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I l.XVU.-NO. 33. NEW YORK, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 3800. -COPYRIGHT, 18 miTME SUN PRINTING AND PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION. PRICE WO CENTS. 11 01! ANT. E FLAG AGITATED. nun i.v noviKTr ifAXis iiiepiei- ' ll)i:.T TO 1X1 EV.VEDK i ', In Hi Trnnnl-nnlli Van Wyek Hr Aggressively Tor It - . !' Deal nt j DU.rnt Whlrh Win Ovr-rlxirne - Chair lilies Tlmt the Holland Hnclety Mny j Heard President. Mnn. tvrrnor, or ' Ijiniit. If II Thlnl, It Wl" " Do Sn. Dutch bloo.1 waved lift t " "Pecial meet- i Ing of the Holland Society held at Delmonloo last night, iin.l alleil for tho Purpose of ' ti,in. expression 10 the society's sympathy 1 wllh Dm h "ith Urican llepuhhe In Its Strug- gle with Great llrltaln." Hvervbody agreed aofaras th simuathy went, but wtitm reso- Intlon practically rilling upon tlio President i,' tlit I lilted States to interfero was pre- 1 aontcd there was the liveliest kind otn debate I and the resolution was carried bjr a very tight .,iiie"iil after feolmg had mil pretty hlcli i im i xpressmns of It hail been decidedly fioo. i.iih nf the Van Wycks took an nctlve part lu the pio-odlugs. Brother Out made a long nn I impassioned speech. Brother Jlob didn't mske inv speech, but h Interrupted other ie,,p. s speeches In aniiinnor that seemed to Kr..e tlm t'halrman. llolh stood for tho antl- llnt.-li resolutions l.mit l.'iO members wore prosent when Tatii" O Bergen. President of tho society. Pil'i-d th" meeting to order George M. Van lloe-fti furnished an Immediate incentive to ,niiresioii "f opinion by offering tlio follow liijrevllll 'lis ,',.. nf, That the Holland SocietyofNew v. iik. (join posed exclusively of descendant of lni' 'h l.iiruln rs resident in the Colony of Sow Valid mi li before Iii73. HVinpatliizInc deeply luthtnotuiuliorsnftlicSoutli African l'.opubllo iiilh. i snuggle fortho innliitenuneo of their Independent and autonomy, earnestly appea t , th.. iiovernniont of tlw I'nited State to use !tffK.il olllcoswith tho Government of Great Uriiiiin fortho presiT.ition of peaco between Ing an I an I th Transvaal and for tho -nit ement of lh points In dispute he men tho-" two nations in n manner that mil sine to the South African llepubllo the lights g Mianteel to It by the convention ..f I-!- . h nl. That a committee consisting of tlio President of the society and two members to bcvlco'cd by him be authorised to present to th President of the I'nited States a copy of tho foregoing icsolutlon". and to urge upon hlut .needy action that war may be averted between dreat llrltlan and th South African Republic, i r if war should occur, that pcaco may be rnncluded upon terms that the conselene of mankind will not condemn Somebody seconded tho lesolutlons and Col. lleermance got the tloor " 1 simpathlre with the object of tills meet Ing ' slid he." and I sympathize with the eauta of the Doers, but when It comes to asking our Government to Interfere with what ia none of our business. I object. Only a few days ago the Irish cltl7ens In meeting expressed a wish to join in with the Holland Society In taking a stnnd against Fnglanrt I can easily see why our Irish friends should wish to take such a stnnd, nnd 1 will pay that I thoroughly condemn Kngland' pol.cy toward other nations, but I do not lellove that this society should join with the fnshor any othur ri'o in any such causa, nnrdo I beiicvo that woshould ask tho Presi dent of the I'nited Mates to take nny action which may look like criticism of a friendly cation ' 'Julie a little applause greeted the speaker. Mr. hw 1ft lalseil the question whothr under Us constitution the Holland Society had the right to pass nny such resolutions. Mr Van .Vrss got the floor from under the feet of sev- ral other gentlemen who were demanding It, ninl tild. 'While I ngie with tho sentiment of the let riliitioiis. I Insist that w havo nn right to ask tlu Government to Interfere. Wo can aceoni Ish more h simply passing lesolutlons and thus calling th'jn'tentl on of tho people to the real issuer Involv-d " II lint's the only kind of action we aia go Inciiit.iki',' end I' IgailKtiickerboi'kot. jump In l" his fi'i't. "I sa), Mr Preulent. that we iniul.t at. well "hut up our mouths and go home t" I"! I lilies ? adopt thn original lofniillon there's no need of adopting mi. Ih re isn't n mean thing tlrrat Pritalu mm cou'd ' lo a smaln-r nation tlmt she I ii-n t done Ai'plausn Hnd laughter Ah soon t.ili'i.e)uteliiii..i In South Africa Mud a little I.'. 'I I nlaiol isnltcr tlieui. Now wuouglittn I k by them. If we can't do It, let's go Iininc" I . I hi-, time the loom was in a stir, ami iiifii io me went .ugulng it out privately i.'.ii'itl) llooH.'lt got a (hnneeto bo heard liti'M a ni.iiiite "W" mm i.. show the woild that this tin! on yinpitlii,-.i's with the Mulch against Hi" I eglNli." he ald. What is the use of H!"ilng m the I ederal tiovernuient lo aa (i.mpli'h tint piirpo-e when we know it will J.i I t.iko anj iii'ti.in'' Ifnny llumpenii eounti v lndlntnrreied n the Into w.ir we should haio ti'i-n b.tterlv in iMised, mid If our (loveiiiinent were lo Imerfere. eicn In the mot ilelloato i.n), in the prc-eiit crl-ls. It would biinlTeiislva to i iritloti with whoin wo am nt peace. We te under c"rfiln sciitlinental obligations lo I ri. slid and it seems ' What am the " suddenly erled Ilia Mayor who had been itlng right behind Mr. Itoote. fitnnha dc'trnetixe scowl on his face ever sire., tint cent email began to speak. le. whit ate the)-'" called voices from (hoi pirtsot the room, " How do von make Itnitf ' "Where d they coino In?" "What kind of obligation'" ," no .whatever," declared tho Mayor f.orct'lj We are under certain .entimcntsl obllgn t ons l.. Kngland. ' repeated Mr Itoosmelt nnl.il.' and I' ' "inii' us faota, give us facts." snapped the .Mayor "Tli.it onli jour opinion. llo us (acts ' Tins it a direct quotation from Mr ltlchard roker on th" occasion of one f Ills tilts wltli I.iwjer I'rank Moss before the .Maet Com liHii.'e Mi Hontnelt turned around uiion Ilia excited III tie Mnynrnnd said u inanely: I Mii'l t.e delighted, Mr Mimir. If you will Klie mean oppoitimitr. We all knoTTtlieun iii' ihl in. .tB of most of the r.uropsau nations 'lining the war with Spain, and we can assume from hT lotions Hint Kngland was frlendlyto "Iliiini h' ' grunted the Mayor, resuming his tonvil "Mmter of opinion " Mr llo.is.'M'lt offeiod as an amendtiient to lie ((including clause of the lesolutlons the wo-1. "i. settled on terms honorable to both rirti - ' n .'tsrv llanla moeil to strike out all that lart ..J id., resolutions after tho word "auton omi !. iMng only tho expression of sympathy, jnl this bruught Augustus Van W'yck to his I?et (onardice never won liberty." he began In fi'or.u tones, "nor over preserved It. I me l e. n surprised -res, amazed, sir nt tho limidltv expressed by iiiiih of our members. "V'lidrtiitkof a race that established liberty r un'1 u and furnished a model for the great l.'Pib'ieof which we are all so proud of bolng Cltl ens " broth, r Ilob. who had been sitting with Ills """ turned up to Ills brother and his mouth a "" " pen. shut his teeth on that sentence, ' " it. nuil then looked as If ha had dl-ts-t v.