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I VOL. LXVI.-NO. 234. NEW YORK, SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 18 9 9. -COPYRIGHT. 1899, BY THE SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE TWO CENTS. 9
I DINNER TO RALEIGH MEN.
I IWIOS LEAGUE hJiTERTAlXS TUB
HEROES OF MAXILA BAT.
Cnpl. Coghlan Makes n Speech Expressing
the Great Love of the Men for Admlrnl
Hewey-Glves n Vivid Description or the
llnttle n( Manila and Points Out the
Mnnn ho Fired the First Shot on Our Side
The I'ulon League Club gavo n banquet to
Cm l Joseph B. Coghlan and the officers of tho
t tutted States cruiser Ralolgh last night. It
vr9 the first of a lone list of entertainments
I thntlmo been planned for tho next fow days
, (or these mou who took such a prominent part
in tho brittle of Manila Hay. Thore wero 2,"0
nionil ers of tho club prnsent. ns well as a larso
nuniterof guests, and tho amount of entlui
Mitm let looso almost carried tho snllormon off
tlnlrleet President Ellhu Root presided and
undo an eloquent speech of welcome. Ho said
In part.
" JSehind the men at Manila wore tho Ideas
ol liberty, justice and equal rights to all poo
pin They did their duty, not thinking of
theories or futuro governments; thoy had
their orders, orders that lod Into tho jaws
of death, mid they wont In to do their
work thinking of their work alono. but be
hind them were the creat Ideas that America
represents In tho progress of mankind.
Greater than wo know or roallzo was tho work
done br tha brave sailors who followed Dewey
la the harbor of Manila. And now I ask you to
join me In drinking tho health of Capt. Coshlan
and the ofllcers of the ltnlelgh."
After tho toast had been drunk President
Root called out. " And now another for tho men
behind the guns I" Both toasts wero drunk
nmid crcit enthusiasm. Threo cheers wcro
1 civil for I .Hit. Coshlan; throe moro for the
I nan of tho Ilalcigh nnd threo times
three cheers for Admiral Dewey. When the
I applause had subsided President Root lntro-
J dueod Capt Coghlan. The reception to tho
I Knlelsh s commander lasted for nearly Ave
I minutes He made several attempts to speak.
I but his olco could not bo hoard lnthocheer-
! Ing W hen he did get a chance ho said:
f "I thought I came horo on tho condition
j tint I was to do no talking. I got scared to
I death when called upon to speak, and some-
I times I don't say what I want to. 80 you'll ex-
I i'u-emofor everything out of the way that I
I siy to-night. I was almost breathless as I
listened to your President's speech. The
moro he spoko the moro I thought,
'For God's sake, can ho mean us?'
Laughter. As he went along and I recognized
the name of our beloved ohlef. Admiral Dewoy
applause, I knew ha was simply patting the
Admiral over our shoulders, and I thought to
myself. 'He can't do too much of that patting
to suit me.' Applause.
"We feel that wo maybe congratulated on
our home-coming, not for what we have done,
but for having served under Admiral Dewoy.
We love him and glvo him all tho credit for
whit was done by the American fleet at Manila.
If wo thought it was possible by accepting this
kind reception to-night to take away from him
one iota of this credit wo would feol that we
were doing wrong. Applause. We wero with
fc, Dewey from the start to tho finish nnd on each
U day we learned more to love and respect him.
The more we knew him tho more we knew
that our country's honor was safe in his
bands ami that nothing in which he was
engaged but would redound to the credit
of our country. Applause. During thoso
V V!Ir,",'"r the great fight was over, ho suf
r fcred most outrageous nagging. On, on it
went, day after day, rubbing clean through
the flesh to tho bone, but always holding him
H self and others up. I tell you It was mag
K nlQcent. Prolonged applause I I must tll
ou of an Incident which. I think, will
bo of Interest. Our friend sarcastic
ally'. dmlralvon Diodrlohs. sent an oftleor to
complain of the restrictions placed upon him
by Vdmlral Dewey. 1 happened to be nearby
at the time, and I overheard the latter part of
the conversation between this officer and our
chief. I shall never forget it, and I want tho
pcoplo of tho United States to know what
Admiral Dewey said that dny.
"Tell your Admiral,' he said, 'his ships
must stop where I say. But we fly tho flag,"
Mid tho ofllcor 'Those flogs can bo bought
at half a dollar a yard anywhere.' said tho
Admiral, and there wasn't a bit of fun
V In hli f.ii.e when ho said It. either.
Vnyonecan flv that flag.' he continued 'The
whole Spanish ileot might coma on us with
thoso colors If they wanted to Therefore
1 must and will stop ou. Tell your Admiral I
am blockading here I am tired of the charac
ter of his. onduet. I'vo mado it as lenient ns
posstti'u for him. Now tho tlmo has arrived
whn he must stop. Listen to mo. Tell your
Admiral that tho slightest infraction of
thfie orders by himself or his ofllcers
will moan but one thing. Toll him what
1 say-lt will mean war. Mako no
mistake when I say that it will mean war. If
jour peoplearo ready for war with the United
Mates, youcanhavolt in flvo minutes.' ITro
mendous applause, followod by more cheers
lor Dewey I I am free to ndmlt that tho Ad
miral s speech to that officer took my breath
awaj.
" s that officer loft to go back to his ship he
aid to an American offleor.whoso name I do not
retail' I think your Admiral does not exactly
understand ' 'Oh. yes, ho does,' said tho
ntcrlcan ofllcor. ' Ho not only understands,
but lio means every word ho says.'
, . Thatwas tho ond of that bosh. Aftorthat
the Germans didn't dare to breutho more than
lour times In succession without asking tho
Vlmlral's permission.
I don't know what I can talk to you about
that will Interest you unless I tell you some of
f ir experiences at Manila, nnd I guess you
know most of them ulready. Cries of "Toll
" about the fight." Well. I will. We hold
our last consultation nt the dinner hour
the night beforo the fight, and tho Ad
miral Mid that we wore going in that
night I don t think any of us nto much
dinner. Wo went in In aoalm sen. although
wsv.re not so calm ourselves. About mid
night we. became a little anxious, because wo
turn arrived at a point where we had been in
lormc d there were lots of torpedoes anchored
or us Now. tho torpedo Is nil very well
n the storehouse, but they're bad things
"1 have floating around n ship. I've shot
svmo mi self and they sometimes show an
inclination to turn around and came back after
jou v. started them. They're a loving sort of
an animal and teem to hato to leave you.
laughter 1 Hut when wo got to the entrance
and the Olympia wont through without be
ing blown up wo felt bettor; wo felt
positively bravo when tho Baltimore went
through all right, and were ready to
co right through a graveyard ourselves
' neii lou seethe men nt tho batteries wero
"innpltig some four miles away that night nnd
i.i i'"u' n t ot to their posts until tho poor old
luielgh 1 amo along. I saw a flash, and turning
oanoflluTlbaid; 'Hello, what's that?' Ho
If '"". lJ'at was the second tlmo he
w'l nptlcod it. and asked if ho should
H 1 ,, toll him not to. as It was
probably our friends the insurgents
M signalling to us. but when n shot camn along
a moment later I knew bettor. Thonnseoonil
1 .""' ,' apio, awl It was In response to this that
.'1 'he lUlelch fired her first gun It was the
I 1 L 1 ,hot "ed "7 al American ship at Manila.
