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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
STORMY SCENE IN THE CONNECTICUT HOUSE.

Hartford, Conn, June 23-rherc was an exci'ins
time In the House this morning growing ont OF me
debate over the bill providing for the removal oi inc
grade crossings In the city Of Bridgeport which passed
the senate Yesterday During the debate Representa-
tive Walsh OF Bridgeport. expressed his surprise thai
Representatives Rockwell OF West Hartford. and Clark
Of JIaddam. had allowed themselves 10 J" controlled
BY railroad corporation to The extent OF reporting
the bill favoiably from the Committee Railroads.
Mr. Clark bitterly resented the impu'atioa that hc was
Influenced or controlled by the New icrx, NcwIavcn
ana Hartford Railroad.
Mr.. Walsh expressed his nich personal regard for
Mr. Clark, but said that he was convinced that the
railroud committee had been made up In the interest
Of the railroad. This reflection on the integrity Of
speaker Brooks. who appointed the committee. brought
a half dozen members TO their feet In indignant pro
test spealser Brooks pounding vigorously 10 preserve
order Mr.. Rockwell gained the floor and fatty de-
MED that he Influenced BY the railroad company.
N. Hesly Of Windsor Locks moved TO table the bill
b the interest OF harmony. Mr. Wood, Republican
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24

turned over and wen; to the botto carrying
down with her nearly all on board. Some of the
officers and crew managed 10 get out oi the
suction caused hy the sinking vessel and were
rescued Among those lost Is Nicc-Admral lryon.
The first rrpOris OF the disaster stated thiJ
about 200 mon had been drowned. but later dis
pat che. show that the loss of life was far greater
nearly 400 of the officers and crew Of the Nictorii
having eon" down with th" ship.
The Victoria was twln-scrcw battlcshlp OF me
first class She was an armorcd vessel OF lO4'o
tons and i4,OoO horse power. and mounted hlie"n
euns Tho Campcrlown Is also Il iiist-claSs tw'n-
.crcw hattc-hip. She Is of io60o tons AMI H.
100 horsepower. ard carries ton guns.
EEAE.ADMIEAL MARkHAM's REPORT.
P,ar-A!miral Albert II! Markham, Of tn" TrafnI-
ear. the ilasshp of the Keur-Admlral in the Mcdi-
icIran.au. has t-lrsIaphed TO the Admiralty nom
rriIoli. under date OF to-day, a, follows
r,sfct to rcpoi. that while nalocuyrne OIL Ifppi
,l, AFTERNOON tn- Victoria and t'mpri'"n roNl'"i l.
I'm. vctori, -anE ia a.cn u.nutc-. IN eighteen mthoni'
, v,,c. She lie. bottom uppc-mo-t TIC camper
Gowns ta truck the Victoria forward Of the trrct on the
-f,rlo.d -ilc Iven'y.ouc onir'r' were ai""n"I '"o
hundred and nn,.n,c ren were -aN'd Inc injury TO tAe
,, rrov-n h, mo- yet ten flly a-ccrtancd brt 1t is
.,to,t. and ncce,-ite hcf s"is on up '' ci H.
,sov.,c 20 .cl1 toe sur.iNor' to VA IT,
rh. con,plrn,ni OF officers and crew OF the Vie
,o,; co,ur,i.,d 500 men lh" list al officers
d,o,y,..d inclrdcS. besides Vice admiral lryoh
,bupl,in Morris. Lieut. 'nnnt Munro. Fleet PdS mas
90, uickcord. FIoct Engineer Foreman, Engineer
u,rI,ny. Assistant Engineers Deadman, llathcrly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
LAND GRANTS FOR SIDIrGS VOID.

