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New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-The Duke and Duchess OF Aoik
started on their visit to Ireland: their coming 10
the island has caused fever OF eN'iteFI., e1 o.,
elaborate programme for ther ehteIta . ,,,
49, haan arranged - An engagement took
nlace between the rebeous natives in the IN
dian hills and General Blood's force; the hatNes
were routed two British ofhcers were . hiGu
Angiolillo. or Coli, the assassin OF premier
canoyas del Castillo. will be executed to-morroN
oT Fridav - News confirming the report
that one Of Andree's pigeons had been shot on
tho coast of Lapland was received; the pird Vas Vas
said IN hear a letter from the explorer ---- ne
meeting OF the British Association for the A
vancement of Science VIII open III ior"h'"' '"'''
to-day.
MAJESTIC There are encouraging indica-
,;ons of q -viyal of business prosperity III the
West and South. -= Martial la" MaS P P.a
tically declared at the De Armitt coal mines;
- The bank of Pineville. ARK was ioopeu
of SooO bv members of band of outlaws. -
Masked robbers held up train on the oall'n n
Ff road in the Indian Territory securing sl'ia''
amount of booty Gemrral n,rad d;ea I'D in wash
;ngton - The funeral of Senator George 'ooH
nlace at Carrollton. Miss - Inc ailiun, in.;n,,
meeting of the American BahKers 5o,arod
opened in Detroit: Governor II"s'V
an address of welcome u. c,,oder was
CITY AND SUBURBAN-Alnert Susucn s -
arrested and confessed To robbine me Id house
y T Wilson where he was 1orhellH Viiips ps =
N .aIe, Many protests were nade
throughout Westchester county Dy tdAp'; rha w.
Who think their assessments unlalr.
Committee OF flftN III ID iCoht' 80 80 panub-
,,,ign in the interest of Seth Low; the fTpup-
-, Cnrp,v Committee met to consider pfo-
ncsad amendments to its constitution any u
adonted resolution faVoring the hoidihs % an
,i rononnany conventions on the same day.
80 a. oqed man who came from Montsom-
erv Ala. Was found wandering in lower broaa-
wav with thousands of dollars In cash' oohuS h,n
and other securities i'm his possession. - -
nrevious records of visits from out-ol-'oNi NV :.
chants we're said To be broken by the nuIhpei o'
huvers brought to town by the Merchants A. -,
ociation - The tax rate was fixed at - L"
on the 500 OF assessed valuation - JuS'i' :
MacIean in White Plains. has DECIDED III iaSV. az
Of the Tarrytown assessors in the action Dreus u.
by wealthy taxpayers. - NeW-i -, ., & as",'' -
( - Winners at Brighton Beach: Tremargo'
Miss Tenny. Sale Clicquot. Hamburg. Manas-
gas and Rey del TERRA. -- stocks were i'"V'
on bear pressure. 49,. r,o,r
THE WEATHER-Forecast for to-day; falr'
The temperature yesterday Highest 80 degrees
lowest 10: average. 1875.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18

rushes in to buy without limit after the move
ment has gone far toward It's climax. Ihis
wear has been no exception While reports Oh
foreign selling all the time include many shares
for arb:trage account for every share sold u!
actual holders. there is a fairly accurate recoru
kept of tho shares actually shipped ana receiVed
on this side. and the amount for the last TWO
months has been about 100000 shares. IN vaiue
not exceeding S5,OOOOOO In five months I"
does not seem to have been relatively greater
or perhaps Sl2.5OO,O00. and OF late the pnr-
chasps here on foreign account have rapidly III
creased. 1t would hardly be inferred by any
one. in the light Of all the facts. that the pal-
ancc of shares sold has not equallcd the 'ai"e
of the much hgher-prlced bonds bought on FOR
eiyn account, But if so the current account pt
tween this and other countries was not OH!
met on August I. securities. merchandise al"
specie all included. but must have lett some
balance due TO this country. 1t is obvious
enough that the recent course OF exchange corre-
sponds with this view of the facts ana does
not indicate that balances due abroad siiii re-
main 10 he paid.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18

