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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
RAILROAD INTERESTS.

OPERATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA CENTRAL.
Baltimore Nov 10 (speciaD.-The forthcoming an
nnal report of the West Virginia Central and Fttsburg
Railroad will show largely increased traffic and earn
ings and extensive improvements to the main line
and itg branches during the year. The OFFICIALS OF
the coIapany say that the development OF the MIL 1g
and cckng interests along the line during the year
has exceeded the most sanguine expectations. The
lumber trade Is rapidly increasing, and many ne"
mills haze been started. In Tucker County, W. Va
the Beaver Creek Lumber Company and the BLACK
Water Boom and Lumber Company have established
large mills and are turning out 100000 feetSf lumber
a day. At Coketon there are already more than 4oo
ovens in operation producing over 600 tons OF coke
day. During the month the road has been constructor
TO Beverly the county seat of Randolph County, seven
miles south of Elkns One mile south OF EiRlns the
construction of railroad northward has been begun
and will lead 10 Pttsburg From E1kins to Beailng'
tom in Barbour County, distance Of eighteen miles,
tie West Virginia Central will build a road At Beai-
ington o narrow-gauge road Is met which runs 10
Grafton, distance Of fortytwo miles, which Is owned
by the Baltimore and Ohio road. This Is TO be mace
a standard gauge road speedily as possible From
there the Baltimore and Ohio has Rad TO Morgan
town. Monongahela County. From there 10 ohioit Oh
Ohio will fill and this viii furnish an entrance into
Pttsburg At Fairchance, q point on TINS gap, t tne
pennsylyania Railroad will be reached, thus anordns
another route into Pttsburg No plans nave been
formed vet to extension southwark, up Iysart
Valley toward Huntersvillc, Pocahontas County, TO
me Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad but tnat such an
extension will come In the not-dTant future seems
altogether probable.
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CHURCH's CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED.

Stamford, Conn, Nov. Is Spccap.-St. Mark
Episcopal Church, NewCanaan, near Stamford, today
celebrated the Tooth anniversary OF its organization
as a parish The first church was built In 1162, on
ground half mile away from the present church
II was never consecraed and twenty eight years later
a movement was started for new and better church,
the people meanwhile worshppIng in churches at Nor
walk and Stamford. On November Is, 1901, a new
parish was organized. The present church was con-
sccrated by Bishop Bronne in 1884. The programme
was as follows Celebration Of communion at a. M :;
full service at 10 80 a. m. with sermon by the
Rev. c. VI. Seleck, of Norwak; service at 3 D. m.
with addresses by G. r. Abbott, OF Brooklyn n. w. a
native NJ New.Canaan and the Oldest living member
of the church: by q. r. Bright, q lawyer, OF New
York. also native OF tn. town by the Rev. Dr.
and rector OF ST. Johns Church, stamford. and an
original poem by the rector the Rev George L. Nedc
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Dry Sparkling SIllery.
New. nslnnd Monument Company.
Cemetery Memorials In Granite. Bronze ana Marble.
1921 Broadway. opposite Dodge Statue
Po,tomce Notice.

Post00lce Notice
fSbould he read daily by all Interested changes may
dressed tt Tor d. dispatch BY any steamer except when
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close sSe psom Efi fSs S!0s
MSSRAT pc: sw ss b oS ISst5S
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from San Francisco close here daily up to November
NAL, iG o sc Ss,s ada ga SapSn pr
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MaripSsa Grom san francisco close here daily I.
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sy rail- to Boston. and thence by steamer close At this
once daily at 80 Malls fer Cuba BY rail- e r,moa
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daily and the schedule Of closing MNns.o on we Po
sumption their anintsruptsd overland sssn as ~ sam
Francisco Mails from ts East s .,essr on are dps,chs
thence the same day. RecisteIed mail loses Az y M
nreyicns day. CORNELIUS Van CSIr fo, ,Sni
y Psstoncs. New.YOrx, N. " November H. 's'h
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JOHN BOYD,

