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New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
WILL MR.. PARKER REFUSE!
COMMISSIONER GRANT HAS PLAN FOR RECON
CLING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD

COMMISSIONER GRANT HAS PLAN FOR RECON
CLING THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
Navor Strong declined to say word on the SUD-
loo, y, Police Commissioner Parker's resignation
T. uas the general impression at the City Hail. now
ever that the Mayor had informed Mr. Parker tnat
ho would like TO have his resignation.
Colonel Grant was the first Commissioner to reach
Headouarters yesterday. AS soon as he arrived he
was asked II he had heard OF the reported request
for Commissioner Parker's resignation by the
Nsvor II read about II in the papers yester-
day morning" replied the Commissioner, "and, OF
course" he said Il believe everything see In the
papers"
He was then asked II 1t was true that he had a
nIan in mind by which he hoped to concliate his
three colleague He said he had plan formulated
by which he expected that all the Commissioners
could come agreement regarding police pro-
motions This plan had been submitted to each or
his colleagues They had not agreed TO II yet but
he hoped that they soon would.
In connection with the talked-of resignation or
Commissioner Parker he would not have anything
TO say That matter rested he said, between Mr.
Parker and Mayor Strong. Commissioner Andrews
would not speak about the matter when seen upon
his arrival at Headquarters. Commissioner Parker
got there about noon. He was asked II he had any
further statement to make. II have not" he an
TO say on the subject"
do you still declare. Commissioner. that your
resignation has not been asked for. and that you
won't resign II asked to DO soy'
II do" said Mr.. Parker emphaticaly. u repeat
everything said last night"
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
competent form Of legal evidence, and this view
the Recorder upheld.


Q.-Have you ever made autopsies on bodies where
tne cause OF death was due 10 irritant poisoning?
,oimWher. there was no question as to the cause
Q-From this knowledge which you have gained
means of death, and from the appearances OF inc
stomach which you saw in those cases. arc you OF
.ne opinion thai the stomach Of Mrs: BLISS body
presentsd similar appearance? Ayes.
QIWhat do you understand by irritant poisoning?
Al mean an organic or mineral compound. which
by Its Introduction Int to the system into the blood
Q-Now where do irritant poisons chiefly expend
their energies? An the stomach and intestines.
.,Q-Was the condition OF the stomach and intes-
the presence Of an irritant poisoning? Ali was
Q-Ynu used the term acute gastritis. What do
you mean by that term? At is a disease that
ana lntestnes: II Is an acute disease and arises
entirely from irritation.
Q:-Do you make a distinction between acute gas
trits and gastric irrtability so frequently found in
the summer? Ayes
THE KINDS OF GASTRITIS
Q.-How many forms OF gastritis are there? A
Fifty or sixty (Witness described many OF the more
common forms of the disease)
Q.-Which OF these forms Of gastrits OF the mu-
cous membrane do you consider prevailed in Mrs.
Bliss case? A.-The acute form
Q.-When you examined the stomach and other in
ternal organs, what did you conclude the cause of
death TO be? A-Acute gastritis. due TO rritant,
probably arsenic.
Mr.. Brooke moved that the words probably
arsenic" should be stricken out. being i'm
proper evidence. a motion that was granted by
the Judge. Witnesses direct examination was
ended with, the statement that he delivered two
vessels containing the stomach and It's contents
to Mr. Malone. the Coroner's officer. Since he
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

American Revolution was then presented. The COM
munlcation from the Long Island Chapter. wnlcn
Earle. OF Brooklyn. 1t set forth many ADVANTAGES
which would ensue from consolidation ana closed
with request that the subject be referred 10 COM
mit,ee which should confer with representatives. OF
the Daughters OF the American Revolution ana
learn their ideas on the matter. a lively debate
followed this proposition. Mrs. T. O Stanley Mis-. Miss
Mary Phillips Mrs l.. ID. Gallison. MISS CarVlHo
and Miss Sterling being the chief participants A
motion to this effect was finally carried, ana a
committee Of five appointed 10 arrange the confer
ence and report results TO the General Society
None OF the members expressed any opinion atter
the meeting as 10 the course the Daughters OF the
American Revolution would adopt II was vaguely
rImored. however. by some. that the wnole mater
was more likely to fall through than TO be carried
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

