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New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
BLIND OF NEW YORK.
Thousands SIT IN Darkness scitb
Nothing to DO-SOme Suicides.

"An angel sent TO help me In my darkness"
This Is the way in which Of the benefciaries
os the New York Association for the Blind refers
90 the visitor who sought her out in her blindness
ana despair taught her to read. found market
Cor her beautiful sewing and enabled her once
more 20 take her place in the world OF men and
women. The woman Is the widow Of a Prussian
army officer, and being thrown upon her own
sources she came TO this country and attempted
70 support herself and her little daughter by
ing. The work aggravated the effect OF a cut
above her eyes, which she had received some
years previous, and inflammation set in, which rem
dered her totally blind. Alone In a strange land.
whose language she could scarcely speak, with
resource the few dollars that her little girl
was able 20 earn, she was face to face with
despair when the representative Of the associa-
tlon found her.
Her case is only one Of many. All over the city
men and women sitting in darkness, waiting
Cor angel. who may never come. For the associa-
fiou has only limited supply Of such messengers.
and they human angels their powers
limited. One woman waited for ten years for
such visit Another committed suicide before
60 came.
HOPE GONE THEN SUICIDE.
"'oh. IL my poor friend had only known that
some one like you was coming" said the woman
with whom she had lived, ''she would never have
suici6ed."
There are about 1000 blind people in New
York, and there only 1,2oo of them on the cata-
losue OF the association, while for these il is
20 enlarge SITS work and bring what little light is
possible these darkened homes, the association
IS appealing to the public for $4,000. With
$1,000 it could start a workshop for the women
similar 10 the one now in operation at No. 147
East 42d street for the men, At present the
women have TO taught in their homes a
great waste of time and effort Another $1,000 is
wanted TO enlarge the work for the men, another
for Office expenses and still another for home
teachers. Even if the whole $4,000 raised it
would all have TO be spent for Immediate
penses. leaving nothing future for the
emporium for the work Of the blind which the
association is also anxious TO establish This
would take another S25.00O.
= A. smaller need but q very important one, IS
Cor typewriters. These inestimable blessing
TO the blind.
The pitiable condition Of the Blind population is
due TO the fact, not generally known that a large
percentage Of them became blind after reaching
adult life. The state educates blind children It
does nothing FOR the person who becomes blind in
later life. For him. unless his friends take care OF
him, he has Independent income there was
nothing. prior 10 the orgapzation Of the New York
Association for the Blind, but the island
BLINDNESS IN MATURITY THE WORST.
The fate OF such IS more pitiable than that OF
those who have been blind from childhood. They
have rot been educated TO a world OF darkness. and
when their day Is blotted out they helpless.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
FEARS WATER FAMINE.
Engineer of Merchants Association
Says Waste Must BE Stopped.

In a report on the Waste OF Water in New York
and It's Reduction by Meters" made by James H.
Fuerties engineer OF the committee water sup
ply of the Merchants Association, II is asserted
that at least eight years must elapse before the
city "can obtain any part Of the additional water
supply TO be provided from the new sources recent
ly set apart in the Catskil MOuntains''
In the mean time. the storage capacity the
statement says. "s sufficient 70 provide water for
the city's usual consumption during a drOuth OF
moderate duration. but insufficient IN case OF pro-
tracted drouth-'s
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30

Mr.. Fuertes declares the daily draft already
exceeds the safety limit by from 100000 90 25oOo
O00 gallons. the daily water consumption Of Man
haitian and The Bronx being about soo0oo0o0 gall
Ions. The average daily consumption Is constantly
increasing at the rate OF l6OoOoo gallons year,
Continuing, the report says:
At the present rate of consumption. vhe vVater
IN store VIII supply the city's needs Cor 2ss 5evS
IN 1914 tthe earliest date ar which an incrsae az
Supply can be cntainedl the increased consilrlpro1
~ tae present rate OF use wil eShQUst the Stored
With tho greatest asnoua, os waste aaa leak "a
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30

