Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, August 15, 1896, Page 6

euacineeenmesans ponerenrmnnensnntemnectnorsi — Che Herald. BY E. C. KILEY. GRAND RAPIDS. - MINNESOTA The new currency bills are severely criticised for inaccuracy in the design and lettering. To a large number of people they appear to be way off. The largest oak tree now standing in Great Britain is that known as the “Cowthorpe.” It is seventy-eight feet in circumferance at the ground and about 146 feet high. Carriage shafts are being manufact- vred of paperwood pulp, in conjunc- tion with iron, with a covering of leath- er. Patents for this invention have been taken out in England, France and Belgium. In a French village near Clermont, an old woman has been nearly stoned to death by peasants, who declared that she was a witch with an evil eye, and had caused the death of several cows. The absurdity of the fees demanded by and paid to operatic artists in Lon- don is thrown into strong relief by the announcement that the highest sum paid in Vienna or Pavis is only about The little affix mo, made use of by printers in the size of books, such as 12mo, 18mo, ete., means deudecimo, octegesimo, ete.—that is, a book hav- ing its sheets folded in twelve leaves, eighteen leaves, ete. One of the largest tailor’s shops in the world is at Pimlico, where there are aly in stcck sufficient goods to clothe 85,000 men at least. This is the army clothing department, from which come the uniforms of the British rank and file. Liquid fuel has been definitely adopt- ed for the two German coast-defense vessels, Odin and Aegir. The fuel con- sists of hydrocarbons of great heating power, its principal elements being products distilled from Russian petro- leum, mixed with other oils . Enormous tracts of Africa, especially the region between the Congo and Shari basins, and much of the area inclosed by the great northern curve of the Niger, remains unexplored. There is also unappropriated territory to the extent of 1,58 S square miles. A new ambulance carriage has been invented by Dr. Honig of Berlin. It is not drawn by horses or men in the or- dinary way, but is propelled by cy- clists, and consists of a kind of litter resting on a frame with five wheels, three in front, in the form of an ordi- nary tricycle, and two at the back. Lithographic drawings are executed by drawing with a greasy composition on what is commonly called German stone. After the design is completed the stone is washed with very weak acid, and a roller with printing ink passed over it; the greasy parts receive the ink, but the moistened surface re- jects it. horses are unknown in No one drives there without having a thin cord with a running noose around the neck of the animal. When an animal bolts the cord is pulled, and the horse stops as soon as it feels the pressure on the windpipe. The Royal ademy of Arts is com- posed of for “academicians;’ but there is a junior grade, called “associ- ates.” When a vacancy occurs, the academicians elect a new member; but no young student can hope for admit- tance. The honor is ostensibly a sign of fame, and the reward of merit, al- though it is often capriciously be- stowed. Reports from various sources indi- eate that the demand for bicycles in England and other European countries is fully equal to the home demand. The inability of English and other dealers to meet the demand is opening up a market for American wheels, and as they are superior in weight, strength and appearance, the demand for them is increasing. Representative Henry W. Baker of New Hampshire, a graduate of Dart- mouth college, offered to the alumni and students of Dartmouth a prize of $100 for the best original prize poem, appropriate for a distinctly Dartmouth song. The prize has been awarded to tichard Hovey, ’85, but the prize of $100 for music adapted to the song has not yet been awarded. The voracity of the eagle and simi- lar birds of prey is well known, but the contents of a nest which was re- cently discovered in the Alps by a Swiss hunter shows the following re- markable variety in the daily menu: A hare, twenty-seven chamois’ feet, , four pigeons’ feet, thirty pheasants’ feet, eleven heads of fowls, eighteen PITH OF THE NEWS. EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK IN A CONDENSED FORM, A Genernl Nesume of the Most Im- portant News of the Week, From all Parts of the Globe, Boiled Down and Arranged in Con- venient Form for Rapid Per- usal by Busy People. Washington Talk. Officials of the treasury department gay there is no foundation whatever for the story that the new silver cer- tificates are to be recalled because the parsD figure is pointing with her left and. People in Print. Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and Miss Grace Wilson were married in New York. A great compliment to an American girl is the invitation extended to Miss Dorothy Klumpke of San Francisco to accompany the British expedition which will observe in Norway the total eclipse of the sun on Aug. 9. * Justice Calvin EB. Pratt, of the appel- late division of the New York supreme court, died suddenly of apoplexy at Rochester, Mass, aged sixty-eight years. In politics Judge Pratt was a Democrat. He had a distinguished war record and left the army with the rank of brigadier general. Prof. C. W. Winchell, who holds the chair of Greek in Park college, Park- ville, Mo., has mysteriously disap- peared. He has been spending his va- cation in the East and the last heard from him was a letter written from Cincinnati on his return trip a week aga Casualties. Four persons were drowned in the Mlinois river, near Quincy. A cloud-burst in Upper Clear Creek canyon, Colo., is reported, with heavy loss of life. No particulars are given. _ It is officially stated that Senator Sherman will stump the West against free silver. A collision in the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy railway yards, at Galesburg, seriously injured several men who were in a way car. Fayette Mead, living near Freder- icksburg, Iowa, was gored to death by a vicious bull. He was found dead in his pasture. The White river is higher than it has been in years. he suspension bridge at Muncie, Ind., went down, precipitat- ing a number of boys into the river. It is feared that the five remaining bridges will go. Michael Smoch, engineer, and Alex- ander Smith, conductor, were killed on a freight train on the Philadelphia & Reading railroad, six miles west of Shamokin. A freight train on the Oxford & Clarksville railroad went through a bridge twelve miles from Durham, N. Cc. The engineer and fireman are be- lieved to be fatally injured. Timothy J. Dacy, one of the oldest and most widely-known residents of Northern Illinois, whose life for the past thirty years has been devoted to the sale of agricultural implements in Woodstock, was struck by a limited train and died a few minutes later. Evil Doings. A Louisiana tramp assaulted and murdered a woman and was burned at the stake. A young man went into a restaurant at Harlem, Iowa, and, taking a revol- ver from the shelf, shot himself in the presence of several customers. bLlijah Jones, residing south cf Bra- zil, Ind., committed suicide by putting the muzzle of the rifle to his head and discharging it with his toe. Family trouble caused him to commit the deed. At Iowa Falls, lowa, Frank Pearson, in a fit of insanity, cut the throats of his aged father and mother and tlien killed himself. The father was. but slightly wounded and may recover. The dead body of a citizen of Kansas City, Mo., was found in a vacent lot leaning against a tree. He had com- mitted suicide because of extreme de- spondency. Some excitement was caused at Glad- | stone, Mich., by a quarrelsome French couple, who each decided about the same time to end domestic infelicity by poisoning the other. The attempts were made but proved unsuccessful. At Birmingham, Ala., a quarrel arose between two men at a negro church picnic, and, their friends taking sides, a pitched battle followed in which three were killed and six seriously in- jured. H. G. Young, a well known broker ' and former city official of Chattanooga, Tenn., committed suicide on Lookout mountain, near the Inn, by shooting himself through the heart. Business Josses are supposed to have been the cause. Two men quarreled in Indianapolis, Ind., about certain disparaging re- marks made by one about the wife of the other. The avenging party sunk a knife into the skull of the other and broke it off. As yet all efforts to re- move the blade have proved futile. At Orlando, Fla., Capt. W. Bailey Tucker, general manager of the Ta- vares, Atlantic & Gulf railway, was shot by Mr. Abrams, an attorney, at his home. Abrams was lately a candi- date for the legislature, and he charged that Tucker had used unfair means to defeat him. John Cushman of Brooklyn was ar- rested at Atlanta, Ga., by R. A. Smith, claiming to be a Brooklyn detective, who said Cushman had on July 2 mur- dered Mrs. O’Donneli and two daugh- ters at 82 Green Point avenue, Brook- lyn, and that there was a reward of- | fered of $1,500 for Cushman. | At Boston, United States Commis- sioner Fiske, in the case of Thomas Bram and Charles Brown, held them to the United States grand jury on the charge of having murdered Capt. Nash, his wife Laura and Second Mate Bam- berg on the barkentine Herbert Fuller, ‘on