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New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
uorrrp CHARGED WITH ARSON.

Mrs Rose Gavan, of No. 900 second-ave.' was ar,
rarned in General Sessions yesterday on chafse VI
arson. She Is twenty years old and had her young
baby In her arms About p m. on feoruaiy "iS'
Gavan was alone In her home Which was IN inc eii
Of the fourth and top floor of the house ana ire was
etared there She took her baby which was then Only
SIX wesks old, and climbed up the lre-escape TO the
root being aided by men who were at Work tlere.
Three fires were discovered two in her tenement anu
one in the front hall. Kerosene was founh on V'o
bedclothes and scattered In other places Mrs Gavan
had her furniture insured in the Hanover Company o
$500 and when she sought to collect THIS money sne
was arrested.
r5re Marshal Mitchell was the only witness yeser-
DIV IJa described the three fires and said that the
Woman had been unable to tell him why she climbed PED
up the freescape when she saw te names % & III I, M
room instead Of going down the sta1rS Inc Ulai VIII
be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
STEPHENSON CAR woRKs TO BE MOVED
GROUND PURCHASED FOR LARGER QUARTERS
NEAR MAMARONECK.

GROUND PURCHASED FOR LARGER QUARTERS
NEAR MAMARoNECK.
The John Stephenson Company car builders, OF East
Twenty-seventh-st has purchased the property
known as the Ilrnie Farm, between Larchmont ana
Mamaroneck on the New-Haven Railroad, and VIII
erect extensive car-works on it. The property com
prisos about thirty-ve 1t is the intention on
the company to begin at once to prepare the ground r
the erection Of the buildings. The new works Wln
probably be the largest and finest I'm the country Ahe
business has increased much lasey that the present
quarters in Twenty eeventlst, which occupy eleven
city lots, have become far too limited and change was
found necessary to enable the company to enlarge Us
facilities Larger cars, especially larger electric ana
cable cars, are demanded and in the new factory
special arrangements will be made to build these cars
The company win retain its valuable property in Twel-
ty-sevenh-st for the present. 1t expects to have the
now factory in working order inside Of two years.
In the account OF Mr. Stephensons life published In
last Sundays Tribune 1t said that In settling up
his affairs after his failure In 1887 John Stephenson
was compelled to sell his stock In the Thrdave rail-
way for 16 cents ON the dollar That was mistake.
The Mechlcr Goelx omnibus line, which ran It's stages
in Third In settling with Mr.. Stephenson IN lo3.
paid him in the stock Of the Third Avenue Railroad
Company. II was one Of Mr. Stephenson's principles
not TO hold the stock Of any corporation that did D,s-
ness on Sunday and for that alone he sold his
stock, for which he received Is cents on the dollar.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
ARREST OF THE Ell PASO POSTMASTER.

Eel Paso. Tex. May I4.-The entire mail edition Of
q The FL Paso Times. was confscated and refused
transmission through the mail yesterday morning, BY
Postmaster Smith, at this place, because the paper
contained synopsis OF the Louisiana supreme Courts
decision to compel the Louisiana Secretary Of state
to submit the people of that state at the next cleo
ton an amendment passed by their last General As
semby extending the charter of the Louisiana Lottery
Company twenty-five years longer. The business
manager of "The Times" on the advice Of number o!
constitutional lawyers, before United states Com
missioner Mackey and swore out warrant for the
postmaster's arrest on the charge of unlawnly de-
tanning mail matter and refusing its transmission
through the mails Deputy United states Marshal
Ross served the warrant and took the postmaster
before the Commissioner who bound him over for
hearing. AS has already been reported, few days
ago tho postofice here was reded' by Government
officials who took from the Office and broke open 800
sealed letters 1.-The Times" censured Postmaster smith
for not protesting against the act.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
HE PAID BLOWS INSTEAD OF MONEY.

