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New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
ELECTRICITY on BRITISH RAILWAY.
AMERICAN MACHINERY TO TAKE THE PLACE OF
STEAM IN LIVERPOOL TUNNEL

'A1a~hAN-'A@-N-
STEAM IN LIVERPOOL TUNNEL.
Ptttshurg Aug 22-The last Of the main genera
tors and engines Intended be installed in the
power plant of the Mersey Tunnel Railway are
about 10 be shipped from the Westinghouse works
at East Pttsburg. These generators are Oh the
railway type. and 10 be directly connected 70
vertical cross compound Westinghouse Corliss en-
gines OF $50 horsepower each The power mousse
lighting and the electric light OF all stations, sid
ings etc. will be supplied from separate general
ing plant. comprising two compound wound gen
orators connected to Westinghouse compound en-
gines and running at speed Of two hundred and
fifty revolutions minute The power generating
plant Will have an aggregate output OF about 6-oS
horse sepower-6600 horsepower for the railway
proper and COO horsepower for HRntins Inc
Westinghouse electro-pneumatic system or tram
control is TO be used and the will be equipped
with Westinehouse high speed airbrakes The roll
ing stock will consist of sixty cars. each about
sixty feet length. The trains will be formed Oh
five cars each the first and last cars OF train
being equipped WITH lour Loo-Iois@
power motors each.
The Mersey Railway connects Liverpool and
Birkenhead and passes under the River MeFsey-
The tunnel double tracked The route OF the
railway is about four miles and a half long the
total length of track including sidlngs. belnS
about twelve miles Its situation is unique. join
ing two such important business cities. between
which the only competition in the transportation
of passengers and freight given by ferryboats on
the river and the traffic the line is ia-ge Ihe
number OF passengers carried has been between
seven millions and eight millions a year. with the
old steam locomotive system
The railroad is standard gauge. laid in accord
ance with railway practice. the rails
being Of the ordinary English 'bulIhead' type.
weighing eighty-six pounds 20 the yard The nae
is 70 be lifted with the third rail system, the con
ductor rail 10 be lad alongside and Just outside
OF the running track. The running rails will not
be used the return electrical eonduclor put d
fourth rail is be placed between them suiely Tor
this purpose. This viii entirety prevent any de
structiou of tracq rails or buried iipes II the
vicinity eIectrolysis The third and four n raIs
kiU he similar in size and In arrangement .Iuey
are TO be of section sixty feet IN length ana %
weigh one hundred pounds TO the Yard They VII
he handed and carried s5oneware .naulatJIs
snaced az intervals Of seven or eight feet.
Il is ey-l.. cted that the rains will thre
minute Service. The tunnel and The Sc en- ST.
IInrs nf the system be electrically ASI;eu
throuebour The power generating aim. the
machinery and the trackwoIk are AL being pushed
rauidly 10 eomISriou
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
DEVERY WILL BREAK in
WOE RETIDE ANY MAN WHO TRIES TO
KEEP HIM OUT OF THE STATE
CONVENTION.

Big Bilr' Devery IS taking up a collection Of
jn1nies and dark lanterns. and is absorbing all
possible information second story methods 10
assist him in forcing entrance to the Demo-
cratic State Conveation the date for which is 70
be fixed al the meeting OF the State Committee
in Saratoga to-day. The big chief has received
some inside Information that the 'triumfers and
ex-senator Hill have framed up" q scheme by
which he is to be frozen out Of the executive
committee If he is elected leader Of the IXth AS
sembly District. and barred from attendance at
the State Convention
Them triumfers won't pull of no game like that
me-" said the chief. throwing out his chest and
lighting a fresh cigar II I elected leader o
this district they won't attempt to four-fush
An II they do. I'll 20 up TO that State Con
vention an talk 10 some of those fellers ike
Philadelfy lawyer an they'u believe my story. too
Why. I'll push in the door II they try 70 freeze me
Just mark that down sport; I'm a-eoin'
push the door in an when I get inside L Il make
'em think there q cyclone struck the joint
News reached the IXth District last night that
District ATTORNEY Jerome vas inyesuSanns the
seryer IN fbe District Attorneys offce Donovan as
exclusively told in The Tribune on Sunday was
accused by Devery Of leasing three story ar tene-
it with thirty day voters. who we're expected TO
support the Sheehan ticket Al that time DeVeEg cry
alleged that Donovan had thlrty-one men IN ei.e
house Yesterday II was said he was acconm9dat. goat
rs r9 aI1at ba oa FOR SOM line bur il is said he has
been well enough 70 axe an acuye part IN me me- cam @
think he Will be we'll enough work for some time
He does not fix September l6 as the day when ne
Will have recovered. Donovan saws he was kicked
by man while swimming Mr.. jerome Is now IN
vestieating his case. -, 1T.
Jerome knows me. an he knows that | wouidn On t
do nuthir' like that hope he does come up mere
after Donovan. That guy needs some investi-
gatin' Donovan amt a-gon TO pull on that stunt
so easy. l got sumthn up my sleeve thdt can
his bluff good an heavy. ,,.
Another Devery banner IS to be unfurled to,nlsht
II will be at Twenty -seventh-st- and Ienth-aVe
and the big chief VIII make a speech THIS Will De
,{e Trct 2rsE-
trict where he is extremely popular. The jolly
Pipers will raise the banner. Another banner rals
Ing is scheduled for early next week somewhere
near Ninth-ave. and Twenty -eighth-st Mike
O'Neiu is responsible for this demonstration
we are a-goin keep up n high pressure o
steam TO the fnish.'' said Devery. W hen you
make start you must never let your morse even
hesitate. Many's the Jockey that's been nailed by
a nose right under the wire. We are a-Soin to
finish lust as strong as started at the fan O. the
flag
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
SIGEL WROTE HIS RESOLUTIONS
THOSE PREPARED BY HIM FOR GENERAL
HOOKER ADOPTED WITH ONLY A
CHANGE OF NAME.

