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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
CH4yGES on THE LACKAWAyNA.

Chief Detective John McKenna. OF the Delaware
Iackawanna and Western Railroad Company. yes
terday resigned his place. He had been in the'
employ OF the road for the last twenty-four years.
in which time he made many important arrests
Mr. McKennas resignation Is said TO have been vol
untary. although IL has been believed FOR some una
that he was marked for removal
Other designations OF employees announced yester>l
day were Ticket Agent Cooper, OF Montclair, sta
ton Agent Kyle. OF Port Dram, and Station AsenS
Mummy. OF Convent Station.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
LIGHTING COMPANIES ABSORBED.
NEW TRUST COMPANY BEING FORMED IN
HACKENsACK.

Hackensack May % (SpecaD.-The Hackensack
Gas and Electric Company has absorbed the light
ing companies OF Englewood, Rutherford and
Ridgewood. The consolidated company is to be
known as the Gas and Electric Company of Ber-
gen County with s. 100000 capital. Frank B. Poor
will be president and the controlling interest will
remain In his hands.
The Hackensack Trust Company is also being
formed In which Edward Poor. president OF the
National Park Bank. and his son, Frank y. Poor,
will have the chief interest. Senator William NJ.
Johnson. Edward d. Easton, Captain John j.
Phelps, Surrogate d. a. Pell and several other
well-known citizens Of Bergen County are among
the stockholders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
PRIZE FOR ST. cArHERIyE's HALL PUPIL.

Low has offered life membership In the
Long Island Historical Society as prize 10 oe
contested for by the pupils Of St GATHERINGS Hail.
~ 20, U-asbington-ave The conditions OF the
nr,zs will he announced at the commencement ex-
ercises next wednesday night The annual address
a, tina, time is 10 be made by Hamilton Mabie
The commencement sermon will be delivered next
c,,dav nv the Rev James c. Morris at ST. James's
Ioro,as,an, Episcopal Church. ST. James Place and
fafsyette-ave The class Ivy exercises and a gar
den marty will be held on the Brouhus OF the
school on Monday afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26

Asbury Park May o (speciaD.-Charles Angus
tus Aumack. Of the pioneers OF this place and
a prominent landowner in Monmouth County. died
early this morning from apoplexy. He was found
dead in the bathroom Of his home by a member
or the family. and IL is said that apoplexy was
brought by eating lobster and ice-cream. He
was ffty-seven years old. and leaves widow and
daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
STICIDE IN A JAIL.

Morrtstown, May 25.-Victor Viola. OF Stirling
died In the county Jail al o'clock this morning
from the effects OF poison. taken with the inten-
t,on Of ending his life He was held a charge
Of trying TO kill his wife by giving her poisoned
haar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
4 STRIKE AMTCABLY SETTLED.

Paterson. May % CspeciaD.-Thc striking black.
smiths and helpers at the Rogers Locomotive
Works will return 10 work tomorrow morning. an
amlcable settlement having been reached
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
RECEIVERS CONSCIOUSNESS.

somerville. May S.-Wster Johnson. the colored,
lad who was made drunk Tuesday night. and
placed In a box resembling coffin and carried 70
the door Of his employers house. recovered from
his stupor this morning. He accuses four men
and two women OF getting him drunk. but neither
he nor Mr. Bells his employer. is disposed 10 have
the guilty persons arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
MARY z. LIGHTFOOT.

Asbury Park. May % (speciaD-Mary F. Light
foot proprietress OF The Dunes at Alenhurst. died
this morning al the hotei. from pneumonia. She
will be buried at West Chester. Penn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
4 CHILD CAUGHT UNDER THE WHEELS.

