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CRASHED into A CABLE CAR.
Shaft of a Wagon Pierced Several
Seats in q Collision.
Passengers Narrowly Escape Death
or Injury on Park Row.

Passengers on a Third avenue cable
car going uptown this morning were
considerably excited over collision
which occurred at $40 o'clock on Park
Row. at James street Many of them
narrowly escaped serious injury. as the
shaft from a runaway wagon tore up
several of the seats. The car was num-
bered 2l5. and was in charge OF gripman
$50.
The collision was caused by the clang-
ing OF the gongs of the other cable cars
at Chatham Square. At that point a
horse and bakers wagon was being
driven slowly by Charles Pfeifer. OF 81
Catharine street The animal was
startled by the noise. and became I'M
manageable. In spite of all that Pfeifer
could do. the horse broke away and
started down Park Row at a breakneck
pace.
Car No. 2l5, which was crowded with
Passengers. was going up Park Row at
full speed at the time In order to round
the big curve at Cha Square. and
seeing the runaway the gripman put on
the brakes SO as to avert collision, but
/ IN was too lete.
? On came the runaway, and on nearing
the cable car the house turned aside q
little. with the result that one shaft OF
the wagon crashed into the cable and
was driven through several OF the seats
How several of the passengers were moi
/ killed Instantly seemed almost a miracle
| Many OF them. however. had seen theii
| danger and Jumped OF.
The drive- OF the bakers wagon was
| thrown 20 tine pavements, but luckily
escaped serious injury. After the col
l.sion the horse was easily captured
The cable car was badly wrecked.
II was thought at first that the grip o.
the cable had been injured by the col
lsion. and word was sent to the power
house for the repair wagon. Before II:
arrival, however, the car was righteC
again and proceeded on its way uptown
3 No arrests were made.
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1000 LIVES Lest.
Chinese Flower Foats Burn d IN
the Canton River,
Hundreds OF Natives Drowned n
Escapi: 9 he Flames.
Japs Again Attack Port Arthur
Other Cable News.
(By Associated Press. }

HONG KONG. Aug. IA terrible fire
occurred on the Canton River. A flower
boat caught fire. and the flames spread
rapidly until hundreds OF these craft
were destroyed and at least one thousand
natives persisted in the flames.
The flower boats were moored stern to
stern in rows, and large numbers of
natives lived upon them. The spread OF
the conflagration from one boat to an
other was so rapid that the unfortunate
Chinese had no time to cut them from
their moorings a strong wind materially
helping to spread the fierce fire.
Many hundreds OF the persons aboard
the flower boats leaped overheard and
were drowned, while several hundred
others remained on board the doomed
craft and persisted in the flames.
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IT MAY Be The nina.
A Small Wreck SIGHTED by the
Scand.a eff yab 9 Island.
Gait. Frri sch's Novel For,y-F DOT
Craft Has Never ueen Spoken.
The Schooner sharpe Left This
Port Leaking Badly Aug. 8.

The HamburgAmerican steamer Scan
dia arrived in port this morning. She
left Havre Aug 81. on Aug. 26 an Ice
berg fifty feet high and one hundred
feet long was sighted On Tuesday last
the Scandal sighted a wreck estimated
at about thirty feet long, but 1t was too
dark to make her out distinctly.
This derelct was encountered in latl-
tude 1906. longitude 5s.l9. which point
would be about fifty miles southeast OF
Sable Island.
From the small size OF the wrecked
vessel and her position when sighted II
Is not impossible that II may have been
the little schooner-rigged sharpie Nina,
The evening world., 1894-08-31
WAS CRAZY WITH GRIEF.
Mrs. LAWYERS Explanation of Hei
Attempt at Suicide.

II was crazy with grief" said Mrs.
Ellen LAWYER, OF $3.50 Henry street, when
arralgnei before Justice Koch in the Es-
sex Market Po.ice Court to-day to an
swer a charge Of attempted suicide. On
"Wednesday last she threw herself into
the East River at the foot OF Grand
street. and was rescued with dlfiicu. y.
She was taken to the Gouverneur
Hospital, where she was kept until this
morning.
She stated that her husband left her,
taking with him their children. and that
While In that condition she wandered TO
the foot OF Grand street, and said she
accidentally walked into the river. She
Justice Koch held her for examination.
and sent for her husband for the purpose
OF efrecting reconciliation between the
couple
The evening world., 1894-08-31
GOOD WHEN SOBER.
A Mother Refuses TO Press n Com
plant Against Her Son.

