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12 PHILADELPHIA IN FOR A LONG FIGHT. BATTLE WITH THE ORGAN TZATIOX WILL CONTINUE, TALK OF IMPEACHING WEAVER. Ibt mSMBAPIi to run •rninrxE.l Philadelphia. May 2S.— The victory of Mayor Weaver and the citizens of Philadelphia over the "rinK" has lighted a beacon fire on the altar of clean municipal government that, the victors believe, will send a ray of hope Into every city v.here conditions exist such as those that Bhackled this city before the uprising of the people and the revive warfare of the Mayor. Philadelphia aroused is likely to stay aroused. The bnttle just won was merely a preliminary rkirmlsh. A ntruggl* is come that cannot fail to shake this city to its politic foundation, the ramifications of which must necessarily affect the State organization and the ultimate tremors of which may reach national affairs. The political world is much like the submarine world. Warfare is Incessant, but as a rule this warfare is carried on in the depths and no ripple of the struggle reaches the smiling and placid surface. Once in a while two monsters of the deep meet in fierce combat, fight their way to the surface, lash the water Into a foam, and a Ciant body, cruelly, perhaps fatally, wounded. throws itself in the air In tho agony of. the struggle, Then the wan giants plunge be neath the waves; the waters regain their wonted calm and all is still and peacefuL To the ob server the battle is over. To those who know the mysteries of the deep, the warfare goes on the came— c-apeless. pitiless and remorseless. Philadelphia has had one of these surface bat tles. Th* surrender of the organization and the •withdrawal of the gas lease was a surface fight. The battle ie to be waged more fiercely than ever from now on, but it will have none of the spectacular embellishments that has marked the tattle of the last week. There will be no mass meetings, braying bands or red fire. There will be no street corner and newspaper denuncia tion and recrimination. It will be Instead a grim, silent battle beneath the surface. There •will be occasional ripples to indicate that th« war is goins on. but the fight will be In the depth* and out of public Fight. HOW THE MAYOR RULES. To understand the conditions it Is necessary to give a brief outline of the political situation end the organization of the municipal govern ment. The Mayor of Philadelphia has power as great as, If not greater than, the chief executive of any other city in this country. He has under him four chiefs of departments whose tenure of office depends absolutely on him. These chiefs, In turn, control without restriction of any kind practically 11,000 city positions. There are fo-ty-two wards In this city, and these wards are subdivided Into :.O4' election precincts. Each ward has its leader. Each precinct has its captain. Unlike New-York, these ward leaders are not elected under primary 'aw, but hold office entirely by recognition from the Mayor and department chiefs. Each of thesa precinct captains Is an office holder, or defignates an alternate as an offlce- Jjolder. There are ten jobs allotted on the av erage- to each division or precinct. The ward leader controls all the Jobs in each ward through consultation with his precinct captain. Each v.ard leader is entitled to a $3,000 place, or j-ecures .from the central committee a sum of money equivalent to this for "campaign" pur poses. The precinct captains hold Jobs of vary ing value., and beneath them are the other nine. whore places depend entirely upon the organiza tion. Jt will be se?n that every position, Starting With tlj<> lowest, leading up to the precinct cap tain and through him to the ward leader, through the ward leader to the chief of the de partment. is dependent absolutely upon the dic tate of the Mayor, through his control of the heads of the four departments. "With a knowl edge of this tremendous power vested in tho Ma; or. it seems almost incredible that a Mayor lias never revolted before. It is more a tribute to the solidity and cohesive force of the organi zation than to the independence of the chief ex ecutive of the city. FIGHT FOR THE DEPARTMENTS. The four department* of the city government, •with their respective commissioners, are: Pub llo Safety, Colonel Sheldon Potter; Public "Works, A. Lincoln Acker; Charities, Frederick J. Bhnyer; Health, Dr. Martin. The last two have been loyal to Mayor Weaver all through. Potter and Acker are now appointees, vice Cos tello and Smyth, organization men, removed by the Mayor. Mayor "Weaver now holds Potter and Acker In office under a writ of supersedeas from the Supreme Court. This writ is return able on Thursday. If the organization leaders •.re able to win the legal contest nullifying these two appointments, they will have crippled tha Mayor in the most powerful two departments of the city government. If, on the other hand, tho <Kayor can continue them In office, he will then be In absolute control of the entire four depart ments. The vigor and viclousness wi^h which this legal battle will bo fought can be realized •when It Is understood what Is at stake. Potter and Acker will undoubtedly fail of confirmation by the councils, but it Is safe to assume that no one •whom the Mayor might appoint would be con. firmed, by council*, and Acker and Potter will <soubtles» serve as Interim appointments. Tho Mayor has more than two years to serve yet. and It is certain that he will carry on the battle until the last day of his administration, unless the enemy completely succumbs. In the coming struggle there will be arrayed gainst each other the Mayor, with this giant power on one side, and on the other the organi zation, with years of absolute subserviency