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Il MOTUER'S AUFCL DEED.
Sho Kills Her Children, Fires the House
and Cuts Her Own Throat

TRoY. July 11.-An appalling tragedy oc-
CURED at an early hour this morning in Bliss
willie. hamlet Of Castleton, VI, and near the
New York state lire. James ]. Williams, A
Welshman in well-to-do circumstance. was
killed about month ago by falling into a
quarry in which he was interested. He left q
widow and three children. He lived in a hand
some two-story cottage. Victor, a bright, To-
year-old boy n pupil at the State Normal
School, occupied the sleeping room on tho
lower floor. His mother, sister Carrie, aged II,
and brother Edward, aged &, slept in large
room in the second story.
At about 2 o'clock this morning Victor awoko
and at once discovered that the house was on
fire. His first thought was OF his mother and,
Fastening to her room. found her standing in
the middle of the floor gazing at the burning
furniture. After considerable trouble he got
her down stairs, and told her to so TO neigh
boris. Then he ran up stairs again. and was
surprised to see that his mother had followed
gaming wound In her throat. Thoroughly
alarmed. the boy pushed his mother, before
ilded her 10 the care Of some Of the many
neighbors who had assembled. When he again
EN- the
when he called to his brother and sister. he
supposed they had escaped.
and soon the fames, were subdued; but neither
Carrie nor Eddy Williams were to be seen, and
the people feared the worst. The wounded
woman was questioned concerning the missing
child rem ana she pointed to the house and act
ed In q frenzy. Ever since the death Of hor
husband she has acted strangely. aud the
neighbors began to believe that she was q ma
MAC and they were not long in doubt for when
the house was again entered the charred bod
les Of Carrie and Edward were found with
their heads almost severed from their bode8.
The legs and portions of the trunks were
burned to acrisp. The SURROUNDINGS indicate
that the Children were dead before the fire
started Mrs. Williams was questioned. bus
her replies were for long time incoherent.
Finally she said that a man entered the house
at Midnight. cut the Threats Of tho children aud
herself. and then set the house on fire. Then
she told other stories.
The truth OF the matter is that Mrs VILE
liams. while suffo ring from homicidal mania,
killed tho children saturated the place with
kerosene and after eprlying the match CUT
her own throat. She probably forgot the press
ence Of Victor in the house. Mrs. Williams Is
still alive. but cannot possibly recover Ale
though very weak. she resists the surgeons
and materially impairs their work. Mrs VIII
liams was Williams before her marriage and
is sister Of William, F; Williams, the .Phiia-
delphia manager Of the Columbia Marble
Co mi any Of Rutland. Her mental condition
is the result OF brooding over the tragic death
of her husband.
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MRS. JAckMAN WAS THIRSTY
Found the Hotel Clerks Rheumatism l.Ini.
ment and Drank 1t-She May Die.

Found the Hotel Clerks Rheumatism l.Inl-
ment and Drank 1t-She May DIE.
young woman registered as Mrs. Gertie
Jackman at the Rochester House in Bleecker
street on Thursday night. and was assigned to
room 81. Whatever Was the condition OF Mrs.
Jackman's throat when she went to bed, she
found it terribly dry when she awoke early
yesterday morning and she began to roam
about the hotel in search Of palliative. The
day clerk. who was ILL., was asleep in room 81.
and when Mrs. Jackman wandered in she
found three bottles on table. Two wore very
small The third was of good size and OF at
tractive anpenrance. Mrs. IRckman carried all
three to her room, drank the two small ones
and half emptied tho third.
Five mi nutes later Mrs. Jackman staggered
down stairs and fell In II heap in a chair by the
night clerks desk. She said she was sick. The
night clerk thought so. too. and ran for a
policeman. The policeman looked ut the
woman and at tho three bottles. and then sum
moned an ambulance and had her sent to St.
Nincents Hospital Later she was transferred
to Bellevue.
It will not be known exactly just what Mrs.
Jackman drank until an analysis Is made 10.
day. except that one Of tho bottles cont aimed a
Imminent for rheumatism which probably In
GUIDED lead ard opium among Its ing edients
Mrs Jackman's condition last night was
serious.
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Il VALUABLE HORSE KILLED.
Ex-Mayor BookstRver OF Syracuse I.oseA a
Thoroughbred In a Runaway Accident.

