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4 IIE-UP COMPLETE.
Every Man the Railroad Except the Man.
ager Was Ont for Two Day.

ST. PAUL. Aug. 17.-At noon to-day WAS
ended what was perhaps the most complete
tie-up OF any railroad in the history Of tho
United States. The strike lasted Just two days
to the hour. On Tuesday. at IL o'clock. every
employee Of the Manitoba and Northwestern
Railroad. running between Winnipeg and
Prince Albert, a distance OF 400 miles. went
out, with the single exception OF the general
manager This action was taken because
salaries were due for the months OF March.
April. and May and the road could not pay
them for legal reasons, The Manitoba and
Northwestern possessed charter from the
Dominion Government which required them
to build q certa IN number Of miles each year.
otherwise the charter would be forfeited. The
last two years the road defaulted. falling to
build tho required extension. and on juno ~
1t went into the hands OF q receiver.
At this time were due salaries for March.
April. and May. The receiver paid salaries
for june but he had no legal authority to pay
tho salaries for the other months. Hetook tho
matter into court where it hung FIRE SO long a
time that the employees OF the road thr atened
to strike. Tho receiver could do nothing. and
Tuesday at II O'Clock the engineers. hremen.
brak emen. and conductors deserted. Station
agents left their stations. opera ors ceased re-
ceivinG espatches. and clerks left their offices.
The general manager was the only man left on
duty. The receiver showed to the court the
necessity Of immediate action. ana this morn
ing he received authority to pay the salaries
due At II o'clock to-day the men all re-
turned to work.
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TEN KILLED IN STREET FIGHTA
Fatal Quarrel Between French and italian
Workmen In Southern France.

Fatal Quarrel Between French and italian
Work men In Southern France.
PARIS. Aug. 17.-French and Italian work.
ingmen fought in Aigues- Mortes. department
OF Gard. to-day. The fight began In the street
at noon and was carried on for nearly two
hours.
The police made repeated efforts to restrain
the men. but were not strong enough to restore
the peace. Ten men were killed and forty
moro were wounded severely. disturbance
was threatened again this evening. but was
prevented by the police.
Troops and police were taken from Mines
to Aigues- Mortes this afternoon to restore Or
der. After the fight the French workingmen.
who had beaten the Italians. started man
hunt to exterminats the foreign workingmen
in the town. They attacked with knives and
clubs every Italian that they caught.
Tho Italians fed from tho town. and most OF
those who had been in the fight took possess
sion Of farm buildings and barricaded the
doors. The troops were summoned to restore
order. rescued them early in the evening.
drove away the French workingmen. and
escorted the Italians to the railway station.
where most OF the men took train for Mar
settles
The number OF wounded Is known to be at
least forty. Ten dead bodies have been found.
and others probably will be picked I'D In the
fields tomorrow. All ths killed and most OF
the wounded were Italians
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THE DISORDER IN MEXICO.
Federal Troops q. the Field, but Several
Towns Held by Their Opponents.

MoNcLovA. Mex. Aug. 1.-THE political
troubles in the State OF Coahuila are growing
more serious. The Federal Government 10
massing its troops ut every available point In
tho State to preserve order. II Is reported
that the town OF Guerrero. n few miles south
OF Piedras Negras. was taken this morning by
force OF 300 Cardenas men under command
OF Col Francisco Trevino. This same force
attempted to capture the town OF Piedras Ne
gras yesterday. but were repulsed by force
OF Federal troops under command OF Major
Alvarez. Gen. Ceron. who commands the north
ern military zone. reached the town OF Hidal-
CO. this State. to-day from Laredo. He has
with him the Thirteenth Battalion. and will
endenvor to preserve the peace In that section.
The Cardenas forces arc now in full posses
sion OF this city. They made the attack un-
expectedly and in the rioting between the two
forces the Chief OF Police was killed. The
prosperous town OF Cuatro CieneGas. west OF
here. has also been captured by the Cardenas
men. and the mining camps OF Sierra Mojada,
Venadito. and Santa Rosa have met with the
same fate Report has reached here. but has
not yet been confirmed. that the city Of Parras,
which is one OF the largest and most prosper
Gus in the State was the scene last evening OF
a conflict between the Cardenas and Galan
forceA
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An Unpleasant Discovery After Mr. Dessau
Went West TO Look For IL.

