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RISE IN LAKE MICHIGAN.
stx Mere Inches OF water Than as tie Lowest
Mark Last Summer.

liz NI0FO InohoO OF W0teF TbAn ~ t6O KOW00o
Mark Last Summer.
CHICAGO. juno 1s.-The heavy spring rainfall
has already had an appreciable effect upon tho
level Of Lake Michigan. The marks at tho tug
on1oes show that the water carly this morning
had reached the highest point in several years.
being fully six inches higher than the low-water
mark Of last summer. The variations. however.
in tho level Of tho lake by reason Of winds arc
30 great that tugmen, who pay tho closest atten-
ton to this very important item In their busi-
ness, are not certain as to the probable average
increase.
"As nearly as I can estimate" Superintendent
Sinclair Of the Durham line said to-day, Tho
average increase In the depth Of water Is boz
OF this 10 probably duo to the fact that we have
had 30 much north wind during most of the
spring. do not know how the impression got
which has been reported. Any such rise would
flood the docks and ruin the sewerage system"
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The high school OF tho Pratt Institute. In
Brooklyn, had its commencement exercises res
terday afternoon. and thirty.two graduates 70
ccivea their diplomas. Addresses were made
by State Superintendent OF Instruction Charles
S, skinner. Principal w. H.. McAndrcw, and
Fred II. Pratt. In the evening tho graduate
ing exercises Of the institute proper were held
in the art rooms of The library building. The
chief address was made 10y the Rev. Philip 4.
Educated Man." Tho graduates from all tho
departments OF the institute this year number
nearly two hundred.
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commencement at uasbrouck Institute.

Commencement week at Hasbrouck Institute
in Jersey City closed last night with a reception
in the assembly hall at the institute by the
graduating class. The forty-frst annual COM
mencemcnt exercises were hold Thursday hight.
The graduating class was made up Of ten young
women and seven young men. The class was
addressed by Supreme Court Justice Gilbert
Collins.
The gold medal awarded annually for the high
est scholarship in the girls department was
awarded to Miss Clara Alpers Of Bnyonne. In
the boys department William Vnn Peit Carrot
son md Henry r. Won Dccsrcn tied each other
for thr medal. SO two medals are awarded. One
given hy T.. +. c. Young went 10 Garrctson. Won
neosfen got tho institute medal. Emma A. Van
Horne received tho first honor and was valedto-
tOrian. The medals were presented by Charles
c. Stimcts, A. NJ, the principal.
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nRmERs MOVE ON CONTRACTORS.
u Lsohed as Though rhey Would Break Up .
Meeting TIL o Policeman Arrived.

Meeting TIL Q Policeman Arrived.
The striking tailors and their friends made
things lively in the small hours yesterday morn
ing ct the headquarters of the contractors,
American Star Hall. 112 Clinton street.
Whether they meant to sack the hall or not will
probably never be known, as the police came on
the scene chen the mob was at its bowling and
Ihouting stage and broke up its ranks.
Two late meetings beginning on Thursday
evening had been held at the same time. that of
the strikers at walhalla Hall. and that of the
contractors at American Star Hall. While
Joseph Barondess. who has charge of the strike
curing Meyer Schoenfeld's Illness, was haranRu-
hg me strikers some one shouted in Yiddish:
Lett go To the contractors meeting"
baroncess begged the strikers TO remain, but
hey proceeded In q body to American Star Hall.
bsie:h recruits Joined the crowd at every step.
BY the time they reached the hall the crowd ex-
t1ded for over a block and began to boot and
[fl, shouting. "Hurrah for the union!" and
DoWn with the contractors!"
Several contractors looked out and talked to
he crowd, but the crowd replied with jeers and
curses. The noise attracted Policeman Renkler
u ne Delaney street station. who raped for
distance when he saw the crowd. Several
eher policemen responded, and Joseph Baron
- appeared and haranRued the crowd in Yid-
Gsh, According to the Contractors he was urg-
hng 10 make a disturbance. and according to
Sp onoa ne was implortng the people 70 go
nome; Al all events, the police dispersed the
The strikers.
sssd d'h bad S coms % ai sai up SE't tie aSns snas eHs
satondess said the people lar gone to tell tho
@ntractors they would never give In until they
hon tue strike. He Indignantly denied that he
LAD urged the crowd on and declared that he
vas Instrumental in getting IL to leave. The
%%ntfactors said the Boys Of London I" were at
NE mead OF the strikers. but the strikers denied
onstration.
more contractors signed the agreement with
me union yesterday. The immediate effect Of
me strike, which is all but ended, will DO to in
sease the price Of clothing. Albert r. Hoch-
IIsuter, PRESIDENT Of the Clothing Contractors
Asss1ciation. said yesterday:
Inc victory Of the tailors will raise the prices
Sskartnents on an average 5 per cent. In small
EES ct II VIII be moro. but the general average
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BRYANIsAr.
what's what tho r. ID. I. says II Wants from
Tnmmnny-JimObrions MAY Join.