Ex.Mayor Bookstaver OF Syracuse Losea o
Thoroughbred in a Runaway Accident.
SYRACUSE. July 11.-Ex-Mayor Bookstaver.
who finds great satisfaction in driving fine
horses, met wit serious accident this morn
ng which cost him one OF his best bred horses
and wrecked his carriage. James street. one
OF the principal thoroughfarss of the city. Is
crossed at the grade by the West Shore Rail
road tracks. A set OF gates guard the roadway
While returning from his morning spin in
Kirkwood Park about 9 A. NJ. the ex- ayor
was about to drive across the tracks when the
gates were lowered in front of hun. He thinks
one OF the gates stI uck the horses nose. The
animal wheeled about and dashed back IN the
street The rear wheels of The carriage slid
around OH the asphalt pavement and the car
riaGe was overturned. throwing Mr.. Book
staver violently to the pavement He was
picked up badly bruised and shaken up
and assisted to his home. The horse
continued his run, and ut the OSwOgo
Canal Bridge the carriage was wrecked. He
ran through the crowded streets, and four
blocks further Tell on the pavement aud broke
his near tor eleR. He was killed. The horse
was valued at about $1,000 lie was Book
staver. registered bay gelding. six years old.
sired by Patchen Volunteer. by Godfrey's
PRrchOn and Volunteer maid dam MAdce. by
Edward Everett, by Rysdyk's Ham bletunian
Bookstaver was q full brother Of Judge ituger,
"a horse sold by Mr.. bookStaver to q Kentucky
man for q handsome sum.
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Un,vo rslty or tho state or Now York.

ALBANY. July 1.-THE closing session OF the
Convocation OF the University Of the State OF
New York was held this morning in the Senate
chamber Principal o. u. Rhodes OF Adams
Collegiate Institute read an interesting paper
entitled Are Colleges Requiring Too Much
for Admission Z" A lengthy discussion fol-
lowed opened by Principal II. p. Emerson OF
the Buffalo High School,
Tho subject Of the admission to college by
certificate was ably discussed by President
Harrison, i, Web.ter OF Uplon University.
dent " 7, Milne, Of the New York State
Normal College al GenssOe, Principal Charles
I. Wheelock OF tho CanAIoharls Union School.
Principal George NJ. Smith OF tho Canton
Union school, and others.
The following, were appointed on the Exam
nations Eummitlce for consultation with the
heGents in regard to tho examipatons; rrois;
Glens Falls. Nheelock OF CanaIoharie. and
Norris Of CaAandaigua.
school, Prof !. SCOTT Clark Of Syracuse Uni
legiSte Institute were appointed Committee
on Neurology
die BY Chancellor Curtis.
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Tho Hon. William CIark's Remains at
Lyons.

SYRACUSE. July 1.-THE remains OF the Hon.
William Clark Of Denver. for many years
resident of this State and State Senator from
the Wayne and Cayuga district in 1s54-55
reached Lyons this morning Mr.. Clark was
on lis return to Denver from visit to the
Fast whom he fell from his train near Clyde.
Ohio. on Wednesday night and was probably
INSTANTLY killed. g had suffered from asr hma,
sud It is supposed went upon tho platform OF
me sleeping oar to get fresh air and was
thrown of. He was 80 years old. and was louR
prominent Republcan politician. lie leaves
yer. and two sons. William II. Clark editor of
the Cortland Standard and John H. Clark, SUI
psrintendent Of Sohoo Of Flushing, l.. /, Mr..
Clark was lawyer by profession, Master In
Cbancsry under the old system OF practice. and
partner Of the Whig Congressman John N.
Holly, ut the time O. the latters death.
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Energetic Capt. Robert Brown. Jr. one OF the
New York State fish and game protectors. who
lives at Port Richmond. S. l., set out on Thurs
day afternoon again to catch men who are
violating the law by casting seines in Jamaica
Bay. He went In the tug Carrie, with eight
men. who had been sworn In as deputy sherifs.
The sein srs had threatened. It is said, that II
the police boat SHOULD come down they would
fight till the de til, but there was no blood
shed. About the time Mr.. Brown started
from Sterleton the Jamaica Bay seniors
had a full load. or It may be that
they heard tho State police were coming
ct the inlet to jamaica Bay for unlawful fisher
pAn to show up but in vain. 1t was pretty
clear that somebody had warned the Canarsie
1t was suspected that they had had a scout
posted at StRpleton.
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STAMFORD. July 11.-Though President Henry
X Towne Of tho Yale & Towne Lock Manu-
factory has been making strenuous efforts to
secure mon to I'LL the places OF the twenty
six striking moulders thus far he has
not been able to secure new men per-
manenlly. Advertisements in the New York
and Philadelphia papers have brought many
moulders to town looking for work, but
as soon as they leave tho trains here
delegates OF the union spot them inform them
that the strike is on. and invariably the mon
return to the places from which they came
on the next train. Seven men sent III from the
Chambers street, New York. Office. on Monday.
started In to work on TUESDAY. and as trouble
was feared police protection was provided.
That evening they were Interviewed by the
strikers aud persuaded not to go to work on
Wednesday. The strike has now been on for
two weeks, and though about 500 mon are en-
poyed in the factory, the twenty-siX who wont
out have badly crippled the concern in getting
out it's orderp. The chief business at this fac
tory IL the manufacture OF locks. nearly
bank safes being made here. There could
have been q strike in almost any her
department with comma atively little IN
convenience in the sXpsditing OF the work.
but the castings must DO had Tor the other de-
paEtm0nts to make up iuto locks.
The men say that they will not resume work
until the company Will agree to take back
Budd who wa- discharged tor breaking rule,
and the managers assert that they cannot sue
ceSsiuly conduct the large business without
proper respect from every man, from the
president down, for the rules; Budd admits
that be has broken the rule viii ch forbids men
washing up before six O'Clock severa! times.
and tho company Internationally refuse to
take him back. even II the work OF the whole
factory must DO suspended.
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UeIE MURpERER M,ELHAINE
A Pocket Katie, n Pate OF Scissors, ana n
FIehe OF G!aas Found In HE Cot.

