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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
DEATH or JOHN &. M'ylRY.

John G. McNary. principal OF Grammar S'hooi No.
a3 I'm East One.bundrcd and tenthst, died suddenly
on Wednesday Mt his home. No. 40 Mnconst'' bro"N
iyn If. had not been able TO attend to his duties
I'm the school since september OF last year. when ne
WIS sandlagg.d near his home one evening after
he Ind posted letter. and was robbed OF gold wach'
yrbcb had been presented 10 him BY the pupils 0f
publlc school No. ~ when he was It's principal. lie
never fully recovered from the shock. and his death.
although attributed To heart failnre Is believed l"
have been FASTENED by the assault.
Mr. McNary born In this city In ls.9. He
attended Public school No. In his youth, and then
went to Columbia College. where he was graduated
IN ISL III. entered upon his career as an educator
in Public school No. II. where he was principal Tor
several years and he then became principal oil NO.
~. lie left this city In 1863 to enter the employ
OF the Christie a C0mstock Paper Manufacturing Com
many where he remained until 1879. lie was Then
principal OF Public school No for two years. and
ufcrward went to No. 4J, where he spent the rest
of his life lie loft wife, two sons ana one daiBh-
ter . o . 49,.
The funeral will take place tomorrow, and the
burial will be- In Evergrcens Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
IN sryD PIGEONS FROM TIE WAR SHIPS

Pigeons ale To be used connection with tie naval
rc,icw next month To show MS approval Of the cN
permcnt aud his belief 10 the practlcablity OF pigeons
a. messengers for the and his Endorsement OF the
idea Of establishing National ofts for sea service. George
W Child, II Philadelphia. has authorized the iace sgcnt
Of the American rules provide momenos similar to those
offered by him In United states practice ship ton
.elaton experiment last August for the lofts b. which
accountable service t. rendered Among other birds In
training are those George T. King OF Richmond va
,,otert b. Cayeri, Of Washington, ID. c.; the Cadets
loft az Annapolis Theodore r. Green Woodbury.. n. j.
the Mcssrs Jarnan and Weber. Of Atlantic city. ana
John r. IIunsberger OF Chestnut Hin.
Professor H. Marion OF the Military Academy At
Annapois soys ''The captains Of the war vessels are
willing and DESTROYS to have part In the matter ana
Admiral hcrardi will probably send Official from
the aar.hp iy the birds" The programme will include
relay work from Hampton Roads to Richmond BY Rich
mn nd birds thence Annapolis Ivy the Cadet flyers
thence b. the ONCE IL the Secretary OF the Navy by
Washington birds. The work IN Ncw.York iaibor VIII
he 10 NcwYors, Newark. and Prooklvn lofts. The eA
perinent Is not what would DE little later In the
.ea son as hawks just are In the Middle
States and extremely hungry and this being the most
important time OF TIE breeding season. not many BIRDS can
b spared 49, .-~---. o.. .-'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
4 FERRYDoIT GOES 10 THE norton.
STRUCK FULL IN THE BOW By A scow THE
.f f. p. JAMES SINKS.

