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New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
WILD NIGHT AT TRINITY.
THE OLD GYMNASIUM BURNED-STUDENTS
SUSPECTED OF SETTING 1T AFIRE.

THE OLD GYMNASIUM BURNED-STUDENTS
SUSPECTED OF SETTING 1T AFIRE.
Hartford, Conn, May 13.-Trinty students raised
Cain last night and early this morning. in cee-
b-aton of their victory Wesleyan. at the track
meet yesterday. At 8 o'clock this morning the old
gymnasium building set fire and burned TO
the ground There is scarcely any doubt that ii was
the work of the students. they had been around
all night and there other person in the neigh
borhood. The fire started behind window that was
boarded up. The building made Of wood and
1t burned rapidly. room near where the fire
started was used es a sleeping -apartu ent by two
waters at the college commons. They aroused Dr.
Hart ard an alarm rung in.
The students turned out in their patamas and
saved the contents OF the building. The gym stood
about sixty feet from the north end Of the college and
wes Disagreement TO the campus. Tie fire attract
ed a large crowd and all the students turned out
They danced and sang and shouted, and seemed glad
10 see the building burn. The gym was valued at
about 5000.
The faculty will investigate the matter. Early In
the evening upon their return from Mddletown the
campus Some of the more exuberant ones Dor
rowed" a wagon from Calvin White. who caused the
arrest Of two OF them. They paid s. for an hour
Of the wagon
The faculty held a secrst meeting this morning to
Investigate the burning Of the gymnasium. They
investigating the circumstances. Several students
are under suspicion. The students now say that the
gymnasium caught from bonfire on the campus
which the faculty say had been out two hours.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
STICTDE AT 4 PARK ROW HOTEL.
THE BODY FOUND LYING IN ROOM WITH
TWO BULLET HOLES SUPPOSED TO BE
THAT OF EDWARD FRIEND. A
TOBACCO IMPORTER.

,,d,,ord Friend OF the firm OF F. G. Friend &
Co. importers OF leaf tobacco, OF NO lS Maiden
Lane which failed some time ago. and living at
No 2c2 East One-hundred-and-sixteenth COM
,ri,tad suicide at Ieggetts Hotel. Park Row. some
time between Tuesday and Wednesday Oy shoo'
ing himself twice in the head
He reached the hotel at o'clock Tuesday AFTER
noon and asked the clerk "for good room in
by hurry" The clerk gave him Room NO. on the
second floor The guest, who appeared 10 be her-
vous registered as T. Lewis, OF Philadelphia. lie
,os not zeen again alive. Yesterday at 1880
= m a chambermaid told the clerk that Room NO
2 was locked, and she feared that something was
wrong.
rbo cIark went 10 the room. and looking over
tho transorr saw Friends body lying on the moor
in n pool OF blood. He had only his undershirt o"'
and had been dead apparently for many houls
onering the door a pistol was found near the pouy
~ ,h. righ. temple were two bullet holes. Coroner
tJoeher was summoned and found ps an eAaNii''a
zion ., the dead mans effects that he was EDWARD
t,,,d q tobacco merchant There was sl2 IS IN
oasb gold watch chain and locket. spectacies
and some trifes Nobody In the hotel had hearu
the shots fired. o,
The Oak-st police were informed anu o.e
parnett and Detectives Cunningham ana Barry "eie
detailed on the case. They found coroner hoepe III
charoo Mr. Friends body lay on the moor near near
hair from which he had evidently laiien' 49,
Shooting himself the second time A oWeii Oh tho
Weie 81 fe soon after entering his room on Tues
dev afternoon as his bed had not been disturbed lie
had no baggage. .h,,h mos ~ tho
Young America" pattern and tve-champehreu were
& ;o0ather and the police believe that the nrst
one did not take effect immediately ana & &that MI hd
JrrIand used the towel TO wipe away the blood De-
sr t,rrc the second shot, which ended his agony .
Though the police report the sucfe es as ,be tna dead
.ar Vas recorded as f.. Lewis, which corresponds
With the name on the hotel register Coroner Hoe,
her found a memoraadum-book, wnich cohtainea
,,,o checks and letters, indicating that the dead
man is Mr., Friend. He said last night that ne had
no doubt that the body was that OF EdWard rflehu
,rbe Coroner was in consultation with Mr.. Friend
phvsician some OF whose prescriptions ne found
among the dead mans effects, ana there Is h'''o
doubt OF the Identity 49,. A.. .os
The Coroner gave permission to have the ooay
removed TO Kennedy's undertaking rooms, NO. a.o
pearl-st A. Mr. Friends home last night no IN
Form ntion could be obtained.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
THE KAISER NAY CHALLENGE
IF THE METEOR PROVE FAST SHE MAY
RACE FOR THE AMERICAS CUP
LORD LONsDALE WHO REPRESENTED THE EN-
PEROR AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE NEW
YACHT. GIVES HIS OPINION AS TO
THE POSSIBILITY OF
CONTEST.

