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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27

daughter Of J. Lawrence McKeever to Philp bag
don Thomson The ceremony VIII he performer ~
o o,c1o.k IN St Bartholomew Church by the rec
TOR the Rev. Dr. Greer. The bride who VIII ne
ciror away bv her father VIII be attended by Miss
r,iizaboth Hare daughter ~ Mr. and Mrs. Mont
somery Hare Mss Any HaTk Wis N Ms JEANETTE
Henderson daughter OF Mr. and Mrs Charles X X
i fiEi d"' ''''
~, d,,a chosen FOR the marriage Of Miss Can
doca z ouinby 20 Hugh y. Camp IS Thursday
AD-u q The ceremony VIII he performed at
o'clock in St Bartholomew Church by the Rev
DIT Greer
4 large wedding on April 20 viii be that o, MISS
Constance Trenholm a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
William Trenholm to Dr. KIss sniv pei sboyt
lime ago.
Several engagements o. Interest 20 fashionable So
c,a.v were announced last week. Mrs. Frederic
Goodrliee early in the week. announced the en-
eagenent Of her daughter Miss Caroline |oo1-
ridge 20 John II. Iselin son Of Mrs. John lse.in.
The wedding vii. probably be celebrated IN June
~ the country home OF Mrs. Goodridge. at River
dale-on-the-Hudson. Mr. Iseiin is law student at
Columbia and he wl finish his studies this spring
The engagement was also announced Of Miss Ethel
Sanders youngest daughter OF Or and Mrs c. w.
Could son Of Mr. ana Mrs. G. a. Gould: OF No ~
Flfth-ave. Miss Sanders J. niece OF me ny.
Henry "|-N'''~-'
Church
Mr. and Mrs S Fisher Johnson OF No Il East
sixiv-thlrd-st announced = few days ago the en-
gacement OF their daughter. Miss Edith Seymour
Johnson TO Edward De Clifford Chisholm, Of sa-
yannah Ga at present IN business In this city
Miss Johnson. who is attractive girl, was intro
duced In society about TWO years ago. Mr.. CHS
holm was graduated from Williams College In 1875
The engagement also announced few days
ago Of Miss Marie Dorcas Condo daughter % Mr..
and Mrs sults Condo. of No West Fifty-sxth-
ST TO I.ehbcus Harding Rogers. Jr. Last May MISS
Condos engagement Ensign Stone, OF tho United
states Navy was announced by the young man and
Immediately oontradlcted by the parents Of the
voung woman Miss Condo taken by her
father 10 their house az Oswego. where she
followed by the ensign. who persisted IN paying ms
attentions 10 the young woman. Finally Mr.. Condo
preferred charges against Ensign Stone and HE
friend Ensign Osborn. but the court OF inquiry be-
fore whom the young men were tried dismissed
the charges. II s said that the wedding Of Miss
Condo and Mr.. Rogers, Jr.. Will be celebrated IN
this city IN june and that the young couple Will
accompany Mr. and Mrs. Condo on European trip
Another engagement OF the week that o.
Miss Helen Colgate a daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Colgate OF Flushing. Long Island 20 3
Vernon Mann. IT,. son % Mr.. and Mrs. s. Vernon
Mann. also OF Flushing
J. Norman De Ruyter Whitehousa son Of Mr. and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27

~. u.os,,,, ~ Miss Elizabeth W Terrell. taugh-
.o- .. NJ and Mrs Herbert Leslie Terrell, OF NO
,s East FIftieth-st 20 McLane Van 1ngen. son
Of Mr. and Mrs. Edward II. Van lnGen o. no.
Fast seventy-hrst-st will be celebrated on Neahes
dav March a. in All Souls Protestant triscopaI
Lunch fsdlso1-ave and SiXty-sixth-st Inc rec
.or he Rev r. Heber Newton. Wi, othciate AZ NE
ceremony assisted by the Rev. Dr. DaFld H. Piee''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-27

at hone" cards have been sent out by Mrs
Frank z Parshley. Mrs. John II. Parker md Miss
Parshley Of No l.i5a Lexington-ave. FOR Thursday
evening from until II O'Clock
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
DoINGs OF CoUNoILMEN.
Committee to demonstrate With Win
 chester Avenue Railroad.

