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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
YONKERS.

More than hundred persons Will go from this
city this morning 10 attend the State Firemens
Convention in Binghamton. Mayor Sutherland VIII
lead the Yonkers delegation. and ii is likely that
this city will chosen he place of meeting of
the next convention. 4 thousand badges Will DC
distributed among the friends Of this city. Captain
James Mclaughlin of the YOnkers police will also
attend the convention. and expects TO get many
points that will aid him in handling the crowds that
will come to the city If lonkers is selected Tor the
next convection
The Plumbers Union had It's annual outing on
Saturday at Iona Island. y game of baseball. VAR
Gus athletic contests and dinner were among the
pleasures. -, -... 7,
Sth New York Volunteers. now stationed at ChlcKa-
manga. CD. Is here a furlOush. and brings d
Npod report OF the forty YOnkers men in the SIN.
"The usual for the coo -of-the-waik nag was
held on Saturday afternoon by the Honkers CORN
THAN Yacht Cluo. After the race the crews oil the
boats and "A number Of their friends enjoyed
clam and crab supper. . -
An important meeting Of the council OF the \ on
kers Auxiliary Of the Red Cross Will be held to-
morrow forenoon at Hollywood nm The membeis
OF the auxiliary Will sew, as usCs' in the Asseiho'y
Hail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
-TrSTurRiy7 CUSTOMER cor ErEy.
KICKED ~ 4 rIATE-GLAss WINDOW AFTER a
FUSS OVER His CHECK.

KICKED ~ \ rLATEGLAss WINDOW AFTER A
FUSS OVER HIs CHECK.
Thor. WIS an angry waiter I'm a restaurant nj No.
e,-I ThlrI-uye on Saturday night after a customer
i, had waited on went out without paying. IN
keep Dr. face in me- mem ry." mutt"red the waiter
after h.s employer had sald harsh words 20 him.
Last night the man who had forgotten TO pay
came back Tho walter saw h.m. Good evening
SAID the moa This LOOKS Ike q mic" pace hrst
time I've over h-,r iu here.
"is tta, SOP" responded the waiter. "Oh yes. this
is , good place" Then Pee brought tn" man "h"er
af., and Va uuusuall, attentive TO him. He had
taken t.e preca.,ion however. 10 station three
Other walters pear thc door and place club
.,h.r, l. could yut hi~ hand on il quickly.
Tho customer Has laxative. 50 Wts tn" walter.
Wh.n th. meal had been disposed ~ the man went
% thc cashier Then the four walters drew near.
The customer pui down dollar bill. and the cashier
t.t ont enough for the meals Of the two evenings.
Then the trouble began. and WAS kept up for ten
minutes 4 dcut thrc. leu'd M times. but the FOUR
walters and cashier im,I up and the customer sat
i-nel himself With talking loud. But he said III
cor .Iu.lou II guess can get even Then the
walters laughed. -. NO.. .
crash Tn, customer had XII ked I'm the $50 plate
glass alr low 49, soon AS h. got out the door; \
r,nI...rltr who sa~ uca. grabbed him lie said ne
'tt not mind being locked ny. and ADDED ne Was
James CouuOTS. a labor'T.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
MISSIONARIES Ar OCEAN GROVE.
ADDRESSES on WORK IL FOREIGN FIELDs-A
LARGE COLLECTION FOR FOREIGN
MISSIONS

