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SENATOR HOAR DEAD. passed Atcaij in Worcester Early This Morning. Worcester. Ma?*.. Sept. 20.— Senator Hoar die«J «hor*'y brfoj " 2 o'clock this morning-. SESATOR HOARS CAREER. Senrd Xehrly Thirty Year* in the Senate. ,;^..: = - Fri»bi« '<■■■■■ if he ha<i lived to ftjur.l out his term in the United States Senate. voul<l have served i:i that body for thirty years. vuS : < m la Concord. Mass.. on August *_I>, 1820 jje was a brother of Judge Ebenezer Rockwoij Iloar. who was Attorney General of the United Sta'es. ai^d a son of Bs.i --l Hoar, who was 011. cf th* leadinp lawyers and lesrislators of Mugs I chuseits. His grandfather served as a captain la the Revolutionary army. George F. Hoar was prepared for college at the Concord A .I- BEKA.TOA CBOSGO P. HOAR. Who iJi^d early this room!::!:. eiry. cri entered Harvard, where he was gradu ated, in l!»4««. He then entered the Dane Law School at Cambridge, and was admitted to the bar and entered <>n its practice In Worcester. He soon became City S'->iHit<r and president efth r .' trustees of the C:ty Library. His political affilia tions wore wfth the Free Soil party, and in l*v>l he was e'ected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives. In l w r,«; he became a member cf the State Senate, serving two yearss. He then gave his attention to the practice of his profes sion an 3to literary studies. But his desire to devote hirr.svlf to the law was cut short In l*»0S "when he uas elected a Heprt-sentative in Con gress from the Worcester district. He served fey successive re-elections In the XLlst. XLIId, XLIIId ar.d XLIVth Congresses, but declined re election to the XLVth. In that year. 1877 how ever, he was chosen United Stales Senator by the Massachusetts Legislature, and was re-elect ed In 1883, l's), igJKS and lf>ol. He succeodt-d to the seat of Oeorge S. Bout well, and was Senator with Henry L. Dawes ani Henry Cabot Lodge. Among: his predecessors In the Senate were Daniel Webster, John Quincy Adorns. Charles fcucaser. Edward Everett ar.<i Henry Wilson. It '.\as in his last term in the. House thai Cun 't:tx::au yr»««. »^» « ..._jn..- r »c ik« Clmotoirnl < >>j?snWssion that decided the choice <if President l^rween Hayes and Tiiden. and h'* was oiie of th- managers of the BeDcnap imi>« achrr.ent trial. Frci.i the organization of it.~ Bepublican party fee v as one of Its most active and enthusiastic members. He presided o\er the Massachusetts K^publican Conventions In I^7l. I^VT. IKIS2 and Ifc^'i. He presided over The Republican National Cocvebtioa in 1J®1», which nominated Garfleld zrA Arthur, ard \\;>t-, a delegate not only to that body, bat also \<< the national conventions in I^~>'j, I*M and ISSB. His experience In public cffi'.e. readiness In «iebat» aisd sane Judgment n^de him an admirable presiding officer. He supported the re-f-le-tion of President McKinley, although <lisapprovir:s his policy in our new pos sessions as subversive cf American ideals. SERVED OX MANY COMMITTKiIS. In the Senate Mr. Hoar served on the commit tees on the Judiciary, Privileges an^ Elections. Engrossed Bills. Civil Service and Retrench taent. and Ruies. being - bairman cf the first and also ot the select committees on Woman Suf frage and Relations with Canada. Or his work In the Senate, he wrote in his "Amoblograpby": "I think I may fairly claim that I have done my share of the work of the Senate and of the Ho'ise to the best of my ability. Senator Ed munds, when li^ left the Senate, was kind «Twi?h. to compliment me by saying that th'i •whole woik of the S-nate was done by six men, cf whom I was one. I do n<jt suppose Mr. Ed mnds meant the number Fix to be tak« n liter ««>'■ But he is a gentleman certainly never Pyea to flattery or empty compliment. So I Tr-.r.ic I n::eht <all him as a witness that in hi^ 0 lar as hnril * >orit ls concerned. I <JM »y m T " l am not f J uiT< * "° confident that h-? »ouja testify to the v.-js'lom of my course on all ©ecasjo ns » r >f kif r'ublic career he wrote: "I account it piy BBpreme eor«i fortune that my public life ?P S be *O sx,fut in the service of Massachusetts £?.?** <ar > k now Letter than I do how un ,V 1 havf - hf " eri <if a irp ln th< * Brea* »n« J^Pwsio men who have adorned !i-r history ~^?