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4 NEWSTATENrSLAND FERRY IT WILL, RUN TO CLIFTON- FOUR SWIFT BOATS WILL IMPROVE THE ST. GEORGE .SERVICE. Dock Commissioner Hawke« will to-day submit /or the approval of the Sinking Fund Commis sion a plan for a new ferry to Clifton and Tcmpkinsville. on the east shore of Staten Isl and. Th*- franchise is to be awarded to the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company, which operates the ferry to St. George. The plan calls for the retirement of the old boats from the St. George line, the rebuilding of the Robert J. Gar rett and the Castleton, and the construction- of two new boats. The four boats used on the St. ! George line will then be fast, high power, twin screw, double ender boats, capable of making eighteen miles an hour, so that a fifteen minute schedule may succeed the present irregular ser vice, concerning which residents of Staten Isl and have found so much fault. The three old boats will then be relegated to the Clifton line for the transportation of both passengers and freight. !The plan also calls for th* acquisition of prop erty, in St. George. Clifton and Xew-Brighton for wbirfage and ferry needs. The purpose of ac quiring the property at New-Brighton is the es tablishment of a third ferry to that point some time in the future. In the franchise of the . Staien Island Rapid Transit Company the city . reserves the right to issue other franchises, so that the New-Brighton ferry may be put in op eration at any time that a bidder for the fran chise appears. Commissioner Hawkes asked the Board of Estimate and Apportionment at its • ]ast meeting to authorize the purchase of this property, but the request was referred to the Mayor and President Cromwell of the Borough . of Richmond. Mr. Hawkes called at the May or's office yesterday to talk over the situation, but the -Mayor was too busy to see him. Com missioner Hawkes has been working on the plan sine*" the first cf the year, and is hisrhly elated over his success. He said: * I have bees to Staten Island half a dozen times to Ilium the property that I have asked the city to acquire. The people of Staten Island deserve better ferry facilities, but the old Dock Commissioners never took any interest in the matter. Th- department has formulated a gen eral policy in regard to the waterfront of Staten Island, the object being to acquire more dock property there. Our work thus far has been greatly to th- satisfaction of the Staten Island people, who have suffered for many years from inadequate ferry service. After we have ac quired the property at Xew-Brighton we can offer a franchise to an independent purchaser. We ought to be able to get this property within a year if the condemnation proceedings are pushed vigorously. Our contract with the Staten Island Rapid Transit Company requires that four fast boats be put into commission before July 1 of next year. The Garrett and the Castleton will be re built, and it will take between eight and eleven mouths to construct the new boat«. The boats run now on ■ schedule of fifteen minutes dur ing rush hours, and .:hout twenty minutes at other times in the daytime. At night they run about an hour apart, and toward morning cease running altogether. FIL IPINOSNOT TO BE CITIZENS AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT OF THE AD MINISTRATION'S ATTITUDE. Washington. June 24— What amounts to an offi cial statement of the position of the administration on the question of citizenship in the Philippines, pending further legislation, was Bled in th* Su preme Court of the District of Columbia to-day. It is in the form of an answer to the rule of the court to show cause why a mandamus should not issue requiring John R. Young, clerk of the court, to allow Antonio M. Opisso y de Yoaza. recently en inhabitant of the Philippines, to declare hi 3 citlzeneliip Intentions ore Mr. Young, as clerk, a.- petitioned by the Filipino. The answer, prepared by United States District Attorney Gould and approved by Attorney General Knox. points out that Congress has not yet deter mine*?, the civil rights and political status of the inhabitants of the Philippines: that the petitioner is not included in any class of persona authorized by law to declare their Intention to become citizens of the United States, and that the defendant, loung. is without authority to receive such dec laration. The answer also says it is assumed that the petitioner intended to renounce bis allegiance to Spain and adopt the nationality of the territory of tne Philippines. inasmuch as he does not al lege that he took the Fteps required by Article IX ot the treaty with Spain, providing that a declara tion of decision to preserve allegiance to Spain should be made before & court of record by April CANAL CONFERREES MEET. SENTIMENT IN THE HOUSE TURNING TOWARD PANAMA ROUTE. | Washington, June 24.— The conferrees on the Isthmian Canal bill met at 11 o'clock to-day. In view of the prospects of an early adjourn ment, apprehension was expressed by House members that a prolonged contest in conference might lead to the postponement of all canal i legislation. But when this prospect was sug gested to some of the House conferrees who are thoroughly aware of the situation, they said that there was practically no doubt that canal ' legislation of some sort would be enacted, ow ing to the favorable temper of the House toward « the Senate amendment. The conference to-day lasted an hour and a half, and adjourned until to-morrow. It was largely devoted' to discus sion of the legal aspect of the Panama route, but no settlement on that point was reached. When the cenferrees go into the merits of the cafe it is expected that the House members will point cut a number of incongruities which are said to exist in the Senate amendment. Fur instance, the Senate provision refers to a canal from the Caribbean Sea to the Pacific Ocean, whereas the westerly outlet is said to be on the Gulf of Panama, an indentation over -one hun dred miles back from the Pacific Ocean line, running from headland to headland. In another ' provision of the amendment reference is made j to a canal from shore to shore. This is said to leave out of account the fact that the canal should embrace not only the cut from shore to shore, but also the three marine miles from cither end. which by international usage comes under the same Jurisdiction as the shore section. The House conierrees will point out these pro visions as showing looseness of construction in the Senate amendment inconsistent with the magnitude of the undertaking. If the Senate ' amendment ultimately prevails, an effort will j probably be made to correct these features. APPALACHIAN' FOREST RESERVE. THE SENATE PASSES THE BILL FOR PRO TECTION OF FORESTS. Washington. June 24.