Ocean Grove Aug a (spoc!aD.-Six services were
held to-day In Ocean Grove. under the auspices ~
the Ocean Grove Auxiliary Of the Womans Foreign
Missionary Society OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church The officers OF the society are President.
Mrs EIwood II. Stokes: vice-presderts. Mrs. Ken
nnrd Chandler. Mrs l. Simmons. Mrs. william II
sklrm Mrs. Anna Kent. Mrs. Joseph G. Read and
Mrs James Ross corresponding secretary. Mrs
Mary Sparks Wheeler; recording secretary. Mrs.
Anna r. Thompson. treasurer. Mrs. J. r. Van
Kirk.
Missionaries from various parts OF the world took
part I'm the various meetings. including the Rev
W T. Oldham and wife Of India; Mrs. $. l.. Bald
win Of China the Rev. Or. II. y. Swartz and wife.
~ Japan Mrs. r. T.. Easton. OF Persia; Mrs. J.. 9.
BinlSley. Of China. and Mrs. Parker, OF Finland.
Tho young peoples meeting. held nj a. m. was
crowded to the doors The leader the Rev.
Charles H. Yatman. The holiness meeting in the
Tabernacle at the same hour IN charge Of
Bishop James y. FITZGERALD and an address on
mission work was made by Mrs. Z. L. Denler. Of
Long Island city. secretary Of the Foreign Mis-
slonary Society Of the New-York Annual Confer
ence.
ing service in the Auditorium bishop FitzGerald
yersary sermon preached by the Rev. w. 7.
DisrrIes Forth To Teach All Nations" Dr Old
ham while engaged a surveyor in the English
Army. converted in India under the preaching
al nSm0p 7" i r,, which cam" under his per
sunal observation Will" engaged I'm preaching 70 the
natives when he was surveying In India lie IS
now stationed at Delaware. ohio.
The summer Sundayschool attracted over four
thousand scholars this afternoon. At y. m mis-
sonary service held In the Auditorium. Mrs:
Mary Sparks Wheeler conducted the devotions. and
the anniversary address was made by Mrs. w. II.
oldham recently missionary In India. At this
service the collection for foreign missions amounted
10 nearly 5000. Mrs. william H. Skirm. OF Tren-
ton had charge of the subscriptions.
The beach meeting at p. m. was attended by
about thousand people. This evening a plat
form missionary meeting was held. Bishop Fitz-
Gerald presided. and brief addresses on foreign
missions made by the Rev. Or. II. Il. Swartz.
OF Japan: Mrs Kennard Chandler. OF Baltimore;
Mrs s l.. Baldwin. Of China and the Rev. DR..
w T. Oldham.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
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Fungi THAT KILL LOCLSTS.



The Colonial Bacterologcal Institute. attached
70 tho cane OF Good Hone Department Of Agrl-
culture has issued It's report for the year ls'6
Though b,latod In appearance. il is Enuapir
document as indicating the Importance Of the work
carried ont at the institute. Hes!des the clibo
rate oxperlrnental investigations which have bceh
conducted on rlndcrpOst. note various other III
rcctions IN which the activities Of the stan nave
bocn engaged. For example no less thaH l'3'
culture tubes OF II locu- t-deGtroylng fungus nave
been forwarded to different parts OF the country,
fungus are encouraging. In order that the best
results may be obtained. II - recommended 'nit
The Vedt should be nocuatcd twice a year, as the
cold of winter seems TO act delcteriously on the
fungus . -. H.,
Mallein and tuberculin. for the detection or glan-
ders and consumption. are also now produced ~
tha instituto and arrangements were being made.
when the report before us is drawn up Tor the
elaboration OF antvenomous serum q: wei ms an
noints out ianientaby insufficient 20 carry on even
the work at present undertaken by the inAu'u'e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
FIRE WRECKS EAST SIDE FACIOHiLS'
A WHOLE ROW OF BUILDINGS THREATENED By
THE FLAMES.

