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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
MORE TROUBLE FOR OVERTON.
BRooKLYN's CoLoRED POLICEMAN HAS NOT
FOUND 1T EASY TO JOIN BENE-



Wiley G. OvertOn, the boycotted Brooklyn police
man. is in more trouble. The objections 10 his pres
ence in the dormitOry of the First Police Precinct on
account Of his color Commissioner Hayden quickly
quieted But the Brooklyn Police Mutual Ala
Association has denied to him membership, and re-
fuses to extend to his family its benefits. No formal
step was taen but the inactlon of the association has
that effect At the beginning of the year about 100
new members added to the force. All policemen
under the age Of fifty entitled to membership IN
the Aid Association, which gives $1,000 to the wdO"
after her husbands death Twelve dollars year IS
taken from the payroll of each member to meet these
benefits. and there about 1900 members The
organization is not In any respect social BODY Inc
members meet year to elect delegates AS
sessmens are taken out of the rolls by the treas
urer of each precinct and sent by him TO Mr. jenkins,
treasurer Of the association When the trouble about
sleeping in the same room with overton began, eN-
pressons against his Joining the association were
heard in many of the precincts. Treasurer jenkins
was Informed that the new members Of the force
would not Join if 0vertOn became member III woIlu
have been matter to deal with this difheuity
had the association been in frscass financial shape
but as matter Of fact the treasury Is empty ING
treasurer Is behind In his payments Of the benefits,
and extra assessments have been ordered 10 meet the
shortage Against these assessments strong objections
have been made. The funds raised each year usually
answer for fourteen deaths. Last year there were
seventeen deaths and three of them were carried over
to be paid out of this years assessments Az the
beginning this year there 1912 81 in the treas
ury six benefits have been paid. and there are nine
now due to the widows and orphans Of dead policemen
on Friday the twelfth death within the association
since January l occurred II this same rate con-
tinues, by the end OF the year the association VIII
have to pay forty benpits. To meet this enormous
shortage the delegates ordered extra assessment Oh
81 IN be collected from each member Of the aSsocla
ton on the pay days Of March, April, May ana June
I'm. even with this $4,000 additional help, the as
soc,ations treasury will be empty before the last
benefit now due IS paid a.s 90 tho head
treasurer that the men did not went 70 pay i 10
0yeTton affair was taken up. The bylaw relatl9g 70
,ions for membership requires that the applicant
xxi hand his written application to the treasurer T
bIs Honad This application, If passed upon iaVOra3S
a., - of the members Of lbs SQUAD Is hahueu
~ The Genera; treasurer, and the applicant Is Hien
her Captain Campbell happens 10 De treasurer "a t,o
Scnsi i'm which OvertOn would be place. ~ "as s
made clear the Captain that overton cOuo d e
boycoted policeman was advised not TO press 'he ca'c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
LEFT HIS PROPERTY TO HIS SWEETHEART.

Abba Iowa, April IL tspeciaD.-In the last days o.
March Engineer John G. Roberts OF the Union Pacific.
was killed in a collision year ago Roberts met
Miss sadie Taylor. young woman from Abba. at the
home of her brother in Lincoln, Neb and fell In love
with her. Later an accident occurred In which Rob-
erts was badly hurt. The young woman fastened to
his bedside and nursed him back TO life. and as soon
as he was able to be moved took him to her home
in Abba where he remained till he had fully recoV.
cred During his illness here he executed will In
the young womans favor, deciding her house and lot
in Lincoln, and made her the beneficiary OF an $1,000
life insurance policy. When he had recovered ne
returned to his engine. On learning Of his DEATH ths
father OF Miss Taylor fastened to Nebraska TO bring
home the body for burial. He found an alleged d.
vorced wife, who claimed the body. and took 1t to
West Virginia. Roberts rich, and II Is rtmoreu
that several heirs will contest the validity OF the VIII
which is advertised in the Abba papers for hearing sna
proof on April II. II Miss Taylor cannon mamtau
her rights Under the will and 10 the decided propcry
she can at least, collect the 5000 insurance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
GUILD LOST IN THE BUSH.

iA" y-Sa,a Tins has caused great excitement in
.'" o,tv He was one Of ten children belonging 10
IoSn LIDS, German farmer living four miles north
east Of this place On Monday afternoon Eddie went,
~ his older brothers, into the sugar bush hah
Of the horse, where the boys were gathering
cam ' The older boys worked On opposite sides Oh tnS
camp, and each thought that the other was LOOMING
ai'o -. .o hours before il became known, when the
Ie-''' oIsor hoys reached the house As diIgent
wv as possibe instituted that night and the
eeAi scar a.nirp general alarm was given. large
~ neghbors Joined in the search but all with
hu 1 aU Yesterday 800 men were on the grouhd
o ouS forming line eight feet apart swept uio
woods for several miles about the pace wheto un0
"oouS a.. eaen No trace OF the child was iOnnd
boy was Slangned bear tracks seen nttIe WY
5n Dun he camp going into the swamp n me nina
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
LANES 7. AMES.

