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Among the visitors at the Sheepshead Bay
race track the othey day was big man whose
clothes and clustering ways attracted tho at
tention Of everybody. He wore a yachting cap
and a suit OF light clothes marked with enor-
nous checks compared with which the suit
worn by Actor Leonard Bayne OF the "Prodigal
Daughter" company. at the METROPOLITAN Han
hemmed and hnwed around tho bet
ting, ring lust after the first race. and
finally strolled out on the grass In front
q the grand ho,s stand He vas walking
nearly Mt arms length. and displaying a dia-
mond ring on bis little finger to great advan-
him. slipped the ring off his finger. pulled tho
string to which was attached the mans
monocle. and started on a run toward the
paddock.
my ring! my ringr gasped the ustonished
victim, as he started after the boy. who was
rrarihlyy getting out Of the the way. The crowd
continued his pursuit Of the hoy. Whether he
caught him or not did not appear. The last
seen Of him he was disappearing around the
corner of the club house.
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SIGNED By MAYOR BOODT.
The Brooklyn Railroad Companies Get tn,
Franchises They Wanted.

Franchises They Wanted.
Mayor Body OF Brooklyn yesterday ap-
proved the resolutions adopted on Monday
granting valuable railroad franchises to the
brooklyn City Railroad Company and the
Nassau and the Kings County Electric Railroad
companies. and rejecting tho application OF
the Union Street Hallway COMPANY.
1.-THE provision for the payment OF n certain
percentage on the gross earnings Of the COM
pnnies on the routes included in the grants
had been embodied in the resolutions ut the
suggestion of tho Mayor. The Union Street
Company professed it's willingness not only to
be taxed ON gross earnings. but also to pay
into the city Treasury at once from $4,000 to
$50, 900 for each mile OF the routes.
At a hearing Of all the interested parties be-
fore the Mayor on Thursday. Lawyer Grant
offer. and hinted that the Aldermen had been
inspired by corrupt motives IN disposing CT
the franchises. When pressed by the Mayor.
however. ne failed to give any facts to sub
1t is thought that Mr.. W. J. Gaynor. who is
counsel for the Union street Company. may
interpose some legal obstacles to the mmedi-
ate the r0Sds by ne Etner ec
trio companies which now come into the fold
as rivals OF the old City Railroad Company.
were organized q couple Of years ago.
cey as as the shs FIRST s Mr. heE n
President Of each company was formerly ac-
tive as u Republican politician. and only re-
Gently branched out as capitalist. lie began
life as school teacher. and for some years has
has had the backing. It is said. OF some infiu-
entail Democratic politicians and contractors.
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Neither the Victoria nor the camperdown had

Neither the Victoria nor the camperdown had
WAsH1NuroN June 23-The news Of the
sinking OF tho Victoria caused profound
marine dssste S"a acconpaned by such heavy
loss OF life has been known in this
Kind probably being tho loss Of the United
States ship Huron. of Nag's Head. about
iteeP yssrs ag9 .. reIsonfn ,. Who G Jaw
*. shin o:sntsse' a ''ss n &c
naval review. thought that she was u
great ship but she was Of secondary impor-
lance whom compared with the Inflated Vic.
toria for while the Blake was large armored
cruiser. the Victoria was full. fiedEed battle
She bore about tho same relation to the Blake
that our own now battle ships. 1ndiana and
Oregon do to the armored cruiser New York.
Indeed. tho Victoria was OF about the same di-
mansions as the Indiana. but the latter being
e rSss bSd III
The Victoria In her construction. embodied
every safeguard known UP to tho recent date
OF her completion. for tho protection OF the
life OF her officers and crew. She was q COM
pa;tmsnt ship and was f. be un
perdown. which dealt this fatal blow. was
about tho same size as the Victoria. and the
ship has never been built that cou! d Withstand
the impact OF 10000 tons OF steel moving at
Naval officers here feel that ono result OF
this catastrophe will DO to emphasize In, q
striking manner the terrible ffielency OF tho
ram as weapon OF naval offence. for although
there was no intention OF using 1t Extensively
in this case. when It is presumed tho ships
availability IN time Of wars has been amply
damon strntAd.
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we're lost IN the same storm in the West Indies

