New-York tribune. [volume], March 27, 1888, Image 1

About New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924

Image provided by: Library of Congress, Washington, DC

                
V0,-XI_Vli..IV0* lo, 108.
NEW-YORK, TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1888.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
A TOWN RUINED BY A GAL
ONLY THREE HOUSES LEFf STANDING.
TIir.EE PERSON'S KILLED AND SRVKNTF.RN MO
OR LESS HURT?THE PROPI.t. Er.ST.TCTF.
Kansas CiTr._fa.ch 26 (Special).-Word has jt
reached here of tlie almost utter destruction of t
town of Ninnescah, King-man County, Kans;
last Saturday evening at 7:30 p. m. by a tomat
It had been raining nil day, and as evening .
preached the ftinnel-shaped terror was seen t
proaching from thc southwest. It struck the tow
destroying everything in ito path, leaving or
three houses standing in the town. Two church
flvc stores, nnd fifteen dwellings were also torn
pieces, and the flying timbers caused the dea
of three and the mniming of seventeen peraoi
The dead ure Mrs. K. C. Williams with her infai
and George S. Hardesty. James Williams hi
lilith legs broken and was severely bruised, ai
will probably die. Charles Gordon was ir;ur
in the back, supposed to bc fatallv. The oth.
Injured have only mjnor hurt*. Tho heavy P.
jf rain, which has kept up since the storm bega
baa reduced the people of tho villasre to desi
Mitton. A nartv went to Wichita for relief i
Sunda v. arri vine there late in the evening, th
making known the calamity.
A LANDSLIDE IN KANSAS CITY.
some nousr.s destroyed and impoktant pac
TORIKB AND RAILROAD BUILDINGS THBKATEXF.D
Kansas Citt. March 26 (8peclal).-The heavy rai
at omi which prevailed all day Saturday and yesterdi
caused a landslide on the bluff facing the Utile
station. For 1,500 feet the entire bluff appears to ha*
boen pushed forward. Hundreds of tons of rock ai
earth have Blipped down the steep hillside. For se
eral hours previous to the landslide, a pec u Har sna;
ping noise could be heard on the face of tlie blul
This was followed by a crash which startled the who
city. Masse, of earth and huge boulders crasln
down, completely demolishing the frame engine houi
at the entrance of the FJghth Street Cable Line tunne
Along tbe face of the bluff, about half way from tl
base to the top ls a ledgo about thirty feet In wlclt
?on which aro a number of shanties and cottage)
occupied by negroes. This ledge ls now seamed wit
Immense Assures which extend 1(6 whole length and tl:
houses are tilted in every direction. The resident
were compelled to flee for their lives. This body <
rock and earth now overhangs ibe tracks in the Unlo
fetation yards and may descend at anv moment upo
Itl.jfT st. and cover all the tracks which lead east an
north from Ihe city, tims effectually slopping rallwa
traffic In those directions and completely blockin
Bluff-st., which is tim m&in road from tho Unlo
Malton to the main portion of the cltv. Ono hue
boulder a? large as a house fell midway, but lodge
before reaching the bottom and now hangs suspenele
threatening dangar to all who pass below. Tho lift
Strc-t Cable Line pa.ss"s under this impendlnc ma4
and should tho land slide any further this portion o
the road would be destroyed The Union Station am
the Blores along Unlon-ave., the elevated rallwa'
Statlao, the> Eighth Street Cable Line, power-hem*
and soveial factories and mills lie directly in the pall
of the avalanche. The wall built by tho city along thi
face of the bluff has been broken, Increasing the perl
to tho buildings below.
TREES WEIGHTED WITH SLEET.
SNOW ON THK LAKES?AN ICE STORM PURTHKI
WEST?MISSOURI RIVER Conors UNBROKEN.
Mackinaw City, Mich., March CO.-An easterly bili
lard has been raging here since last night The snow
ls drifting badly and trains will probably be mud
delayed. From present Indications the straits will not
be open before May 1, and possibly not until May 10
The lee ls from two to three feet thick, and upon it
surface are heaps which cover nearly tho whole strait*
and are from five to twenty feet high.
Chicago, March 26.?.Dispatches from many point.
in Northern Illinois and Iowa report the prevalence
yesterday of a severe sleet storm. Everything was
covered with Ice and In many places largo limbs had
broken Irom trees under the weight. Great damage tc
wheat and fi ii it ls feared. In this city the sleet which
(ell all ol iCBterday changed tj_l. morning to a heavy
rain.
Sioux City, March 26.?The weather again turned
eold on Saturday night, and three Inches of snow has
since fallen. The gorge opposite the city has been
augmented. The gorges five miles above End oppo
klte the mouth of the (sioux Uiver, a* well as tbo one
ten miles above, opposite Jackson, Neb., still held.
The snow lies deep all along the Missouri Valley aud
on 'he prairies draining Into lt.
Yankton, Oak., Match 26.? The Missouri River ls
Clear of Ice, a gorge having formed tiffy miles north
of this elty. Six Inchcp ol snow fell yesterday, and
the Weather continues cold. This will hold the leo
gorges till the rush of water from the North reaches
them.
Lincoln, Neb., March 26.?The etorm that has. been
fieneial over Nebraska for the last twenty-four uoui-t
ias noon of unusual severity, the fruit ttcos and
roung timber all being heavily loaded with Ice and
Heel.
WIND, SNOW AND RAIN IM THIS CITT.
More than an inch ol rats iell in New-York yester?
day, and with this, with tko melting of tbe fresh
si,o* fall that whitened the street* In tho small hours
of the morning, and with tho slowly dissolving snow
heaps left by the bllMard, the gutters were running
turbulently, tbe streets were lu many place, scarcely
passable by reason of pools of water, and were In all
other places deep In slush. The evening closed In
Quite stormily. The wind blew hard and the rain
pened Uowu or was carried In dashes by the gusts.
For to-day the Signal service forecast predicts a con?
tinuance of disagreeable weather, fresh to brisk east
oily winds, a slightly higher temperature and rain or
snow.
0
THE STRIEERS ALL DISCHARGED.
THEIR MOUR OF ORACH EXPIRES?ENORMOUS COST
OF THE TROUBLE TO THE ROAD.
Chicago, March 20.?The last hour ol grace for tho
striking Iturllngton switchmen expired this afternoon
and the formal announcement was made that all the
striker, wero discharged. None of the old men ap?
peared at the yards, and the yardmaster at once hired
five new men to do the local switching. As a re?
sult of their efforts a train of seventy-six cars started
shortly before 2 o'clock and another train will leave
to-night. The pressure of shippers ls now enormous
and the Burlington cannot begin to handle all the
goods consigned to lt. The Burlington officials do not
anticipate any difficulty in filling the places of the
Strikers and they expect to have a fuU working force
Within forty-eight hours.
The official statement of the Southwestern Hallway
Association for the flrst and second weeks of March,
made public to-day shows that the Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy earned In that period less tuan 81,000 on
through and competitive business between Chicago and
Kansas City and common points. It ls estimated that
the gross earnings of the road will tall off over
fl,200,000 for the month.
Contrary to the announcements made Saturday on
Behalf ol the Burlington, no answer was flied by that
sompany to-day denying the allegations of the Hock
Island regarding an attempt to force the formation
of a great Western railway trust. Instead, the
hearing of tbe Burlington's motion for an Injunction
against the Kock Island was postponed until Judge
(.res!,am's return from Milwaukee. This means a
.clay of probably about a week. Tho postponement
aras suggosted br tho {tarlington
Omaha. March 2?.?The Burlington and Missouri
iwitchmou all left their posts this morning and are
Hill out. Thev refuse to talk and If they havo local
grievances will not state them.
Ualesburg, III. March 26.?In spite of the peremp?
tory order of discharge, only two of iho striking switch?
men returned to work this morning. 9-\x new men
were put tn work and the names ot others to take the
places of the strikers have been secured.
