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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
DRY BUT COOL SUNDAY.
WEATHER TEMPERED THE SUFFER-
,xc FROM THE EXClsE CONDITIONS.
.,,rpr WERE NUMEROUS VISITORS IN THE CITY,
MT AS MANY OF THEM HAD ROOMS IN
HOTELS IT WAS NOT HARD FOR
THEM TO GET LIQUID RE-
FRESHMENT.

-s-s were many strangers IN town yesterday.
.,nber OF them came from prohibition towns
- they ia not miss their Sunday tipple Others
~. from cities where dry Sunday is unknown
W. thew were loud IN their denunciation OF Com
,soner Roosevelt and the excise law; bu the cit!-
know by this lime that talking does no good
"a q, s safe 10 say that yesterday was the 6ryes,
Hs.x on record on Manhattan Island IL was a
narative.y cool day. and that to a certain ex-
~, A.sposed OF some OF the suffering but there
.. many thirsty ones even under the favorng
veashe- conditions.
r-ns residents Of the city seem 20 have become
- 70 the Sunday conditions now and DO not
- the question any more The visitors Of the
80, had tina; all 10 themselves yesterday but they
,ls hardly &c; argument with a Newly ork
80 for he has tired himself arguing the cues
49,, bv this time. SIN the visitors themselves had
~. e. much 10 complain or for all OF them hti
roons a, the various hotels. and drinks were freely
seWysnv OF the saltwater fountains in the uptown
,.---lr, ADOPTED new course yesterday. In candy
e.s-es and places where soda alone is sold the
soors were closed and no business done In the
sySe stores however. where the fountain only
n sI;e issue ssda sold under certain condi-
..ons THAI :, II patron wanted a drink OF min
e., water. calisaya. moXie or anything that could
~ on the other hand, he asked for orange
rrhosphate or anything that caused the use OF
syrup in the mixture he was politely tod that no
sy-,ns we're sold sunday. The cigar-stands and
ssiissssafes were open as usual and unmolested.
THE resolution OF the Liquor Dealers Associa ton
ss 10 sunday closing was closely observed by Us
The number OF excise arrests made by the police
-sstsrsay dropped from thrty-seven the total
Yeached last week to thirty probably the smallest
,umher made in The city on sunday during the
,ssr FIVE or SIX wears. Many OF the precincts re
-5rtsd no arrests and in no case did the number
MADE In any single precinct amount to more tnan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
PENNSYLVANIA CITIES SHAKEN.

Philadelphia. Sept IA distinctly percept5le
earthquake shock fe!, here this morning about
O'Clock The vibration did not las, longer thah
A second or SO. bur was severe enough % AWAKEN
people from sleep and 10 shake ornaments htnS-
ing on wall. The direction or the shock was from
southeast to north-nOrthwest
Chester. Penn. Sept Am earthquake shock
shook this CITY about o'clock this morning ana
startled many people. The vibration I'D not con-
tnue longer than several seconds. but u caused
windows ln4 buildings 70 rremDle and wall orna-
ments % become dls.odse1.
West Chester Penn. Sept. The shock Of an
edrthquake was felt senslb.y here az o'clock this
morning Many peop.e felt the houses SHAKE ana
rushed 90 the doors IN alarm.
Easton. Penn. sept. IA percepiloe Temor OF
the earth was felt In the stern part OF this
city shorty after 6 clock this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
NATAL RESERTES ~ TIE STORM.
1rRsEYMEN HAD TASTE or LIFE or THE
OCEAN WAVE. GUT REACHED BoYN-
TON BEACH SAFELY.

