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BRIBEIiriN MASSACHUSETTS.
K0 benator FAsanir, jtBOTuan or next
f xonK's senator, ixpbacubd.
m He la Charged with OSerlas to Deliver Ills
IJ Owi aid the Votee or Nino Other Hen.
' store lor the Feoalaa1 Ele-ateel Ballroasl
K oC Boetoa lor 010,000 Each.
1 1 Boston. Juno 12. Tho Senate committee
appointed lo investigate tho chargos made by
I r rteprcaoutatlvo Willlami ol brlborr in conneo
IE,' tton with tha elevated railroad bills boforo the
4.' Legislature, began a pnbllo hoarlnc this tore
pi noon.
'; i V. Sanderson of Boston testified that In
' ' an IntorvlewatlOi Washington BtreotonMar
A s-' l'0wosn llmself, L. V. Uasar. a lobbyist,
iff 1 and Nemitor FasBett (a brother of Benator Fas-
I sett ol New York), with reference to the 1'eo-
( pie's Kiev ated Itullroad, Honator Fassettsald
I tlioro was a proposition botween himself and
. ' Sir. linear whereby he oould secure the votos
fj of ton (Senators at $10,000 each, the money
' to be iilvon them provided the l'eo-
idea' Company socurod Its charter. A
moetioa was arranged botwoon Senator
I'ossett and the financial men of the company,
Dr. J. C. Moore and Edward l'ranker, for the
next day at 191 Washington street, from which
mooting the wltnoss was exoludod. Witness
understood that Senator Fassett was to meet
Dr. Moore the following Monday at the samo
j!aco, but ho did not nppear. and Mr. Uagar
ft produced a letter from tho Benator saying ho
III had ohangea his views, and would go with the
L West End people. Witness hndlan arrangement
1 with Mr. llagar, by which the latter woi to
W woik for the Peoples' Conipaujr ; was to havo
I money to uso upon his friends for banquots, Aa,
I and to entertain members, nnd was to receive
f- .-. $10,000 in caib if he secured tho charter.
! He spent for lunches about $700. Attholntor-
t A view with Benator Fassett wltnoss said the
jj Beuator wanted the handling of the $100,000 If
11 the charter was granted. Ho said it was a
J matter of dollars and oents with him. Ho was
to make bis. own contract with the nine other
, Senators, lie was not sure ha could hold tho
f ten votes. Witness related the facts to Kepio-
Dtatlve Williams ten days, ngo, localise he
concluded that tfto legislators hud sold
themselves to tho Wost End i.ompany. A day
after the vote In favor of tho West End bill he
bad a talk with Senator Jumes Donovan, nnd
(the Benator volunteered n Ids rouson for vot
ing for the est 1 nd Company " ttiat our peo
ple wore not willing to put up any mouuy and
the west End was." ....
. C. Moore, the proprlotor of tbo Manchester
IN. XI.) Ilium, one o lbs petitioners of the
Feoplo's Elovated Itullroad enterprise, toatlllod
that at the Interview at 191 Wesnington etreet.
described by Mr. bnnderson, tho conversation
V, was iutroducod by ttio production of 11 list of
, y nameo of members of the Legislature, under-
'( etood to be favorablo to tho People' Company,
J, and that while his memory was not perfect us
J to tho details ot what was said, the Impression
' l made upon his mind wus that a proposition
Was broaohed about ten Kenators for $100,000,
,7 contingent upon the passago of their bill.
' Senator FasBett was to see tho other benators
f and meet wlinens again that day. At the
' second Interview Honator 1'nisott said ho wag
I afraid ho oouhl not hold his men ; that the
West End Influence wos being exerted
strongly, and that a small amount of money
appeared to he moie potent than u large pros
pective contingent. Witness doulod that ho at
anytime assented to tho pioposltion, nnd baid
that he was taken by surpni-o by tliu dovolop
aenta of tho morning interview,
Mr. Moore said that Mr. Hagar's offer of
tluO.000 to Brnator Kassoit was entirely unau
thorized, and that the 1'oople'a Elovated Com
;.. pony had no such sum to oiler for the passing
if v of the bill. Uagar was employ od by Snndor-
I eon. and was to hae a certuin amount of
.( money provldad the charter was beaured. Wit
' cess did not know the names of the ton Sena-
tors who were to tie nurohnsed.
.f Here Mr. VWIIIams introduced tho letter
1 trrittsn by Senator Fossott to ilr. linear, us
I 1 follows 1
f' llr Di.b Mr. HiaiK TtiftT. made op inymlQil 10 go
wlUi cbe W.tt Had people, and ror that reaton I think
It woald 001 be et any ate tor ma tu iee Mr, Moora
A. ti F4SKTV
Mr. Franker of Saugus, one of the petitioners
for the Foople's Elevated bill, said he unanged
the Interview between Fassett and .loore. He
met Hagur at tho State liouso and asked him
how the Foople's hilt atood, nnd Hagar an
swered. "All right." We were assured br
Usgar on Monday morning that we bad
twenty-four Henators. On Tuesday morning
the Wesf End bad tho whole of them. Witness
v, afterward met Senator lnnvan at tho btato
i House and asked him what tho matter was
r'J with them. Donovan replied! " I kuw that the
1 Senate wan deserting the People's Company,
v I Hart of Cambridge was the lai to go, then
-;, three BenubUcons loft, nnd I had orders If
I s there was any cbanoo of my being left to oateh
1 on, and I caught on." , , ,
1 I koyfifl P. Hagar next took the stand. Ho tos-
J tinea that he was employed by the reoplo's
if1 Company to look uftor the Henate. nnd that the
',r agreement was that be should have from Mr.
Ji Sanderson vhatovor money he desired for
If looking after the hill. When asked if he was
k present st an interview held at 101 Wasblng-
I tea atreot, he caused a decided commotion by
J his vehement reply in the negative, and. ex
citedly pointing to Sanderson, sntil:
Mr. Chairman, no such interview over took
place, nnd 1 swear by the Got whom wo all
reverence, that the teotlmonv Introduced here
byjBanderson und Monro Is an unqualified lie."
When the uproar had subsided llagar denied
A that any proposition hnd been mado by him to
rvjl Fassett. or that Fnseett had made an ugree-
fi ment with him. in oohslderu.inn of tlOO.uiK). to
111 deliver ten Senatorial votes. About t'JOO had
'l; bstn given him by Sanderson,
II Witness asserted that ho was paver present
rl at any Intervljivv between Dr. Moore and Sena-
f for Fassett lie never told Sanderson that ho
if could dollver the voto of any Senator. Sander-
! eon came to htm in the State house corridor
and asked him to testify in this hearing, say
ing that he would Instruct him how to testify.
Sanderson declared to him that he proposed to
knock tho West Eud bill Into a cocked hat. and
that he Intended to hold ITafcsett a letter over
the letter's head. Witness told him that a man
who whs guilty of suoh an antlon was a con
temptible cur. Witness further testified that
handerson stole FasoU'e letter fiom bis (Ila
gar's ollice after be had abandoned it to him.
John 0. Watson of Deverly. the last'wltness
of the day, teatlfleil that he was at the Stale
House just uftor several of the elovatod road
petitions had baon rejected, nnd beard Sander
son g,tv. " D n thom. I'll stop overy elevated
road bill if we run t havo ours.'
In the Ilouto tho Committee on Kules ro.
ported that an Investigation ought to bo held,
accompanying this with the charges made by
Mr. W llllnms. The Hoiha adopted this report,
and the Speaker niipolntod a committee of in
vestigation. lhH following are the chnrgesof
Hepresentailve Williams as formulated to the
eommlttetf,
Klrt-Tht th ni Knl Itallraa.il Company tiaa
majatalu.d a Urue oun,. or lutibylai. aud uouni.i, and
ni ua.u ext.nllture. thro ikm tb'm teyoad aay
lea ttimata rnrpone in t.furln Irvlilitlun
,acouit-rilia tli. dlir.r. or kaid cuuiitanr havealven
numarput ta.ifuieia anJ itliinwri to lneint,era ot tta
tiexl aiur. miJ thai while nine of it e member! vera
under the lunuenre or lutuor llieru lunilthed tli inlrlla
ot Iheplauiot aaiit compauy had teen pneeuted tu
tbem
Third That carriage have been lurulilied and paid
for by the agent, or paid compait) to convey mtiuiDcri
lo aul from auch dlunera
I fourth That member, ot the lfone tiavp, on tehntt
1 w ofeald compuny and un the (luor of the lluuej a.
fAtP tended an luvtlatloi) to otu- inembere to attend eucli
11 Kirih-Tbat a Ifonia member ot the Oomralttee on
law Street Railro.'ii ba. couulied with to of the petition
ijTj iniralluar lompaniea wlih reference tosltiuv lili.up
rA pun 10 eai-h of (aid coiupanitaand la now luitainUnt
' In Wett Rnd bill
1 bluh-That the Wait Knd Oompauy or tu repreaent.
t line have elnoo lalt year's e.Mlou of ttia I.oilelature
W paid money to other pelltloneri for an elet ated raiiwar
'ATI to prevent a renewal of their petition
. II Borelllh That a member of the 11 "an hat called upon
J (I a repretentailva of one of th. p.lltloplnr oompanlei
II and aakad htm If there was anytblni In It for hlnv
I J Eighth That eoune.l for the Welt Rnd Company re.
cueaiad of the Speaker of the llouae that he appoint
H renaln rerxmi on tha Street Hallway Committee,
I which periopi were not appointed.
