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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
NAVY YARD REGULATIONS.

The new circular Of The Navy Department relating
IN the manner of continuing the efficiency Of the work
men nj navy yards and stations has been received al
the Navy Yard The new order require that me
quarterman or the leading man in every department
must report 10 the foreman any mechanic or lhoorcr
under his direction who i Inefficient, lrreglllhf
I'm attendance Incorporate or indoent, ana
any qunrtcrman found guilty Of negligence IN
This respect or Of showing hv0ritism or
partial,y shall be di,atcd discharged. Every
case If complaint must lee Thoroughly Investigated by
the head Of the department who, .sany action more
severe than Il mere warnin, I, necessary must sub
nit the fact, and hi, recommendations - the com
mandant. who may at hi, discretion order the Sis
pension. dl,ratlne or discharge Of the worlma ~ Ia
hi, Judgment viii best promote tic Interests OF the
Government.
The suspension Of workmcn under the provisions
Of hi, circular will not be- Tor longer period than
tx days. ana any man discharged for any Of the
cause, enumerated shall be excluded from registering
hi, application with the labor board for 'iA months.
Workmea absent for siN consecutive muster, viii be
-deed =, discharged unless IL is proved that ab-
scmce h due Ia Zines other sufficient cause. y
former regulation circular relative - preferences 10
Nnyy hu, been far modified TINT person, who have
received serious bodily injury IN the service OF the
Navy Yard. and whose reCoh |, good. AM who arc
rApnhe ~ doing WORK and their employment VIII not
Involve loss the Government, shall have preference
In the application for employment above all Others,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
JAY GOTLD'S GIFT TO EDUCATiON

CHANCELLOR MACCRACKEN SAYS $4,000 WAS
MODEST.
Chancellor Henry ". MacCracken, Of the University
of the City of York yesterday confirmed the truth
Of the statement which became public through SIP
on the part Of the Rev DR.. John Il. Paxton that Jay
GOud had recently given $4,000 to the institution
Dr. MacCracben said The gift made some time
before the recent meeting Of Pre>byicranN at Mr.
GOuld's house, and not ait-Iward as has been SAID
The subscription is toward our fund TO enable Us to
purchase the proposed uptown site 1t differs III no
way from fifty Others There three classes Of sub
scribcrs for our >e. the council. the alumni and
the citizens of Ncw-Yo:k. John s. Kennedy advised
Us wear ago at the meeting at Mrs. stewart house
to spread and levy upon Ncw-I ork business
men to enable us to get the land. We had in way
done So ] have called many men to help lis. and
among them Mr.. Gould lie - ready - any 10
give. met him three years ago, when happened 10
be living At a summer cottage in Westminster County.
aid not take any letter Of Introduction to him, rs
did to some citizens. l nothing in the gift, except
the response OF Il citizen Of New York 10 Of the
institutions Of NewlOr which ASK, for aid. think
the Gift modest one, far n aware Of his
means Many others gnve In a, large proportion Of
their wealth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
HE HAcX.s1AXD NOT ABOLISHED.

The Board Of Aldermen yesterday defeated a rC-O-
luton offered by Alderman George Il. NOrr-, If the
Xlth District, aboishins the hachstand on Twenty
sXtI,t. Just above Madison square. The removal u
the hack, and cabs from that point asked for by
number Of wealthy property owners Of that neigh
borhOOd, who charged that the caJnca made them
sclve, offensive by using foui language. Alderman
OIicirnc the only member who openly supported
Alderman Morriss motion. \ man in the lobby who
applauded Mr. O'IIclrnes remarks favoriuS the
luton was elected from the chamber by a polio.
officer. The measure voted down.
Permission granted the Health Board - erect
pavons for typhus fever patients on North
Brother Island without calling for bids, the expense
not to eNCecu SG,CUG.
A permit was voted Barnum d Bailey. allowing
the "Gratest snow Earth 10 parade The I'll Get,
Oh the evening OF March Il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
YELLOW FEvER on The STEAMSHIP RoSsE.

day from santos. was detained at Quarantine for um
cation owing to the fact that there had been deaths
from yellow fever board Of her in the Il her
voyage The condition OF affairs in santos is re-.
ported to b. still one calling for cOmmiseration, and
the inhabitants anNouSiy awaiting the cold
weather, when the yellow fever Will cease.
While the Rose was lying in the harbor Of santos
the second engineer Joseph II. Burke Richard Wilson.
the ships carpenter and John COStigan. the donkey
sent 10 the hospital sick with yellow fever
Burke and Wilson died the day after they We're re-
moved to the hospital. CoStigan WIS on fair way
to recovery when the ship left santos February 6
The day after she sailed from santos, James : Hand
the first officer. and Frank Lewis. the third engineer
were taken down with the fever. ON February Il
the first officer died and buried at The
third engineer, however. recovered.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
LIE OLD MN SHOT HIMSEIF.

