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i ROCHESTER DEMOOBAT AND CHRONICLE. SUNDAY. APRIL' t. 1900. 15 I majority members of the board of education, OS DUTY ON THE ISLAND OF NEGROS (2COOK OPERA MOUSE, Only Continuous Show in Town.

Fun for the Children and a Surprise to Old Folks, Monkey Comedians. Direct from the foremost Music Halls of Europe (18 months in London), Introducing Gymnastic Feats, Scenes In a Barber Shop and Triok Blcycl Riding. JOHN WORLD, A Clever Comedian. Assisted by Blanche Hastings. First time here.

Refined and High-Class Novelties. Special Attractions. The Jolly Hebrew Parody Singer, JESS DANDY. Comedy Players, FOREMAN WEST, In a New Act. R.

V. FITZGERALD, Most Rapid Change Act. Playing a drama of 8 characters by himself The Ebony Swells, EVANS WHITE, In a Coontown Craze. chesteftsHandscmest 6 (9 THE RECOGNIZED LEADER THE MISSION SERVICES The Closing Services to be Held at the Cathedral To-Day. The closing services of the mission that has been going on at St.

Patrick's Cathedral for the past week will take place this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The mission this year has been an extraordinarily large one, the attendance every evening reaching an average of 2,500. It Is tne custom in the Catholic Church to hold these missions about once every ten years. It is believed that the services bring back to the fold of the church many who have wandered away during the Intervening period, and those Just ended have certainly been a success In every way. The mission has been under the direction of liev.

Father M. A. O'Kane, of St. Francis Xavier College, New York. He has as his assistants the Rev.

Fathers James Conway, John llara and M. McCarthy, all of Ford- ham College, New York. Father O'Kane Is a brilliant speaker and his personality has. perhaps, done as much as his sermons to draw the large congregations that have attended the services under his direction. The services of the mission have been a great strain on the clergymen who have participated.

They have worked steadily from 3 o'clock In the morning until late at night, seldom leaving the church before midnight. It Is estimated that there were 2,100 confessions during the week up to Friday night, and there were about 600 more received yesterday. High mass will be held the cathedral this morning at 10:30 o'clock, at which time Father O'Kane will deliver a sermon on "The Church." In the evening he will preach again, this time choosing as his subject, "The End and Object of Existence In This Life." During the ensuing week masses will be held daily at 5, 7 and 8 A. M. stations of the cross at 3 P.

and benediction Instructions and sermon at 7:30 P. M. A special class for Instruction will be held In Lady chapel at 7 P. M. every day.

HAS RETAINED FORSYTH. Former District Attorney Will Defend Fred Slinz, Held for Murder. Former District Attorney George D. Forsyth will defend Fred Slinz, the man who is under arrest charged with murdering the Italian, Pasquale Patrona. Mr.

Forsyth visited the jail with Under Sheriff Bailey yesterday afternoon and had a talk with Slinz, the result of which was that Mr. Forsyth was retained for the defense. Slinz will not be arraigned until his case has been considered by the grand jury and an indictment found. The fact that Mr. Forsyth will be his attorney will give the trial additional interest, because of the extended experience which the former district attorney has had in criminal cases, and also because of hi3 indefatigable efforts in conducting a case.

$8 New York Excursion. On Thursday. April 5th, the Lehigh Valley railroad will run its first excursion of the season to the metropolis. Tickets will be valid for passage on all trains going or returning, except Black Diamond Express; through coaches and sleepers will be run from Rochester without change, berths can be secured at city ticket office, 13 Main street east. Rare Antiques Going at Auction.

The superb collection of Mr. V. Gurdji, late of Carroll's, the well-known dealer in Oriental rugs and carpets, will be sold at public auction, beginning Tuesday, April 3d, at 2 P. M. No.

00 State street. TDIIEID. EAXFIELD In this city, on Thursday, March 2it, HHX), Nellie W. Banfleld. Funeral from the residence of F.

D. Teishaar, No. Champliin street, on Sunday, at 3 P. M. NEWCOMB In this city, at 1 o'clock Saturday morning, March 31.

10O0, at the family residence, 44 Oxford street, James 55. Neweomb. Funeral from the residence Monday afternoon at o'clock. Burial private. COME HERE For the Real thing in EASTER CLOTHES Tou iret the rirht styles at the risrbt prices here.

anJ our easiest iu tlie world credit terms. 5Cc to SI.OO a week is all we ask, civeseveryone a grand chance. Mil 110 matter how small their In- jome may be, to dress up be- connnsriy. LADIES COME when we will show you the grandest stock of I-adies' Swell Suits. Skirts.

