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WANTED TO MURDER As WELL As ROB

ANOTHER OF THE MORRTsAHIA Roy GANG COZ
FEssFs TO CAPTAIN cREEDEN.
Walter Cassidy. OF No 80 Mott-ave.. and job
Gaviet of No 3.o45 Third ave the boy burglars VI
were arrested on Thursday nigh; after shooting
young man In the arm. nave both made con,s
sions. Gaviet's confession came first. and CassN'
followed last night. He made IL 10 Police Capias
Creeden. In It he told that the gang under CAVE
nearly murdered man who had discharged hi1
Qiaviet) from his employment The frst burglars
committed were at the sore OF Sinert Honm%-
No 3ia5 Third-ave.. July 3. and that OF 'hns
tan Werner No. 70s Courtlandt-avc.. on July
Gaviet had been employed In both places. cssslo7
Joined the gang under the name OF Meyers. Nv
confesses 10 robbing W'rner's store. WITH oa"'
and another boy, when so In money ana ~ T.
hostage stamps were taken. The boys eh'e'o'
through the cellar. In which Werner was IN wv
ha bit OF sleeping.
Gaviet had a revolver Cassidy Q razor an" Wv
third boy had a club. Gavlet tod his pas '""' :"
wanted 10 Kill Werner. ard 20 80 up a'''. -
shoot him. The others told him that su'h ~, -"
thing would bring a crowd IN A minute ~ =.
with the club volunteered 20 kill Werner WIZ"
weapon Gave, wanted TO Do the N''s '
and insisted upon taking the club
The other two though, that Gaviei H''"e -.
get hold of the money ara cheat them o"' " 49,,
share There 4 wranrle In the ee.ia' T" ~
Gavie, was struck In the eye by the ih''' ~
Then he consented 10 allow the others 20 10 % IN
him ard the three started 10 so together W a
back room. where Werner had his cot. pfepa''"
kill him FOR Gavie,'s grudge. $500, r,,,,,1
Werner was saved by a piece OF luck ~. MI
TO his regular habits he was s.eepins upNta,s ~
his wife Gavlets revenge was sTaisI"l ~
killing OF pet dog In the store win himh'e''
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SNAIL CROWDS IN THE PARK.

The crowds who turn out every sunday 70 ENJOY
a., a.,roct,ons Of Central Park were materially
smaller Yesterday than Is ;he usual case 1t was
hot enough there In spite Of the shade. and most OF
the pleasure-seekers seemed TO have been looking
for A cool spot out Of town.
The menagere not so popular as on FRIDAY
and the music at the Mall. although the pana gave
q good programme and kept vigorously at II for
,wo bours drew about one-third the crowd that Is
usually found there the first day OF the week
The biggest gathering northwest OF the music
stand on the green. The six other lawns thrown
open TO the public fairly well peopled
one man felt the heat so severely that he sought
a secluded and bush-grown spot In the northern end
,ook off his clothes and lay down for a comfortable
nan 4 Park policeman found him In this condition
and asked what he meant by his act. Il couldnt
hnar fhom on mo was the answer. He failed 10
mollfy tho officer however. and was locked up
lie proved TO bc Hubert Hanfon, twenty-four years
old OF No. 1855 Third-ave.
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TERRIFIC HEAT IN WAof'i4N'
THE OFFICIAL, Thermometer GOT Up TO o. DE
cprrsONE DEATH.

