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TRIED SUICIDE AT BELLETUE.
soldine, Just Out OF an Ambulance and Lett
Alone a Minute. Hacked Hts Throat.

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Thomas Soldine 10 years old, OF 40 Henry
street. Brooklyn, was taken to Bellevue Hos
pital at 1890 last night. from Gouverneur Hos
pital suffering from laryngitis.
A minute after the ambulance in which he
arrived had driven away. another ambulance
ratified up to the door, and all the attendants ran
out to It. leaving Soldine alone in the reception
room for moment previous TO being searched.
James Hennessey was the first of the attend
ants to return. He found Soldine standing in
corner with bot hands AT his throat, apparent
ly adjusting his cravnt. Henncssey passed Sol
dine, paying no attention to him. hut n moment
later he heard sound like dropping water.
Looking around he saw that Soldine was
hacking at his throat with a jaCkknife, while a
ncssey grabbed Soidlne, and, after struggle in
which he was covered with blood. sot the knife.
DIR. Greene of the surgical depar tment dressed
the wounds in Soldincs throat which were not
serious. Soldinc was locked up in the prison
ward
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zEr4 Psrs sENI-cENrEsxI.A
Ets Ceiesratisn Weuna Up Last EseuinE with
Rassoet at Deimsutco'>

htn generation ~ ouuA A-Att t|sNuths NHh
Bassoet at Deinsutco'~
The Zeta Psi fraternity wound up the ffttclh
celebration OF its organization last niEhi b! a
BANQUET at Deimonico's. Three hundred oreIh-
ren OF the order were present. The lsanGue
hail was decorated with American and Britt. n
flags. carefully balanced, significant Of the in er.
national character of the fraternity.
Representatives Of every chapter. from Phi Of
the New York University TO Mu of Leland Stan
ford, Jr.. were present. The speaking fire.
quently interrupted with college and chap'rr
cries Williams College, which had It's entir,.
active chapter present. and Yale, with deeEa-
ton OF ffty. ercelled in these demonstration
Each diner received a silver medal cCInmemor,.
tive of the seIni-ccntennial.
The speakers were Dr. r. lie Roy Satterlee,
the grand presiding officer: the Rev. c. H.
Eaton. the semi-centennial orator: William II.
McElroE, the semi-centennial poet the Rey II.
NJ n Earter, & me oi1gs' pSins 90 eisoh
Nimmo, Jr.. Austen G. Fox, and William Pepper.
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Arm HEl M,
Broadway & 9th st.
STORE CLOSED TUESDAY
SHARP RISE OF TWO RIVERS.
The BIue and Des Moines River. Raised seven
Feet suddenly.
STORE CLOSED TUESDAY.

BEATRICE, Neb., April 24.-The Blue River
here is three-fourths Of a mile wide. II rose
feet between the hours OF / and 2 O'Clock this
morning. No warning was given to the people
on the lowlands.
Scores Of people were driven to the roofs Of
their houses and to trees. The city water works
whistle blew thedistress alarm and called thou
sands Of people to the river where the work OF
rescue began. Not a single railroad train ar
rived on any road to-day.
The large iron bridge on Scott street went out
this morning. The city water works are sub
merged.
OTTUMwA. Ia. April 24.-The Des Moines
River has risen seven feet in twenty -four hours,
and is rising at the rate Of nine inches an hour.
The Rock Island abandoned all trains to-day.
The Wabash abandoned its track this morning.
1t is estimated that 100 families arc homeless
tonight because OF the food
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THE CIRCUS LEAVES TOHS.
1t Goes Over to BrookIyn TO Remain There .
Week.

1t Gooo Over 70 Hrook1yn 70 Hematn There
Week.
Five minutes after the great audience that
witnessed the last performance in this city of
the Barnum & Bailey circus had left Madison
Square Garden last evening the big show had
begun preparations for leaving town. At IL
o'clock the advance guard its way TO
Brooklyn. where the show will remain this
week. Three hundred men did the moving.
The animals, excepting the elephants, camels,
and horses, were placed in their travelling
cages down in the basement of the Garden. They
were moved up the inclined roadway by Man
DARN and Babe, two Of the largest elephants in
the show. The elephants put their heads against
the back Of the wagons and showed them
up into the arena OF the Garden apparently
without effort. Then horses were hitched TO the
wagons and they were taken Brooklyn ward.
While one force OF men was getting the me-
nagerie under way another force was tearing up
the three rings in the Garden and pulling down
and slowing away all the other paraphernalia.
Everything was clear by midnight.
The sun., 1897-04-25
WINTER, THE Loros CLUBS GUEST
4 Dinner Given Last Evening in Honor or tho
Veteran Dramatic Critic.

