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New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
FATNTED IN STOPPING A RUNAWAY.
BUT THE PLUCKY BICYCLE policeman RE
NAMED on DUTY AFTER HE HAD REVIVED.

BUT THE PLUCKY BICYCLE POLICEMAN RE-
NAMED ON DUTY AFTER HE HAD REVIVED
A small boy placed 1recracker under a horse at
tached TO the delivery wagon OF Schaetti Brothers.
wholesale wine merchants. Of No. 1876 Bleecker-st
at Flfty-ninth-st and Avenue yesterday after
noon. The animal, when the frework exploded
dashed up the avenue at terrific rate OF speed
which the driver powerless to moderate
Policeman Kavanagh, Of the bicycle squad, who on
Friday night stopped runaway team OF brewery
horses at the risk OF his life saw the runaway
from Fifty-eighth-st and Flrst-ave.. and started
after 1t on his wheel. After a hard chase Kavanagh
reached The horse at Sixty-frsi-st. and Avenue A.
He made an attempt to catch the horse by the
bride hut missed his grasp and caught the collar
instead He held on tightly for while, but after
being dragged about one hundred yards relinqiisned
his hold ard fell unconscious 10 the ground he
was taken into drug store. where ne reviyed; ana
Notwithstanding the renonstrances OF Dr. Stork, OF
Flower Hospital persisted in remaining on duty
lie suffered severe nervous shock from tne
strain he was under After fifteen minutes or so
Klvanagh was riding mis- wheel again. HIS
seizure Of the horse had the effect OF so checking It's
speed that IL easily stopped at Sixty-third-s'.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
THE WAR NAY BE RESUMED.
GREAT UNEAsINESS CAUSED BY THE DE-
LAY IN THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.

GREAT UNEASINESS CAUSED BY THE DE-
LAY IN THE PEACE NEGOTIATIONS.
Athens, July "a pessmistc view OF the ne
gotiations for peace between Turkey and Greece
is taken here, and the resumption OF hos'iil''es
in the near future is regarded as possible IL Is
said that in such an event King George VIII take
command OF the Greek troops.
Constantinople, July 3.-The delay In the
peace negotiations between Greece and Turkey
is creating apprehension and strained s'tua
tion is the result. Everything tends TO sho"
that the Sultan is desirous Of gaining time'
either in the hope Of a disagreement OF the
Powers or in order to allow the eXcitement
among the Mahometans to calm down peiois
Yielding The Powers however, remain unlted
and are apparently determined not to yield any
thing but a strategic rectifcation OF the fronter'
The question most discussed in poitical CIR
cles is whether. in the event OF the contumac!
of Turkey. the Powers will proceed to coerce
her. and II is not believed they could be broush.
to act in unison on this point. The prevaien,.
opinion. however, Is that the Sultan VIII hha'''
eld
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
LOOKING FOR AN ASSASSIN.
POLICE DETAIN COMPANION OF THE WOUNDED
WHEELMAN NELSON

