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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
OBITUARY..

Thomas Brown, ono of the best known cit
liens OF western New York. died yesterday
morning of heart disease at his homo in SCOTS
vile. Mr.. Brown figured In many bitter Dem
ocratic internecine struggles during the past
twenty-five years. He followed Tilden until
the latter retired from politics, and then followed
the political fortunes of Grover Cleveland. Dur.
ing Cieveland's two terms as President Mr..
Brown had practically. the DISPOSE ion Of tho
Federal Patronage in Monroe ConnLJ. or lat,
Of s" Whe = pas .eeH Mr. IamB ,nwny w s,yisSd ed !, Sage
the Akron Cement Works. and was largely in,
,erested IN other important en,erprisel: He
N. Lockwood OF Buffalo.
Paul, Ray. a well-known Chicago newspaper
nan. died at his home in Kans ,s City on Friday.
work was responsible for his death. Paul
Ia; was 4 son Of D5i; cherIss Ray. who was asso-
Tribune In 1855. Ho was born in Chicago in
1857 and began his active newspaper WORK in
1870: He was on the Tribune for'two years and
to the West. he was at various times connecicd
With the knnsas City Star; The Omaha WOrid,
'"e Dehner hepno'cdh' ann Butte City papers.
John Ton Eyck, ono of Al0any's oldes1 and
most respected citizens, died yesterday. asod 81.
iie had been an invalid for some time. Nearly
Of journalism, and FOR many years had been a
siockholder in the Albany Ercnin0 JonrnaI'
part o. KS newspaper lie: For years. Sers b "n, Ws a
noted as an adnira ole market reporter. Ho lis
survived by Mrs. Ten Eyck. ""
Charles y. Thayer died yesterday at the Point
OF Pines. Mass. the resort OF which he was the
head. Death resulted from heart trouble. lie
was, % yearh old and unmarried. He was a
In selling theatre tickets AT hotels. and Tor tw, n.
" years WAS associated with many mi cement
enterprises ~ hacker and manager.
Charles s. Glover OF Mount Vernon died nm
Friday night, He was horn in this city in lsi0
and Was one OF tho pioneer Wholesale mrst
WAS one OF the organizers OF the oil * shinptnn
Market Eagle Troop and o! Company No. "a OF
the volunteer Fire Department. lie retired
seventeen years ago.
Mrs; Mary Annette Hopkins Emerson, wife of
Prof, u. X. Emerson. who is in alien lance at
the lnternAtional Congress- OF Biologists AT St
herst, MaEa. ~
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
SUITS AGAINST THE KREMPs.
twenty -seven Bulldog Associations Have
CInlms Of 900. q Against the Rstate.

Claims OF 5000. oG0 Against the Estate.
READING. July 3l.-.The first of a series Of
civil suits was begun in Reading to-day against
Joseph p. Kremp for S62, 900 by the Homes,e cad
Building Association No. 4. Joseph 4. Kremp
succeeded his father. the late Lewis kremp, as
secretary OF a number of associations, and the
allegation is that he came into possession OF
large amounts OF money which he did not turn
over to the proper parties. The above associa-
tion has claims against the kremp estate OF
1882 952, accumulated before Lewis Kremp's
death. The present suit is for moneys
alleged TO have been received by tho son
since the fathers death. Shareholders OF other
associations also began suit to-day Tor 80, so5
against the kremp estate. Tho total claims OF
the twenty.sevcn building associations that
have suspended payment amount 10 $500 600
in round numbers. The total Kremp asseto Are
something over @A0O. 900.
The three ar0iLrators who arc sitting in the
Court House TO unravel the intricate claims OF
with each other. have unearthed IL startling con-
dition OF affairs. some treasurers drew
out their shares when they saw danser
TO carry TO maintain their positions;
others have balances unaccounted Tor; some
treasurcrs were not under bonds; others did not
kremps to resolve nearly u half million
dollars a year. which was banked in the
name of the Kremps and not to The credit
the bringing OF the above suits may cause re-
assosiations; which would 90 throw on The
p %alset m prinsi Ih1E S mostSssss % on WORK. Or
ingnen's homes. Thus far about 81. SOC, 900
is tied up. nearly all belonging to workinglnen.
wage earners, male and female, lodges, 81.
to-day that criminal charges may be lodged
against some officials early next week.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01