n Dinner Given Last Evening In Honor OF tho
Veteran Dramatic Critic.
William Winter. the veteran dramatic critic,
was the guest OF honor at a dinner given by the
Lotos Club last night President Frank II.
Lawrence presided. and with him sat Joseph
jefferson, Abram $. Hewitt, Reginald De Koven,
Supreme Court Justice J. F. DAILY. Horace B.
Fry. John Russell Young. q. =. Lathrop, F. +.
Mackay, Daniel Frohman, and John :. Wise.
Mr.. Winter made an address In which he gave
u review of his observations OF the stage during
the forty years OF his labors as dramatic re-
viewer.
He said that in the matter of the stage the
popular taste had always ruled. The popular
taste was higher at the beginning OF the century.
he.said, than IL is now, although 1t had been as
high during several periods Of the intervening
time.
THE public taste is feeble and the public
morality intirm at present" he said. hut be
lievo II is but a transitory stage. All is in
tumult. but the fever will cure itself and when
it has passed away II will bring back to us the
stage of Booth. of Irving. OF Janauschek, of
Modjeska, and of Ellen Terry"
The sun., 1897-04-25
heath OF w. IL. somer,iIle.

w. b. Somerville, Superintendent OF the Press
Bureau Of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany died last evening at his home In Amsterdam
avenue. near lb3d street, after an operation for
the relief OF kidney trouble He had been i'll ten
weeks. Mr.. Someryille was born in Toronto
Canada, on April -. $40. and became a to-
charge Of the Western Union Press Bureau for
fifteen years Before that he was connected
with the old American Press Association.
The sun., 1897-04-25

The following with others will act as the Floor
Committee at the Grant Monument Inaugural
reception Mt the Hotel Waldorf on Wednesday
evening: Elisha Dyer, Jr., F. Augustus Schermer-
horn, L. n. Taller. James W. Beekman, Thomas
W. Stiles, Chester Griswold. Johnston L. DE Pey.
ster Schieffelin Stebbns. Adrian lsclin. .Jr Henry
W. Bibbey. Charles +. Havemeyer. William X.
Grace. Jr. Theodorc FrcinghuysCn. II. L.
Strong. Reginald Ronalds, Center Hitchcock,
Richard y. Young, Dr. w. b; Clark. Richard
Peters, Charles Il, Crane, John LanRdon Err
wing. Herbert l.. Satterlcc, and William Gordon
EellowH
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FIGHTING IN CUBA.
The spaniards Report Their Usual Number or
Victories Over the Insurgents.

Victories Over the Insurgents
Special Cable Despdtch TO THE Sun.
HAVANA, April 24.-The ViZcaya Battalion
has had an encounter with the combined parties
OF insurgents under Quintin Banderas, Bravo.
and Carrillo at Melonco near Remedies The
insurgent loss was fourteen killed. and that OF
the battalion three killed and one officer and
eleven privates wounded.
The Reina Regiment pursued Banderas with
great tenacity and overlook him at Gamo Segu-
anca, where an engagement ensued resulting in
the dispersion of the insurgents. The regiments
loss was one sergeant killed and nine privates
wounded.
Other encounters are reported In which tho in
surgents were defeated and dispersed with ag
Rregate losses of sixty-two killed and FIVE pris
oners The total losses of the troops were four
killed and twenty five wounded.
The sun., 1897-04-25

Four hundred men, comprising Battery,
Light Artillery. OF the arsenal at Washington.
ID. C., arrived at Wcehawkcn nj o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
The battery. which is under command OF Col.
Sumner proceeded 10 Monitor Park. Guttcn-
burg, where the men will camp preparatory TO
taking part in the Grant Memorial parade. The
soldiers came on two trains. The Third Battery,
from Fort Ethan lien, Va, Is expected to ar
rive at the park to-day.
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roruaao strike. omcr. a,ch.

