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DIED OF A KNOCKOUT Blow
Police Inv sstigntinG n Little Girls story Of
Death tn the Hey-up Club.

Police Investigating n Little Girls story of
= Death Tn the Hey-up Club.
An am lance call was received at Gouver-
neur Hospital yesterday afternoon from 34S
Cherry street Tho surgeon who responded
found lying on . couch In the rooms OF the
Hey-up Club on tho second door Of the house.
man with bioodstained mouth and nose.
The man was dead and the ambulance
SURGEON left him after sending word 70 the
police Of the Madison street station. Police
man EhrRot who was sent to the club ascer-
tanned that the man was John Coyle. 20 years
old. OF 80 Cannon street. q driver employed By
a coal dealer named McDermott. The body
was taken to the mans home on . permit is
sued By the Coroner's once. tho indications
being that Coyle had died Of cerebral
hemorrhaee. There was q sligh< bruise on
the chin but no other sign Of violence.
A little girl who know Coyie went 10 bis
mother last night and told her thst he had
been murdered. Tho girl said that she was
standing near the corner Of Monroe and Mont
Romery streets In the afternoon when q gang
Of young men among whom was Coyle cam
along. disputinR about something. One OF the
men had q knife IN his hand but put IL up and
he and Coyle took OF their coats and had
tight 1t ended in Coyle's opponent landing .
terrific punch on the young mans chin. Coyle
turned around and fell on his face on the pave
ment The man who had hit him and
two or three OF the others ran away. Those
remaining picked up Coyie and carried him
into the rooms OF the Hey-up Club.
Mrs Coyle said last night that she did not
know that her sou was member OF the club
till yesterday 1t was learned. however. that
the young man was in the rooms OF the club
till yesterday afternoon. Nobody could be
found who would admit that he knew anything
about the club or It's officers.
Ooyle's mother went 70 the Madison street po-
lice station and repeated the story the girl had
told her, late last night. and detectives wero
sent out on the case but made no arrests.
To-day an autopsy will DO held TO determine
the cause Of Coyle's death.
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sNIAE BREAKS or A MEErIyo.
Coiied Around q D-acon's Leg and Climbed
Up the Back of Hi. Pew.

PARKERsBURd W. VA. Aug. Occurring this
evenings service at the Hargrave. Jack ,on
county. church. Deacon James Arnold felt
strong pressure on the calf OF his right leg.
Reaching down he found that a snake was coil
ing itself around his leg. For fear Of being
bitten and not wishing 10 create panic. he sat
quiet for few mi utes till, turning toward his
wife. he caught sight Of the reptiles head on
the pew seat about to strike him. Catching IL
quickly. he threw 1t 10 the floor. placed his foot
on its body aud attempted to crush it, in the
meantime trying 10 get out his knife. His
conduct attracted the attention OF the cougrs-
CATION. and in a moment the cry OF snake"
was raised. Women mounted the seats,
screaming in terror. and men either left the
building or started toward Deacon Arnold
The latter succeeded In getting out his knife
and by the time help reached him he had cut
the snake IN TWO. To quiet the congregation
he held 1t aloit. one piece in each hand. The
reptile was laid out in the aisle and measured
and its length was six feet. lacking one inch.
II was a black snake, species rarely seen In
this section. An attempt to continue the ser
vices proved unsuccessful.
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KILLED MS BROTHER ioR A DEE.
william Robbins Shoots Ralph II. Robbins
In the AdirobdHcks.

