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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
TELEGR1PHTC NOTES.

,n,1o Dec n-State Coniroller-eect Roberts
90 Az announced the appointment OF Colonel W. d.
Worsan ex-Coliector Of Customs at thls for' as
Deputy Conuoiei'
ottawa. ILL.,. Dec. IA food. far more disastrous
49,. mat of May. 1852. occurred mere yesterday;
ts tnai accustomed by a break In the Illinois ana
,strican Canal and cellars on the north slue were
Hooded to a depth OF hve iset; Inc uaih"se ~ pe'
,,,,cago Dec H-John Westgarth. the Lily Lake
,ner who issued circular calling for loVO
ldIIia1 and mounted" men to meet him on the lake
arm arm, in this city Tuesday night. was yesterday
aidUindeed insane at Geneva. Ill.
,,d,anapols ind Dec. &c J: Weiner, one OF
-, unei,ers OF the Iron Hall order. arrived here
the isv ii He Is desrous OF sharing In the dlvi-
vest uHclared by the receiver here ard has made
deius nos,tion TO the latter by which he proposes
p over the $4,000 IN his possession II allowed
to turn tr his services The offer promptly re-
jected ,
l.causrbh Tunnel will occur next Sunday. IL Is
the Midland Railroad twelve miles west OF
on "e I'D is the third longest tunnel In the United
mere. any will do away with nine miles or the
Stat, dangerous part OF the road over the Cont-
mental Divide
-"...-,,re Dec l4.-David Waulkerman. chief en-
Plttspusse,h Tho Allegheny County Light Company.
was intner ompioye was severely burned and
ing, -AiiV Unconscious at the time. but Will
renuetsu recovcr. Waukerman inadvertently
proDnpG dangerous piece OF machinery.
ham Ala, Dec. H.At Jasper yesterday.
binI'safion OF b. NJ. Long before the Register
Of Walker Liver Of the Cordcva Coal Company. 4
pointed rSeeI Inwnng about 200oo acres OF valuable
lands and extensive & al mines around Cur
40,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
ynryTJrJrD RY NEW YORK WITNESSES.

Iackson Tenn Dec. 1i.-In the Howard c"S =
.ardav several New-York witnesses were ciiie -
tho stand bv the prosecution who were "o' % n1.
=, tho former trial. Among them was Edwaru Up i'p', ,
and his mother Martha Piper. They poth 'eS.'".' w.
,hot = Ross manager Of the Europea" lam lam
,encv rented Offices from them III Ne"-ro
CIV In 1890 and that they knew him weil' i"'S
t,h said positively that the defendant al 'he '''
,,as = Ross S r. Rainman. real estate am,
', prooklvn n T. testified that In 1881 re le"'N
~ orca 70 F. G.. Howard. in Brooklyn; saiu '''
~,., ON his door was European Claim Agency
= q Howard and f.. Ross, managers 10 The same
ri;d r; "a tbe DEFENDANT In front or MN as tne ~
lizsu % he kncw there +. g. coward JON JONI IL n
hnih,, h,n letter carrier. of New YORK saIu Nv
Mui nail for several months TO H. Ross, ~
nVeie11 M the European Claim Agency, on 1toht,s 20 80
ser "a oa,vered letters TO Howard In the same oilS
aIso daentifed the defendant as f. Ross, Aus.s. ~.
tiu, ne hat merchant. of New YORK. teslineu a u,a
Mh,ci the defendant before him as Harris hai" L1
ne s h The dominion Employment Bureau ne Isa9 W
ger VI him three rooms on Elghth-aVe IN ~, !o,.
f,,aye Fisher hat clerk, OF New ork o,oy' or
Hustavss ,ba1 he knew defendant AZ Joseph Lege,,
'estneit Handson messenger OF the Amerlcaihi h
Charles IL inndon was placed on the stand anu
idnn,dsea the defendant. Dr. FREDERICK HowarI'd d1 an
Utiiia,n ord Moore. whom he had visited IN L1uS
w Mililan, ananv with Scotland Yard detective Hahu
IN eonp1 dp1uced a contract signed by Moore agreeing
10 leave England
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
THIS FIDDLER MARRIED TOO OFTEN

