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The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
UNIFORM RANK PARADE.
LINE OF MARCH L1ID OUT FOR h OF F. PROCESSION IN 1IERIDEN.

Brigade of Knights Will Cover About
 Three Miles and VIII be Reviewed at
 Winthrop Hotel by Mayor Coe, Conn
 mon Council and Distinguished officers.
 Arrangements are being rapidly com pleted for the annual field day of the Connecticut brigade uniform rank, Knights of Pythias to be held in Meri- den, Thursday, May 21. In addition to other details that of the line of march has been made out, and according to Brigadier- General E. O. Shaler of Mer- iden, regimental commanders will ar range to arrive in Meriden not later than 11:15 a. m., as the brigade will form promptly at 11:45 on Colony street, right resting on Main street.
 The line of march will be Colony to West Main, to North First, counter march to Linsley avenue, to Hanover street, to Butler,to Main, to Liberty, to Center, to East Main, to State, to Court, to Colony and to Main. As the brigade passes the Winthrop Hotel just before being dismissed, it will be reviewed by Mayor l.. E. Coe and mem bers of the common council, and also by the grand chancellor of the grand domain of Connecticut. Brigadier- General John H. Abbott and staff, of Massachusetts will also assist in re- viewing. The line of march will cover about three and one-half miles and will occupy about one and one-quarter hours.
 The competitive drill which is to take place at the Hanover park ball grounds will commence at two o'clock in the af- ternoon. The prizes to be given are eX- ceptionally fine, and will probably bring about an interesting contest among the various divisions.
 The First regiment, U. R. K. of F., has engaged the Meriden Military band to furnish the music for the field day parade.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
D. oF 4. R. TO ENTERTAIN
S. A. R. at Saratoga in Fourth of July
 Celebration.

S. A. R. at Saratoga in Fourth of July
 Celebration.
 The Daughters of the American Rev olution and citizens of Saratoga Springs have invited the s. A. R. to take part in the celebration on the Fourth of July at Saratoga. The headquarters will be at the United States hotel The hotels have made reductions, and rail- ways will give convention rates. There will be a full dress reception on the evening of July Sd at the United States hotel. On the morning of the Fourth there will be music, addresses and ora tions at Convention hall: in the after noon, an excursion to the Saratoga bat tie monument. On Sunday there will be patriotic, religious choral service: and excursions to historic and pie turesque points near by will be ar ssnSsd at reduced rates.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
4 TERRIBLE CRASH.

In Dense Fog-Ferryboat Hudson City Three Men Injured-Horses Pitched Overboard-An Exciting Scene.
 New York, May 15.-Three men were hurt and one horse drowned in the crash of the Pennsylvania railroad fer ryboat Hudson City into the Canal street dock at 4:10 this morning in the fog.
 Two other horses thrown into the river were rescued.
 The men injured were:
 John Johnson, forty years old, butch CT, of 6S2 Grand street; injuries about head and body; went to Hudson Street hospital.
 Robert Leach, thirty-four years old, 69O Garfield avenue, Jersey City; bruis- ed about body; went to Hudson Street hospital.
 Paul Russell, driver, Grand and Sulli- van streets; bruised about the body; went home.
 The Hudson City left it's Jersey City slip at 3:45 this morning. Both truck ways were crowded from bow to stern with wagons loaded with milk, straw DCl llCS, llOWClS ctiiSl SciL LoCll U oNh lo- the market.
 The trip to the New York side was made without mishap Captain Will son, who was in the pilot house, keep ing the boat on half steam on account of the fog, which was a heavy one.
 Suddenly the Hudson City crashed into the Canal street pier.
 The ferryboat bounded back, tremb- ling, rocking and straining. All was wild excitement aboard. Truck was thrown against truck, and men shouted and swore while the horses plunged and stamped.
 At the first shock three horses were thrown from the boat. Two were at tached to a wagon belonging to G. fletcher. The other was driven by John Hildebrandt, driver for A. T. Hills, commission merchant.
 The horses that stood close to the guard rail crashed through the iron gate, but their vehicles were caught by the heavy guard chain.
 So they dangled over the bow of the ferryboat, snorting and kicking furi- ously.
 Both their drivers had been thrown from their seats
 "Cut them loosew yelled dozen voices, and the harness was hacked at until the animals were finally liberated and plunged into the river
 Captain Wilson began to back the Hudson City southward while the ex- citement was at it's height
 Many of the men upon the Canal street pier were thrown to the ground by the shock of the collision, which shook the pier from end to end and crushed several piles.
 Thomas Reagan of 155 Hudson street, one of them, pulled off his coat and sprang into the water and started to swim toward the ferryboat to assist in any way he could He saw the horse driven by Hildebrant struggling in the water and swimming up to him he got hold of the bridle and swan with him to the Canal street dock.
 On reaching the pier he was thrown a rope, which he passed about the horses neck and the animal was led a short distance down the river to shall low water and hoisted ashore.
 The Hudson City soon after reached the Desbrosses street slip Few of the men aboard had escaped without some bruises
 Three persons, Robert Leach, fioristf John Johnson, butcher, and Paul Russell, a commission merchants clerk, were badly bruised
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
DEATH IN 4 DRY DOCK.

