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hhp!'w ,-rr, . ,.,,,, THE StJN.' TVEDNtiSP&r, SEPTEMBER 8, 18.37.
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: DATES FOR CONVENTIONS.
i
f . preliminary programme ar-
' BJJHj. haxqed by repviilioaxs.
I BVBBh Til City Convention la Ml en t. !-(
f,, BBBB ilmmn or Worth's Irensth-qolss- Kara
I BBflHf, that Itepoblleana In lleneral ara lrreeon-
It ShKb-- cllably Opposed la Ix Ipoo Any Term.
r HIK President Qulgg of tlia Now York Republican
I fHi County Commltlea was naked yesterday If 1
I. wBBli his Investigations he had discovered among
El Bm'' Republicans sentiment In favor of Beth low
I BJBJ' for Mayor of Oroater New York. He replied:
W WMmUl "Practically nono. I havo spent a great deal
I, BBBH. of time ascertaining the wishes of Republicans,
rflBBj'' and not of organization Republicans only, but
I BKVJ; of Republicans generally. And with this result
W, VbBJj that for one i.inn who advises that we noml-
K VaHjl nate Low, ten declare that thoy will not vote
I jHBjf. for him If wo do. The Insolence of Low's friends
In jHBk tn the Citizens' Union toward the Republican
,'(' BBBV party has so bitterly offended Republicans
H SjBJj that his candidacy now would disrupt
.; :HH the party without Increaslnir the probability of
JBlflB' his election as against that of a Republican
9lsi supported by Republicans. The situation can
Irt HMbH' not be mended now by anything that low can
We SkBJI do unless, Indeed, he retires. The Republicans
K jBJBJ In any event will sustain their principles. They
m, iVKBJf; will iro to the people on the BL Louis platform
' HHl with candidates whose records will require no
K' HHBj' apologies or explanations."
' HHB President Qulgg wns busy most of the day
WA BAR with his fellow committeemen arranging the
H ,BJHB)' preliminaries for the great number of conven
Bp, jWAaY' tlons which are at bund. No definite dates
K jBJBK were decldod upon by the committee having the
Br KBt-, matter In charge, but the prollralnnry pro
Wi. (BbBm gramme, which Is subjeot to alteration, accord
ln IBjBj'l nK to the wishes of the oommlttecmen, Is as
j BIBk 1 Primaries to be held Monday, Sept. SO.
' ( Assembly District Conventions to leot dele
sV'Bssf' sates for the City Convention. County Conven-
'' HfBI A JVon ILnd a Campaign Commltteo, Friday, Sept.
I BjB Assembly District Convention to select delo-
. K' gates to the Borough, Council, and Judicial
M i flalflK Conventions, Baturday, Sept. 25.
i! tWMWy City Convention to nnme the candidates for
r BHf.- Mayor, Comptroller, and President of the Coun
I BnBt ell, Tuesday. Sept. 28.
L iBflai County Convention to nominate county offl-
'v. aHflat oers, Thursday. Bopt. 30.
-" tfllaH Borough Convention, Baturday. Oct, 2.
BUMx Council Convention, Monday, Oct. 4.
!? Hflal Judicial Convention, Tuesday, Oct. 5.
?. flaflaB Assembly District Convention to nominate
V 'BHHj Aldermen nnd Assemblymen, Wednesday, Oct. 0.
Mv iBBfl The City Commltteo, which Is to meet at Re-
V' ISHHL1. publican Uoadouartcrs, 1 Madison avenue, on
g, !flBBa Thursday evening, will aecldo definitely us to
I v (tsssssssl the day the City Convention la to be called.
I JBBB' Bent. 28 seems to bo tho data most generally
I iSaaaaaaari naturally there was a good deal of talk yes
sal f, BBBH' terdoy as to the nddrcss to the Republican
ft) l, voters of Now York State to be issuoc by the
If. MmMM- Republican Stale Committee at its meeting In
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Sept. IS. Thero will
t tVasI' benonon-partlsanHblp nonsense in that docti-
i SaWssB'- xnent. It was said, but It will bo outspoken and
m , sound from a Republican standpoint In every
B i BBfl.' une. , . ,,
?i H There was more or less talk yeserdar as to
t ssvH' theprobable "showdown" In the City Conven-
' iH, tlon.which is to nominate candidates for Mayor,
r HHf Comptroller, nnd President of tho Council. The
;v WBH delegates to the City Convention will bo as fol
B r BBB" lows:
fi, l Borouiths of Manhattan and the Bronx let
J, BBB poroujhofKhim l.ia
!j H Borough of yucens IX
rBBB. Borough of lllchmond 7
B BK, Total StS
B - IBBBj By no chance can Jacob Worth have more
; IBBBr than a meagre minority nf delegates In the con
H Y, H Tentlon. Those who are watching the situation
t !, In Brooklyn did not caro to say how many
i UtVassVi Worth delegates there would be; but all dc-
'H plare 1 that the delegates from tho boroughs of
fiBBBLi Manhattan, the Bronx, Queens, and Richmond
-iBBBf would bo solidly arrayed against Sutu Low.
f,iHr Important conferences uro being hold dally,
B ''ilBflBr' and It has been clearly broughtout by them that
1 iiBBBI pnly tho Citizens' Union and Tammany men
t'.HBBir have been hoard to declare that the Republican
t'fBBB City Convention will nominate or Indorse Setb
K tBsiiB low. No Republkin has yet been heard to say
B I BBB' that the Republican City Convention will In-
is VKft dorse or nominato Mr. Low. Worth's friends
EuBBB' Pr0 busily engaged circulating stories that he
H YamBSsV hascapturod anywhere from four to seven of
H IBBBT the Assembly district leaders in New York
fi HHB' county. All such reports are buncombe, nnd
SBBB' wore started tor the purpose of giving Mr.
SbsiiiV Worth sham strength. Tho declaration of all
SbssiiB Republican leoderB whose opinion Is of value Is
BBB' i to the efloct that If Mr. Worth or any of his fol
BVBH' lowers presents the name of Soth Low In tho
NBBBB" RopublTcan City Convention he and they will
t aHB, meec with a Waterloo that will not end in the
.BBBw' convention.
B H' J3BOOKZTX DESrOCItATS rJX HATES.
BSSE wbsssssssi1
H f!lBBB! Oaaventtana Vll Be Held Late Extension of
Hf h BBbK omelal Terms to no Tested.
bbTb 1 isnnTexnV
l BBB ''il0 Democratic County Committee of Kings
BJ i BBB, county met last night at the Thomas Jefferson
BJ JBR building In Brooklyn and adopted ho report of
H 'JBBV- the Executive Commltteo fixing these dates for
Bj Bfli the primaries and conventions: Primaries, Sept.
(,!BbI' SO; Assembly Convention, Sept. 21; County
BBp Convention, Oct. 2; Council conventions, Oct. 4;
?9BB Assembly and Aldennanlo conventions, Oct. 0.
tjBfiflr Accompanying the report of tho Executhe
sh jSwBK Committee thero wero Instructions to Include In
Bj- iBBB;! the list of nominations to bo made by the County
f BBB1? Convention candidates for Uibtrict Attorney
H 'BBnK Bntl ,l10 tvr0 Coroners. This was a genuine sur-
f ifHwi irlso to most of tho delegates, as tho terms of tbo
t 'BBB present District Attorney nnd Coroners, ulilch
I i HfiKj would have tormlnuted at tho closo of the pros-
B I anVaxSj' Pnt Hoart wero extended another year by tho
K iBmBk ftBt Legislature. Chairman York or tho Ex-
tiBxtflh ecntlve Committee, in explanation of the action
.SanHi. taken, sold tbat ho had consulted nith eminent
HbH counsel, and had been adtlsed tbut thu action
TsC 9'BkBI c' tbe Legislature in extending tho terms of
S IBBBii District Attorney Backus and Coronon Coombs
V tBBaxn Pn Noson was unconstitutional nnd void. Mr.
a 'iBHBV York said that hu had alrcndy advised n Itb Mr.
iHCf llaclrus, so as to have the question submitted to
V BsxBt' judicial review at as curly n day as possible.
m !BnaHV e Democrats oro exceedingly rnxlous to
a HB I have these additional otllccs up for competition
a $ BBU tb' 7ear bellovlng that they aro going to havca
"BBBl walkover owing to tho bitter feud which Jacob
ff i iHyVT' , Worth has prot oked in tho Hepubll cun ranks.
