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Oe iCimcs-Utmorrat: Cutstajr, August 25, 1H03. If flllBRYAX BUTTON DEVISED 1 NO NEGRO SPELLING BEE; PLAN QUICKLY SQUELCHED Hi TO AID CAMPAIGN FUND Belt Railroad Association Holds Meeting. Conference on Matter Held in Mayor's Office. Six Passengers Are Slightly Injured. Picture of the Democratic Nominee for the Presidency En Mayor Acts Promptly Upon Learning That There Waa an Intention to Celebrate the Victory in Cleveland and That the Contest Was Open to All City Schools.

Negroes Explain That They Did Not Mean to Invite White Children. 1 circled by the Words, "I Gave My Dollar, Did You?" Small Contributions, as Well aa Large Ones, Appeal to the Great Commoner and Assist in Forwarding the People's Cause. To Extend Its Tracks to L. R. and N.

Company Line. Railway and City Officials to Make Investigation. Peculiar Accident on Y. and M. Y.

Inbound Train. No negro spelling bee was held last (order and statement, a committee frm night to do honor to the victory of Marie the promoter of the spelling bee called C. Bolden. the negro girl who won the vartona newspaper office and re-national match at Cleveland. Instead the quested that a statement l-e published Nut Wedges in Frogr of Switch at Liberty and Howard.

Police and Buildings Committee to Meet To-Morrow. Aerement Discussed and Put Into Form. The a nmpanvlng cut represent, a Iet all giod Petriocrats cotre forward Bryan button, one Inch in diameter, nd show what side thy are on hy po-gotten up especially for contributor to sesstng themselves of ne of theie bnt-The Times Democrat Bryan campaign tons. After yowre got them, we.ir them, fund. Every contributor to the amount And If you Cod a professed Peroocrat of one dollar or more will le preseuted withort this badge of distinction ask him with one of the buttons as an evidence why and he will feel cheap.

Yea will find that he to the roll of honor i (he buttons In tie business of The Bryan supporters. Tlmn Iwmvnt. and If yo a-e too far that they bad tailed the affsir off. In addition they burned the following ei- way to call, send your dollar and the The purpose of The Times Democrat In offering these buttons not only BRYAN to distinguish those who have backed their sentimental leaning toward Mr. Bryan by a substantial evidence of their good faith, but also to advertise the great Couimoner'a appeal for aid.

If your friend and neighbor sees your button and is thereby advised of the fact that you hare aligned yourself on the side of the people against the "lnter-Mits," he will feel kind of sheepish nntll he has done likewise. Every one of the buttou thus distributed la likely to do missionary work among those who have hitherto held back In the belief that a dollar contribution may not lie considered acceptable. This Is a great mistake. contributions are what Mr. Bryan is after.

They apieal to blm as more pretentioiia offerings fail to appeal. leoaiise they convince him that he is being financially backed by the class of people whose came he has made hi own. Evidence accumulates that Mr. Bryan's cbancea are more than boeful and that the supporter of Mr. Taft are concerned over the issue.

Every dollar contributed to the canse In Ixotlsiana mean a rote in some doubtful district where votes count and where a hurrah campaign frequently turns the cale of victory. Now, It take money to run hurrah campaigns, not to corrupt voters, but to pay for great public demonstrations and to finance legitimate expenditures. E. M'LEOI) ARKESTED CHIEF CLERK OF THK HITED ST. TBS KGIMBRV OFFICE.

(ba rated with I. rccn wad Em. Iealenaent and Released ea fiiMNI noad-Said to Have Made Confeaaloa of Ilia tcwllt III Re l.lvrs llearlna; Mosdt. E. E.

Mcl.eod. chief clerk of the Felted States engineers' office in the Custom House, and residing at 731 State street, vii arrested on charges of larceny and embeaxlement yesterday, and after pleading uot guilty before utted States Commissioner Chiapella. wa released on Imud. The charges were made by Fiijted States Iistrit Attorney Foster in his official capacity, on written eotifesdon aald to have been sent by Mr. Mcl.eod to Col.

E. H. Kuffner. In charge of the engineers' office. Mcl.eod la accused of having taken from the funds of the office on Aug.

