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OBITUARY.

William H.. Starbuck died yesterday at his
home. s East Sixty-fourth street. He was born
In Nantucket in 1888. and began TO earn his
living rs a clerk in the offices of wainwright g.
Tappen In Boston In 1851. lie came to this city
in 1858, and in 1856 formed the firm of Tappan
IL Starbuck with the late J. Nelson Tappan,
who was then City Chamberlain. In 1862 Mr..
Starbuck became a large ship owner. In 1879
he became associated with Henry Willard In the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
and the Oregon Improvement Company.
lie was also President of the Housa-
tonic Railroad. and a director In the
New York and New England Railroad. In 1882
he took the Oregon Improvement Company out
OF the receivers hands and became its Presi-
dent, a place which he held until his retirement
from active life last Iune. NJ. Starbuck wasa
Association, the New York. Larchmont and
American. Yacht clubs, and the New England
and American Biographical societies. Heleaves
n widow and two children.
Saturday evening. OF pneumonia. He was born
in Kinsale, county Cork. ireland, on Feb. %,
1920. and came to this country. nifty years ago:
He was n director OF the Fort Lee Park and
steam boat Company, and he commanded the
steamboats, Palisades and Pleasant Valley, be-
longing to the company, for twenty-eight years.
Three married daughters and several grand
children and great grandchildre rem survive him.
William Orr. a well-known resident of the
Fifth ward in Brooklyn. died on Saturday at his
home, 222 York street. aged 4S. lie was en-
His son. William Orr. Is a Deputy Collector of
Internal Revenue.
Mrs. Elizabeth Charles. author Of THE
Chronicles OF the Schonberg-Cotta Family"
WORKS, died at Hampstead, England. yesterday.
Abraham Wiley, the we'll. known abolitionist.
died on saturday at Northfeld. MINI. He was
80 years old. He was born in New Hampshire.
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ONE THING THAT PUZZLED HIM.
A Hard-up Youngsters Surprise While n
Guest on the Managers Private Car.


LoGANsroRT. Ind. March 81. j. Turner,
general manager of the NandGlia line, was
making a trip over the road in his special car II
few days ago. When the train stopped at Terre
Haute he left his car for n moment and stood
on the platform. talking to Cund uctor Hayes.
As he started to return to his car q bright faced
lad OF about fourteen approached Hayes and
asked for free trans pOrtatiOn to LoganspOrt.
have no money said the boy, and am
anxious to get to Logansport, where | have rela-
tlves who will care for me"
am sorry ! cannot carry you, my boy" said
Hayes, but, struck by the lads deep disappoiut-
ment, he suggested that he repeat his request to
Mr., Turner, who had been an interested listener.
Not In the least abashed, the boy stated his
case TO the general manager, and that official not
only listened kindly to the request. but made
the youth inexpressibiy happy by bringing him
to LOgansport in his own private car. Mr..
Turner Invited his young guest TO take dinner
with him during the trip. No second invitation
WAS needed. and soon the general manager and
an almost outcast boy were seated at the same
table In a special car, eating supper In all good
fellowship a5 the train sped along at fifty miles
an hour.
The young man did justice to all the dishes
except TO a plate of corn bread. How any one
could eat such homely fare when the table was
londed with delicaCiUs was beyond his Compre-
hension. Amusement was plainly depicted
upon his countennnco ms he observed Mr.. Tur-
ner eat the corn bread with evident relish, and
he gave vent to his feelings by saying:
you're n brick, MIR, Turner. but II | was gem
eral MANAGER q tho Nandalia I'll be - II I'd
eat corn bread!
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H''fH f'N = H'' fNHfE ''"f
On tho west shore OF Caynga Lake, Mt n place
called kanoga, Red Jacket was born, 1t Is about
two miles south OF the New York Central road
and two miles suuthenst VI Seneca ais. The
spot Is marked by a large pile Of curhlcstours
and n few old apple trees surround II, The place
is beautiful, the view being very EXTENSIVE as
one looks eastwarl over the waters OF the lake.
1t WAS at this place that two missionaries
called on Red Jacket and informed HIM that he
WAS IA great sinnor and they were sent to redeem
him from the awful fate awaiting him. They
told him he would surely he lost II he did not
embrace the faith. Red Jacket listened with
close attention aud then broke forth with the fol-
lowing:
Who told you this stuff to como here and
talk to mRinI"
Why, Christ sent u.s." they said.
He didf" said Red Jacket. WIN didn't lie
come Himself aud tell poor lngin all about it
and not send such men AZ your"
Red Jacket was tall and commanding, about
six feet four inches in height. with clear-cut
features and a rich, powerful voice, When sum
moninR his braves 10 the council he could he
heard two miles from a high eminence near his
HtgWkm.
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CUMMINGS ON CANDIDATES..
He Says whitney and Hill Are Not in the
Kace-CampbeiI or Morrison Would Suit.