The councilmen held brief session last night and concurred with the al- dermen in adopting the report of the claims committee on the district coal contract. On motion of Councilman Spreyer it was voted to order it print ed in the journal in the city year book. The board also concurred with the al dermen in regard to the petition of the firemen and the report on estimates made by the board of finance.
 On motion of Councilman Conlin a resolution was adopted which was pre- sented by him providing for the ap- pointment of a committee to confer with the officials of the Winchester avenue railroad in reference to the order said to have been issued by that company requiring all it's employees who do not now reside there to remove to West Haven. Councilman Wrinn said that notices had been sent to the employees of the road residing in New Haven, say- ing that if they wished to retain their positions they must reside In West Ha- ven. Councilmen Spreyer, Walsh, Bald win and Malley thought that the com mon council had no authority to ap- point committee for the purpose men, tioned in the resolution. Councilmen Hogan, Harris and Wrinn thought, however, that the council did have au- thority to appoint a committee the re- monstrate with the company against the alleged contemplated action of the railroad company
 Councilmen Hogan, Baldwin and Min nix were appointed members of the joint committee to which was referred the beard of finance report on esti- mates and concurrent action with re- gard to the resolution instructing the corpation counsel to oppose any at tempt to change the charter at the coming session of the legislature unless such change was first approved by the common council. The aldermen adopted tho resolution.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
SIx-DAYS BICYCLE RACE.
Frequent Brushes Between the Riders
 Leaders Show No Fattrue.

New York, Dec. 6.--The leaders in the six day race at Madison Square Garden stirred the early evening crowds by frequent brushes. Nawn, the Irishman. and Miller, the German, raced for a couple of miles, and the rooters for each country yelled like maniacs as their men tore round and round the oval at high rate of speed At z o'clock the score showed Pierce within a few laps of twenty-six miles ahead of Mill CT, and the later was five miles ahead of Waller. The thr5e leaders rode with out any symptoms of fatigue and Nawn who was in eighth place rode along steadily and easily. In his brush with Miller, Nawn outrode the German and gained three laps. Schiner and Waller raced for several laps when Schiner took a bad header on the southeast turn
 Waller was right back of him, but by skillful manoeuvering managed to get by him. Schiner soon remounted. Wal Ter then took fall at the Madison ave- nue entrance. He shook himself and was off again.
 Between and o'clock Pierce rest ed. Miller and Waller, second and third men, remained on the track and
 materially lessened Pierce's lead Miller gained twelve and Waller eleven miles on Pierce during the hour. Pierce came back a few minutes after o'clock and resumed his usual speed. Waller took
 another fall at S:15 o'clock. He was not hurt, but his trainer said he had ex- perienced a slight attack of vertigo. Waller said he was all right and re- mounted. Miller went off for twenty five minutes and Waller crept up on him. When Miller returned to the track he got down to a fast pace and there was hot contest all along the line. Rom Cooper of Detroit, who divided honors with Bald in 1897, rode several practice
 miles, but did not attempt any great speed The crowd was the largest since the beginning of the race, and it
 did not begin to thin out until after
 midnight. Jimmy Michael rode an ex- hibition paced mile in 2:0S. At mid night, forty-eight hours after the start i Pierce was less than two miles ahead
 of the record.
 l The score at 2 a. m. was: Preice, S461. Miller S293, Waller S13.3, Albert 500, Hale 76S6, Gimm 774.5, Stevens 803.9, ! Nawn 765.S, Lawson 760.1, Aaronson i 7O7.7, Schiner 664, Forster 677.3, Pilking- ton 64S.6, Julius 653, Monachon 643.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
SMITH DEFEATS U4LCOTT. Fousht Twenty Hard Rounds Colored Man the Ea

New York, Dec. 6-"Mysterious Bill ly' Smith, who never seems to tire of boxing, met Joe Walcott, the colored fighter at the Lenox Athletic club to- night and after fighting twenty hard rounds, Referee Charley White decided on his as the winner. Smith never fought harder in his life, and in the eleventh round he knocked Walcott off his feet with a right swing on the jaw. A few nom nts later both men went to the floor from clinch and Walcott stayed down on one knee for eight sec onds. It looked then as if Walcott would go out, but by repeated clinching he saved himself. Walcott was rather slow in his movements and got in so close to Smith that the latter was un- able to do much damage at close quar- ters. Walcott was favorite in the bet ting. His friends bet 100 to 70 on the colored man. Smith won cleverly to- night and when the referees decision was announced there was very little adverse criticism.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
DOTNGS OF CONGRESS.
The First Note of Anti-Expansfonists
 Sounded in the Senate


