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OBITUARY Y.

Malissa Williams CreeEan, wife of the Rev. DR..
G. c. Creegan. district secretary of the American
Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions
died on Saturday at her home, 716 Nostrand
avenue. Brooklyn. She graduated rom the
University of Lebanon, o.. in 1871. and was in
Oberlin College. She assisted her husband for
several years in missionary, work in the West.
She was n noted Hebrew scholar. She was home
secretary of the New York branch Of the Wo.
mans Board Of Foreign Missions She leaves
three sons and a daughter.
Hugh McAllister Beaver. second son of OK.
Gov; James A: Beaver of Pennsylvania, died at
his home in Bellefonte, Pa.,u uyesterday. While
ceived an injury in his abdomen that developed
into peritonitis and caused his death. He was -
sylyania State College. in 1894, he has been
working among the Young Mems Christian as
was General secretary OF the Pennsyivania AS AS.
socation. In September he was TO have settled
in New York city.
United States Bung Company Of Brooklyn. died
yesterday after a six wee ks illness at his home.
rs Lee avenue. He was born in Leeds. England.
seventy-one years ago to-day. and in 1S47 he
came to America. For more than forty years he
was associated with the bung company. He was
and at the time Of his death director. He
left awidow. who was his second wife. and three
daughters by his first wife.
John d. Thickstun. for many years Demo
cratic politician in Plainfield. n. j.. died OF a
complication of diseases at his home on Duer
u
He was born in Plainield and, excepting short
time while he was engaged in Brooklyn as con-
tractor, he always lived there. He was long
change. He left widow
Col. Thomas Fisher died at his residence in
Galveston, Tex, yesterday. He was born ab
Richmond, Va. June 1s. 1929. and during tho
the civil war served in the Confederate army as
Colonel He was also member Of the Mexican
War Veterans Association. He had resided In
Galveston for 80 years, and at one time was
prom inent as a railway official. A widow and
two daughters survive him.
William A. Booth, labor and property clerk in
the Brooklyn Park Department, died on Sunday
at his home in Forest Park, Richmond HILL L.
l.. aged 3s years. He owned brass foundry in
Brooklyn before entering the employment OF tho
Park Department. He had long been active in
licpuhlican politics. and was once Presidential
canum.
Edmund Lang, prominent hudson River
brick manufacturer OF many years standing,
died on Sunday at his home in New Windsor,
aged "a years. He was born in New York and
served short time in the war in the Fourth
New York Artillery. lie leaves a widow, two
sons, and one daughter
Mrs. Mary Jane McKenna died yesterday in
her rninety'eighth year at the home of her mar.
ried daughter, Mrs. Bodden. at 1872 North Ninth
street. Williamsburg. She was born in Ireland,
and she came TO this country forty.tve years
ago. Sho left four daughters and two sons, the
eldest So years old.
Timothy Mcdonald, 92 years OF age, died at his
residence in Newburg on Sunday.
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WYOMING Is THRIYING.
Tho Cattle and sheep Industries Arc in . Pros
porous Condition.

