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New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
HUNDREDS SAW HIN KILLED.
A WIRE PERFORMER FALLS SEVENTY-FlVE
FEET IN THE PRESENCE OF NEARLY
TWO THOUSAND PEOPLE.

Professor Arion," twenty-eght years old,
wire performer, while riding bicycle on a wire
at Wissels Ridgewood Park. Queens County, last
night. fell to the ground and received injuries
from which he died few minutes later. The
unfortunate man fell % feet, and his fall was
witnessed by nearly two thousand men. women
and children. "Arion" was to have given night
ly exhibitions for a week. His first perform
ance was on Saturday night. and was successful
Yesterday was the annual picnic of the Hessan
Voksfest at the park At o'clock the assem-
blage gathered about the grounds in the park
to witness the perous ride. The wire Is charged
with electricity supplied from the trolley lines.
When "Arion" mounted the wire from snail
platform built about the top of the pole all eyes
were upon him. Small incandescent lights were
so arranged about his clothing and the wheel
that they Illuminated soon as the electrical
current was touched "Arion" was to ride 100
yards. He had gone about quarter OF the
distance when he was seen to topple OH the
wheel and both man and bicycle fell TO the
ground A scream went up from the women
and children as they saw "Arion's" descent to
death.
Dr. c. ]. Hettesheimer, who was among the
spectators ran to where the man was lying ana
did what he could TO relieve his sufferings. a
call was sent to St. GATHERINGS Hospital BROOK
lyn, but he was dead before it was responded TO-
An examination showed that three ribs and the
right leg were broken, and he sustained Internal
injuries. "Arion's" right name was Frank Dona-
hue. and his home was in Fort Wayne. Ind. he
leaves a widow and three -year-old child Mrs
Donahue came East with her husband, but she
diJ MT ,vitppgc tho accident.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
SERVIA MAKES PROTEST.

ARE THE lNCURsIONs OF ALBANIANs PART Or a
PLAN TO PROVOKE THE LITTLE KINGDOM?
Constantinople. Aug. 1.-The incursions Of the
AIbanians who attacked almost simultaneously
seven Servian frontier blockhouses along the
stretch OF frontier between Madlisa and Rashka,
have led the Servian Government TO make a
formal protest to the Powers. 1t is believed
that this is part Of organized plan to provoke
SerVia. ,
The matter Is being discussed by the Am
bassadors In conference. with view Oh gettihs
an explanation from Tewfik Pacha, the lurNiSh
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Word has been received here from van the
captal Of the yilayet- of Van. Armenia, that
Armenian revolutionists are preparing 10 cross
the Persian frontier.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
4 CTCLIST INSTANTLY KILLED.
WHILE "sCORCHING" ALONG STREET IN
RAILWAY HE RUNS INTO BUGGY
AND LOSES HIS LIFE.


RAILWAY HE RUNS INTO BUGGY
AND LOSES HIS LIFE.
Railway y. j., Aug. ! (SpeciaD.-Charles Schill-
ing twenty-one years old. a well-known resident
Of this city was instantly killed about 1880 o'clock
last night in a collision with horse and buggy In
ST. George save.
Schilling. in company with four young men
Reynolds Ecller. Of No % Fourteenth-st.. Hobo
ken. and Thomas Putnam. Ernest Flinck and
George Babel, of Rahway-started out early in the
evening 10 ride to Elizabeth and back. The trip
TO Elizabeth was made without incident. and after
a rest the party started for home They kept well
together the return trip. laughing and chatting
happily as they rapidly glided the fine road.
As they nearod the city limits Schng who
riding on the extreme left side of the road spured
and shot ahead. That the last Schilling
was seen alive by his companions. Less than
three minutes later they were Mortified to see his
PROSTATE form lying in the roadway and Two men
bending over him. broken shaft Of a buggy and
the wrecked wheel told them what had happened
The story of the accident is told by Thomas
O'Rourke and Carl Delvus. the occupants OF the
buggy They had been TO Railway for a drive
and were returning home by the way OF ST.
Ceorges-ave. They had passed under the electric
light at Linden and ST. Georges aves.. when
wheelman. riding at rapid rate, appeared out of
tho darkness directly in front OF their horse. Be
the point OF the shaft. There was crash and
the next instant the men saw the wheclman lying
and picked Up the PROSTATE form. only find that
lie was extinct. The shaft had penetrated the
force to crush the ribs against the heart. one
lung being pierced.
Company. OF this city. and was a young man OF
good character and Justly popular with all who
knew him Iis moiher S is dead and tosethf[ with In
grandmother. Mrs. &. WITT. I'm Gordon Place.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
CHARMED BY CHINESE HUSBANDS VOICE.
A WOMAN TELLS A POLICE SERGEANT QUEER
STORY.