William Magogins. twenty-eight years
old, foreman In a hardware establish
ment. was discharged by Justice Hogan
at Jefferson Market Court this morning
with lecture. He is the main support
of his mother and sister and lives with
them at l72 Seventhavenue. Last night
he came home drunk, and, II Is alleged,
abused his sister, who Is about sixteen
iist his mother interfered. and sbe tno'
II Is said, came in for several blows.
Policeman Fagin. of the West Twenti-
9th street station. heard the screams of
Mrs. Magogins and arrested the son.
At court Mrs. Magogins said she
would not press the complaint. and that
her son was good when he was sober.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
MANY HURT IN THE WRECK.
Montreal Express Derailed Last
Night Near Port Kent.

PLATTSBURG, y. ", Aug. Sl.-The
Montreal express trail bound south on
the Delaware and Hudson Hallway was
wrecked near Port Kent at a late hour
last night by the spreading of the rails
Conductor Hall had his shoulder
broken, Special United States Agent
Stokes was badly cut and Express
Agent Beresford was badly injured about
the. spine. A large number Of others
were seriously injured.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
ACCUSES A MISSING AGENT
Pittsburg Widow Says McCrickart
swindIed Her Out of 1880.

VbJ Ha5O IHleu fT0H1'T
PITTSBURG, Aug. 3l.-The probable
explanation of the sudden disappearance
ten days ago of the well-known insur-
ance agent, John e. McCrickart is found
in the discovery to-day OF warrant is
sued for his arrest, on the day OF his
flight, by Mrs. Mary Montgomery. a
wealthy widow of the East End.
She says that prior to taking a trip to
Europe she placed her property In the
hands of McCrickart with power OF at
lorney to collect rents and control her
estate. Her claim IL that her agent has
5windled her our OF 1850.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
PLATT'S GOLDEN SILENCE"
He Expects MIR. Morton to Do His
own Talking Publicly.

Neither Mr.. Plat, Chairman Brook
field. of the Republican State Commit
tee, nor any of his business associates
had heard from Levi p. Morton this
morning as to his Intentions In regard
to the Republican nominal ton for Gov
ernor. which Mr.. Plat offered him.
have not heard and do not expect
to hear from Mr.. Morton" said ex-Sen-
ator Plat. Whatever Mr.. Morton has
to say on the subject ne will communal
cate to the public directly, / suppose"
Mr.. Plat knows the value OF words
Asked whether he had any statement to
make, he quoted the old saying, Silence
is golden"
The evening world., 1894-08-31
THE NINA.

In which Capt. A. Freitsch. the Norwegian
adventurer, left this port to sail single
handed across the Atlantic.
The Nina Is about forty feet long
over all and would be In about the
position mentioned on the date when
the Scandal passed the wreck. The little
vessel left this port Sunday, Aug. 8.
In anything but seaworthy condition.
and an untimely end to the craft and
her reckless skipper is In line with pre-
dictions made at the time OF her start
by seafaring men who know well the
need of sound timbers and well-caulked
planking.
Capt. Adolph Freitsch built the little
vessel in Milwaukee. where he lived.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
NOVEL ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.
Dependent Man Tries to Poison
Himself with Matches.

Joseph Schimback. Of 50 Moore street,
was held in the Even Street Court,
williamsburg, to-day on a charge OF at
tempted suicide. At about 2 o'clock this
morning a policeman noticed Schimback
sitting on the stoop of 2lS Montrose ave-
nue.. He had box of parlor matches In
his hand and was calmly sucking the
phosphorus from the matches.
Schimback was taken to st. Cath
crimes Hospital. but this morning had
so far recovered that he was able to be
brought to court Although only twenty
six years Of age, Schimback said he was
tired OF life, because he could not save
any money.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
TRIED SUICIDE FOR LOVE.
Paul Falloris, a Rejected suitor'
shoots Himself mt HObOken.

Paul Falloris, thirty-two years old, Of
252 Park avenue. Hoboken, N. j., at
tempted to commit suicide at o'clock
this morning at the corner of Third and
Washington streets.
Faiiorfs was standing on the sidewalk,
when he suddenly pulled q S2-calibre re-
Volver from his pocket, placed 1t to his
right temple and fired. The bullet glanced
OFF without doing serious injury. He
was removed to st. Mary's Hospital.
Disappointment in love Is given as the
cause OF his attempted suicide.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
AGED WOMAN BURNED.
Mrs. Newland Fatally Injured in
Saratoga - Hnrbeck's Cottage
Damaged
by Associated Press.

