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New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON jan Thirty recurits have been assigned
TO the % Cavalry foyye to the 5h Cavalry and sixteen
to the 9th Cavalry. =
First Lieutenant Charles l.. Steele 18th Infantry has
hcen assigned to recruiting duty at Wiletts Point, NJ y
General Court Martial has been appointed TO meet ~
Dayds Island New-York IarbOr, at IL a. % January o.
for the trial OF such prisoners may be brought peore M
Jhe detail OF the is as follows: Captain MOTIFS O'
Fooe 9th Infantry First Lieutenants Alexander McO'
Guard 10Th Infantry, William O. Mcfarland 10Th IN
antry William c. Butler, Sd Infantry, and Charles D. l.
CLARKE 10th Infantry Second Lieutenant James t. An
derson 10th Infantry First Lieutenant George l. H.
Patterson 18th Infantry Judge Advocate First Lieu
tenant Adam Shaker 1st Artillery has been ordered 10 duty
rs Judge Advocate Of the General Court Martial at We
Point NewYork arbor vice First Lieutenant George A.
Zinn, Engineer Corps
The following officers have been ordered 10 the
United States ship Alliance, at Norfolk: LeutenantCom-
,nander j. c. Rich executive; Leutenants j. g. BLOCK
lnoer Moses l.. Wood and Richard Henderson, Passed
Assistant Paymaster Reah Frazer Chief Engineer John f.
bingham Ensign j. II. Hetherington, Surgeon Howard
smith Assistant Engineer Harry Hall. Ensign X. L.
schNerin has been ordered the NewYork Navy Yard
Cantain William S. has been detached from duty
h the Navy Yard Mare Island Cal, and ordered 10 the
Charleston Captain H. H. COsom from duty at the NOR
folk Navy Yard and ordered to the Baltimore
The United States ship Richmond sailed to-day from
Bahai for MonteNdeo.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
A FAMILY POISONED BY A JEALOUS MAN.

Joliet ILL.,, Jan. "a tragedy which promises to
develop some sensational features occurred yesterday
at the farm of John Dali, German, who lived near
the village Of Mokena, in this county. Dali was
single man, who lived with his mother, Mrs. Amelia
Dali seventy years old. In the household were
hired man named SCHUYLER, and girl, Nina Schenck
on New Years Day the girl prepared dinner, and
when the coffee was served and tasted, each member
of the family noticed that 1t had strong Oitter
taste. The stuff thrown away, and new lot
made This was also bad, but not enough SO to pre-
vent the family from partaking freely of it.
Soon after dinner they all became alarmingly SICK
and had TO 90 to bed The hired and girl at once
drank quantity of fresh milk. This caused vomiting
and saved their lives. Mrs. Dali died after few
hours af excrnciating pain, and last evening John
Dali breathed his The physician called could not
detcrmine the character of the poison. n white
powder was noticed in the first pot OF coffee. John
shafer former employe of Dali and rival suitor for
the hand of the servant maid at once suspected
as the guilty person. When the sheriff arrested hm
at Mokena this morning he tried to commit suicide
with a
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
Held As 4 BONA FIDE srocKHoLDER.

Chicago, Jan. 2.-The Appellate Court handed down
an opinion to-day reversing the decision of the Circuit
Court i'm the of the Great Western Telegraph Com
pany against W. II. Bush. The latter was one Oh
the numerous stockholders Of the company who nave
been sued on their subscriptions to the capital socH
In the Circuit Court Bush's defence was that there
can be but one original subscription TO the whole
capital stock of corporation and as he subscribed
after the whole had been taken, he could not DC hed
liable as an original subscriber The Appellate Court
said that this might have been successful defence
Bush had stuck to il. In 1858 he subscribed 10 tne
stock of the company, and within year paid d per
cent of the subscription. Twelve years later nc pau
"a per cent more 1t wrong the upper court held
TO instruct the jury which tried the case TO ma tor
Bush if they believed the whole capital stock had
been taken before he subscribed, because 1t was con-
hary TO the decision of the supreme Court In the
case of Terwillger, anOther stOclh0lder OF the COM
pany The Supreme Court held that the new SUD
scribers, of whom Bush was one, were the bona nue.
stockholders. The court sustained the Circuit Couro
in the case Of Eugene c. Bates against the same
corporation. Bates, with thlry louI o.ler s,oon IN
holders filed bill in the Circuit Court to get aside an
nerocutOry decree giving the receiver of the company
leave to collect unpaid subscriptions The PHI was vas
dismissed and the stockholders appealed, Dut inc
action Of the lower court was affirmed
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
LITTLE CHANGE IN SEA RULES.
CONSERVATIVE COURSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MARINE CONFERENCE.