THE OFFICIAL THERMOMETER GOT UP TO u De
GREEs-ONE DEATH
Washington, Aug. 9-The heated term .'''' "a'
heen almost without precedent In this CITY, oo"-
t,nues. ard the general impression Is una. ,o-u"'
has been the hottest ana most u'oo' .,an,od
n asor Tho churches were sparsely ATTENDED
md the streets almost deserted. and many people
left the city in the early morning Tor river re'o
and suburban retreats, in the hope OF eso"p'''e
from the torrd temperature OF the city
The highest point reached by the Official thor.
,,or,etor at the Weather Bureau was SI@, at
o'clock this afternoon This is the record OF the
instruments on top of the bureau. high above .he
atrcets and fails to give the temperature win
which the people of this city had TO zeal OUTING
the day. The wide asphalted streets and pave
-. rooected the heat and general rule II
mn ~ degrees greater throughout the city than
nm One death occurred. the victim being Charles
walter dfty years old, who fell In the street AT b
o'clock this afternoon, and dled soon hIter HIS re-
ynoyni to the Emergency Hospital
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EXCURSION BOATS CROWDED.
SUFFERING NEw-YoRKER FLOCK TO THE NEAR
BY RESORTS.

BY RESORTS.
Excursion boats big and little. were crowded TO
their utmost capacity yesterday by thousands OF
NEWCOMERS who were trying TO seek Keller from
the unbear abe heat In the city. All day long the
people sireamed through the Battery on their way
to the various steamboat landings. The iron steam
boats to Coney Island carried loaded boats al! day
long anc frequently the gates had to be closed be-
cause there was enough room for all VINO wanted
10 take the all-water route TO the Island
The boats to Long Branch and other NEARBY
Jersey resorts had all they could do to take care or
their passengers and the different trips on me hud
son proved equally popular. At the various landings
Of the Glen Iland boats It looked as II everybody
and his wife" wanted to visit that resort. AT the
Battery landing Of the Rockaway boats there was
a lam OF people until the last boat had gone leasIms
MANY dsappointc ed on the pier me niue poa.
thai runs 10 Bellows Island was much 100 smai 10,
he crowds who wanted to visit MISS Llosry.
Thousands upon thousands hled the poaI1 u g s
various ferry lines 10 BROOKLYN staten ,ioa,e ~ the
co. and Uoboken A conservative estimate Oh the
number Of people that left the city yes'stuay ~
steamboats would come close 10 l'oW. i. was
ferItabIe harvest time for the steamboat men,
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TELEGRiPHIC NOTES.

SUPERIOR WIS. Aug. 9.-Thc Terminal Eeva tor
Company discharged It's my employees last night
and gave notice that n would close It's house. This
action Is supposed to be account OF the new Wis
consn wheat Inspection law. which goes into effect
shortly.
san Francisco. Aug 9-1he coasi.ng steamer 81.
Paul owned by Goodall. Perkins Co. OF San Fran
cisco while It's way from San Pedro 10 this port
ran the rocks near the entrance or Monterey Bay
this morning. and viii prove total loss.
Omaha Neb, Aug. 9.--Judge Dundy, OF the Federal
Court Yesterday dismissed the Government cases
against the Union Pacific Railroad for forfeiture OF
land grants This dane on an order Of Attorney.
General Harmon.
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GERMANS AND a THIRD TICKET.
GOOD ADVICE TO BE FOLLOWED As TO ELECTORS
IN VARIOUS STATES.
From The Staats-Zeitun

IN VARIOUS STATES.
From The Staats-Zeitung.
The conference of Sound Money Democrats has
decided 10 hold convention for the NOMINATION OF
that the decision reached because IL was pc
lieved that Bryan's defeat could be aided IN this
The fear that the moyeme. ao ben e Hv
tain persons in the hope Of dividing the opponents
OF Mckinley and helping Bryan l. nov ni ~
the hope Of aiding the cause OF SOUND money, anu
ve can only ask therefore whether the action OF
he conference wise or not wise!
The delegates of the Eastern States have sub
mitted TO the wishes of the Middle States, and IT
must be admitted that peculiar conditions exist III
there; the majority follow the party ana cannot
be induced TO vote for canddate DeohsihG 20 ' he
Impossible that part Of the country to persuade
the Sound Money Democrats TO vote for Mckin ley
delegates of those States. II they are convinced
that the electoral votes OF their States can only De
vii hheld from Bryan by the nomination OF a third
ticket then must accept their dictum After
the results In Indianapolis. as already mentioned
there is doubling their sincerity.
This honesty and sincerity are further proved by
the fact that whether electors for third ticket
each State. In States where there are suftcient
number OF Sound Money Democrats ready to vote
direct for Mckinley. there will he no division In the
ranks OF the opponents OF Bryan Electors VIII
only be named In those States where they seem to
be absolutely necessary to keep Democrats who
will vote for Republicans In no circumstances from
casting their ballots for the Chicago ticket
If this programme is carried out we nave no oD-
icctons to make. The chief thing is to defeat Bry
will lead 10 that end Is welcome to US and all true
Democrats. II in some states there are really so
long as they had TO choose between him and Nc
Einey. then We have no protest TO make against
under no conditions should there be any agitation
for third ticket in those States IN which there
would be any danger Of causing division among
sible the election of the Bryan electors
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CONGRESSMAN DOOLITTLE FOR MKINLEY

