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FRENCH RELICS STOLEN Churches Bobbed of Treasures A liquaries Accused. -, ar ,« net. S.— Ar.tolne Thomas, of CfernMßtt-lßar r ' nii .. capital of !!•<• Department of Puy-de-I>ome. arrested v.lth his 1110. and brother, charg'-d •*** complicity in the theft of the famous cor* of Ortli. which belonged to the state end was raised "i HSOiWQi from the Church of Ambasae, nrar Limoges, has made a confession. For months ireci<vjs relics have been : . • Bring from churches. n<3 il wap presumed that a gang of t£}eves was systematically at work. Thomas, who rave binttelf "P to dear his mother arid brother, s ays thai after the passage of the separation law, when the church inventories began, antiquaries of faris Mred him and others to go through the cf-ur.tr>' and bribe parish priests to surrender the relic* and substitute counterfeits which could later be turned ever to the state. He says this plan of operation continued for months, but as many of the most valuable church treasures could not be counterfeited. };•• finally went boldly into the busi ness of wholesale burglary. Thomas estimated the amount of his robberies at $400,000. The cope of Orth belonged to the order of Gram nor.t. whose monas:ery was situated at iluret. near Limoges. It disappeared at the time of the Frorch Revolution, when the order was dissolved. und latfr turned up D tha Church of Ambazac, from which it w^s stolen, Thomas Bays be sold It to an antiquary of London for $10,000. He adds that the antiquaries of Paris dispose of their "plunder" In England and America, and that ho will expose his accomplices, who have abandoned him. None of the well known antiquaries of Paris will hdrr.it that he ever dealt with Thomas. Thomas was apparently a respectable cooper in Clermont-Ferrand. While the detectives were searching London and Paris for him he quietly re turned to Clermont-Ferrand and, disguised, visited tbe locvil cafes and listened to his neighbors talk •bout his disappearance. Later be went to bis own shof. where he saw the police search the premises. Oa Monday he wrota a letter to a local newspaper annour.cing his return, and saying he would give himself up the next day* Thereupon the pottos re doubled their efforts to find the man. but without aaseeaa Vest-erday be walked into the police sta tion. When the examining magistrate arrived on the 6cene Thomas taid to him: The bead of the firm of Thomas & Co., whom the f.eopie of Clermont-Ferrand ha.ye considered a mer chant, above suspicion, is a vulgar malefactor and thief of the lowest type. But I did not come here to avow my Bins, which concern me alone; neither am I driven by remorse. I regret nothing. I came to »va my innocent mother and brother, and a married woman whom I love, who is compromised by the eelzure of Certain correspondence. Thomaa related how he was first approached re p-ardir.g the thefts In the Masonic lodge of which he is a member. He gave a list of the priests with whom he says he had dealings, but he withheld the names cf the dealers in antiquities. Among Thomas's effects In the possession of the •police are come books describing the masterpieces cf religious art. together with many yellow back ■seals Thomas said on bis travels he found Othi 1 BBgagl I ; r, f-.z-.i'. .r work. Even ftained class win dows have been taJcen out of churches and replaced with .'.:•: the substltation of hsMaticaßS t paintings and tapes tries h . It Is believed that almost a:: the treasures w*re I -nd or America. A thorough bra tlon is bf ing conducted here, and it is believed that torn.'' antiquaries of International reputation are impiir . risarapapers already are demanding Bat the government take si Lfegusrd art laaasnrea, - ba Italy, the Fuggeftion beln*r mad*- that tl emoved to the national na. A ma .Vr.toina Faure was arrested at Clmnor.t-F' n I {ht as an accomplice of An- Proof has been obtained that 11 c were in plleati 1 in the recent Th-- ■ iya he I that. Thoir.a- tool of persons with : di out not less than itions. In the course of an Interview to-day Thomas Bald that ajLhough the objects hanfled over by him to tbe persons for whom he was working wer© valued at HOO.OOQ, he had received practically noth ing. His principals had refused to pay him the promised commissions, and he was up t£ his ears in debt. The police to-night received a telegram from London from the police of that city saying they tad discovered part of tbe Thomus plunder. NO GERMAN FLEET COMING HESE Foreign Office Denies Rumors of a Visit and an Understanding. Berlin. Oct. S.