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The sun., 1893-06-01
HE REMEMBERS CRISP.
Editor Myrick OF Georgia Dcciines with
Thanks to Join the Reform Club.

AMERICus, Ga. May 31.-Editor Bascom Ny
rick has been invited to Join tho New York Re-
form Club that Is credited with tho snub to
Speaker Crisp last winter In reply to the in
vltation OF tho Hon. John Dewitt Warner Mr..
Myrick recalls the conduct OF the League
toward Mr.. Crisp and hints that as Hoke smith
is Vice. President OF tho club Mr.. Warner
might have conferred with Mr.. Smith before
extending this invitation. SO as to have rre-
vented an awkward result in case OF accent, err.
ior the club Mr.. MyrIck continues:
. The lieiorm Club could make great hit
~ this locality by presentin nR tn It's Nice.IreSl-
done In war paint OF the Hon. Leonidas Liv-
lnGston, TIE upterrited distri,mtor q Iost
the Ihmes- ticc0rdter makes his best bow 10 Mr..
Warner and his re'ormatory club and wishes
them well. 10 fact, very well. but. with thanEs'
The sun., 1893-06-01
TIE RHODE ISLAND MUDDLE
NO Joint Session OF the Legislature. hut the
Plurality Election Bin Is Passed.

NEWPORT. r. l.. May 3l.-The Legislature
met this morning according to adjournment.
In the House the Republicans introduced
minor measures until they received word from
the Senate that 1t had adjourned. thus pre-
venting any invitation being sent them to join
them In Grand Committee. The Senate was
in session only eighteen minutes. In that
time they passed the Plurality bill passed By
tho Urd -Leststuturc practically unanimously.
They then took q hurried adjournment until
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. The House
at once concurred unanimously. Tho House
also passed bill making tho hill operative In
tho case OF city elections. beginning next No
rember.
Before adjournment the House voted to In
wife tho Senat., to meet them in Grand Com
inittee at o'clock to- morrow. Several Re-
ticn. The Democrats propose to, force, tho
Republicans to either come in and stand do
ee. tee Shte vi it Is evdens: they are ] not
it is doubtful 4 they will be prepared to de-
It is reported that Gov Brown viii take
10
awaiting results. hut deny that they will elect
0eS5 no q and q ns
tho prominent Democrats said this morning
that he was positive IN his mind that such ac-
affoid to do 1t. They will resort to other
methojs which. for tho present are secret.
1t was learned tonight that the Democrats
cess OF Tuesday; On that dny Representative
Harbour. II Republican member from Exeter.
would have voted for nil officers Democrats
and Republicans. to whom tho people Chvo
pluraitles. This would have e,.eted the
Democratic Governor, Lieutenn t;Governor
and Attorney-Gene and tho Rspuhlican
The Republicans say that Representa-
tive Barbour hns been bought. Barbour
says his intense regard for n plurality
instead OF a majority prompts him to take
cratic opportunity. Rarbopr's vote would
have given them the Grand Committed. Dur
ing this afternoon there was some lively
hustling among the Republican Senators. 1t
was known that the end must come to-mor-
row. when the senate acted upon the liouss's
sary for the Republican leaders to know
whether their Senators were still firm in their
purpose not to go into, Grand Committee
Every one WAS seon. and twenty-five out OF
vitation tomorrow. Tint canvass practically
settles the proceedings. Coy. Brown will
prorogue the Legislature and 1t viii! be dis
The Dem ocrats called n secret conference
when they heard OF the probability Of the SEN
has the ballots. In his possession. said this
afternoon that he would not turn oyer the
ballots to any but legally constituted Grand
Committee. and any Grand Comm itteo must
count these ballots and declare no election be-
fore proceeding. II the Democrats form an
the ground that the Republicans violate sec
ton IL OF the Constitution. which says the
Senate shall Join the House in Grand Com
mittee making 1t mandatory.
The sun., 1893-06-01
MR. CLETELfNDs VACATION.
lie and Mr. Davis Have "a Successful Days
Fishing Mt BrondNvater.