POLICE DETAIN COMPANION OF THE WOUNDED
wHEELMAN NELSON.
Chicago. July s.-The police are convinced that
both Charles p. Nelson. formerly Of Cadillac Mich,
the bicyclist who shot in Washington Park on
Thursday night. and his companion Mrs. Marga-
ret Staples. know who the assailant was. notwith-
standing the fact that Nelson has made a sworn
ante-mortem statement to the contrary. In this
statement Nelson that Mrs Staples did not
shoot him. but the police are not satisfied with
this. Mrs. Staples. according to her own admis-
sion, is a morphineuser. and her conflicting stories
Of the affair may be attributable to this She is
still detained at the Hyde Park Police Station.
To-day she told the police Of an incident which,
she says. happened In Washington Park two weeks
ago. and which, the police think. may afford a clew
to who did the shooting. One evening she
was riding her bicycle in Washington Park, near
where Nelson shot a tall man wearing a dark
suit of bicycle clothes and a dark blue cap ap-
preached her and tried to persuade her to talk to
him. She says she refused, and. dsmountng from
her wheel. threatened to call policeman unless he
desisted and left her alone. The man, who, she
says, almost dark a negro then rode
away saying he would get with her AL
though Mrs. Staples's description does not resem-
bic that of the who is said to have called at
her apartments after she had left with Nelson
on Thursday evening. the police have connected the
two and will endeayor to find out more about the
incident The physicians attending Nelson have
given up all hope OF his recovery.
At the Chicago Hospital this afternoon Mrs
Staples her knees and with her arms around
Nelson's neck. begged him TO tell the crowd OF po-
lcemen. doctors and nurses which sr; rounded his
''Tor Gods sake. tell these people who 1t was
and make them release me from jail. sne a SAID id
Tell them. anyway, that you know that nave no
knowledge of who 1t was and that am not to
blame - - =, =
pleaded with him. but all the patient could say
was that he did not know who shot him.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
1T SAVED THE DOGS LIFE.
TEST OF AN ALLEGED BUILET-PRooF CLOTH
IN CHICAGO.

TEST OF AN ALLEGED BULLET-PROOF CLOTH
IN CHICAGO.
Chicago July 9-Bullet-proof cloth saved the life
Of a dog The dog taken to the Chicago Col
Iege of Dental Surgery to be shot at The cloth In
vented by Casmir Zeglen, the monk shielded the
dog from the bullets. and the shaggy-coated little
animal went away frisky as he came. notwith-
standing the fact that bullets of H-calbre were
fired at him at distance of ten feet from long
barreed revolver The first shot struck him ex-
actly in a place to break his backbone. He covered
from the shot, but when united wagged his tail
and did not seem In the least degree sore. AT the
second shot the dog yelped once, but was unin-
tured Casimir Zegen witnessed the shots. Which
were fred by Lieutenant Stanlaus de Kowin sar-
necN the Austrian soldier who Is cooperating
with him In the perfection Of the invention. This
vas the first living object on which the bullet
proof cloth was tested. and Lieutenant Sarneck
was so much elatcd that he hugged the dog with
low Then he announced that as soon as another
niece of cloth which being made. was com
plete IL would be placed over the breast OF living
man. and bullets fired al t , -,
The living human target VIII be shot az In the d!s-
seeing room of the Chicago College OF Dental
Surgery in two weeks lie Is a German living In the
vicinity Of Stanislaus Church 10 which Brother
Zeglen Is attached. His name has not been re-
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
PLENTY OF COAL IN STOCK.
ALL OHIO MINES WILL BE SHUT AND FRIENDLY
rrrr,Nc HArNTAINED

Columbus. Ohio. July 3-The General Hooking
Coal Company expected a rush Of orders from the
railroads as soon as the strike was ordered, or be-
fore but II failed 20 develop. which would seem 10
indicate that a great deal Of coal is in stock There
will be no trouble, far the mines In this pool
concerned. Everything will be shut ana
friendly feeling maintained All Hooking valley
operators would be only too glad TO pay their MIN
ers 60 cents II Pittsburg miners can secure %
cents This innocent differenlial, said the ofciai
Of this company must be maintained. There are
twenty-six mines in the General Hooking Coal
Company some Of them the largest in the state
They include the Morris Coal Company. New
Pittsburg Hooking Valley Soners ,rreen1aIe
Raybould {. l.. POston, Lost Run. Stalter, Maple
hili and other companies. Everything Is closed Tor
good Until next January II necessary. me StrheTs
nave the sympathy of these companies. -, ,
Frank W Brooks is secretary OF the ono Sodl
Operators Association. This association doals di-
rectiy with miners in all disputes. MT Br0oks Pc
Neves the strike Is unwise on tae part or thc Ohio
miners In the first place. In his Judgment, lt VIII
let West Virginia coal into Ohio and make-lt dliI-
.ult for Ohio 70 regain its old trade. Mr. BROOKS
Does not believe the miners can win the Strlke Tor
u cents In this. State. He said the fight should De
Confined 10 the Pittsburg district, where the cut
below the scale made, and where they do not
want 10 pay the new or proposed G3-cent scale AlF
Brooks and all other Ohio operators are firm Tor
the innocent d.nerential
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
A BIMETALLISTS HOPES.

