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New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
PHILADELPHIA MAKES PROTEST.

% -'aoelpha. May 4.-Representatives OF the Board
soe, Commercial Exchange. Maritime Ex-
rsrss' Drug Exchange Grocers and Importers
~ se. Vessel Owners and Captains Assoca-
aba p.d soArd Of Port wardens. Manufacturers Club
~. @'o OF Harbor Commissioners. OF this CITY,
~ ior'n the joint executive committee on the
~, 'nen' OF Philadelphia harbor and the Della
a. NVer' met In the Board OF Trade rooms to-
a., a prepared memorial to Congress urging
Rr,.. Se 10000 appropriation for the Delaware
hhs. maintained. The memorial, which will be
mtt~. washington tomorrow by a special COM
fhs. @nu a presented to Congress- recites:
mand tSae tSae needs OF the port OF Philadelphia de-
I'm IN prosrnp o1sompietion Of the project which has
asiisst nosahn nswsen Philadelphia and the sea at the
Eectsted hS date This necessity has been ap-
9orsfins ~ Lne House OF Representatives. In ap-
~ 10 tS. sssoOoo In the pending River and Harbor
y neovssSsm Improvement Of the Delaware River.
oooinnends0 the Senate Committee on Commerce
y tkS ri, snail be reduced TO s2500OO and to Sc
44k0cieS appropriation of 100000 thls memorial
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
ORDERED HOME FOR COURT-MARTIAL.

San Francisco, May 4.-The United States cruiser
Concord detached from the Aslatic Station arrived
las, night after an unevertful voyage OF ten days
from Honolulu
On hoard the Concord was Passed Assistant Pay
master f. B. Webster. OF the gunboat Yorktown.
who exchanged places with Paymaster Kerr. OF the
Concord under Instructions Of Acting Secretary Of
the Navy McAdoo. Webster Is charged with hav-
ing through Misrepresentation. obtained $500 in
cash from the late Mrs. W. H. Tobin OF this city.
whose son he engaged as his assistant. The money
was given Webster by Mrs. Tobin as cash bond 10
protect the Paymaster from any errors or ndiscre-
lion on the part OF her son. Tobtn was discharged
at Yokohama at his own request but the executors
of Mrs Tobin have been unable to secure return
of the alleged bond The matter was reported 10 tho
Navy Department, and Webster was ordered home
on the first vessel for court martial
Washington. May 4.-At the Navy Department the
officials say they know nothing Of the reported re-
call of Passed Assistant Paymaster q. b. Webster.
who reached San Francisco from China last night.
for the alleged purpose Of answering charge that
he has not satisfactorily accounted for $500 given
him as surety by a Mrs. Tobln. Some time ago
Mr. Webster was tried By court-martial on allega-
tons affecting MS efficiency as officer, and
sentenced to confinement within the limits OF his
ship the g,inboat Yorktown. for three months.
Rear Admiral McNair. commanding the Asiatic
station, disapproved the sentence and gave Mr..
Webster his liberty. 1t - stated at the Department
that Mr.. Webster recently exchanged to the Con-
cord. on which vessel be served In San Francisco.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
NEGRO MURDERER LYNCHED.

beaumont Tex, May 4-Judge Lynch has cut
short the career OF "Will Bendy who Killed Philip
uai,es and fatally wounded Constable Bidd. ed"
Rome and 'Roxey" Rawls. Excitement was Intense
throughout the southern part of Jasper County. On
saturday evening last report came in that strong
posse had Bendy surrounded in a thcket about half
nile from Buena and that ne was almost sure to
30 cantured. Yesterday morning early a message
wos RECEIVED that Bendy had left the thicket and
nnd there the determined party found him. He was
% nnt nnick enough in yielding. when shot rang out
nv ~. esbot wounded him and be began running. When
i,u Nfty rds away he gave In and was led by the
ord 70 The old Orange and Jasper dirt road: Here
mt.ahle tree was found and the rope quickly ad
aa,stnd mat swung him up His body was riddled
y,ith bullets and left hanging. .x,,, ~,
ho "a AZ TWO colored still alive though suffering
snverely from the wounds inflicted by behdy. fhhip
1Ia,nas wa hurried yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
STREETCAR STRIKE Nv MILWAUKEE,.
OVER 100 MEN co ouT-rHE COMPANY DE
C1LAEs TO YIELD TO DEMANDs
APOLIs EXPERIMENT.