While French women are still far from having
their hands on the ballot. their position before the
law is rapidly improving, is shown by the diff
ferent attitude which French juries now take
toward women who, tired Of being i'll treated by
their husbands, take the law into their own hands
In two recent cases where wives had killed their
legal tormentors they were promptly acquitted il
having been proved that they acted in seif-defence
When their lives were endangered, and of the
Jurors added under his breath Served the fellows
Iight, such a position is thought to be highly
significant Of a change in public sentiment, be-
cause IN the past ii felt that should
neTeT AXE the law into their own hands, in
dom escaped punishment of some kind.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30

ttS Stlo coming years. and. with thu cOnStFCc~l
~, ~ the proposed Cross River reservoir and e.
SStue[ emergency reservoirs that can oo bulls ~.
tne Croten watershed. the clty will not Be out g
anger or a water famine until the new su0lN y
tssASs &Sssi4aie. The construction OG the llist ~
eS.uIneAt OK the new works should. therefore. y
ssaEteG immediately and should be pushed % CON
NelOn as rapidly as possible
In order q carry the city through the me,
NSalns years t1st must elQpss before the new =
ply can BE- hgtlt, with q reasonable assurance ~
aN-runs the probable certainty OF q short SUI y,
coinpt eaSnsNte steps 70 stop leakage and Vas a
must b. taken Ea1G-iia,Sly and UI-s- 10 u1A-A
tatnad wtthou. re,aAat4on
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
FOR TROLLEY RIDES.

From an entertainment given by young friends OF
the Purchase On. " branch. the sum of 50 81 was
made and sent to the office for trolley rides To
this amount Mrs. Jennie Armour added 81 The
young people to whom the T. S. 5; is indebted t9r
This money and who are cordially thanked for their
interest in the work Of cheer are Mildred ,;IU Iudta
Joseph and John Griffin. and Ion1mle WllIet, OF
Port Chester N Y No doubt their own summer
DAYS will be happier because Of their kindly interest
in others less fortunate. Two friends at Morris
town 'swho like the suggestion have sent 90 cents
for the dime outing fund. Total received y ~.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
DAILY THOUGHT.

Sail the ship and plant the seed;
What's done in faith is done indeed
Life is not trained for highest being
Ev means of any lowest thinking;
Nor can the soul have finest skill -,
Thro' wrong desires that master WILL
And never yet did purer heart
Grow from purest loves apart:
Nor ever has a soul been known
To reap a harvest never soWn.
We think and love and chose our way
To good and truth and God alway:
John Paul Egbert-
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
CONTRIBUTIONS

Three packages of helpful cheer were received on
Friday from Mabel AIcott and F. Lane, Of Brook
lyn; magazines and books for sunshine libraries
came from Miss Bessie Fink. OF Brooklyn; greet
ings from Mrs. A. NJ. Chatellier. who Is now at
Toms River, n. J.. and hosiery. from Mrs j.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
OTHER MONEY.

Mrs. ]. D. Bedle, of Jersey City, has sent S2 for
two badges and Miss Bessie Fink 81 for sunshine
use, where needed. and Mrs. B., now at Lake
Champlan, S. for the blind leper.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

shapey, we'll fitting pettcoat is essential Il the
skirt Of the gown is to hang with anything like
cess. This one is cut with special reference to
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
BRANCH REPORT.

The annual report of the Dansville n Y, branch
was read at the last branch meeting by Lillian
Newton, the secretary and treasurer. The branch
was organized last year by Mrs. Reynolds and IL
has done many good deeds In the name of Sunshine
The money distributions included gifts to Adolph
Koch; Mr. Tatock, who is ossihed the Sunshine
Consumptive Home in Florida; to needy woman
and child; to a little boy too tired to play; 20
poor woman for. food and T. S. S. dues An espe-
cialy fine contribution was the gift of SO to pay
the school tuition Of poor girl anxious for an ed
cation. Clothing was sent to children in Virginia
and Alabama a barrel of magazines to the Sailors
Home and the complete numbers Of "McClure's"
for year to a New Berlin member; fancy work
materials and souvenir postals in responseso calls
In the column To raise funds for the work an
ice cream and cake sale held, and in the winter
money for the branch treasury was instituted by
some of the members. One who has an excellent
recipe for silver polish made quantity for sale;
another printed the labels and others volunteered
to sell 1t. The secretary concludes her report as
follows:
1--WE have a little money in the treasury, and we
are trying to devise ways to add TO this. that we
may be able to help some Of our shut-in" friends
as the summer comes on. We trust that another
year will find prepared to give better report"
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
THE PRIZE AWARD

The prize summer suggestion last week was THE
Ar Bath contributed by Margaret Stanton Law.
aenes ans published Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
HELPFUL BLIND MEMBER.

