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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
END OF The M0RRiS CANAL.

GOVERNOR GREEN SIGNS THv BILL PCTIiHt fhH
COMPANY our OF EXISTENCE.
TRxSTox March cs tspeciaD. Governor to-day
approved the bill allowing tho Morris Canal COMPANY
to surrender Its and quit business He assigns
his reasons At length for attaching his signature 10
the act.
al tiis bill seriously impairs the present require
msrrt Of any cities TO their water supply says
tho Governor "thsy have either not realized the fact
or failed 10 express tho TO tho Heath Depart
msnt No one representing any city has objected 10
the bill except the representative OF largo com
nttcs of citizens Of Jersey City, who do not ooJeet
on the ground that their city be dcprved OF suon
water but because 1t may be introduced fnto<h CITY
By private enterprise and thus come In
TO competition with the water now sup
Piled by. tho authorities Of that CITY,
In nv jud gmen this bill does not increase or enlarge
tho title of the company, surrender any right OF
property Oh sovereg gnty over II. II, however, inc
company docs own tho waters, then the state can
only avail itself OF their for the public or Dy nun
opal corporations by extingusins the private risht
either BY purchase or by condemnation, ana il u de
eminent domain with reference thereto 4 desirable
II not that the company should oe reiievea
Of the Obligation to use The watch, Tor pDnc hsvisa
ton On the other hand, IL the municipalities OF INC
company owned. 1t is hut facilitating such end by
relieving tho company of the duty OF using the water
and permitting II TO sell 1t to such municipal corpora
This Senate passed tho Fuller Water bin by a vote
Of 10 to T. - -
Tho House passed tho Fisheries Commission. Per
scnal Registration and Jury Commissioners bills, not
withstandlng tho Governors objections
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q TOO CLOSE TO BE COMFORTABLE.

AN xsrrMATE or THE CHANCES OF THE MILLS
rHEE TRADE BILL.
PhIladsiphia, March % tspeciar-"T The Bulletin OF
tho American Iron and Steel Association. Issued to-
day, copies at length The Trbuncs Washington corre
spondoncs on the Mills Tariff bl and speaks Of IL rs
timely and much needed warning to business men OF
the country. It also says:
The Editor Of The Bulletin" spent three days OF last
eek IN studying situation OF tariff Affairs at Wash
inston, and add personal testimony In cor
roborauon Of the foregoing statements. The danger
of tho passage Mills bill through the House Is
fully ~ great these statements represent 1t to be-
With the whole power of the Administration brought to
bear In favor of the Mills bill. 4 will be necessay In
order 10 secure ts defeat that every Republican every
Indepsndent and st least six Democrats shall vote
against it nnai struggle. 1t Is, perhaps TOO
much to hope that all the independents will SO vote
Assuming that the Independents will be equally divided
and making due allowance for votes which may be lost
to the Republicans through Sickness death or other un'
expected causes will be to Insure the deea
Of the bill least twelve Democrats shall vote
a1a
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THE MISSOURI RIVER FLOOD.
A GREAT RISE AT ST. LoUIs-sETTLERs LEAVING
THEIR HOMES IN IOWA.

GREAT RISE AT ST. LoUIs-sETTLERs LEAVING
THEIR HOMES IN IOWA
Or. LOUIS, March % (speciaT.-The river Is rising
rapidly hero and threatens to inundate East st.
Louis and the whole American bottom. The interests
along the river bank fear repetition OF the big hood
of 1882 East st. Louis is already surrounded by waer
and Just below the city the river is two miles wide and
the current furious. The American bottom Is the
most fertile land In Illinois and is strip Of territory
from nvo to ten miles wlds extending from Alton to
Cairo In 1882 the whole district was flooded In May
Dos Moines, Iowa, March 2s.-Advces from above
Sioux City state that people living opposite the mouth
of the Big Sioux leaving their homes because OF
the cncroachmept of tho waters OF the Missouri. A
big gorge at Cottonwood Hill, thirty miles above this
cfy still holds and Is growing larger and stronger
every day. Dr. Connlfs returned from Elk Point ana
brings news OF On overflow Jefferson, d. T., that
has driven thc settlers lack from the lowsnds The
gorge there st holds. Advces from YanEson Say say
that big e e ts forming near ths city The river
is running hull ut Yankon, whe hero tho water con,
tnues to fall and tho Ice holds: except In a small
spsce in front Of the CITY, which shows that the gorges
between tho two places are yet solid
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CIR. su,xo . SHERMAN SLATE IN OHIO.