Aus,in. Tex. June 23.-Iht" last evening IN inc
Dlsttc, Court a decision was handed dowr In favor
Of fine state In the case Of the State against Canda
Drake Strauss % New York. pure ha-crs and holders
Of Texas Tachc Railroad land grants The suit In
wolves SIsO00O worth Of land claimed by the rail-
ronds for siding, and $4,000 worth Of anf held on
what the state claims TO be void certificates. This
case T. one Of many brought by the State against
railroads 90 reclaim land received by the railroads for
.ldings TIE law under which these lands were
granted provided that 20 many acres should lie
granted for every mile OF road In active operation
Tie railroads succeeded in securing the land ior
tdinys A, well for the main track. When I'M,
fact became known 10 Tn" Legislature II authorized
The Attorney General 10 bring suit 10 recover all lands
received by railroads for sdings.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
STFfERINGS or THE NE1 EINGERS CEEU
CRUEL TREATMENT OF THE snirwEEcK I'D
SAILORS IN Alaska

CRUEL TREATMENT OF THE sHiPNHECKLD
SAILORS ~ ALASKA.
New. Bedford Ms. Juno .g.-Thrrc officers Of th"
wrecked whaling lar, S,a Ranger arrived at This port
today from Port Town-cnd. Wash. ly rah. The
men are Third Mate James e. Lombard. of Nhninck"
Fourth Mate Thomas -. Rlckcrly and EOat Header
John Rogers. OF this city. Mr. Rogers shid %" ma
been slhpwrcCk'd three times but n"'"r h'i"r" In"
met with such outrageous treatment from white men
AZ he and tl, crow Of the srl Ranger. suffered ~
e,tka. Ali,ka. ave were rnttIng into Tie Island oi
KAYAK on May %" hc continued. to land dr"l
shipmatc when we struck snnken ledge ana hi
le., than IN hour had to leave the ship with Only
what we carried onr back. W" Lad To 70"
fonrtccn miles 10 find landing place ana wrr'
finally taken into settlement 10y '"orS' Berry "i
Engl,si, trader and waei with him until June =
ubon the steamer Crescent city arrived from ouna
la.ka and carried II, >itka We arrived Al Sltha
oh June D. There were thirty SIX men OF rs. al
told The Governor Of Alaska was away but The
acting Governor WAS seen by Captain Foley, OF ih'
lost Sea Ranger. lie told the captain he conid a.
nothing for IL. and h. did nothing. "" "ih'''
food AMI had money. There were In lh' har'o'
OF -itka three United stat cutters ana TWO Nh'''
| mcn-0i-war, the Mohcan and Ranger
"Capain Foley saw Captain Ludlow. OF the Nor
can, and implorcd him 70 do something iof VI
In procuring food and other ncocssarcs' hc 'ol'
| Captain Foley hc could not keep Us ana toid hii'
| TO draw on the owners OF the sea Ranger CIptaiI
| Foley BY signing for SaO worth of ralons Tor on
| week for the crew. was able 10 keep the mel
| from starvation. The steamer City Of Topeka IRON
| Port Townsend, arrived at ,iika on June TO- In
| Governor was on board, but was unwilling TO d'
| ANYTHING for the shipwrcckcd men. The captain 0
| the City Of Topeka refused to take them to Por
| Townsend, rs they had no money TO pay 'h'
| pa,sagc. The men became desperate, ana brSal
TO plan TO do some outrage In order TO gel IN llii
.,, th.v ,vouId ut least get something eat, IN,
! ,hr,i.r captain Ludlow again asked Tor hii
| lmt would do nothing without pay
| C,uuin Foley pawncd the slips clironometcr ans
mana ccd 10 get cnOugi money ioSciH'i 10 uikc MN
elf MS nvc officers and ni' ."l 10 i%l lgNhsen.
w,rc lef, ut .ltka The night before cnying captain
Foley asked captain Ludlow OF the hchicah ior iJo'
tor ibc men he was Obliged 10 leave behind. but WI
refused. We arrived safe at Polt Townsend anf
apaln Foley reported the matter TO The Iu'herir
| nt WASHINGTON"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24

