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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
ARTILLERY PRACTICE PROGRAMME.

ORDERS DRAWN Up RY GENERAL RUGER FOR THE
DEPARTMENT OF THE EAST.
Washington. March 70 Special. General Ruger.
commanding the Military Department of the East.
with headquarters at Governors Island. has drawn
up a programme for artillery practice by the
troops under his direction and forwarded his order
on the subject to the War Department This
clause appears In the order:
superior officer will be present at all practice,
and ne will be held responsible that proper precau-
tions are tiken to avoid accidents and insure the
safety of passing vessels; no sun VIII he hred
just Sef1Te tS the nf thu ee s hns
over the sights and reported the field OF fire clear
of vessels.
Following is the disposition Of the troops ordered
by General RuCer and the services the men are TO
perform: Battery +. % Artillery at Fort Prebe.
Portland Head. Ne. for practice with the 10
inch breechloading rife Battery II. "a Artillery,
at Fort Trumbul in June. TO Fort Slocum for
practice with the s-inch converted rifle and 15-nch
smooth bore gun and the Pinch breech-loading
mortar. and TO Fort Schuyler for practice with
the lo-inch breech-loading rifle amounted at Will
let's PoinD. Batteries Il. and NJ. 9TH Artillery.
at Fort Slocum. 70 Fort Schuyler, in June. for
practice with the loinch breech-loading rife
amounted at Willets Point. Batteries X and L.
"a Artillery. al Fort Schuyler. to Fort Slocum. In
June. for practice with the 2-inch breech-loading
mortar and l5-inch smooth bore gun. Batteries a.
II and J. 9th Artillery. at Fort Hamilton, and f.
and l. ON artillery at Fort Wadsworth to Fort
inch breech-loading mortar
The batteries of the 4th Artillery, at Washington
Barracks and Fort McHenry. to Fort Monroe for
practice with the S-inch converted rifle. the Sinch
and l0nch breech-loadIng rifles. and the 10-inch
and l5-inch smooth bore guns or. if mounted and
available in time for practice, with the Pinch
breech-loadng mortar in lieu Of the s-inch breech-
loading rifle. The latter troops will proceed in two
battalions. the first. composed of Batteries and
VI. from Washington Barracks. and and |. from
Fort McHenry, will arrive at Fort Monroe by June
J; the second. composed OF Batteries G. and | from
Washington Barracks and G from Fort McHenry,
will arrive at Fort Monroe by June 20: each bait
TALON will be under the command of the senior
vii a Fort for Sllcb
length of time may be necessary complete
the prescribed instruction and practice not ex-
ceedng tWenty-cight days. Batteries ID and @,
lst Artillery, at Jackson Barracks, 10 Fort ST.
Philip. La for practice with the s-inch 1o-inch
breech-lo ding rife. Batteries II ana l., lst Artil
lery. at Fort Barrancas. TO Pensacola, Fla, for
practice with the 10-inch breech- loading rife
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
BUTLER CLOSELY GUARDED.
BELIZE THAT THE ALLEGED MURDERER CON
I'll

BELIZE THAT THE ALLEGED MURDERER CON-
TEMPLATES SUICIDE.
San Francisco. March l2-An extra watch mas
been placed on Butler. alias Newman, the alleged
Australian murderer The precaution was deemed
necessary because of the belief tnat he meditated
suicide II is asserted by An evening paper that
last night he sent for friendly reporter to whom
he gave what purported TO be his will
"You see It is just this way" he SAID. THE JIG
is up They've got me and they'll take me back to
Australia But know what will be done to me
there and will not go. All need is six grains OF
morphine I'll go sleep, and thar will be the last
OF the Butter case. .,
There was no mistaking the meaning OF the words
nor the desperate purpose which prompted them:
Butler had determined TO take his own life. ana
hoped for assistance in obtaining the poison. Tne
matter however, reported 10 the authorities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
LAKE CITIES SWEPT BY A GALE.