stake out claims ad III The companies arc elI
provided with fun lists Of officers, though tne
names, as a rule. are not those OF men known IN
the financial district. Il may. DO of interest TO
some would.be investors to know that. IN tho
casc OF several Of the officers, they have already
made = reputation as the successful keepers OF
bucket shops.
dixie companies have been organized with, tine
legitimate intention Of. acquiring and WORKING
claims in the district. The opportunity, how.
ever. hls undoubtedly been looked upon not
only by the professional promoting element, put
by the general run OF financial sharks, as q SPLEEN
did chance to catch suckers.
Tn prospoctuses issued by some OF the COM
panies furnish interesting reading. One com.
pany OF large capital states that It's Ideals
Ito send AN exp. dition in tho comPany.s own
powerful steamship, with men,. supplies, stores,
an! provisions In abundance, with an expert OF
the hc ID OF the work and with a full force of
NorwePians or others accustomed to very, cold
climates. In fact, the crew will consist wholly
OF SorwcRians and men personally known, TO
our President. They will. also be all married
men. and their wages will be paid to their wives
or other rightful relatives. The purpose Of This
is to remove the slight st possibility Of deser-
ton. since this action will deprive them OF the
only ch0ncc. Tho profits in sight from an expo
dition conducted upon the lines that have been
laid down are M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
TWO SHOTS WERE HEARD.
The Crowd That Rushed Into tho Stable Found
Two Nen Dend.

Two Nen Dead.
HOUSTON. Tex. July 3l.-Bctwecn 4 and 8
O'Clock this afternoon a tr"gedy occurred in the
upper part OF a stable in The residence portion OF
the city which cost two men their lives.
The room WAS occupied by F. II. Chepy. a
fakir. who ran an electrical battery OH the
streets. How the tragedy was enacted no one
knows.
Two shots were heard. The crowd that
rushed in found Cheny and Charles Cheseburg
dead. The head OF Cbescburg vas nearly SOW
cred from his body. and there was a bullet hole
In his breast.
The top OF Cheny's head WAS blown of. A
note was found near Cheseburg which read:
I'VE quarrelled. and my sister il better off
with her father. Al is no place for her
This Is supposed to refer TO Mrs. Cheseburg.
who was not any relation OF Cheny. however.
Cheny was a Socialist, and had a trunk full OF
manuscripts and books on the subject.
The woman was Of the same political views,
an the two are said to have been very friendly.
Cheny is soid TO have written 10 the father. OF
tho woman living in Austin, making grave al
legations as to Ch'seburg's treatment OF hls
vile. and this. together with the intimacy he.
quRrrels.
CheseburR had. on ono or two occasions. como
go iar as to cover Chcny with n rife. A num-
per OF firearms and q quantity OF ammunition,
together with khivos and a double cartridge belt,
were found In the room.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
II RUSH TO THE COLD FIELDS.
-Four or Five thousand Persons Trying to R-ach
the KiondiLe and More ON the Way.