WHOLE ROW or BUILDINGS THREATENED by
THE FLAMES
Three East Side factory buildings. No. go to 3o2
Nonroo-st took nre from some unknown cause at
an early hour yesterday morning and FOR TWO hours
.oxed 70 the utmost the energies Of III" Fire De-
nartment which delugcd the HIrning structures
both from land and water. The Ere was discov-
cred NJ 4 O'Clock in the morning by Robert Me-
AUIster a night Waterman. II was then burning
in the top floor Of No. .94, four-story building
occupled as brass foundry by l.. Landcrs
Bros The failure OF hre-alarm box 20 WORK
allowed the flames 10 make considerable head"hy
before the nrcmen arrived, and IL third alarm had
70 be rung. This brought chief Bonner 70 the spot
and he sent In a fourth alarm
In few minutes nineteen engines. i've hook ana
ladder companies and water tower 'ogethc'
with the nreboat Robert a Van Wyck. were on
hand ,,,.. , o, ,h
q'he fir, burned with great rapidly, and soon me
hllldiugs on bO.h sides OF the one In Which 'he
fire was discovered were IN flames II was not long
however before tho blaze was under cohVo! ana
in two hours IL altogether eNtingulshed' zen
ar.s In the dwelling houses across the street "it
their homes FOR d snort time. and me morse IN w
stables Of the Drydock East Broadway ana t3ti,e
Railroad Company, In COrlears-St, about my ~
number were removed by the employees o. the Odu'
he total damage by The IRE Is estimated NJ
$500 and IS divided among i-andTIs ~ Due
Iohn Mclean, iron worker. William Brown, Pd'l
manufacturer all in Nos. 90 ana 81: KocKweI q
Co chocolate makers. the Anchor iapci ,i'nN
makers In Nos 2sC and 29s and The Union Polish
ing Company and Elias Reiss. shirtmakers IN Nos,
800 and 302 The buildings are owned by me aaron
estate The losses covered b. Insurance
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
Az ORD CHARACTER.
From The Kansas city Journal.

From Tho Kansas city journal
\ very odd character died at Cawkcr city the
other DAY In the person Of Or George W 'hap-
man who had been 81 resident OF Mitchell county
f,r many years. At the start-On he WAS a shoe
maker by irudc, and sat At his bench from morn
INK until might. but IN few years he put IN a
small stock u drugs aud commenced the study OF
medicine. and "a little Later oossomed out a run
n.dr,d doctor. About this time he studied law and
W. admitted 10 thc bar ana elected justice OF the
t.ncc ana then nOt content with all these employ
ueuts he took up the study OF geology, and made "A
si,.utd collection OF IA" specimens 10 be FOUND IN
Norfh.ru Kansas. Between mcudng shoes. prac-
Using medicine. serving drugs and practising law.
h, found time deliver lectures against Christi
nuItv and the Bible. and he became noted AZ the
most contentious nldc In all his section or the
country. bout ten years ago he presented to the
Wom.u's IIcsperian Library Cub OF Cawkcr city,
lis ,luc collection ~ mineral and other specimens,
ana became instrumental in building the house
which l. now owned and occupied 10y that club.
Whcn M, came to die the women OF the club car
ROD his body down TO their library rooms AMI held
som. bubble exercises In his honor, at which n
number of the prominent people or The town made
sn.cches ono OF the speakers was the Rev. NJ.
All.r the Pr,shytcria minister. who said he came
a. a citizen and not a Gospel man, for he felt
sur. that II Dr Chapman had been consulted he
would have stipulated very earnestly that no min
ist.r should be present at his funeral All OF the
unoplc said Or Chapman had his good points. and
The preacher said too not forgetting TO express
,ho belief THAI maybe he had repented before n
hocomr rvcrastingy TOO late The dead man had
no family about him and lived In his last years the
ife If A hermit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
GOODBY, HtWAU.