Silk Waists, Jackets, Capes. Collarettes, and 1.000 pattern-trimmed nats, direct from Paris, New V'ork and Boston. Men's. Bovs' and r.hilr!i.pn' T.pnt All th New and latest poous in bright, attractive Stripes, Neat Checks, Blue Serges and Black (lays. Spring Overcoats, Spring Suits, Trousers.

m. THE PEOPLE'S CREDIT CO. 89-91-93 State St. Open Monday and mm Saturday Evenings. TO-NIGHT 0:30 GRAND CONCERT SACRED 54th REGT.

BAND. SUPERVISORS AGREE TO THE AMENDMENTS Will Indorse the Salary Bill Changed at Albany. as FIRST SESSION IN MAY Must Fix the Amount of Their Own Salaries Special Almshouse Committee Will do Nothing Further Until After April nth. The supervisors salary bill, which has been hauging fire because of objections by the- committee which drafted it to the imendments recommended by the assem-ilymen and penators of Monroe county, vill be passed with the amendments. This decision was reached at a meeting of the ommitteo held at the court house yesterday.

It was learned after adjournment that the discussion held was productive of con-liderablo spirited talk, but it was finally leaded to acquiesce in the wishes of the itate legislators, and the bill will be sent jack to the assembly this week. It has llready passed the assembly and reached third reading in the senate. The amendments were inserted by the senate, however, and it must go back to the assembly in order that that body may concur in the changes. The progress of the attempt to secure monthly sessions, annual salaries and ether changes in the government of the board has been interesting. The committee which was appointed to draft the original bill consisted of the law committee of the present board and the county treasurer's i-ommittee of 1S0S.

A bill was drafted and seat to Albany, where it was very generously "dissected" by the county's state representatives in the legislature. It finally returned and a new bill, including some of the changed suggested, was drawn. This was then submitted, and it was expected that no further delay would result. But the tissemblymen and senators discovered a number of provisions which did not exactly suit, and the result was the tacking on of several more amendments. The supervisors then became slightly out of patience, and there developed a sentiment among some of the members of the board to let the matter drop entirely, but some of the more conservative members decide that it was better to have a half a crust than nothing, and so agreed at the meeting held yesterday.

The biil as emended provides for monthly sessions, commencing in May, and a minimum salary of and a maximum salary of o00. The original draft provided for a stated salary of but the state legislators would not consent to accept- the responsibility of fixing the salary and insisted that the amount should be fixed by the supervisors themselves. Assemblyman Gleason, who has been a member of the board of supervisors, was strongly opposed to the $5UO salary clause. lie declared that $400 was amply sufficient, and said that if the supervisors wanted they would have to iix it themselves. Senator Armstrong concurred in this and would not consent to anything else.

Another rmendment provides that all elections and appointments by the board shall be by a viva voce vote on roll call. Heretofore tho custom has been to vote, when it was desired, by ballot. The state legislators have also changed the bill so that the deputy clerk will be elected by the board. Assemblyman Gardiner will probably present the bill as amended before the assembly early this week, and if the amendments made by the senate are ac cepted, the bill will become a law. This will do away with the necessity of a special session for consideration of the almshouse hospital matter, as the special almshouse committete will not be able to get its report ready much before the first of May Chairman Dubelbeiss stated yesterday that he had just received a letter from the state board of charities containing the information that the board would hold its next formal meeting April 11th, at which time it would take action on the plans which are now in its hands.

This will prevent the committee from doing anything further until after April 11th, when, if the plans are approved with the changes suggested, bids will be received and the report submitted to the board when it assembles iu May. AN ACTIVE PICKPOCKET. Has Been Operating Busily the Past Few Days. Three women reported to Chief Cleary yesterday that they had lost their purses, and two stated that a pickpocket had been the cause of their loss. It is probable that the third woman lost her purse in the same manner.

The pickpocket worked busily yesterday between 4 and 5 o'clock and succeeded in making good wages. Mrs. II. Rowley, of No. Mil Averill place, reported at 5:40 o'clock that her pocketbook had beeu stolen a short time before, while she was shopping.

There was a small amount of money 5n the purse. Mrs. Goddard, of No. o7 Avenue I), lost her purse, which also had a small sum of money inside. She did uot say that she was robbed.

