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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
APOSTROPHE.
TO BOAT AND CARGO $4,000.


Say. Columbia. freest daughter Of Britannia IN,
free.
II wire shall eirde hemsphereA and steam Der
bridge the sea
Must the barrier be ~ iron. which madly strove to
forge
The malice Of Minister. n. crime o. Farmer
George?
Thus the daughter and the mother keep wrongruliy
Though one In blood. and in brain. and chiefly
one in heart.
BEST be the rendered olive-branch prorered across
the wave.
Bes be TIE hand tina, grasps ia symbol strong 10
The sovereignty Of the Saxon his highc1altcd place
Is the salvage OF humanity. the mission OF race
Accurst be the old evil fend. We were wrong and
you right.
Though the rim not peoples. but done in
their despite
Nor We. nor yet our Trandsre,. should hear eternal
blame.
Since long we've craved a;onement and craved with
sense OF shame.
Not from best the nat OF fratrcide went forth
No Cain wa. PITT. no Lamech. Burke, Twas the
King and headstrong North.
England is innocent. She halls as o.. her grandest
The memory OF your hero unsullied Washington:
For him. whose manhood answered to outraged
country's calls.
We would raise peerless monument by Nelson in
s., PauIs
| Another generation dhres to claim him her own
Now the discord OF a century has resolved perfect
tone.
Neither come we empty-handed to cour, n kiss OF
peace.
| Tho majesty OF England equals that OF ancient
Greece
Come share the sheen Of Shakespeare. yours-yours
alike and ours
| Joint heirs he We with Englishmen. Of England's
richest dowers!
! We offer Milton Byron. Shelley for benlson:
| And in return for Longfelow. our tender Tennyson
You shall boast the glorious victories Of this
sea grit isle
Plas.y. sobrson. Waterloo Trafalgar. and the Nle
| All ours yours all yours ere ours. be they our
own defeat.
The trophies OF your valor shall be reyerenced
Is meet
We bring our Athens. oxford. cradle OF English
thought.
| We bring her rival. in whose halls noble New
taught
We bring you statesmen. jursts chiefs OF science.
lords OF art.
| Among the mammoths OF mankind an honora bic
part,
| All yours. when both foregather around .he com
mon name.
| And America and England reunited the same.
Hands Joined we stand four-square, asunder each
IL weak.
| The Powers OF Hell must hear and fear II we in
| concert speak
Fen now. while singie-handed to avenge the
sunken Maine.
You close in deadly struggle with the vampires OF
| old Spain.
When the pillows OF red battle across your bulwarks
| break.
| Remember that you share the blood OF Howard and
| OF Drake.
Remember how those seadogs fought the light OF
| ten TO one,
| Until the Don was d.ssipate. his majesty undone.
And though alas we range not In this quarrel side
| by side,
u. sure we watch your noble feet with all kins-
mans pride
Our pulse beats fast with yours; we glory In your
might:
Three thunders for the Stars and Stripes, and God
asfsud the right
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DIED..
DRADISH-Suidenly. at

Friday May Z Is ' ma daughter Ma o Dr.
John H. Sarah Hinton. - . -. a..
cSurch OF the rransasuracn Ess, asths which
friends are kindly invited.
Martha 4 King wfe o. Alfred Brdssmsn. u
Funeral from her lat. residence Tuesday at = .. m
CoRLIEs-seventh day fifth month 2sth Amy A. cor'e@
d0w 81 Ge sS . sS OF sr A. Frost
No $50 DE ka.b-ave.. Brooklyn. Thrd day. oiS&' -
GlrTNA j. sasaeaIy on sq y, q. s M:y a.
S@SF S5 ST ;.s91 f.
:. H. nj and On w. aI r x OF p Ill., '''" ''
aqs@ 3 sa %s3sr Ks:sS May
@nd invited to attend the fsrsss
Kenyon 49, TX Ia ST. Brooklyn o'clock
Monday afternoon. May 80
LANGLEY-At Linden. Sunday. May 20. washinstoa =
iAns;sy' aged, aged .! r ysars'
MYERs-suddeny, SUNDAY. May 20 1885 0e0's' -
Myers. in the 73d year OF his age 4. the
Warrington sq1ar. Methedst Episcopal Church. -'h
ST.. between Gh-ave. and Macdougsi'st.
ssfslfa 3,
East 57th-st. Wednesday June /. at 1880 a M
SCOTIA Murray Hill Hotel New-YQTs May ~ iss''
sadie D. Scot Of EasSga H Av.nu. Baptist Church
Brooklyn' Tuesday morning. May 3D. 1890 o'clock
rsS%sss IA n .' h On Saturday
Funeral services will held az TIE Church OF hea'enU
Rest on Tuesday, May 81 at 1890 a M
Inierment private convenience OF fainily
Please flowers. - 80.
rI-pXRl-II-At Morristown y. j.. May Is. LOUIS
Gervais Turnbul second OF Robert j. ana Sath-
crime Y r. Turnbull his 22d year . .,
Relatives and invited 10 attend we iunsIs
services at the Church OF the Redeener' Mo'ts'o"~
AZ IL m Monday. May 80
csrr,ares will NEE, the lob train from Chrfs-
At West Chester " Y a. the convenience o.
family.
Please omit flowers.
WoodIawn Cemetery.
Office No 20 T. $50 st. -,.
wona.wn Station Gath Ward. Harlem Railroad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
HOLM HENRY GTFFIN.

