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NEW-YORK, MOMMY, JAM ARV I*, l?07.-TWELVE PAGES.
PRICE THREE CEKTfc.
SEEKING OFFICE IN CANTON,
fBRONOi OF VIMTOM DISCDM AP
(OINTMENTS WITH MAJOR MKINI.KY.
mag rAMIUAMTT WITH UOCAL FOLITIOi ali
-?-."EH IHI roi*NTHY -TAMMPATF.S Te.R TIIK
CAXHSrTT IBXATOI PIIKRM.lVS BVODBMOlt
[PT TE'.rOIUPH TO THf TRiniNS]
Canton. Ohio, Jan. 17.?Mr. McKinley vvas th
rvr.lv fi pn sentatlve of the family to po to churcli
to-i'.ny Webb Hayee. n pun of ex-President
Hav.r*. waa their guest at dinner, ami In the1
afternoon took a drive with Mr. timi Mrs. Me?
ll ? v As usual, th** President-elect and his
enjoyed ? qulel Sunday, and mads the
I ii of their opportunity fur rest. They will
mak-* no effort to pack up their l"'longings
rr: ,r i i their .departure fur Wuhlngton, but
,K : leave their rn use as lt ls. When they ar"
thoroughly settled In tho Executive Mansion
, -a-i Helstand will return to Canton and
empty ard eloas tho Imus".
Am Mar h -1 a]; roaches, Maj.ir McKinley Andi
.;??. ik resting on him growing mor.- arduous
tjmjci seekers ate- coming to Canton In larder
lumbers than iver. Purine: the last week tim
fiat"*:* have been crowded, and there has scarcely
been a time between !' o'clock In tho morning
end 0 at night when people were not walting
In Major M -Kinley"! library to talk with him.
Men '-'?-r> want to dismiss appointments aro
eomlng fr tn all parts of th.* country, often
lhe places whle-h th >y se.-k are "f small lm
?srtsnee, snd the appointments could be made
only in sn Indirect way by tho President. If
\ne number of visit..rs does not diminish it ls
probable lhe hours far receiving them will be
limited. An example of tho unnecessary rails
to which tii<* President-elect ls subjected may be
found in the '-iso of a Texas delegation whleh
car" considerably over a thousand miles for
.--.. ... ? Bible ji'"*!"*-5'* of booming a Republi?
can of thal state f.?r the- Cabinet, the ugh every
juan In the delegation kn-w when he started
tti?r<- was rm likelihood whatever of a Te>xan
bein? c nsldered as a Cablnel possibility.
Ope fnet is developed In connection with tho
ttror.tt of visitors from all parts '.f the Vnlted
Fut-* at Canton, and it ls that Major McKin?
lay dslly astonishes his callers by tho brea.ith.
firle tv, freshness, minuteness and accuracy of
his Information concerning parties, factions
I ans. business and political conditions
? the country. He has a memory as
rr irkable as Mr. Blaine's for men, and an
ev?r mi re serviceable one fur fa.-is and current
I-f-- it i of Interest A Western Senator who
vas here ? day ur tw i aeo said:
"I stopped off In Canton to acquaint Major
McKinley with the peculiar condition nf affairs
In i political way that exists in one parl "f my
II ite The circumstances which I wished to re
Iste l - him wera so unusual, so Intricate and so
known that I Imagined they could by no
have com" to his kn iwli dge To my sur?
prise T found that he was more thoroughly In?
formed thnn I upon the subject, and that he
pave ms fresh Information and new points of
view that wer.- as valuable as they were- sur
;- ng. He seems to be aHe at will to recall
arl lo stato tho salient points of the political
titus t len In any part of the country, and to
pa.** the men who make those conditions in
rap!1 review before his mind "
IENATOB SHERMAN'S QUALIFICATION*
tor Sherman's cheerful acceptance, wlth
of the portfolio "f State, fol
by his visit to Ohio, lias focussed put.He
"i and his movements in an
Comment upon the selection
? *' u of Ohio, for the first plsce In the
ng Major McKinley dally, and
H I is a large number of dle
pstchet dating him upon the selection
Shem snd several hundred letters
. -n of his choice have been
li tiers and messages, filled with
ly comment and greeting, have
? ? :. nearly every Slat.- in the Union, and
lt is n> doubt agreeable to Major McKinley
r the most i ordlal words
? e from G ula and other Southern Btatea
? of Sherman, for some years
after I - ' ;-..-. i upon vi Uh prejudice.
N ? , th'- iltir.-s-- of Senator
Fliei nt. He ls easily the fore
. iry t..-iiav in actual offi?
cial life. 1 ? . the various d--i.arimeiii.-i
ef the ?'? rernment grow up and develop Into
ortlona No man living knows
f their w irking methods than Mr. Sher?
man: there ls probably no one who has partici?
pated Ju the construction "f so many treaties
atlc conventions as Mr. Sherman, and
ls no em- In public life who bas known
f' larK*- a number 'if foreign Ministers and
othei diplomatic representatives. Nor is there
any other pul.in- man more thoroughly ac?
quainted with the ru els. resources ami poul
ties of h.;s ..-An country. Senstor Bherman
ri a great traveller In the United Btates
-i also made s greal many trips to Eu
- ? that no one can review his life without
I ? ng that In selecting him M ijor McKinley
I I i] |ily and well.
Next to th- Secretary of State the country is
probably more Interested in the- selection of a
*? ? iry of the Treasury than any other Cabl
? snd it is saf" to assume that Major
'.'. K ? ley ls giving s great deal of thought snd
time to 'he work of finellng a man whe se char
a^t'-r and att nts win reach the high
l of ? \ ellence whieh he expects the
r.an who fills this place t" posi ss, Other
iual, it is probe iii that t1:
lect would prefer to appoint p Bec
if ihe Treasury frmn some other Btate
than New-Tork. This is in di terence to a senti
ither than to a real necessity, e,r con
but Major McKinley wants good and
ni men, and li" m;i! not allow
? geographical considerations to de
Wve l. i of the lr se i ?? Ices if he cannot find a
satisfactory man outside ..f N'.-w
'ark to till the place of Becretary of the Treas
ii a man can bs had from New
?ark, there will !"? no Question about his re
I | ......
?HS MENTIONED I""U THE TREASURY
Two names have been frequent!) mentioned In
' lion wllh the office 'ef Becretary of the
ry. The mosi prominent place In the
... upi.-.i ie i 'harles Emory Smith,
"** Philadelphia Benator Cullom ls als., fre
***st!* lal ked of ns s possible Becretarj of the
'? is probable, however, thai if Bens
- a member of the < 'abinet he
larj of tbs Interior. A Western
* desired for that offli e, sn 1 he would
Kell the expectations and requirements In
This disposition of s. nal ir
would have tin- li. ld to ila* i l? ar for Mr.