-tmubleH s.r we afraid." continued Ilrother Oils. 'I wi -bnulil thus oniaseiilate these reolu- . jmi.-. eh,,), would say noililnc, In Hie , iini. i Irl .inn, but that wenp'tliailexcendnnts yii. I'uti'h uhoenmii hem before a certain in' . ' ''"i"e is until ng ill the resolution to , ".""' I ulniid llaxen't we done this eame '"ins i ft un' I asl. tho secretary to read the '" 1 1 .nsln regard to. lameson' raid." I "- -K uiry H.inta looked them up and read 'I'i'i hev weto wnrmly denuuclntory of t Jitnif- i, ."' Aero i two parts and. after finishing in.. , nrt.s."retarr Ilanmsaid i ml to say befote te'iilitig the rest" -u "h i. ad 'em, please," luoka in Ilrother I "- S ' on , read em " piped Ilrother Hob I ' '" wit general lauglitor and tumult, ; b i"i the spercUty eoticlililed tho ' s- ivii. l.r.nber lius had begun to 1 i 'inmed In by elialrs. but he bad ' i i side and tlm other In In J a now had n lath almost i to i 1 , '-uible dvanenctothO'!ndof II rii' Ji ' i .i .is .nl i ltomeinborthn J, i ,(1, ' in luul .in) u'prmoniamu of oar race in that little Dutch Btnte. of whom lllsmuick said that ho wn the greatest iiiitiinii statesmen of , tho time, and of whom OlHilsione anid ho was the smoothest nnd smartest politician that eer ant on tho African continent, llrothsr Hob. who had boen nodding and smiling hi approval, took that under advisement und be gan to look worried again, .... Heeietnry Kiinta declared himself so moved br Judge van Wyck'seloquencB that lip would withdraw bis amendment. Mr, an Ness re offered It nnd It was aeeondod. Warner au Nordou roso nnd said! Whathave we. the Holland Hoclely. to do with South Alrlcan politics Ifwonro to ex press our sympathy with our brethren, to whom should we express It? Wo nre Anglo Saxons as much as Dutch, most of us. The Kugllsli nroasmuch our kin as the Boars of South Africa. , . ... "1 think that the learned judge who just spoko ha 1st his feelings get the bettor of his judgment 'laughter There Is no provision In our constitution permitting us to do any such thing aa Is contemplated. We might as well endorse a political partv as to do what is Im plied In these resolutions." John P.. Van Wormeraald that the resolutions weto extra-constitutional and that the nows papora would laugh at the society If it passed that "And another thing." ho said, looklncnt.Tus tlee Van Wyek. "Don t stnnd up hole nnd tnlknbonsycownrds That's all rotund imnsetise, If there's to bo any talk of cowardice let's hnvo It inHti to mail and not by Im plications that menu nothing. I'm soiry that tlio Secretary didn't havo the sand In bis craw to stick to hi lesolutlons. for I'm In fauirof his amendment If we're to pass anything at all." , . At least a dozen persons, some of them with flushed faces, wero on their feet when tho speaker Bat down : hut President Bergen own face was.aomowhat Hushed and he needed the tloor himself. Banging the desk with bis gael he said: "In spite of the Intimidation Implied n the remnrksot the last speaker, tbe chair rules In full In behalf of the competency or the society to express Its sympathy with the Boors, and the chair does not tule that the society when it does express its sentiment will be atinid toconey them where It ileases:to n piesl dent or a king, to a governor or a tyrant, lou may. If you choose conwy your sentiments to the President id the I'nited Stntes cither In por-on or by resolution sent. The chair so rules " ... Amotion to lay all lesolutlons on tho table wns moved, seconded and out, nndthoayesand noes were ociferous. "Absolutely lost I" cried the chairman "Turn the t'nsealsoutl" shouted a voice, Mr. anuess'H nniondlnent was put. but Jus tice Van Wyek stopped the proceedings "That's the amendment tint Is disem bowelled of all ltsxlrllitv. Isn't It.'" ha asked "I wnnt In know If that part about our ancestors being here In th seventeenth century Is In? Laughter i That's all there was left and it would be a pity to lose it." The amend ment wn declared lost on a vote even more MiolfeioustliHii the previous one. Mr ltoose velt's substitution of the words. "Honorable to both parties to the controversy." for tho last clause was thea lost. Tho rosolutloa was called for and the noes were louder than the aes Tho chair decided for the ayes and on a rlaiifg Mile ho counted nnd announced III) ayes to 411 noes Many did not vote. There was some protesting afterward as to the count The Mayor made u motion to adjourn. Others wanted to speak. " Moe to adjourn." cried the Mayor again. " I hnve a motion." began Col Hearmance. "Mono toailjntiiu'" cried trio Mayor ngaln. "Mv motion Is lu order llrst." "So. ion see. we've done It befote. ow why have the Kugllsli taken this step? Ureed for gold Thuy wauled to have the mining camps entianchl'ed Youall know whntniiningcamps ate. I dare say there Isn't a member of thl9 goolely that hasn't bought stock In fcome of those Western gold mines. Hut the South African gold mines are the rich est In the world That's why Kngland Is going in there 1 hope and I feci that "I ask the floor for Col. Heermanee." said a member who had been quiet hitherto. "Question! Question"' cried the Mayor To quiet him, his mnMon o adjourn was nut and oerwholhilngly lost. He looked nmuzed and sat down Col, Heermnnco moved that the Holland Society should not recognize any otbersoclety to the extent of meeting with It for a coufeienco nn tho South African quea- "N!o other society has asked us to," said ex Judge Van Hoescn "You're mistaken, roplled Col. lleermance. "I'm not: you're In error." "Move to adjourn '" erled two or three olcea for tln discussion, was in danger of becoming acrimonious. . "Hnsn't Queen I.avlnla of the Holland Dames asked us to confer''" qtierleit a voice Judge Van Hoesen began to makn a speech but he hadn't got lalrly well stalled when tho Mayor aioc and chipped in ... "What's he speaking to?" ho urbanely In quhed. standing on tiptoe to look over the sneaker's head nt the chairman. "There's nothing before tho house " "Oh, yes there Is, Mr Mayor, said the chair man looking with a wearied expression at the little man . , "Well, let' proceed In an ordeily manner. Insisted the Mayor "I'ho motion wasn't sea ended " . . ... "Let's." agreed a Ice. It was seconded. I seconded it" "When was It done? wnsthenextquestion. Nobody nnsweied and the Mayoraftpr swing Ini' hi chair back mid fotlh for a while decided tosltdown. The motion not to confer with other societies was lost and u motion to adjourn pre- Charles I). Pierce. Consul-Oeneral of tlio Orange I'roe State. Is credited with the state ment that President Stoyn or the Orange Tree Stale had tried to rerMiado Pres ident McKlnlev to ask, other nations to propose arbitration between 1 nglnnd and the Transvnal President MeKlnley. according to Mr Pieiee. declined to act Mr. Pierce as cribed the President's unwillingness to inter fere to a desirn to keep undisturbed the pres ent relations between Kngland and tho I'nited States. . is h:r v i. s i:n nv -i:. n it i . 