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The record-union., 1898-12-19
The Castine Bound for Havana.

BOSTON, Dec. 1S.-The gunboat
Castine, respondent in a new coat of
white paint, left the harbor to-day for
Havana. She should arrive there in
about five days.
The record-union., 1898-12-19
Gone to Washington.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Colonel Will
lam j. Bryan left for Washington on
the midnight train after spending the
day with friends.
The record-union., 1898-12-19
The Railroad Progressing.

LONDON, Dec. 19.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Times says
that the first train from Merry, Russian
Turkestan, 800 miles southeast Of La
The record-union., 1898-12-19
Prominent Chicago Lawyer Dead.

CHICAGO, Dec 1S.-Edward G. Ma
son, one Of Chicago's most prominent
and successful lawyers, died at his
home to-day. aged 5a
The record-union., 1898-12-19

hiva, arrived on Friday last at Kusk,
in the Jamshidi province of Afghanis-
tan the line thus being completed to
within 90 miles of Herat.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
OBITUARY..
CHARLES LOCKWOOD.

Charles lockwood n citizen OF Yonkers who was
.rs,ged for many years in the drygoods trade IN
this city died nj 1:2O a. m Yesterday AT Inc BAL
moral I.nox-ave between e-hundred-and-thr-
,eenth and One-hundred- and-fourteenth SITS Death
,v,. due 10 old age and general breaking GOWN oi
IN. vital organs YESTERDAY morning fe" MIN
rtes after : o'clock Mrs. Lockwood ana her nus
hand swakered sc usual He seemed in me pest
If spirits and cheerfully assented when Mrs Lock
wood said she would go 20 breakias-. Nheh 9"'
returned n short time afterward ne was dead
The body will remain the Bamordl uhui To-
ruorrov afternoon to await the ARRIVAL Oh lhe He"'
bare NJ the family II will then be taken 10 JON
kars ., Mr. Iociwood's home. ana VII lie 'her' H.
s,,,. ,,ntu Tuesday The funeral Will be held at :
o,clock ON Tuesday afternoon In the Flrst fresoS-
teri,n Church the pastor. the Rev. DIR. Pentecos''
officiating. ,
Had he lived until May I. next year Oha'les
tockwood would have been seventy-oh' years o'u'
Ills father was Lewis Dubois LOCKWOOD n drysoods
merchant Of Newburg. y. Y, and IL was IN that
iaoa that charles was born. He took 10 the dry
coda ,roda at an early age and after several years
ororod an establishment at No. 375 Broadway. lie
onassod fortune there and retired from puSiueSs'
Five wears ago. growing lonely ana tI 1 81 III,
inactivity. he took the mana eihel0 vi ~ q 20
g., tbr oetn h ishmeut of Durham, B1ckey %.
~ Mr. LAKEWOOD was twice married. fiis hrst wlIe
died soon after the birth OF his only Hylts nausn ~
ter Mary. His second VIC was i"5 5o ' bToiher is
Thomas Langdon Van Norden ana ne. no', Her
President Van Norden Of the BANK OF Nodom III, -
ica Three sons were the issue or the stcoilu n'r
ch5nt 81 Nelbourne Fla: Van Nordcn l:ockwood
drygoods merchant In Texas. ana 'haIfs -.
lockwood coffee planter Mt Port Llinol 'osla
OF the distant sons chance TO reach mere IN time
% be present.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
ENSIGN BRECKINRIDGE DROW NED.