Resolutions the death Of General Franz Sgel
were adopted under singular circumstances by the
association of the Sth New-Jersey Volunteer In
fantry 'Hooker's Old Guard at Newark yester-
day. Twenty-three years ago General Sgel lived
in Newark and was Editor Of The New Jersey
Deutsche Zeitung-" In 1879 the Sth Regiment Asso-
citation held reunion and its guests of homo
we're Generals Hooker and Sigel The former had
a forebodirg of his death, which occurred two
weeks afterward. and he made request of james
F. Connolly, now City Clerk of Newark and a vet
eran of the regiment. that certain be selected
to carry out whatever should be done by the
sociation in the event OF his demise
In accordance with this request General Sigel
drew up a series of resolutions which adopt
ed by the association and engrossed Yesterday
when the association met Mr.. Connolly recalled the
facts stated and presented draft OF the resolu-
tions The simplicity of the language and the elo-
quence of the tribute paid to General Hooker struck
the members of the committee on resolutions. and
the draft was presented for adoption by the asso-
ciation committee with only one change-namely.
the substitution of the name OF General Franz
SigeI OF the committee of seven including Gen
eral Sgel, that adopted the resolutions twenty
three years ago. only three SurVAa
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
SAID TO BE ONLY COUNTRY
Rox uANr-FAcTURER OF NEw-BRCNs-
WICK DIES FROM RARE
SKIN DISEASE.

Brunswick Aug . (SpeciaD--Rudolph
Fliedner box manufacturer Of this city, died this
morning after n lingering illness. He had been
afflicted with a rare skin disease. said 10 De TIE
only case OF the kind in this country. For four
80, 1,-aAks he suffered agony He was taken III
in Nav with what apparently was a skin erup-
ton. 1t spread over the entire body Medical
treatment could not check its progress His skln
became raw. as II scalded and the entire oody hAu
- =. hondaged in cotton from head to foot At
erst II was thought the disease psoriasis. a
skin disease in which the body becomes covered
with pimples
DR. +. NJ. Donohue Of this city. however. dag
nosed the disease as penphigus vulgarus. char-
acterized by the development OF blisters on dif-
ferent parts of the body In Mr. leaneF e,s case
ferlAe a Nsw-York specialist. confirmed the dlag-
nosis and expressed his surprise at the condltlon
az rha patient. He said he had never seen any
thing IKE il before heard OF a similar case IN
Mr. FIiedner was forty-six years old He leaves
a widow
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
Hurley AMATEUR CHAMPION.