the night of July 13. The evidence heads of grouse and the remains of a ! number of rabbits, marmots and squir- rels. mings, did not show a motive. Lawrence Cummings, who so cruelly murdered his wife, Elizabeth Cum- at Seattle, Wash. and then tried to murder his daughter, on the night of June 12, 1896, committed sui- cide in the county jail by shooting him- self through the head with a revolver which he had managed to conceal in the cell. From Forcign Shores, The disturbances in Spain, credited to Cuban agents, have become serious. The British government was defeat- ed in two votes on the Irish land bill in the house of lords. It is reported that Sir Charles Tup- per will succeed the earl of Aberdeen as governor general of Canada. Another Japanese steamship com- pany with American connections has been formed. Great Britain is said to have recog- nized the sovereignity of Brazil over the island of Trinidad. Disorders occur in a Spanish proy- ‘ince, and Cuban sympathizers are ; charged with them by the government. The tomb of Stambuloff, ex-premier of Bulgaria, was badly injured by a dynamite bomb. | According to London papers, there is no truth in the report that Sir H. Johnston intends to retire from the post of high commissioner in Central America. The tomb of M. Stambuloff, the ex- premier of Bulgaria, who was assassin- ated in the streets of Sofia in July, last year, has been seriously injured with a dynamjte bomb. The Spanish press in Havana urges the duke of Tetuan, minister of foreign affairs, to demand the extradition of the Cuban revolutionist, Carlos Roloff, now in the United States. The Standard Diggers News at Jo- hannesburg publishes an interview with President Kruger, in which he states that he has declined to interfere in behalf of Dr. Jameson. The pres dent pointed out that the British gov- ernment had still to decide who were the ring leaders in the Jameson raid. The prisoners of war, Antonio Pena Lopez, an insurgent lieutenant, and Marciso Rodriguez Lopez, a private, recently court martialed, were shot in the Cabanas fortress at Havana. An- other prisoner from Santiago Nunez Bravo, a rebel perfect, was shot at Santo Domingo. The bishop of Havana, in co-opera- tion with the mayor, the press and var- ious local institutions, is arranging to open, under the direction of the Sisters of Charity, lunch counters to relieve the starving poor in the streets. Yel- low fever and small pox are increasing in the provinces. The appeal of the British govern- ment against the acquittal of Capt. Lo- thaire, the Belgian officer who caused the English trader Stokes to be hanged in the Congo region for selling arms and ammunition to the natives, was opened in Brussels before the superior court of the Congo state. Miscelicneous. A Chicago judge accepted two wom. en as jurors. Speaker Reed is nominated for con- gress for the tenth consecutive term. A lion killed a little child at a show at Chillicothe, Ohio. The new lock at the Soo, the largest in the world, has been formally open- ed. Seven thousand idle miners on the Gogebic range in Michigan are threat- ened with starvation. Prostrations and deaths from heat and damages by storm occur in Wis- consin, Michigan and Minnesota. The twenty-sixth annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence union met in convention at St. Louis. About 1,200 delegates were present. Important proceedings against Ar- mour and Co. for violation of the state oleomargarine law are on at Syracuse, A Washington judge refused to grant naturalization papers to two Italian, because they know nothing of the con- stitution. Dr. Frank M. Closer of Oakland, Cal., has perfected a machine by means of which pictures or scenes may be transmitted. He claims to have discov- ered a new property of light. The furnace men in the Mahoning and Shenango valley have been iiotified of a cut of 20 per cent in wages, to take effect Aug. 15. here is talk of a strike. The long strike at the quarries of Berea, Ohio, which involved from 800 to 1,000 men, and led to such serious rioting as to require the militia, has been finally settled by a state board of arbitration. The wool commission firm of W. D. Eaton and Co. of Boston made an as- signment for the benefit of creditors to-day. Joseph W. Spaulding is the assignee, and the liabilities are placed at $240,000. No statement of the as- sets have been given out. John Kniffin of Danville, Ill, ac- companied by his wife, arrived at Ridgetown, Ont., at noon. About 3 o'clock Kniffin was stricken with apo- plex and died shortly afterwards. Kniffin was well known in racing cir- cles, and was fifty years of age. A gloom wos cast on the Indiana Spiritualists’ state camp