rrRsryAr,N HAD 4 TASTE or LIFE or THE
OCEAN WAVE. ByT REACHED BoYN-
TON BEACH SAFELY.
IF ANYBODY about this section Of me country had
tougher time with the big storm than we DID,
then wed Ike 10 know IT,
So spoke an officer OF the Naval Reserves ~ the
battalion Of the East. now in camp al Boynt'a
Reach The annual encampment lasts three DAYS
and on Saturday the divisions flied off the United
SAFES vessel Portsmouth at Hoboken, into the
small boats for transportation down the Sound.
The first division comprises the Reserves Of Ho-
boken Jersey city and the Oranges and Is under
the command OF Lieutenant Craven.
The second division Is made mp OF Newarkers and
commanded by Lieutenant Conway. The start was
made at I D. m. and everybody started out bTavey
The tug Mi,lard had the boats In tow. on entering
the sound the storm burst The WIND ragged ana the
rain came down in such a torrent that one boat
could not be seen from the deck Of another Then
the hawsers broke. and the boats went adrift. Ine
officers and men were by this time thoroughly
drenched The Willard stopped and. after great
Difficulty the boats were ashed together ana again
connected by a cable with the tug
At Newark Bay another cutter was picked MP
ana taken in tow Boynton's Beach was reached
Al 5 o'clock Superintendent Boynton was on hand
with bathing salts which the men donncl whie
their duck uniforms were drying IN me nearby KIN
ALFRED thus they fled into the Casino ana Sat
down before piping -hot supper that the super
intendent had prepared for them .
Yesterday morning there were any nuinher OF
bad colds. and the uniforms were not nearly a.
iaunty az al the time Of the start.
The men remain in camp until IIe7aaN. lheN
vii be drilled in the manual. and in launching ana
sailing the boats.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
NEW-JERsEY TREMBLED.
THE SHOCK FELT rERcEPTInLT ACROSS THE
NORTH RIVER

THE SHOCK FELT PERcEPTIbLf ACROSS THE
NORTH RIVER.
Asbury Park y J.. Sept 1 (special)-At COB
O'Clock this morning a distinct earthquake snock'
NJ several seconds duration. felt here and II
ocean Grove Many people were awakened ny the
,5ar Iac"5mpaaed the shoca \ res den, of
ocean Grove said that MS attention "as AZ
f-acraJ hv the rafting OF the rings on MS
t-frsau drs wers some felt a sWay.ng movement
OF their houses The earthquake shock has been
the CHIEF topic Of conversation to-day
Aranti, Highlands. y. J.. Sept. AT daybreak
this morning there was an earthquake here that
shook houses and people. l. was accompanied by
MANY peopie arose from theN beds IN terror me
shock lasted about fOrty-fFe seconds
High Bridge y. j.. Sept. An earthquake shock
was felt here al about o'clock this morning. and
from reports received here II appears TO have been
felt all through this Hunterdon) county Buildings
rocked. beds shaken. arOuslug people VINO
had not yet risen. and, ~ a NUMBER OF houses.
articles fell from shevcs-aIl much 10 the alarm OF
nervous people The shock was erea ter III the upper
part Of this county
Trenton. " j. Sept. An earthquake shock was
felt in Trenton this morning between and o'clock.
4 loud rumbMug noise resembling that OF heavily
loaded wagon going paved street was heard.
and houses were felt to shake percepubly. WINDOW
10 have lasted some three four seconds by those
who were awake. Many ~ those who were asleep at
the time were awakened by the shock
Long Branch. y. J.. Sept. At Long Branch the
earthquake was Eel, more distinctly han az any
other places along the cOast The residents IN sey-
erI Instances ran out 81 their houses thinking the
buildings We're about 10 fall. one man SAID hls
house rocked violently 10 and fro.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02

