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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06

Iast % the wives and paeehtcrs OF soldiers
90 the war ee Inaepenasnoe.

WARRINGTON. Aug, Oh. Clay Evans, Com.
missioner Of Pensions, has prepared for his
annuel report the following list Of tho names Of
surviving widows and daughters Of Revolution
airy soldiers on the pension rolls from June 80,
1897. with thor ages and places OF residence at
OF service.
Lovey Aldrlch OF Los Angeles. CAL, aged OF, widow
Rhode Island.
Hannah Newell Barrett. aged OF. daughter OF Noah
Hanod, who lives in Boston. Her father fought for
the colonies in Massachusetts,
Julietto Bette, aged OIL years, OF Norwalk, Conn,
deuEhter OF Hesekiah Beta, whose service was In
susannah chadwick. sc years, of Emporium, Pa,
daughter q Elihu Chadwick Of New Jersey.
Cloud, who fought in his native state.
.Esther .. Damon, So Year,. OF Plymouth Union,
Moss widow Of Noah Damon OF the same state.
dsnsStof :; o. f GiiiSh w sS sS 81 h .s 81 a,s.ls sar'h' Pa
Nancy Jones, 40 years, OF Jonceboro, Tenn. widow
OF Flames Darling of North Carolina.
,D Hannah Lyon, OF Marblehead, Mass, daughter of
Rebecch Mayo. 81 years, Of Newborn, Va, widow OF
stephen Mayo Of Virginia,
William %shpdford Of the United states,
Ann ". Slaughter, 81 years, OF The Plains, Va,
daughter OF philip slaughter Of virginia.
pd Masy snssd 81 year; o. ParfSiey, Va, widow of
Conn, daughter Of Thaddsu; Thompson Of New YofAi;
Augusta fuller of Bridgeport, Conn, daughter of K,
Isaac Way OF Connecticut.
Nancy 4. weathcrman. aged 81 Year,. OF Elk Mills,
Tenn, widow OF Robert Glasscock OF Virginia.
Tho surviving widows of revolutionary
act, while the Daughters receive a sum stipa.
lated by an Individual act passed by Congress
for each one.
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CHESS.
stsinits Bsatsn ~ Napier-Sew Yorh Ieaa.
Pennsylvania.

THOUSAND ISLANDS, Aug. 5.-Play in the three
competitions under the auspices Of tho New
York State Chess Association was continued to-
day. The surprise was the victory Of Napier
over Stoinitz In the cup tournament. The boy
played excellent choss, and his Victory was as
deserved as It WINS popular among all the chess
players here. LipschCtz In turn beat Napier
for the second time In this contest.
In the interstate tournament New York now
leads Pennsylvania with eighteen games to
seventeen. The stronger players have como 10
tho front. Pillsbury leads with four and a half
games and Hodges follows with four. Hanham
and komenyhave scored three and a half games
each. Tho results of tho fourth and fifth rounds
were:
Fourth Round-Hodges beat shipley in q Queens
Gambit Declined, HAnhRm beat Newman in n uiuoco
Piano. Kemeny beat Ruth In q Queens Pawn Open.
my, McCutchoon beat Dolmar In a French Defence,
bit, Stuart lost TO schieffelin In a Centre Counter
uamblt, Young drew with Dcvisser In a French De.
fence. the New York men having the move.
Filth R~ound-Shipley lost to Hanham in q Philidoer
beat Delmar in an irregular opening, Mccutchoon
Loaf to pllshury in a Ruy Lopez. hampton beat
schionelln In a Pctron Defence, Stuart lost TO Devils.
ser In a Ruy Lopez, and Young lost to Hodges In an
Evans Gambit, the Pennsylvanians having the move.
After the completion OF the fifth round Of the
Interstate match and the third round Of the
cup, contest the scores Of all the competitors
read rs follows:
CUP CONTEST.
Plagsr.. Won. Lost. Players. Won. Lost.
Eipechuetr......sha " steinitn ........lh Ia
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Medals or Honor to Brave soldiers.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ga medal or honor was
granted to-day to James ". Archer Of Washing.
ton, D. G. He was First Lieutenant Of the Fifty.
ninth indians Volunteers, and aide-de-camp to
a general officer at the battle Of Corinth, Miss,
in October, 1862. and voluntarily took command
OF This regiment. with the consent of some of his
seniors, rallied the men, led them In the assault
division and brigade commanders.
A medal Of honor was also granted to Lieut.
Col. j. II. Patterson. Twenty. second Infantry,
now stationed at Fort Crook, Nebraska. At the
Wilderness in May, 1854. Leut-CoL Patterson,
then q First Lieutenant Of tho Eleventh In.
fantry, picked up and carried for several hun
bred yards, under a heavy fire, a wounded on
Ger of his regiment who was helpless, and would
otherwise have been burned In the woods.
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ARREsrED As 4 HOTEL THIEF.
a Man Held In Philadelphia for . Robbery In
1895 ut Wissahickon Inn.

