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The sun., 1900-08-09
LONG SWIM IN LOWER BAY,
Martin n. Blancke Defeats Charles ". Evans
Over an Eight Mile Course.

A long distance swimming match was de-
cded In the waters OF the lower bay yes,er-
day between Charles W. Evans. an employee
OF the Staten Island Midland Railroad living
at Concord. and Martin II. Blancke, an ensi-
neer, stopping at present at Cables Hotel.
Midland Beach. The race was for a stake of
500. Evans is stookily built man weighing
about lao pounds while his opponent weighed
about thirty pounds more. The contestants.
left Midland Beach In rowboat at o.3o O'Clock
In the morning. They wore full bathing suits.
In the boat were also Isadoro Fracassi the life
saver at the beach. and Matthew Greavea
friend Of Evans. According TO the life saver
they reached point In the lower bay about one
mile north Of the Monument at II O'Clock hav-
Ing been aided In their row out by the ebb tide
The swimmers gt got oyerboard at this poin,
Then Fracassl gave the signal N start and both
men were of Soon after the start. the hfs
saver says. Bancke seemed 10 weaken and act
Fracassi asked him II he wanted 10 BE- ,aEem il
into the boat, but he warned him II he was
taken in that he would lose the, race. Blancke,
two hundred feet ahead during the greater
part Of the race.
During the first part Of The match the swim
them but the tide soon turned and they were
aided by a food tide and s9utherly wind which
blew briskly. The wind. howssyer. made the
estimated that the distance covered BY ;he
swimmers was eight miles As the racers
approached the finish at the float In front OF
Of pleasure seekers at the beach gathered ,o
watch the finish. At precisely eight minutes
past 3 o'clock in the afternoon. Blancke reached
from his opponent. As soon as Blancke
finished Evans got into the rowboat which
brought him ashore. Neither was apprsciabv
fatiuued hy the long swim In faot pI..si,ss
as soon as he got on the float dived Of again
and sMnm 10 shore
The sun., 1900-08-09
THE ADMiRaL SAMPSON ON ROCKS.
New Fruit steamship In Dinicuity for . short
Time on Boston Light.

Boston. Aug. s-The steamship Admiral
Sampson. owned by the American Mail Steam
ship Company Of Perth Amboy, and under
charter 10 the United Fruit Company. ran on
the Shas Rocks just below Boston Light dur
ing dense fog about o'clock this morning
The Admiral Sampson sailed from Port An
tonic Jamaica. on last Friday morning with
. large cargo Of fruit. Three hours after strik-
Ing the rocks the vessel was ioated and steamed
up to her berth. apparently uninjured. Capt.
Hopkins. the commanding officer. says that
no encountered n fog of the South Shoal Light
ship. which continued most of the time until
reaching port, So dense was the fog below
Boston Light that the steamer was reduced to
one-quarter speed. 1t was while feeling her
way cautiously along at this rate that she
brought up on the rocks
The danger signal Of four whistle blasts
was Immediately sounded The tug Jenny
oame alongside and conveyed the first officer
to the city. The tugs which were sent to her
assistance reached her soon after high water
and. as soon as hawsers could be made fast
gave a long pull, which proved successful
4 thorough examination will be made Of the
steamers bottom as soon as the cargo Is dis
CHARGED.
The sun., 1900-08-09
ben Jordan sails for Thi, Country.

Martin Dowling who looked after the inter-
ests OF Ben Jordan. the English pugilIst. on the
latter's last visit 10 this country, yesterday re-
ceived cablesram from England announcing
that Jordan had sailed on Saturday last for
New York. Jordan il coming over, Dowling
says. for the express purpose OF trying 70 ar
range n go with Terry Mctiovern When
Jordan would propose 10 MCGOvern. Dowling
said that H. was not preplfed to say, n he
would first have 10 consult with Jordan. But. -
added DOwling, Jordan IL anxious TO meet the
champion and, Judging from letters | have re-
ceived from him. guess there will not be any
haggling over terms. for Jordan will agree 10
anSt hing that Is reasonable and will more than
meet Mctiovern hall way to get on a match.
According TO Dovling, the Englishman il In
good shape and will be ready TO nght IN fairly
reasonable time
The sun., 1900-08-09
EN0LANDs TNTEMPERANCE.
The Rev. O. N. sheldon Writes Of Sights That
Mako His Blood Boil.