be constructing one Of the longest ana h'r"'''
lines in the world
But what then? Supposing these -'ooo l''i'c'
to be passed and q cable laid across b'hrlhS
Strait What then? Why. nothing 10 40 p.''
10 connect at that point with the siberian r"'i-
road and telegraph, and thus unite New-horh
and 81. Petersburg Indeed. That Is inc i'o''
singular part of the whole dclusion mat INV
Siberian railroad comes or Is to come W
pont not far from Bchring Strait : unless we
consilcr n few thousand miles rot far. III"
nrlncinol terminus of that railroad Is 10 DO III
port Arthur. nj the northern end oi the i'ho"
Sea. That iS by an overland air lne' more Una"
1000 miles from Behring Strait. n Drahch -
bnnc constructed To V!adivostok. when Is inc
most noriherly terminus deemed possible ior
,ho r,ilroal and which Is 2.IVW mics lroh'
Dchring Strait The most norihcrly t'iegraPh
,orminus * M Nicolaicvsk. and it * 22o" lilieS
from, Rehrinc Strait. The ''onc short seclIon'
tbe cone comparaiivcy short gap. IS th''S se'"
to he hetvrrn On0 and 1000 miles long through
t,vo of the most inhospitable countries Oh 'h'
rocc of The globe II is scarcely probaple 'ha'
nossoneers will be transported or messages SEN
over that route within the present year. or III
dool until the falling of the skies faclil'''eS
;hc catching of larks.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
SHARP WORK AT CAHP COOht.

coXNECTICUTs SOLDIERS DRILLED IN oI4f"Si
DI.TY AND RECoNNoIssANCE
Csmn Cooke Mantle. Conn, Aug. LINE eAer'
cises AZ Camp Cooke to-day will probably not oe
surnassed in interest during the week. Inc aay
was devoted to outpost duty and reconnaissance
in forcc Colonel Burdette took the defensive posi-.
~, ,ion witb Inc isl Regiment the separate company
and the machine gun battery while ColoneI issi ss
9th tho other three regiments mace the leSvt
moiss,nc. llthough il Was desired TO make tnls
movement much like war as possible syoust Scus
cHaroe and the men fired blank cartridges \
patrol consisting OF officer and nve men fy,, hs
efficiency of the outposts by attempting 10 pass
throurh the lines and regain camp, ana i'Na.e
n II Bartram, Of Company !, -d REGIMENT ~,
reeIed i'm doing So much TO tn" amaZemehl oi n',o
oficsr. who believed the outposts 10 De lnlprtepa
Hls Seventeen men had been sent INTO camp 10,
unsuccessfully attempting TO penetrate ihe nS ~
before Bartram reported that he had P"sse'
u
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
THE "OIERLAND ROI TE 10 EiROPL

THE "OIERLAND ROITE TO EUROPE"
4 curious example of the persistence of error
is seen in the frequently expressed notion that
the completion Of the Siberian railroad will
bring both Asia and Russia into much closer
touch with the United States. Not long ago an
elaborate plan was sci forth for establishing
4 great trans Pacific roui" for travel and trans
portaion hy building a railroad from Oregon up
through Alaska 10 Bchring Strait there 10 con
meet. by means Of a short ferry. with the Rus
sian road across Siberia. Thus. were told
there would be a fine steam route from the
United States 10 the heart of Europe. exclusive
ly--or with the exception OF the ferry either
United States or Russian soil the lands of the
two countries reaching nearly around the globe.
Now an overland telegraph line over The sam"
route Is proposed The completion Of the 81
hcran railroad. says a writer IN "Thc Flee
irical World" will bring 81. Petersburg in
photographic communication with point on the
Pacific coast not far from Behring Strait: and
70 form connection herewith from the United
STATES there is necessary the building of "only
one short seciol."
Now. the most cursory glance AT the map
shows The hopeless fallaces of these imposing
plans. In the first place. the proposed line
Russian soil Alaska is not cont niguous with
the Tntcd States. but is separated from il
hv 800 miles of British soil which would
have 10 be- traverscd by the railroad or iclc-
croph line. After that there is another stretch
of 400 miles. the crow flies before
Pebring Strait is reached With the small
os, allowance for dctours. then. this zone
short section is found 10 be 1000 miles long.
traversing the rugged Cascade Mountains and
the nhospltable and supremely difficult region
Of the Yukon There can be no hesitation In
saving that the construction of a railroad or
telegraph line from Puget Sound 10 Bchring
Strai; would he much more arduOu> under
| taking than the building Of one from New-iork
| 10 San Francisco. That certainly is not 10 bc
| entered upon lightly. as trifiing task. The
writer quoted speaks of il os the bridging OF a
I comparatively short gap" 1t would actually
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
UR. NORGlN PREACHING FOR INK. hooDf'
A SERIES or ELOQUENT ADDRESSES BY THE
ENGLISH CLERGYMAN.