PHILADELPHIA. Aug. ga man who regis
tered at the Lafayette Hotel last night as ~.
H. Moore OF Williamsburg. N. w." was recog-
nized by Special Officer Rice this morning as an
alleged notorious hotel beat and placed under
arrest. Rice said that while he was in Chicago
agar ago he saw Moore arrested as q hotel thief,
and he procured a photograph of him, by means
OF which he identified him to-day.
The photograph was shown to a number Of
EMPLOYEES of Wissahickon Inn, where in June.
1898. society was startled by the theft of jew
eelry valued at 81. 900 belonging to Mrs. J. A.
Janney OF Twenty-tlrst and Walnut streets.
Some Of the employees recognized the photo.
s,aRa as that Of an elderly man Who registered
Just before the robbery. and whose sudden dis
sGRssaFanSe on June 19, 1898, was Goincident
mas not been recovered. The police made q
formal charge against the prisoner, and he was
heid In default OF 81 500 bail.
Moore Is about 90 years old. and has an air Of
prosperity about him. 1t Is said that he is
fhown to the police OF Western cities as Edward
Ice, Harry Curtis. and ]. j. White.
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AccUsrp "a rrronr1ox DE- : cor.
Feiiceuaan Arrests q ae,ses keeper who Haa
laade Cnarrea Agninst Hiss.

Aaot NAAFHSa AhAhAat hhb
Emil Morasco, saloon keeper at 1888 Hester
street, and John Morione OF 1s9 Hester street
were to havo appeared yesterday morning at
Police Headquarters 10 prefer charges against
Policeman McDermott OF the Elizabeth street
station. Instead. they were arraiRned in Centre
Street Court on q charge Of extortion. and Po-
lioeman MoDormott was the complainant
against them.
On Sunday night. July 4. McDermott entered
Morasco's saloon to make an arrest for violating
the Raines law. Morasco complained at Police
Headquarters the next day that MGDermott
had broken In three doors to gain an entrance.
Tho case was set for a hearing before Commits
sioner Parker yesterday.
McDermott, when he arraignod Morasco and
Morione in court, declared that since July 0
Moriono had boon trying to induce him to mcot
Morasco and talk the matter over, telling him
that 1t might be fixed up. McDermott declared
be had not kept one Of the engagements he made
until wednesday night at IL o'clock, when he
met the two by appointment at Canal and Elm
~ had already told. Policemen Fitzgerald.
Nelson; and Ballard Of the mater mat said Nc Nc,
three policeman Kept in sight when 1 met the
fnSll,y took the eco. As soon as Mforassc put
ana N IoeEecSd n the NJ u T'"S' pocket "0 arrested 'hem
y Mopsseo and MoRrione both denied this story.
luOy uCClhT0u. tu0y uhu n0NoT ~ W 2 hlC-
Dermott, but had tried to avoid him. They de-
clarod that there had not boon any appointment.
and they had met McDermott at Canal and Elm
streets by accident,
".McDermott said to me" said Morasco. that
he hopedI would. not appear at Headquarters
to-day, as I would drive him out Of the business.
], told him / ' would certainly appear TO press the
charge. Then he said to mo, Have you q cigar Z
and when 1 said no. he put something
in my coat pocket. Before could put
had put there he arrested me. ] did not
ask for any money and would not have taken II
under any consideration. This whole thing 10 q
conspiracy to keep me from appearing at Head.
9uarters. I was warned by friends TO look out
for q job, but in, spite Of my watchfulness they
managed to trick mo-"
Magistrate Hedges conferred with Lawyer
Hyacinthe Ringrose, who represented McDer-
mott, and Lawyer Edmund +. Price, who repre-
sented ,Moraseo and Morione. and then an:
nounced that the case was dismissed. He said
he thought the proceedings at Headquarters
would amply cover the case. He added. how
ever, that he did not take much stock in Moras-
cos charge Of conspiracy. McDermott's trial
was adjourned for o week by Commissioner
Parker.
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~Increased Exports or nucLwheat.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The expectation Of
American buckwheat during the last fiscal year
attained sufficient Importance to be made a mat
ter Of special note by the Bureau of Statistics Of
the Treasury Department. Heretofore this arti-
Gle has been included in AL other breadstufis,
and preparations OF, used as food" which is used
to cover the expectation Of breadstuffs rot suf-
nciently important to be specially enumerated.
During the last year there were exported ! ,677,.
102 bushels of buckwhe Tho Netherlands
furnish the greatest market. 1,OO8,o 84 bushels
OF this total having been sent to that country;
425. 244 bushels were exported to Germany, and
154,557 bushels TO Belgium. Denmark, France,
England, and British Africa receive tho balance
in small quantities. The value Of the years ex-
ports of buckwheat was $685. 59.
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WHAT" DRUNK "Is ATOoXEY1 ISLAND
Justices Kramer and Lemon Allow Some Lati-
tude to the Islnnders.

