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r PART II.
PAGES 13 TO 16. \P*
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?N=_fe*a
j TUESDAY,
? FEBRUARY 25, 1896.
THAT YURUAN EXPEDITION.
?jf WAS HBRBLI AN IN8PECT10N PARTY.
K0 |*HO!_mUTK* ON EITHBB .II>_-Y.:_.
Bir__A's pb mn aoai.nst the proposbo
CHAKTEBBO COMPANT-A I'llOTO
OBAPH OP AN Ol.n MAP B_1 MD,
T__IC-1 ?USTAINS the
? rtjMr.rn'ii: LIXE.
Waahlngton, Feb. M.~"Ths Qeorgetows (Brlti;*,
Oul inn) Chronlcle" of Feb. :-. whl h reach?d the Bu
mbuoI Ameri.-.m Republlc* to-day, contalna th* foi
; mt uf lh* ruruan atrocltte*. which at
l,o mu li attentl m re? ntly, and whlch at the
Umt w. re ?.. isht llkely to lead to an outbreak ot
; tl*a ln lhe dlaputed terrltory:
The expedltl in conalatlng ol Colonel Mclnnla, Mr.
w ?;? ..\ ;?; : ti ? Lleutenant-Colonel Oodfrey
H ... it,' H :;.... i I_ l. ta. rei irne I on
un Yuruan, after accompllshlnR the doub.e
i mllea ln the remarkably ahori tlme . .
iwenty-four w rklng rl iy*. Kalacoon waa l.-ft at 5:H)
a m " n January 11. an 1 the pollce atatlon al > uruan
? , rea ia I al 11 SO a m. on the 22d. The arrlval ol
the three boata brought to th.- rlveralde at El lorado
of Venez i. lana, among *v!l |B ?*
waa known thal Colonel Mclnnla had lefl Oeorge
lown 11 vlalt the atatlon.bul therewaa no algn ol Hny
flemonatratlon. The Captaln m.l Adjutanl Marahal
? c and the m< :i und r lh. ... were
nll f .un, to b ? In i *: -ellent health. During thelr atay
they have thatched the roof of tha* pollce atailon.
whlch la now much cooler and mon- comfortabi*
than formerly under the corrugated Iron rooi.
Th? Inapectlng party only remalned at ruruan
twenty-four and a half houra, the return Journey
bainK ?? immi>noo.l nt noon on tln* 22d. Kalacoon waa
i i on Bal irday night nt 3 o'cl .ck. The rellev
Ins party. under Inapector Henderaon and Lleuten
anl Alexander, waa paaaed al the flral fall* ln ln*
Cuyunl. Ex ellent weather w*t exporlsneed thio.ign
c ? Journey, raln only falllng on two i
The Colonel Mclnnla referred to _ tbe eommander
ln-chlef of tb* colonlal mllitary force*, and McTurb
li tbe i Ivll offlci r ln charge of the dlaputed dlatrlct.
As was feared at the tlme, sn ih an expedltlon, flll
Ing thr** !? at.-. wi- ? ??.' ited to Incen** lh* Ven
esuelao*, who nre encamped on tbe b.mk of ;he rlver
dlrectly opposlt* th* Britlsh poat, but they wer*
apparcntly restratned from commlttlng any ova-rt
* rt. Th* Chronl sl*" also aay*:
\\'e bev* Mcured a photographle copy of a very
Intereatlng maj.. of Britlsh Gulana In I ??
_on of the Royal Agrlcultural and Commercial Bo?
clety, whleh throwa a great deal of llghl upon the
: iry dlapute between Veneauela and I ita coi
ony. Bimllor t-.>;*i*-!-a. ?.* underatand, have been . b
lalned by tha* partlea concerned ln the controveray.
Th* oiiglr.al map waa prepared for Mayor F. Van
Bouchenroeder, n lTM, ar.d upon lt the boundary
llne. marklng the llmlta of tha Spanlsh poaaeaalon*
and the extent of th* Dutch colony, U .ir.rwn from
Pnnt - Barlma and la alm at Identlcal wlth the ex.
. , Sohomburgk llne, the only dlfference belng
that on th.* cbart the boundary ls Indlcated to l >e
perf .iv atraight, whlle th* Oerman aavant adapted
his to the natural conflguratlon of th* country.
Ocorgctown, Britlsh Oulana, F.*b. 10.?On ;h? eve
of the departure of the mall for the Unlted States a
re-.i.rt has galned currerr-y that further and serto'.is
compltcatlona are likely ta arise in connectlOfl wltb
the question of tho boundary dlaput* between Brit?
lsh Guiat.a and Venexuela. It la reported thnt the
Venezuelan Oovernment wlthln the last i'.ay or two
fca. lodeed with the Government of Britlsh Gulana,
to be forwardsd to the Imjeriai Oovernment a
formal protMt againat any ooncesalon of land wlth?
ln the COnt**t*d terrltory belng granted by the
Britlsh Government. The prctcst i.*< sald to be a \
prc***d ln courteou* but flrm languag . anJ uniesa
a halt is called by the Colonlal Uovernma:rt ln
granting ar.d lhe Imperlal Oovernment In approvlng
further eoneeaalona wlthln tha eonta-sted reglona,
thi-re may be trouble, wblch hith-rto haa been
avolded. . ,. . .
It la not difftcult to flr.d the cauae for this rrean
move. Joa*ph chamberlaii . the Brltiah Seeretary
ol j-itate for th* Colonle*. haa mada no aeoret of tr.n
fact that he haa before him an applicatlon hy a
niimh?r of capltallata for a larg* tra. I of Land
wlthln the dlaputed terrltory, thal the** capltallata
offer to purchaae a tiact of land in tlie nonhwest
disiric;. wlth abaolute right lo tho minerala and
pre.-ioua itonea, t'mb*r, rallroad and : nrnshlp
rlghta a* well as leave t.> aell lhe con eaalon or
portlon- of ll to publlc eompanlea. Thi? ..; ;
ls now under con*lderatlon bj the local O i/ei nment,
When thi*- offer became known ln the more Influen
tia! clrclea ln this colony the liritish Gulana Char?
ta-red Company was Inatitnted, and lt has trana
mltted to the Colonlal Becretary a petltlon for a
conceaalon of cr.wn land on the rlght bank of the
< ? nl Rlv*r to "the we*tern boundary of :he col
or.v '? Th* grantlng of the conceaalon la coi ?
aa abaolute cartalnty, an.l th.- Chartered Company
hai glven an undertaktng to hand over t.. tho
i, nmenl of th* Colony wlthln two yeara
? grai tlng of the conceaalon the p'im of $500
be c-xpended in the constructlon of roada and bridge*
to connect -.he eonce?*lon wlth the coaat a::<l to
have a furth.-r w-.rkiiiK capltal of 1750,000, and ln
of fallure to coroply wlth tbes* term* to forfelt
de conceaalon.
The altuatlon ln Britlsh Oulana n-maina un
changed. The eolonlata have a epti : and ab*o
lutely rely on tl.e atatement lhat the Kngllah Gov?
ernment wlll as rt thelr terrltorlal :i?h*s up i
Ba-homburKk llne at leaat. As no move haa been
mad.- to diaturb the exlating arrangement of affairs.
the colonisis treat the pn tenalona of the Veneauela
ans wlth cool Indlffi ren re
The liritish Oulana Regl*trar-Generaa of Blrth*
and Dearl-.s has Juat completed^hia report fi
from whlch it apepari that the populai I th*
colony waa 2-8.130. of wl mi lO.SSSwereE t Indiana.
The total blrth* were 8,957 and deatha 3,73''. Th"
hlghf-'t bir:Vi rr.'.'* waa am ma th* ah irlglnea, belng
87.? per l,'.'^1 li.a- ! mc.', 1'. "I, l>i-!ns 'f '? ' '
other than PortUK'ies.*. < >f the l.SM l.irtht in
Georftetown only R8 were la-irltlmat.*. Th? death
rate of Europeana other than Portuguea* was H.44;
PortuKtia.se, 41 W; Eaat Indiana, Sl.17; Chlnese, 13.20,
and m!x?i ravs. K.41. Throughout :he colony th'-rn
dled during the year '<2 Europeana. 41- Portuguea*.
g.T"r.? Eaat Indlar.s. 145 Chlne**, 2"S ahorli-lnes. 11S
Afrlcans?1.181 black* and W, mixe,] ra.es.
EXGRAYER8 GO OS 8TR11B.
TH_Y WANT PEWEB HOfRS OK WORK AND
MORB I'AT.