Fiehe OF G.nHp Found In His Cos.
A discovery was made last evening b.
Warden Alonzo Brymer OF Raymond street
jail which will cause him to have closer
watch kept on Burglar Charles McElvalne. the
murderer OF Christian W. Luca. The speoia
privileges also which have been extended to
McElvaino by the Warden out OF consideration
for his sister Mrs. Neville, will be withdrawn
and, pending his second trial in September
he Will DO subjected to almost as rigid disci-
pline as II he were In the condemned cell in
Sing Sing awaiting his summons.
For few days McElvaine has exhibited a
still more ugly disposition than has character
izod him since the cruel killing OF Mr.. Luca.
and suspicion that he might be bent on some
mischief caused the Warden to have his cell,
which Is No. on the main corridor, searched
very thoroughly; While the search, was in
denis Office, where his Clothing was removed
and examined. Nothing out OF the way was
found upon him. but the search in his cell was
bladed pocket knife n nair of scissors, and Il
nie.e OF Rlase In his cot In the most surly
obtained possession Of these articles or what
use he intended to mako oil them. since his re-
moyal from Sing Sing three weeks ago Neil
on visiting days. and meals hgye frequently
been sent to him from tho outside, The sus-
picious articles are supposed to have been
him in his food.
When the Young tough had heen marched
back to his cell the Warden told him that not
only would he have TO ii o on the regular
prison fare and be shut of from all visits from
his friends, but that even tho privileges Of
making the tour OF the corridor onco day in
uS % denied H Dhf ne SSFsF so Gd az
the Warden when he heard this announce
mont and, with an oath declared that he did
not care what was done with him. Warden
Brymer sa ID last night:
This fellow Is the worst prisoner We hnve
had in the mil during my administration. lie
seems to glory in tho fact that no is tough Of
the touGhs. and has takon frequent opportuni-
ties to show II: newspaper Inns been FUR
nished him ench day. and after. reading II he
sCatters on tho floor II his cell and into the
lower corridor He secps to do this out of
pure ug mess. Last night | warned him not
TO do this again or he would have TO get on
without the newspapers While exercis ng in
the corridor one day he trlpned up o prisoner
who was walking ahend OF him aud threw him
heavily on the. iron, floor, | called him
dent. now boieve he did 1t purposey When
Mat Dlneen. one OF his companons on tho
night of the murder, WAS dying At his homo in
New York OF consumptton McElvaine sent h N
a message asking him to confess that ii was he
who murdered Mr.. Luca. ind he was indignant
when Dlneen refused to do So What he wanted
with the knife. scissors. and glass | don't
know. n certainly could not be so foolish as
10 think they could aid him TO escape. and it Is
been floating through his mind. will now see
to 1t that he is very vigilantIy ,guarde until his
second trial comes of and he Il again landed IN
Sing Sing"
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Natural Gas Fouua In U,,ea.

