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New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
EXCITEMENT IN CHINATOWN.
Police Fear Worst Outbreak Yet Between
Rival longs.

Two incidents. a burglary OF shoe store and the
rernoval of woman of the district early yester-
day. showed, by the excitement they caused In
what a state of nervous tension Chinatown is
since the recent tong fights. The ponce IN the
district now numbering more, during the night
hours than in any other precinct in the city.
hurried TO the scene of each. expecting every
moment TO hear the banging of the revolvers
The police and the white denizens of Chinatown
believe that the next battle between the mp SING
and ON Ieong tongs which NAV occur at any
time will be the worst yet, and that a large part
of the mem rnbership OF both tongs Will be sent 10
join their ancestors ,.. Ao,.
The hrst disturbance yesterday happened ao9us 9es
. a m when a man, whose name the ponce olo
mot learn called with a cab at No. Doyers-st 10
take e woman away. The woman had oeeh living
with a Chinaman, but had tired OF him
About an hour later the breaking OF WINDOW IN
a shoe store al No 1874 Park Row. and the inert
of several pafrs OF shoes. caused similar excite
ment The police found the window smashed ana
about twenty pairs of shoes missing
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
HAILsT0NEs CAUSE RUNAWAYS.
Clouds Deliver a Fusillade at Horses in
Schenectady Streets.

Schenectady n. Y Aug. pa terrific cleo
trical and hall storm passed over this city this
afternoon and did immense damage TO growing
crops The hailstones weighed from four TO fve
ounces The storm came so suddenly that IL
took drivers of horses unawares, ana the hail-
stones caused several runaways in the main
street. -,
Thousands Of windows were broken by the nail
stones THE American Locomotive Works lost
1900 panes. and the General Electric Works SUI SUI
windows i'm the State Street Methodist Episcopal
Church were broken and the Young Mems Chris
tian Association Building lost thirty windows
Greenhouse keepers suffered greatly and reports
from the surrounding country are that great dam
Of the Mohawk fats say their loss will be great
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
PLANS FOR G. a. R. ENCAMpMENT
Preparations to Care for Unusually Large
Crowds at Meeting in Denver.

Denver, Aug. 22.-With the approach of
the date of the thirty ninth national encamp-
ment Of the Grand Army Of the Republic
September 1.-THE local committees announce
that they have a thoroughly systematized plan
for handling the visitors. They declare that
the coming encampment will break all previous
records for attendance. All the churches in the
downtown district. school buildings, halls and
vacant storerooms have been engaged as meet
ing places and headquarters, and canvass or
the CITY has resulted in pledges of all available
rooms in private houses for quartering the
guests This in addition TO the many hotels
and rooming houses insures accommodations
for all. 49,,
A new feature In encampments has been intro
duced nv the Denver general committee. All
,tsittng hands drum corps. etc, that place their
saryices AT the disposal OF the committee will
have their quarters and meals provided free OF
charge The committee insists. however, that
su7nie notice OF intent be given.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
MINSTRELS IN WRECK.
I1co Badly Hurt When Private Car
Crashes Into Freight.
Bv Telegraph to The rribune.)

Newburg, N Y. Aug 22-The large private car
OF sanford B. Rickaby and W. H. Vests Big
jubilee Minstrels" crashed into loaded coal car
IN front Of the Erie Railroad station In this city
day. 1t was being switched from the Erie TO the
West Shore road.
Last night the troupe played near Paterson, and
tonight they were billed at Saratoga. The car
was being shunted down an incline. The brake re-
rused 10 work. and the attained a thirty-rnile
speed. The brakeman jumped and the thirty men
in the car were all more less injured.
George Wade was the most seriously injured. His
scalp was cut and his back hurt George Balliat
was also badly injured. Both men were taken to
st Luke's Hospital They will recover. Others
seriously hurt were George Van B H Brown
W. r. Renaud and E. J. Johnson, all being bruised
AT o'clock the minstrels went on to Saratoga to
Play tonight, leaving two men behind Wade is
the principal comedian in the troupe Baliat pIays
in the band and sings tenor
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
JAIL TO CURE FAKE HURT.
Sentence Imposed for Defrauding
Street Railroad Com panies

Cleveland, Aug 22-John wilmont alias John
Edwards, and E. Forbes. alias Edward Benson. of
New-York. were each fined $50 and costs and SEN
fenced to serve thirty days in the workhouse IN
ponce court here to-day on the charge of attempt
ing TO defraud the Cleveland Electric Railway Com,
pany by demanding damages for alleged injuries
received on the cars Of the company. According to
the police the men have operated in various other
cities and are especially wanted in Buffalo and
Washington.
towards declared that he had fallen from car
mere. behson testified 70 his injuries and Ed
wards, upon being taken to the hospitaI a,nar
eIluy Went into convulsions. Investigation showe6
by Edwards. - 80 I"!ulS IeCeINeu
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
MRS. DE HAVEN INJURED
Knocked DoOn By Erpressman and
Has ankle Broken.

