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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
WUTSEFY TRUSTS ANIMAL MEETING

Peoria. Ill. April lS-The annual meeting o. "
Dlstilling and Cattle Feeding company W.
known as the Whlskey Trust began here THIS Nv
ing. The first business was the prescatauo" =,
President Greenhuts report outlining the business "
the trust during the last year. Owing TO me y.
eral depressed condition Of trade the sao""s !.
tbe companv for the frs; six months, the Isfg
saws is the worst IN its history. showing os
Sgq0 los but the last six months give ne' e" w.s,
Of NOl7lg or s7259H net earnings for Toe AZ.
Ca sh aud cash assets on hand are b2l-SS OF hcs,
Sl3 after deduction Of rebates The report sa a.
bonds sold u the amount OF Sl.0Noo. ana s...,,.
of bonds placed in trust - guarantee the an.
OF rebates The company has recently mace ,s,,,-:
tract FOR ten years with the American uis,1Ssn ~
Company for the distribution Of the prodncs AZ
Eastern territory. and expects 20 make slni'
rangements with the Western distributors ,,,ss
Referrlng 10 the late decision In the quo Nsi,s,,
proceeding the directors are advised by cou arr
the decision or the possible outcome OF ..ns.sholf
could not in any way affect the rights ot So ~, r.
ers to the property. and. at flrthest wouil sIs q;
quire some slight changes In ORGANIZATION WIN
be readily accomplished II necessary ,.,,,sssf
Respecting prospective legislation oS No., ss,,, a.
fecting the business OF the company. me tepot ~
that the directors have been exercising az sss,,r
continue 10 exercise their hes; Judgment u,
all the advantages possible TO the eohp""''
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LAST HOyORs TO SENATOR VANCE.

Ashcve. y. C.. April N-At noon to-day the
body OF Senator Zebulon Il. Vance was deposited
in s last resting place. overlooking tho beautiful
French Broad River. The funeral train arrived
just after dawn from Raleigh, with the commit
tees Of both houses Of Congress. the Governor and
other officers OF the State with three OF friends
Of the dead Senator. Notwithstanding the late
hour when the train passed Hickory, Morganton
and other stations large crowds pressed into the
funeral car to view the body. The body de-
posted in the first Presbyterian Church at o'clock
and from that time until II 80 O'Clock thousands OF
people from his native county U}uncombe) passed
TO take q last look; An immense crowd OF Con-
federate veterans. followed by the different fra
ternal organlza tons filed by. Mrs. Vance spent
half an hour in private with her dead husband. and
asked that she be the last 10 see his face. The
procession then formed reaching almost from
the church TO the cemetery a distance OF two
miles The crowd that marched out 10 the Gene
terry is estimated at 10000
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son or 4 MILLION1IRE DISAPPEARS.