John Henry CHIN. an Cd resident OF orange ana
n former well known business man in New Ok
elcd Yesterday morning ~ his home. so III Lin
colu-ave. Orange from pcritonitls after an Illness
Of three day. $3.50
Mr.. CHM was born in Ncw-York CITY in ISIS and
was eppr.nticed 10 learn the trade or gold "atch-
case making After serving his time. ne forine'
Tho nrn Of Gifln Dennison 4 CO.. In Nesey-st.' one
OF the oldest and best known Ia the trade IN th'
panlc Of 1851 the firm failed. Mr. CHM went mt
business on his own account. and afervard went
with Robbins Appleton & CO. IN Bond-st. lie re-
,trod from business In 1881. Mr.. CHM vas a mem,
her OF the cd Tompklns Blues OF New YORK, AMI
u,as oc.yc In III. Aston Macready rlois, Narrowly
escannr being stoncd 20 death Icy the lnfurl'tcd
crcvtf lie married Miss Martha Maria Martin In
$40 She died I'm ag6. lie leaves two sons ana one
daughter In his early years he WAS democrat
mn when the Rcpubica party was former ne ne
ro,ra an ardent member of that party. tnough ne
never fook any active part In political ne lie was
!, msnl,,er of the old Houston street Presbyterian
church Of which he was for many years trustee
when tho Thirteenth Street Presbyterian 'hCIch
u,,s built q. the successor OF the houstOn-st
(hurch he was active IN It's organization ana
b,,i,diu- Mr. CHM went to- Orang" IN lsT and
huilt the house at No. 2ll Iincoln-Hve, where ne
Jsd uvrd ever since. He formerly meinber
nT unvard Lodge. l. .. q. +. or New York. The
f,ineral will he held at his home tomorrow az
o'clock by the Rev. Stanley lite. Of the Hillside
PRESBYTERIAN Church. Of Ora. Sc. IN" burial Will
be on Wednesday morning in Wood.awn Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30