THREE WIDOWS ONE WHITE, DROP TEARS AT
THE GRAVE OF A CoI.ORED DON JUAN AND
light OYER HIS PENSION.
When the crack of the rife was heard no more
after Appomattox John Stevens. colored' gave up
the work Of soldering and took to that OF hddling
and later still 10 that Of marrying on scale more
elaborate and abundant than the law Allows
Black was the winning color the first time John
entered into a matrimonial alliance. and then II
shifted to white when paeface claimed MIN ior
her very own. and then again an Afro-Anerican
lady made Mr.. Stevens toe the line. Thus there
were In all three wives - , on,, ,vber
These interesting facts became known only When
John died about week ago, ana was DuIieu IN y.
Cynress Hills Cemetery He lived in niue shahty
on 'Irtica-ave Brooklyn near the BouieVaru anu
when the undertaken. Joseph NJ Delap. oi pean. i
st and Schenectady appeared 10 take tne i poIy
away for burial. skin and hair or more re- s'ictly 1
speaking skin and wool began to ny. Inc threc
wives were on hand, and each one insisted on ~
ting into the first carriage Wife No; won Inc
others In the words Of the song being uhaple 70
"support a carriage to maintain even "a picyciss s
bni}t FOR two" ran after the hearse crying, and
were present drop tear when an that ,has Mas
mortal OF the fiddler committed 70 Motnei
Earth. The question now Is, VINO Is going 10 se'
the pension? , ,or having an
offce al No $50 Nassau-st, this city. was on tne
eve of securing a pension for John when ne uleu
and he saws that wife No is certain 10 De tne
kenedcsry: but the other two women threaten W
make it "hot' before the fight is won
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
WISHED TO DIE BECAUSE SIZE Was MISERABLE

An attempt to commit suicide by woman oc-
Cured at the Grand Union Hotel last evening
Detective Duncan, while going ms rouhoS d. 'o',
heard groans in room No. 3S2 which was occupied
nv Mrs Minnie Chapman. He broke open the door,
which was locked. and found Mrs. Chapman un-
conscious and suffering from narcotic poisoning.
A four-ounce vial containing laudanum was found
on the table. DR.. r. Irving Wilmarth. OF the no
tel Devonshire was hastily called He brought a
stomach pump, which ne applied so effectively tnat
consciousness soon restored Mrs Shapina,,ii;
when asked why she had attempted suicide wouiu
oniy say that II was because she was miserable
An oficer was summoned and she was taken 10 10
Relev,,e Hospital under arrest. She arrived AT
the hotel about a week ago with her husband; lSI
from Montreal Yesterday morning her husband
isSt the hotel saving to the clerk that he was go
inG away on a business "trip. Mrs Chapman Is q
iWomax of refined manners and her apparel u
costly and fashionable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
WILL PROTECT AMERICAN COMMERCE.
THE GOVERNMENT TO ACT INDEPENptNlLi VI
OTHER NATIONS MAKoh-
ING on RIO