)JIr. Williams farther says:
I alio have had .Tldence offered me. which I wlih to
ubralt to a committee authorised 10 adrolnliter oalhe,
tending to ihow, nrat, that one or mora member, of Ibe
Home have aakad compensation of Iba elevated pen.
Ilonire for their lopporti aeoond. ibat membert of the
Home have raoelved money from the aenu of the
Wast End EaJkoad Oompasy,
1JBOO Carpeavtera oa Htrlkc,
Dbwsb, June 12. Twelve hundred car-
renters quit work this morning, and all build.
yf ing operations for the time ore paralyrad.
0 Afcont four weeks ago 400 machine wood-work
ers nnd benoh mill men demanded nine hours'
work with ton hours' pay. 'fills was rofuted,
and the men went out The men offered to ar
bitrate, but the owners refuted, and the matter
was taken up by the carpenters' union, with
the above result. The probabilities are that
the bod carriers and tinners will join the strik
ers unless the trouble is settled within the next
few days.
ItlE Storm In Vlrclul".
i lUBBiboNDifso.A'a,, June 12.A fearful storm
fa Of wind, halL and rain pasf ed over the eastern
S portion of this county last night. Fences wero
mm 1'lo.wn down, trees uprooted, and tho crops cut
j bytuehsll,
nrtii risirs ttm a si on n ousts.
It vr tho First Time, and It Ate e ITolela
the Root Calanicte on the Ciir'tet.
Many guests at tho Astor House ate their
dinners on tho Installment plan last night, and
a dozen or more shifted their rooms bocauso
of a fire under the gable root on tho southwost
end of the building. Tho Astor Houso nover
had a Are before, nnd It didn't start thlsono,
which broko out on tho top lloor of tho build
ing back of tho hotel oxtonding from Yesey
Rtroot to Barclny stroot. This floor was filled
with tho Inflammable Mock of SchlUhtlng ,fc
Fendsburg, enno mnnufneturors. Tho tiro was
discovered at O'a o'clock, and half an hour
latorwns roaring through tho skylighted root
and licking tho aornlce ot the tiouthwost cor
ner ot thehotol.
Manager!'. T. Keith was at dtnnor with his
family when an employee enmoto him and
told him thoro was a Are next door. Mr. Keith
got a forco of men. including Judge Dully and
Dotootivo MoW'llliams, and wont to work clos
ing tho iron shutters of the wluuowe looklug
on a narrow oturt nt the back of tho hotol.
Hose was unroeled and stretchod. and n sti earn
was sent on tho lire f rum 11 third hour window.
The I.ittlo Judge rocommonded composure.
"Don't get exoited." he said. " I don't got
explted. Dm an oht llroman msolf."
Thoro wuro then no signs of n tire in tho
hotel, and Mnnagor Keith buys the hotel would
have escaped if the firemen hud brought a lino
of hose mi on the roof In time.
Tho fire In the fnotory was under control, nnd
firemen wero working on the smoking ruins
unconsiIou4 of tboexlstonoeof tho other llro
smouldorlog botween the tlo boams iiiul the
gable toof of the hotol, when a guest nroolt
smoke coming from loom HOI, tho window of
which is the lost on tho t-outh overlooking the
ppaco. elht foet wide, between the buildings.
The firemen woio told about the new lire, and
Chief McCabe sent out a third alarm, isiuoko
Soon filled tho south hallway 011 tho top
oor of tho Astor llouue. and half
a hundred guests hustled for their
baggage. Porters dragged tnmks Irom eight
or ton threatonod rooms )Uit below the tiro
end piled them at tho Broadway end of the
allwav. The colling ot 100m lint burned
through and fell, and llnme and vmnke poured
out into the hall. There was a general evacu
ation of rooms on the upper lloors, and the of
fice nnd parlore of tho hotel wore crowded for
a while with uneasy men nnd women.
The clerks lookoil on calmly nnd said there
was a flie next door. Tho Invasion of a little
army of rubber-coated llromon with axes and
book stirprlsod thom. Chief Mct'nbo super
intended the work In tho upper hallway and
on tho roof. It didn't take his men twenty
minutes to hack three big holes iu I lie roof und
drown out the blrtro among the rnftors Ho
had to use a lot of water, and sooty cataracts
pouroddown two flights of siairs and spoiled
many yards of carpet. About flfiosn rooms
were mado uninhabitable. Mannger Keith
says tho damage will be about $15,000. whloh
the Insurance Lomoiinlos will pay.
Tho damngo to tho cane factory nnd tho sov
eral establishments below it. Including tho
HuD l'ubll-hing Company. Klener .V .Mendol-
!on. doulers in mineral waters, nnd 1". 11. lien
run in ,1 Co., chemical apparatus, will bo about
10,000.
KILLED 1ST llOt BROlIIEIt'S SHOT.
Mies Buckley' IVouae Not Dlacorered
Until the Day After It Wui Inflicted.
Elghteen-yoar-old Margaret Duckley died at
9 o'clock last eight at QllVay street. Brooklyn,
from a bullet wound In the left breast, which
she received on Wednesday evening, when
her brother. James Buckley, 20 years old, was
caielessly handling a rovolvei. The shooting,
as tho brother declares, und as l'olice Captain
Campboll believes, was accidental. However,
the police received no notification of tho
tragedy until a few hours before tbo girl's
death, although the revolver with which the
shooting was done belongod to Policeman
James More of the Bergen street station.
Miss Buckley and her brother have lived to
gether slnao the death of their parents, about
four years ago. and were deeply attaobed to
each otbor. She was an excellent housekeeper,
nnd their apartmonts on the first floor of the
Jay stroot houso were a model of neatness,
Young Buckley was steady, and was prosper
ing in his business as a peddler of fruit, own
ing threo or four wagons and horses.
Policeman More nnd his sister were close
friends of the Buckleys, and Miss More
Las lived with them Mnce her brother
whs appointed on the police forco,
about ulght months ago. Moro frequently
visited hie el Btor and took hlu meals with her.
l)n his last visit to tbo houae on Wednesday af
ternoon ho left there his solf.oooking ilvo
chamber US-cqlibro rovolvar. aud his slstor put
it lu tho top bureau drawer. Wnon Buckley
roturned from his work about fiH o'clock he
found the revolver, and supposing, as he says,
that It was not loaded, began to examine It. It
suddenly went off. The muzzle was pointed
toward his sister, who was sitting In an adjoin
ing room, and Buckley jumped up oxclalmlng:
My Uodl I've Phot tou." 'ihe girl also
jumped up. and although a slight scream es
caped her lips, she said: "No, James, I'm not
bhot."
The brother was at first greatly relieved at
this assurance, but soon his rlster told him
that she felt a peculiar pain In her log, and bis
apprehension ibat he had shot her roturned.
Wlien Miss More, who was absent at the time
nt tho f-hootlne, got home she examined Miss
Buckley's leg. but oould 11ml no wound. The
glrhnowevar, became so sick that she had to
be put to bed. and during the night
she suffered much from nausea. In the
morning her condition becume alarm
ing, hut it was only by accident that
Miss More discovered tho bullet wound in tbo 1
left bieast. Thoro was only a slnclo small ,
blood stain on the umlergarmont. Dr. O'Orady '
ot Bauds streut was bummouod, and at once '
pronounced the case hopoles. but It was not
until 6 o'clock last ovonlns that tho matter was
!eported 10 Capt. Campbell. When Coroner
tooney, soon afterward, reached tho house to
nke the girl s ante-mortem statement she was
unconscious,
Bucklnv was arreBtod and will bo held, pond
ing the result of tho Imiuest. He wept bitterly
as ne told the C.tptuln how iho tiagedy oc
curred. Miss Buckler whs a nrettv, dark-eyed
girl and a greut favorite in the neighborhood,
BAflCD TUEIll JJV.I,7J.tAC; fAPBttS.
An Old Couple Nearly J.oat Their I.lvta
Ilulnc It-ln Ilovnltul.