1-T.ii a'"' ''*' '" undoubted!) al present the
i) fm appointment to thal of
Jj'','; * ..ii being considered, how
'';|t tin public is. perhaps nol aware of
,,* :' 'at,v.- .1 m Me (*!< ary, of Min
.a,'1'-1 Mi M ' ii ar) ls a Canadian by hirth
xha.1*- a "??"' "' liberal education, and madi
.jj* * considered one of the strongest spee
'??ar I" ''''>'"?*?*? "ii th* ne.ia-v question last
H< ?! "iiiii, u understands the theory of
?"?'.' lin lil -. as i. ? ll a- ai;-, lind) ill the
man) of his tn- mis think hi would
Kt rons ti.., a. mix ut the
He i> said tn li. doi lil lei - lhe moi I
mari in the Wi si v. ha, has In i :, r. en
'"' lie j in..-. and Ins name ls foi the
r ,"";''K ' lear l.v written un the list of poa
? appointment of Benator Sherman t<> the
Cahlnot makes the selection eif his Successor
, a matter Of general Inten-st. Senator Sherman's
| term In the Senate will e-xplre two years from
i March 4 next. Therefore, his successor vvin
I have two years to serve. The situation ls some
I what complicated by the 'act thai the" Legls
j lature whie-h elects the successor to Mi. Bher
, man's seat in the Senate is to bs chosen nexl
fall. In ohio, anel me- choice of a Senator will
bs made In January next, so that the mun who
; ls appointed to till the- unexpired term, next
fall will (ind himse-lf face to face with the
? problem of re-election nt the hands of ? i.'-kis
lature not vet cheisen.
i
MH SHERMAN'S SUCCESSOR
The situation gains sddltlonsl Interest from
the fact ihat lt ls generally believed that Gov?
ernor Bushnell, who has authority to sppolnl
the Senator to serve during the unexpired part
of Mr, Sherman's t.rm. wll! confer the honor
Upon M. A. Hanna, chairman of tin- Republl
, can National Committee Mr. Hanna hu dis
j tlngulshed himself in so uncommon and band
; some a way In the Ibid of National polltle * lhal
Republicans throughout the- .country think him
entitled to any sort e,r political reward he de
i sires, and it is an open secre! that Major Mc
: Kinley would like to have him for a member of
i his Cabinet. Mr, Manna se. ms to prefer lhe
) Senate, however, probably because the duties
would be somewhat :?ss exacting than those
"f a Cablnel ofllcer, and his private business
interests an* very large-.
Mr Sherman was appoint".1 to the Cabinet by
the President-elect solely because beseemed to
l"- the man for the place and without any ef?
fort to provide for the selection of his suc?
cessor. Major McKinley did nol lake Se-nator
Bherman Into the Cabinet lo make a possible
opening In the Benate for Mr. Hanna. Those
who know the- President-elect know that noth
Ing was further from his mind than iles, and
they als i know that no commtinli .itioii on the
subject has passed between Oovernor Bushnell
and the President-elect. The- Oovernor is free
to appoint whomso.-ver he pleases Ther.- ar<
no restrictions on his actions, for there was n i
effort to obtain s pledge or promise from him, or
to arri'." at anv sorl of understanding upon
the subject, but, as Governor Bushnell is a
candidate for re-election, nnd ther. is a desire
on the part of wis.. Republicans t" strengthen
the party and mak.- ii as harmonious ns possi?
ble, In order to withstand and overcome the
ri ai tion which often follows a sweeping Presi?
dential victory, it is firmly believed that (".ov?
ernor Bushnell's choice will fail upon Mr.
Hanna. Most Ohio Ke lubllcana are of opinion
that the app "liniment of Mr Hanna, appealing
as it would t" the large numtier nf Sonator
Sherman's friends in the State, would consoli?
date the party and make the future serene and
secure for man ? years.
WI I.I.I AV S. MOOEE DEM).
HIS COMPLAINT LED Ti) CHAPMAN'S IN?
VASION OF BHERRT'B ins WIFE
THINKS WORRY OVER THK
AFFAIR HASTENED
HIM DEATH
tVllllam P. Moore, th.- theatrical manager and
HRent. who complained to (*,-ij.tnin Chapman, of the
Wist ThlrtlethfSt. station, that Indecent ilnm-es
were to !"? given at Herbert lt s. >-l.;. 's recent
dinner at Sherry's, died yesterday sf ten
his home. Nu. :?>: West Fortieth-st, HI* death re?
sulted from a heavy cold, which he csught last
Monday nnd which developed imo pneumonia
Mr Moore's wife and stepdaughter, Annabelle,
w.r.- in New-Haven during Ins week, and ii- did
not let the-m know of his Illness for f.ar of alarm?
ing them. Ile called In Dr. Thomaa Baker, ol No
..v. West Forty-thlrd-st., who attended him until
lils death, at 2 o'clock yesterday Some ?>! iris men
friends, Including hli partner, Frederick Armstrong,
li<-l|icii care for him, bul he had no trained nurse.
Mr Moore was I'rfty-two years old. Il" was horn
In Philadelphia, ural had always been engaged In
the theatrical business Some of his chiel . i ir g
ments have he-en as ni.in airer of the Imperisl
Opera Company, of several of Jacobs's theatres In
this elly nml Chicago, of Minerp Eighth Avenue
Theatre nml of -"i*he Little Tycoon" Connie Opera
Company. Latel) he and Armstrong h i
partners as theatrics! agents.
Mr Moor- will be buried by the Elks. Lodge N i
l. of Hrooklyn, will arrange for the funeral ser?
vices, and the burial will probably be In Ever?
greens Cemetery, in Brooklyn. Trie funeral will
probably be held to morrow.
Mrs. Moore ^.-l-l last nlghl thal she was positive
that her husband's death was hastened by the pub?
licity given to the Seeley ?Hiin?r aral t . i Ircum
stances connected with lt. Bhe said lhal he had
spoken to her of threatening letters Xi- had re?
ceived Sh.- savs thal sin"'- th.- receipt of those
letters her husband had been afraid of an assault.
Mr. Moore's stepdaughter, Annabelle, complained
that si.'- had been asked lo give an Indi ei dance
ai the Seeley dinner. This statement was laid ???
fore Captain Chapman and led to his Investigation
ol Sherry's or. tin- nlghl of the dinner Moor.- was
a witness at the trial of Captain Chapman.
Mr Armstrong, Moore's partner, agr.i with the
vvaiovv that iii'- man's death had been hastened by
worry over the Seeley dinner.
IV ACCIDENT AT SOUTH FERRY
PASSENGERS BADLY SHAKEN UP AN
ENGINE LEAVES THE TRACK.
just as the crowd wns romlng and going from
South Ferry yesterday afternoon an accident nr
curred on ihat t-rrniiial of ths Nlnth-ave. branch
of the elevated. Just before :t o'clock, as Engine
No los. drawing four ear-, was rounding Iheourve
before entering Ihe station, by some unknown
means the engine Jumped the switch which leads
Into the Blxth-ave sii!" of the station. Thi ??
glue gave a short turn and ila- connections be?
tween !? and Ihe cars broke, The engine contin?
ue i for a f.-w feet down the Blxth-ave, fm. k. when
lt slipped from the tra.-k and ran along the lies
for a few '- - ?
