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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27

reforms in state and municipal sovernments:s 'n ne
r. Which d ns dss in
State platforms Of 1885, and 1875 a.. .am,,,s
r M h' OF SS G0a1E 9a'rif @
few months have passed since his ndno''1m has
the high office for which he was ordence repossd
in him by the American people FIRM as an e M,I
ye officer and dsV WSe and "e
tive in council; unyelding and immovan,e in h,s
and nG s0H hs
party policy that Is restoring pI1sp%ry, TO o,,.
his party: demanding that the integrity OF our
monetary system shall be naintained ne mas me.
the highest expectations Of the Republican party
and the American people - ....
The action Of the egsIatgrG in the fnac TT sb
aboring classes, and in providing. by adequate
legislation. sufficient revenue to pay the deficit now
propriate s55ooooo annually for the support of tn
S @ and and n nhe a worh S
buttons. deserves and receives the highest com
We commend the Legislature for the passage OF
the bill requiring the payment OF interest on the
SSns Snkms Reeo This
VIII materially increase the State revenues. and
meets the gen arous and hearty approval of tine
We heartily indorse the intelligent. businesslikc
and efficient administration of our financial affairs
under the management of the accounting officers
OF the Commonwealth
We tender TO both Houses of the Federal Con-
sress our CONCENTRATIONS upon the happy result OF
their dehhorations upon the tariff They have
PioHptiN ana SATISFACTORILY Sol'en Il dHcut PROD
lem Ivy the enactment Of a measure which will
supply ample revenue and adequately protect M :.
tive industries. We extend 10 the Senators and
congressman from Pennsylvania our grateful ac-
ACCOMPLISHMENTS for their watchful care and states
manlike efforts in behalf of Pennsylvanla's COM
me rcial ana business welfare. We commend Gov
error Daniel H. Hastings for his faithful. homes:
ana economical lministration of State affairs. and
indorse his watchfulnesS Of the peOp.es interest.
Committees chat had been appointed for the
purpose escorted the candidates to the plat
form. Both spoke briefly. and then the conven-
ton adjourned sine die.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
THE ASCENT or MOUNT ST. ELIAS.

SCIENTIFIC RESULTS oF VALUE OBTAINED BY
PRINCE LUIGrs PARTl.
Victoria. T. g.. Aug 25.--The expedition of Prince
Luigi OF Savoy 10 the summit Of Mount ST. Elias
has determined two facts of prime importance 10
the scientific world. 1t has fixed once for all the
altitude of Mount ST. Elias at 1920 feet. The fig
subject only TO such slight corrections as
may change the to:al thirty OF forty feet either
way.
The expedition has also answered definitely and
in the negative the questions asked by scientists
as 10 whether or not ST. Elias time
great volcano. There is not the slightest indica-
ton of volcanic action anywhere. A new glacier
n S%d logan It taxes axe is soars M0 a
larenily 10 Nhc sea and was named by the Prince
The route Of the party absolutely unknown.
Advancing up these glaciers and moranes took
thirtynnc days. until July !. on which day
eral holiday. At Pinnacle Pass was found the
first evidence OF Kusselis expedition I'm 1881 in
the shape OF "A cent bottom and single rusty
fork. Finally the foot of the divide connecting
Mount ST. Elias and Mount Newton was reached
Wit supply Of provisions 10 last twelve days.
Tho elevation was eight thousand feet The
Stripes over the camp Ia the great hills Prince
Luigi and his party cheered again and again for
the flag A ! o'clock on the morning OF July 81
they began the ascent of the great mountain For
exactly l55 o'clock the SUNNI; OF 81. Elias was
Grnea D. he feet OF the explorers When they
reached the topmost peak there was neither wind
nor fog. and ,ae thermometer was only 20 degrees
below freezing. The Prince planted the Itaan
flag on the topmosi eak and photographed Il He
thea cached the Italian and American faes. The
cept for the last few hundred feet. which is solid
mass OF Ice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
NEWIORK CREDITORS 81 RPRISED
A BROOKLYN DEPARTMENT STORE CLOSED
BY THE SHERIFF On AN Al
EANY ATTACHMENT.