A correspondent writing from New-scotand Al
bany County. protesting against the recent snap
primaries held in that county compares the posi-
ton Of the voters of the county towns 70 that OF
Russian serfs since they have been denied free
speech free though; or free action and are placed
under the leadership OF men who would be declared
10 be incompetent 10 run peanut stand IN 1tosheh
Ind In a letter 10 The State he says. The ke-
publican party to-day IL reduced through and by IT'S
socalled leaders to party OF special petty ngh,ela
70 help small minded. bigOted vent their hatred
upon this or that worthy Republican who al one
tine or another may have expressed an opinion
against dirtafOrship as assumed by Mr. Barnes.
We heretofore in the country. have conceded TO the
organization the nominations but now the manage
rnent Of our caucuses has been taken from US There
a time when We could name time and place
but to-day We are not allowed even that sweet prvi-
leee but are tod dlctat0riy to call our caucuses
az ? 2. m THURSDAY and after savshiy obeylnS
that mandate behold the powers that be issue
bull at the last day the afternoon TO change the
time to D. m. same day but change the place of
meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
UHITE SAYS THE WATER SUPPLY is PURE
THE COMMISSIONER ANSWERS AN ART1cLE-AN
OLD REPORT THE BASIS or THE
pr-RrLsHEp sTORY

Alfred T White. city Works Commissioner OF
BROOKLYN has written a letter in reply 10 an article
nv Mr.. Phillips in Saturdays "Harpers Weekly
entitled AN Impure Source Of Brooklyn water
IN this article Mr. White says that Mr. Philips mas
,,o1 tho renorts that are now out Of date, that
the report of 1893. quoted IL the article, gives
wrong idea Of the work of the department TO pre-
vent any impure drainage going into the streams
from which the water is obtained.
Mr. White asserts that although the pictures OF
the reservoirs at Hampstead may be accurate the
descriptions Of the reservoirs etc. are not accurate
accounts OF their condition az the present time the
accounts OF Shiny and dirty bottoms being accurate
only as far back last year. since Wnlch UNI
much work mas been done. Taxing the Nphoid
fever statistics as a basis Mr. WHITE SHOWS mat
the Brooklyn water supply is az present the BEST
and purest in the country.
II is alleged by some persons thai The several az
tacks made upon the Brooklyn Water supply re
Gently are perhaps made 10 further the schemes OF
the RamapO Wafer Company, that mas peen tying
RI gain an inle. into Brooklyn by conveying the
water from the Ramapo Mountains IN NeW-Jersey
in pipes under the Hudson and East rivers 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
p,pvS Dr4TU no BE INVESTIGATED

DR. Donln Of the Coroners office, performed an
autopsy yesterday afternoon on the body OF John
Lcdonne the twenty-O -days-old infant son OF
Ciatauo LedoLne Of No. $50 East Eleventh-st., VINO
died Saturday night. The father believes deaf was
due 20 morphine poisoning. The latter informed the
Coroner's Office Saturhy night that the child was
sick appareutlv with collie and he called IN Dr
Ratondo OF 10 S37 East Eeventh-st. The latter,
he says gave the child medicine out OF bottle
which he carried with him. and the INFANT dlea
eighteen hours later. DR.. Donin found that the d.
rect cause Of death was Commissions, caused ~
cerebral congestion, which might have been brought
about by morphine poisoning. He sad that, while
he could discover poison, the case was suiceNiy
suspicious 10 warrant investigation, and ne re-
moved the stomach. and viii subject II 10 q cnem-
cal analysis. which will take about ten days. An n
quest Will follow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
FRESH AIR FUND DAT EXCURSIONS
OVER 27oco MOTHERS AND CHILDREN REFRESHED
ny THEM THIS sUMMER-oNE MORE
GOING OFT THIS WEEK

