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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
no SECURE GREATER SAFETYATSEA.
TEXT OF THE MARINE CONFERENCE.
rr .rrmrs OF TILE PLAN For THE pREsEnvA.

rrArrRrs OF THE PLAN FOR THE PREsERVA'
rIoN OF LIFE AND PROPERTY AT SEA.
washington. June CT tspeclsD.-The following Is the
text Of the bill providing for an lntcrnauonai 'ia"'
Conference to secure greater safety Tor lie ana poP
erty at sea- as agreed upon to-day in conference Do
tween the two houses:
THAT the President of the United States be- and he hero
Inv is authorized aud requested invite the Government
OF each marine nation to send delegates to MARINE
ence that assemble in the City OF washington o ~
LIST day OF October. In the year 1885, or o. sueh 'e
and place as he may designae 70 appoint nve oeesa'
one Of whom shall be an officer OF the United States navy
and one an Official OF the Life Saving Service 70 represent
the limited States ut said Marine Conference anu W Ma
vacancies In their number
sec,Ian That it shall be tho object OF said Marine
conference TO revise and amend the rule OF the roao
a, and the international code Of flag and night sig
nalsp TO adopt uniform system Of marine sgnalsof otne
means OF plainly indicating the drecuoh 'h "hion
vessels arc moving in fog, MIST falling snow ana ~
weather and at night to compose and discuss the
systems employed the saving OF life ana properly from
shpwreck for reporting marking and removing dangerous
wrecks or distractions TO navigation Tor aesshss %
sels for conveying to mariners ana persons ih.eie "
shipping warnings of approaching storms OF ua"seie ~
NAVIGATION OF changes in lights buoys ana o'hef Gay anu
$50 ,rks and other important Information, and to Tor
mulate and submit ratification to the Governments "
oil maritime nations proper internationai iesu'V" '
prevention Of collisions and other svoinaDie difase''
Sccton q That the OF sl5,OOV' or % mu'u
-. =. NV he necessary is hereby appropriated
nrt q, ,nv funds In the Treasury OF the Untea ea"
not otherwise appropriated. for the necessary eAp"
% d Marine including the pay and allowances
Of the representatives of the United States therein which
sbau be $4,000 each, and actual necesSa',
EXPENSES OF delegates as are not saafen
The limited States and the latter shall DC aiio"eu w.
-, o.o.sa,v exnen.eA The Secretary Of the Navy Is
hereby authorized to provide the Conference Win such
cuIt,es rs may be deemed necessary. .. =,
section That shall be the duty OF the sscioa,y
State to transmit Congress detailed Statement "
ea'e ~ n.urrsa under the provisions of this BILL
III, ,r, nrohably be called up for final acton
Inc 1o s 10 morrow and in the Senate on MONDAY
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DE, , roR the M0RDFR OF HIS SON.
,., nov DIED FOR TAKING HIS MOTHERS
- ,,,,ooyER CAILOUS

THE boy DIED FOR TARlNo HIS "o
:pARr-ruE PRISONER cALLous ,
coroner DERRICK held an inquest yesterday ~ ran
ors.cr on the case Of Dosart Doremus ago h'io.co
,rho wa, killed by his father, Myers Doroniu', WV"
..r,,,rc knife on Saturday evening In their ho"s' ~
s,.,e'st that town. Myers Dorcmus came hoinc ,ha'
r,ch, drunk His wlfc sat on the front uoor'''P'
,,oremus ordered her with oath TO get MN 'oiI
o,e,n underclothes She did not arise 10 eAec"'o ~,
order as soon as he thought she Should 50 Nv o'
h,s,n ~ wafer and threw 1t over her. us sVh'
Toc.rt said 10 his father " That's nice way " 'oas
nthor II Won don't stop will have you pounu o'c'
q, rcn the peaces Dorcmus, senior, rephed Win hsn
words He then ran into bedroom ho iniliouia'op
emo ont again and stood in the doorway OF Inc roou
tis son Bocart. paced up and down the slttinsroon
n,ucb aeltatcd over the insult to his mo'hcr ho $50
,,nsated "a have o good mind 10 have you arios'o'
No sooner had he spoken than HIS father sprahg 10 inc
,.he on which was large carving knife se'heu u anu
nnged II into bis sons side between the secohu anu
,,rd ribs. Tho boy staggered into tho yaiu' unrpw
hIs hands up and exclaiming: my God' an Ai'e''
sank TO the ground dead. ,.. ,.o.
The Jury after short consultation, renuc,o" va
s,o, that Bocart Doemus came to his death at MS
1athor,s hands. Coroner DodrIck held Doremus ior
The Grand jury Ills reputation Is bad hs mas ois
worked at times and his wife has Sm las been
rendent ron her son for support Doiono ho nd
49, &c a wife beater The boy was s,ceu! nadu
M,nc lad Doremus seems Indifferent 10 MS posiilo
1,Hs murdered boy buried yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
THE wIGOy HELD A MAyGLEp BODY

