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eracking inanner, thal Mr Jerome did n??t know and nev. ? 4M know whether n list ..f conttibo tors exi<ted. Justi"-.- Dayton dellberated for a few tnlnutea and then declared that if the list was under the txmtl???! of Mr Jerome he must produce it, bul if the list di-i not exist or If Mr Jerome could no. control lts possesslon there could be no ac ti..n on H In __ur| |f|| of the Bupreme Court witness. lawyers. reporteca and most of the apectators peele.i off their coat . lighted cigarettes and clgars. apread <>ut over chnlrs and proceeded to approxim:.'.- Comfort (with a capltal <> Mr S__rmu__ wbo areara a walstcoat, unbuttoned lt anl produeed his c_garettea Mr. Rhearn. ln r.'-gli_-.'e shin. looked ;;.. if _ ? were about to go ln fcr a game of tennla The legal amoker and entertaintnenl waa ahoul to begin. As a atarter Slr Shearn ask< y - N \ ||i Jerom. arill :? ? i produce the hst of |_*_r campalgn contributors. -\ - I told you yester? day, J have nr,t get it. I r .-?r had H. lf Mr. Qana aa_ r. here i arould ?sk him t.. pr<_lu< % lt. If i * a i- flt i a could do bo Q.?"_*_'?!. .- lt" *. ?I l-.nve nof _-? _t Mr. Gans, I atn told. is in Europe. <; Mr isehr,. Mr Gena'a partner, la In i iwn. V.Ti v ,: in io produce it" A.?I wlll ask V '? - . 7 nsk him noa ""he Dlstrlct Attorney whispi red with Mr. Ise II.. r--.j then he aaid: "Mr. Iselln informs me that be has no ______ liat " Q.?You knew before Mr. Gans departed for Bu rsp. i)..- \,.-: .v,,-_:.' ? ,.,;?, j upon lo [trr-duee this tsSfJ ,v ,. i; any e.??!.??!,-. ratio 1. _ ).c--i Mr- ?;-.- _ oonsulled ?? ? about what ii plu i ? ?: ihe fund, -i:.i ' A So, lie told i 0 - :' ?'. '. .-. ?? .f-fiii t.. v.,-1 i,.? he ? _n.ji thina to *e '? _ to Mr. LTntermyjr. (ild ,'"' -*'?'-?" ? : ti. ? .in. _ then asked Mr. Jerome about the ae.d-.n< Peabody of the Mutual Life. Mr. Jerome aaid he was convinced a crime ba-l j beea ._>:.:; .tte.i Hi aaid hr waa convinced. j ?i. "t-.a" tbe persona controlllng the New I Tork L ted 1 we of an ! ? ? ".y and his confren a as*1 ? -achirig el ? A "i ? ! een thrown out of court 1 Bu| Coui. '.sti-^e. do testified, and he . the ootnplainta in the ly r___e had not come to him until they waate-: < , ' lum '? him. AMORT'f- CHARGES. ?__ -" ?? : ..- Metropolitan Btreet Rallway Mi . ?- said be had met Mr. Ain.iry al " at J Coleman Drayton one a that Mr. Amory bad told unpany that th_ - i Attorney thought a great crime had I ln corrupting Jurors . . L>i_;ger Folk waa on the Job? A 1 _ ? .'- -rerds, but I think i: waa m aetblng hke that Mr .1 . nt on !.? say that he had turned ?? t>. Mr Scburman. who was of ataff in his .-fli.-.-. Mr. Bchurman ri Investlgatlon. that noa of Mr. Amory's chargea could be aubstantiateu. luntanta be employed I - tfr S burraan reported tbat they ob -.- h-.-.k ..i paper they asked for from the Metropolitan He added that the experts make thorougfa examination ot all th. materlal in the ofltcea of ihe company ai. .ul sr.o.i* i?. He explaineii thal he had no legal evidence to present to the .. asking foi auch a large appropi lation Mr. .1 . ? ??? ?-1 thnt he had obtained no evidence that the Metropolitan Rallway Com-, ; ng 1 ta dividends out of anytiiing ex.ep; its earnings, although ihere had been ali-Katiors that the dividends were obtained : s Mr. Shearn wrsnted to know whether. in ih.e_.faee of Mr. Jerome's campalgn protui-*-. hr had been det. rr-d from pursuit by ,-f (50.000. Mr. Jerome can wed quite a siir wiien he said ealmly: "Not at all. I did not helieve I should he use-1 for the purpoae of Jjocfceytng 'he atock mar? ket, and there waa r.o legal evidence." Mr. Jerome said that all the documeota in the case were ln his office, and that the defendant - ln the preeant case were at liberty to inspec them. Mr. Shearn next ahifted to the atoriea of one Tillinghast. given _ide publictty at 'he time, that he had k_--.vle.i__.- of jury briblng bv the Metropolitan In damage euits brought against lt. Istanley Bagg was also mentkmed. and Mr. Shearn wanted to know v.-hat Mr Jerome's im presaion of theee men was-. To this Mr Jerome aaid. to an aee .mpaniment of laughte:: "They impressed me so that I beii. v_d Tilling? hast was an old foo! an.I Bagg _____ a liar I had no doubt, however. that the tnvesttgalora of the rallway cc-npary were endeavoriiig to use corrupt meane wlth jurors " Mr. Shearn wanted to know whether Mr. Jer? ome had not ssid something about the State Trust Company placing t__g000,)_-0 in the name of an employe called Shea. Mr. Jerome said he had made this etatement and tbat h? thought Mr Whitney was then the principal factor in the Metropolitan Street Rall? way Company, and that he belleved Mr Ryan waa "merely connected" with Mr Whitney. He added: "I have from tlfne to tlme made statements in psbUc whirh were r.ot true, but, on flnding I v.