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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23

The nickel-steel barrel stood the trial wen, az
though II did jam In the defective cartriuee tee.
TIL, trouble with this gun Is. according 10 eNPer.'
that there are 100 many parts In the mechaI,s,n
and that II an ordinary soldier took II apart ne
would be likely to lose some OF the screws, anu
even II he did not he never could put IL together
again. - .,ao ,yi, no
'Ibe Winchester Arms Compa;ys rife VIII De
tested to-day and the Blake rifle tomorrow. me
Crcedmoor tests will probably be held next week
THE tests were conducted with absolute iair
ness and the Commission wants 1t urderstoou
that only the best gun can win u
Mr.. Savage said to Tribune reporter yes'er-
day. ,.. .ausnaners and at
Washington | am more than pleased with the
wav th,s competition has been handled. iou
have no idea OF the opposition that we nave en-,
countered At Washington We were not allowed
70 nee our own ammunition or that OF a standard
comnanv. The cartridges were handed 70 u.s. ana
~ we asked what they were we were toIu IL Was
none Of our business In fact we did not know
what we were fring. ,,..,a,,o, u,ho
Tho smooth shaver mysterious Individual VINO
nos nresent on Monday and was absent on Tues-
daw turned up again yesterday. just as smootn-
sheven and mysterious as ever. ana went away
withou, introducing himself or disclosing ms
,dantitv 10 any one Before the tests are ended
no will probably be asked to explain MS postum"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
rryrRAL OF A FAITHFUL SERVANT.

Ann Winn, who for hfty-two years had oeen =
nurse in the family of John H. Dunnei q. no 20
nu,se ...'a,a vas buried Yesterday in the Cath
~, hnr,,rg ground in F1atbush. Miss VIM was
s,gbtv.four years old when she died. While Mr..
Dnnns,I was fighting for the Union. Ann Winn VINO
as ,hen stilI young and vigorous. nursed his three
daughters and several sons through many cnidisn
complaint She had two sisters, VINO came rom .ns
County westmeath. Ireland one OF these "a'''s
49, soS 20 other died after painful illness.
A. 4, "a ont OF the usual for a person to be ~
,o,rad for a half-century or more, as servant .
tribune reporter yesterday asked Mr. Dunneai; VINO
=, ,ba woman He said that Miss VIM loved his chill
dren dearly and had always been attenuye 20 nm
t,nsrai was held at St. Ambrose's Catholic Churc9
IN De Kaib-ave. The dead nurse leaves ssveeo.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23

the first persons in the city to hear Of its pas
sage, getting a message from the State Capitol
by telephone. When Tribune reporter saw
him at his office in the City Hall at 315 o'clock
yesterday he smiled welcome.
What do l think of t?" said His Honor, in
reply to question. We'll far the Mayor
Of Brooklyn is concerned. think just as have
all along. / was not warranted in signing away
the city's autonomy without the fullest and most
satisfactory expression of Brooklyn people upon
the measure. In my letter of acceptance II was
made plain that any bill should contain posi-
lively and unequivocally provision for an equal
rate of taxation and equal assessment valua-
ton before the measure should receive final
enactment / kept my pledge to the people and
placed the responsibility for the merging Of the
cities at this time upon the Legislature and the
Governor. Greater New-York is not an accom-
plished fact as yet however. The project still
has exceedingly hard road to travel. No
doubt the constitutionaty Of the measure Will
be attacked vigorously. and the scharter will
have to be voted on next year after II Is framed
by the proposed commission.
QUESTIONS LIKELY TO BE ASKED.
Charles A. Moore president of the Montauk
Club was seen by Tribune reporter last night
and asked If he thought there was anything Sig
nihcant In the vote by which the consolidation
bill was passed
"Signihcantw he calculated. WELL should
say ! don't know that am prepared to say
at Albany to get the annexation bill through
One thing there Is. however that ii will be well
to remember. Messrs Forester. Hughes and
Livingston have been voting and working against
the bill right along until to-day. They knew
they would sacrifice their standing in the Repub-
lcan party by doing otherwise. in view OF the
stand taken by the General Committee. yet when
two votes needed to pass the bill these three
men saw their way clear 10 flop. Under the cir
cumstances their action was most signlncant
Honest men will pause and wonder whether the
Republicans Of Brooklyn are not having their
liberties trifed with by men with dirty hands
"Will Governor Morton sign the bill?'
PERSONALLY have passed the point where
naturally should be led TO marvel at Governor
Morton signing such bill ! would not be sur
prised to see him do anything he was told by his
political advisers"
"Will the peculiar methods employed In getting
the consolidation bill through make any differ
ence with the Brooklyn delegates at st. Louis In
their attitude toward Governor Morton before
the convention?'
1T most assuredly will. There will be radical
expression Of sentiment on the part Of the people
which in turn will have pronounced effect upon
the delegates
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
AN INVALID'S MISERABLE DEATH.

