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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
THE TITO HEROES or NORTH POINT
DOUBTS ABOUT THE KILLING OF THE BRITISH
GENERAL ROSS ALLAYED BY AN AFFIDAVIT.

DOUBTS ABOUT THE KILLING OF THE BRITISH
GENERAL ROSS ALLAYED BY AN AFFIDAVIT.
Baltimore Sept. 3 (spcclaD.-The celebration next
week Of the seventy fifth anniversary OF the Battle Of
North Point has not only caused disagreement be-
tween Eben Appleton. Of NewYork, the owner Of the
original Star gled banner and the Exposition
Committee, but has also provoked a controversy re-
garding the killing OF General Ross, tho British conf
mauder IN that memorable engagement. Baltimore
has always houored the memories OF Wells aud Nc
Comas the youthful patriots, being the heroes
Of that battle. The committee has received letters
from veterans aud otheTs cOnteDding that General
Ross was not shot by either Wells or McComas. TO
day, however, the question appears to have been
finally settled by the statement Of George T. HulSe
a son Of John Hulsc who a sergeant Of the f1he
men. tie company TO which Wells and McComas be-
longed, and Of which Captain Asqulth was COM
mandcr Mr. Hulse makes afdsvlt 10 the story told
him by his father Of the death of Ross. On the morn
ing Of september L. when the alarm was given' NC
Comas showed his father silver bullet. telling him
that he had some old silver at home and had melted
IL into bullet width which he intended
TO make his first shot Hulse handed the buhe'
back and saw him put It into hlS rife. They then
adv snced struggling through the woods The TWO 54y
taking the road until reaching the sPoi now yTos
the monument Hare when meeting tho enemy wens
and McConas fired and General Ross fen ihe pVys
sprang lnto cluster Of bushes and ne british og 80,
wheeled aud the troops fired into the bnshcs. ine
British then began the retreat taxing the oOdy "
with them. Hulse with bis comahes secuiea ~ ~
The sergeant oftsh told bis childron hst no va od
thhty feet away from the boys When they hrea anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
IN FAVOR OF PROHIBITION
CONFERENCE OF TEMPERANCE REPUBLICANS
OF MASSACHUSETTS,

CONFERENCE OF TEMPERANCE REPUBLICANS
OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
Boston, Sept 3--About 100 men responded 10 the
call issued by Henry II. Faxon for meeting to-day.
the purpose being, stated in the CALL 10 support
none but temperance Republicans in the approach
ing campaign and to oppose the candidacy Of J. O. A.
Bracket, Lieutenant Governor for any Office 1t
was an exclusive conference, with all the formslity
of party convention, and only those
who had delegates credentials admitted.
Frederick Fosdck ives elected chairman, and tho Rev.
j. b. Gould secretary. b. b. Johnson was loudly
appauded in the course Of fifteen minutes speech
He said:
Our platform, as expressed in the circular which
Is the basis Of our call, and which has been agreed 10
by all the members Of this conference sets out the fol
lowing points First, the necessity Of speedy organize
ton on the part of temperance Republicans; secondly
that the principle Of Prohibition Is
good policy; thirdly that the Republican party
Is In danger Of surrendsrlng TO the
corruptlng influence Of the liquor trafhc fouhy, thai
the state officers should be earnest temperance workers
with positive temperance records ffthly, that the
cause of the demand for jas should be destroyed
sixthly that the liquor traffic doubles our taxes
savenfhly that the Governor should show 20 tbs
people the items comprising taxation; and, eigAtnr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
Posi- Office Notice.

