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nm m ASDnEE,s LErrrR,
A seaier Repsfts sheotinE n Pigeon BEARING
News from the Aeronnut.
Special cabi. Dsspotoh to THE suS.

Special Gable Despotoh to THE Sun.
STOCKHOLM. Aug. 1.-THE scaling ship Aiken.
which has boon spoken In latitude 80. AZ, re-
ports having shot an exhausted carrier pigeon
between tho North Cape and Seven Islands
which had tied to its leg tho following message:
T A0tonbladet: Elghty-two degrees passed.
Good journey. Northwards. ANDRE"
Andr6e's message was brought to Advent Bay
on Aug. IL by the steamer Express, which is
conveying the Lornet polar expedition. Lerner
said that he had spSkon the Aiken about July
20 to %. The date OF the despatch could not DO
ascertained. g
The ATtonbiado, to which the message is ad.
dressed, Is a newspaper published in Stockholm.
A despatch from Chrlstiania confirms the re.
port Of the shooting Of the pigeon conveying
Andree's message by those on board the sailing
ship Aiken. The Aiken, after being spoken.
continued on her way northward, her Captain
refusing to surrender the message or pigeon.
The information regarding the message, the
despatch says, arrived at Advent Bay circuit
ously, the Aiken having given 1t to the ship In.
eoborg, which in turn gave 1t to the Express.
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show you their skeletons. Msny's the hour
Two spent with those bones for want
OF anything moro human. Thon there
was a party Of Brazilians. They died OF fever.
most of them, and the rest were wrecked trying
to get buck. But they didn't find the treasure.
! found 1t. and nobody elso ever will, because
the only true chart is destroyed"
Wen try, any way" said Capt. Hackett.
SO two Of the expedition stayed and tho
rest came homo. Hartford. who lives In
Rockford, ILL.,, teleRraphcd Immediately upon
his arrival TO friends in San Francisco
who, no says, will start an expedition mmedi.
ately. lie is not worried Nbott the two men who
have been left upon tho island. for he says tho
treasure is 80 hidden that no man without tho
true chart could ever find 1t. He hopes to get
there in time, he says, to take the mon of alive.
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carpet Dagger, and was receiving too much con.
pderntion IRON the assessors nyway
FLUSHING, l.. l., Aug. 1.-THE Board OF AS.
SCISSORS held a meeting to-day to hear grievances
Of Taxpayers, and they heard them in plenty.
reduction on his farm as Little Neck. He said
he could not sell Il for the assessed valuation.
The tragedy in Mary cam, ridges saloon, on
Jamaicn avenue. last Sunday morning. when
two men were shot in Il drunken brawl. was
brought before the board by an affidavit of Rob
valuation OF his property. which is located near
the saloon.
Charles ii. Senff. who owns one OF the most
beautiful nlRces in the town. situated on the
shore at milestone. filed an objection to his
assessment Of $50, 600. lilo declared that tho
selling value OF his property Is but $40, 900.
Mr.. Senff Is Vice President OF the American
Sugar Renners' Ass citation. The Long Island
Railroad Company filed a statement requesting
u reduction of half In the valuation of its prop.
crty in the town.
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MURDERERS LEFT NO CLUE.
Reward or 81. 900 for the slAyers or Libra,
rian Wilson.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. l7.-After u~ntirinR Of.
forts to trace the identity OF the slayer OF
Librarian William c. Wilson, who was MUIR
dered In his library and book store at 1917
Walnut street, last night. the police are entirely
at sea as TO a theory to account for tho crime.
So far as they understand 1t. robbery was the
motive, but the butchery OF the body partly sus.
tains the theory OF revenge.
Upon a representation of tho difficulty that al
most battles a solution OF tho case. tho Mayor to-
day offered tho first official reward OF 81, 900
for the capturer OF a murderer since 1865, when
that sum was offered for the apprehension of
Anton Probst, who WAS arrested two days later
and hanged for the killing OF eight members of
The victim was supposed to be a mlser with
boarded treasure, which may have provided an
Incentive for tho crime. But 30 far as the
police have investigated he left very lit
tie estate.
Detectives this morning. arrested Poter v.
Halveman, % years old, and William KRissling,
90 years old, on suspicion Of being connected
with the murder. ~
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BANKERS IN ANNUAL SESSION.
GOV. PlnErce welcomes Thorn and suEEests q
Tax ON Gold Used In the Arts.