STRUCK FULL IN THE BOW By A Scow THE
.f f. p. JAMES SINKS.
Struck full IN the bow by mud scow the ferrybcat
r. p. James, plying between Ninety ninthst. and Col.
lege Point, l.. L., sunk In the East River yesterday
morning. Her passengers and crew escaped In l1e'
boat, and the only loss OF life resulted from the
drowning OF eight truck horses. The James was on
her 8 AS q trip from College Point to New-tork'
Near Halletts Point the IQlot the tug Daylight
I'm mid STREAM towing "A mudscO W. The tide was On
the ebb and q powerful current swung the 500"
toward the ferryboat The pilot sgnalled to the en-
gneer OF the James TO reverse engines, ana wniste
The tug tried In vain to keep her tow clear The
mud scow crashed into the ferrybOat, cutting great
hole near the bow below the water line. Inc
james began settle forward. The captain Sig
nailed to the engineer to 60 at full speed ana at
TEMPTED 10 beach the boat ON the Astoria shore.
The water flooded the fierOom and the engineer ana
fireman were compelled to leave their Posts. DO
fore half he distance to the shore was reacnso INC
lower deck was submerged and the machinery nao
been stopped. There were only few men on poaro'
The passengers went up 10 the hurricane-decK
Within few yards Of the Astoria shore the Terry
boat sunk and went down stern first. The crew
and messengers cot into the ng nebOat and reached
the shore.
Captain Paul was the last man to leave the SINKING
boat ON board the james there were four TRUCKS
An effort was made to cut the traces which held the
horses to the trucks, but the drivers were compee~
to climb for their lives before they could Tree the
horses Had the collision taken place an hour or
so later several hundred people might have peen
drowned. The crew, OF the r. r. James consisted OF
captain H. j. Paul, Engineer John .. Reilly. Fireman
John sincke and the declrhands, Charles Reilly
and Gsoss Rcp The G ass Sn s had other hair
breadth escapes. Several years ago. when running
for short time between the Battery ana staten
Island she struck rock ana went 10 the po''op''
She then had nC passengers on bOaru
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
A DIIL AFFECTING ILLINOIS RACE TRACKS.

Chicago March 30 (speciaD should the Berry Anu
Pool b that passed the Illinois House Yesterday oe
carried through the senate and approved by ihe "oV
ernor every race track In the state Will probably oe
Obliged 10 close its gates. The bill absolutely pro
hbIts recording or registering bets. or selling poos
mon the result Of any trial or contest of smi srru
or power Of endurance Of man or beast IL i sun
question whether the senate VIII n'eep' a"u p"'' wy
,u,. ,u, the tremendous majority Of ia to s. given
In IN. Uouse makes It appear possible that the meas
up. will I.e sent 10 Governor Altgeld who Is sad 10
favor the BILL The fight on the measure VIII he'e'
sarily b, IN the senate where every enort VIII oe
made 10 prevent It, passage. shonld The Dill pass "
f. asserted by It's opponents, that nearly every comfy
~ viii Ice Obliged Ia suspend operations THIS year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
TIE FORGERIES At LOUISVILLE.
sUTToNs BooKKEEPER TELLS OF HIS EMPLOY
Frs COME :sIoN OF GUILT.

-
ER's COME ;sIoN OF GUILT.
Louisville, KY, March 3O.-Information was secures
At q late hour last night which seems to explain
tne mystery Of the sutton forged warehouse receipts
Rendered desperate and i'll from the strain on his
mind william NJ Bcecher, confidential bookkeeper ior
A. H. sutton a. Co., stated that his employer was
guilty OF tho acts alleged against him, and SAID rar-
ther that sutton had confessed the same 10 him. Inc
actual amount OF forged receipts, according TO
Beecher is from $50 900 to $4,000 With the money
thus raised IN addition 10 the marginal loans sutton
was enabled to buy mp large quantities Of whlsRey'
Reecber said Yesterday 81 have engaged lawyers,
and any information should come from them, but
am becoming desperate at the suspicion dlrecteo
against me and will stand 1t 10 longer sutton ~
guilty and has confessed II to me. knowing that
mad become suspicious Of his transactions To-Day
l told President Barrett, OF the German security
Innk about the forged receipts. About year ago
T saw that Sutton had brought a large quantity OF
plank receipts to the office. and asked him what IL
meant lie said he had ordered them Tor tic us
t,lleries Oh which they arerward forged ihey
rema,ned I'm the Office time before the oiahR
nIaees were filled out After he had got himself into
the affair he became desperate and Threatened 10
commit suicide. sutton has about 1900 Darreis OF
whiskey but OF Ire owes good ;deal on ~;
II is INV firm belief that he VIII De- hDie 10 pun
through all right. lie has promised to raise me
some from A distance No one need Tear mat IKE "II
Icnvr the city He told me that he had iuiiy maae
nm his mind 10 fight 1t out to the end al an hazarus'
TIerc Is not much danger Of prosecuuoh'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
~. w. REYNOLDS. 1T rs SAID, WIS INSANE
NO OTHER REASON CAN DE GIVEN FOR THE
MURDER OF MILES V. KELLY