Arthur L. Mundt. of Nundt Brothers, skirt manu-
facurers at No. 121 Frankn-s received Injuries on
February IL at the hands Of Jacob Webster which kept
him in his house until few days ago. Webster is a
manufacturer Of underwear at No, 46 Wallcrst, and
owed Mundt s52 so. The creditor says that on Feb
ruary 16 ne went collect the money, and Webster
hit him under the eye with kind of sungsh which
he drew from his pocket. Mundt, In falling, struck
his head against counter. The Grand Jury indicted
Webster for assault in the Second degree and he was
arrested yesterday by Detectives Won Gerichten and
Trainer Recorder smyth held Webster in III 900 ball.
which was furnished by Jacob Hecht. ONO 166 East
Sixty ninth-st.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
ARMY AND NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

Washington, May 14.upon the application OF the on
GERS concerned the following transfers ordered Second
Lieutenant Alvin H. sydenham. from the eth Cavalry
the 9th Artillery, Battery c. with rank in the artillery
arm from 12 1890. Second Lieutenant Alfred @.
Mera from the 5th Artillery to the eth Cavalry Troop
H. Fort Keogh, Mont. Lieutenant SydeDham will 60 to
Francisco and report b the commanding officer Of bis
regiment at AicatraI Island Lieutenant Merlla viii join
his troop.
BY direction OF the Secretary OF War, leave OF absence
for four June L. with permission beyond
sea- s granted Captain Daniel d. Wheeler. quatermaster
Lieutenant James D. Adams has been ordered to duty
in the Bureau OF Equipment for compass instruction.
Passed Assistant Surgeon Lloyd w. Curtis has beeN
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
THE SORROWS OF AN EY-oUEEv.

The consent Of Queen Natalie TO leave servia
would draw the curtain upon the semipolitical and
semi-private drama which has troubled that country
for the last three years. King Milan married, in
1875, Natalie Keschho. the beautiful daughter OF
Russian colonel They led happy life for some years.
md son, Alexander the present young King OF
seryia was born TO them. But the welllrnown In
innate relations Of Milan with some women, notably
NTH the wife Of one Of his Ambassadors, disturbed
e felicity Of the royal couple The King was the first
10 ASK for divorce which was finally obtained through
ihe violation of the Servian law and through political
Influences Queen Natalie vainly protested; and
nph,ic opinon was so strong against Milan that he
sbdicatsd. regency was appointed 20 govern the
country during the minority Of King Alexander, and
n was decided that in order TO free him from the
antagonisc influence of HIS parents, the latter should
leave servia Milan accepted the arrangement which
provided for the payment OF 100000 and an annual
income of 100000 10 be furnished him by the Belgrade
Regency But the Queen obstinately refused her
consent and the three Regents threaten to put her
by force ON the other side Of the frontier She can
not resist much longer and II is likely that she VIII
retire 10 her old family estate at Yalta, In Russia her
native country Her son will probably recall her
90 Belgrade after he has reached his majority and has
become the real ruler Of Scryia. Political necesses
will not prevent him then from obeying the sent-
mcnts q his heart toward his mother, VINO was pc
loved by the Seryian people, and VINO wrote 10 her
husband In the midst Of her sorrow, IN september,
you; and hope you will see some day. the injustice
OF your behavior toward me. You might have had,
perhaps, a more loving companion than myself but
not more devoted one than me-
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
GOOD NEWS FOR TRAVELLERS.
A LIBERAL DECISION ABOUT DUTIES ON WEAR
ING APPAREL.

A LIBERAL DECISION ABOUT DUTIES ON WEAR
ING APPAREL.
There has long been q difference of opinion In the
Customs Service here and elsewhere over paragraph
No. 752 of the free list OF the TariH law, which
reads "Wearlng apparel and other personal effects
mot merchandse) of persons arriving In the United
States; but this exemption shall not be held TO In
clude articles not actually In and necessary and
appropriate for the of such persons for the purposes
Of their journey and present comfort and convenience
or which intended for any other person or persons,
or for sale, etc"
Collector Erhardt virtually decided yesterday in re-
leasing certain goods seized In alleged violation OF tho
law that there nothing In the act which contr-
vened the AstOr decision. The case was that In which
two bonnets and several dresses had been seized'
There was disposition among some OF the officers IN
the customs service here to interpret the law SO
literally that many goods were seized In consequences
and many complaints were made to the Collector Con-
Gictng Views and the introduction of other issues In
voved the whole matter in technical mudde diihcut
for n Iayman to understand. But this decision VIII
establish a r1le which Will enable customs officers
TO proceed clearly and understandingly.
The Astor decision given by Associate justice
pIatcford of the Supreme Court, who held that Con-
rreSs did not intend to limit the words wearing ap
nareI I'm actual use" to the wearing apparei on te per
eon ri tbe time An article of wearing apparel Doueht
for nse and appropriated and set apart to be uS%d
hv being plscd In with or part Of what is called
personai wardrobe is in common parlance In actual
=, -. n. M aootrion arr1ies
equally to the present law.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
NOT TO SELL rIAxxE1s By AUCTION.

