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The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Among the Merrymakers
The Hardest Sort of Water

Newitt-Of course, soft water is best for
washing and think it's best for drinking,
tOo.Ee +..-..
Col. Lusch-Nonsense sub! Hard wa
tah lis the only kind fo' gentleman's
drink.
Newitt-I didn't think you Kentucky
gentlemen used water Of any sort for
drinking.
d Col -Lusch-Certainly not sub. BY
hard watah 1 mean ice I always use
small chunk in my whisky these hot
taa VS. Philadelphia Press Estlhest
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
No Free Dispensaries

= Old Lady (compassionately9-P fell
lew. / suppose your blindness is incurable.
Have you ever been treated?
- Blind Man (Sighing)-Yes,- mum, but not
. often. 'Taint many as, likes to be seen.
goin' into a public house with a blind
beggar:-Loa1don Tit Bits.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Our Eccentric Speech

Our language is eccentric,
The fact is of renown-
For while we pass fellow up,
We also turn him down.
New Orleans Times eS-Democrat
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

It is almost week since the gradu-
ate went out to fix the head of the
world. and the Intellectual revolution
is still hanging fire.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
! DoubIy Broke

Towne-I just saw Hunter and he looks
pretty bad! What's the matter with him,
do you know?
Browne-Compound fracture.
Towne-What?
Brewne-Hes broke, and Miss Swell
man. discovering it, broke her engage
nent to hiIn.-Kennebec lMe.) Journal.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
commencement at eeloIt

BFILOIT. Wis, JHnaa 10. - The ATTY
seventh cemmencement exercises Of Be
lott college began teday. President Eat
on delivered the bacnalaureate sermon
and Prof. Charles p. Stevens. of the Yale
divinity school. made an address before
lege.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

.sThe report of the peach crop failure
hasn't had much effect on the market"
mo; the peach crop failure hasn't been
q success this season. Judge,
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Knew the SIons

- s'Now. this fair said the man who had
been chasing around St Louis with his
nose in the air, lis plenty big enough, but
-, .'Ah!' interrupted the wise observer.
s'Are you from Chicago or Buffalo?"-'
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

! Have you ever played the Faces?'
mo. But two men dragged me into en-
alley one night and took my money away
from mes'-Chicago Record Herald.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
a Fishine svnptor,

Nodd-It's about time to go on my an
nual fishing trip.
Todd-1ow do You feel?
MCDOWELL. i begin to feel stealing over
me that old-fashioned spring thiTst.-De-
trOit Free Press.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
For Harlem RilIhoards

And do you want to get up q tasty
poster?" asked the printer.
Mo- replied the theatrical man. 81
/ want something the goats won't like
Yonkers Statesman.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Woman's Amenities

Kitty-Mrs. Manning evidently consid-
ers her husband a wonder.
Bessie-Why shouldn't she? Any man
must be a wonder who would marry such
a woman as she.-Boston Transcript
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Proht and Loss

The Lady-Aren't you ashamed to waste
your time doing nothing?
The Hobo-Me teim amt worth nothin',
lady. SO when 1 aint doin' nothin' I
amt wastin' nothin. See?-Chicago
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
The Brute

81 think you will be interested In
these stories," said the cocksure con-
trfbutor; 1.-THE ideas are all original
yes replld the editor coldly, but
we prefer good ones .''-Philadeiphia Press.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
Re cood and You MlM de- lonely

Sin is sociable, but virtue sits an a
lonely peak and shivefS for want re hA-
man con|erse.-Town Topics.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

Fail.
The Mississippi viii fall slewIy ia the
vicinity Of St Paul during the next
twenty-four hours
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

1t is pretty good proposition to-
play Highbali to win at any time in
Chicago.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20
days Temperatures
&e1~,aHicrni

.washington time 4 p. M St PauD.
River Bulletiu-9HEl
Dangere Gauge Change In
Lihe.s Reading. "a Hours
ST. Paul ....s..sf4 a.;@5 so --0 4
La Crosse ......10 fi6st ST. %.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-20

Russia had better register a request
for peace terms pretty soon. The Japs
will soon control the Manchurian di-
vision of the Trans Siberian railway,
and there will be no excursion rates in
effect already yet.-Princeton Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
DROWNED SAYING WOM4N
Ne7c-T York Dentist Became Tired
Ont and Sank.