HE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY FRIENDS SINCE
TIE ANNOI-N, EMENT or HIS ENGAGEMENT
TO pROOKIYN YOUNG WOMAN.
Nothing was learned yesterday in regard TO the
disappearance Of James II. Parke son Of million
airc I'm Detroit who has been living In Brooklyn.
H.. is connected with the New-York branch Of the
drug firm Of Parke. Davis CO.. Of which his
father the head and is member OF the 23d Regl-
mcnt. and lives in Brooklyn. On saturday the an
nouncemcut was published Of IN" engagement Of
Miss Maud C. Janton. Of No ~ s. Johns Place,
Brooklyn. 70 young Parke She is twin daughter
Of the late Henry j. JantOn AMI a sister of II. g.
Janton Of the Southern National Bank of this city.
The engagement was made three months ago. On
April the Young returned from a trip. and he
was told on April that the engagement would be-
announced. ON Wednesday Of last week Miss jan
ton and her brother were at Parkes clearinghouse
aad when they said the engagement would be pub
lishcd he said all right
He has not been since then 10y his friends,
and on saturday his an1lady sent TO the Jantons
20 know where he Mr. Janton said Yesterday
that he supposed Mr.. Parke had left the city for
few days When he published his sisters engage
ment ne supposed her betrothed would return early
this week There no objection to his marriage
on the part Of Mr. Parke's family. 50 far as he
knew He young man OF excellent habits ana
good moral character. No reason for his unex-
planned absence is known.
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TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers sailing on the White Star
steamer Majestic for Liverpool yesterday were j..
Pjerpont Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Iseln, Mr..
and Mrs Morris K Jesup. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
I.anier Mr. ami Mrs. J. Forbes-Lelth Mr.. and Mrs.
C. 7. Ostrander. Mr.. and Mrs. c. i. Havomeyer.
Mr. and Mrs W a. Duer. Edward du NiVicr, Lady
Sykes Miss +. C. Whitney. David Lorriner, John
Muir. Mr.. ard Mrs. Albert r. Shattuck. Mr. and
Mrs D. S. Eglcstan and James Black
The American Line steamer New-Nork sailing
for Southampton. had among her passengers Mr.. and
Mrs Henry d. Burnham, Joseph II. Bromley, Clyde
Fitch Mr.. and Mrs. r. {. Hooper Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter y. Manney, Mrs. Bloomfield Moore, Lady
Pauncefote and the Misses PauncefOte the Coun-
tess Pappenheim, Granville Stuart. United States
Minister TO Uruguay and Paraguay; l.. Rodman
Wanamaker, Edward De Cellc Or. l.. NJ VIM,
Robert r. Sherwood, the Rev. G. ) Wyckor, Mr..
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THE COURTS.
= CON CLAIMS THE POLICY.


crxrp,L RUFUS INGALLS, LEFT 1T IN THC'i
WITH 1rcY BROOK AND THEN GOT 1T BACK
blair ingalls,. the son OF the late General lngahs'
hs brought suit against the New-York I'ife IN
surance Company to gain possession OF an insurance
o,icy valued at about 900. The suit has oeen
brought through Francis G. Reed. OF NO 2so Broad
wav who alleges that on May 81, 1871. ingalls, Sc
cured a ten-year pad-up policy from the insurance
cornpanv for 1850. He assigned II subsequently 20
Lucy Crook to b. held by her in trust for BAR
ingalls, The boy is understood to b. her SON oh
August 4 1882 the General executed pofHls"oiy
noto to William r. Garrison for 5000. re men bot
him ana by him 1t conveyed TO "lHa" ~
Garrison ms security for the note. - 49, .
General ingalls, died January a. 1889, anu Sup
soGuently Garrison died. The policy was theh tIIu'
over to the Metropolitan Trust Company as duiI i A.
istrators Hornbower Burns & Taylor appedLsn ~
the Supreme Court Chambers, yesterday IN , psnhia
OF the life insurance company ana asker Jus''S So
Beach that the Metropolitan Trust COMPANY "
substituted as defendant. The life insurance coi-
pany is willing to pay the money into the court l"
await the termination OF the suit. , 49,,
II Is alleged by Blair Ingalls's attorney tnat the
transfer Of the policy back to General lDSais was
not done i'm accordance with law ana that t9e
woman. when the policy was assigned 10 ner III
trust had no right authority 10 convey me poilcy
10 any one other than the boy. BAR Ingalls, Ten
eral ingalls, never married. Justice Beach re-
served his decision.
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TO MEET TOD1T At FRANCES TITERN.

