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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
COLONEL OBFRNE SCBPENAED.
THAT $4,000 FEE A PALTRY ONE IN Hu
oPINION-PRESIDENT POST WILLING


Colonel John OByrne who got the $4,000 fee
,om the Oyster Dealers Association for the alleged
securing Of their front privilege on the North
River by legislative enactment and a resolution Of
the Dock Board. appeared al his office in the Stewart
Building yesterday, and promptly served with
a subpoena by of the Corporation Counsels
detectives, william Lake, commanding the ColonePs
appealance before the Commissioners Of Accounts at
II a. m tomorrow. 10 give testimony in the invesn
cation of the Dock Department The Colonel IN
dtgnantly denied that there had been any attempt
on his part to avoid the subpOena-servers. be SAID
that since the testimony relating TO his $4,000 zee
had been brought out by MI Clark, an attack OF
scatica TO which he subject, had kept him con-
fined 10 bed.
MY wife refused permit me to be disturbed
the Colonel added. when the detective visited my
house with the subpocnas but here / now, and
ready to meet Corporation Counsel Clark and the Com.
missioners Of Accounts on their OWL ground
What should be afraid off, Colonel OByrns
asked There was nothing unreasonable or exorbtan
in the amount cor slderng the work did Ex-Judge
Russell got S25 900 for less important services without
getting out of his chair Why, If Joseph H. Choate had
secured the privileges for tie oystermen which dd
he would have charged them 100000. Surely nobody
Will accuse NE OF sharing with Others such compare
lively small fee S130OO'
CORPORATION Counsel Clark said that the inquiry tnD
the direction which the $4,000 took would be prose-
cuted with vigor and entirely regardless Of whose
feelings might be hurt. The contracts OF the DOCK
Department would then receive the attention they
deserved " l am promising any more sensations
Ma Clark added. but If the people Judge the future
OF this investigation by past they may rest assured
that nothing will be left uncovered in the Dock Do
partment which either the Commissioners of Accounts
or my self can reach"
No arrests were announced yesterday and rumofs
Of confessions by Jacob l. Hosnan and ether oyster
men have not yet been confirmed. The hearing be-
fore the Commissioners If Accounts will be resumed az
II a. m. tomorrow.
| President Post OF the Dock Department, returned
| 70 the city yesterday after weeks absence. lie
had nothing 10 say publicly In regard 10 the invest
cation by the Commissioner OF Accounts. Since ht
has been in the Department. he said every aid has
ueen given the Commissioners when they desired it
make any inquiries. BefTT going away Mr.. Post said
/ thai he had written the Commissioners Offering Il
testify before them, and he was he said ready
60 before them now II any information desired o
him In regard to his administration Of the Department
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
THE LETTER CARRIER'S VICTIAS.
HIS BABY MAY DIE Too-sMITH SAID TO BE
INSANE.

HIS BABY MAY DIE ToO-sMITH SAID TO BE
INSANE.
James T. smith, the letter-caIrier. OF NO 81 East
Ninih-st who shot bis little daughters on fnday
afternoon was watched closely in the IomDs yeS'ei-
day and handouts kept on his Wrists 10 prevent
him from nIurfug himself His baby, Mary, who
was shot In the breast was still alive In bellevue
Hospital last evening. The bullet Of 32calDfe h%l
lodged IN the ohlds back, and the surgeons did not
dare 10 probe for IT, Or. Davis said the~ was
possibility that the little one might recover Dut hef
death at any time would not be surprise. Deputy
CORONER Jenkins performed an autopsy on the body
of Elizabeth Smith, age years, and found the fatal
bullet lodged I'm her spine The chlfs body was IN
the shop Of Undertaken Kip, az No. 1876 Firstavc,
and Mr. KIDD said he had been employed By the letter
carr ers OF Station give the lttc corpse proper
Mr. smith wa, sad 10 be at the home o. her brother,
John Kelly. in Brooklyn. she was not al the hOsplla
or al the uracrtakers shop yesterday. Her brOther
aid she left her husband because he treated her
cruelty aud that her health hal been undermined Dy
nj, abuse smith Is suffering from consumption lis
associate, a. sta ION said yesterday that he
undoubtedly was insane when he shot his children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
HARD FEELING AMONG wHEELMEy.