I I fired it"08 man slttmc nor tncro tnat
"B t,(a,l,t.' Coghlan pointed to Knslgn Trovoost
, IB "Join, who sat several chairs away from him.
( m r D''":,! Uabln was obliged to stand up and bow
"M J?)"r,a tirne,s. When the applause had sub-
Iffl 81.'71.L,art Coghlan wont on.
tell you wo wore all on the qui vivo that
m nigiit; our orders were to go In and anchor.
'at breakfast at dav light, and wipe tho Spanish
lettoff tho faieof tho earth; hut in thedark-
'ies iwo overran our reckoning, und nt dny-
I iu.. ,,,fl found ourselves right under tho
m iiMeriPs of Manila In tho tropics tho
K lolight conies llko a Hash, and this
J ,;'" , " , most beautiful morning. Our
II "ends, tho enemy on hhoro, opened upon us,
ana Instead of tho anticipated signal to tako
'rcikr.iM tho signal enmo from tho llag-
;i Lnengn tho enemy' This Is when
I "'e M man mmo in Ills wholo prearranged
pun n id to bn changod In n, second Wo nil
'urn d -ind stood toward tho Hpnnlsh licet, tnk-
' i. th,'iirii of the battorles without responso
fj 1 ii tiniiiites When no llnally got Intotlm
i-H ion v u wanted. w opened up, nnd vou
' what followed Wo kept at it lor two
.""-ninln half, nnd tit tho cud of that time
Mii'ie i iinHpnnish Hoot lpplailsel
ll.is is a KihiiI tliii.) fm mo to idxiect a
'ii'Muvnt. vvhiuh, I understand, has been
M t UTsistenilj spread hern nt him, that
m "e i r.' slmrt 11I nmmunltlcn It w.ls repoit
I 1 to Admlial Dewev that certnlu cln-ens of
1. 11 s rtro short Ho asked 1110 about
.n '. tecnuso thero were mnnv of tho guns of
ill "7 r'"B ,on "'5' "hip I told him tlmt wo
ul 'J V,'11 1 twid thirty-five per cent, of thlsnmmu-
Ml S'".0'! ," the, wholo fight. nndCnpt Orldley
Wmm mt ''Is eoul-rcported the samo thing. Wo
wero not short of ammunition nt any time,
lleport that wo were has gone out, but the
Proof that wo wcro not has never been told.
Why, we could have fought two battles that
day without inconvenience.
Well, tho undof tho bnttlo found us In flno
shape Tho Admiral told us wo hotter go
In and clean up the balance of our work, so wo
steamed toward shore and simply wiped out
the 1 batteries After it was all over we felt
bully, though I can't soy tho samo for
the poor devils on tho other sldo It was nt
this tlmo thnt, to our utter amnyomont, wo snw
Admiral Dewoy steam nlono right under tho
batteries , I toll you when I saw him therein
that position I went right after him with tho
Italelgh a fast as I could. Applauso.l For
tunately nothing happened.
A "Ingreowlth our President that It Is giv on
toovoryman to bo bravo, but I toll you. given
to few mon Is tho bravery of our Ad
miral. Ho not only has tho physical
courage, but also tho moral courage to
do anything In Clod's green world that ho
thinks 1 will advance the interests of our coun
try. Prolonged npplnuso When ho wished
ns to do nil) thing ho didn't hamper us with
any wrltton orders ho just told us to do It. nncl
vvo did It. He had tho courage to try anything
that wns posslblo to bo done, and wo had tho
courage to try nnd do anything he said could
be done.
."Tho North and South fought togothor at
Manila Hay, as thoy did In Cuba, nnd I tell
you togethor they nre Invincible. Not
only Is our country ono to-doy, but I tell
fou the English-speaking race is ono also.
Applnuso.) Tho English people are with us
icart nnd soul to-day. and they were with us
before we went to Manila, as I will show you.
On tho wharves at Hong Kong, bofore we
started for Manila, strange officers met
us nnd Introduced themselves, which you
will ngreo Is a very un-English proceeding.
Thoy wished us nil manner of luck. One said
to mo: Hy Jove, If you fellows don't wlpo them
out, don't come back to us, because wo won't
spenk to ynu.' Afterward, wlten vvo went back
to Hong Kong, one of those English officers
said to me : 'By Jove, we never gav e you credit
for style, but my I you can shoot 1' Laughter
and applause I
"And now that Is all I havo to say. excepting
tonsk a favor. I want you to join mo In drink
ing the health of our chief. Admiral Dewoy."
Tho toast wns drunk nrald great cheering
Prosldent Root next Introduced Lieut. Winder
of tho Raleigh. Ho said thnt Capt. Coghlan
had told all about how Dewey fought, but ho
thought tho Union League Club would like to
hear something about how Capt. Coghlan
fought, and that Lieut. Winder was the man to
tell all about it Llout. Winder said. In part:
"I wish I could talk like Dowey can fight. I
can add nothing to what Capt. Coghlan has
told you about our oxperiencesat Manila, but I
can say thnt I agreo with him that
nil the credit for that glorious victory
belongs to tho man who conceived It
nnd tho Captains who carried It out under his
dlroction. Applause I add that about the
Captains because Coghlan forgot it. Laughter.
Admlrnl Dewoy dldtvt though, because lie was
constant in his prnlse of tho Captains r.ftor the
battle Tho rest of us did our duty in
the routine way and without fear, as any body
of men would led hy Dewey and serving on a
ship commanded by such a man an Coghlan."
Ex-Mayor Strong, the noxt speaker, said:
"Wo havo with us to-night tho very man who
fired the first shot in our glorious war and tho
history of tho club records no such com
pliment as tho officers havo accorded
us by accepting this Invitation. That shot,
llko the ono nt Lexington, has already gone
round the world, nnd tho 1st of May. 1M8, will
ever llvo In the memory of the nation and grow
more glorious with tlmo."
Lieut. Morgan nnd Capt Coghlan told ifew
funny incldentsthnt happened in serious times,
and then President Root invited all the mem
bers downstairs to meet Capt. Coghlan and his
officers personally.
The ofllcers of tho Raleigh present wero:
Capt. Coghlan. Lleut.-Commnnder T. 8 Phelps.
Jr. : Lieut. ('. 11. M01 can, Lieut Hugh Rodman,
Lieut. W. Winder. Lieut. Thomas C. Trend
well, Surgeon John M. Moore. Engineer Ward
I. WInehell. Ensigns Provoost Dnbier. II. A.
Pearson and F. L. Chadwlck.
kCIIT.EX ISS'T SATISFIED.
A Humor Thnt lie Is to Apply to Congress
for nn Investigation of Ills Conduct.
