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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
THE WHOLE COUNTRY STILL swELrEm
80 RELIEF FROM THE GREAT HEAT IL sloHr-
SI.rrERING WFSTERN CITIES.

40 RELIEF FROM THE GREAT HEAT ~ siGHT-
SUFFERING WESTERN CITIES.
GAINESVILLE. Ohio Aug lc--Yesterday was the hos
test day Of the season The day opened with the
mercury In official thermometers lowering around
90 At 3 D. m an even 100 WIS reached. and at I
O'Clock in the evening II registered a. To-day At !
o'clock The thermometer registered % degrees
Minneapolis. Aug lO.--The mercury here through.
out yesterday nlde l!virs bearahlc In spite OF the
rain. however. ;he thermometer during the after.
noon stood Mt % in the shade. This morning opened
bright and clear At lock the Thermometer
stood at 6s and AT O'Clock had risen TO S.
St Louis Mo. Aug 10 There Is no abatement 10
the fIshful heat from which MS CITY ana sur
rounding territory has suffered during the ast ten
days. Yesterday. according 70 the Goyernment re.
ports. st Louis tn. hottest city IN the nited
States the official temperature being recorded as
high "a 1914 degrees. At ~ o'clock this morning
degrees was recorded. and the day bids fair g oe
wind blowing across the city. but it is a simeon
in character, and brings no relief 10 suffering man
Tnere were forty-nine cases Of heat prostration
reported 10 the health authorities IN the las twenty
four hours or these nino werc fatal In the lar
seven days one hundred and twenty-five cases a
prostratOn were reported al the hospital. twenty
two Of which proved fatal Fully as many more cass
were treated IN their homes by physicians, and tm
aggregate deaths from the effects Of the neat sncs
last Nordry Ia placed at over seventy-vc. the great
mn tority OF whom were adults. Reports from South
ern Illinois. Indiana, Kansas Iowa and throughout
Missouri state that the heat il intense and there
no indication Of relief:
rid. death-dcal!rs weather that Chicago Is expert
encing Up to 1880 this morning three deaths wen
Toledo Ohio. Aug i0-At early hour TN
morning the BODY Of otto Holman csretaker ior
a local yacht club. was iouna o. onG ro"u n INV
stefan pronounced heat the cause OF deatn. Sey-
era prosiraons are Reported o , Gu Scscrday the
mans is the only death. A. ON ''''o 49,
tempcrature was lO9 In the sun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
THE DEATH ROLL IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore. Aug. i0.-Snce the present hot spell
began In this city there have been thrty-six deaths
directly attributed thereto and about seventy pros
trations. The second week OF the deadly period be-
gan this morning with practically unchanged con-
dtons The air hazy. but heavily permcated
with moisture. and the mercury stood at 81 at :
o'clock IL slowly crept upward until at u o'clock 1t
registered so Shortly before noon a heavy down
pour OF rain cooled the atmosphere, and the Their
mometer dropped to IS degrees After TWO hours Of
rain tho mercury again began to climb but did not
get above 50 degrees Twelve deaths from heat
ported to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
EXCURSION, BOATS HAVE A BUSY DAY
THOUSANDS SEEK RELIEF on THE WATER AND
AT TIE BATTERY SEA WALL.

THOUSANDS SEEK RELIEF on THE WATER AND
AT THE BATTERY SEA WALL.
Battery Park was the Mecca again yesterday OF
thousands Of half-broed New-Y Workers who sought
10 escape the siifing atmosphere of the city Many
OF these lounged near the Battery sea wall where
they eagerly drank in what breeze there was com
ing In over the water Others crowded aboard the
score or more OF excursion and ferry boats that
leave the Battery or It's neighborhood for nearby
resorts. The iron steamboats, Of course. were
crowded with people for Coney Island. and the
boats carrying people TO the Jersey seashore re-
sorts were nlled
The Al Foster. which left here for the fishing
banks early Yesterday morning. returned In the
afternoon with crowd OF fishermen The Rock
away boats had all they could do to accommoda te
thelr passengers while the Glen Island and Ilud-
son River boats were black with people. The
Aurora, which sails around Staten Island and the
Liberty Island boat have had few bigger days
than yesterday. Liberty Island. by-thc-w way. while
not FAR from the Battery. Is one OF the coolest
spots near this city. The floating roof garden on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
DIED ~ Ills SALOON.

