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PEARY SAILS TO-DAY. tiZ-tenfef Beport That the Boosevelt Ib Ijeaking Forward. rwiniwni.ni Peary announeed last night that he brould take the Roosevelt out on her long voyage 1? tbe North thls afternoon at S o'clock. Ha ve bemently denied the report eirculated yeaterday that hls ship was leaklng ln tha bow. and ez ?plalned that the water In the hold waa doe to the ehlfted position of tha ahlp. caused by the aup? pllea forward. "There ia alarays a certaln amount of water in mt9ty ship," he aald. "It comes from tha exhauet ef tbe bollera and eondenaatlon along tbe aidea When tha auppllea were packed in forward lt natu raily pltched the bow doernward. and all the water that had eollected and was hldden away In crevleea aft ran forward. The pumpe quickly got rid of lt I had a slmllar experlence on my laat trlp to the Arctic When the temperature began to riae lt thawed the loe that had formed ln the ahlp. and the pumps worked for an hour and a half before the hold waa free. My men became frightened and thought it waa a leak. "When tba Ice melted entlrely wa heard no more of water ln the hold." Commander Peary aald laat night that ha had not made hls aelectkm of a aurgeon. but would do so to-day before aalllng. He aald that he had re oelved applleatlone from thirty-flva men. Since receiving the 151,000 for whieh he aaked. Commander Peary received a check from Rudolph Kleybolte, of No. _7 WUiiam-st.. for $8,000. Rich ard Watson Gilder. Editor of "Tha Century Maga stne," also aent Commander Peary a check yeaier Aay. Is the letter whlch accompanied the check .Mr. GUder aald: J want to do something?modeat though be the -amount?for Peary"e brave attempt- Thla la a per Isonal matter. I hava known _o many of the North I adrenturera?one of them waa very dear to me? Ithat I want to teetify thua to my intenae intereat, land my hopea for elther th* aucceaa and eomplete r aocompliahment, or of noble and lnapirlng faliure. Commander Peary haa ahandoned the Idea of ?arrying a wireleaa telegraph equipment, and re of bia whereabouta wlll ba few after he to the sledgea st Cape Sabln e PBABY'S BUILDER JLOSES. Jfi Consiructing the Boosevelt He Exceeded Contract Price. Buekeport, Me., Juiy 18 (Speclal).?Drexel & Co., of Phlladelphla. hold a mortgage on the Vertma laland Shlpyard to aeeure a loan made to Captain Charles A. Dlx, who needed the money to eomplete the Roosevelt, the ship whlch Com? mander Peary expecta to force within 400 mlles of the North Pola Flnancial embarraasments were brought upon the management of the yard because the contractor made changes in the original contract. at tbe desire of Commander Peary, without written ordera. Ttie Roosevelt waa to cost about $37,000, ex cluslvt of a number of tninor contracts. Through ths cbsjigee made ln the work at Peary's sug gestion, Captain Dlx exhausted his funds and was unable to eomplete tbe vessel. The Peary Arctic Club paid him $30,000 for the wprk and took the ves.el. The cost of completing it, c-x ciuslve of the minor contracts. was considerably more than $10,000. Captaln Dlx aald yesterday that he had not asked Peary for written orders when he deslred changes made, because be did not wish to be meen. The work on the ship had cost him about $48,000. and he had figured that $700 would eomplete her. He added that the . Peary Arctlc Club would aettle wlth him soon for the extra work he did on the vessel. Lewis L_ Delafleld, who represents the Peary , Arctic Club, said last night regardlng the fore j golng disrtatch: So far as lt intimates that the Peary Arctic Club haa not met Its full obllgations, I might waive | the aasertion aside, because no man in his eensea wouid believe anything of the sort of ? Commander Peary, or of an organization con trollcd Ly Morris K. Jesup, Henry Parish, Anton . A. Rover and thelr associatcs. The truth is ? that every just claim against the Peary Arctic Club " for whieh a bill has been presented has been paid, and what still remains due will be met upon the presentation of proper bills. Cap? tain D!x, who built the hull of the vessel. has bad some financial difflculties. Wlth these the Peary Arctic Club haa had nothlng to do, except that it was more or less embarrassed because certain of hls creditors attached the vessel. These attaehments were disposed of. Whatever Captain Dlx's business abilities may be. he is certainly an excellent shipbullder, and I greatly | hope that he wlll extricate himself from his -llfllculttes. Since The Tribune reporter showed tne the foregoing dispatch, Captain Dix has ?ailed me up on the telephone to repudiate all rssponsibility for lt. The United States Treasury Department has levled a flne of $500 on the RooseveK for leav? ing the harbor of Portland. Me., without proper clearance papera The vessel came here, ac? cording to Mr. Delafleld. with the written per nitssion of the Collector of the Port at Port jland !n order that additlonal work might be done upon her. It ls understood that Collector Etranahan, of this port, la to ask for the remls I sion of the fine. Mr. Delafleld yesterday sent the followlng telegram to Secretary Shaw: 1 respectfully protest ln behaif of Morris K. Jesup, Henry Parish and the other members of the Peary Arctic Club against fine of $500 im poaed against Arctic vessel Roosevelt because of alleged unlawful aailing from Portland, and I re quest remiesion of euch flne. Upon our requeat for permis.ion. your department telegraphed that Collector