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MINTON FOR MODERATOR. rRESBTTERIAX GENERAL ASSEMBLY ELECTS CALIFORNIA PROFESSOR OVER DR. PURVES. tBT TET.EGaAM TO THE TRIBrXE .] MbMb, May 15.-The Rev. Dr. Her- Col lin MJr.ton. of California, .... moderator by the Presbyterian General Assembly to-day, de feating Dr George T. Pur\es. of New-York. There were CH votes cast, of which Dr. Mir.ton re c« lved 337 and Dr. Purves r76. The —amm fre quently happens In the General Assembly akBO. tions. Tt happened to-d, v . The pastor of one of the leading churches of the Presbyterian denomina tion. In many Mapaota the greatest In membership, wealth, history and Influence. wa« defeated for the hlpl^st honor In the gift of the Church by a rro •sasjar in one of the rmaller theological seminaries of the Church, who, it ts said, receives nominally a small ealary. and only secures about one-third of thst. The wealth of the Eastern church, with its gifts to the mission boards, was placed against the needs of the home mission field, and the Western coast ffpecially. end the West won. For works it M t».en known that Dr. Dins more, at San Jose, and Dr. Minton. of San Fran cisco, were rival candidates. Dr. Dinsmore's sup l.orteca came here determined to run their man. »h»-ther he succeeded or failed, but they saw a light and withdrew their candidate, so the West presented a solid front agralnst the East. The speeches were, as usual, complimentary to; th» men, both of whom have done splendid work in the Church. Judired by their reprejentatlves. each wae admirably qualified for the place. Other things being equal. It was said by tbe advocates of vach man •!.at the other candidate might properly be chosen, but each insisted that other things were not equal, and that therefore the one for whom he epoke should be selected. WHAT WAS SAID OP DR. PURVEB. The Rev. Dr. W. C. Roberts, of Danville. Ky.. president af Centre follefe. placed Dr. Purves In nomination. I>r. Roberts wu on the most Intimate t.rms >r years with I»r. John Hall and the leading men In the Fifth Avenue Church, In New-York. and he spoke out of a fu^l heart In behalf of that church, which has done so much to carry on th<» work of the denomination, especially In the home ¦laal'in field. He also knew, be said, the work of the •me missionaries, toward whom his heart turnei with the deepest affection. Representing, therefore, the men on the field who do the work and the men In the city who furnish the money which makes the sacrifice of the missionaries pos p'.ble. he urged that the two classes should unite end choose as moderator the pastor who succeeds l>r. Hall so nobly. Dr. James E. ¦aCatt. of Cumberland. Ml. sec r-r.rtod the nomination, as <!!d also Dr. Herrick Johnson. Dr. Moffatt had been a brother pastor tit Dr. Purves. in Baltimore, while Dr. Johnson had b^n tho pastor cf the church which Dr. Punes cttrnded as a boy. He therefore ipoke with te.iderness. not unlike that of a father. Bar the one whom he had known as boy and man. as student r r.d teacher and pa«tor. H- laCBWBI that I>r. Turves was so -.«tltuted that It would '.>o abOO> lutely impossible for him to be unfair or prejudiced. Like Zaocheus. the Xew-Y. rk pastor was small, but. ur.llke the man cf Jericho, ha did not need t» climb a tree to see things. The only argument, pr. Johnson said in cloFirc. that could be brought against Dr. Purves, was ore of locality, en im jiortar.t argument. If there were nr other considera tions, but, he declared that between Dr. Purves : and any other candidates that could be named thure was no such thin* aa equality. He was pre eminently fitted to pieslde over the present as sembly. PROFESSOR MINTON'S ADVOCATES. Professor Minton was placed In nomination v y the Rev. Dr. Hugh K. Walker, of Los Anceles. EUa argument was, the East did not need a mod erator, least cf all <51d th« Fifth Avenue Church need or.c. That church had done noble work, and would continue to do so. rr.oderator or r.o mod erator. The West dU r.eed the help which would come be*B having one af Its bm at the head of •.he assembly. He hoped |aa that th- corr.rrj!" eloncrs would see f.t to strengthen the hands of their femhrea In t»»- Weot by dec) <:r.K to Isold tl - next BajsaMy there, *or not only bad residents af California offered free entertainment for the com tn!sFloners. but also thousands of dollars toward t^f railroad fares. Dr. '.Valk-r wss pathetic In his reference to the parrifici-s which I>r. Minton had made by retratn ir.g a professor In The San Francisco Seminary. on an .xtr.m.'v waifl salary. wh:i* he naia-ht have ei-cured a very much 'arger one by yleMine; to the calls that came for his services as a pastor In K:i!=rem fields. Hut he loved the West and stood there Dr Vslker salJ. de-plt* all the "Isms" with i«S the \\>«>t wan infested. The speaker re fer'-^ to the EpUcopai • .r'ion. with its bloboao | ;\.!id other dlcaharte* whl.-h is to be held In San Fr-!iclsro this fall. "MaKe Dr. Minton our raod traVor " bo said, -and we m-111 place him alonarsl.le tb« whole Kjiscopal convention and say, here la ¦'r^^nz Jamrs D. Moffatt. of Washington and T.ffUnn College, and the Rev. Dr. Edgar P. Hill. * Portland Ore . seron.ied the mination cf the \\V-=t,rr, nan Dr. Moffatt rave a logical review r< ,'n/«l"atlfn. «nrt shiw*d that in th* I Tit of tlsZ&Tttte J>ac:flc Coast BfeMld secure the honor. DrMflJ also pleaded f«W fairr.^s. Dr. Pwmjratcd T. - iVr ¦ Minton and Dr. Minton for Dr. i called The caridn'.Tes then retired, and the roll was called CAREER OF NEW MODERATOR. Dr Minton was born in Washington County. I'enn in :JC3. He was .