AN OFFICER OF TIE CUSHING WASHED OVER
BOARD OK THE VOYAGE TO HAVANA.
Washington. Feb THE following cable dis
patch has been received a. the State Department
from Consul-Gencia Lee at Havana. dated yester-
DAY; Ensign j. r. Breckenridge Of the Gushing,
was washed overheard and drowned few hours
before the arrival of tho vessel in this port. The
body was recovered and | am arranging to have 1t
embalmed and sent home tomorrow"
Captain Sigsbee Of the Maine makes the follow
ing report on the subject: Ensign Breckin-
ridge. OF the Cushing fell overheard in heavy sea
by parting Of life line and drowned. Body recov-
cred. Department break TO family VIII
send body back 10 Key West Tomorrow by Olivetts
III practicable. Otherwise by Gushing. VIII send
Gushing ba tx when subsidies"
The Navy Department mas given orders that
naval officer shall meet the body, which IS e1-
the Ovette. The burial will be at the home OF the
young officer in Lexington, Ky.
Havana Feb. l9.-rhe body OF Ensign J. g.
Breckinrdg, who wa. carried overheard from the
American torpcdo-hoat Cushing as that vessel
entering the harbo- Yesterday. and who died
shortly after being taken from the water. has been
embalmed and will be gent 10 the United States.
Captain-General Blanco. Immediately upon learn
ing of Ensign Brecknridse's death sent = message
OF coincidence TO United States Consul-General Lee
and, through the Consul-General. TO Captain Siss-
ship and Of the Cushing and offered facilities Tor
the return Of Mr.. Brechilridge's body 70 the
United States.
Ensign Breckinrdges body. after being en-
placed I'm coffin. This afternoon the body was
embarked I'm boat and carried board the
rades of the dead officer. and received military
honOrs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
Az historic HOUSE BURNED OUT.
1T WAS FORMERLY THE GOLDEN HILL Inn
AND THE FIRST BLOWS or THE RENO-
LUTON ARE SAID TO HAVE
BEEN STRUCK NEAR BY.

Flames touched the Golden Hill district last n,gh'
and away big slice of an historic house tha'
has stood at what is now No. l24 Wilam-st for
something more than two hundred years Inc
house is only of the oldest In the city pu'
its little back yard. hemmed in now by tan ana
grlmy walls has the distinction, according TO many
antquarans, of being the ground on when the
first blood Of the Revolution was shed on oleaK
March morning in l170
When the house built II stood on real hii''
and a place OF entertainment. 1t has been such
ever since For a hundred years ii was IN" Golden
Hill Inn but when William kupferman look Il
lease on the house a year ago. he changed the
name aud since then IL has been simply the Niohnf
Cafe. Kupferman has the restaurant, which Is o"
the ground floor. lives with his wife and three
children the second floor while tho third floor Is
occupied by the Ivers family of four persons
The kupferman family members we're all out ~
o'clock last night. and the members OF the lVers
family were in bed. when a tongue Of flame crept
up the back of the old house. apparently IRON the
restaurant kitchen. past the windows of the third
floor Mrs. Ivers was wideawake. and saw the
flame She did not take long to get her family up.
They found the lower part OF the building filed
with q dense smoke. 30 all four crept out Of the
dormer window onto the steep slanting roof There
they yelled for help until they were taken down
by policemen
by the time the engines responded. tho flames
had possession of kupferman's kitchen, ana the
rooms on the second floor. 1t required fight oil
half an hour to get the fire out. There was niue
left OF the first and second floors by that time.
The police place the damage at $1,000. but they lg-
ure on general principles. and do not take INTO
account the fact that the wide starways the great
frepaces and the polished ceilings OF wood were
put In the house two hundred years ago ana were
the admiration of antiquarians The tiny bricks
too With which the house is built were all brought
from Holland $500 - .ho
The fght in i77o reputed TO have been on tne
Golden I'M Inn. followed the destruction OF d
Liberty pole which had been erected oy the SUI
nj Liberty close to where the Postohce no" l.
Tho mole COMMUNICATED tn repeal OF the stamp
act The Sons OF Liberty had quarters III c t
Mn Inn and in tho fight one man was klled anu
several were injured. This was SIX Weeks penote
the Boston massacre. tablet 10 coniiielloi d
The skirn,lsh Is fixed to house ~ Ni!u,iiIM anu
John STA half dozen steps from the Ni'lai" ~,
house. while the tablet recently P'd'eu IA Wv
Post of'ic. tells Of the Liberty POE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
DIED.