-as in error. have tetraeted or apologized for th.em. The fact lhat I took no action would prove thal In my opinion there was nothing to justify a pro?e<-ut!or.." Mr Shearn aaked now whether Mr. Jerome h .d aaid during his < ampaign that among the friends of Mr Croker. who should be behind the bars maagsi Wi!!ipm Devery. ex-Mayor Van -Vyck and Frsnk F.irrell. Mr. Jerome said he thouaht he dld mention them, and added: "I have since seen no reaaon to change my opinion." He said he never jrot legal eviden"" to prosocute these men. As to'the Ryan-Belmont merger. Mr. Jerome said all h" knew was what he read In the news papers. He did n"t think the time was rlpe for criminal action against the persons back of th" merger. and explainc-d: Asked about the m-rger of th" gas companies Mr. .Terom" said, wiTh ;i taba-CO tlnge c.f sar casm: "I never followed The Kvening Journal's' liti gation in ihe matter. Beeause a nev.spaper wants to iivrease its circ_lation by any rattle. trap. poppycocb procedure. that is no reason why I should take the matter up" Mr. Sboarn, sp".akins of the .riisastor on the Ninth avenue "L" asked: "Since you have been Dtstriet Attorney have you ev'er Indicted a corp.-rntion?" "I do not rerall one now, but I would r.ot say that ili"re ha.i been no Indictment,* replied Mr. Jerome, puffing a ring of smoke. MANY ESCAPE; 3 DROWN. Batlters and Boaters Seck Dangerous Belief from IIeat. The heat of yesterday drove all who could into the trater. and three drownblgs and several nar row eacapea were reported. Thomas Russell. a aeventeen-year-old boy, living nT Xo. 44<) Eaat 12?d sTr--e? ma.le one of the most s"nsati..r.a! reacuea of the day by divlng three times into the Harlem River after his chutn, Ed ward Philano, who llved close by him The thlrd time he got him, And, after a struggle, dragged hirn ashore Patrolman Wlckesaer, of the harbor s.uad, work-d over the boy for an hour and a hnlf before ba ahewed any signs of life Mlchael ArellO. of N- 712 Ensl H.Mh street, was drowned In the Bronx Kllls some Time yesterday afternoon H!s cioth^s were found l.y tli" police, who could dlscover no trace of his body. Bome fri-'Tu'.s tried to throw overboard into the Hari.-m Rlver al UNKb atreet the pet bulldog "f WiUiara Green, nlneteen yeara old in the friendly tnssie boy a;..! dog went over together. The boy s feet entangled ln tbe leaah an.1 was drowned He llved al No 156 Basl uoth street. Winslow Dawat?, eight years old, of No. 444 Washlngton atreet, was drowned while swlmming in the North Rlver at Canal street. His father r.n.l a professlonai diver from the Dock Department recover ihe bodj -. CHASE AUTOS FIVE MILES. Four Motorcycle Patrolmen Capture Three Drivers for Overspeeding. Four rnotorcycle patrolmen chased three blg touring cars five mlles yesterday, ar.d after one of the patrolmen had been thrown from his machine, Bucceeded in overhauling Them at Hillslde avenue, Jamalca. They arrested Louis Le R>u'anger, chauffeur f.?r Frederick Have meyer; George McMurty, jr., of No. M_ Fifth avenue, who was driving his own car, ar.d Charlea Aldridge, chauffeur for Harry Gay, a broker, who live? ai No 60 East 14th street They were take:i to the Far Rockaway police court and held ia $100 fur furt'n. r examination this morning. The patrolmen said it was the most stubborn race they ever had ln that section. and that th. > were completely exhausted when they reached the cars The four bad just reported for duty at the Newtown .statlon, Queens, an.'. were going separate ways, when they saw the three machines on the Hoffman Houlevard. MAY NULLIFY TEXAS INSURANCE LAW Discovered That Law Makes It Duty of No One to Pass on Securities. Austin, Te. . July 19.?A prafcably nulllfylng omis slr.n waa discovered to-day In the Robertson ln ? law. whlch l-.as dilven most of tl Insurance companlea out of Texas. Among the s"ourlti"s recelved by tbe Btate TTeaaurer from on.? of the Insurance companies in the atate was a note for ?.7=0"'". glven by h plantatlon eompany To determine wh---iher the note waa an acceptable se curity. Btate Treaaurer Sparks consulted Attorney General Davidson an.l Insuranoe <'ominlssloner Miiler. An examination ol the law was made to detei-nine whose duty it was to pasa ?:. ^''--'lrltiea offered. tnJ lt w_s found that the la. talled to make 11 the duty of any person to no thia. As the !?w reads, it appears as though no Inveatlgatlon Into the value ot the b?nirance a.-.-uriTi.-.a ia pro vi? i*-i. thus probably nulllfylng the law. WYOMING COAL LAND CONVICTIONS. nn<?. U'v.i. Juiy ip -ln the Unlted Btatea District Court to-day E M Holbrook, n mllllon eire; K E Lonabaogh, ? promtnent attorney, and Robert afcPhlllamey, a well known bualnesa man ? ?f gherldan. were found gullty of <-'.n<?piraev t(, rUtfraud thef I'nited Btatea go-.-<--rnment of coal lands ln Sheridan County. Tli'> maximum penalty on car-!; ot the two counts rin whlch the m*n were trle_ is two yeara ln the penitentiary and a flne Of (?0,000. Ju.ige Riner nnnouneerl that he would impose fnt'-nci' in a f'-w days DENIES WIFE'S CHARGE OF IN9ANITY. In r?aponse to nn appeal for freedoro, Justlce Bcudder, of the Bupreme Court, Brooklyn, decided yasterday to appolnt a commlaaion to inquire in'.. th* sanlty ot James WaUaee Morrell. a well-to-do i?sident of Allenhurst, N J.. who 1h now nn in iii'*'- of tha Riv-r 'rest Sanatorlum. nt Aatorla. _lorrell declarea tiiar ha is aane, and thal he araa aent to the tnsTitiitioii upon the-evldence of hts wlfe and two phyaidans, and that for rh.