were LOST In tne same btorH IN INV UoSs AsN'S.
More than 900 persons went down with
Brave Kempenfeldt" In the Royal George.
man.of.war, los guns. of Spthend on Aug.
"a, 1882. While the vessel was keeIed over
TO repair q ripe. n sudden gust OF WIND wasnea
the sea into her ports and she sank. CoWper
has perhaps imm ortaiZed the disaster
Three hundred and sixty lives we're LOST
when the Minotaur. ~ guns, was wrecked on
the Haak bank, Dec. ~. 1870.
The most dire disaster Of all. since the ships
OF tho Spanish Armada were lost on the SHORES
OF tho tight little Islands they had come to
subduo was when tho st. George. 81 guns.
coast OF Jutland on Dec. "a. 1871. hdmirnl
Reynolds and the crews. numbering Z,Voo In
all. pcrished. with the exception oil Is seamen;
The Birkenhead, although troop snip, ana
not n man Of war. deserves mention mere
from the memorable scene that was witnessed
when she was lost OF Simons BAY. Sonth AZ
ricn on Jan. T. 1852. The troops with whom
she was laden wero drawn up on deck while
the women and children were hurricu TO tne
boats. They presented arms TO death when sno
went down. not a man leaving tho ranks 10 IN;
duiRe in fruitless struggle for existence. "
the tt.}S persons on board. but lS4 were snxcu.
and they wero only saved by the set-sacfii'ce
OF the rest. " "
The first Of tho modern English lronclads to
come to grief through wreck was tho captain.
which sank in n suuali on tinisterre SHORTY
after midnight on Sept. Z. 1870. Only eighteen
Of tho 40 persons on board werc saved. Among
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Notes from Washington.

WASHINGTON, June 23-Secretary Lamont
to-day issued an order dlssolvinG the mill
tary court appointed to investigate the con-
duct in office Of Col. Ainsworth. Chief OF the
Record and Pension Office OF tho War Depart
mont. SO far MS it may have any connection
with or bearing upon the disaster at the
In revoking III" order. says:
Since tho foregoing court was ordered the
civil authorities OF the District Of Colum bia.
by Coroner and a legally chosen Jury. have
building for tho purpose OF nscertaining tho
cause OF the same and OF fixing the responsi-
biity therefor. and the procedures under the
civil law are still in progress. That there may
operation Of the civil law In the case. and be-
lieving that the ends Of justice and the inter-
ests OF the military service will he best sub
served by leaving the matter Mt this time to
the determ nation OF the civil authorities. free
from any influence or complications that
might ensue from military inquiry, the order
of June 10. 1893, Is hereby revoked and the
court dissolved"
Secretary Carlisle has appointed John ".
Kinspy OF New PHILADELPHIA O., Superintend-
ent Of Construction OF the Post ONCE building
at Washington. ID. G.. viro Thomas L: Stewart.
removed He was hacked by the United Ohio
Democratic Congress delegation. Mr.. Kinsey
has held office for the past ten years. is a
practical builder. has suprrintended the con-
struction Of many public buildings, and is an
active Democrat
A librarian is wanted for the Department OF
Agriculture salary Sl.S0O. The Civil Service
Commissioners announce that In addition to
the usual clerical eXn m inatlon applicants must
he prepared for examination in modern Ian
Guages German. French. italian. and Span
ish). library economy. photography. and litera-
ture Of agriculture.
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THE CAMPERDowN.