A bitter controversy has arisen between c. III. Lus-
comb president OF the League OF American Wheclmen,
and Isaac b Potter who a member of the committee
for securing the improvement Of highways in the various
states. Mr.. Potter asked to d. aft series of
bills to be introduced in the several legislatures, but
his delay in executing this task brought gu;
STRANGE from Mr. Luscomb. who finally asked Mr.
Potter for his resignation from the committee This
request refused and the president epliei that he
would remove Mr.. Potter To this Mr.. Potter
piled thai the president has authority 10
committeeman and tl.at " the League has one for
a Mikador He further said that Mr.. Luscomb ougn.
to be treated coat of paint and feathers nv
this point the controversy rests for the present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
! THE MORMON INVESTIGATION
WILSON WOODRUFF, HEAD OF THE CHURCH

WILSON WOODRUFF, HEAD OF THE CHURCH
SAYS IT Is ALL POLITICS.
Chicago, Nov. 23.-In response TO telegram from
the Associated Press asking for his statement con-
ceining ,he investigation in progress in salt Lake Ciy'
MILFORD Woodruff, president OF the Mormon Chuch'
sends a dispatch, in which 10 says:
This is the periodical antl-Mormon sensation
Congress meets in December and II IS presumed mat
the usual efforts will b. made TO secure legislation
against Tia NormOns OF course this cannot De &C
cOmpshe unless the public mind 10 prepared tor IT,
In addition to tits might sApain mat we ar Oh
TIE Of Al important municipal election mere III
naturalization of MOlmOns and IN ouner mproper
ways. hope 10 be successful. l can truthiuly say
that ulcIe y absolutely nothing IN the Mormon to
lelOn that = not consistent Win the most pdtTIOuC
devotion 10 tae Government of the mted otates'
In regard 10 the claim that the priesthood or chlef
authorize, OF. the church usurp the right to
control the Mormon people In all their tempo a. IN
Guiding political affair. would say ! am the present
head Of the Church. and | do not make any such
claim. Ii would be impossible" to cXcrcl>o IL II ud
The charge of undue interference IS aDsIr hieCoions
conducted under a strictly secIet ballot system 50
that man Knows how his ne ghbor VOles Al ue
management OF elections down 10 the sudilc'l uctdns
IN The hands IF the officers Of the United states GOV
ernmen, and their auponecs. .,.. ,,,or
tat-mcnts made by two or three apostale MOll
witnesses TO the effect that the endowment
Involved tie death penalty upon those VINO IedVe uIe
Church and disobey The prlesth)od az s,iPil -
true. The MornOns the stand decuhe 70 ulsG I
formula OF Tho cndOwments because secret
rite and ceremonies are the properly Ol nc uie
citizen and do moi belong To TIE state lou mien' a.
as Vol ask why a Mason II he were piaceu on tnS
witness stand should refuse TO reveal the rteS anu
signs Of that order.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
NEW.JERSEY SE4CoAS7 TOXINS.
rnE LAW EREcrLNG THEM INTo DoRoUeH-

THE LAW ERECTING THEM INTO BoROUGHs
DECLARED UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Long Branch. n j. Nov 80 speciaD-The recent
decision of the NeW-Jersey Supreme Court that the
law under which Atlantic Highlands. Point Pleas
ant City, Sea Bright Bclmar, Manasquan, Sea Isle
City and other Ncw-Jersey seaside resorts were IN
coTporaied as bOroughs was unconstitutional, mas
caused no little excitement along the coast. The
law which was passed In 1870, allowed towns on
the coast TO change into boroughs after complying
with certain formatics. The supreme Court decided
that this law conncted with the section Of the state
ConstitutidA which prohibits special legislation
Since some of these seaside borouGhs thus formed
their officials have contracted heavy debts. which are
secured by longtime bonds. The decision of the
Supreme Court # upheld by the Court OF Errors and
Appeals will make these bonds worth only their
value as old paper.
The sui on which the decision rendered was
brought by a number of property owners, mostly
summer residents OF the borough Of somers Point,
near Atlantic City, who dissatisfied with lis IN
corporation 1t has been said that the bonds rendered
worthless by this decision viii aggregate about
ssjOODOO The real amount is about 100000
The holders Of the bonds WILL of the case
70 the higher court
The supreme Court has also upset the ordinances
against gambllsb, passed by the Board of Commits
siones of Long Branch and sets aside the convictions
of Philip DAILY Robert E. Durham and Thomas W.
Dugan before Police justice MOTIFS III looo'
The question of preventing the further encroach-
ments of the sea at the bluff fronting Oceanavc Long
Branch Is one Of serious interest all the property
owners there. This roadway l. the finest ,cAlil -
on the American coast Tho damage wrought Dy
the storms this fall will cost many thousands oil
dollar repair. The plans OF the cottagers WH9
say that they want the BLUM protected, are shlou'i
il deep myaefY. ,
Thomas McKenna, Commis Toner al Large If Long
Branch, Mrs.. Mckenna. Miss Annie torns ana MISC
Mary Fay have gone 10 Europe. %,
ExMayOr Joseph H. Cooper has been seriously III
srI.f OF h. l.
Branch. for moro than week To-day he Wa5
slightly improved.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
TO WIN MARINERS OF STORMS.