Deputy Tax Commissioner James T. Ames died from
pneumonia at the Madison Avenue Hotel on Friday
night He was born in LOckport about fifty six years
ago. and came to this city after the war; lie leaves
"a widow and one daughter, who is married lie was a
monument citizen of Lockport and Sheriff Of
Niagara County and well-known Free Mason lie
had a fine war record and served with distinction as
car tain and colonel of the 133th New-lork Volun-
teers In the Army of the Potomac. After his remover
to New-York he was appointed clerk In the Tax Office
in 1870 through the influence of Senator George u
Andrews six years later he was promoted to Deputy
Tav Commissioner a place which he lad since held
Since 1880 he had been In charge of the Twelfth Ward
assessments. Colonel Ames was member OF La
fayette Post. G. r. His body was taken to Lockport
for burial to-day with military and Masonic hohors
The Colonel was brOtherinlaw OF Professor NORTON
Who occnpes lie chair OF chemistry In the Cincinnati
College. In politics he was Republican.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
c.N.nA AND THE BONDING PRIVILEGE.
vAs1ous OPINIONS ON TIE RUMoRED STEP oF
r,Yr TREASURY DEPARTMENT.


v.pYors OPINIONS ON TIE RUMoRED STEP OF
THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
pos,or, Auril l1A press correspondent asked feOer
,o.nan In Montreal yesterday about the report run
wn ch,n that the United States authorities nVenue
- 40 sxay with the bonding privilege 81 FANCY,
ia N, Mitchell "that the real ground OF acuon -
,ns an that the Canadian Pacific, when mas 0ee"
,ors.Nv sntagonszed by American roads Is securing
cn,a deal OF the business, and ii Is quite naIoIa W
81. Pacific railways OF the United States shouu uos
q, rspnle successful rival There are two SIDES W lo
nu.sttrn and shall be surprised II the Atiah~o W.
:, tne states as we'll the great Northwestern
40 tha, country viii tolerate being dcpri'ou VI w
,-,ysere II thcre is an advantage TO them III sae
cars sealed az the frontier, simply TO meeV pie!"N.0
.ns nrouote the interests Of American through
Mr. Van Horne president Of the CSn1suA ,,
panwsy. refused absolutely to commit in"Seii " ''
statement , rr, .a,d ba
ntr sercaant manager Of the Grand Trunk saio ne
a no, tbink there was any intention on the part OF Ue
-. (.orarnmont to disturb the treaty OF wash
,.a Aho,,tlon of consular sealing he aooea' "ouio
,r.onvenience; but withdrawal of bonding priv
49, AZ, -. mean the suspension Of bonded regula-
ions geneIE ones president of the Boston and Maine
i,s snd Arthur Sewen president or the MAINE
ood who were seen In Boston on the subject
"a that the proposed regulation would tend to clog
saas Roth considered the announcement from Wash
zion as only feeler' from the Treasury depart
,neDt and thought that the measure was not Likely
10 be put into execution
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
CONVENTION OF FREETHIXKERS.

Ct Louis. April ia dispatch from San Antonio !,
Tex saws the first annual meeting Of the state LIBERAL
toA'' - ,as held today One hundred delegates
60 thirtvtw cities attended. The president said
bt humanity had been too long dominated by churches
and ridden by priests. 1t was the Associations OBJECT
70 unsbacke the human mind and allow 1t to face It's
nrohlems unclouded by superstition and undaunteo by
cburchly threats Of ridiculous hellfre. The secre
tarv,s report showed rapid growth Five powerful
series have been organized IN cities OF Iexas' nve
isc+1rors had been kept constantly in the hea' hVe
,Saa nd been met In public debate and defeated,
pr sen 'eethnfing books and pamphlets haa been
distributed The desgsei %sTe an arsns essbSed
edsI aioU ~ They will be in session several days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
WASHEKILLED BY THE TR AIN WRECKERS
MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF MAN
AT WESTFIELD, MASS.

