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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Passengers for Europe To-Day.

Tho American steamship st. Louis. which
sails to-day, will take away Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Carnegie, Eugene blackboard. Charles II.
Crsmp. Chauncey NJ. Dcpew, A. II. Hummel,
Y. s. Willard, the Countess Pappenheim. and
Lieut.. A. NJ: Thackarak, United States Consul
at Hayre., Whitelaw Reid. special American
Mr.. aud Mrs. Elbridgo I. Gerry, Theophlus Par.
sons, and Bishop w. c, Doano OF Albany will
sail on the Majestic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
PopuIist Protest Against Fancy Military Unit
f0Fma.

ALTOONA, Pa. June 1.-The Populist State
Convention, which was held in this city to-day.
was quiet for that party. although the greater
part of the day was taken up In speechmaking.
John y. Stevens OF Pittsburg presided. The
platform was OF the usual character.
A protest was entered against fancy uniforms
Philadelphia was nominated for Auditor General
and II. 8. Ayers of Warren county for State
Treasurer,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Struck by = Train ON tho Kearny NIeaaows.

Struck by = Train on tho Kearny Meadows.
An unidentified man about 81 years old and
well dressed was struck on the Kearny
meadows yesterday by a train on the Newark
and Paterson branch OF tho Erie Railroad. Both
of his legs were broken, and his head was cut,
He was taken in the baggage car to Jersey City,
who saw the accident said that the man appar-
emily committed suicide. and that the engineer
did his utmost to prevent striking him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Mother C~entests mnIioua,rs SONS WILL

BOSTON. June LIN the Probate Court to-day
the hearing on the contest over tho will of
Nathaniel +. Goldsmith was begun. 1t is as
serted that no lett an estate valued at 81 ,OOO.-
900. He left the bulk of his property to HIS
wife and her nieces. His mother got 5000 an
tests the will on the ground of undue influence.
The will was executed In 1884.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Matthew LaaIn's VIII.

CHICAGO. June Tho will of Matthew Latin,
who died on May 20. was admitted to probate
6l2. 900. of which all but 49,, 900 Is In real
estate, George H.. and Lycurgus Latin, sons
tors. Nearly half OF the estate Is left 10 the sons
in equal shares. The remainder goes to their
children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
CABLE CAR RUNS DOWN CAB.

The Cabs Front wheels Smashed aud the Driy-
er's Shoulder blade broken.
Patrick o'Brien. a cab driver. Of 400 Third
avenue, was run down by a north-bound Broad
way cable car In front of tho Olympia at II
o'clock last night. Tho car struck the cab on
the forward wheels. smashing them and throw
ing O'Brien between the car and the vehicle.
A Roosevelt HOSPITAL ambulance took O'Brien
TO Bellevue Hospital. His shoulder blade was
broken, No one was In the cab.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
COLLECTOR MOORE TAKES HOLD.

He Selects an Antt-Worth Republican as Ais
Chief Deputy.
Frank r. Moore, the new Collector of Internal
Revenue in Brooklyn. took charge Of his Office
yesterday. He appointed John Z. Burns as chief
deputy in place of Alexander Mckinney. who
had held the place during both the terms of
Twenty-third ward Republican. and. like his
chief, has been enrolled in the anti Worth fac
tion. Collector Moore will retain William II.
Manning as cashier.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
hRIrIsH GOODS IN CANApA.

They Enter At Lower Tariff Rates, ana Ger
many ana BelGiuui Protest
LONDON. June lin the House Of Commons
to-day Mi. Joseph Chamberlain, replying TO a
question by Sir Howard Vincent, Conservative
member for the Central division Of Shefield,
said that British goods were now entering Can.
ada at q lower tariff duty than formerly, and
that the governments OF Belgium and Germany
had protested against the determination
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
symposium ON Honest Primaries.

