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IF ' ' THE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1898. .
It ' ' , i. i i p .rani
f anarciiyIn their march
. After Milne., al Che Trial er herllT
wl- . ! ' 'P"'- ""
rV i.oJolrncr. TIifmIi, nnd l.nwlr...
". .r lli Mrlker.-lVeDertr Ile.trojed.
mnnr 1'a., KoK 1U. The;dofencc!ln
. !Z of -"crlll Marti., and hi deputies for
S! Lat timer shooting cnt on to-dny piling up
01 If MI.U ii' '"" th0 ,tat0 of rlot
I Gorier wblih "' '" ,ho cnllra ,lB7l-
MSf"r a uek lfore tho shooting. All
T wC" w-n.lnrf lo.lar from Audcn-
. Z TrUo-n. Mh or llrook. and Kbcrvale.
fHo the strikers turning club. Iron bars.
I Miohcr- mid committing acts ot lolonco.
S, .upermlrndrnl bosses, and foremen do
mA how llio strikers stopped tho works.
SSKenloMh.. the. bad been maltreated by
.k, striker, nnd stationary and locomotive en-
U conductors, and llre.uen told how they
btdbeen chased from their engines, trains nnd
" and boys of several nallonalltlos, Amcrl
"Vwrlbh. Irish. Welsh. Italian, nnd even a
reader. t torlC9 "f ,hc rC' ?' tcrror"
4d hr the mobs that marchod from col
tor to colliery, and from one mining patch to
snather. dftroying and damaging property.
wine and thr.atcnlng men and boys, and
..ndlneiich fear before them that men, wo
2L.i!dihlUren lied hen they heard of their
weroach. In one Instant o a lono woman, hear
Si toward dusk that tho dreaded band. were
MOiins, took her little children and fled to
S. woods and remained there all night. In
lbs static words of the witness describing this
I lw her and tho children co into tho broth.
mo did not tco them lomo out again until tho
next morning. ' . . . ..
Panicl Ittllcr, tho first witness called to tho
stud today, said that ho was a fireman em
rioted In tho boiler homo of tho Sliver Brook
colliery. On Sept. :! a bowling. Infuriated mob
of strikers appeared In Silver llrook. They
cams Into tho hollir louse. draggodjthotwitnesa
out, audmailo him march along. Iho strikers
wire armed with clubs and iron bars. William
It Ordnero( the same placo had a roe-redan.
" ",J ,inrrlen;e On t-cpt. 7 n crowd of L'OO
Xrs XVcd him into Xhe brush and fired
it. stots latter htm. '1 ho liolo torn by a bullet
in his coat was shown to the Jury.
Ausw : Huloleer. alio ' M or "T,00 ,Wa5
kilne sOil bn.ikfmt when tho strikers took
SSeijion o.' the place, on r-ept. 7. One burly
BSw came in, and. swinging a flub over his
head, ordered him to hum up and lomo along.
"Vbat could I del" snld tho witness. "My
house wss surrounded by a lot of men armed
irtth clubs, and I had to march along to Me
Tiers the crowd broke into Superintendent
Oomer Jones s l.ouo and looked for him with
tSs intention of killing him. Peter tinker, also
ot Silver llrook. was also forced into tho ranks
in a simll ir mnnr.fr. Uno of tho striken mado
t speech, saying that if any of tho English
speaking miners, worked on tho following day
tier would be killed.
Adolrjh Ilemzel of Silver llrook saw tho
strikers coming fto.n .MlAiIoo on tho samo day.
Tbsy had club and Iron bars and ran into tho
breiker and stripping and chased tho men
working there out. They also enteral tho
houses nd took men out. Tho witness was
oris of these. I ndcr tnrents of violence tho
strikers forced him into their ranks. Ho saw
men flee into the brush and tho strikers tire
shots alter them Wtien a chanco offered tho
witness escniieJ from tho ranks of the strikers
ind hid In the brush all night.
Robert Alrey told what tills crowd did to tho
break' at bilur llruuk. They blow tho whis
tle, stopped the men from working, chased
them about, and broke ccry window In the
building ZOn tho follow ing day they came again
til made tho witness march along to Hazlc
tou, six miles away, when they said thoy wcro
going to stop the Hnrlcton mines. On the way
there they slopped the JoancsUllo mine.
James Long, superintendent of tho Silver
Brook Coal Company, said that when, on Sopt.
S,hohcJiril that tho strikers wero toinlng. 600
strong, ae had at onccishut dow n tho orks and
told his men to go home. He hail done this be
cause he had heard that the strikers had beaten
men elsewhere, and ho did not want his men
baton. When the strlkors came they entered
the breaker and stopped tho engineer from
boiittag men from tho mine. They broke 300
wlndous In tho breaker. When the witnosa
remonstrated, a striker hit him on tho shoulder
with dub. The crowd had clubs, bars, drills
and jlovtlj. liiey pulled and blow both whis
tles of tho breaker. Tho w ltnoas"eirihilnod that
when the whittles were blown in the mlddloof
the day it meant to stop work.
Henry Weston, the engineer of a mine loco
motive, tho next witness, wus forced from his
nglno by a gang of twenty strikers on Sept. 2.
Iley had clutij and irons and drew a rovolier
and made liim stop his locomotive. Then they
uncoupled the cars and ran the engine down
ths slope. When on -ept. 3 a crowd of sixty
held him up nj,-ain he was better prepared for
them. A man strain tried to pull film from his
cib And he drew his roolcr and threatened
to shoot tho man. They did not bother him
any further.
Frank Turpini. an Julian fruit peddler, tho
succeeding witness, was stopped by the strik
ers at McAdno and robbed by them of his
wagon load ofpcichen. W. J. Hays, outside
torom.n for the lxhlgh Valley Coal Company
at Audenned, mid that on "-cpt. i! ho hnd soen
the strikers ho to No. 4 colliery ut Audonrled
and from thero to Sllier llrook. Then he saw
the strikers coming to Audcnried. They had
sticks, clubi andiron bars. Tho witness went
to the slonejii hero thej-trikers had stopped the
njines Thin lie went bark to tho breaker,
where ho found some'of the strikers. He asked
one what business ho had there and put him
OIL
"I felt that my American citizenship was
beinj trampled on " d the witness.
inconsrcjuenieof u,0 depredations committed
hy the strikers the hrtaker was Idle for nearly
a month aid (fXi men were thrown out of em
ployment. The entire community had boon
mitbtcned and terrorized by tho visits of tho
strikers.
Anthony Unlet, a jnung Italian employed at
lorktonn, was caught by tho strikers and
forced to innri h withthim. They threatened
to bait him with cUba and an Italian had said
that he would put n knlfu In him if ho did not
Iiome alontr. Allen Weir, manager of J. C.
llayden A. I o.'s store at Mler llrook. said that
MP!. J, wl n hu hi.ard that the strikers wero
eomnit, he atourotlos'-d up the store because;
?. i5'.!lal llu strikers hud done at other
i.1.1 :. ."hen tho trowl came it was armed
with sticks, UiiIh, Imp., pitk handles, drills and
p.eccs or ui pipe.
..A Phn Mct'iuldcn. foreman at Silver Hrook.
li. i '.he ,C0,"lnB of the strikers and how thoy
S?..J.' . '"'" inanh with them. In onler to
.li "'"'. ?ro"' estaping they put un armed
5 in m hil"
m.n , " Kt-lslian, a sturdy young IZngllm
ffim "rl al "nrk "lien "i strikers surprised
SvTv .i ! ""'K '" Ih'k aw aj from hlin and
em .i I' """"u '"" ",r " e'"". They "oM
ba, i? ,J v. ""' l" ' ' itimie working, so ho wont
sTrii ' hl" ''"'" '" T''onn. lie saw tho
S" ". torgn gated on tlio main street thcio.
him ",' "! -'it Intii hU linusu nman followed
wv.ii0 "and, wanted him to m.ireh along,
him ... r.t.f'.1'.111 !1U "triktrs ntiomulcil to drag
ttewmL W ' ' V' "' re sniggling together
aU i ,1? 1 ".bltf Nc" f'indl.inil clog uuno to his
b,,,.h,rlf( Mi 'letl'In a man's shoiilder and
taV .i 'i'" ""Vl" '""' witness took adnn
link LlM1' ""I himself loorf. ran through a
hek fin garden mid escaped over a
theCKI,1 Xi'cRln!," londutlor of a coal train of
train ..n.1' ."lk ""llroad. when running his
wa.r,MDJVilR' ''raiilrry breaker on Hept. 7.