7'. I'lllpluo Attack On llneoor Koail a IMsus tiou Vnlliire. Jpfrf.if t'niU Pnitatefi ti Tar. Hus. MiMi.t. Oct '.' The Insurgents along the Boeoor road nttacked tlio American troops under Bilg.-Oen 1'iaderlek 1). Iir.int to-day. They were repulsed with heavy Ions. Our casualties wore Ihe Tho I'lllpluo commissioner spent sovarnl hours with Oen. Otis this atternouu. At tho conclusion of the conferonce It was announced that nothing had been accomplished. The commissioners will return to Angeles to morrow. The naval expedition to destioy the town of Oranl In retaliation for the winking of the gun boat Urdannta Is In charge of Commander Charles 0 Cornwall and consists of the gun boats Petrel, Helena and Mlndora. Comman der Cornwcll proposes to raise the UrdaneU and expects to be back here by Wednesday. The gunboat Concord has gone to Hollo and the gunboat Bennington to the I.lngayn Gulf. The eruler Charleston will patrol tho east coast ol I.uon for six wueks AGViSAl IIU'S ATlKXVr FAILED. Nothing Arcoiupllibed by the Visit of Ills KnTin to flrn. Oils 111 Manila. Wmiisitos. Oct 'J Gen. Otis cabled to tho War Department this morning that tho conference with the Filipino representatives regarding a cessation of hostilities terminated without accomplishing anything looking to a surrender Ho explained that Agulnaldo's attempt in this dlrectlnn was merely a play on his part to secure from tho Americana a recognition of a rillplno Government The attempt was so flagrant, however, that It failed in the beginning, Uen. Otis refused to recognize Aguinaldo In liny way. and so explains In hla despatch. Ho also rolers to the delivery of the Amerlcun pris oners, confirming press despatches on that 'see'retary Hoot took Gun. Otls'a cable de npntcb to the White 11 uisesoon after It was re celvedand consulte I with tho President in gnrdlng other iiuestlons presented by (len. litis licnue of references to certain pro posed eanip.iign movement It has been thought wise not to make the despatch public. senntor lliiunrv in Poor Health. imiiMiTiiv. Oct - Senator llanna nnd Henry C Payne, of Wisconsin, called on Pies blent MeKlnley to-day. They iv ill bo guests of the President nt the dinner to be given In honor hi s.dmlrnl Dowcv to. morrow night Senntoi llanna Is in apparent y isiorer health than when li" was Inst In Wn-hinglon and bis ippeariince wn temarked b persons at tho I White House. I rnm 7 A. M. lo Midnight Tlireistlir' uiib IrsiiPTer' hour h-svlm: flrand fe 1ml " 1 uli I " m " 'k Lmtril. 'lnu-LVt lull' JW U ketl ar k'd. .tilt, FRANCHISE TAX IN EFFECT. bt.asks snsr out rnou Al.lUSl' TO 1111! CUItVOltATlOSH. Mr. Flam's l'lnn of Collecting the Mprrlal I'ranrlilie Tax to lie Adopted by the State Tnx Communion A Wtntcment nt 1 Its Purposes Information Called For, Ai.nASV. Oct. 2 The plan under which tho 8peelal Franchise Tax law will bo rut Info operation was made public to-night by the State Tax Commission, The law took effect to-day. The administration of this law Is placed In the solo charge of tho State Tax Com mission, though the taxes uoon suoh franchises as real estate aro to be collected locally upon , tlio assessable value of the franchises as fixed by tho commission. The general plan which will govern the commission In assessing special franchises will follow tho legal opinion upon this question submitted to Gov. Roosevelt, Attoincy-Cunernl Davis and the State Tax .Commission by J Sowton l'lero of this city, the special attorney nrpolnted for that purpose. The essential point of Mr. Kloro's report wero printed In to-day's Sun. Mr l'lero says that In his opinion the value of a special franchlso should bo arrived at by ascertaining the value of the entlro corporate property, taking into consideration all the ele ments which go to makn up such value, nnd deducting therefrom tho value of the personal property of the corporation of so much of tho real estate as la not connected with tlio special franchise and of the franchises not affected by tho new law: In line, by deducting from the total value of corporate nssets and of tho Intangible and and tangible property not a part of, or connected with, the special fran chise According to Mr, l'lero, n largo discretion Is left with the State Tax Commission In determ ining the valuo of a special franchlso whereby they must deduct tho valuo of the good will conduct of tho business and tho franchise to be a corporation and whatever constitutes the value of the Intangib.e franchlso not taxable. The State Tax, Commission In making public Mr. l'lero's plan for putting tho new law Into effect, made a statement to-day that until th law has had a thorough trial, no cast-Iron rule for assessing corporations affected by the law could be adopted which would be applicable In all cases. Tho statement Intimates that Mr l'iero's plaji will not bo formally adopted until after Nov I, when th report requested from the corporation affected by the inw re garding their llnnnelal condition will have been filed with the commission While the commissioner hesitate formally lo announce 'he adoption or Mr. l'lero's plan. It is known that their careful examination of the question leaves them no alternative. They have practically reached the conclusion that to go further in the luxation of special franchises would result In the court declaring the law unconstitutional While they realize that the literal carrying out of the law without the amendments that will lie recommended to tiie next Legislature by tho commission would make Its enforcement questionable by the courts, the Commission I disposed to other question upon whieli the corporations are requested to report fact. The commission may most rigorously en forck the law as It stands, yet the tax upon any franchise will not tend In the least to cripple the corpotatiou affected by It. for the reason that many of tho elements which an erroneous opinion ha consldored should enter Into the question of assessable values regarding a special franchise aro taxed in mote or loss degree now. The commission must fix the . assessable values of special franobises in New York city ltore Jan. 1, though assessments In the other parts of the State need not be made until several month later, while the taxes as the result of such assessment aie not to be paid under th Inw until the latter part of 11H)0. After th commission fixes the value of the special franchlso of any corporation, the latter baa the right to a bearing before tho commission From the decision of the commission an anpeal may be made to tho courts Whether the quest'ons of law raised by such nn uppeal could reaoh and be dlaposod of by tho Court of Appeals before tho