A WOMAN TELLS A POLICE SERGEANT A 0CiEi'
STORY.
Calm and thoughtful to all appearances young
woman fa,rlv well dressed and leading sN-year-
old child steDped up 10 Sergeant Kelly III the r-s'
Fiftv-Arst-st police station last night anu Sai'
81 will not be smothered with gas hci'''' VIII
have my head chopped off,.
The sergeant jumped up. What ; th"'' ' w.
claimed 49,,
.r,,o,,, ri.h," continued the woman. That
what ,o, husband wanted to do" Then the ser
teant asked questions and the woman sad ''d'
she was Annie Sophia Chu. In 1880. she eNPalheo'
she had gone 10 a concert at Forteth-st' anu l-
ington-ave There she had heard Paul Chee C""'
a Chinaman sing Come Where the Lilies 1ro"
SO Fair" and was fascinated. She toiu Chu 30
when the concert had come TO end, ana ne hau
kissed her hand in the following April she say -
they were married 10y the Rev. DR. r. >. MacAr-
thur AT the Calvary Baptist Church. in Fity-se'-
enth-st
The marriage had been happy one. the woman
said for several years. Then Chus love grew
cold, according TO the woman. 81 wanted TO leave
him." said she, but every time mentioned such
thing he would sing to me; IT was the voice OF
some heavenly being. and clung to him for the
But las, night" The woman went on, when when
Of gas in our rooms felt that my husband
wanted 10 be rid OF me. he appeared nervous ana
Then said. why don't you sleep ana he an an,
swered me, Dear. am asleep After that J thlhK
he tried to chop my head of while & dczed S
left their home al No 40 Wythe-aVe.. Brooklyn
yesterday morning 70 20 10 church % s9mGThsfe b m
took her little child, Elsie and went away. Dc
Gliding that she could never again live with hus,
band who no longer loved her she had wandereh
around until she got tired. and had gone to the
Station 80
:. The woman said her mother lived Ct No Lac
Webster-aye fremont. She declared that she had
once been In an Insane asylum. ana that she be-
heved effor, was being made TO put her there
again.
Although the woman appeared rational, Sergeant
Kelly decided that she must be demented. He telc-
graphed 10 her husband and 10 her mother. asking
them TO come 10 the station and explain matters.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
HIGHWAY ROBBERY ~ LYNN.

OWEN J. BARKER "HELD Up" BY TWO MASKED
MEN AND FATALLY SHOT.
Ivnn Mass. Aug. 1.-Another attempted robbery
and assault that bids fair to result In murder
Cured soon after midnight near the harbor front.
owen J. Barker a bartender. about thirty years of
age was returning to his home when he was con-
fronted by two masked men, each OF whom held two
revoIvers one OF them shouted. Give us your
nonov ouIcl: will shoot" Barker started to run
when one highwayman ran after him and grabbed
him by the shoulder. Barker turned quickly and
sfr,,ck thr man a stnging blow In the face, and
the latter dropped 10 the ground. The second robber
then came up. and eXclaming with an oath. THAT
settles vou," fired at Barker and the latter
toward mis- door three more shots were fired at him
in rapid succession The noise of the shooting
aroused the neig hborhood. but the got away.
Hark.r was taken 10 the hospital with bullet
I'm his back and a hole through his lungs. He will
probably die The police have thus far been unable
10 find the slightest trace OF his assailants.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
WHAT THE GERMAN PAPERS SAY.
HOW ENGLAND's DENUNCIATION OF THE COM
MERCIAL TREATY is REGARDED

MERCIAL TREATY Is REGARDED.
Berlin Aug 1.-The "Kreuz Zetung' says that
the denunciation of the commercial treaty with the
German Zollverein is Great Britain's first step
toward the protcctionist system. and ADDS; "But
there is no ground for serious alarm. because she
has her carrying trades TO protect ana retaIlaton
70 fear Moreover q one-sided' preference shown
canada might provoke conflict with the United
States. ,. ~-f r,.,.-,
The National Zeitung" says that Great Brit9ln
is herself the nation most Interested IN the concu
sion of a new treaty, ard that Germany may gam
much by skilful cold d-hlooded diplomacy:
The 'iVossische Zcitung" says: so far rs Ger
,narvs relations to England are concerned. IL IS a
matter OF Indifference whether we have treaty or
not" - ., oc. ,,,..,,
The 'Rerlincr Tagcbatt" says: Great Iritain' S
intention 10 ioin the mother country and the colo
nles In a customs union will not induce her TO re-
strict British trade with Germany any further
than is necessary 10 attain this object.
The "Tagebldtt." the "Nossische Zeung' and
the "National Zeitung" all agree that it is quite
out of the question for England 10 adopt protec-
ton. nj, ...,-...,. ,.,.., -
nounces that Great Britain has denounced the com
mercial treaty with Belgium. but adds that the
Rritish Government has intimated its readiness 10
negotiate Il new treaty
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
SoUrH YORTALK OBSERrES TIE LAW.

