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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
THE BFR7ILLON STSTEAI.
A Project to Have 1t Adopted by the Prison
AuthOrities Of All the Stntcs.

ALBANY. Aug. IL. The officials OF the State
Department Of Prisons announce that IA repre-
sentativ" OF Chicf McClusky of the New York
City Detective Bureau, will be in this city the
early part OF next week to confer with them on
the project Of State Superintendent OF Prisons
Collins To make the bureau Of criminal records
taken under tho Bcrtilon systemtn his depart
mont the central bureau for the entire United
States. and to secure the adoption Of the sys-
tenn by the police and prison authorities in
every other Stat" in the Union. Chief Nc
Clusky heartily co.operatcs with Suporinten-
dent Collins In this project
Superintendent Collins says thar the cSpn-
RENE" ~ the rast thre" years in the uSc Of the
Bertion system in this State has resulted IN
driving hundreds II criminals to other States
To drive them from III" country 1t will bc ne
crssary to establish general scheme Of iden-
tilcnton, with n central bureau whore the
records and photographs Of all criminals shall
be kept.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
CHLRGES on COUNTRY CHECKS


1.-THE convention Of tho American Bankers
Association, to be held Mt Cleveland early in
Sep''mhrr' the question will be- discussed Of
having tn" banks in all the clearing-hnuse cit
les Of the nitcd States adopt a uniform sys.
TEN OF charges for the collection of out-o,
town checks.
In" matter has been much talked OF among
bankers sine" the New York Clearing House
Association decided to charge for the collection
OF country checks. aud movement has been
begun in Chicago with the view Of securing
uniform charges everywhere. The clearing
houses OF III" following cities have appointed
delegates t" l"I resent them ut the coming
convention: Chicago. st. Louis Cincinnati.
Indianapolis. Omaha, Kansas City. Milwaukee
and st Paul
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THREE DEAD ~ Tunnel WRECK.
Two of Them. Brothers, One of Whom il
West Point Graduate.

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Aug. lO.-Three men are
now known to have persisted in Monday n lights
explosion in tunnel No I. near Somerset The
bn'ty OF George Spencer son Of Prof. Spen-
Ger, OF burnside. Ky. was taken from the
tunnel this morning and identified. The body
of his brother, who was with him. and that OF
II tramp. who has not as yet been Identified
w"r" also recovered. The Spencer boys were
lnv"tcrato cigarette smokers. which habit may
have caused tho explosion Of the ear OF
naphtha. George Spencer was a graduate of
West Point and a bright young man.
Fire engines from Lexington and Chat
tauooga have arrived and are playing on the
ham"1. Hundreds Of people nocked To the
scene Of the explosion yesterday and to-day to
See tho wreck. Surt Griggs has "a large force
OF mcG at work aud is rapidly clearing the
tunnel. 1t is thought that travel will be re-
sumed in a few days.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
DIR. scrDDEK's CHURCHES TO PART.
The Tabernacle Decides to Separate From
the Church on the I'M.

the Church on the Hill.
TIL" amaIgnmaton OF the South Bergen Re-
formed Church on Jersey City Heights and the
Congregational Tabernacle in the lower part Of
the city. which was accomplished about three
years ago, is about to be dissolved. Tho Taber-
naclr people became dissatisfied with the union
about a year after it was formed and have been
quietly agitatinG Cor Il separation.
secret meeting OF the Tabernacle people
was held in the Tabernacle last night to de-
tcrmine upon some definite action. The trus-
tees had adopted n resolution providing that
when the downtown people decided in good
faith to organize n new church they could have
the free use OF the Tabernacle. A committee
OF four was appointed last night to formulate
iian OF organizing II new church. the organ
iZatlon to be provisional and to be under the
auspices OF the Home Missionary Society.
When the plan is approved by the trustees the
churches will be separated.
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Idle Young Man Kills Himself.

William Watson. II years old. o. . Henry
street. brooklyn. committed suicide at his
HON" last night by drinking carbolic acid, He
was unmarried. He had been out Of work for
some time and had been drinking heavily Tor a
wcok, His friends had noticed that he was
worry despOndCut
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The Beaver in Two More Trials.

