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New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
T1CHERON on TRIAL FOR BRIBERY.
TIE CASE OF THE EX-AssEMGLYMAN FROM
QUEENS TAKEN Up IN ALBANY.

THE CASE OF THE EX-ASSEMGIYMAN FROM
QUEENS TAKEN Up IN ALBANY.
Albany Dec. . (Specian.-The County Court OF
Albany to-day. after delay OF year and half.
took up the Indictment against Eugene Nacheron,
a former Assembyman from tho Iiid District OF
Queens County. accused of accepting bribe from
George Best. an ice dealer. Of Cedar Hh. bill
was before the Legislature OF 1893 forbddinS the
cutting Of ice in the Hudson River near besi
place If passed 1t would ruin his business. He.
il is alleged. gave a check for $500" to Nacheron
to prevent the passage OF the Li' or to have II
amended in his interest
Mr.. Nacheron appeared in court to-day IN COM
pany with william J. Young. who has jus' been
elected District Attorney Of Queens County. ana
George Z. Phpps who has just been eleci'l
County Treasurer. He was represented -! Jot"
y Stanchfcld of Elmirs. and Judge Reilly OF t tn~
Cour. of Claims. District Attorney f"rllhEdhe
and ASsistan, Disirict-Aiiorney Dean rtpI"sehtrn
the State. Among the Witnesses pr"Scn' were
Colonel Archie H. Baxter CLERK oi the Assembly
ex-Assenblym1n IN McNauehton, OF Sarate ga; Assem-
blyman Schere. Of Albany. and AssrmblNman
cutler Of EOckldnd County
The court Wa OCCUPIED AL day In an crOrt 10
get jury. The panel of talesmcn was exhausted
when tie court adjourned to-day. cigh Jurors nav
iu- been selected. An extra panel OF hfiy VIII DC
drawn To- morrow.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
REFORM THAT MUST WAIT.
rur prcLAssIFICAfIoN OF THE CIVIL SERVICE
posTp0NrD TWO WEEKS MORE

POSTPONED 1Wp NI~i'N' "'''''''
, Noe . (SpeciaD-GOvernor Morton has
,ho nollticaI spoilsmen two weeks OF anxiety
s,, .s head Of the civil Service Commission
,n Governor to-day postponed action for ior'-
,tcb, an the regulations which have p''h "'"w"
49,. ,lacipe a large number OF offices ni"ei INC
c..a :. ,.oyornmcnf in the competitive CLASS
Nv Morton and the Civil Service Comihlss'o"e's
vyiuord A cobb. George F. LORD ana "nas y"
pur, 4, company with Charles H. l1hco"' '"e
covcrnor's law adviser. for two days nave % p,,
examining a proposed reclassiicaton OF inc ,H'
eorv,ce into competitive and non-compe''i'e '''1'
i, f,c, II IL said that there were TWO such oi"'''
nca,iops proposed one by Willard A. 'ooo anu
,he othcr by Silas w Burt. Meanwhhe' "'""'o'
Icxow and Sheppard. in company with Ass''no'S
49,, tvorctt Brown Of Yates County. nave pee"
:; Albany seeking 10 protect the interests Oh % wy
- Wt,cnuhiican organization. They al lrasl ,he
nj, he'd the exemption Of the rinPioyeH u Wv
rroislatlrc from the competitive iS'; .. ,oo,
1t sis',' Marion and ihe Commissioners al noon
. ~ Gnishcd an examination or the Two Pitais Pt
20 20 ciassincation Mr. Morton and his adViscis TN
orI.rcd The two plans printed for inrtne! ena;,"
~ -, In about Two weeks they VIII meet aSaIi
'',condrnents TO the New-York Clty 'iFIi r SeiNire
amistions have been approved by the oi'iii,S
- reducing the minimum weight TOT canuuaa' % -
Snr admission 10 the Fire Department lro. & ls1 ~
30, omnds and rendering unnecessary eAain",M a.
10 Io,s On the workings OF the city goVeInm,en' , ~
10 cases OF candidates for cerksiips III e'' Nv
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
WARDE.S STOUT RESIGNS.
t,x SHERIFF MEAD. OF cAYUGA. TO HAVE
CHARGE o. AuBIRN PRISON