on the part of its members that has been made obedience almost a second nature to them. Added to this ygfiH be whatever help the State organization can bring to its assistance. It will be a fight in which there will be no quarter, and the final determination of which will be the complete destruction of Weaver or a complete reorganization of the present machine, with %Veaver dominating the new combination. WHO WEAVER IS. A word as to Weaver. Weaver is an English man. His friends do not claim anything brill iant for him. He has that tenacity of purpose, bulldog courage and Inability to quit, character! Ist ie of the English, which has carried the Eng lish flag over the seven seas. He is In the fight to stay and it is ifa to assume that nothing can pjll him out. a Pennsylvania Railroad offi cial to-day, when asked to give a character de scription of Weavor, said: I know nothing better than a slang phrase ■ colored porter on my car used. He was being taken to task for apparent lack of aggressive r;»fs In a certaii case, when he said stubbornly: "I knows I dor.'t het up easy, but I holds my eteain good." Mayor Weaver Is j.ow the idol of the public, and if Lt any time in the future lie may call upon th« people for support, be is assured of a hearty response. He tended church to-day fes usual, and this afternoon presided at a meet ing of his Bible class at the Tioga Baptist Church. He made a brief address to the mem. bers of his class, in which he stated that th» victory just won wan most gratifying:, but that the fight had only started and would be waged to a finish. Senator Penroße, Commissioner Durham, Councilman Beger and Senator McNichol have all been at Atlantic City to-day In conference. Their friends declare that they win eolidify their machine and keep every cog intact. They •ay >nat they. have. put the Maygr la a hols by Fiiddenly robbing him <>t liis Issue and plac ing him face to fac« with the necessity of rals injr approximately M 0.000,000 for city needs. They Bay that h« can secure this money only by Increasing the tax r^te or by a bond Issue, both of which would d<? unpopular with the people. Tl that the machine is r.s ' or. although they admit they would «1 the tishi h-:d they pushed ft to a con clusion. They say now that they are able to reform their lines and po ahead as powerfully as ever. Ir is reported here to-night, however, that It was decided lo start Impeachment proceedings against the Mayor on Tuesday, though on what ground could not be learned. SERVICES AT THE CHURCHES. Notes of triumph over the first victory of the j people over the "gang" were Bounded to-day I from many pulpits throughout the city. There ] v.a« unstinted praise for the heroic action of Mayor Weaver In defying the machine man- ! agers, but through all the sermons ran a note ; of warning. The people were urged not to relax their vigilance for an instant, but to continue the battle for decent government until the distressed organization is driven from power and the citizens regain their right to rule them selves. Th* all-absorbing topic was touched upon at many of the memorial services arranged for the <irru:d Army posts, and the veterans were that real patriotism demanded that the arrogant despoilers of the city be rebuked and th<» Mayor, chosen ruler of the municipality, be supported In his battlo for civic righteous ness. With one accord these ministers of the CJospel that tho victory just •won !>•> mtil the disruption of th< chine is made complete . "The People Versus the Thieves; or. Who Shall Rule?" was the subject of an a<Mii"ss delivered by ex-Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith, In "the Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Church. "True religion," he said, "includes civic virt ues. There is no higher duty than that of meet- Ing the requirements that high citizenship im poses upon people who live under a government of free constitution, where The success of that government lies upon the will of the people." One of the strongest sermons of the day was preached by the Rev. Samuel C. Dean, pastor of the Lehigh Avenue Baptist Church, who recent ly criticised Mayor Weaver very severely. He took for his subject, "The New Declaration of Independence," and said in part: The city of Philadelphia ha.? written, unrolled and launched her new declaration of independence. She calls with clarion voice for every true citizen to stand by the bill of rights. Her voice is now the voice of Deity. Her chief executive at th© oppor tune me has struck the initial blow, which, if fol lowed by the hard, successive, persistent hammer- Ings of an Indignant and outraged populace, will shortly, perhaps sooner than any of us can realize. shatter ajid shiver this hydra headed machine into so many fragments that no earthly power can re construct it. Every honest citizen at this time owes !t to his city, his country, his God, to shout loyalty to the Mayor and uphold his hands. We are not satisfied merely with the victory in the feat of the gas steal. Wo are fighting for an eternal principle, which has been embodied in our constitution and which was fought for by our revo lutionary sires, namely, whether or not the peoplo shall rule- whether or not we shall submit to one man rule 'or the voice of the people; whether ono man. who holds no offlco In the gift of tho people, shall brazenly usurp the people's rights and issua his ukase from the Betz Building', who shall hold the destinies of nearly a million and a half of people In hi 3 grasp. , They have abused the sacred name of the Re publican party lor their own aggrandizement. They no more represent Its principles and tenets than Benedict Arnold represented the country he claimed to light for. They