— The Foreign Office to-day in- Icrmfd The Associated Press that the question of sending a German fleet to visit the Atlantic ports of the United States after the American battleship .fleet had sailed for the Pacitc, had never been considered, and that no such visit would take place. The Foreign Office added that the report thai President Roosevelt had communicated to Emperor William his intention of sending the American fleet to the Pacific was unfounded. Such a proceeding, it was pointed out, was absolutely unnecessary, as the matter vas purely one for the decision of America, a great power with which Intervention was not called for and whose policy depended on its own initi.-'.'ive. The reports that an understanding existed be tween the United States and Germany, as well as the rumor that Emperor William had ap proached-'the authorities at "Washington with the object of bringing about an alliance, were untrue, as the peroi was well aware that any such alliance was DOt in accord with the PpUcy of the United States. The ■ L<oksJ An teijrer" calls the report about the fleet "an in vention designed to caus« a hostile feeling; «S*i.*s--t Germany on tbe part of other interested couniii^s." NO V/AR RISKS IN BELGIUM. cap for Kortben r v. ar risk ]• I a report tl • • ■ Antwerp United exaottag war premiums for ssUgation showed the rep'.r* ROYAL PARTY WATCHES AIRSHIP. Frtedrfchshkfen, Oct. S. — Crown Prince Frederick representing Emperor William and ac wmpamed by the King of Wtirtemberg and th« Archduke Salvator. this morning witnessed ma **uvres of •.li" Zeppelin airship over Lake Con ***n ' ■ The airship, with a light wind blowing, ••*:' outstripped a steamer en which the royal PT"' Were J>.is£engers on the lake. The dirigible ?*'-oin then travelled over a mountain range, re ""is^.C in tbe ;ur two and a half hours. < ount Zeppelin deni>-» th<* rejort thai the state *wi purchase/3 his airship, but he- admit.* ihat the culloon shed has bc<"n sold to the government. Peal success comes to the man or woman who stand* squarely on two teet — with mind and body in P' * : an.! nerve.* that don't 'ail when needed. It you eat Grape-Nuts made from the field grains which contain the- natural phosphate of potash, placed 'her- by mature for rebuild ing brain and nerve cells, you're bound to have ••gin *€r" and "nerve." "There's a Btetoa • U*m4 The Road Jo Well .„ ville," in pkgs. It's a little 4 ; tern on right living. ' THE BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY. Which went aground near Norfolk yesterday. (Copyright. 1803. by E. Mmi«r.) PERSIA'S CONSTITUTION. Shah Fin/ilhi Signs Measure Passed by the Assembly. Teheran, Oct. B.— The National Assembly to day adopted and the Shah sanctioned the re vised constitution for Persia. The new Persian constitution was originally accepted by the National Assembly on January 1. 1907. Before it could bo sanctioned by the former Shah, Muzaffer-f-d-Din, this ruler died. The rircsent Shah was crowned on January 10. disinclined to sanction the new con stitution until v number of the high officials ar.c] commanders of the army urged on him the ency of acquiescing in the will of the people. BANDITS HOLD PERSIAN ROADS Russian Merchants Complain — The Consuls Said To Be Powerless. St. Petersburg;, Ocl s - The represental Important Russian trading companies in Per sia ha Lphed to the "Novo< Vr< from Ispahan. 210 miles south of Teheran, it,. capital, complaining that all the roads are in the Lands of highway men, who refuse to pen ge of foreign goods. The mails and trade arc at a standstill and the local authorities and consuls are powerless. The situation is com plicated by the fact that the mv ing a boycott of ail foreigi FIX A L II A G I i: I) KB A TES. Three Important Questions Still Before the Conference. The Hague, Oct. B.