1. To many connected with the engineer' office, to other Federal employee, and apparently to Mcl.eod himself, the Cling of the affidavit waa a surprise. It )s said the funda embeuled came into McLeod's hands during the absence of Col. Kuffuer from the city. The money, of hi the abstraction ia said to have beeu only a small part, resulted from the sale of old government material, copper and the like.

There Is Wlleved to have been but one sale of the material, and the charge indicates that there wa but one abstraction. It la unusual for a States attor ney to make an affidavit acainst a Federal employee fir the offense said to have le committed by Mcl.eod. In this instance, it 1 explained. Iistrli-t Attorney Foster was present! with the clerk's committee thirh was promoting the af fair Is doing its utmost to explain that no ill feeling as intended hv the adver tisementa of the proposed aff.iir. and that wersight that the word (lie, ra a I II I lit" II II'Mjnt P- merit that the match was open to on.

irsTunta rrora tne ew irriean wnrnm, 1-uhlle and private. The committee was particularly Insistent that the m.itcn w-a not Intended to "crow" over the defeat of the New Orieana white children that participated In the Cleveland contest, and that there was no influence from missionaries of Northern churches brought to bear to Induce the negroes to hold the bee Mayor Behrman however, thought the subject wa too delicate to bear lax action, and as soon as he saw the article in The Tlmesrltemocrat yesterday morlng be sent notice to Inspector of Police O'Connor that no permit for the spelling bee would be Issued. The Mayor Issued a statement explaining his action, which he prefaced by the remark that be consld ered the proposition not only "an unparalleled display of Impertinence on the part of those under whose auspices It was to have given, but a menace to the peace and good order of the city." The statement was as follows: "I consider that the colored people are entitled to consideration and have never attempted to interfere with their entertainments: but when the whole country is wrought np as It ia at present over the race problem, and we recall the Intense feeling that was occasioned here by the Cleveland spelling bee, I am rather surprised that any of the leaders of the colored people should undertake any contest that would tend to further Intensify the feeling. The public mind Is at such a stage of excitement that It is extremely dange-ron to permit anything that would have a tendency to Inflame It further. These dodgers announce that there will be short, spicy addresses.

That announcement, to my mind, carries with It a danger signal, and for that reason I have determined not to Issue any permit for this entertainment and have Instructed the Inspector of police to take all steps and precautions necessary to estop It." Shortly after Mayor Behrman Issued his tear caused by the passing vehicles over Jt Id Its worn condition. Cpon bis return to the city Han. tne Mayor directed General Superintendent Earl of the Sewerage and Water Board, one of whose contractors Is responsible for the conditions complained of. to give the matter prompt attention. The D.

H. Holme Oatlnai. Mayor Behrman yesterday received a communication from W. J. Gilbert of the P.

H. Holmes Company. Limited, stat ing that on Saturday next the company's store would be eioeed. as it had planned to give Its employees an outing for the day at Mandevllle. Aa it had also planned that all the employee march In a body to the depot, headed by a band of music.

It asked the 5Iayor for the necessary permission to parade the streets In connection with the proposed outing. In granting the permission Mayor Behr-man's secretary wrote to Mr. Gilbert as follows: 'Mayor Behrman bas Instructed me to acknowledge receipt of your communication of Aug. 22. advising him that your store will be closed all day Saturday, the 2th, In order to give your employees an outing for the day at Mandeville.

'His honor most heartily of the magnanimity displayed by your Arm In this recognition of the good services of It employee and bas Instructed me to assure yon that It wilt afford him the greatest pleasure to Issue the permit for the parade scheduled as one of the features of the outing." MILL OPERATIVES RETIRX. Preaideat Odeahelraer Oetermlaed ta Keep oa Raaalag. Aceordlng to President Odenhelmer of the Textile Mill Corporation, there was break in the ranks of the striking operative yesterday. "Experienced hands to the number of thirty-five," said Mr. Odenhelmer.

"re turned to work to-day, and we have as auranees of additional accessions to-mor row. Orders were given to-day to superin tendents and overseers that we will no shut down under sny circumstances. As long ss we can get ten operative to ii.iml bv we will continue to run. We consider that this course is no more than proicr recognition of the loyalty of those of the operatives who have stood bj ns through thick and thin." SERVES NOTICE OF APPEAL. Corporal Nlde latlasatea Actloa on Ilia Part.