He Says Whitney and Hill Are Not in the
K~ace-CampbeiI or Morrison Wouid Suit.
WASHINGTON. March o9.-The Post this morn
ing publishes an interview with Congressman
Amos j. in which he makes some
interesting comments about the political situa-
tion. First of all. Mr.. cummings says that tho
Democrats of New York will present no name
to the Chicago Convention. When asked II
there was any truth in the rumor that Whitney
would be named by the New York delega-
ton he replied: No. If Whitney wanted the
nomination we would present his name to the
Convention. but he does not want it"
How about HillT"
IT'S the same with HILL" Mr.. Cummings re-
piled. III Hill wanted 1t we would present his
name, but he does not want 1t. We will 60 to
the Convention to work for the best man. but
we have no one to champion especially. We
asked the Democracy In the last Chicago Con-
vention to give heed to New York. The Con-
vention declined to accept our advice. Every
body sees the result. This time New York will
keep silent, SO far as asking the Convention to
nominate any one 10 concerned"
"Who is your first choice ?'
Jim Campbell of Ohio is a good enough man
for me-"
"How about Morrison ~
IF Morrison will go to the Chicago Conven-
ton with Illinois and Missouri solidly for him.
New York will cast her vote for him. Morrison
Is n man of much ability, a thorough paced
Democrat. and ono in whom the people have
confidence. Morrison Is n good enough man for
US. And | repeat that II he can get the solid
delegations az Illinois and Missouri TO take to
the Convention he can have the vote OF New
York"
DO you ,s,Pprehend a split at the Chicago
No; there are silver men in the party. but,
like ex-Speaker Crisp and Livingston, they say
they will stick to the party whatever platform
Is adopted. but the Republican silver men are
different. Dubois. Carter, Teller. and others
think that the 81. Louis Convention must adopt
a free silver plank. But there will be no split.
some free silver Democrats might join the silver
What kind of a currency plank do you think
the Democratic Convention at Chicago will
adopt 2"
at depends on what the Republicans do at st.
Louis. 1t was to give them the first chance that
the Democratic Convention was set for a later
date. IL is impossible, therefore. to say what
the Democratic Convention will do. but we will
rest assured OF that. The tariff plank, however,
of the Democracy will be in favor OF revenue
only. We should have declared simply for a
tariff for revenue only in the last platform with
out confOunding phrases or words. We want q
plain, clean-Cut plank adopted, In favor of u
tarin for revenue only. That sort OF a tariff 10
What the people really want. II we had that
the country would have been prosperous by this
time. and the free silver Uusaboo would not
have cut any figure"
Congressman Cummings thinks that the
Democratic chances in New York next fall are
good.
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THE poRr JERvIs POISONING.
Postponement OF the Corouer's Inquest
UuttI Tucsdny.

Postponement OF che Corouer's Inquest
Untu Tuesday.
Pom JERvIs. March 20.-The inquest which
was to have been begun tomorrow afternoon on
the body OF Jacob Snyder, one of tho victims In
the poisoning case. has been POSTPONED until
Tuesday. by which time Prof. Witthaus will
have ready his report Of the analysis Of the
stomachs Of the two victims. Coroner Harding
returned from New York last evening, whore he
and Assistant District Attorney Powelson had
been in consultation with the chemist, and to-
day DIR, Swartwout went to the city, having
been called there. It is learned. by Prof. Witt.
haus. This afternoon Coroner Harding visited
tho prescription books and made inquiries as to
whether Mrs. Martha Whitaker. the suspected
daughter, or any member OF the Snyder
family had purchased poison. The Coroner
Is ~reticent as to the object of max.
ing theee inquiries, but the. fact Of
his having been called to New York
by Prof. Witthaus. followed BY DR.. Swart-
wout's visit to the city to-day and the post
ponemont OF the inquest, leads to the belief that
the theory that the death of the Snyders was
caused by rat poison, which was found In the
house, will have to be abandoned when the rec
suit of tho analysis Is made known. The eu-
topsy showed the organs to be perfect, and that
no clear symptom of any one kind of poison
was manifest. One of the physicians who as
sisted at the autopsy says that the taking OF
several kinds of poison would have produced
the effects shown In the present cases. The
contents of the will and ante mortems statement
Of Mrs. Snyder have not yet been made known-
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Thousands Killed md n Coyote Trnmpled
to Death by the Frightened Rabbits.
From the San Erdncisco Chronicle.