— The Senate to-day passed bills creating- a national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachian Mountains, and ratifying the agreement between the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians of the Indian Terri tory and the United States. The forest reserve bill provides for the pur chase of four million acres in the Southern Appalachian system, at a cost not to exceed $10,000,000. The Secretary of Agriculture is to designate the lands to be purchased, and is to take measures to preserve the hardwood for ests which they bear. Sir. Quay, of Pennsylvania, was unable to-day to secure consideration of his motion to dis charge the Committee on Territories from fur ther consideration of the Omnibus Statehood bill, but rave notice that he would demand . that It be taken up to-morrow. Ay OTHER YEAR FOR DAXIS II TREATY. FBOTOOOI; EXTENDING TIME FOR RATIFICATION « APPROVED. •Washington, June 24.— The protocol providing- for th« extension of the time for the ratification of the treaty between •:..- United State* and Denmark for l^*- 88 * 1 of 111 ! 03 ? 11611 ww * st India Islands to the Ji^s SS ' lrt -* fS bas been r » tlfled - The time li ex ■ lenacc one year. PRESIDEy T OFF FOR BOSTON ITO ATTEND COMMENCEMENT EXER ! CISES AT HARVARD. i Washington, June 21.— President Roosevelt and his • party started on a special train at 4:50 o'clock this : afternoon for Boston. The train consisted of the \ parlor cars Colonial and Tale, and was the first section of the Federal Express. With the President were Secretary Cortelyou. Dr. Trie the President's physician, and Mr. Latta. a stenographer. The ' President shook hands with a number of the people ! in the station. As the train pulled out he came out on the rear platform and repeatedly lifted hi* hat. The party will arrive at Boston at 7 o'clock to morrow morning, and after breakfast at the Hotel Somerset will go to Cambridge, where the pro gramme for the day will be as follows: Meeting in Sanders Theatre, short visit to President Eliot's house, luncheon given by Morris Gray at University Hall. The President and his party will then be escorted to Massachusetts Hall, and at 2 o'clock will go to the commencement dinner in Memorial Hall and attend the exercises of the Alpha Delta Phi Club, where the President is to present a gold medal on behalf of the club to the Rev. Dr. Edward Everett Hale. The President's party will then re turn to the Somerset, and at 6:30 will attend the dinner of the Spanish war officers at the Algonquin Club. Following this a brief visit will be made to the dinner of the International League of Press ! dubs. | At midnight the party will leave Boston for New- j London, th> President's cars being sidetracked in Xew- London until 10 p. m. Thursday, when the return trip to Washington will be begun. Mr? Roosevelt will come up from Oyster Bay on Thursday morninjr on the Dolphin, and the Presi dent will witness the Harvard- boat race from | that vessel. After the race Mrs. Roosevelt will ; return to Oyster Bay. WILL NOT VISIT OYSTEB BAY. PRESIDENT LEAVES JERSEY CITY— HE CHANGES ITINERARY FOR RETURN FROM NEW-LONDON. President Roosevelt was sleeping when his train rolled into the Pennsylvania Railroad sta tion at Jersey City at 10:17 o'clock last night on time. The train consisted of the President's car, the Colonial, and a Pullman coach, the Yale, and was run as the second section of the regu lar train. The shades on the President's car were closely drawn, and not one of the occu pants was visible. Members of the committee from New-London were at the station an'.h'i patinsr that the President would be awake, as they desired to pain his consent to a demonstra tion nn his arrival. The committeemen, John McGinley. president of the Bonrd of Trade; ex- Mayor Tinker, Theodore F.owdin and Thomas F. Dorsey, decided that they would go through to Boston and confer with the President on hi^ ar rival at the ilub. ar;i they boarded the rale. The cars were detained in the station fur fifteen minutes, until they were inspected. Then they were run into the yard and aboard the transport Maryland, which left at lu:s'i o'clock. Jind con v< >■ I tlie train l<> Ifott Haven, where it was switched on the tracks of the New-York, New- Haven and Hartford I'rulmnd. It was an nounced that the itinerary had been changed, ard that the President would not visit Oyster Bay on his return, but would leave New-London at 10:30 o'clock Thursday nipht, and go direct to "Wnshintrton. arriving there about 11 o'clock Friday morning. CRISIS IN VENEZUELA. CASTRO SORELY BESET TX CARACAS - AMICABLE SETTLEMENT WITH OOLOMBI A REPORTED. Washington, June 24— A report of an impor tant development In Venezuela, which, if con firmed, undoubtedly will make a great change in the status of affairs there, has been re< •_:.