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New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
THE COLUMBIA FRESHMAN CREW.

tribe but was considered parsonage OF Inlracu-
lous birth, which gave him great influence as Il
medicine man among the superstitlous ihd'ahs.
This belief was corroborated by several narrow
ESCAPES from death. HiaWatha was also known
and greatly esteemed by all the tribes in New
York New-England and Eastern Canada fer his
wisdom ard benevolencc. He bchcld win great
grief the evils of war and the destruction that
attended the struggles that were constantly 60
ing on between the ncighbOring tribes over little
jealOusies and petty ambitions and the mlsSoN-
crrment and miseries which those wars pro-
duccd He therefore proposed Il great confedera-
ton Of all the Indians north and east OF the
Allegheny Mountains. Each nation was 10 re-
tain it's own individuality and manage its own
domestic affairs before, but their mutual re-
lations or their foreign affairs. as one might say.
were to be governed by a general council com
posed Of delegates from each in proportion I"
their population. His great purpose was 10
abolish war and promote the welfare of his peo-
pie. He intended that the confederation should
extend so as to include other tribes. until all the
races Of men should bc embraced in single
union with common interest. and that peace
should reign everywhere Thus he was the first
great peace commissioner in American history
Twice Hiawatha failed to secure the assent OF
his own tribe because Of the ambition and war
like disposition OF AtotarhO chief Of the Onon-
dagas, but the latter finally agreed To enter the
confederation provided he should be made the
great chief and that the chieftainship and the
keeper Of the wampum should always remain
with his tribe Through the diplomacy of Iiia-
watha the other nations were persuaded to ac-
cept these conditions. The league was formed
Atotarho was made chief. and the wampum
which have described was woven to cOmmeln-
orate one OF the greatest events in Indian his
tory.
After accomplishing this purpose. and fearful
of the jealousy OF Atotarho Hiawatha left his
home, mounted his canoe and noated down the
Mohawk into oblivion or his subsequent ca
roer and his death We have no information
Schoolcraft tho historian Of the Indians, makes
him the hero Of great many legends Long
fellows poem transforms this grave OnOndaga
statesman into an Ojibway dcm-god, the son
| of the west wind.
! The same gentleman who owns the IiaWatha
| belt has another piece Of wampum which was
made in 1874 to OmmemOrate the first treaty
| made betwe cen George Washington and the lro-
! uuois nation. a figure in the centre represents
! the Capitol OF the United States. Adjoining it
| is the wigwam of the Iroquois. Red Jacket, the
| great chief. stands next to the wigwam and
| Washington next to the Capitol. Then diamond
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

Archibald McI.lntock No 8 on the crew. also
comes from this city, and is student in the
School OF Mines. He was prepared at The Col
le giate School He weighs 1c3 pounds, is D feet
111S inches tall. and is nineteen years old
II. A. Edison. Of NeW-YOrk. No. & and captain
Of the crew. is nineteen years old, u feet li2
inches tall and weighs 165 pounds He was pre-
pared at the Irving School and Is member Of
the School Of Mines.
Oscar w. Erdal. No. Z. comes from Johannes
berg. South Africa, and received his education
at the Real Schulz in Hamburg. Germany. He is
nineteen years old, 3 feet ia. inches tall and
weighs 1916 pounds. He entered the School OF
Mines.
The stroke. Fred Freeman Kellogg. is nineteen
years old ) feet 9 inches tau and weighs l4J
pounds He was born in this city and received
his preparation for the School Of Mines at Wilson
G. Kelloggs School
Morton G. Bogue, of Brooklyn, the coxswain.
Is sixteen years old, 3 feet Ia inches tall and
weighs 100 pounds He was prepared at the
Polytechnic Institute in Brooklyn and Is MEM
Der of the Academic Department
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
SUICIDE AND THE SEXES. .