Should DO read daily by all interested a. changes may
letters Tor foreign countries need be specially ad
dressed for dispatch by any particular steamer except when
documents letters specially addressed being sent by the
Folssn mails for the week ending September will close
prSTPy e FL SsSe this 0G 10; r a. So p City o,
Tsdc aG5 r Tg eSsnE mus Be a'sa apr
Soiway Russia Turkey, Lain Bremen
be aocedp maitland h Il, nTeS ss 5 Ba!, IN
EsyVT1Ss at s Gs%psf ae, ch is
p pss Ts Sssssn sns States snd pc,
ssIa,ognSli az p. m for Trusllo snd Rna'en per
SS III BELIZE from yns6a and e,
Ts $S5gssRssa .Sa & E'iIp; e. sISTs.
%1s directed pST c,a1d' a. n for Trinidad
ana FiR ST p n for Porto Rico direct Per
cl'ss&STfu RpaY-At m for France svi,,erl,pt Ialy
and PCrug per s0s S. hd n'ss s sa d Hsyr' a.
R.s il iiR 9ss "a s sS ''s Ass
s'PS ds per vsr Aa aSSaSie ya i sS S. e..
ireland per seTya via ogesntSsn oers 70, Gress
h 5tT ser 1Ra o'G at II S' Esrsp ESs
a s%d a. ST%% o Cuba per- pTaa senec -
Via Havana Sers mus. b d p,,, J D' NSs1s1 at
y ssuiTDhY-kt$ 2 N. ~ Costa Rica via LImOn, pee
Sss r e GsSr A sSa Il.
e. ss a'T co. Aef lspa 's iom m sfs
"a Australia New. Zealand. Hawaiian. Fiji ana Samoan
Islands per Zealandia (rom San Francisco eoso here
o. Aurania with British mails for Austalia); malls
sco .D.. I s. ss p Tsp g'a Om s1I
ior cuba BY ran Tampa Fla and thence BY s,esmer
Via Kew West Fla coee AZ this once daily a. 80 m
sThe schedule OF closing q tfansPasinc mails IL
ranged on the nrespmpon OF their nniniennptsi
land transit San Francisco. Malls from the Fast
irving time az San Francisco on the day Of sailing q
snsners are dsn-ehed thence the day. Registered
r' closes sS r r PEssS VAN Corr pc.,..
nAst once. New.York n. r. August So 1854.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
SENATOR BLAIR FAVOBs AN EXTRA SESSION.

SENATOR BLAZE FAVORs AN EXTRA SESSION
senator Henry W. Blair of New -Hampshre, came
10 the city from his home on Monday and IS staying
at the Aston House. No.p he said Ill answer 10 a
question, Il have not been 'slmmering' anywhere.
| have been home and at work the entire season.
He even brought his work along with him, and
when the reporter saw him he toiling away as
though Congress began its session within a week
instead Of within four months. He much inter
es ted In the question Of whether the President would
call an extra session Of Congress not. and he
believed that there was need of that the
organic alton of the House might be completed and the
work Of amending of tho rules 10 prevent the fnbus,er
ing by Democrats, which dsgaced the last session,
might be DONE that the real laborS OF the House
could be begun the usual time. OF the election in
Ohio lie thought that Foraker would surely defeat
Campbell by from 10000 TO 10000 majority. The
ono thing which the senator from New hampshire
is most interested IN, however, is the Educational bill
The main difference between the North and the
South" he said, is now formerly, the ignorance
of the laboring classes the South, the large majority
Of them, of course, being colored. 1 have been told
on excellent authority that the coored laborer IS not
so expensive TO his employer as he was when he was
slave Well, now. don't you that IL this condition
Of things continues to exist before long shall have
competition in the North of labor which IS equally a.
bad as the cheap labor of Europe? And OF course
we cannot protect ourselves by a tariff. What the
Southern laborer needs IS education that no viii
know what his labor Is worth and Will be lnelgcuJ
enough 10 earn better wages: AS soon as he docs
that he viii not only live better himself. but hi
better living will make market for the products OF
hundreds OF other homo industries IL the Republican
party does its duty now and helps 20 educate the
children OF these people who are too poor 10 educate
themselves, in the course OF time there will no
longer be a solid South"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
MooLEN OR WoOLLENi

To the razor Of re Trtbune.
Sir. In The Tribune Of August 81 you have an
article on 1.-THE wooen Manufacturers CALI Please
give your authority for doubling the P In the word
wooden Monosyllables ending with stnge consonant
nrerednd by a single vowel double that consonant
hefore an additional syllable beginning with vowel
hut whom a double vowel precedes. is the olsonSiiV
double! - 800 o
Albany, n. Y, Aug 9s. 1885,
Webster is the sole authority for woolen,' and
he adds also written woollen." Worcester Stor-
month and the Imperial Dictionary give wool
len" The English language is rather shy OF gen.
eral rules and given to following usage-Ed)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
CORNELIUS vAypEBBrLr 1yDrsPOsED.

