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New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
YONKERS.

John Holland and Samuel Smith, who work IN the
casemakng department of Warnings hat factory
were the victims Of a painful accident yesterday
A large beam fell across buzzsaw and caused
Holland to clutch at ii. The rapidly revolving saw
pene trated his right hand. and cut both bone and
flesh from the fingers to the wrist In his endeaVor
TO aid Holland Smiths right hand and arm were
frightfuy cut Holland was conveyed to 81.
Johns Hospital and Smith TO ST. Joseph's. 1t is
feared that neither will be able TO use his right
hand again. ,,. o.
Al odd Fellows Hall Tuesday night Court
Palisade No. 1872 F. of A. installed ofilcers Inc
meeting was attended by John j. Healy' grand
treasurer OF the State from White Plains and
George w Black, supreme representative, and his
staff from Mamaroneck.
Mrs Daniel Siers of No 1856 Beech-st., while driv-
Ing a spirited horse at New Main-st. on Tuesday
night was thrown out She is in ST. Johns Hos
pta suffering from severe scalp wound and, 1t Is
feared. internal injuries .
The Yonkers Yacht Club will give a stag enter
tainment and smoker at its clubhouse. Glenwood,
this evening. ,
place this forenoon at Van COrtlandt Park be-
tween teams composed Of members Of the Yonkers
and Kngsbridge police has been postponed in
defnitely owing 70 the Brooklyn trolley strike.
The wills OF Michael O'Hanon and Amelia Brown
were admitted TO probate yesterday by the Surro-
gate.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
CONDUCT MARKS FOR RAILROAD MEN.
A NEW SYSTEM OF REWARDS AND PUNIsHMENTs
ON THE LONG ISLAND.

A NEW SYSTEM OF REWARDS AND PUNIsHMENTs
ON THE LONG ISLAND
All employees Of the Long Island Railroad have
been Informed by the company that from July 10
the company will use system of debit and credit
marks in recording their services. For every six
months served without cause for reprimand two
credit marks will be given In addition TO this. all
acts of meritorous service fathfulness to duty
will be cause for additional credits The debit
marks will equal ten days suspension from duty.
Debit marks can be cancelled by credit marks.
Thus II a man deserves sixty days suspension,
and has five credits spare, he would be laid off
only ten days without pay II he has six to his
credit. he need not lay of at all Credits will
not count however, where the offence calls for dis
rnissal. 1t is explained that the system is adopted
for the purpose Of having something TO show the
good facts for the men In the past there
record of their shortcomings, but nothing to Off
set them
Beginning from the same date all emergency
work Is TO be paid for as overtime When employees
called to court or elsewhere on business for the
company they Will be paid as If working Trans
portation and expenses will also be allowed. Where
hours Is TO be considered days work and over
time TO be paid for Men leaving the employ of the
company will receive service letters showing their
record with the company.
At the time the telegraphers and towermen
are notified that the company Will hereafter make
promotions according 10 seniority, based upon abil-
ity. capability and efficiency, considering the in
creased responsibilities resulting from promotion.
The Will have the right appeal from dis
missal providing the appeal is made within thirty
DAYS from the date of dismissal
Any employe suspended or dismissed. who ap-
with through error. will be paid for the time lost
in man towers twelve hours is TO be a days
work. and overtime Will be paid for All twelve
fun pay
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
THE CONNECTICUT CHAMPIONSHIP.
a H. PATTERSON TO MEET T. L. CHENEY IN THE
FINALS TO-DAY.