Miss Dochmer, of No. 11) Fair place, reported that her pocket was picked at 4 1'. and that there was in the purse, which was marked "Cora Dochmer." It is also reported that a woman had stolen from her pocket at au auction Friday at No. 510 Court street. Chief Cleary said he did not think the work that of a professional, but rather that some young girl was doing the jobs.

He detailed all of the available detectives to watch the big department stores last night. Italian Strikers' Parade. A strikers" parade through the center of the city yesterday noon attracted considerable attention by means of a couple of bugles vigorously tooted and the appearance of a large American Cag carried by one of the men. The parade grew out of a strike of about twenty Italian laborers employed by Braver Albaugh. The firm has a contract on Thompson street, ami the strikers claim that an attempt was made to compel them to work ten hours for The men In-long to the Italian branch of thr Laborers' Protective I'nion, and the strikers were joined by other Idle workingmen.

Instruction for Officers. It wan stated yesterday by Commissioner Cutler, of tbe department of public safety, that classes for the instruction of officers of the police force In the duties of their positions, would soon lie established. The Instructor will be Assistant Corporation Counsel James L. Whitley, who has been preparing for the work for some time. At the conclusion of the course of instruction the policemen will be subjected to an esnmina-tlon for the purpose of demonstrating the effects of the achooliug.

on the one aide, and Senator Armstrong, on the other. It is not believed there will be serious objections to Its approval. The bill provides as the necessary qualifications for public school principals and Instructors la the Free Academy that they shall have had two years' tuccessful teaching experience and have graduated from a four years collfge or normal school course or hold state life teaching certificates. The amendment permitting the graduates of the normal course of the Mechanics Institute to be employed as instructors In manual training and domestic science and kindred arts Is re-enacted. DISCHARGED WITH A WARNING.

John Collins Not Held on Charge of Counterfeit Coin. The hearing of John Collins, an 13-year-old boy charged with having passed counterfeit coins, was continued yesterday afternoon before United States Commissioner Millard. At its close the defendant was dismissed, with a warning by the commissioner and also one from Secret Service Agent Ireland. Lack of evidence saved the young man from be-lud held for the federal grand Jury. Collins was arrested March 21st by Private Detective Daniel Scholl as he was leaving the county court room, where he was discharged because the grand Jury had failed to Indict.

The federal authorities had been watching the case. Collins was arraignei before Commissioner Millard last Tuesday, Adjournment was then taken until yesterday. The only persons on the stand yesterday were the father of the boy, Michael Collins, a hard-working man, and the boy himself. The federal authorities and the officer who made the arrest say that young Collins Is a member of the Lyell avenue hard cider jang and that It Is difficult to get evidence agtinst him, because of fear of the gang. 'When Collins was arrested it was for the sptdfic charge of having passed counterfeit nickels on a Mrs.

Reddy, who conducts a bake shop at No. 115 Lyell avenue. It Is said that one of the federal officials went there to subpoena her and was told that she had left town. Another officer was sent and he found her behind the counter. She was afraid to testify against the gang, it is alleged.

KNIGHTS OF MALTA. Eastern Star Commandery Instituted Auspiciously at Hayward Ha.lL I A new commandery of the Ancient and Illustrious Order of Knights of Malta was stationed In this city last evening by Sir John W. Hicks, supreme commander, of Boston, and Sir Frank Gray, P. S. supreme recorder, of Philadelphia.

The new body will be known as 'Eastern Star Commandery, No. iiSl. It will probably hold its conclaves at the same place In which It was Instituted, Hayward hall. I The elaborate degree was rendered by a staff from Gerard Commandery, No. 204, ofj this city.

In charge of Sir Knights F. J. Ris-ley and W. T. Bridle.

The commandery starts Its existence with the following officers: Sir knight commander. James Alexander; generalissimo, Robert Ferris; captain-general, A. Adams; prelate, J. A. Henthorn; recorder, I.

L. Dick; assist ant recorder, J. J. Dick; treasurer, William Boyd; senior warden, T. C.

Telford; warden, A. J. Waltman; standard bearer, A II. Harriman; sword bearer, T. Jameson warder, George Button; sentinel, A.

Plyor first guard, T. J. PlfTord; second guard, W. Maltby; trustee, six months, T. J.

Halre; trustee, twelve months. G. W. Averlll; trustee, eighteen months, TT. S.