The m*mb*r* of th* I.llhOKrarhlc Arttst* ani
Engravers" Insurance rrote"!ve Assor-iatlor. went
on atrlke ye.- teniay. The (__C*ra of tlie assoelatlaan
aaid that Mt BDCS went out ln this clty, and about
the aame numbar in other ci'ies. The str'kerB h.-ld
a meetlng yestarday at Holz's Hall, No. \2 Bt
Mark's I'lace, and a member of the Executlv* <*om
n*ltti*e aaid tha: tha? c!;>f demand* of the strikers
are the rscognltlO- of the aaeodatlon and b*tter
protectlon of Its meml-crs againat the eompetltlon
of oatsMsrs. Among tb* Drma said to he atTected
by the sirllte are th* Amer.can Llthographlc Com
panv Sackett & Wllhelms. Oray Uthographlc Com
nany J Ottman a- Co., The Knapp Company, Oaai
iny Donellan Brothera. ix:-A Uthographlc
Compai y ai I Jullua Blen.
A member of the flrm of J. Ottman aS- ( o. aald
that he kr.ew nothlrn,* of the atrlke untll he reached
) .< place of bualneaa yeaterday He aald that the
flrm employed betw. i alxty and aeventy men.
?. , .,,. aboui half of them wen out, He thought
m..re of th.-m would return to work thla mo
.? ,.,, i ,.. a/er bad a *trlke belor*. When
?\er tbe men had whal they deemed grlevancea
they had alwaya come to blm wlth them and the
......... ted In b mannei nai I u I ry
. , ? . ,s ?;,;,.., however, the laaociation nad
?<-nt a elrculai to tha- flrm. The m. araiii??! forty
four houra io conatltut* a week* work nalead of
fcrty-elght. and the mlnlmum wagea to he $lk
They alao demand*d tbat th* pl*ceworb *yat*m be
aheal. . . _ ,,
Contlnulng. *he repreaentatlve of the flrm bbM:
"Wa i.y our men from $1? t-. HO" a week. accordlng
? thelr abillty. _'* rannol afford tomak. any
new arrangemtnti now, b. ?ute lhe puce la ru.i
o' work whlch we toob baa. l on thi wage* w<
have been paylng. _'e d . ?. ?t antlclpi ? any trouble
,- m:init th tha atrlkera ahould they ln
t on stayiim away from thelr work. There has
rn m reductlon In wagea. Tbejr are Ii!>-her now
m they were two yeaP ago. whll* th* pricea w?
?lat
b?en
than they were two >?- ?
S.i for our work an lov.r. We hop* tlie pr**?nl
I.T.culty wlll he Bpeedlly ?ef> ?'
CITY CLUB AMEXDMEXT8.
A *peclal meetlnt- of the City Club, N'o. 177 Flfth
ave , wlll b* b-.-i ihla evenlng to act upon amend?
menta to the club eonatltutkra. On* of tbe** make*
vacant th<- li p of any trust** who sccapt*
publlc ottic . in_. ad of ending his membersblp In
lhe club.
Another placs the ciuiVs affairs in tha- handa of
a board of twenty trust*** and adda: '"i':r- Board of
li iat*e* shall .hava power to imtiat.- action ln mat
ter* of a polltleal nature; and shall make at each
regular inei-iing of the club a written report upon
th- work of a polltleal nature done by th* H'.ard
blnci- tho last pr-. i dlng n gulsr meetlng of 'ha- club."
A thlrd amendmeni ftxea ihe regular mcatlnga of
the club .ui tha Iirst Wa-dri'-sdays of 1'e.iruary.
March. J un* and OetOb.
THE FV8B IS COMPANY II.
Company II. of the 71at Reglment, wlll drill at the
armory, Thlrty-fom th-st. at.d l'ark-ave.. t.'ils i-va-n
Ing, and some of IU IBSBlbSTS SSpset that tho fusa
tn lhe company wlll jeach lta cllmux befo.-a. the drlll
la o\_i. Tha' raolgnatloaa of l-'irst Ll*ut*nant w. J.
Joyce and Beeond LtoutsflSUBt A. M. Llobtenateln
ha-.c- iu ii r*c*lved at headauart*ra, but have not
been acted upon, and Captaln riam'u-1 P, .lahST ls
?Mlll ui command ol tb* company. i: b_s been *ug
;e_ted that !;. NUNwiKi uf the trouble arlalng oul
of the aiiacharge <,r Bermant Longaon many of the
nu-ii wlll ref use to drlll umler .'aptain Ftohcr and
M It is weii known that Colon*l a;,..,.ne wlll nol al
?w any violatlons of milllary rule in hls command.
eonittiilnrr; niay drop.
IN AXD OUT OF CONGRESS.
TH0MA8 II. HUBBARD TESTIFIED BEFORE
THE PACIPIC RAILROADS COMMITTEE.
TIIH HAM.KR INCIDENT BELIEVKD TO BE CLaOSED
-A BILL TO PKOTECT BILV___?TO INVEgTI
OATK TI1_ WORXINOI OF REC-*
PROC1TT PINANCIAt BILIA
vTashlngton, Feb. tt?Thomaa ll. Hubbard, rrr>re
aentlng t.i" Bearles estate, to-day nr,;"';l''A'i before
tha? House Commlttee on Paclflc Rallroada ln con
nection with tho affairs cf the Central Paclflc Rai!
r.al. The Central Paclflc, h.* be.i. had up to thls
moment llved up to tta ?oiitr..*t wlth the Qovern?
ment, notwlthatandlng r^p-rtt" to th.* contrary.
Ttla abelng the case, the past s! ii 1 nol !"? f ka i
et. but lf a Bolutlon c.f the preaent dlflicultles was
deslred, tb.' future rhould ho conalder I.
Ile read at length 'rom the Anleraon-Lttt.er
Commlaalon report and the r.;>',f . t (b.vernor
Pattlson, regarding tbe affalra ol the roads, rr-fcr
rtng r-; ? rlally to the .-harg-s of dlicrlmlnatlons _n,i
rebates.
Refening to tba* Pattlson report on land crant*
gnd proflts made fro n them, he aald that the Btate
ments were somewhat exaggerated. If lhe aama
nlng as thal taken by Oovernor Pattlaon were
appi led ? beneflta obtalned by the Oovernment
fiom IncreaBi i telegraph, mall and iransportatlon
facllltles, the reaulta wou!d be fabulous.
Iio aaked the commlttee, In conaldeiing mattera
perUlnlna to the Central Paclflc. io conslder eare
fully whether or not tha* company had ? .mp'.led
with Ita obligatlon tq the Qovernment !!?? Ihougl i
.; bad, and In llght of thla fact it aeeme I ati
to hlm that tbo company ahould be contlnually re
ferred to aa "Inwlvent" and "unrellab'.e."
With reaxnrd to tbo c natructlon of tbe Paclflc
rallroada bo aald that the Qovernment want-rd
them bulll and dld not care to bulld Ihera Itaelf.
ln order to have prlvate Indlvlduala undertake the
enterprlae the Qovernment had offeri ?'. lands and
bonda Buppoae, he eakl, that at this tlme the
Qovernment I ad aald lo ti. .-. partlea, ' i'ou are I i
. wlthoul proflt." woul I any one hava un ler
tak.-r. the w .rk? The posltlon was uken b> rwme
that thoae who bulll tne roads were mere.y Uov
ernmenl a-.-.nt.?. strlct'.y accountable to the Qov
ernnienl As the Central Paclflc an I lhe Qovern?
ment bad both llved un lo tbe eontraet, the proper
way ti aettle anj difflcu'.ty was Juat aa any iwo
business men would do.
He .i.i nnt thlnk lhat tha Central Paclflc could
carry out the obllgatlone proppsed by the Rellly
f last Congreas. Thls i.i. nrovided foi the
payment ol the flrst mortgage ln eaah. to ao
?ho road would have to relse aja.OOO.OOO. He
.,, i rt ii see how thls c .uld be done wlthout aasesslng
its Btockholda ra To Jo this at i reaent woul l be to
exi ngulsh tho atock ao far as the preseni st. _?
hoUlere were concerned. They were mostly r>o"r.
lha majorlty of them beinij scatt>'i"! throughoui
Europe t_h money inlitht be ralaa l by .a'ttr.m a
swi.'-at. to take new Btock. The ma??? ?! eug
gested ln tbe Kyle bl'.l, he Ihought, could l."/-'V1 I
out. Thls would lel tho Qovernment oul aa ab no- i
holder and subatltuic pnv.it- indlvlduala in it* I
piace The company '.vou'. 1 probably pay its bona* j
,. they matured, but could not pay the intereat
Mr Hubbai 1 propoBed to have the nmww
the Drinclpal-tho bonds aa they matureal and fut*d ,
th. fntereit. Th,- Central Padflc could do thla, but
? i nol Bpeak for th.- Lnlon Paclflc. I.e
. |, B, ,he request of Mr. Pattereon. of Tea
.... to .lriiw a bill embodylng bla vlewe.
It la aald at tha state Department that tbe waller
Incldcnt has been fcrmaily ol ised by an ,-xchaiii.e of
- itea ti that efTect between Amhaaaidor Euatla
anal the Fra-n.-h Mlr.tste r for Forelgn Affalr*. an.l lt
ls presume.l at the Department that oflldal notlfl
, to this effect wlll :? ra elved bare In due
course of ni'i.i.