Hull, May 15--A caisson of the new extension of St. Andrews fish dock here broke suddenly to-day and the rush of water swept every vessel in the docks from their moorings and damned them into hopeless mass of wreckage,
 The damage is estimated to amount to e1OO0OO ($5OO O0O) and it is feared there has been a serious loss of life.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
A Crash in New York Bay.

New York, May 15.-A collision oc- cured early this morning off Governors Island between the ferry boat North field of the Staten Island Ferry com pany, and the Spanish tramp steamer Alava, supposed to be outward bound.
 According to the general manager or the Staten Island Ferry company, @ hole about twenty feet deep was stove in the deck on the port bow of the ferry boat. The AlaYa was uniniured.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
Water for Gotham.

Albany, N Y, May 15.-New York city is at last going to have relief from the lack of water supply in the south ern section.
 To-day Governor Morton signed the bill of Assemblyman Austin authoriz- ing the city to expend s1, 100000 for this purpose.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
Curfew Bell in St. Joseph, Mo.

St. Joseph, Mo, May 15.-The city council last night by a unanimous vote passed the curfew ordinance as asked for by Colonel Hogeland, president of the National Boys and Girls Home. Chief of Police Broder appeared before the council and urged the passage of the measure
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16
Revolutionary Pension.

Washington. May 15,-Congressman Sperry had passed in the house to-day bill granting pension allowed under the law in such cases to Rhoda Au- gusta Thompson, daughter of Thaddeus Thompson, a Revolutionary soldier of New Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16

Doctor-Well, I consider the medical profession very badly treated. See how few monuments there are to fa- nous doctors or surgeons. She-Oh, doctor! Look at our cemetery!-Fun.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-16

London Standard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
THE FUNERAL OF A STRIKER.
VAST CROWDS LISTEN TO MONsIGNOR THORPE.
WHO breaches DENOtNCING THE
CLEVELAND STRIKE

Cleveland. Ohio July 1.-THE funeral OF William
Rettger the striker killed at the Brown Hosting
Works, the most imposing funeral pageant
ever given a aboring man Ir Cleveland there has
been but occasion when there were a larger
procession and greater crowds-the funeral Of Gar
field
funeral cor,ege The funeral services were he'd in
the Church OF the Immaculate Conception. A con-
servative estimate places the number Of spectators
about the church and along the long line Of march
to the cemetery 10000 The procession moved
quietly and. for the dirges played by the many
bands. sound but the tread OF feet broke the
quiet The white casket literally buried IN flow
ers. Monsignor Thorpe who. II is thought. will be
made Bishop OF Buffalo Diocese delivered the SER
mon and his remarks were not altogether relished.
In the course Of his sermon he said:
The lesson must learn to-day is that in
cety there TWO classes. capitalist and wage
Garner Next TO capital there Is the strong
right arm of labor One cannot exist without the
other The capt ast has a right manage his
capital He has the right under the laws Of the
and account Of the risks in business has the
r.gh. TO do he chooses He may abuse that
right and forget God in hts enjoyment OF his riches
passion violence. | speak to YOU brothers
The remedy is public sentiment and the law
There is another class. banded together as you
are They have their individual rights and those
who administer the law must protect them. Scenes
have been enacted during the last week which
should never have occurred. These men who have
become victims OF your hate have rights under the
law"
He continued AZ some length 10 reprove the
strikers for the scenes OF violence. After the
The troops are still under
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
THREATS OF A BOLT.
MR.. WHITNEY SOUNDS WARNING 10
THE FREE-cOINAoE MAJORITY.
TloN WILL. BE roLERATED-THE GOLD
MEN CHEER HIS WORDS
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuSE.l

