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New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
TO MAKE NO CONCESSIONS.
CLOAKMAKERS MORE DETERMINED THAN
EVER
FAILURE OF EFFORTS TO SETTLE BY ARBlTRA
TION THE oUARREIS BETWEEN IhH'd
AND TIE MANUFACTURERs-
STRIKE -.r C1GARMAKERs.

Tho strike Of the cloakmakers has assumed large
promotions and il is now estimated that nearly 10000
men and women have either gone on strike OF nave
been locked ont ty the Manufacturers AsSociatIon
At the various headquarters Of the cloakmakcrS Yes
tcrday the strikers ubilant over the concession
o, Popkns 4 Marks, no. 47G broadway. to the de
mands Of the unon. Another for rejoicing was
the action Of several hundred nOn-Unon italians, who
the Manufacturers Association believed would help
them ont but who Yesterday struck in sympathy with
the cutters and others.
Attempts TO settle this strike yesterday dismaIF
failed
The state Board Of Mediation and Arbitration held
meeting in the Metropolitan Hotel in the afternoon
and listened The explanations Of representatives. "'
the Manufacturers Association as 10 the cause OF inc
strike and all expressed willingness 10 s'ttic tc
trouble by arbitration. but committee OF he eIoah
makers called and presented TO the Board et'ci nV
the amalgamatcd committee OF the Contractors Cn'
tcrS' and Operators unions dpluins the assistance o
the Board and saying the union did not want the
Board TO interfere I'm the fight. the union w0uM
settle the trouble in It's own way, AZ meeting Oh 'h'
Cloakmaers Union in PythagoraS Hall last nlght' Il
was decided to stand firm in their demands ana MAKE
no concessions The actions Of the anaramat"d com
NIT tee were indorSed meeting Of the Manufacturers
Association was held in the Prescott House. Broahwa!
and spring ST. Yesterday, discuss the situation ana
the dcScrtion Of POpknS Marks. II waN decided 70
try a settlement under the auspices OF the Board oi
Arbitration before taking further acton
The strike of Italian SOncmasonS was satisfactorily
.o,,,od Yesterday and the men will return TO work
,his morning The terms OF the settlement are the
GRANTING of an increase Of from 30 cents 10 ~ daY
in wages. to begin on July i.
At the meeting of the Executive Committee In the
.stor House Yesterday, action taken looking - a
eettIcmcnt Of the quarrel between the district a,
semhlcs Of this city and lfOOtlvn. NJ mc"NhE
of tho Phoenix Labor Club last night address, WcN
,r,d. hy members OF the board. General Master
Workman f. V Powdcry Inspected the barge once
and method Of examining Immigrant, Yesterday;
strike OF 700 CigarnalcrS, packers. hunCn
opcratOrS etc. bccan Yesterday IN IN" Shop uf kcrs
Wcrihcimcr n schiller. and IN Other shops a'nt fo3
more men and women struck for the restoration oi
tho ~ l--6
The strike of furniture workers was settled Nc>'cr
dav and the men returned 10 work. The Furniture
Workers Union agreed To recognize the bosses uh"h
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
cnrrr cAIINnAne FOR rn.nAY.