- lnst flve inomha ba haa been kept In the piace without treatmenl or medlclne. t. f. Fiak, his attorney, declared that he was not able to aee Morrell, and ?hat the man ls not allowed hla mall. !r Nikiscii Who, it is stated by the Musical Courier, has been engaged as permanent conductor of the great Boston Symphony Orchestra, writes as follows: THE AEOL.IAN CO.: Dear Slrs:?I have not for some tlme heard the piano played by means of the Pianola. and I must admit that the rendltion which I heard to-day was for me almost ln the nature of a revelatlon. I could _________________________*____th ___.. wats not ll8tenlng to tne P'fry'ng of an artist The touch is wonderful, the posslble nuances to be obtained perfeet I esteom your new Metrostyle Invention of great importance. and I trust that, lf only for its educa? tional value, it will become wldely spread. Yours very truly, ARTHUR NIKISCH Leiri_- . \\ HI'.NKVF.K the tr. _ . of events brings any parti / uiar musician conspicuously before the publlc, it in alraost certain that that musician will be found on record as endorsing the Pianola. For, with praetieally no exceptions, the entire musical pr ofession has recommended this wonderful instrument to the raubic-loving public. The Pianola stands to-day firmly intrenched in the opin? ion of the highest judges as an in6trume_? of serious value and which i_ doing n.ore for the dissemination of musica! culture than any other factor ever known. The AEOLIAN C0_, **lt__WMRfff*.A,!t TEN DEATHSFR03I HEAT MANY OTHERS OVERCOME. Tempcraturc Not So High, hut Con tinued Warmth Is Fatal. While the t. mper_ture was not so hlgh yester? day .ns the preceding day, n..r tlio humidlty as ln tenae.'the accumulated heat and molature of the last three or fo-ir days were too much for majiy per- . sons wlth weak hearts and stomachs, and death : clalmed seven victima in Manhattan, whlle nlne w .,- overcome. Two deatha and six prostrations were reported in Brooklyn, and there was one death in Jeraej Clty. - A mlld hreeze fr..m the southwest blew ln the forenoon :ind gave some rellef, hut ly midday the humidlty nnd temperature Increased nnd the wind abated, caualng mueh aufferlng for persons tn the , atreets Trnck drivera were rompi .led to drlve ; alowly, and had ir nol been for the welcome hosp and water ahowera played upon the horses ln varl- * ? .us part a of the clty ihe Society for the Preventlon ; of t'ruelty to Anlmala would have had a heavy list of deaths to i-e.-..:-.i T1t> mercury reached lts highest polnt, f*_ de grees, at ?.:.._ p. m . bul after Bunaet lt gradually ; dropped to 81. Th.- local fortscaater promlses that ;i few tbunder ahowi rs expected to-nt_ht wlll re duce the temperature. John A. Conroy. forty-flve years old. a clerk ln ? tli-- Department of Taxes, Queens. was overcome j at his desk ln the tax- oinre In I.ong Island Clty. : After ofti.-e hours he went to a Hear Btore at No. 10 Jackeon avenue, ard whlle purchaaing a clgnr j he collapged and waa dead when Pr. Henley ar- ; rlved from St John'a Hospltal Hearl dlsease. ' :n_ d/ aeiite hy the beat, eauaed hls death. Joseph .lackson. aixty-ftva vears old. of No. 374 , College avenue, Th.e Brenx, dropped dead in front , Of N'o 2% Tark Place. The body wns removed to j the .'"!;.irrii strc-et station. where lt was found he j had In hia pocketa $i" 6C In caah. a check on the. i Metropolitan Bank for $4.f??i an.I n r?ve!pt for | eeven shares of stock of th.e Borden Condenaed ' Milk Company, a totai of more thnn IH,___ Jack son was .i mrssenger. For forty years h? worked for the brokerage firrn of Frederic H. Hatrh. of j Vo SO Broad atreet. Jackaon wns on hls way to the bank to have th>-> check eerttfled after recelv- i Ing the recelpt f-.r the stock. Franclsco Callse, an Italian lahorer. twenty eeven yeara old. llvlng al N'o l Variek street. w.is Inatantly killed by Jumptng from a third atory wlndow of Oouverneur Hospital to the aidewalk. . altae n . Bufferlng from typhoid fever. He left ? his bed and started f.-r the wlndow The calla of the patient lused the nurai to run for the de- j llrioua man, bul ns she trh-.l to Btop him he threw himaelf over the balcony r.ii! to th.e walk below. DEATHa IN MANHATTAN ANI? THE BRONX. _VORELLO, Patraela, r.lre montha old. No _i.".o Mul- ; - ?? _nd died euddenly _.,.P.Yi._:_.Vl r.KY Jneeph, four moiih. old. No 27 Flrat ' ttve:; heat j aaterday Bt hl CONROY ' ?? _., fortj tive yeara old, Evergrean a-e nue, Elmburat, ij.i?-.-na. overoonaa st No. io ja.-ka.-n j avenue an. <1I*-1 Inatan'lv CALI8E, Pranclaco, _wenty-?erer ;. .r? old ef n-^ 1 Variek Btreet, cra*?._ by heat, )-;mi M frow a wlndow nt Oouverne - ri ? Ita) and waa killed HOTSER, Anton, "r* y _r old, Of N -. ___*. Eaat Mttl er . i ?'