-ducated at Washington a:; Jefferson C () ;i» pc and at the Woetora aeeateary. at Allegheny. IVnn. He lias be^n professor of system- Btie fheoligv in the San Francisco Seminary for Tleven years. Before accepting that place he ma le a trip arornd the wirld. and !s< well known in every n^slon field. He is a strong man, and will preside with cr«-3t ul i'.ity. An exciting debate took place Just befnre the hour of adjournment. Dr. Niccolls. of St. Ixiuis. making n motion that the assembly non-concur In the rule for the tic-tlon of standing ¦ Bttoeo. adopted a year ago. known as the Peorla plan, li -wrlrh the commissioners thems.lves. and not tho moderator, deci-3-s who shall be TJli-tT-. '.er« of bi iSSSkng commltt.-.* . l>r. Johnson of CUncOj »pnosed the motion, which was lai.l on the table, in <,rj.»r that this assembly mirht have a chance to fr e how the plan mid work. , The er.ti-e morning was occupied with the de liveVv of the MtnOß by the Rev Dr. c har!es A. I)i-key. the ntiiinir moderator, his gubject being , * - The Kingdom "f <J.">d." The worien interested in home missions had an hV St rMFlon in the Witherspoon Buildinir. whore ' Intercsdac reports were pre^nted, and addresses , h:icd with enthusiasm were made. , BARXUU IBLA\D SOLD. PURCHASERS TO IMPROVE THE PROPERTY WITH | .IT I'EI.AT. HeßXptttxO. Imm Island. May 16 <Spedal).-Bar rxm filial cor.si«ting of four hundred and fifty XX* cf land. Fituated a mile north of -Long IJeach. mas *old thU afternoon for ItUOH The rarchssers were P. II M-'Nulty & To., who retain or.*-ha'.f interest in the property- The remainder Is told to four r«»>on». who each hold an eighth In t.-wt. They are J. W. Walnwrlsht. George \V. Smith. Robert J. WriKlit r.nd John I->" n -. .Is r°r- When preater New-York went into effect this r"r- T'.on of Quofnr County wan deeded to *"•' ¦'?;* c.unty of Nassau, the latter county piv nXn X to the greater city the courthouse at Lonar Island < .ty. The <, will imj.r. > the property at once. There were a rxmtw of bidders for the property. OLD REI'I'IIUCAS PAPER WOLD. Albion. N T.. May 1« <Speclal>.-H<-nry A Brun :cr has sold •'The Orleir.n American " to X G. Simpfon. of Rochester. This Is the oldest gtePUblt. . a-, paper la Oilman* Comniy. and Its policy will nt t«f changed. Your Docto.^ Ask him if it isn't true that about every one needs a £ood spring medicine. Ask him if your depression of spirits, your general weakness, and your feeling of ex haustion are not due to impure blood and weakness of the nerves. Then ask him about Ayer's Sarsaparilla. If he says it's all right, get a bottle of it today. We know it is the best thing you can possibly take to lift you up and bring : ack your old strength and vigor. • 1. 00. Ail srs| jist«. -' ACBB CO.. fcowe::. Ma.« JA<-K?oxriLLF coxditioxs. MAYOR AND REUEF ASSOCIATION- DIS AGREE IX REGARD TO MAKING FACTS PUBLIC. [BT TELBCiSAPn TO THE TKIBfNE.I Jacksonville. Fla.. May M.— Mayor Bowden and the executive committee of the Relief As sociation have not of late been on the most cordial terms. The Mayor has vigorously pre sented the true condition of affairs in the flre swept city, and has not hesitated to call a Bpade a srade. The executive committee, fear ful that Jacksonville's credit would suffer If the real state of affairs were made known, haa censured the Mayor, but to no avail. To-day the committee took action that It hopes will keep the dissemination of news In its own hands. It adopted the suggestion of the local Associated Press agent. an<} declared that organization the only channel through which news emanating from the committee should find publication. It appointed Bishop V.v.-.J, a member of the committee, press agent, and will countenance no information about the nee-ir of the city except that which ls sanc tioned by the committee. This action Is also aimed at the special correspondents, who have been telling truths regardless of whom they hurt, and henceforth they will have, to seek othor sources than the executive committee for Information of the progress of the relief work. , The soldiers will probably be . removed from the city In the course of a few days. Martial law was revoked this morning, and at 7 a. m. the saloons began doing business, closing at 5 p. m. SUPPLIES REACH JACKSONVILLE. MONEY IS NOW NEEDED TO PAT FOR CLEARING X'P OF DEBRIS. The Jacksonville relief commit of the Cham ber of Commerce and the Merchants' Association reoelv.-d staaeorday a dispatch from Jacksonville announcing the receipt of four eara of cots and mattresses, which left New-York Saturday night. The aaantary closets which were shipped Saturday and Monday had not arrived. it araa said. A letter was sent by the committee* to the Ibaallfc al man agers of the city, asking them to co-operate In mnahsa funda for paying laborers In Jacksonville for removing the debris. If the debris is not apaoaV ily removed. it is feared an epidemic will follow. An appeal has already been made to th* paatOta of churches to Join In raising the money needed. The committee says that It Is money that Is now needed more thnn supplies. The committ-e received yesterday subscriptions amounting to ITSMI t Ten dollars sent by D. A. Fulclhan to The Tribune for th- benefit of the Jacksonville suf ferers was pi\-n to the Merchant.*' Association The committee has now received In all M 8.552 £V A performance the entire proceeds of which artn I•¦ sent to j, -keoaviJ to aid tho«e who have suffered by the fire oill be given at H\.!e & Bearran's theatre, in Brooklj on n< xt Sun day nisht. A number of the leading vaudeville performers have volunteered their services, and Hyde & Beaman will furnish the theatre. CARLEY CHARGED WITH PERJURY. OPPOSITION TO HIS DISCHARGE IN BANK RUPTCY TN* NEW-JERSEY COURTS. Francis D. Carley, stockbroker in 4 promoter, who Is seeking to obtain a discharge 'n bankruptcy in the N« -w-Jersey courts, is appi led bj a number of creditors. His liabilities are large. Two exceptions to bis petition have Just been filed at Trenton. One Is by George D. Patten, of Plainfleld. and the other by the Kentucky Xattonal Park, cf Louisville. To Patten was assigned a Judgment against Carley of 170.5&550 by the banking house of J. Kennedy Tod & Co.. procured In the New-York ¦onremo Court on January 11. UML The Kentucky bank's c!a!m U through L tans .