CHEYENNE, wy, July 3O.-The people Of
Wyoming are having a generous share of pros
porous business conditions. The two leading
industries are sheep and cattle raising and
there is an increase this year last in values
of IS 900 900. The assessment rolls of the State
for 1896 show that there were assessed for tax
alton 297, ,2i0 head Of cattle at an average valu-
alton Of $l2.56. The actual number of cattle
In the State, according to tho most conservative
estimates, was 100000. and the average mar
ket value Of these cattle on the range was Sl7
head. This year there are 100000 CATTLE and
the average price per head on the range is $25.
Several big herds have been sold at this price,
an increase Of So head in one year. These
sales are noteworthy, too, for the reason that
not for many years previous have there been
any big cattle sales in the range country. The
increased price means a direct gain to the cattle
growers Of Wyoming OF 81 ,OoO, 600 for one year.
The cattle business OF the State has for five or
six wears been going out OF the hands OF the
cattle barons. or owners Of immense herds. and
has been divided up among the small farmers
and ranchmen. who have from 100 to 900 cattle
in connection with their farming enterprises
and this great gain in values has therefore been
divided up among hundreds Of Wyoming
citizens.
The advance in the sheep-rasing industry has
been even more striking. although not repre-
sonting so large an investment. In 1896 the
lO6s. 1868. valued at $l.77 "A head. This repre-
sented perhaps one,half Of the actual number of
sheep. which is 1000 900 head. Wyoming wool
Is now selling for three cents pound more than
IL did in 1896. and, on the basis of eight pounds
of wool TO the fleece. sheep for their wool alone
are worth % cents head more than in 1896.
For mutton. sheep worth so cents a head
higher than in 1896. making q total increase OF
rs cents head over 1896.
Tho average value per head OF the ., 900 900
sheep in the State in 1896 was $3. an aggregate
OF $6,OOO,OOO The average value this year Is
1878 per head. an aggregate OF 81 SOC. 900. The
increased value to those engaged in the two in
dustries Is $5 800. 900, which is perhaps as great
mines.
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SOUTHERN FARMERS pRosPERoUs
President Lane or tho Cotton Growers' Pro-
tectiye Association Talks.

President Lane OF tho Cotton Growers' Pro-
tective Association Talks.
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 2.-Hector D. Lane,
President OF the American Cotton Growers Pro-
tective Association, arrived this morning from
Alabama to attend a meeting called by Gov.
Culberson to take action toward preventing the
selling Of cotton futures. Mr.. Lane will leave
tomorrow to mako his tour of tho cotton belt
The cotton crop, said Mr.. Lane. "is in very
good condition, and the indications point to a
fair yield. With favorable weather conditions
from now on we will make big CROP.
Have you found that the information and ad-
done goodf'
1T Is hard to tell just how much good We
have done, but think in fairness we have done
reasonable amount The farmers in the south.
eastern states are in better condition than at
any time since the war. There is better tonc
TO business all over the Southeast, and tho
farmers are feeling better. They owe less than
at any time within the last fifteen or twenty
years. They were forced to economize
They, had to save. because tho merchants
could not afford TO extend credit 70 them. Fru-
gality has led them out Of some of their errors
Now they are raising more home supply crops
Ihat, OF course, is in their favor, because for
merly they bought nearly everything they need
ed and paid long time prices. They were charged
security.
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TRYING TO DIsBAR MAJOR DICK.
movement to Discredit Senator Hannn's
Ohio Political Manager.

COLUMBUS o.. Aug. 2.-Political and legal
circles OF this State are aroused over n
report that a committee OF the State Bar
Association had discovered that Major
Charles w. +. Dick of Akron, and Secrc-
tary of the National Republican Committee,
had obtained his certificate to practise law in
THIS State by fraud. the claim being that he had
not studied law the required length of time.
though he filed a certificate with the examining
committee OF the State Supreme Court to tho
effect that this rule had been complied with.
This certificate was signed by George W. sieber
as his sponsor. He was admitted In December
1894; and passed a highgrade examination,
Judge j. J. Hall Of Akron is said to be behind
The movement to have Major Dick dis.
barred The friends OF Major Dick say
the whole proceeding is one TO discredit
Major Dick before the people of Ohio for
the % enect II mey have on Senator Hannas cam.
paigni OF winch Major Dick is in full charge. IL
examining committee in any way.
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military Post wear the Gold Fields.

