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New-York tribune., 1897-10-16

The Veteran Firemen's Association or Pniiadei-
nh,a which Is making "A tour Of the cyes OF Bos-
Ton Providence Hartford and New-fork, VIII ar
rive at the Grand Central Station at D. m TO-
dav A delegation from the Veteran firemens
Association OF New-York will meet them and es-
cort the party. which numbers i,5 to the hcadquari
, o. ~ tho New-York society. l.cxngton-ave and
r.. rr,.artv-ninth-st ~ where dinner VIII be served
fater the PhiIadelphians will be escorted to the
! shr,vst ferry ON their way home. President
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16
\EUPORTS arr TD HER NiUESlkE.

Roston oct. 1.-THE new gTinboai Newport sailed
,,, tho Navy Yard at 80 o'clock this afternoon
,,r N.v.nort and Providence. At Newport she viii
,..,yc from the citizens handsome silver service
From Newport she will 20 10 Providence and thence
>, New-York where she Is due 10 arrive on Oc-
tober g. There she VII take on more stores and
Iii ,bcn have A rty-eight-hour sea run
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16
BIG FIGURES ~ BROOKLYN.
Az INCREASE or MORE THAN FIVE THorsAN
OVER THE THIRD DAY OF EEGIsTRA-
TICT LAST YEAR.

Brooklyn voters rallied IN force AZ the places Of
registration YESTERDAY with the result oi rolling up
the big total OF - gS FOR N" third day. against
a 55l for the third day last yca.. For the three
first days this year there is registration Of 6sbs
against total for the three first 'sys last year OF
i77Gi Considering tha; the registration last year
was phenomenal the registration FOR the hfst three
DAYS ;his year IL unusually heavy. The thr'" days
rcgl 1885 49, e5. 80 mat th" rcgStfa
lion IN BROOKLYN this year over the last Mayoraiy
wear shows an excess OF more than lcon. y com
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16

William VI. De Witt Is in charge Of the vis!torA
President George w Anderson of the New fors
society. will make the address Of welcome.
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16
YESTERDAYS REGISTRlTION.
BELOW THAT OF 1906.

TOTAL FOR THE THREE DAYS
BELOW THAT OF 1895.
The returns OF registration yesterday IN TINS
city. as they were reported by Assembly Dis
tricts at Police Headquarters last night. are
given in the subjoined table compared with the
returns for the third day Of registration in 1880
and 1896.
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16

At Walack's Theatre this afternoon and evening
Mr Willard will give his last performances OF The
Physician" THE Sign Of the Cross" will he seen
for the last time at the Fourteenth Street Theatre
Mature" will end its at the Academy OF Music
and "In Town" will make Its farewell AT the knck.
erbocker
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16
If you want to vote In the municipal cleo
ton he sure tO register! This is the last day
for ma king sure Of the right 10 vote.


Ruben & Andrews announce that early in the sea'
son they will produce at the Hotel Astoria panto-
mime entitled I'm Old Japan" by Vance Thompson.
with music bv Anne I.achaume. \ japanese artist
Is experimenting the costuming. AMI the re-
hearsaIs and real Japanese dancing gr.s Will ap-
near Mile Pillar NORM. who played the title part
in THE Prodigal SON with the French company
which gave il here. viii have the leading part.
New-York tribune., 1897-10-16

Benjamin Iichtensein. the proprietor OF inc
Harlem Opera House leased the music hall In the
building Yesterday to Hertg. Seamon & Tuck for
$1,000 year Hertig & Seamon are proprietors os
the St Nicholas Music Hail. Samuel Tuck is pre"'
dent of the California Vintage company
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Would Be Thief Caught.

Washington, August 5.-During the pro-
gress OF the court and weighing of the sill
yer in the vaults of the treasury today in
cldent to the transfer Of the government
Imnds nIl to the new United States treasury,
Ihomas Martin, of this city, a colored
laDorer, engaged In handling the bags,
was arrested upon charge of abstracting
SILVER i've from the vaults. A shortage of ten
collars was found last Monday in the
weight Of one of the bags. Another short
age OF SIS was.found today and as Martin
was suspected, watch was put on him
When ne left the vaults during the noon
rest. After leaving the vaults, Martin
went into the sub basement where is a
pile OF frewood and hid the $1S among
the stocks. AS soon as he had left the
cellar the light was turned on and the
money discovered. The case was put in
the hands of Chief Hazen Of the secret
service. who placed Martin under arrest
and took him to the office where ho made
Q written confession. The penalty in this
case is term in the penitentiary of from
one to ten years and a fine of not more
than 5000 or both
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
FOREIGN MISSIONS NOW.
Christian Alliance People Consider This
Phase of Their Work.
Esprc1An TO THE rREss.y

