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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
Labor Day In Brooklyn.

There are to be tive Labor Day parades in
Brooklyn tomorrow. one under the direction
OF tho Central Labor Union and tho other OF
the Central Labor Federation. The first will
be formed at 10 o'clock at Cumberland street
and Lafayette avenue. and the line OF march
will be through Lafayette avenue to Broad
way. to Hartman street, to Myrtle avenue, to
Eidgewood Park.
The Federation column will he formed at
viii march to Stays street, to Even to.John.
son avenue. to Broadway to Throop avenue,
to Floyd street. to Broadway. to Melrose street.
TO Central avenue. to De Kalb avenue. to
Kn ckerbocker avenue. to the Labor Lycsum.
In front OF which speeches are to be made.
Police Superintendent Campbell will keep spe-
c!al watch over certain incendiary elements In
tho Eastern District.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
EXIT JOHNNY D.IYESPORT.
The Evic,ors Were Not Experts. but They
Cleared the Place Eventually.

Cleared the Place Eventually.
Johnny Davenport was fired out Of the Post
ONCE building yesterday by Postmaster Day
ton. As tho readers OF TIVE SUN are aware.
the Chief supervisor occupied rooms ia. 176.
and l7S on the top floor Of tho building as Of
fees. where he annually hired lot OF black
guards to swear Democratic voters into jail at
the exp ense Of the United States. On Aug. Pc
tho Postmaster got letter from the actin e
Secretary OF the Treasury authorizing him to
evict Davenport. In courteous letter he in
formed ar. Davenport that the three rooms
were needed for other purposes. and that the
Secretary OF the Treasury had ordered that
thev BE vacated.
Davenport paid no attention to the letter.
He did not answer 1t. His clerk. James l.. Do
ran. WHO is young man with considerable
there Yesterday morning when frederick j.
Swift. the chisf clerk to the Postmaster. went
W. stairs with Assistant custodian FlaheYIty
swift went In with the watchmen. He didn't
know Doran and poran didn't know him.
sw hfrSSn ME- swift. said reporter.
nd 4. E!a;G g meet you sir" said Mr. Swift
HaS ' the dsvl Is he ?" said Mr. Dor.n to
ssTIar's the chief clerk to the Postmas
"Th" tsviI." said Mr.. Doran.
Mr. swift and the three big watchmsn had
now with his back to Mr.. Doran. Mr.. DOran
edged around until he was behind the heavy
door Of the room. Swift and tho watchmen
were in line. suddenly Doran took hop, skip,
ana u lump and came bang against tho door.
The door went bang against swift and Swift
went lang against tho watchmen. Doran dug
his heels into the floor and with his shoulder
agmirs the door he pushed. Before the chief
clerk knew what WAS happening. Dorian had
the door smut and locked with the invaders on
tho outside. Thus was Daysnport's final Kick
enacted.
DDran brushed the dust of his clothes and
went out Of q side door. taking the reporters
with hiIs and locking the door after him. II
know they've got keys and can get in" he
said, but for legal purposes wanted 10 have
the doors closed aud locked"
Chief Clerk swift Kissed. Well, you got tho
best OF me thar time. but I'll get the best OF
You in the end" and when Doran had left the
hul4lE. Assistant Custodian laheIty opened
tn doors with q non, explosive skeleton key;
Then he nailed up the windows, He nailed
pillar, brought into the room. Then he had q
lnrk-mith change the lock on the door. and
finally he nut one OF the watchuen in charge.
with orders 10 let no man in on pain OF decapi-
tntIop. 10 told h" Waterman to brace the
doors with the pillars.
Postmaster Dayton wrOle another polite note
70 davenport yesterday afternoon ana told
him that every facility wotld he given him to
remove his records and whatever pertaIned to
him az his Office. hut that he could no longer
have the use OF the rooms. Mir. Dayton expects
no answer Ia this com m unication either.
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FAKE hrom o settler Tor mamma
Before retiring bstle ~ ssAtAs-AA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
IACOMA's MAYOR ARRESTED.
Water Company Brings Suit Against Him
for Breaking Into Its Buildings.

