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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

CONTRACT MADE FOR THE YEAR BDGINNING
JULY I.
The directors OF the Standard Gas Light COM
pany yesterday afternoon approved a contract un-
Ger which the Standard OIL Company is % furnish
oil 20 the gas company during the year beginning
July / The price was not made public. but is said
10 have been a little higher than that which mas
been paid by the gas company during the current
year President Russell Sage said AFTER the meet
Ing that il had been entirely harmonious The
Standard oil companys bid for furnishing ing a on
oeptance OF that bid by the Standard Gas Lght
Company did not signify that the gas war was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
THINK BUTTERFIELD Is AT ZONE.

Mrs. Butterheld. the wife Of SamueI = Butter
field the clerl OF the Twelfth Ward Bank who
disappeared last Sunday and whose clothing was
found in a bathhouse at COney Island Is confident
that her husband is alive. At her home at NO.
a2 West Northumberland twenty second-st' yes
terday morning, she stated that she was sure her
husband was safe She appeared to be assured OF
this fact The neighbors think that Butter1eld is
a. tlOme and there was a report about that he was
seen at one Of the Windows.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
TUE PRIV mr. ROBERT w OLIVER.

PHILADELPHIA June 23-The Rev. DR. Ropert W.
Oliver. rector OF St Lukes Episcopal Chuton'
Kearney Neb., died at the Episcopal hosp''"' ~
this city to-day at the age OF eighty-hVe' III,
oliver was we'll known throughout the East ana
West and was the first rector OF 81; lux uKe 81
Church. at Altoona. Penn, and hrst cna 1or's Corn
the University OF Kansas. He held major coins
mission in the Civil War. His death was ca eau ~
bv Inflammation of the bladder. The buriai VIII nc
hold a KenrneY. Neb.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
COACHING PARADE POSTPONED
THE AFFAIR SCHEDULED FOR TO-DAY IN
RYE, WILL NOT TAKE PLACE UN-
TIL, SEPTEMBER.

The coaching and tandem parade which was TO
have been held In Rye to-day by the prominent
summer residents has again been postponed. AT
meeting Of the committee on Thursday night 1t
was decided that, account Of the several post
ponements that had already been made In order
70 give precedence 10 charitable affairs. II will be
better 70 hold the parade In September Al that
time c. Stewart Schenck, president OF the rye
10 have from forty to fifty coaches and tandems In
I'm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

for him and for Or. Clendenin to meet IN service
so soon after the rector's protest against the use
of his church for the ordination OF the Rev. Dr
c. a. Briggs. The Bishop OF New-York IL so Duss
man that he Is compelled TO have the AID OF QUIZ
Bishops, and Bishop Coleman often acts IN MS
stead; The two were classmates and are intima r
friends. In previous years the Bishop OF DelaWaIee
has administered confirmation at St. Peters. west
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
NAVAL uoNoRs FOR LIEUT. LANsDALB.

San Francisco June 23-The funeral OF Lleu,eh-
ont Iohuin Van Horne Lansdale who was killed at
samoa took Mace to-day from st. Lukes Episco-
pal church Bishop Moreland delivered the ser
mon The church was crowded. the Navy and
Army being largely represented. The body OF the
Lieutenant was removed from the cruiser Fhlia
aeinhia under naval escort similar 10 that whlch
attended the body of Ensign Monaghan YESTERDAY
American and British flags were displayeo al nan
front The body was inferred at cypress Lawn
cemetery the naval officers band ana men at
tending.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
VON BUELOW MADE A COUNT.
PRAISED BY THE PRESS FOR HIS CONDUCT OF
THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE.

THE GERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE.
Berlin, June 23-Emperor William has conferred
the rank OF Count upon the Minister of Foreign
Affairs Won Bilow.
The leading journals OF this country eulogize
Count Won Bulow for what they characterize as his
masterly handling of the negotiations with the
snanish Government for the possession OF the
Caroline Islands and for his successful conduct OF
the affairs Of the Foreign Office. The papers point
~, 80 count Won Buow was particularly instru-
mental in bringing about the improved friendly
relations Of Germany with Great Britain and Rus
STA and the pacific solution OF the Samoa difcuity:
1;ba "Vossische -Zeitung, commenting on me
c.oo natter advocates the abolition or the con-
So,inum of the three Powers in the interests or
peace and order and says mat th's Is apparently
carmauv's desire.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

