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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
4 LIGHT FAIL or SNOW LAST NIGHT

SOME MORE MAY COME TO-DAY. ALTHOUGH IT
GAY NOT BE COLDER.
Snow began to fall about p. yesterday 1t de-
scended in minute particles. which quickly melted
on the sidewalks and streets. although the City Hall
Park was soon covered with a white coating re-
sembling hoar frost II not unexpected. as the
sky was eaden during the day. and while the tenn
peraiure was moderate, the atmosphere
charged with that peculiar chilling dampness which
ar almost infallbIc precursor Of "A fail OF snow
The Thermometer at Perry's Pharmacy on Park
Row, which indicated temperature OF II degrees
at noon. had fallen 10 90 degrees at p and was
the same midnight, when the tiny snowfakes
seemed o be turning into rain drops. The weather
predictions for to-day are: Generally cloudy, with
light snow and stationary temperature
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
SCICIDE or FREDERICK NUNROE

A BROTHER OF JOHN MUNROE. THE BANKER
DURING A SUDDEN ATTACK OF NERVOUS
DEPRESSION HE SHOOTS HIMSELF.
Paris Dec. s-Frederick Munroe. brother OF John
Munroe, the banker, committed suicide yesterday
afternoon He had for some time been sufferer
from cerebral excitement. lie lived with his mother
al No $50 Avenue des Champs Elysees. Yesterday
morning he went horseback riding in the Bois. re-
turning 10 his home In time TO take luncheon. He
then ordered his carriage for the afternoon and
withdrew to the smoking room. An hour later his
valet found him there dead He had shot himself In
the temple with revolver. His act is attributed
to sudden attack of nervous depression. lie was
thirty years old.
The body OF Mr. Munroe has been embalmed and
Will be shipped 10 the United States.
The New York Office Of TN banking firm Of John
Monroe & Co. is at No. 32 Nassau-st. Frederick
Monroe was not "a member OF the firm. lie was
me nnber OF the New-York Yacht Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
ARRESTED IN 4 CONFESS IONAL.
CAPTURE OF AN ALLEGED CROOK AT ST. MARY
THE VIRGINS CHURCH

THE VIRGINS CHURCH.
Central Office Detectives Beagan and Dale yes
terday afternoon arrested Henry Greer at the
Church OF St. Mary the Virgin, In West Forty
sixth-st. The detectives had been assigned TO look
for pickpockets that might gather at the open
Ing services Of the new church They noticed
Greer's actions during the afternoon services and
their suspicious were aroused. They watched him
closely but suddenly he disappeared. and after
search the detectives found him In one Of the CON
fessionals where he sitting with his overcoat
before his face he could give no satisfactory ac-
count OF himself so the detectives arrested him.
The police believe that he is the man who has
swinded a number of Congressman In Washington
By taking subscriptions TO an imaginary book on
art 1t is said. TOO. that several actresses have
lost money by believing his story that he was the
agent Of press bureau He IS "A respectable
looking man and dresses well. He was indignant
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
THE PRESIDENT At ROANOKE ISLAND.
HE WILL. co TO HATTERAs TO-DAY AND EXPECTS
TO REAcH NORFoLK on THuRsDAY.

TO REACH NORFOLK on THURSDAY.
Norfolk Va, Dec S.-President Cleveland to-day
enjoyed his first game dinner of the season in North
Carolina waters Yesterday no one could be found
along the coast who had seen the Violet. but this
morning she discovered anchored OFF Roanoke
Island. where she remained all day. .
Yesterday vas spent In shooting around Bodies
island lignthouse the result OF the day Us shoot beng
seventeen ducks and two swans. This is the report
brought by VESSELS arriving from Curr!tuck Sound.
The members % the Presidential party did not use
their guns to-day. but during the night VIII go down
10 Hattorae where two days will BE- spent Eary
on Wedne sday morning the Violet will start on the
return trip stopping for a day at Roanoke marshes
and arriving hcre on Tnursday The President Is re-
ported well.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09

Toledo Ohio Dec s:After firing four shots and
being fired at half dozen times. Lewis A. Smith
who gave his home as New-York. was arrested late
last night on the charge OF passing counterfeit
money and shooting with intent 10 XIII. Smith
had disposed OF seven bogus $50 bills before he was
detected, and of his victims gave him the ex
citing chase which ended In his capture after run
VI half a miie. Al the police station seventeen
I)unterfeit so bills were found him and s2Oi in
sood money. ]. c. Cooper an accomplce Of Smith
ls also under arrest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
MONTHS VACATION FOR 5000 MEN

McKeesport, Penn. Dec s-Yeserday afternoon
the butt-weld department Of the National Tube
Works shut down and Will not start up again until
the first of the year. BY the suspension about
three thousand men and boys will get months
vacation. 1t Is given out that the cause OF the
shutdown Is 10 make repairs, but heretofore only
two weeks hav, been taken for this work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
could MAN ASK MORE?