have broken faith and betrayed the people whom they claim to represent, and de serve the most blasting and withering 1 scorn from ever}' man citizen who loves the right. They have cast their lot with "spotted men," political free booters, and, If they have not shared in their spoils, they have stooped to their shame. Every man or figure — marionette, perhaps I should say— who will continue to serve the. waning and wasting Durham should be branded as a political Cain, and bear the mark to the grave and pos terity, for he has stooped to the infamous depth of attempted sacrifice of hie brother man. Philadelphia, this fair city — the cradle of Liberty, th^ garden spot of homes, the repository of staid and upright citizens— has become tho cynosure of the world's eyes. Upon us devolves the solution of the problem of twentieth century municipal gov ernment. How shall we solve it? Our monumental crime has been our civic apathy. We have relegated tho government to brigands and boodlers. Their crime will become ours if we do not Use our voting- franchise. Submission and indifference will become guilt, and if we do not take an Interest in municipal affairs by voice and vote, anarchy, misrule and corruption will reign. Preaching- to Colonel Fred Taylor Post, No. 19, Grand Army of the Republic), the Rev. Blckley Burns, pastor of the Methodist Episcopal Union Church, had this to say on the local situation: Comrades, as in 1881, bad times have fallen upon us again. Our enemies seek not only to despoil the nation, but to despoil our children's children. Tho patriots of old. such as Washington and Franklin, sought by deeds and thought to build up a nation. They were our leader*. Our leaders now, so called. se»lc by deals and cunning not to build up, but to tear down. Now is your time, comrades, to prove your pa triotism a second time. So long 1 as the Mayor keeps his hands to the plough «nd looks not back, back him vp — back him up now and next Novem ber at the polls. In his sermon, "Philadelphia's Shame; or. Civic Righteousness Versus Civic Corruption," the Rev. Arthur Oakes, of Scott Methodist Epis copal Church, vehemently condemned the organ ization's methods and works. After reviewing the "foul work done by the conspirators" In both Harrlsburg and Philadelphia, he said: An Irresponsible and self-constituted political gang 4 that has ruled in defiance of the best inter ests and opinions of the citizens deserves no con sideration whatever. They should be utterly anni hilated: nothing Is too severe for their punishment But now comes the real test of whether our city will be free or remain under the thumbs of the fc.'i .*r. If our citizens will keep up the fight and not allow their righteous Indignation to cool the or ganization will ultimately fall and pure government will be the result. Happily. th» press and pulpit are on the right Fide of tho question, and I. o-s a Christian minister, with the welfare of the people at heart, am decid edly in favor of keeping up the fight. The Rev. George H. Bickky. pastor of the Arch Street Methodist Episcopal Church, in his sermon, "God's Contempt for Cowards," spoke strongly against those men who are afraid to takes sides in any political fight. He said: The man who will not take sides In any great fight such as t!-e present battle against the s,\s steal is a coward and ought to be forever branded as unfit to associate with patriots. And there is but one side a Christian man can conscientiously .loin In this great war between special privilege and equal right*. This is the fide on which ministers of tho Gospel, honest men and good citizens are promi nent. CUSTOM OFFICER STOPS ME. MORTON. Secretary of Navy Allowed to Pass Gates When He Disclosed Identity. Soon after the White Star Line steamer Celtic reached her pier, yesterday jfternoon, a tall man hurriedly approached - ie r«t£«wm officer on duty at the gate which guards the entrance to where the passengers have their baggage inspected. Not having a custom house pass ho was promptly stopped by the officer. "I have come to meot ray brother," snid ■ he man with a smile. i- it you haven't a p:iss. sad I cannot admit you." replied tl •• official "My name is Morton. Paul Morton," Whispered the visitor in the official's ear, "and, by th- way, I am the present Secretary of the Navy." Just at this time, and before the d.«.Z' ■! official could catch his I. rt.itl> after excluding a Cabinet officer. Deputy Collector Bishop, catching right of Secretary Morton, rushed over to the gate and escorted him, without any further delay or ques tioning, within the gate. Turning with a smile to the bewildered Kate man. Secretary Morton said: "You did Just right. li was my fault. ! thought Cabinet officers were better known."' He then hurrk-d down the pier to meet his brother, J. Morton, of Chicago, who, with his daughter. Miss Helen Morton, was a passenger on the Celtic NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. MONDAY. MAY 2». 