South Norwalk, Conn. Aug. lin accordance
with an edict issued by Mayor Bohannon. the new
Sunday Jaw rgdly observed in South Nor
walk and tonight rot so much as a postage-stamp
could he procured in the city Drug stores cigar
stores. ice-cream saloons aI~l like places were
tightly closed all day. and, though the Sunday
papers delivered 10 customers, the news
stores not open. Restaurants were the only
places Of business that were kept open. No at
rests resulted. No effort was made TO enforce the
law In the adjoining city Of Norwalk, which Is
scarcely more than n mile distant from South Nor
walks business places and result the mer-
chants IN the former city had n largely increased
business to-day
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
NATIVES DEFEATED IN GAZALaND.

OVERCOME BY PORTUGUESE TROOPS ON JCLl IL
AND THREE HUNDRED KILLED
Lisbon. Aug 1.-OAicial dispatches from Lou
ROMEO Marquee, South Africa, confirm the reports
Of recent fighting between the Government troops
and rebeous natives in Gazaland. The rattlc
took nIaco on July o. near Jhmtutu, the capital
of Cazaland The Governor of Portuguese East
Africa Colonel Albuquerque, with small Portu-
guese force routed seven thousand rebels.
The Portuguese losses were two killed and ten
wounded. The natives lost three hundred
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
ONE YEAR FOR INSULTING THE QUEEN.

simla. Aug. 1-MauN Sldayat Rasoul. who
recently arrested at Lucknow on the charge OF in
suting Queen Victoria and the British Government
a meeting OF Mahometans called 70 congratulate
the Sultan his victories over Greece. has been
sentenced A years imprisonment The Govern
ment offered TO accept suretios for his good be-
hayior in lieu Of Imprisonment, but he could not
furnish them.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
KILLED IN 4 NEWSPAPER OFFICE.

Columbia. s. c.. Aug. l-Yesterday afternoon II.
r. Owens foreman OF The State newspaper OF
This city met with fearful accident In the engine
room from the effects OF which he died to-day. He
was slipping a pump belt on when his feet new
from under him. and he fell headhrst Into the nve-
foot fywheel OF the engine His arm and head went
through and were crushed. His neck was dislo-
Gated
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
KANSAS CITY SWELTERING.
THIRD SUCCESSIVE DAY or EXTREME HEAT-THE
CORN CROP THREATENED.

Kansas City. Mo. Aug AL Kansas City and It's
vicinity swetered again to-day through the third
successive day OF over 100 degrees OF heat The
Government Bureau report shows 100 degrees and
over from .. m until after this evening. the max
imum being 1t o'clock. when 1O2 degrees was re-
corded At o'clock this evening the reading was
95 degrees.
Throughout Kansas the same conditions prevailed
The reports as TO the condition of the corn crop are
gloomy Hot winds general throughout the
State and in the southern and western parts where
rain has been needed for many days. farmers are
losing hope. Several localities In the southern part
of the State report that farmers are cutting their
corn in order TO preserve IL for fodder
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
KILLED AT 4 GRADE CROSSING.

Oswego, y. Y. Aug. l.-Anna. the nineteen-year-
old daughter Of Jasper Brown. OF Oswego, while
driving over a railroad crossing few miles south
OF this city to-day. struck by passenger train
and instantly killed.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
CHIEF LTKAJANTJES KILLED.
LIVELY FIGHTING IN THE CAFE REC1ON-GEN
ERAL SURRENDER OF TIE REBELS


Cane Town. Aug l.-Serious fighting took place
on Friday in the Langeborg district The British
loss WAS trhing. The enemy's position in the
Gamasiep Valley was captured and the rebels fell
hacl, in confusion toward Twaiskioof. The Govern
ment troops captured all the enemys positions
north OF Twaskloof.
Among the British losses were Sergeant Hall and
Sergeant Mercer, who were killed.
Chief Lukajantjes. who led the rebels, was Killed
with many of his followers
\ general surrender OF the rebels is expected.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
HEAVY FIGHTING UP THE NILE.
THE JAALINs DEFEATED BY THE DERNISIlES-
TWO THOUSAND OF THE FORMER
REPORTED KILLED.