As the i nellie wns irolnc along the wrong track
lhe .ar--, which war. Ailed wiM, i rs, con?
tinued down iiH-i- own track.
Tl ' engineer, as soon aa he saw the cars part
fr. ito liN e-trL'li e. blew two shrill Masts on the
whistle. The passengers In the cars did nol nol
anything unusual until they h.-r.r.i th. whist ? ol
the engine As the ".irs passed over the
the i idden parting of the couplings caused them !??
I.nm|. togi l hi'
I'ark Toil"'ti.av. Farrell, who waa passing i ong
tt.. path in Battery I'ark leading to White!
st tin lime tbe engine Jumped th. switch, I
a grinding 'if timbers overhead, nml Immed ?
si-.- thal the engine wai "ff Ihe track, and. think
i || wo lld fall lo the street, si outed to the
:. . who were pai Ing to go on the other Ide.
As the passengers saw the ears going In one <11
rec tion and the- engine In another, there w.s a
shout lhal the- ears were off Ihe track. Many of
th.- women became hy ' rlcal and started lo
scream, The noise e.f ihe cars overhead caused a
crowd i'? traihe-r In the sn., t nnd park lurroumllng
thi Mhtlon, and lhe police had a hard time keep?
ing tM in from going directly underneath the
?
The guards applied the brakes and tried to slack?
en ila speed e,i the ears as thej entered Ihe st i
tam. bul could ian prevent a collision with the
bumpers at the end of the station. No damage
was dom lo the cara, however. Th* passe .
who rushed fer tha platforms r.Ived a terrlflc
w.stiini? ns th'- 'ats strui-k ths bumpers, A China?
man lian..-.: I.oin Wong, forty v.,irs old, of So
-4 lo ".Wal i ii > liiualr. .l-.i lei-l vve-nt \-lift I, i
Handing li lhe middle of i he t hit d cai
thrown agalnsl ..ne nf tin cr? -at-- .- i r...-i\,,i
??tal s.;.l|i \\..,.;.,is Two nf 111" Wollan fainted
..no vv' r. "iirri--n int.. the hu lt lng-room o' 'hi
?tull ?? Thej ... ere Mar) Purcell thin
old >.f No 22 Albany st . arel Kate Murk*-, iw'e
., ... n tei rs old of No. 113 Mix rt;
.\. sinti dam i from Ihe Hud '???? Btrei I Hospital
wm summoned and brought hr Stivers. IX- .\
., r ii' the WOUndf "ii Kum Wong's la
(iri'-.?lnM tl., m. te...k lim io the ho pltal Hi
attendee! Ie. '.lie- tw . -Willi.-I, hil! f Oil lld ill
u, i,? : - ? ihan oi, if. d. The i mi hi
: ie i .*
The engine which lefi lhe irack ransell a delaj
<,f nearly tbree ii.".i- on the Hlxtli ..\. Ide of n.<
?tal iou
* -
IIIE COABT DEFENCE COXYEXTIOX.
j.,,rt Tampa, Fla., Jan it Tampa ls making e
rai . preparal ? i to enter! i i iles lo the ' "?? ? I
11 , or Defence and Impi ivi m. nt I n snd
thc u" mtiers will gel s lu irty !?. spi in v ?
. - p begun to arrive > eau il. im rn.
lng J ll i -lalo i. |r.. and K
, i,n ,', .in . ? ? lo-l ' eli . . .
, ,,,,. .a ..ti in.- Mani -'? ? ?
A e-i ll., .li I" Thi er i:
here ihli mi i ning foi I imp '. ii '?? pi i
... , ,.| i i.-f. ni ? ' 'on i ention 1 I: i rr ...\...
lector of ihl* p?"t, who I- ?? d legate lo the conven?
tion, waa a passengei n tht Haleigh aa tbs guest of
!U ,.lll. ere.
HOW MACRO WAH KILLED.
Till" MAN* HURT AT "DEAD MAN'S CURVE"
DIES FROM HIS INJURIES.
The man who was run down by a southbound
cable-cai al Broadway and Fourteen!h-at. lats Sat?
urday night died al lhe New-York Hospital early
He waa Identified by the Mer
? ? ? poll as ex-Deii tlve-Sergeam Dennis .J
Fo i'ry.
Tl .iii.i- Callahan, the motorman of Hip cabli
which atruck Fogarty, v. - arralgne I i'i Jefferson
Market poll ?? Court and held for examination on
Tue -'i i.v afli moon In tl.OM ball Insj.tor Hi pp i
f the cable imp ii y, secured an s ?
nil).- bondsman ai i Ci Hanan was released from
i -? ? .itu. bef ?!?? him. Magisl r its
r ? nei ked I leppenhelmer:
i - li iielj necessary thal your ".irs should
ro around lhal curve al sn.-h ,-, terrific ra'.- ol
.
v , sh .?? replied
? v\ eil, ii -.-? ma ? . me i fes wi ? k- i hera
ree -en .-i ? r
* ? ? I Iel Ihem go al full :
spi "-I | here we have a rn in killi d
the ro ? thal - i .i.i In arraigned, and ra. till?
man \\:,v. I sraa passing lhere yesterday, and
? ? i woman >v ,., v. tull! sui... have .-a killed
? I lll< ? Illari. ? hO
and un'1.it of danger, lt was
? M.. in-ii at..
? - ugo i i..rai ? ? .-. ol [nape -tor
lr. i ia - ? ii had noi i.. en con
mi ni f.T i lol i; I nu.
i sari wearne i member of ihi Nea-.y/ork police
force ? ?? \ lg ii -. .\ Kl Ile served about five ? i -
ag a patrolman an.l waa then placed In thi 11. r.
li ,i.. . ?! ;? Byrne* Ile J ld good work
and was made ? !? mi Al.? - is
r me ? v ..v e 'ommlttee ri. . --.g.,tl..in
I...-' u .-. sith -oim othei detectlve-aergeania,
ri ?' i??? d to i > Aftei Hih- ;,. ?. ? m -., drink
? I ' rn : ..- foi 1 fol di 'ink. ?
?I.Bted fl rn hil B'lfl kl pl ,,
' ? rn s home li waa not
evident l ...iii" en drinking s uur la) nlghl
/// lfl li HU I liri ISO Tn ESE I PE.
lieorga Sinclair, nineteen years old, w.,s found
I in in. Bowe ry, rn ar Bpring-sl . nt ;, o'cloe k
? , iti i ?; sfternoon, bj I 'olle ? man Ki nnedj , .-f
the Mulberry st. station The policeman started t-<
,,ir- ? sr rlalr who ran toward Spring t. .\t u,,.
rorner hi ran Into a lamppost, striking ids head
agalnal lt with greal force He waa made uncon
.i a, .1 I '-? taken lo the Mulbi i ;;. | statloi
ir here an ambulanci ? .tg. >n of Si Vii.nfs ?
dreeeed hla wound rgeon aa Iel i
he had bettei lie watched during ihe night, ind ll
lu i,.-, .un. wrorei he -I...ul i ... -? ni io i ha pltal i
hi ? m . h. ni - -kuli might i? ii...
lured ir. -,,.-? i ? I i tr. a- k- ,i ' he au rge ?
