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The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1907-08-15
F|sk.!tAAEN il
National Grand
/. ]: aberrIaaelle !
. ~, ~ ~ i 90 ,ssS
Transacts a Large. Amount of Busi-
- ness in Two Day Session.

Washington, d. c., Aug. 8.-The
Grand Tabernacle, of the Grand
United Order of Galilean Fishermen
closed its sessions last uight after be-
ing In session two days, in which
time large amount, of business con-
nected with the Order was transact
ed. ...
The sessions were held at the Gall
tlean Temple; 800 F street, S. W.,
and was presided over by National
Grand Ruler, Thomas H. Shorts, Of
Hampton, Va. The opening session
was called to order on Tuesday
morning and an address of welcome
was delivered ON the part Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia by Che Hon. John
C. Dancy, Commissioner of Deeds for
the District of Columbia. Judge
Robert H. Terrell delivered an ad-
dress on the part Of the city of
Washington. Responses were deIiv-
cred by Rev. w. P. Tood, National
Grand Organizer; and DR.. w. E. At
kins, secretary of the Endowment
Department and cashier Of the Grand
Fountain bank of Hampton. Va.
During the addresses several solos
were sung. Other addresses were
delivered by Mr.. G. G. Fitzgerald
and Rev DIR. Washington, of the
Lutheran church.
|, At the session on Wednesday the
several state deputies made their re-
ports and the receiDte amounted tn
$625.85. At the afternoon session
the Supreme Grand Ruler and other
grand officers made >their reports.
The reports Of the several officers
showed the Order to be in a most
satisfactory condition.
On Wednesday, evening, a recep-
ton was rendered by the local COM
mittee and this evening a picnic and
outing will be rendered the visiting
delegations at Green Willow Park,
Anacostia, by District Grand Taber-
| nacle, No. 3. .....
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STATE CONVENTIOHS AR HINTON

Huntington, Aug. 18th, 1907.
To the Raptists Of the State:
You will take notice that the West
Virginia Baptist state Convention
will meet in its 29th annual session
on Wednesday before she 4th Lords
day in August, 1907, ats a. m. The
meeting viii be held with the Sec
ond Baptist church Of FIiuton. w.
Va. Foreign, state and home mis-
sions will be the toDits for discuss
don and consideration. Prominent
among other subjcctSt will be the
pressing needs Of our school at Hill
Top known as the Weest Virginia
Seminary and College. 1T is hoped
that ali pastors and churches
throughout the state VIII rally as
never before to the standard Of these
worthy causes. Also The state ex-
ecutive board will hold q Joint ses-
sion with the Trustee Board on
Tuesday evening, AusWSts 20, at 8
O'Clock. Let there beNafu1l attend
ance. & -
I. v. BRYANTs President.
II. b, RICE, Sscg8tary.
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! Ans gal e,
's. .. So .N'E' ST.FH& =: ;. p "aEe'.. g
Nifty Battle is Expected When
Colored Scraper Meets +
Marine -; = : = ----.