Rio Janoro Dec. 1i-Thomas l.. IhompSo"
the I.nltcl states Minister to Brazil a''''o"',.'
,ba, who;ever other nations may do' the mn,
s,,os will nrotect its commerce from all ehcrodc"
.,ots hy ,he insurgent naval vessels. Ihe "c''o"
~ other nations In Withdrawing the pro'ec''on p
Sa,-,or,v afforded to merchantmen by their haNai
.,s q, this port Is construed as an attempt
lo,,oruv f. ala the insurgents in their enorts 10
The nitd Press corresP9ndent has bsvd ioynd benn n
ua'.s 81 ~. ,,orsons In Rio since the insurSeht
ro sncho,ed in The harbor Provisions are apun
'i,,, Inc streets Kept clean. anu o'u'' -
atnod without any show OF tforl ,,,,,,
~ t;ov.rnrncnt has designated ne" 10
r,r 10 Launches Of foreign war~Iss II ~ " a nj
irs ir sa ais,rict on the north side or the cty' anu
near MORO do GamDOa' ,,.. o,rros,ordant Of
me Tinted Press obtained to-day iew auqonn necnn
n s, as to The state Of affairs in frazl on peoe"
iar' ii "yhen the steamer Nile sailed . o, -
p'r .,a,,l (;omercin d. SaraNa. the lhSurse!t
~, y.aS repOrted then To be marching nor IN" ~ ~
,, Hlo 6;r.ndc DO Sui with %" men Whor ne, ie i i
lIot lIo.thor.d from the cattle ranches iis oDJectiSe
Sninf is Rio Ianero He was EXPECTED 10 iif aLi ~ ~
pom pom Inaiobhorhood OF the city about the miunle o,
hs ,n"nfb Along the coast most persons Ihoisa , ~
M h, an important engagement would take place.
Iccomber 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
"IDLESSE" IN RUINS.
COLONEL S. v.R. CRUGER'S COUNTRY HOUSE
DESTROYED.
VALUABLE PAINTINGS JEwELRY, FURNITURE

VALUABLE PAINTINGS, JEwELRY. FURNITURE
AND MANUSCRIPTS LOST" JULIEN COR
DoN's" FIGHT WITH THE FLAMES.
The handsome country home Of Colonel s. V.
r. Cruger at Bayville, L. l., four miles from
Locust Valley. was totally destroyed by nre at
o'clock yesterday morning. At that hour Mrs.
Cruger known to the literary world as julien
Gordon, was awakened by a noise coming from
her desk. Upon examining the moor
near the desk she was surprised TO ma
it hot, and soon discovered that the
beams underneath the floor were ablaze.
She ran to the bedroom occupied by her hus-
band and told him that the house was on fire.
He dressed himself hastily summoned his but
Ter and coachman, and sent them to the quarters
occupied by the farmhands for help. They re-
sponded quickly and pegan fighting the flames.
Axes were procured and Colonel Cruger and his
assistants began choppng holes in the floor so
that water could be thrown upon the flames. BY
this time the room was so filled with smoke that
Colonel and Mrs. Cruger were forced to stop
fighting the fire for fear Of being overcome. The
smoke so affected the Colonel in fact, that he had
to be assisted from the room by the servants
He revived however shortly afterward. He then
tried to telephone the fire department atGlen Cove
but the telephone failed to work.
AS soon as Colonel and Mrs Cruger saw that
they could not save their hone they fastened 10
the lower floor and tried 10 save some OF the
valuable paintings and furniture. Mrs. Cruger
succeeded in carrying out with the assistance OF
the farmhands7 the dinIng-roOm furniture and
some pictures. The rest Of the furniture was
lost.
I'm addition TO the furniture Colonel and Mrs.
Cruger lost all of their clothing, and had TO
borrow garments from their servants Many
valuable pieces Of art. bric-a-brac; laces. furs,
and ieweiry were also lost Colonel Cruger
succeeded in saving his watch and pocketbook.
Mrs Cruger also lest number OF manuscripts
and collection of autograph letters. among
the manuscripts destroyed was a new article
which she had just completed translated from
the Italian. .o ooo
The loss Is estimated at $4,000, Of which $4,000
Is covered bv insurance. II is believed that the
fire was caused by a spark from CRATE ilre
Colonel Cruger's place was known as ldlesse
The house which stood in the centre or sixty
acre plot Of ground. was one Of the fnest on
Long Island. 1t had frontage OF 200 feet-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
EXCITEMENT IL PEENANBUco
THE STEAMSHIP TURKISH PRINCE bHlN'> NT"'
OF STREET nrAWt> BETWEEN PtlA"'"'
AND MFLfl'~ ADlIkEENIs.