Tembrook. The honors of past commander as organizer were conferred upon Sir Richard PRIVATE THEATRICALS. Delightful Entertainment Given by Company of Amateurs. Friday evening a very enjoyable entertainment was given at the residence of Charles P. Bromley, Xo.

133 Troup street, In houor of Pliny D. Bromley, who has Just returned from school. About thirty-five guests were present and at 8:30 o'clock they were ush ered into a miniature theater, where a com pany of amateurs produced a farce corned called "Three Hats." The cast was made up of N. P. Keen, Mar vln T.

Cramer, A. R. Wallace. C. C.

Carver C. P. Bromley, Carolyne A. Sherwood, Flor ence M. Cramer and Mary L.

Lawrence. Mr Keen as Sam Selwyn was very good. He wa in turn Irritable, gruff, rattled and serene 1. a manner that was quite realistic. M.

1 Cramer as Fred Bellamy, a misused j-ouir, man, portrayed his part In a decidedly cleve way. Mr. Bromley as Bosco Blithers camel his part well, and C. C. Carver as Button created plenty of laughter.

Miss Sherwood is Mrs. Selwyu received an ovatloa upon he appearance. Her acting was delightful? easy. At the close of the performance the con- pacy was given a rousing curtain call, bit despite the earnestness displayed ly the aud-ence the actors refused to appear. EQUITY TERM CASES.

Unusually Long Calendar to be Taken tp by Justice Davy To-Moriow. Justice Davy will convene ecuity tenn to-morrow morning. The calendar, an ui-usually large one, contains fifty-live casts. Among them is the one of Ceorgi W. Mr-lick against Florence Merrick, an acti.u for divorce.

Merrick was at on; time jo-lice court stenographer. An iction his also been brought by Mrs. Merrck for li-vorce. Other cases in the calendar which hrre been before other courts are: Anna Iio-decker against Frederick Hodecker; Ftn-da, Kelly Snow against James E. Kelly; Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, as trustee, against the Ilrockp.rt Waterworks Company and Holly Waterworks Company: lJninus Lull and anotier against Albert .1.

Fisk and aother; Vil-niot Castle against the Hell Telephme Company. Municipal Civil Service. A meeting of the municipal civil service commission was held yesterday afternoon at which all of the commissioners were preit-nt. Secretary Millard was authorized to certify the monthly pay rolls as made is la th de-partnifuts. After this routine proceeding Mayor Curnalian Joined the ciauiulssUners and a conference of some duration was held, the cause of which was uot announced, but which Is supposed to have been the desire of the commissioners to get the opinion of the mayor lu the matter of some delicate questions of marking papers on exaiulnatloau upon whi'-li appeal lias been made.

First Arrest for Scorching. (to boy arrested for scorching) "Didn't you know that you were riding faster than the law allows?" Roy "Naw, de bike goes so dca4 easy dat I fought I wasn't inoviu'!" Judge "What wheel do you, Roy "De Xort King." Judge "Ah, I see. Juito right. Prisoner discharged. Case of justifiable ipeed." Rochester Boy Writes Interestingly of His Surroundings.

TIMBER IN MOUNTAINS E. Uewelljn NVhited Detcrlbes it as of Fine Growth -Tells of Gold That Spaniards Have Been Afraid to Mine. E. LJowolhTi Whited. son of Mrs.

Mary Whited, of No. 428 Alexander street, who it in the Philippines serving in Company of the Twenty-sixth United States Infantry, has written a letter of unusual interest to his mother. It is dated from Iloilo, Island of I'anay, January 31st. It is here gircn. in part: "The company has just returned from a three weeks' campaign in the Island of Nejrros.

We left St. Aupustine barracks on toe 20th of December. The order came to get ready at IO o'clock night and at 5 A. M. we were- on the little wind-jammer' bound for We arrived at Bacalod, which I think is the capital of the island, about 1 P.

M. The boys of the Sixth Infantry were expecting us and had a pood meal ready. It was here that I got something like home-made bread, for the cooks had a brick oven at their disposal, and besides, they knew their business. Their ability and facilities form a jreat contrast to those of our company. "After the feed was over we pitched Sibley tents on the plaxa.

