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tol.lhi.V? 17,9110.
NEW-YORK, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1894-TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
CRUSHED BY AN ICE PACK
THBSTATK OF GEORGIA COMBS IN WITH
A HOLE IN' HER BOW.
pen PAIN"" OS THE BDOE8 OF THK floes told
THE STORY OF OTHER BHIPS AM ENORMOUS
FIELD IN THE PATll OF TRANS
ATLANTIC .STEAMERS.
The* l.-:..----vi- ? ?'?? l freight steamer State of
giorgia, arh! Vberdeen on Mareil 4,
grrlved here ? morning, after ? tough
gtmggla wi ? Bte-amer la commanded
by c.,; tain Lai - truck rough weather aa
(oon a t p rt, and for nine day? fought
igainst a au 'thw ii and north?
west galea, On Marcn*13, when aha waa ap
pr a .; mg i Bai '.**. aha encountered the
1 it waa pa k I , an L the ship waa
poor enl bui anded by lt, Th.- enginea
w..r,. glowed do* I mi attempt was made
U> force a A heavy rog
shut down arri all that day an.l nl^ht the
ship ia iii 111 a or no headway, At 6 o'clock
tho next morning her head waa turned to the
eastward. ? rt wai ma le to get out of
Ike let pack. Atl k the captain aaw what
he took t nae \ ip ?r <.n the star?
board 1> ?w. Aa ill < steamer appr >a ;h? >1 lt, how
ever, a blue glim showed that thi supp ned v.ij.,,r
?fa-r.ij.-:-;:: . '. . raptaln quickly pm his
helm a-starboard and the veaael passed within
half a ohlp'i :- ng! i of the berg- The fog h.iel
continue! all thia time, ari l it 4 o'cl k lt be rame
io dense tl C i L miie coi lered H besl
to Mop the - ; iltoge!
The ice fl - - ai >ui ? r wen pressing
wtth great force against it, and the carpenter
rei- rt.* l that she waa leaking badly. The- leak
seemed to be forward, an i a at leging w is lowen l
over the b >wa and an examlnatl ?n made. lr Weaa
found that one of the ? irboard bow plates at
the waterline had ?.i crushed In, ariel a crack
ha'i & i te above lt. A ci .e k
was ala if ? i ire one ? ?;" the p rt !? >w plates at
the waterline. By this time the forward com?
portment u.i- v.-e-n mu.1 willi water.
COLLISION MATS TO KEEP Till: WATER OCT.
The crew waa at i noe set t" work making eolll
olon mats. These wi re made of f Airteen heavy
boards. :'?-.. In I bolted together on
crops with oakum.
vere k>w< down v. ? an ! held In
place over I plates by four guys.
One guy ran under the foreposl to h lld the ar?
ran.: ? menl ... from the rall he iel it up,
md oi on each .it straight, lt was
get'ir.i? dark on I h 1 ? wh? n
the work was finished. T l ad- '
niii*a..iy. and the
peak of wal Ai no lime di l a drop ? ( water .
get further aft I rward collis! n bulk
hear. Ju.-t al I ad, and built
against lt, i- the cha and that, with
th- heavy chains In lt, added to thi
pow.-r < I ? he I ilkhi ad.
The n>.-.v, th; enginea were again
Hart- <1, ind ' - - - I to the south
Boothe wt to | Ice. Th ? mata
for live hours, and I b B ndlng of I
tore them away. Tl-." captain did not trj
place then , but j way on with the
forward com] I full of water and small
j i of 1 he.!.- m the starboard
bow was nini !??; ? feel In size. Large
quantities ol Ice wen passed through, much of
?ahich -was twenty feet high ab.ev the water,
and on several of these pieces Captain Laurie
saw plainly the marka of red ] aim, showing that
ooma oilier steamer had forced her way through
the same Ire packs.
A CATHF.DKAI. OF FLOATINO ICE.
The ship did not c< t out of thc ice until mi'l
nlght of Mareh 18. Then Bhe Bhaped her oourae
to the west again, and saw no more Ice. B
getting- clear e.f the- ice many great bergo were
.?een. One of them the Captain dei rltx I aa
lookln'* ii;..- a great cathedral, with toR
spire* and flyim* buttress. Bl delicate
tracery.
The Captain thinks th<- ice must have ex
loaded for 850 miles, a.ci in th- zigzag course
which he waa obliged to make to u-1 clear "f it
he thlbka he worl; I for .500 miles thi iugh ii.
Whf-n the ateamer came Into port yeal ? lay
a fish was swimming around in th-- forward
compartment. 'I' Sta! CG rgia will go <'ii
dr>->!. e. i; to-day : r n pairs.
The steami r Pol . whl 'h arrived here from
London yesterday, rei 'gh " ?yage. Sh
forced her way v. gall B
and atrong head - he- left th<
Scilly Island. In latitudi 42:16, longitude 48:86, on
March :'-' --I"' pal eberg fifty feet hi^'h
and a qua;ter of a i ? ;'? ? ng.
THE c<>,': XIII. BASQUET A ITA I E.
DECISION ' PMITH IN TITI: CASE OF
TOL'NO TAVI.' .11.
Elmira, N. Y.. March Tl i"i-i'.n was rendered
to-eiav in ty.<- case <>! i"- I. Taylor, the Cornell
Madent, who v.. .-.e.nh at w ?
ytti- rda}* o to! irpus. Taylor re
fuse-1 to testlfj bel re the- Grand Jury at Ithaca In
the chlorim and was sent to jail bj
Judie- Forbes for contempt 'I'll*- prisoner is re
mar.-!- I lo I E riff ol Tompkins County under
thf commit! which h1- is now commltti I,
The decision '?' Judge Smith is an exhaustive
one. The Ji Iscuases the queatlon "i the
rierri'*- of tl ? relal ? at hla examination 1.<-f..r<
theOrand Jury, if lha wttness answered the ques
tlons pu! te. him viz.: When were the Jugi pur
ebasedl who purchasi '. ? ? . *.. whom were they
deli-. ? -r- -'., and wh< purchased? lt ls
apparent thal ai !,<? might give w-eiii l
produce such condition! as would bring th<-- crime
"in susph lotta nearni ia to himself." 'rids fact
wmmU clearly tend t-e criminate him. If h.- answer
that ha himself pur baaed the Jugs, the Inevitable
?aadenry of tie- evlden a would be either to charge
hlmf. ir \-:r!i ti..- commission of the '-rim'-. <.r < .r
bo aid,:.- ar.<! a!,, tting in its commission ns to make
himself o principal therein ir ?.? believed, there?
fore, that tha answer t., h., questions recited tn
mut aooMBltmenl wo Hi rtmlnate him he
?i tag r bt as a i ol law, upon testifying
to such belief, t'> refuse to answer tin- -said cues
non.