Buffalo March IA gale which reached the ve.
locity OF seventy-two miles an hour swept over
this city this afternoon. and did considerable small
damage, such the wreckng OF awnings and the
breaking OF windows. About O'clock the wind
fell and the force OF the gale appeared TO have
been spent
AT Tonawanda the damage WAS much more serf
OTIS The rush OF water great. a result OF
the high wind that the Golfer dam IN the canal
which had sprung a leak at midnight. gave way In
part this afternoon and the State ditch was food
ed. a large force Of men is AT work trying to pre-
vent It's entire collapse.
The steeple of the First Methodist Episcopal
Church swayed in the wind to such extent that
Il was expected TO fall at any moment. but II sue
cessfully resisted the force of the gale. Many WIN
dows were broken and considerable damage was
done along the water front. especially In the lower
part OF the harbor The Weston docks and lumber
Yards suffered severely and the Wisconsin l.uni-
Der Company also reports heavy loss In its ium-
Der yards as a result OF seattle, ed piles and dam
aged docks. -.
Erie. Penn March l2-The gale here today raised
the water In the bay three feet. During the worst
Of II this evening teamster. William Fuller. vas
blown from the top Of u lumber pile and was In
stantly killed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
President ana Postmaster-oenerai Gary were AT
fixed to the commission to-day.
WORK FOR THE NAVAL WAR COLLEGE.

THE PROGRAMME FOR THE YEAR OUTLINED bf
SECRETARY LONG.
Washington. March - tspeciaD.-An order mas
been issued by the Secretary Of the Navy whicn
briefly outlines this years programme OF the Naval
War College. The order reads as follows
The session OF the Naval War College for 1897 Will
begin the first day OF June and terminate on the
first day OF October 1t is the intention OF tne De
partment to detail twenty-five offcers-twehty Oh
above the grade OF lieutenant and five below that
grade-for attendance during the session fIoi,
this class IL Is proposed TO Sc ect five oncers upon
the recommendation OF the college to continue the
work OF the college during the winter ana 20 pr pre-,
pare for the years session The officers delaled
Will therefore be selected. when possible from
those who have year or more to serve on sh1re
duty. The location OF the principal problem OF me
session of 1897 will be Delaware and chesapeake
bays. The construction Of war charts and defence
and Florida Keys VIII be competed. and the gem
era strategic consideration OF the lower axes tf.ric
Ontario and Champaign will be begun
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
FALLING OFF IN POSTAL RECEIPTS.

Washington. March l2-POstmaster- General Gary
to-day gave statement showing the gross
postal receipts of the thirty largest postoices for
February 1897, compared with the same month of
1896 There net decrease Of sl%,c9. The
first seven offices, New-York Chicago Phila-
oelphia Boston. ST. Louis. Cincinnati and Brook
lyn showed marked decreases. Chicago falling off
$50 s3s and Philadelphia 1885, OF the thirty offices
only seven increased their receipts over February.
1896 the Increases being slight. They were San
Francisco Baltimore. Rochester. New-Orleans.
Newark Hartford and Richmond. The total re-
ccipts for February 1881 were $2591.o6S and for
February, 1896 So 722 .055
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
A DECREASE IN IMMIGRATION.

Washington, March l2-There has been a de-
crease In immigration for the last seven months,
compared with the same period Of last year. Of
$3.50 Commissioner Stump explains the decrease
as follows: THE many deportatons and strict ex-
aminations OF immigrants to the United States
have caused large increase Of immigration from
Europe to Brazil. the Argentine Republic and
other South American countries, where induce
ments are held out TO them Italian immigration
will be seriously checked By the proclamation Of
the Marquis di Rudin Minister of the Interior for
that Kingdom warning undesirable classes from
embarkirg and refusing passports"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
ONLY S2.0OO.OOO FOR THE EXPOSITION

Albany March l?.-Senator McNul,y to-day intro
duced his bill providing for an exposition In the
borough OF Brooklyn in 1901 TO commemorate the
incorporation OF the. Greater New-York The bill
originally authorized New-York city TO issue slO
noo 600 IN bonds for the expenses OF the exposition
but lust before Introducing II to-day Senator Nc
Nulty reduced the amount Of bonds 10 be Issued to
y coo eco and added the following persons 20 the
BOARD Of Managers: Edward VI Shepard. Edward
NJ Grout Jacob Worth, Desmond Dunno James
Sheylin otto Huber, James ID. Lynch. Henry e.
Roehr and Edward :. Scott.
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carried as bank assets but were then charged 10
profit and loss His overdrafts at the uns VI ,a
assignment amounted TO N,ll', winch "i"'e ''''
overdrafts by him OF s53.NI ,,. savs 40
Third the deposits in the last thirty Gays Son ur
creased si4lia which amount included the cory
and CITY school and other funds for the custoda's
OF vhjch members OF the firm were bondsmen'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
4 BATCH or BANK WRECKERS INDICTED