Atlantic Highlands. n. j., Aug 1I--Dr John
$. Conan. dentist. who lived at No 2.296 Sew
enth-ave was drowned while bathing here. DR..
Conan had been visiting at Highland Beach,
just below here. Yesterday Miss Anna Svigethy,
who lives in Fifty-seventh-et., between First
and Avenue A. bathing in the river,
when she stepped into deep hole Dr. Conan,
who by, tried to rescue her. The
woman unable to swim and DR.. Conan ex-
hausted himself in trying TO save her. and sank.
Captain Weston. OF Newark. had his yacht.
the Strey, anchored close by, and he went to the
assistance OF Miss Svigethy and just managed
TO reach her as she about to sink for the
last time. He took the young woman ashore
and DR.. r. G.. Andrews was summoned. He
succeeded in reviving her. and she was taken to
her hotel.
When he saw that the woman saved
Captain Weston went back to tho spot where
the doctor had drowned. and after repeated eff
forts brought up the body. II has been sent to
the New-York home OF the doctor
DR.. Conan was thirty-two years old. 10 lived
at No n3 West One-hundred-and- thirty hist ;.
ave. where he had been practising since his grad
uation from the New-York University Medical COL
Iege He born in London. England. and camo
10 this country at the OF twelve il" was 4
member OF the Royal ArCanum. lilo leaves a wife
and four small children.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
M4DMAN CHOKES NURSES.
Tzco Women Saued by Doctor OF st.
MGrgs Hospital.

4 Young surgeon saved the lives OF two nurses
in front Of ST Marys Hospital. Jamaica LUIS
Island yesterday morning. The women were III
the grasp OF a man suffering from acute mania
who loudly expressed his intention TO Kill ,iisHl-
Clemords Doan, of No. 4sS Jamaica-aFe-' ia
maica. seventy-seven years old n laborel' "oS
stricken on Monday evening with severe "ttaoA
Of bronchitis and was sent to ST. Marys HOS
nitaI Al . o'clock OH Wednesday morning his
reason suddenly deserted him. lie made his way
through the public ward 10 n dtsused entrance
door which is always kept bolted. polan WFehcheu
the door open. swapping the bolt
Miss Anna a. Rhinehart. who was on night ou,S'
slipped from "A side door and took his arm she
was unable to take him back to the ward. and ne
jerked his arm free, swung around and Knocked
her to the floor. AS she struggled with MIN she
called Miss Josephine Adona to her assistance
The mailman began to choke Miss Rhinehd4'
and she was fast losing consciousness AS MISS
AdOna looked the mailman dragged MISS hhlhendi
by the throat down the steps of the porch 'hel
down the stone steps leading to the pavement ~
Ray>st In spite of the screams of the women ~
one gave assistance. Indeed. a man passins -
crossed the street and stood looking at the two
nurses struggling with the frenzied madmah' WIN
out offering TO help, Miss Rhinehart says.
Miss Adona threw herself on Dolan But WIN
out relaxing his grip the first nurses throat lie
swept Miss Adona to the ground with one mouon
of his arm. He hauled the two women near
enough together to seize the threats of both, an6
Miss Adona did not her cries until her breath
shut off
There is every reason to believe Doan would
have carried out his threat in another minute oil
two had not Dr. ]. f. Rorke bounded down the steps
about his seeR Shutting off o his Wind Then he
pressed him backward. The mailman could &c
less from the loss of his breath. fell from tne
throats of the young women Dr. Rorhe preSSsS r
and soon had him quietly in bed again
BY noon Doan had entirely recovered were from th NJ
how he had treated the two nurses
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
M4KE RAID IN BROADW4f
Eight 4Meged Confidence Men
Caught-LangGn Elated.