Hen .'J"1 'y """trikers to leavo his engine,
cli. n .ricfUeWl "1LV k",,lt'1 him. Ouo man
eae4tonfIll0l';,eu,,,.f tho enrino and threat-
SovnJi rc Ml"'lth a mlriliiK needle,
action. r .","""'' '"k' ltnii..M doscrlbcd tho
bid rn,Vi'0 btr'?lf "t Audcnried. how they
threat i "'"" ''"trojcd property, beat and
them it ,'. "",'!' ""ll "1l" "'ui "iarc'i w''
roarked K, ",0" "'ll'1 lllat the strikers re
hen th!,r a'tl",1"',re going to Ijittlmer, and
hrcar,7 Ck tUcy "ould burn a'' Ul
Wwtt',r'9,rY,t'",,l,t' lTk In tho KbcrTnleofllcc,
the n ndnu V .;",I'S' St-Pt. 7. and ordered
rs Mino ,i.'ihl,lBr", t',")ul- Wlien "'0 3lrlk
the Mn.imi f"r"',1 "" ,lie shutters, broko
In the otllr. , 1,lirt,i";'d to slioot tho men
he 'trlkirs'' "mil" thcm Joln ,ho ruriV ot
Midl'hHthTL,llVi,',''t l'ne examined tolay.
! was!., "'i'i1'" "'"" r "" "lltIlt ' "l0 K'ler
the itrlklr.0 " V."" u In Iho ntlleo when
f tie i, ,',"" lr '"- l.r,l "1U thrown
the life f iit.3 1'l V" .""! ol11.1 u a"'1 dtmanded that
"'uted ti -iJ . '',', 'f'lrwn, 'Ihnwltiie.s
't'lkers loki"!!"';' ol;".r' .'""l "" " two of IU0
l him iT ''". r .,1I"I"' ''J 'il faiound want
fused -a,i ! ,yiUJl,vm- I"0 wltueM ngaln
"ree ifu r.'f'i" h fvolter. liistantly tho
"wto,,, h.!1"'; ,retolcrs and dared
tlie wn. 1?I., .? I" '",,ll, "ef" against him.
""reat. n iu. ' l".,1'"' J11,,'"1' ,A"ur t0"10 "
on.nnd b lwi Mrlk,r Joined Ibelr com
'nna ttm MlicjIntrmMl marchtduway.
UuslnrM Troubles
Well?,1 ',r0'' ComaT. dealor In lumber at
dtytoPr. !rm,md,!,n "signment yester-
m ,MI n,,,e"' 777' uctu1 ""' W60.
,1, 'lfr' -"l-J ha. taken charge of tbe
'"'iro m"'"'? ' K1"""' Klein, manufac,
;3Mertee'lf.l,'l'"lul', and hoiinet frame, at
f''of l)!i"!lteKol,"tt"e,ocut'0" ior 518 ln
'T KeHpu,'iTnj- ft;",uer Pu deeper rester-
,atecniiiir,,? "' "llv,raro at 11 Kast
, f "' ofjnjwtcuilun for 93a In
c. r. js. x. ox ins warpath.
The Read Reduces tfaa rare from tan
else t Iftw Yark to Bo.
San Francisco. CaL, Feb. 24. Tho Canadian
Paclflo threw a bombshell Into tbs camp of the
American railroad agent thl. morning by an
nouncing that ticket would bo cold from Ban
Francisco to Now York via VancouTver at 910
first class and $30 second class. A tho lowest
flnt-clais rate by the Central and Union Paclflo
1 970, the slio of tho cut may bo appreciated.
Tho agent here lay that east-bound business
by tho Canadian road la slight at this scaon,
nnd they do not fear demoralization, but they
recognize the danger to tho Klondlko business
if thoso rates aro enforced In tho Kast. In fact,
the Southern PaclUo will havo tomcottho cut
or seo nil tlio Klondlko travel go to Vancouver
and Seattlo.
Everything depend on tho Chicago mooting
to-day or to-morrow. If the Canadian l'aclflo
cannot ho placated then tho Southern Paclflo
will be compollcd to cut tho present ratos noarly
In half,
ClltCAQO. Fob. Ji4. At a meeting of the Wost
ern Passenger Association to-day, ox cry road In
tho association being representod. It was agrond
to "meet" rates of tho Canadian Pacific. In
short, tho rate war is on. and rates may bo expect
ed to drop in a few days. Thero Is orldenco that
tho present contest, which, ns railway men do
claro.ln volvcs the voryexlstence of Northwcstorn
American roads and has been embittered by re
peated contests ln tho past, will bo decisive A
committee otsoven, representing the Den vor and
Illo Grande, Union Pacltlc, Northern 1'ncltlc,
Ilurllngton, Chicago Great Wcatorn, Chicago,
Milwaukee nnd St, Paul, nnd Chicago, ltock
Island and I'acldo was appointed to make and
adjust rates.
Before the Western road can competo to ad
vantage with the Canadian Pacific, tbo Inter
state Commerce Commission will havo to sus
pend the operation of the " long and abort haul "
clause, nnd Eastern roads will havo to make
through rates with Western road to the l'a
clflo. The Western road are certain of the as
sistance of tbo Grand Trunk. Itlsexpectod that
the gravity of the situation will Induco tbe
Joint Trnmo Association, which controls all
Intermediary lines wost of Now York, to bring
thoso roads Into line. Thero is little doubt that
the Interstate Commerce Commission will sus
pend tho long nnd short haul clause The com
mission has always done It boforo.
Ciiicaqo. Fob. 21. President of Western
roads, to whom was referred a settlement of tho
Denver fast train squabble, reached an agree
ment to-day by which all danger of a rate war
Is avoided. Thoy adopted a resolution declar
ing In favor of an extra faro for fast train ser
vice. As to w hat tho faro should be for tho Don
vor or any other special service they rofcrred
tho details to tho general passenger agents to
work out,
jioiwuan of jinooiczYir.
ITbr Police Pensions Aro Hubs: Up Minor Ap
polntroents by Comptroller Coler.
Police Commissioner Hamilton, who Is Treas
urer of the board, had this to say yesterday in
regard to the hanging up ot tho Novembor and
December police pensions in tho borocgh ot
Brooklyn:
"I havo no authority to pay tbo Brooklyn
pollco pensioners for November and December,
although I havo a balance In tbo general fund,
which would cnablo mo to do so. Thero was a
deficit of $0,000 in tho Brooklyn pension fund
and I havo no authority to pay llrooklvn's debts
out of money belonging to the greater city. I
cannot pay the pensions for theso two months
unless tbo Corporation Counsel authorizes me
to do so. Hereafter nil tho pensioners will be
paid rcguUrly from tbo genera! fund."
Theso additional appointments have been
made by Comptroller Color in the Auditor's
office in Brooklyn: J. F. Scanlan. inspector.
S.1.COO! W. W. Horan. inspector, $1.-00: John
II. Itoblnson. Heglstor of Claims. $1,100; Kd
word T. Clantz. bookkeeper, $1,000; John J. Mo
Kona, messenger. $1,000; Thomas F. Lungan,
Warrant Register, 1.000.
At an adjourned lueotlng of the Brooklyn
School Board last night tbe discussion over the
by-laws was continued and some amendments
wcro proposed. Several members spolto ot tho
hardships which many teachers had Buffered
from the failure to receivo their salaries since
September, and Mr. Hlgglns reforred to the caso
of a teacher who was threatened with ejectment
from her house for non-payment of rent. No
one seemed to have any information as to when
tho salaries would bo paid.
CLEnOXMEX CONDEMN ZOItELEI.
Ilelnebantt Persists la I'rclnc tbe Heine Venn
tain on lb" llronz.
The Rev. Peter Farrell of St, Joseph's Cathollo
Church and the Rov. Dr. Q. W. F. Birch of
Bethany Presbyterian Church appeared before
tbo Bronx Borough Board yesterday to object
to the aoceptanco of thollcino Lorelei fountain.
The Ilelnebund was thero to take tho other side.
Dr. Birch said that tbe Bronx should not bo
the dumping ground of rubbish discarded br
Manhattan. Ilo also said: "Mypeoplo would
feel that they wcro disgracing their wives and
daughters if they were for accepting these nudo
figures."