NO OTHER REASON CAN DE GIVEN FOR THE
MURDER OF MILES V. KELLY.
so far as can be learned. the murder and suicide
in HARLEY & Grahams store. No. 3l5 Broadway on
"Wednesday night prompted by homicdal manila
Neither the widow Of William W. Reynolds who
killed his friend. Miles Y. Kelly. and then himself
nor Mrs Kelly, knows Of any quarrel or Disagree
m.nt which might furnish reason for the murder
Kely's last night was emphatic In his BELIEF thah
Reynolds WAS insane. TITS opinion Is shared bv
william j. Bron manager for Hartley & Graham.
SO for as We are aware aud ~ far as We can
learn said Mr.. Brof yesterday. neither financial
nor family trouble ut the back OF this tragedy
| Am more than ever convinced that Reynolds WAS
deranged when he fired the shots. For IA consider
able time lie had been getting more and moro
errntlc and We begun TO wonder what was 10 he
done with him. lie could not Keep his business
CORES pondence in order. lie neglected. MANY im
portant matters TO Which he woNd otherwise nave
mid rigorous attention. 1t seemed to me that the
sickness Of his mother who Is eightyseven years DID,
unsettled his brain. That he could have any IMAM
cial transactions with Kelly-prvae or otherwise
is In tie face Of 1t improbable. In their depart
ments the two rarely II ever brought into con
tact Mr. REYNOLDS controlled big department ana
w,s n man OF considerable means. while Mr.. Kcy's
position was entirely different. and II Is certain that
no connection outside the house existed between
them
When asked how Mr. Reynolds obtained possession
OF the revolver Mr.. BrOn said "That was quite an
easy thing for him to do lie had control OF tue re-
volvers and could. ~ he chose. take one from the
case No one had the right to question his act
The fact that the tag and price mark had not been
cut from the revolver shows that the act was not
prcmestated. Right here want to say that no re-
volvcr or gun in this store IS loaded. This par
ticular pistol charged after It had been removed
from the case No firearms loaded In the store
ReynoIdss body was taken yesterday from Cham
bers Street Hospital to his home No. 13o Hewes-st
Brooklyn lie will be buried Saturday at Green
wood. 1t Is likely that the funeral services over
IA. body OF his victim will b. held on the same day.
The members Of the Reynolds family are almost pros
trn,.d from grief Tile dead mans mother has been
I'M for months his brother James has Just recovered
from n severe sickness. Great sympathy Is felt Tor
family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31

Jackson, Mich. March 3O-Dr Noviss statement
as TO the analysis Of the stomach Of Duard ha'sn'
.nd The y,hIs and lemohade glasses read IN evi
dence ot the inquest this morning. Dr. Novis says
the stomach the walls and lemonade Glasscs all con-
tanned hydrocyanic acid. The strength was per
cent There was also acid in the tin cup from which
IatImer sn,d he drank his lemonade. The reason Gill
did not die from the prussic acid hxed by La'imer
,s because he drank his lemonade slowly. and had
only swallowed twothirds OF II when he fell sense
less on the table. Gill thus got only little over
half the doe Hs!ght did.
Warden Davis testified that he never knew 'hat
Iatimer WINS out of his cell nights and that no one
had nny right or business to let him Out. Inc
warden's orders as well 40 the rules, were tnat 10
convict was TO be taken from cell suer y. W.,
,,.,..~ IN. conv:ns Was sick. A. Tor drugs coming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
THE SUBCOMNIsSIONS ABOLISHED.
WORLDS FAIR EXHIBITORS WILL NOW HAVE y
Apply no CHICAGO OR ALBANY.