WAsH1NGToN, Aug. ga telegram was re-
ceivcd at tho War Department to-day from Fort
ID. A. Russell OF Wyoming saying that Capt. P.
II. Ray and Lieut.. w. p. Richardson Of tho
Eighth Infantry left therc this morning for
Seattle. whence they will sail for Alaska to make
preparations for establishing United States
military post near Circle City. in the Yukon
country. The trip will be made by direction OF
the Secretary of War. Tho two officers will
spend the winter at Circle City. They will mako
reconnoissances to determine the best site for
the proposed post, and will investigate the
character OF the crowds In the Klondike country
to ascertain whether there is danger OF lawless-
ness. Capt. Ray was selected to command tho
company OF infantry which the War Depart
ment intended TO send to Alaska.
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srrrrr1rr rrrraRAPnr.
suecesurul rest or the lnveution OF Themes \
ntNon or uenasrnou. NY.

BOSTON, Aug. 2-There was n successful test
in this city tonight of sextuplex system Of to-
leRraphy, the invention of Thomas B. Dixon of
Henderson, KY. It was long time after teleg-
raphy was first invented before the duplex sys-
tenn was invented. by which two messages could
be sent over single wire at the Same time. Tho
quadruplex system followed for four messages
simultaneously, and then the inventors. Edison.
Tesla, Field and others, won't to work to per-
feet tho sextuplcx system. Up to the prosent
time failures have resulted but Mr.. Dixon's in
vention Is as perfect In its operation as tho
quadruplex system now in such common use.
Tho main trouble has been in the past that n
proper balance could not be maintained in di-
viding tho current between tho six sets of in
struments used on a single wire. and this was
because the current was of so many different
parts. Mr.. Dixon makes only the same number
of divisions as in tho quadruplex system
that is, two, giving one.third of the current to
one set OF instruments and two.thirds to the
others, the pulsations being so planned rs not
to conflict. The test tonight was over a loop
to New Haven and return, and in several min
Ing" or Interference was perceptible.
sIn,rlsO.. MIR PisOn considers his
greatly improve them. A noticeable difference
between them and ordinary instruments is that
passes from ono set Of magnets TO the other.
quadruplex and in fact It has been SO tested on a
loop running from Boston to Buffalo and return
and to New Haven and return, / 800 miles,
Tho usual limit OF the successful working
length of the auadruplex system has been from
500 to 600 miles. The test Of MIR. Dixon's quad
ruplcx is all the more remarkable when 1t is
considered that q current of $50 volts was used
for tho 1900 miles when that potential is con-
sidered necessary under the ordinary system
for less than 100 miles.
Mr., Dixon says that his system can be oper-
ated just as well in wet rs in dry weather. The
inventor began work on the sextuplex in 1891,
and made the first partly successful test two
years ago. since which time he has been grad
ually bringing the system up to its present state
where 1t 10 ready for practical use.
Edison is said to be authority for the state
ment that the use of the quadruplex system has
resulted in saving OF $50 ,OOO. 900 to ono OF the
great telegraphic companies alone, and in these
days Of the increasing of telegraphy Mr.
Dixon's invention means tho saving OF i'm
mense sums in wire construction and main
tenance.
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VIII FORMULATE DEMANDS TO-DAY

"Pants" Makers Listened TO Speeches Yeater.
day-knee pants" Makers Encouraged.
The pants" makers who went on strike on
Sunday did nothing yesterday but hold meet
ings In Pleasure Palace Hall. 81 Pitt street
Moritz Rudnick was Chairman and tried to run
the meeting. but the people were too excited to
listen to speeches. When the contractors were
mentioned execrations arose. Finally the strik-
ers settled down and listened TO speeches tell
ing them how miserable their condition was.
1t was resolved that the Executive Committee
should prepare a list OF tho demands which will
be presented for ratification at mass meeting
to be held today.
The striking knee pants makers were made
more cheerful yesterday by q rush OF contractors
TO their headquarters In Walhalla Hall 10 sign
agreements. About forty contractors have now
settled with them.
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UPSET A CARRIAGE LOAD.
Brooklyn Trolley Car Plays Havoc wit
Part OF y wedding Company.