CONSERVATIVE COURSE OF THE INTERNATIONAL
MARINE CONFERENCE.
Three Of the delegates to the International Marine
Conference were at the Brevoort House yesterday.
They were Admiral sir George Mares, Admiral A.
Bowden-smth and Charles Hall, representing Great
Britain. Sir George said in regard to the work OF
the conference:
"About all that the delegates have done is to put
their seal of approval the old laws and customs
of navigation Theoretically, these rules can be I'M
proved practically, they cannot. They are the out
growth of centuries Of experience and no amount
of theory can practically alter them. In few
minor things changes have been made but they are
unimportant and it will be months before they can
take effect. There will frs. be good deal Of cor
respondence between the different nations repre-
sented and then the change suggested Will have TO
be incorporated in the maritime laws of the diIer-
ent countries The action oI the delegates is III no
way binding"
sir George left New-York yesterday for Nassau
where he viii spend some time.
one of the rules of navigation which was much
discussed at the conference that requiring all
sailing vessels under way to carry red light on the
mort side and green light on the starboard side.
steamers are required to carry in addition wmte
stay-light The difficulty of Distinguishing a green
light at a distance in thick weather leu 10 pro-
IOnged discussion in the conference ana various SUD
stues were proposed. In regard to this Sir george
said " .4,aA,,
- Nothing was proposed which was practicable
Some Of the substitut, proposed might WORK III "a
nerfectly smooth sea, but for all sorts OF weather
The present rules admitted to be the best"
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
PLANS FOR TWO BIG BUILDINGS.
ONE UP AND ONE DOWN TowN-To COST CLOSE
TO A MILLION

ONE UP AND ONE DOWN TowN-To COST CLOSE
TO A MILLION.
Plans for the erection Of two large buildings tlo
aggregate cost of which will be nearly Sl,ooo'ooo'
were filed Yesterday. one Of the buildings VIII oc-
cupy the ground formerly covered by four pr0"hsuoo
buildings, Nos o74, 276 27s and $50 Ffthavc. TINS
property is owned by Mrs. Mary j. Van Daren, WIDOW
Of Matthew D. Van Daren. The buildings nave al
ready been torn down. and work will be begun upon
the new structure as quickly as possible In place
of the old building handsome large hoIei VIII DO 10
mt up IT will be nine stories high, and the front
will be of limestone and iron The cost Is expected
to amount TO at least s55o,ooo 1t will occupy more
than one-haf of the Ffhave. side OF the DooK' ana
nearly as much Of the Thirteth-st side.
The other building will be put up by Spencer Al
dr,ch ~ No OF Park.ave 1t will occupy the plot
now covered by the building at No. 30 broadway ana
Nos. . 4 and MOrris-st 1t will be twelve stories
high and as nearly freproof as possible Inc I oosS
viii he abont 800 900 and the building will be used
for Office purposes almost entirely
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
speak in favor OF free WOOL There response,
and the committee adjourned until tomorrow.
NATIONAL PROTOTYPES DELIVERED.
THE PRESIDENT SIGNING RECEIPT FOR THE
NEW STANDARDS OF WEIGHTS AND
MEASURES.