.,,, 4, t,,o,ica Ions Island. On the ilth inst.
pi'ebe /, widow u samuel >. Aynar- 80, 49,. ~, 4,
Funeral services on Iue-nAF '''-"'.'' ~ ~ "
,,.lock at Gruc- Church
Friends are invited
no,-p- on FRIDAY February H. q, ne residence 30 90
..,l pe atu~ IT,. Brooklyn samuel L. h,,@' " me ''"
q hts age
ro'rlS' and %cv Orleans papers please e'7y
pt, -, g,Igbton staten Island. Leon Depeyre De
u, IL, the 8itn year ~ rs age
Funeral N SUNDAY ia.h inst O., oGoeS pa ns5n
,ra resfdsrc- a mis- moil'f IN Nv ME ''dH i'4dh
" ia Remsen-st Brooklyn. y Y
m poIs 4, Alpine. cal. on THURSDAY e'cnhS fNpru
I. i6 lsaS John Desheld IN B's formerly ~
i pa Bois. o, S.v Y5r1 '
,ur1urocK-n No A. West j7tn g, February 10,
I'm The a5,h year 81 hi age 'he Rev william y.
,e1si ssryte. At ST Thomass church 40 MONDAY
increment vaicrhury. Conn
MANN Tarry town y. :. retruary ~. 1895 Elias
,.nr,i riu be held from biz late residence IN Monday
re5raary A. 1875 Al $50 > M
NEwroH- on Friday FebMsrt II. At his Ts:denee
.:Braenar" Tirytown on Hudson George y Newton.
IN IN. C.tn u his sge.
RELATIVES and friend. OF the family Invited 20 attend
me fun-ra services %a-2 VII Go ned a, NJ o.
o'clock ON arrival u 20 trPin from New-fofk
Interment private
sHARPE-A, kingston. y y. o, he I'm G.t. care
snars apd dsushtos 81. the late \. Bruyn HasoroucS
ana Julia Frances iufluIn ,, -, -
Services her late home in Kingston honiAy' FEBRUARY
1. at O'Clock p. m.
stoAT-sudd.ny. on February II, 1895. Harriet p.
Fnnsrnl services vii held her late resdenee Tues
day February Is. a. ~ o. m.
od,3i1x rebrisr, i2 Mar, q widow OF William NJ
Tiles,5n. IN the ssth year ~ her sse =, 49,, On.
Fun,rsl On TUESDAY morning FEBRUARY 10. an =,
chIrch Of the Incarnation Madison ave aud Se'h o.
IA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
" HEHORY or MS CHTLDREN.
TIRE JOHN y. PARSONS SCHOOL PRESENTED TIC
THE TOWN OF HARRISON.

THE JOHN = PARSONS SCHOOL PRESENTED TO
THE TOWN OF HARRISON
The exercises in connection with the presenta ton
and dedica ton OF the school building recently given
by John r. Parsons, the NewYork lawyer to the
town Of Harrison were held yesterday The
structure X built OF native granite. with trimmings
of Indiana limestone and about $50 600 not in
Guiding the furnishings The interior is handsome
" finished. Tho basement contains playrooms. the
second story three classrooms and apartments for
teachers and trustees and the third floor which
IL reached by a stone and iron stairway contains
An assembly-room which has seating capacity
Of one hundred. The building is ornamented by an
ola English tower In which will be hung a bell
H. the granite cornerstone is the following inscrp
ton
This building for children is erected in loving
memory OF Edward Lamb Parsons. born September
q 1871 died June T. 1851 Catharne McIlyaine
Parsons born August y. 1853. died June >, ISL
Reed McIlVaine Parsons. born February ., lsG2
died January Il. 1867 by their father. 1897.
The exercises were largely attended by the resi-.
dents OF Rye and Harrison and tho presidents OF
the Boards Of Education In Westchester County
The presentation address was made by John f..
ance was by William r. Bull president of the
Board Of Education. The dedlcatory address was
then made by Charles r. skinner State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction and Walter ;. Al
lerton and Jacob q. Miller School Commissioners
and Or. Samuel Hall r. r. Willetts and others
also spoke.
Of Education has purchased piano ana every
thing is I'm readiness for the opening Of the schOO
IN the building tomorrow morning TINS ~
the second large gift made by Mr.. Parsons within
a year There recently completed AT Lcnox
Mass. handsome chapel u memory OF his wife,
VINO died there nearly two years ago
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
JNTERN ATIONAL YACHTING RtLhS.
THE DELEGATE OF THE RACING Union MAKES
HIS REPORT OF HIS MISSION IN ENGLAND.