• i here fr<"m an unofficial Bource in the republic. It is said that Venezuela has adjusted her rela tions with Colombia, so as to allow of the with drnv al of the government' s force of about eight thousand men from the Colombian border, and that this army now can he rushed to the reU< f of President CaFtro at Caracas, who is repre sented in the advices reaching Washington as being sorely beset by tlie revolutionists undt-r General Matos. Late mail advices received here Fay that General Matos has divided his forces, and is now approaching Caracas from the rear and from both east and west. The State Department to-day received a cable dispatch from I'nited States Minister Bowen, at Caracas. The official? declined to make the text of thy dispatch public, but it is understood that it makes out a critical state of affairs arising from the present revolutionary movement against President Castro, which is generally recognized as the strongest that has yet threat ened him. The Navy Department stands ready to meet almost any exigency which may arise in Ven ezuela. The Cincinnati and the Topeka are at La Guayra. and the gunboat Marietta ia on the way to San Juan, Porto Rico. The department's intention is to have the Marietta proceed thenc; to Colon and relieve the Machias, but she will remain at San Juan until it appears assured that her services will not be needed to rein force the Cincinnati and the Topeka in protect ing American lives and property In Venezuela. No report, it is said, has yet come from the commanders of the two warships at La Guayra, The officers are to use their own discretion in their course of uction in Venezuelan waters, and it is thought that the absence of a report only means the absence of any important change In th^ situation, so far a.s they can view tt. Seiior Pulido. the Venezuelan rharpe d'affaires, received in his official mail yesterday a letter from th" Secretary of Ft_it»- of Venezuela, deny ing the reports of a Colombian invasion, and sayinp that conditions along the border were peaceful. Color is given to the report of an amicable settlement of relations with Colombia by th- rrf-s? reports of the opening of a Ven ezuelan port away up the Orinoco, near the Colombian border, which will enable the Co lombians to utilize the great river to ship their produce, out into the Atlantic— a condition which has not prevailed for many months. ■ DEMOCRATIC CAI'CFS CALLED. PLAN TO MAKE TARIFF AND TRUSTS LEADING ISSUES IN THE CON GRESS CAMPAIGN. Washington, June 24.— A caucus of Democratic members of the House will be held at 8 o'clock on Friday night to consider the tariff and trusts, with a view to making those subjects foremost in the coming campaign for Congress. ' The first move, in this direction was made by the Democratic Con gressional Campaign Committee, and the petition or the caucus was circulated to-day by Chairman Griggs of that committee. WAXT JUDGE TO RUN FOR CONGRESS. ■WILJJAM M. I^ANKING-9 NAME SUGGESTED AT A CONFERENCE AT TP.ENTON. [BY HELCSMni TO THE TRTBCXE.I Trenton. June 21. —At a conference between several prominent Republicans of the Htate to-day former Judge William M. Lanning, of this city, wss urged to be a candidate for Congress from the new IVth District, embracing Mercer, Somerset and Huntcr don counties. The conference was held In the Gov ernor's private office, and there were present, be sides Mr. Lanning. Governor Murphy, ex-Governor Voorhees, State Treasurer Frnnk O. Brlggs and Congressman Charles N. Fowler, who w.is renom inated on Saturday in the Vth District. Mr. Lan ning has taken the suggestion that he ent^r the Congressional race under advisement. The nomina tion had practically been conceded to Mercer County. WILLIAMS Y£IT PRESIDENT IX OFFICE. TTniiamstown, Mass., June 24— The Rev. Dr. Henry Hopkins was installed as president of Williams Col lege to-day. The ceremonies wfire held in the Con gregational Church. The exercises were opened with prayer by the Rev. Robert Russell Booth, of New-York. Judge James M. liarker. '60, In behalf of the trustees, Introduced the president-elect. The congratulatory address in behalf of the faculty was delivered by Professor John H. Hewitt: the alumni aa 'i r 'i s of welcome by Henry Loomis Kelson. '67 F Hu d f tU(I * ntß '. address of welcome by George NBW-TORK DAILY TRIBUXK. WEDNESDAY. JT^XE 25. 1902. THE STATEHOOD FIGHT CUBAN RECIPROCITY DISPLACED AS AN OBJECT OF THE PENATES INTEREST. Washington. .Tune 24— The Omnibus State hood bill has displaced the Cuban reciprocity measure a? an object of interest in the Senate. For the present the concern of Senators centres nround Mr. Quay's motion to discharge the Committee on Territories from further consid eration of the bill, with the purpose of bringing it into the Senate for immediate consideration. There is determined opposition to the motion on the part ox the majority of Republican Sena tors. The Statehood forces claim a majority of two, which would give them thirteen of the Republi can Senators, the Democratic side being solid. The opposition do not absolutely concede the correctness of this claim, but they admit there are enough doubtful votes to make it possible. and say that ur.til they have unqualified assur ances of the forty-five votes necessary to lay the motion on the table they will prevent a vote on it. The friends of the bill have offered to cease their efforts in case a day early in the next session of Congress can be named for re porting the 1 » ! 1 1 to the Senate and for taking it up by that body, but this concession has not been Senator Beveridge, the chairman of the c ommittee on Territories, has told them that if they would leave the matter entirely in his hands the bill would be reported early in De cember. Apparently, however, this is not satls ry, and th< present outlook is that the situation will continue unchanged for a time. There is even t.ilk that the day of final ad journment may be postponed by it, but this is not probable. THEY ARE RUNNING YET. | THE DEMOCRATIC POLICY OF SCUTTLE APTLY DESCRIBED BY MR. LANDIS— CHAMP CLARK BOWLED OVER. Try TELEGnAriI to the tribune. ! .' '. Washington. June 24.