.!???! auddenl] from the heat JA.K90N. Joseph. alxty-flva \?Qra oW of Ko B7_ Col :._?? :.-.. ;-.!?. ThB l-.r-.r x dlad of l.-at ln fror.t of N'e 22 1-ark place. Manhattan L.IPFERT, Charlea A . a lank clerk, thirty y?ara ... of So 1171 Kelty atreet, Tha Bronx, dl'-l from heat at h I a 1 BROOK1.TN HIBBROTH, John, forty yeara old Ko -"71 T atreel ln Btagg at:?et, near Morgaa B___-?; ? -.'hin t?T! rr ll r. rridi:. overcome at Fa- rlfle a'r??t an.I Washlng Bwedlsh H r l.V THB B_B___B_ GRCRINO, Ambroae, braketnan ?n 'he Nea* Jeraai ? '?-. I aM vihlif ??anlin. ^n P-Btform dlrartlng ! LaaengBra i . tia- Near Y^rW BBd N'-*ar'_, lli I ' af m :i pl | -1 riaa ? uld 1 a alled PRI >. TRATIi INS IN MANHATTAN AND TH). BRONX BOSSNA, RudOlph. 3ii )??;? .1. No l_M Flrat ivanur. over nme In Baater atraet nr.. w_a tak?n ? ; Ita! i-hn 17 yeara Bi ? - - me at the Ma il . - -? -? I W. Frank ?'? N 2M V ... i.r 1 .1-- . . LBCOPNT, Hair- ?i jreara otd. Nn _ ' ? -' "?'-' a.r:, .- and ta^-ri U> Rooaevel* H ?pltal ' 17 y_ m No 4" _>?? iSTtt. - rem MENZERO. J , iveaue; o\-r<-erre ar.l ?ak--i- ?? Beilevue Hospltal NEWM . lt H ? ? PMITH Herberl "' ". - yeara | ' - \orila H- >nue lerse. - ity, rereoma -? Plfth avenua. -lnrt aft-r h?lt.s tn.rt?.l hv Hr H.ir. ; -?: . i! ipltal, w^tlt te hla ? BTANN . r No atreei f -.-.. 8T1 nnd after belna rent home K%V.\ '-. K !'. E . \c-ar i'.imi Road, nv?r-m? at Walla. n avenue Bun ?? I . tnd t.k.-n t-. F_r'1harr II -. t"_i-.."rti_<-1 man, forty-fl at 17!.th m:"-i and Ilurnali^ , ? _ordhatn h IN BROOKLTN CT'NNINOHAM. Jol laland - nr . removed ti the Kli . ? H'-.?plta] HARKI! - \-->_ 4<i2 I. igi ii _ .-1 . ? . . . ,,,_, r.nr hl- home -, i. r. r ? -r. Brooh B M -r>1 ra 1 JOHN80N, famea, twent yeara old, of No 90 ? Brooklyn H MONAHAN, l_tri.it Blxtj teven yeara old of !' Bue, Bayalda i-ercoma immu tha '? I -'/I BXiXTON, ,i hn thlrtj elghl aan sld >f No (.ir"'. ovarcoma and removed to r? - ii ? pttal BIO, Aurud thi--" ftve ^*n:^ old, if Berrj an-l N'.itli ? . overcome ne?r hla hon ..... rr,- I ilatrl t II. -i li tl SCORE* OF MOT11ERS ACT Begin Campaign to IIave Mount Morris Park Lawn Opened. About twenty-flve women. mothera of chlldren, liviiiK in the neighborhood of Mounl Morrla T-:,iK. in Harlem, have begun a campalgn to obtain the us.- of the park lawn foi the youngetera durlng the warm weather Mr- FTeda PinKher, who h.i_ nl ready becoma ;? martjn to tha eauaa i.v niiowtng berBelf t.. b>- arreated rather than _et ..rf the k-r.-.ss. aeema lo he ??..- leader of ti..- movement The women arill preaent a petition to Park Commla sirm.-r Herrman, nskinc that he _runt tha dealred p< rmlaalon. Mount Morris Purk ls ii't a Inipe one, and when one conaldera the Br--nt population of chlldren llv? lng near the park who have n.. other playground or breathlng apace, lt is entirely t.-.. sm.iii There Ib a nnc. broad common, where earlier ln the s.-a Bon th- May Qlieen In all h<-r regal dlgnlty holda court And Mra Blngher, wi.o.s.- husband ls a dentlat,' apeaklng for the twenty-flve mnthers, mnl.es the polnl thal the ground with Ita i.l ginss Is more needed ri^iit now than at any other Reason < f the y.-.-i' Hho aaid yeaterday: "II ls the only | laee we can go to to get any rellef from the heat The benchea are alwaya crowded and the walks nre to.. hol for the chlldren to play on." Mrs. Slr.^her added lhat lf the. mothers were al? lowed tO tnk<- their bablea on to th* cr.-.ss these humld deya the mortallty list would he pre.-itly re? duced. On the warm days of other sumn.ers the Park Departmenl has fraely ?iven permission t.. u._. tha lawns of all the parks ln Manhattan nnd 'ih. Rronx, and thouaaeda ?.f persons have slept In the opi-n on the Bweltering nigbta Mrs. Bingher i____i determlned woman end aaya she will continue the campal ,n nlone, lf neeessary. When she was arraigned yeaterday In the Harlem police court, eharfted wlth refuaing to leave the restrlcted lawn in Mount Morris Park ln d.-ilr.i .,. of park employes nnd police, MaRlatrate Walah sympathiz.-.i arltli her, but told her lt was agalnat the law to walk on the ?ra_?. The magistrate dls charged Mrs. Slngli.-r. ARMY AND NAVY UNION OFFICERS. Washington. July lf.?The thirteenth btennlal convention of the Army and Navy I'nlon to-day adjourned after electln* officers for the cominj| year aa follows: Commander ln Ohlef, -^ Bdwtn Browne. Bultlniore: senlor vlcc-commander, Ber nard A. Flood. New York <ity: Junior vlce-com tnander, J. E. B. Stuart, Newport Newa, Va ; in apector general. S. E. Adams. Jeisey City; Judge advocate general, J. McKinley Towers, N'ew Rn Chelle, NT. Y.; surge.m general. Dr. Joseph B. H.