Washington, March 26.?Representative lawler, of
Illinois, to-dav presented In the House and had re?
ferred to the Committee on Commerce a long letter to
.'lie public frcm the Brotherhood ul Engineers In re?
lation to the strike on the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy Railroad. ^
NOT WILLING TO EARN MORE PAY.
I'lm-Lniajit kg, N. J., March 26 (Special!.?It was
itated last week that tho Delaware Rolling Mill would
reopen this morning, after Idleness of several weeks.
bat lt did not. Tito manager secured a contract, pro?
vided ha would fill lt at certain figures. He could do
so if the men worked six heats Instead of five at night,
ar-d he asked them to porform this extra service for
Increased pay. The men said lt was too much work,
especially as hot weather was coming oa. and refused
to airept tile proposition. Tho orders would have
kept tlie mill running until June. It takes two hours
to make a beat. The mill employs 150 wen.
WORKMEN BEATEN BY STRIr-EHB.
-Bono of the strikers ia Theodore Smith A Brothers'
Iron worts, In Morrls-st, Jersey City, retiiraed to work
yesterday, and their companion* were greatly In?
censed. Trouble waa expected when the mea quit
work lathe evening, and Captain Farrier, of tho First
r**"*',wm asked to send sent-' policemen to the
wurl-v Captain Farrier went himself and took a
s-i'ia/l of men wit|, kim. Tba policemen letnainod
near tbe .hop hik| ^Vt t|,e jati.kei. away, bul two of
Le workmen wei, a-iacWl ,,, Hudson st. and badly
0-. '._._ "'' fH'!"'" l"mfl "f 'be attack and cha-ed
the strikers. e*j,n,rlng tW ,,* thom ncai Ihe ferry.
22_.___n__T11 *"',*.'" "?**?? n*n"""* w "erny Early,
sVUward Italy, bi.<1 Patrick Mullatiy.
NEWS OP HIE laAUOR l.>"*(iN*,.
"rhe Butru aud Kowan* cig-nuakei' eas will
E.
iat
he
is.
io.
%*
ip
n,
dy
"S,
to
th
is.
lt,
nd
nd
cd
rs
ill
be taken np to-day in Hie "seventh Judicial Dist
Court. Forty-fine of tho strikers havo receive,1 ,
possess warrants and all have demanded a trial
Jury.
Another determined effort will bo made by
eccentric engineers of this city to compel all locoi
tlvo engineers to bo llconsed. Tho Eccentric I
glneers' Association, tho Amerioan Association
Engineers and tho National Association of Engine
will send a Joint committee to Albuny tills troth
urge their views In favor of the bill alreadv lr*,
the Legislature. Iho Brotherhood of Iaocornot
Lnglneers I* vigorously opposing the measure.
One of the mott novel revolts yet made bv allej
down-trodden workmen In the meal labor ileld ?
made on Sunday when the church janitors of Nc
lork held a meeting and passed resolutions to I
effect that the work is loo heavy, their wage., ?,
far too low, and that they pretest firmly agali
working on Sunday.
M. TIRARI? 8 BIO RLE PH A NI.
JUDGMENT D, TIIE BOULANGER CAST'..
THE DECISION SAID TO BK AGAINST THE BBXBB
?THE SOLDIER CHEERED BY THK CROWD.
Parin, March 26.?The hearing beforo the Court
Inquiry In the case of General Boulanger was held
day. Counsel for Gene.al Boulanger 0000flod I
ten minutes in stating tho defence. The General tli
departed for the residence of M. Laguerre. The coi
afterward gave its Judgment, but the nature of t
decision will not be divulged until after lt has be
submitted to President Carnot.
At 5 o'clock lt was reported that the court deele!
against General Boulanger. The Cabinet will disc.
the decision to-morrow. A crowd which had gather
cheered General Boulanger when he departed from t
court room on his way to the house of M. I.agueri
Tlie police seized many of (.eneral Boulangei's vt
lng papers at Mai-sellles yesterday on (he ground tli
they did not bear the name of the printer.
Laguerre will interpellate th? Government In rega
to tho seizure In the Chamber of Deputies.
Th "Temps" referring to Yesterday's electlor
attributes the success of General Boulanger imi io t
cxlsteneo of a revolutionary majority. Inn. to an I
creaso of discontent with the i.overnment. It sa
that a resolute majority alone could chance the sit
le atlon, and that General Boulanger cannot commai
.,1 such a majority.
MAKING ENDS MEET IN ENGLAND.
MR. OOSCHKN'S BUDGET INTRODUCE* IN TI
HOUSF. OF COMMON'S.
LC8QMV, March 20?Mr. Goschen, Chancellor of tl
Exchequer, introduced the budget In Hie B8M8
Commons ""this evening. The Ilouso was crow de
Mr. Goschen said that tho total expenditure for tl
current year had been ?S7, .27,0)0, showing o MnTtag
?42.1.000 on the budget estimate and of ?'il2,000 ove
the preceding year. The revenue also pnoeated
satisfactory account. The total was MBM,m80jOC
being ?1,454,000 moro than tho estimate. < "Booti
To sum up, tho excess of revenue over tho rstimat
added to tho saving In expenditures, gave a tot:
realized surplus of ?-_,16?.000, the greatest since 1ST*
(Clieei*.) Up had begun the year willi a I,al.nc ? i
hand of ?.rj,950,O00 and had OS-led lt wiih a bOlOMO I
?7,43S,0O0. He had % special reason for desiring
handsome balance, his object being to provide for tho*
stockholders who might prefer tu be paid off under th
Consols Conversion act, instead of taking new btocl
This seven millions would meet any exigency.
Dealing next with the estimates for tho coming yeai
he said lt was calculated that the total c.pctidltur
would be ?86,010.000 a decrease of B81B?000 as OOO
pared with the present year. The revenue, as ,..ti
mated, would be ?**_.2?a7.oOO giving a surplus 0
?2,-77.000 over the expenditure. They desired t
tako a penny off tin* Income tax, and as the balanc
was not sufficient, they projinseil tee raise enough le
various mluor taxes. Including a duty of one slilllin
par cent on the transfer of certain fugitive OtoeBo, i
six-penny stamp on contract notes, a duly of?l npoi
every pleasure horse and of ?.'i oms rooeoorwo, a ta
on the Issue of new companies of ?1 per ?1.000 capital
and a duty of five shillings per dozen on buttle,! wine
Hy these means they would obtain surplus ene,ugh t*
enable them to take a penny oil the Income' tai
(Cheers.)
Referring to the imperial measure to fortify port
and coaling stations, he stated that lt was the tntentloi
of the Government to utilize the revenue derived fron
Sue. .'anal shares, 811)011111111? to 8570,000 yearly
raising on this sum a loan of 82,800,000, te, nie<-t thc
expenditures for fortifications. In this way tl,*.
would avoid placing tlie slightest burden upon tin
taxpayers. (Cheers.)
Mr. Goschen, who spoke for four hours, asked tin
nouse to pass resolution, ai oi.ee reducing the Income
tax and Increasing the dury on wine. Ills proposal
eommandod the adriiliatlin of the lobbies lt ts ex
ported, they will be i-eslsteel In some minor pe>lnt<
but In tha main will be oroepted. The 1 hanrellnr'
statement has greatly enhanced his mputailou.
Mr. Goschen admitted that Ute budget elle! nut riva
the irreat budget of Mr. Gladstone. I ut saiii it wai
Impossible further to simplify taxation or reiluee th,
duties on Imports, although some duties, espeelaDj
that on tobacco, wero still too high.
The resolution increasing tho duty on wine was
adopted.
SON IN-LAW WILSON ACQUITTED.