reeard as a command. and deem 1t my patriotic
duty to you and to the country TO accept
Mr. straus was Minister TO Turkey during Presi-
dent Cleyeland's term. and President Harrison
desired to retain him at that post but private rea-
sons compelled Mr. Sraus 10 decline the honor.
President Cleveland wished TO reappolnt him In his
second term. but he again declined the nom!na
tion.
oscar 6 Straus IS now forty-seven years old. He
is the Youngest Of three brothers. the other two
being ls.dor. an ex-Congressman, and Nathan who
WAS for a short time President OF the Health De
parfment under the present administration. He
was born I'm Georgia and when thirteen years Oil
went With his parents 10 Columbus, coming to this
city az the close OF the Civil War. Mr.. Straus 5
father founded the irnporting-house OF J.. Straus
& Sons Mr. Straus was graduated with honors
from columbia 81 ISL and from Columbia College
Law school ln ls7i. He VAS member Of the firm
o. Hudson & Siraus. afterward st,rne. Straus 4
Thorn, son. but In 1871. his health having suffered
from constant application. he retired from the law
and became a partner in his fathers firm. Later
bee and his TWO brothers became partners IN the
firms Of r. H. Macy 81 CO. and Abraham Straus.
In Brooklyn In isSi Mr. Straus was prominent II
the merchants movement IN thIs city. which mad
FOR 49, ohio. the election OF Grover Ciryeland AMI
he was appointed 10y President Cleveland Minister
TO Turkey. Mr.. strauss cndcayors in Turkey Were
largely Instrumental In ro-opentug many American
schools that had been closed in The Ottoman En-
pire. and other diplomatic negotiations which ne
instituted have since been successfully finished.
Mr. Sfraus has all his life been close student
Of history and international law. and is III" author
OF numerous publications dealing with these sub
jecis In lss5 ne published The origin Of the
Republican Form OF Government in the United
States" lie is also the author OF "A LIFE OF Roger
Williams" The Development OF Religious Liberty
IN the United states" and various periodical aru-
Giles \ treatise on The Reform o. the Diplomatic
Service" and another dealing with the Venezuelan
controversy were also rom his pen.
MIR Sfraus * president % the National Primary
League. a vice president OF the NewYork Board
OF Trade a member Of the cha mber OF Commerce.
president OF the American Jewish Historical Asso-
citation. vice-pre siden: OF the American Social
Science Association and "A member Of the Reform.
Democratic Authors and Lawyers clubs and the
Bar Association. In politics he is Gold Democrat.
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y ". WILSON COMMITS Suicide
HE HAD BEEN ILL FOR YEAR AND -
THOUGHT TO HAVE GIVEN WAY ~
A Elf OF DESPONDENCY


David W Wilson president Of the Wilson Broth
800, yroodua,e and TOY Company OF No lle Cham
har.s, Manhattan and past commander OF George
g Strong Grand Army Post in brooklyn. com
ro,.,.d suicide by shooting himself through the
right temple at his home. NO. 81 'teehe-aNe''
T2rooklv, at o'clock yesterday afternoon. ~ -
said that Mr. Wilson had not been IN MS flRn'
mind for a year. nl-health having disturbed MN
mentally as well as physically. His death was a
great shock his friends VINO heafd OF II 'n'o"e"
notice channels last night
one OF the painful features OF the suicide was
tho fact that his post had made all arrangements
70 attend service last night al ST Marks frotes-
ian, En,scopal Church. Brooklyn. Of which the
Rcy Spencer s. Roche Is rector, ana ms Ola COM
rades knowing how ne enjoyed turning Out WIN
hem and how he had rarely missed service
since the post organized waited u iohg a''ef
,b time for going 10 church for him TO join them
yben ne did not come they TOOK II for granted
TIA, he must have been called away suddenly. or
had been taken ILL., but they could not harmonHe
This theory with the fact that he had been win
several members Of the post at cypress Hliis
Cemetery in the forenoon. when the graves OF
members Of the post were decorated
7, WAS noticed by the members OF his family
cha, when ne returned from the cemetery he was
'nusuauv respondent. lie complained Of being
,,red and went upstairs soon after luncheon to
rest Nothing more was seen Of him until I O'Clock
when his wife was startled BY pisiol-shot She
,ound her husband sitting in n chair unconscious.
blood running from wouT r tne E wb wch
" ,ot Ma ufe was an old one. and the family. II
is said Gid not know OF is sna two aaugh
,.rs DR. Matson, the family physician. was sum
Sq NJ s n w mnc S Of
Wnson the young clerk In the County treasurer ;
Office, who about one year ago comH,ed sc.de
ncor Kingston-ave.
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OBITUARY..
BARON c. DE Thomson.