Cornelius Vanderbilt the city from Newport on
Monday night expressly attend the meeting yestefuay
Of the Executive o. the Woh2s Fair committee
on Finance, of which he IL member He was suHefhs
with an extremely severe hesdsche when he arrived
which had not abated yesterday morning and IN cohSo-
Quenee 81 which indisposed 70 leave MS nome
It was reported downtown In tho afternoon oy ~.
friends that M vanderburs mdlsposton vas not ~ al
serious bu, that he had been advised I" rese qu'sp' ~
hama 10, little whe before attempting transact any
n.r.enal or oncia business the Grand Central suoh
Il was said that Nj Vanderbilt roupied Win no'nns
mara sarlA.. th.s q aiehs hesdaehs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
MRS RLAINE IN TOHN-

Mrs. James G. Blaine and her dAughte. Miss Harriet
Blaine. arrived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday
morning They from Bar Hsrbor. where they have
been spending the summer and will remain In town
several days do shopping. before starting lop
Washington. Emmons Blaine 10 the ei,y from
Baltimore few days ago end met his mother ana sister
az the railroad station, when they arrived in town
secretary Blaine will follow his fsmily to Washington
In o week or IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

SYMPATHY, FOR SUPERINTENDENT MURRAY.
Officials atpoIIce Headquarters yesterday expressed
much sympathy for their chief superintendent Murray
on account OF the sudden death OF his SON. MI
Murray had been enjoying his vacation with his family
at East Red Bank, n. J. lie was In the city on
Monday to sea tina parade. but resumed 10 Red BANK
IN the afternoon. H:s sepl ThUm Vincent Murray
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
A MATINEE OF aHALF SEAS OyER. y

colonel Milliken says that he thinks " Half Seas
over Is the best thing he has written. he will
nave chance to learn what Others think about IL
tns afternoon when the piece will be played at an
suors fpssnse at the Madison square Theatre. The
spsher has worked hard for this And has
ossts ssnsidel .Sble amount ofmopsy, gAe eempApy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

eighteen years Old while out playing ball late In the
day ran 10 catch fly bali and burst blood vessel
falling helpless lie did not lose consciousness az inc
time but was able TO talk with his father about hs
accident He died two hours later The family VIII
bring the body TO the city Tomorrow mor ih
superintendent Murray has two sons ana tu'oo
daughters living. go , Ia ~,
Tho funeral Of the young man VIII be heIa V V
Friday at s.. Lawrence Roman Catholic Church ~
Eighty -fOurthst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
nryr.1 FRoM GEYERAL 1oYGsTREET

Durham, n. c.. Sept 3'-EAWaiu a ''u''"ii''
Editor of "The Globe" has received Iet'ef iro'l
General LOngstreet, denying the charges recently
made by a washington correspondent % the effect
that during the war he had driven the ladies' Oh
OK President Johnson's family from their home IN
Tennessee and had turned the mansion into SlhnI,
pox hospital broken into the library, ana dlslIdoLoi
books and papers among the soldiers, ineIualh,
9luebsckod spelling book highly prlzed " Mn
johnson
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
TWO QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH GRAMMAR.

TO the Editor OF The TrtoHhe.
Sir: l. Should we say " the class Ki"iu' VI
the class graduated
. Should we say the class invites or " the CLASS
inviten 10 the graduating eNe.ciscs l. a. "
Amboy. H.. Aug. 81 lsso'
II Either is correct: modern usage favors was
graduated" .. Either-Ed9
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
that it is our duty to organize in moral and political
work for Prohibition
CHARGED WITH EXPORTING MONEY.
UNITED STATES GAUGERs UNDER SUSPICION
"A RECTIFIER's STATEMENT.


A United States gaugar. John A. Dooner and two
other gaagers have been suspended from NOR
places by internal Revenue Collector John a, SUN
van, owing to charges OF extor,iDg money from tho
firm Of Joseph Beck & Co.. rcctIfers at NO i3S
Readc-st. The charges are made BY Bernard sahi'
a member Of the firm In affidavit, sworn %
before United States Commissioner Shields, he says
that in January, 1885, Dooner demanded aud receVsa
money from him. Mr. stahl adds: " Dooner was mo
first 10 demand money and the first to whom W.
paid money, and since then have pad every saussr
assigned TO duty at house. $40 month";
Internal Revenue Collector Sullivan said yes erN
to a Tribune reporter: on August United s'a'os
Gauger J. X. Byrne Of this Office and Revenue agent
Brooks found several barrels OF spirits AT l'ccNs'
dumped or changed from one package 10 aboiher'
and also the stamps Bernard stahl SAID that h's
firm In a hurry TO ship goods and be expeefcd 'ne
gauger 10 overlook the dumping lie then accusa
the gaugers Of demanding and receiving money ITO"
him. charging specially with that offence j. a. Byfpe
J. b. Griggs and Washln eton Iadley. Byr,,o m
dgnantly denied the Charge. while Srg;s am h"oy
both denied having demanded money iron, 7islL Das
admitted that they had received money; Jhy caine.
that they were entitled 10 g. they had WORKER Ior
the firm at unusual hours On tbe>r admissions lni,
medlatcly suspended Gr,ggs ami Hadley, ana ashsu
for the revocation of their comm SSOns AZ WsshhE'p
also suspended Dooner when the chaigs Hei ponc
against him and his commission was revoked: p0on..,
hear I'm mind. denies that h. wrote an eNtOIthR Hir'
or received money from Stahl | never hai any com
naint against them until this charge Of Alf sani W.T. W.,
r a reptable business man. II mis' Dc rem,
mat he was under durcss at the tire, charged WIN
violating the internal revenue laws" -.
Mr. Sfahl SAYS that he can prove all his charges ~
the proper time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
THE ourcaGo GOING TO NEWPORT.

