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New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
RAILROADS HEAVY LOSERS.

TRACKS WASHED OUT AND BRIDGES CARRIED
AWAY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Pittsburg July 23-All the railways centring In
Pittsburg suffered from the great storm whlch
swept through the Mahoning and Shenango val
leys on the Erie and Ashtabula Division OF the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad the damage was particular
" .severe. The rain resembed cloudburst In
many places Landsldes and washouts were fre-
ouent and many bridges and trestles were rem
torrents while in some places the roads were
turned into swiftly running creeks, endangering
the trestles them
There were two washouts on the Eastern divi-
sion Of the For: Wayne line, one being at New
Galiiee and the other at Summit. Tons Of earth
were swept down. covering the tracks, and they
blocked for severa. hours, although all
through express trains got In on time this morn
ing. The Blockhouse Run track. out OF New
Brighton is unfit for use. II IL small switch,
being only few miles long. The Plttsburg Noungs-
town and Ashta bula Newcastle and Beaver VAL
ley and other lines comprising the Erie and Ash
tabu!a Division. all suffered severely and as yet
traff several of them has not been resumed
At Bridge No. ~, at NebO. and Bridge NO. 80.
carried away There serious washout at
jenkins Run. on the Newcastle and Beaver VAL
ley road and all eastbound trains running by
way Of Home Wood. Bridge No. H. east of Mo-
ravia, had two bents carried away. and the
trestle at Jenkins Run was ruined. one bent in
the Newport bridge and one over a wagon road
treste were washed out. Bridge No. 6. Of
Thompson, has two spans out OF line making II
dangerous Other damage done along the
line and the trackmen on the Erie and Ashtabula
reasonable time asked FOR and received assistance
from the Eastern Division OF the Fort Wayne road
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
SUGAR STEAMERS RACING FOX PORT.
THESE TWO WILL. SAVE $4,000 IF THEY REACH
PHILADELPHIA BEFORE THE NEW TARIFF

THESE TWO WILL SAVE $4,000 IF THEY REACH
PHILADELPHIA BEFORE THE NEW TARIFF
Bill BECOMES LAW.
Philadelphia. Jmly 23.-Two British steamers laden
with valuable cargoes Of sugar. are scuddins over
tho seas toward this port as fast as their engines
can carry them in a race gainst time. toe ana
tariff There is a stake Of sl25.OOo at The hnish II
they get within the district OF Pn'iadeipna
before the Tariff bill is signed for by doing so they
will have saved that much money In duties on the
sugar The vessels the Eton. Captain Enwrisn''
and the Hurworth. Captain Marck. Both are rum
lava with their cargoes consigned here. As u'-
bratar was passed on July and respecuVe'y, 'ie
steamers should have come In the Delaware CaPeS
last night but the recent heavy weather mas prop
ably retarded them.
To incoming vessels the Philadelphia customs as
trct begins at Marcus Hook. and to-day three s"iit
tugs went down the river to pull the steamers over
the line before the bill becomes a law every enorI
Is being made TO make better time than the United
States Senate has been making and the postpone
ment of the vote the bill until o'clock to-mor
row afternoon has stimulated hope OF landing the
stake To do so, however. the steamers WILL nave
10 be within the district before noon to-morrow as
the Custom House closes that hour until Mon
day Subs santial rewards await the captains OF the
ships II they beat the bill
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
SICK VOMEN PANIC STRICKEN.
WILD SCENES ON ST. JOHNS FLOATING
HOSPITAL IN THE STORM

There was wild time on board the St Johns
Guild Floating Hospital during the storm yester-
day. The hospital had made trip from west
Fifty-second-st. to NewDorp. Staten Island, where
the guild has the Seaside Hospital, and was re-
turning with between 100 and 800 passengers on
board when the storm broke over the Bay
While the lightning was at its wors'- Dr. Nedwln
Leahe. the physician in charge, was hurrledly sum-
moned by Captain Cobb to the lower deck There
Mrs. Annie Lee, twenty-nne years old, of No. ll6
Tenth-ave., was soon the mother OF girl baby.
AS the passengers crowded about Mrs. Lee, a wild
shrek was suddenly heard from the forward lower
deck Dr. Leahe rushed forward and found that
Mrs. Heimon. who had been crouching in corner
with her two children. moaning as the boat rocked
from side 10 side, had suddenly fallen forward on
her face. She had been stricken with heart trou-
bic and was in a critical condition.
The excitement attending this woman was no
sooner over than there more excitement on the
upper deck A great crash OF thunder which fol-
lowed a vivid fash alarmed many Of the passen-
gers that their wild shrieks could not be restrained
Many seemed to believe that the boat was sinking.
for il pitched and tossed the rain came down
in great binding sheets. Captain Cobb at last suc-
ceeded in quicting al Of the passengers except MIS-
joseph Ackley, Of No. 600 West Fortyfifth-st. She
cried and refused be comforted as she rushed
about holding a child three months old In he' arms.
When the physician. thinking to quiet her. look
the little from her arms, he found that the
childs eyes were closed. II was dead.
When the landing was made at the FIFTY second
st. pier at ocSDck last evening deckhand car
red the dead child and accompanied the sorToWlhg
mother to her home. Mrs. HcimOn was taken TO
ST Vincents Hospital and the children were cared
for by the Guild physicians.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
RAILROAD ASSUMES A TOWNS DEBT.
SETTLEMENT OF THE TROUBLE OVER THE RE-
MovAL OF THE WEST SHORE SHOPS
FROM FRANKFORT