of Port had full authorlty, and such collector gave his written consent and clearance. PEABY SEES BOEB WAB SHOW. Gnn Captured at Beal Battle of Paardeberg Given to Him. Commander Robert E. Peary was the guest of ifconor at a special beneflt performance of the Boer *War Spectacle. at Brighton Beach yesterday, when !t_0.000 was reall-ed, whlch practically completea [tbe amount necessary for bia trip. Captain Arthur }*W. Lewla. manager of the Boer War. gave the wntlre receipta of the afternoon performance to (Commander Peary. Twenty thousand persons were {?present ;' Commander Peary, hls wife. Mr. and Mra. *Oiebiech a id hia daughter Eva were recelved by Captaln Lewla and tbe Boer and British con ?tlngenta A grcup of chlldren bearing American llags jcrowded about the gueste as they sang "The Star iSpangled Banner." Tha chlldren were lntroduced 'te Commander Peary by Captaln Lewis. General ;Cronje waa then lntroduced. and the gueata were tbea entertalned at the Brighton Beach Hotel by "Captain Lewis Commanoer Peary thanked Captaln Lewle and tba Boer War Spectacle for therr mtereet ln hla plans. The American people, he aaid. have never falled to stand by the explorera who seek what scler.tlrts of other nattone called foolhardy. The Bewspapers of thia country, he continued, have beer. r.o amall tactor in the undertaking. C-Lptain lewle theu presenied to Commander Peary a gun which waa taken from the Boers ln 6out? Africa in tbe war. It waa captured by Cap tf-ta Lewis during the battle of Paardeberg. From it waa fired a national salute at the cloae of the afternoon pertormance. THJEP TEAP W0BKED TOO WELL i ? Wires Strong to Shock Bose Stealen Canse Downfall of Lamplighter. [BT TE1XCIU.PH TO THS T?I3C-*B.' Phlladelphla Juiy 11?Havlng auffered for a long tbBe from the depredstions of boya who atole bia roaes. William C. Hartman rlgged an electric trap for tnera around the back fence at hls home, No. J,610 West Tork-et. He strung up copper wirea. whlcb he connected wlth batteriea ln hia home. Tbera was a ewiich to throw wbsa necessary to caxch the young thleves. It worked too weil. Thomas Van Ney, a clty la_ep!_gbter, came along to elean a gaa Larap near tbe Hartman fence. He etepped upon the fence to steady himaelf. Wltb one foot on hia ladder, ha got tbe shock snd fell to the sldewalk with a yell. ?Taken to tha Women's Hospital ha was found to ttave a broken leg snd severe bruisea The police BaAaxaA tbe removal of tbe wire trap. SLEW IN SELF-DEFENCE. Witness Says Gerdron Threatened Woman Who Murdered Him. The tnqueet into the death of Emlle Gerdron, who waa kllled by Berthe Clalche, the little French glrl who aaya ahs was hta slave, waa begun yesterday before Coroner Scholer. Extra pollce precautlons wer* taken in anticip&tlon of a crowd, and these were needed. Many of the spectators were women, who resorted to numerous ruses to get inside the courtroom. / Mra. Leon. the mother of the girl; Irma and Jean nette, atep-statera of Berthe; Eltse Meyer, Berthe's chum, and Mrs. Francis^ who ls trying to raise money for her defence, arrlved early. Jeannette. tbe older daughter, became prostrated, and had to be taken out. The piiaoner waa brought into court shortly after 11 o'elock. She was attired ln a blue skirt, white allk walst, white atraw hat and tan shoes, and ap? peared alive to th* gravity of tbe sltuation. She alao wore large pearl earrings. The girl showed no Bigns of nervousness. Coroner Scholer read a brlef resume o; the case to the Jurors, and also the autopsy statement sub mltted by his physician. AssUtant District Attorney Turabull lramedlately moved a week's adjournment of ihe i.aae. Ihis was oppo.ed by Lawyer Rosalsky, who stated that the District Attorney had had six days to prepare for the trial, and that he ought to be ready to proceed. The coroner denled the request of the District Attorney. Detect.ve Morton, of the Central Offlce, who, wlth Detective Martineau, was with the prisoner at th*. tlme of the shooting, was the tirtt witness. Morton told the story of the shooting. Mr. Rosalsky asked: "Did not Gerdron, as he made the statement, 'I wlll kill you when 1 get out of ths,' reach to hta hip pocket, aa if to draw a revolver?" "Yes." said Morton. Detective Btlaffer, of the Central Office. testifled aimllarly to Morton. Detc.tlve Martineau corrob orated Morton's testimoi.y, and Coroner SchoW produced the revolver and asked Martineau io Identify !t. For ihe firsi time auring the tr.al the prisoner showed slight traces of nervousness. Her cheeks flushed, she brea.hed heavily. and her body trembieu. . ___ _. ? . , Patrolman E. C. Zenodoclous. of the West 30h-st. station. told how he was ca Ied on the r.ight of June 18 to the womanS as-sistanee He met her in tne vicinity of Gerdron's apartment ln 2S.b-st., aecord ing tt his testimony. about 10 o'elock. scantily dressed. and accompanled her to the apartment, but Gerdron had fled . ,, __ _., Edward Movne, of No. 545 Franklm-ave Brook !vn. ihe last witness, who was paaalng the apart ient at ihe time, said that the woman rushed out of the house with blood spots on her clothes. She cried that Gerdron had been trying to kill her Gerdron came out and said: 'Tll. kill ber when ahe eomes aroui.d the corner." He dispa.ed a P-s ol. Here Coroner Scholer pleaded a preeslng engas;e ment, and rcquested an adjournment until Monday at 10 o'elock. The priscner was taken int.. the Jury room, where she had a ten minntea' convetsa with her mother. slaters and friend. k^s they ^a^teJ all cried except the prisoner After klss.ng au gooa by she was taken back to the Tombs. COLUMBIA'S SCHOOL. Over 900 Reglstered for Summer Ses sion to Date?Advantages Offered. The slxth summer sesslon of Columbla University opened Thursday, and it ls believed that the at tendance wlll surpass the record of last year, when one thousand reglstered. To date the registratlons are more than nine hundred. With the exception of one year, thero has been a steady inerease in the number of students since the opening year, 1900, when the total was 417. In 1901 there were 579, ln 1302, 643; ln 1903, 940. and ln 1904. P14. The decrease last year was due to the Na? tional Educatlonal Association ln St. Louis during the Worid's Fair. The percentage of men Is steadily increasing. | Last year 46 per cent were men. A feature ls the l number of college graduates and atudents of some collegiate tralning. there being 30 per cent last year os against 23 per cent the year prevlous. Of the students last summer only a little more than one half were from New-York. the rest coming from forty-one States and Terrltories. as well as from Canada, Central America. England, Italy, Japan, Mexico and South Africa. Of the many courses provlded the order of popularlty ls pedagogy, Eng? lish, mathematics, German and physical education. One of the features this year will be the special attentlon paid to the co-ordinatlon of courses with those of the academic year and to the dennite and explicit recognition of the same by the various faculties of the university. Thls ls a new feature ln the summer session. and lt enables a student to take at least one year of the regular course for a degree ln summer terms and thus be graduated at the end of three years. The buildings of the unlverslty are open in the summer the same as ln the winter, and the students have all the facillties of the regular course. The new physical educaiion building is open each week day. It eontalas oftlees, examlnatlon rooms, lecture and class rooms, laboratories, handball courts, bowling alleys. a swimming pool. four gymnaslums, rooms for correetive exercises. dressing rooms. shower baths and a fencin? room. Instructors will be i ? ry day, and the facllitles for the summer ti-rm sluuents will be the same as for those in the regular seaalons. Arrange? ments ha\e also been made for excursions of stu? dents under the directlon of Benjamin R. Andrews, of the Educatlonal Museum of Teachers College. to polnts of hlstorical interest ln and about New Yoi k. In additlon to the regular courses. there will be s of publlc lectures upon topies of general Interest. Students wiil be admltted on presentation of rcpistration cards until five minutes before the time of tl.e lectures, after which the rooms wlll be OD4 :i to the general publlc. Every day this month, and untll August is, _,_.. George Krlehm will also give in Havemeyer Hall a 6er.es of illustrated lectures on the hisiory of art, divided into five sectlons?ancient, medlieval, the Renaissance, the seventc-enth and eighteenth cen uri'-F, ar.d the nineteemh century. The lc-tures wili be supp'.emented by weekly visits to the Metio politan Museum of Art, at times to be announced by t?*e lecturer. The to'.al r:umber of courses offered thls year in the summer session ls 130, as again.=t 30 in ihe first year. while there are this year 31 professors, 26 In? structors and 16 assistants. as cempared wlth 11 professors. 6 instructors and 8 assistants in the opening of tbe summer school. >.?? MTJST PAY WIFE 0R GO TO JAIL. Henry G. Moore in Contempt for Refusing to Eatisfy Alimony Judgment. Henry G. Moore, the son of the late Andrew H. Moore. a Philadelphia whiskey merchant. waa yes? terday adjudged ln centemp; of court by Justlce Conlan, of the City Court. for refusing to turn over a check for $1,100 to ex-Judg'e George L Lewis, at? torney for Mrs. Gertrude Moore, who holds a judg? ment for $2,666 for unpaid alimony. Moore has ten days in which to turn over the check. and should he not do so he will be sent to jail. Mr. Moore was examined by Judge Lewls ln sup? plementary proceedings recently on this judgment, and it was shown that he receives from his father's estate $13,200 a year, getting a check each month for $1,100. He admltted when under examlnatlon that he had a check for $1,100. but refused to turn it over to the recelver ln supplementary proceed? lnga. and lt is for his cor.tumacy in thls respect he ls held in contempt. Moore awore that a large amount of his allowance went to pay off Philadelphia judgments agalnst him and that, of the balance. he pald $100 a month to Mra. Anna Belmont for bis board. Moore declined to answer any questions as to hta acqualntance with Mrs. Belmont on the ground that hla statements might lncrimlnate him. Two years ago be had James Deegan. a truckdriver, ar rtfted for assaulting him. Deegan asserted that Moore had enticed away his wife, and was support Ing her. Mrs Moore, in a lunacy proceeding insti tuted against her husband, whlch she afterward abandoned, alleged that he was llving with Mrs. Deegan who passed as Mrs. Belmont. Moore de? nled tbla > DEATH T0 THE CATERPTT.LARS. Work of Saving Central Park Trees Going on Rapidly. Under the directlon of 6uperir.ter.den'. Neilaon and Dr. E. B. Southwlck. tbe eniomologlst of the Park Commlaalon. much better progress was made yeaterday by the men engaged ln exterminating the crop of ?caterptllars that have attacked tha trees ln Central Park. The big %lm trees ln the Mall