CAPE CHARLES. Va. May 31.-When the
steamer Sunshine arrived nt Broad W ater land
Ing this morning Mt $3.50 o'clock President
Cleveland was standing on her bow. enjoying
the brisk southwestcrly breezs. He was the
irst to leave the steamer. but was closely fol-
lowed by Mr.. l. Clarke Davis and Dr.. Bryant.
Upon their arrival Mt tho club house the
President was informed that he would occupy
thr ,aMe rooms on the first foor he occupied
last winter
The other rcntlcmen were settled on tho
second floor, The President did not seem to
beat All 'atiEued by his Journey. and directly
alter breakfast .nrpenrrl upon tho porch OF
ne club house IN sporting costume. ready for
fishing expedition. The President. accom-
panied, ny !ir Davis, and with Tom Doughty
Ss guide. were tho lrst te make start for the
nshing grounds. reaching them about 11:3O
.. Tho party conll not have wished for moro
hyoratle day Tor their sport. and took advan-
gag" OF ihe oprortnnity by remaining until
t..hW !; NJ, bringing hack with them about $50
Hsh' Hmh' o, which over fifty were largo hlnefsh.
aane aane resident was more than pleased with his
mrs, r Gay sport. and hopes to try 1t aga!d to-
The sun., 1893-06-01
DAYLIGHT SAFE ROBBERS.
Bookkccper Joseph BridGnrt Has . Tussie
With One oC Them.

At 1920 o'clock yesterday afternoon two
young men entered the Office OF Richard c.
Washburn & Bro. dealers in building materi-
nls. at Jersey avenue and broadway. Jersey
City. Broadway 10 a waterway about fifty feet
wide which extends up from tho Morris Canal
basin to Jersey avenue. and Is used by lighters
and other vessels carrying freight to and from
the brick and lumber yards on either side.
Joseph BriGgart. the old bookkeeper. who has
passed his G5th year. was behind the desk.
He was the only person there. oil the clerks
having gone to their luncheon.
One OF the young men said that he and his
companion were looking for work. and asked
II they could yet job there Mr. Bridgart said
he had n work TO give thcm. The men walked
toward the railing and pushed open the cato
leading to tho inner office. Mr.. Bridgnrt at
tempted to stop them. but one OF thom caught
began to choke him.. The other man made his
way into the rear olilce. whore the big safe Is
hut the doors .oi the inner compartments
whore the cash is kept were locked.
the f IL bSs"f tSs lon oe
iought; yTigorouSiy, hut hls age told AGAINST
his throat whom Frank Carlin rushed into the
oGs HfTa Us stb 6 the resms osnr
the Office. He was at dinner. and. hearing II"
noise iown stairs; ran down 70 500 what tho
trouDle NAs. As lie entered the ONCE ana SAW
the aged bookkeepcr and a strange man
struggling on the floor. he ran over and seized
the strange man. The latter Was forced to re-
lease his grip on the old mans throRt. The
other man. who had been trying to open the
safe in tho Inner office picked up.R brick and
threw 1t Mt Garlic. but 1t missed him. Carlin
then began to shout for help.
His shouts were heard by several OF tho
workmcn who were sitting under II shed dis
posing OF tho contents Of their dinner rails.
They ran up toward the office. hut before they
reached it the two 10 en- had loft, and were hur-
rying across the bridge in the direction Of tho
Central Railroad yards. When tho situation
Of affairs was explained to them they started
in pursuit Of the fugitivos. Tho latter had too
great II start. however. and in n few minutes
they were In the raj road yard dodging in and
out among the freight trains standing on the
tracks. Their pGrsuers thus lost sight OF
them.
A iittlo later tho police searched the yards
for two hours but were unable TO find the NELL
They did learn that two men answering tho
description OF the robbers had been seen to
board u freight train. The police OF the dif-
ferent cities along the line OF tho road were
notified to look out for them.
So far as Mr.. Bridgart can remember his
visitors were young men and well dressed
One was about ~ years old and tho other
about "a. Ono had q inoustache. and the other
was clean shaven. Each wore a black Derby
hat and dark suits. The one who attacked Mr..
Brdgart had q brown coat
Mr. BridEart Is not dangerously injured. but
he Is suffering severely from shock and a mum
ber OF bruises.
The sun., 1893-06-01
A Mother and Baby s,nrvlng In the Streets.