FROM FRANKFORT,
Utica n. Y. July 23.-Since the removal Of the
machinery and discontinuance OF work In the West
Shore Railroad shops at Frankfort last spring sew
eral conferences have been had between committee
of Frankfort citizens and the officials OF the New
York Central Railroad. The Frankfort people
thought that they had been badly used. They had
subscribed 81 600 for the purchase or the land on
which the shops were erected the express under
standing that they were be operated for all time
In the last years the village bonded Itself Tor
Sl6 coo for schoolhouse and $4,000 for waterWorks,
expecting that the hundreds Of men who worked IN
the railroad shops and who had bought lots and built
houses would help pay for the improvements " nsn s
these people went away TO seek work elsewhere the
burden fell greatly deprecated properly ana
largely reduced population . go ,,.
The final conference was hed Win freslueht
Depew by the members OF the committee In New
York on Tuesday. and an agreement was reached.
noon were read to the members OF the committee;
In few moments they were signed Ine terms Oh
this agreement briefly as follows:
The New-York Central and Hudson River Rallroad
Company gives the citizens OF Frankfort fu control
OF the railroad shops In that village not now oc-
cuped with the privilege OF leasing them for term
of ninety years to any individual or corporauoh
approved by the company for manufacturing PuI-
poses and all lands not occupied are also given IN
like manner to be utilized as sites for the erection
road company also agrees 10 pay one-third OF tne
bonded Indebtedness on the Frankfort waterworkS
and the whole bonded Indebtedness on the new school
building making total OF over $35OU Ihis Is 70
be paid as the bonds fall due and the railroad COM
pany will pay the interest on them as II Is Que: In
to over 100000 Is to be paid to the village for
damages.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
DIR. ANDREWS FOR SENATOR.

HE IS THE CHOICE OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE
COMMITTEE OF RHODE ISLAND.
providence July q (Specdl).-The Legislature 10
be chosen next spring will elect United states
Senator to succeed Senator Aldrich Al meeting
of the Rhode Island Democratic State Central
Committee to-day A resolution was passed unani-
mously to the effect that, II the resignation OF
President T.. Benjamin Andrews is accepted oy
the corporatIon of Brown University. he should
be made the candidate of the Democracy tor Sena-
tor In the last two Legislatures the Democrats
have had than dozen members out or l's-
Ex-Chlef Justice Thomas Durfee. one OF the Ad-
yisory Committee of the corporation says that Or.
Andrews's letter of resignation came as surprise
TO the committee. when they separated, after
the formal meeting with him, 1t was understood
that ne admitted II was inexpedient for MIN 10
urge his views on the silver question In public
noration would be glad to have DR.. Andrews re-
main If he would fOrbear from utterances on the
silver question so made that they wonid become
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
JAMES Fl. BENEDICT, JR, ARRESTED
HE WAS TRYING TO FORCE HIS WAY INTO A
BROADWAY sALOON-A SUSPICION OF
xvOCKOIrT DROPS