Robert Barrett, tho welLknown wholesale grocer OF
No 263 broadway, Elizabeth N. j., was killed In Eliza,
beth ave, yesterday In a singular Bot ween
IL and 12 O'Clock Andrew Martseu noticed ono Of
Barreits wagons coming up EIzabethave, apparently
without driver. he stopped tho horse and was
Mortified by the discovery Of the dead body OF Barrot
hanging head down under the wagon with his foot
caught In the foot-board. His skull was crushed In,
the brains oozlng from the wound. One was ground
off, and that side of the head and face was laceracd
beyond recognition.
From the trail OF blood and from the papers which
had fallen from his pockets, Mr. Barrett had evidently
been dragged five or six blocks. The horse had not
run away, but had walked slowly tho whole Distance
It is presumed that, as Mr.. Barrett was subject TO
epleptic fits he was attacked with one, and fell for
ward out Of his wagon his foot caught In the foot
board and HIS body hung that the head and shoulders
dragged upon the pavement
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CONGRESS IN AN EXPECTANT Moop'
rrv ruorcuTs OF MEMBERS APPARENTLY IN

curcAGo-AN HONOR TO HRw'HAMPshi""'
Washington June o1-Before the close oi 'no me-
inc business Mr. BLAIR called attention 10 the 'a''
that to-day was the one hundrcdh anniversary y, Wv
ratification of the Constitution by the stare Vi No
uomnsb,re and the consolidation Of the Sta'es "ni.n
had nm TO that time ratified It into Nation III ''i0
canital Of that state appropriate ceremonies "e'e
now In progress he said, for the celebration Oh 'n
creat event. lie believed that as the secohd cen,
tenna, OF the Constitution approached THIS uas "ou
no obsoryed by unanimous consent as the one "os'
,nnronrate for such memorial exercises. III ooh'
memoration Of that great event OF his haV'e e'''o
bs moved that the Senate adjourn.
At the suggestion Of Mr. VEST however, the mo''on
as temporany suspended until the morning business
should he disposed Of The question was theh put
ON Mr. BIAIR,s motion to adjourn and was decided
in the negative. ..
The Senate then proceeded 70 executive business
and afterward on renewal of Mr.. Blairs motion ad-
journed TIL Monday.
In the House to-day the Sundry CIVIL ApproPr|
tion bill was considered. In the course OF the oepao
on the public land surveys, Mr. ToWNsHEND, OF IL
Iinos. declared that the Democratic party had re-
covered 100000 acres Of the public lands, ana
said that the most stupendous lie he had ever hearu
had cmanated to-day from Chicago, where the Con-
venton had declared that the Democratic party hah
never forfeited any OF the land grants. - !.
The amendments in the bill included an increase Oh
So4 900 in the appropriation for the WsterVhe' NJ He
Arsenal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
couoo1- ROY COMMITS SUICIDE.

Paul wltte, age ten, who lived at No. 1890 second
ave. told one Of his schoolmaes few days ago that
he was thinking Of taking rat poison He attended
the public school in Seventiethst, and also was
a pupil in the gymnasium Of tho Central Turn Veieln'
in Sevcnty-seventhst., near Lexingon,aVe. uislAo
for the exercise In the gymnasium led him to absent
himself from the place frequently, and his father
threatened to whip him. Fear OF punishment made
the boy miserable. On Wednesday his grandmother
cave him some money to pay his dues In the gym
nasium. lie took the money and purchased some rat
poison at a drug store in the nei6hborhood on
wednesday night he was heard groanins IN MS oeo'
and bs parents found him vomiting and fl great agony
DR. Wnernitz was summoned, and he thought tho lad
was suffering from cholera. Paul diod at a. M yes
terlav. Later his schoomates told Of his threat to
take poison, and some "Rough on Rats was found
in tho cellar DR.. Winterntz had already reported
the case M he COroners office OF cholera when
an investigation showed that the boy had COMMITTED
sulcte
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No CASE AGAINST THE PARK POLICEMAN.