At 1 o'clock that "niyht we started on a twelve-mil 'hike' to Mercia, where we mode our headquarters during our stay on the island. was one of a squad which was detailed to protect a sugar mill not far from Granada. The sugar mill is owned by a fat old Spaniard. One day he was talking to Cass Potter and myself, and pointing to a peak in the about seven miles distant said: 'Muoho gold, nmcho petroleum in Upon questioning him a little further he said that there was lots of gold there, but the Spaniards never dared to investigate for fear of the ladrones (Spanish for robbers) who inhabit this region, and who, by the way, were the people we were trying to catch. I didn't ask the old fox how he knew there was gold there, for fear of spoiling his story.

But on thing I do know, if there isn't any gold there is some of the finest timber in the world. Trees six and seven feet in circumference, grow to a height of a hundred or more feet without a knot in them. Lumber is worth twelve cents a foot in Iloilo, it all being sawed by hand, chiefly by Chinese workmen, who work an entire day to make a sixteen foot board. "The difficulties, however, of establishing a saw mill on the Island of Nepros would le very great indeed. The rivers are so clogged with bowlders that it would be impossible to float logs to the ocean by means of them even in the height of the rainy season.

The logs, then, "would have to be sawed into Wards in the mountains. The latter are so steep that this would require the best improved machinery and a considerable outlay of money. Even f-hould the logs be worked np into lumber it would have to be transported to the coat by means of the caribous, and in tuc-h. a case the deep and unbridged ravines and gorges which abound in this neighborhood would not be the least of the difficulties to be encountered. If the arrives at last at Raeolod.

a good market could be found for it, but not so good as at Iloilo. "The town of Iloilo is about the size tst Brighton. The principal business is carded on by Chinamen whose money is about one-half as valuable as our own. FrobaUy bananas, oranges, pineapples, coffee and tobacco can be grown here, and with cultivation made to pay extremely well: bat the fact reviains that the above products are not grown here. Sugwr cane, rice and the everlasting cocoanut couldn't be driven out of the island.

I understand that Claus Spreckels has even had a man over here looking over the ground with an eye to the raising of sugar cane. "While we were away iu the mountains of Negros I couldn't get even the bark of a tree to write on, and had no way of mailing anything if I had. "Norman Cook, who was battery clerk with rank of corporal, in now a sergeant. The Y. M.

C. A. has established a branch here in the shape of a tent. A local man has a pool table on the way here, and I have played quite a few games on an old English table, which has two and one-fourth-inch pockets and no side pockets, you se we may have a little excitement during the rainy season. "9ne word more about 'business about which everyone is so anxious to hear.

There are a few trades which, in my estimation, could make money enourh to pay to come over here: Baker, carpenter, candy maker, cobbler, a fair chance for a printer and a ship carpenter. A man who has no trade and ho make at least fair wages home, has no business over here, for this is no EI Dorado. All the money which is spent is by soldiers, the niggers keeping a close grip on their Gold hunters are constantly exploring the mountains, and if, while I am here, a Klondike is discovered, and my friends at home shouldn't hear about it I will lend my services fratis. "The chances for a steam laundrv here re good; but in the beginning one would tare to buck against a nvan who is doing 1 a rushing business with a hand laundry. However, he might get along pretty well, for I understand that there isn't a real team laundry even in Manila, though its owner pretends it is doing a rushing business." Woman Pickpocket.

Deputy Sheriff James Smith has been detailed to investigate the career of a oman who it is claimed attends auction sales for the purpose of stealing money from other women. It has been reported tat $L'0 was stolen from a woman at a Private house on Court street the other r. Deputy Smith has a good description of the thief, but refuses to say anything on the subject until he makes an Test, which he expects to do in a few cayg. Surrogate Court Matters. Letters testamentary were issued ys-.

fvS I'7 Jud Hilton to Jacob and Aehe Zandt on the estate of Martha scuiever. 1 n-. uito --ita. "onsists of 1,1 So in realty and tK which is divided among children of the testatrix. A decree of msi settlement was granted Dennis C.

aud Margaret Fleming as exec-uors of the estate of the late Elizabeth ceflrK; TL" 8'-hdul. shows 8,1,1 paid out. "Compromise" School BilL The compromise law amendment bill received by tw Lfc No ba iM-en announced ttultVUS a tbe Mure, but a It is the or ccncesiions made oa the part of the Prices Always $30.00 Mofow Coaster and Brake. OUR PILOT Model Fitted with Morrow Coaster and Brake only $30.00. Made and guaranteed by us.

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CROUCH, STATE ST. From the Bastable Theater, Syracuse. 1M Bisoham SHUBERT STOCK Whistling Solos by Miss RScLeorJ and Baritone Solos by Mr. Schutix. F.

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