OVER 100 MEN co otT-THE COMPANY DE-
C1LNEs TO YIELD TO DEMANDs
Milwaukee, Wis, May A strike or street rail-
way employees for an advance In wages ana recog-
milton OF tho union began this morning tying up
ovarv line I'm the city over l. 200 are out. In
Guiding conductors, motormen, electrical workers
and barn men. There not more than nine cars
running on all the lines In tho city inc strikers
are assembled around the barns and power-houses
md hoot the men at work. The American Fed
Grafton OF Labor last night passed resolutions In
dorsins the strike. and the affair may result In
general tie-up OF all interests In which union
The company issued a notice to the men that
,ho,e NOT back TO work before noon tomorrow
could consider themselves discharged We pro-
nose said General Manager Wyman. TO operate
pur cars with either old men. We have
anpllcatons from good men from all parts OF the
country and II the old men refuse 10 return 10
work BY noon tomorrow we Will engage new
men" . , .. ,,,. -, , ,orro
force Of extras and the Sheriff Is also holding
deputies in reserve The union men say they must
win this fight or quit their organization
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
THREAD MANUFAC UNITE.
CONSOLIDATION OF THE CLARK o. ". T.
AND THE j. T. COATES COMPANIES.

CONSOLIDATION OF THE CLARK o. ". T.
AND THE J. T. COATES COMPANIES.
consolidation Of the Clark o. y. T. Thread
Company. OF Newark and Kearny. y. j.. and
Paisley Scotland. and the J. =. Coates Thread
Company. OF Glasgow. Scotland, has been effect
ed The arrangement was made last week Mon
day on that day a cable dispatch was sent from
Glasgow announcing that the Coates Thread
Company and the Mile End Thread Company. o,
Kearny. y. J.. had united. This was Incorrect,
as the Nile End Company was not involved In the
transaction w Campbell! Clark, one OF the d.
rectors Of the Clark O. " T. Company. confirmed
the report OF amalgamatior yesterday. Mr Clark
said that for the present ut least. no change
would be made result OF the union. Mr
Clark could not tell what the combined capital OF
The two concerns would be J. william Clark:
treasurer OF the Clark Thread Company, sailed
on Saturday for Scotland.
The Clark Thread Company mills in Newark
and Kearny employ about five thousand hands
The mills are enormous buildings. nued With the
most intricate machinery. and they support
large population In the Eighth Ward OF Newark.
and IN Kearny and Harrison. William Clark. the
treasurer and principal stockholder of the COM
pany. lives In Mount Prospective. Newark.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05

VERDICT OF THE coRoNERs JURY IN THE PORT
JERyIs POISONING CASE.

VERDICT OF THE CORONER's JURY IN THE PORT
JERvIs POISONING CASE.
Port Jervis y. Y. May 4.-The testimony In the
inquest IN the death Of Jacob Snyder was all In at
us p. to-day. DR.. Banks testified that he was
called TO prescribe for Mr.. Snyder and found him
suffering from gastro-ntestnal irritation. caused
BY some poison. At the consultation with DIS
evartwout and Cuddeback they came 10 the same
conclusion Coroner Harding charged the jury and
they retired. The verdict in the case OF Mrs
Frances Snyder was then opened. 1t reads:
Mrs. Frances Snyder came to her death by
srsencal poisoning administered by some person.
And suspicion points 10 Mrs Martha Whitaker
The jury In the case OF Jacob Snyder returned at
ctock and rendered the following verdlct: /:
jacob Snyder came TO his death by arsenical poll
sonhs. either taken accidentally or administered
W come perron or persons unknown 10 the jury
M nls Martha Whitaker daughter OF the victims.
NY nss been under surveillance at the Port Jervis
r;si since the death OF her parents. Will be ar
eusu rcsSs.a az O'clock tomorrow morning before
sSiS SiNse ~ on charge OF murder. and Will prob
ths w e.d ior the Grand Jury on the strength or
~ 'e'oict OF the Coroners Jury.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
FIREMEN HURT IN KINGSTON, n. y.