John j. Quinn Of the Park Police, cleared himself OF
pretty serious charge in the Iorkvhle COurt
Yesterday Thomas Heating, cook In the De La sane
ynsp,e NJ No 1OS West Fy.nnth-st, said that he had
t-ed to enter the Park the Fy-ninth-st entrance
about 10 O'clock on Sunday night He had been drink
ing. and met Quinn, who threatened to lock him up.
Keang begged Quinn not to do that as IL wouio cos
him his situation Whereupon Quinn took the cooks
watch and what change In his pockebook ana
striking him across back with his club told him 70
GO about his business and say nothing about the natter
Heating told Captain Beatty about 1t and quinn was
arrested In court, 10 was shown that Quihh u" ~,
I,ve tho Arsenal on Sunday night until IL M, and
that Keatlng had admitted the principal Of the insl
tue that he had robbed Then Quinn TOOK inc
stand and swore that found Heating drunk In the Pa
and ordered and that when he refused 70 80, nv
ga no,hor orIcer led him out OF the Park, but neither
,,rck nor robbed him second policeman swore 70
enc same fact and Justice White dismissed the case
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
PLANS OF ACTORS AND MANAGERS

It is probable that Richard Mansfield will keep A
Partisan Romanse" his programme till the end Of his
engagement the Madison Square Theatre June 30.
Blanche Marsden has determined to contest the will OF
her father Fred. Marsden the dramatst whose
sad death will be remembered.
comic opera company under the management OF Rob-
ert Gau grief in Baltimore and the
is missing Mr.. Grau had many singular experiences
but always find people willing risk
gagsng with him.
Tho Chicago Convention has been seized upon by sgd
ncy Roseneld good subject for topical song,
quently De Wolf Hopper sings the following lines
nightly during tho performance Of the Lady the
Tiger at Wallpck's:
Each man In convention maintains that, Of course,
His is the whom the rest must indorse,
And's very good terms with himself.
but 10, when the votes are all taken, gloom
Descends the chap who wearing his plume
He is all up the fiume, for he's busted his boom,
And he's not good terms with himself
Miss May Wilkes the California actress who recently
appeared the Grand Opera House in Called Back" has
purchased from Nelson Wheatcroft the right HIS play
Gwynnes OathS and will In it under
the management OF T. +. Zimmerman.
H. Grattan Donnelly, tho author of Natural Gas" has
just completed q musical farce-comcdy for Haen and
Hart who viii II in the rstclass theatres next
season. The company will be superior one. will be
under the personal direction OF Harry Hine
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
HE ASKED JOHN KELLY TO DO SOME WORK Foh IA"
AND THE LATTER WANTED MONEY.

Tho difficulty between Father Charles III. Coi'op'
pastor OF st. stephens Roman Catholic ehucn, IN
twenty cIghth-st and John Kelly, an adherent OF inc
Rev DIR. McGlynn, was before tho General Term OK
tho Court of Common Pleas yesterday, with judges
Van Ioesen and Allen on the bench. 'ohn hciy,
who is seventyscvcD years old, copied some OF tpo
church records at tho behest Of Father cotton ana
rendered a bill Of ST2 for twenty-four days services.
The bill was not paid, and he sued for the amount
I'm the Sixth District Court Judge Lachman as
missed the complaint. The hearing yesterday was On
the appeal from this Judgment. Bernard D. hehy'
for tho plaintiff contcnded that the decision was con-
trary to tho evidence He said payment was refused
because his client had stood by Dr. McGynn and tha
the day after tho decision was made his client was
arrested on o trumpedup charge OF stealing news
papers from q stand at Twenty-eghth-st and Ihrd-
ave. but was Immediately discharged. II this sort
of thing can be given In payment for the WORK nc
did, continued Mr.. Kelly, Il think the Cathoic
Church should 60 out Of business"
Thomas l.. Feltner, behalf OF Father Cotton,
said that the evidence before Judge Lachman showed
that the work was not performed at the time men
toned Ii the complaint. Work had been done at
tho request Of Father Cotton, but 1t was gratuitous
Kelly was a member OF the church out Of employment
and did some copying, others did, to help the
church. Father Cotton had aided him by giving him
letters to procure employment and had given him
as a matter Of charity various sums amounting 10
800.
made upon tho evidence and not any point OF law,
tho General Term affirmed the judgment pronounced
by the court below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
MR. HOBBY, THE ooyTRA oroR, PUT UNDER BAIL