Glasgow. May 13.-The new racing cutter
Meteor, belonging to the Emperor Of Germany
was launched to-day. Lord Lonsdale who repre-
sented the Kaiser at the launching, said to a
correspondent Of the United Press that in case
the Meteor proved to he faster than the Val
kyrie III. the Kaiser might send a challenge to
race for the Americas Cup.
The Meteor, which the shipbuilding firm of D.
G. V. Henderson has constructed from the de-
signs of c. L. Watson, was launched from the
Meadowside yards this morning. The spars Of
the new cutter will be put board, and her
rigging set up by Saturday. when she will be
towed TO Gourock
The Meteor will make her debut in the regatta
OF the Royal Harwich Yacht Club. which Will be
the first Of the important yachting contests Of
the season.
In the construction Of the Meteor Mr.. Watson
has preserved the general features of the Val
kyrie. though in several important details. as
has already been shown. he has taken a marked
departure from the lines of Lord Dunaven's
boat.
The chief measurements of the Meteor are as
follows: Length over all. lbs feet; length On
water-lne 50 feet inches: beam at the mouth
- feet: beam at load water-line. "a feet inches
draught uniform through out. l6 feet y inches
Her mainmast is just short Of 100 feet long, or
Oregon pine, and her topmast and gaff are each
about 80 feet in length.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
TWO CABLE-CAR ACCIDENTS.
ONE. AT ANY RATE. WAS DUE TO A GRIPMAN's
CARELESSNESS.

ONE AT ANY RATE. WAS DUE TO GRIPMAN's
CARELESSNESS.
George F. Anger Of No 3l4 East Fifteenth-st.. was
returning last night from a drive with his wife and
two children In carriage when between Fifty
second and Fifty-third SITS. in Lexngton-ave., he
saw a hole In the asphalt pavement which had the
regulation red light hanging over It, He
the west side OF the avenue going south. and pulled
out 10 avoid the hole. when cabe-car No 352 Of the
Iexington-ave. line the gripman OF which was
Uenrv T. Clark rushed down upon him without
ringing the gong knocked his left hind wheel COM
nleely off and broke the axe of the forward wheel
wife was badly the left side OF her face. Mr.
Anger and the children escaped without injury. but
the wagon was wrecked. DR.. Henry Hammond. OF
No G27 Lexington-ave.. and dozen other witnesses
who live IN the neighborhood where the accident
CURED say that it carelessness on the part
of the grpman that he did not ring his bell and
that he could have stopped the car without running
into the carriage. No arrests were made. but Mr.
Anger will begin a civil action against the company
Peter Carberry. thirty years old. of No. COZ West
Forty-ninth-st., was a passenger on n Third-ave.
cable-car last night Of which John Kahn OF No 1877
East Seventy -third-st was the grpman Carberry
attempted to alight at Forty-thrd-st, when the
conductor pulled the bell and the grpman shot
TO alight safely. Bystanders say that the sudden
jerk OF the caused Carberry to fall heavily and
when taken to Flower Hospital II found that
he had fractured skull
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
EY-MTNISTER LINCOLNS COUSIN hlLLhD
VOTING MISS TODD. OF LEXINGTON KY. STRUCK
BY AN ELECTRIC CAR WHILE RIDING
A BICYCLE.