BROADWAY sALOON-A SUSPICION OF
KNOCKOUT DROPS
Two policemen were called last evening to the
restaurant of Albert Bangs, at No. 1903 Broadway
where wel-dressed man. wearing large da-
mond ring was trying to force his way into the
place In face of the opposition OF half a dozen
walters The man was intoxicated. and the police
men arrested him and started to the West Thir-
tieth-st police station.
On the way the prisoner collapsed and had to
be carried. When the station was reached the
prisoner unconscious.
From letters and papers found in the mans pocket
the police decided that he James H. Benedict
jr stockoroker OF No. 46 Exchange Place. and a
relative OF Howard Benedict, whose deathbed mar
rlage last summer is we'll remembered Among
other things there found in his pockets $50 In
bills. a handsome gold watch and a long clipping
from a Buffalo newspaper.
of Major n. ?. Lloyd, who was referred to as the
millionaire lawyer Of Cincinnati" A section OF the
article was marked and reads as follows: IT Is
stated that Major Lloyd's daughter Margaret, now
Mrs Benedict visited them last week. Mrs. Bene-
dict and her stepdaughter could never agree MIS-
Benedict now lives In New-York and her deathbed
marriage to Howard Benedict last summer created
sensation.
Late last night the man regained consciousness
He admitted that he was James II. Benedict, r.,
the broker, and that he had been drinking. The
police believe, from the fact that Mr.. Benedict
recovered Consciousness and then showed no signs
Of intoxicaton. that he had had knockout drops.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
OPERATORS TO ARBITRAIE.
A GENERAL CONFERENCE TO DISCUSS
THE UNIFORMITY PLAN.

MINERS HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR APPROVAL
AND WILL DO ALI. IN THEIR POWER FOR
AN EARLY SETTLEMENT
Plttsburg July 23.-The Arbitration Commits
sioners who are trying to settle the coal strike
have finally got the consent OF majority OF
the operators OF the Pittsburg district to join In
a general conference to discuss the true uniform
ity plan. The date for the conference has not
the next week and probably will be Monday or
Tuesday.
The call for the meeting will be sent out to-
morrow. The greatest difficulty found by the ar
btrators in pushing the movement has been
certain ethargy on the part Of the operators
that they look upon arbitration as inenectual.
They have little hope Of settling the strike by
this means, and are therefore, slow to act In
no case, however, has there been direct opposi-
ton to arbitration.
General Little, president Of the Board, stated
to-day that the matter was now near climax.
After this meeting has been held. he thinks,
there will be but little difficulty in completing
other arrangements for the selection OF arbitra-
tors. General Little says the miners nave all
expressed their approval of the agreement ana
are ready to do all in their power to bring the
question TO early settlement
The agreement as proposed Is not entreiy SAT
isfactory TO some Of the operators In an It's
provisions. The Objectionable clauses VIII De
taken up at the meeting and changed 10 suit the
desires OF all concerned.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
4 COATING FOR LEAD BULLETS.
THIS INVENTION. IT is SAID. WILL MAKE THEM
AS GOOD AS STEEL.

THIS INVENTION. IT is SAID. WILL MAKE THEM
AS GOOD AS STEEL
Springfield H.. July 23.-Chares W. Bates
chemist and Edward Jerry a surveyor, OF 'his
city, have discovered secret solution oy "hlc"
they coat lead cartridges. rendering them superior
to steel cartridges The ordinary leaden cartridges
when used in the Krag-Jorgensen rifle nave Deeh
found to he too soft and the lead has cung 10 the
barrel OF the rifle until the barrel was nhany
clogged and the steel cartridges which nave sue
ceeded the lead ones have eventually torn the par
I rbese cartridges do neither Messrs. Bates
and Jerry succeeded In procuring some OF the
smokeess pow der used h. the Government ana
Krag-Jorgensen rife, and have made numerous
experiments with their cartridges. At a distance
Of thirty wards they bored a hole through an axe
handle and also through fatiron In the latter
case the bullet lodged in tree. entering uiS niI
rance OF six inches They Will now oner 20 sen
the Government the secret. The, leaden bullets
coated with this preparation would cost me GOV
ernment - cents pound less than the steel pul-
lets now In use.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
PHILADELPHIA SUFFERED SEVERELY.
GREAT DAMAGE DONE BY THE STORM IN AND
ABOUT THE CITY