As soon as the news of the disaster became
known in London the Duke of Edinburgh, who was
lately promoted to the position Of Admiral OF the
Fleet, visited the Admiralty and conferred WIN
the officials there. meeting of the Admiralty
Board was held and telegram OF INSTRUCTIONS
was sent to ar-Admiral Markham.
The news of the calamity has caused the most
intense excitement. not only among those who nau
relatives and friends on board the lll-Iated snip'
but among all classes. The Admiralty once In
Whitehall was bcsieged to-day by relatives and
friends of the officers and crew, reporters seeking
further details Of the disaster, and throngs Oh
people attracted out of curiosity. so dense was
tie throng that the Admiralty officials were COM
pclled to the police to restrain the crowd
THE QUEENS GRIEF AT THE LOSS OF LIFE.
All official dispatches in regard to the loss
Of tho ship will be sent at once to the queen
at Windsor Castle As soon as she received
Rear-Admral Markham's Dispatch which was
Immediately forwarded to her. the Queen gave
orders for the postponement of the State Bail
that was to have takev place at Buckingham
Palace tonight.
A court circular issued this evening says that
the Queen received the news with the deepest
grief and that "hcr heart bleeds for the many
homes plunocd in mourning" The Queen will
publish tomorrow special letter OF coincidence
with the families afflicted by tho disaster
The Queen has sent Colonel Carrington to ex-
press her sorrow and sympathy to Lady lryon'
Last night Lady Tryon, who arrived here from
Malta thrc, weeks ago, holding her first
reception of the season. Two hundred guests
were present When the news Of her husband
death reached her she fell in a faint.
The state concert and other royal functions on
the programme for next week have hecn post
poned The Lord Mayor has opened relief fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
FATAL FIRE IN CHICAGO.
ONE MAN BURNED TO DEATH AND SEVERAL
OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

ONE MAN BURNED TO DEATH AND SEVERAL
OTHERS SERIOUSLY INJURED.
Chicago June PA disastrous fire in the Muir
raw e. Nickels drug and spice manufacturing COM
many plant, at Nos. l47-l5j West Poik-st., oc-
cured this afternoon One man was probably
burned 10 death and two others were seriously IN
iured. The following is list of dead and injured
William Fuhrwerk. probably burned to death +;
Henry Ewald, seriously burned about the face ah''
hands; Leopold Lehman, seriously burned ahol'
the face and body; Rudolph Block, l'g brok'A
and burned about face and hands; Charles H nh'-
ver< burned about the face
The financial loss will be about $4,000.
partly covered by insurance. Tie flames spread
with such rapidty that many OF the workmen
had narrow escapes for their lives Rudolph
block jumped from third story window ana
landed on the pavement. His hands were fright
fully burned, but it is thought the only INJURY
he sustained by Jumping was fracture OF 'ne
left leg. Henry Ewad and Charles tuhrweGK
made their escape to the roof of the pniiuihs
and were rescued by ircmen. tuhr~crk WE
With then, when the ire broke out but failei 90
reach tile roof and there Is little douot tia' 'o
was suffocated and his body burned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
THE vALKYRIE WAS A LITTLE TOO LARGE.

Boston June 23.-A cable dSpat"l'to "lbc Ii'I"lu
trom London says: "Thc Nalkyrc la, been ohcl""s
measured by Dixon Kemp. secretary Of the BRUSH
Yacht Racing Association, who says that She ~
cccdcd the length named in the a%eem'i' 'N"N' "'
lori Dunraven and the Ncw-forI >ach' Ol"o '"'
measured on the load line S6o2 feet According ~
.Ic mutual agreement no boat can sail for the AHcI1
Ca, cup which is mere than per cent over 80 l'e'
on the water line: that Is. no boat over o"''o h''
Can be selected. In view Of this condition OF ah""'
;tc V;lhyrc has bccA clipped all around III h'T h'i'
sall. top.ail and hcadsails. her spars nav" pee"
lghtened reduce her weight, hcr mast HIS o'o'
shortened eighteen incIes, her topnasl also mas p"!
.hor.en.d and some OF her lead keel has been cut
oil When She irst came out tho Tliam", shc
rated 14O tons. She rates 1890. Her san
alterations win make her just safely inside The limit
NJ S6 20 feet,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
SENATOR HILL SAYS HE DTDN'T WRITE 1T.