Tho cruiser Chicago will start from the Navy Yard
this morning for Newport, where she VIII nave nor
speed and tactical trials IN aecofdSnco WIN "
n.r-ment instructions. She Will go down the Bay, and
:, ts e,rected that she VII stop at Sandy Hook for
day or two to swing ship for compass corrccuon;;
etc After her trials az Newport the ChicE-o WIN
nrobably return to NewYork and prepare TOT sea-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
GEORGE J. GOULD TO VISIT EUROPE.

GEORGE J. GUU ID TO III -. -,
George J. Gould with his wife VIII san GU ui' oIy
Of paris for Europe to-day. They VIII return carry
On October. intending merely to see the Paris =
nosItion I'm the way of a vacation Mr.. Gohld goes
abroad also to inspect the steamship Chine when
has Just been completed Nr the Pacific Mall s'esnShp
Company. lie Is president Of the company I pao az
expects the best ship ever sent 10 inc fao"0
rad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

Mother or child suffering from weakness and inm'
gestion will find pleasant, safe and reliable corfec
tive in Dr. d. Jaynes Tonic Vermifuee. with chill
dren where worms present 1t IS the best OF rene
dies-pleasant to the taste easily administered az"
vithal not expensive Sold by all druggists -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

When baby was sick We gave her Cesiorla,
When sbe was Child She cried for Castoria,
When she became Miss. she chung % Ca-tiils;
When she had Children, She gave them S's'osi1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

Women with PALE coores- faces who iee Wee Zoo, nv sy
dlscouragpd will receive both mental ana oouJ "e' -
using Carriers Little Liver Pills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
CHANGE OF TIME TO THE sEAsHoRE.

Tho Central Railroad of New-Jefsey VIII cnane99
tho fine of boats and trains Of the sandy liooA go.
IN Rail Routes to the Seashoro on Tuesday, s'pthucr
10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

p.ople VIII Bay irthe Prices Low as YOU NC can
nv Waiting Geo G. Flint Co.'s Stores lOi lOo' iVo "e
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04

that will be seen this afternoon includes Misses Minnie
Seligman, Mary Gray Maggie Fielding, Jessie West,
Pauline Markham and Kate Foley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-09-04
Suecial NotlreS.

A. A.
LIEN ZEPHY
FORT III \ NJ II II q III L s."
BAR HARB Or"
UXEDO."
I,BERON BOUQU T. T."
The above are the names delicate and refreshing
fumes for the handkerchief recently INTRODUCED Dy
CAsWELL MASSEY CO.,
Chemists,
1121 BROADWAY AND 575 FIFTHAVE.. AND
NEWPORT, r. l.
Berton "Sec Champagne.
tMason Berton, Relms)
Paris "a Avenue de rOpera -
London, ) Water Lane, Old Trinity House.
New York, 81 Besver.st
E,,abIiahed s7S.-MRs McELRATHs HOMEMADE
PRESERVED. Branded. CANNED AND sPICED
FRUITS AND JELLIES. - -
PURE RED CURRANr JELLY A SPECIALITY
Everything up gas and Kept qn ia P9r prices
Degraw.st. Brooklyn. y. y.
Invaluable for All Forms
or female weakness Csrters Iron Pills.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08
IN A LONELY cAmrx.
suicide Of . haeheIor Ranoksr In
Macon Coaptr.