Legislature adjourns next winter is ques tionable What tho outcome will be is problematical. The Commission realizes one thing, nnmely. that even though the law be declared constitution-it by the courts. It cannot secure the iieuesaiy data upon which to fix the assessable value of any special franchise until legislation isptoeured giving it authority, and the Inrg appropriation necessary to employ manv experts to Inspect and repot t upon eondlt Inns mirroundlng tlictuse of streets by n corporation affected by the law. A perusal of Mr Flero's icport will show how much dlsciotion is left with tho Slat Tax Commission In ilxing the value of a special franchise Through Oov. Honsevolt, the State Tax Commission ia on record as favoring the assessment of any special franchise so that its effect will not In any degree tend to reduce the return now secured to ,1 to"kholder The Commission to-day sent to every corpor ation affected by the law a copy of Mr. Fiero's opinion, outlining the general plan of it administration, together with a blank falling for Information concerning the financial condition of encli coipornllon. which will nld the commission In leaching a conclusion re garding th assessable value of a 'special fran chise ' This blank calls fnr ndesertptlon of tho special franchlso showing the streets or public places possessed or rights enjovedby the corporation, together with maps showing the locution nnd extent of nil pioperty ubject to taxation as n special franchise and a copy of the Inw or ordinance under which uch special franchise is held nnd the luirdun under which such franchise Is enjoved. A state ment of the assets and liabilities of tho corporation on June :10 last is also called for. together with the highest and lowest market vnlueof the stock for the year aud Its market valuo on ()ct 1. The financial operation of tho corporation for the yenr endod Juno .'ID are also called for in detail There Is a request for information re garding salaries tar general oftlcets and clerks nnd for legal expenses Tho request for Information regarding legal expense is re garded ns significant by some. It wonldappear that taxes upon lessor roads are to bo paid by thn lessee. Information Is also re quested regarding the cost of the tangi ble real pioperty Included In the franchlso and the cost of real property not Included In the valuation of ;i special franchise Other facts atiKgostod In Mr l'lero's report as neces sary to be secured by the cossmlssion. thecor poratlons arc nlo requested to furnish for the Information of the commission. I'ltOltAXA LOST O.V KOCh.S. Ilrltllll Strainer founding Herself ta I'leres nt Mldeovr, !. Mnry's Hoy. Ri. Johns, N' F.Oct ''. The British steamer Proda mi. ( apt. Scroggle, ten days from Balti more for l.clth. with a general catgo, went ashoro last night at Wlldcove, St. Mary' Bay, a region noted for frequency of wiecks Heavy current prevail tliero, and In the dense fogs steamors loso their reckoning and go on the rocks. The Prodano struck at midnight nnd en tered a cleft in the steep sen front, where she battered her stem against tho cliff and tin paled herself on Jagged rock, which tore out her bottom Half tliectew were nsleep bolow nnd the bulwarks being beaten down, ono senmnn bad his h'ad spilt and another was severely wounded by Rplinter of wood. A third man's rlbH were bioten and others sustained smaller Injuries. Two boats were broken In the surf nnd ton men plunged Into thn sen, but all were saved. ,,,111 The other boats were kuccessfully launched, the crew staying by the wreck till daylltlit, when they htmled The Injured men were liolHind to the hilltop with th aid of some men who were llshlng ne.11 by The Injured wero Placed In a hut nnd the other vvnlged eleven mile to St Mary'. The hlp Is a total loss, but much of the cargo will bo saved Fishing schooners nre a ready salving It and the steam ers Panther nnd Aurora will leave foi the wreck to-night. Methodist Cmifrrrnrn Kudnrsrs the Phil ippine Poller Ptr.ht.i.sm'iui, W Va Oct 'J -The fourth day of the flftr-thlrd conference of the Methodist Kplscnpnl hureli here was marked by n report bv the Committee 1.11 ( hureli and State, en dorsing the administration of Piesblent JI' Klnley in glow lug lernis, an I promising the prayer of nil jtetlio.ltMs Hint Ihe national honor may be pteserved, and that peace may soon pievull In the Philippines. Ileasnlyptlls Alltlippllc Tooth I'nnder rciuovit all ira'Ts of tebsreo flrsns the ttetli and sciUui Ilia buaib. AtsllUiuvgUli-.Uu.' , j:.(ii.isii views ormT Cugllnliineii Applnnd the Nation's Course with llegnnl to the Philippines. The twentieth anniversary of the formation of the Now York Congrcgntlnntl Club wa celebrated by a largely attondod dinner held last night tit the Aldlnc Association Booms, 111 Fifth avenue. Of the seven after-dinner spcnkeis, five wero Fngllshmen who bad coino to this country to nttend the recent Interna tional Council nt Boston, and all five of them referred to the responsibil ities devolving upon the United Slates as nconsequosco of the victories on land and sea All of thorn exprcssod confidouce that the nation would do what was right and best, and nil of them reforred to the bond of friendship between Great Bri tain and this country. Tlio speak ers wero- The Ilov Dr. John K McLean. President of the l'aclllo Theological Seminary; the Hev. Dr 11. Baldwin Urlndley of Notting ham. England: Evan Splcsr of London, the Hev. Dr. Danlol Bliss, for forty-four years President of the Protestant College at Beirut, Syria; Alfied J. Bhepard, a member of the London School Hourd ; tho Bov. Dr. John Brown, pistor of the John Butiyan Church at lledtnrd, F.tigland. und tho Bov Dr. P. T. Fursvth of Cam bridge, Kngland. The Bev. Dr. A. II. Brudford ptesldod. ,, In his speech. Mr. bhepard said! Just think what your future a a nation Is I We over In F.ngland have 11 past, but we have no room at homo lorn tuture. Uod has cast 011 the Anglo-Saxon race tho great responsibility ot governing tho world, und there 1 no doubt that we shall be able to do it well. We Fng llslunen also realize now how closely the two nation aro bound together," Tho Hev, Dr. Brown said that Englishmen understood now what our great vlctorlesou sea and laud meant. "They will." he said, bo tho means of doing a great worx nnd will give vou 11 great power for enforcing the peace of the wholo world " "You ate assuming." said the Her, Dr. For syth, "enormous icsponsibllttles. You aro not drifting lutothtmi. either; you are stepping into them. America is moving forward in tho groat International drama of history. ' tjo.sn: to liaiiT asduade. Gen. Velutlni Leaves Hern with Arms fnr n I'nrly of nno. I About a month ago Gen. Jose Antonio Velu tlni. President of the Venezuelan Congress, cam to this city accompanied by his daughter nnd son. Ho engaged a suite of rooms In Fifty-eighth street, near Lexington avenue and teeelved but few callers. Tho ostensible object of Gen. Velutlnl'a