Old Orchard, August 5-From the
doctrine of divine healing and the second
coming of Christ, the Christian Alliance
people have now passed to a discussion OF
the subject of foreign missions, which
will occupy most Of the time from now
on till the end of the convention. Every
thing now will have its place in leading
up to the sensational climax of Sunday.
The principal addresses today were made
by Dean Peck of New York and Rev. and
Mrs. Mark Fuller of India. Mr.. Fuller
is superintendent of the Alliancnz
Mission work in India His address illus
trated by large colored maps of the old
world, was listened to with special in
terest. His station is at Bombay in the
very center of the plague and famine
visitation. The work there is going on
well, but he has very little to say about
conversions, except to explain that the
last year was not an opportune time for
reaching out for converts in that part of
the country. 1--WE might baptize
thousands, = he said, Hbut there would
be a general tendency toward expecting
us to feed all Of the converts, and such
action would no be wise.'' He predicted
great results in the immediate future fol
the Alliance mission work in the fields
under his supervision.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Tariff Bills Compared.

Washington, August 5.-The completed
comparison Of the tariff bill, prepared
pert, was % made p publio iae' today. se The The fol-
lowing are some Of the comparisons, in
addition to those given last week: The
average ad yalorem duty of the fax, hemp
and jute schedule is lower in the new
law than in the Wilson law. That of the
Wilson law was 1894 per cent. The
present law is 45.1S per cent. The ave-
rage ad valorem Of the pulp, paper and
book schedule under the present law is
5000 per cent; under the Wilson law
22.1S per cent.
The average ad valorem Of the sundry
schedule under the Dingley law Is 1885
per cent; under the Wilson law it :. was
24.79 per cent.
The total value of articles transferred
from the free lNt to the dutiabie list is
placed at SOL 1888, GAL.
Only two articles were transferred from
the dutiable to the free list. These were
cocoanuts in the shell and ship dips.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06

Advertiser referring to recent despatch
from Havana, regarding the discovery Of
hollow logs on a Ward line steamer, to-
day says:
Despite the recent order issued by Gen.
Weyler that no leaf tobacco or raw tobac-
co shall be admitted to the island under
any pretense the attempts to smuggle in
Sumatra wrappers for the Cigar manu-
facturers, who are at their wits ends to
obtain the wrappers, goes merrily on.
The last lot left this city on July "a
snugly packed in several dozen logs from
Maine, which were shipped to Havana on
board the steamer Seguranca. Some of
it was captured by Gen. Weyler's men, but
more. was not, and as a result the cigar
manufacturers are happy .ss XII
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
NO IDEA OF MAKING PEACE.
Policy Holders Won't Fix Up With Massa
chusetts Benefit.

New..York, August 5.-The committee
recently appointed by the dissatisfied
policy holders in the Massachusetts,
Benefit Life association have. engaged the
firm of Hoadley, Lauterbach & johnson
to look after their legal interests. Law
yer A. Edward Woodruff, who formerly
represented these policy holders, resigned
at Wednesdays meeting which was held
in the Equitable building. Some of the
persons present on that occasion 1ntl-
mated that Woodruff was not giving the
matter the attention it deserved. The
Rev. Thos. Haywood, chairman of the
committee, said today that Lawyer God
frey Morse of Boston had been retained to
take care of the interests of the policy
holders living in Boston and the New
England states, and that all are expected
TO cooperate In the purpose of the COM
mlttee to withdraw from tho company.
Mr.. Haywood said further that an old
and reputable life insurance company
stands ready to re-insure on favorable
terms all the policy holders in the Mas
sachusetts company regardless of age, and
that the committee has about 81 800, 900
OF Insurance which it will turn over to
Ine company, the names OF Which he
thought it best to withhold for the
present. In no event, said Mr.. Haywood,
would an amicable settlement be arrived
at, with the Massachusetts company
. At an informal meeting of the Woodruff
faction held this afternoon call was is-
sued asking all members of the Massa-
chusetts company desirous of re-insuring
sin body to register their names. 1t
is signed by VIM. M. Douth and Frederick
Kreamer of this city and George. F. Brown
of Plainfield, N. j.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
LIVES OF FIREMEN LOST.
Terrible Explosion During Fire in
Chicago.
FOUR MEN KILLED OUTRIGHT
AND MANY INJURED.