meeting at Anderson by the death of Prof. FP. M. Davis of New York, one of the best known Spiritualist workers and musi- cal directors in the wo: His death was tragic. He had just closed his day’s work and gone to his cottage. Washington L. McCoy, secretary and manager of the big McCoy lamp chim- ney works at Elwood, Ind., has been made defendant in a $10,000 suit for damages, filed by Splvester Beymer, a merchant. Beymer claims that McCoy, who is a wealthy bachelor, has de- stroyed his home through the aliena- tion of his wife's affections. The Ohio river at Cincinnati is thirty feet five inches above low water mark and still rising. This is due to the large amount of rainfall in the North- eastern part of its basin. Consider- able damage is reported from the cities on its banks, with fear of serious re- sults should it reach the extreme high water mark, According to the instructions of Judge Burton, of the supreme court of Chesapeake, Ohio and Southwestern was sold at auction by Commissioners Brown and Baskin. It was bid in with- out opposition by the manager of the Illinois Central for $1,500,000. The lat- ter road deposited $100,000, and will as- sume control at once. BRYAN AT CANTON THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE IN W’KINLEY’S HOME TOWN. He Is Greeted by a Large Crowd and Makes a Speech—The Journey In Continued to Pittsburg, Where Mr, Bryan Is Given an Enthus- iastic Welcome—Crowds at Vari- ous Points, Chicago, Aug. 11.—William J. Bryan was given an ovation upon his arrival in Chicago. Long before the hour ar- rived which had been announced for the coming of the Bryan party the street in front of the Clifton house, from the balcony of which Mr. Bryan was to deliver his brief address to the people, was crowded with a dense throng. The open windows of the ad- jacent buildings were filled with crowds of ladies and gentlemen, and even the superstructure of the “L” road on the Wabash avenue side of the hotel was lined with rows of spec- tators. The party was escorted to the hotel by the Cook County Democratic Marching club, Capt. Farrell in com- mand, and the police with great dif- ficulty made way for the carriage drawn by four white horses to the en- trance of the hotel on Madison street. Mr. Bryan sat in the barouche with his face wreathed in smiles and his hat in his hand, and bowed repeatedly in response to the shouts of welcome. His face showed pleasure and aston- ishment at the unprecedented recep- tion, and he alighted from the carriage and was escorted into the hotel as soon as the police could make a way through the throng for him. He was followed by Mrs. Bryan and the rest of the party, and after their disap- pearance from sight the crowd surged in and filled up the gap. After a brief interval Mr. Bryan appeared upon the balcony, being loudly cheered by the multitude. William J. Strong, chair- man of the reception committee of Cook county, delivered an eulogistic welcoming address. When the ap- plause which greeted the nominee had subsided, Mr. Bryan delivered a speech which was frequently inter- rupted by applause. Continues His Journey. Thousands of enthusiastic free silver Democrats called at the Clifton house to see Mr. Bryan and his wife. They came with their wives and babies and children. But it was late before their desires were granted. Mr. and Mrs. Bryan slept until the middle of the forenoon. They were weary and worn from the fatigues and hot weather. When they had breakfasted they took a carriage and alone went to church. They drove to the Presbyterian church at Englewood and listened to an ortho- dox sermon preached by the Rey. Dr. John Clark Hill. The divine did not know that the Democratic nominee and his wife were coming, and two- thirds of the congregation went home after the services in utter ignorance of the fact that heir house of worship had been honored by his presence. No reference was made to the political is- sues of the day by the preacher in his sermon. Nor did he in his prayers mention the candidate cr his cause. One reason that Mr. and Mrs. Bryan attended services at the Englewood church was because the Rey. Dr. Hill has accepted a call to act as pastor over the First Presbyterian church at Lincoln, of which Mr. and Mrs. Bryan are both members. They wanted to hear their new pastor. Mr. HiN is now pastor of the Presbyterian church at Austin, and he preached at Englewood as a “supply” during the absence of the regular pastor. All the while there were thousands of eager Democrats calling at the Clifton house to see their national leader. But they were disappointed. After returning to the hotel Mr. and Mrs. Bryan went to the parlors and held an informal