Kingston. ~ Y, May six hremen were severely
,rtrred In q fire which broke out at o'clock this
morning in Fischer's Hotel. No. 80 East strand
This hotel and Rigney's Hotel adjoining IL ana
several barns in the neighborhood were burned as
were the dwelling and store Of Herold Bros Al
$50 o'clock three loud explosions were heard py the
dremen The first In the Fischer building The
others seemed TO come from the Rgney building.
The nremen say that Fischer had quantity OF
gasoline in his basement and that Rigney had sew
eral barrels OF whskey: The fire was started In
in Iischer's Hotel by the explosion OF gasoline
stove when the cook went TO get breakfast this
morning. The injured hremen were in Rigney's
buildIng when the roof fell fireman named
Penny had his shoulders. side and head badly
brueed and he removed to his home The
other men were bruised the head and shoulders.
None OF them are fatally injured. The loss Will
ceed $50 900. The guests IN the hotels escaped In
their nightclothes, losing all their property.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
cTPI rOTLLY MURDERED ~ WASHINGTON.

Washington. May 4-Elsie kregio' sixteen-year.
ola daughter OF Isaiah Kreglo, farmer employed
on the Kllnale estate in the Northwestern suburbs
~ this city went a short distance from her homo
about o'clock this afternoon to Craze some OF the
cattle belonging to the farm. Soon series or
screams startled the women OF the family VINO:
with a small coored boy, ran in the direction or
fhe cries and the lad. neetest OF foot reaching the
scene first found the girl on the border or the
crcek with her throat cut terribly. He also caught
a glimpse OF a man running into the woods nearby.
and picked up revolver. There was every evi.
dnnce OF a struggle. The girl had been almost
strnned OF her garments. She appeared TO be
alive Just before help reached her: but fell face
downward into the creek before those who came
10 her rescue could in any way relieve her The
ASSASSIN is supposed 10 be negro but up to late
hour tonight no arrests have been made.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
FATALLY BURNED IN A HOTEL.
A WOMAN GUEST OF THE ST. GEORGE DIES
AFTER FIGHT WITH FLAMES.


Nre. A. L. Gladstone. twenty-sx years old. who
with her husband. had been living in the ST. George
Hotel. family house. at Broadway and Twelfth
ST.. fatally burned yesterday afternoon In her
apartments the sixth floor. She tried to save
from burning lace curtain, which had caught fire
from oil stove.
1t was about o'clock yesterday afternoon that
Mrs Gladstone prepared 10 iron pece OF lace
She placed oil stove a table one OF the
windows, which face south She had raised the
window sash. the day warm AMI the stove
would make the temperature uncomfortable. Though
little puffs OF wind once in while blew the lace
curtains the windows. Mrs. Gladstone did not
notice that OF them at each gust noated directly
over the stove. Neither did n Miss Carpenter. a
nineteen year-od girl who was with Mrs. Gladstone
all the afternoon.
At last the curtain caught fire. Each OF the
women screamed. and Mrs. Gladstone hurredly
caught the burning piece OF lace and tried to smother
the flames in her hands Her clothing at once took
fire. and utterng a shrek she let the curtain fall
and began to beat her dress so to put out the
flames. She light wrapper. which burned
rapidly.
Miss Carpenter shouted to Mrs. Gladstone to lie
down on the floor and roll herself over. This Mrs
Gladstone tried to do and her companion attempted
to aid her. But they frightened that their
efforts were In vain
The grl finally opened the door leading to the cor
ridor and shouted for assistance. Mrs. Gladstone
followed her. but fell in the hallway. The cir. con-
tinued downstairs to her mothers apartments, As
she descended she was passed by c. T.. Dodd. Of
Williamsport Penn who had heard the shreks and
started 10 investigate. Mr. Dodd saw Mrs. Glad
stone in the hallway. her clothing stil ahre. He ran
into her roon seized a blanket at foot OF bed and
returning wrapped q about the burning woman. In
the mean time Mrs. J. s Churchill wife of the pro-
prietor of the hote, up from the fourth floor,
with Mrs Carpenter and her daughter. She threw
several pailfuls OF water over the unfortunate
woman. il this which put out the flames.
Mrs. Gladstones entire body was burned DR..
Morrow. a neighboring physician, was summoned.
He ordered her 20 he taken at once 10 ST. Vincent ;
Hospital. and ambulance sent for.
At the hospital corps OF physicians set to work
to relieve the patient but II impossible 10 cave
her life. She died at II 80 p
The fire did Ntio damage to the rooms. nd there
panic among the guests OF the hotel. Mrs.
Cladstones husband Is an insurance agent Miss
Carpenters arm was slightly burned In assisting
Mrs Gladstone
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
NE YrILED HIS WIFE AND MOTHER