The stir eanaed by the dismissal re cently of three from the police force" has about subsided. Patrolman John Rran. who served notice of an appeal from hi sentence of dismissal, handed the formal notice of appeal In writing vesterd.iy morning to Secretary Charles ponnaud of the Police Board. It was learned yesterday that Patrol-. 1 1 i man Louis lercivai.

wno uomi.ini at the same time that Ryan wa. served his appeal notice on Secretary Ionnaud late Saturday afternoon. The other officer Involved in the dismis sal cae. Corporal Nides. stated yesterday hat the matter, so far a he wa con cerned, wa a closed incident.

But a for those Insinuation of graft that have een mr.de In connection with the case." all Corporal Nides. "something may be heard from me. There was nothing la the charge that Justified such button mill be mailed to you BUTTON. The fund now stand aa follow: The Time-IaHKTat $25 00 i 10 00 E. J.

Lanne C. H. Snyder M. Henry Man ion A Clerk 3. Bradford Luclen Son la J.

M. Lane J. P. Elmore Ten men Another Clerk C'has. M.

Sherrouse S. A bran i son Joseph Mct'arron John J. M'Orron R. L- Cary Natchitoches Cotton CHI Co V. J.

Slnnot L. M. Pipkin II. L. Ciueydan, fla phonograph system James L.

Ielanger Citizens of Maugham. through Mirk A. Cooer L. B. Carl F.

Relwlta Veteran of Mexican War H. W. II. Eoton Chaa. Mcfarmn Harry A.

Ma the I-e-ille Ludiow 3.00 23.00 6.on LOO 35.00 mi 2.50 10.00 10.00 1 OH 5ld 2.00 1C00 6.00 10.00 5.00 CO 8.00 5 25 1 00 100 2.00 5 i in 5 1.00 .50 Total by Col. Ruffner, and acted perforce In hi otrMal capacity. After the warrant had been made out yesterday afternoon It waa served by a Felted States marshal and M- Le-vf was arrested in bis Jn the Custom House. After Lis arraignment before Fnited State Commissioner Chiapella he telephoned for James Swarbrlck. a gnx-er of V.21 Camp street, who came Immediately to the -oiunuKKioner' offlce and signed his Irond for flips.

Mr. McLeod will be given a hearing by the commissioner Monday morning at o'clof k. While charce both of and larceny were made. It i said, the accusation I scarcely ctnhetzlr-nient technically, but in properly making the affidavit It a necessary to enter the two charge. Mr.

Mclte made a brief statement, saying he thought the charges were based on a mistake, and that he would be able to explain at the proper time. CTIf.E OF QFARTER MASTERS, Capt. (iarrard Saereeda (apt. rsi. atoa la Thla City.

Effective Sept. 1. a change will he made iu the offlce of Fnited States depot quartermaster In this city. Capt. Arthur Cranston, the Incumbent.

bas been ordered to Join his regiment, the Eighth: Infantry, at San Francisco, and will be succeeded by Capt. L. F. (iarrard. late of Washington.

It Is stated that Cranston will be given charge of the quartermaster's depot In San within a short time after hi arrival at the Presidio. Capt. I iarrard ha Ix-en In "Lnrse a bran of the ipiar-tcrmater's department at Washington. Capt -n his lieen In the for a little more than a year, having been a pointed us successor to Capt. Clayton.

Capt. liarrard arrived yeterd.iv and Is at the Hotel He will I engaged f.r the next few days In making the transfers of lok an! other paraphernalia of the office and wlil assume charge Sept. 1. he is found at home. here he deals In the drug.

It Is said no trouble will 1 encountered in securing the conviction of the negro, as several tiottles of cmaine were found In his honse. aul the statement the white man who Weight the dreg alll t-e as evf ien-e. It nixed offenders again the law and to 1m prosecuted such, the coeaine-seKlng druggist, it Is said, not he the person whom will descend the hand of jurb-e for dealing drug which can not I sold relation of the law. In Tniane avenue, tietween Saratoga and Rampart streets, almost tinder the shadow the Criminal Conrt huihV.rg. It Is fjoUrih a nnmlr planatton to the people of New Orleans, In which they sid that the memi-er of i the Mmr.n M'ra-rin Negro were imi'n nil i a iinciiin-u i.