Frederick Tahllmm, a feeble old German, shot him
self In the head the top floor Of the hvcstoy tenement
house No. 3l0 Sixth-st early yesterday morning. He
formerly had lived in that house with his married
daughter Mrs Berge, and his unmarried son Hermann,
lately he had lived with his married son. john at
NO II Lexingtonave He seventy years old, and
had suffered from paalytc strokes. His departure
from Berg,s said 70 have been caused by
trouble which he had made To another daughter Mrs.
schoelenman the Old declared that Mrs Btrge was
ungraefu lie threatened that he would shoot Mrs.
Berce and then kill hns II.
Fsklamm, Mrs. Berge and her daughter, went
TO a ball on Monday night. In their absence the Old
the house in SiXth,t. and waited for thcir
return At m. yesterday, when they were going up
stairs they heard a pistol shot fall "a body
the top landing. Later they sound the old n9n lyins
senseless landing ana bleeding from bullet wound
in his head. revolver clasprd IN his right hand
He in ambulance Bellevue Hospital but IL
was believed that he would die from his wound.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
A DEFAULTIyG CASHIER ARRESTED.

s Charles G. Johnson, formerly collector and book
keeper for seebeck Brothers, clcctro,ypcrs and stereo
typers Of No., II and ~ Bcekmanst, arrested by
DcpIy sheriff j. j. Wsgenn. Yesterday on charge
o. splroprating funds Of the firm to his own use.
The peculaone. according 10 the aihdnvits filed I'm
the complaint, extended a period OF year, he
ginning the month after his employment By the See
bccks. June u.s. 1880. and amounted to sl,os5 Al.
suspecng that things not all right In september,
1891. they employed John ii. Mohrng. AN expert &c
oountant to through their books with the result
spoken Of. The order for Johnsons arrest was issued
by Judge Morgan J. OBr!en october 10, 1891, but
before Il could be served the delinquent bookkeeper
disappeared Recently he BEGAN 10 frequent his former
haunts again. and the deputy sheriff who had carried
the arrest papers until they almost worn oui,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
FUNERAL or GEORGE Dr FOREST 1oRD

The funeral If George de Forest Lord Wa held ye'-
tcrlsy morning nj the Brick Church, Fiftrave. ana
Thirty -,cvcnth>t. The church well filled win
lawyer, and other prominent and a large number
Of women The only flowers were mass ot lic-.
which entirely cnvclopcd the coffin The services were
conducted by the Rev Dr. Henry van Dyke pastor u
TIE church Inc Rev. DR.. Jane, o. Murray. the
former pastor. delivered the cuogy. william DcnuI-
.,n. Charles H. Clar,c James Mctcalc ana Charlie,
H. lIamlcy. ~ tie Mcudcl>,ohn Quartet Club. sang
several hymns. The pail bearer, were Joseph II.
Chpltc John L. Cadawallder. John f. Parsons, Charles
+. ~outimaNd Alexander II. Stephens. David :. Eg,,-
ton. Morn, X. Jcsup James W. Alexander, Jane, C..
Carter, Joan Cro.by brown and william Allen Butler.
Among those present were +. ". DONncr. ilamlln
ODcll. John y. stewart George Stoan, John Mat
thcws. John \. Tucker Charles t. Miller. ThcsOc X.
Glib, the Rev Dr. John Hall. Frederic Il. CoIdcr;.
cXMayOr Abrim Hewitt, the Rev Dr sutton Charles
t. Butler cNJuies Charles \. Pcabo1y cX-Judcc viii
lam II. Armour. Henry h. IiOwaad. Charles T.. Fo--
dick. ex-senator william VI. Evarts. Horace =. EN-
". g. LathrOp. 1homaS g. Rich Charles r. Whitehead
George NhCcullOch Miller DR.. Charles lnirr. Eiihu
Root, Ffauc, Lyndc S;ct,Ou Frank j. Dupignac Dr
II. D. shelton. f. l.. Ludlow, ". & I,ham and George
Prcharl Delegations were present from In, LAWYERS
club and the Bar Association. The burial wa, At
Greenwood
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
INSPECTORS CHARGEH WITH EMBEzzLEMEyT.