A young woman dressed In black. with
two year-old baby in her arms. stopped h po-
lccman last night on tho Dowery. Just below
Houston street. and asked him to take her
where she could sleep. She said that her
name was Annie Walsh. and that she lived in
Morrisania.
The officer advised the woman to 60 to st.
BarnabRs Home on Mulberry street. As she
turned to co she reeled and would have fallen
had not the policeman caught her.
The mother and baby were taken to st. Vim
cents Hospital. where the doctors found that
they were dying Of starvation.
The sun., 1893-06-01
DEMOCRATS ONLY TO CONTEST
secretary Carlisle Raises the Test or Fit
ness for Chiefs OF Division.

WASHINGTON. May 3l.-Some OF the Mug
wump organs are still criticising Secretary
afIisle' their latest complaint being that he
mas Violated the Civil Service law In dispens-
;ne with examinations FOR Chiefs OF Division.
~ me first place the Chiefs OF Division are not
~ me civil service. hence tho rules are not
spphraole to thcm. In tho second place Sec
.Wav Carlisle has not dispensed with exam
Inations for these places. On tho contrary, he
hol only insists upon examinations. but he has
Mlsed he standard required. A grade OF
s'enlY-hve rer cent. has been the test
q fitness heretofore. hut Mr. CarIisIe
issued an order requiring candidates TO rea III
ssrade ot eighty per cent before they can be
eeemed cligihles. The Board ot Exnmination
has been directed to ask only practical Tues'
lions, instead Of some Of the fantastic nurries
which have heen usually submitted TO appiI,
rants. The Secretary intends that the IN en-
srno ntcd as Chiefs OF Division shnii be not
Only Dom ocrats. but that they shall damon
,rtr.'a to the Fatisfaction Of the Department
innat they are amply qualified to discharge til 6
og,ies to which they may he assigned Men
mmrnnSiness ideas and good practical sense
w havo the advantage In the examination 8
70 be conducted hereafter. and. as only Demo-
eta's W Il he examined for these places which
are not under tho civil service. tho changes
tNulting from such selections will DO salts
POINT OF view.
The sun., 1893-06-01
THE OFFICES IN NEW T0RK.
Secretary Lamont Says the President Has
Not Yet Made Up IIis Mind About Them.