sqpI.ne ,oalsGsasra. Icim Fees so9sinued ,,oo
cal'udnr No- ! To- io caihG ., ~ o'clock.
sgpr'm, Ill i'T@,iA5t ITG"2re 3 & ra:I '.Gn'
s'as CON-; Al, i@I,.' r. e., Il rst9re go o.br:1
ll3 -. l3- 'iC, ~, 49, '1 'd@. So ld. ia, 1l
Supr,nc Court -Crcut-Part before barrett. j
No, a,2., ;5l 3'-5. 3'5l @-3i ",N 90 5j'', 2O''
supreme ,ircut~iait tI-Bciorc Andrews j
5i S2, & a 5S oi i'4 - % s5o * so2 49, is, ''' '''o
supreme tourt rct Part II q fore Lawrence. J.
gi"S , oqIqTe W Sf s' Hs,ssf" r." ;sT
81" by ana 'tiohr h,nnr' l' g g. H. Tor p"nnat"
WI q ll@'r'n DGr"S Mg,s' Iie,s.'i'tt {" & a.. HIIg
Ann ponathy. W \ Jri'ii' and &. \. Van Cortandt
Superior General r.rm adjourned urti q.
>uirror Cour'-Nrre.al Tenn Brfor, O','orman. i
sq!r.rior CONT qrty Adjourned for the torn.
e. Nug.,i.r HourtqqIia! Term Par: -H'f"r" Dusro' J.
superior Court-1rnl Ieuu-rart, IL aud Iit-Ad.
common GENERAL Torn Adourncd until June 2d
,ommon Pea, special Term Bctorc BooGstaver. j
,sa@So rioa.gg'y A4opI,G h. @ qn Jgns q
common Pa, r.n icrnrrar; li-ncforo Alien, J
-, i,t?. lGed. ls?'. ~ 32's l'-o. 1861. 1880
CIT, court special 1olm-B'fore Fil,imon~ Mo
~ court Trial Term rar n,lorc Van wyck. j.
.i3i 2i-o -.'ja. 2ar, .sj5 2oo7 ESQ. 800.
No- 2Gi+ -oi3 1896, 327 2o3s' 273' 2dii 2?ol 2sdi
my cGgFtTal Tx ,g I, IancS'c M @ G,sr;FcA Bash
civ Court Trial 1orn-Iart IV-Bf,rc McAdam. c. J
tour of ,,,n,ral se.>lons-Part Before MARITIME J..
aud A--istan' District Attorney iaker-No>. 10 -. In.
Court General Sessions Part before Fitzgerald
J.. and Assistant DiNtrctAttoncy IcdfordNo~ To- >,
oart OF General sc.>ion--Par' III nofcrc cowng. J..
and assistant DNtrict-Attorny "oH.-No,. to = In.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
A HINT TO CLOSE AIoUoR STORES on SUNDAY

Police Justice TaniOr Yesterday sent to the Police
Commissioners extracts from the testimony Of
persons who were ncd AT the Essex Market Police
Court for drunkenness on recent Monday mornings
In each case the prisoner told the Of the qnor
dealer who sold the Intoxicating liquors on sunday
Justice TaintOr that the testimony might help the
police 10 close up the liquor stores which people
made drunk SUNDAYS. The Comms,i ,ioner,
sent the communication TO Acting Superintendent
Byrnes. and The lit OF guilty hduordcalcrs was kept
f-'m the reporter
Al the request Of street Commissioner Beattic the
Police board decided Ia detail the special squad of
sixty policemen Al the street Cleaning Bureau ON
July l.
tmci CIcrk kpp was directed 20 inquire Of Assistant
District Attorney Jerome what there was Ia,
his testimony Monday that Detective Carey Of rlc
oath. ~ ~'~' "''"V'
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
SPENCE WILL 90 TO PRISON FOR LIFE

George spence convicted yesterday Of murder in
the second degree The jury dclllcrated two houI>
spence was rcuandcd for sentence. lie Will be i'm
pr ,oncd for lfc. j. X. Ioul"mann, the counsel tor
tho prisoner In his closing speech for n" def yes
,crdav morning tried show that tho killing ot
spence wf. Kat. m" Rebel vas done IN the heat
II passion and without any intent 20 kill He argued
that no verdict for any higher grade than manslaugIter
could be found. He attacked The character Of De
tcctve Carey who testified for the prosecution. EX-
Judge Bedford made vigorous argument for the prose
cution. Judge Fitzgerald in his charge To the jury
Described t, different degrees Of homicide and quoted
decisions OF The Court Of Appeals 10 the meaning ot
the words dclt-raon and prcmcditation. The jury
retired ~ O'Clock. g,
,pcnces crime the killing Of Kate the Rebel
whom he had married IN pltc ~ her notorious 'htr-
actor lie had found her unfaithful. but dld not de
ert her Ne bought pistol on March go. the day ot
tle shooting and went with his wife 10 the home OF
Alfred Knox. ia Twenty Ufth 81. The couple were ap
pnr,ntY god terms u'l Just before the shooting.
sucncc then according ~ the testimony for tie prose
cution deliberately drew the revolver aud fired two
,ho,, Al hl, wife. killing her almost Instantly. spence
wa, satisfied with the vc'iict against him.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
CRASHING INTO The STITCH HOUSE.
A CAR on THE BRIDGE JUMPS THE TRACK AND
DELAYS TRAVEL.