A meeting Of the Daughters Of the American
Re .Outon viii be held old Frances Tavern.
Broad and Pearl SITS. to-day. from 800 to p. m.
to celebrate the anniversary OF the Battle OF Lex
ingon. Addresses will b. made and several
papers read. Mrs. Fay PIERCE Will present a plan
Of rescue for the old Tavern. Mrs. Janvler lie
Due will read an historical account OF the Old iav-
ern and Miss Julia Clinton Jones poem. "Our
Honor Roll" Both Mrs. lie Duo and Miss elm
ton Jones are grea t-granddaughters Of Gen. James
Clifton. and great-grandnleces Of Gen George
Clinton, first Governor OF New-York state and
twice Nice-President. Miss Clinton Jones is also
a great granddaughter OF Walter Franklin. who.
with several other pr Sinent merchants. founded
the Chamber Of Commerce In the Long Room OF
the old tavern. about twenty years before Wash
ngtOn parted with his officers In the same room.
December 4. 1883.
il is because Of the latter association that the
Daughters have chosen this place for their meet
ing Miss Clln,on Jones has Just published little
volume OF poems entitled. "Our Honor Roll"
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j. PIERPOyT MORGAy SAILS FOR EUROPE

The White star steamer Majestic, which sailed
FOR Europe from this port yesterday carried among
It's passengers j. Pierpont Morgan ana his daughter.
Miss Morgan Mr.. Morgan's visit 10 Europe is
usual to this season. and he will remain abroad sew
eral weeks While the voyage is undertaken for
est and recreation. it is generally believed that
Mr. Morgan, while in Europe will devote sufficient
upon several reorganization schemes of American
railways now under way. 1t is believed mat one
of the possibe results of his visit abroad Will be
10 unite the foreign security holders OF the fhia-
dephia and Reading Railroad In such manner as
10 enable Drexel Morgan e. Co 20 lend their aid
TO the next plan Of reorganization that may be
brOa
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THE PROGRAMME FOR THE MARBLEHEAD.

THE PROGHiWUE EOK IHE NAhbLhhEdD.
The work of providing the Marblehead with coal
was finished at the Navy Yard yesterday. and ii
lighter OF ammunition TO the ship In the after
noon These supplies are being put on board now
so that when the ship goes into the drydock she
may have on board all the weights which she win
carry in actual service. The ship is TO he inclined
in the dock TO find her metacentric height and 1t
is necessary that she should be in her normal con-
dtion when the experiment IS made.
The plan Of the movements of the ship in the near
future was learned in the yard yesterday. She is to
be put in the timber drydock next Monday. On the
Saturday following she is II so down the bay TO
'swine ship for the correction of the compasses.
Then she is To 60 to the Hudson River and be Wis
tted BY the Board OF Inspection, which VIII 20 out
with her on her final acceptance trial of forty-eght
hours This will take place about Nav ). After this
she will return the Navy Yard 10 have her electrl-
cal work finished and some other jobs done. When
entirely ready for sea her captan is To- report to the
commandment Of the North Atlantic Squadron. ac-
cordng to order. 1t is said that on July the YES
sci is 10 be al Marblehedd Mass for which place
she was nimed), at a celebration on this occasion
set OF colors is be presented to her by the peo-
pie Of the town.
The monitor Puritan and the tugboat Nina are to
be taken OF the drydock to-day 10 leave II Tree
for the Marblehead on Monday.
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Broadway The burial will be in S. Johns Cn

terry, lonkerS
Brevet- Oliver l.. Shepherd /
s Army, retired a veteran of three wars. diec
his home No. 20l3 LeXington-ave., on Sunday exc
ing at 1915 O'Clock. Death was caused by an q!
heart trouble General Shepherd was born in san.
toga County on August Is. 1915. lie was appo.nx
q cadet al the United States Military Academy :
1896 from which he was graduated IN $50 oegs
ming his Army service with the rank OF second ht.
tenant Of infantry, In which capacity ne sene
in the Florida War. He was later engaged IN var
Gus campaigns % the Mexican War, IN which {.
served under Generals Taylor Worth and Scout a..
the close Of the war held the rank Of oIe'e'
major. -
After the Mexican War he served on the lntlr
frontier and took part in many campaigns aSaaA
savage tribes in New Mexico and Texas. Nnt
stationed at Fort Defiance, with only 10 men X
beseged for over two months by the NdL
Indians, tribe then numbering over lh'V ne
These he succeeded In subdung after a har1 hsi-
At the breaking out OF the Rebellion he vas %.
toned in Texas, and with great difficulty orous
his demi- brigade of four hundred men ana pac'
them in Fort Hamilton. NewYerk Haroor ~
other half brigade was captured and the men 81
"a prisoners of war into New -Orleans =,
Major Shepherd then raised 70 the RANK
Northumberland, and subsequently colonel a.
in many OF the important battles OF the war .;
served with distinction in the siege OF CornM a.
received the rank Of Brevet- Brigadier- Genera. "
gallant and meritorous services In the oatte
Stone River, Tenn. In $50 he was retired AFTER o's
thirty years OF Service -.
General Shepherd leaves three sons and one da4s|
ter. his wife having died about one year ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19