The second days play In the championship or
the Connecticut Golf League at Bridgeport yester-
dav opened with the same delightful conditions or
ground and weather AS that which attended Tues
DAVIS matches The second and third rounds Tor
the State championship. as well as consolatloh
competition and a team foursome were the features
of the programme. In the championship tourney
T T. Cheney OF South Manchester. beat H. H.
Tavlor of Brooklawn, by up and to play, In
the second round and followed up his success later
bv well earned victory his brother, w. B
Cheney S. H. Patterson. OF the Brooklawn CluD'
a youngster who possesses a beautiful style IN
driving and who somewhat resembles HUBBARD.
the Harvard player In his general form, disposed
the forenoon and made his way TO the seml-Ilhals
later by defeating c. II. Seeley. OF Wee Burn py
up and TO paSy pSc other T results are given in the
summary
championship second reGndT L Cheney South Tp
" b Cheney. South Manchester, beat r. s. Hincks a,
Brookawn by up and to Play, y,s s H. fatterson s
piay c. H. seeey Wee Burn. beat F. s. Rossiter wash
irston by up and to play .bd hTd t. DaY Paer
son oDsoiaon 9sSi fSS cGp@ r lyon New1Hayen beat
BsaeR & NeE l1 nasp bda p s oddad New Haven by up
and 10 play; ~ NJ Bronson. Waterbury. beat r. Moore
FsTsd fdg ssa Gy Il u Ron sa Hafdrd by Up Third
Ba dwon Lyon by up and to play Bronson beat
FouTsome championship Chrst roundlwoolsey and Wool
sey. Haven beat Chappel and alIner New LONDON
Knapp and smith Brooklawn. by up and to play
Ives and Thorne. Brooklawn beat Holmes and Rogers
Wee Burn beat Sanford and Baldwin IAtchfeld by up
ano to play. Lavit and Phelps Fairfield beat Jones
Wooseys beat Austin and Williams by up: Cox and
Leaviit and Phelps beat Williams and Pitt by up and
play.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
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New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
A WASHOUT NEAR WOODLAND.
NEW-HAvEN AND HARLEM TRACKS FLOOD
ED AND TRAFFIC BLOCKED

NEw-HAvEN AND HARLEM TRACKS FLOOD
ED AND TRAFFIC BLOCKED.
Traffic on the New York. New-Haven and
Hartford and the New-York and Harlem rail-
roads was delayed yesterday morning about
three hours by a washout Of the tracks near
Woodawn Cemetery The obstruction was
caused by the breaking of one of the large
water mains, which it Is supposed. had Deeh
loosened by a blast made by employees OF the
Union. or "Huckleberry." Railway Company
who are building trolley road along the nor'h
side Of the cemetery. The water rushed down
the hill with great force. and flooded the tracks
for quite distance. A Harlem local tram hah
Just gone by the place when the water oroKe
loose. rear brakeman heard the roar, and'
looking out huge volume of water come
rolling down the hill. tearing the earth from
under tine tracks as if it had been so much loose
sand and leaving them suspended with theT
bare ties hanging above the abyss.
Fortunately there were no trains due at the
time, and the train reached the next signaI
tower at Woodlawn in time to give the warning
and prevent the possibility of disaster Wreck
ing crews were soon on the scene. and several
hundred men were kept busy until noon repair
ing the damage. The Bay State Limited the
Shore Line and Springfield expresses on the
New-Haven and all Of the local trains on both
roads we're held at Bedford Park and Williams
bridge until nearly noon, when one of the outside
local tracks was placed under temporary ballast
and traffic resumed.
The delayed local trains contained many COM
muters from Mount Vernon, New Rochele ana
Port Chester When they saw that they were
likely to he delayed indefinitely. the commuters
left the cars and made rush to the various
hacks and trolley lines to reach their destlna-
tions In order to stop the flow of water that
was flooding the Bronx River near Woodlawn
il was found necessary to cut oil the main at
KensIco Lake. about ten miles from the scene
Of the accident.
The washOut caused considerable congestion
Of passengers at the Grand Central Station in
this city, The first train to start from there al
ter news of the accident was received was NO
Ill a Harlem Division local, which should nave
started at 1879 1t got away at l2:Oo p m
Other trains which were due to start at ll:lo
| | 80 and 12:15. followed close after No. III.
The first train to arrive came III at 90 p. m
1t was the New Haven local. The next was a
Harlem local. due at 1O:1S which arrived at
| 30 Several other delayed trains followed soon
after.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
WESTCHESTER COUNTY.
MOUNT VERNON.