washington, JAM 2.-The National prototypes al
otted to the United States at the international Con-
yenton of Weights and Measures in Paris In Sep
ember last were formally received and accepted by
the President this afternoon, in the presence OF
distinguished company OF representative scientific men,
They were brought from Paris in two boxes, carefully
sealed and marked and have been vigilanty guarded
from the moment Of their manufacture. The boxes
were opened to-day by mechanician from the United
States Coast Survey The receipt for them was drawn
up ON parchment and the Presidents signature was
duly attested BY Secretaries Blaine and Window.
Professor Mendenhall, superintendent Of the Coast
Survey. has furnished memorandum in regard TO
these prototypes; it is, in part, as follows.
In the early DAYS of our republic, the subject OF
weights and measures received The earnest consldera
ton of the men at the head Of affairs,
II was in President Adamss time that the troy pound
Of the mint according to which the weight OF our
coinage is regulated, procured IRON England Dy
Albert Gallstn our Representative az INC 1 pitiE ri
imperial standard of 1888 by Captain kater the Troy
pound sealed in its case and entius,ea 10 ho h
care of special messenger who delivered II 70 tne
Director of the Mint at Philadelphia This standard
is the only United states standard specihGaiy naee
such by act of Congress, and 1t Is now III the keeping
Of the Philadelphia mint. .o. o,o
As Is well known, our customary measures came
down 10 us by inheritance from England, and they
therefore conform to the standards in in England
during colonial times: and In the early Gays theS
cOnfOrmed also to the diversity which prevacu aloLs
the English standards. The first metric measures re
ceived by this Government were a copper meter a
cnbical hogram. sent over by the French RevOlu-
tionary Committee OF safety, oil WHICH hoDesPleio wa"
One set of the standards set apart as the interna,
t,ona1 nrotoypes is kept in at the International
Rnreau The object Of putting these standards In a
cave is to secure them against ACCIDENT anu suuuel W
great changes Of temperature as II IS deemed POSSIBLE
fhat peranent changes in the molecular structure OF
the materials of the standards may be brought about
nv such fluctuations Of temperature. The cave Is
locked by three different Keys in the hands Oh as
mar individuals.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
GETTING EVEN WITH p. II. KELLY,

From The st. Pdul IlOnccr IIcos'
ST Paul whose name the relator cannot remember
The story is that p II. Kelly and party OF us friends
tyeTe one night at the theatre. where the Mayor and
fiS wife were also present Between acts Kelly and
MS friends invited the Mayor 10 go OUT WIN ue IN IN
nIainng 10 the atter's wife that they Wishei 10 u9
a new dish in a restaurant near by. As they went
out Kelly took the checks from the doorkeeper lot e
whole party After testing the new dish, Kelly
hactoncd hack ahead the Others, and describing te
Mayor TO the dOorkeeper, green Dutchhdl sonu nm
that his honor had not only traded his check Tor beer
bnt had made bet that he could bluf the doo2keeper
and even pass himself oil as Mayor Of the CITY, NhGn
the naTiy reached Tie door, his honor was promptly
stoned and Informed that he could not go III Wtnout
= Heck. But / did not take any check - Yes,
SGec, for peer You sh not gone in.' Sir,
6anghtily exclaimed his honor. do YOU not know
tIat am the Mayor of this city," Away NIT dot
t~ts amr,iy answered the guard. and 50 incensed
was he over the supposed attempt 10 suea al, en-.
a1ce that he was about TO forcbly eject the Mayor
s The Mace when the latter perceiving that some
re had Dayed trick on him, quietly pad ior ahO'her
ticket ana vas NOT long before the Mayor had
,ortmyitv By TO get even with Mr. Kelly: Iappenmg
In at one OF the prominent hdi1 o eaIU~ his
9nseIr0 9r Going 10 the clerk he pointed ont Kelly
20 him and asked if he knew the man. Inc clerA
WnII said the Mayor. he is hotebeat whom
have had bounced from every hoeI N m st. rop n"ei
Observing him here, ! uionshV "o"io 'i ''N
Won can protect yourscH. to, tho cIerl gave
hin, 9netrnctions TO tell MIR Kelly that he was WaIteu
at t' Inc desk And added he II he VIII not come
bring nm a,tor nromply performed the clerks bid
inc obd soon escorted Mr.. Kelly triumphanty to
the WeIi. said the rich merchant "what do you
want ?" r.. .t. di,,er before Won eat
the rest Of it," 90, .,a,,,ed The srrprised
guest -, ,.Lo, ,.o,, cannot heat this
house out Of dinner" .ai,,oant renlv
vyben he observed the Mayor standing by laug@innS @
I'm his sleeve without another word ne wen' tc rp n
into his nocket for the price Of the dinNer WI"
he paid and then returned TO his unhnisheu rep's-
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
to this city The engineers and auditors hesdquarser
will he In Topcka
CONSCIENCE MAKES THEM cowARDs.
THE WHITE MURDERERS AT BARNwEII, S. O.,
FILL THE AIR WITH RUMoRS or
RACE WAR.