Hoard of Education or the people this The colored Young Men i Association announces the spelling bee. which to have taken place this evening at Simpson" Memorial Church, bas been Indefinitely postponed. "The association desires to disclaim any intention whatever of putting the contest on as an affront to the School Board or to any sentiment on the part of the citizens of this community. The mo five that prompted the spelling bee arose solely out of a desire to raise money to complete the building now under con strnctlon at 222'J Pryade street. The Colored Young Men's Christian Association stands for the betterment of the negroe of this community and I working alofg conservative lines.

It has the dorsement of some of the most representative white cltiitens of the city of New Orleans. The spelling bee was to hav-been strictly among negro peTie, and only negro contestants would have been expected and welcomed. The Colored Young Men's Christian Association ls fostered by local support, the largest contribution having come from a Southern white mail. T. BFRBRIIGE, S.

DAVAGE. -F. B. SMITH. Committee." The dodgers announcing the affair had been printed about three weeks ago.

but it was not until The Times -Pemocrat. both in Its news columns snd editorially, called attention to rhe mater, that It was generally known that such an entertainment was thought of. Among the many objectionable features of the dodger was that In which It failed to specify that the contest waa open only to negrc children of the public andprlvste schools of New Orlesns. E. T.

Harvey, the printer of the dodgers, stated yesterday that the ommlselon of the word "negro" was solely an error on the part of the printer and not Intended by the spelling bee committee. BANK MEETING CALLED COSMOPOLITAN STOCKHOLDERS WILL VOTE OX MERGER, Will Hold Seasloa Neat Saturday A ftrranos ta Decide aa Traaa-fer of fntso.ooo. of Their Baa lea Aaaeta to the Mereaatlle Baak aad Troat Com pa ay. In furtherance of the plan to consolidate the Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company and the Colonial Bank aul Truat Company and merge them into the Mercantile Bank nad Trust Company, the directors of tbe Cosmopolitan have called a general meeting of their stockholders for Aug. 29 to vote on the subject.

The meeting will be held at the Cosmopolitan Bank from 12 noon to 3 p. ui. next Saturday. Aa outlined In the call for tbe meeting the purposes of the gathering are: 1. To authorize the director of the Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company to sell to tbe Mercantile Bank and Trust Company of Its asset in cousl 1.

eratlon of receiving 2s shares par valnw ll'TO, surplus to lie allotted proportionately to each stockholder of tbe Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company, tbe Mercantile Bank and Trust Company assuming the liability to depositors and other creditors. 2. To authorize the liquidation of the balance of the asset of the Cosmopolitan Bank and Trust Company and the appointment of liquidator. Practically all arrangements for the consolidation have been made and there la sold to tie little doubt that the stock holders will ratify what baa already been done by the director. A meeting of the stockholder of tbe Colonial Bank aul Trust Company will le called for the same purpose and practically alt arrangements for tbe consolidation will lie made by Sept.

1. STRIKE AT BOX FACTORY. Nine Employes Quit Reeaase Oae Waa Dlscharaed. On complaint of C. N.

Duley, manager of the Republic Box Company, Robin and South Peters street. Police Inspector O'Connor sent an officer to the vicinity of the company's plnnt yesterday to look out for and arrest any person who might violate the law la consequence of a strike that several employee bad declared against Manager Puley. One of the strikers was said to have leen possessed of an ugly disposition when be walked out early In the day. but he gave no evidence of hi temper after going on strike. The strike wa said to have been oi, Impartial.

Nine of the employees quit work. It appears, because the manager had discharged a tenth man. As the companr bad enough workers t. keep the plaut In operation, no Inconvenience wa experienced as a result of the strike. It was stated.

PHOTO WAS HY URIHF.RT. The picture of the Merry Widows and Sc.ubrette baseball teams, composed of Elks and Beaver, which wa published In yesterday morning's Issue of The Time. Tietnooraf. ws a reproduction of a photograph made by J. K.

Graf-erf. Obifi and Mailloiix of the Fourth Preefnct Station, hearing the shots, rushed to the scene and place! the three men nnder arrest. All were charged with ting drunk, disturbing the peae. using obscene language and discharging firearm In the city limits, while Phillip wa additionally with shooting nt with Intent to kill Manuel Antolne. They were subsequently arraigned, pleaded not g'liity and were placed under heavy bond.

