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Evening journal., 1892-10-26
CABINET PUDDING.
DECLARE FOR CLEVELAND.

Aho ANtlhbiAcAuN say IntN
Cannot Consoientiously oppose Cleve-
land-Republicans DIsmayed at the
News.
IBy Telegraph 10 the Evening Journal
ST. PAUL, Mimi, Oct. 26.-The great
sensation in political circles yesterday
was the announcement that Judge John
p. Rae, ex commander-in-chief Of the
Grand Army of the Republic and life
long Republican, has come out for
Cleveland and Lawler.
The Republicans are astounded and re.
fuse to believe the story. but Judge Rae
coufrms it with his own lips His con
version was primarily brought about by
Cleveland's pension veto.
To a United Press correspondent he
said. There was so much talk in Grand
Army circles on the subject of these
pension vetoes that determined to look
it up for myself / did so thoroughly
and the result is that / will show what I
think of them by voting for Mr. Cleve-
land. l fail to find a single veto that
was not based upon principles Of right
and justice and honor Cleveland for his
upright and manly course "
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
southern colored Men for Cleveland.

by Telegraph to the Evening Journal
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 26.-Rev. J. W.
Crofton, one of the most prominent
colored divines in the south, who has
been power in the Republican party in
this state during the past, win publish a
card today announcing that he will vote
for Grover Cleveland for president and
that he will take the stump for the
Democratic ticket
Mr.. Crofton gives as his reas IN for re-
nouncing the Republican pffty that he
is opposed to the Force bill and the
tariff, and that Harrison has not carried
out single promise that he made to the
colored people before election.
In conclusion he says: 81 have
travelled lately through Tennessee,
Georgia and Alabama and | fonnd hun,
dreds of colored people that are resolved
at election TO vote for Cleveland. / have
heard colored preachers and leading mer
by the score pledge their votes for Grover
Cleveland"
Evening journal., 1892-10-26
H. VANE MILBANK DEAD,

The Celebrated Duelist Reported to Have
Expired in switzerland-His Part in the
Burrowe-Drayton Scandal.
IBy Telegraph TO the Evening Journal.l
PARIS, Oct. 26.-It is rumored that
Harry vane Milbank, the noted duelist
who figured in the Borrowe- Drayton
scandal, has died in Switzerland, to
which country he had gone for the bene-
fit of his failing health.
Harry Vane Milbank was an English
man By birth but has lived on the conti
nent the greater part of his life. He
was educated at Eton and afterward
Evening journal., 1892-10-26


''It is useless for me to discuss
whether the tariff is really a tax. Mr..
Mckinley said in his speech in Philadel-
phia: In the fiscal year 1892 the revenue
collected was SOL, 900, 600 less than for
the fiscal year ending June 30,
1890, so that he burden Of more than
$51, 900, 900 has been removed from the
shoulders of the American people.
Certainly we would not consent to
drift back to conditions which have
long been abandoned in the old countries
of the world.
Distinction With a Difference.
'How is the tariff taxi Certain per-
sons who see that they can carry on an
industry free Of competition tell Con-
gress that they can do so if the govern
ment will make foreign competi' ors pay a
fine so to speak. SO it is with hats.
You get 81 worth Of hat and 81 wJrth
of protection on a 81 foreign made hat
That 81 goes 10 the treasury-therefore
it is tax But suppose you do not buy
Continued on sixth Page.
Evening journal., 1892-10-26

ContInued on slEth fAge.
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INVESTIGATING 7HE 1ENDEELoIN.
The Grand Jury NsH~s More Police ON.
cinl--Capt. Reilly Away.


When DR.. Parkhurst spent more than two
hours before tho Grand Jury last week he
stirred up hornets nest for tho Police De-
partmcnt He told the Grand Jury Of the ex-
istcnco OF 254 saloons. in which he said tho
Excise law had been violated. and forty dis
orderly houses in the best quarters Of the city.
1t is also said that he mentioned that there
were many gambling houses. policy shops.
and dives In full running order
On Thursday tho Grand Jury had before
them Police Commissioner MacLean and In
spcctors Byrnes. Williams. Conlin. and Steers.
Yesterday they heard the other Commissioners
and Police Justice Voorhis. and sdDppnaed
Police Captains. Reilly OF the Tenderloin.
lice station. who was for q long time In the
Tenderon ns detective. and Sergeant Dcvery
of the Thirty-flfth street station and Ryun OF
the Mercer street station.
Capt. Reilly IL in Florida for hts health. and
Sergeant Sheldon il Acting Captain OF the
Nineteenth precinct during his absence.
When the Grand Jury learned that Cant.
sent for to tell what he. knew about his pre-
cinct. Police Justice Voorhis. when he was q
Commissioner. was understood to DO Capt.
Reilly's hacker. -
ii Is believed that there will be large mum.
her Of indictments resulting from the Grand
Jury's investigation. and probably a strong
prescntnent. 1t was, common talk in the
gambling houses were likely to have close
season. .,.,.,
tinued on Monday.
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TENNESSEE RIFLES WILL DIsBAND.
Deprived OF Their Arms, They Say They
Have No Other Course to Pursue.