UREA. N T., Aug 2O.-Ralph Hills Robbins,
aged seventeen. OF Warren. Mass. was shot
and instantly killed last night by his brother.
William Robbins. the instructor OF manual
training In the public schools in Passaic. n. j..
near their Adirondack camp. The young men
had been enjoying camp life for several weeks
on Eighth Lake. Fulton Chain. near the Durant
road. leading to Seventh Lake. Ralph was
enjoying his first season in the woods and was
anxious to kill q deer. The open season began
only few days ago.
About sundovn Ralph left the camp alone.
He started in the direction OF the Durant road
aud nothing moro was heard OF him. About
the same time William left the camp. He was
unaccom panied. When he reached the Durant
road be stopped for u few minutes. Hearing a
noise several hundred feet away. he thought
that q decr was about TO croes the highway.
There was movement In the brush beside the
road and he raised his rife and hred.
Williams aim was perfect He fastened to
where he supposed the body Of the deer was
the ground and unconscious. He discovered
that the bullet had struck his brother in the
chest. William at once set out for help. and
DR.. W @. Reynolds Of Brooklyn. who is spend
ing the summer In the woods. responded. He
said death was instantaneous. Coroner
Meyers Of Racquette Lake. was notified. and
tonight the body was brought to this city. and
later sent to Warren, Mass. William accom-
panied the body
The shooting was purely accidental. The IA
Their OF the boys is william Pierce Robbins Of
Warren.
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DEWEY ON THE FILIPIS eS.
Views Ascribed 10 the Admiral In Another
Doubtful Interview.

Sps1di CdtL D,spdteh 10 THE sex.
LONDON. Aug. 21.-Ths Rome correspond
ent OF the Ddlv Nstos writes that Mr.. Levi N.
Iddings. Secretary Of the American EN- bassy
at Rome. secured for him an opportunity TO
interview Admiral Dewey at Naples at the
moment Of the Olym pia's departure from that
port. According to the correspondent the Ad-
mirai said:
Il have the question Of the Philippines moro
at heart than any other American because
l know the Fiininos intimately. They know
am their friend. The recent Instruction is
the fruit Of the anarchy that long reigned in
the island The insurgents will have to sub
NIT themselves to the law after being aecus-
toned to no law. / believe and affirm never
theless that the, Philippine question will very
shortly be solved.
The Filtpinos are capable Of governing
themselves. 1t Is a question Of time. out the
only way to settle the instruction and to as
sure prosperity. is TO concede self-Govenment.
have never been In favor OF violence against
tho Filipinos- l would like to see autonomy
frst conceded and then have an lex alton talked
about"
The correspondent says that Admiral Dewey
told him that he had in his case made the first
exception to his rule OF not giving interviews
TO newspapers. He expressly repudiated the
alleged interview with him. published by
the Ner Fork Herald as coming from a CORES
pondent of that paper saying: To that jour
nalist said nothing OF the kind"
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back in order to form . line OF defence. the
Anarchists nercely attacking them with
knives.
At length the officers began TO gain the
mastery. Some twenty Anarchists sought re-
fuse In house adjacent to the church. while
others re-sntersd she church itself.
The latter entrenched themselves In the bel
fry. In which they were regularly besiegsd by
the Republican Guards They feroely defend
ed themselves, showerine down on their assal-
ants any missile they could lay their hands
upon. They were presently overcome. and
twenty OF them were arrested and taken to the
police station amid cheers from the crowd
which meanwhile had gathered along the route.
Upon being searched the prisoners were found
to be carrying rcvovsrs. loaded sticks and
knivea
When the police entered the church the
they had been unable to destroy.
The interior OF the church IL simply wreck.
Several valuable old pictures were destroyed
and they can never be replaced
After the mob had been driven away Abbe
Lacour. the incumbent Of st. Josephs. ool-
lected the fragments OF the blessed sacrament.
which were scattered around the sanctuary
and replaced them in the oiborium. As be did
30 he was heard lamenting.
The bonfire In front OF the church was ex-
tineuished By the people living In nearby
houses.
St. Joseph's Church 10 In one OF poorest and
most sauaid parts OF the city. but when the
mob. like tho old Communists, brought petro-
leum and tried to set IRE to the choir
many members OF the parish tried to prevent
them. but were badly mauled The hrsmen
soon put out the flames. which we're cracking
along the worm-eaten choir
All the collection boxes were plundered- The
attack occurred at O'Clock in the evening.
1t La notable that the west end OF Paris Is
even quieter than usual on Sunday in August
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A PLUCkY WOMAy BICFCIIsr.
Mrs. II. A. Thompson of Williamsburg Rides
Seven Miles with n Broken Leg.