TION WILL. BE ToLERATED-THE GOLD
MEN CHEER HIS WORDS.
fBY TELEGRAPH THE rRrBuSE1
Chicago July 5.-Wiilianl c. Whitney made
distinct threat tonight that the gold Democrats
would bolt the Convention II the Michigan gold
delegation was ousted by the Committee on Gre
dentiaIs Word came TO Mr.. Whitney and sena-
tor Hill that the latest plan Of the free-coinags
Democrats was 10 create a two-thirds majority
for themselves In the Convention by converting
the twenty-eight votes Of Michigan. now for gold.
into free-coinage ones. Mr.. Whitney laid this 'n'
formation before the gold Democrats at theiS
conference at the Auditorium Hotel.
He said Il was the last plan OF revolution.
after several other plans. equally revolutionary.
had been abandoned. When the gold Democrats
arrived in Chicago they were told that the free'
coinage Democrats would nominate a candidate
for President In separate caucus and that the
two-thirds rule would be abrogated. The gold
Democrats had made a powerful protest. ana
both Of these plans had been abandoned. Now
the information came to him. In an undeniabls
form, that the free-coinage Democrats were
making arrangements to throw out three OF the
Michigan gold delegates. and thus convert whas
at present was a gold delegation into a silver
one There would be twenty-eight votes gained
for the free-coinage party by such proceeding.
and in this indirect way the two-thirds rule
would be abroGated
Such action ly the Convention on the Mich.
igan delegation" said Mr.. Whitney. passion.
ately would be as revolutionary in my opn.
ion as the abrogation OF the two-thirds rule
and we shall not subordinate the welfare or the
country or the integrity of the Democratic party
to the will OF the free-coinage Democrats In this
matter"
The gold Democrats present applauded with
great vim what Mr.. Whitney had said and
plainly understood him as threatening that the
gold Democrats would bolt from the Conven.
ton IL the Michigan delegation were tampered
with.
David r. Hill Is also greatly excited about this
affair." and says that 1t will be an Invasion oe
State rights thus t. eject three delegates ana
give their seats others. since Democratic state
conventions. differently from Republican state
conventions. elect delegates in a body and not oy
Congress districts.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06

Soldiers One man In the room wore RED trous-
ers and boots Of patent leather. and ne was
member Of the Hussars-the only one IN ,he
room. number Of the unfortunates wore
bandages about their decidedly troubled oro"s'
Is though they had come in violent contact WIFI
something hard (Which proved to be the case
In every instance). and they looked generally
wilted and dilapidated.
One man. the spokesman Of the party con-
tented TO talk wit the reporter He Is mem
Der Of the Late Soldiers. but his name couid not
be learned He said: II hardly know what we
lre arrested for We did not have anything to
DO with the trouble II was all between the
members of the Hussars the police and crowd
Of toughs and buns that got into the grounds
By the "toughs and buns" the man evidently
meant the deputy-sherifs that came to the
grounds to assist the officers already there after
the trouble had started Some Of the men here
now" he went on TO say, were sitting at tables
With their wives and were dubbed or arrested
Without the slightest cause do not know the
rgin OF the trouble because l was not there
when It started"
CAPTAIN RAHN's STORY.
Captain Harris Rahn the commander OF tho
Hussars, was prisoner in another room or the
building. on lower floor. There were about
score Of other Hussars confined I'm the same
u nm. and they looked to be In sorry plight
~ e were more band ges TO be seen In this
room than In the other. IT hot and muggy.
and the men had discarded their coats making
the boodstains on their shirts all the more
prominent. Captain Rain acted as the spokes-
man for this party. and he was the most badly
used up man in the crowd He bandage
about his head and his shirt front was one great
ooodstain. Not spot OF the white linen could
be seen. He was not inclined to talk at first. but
SAID that he was feeling too badly from the ef-
Iects OF his wounds TO talk with any one Az
YER some urging. however. he gave this story
Inc trouble started with q member Of our or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
STRUCK WITH PAVING bLoch'