on hbcu VI ~
DETROIT. Mich. Aug. 1~7.-Bankers have been
pouring into tho city since yesterday to attend
the annual convention Of tho American Bank.
ers' Association. The assembly to-day opened
with prayer by tho Rev. +. r. Schapman, S. j.,
Of Detroit College. Then Mayor Maybury made
an address OF welcome and Gov. Pingree said:
"As Governor Of the State OF Michigan 1t
gives me great pleasure to welcome to our chief
city this gathering Of gentlemen representing
the banking interests Of the country. The poor
we have always with us. Not so tho ananciers
Of the country. 1t therefore gives me especial
pleasure to welcome you to our city and State"
Gov. Pingree said he did not pretend TO I'M
derstand the theory of money. being an every
day shoemaker, but he had q thought which he
wished to start rolling fs discussion, And that It
features. He taxed some, about this. being, a
debtor nation, and quoted statistics from the
mint. OF course he could not rosst taking q
fling at the corporations, and he said the great
laws tempt people to organize them for the very
purpose Of escaping responsibility. He believed
that the same responsibility imposed on national
banks, i applied to corporations. would remedy
George II. Russell, who replied, called out the
| applause of the assembly by saying that he
money. as he had been in the business Of bank.
not as we'll informed as the Governor. Presi:
dent Lowrey replied to the various addresses Of
welcome and dealt with tho needs Of the associa-
tion. He said in closing:
"The banker felt the depression and Is longing
for the return OF prosperity. which has not yet
arrived, but 10 on the way"
Secretary James r. Branch read q statistical
report as to the growth of the organization, and
Treasurer William II. Porter q financial report.
| Nice-President Hendricks. for the Executive
Council. read an elaborate report
amendments to the constitution. These amend.
ments called for the appointment OF committees
by the assembly instead Of the President, and for
increasing the State representation in the council
from three to Ave. The amendments were unan.
imously adopted, and the convention adjourned
until tomorrow. The bankers arc only working
four hours u DAY.
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BREHM DIDTAKE THE ACID.
SAID HE WOULD KILL HIMsELFAND
DID HIS BEST

Sent Ills Roy TO tho DrupGiSt TOR Poison. ana
when n Was Refused. Went pimseIr ana
Biew Up the CIcrL-Got n ut Another Place,
kissed Hi Family Gooi-by. and Drank II.
George Brchm worked for his mother In the
tailor shop on tho second floor OF $50 Flushing
avenue, Williamsburg, and lived with his wife
and six children on the top floor. when he Quit
work on Monday night his mother told him that
there would be no work for him on Tuesday.
This was not unusual, but 1t was tho little
slant that tilted him into tho decps Of deprcs-
sion. Brehm went to his fiat and helped his
wife put the children to bed. He got up shortly
after daylight yesterday. and when his vito
asked him what the trouble was he told her 1t
was his last day on earth. She didn't nay any
attention to him because he had made the same
remark before. An hour later Brehm sent his
Oldest child, n boy OF -. to Henry Haner-
schlag's drug store AT 400 Bushwick avenue for
a pint OF carbolic acid.
III tho druggist asks you what I want II for
Just tell him that | am going to dic," said
Brehm to the boy.
Hamerschlng's clerk was in tho store when
Brehm's son appeared.
ID you keep carbolic acid y the boy asked.
We do" replied the clerk.
We'll, give me IA pint OF it."
What do you want it for -
My father is going TO kill himself. and he
told me to tell you to give him a good measure"
You go home and tell your father that 1
think everybody in this neighborhood pust DO
crazy, tho clerk said to the hoy. Tell him
That / don't sci %cc!arbolic acid for people to kill
The boy carried the message to his father.
him9seIf:
j can kill myself !" he asked the clerk.
I'm out of carbolic acid, and that's why I
why didn't you tell my son that when ho
was here. instead OF telling him that every body
around here was crazy r.
The clerk aDologizcd, and Brehm went away
saying; " Don't think that I'm crazy. III got
this acid somewhere else and be dead before the
day Is over"
The tailor went to a saloon nearby and got q
glass of beer. Then he went TO "A drug store Mt
Bushwick avenue and Sicgel street, where no
asked for acid and said he wished to use it for
cleaning purposes. The druggist supplied him.
and Brchm went home. He sat down at the
Kitchen, table and called his children up and
Kissed then, good-by His ten.months.oid baby
was in bed, and Brehm went to the crib and
kissed it. Then he kissed his wife gool.by.
Nhllc Mrs. Brehin was at tho kitchen stove
Brehm began 10 swallow the acid. Mrs. Brchm
saw him and tried 10 knock the bottle from his
hand. ,Brehin pushed her aside and succeeded In
made the children scream. Ncighbors ran into
the room. Mrs. Brchn went TO II front window,
ana her screams brought a policeman. He sum
moned an ambulance and Brehm was taken to
st. GATHERINGS Hospital where he was at the
point OF death last night.
Mrs. Brehm told The police that she know OF
no reason why her husband should want to die.
she said that some time ago he had an ailment
OF the liver. but it didn't seem to cause him any
inconvenience. She thought he must have beon
insane.
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BROWN UNIrERSITr's AFFAIRS.
Reports or Many Faculty R~esiEnstions sait
to he Mere Speculation.

