Alfredo Ba:
umburgera, kt6ry zamordowa1
D. S. Kreedera, jego zone i
czworo dzieci. Kreeder by}
majetnym farmerem niemie
ckim, zamieszka}ym dwie mile
ma po}udniowy wsch6d Cd Con.
do. hamburger, morderca,
jest jego siostrze6cem i praco'
wal u niego cd ostatniej jesie.
nj. Morderstwo zcsta}o pope}
nione dis wczesnie rano. Po.
szukuja 60 pilnie " okolicy.
Szkaradna zbr0dnia.
PEORIA, ILL.,, Z lipca. w po-
blizu East Peoria dwaj Negrzy
napadli ma 16 letnia Lottie
Smith, c6rke Jak6ba j, Smith,
handlarza wegli, straszna ma
niej zbrodnie pope}nili, potem
obrabowali i jeszcze suknie jej
zapalili. Nieszczesliwa die.
wczyna opr6cz tego, re mocno
jest poparzona, znajduje sic W
stanie bliskim ob}akania. Obu-
rzona ludnosG szuka Negr6w
by ich lynchowat.
Sedzia lynch.
BRADwELL, KY, Z lipca.
Scay J. Miller, Negr, kt6rego
oskarzano O zamordowanie
si6str Mary i Rubie Ray, 20
stall dzisiaj przez kilka set o.
sob wydarty w}adzom i popo-
}udniu o godz. 3 min. 81 po.
wieszony, nastepnie okrutnie
porabany i spalony. Przed
smiercia mia} move, W kt6rej
zapewnia}, IL jest niewi4Rym.
Okret Wikingow..
DEtRo1t, Mich, 7go lipca.
DIS popo}udniu oko}o godz.
4 wyszed} stad okret Wikin-
Cow do Chicago ma linie paro.
statkn Albany. Pomimo ME.
pogody wczorajszej mn6stwo
ciekawych zwiedzi2o wczoraj
szczeg6lny a piekny ten statek.
Kapitan Anderson pozosta} ma
pokladzie i uprzejmie vital
odwiedzajacych. Dzisiaj po-
CODA by}a piekna i ciekawych
o wiele wiecej.
Strzelaf do Ojca.
Alton, Ill, Z lipca. John
Fretz, LEGACY lat 20, strzela1
dzisiaj re strzelby do ojca swe
60 Andrew Fretza. Powiada,
ze strzela} W obronie swej sio.
stry przez w}asnego ojca ma
padnietej. Wiadoma take jest
rzecza, ze stary Fretz najprz6d
strzelal z rewolweru do syna i
gonl go przez kilka ulic. Ra
ny starego Fretza ME SO ME-
bezpieczne.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-07-08
Pzybycie karawel
Kolumba do Chicago.
Powitanie ma jeziorze.
Powitanie ma placu wystawy.

Wczoraj przybyly do Chicago ka-
rawele, ktore wybudowano jak nal
staranniej ma wz6r owych trzech O.
kretow, ktore pred 400 laty przy-
wiozly do Ameryki Kolumba iowa
rzyszami. Wzruszajsca istotnie jest
rzecza spogladac ma te statki-kt6re
wygladaja W obec naszych wspania-
1ych parowcow jakoby aupiny orze
chowe-statki pamiatkowe, kt6re u
przytomniaja nam i przypominaja je-
den najwazniejszych faktow dzieJo-
wych nape}niaja podziwem dla wiel-
kiego odkrywcy, kt6rego wiod3a
przez trudnosci dla innych niezwycie-
zone, niewzruszona wiara, niepor6w-
mana energia i podziwienia godna
wytrwa{ose.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-07-08
Przeszkoda W Obserwacyi.

= No coz, jake ci sic wpdaje cor
ka profesora?
- Niczego, niczego, tylko co pra-
vida, jam iej nigdy W stanie trzezwym
ME widzial...
- Jakto, czys ona pie?
Omar ME WIEN, ale ja... czasem.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-07-08