Miss N. Hunt. blind member and an inmate of
the BiKd Home. in Amsterdam avenue. can use
her hands 70 make many useful things to "pass
on" and likes to do It, From sunshine woods
given her made hatpin holders. bed socks. play
reins balls for children which distributed
in the name of sunshine in Hasbrouck, Sullivan
County, N Y; Kingston n. Y; Manhattan and
Brooklyn. Miss Hunt is especially helpful in
mate Of the Home she sew and mend in
remarkable manner for without sight She de-
sires to thank the MOrganton (N. O. members who
sent her cheer and says: Everybody is kind to
me our Heavenly Father has aflicted me but
am happy and contented and like to do for others
can
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
Nep Belts
Half Price

More OF tlls nOdish. lingerie belts 50 Pop
ular THIS season. Also some beautifully
made tafSeta belts. the neatest. suartest.
tailoT-mads styles you ever saw.
AT 2se. worth SOc-Vylite linen: plain and
eyeiet embroidered: lined. Gilt harness
buckle.
Broadway. Stewart Building
AZ 2ae, worth 6Oc-Black ta6eta; inches
WiCes lined Gilt or gUn-metal finished
buckle Basement, Stewart Building
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
Children'S
Wash Dresses


These fetching frocks are pretty; simple
styles; each dress having IT'S own individual
touches All are beautifully finished Some
dainty ones. trimmed with lace and en-
bFoidery are dressy enough for any occa-
sion; then there are trim ginghams. piques
and repps; suitable for everyday wear.
The quantities are limited.
AZ 81. were $3.50 TO s2-White- lawn
Dresses. trimmed with lace and embroidery.
Guinnpe and high neck. Sizes for 20 "a
years.
AZ s1.75. were s2.75-Russian Dresses Of
ptque and repp; sizes for 20 14 years
AZ sf75, were s2SO-PIaid gingham
Dresses; high neck; trimmed with braid.
Killed skirt. Sizes for s 70 IA years
Second floor, 9Th street and 4th avenue.
Stewart Building.
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JOHN WANAMAKER

Formerly A. 4. Stewart e Co.
broacway Fourth Avenue, Eighth 90 Tenth Sfrrsfs
New-York tribune., 1906-07-30
Wrappers
Dressing Sacques

Wrappers. pretty. trim and wsllvmade:
lounging saeques. the acme OF comfort:
blouses. neat, well-cut, prettily trimmed
all wonderfully low-priced:
At S1-wrappers OF lawn or percale, light
or dark; fitted back, full front; trimmed
with braid or embroidery: hounce on skirt.
At 5Oc-Dressing Sacques OF dotted white
Swiss muslin fitted back. fun front; coll
lar and sleeves trimmed with stitching,
hlmono style; light ground with colOred
figures yoke of hemstitched plaits.
AZ 81. were s1.5O-White Lawn Waists
trimmed with allover embroidery ana f,ne
plaits. Also of madras. in Peter Pan
style. Basement. Stewart Building
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
FATAL EXPLOSION OF GAS
Eight Men Killed In philadelphia by
Accident In Subway.