Have NO other Course TO tursue.
MEMPHIS. March 25.-On the day OF the
lynching OF the three negroes. two weeks ago.
Judge Dubose ordered the arms OF the Ten
nessee RiHcs colored military organization.
conhscated. The armory was forcibly entered
and tho guns carried to the Sherih's Office.
where they have remained ever since. The
company is regularly enlisted In the State
militia Gen. Carnes. In command OF the State
troops. told tho company that the Judges &C.
ton was unlawful and a usurpaton OF power.
but he took no official cognzancs OF It. Since
then. neither county. State nor military off,
ciuls have made a move toward restoring the
arms. The company. which Is composed of
the best colored men OF the city. has decided
to disband and. In doing so. formulates card
t. tho public, couched in temperate language,
which. after proclaiming their abhorrence OF
Taking silence on the Part OF the county
officials rs evidence that our organization is
a menace to the peace OF the state. and the
hardness of the representatives OF the mill
tary branch OF the state IN taking some action
the property Of tho state. the same being at the
time in possession Of the lawful servants %
the State as an endorsements OF the act, we
considered orr existence not only farce. but
detrimental 70 that part OF the ommnnity to
the State. Our disarmament was. under the
above circumstances. not only necessity
but "a sacred duty to ourselves. our race. ana
to the dead. To wear the livery. Ola common
wealth that regards MS with distrust and sus-
picion, u com mOnwcalth that exacts an oath
from MS TO dcIend It's laws and then falls to
protect MS in the. rights 1t guarantee, Is an
Insult TO our intelligence and manhood
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day was the. danger OF war with England.
Few believe that war will result, but all see
the danger OF it and look for England to recede
they regard rs utterly untcnable. In rrachlng
this conclusion 1t is taken into consideration
that even to succeed In the war would not COM
would lose In damage to her commerce on the
seas. the confiscation Of her subjects property
in the United States. the loss of her subjects
money INVESTED in United states Registered =,
would lead to financial disaster. aside from
ths enormous cyrense Of the war itself
t whn not sSr1snG war the onItea
come, Aside from the activity which was dis
played by tho navy. in anticipation OF trouble
with Chill, officials Of the. army are beginning
ations. but in acuuainting themselves with the
situation. In the event OF war. Canada would
doubtless he attacked and overrun Immediate
mont show that they have In the militia 81. 1000
men On tho muster rolls Of the States there
nre 100000 militia. The United States army
on the Canadian border, The Nineteenth in
fantry Is stationed at Detroit. the Ninth In
fantry ut sackctts Harbor. Aye, companies at
Infantry ut Vancouver. Aside from this force.
WHICH could be thrown into Canada at tho
several points at n few hours notice. strong
along the Canadian border at Forts Buford.
Spokane, Sherman, and Assinihoine. These
facts were generally discussed at the War De-
And created s9ms little
shifted battle from affair."
is NJ trnth in the whsh
a% rpsd Presdont 0r note 81 Thy
published. 4 Cabinet officer says there was
no ;Ht II The Eabhd ths
President that his Government would increase
the Russian fleet in Behring Sea.
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FIRE IN THE GILSEY ANNEX.
II Made Heap OF Disturbance In Broad.
wny-ProprictOr lsresiln Fireman.

wny-PrO.rIctOr 1sresiln Fireman.
A fire under tho Broadway annex Of the Gill
sey House filled tho neghborhood with fro
subduing apparatus for nearly an hour last
night. stopped travel. drew a big crowd Of
curious people. and frightened n sick guest Of
the hotel into trip to tho barroom. 1t also
did $4,000 or $1,000 damage to J. Dardon-
vlles stock Of lamps and gas fixtures.
All that outsiders saw was a lot Of smoke
and afterward wet and blackened store.
with broken out show windows. The only
pers ons who saw any fro were some OF the
fremen. and Mr.. James Eresln and Engineer
Barrett Of the Gilscy House.
Barrett was the first to suspect the fire. he
cause of smoke coming into his engine room
He called Mr. Breslin. and they hunted for the
cause. They found il in the basement Of
Dardonville's store. where a lot OF old boxes and
other rubbish was on fire. The store is at
l.2OS broadway in the northern end Of tho
annex. Until the H"tel Royal fire the base
ments were all separated. but after that the
Ereslins had doorways cut through to
connect them with each other and
with the hotel and iron doors put in. MIR.
Breslin and Barrett attacked tho fire with
buckets Of water but soon saw that it was
getting the better OF them and sent for the
lircmen. Tho fire and heat got up into the
store above. but not beyond. II did. however.
llll tho rooms above that with smoke and
drove out their occupants. The annex Is four
stories tall. Of brick. and has forty-six sleep
ing rooms in 1t.
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GAS EYPLODES.
Tho Ice Chest IL Full OF Il When tho bar.
tender Opens the Door.