Men AakinS Eosltlons TO right FIRE
When Explosion Came-Roof Lifted In
and Walls Come Down-Perfect
Bombardment of Bricks and Stone.
Chicago, August 5.-Four lives were
lost in an explosion which took place this
evening during fire in the Northwes-
tern grain elevator at Cook and West
Water streets.
Three of the dead are 1remen. The
body of another fireman is thought to be
buried in the ruins of the elevator.
Either the bursting of a boiler or the
explosion of mill dust caused the havoc.
The three firemen who were killed by the
falling walls of the elevator were: Jacob
j. Schnur, John j. Coogan. Jacob S.
Stramer.
The injured are: Charles H. Conway,
| fireman, burned about face and hands
and body crushed, may die; Chief Dennis
Sweenie, right foot crushed, left arm
wrenched and painfully burned; Fire
Marshal Campion, burned about the face;
W. H. Bartlett, leg crushed; Assistant
Engineer Benjamin Blanchard, badly
bruised; John Smith, injured by debris;
W. M. MCGUIRE, Is years old, both feet
crushed; Thomas Engle, pipeman, cut
about face and hands and internally in
jured; Ignatius Bond, cut by falling
glass; Capt. John J. Evans, seriously in
jured; VIM. Hanley, pipeman, cut in
head; VIM. Thomson, hit by falling glass;
G. F. Walter, injured about the spine;
John Hentz, skull fractured; James Nc
Guire, leg fractured.
Alta late hour tonight it was learned
that IL others, all frelnen, were also in
jured, several of them seriously.
The origin of the blaze is believed to
have been in the vicinity of the boiler
house. 1t spread with great rapidity, and
then came a terrific explosion. completing
the work of scattering the fire through
out the entire structure
: just as the fremen were getting into
position for advantageous work there
came roar that could be heard for half
mile; the roof was raised high in the
air and the walls came down with
crash
The elevator was of composite con-
| struction, the lower portion being of brick
and the upper part of frame covered with
corrugated iron. The explosion caused
and sheets of iron. Dozens of men lay
injured in the whitening heat, some not
seriously harmed and others in the throes
Of death. 1t was dangerous work to get
them out, but 1t was gallantly and quick
ly done and all of the slightly injured
were removed. The dead for the time
were left where they lay. No man could
reache their bodies and live. The total loss
is estimated at 100000, which is fully COW
cred by insurance.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
PREPARING FOR MUSTER.
Encampment of National Guard Formally
Begins Saturday.

Augusta, August 5.-The encampment
OF the national guard will formally COM
mence Saturday. But Friday the first
comers will arrive, the members of the
regimental teams and substitutes, to
practice for the matches of the following
day; and also the company cooks, two to
each company who will have to be on the
scene to see that everything is in condi-
tion for the men who will arrive in force
Saturday afternoon.
The camp itself is fast approaching first
class condition. The tents have all been
put up and the mess houses have been
carefully overhauled. Utensils have been
looked after and the many details at
tended to, under the immediate super
vision of Lieutenant @. 6. Morton.
Sunday will be passed very much as
usual. In the evening there will be a
band concert from 7.30 to 9.
The routine of camp duties of Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday will be carried
out with:the various programmes for each
day and on Thursday, Governors day
will be observed.
Then will Camp Powers be the center
Of all attractions. The plan is now to
have the Governor escorted to the camp
on Thursday morning. 1t is proposed to
have the Sd Regiment escort him from
the State house, he Of course to be at
tended by his staff. On his arrival at the
camp the 1st regiment will be lined up to
receive him.
The commander-in-chief will have
lunch at headquarters, after which will
be the review. By these arrangements it
will be seen the Governor will be escorted
to camp and the programme carried out
without the intervention of a night,
making the day complete.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06

gifted to superlative degree with all the
virtues. AS American citizens we are op-
posed to the entertainment by this
country of any treaty of general arbitra-
tion with England, considering such
treaty inimical to the interests of this
country, danger to her honor and a
menace to her independence.
The resolutions contained the expression
that the United States senator's who op-
posed the Olney- Pauncefote treaty, ''more
especially that champion of Americanism,
Hon. John T. Morgan of Alabama" were
entitled to the best thanks of their
country for sterling patriotism which
saved her from being handed over, gagged
and bound to her eternal enemy, the
robber nation Of the world"
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
The Americans Won.