From The iiHWandN 'rdZ'Att
The Hawaiian Islands were annexed to the United
inc House and Senate. As the terms OF the roso-
l,,ion do NOT provide for day IN the future when
the resolution snail take eject II becomes OpcI-
alive at once ana the signature Of the President Is
The last and mai act for the Incorporation OF these
Islands into the territorial acquisition Of The United
urOccss OF political evolution In the Paclhc Ocean
Those IN these Islands who have earnestly desired
the coming OF the event have Decn as might be eX-
ptctea governed by different motives some by
purely selfish motives, others by the wei-cOnsid,
cred belief that all classes in the community would
be benefited by It,. For, in general sehse II brings
A certain stability to the government, when IL or
the first and highest importance. NO DOUBT theFc
will be local disorders. As they occur in other
places But the foundation rock OF good govern
mont will remain imperishabe. though the
structure above II may sway and change
The local policy OF this little nation now gives
way to the larger. and Indeed, almost Imperial
policy Of the United States. This Is as yet in
choste. uniformed and Ia the embryo. But We must
now gracefully yield as We are prepared to, any
measures or policies which have been for our sole
benefit We fall In line with every community In
the United States from PASSPORT. Ne. 10 San
community berome absorbed IN the wants and de-
srcs OF the imperial Republic with It's 15.00060 Of
people. Now that freer speech is established
here. we. the native born HawaiIans and Anglo
Hawaians do not hesitate TO give rein to our seni
ments OF regret that events have forced The ex-
as il IS have loved our little fatherland and see
II go down in the sea OF political evolution with
me same feeling of regrot that the father feels
as hts child abandons the home OF his youth sewers
and moves away for his own good. into the wider
world beyond. Some Of us lived when this nation
olity etrucli It's beings into bounds" We live 10
see IL close It's career. unuapoTtant ~ IL may nave
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
THE EUCALYPTUS AND YELLOW JAcK.
From The Toledo Blade.

From The Toledo Blade
Nelson q. Trcfry has plan ~ encouraging nat
urc by the propagation q trees ttat VIII relieve
the country Of malaria and fever Tile plan. 10 the
casual observer. may seem somewhat unusual and
may even appear 20 be visionary. hui an NV -'ltd
men. viii show what u may b" worth 20 our people
In the fever stricken districts.
The plan. in smpe is to plant the Eucalyptus
globulus or Tasmauian blue gum tree iu m" fever
districts. and the tree VII do the res 1his TIC
drying up he ~arth and absorbing malaria.
Mr. Trefry. WING has been safd"n'r in Toledo
has picked up IN his travels ahou' the world.
Mr. Trofry has a spc mcr 81 thr Australian
blue gum tree which he proposes 10 plant IN cuba
THEY grow to be Two hundred feet in height"
Is perhaps one Of the reasons for their peculiar
merit The eucalyptus hes th's" slender l"ain'ry
which they contain In sonc Of the eucslypt each
side OF the leaves "a equally expo 10 the lirh.
y yl, When green the wood Is soft but when It
gets dry It is hard and very tough. II is better
shijbulldng and Tor cabinet work ~ well. The
tree also produces kino. n substitute for quninc.
While the bark is more valuable than other trees IN
the production o. tannln .
These words Of Mr. Trefry are backed up by Kate
encyclopedias and medical authorties II Is stated
that the use Of the tree III icycr districts In Al.
gere Roman cnmpasnS a nnG n "a" best I ~
Trefry himself knows the worth OF these trees IN
habitabe What IS now one OF the best districts In
that grcn, State.
Mr.. Trefry speaks OF thlS IN Il I'll'4 10 - -
Brigham. OF the Department Of Agriculture lie
also gives few facts in regard 20 his cXpcrienc".
For the last twenty-five years hr has DEVOTED MS
entire time to Horticulture ana horticulture lie has
worked for the Chicago Floicul'ure Iompany ne
private place or j &. Flood, AZ MEMO Park. Cal;
" = Kelsey. nurscrymGn. Oakland. ana was gar
dener for the Panama Canal Company, with head
ouartcrs in Colcbra, for several years.
His proposition - the Government Tor the pr"pa
CATION 81 the trees Is most reasonable The plan -
FAIR az MIR. Trefry docs not ask the Gov"rnm' ~
for a contract for planting the trees. but merely
wants the supervision of the work. the Govern
ment Itself TO handle the trees; MI Tretry, *
meets 10 make Toledo his home for the rest Of his
he and would merely 20 to Porto Rico tempo
rarily and would not think OF giving up his busi-
ncsa hove.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
MAMARONECK.