Mrs. r. A. Thompson. the wife OF a produce
dealer Of this borough. whose homo is at a55
Greene avenue. Williamsburg. was one OF a
party that started on a bicycle ride through
Prospect Park yesterday. The party rode from
the Eastern Parkway to Flatbush avenue.
and there Mrs Thompson was forced to swerve
among the tracks 10 get out Of
the way OF scorcher wearing a red
shirt who nearly ran ner down. Mrs Thomp-
sons wheel slipped when IL struck the car
tracks and she fell heavily 20 the ground. She
exclaimed that she had hurt one OF her legs.
but would not hear to returning home. as she
did not want to spoil the rde for tho rest OF the
party. With her injured leg she rode more
than seven miles. and then the pain became
so intense that she was forced to stop She re-
turned home In a trolley car and DR., ". r. A.
Carley. OF - Linden street. Williamsburg.
found that her leg was broken. Two iiRaments
had also been torn. The Doctor said he could
not conceive how Mrs. Thompson had been
able to ride seven miles.
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THE DREYFUS FORGERIES.
DBMAND THAT MERCTBR REVEAL
THE AUTHOR OF THE LATEST.

Defense VIII Probe the Schneider Affair
Estsrha1y's Latest Statement to the
Forgery of tho Bordsreau- Disorder In
Paris Hurts Dr-yfus's Cause N. Labor
May He Able to Attend To-day's Session.
Special Gable Despdch 10 TIE sur.
RESNEs. Aug. 2o.-The chief interest here to-
night centres in the news from Paris. 1t Is
deeply regretted by Dreytus's defenders that
the peculiar situation should have led some OF
the most disorderly elements In France to
range themselves. for malevolent purposes.
with the real champions Of justice and truth.
Such is the fact. however. and Dreyfus's cause
has suffered severely during recent IN enths on
account OF its unsought supporters among the
enemies Of society. The humor OF the situa-
ton in which N. Guerin. armed with two thou
sand bottles Of st. Galmier water. is success
fully defying the government OF France. does
not appeal to those concerned In the serious
event that is being enacted here.
The defendants lawyers are not ready To an
nounce how they will deal with the i'm portant
development OF Schneider's denial Of the gem
uineness Of document which il one Of the
chief reliances Of Drey fuss accusers. 1t lis ex-
pected that they will promptly demand that
Gen. MERCER disclose the source OF this
forgery and II he does not reveal ID he and the
other Generals will stand convicted OF still
another black outrage.
The manuscript OF Esterhazy's latest story
was received here from him to-day Each fresh
statement from this pitiable villain goes a step
further in the direction outlined In previous
dispatches to THE SuS. He now insists that
the bordereau was drafted by Col. sandherr.
copied by him tEsterhazy) sent to the German
Embassy when Col. schwartzkoppen was alb
sent. and thence brought TO col Henry by .
French spy. This was done because Sandherr
was exaggerated over his inability to secure
proofs OF Dreyfus's treason. Of which he was
convinced by evidence which 1t was mpossible
TO use publicly on account Of It's involving
names which could not be disclosed
This Is one OF several m ysteries which the
lawyers for the defence say they will clear up
before the trial is finished.
Maitre Labor. who Is up and about. 10 much
improved though he Ia BY no means cured. his
wound being still open. He said tonight: " l
will not appear In court to- morrow unless | and
cannot stay away. II find that MI i'm patience
because OF my absence il worse for me than the
exerton OF again taking my post. then l will
attend tho latter portion OF to-morrow's ses-
sion"
Rennes to-day 10 abnormally. almost omtn-
ousy quiet The streets are completely de-
serted.
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TENTH rEyN4's WELCows HON
Prost dent Mckinley to Review the RsEi-
meut at PittsburR.