-COULD MAN ASK MORE?
Our house coats and smoking Jackets are not OF the
ordinary kind. We make n special study OF thess
garments. and show many that combine style.
comfort and durability prices $3.50 10 $40, The
$3.50 coats OF black nannel-for house or ONCE
wear. We make alterations without charge, and
al our goods are exchangeable GEORGE G.. BEN.
JAMIN. BROADWAY. COR 2CTH ST.-Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09

THE DUKE AND HIS BRIDE ~ MONTE CARLO.
Monte Carlo Dec. s.-The Duke OF Marlborough
and his bride formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt,
OF New York have arrived here.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
ANOTHER WRECK AvERTED.

The Cannon Ball" n fast freight that runs
on a passenger schedule due at a few min
utes past 2 o'clock McCabe. the engineer. had
ten minutes ciearway in the yards and came
in with a rush 10th up to the track and
Jagged this tran which stopped with the loco
motive pilot within hundred feet Of the torn
up-track
As soon as the crew Of the Cannon Bali re-
allied what had happened a man hurried TO
One hundred a nd -thirty-ffth-st. and southern
boulevard and got Policeman Mccarthy, or the
Morrisania station. a call was sent In for am
balances and a fire alarm rung in Two hre
engines and a hook and ladder truck responded
Water was poured into whore Fitzgerald, Naples
and McNally were pinned under the hreboX
McKeon ran down to the roundhOuse and in
formed the railroad fremen Of the accident. The
ambulance did not arrive till the injured men
had left the scene OF the accident.
IL took al. hour and three-quarters to remove
the bodies Of the dead trdnmen. The engine
was lacked up a few inches and the wooden
cab was hacked away with axes. The men We're
crushed and burned. They had all evidently
been instantly killed.
The bodies We're removed to the Morr1sania
police station. Fitzgeralds body was taken 10
his home IN the morning
All the victims of the accident leave families.
Engine No rs is considered an unlucky engine
bv the railroad men In the Port Norris yards. \
few DAYS ago II struck and killed a man, ana II
has been In nearly every wreck on the south end
of the Harlem branch II came out or the re-
pair-shops only a few months ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
FLINTs FINE FURNITURE.

Select now your gifts before the rush or assort-
ment depleted. Is West 2sd Street.-Adv.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
THREE KILLED IN A WRECK
AN ENGINE ROLLS DOWN AN EMBANK-
MENT.
ACCIDENT ON THE HARLEM RIVER BRANCH OF
THE NETWORK, NEw-HAvEN AND HART
FORD RoAD-TRAINMEN PINNED


fOHD KOADOTHAlNMEN PINNED
UNDER THE DEBRIS
An accident on the Harlem River branch OF
the New-York, New-H Haven and Hartford Rail-
road early yesterday morning resulted In the loss
Of three lives. About 2 o'clock engine No. 46,
which was on It's way to Van Ness to make up
freight train. left the track the curve south
OF Port Morris Station and ran down en-
bankment The following named were
killed:
FITZGERALD THOMAS. engineer thirtyeight years old.
OF No. sos East hundred nd thirty seventh-st.
NAPLES. FRED. brakeman. forty years old. OF No. '43
East One hundreds nd thirty -seve nth-st.
MNAI-Li. THOMAS brakeman. forty years old who lived
somewhere in West Forty -second-st.
There were three other trainmen In the cab OF
the locomotive when ii Jumped. but they escaped
with slight injury. Thomas McKeon. Of No. 5l3
East one e-hundred-and- thirty -ffth-st. the fire
man. was scalded slightly by escaping steam.
Thomas Bannon of No. 536 West Thirty -nnth-st.
conductor of the freight train got severe
scalp wound. John 10th, address unknown,
brakeman escaped with a few bruises
THE CAUSE NOT CLEAR.
The cause of the accident is not definitely
known. The officials of the road lay 1t to broken
rail- but there broken rail at the point
where the trucks first left the track. The loco
motive wheels struck the wooden ties and cut
a track across them, along the roadbed, near
the centre OF the long curve. At this point there
is split" switch. When examined yesterday
afternoon this switch appeared to be in good
condition. and there was no evidence that IL
had been lately mended. 1t Is a switch OF the
splice pattern The only imperfection In the
switch is Just beyond the end Of the spliced rail-
Here instead Of being perfect curve. with the
stationary rail flush with the other, the station
airy rail buges Inward slightly This slight bulge
probably threw the front truck Of the locomotive
inward when the wheel struck It, going at a hlgh
speed The engine. Instead OF going on the
curve at tangent took curve sharper than
the curve OF the tracks. as II guided by the
front truck. 1t along the track for nearly
200 feet then curved suddenly inward again.
crossed the inner, downtown track. tearing the
rails from the ties and cutting the wood into
splinters and leaped down the embankment.
The drivewheels sank into the cinder bank and
the momentum Of the locomotive whirled 1t over,
so that 1t landed on its right side.
The three men who were killed were seated on
the engineers side Of the cab, and were instantly
crushed and scalded TO death.
McKeon the fireman. felt the engine leave the
track and Jumped He landed within a few feet
wrenched of and the contents Of the boilers blew
out He was scalded, but not seriously.
The conductor was thrown clear over the en-
gine and III upon his shoulder in the soft cnders.
He was stunned and bleeding when ne picked
himself UP. John 10th was practically unhurt.
and his presence Of mind averted another serious
wreck.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09
A MISSISSIPPI ILLUSTRATION.

Continuing this line of argument Judge Her
rick says;
II will be noted that nearly all the provisions OF
those sections Of the Constitution that differ from
the provisions OF the old Constitution are for the
purpose OF compelling equality or representation,
: possible In the number OF inhabitants. Under
other Constitutions II had been found that the simple
requirement divide into districts as nearly equal
In number of Inhabitants as may be would permit
Il gerrymander. called by composing such dis
trcts OF irregular and detached portions or tho
territory TO be divided.
To prevent that there have been Incorporated into
the Constitutions OF this and other States the words
'of contiguous and convenient territory, or other
words OF Ike import. Under that districts were
formed in which, while the population was nearly
that. while the territory contiguous and might
be said be convenient the party in the minority
In the locality divided had equal or greater rep
reservation than the majority, or the localities con-
single district, as is illustrated by the well-known
'ShOestrrg District" called. OF Mississippi. q
district extending for 800 miles along the
Mississippi River. and extending back n distance OF
contiguous. and II could be said 10 be
yenient because the river afforded natural and
ready means of from part OF the district
10 the other, and afforded convenient means OF
communication between the inhabitants OF the dif-
ferent parts Of the district but the time IL
accomplished the placing together OF the great body
of those OF poiltica. faith in single district.
when. II divided up and thrown into different Con-
grcssional districts OF the State. their numbers.
being thus distributed, would have produced dis
tricts more evenly divided politically between the
great political parties. BY this means a political
party enabled to gain representation to which
Its numbers did not entite H.
COMPACT AS WELL AS CONVENIENT
The lawyer who defended IN. action Of the
Board Of Supervisors OF ST Lawrence County
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-09

The lawyer who defended IN. action Of the
Board Of Supervisors OF st Lawrence County
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-02
A CLEVER TRICK.
John Bull Outwitted by the Re-
public Of Nicaragua.
Occupation of Corinto by British Forces
Proves a Futile Measure by the
Simple Means of Closing
IL Porf.