The steamship Turkish Prince. when hIf'''
here yesterday from brazilian ports ''P.. W.
.,., sh. sailed from Pernambuco. on N"'''''p''
-, ~ ,.,, vas I'm . s.1te ~ suppressed excite
mon, and an outbreak was expected at any mo.
,ncnt ON the day before the Turkish Prince Sai'''l
l2o political prisoners. am9ns ih.m tnG 'e'Ss, yere
r" , ,',,'..r..a 10 Fernando 4" Noronha. cphNlel
island o0 the coast in thc Hrazlllin s's't'S1 tEr
s,rcDts by the synpathzers of Meiio ana seVerI' r
col,giona between IN po!ce and ne p~%ope % r .oyn
,.o. The friends q Peixoto In this cify were
paaf,r anxious Yesterday Al the news received py
r,h,c reglrding the successes OF Ia Cana III t tn
frhor nf rio The rumor that some sort ot ac'ipn p
,~,s to he taken b. friends Of Meo rcgaruinS % tnS
Nt,i,g ont Of tre America and Nictherey ,n i n,.'
,er. ,,ss laughed AT by the friends ot iciNuto.
Tho, are anxious that the America ana NiG,he,uS
sbn,,,d arrive In Brazil soon as possible anu
give battle 10 Me,lo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15


MAN, I'LL health KEPT HIM FROM REGU-
LAR CHARGE-FoUND DEAD IN HIS
STUDY. HIS RIFLE AT HIS SIDE.
The Rev. Vernon Murray Olyphant. a young
,,uasbvterian clergyman. lies dead at the house
=, his father at No. 100 Madison-ave, with a
,r,,et hole In his right temple. That the wound
,ras selfinficted seems almost certain from the
s.orv so far developed.
The dead man was the second son Of Robert
Murray Olyphant. well known for many years
.s the president of the Delaware and Hudson
canal Company His elder brother, Robert and
Kensett. his Junior members of the firm OF
Ward G. Olyphant, who have offices in the
Coal and Iron Exchange. The family is one
~ the Oldest in the State and the famous china
bouse of David Olyphant is still remembered in
this city.
Mr. Oyphant was thirty-three years old, and
twelve years ago was graduated with honors at
PRINCETON. Then he took a theological course,
ond three years later was ordained minister,
having passed through the Princeton Seminary.
1,ut III health early attacked him. He suffered
q severe attack of nervous prostration from
which he never entirely recovered. A chest
complaint troubled him. and in his weak con-
d,tion he was never able to take charge of a
church or accomplish any active clerical work
In the last eight years he had lived the life
of a student. although he became known down
IN the Fourth Ward missionary OF the
Church Of the Sea and Land. He was also
identified with the Madison Avenue Church. Of
which Dr. Thompson is pastor A book or
sermons written by him had been published and
he had contributed many able articles on church
subjects to 1.-The Presbyterian and other theo-
logical papers
Mr. Olyphant had never at any time evinced a
d,staste for life or a disposition to suicide The
only change noticed in him when he took lunch
eon with the members Of the family yesterday
was that he seemed to be more animated and
cheerful than usual.
At o'clock. according to his custom, he went
I'D stairs to his study. which is in the 1ront OF
the house and on the third floor. for an after
Moons work. His sister. Miss Grace V. Oly-
phant, sitting in her room on the second MOOR
about ten minutes later heard dull, mumed
sound as Of a heavy fall
.'Vernon has been dropping his books, she
thought, and went on with her work. TWO ana
a half hours passed, and the dinner hour came.
Vernon was called, but did not respond HIS
father went up stairs to get him. The STUDY dooI
was closed. He turned the handle ana walked
An and saw his son lying dead on the couch be-
fore him. .,,,o.oa
pool Of blood. Across the chair at tne elooW vi
the Young man was a Winchester rifle. such as
tho dead man had used in his visits 10 tne
Adirondacks DR.. Robert Watts, the tamly
physician of No. 40 West Thirty-slxth-st'' was
called but life had long been extinct:
Mr. Olyphant had never married nan no
business or sentimental trouble, and the oe-
preston Of i'll health is the only feasloie eApia-
nation Of his elfdestruction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
THE Rry + ". PUTNAMS APPEAL CONSIDEhhD