TOPEKA Kan. Aug s.-The Rev. c. NJ. Shell
don writes from London. saying Mrs Sheldon
and have been insulted by drunken soldiers.
We have had to get OF the sidewalk and so
In the street to give the drunkards room We
bave been jostled on railway platforms by
drunken men and women. we have seen the evils
OF the public house on almost every corner
with barmaids behind the bar and with chill
dren In front Of !! and men and women crowdins
every inch OF space.
III seems TO me that the worst that can be
eald about the ntemperanoe Of England Is
the light andeasy way in which II is all receiyed
the slums and in view Of the big saloons have
not caused more than shrug OF the shoulders
from EnRlishmen who saw them with me"
The sun., 1900-08-09
Can't Tell what Poison He Took.

Carl Hubner. 80 years old. who draws crayon
portraits. went 10 the apartments OF Mrs Mil
ler an acquaintance Of his. who lives on the
third floor Of 10, East Fourth street. yesterday
morning and said he was feeling sick. Mrs.
Miller gave him glass Of milk and advised him
10 lie down for while. She went on about hcr
household duties thinking the man was Sleep
inc until between and O'Clock in the aftern Don
when she tried TO arouse him when she found
he was unconscious. On the tlble lay q note
written by Hubner saying that he didn't care
to live any longer. The man was sent to Belle
vue Hospital. but the doctors there were unable
to tell what kind OF poison the man had taken.
He may recover.
Hubner died at $50 clock. An autopsy will
be he'd to-day 70 determine II possible. tho
kind Of poison he used.
The sun., 1900-08-09
BULLETS DIDN'T KILL HIM.
Alcoholism Caused Hayde's Death-McCarthy
withdraws His hanslaughter Plea.

BosToN. Aug s.-Medical Examiner Draper
reported to-day after performing an autopsy
on the body Of Thomas f. J. Hayde. that death
was due to alcoholism and was not the result
Of bullet wounds inflicted by John NJ Mccarthy.
Hayde and Mccarthy were partners in the
bicycle business on Columbus avenue. They
had been drinking together for several days
previous 10 last Thursday afternoon When
Hayde went 70 sleep on sofa In the rear room OF
the store Mccarthy thought he would have
some fun with his partner and began 10 fire
bullets from a revolver through the partition
behind which Hayde was sleeping, Two of the
five shots fired took effect In Haydes body, one
In the neck and the other In the left shoulder
The wounded man was hurried to the hos
Pital and Mccarthy was placed under arrest,
{-ast evening Hayde died and to-day In court
his partner pleaded guilty to mansaugh hter
charge. but later he retracted his plea and
was locked up for hearing on next Monday.
An hour later, Dr. Draper made his report.
MCCARTHY Is likely TO be released when he
again appears In court
The sun., 1900-08-09
Greenyille Yacht Club Outing.

The members Of the Greenville Yacht Club OF New
Jersey will make club cruise down the bay next
Sunday The start will be made from the club an
chorage at the foot Of Linden avenue. Jersey City.
upper New York Bay, at o'clock In the morning.
the feet getting under way al signal gun nfed
from the Gag ship Of Commodore Leach the Louisa L.
The fleet will comprise soops, steam and naphtha
launches. and cabin and open catboats After a run
down the lower bay the feet will oceed 10 Gravesend
Bay where anchor will be dropped OF Avoca villa.
at which place the yachtsmen will land for dinner
and attend an entertainment
The club has chartered the sea-going steamer
John Lenox for excursion 10 the Fishing Banks
on Sunday, Aug. rs Tne steamer will leave the
foot Of Morris street Jersey City. al 7.S0 a. NJ. and
member, Of the club and their friends anticipate big
TINA
The sun., 1900-08-09
NEGRO JACK TAR ARRESTED
He Is Accused Of Robbing the safe Of the
Amplitude OF $3.50.