Lexington, KY, May 10 (SpeciaD.-Dr Lyman
Beecher Todd's youngest daughter, Miss Maisee
aged twenty was killed at o'clock this evening oy
an electric street car while riding out Broadway on
her hicvcle Dr. Mcclure and Miss Mamie Did-
lake were Immediately in front OF her. ana MISS
Lille Robinson was riding alongside OF her. Ihey
were TO the left OF the sreetcar track going south
They large wagon coming to"ard 'neii an.
crossed over to the right side OF the track
streetcar was approaching. also going SOUTH bu'
Miss Todd. who was novice at bicycling failed 10
get across and the struck her wheel throwing Ing
her under the truck. one wheel passed owe: her
waist bu. William Neal, the motorman reversed
his motor so quickly that the car wen no
A large number Of workingmer were returning
from their labors and rushed to the assistance o.,
The wounded girl who was screaming. Alter trylhe
~ gel her out by prylng up the car the men
Snonv lifted il from the track. In five minutes
Miss Todd died. 49,. ~ ,,...,, hts
Miss Todd was a cousin Of Robert T. Lincoln. MS
nothe- having been q first cousin TO her iather
e:hn was a sister OF Mrs. Nellie BALDWIN. or boston
she recenty returned from visit 70 her sister IN
Roston where her brother, Lee TODD, is emp.oyed
i'm n leading shoe house.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
ACCIDENT RATHER THAN MtRDEh'
THE BODY OF A WOMAN FOUND IN BROOK
IN MOSHOLU PARKWAY.

c,e,,co,a % murder were created by the discovery
~ womans body in a brook in Mosholu PARKWAY
eas, NJ Jerone-ave early yesterday morning. There
vera marks OF violence on the wou,ans head ana
body when park policeman found the corpse put
they were not such as preclude beliet tha' the
womans death had been caused by drowning some
money IN her pocket showed that che had not been
rohbed preylous TO her death When the body was
identified as that OF Mrs. Sarah Scoheld. VINO haa
deserted her home in Armonk near Kensico. In
Westchester County. 1t was believed that hef ueath
was accidental
The womans body was Identified at the Morgue
IN the afternoon by John Kingston. OF No. SS East
Onehundred-and sixty -elghih-st VINO saII "a. - go,
that she had left her trunks at the Grand central
Station She remained at tho house all DAY, ana
Monday night seemed to be IN Ineinhn9.y ,P..
on Tuesday morning before MI. Kingston ANN
was up Mrs Scohed left the house Hihout peIhs
noticed and az she had not returned OIL DAY lues
day a search made for her. and nnaI.y an AIatin
OF Mr. KingstOn's family had seen her since Mon
day night when she went to pea; pea tho ,ody =, vrs
Sconsld had been.a gift from Mrs. Kingston. Inc
Two women had been friends and their families
were intimate for years. Mrs Sconeld was ipIly-
eight years old and had no children. Her b0dy
was found lying face downward IN the shhNo"
brook and she may have received the bruises ana
cuts on her face by failing. ~ =, =,
O'U1nlon at the Morguc yesterday afternoon the
woman died a natural death: The examination.
Tho doc,or said showed that death was the result
of paralysIs OF the heart The autopsy also sho"s
according 10 the doctor. all the Internal organs IN
good condition. with the exception oi the near,
which was filled with blood and showed evia"hcs eviadh
~ long continued fatty degeneration. In ADDITION
10 the wounds on her head there was cut on the
right zoo, and another on the left ankle zone.
Possibly she fell dead OF heart disease anu ,he GUS
were caused By the falling OF her body into the
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14

