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Tho procession moved at 8 o'clock In the morn
Ing. The route was along Surf avenue to the
Ocean Parkway and down the Parkway TO
Dietz's hotel. A Coney Island Indian could not
DO the plan WAS to stop at the hotel and warm
up q little. A band OF musicians walked on foot
ct the head OF the procession. Then came an
derson's Walk. The Volunteer Life Saving
Corps-the men from the bathing pavilions who
outside the ropes-marched after the first car.
Eiage In their bathing suits. The life-savers
aownpour OF rain. Then came the topey
falend butcher in his own wagon, followed
by two Coney Island bakers and the pieman in
alight wagon. The next vehicle was "a carryall
that has boon used for the last twenty years in
carrying passengers between Sheepshead Bay
and Coney Island. 1t was filled with Coney
Island hack drivers. After the ~carryall came q
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Youngest Mayor In the United states.

The town of Hopler, In Crawford county,
tho United States. He is Ernest II. Thomp-
son, a young Virginia Democrat, ~ years OF
the Michigan University. Mr.. Thompson Is
a, young maj Of somewhat remarkable person
atty, as 10 indicated by the fact that tho pco-
lican majority, elected him against H.. W. nol.
land, a prominent man OF The town. He ran
a big majority. The young Mayor presides at
the Council meetings with dignity and ability,
and the people OF the town seem 40 proud u
lie Is an orator OF no mean ability and was pre-
ferred by tho citizens above any one else To- de-
liver the principal address at tho last Fourth
OF July celebration.
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oAU11or ON rrB BoWEBr.
An uiustrntisn sf masatsni LyinG Due 70 an
instinct 81 Seaf-PFeservatisn.

-
Ah'uhc' y
TIL only man who admitted that he know any
thing was q young policeman who had sent IN
hut IL was pretty plain that the sources Of his
.rthor,,r uoro not ~ Tho hest 10 was seen
questioning a man standing in the crowd and
after the interyiey WINS finished he had writer
down the name ana address Oh tne man as ~ 10
owner Of the premises. The man happened 70
DO morey one =, .no crowo .nsr ON ,So Tonnr
1t scomcd;cruei to cast a damper on inc Young
policeman's ardor by telling him his mistake,
d;ss "~I his ,n."on. ~ ~ onthusIos,ic.
disseminating nus inaccuracies 30 enlaususeio.
any TO inc reporters. Tho nre dio not amount
1t burned out tho two upper .torio, Of an OLD
20 tho city. The house was in the lower Bowery
where. ma tho street narroyys. the flow of evil
and trickery seems to grow corrcspondingly
stood and watched that lido pass them without
learning that it must DO met by sharpness and
watching. To yield to 1t onco was to DO sub
merged. They were SO well learned in the needs
OF their position that they retained their COM
gazing intently at the hrcmon as they chopped
away at q piece OF glowing COrnlcC. by MIN
stood a ,rhitoh,ir.d man Who had Font an
e'oou u "hi.e-hairoo mhh "no ia" Aop' an
oyster stand by the building for twenty years.
The FIRE had not harmed him. Somebody asked
hin, uho oo,,n,oa az to ,,n.r .+or,o. T,,o
ala man nointna a. III. t"H upp tsitb tha crrtch
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tbore nv h'pneo 'i"n III
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fsllt ba bad 10 40 so,, ~ ~ ~ . ny o,a urut IN
effect 81 H. " " ooNnn =" 1'
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He dtdn91 ILL., ~, = a. !. ne ~ ,ho ~o, rho
rented III, now no an T.. y. Az ~" III VII
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the ho,sa hos;as, ,Hoeuniush Inv Mno nNeu ~ ~
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mau, - ahyLning else nay ne Inight nave osen
thapso W hhom. n tne iaceo Oh lnls inehdaci,S,
i nct -, ~ NJ use :, siruGgnhe WI .is SUI,
~. ons ,Unsea, Stanaing II cisnr 5tore on
We o "a ,me airIct,ns nno'ner VIZ
t Ia m;,,hh one wares aoou. anu co'eLins
t Sn ~ snSsLs % CANVAS " pFo'ect Inein
sns u,ippans an ..,, ..
,ho ao sou ~ ptvpr,etor q inc storef askeu
INC SSuePortor, INC man salo ne WasnE nw
nc ~ III, tuo PIoprietor salo inc Ieiiow
eiEEhasou VIII LII cigars. inc poss u NOT iHi
n5an conuhuea 70 give MN oruefs. no
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the length OF the hall twice before finding seats
AZ a table. Mr.. Murphy called q waiter and
shouted:
Hey. Windy, bring us a quart"
Then the waiter, who had thus been addressed.
said, to another waiter, Deere must be plenty
or dough. in do cane rlngin' business" which.
translated, meant that MIR. Murphy's trade was
a prosperous one.
"old Frizzled Face" as they called him, the
frankfurter man from tho beach. arrived al the
ball at 10 O'Clock. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Marcy, the popcorn lady. She was attired in a
new blue gingham frOck and a new striped
apron, with a gray bonnet with big red roses
Shootthc.Chute Graham and tho carousal
mans daughter were among the early ones TO
arrive. Then came Big George, tho tuba PLAYER
at GardneT's, and his wife, who weighs 400
pounds. They were followed into the ballroom
6y a bunch OF blondes, squaws from Rosters
Concert Hall. and a tribe OF beer-sllnging In
dams from Il Surf, avenue saloon. The band
was playing Elsie from Chelsea when this
contingent arrived, and the Surf avenue folks
Joined In the waltz. This WAS at II o'clock.
Tho crowd who danced sang while they were
dancing, for this seems to be the proper thing TO
do at Coney Island social gatherings.
After the waltz there was a great deal of
scramblinR TO get seats at the table where the
hre water was served 70. the Indians. During
the scramble one good-looking young woman
known as Blanche got caught In the rush and
tainted; Several men and three women carried
her " the rsYiying annex at the TsAS ot ths ball
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CONEY 1SEANDSOW BALL.
Gar 4 rs AT THE DANCE OF THE
BOWERY INDIANS.