t,x SHERIFF MEAD. OF CAirGA. TO HAVE
CHARGE o. AUBURN prison.
Abanc. Dec 2.-Wardea stou: Of Auburn Prison
,oe nlcd Lii. resignation with General Austin
Iath-oo Superintendent OF State Prisons. sue
ccssor 10 WARDEN Stout will be appointe 10 take
a. -, February l. This successor viii be cN-
c,,,,s ,,ooa ~ Cavrra II the present plans are
or,i.d M. Warden Stout H. a Democrat ana MT.
uood IA Republican, The lattcr's hackers. VINO
havo recent been here In his Interest are 'o'-
oreesn,an Seren1 f.. Payne and Senator WILCOX or
.uburr warden Souls regular term OF oncc
would expire in May 1873
The Warden Of Auburn Prison receives d s"'a'y
~ Do,,~s on the prison grounds. He has the appoh =
n,,n of the keepers and guards OF the prison SUD
~ ~ tho auproyal of the State Prison Supcilh
!rdon, in whom is lodged the exclusive power 10
o'n,nt and remove Il State Prison warden.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
ppOFESSOR A. E. LODEMlN A SUICIDE.

Og,rcco n Y Dec 2-Professor A. Ernest Lode
a, of tha. q epmmtted suicide AT the Boyd
House Sf Mxico. this county. last night by
shooting He was found in his room this morning
deaa. He registered at the hotel on November 30.
The next morning Re was found unconscious from
80 ovsrdose OF choral. Doctors brought him
@ ND but at night he went out and bought q
o,,,var and shot himself through the head.
ithaca. ~ Y. Dec 2.-Professor Lodeman was q
s,rple man. about thirty years OF age lie had
heen connected with the Cornell experimental sta
ZION number of years. and was regarded as one
OF The ablest men in n's line OF work. under the
,rov,sions OF the Nixon bill. he has visited different
&c ~ the State experimentng and lecturing
pp%ricutural topics. He labored ndefatigabiy and
broke down under the strain He was held IN tne
here His father is a professor in the Ypsilanu
IMich.) Normal College.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
MORE TuPLOYNENT TOR LABOR.

CAR SHOPS At lrANfsvii.iE. rENN- TO Rim DAY
AND NIGHT ALArNMAs fRoH INDUS
TRY BOOMiNG.
Wikesharrc. Penn. Dec Orders were Issued
Yesterday that on and after to-day the extensive
car and machine shops at Jcanos willie shall b"
operated day and night for The neXi two months.
and that additional men will bc employed. Lane
orders have been comi1s IN from all ovcr the State
for tie last two weeks.
Birmingham. Ala Dec. tspociaD Recent sales
OF Alabama pig iron in the foreign markets are
unprecedented and I'm addition 10 this Inquiries for
the Alabama make have beer pouring IN iat>!r
with great regularity and in unparalleled guam
tlty The Sloss Iron and Steel Company has
cep'ed tho price offered for dVly tons 10y nrin
m Calcutta. India. and viii make shipment ol that
amount Tho Tennessee 'oa' Iron and Railroad
Company ls shipping 3.er tons 10 Liverpool
Among the innsiric- for prices received to-day
were on FOR 1909 tons rom Rotterdam and TWO
for o.ovl each from TWO italian ports. Tho
Alabama operators attribgte the demand to the
advancing prices ~ European iron centres and To
the saiisiaciiOn Alabama low silicon non has given
iu steel thinking tests the last There r. some
difficulty In getting hOairoOm At Charleston and
sa.annah TO ship the iion. the cotton movement
l.lC
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
CiTGHT BY THE POSTAL OFFICIALS.
CHARLES EUBINsKY ARRESTED FOR DEFRArD-
ING MERCHANTS OFT OF THOUSANDS
DlII.ARS