At this season the leading houses dealing In hanncls
and blankets usually hold large auction sales to clear
out their surplus stock. This year, however, the
three firms whose auctions have usually been the most
extensive have decided to depart from their usual Gus
tom. These firms are Faulkner, Page d Co., OF No.
e6 Leonard-st W. l.. Strong Co.. of No. 10 Worth
st. and Parker. Wilder g. Co, OF No. 81 Leonard-st
r,e reason given is that the auction sales OF last
eeasm were not financially successful, to which IS
added the fact that the stocks of goods smaller at
present than they usually at this season, owing
to many mills changing their product from onnels to
other classes of goods The prospect for the flannel
od blanket trade is reported TO be good many orders
pavirg Already been received for next fall and re-
newed activity being felt through all lines OF the
huxin
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
r,oon 1v THE RIO GRAYDE sUBs1DIHG.

Albuquerque, N NJ, May 14.-The waters are SLOWLY
shsdlnr and the recent advices from Espanoh above
this city say that the river has fallen thirty
inches since Friday noon. No damage has been done
10 this city, and the volume Of water In the river mas SO
decreased that no possible damage ca ensuc' A'
Barellas below here, the east bank mas GRADUALLY woi
oway until IT, is within a few yards of the railroad
track bat the company ripping and constructing
wing dam, SO the track IS now regarded safe. In
Valencia County no damage has been lone The little
village OF Valencia is almost entirely wiped out Ihe
bridge across the Rio Grande at Las Lnnas Is mpass
shIA and thousands of acres OF growing crops nave
been destroyed and number of poor people along the
river rendered homeless.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
THE COURTS.
HIS RESIGNATION FORCED FROM HIN.

HlS hfsoi6NAllON rOhNHD @A'
Jouy w. GOODWIN MAY APPLY TO BE REIN
STATED AS A POLICEMAN.
rha oasa ~ Iobn w. Goodwin, who declares tnas hs
resigned from the police force under ouross' '''.o
fore Judge O'Brien and jury In the oap'o's ,ras
Yesterday. The Jury decided that the resignation VIZ
procured by fraud. The case has been oeioro .sa
for nearly two years. Goodwin's story, ""sn -"
Jury believed that on August ID 1872 W. 80.
alex leave from the Fourth Precinct Station nc o'o'o
downtown 10 second-ave. and Twenueea-s.' ~
parrot After securing it he started " ari.o ~.
and a dog began 10 annoy the parrot, eetths ms ~
fastened in the bars of the cage. Goodwin says NO
leaned over to get the dogs paws uniastecu'
the lines TO his wife, who was In the carriage "h'
ha was empIoyed I'm this way the carriage struck
truck and was overturned. He was struck On 'no
head and his wife, who was in dencate conu"o
badly Injured She was carried to the ponce s'aaon
and he followed. When he reached the staeon
Magan accused him of being drunk and ordered nii'
into back room. GOODWIN says 'h"' ~ 49,.
ordered him to resign and when be refuseo 'iasa"
locked him up Magan then told Goodwin u'"' CO ~
did not resign he would be locked up al nen 20
win thought his wife was dying anu ho a. ,,orts
s,vn bls resignation He intended to add the "o'u'
under protest. under his name' however. oa. i1' 90
he began to write these words s' thas nsner was sent
:" The Police commissioners the parts OF 1eae rd
which Goodwin had written were efasea se No ex-
"Roundsman' written b by y@,ssoseTs 1nS concerning
tbis erasure one of the questions whcn . S ., the
decided was that Goodwin had written parso a =" one
words "under protest ana ; Ina. viii nrobably now
epply for reinstatement on the force ana Will o0'N
his back salary.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
uuv NATIVE ICE MEN ARE COMBINING.