CAR on THE BRIDGE JUMPS TIE lRACh AND
DELAYS TRAVEL.
Another accident on the Bridge caused another
deIov of several hours AT the busiest time OF the daN'
80 common have these little incidents become 'hat
1000 patient and phenomcnaIN gooh-ha'"re" w"
zcns no longer show surprise when they hnd' aiter d
hard days work, that they must tramp acro9s ''0
Bridge to reach their Brooklyn homes Az 90 O'CLOCK
Yesterday afternoon train Of four cars had Just
deposited ITS load Of passengers at the New-iorN Gnu
Of the Bridge At this hour no time is lost IN switch
ING the empty trains, The work must be done very
ouckly 70 accommodate the crowds. In the present
instance the first two cars were shunted over inc
switch without accident. The forward truck OF the
third car also crossed safely. but the rear trucks Tor
some apparently unaccountable reason, refused 10
follow the forward ones and started back on the tracks
down which they had Just come This brought the
third car diagonay across the tracks. The shock had
Ioosened the coupling the last car which was held
back By the engine behind IT, The cross-rnn OF the
third car brought 20 an end by contact WIN inc
southwest corner Of the SwcherS house, situated Just
above the opening q the fOotway. II crashed into
the houSc breaking in the walls OF the lower part.
where hc ,wltchman operates his levers, and twisting
he entire structure several feet of it, normal POSITION
Little damage beyond this was done, the car itself
sustaining only a few scratches
\ passenger on the train told Tribune reporter
that he had witnessed the accident. II vas caused
by the cdrrlcsSncs Of the man IN charge OF the switch
inc machlncry,' said he. d" In his haste and want
of care the levers reversed before the third ear
mad passed the switch Inc accident came % @ @nc;.r
costing him his lifc for had the car had lttc moro
inpctu, II woud have crashed through the irall
switch house and anoilmla@ is inmate, besides falling
lnto thc footwuy of the bridge. The cause Of the
accident v.t, noticed and commented upon by NUM-
Der Of people ,,,
,o tlc main Office m Brooklyn. aud superintendent
Martin with a score 4 vorhni"n were Drought 9 9yei
tho Bridge within hft"en minutes by an engine,
shuttle trains we're then started ana continued 10 run
until u 20 o'cock. but only 4 comparatively small
nroportior ni TIE passengers could be accommodated
and thc greater ma nicr walked
superintendent Martin said no one was 10 blame 'or
tho accident a, the rear trucks had simply Jumped
the tracks. II WI, an accident which could not be
provided against
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
uITS OF ITEAL. NEWS.

judge Patterson, iH supreme Court, special Term
Yesterday afternoon. dismissed the complaint ~ the
,'ut 81 Helen bronson against Jcr" Dunn. from whom
-hr wanted llimpuy and separation. on the ground
that There "a. nothing in the evidence & show that
th,v had ever lceu married.
IN injunction Va, granted hy Juds" lucr1'an
t.-.ciils. upon IN" Application 4 counsel for Ms
Marion Nanoi. II the DeWolf Hopper opera Bpufe
Company restraining hcr manager. benjamin stevens.
and Mr. N;,r.. Oh" photographer. from printing or
displaying ans picture, - Ni-s Mluoll in her stage
costume from the negative, obtained by fash light
al the Iroidway Theatre a few night, ago.
n Judge Ing aHu Yesterday granted writ Of haheas
coipu, To- counsel Tor George VI >tprcr ir. directing
that Mr. >tphrcr'- five year Old should ~ pro
duced n CONT by NatthiHS becker, Of ~. 2iO Vest
Thlt, -ilth 4. Nh Becker g. the boys maternal
grandfather. The boy had been living with his
mother bat after her death, h~ grandfather refused
let sJhscr have charge of the boy or even see him.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
WHO FNTORTED THE CONTRTBTTTONf
THE UNITED sTtTE~ GRAND JURY FINDS AN
INDICTMENT IL Ns-F~-ING. GOy-
FRNNENT INFL.IYI.s

