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Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
Alleged Embexxler Driean Discharged.

PHILADELPHIA, July 3l.-Josiah S.
Briean, the architect. who was arrested
several weeks ago on a charge of EN-
bczzlement OF S33,G0o brought by Man
ager John w. Post, of the Tubular Car
Company, of Bradford Pa, was ar
raigned Thursday and discharged, Post
failing to appear against him. 1t was
learned that Posts failure to appear
was due to the existence of a warrant
for his arrest which was in the pocket
of a detective waiting at the door of
the courtroom. the charge being the
embezzlement OF Sl7.5OO.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

MARSHALL Mich. July sL-About
six weeks ago Cashier Kirby. OF the
City national bank. fed. taking with
him sieo 900 OF the banks funds Moth
ing had been heard from him until
Thursday, when il was announced that
be had veen arrested AZ Sedslia. Mo-
A reward had been offered and an ola
~~r has lrst u, secure him
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

Marshall Mo. J>lv sL--As Elijah
useslip, an lsyesr-old hov living IS
niles south ~ the city. was riding into
town Thursday morning his horse
stunablea and fell Haeslip was thrown
20 The ground and injured 80 badly that
he died half an hour aftervsrd
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

KAysAs CTrT, Mo, July si.-Dr. r.
r Wilson. Jr-. a popular young ply
sician at Higginsville. near here. was
struck on the head with sickle and
killed in an alteration with farmer
N arsas>d Rafle~
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
MENACSO BY FIRE.
Twelve Hundred New Haven Pleasure
Seekers Have u Perilous Trip.

Seekers Have u Periious Trip.
New HAVEN, Conn, July 3l.-As the
steamer Elm City was returning from
New York and Coney Island with the st.
Patrick's Total Abstinence Benevolent
society on board the boat caught fire
from an overheated boiler abaft OF the
port wheel-house when off Norwalk.
There were about 1,a00 persons on
board and for time panic was immi-
nent. Through the coolness of Capt.
Tucker and the crew of the boat order
was soon restored. the hands were or
dered to their places and the Are was
extinguished One young man tainted
from terror and several OF the women
had to be attended to bv their escorts.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

Hg.rrv. July AZ IL fesxfsi explo-
sicn of Tunpo~ser il reported 20 have
taken place IN facts-y a. Boruhen.
pelgiana. I've wenan employed IN
she factory we-e k;llesS instantly snd
several we're horribly Injured. some ~
tsem net beng expected 20 recover
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

DEs MoISEs. la. July 51.-Mrs. Ira
c. Kimball, wife of the sresiding elder
of Muscatine Methodist conference,
fell downstairs at o'clock Thursday
morning and was instantly killed while
sleep walking. The deceased was Sec
retary of the Iowa branch of the WON
ems Foreign Missionary society.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
Grn..hopper. stlrl at work.

VAN wKRT. o, July 3l.--Grssshop-
pers are doing considerable damage 20
the oats. pastures and meadows IN
parts ~ this AMI adjoining counties.
aany farmers have cut their oats be-
fore fully ripe in order 20 save the crop,
but the pests work on the grain in the
shock No damage to corn is antici-
mated
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
would No. Accept pndl.y.. Place.

MuwAuKEF. July 81. - Henry C.
Payne, whose name has been most
prominently mentioned for the vacant
treasuryship Of the national republican
committee. SAYS that his business will
prevent his accepting il II rendered 20
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

BUFFALO. n. Y. July n. John Eek
hart. n young real estate dealer, has
disappeared leaving his accounts in a
bad share He Is thought 10 be in Can
ada. Speculation in real estate caused
his embarrassment. His debts aggre-
safe about $4,000.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01
Rsn~sr FERTILIZATION.

CuIcAso. July sL-The Engineering
News has compiled the frnres of rail-
roed construction Ia tie northwest
since January isst Three hundred and
twenty-five miles have been built aud
t.ois are anser construction
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

LOUISVILLE, KY, July si.-Near
woodbine. Ky. Thursday night Polk
Williams shot aud killed James Ian
ham. Both were slightly intoxicated
and anarrel~d over horse. Williams
sn~renaered and claims self-defene4
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

LTvERPoeI. July si.-A disastrous
fire which broke out in Grundy street
destroyed many thousands OF bales of
cotton which were stored In ware
house The flames spread rapidly, and
before tae fre was placed under con-
troll property 70 the amount of s25o 900
had been consumed
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