-, .xnprvs PRESIDENT OF BROWN. EXPECTS
A FRANCO GERMAN AGREEMENT.
Providence. July S.-President Andrews. OF brown
University. who has just returned from tip
ohrood referring to the prospects Of bimealisn
to-day said: ~
There Is at present no hope that Great Britain
viii commence the actual coinage OF legaiitend%or %
auence with India would be immense There are are
sn0 oc0 GNo OF people India and no banks 70 SPEAK
81 Eree coinage OF silver Is as important there
az IN the United States-in the direction OF MAN.
'uTi,s.e ~. premier OF France NJ. Mene. is deeply
committed more SO than ,,b AI,haT wbom Saei had
ioua' ,ntervcw two weeks ago. and who Is very
much in favor CT IT, There S wSua hs ne made no ,onv
hu the United States may be said 10 nave alreauy
taken the initiative in that We nave our & Rnt
sioners there in France at the present uine, ,h
even IL the United States did not care 10 IN ~
Initiative France would join US lnternai'oTraa T W,
metallism between the United states ana r'ahce
is almost assured.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
IN THE PENNSYLVANIA REGIONS.
MINERS IN PARTS OF THAT GREAT COAL srAT1

MINERS IN PARTS OF THAT GREAT COAL STATE
ARE ALREADY ON STRIKE
Phillipsburg, Penn. July 3-The strike called
by the United Mine Workers officials will not
affect the miners in the Central Pennsylvania
coal regions in some portions of which several
hundred miners have been on strike against a
II per cent reduction for a month, notably at
Gallitzen and Barnesboro, in Cambria County.
Should the operators in the towns named sue
ceed in forcing a reduction it is believed the re-
duction will become general in the Clearfeld and
Beach Creek regions at ali mines. operate in
this vicinity express the opinion that the general
strike in the West will not cause any great in
crease in output or advance In price, for the
reason that shipments are all to Eastern markets
except, possibly. in the Dubois -Reynoldsvie dis
trict. from which large quantity Of coal is sent
TO lake points.
Dubois. Penn, July 3-The Rochester and
Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company miners are
working at all places to-day. except at Reynolds
vile. where they are idle on account Of holiday
observance. The operators anticipate a strike
after July T. as the mines usually work only
about half the time during the summer. The
miners working at 80 cents a ton, the lowest
rate paid here, and are dissatisfied. 1t is re-
ported that the Northwestern Mining Company
mines at BrOckpOrt Crenshaw and Shawmut
will quit work.
At Tyler the men have been out for several
DAYS on account OF q cut from ~ TO 30 cents.
Altoona, Penn. July 3.-Cp TO the present time
the miners in the Cambria and Clearfeld region
have made no declaration regarding the strike
ordered by the Executive Board Of United Mine
Workers The miners here working under a
pool agreement made by the Pennsylvania oper-
ators year ago. which has not been broken al
though the pool has fallen through and the
operators are receiving less for coal than when
the rate of wages was fixed. If the miners in
this region should strike. and there is no indica-
tion of such action just now. 1t will be merely
a sympathetic strike.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
HOTTER WEATHER EXPECTED.
CROWDS OF PEOPLE LEAVE THE CITY Io
SPEND THE FOURTH OF JULY