THB DF.CISION OF THK LOWER COI UT BBVBBBBI
ON THE O ROUND THAT THE LAW HAS NOT BEEN
OFFENDED.
Parts, March 26.?The Court of Appeal has renderer!
a decision In Ihe case of M. Wilson, w-ho app'-alec]
from the decision of a lower court, which found him
guilty of complicity In the de*coratlon scandals and
sentenced him to two years' Imprisonment, lo pay a
fine of 8,000 francs and to be deja rived of his civil
rights for five years. The Court of Appeal reverses
the decision of the lower court and acr-ults M. Wilson
Of the charges against him. The- other persons tiled
with M. Wilson on similar charge-, were also oequitted.
The judgment of the ce,mt severely condemns the
acts Imputed to M. Wilson and tbe other-;, but de
clares mat the existing laws do not apply to the
offences charged against them.
SECESSION IN CANADA.
MARITIME PROVINCES TALK OF WITHDRAWING
FROM TnE FEDERATION.
Ottawa, March 2<- (Special).? Resolutions declaring
In favor of separation from ths Canadian I'dcration,
In the event of tho resolution for unrestricted reci?
procity with the United .States lielng defeated, aro
under consideration by tho loading mon of th** mari?
time provinces. Communications are passing be?
tween the leaders of tho movement In the provinces
and representatives here. Iflnhterisllftf maintain
that the reciprocity resolution will be d"feated by
between 40 and !>0 majority. The reciprocity de?
bate ls expected to contlnu.* till adjournment i,e*\t
Wednesday for the Easter recess, and to bo resumed
on Tuesday of the following week.
SUCCESS OF TIIE DE __ESSEP9 LOBF.Y.
THE CHAMBER OF DBYC-IM?SM TO 170?AGREES
TO CONSIDER TllK CANAL LOAN.
Paris, March 20.?The Chamber of Deputies to-day,
by a vote of 200 to 170, decided to consider tho pro?
posal to authorize the Panama Canal Company to
issue a loan.
M. de Lesseps writes to tho financial correspond?
ents of the Panama Canal Company, that lOH.ii'.K", new
obligations havo been subscribed for, placing .'.0,000,
000 francs In the hands of the company. Ile regards
this as satisfactory, but authorizes the correspondents
to continue lo recelvo subscriptions. Ho hopes that
Parliament will now authorize the Issuo of a lottery
loan. _
FIRED ON BY FRENCH (,TNS
AN ITALIAN STEAMER STRUCK ? THE SHOOTINO SAID
TO BF. ACCIDENTAL.
Rome, March 26.?A French lne.ir.ad fired at and
struck an Italian steamer near Villafranca The com?
mander of the Ironclad pleads as an excuse that the
crew were practising at tho guns and a shot struck
tho steamer by accident.
DisersMNc; RBHUU-EBOV__B TITKli: MOOT.
London, March 26. Mr George Baeleti Powell, < on?
set-cat Ive. Member of Parliament, gave a dinner to?
day to Joseph Chamberlain, I ju rd Stanley, of Preston,
who will succeel Lord Lansdowne as GoVOCBor-GOO
eral of Canalla, and Loni (.corgi Hamilton, l-'list lund
of the Admiralty. The object was to discuss the tUh
etles guest lc ui. _
KING JOHN MAY GET THERE^"ET.
Rome, March 2*i.?A dispatch from Massowah says
lt has been learned there that. King John ha.. ordered
three columns of Abyssinian troops lo attack tho
Italian forces. ^
TnE EMPEROR *j.,s A BAD COUGHING (PELL
Berlin, March 26.?The Emperor has Issued an
order directing that the usual spring review of the
Guards be omitted this year. Thc older gives great
satisfaction to the military authorities.
The "North Csrmaii Cassite" says.the Emperor's
sleep last night was broken Ly spoils of coughing. The
doctors anxiously await the coming of milder weather
In order that the Emperor may enjoy tho fresh air,
which ho greatly misses. '1 li.* Emperor loila)' re?
ceived vernal reports from General Winterfield and
Councillor Wllaiouskl.
A special Older has been Issued tn the geri*a
the siitte and Ibu aides de-camp of the late Km)" roi
directing thom to retain HHr positions,
//,'/. !L tiE .Hut. !! i J.' tl FOtl I ll
.iNM.ti.iiis, Minn., Horeb 90 Tho "isl "i Judge
William Welch tor rrlmiiial ..**.' total.
Willi.))) lr'. Vilaa was resumed lo day after a *roOk"l
raeess taken ou arrouut of Jud^o u.-iei.S Illness, A*
on tho previous days of tba trial, much of ll,
was -CCU-Bod a Uh -Odious aniumcuia o.oi: ilia ad
mission of evidence. Judgo Wolch was on the s
in u Iv all day ?nd gave a detailed account of ai
le; >. lew with Mr. VIUs In August. 1HM1. In whlcli
latter admlttcei -appropriating $18,000 of the asset
th" old Meriti ITU Mutual Insurance Company,
was tho mott Important testimony Introduced
day. Ruell F. Hutchinson, the former sec re tar;
the Madison Mutual, and another object of Wei
alleged libel, has arrived In this city.
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
A FIGHT FOR TH?111 PROPERTY.
MISSOURI, KANSAS AND TEXAS SECURITY HOLD
WANTA IHFFF.KF.NT MANAOl MENT.
Thero was a laigely attended moling of stock
bond hoblers of tne Missouri, Kansas and Texas I
way Company yesterday at No. 10 Wall-st., for
purpose of organizing to prevent a further deprecla
*of the property whieh they own or have mort gi
upon. Among well-known brokers and bankers pre
W0(0 Rndoliil, Keppie-, R. K. Dow, Frank C. Ho
R. J. Kimball, charles J. Canda, General San
Thomas, Jenkins Van Schalck, Isidor and SR
Wormscr, Frederic Taylor ami Henry 98 Day,
Day <fc Heaton. The meeting was marked hy a I
monlons spirit, and temperate but decided langui
Mr. Van ?sBoleB called lt to order and William I
man Bull, who ls the regular nominee for prosld
of the Stock Exchange at tho coming May elcctl
was chosen chairman. In stating the object of
meeting Mr. Bull said that the committee which
been formed by a largo number of tho security-hold
had made efforts fo secure full Information as to
actual condition of the property. Tho Informal
they had obtained was Inadequate for any purpose
hsMsriBt Iho road and they felt that the first s
to bo taken was to secure a management and officers
which should lie independent of the Missouri Pac
and devoted entirely to tho Interests of tho ste
and security-holders. A question as to tho tor
of the leaso of the road to Missouri I*aclflo \
asked and Mr. Bull replied that lt contained no gu
autce of tho fixed charges, but only secured the :
earnings.
A skeptical voice In tho back seats?Tho Misso
Boost Um books, dooen*! lt)
Mr. Bull-Certainly.
Tho audlbln smiles that followed the reply shot
that there were numerous persons who apprecla:
tho significance of query and answer. A resolutl
was offered to have steps taken to annul tho lea
hut the chairman pointed out that sufficient lnf"rmat|
I...-1 iat I,a. n ollt Ol Bod to war; ant such radical acth
What was wanted was to secure a management tl
mrttj hoMsfS COOM trust and could got
formation from. Finally a series of resolutions ellet
bf Frcele'rie Taylor was adopted. These authorize
eommlttoe of tlvo to secure proxies from siockholdi
with a view to carrying llie annual election on M
io for dtreoton who will take tko road out of
present hands and lo take such action as In its Juc
nient sholl bo bool ookinloted lo pfoteel tho interc
of Itleeoti!-, Kansas and Texas MOaritloS. The co
mlttee appointed is ?s follows: w. i? i;n!i. \.iii;.