Montclair May % (speciaD.-Abraham Miller.
five years old OF No. a Pfne-st.. while trying to
jump on passenger car in the yard Of the Lacka-
wanna Railroad. fell under the wheels. and his
right leg was crushed 10 such an extent that tbs
physician at the Mountainside Hospital had to
amputate e. His recovery Is doubtful.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-26
SCORE.

sshsetsr ana Ha,risop-SS O. o. o. o. o J. g.
O. O. @ O. O. J. O. j. B. o. o. l. O. o. 0. Q. O. Q. 8. o o.
l. !. O. o. & o. t T. ., o,
eo-ei Individual scores-Schaefer 81 average. aI-4e
highest runs. g. 3. and g. Harrison-2S average
23-45. highest runs. and g.
Ives and Thatcher-o. 0. /. o. o. o. o. o: !; O. l.
O. o. 3. :. 0. 3. O. o. o. 2 0. 0. 0. J. O. O. O. 0. o.
]. 0. 0. D. !. 0. s. o. o. o. O. o. o. O. o. O. l. O. 2
o. O. O. J. o. o. 2 o. o. J. /. Totnl-45. Averase-45-sl.
Individual scores-Ives So 3346: highest
o ana O. Thatcher. u; lverage 1913. highest runs,
q nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
HOW HE GOT A RIDE.
A Tramp's Original Way of "Bent-
ing'' u Railway Company.

From the Maryville O1o.) Tribune.
Wesley Bales, who is just back from a
trip to Chicago, tells a good story which a
travelling man he met on his trip told him,
of how a tramp. by working an entirely
new scheme, succeeded in beating his way
into Chicago on fast train.
The travelling man says that while he
was buying ticket for Chicago at a sta
ton not far from the city he observed the
tramp in question standing near him at
the ticket window, listening to the words
that passed between him and the ticket
agent. His ticket cost $3.50. After he had
sat down in the waiting room of the depot
the tramp came over to him and said:
Are you going to ChicaSo?
Yes was the reply.
"Well. 1 going to Chicago. too. Let
me your ticket.
The travelling man handed him the ticket.
The tramp glanced over 1t.
Yes" he said, that is just like mine.
| wonder if that agent gave me the right
change. 1 gave him so. Here ne turned
the cardboard over, and wrote the figures
on the back of it. My ticket should have
cost me the same as yours (writing $3.50
and the other figures under it,, and
should have received back $l3.5V' per
forming the operation of subtraction)
Yes" he continued, as he handed back
the ticket and turned away: Il guess that's
all right"
When the train started the travelling
man was in front coach and the tramp
In a rear one. In a few minutes the con-
ductor came along.
Here" he said, addressing the tramp,
where's your ticket:
i've given it to you already" was the
response.
no, you haven't either. I haven't seen
you before
But l tell you l have given you my
ticket. and l can identify it. When l paid
the agent 1 did some figuring on the back
of it to see whether he had given me the
right change. If you find among the tick
cts which you have taken up one on the
back of which $3.50 has been subtracted
from $40, that's mine"
Conductor shoves his hand into his capa-
cious pocket and draws forth bunch of
| tickets. the back of which he carefully
scrutinizes Suddenly stops and looks
closely at me. 1t is the one handed him by
the travelling man.
well. 1 guess this must be your ticket
| At least here are the figures. 1 guess you
| were right about it,
| A red tag is stuck in the hatband of the
| tramp who has discovered something bet.
| ter than tie pass or box car passage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
RATES OF RAIL w AVS
Views Expressed to the Industrial Commits
sion.
for Exporters How
the People Do Not Protest.

Commissioner JudSon c. Clements of the
interstate commerce commission. in con-
tinung his testimony before the industrial
commission yesterday afternoon on the
subject of the railroads of the country, ad-
vocated a national inspection law lie also
spoke of excessive rates, saying that, con-
trary to the general opinion, there were
still unreasonable rates. These were gem
orally found in the rates to intermediate
points where the through rates were ex-
cessively low, and in such cases the high
rates We're practically in violation of the
long and short-haul clause of the inter-
state commerce law. Under this condition
there was much discrimination in the in
terest of the trade centers and against
the small towns.
Determination for Exporters.
Commissioner Prouty explained the op-
eratons of export rates, showing that In
many cases the rates for articles to be
shipped abroad had amounted to only about
half as much as in cases where the artl-
Giles were intended for local consumption
Investigation had shown that the benefit
of this discrimination was reaped entirely
by the foreigners. He did not believe 1t
possible to build UP or maintain a combi-
nation, dealing with staple commodities
without discriminating freight rates.
Mr.. Prouty expressed the opinion that
rates were even now being cut by the
roads. He advocated giving to the inter-
state commerce commission the power to
fix through rates.
Favor to the Standard Oil.
Mr.. Prouty gave a number of Significant
facts on the subject of possible rate dis
ordinations in favor of the Standard Oil
Company. These were in the nature of ar
engagements that were on their face fair to
ALL yet in their actual operation allowed
the Standard to be without competition at
points in New England These discrimina-
lions were made by the railroad companies,
he thought. for their own advantage and
the excessive rate for taking oil in New
England by way of the Hartford road was
not the cause of great complaint among the
article Of their consumption. If they
were charged the same rate on all the ar
ticles of consumption they would indig-
nantly appeal to Congress for aid.
Not Realized by the People.
Mr.. Prouty said the people of the country
did not realize the Importance of a very
small increase in freight rates. He in
stanced a case in which a company in Chi
cago charged an additional rate of s. a car
for every carload of cattle going to that
city. The rate was the subject of consid-
Grafton by the interstate commerce COM
mission. and finally came before an Hi
nos court. The judge remarked that the
matter did not appear of much Importance
anyway. as it only s. a carload. Yet.
said Commissioner Prouty, that small
charge aggregated 100000 in a single year,
and the case regarded insignificant by
the judge probably involved more money
than any case that had ever come before
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06