<- Voss, of New-York. The allegation Is made that Carley baa concealed the existence of certain notes now in the hands of Evarts. choate & Reaman. one of which Is for ft&MC 80. dated April 21, 1300. and secured by 1C.500 shares of the stork of the Hay State Gas Company, of Delaware, and three other notrs of tbe sam date for r«,331 73, secured by MJ shares of the Rime company. Both contestants claim that Cartey haa kept no roeari af his transactions or has de stroyed the records, and that he has turned over his property t» his wlf-» to evade payment of M+ Bobta. Since 19»). Patten alleges, Carley has be. n In business as stockbroker and promoter of various companies, and has conducted the branehoa of his business under different names, so that It has been difficult to ascertain his financial condition. As F. D. Carley & Co. ba baa traded. It is alleged, through such Wall Street firms as Theodore W. Myers & Son. Sternberger. Kuld & Sinn, Nlcoll. HerrlPk & Berg, Post ft: Flasg and Bathhama & Sons, ami that certain large sums belonging to him are on deposit erlth thus.- nrma being held ty a restraining order secured by the plaintiff last year from the Supreme Court of New-York. Carley's financial operations were carried on. It bl further alleged, in the nnm- of M. G. C. Carley. his wife, who has had nothing t.t do with them, all the deals being «-onducted \,y Carley tiimself; that Carley was connected with William K. Ynnilerbllt in a profitable deal with the Cincinnati, Hamilton and l#aylon Railroad, and that he traded In the >• urll of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati. Chicago and St. nouis Railroad, which securities are now neM in the name of "K. I>. Carley. trustee." It Is also allrg.-d that Carley failed to account for l,0»> shares of the Pennsylvania Railroad, l/xo shares of the Amertcsji Ice company and to ••¦ of the bonds of t:i-- (*hesap and Ohio Railroad which be bouslit In the spring of 1893 through > 'amman a- < "o brokers. L'srley i.< rhanred wltl fraudulent intent to nceal his true financial lltlon; with making a false oath in saying he owns nothing beyond what Is shown in his schedule "t assets, and in de daring thai he owes la wife ISaO.eto. T!.\T r \ TE IH'! I. I. Mis CAV fi /.' A I \ I M . Ml-M;»tn»n. N. Y. Mv M T- • • commit thi ruin :' t !.¦¦ fruit crop. 'FFALO HOTELS. ARRIVALS AT li Buffalo, May ¦", (Special*.— Among the persona registered at the hotels to-day were: IBOQCOIB. Mr. anl 3lr«. William Gor-| James A. r-htr.y. don. | Mr. arvl Mr». ¦ b Boaey. Jamrs F. Uroclay. ' RuMell Annstr Nat Fisher. F\ M. r.uir.zburff. H. F. Stewart. P. K. <Vx-ker. D. H»e<lrtn. Charles B. Richards. Jmr.-f Andrews. Thomas May I'eirce. Jr. j Hitflfll W B. I>u!!r,R. Jsjnaa nrrwkl. <*har!»« Kaje. X J Hesle. M H '!! Harry BMW. R. S. Kl.«am. llr» J. C. Kimuy. C. M. Hamilton. 11. A. H >•¦ J. B \V ÜB. T W. Mycrt. J. II «"Tos«. John U Oiarman. . H. E. WHlrox. Jnhn 11. Hmrrmr. <*harl»e S. Sykes. Hn Ckartss T. Smith. Ban Block. K. T Uj-an. JP. E. Alllott. Mr. and Mra. Bral? >r\ Dan-; A. ll'yraann. a.-t JO. Manln Brill. OUB— A. Townley. M. H Brill. 4*;ilt>t>rt rratt. 'J. Cliff-. r! Rr«engarten. Hn I. M areaatar IT. 11. Ryland. 1< 'Jin Er,(cl»hart. ! I*juta M. D<xrtor. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Stab H»r.ry Fuchß. b!ni. |G. C Rcterts. X. T. Salisbury. I tirrr. H. Rl»»»r. 'William I* I-yon. H IllnlifrM. A. - Haulier. W J. Bmltt ' a. •' Walterlough. , Mr and »n Arthur T.-H. A. ScofleM. f-mr- IH. l> WMtfall. M. E. Dieyfaa M. H"»roM stem. Ilfnjair.in P Olyke. A. 11. Aut:mun. Geow M. Uird. |C M. Drmott. GENESEE. John m. AriJery. J. ¦. Jnrk« n W. J. Sterhen*. M. Hetdi>nh»l:n. Mr an-1 Mra. \V. W. B» F. K. IVnnett. ton. J. H. Ollbort. O. r«» R. Ckllahan. I- 1' Brown. J. r> Jones. MANSION. Keritt J Smith. t Mr. «ni VIr!«. Thonraa H. Rlrhard'li. I>-.>> Field. Thomas A. CmtaO. O. E. Hotrfckim. T F I>*nny. I Mr. an.l Mrs. Charles Glass. Mr». M. Smith 111. U. Eden. M!ss Madeline Smith. I BBOEZEU J F. R!r>V O. V. Leorard. Alfred Rllnn. C W. Ault. WT, B. Taylor. W. E. iv j»r M. S. R >.i»nr»rK. N. U Trowbridir*. W, J MrNab I Warren B. Bellows. H. a Pmkaan i FVanli <;. Orandale. C. M. Smith. " IP. R. Stelle. i:. M. Rand. STAFFORD. It. r. CYcx-ker. C B. Kntrkmaa. M. A. Olppl H. J- «'i>.n X A. L*»sk. T. P. Klnr»on. .• C. Tou»lay. J. E. Camen. | a U. Singscn. AELIXGTON. T n Boltnn Mr». E. <Ts.mp.-tt and sen. Kvi»ani lirwn. !I' A. Au«r. j I>. Evan* J. A. Mcßae. J. 1) Barter. 'O E. rv.illnitham. H»r.ry C. Ash. J»m»« MoCulloujh. \\ X Hucicanaa. ' •. I ¦--"¦ OOUDKBUL Mr »1 Mrs. Richard Kta». • Weldeman. \V. 8. Carltca. A. E £=horey. E. C Tardley. T. H. GUl»«pie. r. A. « .anb*r«. |C H Vcchu. TRnMONT. Mr. and -i.i ,\ .-:.-.,. Flna- Jobaaea- NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY. MAY 17. 