Baron c. de Thomson. OF this city. who died on
Saturday at his apartments In the buckingham.
Fifth-ay. and Fift.eth-st was in his seventy -nnth
year lie was born In Holstein. Germany, at that
time dependency OF Denmark. on March 81, lo-V
He received a commercial education IN Hamours'
and at the age OF twenty-one went TO kio Jaheiro
Brazil Three years later he proceeded 70 the
southern provinces Of Brazil and established gen.
eral commission and banking business at Kio
Grande do Sui which has been contiaued ever
since In 1855 he came with his family 10 this city
where he has since lived. and in 1850 he estaosheo
In this city the firm OF Thomson CO.. whose
Southern branch he had founded thirty years
before. He continued actively in this business UNI
I'll about year ago.
Baron De Thomson received his title from the
Emperor Dom Pedro OF Brazil in 1876, on the oc-
cason OF the lgt,ers visit 10 this country. Baron
De Thomson who has never rellnquished his al
legiance to Brazil, at that time member OF
the committee appointed 10 receive the braZilah
Emperor. His title given him IN recognition OF
his phanthroplc and commercial connection Win
Brazil and his work in the cause Of education lie
had conferred upon him also the order OF nnriSt
Brazil. and In the early eighties, the Grand ross
OF Bolivar by President Guzman Blanco, OF ven
czuela. The latter honor was In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
OF his fur,herance Of commercial interests between
Venezuela and the United States. $3.50
Baron De Thomsens relations with Brazil nave
been uninterrupted during the periods OF the Bra,,
lillian Empire and the present United States OF
Brazil. and his business both there and here mas
passed successfully through the various nnanciai
panicg which have become a part OF history. lie
leaves a and two daughters Ills WE. "hoin
he married in Brazil. was a Miss Koethcke. OF a
ago. about eighteen months before the anniversary
Of her golden wedding The funeral Of Bar9n De
AZ the Church OF the Heavenly Rest, Ffth-ave. and
Forty-hfth-st. The burial will be private.
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should read DAILY by all n1sres'e'' a.
resn week ending "a. .5 J.n: foi sss ~" ~
Ssw. TG Pa2s POST st Mails hour earlier than
Closing ''''F TRANSATLANTIC MAILS
wEpNEspAY-At csuppementary 10 80 A. N ,sr
Europe except SPAIN I per srtc, per Western
land Via Antwerp deters must be directed per "e''
rHrRspAY Tor Esrops 'esSsp s. sr.,n, pa
$ s F Bismarck. Va cherh'urg s'ufha"p'o" '"'
sATTRpaY-M a m tor Frsnce swit'.'lans' s stsg.
Via syr. Ss',s5 r.c r9r 0T per ia
sosT, S' ssTss: .,
at sD 10 s q I'M peP Icana Queenstown a. =
'9i m s{ J., e'J fsesa N% 1sr Ka.of
for sso'' %., b. directed per City ROe
., -. ,,o.,,. o, n. supplementary Transatlantic
Malls nared above additional supple"emn ns.h rr.nes
opened per. Of the A rnan cpen until witsa
and T Temss 81 ,he hour of sans
MAILS FOR s %ETH rs sbn cf nTc A"hNA
fs5 Rsv. hssTo &C. s0Fs s and
GSss'T Rea per per .issmer from
$40 a. 'G Tor ?asss aSi "h'
from North sydns,: a.. 10 p. m. for jamaica per
foSsso Ts".d" Easter, a, Prince me- i9 at Il Pis
scT Tamscs per steamer from I.saors -,
oS :sS:f%'1'i'y s. .:
cnnPs' obss ps and MEXICO ss
rS6a S.en.I and gss'a Msh. M i.
1unois ;SDglsmsntary i'Se S p y, Tor st.
shTURDAYAt 2sc M Tor Ns"tOnn'1s snS,.smsutsry
from f,l FoaSn2 ..ad
Csrhaxena per AdrondaeS ,eters for ao n,rs
mus; n, E d Hsr rn. Hendrix
us,a Curacao. Trinidad, British and Dutch o.isns
'aronl.m.nary IL 80 for Venezuela ana curacao
siso sayanlla and carthasena wa .uiasao per -
fsUxh,on al 80 p m. ,or Newfoundland per steamer
ir9n, Nci's m Tor Barbados direct. also North
Brarii via Para and Manaes. per e. g. sooraiense'
Mat. o., Newfoundland by rail Halifax and thence
bv steamer this ONCE daily a. s:so IA 1911:
Tor Mque.on by rail 20 Boston ana a. usr,.c
close al this ONCE daily at 80 D. m Mshs ,ol
,Tty overland unless specially addressec eor anpr
n, steamer this ONCE daily az zso a. w, na
80 p. m. tRegistered mall closes al y III P'@'
day. rRANsPACIrIc MAILS.
Mails ,or China and japan per r. a.. 'o'cfa 30 ITO.
yars Tor Australia excspt those for West Austrsia
which are forwarded via Europe) New Lealaha ns"s,.
FIJI and samoan Islands per i,ra 40 A. M.
~ M and $40 o. m Tor arrival al New-fork OF
,ampan.a with British mails for Aus,raha: Ms,s
Tor China Japan and Hawaii per e i.sisic from sAs
,rcisro close here daily June IL AT 6:sO D. M
Malls FOR china and especially addressed ony per
Empress ot Japan from Vancouver cose here daily
IN 20 jnne us at $3.50 .. Mails for Hawaii. per o
Zeaanda from San Ffanciscol sose here SaS IL .se
u at $50 Mails for Ausss r 'esssp. ess
s. s. Miowera drom Vancouver close mere usly aver
June TO and June u OF $40 p m, mails 70. me
Cisco, close he,e daily up 20 June "a. at $50 m.
mails forwarded TO port OF sailing datv
schedule Of closing Is srrangsd On the prsssmp
OF their uninterrupted overland uansf tHes'sRss
mail closes at dos q ss vsS corr rormsssA
Postofncs. Nsw-york. n. T.. May 81. ass~ i
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HENRY Il. ROLFE.