FISpLAy Ohio, March % speciaD-In tho With Con-
gressionaI District OF Ohio, the machine which is In
control OF Senator shermans friends nxed tho convcn
ton for the choosing Of delegates to Chicago at Eos
torla. for April II, and In apportionng delegates
Hancock and Seneca Counties werc given 1majorty Of
tho convention These two counties, through their
representatives the Congressional Committee then
held caucus and divided tho pums in advance Of the
convention by giving Hancock County one delegate to
Chicago, and Seneca the Others. Putnam and Craw-
ford Counties we're assigned an alternate each, and
wyandot was allowed the candidate for Eector Thls
was all done by machine before tho counties had met
10 choose delegates 10 the District Convention. Tho
delegates selected by tho Sherman machine were F. j.
Tottsn OF Findlay, and General W. II. Gibson. Of
Tifln To-Day the primaries held and advices
are that tho slate has becn badly smashed, and that
instructions bfcn given the delegates Chosen TO
vote Tor any except the sherman candidates above
named. This district has always teen Blaine
baIliwck ana II the from Maine Is not candidate
the people for soine man who can be elected Tho
sentiment here 10 for Foraker Gresham. The con-
vcnon at Fostoria on April II, promises 10 be the
nyliest In the hissogy Of the district
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THE yREcKED NORTH CAROLINA BANK
RAscALLY WORK or TIE PRESIDENT AND cAshiH"
-sAFF IN CANADA.

p.sc.IIY WORK or THE PRESIDENT AND CASHIER
SAFE IN CANADA
p,p,cuN C. March % (speclaD.-Bank Examiner
Tate arrived here this morning and began an examna
ton into the affairs of the State National BANK no
opened the vault and It found that every dollar
had been taken therefrom The only money ioit "so
the $4,000 in silver that Cross and White could not
carry away and So 500 currency that was len In the
hank ON Monday 1t IS now known that c. T. Cross
the prssident and s. c. White tho cashier, had ooon
coscted with the attorney of the bank cvery uss io'
more than a week and Friday night last tn's a.'or-
new remained at the house OF Cross until ocioch III
the morning 1t Is believed that the thieves were a'
certaInng what offences were extradltaoe' Lvo,s
dollar that was owing the pahh 'hst eouiu w ~'~" "
was got In last week
A dlspach from the National Union Bank OF Baiti-
more. saws that White was In that city two weeks
ago. and tried get that bank TO discount @<o'ooo
worth of farmers paper. and that this request was TO
fused White then went to New-York, and, as no
came back through Baltimore he stopped and toia tne
Union Bank officers that ho had no difficulty in getting
all the accommodation In New-York that he desired
David Lewis, who died two years ago, LEFT Do1 x
in the vault of the state bank which contained SloooV
which had not been called for by the executors oi
Lewis Tho bank examiner has beeD unable 10 nnd
this box This may furnish tho evidence on which TO
find bill Of indictment that NAV result IN Ine % ss,oSs
and the of Cross and White TO this psce boioIo
going away on Saturday. Cross purchased a large
amount of diamonds and Clothes and gave CHECKS on the
bank, which were paid -
Conductor Watt of the North Carolina road. saw
Cross and White In Greensboro on Saturday night, ana
remarked them that 1t strange to see prcsocht
and cashier of bank travelling together, and 1okiugy
asked them II they Skipping to Canada with all
tho money. Cross replied that White had como up 10
Greensboro to mako a speech to the Knights OF Pythas
and that he had along to hear White distinguish
himself
sister OF white who held OF the STOCK OF
tho bank was utterly pennilcss this morning. and was
given $3.50 by Hal II. Worth. teller Of the bank
Worth had only been with the bank a few weeks ana
lost 5000 that he brought with him. He telegraphed
to relations I'm Randolph County, and the money sehl
him he gave TO Mrs. Williams.
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IN FAVOR OF BLAINE AND DsPsM