Louisville Ky. March l2.-J. NJ Mcknight, pres-
dent OF the suspended National Bank. was indicted
by the Grand Jury at yesterday on the charge
Of violating the National Banking act. The In
dictment embraces ninety-one counts. and includes
nearly every offence embraced in the law. In
dctinents were also found against II. F.. King
president OF the Board of Aldermen. and Aldermen
t. j. JENNIE J. X. Leatherman II. .. Breur and F.
A. Britt who charged with conspring with
President Mcknight TO msappropriate the funds
OF the bank
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
WHIPPING CAUSED RIN-OTER CASE

Anton Kaufman. the driver of a moving van, OF
No. li23 Second-ave.. was arrested late last night
for horse-whpping and running over James Kenny
ten years old. of No LAS Second-ave.. last Wednes-
day afternoon. Kenny attends the Seventy-hfth
Street Grammar School He playing in Sew
enty-seventh-st. with four other boys when Tauff-
man. driving by. whipped the boys. The lash Of
the whip entwined around Kennys neck pulling
him off his feet and under the wheel of the van
which passed over his right foot and crushed t.
Taunman drove on rapidly. but the police traced
him and he arrested last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

AMENDMENTS FAVORED BY THE FOREIGN RE
LATIONs COMMITTEE.

Washington. March 1.-THE Senate Committee
on Foreign Relations considered the Arbitration
Treaty with Great Britain for several hours to-
day without reaching any decision. Chairman
Davis put each Senator his honor not TO say
anything about the discussion. II IS known. how
ever that the committee favors the amendment
previously reported eliminating from the scope OF
the treaty all questions pertaining 10 the domestic
or foreign policy Of either nation and a new one
which will prohibit the selection OF Justices OF the
the court should the treaty be agreed to. Another
meeting will be held on Monday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
ANOTHER TEMPORARY BRIDft.
Sryv PHASE OF THE FIGHT OVER THE MA
COMES DAM STRUCTURE.

Albany March 12.-Assemblyman Nia'nc"so'
bill allowing the temporary Maconp "
Fridge in New-York City 10 remain Tor hVe year :
FAR use bv railroad companies has been AMENDED
by Senator Guy follows:
should the Commissioners OF the Department. oi
pubIlc Parks OF the city OF NewYork deem II Tor
the best interests OF the public to allow the rem
norarv bridge TO remain. they are hereby author-
izsd 10 erect and construct for temporary use q
suita BILE structure connecting the e"stei! r,ai,,h
Or" nd ATHEIST. in the Jwel1'
Ward with the westerly end OF one hundred-ahn.
fortv-ninth-st i'm the Twenty-third ware. or az
eucb nolnts on those streets or adjacent streets OF
avenues as the Commissioners snail ascertain anu
do,ermine to be practicable and 10 erect proper
and necessary approaches thereto inc sum o.
U;0 600 shall he applied 70 the erection or sucn
,omnorary structure and the construction OF proper
onnroa ches thereto instead OF 10 the removal OF
ne Temporary bridge now at Seventh-aVe ,
The bin as amended reported favoraply III
Senate to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
UOUEUENTS or WARSHTPS.

Washington, March 12-The flagship Philadelphia.
OF the Pacific Squadron. arrived AT San Jose de
Guatemala to-day Admiral Beardsee and the
principal officers will leave the ship and represent
the United States next week nj the opening OF the
international Exposition in Guatemala City The
Cincinnati arrived at Naples to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
CASHIER AND $1,000 KISSING

Philadelphia. March l2-John +. Pierce chief
cashier Of the Philadelphia ana Reading Railroad
Company's business at the Port Richmond coal
wharves. has disappeared and s. 600 with which he
TO pay employees IL also missing Pierce who
has been In the employ OF the company for a num-
Der OF years on Saturday informed the other Office
employees that he would wait at the once to pay
men who arrived vessels In the evening. The
safe. containing 5000 In cash. was left open Tor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

KEEL or NEW BATTLE SNIP LAID.