^J J hrf * hundred years. What a sue ■ th,, Z< ,V munsiTchy < can »n« w a cauffie like mL '7 mea wh *»n In -very generation she (vf-t* to her ... £*Si aM / !r H««T.Vane, Leverett and lZ™ f'V Joha Adams, and his Illustrious *rett »^ c bot ari<l r)^ter. Webster and Ev crettand Scmner and Andrew! I hay- never to «t.7 ly f; " r Or a word to any man «flw fV r rr ' rorno^ nsy ou-n Section to any ad- - Z 'i' ;t rr ' e;:n t0 criticise other men who •erV-'t™ nonorahla ambition for puhiic WhlVi ,'* * X " rt th * r » Sf -!^S to pet the office for wniLh th-y think themselves Ht. It h.-,H been tnocr T V° m " o1h * r fa rts " f th<? country al- P»» ...u m. 'j'-Kinn'ns of the povernment. SJ*' 1 , tWnk is a better custom has pre tin . ?„' n • I arrogate to myself I no .lrrur. (a this re.-pr-rt. I only say that it \ J, ri m y »CPr«m« pood fortune to be the Ert2 1* '' r)rr!rT2Onw "^aHh amonsr whose noble and tldi^, v , S> w Pl<* a tetter and more fas "■iious habit h«s prevailed." KAr> MANT OLTSII>E INTERESTS. ,**; r Hoar was active la many interests "T* 5 " f POUtlca, lieini? especially Interested in "National and religious matters. Ho was an *«*- r of Harvard from 1*74 to MBA. ;in <l thr v l?~* ll * cc y <i '" 1^'" : an<l a • tin In VMM* for ! «L,;. • ura - In 3KSi# he was n^ade a Repent of th-> «Vt ?n? n ! an J-'titution. He as preVl s>.t of the board of trustees of Clark Dniver cf r," Arr ' or other place* he fill.-d were thos" jiVfi <11 * nt an<l vice-president of th" American !& ar \- m Wl " l >'- I psstgwat of th- Am-t|.., n SS^' fal A^orlatlon. trusts of tho p££%° f.if: urn "f Arth^olosy. trust r-.. »t Leicester •*»«••■ a member of the Massachusetts His ' Jrn Emblem of Purity that brings in its train all the good things of life. W to <# **^" B.SYHIA WATER V Pure, sparkling, and delicious. Recommended by best physicians and sold everywhere. cMy the frfiSn ?f? f the American Historical So ini-I Hi*ni to , rl f,- G «n<?alogi C ai SodetyJ the Vlr . . " "••! So.-My. a fellow Of the Ameri -^nondir" ,1 " f Art - and Sciences, and a cor .rf 4.rts oofp f , I « el , nber " the Brooklyn Institute iL?) ,'v" r- : V ' s - H " •* ■ t '- UFt^- at the in ijih .-r- -,., H "Autoblog r:"lh - In two vol- I."Vs r'nrf.^ rXpresFCllr XpresFCll his vlr ' vs ° n m ny suh 3»t:ts aru i' »«lc mpti, with interesting anecdotes of experiencea ■'1 affairs. Ills library in his al in Worcester. «>ntiins ma ny rare and v'li« ••T , histt - i : teal works. He said of it In "1 have n general .■ prettj good collec t.on 01 in. '-V lri and '■'■"•■ classics, of English histories, say from th«. time of Henry VIII until v, unin a rew years, and of Enclish literature and blogTaphy. Then ! have .1 fairly good col lection or American literature, history and blog m '1 ■ ■' i . f " ?nl many private <loour.>ents to Clark University. I suppose there is no better collection of American historical pamphlets than minf, exi-pj.t in some great libraries." THE SENATOR TWICE IfARRIBD. Senator Hoar was first married tc Miss Mary Louise Ppurr. and after her death to Miss Ruth L Miller, who died in Washington last win ter. Rockwell Hoar, his son. was his part ner in his imv practice, and hi* daughter is Mips Mary Hoar. Besides his Worcester estate " several acres. Senator Hoar owned Asne bumskit Hill, in the nearby town of Paxton, which he purchased because of the natural l«?nuty uf the place and the splendid view it commands. From its summit can be seen the Blue Hills ..f Milton, Mount Warhusett and Monadnoek. in New Hampshire. Within th!« sweep of vision ir< forty to fifty hill towns. He was especially fond of visiting It, and wrote of it: "I have boon at a good deal of cost and a good deal of trouble to reserve this beautiful ard lonely spot anil make it accessible to people who cannot no on distant journeys." In V.»C he purchased 1 house in Connecticut^ aye.. Washington, liter thirty-three years of experience in boarding houses of the national capital. For a number of years Senator Hoar had be^n nt w.irk on the Ufa of Roper Sherman, one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, who was his maternal grandfather. He w^s also descended from Captain John Prepcott. who was ihe founder of Lancaster, Mass.. and the lirst settler in Worcester County, This Captain John Prescott was not a Puritan, but was the ancestor of the commander of the Xewr-England men at F-unker Hill, and of the historian Prescott, and of Senator Fairbanks, or Im!!?.