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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
GIRL PIckErs AGGREssIYE.
Cigarette Makers strike becomes Iireller as
1t Progresses.

The girls among the striking cigarette makers
are having lively times with the non-union
people. The chief r~allying point OF the girl
pickets is at Grand and Essex streets. near
Schenker's factory at 43 Essex street. Tho
strikers allege that Schenkcr rules the rest Of
the employers, and that IL he did not hold out
the others would YIELD. The girl pickets there
fore are az the factory to reason forcibly with
the non-union men as they leave the factory in
the evening. A scrap occurs at that corner
about every other night.
Ida Blanck OF 81 Allen street. one Of the cir!
pickets, was fined So in Essex Market Court
yesterday on IL charge OF attacking Morris Fein-
berg, a non.union man, at Schenker's factory the
evening before. Ida said that teinberg attacked
her first, but Fe!nberg denied it, and his story
was believed.
Ida told her story Mt the headquarters OF the
strikers, l3o Ludlow street, yesterday after.
noon. and said all sorts OF things about Fem
berg. She declared that he WAS II very bad man.
Resolutions TO that effect were passed by the
strikers. and then the girls spent an hour
dancing. Two of the smaller frLns granted the
demands OF the strikers yesterday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
CRUELTY IN CONVICT CAMPS.


Georgin's Special Inspector Reports That Ter
ribic brutality IL Practiced.
ATLANTA. Ga. Aug. 20.-The report OF Phil @.
Byrd, special inspector Of convict camps, was
fled with the Governor to-day. 1t not only
gives information not heretofore accessible to
the public, but reveals q series Of grave abuses.
Tho inhumsn treatment of tho prisoners in
some Of the private camps is too revolving for
publication. Nearly all the abuses, both of
cruelty and fragrant disregard of sanitary pro-
visions, occurred in private camps, where mis-.
demes nor convicts were leased to individuals in
violation of law. OF 1902 con-
victs about 400 are thus hired. The rate OF
mortality In private camps Ia about double that
in the public camps. In concluding his report
Mr.. Byrd says:
"God only knows how badly the misdemeanor
convict, camps OF Georgia need rescue. 1t is
worse than Siberia"
In the private camps the law requiring n daily
record OF the conduct OF each convict as "A basis
for the good conduct allowance Of four days n
month Is ignored. In the East Macon camp
thirty negroes and one white convict slept
chained together in a close unventilated room
only Is by II feet with the window nailed up.
In the Glynn county camp at the first visit Mr..
Byrd found forty.siX negroes and fifteen whites.
sleeping In q room 10 feet square and less than
9 feet high,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
THE TEN-HoUR LABOR LAW.
Brooklyn'slDistrIct Attorney TO Interpret Il for
the Trolley Companies.

Brooklyn'slDistrIct Attorney TO Interpret Il for
the Trolley Companies.
A committee from District Assembly rs, X. OF
L., had a conference yesterday with District At
torney Backus OF Brooklyn in reference to the
ten.hour labor law. Mr.. Backus will in a few
days furnish the railroad companies with his
formal Interpretation Of the Law. He said:
The companies will DO told that the law
means ten consecutive hours OF work in the
twenty.four hours, including half an hour for
dinner. The time for swings must also be in
Guided in the ten hours. The design of the law
Is that men shall not be put on the cars 10 work
whom they are incapacitated by overwork from
paying that attention to their duties which The
safety of the public demands. and that II a man
Is required to wait to answer u bell during the
swings the time must count in the ten hours
work, and also the time when ho is getting the
car ready 10 go out, and when he 10 putting it
up after his return from n trip.
This Ian does not affect all of the companies
at present. The men on the Smith street line,
the De kalb avenue line, and the Franklin ave.
nue. line are under contract as to the hours of
labor and the amount OF pay, and TO these the
law does not apply, as the contracts between the
companies and the men continue"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
NO WAR WITH JAPAN.