Four or Five thousand Persons Trying to Reach
the KiondiLe and More on the Way.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 3l.-On tho steamer
Walla Waila, which arrived to-day from Seattle,
was Harry Fitzgerald, theatrical manager, who
went up to Juneau seven months ago TO look
after an opera house. When the Klondikc boom
struck Juneau nearly every one left for the
mines. Fitzgerald said:
The town is almost dead. but It will soon be
filled up again, for thousands Of men are rush.
ing there to At out for the Yukon, and only half
or less will get across Chilkoot before next
spring. Hundreds of tons of provisions are piled
at Taiya, and the supply of Indians, burros. and
horses is already overtaxed. Tho Indians are
ch 'rging more now than ever for carrying sup
plies over the pass. and hundreds of men are
wondering how they cnn get into the gold fields
before the winter SHOWS. There will soon be
ore pEospectors at Taiya and Juneau than will
ever be able 10 get into the Yukon this year I'M
less they import burros. THIN II they do not
reach the lakes and rivers soon the ice will de-
we're that misery and death will result"
Frederick r. NOVEL; OF the NOVEL; Gold
Mining Company. which operates quartz mines
the Walla Walls from Victoria. He saw the
grand rush from the Sound ports to the Yukon
BY way of Taiya, and it led him to believe that
the excitement would result in great loss OF lie
in the arctic region the coming winter.
The thing Is Icing overdoDe.' lie said. but
the people will not know 1t until too late. The
rush from Seattle and other places up north 10
tremendous. and ! expect four or five thousand
persons are trying to make their way over
Chiikoot. The Queen carried 500 to Juneau on
carrying as many as can got aboard"
Novel; was sorry TO see such a stampede. for
he Is believed the rich placers would soon decline.
OF men in distress.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
SWAN THE RIVER, TOGETHER.
Then vances swan URck ALONE aad 1t Ii Bo-
iiesed That SULLIVAN WAS Drowned.


Then vauces SWAN URck Alone and It IL Be-
Iiesed That SULLIVAN Was Drowned.
Dennis S~diliran. n brass moulder, 20 years
old. of 4s Leroy street. went into the East River
ut the loot Of Fulton street last night Tor a
swim. Joseph vahces OF 80 Henry street was his
comrade, ana together the men splashcd around
diving and noating unttlone OF them suggestel
u swim acroSa tho river. Both were expert
swimmers, and away they went side by side.
Near the Brooklyn piers they turned and started
back.
vances got to their startling place just above
the Fulton Ferry clips and drew upon u fioat to
wait for Sullivan. He waited two hours; then
station tpd told him about the matter, and an.
other half houf passed. Sullivan did not
the station house, and Vances told his story to
Sergeant Hoiton. VIII made note In the blotter
that sullivan was probably drowned. Sullivan
WIS 5 feet 8 inches tall. smooth shaven, dark
complexion. and weighed about 1876 pounds.
The. police said he was Dry Dollar Sullivan's
brother. but he wasn't.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
HE HT LIBERTY IN DEATH.
A Prisoner Escapes from n Van and Throw,
Himself Under . brewery Wagon.

Tvs - - anu uuto"l
Bimselr Under . brewery Wagon.
Michael Ryan. 80 years old. who refused to
tell where he lived. was locked up in the Ho-
boken police station on Friday night. He had
been drinking heavily and was very violent.
After he had yelled himself hoarse be became
suspiciously quiet, and the doorman found him
standing on his head in the wash basin. ap-
parently trying to drown himself. Later on he
jabbed the point of a safety pin in his neck
several times, bat did not succeed in infictinc
any, serious wound. Yesterday morning Re.
corder McDonoush him to the pcni-
Tertiary for sixty days.
Ryan and another prisoner who had been com.
mitted to the county Jail Tor thirty days were
driven up on the hill in the patrol wagon. De-.
tectiye Fent9n took the other prisoner into the
jail. leaving Ryan in charge Of the driver. Frank
DAILY, ana his assistant, John J. Malley. Sud
denly Ryan made a spring from the patrol wagon
and ran across Newark avenue. 1t was supposed
hat he was at empting to escape. until he de-
liberately plunged under the wheels of IA Beadler
ston & Woerz brewery wagon. The hind wheel
passed over his thigh close to the trunk and
broke It.; He was also injured internally and
will probably die.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
SUIT FOR 5000 o DAMAGES.
stockholders OF the Penn Electric Light Com
pany Against ArInbers OF an Alleged Trust.