a brooklyn Trolley Car Plays HAVOC with
Part OF wedding Company.
coach belonging to Undertaken John GallD
CHER OF North Sixth street and Bedford avenue.
Williamsburg, was upset last night at Hamburg
and Gates avenues by trolley car 1888 Of tho
Gates avenue line. In the coach were Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter Grim and Lizzie Bopp of 374
Hamburg avenue and Mrs. Minnie Barousky
and her child. who live at 223 Palmetto street.
The occupants had attended the wedding OF
Grims daughter Maggie to John Simonds, a son
of Police Sergeant Joseph Simonds ut the Ser
geant's house, at Leonard and Powers streets.
At Gates avenue the car. in charge Of Motor
man Peter Cannon of 1461 Gates avenue,
had stopped. and behind 1t another car.
Cannon was fixing the swtchbox. He
turned half around and let on the electric cur
rent. which started the car just as the coach
crossed the track; The coach was upset and the
driver unseated, but he held the reins fast and
stopped the team. The coach was demolished
Bopp was injured. Three Of her ribs were
broken and sho received internal injuries. She
was taken to Grim's house. The motorman was
arrested
The sun., 1897-08-03
GEORGE F. SMITH DROWNED.
a Newcomer In New York Loses His Life While
BathInE at Block Island.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Aug. 2.-George F. Smith.
% years old. formerly Of this city, but recently
Of New York, was drowned at Block Island yes
terday morning while bathing Off Mohegan
Bluffs. He was seized with cramps. and one of
two companions was nearly drowned in attempt
ing to rescue his friend. The body was recoys
cred this morning and will be brought to this
Mr. smith had been spending his vacation at
the Naile cottage and had been there two weeks
intending to go to Watch Hill to-day on his way
TO visit his mother Mary L. Smith OF this citv
Mr smith was graduate from Amherst College
in 1894. He was member of the Amherst Glee
and Banjo Club for three years. He was a mem
ber of the Chi Phi fraternity Alter leaving
college he was for n time special agent for the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
II Norwich, Conn. and last December went to
New York to take place there.
The sun., 1897-08-03
DEsPATcHEs FOR ESTRADA PALMA

Brought from President Cisneros by Om-
ciaI In HIS Private ONCE.
One of the passengers who arrived here yes
terday on the steamer Antilia from Kingston.
Jamaica, was Ramiro Mazorra, an official in the
private office Of President Salvador Cisneros of
the Cuban republic, from whom he brings inn
portant dispatches to Delegate Estrada Palma
He made his way from Cuba to Jamaica in an
open boat. He says that on July 10. when he
left Cuba: the delegates to the National Assem-
bly,, which is to meet on Sept. ., were beginning
to arrive in Camaguey.
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ELECTION IN TEXAS TO-DAY.
1t 10 Held to Pass Upon Three Propose
Amendments to the Constitution.

DALLAS, Tex. Aug. 2.-Texas will hold State
election tomorrow and three amendments to
the Constitution are to be voted on. One
amendment is to place approximately two
thirds Of the area of the State under irrigation
by the issuance OF bonds and the building Of
irrigation works.
The second amendment is to permit certain
counties In the sparsely settled sections of the
Panhandle West Texas and Southwest T!Xas,
covering about One-half the area OF the State. to
vote bonds as subsidies to encourage the build
ing OF railroads.
The third amendment Is to validate public
improvement bonds issued by number of new
counties and purchased by the State with money
from the State sch ool fund to the extent of three
million dollars
The sun., 1897-08-03
CANAL BLOCKADE BROKEN.
Boats Will Vow He Passing Through syraous
for Several Days.