-.;!. Captain John Prescott was bora in Lancashire, England, in liKv4, and was a great grandson of Sir james Prescott, of St;>ndisn. In Lancashire, who was a distinguished man In K:!K'.i:;i at the time of the i>irth of Shake speare, and <>f Elizabeth Standish. his wife, who was descended from Kins Alfred the. Ore ■ RUSSIA AXD THE HAGUE. Conference at End of War Favored Prince Mir sky in Potcer. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ . I the I it II Th* sire to I I ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ' ►ver Russia ■ •■ ■- I - a . i »:•.... i ■TK OF JAP W B ■ ■ ' ■ ■ peace footing The Emperor will return here from Odessa or. October 4. There will be considerable delay in givins out ofiicia! telegrams during his abfc.ice. His majesty stopped his train at Vllna in orJer to receive in audience General Grippenberg, who is to command the second Manchurlan arrr.y, and who went there to hand over the ,-hnrpe of the military district. His rhief of staff at Vilr.a. General Rouzesky, has been appointed chief of staff of the second army. Bouzesky served with difiti::ction in the Turkish war and was wounded at Plevna, Genera] Schwank. chief of stair of the Sixth Corps, In Poland, has b*en appointed quartermaster of the second army. which will be compos! of six ccrp". including the liiphth Odessa Corps and the Sixth Siberian Corps. The :att< r is now with General Kuro rat'.sir.. The remaining four corps are not yet designated, though it is understood they will in clude one corps troi:: Ki«ff, one from the <"au casus 2nd the Sixth Corps from Locija. CHANGES IN INTERIOR MINISTRY Prince Peter Sviatopolk-Mirsky assumed ac tive direction of the MihLftry of the Interior to day. It is already apparent that there will be almost a clean sweep amonK the officials who fserved under M. Plebv& A number of the old lieutenants of the late Minister have resigned. Both the <:nief uf the gendarmerie and the Secretary of State for Finland, power* offi cials of which M, Plehve obtained control, will be arced from the Ministry of the Interior, the tie Minister having firmly refused 'o *aye any relations with the police. M. Btischlnsky, who, as Under Secretary of State and Director of the Land Department, acted iv an advisory capacity In dealing with the, zemstvos, will, it in understood, be ap pointed Secretary of State for Finland. He Is distinctly a man of moderate views, General Hidzevsky. it is also believed, will be chosen Chief of the Gendarmerie, which will become an independent departrrent. Ftidzevsky has Just re siFrncd the Important post of Chief Secretary to the Minister of the Imperial Household in order to be able to accept the ofTict-. Prinre Mirsky's c pe*H-h at his reception of the Officials of the Ministry of the Interior this afternoon, is bound to produce a deep Impres sion in Russia, ana to be Interpreted as the bar 1 Super of a mild and broad rule, it has a ring: v hi. h will be welcomed !<y the Liberals. It practically reiterates what the Minister Maid at Vllna, about the Emperor's manifesto furnishing the guiding spirit of his administration. The following words are considered to be a direct jijpeal to the people to have trust In his grovern rnent: It is my deep conviction that the fruttrulne« of the- work of the government Is based upon the sincere good will and sincere confidence which knits its relations to the social class, the institutions and the people in general. NEW-YORK DAILY TKIBTJNE. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 30. 1304. JAPANESE TAKE PASSES. • • --fit innrd from Arat pa^r. i he required to make th? necessary repairs. The other ships of th- Baltic squadron are still er. pr»KP<i in target practice at th*» fle»»t manoeuvres at Reval. Mr. FWk. representing Charles R. Flint & Co., of New-York. la hero. It la reported that his visit is due to business with the Admiralty. DATE FOR PORTS FALL. Garrison Hope* to Hold Out Until January I—Japanese1 — Japanese Losses. Vladivostok. Sept. Sl}.