 Washington, Dec. 6.-The first note of the anti-expansionists was sounded in the senate to-day by Senator Vest of Missouri, who introduced a joint reso- lution declaring that under the consti- tuition the federal government had no authority to acquire colonial posses sions, but that all territory acquired by the government, except such as may be necessary for use as coaling tations, and similar purposes, may be acquired with the purpose of organizing territo-' ries suitable ultimately for admission into the union of states.
 MT. Vest announced his purpose to address the senate on the resolution at an early date. A brief discussion of the navigation laws was precipitated by the introduction of bill amending those laws by the addition of a provi- sion that foreign built vessels wrecked in the United States, purchased by citi- zens of this country and repaired to the extent of three-fourths of their value shall be subject to forfeiture if they en- gage subsequently, in the coastwise trade of the United States.
 The house was in session less than half an hour to-day when the deaths of Representatives Northway of Ohio and Lee of Mississippi were announced and an adjournment was taken until tomorrow out of respect to their mem- ory
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
FOUR MEN BLOWN TO AT0lrS.
Were Moving a Submarine Mine When
 It Exploded.

Boston, Dec. 6.-Four men were killed and several seriously injured at Fort Independence, on Castle Island, in Bos- ton harbor, this afternoon, by the eX- plosion of a mine, which had been re- moved from the channel by diver, The dead are: Sergeant Morris McGrath; Hiram Vaughn; Private Brennan Ca diver) - Ryan Ga citizen,) The men were engaged in carting the mine from the shore to the interior of the island to replace it with other implements ot the same nature which had been taken there since the war ended
 The accident occurred at about 2 o'clock. The three men, Vaughn, Bran- nan and Ryan had placed the mine on the team and started to take 1t to the place where the other ammunition was stored. The road along which they pass ed was unusually smooth, having been constructed with a view to the neces- sity of care in transporting explosive material. Suddenly and without warn ing the mine burst. The horse and cart and the three men were blown to frag- ments. Sergeant McGrath was standing fully twenty feet away. He was in stantly killed by the concussion. His body does not bear mark of any sort
 As soon as possible after the explo- sion careful search was begun by Lieutenant Raymond, who had charge of removing the mines, but not a frag- ment of men or clothing could be found. Lieutenant Raymond states that he cannot explain how the explosion occur red. He says that since the order was issued from Washington, hundreds of mines have been handled in precisely the same way as was this one, and transported over the same ground and no harm had resulted. Ryan was a civ ilian assisting in the work Vaughn was member of the Engineer Corps. He had only two weeks more to serve when he expected to be transferred to a na- val college to take a course in naval construction.
 Sergeant McGrath was the keeper of the island and was we'll known throughout Boston and vicinity on ac- count of his watchful care over those who visited the island and Fort Inde- pendence when they were open to the public before the war broke out This was especially noticeable in the case of children and the characteristic made him great favorite.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
REVIEW OF SEVENTH ARMY CORPS.
I6, 900 Troops in Line-Wn Soon be in
 Cuba.

Savannah, Ga., Dec. 6.-The farewell review of the Seventh army corps be- fore it's departure for Cuba took place in Forsythe park to-day Sixteen thou sand troops passed in review before General Lee. Besides the Seventh ar my corps, the Third Georgia regiment, Second United States artillery and two light batteries from the Third, one from the Fourth and one from the Fifth and the First Maine artillery took part in the review. Troop A of the First Georgia cavalry-the famous Jeff Davis legion of the civil war-formed General Lees escort. Thirty thousand people witnessed the review. Among those who witnessed it was the Misses Lee, daughters of the commanding gen eral. and Mrs. Nellie Grant Sartoris. The movement of the Seventh corps to Cuba will begin at once. Within the next ten days the entire Seventh corps will be in Cuba.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
AN INJUNCTION ORDERED.
Ma assachusetts Benefit Association Re-
 strained from Doing Business.