Washington. TAprll' 21. It IsT reported 'In
circles friendly to Rear Admiral W, 8. Schley
that ho lntocdg..tn nnnly.ta-Congress, either
directly or through some of his suDportsrs in
the Senate or House, for an Investigation by
Congress of trie charesB made against his con
duct of the operations of the flying squadron
between Clenfuecos and Santiago In Mav,
1W8. No surprise Isexprossed by naval offi
cers who have heard of this reported Intention
of Admiral Sehloy. nlthough some officers,
while convinced that there Is a basis for the
statement, doubt that Admiral Schley will
make any move of that character. Apparently
nobody In the navy anticipates a recourse by
Admiral Schley to tho usual, and what Is re
garded among naval officers as the absolutely
necessary course of npDlylng for a ;ourt of In
quiry. Some of the Admiral's friends in Con
gress, who seem to be honest In their ex
pressed belief that Schlev Is .1 much abused
man. nre evidently determined thnt some sort
of a legislative investigation shall be made,
and It la said that Admiral Schley Is in accord
with this movement.
Newspapers favorable to Admiral Schley
have been saying things uncomplimentary to
the Navy Department for its recent assign
ment of Schlev to duty on the Examining and
Retiring Board. Tho criticism of tho depart
ment is mainly that Sehloy is now subordinate,
ns a member of the board, toils senior mem
ber and President. Rear Admiral Howell. It
is charged that the department has. by this
assignment of Schley, sought to belittle nnd
affront him. Apparently thoie is no ground
for theso statements. The department might
bare kept Admiral Schlev on waiting orders,
with less nay and a doubtful professional
standing By assigning him to tho Examin
ing and Retiring Hoard preference was shown
to Schley over other ofllcers, who were better
entitled to tho place by 'eason of being senior
to him in rank. Every Rear Admiral now uu
nsslgned applied for duty, Schley among them,
but thero were no vacancies except tho com
mand of tho South Atlantic station, which
Sehloy did not want. He Is an applicant for
naslgnment to the command of the European
station, but no vessels are available for estab
lishing n naval forceUhere and he could not be
nc;ommodatod. His friends contend that an
Injustlco Is bolng done Schley by the failure to
organlVo a European squadron, with Schlev
In command. The first available vacancy suit
able to his rank was given to Schley, but If his
friends reflect his sentiments he believes that
he has boon slighted. There Is nothing to show
thnt the department had any such intention,
nnd everything Indicates that preference as
shown to him over the heads of othei officers
of excellent service records and entitled! to
consldera'lon by rsason of seniority.
CITY HAT.h VARK DUST STORMS.
They Como from tho Uend Turf, Itulned by
the Method of Snow Hemoval.
The rosult of the Tark Department's method
of snuw removal from tho plaza and walks
around tho City Hall has been to kill otT most
of tho grass In tho park and make It ono of the
most unsightly spots in the city. Whenever
there Is a snowfall the department's laborers
sorape the snow up on the walks and shovel It
over tho fences around the grass plots. Some
of the snow piles thus made nro from twelve to
fifteen feot high.
As soon ns tho footways are cleared ui the
shovellers climb up on the heaps of snow nnd
distribute It evenly over the entire Inclosed
snnce. No offort Is mado to remove the snow.
After each fall It is piled on tho snow already
out of tho way. During the warm days that
almost invariably tollow u storm tho snow
that does not molt becomes saturated with
wator nnd at the next cold snap freezes Into a
solid mass of Ice. completely covering the
grass. The depaitment's emplojees tramp
around on It. packing It down on the turf and
killing the roots, so that when the warm spring
rains dually melt tho accumulation awai there
is uothlng left boneath but nn expanse of dead
tnrt. When this dries It puts forth no fresh
sprouts nnd becomes a dirty spot, from which
arises n cloud of lino dust whenever tho wind
Yesterday whenoverthe wind struck the
park It inlsed a whirling cloud of dust and
dead grass that blewaurosi l'ark Row and over
Broadwiii. filling tho evos of the passersbj.
As soon as It i.an get around tj the work the
Park Department nlllresnd the grass plots,
but until this is done walking patt City Hall
Park on bree.v das will 00 very unoomfott
nblo. .
To dive Ills ( iingri'ns Salary to Hospital.
l'nAhi is. Pa , April '21 Congressman-elect
Joseph 0. hlbley Issued a lotter to-day to tho
peoplo of tho Tuentv-sovonth district saying
' that ho would divide his salary for his term ot
two yearn in Congress ns follows Jii.Ooo each
1 to the hospitals nt liradford. iuinc. OH City and
Warren, and s.tmn toward establishing nn
cmorgomy hospital nt Kiauklln
1'oland Spring Wnter Sold
recommended for Its purity and medicinal
qualities. "Poland," 3 Park place.-df.
NOTING IN SYRACUSE.
A MOB OF S.000 3IEX TEAR VP II AIL
ROAD TRACKS ASD SMASH CARS.
They Met by Frenrrnngement nnd Had
Frevlously Informed Mayor Mcflmlrc of
What Wns to Be Done, but lie Merely Said
Thnt He Would Itn There to See the Fun.
BYBAcvsr, N. Y., April 21. Disappointed ovor
tho fnlluro of the Byracuso Rapid Transit
Street Railway Company to koep Its promises
regarding tho Improvement of tho Butternut
street line, leading through the German settle
ment of tho north side to Woodlawn Cemetery.
5,000 residents ot tho north side met
by proarrangomont at 7 o'clock this evening,
toro up the tracks ot the railroad company
forndlstanco of half n mile, blockaded other
tracks and smashed cars with ties, stones and
brickbats. During tho afternoon a delegation
ot twenty prominent German citizens callod on
Mayor McQuIro at tho City Hall and askod him
whether ho had been able to secure
any concessions from tho Rapid Tran
sit Company regarding tho Butternut
street line. Tho Mayor, who has not
been very popular with Rapid Transit officials
since he blockaded tho entire system by caus
ing snow to be shovelled on tho tracks at the
common centre one Sunday night about a
month ago, lnformod the delegation that tho
company had mado no conocsslons or prom
ises. Tho Citizens' Committee then Informed
him ot their Intention to demolish tho com
pany's property at 7 o'clock this evening, and
the Mayor said he would bo thoro to see the fun.
The Rapid Transit officials wero made awaro
of the situation through announcements in
the evening papers, and mado preparations to
defend tholr tracks. Thoy sent one or two
extra cars up to the Butternut street division,
with orders to the crows to run back and forth
and prevent nny attempt to remove the tracks.
But thoy had not counted upon the extent of
the movoment or tho Indignation of the north
sldo residents. A considerable crowd had
gatherod at 7 o'clock, and operations began
promptly
At first tho work ot demolition was lflndered
by tho running of the oxtra cars, but as the
crowd augmented It grow threatening, nnd
soon tho crews wore glad to haul their cars
back to tho barn, with windows broken
and sides stove in. Everything destructible
of tho company's proporty that could bo got at
was smashed without discrimination. Ono
conductor was hit with a stono and badly hurt.
When tho demonstration had assumed tho pro
portions of a riot a squad of policemen was do
tailed to the scene, but could do nothing with
the crowd, who ripped up rails and blockod the
walks with piles of ties.
After the railroad company had been driven
from the sceno an indignation meeting wns
held, at which tho action of tho citizens in de
stroying tho company's property was upheld
and the intention expressed to keep the Rapid
Transit Company out of Butternut street until
such time as they would furnish satisfactory
service.