chair. interposed with a strongly emphasized OBJ
lection. Il protest against the admission Of this
evidence. Re argued. until 1t is shown that
these articles rave some bearing upon this case.
Coroner OMeagher got this pitcher must first
be shown. Neither has the pitcher been properly
identified. DR. Bullman and Mrs. Phillips have
each sworn that the pitcher held a quart. while
the witness says only pint l move that all
this testimony regarding the pitcher be stricken
out"
The Recorder-Certainly no evidence yet has
been given that the pitcher given to the Coroner
and the one given to this witness by Mr. Craw-
ford are one and the same. (To Mr. McIntyre):
Why don't you connect the two, Mr.. Mcintyre?
Mr.. McIntyre-We will properly connect them
later.
DECIDED FOR Mr.. BROOKE.
The Recorder-It should have been done before
1t is irregular grant Mr.. Brooke's motion.
The next inquiry put b. Mr. Mcintyre was also
objected to by the senior counsel for the defence
Mr.. Mcintyre persisted in his question. asking
witness If he had received another bottle at the
Coroners office to convey TO Dr. Scheele. Evil
dence on this point was important, said the AS
sistant District Attorney inasmuch as the bottle
contained the last vomt Of Mrs. Bliss. Then Mr.
Brooke, rising quickly. contended that the Court
should uphold his objection, for the reason that
DR.. Bulman had testified that he had placed the
vomit in clean glass tumbler. and had next
morning given the tumbler, still containing the
matter. to Coroner O'Meagher. No mention was
made Of a bottle at all. he declared. A reference
to DR.. Bumans testimony supported cOunsel's
contention, and Recorder Golf accordingly sus-
taned the objection.
on exactly similar grounds Mr. Brooke OPP
posed the witness being allowed to testify that
he had received a package from the Coroner's Of
flee 10 take to DR.. Scheele The package pre-
sumaby contained the pie but Mr.. Brooke OBJ
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
TINE rJo4TJyG LODGINGS CLOSED.

The floating lodging house at East Twenty-sxth-
g, uas ,owed to Blackwells Island and dismantled
Yesterday afternoon The lodging house. originally
the excursion barge Merchant. was chartered 10
take the place OF the police station lodgings since
March H. the day II opened to the pubic iosf,
men have received bed. bath and breakIas' "ee d.
~ ,ode,no house with the coming Of fine weather
IN. attendance has fallen off, and IN May me APP
picaons for shelter and food have aTersse1 night
onjv thirty-nine Of the 1A beds were occupea h
beds and other paraphernalia viii pe pu, o o,is,
ton by the Department. and the barge ltseI WI" ,aas
sume It's former work Of carrying EXCURSIONS pleas
ure parties etc.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
THE RAILROADS UPHELD
JUDGE wHEELER'S OPINION IN THE
JOINT TRAFFIC CASE.
HE DECLARES THAT THE AGREEMENT is IN Nc
WAY VIOLATION OF FEDERAL

HE DECLARES THAT THE AGREEMENT is IN NO
WAY VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
STATUTES
Judge Hoyt II. Wheeler. of the United states
Circuit Court, yesterday handed down decision
dismissing the Governments bill OF complaint In
the suit in equity Of the United States against
the Joint Traffic Association In his decision he
says:
The Interstate Commerce law provides: Section
3 That IL shall be unla wful for any common car
rier subject to the provisions OF TINS act 10 h
into any contract. agreement or comolnatlon "tn
any other common carrier for the poohng OF
freighs OF different and competing railroads. or 70
divide between them the aggregate or net proceeus
OF the earnings OF such railroads. or any portion
thereof and in case of any agreement Tor the poor
ing OF freight as aforesaid each day or It's con-
tinuance shall be deemed a separate offence
The act OF 1890 against unlawful restraints and
monopolies provides: Section l. Every contract
combination in the form OF trust or otherwise, or
conspiracy In restraint OF trade or commerce among
the several States with foreign nations Is here
by declared Illegal
THE PARTIES TO THE AGREEMENT
The thirty-two railroad companies defendants I'M
mensey engaged in competitive interstate COM
merce have made an arrangement forming this Joint
Traffic Association, with board OF nine managers
consisting OF each from the Baltimore and
Ohio. Chesapeake and Ohio, Erie Grand Trunk.
Lackawanna Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania, Van
derbit and Wabash systems, and with jurisdiction
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
BATHS AND LAVATORIES DELAYED.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS NOT YET
READY TO BUILD THEM.