New York, Aug. 10.-4What ought
to be a nifty battle ls now. in course
OF being arranged between Jack
Johnson, the big colored scrapper,
who recently put qutetus on the
ambitions of decrepit Nreckled Bob,
and Sailor Burke. The bout Is to- be
pulled off during the first week of
September and will go to the club
Offering the best inducements. bids
70 be opened Monday. The agree
ment signed by Joe Humphreys,
Burke's manager, and Sam Fitzpat-
rick, who. looks after. the interests
OF the colored giant, - calls for the
men to box six rounds at catch,
weights. 1t is/ agreed that soft
bandages can be. worn by both men
and that straight Marquis of Queens
bury rules shall govern. Each side
has agreed to post forfeit when q
ssAa for the bout has been accepted.
lie there is no doubt that the
fsaner can put up q stiff fight, he
ought to be fried chicken and IVA
termeion for the big moke.
New York sports are Inanifeshing
a lively interest in next Fridays bat
tie for the lightweight championship
Of the world between doe Cans and
George Memsic, to be pulled Off in
Los Angeles. Jim Jefgrfes will act
as referee and will receive $1,000
for hts services. According to ad-
vices from the coast, both men are
now In training and will be in good
condition when they face each other
In the ring six days hence A 81, 900
forfeit has been posted by each
hghter and the hackers Of both de-
clare they mean business and that
rumors Of fake are baseless. The
men will be required to weigh in
public every day next week before
the contest, which viii prevent an
other Nelson Herrera fiasco. As a.
protection to the public Jeffries de-
c}area that If anything shady de-
yelops In connection with the con-
test, he will call all bets of. The
$40, 900 purse will be divided $4,000
to Cans and $4,000 to Memsic, win
or lose. In whatever way the tide
OF battle turns, Baltimore Joe will
"have white man a-workin' for
him" Surprises are always possible
In pugilfsm, and every fighter takes
his pitcher to the we'll once too Of
ten, but it isn't likely chat many
fight fans will back M6msic on the
strength OF this possibility. He Is
undoubtedly clever fighter and q
hard hitter, but Cans is still in his
prime and will likely and IT. easy to
efTace Memsic from the lightweight
pugilistic map. .%a@.
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of the provi ssler pima Del Rio bess.
gun to orsaniss independent par
ty with the pArS 10 IN view of se-
curing their Ysiifeal rights and !
fairer distriBnttS% Of public ofices.
This action on pr part is due I'd
the effort on art Of the whites
to use the UnitS sstates method on
their black bfath&sn. ~ 4, /.
This new ,patsh has as it's prime
mover, Battrell Dvideo, well
known and infnshtial Negro po1iti-
clan, clan; In amphlet scattered
throughout the island, ovideo sel
forth what Negroes had done rs
the Island and tpld of what small
recognition had 4sen given them in
the way pslttical patronage.
President Secretary raft
and other histh ftcials are In re-
ceipt of the ,neHsFials. 81 -" +
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WAR ON BLACKS.
RESULTS In Their Being Driven Away
From HilIsbOfo.


Htllsboro, I'LL, Aug. 8.--Ill feeling
toward Negroes whichx has been brew
Ing since last Friday night, when
John T. Maddux, an aged white man,
was assaulted by Negro led to riot
last night, and most bfnthe Negroes
were chased out of town. Negroes
and white citizens fought IN the pub
lie streets for several hours, and the
business section was In turmoil.
Finally most of the%Negroes fed
from town and order, was restored.
CO D. Fry, who has a contract for
paving work and employed Negroes,
insisted that his employees be protect
ed, but to no effect. Today Fry went
to st. Louis declaringsll would pro-
cupe other Negro lahorers. 1t is
feared, If he brings back number
OF Negro laborers, thatEhghting and
bloodshed will result
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| ?. Ever port ain our country 6hould
ever >be open In generous Welcome to
! ! foreigners who come to our shores
| With respect for our laws and rever-
ence Tor our flag, but .the strone
hand OF thaslaw should stay the stem
tand refuse admission to- this coun.
TRY andsto our institutions of all
Icriminally inclined, and the asocialistic
anarch1stic persons who seek our
shores asR refuge or to prey upon
US. Regardless Of partisanship p 3our
Immigration laws should be- strength
ehed and >rigidly enforced. 1T Is
cheaper and more desirable to keep
all such persons out Dt. this country
than 1t Is to- either hang them or
support them in jails after, they are
admitted .'',.j X $685.. s.@,@ : q =, {. =
General Keifer urged that tho col
ored race Is the innocent, cause of
many unfair remarks by ! Christian
people of the land. who, take ad-
vantage Of sneaking methods to ex-
press opinions. This treatment OF the
colored race was deprecated by the
eloquent speaker. ~ - >.
All countries that have carried ON
slavery have fallen, said Mr.. Keifer,
In referring to the War, OF the Re-
bellton, and he Continued, kings,
czars and emperors are tottering on
their thrones today by reason Of the
victory twon for mankind in that
bloody war. -
Mr.. Keifer said that the colored
race is free from anarchism. AS to
great wealth, Mr.. Keifer advised no
change in present conditions, claim
Ing that. Providence regulates owner
ship for the, public good. : In the
speakers opinion the ecolored race
has done magnificently well. and is
steadily gaining In strength and NOR
:al character. Comparing the Haw-
atian islands WITH The state OF Ohio,
the aged. congE IN stated that
during his recent 1l3here he was
informedthatk Scent Of the
islanders are I ...,:1 y hio is far
worse OF, he IL = -.
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Ex|-ShlvEs. !.
/ Feast al Springfield