BENJAMIN TIessenlopp forty-hve years oid' d
French li1uor dealer, Of No. 1873 West twenty :
slxth-st., went into his saloon at o'"V c'ocH i''
a,,on,nx 10 counIained that he felt dizzy from
the boa, He lay down on n couch In the rear o.!
tho saloon and asked for some medicine wch dose
OF the medicine and died almost instantly; ne
dead mans wife, who at present Is IN hem Ms" in
owing 10 the death Of her father. mas oeeh III
formed by cable of her husbands death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
MILITIA IN CAMP FRUSTRATED.

Cleveland. Aug. 10-One man died from sun
stroke yesterday afternoon and another succumbed
from the effects Of the heat early this morning.
The effect at Camp Moses. Cleveland. where Two
regiments OF militia arc participating In the state
FL ia mpmcnt. was frlghtuL Fifty men were over
come at evening parade and had TO be carried on
strctchcrs to the camp hospital Tho Thermometer
ranged between 81 and 80 degrees ali of last night
and almost the entire city slept out OF doors. \
this morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
SLIGHT RELIEF IN PHILADELPHIA.

Philadelphia. Aug. l0.-The maximum reached by
the Weather Bureau Thermometer to-day % .
degrees four degrees lower than yesterday. Ther,
also falling of in tn fatalities and rosrations
from yesterday. when twenty-three deaths occurred
and fifty people were overcome by the neat The
deaths reported to-day fourteen. and the pros
trations numbered thirty. In the last six days sixty
three people have died here from the heat. and nearly
two hundred have been admitted to the hospitals SUI
fering from exhaustion. For tomorrow the local
weat ner man holds OUT the promise OF slightly
wea fhpr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
DEATHS FRoM HEAT IN NEW .ENGLANp

DEATHS FROM TIEAT IN NEW- ENGLAND.
Providence, Aug. l0.-Saturday was the hottest
August day on record In this city, the temperature
reaching 81 degrees. Tho temperature was 81 de-
grees al 1880 o'clock to-day -Four deaths from
the heat have been reported.
New Haven. Conn, Aug. johannes L. Howard
thirty-two years old dropped dead this morning ~
n result OF prosration from the heat III
ploycd by the New-tiaven Ice Company. ana
athlete. John Friedrich. driver OF beer
wagon. was overcome by the heat late this after
and died in three minutes after arriving at
the hospital. Patrick Shea section hand on the
Consolidated read. was PROSTATE while ~ work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT PROSrRATfON

Coroner's Physician f. J. Donlin says that there
invariably premonltory symptoms Of heat pros
tration and II they are needed In time may be warded
off.
He says that before heat prostratlon perspration
always ceases for several hours. and the patient
fees the heat more than formerly headache usual
Is sets in and the patient finally becomes uncon-
scious. Dr. Doniin says that as soon as one ceases
perspirlne. when the conditions such that he
would naturally persplre the head should be thor
oughly bathed III cold water he secured
Then the patient should take a cold water bath and
drink freely of water at the temperature at which
It comes from hydrant. Drinking water induces
persplratlon \ little caret added TO 1t makes il
more effective The patient should then abstain from
work and rest for day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
CAREFUL TREATMENT OF CAR HORSES.