stockholdera or the Penn Electric Light Conn
pany Against MrInbers OF an Alleged Trust.
~HrLADELPHIA July 3l.-A suit to recover
$500, 900 damages was begun in the Common
Pleas to-day by James Madden and other stock.
holders OF the Penn Electric Light Company
against John Lowber Welsh, Thomas Dolan,
William Wood. Richard Brock. Clement b. New
bold. George w. Hill. John Boyd. and A. j..
De Camp. alleged partners in the electric
trust, which for six years. 1t is charged. con.
trolied an illegal monopoly OF tho public light
during that period: The property and fran.
chiscs OF the Penn Electric Company. ii is al
legged. were deprecated in value by the iraudu.
lent practices Of the defendants, who controlled
a majority OF the stock.
Al. Camp WIS made President of the Penn,
and during his executive management, the bill
charges. An agreement was maintained with the
Edison Electric Light Company by which the
Edison controlled a monopoly OF the city light
ing. to the prejudice OF the Penn, whose rights
and privileges as competitor were suffered to
lapse into disuse.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
CONVOY FOR TREASURE SHIP.
A Revenue Cutter Detailed to Accompany the
Portland. Laden with klondike Gold.

WASHINGTON, July Capt Shoemaker,
chief Of the revenue cutter service. to-day
granted the request OF p. B. Weare OF Chicago.
President Of the North American Trading and
TRANSFORMATION Company. to assign n cutter to
the steamer Portland. laden with
gold dust from the klondikc. out of Behring
Sea. As stated in THE Sun, Mr.. Weare feared
trouble" to quote his telegram. and the Treas
Try department learned that there was a likeli-
hood that the vessel would be attacked by free
hooters with the intention Of securing the gold.
learned to-day from Mr.. Weare that the Port.
land would leave ST. Michael between Sept. 80
and Oct. 10, and Capt. Shoemaker immediatel,
tciegraphed orders to'Capt. Hooper, commani-
Ing the Behring Sea patrol fleet. to detail, the
cutter Bear for the duty, or, II the BEER should
not be available. to send the cutter Rush. The
orders were sent to Semitic and will leave there
on the steamer Cleveland, due to sail Aug. 5.
Capt. Hooper Is at Cnaiaska.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
.rAxrsnMAxrns TO srn1K ODD
Deoiaea ut n sreetine Last xishs. AFTER . Re-
Gees TO watch n Fight.

cess 70 Wnteh = kiEnt-
n Pants Makers Union decided on q general
strike At q mass meeting held last night In n
hall at 100 Pitt street. The strike will bogin
to-day. Delegates from the branches In Brook.
Ign and Brownsville wero present, and had
instructions to vote on behalf OF their respective
unions for q general strike.
There are $500 pants" makers in Now
York. Brooklyn. and Brownsville who will
strike. and about 5000 Italian women, who do
finishing In their homes in Mulberry and neigh
boring streets, will be thrown out of work by
the strike In a day or two.
Moritz Rudwick presided at last nights meet
ina, and tho principal speakers were Max Pug
nazky. the Secretary Of tho union. and l.. Ro-
gotizkin. The latter. after telling the pants"
BE men, and strike"
w Wilt" shouted the audience in Yiddish,
A vote to strike was then carried by acclama-
ton, and the ChairmGn's declaration that tho
Joy. A committee was appointed to tail out tho
pants" makers who were not present at
the meeting. Tho strikers will meet q! 90 Pitt
trect to-day. There aro $50 shops in New York
and 100 In Brooklyn and Brownsville. Tho
"pnnts" makers Soy they used TO earn IS, Ii.
AMI 10 cents . garment and now they earn only
wv While \. the hem meeting was going on there WINS a
water saloon At iss Pitt street. Three mem
were playing pinochlc for the drinks nj one cent
zach, when one OF them, who thought he would
hive to pay, made a misdeal twice.
The proprietor WIS called as umpire and de-
cided against the dealer. Blows followed angry
words and Schwartz and tho man he had decided
against had a hHht on Inc side" ak.
The pants" m kersS who were, in session.
came from their meeting TO see the fight. Whom
IL was over they went up again AID decided TO
str ke.. The demands OF the strikers will be pre-
pared In q day or two.
The striking knee pants" makers held "A
scrics OF msetinXs all day : %sterdny. Max Pine,
their leader. said that II they held out until
Tuesday the strike would BE- won.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
GOLD IN COPPER RIVER.
a Party OrEnniziuE 10 Prospect and TO right
tho Indians ir Necessary.