CHICAGO, March % tspcciaD.-Ex Governor Merrill,
of Iowa, who is in the city, said to-day: my state
Is earnest and united for Allison 1t Is, Of course,
understood that Blaine is not candidate 90
not think Iowa Republicans have . second choice
for President So far as can 500, Senator Sherman
will have the largest vote to begin with in the con-
yentlon havo boen In California for eight months.
The Republicans out there throwing up their hats
for Leland Stanford The California delegates VIII
undoubtedly give him their vote at first Perhaps
onc or two of tho other States may do tho same.
stanford Is popular the Pacific Coast and tho
people have somo pride In standing by q western
man would like to see Blaine nominated and
elected. Whom his party wants him. no man ought
to refuse A tickot that would be elected is Blaine
and Depow."
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A YOUNG GIRL TAXES RAT,POISOM
HER HOME LIFE IS MADE MISERABLE ANB SHE DE
c,Dvs HERsrTF

HER HOME LIFE IS MADE MISERABLE AND SHE DE-
CIDEs TO KILL nERsELF
DIR. Rottenberg, Of secopdst., was called to attend
Esther Strauss, a young Hebrew woman, at NO. 2o'
East Houston-st, on Tuesday, AID found her dying
from the effects Of rat posop which she had tsken with
the deliberate purpose of putting an end to hor fo'
She died in tho afternoon, but tho police were not IN
formed Of the suicide until yesterday, whom 1t became
necessary for the family to set permit from coroner
to have the young woman's body prepared Tor burial
Fsthers father Joseph Strauss, Is tailor, who Is 50
Ill with consumption as to be unable to leave the
house. Mrs Strauss died about eight months ago ana
the duties of housekeeper fell upon Esther, who was
twenty-one years old. Her two brothers, Gustsvw
and BENJAMIN and her two unmarried sisters, Isabella
end Minnie lived in tho house. Tho members OF tho
family yesterday told the police that Esthers suicide
probably was caused by grief on account OF
her mothers death, but letter which wss found In
Esthers pocket indicated that was her fathers con-
duct which had made life 4 burden to her.
The letter was addressed to her married sister,
Mrs Jacob Clark of No. 2o3 East One hundred and
iour'nS''' ~"u i"A 80 Tuesday. March %.
Dear Ida: You always knew that was tired Of my
life 10 don't be surprised when yeu get done reading this
letter. don't b.. live any longer. He don't give
ma one kind word and he wants Minnie 10 90 10 work
next week. and is 80 hard 10 pease when ask him II
he wants anything esG He says want TO bring MIN
10 the hospital II yon don't ask him he says you DON'T
want TO give him anything 70 eat "has can y" o'"oi
wisel 1 knew II would 60 back here again would
take my life. Cannot out doora 1 am not allowed
TO speak to anybody in the back should SIT py Nun
and converse with him. How can get done with my
work when hope feel also good brother-inaw. How
is Tutsyf Dear Ida, hate 10 part In one way bot IL
one feel in the way do they would do the samc. BY
a. ao,ng will be better on Give love to all remain
your loving sister. EoSiI
1t is account Of not having mother Goodby. dear
Ida, sister. brother and all
Friends Of tho dead woman said that tho tailor had
been extremely peevish and aulthnding since his III
ness had reached an apparently hopeless stage, and
Tstbsr who was An obedlent daughter, had become .
tertable slave In tho house. Strauss did not seem
TO bc greatly moved by his daughters death yester-
da but it was believed that he could not long survive
Lar
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noon by q vote of IA to 10. with six pairs Ins
President Of the Senate did not vote on the quesuen'
SEVENTY DAYS OUT FROM xoNTEvIDEo FOR GID
RALraR-HEr pEFycrryE CONDITION