Boston, Dec 6-Judge Knowlton, up- on the application of the attorney gen. eral has ordered an injunction against the Ideal Benefit association, to restrain it from doing further business. The ground was that it had exceeded legal bounds in the conducting of it's affairs, it having used it's mortuary fund and deposited it in a bank, assigned the fund as collateral security for a loss of $3,700, therefore tying it up so that it could not in case it had a money call. honor the call. This was violation of the insurance law. The court also granted an injunction against the Grey lock Beneficiary association of North Adams and the Woburn Mutual Rene- fit association of Woburn. The Woburn concern has no funds for distribution. The Greylock has been out of business for several years.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
FRANCE IS AGAIN WARNED
REMIRKABLE SPEECH OF BRITISH
 4MBISSADOR 1T PARIS.
After Eu1ogizing American Statesmen He Refers to the Petty MaMHuvers of the French to Thwart British Enter- prise-Says Great Britain May Adopt Measures for Which the French Cow ernment is Not Aiming.

Paris, Dec. 6.-At the silver jubilee banquet of the British chamber of com merce here this evening the British ann bassador, Sir Edmund J. Munson, re- ferring to the new diplomacy" which is said to have come into fashion dur ing the past year, said it was chiefly due to the enterprise of the press and the originality of the American mind. The ambassador added:
 1T am quite ready to acknowledge that there is much good in the particu- lar innovation occupying my mind at the present moment. America has in variably sent to England the finest representatives of her intellect and culture and l think we may attribute to no little degree the happy develop ment of the friendly feeling to the man. ner in which those representatives per formed their tasks, especially in their public utterances on both sides of the Atlantic. l wish l possessed the facul- ty of expression and the command of appropriate language which distin- guished Colonel Hay the late Minister Bayard and their eminent predecessors at the court of St. James. Such ora torical gifts I have not. But, feel the strongest desire to say a few words which may work towards the end for which a British ambassador is sent abroad. It has not been without much reflection and anxiety that I decided to depart on this occasion from the tradi- tional limits with which diplomat is hampered.'
 l Sir Edmund Munson concluded: T would earnestly ask officials in power and unofficial opponents of public opin- | ion to discountenance and abstain from l a continuance of a policy which can 1 only procure ratification to a short 1 lived ministry and must inevitably per 1 petuate across the channel an intolera- | ble irritation. I would entreat them to
 resist the temptation to thwart British enterprise by petty manoevres, such as | the proposal to start colleges as rivals
 of General Kitchener's projected insti-
 tuition in the Soudan. Such ill-consd- l cred provocation might have the effec, 1 of converting Great Britain's policy ir 1 Egypt into the adoption of measures 1 for which the French government is
 not aiming"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
ABANDONMENT OF THE TERESA, Finding of Court of Inqufry-Naya
 Officers Not at EauIf.

Washington, Dec. 6.-The findings of the court of inquiry concerning the abandonment of the cruiser Infanta Te- resa during the storm of October 29 were nearly completed to-day. The court will find that the abandonment was not due to any fault of any officer of the vessel. It is stated that Com mander Ira Harris did not take charge of the Teresa until after the decision of Captain Chittenden of the Merritt Wrecking company to abandon her. The transfer of the ships company from the Teresa to her consort, the Merritt, is characterized as a skilful achievement in view of all the c!rcum- stances. Lieutenant Harris conduct under the trying conditions is to be commended.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
FATAL ELEVATOR ACCIDENT. Secretary of United States Insurance ComDany Killed Others Injured,

New York, Dec. GA serious acci- dent occurred to the elevator in the eleventh-story building occupied by the United States Fire Insurance company fin, secretary of the company, was in- stantly killed; Thomas Caldwell of Morristown, N. J., also director, re- ceived a compound fracture of the skull and is not expected to live. George H. Smith, head of the firm of Smith & Hicks, fire underwriters, was injured, but not dangerously, about the head and body.
 At present it is not known whether the elevator fell first from one of the upper stories or whether the super structure supporting the elevator fell on top of it from the roof of the build- ing. There was a jarring sound and then a crash. The cables snapped and the counterweights, half dozen in number and weighing from 60 to 70 pounds each, descended, bounding from side to side of the shaft. They crashed through the roof of the car One of them struck Secretary Griffin on the head, crushing it in. Another struck Director Caldwell a glancing blow on the back of the head, fractur- ing the skull and exposing the brain. IJnderwriter Smith was struck by the torn cables. The elevator man, Dennis sullivan, threw open the lower gate just as the first crash came, and the other passengers of the car were able to get out in time to save themselves.
 It is stated that this elevator had been inspected before the accident oc- curred and pronounced absolutely safe.
 Ua1+er Fl Griffin was well known among insurance men. He was forty one years of age and was the brother in-law of w. w. Underhill, the presi- dent of the company. Thomas w. Cald- well is a lawyer.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
PASSED 4 VESSEL AFIRE. r,ntatn Pickett of the New York Bark
 eutine AlInnwilde.

