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POOR PLACE TO QUARREL.
possum Hunters Fight While Up a Tree
and Both Arc Killed.

Birmingham, Ala, Jan. X-Near Ken
nedy, Lamar county, Alabama. James
Runyon and Robert Young climbed a
high tree for an opOsSum. On the same
limb. forty feet from the ground, they
quarreled.
Runyon pushed Young off the limb.
but was pulled off with him. Both lived
just long enough to tell how it hap
nenel.
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SUNK BY THE COLUMBIA.
THE OLD DOMINION LINER wYANOKE
GOES DOWN

SHE CRASHED INTO THE CRUISER WHILE THE
LATTER WAS AT ANCHoR-NO LIVES LOST
THE wARsHIP SLIGHTLY INJURED.
Fortress Monroe Va. April 2S.-The Old Domn-
Ion steamer Wyanoke on her way from Rich
mond to New-York. while approaching the dock
at Newport News at O'Clock this morning,
came into collision with the cruiser Columbia,
anchored off the port and sank in about twenty
minutes. There were lO7 passengers on board
and a crew OF forty-two men.
H. II. Glover first officer of the Wyanoke had
just come on deck when the crash occurred. Cap
tain Jenny gave the alarm and all hands were
ordered out to make the boats ready. BY that
time the steamer had struck the cruiser and got
list of fortyive degrees All the boats on the star
board side were rendered useless. only two boats
on the port side being available for saving the
passengers. One OF these was placed in charge
of the first officer and the other was commanded
by the quartermaster They were Immediately
filed with women from the steamer and pro-
ceeded to shore picking Up two men from the
water while on their way. The Columbia sent out
her boats and rescued considerable number.
Several people got on board the Columbia direct
from the Wyanoka at the time OF the collision.
The passengers lost almost all their effects,
but clothing was literally supplied BY the resi-
dents OF Newport News First officer Glover was
carried down by the collision and came near
drowning. He managed to get to the surface OF
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THE Port JERJTS INQUEST.

Port Jervis n. Y. April 2s.-The Coroners In
ouest into the cause OF the death Of Jacob Snyder
and his WIFE frances Snyder. who are alleged TO
have been poisoned. was resumed here to-day The
report OF Professor Witihaus OF New-York. who
examined some OF the v!scera taken from the
bodies was read II stated that traces OF arsenic
had been found Mrs SnyGer's ante-mortem state
man, u.as a,so read In IL she said that her hus
hand and herself taken Ill shortly after their
dinner on March o. and that she noticed that con
siderable rat poison missing from box which
she kept in a closet. Mrs. Martha Whitaker.
e'vgNter M the deceased, and who IS suspected OF
noisoning her parents was then called 10 the Wit
ness stand and corrected several portions OF hel
fhe rfYect thai she had seen Casey Scales. cousin
.bo vas a Loarder at the Snyder house. going up
,trs with .he boz OF rat poison while In the act OF
Searching for the poison herself at he request o. 81
h.r aunt The inquest then adjourned until
,nmorrovy when a verdict is expected. Mrs WHIT
,.ker Is st under surveillance 1T the Port Jervis
EoSniinl.
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BELMONT'S BOOM LAUNCHED.
HE SPEAKS AT THE DEMoCRATIceCLUB
DINNER.