SYDNEY. " :. W. July ST. The mo-
tion Of SIR Henry Rsukes in favor #
granting The right Of suffrage 20 women
in New South Wales has been rejected
~ vc.e OF 81 to "a By the legislative
assembly.
Telegram-herald., 1891-08-01

Our treatrseat r9sitiTeiy snf raalesiis cures
al ferns q Hervons disorders, Enrsfural
tas~<s srTus a~tlfF< gaert. vsrTreret~ skiu
ant ktood ssessss Cures rsyl4. CssrEes
psc.4srare- Terms rzsv-
+ easaafesf, safest asd sarcss Treatment
v-er<sff a. kor1e. rnzffef f-~e.
DF-IHv- DTTFRF MEDICAL co.
Incorporates sBatT the sa~s e fhe state 81
Mss rs JremoEt s. BeStoA- Mass.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19

testified at great length to the efforts the Forest
Commission had put forth to protect the forests. IN
relation the IIurd proposition for an exchange OF
land there several considerations that guided
the Commission in refusing It, one OF these was that
the state land virgin forest and liurds land was
denuded.
Various applications from other persons for the ex-
change OF lands were read. Judge Anibal SAID thas
tho charge had been made by inference that TIC Com
mission had refused these applications but had granted
the request of the EvcrtOn Company because one OK
its officers had been associated with Mr.. Basselin In
business.
Mr.. Adams said it would, perhaps save time II io
stated what he had cndeavored to prove. That was
that in the lurd application the Commission had lad
down a settled policy not to exchange any state lahds
under the IIadey act When the Evcrtol application
came in tho Commission reversed it, settled policy
Judge Anibal said his object in putting these app-
cations in evidence to show the utter worthessnes'
of the Offers Judge Anbal then put in evidence tlie
offer OF j. Leslie Cry TO sell land 10 the state, uieg
the appr1pYiation OF $1,000 made last year. Inc
reason this was refIscd. Mr. Basselin SAID, was De
cause the price much above the llmit per arr
fixed In tho appropriation. Other applications were
refused because the Commission lad not suhclchs
force at its d> pOsal to make an investigatO ana uc
terminc the boundary Ines OF the lands ohefed'
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
THE STATE HOUSE.

morning from tie wholesale houses that centre
here and profess 10 underscll baltimore ana
Cincinnati The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
that crecps along the foot of high pun oppCelte
the town, derives more revenue from passengers
from this station than from any other between
It's terminals. The station is approached by Il
ferry and a new bridge just bult across me
Kanawha River is separate private enterprise;
The society is agreeable anr cultivated. llabitcd
Amazons canter through the muddy streets 40
evening parties nocll lawyers and Judges. jniird
States Scnotors. bluc-cyed mountainecrs, WIN
dazzling compilations, university professors, rail-
read agents, and white-haircd dpininlcS. nc
legislators no longer include the unsophsticated
backwoodsman VINO has never seen a railroad. a
steamboat or oyster but You can meet
Senators and delegates who live fifty mics from
a locomotive, 90 all their ecctiOncering on horse
back. and wade rivers and swanps 10 reach their
constituents Altogether Charleston is pleasant
place 10 stay in. and nobody who has once cA-
pcrcnccd its delightful hospitality leaves IL with
out regret. ] doubt whether IL Will ever attain
the lead in commerce. 1t il surrounded with
coal iron, timber and farming land. But The
tendency Of trade is IN the direction Of the ONO.
and the great manufacturing city Of the future
will probably grow up around the nucleus formed
by the present thriving borough Of Huntington,
al the confluence Of that river and the Guyand9tte
h. l..
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
leaving legal majority in favor Of the contestant Of

16J.
Tho minority report says in substance that no evil
dcncc .haS been given the part OF Dunlap, neither
mas hn had an opportunity to pesent MS case Deio"
either the Mayor f Amsterdam or the committee ana
tnat the committee held no meeting to transact busi
ness except the ordering OF the evidence taken III
Amsterdam to be printed, until February II, when the
sitting member was unseated On February II Dun
zap and his counsel asked for reasonable tlnc no,
more than week, fin which u produce witnesses anu
pre'cnt his evidence \ majority OF thc commute,
refused THIS request and ordered that the case Should
then and there be disposed Of The committee refused
To POduce documentary evidence, although II appeaic
to consist Of more than go pieces. This action of
unseating a member within hour after the first meet
ing OF the committee at which the parties appeard anu
without any nsidcratlon Of that portion OF t,c evl.
dence before them. shows that the committee an nov
give the matter that c0n, judicial hearing recommend
ci In the message of The Governor in 1880 and !HDi
and consistent with the state Constitution. No claim
Is made that MIR Dunlap contributed any money 10 ~, ~
hucncc voters non Is he connected. directly or lnui
ctly. with single Of the irregularities ali,gcu
The contestant has only shown that twenty-five llega
votes cast. and Of this number three were cast
~ the contestant but II the entire number ot tnc
Illegal votes deducted from tho rIUo1ty OF tne
sitting member, he still has majority OF ll0.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
OBITUARY.
PHILIP A. WHITE.