The Butternut street lino 10 ono by which
hundreds of laborers go to and from work. It
Is also the only stroot car line by which Wood
lawn, one of the largest city cemeteries, can be
reached. For soveral years the Rapid Transit
Company has allowed it to fall into disrepair,
and has lately further crippled the lino by
discontinuing the service at a point where pas
sengers were formerly transferred fronrtmj"
Sallna street lino. Promises have been made
at various tlmos to protesting delegations, bat
havo never boen fulfilled.
r.r.vcij.vo jvbt iivno.
It Stands Seven to Five for Conviction In
the I.nke City Case.
CnAHLESTOv. S. C April 21. Late to-night
there was no sign of a v erdlct from tho jury in
tho Lake City lynching case Judge Crawley's
charge was delivered at noon, and tho jury
took tho caso at 12:45. At 0-30 o'clock Foro
man McCollough sent word that no cany ver
dict was expocted. At 0 o'olock It becamo
known that seven members of the jury stood
for tho conv Ictlon ot the eight defendants, and
flv 0 wore for an acquittal.
There was an Impresslvo scone to-day while
Judgo Brawley was dolivering his charge.
When ho began to speak of tho bloody murder
of tho Bakers ho was moved to tears and wept
continuously. The defendants also went.
Toars came to tho eyes of tho jury, and Juror
Murphy broke down and cried llko a child, in
his charge Judge Brawley urged the jury to let
race lssuo leave the case, and to consider it on
Its face. He said It would boa blow ll guilty
men should bo allowed to go freo bocauso of
raco prejudice. Ho said the crime itsolf was n
stain on civilization and should bo punished,
nnd added that the Government would have
boen recrennt to Its duty If It hod allowed It to
pass without a full Investigation and prosecu
tion. Everybody hero had looked for an early ac
quittal and the hanging of the jury is causing
talk. An acquittal to-night seems out of tho
question and a mistrial is almost sure to result.
Dlstrlot Attorney Lathrop, who has boen work
ing on tho caso for fourteen months, closed tho
arguments to-dny and mndo a strong, clear
speech. Tho defendants havo been very much
concerned all day nnd began to show signs ot
fear when a few hours passed without n verdict.
msiior of porto Rico.
The Iter. Father .Tmues II. Illenk of New
Orleans Appointed to the Ofllce.
XnwtOni.EAMi. April 21. Archbishop Cha
pollo has received notification from Cardinal
Rampolla that tho Rev. James II. Illenk of this
city has boon appointed Bishop of Porto Rico.
The oppolntmont was made by tho Pope at
the request ot Archbishop Chapolle. Father
Blenk accompanied him during the late trip to
Cuba and Porto Rico as Auditor of tho Dele
gation, and acquainted himself thoroughly
with the affairs ot tho Island. He has great
oxecutlvo abtlltv
Bishop Blenk is a thorough American He is
42 years old, was born and educated In New
Orleans, studied at St. Mary's College in tho
State, at Bolloy. France, and onteiod the Mnr
lsts' novltlato at Lyons Ho was sent to Iro
land, where ho was for several 1 ears professor
of mathematics at tho Catholic University nt
Dublin and St. Mnry's College at Dumlatk, In
18S5 he returned to Louisiana, whore he be
oama President of Jefferson College, Convent.
La . conducted by tho Sfarlst 1 athers In 1HH7
ho became tho pastor of tho Church of tho Holy
Name ot Mary In this city. In 1RD8 he became
Consultor of tho Archdioceso of New Orleans
and Auditor of tho Apostollo Delegation to
Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
CITY LEASES THE OLD X. T. A. C IIOCSE
From Henry .1. Ilrnkrr of Croker's Club,
Who Took It Off the Club's Hands.
At yesterday's meeting of thn Sinking Fund
Commission Comptroller Coler mHdo a report
In favor of lousing the old New York Athletic
Club building from Henry J. Uraker tor tho
use of tho Health Department, for ton years,
nt an annual rontnl of $10,000. The report wns
adopted without debnte
The Health Board is now quartered in tho
Criminal Courts building, which is couutv
property The old Now lork Athletic Club
building wus bought by tho Democratic Club
In IKON, through Mr Croker's real estate firm,
for $100,000. The club discovered soon after
ward that It did not want the building Ap
parently nobody else did either, for some tlmo
1 Inter it was offered forsalo. Then It was nn
I imuncod that Mr Brnker, who Is a uiwuberof
, tho club, had purchased tho building for $100,
1 0(K).
I i,runslvanln Unlliond
Annnnmrstlist hen sfter an additional bulft per
I lor tar will hn run between New irk and 1'ittaliurg
on the Vast Mail No 55, leaMng ew or. Twenty.
Ihtnt mr.'ct. 7 r.o A M,, ( orllaudt and Uesbruiaes
BlrirlK, chi A, MAJi.
IIbjiI To-Day's "Criterion."
The snapi Itit and most original Illustrated weekly
published. 31 ysges, 6 cents. AU newsstands. Ait,
.'
TO El ADR THE ir.I Tl.Y.
Twenty-five Ornnd Opera People Iluy One
Ticket to Europe nnd Snve l?o.
' One wny by which tho payment of a war tax
may bo evadod bocamo known jostorday, when
passage on the Cunard steamship Campania,
whloh sails to-dayltor Liverpool, was engaged,
It Is said, for twenty-five grand onern people,
who nro going to England to fulfil nn engage
ment there. The war rovenuolaw provides
that steamship tickets for European ports
shall be stamped ns follows: n $t stamp en a
ticket costing less than ?1U: ntl stamp on a
ticket costing between $:I0 nnd $00 nnd n $5
stamp on n tlckot costing orer $00. There Is
nothing in tho law which limits the numbor of
people that may travel under ono ticket, nnd it
Is no concern of the steamship company
whether ono person or a dozen take passage
under one ticket. It was said yesterday that
twenty-five singers nnd other persons con
nected with grand opera had agreed among
themselveB to go to Englnnd on ono ticket.
They, of course, had to pay tho usual faro, but,
having but one ticket thoy saved $120 In reve
nue stamrs. The tioketsare stamped in the
steamship office and tho stamp Is also can
celled there, nnd the Government trusts to the
steamship companies to see that the rovsnuo
law Is properly enforced.
When Mr. Floyd, the manager of Iho Cunard
Steamship Company's ofllce In Bowling Oreen.
was asked if twenty-five people were to sail
to-day on the Campania under one ticket, ha
said:
"I believe so. but I have no means ot telling
for sure. It does not matter to ub how many
tiokots are taken. One person, fifty or 100
may take passage under one ticket. That is
their business nnd not ours We charge so
much for each porBOn, and do not pry into the
affairs of our patrons. If a man comes into
the office and says ho wants a ticket for him
self und family of twelvn peopb. he gets It.
The samo Is true 3f a man who comas In and
buys a ticket for a party of fifty people who are
going together to Europe."
Several steamship agents declared yesterday
that It would not be a technloal violation ot
the revenue law It 100 people. Intending to go
to Europe on the same steamer, should com
bine and delegate one ot their number to buy
one ticket for all.
MICHAEL ItAVITT OX SiMOi.
He Says F.nglnnd Is Making Trouble In
Order to Secure Supremacy.
