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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
Mr.. CROWLEY DOING WE'LL. THANK you

Mr.. Enos Crowley, the chimpanzee of Central
Park. whose death reported yesterday up aad
gazed reproachfully OF the reporter who went up
write his obituary He slowly munching orange
and didn't TO understand clearly the complicated
ills which had nearly resulted in chmpanzee funeral at
the city's expense.
This is the first time he has sat up for three days."
said superintendent COnkling. ave first discovered
that he sick Saturday and, after sounding his
lungs, decided that IL pneumonia that threatened
him We put hot pOuitices his chest and back and
when the steaming tOncbed him he would yelilke
child with the oothache. We thought he goner
Sunday. and we up two nights with him but he's
coming around all right They always die of lung
troubles, and they have lived longer than four
years III captivity, when kept Ia glass 10
project them from draughts."
Meanwhile Enos thoughtfully scratched the place
where his ought to be and bnked with that slight
uncertainty OF action which charscorizes chin
panLee that has boon continually dosed with bran dy Tor
DAYS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
THE cAp1roL ADyIsoRY CoMMGssION.

ALBANY, May 25.-The new Capinol Advisory
Commission created blythe Appropriation bill held its first
meeting to-day. its four members the Governor, the
President OF the Senate the Speaker OF the House ana
the AtOrncy being present Governor Hill was
elected chairman aud Speaker Erwin secretary. Mr..
Mccarthy offered resolution. which adopted that
the maximum number Of men to be employed be $50.
superintendent Perry presented statement Of the work
be done the Capitol under the recent appropriation,
which was approved. Work on the Capitol. which has
brcu suspended for several months will DO resumed on
Monday.
The room OF the Regents. the room OF tho Court OF
Cai the State Library Hall the stairway, aud
work interior OF the building will be done. Mr
Perry ted that he had sufficient cut to complete
twenty feet of the and that he should eNprnd
s. 900 reno Inc the stone stored IN the Capitol
Park an In restoring the park 10 state OF nature
Mcintyre viii have u Mr.. Manning, II IL said III
tends ~ give him him Federal Office cons ISOLATION.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
TRYING TO GET the SPOILS AGAIN
EFFORTS or THE ROCHESTER oFFICIALs-NoT A
QUESTION OF SCHOLARSHIP.

EFFORTS OF THE ROCHESTER, oFFICIALS-Nor A
QUESTION OF SCHOLARSHIP
In reference 10 the recent application of the
Mayor and Police OF Rochester for such
modification OF the civil service regulations for that
city would permit them appoint for police duty
other eligible applicants the who had received
the highest In the civil service examination,
Chief Examiner Burt said yesterday to TRIBUNE re-
porter:
- IL simply attempt TO return 10 the spells sys
tenn and because the civil Service rules found
be defective there As matter OF fact the three
who stood highest in the civil service examinations
positions he police forso OF Rochester partcu
larry well qualified for such duties one OF them is
eKcayaryman OF the United states Army and another
has served hOnorably the Canada police force Can
IL be supposed that such would not DO likely TO
make good policemen No opposition made to them
by the Mayor any Of the Commissioners they simply
wanted to have the power OF appointing any OF their
friends who happened 10 obtain comparatively poor
average"
But" II was asked care not these examinations
rather test uf mans scholastic attainment than his
ply -cal qualifications for police dutyr'
" By means, although the idea that they are Is sill
entertained by many, who really th!nk that policemen
eaalntned IN advanced studies. Nothing could be
simpler than the requirements of the Civil Service Com
mission. Here they Reading. writing. spelling,
arithmetic 10 whole numbers; police rules and regula
tiuns ami city data Now. In making up tie general
OF the standing of app icant the basis OF
100, these count only thrtyhve His experience counts
ten. general character fifteen while his ply steal qualin
cations have "a relative value of forty"
There viii be a general meeting OF the Civil Service
Commissioners aud Examiners OF the state at the New
YORK Hotel On June 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
AURR AZ HILL AND THE NAVY IN DANGER
THREATENED BY SEw-YORK observation-disclosures
o,rru mi. >.rmpnpr &. sINo