s,amokn. Penn May 4.-William kostetter TO-
dav shot and killed his young wife ana causeu 'Ie
, procuring a breech- loading gun. he
an,nred the room where his wife was sitting IN a
rockne-chair. He stepped up behind her. took de-
and blew her head hs hai door, Sn a no the
inotne' chncLed nv the terrible spectacle wnlcn met
her eaze she threw up her hands ana uLlel,x at ID
was a sober and Industrious young man. haVins neu ia
several places of trust in this city he was d ,ak, ~
{,rv and will hold an inquest Tomorrow hoste'ter M
has been suffering from grip for monns' i anu '''
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
HE KILLED WIFE AND BAbf'
AND THEN TO AVOID CAPTURE THIS MUhpEhE"
SHOT HIMSELF.

.Sn THEN TO AVOID CAPTURE THIS MOhDi]nr'
SHOT HIMSELF.
c-o,, Harrington. Mass. May 4-Edgar Cec'i
plant about twenty-five years old. shot anu N'''e'
b,a voung wife whom he was forced 10 i'a', ~
than three weeks ago. stabbed MS ''i"',. 1' 80
mt n bullet through his own heart IN LAY -"
dav The murdered woman's maioeh n"'"' "''
Ada J. Sanford. ,,,s cha, tho
~ ~ aon,a and their baby could come to live
,,h .ho,, and they sent their servant over u
soy On plant his wife. the baby ana the h''e'
,Ii s,.r,ed for Mr. Sanford's house, taking sho''
cut through the woods. AFTER the parry " r
coede1 some distance. the wife disco'eIeu '"'' w
bad left ner shawl behind. and the gr' ""' 'o'.
hacL aftor IT, 1t was while tho latter was absent
-. ,h,s GRAND that the crime was committed "heh
Oh , ''''' a,,rned she found Mrs. Plant lying on
A .,'e ,na v,th three bullet shots in her back De-
. ,ha shoulder blades while by her side lay '"e
u,n,rh had been stabbed four times with
dirk. - Dian, revo,ver
4, band went to a factory ana toiu MS iathei ""'
he had DONE Inqurlng at the same ''ie ,o' sa,,,
.au the bookkeeper. against whom ne had come
ac, I,e was unable TO find Lyall, however anu h
So he went TO the bank OF konkapot hvei' ,dced
law down and ate some FOOD tha' he nau ''''''N
Boy 40 news of the tragedy had spread ana
crowd OF excteS Win his revolver however he kept
the uTd hack Great harrington officers nad Sesh
informed OF the murder ana sor Cavton with
all p1ss1hr 1,hreatened TO kill the first man VINO az
Pan, t =, Law hand on him. but the officers eioSsd
in on him. and seeing hat s sJRe fe ,o the ground
he & red roed down the bank into the river DePutSy Ss
sha eharT Cropper not knowing the nature o1er % 70
nS wSngd psn fsfd repea % 4 ean Tn dead and dis
~nneared beneath the surface When tme was IN
sbPpff sbPerff took him ont moment later ne "''' :"
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
ALBANYS COUNCIL ENJOiNED.