I., lake lin |ati-i.i lo Ihr hOSpltuI lion, bul al i
leged that the ambulance surgeoi refused to do ao .1
li.. 1 ? ii bo cells in ihi .Mau.. 11., >i at ul lon ao
Hie prtaoi r wa --ir 1.. thi Kllsabetti-ai station J
Wh.11 11. police iheri I srd Ho- details of Ills
case, ita' ..ii:, n sn ami..ri.hup ami nail the pris- t
ji.tr taken u. Bellevue Hospital il
A CUBAN ACCOUNT OF THK FIGHT FOR
HIS BOOT.
MRtTKNANT '*OI/iNKt, ll KI! NA NI'1*7. "MYS UK
1URIPIV THK DEAD USA DES IN A SF.KHKT
I'l.Ai'K BOKPfRM l"l! TIIK BBNEFIT
OF TIIK SPANIARDS IN UWANA.
[nr "rauDonam to tut "numma.]
Jacksonville, Fla.. Jan. IT. -A letter waa re
i "ived h.-re".,n Friday from Lieutenant-Colonel
Andi.- Hernandez non In command of the- de
partmenl of the Cuban Army encamped near
Havana, giving the true account of Macon's
death and lils subsequent burial. As he says
thal he w.is in command of the Cuban detach*
ine::t thal recovered Ihe body from Major
: Clrujeda's command, and afterward buried lt,
his statement should settle the matter. The
letter was senl to J. A. Huau, the Florida repre?
sentative of the New-York Cuban Junta. It
came through Ihe "underground channel." lt la
dated January 0. fror. the "Encampment near
Havana." After extending to Mr Huau thanks
: for past favors, the letter rois on:
"Many things have happened, my true friend.
' sinee- the last time- 1 saw you, I have heard the
I hum of the bullet and th.- whirr of the cannon
j ball paaa by me, bul the Komi iioei has further
us.- fur me. and they have passed me by un
? scathed. I cannot i"ll if the same good fortune
| will follow ir.n later, as hoi work ls In stun- fur
us if signs fall not. I nm now Lieutenant-Colo?
nel In the Regiment Goecuria (cavalry). I have
I... n here ever since l s.-tw you eaccpt two months
1 vi as in th" provinces of Matansas and Hast
Havana. We. are doing very well, and fare tol
erably well also, provisions being abundant and
e-asy for us to secure. ,
'Th.' greatest des re of our enemies here is to
tnriU" it appear, nnd make yu fellows In the
l'nlted States believe, that the provlnci s of Plnar
del Rio and Havana ar.- without Inaurgenta and
In u fair way to he pacified: hut this ls Mrrong,
with ii"t a word of truth in lt. Aye, the only
pacification we offer is liberty gained by our
trusty machetea. The revolution In thia depart?
ment is gaining more and more each day, and our
frlenda Increase. Our enemy well know, to their
sorrow, that we are lure. I take particular
patna i very nlghl to hunt everything In eight
thal I come io ross, so as to '-'iv-- -.ur enemlea In
Havana a hrilllant Illumination, and I don't sup?
pose they will much longer doubt iftir being here.
"it was ..ti December7 lhal weaulfered agr.-at
misfortune in th- tragic death (by ambush) of
our leader, Maceo, This is the greatest misfort?
une' we have suffered since the beginning of the
w ar, imt lt only encourages us t.. tight the harder
and avenge ina death. 'Cuba Llbrer ls the only
shout we have now. We were encamped near
? ghi that day, and heard the firing Mae-"
.- ime across lhe (rocha unknown to us, with but
fortj nan. More than 1.500 Spnntnrels. who
hal been Informed of his trip, ambushed him.
He rode Int . it. and was shot at the tlrst Iii".
"We In.ird th" Urine, and. thinking that some
? 7 mu- friends were attacked by tin- Bpanlsh
guerillas, start ??! off at e.nee t . their aid. though
w ? had imt Imt men. Wh.-n we reached th..
. * Mi" slaughter it was mostly ove-r. and
then w,< were- told that Maceo was dead, and
that the e-tieinv hail his body 'i'd !" a horses
tall and were triking lt off. dur men were
perfectly frantic over the rein.rt and begged to
be Ld agiinst tin- Spaniards. We elash.-d dur?
ward v. i'ii drawn machetes, and what a tight
that -.
"Th.- Spaniards met us. ami th" encounter was
horrible. <>ur nun fought to kill; utily bent on
avenging Maceo Our trusty and sharp machetes
f.-li with re guim itv. and I think we killed more
than Jiai of the- enemy; and, what ls more. w?
had th'1 consolation "f rei overing the body of
our h. loved leader, Maceo. Tlu Spaniards fought
haul again to regain ll, charging upon us repeat?
edly, hut ..ur sharp nra. h. tes Pren too nundi
for them, nnd Ihey sullenly retreated.
"mir lit:!.- force suffered terribly. Our caval?
ry, which wenl in eighty strong, came oul with
only twenty-two men, and the- Infantry suffered
almost in th.- same proportion. Hut for all that
ve.- were conMiled hy 'he- fact that mir brave
brothers gave up their lives in a go d cause, and
to save th- ho.l.v .-f mir lamented Maceo from
tie- desecration lhal the* Spaniards would nave
Inflicted.
"We buried the bod) in a secret and secure
place. i inly myself and a fes selected men
ami ii|li..-rs know the location In due time li
will h.- marked, If known now. the murderous
Spaniards would try to get h. and parade it as
showing their great triumph, Poor Mace., sleeps
in peace, hui his brothers remain to avenge him
?md that th.-v ar" doing daily. I have a good
many Important things to tell you in connection
wiih this, hut I don't dar*- to put them in this,
as I am ii"' positive that th.- letter will gel
tin..ugh safely, Wiih last wishes nnd regards
to yourself and your family and my many friends
in Jacksonville, from your true friend, who sends
you a good hugglnb from I'uha Libre,
ANDRE HERNANDEZ,
Lieutenant Crlonel, Realmenl Gueeurl.a, com?
manding Department of Havana, mar Havana
i v /: v ni:TEi'Tli /: the victi M.
GOV. BLACK FOR ECONOMY.
WASTE OF THF. PUBLIC MONET NOT TU
BE PERMITTED.
usn gai capitol empu>ysi duchaboed a
CDXPSRENCN TO gNPORCE RtOID HU
THKNiTIMKNT I! VIPS OM TUB
tim: vsritv.
[fromrm U-MotrtJiaooaaasrowDiiTorTBaTaiauim ]
Albany, .Tan. 17?It sometimes improves a
State administration In certain respi ts to put
? new man with new ideas In charge of it; and
the administration of Prank S. Black as Oov?
ernor of the State- gives promise of furnishing
m-w evidence li support of thi.-* statement. Mr.