Waller*a atatua ln regard to his clalm for dam
?gea and hls rubber conceaalon doea nol appear to
ho clearly deflned. lt la obvl .- thal hli .
wlll not curt.il hla right l > Bue ln the Pi
courta for redreaa on account ol alle.'d cruel treat?
ment giva-n him whlle on the way from Uadagas ar
t0 _IarselUee. Bul In r. ;?? tt I . thli alleg.
troatm nt .-?.et..ry Olney. in his reoent report ...
the presldent. diamctarteea II aa "Intrlnelcalljr Im
probabla" and 'either wholly unf i ? : ??? at I ial
?Jroeely exaggerated." ln rata*. to tha rtbbai con
ceaalon, Ba tcretary 01ney*a oplnlon la equally un
favorabla He aaya thera la no pro .1 ol Ita "nature,
eztent. valldlty or v?l*Je." thal the Prenrh nuthort
.... ''have alwaya held the coi eaalon > !?- alth
'?.,. . . ., lidlty." ai i that l?s value 'may I .???
been auppoaed to be depen lent up.n t
ihen going on between the I rei
thTMsUbeln_ tha cond tlon ol th? caae. as
?... i bl he State Department, I la expe I l tha
.v, ler wil Immedlately avall hlmaelf of the offer
of the Cnlta : Wtates (I va menl i ?- hl n
fi*ee treM_ortal i ba k to the rnited States
-.iti ...,, ??'] hlmaelf of ? ? ? offer ? t t ..- i < >. t ?
mentToSum. ' ' ' . .
. . , | rlng BU|t f,,r damatarea b< fore the
r. ? h trlbunals. It ls ertaln thal Wallei
,:;.., |_ _ubm.t better evldence of hl.rli to the
nronerty than has yel been produca . berore .- re
laiy (.ln-y wlll coiialder lhe questlon ot reop. .
the eaaa. _
Mr Brewster (Rep.. N. v. to-day Introduced in
tba Houaa a blll to proteel tha allver-mlnlni In
dustry ..f the eountry by taklng from tha free llst
?f the Tariff bill allver bullion, allver colna and all?
ver orei and maklng them dutlable at M per cent
a<l valorem. _
The Presldent baa recognlsed Qllbert Fta-er as
Cors.,1 of Oreat BrlUln for tbe Btatea of Miryian-l.
Vlrginla v,'e*t Vlrginla and Kentucky, to resi-ie at
Baltlmore. ,_.
The eiib-rommlttee ol tbe Waya and Meana Com?
mlttee. to whom was referred the work of aalacttng
an exj.-rt who ahall InveatlgaU and report on the
effect o( tbe redproclty clause. which waa one of
the featurea of the M< Klnley law, anl eaaralne tha
tariff laws of otber eountriea wlth whom we have
m,?,.i rp'-itlon<?. tO li-terrnine the extent r>
:i" i.?t .'r'n-.le ?*r,n be generally applla ,
made ltV%K>rtto tha fuil commlttee ttMUy. The
.' wiSeteaby them la Willlam Ejpurtla. a newa
inan raieii , ' , f.,M ,.,,.. 'r ,.. lub-COmmlt
K%V'_*r.:,v;-1. ulion 'wMnd-.ttd wllbottt objec
tlon. _,
A favorabla report ???? ?**** * 'hp Rrn''',p ,0-''*y
cr, a bill permlttlng and reguiatmg th,- organlaatlon
of corporatlona for horae raclng and breedlng pur
pos, a ln the Dlatrlcl of Columbla. Tbe blll permlta
ona, or mora meetings each yaar an.l euthorlses
trottlng. runnlng and M.-^u-abase meetinga lt
also permlU tbe corporatlona the owmre of borsea
.nd othera not partlcipanta ln lhe raca_e, t<> a.ff.r
?' The reces are to be held between Aprll l
and Novembi r 80. and contlnue not more than forty
. vs i o,i ..ne tra.k. anal are ta. be BUbjee to the
,' ,,' rulw ot tha Jockey Club and Natlonal
o ..ii.."'- AModatlon (both New-York corpora
Oona) and rule" preacrlbed by the Commia.1,.r,
oi the Dlatrict of Columbla. Poolaelllng or book
maklng in prohlblted. __
In tbe Senate to-day Mr. ('..rTery (Dem., I a )
offa-red an anien.lnient to tbe Houae tariff Mll plac
Ini; a duty of M p?r cent ad valorem on all aogara,
tank bottoma, and a diffenntlal duty of one-?lghth
_f a aent li DOUnd ori siiK?r. BtC, Imported frnm 11
ount,'. ,.-..vi.i. a bounty fhereon. On molaaeea be?
tween 40 and ? degrees II Impoees a duty of three
centa a gallon, und above ?>c degreea six centa a _ai
lon. _ ?
__M__t_At .ecretary .'tirtis has returned from
New-York and reaumod his dutlea
lt was daclda-d by the House COmmlttM on Bank
j. ;,,,,; currency Ihla mornlng that al tb,-ir n<-xt
o . ting they wiil conalder throa biiis of more than
oiali.ia.ry Importana-ft Ona blll i?? rmita banka to
issue clrcuiatlon to lha par value of thelr bonda
Another blll reatrlcta tha borrowing of u bank'a
funda by tbe oflJcers wlthoul tba full knowledge of
tlie diiattora, wliile tba- thlrd looks to tbe establlsh
ment of an Intiinat.otial bank, wbub was one of
ti,. recoramondatlotia of tha lata Pan-Amerldan
Congreaa.
The blll flrat named .\in provoka the greatesl aii.
cuaaion. Tha chalrman of tha commlttee, Mr.
tA'alkei oi Maaaachuaetta, wliiie nol obiectlng t?
ti ,'? measure ao i"in. u^ our pn Benl flnanclal ayaiem
i. ,-ontlnued, oppoaei any k-gislatlon whlch in 1ns
onintonwlll noi glve rellef to the'Treaaury. At leaat
_ ii ,<,.. ma mbera "f the > ommlttee are either bank
iri .,,.,. r- -t-.i wlth banking inatltutlona, an.l, it
fa underatood, regard the propoaltlon favorably. The
vote u. the commlttee on reportlng lt, therefore, la
eXt**ft\ nriSlct-d that the Mll liavltiK reference to
ih* borrowing of money from banka by thelr offlcera
?iii ___defeated. as it la belleved the publldty glven
1 h':'condltlon of bank. bj the perlodlcal reporta
,,V i to ti..- Controller <-f the Currency ara a auffl
?. nt aafeguard to the Inatltutlona.
Ti, ai.niii Ittee look with a-onsidirnMe tavor upon
ti, liill establlahlng an international bank ln thls
,nt v bui th.- questlon hun been ralaed .f such a
'? ?amiire woubl not ba- tuiconst11ii:lonnl.
The reaignatlon of John K. Cower.. of Baltlmore,
"? ??,.,,., ?f tha commlttee araa recelved by the
r__.r_?t_ ?n.i lald before lhe commlttee. amid a
.; ? r- I .xoiesslon of ieKret tbat lhe BOrvleM .'I BO
_:.:? SiiBheS n member Bhould be io.t both to tbe
commlttee and CongTeea._
Tbe Benate ln executlve sosslon to-day conflrmed
tbe followlng nomlnations:
lohn Harlow, of Mlsso.trl, and William (;. Rlee,
_r .Pw-Vorb to ba Clvll Bervlce ('oinmlssioner-.
Willlam W! Baldwln, of Mew-Yerk, to bo Thlrd
Asslstant St-crttary of Htate.
KEWS OF THE COTTON WORLD.
A RI8E BTOPPED Bt CNCONFIRMED BTORIEB
ABOUT FALL RIVER HEAVT BXPORTS
CONTINUE.
The old Blmanac-makera, when they rea " ?'
month of January, wen i
predlctlon; "About this tlme look oui roi
w*ath*r." "ni the New-York - \\Tntt
v. ii. n no other : vlc* trf l^wer th ? i ?
utllizfd, th* trad* ls a.*customel to hei
report* froni Fall Rlver aboul Ihe atate ol tr ??
there and tb* Intentlon to go on ahori tlme. > P
tbe present theae reportj have never been
Yesterday, when reryi M Inti I to
quotatl na for c ittoi . ???? ... r< ' *'?
off at all Interlor point* and lhe l ? ''!".j.,'^
were heavy, and the al report* ??'
Chronlcle" wer* ahowlng more rlearly and * ^
than ever tbe greal ah irtage ln ' ?? ? ' ""."
\be world and Ite rapld rate of dlaappe ^
beara fell back agaln on Fall Rlver. A repo
the mllla there would go on hort Mma >'??
m xt turn. l an aJvance of 3 to l I '':'' "'; .
day'a cl we Into a nei loaa at the cl " '
3 p, mta In March. though practli il
other month*. March cotton cloaed al ? ??