The uvc-tcatipn of the United state, Grand Jury
into the meth ,ds adopted iu collecting money At Tho
O. ,tpn Hons" during the last Presidential campaign
resulted iu the finding II Indictment yc-t"Iiay.
The Indictment with few other, handed Judge
Lacomhc at the opening # court. Tie court official,
ard The District Attorney Is >uhordluao> refused 20
anything about The case but Il a-ccrtalucd good
authority that the Indictment wa. against Peter l.
Rafferty, tho foreman # wcchcr-. wh, discharged
from the service and Wh, testified before United state.
Ciyll service Commi- ,oncr Theodore Re- scycn several
month, ago.
\ bench warrant was issued but the deputy mar hal
did not find m" accused man Henry {. Iptiy D. hi-
counsel. and hc sent word the District Attorney
Office that h, client would surrender himself 10 the
aitcruoon He had not however. arrive at the o:lcc
when the hOur for closing arrived.
The Indictment /, founded the section Of III"
civil service law which provide that clerk
ployc 81 any department. branch or burciu of the
executive judicial or military naval service II tho
United states shall directly indirectly solicit e,
Ccivc b" in any manner concerned iu -0I'ulus or
receiving assessment subscription or contribution
for any political purpr>" whatever any o," clerk
or cnpluyc - the I nited STATES ANY department..
branch burrau thereof frrm person receiving
salary iWpcu,atuH from moneys derived from
the Treasury of the United states" The Grim" t. a
mi,dcncanOr punishable with fine and imprisonment.
Rafferty, cmplpi ed in the Custom House for
several YEAR and di,mi~ ,ed Just before the Ec
publcin Custom House officials we're appointed hy TN"
Pre- idcut lie then testified to IN" act Of hi, floW
official, IN thc collection of money for political pur
p,>c-. MANY of the minor Custom IOU-c officials
In the last few weeks. and their testimony caused the
finding of the Indictment.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18

Steamer City OF Birmingham. Berg Savannah-h Waller
steamer Roanoke. Hnlphers Newport News ana Norfok
Old dominion Ss Co -, .,..
steamer Richmond Jcnney. West Point Va-old Domnlss
$500. 49,, a.
Co. IN
Steamer Herman Winter Hallett. Boston IL Dtmock
shlp Wandering Jew, Nichols MeDourne-R w Camera,
& Co.
SAILED
Steamers Burgunda for Mar.eles BayOnne and Bombay
Avonnouh; Arizona. Liverpool Foscoa Agnes and hurn
paracoa Geo Clyde Domingo Seminole. Charleston
Ro,uakr Norfolk Richmond. West Point. Va
Barks Wakefield Tor Honolulu Mary T. Russell Buenos
Ayrcs Queen OF the East Dantzc; BRUSH America Dunkr
Also saIlei-via Long Island sound
Steamers valencia for Eastport: Lucy Miller. Bangor
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS
FOREIGN PORTS.
Junc l6-Arryed. steamer Alaska (Br) NM
raw from Liverpool AMI proceeded
SWANSEA June Il Sailed steamer Montauk (Br Jenkina
10 NewI York.
irilH June l6-Ar.ved steamer Critic (Br Davies frou
HAMB Ro June l6-Arrived, steamer Rhacta tder KuAh
vein from Now.York.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
TUOPOrGH WORK OF THE CENSTS BTREAT .