It ia not known definitely whether the negro ha yet from hi hiding place, but It 1 believe! Tie might have been struck by some of the bullet bad be not moved fater than they. What defense will be made by the men under arrest wis not announced. i E. 1 a In Two JUtters of Spec 11 Importance Jt Oorrer I Sow Eeplcin? OM Iron Wire ia City'i Tire Alarm Ejrtem. A conference waa held yesterday in the Mayor'a parlor between Mayor Behrman, City Attorney Gilmore.

Assistant City At tnruey Waldo and t'bas. Marshall, so per iDtcndnt of the Lonisvllle and Nashvli: Railroad. The conference had reference to the complaint of residents and prop erty r.er a to the uses by the railro. company of Elysian Fields street. After a discussion of the matter It wa decided that the Mayor, the Oty Attor ney and Mr.

Marshall would go over that portion of Flyalau Fields utreet In controversy, with a view of ascertaining Just what can be done to better condl tiotis ont there. Mr. Marshall gave bis as-Niirances to the Mayor and the City Attorney that be won id te glad to do anything to convenience the people along the road at the point referred to short of surrendering the right of the company to operate Ha cars thereon. Police aad Pablle Balldlaaa. Chairman Kelly baa called a meeting of the Committee on Police and Public Buildings for Wednesday at 11 a.

The object of the meeting ia to take up and dfspse of general business, but there will one or two matters of spe cial lmportam-e that will engage the at tention of the committee. One of these 1 the ordinance creating a board of ex a miners to provide by examination for the Issuance of licenses to qualified per sona, and to provide for their powers and responsibilities, and to authorize the fix Ing of fee for their maintenance. There Is a provision In the proposed ordinance, however, that It shall not apply to steam railroads, operating within the limits of this municipality, as per act of the Genera! Assembly No. 13 of this year. The Mayor is given the power to appoint the member of the board, within ten days after the adoption of the ordinance, or as near that time a possible, which shall consist of two cltlxena of New Orieana, who shall be bona fide residenta thereof.

and who have had at least five years' practical experience In the operation and ne of steam bollcra and steam engines. They shall receive all the fees for II censes and use the fund for the salary and malatenance of the office. The ordinance among other thing mnke it unlawful f'T any person not over twenty-one year of age to have charge of or to operate a steam boiler using over ten Hinds pressure per square Inch In this city, excepting steam railroads, operating within the limit of the said municipality, or steam holler of less than ft-horne power, the said person also to have license. Person desiring to perform the duties of an engineer must pro duce at least one poll tax receipt. The board la given exclusive authority over all Investigation Into violation of the ordinance.

Real Batate Atteats Roads. The Mayor wa furnished yesterday with nnintwr of blank forms of real estate agents' lxn-l nnder Act No. of the Assembly of The law require a bond In the sum of Jl'ino, and is given to the Mayor for the benefit of any person who may suffer injury or damage by any act of the principal. Old Basis) Caaal. City Attorney (illmore yesterday wrote the Mayor replying to a communication from the latter advising him of the receipt of a number of complaints against the storage of lumler.

on Caron delet walk, along the Old Basin Canal. In relation to these complaint Mr. Gil more says that. In accordance with previous opinion rendered by him on the same subject matter, such storage is au thorized by law. The shore of the OM Basin Canal, be says, may be used for any temporary purjMse In loading and unloading vessel that ply In that canal and neither lumber nor other articles of storage should If permitted to remain thereon fur a longer period than Is ne-es-ary to load and unload same.

Flro Alaraa System. Suj-erlntendent Foster Olroyd of the Cre alarm department has a large force of men at work reconstructing, a far as the means of the department will permit, the system In so far as replacing the old Iron wire wltb copper wire In the Are alarm circuit. T'p to date there has been about eighty ml'es of this old Iron wire replaced with copper wire, ortt of alwut six hundred If the department was supplied with the necessary funds this work could 1-e completed within six months, but a it there Ls no telling when the circuit will be copper throughout. Roaarht at I pet Price. President Hugh McCJ.wkey of the railway company yesterday bought In for the benefit of that company the portion of ground In the square bounded by Bienville.

Ihipre. and Cavtiso streets, paying therefor the sum of which was the upset price. The property waa offered for sale by Comptroller Kennedy at rnvn yesterday In the Council chamter of the City Hall. President McClosker leing the only bidder present. He stated afterward that hi company had really no need for the property, and only bought It because It forms a part of a square of ground si-ready owned by the company.

