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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
CITY OF PARA SAILS.
Goes to Roncador Reef to take Aboard the
Officers of the Kearssrge

COLON, Feb. 9.--The City OF Para
sailed at noon to-day FOR Roncador reef
20 take aboard the officers and crew
OF the United States warship Kearsarge,
which went on the rocks last Friday
she was chartered for the voyage by the
United States Government.
As Roncador reef is about three hun
dred miles from this port, the City of
Para probably will not be back before
Sunday afternoon.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
The Carlisle Old Point Party.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The light
house tender Maple will leave here at
IL o'clock tomorrow morning for Fort
Monroe. Va. She will carry as guests
Secretary and Mrs Carlisle, Assistant
Secretary Hamlin and his sister. Miss
Hamlin, Miss Berry, daughter of Repre-
sentative Berry. OF Kentucky, and Logan
Carlisle. chief clerk OF the Treasury The
partv expects TO return Tuesday or We'd
nesday. Secretary Carlisle. who is worn
out from over-work. proposes taking this
trip 10 recuperate his health.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
yur 1tycEHs sAr FAREWETL.
t.s Sew orleans for EeanvIiie amer "a
Round Of Fesfisitiss.

vrW ORLEANS. Feb. ?.~Ihe N"'''''''
tancers. OF Eoston. were entertained last
night at a banquet at the Hotel loyal
no hosts being the Continental GUARDS.
o,,rsssntarives were present from All me
local i military organizations State ana
city otIicials , sarausu
.,..,e uas area By d detachment OF Bat
$50 n as the Jessie X. Bell slowly
dropped down the river. on board wers
the Iaucers, the Salem Cadet band, ana
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
The OGrr Refused.

ROME, Feb. 9.-The Italian Governments
has refused an offer 10 farm the toDaceo
revenues for z000O0.Oo lire. payable ~
gold. during the next twenty years inc
runor that the Government IL negotiating
with the Roihschilds. Of London, Tor
loan is denied officially
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
uAxos az THERMOMETER.

The following was the range or the
Thermometer q. The Times once ses'sf-
A. NJ. 90; " NJ. Is; r. NJ, y; Z
=. 81. 20: . +. ~. 81. q Ma - sNssrAssa
cs ID
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
CONGREssMAN HOUR DEAD.
The Ohiozn' Dies Suddenly in Washington
of Heart Disease.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 9.-Repre-
sentative George W. Houk, of the Third
Ohio district. dropped dead from heart
disease this evening at 4:SO o'clock while
visiting friends.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-10
Mr.. fuckers Invitation.

Congressman Harry Tucker this morn
ing received an invitation from the Rev
John Hall. of Connecticut, 10 deliver an
address before the Florida ChatauQua on
"rhe Democratic Party" Congressman
julius Caesar Burrows, Of Michigan, VIII
deliver an address on the 18th OF March
on THE Republican Party ana MI
Tucker is invited TO reply TO him on the
10th If he can spare the time from MS
congressional duties, Mr.. Tucker Will ac-
cent.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
POLICE COURT REAPPoIsTM1NTs
a RefsrmA' DRY sor Js wish Chndren said Il
Have Newly Bvccm. Necessarr.

