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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06

HE DECLARES THAT HE DOES NOT CARE TO
BE DICTATED To''-cRITIcsED BY HIS
FRIENDS. WHO FAVOR MKINLEY
Friends of Mayor Wurster watched with I'M
usual interest yesterday the position he would
take in regard to the vote passed by the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the With Congress District
Committee declaring that the delegates to the
St. Louis Convention from the With District
would best serve the interests of their con-
stituents by voting for Mckinley. This action
was taken on Saturday evening. but it was
first made public in The Tribune yesterday
morning.
The With Congress District is represented by
Mayor Wurster and Ernest j. Katenbach. and
the Mayors receipt of the pointblank declara-
ton that Mckinley is the favorlte in the dis
trct awaited with unusual interest. in view
Of the fact that he has persistently declared
since he was made a delegate that he favored
Morton.
The sneer with which the Mayor replied to
any mention of the District Committees state
ment exceedingly unsatisfactory to the
Mayors friends. and seems likely to bring
down upon the Mayor a storm of adverse criti-
csm such as he has not felt since he took his
office. When asked for his opinion about Nc
Kinleys favor, Mayor wurster replied. with
Congress District Executive Committee is a self
constituted body l have received no letter
from such body and know nothing about 1t.
l am always ready to listen to advice. but
do not to be dictated to by any one. so
far as know, the persons who elected me have
not expressed any opinion the subject OF
President, and l do not feel bound by any In
structons."
II am unable to understand the Mayors state
ment that he does IT to be dictated 10 by
any ore" said one of Mayor Wurster's most will
ing supporters yesterday 1T looks to me much
a. though he was being dictated to by a particu-
lar person whose name | Will allow you TO guess.
Mr. Wurster has always been supposed 10 be a
bitter enemy OF that man, and | have hOnOred
him for his refusal 10 make his friendship; hence
do not care to mention his rame as the Mayors
political manager just at present. But must al
nit, with all due regard for my past respect for
Mayor Munster that am utterly unable 10 un-
candidacy IN view of the apparent ana unfnis-
taxable preponderance Of Mckinley sentiment In
Brooklyn"
1t was said yesterday that Controller Palmer
would not go 10 ST. Louis. but would take adVan-
tage of the passed at the convention wren
he was elected and appoint his own alternate II
was also reported that the Controller would, be-
yond a doubt select his substitute Jacob
Worth Mr.. Platt's most valiant and suoservient
follower In Brooklyn at present. Persons who
put two and two together framed a picture or
Jacob Worth and Frederick W. Wurster sitting
side by side in the convention hail. Dotn voting
for Governor Morton and asked themselves the
question. "Will Wurster allow himself TO be led
by Worth in casting his vote at 81. Louis?
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TER-CARRIER' NARROW ESCAPE.

Sometimes the Brooklyn trolley-car runs amuch
and sometimes the trolley pole goes on the warps'h'
nd occasionally the trolley wire itself starts on
rampage. but it makes no difference what happens
the result is always exciting Some Brooklyn c'u-
zen 10 either killed. injured or else narrowly escapes
Luckily the latter was the case yesterday AFTER
noon when Car No. 1885, OF the Nassau oolnp' ~.
..,a across Fulton-st and swung around the
-, curve into Boerum Place. The car was going
At lively gait and Just as the trolley pole cleared
the structure of the Kings County Elevated roau
there was fash. a smash. crash and the trohey
pole together with the spring and do heavy was
wnic vamsnt while at least a half hundred right
ened people were wondering how they escaped IN
49, 49, etter-oarr1er No. 507, who was crossing
g uIy. place at the instant the crash came saw
he falling pole and sprang one side Just IN Ime 10
escape serious injury; or possioie aea.h b,ch has
hapened near this corner in the last three or -FOUR
weatA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-06