ut was the Annual Biow Out % tho People vvho
Ne business on Consy's Rightly
seven Vehicles In the Pnrade-The Ball Mt
Riaht-AT Tank to Duck Women who Painted.
They had q ball at Conoy Island tho other
n~ight-Tuesday highland there wns never any
thing like 1t before. There may DO another like
II in the hereafter. but the oldest resident OF tho
city by tho sea never saw its equal. And they
called It the bali Of tho Bowery In~dians-Conoy
Islands Bowery Indians.
Whom John Y. McKano WELDED the tomn-
hawk At the island he referred to tho men doing
business on Conoy's Bowery as the anciyilized In
diana. Some Of the men 30 described overheard
the remark. and one Of them grew angry. Then
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deep. A person taking ten steps from the ball
room would be at the waters edge. This ball.
room had been chosen for the Indians ball
simply because there was no other ballroom In
the world that had such an accommodation az .
monster bath tub for dancers who became over
heated: The tank was also a handy thing for
later on when the ball opened.
rn ahe al dan mi56iS began AZ 4 . f1fn3fG. The fun be- )
O'clock. and the lighting hae began ssan' at :. began ."
The crowd got to the hall before the band.
They were in all sorts Of costume. The musicians
Some one said they looked like prize fighters,
and knew enough about Indian etiquette to
leave their collars and ncckties at home.
as Niger simpson reached tho ball at 10 o'clock.
He was attired In full Indian regalia, with his
face, painted red, and he had crown Of feathers
Ratchet, which he called bis tomahawE. Two
members, OF the Disturbance Committee met
him at tho door and in disarming him one Of
What tell are yer doing wild dat axei Dyer
tink we want a murder here when yer git yer
HE! he! he!' laughed Indian Simpson; 1T
s,pose you f!cllers think oughter brought ma
"Hey!!' said the Chairman of the Disturbance
committee. Il want yer ter remember ono
ting. We want no trouble here ter.night. See !
An want you to keep away from dc gin
Oats what" added another member OF tho
committee, DE first man what raises troublerl
DO dumped into de water tank IN de rear Of de
hall, an OATS no dream. elder"
Use come for fun ternight, said Simpson.
Decd, don't want any trouble in mine, deed
the Chairman OF, the Disturbance Committea
Simpson produced a ffty-cent. piece. which was
the necessary "open sesame" to all corners
With the otherwise" contingent came La
Belle Helene. the young woman who dancos
Orientally in the Streets of Cairo. sho was 40
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Ono can hire a gun or a violin, a house or q
dresscoat. almost anything, in fact, including
dogs. Settlers and pointers are hired for hunt
Ing purposes, and they can hc hired by the day
or the week or The month. Scwfoundlands and
81. Demands are hired for watchdogs, usually
TOT the summer. Watchdogs are hired by care
takers OF buildings In the city, but oftener TO
TAKE 10 country houses, where, after being tied
up TOT q day or two, they become well enough ac-
Qualnted with their keeper 10 follow him about.
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beach as Yellow Neck Jim. Helene was bare.
headed. Her companion. he Of the yellow neck,
wore blue jeans trousers and q red-spangled
takers Mr.. Bait Murphy and Miss Maizy Taylor
appesred. Bait was In evening dress. Miss
Zero concert Hall, was attircd In her Sunday
AFTERNOON sacred, concert costume OF pink mous-
SEINE 40 sole, adorned with pink silk ribbons
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..t!S ARE USPL EASANE.
Don't Try self.treatment, but consult John II. Wood.
bury, 1877 w. aga st.. n. vi 20 years experience In
curing all skin diseases. Send Zoe. for Beauty BOOK and
sample VI Wo0d6ury's Facial Soap or Facial Cream.
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Only one ball in this world for me
and that's
The Bowery Indiana.