?BxBK
t BBB TFOJtTJI'J PJtOOJtA.il 3tE PUITUItOVOn
H :sBb!
Bl BxBM trillU Did STot Attempt to Fight the Date for
H( JBxBm' Primaries and Conventions.
Bl ?BBBt The Executive Committee of the Republican
Bl ' - Bvjk County Commltteo of Kings county met lest
Bj eBBY' Bight In the Johnston building. In Brooklyn,
BS iBvflki" BD agreed to the programme which County
Be IBVJBIi Clerk Worth had nlroady arranged for holding
BJi' BBBJI the conventions. The Willis faction, realizing
BJ BBjBf that Worth was In full control of tho Executive
B& BjK Commltteo, made no fight, and Mr. Willis did
H TisisW'!' not oven waste any time in attending tho meet-
siH IIbH i "
M bTK'i These aro the dates fixed for the primaries and
BBHM,' conventions. Primaries, Sept. 21; Assembly
V- HW district conventions for the choice of delegates
B sH1" to the City Convention and Judiciary Conven-
1 ssiiiiaH't: tlon, Sept. 22: County Convention for nomino-
h !iH' tlon of county oltlcers mid President of the
B 'LH,;r borough, Bepl. 23; Assembly conventions, Sept.
B ' 84; Aldcrmnnlc (onventlons, heuU -'5; Council
ar BBBb district conventions, r-cpt. 27.
H' seWflh Four delegates voted in opposition.
WUt'l nBbB) There Is no truth In any report that the Worth
BY Bflt and Willis factions nro likely to harmonize.
BW jifi 'aaxlBT' '-It 'a a Iglit to a tlnish, "In or lose," Mr.
Bv'TfctBBw Willut said last night, after a thrco hours' con-
BK' t" 'BBS1 ference with his lieutenants at tho Brooklyn
BbL rBBV?" ZUpubllcnn Club In Plrrrcnonl stieet.
BB' fSBBft LleuU-Oov. 'llomthy U oodriff vtas present
BK BBBf et tne nnti-Worth conference from tho begin-
BCf (SBWJr Blng to tho cIubo. lln has taken otr his coat in
BV J(BBBl earnest, and will remain on thn Held until the
Bm" 'JBHj' wind-up nt tho priniarlcs on Srnt, 21. It In
BM lKK'r i V"3 "rt real hot factional tight in which Mr,
BBl IBBBU Woodruff has been rnguged, and ho confidently
BmVBJI H predicts noma surprises for the Worth eontln-
BH BB B ' Kent, especially In tho South Brooklyn and Park
BBTB Bl BJ plopo districts. Walter 11. Attorbury, thn
BBTfl BB BP Twenty-third ward leader; Congresxman Hur-
BJI BJBj.' ley, and Tax Collector Aiiplcton nlao parllt.1-
BBB BBl'l Bated in last night's ronelavo. Reports cro
; received from ut least fifty district munagers,
BH.B BmBJ nnd they were all highly tatifni.tory.
F.fl BH' "Ixw." Mr, Willis said, "does Lot figure In
BBf-8S BlBI .this tight wo havn on our hnnds. Wo are do
BBKh Bl' termlned to down Worth, nnd wo will ninkn our
BBkIV BkIB'' contest at the primaries with a view to securing
Bbi Bl- control of tho County C.on entiun. Tho out
BBJbII' '0' 'or our 'c'" norer looked ns bright us It
BWBjSBH. does; to-night, and wo will win atiro. We took
BB..BfBVH' B0 Inlereht lit tho meeting of tho Executive
BBKJtI BBBr Commltteo tonight, but it Is pohslblo that wo
BKiKl 9BH' ,nBT 'P heard from nt tho County Coimnittco
BBc'Vl Bll' ratherlng next neek, Thero has been no tliango
BmK 1 BVH) whate er In our lews aa to the iiupolky of thn
BK!s$lBBBr precipitate Inomlnntlon of Low b) tho Citizens'
B BW Union, and no wilUnpi.urt llio lunillrtatc of tho
Bbv.W BBB' Republican Convention, Mhooier lio may bo,"
BHBfM BBjB' .Yafi " Jacob Worth's i loscsl iK-rsonal and po
BSc 'I IBS' lltlcal friends muda tills rcm.irknblo statement
BB 5'i BBB to a rooprtt r of TllK isl-v csterday:
BV ' M IHtBi Wo '!;n. b?n I'hilng a nlio littlo political
BB iKl Bai Bl framo. all for tho solo ohjeit of controlling tlio
BB ; IBBB County Cjmcnttnn und oleetlng our eanill-
BB 'hBlK ?.",,03 V ou think wovMiuliltieforScthlw
Bat I TmBbIB " ,1B J""1 ft chanru to lio iilettedl Why. nolnn
l r BSfl ;oir litol All of us tmluding Worth hiimeir,
BBI' iSI, ZUlly realize Unit this Is going to he a Demo
& jt .'BS-,B; cratle year, mid that mw inuld not ho dieted
BBVl' .Blm. ?,v.en ," ,'10 ,Tot "IB Hepubllcnn nomination.
; KB sll';Pf "-it to bUo sutuethtug out of tho
Kw BJB' retk."
BBf1 aB9 SIcLaiishlln nanii lo Shirk, Too.
BVtjK'i BWsVl In a talk with his lieutenants yesterday Hugh
BBf ' BBBI Mclaughlin gao Instructions to have all at-
BBb ? BBB! tempts to boom free sliver in any of the conven-
BBS1 I bVBT tlons promptly squelched,
m In
BJK Hbh
BbW i bbI
axBKIA BBBtf
rvaniiro aAXitoifa claims.
A Belmtlea 'rent the Haalelaal Colon Crgt
Them I'oon Huh MeLanghlla.
President Kugeno V. Browster of tho Munici
pal Union. Rufus L. Bcott. John A. Quintan), J.
P. Farrell, and other members of that organlzo
tlon called on Hugh McLaughlin yesterday as
advocates of tho nomination of Justice William
J, Oaynor for Mayor of the Greater New York.
Mr. Brewster and tbo other visitors all spoke of
Justice Oaynor's strength with the people, and
predicted his triumphant election If made the
Democratic standard bearer. After Ustonlng
attentively Mr. McLaughlin quietly remarked:
"You came here to ask me to boom Judge
Oaynor without knowing whether ho would
accept the nomination If It were tendered to
him, Suppose I were to do as you desire and ho
worn to refuse, as he might, Do you think that
would be right I Would It not be bettor first to
find out w bother ho will accept I"
Mr. McLaughlin's suggestion as regarded as
an eminently fair one. nnd Mr. BrowBter prom
ised logo at once to Great Harrington, where
Justice Oaynor Is sojourning, and consult vtilh
him. . , ... , ,
An address was Issued yesterday by the Munici
pal Union declaring Justlco Oaynor a "true
unifying forro," nnd expressing tho determina
tion of tho supporters of Independent bimetal
lism to oppose tho gold clement In Its effort to
control tho party machlnory. ....
"Ono needs," tho nddnss continues, "only to
convorso with ono of tho sliver radicals, or to
road of the movements of Iholr organization, to
seo that tho nomination of a gold Domocrat or
tho faliuro to reaffirm tho Chicago platform
means most certainly a bolt nnd a third ticket.
If the Low movement Is a Plult trick to d .l o
tho people, and Low Is to ho the nominee of tho
Republican Convention, tho Democratic leaders
will seo tho necessity of nominating a man who
will imialg.iiimto all tho different factions of
tho Democratic party. If, h(iocr, them Is
Jo tin Ijw tlckot and a alraight
! ilpiibllcnn ticket In tho field. It scorns unite
certain that tho Democratic leadors will mine n
fold Democrat, and a stniuh Tammany in.in nt
hat, and will rofuso to rimlllrni tho Chicago
platform. This, nf course, will mean n four-cornered
light, Tho Municipal Union is not pledged
to Justlco Oanoror any other man, but until a
man appears equal to Justlco Oaynor In record,
ability. Integrity, statesmanship, nnd fearless
ness, tho union stands first und last for Uay-nor."
nOEBEIt'S PZ.EA FOB Z.OXT.
The Uttlo Coroner Issues n Manireote Irat or
I la salient rolnts.
The latest addition to the already Imposing
mass of Low-boom literature Is from the pen of
Coroner lloober. Tho little Coroner has been
out of town for a few days, and he seems to bare
spent the time In propsrlng a manifesto, copies
of which ho had ready for distribution among
tho roportcrs when thoy mado tholr morning
calls at his office yesterday. Parts of the docu
ment are Interesting, Here are soma of them;
" 1 don't seo at all what this election has lo do
with politics; tho Mayor and tho Comptroller of
the city having as little to do with politics, with
Albany legislation, or with the money question
aa wo Coroners.