— Joseph H. Choate, Gen eral Horace Porter and Jatnea Brown American delegates to the ; a lone conference to-day with Sir Edward Fry (Gr<-at Britain), Count 1 •■ Marqula Portugal) and M. Rj na ilt 1 i to discuss the attitude to be taken I y them at the closing debates of tl • There remain only three. Important qu< for discussion, and all of them urc lnt< 1 to the United States. The ttrst la the matter of obligatory arbitration. Herr Mercy yon X the Austro-Hungarian delegate. Insists • • In arbitration tx and voted upon I ■ will ■• ipport tntriea which vott d aggitmt obligatory ai bltral T)je second qu< contra tuaJ ' only by Switzerland. The third la I lishment of a high court of J.. efforts are I ; made 1 -. • ■ Austria-] their attii now opposing , tl ey say. It was approved only conditionally, with the understanding ( I Ing the on thi* point having been Impossible the pro posal Itself must be neithi I. roved. It would now appear as if Mr. Cboate bad aband allotment of judg< 1 tx discussed li mittee, and at the nexi plenary Bitting of the conference ax least . • opposition will accept the resolution nrard Fry, which says: The 1 0 signatory [ ■ ■ ■ ted pi ■'• t for the Institution of a • . uri to •■nt<-r Into vigor when accord haa been r< st ituti< m of the • ■ TWO RESULTS OF THE CONFEBENCE Mr. Stead Organizes Peace Pilgrimage and a Cuban Writes a Book. The Hague, Oct. B.— W. T Stead, the English editor, is organizing a, ] Igrli . • • I -at in America. Btartlng from England next March the pilgrims will go Brat to New Yor; train ti> Mexico and ti.en to all the countries of Latin Ameri a, spreading the gospel of pea explaining the work of the r»r«-H<'ni confer) nee. He jir<->mlner;t men fron 1 ]■> and the Americas to go with him. Mr stead has received letters of approbation and encouragementc ouragement from l>r. Drico (Argentine), Ruy Barboza (Brazil), M. Bour geois CFrance), M Martens (Russia), Baron OEm toumellea de Constant (FYanoe), Lord Weardal* and W. H. De Beaufort (Nethei rederlc Paaey (France), If. Beerneart (Belgium). Benor Perex-Triana (Colombia), T. M c. Aaser (Nether lands), Benor Gana (Cl Mexico) and Befior de Villa] t ■ 3pain) Benor I li«s written to President Diaz recommending the pilgrimage. • lonzale rte Quefarta, th<- Cuban delegate, d< forth the efforta of Latin America toward arMtratkm. has written n book r^c'.tlnK »! to > r< n In Latin America since the year I^l-'., when ■ red himself of the following phrase: "May 1 nome day Im happy an august body of representatives of republics, kingdoms and empires to consider and dipcusn the weighty questions of peac* and This book vai < • one week. Copies ••f it have been pre» ■ ■ ■ ' President Nell doff. Senor de Quesada di ses his work with tfi.-ae ■•.'Hi June IS, UO7, the empires, kiiiirdrims, republics, fluchies and principalities <>f the civilised wnrld arere Installed in autruM body to eonslder questions of peace and war. The pn phi '■•■■•i! realised." t-day communicated t. . Esteva and < mii • >resentlng Mexico and Italy, h« ■ to accept the appoint anent tf arbiter undei the Itaio-Mexican treaty of general arbttratloß which is to be signed before tlie conference adjourns. AUSGLEIICH SIGNED AT BUDAPEST. Budsp< st, Oct .' . thi» •.-■• ■ arlaa Prime Ministers and the ministers >f tne two coantrles vlioh depsrtmenti were concerned in the negotia tions. Xne new »rr.ingn!ient will last until 1917. Ni, >v-YOKK DAILY TKrRTXE, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 0. 100? / NEW PLOT IN CORE A. Form cr E m per or A ecu scd- -Prince Ito's Expected Action. Seoul, Oct. 8. — Since the return here of Prince Ito, the Japanese Resident General, investiga tion has brought out the fact that during his absence the former Emperor, with the assist ance of one of the Corean ministers, had been engaged In a serious conspiracy, with the ob ject of preventing Japan from carrying out her plans in Corea. The Influence of the for mer Emperor Is Increasing, and nothing is done without his consent The plan to have th* titles to the Imperial lands conveyed to foreigners as trustees has been frustrated. Tho names of the foreigners who were to act In this capacity have not boon divulged. It is be lieves that Prince Ito will cause a number of changes in the present Cabinet and arbitrarily put an end to the spread of the Intrigue. Tnkio. Oct. B.