-,,.o nrsprTANTs THOUGHT TO BE
'''I ,.., rpoN FRACTURED SKULL
Elmer Van Etten of No. 81 Nott-ave'' Long iS,ana
c.tv is believed TO be dying from i'ac'u' ~ r"'''
C"S' - ', an saturday night with John KEN. OF
ne "' x,.ava When they reached Van Etten ;
o ~ about 2 o'clock yesterday morning. they
or,ed nor Van Etten mounted the steps and fouhd
p~a.. ~ Todd twenty years old driver VINO
,'aarded with him. sleeping on the stoop van Et'eh
pod uenad rim and told him TO go into me mouse.
a~akene , nm %hearl angry words between the men. ana
stopped o9ks back Ne w sys s6os os on his ace
exchingeih air. Street and grabbed paving block lie
darc Een SG fGo% y. % sres ah threw ee the bock
in'o rrct ,ns Van Etten on the forehead and ne
dhropped. d RE was unconscious when Ken reacheu
him. 49,. ,.as caught Yesterday morning AZ
daygh, in Burdens woods % nsar cem%ited him
Deisou 49,, hail Van Etten was taken 70 81. John
Wtu,o Wytu,o,,al and 4; Is believed that he VIII die'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
A WRECK on THE ". c. AND ST. L.

ST. Louis July o.-Train No l5 OF the Wabash
Chicago and ST. Louis. which left Chicago last
evening was ditched near Worden and was badly
wrecked. The engine. baggage and dining room
cars were upset and TWO chair-cars left the track
but remained upright The engineer. II Gibson
was badly. but not fatally, crushed Five pas
seneers were hurt but their injuries were slight
and they were able 30 go 10 their homes fhe
wreck is supposed TO have been caused by tho
breaking OF a n engine wheel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
THE RIOT AT MASPETH.
F1rTY-FOUR INJURED PRISONERS IN
LONG ISLAND CITY JAIL

CAPTAIN RAINS STORY OF THE TRorBLE-rHE
WOUNDED OFFICER. sCHERRY. NOT
LIKELY TO RECOVER.
The oficials at the Long Island City jail had
A busy time Of it yesterday. They are accus-
toned to taking care Of ordinary number OF
prisoners but when they are thrown at them
AZ the rate Of almost threescore at once 1t Is
only natural that there should be sort OF
surprise party. And the jail was crowded yes
terday. The rioters. or picnckers, or whatever
YOU have a mind to call them. who enjoyed the
Fourth Of July In glorious. old-time free-for-
all fight at Maspeth Long Island. and num-
her who stoutly maintain that they did not fight
at ALL but were being taken care OF by the au-
thorities for no cause whatever enjoyed the
sheriffs hospitality yesterday. At first there
we-e fifty-nine Of them. bat Ave were bailed out
IN the course of the day, and one other was ex-
Meeting some kind-hearted friend at any mo-
ment. This number does not include the ordi
nary run Of "drunks" and other prisoners who
have their quarters in the jails on other charges
The fifty mine are all men who went to the out
ing Of the Order Of the Late Soldiers Of Russia
which was held Saturday in the park OF William
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
A FAILURE TO VERIFY THE STORY.

Wilkesbarre Penn. July By order OF General
Superintendent Law several skful men were quiet
" sent into the shaft this afternoon 20 verify II
possible the hopeful story of the tapping. After
prolonged efforts and the use Of every method Of
signalling possible they came back tonight with
report OF failure not the least bit OF noise 'ndcat-
ing that their labor in this direction had been sue
cessful The work OF the three mine inspectors 10
investigate the disaster will begin tomorrow morn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
r.r.L SLIDE DOWN A BAyIsTER.

,,oi, Kowweek eleven years old. OF NO. 2lo stan
,on.s. was killei last night by falling from the
son,s,er OF the third floor In the house. lie was
amusing himself by sliding down the ban's'er. ana
SON 90 haiance and Yell 10 the ground Moor he was
rnemoved TO the Union Market police staron; ~he,e
ni,ai a. Ne died while belne ATTENDED oy me ampu-
pnns xnrreon His skull had been fractured
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
PRICE THREE CENTS.

canvass IL the diplomatic attitude assumed By
OK Secretary whitney since his arrival here.
Seeing that the cause OF sound money IL irres
trevably lost. the New-York leader has con.
spicuously avoided all unnecessary demonstras
tion Of chagrin or ill-temper. and his relations
with the silver managers have been marked BY
a politeness and good feeling which have done
much to smooth down the irritation which the
struggle In the party for and against free coin
age has developed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
A NOVEL BILL OF FARE.
WHAT A RAINEs LAW HOTEL PROPRIETOR PRE-
TENDS TO OFFER HIS GUESTS.