Springfield, Mos Aug. 1O.-In the
celebration Of ARE. as Emaneipa-
tlon LAY there was one feature at
Springfield that Was not part OF the
program at any other place, 1t waa
a dinner given 90sthe ex-slayes. the
old Negro, men and omen who were
the property OF he white people In
the ante-belAurn days. Three hundred
Negroes attendedskke dinner, many OF
them more than syears. Of age. 9sss;; .E.is.;
Some Of the older Negroes con.
cefved the idea on giving stas slaves
a$S3%big feats srl tssais
meant SO much to them. Committees
TOOK Charge of the work and solicit
ed the funds,sthe white fpeople con-
tributing' literally When the for.
mer- slaves gathered about the big
tables they found a dinner OF the
kind they knew "befoh de wah. "
The repast consisted Of chicken
friend hans not bread dumplings,
ice crec:H, lep1onade and many other
things. - ,-Z...-
After the meal had been finished
the old ex-slaves gathered in little
groups to talk of when they were fr
bondage and some Of their exper-
fence = ~
They were. from ali. parts Of the
south. though most OF them had
come-to Missouri before the war with
Their masters from Kentucky and
tennessee. Before the. freedmen left
they had religious service, and the
songs they sung were Of the old-time
darky kind.
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GREATEST NEGRO ENTERPRISE
IN THE WORLD

The Metropolitan Mercantile and
Realty Co., doing business in more
than 81 states with more than 5000
stock holders. whose money has been
-prihtably invested in real estate,
banking merchandise and insurance.
The stqSk Of this company has in
creased 400 per cent in value, has
paid 7 per cent dividends for 6 years
and giving employment to nearly
200 colored people. Stock is now
selling at $25.00 per share. Gold
-bonds $1,000 each. Address State
agent, B. F. Graham, 500 Capitol
street, Charleston, w. Va.
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F1sgJRNs GA R5g EfCsHT is ..L'.-.
I. tl@ &. TlssIyEF1gKaELY POSTPONED

!, Los, An8sa gal, Aug. fS.--Fol.
Elowihsa Sa6fefence between the
: ! ~ anngArs p3 F5ae Cans, and Jinamy
RaEnss and tI manager of the Pact
No + lsthlettu Aga 1T was announced
tfIe >hghf is tAta1nitely postponed as
Barns is physicasiy unfit to partici-
pate, = ,sst .,ssSsss ..'.. -.
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DIES
!.
Serving Life Sen
( ten1;e +.
Thrice Sentenced to Re Hanged INT
Finally COMMITTED to Life
imprisonment.
DIES

There was a man who died at the
MoundsVille penitentiary on July 20,
who had served eight years Of life
sentence, but who was thrice sem
fenced to be hanged, finally comant@
ed to life ssrvitude by Ex-Governor
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RECOGNITION
Demanded by Gu
ban Negroes
They Organize to Gain Bigger Share
OF Political Positions Now
Held by Whites,

Havana, Aug. Not being con-
tent with the political recognition
that has heretofore been given them
at the political pie counter, Negroes
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ERIE sToREHoUsE BURNED.

ousq quehanna, Pa, Aug. 14.--The
Erie railroad sborshouse was burned
With a loss OF 2185, 900. -:
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ASSOCIATED pnf