1901. PHILBIX AFTER SWINDLERS HE HAS BEEN COLLECTING EVIDENCE AGAINST BUCKET SHOPS AND BOGUfI OIL SCHEMES. Dmti Attorney Phtlbin may praaent to the grand Jary next week the evidence which he has been gathering »n the Wall Street section agalnat the proprietors of bucket shops and the promoters of certain "wildcat" schemes, "get rich quick" syn dicates and other palpable swindles which have blossomed out In unusual numbers since the Bs> covery of the Texas ci! fields. The Dhrtrlct Attor ney had Central Office men looking for evidence of this kind some time before Judge Foster charged the present grand Jury en the subject, and Detec tives McConnell. Barnett. Harry nnd Oargan are said to have secured some strong evidence. Since Judtre Foster made his charge to the grand Jury a number of letters have been sent to the Dis trict Attorney containing copies of circulars sent out by people running bucket shops and oil syn dicates, offering mest alluring Inducements to the unsophisticated. Judge Foster himself got one of *.he circulars from m oil company offering him . tock at M cents a share. A strong effort will be made to secure convictions. Mr Phllbta is also watching for the suit which the trustee in bankruptcy for Arnold Feldateta aaya be will bring aga'net Richard A. CanneU to recover JIS.OnO which Peldsteln declares he lost play- Ing faro tn Canfleid'a place in West Porty-fourth st. If any evidence ls adduced which can ht> used against Canfleld in a criminal prosecution Feldsteln Will be subpoenaed as a witness. "THE" ALLEN* S CHAXCE. AFTER THIRTY YEARS HE TELLS HIS OWN STORY OF THE SHOOT ING OF MALLOY. When "The" Allen, the oldtime poolroom keeper, had a long private interview with Justice Jerome the other clay a rumor Instantly nrose that be had given the Justice some valuable inside Information about police BMthods of selling protection. Whether he won the gratttoda of the maglatrato by doing so or r.->t. it is certain that Justice Jerome gave Al len the opsortnnlty which ho says he baa been diligently seeking for thirty yoara to tell in court under oath his own story of how he shot Edward Malloy In IS7O. The opportunity occurred in Al len's examination yesterday on the charge of run ning a poolroom at No. M Sixth-aye.. on which the Committee of Fif'eer. BMde a raid on April 9. The case was adjoarned till Tuesday, without much evidence of Importance being adduced, but this briefly !s the -t.iry which Allen told of th-- killing: Malloy h.i been an inmate of my house; had eaten at my table and had shared my homo com forts for twenty years. On th.it fatal morning Malloy and I had reakfael together. I took off my coat and stood by the window. I stooped over. and as I did so Malloy said: "You have a revolver In your pocket. I/et me Bee it." I t^.iK the pistol from my pocket, and was in the act of handing It to him when it exploded and Mal loy fell <!• >. ¦; 1 Immediately i>ti-«e.l Im up, and then went to Poli.-e Superintendent Walling, to whom I surrendered. A coroner's inquest U< wed I was held for the grand Jnry and iub»equently ln dl- ted. Th»r-- were no witnesses to the shooting. The r.i.-e waa never brought to trial. I have re peatedly trie.l to be exonerated from that charge, but could never get a hearing in court until to-day. ' HERLIHY GETB A SEVERE SHOCK. MAGISTRATE CORXELXi DECIDES TO ADMIT EVIDENCE ABOUT THE REPUTATION OF CERTAIN HOUSES. Police Captain Herlihy. whose braaen effrontery before the witnesses was a rent are of bai recent farcical trial by the old police board, received a severe shook from SfaaTtotrata Cornell yesterday In the ¦ atan n Market art, where his case Is being retried, when tee m.»c!srra»« announced that he had decided to admit nil testimony about th* repu tation of houses f.iM by common report to be din orderly. Tills knocks away th» props on which the defence has fo far rest«"l Its cas«\ "I wouM exclude this testimony." saM the magistrate. "If It were the only evidence that could be produced, but there Is other testimony, und I will niit all." Henry afoak -x'.iz, who Imaatlgalni condltl In the "Red Light" gJaMel in the Interests af the University Settlement Society, then testified to be ln< i«-,llclted by womer. In front of and la a number of houses which had the reputatl of being dnv dellj while Herlihy commanded the precinct. In the former trial Dei Bard J. York, the erttte of Jus t!c#. Jerotne ruled that ponlti-.e e*Mencc of the character or theso house a would have to N» pro duced. The case beforo Magistrate Cornell will be continued to-day. CHETWOOD, DEFAULTER, ARRAIGNED. E. 1.. ChetwooJ. tha receiving teller for Brown Brothers, bankera, at No. 5!) Wa!l-st.. and a self confessed defaulter to the .-xtent of |C:.::. CO, was arraigned before Magtetrate Brann In Contre-ot court reoterda) Neither tbe Dlatr) rt Attorney nor tho lawyers for Chetwood were willing to proceed. The case went over till Monday morning. Chet wood is under SM ball Mrs. E. 1.. Keyes, wife of Dr. E. I. Keyea, is the surety. She Is Chetwood'a aunt. It Is understood that the defalcation will be made good. PERSECUTIXG A M'CULLAOH DETECTIVE M' rru llpniann. :i detective employed bj Super latendenl McCullach to gather • : . • • \ Committee ->f Fifteen, was arrested jresterda Ing ¦ board bill of J taken before Siarlstrate Cornell, !:i the Jeffereon • • court. i,u» the ¦ ¦ ¦ • Fr- derick C. ¦. f'irnierly mail • State Hotel, town that th- ! ill had i ¦ i the ¦ on! mm '. Imme dlately tbe detective wis re \ :nK a revolver without ras Bned V M - ;:: saya LJpmann was watching Rang of gamblers ir. I ¦ I way. O RARE JUDGE DEYERY! That Deputy 'ommtsaloner Devery kaowa all about the inr.-r workings o| the police force was again strikingly demonstrated jresterday, in the trial of a patrolman for drunkenness. Tou're doI getting pa!! for betas ilmnk," said Jodce Devery verely. "If you want to take a little drunk, get a day off. or jto to the police surgeons an'l t.-ll ibeoa you are sick, and they'll let you off a d.-»y or two. At present I'll tine you thirty days' pay. M'CI.INTOCK SUCCEEDS BURR. Thomas i.. McCllntock araa cho?en yesterday to succeed Henry Burr as superintendent of the So ciety for the Prevention of Crime. Mr. Burr's resignation was announced on Wednesday by Frank Moss, who would not tell the reosnii of It. Burr gives ill health a- the eattee. Mr. McCUntock has baoa secretary of the City Vigilance League for sonte time. He is a rt al estate broker and lives in Brooklyn. THE BAG LET ESTABLISHES A KECOMD. NEW TORPEDO DOAT MAKES FPEED OF MORE THAN THIRTY KNOTS. Washington. M iv 15.