New York, August Sin contest full
of brilliant plays the American team com
posed of R. d. Wrenn and o. S. Camp
bel! defeated the English team, n S.
Mahony and W. v. Eaves, in the inter.
national tennis tournament on the ST.
George cricket grounds at Hoboken, N.
j., today. Wrenn and Campbell are not
the doubles champions of the United
States, but Campbell was three years
champion in singles of this country,
while Wrenn is Its present champion and
together they made capital team. The
match was only an exhibition contest but
it attracted large number of spectators
and the greatest enthusiasm prevailed
when Americans won. The score follows
Exhibition doubles-R. d. Wrenn and
o. S. Campbell, America, defeated II. S.
Mahony and W. V. Eaves, England, Ga,
Ga, SO,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Weather Observation.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for yesterday, Aug. 5, taken
at 8 p. M, meridian time, the observa-
tion for each section being given in this
order: Temperature, direction of wind,
state of weather:
Boston, 69, E, clear: New York. 90,
NE, clear; Philadelphia, 6S, E, p cldy;
Washington. y. E, p.cloudy; Albany
10, n, clear: Buffalo, ~, NE,
clear: Detroit, 72. NE, clear
Chicago. 10, NE, p.cloudy; St. Paul, 7S'
E, p. cloudy; Huron, Oak. Is, ,SE, rain
Bismarck, 10, Sc, p.cloud; Jack
sonville, rs, NV, rain.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Tie Up Doesn't Materalize.

Wheeling, W. Va, August Sat Fair
mont, the tie-up, promised by Organizer
Rae, has not materialized, and aside from
few points at Clarksburg, there are no
additions to the strikers.
In Kanawha valley, all but one mine
are working. On the Norfolk and Wes-
tern the strike has entirely disappeared.
Miners day is being celebrated by labor
ing people generally in Wheeling and vi
cinity.
The eastern Ohio miners are getting
hungry and have soliciting committees
out with wagons securing food. The
people are contributing literally and
Secretary treasurer Lewis thinks they can
hold out another month at least.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06

Canea, Island of Crete, August 5.-Tht
belief of the Cretans that Djevad Pasha
the new military commander, is really
charged by the Sultan with instructions
to wreck the autonomy scheme has hac
at least one very important result. The
deputies representing the principal
provinces have sent to the foreign ad'
inirals an official declaration accepting
autonomy and expressing a desire that
the Turkish troops should be withdrawn
from the island.
This is the first document of a unani
nous character which has been submitted
to the Powers in response to their propo
sition of an autonomous regime.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
To Alaska By Schooner.

Nantucket, Mass, August 5.-Capt.
William L. Swain of this town, has pur-
with a view OF. fitting her out for an ex-
pedition to the klondike gold fields. The
Nettleton is two masted schooner, be-
longing to this port, of about Sc tons
burden, and is better known as the Bos-
ton packet. Capt. Swaim's aim is to form
stock company of 20 who wish to so
there, each will subscribe $500 and own
his share of vessel and outfit The vessel
will leave here in time to reach Alaska
about next April.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Turkish Fleet Not Going to Crete.

Canea, Island of Crete, August 5.-The
admirals of the foreign fleets in Cretan
waters today informed the Turkish gov.
ernment of Crete of their decision to pre-.
Dardenelles on Tuesday last for Crete
according to report, from staying in
Cretan waters. The answer of the gov.
ernment was that he had received c 1m.
munication from the Turkish govern1nen,
denying that the latter had despatched 6
fleet Of troops to Crete and stating that
the Turkish squadron concerning whose
movements there had been so much com
ment was going to Sigri, island Of Nifty
lene,
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
A New Cause for striking.

Atlanta, Ga, August 5.-The strike at
the Fulton bag and cotton mills, which
was begun yesterday by the refusal Of the
white female operatives to work with
newly employed negro women, was made
complete today when between l75 and 10C
girls employed in the bleachery and press
room walked out
At $50 p. m. the president of the com
pany acceded to the demand Of the strik-
crs and agreed to withdraw the negro
women whose employment caused the
trouble
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Do YOU Use It?