"Mr. Low has been nominated on account of
his record as Mayor of Brooklyn, and on account
of his being known as an able, upright, honora
ble man, well Qttod In every possible way to dis
charge the duties as Major In tho interostsof
all good citizens.
"If the Republicans of tho city can Und a
better candidate, let them nominate him; but
if not, tho fact that Low has hecn nomlnntod
before by other Independent Republicans and
also by Democrats Is, and should be.no reason
why thoy should not cheerfully Indorse him.
"if tho Democratic party insist upon having
a Democratic Muyor. lot them nominato as good
a man as Sutb Low Is, or a better one, anil wo
may congratuluto the citizens of Now York for
their good luck In having tho choice of two such
men.
"And If I am asked, as Ihavo been repeatedly,
What will tho Germans do f I beg to pay. Tho
same as tho Americans.' All good, honest German-Americana
will cote for the best candidate.
There are German Republicans and German
Democrats; there are German free traders and
German protectionists; and they arc. therefore,
usually divided in their political nctlons. Just as
Americans or Irish are, perhaps even a littlo
more so. But no Raines law, no Sunday ques
tion wlli be so preponderant with honest. Intel
ligent Germans that they will Ignore, therefore,
all other considerations.
"And If anybody or any newspaper wants to
make It appear as If they could control the whole
German vote or e en n largo portion of It, they
make a big mistake. Tho German mind Is very
Independent nnd shrinks more from political
bosses than almost any other nationality."
TTAXTJNO TO HE A It PROM ZOTT.
Then the Cits May Go Ahead and Nominate
the nest or Their Ticket.
The meeting of the Citizens' Union Executive
Committee, held yesterday afternoon at 32 Lib
erty street, was a tame and uninteresting affair.
It was thought tn some auarters that action
would be taken looking to the nomination of
candidates for Comptroller and President of
the Council by the conference commit
tees of the boroughs, as well as other
candidates, and that the detailed pro
gramme for securing such nominations by
petition would bo arranged. It was said, how
ever, tbat the Cits will refrain from taking
further positive action along this lino until thoy
hear further from their candldato for Mayor.
Mr. Low will be In the city In about a week
ready to assume tho active direction of his cam
pcign, nnd thero is a feeling on tho part of tho
men who nominated him that they ought to let
Mr. Low nominato bis running mates on tho
ticket.
John C. Clark, who 'personally notified Mr.
Low of his nomination, made a report to the
committee yesterday of the manner in which ho
performed that duty.
Chalrmnn James B. Reynolds said aftor tho
meeting that there was no doubt of tho inten
tion of tho Cits to name a full ticket, nnd that
their present debt) In themnttcr must not be
taken asanecldcnco that they nro weakening
or have any idea of abandoning their orignal
intention In this regard.
Another member of tho Executive Committee
said that among men who havo been discussed
as posslblo candidates nro Hi nry W. Cannon, K.
V. Tiippen, A. B. Hepburn, Chnrles S. Knlrchlld,
and J, Hampden Robb of this city, nnd Freder
ick A, Schroedcr of llrookljn for Comptroller;
ex-Major Scbicrcn of Brooklyn, and JiuncsK.
Kelly and Senator Charlei L. Guy of this rlty
for President of tho Council. Kelly and Guy
arc Purroy Home Rulo Democrats.
ZOir HOT TUE OXZ,Y OOOD MAS.
Hurley nays Scnroeder, Schleren, and TVnrstsr
Have virtues, and Are Loyal Ilealdea.
Congressman Denis M. Hurley was the chief
speaker at a social meeting of the First ard
Republican Club at 218 Fulton street, Brook
lyn, last night. After glorifying tho Republi
can party for its stand on all great questions of
tho day, he thus roferred to tbo present cam
paign for control of tho Greater Now York:
" In regard to tbo local question, wo intend to
stand by the candidate of the Republican party
for Mayor. We have no choice at present.
Whoever is nominated will get my vote iib well
as that of every member of this club. It may be
that It will be Low, but the men and tho news
papers who are now supporting him will oppose
him If he Is nominated, IbopothatthccantlMato
of tho Republican party will bo nomlnntod by
the Ropubllcan Convention. and I bopo he will
win on election do), lie will bo a good man mid
an honest num. Mr. Low Is an honest man, hut
so aro Mr. Schroedcr, Mr. Schleren, and Mr.
Wurstor, and atthosamu tlmo thoy areloul to
tho great party wo lovo bo well,"
Congressman Hurli''s suggestion tbat the
Cits' Union candidate did not monopolize all
the honesty in tho world was received with applause.
ITOSIEiT NOT FOR EOXT.
flopubllean Union Lratus or tlrooklrn Tfon'l
Colo Work Till the llrpubllrans Xomluale,
A meeting of the Woman's Republican Union
League of Brooklyn, w nlch worked so zealously
for McKinloy and sound money In the last cam
paign, wus hold yesterday afternoon ut tho
Johnston building.
Evidently tho Interest of the members of tho
league has not been much stirred up by Belli
Low's nomination, for only fourteen of them
wero present, and tho mimo of tho Cits' Union
candidate did not receive een a passing men
I tlon, In view of tho slim uttendanco no busi
iwn wus transacted, Mrs. Kulo Rnatwick an
nouncing that no politic al action could be taken
until tho regular Republican candldato for
Major was put lit thu Held.
l'rlvntelj inostof thu ladies declared that they
wore oppoicd tp Mr. I)vv on account of his
Mugwump tendencies, anil thai any uttcmptlo
liuve hint Imlorxcd by tbo league would bo
beaten out of sight.
Justice llartlell lo lie llrnonilnaledon sp(, SO,
Lawyer Arthur C. Salmon, who presided at
tho last Democratic Judiciary Convention in
llrookiju, sent out a call jesterduy for t lio t lec
tion of delegates to tho Juiliciurj Convention
which is to nominate u successor to JuMlcd
ill.ird Bnrtlett of the Supremo Court iho
convention will bo hold In the Court House an
Sept. I'D. It has been definitely agreed that
Justlco Bartlett shall bo reuotnlnuied and he
uuy also bo indorsed by tho Republicans,
I
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pxoniniTiojf state oojrrximojr.
Hopkins IneaaaellatM Himself rartaer
I'ssrnlaeoa by a Tirs-B"'
Bttuccsz, BepU 7. Tho Prohibition 8tat
Convention, which began Its work In this city
to-day with an attendance of more than 300
accredited delegates representing 80 counties.
Is tho largest ever held by the Darty In this
State Tho principal business of tho convention,
besides the adoption of a platform, will be the
nomination of a candldato for Chief Judge
of the Court of Appeals, for which E. J. Baldwin
of Elmlrn Is slated, Tho convention Is held In
Emplro Hall, and there is a lsrgo attendance of
the feminine relatives of delegatos. All the
delegates wear bluo badges.
Prof. A. 11. Hopkins of Rochester, formerly
President of tho American Temperanco Univer
sity of Harrlman, 'lenn., was mado temporary
Chairman. In his Bpccch of nearly two hours'
duration he characterized "McKlnlcylsm and
Hannaltm " as a party swlndlo on the country
at largo. Ho ssld that had Bryan boon elected
thero would havo boon a rovolutlon.ntidhad
Levering been elected thero would hnvo been a
beer war, backed by millions of dollars. Ho
said tbo chief robbers had now become tho chief
rulers. Ho denounced tho Raines law. denying
tho right of tho mnjority to legallzo Immorality.
In tho campaign political hypocrisy had risen
to tho sublimity of political Impudence, and the
cloak of morality hod been worn with subllmo
sanctimoniousness that hod fooled tho voters at
tho polls. . . . . , . .
This sooech. Prof, Hopkins said, so exhausted
him and endangered his health that ho peremp
torily declined tho ofllce of permanent Chnlr
man, urged upon him by tbo delegates, who
wero anxious lo hoar moru of his sort of talk,
Tho Rov. W, P. P. Ferguson of Oneida county,
who was n candldato for permanent Chairman,
was not at all iilo isud wild Iho demonstration in
favor of Prof. Ilnpklno, and would not plnj-.when
nominated after Prof. HnpklnH's refusnl, so tho
honor fell to J. 11. Walker of Kings county.
