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New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
CHARLES W. LANE KILLED.
BATTALION CHIEF HURLED FROM A
BUGGY BY A TROLLEY CAR.

Battalion Chief Charles W. Lane, of the Fire
department. was killed last night at Jamaica
y buggy in which he was driving was hit by a.
brooklyn Rapid Transit trolley car The Chief
and his companion, a young woman, were
thrown out. The young woman escaped injury
beyond few bruises. but Chief Lane sustained
injuries which caused his death within a short
time
Chief Lane lived at No. Gal BIackwell-st.. AS
toria, AMI was in command of the fire apparatus
IN that part of Queens. Last evening in com
pany with Miss Louise Stockzine twenty-five
years old. of White Plains he went out for a
drive They drove from Astoria down the Hoff-
man Boulevard, toward Rockaway. As they
started to cross Fulton-st., in Jamaica, a car
on the trolley line in that street was rapidly ap-
Froachlng the crossing. Il too late to try
10 STOP so Chief lane made an effort TO get
across The car hit the buggy near the rear end
ana smashed 1t to pieces Chief Lane was
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
RUDOLPH HESSEL.

Washington. Aug 16.-Dr Rudolph Hessel. the
German scientist. who has been in charge OF the
propagating ponds Of the United States Fish Com
mission. died to-day at the Emergency Hospital
DR.. Hessel was the victim OF a sunstrOke which
he suffered late yesterday afternoon He was sew
enty-hve years of age. and had relatives in this
country as far can be learned.
Dr. Hessel was born in Baden and received hts
earlier education in France He afterward grad
uated from the universities of Heidelberg and
Strasburg. He went around the world with the
scientific expedition led by Professor SebOld- He
was member of the horticultural Society OF
Franklort-on-Main. and was once chief landscape
gardener the estate of the Grand Duke of Baden.
Island OF Nainau.
Dr. HesSePs first trip TO America made IN
1850 He afterward returned 70 Europe. finally
settling in Washington about 1877, Since that time
he had been connected with the Fish Commission.
Dr. HeSsel II is said, the first successfully 70
waters
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

eternal hostility to being deprived of its inherent
political rights"
some OF the leading colored men of Boston were
present to-day. but few from other cities came. '"
T. Mitchell called the conference to order, and I'd
win G. Walker was chosen president. On taking
the chair Mr. Walker made strong appeal for the
negroes TO assert their manhood He said:
II is terrible thing to contemplate the condi-
L4oh OF the negro race to-day, outraged t-d lhut
dered by the people of the South. But the south
elohe Is not to blame. Ninety per cent or these
murders could have been averted had the United
states @ Gqvernmen acted. This condition exists IN
IIe South, and II is gradually working North
Murders Of colored men in the South to-day ana
lne same IN New-York tomorrow. That Is the
Don't allow any man to tell you that you shan
uo @ i; 10 INTO me same place as white man ~
remedy.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

from him many of his supporters IN Kansas, and
he increased the alienation by his conduct in re-
speCt Of Senator Lodges Elections bill in 1891
Having signed the famous round robin" pledsing
himself for the bill. he afterward found
be paired against it. He received little support
in 1891, when he up for reelection In the
Kansas Legislature. In 1896 when the Republicans
again had control in the State, he appeared 5 a
candidate but little figure in the contest which
resulted in the election of Senator Baker.
After 1891 Mr.. ingalls, contributor to various
zines and newspapers. In the Senate he
a reputation : a brilliant speaker and aggressive
debater especially on account OF the picturesque
ness and pungenCy of his language and the fire.
quent vrulenCe of his personal attacks. He was
an interesting figure in the Senate, and the an
uOuncement that he TO speak always at
traced as large audience the galleries of the
Senate chamber would hold He also had
curate knowledge of parliamentary law and pro-
cedire. as was shown by his record as President
pro tenn of the Senate from 1899 to 1891
Senator Ingalls, married IN 1865 to Anna
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
LAKE TRAFFIC BLOCKED.