The Weather Bureau yesterday predicted .hal 'he
next two or three days are going to be not ana
humid. There is a blIsterlng belt II heat In the
Western States which is moving Eastward ana Is
expected here to-day. Yesterday was about as no'
as Friday, but there more of breeze 10 mi"-
gate the discomforts The humidity was. however
higher reaching the figure of 92 per cent. lo-u'iy
Is expected to be hotter than yesterday Win
thunder showers I'm the afternoon and evening
The predictions for Tomorrow far as they couid
be made yesterday are for fair but hot weather.
The exodus from the city of persons wishing 70
escape the heat and the noise Of the Fourth began
early yesterday morning. and was kept up all day
Steamboats, and trains that went out in the after
noon were TANNED. The and half days OF
holiday coming together gave people sood chanus
TO leave town Miniature Fourth ce!epra'lons
started in yesterday. and occasional irecrackeI
was let off in the downtown streets. AS the peopss
hurried 10 ferries and stations they congratuate1
themselves that they going TO escape tne rear
thing" of which these sounds were a prelude.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
TWO pROBABLY FATAL ACCIDENTS.
LABoRERs IN PAssAIC INJURED BY TRAIN AND
BLAST.

LABoRERs IN PAssA1c INJURED BY TRAIN AND
BLAST.
Passaic July (SpeciaD.-Two accidents occurred
here this afternoon. and as a result two men will!
probably die The first victim Is Cornelius Rein
hardt Of No l2j Lindon-st- Reinhardt IL employed
at Keris brownstone quarry. just outside the city
limits. He had jus; returned from dinner. and was
arranging blast. The fuse burned too quickly.
and before Reinhardt could get out OF the way the
blast exploded He hurled into the air with
great force and was picked up for dead and car
ried home He regained consciousness. but Is now
In critical condition. his entire body being fright
fully burned. He is not expected 10 i've .
John Mittlacher. a German laborer, OF No. 49
Uowe-aVc., was laying a walk at the Paulison-aVe.
crossing this afternoon. He did not notice the ap-
preach OF an eastbound passenger train until IL
was too late 10 get out OF the way. The engine
was going backward. and the tender struck Nit
lacher on the right hip, hurting him against pile
OF cobblestopcs II vas taken 10 the Emergency
hospital. where he Is now In n prccarious state.
He received terrible gashes on the hip and face.
and IL is thought his skull Is fractured.
Both Mittlacher ana Reinhardt are married ana
Rave several small children
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
cu.PcES IT To FLORENCE BLYTHE.

c rranc,sco July 3.-Richard T. Board who
-, -, hold for trial before the Superior Court
~ Alameda County for forging $40 check Is said
TO he a protege Of ex-senator Blackburn OF Ken
nI,,, and his father for thirty years clerk OF
the United states Circuit Court Of Kentucky
,,1r1 ,vas for many years deputy under his
r,-r Mrs Board ascrlbes the misfortune OF
her husband and herself 10 her sister. Mrs j. +.
ip,',,,a ar,I Mrs Florence Blythe Hincklty. She
~ s,e was brought from England 10 help make
~ halle Tor the Blythe millions that In The days
80 20 ~ her and her relatives were Impoverished
etn be"ome n common servant In their kitchen.
srd ,bat now In their hour Of prosperity she Is
co.., , ,a'ida She declares ahai her hushlnd was
dTivcn bv NECESSITY to commit forgery lie offers
daf.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
INDIANS BACK on THEIR RESERTATION

Washington. July 3-Mr. Smith the Acting Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from Acting Agent Irwin. dated Mt
HALEY Idaho. late last night Have brought IN
all Indians from CANVASS Prairie forty-two. includ-
t., ,,onen and children chiefly from Lemi. One
hand Of twenty Shoshones had left for their homes
before nv arrival VIII send rest 10 Fort nan
Win Indian poiice Passed through Canass irhlrlc
and was Informed by reliable ranchcrs in imme-
daie vicinity Of Indian camps that 10 deprcdatlonss
bnd hncn committed by Indians. The presence OF
indians in that region. and the fear they might
cause trouble is the only foundation ior the aarn
tically 10 close the incident
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
RTRNED TO DEATH BY MOLTEN METAL.