~ ~ ~ ~ - ~
The interior of tho ballroom was decorated
with bunting and largo banners containing the
coats OF arms OF various States. Tho rear OF the
ballroom opened on the platform surrounding
Henderson's still water bathing pavilion.
which contains a tank OF water. The tank 10
100 feet square and the water in 1t four feet
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INDIAN CHIEFS FROM NoRToN's POINT.
It was the custom of the Coney Island Indians
20 close up their places Of business on Indian
day. and then go out on parade, led by Big Chief
McKane and a band of music. Al Coney Island
Joined in this parade, and in the evening the
holiday was wound up with a grand ball. which
was attended by the big politicians of New York
and Brooklyn. but since Chief McKane left
Coney Island Indian day has become a different
sort of holiday, and Coney Island has become a
different sort OF pleasure resort. There is a new
element there now, with a new tribe OF Indians.
It was this latter-day tribe that managed this
seasons Indian day. But nearly all Coney Island
Joined in the celebration, although many of the
old-timers kept aloof from the new Indians and
remained in their own tapees.
Early In the morning the arrangements for
the parade were completed. There were eighty
seven vehicles in it-Coney Island vehicles
some of them built on the rowboat plan and
Others built on the cabbage
that shed their coats when the sun strikes them.
Luckily there was no sun to strike them on
Tuesday, so they held together pretty we'll, al
though some OF them were heavily loaded with
chemical blondes and Bowery barkers-the girls
who sing in the concert halls and the loud
voiced men who hypnotize the crowds. Both
gave uD their vocation on Indian day, and rode
together like princes and queens In the great
parade.
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iour.seated surrey that had seen better days.
In II, Were, four Coney Island actresses, who
surrey had. Like the Indians, they had their
war paint and feathers on.
The next carriage contained a group of two
men, and two women. The men wore fierce
black mustaches and smoked cigars that point.
% toward the b4d-weather sky. The women
ton OF Consy Island known as tho Gut.
HELLO. Billy, ere yez comm ter til ball ter
AAGhIT one OF them yelled. and billy, who
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was sttirod in a blue jumper and overalls.

was sttired in a blue jumper and overalls,
"Sure-yer lookin' outer sight, Mhikyi"
Well, one section Of the. parade was lust ag
good. a. the other section. but IL was remarked
on all sides that there were moro chemical
blondes in line than ever before on Indian day.
This was explained by an Indian. who said that
g dore was more actresses employed In der con-
cert halls dis year dan before, as de burlesqus
companies was bigger dan dcy use ter be-"
After the Indians had acquired a supply Of
turned back toward the ocean and whoopod It
around Coney Island. Henderson'B big pavilion
was gayly decorated with. flags and bunting.
Over the door hung q sign that read:
''''...'...',..
Only one ball in this world for me
: and that's
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McKane's friends said the chief only meant the
as u joke. The Bowery crowd took it
good-naturedly after that, and tho mon who
" the concert halls joined with their walters
and cooks, and the frankfurter men, and the
follows who own the merry-go-rounds, and tho
hu~rdy-gurdy fellows-they all Joined In
forming an association which they named
the Bowery Indians. And the organization
grew until nearly nl the men doing business at
Coney Island became members Of 1t. One day
In each Year after that was devoted by the
Coney Islanders to enjoyment. The mon who
werc In business to get the money that came
from the visitors to Coney Island stopped upon
Indian day to spend some of the money and get
some Of the fun that the visitors were after dur
Ing the rest Of the year.
The herald., 1897-08-17
TACOMA CLIMBERS
Narrowly Escape Death in the Noun
tain Storm