tude to the Isinnders.
Mary Wanderer. the wife of Morris Wanderer,
q hotel keeper at Coney Island. was arrested
and locked up on Wednesday night for fighting.
About an hour afterward her husband called at
the police station to ask on what charge his
wife had been arrested, and he was locked up on
q charge Of intoxication. Justice Kramer, in
the Coney Island Police Court, discharged both
Mr.. and Mrs. wanderer yesterday, and lectured
Policeman Bahrman for arresting the man.
In discharginR Wanderer Justice Kramer do
fined intoxication.
"Bahrmsn," said Justice Kramer, II want to
say this to you. and perhaps 1t will, DO Of use to
other officers. Because a man has been drinking
he is not always intoxicated. No matter how
many drinks q man has had. as long as a man
can control the drink. no is not intoxicated.
On the other hand, no matter how few drinks
n man has had, II the drink Is In control
of the man. he is intoxicated. / don't think
that tho drink that the defendant had on
that night or day controlled him. l think he
was excited by reason OF his wife's arrest. and !
think II II hadn't been for his wife's arrest and
his going to the station house you never would
have arrested him. ! think he was able to con-
troll himself and his affairs, and that 10 the rea-
son why / dismiss the case against him."
Justice Lemon in the Same court on Tuesday
also defined intoxication: He said that a man
was not intoxicated so long as he was able to
walk and give his name and address.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
III PREsIDEST Has 4 DAT OF REsE.
Enjoys Perfect Weather and Fare Mountain
Air-An Afternoon Drive.

Enjoys Perfect weather and Pure Mountain
Air-An Afternoon Drive.
P~LATTsBURG, Aug. 5.-This has been q day
Of absolute rest and quiet for the President at
Hotel Champlain. The weather is simply per-
feet In every respect; blue skies, bright sun
shine, and the purest mountain air. This
morning the President remained on his private
veranda, while Vice-President Hobart and Sec
rotary Alger reviewed the Twenty first Regi.
ment, now known as the presidents Own
A conference Of the President with.secretary
Alger and Vice-President Hobart revived the
rumor that Secretary Sherman is to retire from
the Cabinet, but nothing definite could be as
certained.
A trip to Cumberland Head, a drive of
twelve miles, helped pass the afternoon away.
The party consisted OF the President and Mrs.
Mckinley, Vice President and Mrs. Hobart,
Secretary and Mrs. Alger. and Secretary Por.
ter. They visited the farm given TO Commo-
dore McDonough for his famous victory over
the British on Lake Champlain on Sept. II,
1914. The farm is still owned by the Commo-
dore's heirs. The President spent the evening
quietly In his rooms playing whist. He viii
visit the Catholic Summer Schools Of America
next Tuesday morning. Tomorrow the Presi-
Dental party will attend the meeting of the
Vermont Fish and Game League at Isle La
Motto, and will probably indulge In a little fish
ing.
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CoNLIN is NOT TO RETIRE.
DoEsN,T THINK THE CHANGE IN TIE
BOARD AFFECTS HIN.