MYSTERY SURROUNDING THE DEATH OF MAN
AT WESTFIELD, MASS.
Springfield Mass, April 11.-Edwin L. shumway,
age thirty five was found dead at the foot Of Clay
Ill., near westheld, this morning. There were no
signs Of violence about the mans body and he had
apparently been dead twenty-four hours There are
many strange circumstances connected with Shum-
ways death. On Monday evening. the evening OF the
Boston and Albany Railway disaster, shumway Dor
rowed n buggy to take two friends somewhere lie
was one of the first on the scene Of the wreck and
was recognized by many Of the passengers lie SAID
at the time that he at the Riverside House. near
by, when he heard the crash. 1t Is believed that
these two friends with Shumway that night were the
train wreclTers, and, Shumway had been talking
good deal about the matter to his friends 1t is thought
that these two men murdered Shumway, through fear
of being exposed From all appearances poison was
no doubt given to him.
Harry Lamb, at the Riverside House. says that
SUBWAY told him that he knew who the train rob-
bers were and through this statement the police were
TO have arrested him this morning. Some believe tnat
Shumway aware of this, and, 10 escape cohVlc-
ton, committed suicide. ShuInway WORKED on
Fosters express, at Westhed up to last November,
when he bought team Of his own and ran 1t from
Westfeld to Springfield He married Miss smith
about eight years ago and lived in this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
OBITUARY.
John A. WUIPPLE.

Boston, Arnl'11 (SpeciaD.-JJohn A. Whpph, for
many years a wellknown photographer of Boston, and
aferward publisher of religious works, died recently
aged sixty eight. He organized with J. d. Black tho
firm Of Whipple & Black, in 184S, having previously
been in business under his own name. lie made
many friends and as result Of careful experiments, he
produced, in 1882 photographs on paper for the frst
time. This process, which he called ysalatyp
was slow one, and one which not taken direct
from nature but at second hand from daguerreotype
lie foremost using the collodion process by when
direct pictures could be taken. lie was also inc
pioneer N lunar photography, having taken the nFst
photograph of the from the Harvard Observatory
In the 60s Mr.. Whpple went to Tennessee to photo
graph eclipse for that university. In 1907 inc
partnership with Mr. Black ceased From that time 10
1874 MT. Whlppe conducted his business alone. lie
then gave up photography, and for the last SIX years
had been retired from artlve business WIDOW ana
i've children survive him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
WHY TRIAL FOR Ex.coMMANDER PAYNE

,r,,aranoIs April 1.-THE trial OF Walter g. faSne,
ro.torio Ohio, cx-CommanderinChief sons VI
y W for embezzlement, began last nlgh1 no
,ed IN 1850 and dishonorably discharged l,oi S,o
w., and WAS on appeal, granted new triu' Ine
Unembers OF the Board appointed to try Ooone, "a
meniDorS " a~o,t were d W Wood Of Anderson, Ind''
w., W. hdrocatc: Charles f. Griffin, OF Indianapolis,
N,,onsI Commander President of the Court ooiohei
Iobn w Newton, Winchester Ind; Coonei oeors'
W Harvey Danvllle. Ind. George b. stauuef' opins
0eld IN: Colonel II. W. Fuller, milwaukee, Io''o'
Paine was represented BY j. g. W1IhiIaS' " rhe ind
a3!iis md o. j. Ross Of HisbCro, ONO nv nv ~
s 'd III n be prted to national headgnarsTI, at AZ
Toneka kan, ghere, II scqultted se eli net he pub.
mass P %u after r review Of evidence by the Com
nanderIn, Chief a.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
GEORGE SMALL.

Baltimore, April II speciaD George Small, one
Of the Oldest and most prominent merchants of Bald'
more died this afternoon He was born at York,
Penn. in 1925. At the age Of thirty he came To
Baltimore and at once engaged In the South Ameri-
can trade running line OF clipper ships. Aided by
tile COdorus Mills and the mills Of p. A. d S. small
he supplied 10 tine Brazil market nearly 100000
barrels Of -four annually for many years Later no
established the commercial house Of George Small d
Co.. one Of tine largest shipping firms south OF New
York. lie was one Of the projectors, and for many
years director, of the Northern Central hsliroAd'
I'D WAS also a director Of the baltimore and Potomac
railroad and Of the First National Bank Of this city
Mfr Small was president Of the Ashland Iron company
and was also prominent In other enterprises. nc
WAS the owner of the Holiday street Theatre, II
which the elder Booth played his earliest engagements
MIR small was firm supporter OF the Union during
fhs war and stanch Republican. he leaves
large fortune, but no family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
ITEMS FROM NEW .BEDFORD.