IT IS MORE FREQUENT WITH MEN AND Is
DESTINED TO INCREASE WITH WOMEN.
From The Popular Science Monthly.
AT the present day man is much more prone
to suicide than woman. This is true OF man IN
regard TO epilepsy crime and other marked Signs
of degenera ton Bat il has been observed that
as woman approaches man in her mode OF lie
she also becomes more familiar with those abb
normal conditions which have previously been
pccular to The comparative immunity OF
woman from sef-destructiOn in the past has de-
pended greatly upon the relatively less harasslng
part she has taken ia the struggle Tor me- 10
day it is different Now woman occupies the
fields OF art. literature finance. and even poll
tics and. as she goes deeper into these vocations
she must expect to suffer the consequences Al
ready il is notcea bic that feminine suicide Is not
now entirely due to the sentimental causes OF
disappointed lOye. desertion and Jealousy, DIT 10
those trials of more material order, such as
nave led men to the act Of self-destruction.
Imitation far exceeds any other or what are
called trivial causes" of suicide. ana asserts IL
self more in woman than in man. 1t is much
more common than Is supposed. When sel1-de-
struction becomes epidemic. ash sometimes does,
its prevalence very largely depends upon iHlita-
ton IL is said that many years ago the wall OF
Thomas Hood over "The One More Unfortunate
brought many a sentimental person to Watery
grave in the Thames. And in our own DAY lhe
vivid representation Of suicide upon the stage
under conditions appealing fOrcibly to the mag
ration has been known to be followed by the
self-mposcd death of persons whose conditions
rrsembled closely those Of the suicide In the
drama
Attempts have been made to prove that cii-
mate has an effect upon the rate OF suicide ous
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

these attempts have never done more than SHOW
that the temperate regions have the hlghest
ratio. This. of course, is not due to the climate
but to the moro complicated civilization. the
greater physical and mental wear. and the more
extensive interference with natural laws met
with in the temperate regions. While IL Is true
that climate exorts but little influence over the
rate OF suicide, the seasons. on the contrary, 40
strongly affect it The popular belief Is that SUI
eide is more frequent during the months OF VIM
ter and spring. This. however, Is incorrect. Cold,
wet damp weather does not. as SO many people
suppose. promote dependency and SUICIDE.
Strange as it may seem, at that period OF the
year when the sufferings Of the poor and the
sick are least, when employment Is most reiuliy
obtained. when the pleasure Of living should be
al its highest. suicide IS most frequent May.
June ard July, the months of song ana sunshine
in all countries. give the greatest number or
self-murders For this there is no satisfactory
exclamation, unless accept that " the med
ical fraternity which is that during the period
Of early summer the organism is working at
higher tension, every function of mind ana BODY
is more active than at any other period or the
year and consequently there Is greater liability
to sudden physical and mental collapse.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
HIAWATHA THE GREAT.
THE STORY OF IONGFEILOW'S INDIAN HERO.
w. F. Curtis in The Chicago Record


While spending few days in Albany recently.
was shown of the most valuable and inter
esting historical relics in America. which is now
the trophy of the Mayor OF that city. 1t is the
wampum belt Of Hiawatha and was made 10
commemorate the formation Of the IroquCis con-
federation league OF the Five Nations.
which occurred somewhere about the middle Of
the fourteenth century. long before the discovery
Of this hemisphere by the white man.
Hiawatha was not a lovesick warrior and min
strel. as LongfeIlow describes him. He was the
foremost statesman Of his age in America. and
was several centuries ahead f his time He was
the first advocate on American soil Of intern.-
tionaI arbitration He the first apostle OF
peace in America that we know anything about,
and his untutored mind developed the funda-
mental principles of Christianity as he trod the
forest Of the Adirondacks in his moccasns.
The wanpum is belt Of bead embroidery. Tor
that is the IN aning of the term. II represents
four squares about five inches by four inches in
size two OF which on either side Of th" dia-
mond shaped centre. They are connected by
links. The diamond-shapcd figure represents the
Onondaga nation which was the wealhiest and
most powerful. Tne other four figures represent
the s nccas. the Mohawls, the CayuSas and the
one edas Later the Tuscaroras joined the con-
Gedcracy. ard they became known as the Six
Nations.
Ii was Hiawatha who brou ght about the con-
f,deratiCn lie was a member Of the OnOndaga
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
LEGS LOST IN BATTLE.
@ St. Louis Republic