WARRINGTON. May 3l.-Secretary Lamont
said to-day. to a reporter OF THE Sun, that the
President has not yet made UP his m!nd whom
he will appoint to any Of the important New
York Offices Tho Secretary was with the
President several hours yesterday. before the
latter left Washington for tho Virginia duckinG
shorc. and is likely TO know the policy Of the
Administration in dealing with the New York
situation. He is fully informed with regard to
the various statements made about tho selec
tion OF Mr.. Poucher for the Coliectorship. Mr..
Monroe for Naval oficer or Surveyor.
and Mr.. McClelland for District Attorney. and
has read also Smith NJ. Weeds words OF wis
dom. supposed to be inspired by his recent
conversations with tho President aud Sccre-
tary Lamont Nevertheless. Secretary La-
mont said that all this talk about Mr.. Poucher
and other gentlemen being selected for tho
various places In New York Is simply idle
speculation. As a matter OF fact. the Presi-
dent has not yet made up his mind who he will
appoint. Upon his return from Hogg Island.
which may not be until ncxt week. he may
proceed with the consideration OF tho New
York appointing onts. He is anxious to dispose
OF some OF them. and It will not take him fve
minutes to mako tho appointm euts after lie
once decidos who tho appointees shall be.
"Will there o any discrimination between
the two factions In New York Ivy the President
In making these nppointm ents 7" tho Sun man
asked.
Secretary Lamont hesitated for q moment
and then piled: They will all bo Demo mocrats.
soc Gov. Flower says there has been no dis
criminaton at Albany in the State appoint
ments. Ifthere has been no discrimination at
Albany thore will be none ut Washington"
will any OF the regular Democracy, incud-
ing Senator Murphy. Mr.. Croker. and other
lenders. be invited to como to Washington and
confer with the President before the appoint
ments arc mRdeT
No one has been invited to come to Wash
ipgton. and don't belicve any one will be
The mails are open 10 all who care to commu-
nicato with tho President on the subject. A
written statement is easier to remomber cnd
refer to thnu a verbal declaration" q.
what about Mr.. Weeds statements this
morning. In which lie appears to speak with
moro or less authority"
"Well. Mr.. Weed simply repeated in sub
stance what no said to tho President and me.
He does not say that he had aLy positive
knowledge on the subject. nor docs lie say
that the President intimate to him what may
be expected. The fact is. l do not know who
will be appointed. and l am quite sure the
President has not yet made up his mind.
imagine that something will be done in that
direction when he returns home. but how
soon after do not know"
The sun., 1893-06-01
Pension Fraud. In ,he Northwest.

MINNEAPOLIS. May 31.-The journal prints
an article on the unearthinG of continued and
Wholesale pension frauds In northern Iowa
and southern Minnesota. Special Pension
Examiner Waite. who Inns headquarters In
this city. has been at work on the case for sew
eral months.
On May - George V. Van Leuven. Jr.. q
pension ATTORNEY at Limo Springs. Ia. and
Dr. George kessel. Mayor Of Cresco. H.. were
on which the arrest wns made is that of
Joseph Churchill Of Minneapolis. 1t is charged
that tho names OF tho witnesses in his rnpers
are forged. The Government 1t is said. IL
prepared TO show tha; similar frauds have
been perpetrated on a big scale for Tcars.
The sun., 1893-06-01
TORNADO IN MISSISSIPPI
Cioudburst and wird and Hail Storm In
Central New York.

Central New York.
MEMPHIS. May 31.-A tornado struck Rose
dale. Miss. 115 miles south OF this city. this
afternoon. completely demolishing tho town.
All wires are down. Five persons are reported
killed.
CANAJoHAR1E. N. Y. May 31.-A cloudburst
this afternoon at Sprout Brook. about ton
miles south OF here. did great damage. The
large hop yards OF o. G. Fox and George Wen
dell arc completely washed out. Many bridges
on Bowman's Creek. portion Of DR.. Malett's
house. and several other buildings were car
ried away. The storm lasted only short
time. 1t was nccomp panied by lightning. thun-
der, and hail.
CAN1sTEo. N. Y. May 31.-A terrific wind
storm. accompanied by hail. swept over Addi-
son and Corning and their vicinity this after
noon. The hail stones destroyed the crops In
the path OF the storm and completely denuded
the trees Of their foliage. Tho hail foil to a
depth Of from three to four inches.
The sun., 1893-06-01
MRS. HIMESMAN'S PREMONI1ION
She Faints Before n Policeman Announces
Her Husbands Death.