Ne1-Haren Conn. Aug 2--Marcus Hurley "on
the amateur championship or America al IIe CV1 =
scum board track tonight by winning the nall
mile championship ard securing second place III
the TWO mile championship Root OF Boston' woe
the two mile with one of the prettest Hnishss
ever seen on this track This makes the standihs
70 points for Hurley and Is for Root.
The fifteen mile motor paced race for amateurs
was won by sam S1lkin OF Boston. Dalkess
wheel gave out in the middle OF tEs race. The
summary:
Half-nile championship (amatsurt--W31 ey Marcus
Hurley Teddy Biilinst1n second. CfeCrsa J3ss2I ~
ark third and NJ T Dove. Of Nev-YorA f'nFtA lllls
1:1I2s
f Root. Boston. Marcus Hurley New 'r: S9So- sS
Teddy Bingtcn. NaIlsburg third and + Sfli1eT I@~N
ester fourth Time, is -,-.
One-miIe exhibition by Oscar 4ststroni 1 ~
2Ot, This the time made on taS t@e
Ten-mile 9mateur openf-W9n BY Ge25se -s15rt
Fred Ernst Rochester second. T. p L-ley t-i+I7gN@
third: VI T. Dove. NeW-York. fourth Time 10y
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
TAFT REA CHES MANILA
TWENTY THOUSAND NATIVES TAKE
PART IN WELCOMING HIM.

Manila Aug 22.-Civil Governor Taft reacheo
here this morning at daylight on board the
limited States gunboat General Alava, from
singapore Straits Settlements. He was well
coined with an enthusiastic popular demonstra-
ton.
The day had been made holiday and the
fftv was decorated. Eight large arches had been
erected on the streets. Twenty thousand natives
from adjoining provinces participated in the
demonstration in honor Of the Governors ar
rival There was parade of vessels in the bay,
and thirty decorated craft, carrying members
Of the Civil Commission, military officers and
the reception committee. met the General Alava
down the bay and escorted Governor Taft to
the entrance of the Pasig River. The Governor
was escorted by a large procession to the palace
IN the walled CITY where a public reception was
held.
RESPONDING to an address of welcome Gov
ernor Taft outlined the progress and the result
of his negotiations al Rome in the matter OF
the Philippine friars, and said that all Chnrch
questions were making progress toward sat
isfactorv settlement The Governor said the
action taken by Congress concerning the Fhl4-
ippine Islands showed that the American peo-
rle honestly desired 10 help the Filipinos- The
Americans were determined the lSIand saoulu
not be exploited by Americans at the expense
of the Fflipinos. Governor Taft predicted that
eventually the archipelago would have prac-
ticallv free trade and he congratulated the
Filipino people upon the restoration Of peace
He advised the Filipinos 10 till the SOIL ana
restore their country rather than waste time
in useless political agitation He promised per-
sonaIlv to labor for the natives, and asked for
their confidence and support.
Governor Taft received an ovation on the
streets of the city during his progress to the
palace and he received another at the palace.
General ChafTee returned to Manila to-day
from his tour of the southern islands He has not
taken decisive action against the Moros OF the
island of Mndanao. He regards the situation
there to be uncertain, but not critical General
. Chaffee still hopes that moral Suasion may avert
a conflict between Moros and Americans, ana
he has directed Captain John ]. Pershlng, OF
the 10Th Infantry. commander Of the American
column at Lake LanaO. Mindanao, TO open COM
rnunication with the Sultan of Bacolod and as
certain the reason for the repeated attacks py
Noros upon the American soldiers when the iat-
Ter were not on the offensive. He will await
repIv from the Sultan before taking further
steps in the matter. 49,
At Ibgan General Chaffee conferred with
number of the Moro chiefs, including some from
the Lake Ianao district The conference was
quite friendly and the leading chief agreed 70
visit Captain Pershing.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
CHOLERA sCOURGE IN PHILIPPINES
NATIVE PHYSICIANS AND FRIARs BLAMED
FOR NEGLECTING ORDINARY
PRECAUTIONS.

The spectacle of a dozen men vainly attempt
ing TO stamp out prairie fire. is kened IN letter
from Manila to The NewYork Medical journal
10 the efforts of sanitary authorities 10 eradl-
cate cholera in the Philippines In the city OF Ma
nla the letter says the mortality from this dread
disease in the months preceding July 20 rarely
fell below 50 per cent and the cases numbered from
ten 10 sixty day.
The regulations for the preservation or heaItn
have in the writer's opinion been systematically
opposed by native physicians, who have told the
neople that the safeguards were infringements or
their personal rights, and even the religious or
ders have been doing their share, by selling in
dulsences TO protect the holder against cholera. to
nullify effect of the precautions. The DOCTORS
he saws tried treat cholera as they would whoop-
ing cough Though many concessions were made
including the abolition of the detention camp and
the burying of bodies In lime instead OF creInating
Them the people could not be TeconcIed- The doc
tors have in many failed TO report the pres
ence of cholera in their districts until hundreds
have died Even the United States Army has suf-
fered severely and in General Bells brigade alone
in the provinces Of Batangas and Laguna. nearly
two hundred soldiers and civilian employees were
stricken and Of these about g. per cent died. In
fhe orient according 10 reports recently received
bv the writer Of the letter, there IS FeriJabie
pa mic The rainy season is approaching however,
ano il is expected that conditions will be somewhat
better and that the epidemic Will die out OF ITSELF
as its predecessors have done
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
SOUTHAMPTON 4S>oc4Tj"S SHoW.