GOING OUT THIS WEEK.
Three day excursions on the Hudson were given
last week. and. owing TO the oppressive heat IN
the city, they well filed On Tuesday the
barge Warren started from West Eleventh-st with
a gooG-sized crowd on board In charge Of the Roy.
John Logan. OF the Franklin Stree; Methodist
Church. Wednesdays party from IVES; Forty
fourth-st, and was composed OF poor women and
children from the chapel OF Zion and St Timothy's
*; Peters Church and the Wilson Mission Tho
Rev. J. c. Sturges was In charge. On both this and
Tuesdays excursion the party was allowed TO stay
at the grove over three hours something that few
have done account OF the distance
on Saturday the last Brooklyn party started
from Dock-st Twelve hundred went in this party
and they found the COO breezcs refreshing after
the oppressive hea: OF the morning in the city.
The babies slept even while the children romped
the deck. and the mothers rested on the COM
Portable chairs brought on board in the morning
everybody enjoying himself in his own way.
The season for these excursions is almost closed
now One more will be out this week. This
will start from East Third-st.. and 1t viii be in
charge Of the Federation of East Side Workers. OF
which the Rev John r. Devins is president.
On the twenty-sx excursions up to date total
of 27Sl mothers. children and babies have had
an outing OF a day All OF the parties except one
landed at Excelsior Grove and spent happy ncur
or two on the grass or dancing IN the pavilion.
Ten of the parties have started from Brooklyn
fifteen from New-York and one from Jersey CITY.
Eight large Of milk and 200 pounds o. ginger
cakes were distributed free on each exeurs9m fn1
q band OF music accompanied each one, en.'Vehihs
the crowd with dances and songs 49,, r.. r, H..
Besides these. representative OF tne IA dr,.s
Tea Association went along eacn TIME anu set ~
more than dozen gallons or tea 20 tne llo,.ieaS
and attendants. No accidents Whatever nav nav
marred the pleasure Of the excursion paEttes' aliu
again al the enu OF this thousands OF people
fee hearts their thanks 10 lne So ~
friend who has made possible this masn'''csN' "''"
haue
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02

psH.9 r Ass 81 cs s at H'qn
fG day nt sro september D. At O'Clock
BXGs Lake side M2ssan o on s .an az sag &
and Harriet E. Billings. aged p ~, yea5 =, n
Interment convenience - family
BI.Iss-suddeny Friday night August 30 1872 a, n n.r
On TUESDAY September 3. at $50 a. m
In;ernent Greenwood
cILARIOTTE-At old Mystic Conn. on saturday August
n sarah R. wife Of John A. Charlotte
Funeral private 49,
n chase aged so years and p day. p....,c y L.
Train a2n'i leaves Zoo; chambers-s,. At p m
Ttica papers please
cRoADMEADow-on september /. 1895, James croad-
meadow. aged 10 years. . =. or
Tnssaay l sep,ember at o'clock crases WIZ be a.
leaving New-YorS At i2:io
poMNIcK-A Quoga Long lsans saturday nis morn m
r9nor,l services A. St Thomas Church. Ft,have and
53d-st on Tuesday. September 3. A. io:3 a. m.
hotel waldorf Offices Q; the S2scy q 2s Tons
Of the Revolution OF the s35e ,r q = Manages Of this
sociey died suddenly Saurtiy he Bis, 81 august.
In grateful remembrance 4 MS services the announce
Tse oGe attend & nsT rom St Thomsss chuch
5,h-ave AMI j3ist Tuesday. the 81 day OF septem
oer' at "'S0 d. 'rRED.K :. TALrMADGE. President.
THOMAS E Y. SMITH Secretary.
oe4ca ~ the Se"rotsry iicte waldorf New York. Aug
members q this Of Q ;ss ar. s:.oess.
no %em Attend R Sf iTaiI'' GAyER DoMINcK
d 5sG%s'' fFPRIEspERicK TALLMADGE President
Tfos F. V SMITH. Secretary.
Co. J. 7th Rcst v g. " "a Aug s,,e nd
The funeral services d our late veteran meaDer n
Gaysr DogDS at s. at s55ss i 10 acoek
"''''' FRANCIS G LANDON. Captain.
Veterans Of the seventh Regm@n are requested 70
attend the funeral serESes Of R W ,esiay morn.
ing September B. 1885 H Il iPS' + NALL colonel
Samuel Hutchngs d. d.. aged - years
Notice Of funeral hereafter
RAND-At,er short illness a, Hotel I,ook9n Whit:
Mountains. on Friday morning. August 3d. Dr. Henry
Funeral aA from hi. late residence ~ cIin,on', Brook
vn on Tuesday afternoon. September & az o clocA'
| Canning CNova SCOTIA papers please copy
RORrNsON-At Westprrt Conn. september l. Robert NC
Carer son Of the late Francis and Anne de G. Robin
Fl3erai al the convenience Of the family.
RUsT-on August 81. william Rust. IN the s'th year q
Funeral from his late residence No 10: ,o coIeseav>
1nrerment At Convenience Of family.
! sTMpsON-At Greenwood Lake. y. y, Friday August
! 81 after a proracted illness Albert Henry simpson In
the thrsth year ~ his -
Funeral services from the Gospel Tabenacle stnavc ana
ten6er isa5 Iavnia sateriy wife John H TAYLOR
ana daughter Of William 5 sateriy decrased. ,oc,h a,
lnterrent convenience of the family.
| TOWNsEND-On Friday morning August 30 Elizaoe'n
t. widow of Thomas J. Townsend
and friend; are SS5 %. ra aens h Rs an 10
Monday. september 2
wooDLAwN. CEMETERY.
voos,,,, s,a,55 Se ,2f,b Ward 1 Harlem Railroad
SLEEPY HOLLOW CEMETERY
Bureau OF nformaiian vanaerblt-ave. y. Y. city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
OBADIAH p. ARMSTRONG.