— Private reports from Port Arthur Bay that the garrison there is con fident of being able to hold out until the begin ning of next year. The report is confirmed of the loss of three Japanese torpedo boats and the damaging of a Japanese cruiser by coming in contact with Russian mines. All is quiet at Vladivostok. RETREAT CONFIRMED. Death* Among Besiegers at Port Arthur — Russian Supplies. London, Sept 30.— There is again to-day a noteworthy absence of news from the Far East, accompanied by the activity usual in such ccses of njmors concerning the condition of Port Ar thur. Other correspondents with th» Japanese army repeat the report contained In "The Daily Mails" dispatch from New-Chwang; that the Russian army has retired to th*> north of M-uk den. and .■■ rts from i 'hineac sources at Harbin .':■< November 4 11 the date for a Japanese at tack on Moukden. "The Dally T< l«»(prapli .-." Shanghai rorres]ind ent give* a vivid account of the terrtbl* riv c»"> of h»rl-l>«*rl amonjr the Japanese, nnd es pecially among thojse besieging Port Arthur, as p^rtlng that rientha from disease exceed the number of those killed In th» fighting The .correF;;ondent aids tha: it is rumored th- Jar ar.e** ar« preparing to occupy Saghallen "The Daily Telegraph's" 1 rnrre.«;;ond*mt at Hsln-Hin-Tun learns that on an average <»n« hun.lr<^s an<l fifty railroad trurks ;i month ure peach there laden with supplies for the Ku« sirins. Many of th^ae consignments, the corre spondent adds, i>re sent by private speculators. Including Americana and 'Greeks JAPAS'S ARMY ENLARGED About 200,000 Men Added by Longer Reserve Service. ToVjo, .<»p:. L v ;».— The emerger, y ordinance an-.eTi'!lnc The army cnn«cr.'pt!on law wn* $n ze'.te.; to-'liy At !h<* FV.'re.'ifr. « »f?V-e ;; «;is s'.a?« ! that th« new regulation will Increase the available f.tfMir.ic force by nbout 200,000 m»-n. It extends the service) of the (••rrvtit r* rer\e-i from fly«- to ten years, ani aroM.'he* the d.s:!nr-tion befve«-:. T.^e first ar>l ««<on4 re«erv<* conscript*. He«er\es will t-e retired when thir ty-seven ■jea.-s Old. A mntempi.T! •»! lr!<-re,i«» In the arrry Involves ;i re-.v scheme of inrt'.*. Muni orsjar.iratton, th* plan of tvhl'-h has not y-t \*+r\ <It».-l ■.•«•*» I. WHERE Rl SSI ( GETS A RMS Suit Against American Firm hy Agent May Shore. The rnorrnoui extent tm »h!.-h American 6rm.» ard ammunition nr» heir* sold to ti\» Rumtaa fivfrnm»nt la Indicated by a »;U ainlrit Rt.it A Co.. repre th* American OrdAanc<! >')m piiny. of Bridgeport. Conn. In th!» nc-tio-j Th»o dore p l»ar!irg. of St. Petersburg. rUuma n cora m!f«t'-n of M.173 for *ellln* w;ir n-iyplie* won ji...... f O fh^ government nftVJri!* tfcer*. I>arli:'.|?. It [s *nl.i. is a central repr'xeritatt*. c of Arr.ertoan ir o.'.ufait.irers <>f arms, and this !s only onci of ■<■ver.nl recent transaction* of h!*. The pna^rs !n the .-a-"«e h:i\e Jtmt been !»ervorf for trial In the S'.i?r»m« Court. Th« complainant 1* represented l>y r.ifTord. liobr>«. Hascatl & Beard. No. 5 Naaaau-SL Mr. i'urUr.g ieolareji that he ■old last Mir for Klin; I <"i> thirty-two »lx po':r:'l j'm.i and r.lne fnurteen-pound iruns. with CT.. I projectile* f. r '-nrh gun. the total •»!«• «mou»fln« to approximately f •■■• •• Flint A Co.. in their agreement, he a!>K»-s. Dird a ctrta price, anil werf to «ilo«f him an coaimlsston all he could ame on It ■•■..,... that h>' nold and de]|\»-re,l the •uppllea nt •• prl.-e J41.179 less than that fixed by th« company, and has r.nt ■<■•:.,.' the sale. Charles H Flint, president of Flint * Co.. mak.«* H KT.eral <Jrnial ot all the tree* m i forth In Mr. Purlin* » complaint. He acknowledge* no "l^ailnKst with Darling At the offices of Flint * Co.. NY,. S Broad-It.. It was «:i!.| that both Mr. Flint nnd hi." lawyer w.-re oat >>t town. A member ■•' the company aal.l. however, that they had nbsohitr-iv rolhlnic to -ay regarding till ran*-. It i^ Ir.tlmnteri that tn the trial of this c.i.