Mertens, of L. Vern Hoffman ?_, Cu. j R. V. Martlnsr
repretontlng ti," Amsterdam boldon; winiam
flltong, of work. Strong .t- Co., ami .1. J. de- Beofrfl
Many security -holders registered their names and i
dresses at tho meeting and others may do .so wi
J. .1. de Neufvillo. in tho Mills Building, secretary
the committee.
-.?.-.
ALL ITS OBLIGATIONS FULFILLED.
SENATOR .STANFORD IB BEHALF OF THE CKNTRj
PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY
Wapiii.ncto.n. March 20.?The special commit.)
of thc Sc nato to which was referred the repot
ol Um l'u.Hie Ballway Commission resumed ti
bearing to day. (reed Uayuioud, counsel for tl
Central IVilie, described to the committee tl
-OOdea winch had been built to the Centn
l*ucilie. Senator btuntord then submitted u bric
8(1 dwiSS. Ile said he desired lo .mphu_u- a sing
suit-iucni, winch would sullicientiy answer u
tuc a ii i. j "I .i i :oii thal bail bein cn sb upou ti
builders ol tlie road. Hie statement wuii-h 1
\Msiiiii the fWSS-Slllufl to understand thorough!
\ta.s limb the Central l*acih. Hallway tJom'iaij
had imii ile-ii every obligation to thu Gu vent mei
and thc people UapooOQ upon it by the acta i
Congress cn utiny it. Ile: detailed what tlie obi
latinos were that the acts of Congress, impost
upon the company. Thc lin*, one WM Unit ll
road Should bo built und that fl should bu coe
ploted by July 1, l_7b. By hesitating at no sa
PSS-OB, bf working on thc mountains in the den
ol winier, through snots leerly foot deep, tim 0TOI
was linislied ni ifiili, M-vou years boltiro the tm
ulloticd by Congress. Thc second obligation wi
dial the Central Pacific should pay . per cct
ol iii" ii't "armut,.-. K* the United .Stales irom tli
Completion ol the road aud thereafter. This obi
gallon hud boon pexfonaod folly and ft*r*i_tfifi
uously from tlie day Hie last spike was driven.
Se*;.alor "stanford said ihat tho third ohljgut io
Impooed hy Congtess was that tho Goveanineo
should have the use of the road for postal, mi In.ir*
and oilier si rvicc-s. This lias been grunted l
tlie iuiiesi. sense ol,tin* urm.
The for .-th obligation imposed by Conjrresi
Senator sjtanlurd said, was continued in Ihe Thu
mau Act. Wheo lin- courts BUStain-d the villein
of tho act, ths Central i'aeilio complied with il
and is still complying with it, although to th
gmt ili'trimeut of the corporation and tho Gov
eminent*.
The speaker next, directed the attention of tli
oommittee to tbs rumors that the builders of th
('.?innil I'neille had made \ast sums Bf money s
Ihe expense of tho (."*? eminent ariel the poopk
Every man, be laid, wbo examined tlie fln,.ncia
history of that gnat enterprise, wit li,,nt prejudice
wculd treal those wild stories wirTi eliselain. Al
tba values tliat. the company has bad, nnd what
ever of wealth it has gathered, luis come fron
its own creation. It WU bf 8t_at.Bg valet I wli.r*
no value* c\iste*i| before* iliiit the builders of tin
read gathered their (oftonsa
MISC KLLANK (H'S KAII.WAY LNTELLK.FV< K.
Iaoulsville, Manh 2(1.? Tlie minority stockholder* I
the I.e.u!s\ii|ia short Bouts Railway Trarmferr Cotnp__:
ur" Jubilant over their BMeSSS In outwitting Hiinllnptoi
Old the oilier big stockholder*. When tho transfer I
stock worth $1,000,000 wa* marl') re. ? ntly by Genera
Iaiiol.a and ht* wife, the looa' stockholders claimed tba
the proceeding was only thc lim* move of Eastern men t
fr.eze them otiL Major Sande.-* drifted a bill as si
amendment to the Sharl Route charter which contained al
th" feature* the minority stockholders were In favor of
lr BMvMsa that all the office* and book* shall be kept ii
th:* city. It alvi provides thst tbe nine directors ?hal
be elected every year lu thi* city and that six of the nine
shall be resMsaO- of Kentucky, snd each mun possess S
least twenty shares of stock. The bill paused both the
?eaOtS and the House before the Huntington people kn**
anyiliing of IL They petition,'I th" 00vernor to veti
lin" iui_sii:i., hut hs i cf used lo do so. The local stock
holder* wero angeled at Huntington on sceonnt of tte
Issue of second mortgage bonds rendering their stocl
worthless. They claimed that the issue tvs* unnecessary
ChlOBfO, Msith 20.?With the excei,Hon of the Burling
ton BS)d Hi ? r.'irJiiiglon and Northern, all of il," \\
to-diy sdvsneed freight rate* to tho. tariff* in eflao
Febru;ir*- 1, befoic rln- war began. The Bullington h.T
given untie.? that lt will take similar se-tlon on April 1
ai>1 the- BnrUotton and Northern on April 6. The " Soo"
Hue ha* also glraa notice thu lt will advance thr.ugt
rates fruin the seaboard on April 5.
OBOE OWEEBM OF TUE SARACEN'S HEAD.
i'"i 'hm i.1 sir. N. V.. March 20 (Spcclal).-A case
a as tried In tho Circuit Court to day entitled Kli-.?.'.-th
M. Sat'hot against Thomas I_ Wing, the latter .SIM
agent of th" charity organization of this city. Ho went
before Recorder Borland and stated that to tho best
of his knowledgo and belief Caroline and Elizabeth
Satchcr were vagrants and upon that the Recorder
l-sued a wan-ant for their arrest. The police brought
Elizabeth to headquarters, where slr* wari held for an
hour until tlie Reeonier arrived ami fassttSSfi 888
aud then discharge el ber, T'ii'-ii sh" bOOJOS Milt BgStMl
Wing for f:i!s.- nijii l-iM.i,.,-nt and the- Jury gate bet
Hmo. BhO 'ame hr will, li'-r mo: lier e arolino from
i. iiule,n. Her fatlie-r anel mother wi-!,, proprietor* "f
the Banoon*! Heed inu, Basra nm, otkoeo DS>k8B,
placed Nicholas Mckleiiy. Her tallier dleei wliru she
was six years "hi aral th*n she an'l ber mather, With
considerable means, came to America, settling hore.
n?,ii ofter Ibo] wom south, where they lost most "f
ihelr money sud returned to Poughkeepsie destitute.
Last winter they were In the elly almshouse. The
daughter Elisabeth says she can not w?rk because sho
wa- never brought up to do so and that sho will die
before she will beg.
FOR f OMPLU'llV TM THE BALDER SHOOTING
BOSBBBj HSSBi '-'? '-pedal! Interest In the Malden
shooting aifalr was not allowed to ling to-day. Il "?fas
:ed at tlie outset that the young woman who
wu ostensibly acting as servant, admitting Mr. Howe
to the house In Mahlen on saturday, was an accomplice
"f (utter, the would bo assassin. She was Jocked up
as a wittie's, und today co:,fessed thal she wrote the
decoy letter whlrh brought l,:m_ to the bouse where
be nearly met hi* death. She declared, however, that
she wnt* tho letter at Cutler's dictation. Cutler is
believed to be hiding In Boston in the hope that ho
mar be aide to ship for sea on some outgoing vessel
aud thus escape._ ,_
TO OPLX TUE PtuAWAEM ABD HVDSOX CAXAL.
SOOT, N. V., Horeb '--?Tho Delhwar** an I
,i will b<* opened sa AfHl -?
???