The statute authorizing the erection IN the city
parks OF the public baths and lavatores ""ic" ..ie
Mavor's Committee has been advocating, puts the
du,v ~ building the structures upon the Depart
ment OF Public Works. instead Of upon the ParK
Commissioners. which has been customary when
buildings are erected In the parks
General Coils. the Commissioner OF Public WORKS.
said yesterday that it was impossible to make any
definite statement at present as to when his Depart
Thare wa. strong opposition to the Tompkins Square
site the General said. and there would have to be
great deal OF preliminary consideration before any
thing postive either as to site or plans. could DE
settled
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
O'HANLON TESTIFIES
,rsrLr OF HIS AUTOPSY ON MRS.
BLIsS'S BODY.
., BROOKE RAISES AN IMPORTANT POINT ON
WHICH THE RECORDER WILL DE-

eide LATER.
r.. trial of Mary Alice Almont Fleming, who
iD srsod Of the murder of her mother, was re-
sd "a Yesterday in General Sessions, Part IL.
ssn.ouoh sa various circumstances only about two
iu.S nrocress in the taking Of testimony was
~u, Or O'Hanlon completed his evidence,
pau. ..stifed that the death Of Mrs. Bliss was
wv 20 irritant poisoning. Mr.. Brooke objected
o'. .so odmissibility of certain important evil
y .soce but the Recorder deferred giving de-
'.,on on the matter until today
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

Jected to admitting testimony OF an unidentified
package containing underlined something
There yet nothing to show. he said. that
any package had been given 10 the Coroner. No
evidence whatever has yet been given regarding
any package. The testimony Of DR.. Pullman.
counsel Insisted. was that he had given piece OF
rla 10 he
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

over competitive traffic which passes TO- rom 1t, OF
through the western terminus Of me trIhX Fails
Tonawanda Black Rock. Buffalo. East Bu&HaU, &
Buffalo Junction. Dunklrk and Saamanca; p 'eT Psl
Iaire Ohio: Wheeling. Parkersburg. Charleston ana d
Kenova W Va. and Ashland, Ky. ana susm s,,
other points as may hereafter be deslgnaleo Dy
the managers as such terminus. The arrangeheh'
provides as to rates, fares. charges and rules
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
sIDELL's COMPLAINT DISMISSED.

JUDGE WHEELER DECLINES TO COMPEL THE
MISSOURI PACIFIC TO APPLY ITS RENTS TO
THE PLAINTIFFS JI-DGNENT
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

Prof. N. d. Flores, of San Diego,
CAL. with his wife, are on the stump
as volunteers for the Populist cause.
Prof. Flores deals with plain facts,
showing that Of all parties, the G. O.
p. for q number of years has been the
greatest enemy to the wage eafners Of
the United States.
Prof. Flores and wife are fine musi-
clans upon mandolin, guitar banjo,
violin and piano, and always make the
people glad with their music. Where
ever these people may appear we COM
mend them to the kind Consideration
Of all who believe in Government Of
the people. by the people and for the
people"
For terms etc. address Mr.. Flores
az Fargo, n. y. 1853.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

An Inaixnant Protest..

An indignant Protest,
Editor Of Representative.
We have laws against buying. intimidat-
ing or Improperly influencing the voter,
ana that he may be free from these In
nuences carefully provided voting booths.
where alone as an Independent man he can
cast freeman's vote-speak direct to his
government his own opinions, q mans
views OF his rights or wrongs. be q :aast II
instead of servant.
Now the railway managers paper Of Mr..
Lowry's. under the guiding hand OF the
Republican national committee. pretending
to be solicitous for the interests OF the
railway employees instead Of the rail-
way managers, seems to be trying to Sc
cure that poor, dependent condition Of
workmen that will compel them to work
cheap. What worse intimidation than
threatening the loss Of job. or kind OF
vote purchasing than having the boss. near
three months before election, go about Sc
curing pledges of their workman's infiu-
ence and vote? What an outrage upon the
free balloting our laws aim to secure
Should not such proceeding proclaim to
the workman or the lover of humanity that
the Republican party is no longer place
for him?
Aristocrats well developed feed upon
others labor, become helpless or arrogant,
thrive and fatten as they make their work
men dependent, poor and helpless.
have coachmen with cockades funkeys
rather than men for servants. Plenty OF
poor to take dollars from and exhibit
penny charity upon; want laDor IN most
abject control: would control votes. bread
and life; would by the gold standard take
all from the most of US, then have prop
erty qualification for voting; wouio nave
plutocracy rather than democracy.
AS a. fit emblem Of the conditions railway
maenates would have it seems to me they
should make for their workmen neat, NICE
taking iron collars, with nttie TINES ~
tbo;r mo sters to lead them to vote. Wear
ing these they could more plainly see when
Of their workmen to press down upon ana
discharge.
leading platoons Of them to vote. wouia
he an instructive cartoon. But poor anu
all can vote at least once more tnousn
really seems as If the freeman's oae''o
WAS on Truly yours,
W." F. c. GRISWOLD.
Minneapolis. MINI.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
WHOSE INTEREST?
rrr.eln.h Bankers and How ines
s.+haxe with the Poor LabOrer'