THE BROKER MAY GET MONEY FROM BOTH
The case Of Knauss against the Gottfred Kruger
Brewing Company, decided a few days ago by the
Court OF Appeals Involves principles OF speciai IN
erest to brokers The plaintiff introduced the pres-
dent Of the company to a Mr.. Bliss, with whom
the defendant subsequently completed sale OF its
brewery at Newark for N,S220)O. The painun
brought the action in the Supreme Court 10 recover
sij 900 for his services to which claim the deien-
dan, set up az "A defence that the plalhui was IN
rho ompioV Of the purchaser without deiehGaim ~ ,
it,''o,iedDs and received 50 800 in commissions. The
trial court dismissed the complaint ana us Juns.
mont was affirmed By the General Term. me court
of Appeals reverses the Supreme court anu Idy >
down the rule that where the broker ehEd1eo
ment is TO bring the principals together TO MAKE
their own bargain. and such bargain IS haie' a.
may recover compensation from either or ootn, az.
though neither had knowledge OF MS cinpIoyiheh
by the other. This ruling s based upon me grouihI
that such "A reatiOn does not involve me exercise
of discretion judgment in behalf OF eithet pnIt
hence neither can be prejudiced by the broker )
relation 10 the other 49,.
Andrew Wesley Kent argued the case for the
appellant AMI Louis Marshall, OF GuggenheiHler'
Tntermyer q Marshall for the respondent.
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known to have been made, ana that b was eXhi0it"i
to audiences in many parts Of this country as long
ago as lSi7
1t Is run by an ordinary cell battery which IS on
the floor under the circular track. and the ele0Tc
currents are conveyed through wires the insulated
brass bands which form the rails Of the track. one
band Is connected with The positive pole Of the bat
terry AMI the other band connects with the negative
pole. The wheels OF the locomotive convey the
electric currents 20 two electromagnetic. which act
alternately I'm moving the driving rod Of the engine
an eccentric projection on the crank serving INC
currents each magnet in turn.
Dr Cotton invented the locomotive, nut never
thought Of getting patent on H. re re- too I ~ WIN
1871 and made 4 draw cars with dOlls as passengers
around the circular track for the Amusement on ms
audiences THE Pttsburg Post Of September T.
ISL. in announcing one of DR.. Coton's exhibitions
in that city. described his invention In fhs way:
engine upon the track driven around by electricity.
But the electricity, instead of being applet 10 me
conducted Ike the two previous in such manner
deserve the patronage of an Intelligent class
The locomotive was exhibited also in Cincinnati.
81. Louis Memphis. New-Orleans. Mobile and IN
year and descriptions of II were published in several
newspapers one description stated that the power
engine moves off with wonderful rapidly" DR..
Cotton at the end Of his lecture in that year.
left the engine in an Old trunk in the home of his
sister in Vermont; and later he forgot where he had
placed it.
About a year ago, when suit was begun in chi
cago 10 test fhe validity Of patent for an electrical
railway. ono Of the lawyers interested I'm the case
little locomotive. declaring That the puohca.lon OF
DR. ColtOn's invention fOrty-seven years ago was
sufficient t. make ne patent Invalid II was long
time hefor" l)r. Cotton could hnd the Old toy but
ne made inquiries among his relatives. and al length
Vermont which is the home Of a daughter Of Dr..
Coltons sister Lately DR.. Cotton was called
locomotive which he had invented and exhibited in
1871 was Photographed II works well now, although
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
THE JURY UNDERvALUED THE WHISPERS