Philadelphia, Oct. Ga terrific ex'
plosion of Illuminating gas in the sub
way of the Philadelphia Rapid Transit
company, under construction at Sixth
and Market streets, resulted In the
death of eight men,. the injuring OF
about a dozen others and caused prop.
erty damage that will run into thou
sands of dollars. The explosion was
caused by a leak in the city gas main.
The escaping gas formed in a pocket
in the subway and 1t is believed that a
workman carrying a lamp into the
great hole ignited the gas.
The force of the explosion wrecked
the subway for half a block and all
the heavy timbering and other struc'
tural work, including tons of earth,
fell into the excavation. Several OF
the workmen who were standing near
the derrick were blown across the
street and either killed or injured,
and a number of pedestrians were
hurt by falling glass and signs from
the tall business houses on both sides
OF Market and Sixth streets.
The dead: John Lawless. Frank
Leans, Cato Benigo, John Scott
Frank Beidleman, Frank Croller, r
Capero, John Pacy.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
FIFTEEN DIE IN A COAL MINE
Four Bodies Are Recoered From Col
liery at Blossburg, N. N.

Denver, Oct. 6.-According to a spe.
cial to the News fifteen men are be-
lieved to have been entombed In the
Dutchman mine, at Blossburg, N. NJ.
by an explosion, which wrecked the
walls and roof Of the tunnel In which
they were working. However, only
six men are positively known to have
been in the tunnel at the time OF the
explosion, but the usual night shift
numbers fifteen, and none Of them
have been located outside Of the mine.
Rescuing parties have taken out
four dead bodies, one of which has
been identified as Jams Janiski. All
but one OF the night shift were Aus
TRANS. Fredamp has settled in the
tunnel. making rescue in the tunnel
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Rural Carriers and Game Law.

Lincoln, Oct. 8.-Does a mail a r
rier on a star route become a common
carrier when he accepts passengers
and packages for transportation, m
is he liable to prosecution for handling
illegal packages, the same as a rail-
road or an express company would be?
Chief Game Warden Carter has a
criminal complaint on file in which a
postal wagon carrier, operating q
route between North Platte and
Candy, is accused of hauling prairie
chickens to the former place and de-
livering them to a hotel keeper. The
fowls are sent by a pot hunter liv-
Ing near Myrtle. The knotty point
was submitted to the attorney gen.
erals Office for an opinion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
MOB STORMS MACON JAIL.
Negro Prisoner Taken to Atlanta for
Safekeeping.

Macon, Ga, Oct. S.-Quiet reigns in
this city and no further trouble Is
anticipated. The negro who shot
Adams and Solomon was sent to At
lanta for safekeeping. The military
Is held in readiness in case of an emer.
gency.
The mob succeeded in breaking in.
to the Jail, but the negro had been
placed in the barracks under heavy
military guard.
Adams and Solomon are in the hos
pital. Physicians cannot determine
how seriously they are wounded. The
negro Fews, who did the shooting,
was wounded, but will cover. An
other negro was shot through the leg
at the jail while the attack was be
ing made on the prison.
Greene and Gaynor, two federal
prisoners, convicted of frauds in the
Savannah harbor expenditures, were
in the Jail while the mob hammered
at the iron doors. After the mob ef
fected an entrance, the noted prison
ers mingled with the enraged crowd In
perfect composure.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
NEGRO is LYNCHED
MOB HANGS NEGRO ON MAIN
STREET OF ARGENTA.
L%ynchers Take Prisoner From Jail to
His Death-Latest Link In Long
Chain Of Clashes Between Whites
and Blacks.