vruselnsh Bankers and no"
.h,.. with the Poor LabOrer.
Editor Representative: ,L stock
What friendly fellows those pahh ~
ho,aars ore, Their sympathy with the
..noor farmer and the "laboring HILL 40
running forth in volumes (some CAMPS. .>
volumes Of finance literature, sucn do ~ 80 ~
and their most intense mental enol
being exerted to convince these ptouuo. GO "
that "in their interest these synpa .hasa
fraternal fellows would make clear 10 .n ne,
over-busy toilers that free silver IS us,
honest' and detrimental to botn natiohaA
and Individual credit; the silver astalo'
are anarchists" and the wnole .IAns
must be staid! These moneycrats wouio 90
almost ANYTHING in the interest OF these
working people to save the gold STANDARD:
What unselfshness! Why, even Jonn Sner-
man. who has large interests In the FIRST
National. of New York, made speech 10
the Ohio people, the other day, just 10 con-
vince his fellow patriots that their interests
demand a single gold standard, notwith-
standing that the Republican platform de-
clares that bimetallism Is good ana
proper thing when England shall agree
to it! -
And recently there appeared in the st.
Paul Dispatch (Aug. 81 letter addressed
s.To the Laborine Man." advocating in a
much-tensioned strain the. laborers' : In
terests and the single gold standard. This
brotherly epistls was signed by George g..
williams Who is Williams? Why, he Is a
laboring banker-man, who tolls as president
Of the Chemical National Bank, New York,
lending money at legal interest rates pre-
sumably)!
Now, what provokes all this interested
utterance from these moneyed men? Why,
interest, plus-what? Reader. you must
guess a little. One hundred dollar shares
in John Shermarl's bank First National,
New York; sold recently on the New York
market for $500! One hundred-dollar
shares in George G. Williams bank Chem
icaD sold recently Qast report the writer
saw, May report, 1 think) on the market
for $3.50 each!
Now, farmer friend, would you bid s. 300
or $3.50 for a 500 horse, unless he were a
trick horse? Draw your own conclusions.
AS for me and my household, we part COM
pany with such patriots and labor sympa-
thizers as those whose interest" in the
toilers is the interest e, 8 or 10 per cent?,
plus bankers tricks with Wall street and
the United States treasury. Yours for
patriotism,
G. E. WALKER.
Congregational Parsonage, Sherburne.
Mimi, August, 1896.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
INQUIRY FROM MASSACHUSETTS.

How 1t Goes There-Grnnd Outlook.
Editor Representative:
How is the campaign progressing in your
state? We in Massachusetts are aston
ished at the growth of the silver movement
here.
Hon. George Frederick Williams whose
conversion brought confusion into the
ranks of Democracy. is fast centralizing a
movement which bids fair to carry the
state. His conversion is genuine, and with
all the ardor of new convert, backed by
pre-eminent ability and unconquerable
courage and energy, he is making a mag
nif1cent fight
The Populists will back him. and with
large accessions from Republican sources
the movement is developing a strength
which alarms the Republican BOSSES
Bryan's popularity is on the increase, and
the outlook is much brighter than would
have dared to hope for two months ago.
Respectfully yours,
LEVI r. PIERCE.
Lynn, Mass.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
OurFOrurn.
A FEW SIMPLE RULEs-READ AND BE
GOVERNED ACCORDINGLY.

We are 80 crowded with letters, many %
them excellent and most interesting, that.
TO give them all = hearing. we are con:
strained to quote the following from SOUND
Money.-Ed. Rep.
Write on one side Of paper. beginning
the first page about the middle Of the sheet
Be brief.
Always sign your name to your article,
though you may write over q non de plume
Be brief.
Do not try to cover the whole range Of
reform in one letter.
Be brief and to the point.
Letters Of 300 words on one point, properly
condensed will cover almost any subject
Be brief
Shoot at the mark-not In the air. Aim
at something and hit 1t.
Be brief. Boil down and quit when you
are done.
Again we say, be brief.
In other words we say-be brief!
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

Public regulation Of private enterprise IL
a disappointment and q failure. The United
States today. with all the reverence 1t has
for constitution which empowers con-
gress to regulate commerce." stands con-
victed before the whole world with failing
to do 1t. This government has. tried to
regulate commerce by granting special
privileges to corporations and then allow
ing itself to be swindled by its proteges.
1t has given millions Of public money and
loaned other millions to private railroad
schemes to regulate commerce." and then
looked on while the railroad properties
have been wrecked and the wreckers have
become millionaires 1t has tried to "regu-
late commerce" with every agency of COM
merce monopolized-private telegraph, pri-
vate railroads. private telephones private
express, private coal mines, private ship
ping. private patents-with this result. that
instead Of government regulating COM
merce. commerce regulates government, and
the most skillful robbers have the greatest
influence and are the noblest PATRIOTS
Coming Nation.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
State Fair Exhibitors.