Ihe "oii-known department store Of Block &
fishel. at Broadway and Myrtle-avc.. Brooklyn.
was seized and closed by Sheriff William j. But
things deputies shortly after l. o'clock yesterday
on IN attachmen, for $1,000 in favor of New-York
and Albany people. The writ Of attachment WIS
secured 10y Albany lawyer. and people in
whose favor II was issued az took possession
or the store. The customers i'm The building were
requested to leave possible. and the
statesmen ana clerks were dismis .cd \ force OF
accountants and clerks VAS ~ work AT once
10 taEe an inventory of the stock, and this work
VIII occupy several days.
BLOCK 4; Fishcl have done a business Of several
huHnrcd thousand dollars year. and were re-
earded as one Of the most cnterpfisinc houses in
the city. so far as could he learned last night the
crash came without warning 30 the general public
Tribune reporter cudcavOred To see the part
ners. who live in the same house but when his
errand was made known they refused to be seen
or say anything about their cinblrrass mcnt.
Sheriff Buttng said last night that il was likely
numher of repevin actions would be brought
To-Day by Brooklyn and New-Ycrk men who are
financially Interested but who were taken by sur
prise by the levy made Yesterday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
LARGE INSURANCE DEAL.
COMPANY PASSES UNDER THE
CONTROL OF THE MANCHESTER
COMPANY OF ENGLAND

The directors OF the American Fire Insurance
Company meeting held yesterday at No. ~
Cedar-st. disposed OF the controlling interest In
their company to the Manchester Fire Insurance
Company OF England Some time 5go the latter
corporation made offer TO purchase all the
stock of the American Fire Insurance Company at
800 share. a majority of the shares at the
same price. This offer has been accepted. and a
committee has been appointed TO complete the de-
tails of the transaction. Although the two COM
panies will continue to do business separately. the
administration OF the American corporation will be
governed by the English concern IL is understood
that two-thrds of the stock has been sold. and
the holders of the remainder have the privilege
until January OF selling out AT the same terms.
The American Fire Insurance Company, which
Is forty years Old occupies nigh position in the
Insurance world. and has done a successful and
profitable business. The company Is capitalized at
$4,000 The president of the company X Frederick
" Downer and the secretary Is Sias p. Wood.
The directors are lie Grand Is. Cannon. Thomas
Young. James Taylor. Allan Hay. James II.
rockingham. Henry @. Mar1ulnd. John r Terry.
J. Hugh Peters. Charles \. Dawson. John r.
Fraeser, Alexander f.. orr. Franklin Woodruff.
Osgood Welsh. John Sinclair. DGmont Clarke.
Theodore Gilman. Charles II. Henderson. Martin
Collins and Silas +. Wood.
President Downer and most OF the directors OF
the company were out OF town last night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
CRUSHED UNDER A fALLiN" WAN"