Delegates of the allied political clubs of the
city, who have been asitatInG for a reformation
of the Primary Election law, will hold a meeting
at tho rooms of the Blaine Republican Club, 10
West twenty fourth street, to-morrow night, at
Guy, William Brookfeld. James W. Pryor, and
City Court Justice Mccarthy have agreed to
talk on tho subject of honest primaries.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
SHOT THE WRONG MAN DEAD.
Alabama Regulators Mako n Fatal HiEtaL
Negroes Prosecuted.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. Juno 1.-The regulators
are angered with the negroes near Kennedy in
Lamar county. and especially with one named
Mccullough. who recently broke a contract for
labor with a farmer near there. Negro women
have been dragged from houses aud f1ogged, and
last night murder WAS added TO the list.
Thu regulators searched the house OF Ike
Bonner for his son-in.law. Mccullough. In one
OF the rooms OF the house was John Hayden, a
negro from Fayctte county, who was visiting
Bonner.
The regulsto tors, thinking him Mccullough,
placed a pistol TO his head and shot him dead,
Then they dragged the body out of the house.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02

District Attorney Foster L. Backus OF Brook
Ign has appointed Herman II. Baker as ono of
his assistants. Mr.. Baker is a graduate Of
Columbia College Law School, and has been
practising law Ave years. Nearly all of this
time he was In Judge Hurd's office. He is an
active Republican and an adherent of the Jacob
Worth faction.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02

WAsHISGToN. June 1.-Capt. Henry Romeyn.
who figured so conspicuously in the court-mar-
tial disclosures at Atlanta recently, was placed
on the retired list to-day by operation of the age
limit clause. Capt. Romeyn has an engagement
with one OF the South American republics to
was one of the Oldest Captains on the active list
of the army.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
ISAAC DUBOIS A SUICIDE.
He KILLED Himself In Kingston Mt the Home Of
Hls Daughter.

KINGSTON. June 1.-Isaac Dubois. father Of
Mrs. George A. Kerr, shot himself through the
heart to-day at the house Of his daughter, where
he made his home. He was found dead in his
room by his granddaughter when she went up
stairs to summon him to dinner. As the old
man did not respond to the first summons she
door. There, stretched in a pool Of blood In the
bed, was her, grandfather. A revolver was
grasped tightly In the old mans hand. and In
his breast was a bullet wound. Why Mr.. Du-
bois shot himself cannot be imagined. as he was
Of a cheerful disposition and had much to
live for.
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ton to their publicity.
The Chairman then announced the close of the
testimony 80 far as the raid was concerned, and
also said the committee would report to the
House Of Commons the refusal Of Mr.. Rhodes to
possession OF his counsel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Dry Goods FAILURE In North Carolina.

RALEIGH, n. c., June 1.-The firm OF w. II.
and II. 8. Tucker g. Co., the largest dry goods
establishment in the state, made an assignment
here this morning. Creditors arc preferred TO
the amount of 500, 900. William Is. Snow, vii.
linn X. Tucker, and Ernest Hay wood are named
as trustees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
OUR AyD TO THE CUBASs.

Gen. Bornpi says the Insurgents Hold Out
Only Because We Help Them.
MADRID, June 1.-Gen. Bernal. who has Just
returned home after q prolonged term Of active
service in Cuba, has declared that the insurrec-
ton in that island Is being prolonged only by the
assistance which the United States gives to tho
insurgents.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
BANK FAILURE IN NEBRASKA.
The Merchants Bank or Lincoin In the Hands
or tho Bank Examiner.

LINCOLN. Neb.. June Tho State Banking
Board to-day took possession OF the Merchants
Bank of this city. and it Is now in charge of
State Bank Examiner Reynolds. The officers of
the bank requested that tho board take charge,
and the doors were not opened for business.
The bank, according TO the last statement, had
or, March 27 liabilities Slo8, 7O5. with assets to
amounting to $4,000. The total deposits at Inc
time OF closing were about $50, 900. There is no
apprehension that the other banks will be at
fected.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Ja,nes Gordon bennett sails for the ALores.

James Gordon Bennett sailed yesterday for
the Azores on his steam yacht Namouna. Mr..
BENNETT was accompanied as far as the Narrows
Luckenbach.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
Oyer-ExertIon OF Brain ana Body.

Take HOFaF0Fd's Acia Phosphate.
II IA q wholesome tonic for body, brain and nerves.
Wonderfully quick in itS action.-AdV.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
III IN CRETE.
Gambia Attacked by Insurgeuts, but Foreign
Wnrships Drove Then on.