7.80 ou Friday. Thl* newa, llke all l""' ?
Blver yarra, wa* practlcally denled. II ?
that no large mllla had any auch Intentioi
thnl lf any wenl on ahori Mn.- the movei * ?
I.onflned - i ? few mllla snd to a few maxei
of c ilore '. ;:? od . t .,,.
Tiu* ahortage In cotton is growlng nt
tbat :he condltlona that ten l to betn
cotton than thoa* now rullng cani
any great cxtent by bear atorlea aboul lal
. | th. y are true nr not, un - i ? ? **
, loae* lta mllla entlrely f'.r ? I ?ns perlod.
Bouthem m lli and Ihe Man heater m la wou
very glad to aee the aplndle* of Fall R ?? '" "
Though the *ame re*J ma thal would iuae r
Rlver to ahut down apply ? '? ? ""
Bouth and to Europe. there doea n I
medlate Intentlon on tn ? parl of th. ae <
mlllmen abroad or ir. the Bouth to go .
.. s Llverpool apol aalea r ???? ... i
12,000 bale*. Bouthern mlll tal -
lli 000 balea in excea* of a
.,. , it lasaf. to belleve thai any curtal
d.;,?t, ln Fall Rlver. ln view of j ?
ahowlng of dlvldend* Ibla year, wlll be b ?
unlmportanL , .. a,
1-, th* mean tlm* rhe world'i aupply of con
sllpplng ont of atght. .....1 lhal "autumn ??u*c"
predl ted y "The Manoh. lei 0 ???
N .ui, Ellleon and oth.
vlalbl* .upply ? ..f.vik.r.,-.. - -
leusened K..00Q balea Inal week. aga
correapondlna week 1..-: yeai -
able aupply ol Amerl an cotton d< ??? ?- ? -'?
,p|y of all klnd
whlch lal
?, h und ?-U..-00 under IK*. Th. -
, ,,!;..;,?., i.-a than laal x. r. .i n ln
U?4 an . ro na than In UM iwhen lh<
,,-,,?....., .... . and the prlca r. cent* a ,
' "** ' . ii.,.' a. aro
The dwlndllng auppllea of cotton In I
made evldent by a atudy rf 'The. n ?*.
The avallable atoi ka of itton al Am
d.-.-r.-ns.-i.;..?'"'? ? ' gthi ??-? '< ' *? '
,: iw ..rr. I Ull I . l._?.*"00 I -'?-. or 71/**
laal year Thal lha y are llgl i
other year* I* true a I" ? - ? ' -
nnd Interlor al ?cka are I -? m '
st thla 11 -i-.-. and aetually 95.000 In excea* of
V".h-T foielgn dem ind f. - thla ah irl ? n
Uea >*. a large ?? .:?? Kxp irta foi
IM.0O0 bale . Hgalnm 11S.0. U -' ! ? '
erday * ra : . - ?? balea, whlle | t re
|*,aajo ?r 11.000 balei i. -. Ihan on ha
day faat year. The . xpa rl
, , '?>- ooo '..i ea. whlle : recelpta a
I . th* Interlor : i
<lt.ht r .mp ire I v. Ith lh.ne lay last y?-.?r
......
nharply a* t 1 int of
| Into Amerl
-
Memphla. 1,000 Oalveaton
'?' "" ' - '?-''? . ? ? a- .
?I ... . . n i er ln ild to 1 I ? ' * I I
Indlan 1 ?'?? f Ma ? ler
-i he cotton lieara foi men i ngaged In the ? --
bualneaa of knocklns lown , i to build
? ? lisp] iv amaalng - iai I ? ???
.. ,r. ., ., fnon from :!??? ha. lenad ra ?*
? || l-tll iffl "a Bl '. ?-- 1
raln th* tougbened bld* of the Syam i b .
::- * ?
THE. FRUIT UARKET IUPROV1XG.
A RAM.T Al ir.it ft PH iLONOEI- I I '"
HIOIIER I'RICES FOR ORANOEfl
Th* whol< ?? * frult i " '
ng peiiod of depi
havlni been exceedlngly d I "
ajen .. ' r, whl h .i :.. t wl ;
veni i the h in lllng ' ;'
Orangea .... Inn l and at lan
advanci I pricea Al yt terdaya iu tlon aalea i
loi of Palermo . rai ? i, whl h ?*
weeka ago, when only II? * b wa* bld for th*
. ?,old for I "i |1 ''?.. io tl 70 a boa H
. , r Callfornla orangea ir. of beti
much iweeter ihan lh ?? ,
n Iloxea of Calll .rnla na ld ?'
from 117- t<, P10 a box yeaterday, bui lhe
are held at from UM l ? M ? a box, whlle Bi
*.?. lllnga are quoted al fr .ra J: l i a_ a h >\ B -?? ni i
orangea wer* - ild yeaterday for fr .rn $- lot2_ a b .x.
Although tha recelpta ot Medlterranean orange*
have I.n unusually larg* tbu* far thla ... u .-.. ind
100,001 b-xes more ara- expected 10 iirrlve h.-re wltbin
th* ri-xt thlrty daya, there wlll atlll be plenty of room
ln the market foi Callfornla orang. .. on aeco
lhe cuttlng off by laal wlnter'a aevere atorma of lh*
Immenae aupply form*rly recelved from Florlda.
Lemona, whl :h wer* aol i al rem irkal ly . >?*
during th* -" .??:???? 'Ul ?nap, are now quoted al
il ar, tn ttCO a boa, wlth i falrly flrm market, al?
though thei ?? -..i*er MO, ( '? * ? here
from Medlterraxneas poru ln th* i, xi thi * or foui
weeka
IMneapplea nre In llghl recelpt, and tha* market
tteady, wlih prl ea ranglng fra.m I". to fll t h i
ucordlng to aiiat and condltlon of fi ili Ai n I _
I | recenl advl ? -. the plneapple rop ol the llahama
I-lands la exi?i . led t . be ea reptlon illy iln" an I lars ??
jt |r in .ui advan ??! atate, and ahlpmenti in ex?
pected to be rocolved ber* *om*what earller thaa
Hananaa, whlch ara partlcular!] au eptlbl. lo In
jury from froet, are ln good aupply, and th* rr. rket
la qulet. "Finit*" are offered for fr..:n 90 cei
li i? a bunch, "ae ind i" from (0 to ~r> i-.-m . n I
"ihlrd*" from 40 to 50 cente. Reporta from th
,,. jam 'i a ?ay tba! ahlpmenta ol bananaa fi im iliai
laland wlll be unuaually imall the c.mlns aeuaon, ??
the crop waa nearly 1*-?ir??> ?-1 by i hurrlcune lhal
recently awepl over the laland If thla be n i". there
wlll be a large Increaae a.r Importation from Centi 'i
America, whlch, though more dtatant than Jamal a,
i .in furnlah a more plentlful - upply.
WORK OF TBE XEW-YORK D18PEX8ABY.
m,,p- than S2, 00 patlenta were treat* l al the New
york Dl i-i "'? taal ynr, maklng lh* laxge total
of -,..'?.?"'*> patlents \>!io have recelved lh* benefli "f
ina-i'.. r.i inatment ?lnce Ita foui latlon In iT:->. Tha
n. ii ; of Truateea ln thelr 106th annual rep rt re?
turn thanka to tbe Nea Tork Dlel Kitchen, the
New-Tork Flower Mlaalon and lo tbe Boclety of
Kthlcal Cultur* fur Kin.a ln tl.ir>.- of lhe
year. Tb* reporl al ? . "We iah? pleastn. ln a- aln
acknowledglng our Indebtednena to Bt. John'a
Gulld ard Th* Trlbun* Fre*h-Alr Fund for provld
Ini; excurslons and sumrnsr hom** t" many
slck children under our can." i" the year l 0 , i
tl*nt* wer* sent to tb* rarlou* hoapltal* In th* clty.
a Uttl* more lhaj ball ol lhe persona treated wer*
Amerlcan*, Italy furntahlng hall ..f lhe remalnder,
whlle Ireland, Kuaala, _?ri_any, I'oland and Eng?
land riippila-l lh* majorlty ol tha other patlenta. In
all forty-two natlona were repreaented bj tb* pa
llenta I n ati d,
The diatrlci Included by the dlapenaary embracea
th" l.ivnr part .f ina- clti from tha Battery to
Bpiing-at., Uroadwa} and i..i l Fourteentb-at.
ri,. ofllcera of the dlspenaary .ii.- HYederlc J. De
t'eyater, prealdent; Wllllam H..U Wlckbam, vl ?
pra Ident; I?a\ld MaKia-, ?e. raiary: W. ilinbn Rooae
.. it, treaaurer; truateea. Davld W. Ulshop, W lllam
Huli Wl.-kii.im, Jamea w, Ueekman, Dr Ueoi ?? l
I'eabody, l>r. Oeorge 'i Wheela k, Frederlc 3. De
Peyster Henry it. Beekman, i'i Charlea il. H" ?*
ley l?ob rl R. Uvlngston, Benjamln Haxtun, Henn'
),.-?_, Muriia, Henry Dudley, J..iui A. McKIm, Dr.
l.avld .Ma?i". Waiter Batterlee, F. F. Thompa-n, Dr.
i;. I-.ir.|uiiar Curlla, W. l-lmbn Rooaevelt. Fn lei
ale Peyater Konta-r, Edward ah> Peyster l.i-..
and John W. Aucblncloss.