(By Associated Press
SARATOGA. N. Y. Aug. 3l.-Early
this morning the Union Avenue Cottage,
occupied by John II. Harbeck. jr., OF
New York City. was damaged by fire.
A few hours later Mrs George 4. New
land, aged seventy, formerly Of Grange
Vile. was fatally burned at her board
ing place on Maple avenue.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
PORT ARTHUR ATTACKED.
Japanese Fleet Reported to he
Again I'm Action.

IBy AssocIAteu PTeSAJ
SHANGHAI, Aug. 31.--Advices from
Chee-Foo state that the Japanese fleet
has again attacked Port Arthur.
Chinese junks from New-Chwang re-
port passing many corpses OF Japanese
soldiers at the mouth of the Tatung
River. This is taken as a confirmation
Of the reported Japanese defeat on that
riyar
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The last of these stops was at the
Battery I'm this city, where he remained
several weeks, receiving many visits
from the curious. He finally realised
sufficient money to provision the boat
for six months trip and purchase q
sextant and other Instruments, the use
OF which he was not altogether familiar
with.
on Sunday morning, Aug. 6. accom-.
panied by large parties of Norwegians
of this city and Brooklyn. in tugs. Capt
Freitsch headed his frail shallop sea
has not been spoken since. and, as the
Nina had nearly two feet of water In
her hold, and was still leaking when
she left. 1t Is not surprising II 1t were
that little craft which was sighted a @
wreck from the Scandals deck.
Freitsch expected to make Stockholm
in forty days.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
Albany Man Found Unconscious

An unconscious man was found In front II
Barclay street at $50 o'clock last night. Whn
taken to Chambers Street Hospital Il was dilq01-
cred that he was suffering fSOm alcoholism. o.
rsgaininG consciousness later In the nlEht ~
was locked up In the Church street station. lie
said he uaA John Rollins. Of Albany. X. r.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
Plague Over In Hong Kong.

HONG KONG, Aug. a.-This city on
Monday last was declared free from
the plague. The number Of cases has
been reduced to q minimum.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
Justin McCarthy's Son Married.

LONDON, Aug. 31.-Justin Huntley
Mccarthy, the son of Justin Mccarthy
and the author Of several well-known
plays. was married ut Edinburgh before
the Sheriff on Wednesday to Cissy
LOTUS, the young character imper-
senator, who Is said to have gone on the
stage direct from the convent where
she was educated.
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without any assistance. She is n fiat
bot, omed hateau, rather than a real
shar. 10. Her dimensions are: Forty feet
nE on deck, IL feet beam and feet
dept OF hoi She drew nothing for
ward, and about two feet at the rudder-
post She was fitted with a centre-board,
AMI was rugged like a AXE schooner. car
rying about 1000 yards of canvas.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
Henley and Lulu May Married.

ST. LOUIS. Aug 3i,-Edward 3. Henley and
Lnlu May, an actress whose professional name lE
Helen nertran and who was divorced In New
York last TUESDAY from Achllle Tomasi, the must
cal director, were married at the Southern Hote'
Ian evening.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
TOMBSTONE A SUICIDE.
said TO Have Keen u Retired Cap
tain of the L. =. Army,

GLASGOW. Aug. a.-James john
stone. described as a retired Captain OF
the United states Army, committed sui
eide here this morning.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
More Trained Animals Arrive.

The steamer Scandal, from Hamburg. brings q
large consignment OF wild animals for Hagen
beck's Circus. They consist OF twelve trained
horses lions tigers one elephant leopsrds. blood
hounds and monkeys
The evening world., 1894-08-31
Weather Forecast.