recelved a large ahare of the attentlon yeater? day. the long bandled wire brooms brlnging down sbowers of the lnsscts. A large throng of women and chlldren gathered around tbe workmen and watched tbe unuaual process of destroying thls common enemy of tbe elm. the maple and tbe llnden treea. Other gangs of men were at work on the trees on the Mh-ave. aide of the park. Dr. Southaick declare* that more eatiefactory work can be goi out of the old banda, who have to deal with the caterpillar crop every year. than could be expected of new men, who would have to be broken ln to ihe work. He expects to have all the trees clear of the pest within a week, and then attentlon will be turned to tbe treea tn the smaller parka. CHURCH AND RELIGIOUS NEWS AND NOTES. WOBK OF VACATION BIBLE SCHOOLS IN BEHALF OF TENEMENT CHILDREN. The census of 1900 reported 37G.707 children between five and fourteen years of age in the Bordugh of Manhattan and 231,565 ln the Bor ough of Brooklyn. It is estimated that 301,165 of those in Manhattan live ln tenement houses and 131,992 in the Borough of Brooklyn, a total of 433,157. The vacation schools of the Board of Education, the fresh alr funds of newspapers, churches and charities during Juiy and August, when the tenement house tots are turned into the heated and unwholesome streets, provlde both recreation and friendship for thousands of these little folks. But neither the publie school bulldings occu pied by vacation schools nor the children's summer philr.nthropies are yet adequate to pro? tect, befrlend ? ] save the children from the dlscomforts und dangers of the summer vaca? tion season. To meet this need and to turn into producers of publie welfare the milllons of dollars lnvested ih chureh property ln New York, which ln many instances fails to earn any dividend by service rendered, during this period of the year, the Federation of Churches and Christlan Organlzations ln New-York Clty has instltuted a new department?the vacation Bible school department. Just at this season of the year the seminaries and unlversitiea are closing their doors and thousands of Christian young men ?nd women who have shared in the culture and uplift of these are free to engage in some earnest effort to impart their knowledge to the less favored, as in the great corferences of students at Northfield and Silver Bay. By utilizing chureh buildings, at the season when chureh life ls at its lowest ebb, for the better ment of child life in tenement districts, the workers are bringing together the negative pol of need and the positive pole of opportunity for college zeal. Thirteen chureh buildings of seven leading Protestant communions wlll be opened five mornings a week for seven weeks in Juiy and August, and three earnest university and college students will be placed in each ?a superintendent and two college women assistants. One period will be given to a Bible story suitable for children and to the singing of carefully chosen hymns to the best music, the singing being under the care of a good musi? cal staff. One period will be given to industrlal work for both boys and girls. The Teachers College system of sewing, abbreviated and adapted, will be tnught the girls, and basketry and hammock making provided for the boys. Once a week a talk will be given to the chil? dren on "What to do before the doctor comes," or first aid, suitable to their needs, and once a week on "How to keep the doctor away," or personal hygiene. This department ls under the care of a physlcian, who will besides exert over sight in the schools so that the children's health may he watched. Every Monday afternoon a conference of the entire staff will be held in St. Mark's Chureh guild room. This department of work is being instituted and orgamzed under the oversight of the Rev. R. G. Boville, who is devoting the entire sum? mer to the work. and who founded the movement. He Delieves that the highest type of young men and young women can be en listed enthuslastlcally ln a practical work of thls character. The committee created to eonduct this new department comprises the City Mission secre taries of the Baptist, Congregationai, Methodist, Protestant Episcopai and other leadin_; com? munions; the presidents of Union Theological Seminary and of the City Mission and Tract So? eiety, and every leading Protestant communion ln Manhattan and Brooklyn ls represented. "A seat in the publie school and a spiritual friend outside it for every child," might well be the motto of this work. While certain to open thlrteen schools, the federation could as easily open twenty, lf the funds were forthcoming at once, havir.s chureh buildings offered and stu? dents available. Any who desire to assist this work may send eoiuributions to Harvey E. Fisk. treasurer, No. 11 Broadway. M.nhattan. The schools are Pro Cathedral, Stanton-st.; De Witt Memorial Chureh, Rivington-st.; Forsythe Street Meth? odist; German Lutheran. Gth-si.; Young Men's Christian Association, No. 112 2d-ave.; People's Home Chureh, East llth-st.; Judson Memorial; Phclps M.ssl.n Building, East 8Sth st.; Chureh of Messiah. 95th-st. and Sd-ave.; Italian Tent, 112th-st. and lst.