A number of Maine capitalists including me Morses'
of Bath Captain F.. d. Haley Of Gardiner and Others
have secured control Of the NewYork City Ice COM
pany. sle Consumers Ice Company and the mutual
Benefit Ice Company, of this city That fact was aa-
mtted by representative Of the Morses Yesterday
while another ice said that several other COM
panies were included in the purchase. One Of the
men said that the objects Of the purchase, or COM
bne, were twofold. "The Maine men, he added'
awsh to secure an outlet for Maine ice in NewYorn.
The Morses now are able TO cut each winter about
1000 900 tons on the Hudson River. They have as
large fields In Maine. The Consumers Ice company
cuts about 60 900 tons in Maine also. Thus the
capacity win be increased"
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
WHERE rs IMAM BINDERf
HE Is AN EXECUTOR OF AN ESTATE AND HIS
ACCOUNTS ARE WRONG.

Rum snd gambling have made an embezzer anu .
fugitive from justice Of another man whose prospects
were bright He is ex-Assemblyman Chares A.
Binder who represented the Xth Assembly Distnct IN
tho Legislature for two terms. He stood high In MS
district aud at the death of Mrs. Barbara Hauseman
under her will he and Frederick Burghard Oh NO. go
Fourtave became the executors OF an estate eft py
her, valued at 10000. The property was In stockS
and bonds Binder is a lawyer, and he TOOK acuve
charge of the settlement Of the affairs OF the dead
woman When the woman died IL was found that her
will made no provision for her son, an the ground
that he was an fllegitmate offspring. He brought
suit to have the viii broken, but met de-
feat In the courts. The benenciaries uhder
the win were the eight children OF 'aooo
schmitt who lives in Bavaria. They were 10 receVe
the amount willed to them each reached his majority
When the oldest son, Henry Schmitt was twentyone'
he began q suit to obtain accounting, and Binder
opposedlt. The case has not yet been settled; but
the Surrogate ordered accounting 10 be made on
MAY 5. On the previous day Binder disappeared. Of
late he has boon drinking hard. 1t Is feared that ne
has committed suicide day or two after ne dlsap,
peared Binders safe broken into and onH $l4,oW
was found. The missing man lived at No loo seventh %
ST. with his wife, two children and mother. his WlIe
stu refuses to believe that her husband IS guilty.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
r1ypHAyrs HAVE THEIR SPRING BATH.

The elephants had their first bath of the year yester
day at the Menagerie in Central Park Inc mp
onotamus tank was filed with water and early In the
morning Snyder the keeper, led ont Lizzie, Tom ana
Jimmy, "q1p' the "rogue" 1t was thought best to
leave in silent solitude and dirty and the slight by no
means improved his already villanous temper Lizzie
,oA the way but there little coaxing needed
The three huge beasts were soon tumbling about In
tbe tank trumpetng and pouring the water over them
selves and those who were anywhere near them.
The emu who had been contemplating the landscape.
souatng on Its long shans sought shelter In Its she'd
The bisons. bufalocs and zebus watched the capers
of the elephants for some time and then turned dis
dainfulN away and lay down to chew the cud. The
cranes across the road croaled only cranes can.
and disturbed the lion in his slubers, who then Joined
the general chorus. The algators, who live next to
the hippopotamus tank, were deluged with water and
not understanding tho cause, moved uneasly about
their inclosure or took refuge In their own tank.
snyder had had no difficulty In getting the elephants
IN leave their house and enter the water but II was
gute another thing getting them back, and 1t was not
ill the water was drawn Off that they consented TO go
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
1osyr HIS SUIT AGAINST THE CITY.

Corporation Counsel Clark has suocessluS ,aass
another suit against tie CITY, Inc caee @ -, nrarS
cacor,v ,vbo IN 1880 was an inspector OF the boAiu
Of Excise and claimed salary for six or seven years
after he was dismissed, tried yesterday us'y
was suspended by resolution Of the EXCISE DVa'. a -
that year and aferward, by second resoiuli'n, y. 10
dismissed from service Gregory clainea nieo A. A.
rottce of the dismissing resolution was ever go
n,. .Sa+ IN. ausnending resolution Illegal, ana
,nnt b, therefore entitled to recover salary TO the
auount Of ss 900 accruing since the dismissal. Inc
,prv failed TO credit Mr.. Gyegorys assertion tne a
had not received notice OF his dHm bo eSted that
Se was notifed verdict was given IN iovor 0n '9 ~
defendant to which the court added an sno"@n0o u
Al o5 for costs.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15

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elusive.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
RE.ELECTING THE1R OFFICERS.