The weather forecast for the thirty-six hours
ending at s p NJ. tomorrow is as follows;
FaIr to-day and Saturday; slightly cooler satur-
day morning: westerly winds.
The evening world., 1894-08-31
COMTE DE PARIS SINKING.
Duo d'Aumale starts This Morning
to visit His Bedside.
BY Associated Pre-

by
LONDON, Aug. 3l.-The report from
Stowe House this morning IL that the
Comte de Paris is rapidly sinking and
is not expected to live much longer.
The Due dAumale. uncle of the Comte
de Paris, left Calais this morning for
Dover and is expected to arrive at
Stowe House this afternoon.
The evening world., 1894-08-31

You read The Evening .Woridi
DO you read the Sunday wOrldt
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INDIGESTION promptly cure by the ELECTRO
!. Disc No drugs Call or write. l122B way, ~
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That's what situation Day" to-
morrow really means. Think Of
the weekly wage.dollars those 90
word ads. In over $50, 900 Worlds
will give our advertisers. Ten
cents for 10 words.
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Don't pay more, when 20 words
under Situations Wanted" is
yours in all tO.morrow's Worlds
for ten cents. situation Day
on Saturday ushers in Labor
Day, Monday.
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designs on the Michigan Central flyer,
which leaves Chicago at II :45 O'Clock
General Robbins decided to send two COM
panles on 1t TO the scene of the trouble.
The train reached Hammond at 1:1O A. NJ
and 100 soldiers piled on board under COM
maDd of Colonel o. H. Lee. The men had
orders to shoot without waiting for any
command. As the mob had DESTROYED the
telegraph lines within ten minutes after
the conductor sent his dispatch from
Tolleston. the operator aud linemen went
with the train. At A. NJ. General Rob-
bins had a special train in readiness to
take the rest of his command to the spot if
their services are needed. At 8 A. NJ. word
was received that the train had reached
TollestOn. Nothing was seen on the trip
of the mob.
Four strikers threw 9 switch in front of
a Wisconsin Central passenger train to-
night and derailed the engine. baggae-car
and two coaches. The train was moving
slowly and nobody was injured. One OF
the men was arrested.
HAMMOND. Ind., July ia crowd of
riotous men caused considerable excite
ment here this evening. They gathered
about the MOnon depot early in the even
ing, and after a wordy alteration with one
of the trainmen they beat him brutally. A
company Of militia was hurried to the scene
ana the crowd was soon dispersed.
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CLEVELAND AND OLNEY.
MIR. Cooley CODgratulates Them on
Behalf of POSteritY.

WASHINGTON, July H. - In view of
criticisms that have been uttered in GER
tain quarters on the legality of the course
pursued by President Cleveland in using
Federal troops, notably at Chicago, not to
preserve the peace, but to execute the de-
erees of the Federal judiciary and keep in
operation the provisions of the interstate
commerce law, the following letter from
one of the most able exDonents Of the con-
sttution in the land has peculiar applica-
tiOn:
ANN ARBoR, Mich, July 10, 1894.
President CLeveLdnd-HONoRED SIR: Now
that the great strike in which your official in
terventIOn became so necessary has been
clearly shown 10 be failure, beg to be al
lowed to express my unqualified satisfaction
with every step you have taken In vindication
of the national authority, and with the restora-
tion of law and order which has followed, or
is now in progress. The caution and dellbera-
tlon with which you have proceeded are, 1
think, worthy, like the accompanying firmness,
OF highest praise. and / am specially gratified
that great and valuable lesson in constitu-
tlonai construction has been settled for all time
with remarkably little bloodshed. You and
the Attorney General also have won the graft
tude OF the country, not for this generation
only, but for all time, and may God bless you
for 1t is the sincere prayer of your obedient ser
want, THOMAS NJ. COOLEY.
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TORE UP THE TRACK.
Then the Mob Went Away Before the
Soldiers Came

CHICAGO, July ia mob of 500 men
armed with picks and crowbars tried to
tear up the Michigan Central tracks five
miles east of Hammond, Ind, shortly be-
fore midnight last night. The news
reached the Indiana town from Tollestou,
where the conductor Of an east-bOund pas
sepger train which left Hammond at IL 20
telegraphed for assistance. He said that
when his train came around curve it was
signaled to stop. The engineer was sus-
piclous, and only slowed up. Upon either
side OF the track stood crowds of men. and
some of them, he said, were at work on
the fishplates when the train came In
sight. When the mob saw that its signal
was disregarded several OF its mem bers
drew pistols and began firing at the train
men. Tie shots caused the engineer to
open the throttle, and the train sped away
at forty-mile clip. followed by shower
of bullets and stones.
General Robbins, who is in command OF
the Indiana militiamen at Hammond. was
awakened as soon as the news was re-
ceived. and in twenty minutes the camp
was under arms. The mob had evidently
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FORESTS IN FLAMES.
Villages in Northern Minnesota
Wiped Out.
The Whole Country Is on Fire and
Nothing Apparently Can
Check Ii.