Philip A. White. the weknown wholesale ana ~
tail druggist of Frankfort and Gold sts., died rom
heart disease on Monday night at his home, No. BIZ
Ccrmontave.. Brooklyn. Mr.. White was born In this
city, of colorcd parents, on January ~, 1923 ana
after receiving good education, entered into the drug
business in 1871. lie particularly kind to the
poor, making distinction of color II was this
kindness that saved his store from being wrecked by
the mob in the draft riots of July. 1863 whe all his
nciglbors' stores pillaged.
Mr.. White deeply interested in the education OF
his race and chairman Of the three col0rd schools
of brooklyn, which, owing to his efforts, have been by
law made open TO all classes both white and colored
For nine years he member Of the Brooklyn
school Board having first been appointed by Mayor
Low and renominatcd by Mayor Chaplin. lie was
warden Of ST. Philips Protestant Episcopal Church. No.
16l West Twenty NTH st.. was the Oldest member but
Of the Pharmaceutical Society Of New-lork. and
member Of the Metropolitan Art Museum. lie leaves
widow and three unmaI, led daughters.
The funeral will take place at his home today az
p. M, the officiating clergymen being the Rev.
Alexander Crmmel of Philadelphia. and the Rev:
iIGlcens G. Bishop, rector of 81. Philips. lhe burial
will be In Cypress Hills Cemetery.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19

eye for a good thing, who would select different
starting point and run his lines as to include
all the best land Of his predecessor, and as much
more he could compass AS there is nothing
in the mere lines to indicate conflict this claim
would he duly granted. 4 third and a fourth
pioneer, with still other starting points, might
then contribute each TO sequegter the same estate
in absolute good faith SO that sometimes three
or four deeds to single plot would show original
grants TO as uany different persons. Lawyers
from other States, knowing nothing of all this
and discovering a chain of formal conveyanccs
from the beginning, hIve, therefore, sometimes
advised purchases Of territory forfeited genera
tions ago for non-pay yment Of taxes or held by
Others under Junior grants the right of squat
ter sovereignty. That, OF course, meant loss and
lawsuits. The difficulty was further complicated
by the ignorance of county officials. who Lave
returned as waste and unapprOpriated" lands
whose owners could not be found, and made 10
pay taxes, and which should properly have been
described as forfeited and delinquent The
detrimcnt to native holders has arisen principally
from the tactics of outside speculators, who would
buy up the property sometimes Of hundred
sauattcrs in one tract, and then saddle them
with ruinousy expensive lawsuits in case posses
sion were disputed or One-slde compromise
rejected Within the State titles are, however
now pretty well defined and understood and il
i no harder to prove them here than elsewhere
excepting that as Virginia has never turned over
TO the ffty-fOur counties their arcnlves. an eN-
animation sometimes involves Journey to Rich,
moud The moral of all which is, consult local
LAWYERS before exchanging cash for land-title,
no matter how venerable the parchmcntS, or how
ornate the engrossinC or how elaborate the seal
Iond is still so plentiful and cheap that there is
no excuse for false economy in lawyers fees
If any investor allows himself to he duped, 1t
is his own fault.
Charleston is n pocket Washington. II is the
least known of the Southern State capitals. but
is one of the handsomcst. II lies in plain, NJ
thc meeting of two rivers. with high ridges all
obout if. From the Capitol roof you can see for
milcs The streets are broad and straight There
are many imposing brick buildings among them
two "colored" churches, and the houses nave
crccn lawns and staincd-gass windows. The
nopnlation was 4 900 in 1850. II is now 10000,
and there has lecn no :" BOOM" Land has quad
rnplcd in price There are few factories. but
th,rtv-fiyc drummcrs" start out every Monday
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
CABIN YACHTS CLASSIFIED ANEW.
THE LARCHMoET YACHT CLUB TO HOLD A
HANDICAP REGATTA