I il, doea ite- commitment, then, charge any
cnminal contempt? The commitment reen.- that
Taylor, in,!? id of answering ihe Interrogatoriei
fut t'' bim, i il.l: "I throw myself upon my prlvt
\SM- It ,- ? .ri-.urh f.ei the wltnesa to t1in?w
nim*-if ... lt ls a necessary safe
JtiaM a.-;-, j ;? , ,,r thu ||e. nxc allowing a
wunens to refuse to answei question* th ii he should
sum r?.ah , opinion the ? ir. -1 ol ms
?"?wer wt.niei have a u-nd?-ncy tee t-rlmlnati him.
it li claimed i.y th- relator, l,..v.? \. r. that th'
minui.-s of ti,.- .-vi'i. i. . before the Grand Jury
*>ow that he - ul swear tha' Huch answeri would
?aa to . r.e.:. .-.. inn, |-.lt mose mlnutei were
T,'- '" fOI .Mle,,: n .)-. a- fal
Ml appears, iver. ? before tl,.- Judi-.- who cotn
?nitie'l th. -mi,, , . f,,i , | ., .,.|,? 'i I,.- eoutempl
"jr iw.!. h (,. i- now Impi cc i |m for nol answer
Jj*.','' put to | or rather for makin,'
g.? ? I ? mw lt ri;..-ri mv privi?
ly, " ' I appear before the Orand Jory
S.JPB.nt-xi nc.ti.-.; make anawei tn the
t>?t J'" v*'h"'1 havi: !>*' ri u>ked him oi make oath
rH,?,i :" "' ' ' ,'' TH Hons will t'-rcl to
aa?i?,!" '?'?? h'- "i:,v ""'? I'lB'm his privilege
?,,.???? h?ve punted hin -if e.f th.- contempt for
wsocg bt bow Uandi committed.
lEBOriXe i BEFOEM MATOR.
P^11"* naaaant City, N J . March r,. Bosom tha
*^"n* electi.m, Mayor Lawi ..??? D. Vaanota has
??en KTeatly ann .v.^l over tha ,-llntrlt-utlon Of cer
?jB abnalve circulars throushoui the city. He w.in
?hctt-.i u
wn Um reform ticket, tad sssAs ? oNm
?pp of ail tho <!!].. ? On Sunday nimukil. ott
?fcirs head, I. "Hum. H,.tnan,sm and lC-belllon."
gref'innel pr;nn?-.l on every door, and Kine- thea
??Mtvls of them have Ix ? ri r.-c.-ived hy cltlzent
'"?c'-r-'Jl.-u* reads:
fcj!?;: ?t-'inanl?m. May .;? [tum-aeller. I'oiiiu-llman
y^theu iou will always t,,, 1 !-.|,.l-it.s In <v.-i>
^j^lte'it ar.y man that would put hi* niun- t.e a
|taZ7*J,(-'' I'l'-lKe uni u. i, vote fe.r a rumseller
jr?-x one apark of manhood or principle about
taiui ?i w" l: ' n,,t '-"P'-i't thf Int.-lllK.-m and tA
S^aatlat^-racy to stoop s,> low as to ruin the
r
*ooms.;c'Jrv'.''vy ;o 8t,"d' oo low as to ruin
?trueon?<^n',h7'r I'1"'" H l!< ;in oM HaylnK. bl,t
led an vt: Hlr.'ls "T * f"-*'her win Hock togeth*r."
WwBf tiianaL i'Ht V0,wl fc>r ''? D' y'dnnoU' ?? "?
'? Va-anote says il, tireular was written by
?yw"wiii\1tU;ive^,f whom nm discharged. The
?-tot win ask. the Grund Jury to indict her.
REPEJ LIXG new us LA WS.
?REFORM LBQIBLATION GOES BTEADILT
ON AT TRENTON.
he
tarter
? :.'? In
TMK BACKTRACK KKPKALKR PASSED BV tub
HOUSE OVKIi THK OOVKRNOR'S VETO
RWTOR1NQ SF.l.i'-raivKi'.NMl'NT TO
CITIN AND COUNTIES,
InV Tl.U..,ItAI-H TO THK TlilP.r N,
Trenton. March r, The repealer of the law en
neted for the benefit of the racetrack gamblers,
blacklegs and bookmakers again passed the House
to-day, notwithstanding the Oovernor*a vel i nd t
opposition ,.f "Humpty Dumpty" Beekmaa
Flynn an l "Duke" Thompi a. The v
favor of the repealer and 16 for keeping the vicious
law on tha atatute booka only the Democratic mern
bera voting in the negative, in moving that the
repealer pass deaplte the obji ctlo
??meer, who is proatltutlna. his high official position
by championing the cause ot all th..! is vlcioua In
the state. Mr. MoBwen aa! 1 the law giving prl
the power to select thc justice before whom they
desired to be tried when arrested for breaking the
Jual laws of the State was passed by a notorious
Legislature for the benefit of the gamblers and
ers-on of the QuAenburg racetrack e.f Hudson
County, uni r.ir the benefit of lani.-ss scoundrels
who Infest the track at Gloucester City, The people
i the present Legislature for the expresa pur?
pose of freeing th.- sratut.- Looks of obnoxious laws,
and the speaker hoped the vote on the rei
would be unanimous, despite Oovernor Werta'*
veto.
The repealer will probably ba pass* i by the s--n
ate to-morrow and the- will of th.* people be can
out.
WORK OF REFORM QOE8 ON.
Th-* work of reform goes ?teadlly -ea. Tuc H u ??
thia afternoon passed the bill repealing I
p rwerlng the twenty-one Dem ? rai ; i
this Btate to appoint forty-two Democratic ward
ra to office under the guise -.- de?
tective*" These "detei tlv< n" wen prln . ? ,
stool pigeon* e.f the racetrack* T
Orand Jury roomi
and while ri 'elvina i salary of fi ., d ij fr ii
county, nave also been In th ? habli ol
fr.em the taxpayer* an equal amount for the i
Ino e.f aubpoi n i
This was "Freeho'dora" Day" In the ll i Ben
at r Bklrm'a bill, giving back to ry ills
their right of n thc li ?u I*
o! !? ra in Pas* ile, Mercer .-ii' "am
den, iii ? ly pas* 1 the Senate,
?
era In th.int! are now eled i n
outrageous Democratic / .-. by
. ir la madi -, ; ?
t e obtain control ot the Ri pub ? M i
cer, ai i
ti.ci thi tl
bill changing the lt >ai ls of Fret I >l
ll , Ison and Km \ Iles a :. re
.. . ngroaae i. advanci I and passed
ri ? .
. of the Democrata It i
voting for I i fr..m districts to th i
. and makn it ni \t t-> Impo lible ?
- -
t-"!itr .1 ti..- board,
,- .r Ki1clmm's M.;, putting a lo I
Connelly search sr? .il In Newark, ... ? ;?? ed I
House. ?"ontrolli r i "onm ly
a lau ? . lng him K foi
propel ty ou I whether or not thal ,
wa*, indi bte l to the city foi
Another Important bill which pai I ? ? ii
m ikea ;: ui ? Dela?
ware Boy, Meena of Dennie Cn-'-'*, io Ural
Creek Lighthouse, under a penalty ..f J.
years' Imprisonment, boats ani t.i c. ? to COD
Jlscau-,1.