BosroN, Aug s-David Your0 colored,
wardroom man on the United States monitor
Amphitrite. was arrested this afternoon on a
charge Of stealing $500 from the safe on the
monitor while she was lying in New Bedford
harbor on July 20 According to the police
Young found the safe open and after abstract
Ing the money. sent II 10 the New Bedford Post
Qfice BY another seaman in an envelope ID
dressed TO Thomas Young, St Vincent, West
Indies" The prisoner Is held here 10 await
the orders OF the Navy DEPARTMENT.
The sun., 1900-08-09
Say Transports Are Manned BY Cinnamon.

A complaint was made at this weeks meeting
of the miscellaneous section OF tho Central Fed
Grated Union by August Gildemeister. delegate
Of the Atlantic Coast Seamens Union. that the
United States Navy transports for Asiatic
waters are manned with Chinese crews. The
from san Francisco after shipping crew OF
Chinese sailors. The union admit that all re-
ports go to show that the Chinese sailors are
soter Industrious and good seamen. but IL
holds that Just now when the country is on the
verge Of serious trouble with China the trans
ports should not be manned by Cinnamon
The sun., 1900-08-09
Killed by the Heat.

There were four cases Of heat prostradon re-
ported at Police Headquarters yesterday One
OF these proyeo :ataI. that OF Thomas DAILY. q
longshoreman, 90 years old He was over
come while at work on Pier 10. North River, and
died before an ambulance arrived.
There were seven other deaths reported at
the CorOners Office that we're 80 sudden as 70
suggest that they were due TO the heat.
The sun., 1900-08-09
600 PAYERS STRIKE.
They Say Their Foremen Require Them 20 DO
Too Much work.

strike OF 200 PAYERS and rammers en-
poyed by the New York Sand and Gravel Com
pany the Uvalde Asphalt Company and the
Standard Asphalt Company was ordered yes
terday morning because OF alleged violation OF
the union rules. The strike stopped all paving
at the following jobs: Twelfth street. near
Fourth aysnue; the greater part OF Amsterdam
avenue. East and West Forty-second street,
East and West Twenty eighth street and East
and West Twenty ninth street. The strikers do
not demand any increase II wages or reduction
of the hours Of labor Their PRINCIPAL griev-
ance they say, Is that the foremen compel
them to do nearly twice as much work as the
union rules require.
The rules call the paving Of IS square wards
days work OF eight hours Tho strikers saw
that the foremen wanted them to pave 80 or 90
square yards day They were willing to pave
4 or s yards more than the union limit they
said but not 80 much as the foremen required
Of them.
The sun., 1900-08-09

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Aug s-Delesates from
many counties In the State met here to-day
and organized the Union Reform party Of
Indiana. The convention adopted a platform
which declares IN favor Of direct legislation by
the people, which means the initiative and
referendum. full ticket was nomina ated
headed by NJ. A. Wilson of Wayne county for
Governor
The sun., 1900-08-09
Managers Of McGoverr and Cans Cannot
Axree on Terms.

Al Herford, representing Joe Cans met Sam
Harris, Terry Mc(iovern's manager, at Cor
belts cafe last night. Herford was prepared to
match the Baltimore colored lad against the
featherweight champion at 1893 pounds, weigh
In at O'Clock on the night Of the struggle.
and bet s2,5O) to 5000 or 5000 TO
$1,000 that Cans would stop Terry inside
OF ten rounds Harris refused to en-
tertan this proposition lie was ready
agreed upon was l 30 pounds at o clock. Her
ford would not listen 10 this. but offered 10 let
Cars weigh In at 1873 pounds at the ring side.
Harris again refused and the meeting broke up.
The sun., 1900-08-09
Asahi wins the Sweepstakes for 3O-Footers
on Newport.