II any Of those who criicl-inc the manner III
which the census wa taken and questioning III cor
rsctncss Will take the trouble 10 60 t0 the 'cn>ns
Bureau and look over the book, their criticisms VIII
be found 70 De unjust. There is absolutely no ruin
in the published reports that the enumcrai"r' failed 10
take careful census Of number Of the largest hotels
A. the books will show investigation. II hu>
been charged that the census o the resident guests o
the Alhemarlc Erccv0rt Fifth Avenue. Holman ana
81 Jane, hotel, had not been taken The census
books show that the Albemarlc there are Ill io-
dent guests at the Fifth Avenue jjj, at The Holman
House Sol. and AZ the ~. James Hotel l4d.
Every complaint that has been received has he'n
investigated and all have been proved 10 be entirely
cloundlc~S in tar any negligence ON the part
If any Of the cnumrratprS cnc~.' ~od >up'lN.-"
Murray vest, rday Tribune reporter.
Here i, a sample Of a case he added. " man
writes to II, that he ha, not been enumerated, and an
Investigation shows that he moved into hi, present
housn on June - a week after the ccu~ii~ hAl been
taken in that district Another case Wa ihHt OF q
plants are Of Just such nature a. these ana th'rc
are not many. II the cuumcrat"r> have Hii>>th any
hOdv and suppose they have. ~hOud b" very glaI
indeed If those people would apply for blanks ana MI
thcu ont for themselves. j. j. foolish 10 TANK th
a man would nurpOscly omit t. take the nam" "l per
sons in hi district. The census takers Sh lild hN
The number Of names which they TOOK. and 90 YOU
tIlnk they would care to lp>" money ~
The Census burcaI allowed fourteen WorIInS ddN =
taking the and the time expires thI- cNl
ing when II expected that all the districts with ic"
exceptions viii be completed
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
THE COURTS.
COIrRT OF APPEALS DECISIONS.
SEVERAL HANDED DOWN N EACH DIVISION
CASES ARGUED.


SEVERAL HANDED DOWN N EACH DIVISION
CASES ARGUED.
e.u.,or, v Y. lime 17-In the Court of Appeals
First Division to-day the following der's'ohs "'''
handed down: , ., tho
Thc People ag Palmer NJ. Wood Order of 1ourt ,nf
General Term reversed: that OF the '''c"' ''"''
In re- petition Of the Third Avennc Kairoaa m o0n
pany for writ Of mandamnS' r"r ne anniiration for
n ,he nanda,nu, srantcd with costs in all courts, ,
The People cN rel. Tucker ag E"mls, Won ''''''
agi Ma, In gt rnyior: Conquest agt Barnes Terry
ac Banrc Appeal; d;msscd wit tch gJ,I' Insurance
Company ait. Coleman. Orders OF ''c courts '''''
aP, ohien "i ar the Metropolitan Elevated R"lTaE ys
COMPANY. order Of the General Term reversed ''a'
of e special Term armfa wirh ,r 'Gi!S !en Order OF
,,o "f Genera, Term reversed and the determination
Of the Board Of ,seNsoT, as st, to In nc hs Cor '''
Vaara orr aa att the city Of utca Judgment reversed
new trial granted costs to abide tle rse"' rudcmcrt
aTmca. a. WiIn %iI Of pnnham. Judgment affirmed, with
c'rI To to rcc~c al Caroline smith and another Judg
ment affirmed. ,,, ,,,,
In the second Division day the following decisions
were handed down:
The ronrth National Bank agt. spInney Dustin
agt. Moore Moriarta agt. McRca. Judgment affirmed
with costs. ,,.,.e and Connection,
Raiiroad 'tt tompany Judgment reversed, new trial
granted with costs 10 abide the event
The following cases were argued
10 04j-Elbcrt :. JcmiSou and Others appcllaAtS
agt the Citizens savings Bank Of JchcrSoh' ieN' 'o
spOndcnt ..,o,,,o,,e
40 00i-Fau~to Coeuch and others, reSponGsenE
act the standard oil Company Of New York. appellant
30 lOi6-Nelson X. Hopkins. respondent. agt
Mary A. Ensign and another. appclant'
The second Division day cacndar for 10 morrow Is
A. follows: Nos. or. I.OI-. 1920, l,0O7. 1905
Following /, tho motion calendar; continued for
to.ITorrow Nos. 037 04S. 90. 500 and 953
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
p,ysuJyc piRr or THE NEW AQCEDCCr.

