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THE EXPLOSION OF THE sARCo.
BLOWING Up OF THE LAUNCH UNEx-
PLAINED-ALFRED EUGENE CROWS
CONDITION CRITICAL

Alfred Eugene Crow. whose wife and twelve
year-old Harold were killed or Monday after
noon by the explosion o. a zas0le1e launch in
which they were returning home 70 New-ROchele
after the LarchmOnu Yacht Club regatta. Is still
in a critical condition Dr.. George \ Peck. OF
last night that the patient was doing well al
could De expected
The explosion one OF the most terrific that
has ever occurred on LOng Island Sound. Il hook
the buildings along the shore for several niles
William Crow. the injured mans brother. says
that he heard II distinctly az his home al Milton
Point. fifteen miles away. Coroner Banning. who
with Mrs. Banning 1shing or City Island.
seven miles away, also heard IL The great wonder
among the yachtsmeu is that Mr.. Crow not
killed instantly like his wife and His IL
JuTtes consist OF deep seven inch cut on his leg
and burns and bruises. The physicians yesterday
removed portion OF the leg bone which was shat
tered BY the explosion The patient stood the op-
Grafton we'll and il is believed that ne may re-
cover. unless there are internal injuries
Mr. Crow was conscious yesterday, and talked
70 the physicians and nurses When told thar his
wife and child were dead he moaned: I know it.
They were drowning near ne but I could not reach
them The mental anguish endured was intense
could not a hand OF foot 70 save them I
was clinging a cushion nearly ten minutes be-
fore I rescued. and several times in my
anguish was tempted 20 let go and die with the
others"
a definite explanation Of the cause OF the aeci-
dent He is positive however that II was not
caused by a cigar or match being thrown on ths
hoor The general opinion of the yachtsmen is that
the gasoleue tanks leaked and filed the bottom OF
the launch Clinton Crow, the eldest son told q
an electric battery TO explode the gasoIens The
batteries we're near the engine in the centre OF the
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than the Arethusa was recently reftted and over
hauled, and is now ready for service
EPISCOPAL MISSIONARIES SAFE.
ENCOURAGING WORD FROM BISHOP GRAVES
ESCAPE FROM PAO-TING-FU
DESCRIBED.
EPISCOPAL MISSIO
DESCRIBED

Only one cable message was received from China
by the missionary organizations yesterday. This
was from Bishop F r Graves who has charge Of
the Episcopal missionary work in the Yang-tse
Kiang valley. It was received at the office Of the
Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society of the
Protestant Episcopal Church. II read
Men at posts. All safe"
1t was sent from Shanghai Taken in connection
with dispatch received from Bishop Graves few
days ago, saying that the women OF the mission
stations had gone to Japan, It that all the
Episcopal missionaries stationed along the Yang
tse-Kiang valley in places OF safety The
Episcopal society had forty missionaries in Central
China.
Several letters were received from different mis-
sionaries in China. An interesting one was that
received at the office Of the Presbyterian Board.
sent by ]. Walter Lowrie from Tien-Tstn on June
Il Mr. Lowrfe was stationed at aPao-T fng-Fu but
came out TO Shanghai with his mother Mrs A P.
Lowrie, who about to start for the United
States before the Boxers cut, on the escape OF
those at Pao-Ttng-Fu Mr. Lowrie able TO re-
turn only as far Tien-Tstn- He describes the
escape Of the Belgian party from Pao-Ting- Flu.
which lost two. and says:
Picking foreigners were in great terror yesterday.
All gathered in the British Legation and the
hundred American and British undertook to break
[aTGUg6 to Pekng to their relief repairing the
Tung-Cho College was burned down after the
forty foreigners at the mission had left It under
escort This news when it reaches Pao-Ting- Flu
by the local sodiery. The Boxers are towards,
and probably fear that friends are armed.
The CathOIics at Tqng,sip thirty Il southwest
Of Pao-Ting- Flu, repUlsed large band q few days
ago, killing three, and the rest threw their guns
away IN their flight
Mr. Lowries letter says that Miss Anna Gould
who was supposed TO be in Picking, is in Pao-Ttng-
Flu He also mentions the death Of two mission
aries of the Society for the Propagation Of the
Gospel Messrs Norman and Robinson, at Yuug-
Dr. W. r. FAIRIES Of the Presbyterian mission
at Wei-Hten, destroyed by the natives writing
from Shanghai June 30 to the Presbyterian Board,
says:
Troops are pouring into Ten sin and Picking
cannot be entered in a hurry. The Russians saved
Tien-Tsln- Japanese come up and take their stand
by the English and Americans in the front line as
certain other European troops retire Anglo
Saxon soldiers have been brave TO foolhardness.
but have had few casualties. Captain McCalla
says Come on, boys, and the boys sing There
Will be a hot time IN Picking tonight" But they
can't get there.
DR.. Il K. Carroll. OF the Methodist Missionary
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THE NICAR4GUAN BOUNDARY.