Black certainty haa instituted a policy e.f econ?
omy which, if '-arri.-.l through nil the depart?
ments of the State Government, will separate his
administration in this regard from thal of aev?
eral of his predecessors. There has heen no
economical Governor In the Executive Chamber
sines Alonzo B. cornell stepped oul "f it at the
beginning nf 1883. it is true that by I.kkeep
Ing methods, by Increasing Indirect taxation and
by taking advantage of s gift of $2,!i00,?00 from
the United States Government there have been
low State- tax rates, Tel the appropriation bills
passed by successive Legislatures have grown
larger without check from successive Governors,
new Stat., commissions hav.- ..?.-.-ry vear been
created, and the building of new armories, new
normal schools and new reformatories of various
descriptions baa been authorixed. Oul of debt,
Hie State has plunged Into lt again by determin?
ing to expend $0,0(10,000 in canal Improvements.
A legislative committee has just recommended
that $1,000,000 lie al om.upended In the pur?
chase e.f Adirondack lards, toward which $600,
IHNi was use-el ..Hy tv., years ago.
TIIK GOVERNOR'S USEFUL TRAINING,
It waa al un opportune tim?>. therefore, thar
ths voters of the stat-, with thal good fortune
they sometimes have reached forth and t >nk
th'- man of no fortune fi..m his humble home
on th., heights of Troy ami Installed bim In
the Executive Chamber. Prom the personal ex
perleni.f many years of struggle to ir.-t on In
life. Mr. Ulrick knew the vain- , f -,i dollar. He
had looked upon the miser) in Troy caused by
the hard times of th>- lasl thr".- years. IP- knew
the weight of sta-.- and local taxes, for did li?
mit own a little, cott.age "f his own 111 Troy?
Mr Ulai k. therefore, no sooner had been lr.au
piu.it".| as Governor and had had time t.. look
a'.out iiiin in the s:.ite Capitol than it natu?
rally occurred to him thal there was ii greal
waste of the public money In progress In that
building, ll" ls ..no of the three Trustees of
Public Buildings, ths other two being Timothy
I, Woodruff, the Lieutenant-Governor, and
Jamel M. E. 0*Grady, the Speaker of ths .\v
senilely.
Mr. Black had occasion to l'".k over the pay?
rolls ..f ih- Superintendent of Buildings and
fotinel a surprisingly larc.- number of people
employed in tl.e- state Capitol. He thought thal
such -1 largs fores vvas unnecessary, ami so told
Mr Easton, the- Superintendent. Mr Kaston
told Mt. Black thal he was right; that the force
was entirely too large, ami said in explanation
that Republican politicians had crowded men
upon him eiurinp the late political campaign.
Mr. Black then went over the Hst of employes
of the Capitol carefully and cut off 100 im-ii
from the payrolls. The taxpayers can re-jot -e
to that extent.
WKKi.Kii OUT WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION.
Mr. WacK made* no discrimination In his
ilaughter "f useless employes. There were a
food many men from his own county of Rensse?
laer. If they were Idle, and yet drawing pay
'rom th" State, ?hey wer- dismissed. Nor are'
h'-y to be brought Lack after the pul.Ile has
leard this news The dismissals are nol for po
Itleal effect; they are permanent. Governor
Slack is resolved that na more men shall I.m
doyed about th.- Capitol than are needed, and
hal ii" idle men shall l.e about tin- building
rte- i ..st of maintaining the public buildings In
tl bony lust year was $3o3,000. Only two years
igo tlu- cost of maintenance wns .yjiil.iMm. Mr.
Hack thinks the Increased eosl "t" maintenance
ins no just reason, snd he ls determined thal the
..vt of ord' riv service and other service of little
lature In thi Capitol shall i." largely decreased,
Nor ls tins reduction to be limited to the pav
?oil of ih-- Department of Public Buildings. Mr.
Uaeli ls resolved lo reduce the appropriations
wherever lt can he done with wis.- .nomy In
?very department of the State government,
fhere ls to be no niggardly treatment of depart
nent appropriations, bul there ls I. ? ?'?? nomy.
["ins .nn I"- slated mi authority Mr. Black will
told a conference the [.resent week with James
\. Roberts, the sta*" Controller; with Senator
^Haworth, president pro tem. "f th.- Senati ; with
:.-natur Mullln. < ('.airman "f lin- Senate Commit
.... on Plnance; with Speaker O'Orady, and with
: Pred Nixon, ehalrmsn of the assembly Com
nlttee on Ways ami Means Th" object of this
onferenee will he- to adopt measures in common
i. keep down th.- State's expendlturea
A Rl'gH nd: TIIK TREASURY,
Already a large number of appropriation bills
aa-..- !?? .n Introduced In the Leglslsture, The
asl week, on Thurs.lav. there were presented
.i the Legislature appropriation bills amount
ng lo SI.?"'?"'-.971, -""I "'" Priday there were
.th-r appropriation billa presented which won:.!
iring up thia total to $*_\000.000. Assemblyman
Irennan, of Kings County, for Instanc -. wanted
Ci ii i.i ii ie i r i* new i tads; Assemblyman Soberer,
if Albany, proposed to expend $.i00,0i.n the
? Bj ;t,,: Senator I.am.-, had a hill appropriating
?,",7."..ihhi for 'li-- 74th Regiment Armory, in Buf
alo, Assemblyman Koe'hr. eif Brooklyn, uug
j.-st.-d that $13,000 be given to Ihe Volunteer
'.if-- Savins i'..rps Senrtor Mullln wish "fl to
spend si'i.i'U" In sending a commission to the
Vntennlal Exhibition ol Tennessee Senator
(urns desiri ?! $110,000 for some Improvements at
?tlntr Sing Prison, snd Senator Ouy had a Lill
ppropriatlng $80,000 for floating grain ple?
at i ^ .u Buffalo
James K. Roberts, r\-- Stat- Controller. In irs
nnual report, th. i intents of which were re
? nth- disclosed to Governor Black, '-al!*- at
entinn t" tin- alarming Increase of the s-at.-'s
xpendltures in '.in..us directions As the
nan' lal ofllcer nf th" Stai.- Mr. Roberta's words
r,. entitled to pr- i' -\ > riclit. nnd undoubtedly
Inventor Black tn-' '.n swayed by thetn In
!,-. own keen desire foi an economical adminls
ration One point thal Mr Roberts makes with
special vlgoi In his report is that special in
.-ii.ii committees of the Legislature are
rifting mto making exceedingly large expendl
u,-. - f,.r counsel fees, an.I lt stenographers"
,.,.? In a comparatively feu years the State
?i- ex| ended th- smaslng sum of $Hm,OOil upon
-i.-'-a.... special Investigation committees Whether
h.- sta'.- has gained '-rc amminl "f benefit
mm th.-in som** persons would d< ubi
S.n.nor Mullln a few dav-' ego objected to
l-e I iusage "f a resolution authorising an In
estigatlon as t-. iii" water supply "f New-York
nd Brooklyn Xi is possible thal Senator Mul
n thinks this v.rk "f Investigation can be
ir mnre cheaply done by a commission ap
ninte-d l.y tl-.-- Oovernor and th" Senate than
j ,, ;. e. ' ? .'nilli.'
