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New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

,ion have been buying no more than their actuaI
needs. Hitherto have made my purchases III
st Louis ] now visit New-fork on Wy a.
dentals OF membership in the Mercnans 90.
sociatioD The reduced fares onereo py tnc a'so
ciaton enable me TO buy my goous on To-
more satisfactory basis than either the %. aou's
or Chicago markets afford ] tnhk an ow'YorI
men appreciate the advantages q. .>eM. . ~. n
as a business centre Its broad markets poss.',S. :.
a variety of resources unparalleled IN 'ne wos,u,
T. J. Mooney. of Mooney ,a. n.I'nv, I a,o deeny in
,erested In the movement and work or the Mel
chants Association OF New-forK. New 10" u,
city is the hub which wle'ds business III my Snr %
racfion II has been wheeling very Slowly 10.
,,,onth. but I am hopeful that the Mercnants
organization win bring new force ana accelerate
It's notion. 49, C,ouo.rv
,,a,hiors Of Louisville and Indianapolis, said
I'VE are happy in the fact that our business pUas %
IN the Louisville and !ndianapons ssrsi Years
past our profits figure an advance OF over -
per cent -. C.rroIl,on
Nv drygoods merchants said: Il have come
here TO make my purchases Tor my iaI anu
winter trade. 1 am deeply interested III 'ie ,e
movement of the Merchants Assocla'lon. S,,sa =. 20
,neninc a way for the small business houses 10
oat into New York and make selecton vi Eoo"s
nowhere else to be had My business has o,',n p11n
uuiet Agriculture has not been IN a , pu,i m5
- condition i'm our section for some mohths' a., a,u
monev has therefore been hard 10 get ny
prospect for the fall and winter however l iee'
is bright" -, g D,ver drv
Goods Alexandria La. said: In the Soutn IN,
,,ecsnt rise in sugar has greatly helped general
conditions profitable fall business Is ioonI i,i
COWARD to The Merchants Association VIII
un6ouhtedlv be of conside. .ibe assistance 10 the
80 ioritv Of business men in the south. know
IF some merchants who have been puylns .he.r
Goods through the assistance of similar Or
So 1913. ,;na in Texas These men. am sure. Will
he brought TO the New-York market wnen the
advantages OF the Merchants Association oe
come known to them -, ,or,her =
The latest additions 10 the Glass A member
chin ~ the association include Fiske BROS ite
fning Company. manufacturers OF H,aa luprica'ns
nus. carl Calmann, ladies' hats: Charles a
enhiorer q % hide and leather; G. W. ana N'
p Cotton Co. engravers and map publishers;
Maitland. Coppell & Co. bankers; Na.'pmai Ma on,
Union Bank. bankers; Burns brotheIs &c, ,orters
n,nn,hal & Stiner manufacturers ana importers
NJ flowers,
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Colgate's
Cashmere Bouquet
Toilet Soap.
DOWN, DOWN GOES SILVER
A IoW-RECORD PRICE FOR 1T. WHILE
WHEAT MOVES UPWARD.

Another low-record price for silver was mace yes
.erGay Commercial bars sold at a'As Genus al
ounce which WAS a decline of "a cent from the day
before There was drop OF 'sd. TO zorso III Lon
don The quotation for Government assay ,ars was
55i. cents which made the value OF the silver In
United States standard silver dollar A2G cents
Bullion dealers paid ~ 7l6 for Mexican dollars
and ss7s cents Cor Chilian pesos and peruvian
soes At the same time another substantial
advance In wheat recorded. September
wheat (wheat deliverable in September got
up to SSi. cents bushel, which was the
highest price recorded the present movement
The previous high price Sc cents The closing
price was S5ss cents. which gain of 1l2 cents
from Monday. Purchases for export were thirty
loads of SooO bushels each. 10 go from New-York
and forty loads from outports 1t reported that
two cargoes 100000 bushels) OF rye were taken Tor
export 10 Germany which was the first transaction
OF the kind since 1889. j. C. Brown the statistciah
Of the New-York Produce Exchange. figuring on the
basis OF the Government. crop report. which came
at O'Clock in the afternoon. made the spring
crop $50 $4,000 bushels. which. adding winter wheat
made the to:a estima ted wheat crop 4Jo322OO BUSH
els. The spring wheat crop harvested I'm 1896 was
le3.3i5247 bushels. The total for both spring and
winter wheat In 1896 427,Gsi.346 bushels. Mr.
Brown estimated the crop at 1s1O33'.0Oo bush
els. against 22S3 j1G5 bushels harvested In 1896
There was large business done in stocks and
bonds. although not large on Monday. The
heaviest dealings were in St Paul. Burlington and
Quincy. Chicago Great Western Atchison preferred
Rock Island. Western Union and Northern Pacific
preferred There few stocks on the active list
which did not show gains. Among the advances in
leading stocks American Sugar. "a: Atchson
preferred Broqkyn Rapd Trans raj ~ GhCaso
wanna u. Laclede Gas. 2; Manhattan ~: Metro.
posn TTac'on 2 NeW-Jersey cenira nj ~
Pacific preferred. /: Western Union. !.
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4 WIRNING TO GOLD-SEEkERS.
DIFFICULTIES AND DANGERS OF TIE JOURNEY
TO THE CIoNDYKE SET FORTH by
SECRETARY BLISS