MRS. George W. De Haven, of No. 424 Central
FaFk west was Knocked down at 2sth-st and 9Th
60 90, i'S' evening oy an express wagon driven by
William O'Connor. She received several br,.a. -
Rcr right leg and foot, and was taken to the New
York Hospital in an ambulance ~ e "
Mrs. De Haven insisted upon the arrest of O'Con-
nor, nor, on the ground that he was careless. He said
mat ne had shouted warning to her b1t tha +
she had seemed paralyzed with fear O'Connor mo
was locked up ~ - O0iiiiO
At the hospital IL was said later that Mrs De
maven was suffering from a broken ankle and
that inquiries were being made at the Broadway
Iheatre for Carter De Haven. The Elite direc-
tory gives at the Central Park West address Mr
and Mrs. Q. w; De Haven, Miss Rose De Haven
and Mr.. Carter De Haven ~
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
MUNICIPAL FERRIES AGAIN DELAYED

The opening of the Staten Island Municipal
ferries. which was to take place early in Sep
te1nber. will not be before October While tho
boats are ready and the employees appointed to
man them, the ferries connot be operated when
ernected owing TO a hitch in acquiring the
legal title TO necessary land at Richmond An
other delay has been caused by necessary dredg-
ing required also at Richmond. 1t was said
Yesterday at the office Of the Borough President
~ Richmond that the difficulties in the way OF
opening the ferries are being smoothed and it
80 boped that everything would be ready for
their operation some time Ia october.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
TO PURIFY HONDURAS.
Plans Considered for the PreUention
of YeLJozc FeUer.
CBy Telegraph 10 The TriDune.)

Washington, Aug. 22.-SurEeon General Wynan
q the Marine Hospital Service. IS considering a
suggestion made tC him few days ago by Dr.
salvador Cordova, consul general % Honduras in
New-York that the assistant surgeon Of the
service AZ Puerto Co-tez be permitted 70 become
member q the local health board. Dr. Cordova
believes that such q step would insure q more
practical supervision over the yellow fever situa-
ZION The surgeon general viii place the matter
before the International Sanitary Bureau.
Il said by Honduran to-day that the
Fe4ow fever epidemic IN his country would have
sGlutHry eject the sanitary work Of the gov
eminent He said that the work Of sanitation in
Honduras is not difficult and that the republic
would now probably be rid OF the fever forever.
Puerto Cortez IS ordinarily regarded as health
IA place The last serious epidemic occurred there
in lSS. There were few casesgin Puerto Cortez IN
issL However, yellow fever in Honduras has
Deen mostly endemic and not endemic
II r likely that next summer the s1rictest quar-
4nll4e Viii be established in New-Orleans against
Honduras
most important subject Of discussion al the Inter
national Sanitary Convention 10 be held soon in
Washington.
eyme fear has existed IN this city among men
Interested in the Honduras fruits industry that the
Honduras trade would be tOtallyIruined unless the
scourge was suppressed. There is now better
feeling. This trade is the life Of the republic and
the government realized the, Importance Of taking
immediate action.
Honduras exports 100000 punches Of bananas
annually and the greater part Of these are shipped
70 NeW-Orleans. Most OF the trade has been d.
Rerteo 70 Mobile with the result that the market
there has become greatly overcrowded. Two
steamers from ceba. laden with bananas, arrived
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
ORDERS IsSUED.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued:
ARMY