visit horo wn to con sult a phsslclan lu regnid to his daughter. Last Saturday, without any previous notice to bis friends, ho left with his son for Trinidad. W. I. Y'estorduy one of hla acquaintances told the cause of the General's audden de parture uad tho real reason for bis leaving Caracas. (len. Velutlni, up to the tlmo he left Venezu ela, was n man of influence. He owned a large estate In his native State, Barcelona, aud dur ing th administration of President Crespo was the latter's advisor on all questions of im portance Ho also enjoyed the personal friend ship of the present Incumbent. Gen. Ignaclo Andrade, The latter had a bill presented InCon gress providing for the division of certain States, which was unconstitutional and which is the causo of the revolution now In progress against the Government. Gen. Vel.ttinl pleaded with the President to withdraw the measure, but be refused, whereupon the General In no uncertain term said that he would not be a party to any unconstitutional act. and left the country. When Gen. Velutlni arrived lisie n'cabte'deif- patch fioat President Andrade awaited hlra. It said that the circumstances under which be bad left Venezuela led him to believe that Uen. Velutlni was In leaguevvith the enemies of the Government and that be could consider himself an exile. Simultaneously with this announce ment camo the news of tho arrest lu Caracas ot Gen. Veltluei's friends. This ho incensed the General that be immediately put himself Into communication with tho revolutionary junta at Curacao, which authorized him to purchase all necessary ainisand ammunition for nn ex pedition nnd go when ready toTrlnidad. where preparations w 111 be mado for hltn to lend 11 1111 busterlng party In th eastern part of Vene zuela. Oen, Velutlni bought WX) rlflos. r.0.000 cart ridges nud other essential war implements. When ho reaches Trlnldnd, piobnbly next 1'ii 1 day. he will take command of tho expedition nud enter the field against his former friend, Pitsldont Andrado. Gen. Voliillnl is well known In that part of the country in wliloh lie will fight the government forces nnd his acqui sition will help tho rebels greatly. COSFEItEXCE O.V TIIE Pill Liri'lXES? I'raildent MeKlnley Mny Consult with Ad miral Dewey To-Morrow. Washimiton, Oct 2 President J. G. Schur man of the Philippines Commission arrived in Washington to-day and made a brief call on President MeKlnley. Ho will remain hero during the celebration In honor of Admiral Dewey. It Is probable that tlio President. Admiral Dewey nnd Piesldent Schurnian will have a eonfersneo on the Philippine situation on Wednesday before the President starts on his Western trip. There can be no full meeting of the Philippine t'ommlsslnn at piesunt. as Col Denby and Pi of. Worcester have not yot urrlved in the United States. Elt.lSK A. EllltET irAM .Vf.1Sf.VB. For n Whole Week Ills Wife Hid Not Know Where He Wm-Ill In This City. The pollen were notified last Thursday that Frank A. F.hret, who Is the son of George Khret. tlio brewer, and who married Ada Dare, thn actress, was missing from his home at F.lmhurst. L. I. Mr F.hret left his homfi.rhis business us usual one weok ngn vesterday nnd telephoned to his wife during tho day that ho would not be home until lata In th evening. That was the last known of him at Elmhurst until yesterday, when a message that he was III nt the house of a friend In tills city was re ceived by bis wife. ... At young Sir Khret house It was said last night Mint hi fninilv know where he was and that his wife had gone to the city to see him. Mnret Committee Wont Sit Ciitll Thursday. Instead of resuming Its sessions to-day, as was expected, the JIaet Investigating Com mittee will not sit until Thursday. Theehango In the committee' plans Is due to the fact that it cannot meot In the courtroom which It has been occupying this summer, on acciunt of the opening ot court, and also to the fact that thn Dewey reception and the jneht races havo Kieatly unsettled th" ty departments It Is expected that the c. 1 m lee will beublo to find suitable quarter to- a . Nntlminl Hunk Circulation. Washington. Oct. 2 The amount of national bank note In circulation on Sept. DO was $:n:i,2IH).l2S. being nn Increase of Sl, 21rt,:t:)il for the month and of $7,.'1.'U 7H com paled with the iniim date last year Tho amount of bonds deposited with tho Treasurer by nntlonnl bank Insecure escalation nnd de posits aggregate JHOI.hWi.lWl. President MeKlnley F.xperted to Mnke nn Address nn Webster. Wakiiiwiow Oct. 'J Senator Chandler in vited the President this morning to attend the uiivelllag of tho monument to Daniel Wobster In Washington on Jan. IK, next Tho Presi dent will probably nccept the Invitation to de liver the oration nt tlio ceremony of unveiling. Another llnliy V.U. A baby elk was born In the deerpaddock yes- terdny, being the second little one added to the elk collection within the past three weeks Director John B Smith of Hie memigarl 1 said tho birth ot the two elk was a matter of I considerable satisfaction as there were only live does and two bucks lu the city' elk family. I At the Vaeht llnret. Irrov Unit f'liMiipsiMte suit King William Rcotce 1 wUlikej i. O. i'jmrvsdeu all tlia bosu, Adt, TRANSVAAL NEWS CUT OFF. xo noun iibceiveii vbstekday EHOil TUB JIOEK CAMP. Despntch Describing the Uiipreparednesswf the Ilrlllili Force Against Widen th Attnek Is Likely to He Directed- Jnraeion Trying to Raise an Army Corps. Sucltl Cablt PtivaUK (a Tn Una. I.onuov, Oct. 2. Ko messages from the Transvaal have been received to-day. The wires to the Cap and Natal aro both working, but there Is no news from the border districts where the Boers have massed their forces. In Government circle It bv thought possible that a fight has occurred, but It Is believed however, that the Boer Commandant General Joubertisln camp eight miles from the Natal frontier, with 7000 armed men. The l'alt Mall (Jaittte prints a deipatchifrom Johannesburg dated last Friday, which was aent by way ot Cape Town, stating that the sit uation of the British troops Is critical. The mismanagement of tho War Office, it says. Is obvious, and unless stiong reinforcements aro sent roverset, are certain. There In opeu treason In Cape Colony, where there nro only two battalions of British troopi The plight of the poorer class ot Ultlanderals pitiable. Oen Sir ltedvors Buller, who Is to command tho British troops lu South Africa, will sail for Cape Town on Oct. 0. An Kngllshman who has lately arrived here from South Africa, say Dr. Jameson was recently in Matabeleland trying to raise an army corps for the purpose of operating on the Transvaal frontlor Major Giles, who commanded Lord Ran dolph Churchill's expedition to lthodssla In 1801. Is organizing a corps of gontlemen tough riders modelled on the plan ot Gov. Boosevelt's regiment In th Spanish-American War. Each member of the corps Is to pay his own expenses, which. Major Giles estimates, will be about .ri00. ItOEItS' STHEXOTU EXAaaitltATED. Statement That They Can Italse Not Over 5:2,000 Men. SvteialCathDtivateh to Taa Be. Lonijon, Oct. 2. In an Interview to-day J. B. Robinson, a S'juth African millionaire, who claimed to speak ns n friend ot President Kril ger and the Boers, ascribed the fnilure to reach a settlement to the bad Influences sur rounding tho President, the Uxeoutive Council and the Volksraad. He dtclnred that the burghers ot the Orange Free State were by no means unanimous in support ot tho Transvaal, and that If there was a war there would be a rush ot these burghers across the Orange Itlver Into British territory to es cape fighting. Sir Itoblnson said that the lighting strength of the Transvaal was grossly exaggerated. Speaking from intimate knowledge ot the country, lie estimated the total force. Including the friendly Uitlanders. at 15,000 men, while the Orange Free State could put only 7,000 men In tho field. In conclusion Mr lloblnson declared that the real, tho only, point at Issue so far as tho Transvaal was con cerned was suzerainty. President Krtlger would willingly grant a flve-year'a franchise If Oreat Britain would agree never again to In- terfere In the nffalrs ot the Transvaal ; nothing else woul I autlefy him. iibt.oiaxs roil the iioehs. A isentlnient Which Has Awakened the (Iratltud of thn Dutch. .vrt(lf faMf Dt$flal foTuKRuv Bitl'ssn.s, Oct. 2. The Vti't Illeu. In com menting on the Transvaal trouble, says Kng land has decided to use every barnarous weapon against tho Boers, Including aerial dynamite and dum-dum bullots. which were condemned by the International Peace Con ference, Nothing will be wanting In abomina tion, it says, in this coming race war Tho defonco of the Boers by the Belgian pi ess against the tyrnnny of Kngland has dono more to wipe out tho Ill-feeling between the Dutch and the Belgians than anything that has happened since tho involution ot lb-'lO when Belgium separated from The Nether lands, Tho tone of the Belgian and Dutch newspapers toward Kngland I extremely severe The Klmlf iWtfesays It is remarkable that, despite tho wise resolutions adopted by tho Peace Conference, no power has ever at tempted to propose mediation or arbitration between Great Britain und the Transvaal. BUMon or a xote to tub voncnu. (ireat Hiltnln Mny Thus F.iplain Her Course With the Transvaal. jreial Cable Pttpi'cK to Tbb li.'. London. Oct. U The Berlin correspondent ot the Jlailu -Wim says it is understood there thnt before beginning hostilities against the Transvaal Groat Britnln will send a circular to th Powers explaining her motives and ob ject In going to war with tho Boer. Tho same correspondent eays It Is stated In oftlolnl quarter that tho recent frequent Inter views between Lord Salisbury and Count vou Hatzfeldt. the German Ambassador at London, rvferted to Samoa, am! that they did not touch upon the Transvaal matter, regarding which Germany purposely avoids Intetferenoe. BXai.ASD'.n AilfXT AT VRETOItl . Itepiirt That n Train llns (Inne to Tnka Him lo Ihe (nm- Nut Vet Hecalled. .VpffiatCa&V tittvotcK foTiia Sim Capk Town. Oct. 2 Tlie.Soiifi.4rifciii eif, the organ ot Prime Minister Schrelnerof Caeo Colony, declares that a special train loft here last night to bring Mr. Conyngham Greene, the British Diplomatic Agent, and hi staff from Pretoria. Tho formality of hauling down tho British Hag on the legation building, tho paper says, Is imminent. Sir Alfred Mllner, the British High Commis sioner, denies that Mr. Oreeno has been re called, Tynnu, the Dynamiter In the Trntisvnal. fxtnalCaiU UtipVe tn 1 nt. Sos. London, Oct 2 despatch to the hill Mall (,'nirlt', dated at Johannesburg last Friday, says Hint Patrick J. P Tynan has arrived in tho Transvnnl Patrick Joseph Ptey Tynan is the alleged dvnamlter well known In America In connec tion with the assassination ol Lord Cavendish and Under Secretary Burl-elln PhoenU Park. Dublin. He was arrested at lloulogne-sur-Mer. France, at the request of the British authorities, but wns released after .1 short de tention on condition that be leav the country Tynan's family lived ut udiibon Park, near Camden, N J Thev met linn 011 hist .turn to New York. In October lSlsi. but not a tepre eentatiio of nn Irish society wns on the plr to greet him Irishman in tins city reg mled him hh 11 man who was posing - luvlucihle No 1," nnd was 1 rally wearing Hi" laurels of another. Ilnllnnd'sfjiieeti Mny Appeal In the Knlier. .Vprtinl Cob't Htto-itch t Th Scs F.vl.H, Oct 2 -'I h Fmnrn says that (Jueen Wllhelmlna of Holland Is going to Potsdam for the purpose of seeing l'.mpror Wllllain and trying to. induce him to Initiate n movement for nieiUntion between Groat Britain nud tliu TransvnaV I'nlle Itnnior lilt Hie I'nrU lionise fvteial C'ofif D't tlle In Tin -M Pris, Oct 2 rumor that the Transvaal had made a declaration of war against Oteat Britain caused price n Ihe Hours todeclliio slluhtlv 10-dav. but they reenvertdou thu dis- J coven tliut lliu tumor waa false. v rBXEZtrmi.A aw Attn to-vat. No Advance Information ns to Its Nature .lodges to Leave 1'nrls. ftttlal Culli Diipateh to Taa lea. Pahis. Oct. 2. Tho Anglo -Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration Commission wilt render Its decision at noon to-morrow. M. Delcasie, the French Minister ot Foreign Affairs, will be present whtn the decision Is rendered. All statements as to tho nature ot the award of the tribunal, whothor purporting to be bated un Inside Information or otherwise are merely guesses and bad bettor b Ignored, It I expected that the decision will be pro mulgated to-morrow, after which the mem bers of the tribunal and tho counsel will shortly start for their homes, or, at least, will leave Paris. .Initios Fuller and Brewer Intend to go to London on Wednesday, and will sail for Now Y'ork on the White Star Line steamer Majestic onOot 11. Kx-Presldent Harrison will start on Wednesday for Berlin and will go thonce to The Hague, Brussels aud London. VENEZUELA'S XEIT CAII1XET. Capt. nemphlll or th Detroit Reports th Situation Unchanged Washington, Oot. 2.