Father Farrell said tho fountain was degrad
ing and demoralizing, and that ho would never
reaso to protest against.havlng It set up beforo
hla people.
Dr. Ernst Richard and Richard Katzcnmayer
replied to tho clergymen. Louis Schneider said:
"Tho fountain Is criod down bylpnornnt hypo
crites." "I objoct," cried Father Farrell.
"I don't seo how n minister w bo nlways ha
purity in his heart can seo anything wrong In
si nude breast." said O. von Duorlngof tho Mor
rlsanla Literary Society. Tho hearing will be
resumed some time noxt week.
S HEIST rum MARSHAL.
Removed Ilend r the llurenu of Combustibles
Returns to tbe Fire llepartment.
Fire Commissioner Scannell bas appointed
Peter Seery Fire Marshal, to Buccccd James
Mitchel, who was removed on Monday. Secry
will probably have to pass a civil service exam
ination. Tho salary Is $3,000. Seery Is GO years
old, and keeps a hotel at Third a enuo and Thirty-eighth
strcot. He was for fifteen years Chief
of thollureauof Combustibles, and was removed
in 18115 on charges that be had Improperly
granted licenses for tbo sale of fireworks, lie Is
a Tammany Hall man, and lives ln tho Twenty
second district,
Commlsiionor Scannell has abolished the office
of Auditor nnd removed Leo J. Mills. The sal
ary was fl.fiOO. The office was creatod late In
18U7 by tbe old Fire Commissioners.
HOW MUCH XUE CITT SPENDS.
Mayor Wants to Know at tbo End or Rrery
.Month.
Mayor Von Wyck has sent letters to all tho
heads of departments, asking them to file ln his
office nt tho cud of every month a dctatlod ac
count of their expenditure.
BH-nnncll Abollabes Another omee.
Fire Commissioner Scannell abolished yester
day the post of auditor of tho department, w hich
was creatod In December. Lee J. Mills occu
pied tbo place nt a salary of 51,500 a ear.
rATAJ. fiGAFVOLJi rAI.l..
Mrgro Rilled While Pnlutlntrat lbs firth Htorr
or a Tenement.
Moses F, Sharp, a negro of S30 West Forty
fifth street, was killed yesterday afternoon by
falling from a sruflold at o'JO West Forty-fifth
trcot.
Sharp mado a living by doing odd Jobs around
the neighborhood, and yeitcrdar. with a bor
rowed scaffold, he Bet out to paint tho rear ot
tho tenement nt which be met his death. hllo
the scaffold was slung at tho level of tbo fifth
floor the ropes supporting ono end of It gao
way, and Sharp was thrown to tbe stone-paved
yard below.
JUtltTEJ) TWENTY I1AX8.
Htenra.hlw Moiita-ornery floated About IbnCuir
Ullbuut a Propeller.
Monn K. Ala., Feb. 21. Tlio steamship Mont
gomery of tho Horatley lino, plj Ing between this
port and Liverpool in the cotton and grain j
trade, now ovor two wocks overdue, was hoard I
from to-da. On Fob. a. while to tho northwest
of 'liirlugas, hho bioko Iho tall end of tho shaft
nnd lust hor propeller and drifted In the llulf for
twenty days. Mho is now anchored off St.
George's Island, outside of Appalacblcola. Two
tugs. .Mary Wlttlch and Penwood, will leavo to
night and tow her to Mobile.
Ha Clue to Iho Murderer, or Poll master llabrr,
Wabiiinoton, Fob. 21. The Post Office De
partment received a telegram from Pout Office
Inspector Moro to-day at Lake city, 8. C, re
garding tbe murder of Postmaster Baker at
that placo. He announced that ho bad searched
the ruins of tho office and found $1.25 In money,
but could not find tbo key or locks belonging to
the office. So fur he bad found no clue to the
guilty parties, Tbe court adjournod until
aturday. Tbe Acting Chief Insuoctor said to
day that tbe department had little hopo of
catching the guilty parties, as thoy were proba
bly leading citizens of tho place, and even If
captured they would not be convicted.
Cabinet. That Reallr Pile,
Bee "Globe-Wernicke.." Olobe Co ,Fultoa and Pearl.
v j't- tu 4i , , p -"Vi '1! -"'f. - ; -Lr-f, vt '
SMASH-UP IN MAIL TUBES.
ZSrEHTlOATOnS MOM WASHINGTON
BEE THE OllOVND-Vl' MAIL.
p.at All Dar Trilag la Find Oat Just Whr
the Hundred. r tailors. Cheeks. e.. Were
Ilratrojed and Whether Mare Are Idkelrto
Re What Mas Reen Rone with the fterapat
George W. Beavers, chief of tho division of
salaries and allowances ot tho First Assistant
Postmaster-General's olllro; J. B. Maston,
special ngent of the Railway Mall Servlco, nnd
Thcodoro Smith, nn Inspector from tho Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General's bureau, spont
all dnyyostordny Investigating tho accidents
ln tho Tubular Dlspntih Company's pneumatic
tubes. Tho two accidents occurred on Mon
day within four hours of each other, nnd re
sulted In tho grinding up and utter destruction
of several hundred letters, Including many that
contained checks nnd other nrtlclcs of groat
value. Mr. Maston represented tho Second
Assistant Postinnstcr-Uoncral. Tlio Second
Assistant Postmaster-General ho chargo of
that branch of tho mall servlco that rotates to
tho transportation ot the malls, nnd it Is his de
partment that mado tho contract for the Gov
ernment with tho Tubular Dispatch Company
by which tho company Is to receivo $146,000 a
year rental for tubes between station P, In the
Prod u co Exchange, and tho General Post Office,
and Station II, In the Grand Central Palnco, and
tho General Post Ofilce.
Tho commission organized with Mr. Beaver
as Chairman. It called in Postmaster Van
Cott, and he reported officially tho destruction
of tho mall ln tho tubes, and explained all that
ho know about the accidents that had resulted
in tho destruction. Tho Postmaster had boon
making an independent Investigation of tho
accident, nnd ho bad the reports of his men.
These reports he turned over to tho commis
sion. After this nnd some formal talk, ho ac
companied the commission to tho inquiry de
partment for missing and dead letters, and tho
bags full of ground up nnd destroyed mall
wcro shown to tho commission.
There wcro two bags ot It, Somo of It was
dumped out on a desk and the mombors of tho
commission examined It closely. They wcro
considerably Interostod ln tho oxtent of the de
struction. The stuff was In bits, black and
greasy, and nothing ln It was decipherable). All
that was decipherable had been taken out and
forwarded, with tbe explanation that It was
nil that remained of whnt had presumably bcon
letters, and that tho damage had been done in
tho pneumatic tubes.
After looking over tho destroyed moll tho
Postmaster accompanied the commission to tho
first floor of tho building, whero tbo tubes of
tho company tomo in. The tubes w ere in oper
ation and their working was explslned by tbe
men In chargo. Tho commission talked with
tho men about the nccldents nnd got from them
their opinion of tbe causes that led to them and
how It caino that tho mall ln transit bad be
come so frightfully mangled. They examined
the carriers carefully, particularly the arrango
ment for looking them. It is alleged by tno
company thnt tho carrlora that were wrecked
were cnrolesslv left unlocked by the clerks who
filled them, tho clerks being emplojees of tho
Government and not or tho cuiniiany. The
commission aBkod n lot of questions about tbe
possibility of getting tbo mail out ot tho tubes
without grinding it to pulp ln case of futuro
accidents. They didn't learn how It could be
done.
After questioning everybody connected with
the service nt tho IScnornl Post Ofllccthc com
mission went to station P and watched tho oper
ation of tho tubes at that end. Tho clerk was
thero who Is accused by tbo Tubular Dispatch
Company of carelessness ln locking tha carrier
that was wrecked. Ho was questioned closely.
Ho Insisted that he had locked tho carrier se
curely and that when It left his hands It was all
right and ready to bo shot through the tube.
From station P the commission went to station
II and made tho same sort of investigation.
All tho men In tho station conncctod with tho
tubo sorvlco were questioned. After lunch tho
commission xlslted tho office of tho Tubular
Dispatch Company in tho Tribune building nnd
heard the explanations ot tho company's offi
cials. What these explanations were Is known
only to the commission nnd tbo company.