TORONTO, Aug. 1O.-Thc Beaver and Minota
sailed two more trials in the bay to-day over a
short course. which gave Skipper Jarvis fur
Their opportunity OF tuning up his yacht. the
Beaver. In ten or twelve mile breeze she
beat the Minota by 10 seconds, but in the Soc
ond trial. sailed in Ave milo wind the Minota
came in with lead of 1Gscconds Nochange
was made in the selection Of the Beaver as cup
defender.
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DKANK N4rHrn4 FOR GINGER

Why Lucy WCNee ADVISED Not to DrInk
Out OF the Bottle Next Time.
Lucy McG"e. IL years old. Of 200 West Sly
tieth street. was arra:Ened in the Fifty-fourth
street Police Court Yesterday. charged with
attempting suicide 10y drinking naphtha. She
explained the naphtha drinking to the Mag
iStrate this way
Yer Honor. mo and mo mother had n
Guarrc! az ! ,AtkHd so much that got cram ps.
an yer Git rli ~ the cramps | went 70 git Their
tina an they've been pumping il out OF me ever
We'll. Lucy" said Magistrate Meade. "vop
may go home. but the next time YOU nae
Jamaica ginger don drink out OF the bottle y
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Captain Nye Of tho transport Mcclellan snys
that the report sent In from Shelter Island on
Sunday that tho Mcclellan was disabled in
Gardiner's lay on Saturday was unfounded
lie said Yesterday that the ship was not dis.
aoed at any time on her voyage. and that she
did not pass hontAnk point until about l
O'Clock Monday morning.
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Despite tho storm Of yesterday. there was a
cricket game at Prospect Park lctwoen two
teams one captaincd by II Tattarsall and tho
other BY II. Durrant The latter team won
the game by an inning and A. runs For the
winning team. 4. Smndcy played a splendid
inning OF 81. q; Barnes played " ell for III ana
a. Dprrant made Is The totals were: Tatter~
salts team, 10 and 80; Durrant's team, "a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

The athletic grounds formerly occupied
by the Bedford branch OF the BROOKLYN
Young Mems Christian Association and
consisting OF piece OF land comprising
several lots on Madison Street. running
through tn Putnam Avenue have been cut
up for building purposes The Branch thus
loses its grounds. which were famous for
their out door events. In future the efforts
OF the athletes will have to be indoors IL
the gymnasium. Gates Avenue, near Nos
trand brooklyn.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

r1r TIE season, be certain THE Sun Is on your list
IN MN Der ot leading summer resort AiyCrt aC "a
who use lHE sUS IA IN itself an endorsement OF Ihs
NAGs OF 'hs paper ~ 4 prohtA Bile nedIum.-Aap
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11
Latest Marin. InteIlte.rco
In Placing Your Adyer,i,inv

Arrived. ~ Germanic, HAidock. IiverpN0AA
buns - ~O~N
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Break, break, break.
On thy cold gray stones. o seal
If ever ] have "a pain or an ache,
Ripans are the things for me.
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Whom you have pains In your stomach or back.
Aud TO relieve them don't quite got the knAck.
You will dnd Ripans q very good thing,
Relief 10 all ills they speedily bring
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

Don't worry and fret your life away
Striving to your dyspe psia Allay,
There's nothing better for tn" stomach or head
Than Ripans At meal time and before going to bed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

II the martyr 10 headache be wiso,
Rlpans Tabules he certainly tries.
Then he. pretty we'll sure
OF effccting \ cure.
And away then the headache soon flies,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

liza lsdy's complexion lie bad.
II pimplcs have made her feel sad.
Let her take RipAns now
With fair skin they II eudow-
And make the girl feel very glad.
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R.I.P.A'N.S JlNGLES.

resident near Sandy HOOK
RlpAns Tabules tor hatulencc took,
Ana he says they, with win"
TOOK the wind out OF him,
For his trouble he rapidly shook"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

Mary had little pain.
Which made her wall and cry;
But soon her spirits did regain
When Rlpans she did try.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

The woes which high living ongonders
In SoCiety's banquet attcnder,
Can hc driven away
b. three X pans day
or health they 70 tho greatest dcfcndeFa
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-11

Losing flesh to some folk IL alarming,
They believe that their system tia harminR1
II they re worried at that.
RipanS helps them grow fat,
As an AID to good health they are charming.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
EVIDENCE FAvoRs DREYFUs.
Five witnesses for Him and Two Against
Patty de CLAIMS Case