Albany June Ex-senator lI'll was asked To-Day
IN reference TO a recent letter upon the silver qha
ton parportlng 10 have been sent by him from AibahS
10 The president Of the Board OF Trade ~ 'ncihha'
Senator Ilili stated that hc had written no 'trr !"
Cincinnati npOn the silver question or any DINER
oucsiion but that upon a request from Mr. Dolph
president OF Board Of Trade OF that city, lor Ms
views upon the financial question, Ii" had caused Ms
clerk 10 forward Mr.. Dolph printed copy oi Ms
remarks upon his bill for the repeal OF the sherman
law delivered In the Senate In February, WIN thc
statement that his sentiments were expressed III 'n'
speech; and that, instead OF publishing the simple
letter from the Senator's clerk, Mr.. Dolph had a.
snmed the liberty OF making some extra,ts from ,hr
speech and sent them out 10 the public In Il GarOi'u
and Inaccurate state. recent letter 10 MN upon
the financial question
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
4 F1THER'S TERRIBLE DEED.
III. POIsONs HIS CHILD AND THEN KILLS HIM.
sELF-HIS wIFES STRANGE INDIFFERENCE

ITf- POISONS HIS CHILD AND THEN KILLS HIM.
sELF-HIs wIFE's STRANGE INDIFFERENCE
Rochester, ~ V, June 23.-Bartholomay D.
Doran, "a lightweight pugilist who came 10 'his
city week ago accompanied by his wiie anu
year and half old boy, suddenly dlsappeareu
with his wife this morning, and their chllo' "''o"
was in apparently good health yesterday was
found dead a few hours later in the room occu-
pied by the couple When Doran ana MS "''c
came here they engaged furnished room VI
Mrs Catherine Houser, at No. 81 ST Joseph-st
At 6 o'clock this morning Dcran and his wife
left the house without saying wheh
they would be back or where 'hcy
were going When at o'clock they had not re-
turned Mrs loser became alarmed ABOUT 'hc
child and made an investigation she iouhu '''c
door of the rooms used by the Dorans locked Al
fer some difficulty she succeeded in opening 'he
door and found the dead body of the child WIFI
ont a vesticc of clothing upon it lying on top OF
"a trunk. ,
An autopsv on the childs body showed that
death did not result from natural causes. S'V-
eral bad bruises were found on the front and back
of the childs head.
Doran's dccapitatcd body found shortiy
after a o'clock this afternoon by the tracks
of the Rome Watcrtown and Ogdcnsbnrg l'ill-
road one mile east of Windsor Beach. Coroner
Klcindienst was informed on his arrival at the
place that woman who had been with the dcan
man had walked west on the track. Inc
Coroner who had come iQht engine from
Charlotte followed in il up the track. lie fohhi
the woman. who told him that her name was
Marx Doran and that the man found dead on tli'
track WAS her husband She WAC placed unu'i
| arrest and brought to this city. Nh" told me
| Coroner and has since repeated 10 reporters thlS
story - VI III
| My little boy sick last night. ilc conI"
| not stand up aud fell two or three times, cuttlhs
| his head About O'Clock ! got him quoted ana
| | went to sleep. | slept tiu early morning, when
| nv HUSBAND woke me up and told me fI'll vas
| dead asked him how he came to die; wha'
| killed him and h" said: i killed him: gave
| him morphine lie said We must 20 away or we
would he arrested. We took l-akc-ave street,
car and went TO Charlotte. Then we crossed
| the river and went TO Windsor Beach. we
spent the day walking on the shore Bart saiI
| il would Lc better if were al three dead and
wanted TO gel "A boat to take mo out on the lake
10 drown mo But we could not get a boat
| \ train cam" along and he throw himself under
| il and il cut his head of. | don't know what
| was tho matter with Bart or why he killed th'
! boy :,
Mrs Doran is about twcnty-thrc" years old
! and not unprcposscssinc in appearance. III,
| seems decidedly cheerful and indifferent consid
| crinr all the circumstances. The poAcc seen
disposed TO accept her story as true.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
ATRAIy ROBBERS SUCCESSFUL RCSE.