The steamship Chattahoochee. Of the ocean
steamship Company's Line. which sailed FOR ga
vannah yesterday morning. returned to her DOCK
the North River IN the afternoon Tor the pur-
pose Of having her boiler. which was leaking re-
. pairad IT. Leakage was discovered when the yes
sci reached The Lower Bay The few passengers
on board were transferred 70 the sieainsnip I'LL
Yesterday afternoOn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
REVENGED ON HERBROTHER
MRS. CoRNELIA STREET BRINGS ALEX.
AMBER JESTER TO THE GALLONS.
HE MURDERED HER LOVER NEARLY THIRTY
YEARS AGO AND MADE HER
MARRY ANOTHER

MARRY ANOTHER
Wichita Kan. June % (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Corne.ia
Street is a most unnatural sister, and has heart
filled with revenge. She has succeeded In having
her brother, aged eighty put into jail here for
murder he committed nearly thirty years ago. Had
she not reported his whereabouts and identity to
the police, Alexander Jester. alias w. II. Hills.
would have died free and respected man. As IL
is, he was snatched from deathbed and landed In
Jail for murder. all on account OF his sister.
Mrs. Street has at last had her revenge. Now
she comes to the jail door and looks In at her
decrepit brother in his shame. To Tribune corre-
spondent she said:
1T is my highest ambition TO see my brother
brought to his just dues. He murdered his COM
panion In cold blood and then robbed his dead body.
My brother has always been a villain. Once I was
engaged to a whom loved dearly That was
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
pAssryGERs on THE ST. LOUIS.

soutbamnton June g. 49, The American Line
steamer ST Louis which sails from here to-mOr-
row via Cherbourg for New-York, Will have among
her passengers Senior Rodriguez Azpiroz, Of the
Mexican diplomatic service; H. II. d. PIERCE. secre-
tory of the United States Embassy at st; Peters
NJ ~ Tmofhy l. Woodruff Lieutenant-G Governor
~ ,be State OF New-York and WI Ting Fang. the
chinese Minister at Washington.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
Bangs & Co., 91 md 93 Fifth Avenue,

will sell a, auction MONDAY and three following at.er
Moons at O'Clock each day two collections OF Books
in several departments Of Literature. including many
scarce and valuable works First Editions OF Hawthorne
Kipling, Stevenson. Tennyson and others.
FRIDAY Afternoon, at o'clock valuable collection
Of Coins and Medals
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For England light showers probably fair Sunday;
light 10 fresh southeast to south winds
For Eastern New-York fair except showers In extreme
nor,he- ror,on probably fair Sunday variable winds
For District Of Columbia. Eastern Pennsylvania, New
Iersov Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Increasing
cloudness threatening Sunday light sou'heastery winds
Far Western New-York. Western PENNSYLVANIA and
ont, ,breatening and probably Sunday. light westerly
winds becoming variable.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
pJsgOP COLEMAN AT ST. PETERS.

p,sbon Coleman Of Delaware Is to administer
tho rite Of confirmation tomorrow in 81. Peters
church West Chester. of which the Rev Dr. f. NJ
Clendenin Is rector The fact that Bishop Potter
&c not 10 officiate is OF special significance
Perhaps II might have been embarrassing poth
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
DARCY ISLAND LEPER STATION BURNED

Victoria. r. c.. June 23.-News has been received
OF the destruction OF the Darcy Island leper sta
ton bv fire. One ,eper is dead and another, II Is
feared. will die from injuries received.
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OFFICES.

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
HUGO s. KEINE.

Buffalo. June 2S-TIugo s. Keine. prominent III
Republican politics here, died sudoenly tniS ''''
ing Mr. Kelne was forty years OLD
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