Mr. l'isle lntr.^liiced a ii.: th:* afternoon real ir
In* tei the people the right io elect Boar I ol Public
W-erk-i in t'.e second-cam ?-it!.-.s .r tba Stats,
al cl of having ouch boards appointed by tr
Mayors of the,*-.- cities; and snottier I
tte- Common Council the- power to appoli
Inatead of giving May-trs sc:. .:
power,
CLEANER ELECTION LEGISLATION
The Senate held a business session to lay and
evening, and dlapoaed of many ol the I
.ir. Senator Stokes, for Prei ni ll i ?
traduced a bill reorganising tic- Board ol Riparian
- ? ? :.-?!.-. The measure provide* that th<
t>ee:ir! shall hereafter conatal of the Ooi rnor and
? rs, t' le elected bj
lng, who shall hold office for a term of live
from the late of rt.- lr ? le Hon. The prei ni boai
Khali .---.IS.- .ell .-?.
Ki tcham ir.tr. du ed a bill con
In life Werta Ballot Iteform
. ? ?? ry and E
ion -i- po n- ?- bfter Julj
?'; Bam** shall bi -
ph ted bj V.- . - -
I meeting of I
shall be hei I on the I lay of
?? . . the poll 1
be tc 11 the Iii I 1 i< laj of Octobi r,
shall be rr. pared, noi tip .
Ically, bul by locality, giving Btn I* -r.i
era. or other d<
r Common I'le .s may - it f ir rei. I rn from
day after the flrsl Tui iday of fi toh i
the TUI - laV lc Xl le- f.ere- lil.- '1 IV e,f (;? :.- ? .
Ne. official ballot shall be furnl h?l .. ii le tl
lng booths. A rec.i may bc orden I for anj can
dtdate who applies to the Supreme Court it
four days after the election when he
ned itv -mr, to pey ci at* Pro*
. ng nil violator* before the ti
al* ? lhat any legal voter whoae nam< has 1-.-.
voted "a by some eett'- else Bhall t- allow. I to vol
iklnK affldavil a to bl* n i lillie il i
trying official bail da oui -.-i-- the li ? dh* ...
Election Day. or wt.et shall mutllai
- -.- n*t, Bhall be guilty of a misdon
l*hed by a lin- of H.000 and two years' Imp*
The repealer of tlc- ad creating h custodian of
laws pa*?ed the Renate to-day. Another bill I -
,,,,. ,v.., ue repeal* the a< I undei
Intendents of Fire and Polli.f Newark and Jei
s. v City wi re app tinted.
TO ABOLISH FIOUREHEAD JUDOES.
Th" Republican Benatora ar,! Aaaemblymen h<-i!
ti j,.int conference thia aften.n and discussed the
bill, understood te, be already prepared, abolishing
me lay Judaea of thia Bute. There are fortj ta i
? these Judges, whees- oalarteo range from fl.OOO to
l&GOO annually, and lt has frequently happened thal
wooden Judges hav- outvoted the law Judge
on a legal proposition of the admtsMblllty of evi?
dence during the trial of a ca?, although not. one
of th. m is a lawyer. The conference, however, did
rv.t decide to push th- Mil abolishing th. ie figure
heads at this time, but may do bo later In the
Kennion lt wa* the sens* of the conference tl
partisan leglslstlon si,..niel be ena. led. i ?'.
turin hills will be scrutinised by the Advisory ? om
mit tee before being put through.
KneaklnK to the bill legislating oui <.r office the
. of Freeholder* <.r Hud ion an I R jes c mn
ti-s bv reason of change* In Ihe method of election
to-night, Mr. Salinger said the Hudson County Free
holders had squandered 1275.000 of th- people*
in ney on the courthouse annex. Mr. f arron sill
that Jersey City doe* not pay Its employes, snd
had not d.'.ne so for five months. Tho hill pa
and was al one- taken to th" Senate, Benator
Ketchem made a special request thal th- bill ie
passed to second reading, but Benator Dary ob?
jected, an-l it goee over under the rulea
' NOMINATIONS BY THE OOVERNOR.
Governor Werta sent to the Senate to-night these
nominations: for Judges nf Court of Common
Wurr, ti County, VF. H. Dawe* reappoint! I;
Ocean County, Charles B. Mathis; Hudson. Albert
Hoffman, reappointed; Cape May, Stephen il. Ben
nett; Camden. .iam<s Haunt, reappointed; Bergen,
Oeorga W. Wheeler; Boaaarset, Henry Cfc Wagoner;
e. ; ester, Bowman S. Ona; Beean, Carl Buttner,
reForVrosecutors of Pleaa Somerset County. Jame*
j Meehan: Gloucester, Belmont Perry, reappointed;
cumberland, winiam A. Logue; Kss.-x. Elvin \v.
' V'.'.r 'i.it'w'Ti'id'i!-- of Cumberland Oounty-Jamea u.
"^TrUees^-oFtS Industrial School for Ol, ,
Ui rn Carter! Oeo%< C. Medock, Edward B.
Stoke* an<l P. .1 FltSgl-bbon.
Var Trustee* of th* Bute Reform Behool for Boya
. james M. Pardons N S Ma and Moaea Bigelow.
Mr Sallm-cr to-night in.ro.luc.-d a bill aboil in
Ing the office* of Pollci Judge In Jeraey City nnl
N.-wark. an.l pladBg tl- nppolntmenl In the tomi
session nstead of by thi Cl ^vernor. AblDabolsh.
Ina the idsirl-t Court Julys will also be ln/.r*
duced and the power of appointment be I. >. - ,\
with the Joint session instead or the tjovt-rnor.
FREE1 ? Hl.ATH To cnXlltoL Ult: PA PEE
I'liicinnati. Ohio. March tl. Fot a month or m ir.
rumors that Perry S. Meath, Of Washington, hael
bought a controlling Interest In "Tlie Comm. r, , ,i
Caz-tte" of this city have h.-.n all'-at. To-day Harry
ll Morehead, president of the company, vcrllle.l tl. I*
rumor statin* that the atock owned by Mr Ral.
m.. and hlms-if had passed out of their hand,,
ind that Mr Heath would become president of th.
c. mi "nv aid the transfer of tlc pint WOUld be
miiL at the mec-nn* of otoekboMera during thc first
week "n April. He declined to aay who wa* back?
ing Mr Heath or what price he paid for tbe atock.
NEW CANADIAN TARIFF.
MAW REDUCTIONS MADE, lU'T THK PRO.
TBCTIVE PRINCIPLE ADHERED TO.
THE l't-rv <eN- PETROLEUM UNCHANGED HIORER
RATE cn' BCRAP IROM REDUCTION OK AGRI?