An Unpleasant Discovery After Mr.. Dessau
Went West TO look For IL.
It was not until he read the morning papers
yesterday that Simon Dessau OF and John
street learned that his salesman. Charles H.
Billings. had lost wallet containing more
than $50. 900 worth OF black drilling diamonds
between st. Louis and Cincinnati. Later. q
despatch came from Billings confirming the
news Mr.. Dessau left for the West early in
the afternoon with Pinkerton detective to
conduct the search for the wallet In person.
BY doing SO he escaped temporarily the knowl-
edge that the loss was worse than had been
supposed.
A Sun reporter was the cause OF the discov-
cry. Mr.. F. W. Bucky. Mr.. Dessau's confden-
tial man. was telling about the lost diamonds.
and took two drawers out OF the sale to explain
what he was saying. One drawer contained
Now I vii, show you the bartz or, brilliant
diamond, in the rough" he continued.
After carefully wrapping UP the drilling
diamonds he put the under drawer on top and
Hh ssae
blankly at the stones for moment and then
EVACUATED slowly:
across the room to the book eeper's desk.
After a hurried examination OF the books he
walk ed slowly back and said:
Well this will break the old mans heart.
sure; In the wallet Billings lost there was
1000 carats Of carbons. worth SIT a carat.
forgotten all about his having the brilliants
sequence than the loss OF the cartons, as they
can be worked up into diamonds for the trade,
while The Sa can only be sold to
integrity, Billings lived with his mother in a
boarding house at 226 West Thirteenth street
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Aston CUP FOR sLooPs.

The day was particularly great for the
yachtsmen. mostly from New York. who had
pinned their faith and staked their double
eagles on the bronze Herreshoff flyer. the
Vigilant. She was vision OF power and grace
as she swept foamingly across the finish line.
through shredded seas. this afternoon. beating
the Jubilee 5 minutes and 81 seconds. and the
Colonia by minutes and 90 seconds. Tho
Pilgrim met with an accident on her run
toward tho finish. She was then so far astern
that she would have been the last yacht in had
no mishap befallen her. The wind had In
creased somewhat after the racers turned the
red flag buoy. and the crested rollers that they
plunged through going homo caused tho Pill
grim to carry away the jaws OF her gaff. The
same accident happened to the Jubilee after
she had flushed.
The race to-day was. in weather conditions.
practically the same for all the yachts It was
as conclusive as any trial race. The result
shows that in both windward work and rum
ming the Viglant. in a smart breeze. is the best
Of the four splendid yachts. 1t was q close
contest between the Colonia and the jubilee.
In the weaker work the Jubilee beat tho Colo
MIA by eighteen seconds. but in the run to the
finish the Colonla beat the Jubilee ten seconds.
Thus over the whole course the Jubilee van
pushed the Colonia by only eight seconds.
Tho Colonia's Skipper. Capt Hank Hat. is
not satisfied that the Vigiant is better than
the Colona- He expressed wish after tho
race that the wind might blow 80 hard to-mor.
row. when three Of the big ones will meet in
battle again. that 1t would DO necessary to
house topmasts The vigilant's skipper says
that is the kind Of weather no would like to
see. too.
The yachtsmen who witnessed the race to-
day from the decks OF a score Of steam yachts
and tugs were of one mind aboutit, They said
that it was ahead OF anything they had ever
seen. and that they thought almost any one Of
tho giantesses would mako pretty good CUP
defender. The day opened with only the sug-
gestion Of breeze. 1t came out OF the south.
east. whore tho horizon was leaden with
clouds. AS the clouds foated up the sky.
wearing ever-shifting, fantastic vapor designs.
the wind freshened
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MISS WILLIAMS TAKES RETENGE
She Says Horton Insuited Her, nud She
Whips Hin Before n Crowd.