Boats Will Vow he Passing Through syraouso
for Several Days.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 2.-over 500 canal boats. log
RATS and barges have been stalled for Eve day o
on the Erie Canal. in and near this city. Tho
trouble was due to break in the gates Of lock
AZ. between Syracuse and Manlius.
The Syracuse level Of the canal has been full
of boats. and the canal authorities have had
thoir hands full keeping the impatient Captains
with their craft from completely choking tho
waterway. This afternoon at o'clock the
damage was repaired and the boats began TO
move.
Fights took place at some points where three
OF an early start to New York or Buf.
falo meant dollars in the Captains' pockets.
The boats will be pouring through this city
in steady stream for several days. and the
hoist and sw ing bridges which cross the canal
will not be of much use to the people of Syracuse.
The blockade cost the canal Captains over S., 900
in delays.
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FOR 4 NEW SOCIALIST PARTY.
Hebrews Don't Like Socialist Labor Bosses and
Think Debs L. Visionary.

The Hebrew Socialists who have been in con-
vcntion for the last three days in this city held
their final session yesterday at Walhalla Hall.
There was a large attendance and number Of
women delegates were present
1t was decided to appoint committees to go
through the country and form local assemblies
of the Social Democracy of America, which these
Hebrew Socialists have formed. 1t will be
rival Of the Socialist Labor party. One of the
delegates said yesterday:
The Social Democracy of America combines
the best elements OF the Socialist Labor party
and Dobs' 9 Social Democracy. We do not be-
lievc in the Debs colonization idea or. rather
We think it Is impracticable. and we are against
the spirit OF bossism which has grown UP in the
old Socialist Labor party"
The sun., 1897-08-03
CITY OF KINGSTON BANNED.
Hit while at Anchor. ana Had n CoIIisIo
Later while Under Way.

The British fruit steamship City of kingston
which arrived late on Sunday night from ia.
maica and anchored off Liberty Island was
rammed at l o'clock yesterday morning by tho
ocean tug Harold, bound in with the coal barge
Pilgrim in tow. The Harold struck the City of
Kingston amidships on the port side, carrying
away several OF her stanchions. a part OF her
proceeded.
The shock Of the collision awoko the whole
ships company; The steamship got mp anchor
River. There was strong tide, and she swung
against the British bark Redteld. loading at the
venture the City OF Kingston lost much of her
taffrail. She will be delayed several days be-
pairs.
The sun., 1897-08-03

SALT LAKE. Utah, Aug. I'm the Circuit
Court to-day. Judge Marshall presiding, a do
cree of foreclosure was entered on behalf OF the
Government against the Union Pacific Railroad
Company. This action disposes of tho Union
Pacific. SO far as the foreclosure proceedings are
concerned. similar DEGREES having becn entored
In the United States Courts in Nebraska, Kan.
sas, Colorado; and Wyoming. The sale will take
place at Omaha in about thirty days. The Gov.
ernments claim Is on II second mortgage md
amounts TO a little over S7l 900 600 '' N''N
The sun., 1897-08-03
10 PROTECT TREASURE STEAMERS
President WeAre Asks That GatIinE Gun Ne
Placed OH tho Portland

WAsHINGToN, Aug. 2.-P. h. Wesre. President
OF the North American Trading and Transporta.
ton Company, who recently asked the Treasury
Department to send a revenue cutter to convoy
tho steamer Portland out of Behring Sea, has
applied to Capt. Shoemaker. chief OF the revenue
cutter service, for "A Gatling gun to be placed on
the vessel. Mr.. Weare had informed the depart.
n'ent that he feared trouble" as the Portland
would have a large amount OF Klondike gold on
board, and his request for the protection OF a
cutter was granted after the TreR ury officials
hoou VI an attack On the steamer by gang of
maker, Applying for the loan of a Calling 0nn
lcte mT care saia that the Portland. which is OK
sent 40 70 onSny ieaye 81 Michael, Alaska, between
The sun., 1897-08-03
BUSHNELL AND MOB LAW.
Tho Governor Orders an Custer " In the Case
or sheriff and Mayor or Urbana.