Chairman Bcaers of tho commission was
asked by the rt iortcr what conclusions tho com
mission hnd arrived at. Mr. Heavers said that
the Investigation was not entirely complete and
that tbo members of tho commission would not
speak of t, Tho commission had been tent on
by tho Postmaster-Genoral and would report to
him. No Information would bo made publlo
until after this report was made.
All that part of the mall that was ground up
nnd dentrojed so thnt identification of it was
Impossible is to bo sent to tho dead letter office
at Washington, whero It will bo kept tbo regu
lation tlmo nnd then disposed of. There has
been soma Inquiry on tho part ot persons who
got fragments of tho letters that wcro Identifi
able ns to how they come to be to black. All
tho moll that was wrecked was soaked with
greaso as well ns ground up. It Is explained
that tho intoriors of tho tubes ore kept constantly
well oiled with lubricating oil. Tho letters thut
wcro wrecked were ground up with this lubri
cating oil.
T11E PNEUMATIC TUBE ACCIDENT.
Hfllbolland In Conrereare with tbe Peat Ofilce
Authorities.
Washington, Feb. 21. John Mllholland of
the Tubular Dispatch Company called at the
Post Office Department to-day and had a long
conferenco with Second Assistant Postmaster
General Sballcnbcrgcr regarding Tuesday's ac
cident to tbo pneumatic tubo In New York. Tho
Department Is anxious to know what the com
pany proposes to do In such ensos and what
measures can bo taken to prevent tho loss of
mall in tho tubes. It ulso desires to obtain
some idea of how much tha company expects
to securo from tho Government through the De
partment for this servlco In New York and
Brooklyn. It Is certain that at present tho De
partment considers tho servlco as in its exper
mental stage only, nnd that beforo any ex
tensive appropriations aro recommended to
Congress for tho continuance or extension of
the servlco tbe company must demonstrato tbo
valuo and successful operation of tho tulies.
Postmastor Wilson of Brooklyn left to-night
for New York. Ho obtained tho permission of
the Treasury Department for tho necessary
changes In the mall yard of the Post Ofilco that
will enable the tubular company to install its
plant for tho operation of the tubo over tho
Brooklyn Bridge.
"I do not wish to poe." said he to-night, as
impeding the march of progress In the Post
OIlUo Department, ns I havo bi en act used of
doing today by people Interested ln the tout
panv, for 1 am heartily In finnr of anything
that will glwi belli r i-crilco to peoplu of tbo
Brooklyn offiie mid to tbo patrons of tho I'nlted
Stutes at large. But I regard that accident In
Now York with considerable concern, and sin
cerely trust thnt nothing of tho kind will owr
lumpen In the Brooklyn tube. Such accidents
must necessarily damage the persons whone
mall Is destroyed, nnd yet they hno no remedy.
"I bollovo that tho company should demon
strate to tho satisfaction of all itsnbllityto
hnndio tho malls stfely and quickly, and then
that the pneumatic tubo sen leu is a benofit to
tho servlco before It ahks any such largo appro
priations as it intends doing. I understand
that 11 proposes to extendjtho eorvlce in New
York beyond tho limits of tho original con
tract and also tu Install it In Brooklyn. Fur the
former they proposo to ask C'ongruss to appro
priate $300,000 and for tho latter $200,000.
I cannot seo any necessity whatever for such a
largo expenditure even if tbo tubes work satis
factorily and bandied all tbo mall M Now York,
It U my Idea that the payment it .' tho service
should he In proportion to the vaiue of tbo ser
vice and not sueh an enormous amount us
Continuing Mr, Wilson said that tho mnll
from a New York Central train was sent to tho
main office fiom station II ncwrul duvs ago
and 11 took IbO carriers to transport It. "liven
If they sent ono carrier o cry ten seconds." said
he, "it would tnko thirty minutes to got tbo last
currier into the main nlllio. Add to this the
ton minutes mnsumod In taking tho mail from
tho station to station II nnd It glics forty min
utes. Now, in Brooklyn wo havo a contract
with priwitn partlo-i that they shall land tho
Brooklyn mall thut comes In on this train in
tho Brooklyn olllio In forty -live minutes, nnd
they do lt.'r
Milk Mill Nlrluera Win lu Patrroou.
Patkiihon, N. J., Fob.2 1. Tho strlko at James
Simpson Si Co.'s silk mill, which began over
twenty woeks ago. was sullied last night at u
conferenco held betwocn tbo firm and a com
mittee of strikers. Tho weavers succeeded in
carrying their point. Thoy will return to work
on Monday morning,
tttrlbe Tbreatoard ea ftew Appraiser, lorrs.
Thero is talk of a strike at the new Appraiser's
stores, Washington and Christopher streots, on
account of the employment of non-union plas
terers. A committee of the Board of Walking
Delegates, at the request of tbe Plasterers
Union, will try and settle tbe matter amicably
to-day.
I.on.hereaien le Demaad lO Cent, an Hear.
A meeting of longshoremen 1 to be held on
Sunday at ol South street to prepare for mak
ing a demand for 40 cent an hour.
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TXfJI ALASKA EXODUS.
liteea Vessel Leadln- at leattte tbr the
Oold Field.
BKATTI.B, Wash., Feb. 21.-Tho Alaska tam
ped from here continue unabated, and 1 ap
parently Increasing a tho season advance. In
the harbor to-day there aro four eteamshlp,
four hlp, two bark, ono brig, nnd Ave schoon
ers loading for Juneau. Skagway, Cook Inlet,
and Cooper River, tho larger portion rocelvlng
for Skagway,
Among the steamships Is the Australia, which
will carry 1,000 passenger and a lnreo amount
of general merchandise. All theo vessel are
ndvortlsed to sail this week and will carry to
tbelr full capatltv.
Tho trails from Skagway nnd Dyca aro re
ported to bo In good condition and urn said to bo
erowdod with thousands of gold seekers with
horses, dogs, slods and pack animals. This pro
cession is now falrlv In motion from aalt water
to tho lakes, and It will bo ondless for months. -
It Is conservatively estimated that $5,000,000
havo boon oxpended In Seattlo in procuring out
fits and for transportation to Alaska slnco Jan.
1, nnd that $10,000,000 moro will bo paid out
during tho noxt four months Is not Improbable.
The war of ratos now on between tho Northern
Pacific, tbo Great Northern nnd tho Cnnadlan
Pacific, all hnvlng tormlnals ln Seattle, Is hav
ing the effect to swell travel westwnrd, nnd nil
trains from tho East aro crowded. Thrco steam
ers sailed for AlaBka this morning and five aro
ouo to arrive
OONE TO SEEK OOLD.
Tht Party Will Confine It. Investigation to
United ftatea Territory.
A party of twolvo prospector In eoarch of
gold left this city for Tacoma yo.tcrday to try
their luck, not in the Canadian Klondike, but
In tho Alaskan Copper River 'country. They
are grubstaked by tho Klondlko and Copper
River Trado, Transportation nnd Mining Com
pany, and go bettor provided and with more
definite plans In view than most of those
touched with the gold fover. The party Is made
up of four corpentors and boat builders, four
miners, two assay er I, a stone mason, and o,black
emlth. and expects to be Independent and to
bo nblo to provide for its needs through tho skill
of Its own members. It Is tbe forerunner of a
larger party which Is to loavo ln about a month.
From Tocoma tho party will go by steamer to
Orcn on the Alaskan coast, near the mouth of
tbo Copper River. A hundred miles ud the
rlvor, abovo Its rapids, they will build a boat,
nnd will then be ready to prospect by land and
wutcr. This Copper Rlvor country Is now
ly opened up to prospecting, but has long been
known to bo rich in gold.
YUKON STEAM TIC STItUCK A HOCK.
It Will Cost 810,000 to Repair tha Parnate
to tbe City or Columbia.
VALrAHAlsO, Feb. 21. Tho steamship City of
Columbia, from Now York for St. Michael,
Alaska, with passenger for tho Klondike, put
in hero on Feb. 14, alter having struck a rock In
Smith's Channel. She wa placed In dry dock.
Her rudder and upper works wero damaircd and
her keel seriously injured. Tho repairs will
occupy twcnty-tlvo day and will cost, including
dock fees. $1U.000.
Klondike Argonaut. Heard Praia.
The British Btoamshlp Capac, which arrlvod
yosterday from South American ports, passed
in the Straits of Magellan tho scboonor Thomas
S. NegUB, which sallod from New Haven on Nov.
3 for tho Klondike, and tbo little schooner Hat
tlo I. Phillips, which sailed from Gloucester.