Yeterd.iT make the third time this prierfr was offered for sale, there being no bidders at the other two sale. When it was first offered -r sale the tipset pri.e was f.tel at the second time at fT. and the third time at fV'PV The property was purchased by the city sotre time ago as a s.te for the erection cf a public school building for eg roe, but the white people protested and the Council declined to use the site for the purposes for which it was bought. ritpre street Repair. The Mayor received a complaint yesterday morning oe.neerr.'-g the condition of Constance street, from Julia to Calliope street, upon wb'-h be msde a personal Inspection of that locality.

There is a covered canal through thla street, wtbh is endangered ry the war and a Aeces.sa.ry to Cut Thronjrh Protection LeTe. 'Levee Board Meets tad Says PermisBion cf tie City Mast First Be Obtained. With the object of enteric Into an agreement with the Louisiana Hallway and Navigation Company so that eon-rseotlons ran be made with the TuMle Belt Railroad a special meeting of the Blt Railroad Association waa teld at the City Hall yesterday. The line of the Belt Railroad now parses within a short distance of the tracks of the Louisiana Hallway and Navigation Company, Just above the parish line of Carrollton. but there la now no track connection.

During the meeting the question was raised as to whether the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company should construct the necessary track or the Public Belt, and It waa unanimously agreed that the Belt Railroad tnnke the necessary connections in outer that It would not yield its right of control in any way to a private corporation. Attorney for the association had prepared a form of agreement to te entered Into between the two roads which i di'used, and after much amending was flnnlly put In sti-h shape as to meet the desire of the Belt Association. A resolution was passed authorizing the Mayor to enter into nn agreement with the Louisiana Railway ami Navigation Company, which waa to be a temporary agreement by which the necessary connections between the two roads might be made. The connecting track will le constructed Just inside the npier protection eee and through that levee at the h'ad of General (igden afreet to meet the I-oiiIsinna Railway and Navigation nicks. It was determined to have Included In the agreement a clause which would re-oulre the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company to charge for switching the same amount aa the belt.

In line with the connections of other railroads. Thla clause waa suggested by a complaint baring reached the association from a box factory owner on the line of the Louisiana Railway and Navigation Company, who stated that the charge by thiit road of jer car coupled with the Beit Road charge made It cost per car to bring bl.i freight in and out of bis yards, whereas similar Institution, on other roads only jn sr. ar car. It was alsi found that la order to make the connection permission would have to be obtained from the Orleans Levee Rord to open the levee at the point mentioned. Mayor Behrman.

who presided at the meetlne. stated the mat ter wonld le brought before the Orleans Ivee Board. The members of the tioard who were present, including the Mayor, were: Jaa. Torch. T.

M. Thompson, W. B. J. Henry Lafaye.

also Attorney Gil. ti ore and F.nglneer Hampton ReynolJa. IFVKK HOARD JIKETs, Tliscnsnea f'nttlnk, the Prte-tlo I.e w. VCith the oliject of a-ting oo the matter of granting permission to the rubllr Belt Railroad to open the upper protection levee, at the head of General Ogden street, to make connection with the Kailway and Navigation Company tracks a sieclal meeting of the Orleans Levee was held litt night. When the nieetiug was called to order it was found that an application to cut tht levee woiild have to be made to the city authorities through the llnyor.

and aa no such application had I made the matter ci'tiH not be acted upon. It Is probable the matter will ootne before the Orleans Levee Hoard at a special meettug to le called ext week. As a full quorum of the board waa prea-ent. President Koenlg. who in out of the K.

i I speial meeting was called to order to take tip several matters that had leen brought up at the last meeting of the lvird. and a few communications. Further action was taken by the lioard towards having the houses in front of the levee at Algiers near the Canal atroet ferry landing removed, and by resolution the President was authorized to advertise for IH1 from demolishers to take down the buildings, whb-h are an eyesore and a nuisance. It was also decided that there would be a general cleaning up in front if the icce that nultit vnuM tndude the removal of the old ferry bouse wna remains or a whrtrr which baa leen standlng Just below the ferry landing. The owner of the structure will be with to It taken away.

Several other old wharf piles and other objects will be removed. SO that the approach to the burg of Algiers will pre-icnt a more edlfjlng npieiiranie. Several minor matters were acted on. IMTMiltni ATTEMPT. earro Woman Held Pending Fire Marshal's Inv est ittatloa.