SEVENTY DAYS OUT FROM xoNrEvIDEo Toh GID
RALrAa-HEn DIRECTIVE CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, March 2s tSpeciaD.-Thc met
that the United States man-of-war Lancaster has
not been heard of for an unusually long time
is beginning to attract attention. At the Nay
Department no fears are entertained yet there u
much uneasiness in private circles and partlcu-
larry among relatives II those Oh board. Inc
Lancaster left Montevidco on January II, last
for Gibraltar where she WAS to join the Medi-
tcrranean Squadron. IL wa expected that tne
voyage would take ifty days, though reasonable
time beyond that period would not have been
remarkable But this is the seventeen day
since she started Provisions were taken i.,dO. fos
remain on board Prior to leaving Montevidco
lhe Lancaster's boilers were said to be In sucn
bad order that they could not be used, ana IL
was thought that she would have to sail good
part Of II not ALL the way. Admiral Porter
has SON on board, but Is not at all uneasy. IL
Is thought that the Lancaster may have stopped
at ST. Helena, which is cut of from cable or ter
egraphic communication
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-03-29
VIEW ArrAoK ON THE KANSAS LAW

TopgKA Kan.. March 2s.-Attorncys for Ziebold
Harelin the brewers who recently defeated In
tho United staos Supreme Court in the suit brought
by Attorney General Bradford to test the prohpltory
law Of Kansas havo filed in the United states circuit
Court written objection to the form of decree pre-
pared by Attorney General Bradford In this case
They claim that zebold q Hagein have the riehe ~
beer this State for export ana for so
g., otb.r States and Territories that the effect OF tho
recent decision of the Supreme Court was 70 prohlot
them from manufacturing selling beer ID TINS Stse,
and that IL Is an open question for the court 70 occao
Whether thew should be allowed b. manuiacturo ior
export and for sale in other states ana n tho a
soluts bankruptcy and ruin Of Ziobold q Hagehin.
We think entitled to have the oraer IT. nted NJ
states has moi decided the question and has never
reversed the Circuit Court on that point AtITaes Mags
ceneraI Bradford still maintains that ZieDod ~ na9so.
IT, M right 10 manufacture liquor to sell outside
,hs state He will insist that the decree be entered
ne written BIZ him.
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IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICA.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN TALKS OF HIS RrcENr Visir-

X.
JsxN BRIGHT ON TARIFFS.
LONDON March 2s-Joseph Chamberlain wss Pre-
ssptsd with the freedom Of the city Of Birmingham
to-day He made q speech In which be referred 70
his visit to the United States He said that the nrst
object of the Fisheries Commission was 10 cultivate
a friendly and nsighborly feeling between the United
States and Canada and to cpdeavor TO remove Al
possible causes of Misunderstanding. Even II 'no
final settlement of the fisheries question was delayed
tho Commission might with coincidence assert toe'
they had paved the way for an amcsble arrangement
"A ali dinesnoes between Great Britain and the United
States.
The Mayor Of Birmingham presided at tho banquet
given 10 Mr. Chamberlain In tho evening Mr. Cham
bcrlain, responding to the toast to his hesth' ssio
that no had accepted ths mission to America ~
public duty. lie was happy TO say that ai Anuoi.
patons Of evil had been without foundation. no hsd
now almost as many friends across the Atlantic -
at homo, and he had contracted obligations In America
which he was only too glad to acknowledge he couia
never adequately repay. He would like to say word
regarding the impression received by him on his nrst
but he hoped not his last-vsit to America
He never could discover that Americans cared =
straw for the Judgment criticism Of foreign nations
but with sentiments which did them honor and which
must be plcasurabe to the English, they looked TO
ipg for justice and friendly appreciation He ven.
fured to iel his American friends that there was
sssss aisiaas IN IN Gss Britain the ss.
trsordinsW prosperity and eve.-increaslns insein
gence and cultivation of tho American people, TO Do
An American was in Itself passport to the good
will Of every Engishman.
said thai there wero other questions besides tho nsh
cries question which ought to be considered TOT IN,
high walls and had called them "tarifs,o These
? walls prevented freedom in trading The Canadians
wished hsss % bs ?: .s certain
would b accomplished
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A GREAT TORY VICTORY.
CONSERVATION IN THE LIBERAL CAMP.