Reports or Many Faculty designations said
to He Mere Speculation.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Aug. 17.-various reports
regarding the probable result Of the action Of
the Brown professors in sending out their open
letter criticising the trustees of the university
for their treatment Of President Andrews are
in circulation. 1t is, OF course, easy to jump
at the conclusion that some, IL not all, OF these
professors will leave tho university. willingly
or otherwise. should DIR. Andrews's resignation
be accepted. There is no foundation other than
surmisc. however. for the assertion that there
is TO be an exodus OF professors from Brown.
The corporation Of the university win meet on
Sept. !, and all talk as to the outcome Is idle
speculation. Most Of the members are out Of
town on their annual summer vacations, and 1t
met to talk over the matter since DR.. Andrews
caused the correspondence to be published.
ton viii be accepted, and il is also I natural to
suppose that some OF the young men who were
foiiow him. MOST IL wS Of ths.s Sn mem enc % Sees b ,e1I . Ito to
Brown by DIR, Andrews. ami it would not be sur
prising IL their, places should DO vacated after
his departure from the university.
A petition to the Brown corporation Ia being
circulated among the alumni OF the university
The recent correspondence between a com.
mlttee, of the corporation and President An;
creme to msa mas t lass', tSs or P p1 8 0s sna '6 fseufss q
Brown University are called upon to re:
n ,s%5sst their aet .o cherished sna rights ,ha, Of, Gl freedom eedDr1., Of
OF their expression OF opinion is to be measured
by its pecuniary value to the university. This
Interpretation 10 giving Brown University .
widespread reputation for intolerance and
mercenary standards inconsistent with her
history and damaging to her good name and
usefulness, and Ia further giving color to the
charge that our universities In general exist for
the propagation Of ideas favored by certain
classes. rather than for the discovery and dis
semination of truth"
The petition then calls upon the corporation
to announce by emphatic vote that enlightened
liberation shall be the guide Of our alma mater
in tho future as IL has been the dearest tradition
of her past"
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EX-MISISTER TAKES POISON.
Winthrop Gates OF Newark Found Dying IN
Central Park.

Winthrop Gates OF Newark Found Dying IN
Central Park.
Park Policeman Brill found Winthrop Gates
OF Newark unconscious on a bench at the Fifty
ninth street and Eighth avenue entrance to Gen.
trail Park about ] O clock yesterday afternoon.
He called an ambulance and Gates was taken to
Roosevelt Hospital, where it was discovered
that he was suffering from morphine and
cocaine poisoning, and that there was no
hope for his recovery. 1t was plain from
his appearance that he was not in the habit of
using the drugs, and the physicians decided
that he had taken them to commit suicide. He
did not regain consciousness during the evening,
and did not recognize his brother, Charles E.
Gates OF Newark. who called at the hospital to
see him. He was alive, but sinking rapidly at
an carly hour this morning.
Gates was born in Newark. in 1870. His
mother desired him to enter the ministry. and
after being. graduated at Columbia College he
did SO, much against his will. He became the
pastor of the Presbyterian church at E.dington.
Pa. He was very popular there, and tho con-
gregation got up n purse of $500 to
give him a trip through the Holy Land.
Gates got only as far ms Paris, and, after he had
stayed there for some time, he was dismissed
from the Presbytery. Gates began to do literary
work in a small way in 1894. He was subject
to tts OF insanity. and was confined in the Es-
sex. y. j.. county asylum for two years. He
WAS an athlete. His father was the principal Of
a public school in this city.
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J. J. r. CRoEs's SUDDEN ILLNESS.
Stricken 1T o Meeting OF the Rapid Transit
Commlhalon.