NEW YORK, April 30-A special to
the World from Managua April 2s says:
1t is stated here that in view of Mica
ragua's tactics. the last proposition
made by United States Ambas-
sador Bayard to the British govern
ment for fortnight's time for Mica
ragua TO pay the indemnity in will be
accepted.
LONDON, April 30 "A dispatch from
Managua gives the following details of
the landing of a British force at
Corinto: Shortly after o'clock in tae
morning twenty-five boats filled witt
marines and seamen were lowered
from the warships and Immediately
after the vessels came around bows
on and advanced in line toward the
government pier. Each large launch
carried machine gun forward. There
was great crowd at the pier, but no
hostile demonstration was made The
landing party marched without oppo-
sition TO the custom house and hoisted
the British flag thereon.
A part of the marines occupy the
principal square of the city. Rear Adj
miral Stephenson has declared martial
law. The landing party was COM
manded by Capt. French, of the Royal
Arthur, wbo Immediately issued a
proclamation assuring the citizens that
their rights would be respected and
that they might pursue their vacations
without fear of molestation.
CoLoN, Colombia, April 80 The Mic
araguan government, in view of the
occupation of Corinto by the British
forces under Rear Admiral Stephen
son, for the purpose of collecting the
customs revenues at that port to salts
fy the demands of Great Britain for an
indemnity for the expulsion of Consular
Agent Hatch and other British sub
jects from Bluefields, has dccreed the
closing of the port.
PAso DE CABALIoZ. Nicaragua, April
3o.-The plan of Nicaragua to isolate
the British at Corinto is being care
fully carried out. Orders for goods TO
be sent to Corinto have been counter
manded until the blockade is raised.
The threat now is the British will oc-
cupy more territory. 1t is not be-
lieved the United States will allow
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-02
WEST AND SOUTH

SENIOR ANTONIO RES and Louis Buden-
witch, citizens of Argentina who are
making an overland trip for their gov
eminent from Buenos Avres to Chi
cago. arrived at Little Rock, Ark, hav-
ing walked the entire distance, 10, -
miles. They left Buenos Ayres August
=, 1892.
FLAMES destroyed the entire business
portion of Chester, Neb.
The death of Rev. DIR. w. Mitten-
dorf, O. years of age and twenty years
editor Of German lteEattnni Sioiipge The he
Cured in Dayton, O.
II Alabama income tax returns num-
bered $40. and it was believed the tax
in the state would amount to but $780,
O0o.
FIRE nearly wiped out the village OF
Perley, Wis.
THE total western packing for the
winter season, ending March l, was -
1871, 900 hogs, an increase of 2,3O7. 900
over the preceding year.
Al the age of 100 years Mrs. Mary
Truelock died at the county poor farm
at Salina. Kan.
MARY BROwS, aged 81 years, the last
pensioner If the war Of the revolution,
died at Knoxville. Tenn.
THE death of Albert Young. aged 6s,
grand patriarch of all the American
gypsies. occurred at East st. Louis,
III.
IL Des Moines. Ia, Cora McCamley
Smith, who pleaded guilty to poisoning
her stepfather. Michael Smith, a year
ago. was sentenced TO life imprisou-
ment.
Is their home at Frankfort, Ky.
James Yeager. an old man, and his two
children, aged ; and ., were burned to
death.
IL Texas the towns OF Lytle. Benton
City and Castroville were devastated by
hailstorn. houses being riddled like
a sieve. and the cotton and corn crops
completely ruined. The loss was es-
timaied at 100000.
For numbering his wife on March S,
1894. George Geschwilm, aged 30, was
hanged at Columbus, q.
il the jailyard at Nashville. Tenn,
Robert Ford tcoloredi. who shot and
H1led Jerry Brown Ccoloredl. was
hanged.
The immense brick warehouse at
Charlotte. y. C.. of Sanders & Black.
wood was burned. the loss being $780,
600.
AT Houston. Tex. Robert Owen shot
and killed his wife and DIR. J. F. Sim
mors. and then blew ont his own
brains.
THE Houston TEX negroes have
taken up the cause of then race who
have been deceived into gong into
Mexico, where they are treated like
SIbe .-ian exiles.
FLAMES destroyed the business por-
tion Of Minnewaukan. y. d.. the resi-
Gence portion having narrow escape.
NEARLY 1901. OOo feet of pine lumber
in the yard of +. r. Newton & Co. at
Cleveland was destroyed by fire.
BY the failure Of Louis Schintz. real
estate dealer II Appleton. Wis. many
cid and helpless persons were made
paupers
N the vicinity OF Phillips. Wis,
forest fires were doing immense dam
age.
NEAR Parsons, Tenn. negro who
assaulted Mrs. Thomas GRAY was hunt
ell down by posse and riddled with
bullets
THE death Of Mrs. Christina Bordner.
aged los years and months, occurred
az Lewiston, IL
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-02
THE EAST.