ONLY VESSELS OF LIGHT DRAUGHT CAN PASS
THE VESSEL AGROUND IN ST MARY's RIVER.
Cleveland Ohio Aug. 16 CSpeciaD.-The arrivals
at this port to-day OF Lake Superior ore carriers
were few The cause is the Jam Of about two hun
dred and fifty boats in the St Marys River. caused
by the grounding of the schooner Mazda One OF
the arrivals the steamer Cumberland. drawing
about fourteen feet of water. which forced her
way through side OF the Mazda She had
little trouble getting by, with the assistance OF
tugs. Engineer Ripley at the wreck to-day
taking soundings see If il is safe pass boats
drawing seventeen feet astern OF the wreck.
Tugmen Of the opinion that this can be
safely done by the employment OF two tugs. This.
II Mr. Ripley decides favorably, will relieve the big
blockade to certain extent. Boats have been ac-
cumula ting for Ohio ports since Monday night
The added pumps the MAZDA have lowered the
water four feet Ships are having trouble GET
ting through the channel when running light
There is still the belief that the wreck will be
out Of the way and navigation resumed by Friday
night but some Of the lake mariners in Cleveland
greatly doubt that, after studying the condition OF
he Mazda.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
RELEASED FRou HOFFMAN, ISLAND.

Miss Mary c. Francis who two wears ago made
a horseback trip through cuba in the interests Of
several American maya zines. among the
passengers on the New-York and Cuba Line
steamer Havana, from Havana who have been de-
tanned several days at Hoffman Island. She was
landed yesterday with the others at the company's ;
per, NO II East River Among the others were Ma
)or Philip Mothersill. depot Commssary in Havana
he spent his time al Hoffman Island, he says.
lassoins cats the only thing. he asserted, there
was 10 do there W. T. +. Letcher. United States
postal inspector was alsc a passenger on the
Hayana. Until he mas made mis- official report he
said he would not talk for publication.
H. G. Strlck, general manager of the Strack
Plantation Company. another passenger, said that
he had Just purchased a tract Of thousand
acres within five miles of Matanzas. on which
orange and fruit plantations will he developed
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
TAKING UP NEW IDEAS.

Whatever may be said about department
stores. II cannot be denied that they quick to
find cut what people want Inventions and ap-
pliances coming into general use they always
make point of keeping hand. That IS why
they are having so much 10 say in their adver-
tsements about gas ranges. They know how
the gas range is rapidly superseding the clumsy,
old style cooking apparatus, and they know the
reasons why With gas range cooking can be
done 30 per cent cheaper than formerly, with
one-tenth the heat and one-thousandth the loss
Of temper. No wonder the use of gas as a fuel
is increasing so rapidly, or that alert depart
ment stores keep gas ranges in stock just as
much matter Of course they keep cooking
utensils. IL viii soon seem just as ridiculous TO
get along without a gas range as it would to try
TO cook with nothing but an iron pot and a
tGrnspit
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
rEsruAkERs WANT CONTRACT SIGNED

Nearly three thousand vestmakers employed
mostly the East Side strike yesterday.
independent of the union % which they belong,
compel the bosses to sign yearly agreement.
Most of the strikers had enjoyable time yester-
day. They held meetings. or rather picnics, In
three halls. The girl workers turned in force
and there were speechmakng and dancing until
late hour. Chairman FeIdstner of the strike
mittee said that many of the contractors were
much surprised by the suddenness Of the
strike that they totally unprepared for it, and
expressed a willingness to come 10 terms with
their employees. strike of five hundred more
VeStmakors is expected to take place in Browns
VILE, suburb of Brooklyn. to-day.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
RrSSI4,S MINERAL PRODUCTS.

Washington Aug l6.-There only four
works in the Ural region of Russia where gold Is
obtained by means of chemical process says Vice
Consul General Hanauer of Frankfort, in letter
the State Department. The former gold mines have
given out. and consequently are not worked any
more While the worlds annual gold production
has increased 63 per cent in the last decade. that
of Russia has remained before. amounting to
Sc 66S mounds yearly. Platinum, however, of which
the IrraI Mountains furnish 50 cent of the en-
tire worlds supply, has increased in both quantity
and vsIue The amount Of this metal produced in
the JJral region last was l3, 242 pounds almost
double the output OF 1890
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
THE CLIFF DWELLERS PARK.

Santa Fe n. NJ. Aug. 16-An order has been
received from Binger Hermann. General Land
Commissioner. TO withdraw from further entry and
sale all the public land in about nine townships
west of the Rio Grande River. around Espanola.
for the purpose Of establishing the proposed park
in which are situated hundreds Of cif dwellings
and thousands OF communal buildings. which ara
being rapidly demolished by relic hunters
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
THOMAS c. THORNR

Thomas c. Thorne died Monday evening from
apoplexy at his home. No 155 Monroe-st. BROOKLYN
Mr. Thorne was born in Lakeville. Long Island on
October Is. 1885 For twenty-five years he was in
the employ OF A T. Stewart & Co., working his
way the place of manager of the receiving de-
partment- Mr. Thorne was subsequently connected
with E. 3. Jaffrey & Co He retired three wears
ago He was member OF the ROYAL Arcanuul
Franklin Council No 253. His widow TWO sons
and daughter survive him. The funeral will be
held at his home this evening. The burial will be
in Cedar Lawn Cemetery
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
UR, H4uLETT RESIGNS.