The State Fair management this year ex-
poets that all exhibits and displays will be
In complete readiness by Monday, Aug 81
the opening day Of the fair. All calcula-
tons are made accordingly. This rs to be
one of the big days of the fair, when the
great bicycle parades, competitions and
races will occur. There will be as many
people on that day to view exhibits as on
any day of the fair.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
W0uldn't Debate.

Prof. Trask. who delivered n lecture IN
hutchinson this week before. the teachers
OF the training school, was at Alexandra
Knute Nelson's home) when Mrs. Lease
spoke there. and said that Nelson had cir
culars distributed In the hall where she
spoke announcing that he would speak
three days later and refute every point
Mrs. Lease made on the money question.
Mrs. Lease promptly sent q committee to
Nelson inviting him to come upon the plat
form and occupy half Of the time for her
lecture attacking her arguments in favor
Of free coinage Of silver, but the wilv
knute couldn't be coaxed into a manly
and public defense Of his golden God and
the committee left him sour and sulkin9
In his home.-Hutchinson Leader.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
MORE DETELOPMENI,S.

Frank Stacy,-"Who as he speaks
makes gestures with his face" wants
to be mayor. on the Good Citizen
League" ticket, and the common talk
Of the town is that this is another
name for the A, p. A.
Has the A. P. A. fallen so low?
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

OSHKOSH, Wis.,, Aug. D.-Tbe mara
Marion Mills. owned by G. w. Athearn. Of
this city. yesterday paced q mile in 2:06K
ever the Oshkosh track The mare is en-
gagged to 60 against her record OF 2:12x
three days at the Minnesota State Fair.
Her owner Is confident that. she will sue
coed under reasonable conditions Of track
and weather.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

Free silver Club" tho name q sewau -
ing omitted.
The snepicion EXISTS in many localities
that the National Democratic Party" {the
name assumed by. tho gold Democrats) win
endeavor through tho aid Of the supreme
court 70 exclude the Chicaso nominees from
The ofllcial ballot in states where the Aus.
trali6n system 10 operative. In the event
Of their success Bryan's only hope OF cleo
ton win sbe through the Populist ticket,
- ass+ A. r.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26
Ripans Tabulee.

Ripans Tabules.
R1pans Tabules: at druggists.
Ripans Tabules cure dizziness.
Ripans Tabules cure fatulenco.
Ripans Tabules cure dyspepsia.
The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-08-26

masses everywhere, and especially SO In
your views on the silver question, which
have been advocated by you when the
parvenu silverite heroes of today were your
strongest opponents.
The statement was made to me as an
argument against Lind, and wish to know
II You have any knowledge In relation to
this matter. r
The turbulent storm is now raging, and
no man In this country has done more to
bring 1t about than yourself through a
period of Is years Of unceasing, disinterest-
ed struggling and toll to open the eyes Of
the masses to their rights and true in
terests, and hope and pray that the peo-
pie will appreciate the efforts Of yourself
and noble associates by settling the Dues
ton rightly and permanently, and when so
settled that they will not fail to put for
ward and reward the true commoners and
champions of their rights. I am surely
confident that when the victory shall be
won that this must be the case. and that
the great common masses, who always
mean to be honest and true, will so will 1t,
Be so kind as to let me hear from you.
Ell WOOD.
st. Paul. Aug. 20.
eve print the statement adverse to Mr.
Lind, SO that he or his friends may reply
to 1t. We have no doubt it is capable Of a
FULL explanation.-Ed. Rep) y
Are Silver Dollars Redeemable in
Gold.
Editor Representative:
Please find inclosed postal money order
for 40 cents to renew my subscription until
Jan. l.
II 1t will not be too much trouble kindly
answer the following through the columns
of the Representative.
Is there law making silver dollars re-
deemable In gold. have tried to find such
a law put have failed. If there is such a
law is 1t not the legal tender qualities of
the silver dollar that holds it at a par with
gold. Yours for free coinage -,--..@ =
THOMAS w. ROCKWELL.
eve answer this question this week in
our editorial columns. Please look it up.-
Ed. Rep.)