baltimore July 3-Robert X. Stevenson. Of Nor
ris Run Tioga County Penn. died In the Mary
land General Hospital here to-day from Injuries
received on Thursday by an overflow o: mo.ton
metal from a furnace at the Maryland Steel Worns
~ cnarrOw's Point 4 negro la5Orer WAS also
fatally burned at the same time Stevenson. who
was onv twenty five years old mad been employed
~ The Steel works two DAYS. He was n senior stu
dent al the Pennsylvania State College, and had
accsnfed the pace in order 10 help deiray nis ex-
"cnses al college. Up 10 n late hour last n.gn'
strong hopes had been entertained OF his recov-
CO. hui The terribly hot weather row prevailing
bera initiated against him. HIS body VIII be sent
4. ~ hnmc for burial
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
MEXICAN CONTENTION NOT dooD'

THE COURT HANDS DOWN DECISION IN THE
RIO GRANDE DAM CASE.
Silver CITY, n. NJ. July 3-Judge bahth nu m
handed down the opinion OF the Court IN me hio
Grande dam case The injunction Is dissolved
lie holds that waters lying wholly WITHIN 'he
United States belong exclusively 10 IT, ana 'ne SUI
~, ,ho I-r,,ed States Is not burdened with
s,rItude In favor Of Mexico in respect 10 any
du,v 10 SO discharge tho water as 10 promote Oi
preserve the naviga by OF the hlo Hraioe loe or
|. moi the capacity of strean 10 loat d nos -,
rowboat which renders IL naHieaDie river rsnpar
-" ac,s of Congress, but whether az rrsu.a'
nnr,ods a SUFFICIENT duration and In It's regular con- ~
p,,ton ia capacity is such as 10 be suscepuoie VI
eluota eluotaciaI M nae as public highway for commerce
Th" Rio Grande in New Mexico Is not n"ysap.e hs se
~ waters not navigable exercised sy siatss h on anu
-, ~ in the arid West was connrhieu W
IcIIs I ny an act OF 1866 and that power nov nes
ahov In such and TERRITORIES uhne. '.e ar
~ and subseouent ones. Therefore tne 49, @
ion Of such local waters Is not vioaTn oa nac ,,
s'o t ~ Congress even though the navsao,s Na'u r
itv at a distance below may become '"e''o' I'M
paired.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
THESE OPERATORS HAD A TIP.
CAUSE OF SUDDEN ACTIVITY IN THE WEST v1R
GINA FIELD

GINA FIELD.
Wheeling ". Va. July 3 (SpeciaD.-The coal
strike will not affect the West Virginia mines.
There are no organized miners in the State ex-
cept handful in this city. sensational charge
was made in the local meeting of the United Mine
Workers to-day. 1t is that the officers Of the
national organization two weeks before any init
nation Of a strike was given to the men or the
public made known to certain favored opera
tors that the order was impending. As a result
Of this information, it is alleged that the mines
in the Farmont, West Virginia Central Nor
folk and Western. Cleveland, Lorain and Wheel
Ing and Wheeling and Lake Erie regions began
10 rush operations two weeks ago, and have sue
ceeded in storing enough coal to make immense
profits in case the Ohio, Pennsylvania Indiana
and Illinois miners shut off the supply. Certain
il is that all these regions became suddenly ac-
tive two weeks ago, when there was no demand
for coal. The West Virginia operators have ar
ranged with their non-union miners TO divide
the profits with them II the big strike comes and
creates the expected demand and increase In
price.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
LIGHTNING CAUSED DAMAGE.

During the storm on Friday evening in South
omn,on Long Island. the cottage Of tr!el A. Mur-
dock Of New-York was struck by lightning The
bolt entered through the chimney and Frustrated
the family. but fortunately they were not seri-
bolt Of lightning struck the hotel Of OF John nm
Uanlev in FairveW-aVe., Rockaway Beach. on
TIr;dny afternoon Mr.. Hanley had his coat
burned but otherwise he was unIRjnred Ills loss S
lanes keenan, on the Boulevard were also In
;,1rad ,o the extent of several hundred dollars
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
MINERS VOTE TO STRIKE.
TUE IMPORTANT PITTsBURG DISTRICT
TAKES ACTION.
r,pcruAR OF THE GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE
UNITED MINE WORKERS APPRovED-FRoB-
ABLE EFFECT OF THE STRIKE IN
VARIOUS STATES.