-Mr. Ituasell. the United States Charge d'Affaires al Caracas, has re ported to the State Department that tho new Venezuelan Cabinet Is composed of the follow ing members: Interior. Dr. Fernando Arvelo: Foreign Affairs, Gen, J CaUano Mathleu: Finance, Joso AntouIoOlavarrla; Public Credit. Gen. Santos Kscobar; War and Marine. Gen. Diego Bautlsta Ferrer; Agriculture. Industry aud Commerce, Abelardo Arlsmendi; Posts and Telegraphs, Gon. Jmlnto II. Pachano; Publle Instruction. Dr. B. Mnsquern: Publlo Works. Dr Alberto Smith: Governor ot tho Federal Distrlnt. lien. V. Batalla: Secretary Uneial, Gn. . Hello llolrlguero. Washinoton. Oct. 2 Capt. Hemphill of tho crulsor Detroit telegraphed to the Navy De partment to-dar from Cuincoa. Dutch Guiana, that tho Detroit was about to leave therefor Puorto Cabello, Venezuela, with Frank II. Loomls, the United States Mlnlater to Venezu ela, on bonrd The Detroit was sent to Venezuelan waters to pintect American inter ests during the Venezuelan revolutionary out break. Capt Hemphill reported later from Puerto Cabello that the political situation was unchanged and qulot pinvnlled there. Ho SHld that the Detroit would proceed to La Gunyra TIItEVES illOT IX OMAHA. Holme Surrounded nnd 11 Wounded llur glur Caught Two Others Gut Awn). Omaiu, Oct 2. Chauncay W. Wilson return ed to his homo in the heart ot the residence part of tho city about midnight last night and found three robbeis nt work. Ho called hla neighbor togottiBr, each arming himself as best he could Several old shotguns wore used, a number of revolvers, a Wlnchestor rifle, one old Buffalo gun In the hands ot the veteran Mike O'Hern and several modern pieces. When tho house was surrounded the robbers wero about ready to depart. They wero stopped by a shot from O'Hern. They rushed to tlio rear of the house und wero re peatedly fired upon. Then they ran together ftom the side door nnd tho shooting became general. Henry Clark, 0110 of the burglars, was eepnrated fiom his companions anil wns quickly surrounded when lie fell after being shot. The other robbers fought their way to liberty. A trail ot blood showed that another man was wounded, but escaped. Clark refused to tell tho names of his companions. TEX AYS DEMOCRATIC CtltS'trAf liryan Makes Tvvii Speeches nnd Is Going tn Make Another To-dny. Dam.vh, Tci.. Oct. 2. Tho largest orowd Dallas has ever hold was In town to-day for the opening of the Democratic National Carnival. Messrs. Bryan. Stone. Belmont. Sulzer. Adams. Wetmore, Jones. Berry, Bicbardson nnd more than twenty other Demociatio leaders from outside the State were cheered to the echo. The Jefferson Club of St. Louis, was lionized by the Young Men's Democratic Club, whoso guests they nie. Jlr. Bryan at 11 o'clock addressed fully 20,001) peisons packed In front of tho grand stand of tho race track In the Htato Fair Grounds. Mr Bryan's speech was brief and mainly complimentary II said nothing new on national issues. He innde Ids big speech nt the State labor mass meeting to-night. Ho will also bpeak at tho dollar dinner to-morrow night. TOOK A DEAD 71.1711' I f 1 1I E HOSPITAL. Mother Thought It Still Lived Twin Dying Tlieia When It Arrived. Jlrs. Louisa Dollclo walked into Gouvernnur Hospital yesterday carrying a dead baby In hey nrms. Tho child had died aa she was carrying him from her rooms at 1." Cannon street to th hospital fortientment. n bout laterthe baby's twin mother, who had been taken to the hos pital soon after he was born, died in theiiifants ward upstair , , , , . , The woinnn did not know that the baby she carried was hovnnda doctor's help till the clerk to whom she gnve Iti til to bo examined told her Charitable neighbors wll bury the babies. The wonian'A husband has been out of work for months and the family has been auppnrted by tlml.l-yeni-o'dilaugliler.who earns about $1 fit) a day stitching coals. 7(11) MI'I'll I'OIAOV IO Hill.. Would-be Suicide Took Hair a Plat ut l'arl l.irru nnd Will Kecnvei. Anton Sattler. a shoemaker of (17 Kast 147th street, tiled to kill himself by taking a doso of Paris green ut Twenty-flist street and Second avenue vesterdav nioinlng, but made tho mis take of taking too much, l.sst night he was recovering In llellevue Hospital fi 0111 1 lie effects nflhe poison Miitlci drank half a pint of the stuff mixed with water in front of the United Hebrew Charities Building So huge a quan tity acted as nn emetlo hauler hd been a pensioner nf the Hebrew I harlties for s"Vrnl year He went 10 the building yesterday uinruingto dtawlps pension, and did not get It. l.ll r IIAIIY IX A A.I KIIKL. Wat on tlio Way to nn Inriilmtor nl llellrvue Made Kiev tiled I'ltsiriigrl Stale. The wife of William r lay. n hat designer ot lft Fast 124th street, gave premature birth to a child yesterday, and on his physician's ad vice Flay took it to Ilellevue Hospital Inst night, to be reared for a time In nn incubator. He wrapped the child In cotton wool, put It In n small satcliel nnd boirded an elevated train The child erled almost em unip'Uslv on the trip down and iiiou-o I the liveliest eommentin the ear. At the hospital it wns put in an Incu bator, anil, u'lhougli one of the smallest and frailest luianis ever een there, will probably live. Tn lletiirn n Trxns llnllls I Ing. IndianvI'oIis, net. 2 11 v Mount and h'a staff and repiesentatlves of tlio Indiana de partment of the Grand Army of the Ilepiiblie started for Dallas, Tex , te-dny with n flag cap tured from Terry's Texas llangets dining Hie War of thelSebelllon and which will be restored tn the survivors of tlmt body '1 lie Il'ig as eatlured at Coosaville, (in .011 Oct 12. IHHL by lldets' hr.g.i'l and was sent to the (1 iwrnor nt Indiana and has been In the Slate Capitol ev er since. snnn III Northern Connecticut. HviiTroiil'. Conn., Oct. 2 Conneitlciit had Its llrst snow slorni ot the season to-day, when a. 7:11" o'c ock this morning, with the ther mometer at 10 degiees above zero. Hakes fell thick and last foi a quarter of .111 h un very heavy Irost Inst night destroyed everything susceptible to It. causing the farmers consider able loss, IMntl's f'lilnrlilra, n True Disinfectant. An ninrls. ilnlcs li'iunl Cheap and site - AJv. New Yorkrrs nn.tt pirfft nutinira re ih 1 opular Warn hiattd I)) Line lnp. uiiuiv . SIX SECONDS TO SHAM ROCK. Ilj COLUMBIA MVMT GIVE TIME AL- Mil LOIVAXCI! TO TUB CIIALI.E.SOrlt, Sjhjl Hoth Measured nt the HrooUlyn Nnvy Vnrd tni W. -Shamrock Una a I.nrger Sail .Sprcnd, lrM hilt Is Nearly Two l'eet Shelter Hum l!r3 the Ilerreahnft llnat-Nearly S.IMIO iSfilp Pounds or Lead rut In Culiiiiiliin Her ''iv&iil Spinnaker l'ole Hawed Olf-Ameri nn fffil Yacht l'avorlte Heady for the Mml. iflKt Tho Columbia has to allow 0 3 seoonds to KiiiiiIr the Shamrook In tho incee for thn America's wi Cup The Columbia's racing measurement I 'ffWli 102 11)5 feet and tho Shamrock's 101 K- The LSl J posting of these flguros at the New York h Yacht Club last night causod great surprise "Wf jl because It had been thought that the Sham- V lni rook would bo the larger boat when Measurer y tl Hyslop of the New York Yacht Club put hla k'Trfj tape over the two yachts. Tho Shamrock did !RKli prove to have a larger all spread by WIS 'IkIKI square feet, but she Is nearly two foot shorter 138 011 the water line and so saves what she would JlfT?! have had to pay for hor extra sail area. Tha .ftad measurements ate as follows: 'litTl frit ffl. 'tSll Lonttthon tlidoa.t walor Una .Minn 87. C ; IMm IiAliitth fiom thsartflrniulertlie ufulfi main Pnnm to (lis forvrsrd -SMSs polrlof m-amreuitiit 18181 189, IS 'vSR" T.eiigth rroiiitlie foresidc of tbe Hiln mint to the forward point of r :Ws measurement . TS.ar 70,4 WPj I.snu'lli of i.plcmktr pole. ,, 7n.3!V Th.ai t fiS Length ufgaiT . (I4.H. ". f 9 I.euKth of topmast . 