A Water Company Brings Suit Against Him
for Breaking Into Its Buildings.
TACOMA. WASH. Sept 2.-Mayor Ruson and
J. L. Demorest Of the Board OF Public Works
were arrested last evening on O warrant issued
by Judge Pritchard. on application OF the
Tacoma Light and Water Company. A suit
has been brought by the company against the
Mayor. President Ridstrom. and Demorest Of
intendent Lloyd. for $4,000 damages. in
CURED on the evening Of Aug. 20. when thsse
officials. with the assistance OF the police.
took property which the officials claim was
sold to tho city with the water and electric
light plant. The CONF lanant estimates the
property. pipes. water gates. DC. as worth
sl5497. Tho Mayor and Mr.. Demorest re-:
deputy sheritfs at their homes. Others Will be
arrastAd
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Want Their Daue ht.r- Arrested.

Maggie steher. IL years old, OF 248 Hum
boldt street Wiliamsburgh. and Mary Merit.
Is years old. OF 1872 Grand street. Williams.
burgh. disappeared about two weeks ago.
Their mothers searched in vain for them until
yesterday morning. when Mrs. Steher was told
that her daughter and Mary Mertz had eloped
living ut 655 Is oadway. Williansburgh. Mrs
Steher went to the Broadway house, hut was
not admitted. With the mother OF Mary Merit
she went to tho Even Street Police Court.
where warrants were obtained against the
girls for disorderly conduct
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

BRAZIL Ind. Sept, THE mon employed on
the Chicago and Indiana Coal Railroad In this
city went out on strike yesterday rather than
accept 10 per cent. cut In wages.
EvANsyII.LE Ind. sept The ten pol, cent
Vile went into effect yesterday, and the 400
shop employees al Howell quit work. aud say
they will stay out until notice OF the reduction
Ia 1yifhdTRwn
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
Her Ctu,ch Wa. ON Her oo,s

domented woman about 80 years old was
found in broadway. near Third street. about
O'Clock Yesterday morning Clutched in her
70 IN hanI We're three pennies, and she declared
woman wore dark dress. black shawl. and
low.cut shoes, and was bareheaded. She was
sent to St Vincent's Hospital
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
More Ev,denc. Against DIR. Graves.

DENVER. Sept. THE County Commissions
ers to-day appropriated $1,000 for the OK
pense Of bringing Eastern witnesses hsre to
testify in tho second trial OF DR.. It. Thacher
Graves Of Providence. who is accused Of the
murder Of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby by poison
ing. The report OF District Attorney Stevens,
witnesses In New England and New York. was
adopted: Mr.. stevens says that he has posi-
tive evidence. much OF which Is new. to con
Sept. ~, and Il is probable the trial will begin
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
Killed Trying to Get Into His Own House.

John Shafer. o printer. 80 years old. was
killed yesterday afternoon by falling from the
third story window OF his homo at $50 East
10lst street His wife went to Astoria yester-
day morning. and when Shafer reached home
at II 80 o'clock he found the door locked. he
went to the apartments across the hallway.
window into his own room. He climbed out
or the window ledge. and was reaching across
to his own window whom he lost his balance
and fell.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
ch.ne.. un.yer.,tz Iseerpor.t.s I. a.s....

BOSTON. Mass. Sept 2. "A charter was
granted to-day for tho Incorporation Of the
Trustees Of the Marking University Of Chi
ma" Tho Executive Committee Of the trus.
tees is: Charles J. Fowler President; Stephen
l.. Baldwin. Treasurer: Dillon Bronson, Clerk.
and Messrs. Denton g.. Woodyine. Charles
Parkhurst. and oliver H. DurreiL
educational advantages for tho children Of
members OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
in China and to promote higher education
there.
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Feeding tho Poor In Chicago.

CHICAGO. Sept 2.-Lake Front Park was
quiet yesterday. Bread and meat were given
to tho deserving poor. Tho number Of FAM
lilies that Eeceived assistance was 1905: adult
persons, 1858: children, 3. 100. The amount
OF bread given out was IS SU7 pounds. ::and the
amount OF meat Adj pounds.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
The Insurr.etioa In Arscarna.