Columbia s. c., jan 2 (SpecaD.-In the dis
patches two nights ago 1t stated that the Gov
ernor had been applied to by the sheriff for troops
and extra arms and ammunition to guard several
towns in Barnwell County which, it was stated
would be attacked on Wednesday night by negroes,
that had ascertaned the alarming reports TO be Oh
a sensational character and had refused both troops
and arms. In spite Of this, however, Barnwei was
under last night, and the most exravagant and
sensational reports circulated this morning.
There nothing for the people of Barnwe to fear.
The rumors without foundation. but this did not
prevent some Of the most timid ladies leaving the
town. and the citizens generally seemed to be badly
scared. The county troops were hurried to the as
sstance of the town by special train, but found the
hordes of negroes, thirsty for blood were invisible
This unmanly fright of some Of the whites receives
little sympathy in other parts of the State, and the
call for outside troops is unwaIraatabe. There are
four or five weIl-armed companies in the county,
infantry and cavalry, and the authorities here THINK
the whites should be able to take care OF themselves
Tho Governor Is harshly abused by some OF the state
papers for not hunting down the lynchers. They
call him TO arrest and prosecute the sherln who
IL seems failed To keep guard at the jan, as
ordered by the judge. The Governor has done all
that the town has enabled him to do. After the
sheriff is arrested as he probably will be, the Gov
assist in the prosecution. il has been sus
gested that detectives be employed to discover me
lynchers. All is quiet in Barnweu tonight.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
m prSTpIcT or ACKERY IN MARYLAND.

baltimore, Jan. . lSpecaD.-At IA meeting OF the
Medical and Chirtrgical Faculty today bill was
framed to be presented to the Legislature for the pro
lection of the people from ignorant and fraudulent
practitioners and the elevation of the profession
in Maryland. The bill provides for board Oh t"ei'o
medical examiners, nine to he selected from the
oi,opathists and three from the hOmOeopathiss. The
amendments are 10 be made by the Governor INC
uil.pathists on the recommendation OF general con
yrniou of the school, ana the hOmOeOpalhi7ls Oh INC
Instrumentation of the state Homeopathic society ;
INC diIloma of a college Will not be accepted, ana
The auiIjcant for license 10 practice must pass an
VA ,,i,,i,tion il matcria medicd, therapeutics ana
otber branches OF medicine. The Board shail nave nave
,bo nower 10 revoke the license OF physicians given
~, cironic incbricy aud also of persons advertising
~ cmrc lecal diseases that in the judgment OF the
HoarI are mcufablc.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
oprA1NrNG A JUDGMENr FOR So. .aol 100.