R1vEnHEAp. ]. l., Aug. 17.-While Orvile
Young was riding his bicycle In Main street
yesterday evening he ran into Mrs. Jacob La
Bleu. wife OF the village tailor. She was knock
ed down and seriously injured Mrs. La Bleu
was carried into Beniamin's drug store. which
is about the centre OF the village and soon a
big crowd was gathered about tho store. On
the edge OF the crowd was young David Horton.
While he was standing there q carriage con-
tanning two sprightly women. nttired in sum-
mer fnery. drove up They wore Miss Maggie
Williams OF New York and Mrs. Kato Hawley
OF Brooklyn. who are spending the summer
at Batting Hollow. Miss Williams eagerly
scanned the crowd until sho caught sight OF
Horton. With an exclamation OF horror she
sprang from the carriage. In her hand she
had a good stout whip. She stepped quickly
toward Horton. The whip circled In tho air
with swish. and fell across the back of Hor-
take that you. scamp" exclaimed Miss
Williams. drawing for another stroke,
liams. With a vigorous arm abe Piled the lash
until Horton finally succeeded in ,extricatipg
the whip and wrene6ed it from her grasp
BY this time the crowd was in commotion.
6heGs COX up the defence Of the two Women
Tom Britton whipped of his coat and de-
claT TfI ,,r,s, man who dare, Inv n n0,s
IL tnrasu any nhu Mho a"ies 10y q manu-
on these women.
q friend to Horton:
lick you"
The situation was fast becoming mixed.
Miss Williams appeared overcome with excite
ment and exhaustion and made no effort to re-
gain her whip. when her companion. Mrs. Hnw-
ley, stepped forward and seized the whip from
Horizons hand. with the soothing remark:
It's a shame to strike a man like that
Believing the difficulties over. Horton re-
lnquishcd the whin Then Mrs. Hawley
turned on him and began ,wielding 1t even
more vigorously than did Miss Williams. At
this second unexpected onslaught Horton
took to his heels He shot across Main street
and down Bridge street with Mrs. Hawley
whucking him across the back and over the
head whenever she got within reach. block
down Bridge street Horton plunged through
the swinging doors into John NJ. Burgess's
saloon and was lost to sight
Mrs. Hawley sat down on tho curbstone to
rest, while the crowd which had followed the
hunt gathered sympathzingly around. Re-
gaining her composure she went back in
search Of Miss Williams and getting into their
carriage again they drove back to their board
ing house in Batting Hollow.
Miss Williams said this afternoon that on
Monday night young Horton had insulted her.
and for that she had whipped him. Horton
denies 1t very vigorously. He has several livid
marks across his face and neck where Miss
WilliamB's whip fell
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The Oneida Takes Them for . Days Cruise
Improvements at Gray Gables.

The Oneida Takes Them for . Days Cruise
Improvements mt Gray Gables.
BuzzARD's BAY. Aug. ia yachting excur-
sion down the bay and out into the Sound was
the proGramme for Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland to-
day on the Oneida. In company with Mrs. f. @
Benedict. Mrs. and Miss Hastings. Mr.. Bene-
dict was not with them. nor has no been here
at all this month,
A Boston architect, Mr. Garrytt n. Mitchell.
has been called by Mrs. Cleveland to Gray
Gables this week to consult with her and the
President In reference to plans for lodge for
the Ruth's skipper. Bradwelght. and his fam
lily to occupy. and to discuss other changes
and improvements about the Gables and sur
roundlngs.
The President has decided to relt his villa
and improve 1t in q manner calculated to make
II not only summer home. but O retreat to
which he can com from the oppression OF OIL
cial life and the cares OF State at any time.
be held here. sent over to Gray Gables this
afternoon for a gift Mrs Cleveland had prom
ised her for the fair, but word was sent back
that Mrs. Cleveland was away on a yachting
trip and would not return till late tonight
NEw BEDFORD. Aug. lE-Mr. and Mrs Glove:
ladies came to this city to-day in the BENEDICT
with the exception OF the President. who re-
manned on the yacht. were driven about the
city in two landaus. They stopped at Bay
lies curiosity shop on Union street and after
drug store where the, entire party drank soda
water, after which they went down to the
wharf and boarded the Oneida. which sailed
out OF the harbor shortly aftor O'Clock
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Soon the sky was without q patch or streak
OF blue. and q ten-knot breeze was piping
merrily out OF the southeast. or thereabouta
Already tho tusslers for the cups were thread
ing their way out through tine little feet Of
steam and sailing yachts and catboats to the
battle ground in the open. Only tho most adj
venturesome Of the catboat shippers cared to
breast the seas from which the wind was
bearing bits OF spray. The preliminary SPAR
ring of tho racers around the starting point or
Brenton's Reef Lightship was pretty but the
cautious shippers did not give one another
chance to gauge the merits OF any yacht.
1t was glorious to tho vision OF the true nau.
teal sportsman to see the four spendid yachts.
with every inch Of duck stir as a drum head.
dashing down toward the line. smashing foun.
tains OF spray from their shovel brows. 1t was
a clubtopsail breeze, but bit too strong to
warrant the setting Of anything bigger for
ward than baby jibtopsai. The strain OF
big jlbtopsail would have carried away the
topmast
1t was originally the intention OF the Regatta
Committee to have a gun-Hre start. Later IL
was decided to allow them two minutes TO
cross the line. They were manGuvred with
such consummAte kill that there was less than
a minutes difference between the Jubilee tho
first bow over tho line. and the Vigilant. tho
last.
In all closely contested yacht races. in which
moro than two yachts are engaged. it 10 DIM
cult for even the expert to tell tho relative
positions of the yachts, even II he is on on&
This was noticeably true yesterday.
Tho talent was fooled more than once into
believing that the Pilgrim and the Jubilee had
the bulge on the Now York boats. and the
New Workers themselves were several times
almost persuaded that Boston was going to do
UP heir iavorites without effort.
The Bostonisns were jubilant and the Vigil
lants admirers correspondingly depressed.
half a dozen times before the racers had
covered half the windward part OF the course.
All hands admitted after the boats rounded
the windward mark that 1t Is good philosophy
not 10 guess which is the wndward boat until
the weather work Is finished
There were flashes OF white in the dark em-
erald OF tho rolling seas, rising higher and
higher under the influence of tho wind. and
tho taking in Of handkerchief lib topsails was
in order. The Vigilsnt vigorously held on to
hers, but tho others lowered the!ra The Pl-
grim broke tacks with her rivals of seaconnet
and stood 70 tho southwark ON the port tack.
When the Pilgrim tackled again 1t was seen
that parting company with her three sisters
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A MOTHERS FRANTIC PLEA.
MRS. BERRICK WILD WITH GRIEF AT
HER SONS hRRESE
The Boy's Father Was the Complainant
The Lad Had stolen $50 from His Father,
and Was Found in the Tenderioin Precinct