BuENos AYREs. Sent. 2-Advices have been
received from Corrientes that the Governors
troop. In DISREGARD OF the orders OF the
national Governments arbitrator. attacked
tho rebels al Snnto Tome. and seized and
sacked the town. The Minister Of War has
sent body OF national troops TO disarm the
Governors irregulars.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
TO HOLD THE BEQUEST.
The City OF Quincy and Dartmouth Trustees
at War Over S25O.OOO.

Boston. Sept. 2-The city Of Quincy has
broken ground for the seminary provided for
by the will OF DR.. Ebenezer Woodward. who
died twenty-five years ago, leaving q sum Of
money for the work. with the provision that 1t
should be done twenty-five years after his
death. In case Mt the end OF that time tho
to go to the trustees Of Dartmouth College.
The Dartmouth trustees now claim the money
and suit is pend nc In the courts. In order
building has been begun within the prescribed
time The property is valued at S250.O00.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
Frank A. Lew,s Released.

COTTAGE CITY. Mass. Sept Frank A.
Lewis Of Now York. arrested for obtaining
money by false prstences. has been released
on making settlement satisfactory to all con-
cerned.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
Oyster Beds Damaged So. 600. 900.

NEW HAVEN Sert 2.-Some Of the owners OF
oyster heds In this vicinity estimate loss OF
S20on.000 as the result OF the two recent
cyclones.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

Average sept D. 1892. ....,,.,...........7o'
WASHINGTON FORECAST SUNDAY.
For New England eastern Esw FORK. Jairi dishay
aday morning; nnrh1ea rird becoming paJiab
For the District of Columbia, eastern Pennsylvania.
New Jersey. Maryland. Delaware and Virginia. fair;
slightly cooler Sunday morning. warmer Monday
morning: variable winds.
For West Virginia. western Pennsylvania western
New York. and Ohio. fair slowly rising Temperatures
variable winds
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

ing hko It is known to medical science IL
Discovery" tar surpasses nasty ced LAvss
builder for those reduced N weight below
hoalthy standard. II IL guaranteed, - ~
other medicine Of the kind. In al HuSssta1
bronchtAi, Throat, and Lang afsctdona, go
In every disease that can be reached tArouoA
the blood, II II ever fails 70 bens6S q cure
you have your money back.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
A Motion to Remove the James II. Wake
Company's Receiver.

CHICAGO Sept preliminary legal proceed
ings were taken before Judge Baker to-day to
have the receiver for the James H. Walker
Company removed. The matter came up on o
motion OF Dunh IAN BUCKLEY Co.; creditors q
by the attorney for tho receiver and counsel
for creditors who have 80 far heen identified
with the litigation. Judge Baker entered an
order continuing a hearing on the motion to
the Septembe term, instructing the receiver
not to distribute any money to creditors Of the
company In the mean time.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03
N1,.rortune. Of the Bart Z. w. st.t.en.

NASSAU. Sept. 2.-The British steamer LeRis-
lator. from Liverpool for New Orleans. put in
at this port to-day with the American bark E
W. Ststson. from New York for Havana. In tow.
The bark encountered severe hurricane DUR
men were washed overheard. and the Captain
and six men deserted the vessel at sea. The
ard
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

Prompt relief and . permAnsas syse ~
your Catarrh, will certainly follow ~ ~
ct DR.. Sages Cat, RIB Remedy. it, Inaka4
VIII nay SSO0 reward for any tncurablD 0AaA
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MACKAYE,s sPEcrAToRIUM BUBBLE
Building and sS7 900 for Assets Against
100000 Liabilities.