Joseph Hamesman. n lahorer. 80 years old,
Of 253 Melrose street. Wil!iamsburgh. whilo at
work yesterday afternoon on tho new fire en-
Gno house In course Of erection at Madison
street and Central avenue. fell through the
open beams from tho second story to the cell
lar and received injuries from which he died
In st. Mary 8 Hospital three hours later. Tho
wife OF the doad man WAS sewing FOR another
family yesterday. Sho returned homo at 6
o'clock last evening and prepared supper for
herself and her husband Famesman n IL ually
returned from work Just before O'Clock.
Mrs. Hnmesman watched for him at tho
window. In the mean time the police OF the
Cedar street station were apprisei of Haines-
mans death In the hosrital. and Policeman
She saw him coming. and before she knew
what had happened Ia her husband she fnint-
oil. When neighhors restored her to con-
death. she said sho had n prrmonition ali day
that something terrible was going to happen
The sun., 1893-06-01
HAS POWER TO ISSUE BONDS.
,rJoRyEY- @ ENERdL OLNEY SO As
suREs THE PRRSIDENE

NJ. Cleveland VIII Use utr He Thinks Such
. Cour.e Advi.nbie-New York Bankers
.,d , september rSes.iou-Tho President
and MIR. whitncy Are stii fT1ends.
c,o of President Cleveland's closest friends
stid yesterday;
"In Wow ot tho different opinions as to the
Presidents power under tho Resumption act
.nncsrning an issue OF Government bonds.
President Cleveland has had frequent consul
,.,ions OF late with httorney-teneral Olney
a, tho subject Tho President has always
maintained that he had the powor to sell
bonds. but arguments disputinG this havo
some from such able authorities that he de-
tsrmlned to request brlof on tho subject
from Mr.. oney.
"The Attorn cy- Gen eral hns favored the Pres
,dent with nm exhaustive statement In which
he clearly sets forth his orin ion that the Presi-
dcnt has full power to issue bonds. In fact
MIR. Olney's opinion makes 1t mandatory upon
the President to act in certain circumstances.
uhe President is now fully convinced OF his
GROUND. and Is confirmed In his original opin-
ion concerning his powers in the matter
"Will the President issue hondst"
There Ia no necessity for him to do so at
thc present time hut II in tho future he deter
mines that the situation requires the selling
o. ,aarr eVuo'. ~. e., AL, hn,d. nj Mi"
w. nv ~ ,, .,,r,,;o, ,on,orni,. th. sho-
man Silver law p
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The sun., 1893-06-01
WILL FOUND Her.
Two loving Hearts United In Spite OF n
Reluctant Father.

Reluctant Father.
CHICAGO. May 31.-Late on Monday night
Mrs Alice Smy sent this despatch from Chi
caGo to George King Of Rochester. n. y:
will found me: married to night: leave for
Rochester Wednesday noon"
That simple despatch contained love ro-
nance. Mrs. Smy was Miss Alice King. Her
father is q wealthy shoe manufacturer at
Rochester. Young Smy Is good looking but
he is clerk. Mr.. King had planned to have
his daughter marry a rich man. but Alice loved
Smy. Mr. King. late in April. sent his daughter
to Englewood. Ill. on a visit to friends.
Last week Mr.. King came to town. He set
tied up an estate. and on Sunday told his
worth S5O.OO0. Then he started Fast. A few
hours afterwari VIII Smy arrived at EnGle-
wood. He. md Miss King attended the Sunday
Therle Of the EnGlewood Baptist Church made
them ore. and this afternoon tho pair left for
tion
The sun., 1893-06-01

Max Mnns'eld's Declaration at City Editor
Gueterbock'b Funeral.