THE DELEGATE OF THE RACING UNION MAKES
MS REPORT OF HIS MISSION IN ENGLAND.
+millus Jarvis the delegate OF the Yacht Racing
1-,ion NJ North America. who was empowered last
oc,obsr ia, confer with the Yacht Racing Assoca-
,to, ., England in regard 20 bringing the racing
r,les NJ both countries into uniformity arrived yes
,ordav on the ~. Louis. Al the Imperial Hotel last
night he addressed meeting ot the North Ameri-
.ar Union In the last three months he mas VS.
tied all the principal designers In Glasgow SCUM
ann,on ,iosport and other yachting centres. Among
- u.era G; l.. Watson. W. File, j., Payne. Lin
ton Hope Soper and Nicholson.
yatson aud w. Fife were especially In favor
,n,,b,nc that would bring about set Of racing
80, ,,b,cb would ne satisfactory on both sides OF
.,' ,a,o, This was shown ~ the fact that those
~ Ian, IN the delegate bit not. OF course, for
sia,i,n the original DESIGNS Of their best craft
- NJ course will never I've seen here except by
,,oso nj the council for whose use thcy were eht'
~ Jarvis reported that the Yacht Racing Asso-
,',,o,, ., england and the chief designers whose
Itntors are valued all incline 10 agree 10 some
- ,,bich will have the effect OF patching up
a,t,ororc.s ard reintroducins international sport
!, ,as stated that II any rule as 10 measurement
could he devised which would larry vel In, me- o MI,
ha ION" i'm spirit Of consultation to ehect an IN
'eTna con"ersaton Mr. Jarvis stated that
e., =" no next wear TWO The English '. * n. -
morally bound to ',eE co 70 rs raf have been and
oeSaps' h,, on this system OF measurement. which
" tar,.yed nv English designers 10 he me nos'
sa,,sfnctory So, evolved, but the Nork VIII go on
an m. hope Of evolving some system "o'c
iorv than any now IN use. -, .,o,ha- ,,e,,t,r ~
II has decided To- cal ano,msI M men M
,he "dicia printed report Of the delegate may De
considered together with the vast HasS u 'ec"''-
cal detail -. ,r.so,, lao, NIGH, uere
W p S@ephens who with the delegate, prepared
~. A,obIes I'm r.gard regulating yachts scant-
,incs; Commodore II. 4. Prime. OF The new ON
= Rsncroft' Of the Corinthian Fleet OF Phila.
dtlphia Neybury ID. Lawton. eH-commodofs OF
III aflortic Yacht Club. expressed himself as
Very Wei satisfied wth me results o, III, ,, m me-
he nov had great hopes Of It's ultimate success
Mr Jarvis left Tor the West Immediately after
the meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
NEW COLLECTOR FOR BALTIMORE.
INCUMBENT is TO BE REMOVED AND WILL
IAN r STONE APPOINTED