Chicago, Aug. lz.4GXif Il
ciated Press cirenits gs
Chicago to the east tsakE
west. were EeatoSs "a & 6 g
working basis ttls @k
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A bit of practice In tie hand is
worth two theories 10 the bush.
A cat never crie& o4sr spilled
milk. %jsss/.i Y
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: ,Al1de
TIWere NH
5eets Of Misso oari Tsss 81 3
( After Eight. IA .

| Monroe City, Mo.,.s.A &, To- n
having been compelled for near Il
one; month to comply WITH an sis i LEt
O'Clock curfew, the NegroSs y 81 tKiSs d
city again have been given the ft
dom of the; streets. and, SexcepE
one Instance there: has not been .xKfts
slightest isturbance since. I. 4 sss
City Marshal Stephens. With J9fs
| deputies. is keeping the 4yitnS iES III
well In hand. He believes that tl SfgsS
VIII be no more trouble. but is pft
tparred to- suppress any outbFeak tilitikf
may occur. ,'rs, y 5ss
! The curfew was NMfted$tlast Mons
day, contingently. The citizens mo
comprised what is known as tlss VI
tilance Committee, however, ssf fe
organized, and declare ttfeytwalls tsks
steps to drive every Negro ffs sonis III
city, If the situation again Bseca,
menacing. : #,,.>. &: 5sSss sssss y
| Last Tuesday night three
were arrested after they had boiipIat
a revolver and had, 1T is sald #thre
ened to Kill a member ofS the
lance Committee Each was sent 4tansss
e. -, S1> iAoCA'HS IN TJtI1l 'iOEsS CAETYAS
Css ConAieu weapons. g. * y
iew nag y q Ssaooti I Il lhslf'eca
eon tne enforcement y 'll] q the Sfftfs
Igreat effect for ,tIfsss better & 4 fs
questioned. But the Citv Mars .E
Lwho. was In the East at the Bass
ming Of the trouble, says he iag nSS SSfs
lpable OF handling the NeRrosa sEgff
coGo n,it+aa' - y ''1' sfl5
rTbe a. j.. is. ,i,;.s ssas
arnsa wha e1s
I'M nrsa sx,,,,s Z.
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rnea Sa a II u II
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Tia IS G,l ,,,s
II 10 q,
thia hn,of, So
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osn, tonaa :. were SnsIs sat9lsaa
ao1toa ] tt9aS liaaaaa sss a1d ?silss
me, snein " nloHs a9s ~.
anlee nten a'eacked * nifa. Y e
Na@ 4o"n' pus. .es Was s MOI Pc
isan.n4,. n"i - al'nousn ener9 we're hre
s''ionS or or ms " ilsns ~ as
Th vas sasilioneo mo- So N b !, Z
no news OF she@ assanlf sa tapoIs
fnans,, "'vuseu .a tne sit1zens aanasis
oo,,a &c., "0eelnse we're nsstes
svnh e1 80. was appotnsed ~ 2?
sann sow "S1n Tho as WAs aeeamed
ware n,anea An''owang y, gay niasa lsS'
c,tv 49, ItioAk ~ W s,E Snss
shs,s VII" esi hat - 40
| 81. y eo"' |oH tss0 BtKNS3SsssSS 8
aisel @se 0 &C CLOCK. 'z,z -.
So Tno AoO Negroes IN o. MoaEoe Y f,a City,
aoto popoFasloh III OF aaonT nToA CITY issss iiht.s
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VOL "A UMlE;' J vi Y No 40
IEsIoN WEST yI1cn1A A11c1lsT ls 1eo7

the creed of your ORDER without. be-
tng good citizens and better fathers,
sons and husbands ~: 81 ! ~ .@,i
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
LONG BEARD AND KNIFE.
Combined They Cause Lot of Trouble
for Homegoing Swiss.