San Francisco. March l2At the Union Iron
Works yesterday the keel laid for the battle
ship Wisconsin, the contract for which was let BY
the Government six months ago. The Wisconsin Il
TO be OF the same class the oregon. though
larger and more heavily armored. The contract
price of the Wisconsin Is about 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
W00dbury'S Facial Cream is made by
a dermatOl0giSt who knows all abort
the skin and what it needs.

his convenience and the clerks left the Office at
the usual closing hour. The money is missing and
Pierce has not since been seen. HIS wife says that
She has neither seen nor heard of him since he LETT
home on Saturday morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

American Assurance Company. Toronto: the Gaze.
donia Fire Insurance Company. OF SCOTLAND. tno
London and Lancashire Fire Insurance company
England the Liverpool and LONDON ana ulops Ere
and Mercantile, England, and the Norwich Union
Insurance Company England.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
EAST SIDE GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB

Albany March l2.-The East Side Good Govern
men' Club OF New-York City was Incorporated yes
terday. Among the directors are Homer b. Jones
Oscar Aronson. c. NJ Cassatt. Edwin A. Waldo
John Brooks Leavitt. Samuel Colgate and Edwar,
D. Page
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
rOPEIGy ySURlYCf COMPANIES SUED

Columbus Ohio March i2.-Attorney General
Monnett In proceeding with his fight the In
surance Trust In this State. has brought suit
against these seven foreign fire insurance COM
panies which are members OF the trust: The West
ern Assurance Company. Toronto; the British
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
FIRST POSTMASTER APPOINTED.

Washington. March l2.-The hrst postmaster COM
missioned under the Administration was !. r.
Allen, of Fair Haven. VI. IN place OF w. +. How
ard. commission expired The signatures OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

The alumni OF Colby University. New-York AS
ISOLATION. held their second annual dinner las,
night at the St. Denis Broadway and Eleventh-st
After the dinner a number OF addresses were made
by members of the association and the invited
guests. President X. L. Shannon Of the assoca-
ton ana President Nathaniel Butler of Colby made
the opening speeches. They followed by Iiar-
rington Putnam. c. f. Meleney Or. c. c. Rounds
A. =: Marble. and the Rev. Leighton Williams. OF
the Anity Baptist Church.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
THE FIRE on THE NEW-YORK.
NAVAL OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON SAY THERE
WAS LITTLE DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION.

NAVAL OFFICIALS IN WASHINGTON SAY THERE
WAS LITTLE DANGER OF AN EXPLOSION.
Washington. March l2-The Navy Department
hes not vet received report Of any fire the
cruiser New-York. although the regulations re-
quire Captain Schley 10 inform the Secretary OF
the Navy of any serious occurrence on his ship In
regard any great danger from fire on the New
York any other vessel of her class, however the
Naval Ordnance Bureau declares that 1t should
cause no serious alarm as the new naval powder
can be igni,ed only with extremely high heat, and
an additional detonaton (Which could not occur in
a small room would be required TO cause an ex-
ploson. This powder. which in appearance Is some
thing like thin strips of chocolate. in any empera
ture where human life could exist for an instant Is
totally inert and be handled with impunity.
The old days Of exploding magazines In warships
have passed away. and sailors are aware OF the
fact. Overheated coal-bunkers are common on the
new ships on account Of their intricate cellular
construction and the difficulty Of ventilation. but
little water always remedies the evil. Four cases
cured by this simple treatment have already been
reported TO the Department this year.
The Board appointed TO investigate the fire on
the New-York. which consisted OF Lieutenant
Charles Laird Passed Assistant Engineer Frank
J. Schell and Ensign +. Snow. has made its report
and forwarded IT to Washington. With 1t went the
report of Captain Schley, In which the action Of
Lieutenant a G. Berry. Gunner Charles Morgan.
Chief Gunner's Mate Allen Wh!pkey. Gunner 9
A. c. McKeen. an apprentice. is commended 10 the
consideration of the Secretary. number OF other
members of the crew of the cruiser are mentioned
i'm terms of commentator in Captain Schleys re-
port and IT is expected that the Department will
take some action in recognition OF the pluck and
akin shown by the In the face OF danger. AS
was said in yesterdays Tribune the damage 10 ne
ship has been exaggerated but the fact that the
Are has again called attention to the faulty con-
struction Of the big ships OF the Navy. IN the ex.
placing ammunition where II can be reached by
heat from burning coal II regarded as an OBJECT
lesson of great value to the designers or the ships
OF the future
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