rx.o rtprNrX KILLED IN PITTsBrRG AND TWO
povs RELIEVED TO BE IN THE RUINS.
Pittsburg. Aug 26.-Fire this evening c"useu wv
loss of s1s5OoO worth Of property INJURY ~ wv
erenon and created a panic in the Seventh Avenue
.' &C., e.oo o'clock flames were discovered
a. 49,, ove-etorv building at No. 657 Smthield-st'
,c.unied nv Edmuntlson & Perrne's FURNITURE -
,ahIisbment and gained such rapid hedd"aE 'hd'
the building was mass OF names p'io'o VI.
zines reached It. In short time II was '"'''.''
DESTROYED The fire originated from the VNp'
Of n gas engine in the cellar H.
The building is T shape. running back from us
smth6eld-st front to a ten-foot alley IN me rear,
sepsraing ii from the Seventh Avenue 1dot So ,r
extensions extending to be hoc numberng
one hundred and fifty, were nearly Al at sui ppe
when the aap TSD WS,s Ses PoTrnes building A
small-sized panic ensued and rush "ds H'"' '
'n Esor,mnatelv no one was hurt but the excitement
rsn high for a time. and the Railways were so soon
filed with the trunks ana % and their be.
Ioneines The fire burned the kitchen ana par 81
eora rnsching the sleeping apartments ana all OF
The guests returned to the house .,r,,,,ro s,oro
<oi1 INTO The alley catching two fremen. one OF
ihen John Neelan. was pretty padN nut n ,hn
bnrnine building were damaged by water The
aggregate loss amounting TO about SV'V ins
other losses are Eap9ndSo IobS bsb owHep Of
buildine 10000: insurance. 5000 seventh Avenue
na az II O'clock after the fire had been subdued
ana the firemen were cong. up their hose the
s%Ser Alley mall of the ,b Ed%asq 3nS reTe
Zeke Glover and Harry Holt Two boys. VINO were
watching the are es % nGn %er re pm to
work at once TO get the victims out. As the wall
was three stories nigh the progress OF nc
and Glover's reached soon afterward Both
men were married and lived in Lawrenccvile.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27

that all the Republican primaries held IN tne a eruc
of Baltimore on August g. 1897. be ana tne sa ~
;rreguarity and that none of the delegates i,Si,
the city OF Baltimore are entitled to seats III s,
gates from said city are hereby declared vacant
The resolutions provide for the holding OF
primary elections and the holding OF city ana
legislative district conventions In the city OF
-SD,,n;c,nay ,icLet shall be nominated and other
delegates TO the state Convention he CHOSEN,
The resolutions were received with enthusiastic
cheers. and adopted without dissehtlns . no,
time. which was granted. and then Mr.. Claoaush
presented, and the convention adopted a reso.
iution that the convention adjourn 10 meet d.
Rane's Hall in Baltimore on SeP'ei"oei ~ "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
NIClRAGuA'S CONGRESSUEN LOVE PEtCf
THEY VOTE THEMSELVES FINE SALARIES FOR
FEAR THE MONEY RE Used FOR
WAE I,i.KIDsEs

Managua. Nicaragua. Aug. The members Of
Nicaraguas Congress have voted themselves sal
aries OF $500 (pcsos OF silver a month and ST.
travelling expense The vote was taken after
heated discussion Of the request of the Government
that they should not vote themselves salaries; or
If they did So that they should vote themselves
but very small sum. the Minister OF the
Treasury utterly unable to find the money
necessary TO pay them. Some Of the Congrcssmon
held that the Government was accumulating
money In anticipation Of with Costa Rica on
contemplating forming Central American Union
in opposition to The union of the other Central
American Republics. charges which are also
brought against Nicaragua. Salvador and Hon
duras. resulting in a complicated state OF affairs
The Congress Of Nicaragua has authorized Pres
ideni Ielaya 10 construct or enter into contract
for ia" construction OF a railroad from the City
Of Matagapa. TO connect with the National Rail-
road the ground that the coffee crop OF 1897 9s
in the Departments Of Matagalpa and .enotcta
will far exceed the Transporting capacity Of the
mules and OXcarts used up to the present for
that purpOsc. CAPITALISTS however object to mn
ting money in the contemplated railroad hold
ing that not enough traffic can be expected from
ii to operate it proftaoly and that the present
price. Of coffee Will no; warrant any extra trans
portatiOn tax being placed upon II.
The financial condition Of Nicaragua Is going
from bad 10 worse. and without any prospect Of
relief. Nearly ali the silver solcs and pesos have
been exported sold a. bullion and drawn against,
There Will be coffee ready for export until jan
deer kins and indid-rubber are held deposit for
emergencies IN Europe or in the United States
Happily there Is supply Of merchandise ord-
nary cotton goods excepted for two years But
MANY OF he coffee and sugar estates have grown
so much that. they require improved and large
ing coffee and sugar properly for the market
TIE mines also need better machinery. In spite
IL so bad that {! Is about Impossible TO get sound
bills Of exchange with which to buy needed ma,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
MESSRS WHITNEY AND ROOT PROTEST..
THEY OPPOSE the PETITION or \ RAILWAY TO
CHANCE IT'S MOTIVE POWER