Southampton. Ions Is.caf. N"9 THE snnual
show OF the SoutaaIl-9tOn ii.rSe As+''i'foh VS.
held to-day dt trte-'akoH. p he S.o- IS P'iey
local one the entries be.ns restri"rst 70 hoI'e'
actually own since IN, f-st of the current in'uh
by those re-sor. who rate Lived in : ss'lA C0uhty
III s season OWNS % tie restricted nHmoer =
horses all ure.i" u.neets were barred ifoHl In pih-
petition in l-e 1rl .1Ev classes anu E' 90 A.
bon vi ne O. arez ears could cont - q "a
consolation F.- lfar o-s Wir1@F+ " re- ~ +b,ze
con pste II clas-e7 be- yeen The InSt-' -. d'-" 60
we're tcr.uei champ or Ct sStS -,4st az
CEarles F. HUoos Won The ribbon IN -le Dr
class with DR. c. \. DIXon's entry S'ceiit
f}izou twou the team contest " IN tfeoIF LOT, 6rst
f14rk's pafr seeond- Ms Janet r. Eobb tooh ne. -
vith NeT SO1v with Gorge Paabodys eh[f5 -
ond George A CrGcker took TIE blue m tHe @ T5a
err sntrieS orf G. = Be ssCvatc So. olu -
So dFle~s shown were OF rh. best and n"St Weia ss
G. orse c Clark Dr. l. C. ThOmas's enfy "A
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
MANS BODY PICKED Up IN RIVER.
IT IS BELIEVED TO BE THAT OF c ]. STEELE
He HAD TRIED TO BORROW MONEY


HE HAD TRIED TO BORROW MONEY
The body of man found floating last even
ing off the pier at West Thrty-eighth-st An
Identification card Of the United States Casualty
Company was found in the pockets on which was
the name &c J. Steel" and the address No. l2O
West Seventy-eighth-st- There was also letter ad-
dressed 70 &C. ]. Steele. No. 81 Exchange Place"
and signed H. c. Adams, Treasurer" This letter
was written On the letterhead OF the Williamsport
and North Branch Railroad. on which Mr.. Adams
was given as treasurer. The writer Of this letter
referred to a 81 AGO loan Steele had requested
The writer said that ne had received the letter
ouesting the loan, that he sorry tnat MS funds
were tied up other Investments, but that he
would gladly make the loan as soon as ne could
release some Of his money, and that ne would send
a check for the s., 400 liz snort time Tne writer
added that ''Steeles personal note would be ample
security for the loan.
Other letters bearing the same name and address
also found The BODY is about Leet IA inches
tall and weighs about 150 pounds Inc hair and
mustache are sandy and the complexion light. The
clothing of good material. In the pockets were
GO cents in change and a gold watch ana cnain.
On the head are several small bruises and en-
the body slight abrasions me body aad not
apparently been long in the water Ihe police say
they think the bruises on the head came from
humping against piers.
At No 10 West Seventy -eighth-st 1t was said
that Charles Steele lived there
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
c111ERAS DENIES ALLIANCE STORY.

Thomas Gileran. Of the quartet of Democrats
who are fighting for the leadership of the X1<IXth
Assembly District denied yesterday that he had
formed any alliance with Thomas Z. Rush looking
to the defeat Of John F. Carroll Gilleran broke
with Rush time ago. and accused him Of
having intentions of going over TO Carroll Mr..
Cilleran said last night his only object
defeat Carroll. and that personally lie had no de-
sire to shoulder the leadership.
''If felt certain that Rush really out TO
beat Carroll he declared. Il would have no com
FUNCTIONS against combining with him. But l have
been convinced that Rush is sh2mmins and that
at the last minute he will funk to Carroll How
ever. the primaries distance off and you
cannot tell what may happen
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
NO SALE OF sE1BO4RD 4IR LINE