.t Ml P-U_.FI TOR J"7XBAM
Trenton. March 2'i (Spaclaij.-Oeorge M. Du-hais, of
Woodbury, who wa* convicted e,f mcude'tln* ht* niothet-ln
Isw snd who wa* to b.j hanged 00 Thursday lie***, has bean
wyrie ved uuul Apill __* ' ?
and j MR GOULD AND MR. BENNET
and
I
the I -
?..;;] THE FINANCIER'S CAUSTIC CRITICISM
to
' ol
'h's
THE EDITHIL
IBS
and
.li?
llee
ion
ge*S
ent
Hs,
ucl
IOU
?if
ar?
ia
tm
.'nt
,n,
1,0
aid
>rs
lie
on
e,f
S|
Jj
ho
ck
ns
la
Ul
ftd
EXPLAINING "THK HKKALC's" ATTACK UPON H
-ND HIS COIIPANH-S-TIIK MISSOl'I'.I PACIFIC
BECLARKS A QUART-RI.Y DIVIDEND?
?? L. ANDREWS DISCCSSF.8 Till" CASE
WHICH 111. I'.! I'l-.l Sl.Nis Afj A INST
TH***' OOUI.D-SAOF. TRUST."
Jay Gould waa up to hil eyes in business fri
morn till eve yesterday. After a day's ml I
lowing his long Journey he was refreshed road
active as a boy. He was in capital spirits a
dispatched business, so multiform and rapid
his offlce, with a celerity and gusto which _
the souls of his associates good.
After the meeting bf thu directors of the ||
?ouri Pacific, who, without a dissenting voil
had voted a 11-2 per cent quarterly divider!
partible on April 1 (5, Mr. Gould's attention w
called by a Titi bunk reporter to his stateme
published in Thf. TB!B(J_rB on Sunday, statii
that the powers underlying the erimin.il procec
Ings in tho matter of thc* Gem Id-Sage Trust wer
" A newspaper, a cable company nnd a woman
tt Well," replied Mr. Gould meditatively, " oi
thing at n time and it, will last thc longer.
rather think that to-day I might devote a litt
time to " The Herold" and James Gordon Bennel
I am told? for I have no time to clo vote to tl
choice literature in which "Tho Herald"-doligh
?that it 1ms been saying some sarcastic thin
about mc. Well, let us see," nnd Mr. Gould sr
tied himself comfortably in his chair and pr
ceeded leisurely: Tho ole|..r Bennett lift, h
son a thousand shares of stock in the America
Telegraph Company and had that, sou elected
member of the Board of Directors. Iho lir:
service to which the younger Bennett mTFMM
himself was to demand that 'Tho Herald,' bein
ft large stockholder, was entitled to. and shoo]
receive precedence over all other newspapers in tl
transmission of special report-. This denian
could not be acceded to. Young IWiBBBll. thcr
fore, became a disgruntled and disagreeable a
sofia;e in the Boaid.
" In fact he spent nil his time as a cjirocte
in endeavoring to secure for "Tin* IfsisM* a<
vantages over other ne wspit tiers, but in that 1:
was bulked. The limited facilities of tho tele
graph companies in ito,.; did not afford tim
prompt tran mi ss io ns of news reports which
now rendered to all customers and often simit
taiicously to a great number of individual [ia|x*i
over numerous wires; but they were transniittec
as now, on tho principle of, lirst conic, tirst serve
, and iwixts that wero late in getting their report
from Washington, Albany and elsewhere had t
await their tam."
MR. BI.NNKTT LEWS OCT OP TIIF. NEW BOA RI
Mr. Gould paused a moment and then added
"Mr. Bennett's importunities had this effect
When tho American was absorbed by the Wester:
Union, Mr. Bennett was not one of thoso wh
were taken into tho Western Union Board S
it is not so surprising as some people might imagin
that for the last tts cul,*,-three or It ur years ? J'h
Herald' has always beOfl ready t> criticise am
1 denounce the Western Union oa tbe most Hims;
pretext. Those criticisms iu a greater degree dat.
from Mba retirement of James Gosdon Dennett jr.
from tho Board of Directors of one of tbs larg
telegraph companies now embraced in the Wooten
Union.
"The bitterness of 'The Herald,'" Mr. (Joule
went on ge. nt ly, " has been intensified since th*
rofu-al of tin* cable pool to renew thc contrac
Mr. Bennett had with the French company fo
special rates, about one-half the price that othe
j I ncwspa*>c_s were charged. The renewal of tba
, contract, which expired in 1888, was tletnandec
? ' \ Mr. Kennett, accompanied by tho threat, vhlel
In" miide* in that, urbane manner so ohatacteristic ci
him, thal if Ins di'ininid were not granted an op
i'osition cable would he bud. He saw tho olde
Garrett*, who agreed at ons time to unite witi
Mr. Bennett in procuring s new cai,ie, but Mr
l'ender, of London, ?persuaded Mr. Garrett, thai
au opposition sable won Iel not pay. Hut, a fev
months later, he lound another capitalist win
yielded to lils importunities, aud lie got his rc
'von go."
Mr. Gould smiled benignantly over tlie con
eluding sentence, and then ie,nt inned plaoidly.
" Whet her lie got the benefit he had de maud,*d and
expected is a doubtful question. H.* bas suc?
ceeded in producing a goners] reduction of rates,
but whether thal compensates him ta
his unremunerative investment in thc
cable is n question of his own
finances. The whole animus of 'The Herald.'"
said Mr. Gould, suddenly becoming emphatic, " is
M*>e*i' hy mn- etan pony's pemfstenl r< rasa] to give
'.Tames Gordon Bennett advantages over other news?
papers, advantages aol only in rates but in priority
of delivery. Anel iie bas taken ev, ry opportunity
to denounce this company ami its management*
and to omit fror.i the columns of his paper any?
thing that reflects favorably upon tho company cr
its eiflleers. So much for thc newspapers and
the cable company."
mr. ANi'i.i.ws ia wonanra for thc raorxj
E. L. Andrews, who is the active visible legal
spirit in pushing tho attack BB tho Goold Sag!
trust, was seen at the Hotel Brunswick by a
TaiBUMalipS-ISI last evening, when the follow?
ing dialogue took place:
"Mr. Andrews, who arc your clients?"
"It is alleged (hat -Mr. Whitney i..''
" Weil, is he :"
** Ile is not."
"Are they foreign bondholders?"
" They are thc p_ople: of the State of Ncw
Vork."
" Why do you not bring a civil suit to recover
money P ?_,*?__,__
" We are proceeding under section Ml of the
Penal Code, whieh provides for such action and
mokes the District-Attorney's office a collector."
'* Are you acting Irom charitable motives in be?
half of thc people of tin* State of New-Vork ?"
No ans1, ir was ghetl ti) this.
" U ho are your dil nts ?"
" 'Iii*- papen on Hs Bunt it all."
" Do they name your clients?"
" Bm?
u hi whose interest are you acting?"
"My clients.* " .
?? Did von ev er t"ll George Gould that you
would settle Ibis snit for 310<),0*ii) ?"
?? I ion's a fal--e!iiioil. On the contrary ho
offered me $..0,0ou to desert my clients and throw
Up the .use-." m am am
" Where did you see George Gould?"
To this no answer was raeshrod.
A DiviDi.NO rBOM Til!-'. MUBO IIB! PACIFIC.
The Missouri Pacific directors met yesterday
and iinanimoiislv d B-BIBd 8 1 1-'- per cent q____tSB>
ly dividend, payable cm Anvil 18. The dirctors
presem sib Jay Goold, Sidney Dillon, Russell
Bago. Thomas 1. Eckert, A. L H"|ilains, George
J. (louie!. George J. Forrest. 1;. K. Efibley, arid ll.
(,. Mar.|iiaiid. 'llie new board organised is the
same as tho old. E, K. EMbloy having boon sub
sin uiiil tor F. L. Ames, nnd is compos, el us fol?
lows* J'"*v Goulel, Sidney Dillon, Samuel Sloan,
Russell Sage. li. S. Hayes, Thomas T. Eckert,
\. I? Hopkins, George J. Gould. E. K. Sibley,
George V. Forrest H. G. Manaaad, all of New
York, and C. s. Greeley, find S. II. H. Clark, of
S* I.e.uis. The new board sleeted the esme officers
M Iri-st var: Jae Goold, pn-sident: George J.