THREATENED BY NEW-YORK MUSECIANS-TROUBLg
OVER THE NEWPORT CASINO.
The Musicians Mutual Protective Union has
against the band Of the United states
ship w.Hampshire and threatens dire things against
tary whitney, the made by the leader Of
the New-Hampshires band with the proprietor Of tho
Newport Casino is annued II 1t is not, and Murray
Hin peryersey insists upon listening TO the music of tho
mariners this summer, Murray Hill give Its balls
and weddings next winter without music. The United
Navy be bOycotted In mysterious and
the Secretary be serenaded by the County Deoe
raoy when he shall have rebuilt the Navy and trans
formed the Brooklyn Navy Yard into cow pasture
The OF all this excitement exists in the desire Of
the Casino proprietor to economic in the item
Of music. For several summers the band
has been furnished by w. Lander OF this city, who en-
members OF the union aud pays them union wages
time ago the leader of the NewHampshires bARd
offered to furnish the music for this season al a
what lower rate, the offer accepted and contract
signed The union laid the matter before its attorney,
HOratio c. King. lie went t. Washington armed with a
secretary OF War discOurages the employment OF reg
mental bands for entertainments other than those
nected with the military service. He presented this TO
the naval authorities with the protest OF the Union
against the employ of the New-Hampshires band
The matter stands this way said Dir. King TO
TRIBUNE reporter yesterday. =" wrote 10 Secretary
musicians, who are clothed and fed by the
Government, Is ruinous TO the musicians OF New
York and Newport The matter referred 10 Captain
Yates OF the NeWHampshre VINO replies that, when no
engaged tho band. with the agreement that Is
should be allowed play outside engagements. We
would nothing II they kept up the prices and on THIS
account we have no complaint AGAINST the Marine bsa
Of Washington. most OF the members OF which belong
TO the union"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
DIscARDIyo BoB-rAILED" CARS

A good many wayfarers will be glad to know
that the bobtailed" has again been snubbed aud
that be removed from another important line Of
travel On the Forty Street Railway double
enders" be substituted for the bob tails as
soon stables Of the company In Manhattan
ST. have been flushed and this will probably be in two
thee weeks Fifteen OF the larger have already
been placed tho boulevard route. They first
week ago last Monday, and there will be sixty OF
in all Tnis line turns OF from Forty -secOndst at Sew
enh and then into Broadway at FOrtyOurth-st it
aths Grand Circle at Fftynnthst aud thence
goes 10 Manhatans aud through that 70 the Fort Ice
Ferry. Thirty large will be used on the Forty
secUudst line, and the thirty " bob-tailcd" cars
running there will be AZ transferred to the .
hundred and tenth-st line, which has Just been
plcted. This route begins at Northumberland tenthsL
and the East River, town to ST. Nicholas
and through Manhattanst to the Fort Lee Ferry
IL starts at the Metropolitan Baseball Grounds aud
passes the Polo Grounds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
WHAT WAS FOUND on TwF YOUNG MEN.

PoUGHKEEPsIE, May 26 (SpeciaD.-A small
boat containing two young men taken from pass
ing to-day and brought up Police Headquarters.
They charged with stealing the boat from Mark
rindar. a hotelkeeper at Gauison's. The prisoners
were searched with extraordinary developments. On
them were found two large navy rcvOlvers Sheffield
knife bottles OF arsenic, other stryohnine, chorO
form and sulphate OF mOrphia and sponge a large
number and smaller iron Instruments about fty
ball cartridges quantity Of clothing. etc They gave
their u Thomas II. Cassin and John T.. Cassin
said that they lived in Maine and going Albany
to get work the canal Articles marked Newark
found their effects and had "a certificate
membership Of the American Board OF Commits siOners
OF Foreign Missions dated Boston. On the back of II is
the e. j. Maynard, PembertOn Square, Boston,
Mass They sent to Jail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
WONDERFUL CASE OF CONSCIENCE

WAsHNGToN. May ga good-looking,
wcll-but man with the crowd OF callers at the
Pension ONCE this morning and entered the room ~
First Deputy Commissioner Mclean. When his turn
came interview lac l-sri the deputy to see the
Commissioner.
'.Iho Commissioner Is busy, sir n you wish to see
ahout a clainie secure appointment we can at
tend 10 the matter here
- want TO have my pension stopped"
The Deputy Commissioner stare At tho man. then he
lookoI papers then at the again. aud finally
touched his bell button and sent messenger for the
record.
Have you considered this step sufficiently. sir r. he
asked. You are. sec receiving So month. nearly
~ 900 a year"
.'Nrs have considered II. The Government has done
enough Tor me. want to give 10 Mp"
" Have you great abundance NJ metusF
&" No. But have cuoue III FOR comfort
/" Well guess you had better see the Commissioner"
Colonel Mclean thcrcupon introduced the visitor to
the Commissioner.
After a short Interview a record or the taken
IN orier that the pcnson might be cancelled upon
claimants request"
The mans name Is Snyder. lie belonged 10 n New
YORK regiment. General Black that Tits l. not the
nrs OF this kind within bis knowledge. Not long
alter D.. entered Office k~ntucktan. Stevenson,
his tertihcaies with request that his claim
f br cancelled. lilo surrendered 1T the time
quite large fund of accumulated pensions which lie had
never drawn He wrote that he convinced he had
fully recovered from his disability.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27