HIS sTEPMOTHER LEFT HIM TO DIE IN FRONT
OF THE HOSPITAL.
The man who was left on the sidewalk In front
of ST. GATHERINGS Hospital Tuesday afternoon and
died before one Of the physicians Of the institution
could reach him has been identified as Jonn
Leonard OF Maspeth, Long Island Yesterday De-
tectiye Becker Of the Stagg-st. station found the
woman who had driven the wagon and assisted the
man to the sidewalk. where he died. The woman
was Leonard's stepmother, and is seventy years
cd The family live IN a hut in Astoria, near
Merrlse-ave, Maspeth, and are In destitute crcum-
stances. The father of Leonard is seventy-nve
years old. According to Mrs Leonard John, VINO
had been a farmland returned TO the hut OF
Easter Sunday complaining Of Illness. She gave
him medicine but he grew worse daily. The family
was too poor to call doctor, and on Tuesday ne
asked to be taken to a hospital Mrs Leonard
saws she then borrowed horse and wagon from 9
neighbor, and placing mattress In the bottom OF
the wagon started with her stepson for the nos.
pital When she reached II she said that Leonard
was abe to get out of the wagon with htte
help and she supposed he would be able TO walk
the short distance to the door without further as
sistance For that reason she drove away. Inc
body OF Leonard Is sti.. at the norgue, ana Will
probably be buried by the county.
DR. Valentine will make an autopsy on the pooy
by order of Coroner Mason No arrests have been
made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
THE sTREET-CLEANING CONTRACT.

The proposals for the STRENGTHENING contracts
have been opened by Commissioner Theodore B.
Willis. The lowest bidder is the firm OF Dunno q
McGarry. which offers to clean the streets during
the next three years for Hs3AoOo H2ooo less tnan
,hs WcKeaver bid which was rejected by Com
missioner willis In view Of this fact. the Commis-
sioner believes he was right In reJeei atm one &c
s3o0 600 signed by the American Surety Company.
The sum allowed by the Board OF Estimate LOT tnS
or the and the removal OF asnes Ior
three Years ,2sOocoo 500 600 more than n sne
~ ieeway to Commissioner Wills TO clean nv
streets The bids closed were based on oi ~ miies
The commissioner says he will enforce the. specin'
"a lions and have the cleanest streets In the world
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
BPJDGE- KEEPERS AND THE POLICE.

The proposition in bill before the legislature 10
ns,a- the -Bridge-keepers to the police force will
~, meet with the approval Of Mayor Wurster He
.ors Il will be violation OF the Civil Service Jaw
srI would be an injustice to the Police Department
The Br!dge-tenders have never passed a physicai
domination and some OF them are unable TO pass
srch an examination. He thought 1t was bad
measure He has not yet approved the measure
extending the term OF Disrict-Attorney Backus ana
his assistants. and allowing MIN 10 appoint ms
' mnhars clerks md detectives, but he probably
iii LITTLE later on II has been agreed by both
sact,ons that the singieheaded charities BILL ana
sher measured Of IKE character shall be passed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
IN THE CAMP.
BROOKLYN MEN WEAKEN.
GREATER NETWORK BILL
SQUEEZED THROUGH.