111 r.o r.s.on -UM so percent, uriiipinast t.i o 44.43V BuSf! llfiisht from the upper aide of arAMI the mainlieem to the topaall i3Sfifil hslrnrd block . 131. 7K 12B.SH ,v5JB H'liian root nt ttia sail aiea 114. ni llH.lfi iiux Balling-length .. .. 102.135 101, VI ywSm When It was seen that Designer Fife had, -iSiC put a larger sail spread on n smaller boat. 'SoB some of the member looked grave while ot h jmfl ers began to figure and try to find out the re- 'lftr suit if possible of Fifii's plan. It was agreed AiElL that tho Shamrock had th greater drivlnic jjjrej power and tho smnllor body to drive and thoo- t fjisfi retlcally it wns arguod alio ought to win, es- rpfjga peclally if she has, as has been stated, several '' ')l(l tons less lend on hor keel than the Columbia. .JfSl Then th great beam of the Shamrock wns 'sflafl considered and the full, powerful quarters wrafilj thought of. It was thn llnal conclusion that '"-sSl the Shamrook was what might be termed a ,iva short, blunt boat; that with all Ker extra drlv- J&ffl Ing power she would not go through thn water ''rvwH as easily or as fast as the Columbia, nnd when (GP thoy had figured this to tholr satisfaction 'Vjjfi they decided that it might bo all wrong, but 1&K1V that all would know by this evening. '.I. Th Shamrock has evidently been lightened '"Witf since she wont out sailing for thn first tlm tWrn? in Iheso waters owing to tho fact of her being trK' shorter than the Columbia, Ae hnsLeen stated 'PiSl In The Suv the Shamrock Is much longer from f ,4jiJB tho bowsprit to the end of the boom. 'I ho . Ht forwnril point of measurement unnjnchli 1-H H, mid way between the jib topsail stay and the jib- anw' stay on the bowsprit, and fiom tlmt point to w & tho end of the boom the Slinmrock is7 ."1 loot ,! longer than tho Columliln. Most of lids gain, "'-itifc howover, is In the forwaid triangle or the he.id ',.ft fif sails. This Is shown from the forward side of l,H fi tho mnst to tho forward 1 olntol measurement. rfj t'; the Slinmrck being li 11 feet longer Hum the ? S Columbia It Is believed by many that a big st"iv; bead rig is not an advantage, especially when IrJIli going to windward, but it makes u big di(Tor Siijf ' nco when reaching nnd tuiiiilni; ! xSJt The spinnaker polo must no'.' e lunger thin lV the base of the forward tilnng'e. If it Is. ! 1 .'fe" nny excesB has lo be added to the li.'ise lino for '-' jttK measurement. Neither yacht is penalized for "vnS. having a spinnaker pole too long, but owing to FS!!?' such n big head rig the Shniniock litis n polo Ji f,' thnt I 0.11 feet longer llian thnt of the ( oltitii- P' bla nnd sho will upload a larger spinnaker f'i'fi' when she gets olT the wind for the run home, "'b'lj'f if the race Is to windward and return The 'Ktk challenger gaff Is 2 Hit feel longei than that '"Iv.'ir ot the Columbia, but the defender's topmast I ''jvSv tl 14 feet longer than the Shamiock's Till eZ't j will be nn advantage lu light airs and those tSJ$' light puffs that will pass over the Shamrnclc -fill' will just ctiteh tho Columbia If the gaff I ',fl mI more than SO per cent of thn length of the top- , jAW'J mast that excess Is added to the base line. u't'l' Here the Shamrock pajs the lamest penalty. !ji fi nnd it would seem ns If Fife had mode a i A j sbght eiror In his calculations On w the other hand, llerreshoff has put on thn J11 a j Columbia a shorter gnff on a longer " ' topmast aud so saves much taxation Thn ' j'k' . mainmast of the two yachts must lie nearly 'Jjl l the same sire. The difference from the upper- ,' jj 1 side of the boom to the topsail halyaid block - ' ii on the two vachts Is tl 47 feet, the Columbia J.. being the Irglier. This Is only n small fraction ' ijl more than the difference between the two top- , v. must. ! J' The sail area of the Shamrock Is 1:1,400 ', 'l square feet and of the Columbia Kl.l.lo, a differ- fi) &. ence otll.Visqiiaie foet. The sailing length of iiTtS! the Defender in IK.'.", was lOO.'IO square feet. K IV; It her length I tho same this jenr a It wn 'm when she rncod against the Va'knie, then the i'.',f" Columbia has bad lo allow ."1 seconds to her .' J over a tblrtj-inllo course, nnd the Columbia '"fy'-J has won every raco she lias s'llled this year, iflf''! : having beaten the Defender eunuch In each t,l race to savo her time allowance. (''.'.1? It wa a busy day for Measurer Ilv'op yes. , t gj terday and very cold, too. He worked from fsfcj jjk early In the morning until neatly aunsst at th ')R y, Nnvynrd. It is no easy task to mensur a f li modern tacer, aud Hyslop Is particularly ' If Jy painstaking. He will measure nnd measur ;,& M until he gets the llgures right to suit himself r,T',y ns well as those who are watching Ills work ("VflH with the tiipo. The Shamrock was floiteil f ',H out of th" J.ne Basin soon after 'I ; JL m o'clock 111 tho morning and then th rfP tug James Lawrence took h"r In tow '5J and pulled her around to tho Navj Yaid. where VJA the Columbia was lloating In tlie bigdock wait- t jg Ing the arrival of the challenge! ThSham- t Hjj lock was unchored outside the dock, and the f(y Lawrence took a berth near the Wallace B. i Flint, the tug t lint acts foi the Columbia It is ,jjj nstiauge coincidence Hint the c iplnlns of tint ,J two tugs lire btotliers and each Is eonlldei.t ( that the jacht to which lie is attached isgi.mt 1., ,f to win tlio cup The tender Plymouth, which. t A had followed the Shamrock, nlso found a moor- ,. Kb Ing near tho St. Michael', tlm lender of the '.Tp' Columbia. , J 3C Mr Hyslop was on hand soon after HoVo-k, ; r jjfj nnd at once prepirod to gel to woik to find .ut j ' thosl7oof tho two yachts lie had Willi hliu ' fb bis bag In which he carries the steel tup" mil f"j' other tools that he has u-eil on so iniinv note I lj viicht. Ho had nn assistant Willi him to do T , some climbing Hyslop culled mi C, (1 i. r '' Iselln on tlio St .Mlcha-ls. ami about s. . ' o'clock the two, with Nat HerreshoiT mil "! Herbert Leeds, went over to tho Coliiin. , , j bin, l'r 1111 the Shaniiock Jessie f nnm 'I J nlso boarded the (Viimbin Connell w.a -r to wateh the measurement on behalf "f . .a, the challenger nnd llei resin IT acted in l" . simllnr way foi the( oliimbiH lly-lop at on-e , got towoik to nievsiire the spars. He un- ' j 1 wound his tap. .nt d then giving his assistant ( t one ud sent b. in (.ut to the end of the boom. j 1 1 HerreshoiT and ( onnell waiehi'd the opwatloi ; carefully The former having designed the j..j ' yacht knew what the tape would te I. Connell f U was anxious to find out how the Columbia 1 T compared with the Shamrock, so there wus I 'Hi tmturallya lit t te engerncM on his part to tee , fltj the tape H This having been ("one. tho nex' thing was to (J get the base ol the forward triangle The as- 1 ( slstantwent out this time on th bowsprit and K Connell and HerreshoiT climbed out with him. rl First the line wa held at the jib topsail stay" (j and H) slop noted the figure at th other end of j( , ' the tape as ttitr came against the fc-wirdeisl 7 I m