orders nave Deen issued.
ARMY.
Major JOHN 5. PARKE JE l4sh Infantry detailed mem
tenant colonei ROBERT K EVANS 5th Infantry
First Lieutenant CHARLES n. MURPHY. I4th Infantry
promotion.
ha'9si GN ia 5sh 1nfaaS ? ap.an ss5 pF sa "iN e Ro
i7th Infantry; First I4eutenants ERNEST L. RUFF
EER assistant % surgeon and "a "A We EEEGNE |.
board at Columbus BarracEs.
motion.
cSsRs T5EkF E6h4 is4 On
Captains LANES A X LSIsA1 1sAsns and % 5R9AR A. pT E4
assistant surgeon and FI3EDERICk W COLEMAN,
Fort fSSa MepoWel lei5@s1 '-'''D examining '4'' A'
First Lieutenant ALEXANDER NJ wETHERILI. 18th
tion for promotion.
detailed in pay department san Antonio,
Major DANIEL L HOWELL 18th Infantry detsiIsd
Ms9oP 'Gs Henry n 1ndTews. aFtiiierS corps
Firs. Lieutenant t ALEXIS E JETNET. signal corp.
Captain HENRY 5 HATHAWAY. signal corps. from
Fort Myer to Fort Omaha
NAVY.
Commanders H. o DUNN and V. 5 NELSON. Lieu
HUBBARD and Lieutenant W. K WORKMAN
Lieutenant 5 W BRYANT commissioned lieutenant
MOVEMENTS OF vESsELS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported;
ARRIVED.
August 21-The Brooklyn Portland; the Worden at
Newport; the Chattanooga at Greenport; the New
ark and the Atlanta at New-London; the Des
Moines and the Denver at Kingston; the Arsthusa
at navy yard. NewYork; the Dolphin at Boston;
the Topeka at Portsmouth. n H: the Galveston
az san pomiago City the Tacoma az White
stone. y. Y
SAILED.
August 20-The Brooklyn Marblshead for Port
land
August 1.-The worden. from Greenport for Newport
the Pontiac, Newport for Ncw-forks tins
Newark and the Atlanta. from Newport for New
London. the Dolphin. from Portsmouth. y. H. tor
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
JAMAICA ELECTRIC CARS TUESDAY.

The beginning of the electric train service OF the
Long Island Railroad from the Flatoush-aVe' sA
tion Brooklyn 10 Jamaica, has been postponed
until next Tuesday. II TO have started yester-
day but ii was found impossible 10 get the equip
ment ready in time When the electric service Is
in operation the surface station a Frankln~aVe.
Will be abandoned and the elevated station be-
tween Nostrand and New-York aves opened
The new freight terminal OF the Long Island
Railroad on the south side Of Atlantic-aVe pc
tween 9Th and Carlton aves-. was opened on Mon-
day. This will greatly facilitate the work OK COM
pleting the underground terminal
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
"sWINDLER, IMPosToR," SAYS BELL.
Assistant Corporation Counsel for Brooklyn
Knows Naught of Land Boomer.

James D. Bell, Assistant Corporation Counsel for
Brooklyn, has been informed that claiming
10 represent corporation syndicate for the pur-
chase Of real estate the line Of the pro-
posed extension Of Bedford-ave., in the 18th Ward
Brooklyn. has been using his name TO boom the
venture.
Colonel Bell denies that is interested In any
scheme whatsoever 10 buy property in near Bed
ford-ave. at any other point in the city Il know
nothing about this scheme. Colonel Bell said last
evening, and any person using my name in
nection Herewith is a swtndler and impostor."
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
BREAK IN HERRESH0FF BOAT.
Mishap to Crank Shaft POstpOnes 0fieial
Trial of The Den
~ - b Ths TrIbune

Bridgeport. Conn. Aug 22-The breaking Of the
crank shaft caused a pOstpOnement Of the Official
test OF the HerreshOn motor boat. The Den. sched-
uled 10 take place Off this harbOr to-day. John
HoadIey of New-York. president of the American
and British Manufacturing Company, OF this city
the owner OF the craft, was present. as We're a
number OF New-York yachtsmen. The craft was
handled by Charles HerreshOn jr.. is designer and
constructor, going at the rate OF thrvyftve
miles an hour when the break occurred.
Mr.. Herreshor announced that II would require n
few DAYS 10 make the necessary repairs, after
which the official test would be held
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
DEATH CAUSED BY IRooUois FIRE.