A SERIES or ELOQUENT ADDRESSES BY THE
ENGLISH CLERGYMAN.
East Mortified. Mass, Aug Il 'Speciall'-Ai-
,hourh the General Bible Conference closed on sun
dov evening there are many people remaining Tor
q week or two to enjoy a little rest after STEADY
.oriss or meetings and also enjoy the addresses
which the Rev. Mr.. Morgan. of London is giving
in the Congregational Church under MI. MOODY
directiou lie will speak every morning on phases
of the subject The Second Coming OF CHRIST, ana
in the evening on christian Character MI.
Moody saws he gives his horses a day OF rest ana
he will not allow a speaker 10 work seven haNS III
4 week even when he Is preaching the 'roSpeh
This was his reason for not letting Mr.. Morgan
begin his addresses yesterday
Dr II Grafton Guiness also of London, deliv-
ro, . steraoptlcon lecture last evening. describing
uf. on the Congo While he told about mission
work i'm that part of the Dark Contlhen' ,fs tntle
W. W. mich Il, interest one who thinks OF Alrlc@
only on lis commercial side. Or Gulhess stHS ti.as
when the railroad is built around tne =" UNI M
Of rapids in the Congo long strlhe lpt WIZ VIZ
bava hoen taken IN the civilization ana the evan.
If The lecture was the singing OF such miss"haIi
HYMNS as From Greenlands icy Noun mountains Al Ioroj
.iasus Shall Reign Where'e the sun '"Io!SSu
nicture illustrating each lne being thrown ." INV
canvas as the hymn was sung , ,,s,o,.
Wr Moody Major Whittle and several hliilsH,s
unre i'm the audience this morning Inc slhslHs
was led by a choir. and II al related 10 'mt M =,
ond coming of Christ Mrs. Morgan. ths ,ns VII ~,
H. sneaker sang as a solo the hymn beglnnIns
1T may be at morn me toPc & ,opas ,h nsrshle in
Matthew xiii Tomorrow II Will be An lh'et'A'
an Earth and I'm Heaven.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
THE talk or THE DAY.