,d,ues and combinations Charles A. Moore
came In late and. with Park Commissioner
Woodruff and William N. Dykman. discussed
uclItcs and horses in the judges Enclosure.
THE FIRST CONTESTS.
The parade and Judging of the mounted police
vsre the first interesting contests on the pro-
srmme 1t would be hard to find fner-iook-
hs get of horses than those ridden by the
ucnted cops" Of Brooklyn's "hrest ponce
A. ne men entered the orchestra played the
WIN "Charasteristique." which seemed at first
10 vauce upon Cyclone, the gelding riddeh
b. htolman Byrnes an effect something AKIN
bhnme For Ave minutes he was decidedly
axkh; he reared and plunged, and once nearly
trpIed over backward. Only the patrolmans
Gerior horsemanship saved him from fall
Harvard Cyclone quieted down.
me men who entered the contest were Henry
mon on Harry: Thomas Collins. on Ben: T. j.
nrnes on Frank Robert Mooshall. on Larry;
! Tenant on Rube, James Langan, on
Puck: John OHara, on Dan: William Wander
t.ck on Duke, and J. j. Dyrnes, on cyclone
In this contest the points were on the oeS'-
tsined and mounted horse, TO count oo per
tent. and handling, 40. The feature OF the con-
lest was the endeavor on the part OF the
finest" TO catch a "cayuse." The pony was
,upposed to be loose in the streets, and the men
we're to show their prowess in catching hirn'
The "cayuse" won. The attempts TO eaten MIN
caused shouts of laughter from the spectators
Hilton, p. ]. Byrnes, VanderpecK
and ]. ]. Byrnes each separately had Try.
The "cayuse" ran and the men after MIN. ne
cut short corners, reared and kicked. ana en-
joyed 1t hugely P. ]. Byrnes was nearly uh.
seated and lost his hat. Then the cayuse
at tired and began to kick viciousiy, wheh
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gelding. This prize was $50.
There were only

gelding. This prize was sou lhere were o''''
two entries in this contests
The next contest was for horses In harness.
members only. shown before runabout A. D.
Nutting's brown gelding Holly won the nrst
prize. Howard Boocock's Star, chestnut geld
ing took second. The third prize went 10 ~
Herbert Potters brown gelding. JACK
The last contest of the evening was the jump
ing class for the best performance over SIX FENCES
two of four feet six inches and two OF nVe Iec'.
The first prize of 500 was won by h3waru M'as
Hercules: second $50 Hart Bros Richmond e.
roam gelding and the third by c. r. Conner
black gelding. Punch, twenty-four years Tlu;
The Jumping was fine; not hurdle was khoched
down.
SOME OF THOSE PRESENT.
Ar,org ,hosa nresent In the boxes were Mr..
and Mrs. w. n. Dykman, Mr. and Mrs. David
F. Allerton, Mrs. C. S. Richardson, Miss Rich-
ardson. Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Cordier Mrs Will
lam C. Kingsley. Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Candee
Miss Let's Cornwell, Miss Ethel Candee, Mr. and
Mrs. A. J. Nutting Mr.. and Mrs Carl Turner
Miss Turner Miss Dasire Sproule, Mr. and Mrs
r. + Knowlton Miss Chariot Knowlton, Miss
Grace Knowlton Mr. and Mrs George II. Prem
tiss. Mr. and Mrs j. C. Hoagland, Mr.. and Mrs
c. ~ Hoagland, Mrs. Elmendorf, Mr.. and Mrs
A r. Martin, w. S. Peters, j. r. Talmadge
ir.. Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Moore Commodore
Sicard and staff w. X. Fowler William Beadle-
sion Willis Wild, j. H. Wabridge Mr. and
Mrs B. G. Templeton. Miss Sarah Coats and
Mr. and Mrs +. b. Fiske
Others present occupying seats were Mr. and
Mrs W. G.. Gilmore Mr.. and Mrs. ). +. Hart
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Mackay, Herbert L. Pratt
Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes, Judge and Mrs willard
BARTLETT. Frank D. Beard, Jonathan Buckley
NJ ord Mrs F. Legrand, Mr.. and Mrs. John
CARTRIDGE. Mr.. and Mrs. S. b. Chittenden, MT
"a Mrs. ST John Wood, Mr.. and Mrs Erhardt
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WORKING FOR MKINLEY.
THE ORGANIZATION OF LOCAL LEAGUES
BEGUN LAST NIGHT.
uccpssru1 MEETING At THE YOUNG Rrrr-rII