-n drlckson. Phcebua, Va ; paymaater general. J. R. McCullOUgh, NewbuiK. N. Y.. and chaplaln gen? eral, the Rev. Father John P. fhldwlck. r. 8. N . Kew York Clty. General Andrew S. Burt. U. 8. A. (rotlrod), who waa a ca_idldate for electlon as com? mander 'ln chief. wlthdrew. The elflO'^'.VO COUiiCll ttiil ctle-t the next convention citj'. SITUATION AT ALBANY CAUCUS OF ASSEMBLYMEN Sjieaker Summons I^egislators to Return on Tuesday. [Bv TVVgrnph tn Tli" Tril.une] Albany. July 19. Following tbe example of the Senate, whlch wlll hold a caucua on Monday nlght on the two apportionment bllla now hefore it. the Aasembly will hold a caucua on apportionment on Tueaday. Tlie result of the Senate'a caucua, to al! tntents, is known now On tli" result of th.? As? aembly cHucua wlll depend the solutlon of the ap? portionment tle-up. If 1' dectdes to stnn.l br Speaker Wadsworth Indetlnitely ;? formal dead? lock. such as extsted at the regular sesston, will result. The Speaker faela confldent that the As sembly wlll stand by him Word was sent to nll the Republl.-nn Assembly men to-day to he in attendance Tuesday morning Some amall hills may coma up for action, nfter which a recess probably wlll be taken untll the Asaembly Judlctary Commlttee can make a re? port on tln- dlreet nominatlona bill. lt is th? Speaker's wf?h ihat tlie loglalatora ahall not be mad,- to return f..i nothing, even if _?? action to settle the reapportlonmenl trouble is taken. After the Judiclarja. Commlttee reporta a caucua of thej Republlcana will be called to uke under consid- ' eratlon the questlon of reapportlonment. No hlll j is now before the A-aambly. but thla questlon could be taken up on s report of the Apportion? ment <'ommlttei> or in any one of several ways Without much doubl tha Benate wlll have adopted a.? a caucua measure the compromise plan embody Inp three of m.? districta in the latest Assembly : plan bv tlie ttme th.- Assembly eaucus is held. Thus, if lt should he decided then thal the -\ss- m nly was willl__ to accept ihar plan. tr ceuld he I mad? a party measure and the Lagialature might adjourn by Frlday aurely. There is evldent on many sfrjos _ desire on the part of Ass- mblymen as Individuala ?o settle thi:? affnlr and gel away from Albany permanently; but many of those who ln prlvate flpeak ln thal faahlon are llkely to atand with the Speaker. unteaa a general stampede romes Bome people here think the Bpeaker hlmself is preparing to yield, but be aaid to-day that the s|t uatlon was not chaaged ln tiie least, s.. far as he was qpneerned. Th--. Assembly Judiciary Commlttee was t-> have held a hearlng "n the new Travls direct nomina? tlona MII to-day, bul no quorum waa preaent, so lt went over untll next week Congressman Waldo, who la ai t'r.'.r for ihe Independent Republican ? of Kings i'ounty, helped drafl the bill. explalned that lt was meant toprovlde a procedure bj which the permlssion for direel primary nominatlona in the exlstins primary law might be taken advan tage of by those organlxatlona dealrlng to adopt direct primary nOmlnatlona. it appltee, be aays. t.. clties, Incorporated vlllagea wltb more ihm flve thousand populatlon, and to countles wholly within a . Ity. Thi measure provl.les for nn oflV-ml hallot. pnctl cally t:... Auatrallan ballot. adapted to fli l qulrementa Under thla bill oflIcers elected within any division whlch may adopt thi direct primary nominat ona system under the primarj law may be nominat ed at th* primariea, beatdea the candl? datea f"t part] offlcea wlthln thoae dlvlaione The S"nnT.- commlttee whlch haa This bill under alderation has not reported on lt Probably 11 wil! aul mli a repori next w?<?k. HrW aeaslona were held by both '?:? Leglalature to-day. No buatnesa was done Oov? ernor Hughea sent r.> thi Benate the following nom? inatlona of managera ?f th" Btat. asy lum foi ?\i matrong, of I <.i Nellle i< ??? rt P rowle Syracuse. to succeed Edward K Burnl mln Chase, of Roehester. to succeed Ellery <; Al len; Robert Dey of Syracuse, to Walter r. Mark.a MERRITT ON REAPFORTIONMENT. Says Assembly Will Back "Jim" Wadsworth to Finish in Fight with Senate. !-.?'." Merritt, lntroduc< r pubjtc ' 111 n:v! n series of | | ? the Wa d< irf ves M? Men :?? In the apportion ik> r w'.tdsA >rth .? I hns been a a ? ? apportion ? 'ttee. all for 'Jim* Wadsworth," he ? ? i th ... :: Assem- ' ? .rtaii r?l ? I plan ?f apportionment 'v,o Spea kei the plan I wanl rou can bet ? ? .-- , ??- - self-Btyle 1 the ? ? ? nt? and the Speaker nothing r.ts " Mr Merritt aald that In ht.< opjnion the extra aesalon would nol come to a close in the n^tr future ib- thoughl thal the Assembly would the Bpeaker ln hia Oght MINISTER CALLS DR. DAY COLLIE DOG. Says Chancellor Barks for Trust3 and Gets Dollars for University in Return. [B; 'r Buffa fhe Rev Byron H Btauffer, ?1 known Metl pa) ? lior Jsmet H Day to daj I ' trustfl "As a Methodlsl minister." he declared, "the rhanceltor i- vlnlating hia ordlnarkm vowa when he uphoids men who restraln tha freedom of commarc*, who conaplre i.-. control prlcea who have put capn upon theli rr>mpetlt*>ra by 1 real -i of ;? of rebatea, and who have cruahed amall to the wall by lowerlng local prices; who irgsu?_ed absolute monarchtes In the oi commerce, beslde whlch the me irj aet of any American government ts ns Ctoplan be ? ai ihe attar of hia churcb the R?