1908, EXPECTS TO WIN APPEAL ALEXANDER TO AGENTS. Peace To Be Sought at Equitable Meeting H r ednesday. Wlien the director? of tho Knuitnble Utt As pnrance Society, at their meeting on Wednesday, have heard the Frlck committee's report. Senator Depew nrd others who have been working for a settlement of the factional flgnl In the society will put forth their strongest efforts, it is ex pected, toward ending the difficulty which has hurt npany's business. Thej will argue thai the report has not borne out the charges made against the leaders of tho faction? In tfie beginning of the fight, and that a reconciliation which shall t;<k» no notice of personal animus is necessarj f"r the welfare of th<: ESquitable. The only stumbling block In the way of other attempts to settle the difficult] has been the mutuallzatlon of the society, held up pending the decision of Justice Maddox. Now that he has de cided against actualization unless all the stock holders consent to It. a proposal will be mad ■ to the directors by some member of the peace party that Mr. Ilyde be asked to put Into effect an offer he made once in the course of the mutuallzation negotiations, to put his stock Into the hands of trustees for voting If he let his trustees elect the twenty-eight directors to represent polieyhold ers. all difficulty about the polic'yhblders' voting would be avoided, say those who favor this plan, yet the mutualization to which he and the Alex ander party pledged themselves would be carried out. This plan, it la understood, has been considered by President Alexander and his lawyers, and by William Nelson Cromwell, who is working for peace In the society. They approve the Idea and would favor it in the meeting, it la thought. Whether Mr. Hyde's advisers would urge him to carry It out, now that the Maddox decision has loft him In a position practically to shut out mutualization, could not be learned yesterday. It is known that they have been considering a plan of asking the directors to rescind the amend ed Charter giving the pollcyholders power to elect twenty-eltfht directors. Two objections to this present themselves accord- Ing to one of the directors: One. that th« directors, having passed unanimously these amendments, might consider they had not the power to rescind their action; the other, that since most of the points incorporated In the amendments were the sugges tions of Superintendent Hendricks, made in confer ence with ail the parties concerned, it might be ■ ■. tremely inadvisable for the board to take any action rescinding those amendments. LAWYERS THINK APPEAL. WOULD WIN. President Alexander sent out to the managers and ngents of the Equitable yesterday a communication made to him by counsel for the society regarding the Maddox decision In the Lord suit. The letter was signed by William B. Hornblower, Adrian H. Jollne, ex-Judge William N. Cohen and Charles E. Hughes, It declared that the Appellate Court prob ably would not affirm the decision of Justice M:» i dox. These lawyers said they held that the opinion of no one justice could be conclusive. Their letter went on: If. therefore, the opinion of Mr. Justice Madd >x as a correct Interpretation of th^ legal at.-uiis <vf this society, ■ :kholder, holding one share of stock of th< par value of $11)0, has the legal right to defy the the remaining 999 shares and of 'he entire U>ard of der* mid to prevent for all time any sion whatsoever to the claims, which th« board of din store of this society liaa hei^ tiii'.j times unanimously declared to be ju equitable, of policyholders to a share- at least In inagement of tha vast assets of this groat sams r^nlt follows as to all other life ln surance companies organized under the ■ consequences of Mr. Just!.'.; Mi opinion are certainly m.,st startling, and are of the 1 moment to the rights of policyholders In general. When the proposal to extend to policy holders of ociety the right to vote was about to be broiifcht by you to the attention of t!i" board of rs, at its regular meeting In February last, tderslgned concurred in two written opinions ■ one to u.k effect that the board had the riKht to proceed under ths charter, and by a three-fourths vote of the board to confer on policyholders hold ing policies of over 16,000 tho right to vote; the other that the charter could be amended under section of the ixistinK Insurance law by a ma jority voto of the board, so as to confer the right to vote on policyholders generally 1 hes» opinions were not hasty or perfunctory i>ut were given by those who signed th»m after careful consideration and after examination of th • authorities bearing on the subject, ln^ludir.? t!i latest decisions of the Supreme Court of th" United States and of the courts of this Stati Giving- all due weight and respoct to the opinion or Mr. Justice Muddox. we remain firmly con of the correctness of the opinions which 7 BT av e In February last, ard with a 'nil sense of our professional resyousibilitv, we reel it our duty to reiterate the same. We are of opinion that the learned jnstlca has fallen into error as to the truo interpretation and errer-t of tho statutory Uiw of this State as applied to the charter of this society and the powers of stockh^d and fhe rii?hts uf the PoUcyholders and ., We T are clearly of opinion that the decision of -Mr. Justice Maddox Is erroneous, and we that It should b« and will be revt-rsed upon appeal 10 acquiesce in th\s decision would bo to abandon what the board of directors have heretof dertaken to accomplish in tho direction of mutual iziiifi- this society aa to Its control and managemi nt bo ;is to carry out, in part, at least, what the founders of this society had in mind when th-j cl arter was adopted. The amended charter, now before the Superin tendent of Insurance for his approval embodies tl c unanimous rtbult of the views of thf members of the board and confers upuu tho pollc] tue right t.> elect a majority of th« board It would. In our opinion, ho most Injurious to the In terests of the society and to it* future welfare and its ponnafl.