SUCCESSFUL MEETING At THE YOUNG RrPr'TId-
CAN C1UB-MANy NAMES ENROLLED.
The first meeting called for the purpose Of or
ganlzng Brooklyn branches OF the Mckinley League
OF the State OF New-York was held last evening IN
the rooms OF the Brooklyn Young Republican CUB
No ATTEMPT was made 10 draw out large crowd.
but fully seventy-fve persons were present All OF
them enthusiastic in their efforts to establish
branches OF the league In Brooklyn. Thomas Ftchie
WAS elected temporary chairman and Assembly man
Edward C. Brennan was made secretary.
John J. Mc(iinniss addressed the meeting. ana toIn
OF a movement throughout the state Tor the or
ganiZaton OF Mckinley leagues. lie discusSed 'he
method of organization most practicable Tor brooK-
lyn and suggested that names be taken from each
OF the Assembly districts OF men known TO be favor-
able to Major Mckinley. He moved that the or
ranizaton be started In Brooklyn by the selection OF
a committee in each Assembly district by the CHAIR
man. The number OF members in each district was
first placed at two but amendment introduced
later gave to the chairman the power of naming as
MANY members IN each district the needs OF the
district seemed to justify. Names were then called
for and the number given was larger than the most
enthusiastic McKnleyte had believed would De
found The number would have been Indefinitely
increased had time been allowed
Mr. Fitche will appoint the members of the com
mttees on organization in the various districts IN a
day or two and II Is hoped that In less than a
week the Kings County branch OF the league VIII be
thoroughly organized and ready 10 conduct 'sor-
Gus and energetic campaign There were Few
speeches made last night. but mentions OF Mclan-
iev's name were always greeted with applause The
leroes OF the evening were the delegates 10 tue
state Convention who members OF the famous
IO9 who voted against Governor Morton ana Tor
Major Mckinley. In the making up OK the A.
semby district committees pseferrnde VIII, Dc e VEN
call OF the Chair
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MORE FINE CONTESTS.
~,v,,Ep SUCCESS OF THE HORSE
SHOW.