The leaders OF the Progressive Democratic
League announced yesterday hat they object
70 the published statement that they were " in
favor OF free silver"
"WG stand by no single principle of tho Chi
oago PLATFORM" said Charles Campbell. one OF
the organizers OF the movement. Free silver
docs not oven suggest what We want. We want
unlimited FREQ silver coinage at the ratio Of 10
10 /. and we want, besides. every other principle
Incorporated in the Chicago platform.
What more, we intend 10 have what we
free-silyer Bryan candidates.. all right. If no.,
we will have u Democratic ticket and platform
OF our own, and III Democrats will be asked to
support II"
II was said yesterday at the headquarters Of
lie league In the Hotel Barth0ldi that a pro-
rnion ON a free silyrr Bryan ticket viii be one
VI the things 10 b. considered at tho regular
nlesLing OF the league TO be held at tlannery's
Hall, Leroy and Hudson streets, tomorrow
afternoon.
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A RUsp 10 GET HER oH1nDaBM.
John Lynch's widow. view Rrrs. Patton. Mad
to Fnce q Inrsey CITY Grove.

to Face n Jersey City Crowd.
When John Lynch died seven years ago In
Jersey City his three children were taken in
charge by relatives, tho widow boing unwilling
or unable 10 assume the responsibility. Mrs.
James Lanct0n, Lynch's sister. took Julia, 0
years old; Mamie. 8, and Johnnie, a baby q little
moro than IA year old. Her husband lisa saloon
keeper and has cared for tho children ever since.
About q week ago Mrs. Lynch, the mother, called
on Mrs. Lencton and, telling hor that she had
been married to q man named John Patton, said
bhc would take her children as she could now
provide u homo for them. Tho children, ospe-
cially Julia, positively refused to m
their mother, and Mrs. Lancton said che would
not surrender them.
On Wednesday last Mrs. Patton, her husband.
and Constable Joseph Locke drove in q coach to
public school No. 20 in Halliday street, whore
Julia was o pupil. Mrs. Patton told Miss
Harvey, q teacher, that she wanted TO see Julia
Lancton. When Julia was informed she OK
claimed, Its my mother and 1 don't want to
see her." She refused to go until her mother
told her she wanted to take her over to Brook
llyn to SEQ an aunt who was dying. Julia was
taken into the carriage and the party was
street, whore the other children. were. Julia
was ..RRs s55s ,h. s;lt to Sst the them ,S out, but whan shs
and brother to run. Mamie ran in one direction
and Julia, holding her brother by the hand, ran
up tho street. Patton and Constable Locke
started in pursuit Of Julia and Mrs. Patton
chased Mamie.
The children were soon CAPTURED. They began
to scream and q crowd gathered. Albert Shaft,
q peddlar, and his assistant called. out to the
crowd to rescue the children, and there was q
prompt response, As the crowd closed In, how
ever, Constable Locke displayed his shield and
explained that the woman was the mother Of tho
children, and was taking them homo by legal
authority. Tho crowd fell back and the children
were bundled into the carriage and driven away,
Mr.. Lancton has retained Senator DAILY az coun-
sci. and will endeavor through the courts to get
the custody Of the children.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
LI17IE MONTE CARLO nA1DEp.
Two Arrests Made in tho West New York CAM
bling Resort.
Prince and Broadway.
Warren and broadway.
Thirty.second and broadway.

Sheriff Heller of Hudson county. on evidence
furnished by detectives employed by the Rev. J..
w. Gowan Of New Durham, raided Little
Monte Carlo" the gambling resort at West
New York, yesterday. The Sheriff's party APP
preached the place from the cliffs above. Upon
a signal from detectives inside the resort they
started down the hillside. The Sheriff was
recoynized and an alarm given. The place was
thronged, and when those inside found escape
cut Off by the doors they jumped from the VIM
dows. 30
The detectives inside grabbed two mon. Frank
Day and John Mitchell Of New York. They
were held in 81 900 bail by Judge Hudspeth al
maggie, the reputed owner of Little Monte Carlo.
Ia a member of the Board of Freeholders Of Hud.
son county. He was sentenced last year to
serve ono year In State prison for maintaining
the place. but secured an appeal. That has re.
Gently been decided against him, and he will
now have to serve his term. .
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ORIGINAL PACKAGE TEST CASE.