ABOUT THE CITY.
Philadelphia, July Bone OF the most disas-
trous wind hail and rain storms which has visited
this section of the country in long time swept
over Philadelphia and contiguous territory iate
this afternoon The storm entered the city from
the west and took a northeasterly course the
greater part Of the damage being done In west
Philadelphia Houses were unroofed, trees up
rooted and cellars flooded In the outlying districts
growing crops damaged to the extent OF
thousands Of dollars Corn was cut to ribbons
while tomato and cabbage plants were almost
ruined by the hail Two houses owned by William
Whiteley at Sixty-first and Hamilton SITS. were
unrOofed, were also the West fhiadeiphla
MAnnerchor Hall and haf-a-dozen other dwellings
An entire row Of threestory buildings In course or
erection at Fifty second and Vine SITS. was almost
demolished. At Bryn Mawr the hailstones were
nearly large as hens eggs, and the wnd blew
a gale. uprooting dozens OF trees.
The storm struck the Delaware River, this side
OF Bristol Just the steamboat Columbia was
passing up the river. One OF her lifeboats was
lifted from the davits as If II was so much paper
and carried nearly over to the New-Jersey shore
At Norristown lightning struck the new Trinity
Church and tore the roof nearly off. Part OF the
foundation Of the big Conshohocken dyehouse was
washed away and the mill Of Mcfarland Brothers
was badly damaged by the bursting Of the dam.
BY the time the storm reached New-Jersey 1t
had diminished In force but there was still enough
wind left to blow several large trees across the
Camden and Amboy Division Of the West Jersey
Railroad. Reports from Western Pennsylvania
section. In some places crops we're DESTROYED by
the ha In R,res GSnny j. nsmser o
farmhouses and barns were struck by lightning.
The Go on e s
Pennsylvania Railroad and on the Jersey Central
Witnessed such destructive storm.
At Lambertville and remington several barns
were unroofed and trees were uprooted by the
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
BOAT AND MEN SHATTERED.
FArAI. EXPLOSION ON THE NUTMEG
STATE AT BRIDGEPORT.
FOUR OF THE CREW KILLED WHILE AT SUPPER
AND THREE OTHERS LIKELY TO DIE
NApHTHA vAPop SAID TO HAVE

FOUR OF THB CREW KILLED WHILE Al ''fi i
AND THREE OTHERS LIKELY TO DIE
NApHrHA vAPop SAID TO HAVE
BEEN THE CAUSE.
Bridgeport, Conn. July "3.-At 6:5o CLOCK
this evening a dreadful explosion occurred oh
the steamer Nutmeg State OF the bridgeport
Steamboat Company's line while she was y
ing at her slip at the foot of South-st and as
. re.u,t tour men are dead three others are
thought to be fatally injured and numoer
more are in a serious condition. The steamer
was damaged about $1,000.
THE DEAD.
MORAN Patrick; head shattered: killed instantly.
CoNYoRs Jeremiah; leg torn off; internal injuries;
de died fVi While being taken to hospital.
ocoNNELI. jeremiah; both legs sha''e'e'' "'"N
injuries; died at hospital.
Unknown man: found dead in hold.
THE INJURED.
pEARDoN Michael; burned about face and back; In
ternal injuries; not expected to live. ,,
GLENNAN Patrick. deck hand; thought 70 DC '"'''''
MAGUGRE Michael; probably fatally burned about race
and chest. ,
LYNCH Edward burned about face and head
HARTWEIL John; seriously burned on chest arms anu
lgs.
CONNOLLY .ohn burned about face and chest.
The men were all connected with the boat
Immediately after the explosion an alarm OF
fire was sounded. but the fire was quickly ex-
tinguished and the fremen had little TO 90 ou'
10 assist and care for the injured
The explosion was probably caused py the
ignting of naphtha vapor. When the BOAT re-
turned from her trip TO New-York, this alter-
noon. Burton NJ Reed, Of this city, accoruihs
70 custom went aboard to clean up the tore-
castle and sprinkled the beds and mattresses
with naphtha vapor. He then went away
The stevedores were eating on the supper
deck just the hold, when the eNPi''''
took nIace and the men were thrown IN all
directions against the WOODWORK i"' u IN
men were thrown overheard. and were rescued
uniniured but none Of the others escape" VII
harmed The deck under the supper 'apie
wos blown open for space at least ten lee'
wide while both sides of the boat for"aru Vi
tho oargwav were torn into splinters and thrown
~ oil directions hIge mass OF fragments
,yas scattered all over the lower DECK anu a'
far hack as the engine-room all the carpenter
work was wrecked The interior or the uii''iis
room in the forecastle was completely "recheu
o,so An examination showed the hull TO De
uniniured. however.
The officials are reticent as TO the oilec'
cause Of the explosion. 1t was hrst aneseu '"N'
,icbtning struck the boat. but 1t was later as
certained that deckhand went INTO 'he NV
to light his pipe. and it is believed 'ha' INC
lighted match in the closed torecas'ie eau'0 Wv
naphtha vapor to explode
Tho injured were all taken TO the Oeherai
uosn,tal and the bodies of the dead men were
ramoved TO the Morgue. Coroner Doten VIII
hold An investigation tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
VESSELS IN GREAT DEMAND.
THE CROP MOVEMENT TO EUROPE SENDING
RATES UP.