ENEwPoRT. Aug. s.-There was sweepstakes
race this afternoon between the 3o-foo'ers.
which was won by the Asahi, sailed by Mr.. Will
lam Starr Miller. The wind was quite light at
the start. but on the second round OF the tri-
angle 1t freshened ard the finish WAS good The
wind was from the south and the start was
made from Brenton's Cove. the marks being of
Jamestown and at Bishop Rock. The first leg
was run. the second a reach and the third
beat home
The Neia was the first to cross the line, but
the Asahi soon took the lead and held II 70 the
finish he Wa WI ran ashore on Rose Island
and the Dorothy and Pollywog dropped out or
the race. The summary:
The sun., 1900-08-09
Farmer Killed BY Lightning.

EAsToN. Pa. Aug. s-John Houck. aged So,
farmer residing near Stone Church. this
county. was struck by lightning this afternoon
and killed He was hauling grain from the
fields when a sudden shower came up and the
thunder bolt struck him. Houck's fve-year-
old daughter was sitting beside him at the time
and WAS only stunned
The sun., 1900-08-09

Seventy Foot Class Sloops-Virginia beat Mineola
rs min utes Al seconds Rainbow. 80 minutes Ss sec
onds: Yankee hour 10 minutes As seconds Class
1-Astrd beat Hester minutes "A seconds; Isolde,
% minutes SO seconds Class WASP beat Peuei
"a minutes ls seconds; .Sayonara, % min
utes Is seconds Class X - Shark beat Al
tair rs minutes 81 seconds: Sistae. ! hour
AZ minutes 50 seconds; Lotowana hours II min
onds; Ondawa, 2 hours S3 min utes 20 seconds; Hus
sar l., 8 hours 5 minutes 50 seconds, and Syce not
timed
Class L-Aibocore beat Tgress
Glass M--Countess beat Effort. a. minutes ~ sec
onds. and Kiowa not timed
Schooners - Class A - Corona beat Constellation.
I hour 4 minutes 7 seconds: Hildegsrde, ! hour
minutes 81 seconds Class d Quisseua peat
Katrina, SO minutes seconds: Ingomar, As minutes
10 seconds: Latona. 81 minutes "a seconds. Class
F-Wayward beat Gevalia, s minutes 10 seconds:
Neaera, q minutes 5S seconds: 1Ddra, hour ii min
utrs ) seconds: Rusalka, l hour S3 minutes As
seconds, and uncas not timed.
The sun., 1900-08-09
Hempstead Bay Yacht Club Cruise.

PArcHoGUE Aug S-The feet OF the Hemp
stead Bay Yacht Club came around Blue Point and
into Patchogue Bay here to night on its annual
cruise. The yachts left Moriches at 80 A. NJ to day
bound for Water Island with the QUO Neds. Dr,
Hutchinson fleet craft showing her heels to the
other boats bu, the flagship Mabel and A. II. Sea
mans May gave her pretty trip Of II all the way
along In Glass for soops the Quo Nads won ly
II seconds while the Mayette beat the Mabel by 81
seconds. F. Doflons Imp won In the catboat class
There was nice breeze all the way and the boats
showed splendid sailing Tomorrow morning the
special regatta n the Great South Bay for all classes
will take place
The sun., 1900-08-09
Insurance Agents Form Q Union.

An organization OF Insurance agents was
effected yesterday at 81 West Twenty-seventh
street, about saventy-lve charter members
signing the roll Of membership. The object Of
the organization. the constitution says, is that
insurance agents may assist each other socially,
morally and financially" The Organization
will be known as the Insurance Field Assoca-
ton. W. Foster was elected President and Q.
II. ToEe. Secretary.
The sun., 1900-08-09
DOCK Carpenters PREVAILING RATE.
Labor Unions Ask the Comptroller to Hold Up
Contractor Ralph's Bill.