Washington Aug 10.-Secrctary Bliss has taken
cognizance Of the rush - the Clondykc gold fields
and Alaska and has issued the following warming:
To whom IT may
In view of information received at this Depart
ment that three thousand persons, with two thou
sand tons of baggage ana freight wait
ing at the entrance to White Pass in Alaska for
an opportunity TO cross The mountains 10 the
Yukon River and that many more preparing
10 join them. ! deem IL proper TO call the attcn-
tion OF all VINO contemplate making The trip to the
exposure privaiOn. suffering and danger incident
thereto AT this advanced period Of the even
If they should succeed IN crossing the Mountains.
To reach Dawson City. when the pass 100
miles OF Difficult, navigation on the Yukon River.
without adequate means OF Transportation. will
still be before them. and 1, is doubtful II the jour
ney can be completed before the river is closed by
ice
am moved TO draw public notice to these condi-
ons by the gravity of the possible consequences to
people detained in the mountainous wilderness dur
ing five or six months OF an Arctir winter. where
relief can reach them. however great the need.
&. " BLISS. Secretary of the Interior.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

INTERNATIONAL TWENTY -FooTERs
g. HERRIcK DUGGAN SELECTED TO TAKE CON-
MAND

q
MAND
Montreal Aug l0-The official decision has been
made in favor of selecting q. iIerrck Duggan %
take charge of the representative twenty -footer
Glencarn II ia the International races 10 ue
sailed on Lake ST. Louis for the Seawanhakt-
Cornthan Challenge cup. The Royal ST. Law
renee Yacht Club has not made this selection be-
cause Mr. Duggan is the designer Of the winning
boat of the trial races. but because he Is consid
cred TO be the best sailor of all those who com
peted in the recent tests.
The races will begin on Saturday. and will be
continued next Monday and Tuesday. II three
days racing does suffice to indicate the winner
or IL the boats unable to complete the course
within rhe required time. then the contests Will be
continued on succeeding days. On Saturday the
course will be TWO miles 10 windward and return,
to he sailed three times over. thus making twelve
miles in all
Visitors already arriving TO witness the
big race. Clinton II. Crane, the owner and amateur
skipper of the American representative twenty
footer. the Mono. has been here for some time.
He has given his boat number of trials over the
club racing course and has expressed his salts
faction regarding IT, He considers that the absence
OF any tidal movement in the fresh water lax:
assists toward giving each boat an equal chance OF
success.
The course on Monday will be twice round SIX
mile triangle that has miles to each leg, max
ing a total distance OF twelve miles On Tuesday.
II third race be necessary. the course Will he 10
windward and return on the first day
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
INCIDENTS Ar THE CANOE CiuP.

Clayton, y. Y. Aug. lO-M T. Bennett. OF New
York, was the officer OF the day In the camp o.
the American Canoe Association to-day Among the
arrivals were DR. s. r. Upnam. OF Claremont, y. IL
H. H. Smythe and Woolsey Carmait' OF New-forS'
md several from the Buffalo Canoe Club IL Was
a chilly day owing to a threatened storm that came
In the afternoon. without. however doins any dam
age. This put off till tomorrow the proposei
cruise among the islands In canoes The only
canoes. One OF them went 10 James *. Hand. o.
New-York and the other TO > Is. Hughes OF pits
burg The first OF the camphres was held las.
night ON Wednesday the Regatta Committee VIII
lay out the courses for sailing and padding. ~
seems 10 be settled that Butler will not be here
Ths will leave the sailing races TO Archibald the
Canadian, as against the field OF Americans. As
there are several new boats I'm camp. the sailing
races will be OF more interest than usual
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE REPORTS ABOUT THE BRITANNIA.