? -
7/,'l/V XVI.'l'( KEE* XT WORK.
\ r.M'lll^ THROWN THOU Till: TRAOCg IN*
?? ?, v ..s "\i: MAN DKAti
Dallas Tes.. Jan '?' The through express frois
, !,,,,iis on iii" Iron M "im .in nnd Te \ ii snd
. .* route, .1 .?? st Dallas al >: 79 a rn . was
reeked Inst nlghl at 'tie little station of forest,
? . . i'..univ . tear Si'rliiir.'
j.;Ilt;i.r clemons had both legs broken snd sus
? von Mi n I." ?'
u .. ..,... m .- ?? vi .-h..'I. Tea Th. es press
,,, ... ?. ,, j, | .-.| i- being fatally hurt, and
I se.lo isl) injured 'I':.- wre. I.
, the work of ihe ii iln p n eke rs, * do - ul plb ?!
, ?,V^ ,.., . ," -r. -k Th? ? ill -I- ' illn h ive noi
, ,,. ,..|,..,| |. di ,- Two 'i -or- -I... Im en iii iii
? ...i nnd ' vo .nli-r- are lale and ri exp.
, ive In iween I Bnd i" oe .?? k to-night.
Hall a .1 ./.ii or in "?? passe ngers ire ?? piirti I In
-,.,j bul none fa tal I j The engine ind three
ir, Iniall bags ig? and es press were Ihi iwn
.wu un embankment, but no passengsr .coaohss
ft tho track I
A STRANGE CORRESPONDENT.
captain COLLIN?! REMARKABLE COL?
LECTION OF LETTERS.
TIIKV A1!R KVIHKNTI.Y PROM A WOMAN Wile) 18
CRAZY, ns THE lUBJBCT eir si III tl'KS HY
DROWNING on-.-i: ntl CAPTAIN uah a
visit PROM Tin-: OORRESPOMO
EMT, BUT COULD MOT i'l.Mi
OCT WHO sin-; vv vs
Captain Collins of the Park Police haa In Ids
l" - esslon mor. than mm hundred letters fruin tbs
?ame writer, and all upon the sum.- subject Hs
'? destroyed al leas! one bundled letters of tbs
?ami sort which had accumulated In a long period
It was sbout three y.-rirs afc-o, i? .arly s'ltniner,
that tbe Captain received the first letter e>f thia
voluminous correspondence, lt was ? well-written
epistle, wu trout date or signature. The handwrit?
ing wns thal of a woman. Ii was addressed to the
"Captain ur Bei-gean! of the- Park PoUce," and ran
as follows.
A lad] of mature aim. slight of build, anel ono
who ls regarded as Rood-.king, who dresses well
and In good taste, is determined to s.-.-k death In
'.'"" "i thc lakes ..f Central Park. Her purpose la
formed, und it may be difficult to prevent her
ir.nu putting lt in execution.
But .-h.- must l.revented?her life- must be
saved, inn will please Instruct your officers to be
especial!) vigilant. Bee that they i.r.m.i the lake-*
with .lilli,'.n e. Qua rd all dangerous points, es?
pecially at the boaihou -?-.
Boon after the reception of this letter, the sams
day, a postal-card was received bj tbe Captain, In
the same handwriting, stating tbal a letter bad
been set.*. and summarising Ita contenta, Captain
? '..nins w.is somewhat pusxled. ll- w.is al a looa
how to regard the singular communication. It
seemed to be lr: good faith on Ihe face of lt. Bol
ii wns an anonymous letter, and he had the usual
distrust of sn.-ii communications. Still, when the
nexl patrol went out, be cautioned the officers in
a general u.iy '.. look out for would-be sulcldea
The nexl day the Captain received two letters in
the same handwriting and in the same strain.
Thereafter for several months scarcely a day
passed thal one or mora letters of the sara.- sort
did not come, Interspersed lil...rally with postal
cards. After th.- nrst half-dosen or so, nearly
evi v letter woulei start ofl with: "One hundred
dollars reward to am officer or other peraon who
will atr.-r-t or prevent from drowning In oti>- of
the I ikes of Central Park," atc
In one of these letters was the lnjune-tlon that
th. Captain should not only Increaae his fore.- ,,t
men very largely, but he should Impress
upon th.- Park Commissioners that they at once
securely fence In Ihe Park lakes at sueh points as
w.-r- not under constant surveillance. Another
letter, tilled with exclamation point.-, directed the
Captain to order oul a fores of men Immediately
and drag the Park lake s.
M. Him ,i year had elapsed since- this strange
correspondence began when one lay Captain Col?
lins received a letter containing an addreaa lu
Blxth-ave., and what purported to be the name of
the persistent woul.l-l." suicide.
Tho e'apr.ii.-i -ni an officer to the address niven,
and H was found to !??? O'Neill's drygooda store
No on., there knew an) om ot i'r.- name given In
the letter, Kor some time after this most ,,( the
lei.iv. .i from tbe unknown hore th.- letter
i:-.ei ai..! return address '.ir the envelopea of
n'N-tils store.
A little more than a yar ago the Captain had a
caller on- day. A illght-builr, well-dressed woman,
aboui thirty-five years old, closely veiled, walked
nervous!) up io the desk in the Arsenal police sta?
tion and Inquired foi Cuptain Collins. <>u Ins ap?
pearance sh.- requested a tea moir."',ts' private
conversation with him. The visitor v\a.- shown to
the Inti'r offlce, when, after assuring herself that
no one but tho Captain was within earshot, she
whispered confidentially that btu w.is the writer
of thc many letters received by the Captain, and
thal ii was ber slater ahout whom shu was *o
solicitous.
? Tha poor Kiri." sh., said, 'ls torrlhly tempted
to take? hen life by drowning In one. of the Central
I'ark lakes. She ls quite rational upon every oth.-r
point and we d" i."' wish '.I have her committed
to in asylum. Bul we greatl) fear she may some
dav i.e. tempted beyond thal she la able to with
sr,md so i have taken the precaution of .addressing
>-.i . upoi ? hs subject."
The woman then made minute inquiry relative
to the depth ol water In the several lak.-s. tin
more dangerous pom:-, e-speclall) the place known
< "rh" I.... k." showing much familiarity with the
.-.iphv and physical features of the i'ark
sii-- then reiterated the Injunction contained In tha
letti rs and vv-tit int Wa) .
The <'.ipi.un felt confident that h's visitor was
nol only the letter-writer, but the subject of the
correspondence as well. For almost a year after
tins visit no more letters were re?elved, and Cap
Collins concluded ;tr.i* tl." unfortunate woman
had finally overcome her suicidal mania. Thi n
ti... correspondence br ike out again with redoubled
vigor 'v\.., three, even four letters a day, with ac
companying postal-cards, wert the r..1. The
letter* came both by special messenger and post
. were found In the patrol boxes, tucked
under i ..- dooi ? of eui nd tossed In at
.. Indows all of 'I"' aame general uno:- and
varying little- In phraseology.