-nt prosperity If the amended charter should not be carried Into effect, by reason of t nM injunction granted by Justice Maddox and we are firmly of 01 Inlon that tho appellate courts will de cline to approve of the views expressed by Mr Justice Mad lox as to the validity of the proceed ings of this board in adopting the amended charter "The rfls-.ilt." Bays President Alexander to the ns"nts. "is not a final disposition of rlio questions Involved, t have undtminisheri confidence that the just and salutary action of tho board In the adop tion of the amended charter will eventually be sustained by the courts." Agents of other Insurance companies already are using the argument In their canvassing if was i>-iirn<;d yesterday, that the Equitable is not so choice an Investment a* other companies, as it is controlled absolutely by the stockholders, and no .older ever oould have a word to say about the disposal of the surplus accumulated from his premiums. Samuel ITntermyer, William C. Gulliver, C B Alexander ;md other of Mr. Hyde's lawyers held ences all day yesterday. They are preparing for a fight to ;. finish In the meeting on Wednesday. Mr. Hyde's frien.ls de.-!rvre that no harmony play Will be heeded, for they Intend to force the 1 uniil the 1< . r f;ictio:i defeat. The rep" 1 "' was revived that soon after the meet ing President Alexand E Tarbell would resign. i:->th have denied that they would r sl^'n, and they cannot be forced out. save by action of the attorney General, until their i-rm's- Milreii. T;,er. a ■ eeling among 1 that the Attorney General might t;tke such action to sav< the company, If the fight was not settled soon. Superintendent Hendricks is expected to return to this c it y to-day, bur he will not rrsu:n.- ills .'\ amlnatlon of witnesses, it la thought, until after the meeting <m Wednesday. MAY PAY FULL CLAIMS. Merchants' Trust Securities Said To Be in (rood Condition. The investigations up to date of th.* !.■: ; rs Into the affairs of the Merchants Trust ilnt, ir is said, to the probable payment of t!».< depositors In full without any recourse to s£n •ni of tl ■ stock. An examinatioi pans of Rutland, Vt.. it is said, shows ir t.i be a tolerably t. and the Rutland Street Railw; I tinct value though ■ ■ .-■ aled." As to the Power ' "ompanj . I elr ho] N'n definite opinion, apparently. Is exp • her. it is si 1 nation shows that these which 1 r the development rf theii .'■•- the Merchants' Trust Company lent up ward • . .1 f;ir better condition thin • first suppi 'd !- ; ' nator Alfred H. Page, Otto r president of the New-York Trust Company which ir on< ' the receivers, and X.'. .. receivers' counsel, returned , visit to these prop erties. Douglas Robinson, the other rev«siv»r, was unable to da so. Several ofTera. It la laid, have already be-en received for the properties. Particulars as to the condition of the Merchants' Trust Company are looked for at the week end. when permanent receivers will probably be ap pointed . It Is said that one of the questions thai has still to be decided is whether certain contractors shall receive the preferential treatment they claim in the winding up of the company's affairs. Una Of tb.a Gould lawyers denied yesterday tho Why Not Preserve Your Teeth ? A little care at the right time may save much subsequent distress. For preventing decay and pro moting cleanliness of the teeth nothing surpasses Dr. Sheffield's Creme-Dentifrice Used by the Elite of the Worid Since 1850 FOR SALE KVFRYWHEUK. printed report that George and Howard Gould had joined Frank and Helen Gould In a 55.000.000 fund in reorganize 1 tic Merchants' company. The Goulds wore out of the company, said t h<- lawyer, and had no Intention to resume their connection In any shape or form. Ignorance of any such plan in con templation was likewise expressed among other lawyers interested in the company's affairs. GOSPEL "AUTOS" INFIELD Evangelists Make Tour of Small Parks Mass Meeting. A mass meeting was held at the Academy of Music yesterday afternoon by the committee In ch;U'Ke of the evangelistic work about the city for tho interdenominational committee. Dr. Freder ick Courtney, rector of St. James's Episcopal Church, the Rev. James B. Ely and the Rev. Dr. C. i. Goodell delivered short addresses. Music was furnished by the united choirs of sev eral Episcopal churches, under the direction of Homer Morris, choir master of St. George's Church. Bishop Courtney spoke on "The Life We Lead." "When we have laid aside the sinful life, the life of hankering after pleasure, we shall he free from such a terrible sta'.n as that which typifies the greedy gas pan«: in Philadelphia." he said. The Rev. Mr. Ely likened the greed of the Phil adelphia gas rinp to a small boy who spoiled a cake his mother had baked. Mr. Goodel] outlined tho work the committee ts und< rtaklng. Betides t!* choir, Harry H'irMjch. barytone solo ist of St. George's Church, the American Quartet and other soloists sang. TU<- committee withheld the names of two women who had furnished twenty or more automobiles to the committee f"r the park services. On© of tho features of j Bterday's work was service* In the small parks about the city, the speakers making tht Ir addresses In the automobiles. COMMEND NEW-YORK UNTVEESITY. Report Adopted by Presbyterian General Assembly Before Adjournment. !BT TEr.EOF'.APH TO THB TRIBUNE. ] Winona I-ake, Ind., May 28.— Just before the ad journment of the General Assembly yesterday afternoon Dr. John Bancroft Devlns. of New-York, offer ■! the following report on the approaching seventy-third anniversary of N>;w-York T'nlverslty, which was unanimously adopted: Tho standing committee of the college board, having received a papi r from the sssembly intro m alumnus of New-York University. calling attention to th« approaching anniversary of that Institution marking the completion of s»v cnty-flve years of its history, presents the follow port: The Gi neral Assembly takes note of the fln nouncement that New-York University Is to eete ln October of this year ftr seventy-fifth an nlversary. The assembly recognlzea the fact that this ln stitutlon Is notable among the universities situated In our chief cities for Us lari^e Indebtedness for Us ■ cc nnrl maintenance to members of the Pres byterian and Reformed churches. "Tha assembly expresses Its appreciation of the Bplendl already mads by Xew-YorkT.nl versity and bids Its chancellor, council and facul ties godspeed as they uphold a high standard or in under Christian a-.