The bill to make Lincolu's birthday,
February II. q legal holiday was passed
without dissenting vote in the New
York assembly.
THE doors of the Dime savings bank
at Willimantic, Conn, We're closed
with s626, 59l on deposit and surplus
or about sea, 600
FRANKLIN FAIRBANKs. president of
the Fairbanks Scale company, died a
-. Johnsbury, Vt.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL bishops OF the
entire world met in convention at Car
lisie. Pa.
AT Falls of Schuyll1ill, Pa, the car
pet and plush mills of James Dobson
were closed indefinitely, throwing 1000
employees out of work.
THE assembly Of New York adopted
q resolution favoring the annexatiCn of
Canada TO the United States.
II is said that Gen. Ballington Booth,
OF the Salvation Army, has renowned
Queen Victoria al d viii become an
American citizen.
BURGLARS robbed the First national
tank Of Plainfeld, n. J.. of sas. T65.
Non HERTzL ER's safe at Port Royal,
Pa, was blown open and robbed of
stocks, bonds ana cash amour; ing to
about s35, 900.
THE notorious outlaw, Bill Cook, and
twelve companions were lodged in the
Albany u. y penitentiary.
THROUGHOUT the United States and
Canada many bucket shops were heavy
sufferers 10y the failure of John c..
Allen, who ran the Standard grain and
stool exchange at Buffalo, y. Y. His
liabilities were S25o,O00.
SIDNEY BURSs, John Rich, Annie
Mitchell and Lora Long we're standing
on a ledge OF rock SEQ feet high at Gosh
octon, y. Y, when It fell and all were
killed.
IN New York the Manhattan ex-
change, lock brokers, with about sixty
branch offices in the eastern states,
failed for $4,000.
For the week ended on the 27th the
percentages Of the baseball clubs in
the National eague were: Pittsburgh.
SIS; Baltimore, .667; Boston, 800;
Brooklyn. 500; Washington, 500; New
York, 500; Chicago, 500; Cleveland.
500; Cincinnati. .500; Louisville, .375;
Philadelphia, 1913; 81. Louis, $50.
FLAMES destroyed a portion of the
/ Willard state insane hospital at Ovid
y. Y, the loss being slO0,Ool.
CART. BREwERk killed 100 birds straight
at Dexter park, Long Island. on q
wager that ne could kill 90 out of 10i
! picked pigeons at 80 yards rise, SO yards
/ boundary.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1895-05-02
TWO TRIPLE ALLIANCES.
Talk of England, Japsn and United states
Combining Against Russia, Germany and
France

Talk of England, japan aud United States
Combining Against Russia, Germany and
France
WASHINGTON, April 29.-Rumors of
new triple alliance were atioat among
the diplomatic corps Friday. The
mem bers of the new international
compact, if it be perfected, will
be the greatest nations of
the continents of Europe, Asia
and America. In other words an effort
IS being made, according to diplomatic
authority, To induce the United States
to join Great Britain and Japan in an
alliance against the powers of Europe
and of everywhere else.
knowing well the disinclination of
this country to entangle itself with
foreign countries in defensive and
offensive alliances, Great Brit
ain and Japan are said to
have suggested n mere com
mercial alliance. Should the invita-
ton to join such an alliance be ac-
cepted by this government the
mere announcement would, it is
thought, be sufficient to hold
Russia, Germany and France
the contamination of the treaty of
peace between Japan and China 10y
which China will cede certain of her
territory to Japan.
LONDON, April 29.-The Daily News
has this dispatch from Yokohama:
The memoranda presented by the Rus
sian, German and French ministers at
Toxic represented the cession of
Lao TONG to japan as a constant
menace to Pelking, calculated to nulhty
the independence of Corea, therefore the
powers, desiring to show their sincere
friendship for Japan, advised her to re-
nounce the possession of this territory
The friepdliness of this advice was es-
pecially emphasized. The note, it was
said, was not intended to be an open or
covert menace. The impression grows
that Japan can rely upon the friendly
counsel and good offices of the United
States in preventing her being deprived
of the fruit of the victory.
SHANGHAI. April ga dispatch re-
ceived here from Peking says that
| affairs there are in a critical state.
| Some of the generals are in favor of
continuing the war The censors OBJ
iect to Viceroy Ii Hung Chang and the
terms of the treaty of peace be
| tween China and Japan, and the Of
/ ficials are claiming that the en-
| peror alone should decide ~pon the
| terms. The ratification of the treaty.
| consequently, is uncertain and if it is
not ratified it is feared that there will
be trouble with the army.