THE LARCHMOET YACHT CLUB TO HOLD A
HANDICAP REGATTA.
The annual meeting Of the Iarchmont Yacth club was
held last night at DemOnico's secretary william "'
scott reported that there 5l2 members in the club
a present and that the fleet consisted OF 2l5 vessels
The following were the officers elected Commodore
GIrard C. Lowery vice commodore Joseph H. sterling
rcar-commodorc, David Irwin Jackson; secretary,
Charles A. Singer; treasurer, william Murray and tho
following trustee, 70 serve for three years augustus
Monroe and Eugene l.. Iushc.
An amendment was made TO the sailing rules that
cabin Yacht, shall be classified according TO their racing
length and open yachts according to their actual load
water line length, as follows:
Cabin yachts-Class A. schO0ncrs measuring over ninety
feet Class schOonrs measuring ninety feet and over
eahtyonc feet; Glass e. schooncrs measuring cehtyonc
foot and over scycntyonc feet Glass D. schoOncrs meas
ur!ng scyentyone feet and ov'r sixty feet; Class T.
schooncrs measuring sixty feet and under; Class j.
soos cutter, and yaws measuring over seventy seven
feet Cas, . tn, sam' measuring seycns,.seycn feet
and over sxty.nne fcct Clas g. the same, measuring
sxtynine feet and sixty fcct Class T. the same
measuring sixty feet and over hy'nve feet; Class D.
the SAME measuring nftyyc feet and over foTtH-nnc
loot Class G. the s1mc measuring fortynlne feet and
over forty feet; Class T. the measuring forty
,hrc feet AID thty.sx feet: Glass 4, the same
measuring talrtysN feet and thirty feet Class H.
malnsa.l yachts the other classes to remain the
The REGATTA Committee may, If the number Of
entries warrants, divide Class II into two classes,
dividing at twenty five feet and with the approval Of
the commodore may establish special clIsses for any
regatta. The rule was adopted that no race In any
cIa,s shall lie considered made unless finished by
the yachts in that class before the time OF one-half
an hour after sunset.
The most impotant resolution passed was that the
animal regatta 0T The club, on July A.. should be "a
handicap, whch VIII e' ~ Is sad' rhe Iisu hiid'cop
cficr special prizes in any class for yachts racing
under The clubs sailing rules, as 70 measurement and
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
THE yEW.JERsEY LEGISLATIVE.

r,.to, y L. Feb l-.-Thc following bills were
,.,r,d,,o1 in the Assembly to day Enabling Long
,.,,,,b f. Issue bonds for the purchase of pubho
n, -, thc rate Of 10 per cent of the assessed Vaiua
,i. ,u,horzlng the Governor TO appoint 'hree poI'o
,u.,i,c. for camden and other cities having between
IN 600 and 10000 p)puatIon their term of oihco
,o bc i've year, and their salary Sl,1oo'
motion 70 rccommit the new state Tax Dill was
dcfnat~i ....-. o.,,m
rbc-o va, ,omo ychatc over NanSyckerS STORE oru'r
,iu q.l.. hill amends the l1w forbidding the pay
r,t ~ ,y,r. I'm orders stores by providing thi'
such order, shall not be permissible even "h1h 'ho
,o,, T.. vnIuntl,ily contracted by the cmployc'
rb, Hill Wa finally rccommtt2I.
rho Assembly adjourned until Monday, after passing
these bill, among Others:
Approprating $1,000 for stocking the waters OF tho
State with t,h. ,
pov.dinc for the payment Of the expenses incurred
bv N, Grand Army of the Republic in attending the
funeral of General sherman
hill was introduced i'm the Assembly Which Has
i,,i, to fine trouble AT the Clark Thread Works IN
~ tynrI, but 1, also gen I'rnl IN lis PROVISIONS. 10
non me Application OF Circuit Cpur Judge or prose IL
,r of pa., ana 10 select policemen from inc IcIutr
t, forra whenever he deems ihlS step necessary Iol
The preservation Of the peace.
utrcrD ATTEMPT To BRlBE \ LEGISLATOR.
Charleston W. Va. Feb. l. (Npcclah-'eorPc "
IrororI who was accused Yesterday of attempting ID
lrIlo Dccrats Dyer in the interest ot inc America"
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
ABRAHAM RENyON.