hClu AFRO httuttCh WI OuEa
Edwin Dun, cx.Minister to Japan, was at tho
Holland House yesterday. He left for Boston
In the afternoon. Mr.. Dun will return to Toxic
early in October. He had this to say about the
rotations existing between this country and
Japan:
II have never regarded the present little DIFF
Hculty between the United States and Japan as
particularly serious. certainly not danger
Gus. Under no circumstances would Ha-
wall be worth two such powerful
nations going to war about. No. I don't think
that the Japanese diplomats at Toxic ever took
any other view Of the case, though japan would
naturally object to annexation, but as a matter
Of fact our commercial interests and those of
Japan in the Pacific are identical. This present
complication, when 1t Is over, will only tend to
make the relations between the two countries
Mr.. Dun was asked concerning the statement
OF . Lieutenant In the navy who recently said
that the japanese we're SO set up BY their victory
afflicted with big head" and did not realize
that lighting ships manned by sailors were diff
fere9t from fighting ships manned by coolies.
The Japanese War Department." he SAID.
us GNmpossd of highly nS educated and u SST 7 mmdS
about our navy ns We dc. and quite realize a., !, what hat
Mr.. Dun said that much apprehension had
existed throughout Japan as TO the Dingley bill,
serious than had been Expected. He said that
vast mating factories are being erected all
about the principal cities, and that tho %oxporta-
with the present duty Of z cent, o roll the jap
ancso mating is better and cheaper than the
homo article.
Mr.. Dun was asked II he thought Japan was
becoming Europeanized and losing its local
character because of the influx of foreigners.
He replied that but for tho fact that tho Japan.
ESQ who are brought In contact with foreigners
lose some Of their native politeness he saw little
change.
"T6eY ara n charming nnnnln - ha concluded
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
CrOQuct.

NORWICH. Aug. 2O.-The croQuet tournament
closed here tonight. tho final and decisive game
having been finished to-day, as told in THE Sun.
Duryea won the championship yesterday, having
a lead that could not he overcome, but he played
two more games to-day to complete all the con-
tests that lad been assigned TO him. VALLEY
takes second place with u record of nine games
won out OF eleven played; lie was the only
player who defeated the champ ion. and would
have won first place had he not lost TO Bird and
u. ID. Butler through indisposition during the
first days of the tournament. Three men are
tied for third place. They are Apgar, Bird, and
Slsson, each OF whom won seven games out OF
eleven. 1t is improbable that tho tie will be
played off before next year.
The positions In the second division arc not
yet decided. as several Of tho players lett for
home without finishing all their games, and the
Committee OF Arrangements have not yet deter
mined whether the games left unplaycd shall be
forfeited or not. The National ASSOCIATION has
elected W. Holt Apsar President for the ensuing
year. w. II. Valley, J. N. Davenport, and Is. II.
Durham Vice.Presidcnts, and \. /. Bishop Sec
rotary and Treasurer.
In u contest for the famous Van Wickle badge
Butler defeated Strong four games out OF hve
and won the trophy. The score:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Canoeing.

CLAYTON, n. ", Aug. 2O.-The canoe sailing
races of 1896 settles the fact that tho extreme
type of racing machine has had Its day. The
boat that settled II was Archihald's new Nab.
which had been built to ut the limit OF sails just
was so iight that it ran away from tho boats
built for larger sails. The woman tandem pad.
ding race was won by the Canadians. Mrs,
seconds, over the Americans. Mrs. Drake and
Miss Waffle. The course was one-fourth of "a
mile straightaway, open canoes and single
blades.
Americans and Canadians resulted In q victory
The camp comes 10 an end to-day. The new
Commodore. Dunnell, was In consultation with
| where the next meet shall DO held. 1t is not Ger
tain whether 1t will DO Stave Island or Grind
stone Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Mayor strong at q vacation School.

The closing exercises Of tho Vacation School
at 25 Norfolk street were held yesterday morn
ing. Mayor Strong was the guest Of honor. The
school, which is composed of over 1900 chill
dren. has O Mayor. a Board OF Aldermen. Police
commissioners, and all the other public officials
by which this city Is governed.
After J. b.. Abrahams. the school Mayor, had
been introduced to him, Col. Strong listened to
the reports OF the various officials. The core
monies terminated with q speech from Mayor
Strong, In which no complimented the school.
and said that he hoped to see young Abrahama
become Mayor of Greater New York some day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
rres,o,s Designer Expects she WIN Provo Ea.t.