UTICA, July ia vein o! natural gas was
tapped here yesterday afterno on, in we'll be-
ing drilled In brewery for water The gas
WAS found at depth OF $40 feet. The drill had
penetrated only slate rock until 555 feet in
depth was reached. when Trenton sandstone
WAS found. The gas flows from the well in
considerable quantities. and burned through
ought the night and to-day Very brilliantly,
The well is being drilled by an experienced oil
several Of which pierced through strong gas
yeine, but the gas has been ca cd and tho drill
continued down to water. In the present case
ittis nrobAble the gas producing qualities Of
the rock will DO fully tested as the driler is
very positive the territory is good and will fur
nish gas In paying Quanuties.
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THE FIFTY-FlRST CONGRESS.
SENATOR TELLER PROPOSES 4 b.
METLLLIC CONELRENCE


Tho Discussion OF tho shipping Bilis Re-
pun,ed In tho Scnnte-The House by n
Party Vote Takes Up the Conference
Report on tho silver Bni-The Vote on
Its Adoption to he Taken To-day.
wlsu1NaroS, July lin the Senate to-day
Nj. Teller (Iiep.. Col. introduced n Joint reso-
luton which wsg referred to tho Finance
Committee. declaring 1t to be tho Determined
policy OF tho United States Government to use
both gold and silver Hs full legal tender money
and instruc,inG tho President to invite tho Gov
ernments OF the Latin Union countries ard Of
such other nations as he may deem advisable
TO Join the United States in II conference to
adopt commoa ratio between gold anu silver
Tor the purpose OF establishing International
", the use uf b-metallic money and securing
fxity OF relative value letween those metals.
The conference is to be held at such place as
may be mutually agreed upon by the eXecu-
tives of the Governments joining in 1t. And
when In tho Judgment of the President OF the
United states, n sufficient number OF nations
shall have entered into such international
arrangement hs shall declare tho ratio 50
fixed to DO the existing ratio In the United
States. The President is to appoint not less
than three nor more than five Commissioners
TO attend such conference ON the part Of tho
United states, and who are to receive $500
and their reasonable exrenses.
Mr., wilson Nhep, io"n' olieFcu RESTITUTION, u,
which was referred to tho Committee on FOR
aign Relntions calling on the Secretary OF
st ST. far Information on the subject Of an
eta'e lot ihior @ W 'io sur - "
American citizen. Thomas +. Collins being de-
pr,ved Of his rights liberty, and pro, er,y at
wSat aciion las been taken by the State De-
partment
p'rha SANTA Joint resolution to permit tho
Secretary o. the j reasury 10 sign consent Ior
n cable RAILWAY in front OF the new York Post
p1ics on Broadway and OF the Army build
ing. on Whitehall street was reported and
tlacsd on Ina calendar. Subsequently, on
motion OF Mir. HscocE 1t was taken up and
pnssNd
TIE sbipplnr bills were taken M. and Mr..
tiI son liam InI adGre- sed the Senate. lie
sryu.d nV"inst tho propUsed subsidies for
shTns, out in favor OF modern'e Iosi al eubs-
dies lie spoke OF the Importance Of establish
Congo country o building Il Government dry
dont mt New Orlenus and OF reforming the
tariff ny admitting commodities from the
South AMERICAN States at lower rates oi duties.
But there was nothing he said more destruc-
tive OF the shipping interests thar an attempt
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I've DARLINGTON TOPICS.
Things sTInterest In and Outside the Halls
OF Congress.

Things oTInterest In and Outside the Halls
of Congress.
WASHINGTON, July ll.-Six hundred clerks in
the War Department are Indignantly airing q
grievance. This number OF clerks has boon
transferred from the AdJutant Generals office.
the Paymaster- enerals office. and the Sur
Reon- Generals office 10 the record and pension
division AMI compeiled to renew their allegi-
Rncs to the Government at cost TO them Of
20 cents head. All day long the silver quar-
ters have been going into the rockets OF Chief
Gle K Tweedale. who will make Just tl75 by
the operation, Some Of tho clerks thought
that II they must swear again they would do
1t before Thaddeus Sailer. the popular chief
clerk OF the Bureau OF Ordnance in the Navy
Department but these nautical oaths were
torn up and the regular army ones were de-
mRnded by Mr. Tweedale. 1t has not been
usual to demand new oaths OF allegiance In
the case OF simple transfers within a depart
nent but the new, departure 10 popular with
these who benefit bytt-
The House Committee on Military Affairs to-
day directed favorable report on bill to re-
yiVe the rank al Lieutenant; General OF the
Son TO Sap os nm d 5he m
for skin and bravery In The late war. and the
office Is to expire upon his retirement.
The House Committee on Indian Affairs to-
day directed favorable reports to be made on
tuo LaluiuM " luO nenoCh lu-
diana In New York TO lease lands In tho Cat
tRraugus and Allegheny reserVationg and q
substitute for tho Dorsey bill extending the
time for payments by purchasers Of Omaha
Indian land in Nebraska. The substitute
was framed 10 meet the objections made by
the President in his message Yetoing the orig
inal bill.
Carrying out the instructions OF the Repub-
llcan Senatorial caucus held last night Chair
man Edmunds has appointed Senators HoGr.
Bpooner. Frye ard Moody toEet her with Sem
Rtors AIdrich, sherman, aud ingalls, the Re-
publican members oil tho Rules ComnittsOi, to
report rs = caucus committee upon the Qu0S-
ton OF changing the rules Of the Senate 50 as
10 provide for closure OF debate at tho will OF
the majority, and TO ascertain and report how
that result can Oe at aimed II deemed necsS-
sary to tho conduct OF business.
Engineer officers have made the following
ottlmAtoS FOR continuing and completing the
river and harbOr improvements in New York
under their charge:
Port Chester hArbor for year and TO complete SIS.
900 Echo harboT New Rochelle to complete SIT 900;
East Chester Greek, SI52iooi GrssnDort bGFb0h to
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4 REFEREE SET OYER TIE RECTOR.
81. Stephens Church Must Hold IL New
Election on duly S3.