Baltimore Feb Y (SpecaD.-Senator Wellington
said to-day that William +. stone a leader OF the
regular Republican organization in Baltimore, Will
be the next Collector of the port. The term OF DR.
Frank r Shaw the Democratic incumbent does
not expire until MAY. but 1t is reported that he
Will be removed next week. Senator Wellington
would neither deny nor affirm the report that he
had asked for the immediate removal OF Collector
shaw II Is said. however. that change will be
made as the result OF the investigation of the
custom House which made last year
That Investigation conducted by special
agents OF the Treasury Department. AS conse
oneuce OF the investigation Deputy-Colector j. 7.
& Hopkins and one Of the clerks, DR.. Jones. were
,nouished that they must change their habits or
thev too would have 10 20. No intimation was
given at the time that there were any charges
which reflected on Collector Shaw, except that he
had not been strict enough with his subordinates.
fl is now alleged that the report reflected on the
Collector and that the matter was Withheld at the
request Of Senator yelling ton
Since The election OF Judge McComas IA Senator,
is said the subject has again been brought up,
ana Senator Wellington has demanded the mme-
diate removal Of Or. shaw and the appointment OF
MIR Stone This the Treasury Department declined
10 do unless IL met the approval OF Judge Nc
t,omas The latter. being ~ lied into the con-
ference declined TO agree to ii until he had made
IN examination OF the case. which he is now doing.
The Senator-elect Is said to he opposed To the
removal OF Dr. Shaw. the ground that they are
nc'sonaI friends having served together In Con-
gress and will take no hand in i uness'cOnvlnced
That Il is his duty to do 40. The salary Of the
collector Is 1900 year and II Is The best-paying
Office in the State.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
COLONEL MORDECAr TRANSFERRED.

THE WAR DEPARTMENT SETTLES THE SPRING
FIELD ARMoRY CONTROVERSY.
Washington Feb. 1.-THE War Department has
settled the long standing controversy over the com
mand OF the Springfield Armory by ordering an ex-
change Of stations and commands between Colonel
Alfred Mordcca now at that armory. and Lieuten-
ant, olonel Isaac Arnold. the present commander
AZ the Watervliet IN. " Arsenal.
coroner Mordecai has often been the subject OF
charges generally preferred by employees or former
enpioyts' nearly all Of which based on allega-
uots OF severity, OF discrimination and the Ike,
none OF which in any manner reflect on the integ-
THY OF The officer Secretary Alger caused an IN.
oury TO be made and summoned Colonel Mordecsi
80 washington. where The matter was talked over
ne Secretary reached the conclusion that the
oncers usefulness would be large nj another post,
SO me transfer ordered to-day Is announced.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13

Summit. Feb l2.-Mrs JuIa VI. fo''. VINO" o.
Thomas Pott and daughter OF the late christopher
uears, Of Troy y Y who died from heart dis
ease AZ her home. in Passac-ave.. last evening"
will be buried on Tuesday afternoon The service
Will be held at her home the burial beins IN Inc
Fairmount Cemetery. at Chatham. Mrs Fott
,r,o IN Summit with her family from Brooklyn in
,s-4 and since living i'm Summit has been prom
inent member OF the Central Presbyterian Church
nnd has been prominent in charitable circles. Four
daI,gbtcrs Gertrude Mary and Josephine Pott and
NJ. lanes Grant and two sons. Thomas r. and
Gideon survive her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
LINCOLN DAY OBSERVANCE.
A QUIET REST FOR WORKING PEOPLE.
40 HOLIDAY CROWDS on THE STRENGTHENING
or BANKS. EXCHANGES AND WHOLE