The Boys Father Was the Complainant
The Lad Had stolen $50 from HI, Father.
and Was Found In the Tenderioiu Precinct
A lad OF 19. In light summer suit and
straw hat. turned the corner OF Broadway at
Twenty ninth street and was about to enter
the Imperial Music Hall ut $3.50 last night,
when q closed carriage drove up rapidly. A
middle aged man OF short stature jumped out,
laid his hand on the lads shoulder. and in
yited him to step into the carriage Tho boy
seized the mans hand effusvoly. In the cab
was a middle-aGed lady. who welcomed the
lad warmly.
The man whispered to the coachman. and
the cab ratified around to the Thirtieth street
station house.
The lad yelled in terror when he caught
sight OF the green lights in front OF the door.
The lights startled the lady also and she threw
her arms about the lad and began to sob hys-
terlcally. The m an did not seem at all per-
turbed. He entered the station house and told
Sergeant Sheehan that tho lad was his son
and that he wanted him arrested for larceny.
Detective Lang and Policeman Reid were
sent out to the cab. They found tho lady and
the boy locked in each others arms. sobbing
and refusing to bulge. The lad chung so tena.
ciously to the seat that it took the com bined
strength OF the two policemen to loosen his
hold. They dragged the boy to the station
rail. while tho lady followed. still sobbing.
The man who had the complaint to make
said he was A. NJ. Derrick. real estate
lawyer at 25S Broadway. and living at GS East
Eichty-third street. He told the Sergeant
that his son, Milton NJ. Derrick. had robbed
him OF $50 several days ago and disappeared
He net him by chance last night viii lie driv-
ing along Broadway with the prisoners
The boy hid his face while his father was
talking He was weeping conyulsiyely. and
he fell to tho floor in faint when the door
man approached to take him to q cell.
Mrs. Derrick thereupon BECAME frantic She
fell upon her knees and fondled her son. She
screamed and. upbraided her husband for
causing the lads arrest. She tore of her hat
and attempted to wrench her diamond ear
Il will die" she screamed. III my boy is
locked upv and threw her arms about the
The prisoner pleaded for his fathers forgive
ness. but the lawyer turned from him with
His wife's grief affected Mr.. Derrick. and he
finally Quieted her by promising that he would
use his Influence to get the prisoner discharged
this morning.
Tho father then withdrew the larceny charge
and the lad was locked up on complaint of
weeping and in half faintng condition when
she stepped into the cab with her husban and
It was learned later that young Derrick has
been leading a rather fast life recently. and
that his father had discovered that he was FREE
auenting questionable resorts In the Tender
loin district
"Tii promise never to do this again" he
cried as the grayhaired doorman led him to
n cell
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Her "Cyelons Voice."

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 17.-Mss Loretta Kennedy
belongs to tho choir OF ST. Marks Catholic
Church Tho other members OF the choir do
not like her. So they wrote her the following
mole:
Miss LoRrrTA KFNYRnr: DO you know that every
time you sing at ST. Marks you disturb the peace Of the
congregation with your cyclone voice! word 10 tho
Wise Is sufficient. TuE CmOIK.
Tho young lady. her mother and brother
went to the United States officials and ask cd
for the arrest OF two OF tho choir for sending a
threatening letter. They We're sent TO the
-Four Courts where they asked Tor warrant
charging the choir singers with disturbing the
peace. THOR request was refused.
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A New Orleans Negro Stubs His Too on the
River Bank and Finds Treasure.