A special dispatch TO The Tribune from London
Yesterday stated that inquiries had been made re-
spt citing the advertisement published In this city
offering for sale the Britannia. the Prince or
Wales's Yacht and II ascertained that the
prince knew nothing whatever about II. The dis
patch stated that the advertisement was wholly
Unauthorized. A. F.. 49,.
At the office of the yacht agency at No. IS Dey-
St IL was said yesterday that the advertisement,
was published In consequence OF a letter whch na l
been received from the yacht agency OF The
Yachtsman." In London The letter declared tns.
the agency had order for the safe OF the
Britannia owned by the Prince of Wales, and ihat
as purchaser could not be found readily IN Eng.
and. an American purchaser might nave me
yacht for $4,000 The letter received In this
city on Saturday Two or three men OF means nave
been mt the office OF the yacht agency in Dey--L
TO make inquiries since the advertisement was pub
lshed. II was said While the London agency
might not have been willing 10 have the Britannia
advertised for sale. ii was said. there appeared TO
be no doubt that the Britannia was In the market
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
WASP AND AMORITI WIN.
FOG INTERPRETERS WITH THE HANDICAP RACE OF
THE NEW YORK YACHT GLIB AT
PAR IARRoE

Bar Harbor. Ne, Aug. 10.-The sloop Wasp ana
the schooner Amorita each added another prize 10
their already large collection today by winning
the handicap race of the New-York Yacht cluD,
half OF which sailed In the fog. But for the
thick weather the would doubtless have fur
nished grand spectacle as nearly the whole
course clear day Is visible from the famous
Cliff Walk. The triangular one or
twenty~one miles During the race the wind was
light from the southeast. although al one time IL
freshened and then the Sayonara carried away her
topmast The at II 80 o'clock. ana III
yachts crossed the line In the following order.
Wasp, Queen Nab. GlOriana and Sayonara. The
schooners crossed the line in the following order.
Amorita, Fenella Marguerite, Alert. colonia.
Sachem and Emerald.
The Fenea was the first TO tack and from then
to the first mark all the boats made short hitches
The Wasp turned the irs; mark shortly after
O'Clock. followed by Queen Nab. Amorita. say
onara. Colonia. Gloriana, Emerald, Marguerite,
Alert. Sachem and Fenella In the run TO the sec
ond mark of Bakers Island the wind was astern.
and nearly every boat broke out her spnnaker
and balloon lib. Before this leg was half com
peted the fog shut down. making the boats IN
visible from the shore. The fog was very dense
when they turned the second mark. and the sachem
lost about twenty minutes on account OF misjudg
ing the buoy. Tne fog lifted just before the finish.
sThe official time follows
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held at the Hudson River Driving Park this aIter-
noon. Rain interfered greatly with the ai'er,
noon's sport. The spectators were disappoin'eo
because Robert ]. and John r. Gentry did no. 80
an exhibition mile, as had been advertised. I.sy my
Will be sent tomorrow II the weather permns.
The two famous animals were brought DeIors .ne
grandstand and received rounds or app's"se'
Summary:
a:ts CI.Ass-PACING-PuRsE 500
Favor b e. by Buford-Kate. by Bay Tom f., E,
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Mthra. ch tHowelD ..''''''''"
Tme--2:isH, 2:i3H. @:la,s
2:33 ss-TROTTING-PURsE $500
Ackerland ch g. by wariock-My Lady, by , ,
Baron Wilkes Curs) OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES -
Gflfoyla. b. fNewcomb). ............'....''''' . :
The Deacon, b. K. (Sgmour).
T!me-2:2iL, 2:2i 2:22
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PEARLS ~ An ARKANSAS LAKE.

Little Rock. Ark, Aug. lo.-For month or more
the people living near Bald Knob. Ark. have been
finding valuable pearls in lake near that pla ,e.
Hundreds Of people have been opening musscl
shells in search OF the pearls and some rare gems
have been found. some being sold for much ~
s30o dispatch from Bald Knob says a Memphis
syndicate has leas the lake for term OF Ave
wears for $1,000 II will build a fence around
The lake and begin work with a steam dredg.,
and will also erect "A clubhouse. The lake IL said
TO be the richest pearl producer In the United
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE LARGEST HAY CROP EVER GROWN

Pittsburg. Aug lo.-Four hundred delegates and
visitors attended the opening session OF the four
convention OF the National Hay Association here
to-day. Addresses OF welcome were made by
Mayor Ford and President Bndlay of the Chamber
of Commerce. after which the convention heard the
annual reports OF the officers and standing COM
mittees. The report Of the Committee on State OF
Trade showed that the present prospect is for the
largest hay crop ever grown In this country The
Legislative Committee expressed satisfaction with
in session three days
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
FEAR OF LoCusTs IN ARGENr,NA

London. Aug n-Accordng 10 a dispatch 70
"The Times" from Buenos Ayres the wool crop is
officially reported ms superior In quantity and quail
iy to that Of 1886: sowing whea; and fax arc %
per cent better than "A year ago and the grain IS
described as In splendid condition
The weather is reported az favorable but there
is some fear OF a visitation of locusts
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roo PROUD TO GO HONE.
THE BOY FOUND STARVING IN MERcEf ST
MIGHT HAVE BEEN COMFORTABLE EFT HE
WAS TOO HIGH SPIRITED.