South Carolina shuts Up an Agency in Charles
still Open.
CHARLESTON. 8. O.. juno Isl. s. Pinkussohp-
who was arrested yesterday for selling liquor in
the origina. unbroken packages. was bound over
to tho Court of General Sessions to-day for vio-
lating the Dispensary law and maintaining n
common nuisance. His bond was fixed at $500.
This afternoon Circuit Judge Bennett issued q
restraining order against Pinkussohn prevent
closed.
The State Is to mako this a test case, and IL Ia
understood that habeas corpus proceedings will
be taken before Judge Simonton to got the case
In the United States Court The other original
package shops arc still doing business In
Charleston.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
RICHARD VAx CoTr's NEW JOE.

He Resigns from the Assembly to Become
Cashier OF the post once.
Richard Van Colt, Postmaster Van Colts son.
who was elected to the Assembly from tho Fifth
district last fall. has sent his resignation to the
Secretary of State. to take effect June 20. for
OF the Post Office. which he held during hi.
fathers former administration He win begin
his duties as cashier on July 1.
The State law which requires an official to re
sign ninety days before entering upon another
position does not apply to tn" case Of Assembly,
man Van Colt, the Postmaster said. Richard
Van Colt will succeed Gen. Fitz John Porter.
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SCHULZ ATTEMPTS SUICIDE
The Convicted Murderer Tries 70 etransie Hin
oelf In His Cell

The Convicted Murderer Trfea 70 etranGie Hin
self In His Cell.
MILFORD, Pa. Juno fisherman Paul SohulA,
who was found guilty by q Pike county Jury on
last Sunday morning Of having murdered his
wife near Shohola, Pa, on Sept 20, 1896, and
who Is confined in tho jail here to await tho sen
tence Of death, tried to commit suicide In his
cell at 8 o'clock this morning by choking him
self to death. When Schulz was convicted he
said he would never be hung. SincefSunday no
has declined all offers Of food and has taken OF
no nourishment other than water. He says he
will not eat until the Sheriff provides him with
a brush, comb, towels. and sheets for his Ded.
In anticipation OF an attempt at suicide Con.
stable Al Terwilliger has boon placed on guard
nights. About 3 o'clock this morning the con.
stable heard heavy breathing coming from tho
murderer's cell. He found Schulz unconscious.
He had torn u strip from his blanket, and with
q stick had twisted the cloth tightly about his
neck 30 as to produce partial strangulation.
DR.. Emerson was summoned. and with difficulty
resuscitated him. -. 80 .
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
ANTONIO AU0ELLo ACQUITTED.
Did nos Xiii ssasA in the brooklyn Riot-A
threatening Letter.

Antonio Aucello. who has been on trial In the
County Court In Brooklyn for ten days, accused
of killing Carmine Sessa at North Second street
and Union avenue in the Italian riot on the af-
ternoon of April 20. 1895. was acquitted last
night. This wAs the second trial. the Jury hay
ing disagreed on the hrst- Robert II. Elder was
cour sol for the accused. John Aucello, who was
convicted OF having killed Louis Dclbrisco In the
Sing Sing.
M. Elder, before closing his case. had q letter
placed in evidence which an expert testified
was written by aaetApo SAVING. It .was ad-
dressed to Luigi Ancello. a, brother of the prls,
against Antonio Aucello. It also states that
5000 had bren collected for "ths lame District
Attorney, IN order 10 obtain orr satisfaction"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
Hunt Rubber and Orc In Central ana sssth
America.

Tho South American Exploration Company
has been organized In Jersey Oity with a paid
up capital Of 10000. Tho object of tho com,
pany Is to explore and develop tho rubber forests
and mining lends in Central and South America.
II 10 srid that concess!ons have already beer
obtained by Frank G. Nicholas Of Summit, N. j..
South American forests. John H.. Winscr,
Secretary and Treasurer of tho American
terestod In the now company, and will endeavor
to accompany tho arst expedition, which viii
start In q few weeks.
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$4,000 Worth or Cotton Burasa In nsr n.,a.