IN obedience 10 the wishes OF a large number Of
vessel owners, ship captains and Others interested in
naNlsa'ioh the Chief signal officer has adopted a
sH" known as the "nformati0n signal which
"rm' one OF the system of storm, cautionary and
"4nu direction signals The inform alton slgna7
CONSISTS % yellow pennant of the same size the
anu "Hi'e pennants wind direction signals. and
"Heh displayed, that the local observer has
covering limited area dango,o,,r orIy Tor vessels
about to san for certain no,n,s Tho signal viii
informa,ior yin !" shpmaSters that the necessary
The local obsorverv 4ven them upon application TO
December !. '' VI 1h4s slsuu "-44 SSe4"
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Il. j. HORNER & co.
PAN.AMERICAN DELEGATES AMONG THE GUESTS
AT ROACH's sHIPYARD.

PAN.AMERICAN DELEGATES AMONG THE GUESTS
AT ROACH's sHIPYARD
Chester, Penn. Nov. 23.-The new steamer orizaba,
built at Roachs yard for the NewYork and Cuba Mail
81 amsh'p Company was successfully launched at l
p m. to-day in the presence Of large number Of
people. among them being several members of the
Pan-American Congress, and prominent men from
Washington New-York, Philadelphia and other cities.
The Orizaba Is built upon the same model as the
Yumuri, which launched at Chester on OCTOBER
L. and Is of three new steel steamships which the
New-York and cuba Mall Steamship Company is build
ing for It's Mexican service. The Orlzaba IS 342 feeO
in length over all 800 feet long the water line.
AZ feet BEAM 81 feet depth Of hold and will register
about $500 tons. She Will have 1900 horsepower,
trlpe-e expansion engines, with an estimated speed or
sixteen knots. The vessel was built under special
survey Of the United States Standard American Steam
shin Owners and will class \ l, twenty years. sh3
has three decks, four waer-tght bulkheads' wafer
fight shaft tunnel and a ballast tank aft. Her rs
Will be fore and aft schooner with steel masts and
she Will be nttd in elaborate style for the comfort
and safety of the eighty four saloon and twentysevcn
Intern diate passengers for whom she has
Accommodations Electric lights will be fitted
in every part of the ship and her ventilation will be
As nearly perfect as possible. In her fore-peak she
will carry small tank of oil for use in storms this
being the latest innovation in marine construction
The keel of the third steamship, the Yucatan.
will be laid on the blocks from (Which the Oriza0a was
launched. A. ..,. L,
Beside the Orizaba, there are five merchant ships,
with an average tonnage of $500, building at this
vard besides two gunbOats-the Concord and Bennng-
ION The Orizaba IS tn ninth ship Roach has built
for This company. , l
4 large delegation OF the Pan-American congress,
with ladies' arrived from Washington at II 80. All
were GIFTED the novel sight Of the launching. and
EXPRESSED admiration of all tn details. Aterwar
no delegates 10 the Congress and the other invited
r1Iests we're invited TO a dinner given by Mr.. Roach
The address Of welcome was mad by Johh IS itob,oh'
~ Med a: and several responses were made by mem
hers the marty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
FRIDAY. As USUAL, BARGAIN DAY
OFFENDED OFFICERS ASKED TO RECONSIDER

OFFENDED OFFICERS ASKED TO RECONSIDER
Hartford, Nov. 90 (SpeciaD.-The designations of
twenty five of the field. staff and line officers Of the
LIST Regiment which were forwarded through Erlgader-
General Graham 20 the Adjutsnt-G General and Com
Hahoerin-chief some three weeks ago have been
returned to the officers by General Graham with a
ques' nat they be reconsidercd and that the officers
commune IN the service. The COmmanGeI-in-Chiet
To whom the regnaaons were addressed has no Official
hho"use ds yet, II the slightest dissatisfaction with
LIS feooA' o'aer making the military subseivicnt TO
the acton OF The ouai1er,n General in renting
INC a'Lio'9' what action the officers viii take
remains 70 De seen They are substantially in the
SdHc po''uo" a. az FIRST Their designations, ad-
way and returned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
Urging 1RR1GA7Iox IN THE WEST

