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New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
TIE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FORFIGN-A bomb exploded in Paris near
the route taken by President Faure or frahce'
lust after he passed on his departure TO HaNIe
To embark for 81. Petersburg: it was believed 10
he the attempt of an Anarchist to kill the Presl-
dent -= Three bomb explosions created
reign of terror in Constantinope. and In the
Sultan's palace; an Armenian was arrested III
the Ottoman Bank with explosives IN MS pos
session -- Twenty Polish students were ar
rested in ST. Petersburg suspected OF Nlhlllsi
and hurried off to Siberia. --- TIE native re-
volt in Northwest India is spreading the whole
frontier being in rebellion; several powerlul
tribes have joined the rebels. -- Ampassauor
White has gone from Berlin 10 Paris 10 CONFER
with General WoodfOrd in regard I" presenting
American views as to Cuba al Madrid.
DOMESTIC. Controller Eckes discussed ihe
currency problem before the American BANKERS
ton that the captain and mate of the schooner
Olive Pecker were murdered by the crew ana the
vessel was burned off the coast OF Brazil -,
Glencairn III defeated the Mono for the thlrd
time on Lake St Louis. and Canada thus retains
the SeaWanhaka- -Corinthian trophy - ware
and Sheldon defeated Mahony and Nisbet the
British experts. al Newport in the match for the
American championship in tennis doubles. =-
Receivers were appointed for the Massachusetts,
Benefit Life Association, or B0stoh -
circular was issued by General Wilson. chief or
the Engineer Corps of the Army. in reference 10
employing men On public works under civil Srf-
vice regulations.
CITY AND SUBURBAN-S. II. Calaway was
elected president of the Lake Shore and Mchi-
gan Southern Railway TO succeed the late Gen
eral ID W. Caldwell. ---- Requiem mass in
memory of CanOvas del Castillo. the murdered
Spanish Premier was held in the Church Of st
Vincent de Paul. under the auspices of the span
,sh- American residents ------ a tornado struck
near Valley Stream. Long lsland. and wrecked
"A hotel besides doing considerable other dam
age: one woman injured -- Albert '.
Sugden who confessed TO stealing about H-.ooo
worth of jewelry from Richard i. Wilson
home was remanded from Centre street Court
10 Police Headquarters. The police believe he
wrote the scurriOus letters about Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt ir --== The American Yacht Clubs
regatta was held. among the winners being the
Euryba the Acusha. the keneu the Xii and
the Presto -- Cash wheat just passed the ~
mark and silver reached its lowest price. -
The first large auction sale Of wool ever held In
this country took place at the Wool Exchange,
early offerings going at figures a little above
current prices at private sale -- Winners at
Brighton: Tasman, Junior. Voter, Harry Reed
Salabar and SOuffe. -=- Stocks We're Irregular
a. small net gains.
THE WEATHER.-IndicatiOn for to-day:
cool and fair after showers. The temperature
yesterday. highest. NJ degrees, lowest "''
49,
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
GOT A WARM IRISH WELCOME
ARRIVAL OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS
OF YORK IN DUBLIN
THE RECEPTION OF THE ROYAL COUPLE AN
ENTHUSIASTIC ONE-cHEERED BY CROWDS
ALONG THE ROUTE