— The torpedo boat Bagley on her trial trip, off liath, Me., t.j-dny established a record for IBS 23-knct boats by attaining ¦ speed ¦HKhtly in ex< ess of 3D knots, and m >lntalnlng an average for two hours of 20.2 knots. She was bom at the Bath works, and ¦ dlspiich was received at the Navy Oepnttment to-day giving the rac essful re sult of hfr trial. RECEIVER IS A BAMEMBLEI si IT. Justice GilJersleeve, In the Supreme Court, J9B terday appointed J..hi C. Moore receiver of the rents of X •>. TO to 71 West Houston-st., a seven story more and loft building, in a suit brought by I.i!y W. Beresford. George G. Williams and Jaro'« K. kman. trustees of the estate of t-^uis G. H.imersley, npilrst Adam K. Fischer and others, lo foreclose v mortgage of IsO.'JiW made on August IT. ISM. TO LAY CORSERSTOXE OF KEW HOSPITAL. It is announced that Governor Odell. Seth Low. Randolph Guggenhelmer. Edward Lauterbach and Dr. A. Jacoby will be the speakers at the laying of the cornerstone of the new Mount Slnal Hoa plt.il. at Flfth-ave. and One-hundredth-st.. at 3 p. m. on May 22. Isaac Wallach. president of the hospital trustees, will preside. Eight thousand in \ itation* have been Issued. The new hospital will furnish accommodation for 350 free patients, and will be entirely undenominational. There will be nine separate buildings, which will cover the block bounded by Fifth and Madison ayes. and One-hun dredth and One-hundred-and-nrst sts. One of these will be devoted to a free dispensary and another to private patients. It is expected that all will be ready for occupancy by October, IWJ. _: a coat of W.OUO.OUU. POLICE, VICE AXD CHILD HEX. fMVERSITY SETTLEMENT REPORT DRAWS A VIVID PICTURE OF THE RELATIONS OF THE THREE. J..me S B. Reynolds. h»ad worker al the University Settlement, says in the annual report of the so t'.. JJ ut" t published, that while vice in the "Red i Light" district on the East Side has been consider ably modified In its flagrancy and r»'idne^», as a j result of the recent agitation, yet "information from fellow workers in other parts of Manhattan and Brooklyn leads us to Judge that the volume of the ' evil has not been teaaaana\ but that tt has beei merely repressed at this point and scattered throuua ether parts of the city. We are therefore doubtful if the sum total of vice in our city has been in the least diminished." Mr. Reynolds lays especial stress upon the terrible example set before children of tender years by the evil women who are allowed to ply their trade In I t.remont houses, and on this point the report .-.iy ¦. [ .J\ is an undoubted fact that the police, under their present lax administration, are responsible for a marked Increase in Juvenile crime. Thai there ls such an increase baa been proved more than or.cc of late from the police records themselves. How the attitude of the police toward lewd women strikes the intelligence of the tenement I house cMI.i is set forth in these words: At ar » age when tho children of more fortunate j conditions are starting for school, when the nve- | >efir-o|.| hoy has Juet begun to U.*e his toys, the ! girl to enjoy her <iol!. the tenement house child has learned that lu\urv, and. in truth, a large part of j tnat which seems to his childish eye beautiful, is connected with houses of prostitution. Finally. ' coming-out en the streets, he hits almost instandy on the last prerogative of vice— tnat which insures its protection. The only authority he knows, the representative of law and order. Is visibly protect ing the alr»ady favored prostitute. Here. then. *» the last st»p in the child's education; he cornea first to accept vice as the normal circumstance of daily life; second to associate with It his Ideas of ease, comfort and to a considerable extent beauty, and finally he learns that all the law and power ho knows ls al.-M> allied with, and almost existing for. the protection of vice. Therefore, though wave follow wave In the sue- ' coaatve bursts of reform, they will influence little, ¦ 1; at a!!, tbe fundamental moral sense of the com- j munlty. Thousands of children are growing up to day with the belief— firm rooted by personal expert- ! ence— that vice is not merely Incidental to life, nor I yet that it is the most comfortable and luxurious form of life they know, but also that it Is the fact I In their lives most closely allied to and most dill- j gently protected by the only force of law und re- | straint they know. ; MOTORMAX ESCAPES THE CHAIR. JURY FINDS HIM GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE SECOND DECREE. Th* trial of John Qulr.r. the motorman who shot and ki'.ied Conductor David FiwajHhe on the rr. m !r.< ol March ft\ '-(me to an en 1 last evening, when the jury, after a short deliberation, rendered a ver dict of guilty of murder in the second degree. Oulnn'a plea waa self-.lefpr.ee. He de.-ured that . • r had attempted to strike bias. ¦ ler ti-jft' remriniie.l the man tot sentence until Monday. UP GOES THE MARKET. BKI.IEF GAINS GROUND THAT STRUGGLE OVER NORTHERN PACIFIC IS ENDED. The Btoeh rr irk-T opened yeaterday strong and active, and closed with net gains general through out the list. The end of the recent heavy llrjuida tion seemed to have been reached, and London showed marked Improvement, while the belief con tinued to gain ground that there would be no fur ther warfare over the Northern Pacific. The news of th-- dissolution of the Injunction against tha Amaitr:»rr..it.-'i Copper Company was accompanied— or. rather, preceded— by a tharn advance in the price of the stock, arhlla Union Pacific declined on the absence of confirmation of the rumors of the consolidation of that property with other Western roads. T... r was a report In the Street, which was, however, denied, that the management of the Union Parifie was one) lertna the Issue of S4<>. • <"i.