-v jrtrn?va Rn? . Day promlsed to ahepherd i larger flock than , collte dos for the tmsts. is harktng foi now. He barka ." every paaaer by who carrles i k Koi -o ???? i barh he has a to him ln the Bhape ol :i fesi thousand dollars Tor his university The bones are th..-..- .; atruggltn. men who have had the courage to enter fl fleld whlch the monopoltsl had reaerved for bimself " N. Y. TEACHER BURNED TO DEATH. Had Left Train at Sisson. Cal.. with Inten tion of Climbing: Mount Shasta. Yreka, Cal., July 11 -Tha rallway statlon an.l st.-ition hotel al Sisson, -it the base of Mount ?irer.irned i" tbe ground al aa . :ir!v hour 'his morning. ns the re.a.iit of tbe e_pto_k>n of n lamp. Mls* Laura rtnxle. a school teacher. wh.. had |usl arrlved from New Vork. waa burned t . death Beveral oiiior,* wera i.?cii\- burned Mlaa Sn\i.- had come to meet friends and cltmb Mount Shasta Bhe had Intended to leave the traln at Shasta Bpringi to meal frlenda bul the eonductor, learning thal she Intended t.. cllmb si..ist;i. told her Sisson waa tha piace to st..p VTben the tir^ brr.ke out ahe attempted to eacape from th.. front porch, hut inrned baok int" the house Her body ? und in the dehrla near tba charred ramalna of her bed Evldently .she ran back :.. hei an.l fell in a falnl on tho bad SHE HAD ENTERTAINED LAFAYETTE. Death of Fittsburg Woman Who Wat So ciety Belle in 1830. I Hy TfllflBIaph 10 Tli?> Trlr.un?> ] Prttaburg, July 19 Mrs. Buaan Wade, who in ^n.l aboul ISM whs tbe soclety belle of 1'ltit.t.urg. dle.l at h?r honte ln New Brlghton last night, at th.- aga of nlnety-four yeara When General Lafajretta via Ited Pittaburg Mrs. Wade entertalned him. she was ni:iriie.| ln l_M, her huaband dying ahout twen? ty yeara later. .Nlrs Witde wiia dtatantly rel_te<l ti) Marguret I>e laud. the BUtharWBBi Ari Husan l.?aku?*>- she wiia the most protnlnent aoclety girl in Pittsburg almost three-nuartei'8 of .i century ago, when the elty waa only n tradlng poat. FREIGHT WRECK BLOCKS LACKAWANNA. Blnghamton. N. Y., July 19.?A rearend eolllslon of two frelght tralns ln the Laekawanna yards ut Mallstead, I'enn., early this afternoon, derulled seven cars, and bloeked the maln traeks for sev? eral hours. The englneer of the locomotlve that ran Into the caboose of the other traln was badly brulsed, and waa taken to tbe liuayit-i at _c<_uU)_a MANY B1LLS APPROVED. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR. Two Mcasures Provide Important Amcndmcnts to Insurance Laws. [By T'lagiapi to The Trtb un- 1 Abany. .Tuy 19 -Two Mlls embodying important amendments to tne insurance laws or last year were slgned by Governor Hughes to-nlght. They were draftad hy the Insurame .-ommlttees of the two bousea tn consultation wlth members of the Arm mrnns investic.-ting committee. repres.nta tlves of the inanrance companies anl the poiiry holders' asso.-iatlons and Governor Hughes iiimself. The most important hill contains general amend nunts to last years laws. lt provld-S that tli. _____ Of poli. yholders siiall be flled by the rompany Blx months. lnstea . of flve. before an ele. tlon of trus t-es It puts thes'e llsts under the stipervislon ol the Bupertntendent of Insurnn.-e, that he may make regulatkma goveraiag the bwpectfee ot the lists. Tl-,- hill provide. th.it at th- S-SettM of trustees t.aHots aertolly r.umber-d shall be ______ Th-se b_! lot.. ahall be under the ___p_rv_st_a_ of the Super lntendent. , (iver one fenture of th'.s blll there was B MW Hghl in the LegtS-Sture. As origtaall. Introdaceu by Senator Fancher and AaBemblyman Bogere. n provided thal employea of insursnee companies sh.uld n..t work to inflnen.-e vot.-s Tor anv truatpea ti.-ker Thia was rtralgnrd t.. prevent the use ol th- agency forcea in a hard campalgn by tbe ?*aa mlnlstratior " Amendments preaented by Senator Cohalan. who aaid he waa a.-tlng for agents. pso vi.le.i thnt the latter mlghl work for any ti-ket thev choee outslde their hours of duty; ar.l. al thcugli it was polnted oul th .t no Insurance agent . v_r heard of houra of duty. the .-.mendments w.r* adopted. It is known that th* Qoverno* dld no? think hi_hlv ? f them, bul preferred to si. n the i-iil because II contalned -?> many des-rabl* featuree. ratbar than risk them by vei Ing it bscause of one undeslrable aecHon whlch mlght ba corrs-tsd an other year. Tha aecond Mll provide? for the blennlal ejeetPn ..' dlrectora Tn mutual eoropanles, beglnnlng witt 1M& Governor Hughea also sl ,n_l a blll provl .ing f..r the refundim. .-f franehisa taxss ?____?*? some mutuai companiea ol Cbaneetleut. A blll of considerable impertaaca whleh i.-eame law to-day was Senator Page'a permitttag tha fryiag of fat ir. tentinenl bouae l.ak.rle.. ln New York Clty. Btrtcl regulatlons as to tho flrep of the ro. rj ln whleh the fat is to be Med are pro. vi.ie.i ln the hill. Other bllls approved by f.overnor Hughes to-div ltir-lude those of Senator Taylor. _n?n_ng th.e art relative tn banklng corporatlona te provide for tha deposita of mlnora ln trust companies, ao thal ?he_ deposita shnll be made ln the name of a minor the same ahall be for th" eaclustva rlght ar.d oeneftl deposltor and free f rr m th-- .