VARIOUS STATES
rittsburg, July "a resolution TO strike was
unanimously adopted by the miners convention
bere this afternoon. and general suspension
will be ordered at once.
7, was the largest convention Of coal miners
over held in this district. 1t met TO take action
on the strike circular sent out by the general
officers OF the United Mine Workers few days
ago Nothing had been done when the conven-
ton adjourned for luncheon, but President Dolan
said that the Committee on Resolutions had
prepared report favoring a strike and this
would be presented this afternoon. The feeling
among the delegates. he said, was strongly in
favor of a strike and the resolutions would be
adopted. 1t turned out he predicted
strike among the coal miners in the Pitts
burg district will involve twenty-one thousand
men. Many of these however. have not been
working regularly for some time In the Clear
field district twenty-five thousand miners are
employed when the mines are running, and Dis
trict President Dolan says the whole district
will also go out
The number Of men in OTHER states who are
concerned in the present strike, so far as can be
estimated are as follows Ohio. 1000 men:
Illinois. 10000 men; Indiana. 5000. and in West
Virginia about 22000, a total OF 142O0O all told.
The miners employed in the vicinity of Green's
burg will not join the strike. but on the con-
trary, are preparing for a rush Of work. The
Greensburg Madison, Hempfed and Carbo n
coal companies employ about fifteen hundred
men who have never been identified With the
miners union and have always been paid the
highest scale of wages. The miners are mostly
Americans. and many Of them own their own
homes in that vicinity.
The inauguration of the strike means steady
work for them and as much of it they can
perform During the general strike of two years
ago the miners and operators of Greenburg
literally coined money, and their experience at
that time is guiding the men now.
District President Dolan to-day received the
following telegram from National President
NJ. D. Ratchford
Columbus Ohio July 3.
We out for living wages. The issue must be
met squarely and determinedy. and success will
attend the greatest movement the country has
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
Two MILLION ACRES or LAND ~ DISPUTE

Sen Diego. Cal. July 3-Threc san frhhclsc"hs
,o,r, - ttle by deed 10 two millions acres OF land
Il, the hest part Of Lower California. They are
vll,lom McCrindlc. J. ". Porter. and C. X Day.
all wealthy men. The land. however IL at present
claimed by the Mexican Land and Town coimPinnhYy. NM ~
1,,,. dsad or Francisco cla!tIarts VIII be
.ior 10 ,Hc City Of Mexico In an EFFORT 10 obtain
ia formal recognition.
New-York tribune., 1897-07-04
HURT BY A RUNAWAY TEAM.
A PLUcKY CITIZEN HAS BOTH LEGS BROKEN IN
TRYING TO STOP FRIGHTENED HORSES.

Because he tried TO stop runaway team OK
horses which was madly tearing along First-ave.
last night H. J. Freyhalter. nineteen years old, OF
No 1923 East Forty-fifth-st who is a picture-frame
maker, is in the Presbyterian Hospital with
both legs broken. The driver Of the team, which
was attached to a heavy charcoal wagon. was
George Frunk. of No 4Ol Fiftieth-st Shortly after
o'clock the team got away from him. and ran
along First-ave. Freyhalter out in front OF
the team at Sixty-frst-st. and made jump for one
of the brides. He missed his footing and fell
PROSTATE under the horsess hoofs. the wagon pass
ing over him. Besides the fractured legs, he was
badly bruised about the body, and 1t Is feared he
may have sustained internal injuries. Policeman
McNierney. OF the East Sixty -seventh-st. stati
took the driver TO the station, but he was after
ward released the police deciding that he was not
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