«i additional eonverttble 4 per conl bonda, to be secured by deposit of tha Northern Paottlc stock purchased by Kuhn. Looh & Co. la tha Interest of the Ur.lon Pacific. In the last half hour there vr?ro aiißHioni reces clons. due t 1 profit taking; but the closing was federally tirrr. with many substantial gains, tn which such stocks ai Amabjcamated Copper. St. Paul. Chicago "I Northweotera Qreat Northern preferred. Manhattan and Nickel Plate shared. The total alee were about ¦.•.¦»4.i«m abafaa, tha smallest day's business In week*. SPECULATES WITH TRIXT FI'M). A. N. BENJAMIN. WHOSE FORMER WIFE GKTS VERDICT AGAINST HIM. says HE IJSES HIS SON'S MONEY. The Jury In th» ca«e of M -- Eugenic I. Joyce, who s'.ie.l Alfred N. fimin. her former hu- band, to recover 1 7JSU which she said she lent him while they were married, and the rent of a house she declared she teased to him for SI.SSO a year, yesterday returned a verdict iwardtng Hbh Joyce WU<"O. While Benjamin wi* on the wltneoa - tnd yeater day be t< stifled thai the greater part of his money. amounting to $!j.OC.> or $JO.OX>. was now In the name of 1.-;, son. Herbert, seventeen years old, and that he was tho trustee for his - a. He said that be nsed nil son's money to speculate with, and -li.l not know that It wa« t crime to speculate with trust funds. RIOTS \T KVSSIAX COTTOS HILLS. MANY BJBPORTKD KIM.ED AS A BJEBCXT OF STRIKE I>ISTI*Rn.\NCES. Bt Petersburg. May 17.— Strike riots have oc enrred in the cotton mills on th-- Viboy side of the Neva. It is reported that many have been killed. KILLED 1\ EXHIBITION! OF BYPSOTISU. CHAIR ON WHICH SUBJECT RJCSTKZI GAVE WAY AND STONE HE WAS StTPORTINO CRUSHED HIM. Woonsocket. R. 1.. May 16.— 1n the course of an exhibition of hypnotism, sriven by Professor Franlt Farnsworth and his wife, of Fltchburg. at the opera house tn-nlght. one of the subjects. Thorn. Bolton. asM of Flt-hbtirsr. was killed. Mr Bolton was ltt't"a* between two itrs. with ¦ »i« hundred pound stone on Mi body. A local blacksmith. Clif ford Trask. attempted to break the stone with a -•¦'-:• hammer. The chairon which Bolton'3 head rested gave way and the subject fell to the Boor, the stone crushing hia bead. He died shortly after. Till: AYMEB MVMDSM MYSTERY. ALUCST THE KNTIRE DETECTIVE FORCE OF WASHINGTON AT wTOKK ON THE CASE. Washington, May -The Ayres murder mystery Is claiming the attention cf almost the entire- de tective corps of this city. One of the detecttvea Bald to-day that the mystery would ba cleared up to-night or to-morrow. A second witness to the descent of a woman on the flre escipe Immediately after the shots were tired was found to-day in William Wolfe, a four teen-year-old lev. who lives opposite the hotel. He says he heard the three pistoi shots, and Im mediately went to the window and saw a woman c.ad in ¦ dark skirt enter the escape from the Window of Ayr>s's room, and after descending to the second story disappear through the parlor window. The story corroborates that of Mr. H.ikt-r who yesterday said he saw a woman de scend the tire escape shortly after the shots were heard The woman, who is described aa -jf small stature and with, dark hair, descended slowly, and evidently was afraid of falling. By passing through the parlor she might easily have gained access to the hall, and thence unnoticed to any part of the building. The appearance of the body has suggested t*e possibility of a desperate strug gle and aUo that another man may have taken part in It. The coroner Is fully satisfied that the wounds were not self-inflicted. ESGIXEERS ORDERED TO HASH. Washington. May IS.— Ueutenant-General Miles U-day ordered the 3d Battalion of Engineer* stationed at Fort Totten. N. V.. to proceed to San Francisco, In time to embark about June 13, far ±1 . - LEAVE PIXXER TO SEE EIRE. SLAZE IN TEN STORT BUILDING i.\ riFTH WATCHED FROM RES TAURANT BALCONIES. The ten story granite building known as the Cone Building, a: Nos. 122 and 124 Flfth-ave.. was badly damaged by fire and water last even ing. The building is constructed In the shape of a "T." and extends to Seventeenth and Eigh teenth sts. it has « frontage of fifty feet in Fifth-aye.. the ground floor feaiaal occupied by Branch O of the Postofflce and by Wi'.ltam Campbell, dealer In wallpapers. The Flfth-ave. end of the building is situated between the Hotel Flouret on the north side and a. private house on the south. Those at dinner In the hotel hurrird from the tables and watched the firemen from the balconies. The avenue in th- vicinity wis crowded The fir.. Was restricted to the second floor. «», m rl^, m the brancn lain carried a considerable quantity of mail to Seventeenth-st The police believe the fire was caused by chemicals, and Chief Croker estimates the dam age at $10,000. The police say »t.\OUO COOD \AIIES FUR THE BRW< PRIZES WIIX BE AWARDED TO THOSE ( WHO MAKE THE BEST SELECTIONS. The American Scenic and Historic Preservation Society offers for the best list of names for the East River bridges a solid silver replica* of the medal struck to commemorate municipal consolida tion, a double eagle or S3> worth of books to be selected by the winner, and for the next beet list will give the same medal in bronze, a gold eagle or $10 worth of books. The competition will end on July 15. Letters should be sent to Edward Haga man Hall. Tribune Building, secretary of the so ciety, and should give rhe names proposed and the reasons. The bridges for which names are asked are the present brkhja variously called . "the Brooklyn Bridge." "the New-York and Brooklyn mrhtse." and "Bridge No. V; the bridge now build ing, which is known as the "New East River Bridge" or "Bridge No. V\ the bridge proposed sa bo built between these two. and called "No 1" and the bridge called "No. 4," which is to cross Blaekwell's Island. -v. r. r. r. i\n the gateses. THEIR AFPT.I.