G. rossnh Mo-. lime 23-When the Rock Island
,tasthound train which left here at f3 O'CLOCK is'
night reached Virginia, Neb., man stepped up ~ u"
door Of the express and asked Messenger sp" VI
the United States Express Company II man ""'''"
Tomplun, was In the car. spear sai1 'ha' III Va"
rot and the man asked 10 be allowed TO step HI" INV
car ard write note 10 TompkinS spear oohS'"'''
When the train began 10 move our spear ico"s'
what had become Of The stranger and looked 'h'o
The muzze OF a revolver in the Strangers ha'iS'
Eeepnr the revolver lcveed with one hand' the
stranger Wit. the other threw rop' arouha spear
u,ck and then bound him hand and foot ecarcihhE
th, messenger he found the k"y to the small sa'e'
from which he scc.rcd $3.50. When The tram sioNcu
mn a the Union Pacific crossing the robcT inanc '
cecane The robbery not discovered uhtl' Bea'lr'
WIS reached when Spear found bound rs 'ho
yolbcr had LEFT him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
TWO RAPID VOYAGES.
rur PARIS AND CAMPANIA COME TO PORT
CLOSE TOGETHER.
uSrAyoEABLE WEATHER PREVENTED hh'oND'
SMASHING TRIrS-TIE PAMs's
SAEE

TITLE STILL SAFE.
r~-o h;o ooean liners came racing into port last
-,on;nc and came near breaking all RECORDS lor
,,os,ward passages Had the weather been more
tayorable for speeding steamships across the Attain
A.; .osterday would have witnessed the breaking
% ssveral records The Paris. the proud v queen
~ tbe Seas and the newly crowned Empress o'
.hs Seas, the Campania. tried their racing quar-
;,ies nm this last trip Both left the other SIDE
ae,ermined to win new laurels, and each narrowly
missed the prize. -,
Tho Cunarder Campania should have reached
Sandy Hook lightship at 0 40 o'clock last nlghV
~ have eGualled the record for the passage Dc
tween Queenstown and New-lork. HAD she ho'
been Handicapped by some rough weather oil,
would have probably dashed over the line seVerai
minutes ahead Of time. AS il was the Canpahla
reached Sandy Hook last evening at II :O5 which
was only about | hour and 10 minutes behind 'ie
record. The pace set by the Paris when she made
tho record between New-York and Queenstown
wa. ) days IA hours and "A minutes. Inc es-
,;ma,ed time of the Campania is ) days 15 hours
and so minutes.
The big Cunardcr left Queenstown last sunday
az D. m The fleet American steamer did not
come ds near cord-breaking as the Cunarder
The Paris has made some good trips since she
went on the Southampton course bat thus ial
she has not broken the record for the westward
passage.
Inc crack vessel of the Hamburg American
Line. the Fucrst Bismarck, still holds the recorc
for the trip between southampton and Ncw-York
The Paris arrived at the bar at ii 80 p. IN
Yesterday She left the other side last Satur
day afternoon. and made the trip in about 6 day:
and ii hours. This is good dca
behind the record of the tuers
"a minutes The Paris still holds the record
between Queenstown and New-York, and has som' or,
riobt 70 the title Of Queen of the Seas The
Teemnania remr must be hailed as Empress of tn,
Seas! by virtue Of her many featS OF record
breaking She carried away the record Tor tn'
uicEest eastward passage, for the best maiden tril
~ the westward, for the best days run and fol
the greatest number of miles in three consecutive
Iavs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24
THE LUMBER SHOVERS STRIKE ENDED
PRESIDENT ROBINSON MAKES PERSONAL
PROPOSITION WHICH IS ACCEPTED
BY THE woRKMEN.