Evans withdrew the motion TO reconsider. and the
episode ended.
MR.. WHEELER HITS BACK AT MR.. PAYNE.
This followed by the Introduction Of reso-
luton by Mr.. Wheeler Dem. Ala) directing that
the matter inserted in The Record" OF yesterday
by Mr. Payne CRep., n. ", in his speech critics.
ing the gentleman from Alabama regarding the
unauthorized insertion Of several pages OF tables
IN THE Record" be stricken out. On point OF
order made by Mr. Dingley (Rep.. Me), Speaker
Reed held that the resolution was privileged, and
Mr. Wheeler began 10 address the House upon 1t.
He found great difficulty however. in proceeding
in order. and finally permitted. by unanimous
consent. to make a fve-mnute speech At the
close of that period he withdrew the resolution.
1t appeared In the course OF Mr.. Wheelers re-
marks that Mr.. Payne. in the revision Of his re-
marks added the letter "s' to word and changed
the word cease" to ito be stopped. This tenn
pest in teapot having been stiled. the House re-
CURED to the consideration Of the Rlnaker-Down-
Ing contested election case.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
NOT YET RECOGNIZED.
THE BODY OBJ THE WoMAE WHO KILLED HER
SELF AT THE COLONNADE HOTEL LAST
WEEK KEPT AT THE MORGUE

THE BODY OF THE woMAI WHO KILLED HER
SELF AT THE CoIONNADE HOTEL. LAST
WEEK KEPT At THE MORGuE.
The body OF the woman who registered herself al
the Coonnade Hotel Mrs. Everett OF Boston
last week and committed suicide in her room. was
embalned yesterday by order OF the Public Admin
istrator Chief Clerk Reynolds. OF the Coroners or
fee directed that the body be kept at the Morgue
several days longer II necessary. 10 permit OF itS
possible Identification. There was no positive iienu-
fcation Of the body yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs H. O. Pierce, living In this CITY
but formerly of Boston. said a few days ago that
the woman who killed herself might have been
known in Boston as Hattie Pierce. They SAID she
left her husband in Boston and came 10 this city
with man known Frank Pierce. Detective
Doran OF the Central ONCE. said yesterday that he
had found the woman in this city. and she was
angry because her name had been mentioned in con-
nection with the suicide. The detective also said
that Frank Pierce had been sent TO prison recently
for stealing things from furnished rooms In TINS
city. ~
viewed the body at the Morgue yesterday afternoon
and said she was seeking a Mrs. Carrie Everett
who disappeared from boston. Tho missing Mrs
Everett about thirty years Old married, ana
had no children. She was deserted by her husband
The body at the Morgue, Mrs. Crittenden SAID. was
not that OF the woman she is searching for
News was received at the Coroner's office yes,
Springfield. Mass, that the 32-caibre doubie-action
revolver. No. s6.325, made by them and used by
Mrs Everett" had been sent by them Febru-
at No. 3l4 Broadway, this city. The Coroner's Of
flee sent messenger TO Folsoms to see II they re.
that they kept no record of the number OF the ps-
tO,S sold by them.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
FIGHTING LONG ISLAND FIXES.
FORESTS IN FLAMES. But NO BUILDINGS
DESTROYED AS YET.

Unless a heavy rain visits the east end OF Long
Island within few days considerable damage VIII
result from forest fires, which have been burning
for almost week. No serious damage mas as !e'
been done excepting to standing and cut TIMBER
and fences Much discomfort has been caused oy
The smoke. and the farmers have had TO be con-
stantlv on the watch lest the fires approach 10"
near their outbuidngs How the fire started IS
mystery Some believe that sparks from railroad
trains caused IL. Others that farmers careiessiy
dropped matches. II is also thought that uainps
were responsible. Tho underbrush and dead t"igs
in the woods are dry. and the fire spread rapidly.
The fire started on Saturday near Southampton.
Or Sunday afternoon the residents OF the village
fought TO save several buildings near the village
from being consumed. Yesterday afternoon the hre
again approa ched the village, and the RESIDENTS
once more beat It back. The smoke near west
Uampton and Speonk Is dense at times that the
sun cannot be seen. Near Babylon and lsilp the
ore IA burning in the woods. but not TO any alarm
inc event The line OF FIRE Is spread over a con
siderable area making It almost Impossible to rght
II successfully. II will require sevrra years LOT le
woodland TO recover from the injury
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
THIEF CHASED BY A ClCLlST.
HE HAD sNArcHED A wOMANs PocKETBooK IN
MADISON-AVE.