- ATI- NOT TET REACHED EY THE COMMITTEE OM A r 'MISSI- IT 13 SAID. Officers of the New-York Toent Club denied yes terday tbat there ana any significance In the fail are of t!i» committee on bnAaateaa to roaorl on the names of John W. Gat-s and his son. Charles I. Gatea, ba time for action al last night's BMet ir.< of Urn club. None of the members of tl com mittee would discuss tkt Bsattai yeatorday, Dut one high official of the club said: '"The truth of the matter Is the committee was unable to ad upon tae applications in me to present them formally at the regular BMOUaat Thi is all there la to it. It Is a nr.ere technicality. Th<« CCBMBtttee Is compelled to examine carefully all ap plications for membership, and I understand that the committee ha» not yet reached the Gates applications." OnsCOl of the club were asked If the alleged personal enmity existing lww--en J. Plerpont Mor gan and Mr. Gates would have any influence in deciding whether Mr. Gates .sh-mM be admitted to the club or not. One ottctal said, emphatically: "It Is ridiculous to suppose that any personal affair between ex-Commodore Morgan and Mr. Gates >uld have any Influence In a matter of this kind. The New-York Yacht Club Is a club for gentlemen, and is not run for the purpose of alrlnij grievances, real or fancied. I im of the optnioa that Mr. Qatea will \•• idasltted to tbe club In due time. Everything: hinges, 't course, on the r .-M.rt of the committee on admission*. >". . ordi nary club members, mwh less the public, are not Informed In advance of what ¦ .-¦ committee ln tentis to do " THE YACHT CLUB MEETING. A aerai meeting of the New- York Yacht Club, Wbtrh was held at the new c-lubhonso, In West F.,rty-fourth-3t.. teat night, was largely attended by the members. Nothing anal given out aa to the club's Intention In regard to the proposed de fer.<l-"r Intiependenco. Aa to the new ehrt station, at Staten Island, and tho rem-. of the ItkM on tne East H!ver. theoa n.ittera were refe-red |o a committee wi:h power. An amendment frai nMde to Article VI. to enable retired and active ortWrs of the t'ntted Btate* navy to become .n-'rr.t/er* - f lbs club. The Alumni Aosoclatloa of the Naval Academy presented two challenge cwi -. one for schooners and one for single mast veoaola The New- Tacnt Club presented one of It* f.,.<- to Captitai Ewlyn H Hailwtn. who i* in command of the steamer America, owned by Will lam Zeisler and now enrolled In the club lists. This flag la to be carried on board the America In, her coming expedition to the North Pole. Commodore Ledyard and VI e-Connnodore August Belmont were at the meerinsr. Secretary J. \ . f>. Oddle reported that the incre-.ise ot membership since taking the new clubhouse was 2U regular members and thirty-two naval >m -r- Sew members were elected last nt-cht as follows: IV. ._¦•••: ¦L'artjm Th^dore F. Kar.e. t! ¦« ird i' Kr.thiugham. I. •"*• JI «'. Jas»* I^ Laidlaw. Naval Cotatnetow \\ . J. Il**nry \V Hull { H;ixT»*r. I . >. .V X I> Mobenhaaer Reir-A.lmiral J^hti 11. fp .l,im« II oltfhant. j «hur. v. S. N. _ William SI. I-»ffan. Urar Admiral J. il.nc. J.ime.4 B. T»ll»r. I V. S. N LJeut.-O.m. Al-X. s^harpe. J.imn f.lverwin. Jr. ;• X Ma« Flelsohman-.T. Ueurenn'nt J.--seph H. Kohr-'Oiptala Seth M. AeWey. V. Sar|«oa r ' Edward B. Stltt. '.i.'h. N Maxwell, jr. rard «- 3 \- s x | Hmrf 1* Maxwell. F.lwar.'t 'l' LntUhoa. Joseph C. «;<ll»' ? . H. P.urn.<l.le Pottmt. ! Henry A . \\. Wood. J..hn >--:••¦. .-:. Jr. U C. I^tl-r-p. , , E. a Itmna. ' William StcDonald. UraL-Cbn, Henry MeCrea. lieutenant Joan A Tobm. v. S n. : i"- s - -> ¦ Diaries J Coulter. ! Ottrgm 8, T»rrv. Willtam 11. Trues.lale. Jam« It. "»'•"»• Wlnthmp Rutberfu i William Mii lure. Elisha I»!-er. ]r. j Dallas Bactta i'ratt. Henry Clay Tierce. _ AUTOMOBILE BLOCKS TRAFFIC. An automobile got out of order hkM night at Broadway and Forty-second-st.. and for laauli minutes oosd .. Mo on the car lines. A crowd gathered la ¦ short time. Efforts were made to lift tbe vehlcl? off the cartneks. but they wero unsuccessful, and a man w.is -ci for to make the necessary repairs. It was Just at the theatre hour. and hundreds were delayed in going up and down town In conse»yience. CORS'ELL DEFEATS HOB ART. Itaaea, x. Y. Maj 15.— Cornell aefoated Hobart at lacrosse to-day by a score of 3 to I j* twenty minute halves. In the flrst half DoaaV threw one ¦aal and late m the second half the Ithacans threw three. Cornell showed splended team work, though the visitors were strong in the nrst hair. OIL STOVE It will do any cooking that can be done on any kind of a stove. It is den, pods, convenient, and cool for the cook. It | uses the cheapest mel — kerosene — but without wicks and without J the least danger or odor. It does better ¦'¦¦-• f SHAMROCK AT CLOSE VIEW NAUTICAL. EXPERTS ENABLED TO STUDY THE CHALLENGER'S LINES AT LAST. Southampton. May 16.— The arrnnceanaanw to cloae the dock at Soton. where Shamrock II hi being overhauled, have been abandoned becaoao It waa> found ihat the public had the legal right of entry. Naturally, all the shippers aad oa perts of the Itchen Ferry dUuict examined tlie> challenger, aa she lay quite exposed to their view, siie was thus subjected to a keener criti cism than she has yet received. Captain Parker, of the Meteor, and CaptanT* Bevia. of the Sybarita. were there with a crowd of iesa well known sailing masters. The taitaiaj ' run of Shamrock ll*a lines pleased the critlC3, • tut they doubted the wisdom of throwing herj beam so far forward, aa; it -was agaln3t thetrl ideas of goo.l shape. Some said that the fin was • longer than they had eSßOcaod to find. The gen eral impression was that the challenger/a body was that of a thoroughbred racer. It ha* now haoal found that the damage aua 1 tamed under water is less than was anticipated. Some