kiego odkrywcy, kt6rego wiodaa
przez trudnosci dla innych niezwycie-
zone, niewzruszona wiara, niepor6w-
mana energia i podziwienia godna
wytrwa}os6.
POWitanie.
Celem powitania okret6w zgroma-
dill sic reprezentanci rzadu Zwiaz-
kowego, miasta prasy godz. s ra-
no kohczyny ulicy Van Buren,. U.
rzednicy wystawowi oczekiwali przy-
3 bycia karawel W parku Jacksona.
Ola prasy by} przeznaczony kutter
clowy ,,Andrew Johnson", ale woleli
chi jeeha6 okretem ,,Cyclone", ma
kt6rym znajdowaa sic burmistrz Har-
rison ustawicznie dowcipkowal.
Ma pok1adzie zwiazkowego okretu
wojennego znajdowas sic minister flo
ty Herbert minister fnans6w Car
Isle.
o godz. poi do loci aota wyruszy-
Ia. Naprzod payneiy trzy okrety
zwiazkowe, Michigan, Johnson i
Blake. Yachty p}ynety "a JOhnso-
mem, statki wycieczkowe "a Blake.
Yachty parowe bysy: Argo, BuenO,
Cudahy, Gryphon, Glad iTidings,
Hinda, Nina Ruinart, Restless, Thi.
stle, Volanta; yachty zaglowe Argo,
Bon Ami, Chicago, Chetopa, Druid,
Matte Bradwell, Matte Idler, Irene,
Phantam, Rambler, Scorpion, S.
Kitch. Odbywano 6 mil na godzi-
ne.
Wszystkie Okrety bysy wspaniale
przybrane. P{ynieto ma p6}noc i sta
nawszy ma wysokosci North Evan
ston, odkryto zblizajace sic karawe.
le.
Przecudna by}a scena zblizania sic
obu fot do siebie ipowitania. Slohce
jasno swieci}o mad jeziorem; strza} "a
strza3em przerywa2 uroczysta cisze,
kt6ra jakis ezss panowa}a. Ma znak
dany przez burmistrza Harrisona,
parowca stray ogniowej Yosemite
wystrzeli} W gore promieh woody i
rozpocze}o sic weso}e gwizdanie pi-
szoza}ek powt6rzone przez inne stat
XII. Przez 5 minut trwa{o strzelanie i
gwizdanie.
Potem burmistrz Harrison Radni
miasta okrzykiem przyjeli gosci,
Hiszpanie radosnym okrzykiem od-
powiedziei. TAX samo witano gosci
innych okret6w.
q armat ma okretach Michigan i
johnson dano q wystrza}ow. Potem
fotyla Kolumba przejecha3a po lie.
wei stronie ko}o foty chicagoskiej,
okrety zwiazkowe stane{y ma czele
znowu, "a mimi p&ynesy karawele i
reszta statk6w.
o godz. l stane}a hota przy sr6d-
miesciu, karawele wzial ma line
,,Michigan".
Przybyeie do Wystawy.
Kiedy godz. pol do trzeciej okre
ty znalaz}y sic W Poblizu parku jack
soma, znowu rozpocze}o sic strzelanie
armat. q okret6w Yosemite Fire
Queen potezne slupy woody strzelaly
W gore. Ozwa}y sic znowu piszczalki
trwalo to 10 minut. Daily sic takze
slysze6 dzwony. Tysiace ludzl VIOLA
10 Hurrah, strzaiy armatnie odzy-
wa}y sig ma przemian okret6w Mi
ohigan, Andrew johnson Columbus,
karaweh Santa Maria. Ma gondoli
i indyahskica Canoes naprzeciw foty
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1893-07-08
WOlne panstwo Kongo.

BRUKsHzLA, Ego lipca. -
Arab niedawno napadli ma
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
The weekly statement Of the Bank OF France
showed an increase In specie OF 24,575, 900 francs