A large number Of delegates attended the Con
ference Of the Elizabeth. Westchester. Newark
and New-York local assemblies OF 81. Andrew
Brotherhood heid in St. Thomas's Episcopal Church
on Saturday afternoon and evening. The deNo-
tional quiet hour was led by the Rev. + F. Ger
man after which the delegates were guests at
supper In the evening there was an interesting
discussion on "OppOrtuiiies How to Know Them;
How to Make Them and How TO Use Them. The
discussion led by \. Vi. Hadden. president OF
the New York local assembly.
The annual report Of tie Mamaroneck Free KIN
dergarten Association shows that more than three
hundred children have attended the institution
since IL was organized in 1891. The association mas
nearly $500 which il inumates IS only about nan
enough TO continue the work next year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
MS INTEREST ~ THE TREE.

From The Kansas city Journal
, man stood on the bank of Chapman Creek. In
Dickinson County the other day and gazcd long
and curiously At n big cottonwood tree that STOOL
,r.Il down on the bank and then 20 Il reporter for
'Thc Chapman standard he told OF the interest
fcit by himself in that particular tree. In 1863 "A
cloudburst i'm the vicinity Hooded Chapman Creek
and washed away many farmhOuses While the
unn1 vas AT its height one Peter Bergman
baby floating along In the torrent lie rescued the
child and then With his shirt torn into strings
fad IL up ia the branches OF cottonwood tree be
vond the reach Of the water. There the baby re-
fuained nine hours before being taken "A pla e
al creator safety. The name OF this baby was
i0hf Rosiwlck. and he II was who stood and gaZed
for the first time in many years at the Old cotton
wood tree that had served As his asylum.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
New Standard War Atlas,

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The best maps of Hawaii to be found
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And every other point made promineas
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Not to be had IN New-York except rom
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
NEUJERSEY NEWS ~ BRIEF.

Adutant- General S;ryke- thinks that the War
department has decided not to use Sea Girt as a
Federal camp
The congress q the State Federation OF Trades
and Labor Unions WI begin H. twentieth annual
session 40 Paterson to-day.
Henry r Battle has made model hattle-ship.
gplr fce, LONG. which be has named sampson IN
honor az the Rear-Admiral
John Brauiiran. - New-purham. who made
specially = roablns churches having recently on
tcrcA Your in HoDokau. Was arrested IN ioboken
Yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
MAY DIE From A DRUNKARD'S BLOW.

Coroner Bausch summoned last night to
take the ante-mOrtem statement Of james J. owen
twenty-four years old. OF No 10l First-ave but
the man was unconscious when the Coroner
reached the house While sitting truck at
No .I4 Fifst-avc. OH Saturday night, talking with
some friends. David Lahey. Of No. 334 East Six
teth-st.. passed along. intoxicated. ana struck
owen over the head with iron bar for no
known reason. owen taken home He was
not al first thought to be severely hurt. Yester-
d3v however II found that his skull
fractured and 1t IS now thought that he VIII die
The police are searching for Lahey. VINO IS u
former pugl.ist
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
rr-VERtL or WILLIAM s. VALENTINE.

The funeral Of william s Valentine, OF Company
G. list Regiment, yesterday afternoon IN sing s'hs'
was attended by a great number OF people. Inc ser
vices were conducted upon the lawn In front OF .'e
home OF his parents. in South Spiing-st' IN orue'
that all who attended might take part Inc nov.
q +, WELLS ofciated reading the burial service OF
the Episcopal Church. following which the ooIlaii
s0xylce Of tae Grand Army OF the RepupHc was 'sa1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
SHIPPING NEWS
PORT OF NEW YORK. SUNDAY. AUGUST H. '''~
ARRIVED. III.