Topeka, Kan. Nov. 23.-Judgc J. W. Gregory, Of
Garden City, was IN consultation with Governor
Humphrey yesterday for the purpose Of agreeing upon
plan for bringing the subject Of irrigation IN Western
Kansas before the Congress. II has been demon
strated that the rainfall In that region IS inadequaie
and without relief by Irrigation agriculture can
not be a success. committee viii be sent 10 lay the
matter before Congress. Judge Gregory said: When
once thoroughly developed our water supply VIII not
only furnish absolute ready and ample amount
Of water for irrigation but will be the source OF
vast deal Of water power for manufacturing purposes
Tho amount of land which ] expect 10 fully sup
piled with water from the undcrOw, which IS the
chief source Of supply referred to. will be not les
than 100000 acres, and possibly double that area
IN southwest Kansas. The system Will also re-
claim millions Of acres In Colorado. Northwest
Texas. New Mexico Western Nebraska, the DaLotas
Montana and elsewhere that would otherwise be for
without an ADEQUATE reliable supply of water
for purposes Of irrigation What ! mean by the under
flow - the vast sheet of water which undcrlles the
Arkansas Valley. and the same IS found under the
Platte and other streams near to The surface In
the immediate river valley that easily and chcaply
tapped by means OF open fountains. This has been
tried. aud works admirably L. order however. that
this system shall be speedily and Systematically de
veoped, and in a way that shall benefit the people, It
VIII be necessary for Congress 10 take the matter In
hand, make the preliminary surveys and settle
certain interstate questions that VIII arise. Then
with reasonable start all necessary private capital
Will be forthcoming TO make the system a great
success"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
DISCUSSING UNIVERSITY EXTENSION.

Boston, Nov. % speciau.-The Society for tho
Higher Education of Women held It's November meet
ing in Jacob sleeper Hall this morning. Miss iDoos
the president, introduced Helen Dawes brown, -
New y orl as the principal speaker MISS Dio""
gave an outline of the work of university eA ss
which, she said began IN the universities =. -, a,
and Cambridge, and lately has oeen - lave al.
America Baltimore and Buffalo alrean' ,,.. %
vantares in this line. The purpose =, =.
ao.o who have not received ne . sss'u np sor such
higher education oggSs"@elos1s. ss Of lectures: ros
Ss,so te BY s ss 10 be oaas's By college pro
fessor'' MISS o,s be opened in the colleges for
the people sho' ting vacation: the advantages ot
few weeAs - ,s.,u,s and Libraries TO such students
the eops y. s,eat After Miss Brown had finished her
wouu lanes p. Munro,, of the Institute Of
adhioo ,as invlted IA speak OF the work done
s bSi IN the work 1 OF Spys5 n sSsa
sion. Nj. ,a vas 10 afford such extension In educa
ton For this purpose ne Lover - irse s, 0vafSS
founded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
WHO WILL SUCCEED JUSTICE PATTERSOYl

NJ " In ~ ~ LisD ~ - ~ i 4 ~ '%A'>-+
Mayor Grant made no appointment yesterday OF
police justice TO succeed Justice Patterson, whose
term according 10 the appointment book in the Mayors
office, expires to-day. Neither did the Mayor give
any intmaton on the subject further than that he
might possibly make the appointment tomorrow
IL is understood that Mr. Grant has declined to
slider the appointment Of Republican a. among the
possibilities. The impression continues 10 be gen.
era that he viii appoint Justice Leicester Holme, Of
the city Court, whose present term expires on
January l. when Justce-elect Robert A. Van Wyck
will succeed him Justice Holmc, during his Oc
cupancy NJ the bench since last MAY. has acquired
an excellent reputation for painstakng devotion to
his official duties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
KILLED HIMSELF WITH RAT POISON