REDUCTION Or THE aLApsroNIAx MAJORITY AT
COVER FROM 3.4b7 TO 608.
y,ornrx. March 2s--Thc election In the Cover
division Of Glamorganshire, to flil the vacancy IN
Tn. House o, commons caused by the death OF
Frank Ash Yeo, was held yesterday and resnfteo
In the return Of David Randall tGlsdstonian)'
who received 1894 votes. against 1855 cast for
J. f. d. Liwellyp Conservative At the last
election Mr. Yeo who was Home Ruler was 10
turned unopposed
The result Of the election IA declared oy Inc
Pail Mall Gazette" to be the most signincans
electoral victory the Tories have won, not except
ing the Doncaster contesA The reduction OF 'ne
Liberal majority from 3,457 to COS is due 70
Liberal split. Horace Davey, VINO WIS selected
or the Liberal caucus rs the regular candidate
had to retire because the miners. whose vote IL
very large refused to support him. The miners
candidate, who has been elected, failed to OBTAIN
fhc vote Of the Liberal middle class The result
has caused commotion In the National Liberal
Club and will be the subject OF special meeting
The Gladstonians will Try to arrange for pes'er
supervision of elections
The Liberal Union Club will give banquet 70
Mr. Ceilings as protest against the action OF the
Giadstonians' In dcposing him from the Presidency
Of the Alotments Association
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HEAVY RAINS IN THE SOUTH.

Montgomery, Ala, March 2s.-The train which ieft
here for New-Orleans last night returned and was
abandoned The trcstles over Rocky and Panther
Crooks arc badly damaged and impossible The only
road open out of Montgomery Is the Louisville and
Nashville north Dispatches to "The Advertiser
from al over Alabama report = tremendous rainfall
aud overflow Tho Coosa and Warrior Rivers are
both booming. Tho Tennessee is up and the over
now has damaged the Mussel Shoals Canal near Flor
encs to the extent of &100, ,000
Cincinnati, March 28.-General Superintendent Car
roll of the Queen and Crescent route states that the
hoods In the South have not inorfered with the run
ming Of trains that system, and that there have
boon no delays In consequence OF the high water
CHATTANOOGA March % (speclal).-The Tennessee
Rivor is rising slowly with reports Of heavy rains
In the mountains which 1t drains.
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NEWS OF THE LABOR UNIONS.

Tho circular from the United States Brewers AS
.ocation throwing down the gauntlet to the Journey
men brewers has produced activity among all 'no
,rade union< and II tho "bosses' cannot be per-
s,,adad to renew the contracts with tho union men
a vigorous contest may be expected as the majority
Of drivers maltsters, brewery engineers, rcmen ana
coopers arc members Of the unions Tho Miscei
Ianeous Section of the Central Labor Union has
passed resolutions calling upon all the trades TO ne1p
he bravery employees In their struggle The same
sact,on has demanded the withdrawal Of the power
full building Trades section from the Central Labor
Union for violating Its pledge ana a STORM u VII VII
body next Sunday. . .s h.a,
An extra twenty-five cent assessment has peen
levied by the ciearmakers unions for the benehs OF
The strikers This strike will surely continue until
the revenue tax question: now before Congress. Is
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THE nAyxEs POLLOCK MISSING FROM NEwBURa