Pojp^iih ncores "' these missives were toss.-.I aside
.. .pe, .... .. ,i mdreii i we re destroyi d; -iii! thi y
.. |n md are still coming though the volume
,,r the tide has lesseni ?! somes hat,
"\\ itch' Writeh!!" ls th" reiterated Injunction
"She will come some day! Some time when least
expected" says one recent letter. "Thi I"" may
? . ? ? for a tmi". but, nevertheless, sh.- will come
It mav be hr Hi- m irnlns hour; it ma) be ai i oo
tide or ii may be wren the shadows fall al even,
lau'st,., will .onie' W-itch for her! Watch!"
"Pve no Idea who this woman rs." said Captain
rollins yesterday, "bul l presume ?he ls some one
who is -off' on the subject of suicide b) drowning.
No v\" cannot arrest lier; n ls no felony or mis
,';,??.,.? io write as sh.* does?slmpl) a nuisance,
a? ., kind nol comprebe nded In the Code.
The i'apt.un has a desk full ot' letters that he has
laved. ' % _
i // xh'l I ?- El 00 8UITB DEAD.
ISPHTXIATED l.V 'ivs IN A ROOM VT THK PUT
MAM in ?: sr.
Chariea Hudd Smith, a well-known newapaper
man. was round dead from asphyxiation b) gaa
n |lts bed, al the Putnam Houae, In Pourth-ave..
yesterday morning. M<- had taken a room there
m. Aboui fl o'clock a amell of gaa v. as
loticed neat his room, and as no one wns able to
irouse 'ti" oooupan*. entrance was gained by tlu?
, ape Mr. Bmlth had evidently been dead
or several hours. The gaa rame from a Jet near (
ha head of the bed
Mr. Bmlth'a frlenda do nol believe that rt waa
, , .,.? sn.-li.: they think that the gaa must
.. . been turned on acctdentl) after it had been
?;. when Mr Bmlth retired, He w.is In hla
imtomary good spit i's w !,??!-. he waa seen by a
riend In a Broadway restaurant, aboui ll o'clock
% turday night, and the clerk al the Putnam
louse says ha notici I nothing unusual in Ur,
Imlth's demeanor or appearance when he regl
. red.
in.- body was taken to the Morgue, and after
..,.,: removed to an undertaking . - ihlishment,
rhere ll wll be cared for until his relative*, ulm
r-- In Kunian.I. ..'..i : een t"!d Of his di .Uh
-, , ,,i.!,?, I. ive I.--1. heard from,
Mr Stint li was boin lu Kentucky, and waa
hlrty-four yeara old. He came to New-York fif
... ti yeara an", and began newspaper vi.uk .. - a
eporter on "The Times." ll" r.-m...t ? ?: wiri,
i'l,.- rimes" until five ...irs ugo, when he lefi the
Itj He returned to New Vork about a year ago
nd had sin ?? I* ? n ? mployed on "The Joui
I.- leaves two brotl ? lard and Hamilton
?mlih. a mother ami a marri. 1 ulster, ill if whom
re al present in Knglun.l Mr Bmlth married
hen youns Lui had noi liv* I with hla wife for
evi ra] j eal
-to -
.s ILES OF I ni I IE EXOB1IOV8.
KAl.ERfl TAKIMO vi.v \\ \.;r. OP THE LOU'
PRICKS \ TALK WITH vv y.
MU. v: . lill.IN.
Jan I" 'Vi '? ? compn mlse ls , t.
i ted between the Havemeyi r Inti real and Ul Ar
m-kie within Ihe nexl fe in oi five daya." sid IV
Mclaughlin, "the llghl between them will be
mg ind bitter, and will prove expensive t.. boll
am beginning to hop?. however, thal some pf un
rgumeni - ot Ihi ni are beglni lng tu have
,m. effect, rm.', that ihe whole matter will be asl
- .1 "
Mr >i I., igllu i-i ? hi li ip r a . ? m ?? .
. ? ? it a coi '., ii- ?? of the he iring f
, receiver for the VYoolaon i 'ompan)
i Toledo, on Thursday, was taken until January tt
i it,, requesi of the plaintiff and with th.- t iii con?
ni of Ihe defend
.:? s .a . nt*--- th it are Im Ing made rr. u,,.
rr url . In Chicago pre enormous, snd h.. j.r.-, '
... i- are isa) liehlnd in th. ir orders I
Mr. M ! would neither di .-. i .,. ifflrm '
nt iii" Havemeyer u.or. I had been negoilatlm x
?a f.,i thi pur.-I. i--- ? ? ni- plant Pur i. '
eraied .i- faun, i -i ile ni.-iit il u he had noi so i
ul .11.1 nol -valli lo .-. Il I
"The lowest price thal I a ould consider." said he, \
sould be al leasi three times Un v w...- ot th- buM
-s ..M,l of COUrSS, itn> hod) Would be fooluh to
iy nie that." | t
ONE POINT OF AGREEMENT.
UNDKRVAI.CATIO.NS INJCRE IMPORTERS
AND MANUFACTURERI ALIKE.
ABUSES or THK COMHONMEMI PY''TF*M--H:gATT
LOSSES OT KgVK?Ug HOMCST 1MPOMT?1
VAlM.v BTR1VB Afj.MN.-T UISHOMSSI
C"OMr::TTi'iN* REMBDIM
BVOOCgrgO.
[nr TMMiifg to tue tri.tne]
Washington. Jan. 17. ? Ir became plainly set*
dent in th" course of the recent beatingi befors
tin- Committee on Wavs and Ileana that in ona
Important respect honest and legitimate pur?
chasers anel Importers of foreign dtttlaMs g'.eids
at last fully realise that their int' rests arr* ld n
tical willi those of American manufae-turers and
producers. Undervaluations ..f imported ife>ods
that arc subject to duty not only deprive th*
Oovernmenl ufa p rtlon of ths revenue lt ought
tei rece|\e, and domi st I- ? rna nufin -tin -rs and pro
ducers e.f a larg.- proportion of the protection
that thev ai'.- entitled by law I hav- th" bonall
of as a harrier agains* unequal and unfair for
e-iK'ti competition, bal also seriously injure and
in many cases completely demoralize the busi?
ness of American Importers.