John Poyd an old ard wcll-known citizen OF Ne"
York died on Saturday his home No t3o West Forty
sccondst IL was surprise to his frlehus, ~ NC
was in excellent health week ESQ. On ti'dsy No'em-
bcr g. he caught bad cold which developed into pheu
uonia On examination It was found that he also h'u
Brghts disease The attack was severe ara last Tues
day ne suffered great pain until he became UNCONSCIOUS.
Mr. Boyd carried on large ehandery business at NOS
10 and IL Frankn.st under the name OF James boyu
Som IL had been established By his father james boyo
in 1921 and It has constantly grown since. John hoyu
was n charitable nan, and the poor OF the SNth "Mu
will lament his death meaning the loss OF friehd e
Il said never to have dlsposessed single person from
tho houses which he owned for shortage in rents ana was
always ready to help his friends He was sehooi "us.c
for the Sixth Ward for many years lie was "e''
known FREQ Mason having attained the thiry'thro oe'
gree For seven years he was Grand treasurer OF Ve
Grand Lodge and general call has been issued by Tue
Grand Lodge OF the State Of New-York and oy A'Es
Lodge No 3G, F. and A. NJ, for all mcmDers 10 s''e
tho funeral lie was captain in the veteran Associt
,ion Cd n Y S. NJ (S2d New-Yofk Noiuhoeets', anu
tho members OF that organization also VIII attehd 'e
funer which will be held this morning at ha-past ~
o'clock. ,, A.. .,so.. ~,
Mr. Rovd leaves wife and five children, the eoese Vi
whom son about tweny.four years old, VIII pfooapy
continue the business.
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avorte part Of his Is that OF Lohcngrin fact which
hdicatcs remarkable versatility.
SON BORN TO MRS. JOHN JACOB Aston
THE FATHER SERIOUSLY I'LL FROM TYPHOID
FEVER AND HAS NOT HEARD THE NEWS.

THE FATHER SERIOUSLY I'LL FROM TYPHOID
FEVER AND HAS NOT HEARD THE NEWS.
son was born Mt O'Clock yesterday morning to
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. at No. 374 Fifth-ave. The
child is pronounced uncommonly line one. being
large end strong, and the mother doing well. Drs
Lusk and Flint are the physicians in attendance. The
boy is the enly graIdchd OF Mr. and Mrs. William
Astor bearing the name of Astor his father being their
only son. II he lives he will inherit The bulk OF the
property OF his branch of the Astor family. The birth
Is therefore one of more than usual interest
The baby's father. who above all others would be
Interested in hearing that he had male descendant to
hand down the family name is Ill that lie has not
yet been told of the birth. Mr.. Astor has been III
from typhoid fever for about eighteen days. and his
condition has been serious. At present he is i'm
proving slowly but by means ont of danger and
his physicians. Drs. Draper and James. feared that
relapse He has therefore been kept in ignorance Of
his good fortune.
Mr. and Mrs. william Astor spent all Of yes
terday the house of their son. and naturally
cased beyond expression at the birth of their grand
child. Mrs. John Jacob Astors mother. Mrs. Edward
5. Willing Of Philadelphia: Miss willing. Mrs AstorS
sister and Barton willing, her brother. paying
visit at the house.
John Jacob Aston and Miss Ava Lowle Willing were
married In Philadelphia at the home of the brides
attended by several hundred people from this city
Mr.. and Mrs. Aston are occupying the house of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Coleman Drayt0n for the winter. the
Draytons having sailed for Europe about ten DAYS ago
William Astor gave his son lot at Fifth-ave. and
Fifty fh-st. his marriage, and will build house
on il for him.
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ARRIVAL OF ANOTHER LILLIAN TENOR.