CULTURAL IMPLEMENTS, BUT LITTLE
CHANGE ON FARM PRODUCTS -SUGAR
OVER 1*. DUTCH BTANT).
ARD FREE.
Ottawa Mani* 27.-In ihe- Dominion Rouse of
Common* this afternoon, O. E. Foster, Minister
of Flnam ? -. deHvere l the Budge) h, After
an elaborate defence of the theory of mod?
erate protection, esp dally as required In
self-defence by a young and undevel ip d
c ?untry like C nad i, th ? Finance Min
attacked the Liberal leaden for their lack
"f definiteness and honesty In their views He
declared thal In Canada the protective tariff had
never been hui*,!.-ns.en,- to the mass ..f <? ni
sum.-rs ur unjust to any large ?claaa
The 0 ivernmenl would Btand fairly and squarely
"l'-'ti the pi In rlple ol Pro ition. They did nol
expect thia year nor neal to hav.- anv consider
urplus Th v knew they would hsve to e?
trlct < . thia was a fa.-tor In
'?'" re irrai They had noi
pted, accordingly, any uniform or horizontal
reduction In th-- tai Iff.
The .-?;>?? iker th iff changi s.
which were. foll ws: The duty f 2
" nta a pt und on n ill ? i ? pr ip i ? i to be
The I. -- on i tr. nue from
were used [1
\
\
Corn and
they : ;,, ii-,,, fr.
1 ? : ..nie y free; th)
regulation I ? api . , -|
wi" l'" an ..,1 ri. ?-. ? ali ul it< d to
Th Fina " ; dw< ll al I -n iii on ? al
the petroleum In histry, a
I. deserved
-
i .
?
? tim reduced to
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Al'
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-
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-
Hui the
ity on
i fi I
: ip* tl
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Al-. iiitural , . next taken up,
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the Oovernmenl for
I ? i i hines are made
of li --1. ind ti. ? redu i ma mad ? by Uta
? t ..ti in n w .ul.i apply on these; but
! t e .it thi
? ral duty i f 35 i ?? i n to '-'?? per < ? nt,
which will tan Ihe C m idl in fai i irtea p
. ? ? m. et the outalde impetitl ?n. I
Ihe Governm?*nl
red stand I 14 to 16 1 ?ul h stan
a hi h v iii
T ie Flnan > Minister elm
T ' i
the prli the 1
e l I . 'lt ;
iyer-1
for college
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hili.- ?? i. ? ? i
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" CAIll I ESS'1 OSi I l"i> Hill.\.
-; 1Ii; ? ? , '? -..-, or ?; wo v erNei
WOMEN THAT MAI LEAD TO AN ARREST.
Hancock, S 1 . March Tl (Special) A ?Insular
?.ir afT.ilr happi ic I ll H ar.ai. a few
(-,,,?11 ti | :? rday last, the n ult* of
,. fatal to two youna women, K ttl*
,., i i mi rn ?;? orsa Fart* ?. i
f thc i t the house
-.- I rr, .i live!)
ti.. i Hy . erna Hon s Ith thi
ri . ml ilso with
Ml ir..-ni..-mi. who a Miss Hi In
t of th convei lion Farber ???
?
Inp, sudd nly, when the Run was ; 'Inti | tralgtit
- .; womi n, lhere W 11 s blinding
:.. | i .ec m Btsdle an-i Miss Insraham
. | m ii,,, floor, tlc- l-l...-! - tr- .nullo: from whal
m iy i re.v- fatal wounds, Thi girl ? h id both I- ? n
th* thigh, the bullei pai -nu; eli ar through
the body of Kittie Btadle and Into Miss Ingraham.
i ,r y, ? , m< ed the wou not m irlly
fi tal
)?,,, ? . . | - ? r he utmoMl sorrow, he I -
i?,,-,.. of ll'trtoi ha* done i i
it is Mid thal t-.vi.-.- hi fore, un l< r
Farber, tl
n irrowiy
Farbi r, lu the tw . -
,. tl ,| .-..- nee nf evil Intention, and
Itel was looked upon a* purely
? - ,- i: .-??-.. ? iceept any
explanation thi* time, snd clamor loudly for his
\ |?-tm ai wai i -i ! -"i.:i?? I by the
ur. uer number of pt-.tpk- In th- nelghborl.I. auk
Ina the t iwn authorltlea to am tl rare r and hold
him for examination.
tUBCOYEBT "C A cum I
ire. ton. March tl, A eaMe message from tha
European Union or Astronomer* te. Messrs Chand?
ler .ni'! Ritchie, announces the discovery of a fain)
cornel by w. F. Penning, -if Bristol, England.
The following I ti- I1 Ition of the newly dlacovei d
..leiee-t March 26 lb 22m., Washington mean time-:
Ufcht' ascei lon Bh. 65m., declination, nort.'i K
degree* 16 minute*. The dally motion ot th.- come)
I* south, following om di
TO TEAXSFRE THE BIET OX SATVEDAT,
philadelphia, March tl Hr. Eugene Tow. end,
the ti'-w sup.mite nie nt ..f the Philadelphia Mint,
to-day lc l-l a conference with Colonel O. C, Bosby
shell, tlc- retiring superintendent, .lurini; which
..rr,nc nc nts w.t.- made for th- latter's amicable
withdrawal '.n Saturday afternoon next. Colonel
lioHhyahf-ll will enter a formal protea! over retiring
before the completion of the counting nnd weighing
,,f the gold anel Bllver bullion, and tin-* he declare*
? will relieve hla bondamen, should any discrepancy
be dil.red,_w_.
Yl.l.L BELO IX DEFAULT OF Ll IL.
winiam T. /.eil. th- former Becretary ariel treas?
urer of the Liefalgh ani Wilke si nu-re t'oai Company,
who surrendered himself to Bupertatendent Byrnea
yesterday, wa*- arraigned ta the Jefferson Market
Police Court yesterday morning, charged with for
n-ry In connection with a check for NJ*
Zeil waive.i examination, and wan held to answer
la default of HMM balL
'm referring yesterday to /.-irs story thal bc had
ni.,.le away arith IM.m belonging to the Lehigh aa i
n/llkesbaire Coal C.pani. W. C. Johnaon, the
,"m-rpared )uai now to go into details, hut j t,?
!!'.'!,. when we ure through with the Investigation
MtTtlt he will be found to have taktn leas than the
gwtft whloh he haa named."
JOY IX YONKERS.
REPUBLICANS MAKE A CLEAN SWEEP
THEY ELECT A MAYOR, FIVE ALDERMEN AMD
ALI, Tin: gUPERVISORg EXCEPT ONE?CON
ORATULATIONS FOR MR. PEENE.