Washington, Aug. 16-It has been decided to per-
nit George b. Hamett postofice inspector, former
Iy chief inspector. to resign. instead Of severlng
his connection with the Department by formal re-
movaI. as had been originally decided. Mr. Ham
lett has rendered his resignation. and 1t will be
accepted. He was charged with permitting a
private individual to use his Government railroad
pass in going to and from Landover. Md
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
SUFFERING FROM HEAT AND HUMrDITr,

The temperature of the city It's highest yester-
day was 81 degrees This was reported 3:S
u. m The lowest a. m and was "a de-
grees- The moisture in the air caused more suf-
fering than the heat The humidity advanced to
so per cent early AT o'clock in the morning
and had fallen below s. per cent by O'Clock
in the evening Several prOStratiOnS were reported
For to-day the Weather Bureau has this forecasts
Generally fair Friday and Saturday: stationary
temperature; light to fresh northwest winds
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
NEGROES MEET IN BOSTON.

Boston Aug 16-There was rather small gath
ering to-day in the North Russell Street African
Methodist Episcopal Church, at the first session
NJ the Non-Partisan Conference. called to bring
+ose+bar leading colored men of New-England Ito
take such steps will arouse the country to a
lust sense of duty and to emphasize the race
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

hurled several yards His companion eyewit-
nesses say, was thrown with more force than
ne but this resulted in her overtaking him in
Ihe air and striking against him. This broke
the speed of her flight and she dropped TO the
ground with comparatively no injury. The
Chiets body was hurled down hard. He was
injured internally.
Al the hospital it was not thought the injury
was serious. and after time he went to sleep
About 10 p. m. there a decided change for
the worse, and he died within twenty minutes
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
WILLIAM H. WOOD.

Word has been received in Flushing. Long Island.
Of the death of William H Wood formerly OF that
village, in WoonsOcket. R L. Monday. Mr..
Wood was hfty-eight years old He invented the
Patrick torpedo He was interested in the Ian
ston monotype machine. and was the inventor OF
the keyboard Mr. Wood married twice. He
leaves widow, two and two daughters.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

Rome, y. Y. Aug. 16.-Dr- Edwin Evans a well
known physician. died from heart disease to-day
after illness of three weeks. He in his
hfty-sixth year. He was prominent in Masonic cir
cles, and in fS9S District Deputy Grand Master
OF the Twenty-sixth Masonic district.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
TWO NIFcEs or GEN. rALpIv DROWNED.

NO DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT TO THE YOUNG
WOMEN. WHO WERE ENGLISH
caoI" message was received In Sing Sing yes
terday by William Brandreth telling 0f the drown
Ing Of the Misses Eugeuia and Virginia Brandreth
Nv Ntnty-four and twenty-five wears old, daughters
Of Mr- and Mrs Harry .. Rraudreth. Mr.. Bran
dreth being the head of the Rrandreth pill and
porous plaster house in England. ThegI8 T%nieces
Gt General Edwin A. McAlpn, William. Ralph and
FRANKLIN Brandreth and John +. Batfdw ''i' y
80 details have been received as ROW they
we're drowned. They were well known II Sing
sing, having frequently visited their cousins in that
village. The Brandreth factory IS in Sing Sing.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
uOrEnENTs OF WARSHIPS.

Washington. Aug. 16.-The Texas. of the North
Atlantic Squadron. has gone TO Casco Bay for
sub-calibre target practice. She will reach Boston
about August 10. The Montgomery has arrived at
Barbadoes The Monongahela is at Havre The
Iroquois is at Honolulu. and the Dolphin at Port
land,
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
POLICE USE Clubs FREEL Y
KEEP CROWDS MOVING AND MAKE
MANY ARRESTS-NO SERIOUS
DISORDER.

From early last evening until late last night the
sidewalks of Eighth-ave., from Thirtieth-st. to
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
DIR. EDWIN SWANS.