then dart back into the jungle again. by
the time it flashed across my path the sec
ond time 1 came to- as It were, from my
fright, and realized that there was no one
for perhaps a hundred miles around, ex-
cept the natives, and l knew they knew
nothing of lanterns. Besides that, animals
would not dart back and forth. l then be-
gan 20 see many more of these sreeni5h
lights. There were plenty of firat'cs dart
ing around, but what could these be? How
ever. they did not hurt me, and l did not
bother them.
Il knew they must be winged something's,
as they were high and low, and so must
fiy. BY degrees | recovered my compCSure,
and, watching intently l thought it-What-
ever it was-was small. Arriving al last
at ar Indians where l was to spend the
night, / went to bed in a hammock swung
under the rafters, tired out, and very
much unnerved. l could not sleep, and lay
with my eyes wide open, turned to the
rafters and matched roof The ludicrous
side of my fright and how awful and real
it had been rushed over me- l called to
the Indian, who was hung up in another
hammock 4 few feet from me, and asked
him what it was. He told me 'kookoogugu,
or something that sounded as much ike
not hing as that, for l had some to Mexico
knowing no Spanish; but as | seemed so in
terested and ignorant he made funny
sound with his lips few times and down
the insect few-for insect it was. He cap
tured it .ln1 gave 1t to me.
1T was a large black snap beetle with
two large greenish lights, when supposed
to be it's eyes, but upon carefully eAamin-
ing it found they were not 1t also nau a
streak of this same light under Its body.
The light was luminous shedding It's rays
quite a few inches, this making it appear
at distance quite as large as AN ordinary
la intern. Well. after that l went to sleep
and slept we'll
horrible fright 1 ever experienced was
caused by a harmless little lightning bug
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
LIGHTNING BUGS.
Strange Sight Seen by an After-DarL
Traveller In Mexico,

Traveller In Mexico
From the Minneapo Journal.
II was riding through the jungle the
other night on an eighteen-inch trail All
was darkness. and such darknessw said an
American traveller. II could feel 4.
would put my hand up before my face
every few minutes to see If 1 could see it,
but the darkness was too intense 1t made
me very nervous. for the trails are so lit
tie used that the brush is apt to be lower
than mans height.-and one is In danger
of being brushed from ones saddle in going
along in the dark. l felt as though nv
head might be brushed from my shoulders
The quiet was intense except for the
calls of wild beasts and birds some Of
which sounded to me in my nervous state
like a thousand fiends Even In the day.
light many of the calls sound more like
those of Il nerson than an animal.
My horse was picking the trail, and I
had one arm ever my head SO as to pro-
tect myself from the brush overhead, when
suddenly l saw a lantern with q greenish
light ahead of ME little way, but to enc
side. My blood froze. l was literally
frightened stiff. In my overweight state
1 did not ask myself what it was. 1t was
there and that was enough. Who says the
imagination is not as bad as the reality
while it lasts? Sometimes. as in this case.
it is only a few seconds, but what agony
of fright can be felt in those few seconre
and what an eternity those seconds SEEM
Il saw the light Hash across my path.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06

The Old reliable DENTS Toothach4 Gum il sold
~ leading druggists. Is cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
white yeEBena.
rom the Minneapolis Times.