The weekly statement of the Bank Of France
showed an increase Ia specie OF 24,575,000 francs
gold and 100000 francs silver.
The following securities were sold at auction
at the Ncw-fork Real Estate Salcsroom by Adrian
ii. Muller IL Son
,sl 900 Chicago, burlington and Quincy RAILROAD Co:
bond due Nav T. ioe1. 81. '"' 'A'S '"''
$500 Toledo Ann Arbor and North Michigan Railway
GO consolidated first mortgage per cent gold bonds. due
az 600 Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway Co. Chicago
and Milwaukee Division first mortgage cent bonds
due January ]. 1903 l9iia.
$4,000 Ohio and M>sissippi Railway Co. consolidated
mortgage per cent bonds. due January !. 1898 10'.
$1,000 Morris and Essex Railroad CO. nrst mor;saa e
rcr cent bond. due May ! 1914 1857.
$3.50 Dry Dock, East broadway and Battery Ia road
Co. per cent certificate OF Indebtedness. 99i-.
500 Atlantic Mutual Insurance CO. scrip OF 1889 10l
1913 900 Chateaugay Orc AID Iron 60 Ter cent mort
so shares We>tchester Fire Insurance Co.,, l70
90 shares Third Avenue RAILROAD Co.. 80
o4L
10 shares Turber. whyand Co. preferred, 1909. d01
10 shares Buffalo Mutual Gas Co.. 100.
100 shares Ncw-Yoik Central and Hudson River Rail
road Co.. 1881.
preferred Farmers loan and Trust Co. ccrtacatc). %
100 shares Ncw-York ami Perry Coal and Iron Co..
so shares Mercantile Trust Co. 35j.
10 shares 1hurber Whyland CO.. common: 5Ohd3l. .
subscription receipts emitting tho owner Ia 100 shares of
the per cent cumulative. preferred stock and also g.
1l shares Of the common stock according 10 the synd
cate agreement which the purchaser is 70 sign 100.
500 600 Augusta Mining and Investment Co., urst mort
bonds. >.
145 shares The Fibre Pine Co.. as.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
nOWN THEY GO AGAIN.
,rocKS CONTINUE TO DECLINE.
PRICES GENERALLY ARE TIE LOWEST
OF THE DAY.
5000 Mort s. W Md &

,rs At THE STOCK EXCHANGE. FEBRUARY %.
SAILS .1rs OF BONDS AND BANK STOCKS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
RAILROAD EARNINGS.

TOLEDO AND ONO CENTRAL.
1891 1892 1893.
Numbor - miles - 23j 235 1907
;rhird wcrk in Fell, 500 300 so1-sS s3e S3I
Ian | 10 Feb 81 .. 275 $50 1898 9Si,i:l
COLUMBUS. SHAWNEE AND HOOKING.
Number Of miles...... 80 15J $50
second week I'm Fob s7OsG s11 2OG s1d 30
Jan. i Feb. H.. Is 59l 1897 %, 90
FLINT AND PERE MARQUETTE.
Number OF miles CT O21 GU
Second week In Feb. as $50 s1S,z1l sJ23l:
Jen. l IN Feb. H.. 800 40 316,Ojl $50 20
CHICAGO AND NORTnwESTERN.
Number Of miles 42lI 42tO 4.o5i
Month of January 81 s93 400 - o22 7O2 So 2i2 40
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

snvs ssnss e. ... go. -.. sSs sA1 %"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
financial.
CITY OF PROVIDENCE.
PROPOSALS FOR
$l,3l7,OOO LOANS.
OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER.
PROVIDENCE, II. l.. February 20. 1St

OFFICE OF THE CITY TREASURER.
PROVIDENCE II. l.. February 20. 1903.
Sealed proposals addressed D. i. D. Granger City
Treasurer Providence. r. L. each Endorsed PROPOSALS Tor
Loans" will be received this Office until IL o'clock M
Wednesday, March l. 1898. for the whole any part OF
the following loans the City OF Providence:
l-scwcr Loan Five hundred thousand dollars (s3oo-
0o0 on bonds OF said city, dated ALr l. 1893 due April
J. 1923.
Water Loan: Eight hundred and seventeen thou.
sand dol,rs ssl7 00o) bonds OF said city. datd April
J. 1893 due April 1, 1923
Each the above series Of bonds 10 bear interest at the
rate Of four az per centum per annum. payable semi
annually in April and October Both principal ani inter.
above loans payable In gold coin OF the United
States equal present value Of ireness and weight
coupon registered bonds will be issued for the
whole or any portion OF said loans and coupon bonds
at any time thereafter be converted into registered bonds
at option OF the holder The principal and interest
OF coupon bonds will payable at the Treasury in Provi
dcnce or at the National City Bank OF NewYork The
City Of Providence transmits by mail interest all
registered bonds II desired Bonds will be ready for de-
livery April 1893 but delivery may be deferred the
option the purchaser until April Ii. 1909 by payment
OF accrued In addition TO price bid. Registered
bonds will issued OF 81 900. s. 600 $4,000
500 900 each desired The right is reserved reject
any and all bids Further information be obtained Of
the Undersigned. D. l.. ID. GRANGER.
City Treasurer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
CLOSING PRICES OF BOSTON STOCKS.
WHAT WAS DONE IN STOCKS.