The little old-fashioned two-story brick
house at611 Hudson stroot, with aclgnrshop
and a jewolry storo down stairs, was afire at 9
o'clock last night. I'p stairs lived John
Qulrllng, tho cigar man, CO yours old, and his
wife, aged 65, The llromon found it difUcult to
get into the bouse. Blinding smoke prevented
their seeing anything. Fireman Klckorson
saw Mrs. Uuirllug standing In the hallway, and 1
made for lior. but alio ill-uppcarud. The six
laraliios In the rear lonuinont worn veiling lur '
help. Tholi only menus of egiost was through
an alleyway nnd hull in tli- buiuiug front
building. Tho 111 etnen fiuw led Into tlio alloy- '
way. whoro they found the Irlgbtouod tenants 1
huddled In u group. They threw rubber coats
ovor the beads of tha tonauts and succeoded in
Bettlngthomollout.
Oulillng and his wife could not bo found.
Tlremeu again entered tliohou.su, und oliuibod
out from the rear windows of tho second story
upon tho roof of 1111 extern-Ion, wlieio they
found thu old couplo lying. MrB. (Juirling, had
a tin box olaspnd in her arms. Sho and her
husband were burnod about tho. body. face,
and bunds, (julrllug said that his wlfo had
Eono bnok for thelrmsuianeo papers, and he
ad gone hack for tier, The dootors ut bt.
Vincent's think they will reeovor. , ,
The origin of the fire was the explosion of a
ten-gallon aan of benzine back of the Jeweller's
shop, findolph t'tzen. tho jeweller, says he
used benidue to oleun clocks.
Hhn Hnld hhe Wan Ulinnn'e Wife.
Indiinapomr, Juno 12,-Kathnloon It. Bruoe
died in this city to-day, She was tho wile of
Edward Austin, a baron, of Aberdeen, Boot
land. She had been maltreated by bor bus
band until she ran away with a babe in her
armB aud eeme to America, finding work In a
private family lu this clty.where she wus found
by a reporter. After the publication ot the story
the girl weut to Chicago with the family she
wuh living with. Six weeks airo she returned to
iudlannpnliH and was taken sick. M10 never
roeoverud. bhe rtmuoeled that her body he
placed in a vault until her recreant huBbsud lu
bcotJuud had been notified.
linn Into urn Open Drew,
Eiit Kni. jane 11 Ibe total might train which
reacbei New J,ondon at abont 0 o'clock, from Ifevr
Haven, ran Into an open draw at thli place thta after
noon The engine wae cap.lred and wrecked and
tir f - iii- i in 1 el ruui.ei e1 uir no 1 ne
t .1 1 1 .1 1. u IlI',) 11, liiul 1 ,it,n 1
li'Oii l yt.ii and rnglnttr Itn rfhl not nr the dan
gereutial lloth Ihe Ureu an and ciumevr iiul 10
iheir P"iti a. the enirine went n ei mi It. Hriei .itf-Jinat
the ewe of the bridge. A wrecking train Haei.ntout
from fi.w liana, (be tllJse ,iuraialle uu.tl
after mldnljlii. '
BLAZING GAS IN BROADWAY.
A TltS-FOOT OKTtiEJt IIVIIXS ALL VAT
AT FV LI OS HTRBKT.
J:iertrle Cnblea, Telaphone nnd Telegrnph
Wlrea, fin nnd Rlenm I'lpee Itroken
nnd Huraed A Workmaa Hlumbled nnd
Ilia J.nntern Fell on 1 I.cnklnis Itnln.
A big gas jot began to burn In tho middle of
Broadway at Fulton street nt 2)i o'clock yes
torday morning, and blazed all daylong and
well Into last night. It was nearly ten feot
I high botoro daybroak, from two to four feet
high during tho forenoon, nnd was nover loss
thnn a foot or two in height until 4 o'olock.
when tho workmen succeoded in gottiug It un
der contiol.
Tho blaze was caused by tho lighting of gas
which spurtod out of abroak lu a big main nt
tho corner, whero tho street has boon torn uo
for a wook past, tho oiploslon ot two eloctila
subway manholes in cousetjuonco, and the
1 broaUng of bovornl other mains by the uxplo-
slons. Eleht gas mains met at this crossing,
four passing uo nnd down Broadway, and four
enst and wost through Fulton btroot. Flvo of
tbeso mains belong to tho Consolidated Com
pany, tho threo on Broadway connecting thoso
with the two which run through Fulton atreot.
Tho Mutunl Company's mnlni, two on Broad
way and ono in Fulton stroot. also connect
with onoh othernt the crossing. Tho pipes of
both compnnlcs wero broken, nnd their j'oint
contents contributed to tho blare.
TnK VOLCANO IN nHOVDWAT.
Both the subway manholes at tho corner ex
ploded. Tho 6ubwny on tho onst side holds
electrlo light wires, and contnlns six of the
United Statos Company's cables, two of which
were working, nnd two of the Mount Morris
1 Company's cables, both of which wero work
ing. Allot these cables wore burnt out. Tho
1 west side subway contained telephone and
telograph wires, which, so far ns aro known,
wore not hurt by tho explosion of tho manholo
on that side. Through tho mlddlo of the east
manholo. which Is opposite Knox's hnt storo.
and across the Meum company's Fulton stiect
trench, run threo gas mains, one twenty-Inch
main belonging to tho Mutual Company, nnd
ono slxteen-inch and one six-inch main belong
ing to the Consolidated Company. It was in
tho trench four feet south of this manhole that
tho big gas jot burst forth. Through this
trench east and wott runs a six-inch main be
longing to the Consolidated Company, making
(our mains centred whero tho jet buret forth.
Tho New York Steam Company has been re
placing Its Fulton street pipes with new ones
at Broadway. This necessitated tho digging
ot a deep trench undor 1'roudwny, and the
laying baro of most of tho eight gas mains at
that crossing. Tho steam pipes aro laid bolow
tho gas mains. Work was done at night, and
was carried on by the light ot kerosene lan
terns. It had beon known for several davs
that thoro was a leak In ono of the big mains
thus laid baro. At 2 A. M. yesterday a work
man stumbled ovor tbo big tronch by Knox's
corner, near tho east bide manholo.
and dropped his lantern on the gas
main. Instantly lire spurted out. and ro-o
several feet, burning the man's faeo slightly.
The mon ran in alarm. Several mlnutoslator
the west sldo Bubway manhole, ncruss Brood
way, shot off with A great noUe. The paving
stones for three or four feot around were
thrown for a dozen feet In the air. and the iron
fiamework was forced soveral feet out ot place.
A lew minutes later there was another nnd a
slighter explosion at the bant manhole, close to
the blazing gas jet. Tho paving stones were
only loosened, and the noise was not nearly so
loud. No alarm of Are was sent out, but u cltl
son rushed down to Euglno TJ on Fulton street
with tho Inews. and Foremun Cooney re
sponded. It was found that the joints of the mains,
where the mains passed through the east bide
subway manholo nnd Inside of it. were sprung
by tbo explosion, and were bla?Ing tiercel? In
several places. It was apparent, too, that sev
eral othor mains in tho trench woro sprung.
Tho flames ignited and uulckly destroyed the
planking Intended to covor the trench during
the day, and shot ten teot upward. The Are
englno tuinod a stream of water on the blaze,
but tho water hid tho break under a oloud of 1
steam, while it could do nothing against an
unlimited headway of lllumlnntinggns. Inn
short time the boat caused the brick wall of '
thu manhole, whioh was all that separated It
from the trenoh, to crumble at the top, and '
the flames on both sides joined forces. Men I
were scattered about town to notify tha gas.
sicani. and bubway compunles. and oillcials
from all of them presently appeared. Tho gas
e mpanles could not shut off tho gas from tho
mains, lor tho pipes were of the old-fashioned
sort, without valves. But tha pressure wus
lossoned. and the flames wero reduced to threo
or four feet in height, . . . .
Mayor Grant visited tho spot with Chief En
gineer Blrdsall of th Public Workb Dopart
mout nnd Engineer Kearney of the Board of
Electrical Control, and Commissioner Ullroy
was represented ty (len. Boy Stono, Horace
Lootuls, Col. Joseph O, B. Webster, and W'alor
Purveyor William II. Burke. The city en- 1
glneoru and tho steam company and subway
people snld they could do nothing until ihe :
flames wore stopped, so tho gas company's I
men had even thing to thoinsolvos all day. A 1
wagon loail of laige rubber bagH was brought,
anil gangs ot laboiors tore up iho stioots
over all thu mains which rue! nt the
crossing noiiio ilhtiinco from the lire, Tho
purpose was to tap tho cas mains, insert the
rubber bags, and tbuu fill the tings with water
until they swelled bo as to fill up the mains
completely and dam tho flow of gas. But It
was nocossary to dam ovory ono ot tho eight
mains ou ouch side of tho lire, since each main
of each company connected with every nlher
of tho samo company at tlio crossing, li round
was broken on Broadway at lu-y street to stop
tbo two mains In the centre and on the west
side ot Broadway, mid again opposite tlio Vi(
building, to stop tho three mains on tho east
sldo, which were tho ones that were blnlng in
tho subway and trench. These nil had tu ho
dammed again north of the blaze, and to do
thlsground bad to be brokon once opposite
St Paul's Chapel, and In four places on tho
east side, between Ann street nnd the blazo.
in Fulton street ground was broken In two
places just west of Broadway and In throe
places east ot Broadway, The boat of thu
plpoa caused a great deal of trouble all day,
and was tho reason why the same pipes had to
be tapped in more than olio pluco lu soveral
instances. When the bags woro Ineorted Into
the holes bored into tho pipes and the water
forced Into Ibem by the Ore engine they fre
quently softened when swelled out ugulnst the
hot lining ot the pipes. At the south eurb ot
Fulton atreot. lust west of Broadway, this
trouble had to be solved by cutting the Con
solidated Company's six-inch main and plug
ging the ontls.