jury in the Court Of Common Pleas yesterday
gave William VAIL a verdict of cents in his suit
for 5000 damages against his cousin. Herman
Wahl for the loss Of his whiskers. The two had
fight in August 1889. and Herman pulled out most
of his cousins whskers. Judge Pryor at once set
the verdict aside. saying:
This IS one Of The most prepOserous verdicts
I eyer knew jury 10 give. BY your verdict you
say YOU believe the plaintiffs story, showing that
most unprOyoked and brutal assault has been made
on him. inficng great personal indisnity and physi-
cal and mental pain. and yet you say that 8 cents
compensates for all this pain and outrage
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
RoUGH WA rHER ~ THE WEST

Topeka, Kan. April lS.-Central and southen
Kansas and the Cherokee Strip We're visited oy
damaging hailstorm. followed by heavy rams a.
night. doing much damage to growing crops IL.
property. At Kingman, Kan. the hdiistones sull':
the trees and beat wheat and oats into the glydn-
Nearly all tho windows in the town with sou'hel-
exposure were broken Lyons and Anthony, hahsr
port similar experience Pond Creek. O. l. -.
fered considerably The damaged section IN hs.
sas is in the middle OF the heaviest wheat-sro"~
district in the State. . - -.
Denver April lS-Dispatches from all over y
Rocky Mountains country report severe ana ~
longed snowstorms high winds and drifting sne''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
NO GRAND JURY TO Re IMPANELLED
INVESTIGATION or KINGS COUNTY ELECTION
FRAUDS TO BE DROPPED FOR THE PRESENT
A LETTER SAID TO HAVE BEEN
RECEIXED FKOM SUTHERLAND

RECEIVED FROM SUTHERLAND.
There will be no Grand Jury impanelled for May
in the Court of oyer and Termncr. Brooklyn.
in Extraordinary Term. to investigate further the
election frauds in Grayesend elsewhere in Kings
County. No notice given yesterday to Clerk
Byrne in the matter. and the time expired yes
tcrday afternoon within which the notice could be
filed with the County Clerk and the Commissioner
OF Jurors. When Deputy Attorney-Genera Shep-
ard asked in regard to the matter he replied
that he had nothing to say. J. A. Weinberg was
busy with another case and said that he did not
know what being done in regard to the elec-
ton cases.
An order obtained in the Supreme Court yes
terday by Jesse Johnson requiring the County
Treasurer and the SupeIvisOr-at-L to show
Saturday why just compensation should
not be paid to Benjamin +. Tracy, Edward NJ.
Shepard, Albert f.. Lamb and j. A. Weinberg for
their services as Assistant Attorneys General and
Assistant Distrlct-Attorneys in prosecuting the
cases of election frauds and convicting McKane,
Newton and others They petition for the payment
"Whereupon your petitioners pray that their just
compensation and expenses accrued to the present
shall be allowed and paid them by the County
of Kings under the order of the honorable Court;
that this Court shall now ascertain and determine
the amount of such just compensation and the
amount of such expenses and shall, pursuant to
the provisions Of the said chapter of the laws Of
1894. make an order or orders directing payment
thereof by the treasurer OF the County OF Kings;
that the Court snail ascertain the fact by testi-
mony. reference or otherwise or the Court
shall deem proper; that the Court shall prescribe
what notice OF the application shall he given to
the Treasurer and the Supervisor at-Large Of the
have such other further order or relief as may be
just"
giuve Coney Island Justice of the Peace who fled
to escape the penalty Of his crimes have until
April % to show cause why they should not forfeit
the amount of the bonds given for his appear
ance. The total sum is $500, divided among four
bondsmn T b mother said to have re-
which he complained of being lonely
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
ONE OF f. NJ. FIELDS TRANSACTIONS