ID. II. Hobby, the contractor cngascu III making the
trench In Thirty second where three mon lost their
lives on Wednesday, tahon to tho cofoners ofco
yesterday after having been examined al Jefferson
Market Coroner Eldman decided to hold him In
$4,000 ball to await the result Of tho inquest Hobby
went away with the officer TO search for the Italian
Michael Marone, who employed the laDorert, and tho
foreman NJ. Certiro Mr. Hobby returned liitle after
noon and cx-Jpdge Bixby signed his bond. John NJ
Haggerty, an inspector In the employ of the gas com
pany, appeared nj the CoroDors Office and was put
parole as was The foreman Of the gang Of Italian
laborers employed In the trench. Michael Certiro.
The contractor, Michael Marone Of No. 80 Mulberry
st. has kept out Of sight of the police since tho acct
dent
Tbs body Of Patrick Lenahan, ono of the three men
KILLED In Thirty-secondst, was removed yesterday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22

Earned runs-Boston, .; New York, l. Two-base hits
Wise Ewing Home runs-0 Rourke. Double plays
Wise and Morrill, Garrison, Wise and Merrill First
base on bns-Iofnung Tiernan. Connor First base on
errors--Doston / New-York, Q. Struck out-Nash,
Elusmsn g. Merrill Hornung Cl0rkson, Conner, Ewing,
Ward, Keofe Passed bas-Ewing ? wild pitches
Keefc. Time-o hours. Umpre-Dan:els
philadelphia June ol.-The Athletics defeated Brook
Ign this afternoon by hard batting in the last two In
nlngs The Brooklyn players could not gauge Weyhings
delivery The as follows:
H hISIslis 49,, 9 . ] 9 ) IS
misunderstanding, 7; Athletic H. Errors-Brook-
lyn 4; Athletic 4. Pitchers-Caruthers and weighing.
Jmprc-Deylln
washington, June 2I-The Senators won the third
game OF the series to-day from the Philadelphia nine by
this
E Ws.s1sgg,Sa " J % 9 . g 9 ! &c &c
Baachi;s- Philadelphia Z; Washington, II. Errors
Philadelphia o. Washington, g. Pitehers-Gleason and
ODsy UmpIe-Kclly.
Detroit June oThe home team outplayed the Indian
spolis team at every point to-day and follows;
ib% sIlsPs g : 3 / 20 SS--lSS
Bssebits-In indianapolis. 8; Detroit IA. Errors-ln'
dApspolls IA; DetrOx T. fitchefs-iIealy and Getzsn
Lmpfc-valentine.
chicago. June 2I.-The Chicago club defeated Pitts
burg to-day follows:
r rit,s6urg $3.50 81
Basehits-P ittslrrg o; Chicago, 4. Errors-Ptsburg.
2; Chicago .. Pitchers-Morrs and Van Haltren. Um-
pife-Lynch
At Baltimore Baltimore, II Cleveland, l.
At Cncnnati-LOusvlle IL; Cincinnati, g.
At Pceksal-cutan Giants a Hayerstraw. L
At Kansas City-Rain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
yysU8 aNCEs IN RECENT FIRES.