Buffalo, June 23.--Thc Tonawanda strike Is over
The loo ked. ont lumber showers to 90 to work
next Monday. All day to-day a settlement was OK
pcctcd, but 1t 3 80 p. m before ,he Lu"'or
showers Union. I'm session in st. Louis Hail. loha,
wanda agreed accept the proposition oi fresiue"'
John Robinson. OF the Lumbcrmens ASSOCIATION. i"c
Citizens Committee composed OF leading business men,
met with the union Thursday night. This morning at
@ O'Clock they listened TO a committee "i union neh'
and nj 10 O'Clock were received by the Lnmbermeh
Association. At O'Clock this afternoon the ti'nehs
Committee reported 10 The Linber shovers 'mo"
the proposition ncm the lumbermcn. and after long
conference II was accepted.
President Robinson. Of the Lumbcrmens Assochi-
ton made the following personal proposition Wedn'S
dav morning: Il hereby make yon the following
proposition. namely. that | will obtain cohrac.
from the Lumbcrmcns Association to unIoaa "Ii
barpes arriving here during this of lake navi
CATION at card rates, published by the Luho'r-
mems Association and employ so far as possible
the men now belonging 10 your organization. on cohoi-
ton that they withdraw from your ASSOCIATION ana
arrec not TO jon any other labor organization during
the term of my contract. II would. OF course. be
nv policy and intention to employ only such numpcr
of men as would be likely to find pretty nearly s'eanv
| employmcnt and my cndcavor would be to give
preference to the men OF family those owning homes
| in the village.
81 further agree that will open Office which
| will he large enough to accommodate the men while
waiting for their money waiting for work, where
| T will employ n competent clerk, who Will colie0
money from bargcs for unloading and turn the sam"
| over TO the foreman whom / may appoint over th'
| gangs. ,, +. T.,
| And I further agree that the mon working In said
gangs shall he charged anything for my services.
clerk hire or for mainie of the Office referred
TO-"
| The union men found much fault with II. but a
| expected finally accepted IT with slight modification
| acceptable both sides. Tomorrow the Poles from
| this city and probably the liungarians from l1',,
| burg will be- paid off and discharged Between TO-
morrow morning and sunday afternoon the Whole
| situation will change.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-24

for the benefit Of the needy families who lost
members in the disaster.
MIR. GLADsroyE,s REMARKS IN THE COMMONS.
Mr. Gladstone was greatly shocked when he
was informed Of the disaster He informed the
House of Commons of the accident. and paid II
1ryon, who. he said. was Of the ablest and
most esteemed officers in the service OF Her
Majesty Mr. Gladstone added that there were
Gil officers, scamcn ard boys, and lO7 marines
on board the ship. II was feared of this total
of rs souls i30 had been lost He was sure
that the deepest sympathy OF the House would
hc felt for the brave men who had found an
that il would be extended to their relatives and
friends
Lord George Hamilton. formerly First Lord
of the Admiralty, indorscd everything that Mr..
Gladstone had said and expressed the deepest
regret Tor the calamity that had befallen the
country in the loss Of 80 many brave officers and
men,
In the House of Lords Earl Spencer. First Lord
of the Admiralty. referred to the disaster in terms
similar 70 those employed by Mr. Gladstone in
the House OF Commons.
4llE KAISEE's MESSAGE OF SYMPATHY.
The Duke OF Edinburgh has received this dis
patch from Emperor William II:
Wo.d> cannot eNpre, horror. We VII symiathiz.
our token Of sympathy your
cns-n lying from the mainmasts OF vessels with
our own ensisn at haIina', according to my oIdcrs