Through information received by Captain l4aEsah,
commander OF the Detective Uureau at the Central
Office eight prisoners taken yesterday In &
raid in Room No $40 of the Miller Building, at NO
1923 Broadway. Captain Langan says that the
prisoners were in a swndling game connected with
racetrack operations and also that bucket shop
was being operated at the place The room was
supposedly occupied ny the Brooks & Ford Con-
sultatiop Company.
The raid attracted large crowd. Six detective
sergeauts. Captain Dillon and several detectives
from the West Sixty-eighth-st. station, took part
In il. The prisoners. with exception. Captain
Langan said. are we'll known professional wire
tappcrs and confidence men. They were locked
up Captain Langan will try TO have then. held for
attempted grand larceny. The scheme, he said
was to pretend TO have inside information on the
races. and to let the "c0me-On' win a little money
Then lie would grow confident and lose all he had
Some time ago man known as Mr.. Perry to
Captain LaHsan came here from Easton Penn
with considerable money. He $50 in the gangs
once and told friend. Captain Langan says who
told him about the case. Detectives were detailed
and, according to a plan formed. Perry was to ap-
pear there yesterday to bet $1,000 He did NOT
come but while the detectives waiting about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
AUTOMATIC BRAKE APPLIANCE.
Elevated Road Cars Equipped with New De-
vice as Test

The State Railroad Commission received yestef-
Cay the application of the Syracuse Skanealetes
and Moravia Railroad for a first mortgage OF ST.
800 600 10 be taken by the directors OF the road
The commission set the hearing for abohshns th'
Van Cortlandt grade crossing in this city for Au-
gust IS at 10 a. H. On this day there Will also be
presented the protests from commuters in Mount
Vernon and New Rochelle against the New-forK'
New-Haven and Hartford Railroad Company for
the service started by President Mellen.
The board received a report from the inspector
of the board, c. r. Barnes. that. in compliance
with the boards recommendations the INTERIOR
ough Rapid Transit Company had purchased Loo
fire extinguishers for use on the cars or the Man
haitian elevated road. and that the were at
present being equipped with them.
The marlborough company has completed the
improvement recommended by the board at the
Eighteenth-st. station OF the Sixth-ave. elevated
road. a bridge has been built connecting the up
town and downtow n stations. The improvement
ordered the Thirty-thrd-st station of the Sixth
ave line is under way The work ordered on the
Thirty-fourth-st. station of the Second-ave. ele-
waited road has been completed by widening the
stairway leading TO the upper station and by the
opening of another exit the street Work on
the Hanover Square station is in progress.
Mr.. Barnes also reports that the company is ex-
perimenting with appliance to be attached TO
the controller handle in the mOtormans box so
that when ii automatically operates TO shut of the
power on the motor when he releases his hold on
it it will also set the brakes on the train In ac-
cordance with the directions of the board cars on
the Manhattan elevated road are being equipped
with these appliances.
In the case of the Olean Rocks City and Rrad-
10 show cause why that part OF the road which Is
closed to traffic. the company agreed TO make i'm
provements in car equipment. and the board or
tracks put in safe condition. The Rochester
to Improve it's roadbed and it is expected that ex
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
VINE ON CONNECTICUT.
Dir. Darling Denies the Request of
Christian EndeaUorers.