.Special Cable Vfipakh to Tun Scic.
Behlis, April 21. Tho Voricaei ts prints n
letter from Mr. Michael Davltt. a member of
tho British House of Commons, to Herr Liob
knecht. the leader of the Social Democrats and
editor ot the I'm trnrrfs, confirming from his
own knowledgo tho charges made by Mr.
Llojd Osbourno. stepson of tho Into Robert
Louis Stevenson, ngalnst the London Mission
ary Society, which Mr. Dav Itt says. Is acting In
behalf of flroat Britain to enforce the latter's
supremacy in Samoa.
Mr. Davltt attacks Chief Justice Chambors,
who, ho declares, is really an Englishman.
Everything is English and Trotestant In tho
Islands. Great Britain's solo nlm there, as
elsewhere, is to sow dissensions among her
neighbors In order to profit by tholr joalousles.
Mr. Davltt warns Horr Licbknecht not to
make the Americans answerable Tho people
of the United States, he declares, will see that
jubUco is done as soon ns they learn the truth,
and a revulsion of feeling In favor of Germany
"wilHollowr
BAROXESS IIIRSCH'S BEQ.UEST1.
The Figures Given by a Vienna Fnper Snld
to He Premature nnd Exaggerated.
Spmal Cable Dttpatchei In The Snv
Yiknna, April 21. Tho JYetie J'teie 71 eist
published to-day further details of the dis
posal of tho Hlrseh millions on tho same
scolo as tho figures glvon vesterdny.
but evidence accumulates from other
quarters that the allegod bequests are
exaggerated. It seems probable thnt tho fig
ures In Baron Hlrsch's will, which wore dis
closed at his death, havo been mixed up
with thoso in tho will ot the Baroness,
Tho latter will was drawn in Paris,
where It remains, and. ncoordlng to
ono account, it will not bo openod until May 1
Moro sobor estimates, based on Information
which Is apparently as trustworthy as that of
tho JvVue I'reiti IYrise. place tho aggregate of
Baroness Hlrsch's charities at $10,000,000
Loniion. April 21 The report from Vienna
as to the disposition of the estate ot tho Into
Hnronos.. Hlrseh Is not corioborated'und Is ro
celvod hero with considerable Incredulity. Tho
Secretary of tho Jewish Board of Guardians
has not hoard ot tho bequest said to havo been
made to that organization, although the liar
oness was generous to It In tho past. Ho can
not help feeling, he says, that news of tho Bar
oness's bequest Is too good to bo true.
President Myer S. Isaacs of tho Baron Hlrseh
Fund In this city snld yesterday that ho had re
ceived no Information regai ding the report that
tlm Baroness Hlrseh had bequeathed M,2d0,
00O to tho fund.
SATS SHE IS A. T. STEIfARl'S XIECF.
Mme, Mnsesco of Paris About to Sue for n
Shnrn ot Ills F.atntr.
.Vjxcial Cable Dupaleh to The Hon.
PAnis, April 21. Another chapter In the A.
T. Stewart estate litigation is soon to bo opened
here. Mme. Mnsesco, a widow, who sa s she Is
a niece of tho late A. T. Stewart of New York,
Is about to sue foro sharo of tho estate left by
him. Sho was born In Paris In 1844, and af
firms that she Is the daughter ot James Stew
art, brother of Aloxnnder T Htonart A
wealthy Frenohmnn hns sufficient confidence
In Mme Mosesoo'scaso toadvanco her $Jo,ooo
with which to meet the expenses of tho litigation.
40,000 MIXER1 OX STRIKF.
Belgian Mnnufarturers Mnklng Contracts
for Conl in Knglnnd.
.vjirmat Cable VtipaUi fa The Sun.
BnussKLB, April 21 Tho strlko of tho coal
miners In the Charlorol, Mons and Liege dis
tricts is spreading, and 40,000 men aio now
out. Thorn have been frequent disturbances,
in one of which, at Liege to-day, one man was
killed
Owing to the stilke, Belgian manufacturers
are making cop tracts for coal In Urett Britain.
A irOUAX IX A XEfT POST.
Lady Roberts Austen Elected President of
th Parish Onitiull of Surrey.
Svtaal Cable Vetralch la Tnz Son
London, April 21 Lady Roberts Austen has
been elected President ot tho PnriBh Council of
Surrey Lady Austen Is the first woman to bo
elected to preside over n public bods
Woman Lawyer Mint Out In India, SB
,?ocit Cable Deipatth to Tnr Bus
Am.aiiadau, April 21. Tho High Court has
rofused to enroll tho name of Miss Hobrnil, a
distinguished English Inw graduate, upon tho
list of Inwvers entitled to practice, upon tho
ground of her so
Wages Increased 011 the Chicago nnd Alton,
CliK'Aiio. April 21 Chicago and Alton Rail
road officials announce an increnso in wnges
of all section men nn the divisions between
Chicago nnd Bloomlngton and between Dnight
nnd l'roria of Irom $1 10 to $1 an rer day
1 ho order went Into effect Hterilnv mid af
fects oei too men lu ndilltlou all section
gangs are doubled in the number of eniplov
rs Ills the general opinion thnt tho Alton
will Riant an increase to allot its section employees
Head "The Fanrgyrle of the Shad"
In this week's Lrifermn, The brightest and moat
original weekly publishes1. 5 csnti. .ido
ANTI-EXPANSIONIST PLOT.
ORA VB SUBJECT COS'SIDERED AT YES
TERDAY'S CARIXET MEETIXO.
The Government Is Snld to Hnve Obtnlned
Possession ot Telegrams Sent to the Phil
ippines for the Purpose of Arousing n
Mutinous Spirit Among the Volunteers.
Washinoton, April 21. There was some talk
at to-day's Cabinet meeting which indicated
thnt tho Administration had discovered a plot
on the part of anti-expansionists in the United
States to cause troublo in the Philippines of a
character not hitherto anticipated. Par
ticulars of what the Administration knows ot
this alleged treasonable attempt are not ob
tainable, but there is reason tobeltevo that it
was based on tho iden that the annexation sen
timent could be weakened by causing dissatis
faction among the volunteers now serving un
dor Gen. Otis, with the hoped-for result thnt
the regulars alone would not be able to cope
with the military situation. The effect of this,
according to the understanding here of the
purpose of the movement, would be to Impress
the people of the Unlted'States with the idea
that the Filipino Insurrection could not bo sup
pressed. Information as to just how much was said on
this subject at the Cabinet msetlngcannot'be
ascertained. It Is said that the Administra
tion has obtained possession ot some tele
grams that were sent to tho Philippines by
peonle in this country for tho purpose ofjure
attng a mutinous spirit nmong the volunteors
becnuee they hod not been sent home Imme
diately aftor the declaration of peace between
Spain and the United States. The Adminis
tration. It Is asserted, does not contemplate
prosecuting the authors ot the movement on
the charge of treason, but rather desires Co col
lect sufficient evidence to make their exposure
complete.
Gen. Otis recontly telegraphed tho War De
partment that the volunteers all wanted to re
main In the Philippines whi'.o there was fight
ing to do. Mure recently there has boon a
change of sentiment among the volunteers, or.
at least, It has bten represented to the Gov
ernment thnt thov were dissatisfied and want
ed to come homo It was hinted to-day that
this dissatisfaction was to somo extent trace
able to a movement that originated and was
being carried on in this country.