steubenvo. enc OF the most beautiful and inter-
esting cities I'm Ohio will celebrate the one hum
dr,dth anniversary of its founding on August 2i -
and 26 Preparations worthy Of a place or triple
It's size have been made fttlnSly to commemorate
the occasion. Centennial anniversaries west of the
Alleghenies are rare indeed as yet and Steuben-
willie is Justly proud Of her history Few places Of
is size in the country have sent more famous mon
into the world than the capital Of Jefferson County
First OF all. It was the birthplace Of Edwin NJ
stanton Tincon's Secretary OF War; who practised
law there for years. The house in which he was
born still stands or rather part Of it, which VIII
he marked with commemorative taDiet thlS
month 1t was the home. too, OF most or IN"
fighting McCooIs." to mention no others. As lis
name indicates il is called after Raron Won Stei-
ben. the Revolutionary hero.
"What large features she has
Yes; I don't think it would be easy to stare her
out of countenance "-(Detroit Evening Journal.
The peope along the St. Johns River. Florida.
are reioiced at the announcement OF Colonei w. H.
Benyaurd of the United States Engineering corps
that he has invented method OF RIDING the river
of the water hyacnths, which have become seri-
Gus impedment TO the navigation or the stream
The Colonel IS to submit the plan to the war pe-
partment. and If there is available money the eX-
pertinent is to be tried at once.
uappv IIavmaker.-"Td like to be a member OF
'WhV So Weary? ,.o... <,,r
COS then. If was arrested could always iur-
uiSh bale It (cleyel2nd Plaln DeaIer'
The Italian sanctuary Of the Madonna della
Salute at Belluna near the frontier. Is visited AZ
this season by throngs of pilgrims or the VISITORS
10 the sacred spot the majority are women win
little children in their arms. Recently the Ia'hi"
were inexpressbly shocked 10 see score OF cuS-
toms officers polInce upon these devoted women
and snatch away. without ceremony, the lhrahtS
they held TO the still greater disnay OF the on
lookars the mothers Ged precipitatey, instead OF
defending their offspring. When quiet had peeh
somewhat restored II was discovered that 'he
little creatures were sacks Of contraDand sugar
and coffee carefully dressed up and their heads
adorned with dainty beribboned bonnets More
than thirty women were arrested for this manner
of attempted smuggling
An Imnortant Adjunct Northern lIost-There,
o,iaes aI the details for our fishing trip are ar
Snuth Carolina Guest-A1mirably arranged sen
Rnt|excrse me one moment-where Is the orls'hai
package. seh' ~
"T@s sen An. a thousand pardons behoin n,a dho 1o
iuoi Let us move on, seh."-Cleveland ram
Dealer
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18

irving to saddle the full cost OF the Trip "p""
the State treasury. An appropriation oi H''""
was inserted in one of the regular supply pl'S
and rushed through the Senate in June IaS'. !"
the House of Representatives some complaint
ohout the size of the allowance was ehcouh-
tered. and the appropriation was scaled from
~ 200 10 So 600 the member who smashed 'h'
glassware virtuously advocating rep"'iia'ioh
of the entire account The Senate hurreuiy hc-
cepted the cut made by the House. ana WIFI
the passage of the amended bill me l"nh''''N
in both branches congratulated themselves 'na'
an unpIcasant incident had been securely anu
satisfactorily closed.
'rhev had not counted on Governor Hastings.
however and his veto week or two ago of the
onnropration for the Ncw-York trip has pl'nge''
them into as painful n prcdicamcnt rs ever Inc
caterers who supplied the thirst and hunger ol
tbc legislators are camoring for the payment o'
,beir hills and the discounted Senate Commit
roo on Military Affairs is 10 Eold n meeting next
Tuesday ot Harrisburg 10 consider ways ana
means of making settlement. That the 1link"'-
arg ,homsolves will ever be shamed into asSllIn-
ING the indebtedness which they incurred does
not seem probable. nor can the! caS"! "'
broucht to book in court by their unfortunate
creditors. the fralltles OF 'le III" 'pF"''''
bidding SO exquisite and poctical an accoihplIS"
mcnt of Justice But their present hhihiil'' 'o">
and cmbarra ssmcniS may sew" as Il uSein '>
son to ihoughtless legislators in Pehhs!NAhH'
and elsewhere who see in larks Ike 'h' UP u
the dedication Of the Grant monument OH!
harmless indulgence of official privilege III
commonwealths with executives Ike "o'eT"o'
Hastings the pleasures of junkctIng are not nh
likely TO develop n decided aftcr-iiaV"r "' i''a'
frui
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
SCIENTISTS ASSEMBLE " TORONTO