.eof 'aieIo, of the tenor singers OF the Abbey
company, arrived In this country on the steam
~ mp Id burgoGne at IL O'Clock yesterday morning
~ was met 81 the steamer by Mr.. Abbey's repre-
9H@uVe End WAS driven TO the Hotel America, at
Ne Fisce and Fifteenthst, wbere he spent the day
."ug sfter his Journey. He started on tie O'Clock
80 lor Chicago, where nc VIII sing for the FIRST tine
= uns country A Tribune reporter saw him whe he
49, @Alhg dinner Mt his bOtel at O'Clock yesterday
- .S'"0oh' Tie Is handsome man Of medium height
sFA ma: and beard, and blscl. eyes. and with INC
IL, s~a manner which Is characteristic OF his race
=" 'oee In conversation is soft and rich. He speaks
~ ghSh. but Is familiar with most OF the languages
monumental Europe. lie said That the weather on MS
ago mac been extremely rough during the hrst Jour
Out but that after that time the voyage had been
sI'1@nt lie was PLEASANTLY impressed. he said win
ua. mite he had Of York. and regretted int
10 should have 70 leave here so soon. Referring to his
We olfmg the coming season. he said TINT he sh0uh
s III Carmen Cavalcria Euslicana," "Rgoletto
"Nu o1iier operas which familiar TO Americans. lie
.saoo the part OF Turdder in "Cavaeris RustcaDa,'
"oh i'e sang for the frst time In La Scala Theatre
nlh' lie afterwaid sang the part IN Sicily. where
~ scene or the opera is laid and IN Lordon, where he
ssue a gfcat hit. His favorite pnrt Is that Of Don
sose IN Carmen" which he sang ut IL Scala in the
-',s production Of the opera in Italian,
.Shor VaieIo was born IN Seville, ard the part OF
'0'e Is naturally enc that appeals q him. Another
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DIED.

rvoon n, Sunday November 15 Josephine Louise
,twood wife OF TIerrron w. Atwood At, ,o.,, .o.
Relatives friends are invited 10 s.J Tvesday
az her late resioe"oo' - 49, '
,IaitseI afternoon M a. Auburn Massachusetts.
Please omit nowers' ..,. Yos. pord
uoYD-On Saturday. 1lh oil pecHo"'a' JUN" "'su'
In the 0st year OF his age; ..,a ,,o troor,, ,,or,
relatives and friends are rved 70 attend tne iue ,fo
his late residence Los "cs' '-N'''' VI '' W
Der Il, at 10 80 d. VI. -, ,ro ,,o,,h,u, -,
Atlas odse, S sesed % attend the funeral services
. late brother John Boyd at his la sidenee' NO.
iss West i2ds1 On Tnc'd a SoV H. pxoN Master
AIBERT H. DAKIN. Secretary
HEADQUARTERS Veteran Association secona = iohn
sd ywit Fsgsss 'a are I rsaues % 20 sen Hs
funeral from 1888 West 42at Tuese1y Nov rh
WI. J. pARBEY. Secretary.
Grand Lodge. F. and A. NJ,
State Of New-Yors.
- .,. ,,a tournament membors Of the Grand Lodge
., o and Accented Masons Of the state OF Newh ok
o,a fraternav requested TO attend me q, IN.
a, w John Boyd. Past Grand treasurer az lSs "es.
%2d.st, ~ V. city, on Tuesday morning. Nov h"' ~
10 80 oeoeA' WILLIAM sHEREH. Grand Master.
EDWARD NJ l.. EHLERs Grand Secretary
coIEMAN-on saturday, November ~ lsyi, a. n.a me
residence Of her son william ., cosm nsn Coleman OF
LSn,s t. l. in the s7th year Of her age. ,s
ps.,v aseI and cds asa respectfully invited :" 'Sd
her funeral at the testenee Of her son.,nsw U "a
at D. m a 900, c..,h Som.
re,s danrhter 81 Frederick and the late o~f~" ~
Cashran Sya q from her late residence 1e4ths and
rWsdSon ave on Monday. November TO- ut I'D oe'och
q. .. ,,..ao, .stc,
FORp-on Saturday morning November -, Heiaoh Les'V'
Ford OF Brooklyn. in the 0sn year Oh MS aS''
m aernlu
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OPENING OF TIE HORSE SHOW TODAY
MAMBRIXo KING AND THE BARD AMONG YESTER
DAYS ARRIVALS.