Chicago Aug. 22-Another name was added
70 the IuOquois Theatre fires death roll when
news was received yesterday that Mrs. Henry
Il Kidder, OF Evanston. had died suddenly at
Carlsbad. Germany. She had been in poor
health ever since the burning OF the theatre. In
which she nearly lost her life
She was the wife of Colonel Henry II Kidder.
member Of the Board of Trade. and her daugh-
Ter Is Mss. Kathrya Kidder. the actress.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
THE SAN JUAN DETAINED AT PORTO RICO

San Juan. =. R.. Aug. A.-Before leaving New
Orleans August Is the steamer San Juan, which
arrived here to-day, funigated by the Louisi-
ana authorities. The vessel IS however. held in
quarantine pending advices from Washington as
70 whether the furnigauOn at NeW-Orleans was
sui1cienL Sixteen Of her passengers have been
oetsineo- The mails were landed without being
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
DYING, TAKES BACK HIS WIFE.
Man Remarked to Woman He Divorced on
Day of Golden Wedding.
By Telegraph % The tribune }

Grand Forks. N. D, Aug. 22-Edward Fallen,
paralyzed and his back broken the result of
a ffty-foot fall, facing certain death was re-
married here last night to the whom he
divorced a year ago on their fiftieth wedding
anniversary. Their two grown children and
Deaconess Hospital attendants the only
witnesses.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
HURT BY FALLING ROOF.

ST Louis Aug 22.-Eleven wreckers were in
,ured to-day by the collapse OF the roof Of the
I,5,,cs tiona Building at Worlds Fair Grounds,
mon vhfch the men were at work demolishing the
strueture. Three seriously hurt.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23

Boston: the Maryland, from Boston for trial trip;
the Severn. from New London for Solouons. the
Baltimore from che Foo for Chsnulpo.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23

NO SEA DUTY AT NAVY YARDS-It has al
ways been a question between the naval officers and
the Controller of the Treasury whether duty which
involves living on a receiving ship at a navy yard
NAV be considered duty sea, at least 10 the ex-
tent ~ allowing an officer so situated the
larger pay of the seagoing status These ques-
tIons are always coming up, though the Controller
usually decides that. unless the duty is really and
exclusively on board the receiving ship. the sea-
going situation cannot be considered 10 exist One
of the recent cases OF this sort UP is that
OF Lieutenant ". P. Cronan, who is on duty at the
BROOKLYN Navy Yard and who lives on board the
Hancock A few weeks ago he assigned 10
dutv at Brooklyn aid to the cOInmandant OF
The ward. and authorized TO take his meals and
sleep on board the receiving ship. 10 which vessel
he was ordered for that purpose The Controller
saws that this simply for the convenience OF
officer in order to furnish him with habitation,
and that his duties elsewhere. and obvi-
ously OF the shore duty character else he could
not be aid TO the commanding officer OF the yard.
on this line of reasoning. the Controller decides
that Lieutenant Cronan shall receive the reduced
pay for shore duty only
New-York tribune., 1905-08-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
From The Tribune Bureau.)

washington, august Il
RECORDS NOT INFALLlBLE.-Few army
officers in Washington. and probably few any
where. agree with General Fl. c. Corbin in bis
theory on the method OF conducting examinations
of army officers who have reached the point OF
promotion 10 the next higher grade. II Is General
Corbin's idea that, If possible, more than one
officer who personally knows the subject OF exam
ination shall serve on the board Most OF the
vancement must be determined in the end by per-
s9eaped SeF os a or Who
have been adequately reported upon by ms
an officer may be too modest and partly because
senior who would report upon him is indireT,ennt ,n
he has nothing to say adversely, he hnds 1t pos
sble . say nothing at ali 0SeFs % OF tbair 5ag aTny
but that officer gets his reoogntion by reason son
enough er nj 81 his associates Who irnpart their in
formation to others who do not know the officer
reT 9e army IN ocsrs that an examining board
composed Of those who know the 3Iflc4t 70 pc be
garding as ineligible those who serve at me same
post or in the same regmGadt w Win ad de 20 b5ys on
the board officers who possess personal acquaiIL.-
ance as Intimate as possible with the ofncer VINO
is IN for determination Of his fitness for advance
ment
sIrPERHEATED STEAM FOR NAvY-The
NAVY Department is making some inquiry into the
value Of superheated steam as applied TO boilers
of naval vessels Several engineering experts nave
been taking observations board commercial
liners where this system has been used II Is
found that considerable economy results from the
employment of this feature, and IL is likely that
ARRANGEMENTS will be made for using superheated
steam on ships of There Is not nearly the
same faith shown in the turbine mechanism, and
it seems likely that the Navy Department VIII
hesitate considerably if not entirely ABANDON
the idea of installing turbine machinery IN one
of the new battleships. In the Revenue Cutter
Service where new vessel is being designed on
which high speed will be at times required, the
engineering officers have concluded that IL would
he better ali things considered, 10 stick 10 the
recprOcating engines. The doubt In regard 10 the
turbine comes from the fact that II Is not so ar
ranged as TO present economy of speed when the
ship is cruising. and that. OF course, Is the usual
condition. The naval engineers question very
much whether the rare occasions OF excessive speed
Justify the high premium which would De exacted
by the use of turbines and their operation under
ordinary conditions.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-07-20
Ellithorpe's Broth
Drowned.
Mrs..