Thursday, February :3-p. m.
The speculative liquidation in stocks was in
terrupted only by the National holiday. Inc
downward movement was resumed promptly M
the reopeninc Of business and it was continued
with fitful rallies TO the close The weakest and
most active stock was Sugar Refining. which fell
with some abruptncss although il WIS rot al
mittcd that the movement was justified hy thH
earnings and condition Of the company II IA
possblc that few loans were called. - w"leh
Sugar Refining certificates occupied too promi-
ncnt place. but the highest rate Tor money w"
: per cent and it il generally known that the
ncAt dividend on Sugar Refining may DE per
cont for the luarter II is rather late in The
session 20 suppOs, that Congress VIII tak' ac'io'
ON any important subject The fail Of or :
Der cen. in Sugar Refining was, therefore, tr'u-
lative incident 1t proved an Overlooking when
could bc relieved in only ore way he
fluctuations in Philadelphia and Reading, the
ercond stock in point Of activity. were conlin""
within . Der cent The fn1l loss was small IN
comparison with that in the other anthIdcn" coai
stocks. which yielded per cent or more pcca N'
Tho combination was broken Ncw-En glaad &C.
clined on the announcement that the present man
arcmcnt had resigned on the eve OF INC a' hI1
meeting The control Of the stock may ~. Ii'I'l
Iv the Reading Railroad, and ih" president Oh ,d'
cornnonv NAV be the next president oi tn' N"W-
York and New-En2land. That position ulieht :.
Il Ueioro No action has yet been taken 10
"ust the president Of the Reading Railroad iron
the premiership. but the laws about on'aInln n
Goods on false prctcnscs have not been Tep'al ana
H. navment of full interest all classes OF IN
come bonds was followed within three werk' ny
confessed bankruptcy. The money certainly was
The movement in stocks and bonds was fairy
Uniform Tho Granger shares were depressed nv
suggestions Of a general strike, ana sTcciiues py
fears Of closer discrimination in loans The closing
WIS AT about the lowest figures
THE DAY IN THE BOND MARKET.
There were no transactions in Government
bonds a, the Stock Exchange. The closing quota
lions were unchanged as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24
EUROPEAN FINANCIAL MARKETS

London. Fen. 90. J.. m.-Consols. % "a for money
and % 1876 for the account; Erie % IS; do second
consols. 1O6 II Illinois Central l02 Ii Mexican
ordinary. 81 ~. Paul common. 10 IL New-lort
Central. Ill "a Reading -. The amount OF bullion
withdrawn from the Bank Of England on balance to
day Is $50 900 Paris advces quote per cent rcntcs
at % francs L. IL confines for the account. and OK
change London at - francs 20 IL ccniimcs for
checks. Money IL per cent.
Paris. Fec. 23.-The weekly statement Of the Bank
Of France shows m Increase Of 2f,513OOo francs In
gold and $500, 600 francs In silver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

. ADVERTISEMENTS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS For
EpToW TSlR orSFcr VII ~ s d ,a re-
q ,nsS oo csa $Dv ss
ave-: s. e. cor s3d.st. Is2 cth-ayc. 1877 Fourua'e..
corner FouEeen,h. eco Third corner GSr,y
100 West Forty le2 Columbnsay so Liberty
st 50 Avenue 1923 Thirdavc.: 90 West Fourteenth
st 2s7 West Ied,.t. lto Church-st 554 Thrd.ave /;
snd'twenty nfth.,t cia West OIehnrd ed andtwenty.
afths, and $50 wct Onchundred and forty Gfth-st up
10 a o. m at regular Office rates -.
n brooklyn At % Conft,s 90. De kalb,ave' ZVc
regular Office rates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