Argenta, Ark, Oct. 8.-As a sequel
to the killing OF John Lindsay and
the wounding of his son, Policeman
Milton Lindsay, here, presumably by
Garrett Colum and Charles Colum.
negroes, IL. Blackburn, a negro, was
lynched at the corner OF Sixth and
Main streets.
The ~lyncning is the latest link in a
chain OF clashes between whites and
blacks, which started on Sept. 10,
when a white man named r.. X. Nc
Donald killed a negro musician named
Wiley Shelby. Next day, at the in.
quest held at the Columns undertaking
store, a difficulty arose, in which Rob.
ert Colum was killed and Deputy Con.
stable Ed Lindsay and Garrett Colum
severely wounded. Policeman Milton
Lindsay, a brother Of Ed Lindsay, was
also hurt at that time. Saturday
night Policeman Milton Lindsay and
his father were walking past the
Colum store when they were fired on
from ambush. John Lindsay was
killed on the spot. His son was Sc
verely wounded, but managed to crawl
out of range. When the police and
citizens attempted to enter the store
they were fired upon. 1t is supposed
Charles and Garrett Colum did the
shooting. Later in the night, thinking
the Colum brothers were still locked
in the rear room Of the store, the
place was dynamited, but the ne
groes had escaped unseen in the dark.
They are still at large.
At 1880 a. m. Will Harding, a paint.
er, was halted on the street by I'M.
known parties, whether black or
white he could not tell in the dark.
ness. He was asked If he was black
or white. Upon replying that he was
white, he was told to go back and
while leaving he was shot in the
back. At 2 o'clock James Mahoney,
a contractor, and A. l.. Bedding, a re-
porter of the Little Rock Gazette,
while going to see Harding, were fired
on from four different quarters with
shotguns. Mahoney was painfully
shot in the hand. Belongs clothes
were peppered with birdshot.
II. Blackburn, a negro, who con-
ducts a confectionery store, was ar.
rested on suspicion Of being the man
who fired on Mahoney and Bedding.
Four masked men entered the police
station from the rear and one covered
the turnkey with a pistol while the
others got his keys, unlocked Black
burns cell and took him out the back
way. Not a shot was fred and there
was no loud talking, so that Sheriff
Kavanaugh and two deputies, who
were standing on the street a few
blocks away, knew nothing Of what
was going on until they heard several
shots fired at Main and Sixth streets
Running there, they found Blackburn
already dead, hanged to a telegraph
pole, while the crowd around was ap
parently onlookers.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
CHICAGO GRAIN and PROVISIONS
Features Of the Days Trading and
Closing Quotations.

Chicago, Oct. "a slight advance
in the price Of wheat in Liverpool and
the improved cash and export demand
caused a firm tone today in the local
wheat market. At the close wheat
for December vas up Ac. Corn wao
Nc higher. Oats were up a shade and
provisions were 10Wl2l2c to l5W17hc
higher. Closing prices:
Wheat-Dec., 74Ac; May, 79c.
Corn-Oct., 45%c; Dec, 429sc;
May, 43asc.
Oats-Dec., 34&@34hc; May. 359sc;
July, 34bc.
Pork-Jan., $15.72h@15.75.
Lard-Oct., 5000; Jan, $S.07h.
Ribs-Oct., 1855; jan, $7.37h.
Chicago Cash Prices-No. 2 hard
wheat. 73h@76c; No. 2 corn, 45A0
Acc; No. 2 oats, 33Ac.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Chicago Live Stock.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Cattle-Receipts
$500; steady; beeves, $3.90@7.25;
cows and heifers, $1.65@5.25; stocked
and feeders, $2.5O@4.4O; Texans, 1910
14.4O; westerns, $3.50@5.40; calves,
$6.25@7.75. Hogs-Receipts. 10000;
weak; mixed and butchers, $4,000
6.75; good heavy, $6.35@6.37h; rough
heavy, $5.S5Q6.26; light, $6.20@6.671a;
pigs, $5.7O@6.25; bulk Of sales, $6.26
@6.65. SheeprReceipts, $4,000;
steady; sheep, $S.6O@6.36; lambs.
S4.6007.50.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
South Omaha Live Stock.

South Omaha, Oct. 9.-Cattle-Re-
ceipts, 1900; steady; native steers,
$4.OO@6.25; cows and heifers, $2.50Q
4.25; western steers, $3.25Q5.25; Tex.
as steers, $2.75Q4.3O; Gamers, $3.50
Q2.30; stockers and feeders, $2.75@
$50; calves, 100000; bulls, stays,
ETC., $1.75@3.85. Hogs-Receipts, T..
500; steady to sc lower; heavy, $4,000
6.S5; mixed, $6.25@6.30; light, 5000
6.421h; pigs. $5.5O@6.0O; bulk of sales,
$6.25@6.35. Sheep-Receipts, $4,000;
steady to easier; yearlings, $500
SIS; wethers, $4.9O@5.15; ewes. $4.4O
Q4.S5; lambs, $6.25@7.00.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Indiana Mob Fails to Lynch,