ST. stephens Church Must Hold II New
Election on duly s3.
The parishioners Of the Episcopal Church OF
st. Stephens In West Fortv-seventh street
who are opposed to the project OF consolidating
the church with Holy Trinity. hold that they
have gained u decisive victory in tho order
that Judge Lawrence made Yesterday directing
that anew election for wardens and vestry-
men be held at the church Oh the morning Of
the 23d. Rector Hart supervised tho election
last April. at which Board OF Trustees was
elected which favored the consolidation
aud Eestrymen W. S. Watson and Charles
Schroeder brought suit before Judge DAILY
charging that the election was illegally con-
Quoted by the pastor and seven OF the rector'S
church officers were ousted.
Rector Hart refu- ed to cooperate with the
trustees opposed to the consolidation scheme
when they called forn now election, and suit
was brought before Judge Lurremore through
him to-, Judge Larremores order directs
Rector Hart TO lon with the anti-con- olidation
trustees In giving duo notice OF the new cleo
ton and appoints Edward NJ. shepard. referee
voting. Judge Of the qualification voters and
adjourn the election II ut any time 1t seems
10 him expedient Rector Hart is directed to
act under Reoree Shepard's direction In case
he presidss at the election.
1t was said Yesterday that the parishioners
opposed to consolidating with Holy Trinity
contemplate securing new pastor. and re-
yiying active work In the st. Stephens parish.
liminary mannamus to prevent the vestry OF
the Pro- sstant Lpiscopal Church OF the Holy
NATIVITY from transacting business bonding
the trial OF the quo warianto suit brought by
the Attorney-Generala at the instance Of the de-
feRted candidates at he last Easter election to
Dust the vestry which was declared elected.
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MAY HAZE BEEN MURDERED.
Clotted Blood Said to Have Been Found on
Drowned Mans Clothes

Clotted Blood Said to Have Been Found on
"a Drowned Mans Clothes.
The mutilnted body of q man was found
floating In Flushing Bay. near st. Nonnn's
Well. yesterday morning by Christian Nc
Grath Of Flushing McGrath undresscd him
self and swimming out to the body towcd 1t
ashore. The mans head was terribly battered.
portion OF the right side OF the skull had
been torn away. Clothed blood was found on
the right side Of the mans clothing. Tho
flesh around tho wounds on tho head was
black and discoored. A number OF persons
who examined the body thought 1t looked as
II tho flesh near the wound on tho head had
been hlackened and burned by gunpowder.
Coroner Corey of College Point had the body
removed to Dunn's undertaking rooms He
says lie does not think the body was in tho
water more than six hours. He Is not pre-
pared to say whether the man met his death by
drowning or was killed and then thrown into
the water The body appeared to DO that OF
workinGman. 10 was feet O inches tai. with
gray chin whiskerS and moustache. On his
iiEht loot ne wore n leather shoe and on
was on one foot and n gray one on the
other. II . wore blue coat and waisrooat,
black and white striped trousers can under
drawers, and brown woollen shirt. 4 tobacco
box was the only thing found in his pockets x
great many baymen W o saw the body thought
tile fractures of the skull were caused BY tho
body being deshedr against tho stone break
old piles etHn ling around in tho bay. against
which the body could have been da he'd by the
Swllt ,tlnles that sweep up and d wn tho bay
Cant. william sands says lie thinks the body
Is that Of n man named Bohlender Of New
town coroner Corey thinks II rescm bios that
o. f,o an old nan who neddlsd saps&gcs in College
Hail. Flushing, Thursday evening next