It's the best thing for the
hair under all circumstances.
Just as no man by taking
thought can add an inch to
his stature, so no preparation
can make hair. The utmost
that can be done is to pro-
mote conditions favorable to
growth. This is done by
Ayers Hair Vigor. 1t re-
moves dandruff, c1eanses the
scalp, nourishes the soil in
which the hair grows, and,
Just as a desert will blossom
under rain, so bald heads grow
hair, when the roots are nour-
ished. But the roots must be
there. If you wish your hair
to retain its normal color, or
if you wish to restore the lost
tint of gray or faded hair use
Ayers Hair VigOr.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Sad Ending Of wedding Frollo. g

Cincinnati, August 5.-Otto Adler kept
an all night restaurant in the lower story
were II men and women in one room in
the second story of this house. The occu-
pants of the building refuse all informa-
tion. The four were suffocated from
smoke in adjacent rooms. 1t seems that
there was wedding frolio all night. The
celebrants of the wedding used beer and
cigarettes very freely and it is now sup
posed that cigarettes started the fire and
the beer caused the guests to sleep heavily.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Important Decisions by Railroad
Commissioners.
NEW STEEL BRIDGE CALLED FOR
OVER VERANDA STREET.
Must Be Constructed and Maintained by
Grand Trunk Company
Electric Road to Share Expense-The
Marginal Way Bridge To Be Built by
City.

EIcCuTlC hOdu W ouhHO ASAPCASS ANo
Marginal Way Bridge To Be Built by
City.
Augusta, August 5.--The Maine board
of railroad commissioners, Hon. J. B..
Peaks of Dover; Hon. B. r. Chadbourne
of Biddeford, and Hon. Frederick Dan
forth of Gardiner, held its monthly meet
ing today.
The decision has been made requiring
the city Of Portland to construct and
maintain substantial bridge over the
Portland & Rochester tracks at Marginal
Way and Falmouth streets, Portland.
The Portland & Rochester Railroad COM
pany is to pay $4,S44, the Portland Rail-
road company, $2,422; the Portland &
Yarmouth Electric Railway company 3d.
422. The balance of the expenses will be
paid by the city of Portland. The total
cost Of the bridge will be $22, ,04O. The
Boston Bridge company is to build the
bridge.
The commissioners made an important
decision in regard to the bridge at Ver-
and street, Deering, over the Grand
Trunk railroad. They decided that as the
present bridge is more than 80 years old
1t must necessarily be replaced by new
one in the near future, to accommodate
the crossing of the cars of the electric
railroad. The Grand Trunk Railway
company is to rebuild and repair the
abutments Of the present bridge SO as to
give the new bridge span OF 50 feet. It
will be of steel plate and of sufficient
strength to carry the loaded cars Of the
Portland & Yarmouth Electric Railway
company. This road will run one track
across the bridge. The Grand Trunk or
it's lessee is to construct and generally
maintain the bridge.
The Portland & Yarmouth company is
to pay the Grand Trunk Railway COM
pany $640. The cost Of the bridge is about
$4,000.
The commissioners have given formal
approval of the Penobscot Central rail
road as constructed in Bangor from West
Market square to the wharf, and have
granted the road permission to operate
the same.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Woman in Boston sandbagged.

4, Boston, August 5.-Miss Hattie Bond,
employed by Mrs. G. S. Arno. at II
Union Park street, was found bound and
gagged in a front room of the house this
morning. A man went in to hire a room
and paid 81 in advance. While Miss Bond
was writing a receipt In the room she
was truck down from behind by the
man, who pulled sandbag from his
pocket. He threw her to the floor, tied a
towel around her mouth and wrists, ,rif1etl
desk in the room of $50 and escaped.
The police have sent out a general alarm.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Trap Shooting at Pennington.

Pennington, August 15.-The clay
pigeon shooting for the gold badges and
Franklin county championship at the
Willows, was well attended by local sports
men and others today. The badge and
championship was won by J. g. Corson
of Wilton, it being his fourth consecutive
victory for the trophy. Should he sue.
cessfully defend it at the next challenge.
it will become his property under the
stipulations of the donor. The shooting
was good and many more prizes were
distributed.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06

Parkersburg, W. Va. August 5-Upon
the application of James Sloan, Jr., of
Baltimore stockholder in the Monongah
Coke and Coal company, made by ex-
Governor Fleming, his counsel, Judge
jackson, in the United States court, has
granted sweeping injunction restrain
Ing Eugene Debs .and his ASSOCIATES. from
interfering with or lnolesting the manage
,ment or the conducting of property of the
Monengah Coal company.
The Portland daily press., 1897-08-06
Coal Men Alarmed.

Cleveland, Ohio, August 5.-Cleveland
coal men view the coal strike situation
with much apprehension. They are deep
ly interested in the mass meeting to be
held in the Clearfield district in Pennsyl-
vania, which the strike has not yet
reached. Adyices received here state that
De Armitt's mines are paralyzed and the
feeling here is that there may be an abso-
lutte tie-up. Resumption of work by sew
eral of Cleveland's s large manufactures
will rapidly decrease the supply of coal
and much alarm is felt.