No IL Likely to Be Lot Aionc, bat the Pend
Ing Charges Against Him MAY Ne Re-
Nived at Any Tin'e-he viii Have to sh"w
HIS ha"a "h'h Fr""''''"' II" Oh r"p'
Chief Conlin returned yesterday from his
summer vacation "hoh ne reached foheo
Headquarters no announced that he was on
soVu setm1 ,nn,,nn =, S..,na ,Sn I,o.ss e.. hS"
he had no h,on''oh Vi sSNins tne noara tor MS
nort tbat he would probably resign;
~ A. not snow how n originated whsr T
"ldo no' Know nov or,Sn".Du. mnen !
EnowlVus fo,ora = d. nv, nov ,S", .nn,,, -
has happened to change my relations with them.
Because one Commissioner resigns and another
is appointed to succeed him, / do not sec why
have no intention Of asking to be retired"
sat at his desk directly over the office of Conlin
porting over . Oooa Q, rules OF the dopaFtment,
Anare" 70, 70 ni.o,rS,no anS -, y, = y. ., On
N F"nn,,,Oo ia COL Smith ~ sno,vn " w N
circles as a rigid disoiplinarisn. In the desk
o. Soo on1 Grant and Parker a er' had usS Sres0 tho st cbiss
80 standing trial nm thoso chorvos hut now
Grant is out and Parker a helpless minority In
--in.r naou. ia.
commissioner Ahore"s saio'
Tho charges are not dead, as some persons
..,m To think. and can be brought mn nj INV
- -. - s- 80 -.
TIME. 10y nos knoW Wnat 4 snaal 40 aoout
them, ana naEe NOT in.lmaoed 70 any one that
they VIII 70 reSlseu 9 I oismisseo.
President nLoss saia nat ne would not un,
dertaSe u preatcs wneS aetion tne board
"9%unfd smith .ha neS Tor, ~ LnS Sonitn cnatsos;
taken up inc spn,eSt1 ana, until ne has learned
all tho Iaetsl no VIII not tax ABOUT ~ lie
spent som9 Lille Y sae uiai room Win com.
missioneMr farkes, earning tne routine OF that
Work; iine fases on sne aocket were mostly
closely ana occasionally smiled at some OF the
e1ouses onerSu ~ pEnSSmeh VINO hao peen
caughI neBlectlns Ineir auty.
While positive official could not
be obtained, thereswas plenty OF gossip at head.
Suafters 70 me eHSSS that the charges against
comm arc 70 % heio IN aDeyance Tor the pres
ent. II SCENE 70 % the settled conviction there
that the Oniei is 10 nave another chance. One
q me C1mmlssloners ID reported TO have said
that ne olu not want 20 put Connn on trial, but
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
MARrUoc1s JUNK TRANSACTION.
It 1ncladed the Stripping or All Piumbing and
Gasntting In sIr. Loft'a House.

It Included the Stripping or All Piumbins and
Gasntting in Mr. Lorta House.
An unoccupied house at Magnolia and Chest
nut avenues. Jersey City. owned BY William
Loft, q candy manufacturer at 81 Barclay
street, this city. was broken into by thieves on
Wednesday night and stripped Of all the plumb.
ing and gas fixtures. The police learned that
John Martucci, q junk dealer at 4Os Third
street, had been seen driving away from the
house with a wagon load OF stuff.
The plumber was all found In Martucci's shop,
and he was arrested. He said that u man hailed
him as he was passing the corner, and telling
him that the house was about to be torn down,
offered to sell him the lead pipe and brass fix.
the man helped Martuccit TO load tho stun into
the wagon. The police are inclined to believe
Martucci's story, but he was arraiRned before
Police Justice Nevin and held in $500 bail to APP
pear for examination next Tuesday.
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He IL Known 10 Have Had Two. but WIFE n,
. Says He's Had n DOEen.