Gambia Attacked by InsurEeuts, but Foreign
Wsrships Drove Theu on.
Special Cable Despatch to THE Sun.
CANEA, June IA body of insurgents at
tackled the town Of Gambia Monday night, but the
French and Italian warships in the harbor
shelled them and compelled them to retire.
The British troops stationed at Gambia have
been ordered to disarm the Moslem ~populace
there.
Fighting occurred here yesterday between q
band of Bashi Bazouks and q force Of Christian
insurgents. Twenty Christians were killed, but
the loss Of the Moslems is not known. Further
conflicts arc feared, owing to the inactivity Of
the British troops, which have been relied upon
to keep order.
ATHENS, juno l.-Reports arc received hero
OF further massacres in Crete. These advices
say that the Turks made q sortie from Heraklion
on Friday night and murdered six Christians al
Galifa, in the neutral gone. Tho victims were
killed Will, they were asleep.
At q point beyond Galifa tho Turks murdered
three men, three women. and q child, after
which they returned to Heraklion, where the
Governor tried to place the marauders under
arrest. The attempt to arrest them caused Q
riot, which was quelled with difficulty.
Gen. Miles will soon Return 60 Lender.
ATHENS June 1.-Gen. Nelson A. Miles. U. 8
A., who has been visiting Turkey and Thessaly.
has arrived here from Thermopyle. He will
anu DO p,snJ, aI1rtI- As. w1,,kA 4 - T~~I4N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-02
CHANCE FOR THE LABOR ORATORS.
Cts Will Lot Them Talk at Conference No. .
on Friday.

The Citizens Union has called another labor
conference in room %, Cooper Union, for next
Friday evening, and the invitations to labor
leaders state that "A frank and free discussion
4 invited." Last time the Cts did all the talk.
ing.
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Anti-FriEe Fighting Hill Killed.
HARRISBURG, Pa, June 1.-The House tonight
defeated the bill 10 prohibit and punish prize
fighting. 1t wa n radical measure.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
1T WAS A STRANGE Mlx-UP,
How the Theft OF 4 Bicycle Led tr
81 Embarrassing Complications.


Among the strange complications for
which the bicycle has been responsible
the following is rather q masterpiece
in point Of intricacy. Those persons
who took part in it are now disposed
TO view the incident with some pride
as triumph Of confusion and misun-
derstanding not likely to be dupli-
Gated. b., who lives far up town. had
occasion to visit bicycle store on the
Boulevard few days ago He left
his wheel outside, near the rack in
which stood several machines for rent.
While he was attending to his errand
inside the shop he CHANGED to glance
out through the door just in time to
see man spring upon his unguarded
wheel and ride off at a furious rate
down the street. With an exclamation
of rage, B. rushed to the sidewalk.
seized one Of the wheels from the rack,
and started off in hot pursuit Of the
thief. The proprietor Of the shop stood
for moment aghast. He had not seen
the beginning of the trouble. and the
supposedly honest customer had made
an astonishingly bold attempt to steal
a wheel from the rack. There was on
~ one thing to be done. Jumping upon
another wheel, he joined in the chase,
and the three scorched up the Boule-
ward in admirable racing style. The
real thief proved the poorest rider of
the three, as the shopkeeper was I'M
questionably the best and the result OF
this state of affairs was that the dis
tances between the different members
Of the trio grew speedily less. AS they
drew together, a truck crossed the av-
enue, croWding them into small space.
The rate at which they were going
precluded any dismounting, and the
three came into collision with re-
sounding crash. Before they had fair
ly extricated themselves a policeman
appeared. His first proposition was tc
run them all in for scorching. but
impressed by the unusual excitement
of his prisoners, who seemed to be
more disturbed in mind than ordinary
scorcnerS, ne waited to hear their stO
ries. This, as may be imagined, was
no short task. The genuine thief was
the only one who saw humor in the
situation. Knowing that he had moth
ing to say for himself, he stood by and
grinned, while the shopkeeper and his
customer spnttered out angry and con-
f1icting accounts of the affair. But the
truth was finally ascertained. As he
collared the guilty man and dismissed
the other two, the policeman an
nounced that no charge of scorching
would be pressed against anybody. III
| have two or three more cases like
this to SETTLE he remarked to a by
stander, its a lawyer I'll be calm
meself instead Of an officer"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
ecRErs FoR woMEn's HATS.
Cruelty aud Slaughter Chat Producs
These Ornaments.