| TACOMA, Wash, August 16.-J. E.
Mitchell and wife, Miss Jeane McFar-
lane of Sumner and Sergeant w. A. Hall
of Puyallup were nearly starved and
frozen to death at the top of Mount Ia
coma last week. They were held pris-
oners there for three nights and four
days by a storm. AS the party was as
cending the mountain the storm gath
cred and increased to hurricane just
as they scrambled over the rim of the
crater into a place of shelter. They re-
manned huddled together during the
first night and not an eye closed in sleep.
the men to prepare to escape, but the
wind blew them back from the crater's
rim The second night was passed in
sheltered ice cavern with the sulphur
laden steam rising on all sides. Prunes
and hardtack softened by steam We're
the bill of fare and before morning of the
fourth day every morsel of food had
disappeared. The party was face to face
with starvation and the danger of freez-
ing to death. The storm broke up on the
fourth day and all escaped.
The Mitchell party reports that the
Mazamas burned for firewood the big
fagpole which Oscar Brown of Gle Elum
rsked his life to carry to the top of
the mountain five years ago On this
pole the largest American flag ever un-
furled at three-mile altitude was hung
up Mountain climbers from all parts
of the world carved their names on
the staff
The herald., 1897-08-17
READY FOR DEATH
An Insurance Defaulter Penniless and
Homesick

NEW YORK, August 16.--The Herald's
dispatch from Hartford, Conn, says:
James S. Parsons, the fugitive President
of the Continental Life Insurance Com
pany, has returned after ten years, a
penniless man, to pay his debt to ma
ure. 1t IS said that he has an incurable
disease Of the stomach and can live but
q short time. He had been living in
Canada since the wrecking of the COM
pany, but for year or so intimate friends
have known that he was in Massachu-
setts latterly in a Boston hospital
He was hunted out of the United
States by officers of the law and returns
in the hope that he may breathe his last
in his own home.
State Insurance Commissioner Fyler
began the prosecution against him in
1887 1t was believed that Parsons de-
falcations amounted to between $100 GOO
and $150,000, though what he had done
with the money was a mystery. Four
indictments for making false returns to
the Insurance Commissioner were made
out against him and against the COM
pany's bookkeeper-
The herald., 1897-08-17
HATES TO LET 60
WouldBe Successors Waiting for
Field to Resign

NEW YORK, August 16.-The Herald
says: Justice Field of the Supreme Court
of the United States will today break
the record for continuous service on the
supreme bench, having served thirty
four years, five months and six days, or
one day more than former Chief Justice
John Marshall, whose record Of service
has hitherto been the longest of any
justice since the establishment Of the
National tribunal Of last resort.
1t has been generally understood that
Justice Field would retire from the bench
when his length of service exceeded that
CT Justice Marshall. 1t is probable that
his seat or the bench will become vacant
in the near future, and upon his retire
ment Attorney-General McKenna, ac-
cording to the present understanding,
will succeed him. The vacancy of the
Attorney-Generalship, it is expected, will
be flied by Judge Goff of West Virginia
The herald., 1897-08-17
A NEW STATE
New Mexico Will Struggle to Be
Admitted

NEW YORK, August 16.-The Her.
AIDS Washington correspondent wires:
In all probability, another State will be
added to the American galaxy during
McKinley's administration. The Presi-
dent, it is understood, looks with favor
upon the admission of New Mexico, and
it is likely that the Territory will be the
next to join the Union.
The bill for admission will be intro
duced in the House at the next session
by Mr. Ferguson, who is himself Dem
ocrat with silver sympathies, and the
eagerness with which the sound money
Republicans will rally to the support OF
the bill is an open question.
Arizona will make in the House re-
newed pleas for admission through her
delegate, Marcus A. Smith of Tucson
and Senator Carter is expected to add his
efforts in the Senate.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Murder and Suicide

SAN FRANCISCO August 16.-John
Masterson aged 10, shot and killed John
Kurran, his nephew, and fatally wound
ed himself this morning. Kurran was
proprietor of a grocery store on Folsom
street, near Tenth, and employed his
uncle as clerk. A few days ago, how
ever, he discharged the old man and
put youth named Reese in his place.
This apparently affected Masterson very
keenly, but While he brooded over his
discharge he evinced no sign of harbor-
ing any i'll feeling. This morning he APP
peared at the store and after few words
with his nephew drew pistol and fired
three shots at Kurran who fell after the
third shot which took effect in the left
breast. Masterson then attempted to
kill Reese, but the latter fed and the
old man then turned the weapon upon
himself, inflicting a fatal wound in the
head.
The herald., 1897-08-17
Death From Hunger