The facts rec. ntl-, submitted to the -Commit'
tee on Ways ami Means hy lioth Importers and
manufacturers, and similar fans laid before the
same commute" hy them as well as liv officer*#f
the Appraisers' Department last winter, wlu-n ths
hill to amend th.- Customs Administrative act
was und.-r consideration, clearly and < "tu-".naive
iv prove that frauduie.nt undervaluation! eif im
P rted goods ar- steadily Increasing nnd have
already reached fhre.it> ning proportions, despite
all tin- safeguards of existing law; end Assistant
Becretary Hamlin, of the- Treaaury l?epartment,
is '|uot. el as authority f"r the. estimate that ths
Treaaury sn ff. rs an annual loss nf revenue on
that account am Hinting to .vj... I te mm mn I, which
sum.ls equal to nearly one-sixth of the total
amount <?f customs revenue i Ile ti l during tha
fiscal y-ar ended .lune 30, ISM. This estimate
ls regarded ns too low hv s -me competent au?
thorities, hut when the fact is taken into con
sieleration that the hulk of the goods smuggled
into th" country hy means ^f undervaluations
Consist of textiles anel other Roods sul..1<*ct tO
ad valorem rat?-s of eluty und.-r existing law,
Mr. Hamlin's estimate is hig enough to seem
startling.
A OR l~> WI Ne-, EVIL,
A "cording to the information and evidence
furnished to the Committed on Ways and Means
hy importers, manufacture"-? and pr<".lucers, aa
well ns by elfrieda's of the Treasury fi. partment,
th'' Increase- of Importathins of dutiable goods
consigned hy forglen manufacturers to their
partners an'i age-nts (thal is. to themselves) In
tho United State-s has ke-pt pace with the in
crease of undervaluations. This increase haa
heen more rapid since AuKUSt. ISM, than ever
he-fore, and the consiunm nt business has now
assumed proportions that w.-re not foreseen or
dreamed of .-ven six or seven years ago.
What are consigned goods'* In his statement
before the Ways and Means Committee last
year Jud,co Somerville, of the Hoard 'if ii.-neral
Appraisers, defined consigned K.ls as follows:
"They are goods procured otherwise than by
purchase, whl.h are consigned from the other
side to tlv* parties who really own them, or tbs
ageuit feir the-m, on thia side. They are not pur?
chased "
Mr. Dotllver ask"!: "Is that a larg" propor?
tion of the ImportationsV
Jti'lge Somerville re.plied: "It ls groking very
fast."
Then, after some further questions hy other
ine-rnhers nf the committee, followed these ques?
tions and answers
The Chairman Do I understand you to say
thai ihe business "f imp..nations through mn
slgnees is Increasing, and that the opportuni?
ties for frauds through undervaluations are
greater when Ko.nis are consigned than when
Imported by purchasers?
Judgi Bomen iii- I thmk so,
Th" Chairman- And ls lt not true that in a
large class of these Importations, where there
may !??? a question of tin- valuations, the im
porthtlons are through consignments?
Judge Somerville A very large proportion of
them ls
Th.- Chairman I>" 1 understand ) >u to say
that in tin- Board of which - >u are a member
you dal more particularly with cIssslflcatloM
than with appraisements?
Judge Bomen ill- Y. s. slr
The Chairman Bo ti .-.i the business I ? a-hlch
you have i.n devoted is that ?.!' . laaslflcattonf
Judi."- Somerville Yom, slr. I think Mr Hunt
.-ni ?ive vim Information "f more value ..n the
subject "f undervaluations than I ian. \\'.- dis
cuss th-- questions in th-- Board sll th" tune,
ami necessarily I have acquired some limited
inf..filiation in reference to such subjects by
res son ..f th" sppeals ts ken t" the- Hoard, which
ls a lt..ard loth of . las.-iii I'i.n and an appel?
late Board "f Appraisement.
Mr. Wheeler ls lt nol true that if th" condi?
tions you tn--1,ti..n i -mtini:--. they vv il! lin -i \ st >p
all Importations pxeept through .'>nsigr.
Judge Som'-rviiie li would, I think, with ref*
erence to certain classes ..f goods, Certain
classes ..f c.. ds have a markel value eaatly as
certslnab'.e, the) '.???lng .standard ?-.ls, and are
purchased as well as consigned; but the ;. n
deiii y ..? th.- consignment huslm m Is very
largely to drive ,,ut th" purchasing business.
HOW Tin-: GAME is WORKED.
The testimony of General Appraiser Bhgfh
r.-tis ..n the same subject was Loth important
and Interesting. Following are some extracts
therefrom
I thmk there should h.. s uti" ad.HU mal legist**
inn with regard l.nslgned k.la A major
ian "f tin- undervaluations "f Imported mer
handlse, I think I can safely say, :s on such
I.is. Foreign manufacturers shipping go 4a
o in.- l'nlted Btstea frequentl) emplo) as their
i>j:--rit in th-- Cnlted States, to whom they cort
i|gn th'-ir gooda som.- young man of no petunia
ny responsibility, win. rents a room ai a modef*.
ne price, oi ??'. lp- has desk i"..i'i wiih some wella
mown Importing tirm. No st. ,-k of k.i.,.!- j, , ar?
io.I in this country. If undenslued at the time
f th. Investigation, when we ask th.- agent the
ame of some patty or parties t,, whon his ? "i
iloyers s.-ll similar goods in Europe, he will pg\p.
illy Inform us tha' they are not sold in Europa
ir in foreign markets, bul thai they are manila
a'-tiir.-d exclualvely for tl"- American trad.- Ths
av. savs that th" dutiable value> is the price it
vhlch auch goods ar.- freelj offei l for sale -i
he principal marketa of ihe country "f export**
lon, and we are frequentl) told by tins.- imps*
un urns young gentlemen, vv ho have acquired th*
, is,i,,m ..f a cuatoms law yer and the austerity of
nidi,'", that we inu.-t turn t-' Section Sand a.-.
ept iii.si ..' production as specified on th- In?
uit.-. plus S per "'nt. in li.-u of market value, as
h.. i..isis upon which duty must t.- sase sse I The
.-..-: of production usually is ai...ut ona*
alf th.- amount lhe manufacturer receives for
is wares if appraising officers had th- righi
.. . stiin.it" a v rlue baaed upon lhe selling pi los
? ? uillai ??.ls in th.- Cnlted Bl ir. s. exclusive
f dutv and charges, or i.v a comparison with
mular go< ds sold in the country "f exportation.
i- in a.lia..nt countries, consigned goods would
.. placed ui."ii a paru> with goods purchased la
ood faith hv hon<ssi Importers in tin- r >untry,
Mi Grosvenor Would not thal break up'ths
usiness of i imrignmenl'.'
Mr ShsrrettS Mo, sir: In mv opinion it would
imply s.eur.. the Oovernmenl the am..imt nf du.
les Hhs law non .conti mplates lt shall rec .v,-.
A I'ABE IN POINT
Mr Bhsrretts gavs an example of the shifts to
ahieii foreign manufacturers and th.-ir sgents
i the rutted siai.-s resort m order to defrand
a- revenue and undersell both hones! importers
nd domestic manufacturers, in thia eas.- *
uantlty of flax thread was Invoiced si -l shii
iiv.'s a donen, lesa -?? per .eent discount. Th" in.
.-ie.- waa advanced by the local appraiser after
n Investigation, and the rasa was appealed to
).- Hoai.i ot General Appraisers, a further in
estlgatton followed, and tin- Importer ithe
Kent of the foreign manufacturer) pr. du.-cd
?alimony which seemd to sustain his conlea.