«t» ih« f!ef«-n<-e ITU) \,i- uf^i* thnt 10 collrrtlon oan b<i rn.i.i.. .' ,t the. sale of routraliitßd «if w-nr to a bel ■''"■■lit part] It la also intimated that Flint A Co. will make tl-.» defence that the sale In question was largely •a tinted bi another representative. RAID ALLEGED POOLROOM AGAIN. Police Descended on It Last Saturday — Tim Time They Take Five Prisoners. To t':e great ■urprisa of many peraoi - an al leged poolroom, which had been raided last Satur day, was again yesterday tho scene of a raid bjr Captain Bhlr* and detcctlvea of the Baal Thlrty f!ft;i-«t. station. Thnt It should ti«* iiai >aasi to mid th» r.aznf i>la"»> twice hi nix day! wan a sink Irq rimni'iitary, many thought on the views the criminal plaa»as held reirnrdlng the present work of tin* Police Department. Five of th« seventy m~n found in the room' when th*» poHce entered were arrested. ''-! then were found four pocket '•■■*- phones, which, according to the police, had been usf«l iii place of th« waD telephones taken from tbe house at the previous raid. Two racing charts and seme cards also were discovered. The captain and detectives broke in the door leading to the first Boor of the house, and nfter some struggling succeeded In arresting live men, who gave fictitious names and refused to mention their addressee or occupations. A number of men escaped through the windows and some by the roof. The raid waa made on evidence collected by De tective Rooaey, of the Rant Thirty-flfth-st. station. Captain Shire said he believed th* men behind the game to be the Mine person* who operated In the East Kighty-eighth-st. station some months ago. and later moved to Twenty st. HOOLEY AND LAV/SON COMMITTED. 1 l»ndon. Sept. Birnsst Terah Hooley. the pro moter, who was am-sted In Tendon on May M last on the charge of conspiracy to defraud, and Henry J. I^awaon. another promoter, who wa» taken Into custody the nra« day In relation to the charge against Boater, were to-day committed for trial. Hooley merely relt*rated t)-,-t he was not guilty and reserved his defence. Lswson Hold he Imd been engaged In business In London for over twenty rears. He had formed fourteen companies, with a total capital of over $■>..>»)..«, with which flfty ti\e pet-r* and 130 members of the House of Com monK were connected, if such business and con nections have brought me to Bow Street." Laws, n added. "I am proud of bHng there." ANOTHER ARMENIAN MASSACRE. Paris, Sept. 29 -The "Temps" this afternoon pub- j lished a dispatch from Constantinople saying that, ] according to private Information received there, a I massacre of Armenians by Kurds took place at the i village, of Hamna. Armenia, yesterday. The political Ufn and adventures of D. Cmdy Her rlfJt, the Democratic candidate for Governor of >,». Vo,k. la n«xt Sunday's Tflbuao. . BAITLESHii' LAUNCHED Cootianrd from first pat*. The jack men tightened ever so slightly, and Mr. Baxter raised his hand. For the fraction of a second the watchers saw the red lead huik hang, then quiver as i; she felt a thrill of life. "She moves:" the cry ran from mouth to mouth. Slowly at first, but with a gradually Increasing rush of power, the mighty hulk moved down her smoking cradle, and a long drawn murmur of relief escaped the crowd. In lees than twenty-four seconds she wrs in the water, and a new battleship had be»n added I«=fs than twenty -iaof seconds she -s in th« water, and a new battleship had en added to Uncle Sum's fleet. In a twinkling every bat was off and waving wildly. Then the bass roar of fifty thousand human throats, the par splitting falsetto of two hundred shrilling calliopes and the dull thun der of cannon took up the tale. Those on th» stand alone knew that Miss Welles had failed to name the vessel or crash the champagne bottle across her bow. The bottle swung from a decorated lanyard attached to a slender boom. Just how it hap pened that Miss Welles failed at the critical moment to do her part was not made clear. The sponsor stood with the bottle in her hand for several minutes before the great hulk started. When the showpieces had been sawn through nd th»re was a slight pause Miss Welles turned half round to speak to Admiral Rodgers. At thui moment the huge hulk quivered, and then starts] With a slight scream Wsa Welles furn«<i harply round and released the bottle. It •"» unj clear of •,':•■ receding vessel, barely graz ii-S its red si'ie. R*ar Admiral Rodgers realized the mishap in e p. tiist:int. and gallantly made a clutch at the bf-nbboned bottle. He missed it by a bare three inthey. Secretary Morton clutching his coat and preventive him from falling oft. (Juartennan Byrnes stepped Into the breach ami raved th* day. With the unbroken bottle •'angling at ncr cutwater, the Connecticut shot down. Fifty or seventy-five feet down the ways, however, ■ sun browned workman leaned cut over the bow, and, grasping the bottle lanyard, hauled It in hand over hand. He took the lanyard short and swung the bottle down. Still It resisted. i!i» swathing breaking the force el the blow. Th* stern was now only a few f?e; from the water and the bottle remained intact. Swiftly the man In blue overalls shortened his line, and. with a swing neither short nor un certain, drought the bottle against the vessel*! side It sniveled Into fragments, and the froth- Ing champagne streamed down over the steel plates as the vessel cleared the ways and shot out Into the channel. Few amid the cheering thousands who saw ifee adrtitrala and captains In their brave ml t< rma of braided go!d noticed th* little knot of pallid ni«:i startling over quietly in a < enter oi the yard. These, cone the less, were the naval onstructora who had moulded ihe monster into fcrm. and who scarce dared to. br»athe*-unti! ' they paw her safely tak* th* water. The actual work of launching was begun hours lefore the first spectator arrived. At dawn the blue gnrbod figures of the guards moved mys teriously to mm fro. Mr Robinson was ev«n the npA'Mng to and fro. watching his ship as a Jockey watches hi* horse. Witnessing the launching of a ship from the outside and actually 'feeling the thrill of I'.fe" within the craft are two different things. As sistant N.i-. ( ; Constructor Richard H. Robinson had command of th«- Connecticut from the be- I. end of the launching, and he and ■ ■ •" •• • • • v . '■•■ eni "hlngs Aa- H Robinson ' the Connectlcul fr^m the b» ' < ' ! he and h!.i acplstants were the few of the nTarsy thou s.-ini* prtsent who actually realized what the launching was like. One of the men who were aboard throughout ■ he ceremony said: The utter helplessness of toe few imr* human beings aboard snould « serious hitch occur !« nn« of trie nrnt ImpresaUms you receive, it >.» Impos sible ti> i 1«» I til.» this ferling. ejrept when you think of the ••■-.• nran's iio pounds «:;.: ih« o.ou).wa) iM.un.is weight of the »nlp Itself. This sensation make* l!s greatest impression «..n thofte Kb* ar.l whin ••.'-• begins t>> glide C<*<rn tne »*>» iou first h«*:ir a few sharp crashes • « !h.- h..uiing pins are i^ir.g severed. Vow know not wnether trim is an accident or the natural creaking of (he wa>*. At any event the feeling ol .•\h!»«ii.it» helpSesp'tess I* dominant, ami you mi i btlnctlvely bra.-c yourself for whatever may come next 'risen, as the ship gathers headway, you can't help clutching at some brace, for you know rol at what moment the momentum may be checked with a short turn It is much like n'iioot '.r.K th- ruru.ls ut Coney Island, only. In our case. It was on a ht-roii" scale After the ship is fairly In the water, of course our flrM c^ire is tn 9v* If ' -ii leaks Men are stationed in al! the watertight compartments H!i<: it ».is with great relief that we received r* r»<rts. from all thai the boat was as tlglii n* a bot tle. So delicate!} wn« the great battleship poised on th.< »;»>« that when the m^n were aw«> the !j.«t itays ami blocks the blows of th<» himmtn could r.-e felt all over the ship. After the launching Secretary Morton with his part; attended an informal luncheon at the officer* 1 pavilion. Rear Admirals Rodgers and Barker making brief speeches. Afterward Sec retary Morton, with one! John J. McCook nml Miss Helen Miller Could, paid a brief visit • to the Naval Y. M. C. A. The reception com mittee Included .James P. Stokes. Mrs. K. A McAlpin. I>r. I. C Warner. Richard C Morse and Mlas Gould Secretary Morton received a rousing cheer as he entered the building, as also did Miss <»«-.-jid , and Mr. Stokes. The Secretary of the Navy started soon afterward for Washington. Rear Admiral Rodgen is to live In Washing ' ton after his retirement, but will continue as an adviser of th«» X.ivy Department. The Connecticut Is a sister ship of the Louisi ana, mid both vessels were authorized by an RCt Of Congress In l!'<rj. The Connecticut was built in a govern I yard and tinder govern ment supervision, while the Louisiana was built by a private shipbuilding ilrrr. at Newport News, Va. Th*» construction of l>oth ships has bee;i f.