M1EneHpOIlB
The scent Of that old-fashioned, spicily
fragrant flower. the white verbena. is
ousting the violet from the exclusive niche
it has occupied for the past six years. The
violet has fallen into disrepute since men
of science and wisdom have denounced it
as intoxicating. producing an artificial eX-
hilaration. The yerbena, on the contrary,
has from time immemorfal been used in
certain sacred rites, and its essence has for
centuries been known to physicians as a
cooling remedy. Its odor Is sweet, strong
and refreshing, without being artificially
exhilarating. In Paris and among the few
American women who have just returned
from visit to that sparkling metropolis,
white verbena is the only perfume affected.
1t is. of course, used only In sachets and
toilet waters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
The Girls Advantage.
I'm the Boston Transcript.

From the Boston Transcript.
1.-The girls have the best of 1t, say what
YOU WILL For instance, If a girl is born a
Hogg she can in the fullness of time be-
come a Lamb or Lion or a Camel; but II
q boy is born a Hogg, a Hogg he must re-
main to the end Of his lies career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06

One Of the prettiest gowns recently seen
at watering place was of black mousse
line de sole, the entire dress being covered
with stripes of the narrowest shirred black
velvet ribbon There Were several billowy
fiounces, each covered in the same way.
The ribbon was put on in rows an inch
apart. 1t was worn over foundation slip
of white silk, which showed the decora-
tions to great advantage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-06
Habituated to 1t.

From the Chicago Record.
THAT hotel clerks scorn doesn't seem TO
disturb YOU"
mo; I've been despised by clerks in all
the finest hotels In the country
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
A PROLONGED WAR.
Yaqul Indians Prepared to Give the
Mexican Government Hard Tus.

Yaqui Indians Prepared to Give the
sic.
Austin, Tex. Aug. S.-A special re-
ceived here from Terrazas, Chiuhua-
hua, Mexico, which is located near the
scene of the Yaqui uprising, is to the
effect that the Indians are arranging
for a prolonged war. The special says:
"It is going to take the Mexican gov
ernment long time and big force Of
troops to quell the rebellion. The va
Quis are better prepared now than
paign. They are well fixed financially,
nearly all of them having saved the
5000 per head which the Mexican gov
ernment paid them when they signed
the treaty of peace two years ago.
They have been making money since
then, too, and it is known to be fact
that they have been laying in big sup
plies of arms and ammunition for some
time past. 1t has been common talk
among the American prospectors in the
Yaqui valley that the Indians were
preparing for another outbreak, but as
the braves had always shown friend
ly spirit toward the Americans it was
thought they would not molest them
when they did go on the warpath.
They are determined to regain all Of
their lost country, however, and will
kill everybody they find within the
limits of their old possessions"
The special also reports that num-
ber of miners and ranchmen in and
near Cocori had been slain and their
property laid waste.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
MANY LIVES IN DANGER.

Steamer Has q Close Call From
Foundcring in Lake Michigan.
South Haven, Mich, Aug. 8. - The
passenger steamer City of Grand Rap
ids, with two hundred people on board.
narrowly escaped foundering in mid
lake. !,
The steamer was bound for iilwau-
kee and was thirty-five miles out when
a large amount of water was discov-
cred In the hold. The water was pour
Ing in from many leaks, and to make
the situation more desperate the en-
gineer was unable to start the pumps
going. When the water rose until it
was within two inches Of the fires the
steamer was turned around and head
ed for South Haven.
The passengers were awakened and
told to prepare themselves for what
might happen. A wild scramble for
1ifersaying appliances followed. Just
before the fires were put out by the
incoming water the engineer succeeded
IN rigging up one of the pumps, which
held the water in check until port was
reached again. Two inches more of
water would have shut off the supply
OF steam from the boilers and the
steamer must have sunk in midlake.
most likely with great loss of life.
1t is thought the leaks were due to
defective caulking.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
IN IMMINENT DANGER.
Two Thousand Miners in the Yaaui
Indian Country.