River Bank and Finds Treasure.
New ORLEANS, Aug. 17.-Joseph Dozier, q
negro. stubbed his toe in the river mud at
Old Planters plantation. six miles below the
city. to-day. There was brought to light q
bright. shining object gold ring. Digging
in the mud. he discovered eleven other gold
and diamond rings. some gold watches. chains
lockets. earrings. and other trinkets- The
news was circulated among tho negroes on
neichbor ing plantations. and several came to
the scene. Over sixty more gold. diamond.
amethyst. and other rings were found. q
dozen lockets. and as many earrings. About
100 pieces Of jewelry were found in all.
DoZier informed tho police. and several de-
tectives were sent to the scene to investigate
The treasure was turned over to them. The
theory OF the police is that the jewelry was
dropped by burglars by accident or when pur-
sued. and 1t sank In the mud. 1t is not impos-
sible. as the jewelry Is Of recent fashion. and
burglaries have been numerous here OF late.
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IS IT TOM RING. THE GIRL OUTLAW,
An Armed Woman In Mans Attire Arrest,


An Armed Woman In Mans Attire ARE sted
In Texas.
DENIsoN. Tex. Aug. ia woman in mans
attire was arrested here this morning. She
claims to be running away from home. Doc
Smith. from Guthrie. o. T.. says that she IL
the woman horse thief. Tom Ring arrested at
Guthrie ono month ago. She broke jail and
escaped. She says her name Is Nellie Hodge.
but contradicts herself and the opinion is that
she is tho woman horse thief When arrested.
besides mans suit. she wore q sombrero, a
pistol belt and spurs. She is young and very
comely.
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freed by n BIoodhound

HAcKENsACK, Aug. 17.-Weldon b. Fosdick q
real estate agent Of Hackensack. went to Ro-
chelle Park yesterday to FISH for pickerel in
the Saddle River. After trRmplng along tho
banks Of the stream for nearly half q day, with
to cross q field 81 John Alderman 5 farm. when
he heard a loud bay aud saw a monster blood
hound approaching at great speed with open
climbed a swamp maple In time to escape the
brute. Day was rapidly merging into night
and the dog nanifcstod no disposition o raise
the blockade until Mr. Alderman was attract
ed 10 tho scene and rescued the prisoner.
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NOW RUSSIA TAKES A HAND.
Seizure Of British and American Senlers by
Mna-oE. War.

VICTORIA. D. C.. Aug. 1.-THE sealing
schooner Viva came into port to-day and an
nounced the seizure Of the Victoria sealers
Ainoka and Minnie and two American sealers
by Russian man-of-war for sealing within
the zone protected around Copper Island.
The papers OF the Ainoka and Minnie were
con6scated and they were ordered to proceed
to Yokohama for trial before the British Con-
sul or Admiralty Court.
1t appears likely that the Victoria sealers
will run in here and discharge the orders.
The Ainoka. it will be remembered. is sup
posed to have boon lost. not having been heard
from for a long time
Tho Captain Of the Viva says he saw the
Minnie taken. and says she was thirty miles
out from the islands. The Russians say she
was only twenty-five miles out.
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A Lawyer Who Takes Orphans Ont for
ExcursIon Jumps in After a Boy.


THE WEIRs. N H. Aug. ia Mr.. Giddings
supposed to be a Boston lawyer. brought a
party of orphan children from Boston for an
outing at Tuftonboro Neck. on Lake Winnipi-
seogee. to-day. This morning no took his
guests on an excursion on the steamer Cyclic
ME. When a short distance out ono OF the boys
fell overheard. Giddings jumped to his rescue
and hold tho boy above water some minutes.
but before a boat could reach him both
drowned. Giddings was 81 years old. The
boy was ~ years Of age.
drowned in Lake Winnipiseogee to-day. to-
gether with a boy he was trying to say. was
Mr.. Charles !. Giddings OF Beverly, Mass. a
member OF the law frm Of Boydon 4 Giddings.
and son of Col. j. l.. Giddings Of the banking
firm OF Tower, GlddingS IL Co.. 10 Devonshire
street. Boston.
He was a young man OF exceptional legal
ability and had been associate counsel In many
i'm portant cases during his brief career as n
lawyer. He was n great fayortte in society
and was prominent in many movements OF
various kinds in tho town. He was - years
OF age and unmarried.