Controller Myers'> report Of his investigation Of the
charges against H. D. MasteIson and Michael Hahn,
Two inspectors of weight and measures. j. in the hand,
OF Mayor Grant The Controller after Icei cwinG The
case. says that he j. convinced that both men have
been guilty OF maea>inCe and cmbczzicment.' TIE
inspectors received 81 800 year and made monthly
tcmized statement under oath of the fee, received by
them which the law required them To turn into the
city treasury. The returns OF both officials for Jan
uary and February the Controller found 10 be fraudulent
and the evidence showed that they had collected
sideraly more money than they had turned In.
Ma,,eTSOn made the that he had been sick since
January AID thar his work had been attended 20 by
samuel Churchill. who responsible for the
errors. He sent certificate signed by Dr. John j.
DAWN. OF No. 81 West Fny-Syth-st. telling about
his two months illness. bat several shopkcepeI, tcst
fed that Mastor-On had been around collecting fees in
person during the period coyeVd by the physicians
certificate MasteTson returned $50 SO for JlLLagy
and SlI5 "a fer February. 1t found thai he had
collected more money. Hahn that his receipts
wcic $I21 81 for January and slJl - for February
After iHe nvcs CATION began he gave up So % add
ti)nal for January and e6O f6 more for February
The evidence showed that Hahn had been a,ing three
sepa ate receipt books, but reporting from only
Ma,teTSOn Is Iammany Han patriot. Hahn
recommended for appointment, il Is said, BY the
(,rocer.S' Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
THE GERMAN MINISTER PRESENTED.

Wa,h.ugtou, March 7.-Nr iIol!cbcn. the new Ger
mlu Mini -ter 10 thi, country. Va, formally presented
to tie President TN, morning by Assistant secretary
Wharton The Minister said:
Nr. President IN command Of Ills Majesty the
master. have the honor to pla,c In Your LANDS the
letter whereby III, Majesty accrdit> me a, i> Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister PleupOtentiaN In the
Tuitrd states of America. The letter also cXpress,>
the GOOD wishes which his Majesty constantly enter
tain, for the welfare and prosperity o. The United
-iatC,.
IN thu, preparing to MI the place occupied by my
nrciecc. i'm office Whose urcA ptc'd dcccSe l. not
only deeply lamcntcd IN his own county but calls
forth warm sympathy here, beg you, Mr. President
Ia rest assured that shall be constant endcavOr
D., IL wa, his. To foster and strengthen the friendly
which have 80 long existed and which are constantly
bee. ming more closely cement ID trust, Mr.. PIes
dent tnat Won will afford me your support I'm the
performance Oi tn, honorable task 10y extending tue
,llna hind Treatment AND The same friendly scnti-
mcut, to Tia, you did to my predecessor.
The President In reply said
vi. Minister. Il give, me pleasure to receive from
your hand, the letters 81 In, Majesty the German
Emperor King of Prussia. accc'liuug mis- Envoy
iugtou and TO cNpea my hieh appreciation oi the GOOD
wishes which Ills Majesty entertain, Tor the welfare
and piOspegit, of the United >tato>
a,slIc Sou tlai, on my lHri. nothing shall be
let urionc which MAY cOndllcV Ia The maintenance
of ;he good relations 80 long >ub,-ting between the
dcncc in tai- city may he agreeable 10 yourself and
feel ASSN that Your performance of yOur Official
duties Will prove entirely satisfactory to Lotn GOV
crGmcut, did that II your accOmps he'd predecessor
whose untimck deccq,e greatly regretted hc,c.
bid yOa welcome, Mr. Minister TO th!s capital.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
TWO HUNDRED MONKEYS AND BABooyS.