rro VOTES WERE NEEDED THREE AS
WHEN. PLEDGED TO OPPOSE THE
MEASURE. CHANGED THEIR VOTES
s,-ppEN PRESSURE BROUGHT TO
prAR-THE END NOT YET.
go, Anril % (SpeciaD.-The Greater New
WV hill which on January l. 1888. consohda'es
io'" municipality New-York City, Brooklyn.
I.ny Island City, Staten Island ana towns OF
Queens County. passed the Assembly to-day
'.or the vetoes Of Mayors Wurster ana strong.
:. Ia only two votes to spare. receiving seventy
',u,, Affirmative votes to sixty-nine In the mega
10. That the bill passed is not surprising
80, the pressure brought to bear upon both
n.,,ocrats and Republicans in order TO secure
...,, votes for the bill is considered. But 1t is
.-,r,s,ne that the friends of Brooklyn. her own
-.nrsssntatives who were pledged TO oppose
soiaation should cause the passage OF the
.u rorrester. Hughes and Livingston, Repuo-
ro,rs from Kings County. elected to the Assem-
~, 90 anti Consoldationists. to-day turned their
49,, rnon their constituents. and In the face OF
49,, , oninions voted for the consolidation
puoo.,xn and New-York. Within thirty-six
- .,oss men were active anti-Consolidaton-
49, rwo NJ the three would not even accept
..arm and all have stated over and over
lin during the present session that their con-
s,,usnts demanded them to oppose Greater New
York.
The query that went through the Assembly
&C these men voted in the affirmative vas What
will the electors Of Brooklyn do with Forester,
Livingston and Hughes. for having by their
three votes forced upon Republican Brooklyn
consolidation with Tammany New-York?' Guild
sr Ebbets, Cain and Newman. Democrats from
Kings. also voted for consolidation. Mr.. Guder
should be classed with Forester. Livingston and
Hughes. as he to-day changed his attitude and
favored the bill. Being a Democrat. however,
his bolt was not so noticeable as that of the
others. and reasons other than boss dictation
caused him to change his attitude The debate
on the measure and the vote in detail is given
in other columns of The Tribune.
bill introduced by Mr.. Waldo. authorizing
the city of Brooklyn to contract with the Flat
bush waterworks Company for water for the
Twenty-ninth Ward of Brooklyn, passed the
Assembly to-day, and Mr.. Brennans, authoriz-
ing the Superintendent of Police of Brooklyn TO
appoint an inspector deputy superintendent.
In the Senate were passed these Brooklyn bills:
G. w. Wilson's. directing the city OF Brooklyn
10 appropriate $4,000 for the local Civil Service
Commission Mr.. Wagstaff's. authorizing the
measuring Of criminals by the Bertillon system
OF measurement and Forresters. for the In
provement of Leonard-st. The bill introduced
by Mr.. OGrady. as chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee of the Assembly. levying
upon Kings County 500 900 for arrears Of State
taxes passed the Senate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
MRS. OVERTON WINS.
THE DEED OF GIFT OF HER HOUSE NOT
TO BE SET ASIDE.
ONE OF A SERIES OF FAMILY soUABBLEs SETTLED

ONE OF SERIES OF FAMILY sQUABBLES sETriEp
IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENDANT.
In the Supreme Court yesterday. before justice
Kellogg. the suit of Alfred E. Overton against
Anna / Oyerton to set aside a deed conveying to
the defendant the house at No s32 Butler-st.
was tried and resulted in judgment Tor the
defendant. Trouble In the Overton family Is OF
long standing and their difficulties have been
aired in court on several occasions. The plaintin
,s a small nervous man, with a brown beard ana
an emphatic utterance. He Is apparently about
fifty wears old He married the defendant on
December a. 1864. She Is large, stout woman.
with firm chin and the appearance of having
strong will They have several children.
Mr. Overton and his wife lived together until
1894 although from the testimony given In their
numerous legal sauabbles which followed their
separation they did not always live happily. the
plaintiff had some property part OF which was IN
Standard Oil stock He gave the stock TO his vile,
and after they separated he brought suit against
her 10 compel her to give 1t up on the GROUND
that she was merely the nominal owner. In retail
iaton she began against him a suit for separa-
tion alleging that he had beaten her and treated
her in a cruel manner On the trial he denied
her charges. and said that IL ne had wanted to
beat her he was physically strong enough
1t was she who had i-treated him, and he
was entitled to the separation. Mrs Overtons
complaint was dismissed and judgment OF separ-
alton was also refused her husband. The oil
stock was taken out of the hands Of both plain
tiff and defendant and put in trust for the chill
dren.
While they lived together Mr. Overton had
decided his house at No. S32 Buter-st' to his wife,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT.
CHIccoRY WORKS AND COFFEE MILL
TOTALLY DESTROYED BY FIRE.
SEVERAL, OTHER BUILDINGS DAMAGED AND MAR
ROW ESCAPE FROM LOSS OF LIFE
DAMAGE $4,000