Obadiah =. Armstrong died at his home in Ia
Fayette y j. last Friday. He was born in Frank
ford Township. Sussex County. y. j., September 3,
1873. and al the time Of mis- death was one OF the
largest property holders in Northern New-Jersey.
He was always a stanch Republican and had held
many offices Of trust
Mr.. Armstrong. never married. He was vice
Newton Y I and a director Of the Farmers
Mutual Insurance Company OF Warren County, \.
7 lie was one OF the oldest readers OF The Tribune
NJ Armstrong is survived by two brothers Jonn
Armstrong. Of Ia Fayejte and WiiaTm III III
take place from his late home tomorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
NEU.JERSEP'S BIG FAIR

FINE AGRICULTURAL. AND STOCK EXHIBITION
TO De MADE ~ wAvERLY THIS WEEK
Tho ,b,rtv-seventb annual fair Of the New-Jersey
State Agricultural Society In Waveriy TO be nes'
during the present week promises TO be the largest
and most interesting exhibit OF agricultural sna
industrial interests of the State ever MADE py tr
stare Society on Saturday the exhibits were DeIhs
received so fast that the fair officials eoU.d hos
keep track OF them. To-day VIII De nesossn - ~
Gus departments. The specia features OF tne
Wayerv Fair every year IA the stock, and TINS year
{, VIII be OF more than ordinary Importance Tnere
will be herds o. the finest thoroughbred cattle ~
state noted for it's fine herds, and every principa
stock and breeding farm will be represented. Ia
the speed department there is ong list OF en.r,es
and Substantial prizes and in addition 10 the races
on the track there will be bicycle and other con-
fesfs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For New-England-Far in the interior; westerly
winds
Fo- Eastern -York-Fair light northwestery winds
Incoming variable. slightly warmer Monday evening
warner Tuesday.
For Eastern Pennsylvania. New-Jersey and Delaware
Fair. light variable winds. slightly warmer by Monday
evening.
Monday. warner Tucsdiy. norheasterly. shifting TO
s0utnerY winds. , . l., -
For Vrgnia-Fair except possibly local showers IN ex
IRENE southern portion. eastery winds slightly warner
~ rr w. J~rIg.s Western New-York. Western Penn
sylyania ono sri fniana-Fair and slightly warmer.
winds shifIug o. soL a..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
A POLICEMAN ATrAcKED IN A SALOON.