reception. The throng then began to pour in. The Democratic no::ipee and his wife were kept busy shaking hands, kissing babies and children until near the time for their departure for the East. The train will stop at all stations between here and Pittsburg, and at every point during the day Mr. Bryan will give the citizens a chance to hear him talk or shake him by the hand. It is under- stood that there will be a demonstra- tion at Canton, Ohio, Maj. McKinley’s home. Canton, Ohio, Aug. 12. — Mr. Bryan arose early this morning but not early enough to please a number of people at several points in Indiana which were passed before the nominee had prepared his toilet and was ready for his day’s siege of speechmaking and handshaking. At every point at which the train stopped crowds had collected and long before Canton was reached Mr. Bryan’s hand was sore from shak- ing hands. He made but a few brief speeches along the route. While waiting for the train to reach Canton a committee from Pittsburg who had arrived to escort Mr. Bryan to that city called upon Maj. McKinley. The spokesman said on arriving at the gov- ernor’s residence that he believed that any candidate for the presidency was worthy of the greatest respect of ev- ery one, regardless of political affilia- tions. The members of the delegation had therefore called to pay their re- spects and to make a friendly call as American citizens. In response Goy. McKinley said: “IT am deeply grateful to receive this friendly visit from the Bryan reception committee, although we are of differ- ent political belief. We are as Ameri- ean citizens proud of our country and believe in common that we have now and will continue to have in the future the best government in the world. I sincerely thank you, gentlemen, for this visit, and assure you that it gives me great pleasure.” At the conclusion of his brief address Maj. McKinley greeted each member of the delegation in person. Bryan Speaks, When the Pennsylvania train pulled into Canton, bearing Mr. Bryan into populous Stark county, the home town of McKinley turned out in thousands to greet their fellow townsman’s op- complement in his speech. Mr. Bryan said: “When I received notice a short time ago of the organization of a silver club in this city, I little imagined the tre- mendous sentiment which seems to be behind that club. I am glad in this city, the home of my distinguished op- ponent, to testify to his high character and personal worth. (Applause and tremendous cheering for McKinley.) I shall be satisfied (the speaker was here interrupted by renewed cheering for McKinley), I shall be satisfied if as a private individral I may be able to stand beside him in public esteem. But, my friends, this is not a contest between persons. It matters little to the American people whether your dis- tinguished townsman or myself, as individuals, oceupy the chief executive position in the greatest nation upon earth. In this campaign persons are lost sight of in the interest of the cause which these persons represent. In my own state and in my own city are many people who believe the in- terests of the country will be better served by the election of my opponent, and I am gratified to know that in his home city there are many who believe that the interests of the country will be best served by his defeat. (Applause and cheers.) To my neighbors at home I say that if according to your convictions of public duty you believe my opponent should be elected that I shall hear them no ill will, and I have so high an opinion of my opponent that I know that he will say to his fellow townsmen here that every one of them should feel free to make his ballot represent a free man’s will, al- though it may result in keeping your distinguished citizen among you as a townsman still. I thank you for your kind attention and bid you goodby.” In Pittsburg. Aug. 12.—The meetings in this ed a fitting capsheaf of the ¢ triumph. It excited the amazenient of the people of Pittsburg and the joy that it afforded Mr. Bryan and the redoubtable “Silver Dick” has manifested itself in their beaming features since they struck the city lim- its. When the exceptionally long train on the Pennsylvania Central which it was almost impossible to traverse during the last hundred miles because of the numerous committees and en- thusiasts who had boarded and spread themselves out over the con- veniences, ran into the Pittsburg de- pot it was immediately surrounded by acres on acres of frantic people. When Mr. Bryan emerged from the train, in spite of the efforts of the large local committee to carry out its programme, the crowd closed around him and it was a free for all fight from that