PrrrsBURo. Aug 2o-The programme for the
reception to be given IN the Tenth pennsylvs-
mia Regiment now At San Francisco. has been
completed. The regiment will arrive here on
Aug. %. President Mckinley has promised tn
be here with Mrs. Mckinley. and Invitations
have been sent to- Gov. Roosevelt 81 New York.
and the governors Of Ohio, West Virginia. and
New Jersey
The regiment will dsembark at the Pennsyi-
vania Railroad station and will march Ave
miles to SchenieY PARK. Tho President will
ride In a carriage with the regiment and will
review tho homo coming soldiers, q. A. r.
posts, and half dozen National Guard reEi-
ments from a stand In the park.
The cost OF the transportation OF the sur
vivors OF the Tenth Regiment. and the expense
OF sleeping cars and meals. will be betrayed
from fund OF $50. 900. raised by citisrns OF
Pittsburg and the surrounding towns. There
are not more than six PttsburEers In the
regiment
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BR4NN DOWN ON HI9HWAYAEN.
DepIores the Fact That Street RObber1es
Arc Becoming Everyday Affairs.

Joseph Ross. 10 years old. OF ITO Leonard
street and Antonio Gaurilla. OF 10 Oak street.
Knocked down Joseph Dogua. OF "a Baxter
street. near his home and made on with his
gold watch and chain. They were caught and
were taken before Magistrate BrAnn in the
Centre street court Yesterday.
ITO my mind" said the Magistrate. high
way robbery Is one Of the most despioable
crimes In the Penal Code. for 1t implies delib-
Grafton and cold blooded lawlessneSs. In
some States 1t Ia punishable by death. but In
this city it has come u be an everyday affair
wish to show the seriousness with which
regard this charge. and therefore hold each Of
you IN 81. 900 bail for tho Grand jury"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
LIEUE A. ". DREW KILLED.
He Falls in an Attack on tho InsurEent
Near Angeles.


Near Angeles.
WARRINGTON. Aug. 2U.-Briet reference to q
battle with the insurgents on Friday In the
neighborhood Of Angeles. is made in q dos
patch from Gen. Otis to the War Department
dated YESTERDAY Aside from the fact that the
insurgents were defeated in an attack by our
troops, the most significant fact in Gen. Otis's
brief m essage is the report that one lieutenant
was killed and another seriously wounded
during the engagement The telegram. dated
Aug. 10. follows:
MANILA. Auo. 10. 1899.
"AdIutant General. Washington.-First Lieut.
Alfred ". Drew. Twelfth Infantry. instantly
ment severely wounded Yesterday in attack on
Insurgents. vicinity Angeles by two companies
Twelfth infantry. No other casualties: enemy
routed "OTIs."
The message was followed by one dated to-
day: ,
"Adjutant General. Washington. Lieut..
Cole. sixth Infantry. eighty men. attacked
and routed 100 OF enemy entrenched at
Thuan. Negroes Mou ntains. having three men
slightly wounded. Enemy left III entrench-
ments nineteen dead. six rides. all reserve am
munttion. Supposed to be armed Tagalos.
who a few days since crossed from Papay in
small boats OTIS"
First Lieut. Alfred ". Drew OF the Twelfth
Infantry. who is reported killed. was born in
Texas aud was graduated from the West Point
Military Academy in 1891. He was assigned
a. second lieutenant OF the Twelfth United
States Infantry During the war with Spain
hs was Major OF the Third Texas Volunteer
Infantry.
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Runner that N. MiIIevoye Was Ono Of Them
Proved Untrue.
Special Cabi. DsspdtcA 10 Tan Sc
Special caoIe DsIpss-A to The sUs.