Newpedford. Mass. April IL (specaD.-The reuaii
meat and grocery dealers Of this city are adopting tne
weekly payment system, and many Of tne% 1 ns
already informed their customers that heeai'er Dil'
must be paid weekly, or more credit VIII be gwen
They say many Of the wholesalers nave a"opVu ~"
same system with the retailers anu a. ne1' Nv
lahorer arc maid weekly there is good reason why
thew shoud not nav their grocery and meat bills every
week that Il is much easier to pay small Dill th'
large one and that if they must lose Dill S'"Ai'
Gne is preferred to a large one It,. -,
Work ON the new public building here Is se''"s vi
finely The foundation walls arc already up Oh ',is
eyel of The street aud before cold weather oolne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
REFORMS IN THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE.

REFORMS IN THE GENERAL LAND OrtlCH"
Washington, April 11.-COmmlssOner Carter OF the
General Land Office is making a special effort to
materially expedite the work Of the local land Offices
throughout the country. This is being done with a
view to speedy disposition OF all within the
jurisdiction Of the land department which require
only the acton Of the department to complete their
final adjudication Increased facilities are being given
to the local officers and 1t is expected that by June
80 next with possibly the exception Of two Offices, all
such cases Will have been sent to the General Land
ONCE for fnal determination. large number OF cases
now file within the provisions OF recent legis-
lation by Congress- and these will be decided with all
possible haste consistent with accuracy. Commits
soner Carter has aady taken steps TO abolish many
unnecessary and rksome requirements which have
hitherto been imposed upon settlers under the public
land laws and he intends 10 still further revise the
practice OF his office I'm this direction In the hope OF
assisting rather than twarng honest settlers in secur
ing for themselves homes. While the letter and the
spirit OF the laws will be rgdly enforced no unjust or
needless hindrances will be permitted TO deprive the
settler Of his full rights under the laws.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
The OsSIFTED MAN FELL AND BROKE.

DIR. WEIR is MENDING HIM AT THE NEW
YORK HOSPITAL.
DR.. Weir is attending curious case at the New
York Hospital His patient is ossifed colored man,
named Lucus Monroe. Mr.. Monroe has never played
Bones in a minstrel show, but his appearance is
familiar to the patrons Of the dime museums. His con-
struction Is so peculiar that he has to be handled
like glass, with care. He is carried around on a
couch and litter, and for long distances he is
shipped by express. He Is exceedingly brittle, and
by an inadvertsnce he broke the other night. lie
had Just come TO New-York from an out-ottown en-
gagement. He had made the railway journey safely
had even survived the perio of transportation by an
express wagon But when his agent his attendant
were taking him upstairs in his litter to his board
ing place, they let him fall They say that he
tried to turn around, and, his opportunities In that
inc being limited. he fell overheard. ANYHOW, he
went crashing downstairs like cTockery, and broke
thighbone and finger. He was taken to the New
York Hospital and Dr. Weir who is visiting surgeon
says that he is doing nicely"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
IEcTERFS TO TEACHERS.

Professor Albert s. Bickmore ectured upon Southern
France and the Pyrenecs yesterday morning I'm the
American Museum of Natural History, before an APP
reciative audience. This lecture finishes his as
arrSe nnon the country of France, and two weeks
oIn now professor Bickmore Will begin upon Italy,
Eating first of Northern Italy, Venice and Florence.
eYt StTrday course of lectures economic geology
NJ he begnn and GRANTEES and sandstOnes will first
dim the attention of the audience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
SOME HANDSOME WEDDING GIFTS.

Edward Miller & Co., Nos. 10 and II College Place,
are now exhibiting some exceedingly handsome do
signs in onyx oxidzed silver and antique brass bans
quet lamps which, with the beautiful six shades, mako
q most elegant wedding gift. Banquet lamps
especially suitable for use dining card or library
tables. Their height, the small space they occupy,
and the absence Of any shadow renders them unexoeed
for these purposes They all have the Rochester burr
ner which has no superior for steadiness clearness
and briiiancy Of light. Moreover, broken chimney
except from dropping it, is Unknown. visit TO thew
showroom will interest and repay the visitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
KILLED BY 4 FALLING WALL.