Although it has boon stated that J. Adolph
Mollenhauer's new steam yacht Presto. which
was launched from Ayers shipyards at upper
Nyack on Thursday afternoon, is purely a cruis.
ing craft, the subject OF her speed is u topic in
which many yachtsmen are interested to moro
than an ordinary degree. High speed has al.
ways been an important factor in the designs of
Charles d. Moshcr, among whose productions
arc the Ellide, Feiseen, Norwood. Yankee
Doodle and other almost equally noted flyers.
1t is confidently expected that on her official
trial over the measured mile the Presto will
travel at a rate of NJ least thirty miles an hour,
although her contract speed Is but twenty miles.
Her lines are indicative Of speed almost equal
to that shown by the Ellidc and her powerful
engines embrace in their bands OF steel every
device known TO the designer for driving the
hull through the water AT railroad speed. In an
interview MIR. Moshcr said:
I'VE do not care to say exactly what tho
Presto will do just yet; You may depend on it,
however. that she Will exceed the contracted
speed by a goodly margin. The model OF the
hull, tho engines and the heating surface OF tho
boiler all show that she will be faster than most
yachts afioat to-day"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
billiards.

Mclaughlin, the Pennsylvania champion, continued
his good work last night by outplaying Kerkau at
every point in their match at straight billiards. Tho
German champion. however. carried OF high run
honors by a splendid contribution of b7b. every poIut
OF which was made by the oleverest Kind or Atraigbt
rare play. Mclaughlin Offset this by thrse runS ~
4e4. $50. is5; The score for the night WAS Nc.
Laughlln, LCOoi KerkAu. 794. Total score for the
Lsqghlin's average last night was II e-i4; Kerka1's,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Homeopathic and AIlOpa,hs In Oklahoma.

PERRY. Oklahoma. Aug 2O.-Tho physicians
of Oklahoma Territory are wrought up over the
appointment Of DR.. Hamilton, formerly Of New
York, as President of the Board Of Health. DIR.
Hamilton treats patients homeopathically, and
that tho new Governor has officially adopted
DR.. Hamilton's methods OF treatment. The
allopaths will make u hot fight to have DIR.
Hamilton removed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
STAGE CARPENTERS QUIT.

Trouble Between the Theatrical Mechanics
and Electricians mt several Theatres
Trouble has been going on at several theatres
for O few days. because theatrical mechanics or
stage carpenters have taken the places of cleo
trical workers. Complaints were made to the
Theatrical Protective Uuion. and yesterday
about twenty theatrical mechanics who were
found doing electr:cians' work ut the Academy
OF Music, the knickerbocker Theatre, Wallack's
and the Manhattan Theatre were forced to quit
work.
Later some of the stage carpenters who were
doing electricians work at Days Theatre were
forced TO quit work.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
FIRE 1T ENRICH BROTHERS..
Porters Put Out y $3.50 Blaze In the Picture
Department.

Department..
A fire started in the picture department. Of
Enrich Bros. dry goods store two hours after
closing time last evening. The picture depart
ment is on the ground floor on the Twenty-sec-
ond street side of the building. One Of the por.
tiers while cleaning the store saw q tongue Of
flame shoot upward behind a picture franc at
the western end of the building. He gave the
alarm, and he and the other porters organized
themselves into a fire brigade under the COM
mand Of Night Waterman McPhee. They soon
extinguished the IRE.
Some one on the street saw the flames and
rang an alarm. The fire engines ratified up in
short order, but the blaze was out. Several pic
lures were scorched and two were burned COM
pletely. Some Of the woodwork was also burned.
The tiremen were unable to learn the cause Of
the fire. The police reported that $3.50 would
cover the damage.
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A wheelmnn scorched like the wind through
East Twenty-seventh street at 8 O'Clock last
night. In front of 3ls Carl Borstrom. IL years
old, who lives In that house. was playing. The
wheelman bowled the little chap down and theu
rode over him, He didn't stop TO, see u Carl wal
hurt, but scorched along harder than ever
Carl, who was badly bruised, was taken u
Bellevue Hospital for treatment.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21

The mems handicap golf tournament, thirty-
six holes. will be played tomorrow for the Galla-
tin Cup. Some crack players are entered, and
the event Is expected to draw a big crowd to the
Maidstone links. Following arc tho entries:
w. A. Rand, Jr., Marvin I. Lyon. J. F. Crosby, Jr.,
William B. Anderson. y, A. PEsntiss; Or. Frank L.
Ives, Or. II, 4. Waldron, James u. Pcll, Louis c Mes
hit, p. p. Spring. W. Pcll, Al Willis. J. \. Steele. Jr.
Samuel I. Skitmore. Adrian II. I.arkin, and X. b. Kerr.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Gold in a Connecticut Well.