These Ornaments.
Thomas Jones pushes quietly into
the edge Of the nesting ground. ties his
boat firmly within easy range of the
tall snag he saw the day before, and
takes out his rifle, says Forest and
stream I'm. - There is an egret on the tall
snag. Taking steady aim. he fires,
ana the bird whirls down dead. One
or two other birds start on their
perches in the same tree, but Settle
back. One by one they, too, whirl
out and lie III white tangled mass at
the foot of the tree. An egret raises
herself above the rim Of the nest on
which she sits, and the tiny bullet
pierces her. She whirs down, lying
white and mOtionless. The little ones
cape and cry, but no food comes The
father was killed on the tree near by
one by one out of the nests, Off the
limbs OF the trees, here, there, any
Where-fOr the birds are all about. and
SO stupid with the breeding fever that
they will not leave--the slender white
birds meet their doom. That tall snag
has yielded twenty victims. Jones has
not moved from his boat. He has
over 200 birds down He can tell by
his cartridge boxes, for he rarely
misses a shot. 1t is easy shooting.
After noon he gathers up his spoils
cut of the knife and the cump of
plume is off. Two hundred ca1casses
or egfets are left lying. That many
more tomorrow Many more than
that the next day, for by that time the
Wailing OF the dying young of the first
days victims will have ceased. From
then on. day by day, increasing in
threefuld ratio. the harvest Of death
goes on. steadily. pitilessly, on the
sowing grounds of life, out in the 81
lent wilderness where the birds have
tried to hide their homes In less than
month it is over. The long white
lines no longer cross the country 60
ing to and from the feeding grounds.
The white forms no longer appear on
the naked trees. Doubly naked the
forest stands in silent desolation
Sodden AMI discolored the once white
! forms below the trees are sinking into
| the slime. From beneath the trees
and from the nests up in the trees
| q great stencil goes up. Not a bird
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10

his tattered wardrobe, claMhered light
above us. in pursuit of the young
birds Clinging to the almost perpen-
dicular wall by his toes and fingers he
worked his way to places | should have
considered absolutely inaccessible,
knowing that i'll those spots the
trophies (as he called them) would
be sure to build. Not only were the
rocks nrecarious to climb. but against
their SIDES were SET clunps Of the cintf
prickly-pear, the spines Of which inslict
lad wounds, even if the hands and feet
OF climber are protected by gloves
and boots. How the boy escaped these
| do not know, but he eyadch ali diff
culties and at last shouted to us that
he had found nest. We waited in
anxiety until at last he appeared,
long way up, clinging 10 the rock ike
a limpet, holding his old hat. contain
ing an egg, in his teeth and a strug-
Cling, biting "trophic" of full growth
in one hand
1t was no easy matter for the young
ster to descend The steep and slippery
precipice, keeping his grip on that
iiercey fighting bird, and | trembled
for his safety until he joined us ar our
shelter near the waves. But at last
he reached us. tired and trenbling, but
asking no great credit to himself for
what northern boy would have
thought {; mighty feat and talked over
q week.
1t was now time for the old birds to
come in from their sea trims. SO
waited. gun in hand, for their appear
ance. Soon We saw them At Il dis
lance. looking like great swallows. with
their pointed wings and shapely forms.
They arrive at q point far overhead,
and seem to be seeking ont their re
spective dwelling places, spending
much time in apparent wrangling and
discussion.
'Dey SO FOOLISH said Alexander.
S'dey don know dey own nes'.' which
appeared to be the case, as they made
made many attempts before finally set
Ting down for good and all 1t is not
to be wondered at. this confusion of
the birds as 10 the identity of their
nets, when the general sameness Of
the cliffs is taken into account. As I
nave already remarked, the perfect
symmetry OF the bird when floating in
mid-air deceiyes one as TO its real size.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10