Mnss., In October with a party of gold-seokcrs
for Alaska. The Phillips arrived yesterday at
San Francisco.
ESCAPED ritOM A PRISON TAN.
Two Brooklyn Prisoner. Mako a Dash Tor
Liberty aad One Uet. Away.
James Sweeney, who was accused of larceny,
and John Hogan were being taken from tbo Jail
to Magistrate Tealei's court In Myrtlo and Van
dorbllt avenues for arraignment yesterday
morning. On reaching tho court building
Driver Kenny decided to escort tbe two prison
ers upstairs without tho aid ot tbocourtotllcers.
When ho opened the door ot tho van Hogan
Jumped out and mado a break In tho direction
of Wllloughby avenuo, but ho wns quickly
tripped up by a bystander and recaptured.
Sweeney nlso jumped out and ran down Myrtlo
ncnuoand into Adclphi street. Although he
was hotly pursued, he managed to uuko good
his escape.
RUN A irAY WRECKS CARRIAOE.
Park A Tltrerd'a FrlKbtenrd Horse. XEudancsr
Arthur W. Sopor.
A team belonging to Park & Tilford took
fright last evening in front of the firm's store
nt Fifty-ninth street and Fifth nvonuo, and ran
wost on Fifty-ninth street. At Sixth avenue
the horses ran Into u tarrlago ln which was
Arthur W. fcopcr. President of the Safety Car
Heating nnd Lighting Company of 1G0 Broad
way. Tlio carriage wa tipped over and wrecked,
but Mr. Soper cscapod with a few slight bruises.
OltlTUARY.
Robert Dodd Weekes died ot his homo in East
Orangu on Wednesday. Mr. Wcokos was born
ln Clinton, Oneldacounty.N.Y.. on April 1,1810,
and was tbe son of tbe Rov. Dr. William It.
Weekes who was pastor of tho Fourth Prcsbi
torlau Church, Newark, from 1632 to 1815. Ho
learned tho printer's trade, and for a number of
years worked as a compositor. Ho was for
several years professorof English literature and
farm economy at tho Michigan Agricultural
School, and bad but recently completed a trans
lation from tbo Greek of tho New Testament. A
few years sea ho compiled a genealogy of tho
Weekes family in this country and In Kngland,
running back to tlio beKinnlncof the fifteenth
century. Slnco 1800 Mr. Wcckoa hod been em
ployed In tbo ofllto ot the Mutual Ilenetlt Llfo
Insurance Company of Newark. Ho hadlhed
iti Kast Orange slnco 1872. He leavesa widow,
four sons, and two daughters.
M. W. Gall, ono of the oldest business men of
Washington, died on Wednesday night at his
residence on II street. Bo had been suffering
for about two weeks from an attack of grip,
but was ablo to bo out (if doors Wednesday lo
mako arrangements for the funer.il ot his
son-in-law, Reginald Fendall, who died
Tuesday night, In Now York. Whllo con
versing with his son, Charles E. Gall, ho
suddenly expired from heart failure. Mr. Gall
was 7(1 y ears old. Howaslmrn In Alexandria,
Va., and succeeded his father In Iho Jowolry
business ln 1847, nnd had slnco been closely
Identified with tho commercial inten sis of tho
ciplul. He left four sons nnd a daughter,
Charles K Walter A., Norman and Storllng,
and Mrs. Roglnald Fendall.
frimon Lizard, uno of tho founders of tho
banking house nf Ijir.nrd Frcrcs. died nt his
home, -l 8 Run llcllcilcilllles, I'.uin, tin Tucdat',
Ho was born in Paris H years ngo. He entered,
when 1 1 year old, a mercantile house In New
' Orleans, .mil In lb50 went to San Francisco,
I Inter sending to I'aris for Ids brothers, Aloxan-
I drr, D.i Id, and Kll. With them and Alexandre
We'll ho founilort tho w holesnle dry goo Is housu
of Lnzard Krcrc. Simon Liuard In 18(11 ro-
turned lo Paris, where ho has Blnco lived. Tho
dry goo Is business was abandoned by the firm
III 187(1. and they opened n general banking
business In San Frauilsco, this city, and Paris.
Frederick Turner Brow n of Iho brokerage firm
of 11. L. Morton k Co.. (Id Broadway, a member
of tho New York Stuck Kxchangn and of tho
Union Lenguo Club, died at his home, (IT.'I Madi
son uieuue, yesterday morning or Inflamma
tory rheumntlsm. Mr. Brown was (10 years old.
Ho was born In Boston, and st.irtnd his business
career In the Boston ofilco ot Blnko Bros. &
Co, He camo to this city to becomou member
of tbe firm of II. L. Hortou & Co. In 1872. A
widow, two sons and two daughter survive
him.
Robert Law, the millionaire coal dealor and n
pioneer resident of Chicago, died yesterday
afternoon. Hu was 7(1 years old, but continued
in Luminous until three weeks ago, and died, a
he hnd often exprcssod a wish to do, "In tho
harness." He was a native of England, a Dem
ocrat In politics, and a Presbvterlan In religion.
Heciune to Hill country in 181'J, mid settled In
ChUngoin 1851 Tho only otlko ha oxer held
was that of Alderman in tho early days of tho
city.
Harvoy W. Moornhouso died at his homo. Oak
Rldgo, .Mlllbiirn. N, J., on Wednesday, nfter n
shun Illness. Ilo was 8(1 years old. Ilo wns
hum In Millbum toniiMilu and came of Iteiolu
tlou it y stock. Mnny years mro ho represented
histoiMishipin tho Essex Board or Freeholders,
nnd was iiIko n mrinbrrtif tbo Itoatl Boirtl. llu
served roi oral terms on the township commit
tee. Hulcims a wlttow, two sous and uno
daughter,
Samuel rlnertliii of South Orange, N. J died
yesterday of apoplexy, lie was born In this
city HU years ago, and conducted a ship
Lull, ilng hiislnetiS at (Iri'cn point for many years.
Mr. bnoeden built sovcrnl monitors and a num
ber of Miuutlstiamors. Holcaiosu widow, son,
and daughter.
Art lihishon Cloary, ono of the best known
prelates In Canada, died at Kingston yesterday ,
ogsd 70 years. Ilo wa consecrated BUliop of
Kingston at Home In 1880. He was a graduate
ofSalamancnaud Rome.
llrian lo Mpeak In tiuircillr..
Nkw OitLEAMt, La., Fob. 24. William Jen
nings Bryan has arranged to speak In the Quit
citie during tbe first week In March, Hnwill
probably address the Louisiana Constitutional
Convention ou March 1 nt the .pedal Invitation
of that body. Ho will speak at Mobile on March
3 and Pcnsacola on March 0. Other engage
(pent have not jet Veen announced.
MARY WALKER'S ODD PLEA
BltE SEEKS AX INJUNCTION AGAINST
TUB SENATE.
The Doctor Ask Jnd.ro Cos te "lay That
Branch of tbe National Il.lature Trent
Considering; the Hawaiian Treaty She lie.
come, queen I.ll'a Cbnmplon In the Court..
Wabhwotox, Feb. 24. Dr. Mary Wnlkcr,
who Is spending tho wlntor In Washington, ha
constituted horself special friend and advocato
ot Lllluokalanl, who I also spending tho season
hero. Sho has appealed to Chairmen Davl and
Hlttof tho Senato and Hotiso Committees on
Foreign Affairs, respectively, that they would
hear Mrs. Domlnls, but unsuccessfully. Falling
also to Induco tho Senato to suspend considera
tion ot tho Hawaiian treaty of annexation
whllo Mrs. Domini staled hor caso. tho plucky
ltttlo doctor appeared bctoro Judgo Cox of tho
Equity Court to-day and road a statement ask
ing to havo a stay on tho United States
Sonato regarding tho Hawaiian annoxatlon,
becauao It is' proceeding without verbal
worn testimony, and has refused ln a provlous
lltlng to hear a deposod Queen, whoso relations
with tho United States Sonate wcro " peace
ablo" and who was unconstitutionally deposed
by United State cltlzona and the United State
man-of-war named tho Boston,
"Anarchy In tho United Statos Senate should
havea.tay, "the said, "since Unitod State
Senators havo declared: 'Law or no law, we
slia'il annex Hawaii to tho United States.' "
" What do you want me to do I" asked Judgo
Cox at tho conclusion of tho roadlnir.