GREENWICH, Conn.,. Aug. 2o.-While con-
tractors were digging a well on Stanley T. Jen-
nings's property In Sound Beach on Tuesday
they unearthed some peculiarly marked quartz
and called Mr.. Jennings's attention to It. Mr..
stanford, who is interested in several gold
mines in tho West, and he pronounced 1t
gold. A piece was taken to New York to be as
sAyed, and Mr.. Millers statement was found TO
10 correct. More Of It will be assayed. Mr..
Jennings owns about two acres of land at Sound
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21

SARATOGA, Aug. 2o.-Capt. Antoine D. McNair.
a former officer of the United States Navy, and
. prominent Saratogan. narrowly escaped
browning at the lake tonight. His sailboat
~C,afpsized, and he became entanRled in its ropes.
ne managed TO e~xtricate himself. but WAS in tho
me.er more than an hour crying for help before
MO headed by William A. Rowland, rescued
nun Capt. McNHir Is suffering from numbness
'hu eNhaustlOn Tonight, but will recover.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Legislative Traae Union Conference.

Representatives Of twelve trade unions mot
last night at 30 East Fourth street in response
to the call for . Greater New York Legislative
Trade Union conference. Tho meeting was In.
formal and executive. Plans were discussed to
obtain promises from the candidates of all polit.
ical parties for the Assembly TO support labor
measures. Sept. o was selected as the date for
q public meeting. to be held at s5 East Fourth
street, to continue the discussion. 1t was said
by the conferees that their deliberations had no
political significance, and that they would inter
fere in no way with the local campaign.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Two Hurt By q Trolley Car.

A Rogers and Marcy avenue trolley car ran
into a peddler's wagon in Rogers avenue, near
Avenue L. Brooklyn, on Thursday night and
upset 1t. Peter Lope and Charles King were
thrown from the wagon and were severely cut
and bruised. They were carried in another
trolley to Nostrand avenue and Bergen street,
where they were left on the sidewalk. They were
taken to ct. Johns Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Tho C.raioy Lia.niues Reach ssss, 900.

Boston. Aug. Goa statement has boon
Issued by the assignee OF r. II. Cordley & Co.,
tho firm Of State street brokers who failed sew
eral weeks ago. He says that he has employed
an expert to examine tho books of tho firm. and
ana that no preferences have been made. The
unsecured liabilities are found. to DO T7s3,06S,
1865, i22. Most OF tho assets are understood to
70 good. although in some cases they will be
tlow OF collection. and In others will have to
be secured by LITIGATION.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Killed by a Horses Rick.

While Thomas Keohan, a truck driver. was
IeaVing the stall, after putting his horse in his
staole At 40 Downing street last night, tho
h hSS9 kIiGEed him In the left breast. over the
was kiIiing MN Instantly; Keohan's body
street. ~ 'N N
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Went 10 Ned Drunk Left Gas Turued On aua
Dlhd.

A man about as years old, who registered in
the Imperial Hotel. Exchange place. Jersey
City, AZ John Reed of Rhode Island. was found
dead in bed at 1850 A. NJ. yesterday. The room
was filed with gas. which WAS escaping from
an open burner, and the man had evidently
been asphyxiated. AS Reed was drunk when
he went 10 the room on Thursday night, IL is
supposed that he turned the gas on accidentally
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Tnorourhbreds for the LorillArd String.

~BoRDENTowE. Aug. 2o.-Sevonteen yearlinR
thoroughbreds were shipped to-day from tho
Rancocas stud OF Pierre Lorillard at Jobstown
to Jersey City. The youngsters will be placed
on the steamer tomorrow and forwarded To the
training grounds at Newmarket, where thew
will be shaped up for next seasons campaign BY
Trainer John Higgins.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
AGAINST THE DAWES TREATY.
FulI.Bloeded Cherokees in Control OF tn.
Legislature.

Legislature
PERRY. o. T.. Aug. 2O.-The Cherokee Indians
will make no treaty with tho Dawes Commits
sion. The complexion of tho new council fore
shadows the refusal. Tho Nationals. tho full.
blooded party. have a majority in both houses
OF the Legislature. They are opposed to a treaty
OF any kind. They are opposed to any sort Of
recognition OF the new Statehood doctrines.
They prefer not to be a party to the undoing Of
their present autonomy land IL the United States
intend placing a new order Of government over
them they would mako tho United States alone
responsible for the outcome. 1t 10 quite likely
that the United States will assume this respon-
tibility not later than next winter, and then, the
Cherokees declare. they win 60 TO Mexico.
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EAsTHAMpToS. Aug. 20.-Fine weather a.
tended the womcn's handicap golf tournament
on the Maidstone links this afternoon and q
large crowd witnessed the playing. Mrs. George
E. Munroe Of New York won the handsome sill
yer cup presented by Mrs. Everett Herrick. The
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Child Kinea whllo BaIusler sliding.