Washington Aug. I1.-Despite the protest OF the
Christian Endesyor societies of Connecticut. the
traditional bottle of wine will be broken on the
prov Of the battleship Connecticut when she is
Launched the NewYork navy yard next month
On behalf of the Christian Endeavorers of Con-
necticut, z, II. Spooner, of Kensington. Conn,
forwarded to the Navy Department a number Of
petitions requesting that wine be not used. but
that the ship be named with pure crystal spring
water from the Connecticut hills, against which
FOR nearly three hundred years indictment has
been found. and which has played vital part in
building the Of Connecticut into the sinews of
the nation"
In reply. Mr.. Darling. Acting Secretary Of the
Navy, sent the following letter:
I in receipt OF your communication of August
y 1904 forwarding several petitions from the
that the use of wine be dispensed with a part
OF rhe ceremony of launching the battleship Con-
iIecticut, the ground that the Of wine in
The ceremony is a practice misleading to the Young
questionahl to others and offensive to many"
7 have great respect for your cause and your or
million members in the United States, but in this
particular case. as practical question / am un-
able TO reach your conclusions. If the youth Of
the country are misled, il Is not by the ceremony
~ breaking wine upon the iron Prov of a battle
ship, but because they follow false prophets. and
y such use Of wine IS Questionable TO others and
who evil thinks
1t is uncomfortable that the breaking OF a bottle
Of wine upon the Connecticut injure her
oetteship or work the slightest injury TO any
man; and as an example IL seems TO me that the
cause OF temperance would be better served IL
more or the worlds product of wines were spilled
overboard to wash the hulls of batteships
Finally, permit me 10 suggest that you and the
three million people YOU represent ought to find
SoIniorL IN me thought that wine thus expendeq
cen neither imperii tho soul contribute to the
cup % human sorrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
QUIBBLE IN PORTE'S NOTE
No Further Trouble 7Uith Turkey
Expected, HoYeUer.

Constantinople. Aug. 1.-THE Porte has an-
dressed formal note to the American legation
confirming fits undertaking to accord equal treat
inert To American schools and kindred instltu-
tons as granted TO the most favored nalioh'
subject TO the accomplishment OF the usual de-
partmental formalities." In spite of the seeming
reservation, it is not believed that the Porte
viii raise further difficulties in executing the
agreement. or run the risk of creating fresh
crisis which. American diplomatic circles say
would follow promptly any failure to carry out
Loyalty the arrangement.
There is comment regarding the al
legged incompleteness OF the American settlement
compared with the settlement obtained by
France On the occasion OF the occupation OF the
island of Mitylene, In 1901 American circles
however, point out that Minister Leishman OBJ
tanned what he demanded, and is now awaiting
the execution of the undertaking.
The island Of Mtyiene is better known under the
old name of Lesbos. In November, 1901, a French
squadron under Admiral CaIliard arrived at Nifty
lene and occupied the custom house pending the
settlement Of French claims. After ne
gotiations lasting 4 week the French waTsh'ps
left the island, the Porte having scceded 10 Ah
the French demands.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
rrEos1 THE TRIBUNE BunEAU..