PACIFIC CABLE stock IXCREABED.
A certlflc.ite Incriasina; the capltal stock a.f th*
Padfle Cabl* Company from li'io.ooo to H<i000,000 was
Blcd ln the County Clerk'* Offlc* yesterday, Tbe
stock Is dlvl'led into 100,008 nhares, at HM each. Tb*
dlrectora are James A. Beymour, J. Rennedy To la
Edmund L. Bayll**, J- Plsrpont Morgsa sad o D.
Bowdoln._
THE COLLBCTOR WALEED D0WX8TA1R8.
The new electrlc elevators in the Cuatom HOUB*
were trled yesierday aftarnoon. ColUctor Jam** T.
Kiibreth. NavaJ WBcsr Cbrlatoph*r Colambua Bald?
win, ax-iiapiitv Oollcetor Charlea P. McClelland ani
tx-Congr***man Tlmotby afuatlnlan Campbell, who
?ecured tbe appropriatlon _w the slevators, _m Into
one of the car* on tiie ground floor f.ir tha Urat
offlclal trip The thlng starti i off ni! rlght, bul
halfway up ll -' >i ?? I h Iween tw i floore. IJ took
.1 lon i -.:?. to ? t In motion agaln, and w hcn lt
:? . i the t ? flooi the '' ille. ? ir go1 out and
wall:.,] downsulrs. i' fore thi day was over the
.-?..' : - were worklng all rlght.
C0UMIS8I0XER MOORE IX BAIL.
Jt'DOg OATNOR DECIDED THAT HE UVSt BERVE
.:, : PIVB i'WS' BENTENCE POR CONTEMPT.
Word was recelved In Long laland Clty yeaterday
thal Judge ' laynor had declded thnt John W. Moore,
? V\'orks Commlaaloner of Long laland Clty,
? serve flve daya' aentence In Jall for contempt
_ :.. .1 Maj r Qleaaon aaaumed charge In
Long Isiand Clty ha suspended Health Offlcer Bur
??; rk Datterman and lapect. r C .11 in. They
? ,.,. , th. ir offlce, I ul were prevented by
f..iiiti, . : ,ti. :? Mo ?? Th' r ounBel went before
ii i an Injunctl >n i eati i
ihe I'nntinlss!, m-i from Intei lerlng wlth the offlcla *
'.'. ha '. thi ' trled lo gel ... ,u iln they were preyei ted
from ?: >lng o, nnd tha n applli d t., have Moora
li .ii.-?!?.,i foi , nmempl of court. He was found
md ? ? ?- ,i '?? i'.'.'?? da; i In the Queena
. jall ll!* case waa appealed, hui yesterday
.1 idga i.a .- .r .!? -Ida d ha' m isl b< rve hls term.
Muorn waa taken by I) r?utj Bherlff McDougall to
the Qu en* ?'? unty Jall. where l," began hls term.
li. ?.' ,i . ,.; lu, t the affalra of hls offl ??? from tbe
Jall whlle i '? ki l up.
Dl:. D..TO.V I.Vfl DR. CBAPMAX 8PEAE.
THE TWO EVAXOt-LI-Tfl IN rOOPER I'NION TIIK
?:: r ;;:.;,' TO HK i ON1 INVED.
Tl '? .-?? hall of the C .per I'nl n was fllled yes
terday afternoon al tl.angellstlc aervlce con
h ? , '.-. tl ?? I! v. Dr. A. C. Dlxon. The platform
a . , ip|, | ii mlnlsters and Chrlatlan workers.
.,, i , ... m| | ot cl rgymen were tatl I thr ugh
ti,.. audb :. \ ii is i il i Bong aervlce pre -edi 1 the
, Wh h ? -re da llvered by the Rev. Dr. J. IV.
in nnd I ?r. DIj on.
Dr, ' ' tpman Is holding evangellatlc aervlcea ln
: . ... _.,... ?? ..;>,?: I'nion agaln
nexl Moi la) on "The Ivorj I'alaa ? ol the Klng."
text yesterday wai : "Pul th it on mlne i
I. ,,,;.. ? , Philemon whi n he
? , i| . mus to hls oa ner. The
iha ?? ? ?: in orlgli al sln. but If a< j in
dld nol reci Ive thnt d i 'trlne he wo ild nn et 1 n in
hia of . '? nd t< II hlm that he had broka i de
? : Ood and Ild noi m . d to go l*a< k to Adam tb
?Ind a . ause I >r pai *n. Jei i i Chrlat frees from
aln all wh , lo .k to Hlm : ir pardon.
j,,. Dlxon ; - ibject ?i-.: "Tha Qoapel Peaat," and
I :ti ji.ilt.
, | .,,... ;,:-? wlth Indlgnatlon a lyinif excuee, anl
men l>), Melng angi :?. he sald to hl i
?ni "(iu ou iiulckl) Into the Btreets and lanes of
? ,,'i ln ing ln hlther the poor, thi m ilm- I.
? im i r.i-s bj t.i. ie men who ar.
. . nd oxa n, and mai ry wlvea, and go
, ??, tha -?? ?? ho are i ", po >r to buy oxen and
lands, or too lo* an.l m< in for anybody lo mai
? ; ? . ? :, and t. ii ...? ry man
feaai is spres I, and i ilaster la
il. " The greal questl ?n ln
aa tu tl ? . ??? A large sllk tnanufa
... i. -. . . ? .. ?.. ;.- ifil ln hls islness intll he
.-.., i- ,?????? . ied the refuse of hls
... .... i ; .ati annual Ina- .me
i . - ? : ? - i have heard thal th ?
. , .. .,,.. ,..!!!,.ai.\ now haa an Income of nearly
!r, , ,, ? f dollara s th rei I f Ita utlllalng
. if ihe reflnerlea Kormerly II ??< cast
? ........ r burled It waa. a dlrty, atla*kj
? . .... end waa iti lha way; but a
.-. 1 by _ hlch thls un
I Ik transf irmed Into rhewlng
ita e even to 1 de taate of reflne 1
' as wlth ? ?? tiin.-'e. ihe greal . >n the aay,
.'
.. th.
\VI ? lhe ai.i
? I'hurch,
ln our great Itles int i n ne,i i,y :,..,. , . .,
...,,.:??. ? . i ,: 1 ' , ?., me
? Wi bella ve tl ll ll *
? the ;? llte Br 1 re
ish by
n-n Ini lhe hlgh* ind hedgea inl tell
? irse off thet thi re is a f>?a*t for
.;.,, ta nr. ; ,f I Ai I oul of tl
? ?
M, HX8T MR8. Fl EUIXG.
. ? n PRO-TT IV THB DE_ fll OF HER
? !?' it rr.
v . .... ?? 0f i. rei eO the r? ?-- " the
made I Mra F>m!ng
. , .. - ite ol whleh
?
mt oul
.
... iy Clerk
...
? .,, - ?
. .ith of 1
.-.
BTl DEXT8 I !?? KECEBB IRILY ALARMED.
....... AT 'Mll' NEW rORK COLLEGE OP DEN
... rrRT V,;I ,. ?. a i.,-t TH IR T1M_
PACI LT. I ? :ELT TO I E Rl rAINEO.
,.. ., , . the ????"' ' the mlamanage
-. . y..rk ?'.? ge of 1. tit.vv ln The
. raiieed . I ***** ?" ;h,t
" ***y ???"" " ?""?^2 n I
that ? new tharter wlll begra
;i: | ., i; mer. wlll be a stop to the presenl tt, le o
.-tt-,,'. Theatualenta rear thal actl n .n ha
,rt J ,?.. H.?et?, mayaffect "?elr atandlng. and
, ? they wlll nol have credit for the work whlch
.,.., aona bv them under lha preaent govern
. saf? to aay thal theae feara nre groundleea.
? ...... ?? le| irtment wlll not be
red with ln anj wav It ??*?**? &?
r the reformrrs ill*. le lhe admi usi i
, , . '.- ,, : ,,. anl t.,,,.:..-::,.- "'.:...-*?
, m ihe handa of a Board ot
Ti v...'.. ?r whl i no member ahall be of the t.i -
? ,:..; | |? dlacuaalng the situtiti-.n saii: -The
Nea Vork Coll.'? Dentlatry 11 thefbes InBtltu
j . ? Utowi^r^iB%.M
? . nti n..iy bu__v?] '
_ ?? _ ? ?