The third days sitting of the National Convention
NJ fe Ancient Order OF Hibeians took place yesterday
N Tammany Hall, NJ. +. Sherlock Of Syracuse, the
National delegate presiding There was full at
tendance of delegates The greater part OF the day was
taken up with discussion on amendments proposea 70
Tho constitution These officers wero reelected NJ. F.
Sherlock Syracuse and Patrick Dugan, Jersey City,
National delegate and National Secretary and j. j.
Patten of Boston, National treasurer. resolution
was passed deporing the present disunion In Ireland
and Affirming the right OF the people at home TO bo
ny competent to settle this question to the satisac
ton OF the Irish people,
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
ygyyEss.mrLLEs PROPERTY SEIZED.

The Sheriff yesterday made levy on the property OF
the JennessMnler Publishing Company Of no 3o3 Fifth
ave. under on attachment obtained by Garter Hughes
Kellogg attorneys for the Trow Publishing Company for
s5273 for goods sold work done and notes which went
protest Mrs Miller, the president OF the company started
the business about four years ago. and the company
incorporated August under HewJerey laws the capt.
ta stock now being s35 0o0 Mr. Kellogg said yesterday
that nc thought the company would make sett ement,
was said able TO do IL had refused
TO pay the Company and suit had been brought 10
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
LANCASTER SEMINARY COMMENCEMENT.

Lancaster Penn. May Ia tspeciaD.-rhe sixty-sixth
annual commencement Of the Reformed Theological
Seminary took place tonight. The graduating class
numbered eight as follows: David scheirer who spoke
on "The Wisdom Literature OF the Old Testament;
Francis Marion Line, who spoke on "Judah Macca-
bacusD W. ]. Muir, Oh Birthday of the Church.;
A. s. Gessner, on New Testament Doctrine on Holy
Baptism; G.. P. Stern, "Christ the Condition OF
the Revelation Of sIn" II. d. Patton, on "Faith in
Relation to Practical LIFE; II. E. Snyder on "Tho
Crusades, thcr Causes and Effects; T. X. Cramer
The Permanent and Transient In Christianity" Testi-
mOnals were given 10 each graduate.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
appspryTrY RAFT FOR THE SIMPLE.

large number Of circulars which seemed TO ad-
vertise a swindnng scheme were seized at the Post
office yesterday when they were mailed In unsealcd
envelopes They were addressed to persons all over
the country and were signed by j. H. waldron, agent
Of the Eureka Manufacturing Company, Gloucester
City, n. J. The circular read Having heard that
You are a that can trust with secret wnto
10 inform YOU that can make you proposition by
Irhich you can make a large amount of money, In q
very safe and cosy manner providing you are not very
particular what class Of goods you handle 70 make IT,
This Is similar In tone 10 those cent out oy " green
po0dsn mt Is much shorten.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
NO scARLEr FEvER CASE WANTED

The police of the fremont squad were Informed
Wednesday that Wanda FAX, servant in the employ
Of Mrs Emerich, No. 4s5 Mount Hope Place, III
with scarlet fever and her presence in TIE house
danger 10 the Emerich children. a message to
the Health Department, and Dr. Cyrus Edson directed
district inspector make investigation Before the
inspector tho house, however the police for
an ambulance from the Harlem Hospital The ambulance
surgeon refused the paaent At Dr. Edson's
Office yesterday IL said that the surgeons refusal T.
the girl TO the hospital proper. She might be
removed TO Health Departments hospital II was said
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
THE RUmoRED ATTACK ON HrPPoLr1E.

M news Of the recent attempts upon the life of
p,es,aent Hppole had been received at the Office OF
The Uavtlan Minister in this city yesterday and Sec
rctary Of legation John Hurst said that he did not
oed,t the report. He said that on his recent trip
through the provinces President ppoite did not go
near Jscmel Tribune reporter saw chpplne
from San Domingo paper in which an account Oh Inc SSe
cnnipS was sent to man in this city who Is inter
es{ed IN Haytian affairs.
New-York tribune., 1891-05-15
PURSUIyG THE TARIFF INVESTIGATION.

United States Senator's Hiscock and Carlisle now
alone in their search for information on the effect Of
the new tariff prices. Senator Aldrch has gone
home. The committee continued the inquiry yester-
day and Will meet again this morning at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel
Five subordinates Of Labor Commissioner Carroll d.
Wright have begun an investigation into the compare
tive earnings OF workmen and the Of manufacture
In the glass trade In this city, They making their
headquarters in Room No, 33 in the Federal Building