iron THE TRIBUNE BUnEAC.l
Washington. August II
ORDERS rSSUED.-The following army szd
navy ORDERS have been ISSUED:
ARME
csDtsia crsTAyE ". s sTE1ENsoN. artillery e,orps
st a Export a4iS S' district Of the 20 rotosa
a t q SIN E comp,hy .rs sas raf TGTRs from
S % h Ha Es.dea aSii surgeon ''''" '0''
'' Ts2S&z Z RHsa?s s:s,ai
T5o VII pToo-sd 10 Fort Huacsacs-
NAVY
captain. r ~ BERRY. TO duty oounnasndant. navy
CAPTAIN e DoNGNEcKF- Detached navy yard Charles
ton: bone and wait orders
Commander II L. WOOD. detached the Eagle home.
Lieutenant c s. BOoKwALTER. to Naval Academy.
J. T. BOWERS. detached the Columbia homo
En' sou m HENDERSON detached the A''F'n'a' to the
Ensign W. SMITH. to the Absrenda
Hhs forjsa WILLIAMS oe'achea the peH''' TO 'n'
Cable from Rear Admiral Yates Stirling. Asiatic
feet. August IL:
Captain J. T MERRILL, TO command Oregon.
LAsutsrsnt r. l. PINNEY. ~ the Oregon
nsga 5. c TOWNSEND. from Yokohama hospital to
LIEUTENANT Commander H GAGE to Wisconsin.
rAsuteusnt D. W. BI-AmER the Cincinnati to til.
'sq Ffaae,i o. l. co from the 0H''nS 10 '' San
ISsuteIants F. -. FREEMAN and r l4ARlMER. from.
the New-orleHns 10 tie San Francisco.
Ensign J. Y. BABcoCR and Surgeon V. G &. MEANS.
from fAe Monterey 70 the San Francisco
Ensign ". II. ALLEN. from the Helena the Fran
cisco.
E BASS. from the Pa-apangs TO the vslobos
iAsutsnsnt Il. MILLER. Grom the samar command
ths Pampanga.
Easgns ~. NORRIS and NJ. II. sIMoNS. from the San
Francisco the Nsw-Orieans-
Ensgz y. = NICHOLS and Mdshipuan X. CRIT
TENpEN. from the San Francisco TO the Rainbow.
Commander A. G BAKER. 10 Cavite station.
Lieutenant Cernmander . Z. Rommel from the WILSON,
.tin the Monadnock-
Lieutenant J. +. HINES 10 the Mohlcan
Lieutenant ". LAWS. the San Francisco to tire
Cincinnati
Ensign n JOYCE from III. San Francisco the Heens.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS.-The fol-
lowing movements OF vessels have been reported TO
the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
August f6-Ths Talbot Sandoysl the AIvarado and
tue Dupont. Norfolk; the Lawrence at Naw-1<on-
den the MscDonOugh. at Newport.
SAILED.
Au1ust f6The Dupont Norfolk Annapolis the
Tacoma rom Corunel for &ontevtdeo; the Chesa-
peske from New-London for Chesapeake Bay; the
Denver Gonsives for Jeremie; tho Texas. from
Newport 70 cruise
August 1.-THE Dolphin. from Ms-bshesh for Boston
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
TO ASK s24,5oo,o 900 FOR SCHOOLS.
That Sum To Be Needed in 1905, Commits
sioner Lummis Thinks

The executive committee of the Board OF Educa-
ton yesterday approved the report of the finance
committee appropriating s159OSl for the construc-
ton and equipment OF four school buildings the
contracts for which awarded on August Is.
Among these buildings the Stuyvesant High
School and Erasmus Hall High School. The build
ing committee Of the board was authorized to
plete the plans for six temporary story school
buildings under the Williamsburg Bridge. These
will accommodate twenty-one hundred pupils
Chairman LumInis OF the finance committee stated
that il would be necessary 10 hold u meeting Of
the board early in September pass on the budget
for 1906 He said the amount asked would be about
300, increase of g. 800 o0 this year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
BOAT AFLAME
WOmen and Children Hare Norro10
Escape at WesIey Lalte.
fnY rELEaRApu 20 rHF TR1srNE. ]