Porn few mlnutea Issi evening thi Republicans
of Yonkers failed to realise "where they were
at" Then came th-- realisation ati'l their en?
thusiasm know* ice bounds. .!. G. Peene, ile- Re?
publican candidate for Mayor, waa elected, and
all liv.- candidates for membera of ihe Board of
Aldermen were also chosen. Ii was '-a clean
sweep," and when ll became known thgt ail ex
. pl .-:. ol tlc- Supervisor* from fonkera would
h- Republican, tic- Joy of the Ri publican
complete.
Tlc- ti-.- lit in Tonkera was one nf ile- nest bitter
in its history. Mr. Peem and hla opponent, John
Kendrick Hangs, are tx iii well known .ucl pop?
ular men. Mr. Bangs is one of the Editors of
"Harper'a Magaxlne," ami is a member of ali
tlc- besl ciui.s ,.f tlc- e itv. as is als-, Mr. Peene.
When Mr. Banga waa nominated, there was greal
rejoicing, and it waa confidently expected by
many th it h.- would be eleel I.
During th- day th- voters marched almost
steadily to tl,.- polls, and a hi ivy vote was
polled. Everything was peaceful .ucl there waa
not th.- bIIi bal . Lion law*
were -nfc--. .1 and I he Blight, -i Infringe
was stopped bj the] Ho When ll was all over
r rio- .-.-utii .ur , t lc- 1 i- in . lats WI I ? '
deni they h.i.l vu c victory and would still
rti -l lil- L'.eiard of Alderm n. Mayor Wellerm,
the pres. ni of th.- city, I - .1 Re
M.. 1 ? lng ? le led I (trough 1 spill in the
11 ?? !..,-t ye e:-. . the eli ctlon ol
Mr. 1 gain for the I > em
.\ 1 ih- 1. tiii c - 1 ? ran tu ?? In from ?!.
lifter -I ir , -. .iel Republii .ni Wen
Bil.tWI I
? . 1 . 1 led. Al
last ll that i hey li.id been
c..
Mr. Rangs
I
i- ? . . .:. the
ri..- City Club. -
hi-!., mid ?
man) timi - lc h .-1 t . hake li
i-i il hundred ritiz -ns, 1- ad ??' bj a h a* lenci.
1. ,, - : 1!.. -I nsflll 1 in
dldate ill a .
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I . inklii 1. . V >n
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to bluf In the
--. Then th ?
en.; 1- I I
lim- M
,.,,-. . th hi- men.
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1 ither* would h 1
,- ? in I :
t.V till l!.S[.e . !..
n irma
KX. C. Ki
Justice of
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?
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.1 ll
by th K -
Dem
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-
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Uh k ive Hi- iii a ;
they
? he principal tn and cl red 11
and everything. They were stopped
-.. l-r were allowi 1 '?>
?? l .-.: ? n :! ? exhibited the p> rtnll signed
M fi v?*ral rrf tic- boy* were taken
tlon by nfl ?? wi re r ??
leased bj In when I ;
hon tr. Th-- can
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f the II 1 S ?
le I ..-ll
??'el". K. lc -. ;s on the
I ' Rf.
I'll1 lle-ltl h.,il .1.
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN WESTCHESTER.
irv A MAJORITY '?!' (INK VT TI1R LAST
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The itl.l im, 17; ll imlitl ina, rn
A tc aw \. v , polled n 1 10 I 0 thi toe n 1,
In a few the dominant faction elected lt* ti kel
wit!c.ni opposition. The hotted righi were In
Ve.nke ra and W 1 I 1 'hi ? ti r. In both pla iel th Re
publican! ? ful.
The election al West Che ter Village ws * warm
? .tc . ll wa ? ll.ld li. lit I- tu-. .11 the Mon I* ol
? ucl, notoi ct-., and Ihe Indi pi mien ti, All day
both nidi 1 sn re I .ul tlc lr votei . .1 . 1
H.. Independent* with .. Itepubllcun can .
won the day. 1 |. t" ml Inlghl the ballot* had nol
all been counted. The vote won heavy, and for a
wonder (he-re- waa Inti* .,i n,, nahttns.
The election foi Supervl ii In the town nf North
s il in 1, iii. I ni .1 vii torj fm the Itepubllean 1,
I. iv Ti ed, who tva ? '?? >? I. o 1 < u no pfc 1 . 1 The
vote wa- light, lu North Salem the Itepubl
al 0 rt mmc 1 tictr Kuper* ?-. Henrj w Norton.
Mr N.eri..11 was opposed by I mimi- Hr.eu ii. -.vii i * ,
badlj beaten. The Itepubllean majorltj ua^ gr< at
ly Incn ?
The election .it Ni rn Ri ? belle wot 1 ? imnlete
turnover. The town ha* heretofore lieen ?
I i-m. ? riitie-. bul there sra* .eniv one candidate e,n
f ..1 ic kel '-I-, led yesti. 1; VV. 1 lavenpnrt, Re?
publican, wu.- ei..j. ! .-.|.i-,i ..1 bj I3H majority
over lils opponent. Them were i\ ticket* In thc
held. All se,ns of combinations were made. There
I 1.ilk e,i h.twin- it- entire election thrown out
Th< 1.li e,|.1 ni 5 -'.'. ! ul ll 11 1 - . "'? -I'- k before
the ballol ? n ai h?*d nome ..f the I.tha Thi* ls ex?
plained t>y a delay of the town clerk lt was not
until Mondaj morning thal nome nf the copj wa*
Blven tee the printer Thej were ???.? >i!??-.! een .iii daj
an.I night, and the prei e* wen still running wi -n
th.- poll* opened 'll.le\ wai caused by u legal
fight The Democrat* v. , |-,- . 11 \ |. !e-.|. I t||e- fl, tl.
knos 11 a- the lllllon fai lion, had lt* ti -kel ac?
cepted a* the regular one. The clerk refused to
accepl the ticket .ef the Shannon faction The mat?
ter was carried iut-e courl The Shannon faction
had lu tie-ke-t printed under the caption Demo
cratlc-Peoples, Borne all. .-?? that the clerk was
nut a fie-e- agent In the di lay, sa le wu a - andldate
for re-election on the Dillon ti'ke-t. in one of the
districts, ih-- letter "A" In the wonl "March." on
th- Indorsement wa* pulled -cit. snd the v.e.t-.i |*
Ma-lled, "W n h " Thi . et is alleged, will Invalidate
the vote In that district.
The ? ii ition - he! 1 In ihe town of Ry ? n ult< I cs
follows: Bnpervh ?!?. Addlimn Johnson, Republican,
w i* elected bj MS majority; John ?'. Halpin, Kepub
II .,., n 1* elect i Town ? erk bj I *? majority.
Stephen A. Marshall, Democrat, wa protxiblj
, .,: 1 justice --r the Peace. The it llcattons are
ti,;i. th? real "f the ttckel will be <*?*-ri? -1 by the
Republican* At the election In Osslnlng, the fol
- were -1.?-! Supervisor, Gllberl M. Todd
rlK-ni); Town Clerk, Re,h. rt T. Dennis (Rep.);
Collecor Richart Kromer (Dem.); Juatlce t>f the
j-, ie ?? William ?:. Valentine, (Rep.).