'Hi truublo in securing a permanent Chairman
took up to much time that, after tho Comiiilttco
on Resolution and Stato Committee had been
named, tho adoption of a platform wus deferred
until to-morrow morning.
irorr oax they dodqe jit
Democrats Bothered as to Tbelr Coarse In Bo
card lo Ibe Chicago Platform.
The Democrats at the Hoffman House last
night wanted to know If their State Commltteo,
which Is to meet In the hotel on Monday next.
Is to Indorse the Chicago national platform of
1800.
Tho majority of those present Insisted that
there should be no dodging and no evading that
platform.
1 ho following telegraphlo correspondence was
I recalled:
"BnrrAU). May 21.
ElHot PanfortS. 2B8 Droatlxrav, A'u J'or:
"Is It true, as stated In despatches, that you
fnr repudiating at tho fall elections tho prin
ciples of tho Dcinocrutlc party ns enunciated at
tho last Democratic National Convention, held
In Chicugo July 7, 181101 Answer for publica
tion. Nohmas' E. Mack."
"New Youk, May 21.
.Vorman K. Maclc. IJuffalo, .. F. .-
"Ilnvohotjseon the despatches to which you
refer. I do not fuvor repudiating at tho fall
elections the principles of tbo Democratic party
as enunciated at tho last Democratic Nutlonol
Convention. Euior Da.skoktii."
National Committeeman Frank Campbell of
New ork b'uto is ulso on record as follows:
'Tho principles of tho Dcmocrntla party aro
laid down In a national convention, nnd they
cannot bo changed until tho next national con
vention." It was tho general belief that Supreme Court
Juptlco Alton 11. Parker of Kingston will be
nominated by tho committee lor Chief Justlco I
of tho Court of Appeals.
It wao said that tho Stato Committee will
Issue on artdross Insisting that the Democratic
batllo bo fought on tho Stato issues alone, and
that this address will bo accepted by the City
Convention. It la well ki own that Senator
Muriihs, ex-Senator Hill, Richard Crokor, and
Hugh McLaughlin deilre that tho Chicago na
tional platform of lb'Jii shall not bo brought Into
tho contest.
TA3ISEX REIIVKED ItY RIDDEB,
Tbe Sheriffs Call Tor a Uaroo Meeting Conn,
trrnmndrd by the Cnlons Uoso.
Eheriir Tamsen, In the nbsence In Yellowstone
Park of Herr Rlddcr, tho boss of tho German
American Reform Union, announced that tho
now General Commltteo of that organization
would meet to organize for tho year at the
Grand Central Palace last night. Boss Ridder
returned from his trip on Monday, and when
ho heard what Tamsen had done ho flew Into
a passion and demanded to know when the
mantle of bossbip had fallen on tho Sheriff.
Ho issued nn order countermanding tho coll for
tho meeting, nnd snld:
"We a meeting shall have when me It suits.
Hnd tho meeting of tho Garoos been held last
night tho members would have received copies
of a letter wrlfen by Oswald Ottcndorfcr to tho
Citizens' Commltteo of llrookljn on Oct. 10.
lHtftl. when .eth Ixiw was running for Mayor
of llrookljn for tho second tlmo. In tho letter
Mr. Oitendorfe-r said:
" "Tho emancipation of munlclal Gove-nmeni
from the shackles of party politics must, there
fore, bo the tlrt step toward tho reform of tho
manifold ahur in Iho administration of our
cities; and as Mr. Low has shown that ho rec
ognizes this evil, nnd is dctel mined, ns far as in
him lies, to leave no stono unturned to remedy
it, his election by an overwhelming majoilty
will prove tho greatest boom, not only to Brook
lvn, but to administrative reform in every city,
n'nd tbo voters of Brooklyn will thereby estab
lish their claim to tho gratitude of all well
meaning citizens."
Copius of this letter were printed by the
thousands by the;Citlzenj' Union and n corps of
messenger, boys was on hand at Iho Grand Cen
tral Palaco last night to distribute them among
Mr. Ottendorfer's German friends.
CITS WAXT TO 1IIXO A CLUB.
Brooklyn Low Supporters Draw L'p Resolutions
Tor tbo Voudk Itrpulillrnaa lo oto On.
The Advisory nnd Executive committees of
the Brooklyn Young Republican Club met in
Joint session In tho Johnston building last night.
Ex-Judge Hiram R. Steele presided. Ex-Mayor
Charles A. Schleren, S. L. Woodhouse, and tho
chairmen, who nro members of tho Committer,
of Fifty, which has been working in unison with
I the Citizens' Union of this city, were appointed
a committee to draw up resolutions for the club
to voto upon at Its next regular meeting on
Thursday, Sept. 10. The resolutions are as
follows:
" lttso'vtd. That Seth IjOw Is tho choice of this
club for Mayor of Greater New York, recogniz
ing in hhn thu best exponent of the principles
of this club, derlurlng that national and Slate
politics havo no proper placo in municipal af
fairs. " Kcsolttd. That wo pledge our best efforts at
tho primaries to secure bis nomination by the
Republican City Convention."
"These resolutions do not pledge the club to
Soth lxw," said Secretary Judson O. Wall.
"Thoeliibwlll take action In tho matter Itself."
Sccretnry Wall Bald that there were 6ome
members who did not think It advisable to take
any action In tho matter until tho result of the
Republican City Convention was known.
EI.AUE CITS FOR DISUXIOJT.
St, Mehnlaa llepubllrnna Want Loir to Give
May to a Straight llrpubllran.
Tbo Bt. Nicholas Republican Club of the
Twentj'-flrst Assembly district, at Its meeting
liiBt night, adopted tho following resolution, one
voto being eust in tho negative:
"llenoliril. That tho St. Nicholas Republican
Club roafllrms Its lojaltytolho Republican or
ganization und applauds tbe unselfish efforts of
IhoCiinferenco Commltteo of our County Com
mltteo to unify tho lorces honestly opposed to
'liiiimiauy Hall In tho coming municipal cam-
"lilimlrtd. That wo regard tho hasty and ill
adv ibed nomination of Seth Low as tho work of
a sm ill and unrepresentative totcrie of political
amateurs, whoso conduct finds Its only parallel
In tho Mugwump worship of Grover Cleveland,
"JUmdicd. That wo now express our hope that
allnf the organizations opposed to Tammany
Halt may vet unito upon n Republican candi
date for Major of such sterling chnnictor and
qualities as shall loivo no possible excuse for
tho ciinl lulled candidacy of Beth Low.'
Thousands Tell
Of marvellous cures of scrofula, hip ells
ense, sore liumora, ulcers, dyspepsia,
rheumatism, catarrh and otlier diseases,
by Hood's Sarsaparllla, This Rreat medi
cine lms done a world of good by making
pure blood, rvstoriuK appetito and diges
tion, giving rosy clieeUs, and clcur, healthy
complexions to old and )oung.
HOOd'S arL
Is the best In fact the One Truo Blood Puri
fier. Sold by nil druggists, rfl, six for $5.
HOOd's" PillS fan'cclari "'
WARNING GOLD SEEKERS.
A aOTERXMXNT OFFICIAL IN DTE A
TELLS OF TltEIll PERIL.
or l.OOO Who Bad Venn l'p the Chllkeet rasa
An, aa not store Than Oae In Five
Han a Chance or (Jelling Thmusta-Hon-dreds
Mar Ferlah on tbe aknstuay Trail.
Washington, Sept. 7. Secretary Oago of
the Treasury Department has received a letter,
dated at Dyea on Aug. 22, from an official In
another branch of tho Government, giving any
thing but a roseate view of the situation there.
This official Is on his way to tho mining dis
trict, end goes on business for his department.
Ho has been in tho service of tho Government
about twelve years, and tho Secretary has groat
confidence In his judgment, Mr. Gago Is
keenly alive to tho serious conditions of affairs,
especially In regard to tho overcrowding of
I vessels, but tho Information was received too
I Into for action this season. The letter follows:
"1 deem It my duty to write you on a subject
that does not come strictly within my line of
duty, as It trenches somewhat upon the funo
tlons of the Treasury Department. I havo had
a long talk with Mr. Ivey, Collector of Cus
toms for Alaska, who Is at present at Skaguay,
three miles below hero. Tho Skoguoy troll Is
the most largely used overland route (though
by no means the bost) to the Klondike. Mr.