q GATHERING FROM CANADA. THE INllhp 'lNi Is
AID FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
r...o On, Aug. Il (speciaD-Thls has been
= dav Of active preparation ior inc 'i'' ,
pr,,isb Association for the Advancement OF science
,,', 80 noro to-morrow The offices OF the Re-
,,, committee local secretaries and press bureau
,.o hoer opened in OF the buildings ol ''e
.trsit,of Toronto beautifully situated III Quee"
parL The members on arrival register '"eie anu
ob,ain tickets for all important genera '''e. -
~ ,o, themselves for various excursions. fro-
@.. u NcCallum and r. Ramsey wright o.
tn r-riversity have been indeiatisaoe il" ''o'"
inc rho newcomers. supplying informa''oi anu eN
INK , NV ao,,r,esies or four hundred members VINO
te""''7 I ,ho Atlantic barely fifty appeared
,.s,.rdav and a. many more TINS mor''''9' i"e
49,, ,ither arrived tonight or VIII come ia "
it, hody tomorrow morning over three hu''uie"
~ IN Montreal in steamers me lumhhorrs lumhor thm.
tist" have arrived i'm rather iarkc nTnnIn, Nm
80 h't v,iIl hardly make D"ttet n; s"oNrh ,t,.
iar' nutM'tiantc nut WI delegates when the ASSOCIATION
IL, u.e canada will also be well reprrsf!ni1eIi.. .lr
customs s%nnseeners are cxerting themselves 10
n"ta things pleasant for the NlsliU' hid "a In
MIN imhHar of small garden parties Will De neId IL, ~
nunioett 20 ,,ith me meeting. This afternoon the
IJlnt club entertaneG Lore ,,,na ti,l o., tha north
itor- ~, ,,c ontario about six miles east or
h shoTr o. rhr site commands a noble view. George
" Reardmore IN master faeroD 0i President Louder OF
f i,niversitv of Toronto neld reception ms
sfternoon early enough 20 LET tne guests % reacn nn
home for dinner: rms suit "a '"'"e VIII ' ''
nm almost daily for n week. . , ,u h m
W rhe nrst formal exercises to.morrow VIII De an
- ,Lc ~ ercetIng by Mayor Shaw or Toronto to
hI',b ord Lister the retiring president OF the
"ssociation will respond. In me evening or s Joni
Evans the S "f Of the Human Race
somc rather frank utsrances are anme'pa,oo. pd
Is I1uu Ihrs viIl attend this meeting The local press
inntrres an even more liberal estimate.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
PERSONAL.

Tho Hruucui Theatre Of Bologna. Italy VIII
benceforth bear the namc T.. Duse. Nine. Eleonora
Duso has expressed herself. it Is said, as deeply
gratihed al the compliment. Nine. Duse IL now IN
Switzerland Her physician Prt tfessor Murri mas mas
ordered her to take complete, rest Tor Two
months After that period she will begin series
OF representations in various Italian cities.
Booker T. Washington principal of tho Tuskeg'e
Normal and Industrial Institute. TuskeGee. Ala
and Miss Maria Baldwin, the colored principal OF
tn, Aeassz School in Cambridge. Mass. We're re-
Gently elected honorary members Of the brooklyn
In 'titutc of Arts and sciences
The only woman Nho has written opera brettos
i'm four languages is said TO be the queen OF hu-
mania IN literature .'armen sylvia. She mas pro,
duccd librettos I'm French, in German In S"edish
and in Rumanian.
Justice Brewer. of the United States supreme
Court when in Kansas City recently. told the fol-
lowing anecdote: Several years ago a c!garmak'r 'r
i'm Washington, named Scott. got up a brand OF
cigars which he called the Supreme Court. Inc
labels on the inside of the boxes were pictures OF
the entire court and the cigar a good one. |
know this because one dag each of the Justices
re- ,cived TWO b)xes Of them, with the compliments
Of Mr. Scott Nothing thought OF this fact al
the time and 1t taken as n slight courtesy III
weeks later learned that the c:gars haH peeii si
sent o soOthc anger. one or the clerks h'i,
Epn & court a2 we nm ch GH pqoYoked @ at him intended
prosecuting him for taking such liberties Win MI n
the idea Of bribng the Justices. and | suppose
thought he succeeded, for he was never proScu'e''
nor had such a thing been thought OF.
italy and Spain seem unable to express the depth
of their admiration for a young actress, Sgnora
Vitaliani who is none other than the cousin OF
Eleanora Duse. Vitaliani recently finished tour
in South America which is said to have been a
series Of trumphs for her from beginning 10 efu;
The parts I'm which she has been most successiuI
are those Of Marguerite Gautier ana reuoi d. d.
Nine Duse." says the "Gaulois. mas SUCCESSOR
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
CARDINAL GIBBONS STARTS HONE.