THE RECEPTION OF THE ROYAL COUPLE AN
ENTHUSIASTIC ONE -cHEERED BY CROWDS
ALONG THE ROUTE.
Dublin Aug 1.-THE Duke and Duchess OF York
arrived a, Kngsown. from Hoyhesd. at O'Clock
this morning The weather was glorious, ana All mo
ships in the harbo- were brilliantly decorated for mo
occasion. The gua.dshIp Meampus fired roya sa-
Lutte the royal yacht Victoria and Albert entered
the harbOr. \, noon the Commissioners or hhs'-
town Township boarded the Victoria AMI Albert and
presented Their ROYAL Hignnesses an address ex-
pressing the hope that their visit would lead 10 ths
establishment of a royal residence In ireland. Inc
Duke % York replied that he and the Duchess
looked forward 10 becoming better acquainted win
the people and the beautiful scenery OF Ireland
On disembarklng. the Duke and Duchess OF YORK
met with an enthusiastic reception being loudly and
continuously cheered by the vast crowd assembled
and about Carlisle Pier and it, approaches. INC
cheering. which mingled with IN" booming ~
cannon. was followed by the bands playing the Ma
tiOnal an hem during which the whole throng M
covered. The royal party took the train for Duoin
amid a renewal of the enthusiasm. Handkerchiefs
and hats were waved and flung in the air. and the
cheering was reioubled the train drew out OF the
station.
The reception was repeated upon the arrival ot tho
Duke and Duchess OF York In this city. All the
windows and hOusetops along the route followed
by the Duke and Duchess black with people
and the buildings profusely decorated There
was an imposing military procession. and on all
sides were 10 he seen Union Jacks entwinod with
the green flag OF old Ireland. The Duke OF York
wore a naval uniform and bowed continuously 10
the plaudits OF the vast throngs assembled and the
Duchess was kept busy acknowledging the warm
greeting which the royal visitors received
one of the most striking spectacles was when tho
procession was traversing College Green. which
was packed 10 the utmost with cheering people.
Almost Immediately after the Duke and Duchess
had crossed College Green heavy rain fell thus
marring the remainder OF the procession.
The Duke and Duchess were received at the castle
by Earl Cadogan, the Lord Lieutenant or Ireland.
and by Countess Cadogan. and a royal salute was
fired by a battery of artillery stationed in Ph6nix
Park after which the Earl and Countess, with tho
staff Of the Lord Lieutenant Joined the procession
and escorted the royal visitors TO the Nicerega
Lodge where the guard OF honor was furnished by
the Royal Irish Constabuary.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
4RCdDES FOR PFCTOR-ST.

The petition in favor Of widening R"cior-St.
between Trinity Place and West-st which has
beer sent 10 Controller Fitch merits careinl cN'
animation Whether the expense which would
he entailcd by the purchase Of a tweniy-hve-
foot strip OF ground and the removal Of build
ings would have adequate compensation I'D 'h'
advantageS given 10 traffic can be dccrmlnoi
ONLY by detailed study. Some of the properly
is made ground and Is perhaps not sublcct 10
the same regulations concerning improvements
as the rest of the city. That and other q'ies-
tions which might possibly be raised make any
Judgment as 10 The feasibility or propriety o'
the proposed widening premature. But Their"
can be no doubt that Kector-st. is ovcrcrowded
II is n mucll-lised route 10 the ferries. ana an!
nlon which will make access to them more com
fortable and expeditions should have \ hearing
While the proposition TO purchase ialld abso-
lutely and tear down Il large number Of >tr'ct-
ures Is befo'e the public il would he we'll Ia
consider other schemes which might serve The
same purpose AT less expense. one Of these Is
that of building arcadcS. Il plan which 'omlnlS
sioncr Coils has said offers an excellent solu
tion of the problem Of relieving congestion III
narrow downtown streets. Suppose that. in
stead of buying strip twenty-five feet deep
II
secure an easement and right of way on
twelve-foot strip on each side of the street
This would he a much less expensive under
taking. Then the store and house fronts on the
first story could he moved back twelve feet. the
sidewalk could be- carried in an arcade win
The upper floors of the buildings projecting over
H. and the driveway could b" extended 10 the
present total width of The street. Thus the
lmildlngs would not have 10 be torn down buI
only rrmodccd hy replacing the first floor front
walls with piers and arches. New buildings
when built conld he planned to max" The ar';d"
feature an attractive part Of The design, ana
there would he no serious sacrifice of building
space since the upper stories could he a. larg"
~ now.
Everybody who has seen the arcIdts OF Ro-
locna and of the Rue de Rivoli in Paris apprcci-
atcS the charm Of that melhod of building. II
offers a picturesque variation from the mo-
notony Of our streets. and in Rector-st. would
give a lnUch-needrd covered passage Tor The
thronc of foot passengers who in all sorts Of
weather have 10 tramp from Broadway I" the
waterfront In Paris the arcadeS are pJpnlar
with >hopkerpers: for. though they slightly
darken the shops. they do ii no more than do
th,. wooden or metal awnings 80 common II
this city. and they offer the advantage OF Il dry
and shady refuge from which shoppers may IN
spect show windows. The proposed addition I"
the width Of Rrctor-st. i just what is needed
for a good walk on each side Of HE way. 1t j.
for foot passengers still more than for carriage
traffic that additional space is required. Arcades
are admirably adapted 10 serve their convrn-
ipncr
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