A Sre of Inceudiii ry origin was extinguished early yesterday morning bv thc crew engine No. 1 at lturtne reet. near Hillary. The biiue started in the firvt room of a double frame cot t-e at the atove address. A a sofa and the side of the wall hail I ecu saturated with coal oil and set on fire by some ert-on whise identity the police and the Cre marshal are now trying to Before the flames could be extiiicitshed damage to the amount of was done to the house, which is coupled jointly by Edward Wilson and wife.

ho are absent In Chicago, 111., and by Charles Gardner and wife, all neares While Corporal Puffy ami Patrolling shnn were at the house after the fir. Vas investigating the cause of the btjiie. their intention was attracted tc tiardner. the wife of diaries Gard per. who pulled some mo out of a mat tre placed it over a one gallon oi' s'at'ditig neur the mantelpiece It the t-hrd rotn.

She then carried the can th). where she placed It he hind the stove. The woman was taken to the Ninth Precinct Station, pendini the fr marshal's Investigation. The moss ard the ell can were taken to tht police station as evidence a is struck by Forward Trnch or the Fourth JTo One Hart Seriously Eaongh To Ea Taken to the Hospital Largs. Crowd Attracted.

An unusual accident, wbtch, caused tfca overturn of the fourth coach of aa Inbound Yaioo and Mississippi Valley passenger train at Liberty and Howard streets yesterday afternoon at 5 35 o'clock, resulted In slight injuries to six passengers and a partial wreckage of the coach. Though tbe Charity Hospital ambulaaca responded to a call sent from the Fnioa Station, none of the passenger was Injured seriously enough to warrant re-mural to the hospital. After two hours work by the wrecking crew the damaged coach was replaced on the track aad hauled away for repair. Thos Injured are: Mrs. C.

Chenet, Mt. Alrey. La Mrs. C. Aultman.

Reserve, Miss Carrie Wlld-ston, "mo Milan street. New Orieana. Miss Annie Boutsch. tilt" Michigan avenue. Chicago, Henry Roth.

Kenner, E. J. Bollan, an Illinois Central engineer living in this city. Mr. Chenet sustained slight brulsea about the chest; Mrs.

Aultman received a scalp wound of no serious extent; Misa Wlldston got small cut on tbe face; Misa Boutsch was slightly bruised; Henry Roth complained of scratches on his right leg, and Engineer Bollan stated that after be bad crawled from the coach he discovered bjs left arm was slightly cut. All of tbe injured, after an examination at a nearby drugstore, repaired to hotels or to their homes. A nut wedged in the frog of tbe switch at Liberty and Howard streets, not far from tbe end of the I'nion Station platform, ia said by the Illinois Central Railway officials to be tbe canse of the wreck. The striking of this nut by tbe forward trucks of the fourth day coach in the train. It Is raid, derailed the coach and threw It over on ft side.

Jnst how the ant became wedged in the frog, or why none of the preceding coacbea met a similar experience. Is not explained except oa the theory that perhaps the nut became unloosened from one, of the forward coaches and fell Into the position where It was found. The nut was taken by oo of tbe railway officials, who will hold It aa evidence. Tha trsja carrying tbe coach which waa wrecked was No. 21 of the Yaaoo and Mississippi Valley.

In charge of Conductor L. Wllllama. and was due over tba Illinois Central tracks at 5:35 o'clock. Promptly oa time the engine pulling tba six coaches of which the train was com posed came around the curve at Liberty street, and thence entered under tbe shed of the station. When the fourth coach struck the awitcb near the end of tbe platform a snap, followed by a grinding noise, was heard, and yard employees.

attracted by the noise, were astonished to see the coach leave the track, sway and then turn over on Its side. Instantly the train stopped snd general confnstoo followed. Terror stricken women InabH the coach screamed snd prsyed for assistance, while men scrambled through th windows overhead or made their way through the door the best way they could. The train conductor and employee hurried to the scene of the accident, and by rapid work soon extricated the passengers from their positions. In a few minutes F.

T. Mooney, trainmaster, errivet with W. McCubbtn, Superintendent I "inn's thief clerk, snd the work of clearing away the wreek was commenced. News of tbe accident soon spread over the city, and in a abort while a large crowd assembled at the atation to learn the details. Police Inspector O'Connor sent several patrolmen to the scene of th wreck to sssjst the railway ofn-iaia la keeping sightseers at a safe distance.