Concord y. H.. May 29.-Iienry p. Rolfe. one OF
the leading members of the New-Hampsh.re bar.
and father OF Colonel Robert II. Rolfe, of the LIST
New Hampshire Volunteers. United States Army.
now at Camp Thomas. died at his home In this
city this morning. aged seventy-seven years. He
was active in politics. being a Democrat previous
TO the war and serving Representative in
1883 Senator i'm 1890 and an electoral candidate
on the Douglass ticket In 1860 Later he was elect
ed n Representative on the Republican ticket IN
1894 and was appointed postmaster by Presi-
dent johnson In 1869 he District Attorney
and served for five years He leaves two o sons;
Rolfe was notified OF his fathers death, but II Is
not probable that he can attend the funeral
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
0. s. STRATS GOING TO TURKEY.
HE WILL SUCCEED MINISTER ANGEL. WHO
HAS RESIGNED.

Oscar s Straus. ex-Minister TO Turkey. yester-
day confirmed the report that he was to succeed
Dr. James b. Angel the present Minister TO
Turkey as the United States representative at the
court Of the Sultan, Minister Angel having re-
signed his post. his resignation to take effect on
August Is. Mr.. Stratus said to Tribune reporter:
1T was understood when Dr. Angel accepted the
post that he would be obliged to resign at the
present time account OF his duties as president
OF Ann ArDor University. When | was in Wash
ington some time ago the President told me that
he might call upon me 10 serve the country In a
diplomatic position before long. and on Friday |
received A dispatch from him asking me II would
accept A nomination as Minister TO Turkey. | sent
the following reply:
"Your request that should accept the post OF
Minister 10 Turkey. with which you honor me. |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
LYNCH LAW N NORTH CAROLINA.
TWO NEGROES HANGED on SUSPICION Of HAv-
ING ASSAULTED a WHITE GIRL

Charlotte ~ c.. May 29.-Miss Emma HartseH'
daughter OF Frank Hartsel!. who lives four miles
from Concord. was assaulted AT her fathers home
between and O'Clock this afternoon. AFTER she
had been assaulted her assailants cut her throat
from ear 10 ear
Two negroes were arrested on SUSPICION "''u
,oac.d IN the Concord Jail The affair has arouse !
the people and the Sheriff took measures 10 PIE
vent q lynching but at 1920 o'clock tonight mob
OF fifteen hundred mon overpowered the jaller az
Concord and took the two accused negroes
Joe Klser aged twenty-five. and Tom Johnson
aged twenty. The mob hustled them out 70 me VI
cinity OF the crime and hanged them both 70 one
Tree The bodies filed with bullets ana are
SIN HANGING
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
CHARGED WITH STEALING A LETTER.
FORMER SECRETARY OF SPANISH LEGATION
CAUSES THE ARREST OF MON
rREAL DETECTIVE.

Montreal Quebec. May 2.-Joseph Kenett. local
detective. was arrested to-day on a charge OF nav
Ing stolen letter from the residence OF Senior Du
bosc formerly Secretary OF the Spanish Legation IN
washington. Senior Du Bose asserts that the let'er
was stolen Saturday afternoon by some person VINO
the house and II is alleged that Kelert is the man
ke.iet denies the charge. and asserts that ne can
easily prove abi. He has been released on M -
own recognizance The stolen letter Is said 10 be or
considerable Importance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
GENRGE Y. MYERS.