Tacoma, Wash. Aug 9-Congressman Doolittle
OF t..s city whose speeches in favor Of bimeialism
and whose work in Congress in the interest OF the
Nicaragua Canal have brought him some fame. has
made public statement OF his political views lie
indorses Mckinley in strong terms. and says that
the Republican platform Is the only one that can
bring about the adoption of bimetallsm by inter-
national agreement He continues:
Il am for bmetasm in all truth and sincerity
BY agreement with other nations If that agreement
can be speedily brought out. Ever a good cause
can have too many friends In all events l am for
the use of both gold and silver as basic money. and
IT, after an honest effort the platform OF the
Republican party pledges an agreement cannot be
speedily reached with other nations for bmetaism,
/ believe the Republican party will deem II then to
be the duty Ct the United States TO open our minis
to the coinage of silver and by proper retaliatory
legislation against other countries enforce our
and protect ourselves suggested In the statement
OF Thomas y. Reed. OF Maine. published In The
Fortnighty Review about TWO years ago, 10 which
attention has often been directed.
Mr.. Dooittle says further that the ST. Louis plat
form is the only one that makes possible the build
ing of the Nicaragua Canal, for the Chicago plat
form condemns bond issues in time of peace, and one
will be necessary II the canal is constructed.
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TO INSTRUCT VOTERS ABOUT THE CURRENCY

A special meeting OF the East Side Citizens League
OF the XVIII Congress District will be held at No.
l4s3 First-ave Tomorrow evening 10 enroll candi-
dates for membership who unable 10 be enrolled
at the last regular meeting. when hfty-four names
were added the roll. on account OF the league
being crowded in its present quarters branches are
10 established in various parts OF the district The
league has also decided to schools of instruction
for convincing that the welfare Of the country
depends upon the triumph of the principles set forth
in the Republican platform An efficient Committee
on Organization. which has been appointed VIII be
assisted by President Peter Axarad. Nice-ircsident
Max w Jacobson Secretary Max j. Main and Treas
lIrn SfauM.
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DRIVEN TO SUICIDE BY HEAT.
SUFFERING FROM THE EXTREME TEMPbfAi"h"
ASSIGNED AS THE REASON FOR
.ov ,,,r,tNc uINgEIF.