Employees Of the Union Railway Company con-
tinued yesterday the work Of laying tracks III
South Fulton-ave. to the Hutchinson River. In de-
hance OF the orders of the Mayor and CHER Oh
Police. BY authority given him by resolution OF
the Aldermen, adopted Tuesday night, Mayor
Fiske yesterday served order on the representa-
tives Of the company again directing them 10 s,op
construction. No attention paid to TINS oroeI
ard the men continued work until they had com
pleted the line to East Third-st. where u 49, ~ ~
connect with the line that runs between noull'
Vernon and New Rochelle Mayor Flske said YES yes
terday that he would not interfere with the coI ~
pany but would permit II to complete lis me IN
violation OF the orders Of the Aldermen: Inc jh Toh
mon Council meets again on next Tuesoay hlkn
and the Mayor will report how the company nss nh
disregarded the public authority: Inen IL ,,i. .ne
Aldermen willing to assume tne -,
he viii go ahead with a gang Of men ana tear UP
wires and tracks.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
GOLF.
FOUR-BALL MATCH AT MORRIS COUNTY
ENDS IN ANOTHER TIE.

SECOND MEETING BETWEEN TRAVIS AND
u,rNrrR AND TYING AND ANDERSON
FAILS TO DECIDE THE CONTEST
The second half Of the seventy-two hole matcn
between Travis and "Dave" Hunter, OF oak'anu'
and Tvng and willie Anderson. OF Baltusroi' was
naved Yesterday on the links of the Morris county
Golf Club and as in the previous meeting Huh'er
saved the day for the Oakland pair On the ias'
green with the score UP in Tying ana Andersen"
favor the Oakland professional ran do"h io"e
nut after all the others had missed. winning 'ne
hole and tieing the match. thlrd meeune '"
heen arranged to decide the tie, to take place at
poi,usroI eome time within the next fortnight
PIT pun,ers finish was merely n brilliant ehuihs
to a rather mediocre game. Travis proven W %
the bulwark of strength on the OAKLAND siue' an
Il was his steadiness and force ina! o'e'."'e
advantage which Tying and Anderson ui"ouu'
nossessed in their better knowledge OF the couise
49, o., haif NJ the contest June H' the
,o,r mon met at Oakland. and though nei'pei
Tvrg nor Anderson had any familiarity Win 'io
links there the result gave the
neither Since that meeting the Keehes' ~
has been taken in the outcome. ana the ol"I ,,s
au sides seemed to favor Travis and Hunter. hau
=, -. ,,o,.od tho same game yesterday that ne
s,d =. oakland that opinion would have oeeh lui
e,od but tho Oakland professional was "eaA ="
his nutting and Travis found 'he VI 'u'.' -,
work thrown upon his own shouIders n r,o.
who Is perhaps the best professoha' III nnS
today was scarcely his equal at any po'.' a"D
while he showed some notable glimpses VI s io,n''
which gave him first place III the ope'' ,,'eonta \
=, .ho professional championship at Myop'a
VI o,o on the whole his game was disappointing
in its lack OF aggression ,.s ,o,
Starting out, Tying and Anderson ruSheu ,nor m,a
tore with the evident intention OF making % .'en
familiarity with the conditions redouhu u wv"
advantaee before their opponents had gaiheu con. con-
a, 1rhie was successful far as the hrs'
fou, holes were concerned. and at the ninth green
thew the were up This lead they increased to up
At the twelfth green. but by that time tne oan, &
land men had grasped the situation ana ron Iron,
.,'an ~ thov held their own At the eighteenth IN
tneh on ~ IA crt down their opponents lead 10
%p and both gave evidence Of plenty a OF score Of
power IoI ~ Anderson each So. and Hunter ~ Inc
~, o. dS a. rs for this part of the journey were
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
SATURDAY. JULY %.
SHIPPING NEWS.
PORT OF NETWORK. WEDNESDAY. JULY 10. 1899
ARRIVED.