Asbury Park, N. J.. Aug. 11.-At the annual
carnival OF the Wesley Lake Boat Club tonight
one of The boats, the Swan. Captain William
Simmons. caught fire while IN lire. The boat
was in mdstream at the time. and only the
promptness OF Captain Simmons in getting it
into shallow water averted n calamity The
Swan trimmed with hundreds of lanterns,
and represented a japanese garden. In an in
slant the lanterns were burning flercely. The
women and children aboard screamed with ter
ror as the flames encircled them, and several OK
them tainted Seeing the danger number of
young men who We're watching the parade from
the Ocean Grove side of the lake jumped into
the stream, swan to the burning boat, and
when it came to shallow water assisted the
women and children to the shore. Others threw
water on the blazing lanterns. and the fire was
soon extinguished. One of the boats occupants,
Mrs. Charles Stull. of Asbury Park was burned
about the face, and she was hysterical for some
time
There were nearly one hundred boats in the
procession, each deliberately decorated and IL
Illuminated. Between two bridges were electric
fountains. a full rugged electric ship-"The Twin
Cities"-and an electric star. The cottages and
lawns adjacent TO the lake in both Asbury
Park and Ocean Grove were decorated with
bunting and japanese lanterns
Pryor's Military Band gave a concert while
the procession moved up and down the lake.
Cash prizes given for the best decorated boats,
ard two prizes for the prettest house and lawn.
Judges We're Congressman Howell, of New
Jersey; Congressman HIT Of Illinois; Mayor
Henry NJ Doremus. of Newark, N. j.: Judge
George W. Macpherson. ex-senator Edward
Stokes and ex-Sheriff Harry W. Ashmore of
Trenton. n. j.: William Griffith. of Poultney.
Vt; Elias P. Smithers, OF Philadelphia; ex-Sen-
ator Charles z. McClelland, OF New York; f. II.
Lovett, of Tarrytown. N. Y; Captain James S.
Throckmorton. OF Red Bank. n. J.; p. r. Wood,
Of Newark. N J., and Isaac Franklin Russell.
OF New-YOrk.
The prizes for the best boat decorations We're:
First, Captain Carl Maier; second. Mortimer
Banks third. Merritt Bradt; fourth William
Cahl and fifth, Frank Hoagland- The prize
for the best decorated and Illuminated lawn in
Asbury Park awarded to W. +. Cottrell
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
THE CUMBERLAND LAUNCHED
Naval Training Ship Named by Secretary
Morton's Daughter.

soston,- Alg 1.-THE United States steel sailing
ship cunberlepd which built by the gov
eminent e. the Charlestovn navy ward az a train
ing vessel. was launched this afternoon The ship
was named hy Miss Pauline Morton. daughter OF
tae secretary o. The Navy. who broke a bottle
o. Champagne on the bow. The launching was
aetenoed ~ a large number OF Grand Army veter-
ans ind members Of their families Among thu
guests were Secretary Morton. Speaker Cannon,
with his daughter. Miss Helen Cannon, and
George T. Foss. OF Illinois, chairman OF the House
committee on Naval Affairs. A reception was
he'd on board the receiving ship Wabash, while
many people inspected the warships In the barhor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
FIGHT OVER COAL CARRYING RATES
Vessel Owners Putting Their Craft Out Of
Commission at Norfolk.
rnr rrLrerArH TO rnr 1RIsuNE.l


Norfolk Aug. I7.-Sailing vessels. whose tonnage
aggregates soOoo have been placed out Of commits
sion in these waters because the owners ~
schooners decline to transport soft coal from tide
water to the North fer less than ninety cents a
ton. The fight is on between the shippers OF the
coal and the vessel owners, who have an or
ganizaton.
Some of the largest schooners in the coastvisa
trade have been placed out OF commission thu
crews discharged and shipkeepers placed aboard
The smaller schooners are taking coal for forty
five cents ton and some of the vessels owned b,-
men not In the organization are, tt is stated re-
ceving eghty-five cents a ton. The organization
owners say that they will let their ships remain
out OF commission indefinitely rather than take
coal for less than ninety cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-08-18
REVOLT IN PARAGUAY SPREADS
Asuncion Likely To Be Taken Without q
Battle-Ferreira for President

Buenos Ayres. Aug. 17.-Refugees from Asun-
eion' the capital Of Paraguay. say that the
conditions there are insupportable All business
has been suspended. the streets are deserted
and only the patrols are visible
The refugees say that the revolution is spread
ing. and il is believed that the government wifi
not offer serious resistance TO an attack on the
capital.
SSenesal Ferreirs, the header Of the revolution.
viii probably be declart& president
Canaonadlng was heard last night near Asun-
cion, but there is no definite news that the city
" being bombarded