" I wish you would send for my lawyer, Judgo
John A, Clarke, and allow him to mako an argu
ment," replied Dr. Walker. Had tbe United
States Senate heard testimony from tho ox
Queon and other wo would not now be ln
trouble regarding Cuba; in fact, troublo about
Cuba would not hare begun."
" But what do you want mo to decide I" Judge
Cox wanted to know.
"I want you to deliver an opinion," said Dr.
Walker, "whether you havo Jurisdiction to stay
the Senato In thl matter."
"I can decido that at onco," tho Court an
Bworcd. "I havo not tho Jurisdiction."
"Well, T appeal," said Dr. Walker.
"All right, remarked Judgo Cox.
But to make that effecthe $10 woro required,
and so far tho matter remains open.
Tho doctor was something of an Issue ln the
congress ot tho Daughters of tho American
Revolution. Although not a delegate, nor a
member even, Dr. Walker socurod ontranco Into
tbo ball and found a ulaco on the platform.
After sho bad left tbo following statement was
mado:
" Somo months ago tho roqucst for admittance
to the Society of the Daughters of tho Ameri
can Itorolutlon was proicnted by Dr. .Mary
Walker to tho National Board of Management,
accompanied by proof of lineal descent from
revolutionary stock, and by the necessary foes
and duos. The bo ird decided that this society,
being ono composed of women, would not con
sider this candidato ns eligible or ncceptnblc,
she baring rcDUdlatod the rocognlzcd npparei
of women. Both money and papers wero re
turned to the applicant.
IN THE HOUSE.
Consideration or the Hun dry Clrll Appropria
tion Rill Hrsumrd.
WAsniNOTON, Feb. 21. Another day was
given by the House to the consideration of the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill. The most In
teresting discussion was over tho question ot
quarantine, Mr. Bailey (Dem., Tex.) moving to
modify tho appropriation of money so ns to
limit the President to tbo use of It only in con
nection with Stato or local officials. Ho said
he would prefer that the people should bo af
flicted with plaguo rather than that tho States
should be stripped of powers they ought to
possess and oxcrclsc. Othor Southern Demo
crats who havo experienced and Buttered from
local "shotgun" quarantines favored tho
amendment ns reported, and it wns agreed to by
the nnrrow majority of two. 71 to 72.
Tho adoption of an amendment appropriating
$(!,:(( to improve tho ro ids In Yosrmlte Na
tional Park led Mr. Cannon (ltc-p.. III.). Chair
man of tho Coramltteo on Appropriations, to
warn his Republican colleagues that If they
wished to preserve tho appropriation bills from
tho assaults of a malicious ciiLiny thoy must bo
In their seats prepared to support tho com
mittee. He said that any proposition to enter
upon new work, good, bad or Indifferent, oven
to attach an elephant to tho bill, would rally to
Its support a solid minority, who wnnted to
mako tho bills Just as bad as possible so as to go
beforo tbo country and say: '' Seo bow extrava
gant the Republican Connrcts is!"
Tho appropriation for tho taro of tho ma
chlnervat tho Springfield Arsenal was Increased
from $3,000 to 10,000.
At f o'clock tlic (ommltteoro'e. soventy-flvo
pnsxs of the bill having been disposed of.
'Iho Senato bill wn passed amending tbo bill
regulating Territorial Indebtedness, so ns to
authorize tonus of 3,000 Inhabitants to Incur
bonded Indebtedness for son erniro systems and
liko iniproi ements; nlso House bills to rcinstato
Cadet Engineers J. E. Palmer and T. I). Parker
In tho unyy.
THE PANAMA CANAL.
Con.nl Itlurphr Hny. that In Amerlenn n.nds
It Could Re Completed In a Few lenra.
Waphinktov, Feb. 21. ln n despatch to tho
Stato Department, tinted tho 3d lust., Consul
Clark Murphy, at Colon, reports tbo com
pletion of tho La Boca dock, tho Pacific
terminus of tho Panama Canal. Its valuo
and importance, Mr. Murphy says, remain
to bo demonstrated. Tho tldo fluctuation
nt Panama amounts to over twenty-flvo feet,
nnd nt tho lowest ebb tho bottom of tho sen is
exposed for a mile or moro from tho shore. As
to whether or not vessels will venturoto uso tho
La Boca dock time nlono will prove. Ho con
tinues :
"The cnnal, if It wero In American hands and
under American control, could, I bclloyc, bo
completed lu a few yiurs at modernto cost.
About one-half of the work, fourteen miles nt
this end nnd six miles at tho other, tins been
completed, or nartly loinplctcd, though tho
freshets of tho Chagrcs River havo caused groat
damage during ycurs of neglect."
Tbe Corbett Ca.o tu tbe Nenato.
Wabiiinoton, Feb. 21. Tho Senato to-day
took up tho Oregon Senatorshlp case, and Mr.
Spooncr (Rep.. Wis.), a member of tbo Commit
too on Privileges nnd Elections, mado an argu
ment in support of Mr. Corbclt's right to tho
seat. Mr. Spoouer closed his speech for tbo day
with tho declaration that ho regarded the repre
sentation of mcry Stato ln tho Senato us u mat
ter of traiibicndout Importance, mid that ho
would not on any moro technicality cluso tho
doors ut tlio Senato chamber against any man
presenting hlmsoir with tho creilcntltls of tho
Governor of Ills Stato. 'Iho matter was thin
laid usltle. with tho understanding that Mr.
Spooncr will finish bisarguiin-nt to-morrow.
Pension fur u .lew York leierin and for a
Hun or Clru. Ram lie..
Wabiiinoton, Fob. 21. A bill granting n pen
sion of $72 a mouth to William D, Seaman of
Company L, New York Heavy Artillery, wns
favorably acted upon by tho House Coininlttco
on Invalid Pensions to-dny. Seaman's Jnws
wero niiotnway in tho war, nnd over slnco he
has been compelled to subsist on 11, mid food.
Now bo Is uiialilu to support or euro fur himself.
Favorable action was ulso taken on n bill to
pension ul irlio n month James II, Rawlins, sou
of Gen. J. B. Hanlins, Grunt's chief of htalf, and
later Secretary of War. Young lt.iwllns Is a
resident of this city, Is In stialtoiied circum
stances, and has been an Invalid from childhood.
Tbe Proposed Canal from tbe Lake, lo Ibe
Ooeaa.
Wabiiinoton, Feb. 21. The bill to Incor
porate the Maritime Cunul Company of North
America was referred tonsub-coinmlllco by tbo
Senate Committee on Commerce after n he.ulng
on tlio bunjeet had boon l'Imii Cliauiiccy X. lint
ten, thoinglnterof tho romp.iuy. Other hear
ings will he given by the mm committee. Tlio
company Is formed for the purpose of construct
ing n navigable channel of twenty feet depth
1,,-twccn the great lakes mid thu.Wlantiu (he. in.
Houry G. Burlolgli, John Moguri, Henry B.
St.ivlu, and Smith .M. Weed ot Now York mo
among tbe Incorporators.
Tu Rehabilitate the Private Conttllutloii.
Wahiunotov, Feb. 21.-Representative Bar
rett Introduced a bill to-day authorizing tho
Secrotnryot tho Navy to placo tho frigate Con
stitution, now lying nt tho Boston Navy Yard,
ns near as may botouslstcnt with her preserva
tion, In tho Hainuioiidltiou as regards her hull
uud rigging as sho was when lu active serv it o,
'Hie Guveiiiinent Is tu bo under no expense for
licr rehabilitation, for llio bill provides that be
fore beginning tlio work a sufficient sum of
money to complete it must bo raised throuuh
the agency of tbo Daughters of tlio Wnrof 1812
and placed at It disposal for this purpose.
.NomluMted by Ibe Pre.lilent,
Wabiiinoton, Feb. 21. The President sent
the following nominations to tho Sonato to-day t
William T. l'ee ot Ohio, Consul at Clenfiunua,
Oulu.
Obrlstlan L Llnd.trom, Keeelver of Public Honeys,
sod Lrne.t II. Kent, lltgUter of tbe Land Ofilco ot
Or.nd rorks, X I).
vvilllwn Warner, United Mate. Attorney for tb
Western putrlct of Mluourl,
I DAUGHTERS OF THE JtErOLUTXOX.
Mrs. Daniel Manning er Albany Chosen Pre
ldentGeneral Other Offlcer Elected.