Po;tsviile Penr.. Dec 2-Chailos Rubnsky OF the
Grno of Rubinskv q Freedman. Of Shenandoah.
Penn was arrested this evening by Deputy United
States Marshal Myers and Ilueh j. Gormar. post
Office inspector attached 10 the Philadelphia Divi-
sion charged with making illcGai use OF tn" United
States mails lie. with Harry. Charles ana Abe"
varrowsk, have been charged f0r five years
with dcfrauairg mere hanis !n Philad"li hit chi
caeo New York and Boston. ori OF many thousands
of dollars worth of goods. Their method was 70
order goodr through the malls. which on arrival
we're stored i'm some Out oft hcvl, place drd
disposed OF at leisure the shppor ncNe' being able
% discover then
The. operated unde- the following names: Con
rad Herring catawIssa. Penn. bernard Wilson.
Ivkens Penn -: Harry Miller. Berwick. Penn.
John H. schmidt BloOmsburp. Penn. Charles
sherman. Nanticoke. Porn. and "Bernatd Was-
nor panvill. Penn" The first charge against the
nrr was made In May and since then the
posroiice officials have been WORKING on The casc.
Rubiuskv was brought before United States Com
missioner Wolijen who placed him under bail for a
hearing December 10.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
.nrrvyrRES or A CLEVELAND GIRL.
SIZE IS SAID TO BE THE DAUGHTER OF PRoMI
NENT OFFICIAL.

po,ce Cop,ain Chapman OF the West Thrtieth-
., sta,ion related a story last night OF Western
Girls adventures in the Tenderloin He said that
q, TUESDAY afternoon a well-dressed young woman
called upon him at the station and told him that
she was brought TO this city by man who pre-
,arded 70 love her. and who. she expected would
,,orrv her He had maltreated her. however. and
she had escaped from him and gone TO a hotel
alone.
This was on Monday On Tuesday afternoon she
became downhear,ed. az she had been looking for
work but failed get any. She went to the police
Tor assistance. The captain then sent the girl,
corted by Detective Cadde 10 the Door OF Hope
Mission. where she Is nov.
The girls father the captain said, Is prominent
official Of Cleveland. Ohio He would not give the
names Of any OF the parties concerned
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
\ BIG SNOWSTOKN IN THE SOUTH.
THE WORST KNOWN IN SEVERAL. YEARs-RAIl-
nnAn TNAFFIC GREArIN DEI.AYED.

II.
ROAD TRAFFIC. GREATLY DELAYED
,, y = Dec "A snowstorm which
hog,n here this morning became blizzard this
,,.rroor Seven inches or snow has already
,,l,sr with promise OF more tonight. Street
RS a. -. unable 20 run. The storm Is the worst In
several years.
c,no,k Va Dec 2-Thc heaviest snowstorm for
years has been raging here since p. m to-day
,rh, snow IL seven inches deep on an average and
drifts are several iee' h's" ''"'' " " ~
are dclaye
beovv snowstorm set In mere. ana II mas peeh
s,owing hard ever since Tonight the storm
abated a little. but IT is still showing. ana there
49,, ,o syns of clearing weather. The snow Is
ho,,, nvc inches deep. but in some places ii has
,S,.d to n much greater depth. Late this alter
@ uIl.'u u ertrc cars were forced TO stop running
i' w ,r.,rnt of the tracks being blocked with snow.
: few sl,ighs were TO he seen IN the streets ;his
afternoon
steadily here since o'clock this afternoon. The
,,,snatchs" aayces indicate that the storm is gen.
erai throughout southern ana Southwestern VIZ
ginia .., -
ri,v b,piunlng last night. has continued until
,,a enov IL nine or ter inches deep The electric
s,raetcar officials have made a brave light Tor the
r,oht NJ way during the day. They coupled four
~ thcr largest cars together. with snowpough
l., 'front.' and cleared the track. giving partial SER
vice during the day, put ihc """S heP' "t''''S
the snow on the tracks. and at o'clock In the
af,ornoon the cars stopped running. Nearly all
,o,,s are reported delayed. number of freight
,rains on the Southern Railway having been can,
celIed or stopped on the way. ne snowIaI cc,se'
at : o'cloca The snow IS the heaviest In Char-
lotte for eighteen years
Atlanta Ga Dec Snow fell heavily here from
o.,Ioc,, this morning until few sleigh'
wera brought out but the snow melted and became
slushv Street-car travel was Interrupted for 4
few hours and trains the railroads were 1"lay'd
serious trouble Tonight the mercury Is at about
., and the snow is melting.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
.rDrRvay WARE NAY SUCCEED HIN.