The body of man who had killed himself with
rat poison was found in vacaEt lot under coal cart
ar Ninety second-st- and Secondave. yesterday morn
ing In his pocket this letter,
My Dear Wife and Children ! will never see you
aga a. nv end has and | must depart. On !.
how IL pains me- but cannot help il. Get the money
from the societies 10 which belonged and Inc IN
surance on my life I am going TO die TO the
uenitentiary Will not 60 ADAM hEiSEh'
New-YOrb NOV. -
Keyser thirty five years odd and had WIZ ana
.,,, cbr,irpn living M No o53 second ave He had
been employed for years in Hecker's Hour mills N
Chelry-st and recently had complaned that the WORK
there was too hard for him. lie told his VIE on Fri
day that going 10 friend who had promls,
10 get him better situation In EiShth-aVe, lis
failure 10 return his home alarmed her, and she was
searching for him when hh body was found. she
thought he hal failed 10 get the promised situation ara
had become DISCOURAGED. His accounts al HecherS
mills were straight. and nobody could tell why he was
afraid Of being sent 70 the pententiary
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
Mr.. VAN cor1 READY ~ ,,ursr,o,rr

hcporDS OF dissatisfaction among the carriers at
o'auon u ,no roS'otice have been circulated re
Of the Office for few months ana a. ,s alleged thai
his treatment of the carriers has been unnecessarily
harsh Postmaster Van Cott and assistant Post
masters Gaylor and Morgan said Yesterday that they
han MOI hsau OF any trouble between The supehn
would investigate the matter II any Complaint was
made 10 him Ly members Of the force.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

As David Rosenberg. Of No. 203 De ancey-st was
passing No. % Avenue yesterday. an electric light
lamp fell from lis bearings and struck him on tho
head. IIo was frightened badly thinking that he
had received a dangerous shock, but when ne DIS
covered that he had received only slight scalp
rnnnd he went home
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p ,fopc,v ND THE Union CLUB.

J. 7. MURGIN IND THE tNIV+' -.
J. Pierpont Morgan returned from M, lo' p"noa,
of INSPECTION Of the Chesapeake ana 0n'o Asa.,ar
on Friday evening lie was at bis once y''pau 49,,
and when his attention was called 70 'a' a., ,hs
.s =, hIs absenoe. that he Lad resigned nom Iue
sa'ou ia me- ..oount of the rejection Of John King,
unUn Of the Erie Rarosd. whom he had PROPOSED
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

~ bushsl while the average price of coal delivered
the farm ranges from - To - cents per bushel.
tn Farmers Alliance here brought the attention Oh
the farmers to the relative prices Of the TWO com
mod ties, and advised that half the corn crop DO used
4lc.. thus advancing tie price Of the other nan
and saving money in their fuel bills The iarIhers
have begun 10 act on this advice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

the banker, and Louis W. Neebe. of Chicago in behalf
OF pardon for Oscar Necbe, the Anarchist. long
petition numerously signed was presented 10 the
Governor The Governor listened patiently, but said
nothing 10 indicate what his decision will be. a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
srAYpABD TIME LEGAL IN c1ycIYYATL

Cincinnati, Nov a3-Ths city has until now been
almost alone I'm refusing to ADOPT STANDARD time as the
legal tine but now an ordinance has been passed and
only awaits publication To make II effective, making
standard time legal. Clocks that have been keeping
local time VIII be turned back twenty-five minutes,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24
,Yu,pprNG DAY" At NEWCASTLE, DEL.

wilmington. DEL Nov e3.-This was Whipping Day
=, tho Newcastle jail aud Sheriff Allen applied tho
cat" 10 three colored men and one white man, all q
whom had been convicted of larceny Two received
1--we lashes each and the other two ten lashes EACH
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

chicago Nov. 20 lspeciall.-Georgo Gaines Goodrich,
81 u I'.-'la 90 o"o''n' NewYOrk merchant
goodrich, who left b nome In No., VI, g. 90,
Without good reason. TIE evidence was 70 tho effect
,nai Goodrich was travelling salesman 1or his ,,her
sfs Goodrich said that woman in her nosI,,on was
e aiy Ss1t ey having husband who was at home
laying she had gone TO Germany '7aVine a le'ier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

for membership, he said briefly ~ have not resigned
from the club
To the suggestion that he should add that he had no
Intention of resgning. he replied: =" | cannot sag
ANYTHING about what | may do In the future. "hat
know now is that l have not resigned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

USING CORN FOR FUEL ~ KANSAS.
Hiawatha, Kan, Nov. 23-The farmers of This
vicinity burning corn for fuel. finding il cheaper
than coal Corn Is sold the farm at 20 cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-24

At"S PARDON ron NEEBE THE ANARCHIST
s.,,r n.saso' Nov 23 CsDcciaD.-Governor Flfer q,
AAe-A Today, heard john n. Hills. K 8 nrevsr
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A r N
90 o. % 50 wEsrro

With Holidays Ahead
With snace already crowded with the largest stocks that we have
~ shown perhaps imagine the inducements we will offer
not, Kindly read the following: