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TO .SHOW FORCE TO THE TURK
A NAVAL DEMONSTRATION ORDERED BY
SECRETARY HERBERT
ADMIRAL. K1RK1ANp INSTRUCTED TO SEND HIS
WARSHIPS To SMYRNA AND BEYROrT TO
PROTECT CHRISTIANS FROM \ THREAT
ENEO MASSACRE THE ACTION
CAUSED HY DIPLOMATIC DE-
LAYS AT CONSTANTI-

Washington April Late last night Secretary
Herbert cabed orders 10 Admiral Kirkland, Of
the flagship San Francisco now at Palermo,
Sicily. to sail Immediately for smyrna, Asia
Minor. and 10 have both the vessels Of his
squadron visit AleXandrCtta and Adana t. con-
fer with the United States Consuls and resident
American citizens, and il il Is found that there
are good grounds for the apprehensions eN-
pressed in the neghborhoOd of those places con-
cerning "a probable massacre of Christians TO
intimate clearly 10 the responsible local au-
thorites that the United States intends to afford
fun protection to American citizens in that terri
tory under it's treaty guarantees
Al the same time cable message was sent TO
Captain O'Nen. Of the cruiser Marblehcad' at
Gibraltar ordering him to proceed with dis
patch" TO Bcyrout Syria. and there report to the
Admiral The san Francisco and Marblch"ad
have been coiled in the last few days. ana as
their commanders received the urgent orders this
morning it is expected that they will get under
way Immediately
This display OF force i'm Turkish waters by the
United states declared at the stat" Depart
ment to be due - the unsatisfactory decays
which result from diplomatic negotiations AZ
Constantnople. Although instructions nave neen
sent to Minister Terrell 10 warn the sultan "i the
fears of American missionaries in smyrna ana 10
demand thar the Turkish Government shaU take
stems 10 prevent outraCcs. il has been deemed ad-
visable. in view of past experience. Z" mhke as
sulance If the protection of Am" icans LOUDLY
sure
The san Francisco with her speed Of twenty
one knots should cover the N00 miles Il her
destination in less than two days. and the
Nqrb,chead having frequently maintained seven
teen knots should run the entire length ~ the
Mediterranean in four days at the rate oi 4Vo
n. =
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uR. GRESHAM ovERwoHKED.

ur cors TO FORTRESS MoNRoE FOR SHORT
rEspIrE. FROM HIS CARES
Washington April ! Secretary Gresham left
Washington this evening by steamer for For'r"t~
,to,ro. where he VIII spend Sunday. returning io
this civ according TO his present intention on
Monday morning Although tn" Secretary pr"l'ss''
., feel as well a. hc eyer d.d, he has taken I'"
d.vs a, the seishorc. Difference TO the deep con-
c.ro manifested by his family and closest iiiehdS'
,.bo dncl,re that ne is overworked Anairs rcqulr-
lng consideration by the Department 0i state nave
ecldo,u been 50 cxacting in IN" last l"" months
and every one in the Department has suffered from
the unusual strain. Nearly all I'll" important OIL
nci,ls AZ we'll AZ many Of the clerks have been
o,nnloved on an avcrag" from twelve 10 fourteen
hours every day. and Secretary Hresham hiinSen
has established "A reputation for continuous apIhcd-
,ion 70 ptb!ic affairs second only 10 tnal o I1rS
dent Cleveland whose hard WORKING Is po''ioa'
in Washington. o,.a ,..ouo,,
trims of "A daV or two each from Washington 'hS
summer but anticipates no regular vacation uhl'sS'
nossihlv a few weeks stay at Buzzatds Say III
August Mrs Gresham and her son, ColoneI QUO
I:rf ehain of Chicago. viii sail from New on
Julv p to spend six weeks in Europe
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ITALY OFFERS MEDIATION.
TRYING To SETTLE VENEZl'ELA'S DISPUTE WIT
FRANCE AND BELGIUM

rryrxC TO SETTLE VENEZlELA DIsIr'TE WITH
FRANCE AND BELGIUM
Washington April 5.-ltay has tcnd're1 us Foo'
Offices 10 bring about settlement OF the amer
ences between Venezuela and France ana h'Igium'
qrov,ine out Of the expulsion by the Crespo Gov
ernrnent of the diplomatic representatives, {" 'hoS'
.,untries When the CrespO Administration came
into mower in Venezuela two years ago IN" Mlns-
tcrs Of France. Belgium. Spain ana Germany u 'In
. meeting AT Caracas to decide what acnoh sh'n'i
me taken with reference to the claims oi thef conn
,ries apains; Venezuela At this meeting severe
etrc,,lrer were passed upon the NeneZueIah 'oV-
ernrnent \ copy of the proceedings was furhsh'i
,o tho Italian Minister. Count Mdgliano, VINO hah
declined 10 attend the meeting. His copy was or-
varded to Italy and published in the Green look
in January last. In this way President 'respo
learned or the action taken by the diplomatic quar-
tet and ne at once ordered the Belgian ana freh'h
Ministers. VINO were the only two then remaining IN
caracas ont of the country. France retaiated by
giving his passports 10 Dr CIV Fortoul, the VEN
czuelan representative in Paris.
Tn. Italian Government, inhuerced by its frlendly
i,ione with Venezuela and regretting possibly,
that the proceedings of the diplomats became pup
lie through IT. fundamentally. dispatched Cou--
u,g,iano on A special mission 10 Caracas to mediate
~ roeslbIc between Nenezuela ana the TWO Euro
mean countrios This action was not taken now
ever until Ita.y wIs first assured that IL "ouu "e
satisfactory to France and Belgium Count Ma
glianO arrived IN td1dCdN failS ''' "''" "''
norris received to-day indicate that MS mission VII;
prove successful. Mean"hle inc i5e!giah ,,d anu ~
,r,o,oh Ministers have lef; the country. They
fa,Ied a fortnight ago On French man-of war.
which was sent to La Guayrd I0I lnein' IL ~ no.
,''ila tbot cordial relations between Venezuela
AMI Franc ana Belgium Will through Count Ma
eiiano hr fully restored within !rw weeks "heh
diniomaii,. relations vii. be resumed
London. April 5.-The Foreign once IN answer
TO injuries replies that there Is no'hinS TO he sad
I'm regard to the Venezuelan sitndtIoh Ihe teh'ra'
News however says that 1t hnr .e""Tn pkateH pnnn ~
weem England and Venezuela directly. and that
the rumor that "A United state pt"'ec'oidte mas
been suggested Is without foundaIoL'
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of irving To- protect a gambler in th" Twenty
second Precinct were dismissed by the jury.
SO INDICTMENT AGAINST WILLIAMS.
The iur, failed TO nnd an indictment in the
case or Police Inspector Alexander : Williams
ia which there supposed to be mass "i
testimony accusing Williams of bribery and cor
ruption 40 indictments We're found In the case
of Dctcctiyc-.;crgeants Jacobs and McNlanus ac-
cusci by Dr Parkhursts society of extortion ana
other crimes. on the testimony If Joseph Liss
and other witnesses. and long statement was
presented by the legal advisers Of the jury to
cxoncratc the detectives.
It was a fcw minutes before II a. m yester-
day when th,. Grand jury entered the Court Of
oyer ana Tormincr to- hand up tn" indictments
and make the final report To- Justice lngraham
District-Attorncy Fellows Assistant pistrict-At-
torncv Lindsay and Austen G Fox and Daniel
g. Rollins. the special prosecutors appointed 10y
Colonel Fellows to aid in the investigations were
in court when the jury appeared
After clerk Carroll had called the roll OF the
Jury for the last time Francis H. LegSett the
foreman handed the indictments I" Justice
lngraham. and said.
May it please Your Honor am requested by me
Grand Jury to state TO the Court thdt th' mass vi
evidence before us satisfies lis that there Is Sopd
reason for further Investigations into various de,
partmcnts of the city government including NOT
only those To which have devoted our attrhtion,
but others into which 10y reason OF lack, oi 'ine '
alone we have been unable TO inquire. ana Mss we asH
that the regular Grand Jury be hereafter s
To- Institute Investigations into allesa IONS oi p'
misconduct and corruption IN all the city uePhi,, P
ments until the entire subject shil nave pecH
thoroughly inquired into and the truth or fasny OF
such allegations determined
Justice Ingraham then said;
In dlscharging you. gentlemen. take great pcas-
ure In expressing my appreciation oi your serves.
| am well aware Of your sacritices oi lil' anu .n
many obstacles and distractions when cohiioh'''
you. - , or,icoe
can only say appreciate your great S,iti StiN.'e
al this period and the work you nave accolpI'siri
No one could have done better. had no fIea "hcii
| asked YOU gentlemen 10 undertake the tasN sou
have completed that one department woul ny ~
taken so much OF your time fuily appreciate I t',g
fact there are other departments when shoun
be most thoroughly investigated ana the cnarg1s s
made against them should be looked INTO ana tue
fact determined whether they are true or ials',
most heartily concur In your recohnienIttlols ~ nn
| Will do all ] To have the matter prouR' Ri
fore the regular ar another Grand jury ol .''n tn
court. | had no idea that thorough ehimliltiiph,
into the Po!Ce Department would require 50 ,. niuo,i
Of your time The public viii. know receive man,
substantial benefits from the result of the abors OF
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ASSURANCES MADE RY ENGLAND

SECRETARY GRESHAM INFORMED THAT SHE WILL
NOT SEIZE NIcARAGUAN TERRITORY.
Washington April The announcement is
made that Great Britain VIII not seek IN hrr
present controversy with Nicaragua 10 acquire
any part Of the latters country. The Importance
or iris declaration. Of which Secretary Gresham
was advised Yesterday. lies in IN" fact that tn"
belief has existed here for several weeks mat
back Of Great Britain's claim for damages
aga!ns, Nicaragua lay h"r purpose # taking
forcible possession Of certain Nicaraguan terri
tory 1t has been suggested that Great Britain
in driving hard bargain with Nicaragua uhtl
her demands were satisfied would occupy such
parts of the coast as would not only give foot
hold 70 her there. hut would he mena '" 10 'he
Nicaraguan Canal when built.
Ambassador Bayard has been In constant com
mun3cation with the state Department for sev-
oral months with reference t. the troubles be-
tween Great Britain and Nicaragua on the ON"
hand and Great Britain and Venezuela on the
other No dispatches in regard to Nenezu@a
have beau received however. for several weeks
I, is autboritativelv known that the British Min
is,r or Fnreign Affairs has within the las; forty
eight hours Informed Mr.. Bayard that Great
Dritain docs not desire an inch Of Nirartguah
territory. that heI colonial possessions are a.
ready sufficiently Iarg- 20 satisfy hor ambition.
and tha, all she desires %. Nicaragua l. thhf %
proper Indemnity shall be paid NJ. t'n tAe
british pro-Consu! and other o' h"r S"'j..'H
who Xcr. driven ont oi llh'h'iuN N"'''lS '''
troubles in the Musquit' Reservation last IAN.
Assurances nave also been giNch tha' ""''
Great Britain viii show an earnest determine,
tjon :. collect this indemnity. th"r" D. Hti' u
.n, nrohahitt, that GrcytoWn will b" bonn
harded 10y "A British fleet If NJ -araeua is SLOW III
romplvjng with Great I}ritain's request Ihf'
0n, or more British vessels will be- s'nt t. Grey
,nun the,e is Ittle doubt. but that any overt d'-
zion will follow their arrival there rs not eN-
pected.
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that other DEPARTMENT. of tho city government
ought To- b." investigated, in virw Of testimony
which had been presented.
Four indictments were handed I'm yesterday
and on those indictments appear tho narcs Of
eight men. There is reason to believe that the
indictments contain charges against the follow
ing.
In thr first indictment. charges against George
6 Causou. Abraham Il Tlppen and Nathan
StrauS tn former Park Commissioners. accusing
them ~ th, technical offence If msappropri-
atiug PUBIC money. In the second Indictment
charges against Thomas j Brady. the former
superintendent of Buildings. accusing him OF re-
c..ying a piano as a bribr. in the third ndict-
mont charges against Police Captain Thomas
Kllea ana n policeman who formerly his
vtrd man IN the Thirty-sec1nd Precinct. arcus-
.uc thon of bribery. I'm tho fourth Indictment
.harg., against two other policemen. accusing
tnrm NJ bribery.
The Grand Jur, dismissed charge which had
boon made against Polite Superintendent Byrnes
Dos Ur Parkhurs's society based ON the testi-
m1rr of pr Newton Whitehead. whose testi-
,n. Ms Lcfoi. thc I-x0E Committee showed mat
no wl- mixed up ln many cases ~ malpractice.
and ~ Dr WhiteheaTs vife and his servant II
was int.mat-i tnat The society had sought 10
quest % the iuterrit, - the members ~ the jury
90 ~ its legal advisors in pressing th" charge
agains, superintendent Enee
lt was denied that aI> charges against eX-
Ma,o- GIroy bad been considered by the Grand
1urt
Chlre,- against r>-ruie. Commits, 'n'r John
g. Sh,.a.n. oho bad boon accused before tho
I.Now Committee of interfering with election
ari.er. i'm ~. XrIl,h Assembly District and also
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4 NI,MRER OF NEW LAWS.