Rennes, Aug. 29.-Col. Cordier, for
merly deputy chief of the intelligence
department of the war office. having
been released from the oath of profess
sional secrecy since his former APP
pearance. was the first witness in the
Dreyfus case today He gave the his
tory of the bordereau and told how his
suspicious were aroused by the infa-
nous campaign against Picquart, and
other events, until now he was abso-
lutely convinced of Dreyfus' inno-
cence. The witness declared the
Henry forgery could have no other
object but TO ruin Picquart with a
view to giving Henry his place.
Ex-Premier De rFreycinet was tt e
next witness. His deposition consi,-
ted mainly of patriotic speech, eX-
horting his hearers to work for the
pacification of the country, especially
TO avoid doing anything to weaken
confidence in the army and in it's
generals. A couple of unimportant
witnesses fol owed and court ad
jonrned.
At the conclusion of Cordier's tes-
timony. Maj. Lauth, Col. Fleur. Ar
chivist Gribelin and Gems. Roget and
Mercier rose in turn to deny the
parts of his evidence, but the points
raised were not material to the issue.
Rennes. Aug 29.-The balance ofevf-
dence yesterday, for a change. was in
favor OF Dreyfus. Five witnesses were
for him and two against him. The most
interesting testimony was that of Chief
Handwriting Expert Charavay. who
had come to declare he had changed en-
tirely his opinion, which in 1894 was
against and now is in favor of Drey-
fus. who he yesterday affirmed was not
the author of the bordereau. His can
did confession of error was received
with murmurs of satisfaction in court,
which became applause when he SOL
emnly added: Il declare here. on my
soul and conscience. that the bordereau
was written by EsterhaZy."
The most important incident, how
ever. was Colonel JoUaust'S cquiee csncs
in Major Carriere's request that a roga-
tory commission be instructed to take
Colonel Du Paty de CLAIMS deposition.
The initiative came purely from the
government commissary. Matries La
bori and Demange having no faith in
such a measure because it allows Du
Patty de Clam to escape cross-examina-
ton, which is the only thing worth
having under the present circum-
stances Du Patty de Clam being a wit
ness for the prosecution. Major Carriere
Will simply prepare a list of questions
which an examining magistrate will
put to Du Patty de Clam at his resi-
dence. and nobody supposes that the
witness will be very much embarrassed
by the interrogatories-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
from hrs. Wau9hn
to Mrs. 2fnkAam.
GrEr4rn TO MRS. rrSruAu NO. 6a.sszI

LITTER TO MRS. rISKHAM NO. 64,Sszl
"DEAR FRIEND-Two years ago had
child-bed fever and womb trouble in
its worse form. For eight months after
birth of babe I was not able to sit up
Doctors treated me, but with no help
/ had bearing down pains, burning in
stomach, kidney and bladder trouble
and nv back was so stiff and sore, the
right ovary was badly affected and
everything ate distressed me, and
there wss a bad discharge.
1 was confined TO my bed when
wrote to you for advice and followed
your directions faithfully, taking
lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, Liver Pills and using the Wash,
and am now able to do the most of my
housework ] believe / should have
died IL it had not been for your Com
pound. hope this letter may be the
result of benefitting some other suffer-
ing woman. i recommend your Conn
pound to every one-"-MRs- MARY
VAUGHN, TRIMBLE, PULASKI Co., hT.
Many of these sick women whose
letters we print were utterly dis
couraged and life was n burden to
them when they wrote to Lynn, Mass,
to Mrs Pinkham, and without charge
of any kind received advice that made
them strong, useful women again
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
DEATH OF AN AGED LADY.
Mrs. Mary Ann Koch Passes Away of GEN
eral Debility.