NrwBuEo. n. Y. March 2s GpeciaD-John NJ. Pol
lock of the banking and insurance firm OF John Il.
wutsie Son, who was yesterday arrested on the
charge of grand larceny and released on ball. has not
been seen In the city to-day. The banking once mas
the card Bank Closed on the door anu All
y. ,..a II is mt known whether tho liabilities are
sAS 0p9 or 100000. The assets are small: Probapy
be worst feature OF the matter outside OF tnose o al
aIi.ocS crImnal nature Is the condition OF the New
fnrs Electric Lighting Company Wiltsle was only
short time ago deposed from the position OF sccre,ary
and tressurer OF that company. An accounting nas
boen going on some time Tho matter - now IN lho
and II is said that IL looks bad for the company
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RAILROAD INTERESTS
ARRANGING PASSENGER RATES.

ffSft7h1NOI-NN NTfos5I4ANUI4fs It4f1 '~V
Tho Passenger Committee of the trunk lines has
been in session two days, revising difercntial rates.
and has practically finished the first class schedule
No great changes have been mado, and some time will
slapse before the now rates take effect The committee
has granted rates of fare for the round trip TO
excursions going to the Republican, Democratic and
Prohibition National Conventions, and ID the National
Convention Of the Knights of Pythss al Cincinnati
June 12 Tickets Will be on sale six days before tho
dates and will be good for week after the opening
of the Convention for which issued
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70 DEFEAT 4 FORTUNATE sPEOULATon

PrrrssuKo March % (specal.-A story IN circa'
lston among oil brokers here is that the standard Is
after the scalp Of Jennings, Of Bradford, who iew
days ago took on something IKE ooo,Vo"
-. 4. cradited with having made fortune on tho
rscsnt advance above the dollar line. Their was =
drop of nearly i've cents to-day Inc hlghsss pVi y,
of the day was 30 cents and INC maIhet cios0o "'
as IL cents. the lowest price of this year.
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1anrEINa 40 pIsA eREs oy THE pRIoE on ooKE

pIrrsBuRa. March 90 (specIall.-The Coke Exchange
is dissolved and every producer in tho connellsyie
region viii solicit trade on his own account at 81
ton. One largo producer said the merhei would drop
10 90 cents In less than a week u vas learned To-
dsv thai at Yesterdays meeting the Friek and McClbre
eompanles fought hayd against an agreement 10 put
nricss up TO I'll 90 ard they 8nally Won They nae
t.rg, contracts AZ 81 81 A member al The Old syndl-
esis said to-day that In less than thirty days re-
ducton OF 20 per In the wages OF the coke Wofets
would be made, STRIKE or no strike.
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Drux,oy or TIE OLD SECOND JERSEY BRIaA DE

TRENTON. March 2s--The reunion committee an
nounces that the first reunion Of the old Second New
Jersey Brigade comprising the 6th, 9th, 7th 9Th ana
18th Regiments, New-Jersey Volunteers, wiz DO hea
at Trenton on April 0. All surviving omceis, non,
commissioned officers and priv ates of tho ola eeconh
1orssvs arc invited 10 this reunion to renew me
mnmories of Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Getty the
Sdsrnes Petersburg and AppoTaoTS Sv posta A ca
81 otbsrxise not later than April 4, that rations
n,av he nroyided by the loc al committed
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pAJLURE OF M0BTLE BANKERS

MonrLK. Ala, March as.-Thomas p. Miller d. Co..
private bankers, who have been IN trouble for some
months, failed to-day and made general assignment
II Is thought that the liabilities about si5o.oVo and
the assets S5Q 900.