ONER- Mich. April ga tornado 'n-e
through this village this afternoon al a.
o'clock. completely destroying the general sIo-e
OF w. X. Clouston and the residence o. Fre,'c~i 5;
Haglcy. The Presbyterian church was psi e
unroofed and other buildings were pa
wrecked. Mr.. and Mrs, Haglcy were hsGiv ~
jured. II is feared that they cannot recover
The sun., 1897-04-25
Rallroaa omclal. Indicted.

New ORLEANS. April 24.-The United States
Grand Jury here to-day indicted j. C. stubbs.
Vice-President OF the Southern Pacific Railroad;
William Mahl, Comptroller OF the same road; C.
\. Bein, traffic manager. and II. A. Jones.
for violation of the Interstate Commerce act.
There are two counts charging that these off,
cials were guilty OF rebate TO favored firms and
business houses.
The sun., 1897-04-25
Martin L. Cr,nn,n. Iujs.ed.

RICHMOND. Va. April 24-Ma-tia L Grim.
minis. son Of John ID. Crinnins OF New York.
was painfully injured here late this afternoon
while riding a steeplechase in the Deep Run
Hunt Clubs spring meet His horse fell. throw.
ing him violently to the ground. producing
serious shock. At midnight he is resting quietly.
The sun., 1897-04-25
SPANISH AGENTS ALERT
They Think They Have scented Another FIii-
clustering Expedition TO Caba.

clustering Expedition TO Caba.
WASHINGTON, April 24-Spanish agents in
the United States have scented another hlibus-
tering expedition. and Sehor Dupuy de Iome
the Spanish Minister, has officially notified tho
State Department, the Treasury Department,
the Department of Justice and the Navy De-
partment to look out for it. But all the
officials who are concerned with the suppression
formation furnished WAS exceedingly indefinite.
All the Spanish Minister has been able to tell
them Is that AN armed expedition is about to
start for Cuba from some place along the Allan
tic coast between New York and Charleston.
cities. He also suspects Philadelphia. There
are not enough naval vessels. revenue cutters,
and Federal officers available to patrol tho
coast for several hundred miles, and the Govern
mcnt is waiting for another tip from the Spanish
envoy,
The sun., 1897-04-25
walked Ou, or = window while A.,eep

KANSAS CITY, April 24.-C. Hurst sculptor for
the Griffith Marble Company of Carthage. Mo-,
foil thirty feet this morning from third-story
His Sknil TiShT arm and lea wsre frsotuSSd
and he was Instantly killed. Coroner Bedford
believes that he walked out Of the window while
asleep.
The sun., 1897-04-25
sa..her Died After tn. BABY. Fn.er.l.

Yesterday morning Mr.. and Mrs Samuel
Jones, colored. OF 1888 West Sxtv-ainth street,
buried their six -months-old son Samuel. After
the funeral the father went 10 work aEi his vl,e
returned their home
Jones did not get through work uu.il late s-i
on going into his rooms az so o c!ocE last even
ing he tounc his wife dead on the beG. Ste tSi
died of heart disease.
The sun., 1897-04-25
aay. she 1. na-ua,o. Dassn,.r.

CLEvELASp, o., April 24.-Nrs. !. -. R,ck.
man. who says she is a daughter uf Barney Rs-.
nAto, the famous south African diamond k,-r.
arranged with detective agency here to-day %
so TO London 10 take the necessary leca! steps
to compel the recognition OF her alleged ricl'S
by BArnato. Two detectiNes viii acconlnany -.
The sun., 1897-04-25
RHODE ISLAND MILLS HUM.
General Revival or Busincss Throughout the
Little state

Little state
PROVIDENCE. r. l., April 2L-All the mills Of
the Messrs B. b. s. II. Knight, the largest cotton
manufacturers in the country. II not in tho
world, will resume on full time Monday after a
period Of curtailment covering about two
months.
1t was expected that the mills would continue
on the short time schedule for a week longer
and the news OF the early resumption comes as
a surprise. Business in the mills in this region
is really booming. All the factories that for
months were either running short time or
with greatly reduced forces are now on full
time schedule.
In some parts OF the State so confident are tho
operators that there will be plenty to do that
they have struck for higher wages. ana in sew.
eral cases have been successful.
The sun., 1897-04-25
RELEASED FROM 4 CUBAN PRISON.
George washington AEuirre set Free Yester.
day-Jose Cepero 10 Be Released.