POLITICIANS CHARGED WITH BRIBERY.
si'vi'.hai. a kui:.- rs MAi'i-: IM thi: .-en iisi; or -nu:
gLMCTION AT ri:i:i's'i"ii.t. BXCTTX
MI-NT AMONG THK wuhkkks.
A numlf-r t(f arrests nt well-known Penhaklll poli?
tician* were Heads 1*1 th- course ot th- election there
SS-rt-rel.iy, caustni- BO li- tl-** SZeCltemeul ariel f,,r (l
w-h.it- conatderaJble consternation am.mu noi only
thc worker* about the pull*, but anion* Iowa pott
?adana la general Ths annual town meeting was
held yesterday. The trouble elates back t.-? th.* R<
publlcan caucus held a week ago Thurs lay. when
tl:, re- waa an opposition ticket headed by ex-Assem?
blyman David Wiley Travis as County Committee?
man. Benator Oeorge W, Robertson was also "ti
'. opp ,ti-.n ticket, hut neither wan on th.- raga
lar ticket Tic. opposition, after a hard light, was
beaten by MO majority. The members of the op
posttion held a convention last Tuesday evening and
Indorsed William lt. Thorne r.>r Supervisor and H.
Alban Anderson fer Justice, nominated hy the
Democrat* -en Monday evening. They also Indorsed
..tier Democratic nominees, and fen- th- rest of the
tickei named Republicans, the ticket being divided
about evenly between th.- two parties, They called
themselves the Cltlxena' Party and were Joint i by
many disgruntled Democrata. They Bled then* eer
itea with the Town Clerk, having the twenty
five *lgn< rs necessary for an Independent ticket.
They i ? ; in ? big fight and signed circulars, adver
tl ed In the local papen and made a good canvass.
Their- cry was: "Dnwn with ih>- Republican ring,
packed conventions, r ifflce-holdlng, high
tax. i, et .-?
With the Prohibition and Republican tickei there
were four tickets in the Held Each party made a
determined li^'ht for Ita candidate*, Andrew <J.
Hi ...... who i in for town clerk on the Republican
ticket last year and was defeated, h.-a.ld the citi
y.ciis' movement, and waa it; leading light and ad?
vil r He declared he had been Ill-treated by his
At ins Instigation and on his complaint,
Deputy Sheriff Samuel .1. Turner arrested |
day afternoon Loula lt. Travis, a well-known Re
publlcan poll-worker, whose political work has al
ai- been "shady," He Wes* arraigni 1 before Jus?
tice William M. Barton, charged with bribery. He
waK'i i examination, ard waa held In ROO hail t'i
awall the ... tlon ol the Orand Jury al White Plains.
Alderman William Dunphy and Hr. Edward M.
Lyon went ..n his h.mei. The citizen* say they have
. vi-:? -I .- enough t.. send Travis ta Bing Sin.,'. Later,
Abram i'i.-il ?.- arr. -t..| on tlc- sam- charge, Ha*
I -e.k lh- sine- course, With the- same hon !s
The next victim was Jilin Lynch. 11 < - wis
l wiih bribery and working within th.- ir.o
llne. Alderman Dunphy went cn hla bond fe>r
Wait, r I ? ? ? late for l iveraeer -.r the
I'oor on the Democratic ticket was next an
f ir brlbi ry. He wa - h tth <1 oui by Colonel C. il.
!?'[-.,st. He la cn ar-1.-nr. overzealou* Democrat,
whose temper has gotten him Into trouble aeveral
timi -
The atrei i created such consternation tha
worker* were careful the rewl of the day.
Much excitement pre\ tiled lasl night. The i ii
rs i.-l not (iti.-h ric ir work until lons al er
midnight, ar. ! tl ??? ll nol be known until
r i thi Mr-- tim. in mai all the
Peeksklil a er closed yesterl.iy Tis
to i efforts of the Law and Order L itm
and 1 I teectlvi a < Ifll t r Tun er I 11
ul-;., :- -. Il '?<? in
Aldermen David ri. Mlntros* and William Dunphy,
r the charter election two we-.-ks ago.
li |*ti< ubtful if they will he- served, however.
RECRUITS Foi! COXEY.
HIS COMMAND IB NOW AT ALUA NTH.
THK "ARMT" OAINED PEVENTT-FIVE NKW MI*N
v AN! ' I! Si cv l-l BTU
RATIO! Cl MINO IN.
Alliance, Ohio, March 27.- The C i y army
t 12:30 e-.. hungry, ? ?' I,
Crowds waited its .-.>in
Ing, a nd 2 in rrults were promts, l
V ti ;? ?:' Alli in ?? horsemen fell Int i Iii
cheer -i aa they passed by. Thc sui
and i' ixey ia; ? a ship
in. nt will be made t.> some point J-:.is", if tha
donatl ti* ? ntinue to come in.
The thir'l day out from Massillon was as un
!? ? | .:ir:, any of Its predecessors. Cold, cutting
wit..!.- and an occasional stew Hurry prevailed
irk. When the college settlement al Mount
I' n the i utsklrta of Alliance, was reached
aping crowds began to ni ken. From thal
I".int to the location of ramp Blinker Hill, at the
Aili.ia ?? Fair Grounds, people flocked ?m to
the odd ' avril, ah- lass by. Tents were raised,
and the Shivering, thinly dad "s .id!, rs" gathered
w.miiI for Arcs. Hy Ihe time supper rations were
distributed things were comfortable.
Alliance ir* the moat enthusiastic town yet
r. a. hed. Many sympathisers with the move
nc nt live here. Buppllea t'i the amount nf half
a carload came In. A load e.f hay for the atock
waa Includ d.
\ evening came on recruit* began to arrive,
an I Atilt ur Smith had seventy-five new men ? -ri
the rolla to-night Thia makea the column 1*4
strong The new m.-it are- somewhat better ap
i -arlng than thi lr preJi Al 4 o'clock a
i ii the opera h iuae of th.*
t iwn. C mmander Coxey apoke to an Immense
and a i* followed by Chief Marshal Carl
?? meeting was held later In iii-*
The Independent Church, a body e.f
ffered thi lr bull ling f r alei ping
qu irters, bul it -.- li 1 by Mai i1 I lr .wu.
A h noticeable to-day In
the camp. Il wis aimed at the correspondents
panj ng the expedition. The men claim
* ri.it they have i.n mercilessly abused and want
.?i ij ir Kv i h.i!i appointed twelve
*l ? lal p 'll rs for I i-night, bul antl< -
-,:,:??. it was, however, learned from a proml
i -.aiain to-night thal a letter has
h -.ti written to the captains of all. militia com
? rig the rout No order to k-.-p un-h-r
i is given, l.'it the letter advises the offlcera
p the men ready for muster. Al ?'- o'cl i k
na in ter Coxey lefi for Massillon, his h..me-,
. later train t.e rh! igo I i atten 1
, > ile :,? the Union Btock Yards, ll. denice
th ii rh., trip has anything tn A , with h s flnan
- , tie* Mr. i' ixey Rays he n 111 n j iln
the command al Columbians Timi-lay.