4 Rsforma DRY .or Js Wish Chndren said to
Have Newly Bvecm. Neesssarr.
The Board OF Police Justices reappointed
last night these clerks assistants. whose terms
expire to-day: William II. Steinkamp David
Crocheron. Charles Welde. Jr.. Thomas r. Din
mean. and Domiuick ]. 0'FarrelL. Michael ].
Tracey David c. Seltman. W. L. Ormsby. JE..
and George Zeiasr. stsnogrsphsrs; and
Charles F. Winkslman. John Fredreck. and
Francis r. Knapp. Interpreters. were also reap
pointed. James 7. Preudergast. a clerk in the
hegister's Office and Secrelary Of the Iroauois
Club OF tho Eighth Assembly district, was APP
pointed Cd probation a clerks assistant In
Jefferson Market Police Court to succeed tho
late Patrick MeCabe.
Justice Simms. from the Committee on Com
mitment OF Children. reported that both the
Catholic Protectory And the Juvenile Asylum
had Agread to receive juvenile criminals COM
mitted TO their care The officials OF tho He
brew Shelterin gG uardI anSociety. however. had
replied to the inquiry NJ tho committee that
they had no house OF detention and would like
TO have children OF their faith convicted OF
crime sent to either the House Of Refuge or
mattered little. as there are few Jewish chill
dren who are com mittsd for crime.
Justice Koch remarked that the last state
msnt might have heen true some years ago.
hut. thanks To Baron ilirseh and such PHI
liant hropists. the character OF the Jewish pop
ulation has changed" Justice Koch said that
a reformatory Tor Hebrew children Is a naees-
sity and he was glad to report that steps had
been taken to found one.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
DEFEozs IN THE BATTLE sHIp zExA.
Doubtfui WHITTIER she Gan Ever Ne Maze
s,rens Easukh to Go to Sc. In SAFETY.

Deustrui WHITTIER she Can Ever Ne Maze
Sirens EasuEh to Go to Sen In SAFETY.
WASHINGTON. April 30 - Serious structure,
defects have developed In the battle ship
Texas. and the Secretary OF the Navy has
ordered Board. OF which Capt. Miller. COM
manding the RALEIGH, Is President. to investI-
gate and report to the department This ship
was built at the Norfolk Navy Yard on designs
purchased In England. which have caused
more trouble TO this Govern ment than those OF
any other vessel in the service. Ever since the
construction Of the Texas was com menced
faults In her design have appeared. and since
she has approached completion the defects
have become SO glazing as TO give rise to ssrl-
Gus doubts as to whether tho great vessel will
not prove practically worthless. Soon after
her launch IL was found that her boiler f0uu-
dations were so weak that the vessel had to be
put in the dry dock for her stiffness to he in
creased, this necessitating considerable riyNt-
ing which had TO DO done from tho outside
below the water line.
1t had been intended to give the shIp's en-
gines a dock trial next Monday. hut. In 4 pre-
liminary test Of tho two small engines which
plates broke, exhibiting radical faults In their
support. and II 10 thought that further extern
siye alterations are demanded 10 do away with
neNthilitE where there should bs absolute
rigidty. When the armor IL added to the ves-
sci no one can tell what new structural weak
nssses will become apparent. though that
there will be some not doubt exists among
naval oUicers. IL 10 fye years since the yes-
SETS keel was laid; and at tho same rate of
building that has teen secured thus far the
m ore. concedtng that she can ever be made
strong enough foI her to go to sea In safety.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
mrs. BAKD's Doa BAaXsD Nv y.IIx.
She Went 10 sleep Again with the House
Anr.-IIrr Daughter Nearly Burnsd.


She Went 10 sleep Again with the House
Anr'-IIrr Daughter Nearly Burnsd.
Mrs Charles Bard. who lived In a small frame
house about mile from Park Ridge. y. j.. was
awakened shortly after 4 o'clock yesterday
morning by her dogs barking loudly In the
yard. Mrs. Bard vent down stairs and asked
the dog. in that persuasive tone which women
assume when talking to children or dumb ami
mails. what the matter was. The dog could not
explain. but kept on jumping about AMI yelD-
Mrs Bard went to bed again. Half an hour
later she was awakened by n cracking sound
overhead; and II did not take her long to real
ire that the house was Rhre. Clouds nj smoke
and flames We're pouring out OF the top OF the
house. and within q few moments the entire
rooi was blazing
Mrs. bard did not wait to dress, but rushed
right out into tho yard lust as she was and
screamed. Her cries awoko the nSlghbors,
who soon came TO her assistance. but. a. theTs
Was no water AZ hand. all they could do was TO
let the house burn
The first man TO arrive found Mrs. Bard In
Mysteries: as now TemeIn tered, she had lett
her eight ysar-Old daughter In the burning
house. The man rushed in aud rescued the
child. who Was slightly overcome by smoke
The house was destroyed, with everything In
H. Mrs Bard and the child We're taken care OF
by the neighhors and subscriptions are now
being raised to help them along. ChaTlrs Bard
Mrs. BATds husband. Is night YatehInan
smploysd In this city He leaves his home In
train 10 the morning. He Is sweds and built
his little house at Park Ridge from hts saw
iBRA The neigh bOrs say they will aid In fur
niIhlng lumber and help him build another
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
TIE GREAT NORTHERN STRIKE.
Only the Mall Trsiss Ru.uing-Ths Strikers
s;In Hopeful.