An explosion OF gas last evening wrecked
John Iaing's saloon. 127 Central avenue. Will
liamsburgh. and severely burned and bruised
the bartender. Peter Frengcr. The bar rels OF
beer on tap arc kept under the counter OF the
saloon. and the reserve stock is kept in a large
leo chest in the cellar.
Tho leo chest is lighted by a gas Jet that
burns continually. The cellar is dark. At
$40 o'clock last night Frenger went to tho
cellar to bring up barrel OF beer. He carried
n lighted candle. The jet of gas in the ice
tinguishrd. and the leo chest was full of tho
escaped gas.
As soon as FrenGor opened the chest tho
tho, flame Of, the. cnndle. II, exploded
Lors for blocks around. Frenger was
hurled. burned and bleeding. to tho far
end Of the cellar. where he was rescued
with difficulty from the debris Of the wreck
ed floor and partitions. Tho cellar trap
door was blown from. its fastenngs
through the store front into tho
street. A woman pass ing was cut by the
fying glass and Mr.. I.ang was stunned by n
piece Of tho counter that was torn of. Police
men Hulse and Mormon. graduates of tho
First-ai IDIOT injured School attended to the
injured until the arrival Of the ambulances.
Mr.. Laing estimates his loss us $4,000.
Frcnger is not dangerously injured. DR..
Kochlor says that his face will be SCARED Il s
long as he lives. but that his sight is in no
danger.
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CRYING GIYEI GIJEw
Republicans Raid the Custom lIouse-Think
They've Got the Carriage dob.

They've Got the Carriage dob.
Collector Hendricks yesterday promoted
william II. Guy. Charles r. Mcguire. and
Richard W. Bush from $1,000 to Sl.40O clerk
ships: Jesse c. Grant and William G. Mullgan
from $1,000 clerkships to DO storek eepers at
Sl.4O0. and Frank G. Donnolly from 81. 400
to n $1,000 clsrkslip.
Tho Collector has had a hard time OF 1t all
the week in his efforts to satisfy the hungry.
Most OF the Republican local leaders have be-
slcged him ~ his office from breakfast ime to
sundown Tho primaries for tho selection Of
delegates to the state Conycnton occur April
Il. Ammunition Is headed byl factions. and
A delegation Of local G. .. l.. patriots which
descended on SECRETARY Foster early in tho
week and demanded the cartago contract held
Ly Thomas A. Briggs since Collector Magone's
TN rh hvons s Hns corr hsy e and
oyer the de:aration that tney we're to have
gloatcd wyerc, BERNARD HiGlin, George ,. Deane,
George billiard; George W. Wanmaker and
Senator Hscock' 9 ally.
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THEIR SCREAMS SAVED THEM
Burglars Attempt to Gng Two Women w he
Discovered Them In Their Room.