The suspicion ot tho Administration has also
been excited by despatches, bearing Manila
and Hong Kong dato lines, published In Amer
ican newspapers, that have represented a very
bad state of affairs in tho Islands with respect
to the military campaign against Aguinaldo'a
forces. It has been noticed by tho authorities
here that despatches of that character have
not been sent out by the correspondents ot
English and other foreign newspapers, who
would have no reason to suppress any
Information about disquieting conditions.
While practically nothing of what the Adminis
tration knows can be obtained tor publication,
it Is evident, to say the least, that the seeds of
suspicion have beenxown In the minds of those
close to the President, nnd sensational de
velopments aro not Improbable.
THE SAI.TzJXJ.XEIt Q OLD BUBBLE.
A Dividend of 20 Fer Cent, for the Victims
iTernegnn In Ilelglum,
Boston-, April 21. Winslow Warren, Chair
man of tho committee in charge ot settling tho
affairs of the Rev. P. F. Jernegan's Eloctro
1) tio Marino Salts Company, announced to-day
that a dlv ldend of 20 per cent, would be paid to
shareholders on May 1. Mr. Warren ventured
tho opinion that at least 30 rer cent, would bo
paid oventually. The committee represents
about 020,000 shnros of stocks out of a total of
033,000 shares, so that a dividend of 20 per
cent will menn tho return to Investors of a
total ot nearly $200 000 Of this amount Jer
negan sent back $7fi,000 and the committee
secured by nttathinent about $100,000 moro
belonging to htm. making In all about $l7.r,l00.
Jernegnn is now in Bolglum. living near
Brussels It Is estimated that he left hlmsolf
with less than $15,000 of all tho monov ho ro
eolved. He wants to return to this country and
the probabilities nre that his exllo will bo
short Tno expert appointed to mako an in
vestigation of the plant at Lubec, Me , has not
yet made a report ot his findings.
TRAXSFER BT .1IKV. 1III.MERDIXO.
The Court L'psets It nnd Her Committee
Gets Hack Her Money.
John Wallace and Franklin Allen, sb com
mittee of the person and estate of Mrs, Marie
F. Wlltncrdtng, have obtained Judgment from
Justice Keogh of the Supreme Court setting
nsldo the transfer of property whloh Mrs. WI1
merdlne made to Rose Frey In 1H07. The
Justice allows Rose Frey $0,000. The prop
erty assigned by Mrs. Wllmerdlng was an In
terest in n trust fund said to bo worth upward
of $40,000. She gave it In return for $3,000
and some securities of a traction company.
The committee contended ihat she was lnnne
at the time.
Mrs. Wllmerdlng was put In Bloomlngdnle
nsylum In 1MJH. After getting released she
made another agreement bv which she was to
have back a litlf Interest In the fund, or about
$13,000. in settlement A motion to set up
this settlement .vas denied by Justice Gleger
lch on tho ground that Mrs. Wllmerdlng. al
though released from the asylum. 1j still In
charge of the committee, so that she could not
make a valid agreement.
VXIOX-LABOR SCHOOL CHII.DREX,
Wouldn't Slug for n Teacher Reported to
Hnve I'sed Nou-Vnlon Street Cars,
Wheflino. W, Vu , April 21. Because they
thought their muslo teacher had ridden on a
non-union trolley car. the boys of the Eighth
Wnrd Oiammar School refused to rehearse
their rauslu lesson this afternoon. Miss Lucy
Robinson, the music teacher, called the school
for Its usuel exorcise In music, but the boys
rebelled and refused to slug Some of the
bovs sang "Ban, baa, black sheep, havo lyou
any woolf ' to the notes of the muslo selected.
After the excitement subsided some of the
boys most obstinate tvere sent to tho principal.
Corporal punishment failed to convince some
ofthem ot.the error Into which they had fallen,
nnd their cases will be Investigated by the city
superintendent. Miss Robinson dented to
her pupils that she had taken ad' nntnge of the
non-union cars
l'he Incident astonished the school authori
ties all tho more because most of tho muti
nous boys nre among the oungest in the
school.
Coath Pushed from Under Him.
All under-trolley eir going south on Centra
street hit n coach going west on Franklin street
last night at tl 30 o'clock Tho rear wheel of
the coach jumped up on tho fender, nnd tho
cimch was shoved from under tho driver. Prank
tiillnn, of ll.'t Greenwich stroot, who fell nnd
broko his left nrm Ho was taken to tho Hud
son Street Hospital, and tha motorman was
aricstcd
Mexico to Seek a l.omi In New York,
City ok Mexiio, April 21. Secretary of Fi
nance Joso Ives Llniantour will leave next
Monday for New York, where ho will spend
somo tlnnt 011 business for tho Govornnient
Hn will endeavor to negotlato n Inreo loan for
Mexico lu Ni iv lork
I Warner Miller's Option on a Mine,
Duiiasi.o, Mexico. April 21 Warner Miller
1 ofNewoikhns secured a ninety diijs' option
on the famous iindelnrln mlnu at (-andim-is
lbe propu l purchase prim Is $l,noo,(H
lu 1 Ij M lliuiixot San rrauclsco Is theuwner
I of iho mine.
j The Ilrnoklyn Hall) Engle
I ran be obtained at all newaatands, hotels and do-
pots in New York clt , me 3 .euU.AU,
riCE.PIIESIBh.XT 11 Oil. HIT RETIRES.
He Informs Ills Friends Thnt He Will Not
He h Candldnto for Ite-rlcctloii,
Washington. April 21 Vlce-Presldcnl Ho
bart has definitely Informed his personal
friends here, Including President McKtnlo),
that ho will not bo a candldnto for re-election
This decision is due to tho III health of tho
Vice-President and tha necessity of putting
aside, as tar as possible, nil cares and responsi
bilities. It is evon doubtful whether he will bo
nblo to perform his duties next wlutor ns pre
siding ofllcer of tho Senate, although the ques
tion can only bo determined by the condition
of his henlth during the summer, Tho Vice
President's real troublo Is n weak heart, and to
this ailment is due tho seriousness of his ro
cont attack of grip and Indigestion. Tho most
cheerful accounts of his progress toward re
covery aro given nt his residence, but his
friends, who understand his real condition,
know thnt It Is sorbins. It Is thought, howovcr,
that ho will lecpvor from his present Illnoss.
LIVE IIOHXED TOtD BT MAIL.
It Leaps Out of n Mall Pouch Addressed
to Young Woman.
Whon ono ot the mall pouches recolvcd at
the Hobokcn Tost Offlco was opened yesterday
morning a creature with a body resembling a
frog and a tall like a lizard jumped out nnd
scared the mall clerks. From tho head of tho
animal projected two horns Its belly was
puro white Upon investigating tho contents
of tho pouch a broken pasteboard box which
had evidently contatnod tho animal was found.
The box wns addressed to a young woman liv
ing In Washington stroot, near Eleventh street.