A Pl l V TO ROB CBICEBRIXO'8.
POI.ICE WATCHEDPOR Rt,ROI_OU. BUT THCT
OID NOT APPEAR.
The facl thal deteetlvea of the (Vnfr.il Offlce were
,. aatch upon Chlckerlng * Bon'a plano
ll.hment, at No. IM Plfth-ave.. -v.-ral nlghta
lasl week rauBed a reporl that burglara had planned
,,. break Intn the placa The presenca of tha de
,. .... ..-,t fhl'kerlng'a waa explalned yeaterdaj by
i,. ?. tiv..-S*Tgeani McCauley, arho said: "One day
laat week one of our men notl.I a well-kaown burg
8VICIDE8 BT BAXQIXQ AND POI80N.
_*.*_ MiN' HAD I'aTi.U' in BL'glNBM AND AN
OTIIBR wis OE8PONDENT KKOM
1. \, K ' <r WORK.
Prank Hebyoek. twenty-three yeara old. of No.
126 Ka.i one-hundred-and-twentleth-et, commltted
leln hla apartmenton tbe aecond lloorof the
house aome tlme between \*M o'clock Bnnday nlght
and 12:30 o'clock yeaterday naornlnf by ^nglng
hlmaelf to a bednoal wlth a hrelded leatlier dog
leash llebj sk kepi b aaloon on tbe ground Boor
0l ;,?. hou.e untll ? week ago, when he waa com
,??,.,, t0 rl0M up on account of lack oIMmi
and coi.iuenl Inablllty lo meel hla oWigaUona
Blnce then he had i"-'" moroeeand melaneoly.
Laat evenlng Hebyoak and hla wlfe entertalned
aome frienda, and he appeared to be ln an unuaualiy
cheerful mood. i.ut aft.-r Ihe company departed he
drew a oocket-knlfe and aaid thal be was going to
mt hia tbroat iiis wlfe anatched tbe knlfe from
hlm and threw It out of thn wln.low. He 1.ume
enraged nnd attempted t., aaaault ber. She ran out
of ihe room, and be locked the door und forbade ber
to enter ln f.-ar of bod Iy harm. Mrs. Hebyoek
went to tbe hous.* nf her mother, Mrs. Tlmms, No.
_,(_. Tiiird-a\e.. ar.d urter remalnlng there untll
mldnl_hl dotermlned to return born-'. When she
'.?,;:l her apartment -be found tbe door stlll
i,,<-k.-.i -uiii on recelvlng no anawer to repeated
lu. icki burst open lhe du,.r Bhe found ber huaband
h__iln_ by the ieaah dead. wlth hls head wlthln
aix Inchea ,?r the door.
Max Roeenberg. a talbir. aeventeen years obl, who
lodeed at No 70 Broome-ai., was found lylng uncon
s,Lin- ln the hnll of tho tenement-houae No. 41
Hester-si ihortly before noon yeaterday. A poiice?
man sent f'<ar an'.imbul.'i. froiu Houverneur ||os
pll il, bul the man dled basfore it came. A viai whlch
had contalned carbollc u,ld was found on tbe tloor
near where Rosenberg lay. Tbe body was taken to
the Eldrldga polli ? Btatlon, where the youtba
Identlty was eatabllshed by lettera found in hla i os
.;,.? . ..;'. h |s belleved that he commltted sulclde t-y
drlnklng carbollc acld. Hla BlBter wen! to the Bta?
tlon .ml Idcntifled the body. Bhe aald that her
brother inl been out of work for aome tlme and
v. aa despondent.
A NEW SOCIETY FORMED.
ITS I'A. 1. 19 REMOTE COLONIAL ANCBBTRT
AND IT> OBJECT TIIK PROMOTIOS
OP PATRIOTI8M.
A new aoclety, whoae objer-t !s to promite patrtot
nd whoae membera are to be deacendanta of
peraona whi settled ln the c lonlea between the
dates HOT and 1857, and whoae an teat ira in the fol?
lowlng century were loyal to the ciuse of freedom
ln the War oi lhe Revolutlon, ia in proceaa of
organlxation. A meetlng ,,f those Intereeted In Ita
devi i i'. nl was held yeaterday at the Aator House.
Th ? preaent were J ihn Qutncy Adama, w. L. Lin
. A ,,.? i, H. B. Robblna, Ralph K. I'ritue, E. N.
,; ,;.,:..!'. n. Wllkinson. H. L. Morrla and How.
aii M...:':..;:. Ti-.a. object of the meeung was to
uisv.;.-< plans looklng toward deflnlte organlsatlon.
[NSIONIA OP THE NEW BOCIETT.
The qu
lona of memberahlp. dues, life mem'.er.
nhip durs, .-..ii.-ti;ii..,,.,-. bylaws and name were all
taken up and ref i r? 1 to the ? .mm'.ttees api ? ?' :
Ti .? full 1 -?? ol .'.. n sers In I ides tl e f ,ii ?? Ing:
john Ouin y .\ I ims, ? lar. ice i. Colllns. Qeo: a< ?
W Livermore, ii. s. Rohblns. Matthew Himman,
Ralph I".. Prlme. w I. Llneoln Adame. K N. Q.
Oreen C, l?. VMIklnson, lt L Morria, Howard Mar
Bh.ll and Henrj il .ii VII of these men are mern
bers of ihi Society of Colonl I Ware. Bona ol the
ttnerl in R lutlon and other almllar organlaa
t;"t.u.
The ru',,- govemlng a Imlafllon to niemnersh.p as
adopted by th. meetlng yesterday reada: ' Any
? ,;.- i,,-...- ab. ve the age of iwei tj one, ol g ? <\
m .rai ? hai i tei ?.,'. I i pul tlon, who la a cltuen of
;',.. i 1 States of Amerl a, nhal! be el'g'.l
mi-mlia rshlp i thls i letj wl ? Ib a llm al de
? endant it. tb" m.ile or appi'.cant a mothet s maie
from an ai.stor who Bettled In any of thenlne
? >a In Ameilca now Included In the ' r.iteo
Si '.i from the lettlement of Jameetown, May la.
1...; -,, May 13 :?? '.. incluslve, and whoai aneestora
? , i of ?)..lonla i on Apr I 19, 1776. took
? . ?.:?;, ihem through the Revolutlon mai roi
Ten rganlxatlon waa effected !>>? th" elee.
I the fol1owln_ affleers pr.. tetn ; .1 hn ?.ulncj
.. . ?_ . ,:. .\ tl. Ora en. se -ra tary, and
B. || ' ?? . . ???:'. ' ' ' ?'?'?"? ' '
Rylaws, Italph K. Prlme. H. !
? ? itlon and
Morria Howard
? ' ' ' :' '
; \ .;. nr- r. C. H. U llkln
. i \v i I.'t. .iti A '. ims; i' .-i m tee ? n (.ilglbll
? ? u vi, ?.. p. H. 8. II : ? ';- Mme
and E N '. ? I ? . .
The t ? ill) sela ? ! for 1 new a rg inlxa
,.,,., Kas ' '. m fola i ? i. 'I hia na.-?
...... u v ?. .;. . . re.as.nof the facl that th-.-re t_
tne same nan ?? ln ? -\ J> nce. The
? ? . b'III 1.' the Hotel Rndlcott.
Mai th t al '..bi i '' '?' ?>' ?-*"?? ''"??" H "??
? neetuwn baa been conaidered aa a tlttinx i i ?
? . ?. ti. ? ;.-: .af memba r
rhlp was iu h that It inqueatlonably be t.i?
;i,., ? . v ety of ll Ind ln , xlBten -. In
? ears ahead ? f .y-:y ot
M. ., ' ??...' that Insomu th h^ th.
-, , .::-..; .. Isrge nieni
, ..???.. ; l that lf tiie SO
the courae of the
...... ? - . ? . ? .??? ??;.'"
... ? ild be n llmll put
... ? Hea would av, to
? ? , . ii nive of tl ? Int' ; iti ! waa
, ? ? trlcta-d mem
- ? ?.??'-.. lay, May 13 haa
.? ? ? n as the lat. of the i ial
l tl isi.n wlll b. li .rat .
ln i ' " ig n inna r.
TBE MIYOR TO APPROTE TBE GUY BILL.
IT PROVIOE* POH TIIE W ISITION OP LANDfl
TO rONNBCT ' ENTRAI. BRIDGE OVER THK
11A1:1,E_1 WITH THE GRAND BOt'LEVARD.