While wheat fell nearly Is cents in monthly
average and 1872 cents in actual price from De
ccmber 10 June. silver fell about pence in aver
age and 23l pence from highest TO lowest price
But from the lowest price in June wheat has
risen 20 cents while silver has fallen from the
lowest price in that month almost 21a pence. or
cents. II silver fanatcism had any regard
for facts whatever This biz Of experience would
surely make it hesitate. But when the record
is examined for a longer time, the conclusions
are even more instructive
The so-callcd dcmonetzatOn Of silver in 1873
was followed during the next five years by
fail If about ~ per cent IN value. The Bland
bill. requiring coinage Of S2.0OO.OOO silver each
month. was followed by decline from 1878
10 1890 Of about y pence or 16 per cent The
Sherman Silver Purchasing act adopted in or
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

work thom all into harmony That Is the de-
sire of the average citizen-wh0, after all. rules
this city when he takes the troubie-for an
an,i-Tommany Mayor and the determination
of that average citizen not TO be Daiked OF HIS
wish by anybody's sefshness or pride OF opin-
ion II Is unnecessarily offensive for anybody
10 talk about forcing anybody else III there u
any forcing. il will not be the forcing or one
organization hy another. bnt the forcing ON all
hv the logic of circumstances of saving com
NONSENSE. which often in politics changes the
most solemn difference into The most good
humored harmony.
II Mr.. Low shall seem TO the general sense
which Is EXPRESSED in more sure and subtle
ways than by petitions or even delegates. 10
hc the available man we are convinced that he
will be the candidate. and Republicans will not
refuse 10 vote for him because some other body
which may dislike or even dstrust the Re
publican organization happens first 10 say u
wants TO see him elected Nor VIII independents
fail TO support him because in so doing they
will be yoked with men whom they regard as
wicked politicians. IT, on the other hand. MI
Low did seem unavailable TO that popular com
mon sense. neither resentment on ihe part OF
his original supporters nor glec on the part of
his original OppOHPH'S NOuiu prevent '"' VI"
known nnier from appearing. 1t is the aver
age voter who wants union and though lie ma!
he convinced today that he wants it in some
particular way he will find in the end that he
cares more for reality than for form lie VIII
care mighty little whether Mr.. Platt or Mr.. cut
ting is suited with the plan so long as he gets
A good Mayor. 1t is hot weather. and much
nnhappiness is prevented by a lie sense OF
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
UP tUJTERSTEIN'S norris BRIGHTEN.

oscar Iiamm,rstein AT last hopes TO free himself
from the embarrassments i'm which he says he
has long been placed on account Of the appear
ance OF MS name * 4 bondsman ON the mortgage
ON Kosior 4 Bial's music hall The life ~ Albert
BaI who died last Saturday was insured for
si,DWn for tE, benefit OF the firm. and Mr.. Ham,
v,rsi.in said Yesterday that he had Informed me
'nited States Mortgage ard Trust Company. wnicn
holds the mortgage in question that ne should eN.
pect that company Insist on the Application or
The mortgage has been partly discharged already
and ih. pavment OF another 100000 Will leave only
! little OF it, so that Mr. Iiammerstein VIII f.el
rretfV nearly free from his responsibility a. bonds
man and he will then have hope OF raising money
I'M A new mortgage on Olympia a. le cannot do AZ
long as m, * under thls heavy obligation 20 me
Koster < Bal mortgage. lie mas been hithe.lo
much hampered. he says, Nv MS position "S N"S'ei
Il NlArs hOndmAn.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
N1DiI TETE " PORTLIND. We.