N, NJ" ORLEANS, june ls.-An examination of
y,m apiq OF tho steamship California of the
oarao steamship line shows that tho cotton
Slated 'l n tS SseG damaged $4,000. The Gro
Ihip v y ehlinguish It on the ground that the
out the s" No. ofqvldgd with pumps and could put
TIE hatch y ~, Itself 1t pumped for days, OPENED
was nor men went back to pumping. The ship
TIT ersn lhJ9red, but the cargo was damaged 10
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
HANNA'S SIDE WINS.
A Close Contest with tho McBkissou People in
tho Cleveland Primaries.

tho NleVelAud Primariea-
CLEVELAND, o., Juno 1s.-Tho count Of tho
votes cast at the Republican primaries in this
county on Thursday evening was completed
lato this afternoon. Tho count shows only .
partial victory for Senator Hanna.
The contest was as to whether Hanna's friends
should DO chosen as the Republican candidates
to tho Legislature and as delegates to the
County Convention. or whether tho McKisson
machine should narno the candidates and dele
gates.
The Hanna legislative slate was broken, a
son ,tor and two Representatives being chosen
rroru tho McKisson ranks, leaving Hanna two
Senators and aOyun Representatives. The three
Mckissonites chosen are close friends OF Mo
kisson.
The McKissonites concentrated all thoir
strength on Burke, Mason, and Bramloy, their
three candidates who wer, chosen. As tho Han.
ma people in The early stages OF the campaign
put three MckisSOn men on thoir slate 10 plaCato
Mckisson, and as these three were chosen. Nc.
kissOn has six out OF the eleven candidates..
The County Convention 10 he held tomorrow
will probably be controlled By tho Hanna people.
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KILLED HIS CHILD AND H1MsE1E.

Robert 6oley OF Philadelphia Shoots His Two
Year-Old Son ana Commits saicide.
PHILADELPHIA, juno 1s.-At 4 o'clock this
afternoon Robert Solely. 80 years old, went to
the house of Thomas J. Marshall. at Fifth and
CORTLAND streets. In olnoy. whore his wife Is
living. and shot his son. Herbert, 2 years old,
dead. He then shot himself in the head, and
died in q few minutes.
Soloy was a weaver and had been separated
from his wife q year. When he went to the house
yard. called him to tho fence. and shot him
killing him instantly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
CHICAGO POLITICIANS SUICIDE.
W. L. Church kills Himself by Turnin6 On the
Gaelic had Been ILL

Gaelic had Been Ill.
CHICAGO, June l9.-w. l. Church, O we'll
known politician. and for twenty years an en-
ployee Of the County Clerks office. was found
dead in bod at a room in the house at 1853 Ran
dolph street this morning.. The room was full OF
gas, which was pouring from IN open jet. An
inquest was held to-day. the verdict being sui
eide. The man left no note or communication of
any kind giving any reason for ending his life,
but his friends think a long standing illness
caused him to become respondent
Church, was one Of the most popular politi-
was about IS years old, and married. and lived
with his wife and three grown children at 1923
Greenwood avenue. He had been In politics
nearly all his life, and followed closely in the
f~ootsteps OF his father. who was also q well
known politician in his day, and forty Year, or
more ago was Sheriff of Cook county.
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TO FONT PRISON LABoR.
''A'ers Will Seek Pledges from AsssDbIyusA
Likely 10 He Renominated.

private convention representing tho print
- traces OF this State has Just been concluded
Albany. Forty delegates from various cities
Spe'ehl'hg colnpositors, pressmen. electro
trsssn, and the State allied printing trades were
tbopg vas reported u tho convention tina al
pdSonv county printing should be done In State
sn os,, yet NE printing for a town In the north
prison ~ me STATE. had since heen one In a
who a.. ~ was dc loLo TO visit AsBemblymen
them H. iKt!y to be rcnominated and promise
pledge ~ tb rGtes o. the printing trades n they
teain., snemseIyes before witnesses TO vote
"Neu lnler1eres with outside labor.
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Killed Hlm.elr In Central Park.

Louis Ruehle, o German laborer, poisoned
himself with Paris green yesterday in Central
Park. at the West Drive and Eighty.frst street.
dying. that he had no homo, no money, and
no friends, and that no was tired OF life. Ruehle
died In the Presbyterian Hospital . few hours
after his admission.
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SARATOGA, Juno ls.-Thc jolly Williams Col.
lege freshmen. class of 1900, gathered here TO
night al Hotel American dclphi. for their am
nual astronomical celebration. After the ban.
Arthur G. Patterson Of New York city, The
ELECTIONS" resulted us follows: Popular Pro.
fcssor. Hewitt, Greek Instructor: Most Popular
Prouty, Jr.: CIRs. Doh, X. g. Black. Jr.. weigh.
ing 275 pounds: Class Grind. +. w. Cross; Best
Bootlicker. A.. ". Hopkins: Best Athlete. II, q.
Seaver; Most Scientific LnNfnr, W. S. FArnham.
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BrooLlyn Democratic Conrerees 60 No Named
To-day.