— Reports resolved here from 1 orea show that sporadic native outbreaks con tinue. The officials here, however, assert that the discontent is decreasing and will soon dis appear. Tho entire country is now poll by Japanese ■Idlers, who have been ordered not to ill treat the Coreans on pain of severe- punish ment. CHOLERA RAPIDLY SPREADING. Nineteen New Cases in Tokio — Crown Prince Kay Not Go to Corea. Tokio. Oct. B.— ' incr alarming proportions In Toklo. Nineteen - • ntly. The. ■■'■'■ I led 1 ■ rgeni Instructions read. Toklo : as a particularly -:■ • • ■ centre on account of the crowd) :se is spr< ... • •' ■ • Voshl 1 'row n Pr ■ ■ . but in Toklo warship at ulpo. SALVADOR CUSTOMS RELEASED. v ** Foreigfn Bondholders Return to Government Security for Railway Subsidy. ' the ■ •.ty for - Railway govern ment LABOR TROUBLES IN BUDAPEST. Socialists Organize Great Strike in Favor of General Suffrage. Ing of thi . • :it next Thursday will be at a great demonstrate t party In favor «>f general ra It la plann* d to ■ In all branches of lndu ti If the Si" I . mi; their plan the rallroai I rs and the om Pill atop rui newspapera will be Bold • and trade will Laborers from all parts of Hungary will assemble In front of the parliament bulld- Ingi to ezpn ■ th< Ir giievam ■ vent the Socialists the gov ■ I . : ■ .■• to perform his railroa vice, ■ ployers <>f tabor are adopting the same course. The authorities have forbidden any assemblage In the vicinity of ; ■ ••. and the police will use every en deavor to ' demonstration to the out skirts 1 f the city, but aa from one hundred md to one hundred and fifty thousand men are expected to come Into Budapi t on •his is likely to prove a difficult task. BARTELS REFUSES TO RETURN. Syracuse Brewer Awaiting Order from Min ister of Justice Niagara Falls. Oct. B.— Herman Hart. -is. the former Syracuse brewer, to-day refused to re turn to the United States, though on Saturday r e wanted to ro at once. Norman Bomervllle, nf Toronto, his lawyer, advanced the supposi tion that an effort haa been made to gel Bartela to return without a formal order from tli'- Minister of Justice. "That would mean," he said, "that ho would be liable to be charged with any offence when hf gol back, going back on the definite charge of per jury, and he will return only when the order has been mad< PERUVIAN CABINET RESIGNS. ■ 1 The Peruvian Cablnei resigned to- LAUNCH OF JAPANESE WARSHIP. Toklo. Oct. b— The Kuruma. a no* Japanese war ship, will be launched at Yokohama October Zl. ttend the can 1 POLICE HUNT FOR TREASURE PURSE. , tlves from the Tenderloin station are search- Ing for a bag containing flfis In cash and Jewelry valued at more than Jo.UOO which was lost by Mrs. \. i: Caatleifaf while oa her way to her home in the Hotel Aberdeen ->n Monday night Hrs Csstleman reported hea losa to Lieutenant Mas ii In l! " West 30th street station yesterday. she narrowl) missed losing her life, she said, when she run into a blazing house to Have the wme pre cious bag durinc the Ban Francisco earthquake. A partial Ils>t of the valuables given by Mrs. Castle man to the police Includes: A turquoise rlnK with eighteen diamonds, an opal rinn with nine dia monds, a gold watch, three pearl pins, eight sap :; and a gold necklace. . D.f. jewelry was given to her by her (..ictieman was well Known in Kentucky. gfea uiwrward lived in San Francisco. T » t jntti » N D W | KENTUCKY FLOATED. Battleship Rescued from Mud Flats Near Norfolk, Vn. Norfolk, Va , Oct. g WH I rtstai :• itu'kv, w li.. ii Btrai • oinl at - o1o 1 1 this morning, wl ivorlng to avoid ■ sible collision with vessels lying at anchor in ream waiting to take on at 10:05 to-night The combin< d ell the rnosi pow erful tugs failed t.