Mayor Bti ng ? i i yeatertlay that he would ap
|,ro'. ?> ti,.. Quj WH, whl ii ; ' ' , -'
lands t , connect Central itri.i.;e over tbe Hariem
v. || , the Qrai I Boulevard and Concourse. Teater
. va-, aei .i .wn bj the Mayor for hbi hearlng on
the I II, bul n body sppeured either to oppose i r
favor it I_)iils A. Rlsse, the englneer, eubmltted
ti.lans anal estlmates if i.'ommlssloner Haffen to
the Mayor, who, .ifi-.- wattlng a reas nable tlme for
objectors, declared the hearlng al an end.
The blll permlta vlrtually condemnatlon of Ihe
real estate requlred in aectlona. on.-thlrd was a.
oulred by the clty before the a ?? was paased. Tlie
*,,<. ,,,- .,',.. land w.ii be about 1200.000. Tlie
propoaed it n vl,aducl ar.d roadway leadlng lrom
.vntrai Brldge to the Qrand Boulevard wlll coat
.fooin jm, ??-, Th, plane of th,- brldge Include two
nljewall i, two central tra,-k:i for vehlclea and two
'?tC-"'unalerBtood that the League of Amerlcan
Wheelmen ? ii pi ? ;,; t> the l_?gislature the blll
? , . . the vladuct and dealre the work to begtn
early ln the sprlng. The wheelmen want Ihecon
.tin> ||nk with the Conc.urae to be a worh of
. .:, a'tnab- epace for blcycle-ridlng and plenty
of ilghl of nocturnal ope**atlona
?
WRECEED OFF CAPE I.OOKOUT.
MEMPERfl OF TIIE CREW OF THB KENRT B. 00
DEN, WITil THB CMTAIN'S .VIF_.
aROl'r.irr Ta) NEW-TORK.
The r-.tiii ra of tha crew of tbe three-maated
.,.r H..1 ry B. Og len, whlch waa wreeked on
Baturday off Cape L okout, ?"re brought into port
yesterday on the Mallory Llne ata uner Lampa ia
ThoM ,..-,,...1 ?,?'.? Captaln 8. R. Oardlner und
Mri oardlner, D. B. I'ampbell, the mate; 3.
Lulroae, the eook, nt; l four leamen. Tbey were
pl.ka I up from two emall boats by the Bteamship
A tordlng io CapUln Oardlner, he aalled fr m Lam
.... poinl ti Kebruary J" wlth WO ? .na of eoal l t
i'ti uie-''i. s r. .", Prlday he ran lnto a hurrl
,;,,.. , | tho schoon r si-ud.led along under bare
noles for .ix hour*. Later li the afternoon tiie g.i.o
j,..a,.,ltl. i rotrewhat, and Jual aa Cape Lookout WM
. i tha- sd.ner -tm.-k what tha sklppcr b>.
ii.'v.rf ... a i i sunken wr-. Ic,
The .-i. !? .ona r was <m ibe starboard tack when Bhe
atruck Bhe was pul over "ii lhe porl tack, und an
attempt wa* made t.> ra__ch land. All handa \'%re
,,,it t,, v,,, tk.it the pumps, bul the water galned rap
[tliy and shortly after mldnlghl there were th.tr
!,.n feel '?: water ln the hold. The heavily loaded
ve?sel b?gan t.i settle by ti,?' head, when, according
t,, ? lundings, .-li,- was t i :-'.\'-.:\ fafhoms of water.
\. j .;. iii lhe sklppa*f .itil h;s \v:fa. iin.l tiie erew
took to the boata. anal when tbey left the for?
ward deck was under water Tiie men ri??.-1 up
turv masts In tba- boats end made sall, ri:-- s. a
.,,,,-. imooth, anl no trouble wns experlenced aave
from tha eold. At T i. m. Uie laimpaeae waa slghted
,u. I Bt ? O'ClOCk tba- sbl| .1 iva'k. 1 p ? ipte were gbO U I.
The Ogden wns l?.llt at Mllbrldge, Me.. In lattt,
was MB t"tis. and waa owned by Captaln A. J.
Newbury, of No. 33 Bouth-at
CURTIS DAY OX BTATBB I8LAXD.
Tha. Btudenta of the Btatea isiand Academy yea?
terday obeerved, ns uaual, the blrthday of Oeorge
William Curtis. Tbe ilussa-s of the lower sehool
ii ? .mbled In tbe maln achool aml gave a pro
gramme of music and raadlnga, whlle lhe upper
sehool ii. i.l exerclaee In tli. hall ??i the branch, Na-w
liiiKhton. There were readlnga and declamaUona
from Curtis'a worka; mualc, conalatlng of Bongawlth
worda l>v 4'urtiB, and nn orlglnal poem by Miss a'har
lotte Eggleston. of the claee of M. Willlam Winter.
tbe presldent of the ollard of TlliateOO, dellvered a
short addreaa.
In .s|,eukiiiK of Curtis. Mr. Winter sald:
The academy la grateful to all Ita Wenda and
benefactors, but lt doea not. and ean not. < ?
memorate tbem. Curtla was more than a Wend an4
enefactor: he was a great und unuaual character,
and dwe-llnj l?r many v-^V^.'^r^uat
,1, ? .,. I xat l>> Tbe re.or.ts of Mdfraphjr. WM
unuaual exai '?;,','., .^..^-m but few men who
S v..| .: 'i^-i dveV'ln a manner bo perfea-tiy
. nunoli' a. und eX.rtedi ttpon ?OCtogma intluen,e
' WuS SSOflSWtWB hi. talents
or iu rate ll*, a.*hlev......'nts. The word for
r_i_ _ ir? an.l thM pla.e Is .Imply a reminder o? the
Ai^v of*_ib life He llved for othera, and the
; . v-at attrtbutea of hls nature werejila sweet
_43d clK-erfu. pattence and bla ex .'.iblte reflnfmeat.
|..
WHAT GOOD MORNING MEANT
IN TIII. MOUTH OF MR. DONEGAN IT SIQNI
FIKD A CALL FOR MONEY.
WHY CONTP.IUl'TIO.VM TO TAMMANV WERE MADg
-INVKl'TlGATIOX OI* THR OLD Rl'I-DlXOS
DBPABTMC.V I ONTUT-ED.
The Investlgatlon Into thi* methoda and affairs
of the oid Buildlnga Department was re.it.med yei
terday by the Commlwloaera of Aceounta at thelr
oflla M ln tb* Btewart Bulldlng. The f'.rat wltneaa
was Peter .1 Br*nna_, the bullder, who awore a;
the last her.rlm- tbat he had paid $730 to Wllllam
J. Pryer, who waa bead of the Board of Fxamlnera
at tho Buildlnga DatpartllMttt, for the changea Fryer
m ide ln plani BUbnaltted for tne Habcock & Wi'cox
Hulldlng at Coitlandt ar.d ("rcenwlch . ts.
Hrernr.n pr.n nt-d th<> cb*ck ln evldence, and aald
that ha- bad n*.n!.*d lt to Pryer,
Wllllam -I. Pryer wss then called. He aald h*
lived at No. -IS1) Columbua-ave.; that he haa b*en
an archltect durir.g the last tw?|J? Sv* years, and
for tin yeara h.u been a mewibsr of the Hoard of
Kx.iniinerr- of the Bull llngs DepartOMBt He then
deacrlbed tbe dutlea of th* Hoard of-whlch he waa
a member, and declared tbat under the law the
Board ha* certaln dlscretlonary power re^arding
the changea of plana ard speclflcatlons, even thouxh
rhe |gw Impoa* 1 certain condltlona regardlng the
buildlnga themaelve*. H* aald that the superin
tendent, too. hni large dlsen ttonary power, and
WSB BOl ' 'tr.ii. Ifa I 10 act wlthln the law.
He wa* asi.a 1 If it were not true that the plana
for the Amerlcan Tract Boclety BuCdlag hal not
been pasaed t.r.tii .rt.r ihe aeventb atory of the
bulldlng h.id ba.* n reached. Ili- answer was that
lt mlght b* so.
Asked regardlng the pltna ani hia talk wlth
?ua Paull, on* Of tl"* Tract Soclety'a
draughtamen, Mr. Pryer aald that th? Board had
not accepted tb* plana, snd Paull had ca!>.l upon
hlm for advlcc aad Informatlon. Mr. Fryer added
thnt when men c ;-?*.? to him for _r.ch advlc* or
;-:,;: dld so of their own volltion, and
he alwaya conald.ld tbat they tr.ga,*-?-d hlrn aa
ii -onsultlng archltect. Por that reaaoa he alwaya
charged for hl**. icrvlces. "I am an archltect." ha
went on, "snd wh*n*ver I wsa cov.aulted I *xpected
: ? ?? pald. Tbat !.-> my buslaa-SS.M
RefciT.ng to tb* Bl nnan check, Mr. Pryer aall
thal the plan* of tr- Babeock & Wlleos Huildlng
wer* very prop?rly rajected. Then Howard Con
bad Vlslted him. and Vr. Pryer declared that
. i hrm the bu'.idir.g WOUld BOt at.ind up. "Con
?I ibi* iugg**t*d to r.i.-." the witnerj. aaid, "that I
take Charge cf tb* p'ans and modlfy them aa I aaw
Bt ite Bfked ma irhat i would charge, and I told
h;m."