Only the Mail Trsisp Rupuing-The Strikers
s;in Hopeful.
ST. PAUL. April 30.-To-day's Developments
along tho Great Northern were disappointing
to the company. Nothing but the mail trains
were running. the promise that other trains
would be started not being fulfilled.
Reports reached here last night from Min
nesota that Brotherhood engineers and fire.
men would report to their superintsndents
to-day. At st. Cloud some Of them did report.
but . speech from tho President OF the st.
Cloud branch OF the Am erican Railway Union
caused them to leave their places. and every
thing IL once more at q standstill at the divi-
sion headquarters.
The four com panies Of the Third Regiment.
sent out to assist Marshal Croman OF North
Oak ota. arrived at Grand Forks this morning.
and are awaiting further ordera No men
have yet been employed by the Great Northern.
The company. hanover. says that II will 10
able to start fll Its trains in a day or two.
President Debs refused to he interviewed
to-day further than to say that the Great
Northern people were weakening and that Mr..
Hill would come to the terms OF his employees
In the next forty hours.
The Breckenridge train which left here this
OF the twenty Ave strikers arrested by the
Mar:hals. and brought here ton are still lying
In Jail
This afternoon Debs and Howard made a
proposition to the Twin City commercial
bodies that the Executive Com mittee OF the
strikers shall argue with Mr.. Hill the question
at issue before mass meeting.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01

Gep. Tracy Says that Mr.. Shosts Insuited
Him-Mr. Csoste Doesn't Deny Il.
W. +. d. Stokes having put In no answer to
one clause Of the complaint in Cousin L.
S. Stokes's suit against him for $3.50. 900 dam
ages for libel the lawyers went at It again be-
fore Shsrifrs jury to have the damages as
sessed under the default. Ex-Congressmau
Jack Adams read the alleged libel all over
again. and said 1t was libsllous. Ex-Surrogats
Rollins read II. and said It was not The al
legged libel was letter written by W. Z. d.
Stok 90 to the Herald The subject Of the let
ter was Z. \. Stokes. and Cousin W. L D.
quoted De Quincy a. follows: .'
II once man INDUCES murder very soon he comes
to think little of robbiuE from rob ting he
to drinking and from that to III manners and proeras
,inaton. once enter ri. downward path and yen
Mr.. Rollins thought @ cents would meet this
Mr.. Rollins began to ask him about the money
to haze tSs ~ "a Sosss
had no malice 10 h:s heart toward his cousin
when he wrote the published letter
The Witness sat for fully an hour before he
had chance 70 make an answer. which was
put down Oh the record.
better take the stand yoarssl. Cen. Trass yF
You are niiefing evidence which you know 10
The General said he considered the remark
an insult, and Mr.. Choate did not say whether
he considered 1t so or not, He did not with:
draw the remark. and the Sheriff smoothed
things over By sayinG: Won't you please 60
onr
On cross-examination the witness identified
his signature on . typewriter letter to OK
Com ptroller Myers In which he said he didn't
mean to let his cousin fool him. have him
now in the tolls. hs does not tell the truth, his
games are over as far as / am concerned.'
and also that Cousin Ed was murderer.
gam bier, and migrate" .
The witness said he had more malice
when he wrote that lettor than the letter tndi-
the writer knew a lawyer who was willing to
state that he saw I'd Stokes waiting for his
victim ut the Grand Central Hotel This law
yer turned out to lie Paul A. Todd OF l45
broadway. The witness admitted that he was
In a savage humor when he wrote tho letter.
The case will go on TO- morrow afternoon.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
RANG R0CKEFELLER'S BELL.
MR. REINHIRT HAD NEWS FROM
RE<TBN and WANTED MONEY!.