ENTHUSIASM AMONG THE SPECTATORS
WINNERS IN THE RING
attendance at the Horse Show last even
~" NOT quite so good in point of numbers
ns ~. night before. but there was no lack of
md enthusiasm. Society, however. was
"''' :, arriving At o'clock the big building
v" ..or,y empty. and the first effort of the
80, was to empty seats and bare-lookng
"' INT thirty minutes later great change
..ten place The galleries and boxes had
~' -.a their butterfly aspect. and the men
-,,nen. fresh from informal horse week
Wv narties. most of them, We're ready for the
w. displays The absence Of some Of the
a,,,can political leaders who were present
M wonaay night was noticeable, but as it
good cause nobody said a word.
wa, Wurster. however, was on hand with his
Sr, apparently unmindful of political in
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Refore the tests were ended Mr. Blake APP
neared with his rife No test was made OF II,
but II was examined by the Cor mssoners.
II Is a bolt gun. with circular clip which
feeds from underneath the magazine closing
With circular door The clip somewhat resem-
bles the chamber Of an old pepper castor re-
volver
1t will be noticed that neither the Burton
nor the Blake gun has yet undergone the
severe test stood by the Savage. Winchester and
Briggs-Kneeland These will not be made at
the armory, but at the range. The Putnam gun
has not yet appeared. and Colonel Shaw said
yesterday
THE COMMISSION WILL NOT WAIT.
THE Commission desires TO be perfectly fair.
frank and open. There must be end TO this
contest some time. Originally two months time
was asked this was extended to another month.
and We have determined not To accept any gun
after the close of this week. We are all Ameri-
can citizens, and want the best gun for
the National Gard. but there must be limit
to the time. and that is this week
Both Colonel Shaw and Mr.. Bliss tried tho
Savage and Burton guns repeatedly making
fair shots.
In the latter part of the shooting the wind
shifted again to the rear of the shooters IN
spector- General Of Rifle Practice Whitlock was
ar interested spectator: was Colonel Low,
the State ordnance officer. who has charge or the
transportation OF the men TO and from the
ranges.
Barring the heavy thunderstorm and the con-
seQuent discomfort OF wet clothes and damp
feet the day passed off pleasantly enough II
was curious to notice the different sounds made
by the explosions OF the smokeless cartridges
and those OF the rifles used by the militia. The
former has sharp. whplike snap. compared 10
which the report of the other sounds almost like
a mufiled drum.
A PEEP-sIGHT USED ON ONE GUN.
Mr. Savage drew attention to the fact that the
Briggs Kneeland rifle was using 'peep-sight'
which. he said. wac not fair test. as II was
not military sight All the men shot prone.
and after the rain had to use rubber blankets
to protect them from the muddy ground
The tests will probably take up all the rest or
the week, as the guns tried yesterday have yet
TO undergo the 500. 500 and 1000 yard ranges.
besides the preliminary tests for the Burton and
Blake guns. well as for the Putnam gun.
should 1t be ready before the time already speci-
fled.
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SHE WAS NOT MURDERED
THE MYSTERY SURROUNDING THIS WON
ANS DEATH PARTLY SOLVED.
HER BODY FOUND MANGLED ON THE MANHAT-
TAN BEACH RAILROAD TRACKS AT EvERGREENs
cEMETERY-sHE EITHER KILLED HER
SELF OR WAS THE VICTIM OF AN