secure an effective coast defence: until then
our assertions OF what We will do should any
other power annex the Hawaiian Islands. or
isthmus. are merely idle words. In the event
OF war. with our present and prospective
means of defence. We would have either to
abate our pretensions or suffer the punish
mont that could readily be inflicted on us
were all the navy that we possess and now in
lad we fleets and sIuadrons OF rams. tho
battle ships and armored cruisers Of n hostile
We to attempt to meet them gun for gun. 1t
would be an expensive and losing game; we
could not concentrate an inferior e force In the
with impnnity at any and all times. Rams with
guns such az ] have indicated could go to the
no adyersaries on the high seas that would be
able 70 successfully encounter them. Com
ship Of to-day. they would he much less. would
be far better sea boats. would last much longer.
and fewer OF them would be required"
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heaviest Of these guns was under three tons,
while the heaviest on board the Victoria Will be
ITO tons. The largest charge OF powder used
on the Victory was pounds. while the largest
charge to be used on tho Victoria
will be 900 pounds: The heaviest , sh9e
on the Victoria Il win be 1900 pounds: The
weight OF metal discharged from the broad.
side OF tho Victory was ]. $50 pounds. against
4.750 from that o. the Victoria. But the power
OF tho hroadside discharge Of each ship Ia bet
ter Indicated l,y the quantity o.: powder ex-
pended than by the weight OF metal dts-
charged: and while tho broadsido fire from
the Victory consumed only 325 pounds. that
from the Victoria will consume 5000 pounds
In point Of range. accuracy. penetrating pow.
err and shell power. tho difference is so grent
in favor Of the, Victoria that a comparison
would be ridiculous" -
Tho Victoria was rather low in the water.
having eleven feet freebohrd. and the forward
deck being cleared to give sweep to the great
turret guns she had som oil hing Of the APP
pearance OF monitor forward. At OF her tur-
ret she carried plain surerstrnoture, henvl.
" protected by compound nrmor. IN which was
placed tho secondary battery. and on tho top
and rear of this superstructure was the ton
inch gun In it's bnrbette
Tho Cam perdown has a displacement Of TO-
600 tons. an indicated horse power OF l1.h0O.
and n speed Of 1915 knots. She has four W
ton guns and six 5-ton. besides smaller arma-
meni. She was conspicuous in the naval ma
nu.uvres OF 1891 In Nicc-Admiral Gu mc-Scy-
mour 3 feet. Her crew consists OF 800 mon.
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those who persisted were the Captain. Hugh
Burgoync. Cant. Cowper Coles, the designer OF
the lronclad. and not n few notable naval Off
GERS. The vessel capsiZed and went down in
three minutes. Her sinking was, attributed to
too low freeboard, heavy topweGht; masts. and
H. NJ. s. Vanguard. n doube-scrow ironclad
Of 3774 tons, was struck by the ram OF the Iron
Duke in fog and sunk Off the coast OF Wick
Der, were saved. Capt. Dawkins Of the Van
guard was dismissed the service. and Lieut..
command.
The frigate Eurydicc, q training ship. sank
in u squat of the Isle Of Wight on March "a.
1878. and 300 men persisted.
A disaster similar in many respects to that
OF yesterday occurred in the English Channel
however. not British were Its victims. In n
smooth sea. on a clear day, the Kaiser Will
her SO speedily that 300 OF her crew were Loaf.
Tho GrOsser kurfurst had slowed up and the
Kaiser Wilhelm struck in trying to pass her.
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Nursrs, Carriaaes, nc.
COURTNEY SpEIKS FOR CORNELL.
He Says that Yale Did Not Dnre to Meet
tie Conquerors OF Columbia.