Stricken at q Meeting or the Rapid TFansit
Commission.
The rapid transit hearing was interrupted
yesterday by J. J. r. Croes. the consulting en-
gineer retained by the opponents to the tunnel
being stricken with an illness which 1t was
thought at first might prove mortal.
While sitting on the left Of Mr.. George Zabris-
kie. who was cross.examining w. b. Parsons.
chief engineer of the Rapid Transit Commits
sion. Mr.. Croes fell back in, his chair gasping.
This was followed by q violent convulsion.
Mr.. Zabriskie and Commissioner Williama
opened his collar and bathed his head
with cold water. The attack lasted about
three minutes, at the end of which Mr..
Croes's limbs lost some of their rigidity.
but he still remained unconscious. A couch
was improvised in the back room and Mr.. Croes
was laid on it,. A messenger was sent for a
physician, and DR.. Harrington Of the Aston
House responded. He had Just, entered the
Office when Mr.. Croes was seized by another at
tack as severe as the first. DIR. Harrington said
he thought the commissions came from uremie
poisoning, and advised that Mr.. Croes be sent
TO a hospital. An ambulance was called and he
was taken to tho Hudson Street Hospital. Later
DIR. Farrington's diagnosis WAS probably correct.
Mr.. Croes recovered consciousness last night
and his recovery 10 hoped for.
Mr.. Croes is one of the leading consulting en-
gineers OF this country. He lives In Yonkers
and has an office at 90, Broad street. His last
the responsibility for the defects found In the
Speedway. the work having been done by COM
mission Of three. in which he represented tho
Comptroller.
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M'KINLEY CRUISES.
Ho Sees Much or the Lake and Returns Tired
to the Hotel.

PLATTsBURo. Aug. II. Tho President and
Mrs. Mckinley. yice.President and Mra. Ho-
bart, Secretary and Mrs. Alger. Secretary Bliss.
and tho Hon. F. g. Witherbee OF the Big Six
went for a cruise on the yacht Washata through
the lake to-day. returning this evening at z
o'clock. Among the points Of interest visited
was tho wreck OF the Royal Savage. the Ameri-
tween the United States and England In 1870.
The President did not appear In public this
evening. being very much fatigued after his
trip. but the Vice. President and Mrs. Hobart
were around mingling with tho other guests of
the hotel. The hotel orchestra gave o concert
in the hallway leading to the Presidents apart
ments.
The military ball tomorrow evening will DO
the event of the season at the hotel.
e-President Hobart will DO unable 10 at
tend the Army of the Potomac reunion In Troy
this week.
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YUKON AND KLONDIkE GOLD
FIELDS.

Parties intending to visit tho Klondike Gold
Fields or invest in stock companies operating
In that country, are advised to get the Canadian
Government Alaskan boundary Commissioner
Prof. Ogilyic's, Report ON the Yukon and klon-
dixie Gold Fields, before dong so.
This Is the official report made last spring
which so astonndcd the Canadian Government
That they did not publish IL ill Prof, Ogilvie
The report is very ,oStcnaivC. Astounding In
fhotoHravu rcs and Maps and giving tho most
reliable Information a. to routes, climate. and
the indeScribabic. wealth awaiting the miners.
sent. postage. paid, on receipt OF NIFTY cents. bX
the Toronto Newspaper Uni0n PubllAhorA, 81
nay b., TOrOntO. Canada.
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VAS II MORTON A SUICIDE,
A Supposed Actress Found AsphyIiated by Gas
in Her atoom.

A woman known as Mrs. c. Morton, who had
occupied the ground fiat in the house at les
East Thirty.sixth street for the past three
months, was found dead in bed there last night.
The gas was turned on, and the woman had
been dead for over twelve hours. Nothing Is
known about the woman except that she for
merly shared the fiat with another woman and
a servant. who left her two weeks ago.
The neighhors think that the woman was an
actress, for there were q great many theatrical
pictures in her rooms. and she had the general
appearance, in their opinion. o. a theatrical
woman. The owner of the house told the police
that he hLd begun Gispo'scss proceedings
against Mrs. Morton and tn Il the case was to
be heard to-day. The woman had told, him that
she would never be disposed. She left a letter
addressed to Mrs. c. A. 5 hulte. $50 West
Thirty-ffth street. Mrs. schultz protested NOT
to know anything about Mrs. Morton.
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OMAHA. Aug. l7.-Tho Western Union Tele-
graph Company has filed a petition in the
United States Circuit Court asking that W. ID.
Cornish. MS special master. receive an extension
OF time until Oct. Is next in which to complete
arrangements for the segregation Of that COM
pany and the Union Pacific Railroad. The pc
iltl9n says INC contract oetween me companies
much time and hard work 10 thoroughly investi.
gate and arrive at conclusions that 1t Will ho
ordered.
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ANTHRACITE GOA Production.
The Output Larger for July. bat the stock At
Points Small.