Postmaster Schroeder described tho animal
ns a species of the horned toad It w an between
four and flvo inches In length nnd had been
mailed from Trinidad. Col
Although tho rules ot tho department pro
hibit tho transmission of llvo creatures ns first
class mail motto.-. Postmaster Schroedor de
cided to deliver the toad to the voung woman
to whom It was addressed. Tho pasteboard
box was so badly battered that tho receiving
clerk could find no smooth place on it to stamp
the hour It waB received, so ho made the im
print upon tho white belly ot tho toad. Tho
Postmaster rofused to divulge tho name ot tho
porson to whom It had been sent
GLOUCESTER S4XK THE PLUTOX.
Thn Spanish Torpedo Uont Found Riddled
with Six-Pounder Shells.
Special Cable Dtipatch loTnc Suh.
Santiago dk Cuba. April 21. Tho gunboat
Yankton returnod hero yesterday after mak
ing an inspection of tho wrecks of tho Spanish
torpedo boats Terror nnd Pluton Sho found
the Pluton lying In eight fathoms ot wator
three miles west of tho entrance to Santiago
harbor.
Tho Pluton was lying on hor port side, which
was badly stove. Hor starboard rail was In
tact. Contrary to tho reports published last
July that the Pluton was cut In two by a 13
lnch shell, it was found by the Yankton that sho
had not been lilt by n largo shell, but had been
riddled by slx-poundets, which shows that hor
6inkingwas due to tho work of the converted
yacht Gloucester The Pluton's condition Is
such that sho is worthless
RAPID TRtXSIT CO US. 1 EL FEES.
City Fnys 810,000 More for Legal Advice
Milk Booths Hnrred from the Parks.
The Rapid Transit Commission asked tho
Board of Estimate yesterday for $10,000 for
counsel fees.
"How long is that for' ' asked rreldent
Guggenhelmer of the Council.
"8lx months." answored till clork.
"And the lawvers get It whothor they work
or not," added Mr, Guggenhelmer, The re
quest was granted.
Comptroller Coler handed In n report In
favor of making an appropriation for the erec
tion In the nubile parks of Nathan Straus's
sterilized milk booths. The Mayor moved to
lav the report on the table.
"If we allow milk booths to te plactd in the
parks." he said, "we cannot reftiso to allow the
erection of soda water stands nlso. We havo
no right to spoil the beauty of tho park', '
The Mayor's motion was adopted.
I noV.I.V CtlVl'KSSKS MURDER.
Mrs. llohart Killed the Italian Who Cm. nod
Her to He Turned Out ot Her Home.
St. Lons. April 21. Snraflnl Garvoldl. an
Italian, was found dead this morning, having
keen shot In the back. The polko arrested
John Bohart. n Belgian saloon keopci, who
had turned his wife out of his house because
ot her relations with the dead man, nnd Mrs,
Bohait. Tho woman confessed. Sho said.
"After my husbnnd turned ine out of tne
house Ganoid! followed me. Wo had words,
but he 'ivould not gonwny. We conveised In
French He put his hands on inv shoulder
and eald hateful things. I pulled away and re
treated to the bay window. He followed. I
wns afraid and pulled niv husband's pistol out
of my dress pocket. Ho saw tho Hash of tho
steel and turned I tired and he staggered
out Into the black night I did not know I
had hit him until tho nody wns found "
A MB VS I! El BY M O O A .S H IXERS.
A Sheriff Killed and n Deputy Marshal
Wounded In n Night Attack.
Ksoxtille, Tenn . April 21 s. dozen reve
nue and civil ofllcers. lod by Deputy Marshal J.
B Altom of tho East Tennessee office here,
wero nmbushed In tho mountains of Cooko
county this morning by nioonshlnors, whoso
stills they had stnrtod to destroy As the ofll
cers Hppioached flvo stills on tho lino between
Tennessee and North Carolina they wero llred
upon Sheriff ,T. S Dawson of ( ookn county
was Instantly killed nnd Mr Altom slightly
wounded
Tho officers did not return tho fire, as It was
dark and they could not llnd their nsnllants
The moonshiners lu thnt district have been
defiant for venrs. nnd with their friends are
strongly fortified
A I. raEI.lt VERY ILL.
In n Critical Condition n the Result of an
Altai k of Grip,
Cuipaiio, April 21 It has just been mado
public thnt OV.-GOV John P Altgeld has boen
n very sick man forawtok. Ho was taken sud
denly In his office with an attack nf the grip
So III was ho that ho could not bo taken to his
homo and wns cared for ut tho rooms of Dr
O'Neill until to-day when, agnlnst thondvico
of Drs Senn nnd O'Neill, ho Insisted upon bo
ing removed to his home lt.'port to-night
are thnt his condition Is still verv critical.
Tried to Avenge Ills Son's Murder.
CmnLESTOv, S. C . prll 21.- Policeman J J
Bean was killed In cold hUnl at 12 o'clock last
night by nogioes Bucky and Tom Phillips,
with two others, wen arrested, nnd Phillips
confe-sed To-dni the aged father of Bean
went tothestatli.il house with 11 shotgun nnd
trlod to kill tho negroes He said that tho
courts in .South (unillui would not hang a
man for murder and ho would tnko tin' law
himself Thoio wns troublo In restraining
him. but tho gun was taken and the negrn.'s
wern protected 'Iho killing created great
PACltlMIICIIt
810.0(H) Gift for the llntlli ship Missouri.
Jyyyr.iisov Cm. Mo . prll 21 Tho Housu
engrossed to-dny the bill npl roprl itmg $H,
000 for (ho puieha-e of n gilt to the bnttleshin
Missouri, and providing 11 conn ilitre of live to
attend tho nnming nnd laum hing of the ship
Mayor pprovrs the Drug Clerks' Hill.
Major Van jck Ins approved tint bill p.i-i d
h the Lefcisliiture providing thnt drug cl"rks
in this cii liall 1. t hn loiiipi'ikd to work
moro than sixty-six hours a week
You Will Enjoy "Two Demoi rntlc
Fusts and a 'Jlger Hunt" In thU week's tssueot the
Cndrten -All stands.- ficcsts.-tdtv
r 1 rinr i niiifltMr - r-7r
HE DIVIDES WITH CROKER. fl
.4.Jr FRICEItMAX AXD HIS SUItBlt H
OMPAST BUSIXESS. H
He Reluctnntly Tells tho Mntet Committee '
Something About It, Alan About thai
Flushing Gas Deal, In Which the Dos ,H
Wns Reported to Hnvn Received a lllf jH
llloik of Stork for Ills ' Pull "-Freed! H
man and other Wit in sues Imltnte Thelij M
( hlef, nnd When Hard Pressed Takd M
Refuge Indie " Private Iluslness" PIen-4 H
Ono Young Person Heroines GlnrlngiJI H
Delimit nnd Mav He Called to Accounts) t
Andrew Frcedmnn. Mr. Croker's buslnesfjt H
confidant and bosom friend, appeared as a wlt4 .
ncss before the Mnrtst Investigating Commit 'H
ten vostordnv Ho wa expected to give naj H
imitation ot how comfortable and composed jH
u person can look when sitting on tacks, and!)