N'"'' Nv ''f 'N'' '''tN'
FRESNO, March 2l.-The great rabbit drive,
which was so deliberately planned. was to-day
that thousands of rabbits met their fate from the
merciless clubs of farmers and town people.
Estimates as to the number killed vary. ranging
count them and the best estimate is no better
than a guess, But the slaughter surpassed any
Ten thousand people took part footmen,
horsemen. wheclmen, and vehicles of all sorts.
When tho line was formed ready for advance It
WAS in n huge crescent, one horn near McMul-
Ian station and the other near Caruthers. on the
west side of the railroad. The line OF people
o'clock when W. T. howell signalled a general
advance. and the line moved forward across or;
on the open plains. The best OF order was main
tanned. The marshals galloped along the line
and south wings began to fold inward to the
centre. and when within three miles of the cor
raj the line OF men had contracted till it was
All this time the rabbits had been driven for
ward. constantly increasing in numbers. At
first they had not shown much concern, but
when they began to be crowded they grew
excited. Several, coyotes, were started. some
were shot. and Others died later. some whelps
killed. When the rabbits had been driven into
a comparatively small space they covered the
escape by rushing through the lines; Then
the slanGnter began; "A solid line , Of
corral men advanced on their knees.
hind them. Fully 10, 900 were thus killed and
the others were forced into the corral. where
they rushed TO and fro. frantic with fear. They
trampled and smothered one another to death
by thousands. A coyote that entered the corral
was actually trampled to death by the rabbits.
Fifteen minutes with clubs finished the work.
Many good judges place the total, killed at
feed hogs. The best Of order prevailed. Only
ono person refused to obey orders. He was
beaten and driven off the grounds by the crowd.
The drive was the best managed, the largest
and most satisfactory ever held in the county.
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LITTLE JENNIE'S BURNS FATAL.
Her Clothing CauGht Fire from the stove
When She Tried to Wind the Clock.

jennie Allen, aged o years, whose clothing
caught fire from the stove in her home, at SO
East Tooth street. on Saturday, died yester-
day in Harlem Hospital.
She and her younger sister and brother
were left alone in the house while her mother
went marketing. During her absence Jennie
climbed on a chair alongside n hot stove to
wind tho clock. When her clothing caught
fire She ran into the street, her sister follow
ing her..
Adolph Collins OF 20 East Tooth street
tried to tear her burning garments off. but
she broke away from him. Collins chased
and one OF Col. Warnings mon threw their
coats about her and smothered the flames as
she fell on the steps of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church In 10Sth street. near Madison
avenue.
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DRUNKEN MAN nv A CHOIR LOFT
Goes TO West HobOken to Attend a Christen-
InR-HIs Arrest.

The singers In the choir OF the Church of
Our Lady of Christian Help, West New York
were disturbed during the services at o o'clock
mass yesterday morning 10y a drunken man
who wandered into the choir loft and began TO
talk to them. He offered TO fight when the
ushers ATTEMPTED to eject him. \ policeman
was William McShane,0 of 3?5 East l25th street,
this city, and that he had cume to West New
York To attend a christening.
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Palm sunday was celebrated at st. Patrick's
Cathedral and the other Catholic churches Of
the city yesterday with the usual ceremony.
The churches were thronged with worshippers.
all of whom received the palm leaves in COM
memoration OF Christ's triumphal entry into
Jerusalem. Archbishop Corrigan was not pres
ent at the distribution ofthe palms at the cathe-
dral. AS he officiated In st. Stephens Church,
East Twonty-eighth street,
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sho. IN. w,re and KnIed H,m..lc

CoLUMBrs, o., March 20.-Fred Gorrell. aged
%, attempted to kill his wife this afternoon,
and, supposing he had succeeded, killed him
self. She had left him ana gone TO her fathers
house.
tiorrell went to the house this afternoon and
asked her IL she would go back ana live with
him. She refused, and lie drew a reVoiyer and
shot her twice, One bullet entered her hip and
the other pierced her chest He then cut his
throat.
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where Yesterdays Fire. Were.