thirty years ago. This man and l were to have
been married within week. but my brother here
learned of the match. He set about to ruin my life
and did. He killed that man and forced me TO
AIRY friend Of his. For this resolved to get
revenge. and now have 1t az last Now will do
all In my power to get him sent 10 the gailows"
Sheriff Simmons and his deputies say Mrs Street
is making idle talk. They have given out
letter which she wrote them Saturday last, reveal
ing her brothers whereabouts. In this mssve Mrs
Street rectes her brothers crime. and tells them
where and how to find the murderer. When the
officers to arrest him the woman laughed
loud and heartily at his downfall.
Early In 1871 Alexander Jester and Gilbert w.
Gates were travelling overland in Missouri That
murdered Gates robbed the body burned 1t ana
ten days later and taken back to Warrensburg,
tried, convicted and sentenced TO be hanged
SeVeonSd later that Gates was engaged to TESTERS
young sister Cornelia He objected 10 the wed
ding and coaxed the young man out and Killed
The officers spent thousands OF dollars in search
Sheriff Simmons and posse were hen
knew of Jester well and sent man to Shawnee
at once. There Jester lived in fine house, sur,
rounded by wealth. lie was the same man ana
this. It's the work of that devil sister Of mine"
that's right. Just done it you would not forget"
The arrest has created profound sensation
known She Went to Shawnee under an assumed
name and did her work
Gilbert w Gates. the murdered man, was
brother of John W. Gates. for many years presi-
dent and principal Of the Illinois Steel
Company, and chairman of the Executive
Board Of the American Steel and Wire Company
His parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Gates, stu live
in st. Charles. Ill, near Chicago. The body was
never found. but the family monument in OAK
wood Cemetery. West Chicago, where two OF the
"cybert w. son of A. A. and Mary Gates muir
dered in Missouri by Alexander Jester, January
% 1871, aged nineteen years and twenty-five days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. YVES,
INDIES. ETC.

Prince. a, 70 for Azores .ab I;.ns
Complementary 1890 a, M Tor Fortune Island.
Jamaica, savsnllis. caTthssens "a. and ,Grsy,Own
''per Aene) at II a. m for cuba per $. Havana.
via Havana Getters must be directed per Bavsns'D;
Qeters parts OF Brazil must be directed per
CAPRI: at II a m. for La Plata Countries. per s.
i Bsrscos p Ss Ella .'' N''A ''A'' V'A
suNDAYA m ,or fG So NG1'h s,5 B5sn per Gran
liam and Ceara, per HOratie at 70 p p: Tor
81, Pierre Miqueon. pc; steamer from North sydney.
Mails for Newfoundland by rail to North Sydney ana
by Close Oi here at s MnSsaS daily r.
ara ~ Ma for Close a. S: s * raj . f.
and thence BY steamer close al this ONCE daiiy .sesp
sunday Gnaa' Wednesday and Ffdsy5 Mails for Cuba 81
rail- to Miami. Fla and thence by steamer: close az
@ once eS connseg cSsss are sn On ana
Saturday Malls for Mexico City. overland. unless
. one. sas a IS ESQ dispatch .nS s 0i
mail closes at p. second day before
TRANsPAcIF1C MAILS
Mails for The Society Islands. per ship Tropic B,nY
efrom San Franescoo elose here daily up TO juns =
o S San anteO close sse daily ap to
olenogle from Tacoma) close here deny Up to June 20
Empress OF China from Vancouver close here ds,lv nm
TO July - $50 p Mails for Australia cene. NJ
iMrope, New Zealand Hawaii FIJI and samos y, VIZ
ands per s. Mariposa (from San Fmneiscoa e, 10.
p m on day Of arrival Of ug a 20 ,Ty i At $50
probably arrive July ". " VIII
and the schedule o. closing Is on the
ton OF their uninterrupted overland transit tRs@iS
POs,Ofce. NewYors n T.. June Is isp t'''ms'''s'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
ppITrsu CONSUL AT SAMOA.

wellington. ~ H.. June 23-Major Nair. Judge
d,ntnd Acting Consul for Great Britain az Samoa.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

For whooping Cough or Group. Jayne's Expec-
torant IL the natural remedy. III given according
70 directions Il usually affords immediate relief 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

PRINTED MATTER. ETC: German steamers sailing on
Tuesdays take Printed Matter etc. for Germany ana
Specially Addressed Printed Matter etc. for other parts
OF Europe. American and White star steamers OF
Wednesdays German steamers on Thursdays ana
Clnard, French and German steamers on Saturdays
take Printed Matter, etc. for all countries Tor which
they are advertised 10 carry mail.
After the closing Of the Supplementary Transatlantic Malls
named above additional supplementary mails opened
on the piers the American English French and Ger
man steamers, and remain open until within Ten Minutes
hour OF sailing OF steamer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

DIED.
Allan ,smess Parsons, J. Russell.
f,aker Annie Pentz. A. Malyina.
Beardsley. Homer g. Philip. Jacob
p,own laura A. Plant. Henry b.
prugiere Juea e. Savery. William.
ne iva, Archibald Mel Seaman. Charles H.
Heydecker. Mary T. X. J. smith sarah \.
Nor Tohn {; Studwel. Herbert.
Murray Frances Voorhis, william W. L.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