Cardinal Gibbons who has been the guest OF
Meter John NJ Kelley. at mis- home. No. .ls 'Ier'
ront-aye. Brooklyn. since his return from sou,n'
.mn,on. Long Island. left here yesterday for baI'
more over the Royal Blue Line In company "i.n
,anos.s church. and Major Kelley. the Cardina!
rode around the city In one OF the oarior cars o!
the Brooklyn Heights Rslroad, ns Lns IR IsRans mirI, city
WWr KaIiey said Yesterday that Cardlnal tlopons
was much impressed with his say az nc,ivs of
and the hospitality OF me peop'e' "'ss'
religious belief or opinion ,,-.,os ,h. ,.,s,,v.
on Monday the Cardinal celebrated ne r.twssiVd
rinth anniversary OF MS oishopric. re Ieeese srne
nan, nanv Snneratuiatory telegram. one peins iro'
Arrhbishop Corrigan OF New-forK
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
III AT THE RAPID TRANSIT HEAhIN"'

The Commission appointed by the Supreme court
90 take testimony and report the feasibility of mo
underground railway plan adopted 10y the Rapd
Transit Board. yesterday continued iis hearing AZ
Va o,s Rroadwav William Barclay Parsons. the
-, ,h,o, onoineer who has been on the stand
s"r soveral DAYS was further cross-examined oy
George Zahrlskie. who represents proper!
- srs onnosed 10 the plan. j. j. r. Croes. tne en.
mert eng neer for the opposition. was taken suddsnY
In AZ The hearing and had to be removed 70 the h'''
son Street Hospital
rbe hearing will go on to-day
New-York tribune., 1897-08-18
THr ROGy-NiN AND RAPID TRi\SII.

THE BOGY-MiN AND RAPID IhiNHI|.
, ustoner ot the hearings Of the supreme
corrt Commission on rapid-tranSt plans now
being held in this city might not uhha'ur"'l!
conclude that Il tunnel was Il strange III" ""-
tesicd device no more perfect thah s"niii"''"e
boats and flying machines. IT, indeed IL WAS
not 10 be casscd outright with the Ne'',!
motor as a visionary scheme. unworthy oi '"'
attention of sensible men. After nearing S"''''
of the questions put 10 experts ID! 'h' opP'Sr
ton. he might reasonably wonder II ahEhou!
ever went into tunnel and came ont OF II awe
and. if So why the advocates of the scheme "io
moi mt forward somebody to prove the ia'' an"
bring confusion 10 their questloners
At Nonday's hearing the awful poS>lplli'!
was thrown in the public's face or ge,t'hg ih'o
thc tunnel and being drowned ont ny some
,,rcot break in Waterman. which woflu I'LL
,h. tupnel I'D faster than the drains or pumps
coulI empty H. II seems-horrible thought T.
that in places this proposed underground iine
- l,v.r than the sewers and lower than me
hlrh-water mark of the surrounding rivers. ~
NJ those points the water must he allowed 10
flow into wells and then be pumped into the
sewers Now. II the Central Park Reservoir
wora timed over into the tunnel II would be
manifestIy impossible for the pumps TO Keep up
with the food. and If the trains were stalled
hetwcrn stations the passengers lhleAt W.
Gagged and drowned. II was also learned mat
the plan called for tunnelling under the present
Fourth-ave horsecar tunnel. and all travellers
are warned that If in blasting for the new ttl-
mel The old track is blown into the air some
NJ Them are likely 10 get hurt. They should
also he told that If the Equitable Building falls
into Pine-st the passers will be injured. ana
ANYBODY who happens to be on an elevated
railroad train when It runs off the tresle Is
likely 10 end his earthly career then and there.
I'm rho mldst of life we are in death. and II Is
o,uovs vell 10 face the dangers of our sitna-
ton
An the gobble-uns II git you
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