Frank Conlin, 4 years old. of I'll Second ave-
nue., while sliding down the baluster from the
fourth to the third floor last evening fell head
foremost to the ground floor. His skull was
fractured and he died instantly,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
WOULDN'T FACE THE THIRTEENTH.

Twelve Times Policeman Guilty Answers
Charges OF DrunkenneAs-Now He ReslEns-
Bridge Policeman Edward GUILTY. rather than
face a charge of intoxication which was pending
against him, submitted his resignation yester-
day. 1t was accepted. He served on the bridge
guard from its organization and his lot has not
been a happy one, the last charge being the
thirteenth brought against him.
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CLoAKMAKERs' STRIKES SPREAD.
Over 1, 300 60 Out-As Many Nero Expected
to Strike To-day.

Over l, 200 more cloakmakers went on strike
yesterday for an advance In wages. The largest
strike was in the shops of Manufacturer Bau-
man, Broadway. near Canal street. where 600
quit work. The employees of Rubin veile, ll3
Greene street, numbering 500, quit work shortly
atterward.
The striking employees of Peler Brothers. 734
returned to work In the forenoon. The cloak.
max ers in several other shops have made de-
mands. and Il they are not granted in d day or
two there will be more strikes.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
TRoTT1NG AND PACING.
The Grand Circuit Horses wind Up at Glen.
Fails Over "a slow Track.

GLENs FALLS, Aug. 2O.-The last day of tho
Grand Circuit meeting found the track four or
five seconds slow, caused by being flooded with
water eighteen hours before. The attendance
was fair, many being kept way thinking tho
track could not be brought into shape. The un.
finished 2:2O pace was first called and was won
In straight heats hy tho ~fAvorite, w. II. g.. The
first heat Of The 2:10 trot. IN which was Grace
Hastings, the favorite mt $50 to $40. resulted in
a spirited race. Grace Hastings pulled out
Of tho bunch on tho first turn. Fred II.
and QueeChy quickly followed and it was then a
fast drive homo, Grace finishing ahead with the
help OF the whip. The next heat was an easy
ono for Hastings, with a good race for second
place between QuceChy and b.. II. Z. Bouncer
was the one who finally tackled the favorito
in the third heat and drove her out at the finish
a winner by a neck.
First one and then another led in the first heat
Of the 2:30 pace. La Honda showed consider
ablo improvement, but was not well balanced.
Elf won in n close finish with Evadne and For
rest Herr, who came down the stretch together.
Forrest Herr pushed Elf hard the next time,
and won in what seemed TO be almost a dead
heat. In the third heat the same two made q
pretty race from start to finish. although Herr
was not headed. La Honda again came to the
fore in the fourth heat. but again went to pieces,
and left Elf to make an unsuccessful fight with
the. brown geldinR.
The Monk was the favorite in the 2:24 trot,
selling nj $25 TO $40, even after he had lost the
first heat. Hastings showed more speed than
was necessary to capture the race, but was UNI
steady In the last three heats. Summarizes:
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SAVED BY 4 FENCE PICKET.
Moilenhauer Fell from n scnnoId and struck
on q Fence. which Broke His Fall.

Hillary Mollenhauer. a painter. 81 years old.
OF 81 Blocker street. Jersey City. while working
on a house at 10 Hutton street Yesterday after
noon fell from the scaffold. He struck on a
fence and one OF tho pickets penetrated his
thigh. This broke his fall and he may live. He
was taken to the City Hospital.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
nrooLIyn bridge Pronrs. sgs,AIg.0O.

The receipts of the Brooklyn Bridge from all
sources during the year ending June 30, 1897,
were 81 .454. S22.55. The expenditures wero
gl, 379,404.65.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-21
Golf In Pennsylvania.


The match scheduled for to-day between tho
~ the Nutley Coli Club, has been declared OIL.
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WASHINGTON. Aug. 20.-The Acting Captain.
General OF Cuba has promised to furnish Con.
sul.Gencral Lee with the proceedings which
caused the arrest OF Pedro Manuel Hernandez
Hernandez as an American citizen will be re-
epected. as demanded by the Consul-G eneral.
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ON tho watch IIili Links.

WATCH Hill, r. J., Aug. 20.-The mixed four
somes for the Proctor Cup, played this after
noon, resulted in a tic as follows;