ACCIDENT 1T Is RELIEVED.
The mystery that surrounds the death OF Tessic
Carney the young woman whose mangied body
Vas found early yesterday morning in the centre
of the outward bound track Of the Manhattan Beach
Railroad at the Eyergreens Cemetery, mas peen
cleared away by Police Captain Dunn. OF the Ham
burg-ave station, and his detectives The woman
according to the police, either committed suicide
or was accidentally killed BY one OF the passing
,r,,ns The police rdicue the theory that the
woman was murdered and her body thrown on the
track to be mutiaed.
IL has been proven 10 the Satisfaction OF Inspector
MacKellar and Police Captain Dunn that George
and Alexander Fox father and son. who were In
terested In the woman had connection with her
death II was Fox and his son who identined the
body as that of Tessie Carney. Both were de-
ta,ned at first by the police until they became sat
sfed that they had nothing 10 do with the woman 5
death 1t was from them the police learned some
thing of the womans career. She had been taken
o,rt of the Doyers-st mission about two months ago.
by the elder Fox for the purpose OF reforming
her and installed In his home in Oppressive
Evergreen, Long Island. where he lives WIN Ills
wife, and given employment
After a quarrel some time ago with Mrs FOX, she
was ordered to leave the house. and went to i've
in rooms over a saloon at No $40 CentralaVe' ABOUT
a block away from where her body was found. FOX
and his son frequently called upon her In her new
home on Monday evening she was found by young
Fox drinking In a saloon at Jefferson ana Saratoga
aves and persuaded to go home FOX accom-
panied her there and when they reached the apart,
mcnts he says she kicked in panel Of door: and ana
he admitted sapping her for It. AT O'CLOCK the
elder Fox visited the house. and the three went
for a walk. At Moffat-st. and Evergreen-ave the
voung woman said she going to return nome
Fox and his son then started on toward the house.
That was the last. they say, they saw OF her.
she started across the vacant lots dagonally from
her home and must have crawled beneath the wire
fence at the top OF the embankment TO the track:
II is believed that she then fell TO the tracks and
law there in a drunken stupor. The last outward,
hound train from Long Island City left at 1888
O'clock. and was drawn BY engine No. T. When the
train reached Manhattan Beach woman's hat was
found on the cowcatcher. AT IL o'clock a track
walker saw what he believed TO be bundle Of
clothing and going to Samuel kellers saloon. over
which the girl lived he returned with the proprietor
TO the spot as ne thought. and found an old dress
The body at that time fifty feet further along.
and was not found until yesterday morning. when
four Italians saw It and told the police. The body
No ls2 Montrose-ave., where 1t was removed by
order of Coroner Mason.
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few changes adopted presented The mrs. ,,e
which provoked discussion was the app n. ,S
for music and music teachers II seemed ina, ~. ~,
appropriation asked for by the Committee en- Music
had been cut down $500. and this brought tne cna
He could not why his committee shouiu ,o NC
singled out the proper one to make redue'ion
on The members had asked for no advance IN
salaries; they had simply asked for an appropraion
for teachers and also to pay the salaries al
years By referring to a resolution passed III 49,
he showed that the Board then agreed 10 pay musIo
teachers 81 an hour for the first year, 81 y Tor the
second year and 81 - an hour thereafter Many OF
these teachers had teaching six or seven years
at 81 an hour and had been assured yearly by the
Music Committee that they would receive their
proper duesl This all the committee ASKED lot
He therefore offered resolution asking for 900 10
be added 10 the appropriation made by the finance
Committee The motion carried: $3.50
The next item that of drawing and drawing teach
ers was also increased by like amount. As
amended the estimates are as follows:
cENEpAI FIND
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ATTACKED AT HIS OWN DO""'
JOHN TRIEsORT RECEIVED fHoD"DN
FATAL BLOW FROM A MAN SUI
pOsED TO BE INSANE

An Italian, giving the name of Andolo ron 's
went to the house OF John Triesort IN r'a''u.
ave, yesterday morning. and wheh i''e' hoad
90 ,ho door deal, him n Violent blow on the head
with stick Tresort fell to the floor. blood now
ing from an ugly wound in his head
crowd OF neighbors rushed to the scene anu
tempted to capture the assaiiant ne lous
friously for his liberty but after several po'eee
had appeared he finally handcuned Ar ana Rings
with ropes Triesort taken 10 tne Uni
County Hospital where it was found thar ms would
nrobaby not recover Fomini. when taken ~ ~
Justice Steers's Court. fought desperately He was
vei,ed like mailman for an hour or more. nc e,sna
dnally locked up in q cell after half dozen pVne an
men had been called out 1t is thought that ne u Ill
eacaned lunatlc.
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POSTAL CLERKS WANT MORE PAY.

The Brooklyn Postofiice Clerks Association
Branch No. 2, Natioral Association Postofiice
Clerks. has just requested Speaker Reed by petit
ton to appoint day for the hearing OF the bill
which Classics the postotice Clerks and increases
their salaries and are now anxously awaiting q
reply
The bill provides that the clerks are to be graded
according to time Of service. each additional years
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FRIGHTENED HER TO DEATH.

MRS GLECKMAN DROPPED DEAD WHEN
STARTLED BY LIGHTNING.
watt. C,eck,nan sixty years DID, was In the
t,tchen of her home at No. 372 Chrstopher-st'' IN
the brownsville district of East New-York. yes'er,
dav when a sudden fash Of lightning frisntened
her She dropped to the floor ana dea ie"
minutes later. DR.. Kaufman, VINO hVes III ,s. S,.
-, disease Mrs Gleckman was the wire OF d
,a;ior and had lived in Brownsville only SNORT
un ,antnpo also struck the Riding and DriVihs
cub house causing damage OF sio
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Welded IN TRINITY CHURCH..