Wabiiinoton, Feb. 24. Tho olcctlon of offi
cer by tho Daughters of tho American Revolu
tion to-day resulted In tho soloctlon of Mrs.
Daniel Manning of Albany, N. Y.. n President
General of the aoclcty for tho coming yoar, uo
coodlng Mrs. Adtnl E. Stevenson. Her majority
over Mr. Donald McLean of Now York
nnd Mrs. Brackett of Massachusetts wa
a great surprise Mrs. Manning rncolvod
300 votes, Mrs. McLean 110, and Mrs.
Brackett 22. When tho result wa
nnnonnced from tho Btago nt tho roceptton to
night by Jt rs. Dcmntte, Chairman of tho Toller'
Committee, tho crovvdod houso burst Into ap
plause. Mrs. McLean went Immediately to tho
front of tho Btago and said that she must bo tho
first to congratulate Mrs. Manning on hor elec
tion, which sho proceodod to do In a speech full
of good feeling, nnd which wns rccoivod with
grcnt applause. Mrs. Manning mado a brief
spooch of thanks.
Other results woro ns follows: Chaplain
General, MrB. C. A. Stakolov. Washington. D.
C; Recording Secretory -General, .Mia. Albert
Ackor, Washington, ll. C.J Reglstcr-Goneral,
Miss Sue llotzcll ; Treasurer-General, Mrs.
Mark B. Hatch; Assistant Historian-General,
Mrs. Robert S. Hatcher: Llbrnrlan-Gcnoral,
Mrs. Gcrtrudo Beacon.
Tho remainder of the general officers will bo
announcod to-morrow, tho tellers being unablo
to finish their counting to-night.
Tho business sessions to-day wcro nttended by
tho largest (rowd of tho congress, nnd tho re
ception lo-nlght pneked tho Grand Opera House,
tbo largest in the city.
Tho now President-General, Mr. Daniel
Manning, Is tho widow of tho late Secretary of
the Troasury. Sho traces hor llnoage back
many generations. Phovvas a Miss Margaretta
Fryor, her father's family boing Holland Dutch.
On her mother's sldo sho is descended from
Robert Livingston, first Lord of the Manor of
Livingston, and among her ancestry are Philip,
tho second Lord, and Robert, tho third Lord of
tho Manor, Col. Peter R. Livingston; Gov. Rip
Vnn Dam, Abrnham Do Peystcr, OlafT Stoven
on Van Courtland. and Col. Potcr Schuyler.
Mrs. McLean, her chlof competitor, comes of a
distinguished Maryland family, her grcat-groat-grandfathcr,
grandfather, groat unclo, and uncle
nil having been on tbo Supremo bench of tbo
Btato.
LABOR'S CAUSE AT WASHINGTON.
The Federation. Part In Trylnv to Secure an
Rlsbt-llour Dnj.
WASnwoTOX, Fob. 21. Tho Exocutlve Coun
cil ot tho American Federation of Labor closed
a throo days' session ln this city to-day. Re
ports rocolvod from unions throughout tho
country ns to tho movement to Inaugurate
the eight-hour workday on May 1 ecemed
to Indlcato that efforts would bo mado
of a local rather than a national character.
It was decided that wherever an effort Is mado
to securo n shorter workday, tho Federation
would render every assistance to achieve suc
cess. President (iompors was instructed to un
dertake nnutguui-lng nnd lecturing trip through
tho West, and Vice-President O'Connell through
the South.
The Exccutlvo Council had Interviews with
Prosldcnt McKlnlor, Speaker Reed, Senators,
and CoiigrcMiiui ln regard to tho Eight-Hour
bill. Antl-luJuiKtlon bill, tho bill for ,
tho Relief of Seamen. Convict Labor bill, !
and tbo Immigration 1,111. Assurances of sue- I
cess were rectlved. President MtKlnler wns I
appealed to fur the portion of Ephrlan Clark.
tho seaman Imprisoned for mutiny In tho Jcffcr-son-Hordon
ciio. This man has been conllnod
for twcnty-lhrcu years. Action was taken for
thoiiurnno of unifying tbo rlvnl painters' or
ganization of the country.
In rtginl to theHtrlkoof tho textile workers
of Now Encland. It was resolved to clvo them
all thenld iioshIIiIo nnd to solid nddltlonnl or
ganlrcrs niuong thorn. Goorge Chinee of Phila
delphia was elected an additional member of tbo
Legislative Ctiuiinlttco to aid Mr. Furuseth and
the resident mcmticrs of tho Executive Council,
It was decided to further tho I OBSngoof the
bill for tbo establishment of postal savings
banks. The tiruanlrallons report n weekly in
crease of 5,000 members in the various unions.
Tbo next meeting of the Executive Council will
be held at Kausa. City in December.
BAM JONES IS OUT OF JT.
Won't Run Tor fJeorcla's Governorship De
cnu.e Pollllclnu. Are Had Men.
Atlanta, Fob. 21. Tho Rov. Sam Jones has
withdrawn from the Gubernatorial contest, but
declares that ho resorves tbo right to
reenter It at any tlmo ho sees fit. Ho
gives as his reason the lack of char
acter ln tho State Democratic forces. Ho
says In former tamiinlgns they havo sold
thomselves lu the whlikcy element, and ho has
no assurante that this campaign will bo nn ex
ception. Ho also say s that he does not care to
Indorse tho "vngaries of tho Chicago plat
form," n step which would bo rendered neces
sary should Ills cauuidacy Lo continued.
Rural free llellvery lu New Jersey.
Washington, Feb. 21. Tho Post Ofilco De
partment bas arranged to Institute rural frco
delivery servlco on five routes In New Jersey, in
accordanco with suggestions from tho Road In
quiry Bureau, Agricultural Department, and
tho Now Jersey Roid Improvement Associa
tion, to demonstrate relatively upon what char
acter of roads thn best results can bo obtained
in prompt and efficient mall bcrvlco und road
repair at the least cost.
Two of tho routes aro mncadamlzcd roads in
Burlington county, N.J.; tho other three nro
grnvil. clny, nnd dirt, respectively. In Bucks
county. Pn. The department officials expect to
put the routes in operation about tho middle of
March, replacing stnr routo servlco now costing
S2,:too a year with a service that will coat
$1,500.
.avy Burgeon Commit. Nulclde.
WAsntNOTo.v, Feb. 21. T. II. "Balloy, Past
Assistant Surgeon In tho navy, was found dead
In his room at the Albany this morning from
cocaine poisoning. Ho left a note on his bureau
saying thnt ho wns sulTtring fronin disoaso of
tho heart and that bo had boronio louvlnccd
that ho could never be cured. Ho thought It
bet, therefore, to end his llfo without further
suffering. Ilalley wns appointed to tho nnvy
from New York In l"N'i ah an nssistunt surgeon
anil in lH'.rj wns promoud to hu n past nsslstnnt
surgeon, lln hnd Intoly bton iittiichctl to tho
Mnchlns on the China station nnd wns a short
time ago ordered homo and nsblgned to duty at
tho nshlugton Navy Yard. He was unmar
ried, but lenves a mother who resides in Wash
ington. Jill ror Two Artillery ItrElmrnt. to Re Re
ported lo tbe lluu.r.
Wahiunotov, Feb. 21. Tho sub-committee of
thoHoiiso f'ommitteo on Military AIT.ilrs. to
whom was referred the Hawley bill to add two
regiments of artillery to tlio army, agreed to
day to recommend to the full tntnmlttoo to mor
row Hint tho hill bo leturmd to tho Houso with
n reioiiiiui'iidatlou that ll be passed Just as It
tnnie fiom the tfeiinlo. 'Ibe full conimltteo is
expected to uilopt tbo suti-coniuilttee's report
nml tho bill will go on thn Houso calendar.
Owing to the abseiiie of t number of Democrat
tho bill will nut lie called up until Saturday.
MORPHINE VICTIM A SUICIDE.
Dr. William C. Holme or Watrrburr Kill.
Illtn.elr In a Mirrp.hrNri liny Bniiltarliiin.
Dr. William C. Holmes, 13 years old, of Woter
bury. Conn,, who stabbed himself lu tho ab
domen with n pair of scissors ou Tuesday, with
suicidal Intent, died at 11:110 o'clock yesterday
morning lu tlieArilcndalo.saiiitarium at Mircps
head Bay, Dr. Holmes had been n patient In
thn Institution for nbout four weeks. On Tues
day afternoon ho was ton ml lying tin tlio Hour of
u bathroom with thesclsors by bis stiloand slab
wounds In his abdomen.