Ivey Informs me that there are now between
tldowaUr and the lake something liko 4,000
poople and about 2,000 horses. Tho command
er of one of tho vessels now at Skaguay states
that sixteen vossols are chortorod to land car
goos at that plnco between now and tho 15th of
Septembor, and that tho number of passengers
will avoiago 200 to each vessol, making 3,200
moro pcoplo who will attempt to go ill this fall
I have talked with somo of tbo most experienced
traders and miners In this vicinity, and thoy aro
unanimous In tbo prediction that not over
20 per cont, of this vast number will get through
to DaWBon before winter sets In. Tho other
60 per cent, will bo caught on tho trail, and
those who survive and get back to tldowater
will have to winter at Skaguay or return south.
If the rush continues two weeks longor hun
dreds will Inevitably perish on tho trail, which
Is extremely dangerous after the llrst of Oc
tober. "Tho Postmastor and Indian trader at this
place (Mr. Heron) states that more than 1,000
men havo gone up the Chllkool l'ass during iho
pat thirty dajs. and that 700 of them are still
this side of tbo lake, twenty -four miles from
hero. Vessels aro arriving every day or two,
and at tho present rato of Influx another thou
sand will enter tho trull by Sept. 10. Mr. Heron
Is of tho opinion that not moro than 20 out of
100 will got through, and bo says this trail is
far moro dangerous than tho sknguaj after
tho snows set In. He Bays If tho rush con
tinues another week the result In loss of life
will be appalling. I attach tho greatest weight
to what he says, for tho reason that It Is to his
pecuniary interest to havo ns many as poslblo
como this way, yet ho advises an Immodiato
stoppago of the stampede. It is dltllcult to
suggest a way to stop this Inrush of people, hut
Mr. Ivey Intimates that if the inspection rulos
of the Treasury Department were properly en
forced It would materially decrease iho num
ber of passengers on tho Incoming vessels. Near
ly every vessel thai arrives hero brings tnico
as many passengers ns tbe law allows it to
carry, und many of them aro condemned craft
w tilth have been fitted up for this trade. 31 r.
Ivey will no doubt nt once prc-cnt tho f.iets
outlined above to the proper authorities, and I
merely give them to you for jour Information.
Tho situation is appalling, and it is Impossiblo
for me adequately to describe the mad rush for
tho gold fields. I hud no conception of its Im
mensity till I saw.
"I havo talked with several nun who have
recently arrived hero from tho Klondike, two
of whom loft there less than thirty days ago.
They uunnlinously agree that while there Is a
rich gold Meld there tho facta do not Justify tho
present stampede, and they say thero Is bound
to be much suffering and actual starvation.
I'rov islons aro already scarce and the prices of
many articles absolutely prohibitory in tho
cnc of a man of ordinary means.
"Mv ububI good luck lias attended mo here.
Mr. fleron. tbe Fostmnstrr. Is an old Montana
friend and he has made It possible for mo to go
f oi word by Indian carriers at tho prevailing
rate 137 cents per pound), taking prccodenco
over hundreds, many or whom have been here
two or three weeks, awaiting their turn, llu
assures me he can make the way easy for mo
at the lake In securing a boat, Ac. r-o I feel
comfortably sure of going right through.
"The mall facilities aro very bad here, as tbo
Post Office Department bos not mnde nny al
lowance for tho rapid growth of postal business.
The postal authorities hero aro tmwerless to
cope with tho mass of mall matter, and I havo I
doubts ns to whether this letter will reach Its
destination. I am forced to close this letter to
catch a boat which is about to leave, and I am
leaving unsaid some things which I shall have
to Include In my next letter."
LIFE IX DAITSOX AS IT IS.
Good Ptaeo to Mako Mosey, bnt m Fellow Goto
Might) Hungry.
8KATTLB. Wash., Aug. 30. narry Adslr of
George H. Adalr & Son. powder dealers, of this
city, received by to-day's mall, per steamer
Portland, the following letter from Den Cav
unaugb, a well-known and very reliable young
man of Seattle, w ho Is now In Dawson City :
"Dawson Citt, N. W., July 10.
- Itarry Adair, Etq.. StattU. Wath.
" FniEXD Harry: I wish you would drop mo
a few lines and let mo know how things are In
Seattle and how the colts are getting along. I
wish I bad them up here. I could easily sell
them for $1,200. I saw a team sold to-day for
$1,100. They wero not as good as my colts. I
offered tho man $950 for them myself. I could
earn from $00 to $75 a day with them If I had
them. I sold tbe mule I brought from Seattle
for $200. Sho cost mo $10 In Seattle. I havo
tbo horse left, and which also cost mo $10 in
Seattle. I am making more than $25 a day with
him. Ho will not last over a week longer,
though. The only feed that can be had hero for
horses Is flour, and the horses do not do well on
it. It is very rxpenslv e feed, too. It costs $240
por ton.
"Mr. Peters and myself could not resist the
temptation toget in on the DaneonClty real
est. no boom, so we hive bought a lot 50x100
fret In size, paying $2,700 for it. That breaks
me for the present.
"I will not be able to come out on this boat.
If I can only coax tbe old horse to live until
winter I wiflcoinooulon tho ice.
"Harry, Ihavo seen moro gold since coming
hero thin I ever saw In nil m life. Tho mine
owners' cabins are stored with gold. There nro
old rubber boots, old tin cans, nnd anything and
evcrj thing lu which It can be put lying nround
fHle.1 with it.
" I paid your father 50 cents for an Iron block,
which I sold here for $0. The only trouble Is we
havo not goods enough to sell. Wo wero
wrecked while coming down the river and lost a
lot of things. Luckily we escaped paying duty
altogether. The duty In most cases is moro
than tho first cost of tbe goods.
"This is a good country so far as making
monoy Is concerned ; but I tell j ou, Harry, a fel
low gets mighty hungry. I haven't had a square
meal since f left Seattle. Meals costSl.SOhere,
and they consist of bacon and beans chiefly.
"Wages oro $10 a day for common labor.
There aro a great many idle men about Dawson,
but no one seems inclined to pay loss tban $15 a
day. The country Is hardly fit for a wblto man
to live in. It la all n cheerless, dreurr Arctic
waste, where naturo has no sign of Joy, and tbo
conditions aro the hardest imaginable.
" If I can make a little outside of what I hove
pill In that lot I will come out the first part of
the winter. I may got a good chance to go out
after horses.
Illrh Gold from Htm,
Montreal, Sept. 7. Bamplos of quartz from
the Lake Wawa gold regions In Ontario, north
of Lake Superior, have been nnalyred at McOIll
College laboratory and assay $2 11. 00 to tbe ton.
POLL IX O PLACES SELECTED.
BocUtratloa Days to Ue Iho rrldaja and Sat
urdays, Oef. S, O, IS, and lo.
The Police Board at a meeting yesterday chose
the B83 polling places for the coming lection.
There are 500 less than last year, tho election
districts containing now an avcrngo of 400
voters, Instead of 250 as before Tho election
inspectors wore appointed last week, bo that
ever) thing is now nearly read) for the registra
tion of voters.
The ilujs of registration havo been set for
Oct. 8, I), 15. und HI, those being Iho thiol and
fourth Irldays and Saturdays before tbo oloo
tlon. Would Help tbo siaa-lstrates In Making Ap
pointments. A member of tho Board of City Magistrates
aid yesterday that It had been prnctleally ar
ranged that tho Stato Civil Scrvlco Commission
shall transfer to the Municipal Civil Scrvlco
Commission Jurisdiction over all places nt tho
disposal of the City Magistrates. Such action
will materially aid thu Magistrates In appoint
ing the subordinates necessary lo man tho now
police court in West Kifty-fourth street, which
should be opened on Oct. 1. Thoy will be ublo
Ito transfer a stenographer without examination,
and tbe place of clerk's assistant may bo tilled
after an examination,
OPERATING AT FULL POWER.
It Is said that tho difference between success
ful and unsuccessful railroad manngctnent It
that the former gots the utmost power nnd carry
Ingcapnclty posslblo out of Its rolling stock. Tho
highest train load per mllo per engine Is what
tolls the story. It is the train of half emptj cars,
tho cnglno wasting half Its power, that njake
bankrupt railroads. Tho prlnclplo Is capable of
wldo application to domostlo life, for example.
Tnko tho coal range. Perhaps the rualn objec
tion to It, scientifically stated, would bo that It
Is a wasto of rower. It develops tremendous
energy, but It (Iocs not apply It where needed.