Cincinnati, April 1l.-By the fall OF a wall this
afternoon at Fifth and Race sts where fifteen stone
masons laying the foundation Of great building,
rne lives of all were endangered. Paul Glenn, the
eighteen yearold son of the contractor taken out
of the Rims dead, ard william Gibson a stonemason.
aged fifty was entirely buried. He dead when
his body was found The cellar is one of the deepest
in city, and the street wall was not properly SUP
ported.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
RAILROAD LANDS IN IOWA.

Washington. April 11.-Secrenry Noble has IN
structed the Commissioner OF the General Land Office
to make demand upon the Dubuque and Pacific
Railroad Company for reconveyance TO the United
states Of all the lands held to have been excepted
from its grant Of May 49, 1856 The lands in question
lie within the State of Iowa and along the line OF
road between Dubuque and Sioux City. They are
declared to have been excepted from the grant by
reason Of existing presumption filings and entries at
the date OF the definite location of the road. This
action is talel preparatory TO bringing suit 10 re-
In the railroad company refuses 10 recon
vey. There are about seventyive tracts involved In
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
A MISSOURI PACIFIC EXTENSION.

st. Louis, April 1.-THE MISSOURI racine mas
large corps Of surveyors in the field between Fort
Gibson l. t. and Denison, Tex, for the extension OF
the Kansas and Arkansas Valley line Thence through
the Indian Territory at McAlester and Lengh, cross
ing the Missouri, Kansas and Texas near McAlester
and thence RAINING south to Denison, practically
no-a1,ernr ths Missouri Kansas and Texas line The
York Of survey is in active progress BY this line
tbe Missouri Pacific expects to secure fndependent
cnnpecfion In Texas, Arkansas and Kansas
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
ENGLISH CAPITAL IN YEW-ENGLAED.

Boston, April II (speciaD.-For several days past a
large number of foreign and NewYork capitalists have
been in Providence looking the field for industrial
enterprises AS result it has been decided to build
factory at tdewater in the limits Of that city, for
the manufacture of wool hosiery yarns, which have
heretofore been imported almost exclusively from Bel
oium. the amount of import exceeding 100000
nohnds a wear c. r. Makepeace g. Co. have already
begun work upon the plans for the factory The same
arm also have contract for the building OF an IN
enterprise is being pushed by A. Mitchell IT., Sons
of Glasgow. Scotland.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
DUTIABLE UNDER THE OLD LAW

Washington, April 11.-Assstant secretary spauld-
ing has informed the Armour Packing Company that
tin plates entered at New-Oreans under immediate
transportation bond before July l. 1891 will be liable
Tariff act Notwithstanding they do not reach their
observation-disclosures City-untl after the date GDmed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
ORGANIZING A BASEBALL LEAGUE.

Toledo Ohio April 11.-Representatives nom eight
ess met here today and organized the Northwestern
baseball League, embracing Toledo Dayton, Detroit
Grand Rapids and Bay City, Mich; Fort wayne ana
Fvansvillc Ind. and Peoria, Ill The officers CHOSEN
oro these: President " H. Ketcham, Toledo; sec
retary and treasurer, W. F. Walker Detroit The
schedule embraces games, in series OF three aud
the season opens May O. The salary limit Is 6ed "a, eT
$50 and the guarantee at 500. Inc outlooh Ior
Corning pIayers is good as many applications have
been received from men of National reputation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
.,nrRv.N MEYERS GIrr TO HARVARD.

Boston, April IL SpeciaD.-Plans for the new "eyer
CO. - IIoryard Gift of Alderman Meyer Of this city,
49, been completed and work the foundation which
Win he built of North Conway granite, is now In
nrouress. commanding site has been selected oppo-
,+e the grounds of Memorial Hall Cambrdge-st and
the builders expect to have their work completed about
July l. The gate will be similar to the one recently
erected on the western side of the yard and VIII Do
linz ~ DARK burned brick and capped with buff In
S,ans limestone 1t viii probably be connected, IN
tine with the westerly gate by high brick wall Tine
estimated cost is $4,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-12
JAMES RFNWICK HENRY.

James Renwick Henry died yesterday at his home,
No 1879 sussex-st., Jersey City. Mr.. Henry was a
lawyer at No 90 Broadway but had not been actively
engaged in business for about year. owing to III
health lie was sixty five years old and was the son
OF the Rev. James V. Henry. lie was graduated from
will be held tomorrow morning at Christs Hospital
Jersey City,