-..ntrol O* lf n of other persons. ey epr rre.lttora. and shall he pa! 1. Sttth dlvidenda and Interest, to tiie person in whose name tbe depostl shall have been aaadi Hr. Wteters. amendiag the code of rrimlnal cedura to provlda fbr the ar___-1 ..f an-. victed more thsn once as a plckpocket, tl burglai lf found krttertng about publlc plaesa ntni ? to give a aattoflactory explanation of hls presenee. Mr Brough. eaasnding the censolMated - law t.. provlda atata ald to ths satent of ? .? r for Mlnd cithtena ln ettendaucs on s or colleges in the atate. Mr Strattan, amendiag ths agrleull prohlbit the use ot unclesn and oasanttary mtik cans and provtdlng for their eonflatatton. aad for the appointment of two milk .-in lnspectors In New York Clty ???-. M'li. amendiag tha publlc landa hvr ln to tha atate f..r failure of h.-irs or incapsclty. except n.- ? ? rapa-ity ..r Infancy, and the releasi of aaM eschcat to pstlttoni ? REQUISITION FOR MAGILL. Will Be Returned to Illinois?State .ment by His Daughter. lo, ______ JhUj HK?Governor ? Issued n papera to-..y for ?*___) M glll and hts brlde of three weeka, now conflned ln the county i.il at Pan piej.... snd arai I Cltnton, Ii:. on tbe charge of potsonlng Ma gtll'a flrst wife. itis papera --h._rge thal tha flrst Mis Magill waa poleoaed wiih sti. I by the defen lanta. 3m ITanclsro, Mt. 1ft?Margsret Sfagill, daughter of Fred H Magill. of Cllnton, II! . has an explictt sl ttemenl in regard t-> the charge against hei father and _.epnr_>tl_er ol murderlng th- Rrsi Mrs Magill _____ Magill _.,., ? ... prosecuttor Is all spite srorh on the ? who slwaye hatsd ths Brst M,_ Magill Miss Megtll aaya ahe nnd Fay ; alw lya I 1 thal Fay i Margarei r were th of friends. MiSS Magill posi'lveiv purportlng. tn have heen wrttten by her mother a- betng in hsr n. >thsr's bandwrltlB* lt is learned that Miss Magill h*-> heen kept _p_r_ fr-.'-i her parentt by ordet ol Sth?? Attorney MH'.er. >.f Hlinots. airhoigh her father li_. fre quently e__pi___- 1 ? **T*?h ' ' :" siace h's erresl _ THE NEWFOUNDLAND FISHERIES. Position of Colonial Government?Modiflca tion of Modus Vivendi Expected S- .1 -hns. N K. Julv 1. - The t_,utry hv.de n ti .. Britial Housa ?' Coramoaa yesterday i ing arbltration of ths NswfouBdlBBd flahsrhia dls oute and the i-lu?u! of S:r Edward Orsy to gtvS anj information re__ardl__. tha prsssml statua of th- negotlntlona hava aroused new- int.--.-st !n the _._,,,..,., i,.... ._ ti-- .-h-niai mlnteters asy ,1 , ,.,,. p ire -f any present Angki Ameri egottstlonfl lt ts underst.1 that Ihe Nsw ? ! Koveinmcnt wsnta Ihe nrl .tt ltion plan. If adopted. to Includa the srbole questtos of . er\ richt< tn colonlal aratsrs, and thal thia mlght poasibl. imply that Canada would become ? ?iri, ,,, me arbltration proceedlnga because of ths rlghta held bj Amerlcsa BshsrBaen iu csttain Canadian wetera Ti-.- bellef la general here thal rw\<> modlflcstlon ,.f the modua vtvendl la Mkelv t-. he srraagsd for on rng Bshlag aea -_-_-- i STRIKE DECLARED UN AUTHORIZED. Th.- I'nited Qerment workers of Amssfcea, to whi .i ths Brothsrhoed ol Tallora whi.-h a__i_rsd . of atiikea of coat tsllors, he declni-d th.- atiikea unauthorlasd yester l suspended the locala of tha brotherhood whicb crdsred Ihem. This aetlea dsprtrsa IMH t.illors now on strike ot all SUpporl f'ro n the Cnlted Oarmenl Worksra or ti!-> gaasttean c-i.-ra tion of l.abor The exe.-utl\e Ce?_____tSS ot the atrlklng tallora dscldsd to keep up th.- strike m Spite Of their siisp.nslr.ti MOTHER CLAIMS ABANDONED BABY. Bchensctady, N T.. .'<H\ i.? Mrs WUBem West arrlved hsrs this mornlne snd Mrattfled ea tstt ,,?n the bsbj boy lefl ln a basket oa Jm_e ? _m___r the lift bridge over tba Erle Caoal nt Cnlon street. She aassrta lhal she left the cMM wlth hls father ln Troy whil-- ahe went oa a \i-.t t.> her pereata ai Norwalk. Ohlo."en_l th.it last week ahe heard from him ,,l-'t ths bs_9 waa dolng wsB. A few da_TB ago she tem! ln :. S.-hene.-tady paper of tho baby abandoned here. .-.nd found that the descrip Hon w..s thal of her < hild. CITIZENS UNION ALERT, Calls Attention to Importanee of the Coming FAcction. The city committee of the Cltiaens Union, fri ? statement to members of the ..rganlzatlon j<*.rer day. called attentlon to the importance of the a__B_ Ing electlon. althouch it Is an "off year." ___ statement says that in addition to two Justlc?a __ the court of Appeals, the tlcket wlll contain can_u dates as follows: NEW YORK. I KINGS. 7 Just!,-. of Supreme Court. Llustlce f>f BaBflfl-flfl C:_r_, ^i.^rirr | 2 Coamty Judgea. ^ 1 J?k. ef Ganaral Sea-'Surrogate flt-Bfl |-__r__ 7 Julit^s of Cltv Court. jCountv C1?T_. """I IS Maaiartpal C-ort Jurlgea. DtaTrlet Attorney. 3.*. _???*?elya?ta . Rtgtater. 41 AJ-flBW-m. I 4 Munlrlpal Court -_at'<__ QI'EEN?. 21 Aas-mhlvmcri. '^ Justt.-a of Saaareaaa Court. 3T> Allarmen. 4 Aaa-nihlymen. 4 Allfrmfn. RKHMOJfTX j r iet!,-? el Puprairae Coark. 