— There was a perfect riot of fun in the House to-day at the expense of two of the most blatant and poorly informed critics of the Republican policy of expansion. It occurred while Mr. Landis, of Indiana, was making a speech in defence of the army against the attack of the opposition. Obviously with the premeditated pur pose of breaking the force of his argument. Champ Clark, of Missouri, and J. Wesley Galnes. of Ten nessee, in turn Interrupted Mr. Landis Just at the most telling points of his speech. The angular and leather-lunged Missourian shouted that the Demo crats bad dragged the Republicans into the war with Spain "by the scruff of the neck," an asser tion Mr. Clark has frequently made in the House and on the stump, but which heretofore has been unheeded by the Republicans, mainly, for its coarseness and because of its source. Mr. Land's took notice of it to-day simply because he was tired of the Mi?s-ourian's constant boast, and con cluded once and for all to show how ridiculously untrue it was. When Mr. Clark made another untruthful boast, which he has made heretofore quite as often as the one to which Mr. Landis re ferred, namely, that eighty-five Republican mem bers of the House had visited President McKinley a short time before the war with Spain began and threatened to vote with the Democrats If the I'rc-siJr-nt did not plunge the country Into -war as precipitously as the Democrats demanded. Mr. Cooper, of Wisconsin, who headed the delegation to which the Missourlan referred, denied that any such conversation or threats occurred. Apparent ly undeterred by this positive denial, Mr. Clark again ur.limbercd his ponderous voice aid shouted that, anyway, the Democrats had di ..■ 1 I the Re publicans into the war "by the scruff of the neck." "And then, when the war came, with its prob lems, consequences and responsibilities," flashed back Mr. Landis "you Democrats turned your backs and ran away." A tremendous burn of ap plause greeted tula reply. For fully a minute it continued unchecked by the presiding fflcer "And that li not all," continued Mr. Landis. "the] not only turned their backs and ran away, but they are running yet." Amid the laughter and applause that followed this thrust Mr. Clark screamed In wrath at the top of his voice. "That's not so! That's not so!" To every other clinching answer made by Mr. Lan dis to Mr. Clark's boastful assertion the Mis souri an replied in his usually insulting manner, "That's not so! That's not «ot" Mr. Landis finally made Mi Clark so angry that th<- latter, after acknowledging Ik- had voted for Mr. Cleveland In 1892. *aiu: "The second election of Grover Cleveland %•.•;,-■ the greatest calamity that has befallen the human nice sine the fall of Adam, and l Intend to pray to God Almighty f"r absolution on the judgment day for bavins voted for Cleveland." Then Mr. Games. of Tennessee, who belongs to the Mis«ourian"s class except that he Is more fe licitous of speech, took a turn at Mr. Landis. who bowled him over In short order by reading .i bill recently Introduced by the Tennesseean for the repeal of the Spanish war taxes, all of which were repealed among the first arts of this Congress thus showing that .Mr. Games did not keep up with ' !.'"! .'" proceedings of Congress. After thus effectively I disposing of these, two Democratic leaders Mr Landis was permitted by the opposition to continue his speech without further Interruption He closed with an eloquent defence of the administration's policy in the Philippines. Mr. Crumrtacker, of Indiana, closed the general debate for the Philippine Civil Government bill in a stroncr speech. , The speakers against the hm were Mr. Williams, of Mlsslsslpplf.Mf. Kafl "f of" X cV?ior^do. "'"-- " Virginia, and Mr. Shafroth, THE IRES I DENTS OFFICE. WHITE HOUSE TO BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE NO LONGER. [BY TELE<;nAru to tut teieuxe.l Washington. June 24,-Wben President Roosevelt left the White House to-d»> it was with the lnt-n tion of not occupying it again until the extensive repairs and alterations are completed, about five months hence. To-day also marked the last use of the White House as the Executive Mansion, in the sense of being the President's office, for the.build ing especially erected for that purpose opposite the State, War and Navy departments will be ready for use in December. Until that time a rented house on the west side of Lafayette Square will bo the headquarters of the President. In this build lag. which Is one of the most capacious and hand some dwellings in the city, the President will live and work until the White House is ready for his family. It Is No. 22 Lafayette Square, and is owned by Mrs. R. H. Townsend, daughter of the late W. L. Scott, of Pennsylvania. It adjoins and is Just south of the old Commodore Decatur house, which in turn is across Connectieut-ave. and H-st. from the Corcoran house, now leased by Senator Depew. Last year it was occupied for a time by Mrs. Ker nochan, of New-York, and adjoining it on the south is the house recently rented as headquarters for General Leonard Wood. To the south of th» latter is the Sickles house, and directly across the park is Senator Hannae home. The temporary official residence of the President is comparatively modern, and, unlike most of the dwellings in the neighborhood, is almost devoid of historical associations, .us only occupant of na tional reputation has been James G. Blame, who lived there in 1883 and ISS4, wh«n he v.-as a nominee for the Presidency, and there "•• wrote the first volume of "Twenty Years of Congress." After it was purchased about ten years ago by Mrs. Town- ' send, it was enlarged and finished lavishly. The building contains about twenty rooms and will fur nish ample accommodation for the executive offices. In the next few days the White House furniture necessary for his official rinl personal accommoda tion and for that of his office force will be removed to the temporary seat of the government, and much of it will be in place for the President to go on with business after Friday. The building will not be used a great deal by the President, as he will leave Washington for Oyster Bay as soon as Con gress adjourns. He will not be in Washington per manently again until late ;:i the fall, probably No ■>vmwr. Plans have been mode for the speeuy re moval of the necessary furniture. When everything is out the workmen engaged in tearing out the Interior of the White House will go to work on the rooms that have been occupied for so many years as the offices of Presidents, and arrange them for domestic uses. Two other Presidents have occupied private houses while the White House was undergoing re pairs. Madison lived in th« Octagon House after the firs; White House was burned, while the pres ent edifice was under construction, and Arthur lived in the Butler house, opposite the Capitol the last time the Executive Mansion was rehabilitated. REPAIRS; TO THE GERMANIC. Liverpool. June 24.