time on for every person except Mr. and Mrs. Bryan and Mr. ard Mrs. Bland. When they entered their carriages the relentless throng closed around them and it was with difficulty that they were driven to their hotel. While they were partaking of refreshments a crowd of several thousand people kept up a continuous cheering. After luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Bryan were driven to the Grand opera house and the Avenue theater, both of which were crowded to suffocation, while the streets in the immediate vicinity were packed with people. Mr. Bryan spoke in the Grand opera house and after- ward in the Avenue theater, when the party returned to the hotel, where the scenes of enthusiasm were repeated. Pittsburg, THE BRAKE LET GO. A Trolley Car Does the Tebbogan Act—Seveu People Dead. Lancaster, Pa., Aug. 12—The runa- way trolley car on the Columbia & Donegal railroad last night killed seve persons and injured fifty more. The car was returning to Columbia from Chickie’s Park, when the brake rigging broke on a steep grade. There were about ninety passengers aboard and they became panic-stricken when they saw the car was beyond control. ‘The hill was a long one and every mo- ment the runaway gathered additional speed, until, it is estimated by those on board, that it was running fully a mile a minute, when it struck a sharp curve and left the track. It ran across the turnpike, running parallel with the trolley road, struck against a tree and toppled over into a deep ditch. The first body taken out of the wreck was that of Henry Smith, an ironworker of Columbia, who had been instantly killed by a piece of wood which had pierced his head: Alex Foehlinger, the motorman, was crushed to death, and near hin was W. A. Pinkerton, a Columbia boy, who had met a similar fate. Chief Burgess, H. H. Heiss of Columbia, who had heen riding on the rear platform, jumped a few momentg before the car left the track, and his lifeless body was found about a quar- ter of a mile away, his neck having been broken. William Metzger of Columbia had both legs crushed so badly that they had to be amputated and he died a few hours later. W. J. Ludlow of Sea Girt, N. J., was so badly injured trat he died sbortly af- ter being removed to the hespital. STORM IN MICHIGAN, Almost a Tornado in Some Parts of the State. Detroit, Mich., Aug. 12. — A heavy electrical storm swept over Michigan early this morning. Many buildings were struck by lightning and several buildings were destroyed by fire eaused by lightning. At Muskegon the storm lasted an hour, many win- dows being blown in, smokestacks, fences and trees leveled, and wire com- munications badly demoralized. At Lansing and otker central Michi- gan points the storm was terrific, but the damage not great. The loss was greatest in the Sagiraw valley region, many large and small buildings being unroofed and ctherwise dan.aged. Saginaw, Mich., Aug. 12.—Lightning and wind, borderirg on the proportions of a tornado, did terribly destructive work in this city and vicinity early this morning. The Jefferson Avenue M. E. church was struck by lightning and dawage to $50,000 was done. Fif- ty other buildings and factories were unroofed or badly wrecked; hundreds of trees were blewn down, wires pros- trated and street traffic suspended. The damage will reach $100,000. Treasury Statement. Washington, Aug. 12.—Withdrawals of gold from the treasury to-day aggre- gated $418,200, made up of $804,100 for hoarding in coin and $24,100 in bars, for use in the arts. The gold Dalance ponent, and Mr. Bryan returned the | now stands at $1(7,908.604. DEATHS FROM HEAT ANOTHER SCORCHING DAY THROUGH- OUT THE COUNTRY. Many More People Succumb to the Heat, and the Death List in Chi- cago and New York Grows at an Alarming Rate—Some Hope That Cooler Weather Will Prevail in a Few Days, Chicago, Aug. 12.—The latest reports show that the total list of victims of heat prostrations terday numbered sixty-five. Of these twenty-two are dead, ten expected to die and three driven insane by the heat. Of the three one ended his existence with poison and another attempted to slash his throat with a razor. Today about thirty-five deaths occurred. It began to grow uncomfortably warm here to- day at early dawn. And as the blaz- ing sun pushed its way up over Lake Michigan, the intensity of the heat was increased hour by hour at the rate of geometrical progression. To make life still more unbearable a steamy hot wind as baneful as a sifocco from the sands of Sahara, blew over the city from the marshes and swamps be- yond the southern limit. It was a blighting wind and men sought to es- cape from it. It was terrible even on the lake front