The part Of the new AQueduct lying between Crotoh
Dam and south Yonkcrs was flushed Yesterday ior
the first time The work experimental one.
Next week the water will be turned IN to stay Inc
onshing was done under the supervision OF 'mct
Engineer Fteley and his deputy. W. > Rice There
were between 3O.oOO,OOO and j0,ooo.ooo gallons OF
water let into the Aqucduct. which made dep'h OF
three feet for distance OF twenty miles The water
flowed into the Pocantco River and Tlbbits BrooK
,e.rhiuc tide water at Van Courtandt Park IL IS cN
nect~d that the dams for tho new Aqncduct VIII
be nuished hy ls92. and when hey are inlSncd the
Soving capacity II the Aqueduct Will be 3OO
900 900 gallons a day.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
HOME NEWS.
WHAT Is GOING on TO-DAY.

Board Of Electrical Control. Mayors once. an
Coney Island Jockey club rsces' sheep'heau Day ''
y. ~. .-..o. ..o,o.
IL a. -, ,...,-,
Yale Princeton baseball match. Eastern Para Brooklyn
Scw.Yoik-Phiadcpha baseball match. Brothefhood
PARK. y.
Board Of Education. p. m. -,
Conv.n,o q. railtoad Teepl aph Operators Lyric Han
Court Of inaurv. 1I,t Regiment armoiN. p IN
Northern Railroad Of Me-" Jersey "hua' mce''"s'
Englcvood =. 49,.
seton College commencement, South orange y d. pm
Nne practice by sih Regiment 'f''dmoo''
Corntnt.n Yacht club 'rttth
uareu, Demo- ratio club reception. clubhouse p IN
Poytechnic Institute commencement Academy oil Music
Brooklyn. p u. - -. ,.. .
Music IN Icmpkins SqIsrc by 10Th Regiment Band'
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
OUTGOING STEi NERS.
lO-DAI.
NEWS
PORT OF NEW NORK.........TUEsD.
ARRIVED

PORT OF NEW NORk.........Tt tt ENDAN, JUNE - io'o
ARRIVED.
Steamer Etlopa Br) Wilson glasgow june 4. Movle
mdsc and passengers To henderson Bros Arrived " INC
stcacrm I'm, lGer). sander June southampton
s. with mi1c "nd passengers to O"lr'eh'% CO. Arrived ~ mo
lho. br GSsarIh 81 weren't r6, Nay SoS. s' via
VIA Phadcpha III baa,t,o Peter wright sons u,.,,
with fmt and passengers To toJ Kerr CO. N'c" at "o
steamer 6dn lNor Mcie Bnacoa 6days with fruit to
II pumois Arrived az mo Bar at Pm c,n,r, ssav,
with frnt to II pnWosd Go , ,...,o, q ,,r.
with Gomez Pcar-e Arrived al tho bar at 10 IN
scn%.r SST "g%" S , sSa9 Me-" orleans VII"
Of Lesas wna@. Frrn1naTn Mory yiS sGnH'
steamer city birmingham. Bers. savannah days Win
Dimock. n..,.,.. ,v,,, r,,.,
Sim 1,rrnoycu cBr Smith London SO days with mdse
Bark petersen tNor SiScscn Liverpool II DAYS with
Dark Edward MAY Mehaney Pasn. ~ day' %ith nI'12to M
Bark ia. namlen (Br,. Anns Montcyico 40 days w'h
mise to wilder & Co vessel To Jas + Ward co.
sUNsErwnd at sany Hook. light $ cloudy Az C''y
Island wind light, s. cloudy
Arrived yesterday
Steamer Alexandria Rr Laird Mediterranean port. ya
Gibraltar May So with mdse and passengers W oo' 'oH
~ CLEARED
oneensiown- n-foter Wright & sons
A ii Undcfhiil & Go.
steamer Gormsnc Br) Liverpool viroucensown
Steamer G,lln tBr. Murphy, Liverpool Queenstown
steamer saae ger. Richter Bremen via southampton
steamer wcsernland CBes,. Jamison Antwerp Peter
VIII s % ,ro " Clyoc Ito,n., Turks I,,pd san pon,pre
&c Nm clyde ,S 20
steamer Neptune tBr. Legoe. Montego Bay JaJ Kerr
steamer rino lBr,. FrostcS Charlotte Harbor Fla
seminole. PlaII Charleston Jacksonville
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18