— The White Star Line steamer Germanic will not sail to-morrow as scheduled. In consequence of the necessity of repairing her. There will be no mall from Liverpool to New- York until June 28, when the Cunard Line steamer Etru ria sails. **«v IIE LO^GS FOR CROKER. SCANXELL SAYS THE EX-BOSS MUST RE TURN AS LEADER. ADVISES HIM TO SELL HIS ENGLISH ESTATES— DISMAY AMONG TRIUM VIRS 1 FRIENDS. Ex-Fire Commissioner John J. Scannell has joined the ranks of Murphy. McMahon, Haffen and Van Hoesen in declaring that Tammany cannot be successful under Croker while Mr- Crrker stays on English soil so much of the time. Mr. Scannell goes further, however, and says that Croker should sell out his belongings on the other side and return at once to resume the leadership of demoralized Tammany. Mr. Scannell was at the Hoffman House lust night and paid: "Richard Croker is the man most needed in Tammany Hall at this time. He alone can re organize the party here and place us in a con dition where political orders can be issued and enforced as in the old days. Croker is not only the logical man at this time, but he is a born leader of men. With him at the helm new re cruits could he gained, and in that way the organization could be greatly strengthened. While it is important thft Mr. Croker should p-turn at once, he must. !f he does ?o, make up his mind to drop all things English. Let him sell his English estate at Wantage, his dogs, racehorses and cattle, and all his English pos sessions, and then come back. There is no ques tion that he would be welcome. But unless he is willing to absolve himself hereafter from the charge of absenteeism he cannot hope to re habilitate himself with Tammany Hull. I am lr hopes of his coming hack here for good, and shortly. Croker's time for years to come cannot be better employed than in the care and build- Ing up of the great political organization that he formerly managed. It was Croker who brought about by his retirement from the leadership ot Tammany the present muddled condition in the organization. This being the case, it is up to him to return, free and untrammelled from all English associations, and endeavor to straighten out the tangle in Tammany Hall. He can do it. and speedily, if he has the mind to do so. There is absolutely no question about that. Richard Croker is the sole hope of Tamma ly at the present lime. 1 want to declare myself as being a warm friend of Croker and a loyal friend, too. A committee should be appointed by the organization and sent to him with a demand that, he return to the leadership." When it was noised around last night that Scannell had come out flatfootedly in favor ol a movement for Croker's return, there was dis may among the triumvir's friends. If it were not for the already complete demoralization of Tammany Hall. Scannell's pronunciamento would have a serious aspect. It is a question, however, whether anything can be said .or i ne that will mix up things in Tammany Hal! any worse than they are at present. Scannell is a close personal friend of Croker. He "kicked" against serving on the Tammany anti-vice com mittee as soon as he saw a disposition on the part of Lewis Nixon to make trouble f< r the gamblers. He stood out against John C. Shee han when the hater was !eader of Tammany Hall; and because of his freedom in calling for Richard Croker's return it is evident that he is against the triumvirs, and is satisfied with the characterization given them by Devery when r>every called them "Sport," "Two Spot" and "Joke." It 1-s expected that the triumvirs will now come out with another decoration of Independence Whenever the cloud of Tammany political sus picion begins to resemble soft coal smok.-. the triumvirs decide that it is about time for a state ment declaring that Richard Croker shall never, never come back to Tammany as leader. Scan r.,.)]',, f>«timnt* of the power of the old boss is ' verywl ere r< ■ gnlred as more nearly i >m i t than that of the triumvlra. X Croker should •To through the r>. itions" of selling his English estate, no matter whether he actually sold it or . ■ ■ would v•* r Ived hereaslead- S i nnell'a call for bia old chiefs return may not be far reaching, but it will add an interesting chapter to Tammany midsummer politics. NONE OF IT FOB HUGH J. GRANT. WILL NOT BSCOM2 LEADER OF TAMMANY —THINKS TRIUMVIRS SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE. Ex-Mayor Hugh J. Grant, who ■will sail with his family on the Oceanic to-day for a vacation that will last till October 1. ma it clear yesterday that he is not mixing In local politics to any extent. He plant d his vacation so as to take him out of the political trouble that Tnmma.iy i? likely to encounter this fall. When asked about the rumor that he is likely to become the leader of T immany. Mr. Grant, made the following statement: I will not become the lead-r of Tammany Hall, or one of two or three or four leaders In that organization, If I ware in--Hn>d to take a greater interest in politics than 1 nave taken in recent i . an my busim affairs would not permit me to ,'■ ,i: I have been hard at work, and. having run down In health, 1 purpose to take a rest, It seems to ma thai the talk about new pen ons. or ■ -d workers brought forward anew, to take i-har^e of the affairs of Tammany Hall is ill timed. Mr. Crok.