PORT OF NETWORK. WEDNESDAY. JULY 10. 1899.
ARRIVED.
United States transport Mcpherson. Byren. San Juan
July II and Santiago To- with ~ cabin passengers 10
'0s Steamer S % Majestic CBD smith Liverpool July II
passengers White s,ar Line. Arrived at the Bar
" steamer Auchenarden dr) new. 1850 tons). Peat
Greenock July .. in ballast to Barber Co Arrived at
steamer Monaghan (BD. Braes Glasgow July and
Movle g. with mdse 80 cabin and ID steerage passengers
10 Austin Baldwin Co Arrived at the Bar at 94O a M
Steamer Astrlkhan (Frl. Davie. Shields July g. in bal
last 70 Columbia oil Co Arrived at the Bar at 1870
steamer Bulgaria Ger. Hahn. Hamburg July g. with
Line Arrived al she Bar at 10 m - -, -
TO Thebaud Brothers: vessel TO Edward l. Desvernne.
Arrived at the Rar at 1880 m ro,..o ,,,,. =, u,
Havana is with mdse ard . passengers to James
Steamer Iroauois Kembie. Jacksonvllie July 10 and
Charleston II. with mdse and passengers to William
steamer Navahoe Staples. Brunswick July IS, with
mdse to William clyde CO. Mill. .,,. .,... -,
passengers TO Old Dominion SIS Co.
with mSs Se TO R" BrothsT yessel to Peter Wright
ship W e Babcock lof Bath. Colley. Honolulu March
T. via Delaware Breakwater. with sugar 20 American
sugar Rennins Company; vessel to p r Dearborn
order; vessel 70 Theodore Ruger Co
Sandy Hook. n. j.. July 49, $50 p. m.-wind south
southeast light breeze: partly cloudy.
Steamers Potomac CBr for Liverpool: Aral C') Dover
Paul s kyssn 9r & Grenade & Sis
oria OBJ. baltimore etc Finance. Colon; Chrstiania
port News. Rotterdam Dutch Rotterdam; seguranca
Havana etc Benefactor Philadelphia: Kansas city. sa
ship Henry Willard FOR Tien,sin. China
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
Southampton. July 10. go a m--Arved. steamer Lain
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20

NEW MOToRMAN's MISTAKE CAUSES BAD
sMAsHIJP ON STATEN ISLAND


head collision between two trolley cars
occurred at st. George Staten Island yesterday at
10 o'clock and large number OF passengers were
severely Joted. The met at jay and South
SITS. where the two lines are merged into one and
the common trackage system is employed
Car No %. on the Staten Island Electric line
rounded the corner at Stuyvesant Place loaded
with passengers and turned in on the common
track on SOuth-st. at good speed II was I'm
charge Of Conductor William Garavanta and
Motorman James Tierney. A the Midland
tracks approached from the opposite end Of South
st, near the ferry. and struck the common track
space at nearly the same instant The two cars
crashed with terrific force On the Midland car
there were four passengers among whom was
County Judge Stephen d Stephens Conductor
John Donnely and Motorman William Johnson
In charge.
Motorman Tierney saw the Midland car approach
ing. but did not slacken speed. IL has been fhe
custom 10 allow the electric line the right OF wav
II Is said that johnson Is man Unfamiliar
with the rules. The front OF the Midland car was
broken In and the running board smashed while
the Electric cOmpanys car was splintered in many
places, the fender being torn on and the platform
being broken 10 bits.
Mrs. Robert w. Pollock. wife OF the former gen
eral ticket agent Of the Rapid Transit line was
one OF the passengers. The collision bruised her
arm and wrenched her knee.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
NEW-ROCHELLE..