Tic sOnquerOru o.
ITHACA June 23.-Charles Courtney arrived
hero from New London yesterday and started
i'm mediately after for Minneapolis. where tho
Cornell Varsity eight has been for week
without coach. Before leaving he sent for
The Sun representative and expressed him
self as follows concerning what he termed
Yale's unsportsmanike actions in regard to
rowing the Cornell freshmen crew:
I'VE arrived in New London Friday.
and Commodore HaEerman. despite the many
rebufrs and the positive refusal Of Yale to row
WI6 oq The Ga no SS
with Columbia. thus giving Yale decided nd
vantage, ms it is well known by Critic; Of row.
is not in the best OF shape. Yale was very
non-committal on the subject.
tin ually tel grarhing to the Yale authorities
for some definite decision. Finally they con
morning Of tho Columbia race for We could
wait no longer, as it WAS necessary that
race as nossible. and also on IN, account Of The
LARGE 'xrenso to the nnT E in the%nng hs
THE morning Of the Cornell Columbia rHce
came but no answer from Yale; and upon tele
they were waiting to hear from New Haven
before they could sny positively that they
that time Ial" spies were Watching us. Dur
ing the race with Columbia the Yale launch.
Win Bon COOK aIIpufu followed close along
side the Cornell crew from start to finish.
When l saw that knew why Yale delayed her
answer. After the race. and no word coming
from Yale, ] declared the freshmen out OF
trani ng. and then they took an hours hath in
the river under the supervision Of Yale spies.
1 then went to the Harvard boat house and had
a chat with Coach Keyes for fully an hour and
hall. When returned no word vet had been
received from Yale. In a couple NJ hours more
had tho lreshmcn's shell safely slowed away
In the car.
After the boat was securely pncked I no.
ticed that n man who had been standing
around rushed for n telephone. l suspected
what he was doing and was, therefore. not sur
prised when | reached the hotel to learn
that Bob Cook had. Just n few moments be-
fore. telephoned our Commodore that Yale
would row us. but not before Saturday.
Il will sny frankly that / don't think Yale
wanted to row us; that they waited until our
boat was packed on the cars and then tei"-
phoned us they would row on Saturday. know
long. The fact is they d id not dare to row us.
Il admire Harvard. for she says what she
means. and doesn't mincs matters: and you
can always depend on straightforward actions.
But 1t is different with TALE. She Is always
ating about the bush and looking for adj
vantages.
Il sny this to you because THE SUN treated
Cornell generously In the account they gave
Of the race in New London: In fact. 1t was tho
only New York paper that treated us fairly.
and want the public to know from Cornells
side why Yale's offer was not accepted"
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TIE Weather.

Tho cool wave was nerc-p'ibs yesterday in all tho
country east OF the Mississippi River. except tho
south Atlantic coast. where ~ was stu warm and
sultry.
The condti ons nro shaping themselves for another
warm spell the wessrn states. An area OF low
barone rio pressure all tho country west Of tho
Mississippi with tho centre OF disturbance over tho
Dakotas while the hizh pressure s rapidly making ito
way TO the south Atlantic states 1t is probable that
by Sunday the temperature in this region will
marked rise
showers foil in all tho Atlantic States yesterday, but
west II the Allegheny Mountains the weather was fair
Igh winds and severe local storms prevailed in the
upper Missssippi Valley.
II was cool cloudy and showery in this city; average
humidity ~ per cent, wind north west average
lority 10 miles an hour: highest temperature SO.
owes8le,
Tho Thermometer at Perry's pharmacy in TuE Sun
A erln sfnIlo
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xss naval side-de-camp to the Queen from

On being made Rear Admiral he was put In
command Of the Australian stations. After
An unsuccessful ATTEMPT to get n seat In Par
Lament from Lincol nshire. he was made Ad-
1888 In the naval manpuvres Of that and
the two following years he commanded one Of
the opposing fleets. and on Aug. 20. 1891. no
terranean forces., Admiral Tryon was created
G Z. In lS,S, and X. G 3 In 1887. H. mar
Heathcote. daughter Of the first Baron Arc
land
Tho late Admiral will be chiefly remem psred
by his efforts to build up tho Naval Reserve
whom its superintendent. He did much to en-
courage officers OF the merchant marine to
having tho stesme err OF the White Star and d,
Cunard lines subsidized By the Government
SO that they might DO made available as
cruisers In war time
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E. F. CHURCH DRIVES AWAY.
HE WAS PRESIDENT OF SOUTH
ORANGE. MISSING SINCE SUNDAY
No Asset. Tound ut His Ofnce IN Thomn.
Street, New York, Where He Represented
Several Dry Goods Mnnufncturcrr-Hir
Mind VIVA Irnscttlnh.