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi, July 17.-Reports
received Tonight state that the situation al
HiuckIey. where forest fires are raging, is
becoming most serious. When the ST.
Paul and Duluth train came through
Hinckley this afternoon it was reported
that Partridge station, on the Eastern
Minnesota, had been destroyed and that
Kerrlck was burning. Both of these sta
tions had wired Hnckley to send fire
apparatus to their relief. but so great was
the danger threatening the latter place ii
was thought not advisable to respond TO
the call.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, July 1.-THE
sun has been obscured all day by den Sc
clouds of smoke driven from the fierce
forest fires. From South Superior the
flames can easily be seen and the wind Is
driving the fire toward this suburb. The
st. Paul, Duluth and Eastern Minnesota
roads are in danger and the section me u
have been called out between here and
Hinckley to protect them. The fire de-
partment was called out this afternoon.
HINCKLEY. Mimi, July 17.-Forest fires
are burning the town of Partridge. The
Hinckley fire department has been called
on for help. 1t dares not 60, however, as
this village is in constant danger.
EGG HARBoR CITY. n. j., July H.
There is no end yet to the forest fires that
have been raging near this city for the past
week. To-day an entire village was wiped
out. The flames that had been sweeping
toward Bridgeport were turned aside by a
swift wind last night. and during the early
hours of the morning they reached point
near the little hamlet of Green Bush. The
residents in the meantime had driven their
livestock to a place Of safety, and when it
became apparent the village was doomed
they loaded their household effects in to
wagons and hurried them away. Much
still remained to be moved when the
flames reached the houses. The village
stood in little clearing in the pine pelt,
and the stacks of hay and dry wooden
buildings proved even better food for the
elements than the woods around.
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MERELY LOCAL.
What President Gompers Thinks of
the A, X. II. Strike.

the A. K. u. Strike.
NEW YORK. July 17-President Com
pers of the Federation of Labor is back
from Chicago. He denies that he and
Debs had quarrel and asserts that the
railway strike is still on, but admits that
it is local in character
ALBANY. \. Y, July I7.-Among the
petitions placed before the constitutional
convention to-day was one signed by
900 wOrkmen for an anti-con spiracy
law.
LARAMIE. Wyo., July Thames F.
Egan. Daniel Haley Jr., Z. 7. Burke, Ed
Malone and James Mcdonald. arrested al
RawliEs on the charge of contempt of
court in interfering with the operation of
the Union Pacific road, were arralgned be-
fore United States Commissioner Symons
here to-day and gave bail for their appear
ance before Judge Riuer in the United
States District Court at Cheyenne next
Monday.
PERU. Ind, July 1.-THE State Federas
ton of Labor at its meeting here to-day
indOrSed the course of Debs in connection
with the strike and indorsed him as a can
didate for Governor.
COLUMBUS, July 17.-The strike of the
employees of the Columbus, Hooking Val
ley and Toledo Railroad was settled to-
night by the acceptance of a proposition
from President Waite to restore all the
strikers to their old places except the two
leaders, Mark Wild and Sherman Linn
and five men under suspension pending
an investigation of charges against them.
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LABoRERs GOING TO EUROPE.
One Good That Will Come Out of the
Great Strike.

CHICAGO. July 27.-The Evening Jour
nal prints the following: The European
low rates inaugurated by the trading
steamship lines may result in a whole
exodus in Chicago of many men con-
nected with the late strike. Never before
in the history of steamship rates has it
been possible TO go from Chicago to a
European port or city so cheaply. Since
the cut rates have been inaugurated the
exodus from Chicago and the Northwest t
TO various points in Europe has figured up
third of the traffic to New York. accord
ing to estimates of local steamship lines,
and the announcement of the last great
cut in rates has started a real hegira of
European borg people. Dozens of men
who said they we're now on strike have
been making inquiries at the local steam
pressing their intention of returning to the
"Old country in case the strike was a
failure. There are half a dozen interest
ing phases of the present situation. and
there Is much food for thought in the de-
pletion of the standing army of unem-
ployed in this country by the return of
thousands of workers to their homes
abroad. 1t is estimated that before long
labor will be at a premium instead of a
discount. and there are not a few who
figure on a season OF prosperity as q con-
sequence of the return to Europe of thou
sands who have been in the past six
months unsuccessful candidates for en-
nj