Cairo Aug. The Egyptian Intelligence Depart
ment has received word of heavy tribal lighting
no the Nile between the Dervishes and the Ja&lins.
Tho DerVishes, under one OF the generals or the
Khalfa defeated the Jaaiins In pitched battle,
and occupied Motcmnch on July ].
The losses on both sides were very large: me
JaalIns are said 10 have lost two thousand killed
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
GREAT DANAGE BY FLOODS ~ AUSTRIA

THE DANUBE RISING-JOURNEIS or CROWNED
HEADS INTERPRETED WITH.
Vienna Aug. There is no abatement Of the
noods In Western and Upper Austria The Dam
Nh. continues 10 rise and the danger is great
A, Linz one hundred miles west Of Vienna, and at
Mauthausen enormous damage has been done TO
uroperty a heavy stone bridge az Linz has been
rartly demolished.
i c'oudburst is reported from Budwois. Bohemia
or the Moldau. and there has been extensive
Gn,iinp i'm the outskirts OF ischl, a fashionable
watering place on the Traun.
The Visit OF the Emperor Francis Joseph 10
padnn and The proposed Journey OF King Alex
ander OF Servia from Belgrade 10 Vienna have been
stoDnod by the foods.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02
SUFFERING From APPEADIcIiiH'

A wHEELMAN FALLS FROM HIS MACHINE "i''i''
MAKING A CENTURY RUN.
Philadelphia. Aug. 1-Frederick Rowlana' t,m.t ,,
eight Years of age. Of No. "a Chesthut-s' MUM
clair y J.. was taken to the German Hospi'al last
night by the hospital ambulance suIorHls iio'' on
- ....,. -. onrendici.is Rowland doing
ceytvrv rnn with the York Club, from Newattk.
y j. and on his arrival In TINS CITY Ie tb toI rn M
teYnjai club and restoratives were appneu puo " !,
was found necessary 10 nave nm i''"O'" -
hosDital His condition is serious.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-02

Ward of bilious attacks by Tarrants Enervcscent
Seizer Aperient Zoe and 81. All drugsists-Advt.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
Geology OF The
KIondike Region
From Leslie's Weekly.

From Leslies Weekly.
A recent explorer in part of Alaska
as far removed from the newly discov-
cred Klondike region as Washington is
from Boston, has said: THAT country
is one-half made; the glaciers are slowly
doing their work, the mountains are
smoking, and the rivers are vomiting out
quantities of quicksand." What is true
of the Cooks Inlet country of Southern
Alaska is also true, in measure, of the
valley of the Yukon. There are. how
ever some differences In the region of
the gold fields there are no glaciers. Ac-
tive volcanoes, too, are so far away that
it is only by the occasional reports of
Indians or prospectors who have made
a longer trip than usual that their eX-
istence is known. And yet one can see,
through all the valley of that great
river of the North, abundant evidences
of the Uniformed character of the coun-
try.
The one thing which strikes the trav-
eler, be he layman or geologist, is the
immense amount of work which the
streams are performing. The Lewes
river, down which he takes his way to
the diggngs, rises, as is known, in a
series of lakes, the largest of which is
over thirty miles long. The country in
the upper lake region is mountainous,
with torrents plunging down through
rough valleys from the eternal snow.
The contrast between this water of the
lakes, which is clear, and that of the
stream emerging from them is remark
able. The latter soon becomes turbid,
being full of sediment, so that one can
not see more than quarter of an inch
below the surface A pasinful taken out
and allowed to stand clears itself in
time, and a thick deposit of mud is
found in the bottom of the receptacle.
The current boils and flows very rap
idly, and as the boat floats along a
sound is heard like that of frying fat
Upon searching for the cause of this
sound it is found to lie in the grating
against the bottom of the boat of the
very fine particles of sand carried in
suspension. From the moment of enter
| ing the Lewes river until this end of
the trip this sound is never absent A
| truly enormous amount of material is
thus borne along by the Yukon and
finally emptied into the immense delta
at its mouth in Norton's sound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
How to Mollify Sullivan.

The Democratic leaders in Boston
are of the opinion that Mayor Josiah
Quincy should make some effort to
head the political breach between him
self and John L. Sullivan, who is really
in earnest in his determination to run
for mayor Just how an opposing can
didate is to go to work to conciliate
a pugilist or even an eX-pugilist, the
Democratic leaders fail to explain, ex-
cept in the way of vaguely remarking:
"Oh ask him to dinner or a meeting"
This is the same old theory which wo-
men learned ages ago laconically ex-
pressed in the words Feed the brute"
But Sullivan refuses to be placated in
not eat Mayor Quincy's salt. Neither
will he withdraw from the contest un-
less Mayor quincy also withdraws. It
might be suggested that the mayor
back the ex-champion in another prize
fight, or go into training himself in
order to decide the matter in the
fashion most respected by Bostons pet.
Or he might take Mr.. Sullivan out
on fishing expedition with the usual
accompaniments, or as a last resort
he might retire from the field and
allow his rival to find out how close
he can come to being mayor of the city
described as not a place but a state
of mind.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
A LAWYERS INDIsCRETION.
From the Pittsburg Times.