Ge,niel, neting ntvsident : S. H. II. (lark, lirst
vicc-'ivs,dent .ind general nianaaer: A. L. Hpp>
ikns. oeoofld viee-pri'si'lent : W. H. Newman, third
vice-president; ond A. EL Ca.ef, o cr.-tary ond
treasurer.
Th ? directors of the Iron Mountain Railroad
Comnony eleetod the following officers: Jay Gould,
nmidrnt: s. H. IT. Clark, first vice-president
A. E. Hopkins, second v .ca-presldcnt: George J
Gould, third vice-president; A. II. Calcf. seer**
ta ry anil treas ur* r
Ml*.. Ce,Cl.ll ON RA!I.r.O\I) NATTKBB
Iii s[K*akii!g of Missouri Pacific mntters, Mr.
Gould stiel:
The meelina was short and uiiDnlmmi* and we d
th'* 1 12' per rent dividend. There I* no ,1lv*r?itr ff
opinion among the directors in to IIS satisfactory condition
nf the road and lt .^respect*. Mr. Marquand has Just re?
turned from an Inapectlon of the road, and he ts moat
enthusiastic about it. He nay* that to hi* mind there ls
no doubt that tho stock will ha curt ii 1V0. That is my
otrn deliberate Judgment Mr. Marquand finis that tbe
poor com erop made a temporary tallinn off In the receipt* ot
th" re ad.but that.of cour?e,la a n.erc temporary cau-e. *onv
BrSog unknown before In tba history ot the road. We ara
BSllbollj content with tin* ale..wing*.
Kusvll Sn," 'lec|*rc-d that Mr. GobU had
fained him bs what hs had saiel all lin- while. As
ig" Gould, Mr. Sane aid:
i i.,, , yt a bal ii aa i I - ?..'.- i * ??-?? lbs! be has
l
On- fa'.".I .ntlaiis. Aa for tho ella
.' au I l* f"l UM ii. ?? li '- '?? ' *' I"
lut'i el,...!. I'.'. ?-.-'* Can HSilllj ll u.tallli*. fiori
of the *ea-uritie* if meemar*. Tb* nm ty t* all stree MM
had ii" fe.utitlatlon ; lt wa* ali*-.lui. iv ,* iiia.ui reaaoa.
GsMO-l Diiiucl E. S>icklw hus written a kita
to District-Attorney Fellows culling attention
Mr. Martino's memorandum on the Gould-S
matter, and also to the opinion of Janies
Gerard, author of the Trustee Embezzlement.
who states that he has a " strong impression t
it was his intention" to have the bill apply
the withholding of funds, so that the law of 1
it.ition would not apply until restitution 1
liecn effected.
Recorder Smyth has not yet rendered his
risien on the motion tn send the Gould-Sage c
again before the Grand Jury. He said yest
dav that tho papers submitted were volumlne
sud he could not examine them thoroughly t
look up the necessary authorities for seve
days.
THAT GRIDIRON ROAD AGAIN.
DESPERATE RUST. OF THE CABLE COMPA_
Mit. SHEA'S WONDEItrCL BILL XOR THE RKl-IKF
AN AFRICAN METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHUHCH.
Almas., March 20 (special).?Sta'esraen aometlr
speak of having dl-Covcn-d " an AJr!ean under a wo
pile," and one of a gifted writer's most charm
stories has the title, "Ths Man who Stole a Meetl
House"; but it waa loft to Assemblyman Shea,
New-Vork, to try to pass a cable raliway bill uni
tho guise of a measure for the relief of an AiTk
Mcthoeii-t F.plscopal church. Mr. Shea lntrodui
ths Interesting bill to-night. He had Introduced
many hills to legalize the attempts of tbe New Ye
Cable Railway Company to grab seventy miles of i
sti-eots of New-York that his f-llow-Assemblyn:
were auspicious. Mr. Shea, therefore, with an
of Innocence, said to the Assembly:
".Mr. Speaker: This bill ls Introduced for the p
pose of perfecting a defect, or rather remedying
defect, which has been found In the articles of assoc
tlon Incorporating the African Methodist Epl-ro
Ohiirch In my district. Persons who are about
lend money refuse to do lt till the charter ls perfect!
I ask unanimous consent that lt be ordered to
tblnl reading."
ASssesMysosa Crosby.?Is that another name I
a cable road 1
"lt ls not," replied Mr. Shea firmly, and no o
elsi* objecting tho bill was ordered to a third readlt
Hut an examination of tho mea ure* .hows that
clearly ttas Introduced to legalize the procee-dng*
I tic New-York Cable Raliway Company. The bill
given below:
Section 1 of Chapter 135 of the laws of 1870
horeb*" amended so as to read as follows:
- ct,on l The directors aud trustees of any cc
potation organised under any general act or lt
authorizing the formation ol corporations
WMOC original ceitillcato of inooryoratl
any Informalities or error may exist by re_sou
defective*, execution thereof, or of the omission of ai
mutter or tiling required to be stated or done, a
hereby authorized to make and Ale an amended certl
cato or certificates of Incorporation to conform to t
general act under which said corporation may
organized; and upon the making and filing of sm
amended certificate tho said corporation shall for i
purposes he deemed' and taken to bo a corporal!)
from the time of filing such original certificate, ai
all acts done by such corporation before the Alli
of such amended certificate shall be as valid and
the same effect as If such error or omission In tl
original ecrtillcate had not ex!**ted.
Section _?Thls act shall take effect immediately.
Mr. Crosliy was Indignant when he heard that M
Shea had played him such a trick. Tomorrow, thor
fore, he will move that this bill of the Cable Ral
way Company be stricken off the list of bills on tl
oi-cler of third reading and sent to the Committee (
Railroads. Mr. Youngman, chairman of that cor
mlttee, says that he has three or four other bills fe
the relief of the Cable Railroad Company of a slniili
character.
The murder of two of her children In New-York .
Mrs. I_ebkncc!rter, by giving thom " Rough on Rats
tilled with horror Assemblyman Dalton. To nigh
therefore, he introduced the following r-esolutloi
which was at onces passed by the Assembly:
Whereas, The proml*etious sale of Ingredients sal
to bc poisonous and dangerous to human Ute. ls sal
to be conducted without restriction or regulation I
this State for the purpose of destroying vermin of a
kinds, therefore be lt
Resolved, That the State Board ot Heall
be requested to report to this Hoot
within the next five days whether any addition
legislation ls necessary property to regulat
the sale of compounds or mixtures contal
lng ingredients of a poisonous character; and if sal
Hoard consider additional legislation necesaury tht
lt prepare a hill and present the stine lo IMO Hou*
withlti the time specified In this resolution.
Assemblyman Rhodes of Westchester County lt
trodn-ed a laSsBBtlno for tho printing of an unlimlte
number of copies of Chauncey M. Depew's ljve oration
before ide I/>gtsI.itiire of 1867 upon Reuben E. Fento;
and (I,ester A. Arthur. Mr. Hasted Mid that ibero wa
a great demand all over the State for the memorla
volumes coi]ta;n'ng thee orations. Tho Democrat
slyly said tliat the resolution was evidently part of Mt
Depew's boom for the ."residency, but good-n stu red 1
total fir the resolution anel lc waa adopted.
Assemblyman Martin Introduced a bill tonight mal
lng perpetunl the charter of the Apprentices' Library <
New York, which expires In 1890.
SLOW PROGRESS AGAINST TRUSTS.