Kept Up th. Risri.s All th. Artsr.ss- 81,
Intervals, asa I-.ist.s o. sesi-s the
sta-s.ra OF Mii ou.ir. spd A.si-s Hi-
10 Divias-ws- . Coed waiter. Re SAD.
Those patients in St. Luke's Hospital who
had beds by the front windows and the pedes-
TRANS in West Fifty-fourth street yesterday
afternoon saw shabby man sitting on the
front stens Of No. 4. two doors from Fifth
avenue. He was about six feet long and as
thin as rail- and had strsRRlinG light whlskers.
He was Just the sort OF a man that might get
Job In Coxey's army His clothing was faded
and threadbare. He wore trousers too long
for him and e battered brown Derby too short
for him.
Once In q while he got up and wandered up
to the corner. but all the time he kept one
hungry ere on the outer door Of No. 4. After
ach one OF these trips he wandered back and
rang the doorbell OF No. 4. Sometimes the faces
Of women appeared at q second-story window.
sometimes the front door was opened . little
and q horid butler showed the man away In
either case the hunRry-looklng man walked
half way down the steps and sat down again
and shook his head for the next ten minutes
No Ais the home Of John d. Rockefeller. the
Standard OIL man. This caller got around to
the house about noon. The conversation that
took place at the door on that occasion. as re-
ported by Christopher Olsen. Mr. Rockefeller's
butler. 10 as follows:
Good afternoon. sir. I want to SEQ Mr..
Rockefeller"
Mr.. Rockefeller Is not IN. sir"
Amt hey1 Well. want to see him."
Mr. Rockeisller is not in"
and I've called around to get my share OF g."
A., MT, RocSe ieer is net In. siF Only the Ia
disi OF d tne taWWiiy are I'M 4. ., a..
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
MONT BsHsAD FI7Cn AND HAFFES.
New Reason Disoov-red for the Veto OF
the Cortr r-s:n nous BII.

New Reason Disoov-red for the Veto OF
TIE Coutr rs-:nous BiI.
Two gentlemen In official place In this city.
who supposed that they had no personal in
terest In the I'LL now before the Governor pro-
viding for the removal OF heads OF departments
by any newly e'ected Mayor within sixty days
after he assumes office. suddenly developed .
very warm interest yesterday when they
learned for the nrst time that they are proba-
bly, included in the list OF persons removable
under the act. The two gentlemen are Comp
troller Ashbel p. Fitch and Con, missioner Louis
F. HnfIen of the Twenty-.hird and Twenty
fourth wards. It has been the general i'm
pression-an impression shared BY Comptrol-
Ter Fitch and Commissioner Hafien-that the
measure applied only to such heads Of mu-
nicipal depart ents as hold their place By APP
unless BY the Republicans who passed. the bill
as q party measure. that 1t applied to officials
who hold their com mission from inc people
and no more:
Msny tim. within sx,y day. after tn. comm.ne..
YORK hereafter .iscIsi may remove from ONO. any
81 ss o sas % N
snee herewith until the expiration Of the term Of
& q - PEo1nt:s ka.S'n s' s.rs.s
the Mayor rsmo,s any head Of Gauss
for the Twenty.third and Twenty .iourta
terms nxsd by the Copstitutiaq- their tenure
Of once can be ter mipated at AM time by the
Legislature. TO which they owe their offcial
existence: Although Comptroller Fitch would
I'VE years yet to serve. II Mayor opposed TO
them politically should be chosen next fall he
others In their stead. as though he had the
original power Of appointme emit. 1t 10 the opin-
ion OF prominent lawyers that the provisions
Of the I'LL are as sweeping as indicated and
Gov. Flower will be urged TO withhold his APP
proval theretrom for that reason am ong others.
Comptroller Fitch said Yesterday: n" n tho
bill Is SO sweeping as would seem. it evidently
goes further than It's framers intended. and
should not be approved"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01

Her Legal Hattie ~ DsEesce OF the $1,000
She Got for Ke-pI-g - secre'.