NEW YORK. August 1o.--Charles Danini
forty years old, Swiss carpenter with long
brown whiskers. who was on his way home
to Switzerland for a visit after twenty
years in California. spoke to eight-yesr-old
Lena Handel in front OF her home at 203
Washington street yesterday morning The
bewhiskered stranger was surrounded in a
fifty by hundred marketmen.
He's trying to kidnap the KID" some
body said.
Policeman Jake Miller rescued Danini
who had his coat over his head trying to
save his wh!skers. The policeman found
$40 in gold Danini, a second cabin
ticket for La Bretagne. sailing this morn
ing, and a ten-inch hunting knife. Ii was
decided that spots on the knife were blood
stains and police headquarters were notified
that Jack the Ripper. alias the human 60
rila had been caught. a dozen sleuths
responded to the message to see that the
monster did not escape.
My, OH, N.Y." said Magistrate Breen
when the excited cops dragged Danini into
the Tombs court 80 you've got him, ca?
And he's the man, is he?'
They're bloodstaIns." DanIni told Mag
l5trate Breen when asked about the dagger
and It's spots. II skinned a deer year
ago with that knife
why do you carry it?" asked the magis-
trate.
got $l1C in gold on me, and knife is
mighty handy when you g.: gold" he sad.
He was walking through the street look
ing az the sights, he said. when the glr! got
in his way and he pushed her aside. H. Was
discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
SQUIRREL INN BURNS DOWN.
Almost a Catskill Forest Fire-Guests
Lose Clothes and Jewels.

TANNERSVILLE. n. Y. August 10
TWO hundred and fifty guests were driven
from the Squirrel Inn in Twilight Park in
the Catsliills by a sulden ana fierce fire
which destroyed the building yesterday
The fire spread 20 the woods. dried by two
weeks drought, and 1t took hard work to
avert a forest fire. A big gasolene tank
was surrounded BY flames, and guests help
and children ran to the woods to avoid the
threatened explosion.
. When the fire fighters arrived the inn
was gone and the flames We're spreading TO
the nearby cottages. Guests from the
Santa Cruz Lodge and Lodge End Inn had
packed their trunks and were moving,
dragging their baggage down the mountain
road BY cutting wide circle in front OF
the forest blaze and then back firing the
underbrush and putting wet blankets on
the neigilboring roofs the fire was confined
10 the vicinity OF the inn.
The Squirrel Inn, which was one of the
largest hotels in the Catskills. was con-
Quoted by the Misses Paul Of Philadelphia.
The LOGS is about $4,000, partly covered by
Insurance. Guests lost several Thousand
dollars worth of clothing and jewelry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
ROCKVILLE AND VICINITY.
General and Personal News of Mont
geometry County, Md.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Nd. August Is. 1907
Mr.. George F. Buscher and Miss Ellie c.
Fahey, both of Washington, were married
here yesterday by Rev. Philip 3. Mcclure,
pastor of st. Mery's Catholic Church.
Rev. S. r. White of the Baptist Church
officiated al the marriage here yesterday af-
tsrroon of Mr.. Arthur Fillmore Burriss of
NorbeCk this county, and Miss Ruth Lind
say Of Brightwood. d. c.. the home of the
minister being the scene of the event
The marriage license clerk here yesterday
afternoon refused to issue a license for the
marriage of MIR. Frederick Benjamin Hill
and Miss Elizabeth Gibbs. both of the yicin-
ity of Great Falls. this county, because the
young man. whose age was given as nine
teen. had failed 10 procure the written con-
sent Of his parents. He stated that the
matter would be Strengthened out without
difficulty.
Sheriff ]. P. Colt and Deputy Sheriff Null
lican of this county spent nearly the entire
day yesterday along the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad above Point OF Rocks searching for
the man wanted for shooting and rohbing
Charles l.. Souder. the DOyesville school
teacher. near Redland. several weeks ago.
They returned 10 Rockville yesterday after
noon and upon reaching here learned llat
the man they We're after was arrested at
Martlnsburg. W. Va. Deputy Sheriff Null
lican left late last night for tie West Vir-
glnia city and will return with the prisoner
today.
The telegraphers strike has affected Rock
Vllie 10 the extent that since it became gen
era! not single message has been handled
by the operators in charge of the Western
| mon Office here. These operators are rot
numbered among the strikers but explain
thai Il IS impossible to do any business ow-
ing to interference with the wires by other
operators
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
FINAL TRIALS OF WARsHIPS.
Tennessee and Washington Soon to
Re Accented