THEY OPPOSE the PETITION or \ RAILWAY TO
CHANGE IT'S MOTIVE POWER
william c. Whitney and Elihu Root. OF the Met.
ropotan Street Railway Company. the
Office OF the Department; Of Public Works yesterday
to protest agains; the granting by the Department
OF the petition Of the FOr;y-second Street Manha,-
tanvie and 81. Nicholas Avenue Railway Company
for permission to tear mp the streets FOR the pur'
pose OF putting in an electric trolley system. it's re-
quest to he allowed to change tho motive power
having been granted by the State Board % Railway
Commissioners.
4 hearing on the mater set down for yesie'.
day hut Mr. Root said that II would he impossible
for him to be present and submit; his eide Of the
case The peitoning railway. which T. part o.
the Third-ave. system. will be heard AZ II oclocs
this morning. 49,,
Messrs Root and Whitney made the same objec-
ton that was made before the State Railway COM
,nission-that the Forty-second Street. Manhattan.
Vile and ST Nicholas Avenue Railway ran for some
distance In six places on the Meuopolftans trscss,
that /, had trackage privilege there only and shcud
not De allowed pu, in the trolley condui,s WHICH
would interfere with the Metropolitan plans.
Before going to the Department OF Public Woyss
Nessrs Root and Whitney called on Mayor Strons
and had long talk with him. Ccmmissionsi
Coils will personally take charge OF the hearing ana
the mater OF the granting OF the permit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
ANOTHER ACTIVE DAY ~ WHEAT.
PRICES SOMEWHAT HIGHER THAN 'N
WEDNESDAY FOR SUPERINTENDENT
STRENGTH IN CORN.


There was considerable activity in wheat IN
the first hour Of trading yesterday, nut di'e'
that the market queted down and there was
nothing sensational II, the transactions l"e eN
element was in Chicago rather than IN New
York: but energy was given to the ue@i'"S9
boro There was n bulge" in September wheat
(wheat deliverable in September). IL was
brought about by effort on the part vi the
bulls on wheat in Chicago to force the COVERING
Of short contracts in the september optioh'
on the New-York Produce Exchange Sep'e"-
Der wheat opened at 81 OF n bushel which was
Il. cents above the closing price on Wednesday
The opening in Chicago was at 3S12 cents vi
~. cents above Wednesdays closing. The price
was damned up faster at Chicago than mere
and when September was quoted at - w mere II
was the same there which was something re
markable Normally wheat should be seven OF
eight cents lower in Chicago than here TO ac-
count for freight to the seaboard. September
wheat touched 81 OBJ here and 81 o3 In chi
cago II closed here at 81 Ol7s, which was the
lowest price OF the day. but was ia cents ABOVE
Wednesdays closing. The closing low price IN
Chicago was pSl2 cents and the closing price
was oS7s cents. or Is cents above "Wednesday s
closing The final difference between New ork
and Chicago prices was only three cents. or
less than half what it should have been, snow
Ing that Chicago bears on September wheat are
in a bad position o.,,
In New-YCrk December wheat opened at !Si2
cents the same price that at which II closea
on Wednesday, 1t touched 81 U012 and closed al
% cents In Chicago December wheat opened
at 04% cents or q cent above Wednesdays CLOS
ing 1t touched 96. fell to Hile cents. and closed
al I,7s cents. No record prices were broken ior
either september December wheat. the rec
ord prices were made Monday last. wnen
September sold al 81 06i2 and December at
81 04I. Yesterdays export sales Of wheat were
only five loads or 10000 bushels.
Corn displayed great strength on the New
York Produce Exchange September opened at
SO. cents or pa cents above Wednesdays clos
ing 1t reached 36ss. ard closed at ~. Which made
the net gain for the day 2ss cents The net
gain in December corn was !. cent Whlle De-
cember wheat selling three cents below
September. December corn was selling two cents
above September. The high price for Decem-
Ter was 3Sia and the closing price was 3Nls
cents. Export sales Of corn were fifteen loads
Net declines of from five to ten points (five
Cne-hundredths to ten Onehundredths OF cent
a pound) We're recorded for cotton. The price or
silver was unchanged
While there no great activity in stocks,
the tone of the stock market was good Some
Of the principal ret gains We're: American Sugar,
IL: Laclede Gas. ,: Norfolk and Western pre-
ferred. 3L. Rock Island. IA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
CUTLD RTN OVER BIZ 4 CIBLE-CAR.