pbuadeInhia. July 2.-The demand for vessels In
ALL lines OF foreign and coastwise trade continues.
and rates are advancing because Of a scarc'ty OF
tonnage Railroads are said TO be blocked with
coal for coast ports and vessels arriving with car
goes are being discharged on their arrival quicker
than ever before. Steamers Tor grain continue N
GOOD demand for July, August and September load
inqs For August loading the British steamship
Rovne was chartered yesterday to load II 100 GUAR
ters Of grain this port. at three Killings ana SIX
pHaIo.w Redlington was engaged at three sfillings
and seven and one-haf pence for september &c,
az, saaHsr loading The British steamship Imperial
Prince now in port, also chartered TO load for
Cork Tor orders. at three shiiiings ana n.sepemce
at Southern ports for Liverpool Havre and Bremsn
TraInIoads OF wheat and corn are being hlirieu
s tba West 10 Philadelphia. Baltimore and New.
or, rv News 10 make way for the new crop. part OF
which is being forwarded Tor fhipm@ht OH i"'e's"
account
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE SENATE VOTES TO-DAY.
AN AGREEMENT FOR ACTION ON TIL
TARIFF CONFERENCE REPORT.
UNANIMOUS CONSENT GIVEN TO TAKING IN
BALLOT AT O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON
MR. ALIENS CHARGE OF FRAUD IN
OHIO REFUrED BY Mr. FORAKER
SENATOR TELLER's Sill
YER SPEECH.

lBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TarnrNE.1
Washington. July 23.-The Senate will vote
on the tariff conference report tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock. a unanimous agreement
to that effect having been reached to-day Just
before adjournment. vote might have been
secured more promptly by resorting to a night
session, but as the heat at the Capitol was IN.
tense and the opposition showed amicabls
disposition to compromise by fixing a time for
voting early Tomorrow afternoon the Republi-
can managers accepted the terms offered with.
out much hesitation. Mr. Morgan, OF Alabama,
much to the general surprise. asked consent to
the agreement named. and no objection was
raised in any quarter
The debate on the report was continued By
Senator'S Teller, Ihite, Of California; Allen, Of
Nebraska. and Pettus The only incident OF
more than passing interest In the days dis
cussion was passage alarms between Mr.. Al
len and Mr.. Foraker over the size Of the total
vote cast In Ohio at the Presidential election OF
1896 Mr.. Allen maintained that the total was
swollen by frauds. Mr.. Foraker explicitly and
pointedly challenged the statement. and devel-
oped the fact that the Senator from Nebraska
had no definite facts whatever on which to base
his extravagant assertion.
Mr.. Teller closed his speech with brief refer.
ence to the retirement Of DR.. F.. B. Andrews
from the presidency OF Brown University.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24

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New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
POWDER MAGAZINES BLOWN UP.
ONE MAN KILLED AND ALI. WII-KEsBARRE
SHAKEN BY ONE EXPLOSION.

Wilkesbarre, Penn. July 23.-In a heavy rain and
thunder storm this afternoon the powder magazine
at the Empire mine. operated by the Lehigh and
Wilkesbarre Coal Company, was struck by light
ming. terrific explosion followed The building
was shattered and the force Of the explosion was
so preat that Il shook the foundation OF nearly
every house IN Wilkesbarre. There were about
twenty tons of powder stored In the building No
one was In the place at the time. but John higgins
who was driving by just as the explosion occurred
was instantly Killed by flying debris.
Hazolton. Penn. July 23.-Leisenrings powcer
magazine half a mile from Milnesville, was struck
,,y lightning this afternoon ton OF powder
stored in the exploded with terrific force
shaking the mountain and breaking the WINDOWS
IN Munesyille houses. No injured.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-24
SILVER AND COPPER DISCOVERED.

,x,,s11a1IY RICH FINDS REPORTED IN YORK
COUNTY. PENN.
York. Penn, July 23.-The fact OF valuable silver
.s oonner discoveries in the South Mountains, IN
which York County capitalists are Interested was
made public her, to-day. The discoveries "eie
made bv a Colorado miner of experience, ana the
,,1 ~ conner is said 10 be unusually rich. Con-
,rsssman Sulzer OF New-York Edison ana other
wel-known men are interested In the hnd' ana
ninety-nine year leases have been secured on
properties from which rich output IS promisetu
II l. the intention of those interested 20 orgdn|e
stock companies and work the mineral iahdsi
representative of the projectors. VINO VISITED ru i
son saws he will furnish process WnlCn VIII
make the copper mining unusually prohtao'e'