state issues were wholly neglected. or city
bank stocks Park sold tl4o at 3lj and t3O) at
3l5 "a.
The general bond market was inclined to lower
prices although trading was light Chicago ana
Northern Pacific first declined to - "a ana ~
7e closed with loss Of nearly r co per o f' s.
and the last price was the lowest lhiiauTip''id1
and Reading Incomes were foremost III po' y,
activity, bat the declines were ohy a3o" ncr cent
interest was paid Oh February sold at Is OF ~
The value Of the principal may Dr ghc N.ya,
The ruling rate for demand loans was per
cent The lowest rate was per cent ana ,hc iis,
loans made at ms aamn, put a''''""''
balances were offered without takers. ill.,.
The Clearing Hons" statement was as follows:
Exchanges, 81 93,5lo,iA: balances 81 NV;
The Sub1reasury was debtor TO inc n', Was
81 SO, 33l made mp by gain Of s3oo'5,o III G Th
rcncy, minus lss Of $l41 .O39 IN con- com, , me
davis operations Included Receipts 3d. .o,ao"i
ia ,I Of 81 90 1854 consisting OF Ss0,375.
7Ga coin and s2a %o2 500 currency ..s;no.on 70
ccjvcd today SIO6,Ol3 National bank notes Tor
redemption c,n,o en-. .ho tutor
nal revenue receipts S6'S,o''' anu '''
To.day'n Washington Treasury statement OF
cash on hand and deposits in banks %omp ', =
with The figures Of the last previous statement as
net gold on naeo7 1s3 81 O. sss sssS
x: ,$:I en- Ia s5sSs:S c D "a
Actual cash In the
Treasury vaults
over 0utstand- eo. oon ~ aoIc M
DS. Ssss ss s7 III asss Bss '"s
No, cash ,o, si4s $50 s0j sI3 Ioi Dec $685. o'
The foreign exchanges were duh, INT s'ron.,
and Tor sterling drafts lac. higher There were
| No engagements Of gold for export; because no
ah;nments can he made before Saturday Follow
inc are revised quotations for actuai pusn U.s.
Rankers' bills 81 So IA and 50 81 i. LOT lons
and short sterling respectively French Irancs'
~ I.oo5I5 IS; reichmarks. % 3-Sa0o o-s'
FOREIGN MARKETS.
Tho governors Of the Bank OF England az .n'n,
| ,veetlv meeting made no change In ITS MINIMUM .
W. - discounf which remains at 2 per cent.
In the week the bank gained x44o,3oo pui, no
and tho nroDortion of reserve TO Liabilities Was
rn;scd from Bills TO 5l.3l per cent, agalhs. Il
decline from 45l6 TO 4405 per cen. III Inc
| r.snnndinc week last year, when me dsIou ~.
rotp was Unchanged at per cent Inc DaiN 70
l"'e 1t en- 600 bullion on balance; Az tic
InSndnn Stock Exchange British consois rosc 10
no 9iGa0s 3-4 for money, and 70 Vo lo-lo ioa
10 occount. IN tho open market MONEY wa a5
smv,dont az aboiIt per cent for discounts, hnu
a"" ," nor cent for daily balances Bar sllvnf
as duh at 80 81 cd. an ounce american . ,nn,
sy shares were depressed, ana az tne clos T,ncS
showed no inclination to rally. q. 'n oon,me. %
os 10 70 sight exchange on Lohaon '.i. gstori;ng
iIicbcr at 23.20 IL francs 10 tne d" '~'''"s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-24

Wash Dly....... 50
1000 NV 25-yrDeb5s.lUv
800 NV 30-yrDrbos. 1854
1000 y & Nj Con : FIJI
5000 Ore Imp Con IS. 03,a
jCC0 DO ............ %
ss..,u n,n - H. ~ - 40
The morning call., 1893-05-24
SCHOLASTIC STARS
The Girls High Ends
It's Exercises.
Students of the Middle Class Intro
duce Some Novelties in Their
Exhibition Work.