A. M.-ite6. q Toward street, George II. Broadhurst
ana others. damage $4,000: e;i0, 85s Third avenue,
Jacob l. Deranpey, damage 81 1000: g 80, ga Hudson
i. Ill $40, 1875 West tenth street, ". Ii. Cushman,
damage 5000 2;lS. aO7 Pearl street William smith
James Lamb, damage $500; $40. 4Oi Fast Twenty,
ninth street, Patrick kcleheTd, no damage: S:l5, az
East seventy. fourth street, Annie vauIerager, dam,
age $50.
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AIndIy Interested,

"Your EXcellency," said the great Thurber, "it
may interest you to know that a newspaper has
stirred up a good deal Of Interest on the question,
Who are the three greatest AmerIcsnsf
''who are ahead for second and third place 2"
asked Mr.. Cleveland, with languid Interest,"
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1oDGERs LOCKED IN AM MIG HI,
ksrs. Keenan, Had Them Arrested In the
Morning for Stealing Hsr Purse.

Mrs. Bird get Keenan, of l54 West Eighteenth
street locked the door when James Collins and
his wife, two of her dodgers, went TO their room
on Saturday night, as she had seen Mrs Collins
mass her pockethook containing 81 to Mr.. Col
fins while making her a call, She then went TO
Look for "a policeman.
She made repeated trips to the street during
the night, but did not find one until u O'Clock
yesterday morning. She had him arrest the
f,oliinses, They were each held in Jefferson
Market Court later in $500 bail. The pOeket-
book couldn't be found.
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Gated attitudes do all in their power to destroy
the attractiveness OF the song. But they don't
succeed. and this result is a great tribute to
transmitting IL to others, Nobody in the audi
ences at the Btjou would, recognize the map
n m0re auicE HSSI thnnS Miss 'n irwin i hePself p'f Il shs
could, come around and watch them. She
would laugh, too, at her own efforts TO sing a
beginning of the third act of the play. 1t was
sung here. by Marie Tempest, and suits Miss
or the Jewel song from Faust" might. So the
spectators wonder why she does II and inter
rupts the flow OF her fine comic powers by at
tempting such Q song, and, above all. by, wear
ing such u sailors costume when she does 1t.
Miss Irwin makes jokes about her size and APP
pearance with the greatest freedom, for she
knows that her personality is attractive and
vivacious enough to make them harmless. But
that sailor costume Is perilous.
Henry f. Dixey and Fritz Williams are to
bs brought together in the fun Of o new farce,
'Thoroughbred.' ~ at the Garrick next month.
A. G.. Gunter is to have a dramatization Of "A
Florida DisenchanLment." produced in Boston
next month. Tho next comic opera of Smith
and DeKoven will be called THE Mandarin
and brought out next winter. Clyde Fitch Is
writing for N. C. Goodwin a play with Nathan
Hale for its hero. X. A. Barnet's next ex-
travaganza will be called The Merry-Go-
Round, a Dramatic Y Ray Alexander Sal
VIM Is TO try himself In 'Othell0' IN chicago.
Mrs. Russ Whytal will play a boys part in her
husbands next piece. Frank Murtha's the
atre, the Murray Hill. will be opened in Oc-
tober with a new opera. Julia Mortimore,
once a stage favorite. will have a benefit at the
Standard a week from Sunday. May Irwin
has bought. but not for her own use. n farce
from the French called MIR. and Mrs. John
Smith" L0ttie Collins will come to America
with The Now Barrnuid.' now current in Lon
don. Lillian Russell's next comic opera is by c.
NJ. $. Mcclellan and Gustuve Kerker. Maurice
Barrymore's starring venture will be made with
'Roaring Dick. and Company" his own compo-
The Polar star" q nelodrama by David be;
reproduced. Joseph Arthur has provided IA short
piece, beware of the Dog" for Little Tues
day. and n big dog to act in II. John J; McNa.ly
Is writing farCes for May Irwin and Peter +.
DALEY. THE MYSTERY, Of Agnes Page" by
Nathaniel Hartwig. will be brought out in Chi
cago next week. Arthur Boucher will bring
THE Chilli Widow TO tho Garden next sep
ternher. THO Queens Garter" which Rob
crt Mantell is using. Is the work of Aspy Will
llams, a New Orleans journalist. "Evange-
line the everlasting, is to be next summers
burlesque at Manhattan Beach. Herbert
Kelley Ia to go into next seasons company OF
THE Heart of Maryland" George Engels. the
German comedian. sailed for New York on
Saturday to play at the Irving Place next week.
Wizard Hermann is to show at Palmer's dur
ing May.
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Arr,ved-suspAY. March go

Arrived-SuNpAY. March ca
Sc Umbria. button, queenstown.
Sc Mohican. Cook, Bristol.
ss Lennox, Williamson. Gibraltar.
IS Ardle. Smith. Gonaives.
IS Foscolia. Muller, Gibara.
Sc Madiana, Fraser. Trinidad.
SIS Cilurnum. Mace, P~ernambuoo.
Is Tyrian. Crowell, Gihara.
SIS jamestown, Hulphers. Norfolk.
SIS Richmond. Davis. Richmond.
SIS Herman Winter. Eickerson, Boston
tFor later arrivals see First Pagel
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D.dn't Get the Diamond FIN.

