The Washington critic., 1888-05-26
NEWS or THE DAY.
Important Events of the Past Twenty.
four Hours.

four Hours.
An nangry alteration, followed by fstic
encounter took place between II. B. Hol-
Inns and William l.. Breese, two of the
best known brokers in Wall street. on a
Long Island CITY ferryboat yesterday.
The dispute on the boat, IL Is said, arose
by Mr. Breese charactcnzing Mr.. Hollins'
business methods as irregular. Mr. Hol-
Inns struck Mr.. Breeso with his umbrella.
Mr.. Breese retaliated by knocking Hollins
down. Trouble between the two brokers
dates back TO the Lake Shore pool,
in which w. X. Vanderbilt, II is
said, lost Si,0O0,000 Mr.. Breese is said
to have lost several hundred thou
sand dollars through representa-
tions alleged to have been made by
W. X. Vanderbilt and II. b. Hollins and
has been persistent in his demands for its
restitution. According TO current talk
both Vanderbilt and Hollins are alleged
to have deferred making settlement,
and IL was on this subject that the quarrel
was based. Friends of w. l.. Breese say
that suits will be brought against both w.
X. Vanderbilt and II. B. Hollins, as a
result Of the encounter. Both brokers
are members of the Stock Exchange.
The Butchers National Protective As
sociation held its final session IN Phila-
delphia yesterday. The following officers
were elected: President, Charles James of
st. Louis; first vioe-president, Robert III.
Mooney of New York; second vice-presi-
dent, William Peters of Pittsburg; record
ing secretary, Christopher Brokate of ST.
Louis; treasurer, Harry Cheatle of Chi
cago; financial secretary, George w.
Schenck of Philadelphia. Detroit was
selected as the next place of meeting. The
trustees for next year are: Joseph Dapper,
| Pittsburg; Charles Bertram, Baltimore;
| George Beech, Detroit; John NJ. Letterle,
| Louisville; Walter Pfeifcr, st. Louis; Giles
| A. Stanley, Chicago, and j. Reilly, New
| York. Henry Schaefier OF Baltimore,
| who withdrew his name as q candidate
| for first vice-president, is a member of the
| committee on policy.
| The United States Senate Committee
| continued yesterday the investigation of
| civilservice methods in the New York
| Custom-House. Lewis Mcmillan, APP
| praiser of the port, testified that DIR. Ed
| ward Sherer and John A. Sl1erer were re.
moved at the suggestion OF Assistant
| Secretary Maynard. d. E. Moore testified
that Appraiser Mcmillan said that the
Secretary had given him list of men to
be removed, and although the Secretary
| was told that the men were efficient
| he insisted upon their removal. APP
praiser Mcmillan, being recalled, denied
that he had told the Secretary any of the
men were efficient except the Sherers.
The annual parade of the New York
Coaching Club in Central Park will occur
to-day, and as usual, it will cause very
large gathering of fashionable equipages
Colonel William Jay, president of the
club, will lead the parade. The annual
drive of the Coaching Club will be en-.
joyed the next Saturday, on which occa-
sion the gentlemen coaehmen" will
drive to Mr.. w. X. Vanderbilts country
residence, "Idlehour," on Long Island.
In the fence case of United States vs.
Douglass, William Sartoris Horse Com
pany, Judge Sanity, at Cheyenne, Wy
purchased railroad lands, and in fencing
the property inclosed Government sec
tons, having obtained title to only each
alternate section. The United States At.
torney secured an injunction and suit
followed. The decision is of the utmost
importance to all ranchmen within the
Union Pacific's twenty-mile limit.