McKEEsPoRT. Pa. March 25.-Three burglars
broke into the residence Of Isaac Taylor on
Olive street between 3 and 4 o'clock this morn
ing. Mr. Taylor is 81 years old. and has been
critically i'll for some time. Ho recently sold
some property for $50 00O and it is thought
tho robbers We're looking for some of tho
money. Ho lives with two daughters.
Mary and Ida. About o'clock Mary
awoke and saw the masked men rum
maRinG through bureau. She uttered q
scream which awakened her sister. In nm in
slant the mon jumped at them. Overpowered
them. and threatened to kill them il thoy
made noise. In attempting to ward Off =
bowie knife which one Of the men flourshed.
Mary was severely cut on one arm. Tearing
up the sheets. the men began to bind and gag
the sisters. This they had partially accom-
pllshed when the girls screamed again. This
saved them.
Ncighboring windows flow up. and voices
and steps alarmed the intruders. who fed.
They did not get much booty Several men
have been arrested. Miss Mary Taylor says
that few nights ago she dreamed that II man
came t. hcr, bedside. and placed his arms
about her: While being bound and gagged
this morning. ono of the burglars placed his
arms around her IN the same manner. She is
confident ho and tho man Of her dream arc tho
same ana hat she would recognize him II he
were brought before her.
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The General Accused or Violation OF Orders
Of the NRr Dcpnrtncpt.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-An officer OF the
army OF high rank is authority for the state
ment this evening that n court martial may be
ordered within tho next few days for the trial
OF Gen. A. W. Greedy chief signal officer OF tho
army for violation OF the general orders OF
tho War Department. Tho particular para
graph which II is claimed Gen. Greedy has vio-
lated says:
No officer. active or retired. shall. directly
or Indirectly. without being called upon by
proper authority. solicit suggest. or recon-
mend action by members Of Congress for or
against legislation pertaining to military
Affairs"
Gen. Greely's offence consists In having ad.
dressed the Secretary Of War and members OF
Committee on Appropriations in opposition to
placing the new Military Bureau Of 1nforma.
ton under the immediate jurisdic-
ton and control OF the Adiutant- Gencr-
ais office. In his letter to Secretary
Elkins. tho organizer OF tho newly
created bureau-which has been placed under
the management OF Assistant Adjt. Gen. Will
liams-Gcn. Grcely. among other things. sug-
gcsted that If the bureau could not be
given in charge Of tho signal officer. the
Secretary himself should retain control
Of 1t until such time MS Gen. Greedy
friends in Congress could look into the matter
TO members OF the Committee on Appropria-
tions Gen. Greedy advised Withholding tho
necessary appropriations for the maintenance
OF the new bureau until the right Of the chief
signal officer to its control could DO definitely
determined.
Adjt.-Gen Kelton has brought Gen. Greely's
breach OF discipline to the attention of the de-
partment. in n long letter. which comments
severely upon tho violation OF general orders.
In his letter Gen. kclton daintily says
that Gen. Greely's action in address,
ing members Of Congress. in order to
bring about what no had failed to
secure from the Secretary OF War; amounts to
threat OF INSTRUMENTATION. and demands a
severe rebukc. If not court martial. Such
recommendation this is usually sufficient
at least for court of inquiry. and Gen. Gree
lcys friends and defenders are somewhat I'M
easy at the outlook.
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ING HONG SMILES.
He Was Ordered to Go Back to Canada, but
the Cana dim Oncials Said No.

LocKPoRT. March 25.--Ung Hong. who has
been in Jail here for three months. is free. and
Gun snap his fingers at the Chinese Exclusion
act. He struggled himself into this country
from Canada with others. and United States
Commissioner Pound ordered that he be re-
turned to Canada. The case was appealed to
United States District Judge Coke OF Albany.
who confirmed Commissioner Pounds de-
csion. Deputy United States Marshal Tom
Weaver took ing to Suspension Bridge o-day
to put him safely in the Queens domain.
When crossing the bridge to Canada the
customs officials refused to lot ING over. and
told Weaver that if he Attempted to nut the
returned to tho American side. and having no
use for Hong let him go.
The Chnaman. with n broad smile, boarded
the first train for Buffalo There are now four
Cinnamon in jnil waiting, transportation, to
China. but the Government has not provided
the means for the marshal and his assistant to
make tho trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
LORD BRASsEF IN UAsHINGTON.
Twelve Months mt Sea In His Famous
Yacht Sunbeam.

WASHINGTON. March 25.-Lord Brassey
reached Washington last night In his famous
yacht Sunbeam. in which he has circumnavi-
gated the globe. He mas spent a number OF
years at sea and minges business with pleas-
ure In all his trips. The movements OF the
Sunbeam have been followed almost as closely
we're n m an OF. war. The Sunbeam sailed from
Liverpool on this trip about twelve months
cities for some time she left Italy on Jan. |.
and has since touched at Gibraltar. Trinidad.
aud most Of the West India islands Cuba was
by Admiral Sir Houston Stewart and Or. Dc
Jersey. He came to Washington to meet Lady
Brassey. who has been in the city for several
days. He expects to sail for England on
Thursday next.
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And the Money He Put Up lIo Had just
HorroWed Irom the Other Man.


Abraham Ash. . jeweller at 338 East Fifty
Nth street. came into the Yorkvlle Police
Cou,t yesterday with Isaac Isancs. foreman
In tobacco store at 900 Third avenue. and
said:
Judge. dot gentleman he get S. away from
me like dis: 60 to his store Wednesday. and
key say: Abraham. lonn me So An right.
key says |: You pay me I'vick?' YAH say
key. in, two or dree days l hands key the
~ y dfa ssy sy
dat says l.
"'Ili bet you IS you don't Und den we put
up S. each. key used the IS vot he borrow
from me-,
He lived dsre for eighteen months says
cries key. ind now key h" hns my SO"
Justice Hogan laughed. He told lsaacs the
and suggested he had better pay Ash the IS
no won. lsaacs reluctantly handed ovor the
vich loaned him ?"
You'll have to sue him." said Justice
Hogan.
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GODFREY VAS MURDERED.
The Woman Davis Confesses that the Negro
Walton Killed the Farmer.