DAYS ARRIVALS.
The horse show opens at a m. to-day. The full
programme Of judging, etc. was published In Tie
Tribune yesterday. All the noted horses that are to
Re exhibited have arrived and nothing remains TO be
Done The managers ready, and the judges are on
hand. The Gardens final touches were put on yester-
day The ring is surrounded by double row OF carts
and carriages and the basement and annex are filed
with horses worth 81 100000. Mambnno King. the
hndssmest horse in the world" arrived in the aftor
ROOF, and was Faced on exhibition score Of times
BEFORE shutdown. He was born for exhibition ana
knews his business He simply strikes attitude and
remains motcness by the haff-iOur. Another prom
ieis arrival was The Bard. The greet son OF Long
,sIow and Bradamante has changed little since
hS Ntsement from the turf to the pleasant
psstures Of Chesterbrook. All who go to the
snow must have look at this fellow. one oil the
Sfe~'est Eacehorses of the decade.
10 mention even the names OF the other entries
"ola require more space than can be had tln'
noFmng. suffice it TO say that they are all there
We Dig and the little, the thoroughbred and the
sVier, the shire the Clydesdsle and the PeIcherou
W.. W. shetland and the hackney, the hunter ana the
.mPer' The visitors yesterday were numerous Al
H' FAC tsdges were admitted. The managers would
ING W make 1t known TO the public that the entrance
- 4NeIIy shthst. will be open mt all hours An
80 u One fight Of stairs leads TO the balcony, IL
"i'" none Of the seats are reserved. The crush al
y man eats will be greatly relieved II persons will
tAc twenty si1th-st door. The programmes
N 'aa1osues Will be out this mornlng.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
FOR THE ROMAN CATHOLIC Orphan 4SrLUM

The annual entertainments for the benefit OF the
Roman Catholic orphan Asylum VIII take place at the
Metfopoatan opera House to-morroT afternoon ana
evening. At the Afternoon performance. which begins
At l go o'clock the following programme will BIO pro
seDted orchos.ra
l. Mr. Edward lIaIrig,n and company in third act Of
"Reily and the 400''
Baad-Miss Laura Bellini
o. irr.nrn Theatre company In Book 3. Chapter l..
= RScitatio1-Mlsrer wallie Eddlneer. ,,
g. William Bars cOmI1 in scene from ''N'N'nn''
= ouakcr Duet AMI whistling Solo from IA Trip 70
S. Heafy i. plxay and company in first act 1.-THE Man
- With q Hundred Heads"
n mill nv the Cadets OF the Orphan Asylum.
The evening performance will begin Mt Z 40 O'CLOCK
and will consist Of the following programme:
Teeto melodies by the "A ALBANIA" CooTed Quartet
i{eetation-Mi-s Jennle ONeill Power; ,,n.,,..,.
g. A. NJ. Poimer's company III 'he 'o"e
- Ground"
= ~ act comedy, Dream Faces"
Wmc Fsle Kruger, Danseuse.
stss Nagge Cline Ia her fayoflte songs. x A.
4 Ms Kate Davis. Of Miss Heyet' company !"
ricfcts NAV be obtained ut the Office OF the orphan
,srium Fttty-nrst-st. and Madison-av ,, 81,
" ioth entertainments will De under Tie urecuoh Vi
A. NJ Palmer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
PHENOMENON OBSERVED 1T PRINCETON.

Princeton. n. j.. Nc~. 15.-Durng the total echpSe
OF the MOON which occurred this evening" Professor
Young the Princeton astronomer had planned 10 make
series of careful observations of tho occultauons OF
tbe smaller stars by the moon. This evening, II the
air baa been clear thirty four would have been Cd
servablc in tile great twentylree inch refractor Oh
Princeton Owing TO the numerous light Clouds none
Of them could be observed, and so this part OF inc
work could not be DONE but during the periods when
tho moons face was visible through the clouds q
curious and as yet unexplained phenomenon was oo
served namely that the eastern part OF the great
sstee,s face was decidedly darker than the western
To what cause this may be due Professor Young
vas unable to state this evening and there Is no OBJ
yfous explanation for this fact.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-16
OBITUARY.
WILLIAM G. SCHENCK.