*>ilowed with keen Interest, as it was recognised that it was a test of th» government's ability to cope with private enterprise. Much depended on this competition of construction, for. If the Connecticut is completed before the Louisi ana, then most of th» government shipbuilding will be done at It.i yards, and it Is expected •>. • Xew-Tork Navy Yard will be the shipbuilding « entra for government work. Tne Connecticut, when finished, "ill be the finest and mo powerful bi II In the America navy, mnl -..ill rank vita the most powerful battleships of the navies of other nations. Not withstanding the fact thai a -i*>\ plant had to >>> erected for the construction of ti'<- Connecticut, tnia vessel la ->"lv s per cent behind the Louisi ana, although laid down two months later. j The Connecticut la of steel. wl»h a trial dis placement of Itt.ooo tons aid a maximum dis placement of 17.770 tons The vessel Is 430 f.'et on the load water line, 4.".«;.4 feet over all. 7<5.10 feet beam and '_'*.'» feet draught The engines will be of the twin screw, vertical, four cylin der triple expansion type, with a combined horsepower of 1«UW». and these will accumulate a speed of eighteen knots. The Connecticut will carry three funnels, two military masts, two main and four secondary turret* and a main deck central battery. The armor has a total weight of 3.f>92 tons. On each side amidships there is a steel belt 103 feet long, 0 feet 8 Inches wide and 11 Inches thick. Forward and aft of this belt Is an other, it Inches thick, covering th» magazines This is ended by 0-inch bulkheads. On the lower deck for liM feel the armor Is »» Inches th!'!;. and on the main decs: for '.£?•► feet, where the centra] battery Is, the armor is 7 Inches thick. The protected deck !s I>, Inches thick on the flat and - 1 ; Inches on the slopes The main turrets are 8 Inches thick, with 12^-lnch faces. There are two of these. The barbettes are covered with lo inches of armor, and the s»con<lar> turrets with li Inches of armor with •>Vi-ln.-h faces. The conning tower is protected with steel armor !t inches thick, and the signal tower with 0 Inches of steel. The Connecticut's armament will consist of four 12-Inch bre«ca loading guns and eight B inch guns In pairs In four turrets on the super structure. In the main deck battery there will be twelve 7-Inch rapid flr»* gun*. In addition there will be twelve 1 ♦-pounders, twelve 3 pounders, six ] -pound automatic guns, two i pound semi-automatic and eight 30-lnch ma chine gun*. In the magazines she will carry i»0 rounds tat each 12-Inch gun. 100 rounds for each 8-!nch and 7-lich gun. .TOO rounds for each •'{-1. < h gun. 601) rounds for each :>-pounder and $••"•*» rounds fur each 1 -pounder. The coal bunker capacity of the Connecticut is 000 tons normally, hut In an emergency this can be Increased te 2.200 ton* Ordinarily she will carry sufficient coal to steam 7.000 miles at 11 knots, or 2.300 miles at IS knots. The Con necticut Is to be fitted for use as a flagship, and PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD PROVIDES UNRIVALED TRAIN SERVICE TO THE WORLD'S FAIR THE ST. LOUIS LIMITED Stl&^S^n^o^^ «rt«tT*!y or Parter.Smol.tny «=d Übr«» BEST APPOINTED TRAIN TO THE EXPOSITION LEAVES NEW YORK AT 9:55 A. M. DAILY. NO EXTRA FARE TO ST. LOUIS. THREE OTHER FAST TRAINS At convenient hour*. _ — _ ROUND-TRIP RATES FROM NEW YORK. *5-DAY TICKETS. 526.25 00-DAY TICKETS, $32 35 Good ,1. dire«t r«nte. m Tt» W ■»— with SI 111 l TEN-DAY COACH EXCURSIONS EVERY WEDNESDAY IN OCTOBER. ROUND $20.00 th Iw~ B^SrißJ Train faarc* West Twenty-Third Btn»t ?tatlan at SSS A. Si. WOHID* r.\IR ri.O-K* DCCBMBCIt L. J. R. WOOD. Tr,ac M aB «»>r. rrn — . w . Tn ArH P»^ t .rTr,T •■- „■ .- 4«^>, Underwear and Hosiery for Children. As in every other department of our store, devoted ex clusively to the needs of children. Our Selection of Children's Underwear and Hosiery Is Unequalled. It embraces al! suitable textures, and every size and weight Every grade of fineness and finish and every price consistent with true economy are represented. 