DAMAGE $4,000.
The fve-story brick building Nos. So and y
North Fourth-st occupied by the Powell Manu-
featuring Company chic ory works ana
coffee mill. was totally destroyed by fire yes
terday morning The fire was discovered on the
second floor by the Waterman in the freight
yards OF the Erie Railroad at North Fourthst. ana
Wythe-ave.. who quickly gave an alarm. When
Foreman Cleary, OF Engine Company No. IL. ar
rived he found that the flames had reached to the
three upper stories. Two more alarms were turned
in and when the additional hremen came .he blaze
had shot out through the roof. Seeing that the
building was doomed, the fremen set at work to
save the surrounding property. In the rear OF the
burned building is the seven-story brick structure
occupied by Kinds. Ketcham & Co, uthographero.
The building faces North Th.rd-st Assistant
Chief Perry ordered water played on the building.
but In spite OF this the varnish-room took fre.
The flames were soon extiagushed, however. The
blaze then set fire to the twostory frame dwelling.
No. 81 North Fourth-st.. occupied by Michael Mono
ham, and badly burned 1t. On the other side OF the
mill No. &c. was a brick building owned by Peter
Quinn who with his wife, Nora. lived on the lower
floor. while Robert Pellman with his wife and one
year-old child. occupied the second floor. The
people had barely left the blilding when the side
wall of the burned mill fell, crushing II to the
ground few minutes later the front wall buiged
out and fell with a crash. Edward Lyncn, OF
Engine Company No. II, who was at work IN 'front.'
of the building struck BY the flying Dicks and
received several cuts the head An ambulance
surgeon dressed his injuries. after which he went
back 10 work. The frame building, NO. w SoI,n
Fourth-st. two,story structure was a,so "a and
the total loss is placed at $1,000 Tne DAY engiheer.
who entered the building half an hour before the
signs OF fire Most OF the stock had been removed to
another part Of the city on Tuesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
NO SUNDAY FISHING AT CANARSIE.

The fishermen In and around Canarsle and Jamaica
Raw by an order issued by Police Captain knipe.
are practically restrained from selling fish on sun
day. The captain is anxious that everybody IN ana
around the old Indian village shall obey the law.
MANY mon who rent boats to amateur fishermen say
that II it is not right for them to sell fish they will
not let out their boats: .....,.u ..,s
few hundred collars every week from Canarsie.
Some of the d-time fishermen around Cahaise
have made as mucn as $25 Sunday by catching
hNrnders and selling them. A policeman suddenly
descended last Sunday on two or three nsnermen
and told them that II they did not stop their ous'
ness at once they would be arrested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23

hy so, rluralitv over Mr. Sirah the @emocratic
nominee He r. thlriy-ihree years oil and llvfs al
No 1886 sklllman-ave. When eighteen years ola
he came TO New-York city from Cleveland. ONO
his BIRTHPLACE lie was For several years a CONNER
clal traveller but for eight years he has been In
the commission business In BROOKLYN lie mas been
a, active politician FOR many years. He is a mem
her of the Fourteenth District Association OF the
Sixteenth Ward OF the Nassau Republican club or
no Seventeenth ward ana of the Henry Trench
ard ir Fifteenth Ward Association Before the
present time ne has held no political ONCE.
- asssmblyman Frederick g. Hughes represents
tho XXth district. including parts OF the Twenty
seventh and Twenty-cghth wards He poled
ne v,tes last fall against 1919 for the Democratic
nnmlnce Mr. Walter. He was born in Ellcott-
,.lIe Cattaraugus County, in lNl. When four
cen wears old he apprenticed to the printers
,rade and has been In the printing business ever
since In 1865 he moved to New York and Joined
,rvnographical Union No. &. He has always taken
a n active interest In politics. and has been pres-
dent Of the Unity Republican Club. Of the Twenty
eighth Ward, and also president OF the Fifteenth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
MIST APPOINT AN ENGINEER.

Coronation Counsel Burr says that. under tho
charter. Commissioner Willis must appoint an ens'-
neer in his department in place of Van Brunt Ber-
gen. who resigned year ago. Some time since Mr.
willis and his predecessor. Mr.. White. thought tns
city could get along without an engineer save snoss
=, ~ yar,ous departments Commissioners Wills
admitted Yesterday that he would nave 20 apPo..nus
an engineer in compliance with the charter Oh sns
az. fia stat ted that ne had engineer In view ouS
that he probably would make no appointment oeios
Nav l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
JACOB A. LIVINGSTON.

vears Upon attaining his majority ne connec apd
h,msc,f actively with the Republican party, a asca
he took an active part in the reorganza''SSm %
the party and he has b sssn
III snmhIvmen Livingston, Forester ana ituk'is
have been prominent Worth men ana RepubIcans
10 .h,r districts II was the unanimous op,h'o,m
Of Republicans yeste ,Ss en soweS S would
ssrr tbem 10 political oblivion from the Gay ""e"
The present Legislature ad)ourns'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
crOpCr IL. SEELEY DEAD.

,..ro w seaev. property clerk OF the Police De-
a,od AZ his home, No So Putnam-ave,
yesterday morning from acute diabetes with which
he had been Ill two weeks. He was about oI hf sy
years and before taking s.S ns
was III w member OF the Seventh ward re
noubcan Association and the Lincoln C'uo' nc
fOa~as a widow and one daughter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.