ASSIGNED AS THE REASON FOR
BOY KILLING HIMSELF
rou,s pumner n nftccn-ycar-old boy. einp'oy'"
&, the hokeshop Of John Schwartz at no ~ I'm
ton.st committed suicide by hanging VII" "
leather strap from n water pipe IN inc c'''"i VI Wv
bakeshop early Yesterday morning. worn was S
TO the Union Market police station anu VIC
oner's office was notified. Coroner r"%p'''.."
viewed the body and gave permission ioi n' 80,
moval TO an undcrtaker's establishment NJ NO i''
Dcancey-st. ,o, ard
pumucr with his two older brothers joseph ""
Samuel lodged In sub-basement rooms occup'V" ~
.Joseph Cobcn at No. ll6 Willet-st the fuihpe'H
are natives of Poland The two older pro'n''9
have been residents Of this country TOT TOUT ~, pl
Ave wears Lewis arrived In this city tw9 ween r.
ago to-day He secured a place az nt'p'I ~
Sebwartz's bakery on Thursday last. The agree-
ment was that he was TO get his meals ~ III" JAM"
shon and TO sleep in the rooms OF Cobell. .
s'iop al" ~ vdsteriav. ~ got home about
o.cock Yesterday morning and when found LEWIS WIS
had not come home | asked my VIE where s, ~
thought he was She said that our rooms W.. -, ~,
hot that perhaps he had stopped In the phkesop "a
sleep An hour afterward a man came hi9u''d
from the shop and told me Lewis was aeau.
think he was discouraged by the heat. lie cuIns
from n country where they seldom nave any no'
dava Coming right into this hot climate anu 20
ing TO work I'm q bakeshop was too mucn ior MN.
| know of no othe: reason why he shouio co'h"h'
suicide
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IS MIR. CROKER COMING HOME SOON?

Talk about the return Of Richard Croker 10 this
country has been revived. Some Tammany
inclined 10 think that he will come home and take
a hand in the coming campaign and others deny
with equal hrmness that he VIII again assume the
rens Of leadership. although they do not deny that
ne may soon return 10 the country. 1t Is said
that within month M Croker Will come back
10 New-York and that he has advised friends In
The city That he is coming back 10 assume con-
troll Of Temmany Hall, as reported, Is said TO be
an erroneous impression. Those who well
quain,ed win Mr. Crokers personal affairs say that
he cannot afford 10 remain In England much longer
unless he mas great change OF luck the turf lie
has been losing steadily with his horses since
The present racing season began
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THEIR SHIP. TIE AUSTRIAN BARK EMILE.
BURNED TO THE WATERS EDGE.
The Clyde Liner Seminole. which arrived from
Charleston last night. brought Captain Raudch
and his OF eleven men. of the Austrian bark
Emile. The bark. which bound from Buenos
Ayrcs for Hamburg. caught fire from spontaneous
combustion on July - and burned the water s
edge. The escaped in the bark's two lifcboats
after vainly lighting the flames for two days. They
were picked up suffering greatly from thirst. on
July .J by the British steamer Administer and
landed I'm Charleston.
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GETTING 4 BETTER VIEWS SERVICE.

Salt Lake City. Utah. AUG. 9.-"The SAT- ~
Herald" the leading morning newell aper OF V"1
has abandoned the news service OF the 'hies
Associated Press. and IL now receiving the |"
loas.d-wirc overland and Pacific Coast news req
OF the United Associated Presses In It's issue
morning. announcing the change as ne"
important step In the way OF permanent impr"
ment" The Herald says.
The DISPATCHES sent out by the Chicago Arsv..
ated Press have been unsatisfactory I'm many ",
ticulars and anything but impartial. especisl!
noliticai matters The United Associated fresss
l. the most independent comprehensive ana ~
cient news-ga thering organization IN me We" .,.,
In making "A permanent alliance with IL. Inc n.
AID has awaited Itself OF the earliest prrctcn ~
portunity to cut loose from the Chicago Assoca,ss
Press and to lend the weight OF It's influence 70 -
movement for having better news service
Utah aud other inter-mountain States. as We"
those OF the Pacific Coast.
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ALLEGED MAD DOGS SHOT.
AIIIEGEII NAD DNIfo NffDH'
ONE CREATES A SCARE AMONG CROWD OF
CIURCHGOERs.