number OF the hotels In this city had their nags Mt
half mist yesterday for the death OF william G schemes
tho proprietor Of the Westminster and for over nfty
years wellknown hotel manager In Ncw-forK' hr'
scIenck's death. which occurred esry yesterday morn
ing was sudden and entirely unexpected. He attended
the theatre Friday evening and was MP late at MS
Office, apparently in the best OF health Saturday
morning he complained Of not feeling well and by even
Ing was Ill. Toward midnight he became seriously
sick and he died afterwnrd from heart faiiurc
DR.. W. Gin wylle, OF No. 40 West Forteth-st.' VINO
has been Mr. schencks ply slcian years and who
attended him saturday, regarded the heart trouble as
being brought on by severe attack OF the grip. which
Mr. Schenck had two years ago, and By toach OF
pneumonia which he contracted last winter
William G. Schenck born In Cranberry N. j.,
on September 49, 1925 whore he spent his boyhood and
received his early education He camo to Ncwfork at
the age OF sixteen and became clerk In the Merchants
HOTEL I'm Cotlandtst which at TINT time was managed
by his uncle William Muirhead. Soon aferwaN Mr..
schenck went into partnership with d. G. Clarke and
they became the proprietors OF the Merchants Hotel
buying out Mr.. Muirhcads lease. After the close Of
the Mr.. schenck bought out his partners Interest
and became sole proprietor Of that hotc which he con-
Quoted successfully up to 1877, when lie sold out as
he intended to retire from alive business After three
wears of inactivity. however. Mr. Schenck decided 10
20 into the hotel business again. aid In 1850 became
the sole proprietor OF the Westminster. at Irving Place
aud Sixtecnhst which lie conducted with great success
up to the day OF his death.
Mr.. schencl was member Of the Gentlemen's Driv-
ing Club and the Hotel Mems Association For twelve
wears he was a member DR., JOB n Hairs cnngch III
Ffthave. He married Mary Martha liausci, d Est3n
penn by whom he had two children; son. VINO aiSa
In infancy, and daughter Mrs Anis D snte WHEN
Ia estimated to be worth about half million dollars
will go to Mrs Horton The hotel business SG Syo Sh De Tbe
funeral win be held at O'Clock "Wednesday morning
M the Westminster, when the Rev. Dr. John Kan Will
officiate The burial will be at Easton, Penh'
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DIR. SCHLITz IN TROUBLE AGAIN.
YOUNG WOMAN DECLARES SHE WAS DECEIVED
INTO SIGNING QUIT CLAIM ON
HIS AFFECTIONS.


HIS AFFECTIONS
Miss Carrie schwenck. who lives with her married
sister. Mrs. Marie Henry, at No. 3o2 south fifth-st
Brooklyn has through her lawyer. J. wagner. OF NO
80 Secondave this city, brought action in the supreme
Court to set aside paper signed by the plaintiff which
IN the possession Of Or Francis schlifz The case
will be settled on Wednesday. The plaintn alleges
that when she signed the paper she was ignorant OF
its contents. she believed 1t TO be. she swears'
marriage contract to be fulfilled upon the dent OF the
doctors wife, but the contract, she has since earncr
released him OF all responsibility or claims which the
plaintiff might have had against him.
Dr. schlitz first came before the public In the news
papers two months ago. when he disappeared ana was
alleged to have gon. with servant In the en-
ploy OF his family. lie lived at that time at No. 81
WInoughby- ave- and was highly respected After an
absence of two weeks he returned to Brooklyn and took
up his home with Dr. Dcxheimer at No. 49, South
Fifth-st Ills wife lives with her friends.
Miss schwcnck is pretty and twenty years Old
When seen last night she told the following story In
the fall Of 1880, while suffering with tumor on her
neck she called on DR.. Schltz to undergo an opera
ton. She afterward went to the New York Hospital
where another operation was performed, but sun WIFI
out definite results. Then she says she revisited Dr.
schlitz and was again treated by him. lie at once
begun to pay marked attention to her. lilo told her
that his wife consumptive and would soon de- and
asked her 10 become his wife then. She believed In
him. and was deceived under the promise in July,
1890.
On November II he performed, she alleges, an He
gnl operation upon her. When she visited him on
January IS. 1901, he renewed his endearmcnts and
told her they should jointly sign a paper, showing
this promise to become man and wife as soon AS his
wife should die She signed the paper without read
Ing it. lie then refused to have anything to do Win