BEGIN but not where they 60 to- Otherwise they
have been found out and no Legislature " S
have dared to pass their Dllt WV
this bill egaizos those routes and maps II u Is signed
we will have elevated railroad In BroadWy Io a
Chanbers.st to Forty secondst, underground rosu
up Broadway and this swinging thing. No one Kne"
anything about IL in the Legislature -, ,,-,.,
Now as TO the bridges IN the bill just as tne
River Is TO be improved and the Central and
Railroad authorities prepared 10 abandon tnelt
bridge and tunnel under the river because they csno
trains with the openings OF the draw
which will be required just this happens, thlS III
provides for bridges the street level TO ruin
that waterway" . go.
"Oh, this is old trick OF Harrison's" said senator
Punktt talking about putting two bridges over tne
Harlem 1 don't know anything ABOUT
these underground and swinging roads only
know that the bill intended to prevent TINS road
espassng the grounds of the Convent OF the Sacred
Heart That's all know about It,"
81 am very sorry, Senator" said the Governor "thaI
these things were added to what was originally gOou
bill. but the bill stand fall whole. however
Whele did you get that amendmentP'
Tt was put in by Assemblyman." meeky replied
Senator Punkitt.
Possibly put in to perfect tho BILL" said the
Governor with laugh.
The hearing closed with an argument from sidney RI
Shelburne IN opposition to senator Days Under 2rOunu
Telegraph Commission bill Mr. Shelburne declared ina
the hill would defeat the purpose OF the original act ana
that IL was unconstitutional.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
NELLIE CANFIELD LOyGS FOR DEa IT,
Ms Cnnfinlh the mnfhnr of tie vnnn q, rvon

MIS-. Cdnnelu, inc InOtncT OI Ihe young woman
who shot herself with revolver in Mrs DeWitts sem.
mary Bellevile n. j., arrived In Newark from Wash
ngton yesterday morning. She met at tho railroad
station by her daughters physician who accompanied
her to Belleye Nellie recognized her mother and SAID
In the presence OF Mrs Dewitt that she now per-
fecy happy She had all the friends she for
about her remarked that the period since the shoot
Ing iad been OF perfect happiness She appeared
fully to realize the fact that she could not live and
seemed to look forward to death with equanimity She
conyersed freely with those about her aud her mind
seemed clear.
Her mother stated that Nellie had been sufferer from
complication OF diseases for three four years and
while suffering she had shown tendency to commit
suicide. Two years ago a pistol was taken from her.
Mrs Garfield member OF the Protestant Episcopal
Church. but her daughter is convert to Roman Cath
0icsm. At her request priest was sent for on Monday
aud administered the last rites OF the church Mrs. DE
Wit said yesterday that the girl seemed to think that
she had done perfectly right In shooting herself she
said to her mother: have longed Tor years TO 20
now shall be nj rest"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
"IyFLUEYcE rnAr MUST BE BouFnr

WASHINGTON, May 20 (Special. 1t is asserted
that there 1. lie In Of tho Government Depart
mcnts AL AFFIDAVIT by Democrat. who applied for an
Office under the present Administration. which alleges
that no paid TO another prominent Democrat. who has
received important Office undor the Secretary OF
state several hundred dollars for hts Supposed in
nucnoe" aul services in behalf ot the atlantis applica-
ton II has been impractioable thus far to obtain
further particulars respecting the alleged transaction
but the outline above given IA from which
entities It full credit. Tho case
f. not tho which has caused rather
lively scandal In Iowa Ia the latter - Is asserted
that successful Democratic applicant for import
ant post compelled To pay 800 ia order
cure the influence" OF leading Osa politician OF his
I'm the case first meutiUsed there seems TO bo some
prospect that the Will ho laid before tho Pres-
dent tho allegations have been brought to the alton
ton member Of his Cabinet In the form OF atiida
VT the charges should turn 10 be true they would
afford pretty conclusive proof OF what many observers
In Washington have suspected. that not all the Demo
engaged in the business Of ocebrokcragc tho
National Capital dead beats, who impose upon the
crrduty and gulibility Of hungry and thirsty Demo.
Graf office seekers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
l.ominnr from the snburbs, recklessy dlsplaying