Bloomington, Ind, Oct. S.-The ne.
gro, Edward Jones, who shot and
killed Alfred Stephens, a luncl wagon
man, was safely taken to the Jefer-
sonville penitentiary. 1t was only by
the determined efforts of the sheriff
and his deputies that the moi sur.
rounding the Jail was kept from bat
tering down the doors and entering
the pla> y.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
Mob in Mobile Hsanqs Two NEGROES

Mobile, Ala, Oct. S.-Fears enter
tanned Of retaliation by the negroes
for Saturdays lynchings of Thompson
and Robinson. negroes charged with
criminal assault, have disappeared
and the city Is quiet. No further
trouble Is anticipated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12

relations t. ween the WIN, ople
and the negroes of the southern
states. Bishop Walters declared that
recent race riots in the south have
given evidence that the whites were
attempting to degrade and destroy
ten million citizens"
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
TORNADOES IN SOUTH
NEW ORLEANS THE CENTER OF
cYcLoNic DISTURBANCES.
Property Loss is Estimated at One
Million Dollars-Narrow Path Of
Wind Through Crescent City is
Strewn with Debris From Buildings.

Strewn With Debris From Buildings.
New Orleans, Oct. 6.-This region
was the center of cyclonic disturb
ances. at least three Of which we're
tonadoes, and causing the loss OF six
lives, with ten persons fatally in.
jured. About daylight heavy storms
broke within 100 miles west and north
of New Orleans. Reports of sugar
cane and cotton crops blown down or
sugar mills demolished are coming In
from this section. The damage, in
Guiding that done in New Orleans, is
placed at over 1000, 900. The worst
Of the tornadoes a north OF New
Orleans, where it devastated portions
OF three parishes. Another tornado
passed northward of Biloxi, on the
gulf coast.
The first tornado struck West Baton
Rouge parish, killing Mrs. Theodore
Forel and her daughter, a Mrs. White.
Mrs. Forel's body was found in a field
near her demolished house. Two chill
dren in Mrs. Forel's house were fatal
~ lDJuICu dnu v bhN "S'S hJN'N
in the collapse Of a sugar refinery on
the st. Delphe plantation. Baton
Rouge was slightly damaged.
In st. James parish one was
killed, while Mrs. II. r. Weber and
daughter, Mrs. John Meyer, and a ne
gro are reported fatally injured. Fiji
teen buildings were blown completely
down In this parish.
At Pontchatoula, George Halves
and son were killed by the collapse of
their house and two other children OF
the family were fatally injured. A
negro was fatally injured there, be-
sides injuries to a dozen other per-
ons
A third tornado struck New Orleans
about 8 o'clock. While nc lives were
lost here, property damage reached
$500.0 900, and about fifty persons
were injured. n fatally. Fully 500
buildings were damaged, about seven.
ty-fve being blown fiat. Most of the
demolished buildings were negro cab
ms, and 1t was here that nearly al
the injuries occurred.
The tornado here appeared at a dis
lance as a cloud sweeping along the
surface of the earth. It's course was
undulating, some buildings being
skipped entirely as 1t bounded sky
ward. Frequently 1t demolished We
randas and fences on one side OF the
street, while not an object on the
other was disturbed. The cloud occu'
pied several minutes in crossing the
city and hundreds Of persons who saw
and heard 1t approaching had time to
run out of its pathway. One exciting
a C was made by a Carondelet street
car, which was loaded with passengers
on their way to work. At Marengc
street the motorman threw on full
power. The flying car was less than
half a block past the roller skating
rink when that structure went down
The Red Cloud chief., 1906-10-12
cummins Opens Wisconsin Campaign.

Milwaukee, Oct. 8.-The Republic
ans of Wisconsin opened their cam
paign here, having as principal speak
err Governor Cummins Of Iowa. Gov.
ernor Cumnins suffered from hoarse-
ness and his speech was consequently
cut short. Neither Senators Spooner
nor LaFollette vas present.