,, ,r,ros IN the furniture factory OF Philip stro
no, No 1855 Eli abcthst (rear June Il? Is as follows
on buldinG-IamburG Bremen, osrmahS so 80. H
orara, NJ Y. 81, 900; Gesmia Pittsburg' sL1oo' L.c
900, and London and Globe England. sIoVO; totai
$1,000 c,o,. ~ "
81 600: Norwich Union. England, sl5co; Ne"-H'i'p.
shire al 600 Buffalo. German, NJ Y. slooo; commerce
Union. England $780, Sum- London, $1,000; fhoehix'
u,,,ord ss75 Springfield Mass. 1915 Hartford Conn
sa-s, Merchants & Manufacturer, $500 Franklin
s375. Citizens, CHM, $500; Citzens ~ ''' e'J"
Hanover ". Y. $500 Pennsylvania Plttsoufg. sooo
National, N. Y, $3.50; Northern Ehgiaho @''o' W.T.
mania N. Y, $500; total $40 r.
On machinery in 49.51 Elizabethst Western, Can.
al 300; Meriden Conn, s12oo; Manufacturers BulP
ers, N Y. $500; Commercial Union England, Si,oVo
Phoenix Hartford sl25; Springfield, Mass siZo' narV
ford Conn, 1925; FraLhlin. s12o; Mechnhcs' mn
~ ooo. Citizens N Y. $500; Germana, N. Y 5000 I;
total, 81, 900.
On horses and trucks (rear OF 1851 Elizabeth'st)-
Citizens, Pittsburg, 81 400. -
On lumber in ward 1871 Observation-Disclosures, n. Y.
$1,000. c,. ~ -
90 zoo Alliance NJ Y, So $50 Niagara, N. Y. $4,000;
FIRE Association England s5 600 City OF London Eng
lind $1,000 Phenix, Brooklyn. $4,000; LaneashiSe
England 90 500; Fireren's Fund, Cd. $1,000; totai
ESQ, 900. - -
On stock in 1855 Observation-Disclosures N y"
s1 900; Merden, Conn. $1,000; London Lancashire
England g. 500; North River, N. Y. $1,000; Norwich
Union, England, 81 500 Liverpool Lond'n q 'io1e'
England &C. 500; Imperial. England, $780, Citizens
Cincinnati s1,5oo; Citizens. Pitts, $1,000; total
$4,000.
On stock 535s Elizabeth.st (rear)-Alliance NJ Y.
ri 600: Hamburg Bremen Germany $500; pennsylvania
Pitts $500; Citizens. CHM. $500; Me'hanieS Trad
crs NJ o. 81, 800; Lancashire, England, s150o; total
s5,5oo
On machinery in rear OF IS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
England $3.50; German. American. N. Y, el25o; total
$1,000.
Tho insurance I'm the box factory Of J. Lncks Co..
Nos 517-5l9 and rear 521 to 523 West Nneeenthst
fire June 20, 10 as follows: Hamilton, N. Y, $1,000
Southern N. o., 81, 900; PARK, N. Y eooo Commercial
Union England, $500; Americah. N y, $500; West
chester N. Y, $500 total, "a, 900.
On building No. 621 West Observation-Disclosures N.
Y 81, 500; Liberty, N. Y, 81, 500; total $4,000
The insurance the pisno-casngs factory OF Delmann
Lncks No. 617.519 and Of $40 to 500 West Nine
feminist FIRE June 90 is follows Phoenix, OF Brook
lyn e., 600; Lancashire England, $1,000; Hanover.
NJ Y, 1000; Anglo-Nevada, Ca $780, Germania.
NJ Y, $500; North River, N. Y, $500; Factors and
Traders, N. o., $500; Phoenix England $500; Sun,
NJ O., $500; East Texns $500 Rome, Co.. $500; Knox
vile. Tenn, $780, Macon. Ga. $500; Peoples. Conn.
$500: Manufacturers Wheeling, $500; Southern Ala.
bama $500; Franklin, Wheeling $500 total. s11,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
cOrRr CALENDARs-TO-DAY.