No Assets Found at His Once IN Thomas
Street, New York, Where he Represented
several Dry Goods Mnnurncturerr-Hi-
Family Think His Mind Was Unsettled.
Edward F. Church. who was President OF tho
village OF South Orange, Is missing ana MS
family believe that he has wandered oil some
whore, insane. He was woollen commission
merchant at 20 Thomas street, New YORK.
Sheriff German has received an attachment Tor
81, 500 against him in favor OF Herman
Rawitser on a draft of Richard Hey X
Sons of Philadelphia which was ac-
copied by Mr.. Church. but net paid.
When the Sheriff went to Mr.. Church's place
OF business 10 serve the attachment Mr..
Church WIS not there. and there were no as
sets to levy upon, as fifteen pieces OF goods
were claimed by another man. Reports from
Trenton said that Mr., Church had disappeared
after having hypothecated considerable OF the
property OF the Sa%ony Woolen Company.
lie was the selling agent in this city for tho
goods manufactured by that company at
Trenton.
The last seen Of Mr.. Church BY his family
was on Sunday morning. whom he had his
horses hitched up to drive to Newark. He In
tended to go from there to Trenton about
noon. I'm be back ut the New York offlce on
Monday morning" he SAIL to his son just be-
ton for information regarding him. and learned
that he had not been there.
1t Is their opinion and that OF Mr.. Church's
friends that his mind has become unsettled
from business difficulties and other troubles.
The acceptance Tor 81. 800 which he was I'M
ahle to meet, caused him a great deal oil worry.
His business affairs were In bad share and he
was unable to got rehiscounts. The family
have been unable to trace him further than
Newark
With regard to the Saxony Woollen Company
OF Trenton. friend OF his said last night:
the company. and IL he has pledged any Of the
stock as security for his debts. 1t is his own
stock. He was one OF the organizers OF the
company. and would be the last man In the
world to do anything crooked In the matter.
MIR. Church reported himself in January last
wooilen company. He represented several
other manufacturers in New York. At his
Office yesterday 1t was admitted that there
were no assets eft.
TRENTON. June 23.-Mr Church was largely
interested In the Trenton Woollen Company.
which failed about two years ago. He was
appointed receiver to wind Up It's affairs and
has not yet finished the business.
The first intiuation that the Saxony Com
pany had OF anything wrong in his affairs was
from his family concerning his whereabouts.
lie started from South Orange ostensihly to
come to Trenton. but has not been seen here.
gentleman versed in the affairs uf the sax
ony Company said that Mr.. Church bad by
pothecated about S1b,O0O worth Of the COM
panys goods. He received advances from
Wilmerding. Morris. Mitchell 4 Co, AUG
tioneers. in New York. They sold on Wednes-
day a lot OF goods pledged with them.
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ADMIRAL TRYOT.