-r having retired from the executive man agement of the affairs of thnt Institution, the sub committee, which represents the New-York County Democratic Committee, has rtiosen Messrs. Mc- Mahon, Murphy nnri H:ifr«"n to do tlit- political work which he used to <!<>. They have had no oppor tunity to ad yet. An opportunity should be given to them. 1 have no doubt thai they will do the work. If they fall, the men who selected them, or the successors of those men. about to be chosen at the September primaries, will find the means to have it d >ne. RECOMMENDING GENERAL VARNU.M. Prominent members of the Republican County Committee have submitted to Governor Odell as a EUitable successor to the iate Justice Andrews the name of General James M. Varnum. former Surro gate. General Varnum ha* mony friends amons; orKanlzution Republicans who would like to Bee him honored by the appointment to the Supreme Court bench. CLAIMED BABY TO SAVE ITS FARE THIS SINGULAR CONDUCT ON GIRL IMMI GRANT'S PART NEARLY RESULTED IN HER DEPORTATION. Catherine Dieiz. a young immigrant girl, who was to be deported under unsual circumstances, was ordered released on Monday at the solicitation of Congressman McCleary, of Minnesota, after a re hearing: in her case. Fortunately she had been detained on Ellis Island by the Illness of a baby which she brought with her. The child was the cause of the order for her deportation. She arrived, hero on the steamer Pretoria from Hamburg- on May 21. With her were her sister and her sister's husband and their three children. When she was examined at Ellis Island she swore that the youngest child was her own. As she admitted that she was unmarried and gave her age as sev enteen, It wa? decided to deport her and the child. Andreas and Barbara Ruby, her brother-in-law and her sister, and the two other children ware ad mitted to the country and went to Sleepy Eye, .Minn. When they arrived there they told of tne plight of. the young woman and their little child, whom the Immigration authorities had separated from them. Congressman McCleary became inter ested in the case, and, believing the story, under took to effect the release of the two A rehearing was ordered, and this time the girl admitted that the child wan her sister's. When asked what led hi r to say the little one was her own sii--? said that the agent of the Hamburg-American Lin-? or" whom the family honght their steamship tickets had suggested that ii one of the children was brought as her child 'he fare for it could be saved This plan was adopted. When the child recovers from its severe attack of pneumonia both will be sent to Sleepy Eye. LIGHTNING STRIKES MOURNERS. TWENTY-FIVE KILLRD AXD THIRTY FIVE IN- JtraßD IN A SPANISH CHt-RCH. Madrid. June L'-l.— While a funeral was being held in a church at Pinerlo, in the Province of Orense_ to-day, the building was struck by light ning, and, as a result, twenty-five people were killed and thirty-five were injured. LABORER GETS VERDICT OF $12,500. IT IS FOR INJURIES RECEIVED TvTirLE TEARING DOWN THE OIJ-) RTOi-K EX<~ITA.CGE BriI.DINP,. A verdici for $12,r>00 damages was awarded to Stephen S. Sullivan, a laborer, by a jury In the Supreme Court, before Justice Keo^h, at Long Island City yesterday. Sullivan brought suit for £25,000 damages against Charles H. Southard, a contractor, of Manhattan. Sullivan was one of the workmen employed in rearing down the old Stock Exchange Building. Tv'hile at work he was struck by a beam that had fallen from Urn roof, and was badly injured about the head and back. He alleged that the accident was due to the negligence of the con tractor, and that his injuries were permanent. KILLS DESERTING WIFE. HUSBAND SHOOTS THREE TIMES AS SUE FLEES IN CONEY ISLAND RESTAU RANT-ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. Deserted by his young wife aft*r she had lived with him barely two weeks, David S. Burn sidc, of No. 10J Tremont-st.. South Brooklyn, sought her out and shot her dead at Inman'3 Casino, in the Bowery, at Coney Island, last night at 6:30 o'clock. Turning the revolver tow ard his own head. Burnside then 3hot himself, probably fatally. He is lying in a dangerous condition in the Coney Island Emergency Hos pital. Burnside is twenty-four years old. and has been employed as a paper roller at No. 22-4 William-st., Manhattan. His wife was Miss Lillian Nelson, and w.-i« twenty-two years old. Her parents live at Xo. 701 Honry-st.. The couple were married on Jur.e 11, and weni to live together in the Tremont-st. house. There were frequent quarrels, caused, it is said, by the young woman's fondness for going to Coney Island. After t. htated dispute last Saturday night Mrs. Burn?ide went away. Since that time her husband had spent all his time" looking for his erring spouse. Yesterday he found her at Inman's. The couple were engaged in "firnest conversa tion for about half an hoar. With tears in his eyes he begged the woman to return to their home. She refused. 'He went out. evidently to get his revolver, for he returned an hour later. Mrs. Burnside was eating supper in the Inman pavilion. With ;i quick, nervous tread the man walked to where his wife was sitting. "Now, fur the last time." he was heard to say, "will you come back."" Her reply was not heard, but in a second Burnside had levelled a revolver at the woman an<l fired. The bullet entered her breast With a scream she started I I run dov. n the room. Twice more the pistol rang out, and each time another bullet hit the woman. She tank :•> the floor and died almost at once. By this time there was almost a panic among th^ others in the room. Before any .ne i-oul-1 lay their han^.s on him, Burnside ha.i put the fourth bullet into his own body. TO GIVE FADIIS A MOM'MKyT. PROPRIETOR OF HOTEL MANHATTAN WILL ERECT STATUE FOR SOLDIERS. Congressman James S. Sherman and ex-Sen ator Henry J. Coggesball, of Utica, and Abra ham Gruber, ef this city, are to be the speakers at the unveiling and dedication of a soldiers' monument at FuMu*. Onondaga County, thia State, on July 