-plcen In our me tropolis. , The b jsembly hereby appoints a committee or five to represent this body at the coming celebra nd to convey the eitvrere conßratulatlons 01 iho General Aasembly; tho moderator, vlce-mod . rator and the stated shall be memoers vt this committee; th* other two members shall be appointed by tho moderator. GOSPEL TENT SERVICES BEGIN. Addresses Made to West Side Crowds from Automobile Pulpita. The opr-ninc meeting of the Gospel tent at Broad way and B7th-st. was led yesterday by the Rev. Thomas Houston. th» blind evangelist, of Glasgow. I, Before the services In the tent the "automobile pulDlts" went from place to place -.<r. the West Side, and the crowds were addressed by the Rev Dr. Robert S. Mac Arthur and others. Mr. in urged his bearers to work for a g-reat re vival in this city this summer. TO SEE SUNDAY SCHOOL PARADE. Mayor and Police Commissioner Will Go to Williamsburg on June 8. Major McClellan and Police Commissioner Mc- Adoo will vi * 1( Williamsburg to see the annual parade and review of twenty-five thousand Sunday school children and their t»achora on the afte; - noon of June S. Thcs« teachers and child: ■ long to tho thirty-seven schools embraced In tho Brooklyn Eastern District Sunday School Associa tion and the parai!^ will commemorate the forty seventh anniversary of the society. That the Mayor a ,,, ( police Commissioner would review the parade was made known in all the Sunday schools be longing to the association yesterday. Both officials will t"i the guests at the Hanover Club, where the grandstand will be er«cted. and will afterward be present at the r ption given to tho clergy. mblyman Charles F. Murphy, of Brooklyn, who w;ts Instrumental in having the bill passed In the legislature setting aside a parade day for Sun (l iv school children in Brooklyn each year, Is to be honored by the Bunday school societies of Brook lyn with a dinner at the Oxford Club next !• rt- Jay night. FRIENDS BEGIN ANNUAL MEETING. There wa> a large gathering of Friends yesterday at the meeting house, at Rutherford Place and F.;:st 15th-st The occasion was the beginning of th.> New- York yearly meeting of the Religious of Friends. Addresses were made hy Henry Wilbur, who i- the secretary of the committee for the advancement of Frit-mis 1 principles: Mrs. Cornell. Burling Hallock, of Amawalk: Joel !• Woodstown, and Dr. John Bhotweii. of Manasquan. [„ ,!, there iraa a gathering of Sunday school workers and children. Miss Amy J. Millar. of Broooklyn, presided, and Mrs. Mary Nichols [ Chappaqua, made ;>" address on "Peace. 1 The' meeting will continue thrown Thursday. ARCHBISHOP DEDICATES CHURCH. Archbishop Farley went to Port Chester yester day a ,,,i ,],. Church of Our Lady of the Rosary, recently erected bj the Italians of that The occasion was marked by a large out ■ Italians of Westchester County. A i of about a thousand of them, with the Catholic soctetles of Port Cheater and rted the Archbishop and his iiart> to and from tli<- trains The Archbishop was assisted by Monplcnor I^avelle, who celebrated mass, and by the !'.•■% . 1' '!■■■■• M.lt, se, pastOX •■: church. ANNIVERSARY OF ALL SAINTS. The eighty-first anniversary of the formation of All Saints' Protestant Episcopal Parish was observed yesterday morning In the old stone church at the Intersection of Henry aiM Bcannell its. Th* attendance was light, as the membership of this parish is steadily diminishing! The Rev. Dr. Will lam N Dimm-ll conducted the service*. There wore only thirty persons present besides the choir. CROWD SEES SQUADRON A PARADE. Three thousand persons witnessed the review and evening parade yesterday of Squadron A, which has been in camp at Van Cortlandt Park for three days. Major Oliver D Brldgmun was in com mand! Be said aft the Held manoeuvres and drill that he was very proud of his men. All after noon Ihe offloors anil inon held receptions In their tents There was only one accident. Private John Smith hud his knee badly wrenched by having bis horse fall on him. A horse ran away while the parade was K<>ins on, but hi wad caught before he ,-i,' any damage. Th.- s.:uk<lioh will break camp to day at 3 p. m.. arriving at their armory about 6 o'clock. They go next year to I'eeksklll. If you're going away for the holi day and remember you've forgotten something — call us up. We've an exceptional assortment of swift-footed messengers to deliver anything man or boy wears. Rogers, Peet & Company. Thret Broadway Stores. 258 842 1260 at at at Warren St. 13th St. 32nd St. Proposals. GOVEBNOR'S ISLAND. N. Y. H., MAY 15, 1905. — Sealed proposal?, in triplicate, for material an.! labor required in th» construction of addition for Chief Quart erraaster's Office ■ l'.uildin< No. 15), on Governor's Island N. v. H., will be received here until 11 a Si.. May 31. 1905. V. SI reserves right to reject any or all bids Information furnished on application. Envelopes containing proposals will be endors»d: "Proposals for Ad dition to Chief Quartermaster's Office. Governor's Island, NY.' TRABEK NORMAN. Q. M. PROPOSALS.— LONDON, CONN., MAY 25. IM& — Scaled proposals, in triplicate, win be re ceived at the office of Constructing Q>..art«Tma«ti»r, New London. Conn., until B A. M.. Juno ■■ la«jO. f.