At 1 o'clock the fire hnd been sulllcleutly rn
ducod to enable the Broadway caia torun on
tho east track. Since the middle of tho fme
uunn tho t'Bis had run on thu down track, tho
drivers loading their horses pust the bliuo,
About 6 o'clock tho blaze was low enough to
permit of earth boing thrown over the pipes
and then soaked with abuse. This put out the
irlnolpul jet. which seemed to spring from
half a doen loose joints lu tho several pipes In
the trenoh, but still the flames burned hotly
around the pipes In the manhole. These
finally burnod out about 0 o'clock, when tbo
witter-lMg plugs in the pipes nbota and boluw
veio miilifi' tii:l (eit.d.
'ilio blnzu utiruuiud n largo croud of people
to the spot nil day Fiirly in the altornoon
the arowd beoame so great that the police had
to shut off all travel on Broadway from Ana
etreet to below the Jt building.
CJIILIOX CLVlt SIKF.TIXa.
Lively Dflmte, In Which tho nnrcrnnipnt
In Crltlclned X Tory-Vnlnnlnt Confer.
enceNtinunoned-MeellnBMirthe Mlnletrjr,
London', Juno 12. Tho caucus of tho Con
sorvatlvo pnrty called to consider tho prosont
status of innttois now boforo Parliament was
held nt the (.nrltou Club to-day. l.ortl Salis
bury announced that tho Government would
not abandon tho Tithes bill, tho Uconslng bill,
or the lrlh Land 1 uichnso bill. In ordor to
copo with the business which is now blocking
tho proceedings of Parliament, bills which
roach mi advancod stago during ono sosslon
would bo resuuiod nt the noxt sosslon at the
stugn at whioh tliov hnd been loft at tlio pro
ceding sosslon. subject to tbo resolutions ot
tho Houso.
Lord Bulisburv Bympathlreil with Sir a. 0,
Tiovelyun's Idoa of a winter scaslon, hut ho
did not think this could bo accomplished for a
long llmo to come. Tlu Instrument ot ob
struction wus so lerfected thnt It would be
tllllloiilt to carry one bill without i-lttlng until
Soptemlior. The Opposition' basket was full
of red hen Ings- such as tho 1 Ipporai y matter
- which woro always ready to be drawn across
the path of thotioveiniuonu
A'ter rororrlng to thovyear and fnileiio of
Parliamentary Ilio, which had compound many
nblo mon for iutunce, Dlsr.toll and rth-coto-to
leave tho House of Commons In order
to avoid the strain, Lord t-ollsbury pro
posed a standing ordor thnt none except
money bills shall bo debntod aflor n
certain ditto: the others to be suspended
until tho lollivvlng session. This plan, ho
Pointed out, would havo "ho advantage of giv
ing the lloaso of Lords moro time in which to
discuss lulls brought boloro it. In this way
tho House of Lords would bo onabled to safe
guard nntlnnnl interests, Instead of being cotn
pollotl to deal hurriedly with importnut muus
iiies at tho tug end of the sosslon. Ho invited
discussion of tills plan, and of tho altoruallvo
plan of an autumn session.
Mr. V. II. fnilth attributed groat Importance
to getting the bills into the Ilouso ot Lords at
an early dato. ,
Alter uumoious speeches on both sides of
tho uuostion, l.oid Salisbury wound up tho
discussion by saying that nny plan was prof
orablo to Mr. Gladstone's plan of iss:i, llxinc
tho dato for tho pnHsugo of n bill whotberic
bad been discussed or not. ihe Uovornmcnt
would consider the suggestions that had been
made.
Tholprocoodlngswore ot a lively oharnctcr.
Sir Bobert Fowior accused the Ministers of
being humble supporters pt Mr. Lnhouchero.
Mr. ltobort William llanbury and others oon
domnod such a courbo of procedure. They do
elarod thatlt would initiate a bad system in
legislation. The matter was dlhcussod for a
half hour, whon the caucus separated without
adopting any foimal resolution ou the subject.
Thirty Conservative' have rovnltod. and are
treating with the Liberal-I'nlonlsts with tho
object of forming n rnrnbli ntion. Thoy are
discontented wlih Mr. Matthews a action rela
tive to Chiof of Police Munro. bollovlngthat It
will havo n bad Intlueiico on the oloct ons.
Information conies from n reliable sourco
that the Government has decided to abandon
tho Land Putchnse bill for tho present sosslon.
At it liutrleil con'erenco of Lord Hnrtlngton
uud Mi, Ch.imborluln and tho unionist whips
It wax decided to can n mcoiing 01 mo party
1 for to-morrow jtnd tourgo the Govornment to
udheio to tho Land 1'urchnso, Tithes, and
Licensing bills, nnd to tlio proposal to carry
bills from session tosos'lou. Lord Hartlngton
will preside nt to-morrow's meeting.
The ("nblnot held a meeting to-ilny In Mr. W.
11. bmith's private loom In tho Houso of Com
mons. Ibo confeienco lasted two hours. Lord
Salisbury was present. Tho subject of discus
sion wus tho ui,ope-ted result of tho Carlton
1 lub meeting. During tlio coulerenco ihe chief
Whip of the party wus twico culled iu to take
part in tlio consultation. It Is reported that
the Ministers favored an autumn session, but
determined to await the action of the Hnrtlng
ton mooting, and tonssemble again on Satur
day for it lliiul decision. If uuy bill is dropped
tho T'uloniets prefer that it a hall be the Li
censing bill.
Tile German Army Hill.
Birliv, June 12, The Commlttoo of tho
Beichstagon tho Army bill to -'.ay passed the
paragraph In tho moaiure prescribing tho basts 1
, tor military formation. The vote stood 20 to S. 1
, Dr. WIndthorst. loader of the Clerical iparty I
j declared that ho would vote for tho bill, as ho
did not consider the moment opportune to
attempt any tsts of party strength. Ha an
nounced that at tho same time ho would lay
on tho titblu In tho Belchstng u motion sug
gesting that the Government should dosist
from its iutoution to compel alt men capable nt
beurlne arms to perform milium sorvlcos; that
it should ol ollsh fhoseptonnateiihat it should
fix the strength of the army annually nt the
tlmo the budget Is bubmltled, aud that thu
term of sorv ice for tho Infuutry should be fixed
at two yours.
Herr lllckert pior.osed that the peace effec
tive be II.mmI unuually. Tho -Minister of War
leplled that Article 01 ot the Constitution Im
plied the 1 lulit nf the Emporor to fix tho effec
tive. A j early fixation could not be conoedod.
1 The snpiennate lt-elf was u concession.
1 Herr lllckert contended that the interpreta
tion of tho article was erroneous. The fixing
of the effective by the Lmporor alone would bo
a breach ot the Constitution.
Our Itlflrmen In Germany.
Berlin, June 12. Groat preparations are
being made for tho reception of the Qorman-
1 American riflemen. A deputation of the
I Bremen nnd Bremenhaven Itlflos will board
I the Fuldn on arriving at Bremen. Ontlandlng,
I tho visitors will march through the town to
tbo Bathskuller, where a reunion will be hold.
A gala performance will ho given In the Tlvoll
Theatre in honor ot the visitors. After the
rifle matob a farewell comment will be given In
the grand hall ot the Schuotzenhof.
Cardinal Muunlnit'a Jubilee.
London, Juno 12. Cardinal Manning to-day
addressod a deputation bringing him gifts on
tho occasion of bis jubileo. Ho said be desired
to die as a priest ought to die, without money
ami without debts. Ho mentioned in detail tho
various charitable objects on which ho in
tended to bestow his jubilee glftB. In con
clusion, the Cardinal invoked a blessing upon
his present and ubseut friends.
New IMnt Agulnst the tier,
8r. Petehkbuuu, June 12. The Government
has roceivod Information loading thom to be
lieve that a now movement against thelifoot
tho Onr Is contemplated. Consequently the
guards In tho impel ul palace and at all the ap
proaches to tho building have beeu doubled.
A number of nrto t have been made of per
sons who uih suspected ot being connected
with thu movement-
Keelituullun or Chur of Police JMunro.
Lo.mpos. Juno 12. It is reported that Mr.