From the Pittsburg Times.
1t was necessary for the court at
Wilkes-Barre yesterday to rebuke John
NJ. Garman, chairman of the Democratic
state committee, for the use of incendiary
language as one of the counsel for the
prosecution against the deputy sheriffs
who were engaged in the recent affair at
Lattimer. One would have thought that
he might have restrained his demagogic
proclivities in the presence OF the court
but 1t seems that he felt that he was
bound, even in his professional capacity,
to voice the anarchistic tendencies of his
party by expressing his hatred and en-
nifty to everything and everybody con-
cerned in the promotion OF order and
the suppression Of riot. Ordinarily neith-
er his position as citizen nor as a law
yer would entitle anything that he said
to attention. 1t would merely be passed
by as the utterance OF an irresponsible
blatherskite, but coming from one who
occupies the position of the leader of a
political party it would appear as an an
nouncement that the principal object of
that party was TO incite riot and dlsor-
der.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
The Loyalty of Velasquez.

That a man is appointed to an OFF,
cial position, high or low, does not
guarantee a supply Of common-sense,
Justice and propriety along with the
appointment. Inspector General of Po-
lice Valasquez has confessed that he
ordered the killing of Arroyo. the
would-be assassin of President Dlaz,
OF Mexico, who would, no doubt. in due
time, have received his just deserts by
means. Of a judicial investigation. The
reason assigned by Velasquez for his
remarkable part in the case is that he
greatly admired President Diaz and
felt that his assailant merited punish
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

Their exploits certainly are OF kind to
call out the compliments OF superior Of
ficers, but beyond this there Is policy
in making much of the bravery of the
native troops These splendid fighters
have always been loyal to the British.
IL other native regiments see that the
fighting qualities of the Sikhs are ap-
preciated and rewarded the effect on the
whole native contingent of the army will
be good. BY this policy Great Britain is
not only cultivating a fine spirit among
the native troops of India, but Is con-
solidating a warlike people as a bull
wark against possible disloyalty and re-
bellious spirit of other tribes or classes
or clans.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24

ment. The statement seems more than
n little suspicious. as a high official
unless possessed Of very low degree
of appreciation for the responsibilities
of his position would scarcely take
such step merely out Of irrepressible
affection and loyalty for the head Of
his nation. 1t seems more likely to be
just a plain every day case of driving
q knife into the heart of the man
whom he wanted out of his way for
reasons of his own.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-09-24
DECISIVE STEP DUE.
From the Plttsburg Times.

From the Pittsburg Times.
The stock market yesterday respond
ed to sensational rumors regarding our
relations with Spain over the condition
of affairs in Cuba. This does not cut
much of a figure since there had been
such a steady advance of speculative
values in Wall street for some time
that reaction was due at any rate,
and the slump would have come, from
some other cause even had there been
no war in Cuba. But aside from this
there appears to be general expecta-
ton that some decisive step Is soon
to be taken. The policy of the present
administration appears to he In accord
with the last cne. but, conservative as
that was, it will be remembered that
President Cleveland in his last message
expressed the opinion that the time
would come when, IL the insurrection
was not suppressed the patience of
this country would be exhausted, and
when we would be compelled to inter-
fere in a struggle that threatened to
annihilate the thing struggled for
In the opinion of many people that
time arrived long ago. and interference
has already been too long delayed. But
their ideas have not governed either the
last administration or this one. 1t is
evident however, that President McKin-
ley and his cabinet are fully alive to
the interest which this country has in
the struggle and to the public sentiment
with regard to it. They have been
thoroughly informing themselves, and
have been considering the question in all
of its aspects 1t is plain that If any
| movement is contemplated at all there is
no reason for any further delay. That
something will be done is indicated by
| many circumstances, among which are
| the quiet but not entirely concealed
| movements to prepare for an armed col
lision. While many of the present rumors
| are mere frothy sensations, 1t is evident
| that the position of the United States Is
| soon to be announced, and that in a
| short time we will become the most i'm
portant factor in bringing to close the
| disastrous and cruel war to the south o
us. How deeply we may become involv
| ed will depend upon the temper of Spain