4. The monument Is the gift of ex-Congressman James J. Belden, proprietor of th<- Hotel Manhattan. The villagers are pre paring an old fashioned celebration in honor of the dedication. Several years ago. when Mr. DsMea was tak ing an active part in politics in Syracuse, he de cided to build a soldiers' monument there. When his intention became known another Syracusan announced that he, too, was going to build a soldiers' monument This move dis suaded Mr. Belden from going ahead, as he had planned. Two years ago. desiring to show his regard for the memory of the soldiers who went from the village where he was born, Mr. Belden began quietly the work of erecting a monument, lie moved the old Belden farmhouse off the old homestead and put the monument where the house used to stand. The shaft is about seven teen feet in height, and is surmounted by thu figure of a soldier. When Mr. Belden was in Fabius a few days ago he deeded it to the vil lage. It is expected that Mr. Be; !en will preside at the meeting on July 4. The village of Fabiua is three or four miles from a railroad. LOW BXAMINEB CITY MARSHAL. WITNESSES TESTIFY THAT COMPLAINANT WAS MALTREATED BY JUDGMENT COLLECTOR. The examination of City Marshal William H. Lee was continued before Mayor Low yesterday. The complainant against Lee is Philip WeinfeUi. of No. 79 Su.ToiK-st.. who makes affidavit that on June 3 Marshal Lt-e and Adolph Titelbaum, an East Side instalment dealer, went to his office to collect a judgment as ; i-»st him. He declares that they fol lowed him Into his room and demanded all th-» property ho had hi his pocket*, and upon his re fusal to comply with the request, Lee searched his pockets and took a boa of Jewelry, receipts anil letters. He alleges that Lee grabbed him by the throat and used a dub on his person. A number o: witnesses were heard yesterday. The hearing was postponed. LOXnOX WANTS AMERICAN PICTURES. APPRECIATION IN ENGLAND OF THE ARTISTIC AND HIiTTORIC MERIT OF ILLUSTRATIONS ISSUED BY AN AMERICAN COMPANY. That a publication Issued for commercial pur poses should be in demand as a rarety and be sought by the public museums is of sufficiently in frequent occurrence to make it notable. Last year a calendar illustrating the development by trans portation was Issued by The Mutual Life Insur ance Company of New York, the edition was soon exhausted and requests continued to come in Song after that, fact was announced. A few days ago the company revived a letter from Mr. Richard Quick, Curat»r of the Horniman Museum and Li brary, of London. England, under the Jurisdiction of the London County Council, which read as fol lows : LONDON COI'NTY COUNCIL. The Horniman Museum and Library London Road. Forest Hill. S. E.. London. May 20. 1902. Dear Sir— l have seen at a friend's house your calendar for last year, with pictures of the various means of transit and conveyance. May I ask as a favor, if you ci?n spare me a set? We have a de partment in the museum for models showing the evolution of the means of transit, and I thought if I had your pictures mounted they would be I Interesting to exhibit. But I should feel very | much obliged, if you would kindly write under each the title of the plctu.e. or what It is supposed to ] represent. I am sending you by this post a short ! account of our museum. I remain. Yours faithfully, RICHARD QUICK. Curator. To the manager The Mutual Life Insurance Com pany of New York. PATRICK'S COUNSEL STILL FIGHTS. TRIES TO BLOCK ISSUING OF TESTAMENTARY LETTERS TO RICE WILL EXECUTORS. In the Rice will ease yesterday John C. Timlin son, counsel for Albert T. Patrick, opposed ■ mo tion made by ....warn B. Hornb!ow.-»r. counsel for! the executors named in the ISM will, for the dis- ■ missal of the objections made to the decree which : Surrogate Fitzgerald has decided to enter, admit- i ting the 1536 will to probate, and rejecting the UN ) will as a forgery, and a further motion that the j Surrogate issue an order declaring that In his | opinion it is necessary to the preservation of the , estata that letters testamentary issue to the ex- ' ecutors named in the IS:-; will." Captain James A. Baker, jr.. William M. Rice. jr.. and ex-Judse Joan ! D. Barttne. The estate is now in the possession of ! a temporary administrator, and Patrick seoks to I have it kept under the jurisdiction of the New •inrk c< ? urts pending the final determination of his rights by the , Court ," : Appeals. Mr. Hornblower contended thai Patrick was no longer a person in terested in the estate - and was therefore not qualified to oppose the issuance of letters testa- ' mentar>. He answered the objection ra>ed that ?,L iri £t rei>o / t »a" anally adjudicated hla ';""?' b !S i! '" s in .Person." but were for the ex- Ara^^d'bird'ecls'loiV 1011 - S^ S^ Fi^ NURSE KILLED THIRTY-OS E JANE TOPPA.VS CONFESSION OF HE* AWFUL CRIME*?. Boston. June Jane Toppan. suspected a the death of eleven persons, but indicted fot murdering only three, has confessed that sh« hr.s killed, in her career as a professional nurse no less than thirty-one human beings. This statement was made to Judge Frederick J Bixby, of Brockton, senior counsel at the trial at Barnstable. yesterday, when Miss Toppaa was found not guilty, by reason of insanity, on th? charge of murdering Mrs. Mary D. Gibbs. Judge Bixby said also that Miss Toppan had admitted that she had set fires and committed other serious acts. She said she couli not he!r committing the crimes. She argued, moreover that she was not Insane. She said she knew li,. was doing wrong when she administered poison to her victims, and she asked Judge Bixby ho* under such circumstances, she could be of « a ' sound mind. Morphine was Miss Toppan's agency for pro. ducing death. Many of her victims were unstn. pecting and most intimate friends, others wen the patients of reputable physicians who em ployed her on account of her accomplishments as a nurse. Miss Toppan was so expert in he: knowledge of how to employ drugs and poiawij that she was able to escape