From The St Louis Republic
81 can tell almost to a certainty to which branch
OF the service he belonged when see an oid
soldier stalking around on leg" said Colo
mel Lamar Fontaine of Mississippi. the famous
Confederate scout and poet who was at the
Inclede yesterday "lf the leit leg Is MISSING
thon I am pretty certain he belonged to the in
fantry. and if he is minus the right leg. then
I feel safe in betting that he was caVaryman.
In either case, the absence or the leg proves
more cOnclusivcly than the written record that
the man who lost it was fighting like soldier
when wounded.
"The reason the infanryma loses the lei | |
lao In hattie IS this: Infantry men are drilled
TO place the left foot forward when firing in
order to balance the body so that steadier aim
can be taken. This naturally acts as protec-
.inr 10 tho right leg which, Of course. is more
~ less concealed. Consequently. the bullet of
the enemy Is much more apt to 1ind iodgement
a., the left leg than the right. Now, the cavalry
-, - NV rsas a Distol nearly altogether 1t is
handler and less cumbersome the pistol Is
heiS in the right hand. and this causes the
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
COLUMBIA'S FRESHMAN CREW.
SKETCHES OF THE MEN WHO RowED so



The following is a sketch Of the members Of the
Columbia freshman which took second
place in the race Wednesday last after a
gallant struggle against Cornell and Pennsyl-
vania
Lawrence Mortimer who rowed bow, is feet
1Ok inches in height. eighteen years Old and
weighs 1.,J pounds. He comes from NewYOrk
and was prepared for college by w. #. Blake. No
% West Forty -second-st He is a student in the
Academic Department.
Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen. who rowed No ., is
the son Of the late professor Of literature in
Columbia. He is eighteen years old = feet 81
inches tall, and weighs 1.H pounds. He was pre-
pared at the Berkeley School. and is a member
Of the Academic Department.
Philip ParkhurSt Gardiner. also a member OF
the Academic Department. received his prepara-
ton at St Paul's School. Garden City. where
his home is. He ia twenty years old . feet 10Y
inches tall. and weighs 1j5 pounds He rowed
No. 3
No. 4. L. V. Jones. Of No. -; West Fiftyfrst
St. was prepared at the Columbia Grammar
School. He is , feet 10 inches in height. twenty
years old ard weighs 100 pounds lie is Il mem
Der of the Academic Department
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
TIE AMENITIES or PPISON LIFE.


From The Boston Herald
Herr StOffers. Of Berlin. who was immured
in prison for the crime of lese majeste for three
months, has been given n weeks outing, ana
in the course # his remarks ancnt the hos
piaity Of the governor gets off this capital mot:
we enjoy very few liberal institutions in tniS
country he writes but prisons rank among
them" And considering how many free spoken
gentlemen must occupy the dungeon cell 10
please Emperor William. ii is gratifying To near
that n German prison is such comfortable
place Herr StOfier does his literary Work every
day He has plenty of good food; the diet -
varied and everything is clean-in fact, hiSh
official has to taste everything before 1t leaves
the kitchen
on feast days there is bcer. and every Satur-
day the prisoners choir gives concert. rms IL
enough to make some prison com;nisSloners hold
their breath and, be il also known. Herr Stoh 'r3
receives no exceptional treatment bat shares
with minor criminals guilty of theft, stabbnS
and other unsocal manners OF that Kind. II
one must live in a country where one can't say
a word without being hauled to jail whT. this
idea of not brutalizing the prisoner or trivlng
him insane is some compensation AT 1t ast. II
is an Improvement on the prison syste II OK
France and England
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

cavalryman when firing to place his right foot
forward for support In this way that side OF
him Is much more likely to suffer than the left.
But as I said, either case is conclusive evidence
to me that the soldiers thus MANNED were fac
ing the enemy when shot. The loss Of the leg
indicates almost to a certainty that the sufferer
standing In military position and not
crouching running"
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

which they have met elsewhere viii be met here
also
The successful operation of this factory means
the solution Of problem to mill owners and
great boon to negroes
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04

shaped figures on either side represent the thir.
teen colonies Of the United States and the su
nations Of the Iroquois.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
A REPLY in OCTOBER
Britain In No Hurry to Answer Nc
kinIcy's Proposals.
COMMISSIONERS NOT CAST DOWN,
Say They Believe Delay rresaaes
Favorable Action.
PETITION FROM WoRKlNGAEN.
PETITION FROM WoRKlNGAES
Three Hundred and Fifty Labor Or
CARNATIONS Urge Co-opcration or
britain in Dimctnliksn,.