Mrs. Mary Ann Koch Passes Away of Gen
eraI Debility.
Mrs. Mary Ann Koch died this
morning at 1880 o'clock at the home
of her son-in-law, Adam Klotz, 220J
Fourth avenue, of old age and general
debility. She had been ailing the en-
tire summer. Mrs, Koch was born in
Bavaria, Germany, May 8, 1913. She
was united in marriage in her native
land to George Adam Koch, who
died in the fatherland. In 1857
Mrs. Koch, with her five small chill
dren, came to this country, settling in
Hampton, ILL.,, and in which village
and this city she had made her home
since. The deceased was one of the
city's oldest residents. She is sur
vived by one son and daughter, ST.
mon Koch, of Port Byron, and Mrs.
Dorothea Hebenstreet, of Beaver,
Iowa.
w. Boyd Girton died at his home
in Milan this morning at 1870 after
several months illness from tubercu-
losis. He was born June II, 1912, in
Bloomsbury, Columbia county, Penn.
and located in Milan in the spring of
1877. He is survived by his wife and
one son, R B. Girton.
Funeral services will be held ut the
Milan Methodist church at 9 o'clock
Thursday morning.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
TANNERS NOMINEES.
Officers He Has Named for Ap.
pointment to Military Com.
nand by Mckinley.
STATE MILITIA AT CAMP LINCOLN.

All the Forces Working with yigor and
Nim-SoIdier Comes Near Drowning
Man Who Was Bunkoed Three Times in
Day at Chicago-Governor Tanner I'm
proving-FuneraI OF a Pioneer Prairie
State Lawyer.
Springfield, Ills, Aug. Ex-Governor
Tanner yesterday sent the names of
the following officers to President Nc
Kinley with the recommendation that
they be appointed, if necessary, to
regiments that may be recruited for
the Philippine service: Benjamin F.
Patrick, battalion adjutant. First Illi-
pois; Harry B. Culver, second lieuten-
ant, First Illinois; Stephen B. Thomp-
son, battalion adjutant, Second Illi-
nois; Jeese Garwood, second lieuten-
ant, Second Illinois; Joseph b. Caughey.
major, Third Illinois; Benjamin r
Hall, second lieutenant, Third Illinois,:
Louis z. Bennett, major, Fourth Illinois;
Eugene Z. Barton, captain, Fourth Illi-
nois; w. Lee Capps, quartermaster,
Fifth Illinois - now in Philippines;
Arthur ID. Gallagher, battalion adju-
tant, Fifth Illinois; Thomas l.. McGirr,
captain, Sixth Illinois; Clarence A. Nc
Intosh, first lieutenant, Sixth Illinois;
James ]. Malley, captain, Seventh Illi-
nois; James Clark, captain, Seventh
Illinois; Theodore r. Van Pelt, cap
tain, Eighth Illinois (colored); VIM. f.
Jefferson, captain, Eighth Illinois (col-
ored); Edward Nash, second lieuten-
ant, Ninth Illinois; w. II. Woodwork,
first lieutenant, Ninth Illinois; Paul B.
Limo, captain, First Illinois cavalry;
George p. Tyner, captain, First Illinois
cavalry.
National Guard Hard at Work.
Every organization at Camp Lincoln
is making record for hard work. Yes
terday morning the First cavalry and
the artillery squadron had troop and
battery drills on the parade ground.
Colonel Marshall marched the Eighth
battalion, colcred, to the rifle pits,
where they had target practice. The
scores made were very good. This aft
ernoon the cavalry and infantry drilled.
The signal corps had practical work
signaling from points at the camp
ground. The engineer corps, under
command of Captain Frank II. Hamil-
ton, made survey of the rifle range.
Narrow Escape from Drowning.
II. Ludwig of troop G, of Peoria, had
a narrow escape from drowning in the
swimming pool at Camp Lincoln Sum
day. After coming off troop drill and
squad inspection Ludwig went to the
pool and jumped into the water. He
was taken with cramps and went down,
despite the fact that he is a good
swimmer. As he disappeared below the
water he called for help. Trooper But
ton, troop ID, Springfield, went to his
assistance and succeeded in dragging
Ludwig from the pool.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
dcstI -. ~ .EiL-ccGt-.Der, 1897,
and never rebuilt
FOUR DEAD AND TWO MISSING.
With rive Severely Wounded Is the Or
phan Asylum Casualty List