1t not infrequent occurrence yesterday
to horse overcome b, the heat lying help
less near the sidewalk. with an Interested crowd
and embarrassed driver watching his feeble strug-
giles while waiting FOR the ambulance wagon. The
horses that managed to keep their fee. and pull
their loads down the long hot Bowcry over the
softencd asphalt. from which the constant refec-
ton OF the heat is 80 often deadly. almost all bore
unmlstakablc signs OF the suns effect upon them
They moved stlessly along with dropping heads
and general air OF hopeless detection. The au-
thoritlcs the offal dock find that the number OF
truck horses who die from the heat Is vastly
greater than that OF the surface-car horses. The
latter have only fair amount OF work TO do. and
are promptly treated when suffering from the hest.
so tina; they more apt to survive. The Ninth
ave line has not lost OF their 70S horses since
June /.
Frederick 4. Stats. foreman of the stable at
Ninth-ave and Fifty-fourth-st said yesterday
when a horse is Frustrated we send out mouth
injector and dose of medicine with the ambulance
sponging with cold water when the horse is
brought in. often find it good thing TO use
little alcohol In the water give them after they
fhe horses on this line travel twenty-one and
fourteen miles on alternate days. They get four
hours between the trips each day, and II thcy
suffer from the heat materially on the morning
trip laid of til the evening for the second half
The horses employed on the Belt Line, the stables
OF which at Tenth-ave and Fifty -fourth-st.
travel twcnty-one miles each day and get two
hours and twenty -four minutes TO rest In between
trips The favorite remedy used for the overheated
horses OF the Belt Line is hot weather drink. tho
special purpose OF which Is 10 drive the sweat from
their bodies They are also bathed constantly over
l,4O0 horses OF that lire has died from sunstroke
this year
in it's stables at Eighth-ave. and Fifticth-st has
lost only two horses during the recent hot spell.
Seven eight OF them have been laid OFT by the
hca q them stable
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11

near Milford. and G.cd inside an hour Ia
weather Is n q most uncomfortable Of tho year Thc
temperature Is only 80. but the humidity IS great
Hartford. Conn. Aug. l0.-Tne extreme heat cos.
tinues although tho humidity Il not az great as 4
was yesterday Two deaths occurred TO-DAY as 1
result Of the heat.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
DR.. Lyons
PERFECT
Tooth Powder
An ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY
Used by people Of rehnemen:
for over a quarter of a century.

tho Grand Repubic last night attracted hundreds
who wanted 10 combine amusement and comfort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11
Ii Induces sleep.

IIorssOrd's Acid Phosphate ~ 4.
Dr. &. T. LINEAwEANER. Lebanon. Pa sa'''
Iuces q quick sl,.p. and prvn0tes dlgesIloa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11

THE CommercinI Advertiser certainly cham
p'oned he sound money huss."-HAfk HANNA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-11

A SURGEON TELLS ~ WHAT WAYS THE HEAL
AFFECTS THEM-THEy ARE GEN
rpATJY OVERFED
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
THE DECLINE IN SILVER.

There is evidently enough little specu-
lation in silver, and while speculative
holdings of bullion certificates that had
been acquired in anticipation OF boom
based on the outlook for a free silver
victory in November have been closed
out, II Is not at ell certain that the
continuous fall in silver is due to the
political omens presaging a collapse OF
the free silver craze before election day.
Bradstreets holds the view that the
liquidation CT the speculative holdings is
a sympathetic movement with the fall
in tho commercial price rather than
being anticipatory and that the decline
is due to falling of in the eastern de-
msnd for silver, especially for China,
with no speculative demand 10 take it's
place and 30 support the silver market
This seems to be a reasonable explana.
tion OF the decline that has carried quo
tstions to the lowest level OF the year.
The explanation ind Gates the trend Of
business. OF the commercial demand, as
well as Of political sentiment.
This view is supported by the opinion
OF the London Westminster Gazette
which attributes the fall in silver to both
the inability Of speculstors In the United
States to carry silver purchased with
borrowed money and to the scarcity Of
buyers. 1t says. "The quantity Of silver
lying unused In the banks OF China is
large, there being much less demand for
- owing to the setback TO trade In both
China and japan, due to the smsllDes.
Of the purchssss OF six by America and
Europe"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

A man whom We find prowling about
the house offers helping hand. AS we
move away Ezechiel says: "You saw
that man; he is to go to prison soon.
he has killed his brother, poor Iellow."
The case is typical Of the temper of these
people. This man Carlos had a broth her
Miguel. who one m orning lately amused
himsef by throwing stones at Carlos
dog. Carlos, hearing his dog yell, came
out, saw what Miguel was doing and told
him to stop. Miguel refused to do so,
adding that II his brother did not go back
to the house end stop talk ing he would
throw stones at Tim too. Whereupon
Carlos went back to the house, got his
gun and coming again to the doorstep,
shot his brother anc killed him. asked
Ezechiel, "What mado Miguel torment
the dogY Had he been bitten by him.
Ezechiel says: "No, 1 think not: but
you see Miguel has large family Of
daughters. You know the proverb:
'Tres hijas y una madre, quatre diablos
para un padre. Three daughters and a
mother, four devils for the father.'"
"Why Is the mRn free?' i asked. He
repliec' "Well, they'll take him to prison
when his trial comes on in few
months" "Aren't they afraid he will
run away in the meantime?" No; where
do you want him to run? He can't hide
in the Sierras, for the Guardians Will find
him easily. lie can't take a train and
go anywhere, for he has never been on
the cars in his life any more than / have
and he wouldn't know where to go.'
Inquired what tho penalty for such
an offense was likely TO be.
The old man replied. 81 don't know I;
perhaps te, years, probably less. You
see there was provocstion !'--From "On
the Trail of Don Quixote" In September
Scribner's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
The Dramatic Finish Of the Marathon
Run.