Albany. April 5.-Governor Morton has approved
these bills:
Chapter 2S5. authorizing New York City To issue
$500 900 bonds to provide for enlarging the building
i'm Central Park occupied by the American Museum
OF Natural History.
Chapter 236. authorizing a further appropriation
of $4,000 for the maintenance o, the American
Museum of Natural History in Ncw-York city, pro-
vided the trustees keep IL open free 10 the public
for five days in each week, one OF which SHAH DO
Sunday afternoon, and also two evenings or each
week.
Chapter 237-Assemblyman Wild's bill relative to
the commitment and discharge Of persons convicted
of public intoxlcation, dIsorder.y conduct or va-
grancy in New ork.
Chapter Ex-senator Hgg.ns's BILL taxing foreign
stock corporations annually one-eighth OF per
cent on the amount OF capital stock employed IN
the State excepting banking fire, marine, Casualty
and life insurance companies and corpora'iophs p
wholly engaged In carrying on manufactures In tns
State cooperative, fraternal insurance companies
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UENT DOUN WfTH THE TRESTLE.
SEVERAL. LIVES LOST IN A WRECK ON A
ONO ROAD.

SEVERAL. LIVES LOST IN WRECK ON AN
ONO ROAD.
GAINESVILLE Ohio April 5.-At Whgville. five miles
ucst of Summerde.d on the Belaire, GAINESVILLE and
cincinnati Railway. a wreck took place this morn
ing \ coach on the westbound passenger train was
thrown from the track just before reaching tres
ie which spans small stream The structure is
built on curve and the coach. after running along
the ties until almost across IT, dragged the engine
from the rails and the trestlc went down The
engineer and fireman both remained at their posts.
The former was Instantly killed and the latter
rously injured The engineer was EI Lucas, OF TINS
cltv A wife and several children survive him. The
nrem,n Jesse johns was unmarried. Mrs. Nathan
Young and her little daughter. OF Snmmeriiela ana
Henry Brown, OF Brownsville. were also instantly
killed Others injured In the wreck are Joseph
pennoon OF Barnsville. Ohio and Frank Hailaid,
OF Summerfie.d, Ohio. The fireman Is badly man
gled II is believed all three will die
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PHILIP HOMES BODY FOINP.
DISCOVERED FLOATING IN THE NORTH
RIVER.

POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AT THE MoRGrE YES
rERpAY. MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER
MS MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
The body of Philip Hone the president of the
pbilin Hone Wine Importing Company. at NO.
$40 pearl-st.. who mysteriously disappeared from
his home No 100 West Forty-seventh-st, on
Januarv 26 last was found floating in the North
River Yesterday afternoon near Pier a.
The body was at once removed To the Morgue'
where :, was shortly afterward Identified by
papers found in the clothing. and the initials on
a gold hunting case watch.
II may he, remembered that before Mr.. Homes
disannearancc he had suffered from mental de-
preston. which some people said was due To
husiress re,erses ON the night he disappeared
h, had taken a short walk with his wife ana on
returning home they visited Fcltners drugstore
M broadway ana Forty-sccond-st WINE MI
Hone was at the soda water counter ms WlIe
was looking i'm the directory for the name "i III
CYRUS Edison l. had been arranged by 'he
colIple during their walk that Mr Hone shou'n
o., to consult the doctor IN regard To his condi-
tiou When she. had found the name she turned
for her husband but ne had gone. The g.aSs oi
Nichv which he had ordered remained untuuri'''
For AN hour Mrs Hone secured tho holSl"'I-
hood. but without results. Ihat evening 'n' ~
lice were told. and Few days later .'H'"''9 y
giving 4 dos .ription of the missing man, ac '"'', ,
named bv a photograph were d'Stliput'd
throughout the city. ,
rhc polio looked upon the case d ono oi SUI
eide ,., .. .t.
Norguo late I'm the afternoon ana positively
idoutifad the body. II was removed L" th"lr
house in West Forty-serc"th-st
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EILLED EEFORE HEX tHILDREN

If.s~E GREGORY \ Dn%GsHoEEMAN. SHOOTS
THREE TIMES vt HIS WIFE AND pIsArrENrs.
Josse NJ Gregory. longshorcman, shot and
killed his wife Clara last night in the rooms of her
sister. Mrs. Jcttic Martin. ON the top H"pr Of No.
42s Elghth-avc. Mrs Gregory was a go"d-looking
woman. thirty years old and the mother OF three
children After shooting his wife Gregory ran
downstairs to she street and disappeared The
q ooting occurred in the presence of tho two daugh-
te-s in the kitchen Mrs. Gregory left her husband
bccausc of his brutality three months ago and had
taken rooms with her children IL Fifhst. near Sec
ond-ave. She employed 10y Nine REYNOLDS a
drossmak.r in West Fiftcenth-st Since their sep
aration Gregory had used every means to get hes
wife to return to him. He had pleaded and threat
oned by turns and four weeks ago. Mrs. Martin
said ne declared he would shoot mis- wife II she did
not come back to him
Mrs. Gregory went 10 her sisters mouse S'st'f-
dav afternoon to do some washing. In the even
ing Gregory suddenly burst In upon them; dis
pue almost Immediately and suddenly he
drew his revolver and fred. The shot mi sscd IRE.
and Mrs Gregory ran over t3%ard tht do'r; iol- io
placed her hand over her mothers face, ana Greg
ory hestaied an instant oehc[r S tb Ss. nyc me
her husband fired again before she succeeded In
getting the door open. She fen across the threshold
Lt,ie Haiic Who told the story Of the shooting
man She ran two three blocks up Eighh-ave.
and then up several side streets without meeting
r, 9ms a,cdman 3h nn " 6n Of the Vest
81 station Mrs. Martin returned to the house Just
a. her sister being removed to the hospital.
She said Gregory had persistently dogged his wife -
footsteps and had repeatedly threatened her The
woman would ia short time have become IA
mother.
station. went oat last night with Jennie Gregory
10 try 10 find her father.
ST. PAUL To gE LAUNCHED Ov WEBNESDA y
Philadelphia April THE steamship St Pau.
which failed TO move from the ways at CRAMPS
shipyard on March 25. will be launched on Wcdnes-
day, April TO- between , and ! o'c.ock y. The
ceremonies viii De about the same those arranged
for on the previous OCCASION.
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4 gOTEL ~ BOSTON TO COST ss.Ooo.oOo.