Jamos Munro, chief ol tha Metropolitan Police
force, has resigned lu conseiiuonco of tho quar
rel between hlmaolf and the Government re
garding tho legnldtions adopted by tho police
tui thu occasion of the demonstration against
the Licensing bill in Hyde Park on Saturday,
hllH l'orlo'a Jtrinurkuble Hulctdr.
LisnoN, Juno 12. Advices from Africa say
that Silva Porto, Captuln-Mojor of Bike, whose
suicide has been before teportod. killed him
self by blowing up his residence with gun
powder nlt"r tho Portuguese defeat at Bike",
ills body was found mapped lu u Portuguose
flag la the ruins ol tho building.
Mure Miinlclpul t'raeilom for Hlunlsy.
Olaboow, June 12. 'i ho freedom of the city
of Glasgow was to-day presentod to llonry M.
Stanley. Speaking at a bnnqtiet clven in his
honor to-nluht. Mr. Stnnloy declared thatlt
would benolll both England and Germany to
allow euult other 11 lull- uaploltutiou la Alrluu.
Hlr f'lnirlr. IlllLe Mukrn u Hprech,
IxiNPON, Juno 12. Sir Charles Dllke, speak
ing at Lydney to-night. Bald that a vigorous
protest ought to be made against Lord Salis
bury's concessions to Germany In Africa. lie
feared, however, that It was now too late for
such a protest to bo of any use.
4,500,000 llurk. fur (Jrrmau Ettst Africa.
llKin.iN, June 12. '1 he llolohstag to-day
adopted a grant ot 1,500.000 marks on account
ot East Africa. Dr. W'lndthorut advocated the
formation ot Institutions in Germany to train
missionaries for Africa.
The rcnrenrllch dolus; ltonnd the World.
St. I'ETKitsBuiio. Juno 12. The Ozarewltch
will start on a tour of the world on Aug. L Ho
will return by way ol tno I nltcd btates.
Fnnl Tiulna to Wusblnglon,
A complete trhedule of lait tralLS to Ualtlmoro and
Waehlnglou ll oeeraied by the Jericy Central Utedlog.
and B, aud u. All trlni quipped with Fnllman carlo'
tnd eiteplog cars, t'osotual service, stations foot of
Iberlr at .40.
NOT A SOUL SUBSCRIBED.
XArOLEOX FUAZKIVS atLT-BDaKli CEO
TIFJCAXKS LET AZOSE.
It Turns Out Now that Evan the 80,000
Worth or 'Wild renasylvnnlev I.nad On
Which the Great Flnnnclnl Hcheme Wn
Founded Waa dot front the Owner by
n Trick, nnd Not by Purchase.
The sunlight shod In tho last few days upon
the affairs of tho I'nitud Statos Land aud In
vestment Company seems to have wltlioied tho
luxuriant throo-mllllon.dollnr tree planted by
William 1-. otherwise Edgar, Gray in bomo
Pennsylvania tax titles, and watered by tho
Nopoleonlo genius ot lludolph Goidon Frazor
until lis spreading branches promised to cover
20,000.000 of wator rights owned by somobody
else out in California. Tho subscription books
were opon yostorday at tho offlco of the Amer
ican Loan and Trust Company for the 17(50.000
ot 0 tier oont, trust certlflontos of indobtodnoes,
which "conservative Investors" havo beon so
eloquently urged to buy ut 97i. Nobody bub
scribed. Tho developments of yostorday wore not
calculated to lncrense the conlldence of In
vestors In the new gilt-edged socurity. Young
Napoloon Frnzor had already admitted that tlio
only basis for the nearly t3.000.0U0 ot securi
ties which ho was floating for tho investment
company was a lot ot tax tltloB to Ponrisvl
vonla lands, fot which ho alleged tlG.OOO had
been paid, and a claim to a controlling interest
in a paper company, which In turn claimed mi
interest in oortalu California wator rights,
which are in possession of another compuny.
Yesterday it turned out that the Pennsylvania
titles wero originally held at $0,000, Instoad of
HC.000, nnd that oven the tC.OOO wnH nover
paid to tho ownor, but that the deods wmo
stolen outright, and furthermore, that tho
lands sinco then have ngnlu boon sold for
taxos. Besides this, thO lauds are several
miles from any railroad, no paying coal or
iron mlnos have been developod on thom, aud
It Is said that It is at least doubtful whether
any such mlnoral riches exist
H. y. Mingle ot WUUnmeport. Fa., was the
man who owned the Pennsylvania tax tltlos.
The company agreed to take the lands for
(6,000, and asked Mingle to lot them have tho
deeds tor submission to their attorney. Mingle
gavo up the deeds, which woro already signed,
but In which tho name of the purchaser was
blank. After being put oft by the company
from day to day for awhile, Minglo smolled a
rat, and soon found out that deeds for his 0,000
acres had beon put ou file lu Bellefonto, Pa.,
and that a mortgage was already recorded
against them. Mingle hired a lawyer and
began proceedings tor fraud. It was discovered
that tho blank deeds which Mingle had given
up had beeu filled In with tbo uaraeof a Mr.
YanYeobteuof Nevv.lerboy. and that VanVoch
ton hnd transferred tho property to tho Invest
ment aompuny, whloh thereupon posed as an
Innocout third party, nnd defied nil efforts to
dislodge It. Mluule had the satisfaction how
over, of koeplng one ollkur of tho company lu
Ludlow street jail for threo mouths.
Meuntiiue the Investment icompuuy fulled to
fiay tuxos on tho land, and sumo two yeuis ugo
t was again sold fur taxes.
Mingle was told, alter ho 1 ogan suit against
the company, that So.ooo had really beeu given
by the company in Gray with which to pay for
the land. .ondlthatB Gray, utter. getting tho
deeds, bnd pocketed tho money aud had u big
spree ou It. This was never couilrmod.
Lawyer Jarod F. HarrUouof Temple Court,
who is counsel for Henry A. Herbort, formerly
President ot tho company, said yesterday
afternoon that his client's conneetlon with the
affair bad beeu perfectly honorable. One day
Herbert found that Gray hud a key to tha safo
nnd had taken out la small lots from time to
time 500 oil bonds Issued by tho company and
disposed of them. Mr. Hoibert Immediately
domanded tho roturn of the bonds. Grat hus
tled around and lu time got buck iiC'J of them,
which ho delivered to Mr. Herbert. Mr. Her
bert bunded in his resignation nnd matched off
with the bonds. A replevin suit was brought
and Mr. Herbert banded tho bonds over to the
Sheriff, who still retulns them, the company
having fulled to Ilio tho uecesHury indemnity
bond to get concession, Mr. Herbert's action,
Mr. Hurrlson said, was ot doubtful legality, but
It was taken to secure Innocent persons from 1
beine Imposed upon with the bonds.
The Holland UruBt Company also had ex
planations to make yesterday. Secretary an 1
blclensuld that tho investment compuny came 1
to them woll recommended, and wunted to put
out a loan of t5.00u.000. Afterward they con
cluded to lsuo the 1750.000 ol trust certificates
for temporary use. and then toarrnngo to fund
all their debt In a 15.000,000 mortgage.
They aeked ne to guarantee the intereit 011 the cirtltl
catee and agreed to drpoitt with Ql 8IH11 caih for rvery
?,i.ma) cerutloate that a guaranteed. There waa notb
an In the anair to arouie our ineplcloni. and we ngret d,
after Ihe mnal tn eatlgallon, to gnarantee the Innre.L
W'e learned of Gray e conneoUon with tbe company
bnttbey ehowed ue a male ot document, which Indi
cated that be bad been vindicated by the Court of Ap
peale, and ae it aa a twenty-year-old affair and a. be
wa. only a clerk of the company, we dldu't tbluk It of
Importance enough to eauia ui to break oS relatione
with the compeoy.
It la not true, at rraeer Intimate., that we were to
abare tn any " divvyM of the amount cube crlbed for tits
certlflcatee. All we were to get waa the also for every
certificate, and all our profit In the matter, beildee the
uiual fei nf 9J for regliterlng each certtQcatc, wita in
the oie of the money pending payment of Intertet. 1 if
oonr.e. If we had known what wa now know, vm ould
f Lever have had anyiblng to do wltn tbe company Ae
tie we are. I euppoie. legally bound by our agrei ment
VV hat we tuatl do about It I cannot aay. They have not
yet denoillt'd either bonde or caAh with us. I .upnovo
we ehallhavetu take tbem ir they are onered. but wa
eha'l make every effort to eee that Innocent partle. are
not muled by the uie of our name Into putting a Oct!