SpecfdI C16It DeIpahrA % TN sUN.
PARIS. Aug. 2O-There are rumors that fur
Their arrests OF piotters against the Govern
ment will be made. but they cannot be con-
nrmed. 1t was stated that the arrest OF NJ
Mnlevoye. a Nationalist leader. was imminent
and he went to Project OF Police Leptne TO ask
n the report was true The latter said the
Government had no intention Of arrestins him.
The Anti-semite leader Guerin and his
friends, who are barricaded In the headauart-
ers OF the Anti-semite League. dsfying the
authorities TO arrest them. are running short
OF bread. Some Of their friends on the outside
attempt to smuRRle supplies to them to-day.
but were prevented by the police.
La Panie declares that English newspapers
paid Esterhazy $4,000 francs to declare him
self the author OF the bordereau-
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CANAL BREAK Ar SYRACUSE.
water Drawn on From tho Five Mile
Level 10 Repatr Lock -.

SYRACUSE. n, Y. Aug. 2o.-A serious breaK
occurred In the Erie Canal here at Lock ~
this morning. The lock tender noticed that
the lock did not Ill and notified supt. Thomp-
son Of the middle division He discovered chat
the under part OF the partition between the
two locks had washed away and that it leaked
in two places He Immediately ordered the
water to be drawn OF from the Five-mils Level
About 200 boats will be delayed by the
trouble. II cannot be found out how much
damage has been done until all tho water has
been drawn Oh. force Of men will work day
and night until repairs are made.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-21
AN 1NvAsrox or c4rERrILLARa
Fashion able Neiahborhood In Chicago Over
run and Many Lawns Spoiled.


run and Many Lawns Spoiled.
CHICAGO Aug 2O.-Prairie avenue and Eight
esnth street, one Of the most fashionable
neighborhoods in Chicago. is overrun with
caterpillars cloud OF butterflies descended
there few days ago and the irst caterpillar
pest were noticed on Friday. They soon began
to increase In numb ers. Soon they were every
whore except in the dwellings. and II the win
dows and doors were not wellscreened. they
even invaded houses The sidewalks Of Prai-
RE avenue from Eighteenth street 10 Twenty
second street were covered with them. Women
walk in the streets so as not to sweep them up
with their skirts. Great patches OF grass have
been eaten down to the ground The lawn
around Marshall Fields house has suffered
severely. 8. ". Allerton's place also has sur
fered. Frank o. Lowden's lawn looked as II It
had been rolled with hot iron. while the grass
around Fernando Jones's house was as brown
az II winter were at hand.
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TROOPS HEALTHY IN HATANA.

Gen. Lee Says There 10 no Yellow Fever
To Open $50 Schools in the City.
SPECIAL Cabk osspaisA 70 TIE suH.
. HAVANA. Aug. 20.-Geb. Lee informed Cow
Gen Brooke to- day that the sanitary condition
OF his troops In Havana province was very
satisfactory. There is not single case OF
yellow fever among them.
spaniards are leaving Cuba In great mum bers
for Spain. To-day +32 families sailed. the
Spanish government having paid for their
transportation.
Gen Ludlow will soon open 23O schools In
Havana. These schools will accomm cd ate
g, 600 children.
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THE POPE'S GOOD HEALTH.
Assisted at an Impressive Service In the
Vatican Yesterday.

Social Cable D,spateA 70 TIE suS.
ROME. Aug. 2o.-This was st. Joachims Day.
the Pores name day. His Holiness assisted at
an impressive function in the Vatican. and
afterward walked sprightly and firmly. with
out support to the library where he received
the Cardinals and other high prelates. A num-
Der Of Catholic youths presented him q mag
nfcent basket OF fruit and flowers.
The Pope spoke Of the Holy Year Of 1900
He showed an astonishing memory. recalling
the details OF the Holy Year Of 1925. when he
was fifteen years old and scholar at tho Ro-
man Jesuit College. at which time he saw Pope
Leo XII visit the Basilica He added that his
age told him that his end was near. but the
prayers and devotion Of his children babe hi m
hope to see the beginning and end Of the Holy
Year
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Rolled Out OF n Car while Asleep and
Broke His Log.