Detective Morris Cohen OF the Eldrdge-st. sta
tion. last night arrested Frank Whittker. keeper
of a saloon hotel. at No. "A Stanton-st for viola
,,on Of the Excise law. When Cohen entered the
saloon he found man at the bar buying glass OF
heer and TWO other men drinking beer on the bar
yas a bill OF fare. There were also number OF
bricks on the bar. one Of them b3re pacaarI
hricb was A placard, '"Tenderloin steaks 81 40 o
order 81" On still another was card cats WIN,
Sqc Sqt 'esa had card marked. Fried Dogs S5 cent?
extra % cents Another was 1 Ispelso lea ,ahpse5
onlch1m Steak 20 cents extra fine % cents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
SUICIDE on HIS WIFf'S GRAVE.
J. A. PARRA. son OF ONE OF THE FOREMOST
MEN IN COLOMBIA. KILLS HIMSELF IN
TERRE HATTIE

Terre Haute Ind, July 81. A. PARA, son OF
one of the foremost men OF the United States Of
Colombia shot himself dead on the grave o. his
wife in this city yesterday afternoon. PARA came
here six years ago to attend the Polytechnic !nsti
tute Two years ago he was married to Miss Angle
Ebel OF this city. \ month later she died
AT the church services PARA cung to the casket
mill forciblv removed, and at the cemetery tried
TO Jump into the grave. He has been afflicted with
brain trouble since the death OF his Wife He mad
his way when here yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
CHRISTIAN EEDEAvOR CONVENTION AT
WASHINGTON.

The Royal Blue Line viii sell excursion tickets 10
washington ct rate OF 81 80 for the round trip from
New-York and corresponding rates from other sta
ticns Tickets good TO go on July s. and s. and
return limit until July alyt can be obtained upon
arrival at Washington station IN New York ZEN
trains on July 7th and sth.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06

~. Sewell. in Flushing-ave. Maspeth, Long
Island. They all Of them Russians, and
most Of them look as II the American Fourth Of
July had been little too much for them.
This addition TO the regular number Of Inde-
pendence Day dodgers was a considerable strain
IN the accommodations of the jail. but accommo-
dated they all were 1t seems that the picnic
given by the members of the Order Of the
Late Soldiers Of Russia, and that the members
Of the Independent Russian Hussars, the Ru-
manian Military Society and the Austrian In
dependent Schuetzen Corps were invited to at
tend. All Of these men were attired In glitter
Ing uniforms. and clanking sabres were carried
by the Hussars. while the members of the
echuetzen Corps carried rifles. Nearly. II not
quite all Of the men who were taken prisoners
were members of the Late Soldiers of the
Hussars.
DILAPIDATED-LOOKING PRISONERS.
Tribune reporter visited the Long Island
City Jail yesterday afternoon and had talk
with some Of the prisoners The man in charge
at the jail took the reporter in the first place.
70 the top floor Of the building, where about
thirty men were confined in a large room. They
were nearly all Of them in their shirtsleeves and
wore blue trousers with two red stripes run
aing down the sides. These were the Late
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-06
nFayB or MRS. GEORGE Fl. MORGAN.

Lenox, Mass. July 'speciap o'u II
, 80 ,odav ot the death OF Mrs. George H.
,.aroan at Carlsbad Germany Mr. and Mrs MOT
Ssn went abroad in May. for the benefit OF Mrs.
Morsans health They purpo'ed returning 10 LenoA o
,n The autumn to occupy their beautiful new coun,
try place. Wentworth Hall wnicn b VA Haserry cot
saSe at one time the summer home OF , ME known
Ms William c. wniney Amnohsn Am heatb h her illness
ina, @ not known to serious. and the news td 81 s
death was great shock 10 hei many
among the cottagers