detection for years in the detailed story she told to Judge Bixby Miss Toppan dM not enumerate her many vJc' tims, although she did admit the killing of Mrs Gibbs, Mrs. Harry Gordon, of Chicago, and Alden P. Davis, all of whom died at Cataurae: last summer. Miss Toppan was taken from Barnstable jail to the Taunton Insane Hospital to-day. She was sentenced for life. WANTS HIS HLART WITHEREL WOMAN ANGRY AT RUSSELL SAGE BE CAUSE SHE GETS ONLY A QUAR TER AT HIS OFFICE. Maledictions were called down on the head of Russell Sage by an elderly woman, with snow white hair and shabby attire, who called at the office of the financier. No. 31 Xassau-st, yesterday, told a tale of woe, asked for financial aid and received "-•"> cents. "May God wither his miserly heart!" and "May God have pity upon his miserly souir* ara some of the expressions which she is said to have used in telling her story to the passengers in a crowded elevator in the large office build ing. Charles W. Osborne. Mr. Sage's cashier, said thai the woman had called at. the orf.ee and received -~> cents. "I gave h-r that money from my own pocket," raid Mr. Osborne. ''I knew what it would b* mt '. for — beer. The woman v.-as in'oxicatei when she came here. She is a professional beg gar, and I bet you she will turn i;^ in the police court to-morrow rr.orr.ing." Mr. Osborne asserted that Mr. Sage knew the woman, and that she was In the habit of coming there when she was in need of money. Mr. Sage, it was said, always helped her out, generally giving her a more substantial amour.: than she received upon this occasion. When she called yesterday Mr. Sage had not arrived at his office, and Mr. Osborne told her <=••. Evidently the woman did not believe him. but thought that the nuarter had come to her from Mr. Sage. Mr. Osborne sa-id that the woman's name was known to him and to 3lr. Sag-, but he refused to give it. One of the at tendants in the bunding who had witnessed OB scene said th- woman called regularly at »■ office of Mr. Sage. He said he had heard that ehe had formerly been a servant In the employ ; - 1 the financier. TAT? COMMIBBIGS WILL W/.V. NO DOUBT IN REGARD TO THE GOVERNOR'S SUCCESS IX NEGOTIATIONS. Rome. June 24.— There is no doubt about the negotiations of Judge Taft. Governor of the Philippine Islands, with the Vatican regarding the disposition of the friars' lands in those islands ending in success for the American pro posals in all essential points. All reports of serious hitches are denied by those whs are best entitled to know. -ome diversity of opinion regarding detail? has developed. This is pro longing the negotiations longer than anticipated, and the answer of the Papal Secretary of State. Cardinal Rampolla. to Judge Taft. was too gen eral in form to satisfy the American Governor. But it will all be strrightened out. Judge Taft has presented another note to Cardinal Rampolla precisely indicating the American wishes and asking for a categorical reply. TESTIMONY ON CRUELTY CHARGES. Manila. June 24.— The Insurgent General Cailles. who surrendered to the American au thorities on June 1. 1901. continued his testi mony to-day before the board which Is investi gating the charges of cruelty brought by 3^ r Cornelius Gardener against American officers and soldiers in Tayabas Province. Luzon, of which the major Is Governor. Cail'.es testified that he had commands in several towns, in cluding Lucban, Sampaloc. Barcelona and Polega. The province was loyal to the insurrec tion in the entire time prior to his surrender. The witness several times received deputations from Lucena (Tayabas). Tiie people showed their loyalty in always supplying the quota re quired. After Major Gardener ha.i declared It to be the most pacified province he (Caiiles) took nine hundred insurgents to Lucban^ re cruited four hundred ore and went to *"»* i paloc to superintend the shooting of five innu ential residents who bad been guilty of c..mes. Lieutenant Colonel Allen Smith, of the Is. Cavalry, testified that while hi command oft. troops in Tayabas he never received a com munication from Major Gardener ■••.;:.! reference to the alleged abuses of soldiers toward natives, Had be done so, he would have investigated tne charges. . Captain Merch B. Stewart, of the >th Imantrj. said that in August. 11XH. the province of ■ I>3 ' bas was not pacified. He did not know of an antagonism to the civil government or the pa». of the officers, but he thought the province *** ; not ready for civil government. The soia:ers once furnished a guard to Major Gardener. First Lieutenant James D. TWford, of the i** Cavalry, said that there ware parts of the prov ince of Tayabaa in which it was always cons.a ered necessary to maintain vigilance. NEW CIVIL GOVERNMENT. Manila. June 24.— Civil government will 6* established in the island of -"Win lor and In tie island of Paragua. and will be re-established ■ Batingas Province, Luzon, on July 4. MANY DEATHS FROM CHOLERA. Manila. June 24.— The province of Buia'can. Central Luzon, has granted 55.000 toward the expenses of combating the spread of cholera. The cholera totals to date are as follow* 3**" nila. 1.607 cases and 1.-^1 deaths; provinces. - 188 cases and $.-•- deaths. LADIES OF THE G. A. R. Albany, June 24.-The Ladies of the Gran* Armr of the Republic. Department of New- York, was J- corporate^ to-day to "perpetuate and ■••« fore^ sacred Memorial Day." The directors -re Mary ■»• Walsh. Anne L- Cronin. Buffalo: Minnie Spierr^ Albany Adelaide Titus. P«nn Tan, and Rosen- Drummond. of New-York City. ',>/:": ynr AXCIIOR LIKE TRIPS. Glasgow, Scotland. June 21— It is announced taa' the Anchor Line w».. soon begin new services iron Glasgow. Manchester and Liverpool to South Am can ports. GROSSER KURIL IS COLLISION Cherbourg.' France. June 24.-The North <-""" raa "' Lloyd steamer Grosser KnrfUrst. which sailed n«" here yesterday for New- York, ran law the ' r ~1..' - bark Lloerte in a teg soon »-•• salllnsr. »&• c -; ried away the bowsprit and upper pan •»» bark's stern.