CEREMONY IMPRESSIVE
Managua- July 24-with great military civil
and religious pomp the Nicaraguan and Costa
Rican government engineers and General z P
Alexander of South Carolina, arbitrator Of the
boundary dispute between Nicaragua and Costa
RIGA appointed by President Cleveland. signed
to-day in Congress Hall. in the presence Of a
large and distinguished company. the agreement
delimiting the boundary recently agreed upon.
This ceremony terminated a dispute which has
often threatened war between the two govern
ments in the last forty years. This evening Pres
tdeut Zelaya gave a dinner at the Hotel Italia
10 the arbitrator and the engineers
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GEN. CHAFFEE IN JAPAN.
TO LAND AT NAGASAKI TO-DAY AND
HURRY TO TIEN-TSIN.
WAR DEPARTMENTS PREPARATIONS FOR
THE PEKING CAMPAIGN VIC
OROUSLY PUSHED
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrBuxE.l

IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington. July 24.-The most important and
interesting official news received by the War
Department from the Orient to-day a dis
patch saying that the transport Grant had been
sighted in the inland Sea Of Japan, and would
reach Nagasaki at an early hour tomorrow.
twenty-five days out from San Francisco.
Aboard the Grant are Major-General Chafee
(who will learn of his promotion 10 that rank as
soon as he steps ashore). two squadrons of the
9th Cavalry and a battalion of marines. General
Chattee will receive Geographic advices from the
Secretary Of War which will hasten the de-
parture Of the Grant for Taku. where she will
probably arrive on Saturday. II is expected
that General Chaffee, after a conference with
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cockpit The son thinks that this battery may
have charged The piping leading 70 the pig thirty
five gallon EaSolene tank II the bow or the launch
and Two others aft and that they all exploded to-
gether.
found drtftet ashore yesterday- II was part OF
m bow bearing a miniature crows head. 10 which
vas attached the steering wheel The wheel which
is OF metal. bent nearl-- double
Miss Mary Crow, an aunt OF M crow, had a
narrow escape from being in the wrecked boat
She attended the races with the family. but left
the launch fifteen minutes before the accident 70
visit some friends az the Bevau House, in Larch-
Mrs Crow and her will oe buried on Thurs
day in Woodlawn CeneJery- The funeral viii %
held az 10 o'clock IN Trinity Episcopal Church
New-Rochele the rector, the Rev Dr. Charles
F Canedy. officiating
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BURNING AND LOOTING N TUNG-CHO.
LETTER TO AMERICAN BOARD SAYS IT WAS
THE WORK OF SOLDIERS. NOT
THE BOXERS

BOSTON July A.-The American Board has
celVeo letter from Mrs Frances D Wilder. dated
Ilen-Tstn June Il. in which the writer tells Of the
departure Of the Tung-Cho missionaries, under
Chteo states guard, to Picking; the burning of the
Auhg-Cho College and the footing Of the houses.
All missionaries in Peking Mrs. Wilder says,
BRUSH and American. have gone to the Methodist
compound. All the Civil Service people are at the
British Legation. only places have to be
defended Under date Of June 18 Mrs. Wilder
wrote:
do not know how much the secretary Of the
mission is able to write you from Picking. but am
CONSTRAINED 10 tell what came by letter TO the
METHODIST friends yesterday. The large chapel IS
converted into a fort by walling up all but one
entrance and most OF the windows, with loopholes
Tor firing within. Here all will take refuge If at
lacked The gates are also bricked up, with spikes
and barbed wire top OF the walls. with a net
work OF oarbed wire across the compound in dit
ferent places They have twenty-five marines
there and forty firearms besides for the mission
aries TO use. There are seventy-eight in the com
pound besides three hundred Chinese, and fifty
women and children
The Minister doing all he protect them
It is said that the Chinese have guns mounted on
the wall covering the legations, and will destroy
than thousand foreign troops nearing the city,
and their numbers are increasing daily. All SAFE al
tao-Ting-Fu the evening Of the Ith. fester-
day some Chinese troops of General Mems Iorce
twho favors foreigners) started Tor there 10 orlns
the missionaries here. or protect them there:
oitions at Picking. The burning OF the coLIege ana
looting of houses in Tung-Cho was not by Boxers
but by soldiers and the crowd. The army, almost
10 q man, is against foreigners.
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TIE CASE OF MAJOR c. 4. SMITH.