Mr. Pryer told Mr. Constable to have hla draughta
m? change the plana *rom e.-r-ain sugge. .io.-ia that
he then made, and the plana were then reeubmltted
to him prlvately. He had auj-gerated a few other
chang**, wtilch wer* i-na>. "I tb_i thought they
wer? all right. I paaaed tl m, rsestvtd :r,y $"_?, ani
have apent tb* mon*y long since." Mr. Fryer aJ
::.:??? ! that b? mad* aevsrsi thousmd dollar. a year
ln sucii eoni ultatlona.
Mr. Fryer aaid tha* Board of Kxamlnera met one*
a wffk. Fach ir.einber reca?ived $10 a week for hla
..'r.vi.es.
On cross-examlnatlon, Mr. Fryer aaid that h?
never used hls Influence as a member of the Board
:n tl. mteresi of any archltect or bullder.
.luhn Askcy, a bulld*r, of N .. CI.- Kast Nlnety
elghtb-st., aaid b* ni ?? ir i>aid aay mon*y to builiing
i.laapeCtOr"'. ,
\\*. ii. Cl ?, th* B*St witr.f-ss. chlef c',.*rk of the
Buildlnga Departm?nt, than te*tlfl*d tl*..it fur thlrty
yeara he bad pald rarloua auma of ir.or-.ey to th?
Tammany Hall coliectora, who "cam* around an
nually." !!? had pald HO, J.m and f."> a*. tlm.s to
??; v ' Donegan, the regulai c lle:tor. Mr. Done
Kd;-. are** and wa* identltted. Mr. Cloa* added tha".
Donegan ua.y ?? ? ; ptember of '-ac.i
? .:? and aald: "Ctood mornlng, L?o you vant to aaa
"i'i .or to I> **,. --an's call. clr.-ulars had tx-en recelved
by the at'.acn.-* oi the I* partment. aakint? for con
irlbutlona to the Tammany cam>_ugn fund. Ckae
H..,d he never heard Donegan us!; tor money, sor
i ,; hi - ?*'. anybody give blm money. He !-.im_e.f
had alwaya frave the m*ney voluntarily ani not
? .- . .. fear that b* mlght i-rse his place.
.uguet Bernstei:, of No. 101 Eaat ?ighty-*lxth-*t.,
i>_ i ,., | i ? ..) ri..- sald bc j aii. noi bccauM
I., ? ,dugbt h* would loaa hia Job, but to ?treagtnen
hlmseif. He waa appolnteJ clerk thrjugti Jadg*
N . rbaaa.
Waahlngton Parker, of No. 10 Oay-at.. ano*!:er
clerk In ,.i.- Department, had also paid tba regular
eontrl mtlon. , ..
.amuel I. Parker, a.i aaalatant attorn y. also pald ?
Donegan money. Sometlmea i.e mad* tne contribu
rectb i Tammany Hall. He had never been
. .md had alwaya glven the
_.
, . nu* J. McCabe. of No. i7 \Vj.?hington P.ace,
e pald 2 i *r *ni of bi* aalary eaca year. but
p',,x iya voluntarily. He waa nol connected wlih
Tamn i ij Hall, an i although holdlng th* oflte* of
clerk :"i twelve yeara, ha- n?ver had li Intlmated
to blm that h* would los* nia Job if b* dld r.ot pay
the mon*y. . , . ,,
Mr. DonepLn waa then called to t!*.3 atsnd. Ho
,1(1 lillng jjviaiiy on tb*Commlaaloner.
.?: r-, name aa* Danlel .\i. Donegan, snd
hal h. IIvi i Bt N'o. S9 Eaal Elghty-?econd-*t. Mt.
Donegan aai 1 he waa known aa th* "Wlskinkli,"
a |j ... it b* ba i been a clerk in the Bupreme Court
ai i M.iv.i.'a .n rr hal'a ? .11 e too. He admltted nav
ii-.g re.elved the contrlbutlon*. Ha denled tbat ha?
had ev.-r ask.-i f..r r-iotiey. and sald t'.at he ?rl
aray* turned th<* money ovjer to tr..- treaaurer of
Tammany Hall, J*'lin M.*a-';iade. Mr. Don<*^an aald
h.- .-nl'. "i frequently a: the Buildlnga DepartsssBl
whenever he bad iiiiiiln-?: tb*
??Vo,1 ususlly aald "Oood mairnlng:'"
"Tn, th" sanur as I wjuld say to you lf I called
a* x .,ir ofllC* "
"But you never callel at my ofllce."
"Xo, but I shall, if you sa> you have a certlfled
che :k ready "
The hearlng waa declared clo** 1.
FUNERAL OF M. W. COOPER.
A LAROB OATHERINa OF WFLI.-KN'OWN
BUtlNEM Ml'.*; AT TIIK CHURCH OF
THB INCARNATION.
Tha re wn* a lari-e gatberlng of representatlva
b ilneaa ma-n in tb* Churcb ,of the hirai_s_s_.
Thlrty-flfth-at and Madlaon-av*., y.*sta>ralay morn
lOg 10 attend the funeral aif i'arva-lle Wllson Cooper,
pi-eldent of the Itandard Katlonal Bank, M.idison
u\a-. and Tw-nty-thinl-st , and *T-Armr*l*CT of th?j
Port of N'.'w-Vork. Mr. Coopsf dled from heart
dlsease laal Baturday afternoon at his apartaMSts
ln tiie Cnlon I.eamue Club, tl'.ls clty. Nearly every
banklng Institutlon and many of ;he lar;;e commer?
cial hotisc.s In tho city wer* repr?ent*d, ar.d W'ail
8;r.-a-t aenl a burg* delegatlon. Wlth these and tha
? ?>??',, t s ar.d other frlenda, tlie church waa
filled. Thep- wera no s,.-.-i.ii decoratlona, but there
wer* many 0OW*n. Many of Mr. Cooper's fria-nda
pla ied wrestb* on tlie e dfln as a last mark of love
and esteem.
The ESplacopal burlal **rvtc* _? conducted by th*
Rav. W. II. Oroovenor, ra--*or a.f the church. A
v (?? t furnlahed the muslc, whlch toeludsd th*
.inging of tb* antbem, "Lord, Le Me Know Mln*
End," "Lead, Ktndly Lalght" .md "AbM* with Me."
Tb* front row of the seats waa rssanrai Um th*
relatiM's. Mrs. Juila E. Webber. a al-ter; M. O.
Webber, P. L. W*bb*r, nr. Osorgs P. Msntt and
: Wllson t*. sforrls, all n*pb*ws, an.i Mra. F. B. John
lon, ll Maa e.
Tha- bonorary psllb*?r*fS were Warrer Mlllrr.
w?"^S'?__
^.T'^riXil'''"!^ _-__T_?
fl ii iv iit'al Jchn P. riunirnci*.
T e V' , LW-Club. ?f Wblcb Mr. I'.nprrwa.
p,.,.n,,iH,.(l H'*lll.l)I, ?> ? v ? f>-?'ii !<?:??. *??"?? J ?_-?..*_/,
iob,r. IkStt lii.v.l. ivter H. Taylor. Alexander Tay
_fJ j M 'vn.ao... P. K TrowbrBg*. charles U.
H__k_Z. R00-r! U B. Hall. ArtbC U Merrlam.
navtd Bennett Klng, Jr., U'liiiam L Pom*roy. J. U
Va_oto_r_in?__ Anion O. McCook, J. U. Requ*.
winum F (V'Chran. Jun.a I.aw.on. Bm*r*Ofl I-i-U
Oeniral Thoma* P Wlkwn ?:. C.W.U*aryJJ. C
Mlller Henrv C. Tale, Kre'.erlc C. \\ iij,ner. Jos-pli
ii I'hoate Slgoumey _*. Fay and W'lUam H. ROM.
The clubraen assembled at 10 o'clock ln the club?
houae and march.-1 to the church On tba lap.da
of their coatM v.a-t.* p.niied mourning b.idsea wlth
the letters "1 U C.
After the brief aenrlc* the body wa* taken to the
Gr.inal Central Btatlon and plscsd on the 3:1) o'c,lock
traln, t? he taken to ROCbCStST, Vt. where th*
burlal takea place.
?
Pl t o.y trial for murder.
Vlncenzo D* 8anto waa put on trlal for murder In
the flrt-t da*Kree in the crlmlnal branch of the Su?
preme .'ourt rSStsrdST He Is Bccusod of kllllng
1'hllllpo Eppolno on Aprll 20 last. hy atabblng hlm
with a stiia-ao at llarclay an.i QHrMBWleb st?. II*
annerteal that hlai vlctlm had cauaed him to lone hl*
?mploymont as a ____bt handUr Xor tha New-York
Central Hailroad.

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