Two Thousand Miners in the Yaqui
Indian Country.
Austin, Tex, Aug. 5.-A dispatch re-
ceived here from Casas Grandez, Mex,
stated that four American miners had
just arrived there direct from the up
per Yaqui river country. They were
driven out by marauding bands Of
Yaqui Indians. Thomas Harvell, one
of the members of the party who form
erly lived in Austin, stated tnat there
are probably 1900 miners and pros
pectors scattered through the Yaqui
country, and that their lives are in Inn
minent daI\ter, as the Indians are get
ting boldeT1 and more desperate each
day. Harvell said that the news OF
the bloody outbreak among the Yaqu1s
in the lower valley had not reached
the upper part Of the stream when he
left, and that as soon as such news is
received by the scattered bands of In
dians in the mining places they will
massacre every white man along the
river. He estimates that there are
5000 Yaqui braves and that it will take
a force Of fully 10000 Mexican troops
to conquer them if they are enabled to
reach their former stronghOlds in the
Sahuaripa range of mountains. Dur
ing the two years the Indians have
been at peace, they have been quietly
investing their earnings in arms and
ammunition and they are now better
equipped than ever for q long and
bloody campaign.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
1AuRrER woN,T COME.
Under Present Conditions He Cannot
visit the United States. &.

Under Present Conditions He Cannot
visit the United States.
washington, Aug. 8. - Mr.. =. W.
Fitzpatrick. Of the treasury depart
ment. has just returned to Washing.
ton from ottawa, Can, where he went
at the instance Of the committee of
citizens of Chicago in charge OF the
ceremonies of laying the corner stone
Of that city's great postomce 1miding
next october by President Mckinley,
to arrange for the formal invitation
and expected acceptance Of an invita-
tion from Chicago's citizens to the
governor general and cabinet Of Cana
da to participate In those festivities.
Mr., Fitzpatrick is the assistant United
States architect under Architect Henry
Ives Cobb, for the Chicago building.
He admitted that his official reception
was slightly chilly, Sir Wilfred Laur-
ier very candidly telling him that un-
der the present conditions it would be
impossible for him to accept or even
to consider any social invitations to
this side of the border. Sir Wilfred
told Mr.. Fitzpatrick that on account Of,
the feeling regarding the boundary
question he feared that himself and
the governor general might be subject.
ed to indignities by irresponsible per-
Sens.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
APOLOGY EXPECTED.

Violation of the United States Lega.
ton at Port au Prince.
Washington, Aug. 5.-Acting Secre-
tary Of State Adee has received a
caElegram from Minister Powell at
Port au Prince, Haiti, confirming the
newspaper reports of the violation Of
his legation by police officers who were
making an arrest. The minister added
that the person who was arrested Ode
Vivier) is q citizen Of Haiti, and he
seeks to know what disposition shall be
made Of him upon his return to the
legation. The department is now Civ.
ing this query consideration, and it
will probably direct the minister to
surrender the man to the authorities It
is shall appear that the proceedings are
regular and that he will be given q
fair trial. If the Haitian government
expresses regret at the invasion of the
legation the state department will be
satisfied.
The Washburn leader., 1899-08-12
OLD MANS BRUTAL DEED.
Commits Criminal Assault on Z
Young Girl. go

Commits Criminal Assault ON .
Young Girl. go
Fort Wayne, Ind, Aug. Civilian
Hilker, a grocer of this city, is under
arrest on the charge Of criminal as
sault. Hilker is about fifty years of
age, widower, with two grown sons.
Yesterday he delivered some groceries
at the residence of Henry Reamer, in
the outskirts of the city. Minnie Rea-
mer, aged sixteen. got into the wagon
60 ride back to the city with Hilker.
The latter, instead Of driving to the
city, drove east from town to road
house, four miles from town.
Some farm hands saw Hilker In q
drunken condition with the girl In the
wagon, beaten into Inconsistencies,
with her clothing torn into shreds.
Hilker attempted to escape, but the
farmers pursued him, and Hilker
threw the girls out Of the wagon, but
held to her foot, and she was dragged
along in this manner for two miles,
the horse going at gallop. When
the farmers caught up with them, Hill
ker gave them o hard fight, but was
finally captured. The girl is in a dying
condition, unable to tell what happened
or to recognize her relatives.