ACTION AGAIN POSTPONED IN THE SENATE
Till-: IIALF-HOLIDAY LAW.
Albany, March _<i (Speclil).?Senator Vedder's bil
taxlr.g trusts was a special oreler In tho Senate to
tdght, and lt caused a long and at times violent dis
euM-0S_ Senator Ives had evidently pa'd a little
attention to the proceedings, for ho did not know
that, tho bill had been made a speclnl order and hf
asked that lt be l_ld aside so he could look lt liver.
Mr. Arnold also wanted the matter laid aside. Senatoi
Ycddcr's bill he did not like at all. He thought that
tho effect would be to legalize trusts rather than pro
vent their existence, whlen ls tbo Intent of a bill thal
he, as chairman of tho Committee on Ccneral Laws,
has Introduced.
Mr. Yedder disagreed with him on this point, and
said that iho result of tho taxing of theso trusts would
oppose their formation.
Mr. Plcrco called tho measure a malicious one. In?
asmuch as Mr. Yedder had offered to introduce an
amendment to tho (Ifth section, specifying that nothing
In thc bill should bc construed as legalizing trusts.
The amendment was acceptable and the bill wa.
made a special order for Wednesday.
Senator Robertson, from tho Judiciary Committee
I of the Senate, reported the Saturday Half-Holiday bill
which has been under discussion for some time. The
bill, as reported, does away entirely with tho wheelo
holiday pian, and provides a half-hobd'ty for Juno,
.1 ult. August and Peptembor. Changes wero also
inaile wltn reference to tho protests of note*s due on
that day, so that there would not be In the future
any trouble In bankin* circles.
Among tbe bills introduced to-night was one by
Senator Yan Cott extending tho charter ol tho Society
of Mechanics and Tradesmen. This ls one of thi.
oldest societies in New-Vork city, having been formed
over loo years.
James a l_*bmalcr, secretary ot tho executive com?
mittee of Hm ItepuMfcan league of this state, arrived
here to-nlght_?<> attend the meeting to-morrow of tho
committee, which will be held at tho Delevan House.
Ile was accompanied by James W. Hawes, of New
York, and George Kennett, of Itrookljn. Other mern
ben c,f the .ommitteo from various portions of tho
sute will be hoi*, in time for the meeting. Much
Important, business relative to the coming campaign
will lie transacted, and a general Interchange of views
of the roprosontOtlVPO will taite place. The committee
will be In session for a day or twa
POOR FOLK WANT TO LIVE IN TOWN.
NO Ml. UV ADDITIONAL SCBCRRAM TRAINS?
FARK8 REASONABLE KNOUOH.
Ai manv, March 26.? The Railroad Commission trans?
mitted its reply to Mr. Finn's resolution asking lt to
tine,ligate tho legislation necessary to Improve rapid
transit communication between New-York City and its
suburbs and what methods othor cities have adopted.
The Commission, lu its reply, says that the .Mass?
achusetts Railroad Commission reports that iloston has
daily -07 suburban trains out ami .O', in. The tom
inlsslou further says that lt a-lvertlsod for hearings
on the subject of Mr. Finn's resolution, but nobody
appealed, ami tliat Interest In tier subject ilu a not
soem general. The trains out of New-York dally
withiti a radius of twenty milos number 6"_l, not In
elndlng Brooklyn flrldje trains or the ferries. The
fares are reasonable, averaging l-_ cent a mlle. Those
uh,, live in tha overcrowded New-York districts prefer
a lifo within reach of the social Inllyences thev now
enjoy to suburban life. The Commission. In tho ab
MMC Of complaint, can suggest no additional facilities,
the present ones being ample. The term* appear
I at ls me tory ami the Commission deems no legislation on
the subject expedient.
???
A HF.AIMNG <?N Till' FINN HILL.
The Finn bill concerning betting on races, which
was Introduced at Albany In the Interest of the elly
pool rooms, was reported favorably by the Committee
on General Laws under a complete misunderstanding
of Ita true character and of the Influences behind
lt. A request for a reconsideration and a hearing was
made hy the leading Jockey clubs aud trott'.*.,! asso
rlatlons of the State. This was granted and ths
hearing will take place on Thursday of this week,
?!,r*n the representatives ot leg'tl malo racing aril
peescnt the reasons why tbe bill should be killed
promptly.
NOT CAST MOWS BY FIES.
I'i:ii IBBI riitA. M titli |B Manager Gilmore, of the
Central Theatre-, ta hld, wa* destroyed by lice on Satur?
day, to day concluded negotiations with John S. Clarke
lor tlie lease of the latter's Uruad Street Theatre for
Din remainder of the season. Tbe Hroad-st. tslahltsk
lueut will, therefore, bo opened sn Monday neat, oban
s Tony" Pastor*! Company will opi/osb _*- ?? """"-*.
?
to
age
BB
hat
to
im
ind
THE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE.
AN EARLY NOMINATION EXPECTED.
de?
nse
er?
os.
.nd
ral
XAMES MENTIONED KuR THE HIGH IIONOa?'WHX
IT OO TO TIIE FOCRTII ClBCVITf
fur TKI-K-llltrllTO .HS TltlHf'XB. 1
Washington, March ML?Wkfls it is probably
true that the lTrsidcnt has Bot s rici !y taken
into consideration the qm sf ion of tilling tho
vacancy on the bench of the Sn prc mo Court caused
by the death of Chief Justice Waite, it is nQver
theless quite probable that the appoint ru: nt will
shortly be made. Thc criticism of undoo haste
which might bo made upon such a course is met
IY. by two arguments: hrst, timi tiie bisincss of tho
,,r court is such, and the accumulation ot business
before it so serious, as to make in its pr sent
ies crippled condition a i-romi.t selection a matter
od- *f necessity almost; and second, thut tim ap
mg pointmcut quitklv made by tli. Pits-dent will
ng- matte the onslaught ol politicians aud nlaco*.
of hunters an in_ijo?_ioiliiy?a tiling certainly to ba
ler ilesirtu in a BoBB of so exalua un otiice as that
ol cnief Justice of the L'n.tetl Milieu. Asm.- Lom
,r(j tliat lt would Aestrjy u tie tiwi migm mmttitf.
arise from impoitaut questions brought belora
Uie court.
ihe luci that thc President has given nilli, at:e,us
of a desiri* to BMBBBtasa iiuumii politically >u
New-Vork still leads many people to Believe that
the nomination will go to thai State, lor that
reason the name ol Judge ttaget, < met .insticu
ol tin; Court ot ..p|-als coiitiniii-s to le* a la.onto
Hmong the many names mrntloBOd lor the office,
lt is i. a.soiialuy certain that his nppoiniim-iif vt enid
be regarded with tavor by Bow-1 ova Dso_O0ns0B)
would not tie too great a dlaappplataMni lo ih*so
to Southern men who still entertain tl," haps tii.it
.<j. one from their own section of country will gel
the prize-, and would probably hs acceptable also to
thc Sonate. Judge Ruger was elected to tho
bonch of the Court ol Appeals at the same- tiino
thut Air. Cleveland was elected GOVOBBOT, and he
has since then entertained the most, ptetuaai ia
iations vvith thc pSfSeaS occupaut of the Whlta
House. Though not a mau ul large wans, ho
could probubly well alford to exchange tbe Chief
Justiceship of the Court ol BjfBBll
of New-York for the greater hotioc at*
tached to tho Chief Jnplleesalp of thc "supremo
Couta, ot the I'miid Sta'tes, vt nh only 110,500 a
year. The liar of New-York, ii is In lie vc el, would
view his appointment with favor.
Another Now-York man talked about to day is
James C. Carter, of New-Vork, though his reputa?
tion us a Mugwump would MB in ths pWQOBt
condition of affairs to preclude his appointment
by Mr. Cleveland.