Tho gas range, on iho other hand, yields every
atom of Its energy Just nt tho lime and plnco
roqulred. So the gas rnngo In domestic monjigo
ment stands for w lint tho maximum of freight
per mllo per engine docs in railroad manage
ment. That Is to say.lt Is an appllanco oporatliig
at full power, and none of tho power Is wasted.
Hence its sudden and growing popularity. Adr.
OHIO OOLIt DEMOCRATS.
A Stale Ticket lo He named and a Candldato
for Senntor Indorsed.
CoLUMnus, O., Sept, 7. Tho convention of gold
Democrats to bo held hero Thursday, It Is now
snld, will not only put In tho field nn Independ
ent Stato ticket, but will indorse a candldato of
the sound-money Democrotlo party for tho
United States Senate. Tho indorsement of a
candldato for Senatnr was not expected until
to-day, wbon a statement to this effect was
mado by T. P. Linn, tho Ohio member of the
National Dcmocratlo Commltteo. Tho pur
pose of this action Is to cmphaslte the
genulness of tho gold Democratic movement In
Ohio, nnd to convince tho public that tho
p irty Is acting In Indcpcndcnco of lteuiibllcnns
nnd thotreo-Kilver Democracy. Joseph II, Outh
waltc, ox Congressman from this district, and
who presided nt Iho Indianapolis Convention
last vear, will prnb-ibly receive tho Senatorial
Indorsement, it is tho Intention, however, to
nominato leglslativo tickets only in counties
nnd districts whero tho souiid-uionoy Demo
crats hsvu considerable strength; In other
words. In tho larger cities of tbo State.
Tbo indications are lhal tho convention will
he largely attended. Former Secretary of the
Troasury John G. Carlisle sends word that ho
will not be able to be here, but a letter from him
will bo road before the convention. W. D. Ily
num, Chairman of the sound-money National
Democrotlo Committee, will deliver an address.
John If. Clarke of Youngstown probably will be
nominated for Governor.
RUDY OX GOLD DEMOCRATS.
He Bays They Have Natural Meanness Enough
to Rleal Anything.
The Young Democracy of Bath Beach held
an enthuslsstio meeting at Field's Olympla
Pier last night, at which A. II. Bocrum pre
sided. Addresses wero mado by ex-Senator
Francis M. Bixby, Clarence Lndd Davis, T. W.
K. Scanlon, and Henry Nichols. Mr. Blxby
said:
"Thoso to whom I refer as being tho oppres
sors of tho peoplo ore called goldbugs. to dis
tinguish tbem from decent people, and they
represent tho Palmer and lluckner party of last
year, and number three-fourths of 1 per rent,
of the voting population of tho country. They
call themselves National Democrats, which is
n prcttj big namo for a lot of microbes, and
they constl'uto n small ict, which tho Demo
cratic party should get riil of. Why they as
sume to call themsclvos Democrats, when they
are nothing of the tort, and why they steal tbe
livery of heaven to tcrv-e tho devil In, Is tonie
Ihlng I cannot understand, except on the thcorv
I that a full fledged Tgoldbog has audacity
enough to claim tho whole earth nnd natural
meanness enough lo steal anything lie can lay
his hands on.'"
RICIIilOXn REPVItl.lCAXS SCRAP.
It. I llaydoek Threntrna lo Puneb Amenably
nan Gnrby Primaries Sept. la.
A hot session of the Republican Committee of
Richmond county was held In Tompklnsvllle
last night. In which prominent offlcWls became
involved In bitter quarrels over the manage
ment of district association enrollments and the
Issuance of enrollment blanks.
The vow was precipitated by tho announce
ment that spurious enrollment blanks were be-
Ingcirculated.
R. L. Haydock declared that some antl-or-ganlzntlon
men were endeavoring to disfran
chise him on a toihnlcallty. Assemblyman
Garby declared tho statement false. Mr. Hay
dock arose and throitened to hit Mr. Garby.
Tho committee was tn nn uproar in a second,
but hostilities were prevented. The commltteo
selected Sept. 10 as tho date for the primaries.
OBITVART.
The Hon. Edwnrd I Pierce of Slllton, Mass.,
died In Paris on Sunday after a brief Illness. He
was a brother of the lite Hon. Henry L. Pierce
of Boston. In 1853 Mr. Plerco published a pam
phlet on "Secret Suffrage," which was widely
copied in this country and In Kurope. Mr.
Pierce served in tho war until 1B03, nh-n ho
w cnt back to Boston to accept tho Collcctorshlp of
Internal Revenue. He held many public otllces
during his nctlvo life, serving in the Massa
chusetts legislature In 1875 mid 17 nnd
ngain in 1M1S. His licsl known literary work is
his " Memoirs ot Charles Sumner." to which ho
devoted ten jears of unreunltllng labor. Mr.
Pierce leaves a w idow and eight children.
David S. MeCarthj died at his homo nt 2323
Seventh avenue jestcrday at the ago of .Ml
5 ears Ho wus a son of the late Dennis Mc
Carthy, a tiler, and. torn time. Street Commis
Bloner of San Francisco. Mr. MiCurthy wont
to California in 180, and shortly afterward
became chief clerk in a court there. lnlSTtiho
wenlto Europe and spent two years abroad.
He then hecamo interested in mining ventures
in Colorado. For several years he was con
nected with tho Dock Department of this city.
He will lie burled on Fndny morning from All
Saints' Church, at 12Dih street and Madison
avenue,
Patrick Daly, who served as Police Commis
sioner of Ixjng Island City under Maj or Patrick
J. Glcason and ugnin under Major Sanford, is
dead at his homo In tbnt city, aged 50 years.
Ho was born In Anaduff. Lcliriin count)-, Ire
land, and eamo to this country when 17 years
old. In connection with Hugh lingiin ho started
the Queens County Holler Works in lxng Island
City in 181. Ho leaves a widow, ono son, and
a daughter.
Blanche HUlman, nn nctress known In private
life as .Mrs O. P. Carroll, died yotenlnv after
noon in Amsterdam, N. V.. at Hotel Warner,
whero sho hnd b on confined to her room for tho
last month. She was 23 v cars old. Throughout
most of the summer she had devoted hours
dally to learning new dances under Instructors
in New York, and the strain broke down bor
constitution.
Mrs. Mary Mclvlna Voorhles, the widow of
John Stephen Voorhlos, tho law-book nuhllshor,
died on Mon In-, at her home, lot Montaguo
street, llrookljn, In her seventy-ninth year,
r-he hnd been closely identified w lib the Bronc
ho Maternity Hospital nnd tho Methodist
Kplseopal Church Home lnco their organisa
tion. She leaves two married daughters.
Tho mother of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. Mrs.
II. L. Spelman. dlod vesterdaynt Fort Hill. Mr.
Rockefellers country home, nenr Cleveland.
Mrs. Rockefeller and members of tbo family
weront the bedsidoatthe tlmo of death. Mrs.
Spelman was PS jears old.
Mrs. Margaret Downing Lanmnn, the widow
of Divld Trumbull Lvniiiun. died on Monday at
her home. 241 Curroll street, Brooklyn. In her
eighty-llrst year. She had long been Interested
In charltablo organizations In that city,
John C. Smith, a veteran membcrof the Kings
rounlj bar.iMod on Sunday ot bis homo nt High
land Boulevard and Barboy street, Brooklyn,
aged 73 years.
"West 14 St
c9 "RELIABLE"
CARPETS
FINE FIVE FRAME
WILTON RUGS,
Ox 12 ft SStu.OO
(Regular price, r? 15.00.)
Artistic, stylish and convenient will be
picked up quickly by artlstio folk This Is
Bargain Tlmo in our Furniture Depart
ment. CASH on CREDIT
(OWPERTHWAIT tO.
104, 106 and 108 West 14 St.
NEAR 6AV.
Brooklyn Stores: fliUbusti Av. near RiItoaSIL
LUETGERT IN HOT ANGER.
IIB RAOES IX COURT AT OXB OT TUB
DEPVTY JAILERS.
Calls the Ottleer lo ror Interfering with
Ilia Movements tlnrlna- Iho Trlnl-Lorlaeri's
lttera lo sirs. Kildl nrad-lle Had UUen
Her a 1.000 lo Keep Tor lllm for n Time.
CniCAOo, Popt. 7. Adolph Iitictgcrt was In a
cross mood to-day. Tho rending of his lottcrs
to Mrs. Christina Feldt ongcrod him, and ho
snnnpod at his counsel, tho bailiffs, nnd others
who hod dealings with him. After rondlngof
parts of I.uctgcrt's letters to her, Mrs. I'cldt
was recalled to tho stand. Sho admitted that
beforo his nrrcst Luctgort had placed $1,000 In
her hands for safo keeping, and she was unoblo
to give a satisfactory explanation ns to how sho
hod disposed of It. Sho promised to produco re
ceipts for all of It. but tho defendant's lnwyers
say sho cannot.