meeting of the Southern New-York bap.,S'
Association was held yesterday afternoon al ,ne
r,y.r,v-,hird Street Baptist Church, to consiuer
-, ~ the Rev. James W. Putnam from
sn,,on - the Investigating Committee Of the Bap-
RE, Tabernacle. Of which he was assistant pastor
and which has withdrawn from him the right nan"
Of fellowship. - .. ,rs, tho
Rev M Dr. d. c. potter. the church's pastor, and the
church had sustained the pastor S" nsa to
cmu s ,,s nas,or and two other delegates The Rev.
nr Thomas Armitage presided and the Rev james
sscretary The greatest secrecy was observed tns ne
doors 9 pens nan who said he was Baptist clergy
onS from wss refused % az sey
could not RncxTthur the Rev. DR.. w II. p. Faunce
Dr. X. ?, Ma S The leading clergymen OF the denom-
and many we're ge in atendanee The Rev DR. Potter
waS oI.,nn was "A long one, and ,ne greater part
of the delegates TOO 10 plead his All that could
nam w@s Of the result was that no Anal acton
was as,u.iass taken: the matter eurthsss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
TESTIMONY AT COUGH HLINS TRIAL.
POLICEMEN TELL WHAT THEY SAW THE NIGhr
cRoNIy WAS KIILED-MRs. FoY's BROTHER.

POLICEMEN TELL WHAT THEY SAW THE MUM
CRoNIN WAS KIILED-MRS. FOY's BholhE"'
CHICAGO Dec IA hard fight was made at the
+r,a, of Daniel Coughlin this morning py MS a"'''
ex-Judge Wing to keep from the 1ury al
~ the nolicemen who on the night OF the muir
49, 81 d,nerent points on the North Side the carpeh-
tors wagon with three unknown men ana uunh
IN T. An effort was made at the previous uiai ~
oxclde the testimony. The court ruied thaI II ""'
not for him to say what effect the circumstances
would have the jury and decided 10 aul'''e Tue
testimony. The testimony ol ''ie pON'
pied the rest of the day.
John Wade was a special officer for the village oi
Edsewater north of Lake View In May 1883 Apo"'
, clock on the morning of May ne was s'ahuiis
a block from the shore Of the lake when ne hearu
a vehicle passing over the railroad TRACKS ooi''.,e
cast from Evanston-ave. In the light OF lamp the
,,.a,chnen saw two men walking ahead Of the
wagon and a third on the drivers seat Gong UP
+o the solitary driver, Wade called out w nat up
at this time Of night?" 1--WE are going 10 'hicaso
and are looking for the Lake Shore drive repheo
the the wagon .
To nut his companions guard. the wagon
ar,ver shouted: "The watchman says there Is no
Lake Shore drive this far north" Then two men
came forward from the direction Of the lake. one
said: II guess not; can't find it, WADE $ snd sus,
peions arousea What dna he thought was
an old-fashionai tool chest. He was able 10, de-
scribe 70 fs the TgTt fna 1nS he
lieved to have been that man ,, A.,
IAughlin. Mrs Foy's brother. of Scotland, is ex-
pected to reach Chicago witin week or ten days.
the Cnmehlin trial Efforts have been made to pre-
vent Mclaughlin from coming to Chicago the story
being published here and abroad that he was sus-
pected OF being ~ B. Smonds." and would be ar
rested If he came to America. Mclaughlin, how
TO The State BY Mclaughlin the State will prove
that Andrew Foy narrated to him the organization
as already published in the statement of Mrs Foy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
HE DIED TO SAVE HIS FAHILf.
A POOR WORKMAN KILLS HIMSELF INV III"
WIFE AND CHILDREN MIGHT LIVE f'O"
THE INSURANCE on HIS LIFE.