-ave.; Christ Chapel. West 3."th-3t.: Congregationai Tent, Brooklyn; Union Avenue Chapel, Brooklyn; Bethany Chapel, West 3oth-st. LEPEB MISSIONARIES ABBIVE. Father Gabriel Martin and His Associates on the Way to Molokai. Father Gabriel Martln, with three other misaion arjes and two lay brothers of the French Order of the Sacred Heart of Picpus, arrived in this city yesterday on the way to the lepers on the laland of Molokai, where they will spend the rerr.ainder of their iives. Father Martin goes to take the place of the latest victim of the dieease, the Rev. Brother Serapion, who waa stricken in the early part of the year. Brother Serapion, as already stated in The Trib? une. ia conflned ln quarters close to those of the celebrated Father Damien. The recruits for this partlcular mission are all young men from the South of France. Father Martln, untll his seleo tion for Molokai, preached misslons ln the larger cltles of France. He and his cempanions are the guests of the rector of St. Vincent de Paul a Chureh, in West 23d-st. They will remaln here for a few days before 8tarting out agaln. To-day they will call on Archblshop Farley. CHANGES OF PRIEST8. Archblshop Farley has made the followlng changes among the clergy, in addition to those al? ready announeed: The Rev. Bernard F. McKenna, of St. Catherine of Genoa's, has been appointed loc-m tenens at Verplanck, during ihe absence of the rector* the Rev. Denis O'Donovan. The Rev. William P. Egan, of St. Josech's, 6th-ave., is as aigned temporarily to tho chureh at Sylvan Lake. The Rev. F. YV. Wayrich. of St. Jo_eph"s, is ap? pointed chaplain of Seton Hospital. Father Ber? nard Feldhaus, of St. Boniface's, ls appointed as? sistant rector of St. Joseoh's, Kast STth-st. This ia a prcmotion. The annual spiritual eserclses of the clergy, which havo been conducted during the last three weeks- "ill clo_e to-day at St. Joseph's Seminary, Dunwoodie, Bisiiop Cuaack presiding. GENERAL ITEMS OF THE WEEK. The American Sunday School Union issued ita elghty-flrst annual report yeaterday. The report shows that the union haa established 2.4SS schools in the laat year. enrolling 96.800 puplia and teachera It has dlstrlbutcd a large number of Blbles and Testamenta to the destltute. The missionar.es of the union visited in the year 20,000 different fam iliea. Besides this, the report shows that 14,500 other Bunday schools hava bec-n aided in varioui waya. "The Sunday School Times" gives aome intimate glimpaes of John Hay, ln an article in the eurrent number, entltled "John Hay Aa Hla Paator Knew Him." The followlng, taken from the article, ahowa the great care which the late Secretary of State took in hla work: He waa a very systematlc worker, aiwaya early at hla offlce ln the State Department; the most acceaaible of Cabinet oflleera, the most patient of listenere, ha yet managed to keep well abreast wlth his work, and he worked with llttle fr.rtk.r. :r im worry. Laat Beptember be aald: "I have never lost un hour'a sleep over any great queatlon that haa come to me for deciaioin. But I lose much sleep over the peraonalitles that are Involved. Here ls the case of a cor.sul dis mls.ed upon overwhelming tea? tlmony aa an habltual and ecandaloua drunkard. Here la an application for hla reinstaternent, aet tlng forth equal testimony that he ls a total ab atalner. How can I do justice wlth the o^ean be? tween me and any poasibillty of knowlng the For Mr. Hay wca emlnently a Just man. He was broodmlnded enough to see all aidea of every question; to sea and appreciate the good in all Tha Rev. Mr. Sanford, of the North Baptist Chureh. at No. 234 Weet llth-st., wlll deliver a lect ure on Juiy 20 for the beneflt of the John J. Broun er memorlal wlndow fund. Mr. Sanford will tell ln this lecture of hig recent Journey to the great ruina of Thebea, nearjjr alx hundred mlles un the Nlla. Along thia river are magnlflcent reltcs of ancient clviliratlon, whirh have stood the storms of many centurles. Excellent stereopticon plcturts wlll te used. The Howard Publishlng Company, of Morrtatowni, N. J.. announce the publieation of a new book en tltled. "Life of Captain Jeremiah O'Erien." by Bl Rev. Andrew M. Sherman Mr. Sherman Is a h ???? torian who has made an especial study of the his? tory of Morrtatown. N. J. O'Brlen was a naval hero of the Revolutlon. He was born at Ktttery, Me., and became captain of two ve.-sels, the Machias Liberty and the Dlllgent. that spent their time ln harassing British shipptng about New York. At the West End Presbyter'.an Church the ser? vices wlll be conducted by Dr. John L Withrow. pastor of the Park Street Church, Boston. ar.d formerly moderator of the General Assembly. He will preach mornlng and evenlns. The Rev. Will? iam Bishop Gates. assistant mintster. is to preach in the Washlngton Heights Church. of Washlngton. to-morrow. The West End Church maintains at Ocean Grove a summer home for young business whroen, whlch has been started thta year. Ihe rs' Guild has a weekly outing in Van Cort landt Park. The large number of children who are sent away for the fresh alr of the country keeps the commlttee constantly active. The Rev. A. J. Ftaher was recently assigned by the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Misslons to a new statlon ln China, Shek-Lung. and a r.ew house was bullt for the mlsslonary, hta wife and their small child. Mr. Fisher has just written friends in thls clty of the "housewarming." or, as the Chinese call lt, "yap foh" (entire flre), when the baby was the principal attraction for the natives, none cf whom would leave without a sight of him. Without a housewarming, wrltes Mr. Fb'her, the possession of a house is hardly complete, a~ cordtng to Chinese ideas. Three r.undred invlta tiens were issued, and a guard was placed at the gate with lnstructions to admlt no one wlthout