He - Known 10 nave hh hwOs Dut WHO No.
. Says He's Had n DOHen.
CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-Two women. living within
a few blocks OF zach other. told this morning of
the double married life of David 4. Bates, alias
Charles Gates, and wondered how tho Stock
Yards clerk, who is now under arrest on the
charge OF bigamy. could marry twice openly
and maintain two households in the same
nclghborhood for months without being dis
covered. One of the women. formerly Miss
Julia Mccarthy. married Bates under his real
name three years ago, and has q daughter. The
handsome cir, only 10 years old, She was
BY a strange chance taking place within
twenty-five feet OF the. first wife. who could
hear the merrymnking Of the wedding guests.
In the possession Of the second wife are ten or
q dozen photographs of young women who were
described by bates At his cousins. but whom the
bride now declares, TO BIO former wives. Not
only does the second wife accuse Bates of being
married at least twelve times, but she also init.
mates that he knows something of the disap-
pearance OF a girl who is supposed to have been
killed.
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THE LANCASTER ORDERED HONE.
she Will No the Practice ship or the Brooklyn
Naval Reserve.

She Will Ne tho Practice ship or the Broohlyn
Naval Reserve.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-The Lancaster, now
attached to the South Atlantic station, has been
directed to sail for New York on Sept. l and
the now cruiser Cincinnati ordered to at out
for service as her relief. The Cincinnati has
lately returned from duty with the European
fleet. and 10 expected TO get away by the middle
Of September. Capt Yates Stirling, at present
senior officer Of the station. comes homo in the
Lancaster, and the Captain Of the Cincinnati
the squadron composed Of the Cincinnati and
Castine. 1t Is not anticipated that tho Lancas-
ter will repeat her memorable voyage. When
en- route to her present station, under Capt.
Hon, she sailed across to the African coast and
consumed three weeks more time than the regu-
lations allowed her to reach the station. On
reaching New York she will become the practice
ship Of the Brooklyn Naval Reserve.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
A Negro Lineman Killed while Repairing
Trolley Wire.

WASHINGTON. Aug. b.-Lloyd Ware. a negro
linoman employed by the Georgetown and Ten
nallytown Railroad Company, was killed to-day
by an electric shock while repairing a trolley
wire. He endcayored TO push a loosened wire into
place. and, to secure sufficient purchase. caught
hold Of an uninsulated span wire. Death was
instantaneous. 1t is said that a regular current
Is completed between tho trolley wire and the
ground through the medium OF the span wire,
The voltage OF the trolley is between $50 and
$40, which Is not sufficient to kill a healthy
man like Ware, and 1t Is supposed that the adj.
ditional current WAS supplied TO the span wiro
from an electric light wire which runs parallel
to the trolley.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
TOBACC0 STAMPS SCARCE.
AAhufncturera or Cigarettes Obliged to Lay
on Employ ees-

manufacturer or Cigarettes Obliged TO Lay
OF Empioyoe s-
owing to the lack OF the new revenue tobacco
stamps several firms engaged in manufacturing
cigarettes have been forced to lay of many Of
their employees. In speaking of this Chief Depu-
vCollector David 8. Wendell said yesterday:
This delay in supplying the tobacco stamps
u not our fault. have received to-day the first
iiot OF new stamps. Their value Is $35. 900. and
nave sold nearly all OF them. The demand for
w new stamp Is so great that the company man
enaGtariGg them cannot supply them rapidly
could be- issued from Washington until the new
olll was an assured thing. The house supplying
she stamps has tried TO supply the different
many OF them as possible, but. OF course, tho
tbHnSn was TOO great. l am assured by them,
~ homever' mat from today on they will be able
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Scotch Plain. Church q year. OLD.