> float the vessel. Barges were ■;ii the navy yard, and t.. t: ammunition an.J other movable things were rr 'i from To-night at high tide the M< 1 pman tug Rescue went to the battleship's assist an^l th< Kentucky was pulled into deep water an.l headed under her ov< r the navy yard. The proundincr of the KentucJty will he In vestigated by the usual board of inquiry. It la believed the accident • fact that her navigai >r ci void a possible on with the v< •. and aa a result ran the ship into the mud. It . though ■ tucky sustained any <lam- GENERAL CUBAN STRIKE. Threat of Labor Organizations — Gompers Offers Aid. Havana, Oct. S.— Tho Cuban labor organiza tions at a meeting to-dny adopted a resolution to order a general strike, calling out .11 the unions In the island, if the railways employed the strike breakers who landed here yesterday from New York. A dispatch has been received from President Gompers of the. American Fed eration cif I«ihnr tendering to the labor organiza tions of Cuba tho support of the great American organisation In thfir present struggle. Up to the present th» strike breakers have not been employed on the roads. Thy are still awaiting orders at th-ir headquarters. The police have taken precautions to prevent a breach of the peace, but no disturbances have occurred. Officials of the Central Railroad said to-night that they were running all their trains, and that there was no necessity of employing the ser vices of the Imported strikebreakers. These men, however, will remain in Havana pending developments. The strikers have lodged complaints charging Mr. Orr, the manager, and other officials of the Central Railroad; Captain Thompson, of the Fteam^r Monterey, and Mr Menocal, Immigra tion Commissioner, with violation of the con tratc albor law in permitting the strikebreak ers to land In Cuba. These complaints have been referred to the Department Of Justice for an opinion. NEW PLAN ON (OTTOS. Planters Would Eliminate Middle men and Sell to Spinners. Atlanta. Oct. S.-Th.> rotton planters of the South believe they soon will sell their product direct to the spinners of Eurore and America, instead of through the middleman. In bales gin-compressed at the plantation, with method* by which loss has been reduced to a minimum. This was indi cated by to-day's action by the International Con ference of Cotton Growers and Spinners. A resolution was adopted declaring that much of the present difficulty in handling cotton could be eliminated If the growers would adopt what is known as tlie, warehouse system, and establish selling agencies in Kurope and America. An es sential part of this scheme is th.- adoption of « Btandard type of contract, classification of cotton by grade and color alone, the unit to be 50,00 pounds Instead of one hundred bales net weight, and the handling of damp cotton under uniform rules. These points were embodied in the reso lution. These steps In the rais-inqr <.f the standard of cotton delivered to the spinner, and tli« adoption of simpler and more economical methods of handling, Involve a saving. It is asserted, of ««om«> tliiiit,' likt> ts/no.ono a your. t^i' 1 ""' ' ■ and planters alternated !,,-,):, v in put ting forward their sides f the question of cotton growing and spinning. Samuel T. Hubbard. of the New York Cotton Exchange, and .Mark H. Thomas, of Houston, Tex., defended cotton <x changes. Speculation, said Mr. Hubbard, could never be abolished. it was nature's way. he said, of forwarding civilization, and the elimination of speculation would reduce the ratio of buyers. LITTLEFIELL DEFIES GOMPERS. Oct. a The annual c tkm of the 'CJtisens' Industrial Assoi here to-day Congressmari Charles E. Utt of Maine, • ■ address on "Labor Leirls !!<■ responded to the challenge contain..! In the recent ani • til « tompern of tho A inert 1 tion of Labor that he would again attempt to • alalne Representative r,.r re-election 1 t thai long as he remained in public life he would oppose the legis lation advocated by Mr. Oompern. .1 : ill's \V. Vun Cleave, Of St. I^ouis. president of the National Manufacturers' Association, advo cated the Incorporation of all labor unions. •It uouid make them legally responsible for their acts, which they are nut now.' said Mr Van Cleavi "1 condemn the boycott In all its forms anil ramifications, whether by labor unions to employers r»r emj lociationa to hurt workers. Th* boycott and the black list are un- American, vicious and Immoral." CALLED DISGRACE TO CLEVELAND. [By \; ■ .in.