James Monroe, aged 20, OF 800 Myrtle avenue,
was arrested early yesterday morning while
attempting, "a Il is alleged. To rob Edward s.
Nan Felt OF ls9 ChAuncsy street OF his $50 dlR-
mund pin at the Bridge street station OF the
Brcaklyn Elevated Railroad,
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A LUSATIc CLICKED TO DEATH.
Koenner's I.oss OF Mind Was Due to q
Railway Accident

Adam Koeffner. about 45 years OF age, a shoe
maker. who lived at 4l6 East l24th street,
choked to death on Saturday In the asylum
for the insane At BIaGkweirs lsland while eat
Koeffner. in 1893, while walking along the
tracks OF the New York. Central Railroad.
Eel out OF the way OF a train and was run down
by another train. His leg was broken and a
large hole was made in his head so that one
could see his brain beating. After his wounds
mad been healed he was able to go about, but
and forget where he lived. When he started TO
cook something he would forget all about II and
leave the food on the stove to hurn.
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ss Mohawk, from New York, at London.
IS La TouTaine. from New York, at Havre. .
IS Port Adelaide, from New York. at Sues
s. City OF Birmingham. from New York, at 6avont
nah.
SIS Nueces. from New York. at Galveston.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAc-THIs DAY.
Bun rises ... o A6 sun SETS. 0 80 Moon rises. 9 -
HUH wATER-THIs DAY.
Sandy Hook. 8 10 Gov. Island. q 35 He'll Gate. 10 %
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IS Lampasas. from Galveston for New York.
SIS FL Sud. from New Orleans for New York.
SIS Iroquois, from Jacksonville for New York.
IS City Of Augusta. from Savannah for New York
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eAIIKD FROM FOREIGN PoRTa.

SIS California. from New York for Hamburg, passed
the Lizard.
IS Colorado. from Hull for New York, passed Deal
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81 Lucania. from Queenstown for New York
ss Hindoo, from London for New York.
The Portland daily press., 1896-07-14
Portland & Worcester Limo
PORTLAND l. ROOAESS,lEB 4. r.
STATION FOOT OF phEBLE STREET.

On and after Funday, June Il 1896
PASSENGER trains vii! Leave PoEtiaRds
for Worcosser. Clinton, Aver junction.
NSsnpa, Wirdharn and TGPplng at T.3U J.
IN. and 1880 D. H.
For ri anchsSt0r, Concord, and points North
:, at q 30 a. M and 1886 p. ~.
foF Rochester, SrringvaiG, Alfred, Water
Soro and Saco hiycr ct 80 a. IA. 1880 ana
$50 .. ID.
Fer tsorharn at 7.8o and 9.45 q. m. 1880
;. 500, $3.50, and G.2Op u.
rGf WsStbr0ok. Cum beriGyld Mills, Wcst.
brook Junction and Wocdford's st 7.30
s.a6 a N. 1880. 500 $50 and
$50 .. m.
The 1880 p. m. train from Portland connects
at Aver J1nsslan with "Hoozao Ta&Rei
ssosatC' for the West and at UaioA Station,
w crsostsrs Tor Providence and Now York,
va Providence Tsino,' for Norwich and
new York, via "ETGrwieh Line with Boston
4 albany r. Ks. for The fgsst, and with the
NsW York All Rail via "Springtieid-"
Trains arrive at Portland IRON Worcester
.. d.So p. m. /: from Roclaastsr st $50 d. m,
a:So and 5.4S p. H.: from Gorhaln
az o.4o. $50 AID 1880 a H.. 1.So
4.los 5.4S .. m.
80, SUNDAYS
Awe from Rochester at $50 a. N. Leave
LUZ rochester at 6.15 D. M
so r1n through Tickets TO all points West and
p sas.s apply to Il. II. COLLINS. Ticket
loo, j. W. PETERS. Supt..
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