Eliza Roberts eleven years old, OF NO. l3So Am
s,erdam-ave was knocked down by cable-car at
,as,ordam-ove and One-hundred "A nd ty- bird
e last night She WIS taken to the J. Hood
Wright Hospital with fractured skull and her
oon1ition is critical Frederick Sharkey the grip
man Of ear no. AL that ran over the child was
nr,rs,nd and taken to the West One hundred and
M .seccud-si station.
The child and her father. Herman Roberts. were
,,,ro for car Just when the southhound car.
mich was coming down a slight grade. drew near.
he girI broke away from her father and .ried to
I'm a~ross I'm front OF tho onccmlng car she was
rnocEed down and struck by the fender. the
xrInman said that he tried 10 stop INC car. hut
was unable 10 do go.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
SHOT BY Az INSANE NAN.

STATEN ISLAND WOMAN DANGEROUSLY
WOUNDED WHILE VISITING IN BROOKLYN
\ Young man. who demented shot young
woman while on a visit to his home. at No lj9
Rroadway Brooklyn last night. The woman who
was shot was Miss Lizzie Humphrey whose par
cnis live on Staten Island. She had been staying
FOR the last month at the home OF her married
sister Mrs Amelia Otto No. 20 Harrison-ave.,
Rrooklyn The man who did the shooting was
John UalenDeck the son Of Mrs. Julia Haren-
bock living on the third floor of the house
Miss Humphrey was taken to St GATHERINGS Hos
initial and the physicians have little hope OF her
recovery
Young HalIcnbeck showed signs Of being men,
tally unbalanced about four months ago. and his
mother advised by ply slclin VINO eNatn i
him to send him to san ia in adj
vice for she kept her son at hoe AH3 in f,nm
phrcv who j. a lace-worker.
Soon after young Hallenbeck began to act qneerly
the mother noticed ,nat the son grew mlch eXcted
in view ~ the sons actions. Miss Humphrey was
month shc hecded the warming. Last night she
called at the house. however ana vas tScrlEeq py
'front.' room IN a room WAS otto RuSe. o. NO.
54 Bedfordays Brooklyn VINO 0o was G Wly upon
At ii o'clock Miss Humphrey bade those Yo ire
h9 soGd oowed On" her S 10 the 6a and as she
was about to descend the stairs leading to the
The first shot entered her right lung. the second
imbedded itself in the right arm jist below n"
FIRST shot. Rusc heard the shooting. and quickly
ran into the hall and disaTmed the demented man.
While Rusc was struggling in the hall with the
maniac Hallenbeck asked Iluse TO shoot him
After The shooting iIallcnbeck became 50 cx-
cited that his mother had severe struggle TO
keep him from jumping out of third-story win
dow.
several policemen took him to the Bedford-avc.
s,ation where he said he did not know why he
bod shot the woman. She pretended not to know
who had shot her Young flallcnbcck was until
recently employed in the shops Of the singer
..,.inc Nochin. Company at Eliza be hDOrt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
err N GRAIN RATES.