The students of the middle class of the
cises yesterday afternoon in the presence
of large gathering of their friends.
The first mum Der on the programme was
a piano duet by Edith Bien and Lille Gold
stein. which was followed by an essay en-
titled "a Medieval May Day." by Miss
Nellie Hensel.
The "Mermaid's Evening Song" was
then delightfully."- rendered by the class.
Miss Lizzie O'Brien read an excellent essay
on THE Study ofGeometry."
The representative scenes from English
literature. preceded by vocal solo by Miss
Evelyn Manning, was novel feature of
entertainment. Misses Rouleau, Scott,
Isaacs, Rochat, Onyon, Rixon, Ben. Lich-
ter. Bundschu. Flood, RosencrantZ, Levy
and Noonan. each in her turn, held up be-
fore the audience photograph illustrat-
ing scene studied by the class in the Eng
lish department during the past year.
After being described the photographs
were passed among the audience.
Tho next number on the programme was
vocal solo by Miss Sarah Parades, who
was accompanied on the piano by her
father. Her voice showed careful train
ing, and was of the pureSt quality.
Miss Tessie Sharkey next displayed her
literary power in an essay rn The
Classics" and was succeeded by Mis- S
Alice Greenbaum, who delighted the audi
ence with violin solo, accompanied on
the piano by Miss Sadie Wendell.
Miss Edith Wallace followed with a
recitation. and then the Misses Marie
Van der Zwiep and Bertha Wadham re-
ceived their full share OF applause for
singing The Lily and the Rose"
Miss Alice Bryant's recitation was en-
joyed, as was also the vocal solo. Mobile
Slgnor." by Miss Florence j. Doane.
Miss Bessie Beardsley. who was cos
tuned in most attractive manner. next
came forward with recitation of her own
composition dealing with the doings of
ordinary little boys. and responded 10 an
encore with the story of the little soldier
boy.
After an essay by Miss Maude Kennedy,
Principal Elisha Brooks made a few re-
marks and the exercises then closed with
a halleluiah chorus by the class.
After the exhibition the Assembly Hall
was cleared and the younger people err
joyed quiet dance while the older ones
inspected the building.
The morning call., 1893-05-24
BROKE HIS BACK.
Terrible Fate of Gatekeeper at the
Pacific rIaiI Dock.

EdSfiIC Hail DONNs
d. T. Adams, aged 10 years, living at IA
McLea place, eff Ninth street, was fatally
injured on the waterfront last night and
died at the Receiving Hospital shortly
after his arrival.
Adams mad fer some months been en-
ployed as gatekeeper at the wharf by the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company. Daring
merchandise was leaving the VIII arf and
collided with the gate Of which he had.
charge and uDhinged tha lower part of it
Shortly before the quitting hour Adams
called on j. B. Preston, fireman of the
blacksmith-shop. to assist him in repairing .
the gate. VIII lch Is nigh, wooden affair, II
feet long, II feet high ard weighs nearly
half ton.
Half dozen of the men lifted the gate
while Adams attempted TO adjust the
lower hinge, when it became unbalanced
and fell with crash, Durying Preston and
himself beneath il. Both men were
knocked down and rendered uncon sclous
After being eXtricated from their danger
Gus position with difficulty they were
taken to the Receiving Hospital for treat
ment.
Preston soon recovered conscious ness
and escaped with few bruises about the
body. The physicians found that Adams
back had been dislocated and the spinal
column fractured. Paralysis of the lower
limbs had alre0dy set IN and he sank
steadily up to the time of his death at
O'clock.
Adams WAS native of Portland, Me-,
and was member of the ]. Q. o. I. The
body was removed to the Morgue, wher q
an inquest Will be held to-day
The morning call., 1893-05-24
RABBITS BURROWED.
And That Is How the Place Came to
Be Called Coney Island.
Prooklyn Eagle


A few days ago group of BrooklyDites
discussed the christening Of Coney Island.
One member of the party, who seemed to
be we'll informed, disposed Of all other
theories by saving that the name of
the island is of purely Dutch origin
He added: "It simply means rabbit
island, owing to the multitude Of rabbits
which burrowed their holes in the sandy
soil.s The ancient Dutch for rabbit is CO.
neyn. plural. 'coneynen.' The island was
called 'Coneynen Eiland.' afterward angli-
cized INTO C3ney I>land. The name first
appears IN the public documents at the
lime of Governor Kieft. The latter. on
May "a, 1644,l conveyed Coneynen Eiland
by deed 10 one Gysbert Op Dyck.
Later on the island became bone of con-
tention between the English of Gravesend,
VINO laid claim TO it, and the Dutch OF
Manhattan.
Those contentious eliminated in deeds
OF violence in 1G6l, when Dirck De Wolf,
VINO had obtained from the Chamber of
Amsterdam in Holland the exclusive priv
llege TO make salt in Nsw Netherland for
seven wears. began its manufacture upon
Coneynen Eilend. The people of Graves
end, asserting tfeir claim, interfered with
MS Undertaking, and notwiths stan din g
Governor Stuyvesant sent an armed
force to protect De Wolf and his
plant, the latter was obliged to give
up his enterprise. though | don't
know whether II was on account OF the i'll
reference of the Gravesend people or
owing to ounprofi.abeness OF the business.
ln 1863 Coney island was used as post of