In preparation for the opening of the Barnum 4
Bailey show I'm Madison Square Garden the last Of this
month. there arrived on the White star steamship
Runic Yesterday 200 monkeys. This collection Of
putty nOscd and dog faced monkeys and balloons will
remain with Hoyle & Co.. OF Brooklyn, until the show
opens "Charlle" barge. who has travelled across
the Atlantic for twelve years with such cOnsgnmcns.
had charge Of the animals and said they were all well
except an old male baboOn nicknamed Gnmpn who
was sill suffering from the effects Of scaslcl,ncss.
barge brings about 900 monkeys every spring for
Bailcys mcnagrc. IN order to I'LL the places Of those
killed by the hardshps OF travelling about the country
There were also board the Runic twelve cages
OF English skylarks goldfnches and thrushes These
birds arc con signed to Hoyc & CO.. but destined
for various collections throughout the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
AcorsED or 7Hrf1 Is TIRE PUBLIC STORES

Cornelius Lotion was arrested Monday night,
charged with being accOmplCc with E0ly i.
Gcohcqan, the foreman at the TublcsStorcs IN West
81. who il il, alleged stole lot Of musical insiru-
mcnts and other articles from the building. ON March
3, an cmpoye at the stores. named C0mmiskey, saw
Lotion take an accordion from "a box. He gmpplcd
With him. aud in the struggle Lotions thumb was torn
nail. lie the New York Hospital 10 have
II dressed. but then d,appcarcd Colonel Charles II.
Traittcur. special Treasury Agent found him Mon
dag evening NJ the home Of his sOnin-lnw. No. 81
East IlOu,tOn-St Commissioner shields held The ac-
cu>ed in ~ 900 bail for examination.
Colonel Tiatcur says that. judging from the com
plaint- that have been received. lie Is certain that
good, worth from 100000 10 10000 have been stolen
from the riOre,. The robbcics have been numerous,
and generally only little was taken each time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
HE WANTS POOLSELLING MADE IMPOSSIBLE.

Charles f. yesterday asked his colleagues in the
Police Board TO unite with him In requesting the Legs
lature 10 pass an amendment to the law which orbds
400 selling in the clty read the claus which he
would like TO have inserted in tn law and said it might
enable the police to deal effectively with the vioa;ors
the law who pretend place bets at tn tracks
snd collect commissions The clause if inserted. would
make publication OF Information regarding pools or
the supplying OF information IN the city crime
eAcep. In such CAGES publications inor1
aided Ia the 1oiccment Of the aw. 1t would put
stop 10 the employment o. tocg0pa companies IN trans
nng information u booksellers in the city, aid would
leave TO booksellers pretencc by which they could
e,ade the law Mr.. MacLtan seemed 10 thiak.
Commissioners M4ltn AID Sheehan ready 70
indose M. MacLcaRs opinions yesterday aud the SUBJ
ject was laid over for future consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
THr FLICK INDICTMENTS DISMISSED

The indictments against ~ sheriff Jane, A. fIack.
William L. flack III, son: Ambrose Mcneil. dead
sarah Cherry. ALA, MI. aymond. aud George Hart
were dismissed In General session, yesterday by JUDGE
towing upon the recommendation of District Attorney
Ncon The indictments charge conspiracy attenlDtc
subornation VI perjury making false record and
sending threatening letters. FHci and nj, son and
heeks were convicted Of conspiracy in september,
is7", but the Cont OF Appeals reversed the dee, sion
OF the jury. Mcchs however. had served INF, cgtcncc
of thirty days imprisonment District Attorney.
NicOI said that another conviction c0uld hardly be-
secured without the testimony of Mr.. Flack and the
decision OF the higher court had dcstroycl the i'm
porialcc OF her evidence. Mr.. tlack Is dead nov.
indictments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
CHANGES AGAINST CUSTOM house Bs0Kre.

Collector Hendricks several days ago issued The
loIo"lhS ordef TO deputy collectors: "fOr cause.
you are hereby instructed not To ACCEPT Mr. ID
lIcasc Custom House broker. as surety upon bond,
Of any description. You will order all goods int,
public store upon entries presented by him either
principal or broker until further orders
The Collector took this action lrcau,e II had been
shown that llcse was guilty OF Irregularities in
nj practice. both with the customs authorities and
with his customers. Yesterday the fact was called
to he Collectors attention that M llcsse WIS trying
TO avoid the effect OF the order by having III, powers
oi attorney transferred to bis brother. The Gaze Will
b. further Investigated and II Ii Is found that tho
Collector has power stop the brother from taking up
the business orders will probably Dee issued to That
eel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
The RECORDER WANTED BETTER REASONS