Uoui v alue on the leourltlea
lames 0. Wotmore, one of the directors of
the oompany. wrote yesterday to Thk Sun, an
nouncing that the dtreoiers of the enrnpnny
would "make a statement to the iiublio con
cerning Its affairs in a few days." Pending
this ho asks Tim Sun to print the following;
Since the election of the laid Hoard of Director., at
the reorgauleallon two yoar. ago lait Mav. the propert)
of the aald company bae Increaned three time. it. then
Talue In bringing abont thle reeult, the Hoard or
Jilreclor. hav. not made nee of bribery, boodl.tim, or
the gjvtng of f.aita to boom lie bond, or etock. Ae tu
tbe directori ihemtclvee. they have never reoelved oue
dollar in bond .lock, or cash ror tbelr aervlree ai
dlreotore. and, furthermore have not received any
promliei from the etockbeldera or other perion. for
payment tu the future.
SJr. I. yon lilt by nn Indignant Iluaband,
George It. C0UI1 ot Newark, whose wife left him
about a month ago beoauae ihe waa Infatuated with
William II. Lyon, found her on W'idntii.y ulght at the
I'ark Home, Newark, lie learned that ihe waa there
with ber lS-year old daughter, whom be deilrei to re
cover He found that Lyon had registered her as Mrs.
J lllihoD, New York, and golngto barroom, heknocked
several Mines, bhe finally opened the door, and he
puibed hi. ay In and found Lyon sluing In ihr drk,
l.'ollla ord.r.u Lvon out and. ae ho aermed reluiuut
to go. tha tnlurcdnusband burned lilm by bangluir Imu
over the head with an umbrella. Lyon escaped without
making any reililance. It la eald, and Oohls had a lively
talk with ule wife, leiterday morning be lueiructed
hi. lawer to begin proceedings for divorce.
Mr Collie Is employed In this olty by the Whiting
Manufacturing Company lie ha. three children VV'lil
lim 11 Lyon is one of tba firm of I). M I j.m A sum,
breuera and Is also rreildenl of tbe Newark City Ice
Company II has curly gray hair, a good figure and
Is nearly SO years old. Mrs. ColllslstO, and atlracllie
lloth Hldea or tbe Vsnhrln Cues.
Collector Krbardt nut to Secretary ludom yesler
day an account of the refusal of the Cunard MeamiMu
Company to return the seven IJelglan glaaiblowers by
the rtramshlp Umbrla. Vernon II, Drown, the agent of
the ateatnehlp company, alio sent an atclunitlon to
Secretary VVlndom In It Mr. frown, who n an Ainert
can citizen, ears that tbe law doee not authorlte tha
cuilolu. authorities lo designate the et.am.blp ou
w l.lch prohibited immlgranu .ball be returned, ft .at s
that Iher .ball be returned at tha espcDie of the cm
pan) whhb Imported tbem Ue sent the aeven Del
Hi. mi back oa tbe Isoouslu of tba Uutoo Ima
Contesting; William 11, Thomaa'a Will.
There will be a contest oyer tha will of William li.
Thomas, whs waa a btg bolder of stock In tbe Brooklyn
City ilatlroad, and who divided his astale.lworth 13O0,.
IKO. among his nephews. Wllllem U. Tbomaa one of
the nephews, filed objections to tbe will yenerday on
the grounds that bis uncle waa notot sound ralud and
memory when ba slgued the lnilruiu.nl that it waa not
read to blm, and that h. was Induct d to sign It unon the
representation that It was a different paper. Tbe pro
uitaot reoelveiis,ouu under Ihe 111, tiut his sou was
ignored.
Itolled or tha Ferryboat and Disappeared,
Just before the ferryboat llobostn Isft her slip at the
foot of KourteentU street, this city, oa ber noon trip
yesterday, a wall draued man aboatlWyaartold walked
on board and pasted through tbe two ladlea cabins' to
the forward end ot tba boat. Ha stood by the gates a
moment and then climb. J ov.r tbem, walked to tba
edge, lay down on the deck and rolled oil Into the water.
Ibat was the last seen of blm.
Kra, Hlclu'a Tokay Wlnee,
Beautiful color, richest bouquet H 0. Haisrd a Co.,
wholesale a'enu. bold everywhere Aio.
Flalt'e Cklerldea Frequently Used
1 Win prTjBt (aae (fskasiv-agg,
COLUMBUS ailWHT VAlt THOUHZES.
Citizens Trying; to Induce the Compuny to
(submit to Arbitration.
CoLlJairtUH. Ohio, Juno 12. Movor Bruok
callod n mooting ot twouty prominent men ot
thlsplaco this morning. Thoy discussed tho
streotcar ttrlko, but with two exceptions all
favorod a compromlso betweon the Consoli
dated Street llallroad Company and tho
strlkors. This resolution was adopted:
"Itesokeil, That whllu wo rocogul?o tho right
of tho Consolidated Street Car Company tu
mnnngo Its busluess in its own way. in accord
ance with Its charter, wo ndviso and rouuest. In
vlovv of tho condition ot affairs, that thu oom
pany waive its rights to the oxtont ot submit
ting the dllloroncos between It and Its former
employees to uootnpromluo committee."
'I he Mayor appointed aooinmlttoo of Ave tn
wait upon tho company. The company houul
whnt thaoommittoo had to sitv.and then the
ofllcors rotlrod to discuss tho matter alone. At
n Into hour tho matter was still undor advlbu
mout and the company unable to ugioo.
COH'LEH'S STOItl'.
Ue Doce Not Think Ilia Ilrother-ln.luw
Sleant tn llurm lilm.
Montoeai. Juno 12. The Cowlcs case bas
assumed a new phase. When young Cowlus.
who Is In tho hospital, rofusod to make a
charge against his brothor-tn-Iaw, Halo. It was
thought Halo would at onoo bo discharged
from custody. Judge Depnoyora. tho police
magistrate, said to-day, when Halo again tip
poarod in court, that in tha interests ot justico
ho should have to insist on Cowlos making a de
position or bo would commit him for contempt.
Cowlos Anally consented to inako a statotnont,
In which ho says that 110 threats woro mado lu
the cab bofore tho shooting, but previous to
leaving tho hotol he had threatened to shoot
anv one who attempted to deprive him ot his '
child. I
Ho says ho was about to open tho cab door
whon tho shot was flred. and ho supposed that
Halo mistook his movement for a hostile one. 1
Ho rofusos to ohnrge his brother-in-law with '
Intention to do blm any nnrm. Mrs. Cowlos
and the othor witnosscs of the shooting wore
also oxamlncd. aud the ovidenoo will bo laid
before the Grand Jury. If tho Grand Jury to
turns a true bill Halo will havo to stand trial.
IT 1TAS NOT A DEFALCATION.
The Facts ltecnrdlaK the Ruin and Short
age or Another Albuny Hank. Official.
Ai.eanv, Juno 12. Albany financial circles
were again ngltatod to-day by the rumored
shortage of auothor bank offleiul. This tlmo It
was reportod that a cashier had misappropri
ated $50,000. Tho rumors flnully involved tho
naino of the late John Templeton, cashior of
the Albany County Bank, who died some two
months ago. Jtif '. prior to his death Mr. Tem
pleton borrowod about $10,000 of tho Albany
County Bank to Invest in cortaln stocks. Theln
vestmont did not pan out woll, and tho collat-
. eral socurity given by tho cashiercould not bo
roalized on. Ills family at once ofTorod to turn
1 ovor to the bank soma SSO.ouO In the form of a
I life lnsurunco policy, nnd also mortgaged their
homo to reimburse the bank. For some reason
' tho auent of tho lnsuranco company refused to
pay tho money to tho bank, und they havo
beon trying to force the puymont. Superinten
dent Maxwell of tho Insurnnoe JJepartment
was nppenled to. and threatened. It Id said, to
take the amount from tho deposit of the com
pany loft with lilm ns a bond. This had the
doBlred oflect, and to-mo:row was fixed upon
ns tho tiny of settlement, Thoro was nothing
but a stock business transnotlon between Mr.
Tompleton und the bank, and there Is no stalu
upon tho deud cashier's honor.
bite or the WorlU'e fair.
CiitCAtjo, Juno Pi Tho Tttnts asserts that
tho World's Fair dlroctors have practically do
cldod to locate tho Lxpositloa on the lake front.
An effort bus beon mado to clear the lalce front
of all Its objectionable features by coming to
nn understanding with tho Illinois Central
llallroad, und thnt with this end lu view all tbe
firojects. so Inr us site Is concerned have been
oft tu abovance. Tho formal proposition wus
mads to the rallroud oillcials Octurduy.
More JXeelenutlone From tho Chester 1111!
Club.
Thetronbleln the Chester 1 1 til Club of VI t- Vernon
growing out of the refusal of Janitor KredtrUk Arolier
to perform soma servloe for ths ladies on one of thedaye
set aside for the use of tbe bowling alley by them, waa
Intensified yenerday by the additional resignation of
It 8. 1 owell aud Mr aud Mr. 1. U Soranton At a
me.tlcgof the truiteo. last evening the resignation,
were accepted
Eleven lneiubersof the club haro now resigned on
account of tbe action of the committee which waa ap
pointed to Investigate tba J tuttur's ooudoot, and which
reported In rtvor of retaining tbe Janitor upou hie
offering an aiotogy to tha ladles, who felt that ha had
been lmpenlueut to them
Two Women Assaulted by a Negro.