NEW YORK, August 16--Frank Man
niger, solitary, i'll, penniless, proud,
starved in his room in West New York,
N j. Maninger was painter SO years
old. Three years ago he engaged a room
on the first floor of Frederick Gehwild's s
house. The Gehwilds, suspecting he was
i'll, without money and hungry, offered
him food. But as often he declined. His
landlord was certain that Maninger, in
his false pride, was lying to him, but
he could not force food upon him. After
a while all was silent in the old painters
room. Gehwild went after a constable
who broke in the door The proud old
man lay dead on his cot. He was ema-
ciated almost to a skeleton Plainly
he had starved to death.
The herald., 1897-08-17
ON THE DIAMOND
Results of Games Played by League
Clubs

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug 16.-Pittsburg
and Louisville made grand struggle for
seventh place today with all the odds in
favor of the visitors until the eighth
inning, when with two men out the home
team made four hits, netting three runs.
Score Pittsburg 8, Louisville 2.
New York-New York and Philadel-
phia played an interesting game this
afternoon. Taylor was wild, but those
of the Giants who had their batting
clothes on managed to hit his delivery.
Score: New York Z. Philadelphia 2.
Baltimore-The Champions today de-
feated the Brooklyns ina one-sided game.
Score: Baltimore IA. Brooklyn 5.
Boston-Boston won the first game Of
the series today with Washington on
very wet grounds. Score: Boston s.
Washington ..
The herald., 1897-08-17
KANSAS INSURANCE
The Mutual Life Proposes to Do
Business

TOPEKA Kas., Aug. 16.-Judge Hor-
ton, representing the Mutual Life In
surance company cf New York, served
notice on Attorney General Boyle and
Webb McNall, itsurance commissioner,
today, that September II he would ask
Judge John Williams, sitting al Wich-
ita, for a mandatory order to compel Nc
Nall to license the Mutual Life company
in Kansas,
Neither Boyle nor McNall were in To-
peka. but the rotices were served at
their offices Boyle questioned, the pow
er of Judge Williams, sitting in Colora-
do. to issue an order that can bind Kan
sas officials. and Judge Horton arranged
to have Judge Williams come into Kan
sas and hear the application, If Judge
Williams shall grant the order McNall
will have to either issue the license or
go to jail
The herald., 1897-08-17
KEANE COMES
To Visit Friends and the
College
THE PESTIFEROUS GOSSIPS
ARE VERY UNKIND AND ALMOST
ARE VERY UNKIND AND ALMOST
INDECENT
The Archbishop Cordially Welcomed
by Faculty and Students of the
Catholic University
Associated Press Special Wire.

WASHINGTON, Aug 16-Archbishop
Keane, who is here from Rome, paid a
visit today to the Catholic university,
with which he was so long identified as
rector He was most cordially well
coined by the faculty and those studen IS
remaining through the recess. The arch
bishop says that his visit to America is
in pursuance of purpose expressed be-
fore going to Rome, to come to this
country each year, and he expresses re-
gret at recent reports to the effect that
his coming would inaugurate a contro-
versy between church factions. He said
today: "There are no factions in the
Roman church, and | am grieved and
hurt by the publication of sensational
articles which are without foundation
in any way and which are not only un-
kind, but are almost indecent 1t IS
very unfortunate that gentleman cam
not pay a visit to the country he loves
so dearly without being made the sub
ject of a quantity of gossip tha is simply
pestifierous. l came, as l had always
proposed, to see my friends and attend
tHe lltellHS dl lilS 0dluOlIC uIlNeiHitJ
l cannot help expressing my indignation
at the unwarranted manner in which
so many of the newspapers have seen
tit to place a different purpose upon it. :"
The archbishop expressed much sat-
isfaction with his duties in Rome. State
ments that he had been a candidate for
the archbishopric IF New Orleans, made
vacant by the death of Archbishop JAMS
sen, are explicitly denied
On the other hand the archbishop has
requested that his name be omitted from
the list nominated by the bishops of the
New Orleans archbishopric and sent to
Rome. Disregarding this request the
bishops have signified their high regard
for Archbishop Keane by placing his
name at the head of the list of names
from which Rome will make the final Sc
lection. The friends of the archbishop
are sincerely hopeful that the final
choice will not fall upon him, as they
desire that he shall continue in his i'm
portant post at Rome at least until a
more northerly bishopric shall be open.