John Jackson. q l5-year old negro boy. who
lives In Alexandria. Va. and Is am bitIous
to become Jockey. decided few days Ego to
come to this city and seek employment He
concealed himself in an empty car OF Penn
sylvaniA Railroad freight train and made the
Journey without any mishap until the train
reached Jersey City yesterday morning. As
the train was pulling into the yard. Jackson.
who had fallen asleep near the open door.
rolled out. His leg was broken. and he was
severely bruised. He was taken to the City
Hospital.
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NEGRO HIGHWAY RoBBER LTNcHED
Hanged. as Was Hts Accomplish, to tho
Limb of q Tree and Shot.

FULTON. Ky. Aug. 2O.-squad Bolin. a negro
lodged in Jail here yesterday on a charge Of
highway robbery and attempted murder. was
taken out between l and 2 O'Clock this morn
ing and lynched By mob Of masked white
men. He was hanged to the limb Of
a tree on the outskirts Of the town.
and his body was riddled with bullets
Bolin was captured at Milan. Tenp.. on Friday.
and was brought here yesterday by Detective
McDade. The crime for which lac paid the
penalty Of death was committed in this city on
June %, Henry Stewart. another negro. was
i'm plieated in it, but was caught on June ~
and brought back TO Fulton. A o. 90 hanged
him TO the limb Of tree In the court house
I'd
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FEARS HE MAT HAVE RIBIEs.
CrandalI Cut His Finger While DissectinG
Deer That Died Of the Disease.

Crandan Cut His Finger While DissectinE
Deer That Died of the Disease.
Frank A Crandall. Jr.. the curator OF the city
geological garden at Buffalo. y. y came to the
Pasteur Institute in this city on Friday 10 be
treated for hydrophobia. One Of the deer In
the menagerie died on Aug. 3 after exhibiting
symptoms OF hydrophobia While Mr.. Gran
dali was performing an autopsy on the animal
HE knife slipped. cutting through the rubber
glove he wore and into his thumb. DR.. Will
liam @. Basel, the city bacterioloRist. inocu-
lated guinea pig with the dser's serum. In .
short time the pig developed rabies and It was
decided that Randall should come here for
treatment. He Is at present In the Pasteur
sanitarium at sufTern. y. Y. where he will re-
main for fifteen DAYS. He has shown no symp-
toms Of the disease as yet
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YOUNG WIFE MURDkRRD.
south Carolina Mob Wanted to Lynch Her
Husband. aud Another Woman.

COLUMBIA. S. c.. Aug 2O.-It was With dim
Guilty that mob was prevented last night from
hanging 8. ". Reep. merchant and a woman
at Fort Lawn. Chester county. Two days ago
Mrs Reep. pretty woman Of 25. was found
dead in bed with rife ball through her brain.
Reep reported II as suicide. Investigation
showed that she was asleep with her baby on
>her breast and the infant was removed by the
murderer o. murdeEess SO the rifle might be
fred In such a way as to give the appearance o.
suicide. The identity Of the woman In the case
10 not yet clear. but she Is believed to be a near
relative Of Mrs. Reep. Reep has been sent to
Jail
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Killed when Bsrinulnr HI. vacation.

STARLIGHT. n. j. Aus. 2O.-JAmes Holmes
Fowler. 81 years old. = billing clerk at the
Communipaw offlee Of the United States Ex-
press Company. was struck by passenger
train at the Highlands last night and killed.
He was on his way homo here Tor two weeks
vacation. His wife had preceded him and was
waiting at the station when the train bearing
his bsdy pulled in.