- ! land. Oct. 8. Th<> dty Council listened last to vigorous arraignment of the manner in which ' "leveland's charitable institutions are beinß conducted under the Johnson adaimlstratfcw. This Is . oe of thf prominent Issues rulsed in the Re publican platform for the municipal eleettoa nexi month. Tom L*. Johnson and Congressman Theo dore EL Burton being the rival candidates for Mayor. The an w»a contained ha th- 3 majority report ol ■ ugatiag committee, which read, m part, aa follows: The members of the Board ol Public Service, having immediate supervision of the department of Charities, have been guilty of the BtOSt repre hensible carelessness and Inefßciency in th.' man agement ol thf institutions designed for the care of t!- poverty stricken ana Infirm. The entire sys tem is a disgrace to the dty ami reflects on the city aid is s positive menace to the unfortunates compelled to cast themselves on the bounty of th«* cits Though liberailj supplied with money, the department has served to these helpless inmates food often so vile and unfit as to be a menace to the health of even healthy persons. For Women Tans have won their way to favor as a semi-dress Boot. Recognizing this tendency we have provided an unparalleled stock of all styles, snc tiding Suede top, Tan Russia foxed, all Tan Russia and Golden Brown Kid,buttonand lace in regular and extra high cut. Prices from $3 to $7. Our window display shows the possibilities for matching fashionable costumes in Tans and Browns. Special novel ties in Purple Boots. Alexander Sixth Avenue and Nineteenth Street. Flints Fine Furniture (gy . rorxDF.u is«e fu>t qcautt MISSION FURNITURE The most serviceable furniture that can be constructed. It is not only neat and of strong appearance but especially comfortable. Our new and approved designs are just at hand, and our stock is complete in large Comfort Chairs, heavy Tables, Bookcase?, Desks and other odd articles for all the rooms in the house. Mission is ideal for the Library, Hall, Bedroom or Den. Geo C Flint Co 43-45-47 WEST 23rd STREET CHINA WELCOMES TAFT. Continual from Orst pace. of political power or independence as an empire that 13 justly exercised. "It is pleasant to note the improvement in our relations with China that have resulted from the efforts made by President Roosevelt. The harsh ness in the administration of our immigration laws has been mitigated without Impairing: their efficiency, and the. boycott, which resulted In more or less 111 feeling and Injured China as much as it did us. la now a thing- of the past. We gave evidence of our desire to do fan justice to China by the return of our share of the Boxer indemnity. In that case we did only what we should have done, hut this nice sense of inter national obligation Is not so universal that our act may not properly increase the friendly feel ings between China and the United States." JUDGE WXLFLETTS ACTION UPHELD. The Secretary then referred to the American consular service. Re commended the recent re forms and spoke in praise of the work done by J. Linn Rodajers, the former Consul General, and Charles Denby, the present Consul General. He praised the work of the United States Court here and the action taken by l. R. Wllfley. judsre of the court, In having secured the disbarment of tain undesirable American members of the Shanghai bar He said that Judge Wllfley had made the Has stand for law and ordor and de cency, and thai the court dispensed exact his tice in all business controversies arising between Americana and Chinese. In conclusion. Secretary Tafi said it was in cumbent on the United States to expend a ! larger sum to house the court and the American consulate In a more dignified manner. thus giving evidence of its appreciation of the im portance of Its business and political relations j with the Chinese Empire. There is no doubt that Secretary Taft's visit j to Shanghai will Increase the cordial relations i between China and the United States, and add ' <" the prestige of American trade in the Orient. ! TO BENEFIT P. O. CLERKS. Morgan Submits Bill at State Post masters' Meeting. Saratoga, N. V.. Oct. | -a general increase in the salaries el postoflce clerks of th» higher .