Kansas City. Mo. Aug. 5-The Kansas city
Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad Company an
nounces cut on the rate on grain Tor export from
Kansas CITY 10 New-Orleans from q 10 10 cents
beginning to-day and expiring September O. The
rate is probably made TO move a particular lot OF
grain that OF the u r. Francis Grain Company
The rate will apply export grain only. Under
ordinary circumstances the cut would be met rom
1'hicac 90 and St Louis As things are now ana a.
the rate il only I'm for limited period. III" proba
hilities are that IL will be- ignored In contrast TO
The action OF the Memphis line the Illinois Central
announces that beginning September II viii adj
vance it's rate on export corn from 10 10 10 cents
between Chicago and New-Orleans.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27

price OF -four. OF the two alternatives would
have to be adopted soon If the present price Of -four
was maintained. At Herrmanns bakery. No. is
First-ave, an interesting point elected The
proprietor declared that II decrease in the size o.
the loaf became necessary. il would be In such a
way that the public would be unable to tel the
difference. The measurements OF the loaf will re-
main the Only the weight will be reduced.
There are tricks in every trade" Mr. Hermann
frankly declared. and this is Of them"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
TO RELIETE TIE GENERAL POSTOFFiCL.

Postmaster Van Cott Is intent upon finding
plan to relieve the pressure upon the capacity o.
the New-York ONCE. One Of the plans under CON
sideration Is the extension OF the soutne.,
boundaries OF the collection district OF Sauon -
Prlnce-st and South Fifth-aye.. so as TO in,oTi
into that district some OF the mail now hann'e" '"
the general OH, a., ,,.,,h
First Assistant Posima ster General Perry hn,s
has postponed his visit to this city until the snt
,,omnissioners shall have come 10 some agreensss,
with the Federal Government regarding the "''<
ing Of Mail-sl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
BRJYIsH STEAMERS " COLLISION

Gibraltar Aug. 26.-'rhe British steamer Glen
gyIc Captain McCiillivray. bound from London for
China and Japan ports, Is beached Gctarcs
Bay near here. badly damaged from collision with
The British toronct In the Stfaits Tn.
Coronet sought refuge In this port with her fore
peak full o: water after having rescued the Glen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
DECLINE TO REMOVE THE DUTY.
PREMIER MELINE SAYS THE AGITATION /,

FRANCE Is SPECULATIVE AND POLITICAL
Paris. Aug 26-The Cabinet decided this morning
that there is ground at present for modifying
the duties cereals.
Premier Meline, replying to-day 10 deputation Of
Paris Socialists. who called upon him to urge
reduction in the duties on cereals said that the
Marseilles and other large towns. and was Nisiblv
political and cleo toral manpuvre which, he added.
would aggravate instead OF alleviate the rtudton
and merely encourage bull speculation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
nJXyrP TO THE WHITE SQUADRON.

pa, usrhor Ne. Aug 2s-Mr. and Mrs. W. +.
Dodge Of New-York. gave dinner and dance at
<rbo tonight TO the officers Of the White Squad
ran II brought together six hundred gGes'F
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
BREAD NOT DEARER YET

Severll city bakers told 4 Tribune reporter yester-
day thar, while the size of tre loaf of bread had
not been decreased and the cost OF the loaf had
not been increased on account Of the rise In the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27
STARTED IN MOUNT NORRIS PARK.
\ MAN PICKED rP UNCONSCIOUS FROM LACK OF
FOOD

FOOD.
a man dropped TO the pavement in Mount MORT,
Park early Yesterday morning because he ws
starving, and could not stand on his feet any
longer. In falling he had cut his head An ambu
lance was called by park policeman and the
man removed the Harlem Hospital The
doctors there applied needles his arms and legs
and used rcstoratives. but did not succeed IN
bringing the man 10 consciousness. He dbou.
forty years old and poorly dressed. Three links
OF an old brass chain were all that found IN
his clothing Across the mans nose and face there
IS large scar. from the slash OF a knife. and
this it is hoped. may lead 10 his Identified ton
should he not recover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-27

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