a ticket. In spite .of the guard, about six hundred got in. The whole house was open to them except one room, but so large ls the Chinese bump of curiosity that it was only by main force that the one room was kept closed. A difficult problem was the treating of six hundred people lo tea and cakes. Many were unbldden guests. but to sort them out was impossible. It was known that thesa who were unbidaen would. stiil unbldden, take all thev could get to eat. so the plan was tried of sendlng the people out as soon as they h-id re? ceived their portion of good thlngs. Thls worked well, although some tried to force their wav tacli for a seeond hflping. The baby was in his ele ment. Mr. Fisher continues: "We think he ls quite a mlssiouary, for he brlr.gs the people to us and, we feel, closer to us. The baby is never happier than when he has a crowd of Chinese admiiers around. These will stand rapt, gazing at him for a lon? time." To have to refuse the unconditional glft of a bulidlng and property eetimated to be worth $4,000 (Mexlcan) because of a belief that trouble might be caused among some of the people, was the un pieasant experience of the Rev. A. R. Kepler. a missionary under the Presbyterian Foreign Board at Soo-Chow. China. The building was an old tem ple, and was offered to the mlsslonaries by the trustees ln order that a day school might be opened there. All the plans were made for the transfer. The mlssion was to have entire charge of the es? tate, which has an Income of about $2u0 a year, and the chiidren of tbe vicinity were to have f-ee tultion, those from other districts paying small fees. The people who own the templ* offered lt without solicitation, because they wanted the prop? erty used for the education of their chiidren; and it was offered to the misslonaries because it was belleved that all the income would be used for the purpose, none flndlng its wav- to private pockets. Opposition came from the officials and the gentry of the district tn which the temple Is. They have no control over it, and cou.d not prevent its trans? fer, but they wanted idol worshin contlnued there and represented to Mr. Kepler that riot ard dis turbance on a small scale might resuit if the rnls sionanes took the property. as people of neighbor Ing villages would s^riously object to the change lo avotd any posslbiiity of troubie. the plans for a school were abandoned. Mr. Kepler reports to the offlces of the board here that no end of law suUs and rersecutiona limagined and real) might have resulted. and the missionaries decided to keeo oa the sale side. Burt B. Farnsworth. director of tbe educatlonal department of the 23d-st. branch of the Young Men's Christlan Association. announees that a spe? cial course wlll be given at the Institute, beginning in Oetober and contlnuing until Aprll L Eighteen of the lectures will be dellvered by Frank L. Blanchard, a well known Journalist and special writer. and slx more by prominent specialists m the advertislng fleld. The aim of the course of ir.btruc tlon ts to glve young men a thorough knowledge of the theory and practice of advertislng ln its various rorms, and to show business men, and especially snial! shopkeepers, how to t.renare copy and how to employ the avallable advertising mediums to the best advantage. The lectures will be of an emlnentlv practlcal character, and wlll present for the flrst tlme in rsew-York a systematic course of lnstruction on a subject that is of paramount importance to all wbo seek to build up business through the advertislng columns of a newspaper or a magazine. 6PECIAL SERVICES AND TOPICS. Calvary Baptist?The Rev. Dr. Madison C. Pe? ters, mornlng: "Good Mothers the Makers of Great Nattonas"; evenlng: "Ill-Gotten Wealth." Scotch Presbyterian?The Rev. George H. Wallace; both services. Marble Collegiate?The Rev. Alfred E. Myers; mornlng: "The Dellneatlon of Duty"; evenlng: "What tlie Average Man Does iw Be? lieve." Fifth Avenue Presbyterian?The ReV Dr O. Campbell Morgan; both services. Holy Commu nion?The Rev. Dr. Henry Mottet; morning' "The Endlessness of Influenee"; evenlng: "The *rVi'..d Life of Christ." St. Paul's Meth .'ist Episcopal? The Rev. James Oliver Wilson; morning. Metro polttan Temple; mornlng: "Soclalism of Jesus" evenlng, "The Strenuous Life." r TENT CAMPAIGN NOTES. The feature of the work at the Bible Teachers* Training School. Lexington-ave. and 49th-st., for the week beginning Monday next will be the lect? ures of the Rev. Dr. C. I. Scofleld. the well known Bible teacher, formerly president of the Northfleid Bible Training School. Dr. Scofleld was for many years pastor of the Moody church at Northfleid. and ta well known as the author of the Scofleld Bible Correspondence Course. The general theme of Dr. ScoSeld's lect? ures will be "Hlghways Through the Bible," as fol? lows: "The Highway of the Man," "Tha Highwav of the Natlons," "The Highway of the Lamb.'' "The Highway of the Law," -The Hi^hwav of the Jew." "The Highway of the King" and "The Highway of Grace." The lectures wiu begla at 10 o'elock every morning and last one hcur. The lectures are absolutely free. The lectures of Dr. Work, Just closed, have been attended by a large number of Christlan workers. and tl courae by Dr. Scofleld is attractlng tbe attention of Sabbath school superintendents, teachers and many workers in the misslons and churches. as well aa those who are giving their tiire to the tent and open alr work under the charge of the Evan gellstlc Committee of Greater