Max Mnns'eld's Declaration at City Editor
Gueterbock'B Funeral.
The funeral OF bernhard Gueterbock. whose
death from shooting at his house. 1I5 East
Seventy-ninth street a coroner's jury declared
to be suicide. was held at the house yesterday
afternoon. About fifty persons were present.
Mr.. c. Otto BHesc. the broker who was in Mr..
Guoterbock's house at the timo Of the shoot
Ing. was not at the funeral.
After tho services were over. and Just before
the coffin was taken to the hearse. Mr.. Max
MansfelI. manager OF the Ambera and Ter
race Carbon theatres. arose and said that no
would like to say few words. A speech OF
about eight minutes followed. in the course OF
which Mr.. Mansfield said:
Mr.. Gucterbock has been my intimate
friend for years. and in the knowledge OF him
which gained in that time. declare hero In
spite OF tho decision Of the Coroners Jury.
that he never committed suicide. nor am I
alone In this belief. Most II not all OF the
dead mans friends are Mt ono with me
In this opinion. and it is at their request that
nm speaking now. There WAS no cause in
the prime Of ITO; he had brilliant prospects:
his IA her had left him n fortune; there was
ever, reason for his desiring to liye. Never
have heard from his lips suggestion OF any
Those lirs, are clos cd now forever; they
diet of lf.murder. l fervently wish that
speech might be. given them II only to clear
away the deep. hcop mystery that surrounds
shin ii for the dead. and in the strength OF my
faith in him. say here solcmnly md with
conviction that he did not commit suicide.
and with my consent he shnll not 60 to the
grave with that !mputaticn deiling his
Mr.. Herman Ridder. Secretary OF the Stats
ZeitunO Publishing Company. called uron act
ing Assistant District Attorney Weeks yesler-
Il In ard flt IN
book. Mr.. Weeks told Nj. Ridder that the case
would be carefully investigated by the Dis
The sun., 1893-06-01
MES. LESLIE HOPES TO EE FREE SOON.

Meantime She Ia Selling Her Furniture and
Preparing For Trip of Recreation.
Mrs Frank Leslie is going TO sell to-day all
the furnishings OF her residence at 13 West
Fiftieth street. Mrs. Leslie bought this house
eight years ago. but has lived in it very little
She said last night that tho reason she was
selling the furnishings was that her health
was not good. and that. she was going to take
moss cares Ilron her mind than were neccs-
sary. Sho expects that the decree in her suit
for divorce aGainst Mr. Wilde will bo handed
down on saturday. AZ soon Rs tho result IL
made known Mrs Leslie will leave New York
Tor nm extended trip.
The sun., 1893-06-01
Cries Heard n. N,@h, on the Sound.

Cries OF distress were heard coming from
Long Island Sound oil Point View near Col
lege Point, on TUESDAY night. Yesterday
morning capsized catbont is reported to
have hoen seen drifting away on. the tide.
ployecs ia tho hotel ON Point View Island. but
owing 10 the darkness and high wind they
waters or send out II boat. The theory In Col
lege Point Is that the boat seen drifting by
was overturned by the gale and the occupants
drowned
The sun., 1893-06-01
Mayor Sanford Re.eues Four Men.

The sloop yacht Cygnet capsized of College
Point on Decoration Day Just as Mayor
Horatio S. Sanford aud u party o; friends were
gliding by in his new naphtha launch tho
Gladys. There had been four men on the
yacht named Ryan. Hogan. bradley. and
Beigen. and they were loundering about in
the water crying for help when Mayor Sanford
turned and bore down on them. He soon had
them safe aboard his launch. They were
landed on tho College Point dock.
The sun., 1893-06-01
TIE WRECKED CIRCUS TRAIN.
Some of the Animals sim mt Lbcrty-Funer.
als OF the Victims.

ais OF the Victims.
TYRONE. Pa. May 3i.-The funerals OF tho
attaches OF Maniss circus killed. yesterday In
the railroad wreck. were hold hero to-day.
The funeral procession was led by the colored
band belonging to the circus. The work Of
clearing away tho wrcck is proceeding slowly.
and it will take several days to complete 1t.
The escaped lioness was captured several
miles from the scene Of the wreck this morn
ing. but fought so hard that she had to be
killed. The $1,000 trick horse Snowflake"
died Inst night. Another victim is added to
rital. OF Louis Champaign OF Rochester. n. Y.
Forty-seven dead horses were buried to-day.
and several more will die. black panther
and silver tiger are till at large. as also are
some monkeys and birds.