ONE CREATES SCARE AMoHu 'h""D -
cHURCHGOERs.
yellow dog caused commotlon yesterday after
noon al Thirty -ninth-st and Broadway Inc dos
was apparently mad and ran up and down the street
frothIng at the mouth and swapping ard snarihs
at pedestrians Policeman Lesson. OF the West Ihir-
tleta-st. station. attracted BY the crowd anu
started after the dog. The animal went up Broad
way followed by Lesson. He was ovortaken at the
corner of Fortieh-s,. and killed with one shot
big brown dog went mad near 81 ceciiia's
Church a. One hundred -and-sevenih-st ana Lexng-
ton-ave.. yesterday morning while the crowd were
Just coming out OF the churcs from o'clock mass
He ran round and round In the block, with froth and
blood dripping from his mouth. lie did not attack
anybody but the churchgoers chose 10 hee into
yards up doorsteps and back to the church portico
10 leave a clear road for the animal
Finally Policeman Maher OF the East ore-nun-
dred- nd ourhst. station. saw him lie determined
TO shoot the dog, but the brute would not submi,
tamey. He kept running up and down ana across
the street. Policeman Maher had 10 shoot him on
the ny he passed near HIM one snot ola me
work.
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NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS.

Houston Tex. Aug. 9.-Joseph IA. Eagle, OF this
city was nominated yesterday for Congress In the
Ist District by the Populsts.
Knoxville. Tenn. Aug. 9-The Democratic con-
vention In the Id Congress District met here yes
tcrdav and nominated State Senator w l.. Ledger
wood Silver Democrat. The district is overwhelm-
ingly Republican,
Marion. ILL.,, Aug. 9.-Thc Democratic convention
for the XXIId Illinois Congress District yesterday
nominated John NJ Hall. OF Johnson County, IA
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Up TO 100 FOR THREE DAYS.

Columbia. &. G., Aug. o.--rhe heat during the last
week has been extreme. the thermometer rcgstei-
ing 100 for three days In succession. with OF
S. The suffering has been intense and three mer
have been overcome. rhe maximum to-day was
eS and there are no Indications OF break Light
showers fell yesterday but did not relieve the sit
uation IL the heat continues field crops will suffer
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NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS REBELLlOUS.
STRONG OPPOSITION TO ENDORSEMENT OF THE
POPULlSTS' TICKET


POPJIISTS TICKET.
Omaha. Neb.. Aug 9.-The Democratic State Con-
vention will be held in Omaha about September J.
and the indications that far from being n mere
formally II will include lively controversy over
the question Of indorsing the Populist State ticket
nominated at Hastings Wednesday, Chairman {.
j. Smith OF the State Central Committee headed
the Democratic Committee that attended the Pop
ulist Convention. and since then he has been In
conference with other members of the State Com
rnittee He SAYS that in his opinion one can
forecast the action of the Democratic Convention.
Il am sure that the Populists would nave shown
more wisdom said Mr. Smith this morning, III
they had indicated a liberal disposition tow
ard the Democrats Their action has certainly
aroused a strong anita gonism among the Demo
Gratis will not say that the Populist state ticket
will not be Endorsed. but IL is certain that there
will he a strong opposition to that action Whether
that sentiment will be that of the majority OF the
State Convention remains TO be seen. The Populist
ticket will meet with a strong opposition from the
Democrats. ] MAJ say that my sentiments are
shared by the other members OF the committee
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INSANE. rRoRAnIY FROM TIE HEAT.

Richard Barrett. thirty-hve years old. an Eng
shman only four months In this country and
living at No. $50 Tenth-nvc.. picked up IN a
half-crazed condition on Saturday night In Third
ave and taken To the East SiXty-seventh-at sta
tlon II Is thought he was made insane by the heat
IL required six men TO put him IN cell. lie stu
acted insancly when arraigned In Yorkvie Court
Yesterday, and Magistrate Kudch committed him
to the Insane Pavilion at bellevue. 1t took nve
keepers TO put him In n Yorkvilc Prison cell
Barrett then wrenched of the water faucet In
tho CELL flooding the premises. used II as q weapon,
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4 POLITICAL ORPHAN.
From The Louisville Commercial.