New-York. The committee representing strategic churches surrounding Ablngdon Square has decided on Thursday nlght, July 27, for the union service ln tiie square. The Sunday sshool children, dressed ln white. wlll give flowers durlng the service to lat people that have no church home. As it is eetimated that ten thousand persons will be reached on that night. the committee can use all the flowers offered. Friends may send carnattens and sweetpeas on the 2Cth aud 27th of the month to any of the members of the committee. The Rev. Dr. C. I. Scofleld. of Dallas, Tex.. will open his week of special Bible conventlon work in New-Tork Clty, in the Tent Evangel, 57th-st. and Broadway, to-morrow, at 4 p. m. He will i>i 4 and 8 p. m_ to-morrow. knd nlghtly throughout tha week. His general theme will be "Ti, Life in Christ." and his subjects as follows: -The Fact of the New Life." "The Characteitatics of the New Life," "The Power of the New Life," "The Passlon of the New Life." "The Method of the New Life," "The Aspirations of the New Life" and "The Goal of the New Life." The Rev. Dr. John Robertson, the Rev. Dr. O. P. Gifford. the Rev. Dr J. Q. A. Henry. the Rev. Dr. J. J. Wlcker. the Rev Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman and other well known men will each preach one week ln Tent Evani.fl thls season- A striklng charactertstlc of the \ thls tent this season is the large number of men who have aiready professed converslon. Last Sun? day 1.006 persons worshtpped ln the tent. Tlie su? perlntendent, the Rev, G. W. McPherson. and hi* board of managers are much pleased wlth the splendld success of thta enterprlse. WHOLESALE MURDERER LYNCHED. Mobile, Ala.. July 11?Caotaln Doe of the steamer Condor, whlch has arrlved here tr.-m Celba, reportr that McGill. the negro who murdored the crew and elght paaaengers of tbe steamer Olympla. baa been lynched. When McGill waa eaptured at El Provlntr he was placed aboard the Hnndur.in warship La Tumblar and sent back to Utilla laland. Tbe natives were greatly wrought up over the murdera and. accord fng f> Captain Doe. they flrst planned to burn the it later he waa taken from the offlclals ar.d lyncbed. The lawa of the island forbid capltal punlimnMart. ?". Store Closes at 12 o'clock Men's Negligee Shirts at 50c A fine new lot just received yesterday. made of excellent madras, in all the inost desirable colorings of the season?blue, pink, brown, tan, zray and heliotrope, | in many different shades. All are nicely made, over our own model. AI! fresh, rew and nicely laundered. AH have separate cuffs. Splendid shirts at little co. * the hot weather davs that require so many. All regular sizes. 50c each._ Women s Summer Skirts [ At $2.50, worih $5 4? At $4, -worth $7.50 At $3..50, -worth $10 *k At $6.50, zoorth $12 Linen, mohair?all light and dashing and trim. Carefully tailored skirts that set well over the hips. and hang with a grn. stylish fiare. All but the second lot are brand-new for this selling. And they are new this season: At $2.50, worth 55?Men's-wear mixtures. light weight. Gores .re ?]? and finished with tabs. At $3.50, were $10?Colored linens and canvas weaves; full-plaited, : thTee plaits. At $4, worth $7.50?Mohair, in black. blue and gray At $6.50, worth $12?White linen; sixty-three side plate; stitehed over Second floor, Broad The SHOES You Want The Stock Here are full supplies of exactly the Of BATHING SUITS shoes wanted for Summer holidavs and - -^ -, . business days. Prcmpt service and best ?? A<of LomP ete satisfaetion at Waxamaker's. Here are a few suggestions: Women's $2 to $3 Oxfords at $1.50. We judge the season for Wonien's Bathing Suits by the actual, not the Women's Oxfords at $2, worth $3. j ttode, calendar. Men's Tan and Black Oxfords at $1.90, Therefore women who haven't bonijht worth $2.50. '', . ? , ?._______ Men's Rubber-soled Oxfords at $1, worth j the new ?"* and scan-dy expect to find $150. good stvles in the stores, this late in the atR75cbtor"$ll25. Sneak<5" f?r mCn "* }m j season"" will be delighted. Children's "Whlte Duck Button Shoes. slzes 7 to 2, at $1, worth $1.50. Small Children's White Duck Gibscn Ties. welted soles; sizes ? to 8, $1.50. Barefoot Sandals?the best sort?welted soles; sizea o to !?__, at $1 and $1.25. At $3 to $12 each. Fourth avenue. Second floor, Broadway. Equipped with new, stylish, becoming, reliable suits in full assortment?espe? cially in blue or black mohair. The Under-Price Store BASEMENT 10c Faney Chambray Ginghams at 5c a yard Imitation Torchon Laces at One Half Their Worth Madras Shirt-Waists at $1 Each, worth $1.25 to $2.25 Women's Silk Gloves at 35c a Pair, worth 50c Women's Lisle G!o*.es at 25c a Pair, worth 35c Medium-weight Bedspreads at $1, lnstead of $1.50 25c and 35c French Tooth Brushes at 15c Each Bath Sprays at 25c Each, instead of 50c Men's Jean Drawers at I5c, were 25c Men's Half Hose at 12'_c a Pair, worth 18c Women's Stockings at 12*4 c a Pair, worth 18c JOHN WANAMAKER. Fbrmerly A. T. 3tewart & Co.. Broadway, Four:h Av.niie, Ninth ani Tenth .Streets. \a_ ELECTRIC LIGHTING FOB CITY. Plans for Huge Plant Approved by the Board of Estimate. Two weeks ago the Board of Estimate recelved from a commission, headed by Cary T. Hutchinson, a long report on a proposed svstem and plant to light the city wlth eleetricity. The cost. as ahown by the report, which covered 135 printed pages. was eet at J7,56T,0OO. The board ls on record as favorlng a municlpal electric Ughtlng plant, and the requisite sites have