There was hearing before Comptroller Coler
yesterday in which the prevailing rate Of wages
for dock carpenters was involved. lien
has been placed on bill due Contractor Bernard
Ralph for city dock building. Patrick Mcmahon,
District Master Workman Of D. A 10. Knights
OF Labor, and James DAILY OF Local Assembly
1897 OF Dock Carpenters were present with
counsel To protest against the payment
OF the money due TO Ralph and they declared
that the contractor had paid his men only q. 50
a day, while the prevailing rate was %.
The contractor said that the men who were
objecting were not his employees and that
he had had no trouble about wages with the
that no evidence was offered to show that the
prevailing rate was %; and that the United
States Government was paying only from
e2.25 to s2.st a day for work at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard
The hearing was adjourned to give both
sides an opportunity to get more evidence.
The sun., 1900-08-09
BODY IDENTIFIED,

Andrew Hausiing. Jr., Of Newark Found In
tho Glendale Woods, Jersey City.
The body found in the Glendale Woods, Jer-
sey City, on Monday was identified yesterday
by Andrew HauslinC, coal dealer Of Newark.
as that Of his son. Andrew HauslinR. Jr. Haus-
ling had been in business with his father and
had not been seen since Saturday. A medical
examination showed that he died from the
effects OF carbolic acid. though his father said
self Hausling was 81 years old and leaves a
wife
The sun., 1900-08-09
Detective Ruddy Get, a Rad Fall.

While Detective Neil Ruddy Of the Adams
street station. Brooklyn. was attempting 10 get
of a Flatbush avenue car at Fifth avenue last
evening ~ slipped and fell 10 the street. sus-
tanning concus. lion OF the brain and severe
scalp wound. He was removed 10 the Seney
Hospital.
The sun., 1900-08-09

Denver. Aug. s.-Ie>se Grace Engeman. a
hand ONE young woman Of New York city. was
divorced yesterday at Cheyenne. Wyo, from
William A. Engeman. on the ground OF deser-
hon.
The sun., 1900-08-09

The Vanderveer Park Baseball Club has all Satur-
days IN September open and Labor Day. Sept s.
They play only on their own grounds. which are
easily reached from Manhattan. Uniformed teams
preferred Address John 4. Benham 1884 brooklyn
avenue. Nandervccr Park. BROOKLYN,
The sun., 1900-08-09
Overstudy Makes = Recent Lafayette Graduate
Insane.

WiLKEs-BARRE. Pa. Aug. s.-Henry Bradey's
ambition led to overstudy and as result OF it
he was taken to-day To the insane asylum al Re-
treat. He was gra duated year ago at I.afayette
with honors won by hard and persevering study.
During the last school term he taught In New
York and nearly every evening found him
poring over his books
The sun., 1900-08-09

Cgarmakers' Strike May End To-day.
A conference between committees Of the strk-
ing cigarmakers and the manufacturers will be
held this forenoon at Delmonioo's, Fifth avenue
and Fortv-fourth street, at which II Il exrected
that the strike, which has lasted about five
months will be settled.
The sun., 1900-08-09
switchmau Berger Dead, Dunn In the Tombs.

Louis Berger. the switchman on the New
York Central Railroad. who was found with his
head badly cut near his post at Seventy-fourth
street and Twelfth avenue early on Tuesday
morning. died yesterday morning In Roosevelt
Hospital. Walter Dunn. who was arrested after
the police had found an adze stained with blood
IN his fathers boathouss nearby. was committed
10 the Tombs by the Coroner.
The sun., 1900-08-09

When an advertiser has something Of real
value TO dispose OF. he first goes TO The SUH's
advertising columns with it-Adu.
The sun., 1900-08-09