60-62 West 23d Street. Business Hours: S. Allmmt & do. ire now displaying BOYS' CLOTHING in the season's newest styles. Norfolk and Double-breasted Suits of Imported Scotch Tweeds and Cheviots. Novetbes m Sailor and Russian Blouse Suits, oi plain cloths. Silks. Velvets, etc. with various rnmmmgs. Children's Overcoats of Colored Kersey. Rough Cheviots and ChmchJa, plain or fur hiuwed. Children's Hats in Middy. Sailor and Colonial shapes; Tarn O'Shanters. Etc. nineteenth Street and Sixth Hcena?. new York. Our new system of measurement is condensed into — " leave your measure here, we'll send the suit home. " A convenience and a saving of time for you. You cannot realize just how big $jo is until you see these suits and topcoats at that price. Samples, fashion cards and measuring outfit sent to your home free, for your address. ARNHEIM when in commission will carry 42 officers and I 7»>l men. She Js not to exceed *4.212.«»»» In cost, j SPEYEH & CO GET THE BONDS. Sale to Them of Vera Cm: and Pacific Issue Ratified by Court. Baltimore. Sept. 9 -Jndaa Dabler to-day he.m! the various exceptions to the «a!e of the |R.iW.<»' bond? of the V»rn Cru« ami Pacific Railroad Com pany to Speyer 4 Co.. of New-York, by Allan Mc- I.ane. receiver of the Maryland Trust Company, of this city. Fly«« i»xceptlons to the ratification of the sale were filed, respectively: Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Edty Fli« uripHimf to the ratification of the were flle<l. respectively Kuhr., I-oeb A v"O. find Paring. Maeoun & Co.. New-York; the PooJe Engineering Cnnpany and Maurice Gregg, creditors of the Maryland Trust Company, and George K. McGaw, a stockholder of the Maryland Trust Com pany. Jud^e Doblfr. after hearing arguments by counsel for th« various protewtants. decided to award an.l ratify the sale to Speyer & Co.. at an lrcrensed hid of !>1.56. or ♦f.TWO. with accrued In tercut, which '.» $!*'.<♦» more than their original bl.l. and signed .1 decrtf ratifying 1 the sale at that price. . OFFERS SIX PART time REiIEDIES. President of City Teachers' Association Ask? Members to Help Solve Problem. Ma etui < Gross, president of the N>w-Yori City Teachers" Association. ha« called on the members of hi* organization to consider the part time problem in the schools and be prepared to take •baae stand in regard t) It next month at the opening meeting- of the season. In a letter to the > teachers, he divides the remedies proposed for the pltuatton into six. All of these are row under [ consideration by the school authorities, and all or I any of them may be tested soon. They are the abolition of sraduat'r.s classes In ! some of the schools, and their consolidation and establishment in certafn central buildings, the establishment of the last two years of the ele- : mentary school course, with full curriculum In smaller Intermediate schools, and the restriction of the course in the first six years; th*> reduction of the elementary school course to its former footing of •even years, instead of eight, and the : addition of liii eliminated »übj<*et* to the :il*h school course: the reduction of the elementary •c1»...>l course to tne essentials and the placing of the relieved special teachers ana supervisors on the regular »•» of teachers or principals- th« abolition of kindergarten P:an»*a ar.d th« reduc tion of the curriculum to the e**ent:a!s and the rearrangement of register* so that each school may have two setp of pupils, each havln; a. full ' school course of three or four hour- divided Into ; two sessions, the lame teachers to Instruct both sets of pupils, t -c school day belns made longer I for tie t«- hers to seven or eight hours. MARSEILLES SAILORS TO GO TO WORK. Marseilles. Sept. 3.— The Transatlantic Company havtnc agreed to make certain concessions, th« striking sailors have decided to resume work. There I \* as y»_— pnwpect of a settlement *f the dook»r« strlk*. The political life nnd •jTrnturr* of „ C*df H#r rick. i: • l"ni.wri!k .■«>:,! H.,,. for (roT , rao( . al ew _ York, la uett Sundaj'* TrTb<i»». Commencing October Ist. 8:30 A. M. to 6 P. M. Broadway £r 9th. Third Large Edition MERRFMAVS Last Novel THE LAST HOPE By HENRY SETOH MERRIMAN Blusirttti. $1.50. THE ATHENAEUM (London) says. "Looking bark oa his work one wonM say that The Last Hope* is one at hU rery be«t novels. It is not often siren to a ~?vMSst to lay Uoirn the pen while at his higbMt." THE GLOBE (New York) says: "li. artistic Cni?b, in dramatic power in she«*r audacity. The Last Hope' i* not merely the bc«t of a!! Mr Merrtman's novels. 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