Arthur r. Moeller well known In the jewelry trace
and Miss Louise E. seidler. OF Brooklyn, were mar
ried last evening In Trinity Episcopal Ch"rc".
Ar,ineton-ave.. by the Rev. Nelson r. Boss. Tne
hest man was George w. Mohr and the bridesmanio
was Miss May Seidler. After the ceremony N me ne
church there q reception at the nome o. '"0
brides parents. No. 408 Glenmors-avo-
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TESTED IN MUD AND RAIN.
FOUR OF THE RIFLES TRIED BY yHH
COMMISSION AT CREEDMOOR.
THE CONDITIONS NOT OF THE BEST. But THE Elk
AMINERs DECIDE NOT TO DELAY THEIR
woRK-coMpErITIoN TO BE CON-
-
rINIfED THIS WEEK.

AMrNERs DECIDE NOT TO DELAY THEIR
woRK-coMPErITIoN TO BE con-
TINuED THIS WEEK.
A hot summer-like sun was pouring DOWN
upon the Creedmoor ranges yesterday morning
when the Board Of Examiners to determine what
rife is best fop the State National Guard ar
rived at Queens. The were overcrowdeo'
and the heat was intense.
The train left the Flatbueh-ave. station a few
minutes before II o'clock a. m, but the Com
mission was on hand long before 1t started.
Colonel Albert T. Shaw and Robert II. Thurston,
professor Of mechanical engineering at Cornei
College came to town on Monday Eliphalet w.
Bliss the other member. and Secretary Henry E.
AbelI were on hand. Private William T. Crane.
of the 18th Regiment. and his assistant, SER
geant Patterson of the same regiment, mad
gone to the range earlier In the morning So TOO
had Bethel Burton the veteran gun expert. Ar
thur Savage and his friend. Mr. Rhey' from
Utica ~ Y were also on hand. MT briges'
with Captain Kneeland and their expert, Will
lam Knapp were on the ground as we'll Coionei
Adds of the Winchester Company, with MS ex-
pert Ferdinand Van Dyke. were at the ranges AZ
an early hour, but II was not until O'CLOCK D. M
that there was any chance to get to work.
Meanwhile dark clouds arose In the west All
Regiment had been firing at the targets. and the
way their guns banged was "reminiscences OK
old times.
DESPITE the clouds the Commission determines
TO begin work by shooting at 100 yards. as test
OF accuracy Arthur Savage shot his own gun:
Ferdinand Van Dyke that OF the winchester
Company: Sergeant Thomas Dolan, OF the lItn
Regiment. that Of Briggs Kneeland; George Bry'
ant. of the 23d Regiment. that Of Bethel Burton.
THE FIRST SCORES.
The opening score on the Savage gun was:
Savage ......................... IS
This made five bulls eyes for Crane. and Ser
geant Dolan took up the Briggs-kneeland gun.
The score made was: 49,
polan .............-.....'...., -
This was considered pretty close shooting. Then
the Burton gun came up. The SKY was Dark
and the wind had shifted. blowing strongly across
the range from the westward
nr,nnt ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 10
After the thunderstorm had subsidized. the 200.
yard range was tried. These were the scores ot
the Savage gun:
s sesss NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ia
BRIGGS KNEELAND GUN.
polan .............................. : 10
Crane .............'..... .''''''''
WINCHESTER.
| Van Dkye OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. t-nS
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ~
The third round at 300 yards then commenced.
| The scores were:
SAVAGE GUN
| Crane ~
BRIGGS KNEELAND.
DOlan -
Crane ........................''.. ~
WINCHESTER GUN.
Van Dyke -........................-...s ii
|
| BURTON GUN.
|
1 Crane -