or BANKS. EXCHANGES AND WHOLE
SALE HOUSES.
The birthday OF Abraham Lincoln was observed
as a legal holiday for the third time in New-York
yesterday and eight States of the Union now honor
the memory of the Martyr President In that man
In this city there the usual display or
flags On the public buildings and on many private
houses. Public buildings were almost deserted
The banks. exchanges and Administrative Offices
were closed The schools were closed also. hut they
would have been closed anyhow OH Saturday. and
thousands Of school children felt that legal holt
day had k'n lost to them.
There was a general closing Of wholesale business
houses and factories but most OF the retail stores
were kept open : usual A there was no parade
and the weather was foroIding the streets OF the
city were free from holiday crowds. u was DAY
of home rest for many thousands OF workinSmsn
Aside from the rest and general recreation OF the
multiudss. the day was observed b. the giving OF
many dinners. the chief Of which was that at the
Republican CLUB i'm the evening.
The American flag raised at the Battery al
sunrise by Christopher r.. Forbes, assisted by
George ii. Moeser. OF the veteran Anderson
Zouaves and representatives Of the 81 Fire Zouaves
and of Bender Post, q. \. r. There was also
fas-rasing at the blockhouse in Central PARK by
veterans OF several Grand Army posts.
Judson Fitzpatrick Post No. iB q. a. X, as
sembled at the rooms Of the drum and NE corps
at One Observation-Disclosures and ST Nicholas
Heights. where the American flag was hoisted on
Fort Horn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
STE4 NSHTP LINES TO CONSOLTDiTE.

TWO RIG SOUTH AMERICAN COMPANIES TO EX-
TEND THEIR SERVICE TO SAN FRANCIsCO.
Washington. Feb. l2.-United States Minister
Wilson, at Santiago. Chill. has Informed the State
Department that q consolidation is probable of the
two powerful steamship companies on the Southern
Pacific Coast. the Compania Sud Americana de
Vapores under the Chilian flag. and the Pacific
Steam Navigation Company. and the combined
lines aided by a Government subsidy from Chilli
are to extend their service northward to San
Francisco.
note from United States Consul Sorsby. ut San
Juan del Norte, says that steamship company
called the New-Orleans Bluenelds Steamship Line
has been formed I'm New Orleans, to run four
steamers regularly between New-Orleans and Blue
fields the service beginning this month.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
DIP lDHN CROWN

Buffalo Feb. l2-Dr. John Cronyn' one or ms
citv's foremost physicians. died last evening Dr.
Crown was born December p, 1875 In Back ROCK
a suburb Of Cork ireland. He came TO TINS couh-
try IN 1871 and In 81 obtained his degree oil NJ u
from the University Of Toronto. He moved 10 Bur
raio Il, 1874 lie was n one time president or the
Tvvork State Medical Society ana was an non
or, ". member Of the Ontario Medical Association
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
COOpER TNTON ALTuNI DINNER.

The Alumni OF Cooper Union held their annual
dinner AZ Ciark's, IN West THenty-thlrd-st..
last night Seventy five members were present.
Henry J. Kaltenbach presided. Thomas O'Gor-
man gave a brief history Of Peter Cooper.
and Henry J. Heidenis spoke on "lincoin.' Ed
ward Cooper had been expected to be present, bdt
he sent letter OF regret. IN which ne SAID ne had
tho greatest interest In the welfare or cooper
Union ard wished for the success Of every Young
man who took u course IN the ,ns5itlllon. Otaet
Sneakers wore Professor George W. PymptDn. Miss
Annie 8 Mayer Professor William a. Anthony and
Henry D. Williams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
COUUENT on THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-13
GENERAL. JONATHAN p. BURNHAM.

Taconia. y H. Feb. I2.-Geuerai Jonathan Per-
,.,ns purnham died al The home OF his son. samuel
p y Irnhaln. in this city to-day lie VAS porn ~
p,,nnev y n March . lsoS His paicrnal grand
eo,,e- vas Ensign Samuel +. Bu-nham, the nrss
man H., Rumney 20 ne commissioner under King
e;.orce Ill and VINO. uPon the breaking out or nos
.',,,ie, hot veeu he Colonies and Great Britain.
iistcd In the Revolutionary Army. General Burn
ram enlisted In the New Hampshire Militia IN 1926
',I -ec.ivai promotion step by step until he re-
ei,.sd the commission Of hrgaii"r-seneral In ls+'
H." Nuiii, We Il survived by three sons.