THE GATHERING BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN IN
TENDED TO FURTHER THE EX-coNGREss-
MANS CANDIDACY FOR THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION FOR GOVERNOR.
II was generally held by the members OF the
Democratic Club OF the Cry Of New-York that
at their monthly dinner held last night. the Doom
OF a candidate fer the Democratic nomination lor
Governor Of New-York State had been Launched
This was the boom Of Perry Belmont. who was
the principal speaker OF the evening. The dinner.
which was attended by nearly 100 members OF
the organ izatior was given in the parlors OF the
clubhouse at No. GIT Fifth-ave. The president OK
the club Ex-Governor Roswell p. Flower, pre-
sided and his right was seated Mr.. Beimoht.
Others present wer, Judge X. A. Van WICK, j. H.
Preston I,dor Straus. Evan Thomas Judge Ed
ward T. O'Dwye9. Charles W. Ridgway. John C..
Sheehan, n. R. OConnor, George W. Cornell. j..
c. Spencer, Judge Wauhope Lynn, ex-Justice
Thomas L. Feitner. ]. A. Sullivan. ]. II. Terrell.
w. F. Burr. Edward Brown. c. r. Allen. NJ w.
Platzek John Vincent, A. d. Williams, w. L.
Marks. J. ]. Traynor. T. f. Crimmins, J. w.
Highlander NJ. Rothschild, c. OReilly w. J. Fryer.
j. A. McKenna. F. A. Acer W. p. Mitchell, John
Van Claim. T. F. Hascall. p. Rosenheim. Il. d.
Schlesinger. J. S. Knowles. +. L. Allingwood. Dr.
c. +. Roberts Gratz Nathan, 8. d. Freshman,
Joseph Blumenthal. J. L. Lynes. the Rev. Daniel
ODwyer Justice James O'Gorman and Colonel w.
D. II. Washington.
II was a little after 10 o'clock that Ex-Governor
Flower arose and made a brief address, introducing
the speaker Of the evening In the person OF ex-
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Scheme but while It pending the House passed
similar measure Both houses bear It In mind.
were Republican. The Senate discussed the House
b.l as substitute until June H. 1890. when free
coinage bill was accepted instead by vote OF
Is TO "a The House refused to concur. and there
was conference committee. OF which Mr. Sher-
man was n member. out Of which emerged the
Sherman Law" which year later Mr.. Sherman
declared AZ Columbus. Ohio, TO be conservative
Rcpubllcar measure"
do not neel 10 recall TO you the terrible COME
quences Of the sherman law You remember mem
deb; perrpetuay redeemsble II the Treasury IN
gold. II purchased 100000 ounces-l know
no, how mary tons-of useless silver bullion
5cccnt silver dollars. Suddenly. as in a n.gnt
the country lost confidence In the ability OF the
Treasury 20 keep our coined silver dollars. our ST.
certificate dollars ard our greenback dollars
a parity WITH gold dollars and the terrible de-
struc,ve Devastating and relentless panic OF 1898
purchaT'ng clause OF the Sherman law. stop the
emission Of any more silver dollars abandon the
Sherman scheme for more silver dollars and go back
10 the coinage law OF 1873.
The Democracy assembled in Chicago in 1892 prom
isei It's candidates were elected 70 repeal the Force
bill. the Mckinley tariff and the Sherman law. All
that has been done. A majority Of our voters now
realize. IT IL believed tho truth OF Mann.ngs con-
teroa that opening minis to the free coineg OF
silver. without European cooperation. would stop
the use Of our n. rts by owners OF gold pu, end
to such simultaneous circulation OF gold and silver
az we now have send our gold dollars TO premium.
slphon out ~ the Treasury. by means Of the green
bacxs, its relatively small holdings OF gold expel
goid from the country and In time bring us to an
Asatic silver basis.
Prosperity will return as It did before the Sherman
law disaster was foreshadowed but only when there
are certainty and confidence that our workngmen
can. II they demand II. receive their wages In gold
standard dollars. and investors be certain that all
deferred payments TO be made in dollars Will be made
in gold dollars. Il demanded. No possible tariff
legislation can bring that about.
Other speakers succeeding Mr.. Belmont ".
p. Burr T. c. Mckinney. NJ W. Platzek. I.idor
Straus and Colonel w. D. H. Washington.
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s,,r or II. II. GIBsOys WORKS.