WORLDS FAIR EXHIBITORS WILL NOW HAVE 10
APPLY no CHICAGO OR ALBANY
The New.York State Board OF Managers OF 'he
Worlds Fair has decided TO dispense with the omces
and officers Of the eight snb-commlssons Tbs s'a'e
was divided by the Board OF Managers into eight
tudjcial districts with three commissioners ana ono
secretary to each district. The sub-ohcers were IN
formed OF the boards action on Monday, ana WIN
close their Offices to-day. The Offices OF The firs'
Judicial Distnc, are in the Madison square BANK
Building. Twenty. nfth-st. and Broadway. kcharu
DclaAeid. Samuel W. Fairchild and James w. iappe"
are the commissioners. and Edmund e. stanton Tue
secretary Mr.. Stanton yesterday afternoon sa'u
{" The order was entirely surprise TO u.s. whe,"e'
fs action will cause embarrassment TO the eSh'o'ors
and others, ! cannot say. The offices OF inc ''a'e
Board OF Managers will be transferred 10 ,"csgo
tboneh there will doubtless still be q hrapch ONCE
A. ALBANY, Mr. stanton could not or wonid ho'
assign reason for the State Boards acuoh eAcep'
n saw that It had probably found 1t necessary 10
emf down expenses. Exhibitors Will now nave u
snplv directly to Chicago or Albany for inrorma"on
II is said that the only reasons gwen ny us
posrd OF Managers for its action was that the s,ae
pra,ny Mt the Fair was a more costly structure uan
was AT Hrst Intended and the amount expsye@o io
the expenses and salaries OF the sub0mces- n,'ooo
since last June was not justified by the results
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
TO CHICAGO IN NINETEEN HOURS.
THE NEW YORK CENTRAL WILL RUN woNDE"'

rur NETWORK CENTRAL WILL HUN n "o->DH.'
Full TRAIN FROM HERE TO THE FAIR
m. Nswyork Central and Hudson River Railroad
has arranged to reduce the time between Ne" 'o'"
and Chicago to nineteen hours. On April 80 uiai
ui,l he nut on this road which VIII leave New 'o'A
douv nj a n H. and arrive in Chicago at 1o a. III.
tho next day making the distance iE the re"rHip'c
time NJ nineteen hours five hours faster IMAM 'e
fastest limited train now running IL VIII NC
WAGNER vestibuled train. mnde up OF communion
haggspe tufret and smoker dining and sleeping cars
Five dollars extra will be charged for fast time. iS
train will be especially for the benefit OF 'he NA'
10 the Worlds Fair and will be discontinued ""e"
tho Fair Closes The only objection that foreigners
may have TO II will be the fact that they VIII "o
carried so fust from to Chicago that there
WIN lie no opportunity TO see the country 'hroue"
which the train passes.
From New.York TO Albany the train VIII 20 aIo"s
a. a tremendous rate, and between Albany anu b"
fslo where there are many long stretches OF s'rg"'
track this truly lightning express Will travel SO iast
that those who chance 10 be anywhere near the roau
nj the time will only know that tram mas p"SSN
from the laundering noise and clouds OF snoKe' 1,
NAV ~ found that this record breaking Tram VIII
become 50 popular that the public VIII demand W
have Il continued and in that case the railroad con-,
m,nv NAV crafty the request. All Ie dctAis "a u,c
new train have not yet been cOmpiete1 p". u ~
prObable that fewer stops VIII lie inhe Ian on any
lime that the New-YOrk Central hopes 10 estapi.s.
will ne one OF the wonders OF the day, anu !he result
10 the experiment will be anxiOusly awaited ny rai
road men in all parts Of the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31

In to convicts. he had knowledge about that. as
when any request had 10 him of such nature
from ccnvics. he had said that the prison ply sican
had full charge OF that II not until after the
tragedy that witness heard that any prssc acid had
been sent into the prison Latimer Is living on bread
and water now. The solitary cell he Is in Is smaller
than the regular size. and contains nothing but Il
straw mattress on the floor No one but the chaplain
ls allowed TO talk to him.
Lansing, Mich. March 30.-It having been alleged
that the escape OF the convict Latimcr from the state
prison at Jackson the result Of hose manage
mont. the Upper House OF the Michigan Legislature
today passed concurrent resolution ordering an In
vestigatiOn OF the prison management. The resO-
luton provides for the appointment OF three mem
bers from each House to conduct the investigation.
which will be begun at once.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
THE Ball SET ROLLING.
GIANTS OPEN THEIR SEASON.
A RUNAWAY GAME WITH MANHATTAN COLLEGE
EoYs LASTS FOR FOUR INNINGS.