Louisa Chesebrough. OF New-Yorl and had sleve1
chidren-fouI sons and seven daughters.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

Watts-A man can't
less than $4,000 a year
Potts-And when he
have to be s. gentleman
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

John James Ingalls, born in Middleton Essex
County, Mass, December % 1893. and was the
son Of Elias Theodore and Eliza Chase INGALLS,
his father made some noted inventions in shoe
manufacturing machinery. The son was educated
In the Haverhill schools. and at Williams College,
where he was graduated in 1850 Then he began law
studies and was admitted TO the bar in 1857. The
next year he moved to Atchison. Kan where he
made his home for the of his life. He soon
secured good reputation and achieved success as
a lawyef. and entered politics in which field by
reason Of his strong personality and vigorous
methods. he became speedily prominent In 1859
he was a delegate to the Wyandotte convention
that framed the first State Constitution Of Kan
sas. In 1850 he served the secretary Of the
Territorial Council in 1861 as secretary of the State
Senate; in 1862 State Senator. In 1862 he was
the Republican candidate for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
but was defeated with the rest Of the Republican
ticket. Then he became editor of The Atchison
Champion" and acted as such for three years
From 1868 to 1865 he Judge-Advocate of the
State militia with the rank of major and lieuten-
aut-colonel, doing staH duty on the frontier IN
the State campaign of 1865 he was again Rcpu5lf-
candidate for Observation-Disclosures. and was
again defeated
For the next nine years Mr.. ingalls, devoted HIM
self continuously 10 practising law and to news
paper work. In 1873 he elected United States
Senator from Kansas. taking his seat on March {
OF that year; he twice reelected in 1879 and
1SS5 At the end of the third term. in 1891 he was
defeated for another reelection by w A. PETER,
Popuist.
After the rise Of Populism in Kansas in 1890 Mr..
Ingalls, made effort to secure Popustic support
by espousing of the radical doctrines of that
party in speech in the Senate This aHenated
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
EX-SENATOR INGALLS, DEAD.
THE WELL KNOWN KANsAN PASSES
AWAY IN NEW-MEXICO.

Las Vegas, n. NJ. Aug. 16.-Former United
States Senator John J. ingalls, died East Las
Vegas at 2:25 a. m. to-day. He was surrounded
by his family The funeral will be held in
Atchison Kan.
Senator Ingalls's illness dated from March,
1893 when at Washington his throat began to
trouble him He worked steadily. writing po-
hucal articles for newspapers throughout the
country for considerable time, and was treat
ed by several specialists buG received no relief
and on their advice returned with his family to
Atchtson. At home he grew no better. Ten
months ago he sought anoJher change in eli
mate, travelling through New Mexico and Ari-
zona. He still able to write occasionally
for the newspapers. From time to time reports
OF the Senator's serious illness were circulated.
but invariably denied by the senator. who did
not consider his case hopeless by any means.
and only two months ago planned to return to
Atchison.
After a consultation of physicians he decided.
however, TO remain In New Mexico. Mrs. In
gals went Immediately to Las Vegas. on Au-
gust IA she telegraphed her sons. Ellsworth and
Sheffield that their father was sinking They
arrived in time see him before he died
The body of the dead Senator taken to
Atchison this afternoon accompanied by Mrs.
ingalls, and her young son, Sheffield Ingalls,. 1t
will arrive there Friday afternoon. and the
funeral will be held from the old homestead on
Sunday afternoon. In accordance with a special
request of Senator Ingalls,. every feature of the
funeral will be simple. The burial at Mount
Vernon will be private.
The direct cause of death was bronchitis.
Senator Ingalls, had been growing weaker grad
ually for some time from inability to assimilate
his fcod. and there were also heart complications
He had been able to sit up last evening how
ever. and his condition then was considered
slightly better. He had made all plans to start
for Atchison, where he had expressed a wish to
die. and it was intended to start not later than
Saturday next
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

really be a gentleman on
has that much he doesn {
indianapolis Press.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17

$500 bail for examination to-day William Banks
c66iored5 Of No 2o6 West Thirty-seventh-sts was
charged with being of a crowd at Thirty
seventh-st and Seventh-ave. where white men
and negroes were "mauling' one another The
etS se[tSion and Dennis Hooper. Of No. 4S9 .Sey-
said he had seen Banks dubbed by a policeman
This case was also set forward. John F. Nolan
hourtshing razor in Seventh-ave." appeared
with his head bandaged; he said he had been in his
own house and he had threatened no one. Magis-
trate Cornell put Nolan under 500 bonds for his
good behavior
New-York tribune., 1900-08-17
ONLY ONE VICTIM IN DANGER.