Albany July 4-Atrorney-General Dawes has re-
eeived from Acknowledgement Hoffman copy OF
the writ Of certiorart secured by Major Clinton H
Smith OF the list New-York Regiment. 70 compel
the Military Board which recommended his dis
unisSaI from the Guard 70 place before the Court
its findings and the evidence on which they were
based
The Acknowledgement has decided 20 apply, ar q
special term OF the Supreme Court 20 be ne-d here
on Tuesday next. for an order compelling Major
Smith 70 show cause why such wrtJs should not
be vacated and which wrirs he believes the Court
will QUash
The Court OF Appeals denied the application o.
Major Smith for an injunction prevent ths
Military Examining Board from considering ais
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THINKS THE CUBANs UNGRATEFUL
corpora, 1evler. q Company c. said:

A. first We sought the friendship Of the Cuoanss
end We hated the Spaniards. Toward the time OF
or coming away found that the educated
S7a-tsr people are by means 70 be oesplsed,
and mat they appreciate 70 great extent WhaJ
--= United States has done. On the other haro
we see That there are Cubans who were Only our
friends while We fought their battles
Major Pitcher has perhaps experienced more
varied kinds Of life II Cuba than any other mem
bzr OF the regiment. AT different times be was
Provost Marshal Police Magistrate and Commls-
elorer OF Charities and Correction in Havana
while n Porto Rico he was IN charge Of com
pzrv q troops employed 70 90 from one end Of
-hs island 10 the other pulling down the Spanish
and hosting the American flag
TIE troops left at sunset by special train, con-
sisring OF fifteen cars The baggage was sent IN
another train AL The arrangements Tor trans
ucr-a-trn were made by Milton c. Roach, general
Eastern passenger agent Of the New-fork Central
The companies with their commanders, are as
f.LrvE-
Lieutenant z " Perkins OF Company A; Cap
tan T Z. Sargent Of Company 3; CAPTAIN Fred
e-ck Perkins % Company c: CAPTAIN Charles
Gz-1z-5r Of Company D; Captain g 2 IerritI.
o. Company Q. and Captain M D. Parker, OF
Company 4 -.
wives children
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SECOND INFANTRY ARRIVES.
Two 8AT-ALIOe5s OK THE TRANSPORT
EELGWICK

The U--ted States transport Sedgwick with two
5sttaIo1s q the % Infantry under command Of
L-e-te-sul-CoIoneI 4 v. COrlss, arrived at Quar-
s1-1e yesterday st Il o'clock from Matanzas and
C-=rTu=acE Cuba There we're $50 private soldiers
. officers and II women OF board
A. 80 o'clock the snip left Quarantine for Wee
1swke1 where she was locked about o'clock
The command goes over the West Shore Railroad
. For- Thomas. kentucky II was expected thai
r would start probably early this morning. The
tine Ct the departure depends upon how long the
unloading q me transport and the loading OF the
SPECIAL train should take
Lts1teraut-ColoneI Corliss said that his men were
e. splendid condItion-au sound and healthy. Their
efficiency vas Of e high order, reached through
constant drll and target practices and plenty OF
ned service
Tie oslcers who cane On the transport were
--cuteLzur-C Colonel 4. ". COrlss. Major =. y.
5oTua- Captain ?. P Fremont Captain Il. H
barclollz LleuJenants J. L Hines. ?. z Mar
quart 2. r. Ely 2. McCleave, T. ". Benteen,
1. !. LUZ J. g. Worker, a Z WLAams, r c
Martin 4 !. Harris. r. " Rowe4, z 4 Wes-
con J. =. Watson. A 4. Bishop, J NJ. Cullison,
= r Tl-e and :. Il Bowman and Drs- l. >
TzEles and " ?. Lawrence
The other passengers we're members or the OF
-lsfs families and discharged and furloughed
Ae.- S-E CT the men, WhO were SUFFERING IRON
Iealsra. sent 70 SVEinburne Island for treat
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pines Instructions came with the order to put
OH an extra force of men. and since Sunday night
Tba ,r aho handlers have worked uncea singly.
80. '~sen-y-fVe carloads will be made up of all
@o 81 wearing apparel for soldiers and besides
- Mlll De general supplies ranging from needles
$50 Already several carloads of goods
pennsylvania Railroad
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COLONEL sANGER's MISSION.
VALUABLE INFORMATION GAINED RE-
sPECTING RESERVE FORCES
IBY CABLE TO TIE rRrBuxE.I