There are some Southern men generous enough
to concede that tho promotion oi AssociaU Just icu
Miller would be a graceful act un tl." part "f tho
President. Jostles Miller is tho senior Justios of
thc. court, and was appointed hy President Lincoln,
By common consent, he is probably tho ablest
Justice that has sat, on the bench of the BapSBBBS
Court, since Marshall's day. His promotion vvoulel
be Civil Service reform extended to the hoad.
of the Supreme Court, and not emt of the way,
since many States have a rule or ru-tom of pro?
moting the outgoing Judge to be Chief Justice.
It is contended by many that an appointasonl
to the vacant Justiceship should come from tho
Fourth Circuit, to which the* late Chief Justi.-c.
was assigned. Justice Harlan is now the onltr
Justice on the bench who was not appointed from
his circuit. Though appointeel from tlie Sixth, lm
is assigned to the Seventh. The Fourth Circuit--<
Maryland. Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
nnd West Virtrinia? has had a Justiceship, in
Marshall and Taney, sixty years. A failure t?
make the appointment from the Fourth Circuit
these men argue, can only lie excused on twt
grounds: First, that the South cannot Ive trusted
to have another man on thc bench, and, second,
that no lawyer of sufficient, ability cnn be found
flt in all respect** for a pince in this high tribunal.
They think that the leaders of tho bar in ili*
Fourth Circuit should see the {"resident nnd insist
on some flt lawyer'? appointment from their circuit,
and they are of the opinion that the President
ought to bc sustained in the precedent he estab?
lished in the Fifth Circuit.
The appointment of Minister Phelps, though it
might prove acceptable tci the country at large,
bas aroused intense oposition nmong the Democnits
of New-England. This is (ru,- if such men as Con?
gressman Collins are to br believed.
Whoever the man chosen, it is desirable that
the appointment should bs maile promptly, not
only in view of the crowded docket of the court,
but also because the Senate will rocpiiro and ought,
to.have some time to look into tho record nnd
examine the qnnlitlentions of tho man nominated
to this important office.
ACTION RY THE SFPRFMK COf'RT RAI..
Washington, March '_?.?About forty prominent
members of the bar of the Supreme Court assembled
In tho court room this morning. Senator Evarts was
called to the chair, and sahl:
"Friends and brethren of tho bar. We are callee!
together upon the afflictive occasion ol tho death of
the Chief Justice of the Fnlteil states to tako proper
order In our respect for hlsjgxisltlon and himself fur
the attendance of the bar at the funeral and for cha
appointment of a committee to prepare saltabl** reso?
lutions commemorative of his chara ter. his virtues
and his gnut, services, to be presented ai s* mo futuro
meeting of the bar.*'
Assistanf-Attorney-Gencral Maury oller <l a resolu?
tion which was adopted, that the. bar of th" Supremo
Court attend In a body the funeral se_Tt.es.
t'pon motion of Attorney-General carland, tho
chair was authorized tu appoint a committee of severn
to prepare rosolotions In reforOnoe to the death and tho
life character am! services of the* Chief .eustice, to bo
presented at a future) meeting, to l?* called by tho
chair. The chairman nameul as thea comti.lttoe', thn
Attorney-General, Messrs. Edmunds and Yest, of the
Senate; Messrs. Culbertson and Ezra R. Taylor, of
the llouso of Representatives, and Messrs. Shellabar*
ger and Ashton, of the District bar.
GEN. LESTER ll. FA ULKS'Eli ARRESTED.
INCRIMINATED BY THE CONFESSION OF HIS
BIIOTHIB, THE PKKSiei-NT OF THE DANSVILLM
BANK.
Rociiksteb, N. Y., March 20?General Laster R.
Faulkner, of Dansvllle, pus,rd through Loch.-lei* this
morning on his way to Cilca, limier arrest. III.
brother James, the absconding president of the First
Natlonal Hank of Dansvllle, ha* NtarBSd from CsasdB
and has made a clean breast nf the affairs nf IBs bink
leefore the Cnlted States Crand Jury at Ltira. In
ci,se,lumire of these disclosures, General Faulkner
has l*een arreste-d. A
Mr. Bartle arrived home to night. He says thal
the Associated Press misrepresented him. Ile gjd
not say that DoM ,. son, of K amass city, tucki.I
twenty-two smothered hogs into prime lard, but that
their foreman, Martin, told him be had dori" lt f**r
another firm. Mr. Rartle says that diseased bogs aro
used by parkers and that he can prove it.
Washington. March 2?>. -Chairman Hatch, of tho
nousc. Committee on Agriculture, today re''e*lte*.t
various telegrams from pork-packers ami other*, fn
Reston, c hlcago, St. I.oui. and other cities, denying
the testimony of Mr. Harlie, of St. Loals, which will
bo flied with the committee to-morrow morning.
CHASE A NOT A BAD IX DI AX.
Fort Phlly, Dak, March 26.-Tho courier who
oarrles supplies between this point and Fort R*-nne-t?
arrlvod last evening. He says that Miss Cora Hello
Felle.ws ls doubtless now the wife of Ch-teka, the sioux
Indian, cha. ka. he says, ls nol the uncouth savsgo
be has been painted, but a remarkably bright and
Industrious Indian. The camp had madia preparations
for a great three days' Jubilation over the event.
Miss Fellows had a letter Iron lier (Other a VOOk ago,
but the postponement of the nuptials was not on ac?
count of this missive, but to complete the arrange?
ments for the matrimonial vcnuin. Ila story also
that tho girl's brother hail como ou here fiann t iiicagi*
to puncture Chas ka with lead If h: pci.istcd, wa.
made from whole doth. Miss fellows uv i. i brother
and laughs at th" suggestion that he- Urang, matri?
monial venture may cause* IroaMe of ;i ?! r o is nat uro.
A dispatch from Washington o,ui,tca Min I ileitis's
father as saying he goo* not l-*ll,ve the st..ry .,1 i >,.> tran
pose .1 marriage; tliat the girl has never mentioned
it lu her letters, and has never mentioned tho luellan',
name but once and then Incidentally.
" - ?
SHUTTING rp THE CONVICT SHOPS AT AUBUBE,
Ananas, March 2<_-Seveial shops al Auburn
Triton were closed to-day, the appropriation having
boen exhau-ted. This adis ,io te, th.* number of idle
conti is, making a total of over UOu. only ->__
contle:*, are at wirfc * "
The present stain of things seems to lie the rcsull
of a mlMindcistaiidln^ on Ide par* of th.* BUS. no
resetitalltes. They are dlsaet.sled vvith the system In
vogue and aro dlvid'il aa to th" best method of eon
dueling and supporting th.* utan*', punal Institution.
I'iid"i" the pre ed rul" 'he money received for pil?on
producfloa ls deposited to the credit ,,{ tho Mair's
konerai fund Instead ol ticing kept |n the prison fund.
Thus V*. arden Burston has deposited* silten Feluuarv
1 .*? _,at .I* ?**?'.'I7'?** receipt, for gooda made mi
sold, but he baa no authority to um- this moue*., which
he chums would go a good ways toward making tbo
prison self sustaining. T. ls money goes Into tho
Stato Treasury and ls credited to * Receipt.* f/rom oihee
sources. Ihe books do not show that lt U a return
on the prison appropriation. There la a bill In tha
Legislature now pending to change this system and
give the prisons the credit of their earnings.
THE BLIND PENSIONER AlQl'TTTED.
t'TiCA, March 2?.-In the United Males District
Court today, tho Jury tn tne case of " Ri Ind" l?at
terson gave a verdict acquitting Hie three defendants,
l-atfa.t-.on, Laidlaw and Mlll_. Kindra people sra
highly elated. Dr. Mills ls still held on an I nd le tine nt
chargiug btu with obtaining fatso affidavits te totiutA