London. August 6--The British govern
lie commission that II will probably reply
TO the proposals OF tho commissioners on
behalf OF the United States in October.
Tho commissioners have been waiting in
London since their conference with the
cabinet. and desiring to know tho exact
negotiations with other governments, they
wrote yesterday to the cabinet inquiring
when they might expect a decision. as they
were anxious to arrange their fusare pro-
grammc.
Today Senator Wolcott received n reply
OF the exchequer. In the course of which
the chancellor expressed n fear that the
British govermont was not yet In posi-
ton TO reply to the proposals OF the ENJOYS
OF the United States and tSe French am
bassador on tho question OF an interna-
tional agreement,
Sir Michael Hicks Beach said: ut Is
due both to the Importance OF the subject
and the manner la which 1t has baen
brought before the English ministry by
tho representatives of the two countries
that these proposals should be very care
fully examined and considered and this
process must he somewhat prolonged owing
to the time necessary in communicating
with the government of India"
The chancellor OF the exchequcr added
that he can not say with certainty how
long these communications Will take, but
he hopes tho'cablnet viii he ready to meet
the ENJOYS again early In October.
while this pcstroncment OF England's
decision delays the work, the Amerioea
ENJOYS do not consider Il cisoouraging. On
tho contrary. they Thank Great Britains
| interest in The question justifes them In
expecting that tho tnd.an ip!ntg vlA' 10
opened. rhey believe the Times ia opposing
the reopening of tho lndian Mats does not
represent the government, but rather the
city financial circles. which are opposed to
any change, Tho report made to the gov
ernmcnt from the min, Ia understood to
bc favorable TO silver.
| The headquarters of the commission viii
remain in London until October. Senator
Wolcott may visit Austria In the meantime
and pave the way for negotiations with
tho Austrian government. The commits
sloners do not wish to approach other gov
ornments until England's attitude is set
tied. as her participation IN the move
ment. II secured Will aid IN interesting
others. After the English reply they viii
go TO Austria. Germany aud Russia.
! James Mandsley, secretary Of the CO.
operative Srlnners. today forwarded to
Lord Salisbury petition representing $50
labor organizations In all the Industries.
urging Great Britain to cooperate with
other governments in the movement now
on foot to secure stable par exchange
for gold and silver
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
VIEWS on SILVER.
The supply VIII Adjust Itself To the
Demand.

Denver. Col. August d.--The effect OK
tho decline In silver to b5h cents per
ounce and the probable further fall to so
cents Is the current topic OF conversation
among mining men. and while some arc
greatly discouraged at the outlook for min
Ing in Colorado. tho general opinion seems
to be that the decline will have no very
serious effect.
There Is u possibility that some Aspen
and Cseede properties will shut down, Tut
outside OF these there Will be very little
change in the situation.
Ex-Governor j. D. Grant OF the Omaha
and Grant Smelter said: II am Of the
opinion that silver will continue 10 go down
until there Is a marked decrease In pro-
duction in some parts OF the world. and It
remains to be seen which of the silver pro-
ducing countries will give way first. II the
present volume Of production IL main
taned silver will gc .ower until supply
and demand are nearer together, unless
In the meantime silver should be remone.
tized. One thing will result from the de-
cline-no more new silver enterprises Will
be started and there will be increased &C.
tivity In the search for gold also think
1t win have some effect upon the Develop
ment Of Mexico and that no more railroads
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
ATLANTA sTRIKE AGAIN on.
Opernfivcs Demanded Discharge oi
Other Negro Employees.