sPECTING RESERVE FORCES.
lsT CABLE TO TIE rR1BUSEI
London. July p, a m--ColoneI William Cary
Sanger. who mas been studying for months the
British system Of auxiliary forces, under in
structions from Governor Roosevelt and from
Secretary Root. has completed his Investigations
Fere, ana has started for Switzerland with Mrs
Sanger. He will probably devote several weeks
to examination OF the Swiss military service
which is unique in Europe. being an anomalous
but effective system OF compulsory volunteering.
Colonel Sanger's work in England has been
thorough, and his report will include
comprehensive survey Of the operation Of the
British military system of regular and auxiliary
forces during the war in South Africa.
He has been especially interested. as the IN
spector Of the New-Yor6 National Guard in the
second line Of British reserves consisting Of
militia, volunteers and yeomanry. and the infor-
nation which he has collected will have direct
bearing upon the American problem OF estab-
fishing a homogeneous reserve or auxiliary
force, for the Army through the cooperation OF
the Federal and State authorities when the re-
lations OF the National Guard 70 the Regular
Army have been determined. 1 N
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Chinatown and his countrymen have promised 10
let him alone as long ne does nothing to injure
them. His friends went TO Harlem last night and
told Kee it safe for him 10 leave MS hlohg
place He left the elevated road at Chatham square
and FASTENED 10 his wife and children after one
look assure himself that MS shop al No Doy-
ers-st had not been looted He attracted no atten-
ton IN passing through the quarter and there was
no demon stration against him when ne went 70
work yesterday morning
TROOPS TO SAIL FROM PACIFIC COAST
San Francisco. July 24.-It was decided by the
transport officials to-day that the hancock VIII
sail for NaEasaki direct July Is. with fve hum
dred marines and four batteries OF the 80 ArIlery
The steamer Strathgyle will sail on August with
$50 horses OF the 9th Cavalry. and the Aztec VIII
get aWav on August with $50 horses OF the LIST
Cavalry The stores remaining IN the Hancock
from her last voyage being taken out Tbs
Meade Will sail on August l, bound for Manila
Seattle Wash. July A.-one hundred and
306 horses OF Troop X list United States Cavalry.
under command of Lieutenant Hartman have ar
rived here from Fort Niobrara bound for thu
Orient The troop went into camp at Fort Law
ton Just north OF the city where this week they
Will be Joined by seven more troops OF the same
regiment. The date OF their sailing Tor the
Orient has not yet been liked
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FINANCIAL CRISIS FEARED IN JAPAN

San Francisco. July "a (SpeciaD.-The troubles
in Chira threaten to bring on financial panic
in Japan. China has gradually become the
greatest field for japanese trade and enterprise
and the practical closing Of this market is bound
10 bear heavily on many large japanese firms.
These firms are represented by big establish
rnents in Tien-Tsin and elsewhere, and instruc-
lions have been sent to stats there TO close up
and return TO Japan when the journey is practi-
cable number Of japanese firms especially
such as are involved mainly in cotton markets,
are seriously irnperilled and If there is no early
pacification in China Japan is on the verge Of
a tremendous financial crisis.
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TOPpEDO BOAT DEsTROTER LAUNCHED.

TORPEDO BOII DENIRUl ER L4J NJH Hi
Richmond Va July 24-The torpedo boat de-
strover Dale was successfully launched this after
noon at the Trigg shipyard Miss Mary Hassell VII
son. Of Philadelphia. descendant Of Commodore
Robert Dale named the vessel The Dale is 245
feet in length all OF % feet beam and 81 feet
drauEht and a dispa cement OF 40 tons II Is
expected she Will make twenty-eight miles an
hour The contract price for the construction Of
the hull and machinery is stated as $4,000
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Il - srPPLIEs cHINAwARD

70 ELaRE SUPPLIES CEIAAWAFD
Js1erso1yille. Ind. July IA rush order has
Been received by The United States Quartermaster S
oe1o- here from Washington. Fifteen carloads Of
ese9rr wagons and duplicate parts also I'VE hun
efec neC ranges and twenty-five cars Of other sup
pies are % be loaded and started toward Seattle
-'-nigh- From that point the shipment is 70 go
!. -a-la- Lho.gh part Of II may 60 70 the Philip
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Society received letter from the Rev. Frederick
Brown dated Che-Foo, June p Mr. Brown was a
passenger the last train that left Picking. Many
81 the other foreigners preparing to start BY
rhe railroad the next day but there was no train
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ant-Chrtstian rabbe and he thought the nau Nv
converts and the missionaries were 10 ulali0'
the Catholics being very troublesome.
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THE EIGHTH LANDED.
SIX COMPANIES START FOR FORT
SMELLING on THE WAY TO CHINA.