PORT OF NETWORK. SUNDAY. AUGUST H. '''~
ARRIVED. ,m.
Steamer trrnessa U}p Harris GLASGOW aug =
! with n,Is. 32i cabin and ~ streiasc l",
henderson Bros Arrived at the lldl ~ D" t IN bs-
steamer II.li1s t1;or) Jansson tlushns 49,
,s+ =, t;ust Hr,- Arrived At the lar Az ~ Aux
s,c,,ner Ia \ ,rnandie tF'r. FaJo.e, h1''e Gsneas
rrousat.antique. sisnailcd south Of Fire is""'
s,amer Oranie Nassau Dutch. Nyt'or "a juants
t,tV ~ pem,lara -. tafupaua -, '"N.' Port Az
90 cIr,cao Aug = Jacmt 1. AUX cages - az" AZ. unhardt
PRINCE : with mdse and : cabin passengers ~
:. ~ Arrived at The bar at 30 "a M 49,, ,us ana
steamer lrrawaddy otrl. l@rs. fr,nliad ship
.,crsJ. : with mas, and pass myers - an
-, M ,rr,ilnk Co. Arrived At the hil a. ,h mdse 10
steamer Buoheds. Catherine, IN'""''''' 81
Old Dominion - Go. az. pint ard Nono'-'
steamer ,iuyandoue. Davis West i''' l.,
Win r,lsa 10 Old Dominion IS q" .,u with unD'
S,ea,nsr princess Anne UUiphefs. N'Il''N'
and passengers 20 old Dominion - GO" ,i, with rS'
steamer C;olishoro. Townsend, ihil'de'p''''
to " T. clyde " Go. . ,,.,, aim. clear. . 4
Steamer Victoria ,3rI. Farrinson - york shlppns
,,,,h ,n,ise ana 1903 cabin passengers TO Ne" h
Company. Arrived al the Bar AT ? u"
SAILED. csnpns
steamers Arai OBJ, FOR Dover for Orders ,rnes lS'p
CrcutchI Antwerp. Andes OBJ, Port lsiHo"' ~
Philadelphia ,,. ,,pRs
THE MOVEMENTS or sTEANN
FOREIGN PORTS. .r.r par
Southampton Aug a. ais m-NTr' ,,sn and p.s,
barossa GER Richter. New ork v it,inir,"h o'
Con Rchel from Bremen Tor Ne" DIN: ,rer Um""
Queenstown Aug a. 9:io a m Sal' ~, In.
,RrI Uutton from Liverpool for NeW 1Rr) Jens"'
Deal, Aug la-Passed. steamer r'H'e' ,rxA
Hull for New-York. . r. rourslne ~
Havre, Aug l4-Arriied, s'ea''e'
Sant M-x
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-15
HOBSON SAVED A LIFE.
RESCUED CRIPPLE FROM BEING RIM DOWN
BY A TROILEY-CAR.

RESCUED A CRIPPLE FROM BElNt Kun O"S
BY 4 TROLLEY-CAR.
An incident connected with the yi~i, ~, NsutenaN
Hobson the hero OF the Merrimac. 20 Newark on
his way 10 yisit friends IN East orange few days
aro did not become known until yesterday. al
though II vas witnessed hy quite "a number o.
people Patrick Halloran. a cripple on cruiches'
was one % those who followed the lieutenant wnea
he left the Pennsy lvania Railroad station at Mar
ket-st. Newark, and started tor an orange car.
Halloran tried to get close 10 Hobson ana iolo"u
him into the street. Hobson. after ge'tins INTO ns
.tr.st saw no had made a mistake and turned
about 70 take his CIR at another point. halloTaai
turned also. but found himself ~. ~ % ron 80 =,
run down had not HObson. warned ps tae oltclles
OF tn, crowd turned about and seen w ddHsse,'
Uobson sprang in front OF the car. and. Ntlhs nai
loran OF his feet jumped back. carfNn- e ylYp,,
with him just then the car went by, anu HoVs0"
Jumped on the Orange car