CHICAGO. Sept. 2.-The Chicago Title and
Trust Company. receiver for the Columbian
Celebration Company, owning Steele Mac
kayes Spectacular. near the Worlds Fair
grounds. made q report in the Circuit
Court to-day. which shows that the liabili-
ties Of the company are about $500. 900
while the assets are far less. being merely un-
paid subscriptions to bonds aRgregating S54.-
500. and the building constructed by the COM
pany ut cost OF 5000 which. the receiver
that amount.
He has not been able to place 100000 In
surance on the building. as provided BY court.
The contracts made with 1874 chorus and bal
let girls have not been settled, and the re-
ceiver ia unable to state what damages may
accrue from the crash. A contract made for
tho employment Of tho Seidl orchestra was
partially settled.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

ALBANY. Sept 2,-Gov. Flower. accom- PAM
by his staff and State officials. many OF them
being accompanied by their wives left here
for Chicago on special train this afternoon.
There vii be additions to the party at Utica,
syracuse, Rochester, and Buffalo. Gov.
Flower Intends to return from Chicago during
the latter part OF next week. and after his re-
turn here he has engagements for q number
q agricultural iairs In various parts OF the
State.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

A1aSriea IL Forging Ah-aa
y SvsEything. UrbanA wine Com AnJs g Cola SSAp'
tAiADasAs sxsslsd By no f0FslEh bfana-IIS
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v e ss ss s.i ss s IL ;1 a., S;s
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penutort. and other places In South p.rolln..

Beaufort and other places In South carolina.
Col. lamont readily said he would do all In
hia lower to give the necessary relief. Al
sqop as senator lutlcr can ascertain the num-
ber II tents needed the punrtermaster-Ge en-
ernl OF tho Army will send them on.
\ tcleg ram received a tire Navy Denartm mt
to-day brought the first official news concern
Ing the effect the hig storm on tie Govern
m NJ dry deck and naval station at Port loyal.
The Telegram came rom those In charge Of
the dock. and says that many people are with.
out homes. food. or funds. and money IL asked
to bury seven bodies presumably Of United
States cmployees) now lying in the coal house
at the dock.
The principal injury to the dock was upon
the Golfer dam. and IL IL estimated that ak
months will he used In making repairs and
com pletIng the structure.
brought in n Shipwreck~d Crew OF Sixteen,
PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 2.-The bark Mary O.
Hale. which arrived here to-day from savan-
nah. landed the shipwrecked crew OF sixteen
men OF the Norwegian bark Dagny. from Mo-
bile for Dublin. which was struck by the storm
of SUNDAY last.
For hours the exhausted men had been
clinging to the after house. expecting with
every wash OF the seas to be swent away.
They we're so overcome that when the Hale
cnmo to their rescue IL was necessary to drag
them from the deck OF their almost sunken
vessel.
The anxiety seemed to have unbalanced the
minds OF several OF the sailors. After they
were safely on board tho Hale they cried like
children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-03

JAMES CAMPBELL GERARD BUILDING
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Before Tstifihg- -iIiAi bsitis ~ ssata.-AA
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PATCHCGUE, [. |.

WASHINGTON ST. 4lo. OTTO I. REIrMEYER
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WASHINGTON ST. 25S. BURDErr BRoA
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-20
achcd, being most striking and i'm

tachcd, beng most striking anu I'M
prcssive.
The observer at the eyepicce of the
instrument in the Lick or Washing
ton telescope has almost everything
close at hand to give him complete
command of the great machine
With new Yerles this will be still
better, as electric motors will be usel
for more purposes. The great object
glass is, of course, only light gath
ercr. Strictly speaking, all this mag
nifying power is in the microscopic
cyepiece, the great Tense serving tc
focus a large amount of light from
the object and thus make it possible
to use higher magnifying powers
successfully. The larger the object
glass, as rule, the smaller the field
covered. One can sweep wide area
with an opera glass, and from that
to the Lick telescope the field OF Wis
ion grows regularly smaller. In the
new Ycrkcs instrument it will be i'm
possible to see all the moon at one
time. Because Of this characteristic
the small telescope, or finder, is at
tached 70 the tube and used to get the
object located fairly in the field of
vision, Close at hand are 'thc thumb
screws, by twist Of which the OBJ
server at the eycpiecc in effect reaches
80 feet in the Lick telescope and
clamps the tubes to the axes so that
the driving clock will keep it contln-
uouslv on the stars. Besides this,
the harncssed forces of nature are at
the bidding Of the astronomer to min
lister to his convenience. When a
star, far down toward the horizon, is
under observation, the eycpicccs is
brought high above the floor, and it
was formerly necessary Tor the as
tronomcr to perch on a broad ladder
or erect platform. Now the touch
of an electric button, while standing
at the eycpiece, sets hydraulic rams
in operation and the great floor itsclf
is slowly raised to suit the needs OF
the operator, if necessary as high as
the balcony. This most unique and
remarkable appliance was first pat III
operation in the Lick observatory and
is feature Of both the Washinton
and the Ycrkes instrument.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-20
Electricity "On Tap"
New York SUM-