The Common Council held a regular session on
Tuesday night Mayor Dillon presiding IL IS
understood that the appointment 10 MI ue va
cancy caused by the death OF Alderman Nelson VIII
be made at the next meeting Bids were received
for $50 900 in damage bonds and s27oo in cerhcates
OF Indebtedness and referred TO the CorpoIan,oHa
Counsel for his opinion. City Clerk SELF reportsu
that the city has received the money tGr tio 'ns
$4,000 in bonds sold to Blake Bros. on June o.
The amount with the premium, is slu,i1 oZ. am am
the city Will begin to pay off the biIls Whicnh
have been DELAYED for lack OF funds. Inc boaIu
of Trade and a large number of the taxpayers
presented petitions i'm favor of asphalt Tor stiees
improvements but there is some difference OF
opinion as to whether 1t shall be Of the BLOCK or
sheet variety. The question was made a speciL.u
order for an adjourned meeting on Monday nlgnt'
The ordinance authorizing the widening oI Nofs ft
ST. and the construction of boulevard elshtf To- To-
wide was adopted unanimously, and the ehelherhI srh
were ordered to proceed with the surveys. .e lme
expense OF the boulevard is estimated az aoou'
$4,000 Alderman Kress offered resolution . .;ng 1v
Inanding that the Union Railway begin opeIatIns
cars al once on its extension TO the Larchmoht
Manor line II IT fails to comply with the oroer' one
resolution provides that its franchise shaIl Oe a"
nulled II was adopted unanimously.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
DISASTROUS FIRE AT SARATOGA.
PROPERTY, VALUED AT NEARLY 100000, DE-
STROYED

PROPERTY, VALUED AT NEARLY 100000, DE-
STROYED.
Saratoga July ia serious fire broke out near
Broadway and West Congress-st. here at $3.50
o'clock this morning, and for time threatened the
Grand Union Hotel The result showed that the
hotel was never In danger. Congress Hall was also
fortunate In being out of reach of the flames. At
1870 o'clock the fire moving In southerly d.
rection and threatened to wipe out everything De-
tween West Congress-st and the Columbia 80
which is situated opposite the big Convention ~.
BY II O'Clock the fire under control II did
not extend beyond the Congress Spring Park Hotel,
which is a charred wreck. The wind which had
been high when the fire first broke out, subsided
afterward, greatly assisting the work Of the Fire
Department. Many narrow escapes were reported
by te Iants of the Favorite Spring Building and the
guests OF the Congress Spring Park Hotel.
The estimated loss is about 100000 insurance,
$4,000 over 5000 people witnessed the fire.
The fire originated in Charles Leggetts bicycle
store by the explosion Of naphtha, which seriously
burned several employees. one Of whom Is missing
Among those burned out besides Leggett are F.
w Hoffman, diamond dealer, of New YORK Clty
and Albany fancy store. John {. SchWarte, Il
tailor the Young Mems Christian ASSOCIATION
rooms a Mexican burnt leather estapnsnHent, y;
w Erb's saloon. Congress Spring PARK Hotei anu
half dozen small places.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20

Ger) pohle New-York via Cherbourg for Bremen tand
proceeded. n, p.--
I,rdon July i9-Arrived steamer American tBrl. ser
tie NewYork. Sailed. steamer Tuscarors (bD' rS"e'
New York. ~,
I,verpool July is-Arrived, steamer Nomadic tbrl'
Thomas New-York 10Th. steamer Rockght CBo. Parton
New-lork. ~.,
Queenstown July 49, 1880 a m-Arrved steamer reu-
tonic (Br Cameron. NewYork for Liverpool (and pro-
ceedsdD. IA.
Ieith July l9-Arriyed. steamer Critic Brl Gnnn'
New York mot previously. -
New-York
Scy July 10 Passed steamer Buffalo (br), l<S-
eridge New-York for Hull -,
Copenhagen. July ls-Arrived. steamer Cansole Vs~''
Schmidt from New-York. -,
Dantzc July l5--Arrived steamer standard CGef''
Schecmlch, New-York. -
Bouogne. July 10. . p m-Arrlved steamer Spssrndsm
Dutch. stenger. New-York for Rotterdam tsnd pro
ceeded).
Cherbourg July is. mldnight-Arrived steamer Pat
rica (Cier) Vogeigesang New-Yorx, via Plymouth io'
Hamburg land proceeded -.
Hong Kong July i9-Arrived previously. steamer tna-
ranI (I3r, Campbell. New-York. via Singapore.
Suez July le-Arrved. steamer Lord Kelvin mr.
steele Calcutta etc for New-York.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
INDIANS AND COWBOYS FIGHT.
SWIFT BEARS BAND MAKES RAID ON CATTLE
RANGE-wHITE MEN oUTNUMBERED.