Boston, Dec. 6.-Captain Pickett Of .t,a New York barkentine Allanwilde which arrived here to-day from Buenos Avres and Montevideo, reports that last Saturday in latitude Al north, longitude 64CS west, he passed wooden vessel on fire. Captain Pickett was unable to de- termine her rig as she was entirely en- ,,e1oned in flames. It is thought here fl was that which was reported by s+aa roer arriving at New York a few days ago. The steamer reported that a vessel supposed to be North German IIovd boat was laying to near derelict and had evidently rescued the crew.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
Travis Pleads Guilty.

Hartford, Dec. 6.-At the opening of the criminal term of the superior court this afternoon William Travis, the clev- CT New York burglar pleaded guilty to burglary on one account in robbing the house of Mrs. Judette Sumner of this city Gardiner Howell, who passed forged checks on Henry Seeley and oth- CTS, also pleaded guilty They will be sentenced late this afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
Massachusetts Henef,tLtfe.

Boston, Dec. 6.-The report of Arthur Lord and A. $. Woodwork, receivers of the Massachusetts Benefit Life associ- court to-day. The receivers ask leave of the court to pay a dividend of 20 per cent. upon the death and a disability claim which they have allowed as prop CT charges against the funds in their hands. The receivers have on hand $263, GOO and the dividend will entail about $2O0,0O0. The court took the re- port under consideration.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
THE INCREASE OF THE ARMY
MEASURE WHICH VILE SERVE -4S
 BASIS FOR LEGISLIIION.
Completed by Major-General Miles and Handed to Secretary AIger-WilP Prob ably be Introduced Into Congress Committee on Military Ahairs-Letter From Miles to AIger.
From NItles to Alger.

Washington, Dec 6.-The measure which will serve as a basis for the leg is,ation of congress this session looking to the increase and remodeling of the regular army has been completed by the commanding general of the army and it will be handed by him to SecTe- tary Alger who will transmit 1t to ccn gress probably through the chairman of the house committee on military af- fairs. Representative Hull, after he has had an opportunity to make such changes as he may deem desirajl?. The explanation of the principles of the bill, one feature of which provides for the creation of three new officers, in ac- cordance with the practice of modern military nations, is disclosed in the fol- lowing letter from General Miles to the secretary of war:
 Sir-I have the honor to submit here with the draft of the bill for the re- mobilization of the United States army BdSGll Ull ti SllGlS LII Ol Olle SOltlcI lO
 one thousand of the population of the
 United States and two soldiers to one thousand of the population in the de- pendent colonies. My recommendations are for what I believe to be the best in tarests of the government. The rec
 concentrations have been regardless Of any personal consideration of any off, cer connected with the military The proportion of artillery cavalry and in fantry are in accordance with the im- mediate necessities of the United States. We have 4,000 miles of coasts with 27 principal harbors where are To- cated millions of people and property 1 of almost inestimable value That they should properly be defended is every where recognized.
 | The organization recommended is such as to give rank in proportion to the important and great responsibilities required of the officers in the United States and is similar to the organiza-
 tons which have been most effective in ] the armies of all other civilized nations land also to that which was found to be
 most effective in the confederate army
 between the years 1861 -65. I earnestly
 recommend favorable reconsideration of
 the organization as presented
The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-07
MORTGAGE OF $1,OOO, ,OOO
Placed OH Its Property by the Torring-
 ton Company.

Torrington, Dec. 6.-The Torrington company has placed mortgage of s. 100000 on it's property. The mortgage is held by the New England Trust con- pany of Boston and covers all the real estate and factory buildings owned by the company. The Torrington company is the old Excelsior Needle company which increased its capital a few months ago and assumed the new name. The filing of this document is a rart of the proceedings incident to the formation of the new concern.