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 22-With reference % FuiN'''
that the Seaboard Air Line would enter ia'V
merger with other Southern roads under the Gun
troll of j. Pierpont Morgan The following telegram
was received to-day by ar Atlanta paper;
Reports that any negotis tons are now or Hds ~
b. en- under consideration looking 90 sac s-1t =. ~
controlling Interest iu IN Sys en- ~ us P'0'
owners are absolutely without 70 ld-ton 4 -,
The Seaboa Air Lire system. Is Eo"- .., tl. =,
tends to remain independent. and wi 7o't 1uS 49,
devote best energies and erorts toNaEd @ ~
ing the interests o. ere terrific Waicl is 'oN
cupes or whi- il NAY hereafter enter in rs "OiA
of development ~--,,,r-
Pres. dent Stato1rt Ar Llhe
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
RUNAWAY CABLE TRIM.
DasHEs DOWN INCLINE IN KANSAS CITY
AND KILLS GRIPMAN

AND KILLS GRIPMAN-
Kansas CITY No Aug. PA cable train,
crowded with passengers escaped from the con-
troll Of the gripman in charge al the top OF the
Ninth-st incline early this evening, and, dash
.ng down at a terrific speed, crashed into tram
standing at the bottom. " B. Taylor, griprnan
on the descending car, was killed instantly, and
e score or more passengers were bruised, put as
,ost of these we're quickly taken away by their
friends the number Of the injured ana the eA-
tent of their injuries are net known
The train at the bottom vas being prepared
for the return trip. but had not been switched
TO the second track. when the descending tram,
beyond control, came down the incline Fasseh-
gers in both trains became panic stricken When
the impending disaster vas foreseen, and IN the
efforts to escape many had narrow escapes from
death
The incline which has been the scene OF sew
eraI fatal accidents is three hundred yaros IN
length and. starting al the top OF the pIuIL az az
PsTn and Ninth sts descends at an angle of 10
degrees 70 an elevated platform
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
PHILADELPHIA ALSO AHEAD OF TINE,

The American liner Philadelphia, from Southamp-
ton and Cherbourg, arrived off the Sandy Hook
light vessel at 1856 a. to-day, after one Of the
quickest trirs which she has made since she was
rebuilt from the old Paris and placed in commits
sion early this year. It is probable that this trip
of the Philadelphia will break her own record for
The massage between CherboUrg and this port by
about an hour Her record for the voyage is six
days. thirteen hours and five minutes
Among the passengers were Senator and Mrs.
Depew Miss Hilda Spong. Harry wilkins Widener
and c. Z. Merrill. ir.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23

Cleveland Aug 22-The Rev. DR. Morgan Wood
pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church who
was selected the to be nominated by the
Democrats in opposition Theodore z. Burton
for Representative IN ConsTess from the XNIst
Ohio Dfs trict, to-day sent letter to Mayor John
son declining to become the candidate, The change
from a ministerial life to that of a possible Con-
eressman DR.. Wood declared, too great for
Rim to assume this early period in his life DR..
entering the field of politics prominently created
the greatest interest
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
SHIP CARPENTERS STRIKE ENDS.

The strike Of the ship carpenters. who quit work
in the Brown Drydock Company's yard. Jersey
City. a month ago, ended yesterday COM
promise was effected The union will be recog-
nzed and eight hours will constitute full day on
Saturday. The men agreed to WORK with non
union men when a sufficient number of union men
cannot be had and instead of having one leader
for every forty workmen there is 10 be one repre-
sentative spokesman for all the "ofknaea. Inc
yard employs hundred men
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
PASSENGERS LAND FRIDAY.

TrcANIAs FAST TEIP-MOsT FORTUNATE
TRAVELLERS IN THREE YEARS.
For the first time in three years steamship
leaving the shores Of Great Britain on Saturday
was able to arrive in New-York in time to land
her passengers in good season on Friday night
The Lucania, of the Cunard Line, surprised
every one yesterday by appearing off the Fire
Island light at 2:42 2. m. Her passengers were
on shore at 7:30 p.
The fact that she on the short course
had something to do with it, but not every
thing, for she averaged 2167 knots an hour.
She covered the 2782 miles from Daunt's Rock
to the Sandy Hook Lightship in D days II
hours and 3 minutes The Iucania's record,
which is the record from Queenstown. is ) days
Z hours and % minutes. This made in
September, 1894 The average hourly speed
was 81 81 knots
New-York tribune., 1902-08-23
TO SETTLE CHICAGO CAR sTRIKE.

Chicago. Aug 22.-John N. Roach. president of
the Union and Consolidated Traction companies
last night offered the streetcar in his en-
poy a horizontal advance of hour
He also agreed abolish his benevolent assoca-
ton. generally known Union No. 2 and hire
union men exclusively if the men would sign
covering TWO fun years The proposition
Of Mr.. Roach considered by the men al a
late meeting. and early to-day they decided 10 settle
the matter by a referendum of all members
OF the union. The vote will be taken Mon