Mr.. Dlas the banished pastor OF the Baptls
Church of Havana. Cuba. will speak in the Baptis
Church OF the Redeemer Thirteenth-st near Sey
enth-ave. tomorrow at l0:45 a. m and !: As y. m.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

Are you thinking OF purchasing a Plano 81 =
Piano stool? IL so do not fail consult the utuS
Advertisements In the narrow columns. Some gooe
haraainG be found tharA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

The trustees OF the College OF the city of New
York Will meet on Tuesday at 4:3O D. m at No IA
Grand-st The Normal College trustees will NEE
there half hour earlier "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

Professor J. W. jerks of Cornell University an
Francis Is. Thurber will speak on trusts on Nonda
at the dinner OF the Congregational Club a, the q
Denis. 500 " ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

John > BerDoth, an ex-theatricai manager know,
as Happy Jack" will address the meeting for me,
10 De held at the Harlem Branch Of the Y NJ C. A.
NO. west acknowledgements twenty hftt-st 10
morrow afternoon. at 430 o'clock -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

State Senator Pavey delivered address before
the James G. Blaine Club at its rooms No 325
East feminist. last evening concerning the merits
OF the Pavey Primaries bill lie demonstrated how
restrictions were thrown around the primaries so
as TO prevent inscriptions persons from taking
part in more than party primary in year.
A resolution was adopted approving and urging
the passage of the Pavey bill.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13
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The Social Reform Club will give a smoker at rs
d1 p1n 80 y East Fourth-st.. this evening with
chafiing dish accomplishments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

The Great Empire Of India" will be the subject
OF lecture by the Rev. DR.. Thomas p Hughes
at TIE waldorf, March %. at p. M, for the bene-
be fine stereopticon ilustra TONS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

Booker T. Washington. Of Tuskegee. Ala. will
speak IN the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church.
DR.. Thompson. pastor, tomorrow evening. The
Iuskegee Quartet Will sing Tuesday at 4 d m
ne VIII speak on The Education of the Freedmen
or the South at the Teachers College
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

A meeting OF property-owners OF Kngsbridge
was held last night at Parsons Hall to discuss the
advisa blty OF raising the tracks of the New York
Central and Hudson River and the NewYork and
Putnam railroads. There are three grade crossings
at Kingsbridge. and some of tho property-owners
declare that the tracks OF the railroads should
be elevated above the highway grade. George w.
Stevens presided. A committee of five APP
pointed to confer with the officers of the railroads
and Commissioner Haffen. OF the Department Of
Street Improvements Of the Twenty-third and
enty-fourth Wards to the practicability of
the proposed improvements and TO report at a
subsequent meeting of the association.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

Members OF the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
celebrated the thiryfrst anniversary OF the Omega
Chapter. which is at Columbia University. BY hav
ing dinner at the Hotel Savoy last night There
were eghty-hve persons present. and Horace l.
Brightman acted POSTMASTER. The following
colleges were represented. Yale. Cornell Amherst
Lchgh, Johns Hopkins and the University of Penn
sylvania The following responded 10 the toasts
Sanford y. Martin. John *. Gore. &. NJ Gilpin
Fabius NJ Clarke. Walter b. Atterbury and Cap
tains Frank Peck and William T.. HaZen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-13

The East Side Property Owners Association held
a meeting last night Mt ifty-seventh-st. and Sec
ond-ave. for the purpose of reaching con-
clusion 20 alleged nuisance created by the
NewYork Steam Heating Company at Fiftieth-st
and First-avc. The Executive Committee said that
they had received n letter from the Steam Heating
Company. promising some relief, but that they
tired Of receiving such letters, which con-
tanned merely empty promises The committee ad-
vsed the members of the association individually
to the company. to have the nuisance
abated This met the approval of those present
and II agreed 10 adopt that course.
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