SUPREME CoURT- CHAMBERs. Before Andrews u
H. H. 4 = aes g. 2 g. 80 S g $50 soC at
sSss4. 49, $751; so 49, Ss
S esq so3 7s a III CO. 4
sIPRfmE Rr-crRcUrr-PARr I-BefOre Lawrence. j.
sTpEENn cmcuTPARI JB Es S,ss c1 1na
H2 1912 gt sSS' si $' i5 l5s' '' 1882 iSO
@ s51 s s 5 $685. $751; Se.i?R o
ssos $500 1904 1898 2es 3t5S Sts AZ AZ gss Sg9
$ $Sgs $ sSg Isl saS sac s7s8 Isl. 1915. S7i
2I sTrSknf &C v-Before Beach,
cs G Ransom
Lenohan. 10 M WIN Of sarah H. Peek ~ M c,n
PROBATE q ,hs M%5y SS,snp% XSs TSi%f.
pSy B Bd footSa Ten
EyeS, Johanna Adolmann Joseph ". bowling II
sUPERIoR COURT - GENERAL TERN - Adjourned sine
SUPERIOR UouRr-sPEcrA: TEaM-Bcfore o'GOrman. j.
sgrnno TE Eas ipaH 1-BerOre DusrO
COMMON rIRAsGENEGAL TER.IBe3re Van iiocsen' p j.
and Ho MeT SPECIAL TKaa~Beiorc Van Hoeson j.
coMMyS PIGHsHEQurY TERM-BefOre Allen JNo day
CoMXos pLEAs-ralAL TERMpART Before IarremOre
soi Is 500 $50. s20, 800, sll. sl4.
SSs4SS iia SSo' 5ss
o5t rr voc o sSs gGS A yo s "a Browne
5 SS S 4$4i S S3s Sis3 ss
54O7 1881 BAG. 449s. 1924. 645S
CRY CoURT-rRlAL TERM-PARr 1l@Betore McGown; il
as72 4oes 5St5. 64l5 $3.50 1885, 1920 e$9 oil9 49O,
CRY CoURT--TRAL TRRM-PART IIL-BeIore McAdam.
5g t2gi G s t Ss GG2 '1SO 40l' '4'
CoirHr OF OYER ASb Observation-Disclosures Barrett, J. and
District Attorney FellOws.-NO. j.
Cot,RT OF GENERAL sEsstoNs-PARr L-Before MARITIME
J. and Assistant DistrictAttorney Davis. Nos TO -
coIur OF GENERAL sEssioXs-PARr II.-Before Glider
sleeve J. and Assistant DistnctAttorney Forser-Sos
| " III inclusiye. - ,,. ~, ,o,u.. cu,.,,.
and Assistant District Attorney Jerome.NoS TO II
/ inclusive.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
JOSS STICKS BURNED IN COURT.

procession of Cinnamon filed into the Supreme
Court room where Justice Beach presided yesterday
suit was brought trial in which Foo Long, OF the
firm of Kuong, Cheng Chung. importers OF Chinese
goods at No. Mott-st, demands 90, 400 from Chu
Fong another Chinese merchant, whom he charged
with having wrongfully converted IT. Foo Long
who the principal witness, would not take an
oath after the prescribed form, but insisted that a
Gloss stckn should be burned This was done and
he proceeded to state that the defendant told him
that large quantity of opium had been smuggled
into port and that he could purchase It for much less
than the market value. lie and few friends sub
scrbed the amount mentioned. They never received
the opium and never got their money back
Chu Fong the defendant, denied that he had de-
frauded his fellow countrymen. Hc said that he took
the money In good faith and went to Newark to pur
chase tho opium from Sam Jones. The latter took
the money and pointed out three barrels In the express
Office which he said contained the opium The wit
ness ordered the barrels to be sent to No. hottest
1t afterward turned out that they contained Hour
Jones disappeared and afterward indicted The
trial will go on to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-22
Picard POST MAY LOSE ITS CHARTER.
THE EVIL RESULT OF ADMITTING AN EXCoN'
,,rnrp Atm TO THE GRAND ARMY.

THE EVIL. RESULT OF ADMITTING AN EX'CoN'
FEDERATH TO THE GRAND ARMY.
There will be a lively time tomorrow night az 'ho
meeting OF the Memorial Committee OK bfoohiyn'
when the question of the admission OF an cx'Conied
crate soldier into the ranks OF Grant ARMY ros'
will be brought up. Except among those Democra'''
nolltclans who have combined to make pohtlcai cap
ta ont of the Grand Army, there is general feehn
that grave error has been committed, not so mueh
IN consequence Of the admission to even associate
membership OF one who aided in making the existence
Of a Grand Army possible, as because Diow mas
been thereby aimed directly at the foundation OF tno
organization j..
Colonel Wells, a prominent Grand Army man III
Broolslyn said yesterday "There Is no ruie OF py.
law OF the order that Will admit Of the formation OF
any auxiliary body to any Grand Army fost anu
unless the associate membership OF the Ricard Post
Of Brooklyn is done away with the post Is likely 10
lose its charter Unless the officers OF the POST taho
Immediate action and shut Off tho associate MEMBER
ship, the Department. Commander OF the state VIII
be called upon to act, and there arc only TWO acci-
sIons at which he can arrive lie can order inc
post to drop its newly formed adjunct or taKe away
the charter"