7 Dtstrl<-r ATtomay. ^ 1 AeaemMyman. 3 Aldarin?n. The attempt last fall by the ntlzens TTnlon trj rally a large support for lts judlclal tlcket result-) in failure. Pespite this. __? union ls dlspose. to insist again that men of the hlajhest character __ aaased for th<? judieiar'-. Ita statement saya: "Judi.-lnl positions to be fllled at thla electlon ara princlpally th?sa> which most closely affect the de f-iateleaa alaanewta af o.;r populatlon. The nt*_e__. I'nion wlll lavesllaate searciilngly the recorda rf men nominated for theae eS-Cefl and will urga> vot?rs to support the best candidates nominated. Irrespecttfl- of party. If. however. ln any d!strl~. the unton should flu.i all the __?______? r.omlnated for any oftl. e unfit it wlll nam? Independent nomineea an.t ??rtva f_r thelr electlon." i >f th.- aldes-aa- th? etatement sn\s: *Tt coata about a quarter of a milllon for salartes ar.d pay roll annually. while the work the preaent board perform? could he done h^tter by the Board of ___ tim.ue and AgpoiIkwaBBSUl The comlng electlon. aa frco from mere jrp-ctacular lssues. will afford our iitizens a chance t.. prove whether the/ cara enough n'nout self-government to eteet a respecta. blc lo.-ai Leglalature." SHAKE THEIR HFADS OVER M"G0WA_f. Sullivan Men Doubt Board Presidents Ri?h. to Serve Four Years. Wlth spare tlme er. thelr hands and a proapect of nothing to do during the dos; days. rJM Sulli? van men gravely cireulated yesterday the rumor that thev Wa>i_ gnlng to _______?__ the Board ef EtectJkma. if nwrsa?ij, to get on the ticket neat fall the nam? of a candidate for president of the Board of Aldermen te _?____?_ Patrick f. Mc Gowan. Mayor _feCle___g ar.d Mr McGowaa aaavmm that Mr McQamaa sriil has two yaaaaj ?ad a half to serre. but the Saiilvrm tewyara flnd -.Ing to look srave an.l a?vr: thal la serlous doubt abofljl Mr MeGowaa. onVhri tenure. When Mr. McQowan was asked ahout ?:* ?__. terday he aaid: "I had _?_?_?___ that r was a__eV ed for four yeara I am not a constltutmnal hnfl. y r. -ind cannot apeak learnedly an tka po-nta of th* law lnvoive.i m my ffielai ter.ure If I rs metobeT eorreeiry, th-=> ._?:? naltted fo Corporation Co?-__ei fflslBiij. w_ | that my frm tt ns cotat____>__ wlth __g Mayor's." When the -i'v charter was amended. ohang ing the term '.f ofll.tt tha Mayor. Coati and Borougl there was ? nwntron of the of the Bocl <:hart?r saya that the prestdent of the _ ar. a elactad on the aame tieket - aame tern as the Mayor. This gaaariB-on has n..r been repealed Mr Md;.'... ui has ncted in llBlaWI | Mayor from tha b.--inn:ng. and th-^ S??. Murph :?> na longer ?; Btandlng in the Ta?an i - _. ? - ?,-_a> ELLISON WONT DISCTJSS GOSSIP. Possibility of Sncceeding Ahearn Based oa Friendship for SuUivans. ,:n B. Bltlaon decti?*- ;., - - n was removed an accoaal pr^f_rr?.i by I > (__?__?) w r^,1 pr?5 Mai ,?? b aklaimau aldermei _ ? ?? M ml": . - . the Tatnm. - -.rs Little Tla ? Mr. 1 All tha vever. ar? eumpt: n that the i - : _? _j ? ? - ' I ? ?: - -.- ? tfl ? ; : le t:-.^ -ext B ?! i igk Prea . -..- j REMARKABLE ESCAPE FROM DEATH. Wind Lifts Wrecked House from Family in Terrific Missouri Tornado. St. Joseph. Ma. July 10? A taa____l ar.d '.re __fl-Mle__ raln dul heavy damage ln St. Joseph an.l nelghborb.oo.l las* nlght Houses were wre. ked. street rai'wav tracks torn e*_t and i-ellars floo.led The famlly of Panle' F oi'.~ mlle east of the city. had a rprnarkaola ? froni de.tTh The house. two stories high. was torn from the !________?? ar.i coir.pietely demol?abed. Rlordaja, h:s wife ___ threa dren, had I BB i:i Um They were buried umstii debris. buf tha wind '.'.ftel the house bOa-Uy from the foundatiori. ar.d ncna nt the heary m^bers fell oa them. FAST EXPRESS DEMOUSHES ENGINE. Pullman Train on Erie in Collisioa tt Elmira?None Badly Hurt. Elmlra. N. 1, J'Jly 1? ?Runnlng forty mlle* an huir. Krie train EC?, 5. west houiid. a solid Pulhnan ea^wresa .-r.-i.shed into a nlght switch englne and two i ara en th* Chureh street cross inir ,)f .1 o'clock this mornirig. _ng tha smaller lo - tl*-i but ___r_?_-___!? iniuring no one se.l uis y Martin Klng. of this city. who was nmr ng tiie switch englne. ?__ slightly hnrf The B__rJ_Nj an.l ten.ler and two . ars of lha passenger tratn were deralled Klng th-mght the btock slgn.il was set asralnst the passenger train. an.l supposed he h_?I severnl oitnutes t? reacb the yards before tho ftst train was duA. Th.- waath-fl-Bd track wa_ hl.vked for several hours. ? . KILLED IN PULP MILL DIGESTER. H.ills*on X Y. July 1* ?ghlvest-r NacusHl. aa employe Of the l.'nlon Bag and Taper Company. auffered a limilMS death ln a GaajaAat af the pulp niiu heve on Wedasa-a. nlght. Whlle ahovelUag be fell int> the dlg.-sTer. flsklck was fllled \?uii acM aad atsam The ac-t-eaM w.u? r..-?t *? covered until l?sr nlght. when r-BC-efcl wm ml?-?_ from home. The dlgeaters were emptfe.1 to-__J? nnd ;i few bones were found. NATURAL HEALTH-G/V/NG H__aFai__ik ?^a_p,a__p REFRESHING INVIGORATING ___-__-_-_-_?