'" She''n anu mayor OF Tijuana.
COLUMBUS. o.. Aug. 2.-Gov. Bushnell this
evening ordered an "ouster" against Mayor
Ganson OF Urbana and Sheriff Mclean of their
official duties for alleged dercliction during the
Urbana riot. when "Click Mitchell. colored.
was lynched. The Coroner's finding did not
satisfy the colored people. and when it became
apparent that the prosecuting Attorney would
ne not bring an oficiai inxestigation, delegation
and wanted him to order the Attorney. General
toprocsed against the officers.
Coy. Bushnell declined TO act until evidence
ni, nad been presented. A committee OF colored
Citizens c hled report with the Governor to-day
GGpGhIalning the names Of number of citizens Of
ana Mclean were not only negligent of their
uutS Out In full sympathy with the mob.
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woman Hur. Gel,lns or n Cable Car.

Mrs. Jenny Nedhart, 80 years old, of 4s
Lcnox'avenu6, missed her footing while getting
OFF moving cable car in Third avenue, be-
tween Seyenty.afth and Seventy sixth streets
last night. She foil to the ground, sustaining
Presbyterian Hospital. ~
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THE CHARITY BAzAAR FIRE

HaFon Mackau Will he Prosecuted as ResDsn-
sible for tho Disaster.
Special Gable Dsspatoh to THE suN
PARIS. Aug. 2.-The Judge who has boon in
vestigating the disastrous fire that occurred at
the Grand Charity Bazaar, when many of tho
best known women and men of France lost their
lives. has decided TO prosecute Baron Mackau,
holding that he was responsible for the fire.
Baron Mackae was one OF the chief promoters
Of the bazaar, and it was he who presented the
properties representing old Paris for tho use of
the fair.
The sun., 1897-08-03
Reduced Rates for Southern Bu,.r..

The Merchants Association announced yester-
day that 1t had secured reduced rates for buyers
excursions from the Old Dominion Steamship
Company. A third Of the non. resident mem hers
are in the South and the association has been
trEing ,or some time to make an arrangement
such as 1t has with the Joint Traffic and Trunt
Line associations In this it has failed, but il
hopes to add other facilities for Southern buyers
besides those afforded by the Old Dominion fine
The sun., 1897-08-03

WASHINGTON, Aug. THE Grand Jury TO-.
day returned an indictment against Count En-.
gene Mitkiewicz for obtaining money under false
prstences. 1t is charged that he borrowed
money from two Washington men on the repre-.
sanitation that he would secure large sum from
his wifes estate.
The sun., 1897-08-03

The Statements or the Hanks show an I'm
couraginE state OF Anaira.

cOuraginE state OF Anaira.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Aug. 2.-The statements Of
the st. Louis banks published to-day discloses
an encouraging state of affairs. Between tho
sworn reports Of May Ia and July %. 1897. the
banks have increased their loans $1,657, 253.
And the increase in bonds and stocks during the
same period is $l30727.
There has been n corresponding decrease in
cash and exchange of I,467. .657 and of real
estate estate holdings, $627 AZ; This is a total de-
yond question the confidence the banks have in
better times. "
Under the head OF liabilities there has been an
increase OF $239. 100 In circulation. The sur
plus has decreased 1884, ,o72. The deposits have
decreased W, 500. .275 and the bills payable 81 :
~, $50. 1913. -
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KING GEORGE MAY ABDroArE.

AO HAS Determined TO DO 10 if the Powers
Control Greek Finances.
Special Gable Despatch to THE suH.
LONDON. Aug. "a despatch to tho Cen
tral Nows says that in an interview to-
day M. Skouloudis. Minister of Foreign Al
fairs, declared that tho Kings deliberate and
unalterable decision to abdicate, in the event of
external control being imposed upon tho Greek
finances had been conveyed to the Ambassadors.
and had sensibly modified the views of the
powers in regard to the question.
The sun., 1897-08-03

LONDON. Aug. 2.-The Daily Mail says It ia
expected that the Duchess of Marlborough, for
merly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt OF New York.
VIII become moth r In September. She will
previously come to the ducal town residence.
lo4 Mount street, Grosvcnor square.