dny-JOse CeperO 10 he Reieased.
WASHINGTON. April 2i,-George Washington
Aguirre, an American citizen. 25 years old, was
released from the Cabanas prison In Cuba to-
day. and jose Cepero, another American citizen,
Is to be sci free from the prison at Santa Clara
as soon certain legal formalties have been
complied with. A telegram from ConsulGeneral
Lee and note from Sehor Dupuy dc LONE. the
partment OF Aguirre' release. The young man
was captured with the Competitor crew last
July. Gen. Lee succeeded in getting his case
tried He was born In the United States, but
his surname made the Spanish extra cautious in
dealing with the requests of this Government
for his release and this caused the delay of final
action. Aguirre was released on condition that
he would leave Cuba.
The Spanish Minister also sent the epartmen
the news about Cepero, and later Consul Baker
at Sagua la Grande teegraphed that the Audi
enca there had found In his favor.
The sun., 1897-04-25
K.a,ucL,,. Second woman Lawyer.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April 24.-Mrs. Florida H.
Parrish of Richmond was sworn in as a MEME"
OF the bar this morning. being the second wo,raN
lawyer in Kentucky. She has a!rcN6y been lr
tanned in a suit 10 throw the town az Corhin irIo
a receivers hands for the henrrt Of hnnGAu!lCrS.
The sun., 1897-04-25

QUINCY, H.. April 24.--Wakcmln HAYNES and
Lizzie Hudson. uncle and nicoc. aged 23 and le
respectively who c.opci together from Lorraine
village on last SUNDAY. werr .uENd dead, locked
in each Others embrace, n a pasture lot ,Wp
miles from Lorraine this morning. They had
taken stry Chnine,
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DIR. PETERS FOUND Gr91TF.
Dismissed from the German Imperial Service
for Cruelty to Natives I'm Africa.

BERLIN. April 2A-A disciplinary court has
tried DIR. Carl Peters on the ng-pcndinG charges
preferred against him OF cruelty TO the natives
and maladministration while he was the repre-
sentative Of the Government in East Africa,
The court found DIR. Peters guilty and ordered
that he be dismissed from the imperial service.
II was also ordered that he pay the costs OF the
trial.
The sun., 1897-04-25
Arrival OF the wild west show.

Buffalo Bills Wild West and Congress Of
Rough Riders of the World will arrive 10 the
city early this morning. and tomorrow evening
will begin three weeks engagement at Madi-
son Square Garden. After Tomorrow the cXhi-
bition will he given afternoon and evening. To
morrow morning the parade will pass through
numb OF the principal streets.
The sun., 1897-04-25
Boiler Erpioas., Engineer BADLY Hurt.

PATERSON. n. j., April PA boiler in the
factory Of the Webster Bicycle Company ex.
ploded this afternoon, and Henry BREEDER the
engineer, was, seriously injured Elsie Shrepfer.
struck by flying debris, but their injuries are
not serious.
The sun., 1897-04-25
SIX INCHES OF RAIN.
Creston. Iowa, Flooded and the Dam Of Its
Water supply Gives Way.

CREsroN. Ia. April o4.-Six inches Of rain has
fallen here in twenty-four hours. 1t flooded the
town. The greatest loss sustained by the
Creston Water Works Company, the dam giving
way, cmptyinE Summit Lake. The loss will
reach 500 600.
The city is now without fire protection. The
structure gave way gradually, which prevented
damage to people living in the lowlands.
The sun., 1897-04-25
An Auti-CIraret,e Law Unconstitutional.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, April 24.-The Supreme
Court to-day gavo q final decision on tho case OF
the State against GoetZG. sustaining the lowe
court. The decision Is in effect that the Anti
Cigarette law passed by the Legislature of 1898
10 Unconstitutional. The sale OF cigarettes has
been resumed generally.
The sun., 1897-04-25
wrccLSss from ,Ao saaarla washed Ashore.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 24.-The wreckage OF
boat and part of the deck house OF tho schooner
Eamafia was washed ashore al Cape Disappoint-
incnt on III coast OF Oregon yesterday.
The herald., 1897-02-02
A RIGHTEOUS JUDGMENT