Chicago, July ia dispatch from Chadron,
Neb.. says that a courier from the Cheyenne
River Bad Lands. forty miles north, In South
Dakota. brings a story of depredations committed
by Swift Bears band. who racing for life
back to their reservation to escape arrest by civil
authorities and by this time they are believed to
be safely within the boundaries of their reserva-
ton. According his story OF the cowboys
came across the band while rounding up cattle.
Swift Bear ordered him TO give up his horse. which
refused to do. rife ball pierced his leg kill
ing his horse. After they had taken several head
OF cattle the band left him. and he wandered until
midnight before reaching camp.
The cowboys Immediately started on the trail
Of the fleeing band overtaking them about twenty
miles from camp. The Indians, who were we'll pro-
tected I'm the rocks. fired the posse. The fight
was waged at long range from cliffs and rocks.
The cowboys horses left In the valley below,
stampeded and returned to the range leaving
the posses of six men with the Indians who out
numbered them five to one. Mike Riley. the
courier was detailed to escape through the Indian
line and go for help. Twenty-Five cowboys. heavily
armed. at once started for the scene OF conflict
from the round up camp taking with them extra
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20

Continuing their uphill game In the al'e' '"oo''
Travis and Hunter had the match all square u.
the twelfth hole The thirteenth was maven III
after one Of the poorest exhibitions of the eh,lre
day Anderson being particularly "Tah, T ond Ane
derson won the fourteenth in perfect j. ana Inc Inc
Gfeentb was halved by the amateurs IN %. ~
,nrofessionals taking each long put py Ira.a5 ava
saved the sixteenth hole for the Oakand pas was WON
bS Anderson In 4 making his side dorinie put oti
The home green all but Hunter missed rco Pu, o ~
and the latter runninA down from IIs'a,ad Iad che
dfteen feet from the cup led out ana haEcu ,d oG
match The medal sc3-es gave IraXs .Sorsan tnS reo
hT 4 stroke, His total l67. while Anderson
came next at III. Tying next at III, ana huhtei
last at us The cards were:
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
HURT BY A TRAIN NEAR PIERHONT.

Nyack n. Y. July 10 (SpeciaD-As the train on
the Northern New-Jersey Railroad was approach
ing the station at Piermont the HILL this after
noon al $3.50 o'clock, after rounding a short curve
Just north Of the station. man was seen walking
on the track but not enough to stop the
train. The man Frank Degroat. OF Picrmont
and the engine struck and fatally injured him. one
leg and one arm were cut or and he was other
wise hurt. The railroad company sent him TO the
Englewood Hospital with freight engine and spe-
cia but no hopes entertained of his recoy-
cry. Degroat is thrty-hve years old. and unmar-
New-York tribune., 1899-07-20
THE PIERCE CASE ADJOURNED.

The application of John Pierce. the contractor
for peremptory writ OF mandsmus to compel the
Municipal Assembly and the Board OF Estimate
and AppoTtionment 10 authorize and issue S35 255
OF the city's bonds. in order that he may be paid
for the work already done by him the new Hall
OF Records. was adjourned by Justice BischoT in
the Supreme Court yesterday until Friday morn
ing, by consent Of the Corporation Counsel and
counsel for Pierce The application was made at
the request Of Controller Coler TO get decision
the legality OF the holding up of bond Issues by
the Municipal Assembly.