beaten. The Countess had the lead OF the
little fellows with Effort close up. but TO lee.
ward. The Shark, Corona. Hildegarde and
tho example OF the Virginia, Syce, Altar.
Wasp and Qui-setta kept well in to the north
shore while the others kept about half way
between these two divisions
The Quissetta did remarkably well and led
the schooners. The Affair. after a short fight.
passed the Syce, These and the Wasp went
son the iSe eaahs the bos
fight, with the Isolde in the weather
position. Then the wind fell light and hauled
side soon took the lead in her class. while the
Constellation. he Hester and Isolde
forge ahead. 4 shift still further to the south
enabled these boats to carry their balloon
jib-topsails from, Plum Gut to the
t Was always % Aq Witch In' at ' reSehin~. passed a,
the Corona. The Shark was the fourth boat to
finish. She followed the Rainbow in and
crossed the line At +'4o;so. twenty-five minutes
led the schooners from the start and not
only won in her class. but also won the
cup; The Constellation. Colonia, and
llildegarde were the next three and with
their balloons andmain topmast 81 aysails dra W.
ing, they made grand picture, The Wasp was
next and she was winner in her class. NeIt
came the Katrina. Wayward. the winner in
cla's F. Astrild, winner Of class I Hester. Geva-
liza. Neaera,- Ingomar. I.atonia Isolde and the
rest OF the fleet strung out.
Chairman Kane has made arrangements 10
have copies OF the table OF the days run mani
folded on the COMMITTEES boat and they will be
ready for distribution among the yaohtsmen a
short time after the races are ended each
night. The harbor is well filled with yachts,
and sailing vessels are largely in the
majority. The schedule Of runs this year IL
very popular with the owners OF saili ng yachts
owned by the three flag officers are sailing
yachts.
The fleet is anchored of the Peouot House
as usual, and many OF the steamers are illumin-
ated Tomorrow the run will be TO Newport.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-20
METAL FELL ON HIM
George Bell While Loading a Car at
Works No. had his Leg Broken
and Head Bruised

George Bell, one of the metal gang
at Works No. 2. of the tLanyon Zinc
Co.'s smelters in this city had his left
leg broken and received very severe
bruises about his head by pile of
metal falling on him. He was carried
to his boarding house at the corner
of Madison and State streets and DIR.
Cox attended to his injuries. The
left leg was broken below the knee
and the bone pushed through the
tieshy part Of the limb. The injuries
on his head consist of deep cash in
his forehead and another at the back
of his head, neither of which frac-
tured the ekull, fortunately.
Bell was standing on the ground
and passing the big zinc plates up to
the car when the whole pile ofseveral
tons of metal toppled over. The first
ones struck him on the leg, breaking
it and throwing him to the ground
aud the other fell on top of him, one
striking him in the head, The other
workman hastily eXtricated him and
took him home, he never losing
consciousness. Bell is a comparative
stranger in lola, having lived here
but few weeks. He is Il young man
about twenty-eight years of age and
his relatives live in Iowa. He has no
family and boards at the Powers
boarding house, h. A. Edgar's old
home on west Madison.
The doctor feels confident that the
young man will rapidly recover from
! the injuries.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-20
THE VISITING OFFICIALS
Several of the Main Guys of the Santa
Fe Inspect the Best Town on
their System

A special came in Saturday on
the Santa Fe bringing to lola Mr..
Resigve, general superintendent, of
Topeka; Mr.. Barnes, division superin.
tendent, of Chsnute; and MI. Kownes,
car superintendent, of Topeka. They
remained here several hours and had
their private car switched out to the
Cement plant and out to the LanyOn
Zinc Company's factory, both Of
which plants they examined with in
terest. Upon their return to the sta
tion they expressed to Mr., Edgar,
the agent, their pleasure with their
trip and their appreciation of what
lola and her factories are doing to
make the Santa Fe the biggest and
best road on earth.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-20
VERY CARELESS SHOOTING
Charlie Cole Shot at a Bird and Wound
ed Mrs. Samuel Brown Quite
Seriously

bout 10 o'clock lastSaturday while
Mrs. Sam Brown was out in the yard
at her home, corner of Buckeye and
Jackson streets she was struck by n
22.calibre bullet which buried itself
in her thigh about half way between
the hip and the knee. She sank to
the ground, and was helped into the
house by a neighbor and DR.. Morgan
was called. He found that the bullet
had penetrated about two inches and
thinks it can easily be extracted
without iDflicting any serious injury
to her.
The way the shooting happened is
not unusual. Charlie Cole, who lives
next door north, was out in his garden
shooting birds to drive them away
from his truck patch, and it was a
stray bullet from his gun which
wounded Mrs. Brown. Mr.. Cole is, OF
course, reproaching himself bitterly
for his part in the accident.
The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1900-04-20

Corn and oats wanted at Clalborne's
q orn Meal and Feed Mill.