Cimdik, June 12. Detectives are searching for Cbas.
Paynter, a burly negro, living near Ited Hank. On
Tuesday be Attacked Miss Annie Ehott, the stxteen.year
old daughter of Frank Sbott, and attempted to drag
her op stairs In tbe house where she and her mother
were alone. The girl made an outcry and ber mothor
totbereecue. Mrs Sbott attacked tbe nerro and waa
knorked down by him aud kicked umll she became In
sensible, l'aynler tbeu fled. Mr. blioita Jaw waa
broken and she was painfully Injured about tha body.
liar daughter suffered from shook uud fright.
Saved from Ibe PotteHa Field.
The body of tbe young girl feund on Menday In the
East ftlver off Tweutj-thlrd street was identified yes
tesdAy ai that ot Aunle VVostrlch. 13 year, old, the
daughter nf John Weitrlob, a saloon keener of 205 Ka.
.au avenua llrooklyn. A dramitlo teacher said the girl
had asked heraweek ago to secure her an engagement,
and bad left her v, r despondent when told sba could
not go ou the etaue at once. The body waa to have
been tiuried lu the Putter Field yeeterday.
JOTJJXUS AHOUC TOtTH.
Muslo In Tlattery Tark this evening atSo'cloekby
Baynn's Sixty nlntn Kcglmeut Uuud.
rollce Justlre Patterson Is up for election to member
ship la the Hepublicau Club ut tVJ Kirih avenun
Judge O'Oorraau has grauted an absolute divorce to
Mary tlta Artusiruug from Thomas II. Armstrong.
J J. KreuUer tJyears old. of 2,136 Plghth avenue,
committed suicide at u 0 clock lait nl.ht by taking a
dose of rat pulson.
Tbe Dullness VIen s Kepunllcan Annotation hfl. elected
tha Duwn ruwii Hepublicau Llub lu a body to tuetubir
sblp In the aainclatiuti
lee Khl who li charged with abducting 8 ien Yes,
waa admitted to Pall lu t-MiOo jeiterdav ftinrrla Isaacs
of 213 h.st l.lghtv lerenth street Is tils bondimuu.
Klghty ill applicant, for admission to Princeton were
aimulnidat tlio V M 1' A bupdlng JeMertUy. It was
the large.t batch of applicant, over eaamlueJ here
Frederick hnmitno, who shot his wife aud her mother
at-7 Mulberry strut on Mav .'4. wa. Ifnt.ncsd bv
Judge Martlu. jesurday tu btate prl.uu forS)eaiBaud
6 months.
Theateveu Italian Immigrants who vera going to
work In the ..it mine, near (Irey.vlllc. about forty
miles from UaOTalo, were debarred by the Cuilectur
yesterday
Mr at d Mre H. i: schewltsch sal ed for t,larfnw on
theiteamitup sum of l'cuti)h aula J .iter la) mate id
of Ihe tvleland and dlsapiuiuted iu.i'ly u-le'lit. who
weut to see them uir.
At a meeting of the Dnok hoard ) esterday a petition
wa. received, signed by all the Uucktuastera, asking that
their a arlea b 11 ereaeod frum el.oou a year 10 K-I.suo.
it was .aid uu the UIjIo
The mi ml ers of the Armory Hoard signed yesterday
the survey inau fur the sit. of the ut w N ima Hekiinout
armory on toLrleeiitli street, west uf Sixth aveuuo, to
cost not more tfuu Hon.utnt.
Jehu VV, selllck of 4HO Lenox avenue uas held fnrei.
amlu'iltfii lu Ir-'iU'i bill at the JilUison Market Court
yesterday on a charge 1 r rutauiltu money ridiccted by
Mm for the .New York Lite lu.urance Companv
William Kael. who bouiiited Augustas u'l onnell In
the Hum err lai't unJ iv and robbed him of hi. goM
watch andchalu was sentenced by Judge Martlue yes
terday to state prlion fur lu years aud ll month.
Comptroller Hver. sent a letter yesterday to the
President of the lleit Line Kallroad company, reuueit
log a speedy settlement of the bill for Sioeoa due tba
clt) fur tbe car licenses fur the years sS7 and lbsti
I ugene lily, vtho had Frauds VV. Haines the piano
milker, arre.ted ou June A fur hitting him with an uut
lire la, but did u appear ug.ilusl Mm hsd hint arrest
ed again yesterday uu a civil suit for t'Aouu damages.
IU r. II utn es gav u two ball
llenjamln Mover and Mrs Mary Moon, who triad to
find some ons wl.o would marry Moyer und the twelve.
v ear old daughter of Mrs Munn, were held Invoeach
tortrlatat the Tombs Conn yesterday on a charge ot
abduction. Tbe child is tn the care ut Mr. Oerry .so
ciety Detective Sergeant Heidelberg, taw Michael Keagla
driving all e. press wagon through Wt.it 7rnty secuid
rirreton VV'edneils) and recognized lilm hi the witch
man nf the liljuu 1 bfatre who a year age eole Ml front
ihebuxuilire Nea.-le was reuiaud.d at the JeUcnou
Market l ourt eiterday
John Hrennan 1. jeara old, of P7o tsuth avenue, was
run over at bUly third aireel and Ttulli avenue ou
vv edncmay by a light wagon driven b Uburles It.
f rant; The, boy's arm was broken and be Is lu lloose
vtdt Hospital. Lefrantiwas held In (oUJaltba York
villa Police Court for examuutUou.
Robert II. Wallace and I II Lowlti were committed
In default of fi 1.010 ball each lu the Ucueral seuione
reiterday on Indlctmaula for f urg.ry aud graud larceny
In eteallug Kni'ui la bond, and 1'aih frum Walla.es
uncle, the editor of Hultuce't AIoiu'Wh Wallace pleaded
guilty, but as psrmltlad to change hia pi. a.
A jury before Judge llarrett in Ihe supreme 1 nurl
Tlr' ult found a verdlolfor the defenlant jeiierday In
Ibe suit of 1' W i.allaudet lu baniel.and bruL.r.
against the I ulon Urldge Company to recover fluiiui
eommlsslou (or securing for tue aeteud.nt. a j,u(A""l
opuact ler tha couitruttlua of the 1'uugUkispil.
, bridft, 1
PUELl'S AND CONOVER 0CT 1
DEALINGS ' A STltEKT ItAILHOAD,
MAX 112 AI.JIAXY LOIIUTISTS.
I
Conoer Trallflm Ttant lie Jtefuerd te Hnba
mlt Any I. on iter to Illnekmll- Phelps, on
tlio t llneae rstund, lllnckictiarde Conovot
IMward 11. 1'liolps, tho Albany lobbyist, was
n very lively wltnoss jesterday boforo Judge
lloueh lu tho Supremo Court, whero a Jury I
trying tho suit of Julius K.Chosobrough ncalnaj
Daniel I). Conovor for$10,000damage9. Chos ,
brough nlloges that In Maroh. 1871), Conovor
engaged htm to drnw certain bills and present
them to tho Legislature Thoy oovored legls.
latlou rogatdlng tho l'orty-sooond Street. St
Nicholas Avnuue and Mauhattanvllle llntLroail
Companv. of which Conovor was l'resldentv
Ho ena that Conover ngrood to compensate)
blm with $1(1,000 In bonds and $10,000 worth ot
tho stuck of tho company whon the enra woro
running on Forty-second stroot. Mr. Oonover
denies thul ho over mndo any suoh oontraoi
wlthChosobrough, and says that all his deaU
lugs wore with 1'hclps, whoso agent ho sup
poeod Chusobrough was.
Chesobrough dcclarod that Conover told
1'helps thut ho was going to give Chosebrougb;
I the stock aud bonds. Mr. Conover denied iU
I Mr. 1'helps was culled to the wituois etandjto
give rcbattal testimony.
I Ho snld that ho was ill yoars of ago and lived
I ut Vt Into I'lalns, aud bad been Interested in tba
railroad ut first, having bold t ui.uoOof Its llrsi
' mortungo bonds butiseuueiitly, however, no
roturnod tl,0iJU of thom. Ho mot Conovor oa
i tho Alltiny boat, und Oonover told him that ba
tiroposod to glvo Chesobrough tho stook and
bonds.
Conovor hnd testified that 1'helps had told
him that unless ChesubrouuhV claim wus set
tled nil of tbo mnttois concerning the 1'orty",
i second Street llallroad nod Conovor's famllir
i affairs would bo brought out; and that he
(Conovor) replied that bo would no longer suls.
lulttobluokmall. I'lielpsdenled that anything
was bald about blackmail. Ho had a confer
ence with Conover In lM'ie regarding Obese
bi ouch's claim nnd told Conover that Tie hoped
tho mutlor w ould bo bOt'lod because If the sills
were tried matters mtgnt como out whloU
would causo a scandal thut lie. l'holps, would
very much tegtut. Conovor told htm he would
seo what oould be dtmo toward settllne- tha'
suit. Austin O. Fox. tho defendant's counnU
then began tho cross-examination of Mr. '
1'helps.