MISS ED~ON'S WILL MAY BE CONTESTED.
II seems likely that there Will be contest over
the Will II Miss Mary A. Edison. who died last month
leaving several hundred thousand dollars TO charah'
and religious Institutions Although no objection I"
the probate ha, been filed. Joseph II. ChOa'e and
william u. Rowe. representing Marmont i. Ed'on,
brother Of Mi,, EdSon appeared before f.. j. I nd'r
hl the surrogate Yesterday and examined
The wltnc,-c, 10 the viii and H. three "odiclS Inc
executor, of The c,tat" John +. Parsons John ~
and Charles = Tarchild. II the contest occurs. II
VIII De over IN" duary claus" which gives 7" 'h'
executor, ~" r,ht e. dispose Of portion ~ the c'tnt"
for charitable purposes In any way they may see
tit. Formal testimony VaS taken yesterday. most ~
the Wiuc,sr~ dc, aruE their belief that IN" VII VA,
properly cNccut"d and That Nil Edison was ~ sound
mind. Dr. Wilson Peterson. her physician, >ad Miss
Edison Wa 900 feeble tord tion when the VIII was
executed. bat hc thought that n" knew perfectly Wha'
she Wa dolu. Ic believed that II som" one In whom
Nil Ed.on had cu'iir confidence had asked her 70
sign paper - whose contents she kn"" nofilni III"
Would not hay" don" u.
The examination Will 90 next week
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
FAVORTNG 4 CITIZENS TICKET.

The literary -ocicty of the Twenty third Il. branch
IL the Young Mem, Christian Association held is
last regular debate for this the lecture room
last evening. The subject Of the discussion wis
should there be Il citizens ticket IN the coming
city clcctiOn>1" Both side, ably supported by
volunteer speakers and the decision Of the house upon
the merits u the question In favor of The alrina
tive The president also decided that the weight OF
argument wa, on the Affirmative side.
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
OVERCOME Br the FrMES or BENZINE

Thomas Nash. Of 40. GIG Fast Ninth st.. and James
Gallagher, Of No. 7le East Twelfth ST. yonrg ap.
prcntccS al the Morgan Iron Works, were ~cnt with
other mechanics into the hold Of the steamship civ Of
Alexandria Oh the dry dock at Ringers st. Yesterday
morning to scrapc the boiler, aud machinery They
used bcnzlnc 10 remove rust from the machinery
Other mechanics found fhc boys scnsclcsS in the engine
room and carried them deck An amIulaucc .Ir
gcon found that the lads Wcr suffering from r,s
asphy Niation ard took them 10 the GOivcrncur Un-
The afcrnOOn. --'.''l ~
New-York tribune., 1890-06-18
He MAD 4 DEADLY ANTIPATHY TO PRTrcrS

Dr. Arthur dn Bcrcau. Of No. 30 West Twelfth 4
was committed at Jefferson Market Police Court
DAY Tor examination as 10 his sanity. Tho doctor has
been regular attendant at ST. Vincent de Paups
Catholic Church for years. but recently has taken ,
dislike TO priests In letters 10 C0udert nrntb.r. ana,
other legal firms he haS threatened 10 XIII prlcsts and
mentioned aS an intended victim his pa,tor The g."
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