csx companies Of the sth United States Infantry
numbering 90 men, landed from the transport
Crook yesterday at West Seventy second-st-, and
-oox q train for Fort Smelling near St Paul. The
rr9o-s were IN command Of Colonel P. H Ellis
L Is said that the greater part Of the regiment
sfrer short time for recupera1ion al the fort
ElL De- dispatched 10 China The men were all
u excellent condition
The transport reached the New-York shore
yesterday morning Despite the earliness OF
ne hour group Of women was arxiously wait
.rz s- -he pier. Among them were the sisters Of
Eugene 0'Brien the trUmpeter Of Company G. The
e~s-tt7-= Of military discipline were suspended
ar tine and the women climbing UP the gang
rlark soon found the dear ones that they sought
one Old woman however unable TO climb the
narrow ladder She had almost given up IN despair
wner merry voice sang out from above: Hello
Tote
Ard herewith the baby came down the steps two
e. a tine The baby proved TO be man six feet
-au v-i-h the muscular development that might
have interested q vaudeville manager His name
was Louis Van Muller. OF this city.
Some Of the soldiers asked for half hours
leave and wandered about the tracks OF the
New-Tork Central Others were satisfied to lean
against the rail Of the ship and scan the shore
along Riverside Drive AL were dressed IN yellow
khaki uniforms Not with whom Tribune
-s-7-rs- CHANGED 70 speak manifested any love Of
garrison duty such as the sth has experienced for
some tine at Columbia Barracks, Just outside OF
ire rt-y q Havana
we've licked M dagoes at Santiago" said
o-a a-5 we'd Ike TO get q w1hack ct the Mongols
ar Peking Il was pity that We had 70 stay
down here in Cuba"
COLONEL ELLIS TALKS
Colonel 4 P Ellis, the commanding officer of
the regiment said 70 a Tribune reporter
The men are in the pink Of condition, and want
n @gtr Nor one debiirated- But since
The engagement before Santiago, In which our
-ez-r1err uarticfpa ted its removal 70 Point Mon
tauk and going back again 70 Havana, me
bows have rot alone done garrison duty. Al one
t5rle the sIh supplied Havana with ner, ponce
force About three hundred men We're detaleo
Ia ratrel The city. and. 7 tell you, Havana was a
petty orderly town TOO Major Pitcher was arter-
ward made Police Judge, and, between the MAJOR
and the soldiers. there were not nan dozen
murders for the whole year. - =,
sfivo-srf-g annexation 10 the United States II Is
cDEr ~ negro and lower Cle sEeE that CRY amos
ErTerica-os!' or IN other words. Get out OF mere,
-0r Americans" 7 believe that We are gong on
10 -7faz IS fast Il VIII be found advisable we
Win rec-uLr the companies rom the nome
beieve-- however. thai fighting the Chinese VIII
be SEsy task
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TWO WATERTOWN
CHAUTAUaUA EXCURSION.

$40 90 round trip by ERIE RAILROAD. July 9Th.
Tickets good for return until August 18th
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ENGINEERS START FOR CHINA.

West Point N. Z, July Accompany e Bat
Talon OF Engineers in command of First Leuten-
ant Cavanaugh and Second Lieutenant slattery'
,ha latter of this years Of graduates, left
here AT 10 o'clock this morning for duty In China
MANY of the company heads OF families. and
+bere were several affecting scenes at parting The
men were accompanied 70 the station by the
Acadanv hand the entire corps OF cadets and
MANY friends. They will embark on transport
leaving San Francisco about August L
TWO WATERFOWL INFANTRYMEN KILLED
WATERFOWL N Y, July 24.-Two members Of the
9th Infantry from WATERFOWL fell in the battle
of Tien-Tsin They Private John c. Potter
Of Company A. and Corporal Richard B. Slater. Of
Company B. Slater born in this city and was
twenty years old. Potter here nine years
ago from Burley Falls y. H.
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WEE KAI KEE BACK IN CHINATOWN
Wee Kai Kee. the Chinese painter who angered
his countrynen by drawing Chinese inscriptions for
a newspaper of this city. IS again TO be found IN