Electricity, once a playing, then q
scientific study, is now commercial
product. Twenty years ago elcctrl-
cal energy was generated in the labo-
ratory for experimental purposes by
a few physicians as a medicine OF
somewhat questionable repute, and
in weak currents by those who applied
it to the use in the arts. From the
cyIender of tho glass or mastic, cx-
cited by friction to the set cork mani
kins or pitch balls a dancing, to the
dynamo that runs from one to a dozen
powerful engines is q long step, but
one that has been taken within the
memory of men who call themselves
young.
Electricity as commercial product
IS 70 those tnat zeal III IL dts Co'ithi"H
place an affair as eggs or butter
The conditions and costs Of it's pro
duction are positively known, and
that the product may be measured al
most as the clerk with his yerdsticb
measures dry goods. You may bu.
your electricity by specified quanta
ties, and, if you have the conven
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-04-20
Stockholders Meeting.

A special meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Big Stone Gap Build
ing O. Investment Company is hereby
called to meet at the Appalachian
Bank, Big Stone Cap, Va, on We'd
nesday, May 3rd 1898, at > O'Clock
p. IN. The object Of this meeting is
to elect officers, supervise the accounts
and condition Of the company, and
adopt such measures as may be
deemed best for the general welfare
Of the company.
BY order of the Board Of directors
r. T. IRVINE, President,
G.. II. BERRYMAN, Secretary
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RATES TO THE WORLDS FAIR.
The Railroad Companies Finally Come
to an Agreement.

The Railroad Companies FINALLY come
to an Agreement.
The presidents Of all the Chicago
roads met and setteled on the Worlds
Fair rates. The matter was oatcn-
siblv left in the hands of The special
committee of the Western Passenger
Association, which is to report at an
other meeting of the ISOLATION, but
the presidents took the matters IN
their own hands, settled the rates and
will hand their conclusions over to
the passenger agents who will approve
them, and they will then be formally
adopted as the regular rates to the
Exposition. 1t is not definitely known
Just what rate will be adopted, but
it will either be one and one-third or
one and one-half, with the probab Ii
ties III favor OF the former. me pres
idents have been compelled to take
the question into their own hands, be-
cause of the impending danger of a
general Generalization Of passenger
rates, which would have been the le-
gitimatc outcome of a delayed decis-
ion on the subject.
Many of the roads were quietly
preparing to handle excursions at
their own figures, and it would have
been only short time before there
would have been a general scramble
| for business, which the presidents
Pwere afraid would bring rates too low
for prafits
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Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Central Land Compa
nv will be held in the Directors roonI
Of the Appalachian Bank, Big Stone
Gap, Va, on Thursday, May the 4th
1898, at two (2) o'clock ?. m. Oh.
GERS for the ensuing year and al
other general business Of the compa.
NY will be transacted.
JAS. w. GERow, President,
r. r. IRVINE, Secretary.
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Stockholders Meeting.

The annual meeting Of the stock
holders of the Big Stone Gap an'
Powell's Valley Railway Co., for the
purpose Of elcctins officers for tic
the ensuing year, and to transact any
other business that may be broush
before them, will lie held Thus lay
May 4th, 1898, in the office Of SAT-
company, at Big Stone Gap, Va.
w. e. HARRlNGToS, See.
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STATISTICS of mortality i'll the
South show that the death rate is y >
coloret to one white.