Klcolnus Fabor followed Mrs. Foldt nnd testi
fied that ho saw Mr. and Mrs. I,utgcrt go Into
tho snusago factory tho night of May 1 between
10 and 11 o'clock. Ho said ho was well ac
quainted with both and could not bo mistaken
In their Identity. While Fnbcr was testlfjlng
he vv as asked to point out to tho Jury, onachnrt
of tho factory, tho point whoro tho Luctgerts
cntorod, Tho prisoner stepped forwnrd to take
a look at the map, vv hen Doputy Jailor Held at
tempted to detain him. I.uotgcrt roughly shook
oil the dcputv'B hand, which was placed on his
shoulder, anil said:
" You dog, let mo alone: you aro not on trial
for your life-' ....
The sausago maker grew white with rage, and
oven after ho had looked nt the chart and had
ri'Hiinud his seat he continued his tirade ngnlnst
tho dctmtj. Attorney Vint utit was forced to
vvhlipcr words of caution Into his client's ear
before the niigry man regained his usual com
posure. I.uoigert's outburst of passion was
plainly noticed by Iho jurv, and uverj person In
thcaudlcnio stood up during tbo commotion
that was created.
Faber admitted receiving various sums of
money from Inspector Shaock from time to
time, nut denied tb.lt ho bad boasted that ho
"could make moro monoy working for tho po
lice than In any other way,"
Charles Hcngst, n grocer, testified that be was
returning homo on tbo night of May 1 and
passed the factory shortly after 10 o'clock. Ho
heard a cry as or a human being calling for
help. He stopped for a nilnut" or so, but did not
hear It again. Witness acknowledged having
taken several glasses of bc-cr that night, but
denied the Insinuation that ho was drunk.
Fritz Fcigel, an expressman, kept his horse in
Luctucrt's stable and did odd Jobs of expressing
for blm. On .Sunday. May 2, ho hauled awaj a
load of ashes from tho factory. In tho ashes, tho
police assert, fragments of human bones were
found. Fcigel did nut know whether tho ash
barrels wero placed in his wagon on Sunday or
on Saturday.
TA3ISEX DOCTORED TUE BILL.
The flherltr Keoldeel Tor a III Overcharge In
Ula Aiiellonrem Fees.
The ears of Sheriff Tamsen wero mode to
tingle by tbe Supreme Court yesterday In a de
cision handed down by Justice Itussell, In which
he lops off a large part of the Sheriff's bill for
services In selling the effects of Sypher & Co.,
dealers In articles of vcrtu. Tho firm went un
der as the result of sev cral Judgments, the first
and largest of which was taken by Henry La
zlnsky for $ "3,401. Counsel for some of tho
creditors claimed that because of a subterfuge
ot the Sheriff ho should lose all his charges,
but Thomas Allison, to whom tbe caso was re
ferred, savs tbat the whole bill cannot bo thrown
out on this ground, and the court in this respect
sustains the referee.
When the Sheriff seized the effects of tho firm,
which wero supposed to be north ?200.000, it
was decided that it would be better lo havo
them sold by Kirhy Sz Co. at the American Art !
Association rooms, as tbey would fetch more I
that whj than if sold by ICleinau, Lutz & Co.,
tho sbcnlf o regulir auctioneers. KIrbj A: Co.
oilcrcd to lake the job for lu per cent., providing
thej did not have to givo Kleinuu. Lutr & Co.
moro th i -h per icnt. But Klelnau, l.utz &
Jn. demanded U per cent., so Kirbj .'c Co. said
they would have to charge 10-j per cent. The
usual charge In the sherlil s oilico is 5 per cent..
nndTmiK-en did not wm a bill of 10a percent.
for auclionec.s charges on record, therefore
Kirbj &: Co. were instructed to make their hill
rod 5 percent, us commission, or 5,;io 33. ana
to fill it out with other charges so as to make
the aggregate lC-j per cent. The vv ay tbev tilled
It up is as follows:
Uieeif til" giellerlen $4, 00 00
Uftu 1 fore- at the art gal erles l,s& ire
Fxtra labor AIM 43
I'nntlDi M3 00
Betting up eu-s BK 00
Tho record suited Tamsen, so he added his
other charges, making iho total bill for cervices
SleJ.SH tfy. All butCrcditorl.izinskj.who wus
sure ot his money, as bis lien came llrst. kicked
al tbo bill, but Iiefcrec Allison allowed tho
Sheriff $leJ.071.31. The halo realized ?117,
t06.t0. With regard lo the auctioneers bill,
the referee saj s
"It is urgeei that these charges In the form of
the bill and In tho specifications of items wcio
mndo for fraudulent purtaisei, and with r. view
to mislead and deceive the- Court, the referee,
and counsel lor the contestants," and th.il tho
vhole bill should be disallowed. The refereo
rijs that in anj event the r-heriff would bo en
titled lo actual service perforpicd, an 1 regard
ing the Bction of the sheriff sajs: "Thewholo
matter was a mere matter of form, and the ton
fusfuii nro-e noni an honcl attempt to con
form the lortn of tho bill to the reuulrcincnts
mndebv the sheriff In pursuance of the rules
ai d practice of lilsolllcc," Iho refereo does not
saj what tho rules and practico of tho citlleei are,
but it appeared before him lhal it Is cuttomaiy
to charge nut 5 per cent.
Justico Itus-.cH refuses to confirm the report
of tho referee in the charges ot tbe auctioneers,
but cuts off tho 3 percent, which was to goto
Klcinau, Luiz & Co. which amounts to
3 234 11", and also disallows a further item of
ISSI71 ." for advertising. The Justice saj s:
"ll is plain from the testimony and fioui tho
referee's report that the olllcl il auctioneers
performed no additional serv Ices entitling them
to compensation bej ond thnl p eld to the actual
auctioneers. It is No plain that without tho
Intervention of tho Mieritf's nurtioneers Kirby
4: Co. would have performed thu services for t he
commission of 7h percent., nnd tho Slier cent,
would have been saved to the fund. If the fact
tbat tbo sheriff auctioneers bed given official
bonds to Iho Sheriff was of im.'ortnnco iho
Sheriff could havo required Kirbj A: Co. to h wo
dono tho same for this special occasion.
"if l .fflll14t tlin rill, U nf nilhld. linllnr Ih .f
quasi ofHriais like tho Micrlti's aiietiom era
should bo allow od, under the stress of legil pro
cess neeessarilv committed to tho Sheriff for
execution, to charge for merely nnmln il duties
when thoso duties wero substantially performed
by oilier auitioncers who received adequate
compensation."
LXTTZ UADX'T TAKEX POISOX.
Ilia Role Baring He Had Written Ifasi He
Dai Drapondent Laal ITInter.
Gilbert C. I.utz, 19 years old, of 103 West
Fourteenth street, n photographer, was found
In bed at 10 o'clock last night In a semi-conscious
condition by George Husscll, a neighbor.
On a table In tbe room was a bottlo containing a
white fluid and a note signed by l.utz announc
ing that he was tired of llfoiind had taken a
mixture of bichloride of mercury and distilled
ammonia.
Itussell told Policeman McVey of tho West
Thlilleth street station, and nn ambulance was
summoned from the Now York Hospital, Dr.
Whiting used a stomach pump on l.utz. but
found no ov ldences of poison. McVoy then ar
rested l.ulz.
Al the Wost Thirtieth street station l.utz said
ho had no Intention oi committing suiciuo, mid
had taken only somo liradaeho powders. Ho
added tbat lie wrote Iho nolo last winter vvlun
ho was in it despondent mood. Ho was allowed
to go home.
Bullej lllejell.la In a "pill.
Nutlkt, N. J., Sept. 7. A. 8. Meeker and
James A. Mnllabv, who wero riding a tandem
last night on tbo ltivcr road, ran Into a carriage
and were thrown hoavlly to thn ground. Meo
korwas picked up unconscious nnd bleeding
about tho head and face, Mullaby wus also In
jured, 'I hey wero attended by Dr, Knevltt, after
which they wero sent home,
Ula l.es llruken While Wheeling.