The second night OF the safe OF o,'s"u' r,sasa
i"e ao,ors and pastels by w. Hamilton Gibson
va american Art Galleries. Madison square
s,u,h brought out fair attendance but the prices
Called were far from hatterins to the artist In,
.sas ,n tho sale was selection Of the originals OF
r,oue illustrations which have appeared In MI
c,b.on's works. including Sharp Eyes Stroiis ny
s.s.r.,s, and sunshine" and also collection OF
800" ,or magazines and other publications the
so,,',,,, ~ w. lch was reserved by the publishers
Xmong drawnss which erSu ns th M OtS' noon
Weii,, ,ro,, ..Strolls by Starlight and Sunsalne,
when brought SO and Il 81 S Ss Ta Of the BOon,
t s,,ssra brought So "a Rhodofenaron hunt
sod fcr 81 So ana "A Winter Episoie ior re 90
.ae orr,su,a, more spirited than for the driw'nys.
yet many bargains were sl'a hsaamn Afternoon
T., Wuieys Nook S5i: October In New en- 20,
nasteD ssl: IAN Autumn Pastoral Vas'e'' 90
and ~ juiea Mil Stream w..
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ILLINOIS AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY.
BOTH SIDES CLAIM CONTROL OF THE REPtBLicA"
STATE CONVENTION TO-DAY
c,uso,d n, Apr:l M-On the eve OF what wiz
hs the largest and what promises 10 be the storm
lest State convention In the history OF the nepuo'
licans OF illinois, the situation Is decidedly chao'o'
From the most conservative estimates paseo upon
the counties that have instructed Tor or ihoorseo
Mckinley the friends Of the Ohio candidate up 70
this morning needed TO secure only Few score oe'7-
so,es ou, NJ total of 1895 insure the adoption OK
iron-clad instructions and this the state machine
is trying to prevent. 1t has been DAY OF hne WI.
"a Their than OF excitement and noisy enthusiasm VII"
both sides and while the Mckinley cement c'aN.
not only 10 have held its own, but TO have secures
suf,c,ent additional pledges to make its victory GER
tain the opposition apparently more comment as
certainly more defiant than twenty-iour nous "e
TIL. bringing OF Senator Cu.lom from Washington
Is conceded by both Sues have been master
stroke on the part OF the State managers. my
senior Senator has held forth at ne headquar'ers'
with scarcely an intermisson for refresnmeht %
conference since an early nour TINS haen nised t.
his immediate ne.ghborhood by his active Iisu.enSS
Whether he can hold the s,e entire WbeS me Nc
Knleyes cannot secure the victory only the oa''''
Tine Sale Central Committee has selected Alderman
Madden, OF Chicago. AS temporary cnsirman . ana
n fhc.s selections are stsiactory the Nc
kinney leaders. Ii was the proSrumme OF shs
had finished his address. the conven ion should pro
coed 10 the nom ZION OF candidates on ,he o,sss
the question of instructions ana the electoh u
Cstes- at-larg. should first be disposed OIL -.
With the view OF avoiding a tempestuous scene
on the threshold OF the convention. state Cnalt man
Jameson tonight renewed his compromise offer 70
tbe Mckinley committee, that the matter OF in.
structlons be voted upon after the nomination o.
ton that the question be the speciai
order after the nomination for Attorney -GeneraL
This was accepted. The Mckinley leaders gave OUT
Tonight a table claiming so delegates Tor Mckin-
lay under Instructions to Sis against
The candidates OF the managers for delesates are
OK Governor Fifer OF Bloomington; William Penn
Nixon and r. ". Patterson. OF Chicago. and DAVID
fi,tIer Of this city The Mckinleyites have not
agreed upon ticket beyond me names m cS o. ex-
Patterson and Fifer. however, would be salts
factory 10 them, provided instructions are voted.
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wopK or THE ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL

The twcnty-fcurth annual report OF Roosevelt
hospital shows that the number OF patients adiii'
,d in the year was 310l. OF whom l.f2D were as
CHARGED cured LIS improved. lGl not improved and
PA died The rumber OF cases treated In the acci-
dent room was 5.4g. and the number OF ambulance
calls was 1853 There were 2,S5 entirely ree pa
tents. The treasurer's report shows an income OF
s2L 1864 and current expenses OF sl-25% a. me ne
only Considerable glft received was one or o.UW
from Francis A. Watson. TO endow bed IN memory
OF his mother. The principal recent Improvement
a. the adding OF five stories the out Patient
Department Building, now known as the Private
Patients Pavilion. This V nearly finished. Ihe
ST
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the water near tho Columbia and caught hold
Of a life-raft. which had just been lowered. Pro-
fessor CULVER. Of Waterbury, Conn, also came
near losing his life. He Is now at Old Point
First Engineer john sullivan. Of the Wyanoke,
was badly scaded. Second Engineer j. J.
Walters who lives in New-York. is now on board
the Columbia severely scaled II IS not known
whether he will live or not. An oi!er on the
Wvanoke was also badly scadel.
Washington. April -S.-The following official
report OF the disaster was received by telegraph
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Congressman Perry Belmont. Mr. Belmont said
among other things:
with tho List Congress was elected President
Harrison who Immediately began TO iirt with
silver You will recall the Republican Nationai
publican party condemns the policy OF the Demo-
cratic AGnnstratl ton IN It's efforts to demonetize
silver" Cleveland's Administration was referred
10 II had only endeavored TO stop silver pur-
chasing II II then had been done the panic OF
1892 would have been avoided President Harrison
recommended TO Congress Secretary Windows
scheme to double the Treasury purchases OF silver
bullion In order to buy the entire American prod
uct. which was a bride to silver miners to vote
the Republican ticket. Senator Morrill, or YER
mont PRESENTED in the Senate the Administration
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FOR A TROLLEY LINE TO Port yERvIs.

Port Jervs. n. y. April Is tsp.ciaD. Edward f.
Lukens. w H. Metcaif. G. +. Macrae. n. C.
Breese and Irving Hiber. directors OF the newly
organized Granddaughter Jervs Railway Com
pany. accompanied by an engineer. In town TO
from Port Jervis TO Stroudsburg forty-two niles
The capital stock Of the company "a $500 60 and its
bonded indebtedness sso00Oo. They expect TO M re
troley-cars running between Port Jeryis and Ma
ford by July !. and tho, road Will be compiekd TO
ontiro1y Without railroad tacuites III SS
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the Navy that Is to saw. Secretary Of the Navy
not great Qaughter) who is anxious to command a

a
large number OF ships"
Mr.. German added, after further sarcastic allu-
SONS to Secretary Herbert: "In this grea; war
scare. which was manufactured or real las you
please) the secretary came to Congress and recon-
mended an Increase OF the enlisted men Of the Navy
Dy 2oW men And that Is ali Officials OF the
Navy want to test these shiDs. There is no:
one one OF them who Is not ready and anxious to
now his ship will behave In action" On this Bill
alone. Mr. German SAID you can save SIS 600 dur
ing the next three years
Mr.. Stewart pop New made speech 10 show
tina; the people were suffering not from deficiencies
In the Treasury but from the fact that the Treasury
was overlooking.
Mr., Plat said that Mr. Proctor (reep. VT who
had been obliged to leave the city, had prepared
speech In support OF Mr. Germans amendment ana
requested leave to read the speech for the Senator
from Vermont, but Mr. Hill Dem. ~ ". objected
on the ground that II would be establishing a bad
precedent
The Senate then. at $50. adjourned until to-mor-
row without action Mr.. Germans amendments.
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ALMOST 4 WHOLE FANNY DESTROYED.

Dexter Mo. April 2s.-John Manning. mill hand
living near Mc:ehouse. sixteen miles east OF this
place awoke yesterday morning 10 find his house In
flames and the front portion. which contained all
the means OF egsess. almost burned away. In the
house with him we've bis wife and three children
Before he could batter an opening IN the thin box
house the flames and smoke almost roasted two OF
his children horribly burned the other and scorched
and blis.cred his wife AMI himself from head TO
foot Two OF the children have been buried. the
third is fatally burned and the life OF the mother
rod az Manning will recover.
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THE GENERAL PENSION BILL PASSED.
DEBATE OF TIE BANKRUPTCY MEASURE BEGUN
IN TILE HOUSE.