phan Asylum Casualty List
Sparkin, n. Y, Aug. 29.-Fire that
broke out at l a. m. yesterday de-
stroyed nine of the ten buildings of St.
Agnes convent and orphanage, entail
ing a loss of S150, 900, and caused the
death of four persons. The dead are:
Helen Brown, aged s; Emma Mackin,
aged Z; Jane" a pensioner, aged 40;
Mary Kate Mccarthy, aged 2S. The
missing are: Therese Murphy, aged
I6; Mary Brown, aged 4. The seriously
injured are: Sister Sienna, shock and
collapse; Sister Marie, burns and con-
cussion; Sister Bertrand, concussion of
spine and shock; Sister Katherine, arm
broken: Hannah Shea, leg broken.
Twenty-Five inmates were injured by
falls, jumps and burns-none seriously.
That more lives were not lost was
due to the heroism of the sisters and
some of the older inmates. When the
fire broke out The 400 inmates of the in
stitution were asleep. Most of them
were gotten out in almost perfect or
der, but a score who risked their lives
to save others were finally forced to
either jump from the upper stories or
make desperate dasheS through stair
ways and corridors filed with flames
and smoke. The fire was discovered in
the lavatsry, and sHoon spread to the
adjoining buildings. attacking first a
dormitory in which 200 of the older
boys slept. Sister Reginald. who had
trained the lads in the fire drill, rushed
down the line of white beds, and arous-
ing the sleepeys clapped her hands, the
simple fire signal followed in the
orphanage.
The boys turned out with a rush
and gained the lawn in their night
clothes. BY that time the second
dormitory, where the smaller boys
slept, was ablaze. The older lads made
q dash for the building and were soon
carrying the smaller ones out. The
girls dormitory went as quickly as the
others. but the girls were gotten out
Six sisters were forced to jump from
the upper story of the convent and all
escaped without serious hurt, except
Sister Bertrand.
When a count of heads was made re-
garding the inmates of the second boys
dormitory it was found that two little
fellows were missing. John Cody,
15-year-old boy, made straight for the
door, paying no heed to the warnings
of danger. A moment later Cody came
dashing out of the building, under each
arm carrying one of the missing boys.
There was but one life lost in the fire,
that of Jane, the old pensioner. All the
dead were gotten out safely and died
later of shock resulting from the fright.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
WELLMAN IN ENGLAND.
Arctic Explorer Walks on Clutches as the
Result of His Voyage.

Hull, England, Aug. 29.-Walter
Wellman, the leader of the Wellman
polar expedition, who returned to
Tromsoe, Norway, Aug. II, after hav-
ing successfully completed explorations
in Franz Josef Land, arrived here yes
terday He walks with the aid of
crutches, his right leg, which was seri-
ously injured by a fall into a snow
covered crevasse while Wellman was
leading his party, still being useless.
The explorer was accompanied by the
American members of the expedition,
who are well.
In an interview with representative
of the Associated Press Wellman said:
The object of the expedition was two
fold-to complete exploration of Franz
Josef Land, of which the north and
northeast parts were practically un-
known, and 10 reach high latitude, or
even the pole itself. The first object
was successfully accomplished. The
second would have been achieved, at
least to a greater extent than by prev
ious explorers, but for the accident to
myself He then proceeded to give
the details of the trip that was sum-
married. in these dispatches Aug. Is.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29
CHoATEs VIEW OF THE LAW.
Ambassador Says Its Delays Are Impor-
tant to Consider.

says AtS Delays are
tant to Consider.
Buffalo, n. Y, Aug 29.-The Ameri-
can Bar association met here and Sen
ator Henderson made the opening
speech. In connection with his ad-
dress Senator Henderson read letter
from President Choate under date of
London, Aug. II. In speaking of the
study of comparative legislation which
is now in progress between the United
States and most enlightened foreign
nations, Choate says:
The laws delays, which seem to be
constantly on the increase. may well
engage the earnest attention of the as
sociation, and no opportunity should be
lost to counteract the inevitable ten
dency to elaborate procedure and un-
necessarily multiplied appeals. which
cause large proportion of these de-
lays
The acting president was instructed
by a resolution to cable Ambassador
Choate. extending the greetings of the
association
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-29

Santiago, stating that the government
of Santo Domingo has surrendered to
the insurgents.
Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 29.-GeneraI
Juan Isidro Jiminez, the revolutionary
aspirant to the presidency of the re-
public of Santo Domingo, arrived here
with his two sons yesterday by the
south coast boat, but was not per-
mitted to land. The refusal of the au-
thorities to allow him to go ashore
annoyed him exceedingly, and he re-
fused to grant a newspaper interview,
alleging that the press invariably mis-
represented him "A large crowd of
Dominican sympathizers and refugees
endeavored to go on board the steamer
to salute Jiminez, but were refused
permission. They gave free vent to
their Indignation