suit involving about $4,000. which recalls some
of the dealings Of Edward NJ. Fled, of the firm OF
Field Indley. Wiechers 4; Co. was brought to trial
yesterday in the Supreme Court. before Judge
Truax and jury. The main question in the case
is one Of forgery. The suit is brought by George
r Wiechers. of Porto Rico. to recover from the
Central Trust Company the value Of l. 800 shares OF
Sugar Trust stock. which were transferred to one
f. y Hussey. upon forged stock power, bear
ing the signature OF Mr.. Wiechers.
Wiechers inherited 2,42i shares Of stock OF he
original Sugar Trust, Of the par value Of $2JOgN.
Wiechers gave Field lSo9 shares to exchange for
When the firm Of Fled. Lind!ey. Wiechers K co.
failed Wechers whose son was a partner In Il.
found that this stock had been transferred TO one
f. " Hussey. Wiechers's name having been forged.
The trust company was the depository for the ex-
change Of the stock The defence is that the pay
ment OF $1,000 in dividends by Field to Wlechers
was notice Wiechers that the stock had been
transferred The trial not finished.
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Holm " MACKAY SUED FOR 100000

John Anderson began suit yesterday IN the
United States Circuit before Judge shipman against
John W Mackay Of the Commercial cable COM
pay. for 100000 alleged to be due to him for MS
services and interest IN the Commercial Telegram
COMPANY of which he was manager and treasurer
from March 1856. 10 March. 1890.
< stokes VINO transferred his stock in the company
10 Mr. Mackay January !. 1883. one Of the condi,
tons being that this contract should ne assumed
hv Mr. Mackav II Is charged in the complaint
that the value Of the stock in the Commercial Tele
gram Company acquired by Mr Mackay' clear OF AL
Indebtedness amounted $4,000.
Mr. Macl1ay is represented by Colonel lngersol.
Robert H. Griffin and William W. Cook Mr.; An,
Samuel Untermycr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
Jrpcr pnr1rs coMr1IMEyrs / nRArE ORR

Judge William Walter Phelps. who is at Fortress
Monroe Va sent the following dispatch to Sheriff
Bogert, at Hackensack on Tuesday: Pay Miss
Loefier SIS for me- and tel her Bergen County is
proud OF her"
Sheriff Bogert at once compiled with the generous
command. and the young woman. who had saved
his life and aided in preventing the ESCAPE OF the
hOrsethief Duker, was called into the ShrrH
Office 70 receive the concentrations of crowd
OF officers and court attendants. Dukcr was taken
to Trenton State prison on TUESDAY morning. Deputy
Sheriff BerthOlf. who superintended the transfer OF
the big mulatto took precautions which left little
chance Of escape.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-19
yEW.yORK BROKER's WILL.

Little Falls. ~ Y. April 1S-The will Of Douglass
Robinson. the New-York broker who died on board
Of an Atlantic steamship bound for Liverpool in
November last. and who made his summer home
NJ Henderson Home in the town of Warren, was
proved in the Surrogate's Office yesterday before
County Judge Sheldon The estate Is valued at
over $4,000. The benefcaries of the will
daughter and son and grandchildren. No public
requests were made by Mr.. Robinson. The per-
sonal estate Is valued at $4,000.
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and Mrs G. W. Osllvic and A. A. zimmerman.
Among the passengers sailing on the hed o'ar
steamer Friesland. for Antwerp. were James Lane
Allen Monsirnor De Reggc, Mr. ana Mrs ~ -
OdoniaI, Paul Paltof. the Rev. ). p stewart DR.
Waller l. Bicriuc DR.. J. s Temple. the Key
samuel Wier tho Rev F. H. Schumann. J. NJ.
Julien Closet and T.. +. Hurd 90, -.
The North German Lloyd steamer Aller. from
Rremcn and Southampton. brought among her pas,
sengers Rudolf Crasemann. DR.. Axel Ohin' Edward
Ionria and George Telge.