kalsomning from the suburbs. recklessly displaying
tattered greenback.
$50 way dar Doant you see de signp replied tue
victim OF this heartless bluff as he pointed 10 tne
legend: "Betting strictly prohibited" and the
wouldbe "sport" collapsed. For the FIRST TWO
innings the score sheet showed nothing
but goose eggs but in the third the Alpine catcher
eOeeeOlored Hercules knocked phenomenal ny far over
the elders heads. Then when there were two men on
bases the third-basemaD lost his wits ana threw te
ball ten feet over the -basemans head when,
altoge demorazcd the Remsens that their OPP
pOnents scored eleven The sec0hdbaseinan Tor
the Remsens was what the small boy denominates " a
holy terror" He big, and blacker than a coal by
several shades. and he covered more
ground than any two other players. When man was
running for his base he would touch HIN, ater cao
ing the bali, with energy that threatened 10 mann
the victim for life. $500,
The Rensens had q white man for y pitcher, out ne
failed show the boosted superiority OF tue Caucasian
In fact. he pronounced by the crown 70 y.
"nO good" while the Alpines were all OF the puresI
Ethiopian strain. with the exception Of the catcher VINO
was little color In the NTH inning the ptchcr OF
the Alpines slowed his white teeth with adeprecaof'
grin he let In q an error bat Tue nome cip
having thus broken the did not stop until IL hal tree
The Alplnes won the game however, ana WIN IL
the cham iOnshp. Tnc score was;
Remsen .............-..-.......-.0 o o y, q
AIpine. D IL S-4o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHIhuTON, Iuesdhy Nay 10 1888.
THE PRESIDENT CoMINo.-The President will probably
visit NowYork May 30 and participate the local
observance OF Decoration Day.
CHOLERA IN CALcUrrA-The Marine Hospital Bureau
IA Informed that during the two weeks ended April
there were 1888 deaths from cholera In Calcutta
Mr.. BAYARD CONC WRsT.-Mr Bayard will leave
Washington next week for the West TO deliver Grafton
"TbOmas Jefferson" at the State University at Mis-
souri, lie will be accompanied by his private secretary,
MIR. Bryan erCongressman Hurd, Colonel Switzer and
probably Senator CoeKrel-
The CHINESE MIssIos.It s understood that the Pres
dent has reconsidered hts determination 20 give the
Chinese mission TO California because OF possible
barfsments account of tho feeling OF the people
that state toward the Chinese The friends OF Colonel
DENLY, prominent lawyer OF Evansville, Ind urg-
Ing him for tie position.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
ELEIscHER FINDS NAVY FRIENDS
THE RESULT OF HIS ATTEMPT TO JUMP FROM TN.
BRIDGE.

BRIDGE.
The top fiat of No. 219 East Seventy-third-
st,whch presented picture Of misery Monday night
looked the yesterday when Gustave Fesche who
sought to kin himself by jumping from the Bridge re-
turned with two friends and kissed his wife aud eight
children. The plantve statements in what he a
his farewell letter. published In yesterdays TRIBUNE
brought many sympathizers to the house, among whom
were representatives of different German charitable
societies. basket OF provisions brought in by
little boy and the family enjoyed the first decent meal
they have had for many days
Feischer was taken before Justice Walsh in Brooklyr
in the morning and admitted to 800 BAIL ~ senbaner
Of No. 14l Eim-st this city, becoming his bondstnan
never heard of the BEFORE" said Mr. Stem.
bauer but when saw the of the case in tls
papers this morning knew the unfortunate feo= was
one OF those good people you meet occasionally amid
crowd of bad Ihaye offered him job therefore
and he will begin work With me to-day"
In the courtroom the agent OF the house where Fe-
seher lived said that he would done something for
the unfortunate II he had known his condition aud
a 80 bill was slipped into the mans hand
Harry Ii. MIxlow. the builder. or expressman. OF No.
200 East Seventy hired Flescher according
TO the iattsrs statement at Slo week ana promised
away from Job with a builder named Smith
in Fiftyhrst-st between Second and First aves he
ing S25. Then when threatened 20 sue him he said
he would have the opinion OF contractor, and II no
approved the work done he would give me 500 never
got It, The OF the beer saloon where I got ths
work done kept my several days for the sake OF
difference Ofive cents which he said owed him Tor
oeer, and couldn't get work without nay tools.
their regret that Feischer had not succeeded In
uniting suicide. /.
Flescher 81 also by Fiend and Angel" vita
the wsh May they get more|
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
THROUGH NEB-YORK STATE.
ALAD WHO WAS "GoING WEST"