The only person injured in the fights on Wednes-
day evening, who was in danger yesterday, was
Lloyd W. Lee, the negro. of No. 2o7 West Thrift
eth-st., who stabbed Policeman Kennedy and was
shot in the jaw by Kennedy and beaten terribly
by other policemen. Lee was in Bellevue Hospital
Kennedy was taken there identify him yester-
day morning.
That's him. damn him. cried Kennedy. Then.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-05-26
The World and

We are reliably informed that John
Larson, of Randolph, has severed his
connection with the Peoples party
and will support Mckinley this fall.
Mr.. Larson has been strong and ac-
tive worker in the Peoples party for
many years, a supporter of Bryan in
1896, and up to the date of his resigna
tiOn from the county central commit
tee a few weeks ago. the leader of that
party in the north end of the county.
But Mr.. Larson is successful business
man, stock buyer and farmer, and
fully realizes the differ ence between
good times and hard times. He has
seen the declarations of Bryan and the
16 to party of 1896 refuted and over
thrown by actual conditions which
followed the defeat of Bryan and the
election of Mckinley. He is not In
favor of voting for change" with the
probable return of uncertainty, dis
trust and doubt, hard times and Dem
ocratic rule. Hence his decision, as
cold business proposition, to support
the Republican administration and
Republican policies. With him, in
this county, are scores of men who
will for the first time in many years
cast a Republican ballot Manhattan
Nationalist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-05-26
Robbed the Grave.

John Oliver of Philadelphia. was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
Il was in most dreadful condition.
NV skin was almost yellow, ewes sun
ken, tongue coated, pain continually
in back and sides, no appetite-grad-
ually growing weaker day by day.
Three physicians had given me up.
Fortunately, friend advised trying
Electric Bitters;' and to my great
joy and surprise, the first bottle made
a decided Improvement. / continued
their use for three weeks, and am
now a well man. / know they saved
my life, and robbed the grave of an
other victim" No one should fail to
try them. Only SOC. guaranteed at
Jones & Gibson's Drug Store. 5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-05-26
QUESTION ANSWERED.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine in the
civilized world. Your mothers aud
grandmotherS' never thought of using
| anything else for Indigestion or Bill
| iouSneSS. Doctors were scarce, and
they seldom heard of Appendicitis,
Nervous Prostitution or Heart failure,
etc. They used August Flower to
clean out the system and stop fermen-
| tation of undigested food, regulate
the action of the liver, stimulate the
nervous or organic action of the SyS-
TEN, and that is all they took when
feeling dull and bad with headaches
or other aches. You only need few
doses of Green's August Flower, in
| LIQUID form, to make you satisfied
| there is nothing serious the matter
with you. For sale by Jones & Gibson.
The Ottawa Herald says another
prospective Populist campaign issue
has gone glimmering. The fusion
papers had many conniption fits over
the removal of the Populist regents
from the regency board of the state
agricultural college. They said that
the PopuliSt board had run the col
eye better than any previous board.
They gave as evidence of this fact
that the attendance had increased
from 800 pupils undo ther Morrill, ad-
ministration to 81 under the Leedy
board. The last official report of the
attendance the past year is now in,
and it shows total attendance under
the STANLEY administration of 1 ,O92 pu-
pills an increase of over 25 per cent
since the Populists were removed from
the board. In addition to this might
be mentioned the fact that the ex-
penses have, Notwithstanding the in
creased attendance, been reduced 20
per cent at the institution.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-05-26

NINE. AdeIina Patti has been giving
some excellent advice to the would-be
iebutante on the operate stage: do
not make too free use of warm cloth
ing, but harden yourself against
changes of temperature. Thanks to
infinite and minute precautions 1 have
preserved my voice, but 1 have always
been careful not to weaken myself by
excessive fear of hot or cold. All the
stories told as to my dread of chills
are pure fiction. I avoid keeping my
rooms overheated. / spend three
hours daily in the open air, andI walk
or drive in an open carriage 1 ac-
.ustomed myself to bear the extremes
Of summer and winter. Do not en-
tertain that terror of the open air
which makes so many artists ridicu-
lous. Avoid furs and mufflers. Each
lime that / have gone out with a
wrapper over my mouth in winter I
have come home with a cold. But
beware of the air just at nightfaIl."
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-05-26
SUMNER EXCURSION RATES

put in effect by the UNION PACIFIC
enable you to reach these favored To-
calities without unnecessary expend-
iture of time or money.
In effect June 81. July to 10 inc,
July Is and August 2 One fare for
the round trip from Missouri River
to Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo.
Ogden and Salt Lake City. Return
limit October 31st, 1900.
For Time Tables and full informa-
tion call on G. G. SCHAEFER.
Agent.