Wilmington, Del, Jan. . speciaD.-Elizabeth b.
McComb, of this city, got judgment IN inc superior
Court to-day against the Southern Railroad Association
for 2O4 100. The suit was to recover the prlhcpa
and interest on 900 bonds Of $1,000 each Of the
Mississippi Central Railroad Company, and also lhe
amount of twenty two coupons Of $50 each attaeheu
to each bond with interest from maturity. Ihese
bonds were guaranteed by the Southern Railroad AS
sociation on January 20, 1874. The Mississippi
Central Railroad had been absorbed by the southern
Railroad Association which extended its line llo miles
northward The bonds were issued to pay the debt
made thereby After guaranteeing the bonds, the
southern Railroad Association appropriated part Oh
them to purchase $4,000 shares OF the New-OHeahs'
Jackson and Great Northern Railroad, at 10 cents on
the dollar. The guaranteed bonds were TO DC eA-
changed at par. The bonds involved IN
this case were some that were ex-
changed as stated. Other guaranteed bonds were
distributed to members in carrying out plan 10
ouidate debt of $500 coo against the southern Rail
road Association. In 1856, when this SUIT was
brought there some ground OF defence pu'
recent decision by Judge shpman in the United states
Court for the Southern District OF New-1oFh' has l
moved that 1t was the case of the Rogers Locomotive
Works. Judge shipman upheld the guarantees Doiiu1
that were exchanged for New-Orleans Jackson anu
Great Northern Railroad stock, Dut lhIcW out t.hho
guaranteed bonds distributed to stockhoIcrS Oh 1l9
Southern Railroad Association. inc eAChdnEc " VI
bonds was proved by the paihIli, anu dd we Cor the
full amount. The Southern Railroad Assoclatlon -
defunct, and the suit was to OBTAIN JuuEhleho'
George H. Rates cX Commissioner 10 the samoan Col-
ference and Mayor Austin Harrington, OI tIo % ~ ~
represented the plaintiff and senator George Gray e
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
ROBBED BY A BOGUS MESSENGER.

One of the firm of James F. Scott d Co., jewellers,
of No. Maiden Lane, rang for messenger on a can
box of the American District Telegraph Company on
Tuesday afternoon When the call came in, James r.
Fay, twenty-five years Old former employe OF the
company was lounging around the Office lie hastened
over to the Jewellry stOpe and received two diamond
pins to deliver at No. SO Broadway Fay had Just
left the store when George Daniels, a messenger in
uniform, arrived. lie told Mr.. scott that he had
come i'm answer TO the call The merchant, seeing that
he had been deceived sent word 10 Inspector Byrnes
Fay was arrested at his home, No. odd East Eleventh
ST. and was held at the TOmbs.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
1yyrA1 SHOWING or THE CIRCUIT COURT.

John A. Shields, Clerk of the United States CIR
cult Court, prepared yesterday statement OF the
work of the court in 1889. There was begun IN the
common law branch Of the court 2,l4o actlons' ana
723 were tried and disposed Of In the equity Drahch
o34 suits were begun IS motions for inunctlonS
v-ere argued. Of which 81 were granted and Ia de-
nicd Sixtv-four cases were disposed OF on nnal
hearing and 81 were discontinued, ON appear ron n
Tho district Court 36 cases were brought anu oo
heard and disposed Of Fifty three appeals were taken
TO the United states supreme Court seventy -iouT
indictments were found and SO tried ana disposed
Of i'm the criminal branch ito motions were heard
and determined.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
SCHEME FOR A NEW TRUNK LINE
EXTREME MoDEsTY CHARACTERIzEs ITS PRO
MOTERS