After sitting there all night one If
them goes out to sea st daylight to fish
and play on the waves. returning at
about o'clock to relieve the other,
which Immediately flies away, coming
back about the middle Of the after
noon. These birds cannot fly from q
fiat surface. but have to launch them
selves at once into the air from on
elevation, such as a rock or precipice.
So, when caught, they can safely be
left on the level sands. 90 they are
wholly nnabls to fly, though they will
hitch themselves ATOMS very rapidly
with their bsaks. and they show saw
age fight and cry out harshiy If dis
turBed.
We climbed cautiously along the
face 6f the cliffs which lowered above
our heads thousand feet and more,
and little Alexander, VINO had resumed
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10

standing this simplicity of orgahiza-
ton. the tests themselves, especially
in the nummulites, have rather COM
plicated structure. Into the details OF
this we need not enter: suffice it to
say that one Of the very lowest mem
bers Of the animal kingdom can puilG
up. OF minerals obtained from sea wa
ter or elsewhere a very elaborate test,
which is constructed on a definite
plan, and Keeps to one pattern, though
not quite with such strict regularity
as is observed by genera and species
among the mOilusks.
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and this was the cause of my many
misses when tried to shoot them,
poised SO far above me or swiftly
shooting through the sky. 1t has a
really robust body, when viewed near
at hand, but from the tip of its sharp
beak to the end of It's pointed tail,with
its two straw-like feathers floating
gracefully behind, all of symmetry and
grace. No one would think that the
distance from tip to tip of outstretched
wings was quite three feet. nor that
the bird was bigger. seen at the great
height at which it flies than a gull or
sea swallow.
In came the swiftly flying birds.
Their screams would be heard when
they themselves were far away. and 1t
is this shrill cry of theirs that has
given the name, applied by sailors, of
the "Boatswain.''
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1897-12-10
SELF-DISTRUST.
1t Is More General Than Ieoale In.
aglne-AIeans Failure.

l.
aglne--AIeans Failure.
Probably self-distrust is one of the
readiest causes Of failure says the
Spectator. A man who, however much
he conceals the fact from observation
feels In his heart Of hearts that he is
not capable of doing the work that he
has undertaken, is almost sure to fail
Ordinary difidence as to ones powers
Is quite another matter, and by no
means a necessary impeachment to sue
cess. Such nervousness is often purely
superficial and merely means that The
anxiety to succeed is so great that II
causes a reaction. The dangerous self
distrust to which we are alluding is a
much more negative quality and gencr-
ally has Joined to 1t a strong chain OF
indifference. But when man does
not think he will succeed, and also Ia
doubtful whether it Is worth while to
succeed, or rather whether 1t Is not q
matter Of indifference whether he wins
or loses, failure Is almost certain. This
stultifying indifference to failure IA
much more widely spread than people
generally imagine. Because failure
seems-to the average man 80 horrible.
producing, as 1t must. liumiIlations and
miseries, rernorseful feelings and re-
grets Of every kind, the average man
cannot imagine any human being in.
different to 1t. Yet, as a matter Of fact.
there are men whose hearts becon.s SO
indurated that they do not mind either
failure or It's consequences. they
would endure anything rather than
rouse themselves TO the painful effort
Of resisting The march 81 what they
call fate. They will fioat with the
stream or tide, but, come Whist rnaY,
they Will not row d stroke against
either.
saw q returned kISaAikef fi,,s
afternoon What w@s He dsiRg--
buying diamonds on begging tbs by;ss
] OF a sumner 2s'--1 Ind ass9elss ststyfaa.
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young or old, is left alive The old
stayed till death came, bound by the
great instinct OF nature to remain
with their young.
Trees ana Men.

A single tree, according to a com
pltatlon in knowledge, is able.
through it's leaves. to purify the air
from the carbonic acid arising from
the respiration of a considerable num-
per OF men, perhaps dozen or even
score. The volume of carbonic acid
exhaled by a human being in the
course of twenty hours is nut at
about 100 gallons; but by Boussin..
gault's estimate, a single square yard
CT leaf surface. counting both the up-
per ana under sides of the leaves, can.
under favorable circumstances, decom-
pose at least gallon of carbon1c arid
IN day. One hundred square wards
OF leaf-surface then would suffice "a
Keep the air pure for one man. hut
the leaves of a tree of moderate size
present surface of many hundred
square yards.