tGneial Milton = Little;eld whose bail Of ~ 900
was forfeited on Monday, appeared in Part of GEN
eial sessions yesterday, with his lawyers James An
drews and A. J. Perry. lie WAS out of the state on
business when his case was called. Mr.. Perry asked
for a further adjournment OF five or six weeks The
indictment which charges the General with defrauding
Mrs stephan OF several thousand dollars was found
in september, 1880. Assistant District Attorney Davis
said that he had given the defence notice several
weeks ago that ne would call the case on March =
MI Perry had absolutely ground for asking the long
adjournment exec pit that he had not begun To arrange
the defence, Recorder Smyth was indignant at thus
and set the case peremptory for Monday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
THE LONDON CHESS TOURNAMENT.
BIRD DEFEATS LAsKER AFTER 1903 MOVES
MASON, L0COCK, LOMAN AND LEE
ATcO WIENTRS

BIRD DEFEATS LASKER AFTER lo5 MofES-
MASON. LocoCK, LoMAN AND LEE
ALSO WINNERS.
London. March 3 (specaD.-Play in the biennial
National Masters Tournament was continued To-Day
AT the British Chess Club, Klngst. Covent Garden
when the order Of play as follows:
Gossip AIT: Meeson Mortimer li f s gsasL fg"'0"'
Ja,nocrodsly agt Loman. Lee allt. Van Vlet.
The interest Of the spectators was principally
centred the board on which Bird and lasker played
their game. Bird opened with to b and the
pare developed the usual lines, neither SIDE beng
able to get the least advantage in the opening when
the middle game was reached IL seemed as If White
had slightly the best OF it, but the knowing ones dd not
expect that such sensational contest wouiu De inc
outcome. All the fine play on the part OF Lasker,
all his little schemes and devices. were at once seen
by the Veteran who in his best style neutiized all
efforts Of the Berliner to regain the lost ground 1t
was a long and remarkable struggle, but Bird came
out with flying colors after 103 moves had been re-
corded.
a,on had not much difficulty I'm dspOsing Of
Gos,ip The game which was opened by the latter,
took the form of a -Four Knights opening. In
sequence Of unsound combination on the part d
Gossip Mason scored after twenty three moves
subbornly contested game Ruy Lopez. played
bv LOcpk against RumbOl. by the former
after ffty-hve moves. The winner succeeded by
splendid combination in the end game, which settled
the
Loman managed to get winning chances in a game
opened BY Jasnogrodsky win TO Q A. and after
thirty four moves the latter resigned.
An evenly contested game throughout. played be-
tween Mortimer and Fenton, the latter adopting the
French Defence, ended after twenty-five moves In
honOrs divided"
Van yIiet who got by far the best Of game
opened by Lee with the Ruy Lopez. had TO resign
after seventy moves. II the old story. When
within an ace of scoring himself, he committed
bunder and allowed his opponent to turn the tables
upon him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
THE REV. FRANCIS RYAN IN TORONTO.

A jesuit. who considerable Ienown In the
order hus departed society and the country ont
will e:tsch himself the TVrouiO Cathedral The Rc'A
Francis Eyen the papers have announced cane IT,
Gently 70 Ncw.Yerk Of the editor. OF pro-
jected magazine. He hid previously been stationed In
baltimore college. A. preacher hi, reputation was
tssney good but opportunities for tne use Of his powers
frequent. When the magazine va. dropped NJ
Withdrew from tae society Within short period six
other Jesus hid preceded him. nhctlne the society b,
their departure losses easily made good Perhaf' nj
most noted the Rev. Father Dewey. who for years
edited magazine in Philadelphia with lie wns
convert and q member Of the welknown Dewey family
q Lewis County this State. What Is curious about thc
pszcing Of thee ex-Jesus they have much dr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-09
IEyIEy COURSES IN CATHoLIC CHURCHES

Not few Of the Catholic churches in the city have
paid special attention this year to the weekly Lenten
lectures. Lentcn are customary with them,
but set courses are not common. Among the moro
notable are the Rev. Clarence Woodman's course ut
tho Cathedral sunday morning at IL O'Clock, the Rev.
William FaIdows at SNteenthst. and the Fauliss at
Fifty ninthst. Messrs woJdman aud Pardow are two
of the most noted preacher, in the city. number VI
wellknown local speakers will succeed another
sunday and Tuesday evenings at st. Gabries St. Der.
naIdS. 1t. Patrcks and other churches, where "A Gus.
tom similar 10 changing pulpts seces for the coagrs.
cations considerable variety in the speaking