POUGHKEErSIE, May 26.-Francis Wagner,
age thirteen found In the street here yesterday
toy trumpet lashed across his breast, toy gun
hung his back three cigars were In his pocket In
in one hand orange and m the other paper OF
peanuts. He said that he wanted to ind Missionary
Brace Othe NewYOrk society that sends children West,
he wanted go to Minnesota, and II he didn't lind
Mr.. Brace he would go alone The little chap was
barcfooted aud straw hat with brIn
about foot wide. IIo told Recorder Town
Brace, and while out there frOze his feet and was
sent back TO hospital In New-York, where he had two
amputatcd Then he sent back to his home in
Pine Plains but his father and mother had parted, the
father living with another woman and the mother with
another His aunt took him and cared for him TIL
she Gied when he turned over To HIS grandmother
and cared for him TIL she unable to do any
longer, when he had TO shit for himself lie had not
He said that II he got lost In the woods West
he could blow his trumpet and be found and that lie in
tended to hunt with his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
RUSHING A GREAT. RAILWAY JOB.
THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT ACT DECLARED TO 81
IEr TELEGRAPH TO THE rnrnuSn1

ALBANY, May 26-Burton n. Harrison
sensation before the Governor this afternoon
when Senator Punkltts Metropolitan Transit Act was
taken up for consideration. Mr.. Harrison declared
that it job. lie said This Is OF the most
remarkable instances OF the progress OF steal In tho
Legislature. II has passed the Legislature without
attracting any attention. The people are crying out
the Arcade Railways proposal up Broad
way. This railroad proposes do the thug
Extensively In view OF the number OF routes proposed
IL proposes TO take new streets and 10 change the
location Of several bridges the Harlem objected
to this latter provision and they amended it in the
Senate to my satisfaction but expected II would come
up IN different shape in the Assembly and 1t did The
corporation In question is to build an
elevated railroad with double track
above and along the following routes: From
Bowling Green through private property up Church-st
along Canal-st' around a corner and into
seyenth-ave., and thus through private
property to Highbridge. The bill does not
require the consent of properyownera or the antho
ties Originally It provided both an elevated and an
underground road and the engineer has Injected his
peculiar fancy for suspended for horse cars and
things under the elevated road This makes four roads
route the underground the surface the suspend
ed and the elevated.
the peculiar feature ~ tho railroad sohene he
continued. Is In the branches One IL 10 70 from a
point south of Forty-second-st. east and north TO
the Grand Central Depot. One from a
point north OF Fortieth-st and enc from
point south OF One-hundred Tbese
plans to be approved by the State Engineer tho
engineer OF tho Croton Aqueduct aud man appoined
by the metropolitan Transit Company. They could not
get the engineer OF the Croton Aqueduct, who has
always been man OF character. 20 into the lob
In 1881 had State Engineer suited them-silas
| Seymour known TO fame-and through him they got
around the necessity OF satisfying the engineer
OF the croton Aqueduct They drew their
plans and they approved by silas
| Seymour In them the branch south OF
d-seventy- nh-s starts at the Bowling
Green branch south OF Foreth-st starts at Cham
bersst 1t II the most extraordinary piece Of mpudenee
authorities and everybody. As soon the maps were
Had they took them away and hid them,
speaed maps drawn 10 ~ 10 show where the branches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-27
RIPPING UP BRoApEAY FAS1ER THAN EyER

The rate of speed made heretofore on Jacob
sharps Broadway railway inc reased yesterday.
The force OF 800 made 50O the additional 200
being put at work the uptown track. beginning at
Fourteenth-st. and working south The east side line
extended. IA far excavation went, to point
opposite tho south end OF the Stewart store the track
being completed to point opposite Grace Church No
pavement relad on this side. The excavation for
the west downtown track was extended from the
Grand Central Hotel beyond Houston and we'll toward
Princest the track being laid TO BOnd-st. The pave
ment reset AS far down rs Fonrth-st
President James A Richmond, Of the company, states
that cars will be run all night ON the new road. The
hours OF work are now from a. IN. To p.