Chairman York of the Democratic Executive
Committee in Brooklyn Will to-day name a COM
mittee OF ten to confer with similar committees
from the other Democratic organizations In tho
representation In the City Convention and the
Time and place OF holding the same. 1t Ia under-
stood that the plan most favored Ia 70 send ton
district or about 800 In all. On this basis
Brooklyn would have 30 Representatives.
body.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
Il BRIGHT Co1oRED GR4DUArh
Her EAsAy In German to Re Printed In 1--WE
German Newspapers In Newark.

German Newspapers In Newark.
NEWARK. n. j.. June 1S.-Miss Jennie b
Clarke, a colored girl. who WAS graduated from
the Newark High School last evening. was the
first person Of her color to take an active part in
commencement exercises in that school. Her
contribution was an essay in German. so well
constructed and rendered that 1t was pro-
nounced remarkably good by the editors OF tho
two German newspapers in Newark, both Of
which will reproduce II this morning.
The girl is hright-looking and is not over Is
years Old. She will be sent to Oberlin University
with the assistance OF a few persons who have
taken an interest in her. Her parents are poor,
There were 13s graduates. and it was the larges6
class in the history OF the school.
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Miss Alice Cheesebro. an artist, died yesterday
while visiting her friend. Mrs. Lord. at 249 West
Forty.eiRhth street. Miss Cheesebro came to
this city from her homo on Long Island on
Thursday and spent tho night with Mrs. Lord.
Early yesterday morning she became Ill. and
before q physician arrived sho was dead. Miss
Cheesebro was 40 years old.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
FASTENING TO THE GOLD HILLS.
Three Thousand Strangers mt Work In View
Mexioo's Booming District.

Mexioo's Booming District.
SANTA Fee. N. NJ. June 1s.-Jcrry Lcahy, Q
Ration attorney, arrived here to-day after n ten
days trip through the gold camps OF Elizabeth
town, Hematite. Badly. and Labelle, and reports
the rush of miners into that region has resulted
in the opening Of many valuable pros pects
during the last sixty days. Fully 5000
strangers, he said. were at work in the hills.
B.. S. Lewis OF New Haven. Conn.,. to-day pur.
will move it to Golden Hill, doubling the capa-
city of his custom mill at that point.
Five other mills are now in operation in the
San Pedro district. In Lincoln county 100 Local
tions have been started in ten days in expecta.
White Oaks Railroad. Ore found there assays
g.. 500 in gold. -s . - Dr.. .r
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Murder to Prevent Tesllmon, in Court.

RICHMOND, Va, June lS.-tuforml,ion from
Bristol, Tenn. WAS received tonight that the
shocking murder of q. d. Masengill, a leading
citizen OF Blum City, near as homo two days
arc. Is explained by the confession OF Will Mays,
n Young man, who says that he shot Nascngill
from anIbus h 10 prevent his testifying against
him Ia a case in court. Nav duplicates In the
in iaii.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
TYPHOID AZ CLEMSON COLLEGE,.
Ninety stuaonts said 10 he siOL In the HOs-
p~itAI-Othors Leaving.

COLUMBIA, 8. c.. June ~ls.-Cadets coming
horo from Clemson Agricultural College this
evening say there is an epidemic of typhoid
malarial fever there. and. although 1t is the
middle of the term, all those not attacked are
leaving. There are ninety sick cadets IN the
hospital. One death occurred to-day, Physi-
neighborhood. Clemson 10 the college 'estab-
lished by the TillmAn movement and ID main
tanned by the State.
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ACCUSED OF THEFT BIZ HER COOK.

Major French's Wife ArrniGned for Stealing .
Cloak-The Complaint Dismissed.
Mrs. John n. French, wife Of the Major of the
Old Guard. who lives at lao West Ninety-hfth
street, was arraigned Harlem Court yesterday
on the complaint of Elizabeth Rowell. her for
mer cook. who accused her of stealing a pawn
ticket representing a cloak worth 500, which she
redeemed and wore.
Mrs. French said she had discharged the cook
in January for theft The cooks complaint was
dismiSSed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
DIcd or a Yall At thr moteI Albert.

James Flood, n dry goods salcsn N. was found
dead yesterday in his room at tho Hotel Albert,
University place md Eleventh street. His death
was due to a fall which produced u fracture Of
the skull. He WAS o3 years ull.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-19
Rays n.lsias to Cure = HroLsa neck.

CAMDEN. n. j.. Juno l9.-An operation. after
an examination with X rays. was performed to-
day on John keogh, 8 years old. who fell from a
Tree several days ago and broke his neck. lie sur
yived the Injury, hut his limbs were paraly zed.
After the operation on the bones at the seat of
the fracture he was able 10 move his arms. The
doctors have hopes of his recovery.