AIIEN-On Thursday June %. James s. Allen aged A.
Funeral from the residence OF his father c. L. Allen
Floral Park Long Island. Sunday. June 20 at p m.
Interment private
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

Tribune once June "a. ! a. m.-The weather yester-
dav WAS fair mild. The temperature ranged between
"a and 81 degrees the average G2s) being "a degrees
higher than that 81 Thursday and 2s higher than that
Of the CORE spending day o. last year.
The weather to-day will be fair ana sNshuy WhImef'
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DAILY and SEMI-WEEKLY to mail subscribers In New
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TRANSATLANTIC MAILS

fcows Parcels Post close hour earlier than
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GATrJRDAY-At a. for Europe per 3. sUmbrla, VIA
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TRIBUNE LOCAL OBSERVATIONS.
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In this diagram the continuous white line shows the
cbanRes In pressure as Indicated hy The Trbunes self
recording barometer The dotted line shows the tempea-
lure as recorded at Perrys Pharmacy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24

A.-The KensfcO Cemetery.-Privatc station
Railroad 43 minutes ride from the Grand Cens'
Office lG AID St
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POstOmce Notice.

Should be read DAILY by all interested as changes may
at tinleD - -,
Foreign mails for the week ending June "a 1899 WIN
close promptly all the General Postonice A
foows Parcels Post Mails close one hour earlier thsn
closing time shown below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-24
sTANDARD GAS TAKES STANDARD OIL

Winchester. June %. 1893. -
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-20
Glassov.s Expo,,siou.

The arrangements for the big cxposl-
tion In Glasgow In 1901 are well for
ward. The plans for the industrial
and machinery section of the build
ings have Just been approved. They
represent 10000 OF expenditure and
they Will be begun almost Immediate
ly. The first sod Of the works IL ex-
pected TO be cut by Lord Provost Sir
David Richmond on Saturday week,
but. ms the committee has IA strong
feeling against lavish expenditure Mt
the few functions that may be neces-
sary before the grand opening OF tho
show, the ceremony will be avery SIM
pie one. a special effort IL to be made
to have the principal buildings finished
by the close OF the Paris exposition in
1900. SO that exhibits may be taken
direct from Paris to Glasgow, and put
into their places here without the ne
cessity OF storing them In any other
place in the interval.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-20
No Nor. "ordIn.r,- sl..p.r..

Some time ago the Pullman Com
pany. as an experimental measure. In
troduced Ordinary" sleeping car SER
vice on the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road between Baltimore and Newark
and Pittsburg and Chicago. The re-
suits to the Railroad Company were
very gratifying. but subsequently II
was ascertained the Pullman Company
was not in position to furnish this
class OF equipment to all roads oper-
ating Pullman cars east Of Chicago
and st. Louis. and to allay any friction
that might result from this inequality
Of service. the Pullman Company re-
quested the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road to resume the standard cars pre-
viously in service. which will be done
commencing April 10.
La Junta tribune., 1899-05-20

and could see shade pass over Mrs.
Dumarcie's face as she listened. She
followed him just out Of earshot. as
he moved away. and spoke to him
earnestly. His parting words only
reached my ear.
"As he Is a friend OF yours. certain
ly. The room Is empty. and. az the
fever Is coming on. he will. of course.
be more comfortable where pure air
can be obtained. Give your own or
ders, II you please. for l am too busy
Just now to attend to It."
DO you think you could bear being
moved upstairs?" Helen Dumarcie
said. coming back to me. There is
an empty room shall have prepared
for you: but fYst you must have your
breakfast Do you feel hungry
She spoke In a quiet. matter-of-fact
way. as II she had been all her life a
nurse in hospital. and then she went
away and presently brought me q
dainty mess of something that she said
must eat, because she had cooked It
with her own hands had no appe-
tite. but tried to eat. because she bade
me, and something OF the weary sense
of exhaustion left me when l had I'm
ished. About noon men came. and
with Helen to superintend, lifted my
cot and carried me away to the quiet.
lone upper room that hLd been pre-
pared for me.
When they had gone Helen hustled
In. smilingly. and introduced to my no.
tice a big. shiny-looking contraband,
who gave my tired senses first i'm
preston of mingled patent-leather
boots and piano keys, who. she said.
would stay with me all the time. and
take care OF me when she was obliged
to be absent. Then she said some
thing to him apart about "erysipelas
and giving the medicine regularly.
remember feeling an air OF comfort