Conspicuous for His Services In Building Up
tho Naval Reserve.
Sir George Tryon. X. @ B.. was the son Of T.
Tryon Of Bulwick Park. Northamptonshire.
and was born in 1892. He entered the navy
ct the age Of 10 and was made commander
when he had served twelve years He WAS
made a Captain in 1865 and Rear Admiral
in 1884. He was wounded while serving in
the naval brigade before Sebastopol in the
Crimean war and received two medals for
bravery. As director Of TRANSPORTS in the
Abyssinisn war in 1862 he received mention In
dispatches for his services. He became pri-
vate secretary to the First Lord OF tho Ad-
miralty In 1871. acting permanent secretary
In 1881, and permanent secretary In 1882. He
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The Consolidated Traction Company OF Jer-
sey City has mortgaged its existing and pro-
posed street railway lines in Jersey City to the
Manhattan Trust Company OF New York for
Sl5.0OO,00O. The Traction Company owns the
Jersey City and Bergen Railway Company and
is seeking the right to gridiron most 81 the
electric railway from Jersey City Ia Newark.
The terms Of the mortgage could not BE-
learned yesterday. as Congressman George Is:
Fielder, Hudson county's Register. said that
he had received the papers under an agree
ment not to file them for week. 1t Is be-
lieyed that the company wants TO keen the
matter seoret until the additional franchises
sought have been granted.
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OTHER BRITISH NAVAL DIsAsTERa.
A Loag list In which saIlormsn and Ships
Were Lost.

Were Lost.
The record OF war vessels lost by wreckage.
and In times OF peace, Is doubtless longer and
more disastrous than that OF the battle ships
which have been sunk In action. Neptune has
destroyed more war ships than Mars For the
loss Of many noble ship and Its brave crew
human carelessness. as seems to be the case
with the Victoria, alone is responsible. From
the records OF the British navy can be compiled
a long list OF vessels which have fallen victims
to the elements or to bad seamanship or both
combined. Looking down the centuries. some
wrecks stand out oonspicuously from having
been made famous In song OF story. The list
Of these Is not short one. oven II confined to
large vessels.
Going back less than two hundred Years. one
meets with almost the worst wreck. or rather
wrecks. OF all in the loss OF four vessels OF Biz
Cloudsslsy. Shovel's squadron OF tho soilly
IslAndA In the AdmiraPs ship. the Associa-
tion seventy guns. moro than 300 men were
lost. including many persons Of quality, as
people OF rank and birth were called In those
other three chips The dreadful dIsSstsE oS.
monument In Westminster Abbey has served
to keep Ii In remembrance.
All on hoard persisted whom the Victory. 100
guns. sank near the Isle OF Aldermen on Oct 8.
1744. The Thunder. "a guns; Stirling Castle.
"a; Defiance. vi. and twelve smaller ships
ne sa.rsn!.sa cur. fer Al hsSd.ehssh
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Nj. vernon.- Accused Commissioner.

Commissioner OF Excise Frank Malone OF
Mt. Vernon appeared with his counsel before
Mayor Brush last evening in answer to a sum-
mons to show cause why he should not be re-
moved
The charges nled by Mayor Brush accuse
Commissioner Malone OF failing to turn into
the city TreaS ury s.. 900 received for fees: OF
being intoxicated at a meeting OF the Excise
Board; OF "intimidating persons engaged In
selling liquors for personal benefits" and Of
doing other illegal things;
Malone's counsel moved to dismiss the case.
and. tho motion h"ing denied. he was allowed
until Monday TO submit n brief.
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ANtTEVOs
Average June %. 1892.

WARRINGTON FORECAST SATURDAY.
For Massachusetts,. Rhode Island. and Connecticut.
fair preceded by showers the coast; warmer; north
Winds becoming variable.
For Ns~ York. Iar. 'shly Sar~sri Wind, bsoOp
t.7 sartab,.
For eastern Pennsylvania and New jersey. fair;
slightly warmer; variable winds
FOR tho District OF Columbia. Maryland, aud Della
ware. fair. followed Saturday night by increasing
cloudins; slightly warmer In eastern Maryland aud
Delaware; variable winds
Fair and slightly warmer weather Is indicated for
the Atlantic States In the central valleys and
lake regions tue weather will DO warmer. with In
sreasng soudiness and showers followed in the Mssis
sippi and Missouri valleys By cooler aud clearing
weather Sunday Severe local stormI indicated
Ger the hisaissippi sAd lower Missouri valleys