HE HAD sNATcHED woMAN's PocKEFBook IN
MADIsON-AVE
John Sherwood twenty-four years old, laoorer,
living AT No 4l2 East Fifteenth-st.. was locked up
4, rho West Thirtieth-st. station last night by Po-
uceman Madden on a charge of larceny. AT $50
o.cIock while a cab was passing Madison-ave. and
Thirtv-frst-st Sherwood ran into the street and
snatched A pocketbook from woman In the cab
Tie started 20 run, but the theft had been noticed
h, n . Cockev agent OF the Grand Trunk Rail-
wav and Mr. Cockey raised the alarm C. A Will
marth of No ll5 Flfth-ave.. was passing on his
bicvcle. and he chased Sherwood. Policeman Mad
den VIII, was in the neighborhood In citizens
the ioined In the pursuit and Sherwood was
caught a block and half away. In his flight Sher-
wood threw the purse into the areaway Oh mouse
", srbi v-second-st. and Madison-ave
when the purse was examined at tne sta,ion non
ves fonnd that the only thing IL contained was a
n,,nhor ~ GA rds bearing the name or MRS. John
Edgar McCIowan, of No II East Sixteth,st. Ponce-
80 Madden went TO this address ana saw MIS-
Wccou,an when she returned to her nome with her
husband. Mrs MCGOWAN ideht'hed inc purse %
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
SUICIDE OF A REJECTED LOVER.

Auburn y. Y, May l3-Because Belle Webster,
OF this city refused his offer Of marriage. Charles
A. Weddigen shot himself through the braih ths
afternoon and died two hours later In the City
Hosptal The deed was done at the home of and In
the presence of his sweetheart who fell In swoon,
from, which she did not recover for several hours
Then she became hysterica Weddigen was twenty
two wears old and had for several years been
mage in the State Assembly. Last session he was
The assistant financial clerk Of that body. lie was
an unusually bright young man ana was me son OF
ex- Supervisor Frank Weddigen. OF Throop.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
FIVE YEARS FOR THE LEADERS
AN ALLEGED REVISED SENTENCE FOR
HAMMOND.

HIS THREE ASSOCIATES ARE SAID TO BE TREATED
IN THE SAME wAY-oTHER IMPLICATED
MEMBERS OF THE REFORM COMMITTEE
GET ONE YEAR APIECE.
Berlin May ia private telegram received IN
this city says that the sentences of Colonel Fran
els Rhodes brother of Cecil Rhodes ex-Premier
of Cape Town; John Hays Hammond. the Ameri-
can mining engineer; Lionel Phillips and George
Farrar, who were condemned to death by the
High Court a Pretoria upon charges Of treason In
being active members Of the johannesburg Re
form Union which was held to have instigated
DR. Jame.on's raid into the Transvaal have been
commued to imprisonment for a term OF hve
yeane
The sentences of other members OF the Re-
form Committee who were found guilty IN CON
nection with the conspiracy and RAID ana were
condemned to imprisonment and banlshmeht
and to pay fine Of 10000 each, have been re-
duced to one years imprisonment Inc teie
gram Is as yet uncOnfrmed.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
HE DISOBEYED 4 STATE COURT.
4 CLASH BETWEEN FEDERAL AND LOCAL AU-
TuoRITY IN CONNECTICUT

A CLASH BETWEEN FEDERAL AND iOCAL Al
TuORITY IN CONNECTICUT.
Williman,ic Conn, May l3-H j. Hirsch' deputy
,,arnal revenue collector for Windham and New
Indon counties was committed to Brooklyn jail
for contempt OF court by Judge Wheeler In the
suneror Court here. this afternoon. He refueed to
produce the records OF his Office TO show whether
Stephen H. Cole. OF Putnam. charged with Keeping
,,oor. without n license had declared his intention
~, ron5uct retail liquor business and paid tax.
The general rules OF the Revenue Department fT, Or
,ransactions ia OF their Offices IN the State courts
Hrsch also had special instructions from the DIS
nanens in this case. Judge Wheeler ordered him
ppommmtted Tor contempt until re should comply with
the subpoena. -. ,y...s .ra I,r,,od
co,ee Tstrct- Attorney Comstock. Of Norwich. were
insormed and proceedings will Immediately be taken
FOR his release on habeas corpus In me United
States Court which course has been foho"ed IN
similar cases.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
A MINISTER GETS DAMAGES FOR ISLANDER