Her Legal Hattie ~ DrEesce OF the $1,000
She Got for Ke-pI-E secre'.
suit which was tried II the Sixth District
Court on Friday under the title. Delaney agt
Fisher" was tho outcome Of an earlier action
In which the defendant. Mrs. Annie Fisher OF
100 West Forty-fifth street. was the plaintifl.
Last October she began suit for separation.
on the ground Of aband on ment, against q man
with whom she had lived for ten years. and
endesvored to prove that she was his comm on
law wife. The couple are said to have lived at
various places as Mr. and Mira. Alton. having
travelled In this country and In Europe under
that name. The suit was settled before IL
came TO trial the woman receiving $1,000
She met Alton. as he was called In the pro-
ceedings. in 1882. and she claims that he aban-
doned her witt out cause. leaving her pen iless
and In debt. His real name never appeared.
The woman received the 50, 900 on condition
that she should not reveal IL. and the lawyers
In tho action were also pledged to secrecy.
Alton 10 an importer and q man OF means,
ansn Of 10 broadway and Edward Delaney
ployed by the woman. She gave both
a. these up .afterward and employed
Michael Jacobs of 1856 broadway. Delaney says
that he was never paid his fee, while buchanan
got $500. and no brought snit in the District
Court to get his share OF the S5.u0l He sued
fence being that the amount no dslnanded for
LAWYERS got y stay OF proceedings so that she
Is ahead ur to date.
None OF the par ties In the action would give
the namo OF the original defendant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01

ne Thiahs There WIN Ne Ahoihsr Rsvoia.
usa-BoAiIIs VIII Rsia Honduras.

Ne ThIahs There WIn ne ABoihsr ne vslu-
isH-BoAiIIs WIN Rsia Honduras.
New ORLEANS. April 3o-Ex-Prssldent Vas
qusz OF Honduras. recently driven out Of that
country By the revolution headed By BonillA.
arrived here to-day irom Costa RieA on the
steamer Albert Dsmols President YAsqusz.
although q refugee with price on his head,
was received and called for by the Hondura-
sian Consul Senior Hernandez.
He explains his defeat By ssJing that Near
Agua Joined forces with Bonilla In the war
against him unexPsetedly and without giving
him notice. The NicaraguAns numbered
5000. and BonillA had 1000 more. He had
only 1000 His forces, hewsyer. included
most OF the Americans In Honduras. and he
had thus been Abls to hold TsguetRAlp the
capital for several wsskA
After his defeat hO escaped to Salvador.
thence he went to Costa Rea and sailed for
New Orleans. he vii! SO 70 New York in a
tsS Ssf .S &c be- dohs thSRs hst Roa
duras will go to the dogs under Bonilla. The
conference In New York will decide wheth-
or another. revolution, shall be started.
9usz does not think II will be be-
gun for some time. All the Americans
IN HenduTss he said, sided with him as
against Bonilla ip tbs late civil war +: has
10 say Ia the eOunITy. believing that thsy
would hasten lts dsVslODment,, He had Er4ntsi
numerous concessions. BOnilla cannot attach
thsss concessions or have them eonfseAtsd.
IA VakausE took the pTseAutlon 10 have them
an approved By Congress-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
BIG LANDSLIDE IN QUEBEC.
ABOUT sIx SQUARE MILES SIR INTO
TIE 81. AWE RIVER.