The figures of he t production OF anthracite
coal during the month OF July show an increased
output over that OF the corresponding month In
the three previous years. The output this year
WAS {, 075,OOO tons, against 3.75O.O00 in July
last year, ~3.67O.0O0 ions in July, 1895, and
months OF the current year. however. the pro-
duction was 20. OSO. 900. against -. Gas. 900 in
the corresponding period of last year. The
stock at tidewater points on Aug. l had in
creased about 10000 tons over tho stock on
July ]. but was smaller than 1t had been on that
date In any year since 1890.
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WAS THERE A MUTINYS
Tho Cells on tho Brltish Battieship Royal Sow.
ereiEn Full OF Prisoners.

Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Daily Mail publishes
q remarkable story of an apparent mutiny on
board the battleship Royal sovereign. which is
now at Portsmouth. but is duo to depart in a
few days for tho Mediterranean. The cause Of
the friction which has led to the various acts Of
naturalization is unknown.
The Mail says that several young scamen have
been frequently seen making PUSHES toward the
Captain Of the vessel, but they were intercepted
by marines and petty officers. 1t adds that the
cells on tho ship are full Of prisoners. and a
number of men are sitting about the deck in
Irons. A further supply of irons has been or.
dered from the naval depot. Notwithstanding
this condition of affairs nobody has yet been
court-martinlled
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woodhavsn uu.tIlnr ou, Its bonds.

WooDnAvEN, l.. l.. Aug, 1.-THE School Board
OF district 7 has awarded the issue OF $4,000 OF
school bonds to Fenton & Co. at 10. that being
the highest bid received. The bonds will be de.
purchase sites for new schoolhouses. A meet.
Ing will DO held on Sept. 2 for the purpose
of voting on q proposition TO issue AN additional
series OF bonds to the amount OF $4,000 for
more BchOols.
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THRAsHED FELLOW PRISONERS.
Rcidei Beat on the Court Police with Water
FIncd Only So.

Otto Reidel OF 2l32 Amsterdam avenue was
arrested carly yesterday for bombarding passen.
gers of an uphound Amsterdam avenue cable
car with big balls made OF new spnpers. He fought
the police all the way TO the 1874 street police
station, ana was equally pugnacious while being
hailed to Harlem Court. -
When put in the prisOncrs' pen he thrashed"
the court policemen at a distance with buckets
OF water, hut no was finally Subdued by the
same ammunition. He WAS fined only 81 by
MaEistrntc Mott. as he npOlogized.
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A Gable Gr,pman Kills Himself.

John O. Hunter, a gripman on the Third ave
nue. cable road, shot himself in the head in
Mount Morris Park about 7:3O o'clock last
evening. He died instantly. No cause for his
suicide is known. This note was found in his
pocket:
AVG, ~.
DEAR ROBERT: WIN you please look after my trunk.
in room : at McDonald's. llSth street and Third ave-
nue.. and oblige? JOHN q. HUNTER
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BRITISH WARSHIPS.
The Admiralty Sending Larger vessels TO the
North American station.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE Sun.
LONDON. Aug. 17.-Among the numerous
changes in the various squadrons, the Admi.
rally have nowhere increased the strength of the
fleets to such an extent as in the case Of the
North America and West Indies squadron,
where each ship relieved has been replaced by
one of greater tonnage.
The latest Admiralty returns show that the
Bermuda stan is to be greatly strengthened. A
large dock for gun mounting and a store are to
DO constructed, n broakwatcr built and other
improvements made at a total cost Of eos, 600.
improvements arc also to be made on Jamaica
to cost $4,000.
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The Log or the Slaynowsr.
Special Cable D,spatch 10 The Sun

Special Cable D,spatch 10 THE Sun.
LONDON. Aug. 1.-THE letter and certificate
OF Gov. wolcott OF Massachusetts, In the mat
ter OF the log OF the Maytiower. which was pre-
sented to the Governor on May 20 last by ex-
Ambassador Bsyard. were received by the Con-
sistory Court OF St. Paui's to-day. The Chan.
cellor of the diocese briefly acknowledged their
receipt.
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SUICIDE IN CENTRAL PARK.
An Unidentified Nnn shoots Himself In y Ere.
qucnted spot.

An unidentified man committed suicide last
night by shooting himself in the head near tho
Sixth avenue summer house in Central Park.
There were hundreds Of people in the vicinity.
but before any of them reached him the man
was dead. lie was about so years old, 5 feot 8
inches tall. with gray hair. and a sandy mus
tachc. He wore dark gray clothes. He had q
key ring numbered 40 in his pocket. The body
was taken to the Morgue.