4 PARADE OF THE MARINES FOLLOWED by M
IIIMINATION OF THE FLEET.
Portland Me. Aug. ls-This is White Squadron
Day at the New England Fair. The city j. crowd
ed with visitors and the weather is exceptionally
fine The preparatory signals for the landing u
the marines from the fleet given at $50 o'clock
this morning. and the marines were landed IN good
order Promptly at 10 o'clock the lines moved. At
the city Hall where the reviewing stand had been
erected Admiral Sicard. the captains OF TN, ships
and other naval officers. Governor Powers and his
STAFF Mayor Randall ana members OF the city
government reviewed the proc' sSion Aft'r the
parade had been dismissed and the marines hai
e-embIrked the vessels were open to the Inspection
of the public. ana crowds of people took advantage
OF the opportunity to visit them.
This evening the squadron was Illuminated Win
electric lights The flagship New-YOrk gave the
same display that was made at the great illumina-
tion I'm Kiel Uarbor Germany. and the BROOKLYN.
thr one she lately made AT the Queens Jubilee.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

Rea9eyS M summer resorts may haTe The
TubHne. br mail. daIr ami Sunday, for
81 per month or So 80 for 3 months. Tralel-
ieJs in Europe Kill rereHf The Tribune for
Sis per month or s4.S5 for ) months.
postage prepaid The addreSS. in all cases.
ChaHged as often rs 6FNred.
ReaderS on the Ne,r Jersey and Long
hIaHd coasts rereile the rfgnIar Cltr canton
Of ne paper. s.1h extra pages a1'fd for
their rfHtelHVe iOrahHeS
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
TRiNZ JOSET"S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATED.

Ch.vaiirr Sghardt in Tauscher presided Al
dinner given at the Union Square Hotel last night
TO celebrate the sixiy-seventh anniversary OF INC
birth OF Franz Josef. Emperor OF Austria Thirty
are nersons were present among the number being
Franz yon Stockinger. the Austrian Consul In THIS
civ. Baron Won Proskovltz Austrian Consul at CHI
c,go. Raron Won Czesnak Nce-Consul al New
York. Dr : Breitenfeld Professor Max Kramer.
inliis stern J. Campacc J. Nyri. Max schwartz.
Dr 4 Won Grimm. g. Lindentha NJ Schnt;zer ana
N IIertZg Toasts were responded 10 by me
chairman, Professor Kramer DR. Breitenfeld ana
professOr schwartz.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

her sons and grqndsons have visited Ireland Ten
times more frequently than all preceding sover
eigns and princes. The present visit is NOT sup
posed to have any political significance; YET II
will undoubtedly have some effect upon me soS
ccpiiblc temperament of the Irish people, anu
will make many of them feel that the royai
family is not altogether alien and strange I"
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
OVERTVRES TO DIR. Il. l.. WHiTMAN.

HE MAY RE SELECTED As PRESIDENT ~
BROWN.
Cottage CITY, Mass. Aug Is.-ln view o. the pub
lishpl repOrt 10 the effect that President u. l..
Whitman of Columbia University Wash!ne ton.
WAS being considered as A possible successor 20
President Andrews Of Brown. an interview WAS
sought to-day with Dr Whitman. who has been
here attending the Baptist meetings. IL was found
that he had gone to Nova Scotia. but from intimate
friends II L. learned that overtures have been made
To him 10 accept the presidency of Brown, but
that the matter has not been decided ana VIII not
be until the middle OF September.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
ODD FELLOWS ELECT GRAND OFFICERS

Syracuse. " e. Aug. H-The Grand Lodge. ln'
dependent order OF odd Fellows. this morning as
cussed the request OF The Sovereign Grand i'o'se
to repeal the provision prohibiting saloonkeepe's
and bartenders from membership. vote was
taken which resulted in the defeat OF the pr9posa,.
lion bv A large majority. The officers elected are.
Hiram NJ Oms,ead OF Syracuse. grand master;
Franklin r. Trautman. o, Brockiyn deputy gfan. an.
master: John c. Deubert. Of New York; grand se.
retary: John r. Bullcnkamp. OF Brooklyn sranii
treasurer: Henry V. Borst. OF Amsterdam, grs.u
warden: Alfred 4. Guthrie. OF Albany. grand rep'~
sentative
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

houses with fuel lights and provisions furnishe"
by the Government"
Professor Willis T. Moore. chief OF the Wea'her
Rureau has gone West on a tour OF inspection
Before returning TO Washington he VIII read
paper at Toronto before the British ASSOCIATION
foi the Advancement OF Science on the htnos'
pherlc Survey Daily Made In the United states
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
TO CONTEST MRS. NOES WILL.