Shortly after half past four cannon
shot, the signal that the leading runner
was approaching electrified the mass.
The pole-vaulting could no. 60 on. After
while man wearing the Greek colors,
light blue and white, was seen strug Cling
toward the Stadion amid the yelis Of my
lads OF threats, "Elleenl Elleen!" "a
Greek A GreekD, and as be made his
way through the Stadion the crowd went
mad for joy. The stalwart crown Prince,
the president of the games, and still more
stalwart Prince George, the referee, led,
or rather almost carried, [ his victor be-
fore the royal seat in the Sphendone. and
the usually quiet king himself mad mean
while nearly ripped off the visor of his
the air. Pity it would have been had
foreigner won this race None felt this
more keenly than the foreign athletes
themselves. All who were present will
remember the commotion Of the crowd In
the Stadion in that moment of victory as
one of the greatest scenes Of their lives.
in the gentle light OF the sun of Attica as
IL lUclHts kOW2ru lne EoElLOu, iiSu
not known elsewhere in the world, the
magnificent gift OF Averof, the new
Stadion--and yet the old-receives its real
dedication. Athletics were crowned in 1t
as never before in modern times. Here
was inspiration for a painter.
The one coveted honor OF the games
was fairly won by the Greeks, and held
almost bevond the reach OF envy. Shortly
after the winners arrival came two other
Greeks and then a Hungarian. The next
five in order were elso Greeks. Ii was a
Greek victory with vengeance.
The winner, who accomplished the run
in the remarkably snort time OF two
hours, ffty-eight minutes and fifty
secoads,is Spyridion Loues, a well.to- do
iermer. twenty-four years cid, irom
Marousi, village on the road from
Athens TO Keps issia, and near 10 the
latter place. he was one tf the latest
entries for the race. Just before going
out TO Marathon on Friday he is said to
have taken the sacrap ent from the priest
OF his native village. saying that
he wished to invoke the aid OF heaven
in bis great struggle.-From "Tbe New
Olympiau Games" in September Scrib-
neI's.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

ufacture OF hats and caps Philadelphia
comes first and New York second.
Minneapolis Is OF course first in -four
and grist mill products and Phils-
delphia easily outraDks every other town
for chemicals as it does also for patent
medicines. Ihe modest city OF Water
bury leads tbe country for brass work
while Lynn, Brockton, Haverhill ana st.
Louis in order are ahead In boot and
shoe making. Far away Portland,
Oregon outclasses all other towns for
awnings, tents and sails. Or course Fall
River is first in cotton goods. 1t Is in
teresting to note, also, that New York
outranks both st. Louis and Milwaukee
in brewing.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
Attack OF the Silver nran,ac..

The stocks and bonds of Wall street
are the medium Of investment for tens
of thousands Of laboring men and wo-
men. The fact that thoy arc used as a
medium for speculation does not make
them devices Of the dovil any moro than
trading i'm futures makes vicious corn,
wheat and cotton. There are more ''cou.
pom slippers" among The poor and
mbderass1y wealthy rhan among the very
rich. and the diyidends Of corporations
60 tufons of thousands OF men and wo.
min who have pat thcir little savings
Into stocks. The attacks Of the silver
maniacs on securities do more harm to
people of modest means than to those of
great wealth.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