(J, What bnalneas are you engaged In, Mr. Phelps f
A Oa.and eieatrle light uustneis t
Q. VV hat huatueis were you formerly engaged in I :
A. Speculatli g tu etocka bunds, Ao .
Q. Have you beeu In Albuiy during tha lesalona ef
the Legislature T A (loudly) tor twenty yeara.
Mr. Fox seomod startled by the forco ot tho I
reply and koi t silent fur a couplo of minutes, m
during which Mr. l'belps shouiod, "For twenty i a
years. Do you boar? For twenty years." '
Q What v. ere you doing there r A. Looking after ,t m
legislation '
C) Were you erer Indicted t A.Tas, 1 was. Z eaa
protect mT.eif If tlnre Is no one hero to do so forme. B
Turntiig to Judge Beach he cuutlnued Audi suppose E,
1 have tbo right to do so. B"
Tbo Judge nodded his head, and Fholntbe- E
came calm. Tbo plaintiffs counsel, Louis
Sanders, asked tho Judge to strike out this
question, remarking that Mr. Fox had no right
to ask It.
" Woll, I have anBwored It." cxclalmod
Phelps. &
li Mr. 1'helps, do you understand tha terra "lobby- Si
1st t" A.-y.i W
o. VV'tmt were you f A. A gentleman. .
Q. Yea. I understand but what else t
Tbo witness's answor was Inaudible.
Q Did you know any ot tba lobbyists at Albany f
A. Tes.
O Wero yoa one of themf A. 1 may have been
called one
Mr. Tholps wasthon asked to look at a tele
grum signod "Ed," asking Chesabrouch to
come to Albuny. Ho was asked If ho sent It,
and said that ho mtuht havo seut It.
(J Havo you any doubt that you sent 11 1 A. If ll
Fasmt thrnugti Conover's hand. 1 have. Ho would
urge a man s uamo as aoon a. do anything else
This created a sensation, and for a mtnuta
everything was still. In moasured tones Mr.
Fox said:
,t " Mr. Pholrs. what you have ftjtld was not In
answor to my question, and you volunteered
thul statement, did you not?"
" Yes."
Q. Tou nndsrstand that what yon have eald eharr.i
Mr Cunovrr with a readiness to commit an infamous
crime. A. Wa. ,
Mr. rhelpa then stopped from the stand and i
loft the court room, looklntr ftbnrply ot Mr.
Conover. Counsel will sum uu to-day.
Striking Miners Decide to Return to Wertk
lmiiu, Jane 1 A mass meeting cf tha striking
miners of the Tioga oeunty. Ta ooal mines was held at
Pllaiburg to-day, at which & mslsage was presented
from the miners at tbe Antrim mines which eald that Bl
tho miners of that district had decided to throe- up tha ' ffil
at rlka and return to work on Monday. A orotest was U
entered against the reading of the message, whloh was
nnallv ruled out by a rote of BS to7H. Ihe miners ul
this held have been out about a month, during which MB
time all tha mlnea In the district havo been Idle, and Estl
th sentiment apparent at to-day's meeting would seem Hi
to Indicate that tha strike will not be of inuoh longer 9
duration. There aeems little prospect of the miners 01
winning In the conust with tha operators, and mueh fag
dlitresshaa already been occasioned among the Idle IUtI
workmen. fyl
Tbe Hherlfr Illuea with the l'lret Panel. ffi
Thirty-five membere of the first panel of the fibericr. fhfr
Jury bad a merry time at Pelmonlco'a last night at a ' kJ
banquet that waa arranged by tba Jurors aa acompll- la
ment to bherlff Sickles. Judge Brady pre.ldod. Chaua- Ifl
cey f. Pepew, Dan Pougherty, Judge Van llrunt, anol ill
ather Puaey made speeches oompllln.utary tu O.a. im
61cklea aud sodid Ocu. (i O Uoaaid who ilen Sickles Wt
declared was the 'real hero of itelMburg" Oen. Ml
bfckl-s.atd it weshlsalui tn restore theoniceof Shertbt Mil
of thecltr of ew York tu lu aucleut dlgulty aud lia- all
portauce. , XI
Collision In Hell dale. f I If
The Greenpolnt Transportation Compapy's steam al
barge Jusephlue II. collided og llallett . I'oiut at JH P. pHI
M. jesterday wlih tho three masted schooner Maud vH-i
Jtobinson, In tow of the lugArrou. Ihe barge tore I Hi
away tha Jibboomof the schooner, pulling duwn the flf
foretopmait, and staving lu her Martio.rd bow above H
the water line The a booner was lowed to rilv Island. M
where ehe anchored for repair, r-hs ua.tadeu with, . Urn
coal, and was uu her way Trent HntioVen fur Forla. FH
mouth. N. 11 The stoambo.t t II. :ort!im was oa ,
her starboard si 1c and the shatv Side on her port. The T
barge, going In tbe uupoilie dir.L'tloii, ttUU lo pass be-
tween the fcurlbaia aud tho suhuouer, vH
Killed by I.IIllulul. H
Poukr, ft J.. June I? Thomas A Jausnn, Aladof IT JLW
whose father died rfn-iitly li aed a bo it on tho Morris fl
Canal, and :oo up1 u htuhclf the itipport of his inothsr 9i
aul four ." all chtldreiL Purlug the thunder etormof mLw
tail evrn.lirf he wai steering Ins boat noar blanhope. H
uud hi brother a.e I 1. a .Irving the mule on the m
tuttpatti, uh.n it l utt uf llghtuliig itruck tho boatand H
fhsniM ws Initanti) ki.lcd at th. he'ni. His body LH
win Iduck.ued, aud a c.'tu lu hi. i ocket wui partly MM
uieli.d Mi
Another ot Idii ItiidrllOe'N I'nlntera. Bfl
On Inforinatlou furuls'ied by Idu lladi-Hffe the police
nf the Tetiilerlolu precinct rai led another opium dea 9M
lait ul.Mii ' n the ilrpt Hour of 1'tUo.t Thirty third .-flal
t-fret n d nrreitcd the ke.p.r Sadie Vnung, aged 3d. H
They .neil si'verul pipes, lorty buwls, aud three LM
pound, uf u,duui. Mm
-tmmm
The Vteallier. ,H
A st-'rni developed over tha lake regions yastsrday H
morning and caused heavy rains lu all tbe States ber- H
derhu I akts Michigan, lirle, aud Ontario. The weather H
w.. ihrcatenitig and showery iu all parte of tha couatry H
evoipt ou the south Atlautto cuast and the north PaolOe H
Another storm wus forming In Montana that will H
probably move toward the lakej today. An area of H
1 IsMi pressure mov-sj iioi it from tha uurth and settleA jH
oyer the hew 1 ng'and Htatfa. causing a considerable Lm
fall In temperature through that entire seotion. lathe H
afternoon It a. felt lu thta region. The temperature LWm
fell steadily after 13 o'clock, at whtcb hour it registered H
71', and by 'Joiloik It was5, U was warmer In the flH
central states and southwest, the coldest reported a as MM
4e', at Uastport, ala.i aud tho warmsit bi, at Jupiter, r!
Via. MiB
lu thli city ttie Covernment temrerature rsngrd be- Bfl
tween U.1" und 7l"j average humidity To ier cenL m
wind, fresh tasterly, jH
To-day promises to he fair ant slight!) warmer, to- UMm
morrow fulr, followed by rain and a annrr H
The thermoineter at I'rrr.v's ilianua v In the Sr W
building recorded Ilio leuipcraturo ycsier Jar fullowst UMt
Iksi is ' I"'1 "'";
31 M.. 7t' nr M ,'! H
iia. m . . to ui ji '; H
11 A 1 111' Tl'l II I 41 ' ' H
I'llM ...... It' iiSMHilglit .u (1. m
Av.ru.'e .... ef H
Averageoti June IJ Ih".1 '' H
Hi. mu one i. tain i csni r . uiinr H
Tor Maine, New llainpuhlr' Wrrant, and Masia- W
cliui.tu. rain, receded W ialr lu.a.ieru Malue. warm. WW
er easterly wiuda, H
lur Itli'ii Ulan I, rvnti'ftmt, pn-f tait'rn Ktw rert, UMt
rain. iliuAdp c olei i.inii'iiriiwttii UM9
lor the Hi.trici uf ful unida, eu.iern Pennsylvania, SH
New Jets.) litlaaare aud Maryland, rain cooleri H
vanablo winl. !!
tor West Virgm'a wvsteru I'llinivUkma, western 'vH
New lork, and ohiu. fair, preceded b) rain in west- H
ern New York, ellsht y cooler, except sUUouary itav mwt
jrature la Ohtei variable wlails. m
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