Tho blaine Republican club Of the NNNth AS
,hl,. District last evening accepted the resigna-
,,o, ~ colonel C. ~ Smith. president OF the club
Colonel Smiths reason for resignins. as stated In
~, I,,er Altering his resignation. was pressure OF
III Alderman Frederick 4. Ware first vice
ou-lnsSSs;; nrcsided at last nights meeting. and
nav be chosen 10 succeed 'o'oh'' '"''" aS p'es'
deh'; committee was appointed 10 go to Washington
A CONF Tor accom- moda tions for about two hun
10 ar ia,5hers OF the cluD 10 attend the inaugura-
.ii." n'm - president Mckinley.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
,,,.,nrp AND SUICIDE WITH 4 KNIFE.

,u Ill Dec 2-Henry l.. Bower with n
- Tu,fe killed his wife and so badly wounded
p"'0' .,r,r-law and his little daughter this
ms ,''', ,h,t they may die Bower has been out
n, 's0, work " recently and visited his brohsrnaw at
ot "" "a borrowed money. lie acted strangely
Dixon' ILL., ny nver hIs misfortunes. Early this
ana ,c u,O no became insane and rushed upon his
THa1niiv first mortally stab6ing MS wie; s.en
d11.nrward sending the knife TO his own heart ana
a,,,ry lmost instantly.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

the company which will be submitted TO the Fed
eral Court on December }. The plan il * said. pro-
vides for Offering the choice Of either 20 per cent
cash or preferred 3ia per cent guaranteed stock
If the bondhoiders should accept the proposal the
suits would be dropped
1t is asserted that thre1-fourths Of the stock Is
controlled by the rcOrganlzers. who will announce 10
the Court that the new management Will consist of
such fnanccrs G. l.. Huntington and John
Moore. Of NeW-Yo
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

publican campaign was spienGdy managed by
r. {. Kerens and the State Committee"
Milwaukee. Dec Henry c Payne will start
tomorrow morning for Cleveland. where he will
meet Mr. Hanna and attend to Republican Ma
tional Committee business The two gentle
men may go to Canton and confer with Mr.
Mckinley concerning the plans for the inauGu-
ration exercises. MIR. Payne VIII accompany
Mr.. Hanna TO Washington later in the week.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

TO ATTEND THE G. A. r. ENCAMPMENT.
Buffalo, Dec. 2.-Assurances have been received
that among those who will be present at the Grand
Army Encampment In this city next August VIII he
President Mckinley The following telegram was
received here to-day:
D. II. Turner. Secretary Citizens Committee. Buff
f2lo. y. Y
Major Mckinley says: The Lord willing. ! Will
be al the next National Encampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. at Buffalo
i. s. CLARkSON. Commander-in-Chief
All indications mp TO the present time are that
there Will be least 100000 people here in atten
lance upon the eDcampment.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

AN OLD TRAIN on new schedule. The Ii A. NJ
train for Boston now makes the run In hours and
10 minutes The IL o'clock noon train has been dis
contnued.-(Advt.
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
RAY STATE Gas AFFAIRS.