The strssr, New Rams Miles Awsy fro-
Its OIa Csurss-Nany Farms .rd Fsr-
Property De.troJec-Ths ~. Lswrsres
Bstt.s with wr-cksEe ,ss Dead A.i-,.i..
QUEBEC. April 3o.-About $50 o'clock on
Friday night the Inhabitants OF the quiet little
village OF ST. Adams. forty 1--WE miles from here.
heard terrific noise ressm bling the roll OF
thunder The soil com meuced to vibrats. and
= panic snsued. Farmers ran out OF their
dwellings to avoid being buried under the
ruins, as they believed the ground was going
to give war beneath them. At the upper end
OF the village. some three miles from the
parish church. Is q curve form ed By the river
81. Anne. and close to the curve Is a water
fall $50 feet high. The ground forming the
right hand side OF the TALL gave way. buryinE
the pulp wood mill which was right under
meath. and blocking the course OF the stream
for a distance OF fvs miles
The stream. which was very rapid on account
OF melting snow over tho m ountaln and ndia-
cent valley. spread over the adjoining farms.
and caused the badly stayed or undermined
embankmsnt to slide into the river. filling It
un Seven houses along the river bank were
carried into the river. One OF them was
occupied By q family named Gauthier. num-
berinG four persons. all OF whom persisted.
The ground which slid into tho river N ensured
about six square miles.
Whole farms have been destroyed. with their
stock and farm produce. The old bed OF the
St Anne River Is now levclled and the river
runs miles from where It courssd before.
Three bridges were carried away. the ST. Al
ban. ST. Cosimer. and the ST Anne bridges.
People 10 the ichborhood Of the scene OF the
disaster are still terror stricken. The rush OF
water from the Laurenthian chain OF noun
tains 10 tremendous during the springtime.
owing to the melting OF snow. and It is
thought by scientific men that the ground
had become honeycombsd By the water
owing to tho fact that the lower
strata OF soil formation arc mostly clay.
Large tracts OF land with trees and vegetation
have been shifted without the least disturb
ance. while in other places the land was COM
pletely turned over. Booms and wharves be-
longing to j. A. Rousseau were carried away.
The st. Lawrence at Quebec 10 covered with
wreckace and carcssses OF animals. Market
boats we're unable 20 come down on Saturday
from the adjacent parishes. owing to the
amount OF wrecvaRe floating In tho stream.
The loss is estimated at $500 oOO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-05-01
PATERSON STRIKE xor SETTLED.
Th. Co-Nsrsree wsies was Expected .. Ess
n Proves y Fntiure.


PATERSON. N J.. April 3o.-Ths conferences
between the silk manufacturers and the strlk-
ing ribbon wsavers this afternoon was not a
success. Both aides maintained q stubborn
attitude aud would not concsds q point. The
committee OF sixteen business. men who had
succeeded In bringing both employers and
employees together repeatedly urged q settle
ment OF some sort but their efforts awaited
nothing.
John J. Brown. President Of the First National
Bank. was Chairman Of the conference Will
liam Strange and Cstholsna Lambert spoke
for the manufacturers and John r. lines and
+. A. Martin for the weavers. There were
sixteen OF each present at the opening OF tho
conference. but the manufacturers. who
comprised the association. refused to
admit John r. Berger. q delegate OF the
employees Of the Atlas SILK Company OF New
York. Although the company's representative
was present as member OF the association.
Berger was forced 10 leave the conference.
The weayers, who were thus LETT with fifteen
this and New York city. After discussing the
nit nrms not in the manufacturers com hina-
uon. MT strange told the weavers that " the
Se oSsq. wcsd o che sf sd
Mr.. strange said tile consultation OF the union
The weayers refused to confer with only six.
teen hrmi as. in the event Of q settlement
fellow craftsmen ' IN the other mills and the
schedule Of wages was not discussed. The
schedule. declaring that il Is too high and the
Meave.s VIII not go to work at the manuiac-
snd not h r@ % now TOE Se rev.
auested to settle with its own EN- ployees.