Abraham Runyon, the father Of Theodore Runyon,
cxChanceior Of NewJcrsey died yesterday morning at
the home OF his niece, Mrs. jeremiah Van Winke, In
Planfeld, " j. Mr. Runyon reached tho OF ninety
years January -, at which time he received visits
from his children and friends throughout NewJersey.
lie seemed in good health then, and his death yesterday
morning was unexpected. TWO hours before his death
he was up and about his lie had particular
disease. Mr.. RunyOn came from long lived race
His father died in 1857 at the age Of eighty seven,
his mother at the age Of ninety yOne in 1sfo Several
OF their children lived TO great age, Mr.. Runyon
being the last. Two children survive him, the ex-
Chancellor and daughter, Mrs. William stanberry,
who lives at scotch Plains. The old homestead 40
GrcenbrOok where he was born is still standing His
funeral will take place saturday afternoon and no
will be buried in the Evergreen Cemetery by the side
of his wife, who died several years ago.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
JOUN III. CORDTS.

Kingston y. Y, Feb Is SPECIALIZATION H. Cordts one
O. the best known prOperyowners in this city.
died at his home here ni2ht after long Illness HS
WAS born in Germany 1923 and he came alone and w'h'
ort money to the OF fourteen years After
twelve years there clerk and grocer ne went INTO s
rick business at Cornwall. Three he cstab
lshed Lrcyard a, Washington Point, rear this city, in
which business continued at different places extensively
almost ever since being the senior rcrtDer In the Codt
Hutton firm here until 1857. lie was at the time OF nus
death the largest indyit holder Of real estate In this city
lie was one o, tho founders the Lutheran Church here,
,nd had b,,n director several banks, trustee OF the
Kingston Water Company end Alderman OF the city 10
gave freely without osenation g the poor and needy.
and was progressive citizen. Mr. Cordts leaves vile,
one son and one eau -hter.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
LEWIS ID. HARRISON.

Lewis d. Harrison the receiver OF taxes OF the
township OF East Orange y. j., and Of the oldest
residents of the Oranges died at his home In Num-
ave-, East Orange, yesterday morning, from Brights
disease. Mr.. Harrison born In the old family
homestead In ,1s33 In his seventeenth year he
entered the Office of The Newark Daily Advertiser
apprentice. Later he came 10 New-fork ana
worked I'm the Office OF The NewlOrlS Observer
aferward going TO The Newark Daily Journa'
where lie worked continuously til about ten years ago.
when he was elected receiver Of taxes In East
Orange which place he held up TO his death He
was an ardent Republican. lie was the orsanlst of
the Brick Presbyterian Church for fourteen years. and
left there take the place In the Mum Avenue
Church. lie had written and arranged great deai
Of music although with a singular modesty he never
allowed any of ii 10 be published. lie was one ot
the foremost in the organization OF the choral 80
ciey of orange and later OF the organizers OF te
Orange Mendelssohn Union. lie leaves ~iie ana
nCltpr.
New-York tribune., 1891-02-19
WEST VIRGINIA.
FRIENDLY RIVALRY OF VARIOUS REGIONS
IN THE STATE.
,oNrUsIoN IN LAND TITLES DUE TO THE MIS-
PLACED ENERGY OF ANCIENT SURVEYORS
AND GIvERs OF PATENTs-BEAUTY
OF THE CAPITAL.

fyroy STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBuNpo
Charleston w. Va. Feb At is amusing 70 sec
bow firmly dwellers in different parts of this
State are all convinced of the exceptional ad-
vantages of their own particular neighborhoo1.
.Going South" they exclaim. along the line OF
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad "Wen you
won't see anything like our coal development III
that region" You mustn't forget our oil Wills
VOL are told in the Ohio Valley. There are
few pools in other places, but they don't touch
ours" One of the first men met at tie capital
raised his shoulders ptyingly when | praised tAe
bir trees along the northern watercOurses 10
you call those big?" he cried. with commlsera'loh
"Why. sir you ought to go on horseback toward
the Big Sandy. There you'll see trees. and no
mistake-thicker than a mans tall, ana haru
wood. al that There's one tree not far from lais
town that man and his family lived inside Oh
for a whole winter, stove and all; and as to coal'
well. have YOU been down TO Pond Fork =
4 man who embodes an average share OF tle
oereral enthusiasm with more than average
conservatism is Governor A. b. Fleming. lie mas
,yrt,en the best short account of the State re-
sources ever published. lie has the history Oh
everv county at his fingers ends, and if you care
for fpures will rccite columns of totals ana per-
centages with Cockcr-like precision. lie is spare
but strongly built, above the medium helSh''
sallow and clean-shavcn. with gray eyes anu
fnll forehead an alert manner, and reminds you ol
the early portraits Of Mr.. Evarts. The door oil
his office in the Capitol stands always aJar' anu
'bc divides his time generously between the local
office-seeker. the man who knows that bus A't4e