Notice OF a contest 10 the probate OF the VIII ~
Mrs Ann l.. Noe filed by Josephine II. Hun-
bard in the Surrogates Office yesterday. The estate
is A large one. James n. Noe and Edward H.
Seeley the executors. Mrs HuooarI aHeses
tha, the will L. not the last one executed BY Mrs
Noe and that she never acknowledged y 10 De 80.
IL is also alleged that the witnesses do not anS
their signatures at the request OF the testatrN an1
charges OF fraud and undue influence on the par, OK
Mary L. Housley. Charles IL. Housey james -
Noe and Albert Wiegand are also made MIS-. Nos
left all her property TO grandchildren.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
THE TALK or THE DAY.

The head waiter will have to look 10 MS laureiS'
The head waitress is displacng MIN IN certain
New England hotels As is usually the cage, the
women are doing the work well
Miss Emily (agcd forty. or thereabouts' 20 i.9rd
Harry Shaver)-Oh. how should love to he a Ju-
Lord Harry-Wel. cheer up. You won't have to
wait very ong.-tPuach
The rule of Commissioner Butterworth. OF the
Patent Ohc" requiring attorneys practising there
To register their names has been well received by
lawyers. 1t is sand that the list eventually will
contain at least 5000 or 1000 names. Hundreds
nave been sen; in already.
of man who forgot TO appear on his wedding
day
Henri Peck-And yet they call absent -mindedness
2 misfortune. philadelphia North American.
Drrimmcrs arc to be part Of the police force in
Paris hereafter When riots feared drummer
or drummers are 10 be placed al the command Of
each police commissioner and inspector. The beat
ing Of the drum b. any Of the men will be con-
sdered equivalent 10 the reading OF the Riot Act,
or what corresponds to it in France.
BEFORE AND AFTER
Tomorrow morn ere yet the sun
Has risen I'm the East, he said
From noisy. sitting city street
shall have sped.
Ry meadows pink with clover blooms.
Along the country road I'll wheel.
Charmed with the scene.
BY lakes where bluest water CLEANS
I'll speed along. with heart so free
And rest at noon from heat of sun
Beneath some tree
Between whose leafy wind d-stirred boughs
Pierces the sunbeams golden lance
And on the verdant sward the lights
And shadows dance.
And in the twilight dim and cool.
WHEN skies with sunset nae resresbed Sre re
And strengthened.
LENvOT.
When Monday, came he reappeared'
And. slowly limplng up the stair,
He sought his desk. and YEARLY
Dropped in his chair
Sunburned and red his face and neck
Gone his aspect debonnair;
The blotches of mosquito bites
Were everywhere.
No more on Sunday forth he'll wheel
No more through bosky lanes he'll roam:
He's had enough. and henceforth ne
minneapolis Journal.
Teacher TO puplD-Give an exampl. OF tho fit
ness of a name to the thing TO which It Is ap-
Piled
Pupil-An orange. for instance. Now an orange
is orange in color. it has the shape Of an orange.
the taste of an orange and is really and truly an
orange, as its name would lead you to expect.
one of the fruitful causes of holes in the folds
of an umbrella is improper care when II u Wet 20
roll up a wet umbrella t. TO invite the dyes TO rot
it, and one of the banes Of the umbrella manu-;
facturer il loaded dye on silk. out OF one hundred
samples OF silk submitted To the writer; not over
ten were purs dye, and 80 per cent of The SIX
thread submitted overloaded with aye ana
would not stand chemical test. This Is "A fruit
fu cause OF trouble in umbrellas. and our concern
insists on all the silk and silk threads standing a
chemical test in this respect. When oVer-uyeu
silks are wet and the umbrellas rolled and seI
away. We find the owners complaining mat 'hrlr
umbrellas are cracking in the folds flne ,hoiIts
Appear and they are apt to return the uinprcfa
10 the merchant and claim damage iiar"Wdt".
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.