Atlanta. Ga. August 6.-The strike OIL
the 400 operatives CT the Fulton Bag ana
Cotton mills against the employment Oh
negro labor. which was supposed To have
been settled yesterday aftef;9dH, ~ ~
again today A verbal agreement WAS
reached between the strksis and President
Elsas of tho company. and Il WAS given out
by both sides that the trouble had peen
adjusted. President Eisas declared ms
Willingness to discharge the negro women
to whom objection had been made ana IL
was not supposed that any diiliculty Wouip
he encountered in agreeing upon written
contract. When tho written contract drawn
nm nv the strikers committee was presented
TO Mr.. Elsas this morning. however. he de-
clined to sign 1t and the settlement was
declared of
The cause of the neS disagreement is the
demand Of the strikers that the mil not
only withdraw the negro women who were
the cause of the strike. but that all other
negroes employed in the mill except ira
men and scrub women be removed and That
the mill obligate Itself not to discharge any
OF the white operatives on account OF the
strike. To these conditions the mill man
agement objected. claiming that they were
not included in the verbal understanding
reached yesterday afternoon.
This afternoon committee OF strikers
held a conference with President Elsas,
who announced that he still declined to
sign the agreement submitted by the strik-
ers. The striking operatives are preparing
for a protracted struggle.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
LIGTNING's STRANGE FREAK.
PiSintcrred Body OF u Man Killed by
Lightning.

Fort Ogden, Fla, August 6.-Lightnins
as been very fatal In this section the
ast month, over eight people having been
iiled by H.
Many strange incidents are related. the
nost extraordinary being story FROM
cross the Kissimee river told here today.
Henry Myers was killed by lightning
here last week while in field and was
uried thu next day.
ioe second day a thunder storm arose
nd his grave was struck, the lightning
Searing open the grave. throwing the coffin
Fut and breaking 1t open.
~ was found two days afterwards by rel
f'ives and the body reburiei. The body
Fas not dishgured by the last electric bolt.
Put the coffin had been torn TO pieces, the
Pody being left on top OF the un.urned
farta with the splintered coffin fragments
hruund H.
This is vouched for by several people
from that section.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
Dispatch.


London lad
Of of
to the sccneo of
AS
with
results which likely
to be noiatons.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
DEBs DEN0uNcEs JACKSON.
VIII Disregard Injunction When
ever He Chooses.

Pittsburg. Pa. August 6.--Eugene ".
Debs. who addressed the miners meeting
on Duouene wharf last night, left today
for Turtle Creek. where he viii speak this
evening. Before leaving the city ne de-
pounced Judge Jackson of West Virginia
for issuing an injunction restraining I'm
from interfering in any way with The
Monongahela company or its employees. Mr..
Debs said: This Injunction Restraints ne
from walking on any public highway lead
ing 10 the mines OF the Monoaslaela Coal
and Coke company. II is most sweeping
and none other can be compared 70 II II
aunihilates the right of peaceful Assem-
blaeo and enectually suppresses free
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
uu,oIu ,,ine Closed.

Mcaongahela. Pa, August 6.--Bctween
800 and 500 striking miners marched OIL the
Bunola niue this morning, headed by O,
n. Raband OF this place. Tine body was.
composed of miners from Galesburg Black
Diamond. Webster and points in the vlein-
ity. The Bunola miners were brought out
and the strikers established camp to
see that work Is not resumed. The s'rik-
err arc a,flet.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
MEETINGS IN WEST VIRGINIA.
Demands Made for Short Ton and mn
Increase in Wages.

Charleston, w. Va, August ga join,
meeting OF miners was beld at Handiey
this evening. composed OF delegates repre-
senting both Kanawha and New hiVeF
mines. The mines we're not fully repre-
sented, Their being only eighteen men al
the meeting. They passed resolutions de-
manding the short ton weight and % ceni5
psr ton for digging. They decided 70 quiz
work at once and remain Idle until thelr
demands were met; There is not muoh
Importance attached to the action OF the
meeting, IS several OF tho same kind have
recently been held in thus district ann
similar resolutions parsed. but the men Ia
inc mines have rersiStsntly 1isregarded
the resolutions passed at these meetings
ard kept~on at work. BY next Monday II
will be known how far The miners VIII re-
spond 10 the call 20 quit work.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-07
cotton melt DuIIctin.


Wash ngton. August e.--Eas'tern Texes
and New Mexico-yhreatei'ins weathef;
variable winds.
Inlinr Territory. Arkansas and Okla
honla- Showers in noroing, probably fol-
lowed Nv fair.
orally fair: warmer; southerly winds.
Kansas-Falr cooler IN southern por-
ton variable Winds.
Nebraska Generally fair; southeast
winds.
winds.
Mcniana-Fair: west winds.