PLAIEFIELD, n. j., Aug. b.-The Scotch Plains
Baptist Church celebrated its 15Oth anniversary
to-day. The church was organized by persons
dismissed from the Piscataway Baptist Church,
and five other churches have sprung from 1t. ~
living. The present building was erected In
1870. Among the speakers ut to-day's celebra-
tion were several OF the former pastors and Sun
day school superintendentA.
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INTERSTATE TEAM MATCH.

Play In the general tournament was of q very
lively nature, tho results being as follows:
games. Rogers comes next with 3. Next in
order are Elwell with Zig. Scripture with l, and
Searle, o.
In the second class Weeks, by defeating all his
opponents, has q total of z wins, Waller has
scored 4 Eam.J, Boehm 3io, Dixon 3, McMartin
Wright 1la each. and Tanner /.
,Pieczonka and Wright are tied in the third
class with 59 games, and Wood stands third
with 5.
A problem. solving competition was held to-day
for a gold chess PIN. 1t was won by Pillsbury.
The problem was In three moves by NJ. Lissncr
OF New York, as follows:
White. eight pieces: R-o r T. Ok 8. 20 2 and
Il o, XXX b and X 2. PIX b g and X u O.. Black,
eight pieces: k-Q :. R-K B 8. Blk X 4, Kt-O b 4,
kt-Q kt o. PIX 4, Q q, . Kt6.
1t is expected that all tho competitions will
close tomorrow:
Annandad p n txvo uop,aa fnr tho o,n o,Io.I
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
MISS SMITHS PRISONER HELD.
Tho Yonkers sneak THIEF Contradicts tn,
Story or His CaptoFu.

Tho Yonkers sneak Thief Contradicts tho
story OF His CaDtOrH.
YoNKERs, Aug. 5.-Sorris Abrahams. the
sneak thief who was captured by Miss X. Viola
Smith while he was making away with some OF
her family silvorware. was arraignod in the
Court of Special Sessions to-day and held with.
out bail to await the action OF the Grand Jury.
Abrahams persistently denied having entered
the Smith residence.
He charged Miss Smith and her friend, Miss
Paine, with having sworn falsely TO the effect
that he had tho silver when the young women
brought him back to the house.
Miss Smith, in testifying. said: "When I cap
tured this man he endeavored to escape and &C
tually fought for his release. My friend Miss
Paine and myself compelled him to go along,
arrived at the house he was trembling all over"
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Harlem River Park Amusement Company.

ALBANY, Aug. 5.-The Harlem River Park
Amusement Company of New York city was
Incorporated to-day, with a capital OF 800. 900.
the holding of entertainments. festivals. and
receptions and to conduct a restaurant and
hotel business. Tho directors arc Herman
Frank Kuhn OF New York city. Herman Sulzer
subscribcs fol- $9O.OO0 Of the stock OF tho COM
puny.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-06
Hall Cores Two Farmer.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. ga bull belonging
to Albert Gaskill gored Gaskill and Merrick
Thayer OF South Milford at Gaskill's farm this
afternoon. Their injuries may prove fatal. The
bull first STACKED Gaskill and Thayer went TO
the rescue. Gaskill is a wealthy farmer, aged
20. He has four sons and a wife. Thayer IL 20
years old and q farmer.
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ATAIANCHE OF SILVER DOLLARS.
Six Men In the Treasury Vault Narrowly Es-
capc BEING buried Under the Coin.

WASHINGTON. Aug. b.-Six men working In
the big silver vault Of the Treasury Depart
ment had n narrow escape from being buried
under an avalanche Of ooln the other day. Tho
vault contains 1852, 900, 900. and the weight of
this mass 10 $500 tons. The coin 10 packed In
bags, each bag holding a thousand silver dol
lars. In the count Of money In the Treasury,
which began when the former Treasurer, D. N.
Morgan, relinquished his office to Treasurer Rob
crts, the bags were emptied, the money counted,
and when retied the bags were passed from
tho. piles toppled over and some of tho bags
broke, scattering silver dollars ankle deep over
the floor. The six men who were in the vault at
tho time made n rush for safety, and all man.
aged to get out. II they had been caught under
1t took noariy q day to gather up the money and
to recount and pack il.