MAY FOR RroRGANIZATIoN TO BE SUBMITTED
TO THE FEDERAL COURT
Wilmington Del Dec. 2.-lt Is sai" ma .na' c ,"e
" s -, tho bondholders of the Bay State Gas
romnanw Of Delaware to protect their interests mas
IN an agreement for the Reorganization OF
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03

cripnewa Falls is about seventy miles up the
rhpuewa River from the Mississippi II l. Town
~ o,o or more inhabitants Eau claire fifteen
,,,,s south is a thriving cty OF about 20,0'J in
b,hitants and Durand. thirty miles further down.
ms over 200 people. Besides these there are
v.hirh with hundi eds OF farm houses, would be
svap, away If the disaster OF hfty Toars ago
Ss%ouul1 Ln rcreated The Wisconsin River which
ia also gcrgcd is in another part OF the State
New-York tribune., 1896-12-03
ICE GORGE INCREASING.
EAU CLAIRE IN GREAT PERIL
IF THE JAM BREAKS 1T WILL SWEEP
THAT CITY AND OTHERS AWAY

CHIPPEWA FALLS PRACTICALLY UNDER WATER
THE PROPERTY LOSS ALREADY srooo.co-
GREAT SUFFERING REPORTED-A SIM
liar FLOOD FIFTY YEARS AGO
SWEPT THE VALLEY CLEAN
CLEAR TO THE MIS-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
MONSTER TIDAL WAVE
Strikes, Submerges and Almost
Founders the Steamer AiIsawaId.
Wave Followed by Cyclone Steamer Bear
~ Makes Port.

Philadelphia, Jan. 26.-The British
steamship Ailsawald which arrived. TO
day. from Hamburg, was nearly swamped.
Friday afternoon, of Georges shoal, by II
tidal wave. She was plunging through u
rough sea when Capt Jones and Chief
Officer Geary saw, q mile away, the most
tremendous wave they had ever heheld.
1t lowered as high rs the vessel fore
mast. Before the vessel could he brought
head on to the wave it struck the Ailsa-
wald on the port side amtship and passed
completely over the ship, totally submerg
ing her for II moment.
The wave carried Seaman William
Spoonyer overheard to death, and badly
injured two seamcn, stove in the life
boats, swept the deck of everything nova
BILE ripped off the patches and tore away
the ventlations. The water poured into
the hold and into the fire room to a depth
of six feet. and it was thought the steamer
would founder.
The wave WAS followed by storm of
cyclonic character, and it was all the Alsa
wald could do to weather it and make
port in safety. 1t is thought the cargo is
badly damaged by the water slipped
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
FIRE At ST. JOHNSBURY.
Avenue House. Howe Opera House Block and a
Store and Hall Burned.

st. Johnsbury, VT, Jan 20. Fire
started from a lamp in Il room ut the Ave
ndo house, at i.30, today, and spread with
great rapidity throughout the hotel. some
of the guests barely Escaping with their
lives. One was burned about the face and
hands in escaping Anott cr cut his hands
in breaking a window and coming down
on rope. The hotel was burned to the
ground. 1t was owned by b. q Howe,
and valued at $50. 600; insured for
Sig, coo.
II. l.. Doyle, landlord, had no insur-
ance. and lost everything, including
papers and personal property valued at
$500. The first floor was occupied by
stores, whose occupants sustained losses
There were about % tenants in the hotoI
The guests lost everything
Adjoining the hotel on the west was
the Howe Opera house owned by b. G.
Howe, which cost $50, 0Go, insured for
$4,000 This was also destroyed The oc-
cupants of two stores on tho ground floor
had time to save their property.
North of the Avenue house was n small
block, owned by b. g. Howe, insured for
$1,000. The first floor yyss ccc,,plrd Nv
n. G. Brooks, tailor. The second flocr
was used as Il hall for the Red Men This
block was also destroyed.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
TOWARD DEEP WATER.
Wreckers Move the ST. Paul ITO Feet
Report oil Racing Denied.