DANBURY. March 25.-William Godfrey. the
Redding farmer. was murdered. Annie Davis.
whose lover Godfrey was, confessed to-day
that Edward Walton. his negro rival COM
mitted tho deed The woman told Coroner
Dolcn on Wednesday that Godfrey died in
fit. Sho acknowledges that she lied to save
the negro. Walton spent the evening in drink
ing Mt Godfrcy's house. During the evening
he asked Godfrey:
Are you going to work tomorrow?
Godfrey answered Yes"
significant way.
4 few minutes later the woman left the
room. When she returned Godfrey was lying
on tho floor. and Walton picked him up. and
said
Godfrey was already dcnd. The negro Is in
jai at bridgeport. and no will be taken to
Redding Tomorrow for n hearing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
4 LFNCHER CONVICTED OF MURDER,
whereupon Ono Of the Witnesses Agains,
Him Is shot to Death

MACON. March 25.-For the first time In the
history OF Georgia lyncher has been con-
victed for tho crime OF murder and will suffer
the death penalty. His name is Barney White.
He was engaged in tho lynchng Of Larkin
Nix last fall. Nix had a wife und daughter
The mother induced the daughter to adopt q
lie OF shame. One OF her companions was
mon named MiZe. The father ordered Mize to
keep away. Tho answer was defiance. and
Nix shot Mize dead in the yard. Nix was ar
rested. but mob OF Mics friends took him
out and shot him to DEATH
Barney White and six others were arrested
and are now on trial. A severance was asked.
and the first to be tried was White. who has
been convicted. One OF the leading witnesses
for the State. William Davis. was shot to death
by a mob Of Mics friends last night.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26

Sammy Burg. 13 years old. OF 1874 Madison
street, was arrested by n City Hall Park police.
man yesterday afternoon for disorderly con-
duct. Tho boy explained between his sobs
that he had been arrested because he would
not run "rrands Tor tho policeman. He also
said that the park policemen waited until tho
boys wcro playing craps with "A big bot UP.
when they would mako II raid and take tho
money He sot W u howl. when Justice Duiry
sentenced him to :bSG days Imprisonment. and
and carried him into an adjoining room. When
he had gone Justice Duffy said to the court
then let him GO"
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Killed for Making an Old Couple Dance and
Pray.

DEXTER, Me-. March 25.-Joseph l. Mynck
shot and instantly killed Thomas Edwards at
Sims Mills. ten miles west OF Dexter. to-
day. Edwards was desperate character.
and yesterday while intoxicated went
to the home If an old man
named Sims. Myrick's grandfather. and.
covering Mr. and Mrs Sims with his gun.
compelled them to dance and pray until they
became exhausted. Myrick was present. but
unarmed and powerless. After Edwards left,
the grandson secured y shotgun. and. following
Edwards, shot him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-03-26
HIS NEPHEW VAS TIE RoBBER
Frank Stont Caught Entering His Uncle,
Store by Means Of IL Skeleton Key.

James Stout is wholesale commission mer-
chant at 800 Washington street. For six
months he has been missing money and pa
pcrs. Three times Inst week his store was
robbed. He complained to tho police. and
CAPT. Stephenson set watch on the building
At II o'clock last Thursday night Frank Stout
of Newark. II nephew Of James stout. unlock cd
key and went in. He was sorting papers when
Policemen TnGgar and Krlchcr arrested him.
when he saw him nj the Tombs Court ycster-
day lilo was undecided whether to make u
complaint. he said his nephew had work cd
charged. The prisoner had II bundle contain
ing two handkerchiefs. n bundle of papers. six
lead pencils and some pictures. Stout was
remnndcd until Tomorrow morning.
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Wages to be Reduced 10 Per Cent. In Ohio
Blast Furnaces.

YOUNGSTOWN. March 25-Nuticcs will DO
posted by the blast furnace owners OF the Ma.
honing and ShcnanGo Valleys next week that
after April 10 there will be n reduction OF 10
per cent in wages IF all work men. This NC
tinn is taken. tho Operators claim; by reason
Of tho sta,nutcd condition Ot the iron trade.
If tho men refuse to accept the reduction the
furnaces will DO banked up.