already been acquired. The Hutchinson commission's report was referred to Mr. Lewis. chlef englneer of the Board of Estimate. to make a synopals. Mr. Lewis reported yesterday. and the board approved his report and authorlaed him to piepare apeciflcationa Cor a contract for submiasioa to the Corporation Counsel. It is proba'ole that Mr. Delany wlll accept the plans for the contracts early ln September. and at the nest meeting of the board the work of erectlng the plant can be authorired. ISABELLE TJRQUHABT A BANXBUPT. Actress Says She Has Never Kept a Record of Eer Financial Statas. A voluntary petltion ln bankruptcy was flled yesterday by Miss Isabelle Standlng, otherwiae known aa Iaabelle Urcjuhart. tha actreaa. Mlss Crqnhaji says she livea ln Xew-Rochelle. Indebt edr.ess is acheduled at S6.SS3 and assets at $2,113. The creuitors are Marte Harris, Xew-Rochelle, servant. $180; John K. Hayward. No. 280 Broadway, loan, $500. secured by mortgage on petltloner's furniture; Mme. J. T. Courtney, Xo. IS West 23d st.. coraets. $50; E. M. Bull. New-Rochelle. dalry supplies. $102; E. Ormonde Powers. Xo. SS Park How. lo:in. $-30; Mme. Vernon. Xo. 224 Eaat 69th at.. dresses, $177; William Enwlgner & Co.. Xew Rochelle. coal, $61; Mra. Blrmtngham. Xew-Ro? chelle. planta, $60; A. E. Holborn. Xew-Rochelle, rl-h, $50; Henry Maerlander, No. 6 Weat 2_th-a_, fura, $$1; George H. Dorr. New-Rochelle. interlor decoratlona. $20: F. J. Keelway. New-Rochelle, livery. $37; 3. Davla, Xo. 200 Weat 2Hh-at.. dressea, $13; H. XV. York. Xo. 71 Broadway. loan. $500; Mme. Mathllde. Xo. 966 Lenos-ave.. treaaea. $247. The petitioner alao owea about $2,000 to actora and actresaea for aervicea in connectlon with "The Turkish Texan." in which company ahe statea she was a third owner. The asaeta consiat chiefly of a lot ln Woodlawn Cemetery, vaiued at $105; cash. $S0; wardrobe. $50; household gooda, $600; depoaited in Second Xatlonal Eank. $3 69. In the petition Mias L'r ^s that aha never llved in any one place long enough to keep rd of her financial statua. L. I. B. B. 0FFEBS PBIZE3 T0 FABMEBS. Will Give $100 to Encourage Agricuitore and Stock Breeding in Suffolk County. The Long Island Rallroad. ln pursuance of its pgilcy of co-operating with the farmers in its ter? ritory. haa offered $100 in prlzea to the farmers of Suffolk County for the beat products ln agrlculture and atock breeding. The prlses ara aa followa: For the beat three-y.ax-old horae ralaed ln Suffclk County. $15; aecond. $10. For the best exhlblt of cauliftower ralaeu in S-ffolk Coun.y. $15; aecond. $10. ihe woman who ahowa the largeat returns from poultry and eggs ralsed ln Buffolk County. $15; second. $10. For tha greatest value of vegetablea produeed on one acre of ground ln Suffolk County by any one farmer, $_5; aecond, $10. President Peters, ln behaif of the railroad, has offered the prlses ln a letter aent to Edward Thompson. prealdent cf the Suffolk County Agrt cultural Sceiety. and the priiea wiU probably be awarded at the annual county falr of held at Rlverhead in the latter part of September. INDICT WEAVE RS FOE. Four Charges Against Philadelphia s Former Filtration Chief. Philadelphia. July 14,-Two indietments found to-day by ihe grand jury against John W. Hill. ex-chlef of the Filtration Bureau. 1 dlctments charge forgery. uttering a for-je-. ment. falsiflcation of records and concurrin* falslflcatton of reeord3 Mr. H:l! recently ?.-, He received $17,000 a year, the highest sala. to any clty offlclal. A few days after his r tlon he was arrested and held in $8,000 h with forgery. Later he waa rearreated on a charge and required to furnish $2,000 au-.. The Indietments were on testimony prese.. the magistrate s hearing. It wis in ? Mr. Hill, whlle chlef of the Fiitratton B ire.. been lnstrumentai in falslfying statements work done on the city filtration plants. - a result the contractors re of dollars to which they were not ent. Mr. Hill's arrest was on* result of Mayor Weav? er* crusade for good government. o WEAVER CONFIRS WITH ROOT. Would Make No DeHnite Statement About Meeting at Waldorf-Astoria. M-iyor Weaver of Philadelphia came to New \ York yesterday to held a conference w. counsel, Elihu Root. and others evenlng at the WaJdorl-Astoria. The: present Mayor Weaver, Mr. Root. Julten T and his partnei*. Mr. Auerbach. Of the results of the conferer . aald: Our conference haa conautr-.ed ?-*.* entlre vrwn j tng ar... : exactly wliat has u.e:. - the results '.hus far attained lia i satisfaetory to me. I shall leava the clty to-morrow m whether to go dlrectly back to _ - my summer cottage I have aot . ent, if there are to 1 morrow they wlll have to be h< NEW LIBRARY OPENED. The branch af the New-Tork Pubiic Library st No. 103 West l__5th-st. was formally opened public yesterday afternoon. .\l_red J . -Servicre Commisaioner. presided. as tbe repr. Bve of Mayor McClellan. There was n tngton, of the committee on Y. rk Publlc Library. This library ts the thirty-eec_>r..: circulation department of the Ses Library and ts the flfth opened dlrectly I library. The other twenty-seven w tbrougb consolidat'ona The building is the twelfth of t the C. t It has on its ahelvee M0M to-day. Gertrude Cohen la DENY OYNAMITE WRECKEO FLYER Denylng that tbe w.-eck of tta fast omtamaaet traln. near cause,! negligenc* of its employes. t_M fBBBi y Company yeaterday tltad anawer \B "?&? rt to ;he suit brou*ht by Clan-nce * Opper, ot thta clty. who asked $??M daa-Sgso BB . ,._A Mr. Opper's s-.;. asainct th*