RUNAWAY GAME WITH MANHATTAN COLLEGE
EoYs LASTS FOR FOUR INNINGS.
The local baseball season formally opened at the
Polo Grounds Yesterday with game between the Jasper
nine OF Manhattan College, and the NewYork team IL
pleasant surprise the attendance being larger thah
was anticipated and the enthusiasm being OF the kind
seen In this city dun, thu memorable seasons OF 1883 ana
1889. The little Harlem valley and the foot OF Dead
Head Hill" presented pleasant sight to the lovers Oh
baseball Over 900 spectators were present ana ue
enthusiasm was marked throughout More people were
present than many championship games last year anu
the opening more successful in than at any
previous except the remarkable baseball year VI
1889 In year the Gl,nts opened the season AFTER
winning the worlds championship for the FIRST time III
Every New-YorR player he stepped to the Dat
wa. greeted with applause but Connor Ward Burke ana
Herman were compelled to tlke OF their caps several times
at the frantic Of greeting when they appeared Oh
the field.
While tho weather was not cold the sky was dark ana
threatening the indications pointed to ram oeore e
game could be half played. damp, penetrating ofeezo
swept over the Held and aud women FOUND hea'y
wraps decidedly comfortable. The small boy aehca VIC
weather screamed at basehit and fairly danced In ex'
ultant 10Y when Tiernan' In the third inning made the
first home.run drive.
Ward did to risk putting his regular ptchers
and cachers to work in such weather. aud young man
named ponohe pitched and Collins semiprofessional
CAUGHT Tor Ncw-Yoik. Their work was iair' as Now.
York was enabled to win by IA to g Snecden the oid
paInaed PLAYER pitched for the COLLEGE boys, anu lie uo
finely for two Innings. Then the Sew-forkers setiea
hard work and scored fourteen f"hs III 'ne uc
two innings eight OF the number being earned oy 'e'
batting. Davis Ward, Connor and keecr did sAcche''
work in the field while Burke Tiernan, Ward Conner
and vo, earned bonors at the bat. II began " rain
at the close fourth inning and the game was ''oppe'
hv al cans The score.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
VOORHEES Defends RISLEf.
HE CALLS THE CHARGES AGAINST THE MINIS
TER A wRETCuED LIE.

HE CALLS THE CHARGES AGAINST THE MINIS
TER wRF:TCuED LIE.
Washington. March 30 senator Voorhees, TO day sent
the following dispatch 10 his law partner JON" ''
Lamb. in regard 10 the Golden circle Charges naue
against Minister John 4. Risley:
Washington, ID. c., March 80. 1893.
Hon. John +. Lamb. Tcrre Iiante, lna. NJ. ri.,.v,.
The statement that | ever connected ar; n's, ,,c
name with the papers sMzed In my former Jaw o,,'e
by Darlington IN i7"4 %',%r in' Gconcr sd
lie visited rerre Iaute In the spring Of ioo' ram. lma
has continued 10 at least one, year IRON !"
,na nn,v VIII, aobt wears he has often spent weeks at
lime at indianapolis. and In different part o' ,
g., i'm he trial of cases In court ana III w ''n
9 v,,,on ~ the Indiana Bloomington and Western
and The Indiana. Decatur and sptnei.ld hnlf"ao,
He received mn, of oa e Transaction spoken
Of until his appointment appeared In the pnprts' and
The whole s.Sry Ii yr,S Rsisy viii
not plead the statute OF limitations II any oh ao"
to bring suit u money w@ So rn anw wI a. tx shin
If" own cut. Whether MIR. RisS was meni!er
Oh ~ knights Of the Golden Circle or ro,s g Wan
u no WcI can who is here Coolr Mclean was m,nl
hsr Of the celebrated military c5uri that trra bowe
Mnran ana others ""d ,hoSe Srsnons lie
authorizes me TO state that the wcoId OF , ~, ,,a
shows that said orders or org Mn,@r Of las" and
iSG4 which wa, after Rsley married ana VIII W.T., :"
York in october. 1853. and that neither n.s 81
. am@ II nor those ornniraions was dclocd in the pro
ccedugs OF that vigllant military conr'. ~ u,
was nbljshed In book form. and The name o' wi,
member was a.certnined sworn to and pr"serve s
The record therefore. absolutely exciaes he pn,,d
bliy that Rs"y wa %e me- Order or orders with
funds TO buy arms for any Other purP,5 ronc,tei
vs,ts 70 Terrr Iaute since 1865. and SAYS that WIN
ali his familiarity with the people o, afr1 r. hanri
and all over The state he never un,i now, W., n,o
Of the charge !" Tes"'" D. 70 w. ~o%REEs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
COLONEL uENRY H.. HALL DEAD.