Boston. May l3.-In the Superior Court to-day a
verdict OF 81, 800 given in favor OF the Rev.
Matthew f. Hawes in his suit for damages for
slander against John J. Dorey. The plaintiff Is a
retired Universalist minister. and the TESTIMONY,
showed that he was falsely accused by Dorey OF
immortality and blackmail The defence was gen-
eral denial OF the of the language attributed
TO the defendant
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
A BOLT AND NUT TRUST.
TT HAS ALREADY INCREASED RETAIL PRICES
ONE-HALF.

tr uAs ALREADY INCREASED REIAII' FfICf'S
ONE-HALF.
poston. May l3-within few days the orsaniza-
ton Of a bolt and nut pool has been competed IN
this city and the wholesale ana retah price o po's
.I' 1 ,,s hos heen increased 80 per cent within
n,or,b The principal bolt and nut manufacturers
IN This country. with few exceptions have joined
the combination. and the firms which are on the
outside are not inclined to fight the pool In the In
,hsre will be a further advance In price cannot be
told as the prices are to be made from month to
month. ,.t-. -, .h,s ,r.., vraruSact
,,rI,g combination due to the efforts OF J. NJ
prs sirer OF the Atlas Tack Corporation. who
is also commissioner OF the nall pool. after which
he new organization Ia modelled The firms In the
hni, and nut pool are bound by unsigned agree
ment not to sell bolts for less than the pool price:
freight rate to the place where the bolts made
"a always added 10 the Pittsburg hgureA
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
RUSSIAN ARMOR TESTED.
THE BETHLEHEM STEEL CoMPANY's PLATES Ac-
PIED

Washington May ia test OF armor under &C.
we're conditions made at the Indian Head Proving
Grounds to-day resulted successfully for the manu-
fac,urers the bethlehem Steel Company, OF Bethle-
hem Penn The plate tested represented GOO tons
OF armor intended for the Russian Government
which was officially represented by Captain Mort
vaoo the military and naval expert attached 10
the Russian Legation in Washington H,ne shots
nIate AZ various velOcitas. six six-.nch and three
four-nch Hotter shells being used. All the shells
inches The plate was practically uninjured. and
Cantain Mortwago accepted 1t in behalf OF the
Russian Coy eminent.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
yOO uUCH SWELL FOR THE OREGON

Santa Barbara Cal May iS.-The new batte-shp
Oregon started on her trial trip this afternoon. but
returned after proceeding only as far as Gosleta,
where she found the swell too great. Another trial
will be made tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
MORE CHINESE OUTR4GES.
THE BRITISH PROTESTANT MISSION IN
KIANG-YIN LOOTED AND BURNED
BY A MOB

Shanghai. May 13.-An attack was made by
native rioters yesterday upon the British Prot
estant Mission in !<iangYin, which was looted
and burned ny the mob. The missionaries sue
ceeded In making their escape
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
CRASH SIrITS

in sizes to Mt any man, S, 81, $780, SO. Na nasQ
SIS and SIS. No better suits can be made to order
for double our prices GEORGE G.. BENJAMIN,
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14

cur, hMaANTs hMHhANTs sELTZER APERIENr
to1os soSSu snse. sick headache constipation: 't
& ''Ss@ too."-(Advt
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14

YELLOW FELLOW CLUB.-Lounsng Rooms,
Jnrksrs and Baths are Free to all purchasers OF
sTEARNS AND TOURIST BICYCLES.-tAdvt
New-York tribune., 1896-05-14
A TALK WITH L. C. HANNA.

l. c. Hanna is staying at the Waldorf. He =
quiet. thoughtful young man, smooth-shaven.
and wears a light suit. He is sure that Major Nc
Kiniey will be/nominated and says that 1t Is just
as well to let the other side have its say, every
thing Is fair in war and politics. He remarked in
commenting upon the charges that Major McKin.