From The Louisville Commercial.
All roads lead TO Rome, al, politicians seek the
Willard. ] listening 20 an argument a few
nights ago by which free silver was to carry the
country and everybody have plenty Some one
spoke OF w. c. owens and asked what his stand
ing was In his district
Hes II political orphan" said the man with red
whiskers.
"What's thatT'
well he's one OF these fclers what started out
a fivorite an has been abandoned by his
parents"
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sOuND-MoNEY DEMOCRATS IN MISSOURI

St Louis. Aug. 9.-At a meeting yesterday Of tae
Provisional State Central Committee of SounC-
Money Democrats call was issued, signed by
James O. Broadfied. chairman, for a State Con-
vention TO be held in this "ty August &c. The con-
vention is called for the purpose of selecting dele
gates to represent Missouri in the National Con-
vention indianapolis September .. State Cen
trail Committee will be selected and Presidential
electors members OF Congress and such other State
officers as may be determined upon will be non-
mated,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
TENNESSEE ELECTION RETURNS.

Nashville. Tenn. Aug. ?.-As the complete
the State arrive the vote OF the Democratic
candidates for the Chancery Court OF Appeals in
creases remarkably A conservative estimate Is thar
their majority will be not less than 1900. This Is
surprising, owing 10 the light vote east In the biz
counties and those In convenient proximity TO the
city Democratic leaders now say that Ex-Governor
Taylor will the State by not less than toco and
pQssIhlV co eco
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GRAIN FIELDS ABLAZE.

Perry Okla. Aug 9-Prairie fires are raging in
the Comanche Indian country southwest OF here.
Thousands OF acres OF grain have been swept by
flames which are aided by the dry condition of
vegetation The fires follow hot winds, which have
marched vegetation and caused cattle 10 suffer.
The thermometer registered l0S degrees yesterday.
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MANY FATAL HEAT CASEs.
Continued from First Page.

- pau, cossroye. foreman Of the Eighty.
sHtns stables said yesterday that the co mn this
Mad had only one horse inJureu ny a n bo IN nd
Wi, be ready for work again in day or TWO Give
We more than six hundred horses mere, hne stso
,mn,n three hnIftrips day and two mar ~
We next we depend regular vcterinhrles les, ~
treat our sunstruck horses. ana 'ne' never '"''''
bleeding -, ,,.,.,,. soco,d.st stables
,a,n hoea giving their horses two or three nan, j.
rims daily but cut this amount down very iarseH
vcete
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sUNsrROKE OR HOMICIDE.
FOUR STAB WOUNDS ON MAN WHO WAS OWL"
COME by THE HEAT AND pIET

COME ny THE HEAT AND DIED
Ludwig Groblow.tz thi:ty years old. OF NO 10
sccond-st was overcome ny heat at $40 last hih''
and died before the arrival of An ambulance WHICH
had been summoned from bellevue Hospital GRO
blowitz had also been Suffering from -FOUR s'ao
wounds one under each eye one In the righ' tc'"
plo and one I'm the right breast 1t was learnedlthn
lac, Thursday night he had fight In the hallway
of his home Late last night the police OF the IIast
Ffth-st station arrested iichael Francy' a1no ~
the stab wounds Franry acknowledged ina. nc nc
had n fight with GrobloSitz but SAID that ne o'''
kicked him In the Lex and did not use hhie'
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THREE Fatal. CASES IN ALBANY.

Albany Aug 9-Three deaths were caused here
to-day By the heat William J. Cannon. a police
man. was overcome while on duty. and died at he
city Hospital George clifford. seventy-sevon
yenrs old, died from both the heat and old age
John Payne, sixty years old. colorcd was over
come by the heat on Friday and died to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-10
FIFTEEN VICTIMS IN BALTIMORE.

Baltimore Aug. 0.--rhe thermometer record was
about the same to-day as " has been for the last
four DAYS The ma ximum not reached until
40 this afternoon when a7.2 was recorded The
mercury was above ~ 1t 3 o'clock this morning
and did not descend below that mark until after -
o'clock tonight. Fifteen deaths and twice as maiiy
prostrations were reported up to midnight.