>r the con struction of a distilling plant at Fort Terry, N. Y. 0 8 reserves right to reject or accept any or all proposals, or any part thereof. Information furnished on application. Envelopes containing proposals should be marked vpro posals for construction of distilling plant at Fort Terry. N. V.," and addressed to Constructing Quartermaster, New London. Conn. PROPOSALS FOR MISCELLANEOUS BUF lillos — ()ffli-e of the Asits'ant Purchasing Ag»nt. Isthmian Canal Commlsaion. 24 State dtreer, New- York, May 27, 1!)"5 Sf-ale.l proposals. In triplicate, will be received at the office ,->f the Assistant Purchas ing Aarent, Isthmian <"'anal Commission, 24 ytate Street. New-York, until l.vsi A. M . June 3. 1903. for furnish ing household furnishings, commissary supplies, paving brick, hardwood flooring, furniture, etc. Blanks and full Information may be obtained from this office. ALFRED ANDERSON. Assistant Purchasing Agent. gEALED PROPOSALS IN DUPLICATE will ba received up to 2:80 p. m Saturday, Jur.e 17. 190,'. anl opened lmme-Jiately thereafter by the Commis sioner of Immigration. Ellis Island. >■'. V . for furnishing that Station with annual iu;.pl!ea during the fiscal year June 8«. IBOC such supplies Including electrical. engineer's, plumber's and Janitor's supplies, lumber, glass, paliita ard hardware Further information conoarnlng the conditions and limltatlon.l governing bidders may he ob tained from Robert Watohnrn. Cummlssioner. JJ 8. ENGINEER OFFICE. NEWPORT. R. 1., May 2!>, 1905. — Sealed proposals for enlarging draw opening In Stone Bridge over Sakonnet River. Tt-«r ton. R. 1., will be received her» until 11 a. m.. June 29, 1906. and then publicly opened. Information furnished on application. J. H. WILLARL*. Lt. Col.. Engrs. gEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE celveil at the. <->SJ<-« of the Light-House Engineer. Tompktnsville. N. T . until 12 o'clock M . June 21. 1900. ami then opened, for furnishing miscellaneous article* for the Llght-Houn* Establishment, for the fiscal year end- Ing June 30. 19OV In accordance, with specifications, copies of which, with blank proposals and other Information, may be had upon application to Lieut. Col. W. T. Russell, Cores of Engineers, U. B. A.. Engineer. PROPOSALS FOR HOSPITAL BEDS. LINO LEU3C REFRIGERATORS. Be— (Nfcl Isthmian Canal Commission Washington. D. C . May 27. 1905.— Pealed proposals. !n triplicate, will be received at the office of the. Purchasing Agent. Isthmian Canal Commis sion, Washington. D. C, until 10:30 A M . June «. 1903. at which time they will >x» opened in public, for furnish ing hospital bed*, stools, linoleum, mattress covers, refrig erator^ anJ setups Blanks and full Information may be obtained from this offloa. H. J. GALLAGHER. V. 9. Army. Purchasing Ag*nt. PROPOSALS FOR TRANSPORTATION.— Chief Quartermaster's Office. 415 Pullman Building. Chicago. 111.. May 1, It*.* Sealed proposals. In duplicate. will 1*» received here until 11 A. M.. Central time. June 1 tl*>.l and then opened, for furnishing; transportation for military supplies from points in the United State* to Manila P. I . from July 1. IDOS. to June » 19t«. Infor mation furnl?h»d on application. Envelope* containing propoaala to be marked: •■Proposals for transportation, and addressed to U. Col. W. H. Miller. Chief Q- M MAKES NEW OCEAX TIME. Anchor Line Record Broken by the Caledonia. Although delayed by the fog from arriving at her pier, the Anchor Line steamer Caledonia mad* a record run from Instrahaull. off Moville. to the Sandy Hook lightship. The distance is 2... 3 mil-s. and the Caledonia covered it in six days and twen ty-three hours. the best time that any vessel of the Anchor Line has ever made It in. The Caledonia Is a. new vessel, and the latest ad dition to the Anchor Line fleet. Captain Baxter expects that she will make better time later. This Is her third trip to this port. The Caledonia arrived off the Bar at 4 p. in. Saturday, but like all tho rest of the westbound transatlantic liners, waa obliged to anchor owing to the fog. TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS. Passengers arriving by the steamer Celtic yester day wero: A Aldrlch and fair.ilv. I I,ady H.ime Prummond. The Rev C. H. Blxby. |E. E. Hllr.na Sefior Don Jos«S G. Clfuente Joy Morton. The Rev. Dr. L 'lghtor . Miss H"len Morton. CY.l^mun. ; Sir n. MuJgrav*. L!«utenar.t Colonel Home 1 . 1 • ! ■• M is?' • Drummond. I Among those arriving by the steamer St. Paul were: Professor George F. Barker !J. .T. McCardjr. Or.oral H. Clay Evans. ; Thomas Haight I.es^tt. M. D. Flower. J. Hewitt Uortran. General Rush C. Hawkins. , Ctiarlea F. Rockwell. Walter Learned. j Edwards MAEINE INTELLIGENCE. MINIATURE ALMANAC. Sunrls* 4:rt4!Surset 7:2t!Moon rices 2:30 am [Moon's age -•'< HIGH WATER. A.M.— Sandy Book 4:oliGov. [aland 4:27. He!! r.nt» 6:* l P.M.— Sandy Hook •:S3iGov. I,!ana s:o&|Hel] Gate 6:53 INCOMING STEAMERS. TO-UAT. Vnat From. Line. •Oscar 11 Copenhagen. May 17 Scand-Am •Zeelan.l Antwerp. May 20 . . Rad Star • Statenrtam Rotterdam, May 80.... Holland-Am •Zulta Curacoa. May -2 .... K*>j t> ♦Orizaba Colon. May -"» Panama Moniti bello dim ''■. April 29 Italian IJriilsh King Antwerp. May 13 I'ha^.x City of Atlanta Savannah, May 24 Savannah Homer Bl l.uWa. May 20 . Lamport ,v II It r;i su.l Galveston. Ha 23 ..M.;r«aM Cotnua Orleans, May .» Morgan TUESDAY, MAY Zt>. •K. Wllhelm 'It Or. Bremen. May -.1 N « LJoy.l Georsic Liverpool, M i\ a) White. Star I-ampayas Oalvexton, Mar "4 Mai lory Me«aba L»-niion. May "0 Ailantic-Traiia WEDNESDAY. MAY SI. •Oceanic, Liverpool, May '.'» White Star •iitta dl Genoa Naples, May 17 . .... La Veloce ■Mansanarei . . . . I* Guayra. May S3 Thebaud •Prtmesa Irene Gibraltar, May i.. N <J L.!oyd Baxbar . ....Bremen, May -1 . N<« Lloyd Qermania Naples. May IS llamb-Am St Flllans Gibraltar, May II Twed.Sell Co Promatheua Hamburg, May i; Kupracbt Co •Brings mall. OUTGOING STEAMERS. TO-DAT. Vnsei Vessel. For. Line. Mali* close. sails. JeJTerson. Norfolk. PI ! Dominion ."".:• ■<> p m TUESDAY. MAY SO. Kronprlaa Wilhelm. Br*m«n, x c, I.K'.vd :.