TACOMA. Wash, July 31.-Copper River
Alaska. is supposed to be rich in mineral
wealth. For years reports have come out that
gold and copper were abundant there,
but no white man could enter the coun-
try to prospect because It is inhabited by 500
Copper River Indians, who jealousy guard their
territory. Every year they 10 to the nearest
trading point in the direction OF Cook Inlet. ex-
changing furs and gold for provisions and guns.
Gradually they have become well armed and
have not hesitatcd to notify traders and miners
that every white man who entered their valley
would be killed.
This region is nearly 1000 miles northwest Of
Sitka. An, expedition to the number Of 100
men is being fitted out Eerc and at
Port Townsend to- enter the Copper River
country via Cook Inlet, fight the In
dams ff necessary. and thoroughly prospect the
river and Its tributaries. Judge Joseph Kuhn
will lead the expedition, which will start In two
weeks. Over sixty Of the hundred men wanted
have already Joined the expedition. which will
be on q cooperative basis. each man putting up
n sum sufficient to outfit him for two years and
pay part toward purchasing a schooner.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
RAINY LAKE GOLD FIND.
A Rich DeposIt Found at the Isnndoiph Milne
owned In New York.

owned In New York.
RAINY LAKE CITY. Mimi, july 30.-A gold
strike has been made at the Randolph mine. near
Mine Centre. Several thousands OF dollars
worth Of nuggets have been found. II is prob
ably the richest lind that has ever been M ,de in
Seine River country. consisting of de- oinposed
quartz that will assay from 5000 to $1,000 to
the ton. Aftcr a blast made on last Thursday
several largo nuggets were found. Ono. which
was brought here, weighs thirty.two ounces. and
Is nearly pure gold. A piece OF ore. nearly all
goln, was also brought down from the mine. 1t
weighs thirty-six ounces.
Robert LAIRD. an explorer who is taking the
gold to Duluth. says that the blast uncovered
orc fully as rich rs the samples he brought. The
con- rolling interest in the property was bought
hy Louis 4. Hall OF New York a few weeks Ego.
The consideration Ia said to have boon $50. 600.
1t is said that there is fully $500. 900 worth OF
gold in sight at the mine now.
There has also been u placer find. Frank
Moore, a prospcctor. reports 1t. He panned IS
worth of gold from a single handful oil, dirt
taken from alluvial deposit OF dirt and black
sand near Hay Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
GOLD OUTSIDE OF KloyDrKE.
Prospectusss or Some OF the Companies That
Are Offering stock TOR sale.

Wall street has been interested in the past few
weeks in the growing crc p Of Klondike gold
eompanies,' gold mining and development
companies" and gold mining and tradiL:
companies that have been making their APP
pe"rance. The capitalization OF these compa.
mics is stated nj all the way from 1925, 900 to
$5,OOO,OOO, though just how much OF these
round amounts have been paid In Is not reported
in the glowing advertisements Offering the
slo@k for sale. In par value the shares run all
tho way from 81 up to 800. In the case of tho
800 shares, however, in order to suit moderate
purses, investors can obtain ono.tenth shares at
$40 each.
Few U: the companies assert that they, as yot,
own any claims in tine Klondike district. Most
OF them announce that the capital which is to
DO ralsed is for the purpose OF bqllding or char
tering q special steainahip which, fitted out
with q full supply OF mining engineers. provis-
ions and s,o. es. Is 10 mako It's Way up the
Yukon River 70 the land Of gold. and there
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
Gloyer.ylle ssanurAeturer shoot. u,m.e,r:

~GLovERsv1LLE. N. Y. July 3l.-William A.
Kasson. a leather dresser and glove manu,ac-
turer OF this city, was discovered lying on the
floor of his office this morning at 10 o'clo, k with
blood flowing from a bullet wound over hs
right ear. Near him on the floor was found a re-
voiver with one chamber empty. The ball lodged
in his head. and ply 6. clans were unable to locate
1t. Mr.. knsson BORROWED the weapon of a night
shooting a cat. He remains in an unconscious
state, and death is soon expected. Mr.. Kassou
has been in the Utica State Hospital several
ration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
RUSH OF RAILROAD BUsINEss.
Two Western Roads Crowded with Trnmc-A
Splendid Outlook.

Spteuuiu UNLOCK.
SEpALIA. Mo-, July 31.-Business on both the
N'ssonri Pacific and Missouri, Kansas and
Texas roads is better than it has been for soveral
months, and numerous extra men have boon put
to work In the last fortnight. During The early
spring several crews were laid off on 10th roads.
pqt all OF these and many more are now AT work.
Inc shops OF these companies here are running
Iorces OF men ON full time and tho payrolls for
.iuly ana August will be larger than for a long
tlme. On the Missouri. Kans II and Texas every
coal car 10 IN Use, and n company official said to-
Gay thht when n customer was TO be supplied IL
was necessary to rig up box cars in which to
The outlook for a splendid business this fall
sma Winter was never better" said General
superintendent ii. g. Clark Of The Missouri Pa
ciiic, who arrived here to-day from an inspection
Tip n the West, and 1t win tax the capacity
~ western roads to transport the immense
MI. Clark left here this afternoon for st.
louis Frank Gould, w. b. Doddridge.. G. q.
lott for a trip West.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
GOLD IN OKLAHOMA.
An Indian BrinGn from the wichita Mountains
Eleven NugEets, One Valued ut $500.

An IhdIhn HFIhGh from Tue WIchito Mountains
Eleven Nuggets, One Valued NJ $500.
PERRY. Oklahoma. July 3l.-Gold is being
found in the Wichita Mountains In great guam.
titles. An Indian buck. with his squaw and
pappoose. came in from the mountains
and purchased 5000 worth OF goods and
rendered In payment an oval piece
of metal resembling brass, which the clerk told
him was no good. The Indian laughed and
said: Y heap crazy. Him gold.' Just then
the manager Of the store cnme In and carried
the metal to the bank. wh.r, the cashier pro-
n9mnced 4 gold and offered him $500 for It.
said, he had dug out of the ground in the
Wichita Mountains. He said. the nuggets were
had been beaten to give them the same general
appearance. Newspapcrs OF that vicinity say
fields which have boon so closely guarded by
troops and cat!lemen that they have mover yet
been fully explored.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
CHEROKEE COUNCIL ADJoURxs.
steps Taken TO Ala the Dawes Commission In
Winding Up Cherokee AnAirs.

TAHLEoUAH, i. T., July 3l.-The Cherokee
National Council has just adjourned here after
a ten days extra session. An important step
was taken in furnishing the Dawes commission
with all the Cherokee rolls Of citizenship. that
it might make a final list looking to the winding
up of Cherokee affairs preparatory to the proc
pective chunge.
TIL Cherokee Commission to confer with the
Dawes commission was hauled over the Goals
because OF its dilaiory actions. The Senate
abolished the Cherokee Commission, but the
conquered. agreeing to give them another chance,
with the strong hint that they must do sonier
;hinK or make way for q commission that wound.
Two attorneys. Judge j, A. Scales aud Charles
Pearce, were appointed for the Cherokee y .tion
TO assist the Dawes commission to take a true
censns OF the Cherokee pcopio and 10 see that
the Cherokee interests are protected before that
comm ssion. This step OF the Cherokee Council
Is Significant, MS 1t Ia another advanced step.