DEBATE on TIE BANKRUPTCY MEASURE BEGUN
IN TIE HOUSE.
Washington April 2s-After passing the General
Pension hill by vote o, lS7 to g. the House to-day
entered upon a five days consideration OF the
bankruptcy bill The Pension bill was supported
nv the votes OF Republicans and Populists. and OF
Messrs Cummings and Walsh (N. - Layton and
sorg (Ohio) Fitzpatrick tMass). and Downing
UuD. Democrats. General debate on the Bank
ruu,cy bill Will extend Tomorrow and Thurs
davis sesslons and on Fridly and Saturday It VIII
he considered under the hve-nlnute rue for amend
,n.nt until o'clock the latter day, when a vote
will be taken the passage. Notice was given
bv Mr. Bailey DEEM. Tex that one or two substi-
,utes for the pending bill Will be offered for the
action Of the House by friends Of voluntary bank
ruptcy only The opening speech OF the debate was
made by General Henderson rep Iowa.. In sup
mort NJ the bill. which ~ practically the Torrey BILL
inpnv ding for both voluntary and Involuntary bank
rruntcv Al the close o. Mr.. IicndersCn's speech.
AZ a 10 o'clock the House adjourned.
some miscellaneous business was transacted. in
clndIng the passage OF a bill to place John y.
onacLenbush on the retired list OF the Navy, by a
,t'ofe of I6f 10 ~. This bin intended TO
yhst has been considered by the beneficiary and his
friends a great injustice perpetraied upon him. \
I'M vae ago passed directing the Secretary OF the
Interior 10 restore 10 IN" public domain the lands
within the limits OF Fort Lewis military reservation.
a.,
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Warner Mlller's visit to Mr.. Hanna seems very
significant to 1.-THE B!nghamton Herald. III We
remember. he said to some one who questioned
him Who wants to stop the Mckinley boom? I
am sure l don't We are beginning to believe
him"
At least a score OF rousing Mckinley meetings
have been hel. throughout the State. Labored
efforts have been made by the Piatt people to be-
little them but 1t is significant fact that thus far
no has attempted to hold mass-meeting "
favor Of Governor Morton. Whyg
The action of the South Carolina Republicans In
resolving that Mckinley. Harrison. Allison. Morton
or Quay would be acceptable as candidate for
President" leads The Buffalo Courier" to remark
that they are evidently expecting to have an inter-
esting time at the ST. Louis Convention. they nave
virtually given notice 70 the promoters o. sne "ss
subiected to soliciatons-the more strenuous. nu:
merous and persistent the solicitations the better.
r, 4. IN. Judgment of The Syracuse Standard
that there IL no Morton man who will not throw
up his hat for Mckinley. II the summons from 81
Louis be in that line" What says Mr. flau!
Strong as is Piatts grip on the Republican ma
chine IN this State, IT Is. after all, The Buhale
Courier. contends, 'only a feeble hold compared
with that Of his twin boss Quay on the Repuoh-
cans OF Pennsylvania
Every Republican newspaper In Syracuse 10 nov
reconciied to McKineys candidacy. Originally
1.-THE Post" was in favor Of Speaker Reed. The
standard and THE Journal" organs Of the
State machine. favored Governor Morton. but all
Of them have swung gracefully Into line for the
Canton statesman. They simply regard Mckinney
a. fhe almost certain nominee says The Syracuse
Herald and see no good reason why they should
not freely express their views
The efforts of the Mckinley advocates In this
s,ate seem TO Tho Rochester Herald" analogous 70
tho.e of the Democrats who organised the Nay
convention in Syracuse in 1892 to counterfeit ths
impression that New-York Democracy was unani-
nous for Hill The Mckinley movement In this
State" it adds, "is the foundation Of an antPlate
organization which win have the support Of the
Federal Administration In the event OF Mcknieye
nomination and election. The Republican boss
captures the prize Thomas c. Plat VIII not control
the Federal patronage OF New-York City"
And now Mr.. Lautcrbach rises to remark that he
never meant what he said about supplementary
bills and all that sort Of thing. This defence u rot
creditable to his legal ability. end Il u Tar from
being satisfactory the rank and s who have been
doing the mechinss dirty work sa the assurance
81 unlinited apellA
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RUSSELL DELEGATES ELECTED.