Maximo, Ohio, March 27, Al 10:45 Ooxey'a
srmy marched through Maximo, en route to Al?
liance, six miles elist.mt. The .-mir.' populace
iii.- l the road Boon after leaving Louisville
the sky became ? -. i . . the temperature went
down, ucl sicw squalls were encountered.
Louisville, Ohio, Mar.-h :'7 After n breakfast
?? i - -at, potatoes, and bread and
coffee, Coxey's army, which spenl a quiet night
In the Town Hall, prepared to leave Louisville.
Camp was struck at 9:16, and the c..nun.md
moved ii!''.--ti minutes later ..n Its fourteen-mile
iiiafi-h ie Alliance, .yu ff the men seemed sat?
isfied. I..ems .**:nith, the unknown, was in com?
mand this morning.
Coxey ucl his aids stopped at the Leah ll ens.*
lasl night, but returned t'i .amp this morning
for breakfast.
'iii.-part ure nf the command was nol In any
way startling, except thal the column was
i bj twelve correspondents on r-1.. t.
Ninety elghl rn -n were In the ranks an in
e-re-.i>.- over yesterday of nineteen men. Thc new
recruits are better appearing men than the origi?
nal Coxeyltes. When the corner of Main and
I..-di sis was reached, the command halie.1 and
Kai- three cheers for Mayor shay.
The onler ??( the day, Issued before breaking
ramp thi* i.'nini;. announced a ste,j. for lunch
al M ixlmo, six miles from Alliance. Commander
Coxej --aili this morning thal he expected t" re
. elve plenty e.f aid al thal point. Mr. Coxej
made a brief reference t.i his financial troubles
thia morning. The suit brought in Pittsburg by
ll. M. Everson, he says, is over a disputed Mil,
ami h-- does nol fear it
After being oui an hour from Louisville, the
command was caught in a driving snowstorm, -
The men suffered much from the cold,
Richmond, Ind., March 27. A detachment e.f
tramp*, deserters from Coxey'a Commonweal
army, passed through here this morning en
route lcerne t.i Omaha, Ndi. They expressed
themselves as disgusted with the whole bust?
ness,
CONTINGENTS OF THH "ARMY."
Austin, Tex., March tl Oovernor Hogg -i i
that if tbe Southern Pacific Railroad drives the
tramps belonging to thc Coxey army to commit any
overt act he will hold tbe raliway oOctala re
sponMble. The Oovernor Informe the railway otn
clal* that lie has no more rlR-ht to call out troopa
t i protect the railways fmm tramps than be hi*
t,, protect the residences of cltisena from tramps
begging food.
Kl I'asee. T,x.. March 27.-The army of unem?
ployed under "Oeneral" Fry got away Sunday norn?
ing, after breaking a switch i"?-iv in ..rh:- to Ide
track a train to secure passage, The train was
stopped at Findlay, seventy-one miles >>ut, .md au
Injunction granted bj District Judge Buckler, to
restrain the .mnv from Interfering with tin- rail?
road, was s rv-.i Thia order was executed by Cap?
tain Hughes, .et the Rangers, and tha anny movtsl
on 1" Sierra liam-, where li is now.
Denver, March tl "Oeneral" Remilton'* Denver
contingent to Coxey'a anny wi'l hav.- to walk out
..r town unless they pay th?ir fares, lt was sa
neon.---1 saul.iv nigh) thal the Santa Pe would !>.
ciii.-.i iiimiii t.i furnish a train for th- pilgrims, At
the s.uita Pe ofllce lt waa aald last nl^ht that the
company had refused t" furnish a train to the
Paltfornta division of thc srmy, and would un
d.Mibtedly repeat Ita refuaal ihou'd t h.- Denver
centiii.t'tit mak- Its promised demand. Th? ,uh*r
road* will also decline to give free transportation.
THE COMMITTEE SNUBBED.
GOVERNOR FLOWER REFUSES AN AUDI?
ENCE TO THK CITIZENS OF TROY.
?RI TRANSMITS HIS DENIAL OF THEIR REQCTESt
TO ttlVi: THE ATTOnNKV-OENERAI.
BOhB CHARO! of the PROSECU?
TION OP BUKTtOM CRIME.*".
**ROM Till* Ullin.AR COKIlESI'OSIiEXT OF THE 'UMtm?
Albany. March 27.--Oovernor Flower today
?bowed i>nc mora that h.- was completely under
Senator Murphy's Influence by refusing to see
loo prominent cltlaena of Troy who came to the
Executive Chamber to preaeol te> him a memorial
Hsiting thar ht 'Iii-'' ? Attorney-General Hancock
to take- charge of the pro?oiition of "Rat" Shea,
the Democratic repeater charged with the mun
der eif Robert Rom, tbe petitioners not having
complete confidence in th.- praaent prosecuting
attorn.-ys ot Rensselaer County. The delegation
Includ -I Democrata and Republicans, Roman
Catholics and Protastanta?th fact, lt waa repre
s-ntative of every shade of respectable senti
ment In Troy, Irrespective of politics or religion.
William Roan, brother of Robert BOBS, was one
of the delegation.
When the members Of tba committee entered
the executive Chamb r, they found no one there
but Colonel T. S. Wlllutma, the r...vernor's pri?
vate secretary. Govi rnor Plower, however, waa
within earshot of the delegation, being, by Colonel
Williams" s own acknowledament, in his private
room Just off of tho Executive chamber.
REFUSES TO BtyB THH M-.l.tMATlON.
"Tin- Oovernor aent word," said Colonel Will
;,- - "to th-- Committee of Public Safety yester
eiay that he would give careful coneideratloa to
anything which i's mi mbera might desire t.i sub?
mit te hit- in writing, hut that, in order t'i avoid
any further misrepresentations, such a course
would be pi le to further audlenc ?*"
Mr, Black, om of the counsel of th.* election
itl .ns in Troy, mid thai th- committee had
irlal which i! di aired ahould be read to the
.; . nor.
Colonel William* then sought the r.overnor
and returned with tic word that he would not
ree the delegation. Tbereup ?n ? committee, c.jn
,,;? 11 M. Greene, the it tr. Dr. Tucker,
Walter P. Wat rca and William K- ss. sent carda
to the Oovernor, and as prlv ite citizens aiked an
au.li- ti.-,.
? OLONEI. ?OTLUAU1 THREATEMi TM!* e'OMMITTEB.
Colonel WUUan I In a moment with
the card utd lld Oovernor Plower positively
refus. I to see the gentlemen nam L He? then
added In a threatening manner: "Of course,
some !? m.-ti are- lawyers, and I sup
v-.ti ar- aware that you are interrupting
the business of the Executive Chamber! and are
liable to indictment for misdemeanor."