Colonel Henry II. Hall. vctef'n OF the Mexican
and Civil wars, died Wednesday mt his home. No.
1875 Carrost, Brooklyn, in his seventyegirth yess.
lie WINS born In Boston, and served volunteer In
the Mexican War In Mississippi regiment. In the
civil War he was the star OF General Chester A.
Arthur, and afterward major in the 9Th New-iork
Artillery, and was revetted colonel for eallantry
lie had been employed for number OF years In the
Arrears Department OF the Brooklyn city government
NJ the time OF his death. IT'S wife ana one son
survlve him. The funeral will lake place. at his
home tomorrow afternoon. The members pr Erastus
r Tent Post g. A. r.. Of which Colonel Hall was
member will attend the funeral.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
BREWERY EMPLOYEES on STRIKE.

The employees OF the NATURAL Brewing Company, at
College Point. are strike. and bitter fight Is
expected. The men quit work Tuesday because u
driver named Condranf vas discharged they say on
the ground that the Brewers Union had demanded
prompt weekly payments as part Of the fulhiment
Of the contract between the brewery and the anion
The superintendent OF the brewery denies this and
saws that the man WAS discharged because lie delivered
beer to customer without receiving the money In
payment The union demands the reinstatement Of
the driver. but the company refuses 10 take nm
and Join the knights " Labor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
IN pprsyRvE THE BIRTHPLACE OF WHITTIER

Boston, March 30 CSpeclnl.--Now that by 'h' WIZ
-. ,.mos II Carleton the whittier Homestead \sSo'
co,on OF IIavcrhill Is assured Of 10000 Win whe"
10 buy and Improve the birthplace Of "h''er .nr
trustees will Immediately set 10 work TO carry out ,e
protect. which was one OF great interest 10 "r'
carleton. who had been n lifelong iriend anu "u
mirer OF the Bard Of the MerrmncK. las' "'n'e,
Mr. Carleton bought the farm In the easter" par. "
H.. iii, nom George G.. Llliot a relative OF Mr..
wh,,,,er for the purpose mentioned and as soon as
the will is pr,bated the place will come into inc
nos.ession OF the association. The I'LL reported 10
the Legislature this week Incorporating the assoc.
lion gives power to purchase more OF inc tar lmd
inss resemble their condition during winters boy
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-31
A NEW FEDERATION OF RAILWAY WORKERS

Chicago March GOD. q. Ramsay. Grand CHIEF Ok
the Order OF Railway Telcgraphers who was In CHI
cago yesterday said '" have been H. consultation
with chief Arthur Of the brotherhood OK Locomotive
Engineers. and can say that there IS Il movement
on foot TO organize q new railway federation. Mr.
Arthur fully sees the need OF new federation. es-
pecijly since the trouble Oh the Ann Arbor road,
The new federation will be composed Of oil classes
Of railway employees from engineers to boilermakers
A str.k. cannot be ordered by any one organization
without the full consent OF a the other organizations
The matter will be discussed at the next meetng
OF the order OF Railway Telegraphers'