EXTREME MoDEsTY CHARACTER1zEs ITS PRO-
MoTERs
An anonymous circular has reached The Tribune pur
porting TO foreshadow a project for new railway
om New-York TO the foot OF Lake Ontario, where con-
nectioDs to be made with the Canadian Pacific
and other railways" 1t is asserted that the line In
cludes charters I'm full lfe with extension of time TO
1896. One charter is that of the NewYork and North
ern Railroad Company, granted since the passage OF
the general law which gives special and valuable
privileges The route authorized is from schenectady
TO Ogdensburg on such route as a majority OF the
directors may determine TO be best adapted
to the public accommodation The act is said to have
been passed on April 26, 1866.
The anonymous circular adds that the remainder
Of the line from Albany to New-York was provided
for by the organization several years ago Of the New
York and Albany Railroad Company. The late Charles
W. wentz made the surveys locating one line on the
west shore OF the Hudson River and one line extending
through the Waikiki Valley TO Vas Gate, and thence
through NewJersey to NewYork. The West shore
Company when organized, took that part of the river
line a short distance below Kingston, and then TOOK
the interior line from Kingston to Albany leaving
the river line between those two points TO the New
York and Albany" road.
1t is alleged that recent decision Of the Court OF
Appeals holds that the West Shore be elected from
the lower portion of the river line seized by It, 1t Is
asserted however, that the scheme can, by COM
bning part river and part interior lne secure an
independent route from NewYork to Albany Without
controversy 1t is said to have right of way through
Ansny from the city councils
The estimated distance by the surveys from New
York to ogdensburg by the new line would be 2S2
miles and the estimated 1500T LAG. Connection
with the Dominion of Canada Is provided for by a
bridge over the ST. Lawrence. Inc several lines VIII
be consolidated, Ii is alleged, under the name Oh inc
New-York, Ottawa and Northwestern Railroad Coh-
pany. 90, -. -.
The lack Of names in the circular would seem 10
indicate that extreme mOdesty characerIcs the men
back of the alleged project. Perhaps IL IS proposeu
TO secure financial ad from the Old s10chOdeis Oh tc
unfortunate West Shore, or I'm some way aVal OF inc
profits of the Lackawannas extension 10 Buffalo a
point might be stretched to include as subscribers ule
old security holders of the Nickel Plate ana te pro
jectors of the AchisOns Chicago line might DC ihuuoci
To underwrite the new scheme.
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
ATTORNEY FORREST ON NEWSPAPERS.
THE ATTACK on JUROR CULVER IN THE GRO
MN CASE CONDEMNED.

MN CASE CONDEMNED.
Chicago, jan . (Special)-Attorney Forrest has re-
turned from his vacation and says that he does not
know now If he will be ready to begin the argument
for trial of the Cronin case on January 13.
Speaking Of Juror Culver, Mr. Forrest said that his
case involves great question Is man expected to
render verdict according to the law and evidence or
according TO the newspaper opinon7 Now, Culver
acted he thought right, and for so doing ne
has been numerically abused This abuse VIII have
a bad effect 1t will give people the idea that unless
they render verdict according to the newspaper
demands they will get savagely scored. 1t can't
help doing so Public opinion is a powerful weapon
and no one knows it better than an editor Im'
talk of Culver having been bought is sheer nonsense
Why, he the / was most AFRAID OF, as re
peatedly said. and l believed of the twelve, he was
the most dangerous TO our cause was sorry tnae una
the Jury pledged itself to secrecy. i always am.
But it is frequently done. 1t was done III the
Anarchist jury and nothing was said about u, be-
cause the verdict was in accordance with the news
paper opinion"
New-York tribune., 1890-01-03
REPORT OF THE MAINE COMMISSIONERS.

Augusta, Me-. Dec. (Specia)-IHe HHHuII IVPOIO
of the Maine Railroad Commissioners issued to-u'S
shows total mileage of railroads In the sta'e VI
800, an increase Of 167 during the year. uNiueu %
follows: Frycburg horse railroad, miles CANADIAN
pacific IA. Bangor Electric, g. Lime Rock, .;
Somerset Extension 8 Maine Central, 3. The above
figures do not include the Dexter and PIscataquS
road 10 miles which has Just been opened ,i Liic
commissioners note the fact that While III some oVgI
states railroad property has given poor rTtrIS, ~
Maine as a rule it has paid well. They believe ttaC
stems should be taken to secure better saIetN Ioi
empoves i'm coupling cars, and also recommend lldU
faithful employes be rewarded by promotOn