Vice Chairman STEVENS OF the silver
national committee declares that "if we
carry Illinois we will carry New York."
BY that same token, il cherries are ripe
at Christmas the inha bitants OF Green
land will be wearing golf suits.
"If' Is usually a monstrous word.
Upon 1t have hung the destinies OF
dynasties and the fate of nations. 1t is
rare good word to use in debate and is
handy for the clincbing of contr ,versy.
1t Is capable OF upsetting the facts and
figures and knocking ordinarily reason
able conclusions sky-high. But 1t is a
subtle, deceptive little thing after all, is
"if," with the nop-skip-and'away-yo you
go nature of flea and the disconcerting
force of a shock of electricity. You can
do most anything with "if," with the
ultimate probability, however, that "if'
will do you.
"If 1ammany plays Us fair New YORK Is
ours beyond any perad venture Of doubt"
"Persdventure OF doubt " is distinctly
good. 1t 70 positive glut of expression.
But 1t has been some years since Tam
many was able to rule the stste OF New
York and that great organization has
yet to show that it is able to boss the
city of New York. We would not care to
bet heavily on Tainmsny as political
sheet anchor. The value of the two
"ifs" of Mr.. STEVENS, that applying
to success in Illinois and the other to the
power of Tammany Hall, are quite be-
yond the reac of argument to measure.
But until Mr.. STEVENS overcomes the
possibilities of those mighty "ifs" that
rise in his path ike brace Of Gibral-
tars, we shall hesitate to accept his in
tended conclusions that the country is
going to silver and the bow-wows
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28

SAID KHALIp is an interesting Arab
and he knows more than he did, although
his innocence up to yesterday was cer-
tainly something amazing. KHAIID
took advantage OF the death OF the Sultan
OF Zanzibar TO set himself up as Sultan
without securing the permission of great
Britain, which, in the language OF re-
Iationship that exists between England
and many little countries, "exercises a
protectorate" over Zanzibar.
OF course SAID KHALID knew all about
this, but what he did not understand was
the convincing power OF shell from a
piece OF modern ordinance and the de-
light the British sailor takes IN mixing it
up with lot of blackies. so SAID
KHALID set himself up in his palace,
trained his guns on the modest British
squadron in the harbor and allowed that
be would be Sultan of ZRnziDlr or perish
in the attempt.
Said Khalid maintained the heroic and
picturesque attitude of defying Great
Britain for about "a hours before Great
Britain's gunboats cleared ship for action
and for about one hour after the mouths
OF the guns began TO speak from the open
ports.
According TO the dispatches it took
about 80 minutes for the guns Of the little
Heet to knock down the palace as il it mad
been a castle of cards. And when that
innocent Arab cleared himself from the
wreck he must have felt that he had been
able 10 make considera BILE addition to his
store of knowledge OF the great world
outside Zanzibar.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-28
How to Bcautiry New England.

Conditions Of development in New Eng
land are changing. Men whose boyhood
was spent upon the home farm are coming
hack TO occupy the abandoned farms and
renew their intimacy with nature. They
bring increased resources wberewith to
enrich their native towns, and an awak-
ened consciousness OF beauties whtch they
scarcely discerned in youth.
Many strangers, drawn there by tho re-
puted beauty OF the roigon, co me as sum-
mer boarders. or make extensive tours by
wagon through the towns. They malt at
intervals, end leave no inconsiderable
pmount OF money with those who en-
tert ain them. The annual harvest from
these sources is so significant that 1t be-
comes matter OF as great Importance to
the landowner that the country be
beautiful as that his soil should produce
a large yield of corn or potatoes to the
acre.
New England possesses surprising
natural.advsntages Her skies are SWEET
py cloud effects which are magnificent,
and her blue mountain-peaks form in
uisldHtts. IteT
lakes, despite the activity OF the destroy
ing ium herman, are still hanked, in
many instances, by virgin forests. Her
hill sides, strewn with bowlders and mot
tied with gray granits lodges, interspers-
ed with purple juniper aud sweetDrisr,
her pine groves and birch-clad knobs,
her fertile ticarngs and pretty villages,
form middle distances which are all that
could be desired. with this wealth OF
natural beauty, fresh from the hand Of
God, nothing is required to render her
one of the most beautiful regions on
earth but a sane and decent treatment OF
her forests and streams, and the hum iniz-
ing touch OF art upon her roads and
homes. From Country Roads" In sep.
tember Scribner's.