'ompotcnt critics say tlmt Froedinau's psr4 H
formnnce was tho finest thing ot the kind evel iH
seen In this cl y Although he was tho stai 'a
performer betoro the committee jou'.crday; 'H
there woio others who pusIi.mI him hard foil H
first honors. oung',Mr, Hlmmelwrlght, supori H
tnlondent ot tho Roebllug Construction Com H
pany (Frank ('inker's column)), did some! H
pretty fine work m I'rcedinnn's line, and son H
did Wilson P Mnrchbank. Air. Mnrchbank Id M
President of tho Contrac ors' Supply Company H
lu which both Frank rokvr nnd his olden H
brother. Richard S. Croker. nro Interested. Am H
President ol the compans. he wns expected tn jH
tell something about its nffnlrs. but he oouldn'd H
oven '.ell what kind ot business the company! jH
did, and then ho practically confessed that hex H
was ndumniy'Presiilcut. Other unimportant! H
contributors to tho dnj's entertainment werstj H
Henry M. McDonald, tho candidate for GovJ B
crnorHnst yoar of the Chicago Platform Dem1 H
ocracy; George Livingston, a School Commlsel H
slonor, nnd a man named Donnolly of BrlckJ H
avers' Vnlon No 7. The latter tostlfled than H
Senator Timothy Drydollar Sullivan Introduced H
a bill nt Albany which practically prohibited M
anithlnzbut the Roobllng system of flreproofwj H
Ine to be used In the public buildings of this citrJ M
TOOK THEtn CUE F 110 It CIIOEEB.
From Freedmna's manner, as'well as that on M
all those who might be properly classed nmonsj B
vesterdny's unwilling witnesses. It was eitl HJ
dent that they hid taken tholr cue from Mrw HJ
Croker, and Including nil questions they didn't! Hj
want to answer under the hoad of "private BJ
business," thoy refused to nnswer. Before has HJ
went on the stand tho "private business" dodga HJ
was not .bought or. "I don't remember" was! HJ
the usual answorthen tolquestlons that wit Hj
nesses didn't want to answer. M
Freed man had been wall coached and httj 1
might have got along very well had ha DOH HJ
lost his temper. Ho was called to tha stand justv BJ
after Mr. McDonald left it. McDonald had)
testified to a conversation with a man named, M
Burnett, In which tho latter said that Crokea M
nnd Frcedmnn had acquired, through glftj M
from tho other stockholders. 20 per cent on M
tho stock ot the Flushing Gas Company, the H
condition of the gift being that Croker' H
would incronso tho number ot street lamps) M
In Flushing, thus giving the company an H
opportunity to sell more gas Froedman, ot H
course, donied tho truth of this story, and; H
while admitting that he had held stock In the
comcanv. said he had bought and paid for lb H
and that Mr. Croker. so far as he knew, k&STf H
nothing about the company. H
Mr. Moss then switched to Freedman'd
surety company nnd ho struck oil at onoo. la H
trying to frighten Mr. Mass off this line of In
qulry, tho witness testified that his company H
was co-surety with tho Fidelity and Deposit B
Company of Maryland. In which Senator Fiatl'aj
son Is Interested, on most of the bonds of mo H
having city contracts. That statement only H
stlrrodZMr'.Moss up, and ho fired all kinds ofl
questions at Freedmnn to bring out more InW
formation about tho connection between thai
two companies. The witness promptly gof
angry and finally snorted. H
rr.KEiiUAV n utfs it. H
"We are co-sureties with Piatt's company
for city contractors, but wo ain't In with then!
on tho bonds ot canal contractors, I'm happr I
to say " B
Getting a little nearer home, Mr. Moss nsked;
Freedman If his bond comrany had paid anr I
dividends. Thn witness nnswercd that It had
not paid n dividend sluco It was organized.
"But Mr. Croker testified." snld Mr. Mojs
"that ho had received regularly dividends oa U
his stock In the company and now jou Bay the H
company tins declared no dividends Let m H
reud you Mr Crokei' testimony on tlitatf H
point."
'Iho testlinonv was read and Freedman sayf
that h hid fallen into a trap and pulled that
Boss lu after hint. Ho had to get tho Boss out
nnswaj, and ho wanted to get out hlmsolf, soJ
ho thought the matter over for n while nnd
then told n romnrknble story tho substance of
which was that Croker had mistaken dividends?
for something else.
A LOSTUMAl IlllTS WITNF IS.
Ill the matter of contumacy Mr. lllmmjU
wright wns a dlstiuU advnnco upon his moral
Illustrious medecessors in the wltnesj chalra
In fact, tno desorlptlvo term applied by thai
crowd to Mr Hlmmelwrlght wns that he waa
"fresh. ' Ills rebelliousness was of a different!
kind from anv thnt had gono before. Mrs
Croker was uuiet and at times sullen In his at4
tltude. John F. Carroll was nervous and IrascM
ble, Peter F. Mevor was petulant, Andy Freed
man exhibited the tantrums of the spoiled)
child, bnt the poe of tho little munnger for?
the Roebllng Company was 'nodclled after?
Ajaxdefilng tho lightning. Ills wns the struts
ting deflanco ofthelloxory melodrama, thai
"do-sour-worst-I-seorii-you-vlllalns" attitude
Ills weak point was that he couldn't re
struln his glee over the splendid Impression h
wns making on himself, and somo of his most"
Imposing declarations were marred by a smlrU
and a titter li 1 a pit), as Mr. Moss sug
gested, that thotography is not included in
stenographic repoit Manager Ulmmelwrlzhi
would have been a star exhibit
Throughout he was treated with patience br
the luwier, but bib assumption Increased In dU
rei t nropor'Iun to the license permitted hlni
until ho furnished aiolmio ml abmitlum toJ
his onn mental a'.tltudo. In this he ivas as
sisted byAssomblvmnu IIo.Truaii, who stuck by
him to the cnd.cven when the moro acuto Tam
many pleadct. Dr O'SullIvan, vvboly retired 7
from the field, But before nil was over tht
witness changed his mind. nmUwas finally
haled from! the Hand ;bv Sergeant-at-Arm
Crawford ot the ssomblj, begging for a ,
(bailee to give the lestlmony whMi ho had re-
fused earlier In the day Ills whole perform-
nme. nflor tho willing nature of his testimony r
on a previous day, showed us plainly as psb- .
ble Ihat ho had been coached to a course of
Impertinence and te'-alcltrancy. That he per-
formed his part with a Hpecles of slack nnd (
foolish l.npuileuio cannot bo Imputed as tha
fault of his coadicis.
When tlu'Chalniiiiiinniiounced that the hoar .
ing would proceed u man who was sitting neat1 "
Dr O'SullIvan aroso and said ho would like to
mnki u statement The ( huiriunn of the com-
mltti o asked the man s name, leeching the re- i
ply that It w.is Henry Heinh rson Then tha '',
I iiiuii started In to mnke a s eei n He snld ha
1 appunii'd for l'ollcu ( aptmn I'rlco, and, while j
' he dldn t nsk to havo witne-ses summoned, he t
' di I ask pMrml-sinii to eros- evniiini" somo ot '
the witnesses i rndueid before tho committee, !
j notabls Simon Iluttner, onco tho proprietor oj
tho Broadway Garden Mr Henderson said t
1 that h would show that ButtnCvVfaaftpatVJ V ;
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