Mattavvan, N. J Sept. 7. William Hryno of
Kejport was riding n tandem blcj-clo last night
with tho trout soat vacant, and was spinning
along thn roid nt u rnpl.t pace, when lie sud
denly collided with a cjtllst coining In the op
posite direct on. Ilrjnn was thrown violently
to tho ground and sustnlnod a fracturod leg and
bevero e uts ubout tlie head.
Cli'llst Injures by a Table Car.
Emllo Slndle, 23 years old, of 1611 Third nve-
nue, while riding n blcjclo down Islington nve-
nuo last night fell at Slxtj -fourth stroot and vv is
run down hv ; iiorth-bound cnblo car. Ho pus-
?.U'l4slb)eBr1i1atTlolplVaTna Wa" t"U" l0
Actor ltaiuadrll Mnalluna I'olann.
Reading, 1u., Sept. 7.-Vernon Itnmsdcll, an
actor from Now York, who wus loft hero by a
stranded thoatrieal couip my. swallowed suvcrnl
ounces of luudaiiuiii lute last night and wis
had told an acquaintance be was tlrod of life.
Jffr
Autumn I
D?ess Goods, . m
in rich, exclusive designs. BK
Velours Renaissance, H
Travet c Nemours, S
Datnier Mantespau, J
Velours Sevignd, M
Bordure Lavalliere, Jw
Fine imported Broadcloth, jk
Vicunia, Epengle, Drap de etc
and Popline. M
Drap de Parts, if
In Black and Colors,
(51.25 quality), h
at 7C CtS. I
a k
per yard. jar
Lord & Taylor, I
BroadYfoT & 20th St.
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CELTS AXD TEVTOXS DO BATTLE 1
A Crturd er exhilarated Irlatamcn Attack Cer. ,!'
nan flaloona One Man la the UoapltaL 1
EuzAnrrrn, N. J., ScFt. 7. Two dozen young
Irishmcr, having spent yesterday In mak Ing the ti1-
rounds of tbe picnic grounds, started in last night ';
to celebrate In that spirit of racial patriotism '','''
which Impels Ifs possessor to sweep all other $
races off the face of the earth. The name of &
Henry Ilchyo over a saloon door at Fifth and "
East Jersey streets offended them as being dis- l
tlnctly non-Celtic, so they broke Henry's win- H '
dow first nnd his head next, and were In proce'i I ji
of demolishing tho place when the police drove I '
them off. H iV
'There's plenty more Dutch around waltin" I "
to bo dono up," said tbo leader of the gang, one B 'J
'split' Sullivan. "Git ycr rocks ready, boys." I , '
In Fritz Killer's saloon in Sixth street near H a
East Jersey, a crowd of Germans were pouring I is
out another brand of patriotism In song. The H ?A
gang of Irishmen advanced. They were met Q
at the door by Rudolph Kruger. Kruger od- B '
vised them good-noturodly to go away and not '
make any trouble. They advised Kruger, not i
at all good-naturedly, to go to Hades, and say
that all the other Dutchmen wore coming. j,
Then they dragged him out, and when became ,1
to ho was In a vacant lot with more bruises t
than clothing on him. His friend b Inside kept
right on singing, ignorant that there was any
trouble in the wind until several rocks era-bed
through the windows. Then tbev sallied forth
I to battle. Tht enc-ny greeted them with a joy
ous sho-it. Ibe poj was all a mlsutke. In two
minutes the car.h was heitg dented by the Im
pact of Iriih Vidiei. T'.e Geimon crowd was
of the Turnvercin variety. As the Irl-h re
, treated they came to a picket fence, and that
turned the tide of battle, for they swiftly con- l
1 vened the picsets ntoshlllalohs and tte Teu-
1 ton blood began to Sow frosi rn.ir.y a gashed '""
' scalp us thej attacked with the battle cry: ,
"To hell with the Dutch!"
But there were a great manv pickets on that 3.
fence; enough for both parties. In fact. Th ,
Germans armed themselves, and for a time the V
conflict raged fiercely, but the Teutons were ,ij
the better vvarrhirs and the Celtic forces wero
I in full retreat when German reinforcements ar- -s
I rived and put them to open and shameful flight. :.i
When the police arrived they found only a 'm
crowd of respectable German citizens with their -
arms about each other's necks Joyfully singing "
that hjmn which begins: i
Deuucbland' Deutaehland, ueber sliest '
Cener allea In der Welti '
Their los In action was ono man seriously
enough wounded to be taken to the hospital.
Max Kltrer, brother of the saloon owner. None .
of the Irish forco was left on the field, but the .
pickets of the victors are gloriously gory '
trophies.
WJ1ERE ARE THE PROMOTERS? ?
tlalr the Army of Italians Are Still at Work aa i
Meat Portal's Sljalerloua Dulldlnc. "i
West Portal, N. J., Sept. 7. To-day brought X
no relief to ibe anxious folks who are waiting '
to know whether the West Portal mjsteryisa A
bubble or a boom. Ten days have pasted since y
any one here has heard from Losee, Richardson. S
or Jnckson, tho three men who came out here to 1
start the work.
Tho llrst 700 Italians who were brought here T9
by Collatti arc still at work. Nobody i keeping J
time or superintending them. The 500 who '.jffi
camo out Sunday beforo last have never Irtn J?
provided with tools. They say they ore told lg
that they aro earning wages at the rate of $1.50 's
adoj. but they don t believe It. "J
I)r. Pctrie. who ovvns iho property where the MS
work is going on, said to-day that Enoch I- "W
Richardson hnd leased the laud irnm blm for Bi
twelve months at l(Ko niontn. with tho pnv- BtS
liege of buj ing it at any lime, Richurdson. s.ud Bfft
therioctor. wns sure that the comptnv would BlV
buy the land in a few weeks. Meanwhile, after Bk'i
two mouths tenancv. no rent has treen n eiii. HRfe
Tho conipanv. Hie hardson told htm, was mado BLj
nnnf four millionaires, ono each in New ork. Bnl
Chicago. Cincinnati, nnd Washington. Rich mi- Blu
son hrst told him. said Pctrie. that the ihlnjf Mm
was to hen Government rope walk; then th.it it $
wns a collar nnd cutT factory, and it little later, m ,
In n letter, spoke of il as "our electric plant."
It takes nerve to face an enraged bull nnd mj;
flaunt in hi lace the color that he hjl- II Hi.
is a foolish and reckless thing for anv man
to do, but thousands upon thousands of mti K!'
and women are daily facing a peril before H
which the hull fijhter's danger fades into Ki,
insignificance. The bull tighter is armed, mf
trained, and fully prepared for his battle. mKs
The thuusands who stand face to face wilfc C'j
'hat dread and insidious foe cnusumiiti' n, BL'
ire but illy equipped for the struggle Tho BEy
man or woman who would siiccessiullj with- MM
stand the inroads of the deadly germs of BB
consumption needs to hive artefies bound BE
ltiif with the rich, red, life -giving !' J BB
of health. Dr. Pierce's Golden Mrdu il MM
Discovery is without an equal as n lilo 1 BK
maker and flesh - builder. It clcin-es .m.l
strengthens the lungs and cures fl per cent- BB
of all cases of consumption, BB
Miss I.ucy KloeiTler, of Armads Mich writ"! BBj
"When I was about eight jears of uge I Imd "
flimmation of the lungs, nnd from Hut time 1 n I mm
was sick n-nxly all the time ami liad a i'J "
nearly all th-lime I would take cold so r.i t
would go right to my lungs At Hi' nue ' I ' Bai
teen I wa . vervb.nl, thete was pain in mv b ;,
tickliug In mv throat and my throat n -In ed
with ulcers there w.is hoarsrnes, and pirtu - p-
Sressioti of voice and dilTiciilty et lireiilung MM
octorril with one of our bct phvsii 1 m .1" I '
said lir could nut liclp me and just prrscn'ini J
liver oil and told my mother I ciuld i-iiuvt i.ei HE
thin three months I kept getliu w ike r r r v
day when at last a friend aked 1111 w hv I l J c ' m
try l)r Pierce's Golden Medical III- ieri 1 H
thought there wis no use uu more be p ' n-mj HI
consumption was in our fsmily M Mae ' Ut
also my sister died with it, but jf 'r 1 it B mm
tile first Untie I seemed to leclbeltr- Mv ai '
was better and I kept right on mUim H
boltleofthe Pellets once in a untie uni . I " I H
real well, riefore taking it. 1 weighed one t W
drtcl and leujwunda, after taking it our li mt-e DBj
and thirty, I have not bad a cough this Kiaur." HJ