BUYS HANDSOME HOME PRESIDENT PI R. CHASES CISHINU PROPERTY. Pays Nearly I3.000 for Realdeaco at Octavla aad Atlaata. Streets aad Will Hoop Oeeapy It with Ilia Family New Realty Corn, pa a Oritaalsea. Pr.

E. B. Craighead, president of Tolane University, yesterday became the owner of the attractive residence at 1X1S Octavta, street, corner Atlanta street, when Daa-ziger A Trssier formally closed the sale which has been pending for some time. The place wa owned by E. B.

Cashing, former superintendent of the Louisiana line of the Southern Pacific Railroad, but was not occupied by Mr. Cusblng. Something like ll.l. 1 said to have been represented in the deal. This Is probably one of the roost Interesting sale of residential property that bas leeu made here In some time.

Mr. Craighead and hi family will shortly take over the resldeoe and will occupy It after certain little alteration have beea mtde to suit his need and desire. Articles of Incorporation the M-Doo-ogh Realty Company have been tiled with the Recorder of Mortgage and Conveyance. The concern I capitalized at j.Vi.ips. It will do a general business la real estate and lands.

Peter Gallagher, M. Stafford and F. A. Lambert aro the lncrirators. MR.

MONTGOMERY'S FATHER ILL. Assistant Pistrlct Attorney Samuel A. Montgomery will leave this morning for Covington. Tenn where his aged father reported to serio'isly 111. The sudden departure of Mr.

Montgomery leaves the Pistrlct Attorney's staff In a somewhat crippled condition, a Assistant District Attorney Warren I.yle ls stUl absent from the city on hi vacs 'Jon. Owing to this fa It in understood that number of Im- ce, Inclnding that of George Cassannva. which were to have been fixed for a preliminary hearing the near future, will be Indefinitely. Straw Hata reduced. Meyer the Hatter.

Ktraw Hata reduced, Mever the Hatter. Straw Hata reduced. Meyer the Hattar. Adr. ALLEGED COCAINE DEALER CAUGHT; OTHER ARRESTS MAY FOLLOW TO-DAY Infective Brewer and For i yesterday eriminately.

At stated hours. It is sai l. HAVEN'T KILLED NEGRO IX GOOD WHILE," SAYS ALFRED PHILLIPS AS HE FIRES afternoon, after forty-eight hours' unre mitting work, arrested William Bret.nau. negto. mid locked hlai up In the Flrl Pre inct station, where he was charged with violating the law rvlathe to the selling of cocaine.

From Information ole tHined from Brennan it Is believed that Miffictent evidence has It-en secured i warrant the arrest of a score of other persons selling cocaine. To-day. it Is said. the detective will rene their oiera- tioiis. Brennan lives at North Vilre street ard the arret whs made at his home.

Information which led to the apprehension of the negro came through a white man addicted to the use of This niau. A brawl took place in the Fourth re in. at an early hour yesterday morning. when Richard Bradley cf "11 Jackson avenue. Alfred Phillip of North Johnson, near Canal street, and Sidney Boben-stcin of JiCSi Coliseum street visited the restricted district, and began to paint the town red.

Arriving at font! and Marat streets. Bradley began cursing Manuel Antolne. a negro, who conduct st that corner, rhllllp. not to 1 outdone br partner. grabted a revolver from Bradley hand, and ex-cliiimltig, "I have not killed a negro In gw.d while." opened lire on Antolne.

firing four shot at him. The negro ran to the rear of hi shop. Patrolmen Hessel, Bernard, Teager, h'e name Is wlrhhelj for poil pur- i of Chinamen who do a Jarge buslne poses. as found to in xeson cf supplying negroes and white i'h opium cocaine, and. when pressed, admitted that und other drugs.

rnring the day and he bad the cocaine and thut he Iwight eiery hour the night, according to wlt-lt from Brennan. who was a peddler of, re. negroes and whites of sexes the drug Callir.g it a catsrrh powder, it er.tr the dr of the Chinese dens and said. Brennan travels s'oout the streets emerge therefrom with a dreg that ia I and veils the staff to cocaine user i plainly in violation of the law..