WAS TOO HIGH SPIRITED.
Frank Bonapo, Of No. G5 Sullivan-st.. yesterday
called al Bellevue Hospital and identified rs his
SON. Frank the boy who found by the Mercer
ct. police Monday morning dying from sarva-
ton at Houston and Mercer SITS.
Bonapo said the lad had not lived at home since
Washington's Birthday last He had trivial quar-
rel with his father and left home saying he would
starve before he would ever ask any Of his rea-
tves for help. He kept his threat. He found work
a, his trade as a mattress maker and lived I'm a
boarding house at No. 2OS Suivan-st. The young
mans family supposed he getting along all
right. Two weeks ago he lost his place. and since
that time they had heard nothing OF him, until the
papers printed the account OF the young man
starving.
There reason for Frank going hungry
said Bonapo. with tears In his eyes. II had some
words with my poor hoy, but did not want him
TO go hungry. II he had come home he would have
been welcome. But he was TOO proud
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
p4TTEN OUTSHOOTS GiGyON.

Long Branch. " j.. Aug. 10 (specaD D-Waler X
Patten. the lcft-handed wing shot defeated Or
George S. Gagnon in one hundred bird match for
A purse OF Loo at the Ekwood Park traps this
afternoon. Patten led Gagnon "a single bird at the
end OF the first round seven at the second sixteen
at the third and eighteen at the final
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
PROPOSED CLONDYKE TELEGRAPH LINE

Washington Aug. 10.-The State Department has
not yet received application from the British
Government for permission to run telegraph line
through United States territory connecting the g)ld
fields OF the Clondykc with the outer world. II is
said that the application will raise new question:
comparable only 10 that which was involved In the
establishment of the mixed-mail route In Alaska
which gave rise TO go much talk
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
AN AVERAGE CROP IN ENGLAND

LONDON. Aug 1.-THE Times" in an article dca,-
Ing with the English harvest. says to-day:
"The long drouth and the recent storms have
considerably diminished the earlier prospects OF
fine crops but the net result of the reports and
figures before Ms seems to indicate harvest OF fair
average quality and quantity.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
TWO BRIDGE PROJECTS INDORsED

Washington, Aug. lo-The Chief OF Engineers has
recommended the approval by the War Department
OF applications for permission 10 erect a bridge
across Lake Champlain by the Central Vermont
Railroad Company and across the 81. Lawrence
River between Cornwall and Hogansport, y y
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
ALABAMA RAILROADS PROSfERlN''

MEN IN THEIR SHOPS put OK LONGER HotR RS
AND EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS BEGUN.
birmingham Ala. Aug 10 (SpeciaD.-An enor-
NOUS increase in freight traffic especially IN the
moving OF coal has caused the Southern Railway
10 nut all departments of its large shops at this
place on nine hours day. The Alabama Erea'
Southern Railroad has also put its men at work
nine hours a day in all except the locomotive de-
partments. A thousand men have been benehte'
by the change from the former schedule of five
hours a day. The Mobile and Ohio Railroad OBJ
tained the necessary permits to-day 10 expend soOV
in improving and enlarging its wharf facilities at
Mobile also for the erection Of another warehouse
work to begin at once. The Mobile and Birming-
ham has begun work at the same place OH wharf
improvements. to cost $4,000 These developments
are intended 10 keep pace with the growing de-
mand for exports OF coal, etc
on Saturday the wealthy planters Of the black
belt counties of Marengo and Dallas raised the
money. and decided on an extension Of the Brm-
ngham, Selma and New-Orleans Railroad from
Martin Station to Linden. twenty-five miles This
will put the richest agricultural section of the
State in close touch with railroad connections at
Selma and Elliot; The car works at Gadsden
have resumed I'd are getting their men from
vacation back fast possible. in order 10 work
al departments the big orders received. All the
roads report traffic heavy, and all the cars they
can get In demand
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
THE TROTTERS AT FORT WAYNE

Fort Wayne. Ind. ALg. l0-The second days
races of the For, Wayne Driving Clubs seventh
annual meeting Witnessed by 1000 persons.
The day was not ideal for fast time. yet
the were close and hotly contested. The
favoriles and betting was heavy. The 2:l7 trot
went over until tomorrow after five heats had been
trotted. Eagle Flanagan won the FIRST and third
heats. Shadeand Norward the second and The
the fourth and Summaries:
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
DELAWARE FAcToRIEs STARTING UP.