of the plate rtv?ta had starteil. and It In thought that the challenger had considerable 1 water on board .lurinsr th«- race of last Monday. Workmen were busy all day kaaal tn. repairs about the rudder o* Bamaaßsch 11. and the crew were amahnjail In reburnishing her manganeoo bronze bottom with an acid whtrnl leaves tho surface as brtirht and smooth as when she first entered the water. Captain "W'r!na;«\ of Shamrock I. regarding Monday's ra'». said that, so far as he knew, it was a fair test of speed. He considered that. In the form in which tha challenger was then sailing. Shamrock I could beat her in fresh winds and Ttth big head seas, though he ad ratt3 that In fine weather, when jackyar-lers could be carried, the challenger wewld probably beat hi 3 boat handsomely. Captain Wr:ng>» would not venture an opinion r»srarcling how much the new boat rr..iy be improved- hy the alteration of her sails and hull, now in progress. SHAMROCK I A DARK IIOR3E. ALSO. \ London, May 16.— "Tbe Yachtsman" to-day says: Shamrock, I 13 quite a3 much a dark horse a» the chatlenper. It la probable that Monday's hard \v:n-i ajanra her th> first chance to show what she coald really do. We believe she wouM have beater, the Columbia at Weymouth. Of ronrae, the result does not arsue that th>- chal lenger bl out of the hunt. Probably the Cup races will be sailed with Jackyard topsail winds. In such weather the challenger ought to beat Shamrock I by ten minutes in thirty nr.les. In our opinion she is Just suited to Cup race weather. LAUNCHING OF INDEPENDENCE. I.AWSON TELL 3 WHY it CANNOT be a pub. ' LIC AFFAIR. Eoston. May 15.— The yacht Independence wtll not be launched publicly at the Atlantic Works, as anticipate.!, as Theaaaa W. Uwson fears that th* risk of loss of life la a crush that would attend the ceremony Is ¦ ... great. In hla statement Issued, this afternoon Mr. Lawson says: I reeret that rondtttoafl over which I r*a) BO> control have made It impossible fr>r our people to witness the maiden plunge ot the Independence. Tn» facilities and snrroundJnsrs of the yard make it positively dangerous to lif<* and the vessel if many persons attend, and lh( necessary depth, of. water Is only at night He raemcaaa that trtea <lo not risk -r.irrtnis th* launch by attempting to be present at the time. PROGRESS ON TBE CONSTITUTION. Bristol. R. 1.. May H.— The Constitution's main aooaa was placed on deck to-day. It is In rope swings, so that it can be painted. It Is a fine look ing spar in every particular. It is three feet longer than that of th« <",.:umM. . All the ippurten to th- rf? of the Constitution are now on board except tbe main gaff and the sails. HUGUENOT OPENING AND RACE 3. Th- Huijuenot Yacht Club will go into coramls-* sion to-morrow, and the lajaa nriß be hoisted and saluted at noon. The anocml opening race of tha club will be started at - o'clock p. m.. when yaehta of -:n>- recognised club may enter in tha aaaaaana\ which will be sailed under Sound Association rules, except as otherwise snortned. There will be prizes for at* classes of yachts, tho raceabouts. tha special 2T>-foot cabin aaaami the ¦ and 21-foot open sloops, the one-<les!sn Manhasse? Hay knockabouts and th,e one-dcs dories. For the first rive classes a seven and ¦ half mile course will be sailed, to Execution Rock buoy, to Hen and, Chickens reef and back, twice round. The dories will take a smaller course. The first class will bo started at 3:06. after a five-minute signal, tha oth*r classes folfowinx at ftv^-minur« tnt-rvaU. Second prizes will be awarded where four or more boat! start in a clasj. Entries will be received at the clubhouse up to nor.. to-morrow. J. Nelson Gould. H. «'. Ward and G. C Alien have .r^e a3 the regatta eaanal CRICKET GAMES. BROOKLYN' JOrNS THI METROPOLITAN: LEAGUE. So many players have j, bsed the dtftareal cricket clubs hereabouts this season that the secretaries of the various unniiliiitlwai have been much per plexed over the means by which they rouid pro vide matches in which all who desire :•> play oooldi participate. The Manhattan Club got partly oat of the difficulty by entering teams in tha chansp'on 6h:p contests of the Metrapolltar District Cricket. League. New-York Cricket Association and Pros pect Park Association, providing ga^nes for a vet eran eleven, organizing a Junior eleven and arrang ing numerous games for those whi> could play on days other than 3a turd The Brooklyn Clut> rolls have grown so fast that their membership in the New-York Cricket Asso ciation ar.il Prosper! Para. Association would not provide sufficient matches, and they made appUca ttor. to the ttetrepotttaa District Cricket Lertgue. This was onsulered yesterday ir a special meet- Ing of the league heM at the Knickerbocker Ath letic Club, when by a. unanimous vote of afl tho clubs comprising that organization the bylaws* werw suspended ami the applicant was admitted. Thl» re<iuire<l a readjustment of the championship sched ii!-> which was -rr-. •¦ by cancelling the» third -im.- arranged f.> ;*• playe«l between the leagua clubs and providln? the following dates for th« Brook! May GO. Brooklyn vs. Manhattan, at Prospect Park- June 15. rooktya. vs. Knicker bocker Athletic Club, at Prospect Park: J me 23. Brooklyn vs. Nelson Lodge, at Prospect Pftrk: July 6 Brooklyn vs. Manhattan, at Prospert E^rk; lulr ¦m Brooklyn vs. Muntclair. at Montcialr; July tf, Brooklyn vs Nelson Lodge, at Prospect X»ark: Au-. gust 3. Brooklyn vs. Knickerbocker Athletic Club, at Bayonne: August IT. Brooklyn vs. Mcmtclalr at Prospect Park. (Var other soorts s«» fourth page 3 ing than a coal range, with |* the convenience of a gas , range, at a fraction of the cost of - either. Made in various sizes, from one burner up. . If your dealer does not have them, write to the nearest agency of A Standard Oil Company. -~ 3