Boston, April 2s.-At the Ixth Congress District
Democratic Convention this evening Senator Martin
NJ Ioma.ney and T. j. Kennedy were named 40
delegates to the Chicago Convention and FRANK IL.
D,!lon and Isaac Rosnosky as alternates The dele.
"a. are Russell men but go uninstructed
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BROS,
Sd Ave, and 50th St.

Defiance Congressman F. b. Dewitt had no oppo-
sition for denomination. Judge Sheets. OF ottawa
and NJ f. Loose OF Henry. are the delegates to tne
ar Louis Convention. They are not instructed. ouy
b.th are strong Mckinley men. l. H. TUDOR: OF
Vanwort was chosen Presidential elector. Inc
resolutions indorse Mckinney, Cut omit reiere"cs "
the financial question.
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POLITICAL NOTES.

The mass-meetings in favor OF McKinley's candi-
dacy seem TO be gall and wormwood to the average
P.att organ such. for example, as The Rochester
Democrat and Chronicle which refers 10 them -
a .disreputable USE OF the Ohio leaders name.
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TO LAUNCH THE PATTISON BOOM.
PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATIC STATE coNvEN
TON MEETS TOD.

TTON MEETS TO-DAY.
Allentown. Penn, April S-The Democratic State
Convention which will be called to order at noon
tomorrow In Music Hall. will start the Presiden-
tia boom OF Ex-Governor Robert E. Pattson, and
a strong Endorsement will be given to the
who has twice been elected the Chief Executive
OF Pennsylvania. The platform will declare
uuIvocally for a gold standard of the currency, he
retirement OF all Treasury and all evidences
OF Government obligations and for the redemption
divorce OF the Government from the use OF silver
only in subsidiary coin and for the rigid main
tenance of the gold standard
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-29
A M'KINLEY LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS

At a regular meeting OF the Mckinley League Of
the With Assembly Distric., held at No. lsS Bowery
on Monday evening. this following officers were
elected: Gustave Il. Metz. president; Michael Nc
Gonige first vice president: Henry Wolf. second
vice. president Joseph A. Reardon. treasurer; Mar
tin Flynn, jr. financial secretary: James H. Tier
man, recording secretary; William F. Manning. ser
geant-at-arms; James H. McManus and Patrick H.
McNellis delegates
The following resolutions were adopted:
Whereas, The time Is fast approaching for the
public OF the United States, through their represen
tatives at the National Republican Convention at
St Louis, Mo- to place in nomination q nan whose
worldwide reputation has endeared him within the
hearts OF every honest workingman by his every
endeavor to protect American industry.
Resolved, That we the members OF the With As
sembly District Mckinley League will pledge
support in every way possible In securing the cleo
ton Of Major William Mckinley. OF Ohio Presi-
dent Of the United States. and. be IL further -
Resolved, That earnestly urge upon the dele
gates the necessity Of supporting the candidacy OF
Major Mckinley. at the National Republican Con-
ventlon at ST. Louis. Be II further
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the admins
traton OF the city government under the super
vision OF that impartial and 'bus!nesske gentleman.
Mayor William L. Strong. and those OF the heads
Of the different departments appointed BY: him.
MODE, nuTO pET r,C TIES .T(Tvprn