Wilmington. Del. Aug. l0.-After shutdown Of
six weeks. the Delaware Iron Works at New
Castle resumed operations yesterday giving en-
royment TO between four hundred and five hun
dred persons. The welding and two bending fur
naces started. and the company is said TO
have plenty OF orders.
II is said that the big wallpaper factory in New
ark will soon begin operations and there IL talk OF
starting shoe factory.
The force OF workmen has been increased at the
Edgemoor Iron Company's mills, this city
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11
ANOTHER DERBY FOR ORNAMENT.

lie WINS THE INTERNATIONAL STAkE Al "hosHf'
pOINTE WITH THE GREATEST EASE
Detroit Aug l0-Ornament proved his superiority
i'm the international Derby to-day and won the
star feature OF the Detroit Jockey Clubs opening
day at Crosse Pointe with the greatest ease. lie
took the lead the start and was never hurried
winning I'm n gallop by three lengths In 2:96 The
race was worth sSOe5 OF which s7.065 went TO the
first horse S1CO TO the second and 5000 20 third. \
protest against paying the money earned by Orna-
ment was filed by Mctiuigan on the ground that
Ornament has been variously entered this year as
he property Of Charles Patterson, charles T. rat
ls.rson and Charles r. Patterson & Co. Summaries:
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

STATE BREEDERS MEETING OPENED.
Poughkeepse. Aug i0.-The first days races OF
the New York State Breeders Association
New-York tribune., 1897-08-11

Major F. II. Phipps. ordnance officer at Gov
ernor's Island said yesterday IL received the piils
of lading of the Morgan's cargo this morning. ana
Immediately notified the War Department AT WASH
inpton received "A return dispatch ordering me
TO receive the cargo and telegraph the Collector al
bridgeport. The whole matter has been tempest
In, I..Il
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-14
BRUTAL PRIZE Fight.
One of the Men Dead and the Other Laid
Up in Bed.

New Orleans, Oct. 14.-The new Tu-
lane Athletic club was opened Tuesday
night with big benefit for the INDECENT
yellow fever patients and families in the
city. An attractive programme, includ-
ing boxing bouts, was arranged and
among these was a contest between Jack
Cummings and Walter Griffin. Both are
local men and both had been training TO
fight for some time. There was much
interest in the contest and large crowd
was on hand. Professor Duffy was the
referee. In the fifteenth round Griffin
hit Cummings a hard punch and the
latter sank to the floor, not from the
effects of the blow, but lack of vitality.
He was picked up and carried to his
corner and then to his dressing room.
He complained that his head hurt;
asked that he be laid on his stomach
and became unconscious. From that
time he never spoke audibly, Physi-
clans were summoned and made an ex-
animation of the man.
DR.. Bloom Of the Charity hospital said
the mans injuries were fatal, and that
he was suffering with hemorrhage Of
the brain and possibly concussior. An
ambulance was called and the poor fell
low was taken to the Hotel Dieu. The
best of attention was given him. but at
AIS a. M he died. Griffin had also been
badly punished and was taken to his
home. Policemen were sent to watch
by Griffins bedside. When Cummings
death was announced Griffin was placed
under arrest, but was not able to be
moved. Cummings was a motorneer and
Griffin the son Of police officer The
former had been married but seven
months. The fatal termination of the
fight may have an effect on the scheme
to revive boxing contests and may pre-
vent the Mcfarland Everhardt fight or
next Monday night.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-14
Ciyic-PhiIantnrop,c conference.

Battle Creek. Mich. Oct. A.-At
Wednesdays session of the Civic-Phil-
anthropic conference DR.. Baker. secre-
tary of the Michigan board of health,
read a paper on the duty of national,
state and municipal government in re-
lation to public health. He said that
the causes of disease must first be
known before 1t becomes possible to
guard against them. Man, said he, Is
his brothers keeper. and cooperation
of all classes is needed for the restric-
ton of diseases. Purity of water sup
ply was a necessity and Of supreme Inn
portance, and all water should be
boiled. Professor o. Malley of Notre
Dame university, read a paper on the
prevention of Contagious Diseases In
the CITY,"