George r. Myers. one ~ the Oldest residents Of the
Ninth Ward died suddenly yesterday at his home
No POP West Fourth-st. Sie WAS formerly dealer
IN building material and widely known and
hiahly respected by tho people In the locality in
which ne n ed so long re was seventy-thrrc years
o,d He was "A sunday school teacher In the Wash
irston SQUARE Methodist Church for hfty-thrce
years and took great interest In all religious al
;a,rs He leaves widow. The funeral VIII be held
in Tho Washington Square Methodist Episcopal
q 4 d fO-mOrrON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
PHILIP d. PERKINS.

Philip ID Perkins who belonged 10 one OF the old
Boston families died Friday evening at MS
home No 81 81. Feix-st.. Brooklyn. Mr.. PERKINS
went out on some business about o'clock. when
returning home he became faint and went INTO
Fort Greene to rest. He there seen 20 totter
ard fall Before a patrol wagon could ne sum
noned 10 take him to the Homfopa hc Hospital
No W1s dead The cause apoplc%y. As MI.
Perkins fell 10 the ground he exclaimed. My SON.
nv SON. and this cry for help at the last moment
made his death additionally sorrowfu 70 his FANNY
Nj Perkins was born n Boston on Arril o. lS"'
According 10 the family traditions his ancestors
were among the FIRST to arrive a. u" MassAchi>et'S
colony Ills grandfather amassci fortune ~ an
irnuortc- q tea. he was. In fact. tho nrst man 70
,ruport tea from China 20 thit country II" round
ed and endowed tho Perkins Institute Tor The blnd
in Rostou r n Perkins. brother OF 'he oeau
man. Is one OF tho Well-known bankers OF Boston
ana william H. Hunt. TIE American artist. ls 4
brother in-law \. \. Low. q Brooklyn, fsther OF
Seth Low was an emplcyc in the grnndiathers
Yr Pertin, was graduated from Harvard Uni
vrrs.fv After living I'm Hamburg. Germany lor
nyo years. Mr Perkins. WIZ MS VIII" VIZ ~ New.
York and established bis HON" ~ IN" ~ - =,
address where Ne had lived Tor thrts years az M
time o. h.s death He stock Lrph"t IN ~
- hut retired s",cral ycdIs ago - look a'tci MS
NJ p.rkins was formerly . member Of the Union
League club ~ New-Iork or receit years w,
voted AZ an indepcndcni IN politics. lie atten9eu
The church Of The Rcdecuer. IN Fourth ave. IL
funeral was held AZ nc housc tst nS cne Te in
J..,o, fo-lev ~ D.. placed On The family - ~
\ widow ani six children sHrv!v" MIN. ,inlup ~
Perkins ono q th' sons. IT, an actor Of Sgptors
',c Wrs II Tad.o.yan Mr. : l. Schultz MIS-
Eugene lIcalv ana Nrs " ~ Shaw.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
SANTA Pc NOT TO BUY THE B. AND 0.

Topeka, Kan. May 2s-Just before starting on
trip over the Southern Kansas district president
(. = Ripley Of the Santa re said: There IS no
ruth In the rumor that the Santa re contempiates
tne purchase OF the Baltimore and ONO, AsKeu
Z r.eh move would be made within a year M,
Ripley eysded the question. but said, Time VIII
answer that question:.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-30
BALTIMORE STREETCARS BURNED.
THE BARN AND ITS CONTENTS. VALUED At
$4,000 DESTROYED


RsI,r,ore Nd MAY Z9-The barn and 100
.sbox ar winter cars stored therein of the Con-
solidated Railway Company we're burned this even
ing en,a!llng a loss OF s250.W0. The barn was
at Iryington on the Frederick Road. ie"
miles west Of the city limits. The struct-
ure was Of brick and iron. 76x3oD feet ana
was supposed TO have been hreprooi. Inc "'e
discovered a few minutes after II began but
owing 10 Inaccessible location the building ana
Its contents were a smouldering mass or ruins wheH
the Fire Department reached the scene Emp.oyea
OF the company and residents Of the niue towis
succeeded in pushing and pulling seventy OF ,he
cars out Of danger. The electric current was noe
turned on In the building, or DOUBTLESS an me
rolling stock would have been rescued The ori-
gin Of the blaze is unknown. William A House
general manager Of the company. =. vs. the Ioss IL
fully covered by insurance.