Boston, April "Details OF the plans for pro-
posed new hotel in Back Bay. 10 be known as the
commonwealth. and to cos; Smo.oW were made
public to-day. The hotel Will be one of the largest
I'm the world. The plan provides Tor 2.20 rooms
The lot selected lies between Ashoy ana Chiimark
sts with frontages on the Charles River and Com
monweaIth-ave The building Will consist OF three
pavll,ons separated w handsome open courtyards
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TRUE BILLS AGAINST EIGHT.
GRAND JURY INDICTMENTS.
CHARGES AGAINST THREE MEMBERS OF
THE LATE PARK BOARD

MESsRS CLAUsEN. STRAUs AND TAPPEN SAID TO
RE THE PERSONS ACCISED-EX-S X-SUPERINTEND-
ENT BRADY AND CAPTAIN KILT.rLEA ALSO
IN THE WILLIAMS NOT INDICTED
COMPLAINTS AGAINST St'PEHINTEND-
ENT HYRNES AND JOHN e. SHEE-
HAN DISMISSED THE JURY OF
PENDED At LETTERS WRIT
TEN ny FRANK Moss
The Grand Jury of the Court Of oyer and
Terminer. which began an investigation of the
Police Department on January = finished its
work yesterday. when it made final report to
Justice Ingraham and handed in its last batch Of
indictments. No presentment accompanied the
final report but the foreman of the jury stated
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vTLLIfN ZIEGLRR HEiED FROM

THE ROBINSON CRrsoF ARRIVES At roRr Ny
ERs fla WITH MI. oN BOARD WELL
Jacksonvillc Fla. April 5-A dispatch from
Fort Myers. Fla. SAYS that the sloop Robinson
Crusoc arrived there to-day. All ON board were
well
John NJ Coonan william Icglcr's private sec
rotary at 80 i7 Ccdar-st. received telegram
from Mr Zeglcr yesterday morning. saying that
he had lust arrived az Funta Rosa. Fla. ana
would ho 1T Fort Myers in the afternoon.
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~, con THE PRESIDENT DRTNEARD'

Salem. Mass. hpril 5-An att1'k maae by 'ne
Rev DR. Lansing on The lreside7i III ms ad" "
at the Meth odst Conference mere 'as' ns"' , %
- ~, ,oadtno tonic OF conversation here to-day.
Tr .r:.,,o "a ouoted as expressing doubt that ne
used the w6ri "drunkard in referring TO me Pfes, &
dent but many clergymen ""siu'ei' ""'"' ~
he did,
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r4v1crS AGAINST THr ItChANiNfd'

Trenton. y j.. April 5-F:oler.ck W F~|fnsoh'
- Summit, " j. to-day received Verdc' lot
5000 damages against the Delaware LhcN'""nN' Una
or, y,l-,~rn paIlroal for injlrcs received IN the
Taekensack Meadow wreck
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SITE FOR THE BIG LIBRA
TO BE THE LEMON LIBRARY'S S PROPERTY
IN FIFTHAVE.

NEW STRUCTURE WILL PROBABLY BE BUILT
TO HARMoNIzE WITH THE PRESENT BUILD
ING-ADvANTAGEs or THAT LOCATION
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Contained on seventh PAGE.
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POSITIVELY IDENTIFIED AT THE MoRGiE YES
TERpAY MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AFTER