Policeman William Weidersheim. OF the West
Forty-seventh-st. station tried the side door OF
George soules saloon. at No 736 Eleven;h-aye..
about o. clock yesterday morning. The door was
fastened. but Soule opened it and the policeman
stepped inside Then. the officer said Soule his
brother BARLEY Soule and another man Joseph
Walsh. Jumped upon him. One of them struck At
him another seized his arm. while a third tried 10
wrench his c.uO away.
Weidersheim resisted. when two others who were
IN the saloon. John Tex ard Adam Bariorph, also
attacked him. The pol ceman then made a motion
70 pull his revolver, and told his assaants If they
didn't desist he would shoot.
Al this the men scattered and Weidershem blew
his whistle for assistance The Souie b~);hers
ana Walsh ran behind the bar. sweeping off num-
Der OF glasses az they did 50. ard disappeared
through trapdoor IN the door Three policemen
responded 10 the whistle and Fox and BardOrph
we're arrested Weldersheim and another police
man then followed the fugitves through The trap
door They found concealed in Goa bin in
the third cellar from the saloon.
Magistrate KudIch. in Yorkviiie, yesterday dis
missed d charge of excise violation against SOUle
and committed all OF The defendants on charge
OF resisting an Oifcer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02

Saratoga ~ Y. sept 1.-The general meeting OF
the American Social Science Association viii be
held here this week. opening tomorrow night and
concluding on Friday The programme Monday
evening includes the annual address by President
r J King sbury of Waterbury Conn. THE
Tendency OF Men 10 Live IN cities ana the report
OF Secretary Sanborn. OF Concord During the week
papers and addresses will be delivered on education
health. Jurisprudence finance and social economy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
THE WEATHER REPORT.
COOLER on THE ATLANTIC COAST.

Washington sept The barometer is highest over
the lower lake region. Il -as risen on the Atlantic
Coas, north OF North Carolina and fallen N al other
districts east n the Rocky Mountains II Is lowest
,,rth ~ Montana is cooler IN all districts on the
Atlantic Coast and Il Is much warmer IN the extreme
Northwest The weather continues fair except in the
southern states local showers are reported Ihe
weather will remain fair IN the Northern states WIN
slowly rising temperature and showers are Hey % occur
In the South Atlantic and Guf states
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
PrrrzEES SKILL FOR Use As EVIDENCE

Philadelphia. Sept lit looks az II me authori-
ties Of Philadelphia intend to try II. II. Holmes. the
much-accused swlndler and alleged murderer. for
the murder here OF his partner Benjamin F. Piet-
eel In the presence OF subordinate OF the Dis
trict-AttOrneys Office. the body OF Petzel was ex-
cred the hea from the body and took II away win
him When asken why the head had been cut on.
the physician said that IL was Intended TO use
the skull I'm evidence az the trial OF Holmes II j.
expected 10 Identify Pieze by the teeth OF the skull
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
A PIcKPovKEr oAUGHT ~ THE PARK.

Detectives McGiniy and Savage. Of the Central
Park police. spent hour In the elephant house
yesterday afternoon In watching the actions Of
Jacob Smith. a peder. sixty years Old. Of No.
30 Columba-st Smith put his hands into the peck
cts Of seven or eight women during that time. and
when he had Withdrawn purse from the pocket
OF Miss Grace Adelgdis OF No 3l3 West Forty
fourth-st. he was placed under arrest When taken
the Arsenal Smith had three pocketboOks.
containing 81 another 81 s.. and the third which
taken from the pocket OF Miss Adeleais.
tanned = cents. Smith locked up in the East
Sxty-seventh-st, police station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-02
nn MILTON rRzrERs 4 nALrrnoRr cnrRcn

1t was expected that the Rev Sparks ". Melton
would occupy tho pulpit 81 the Twenty-third Street
Baptist Church yesterday. The pulpit had been
offered 20 him by the trustees Of the church some
time ago. but he wrote on Frlday last saying that
he could not accept. as he had decided 20 MI the
pulpit or the Franklin Square Baptist Church IN
baltimore. AT present the Twenty third Ftrect hep
tlst Church mas no pastor, the Rev Clarence =.
Barbour occupying the pulpit yesterday Temporal
rlly The trustees of the church, however. are on
the lookout Tor permanent pastor and expect 10
MI the pulpit soon. The Rev. Thomas Dixon j.
was the pastor Of the church up to "a few months
ann when be re.gnod.