-• idea Is provided for in a proposed hill submitted by Postmaster Edward M Morgan, of New York City, before the New York State Association of Postmasters, whiMi was organized here to-day. The association, which it made up of the postmast ers Of th« first, second and third class In _\,. York State, recommeaded that the bill be presented to Postmaster Genera) Meyer and ••• Frank. H. Hitchcock. First Assistant Postmaster General, for incorporation in the recommendations of th« PostonVe Department to Congress this year. According to the provisions of th* bill postofflce clerks of the higher grades who were not pro vided for In last year's salary increase Ml! passed by Congress are to receive more pay and advance ment for meritorious service. The bill provides that the salary of assistant postmasters b« flxed at not in...;-. than ". per < ■«•>.: of the postmaster's sal ary: that the salaries of superintendents of nviils. city delivery, registry, money order and similar employes be fixed at not more than 45 per cent of the postmaster's salary: thai assistant cashiers, assistant superintendents of registry and other similar assistants receive from $1,200 to K.soo a year: that finance clerks, bookkeepers and others of this class receive from $1,000 to $2,000 a year; that salaries of sub-station clerks be graded up to CUM. and, that clerks be graded from $600 to $1,400 in eight classes. It also provides that promotions are to he made by merit only. At the sessions of the association to-morrow the postmasters -will discuss the postal Pavings bank, the parcels post and th« backstamplng of letters. Postmaster Morgan of New York announced that the New York City postoflice would resume back stamping on November 1. giving the recipients of mall matter an opportunity of learning the time of its receipt in the city office. Resolutions touch- Ing; on these subjects are expected to be introduced. W. J. Vtckery. of Washington. Chief Inspector TIFFANY STVDIQS MADISON AVENVEg FORTY-FIFTH STREO ALL INTERIOR DEC ORATIONS EXECUT ED BY THE TIFFANY STUDIOS HAVE DIST INCnVE QUALITY. COMPLETE FACIUTI ES FOR LARGE OR SM ALL UNDERTAKINGS. in the Postofnee Department, in an address before) the convention to-day, favored a parcels post aaas postal savings banks. '■■ Ie declared that, speakißf* fpr the Postofflce Department, he did not believe local savings banks nor small dealers would be) injured by either of these proposed innovations. Postmaster George H. arts, of Brooklyn, vat eK-otfd president of the association: George Rip perger, of Long Island City, was elected treasurer; John F. G.ls. Brooklyn, secretary ; Bsaasa) Odell. Newburg; J. l>. Alexander, Oswego; John N'ally, Ossinlng; <; E. Mareellus, Leroy; J. A. Snell, Fonda, and I>. A. Doyle, of Katocah. vice-presidents. Postmaster Morgan, of New York, as mad© chair man of the executive committee, tad John Parsons, of Yonkers. chairman of the committee on topics. CITY OF SAVANNAH ON MAIDIN TKIP. New Coastwise Steamer Carrying Elevea Bridal Pairs — Newspaper Men Guests. Wit flags flying and with a full complement of passes! among whom were eleven bridal couples and prominent transportation officials and newspaper men. the City of Savannah, of th« Sa vannah l.i: . started yesterday afternoon on her maiden trip down the coast. The "ship news'* men of most of the New York dailies and of sev eral Brooklyn tad Boston papers were on board as guests of the line. Among the other passengers were J. C. Whitney, president of the Merchants and Miners' Transportation Company; \V. A. Win imrn vice-president of the Central Uallroad of Georgia, and T. M. Emerson, president, and TV. B. Kay. assistant general counsel, of the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad. The ship is equipped with the Pc Forest system of wireless telegraphy, and reports will be id* of her progress down the coast. In Savannah th« newspaper men will be received by the Mayor and the privileges el all the clubs of the <-lty extended to them through offukils of the line. It Is said that the citizens of Savannah are plnnning a rousing welcome for the new boat. Arrow Collar \ f m chits uch; iron as c»,t M 3