Roman Schanchlnsky. thirty years old. Pole.
was arrested yesterday afternoon by Detective
Campbell of the Bedford-ave station, on charge
-nf grand larcany---The complainant Xas- NJ ArS
Wannaski. who keeps a boarding. house az No. -
North Eighth-st Schanch.nsky was boarder at
the house, and yesterday morning after he left Mrs
Wahnaski missed So which she had hidden between
the mattresses of her bed. Her suspicious at once
fell on Schanchinsky and the detective arrested
him. Schanchinsky denied the theft The money
was not found on his person.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
p.vs y0T TURNED on SPLINTERS.

r,. s,orv was told in a local afternoon paper o,
..a,erssv that the surgeons OF seney Hospital mao
successfully used the rays In beating spne. s,r
80 90, ~ Fannie Sullivan. sixteen-yeat -o'o gu
the 100. Nswkirk and Flatbush ayes Inc s'1Iry;
however could be verified nearv S s the other hos
Deen n savs no further light upon the sup1sc!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
NEW POINTS DEVELOPED.
THIRD DAYS TEST OF RIFLES FOR THE
NATIONAL GUARD

THE BURTON MECHANISM WORKED PERFECTLY.
But THE GOVERNMENT BARREL FAILED TO
HOLD IT'S owN-TTIE WINCHESTER
RIFLE TO BE TESTED TO-DAY.
The third trial for rifle to be selected for
the OF the National Guard yesterday de-
veloped good many new points and one UNI
pleasant one. This is that the Government bar
rel used in the Burton gun was so soft that 1t
threatened to burst at an early stage Of the
trial and the gun had to be Withdrawn. The
mechanism was all right, but the barrel was
failure 1t expanded. and naturally the cart
rdge-shell followed suit; ultimately this became
so marked that the ext actor was unable to
draw the shell from the barrel. On the twelfth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23

shot Of the first round fired by the Boards ex-
pert, the arm being used single loader the
trial was abandoned. Both Mr.. Burton and the
Commissioners agreed that it only ques-
ton of shots when the gun would burst 1t
was withdrawn to have a new barrel put in.
The Burton gun is a marvel Of simplicity. but
It Is bolt action The cartridges are fed by
hand into a magazine below the bree ch with an
Indicator showing just how many have been
fred The cutoff. also. Is unusually simple The
Objectionable features Of the bolt action are
that II cannot be fred from the shoulder position
and that the turning OF the bolt tends to defect
the muzzle In horizontal position. In the lever
guns the action does not defect the barrel from
the line OF sight. The locking OF the breech Is
a simple piece Of mechanism. like that used In
modern heavy guns. being a screw motion,
which Mr. Burton says he invented long before
It was thought Of by the manufacturers of
heavy guns. The main fact remained that
while the action Of the mechanism was perfect,
the Government barrel refused TO accept the
test either with Mr.. Burton's ammunition or
that supplied by the Commission. Mr.. Burton
left the armory with the intention Of trying to
procure a new barrel before the committees
session ended
The end OF the Briggs Kneeand test was
barrel stood the test. but the mechanism
TANNED badly: the gun taken to the armor-
er's shop for repairs. and was then submitted to
the sand test. II missed fire a couple OF times
but on the whole behaved well
Mr. Burton's expert was George f. Bryant.
son, Of Armorer Charles +. Bryant. OF the 23d
Regiment He started in To fire prone. but
Private Crane. the Boards expert. drew the at
tention Of the Commissioners 10 this and he
was ordered To fire standing. with or without
rest az the others did. The score vas as fol-
lows
Bryant .................3 o-53
At this stage the gun was withdrawn.
The Briggs Kneeland gun having recovered its
second wind the arm was submitted to the hur-
ricane sand blast test the conditions being as
before These Fired-Six shots after each
exposure 10 dust blast during one minute. (a)
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23
MEN TO BE REMEMBERED

THE THREE AssEMBIYMEN WHO "FLOPPED" AT
THE LAST MOMENT.
Assemblyman ORION l.. Forester represents the
XIIIth District including paris of the Fifteenth
and Seventeenth wards. He was elected last fall
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-23

District Republican Association OF the twenty
eighth Ward. A., ,onh,vman NJ the
10 Twentv-gixth Ward and Election Dlstricts
twenty five 10 thrty-one inclusive OF the Tweh,y
snnahv D,strict He defeated his Democratic OPP.
ponen Mr. Fcrde by a9 10 ~ vear p'" oid and
a.. native Of Glasgow. Ulster County. lie mas
iived in the Twenty-sixth Ward for over twenty