ecurvr TO CARRY orT THE NEW POLICE
ACT BLOCKED
.uo,, Nav 4 fSpecaD.-Thc Common CouhCH
-. -oe,raine1 from acting this evening under the
p,nar,isan Police act signed by the Governor last
Friday. An injunction was granted at Kingston TO-
Aay by Justice Alton Is. Parker. ana the o'uel -
returnable on Wednesday. The motion upon ""''
I, was obtained made by Albert =. i,'''a',. ' "
who set forth that the law was u''oo''''''''"' "
several particulars o,, hail
,rha iov nrovldes that the Common Council shali
o,,c, tour police Commissioners at It's first meeting
o,,er the law goes into effect the KePuplIcanSS aS
had their two candidates ready r. nnncrafs
,1,han nai Wcllman. The antl-Thacher I,rnIo' no
Ke9Dsn iaS sn,nc,e1 M patrick H. McCabe and George Il
Thomas Rooney men Inc Inc =, have eIectei
,hose four men had they not been restfa,nne"' i"'
Csc viii be carried to the Court oil Appca'''
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
CLEVELAND FOR 4 THIRD TERN.
CONGRESSMAN LIE FEvRE SAYS RUSSELL
CARLISLE AND OTHERS ARE SIMPLY
STALKING HORSES.

General BENJAMIN lie Fcvrc. FOR many years
Democratic CONGRESSMAN from Ohio who has just
come 10 New-York from Washington. was seen last
evening AT the Hoffman House where he Is staying
General I,e Fevre said that conference ~ lead
ing Democrats had Just been held in Washington al
which II was arranged 10 nominate Cleveland al 'he
Democratic National Ccrveniion IN Juiy' lie san
"Patfison in Pennsylvania Russell In MASSACHUSETTS
plckiueon I'm Michigan. Carlisle IN hentucky' am
n,hrrs are simply stalking horses TOT 'Icv"alI
rhcv are bent on nominating him. ana the frarra'
atronagc has been used TO defeat the silver Dtiho
rrrats IN Michigan and elsewhere so as tc lhhur,e
eacsIlal sound-monev platform on which 'leNciahi
can run But the end Will be Cleveands $ utter aid
ignominOus defeat
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
SOUTH AMERICAN RESOURCES.

Philadelphia May 4.-The proposed trip 10 South
America by a party of representative manufactu-
rers in response 10 invitations extended by the Ar
eentine Brazilian and Uruguayan Governments.
has been taken in charge by the National Assoca-
ton of Manufacturers. and the party is now being
made up. Theodore S. Search president OF the Ma
tional Association announced to-day that the pre-
iiminary arrangements had been made the itinerary
had been planned and the date Of departure had been
60, for July l. The party Is limited 10 thirty. and
the utmost care is being exercised In selecting It's
members in order that IT shall meet every require
,nent from a practical business point OF View.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
A RUMOR THAT THE POPE IS DEAD.

1T REACHES LONDON FROM THIS CoUNTRY-HE
GAVE AUDIENCES YESTERDAY.
London, May 4-No news has been received here
to support the story that reaches this city from the
United States the effect that the Pope Is dead
The Standard" In its issue tomorrow Will publish
a dispatch from Rome stating that the Pope to-day
gave audiences 70 the Archbishop OF Colombo and
the Bishop Of Alahabad.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
UrsR4yD KILLED. WIFE INJURED.

po,tsv,lle Penn. May Awhile Ransloe Boone
80, hIs ,,-fc were driving from Port Carbon TO their
home in ST. Clair. this evening. ther morse took
.,xh, A, n nassing electric car near Mill creek ana
Lris.' ; over fthe bank Mr. Boone was instantly
killed and his wife sustained a ssf1ss s Sss nVS en
IN this county. He was sixty-seven years Old
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
e,yr crIrCTED FOR THE SLOCUM STATUE.

ca,vsburg Penn. May 4-General Daniel r.
.,a,,1as and the other members OF the New-York
SIC Gettysburg Battlefield Commission have Sc
49,, s,,e for the S25CoO statue Of General Henry
lccten tne si'v vhich The Empire State will erect. 1t
Win WI sorn s,snd on Stevens Knoll which is the elevation
tmss wes, OF CUPS Hill.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05

cOMMON-sENsE SERGE SUITS
all qualities. One grade OF workmanship; the best.
oEoKGE O. BENJAMIN. BROADWAY, con
26TH-ST,-iAdvt --- =
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
crc,p prFIyERS ONCE MORE AT WORK.