Judge Fitzgerald of New York has rer-
dered a decision that is likely to give
a very uncomfortable phase to owner
ship of stock of trust combinations. The
officers Of a trust were before him OH
trial for conspring to destroy the busi-
ness of it's competitors, but the courts
had ruled so often that corporate body
is not an individual and that the indi-
vidual owners of the stock of corpora
tion could not be held for the acts Of the
corporation, that the gentlemen cited
for trial had no doubt that the court
would bid them go in peace, but they
were greatly amazed and profoundly
stirred when the judge informed them
that their plea was worse than nom
sense, and that they must stand trial
for committing a criminal assault upon
the good name and business of the COM
planning competitor.
Judge Fitzgerald held that the trust
was formed by individuals to oppress
certain other individuals in the same
line of business, and to ultimately drive
them out of business; that the trust was
conducted by individuals; that it was
formed to give them greater power to
control the trade in their line of manu-
facturs; that the trust was a conspiracy
against the rights and privileges of citi-
zens; that coming together under cor
porate charter did not make their acts
corporate acts, because a corporation is
an impersonal body and could not do
right or wrong of ITSELF but that its acts
were directed by it's stockholders through
officers and agents, and hence they were
amenable to the law as individuals, only
that their offense was aggravated by
deliberate purpose to commit a crime
under the cover of a corporate fran
chise If Judge Fitzgerald is not over
ruled by a higher court, the owners of
every trust in New York are in danger
of going to the penitentiary. But un-
fortunately, most of the trusts have a
powerful political and social pull"
which has been known to reach even the
courts of last resort.
The herald., 1897-02-02
DOUBLING A TAX

The university al Berkeley is now ask
ing that the present state tax for its
benefit be exactly doubled. This will
raise the tax from one cent on the hun
dred to two cents on the hundred This
is in addition to the already very large
special appropriations asked for, and is
to continue over series of years as
permanent addition to its emoluments.
Every college, private school and uni
versity must pay these new taxes TO
Berkeley, besides maintaining its own
fitness TO live by private support. Our
higher educational institutions must all
pay tribute to Berkeley. After Berkeley
takes from these the money they have
earned, through the taxing power of the
weakness. Our University of Southern
California, already a valued institute Of
learning, and sure to grow up with our
community, not only receives no state
taxes, but must actually pay out of its
own earnings to support the rival con-
cern at Berkeley. Stanford is in the same
position. SO are all our colleges, like
the Maclay, Pomona, Throop, Chaffee
Agricultural, Occidental, ST. Vincent,
and all our medical law and business
schools. They all support themselves,
and, besides, are forced to pay toward
the support of Berkeley men who revil4
them.
The Herald warned the people a long
time ago that the big plans for vast
buildings in san Francisco ard Berkele; :;
We're likely to involve not only their
cost to completion, but also a large per-
manent addition to the state taxes We
were very doubtful about the construc-
ton, under state officers, of a ferry depot
on the San Francisco water front This
will be a private depot for the Southern
Pacific company at IL great state ex-
pense. The valley road or any other
road can get no room at this new depot
II is in fact, private snap. This depot.
while state building. is paid for by
san Francisco, and is, therefore, not our
business particularly. But when it
comes to the vast expenditures proposed
10 house the Berkeley people in palaces,
we object Berkeley is, in fact a rival 10
our colleges. It will become more and
more so as time goes on. 1t is not fair
LoT just to force us to contribute to its
wealth. 1t is especially unfair to force
educational rivals, already hard pressed
in these severe times, to contribute 20
its aggranGizement. Our people, occupy
ing higher fields of education, must live
and grow by their merits and true ser
vice to the community. Why not Berke-
ley also? The University Register dem
onstrates that it is in the service of the
Well-to-do rich, who need no forced
taxes from the people for the study of
Latin, Greek, etc. The Bible is author
ity for the statement that the wicked
flee when no man pursueth. The press
bureau of the very efficient Berkeley
political lobby has recently been getting
The herald., 1897-02-02

requirements Of the business enterprises
Of the people is to be deter
mined by bankers. who will be
clothed with unlimited authority to
contract or expand the volume of
money. Mr.. Cages outline of what the
financial policy of McKinley's admin
istration will be is so very clear and
distinct that no sane person will mis-
take it's meaning. 1t repudiates the
money plank of the st. Louis platform,
which declares for international bimet-
allism, and forfeits every pledge con-
cerning the money question made by
the leaders of the Republican party
during the campaign. High protection,
national bank notes on gold basis, and
silver a tabooed and disgraced thing
will probably convince the people that
they made a great mistake when they
elected William Mckinley president of
the United States.