■;■>. i m 100pm j Prinr. Adalbert. Naplea, Hamb-Aa ::(« ;> m M.i -:. Mam.llles. Fa^re Armenian. Liverpool, White St-.r . Hrelz Huel. Australia. V st Aust Co. Apache, Ja.-k«'jn.::ie. Clyde 3;Oi> p in Princess Anne, Norfolk, old Dominion. 3:l<opm WEDNESDAY, MAY SI. Noordum. ■•:!i.n. Holland-Ant i'. : ::n»m 10: CO a m Teutonic. Llv».-p>ol. Whtte Star.. ... 0:90 am H):0O*n Kentucky. Cop«nhaKen. .-Vand-Am. . . .ma am - ■«*» i- m Al.iin->. t'Jalvesloii. Mallnry 3:0 Op in Coir.us. New -Orleans, Mor(aa.. 12:00 m SHIPPING NEWS. Port of New- York, Sunday, May 28. 1905. ARRIVED. StMn'.er Oltle (Br), If— Liverpool May 19 ant Que«Q*town M, to the v bit* star Lin*. »liv 322 cVj.a | B REDMAN I A HOT WEATHER COLLAR B ITS GOOD POINTS ARE ITS LONG POINTS. || _^ Amusements. BOERWAR Cndrr th* Manatem.-nt of \rr A. \\. LEWIS. THE OKK.IN ATOR, STIPKNDOtS. DRAMATIC. KEAI.ISTia Gcn.PietCronjc, "The Lion of South Africa.." 1.000 Bbsjm and l'.rtlHh Veteran*. Boer Women. Children sad Native* of South \f-lr« re-enarting T ''* K B&t i 1 V of CoI * n « 0 - th " •<- of r-n- : ■■ - th» FlUtht of D- Wet. and g:v!r.g P.-allstlc P!,-f;?M of Life and Conditions In the Transvaal BRIGHTON BEACH PARK Every Day. Including ->!in.l it. Afternoons at S. Evr.lr.K* at S.3J. 25 and 50 Cts. Box Seats, $1.00. Train every minute froni Brooklyn Bridge. HIPPODROME Block of «th Ay. 43d ta 44th St* MANAGEMENT THOMPSON * DfNDY "Y4NKEK ( IRCIS ON MAXS" and "THE RAIDERS." MATINEES EVERY DAY. THOMPSON * DCNDT'S ~" LUNA PARK. f8 DREAMLAND IIAIIIX>I| Mats. Tues .. Thur.. Sal. 25, 50c i EVgs, HODBB j Adelaide Keim in Heartsease j z\£ mil Kztra Mii.r.w. LI II I V 155 TH TIMS TO-NIGHT »:W p.^oa.uT " A T A Iff A" raST^^j IJI.OIBRA, Tth Ay * X«. ST.at. Dally. I>. HI-HAMBUA. " SI YJft* Shannon. Herrmana Herbert Kel.e T A Kfti- "h.inn..n. H^rru.na ff A \3 tin- (.rent. Louise Gunning. Clayto.-i "WhitK ¥ nvl Marie Stuart & Co.. Yf» Coloniai Septette. m^ttta^Jt it-. 1 Nlblo, others. — — - — . ft** "Nil OLONIAL. B"way & «?& Paily Star. SV. SOUOHIAU .*■ Four r>,i::-.- Mi- :.>. Alrxrt Cheralier. Fonr Murtonj". I GOB Gunning. Bedint .• Arthur, Deim^re '. L«e. w v2 Transatlamio Four. Cooper & Robinson. th» "™ *^ Wssdj Oe'.more. ACADEMY OF Ml SIC. lith St 4 Irv.-j PL LAST WEEK. Mat r.-- Decoration Pay. QUINCY ADAMS SAWYER No Wed. mat Mai ?at. only at 2. Eve S:lj. NEXT WEEK MME. SCHUMAXX-HEINB. In LOVES LOTTERY. Seats now oa sals. Rl 101 I Ev ' KS - *:13- M;<;s - To-morrow * ?at.. 1 DI«JVIU DIVIO IIKI %>< ; Present LAST WAPFIFI D " TIIE 8 TIMES. »»^M\» it-U-lV MCSIC MA>M. !PIHDIDP THKAiKK Broadway & 43th St.] LilUrltvLi Evg«i. S:3O. Mat Sat.. 2:Z6. E»tr» Matinee To-morruTc. ; lIIQIC TCUQCCT 1 !'' > ct from iTlterion Th»a«re. Lon- . ! manil ICrlrtOl don. In 'The Freedom of Snisnne. 1 ' . ucbitncn THEATRE. Broadwiy- & ::ih SL liCnuLUOU. Evs*.. %-At,. Ma:^.e* Saturday, j Extrt Matinee Tomonon-. i SAM BERNARD m ""M, 1 N \ j Xnlckcrbccker. B'way. ncth. Ev .S:!3. Mat S ■- :£■ I FRANK DANIELS > -.xtn""!?:^™™**: HIinOftMTHEATRr. •« «r. East of Broadway | MUUoUr9^"s at S:<.V Mat Wed. & Sat. ::15. Extra Matinio To-morrow. |jg t THE HEIR -I,". HCO3AH IIIIB»SrnOTnM»O ♦» St .. Bway & » Ay. Daily Ma*'. HflmmLHol OEntir^ly new Vaudevtlk ea. h we.^. AMERICAN BERTHA K.\I.H« j Eves 1:15. AMERICAW in --r^or;.." 1 Mat- AERIAL r.AIU>i:NS irer Ihe - N " w^ A .^ l ; ri v" 11 1 ¥ - k 1 Season open, LIFTIMi THE LID £S& Th^dar ll™ TEMW-ETOX * MU CO. J By i,fn»nl Request _ T>riI\IKO.TSKV.s rATBjEnWK-' ___- i :■- ;«MhOSSH___Ji3fotSlSj EDEM|"ti^H'! Ml'SKt 1 Charniinc Mus.'- *•«'" _ The Turf. - Brooklyn Jockey club. SIX RACES TO-HAY AT 2M T. M. m •. m run TABLE. Trains leave K. Mih »L. N. T ■ l £*%?i£ ££££. iiitliiiigp every f«-w minute*. «,-,pins at «orHaU. BrW*g ■ • 86th si. From 30th st.. !*raok£D. WTi'-t^hiL at every M BlaUtei fr^m !.».;■> A. -■■■ and 557 steeraq- passengers ar.d (nils*. Arti * I rra ■■ • a rs: A -^d gsHSIrSS Lv 0 ,,, Pteamer Cltta ni Torlr..> ,Ita,). Ki! ."*••'■*" , 4 -- :,^.v.i.s .Naples M. to Boloyneal, I!aifl.-M & -•'• "■ t^. l ' 4 ■;„ - m pawensen and mrtse. Arrived v '^ r * r *„ , 1 Steamer Cal.-Jonla lltr>. !»**<£ « w^Za 132 «•««• May 3>. to Hendetson Uros. w th »■ < **™'*?ST £ Sift. Ruprecht. in t-alUiv.. Arrived ut :h ? .»r »t •.. and mds*. Left yuaiaat.no at 4:4. r •■'; N , w , .nt - t.-. SanJe-son * Son. rvtlh nvl-*r. Au.kJ *t W ami - with" eettli to Artmckl- Bros: vessel ta FUBch. EJ>« i . -i •. , ■trerUK*- pa»»H!B*r». malls and asdoe. a n ..i MS/lto*. N J- «- ». *30 p m-mnd cato: **» Earner I'econio. .lone.. N.w-OrJran^ M-v SelrhtaST. to the Southern Pa'tni Co. with >m3^' I-• *~ in Quarantine at 4:34 t> m. SAILED. Strainers Plnnnr.ore . It»! .. No'-Jolk: AllUiica. * ion: Anglo-Canadian .Kr.. \<le! a M.». M'l^>«T n ,^7 v . vrneon Oeor«»lown. S C: F.nanrf.. i olon. A - -V \ Charlatan am! Jack.onvtUe; Ktn... riiy. *jj«g2g I>.inia u>r». Hnmbont via Newp.Tl New*. >**",-,, Port" Tampa: Otteda .Cuban*. Matinsn. '^1.y,, N.-...UO»r=— .»_ 2:r S., : .^ THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS. FOREIGN VORTS. Llverpo«l. May IS—ArrlvtHi. steamer vlc " t " rUn K !j;^- ".«- New- York; »alle.l. .:«m«r llovt-.- »r.r». U«r. >™ Y-r< (and P^-l Kln.^il« irn^r" Queenstown. JUv '>. t2:M i> Ba—dafl** ;; t '?? m.m ''.' T d vy lKr». SU-ph-n< .from Llvarpooi». N>w-\or< « le^J*« o fos In ..-hannelt. . _„ i> n Kin- Ltzani" May steamer Vtanehaha .nr«. Hc-Nn- St M^a^M^^lA^veSprev.ouMy , teaser Mar^ Mir.fchvttl il>al), DoJcro, C«coa ani Napes t^r ->c- DoverrMaV ML 4:40 p m— Sal".c.l. steamer '■* l<3«\ u«w. f« m Hamburg!. Xew-^urk Eou-Oia*.