Washington. Angus; Il.
4 BOOM FOR DENVER.-kdgar r. Downs. OF
Denver who WAS at the Arlington las' evening,
Is principal OF one o the high schools OF that city
We have i'm Denver" said he. "as fine 4 system
Of public schools think. any city In the United
States The town. however. is divided irto dis
ricts anl the various schools thereof are as inde-
pendent OF each other a. though they existed In
different localities each district having It's own
superintendent ana entirely separate machinery.
While th. plan has some advantages il Is also sub
ect TO some drawbacks. and movement has been
set on foot TO bring about consolidation lh-t" Is
one thing about orr schools that Is worth mention
ing perhaps. ana that Is the special stress lai on
manual training which has been carried to very
high point OF Development We begin training the
chid to Use his hand In tne very lowest grades ana
carry Il on till MS final year My experience l.
that this is much better plan than 10 wait until
a pIrti,uiar grade has been reached. The high
school I'm nv charge has doubled its students ana
Yer ITSELF j. undoubtedly entering on new era of
DroSu..ritV There few desirable houses empty
now and the people have ceased 10 talk about nara
Since 1890 the Increase of pOlud tlon mas no.
been less than - per cent. and We have now, AT
conservative, count. lGjvU inhabitants. The entire
State of Colorado il experiencing i revival ABOUT
s2Uv.WO month l. Co!ordd0S eo1 pLou.'''on' o.
which will place her first the list for 1891 Bi-
metai-m. OF course. would sun uS. out II "" are
forced 10 stay the gold basis there are leW parts
of tne [ 'non that can stand IL better. In Denver
walk along the streets Just an even hlle above
the se level nhaie pure and braclng air, and thank
Heaven for the glorious giitS or climate. &oll ana
wealth OF minerals II is a great city and great
country. and I've yet 10 see the first Eastern born
there that isn't glad of the fact and proud OF MS
adOptcd section.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

The balloon which. according tn recent ad-
vices was sighted over the North Sea may turn
out TO he that Of Andrce. but there Is no GER
tainty Of IL. and the chances are the other way
II is not probable that he would have drfted
back So near To his point of departure lie Is
more likely to drop down among the klondlke
gold fields or the wastes OF Siberia. unless, IN
deed he and his craft are gufed I'm the waters
of the open Polar Sea. II there Is one. The pros
poets are that Andree may rot be heard from
for a long time to come, ard though 1t Is not at
present necessary to prehgurc calamity 20 nm
or his enterpris" every week that passes With
out news from him will deepen anxiety concern
ing the issue II his daring adventure.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
Cmusrmente.

~~~~~V>~oo>">N>>o~
CASINOS: :l0-Thc Whirl OF the Towh'
UALY'S-e e-S:l5-The Circus Girl ,.o-,1 and Cine
EDEN MI'sEE-Wax Works Grand oohoe''
KOsTEE { RAILS :3o-Varicty and Promenaue N''
NAEIS0N SQUARE ROOF GARDEN-s-Oonoe' -
M.troro;an Permanent Orchestra ,-.roor,s-IJttle
NAZirATTAN REACn-i-?-Sousae Co"0e'
Faust ,.,,r
OLYMPIA ROOF GARDEN-Naudevhe
PASTOR'S-C Continuous Performance.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19
JuArr 10 Advertisements.
Rnsl,,ess Nofirre.

Roll Top Desks and Office Furniture
Great Variety of STYLE ard Price
r. G. SEiIF,W.
N
New-York tribune., 1897-08-19

The campaign OF the Portuguese against the
Mapulanquen,s =. whatever It's other effects. serves
10 introduce to the world al large tribe which
hardly anybody ever heard of before. The Portu-
guese banged them severely killing "!3 chiefs
and n93 Of their followers" but so far has not
knocked any Of the corners off from their many
svliabled name.