and in those quarters of Chicago where wealth and plenty abound, but in the poverty-stricken tenement dis- tricts the agony was awful to contem- plate. All night long the miserable wretches sweltered and panted in vain for a breath of refreshing air. They slept or tried to sleep by thousands, on the sidewalks and on the paving stones while the steamy vapors rose from the garbage heaps, spreading death and disease. The city ambulances and patrol wagons from the police stations were kept on the run all night long, bearing victims of the heat to the hospitals. This morning men walked through the streets without coat er vest and pant- ed, perspired and suffered for want of fresh, cooling air. Prostration from heat began to be reported as early as 8 o'clock. Animals overcome by the heat lay dead in almost every ward in town. They were so numerous that the garbage men could not keep the streets clear of them. The coroner’s office was busier to-day than it has been before in years. There were not enough deputies to do the work. In order to get through with the work the coroner sent out a notice that in all cases of deaths from excessive heat, physician’s certificates could take the place of inquests. Hundreds Dead in New York. New York, Aug. 12.—The number of deaths caused by the heat in Greater New York is about 100, and additional victims are reported hourly. The pros- trations are almost innumerable and no accurate statement of them can be made. An bulances and patrol wagons have been running about all day, the clamor of the gongs becoming « famil- jar sound. Street car herses have dropped in the track by scores. Out- of-dvor work has been largely suspend- ed and many factories are temporari- ly closed. Last night was the hottest of the summer, the climax of the pres- ent torrid spell, and one of the hottest known in the city for years. Morning brought no relief and at 8 o’clock the thermometer stood 5 degrees higher than at the same hour Sunday, but as the humidity was less intense there was less discomfort in the atmosphere. Early in the morning there was but 50 per cent of humidity, which is rath- er below the norn al. A Ray of Hope. Washington, Aug. 12. — Maj. Dun- woody, the weather forecaster scanned the map to-day in vain for a prospect to relief frem the torrid heat under which the country kas been sweltering for the past week. It was slightly cooler in the Ohio valley and the lower lake region was given a slight breath- ing spell by thunder storms. The tem- perature had also fallen slightly in the Mississippi valley, the mercury to- day registering but 92 as against 8 at St. Louis and Ciicago yesterday. But out on the prairies of Nebraska and ansas and to the southwerd along the Gulf states humanity struggled to ex- ist at 100 degrees. The Atlantic coast as far as Boston showed very high temperatures. At the latter place it was 96, which was also the maxim at Atlantic City. The same ter:pera- ture existed at Albany. There was no prospect for relief in this territory to- morrow. Away up in the extreme Northwest, in the Rockies, however, Maj. Dunwoody saw a ray of hope. ‘The barometer had risen there and had fallen in the lowe1 central valleys and the lake region. If these high and low areas develop the hot spell will be broken, Nineteen Fatalities, St. Louis, Aug. 12.—Not before in the history of St. Louis has its inhabi- tants suffered from the heat as during the past week. The highest point reached by the thermometer was 100 in the shade, and on no day was the maximum below 95. On the streets the heat was more intense and the record higher. City Physician Sutter declared last night that the record of heat prostrations and deaths at the hospital for the past week is unprece- dented in its history. He reports that 119 cases, all serious, were cared for and that nineteen ef them died, while more are still in a critical condition. This is not the cou:plete record for the city, for at least that many more cases were taken to the dispensaries, where maty died, and others were sent to various hospitals or their homes for treatinent. At Other Points. Hartford, Conn. Aug. 12.—This was the hottest day since 1833. The max- imum temperature was 92 degrees, though private thermometers on the street registeted 103‘degrees. Pros- trations and deaths caused by the heat ae received from all sections of the state. Boston, Aug. 12.—The thermometer registered 95.4 to-day, which is the record for the season. The humidity all day was above the normal and suf- fering was intense. Four prestrations occurred, two resulting fatally, Buffalo, N. Y., Aug. 12.JTh been three deaths from atau ie pest twenty-four hours in this city. ¥ 2 a] ¢ .