From the Alameda Dispatch, pub.
lished st Alameda, ASA, ut The hou,e OF
Mrs. C. Ellithorpe, under date of July
14th, We clip the following extract
relative to the death by drowning OF
Mira. Elithorpe's brother. Murduth
Hass srd, which occurred on Sunday
aiterhooD, July 9Th:
The death OF Mu.duth Hassard is
especially sad because Of its taking
place just at this particular time. July
II is his fathers birthday. and on this
day each year the family are accus-
toned to have a~re-union. Prepare
tions for this were complete and al
though some of tho members of the
family live at distance in the states,
all were present and gathered for their
last complete reunion here on earth
around the coffin of their beloved son
and brother.
Harvey Brealey's death also termi,
mates the prospects for a promising
future. Plans had just been complete
the evening before for his life work
which he was to commence in q short
time. He was in his 10th year and
Hassard In bis 18th.
To the parents and relatives Of both
boys the sincere sympathy of the
whole district is extended in their hour
of sorrow. -. -.
The funeral Of Murduth Hassard took
place on Monday at p. M. and that oil
Harvey Brealey at p. m. on Tuesday
to the Alameda cemetery. which were
very largely attended.
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-07-20
Interest in Irrigation,

The irrigation meeting held at the
courthouse last Saturday afternoon was
quite largely attended and very inter
esting.,s The principal speaker was
State Engineer A. L. Fellows who gave
. very clear and concise explanation Of
the project for irrigation in this SEQ
ton Of the country. Hs stated that
unless the people in Williston district at
once took advantage Of the offer made
by the government to spend about one
million dollars here in constructing
works, building reservoirs. ETC., it
might be many years before the OPP.
portunity would again be given them,
IA the money appropriated for the
work would certainly 90 to other vest
ern states, where the people were
anxiously clamnrilg for government
aid. The question is now mp to tire
land owners. whether they will join the
water users association and put their
lands into the scheme and have the
work pushed to conp;esion or allow the
money to 90 to other schemes farther.
west. In the latter event, the en-
eineers now here in the reclamation
service will '.pull up stakes" and move.
their quarters to some other state
where the people are more enterplis.
ing and anxious TO improve their
holdings.
US. Government Engineer Churchill
also gave the meeting II few well.timed
ideas, and warped land owners against
the danger of delay in signing up in the
scheme. Vie.
H. A. Nelson gave the audience = few
figures as to what private irrigation has
accomplished on his large Nesson farm,
and Live Stock Agent Costello, of the
Great Northern stated that the Great
Northern R. r. Co., felt an interest in,
the project, and II the scheme proved
successful, the company would be
ready to move all the products of the
country to the best markets the world
could afford. -L
Allin all, the AL !ressas Eere not only
interesting, but Instructive, and were
listened to with deep attention by all
praapnt
Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1905-07-20
Killed by Foul Gas in Well.

James H. Reed. located at Twelve.
Mile Hill, met his death last Friday by
foul air in we'll he was digging near
Truax postofice, twelve miles east of
Williston. The well was about As feet
deep. and while at work at the bottom
he was taken i'll and called to his assis-
sant to haul him up. When within four
or five feet of the top he tainted, and
relaxing his hold upon the rope fell out
of the bucket to the bottom of the well.
It was with great difficulty that the body
was recovered, aud the man was dead
when brought to the surface. Coroner
Thomas was notified and visited the
scene of the accident. aud verdict Of
death was rendered according to the
facts elected as above. Mr.. Reed leaves
a wife and three small children. The
deceased came here with his family
from Oklahoma about month ago.
The burial of the deceased took place
last Monday. but the funeral Sermon
will not be preached until Sunday, July
80, which will take place at the school.
house north OF Truax.