eQcttoG JOURNAL
About 9 o'clock last Tuesday, even
ing, April =, Mr.. William Walter re.
ported TO the coroner the finding of
the body Of Leonard Prince. a haehe-
for nesghhor Of his at the latter's
ranch near his place Having a letter
Tor Prince he went over 10 deliver il.
but being unable 10 arouse any one
within he went 20 the barn, thinking
80 lind him. There he found Young
cali dead. evidently starved TO death.
Thinking something must Ee wrong
be returned % the hoase and forced
open The deer, The body Of the owner
lying on a pallet CT The door met his
startled case. aud the intolnrahae
stencil prevented mere than a hassy
glance at tlte body. over which rayr-
lads 81 HES were huxeing, showing
that be must haze been deal for some
time a. the body was in Aa advanced
stage Of decomposition
The eoTuncTs jury returued 4 yer.
dict 81 suicide. The only thing throw
Ing any light on the motive for the
cees was > scrap Of paper containing
skesess 81 = pistol and the spot 20 he
attned 81. the right temple. with the
following words scriohled thereon. 81
cannot survive another night ike this.
L. T. The deceased was weak
minstsss. and At times insane. ahous
iSE the Prince brothers came here
traa Main and ssttlra On the spot
where the second brother sook his lie
After several years the other brother
host hss life. being drowned on Hood :
canal, Ne believe. Then Leonard re-
eeissd the place - his part Of the es-
tate. other relatives in the East turning
ever their Interests 10 hina. and be has
since existed there in a lonely. iaerfnis.
Ike life. a recent letter Was tessrssl
from his sister. hsst giving ne traee 81
her residence asasl SAowine that rrines
bad no. answered Der letters for
several years.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08
Botheii News Items.

BoTHELL, May county Commits
sioner Taylor has been here looking
up the most suitable place for the new
wagon bridge which is to cross the
river at this place. 1t Is understood
that he is in favor of the same, and
that IL viii be put in as soon as pos
sible. This viii be a great advantage
10 the community at large, rs Ii has
been long felt want.
George Bothell has got another boom
OF logs. some two million feet, at the
head Of Lake Washington ready for
towing.
The ladies of the Scandinavian
church held their sewing meeting nj
the house of c. G. Johnson last Wed
nesday. The next meeting VIII be held
on June 5. at the residence of c. L.
Morton.
Miss Emma Olsen left for Gilman
last week where she intends staying for
some time.
Mr.. Charles Eslerbrook, one of King
countys prosperous farmers, intends
bulldog fine residence on his farm
near Fear creek this summer.
Rev. Mr.. Atwood will hold services
IN the sehoolhouse on May 10th. both
morning and evening.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08

TAe City 81 Seattle sna Its self
melfAns People.
Cossneandencs cincinuati TEnes.
II u not hard for man who comes
here from .he East without prejudice
TO very soon form the opinion that
this city 10 hound 10 lead its rival,
Tacoma. All the enterprise In Seattle
Ii individual enterprise Electric light
plants, tho electric railroad. the cable
roads, In fact all public improvements
xrc the result Of individual energy and
push. In Tacoma there In 40 cable
yoaa, no electric road. The people
there are waiting for their godfather.
the Northern Pacific. TO build one for
them. Tacoma Is better laid out than
Seattle. The streets are broader, but
there Is nos the business on them that
il crowded into Seattie's narrow
thoreughfarcs. The Northern Pacific
Is = corporation oil stnaensious wealth.
IL owns every alternate sers.en of
Land in belt eighty niles wide and
extending from Western Minns sofa
nearly Q go miles 10 Puget sound aud
It's tracks 80 through the center OF this
bait. It's wealth Is almost irexhausti-
bic. II has assumed q fafhsr.y care
over Tscoma-huilf city in fact. The
Tacoma Land Company is a part OF
the Northern Pssssae assess. II AZ any
time after one Of the frcslr-.s. ss>.sleial
uphsavsls in that corporation Ii
should be decided 20 Withdraw sup
port from Tacoma, the people there
would 10 in q condition much like
that OF baby left on doorstep.
They haven't the independence which
eharacterikes tho geople OF Seattle.
This town IL noss engaged in push
ing road north 10 intersect the Cana
dian Pacific and another east 60 tap
the great Manitoba system, oser
which James lin OF 81. Paul presides.
! believe Seattle has a big future be-
fore her.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08

cSAstse Letter n I snet0uau Tines.
The sight Of those straight cedars
and Gir trees, many OF them as slender
as a barber psale. would gladden. the
eyes Of Captain George y. Stone,
Here they can be had snr The emitting.
In Cincinnati. for supporting teit.
phone wires. though net half 50 high.
they cost s. each. Think az getting
the Telephone wiveS on 10 or even lsS
Eeet psaes, They woald be 20 far
above the highest buildings that ever,
the undefg round conduit howlers
eoald net see them.