Orders have been issued by the Navy De-
partment for the final trials of the new
armored cruisers Tennessee and Washing
ton, now at New York preparing for their
long cruise to the Pacific coast. Each yes
sci will make forty-elg ht-hour run in the
open sea and win be put through all the
usual PAGES to determine her structural
strength. speed under natural and forced
draught and the condition of her batteries
The Tennessee will start on her short
cruise the 10Th instant and the Wash
ingtcn will start out from New York on the
19tn instant. The trials will be conducted
by the regular naval board of inspection
and survey. of which Capt. Clover is chair
man. Both vessels have been practically
accepted by the government as result Of
their successful cruises IN West Indian and
Euro oean waters. ana the coming trials are
mainly for the purpose OF establish hing their
records for official use and comparisons in
the future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
BELGIAN GIRL ADMITTED
VANDERAUWERA MAY
REMAIN IN THIS COUNTRY.
Evidence Sort Of Conflicting, But She's
Accepted as Being
Healthy.

Acting Secretary Herbert Knox Smith
OF the Department of CONNIE rec and Labor
late today sent the following telegram to
the immigration inspector in charge at New
Orleans:
Decision Of board Of special inquiry in
case Of Irene vanderauwera sustained
Admit her"
In this laconic order Acting Secretary
Smith diSposeS Of the case Of Miss Irene
Eanderauwera a young and beautiful Bel
gtan woman, whose efforts to obtain adnis-
sion to the United States have attracted
rational and international attention.
Miss Fandarauwera reached New Or
leans on the 4th Of last April as a passen-
ger on the steamer Tamtican. In common
with other aliens she was subjected to a
medical examination by surgeons of the
marine hospital service, who certified that
she was afflicted with trachoma On that
certificate board of special inquiry of the
immigration service decided to exclude her
and ordered her deportation. She appealed
from the decision, and later was examined
by special board of marine hospital sur
geons the members of which unanimously
declared she had trachoma-
Being a woman of some means and of
high social position in her own country,
end having relatives among prominent
people in the south, Miss Vanderauwera
was able to bring great influence to bea- in
her behalf She finally was permitted to
JON ner relatives penang nnal d4SpOSl-
ton of her case She was kept under OBJ
servation by marine hospital surgeons who
found no reason to change their first opin-
ions. However, She was examined by some
OF the most eminent oculists In the south,
all Of whom declared unhesitat!ngly that
she was not afflicted with trachoma and
never had been.
In the latts- part of June Senator Nc
Emery Of Louisiana and other influential
people appealed to the President to prevent
Miss Venderauwera's deportation, but after
locking into the case he decided on July 20
not to intervene.
Acting Secretary Smith ordered the spe-
ctal board of inquiry to reconvene and take
testimony covering every phase OF the case
and render decision. BY vote Of . to l
the board decided to admit her to the coun-
try. The dissenting member appealed to
the Department Of Commerce and Labor,
and in an opinion rendered today, after an
exhaustive examination Of the case, Acting
Secretary Smith sustained the finding of
the majority OF the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-15
NEW ISLAND IT EAST RIVER.
Built by the Tunnel Company-Why
Not Put a Lighthouse on Ttp

NEW YORK, August 1.-THE New York
and Long Island Railway Company, as an
aid in constructing the tunnel under the
East river at 42d street. built an island $50
feet long and 100 feet wide In the middle of
the river. The beginning OF the island was
a small rock, the first in the Man-o'-War
reef which just showed above The water at
low tide. The company put up big power
house containing four electric motors and
big steam engine all of which are used In
forcing compressed air into the bores.
Two shafts have been sunk to the tunnel
123 feet below the water line from the is
land. The company obtained the permits
sion of the War Department TO build the
island, but 1t will have to remove II unless
some provision is made by Congress. It IS
understood that a bill will be introduced in
the next Congress providing for the estab-
lishment of n lighthouse on the island. The
pilot association is in favor OF it.