Tins thr. il indignation, and the
detegatii n walked oui of the Executive Chamber.
Professor Palmer C, Ricketts, of the Troy IMly
techntc, one of th- delega I n, who la Chief of
Engineers '-n Governor Plower's staff, at once
s.ur lils reatgnatli n to th-* Governor. All the
members of th" del gation 'i-n mn ed the Oorer>
nor for lils action, bul it was deemed right that
the memorial ahould be flied with the Governor
It reads, ir. part, as f illowa:
THE Olg-IMMV MEMORIAL,.
To Uti Krcellency. thr Governed of the State -af
.N'.w-V.irk: The Committee of Public Safety of the
city of Troy request that the Oovernor, pursua.it
to the executive law, as amended February >-?
UM, r. iulra tba ?Utorney-Oonere! of this state to
rik-- charge of. manage and conduct the prosr-c -
t1 -n <-f the crimi ; committed at. In connection with,
arri which have grown oui of the recent election in
thia e-pv An! ?!!? committee also request that the
Governor shall nol Impose upon thc Attornev-Oen
t-rai the condition thai any member of tire District
Attorney'* ofllce of thia county be appointed "is
deputy Our rta* na foi thia requeal are aa fol.
lows; The condition which hat I na exlated h. r*,
snd which ha* i calli l to the public
m by the murder of lt ibi rr Cos-, should not
be lnve?tlgateel b*. those who are responsible for it.
'I" .? -? ite of affair* now is worse thin it has been
for year* ll il n< i th it thi ? I -ellon of
March 6 waa freer from crime than any that has
recently taken place here, bul thal ks ira.-, if at
au only In the sense that crime v.;.- lesa ?--? neral
throughout the -tv than .ir ferr, ? tl -. anet
thi* doubtful ira In waa sec mpll hed aolely
bj the effort* of cltlsen*. ann!.-.! by the iiolloe.
1 t, nol t" ca election
irrupt til ni those preceding lt, but
because i.don waa n ti ' Thei 1 ia nor hcen
a time here in t.-n yi tra that near.i-r would not
have resulted If repeating had been ?.?.i:1'-'
i i tv been ? immltted and unpunished
frau,I has been rampani and encouraged, repeaters
tii\.- b -n housed, :?.! an 1 protected, bul ni- to this
time there hil been ne murder, i.auae decency
'?-.na maa
wa* found who a be *ho1 than sui.mit,
the sam- fate overto k Robert Ros* thal would
?in ? overtaken any other man in the same situ*.
tion ar any tiic- In the last ten years.
ELECTION CORRUPTION HAD BECOMC KoeiTEI).
Election crimes did noi spring up on March 6; lt
wa.- resistance to thoee crin;-, a that had its origin
cn that day. Lawleasi <? and outrage
have long existi ! here, and assassitiati-in trntssmtoBj
the Ural ahoa i ilatance. The difference be
tween the .'c-eii n of March ?; and those preceding
is nol that the former was wots-' thin Its pewees
cessors, but only that it was embellished with muf>
der
The Influences that ire responsible foe the effeaeeg
named canna: b< rell l upon te. prosecute them.
The belief la funeral In the city e.f Troy th it tho
I- t-Attorney'a ? I* within that Influence
The occupants e.t' thal office sre there by favor or
the power that haa made these crin Th?
District-Attorney could nol have been elected ncr
i-tatirs appointed with.eat that Influence, and
nelth ?? could retain bl* position for a uay without
Ita aid. !
DIKTRt'ST Or Tilt! l'lSTIUiT-ATTt-iKM'.Y' ' OTPfCff,
Prom these furs springs the universal distrust
of thal eettic--. Thal distrust is baaed, not upon ap
prehension, bul experience. The crimea at the No.
vember election were- more numerous thin .it the
charier election just passed. At least thirty esjSBM
e>f repeating si tlc- N vember election were h-M for
the Orand Jury which convened In February.
In some of i many aa ten witnesses
sw,.; ? t., the offence committed, and ev.-ry case waa
susta neil bj unimpeached and convincing proof.
.v. .i fi nee was offered, fer non- could be offal ad
before a Orand Jury, and yet out of thirty case*
only two wen- in llcti 1
Then is s rc Iii more serious e.-iiis.' for elistrust of
the District-Attorn y and his assistant. On March ?
Kobert Rosa waa killed and his brother William
dangeroiislj shot. Rep itlne In nome uar ls was
open, notorious and unchecked. The. murderer of
Itoberl Rou and ric- assailant of his blither Will
lam srere In custody, snd scores of smaller criminals
were within n ich Al thal trety time the i*ourt
of nyer and Termlner, with a Orand Jury, was in
session in Troy, and rel ea the day after these
crimea wt-re committed the District-Attorney an?
nounced thal there was unthill*; further f..r the
? Irani .1 wry to do, ind il was discharged.
Now, If a prosecuting officer aeea no work for a
Orand Jury under such circumstance*, the <'e>v
e racer of tlc- St.it-- ahould ii.it ssh the Attorney.
Oeneral to spprove of his vigil mee or Adi llty. Those
repeaters wire then of easy spprehension, but they
may n >t return here again, even though th.-y should
be Indicted, until alioth, r t lection.
OLD iil'I'I'M'KUS Uti rMTMSIIKn.
Theae charges agalnsi the- i>.strut-Attorney's of
t. -? are of recent date and cannot be answered.
Othef charges should not be required; bm ti' they
ar.-, lt may lie H.leleel that then have h.-ti In thia
county, hanulnir ov r numbera of this Rani? who
shot Robert Rosa, Indict men tn since isdi; against
Jeremiah Cleary aa indictment for r<ran<l larceny,
Sled tn UK; auainst Bartbolemew Hhre lt.ins's mur.
ei-r-r, an Indictment f.-r assault, (lied la issi.
The pr-s,-nt District-Attorney sad his assistant
have been In ofllce meir- tiun three years, but
thi Indictment1! have nar been tried. If thev had
been, Sh.-a might have been In prison and Robert
He,--s alli.
No aspect of the Coroner's Inquest Just closed
tenda to create confidence either in the District
Attorney or the police. Shin, Ross*! murderer,
was helli for the crime, but no other result was
possible. The- trial and conviction of Shea will fol
l.e-.v. am! every corrupt influence in the city can?
not prev.nt it. but the punishment of Shea ls only
an Incident to th- prosecutions which must be
carried forward The conviction of shea should be
a foregone conclusion, aad ought to require neither
Independence nor ability In the District-Attorney's
Office, nor honesty on the part of the police.
SIIK.V.-i rONVHTIO.S ONLY A TRIFLE.
Bat If the conviction of this miserable outlaw ls
all that ls accomplished, Justice will pe completely
balked. It ls the system of which he was an Insig?
nificant part wi teh must be tried and broken. It
ls crime, organised and in power, that must be dla

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