Long Branch, n. j., Jan. 2G,-The
moved 40 feet scaward, but he flood tide
was not of sufficient duration to enable
the crews OF The steamer and the wreck ing
companies to haul her into water deep
enough to float The crew in charge pre-
dict that, tomorrow, the high tide will he
higher than that Of to-day. and, with
favorable conditions, expect to complete
the work begun. last night.
The petty officers strongly deny that the
st. Paul WAS engaged in race with the
Campania prior to the accident. This
story is not generally believed, as Captain
Nulligan Of the lifa saving station No. 1
who WAS the first to board the ship in tine
brefchcs buoy saturday morning. statos
that the first question put to him hy the
passengers when he stepped tn the deck
was Where is tbs Ctmpapias'
The entire crew, numbering 400, incluG
ing many women SUI remain on board
and have not come ashore since the ST.
panl struck. The steamer carried cargo
Of fruits, nuts gold and general mcr
chandlse. Early this morning, a lighter
was 1loated 10 the shcreWard side cf the
vessel and hundreds Of tons uf cargo wcre
transferred from tie steamer : hold to the
lighter.
The officers Of the St. Paul deny that
the vessel was injured when she struck.
They say there j. no water in her hold
and her plates are Just Us intact rs the
day she was lAuncEed
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
PHILIP RIPLEY DEAD.
Was Well Known Civil War Correspondent and
Newspaper Men.

New York, Jan % Philip Ripley.
formely widely known newspaper man.
died shortly before midnight. last night,
at Bellevue hospital. The deceased was
in his G9th year.
He was born at Hartford, Ct. and was
educated at Trinity school of that place.
Shortly after his graduation he started in
the newspaper business, and was first EN-
ploved by Washington journals
When the war broke out he was detailed
to New Orleans as the war correspondent
for half dozen Of the most prominent
newspapers in the country. He is said to
have furnished the most authentic
accounts Of the battles of the Rebellion.
Several years after the war he came to
New York, and since then was employed
on many newspapers in this city.
He was closely affiliated with all the
old-timc newspaper men, notably Horace
Grceley for number of years, and wrote
famous editorials over the name "Hurl.
burt
The cause of death was Brights disease.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
Excursion Train Wrecked

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-Word has been
received here that the Raymond and
Whitcomb special California excursion
train which left here at 10:30 a. m. Friday
was wrecked that night at Crooked Ran.
Va, on the Norfolk and Western railroad.
None of the passengers We're injured, but
the head porter of one of the sleeping cars
was instantly killed. The train was COM
posed of five palace cars. The representa-.
tive of Raymond & Whitcomb on the
special train says that the accident was
caused by sliding rock which had been
loosened by the storm. Owing to the
solid construction of the train none of the
passengers We're injured. The train was
bound for Mexico and California.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-01-27
OUT ON PAROLE.
All Americans in the TransvaaI
Out Except Hammond.
He Did Not Excite Rebellion But Swore
Allegiance to Transvaa|.
Signing Conditional Invitation to Jameson Was
Most Serious offence.

WASHINGTON. Jan 26.--The state de
pnrtment has given out the following
statement: Manion, consular agent at
Johannesburg, cables Secretary Olney that
all American citizens are out on parole
except Hammond, whose case differs from
that of the others in that Hammond
signed a conditional invitation to Jameson
to come to Johannesburg in case of ex
treme peril Jameson marched towards
Johannesburg, however, before trouble
arose. When this was discovered Ameri-
can and other leaders issued II proclama-
ton calling on the people to refrain from
hostilities.
Instead of melting rebellion, Hammond
In the beginning raised the Iransvaal flag
and all in the movement swore allegiance.
Clement and other Americans took arms
from many and sent them home. Not "A
shot was fired by the Johannesburg party,
there was no disturbance nor a single act
OF hostility, arms We're peacefully sur
rendered and every effort made to main
tain the republic as against British en-
croachment.
The cases against the American prison
ers arrested will be tried in court, though
the government has not yet indicated the
time Of prosecution Manion adds that
the Transvaal government has acted mag
unanimously.
In view of the foregoing, it is believed
here that neither Hammond nor any other
Americans are in serious peril The state
department has cabied Manion to use the
most active and vigorous measures for the
relief of the Americans, and to that end TO
make to the Transyaal government direct
representations on behalf of the United
States, which in the ease acts indepent-
emily, of course. in its own interest and
in behalf of its own citizens, and not rs
the sympathi2er or ally of any other
poWer