p,rade,phia. May 4.-The Franklin Sugar henh-
ory. which has been idle for four or hVe lno"' ooo
started again in full operation to-day. ove, ,
hands are employed at the refinery ana n'A'''"'
OF tfe old men returned to work.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
-.,rsON WAS CHAIRMAN.
c,rrs ROBINSON NOT 1MPLl-
eA' ~ THE TRANSvAAL PLOT.
,.,,,rS READS HIS TELEGRAM OF
w .rn CHEERING IN THE COMMONS
CECIL RHODES AND BEIr TO BIZ
,sKEp TO RESIGN.

,.r.-In the House Of Commons TO-
Lohoo"' chamberlain. Secretary of State 1or
Gay c,onles. alluding to the sugges'i0" w".on
inc Ian made tha. the Chairman ilie",io".
nS' o,,ber dispatches found among ~ Ja
."' .,ac.s when he was captured py .he Dc
son .rt,v published by the Transvaai au''o''.
anu Sir Hercules Robinson Governor u
ties 800 Colony. said that he had received
the 'ap' .ron, Sir Hercules Robinson. IN whlch
telesia 90 chairman means Jameson never
he sa1 .uorr any one. In any shape, even mint
TeceNe. os about 10 take place. and was SO
Of wha' ,.r. IN the dark that I never had the
eomp'e." sn,cion OF what was going on or IN
shgh'es rh, discovery on December 30 that
tended -, entered the Transvaal came upon
James," .,,,rdarholt from a blue sky. If there
ne hA7 ,..,rration 10 the contrary, l rely upon
sa. nrotect my character in my absence.
you rs,c If this telegram was received with
eaes'> s.r,berlan added: 81 place Implicit con-
!, Sir Hercules Robinson
nos"'' 'cs,uherlain. replying TO question by L.
MI conservative, said that the Govern
w. ~ information that Cecil Rhodes had
ne"' -. r,ssge that the Imperial Government
gwen interfere to prevent DR.. Jalneson's
"ouu ,,s rransvaal. He had no communica-
la'' 'N Nv Rhodes or any one else relative 10
,Ss Son exercise the Imperial authority IN the event
Of raid ., Henry Iabouchere, Mr..
CHAMBERLAIN promised to lay on the table Or cae
House rs,ch srS passed between Sir II. B. Loeb now
Lord 9 Loeb Of Dryaw while he was in
o. me nsyaal I in regard to affording protection
70 the latter. ,,,.,, co,,., Africa Com
,.rw rve held a meeting to-day, at which they as
sussed the connection Of Cecil Khoaes anu MI
drar,Srnw D.ar Of the Transvaal Government. II
vss fnally decided that Rhodes and Belt shouiu
JonSherr Won Boescherten. Under secretary oi
state OF the South African Republic mas arrIvea
Ssra an o mission connected with the charges
tsa, the Transvaal had violated provision OF
the convention OF 1884, foroidding the Iransvaa.
- grant preferential rates 10 any Power against
nrt,sh in,ports He declines TO express any
opinion as TO the sentences imposed on the mem m
Sssrs ~ the johannesburg Reform Committee by
the High Court Pretoria.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-05
THE SQUADRON MAY COME HERE.
ADMIRAL BUNCE ASKS PERMISSION TO BRING THE
NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON TO
NEW YORK WATERS.


NETWORK WATERS.
Washington May 4-Rear-Admiral Bunce to-day
applied to the Navy Department for leave to change
the base OF the North Atlantic Squadron from
Hampton Roads. Va. to Tompkinsvile. Staten
Island y. Y. The request Is under consideration
and will probably be granted as Tompkinsville Is
oo,stdered a better summer headquarters than the
Roads. an ammunition and supply station being
Astahlished there, at which the vessels COMPOSING
- ene, can take on stores and be fitted for the
,in nractce cruise with the least possible delay
Nd