Dr. Holmes was n widower and a f-on of tho
Into Isiacl Holme of Wiitcrhury. Conn. Ho
wnsn graduate of tho Nt w York Cullego of
Physicians and Surgeons, und lor several years
lioliad been addicted tu the use nf morpiitiio.
His brollies. Dr. Walter II, Holiiici, nrrived at
thn sanitarium last iilght.iiud will havo thu
body removed to Wetorbury lu day.
Attempted Nnlrlile In thn Kfrrrt.
IIIN'OHAMTON', Fib. 21. Thntldeiis Cohen, n
waiter, ntieiupti'd utiltitlt this afternoon at 5
o'clock. mlo Htntiilinx on tlio corner of 11 iw
ley and Is ibel s i''i f he drew iv knife from his
ptakt t mid cut a fe irful,' tnli in lil thliiat. Sev
eral pori-nus x iw tho .nt and a polucmnn was
hastily niiiiiniii'ie I ( nlicn was tal.iu tu tho
Jul), 1 In- jail phyi.it Inn iva tho wuiiud Is nut
fatal, as llu kmlii iiiisui I he jiigiilai vein, 'Iho
cnuso fol tht act w,.a Hie alien! of Colli it's iuiii-nioii-lavv
vv ifu for being drunk un the streets.
Rlllrtl ller.oir Willi (iirhollt, Arid.
? Mary Ftowar!. 2.r years old, a waitress In a
loirdlng hoimoat 1 ID West Twentieth stroot,
killed hcrsula ycslirdny afn union with carbolic
acid, Mrs. Ann hniltli, who keeps tho bturdlnj
house, said lb it tho suit hie was u married
woman who had suiiuraled fitim her hush tnd,
with whom she h id not Hil, I happily, Mrs.
Smith attributed tho suicide tu that,
Joba II, R.cer., Axed Y(. Kill. Illin.eir.
Tbe Coroners' ofilco w a notified at 1 o'clook
this morning that John II, Rogers, 70 year old,
of 211 Wist 135th street hud shot himself in tu
heal and killed blm.clf.
"What a big lot of suits you have In yonrb.rg.ln tjfl
sales i do you keep on making the time mhrtake &9
every year?" asks tome one. M,fl
Yes, on purpose; unlike most 4
dealers who let their stock run wi
to a slim nothing, we keep an al- ffi
most complete assortment to the
very season's end.
that's why. J
At the beginning of each sea- '
son, we sell all "carried-overa" B
That's how. I
$12.50; $10, if vour cheat
measures under 34 inches. J
That's now.
Last Spring's suits. j
RooEits, Peet & Co. Is
Prtnoe and nro.dw.jr. m
Warren and nroadnay. jsv
Thirty-second and llroadwaj. '
$ IF YOU
WILL EQUIP
YOUR BASEMENT $
WITH I I
tLUXFER PRISMSt I
You can dispense with Gas and &
d Electricity and work or sell goods by a M
DA YLIGHT. I
IT WILL SAVE YOU MONEY, $ I
I TOO.
Amer. Luxfer Prism Co.
MOHAWK BliDO., 1
? 218X ST. AND FIFTH AVE.
L EXHIBIT 288 FIFTH AVE. f
? Life's Handicap, 1
c a pair of weak eyes. Is hard to overcome. jj
? Tho best of glasses aro nono too good. J j
C " Little Hear-on "Spcctaclos aro light and S ji
comfortable, specially adapted for ncrv $ jf
f ous people. S 'A
J GALL & LEMBKE, 5 1
? 21 Union Square. $
HA1MARHEI Ki.EPtsR ARRESTED. "
fe
Carey I. Charred nltb tbe OOVnee or TTlilels ft
Ilreltselinelder Was Convicted. ')
Ednord C Corey, keeper of tho Haymarket
at Thirtieth street and Sixth avenue, was ar- '
rested last night by Dctccth os Smith and Qalnn $
of tho West Thirtieth strcot station forZadmlt- A
ting dlsreputablo women to his premises. Tha w.
offence charged Is a misdemeanor. Corey wai
balled out shortly after his arrest by Al Adams, ffi
the sporting man. Ho "111 bo arraigned in tbo ;X.
Jefferson Murket I'ollco Court to-dny. ffi
Tho e Idcnio ngaiust Corey was obtained by
Inspector Ilrooks's men with tho nsslstnnco of
tbo precinct deticthcs, acting, it is said, under &
direct orders from I'ollco Headquarters. Tho ,4
warrant was Issued bj Mnglstrnto Deuel undor ?1
section Wit) of thoCoiiKilhtntlon nets. It was Jj
under this section thnt Hugo llrultschnelder, :fi
keeper of tho llroadway Garden, was recently S-,
con Wet cd. 15;
Corey nnd tho pollco havnbeen ntodds for
many months. Under tho license of iho
(Iramcrc) I'luh ho kept open at nil hours and
succeeded in beating Cunt. Chnpmnn to a stand- ,'
still, ("apt. Mitchnn kept up tho war. Ho Sfcs
forced tho cancellation by the Kclso Hoard of 1
tbo Uramerey Club's licence, but Corey ob- rf
tninod poscbslon of tho charter of tbo llcldcn k.
Club and succeeded In getting nnother liquor &
liconsc.
Frequenters of tho Tenderloin take tbo nrres i
of Core) as nn indication that tho now ndmlnls- 4
trillion docs not purpose having a wido-open "
tow n. iff
TOOK TOO MUCH MORPHINE. 4
??
Couveyed to llud.un Htreet llo.pltal Tvrtea
Within Three Hour.. 'i
Wllllnm O, Cnsot, 'J5 years old, who gave hi ?
address as 20 East Twenty-second street, wa
taken from n cafe at 1 10 Pearl street jester :
day afternoon to Hudson Street Hospital, to be r
treated for mornhino poisoning. Casot wa I
illsiiinrged from tho hospital two hours later. j
About half mi hour ofti r his dlsihargeau am :.
biihinco tall from l'j II irclay street brought a i
doctor and a wagon to nttend Casot ngaln. ?.
Casot had taken somo more nf the poison. An X,
niiine of sulphate of mornhino Inn bnttlo wa i,
found In a sntihol whidi liocirrled. This tlm J.
he wns kept at tho hospital, Ho Is a niorphlna j.
maniac, nicording to tho doctors. ;
EXPRESS MESENaiR DEAD. ''
i
He Accidentally lliol lllra.elr Willi III. On ,,
ItntolTrr.
Morris V, IJancroft, the American Expres "t
Company's messenger who shot himself nccl-
dentally on Wednesday morning whllo In charge t
of n safe in tho New Yolk Central "money J
train" in tho (Irand Central stutlon, dlod letter- V
da) nt Flower Hospital.
Where Vr.lerdny's Fire. Were. ?t
A.M. 4-00, .128 KMt Thirty-ninth street, Drldgel
Monahan. dam.ge 1200, 7:30, 018 Sixth arenas, ,
M.n-ttl Thompaon, ,lnnio .light! H;13, 810 Do- J;
lane.-) stre t. I ena Nadler. damngo tlliihtt 11:D0,D5 7
J'atard street, I.onl. trank, damntte flight. &
1. it. I -JO. ut Miirlrr ilr.l, Mrs. Jacob, damage J-
.light, o. .10, BI& Went I loili street. Adolph Altmann, t
.Uimukh tt.'lli H in. UIO West llilrljr-elslith .Ireet,
T 1) hu,, .1,1. nu damage! f.il, 15U We.t lOUtn 1?
street, Mrs Mapes, daiu.gs 810 V
RED I
Itching, army, bleeding palms, .uspcle.s nail. yf
ami painful rltistt r nnl, pimples, thickhead., -j
oil) , moth) skin, ,lr", thin, and fulling hair, Itch. f
lug, .cut) ec lit,., .a j ield quicki) to warm baths .
with L'ptkuiia UoAf, and Kintlo onoinllng.
Ith Cuticuua (olmmiuti, tho great skin our. ;
QtlGiint I
I toll ittTuucboui tb vofU l'fTT Im. a Cant.
Curr hoWrruji llutlva
C J " IU la frtrJtic Soft, Whit Mkoii," fr-.
ITCHING HUMORS "vWZZJ? .j