John Grobensky. a machinist, uh'il ieoe""'
employed in the Potter Printing Press "o'N'' i"
p,ainfeld. committed suicide yesterday 'i'o'
ing because he could not get WORK anu prt y, t6
fS s h,s % n,lv The recent hard times prevented
The man from receiving work either IN Nem, >a'so
York Philadelphia Newark. ln consedu,,nue d.,'o,na
ha hecame so despondent that he took morphine
.ic ~, his "a anilv might be provided FOR during
the winter by the insurance which ne Garrig ,I,se1
on his life short note when "iooie''"'
wrote TO his wife gave these 1acts' - ,oid
tn, insmrance which Groblensky was told
would be paid to the heirs Of man w"" cT','
rojtted suicide amounts to S,0OO Inc N'Oi'"
Order of United Workmen held the i'sN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15

Nashville, Tenn, Dec. 1.-THE arrest OF Co'ohei
George j. Rice. in Chattanooga, charged win ior
gerry. has brought to light startling history oi
systematic swindng. extending over four moh'hs'
The names OF at least ten wealthy ana pio'h-
notes in various amounts. aggregatins ovea ~,
The signatures In each instance were relis ia noad
well counterfeited and the paper was uispoSeu
of By forger at liberal discount 10 noi,ey ,
broker. Rice alleged that these notes wei1 noi,cea
company represented by him re was Grcinnat al ung
Southern Railroad He came originally from New
York. and Is said to have been at one l'H'e pie'''
dent OF q railroad terminating at EimHA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
IA CANA PROCLAIMED A TRAITOR.

,oraon Dec IA dispatch from Buenos Ayres
e.ys that President Pexoto mas ISSUED Il decree
Iacc,a ring Admiral da Cana traitor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-15
SUICIDE OF V. NJ. OLYPHANT.
THE son OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DELA.
WARE AND HUDSON KILLS HIMSELF.

THOUGH HE HAD BEEN ORDAINED A CLERGY
MAN, ILL HEALTH KEPT HIM FROM REGU-
LAR CHARGE-FOUND DEAD IN HIS
STUDY HIS RIFLE AT HIS SIDE.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
Won the intercollegiate Contest.

Mr.. c. W. Duke. Of Richmond college,
won the medal offered by the Virginia
State Intercollegiate Oratorical Assocld-
ton for the best Grafton Friday evening
at the University of Virginia. In the
contest the following institutions OF learn
ing were represented: Roanoke College
Randolph Macon. Hampden-Sidney, Uni
versity of Virginia, Washington and Lee
William and Mary and Richmond college,
The medal is a handsome acne, costing
SIS. Mr.. Dukes subject was Milton, the
Poet" the same subject on which he re-
Gently captured the orators medal al
Richmond College. When he reached the
city Yesterday afternoon. a committee
OF fellow-students met him at the rail-
road station, and escorted the victor 10
the College with great pomp.
At a meeting of the Richmond College
Young Mems Christian Association last
evening the following officers were elect
ed: J. II. Franklin, president; X. Il.
Lockett, president; J. +. Essex, sec
tary; Jacob Sallade, treasurer.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-07
Tho RooL Distrihution.

The Times book distribution is still
growing in popularity. and the number of
hooks disposed Of is enormous. Espe-
tially IS this the case with the new
offer Of standard books, which The Times
has recently made.
"The Reverics OF a Bachelor" have
gone like hot cakes. Another book from
the same press has been added this week.
1t is "The Lays OF Ancient Rome by
Macaulay. and is nicely illdstr~ ed Next
week The Times will offer a new book
by J. NJ. barrie, the author Of Little
Minister" The title Of the volume IS
"a Tillyloss Scandal" over 1900 copies
OF this book have been sold within the
last week.
These books only cost the readers OF
The Times eight cents when accompanied
by six coupons cut from the Taper. The
Times still has a supply Of the cheaper
books for four cents and four coupons.