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i 5 lIDAIOr, dDBIE CENT. BIJimaSV THriEE CEKTTC, '4-1 i 4 i 1 All tho News TH2 iVZATliin. i -1 That's Fit to Print" Fair; continued cdi: V.i northwesterly i. Hlil VOL. IXLIX.

15,5051 THE NElffS COHDENSED. grORfilONi Li French has flanked the tha Boer position- lit Colesberg. driving Transvaal forces north in. diaot-iw It Is asserted that the HHii.w while that of (he, Boers must! bare lten Tri ta that the (una ea.pt-ured frora OeH. Buller at the battleof Tugela RJver ave been posted opposite Ills position.

The captured German sleajn-f Bundflsrath has bee taken to Durban, Natal, where she is closely guarded. Emperor William, ki an address to the officers the carrleort at Berlin, yesteray. said he Is determined to carry out hi plaps ro-saralng a new and powerful nary. The I-ondon Time yesterday printed a dls patch from Bt. Xohn's.

N. Fl. statins; that the colony woujd agree to the renewal of the fisheries modus vtvendi with France. Austrian new currency law went into effect 1 mad CaT.l(. iv' to establish a Mechanics ArtssDay School in Cooper Union.

I CawaU has ake to be allowed a delegate In the Republican. National Convention. Ch'c'fcP ndi Alton Railroad Company lias Inaugurated a new plan to aasit Its employes to proVlda themselves with accident and life Insurance. ffhe of (he John P. Squire Co.

corporation has decided not to call a meeting- of Creditors at once. He hopes that the liabilities of all the Squire concern may be pSld. 2. "Kid" McCoy defeated Peter Maher In Ave rounds at Qoney Island. ira.

Mariraret Marria. widow of Judge John P. Harris of Harrtsvllle, West died suddenly yestenday of heart disease at Weat and Barclay Streets. 0he body Father Malone lies In state at the Church of Hts. Peter and Paul, where yesterday it waa viewed by thousands of people.

The services will be st lO to-day. Dov. Roosevelt has appointed Justices E. M. Cullen of Brooklyn, Judson S.

of Schenectady, ami William Werner of Rochester as Associate Judges of the Court of Appeal. i 'fas 3. (The ivual New Tear's reception was held at the White Hous yesterday. The New Tear was celebrated In Havana by torcnllght procession which formed Just before and made the circuit of the principal streets. The authorities of Mamaroneck prevented Lug l' limit uauw7 tiviu wi- tlnulng to lay Cracks under a franchise alleged to have expired.

Ellen Labash of Passaic. N. was shot through the heart early yesterday morn-Ins; by Michael Schwarts. who did not know fats revolver waa loaded. The school muddle of Queens BoroQgh will be laid before the Grand Jury of that county with a view of determining by investigation alleged criminal responsibility for the trouble, Pace 4.

An ambulance of the Hudson Street Hospital was wrecked by a Madison Avenue car at Centre and Duane Streets and the doctor and drtve were injured. Psigse 5. Mayor Van Wycld announced a batch of New Tear's appointments and tha new Board of Aldermpn was organised. Sheriff Grell celebrated his entry Into office by paying pwed by a civil prisoner in Ludlow 8 1 recti Jail and liberating him. Municipal Judge William P.

Lynch of tha Third District Cottrt, Brooklyn, refused to recognize Julius P. Wieman as Chief Clerk. I Pas O. Tha Rev. Father fhomas J.

Ducey, pastor of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Leo, at the midnight mass In his church, in celebration of the incoming of the holy year, delivered a sermen in which he made a stroogattack Wtr trusts. t. A ten-story fire-proof dormitory for Columbia University students is to be erected at One Hundred and Sixteenth Street and Amsterdam Avenfcit. POire 8.

B. T. Bedell jron tne race to Tarrytown in the Associated Cycling Clubs' New Year's run i The folineux trial will be resumed this morning, and Is iexpected to occupy at least eight weeks; more. The Norwegian steamship Tordenskjold went ashore nearijones Inlet, and floated later without assistance. ffrfany houses were iwrecked at about midnight on Sunday by an explosion of sewer gas at KnoxvlHe, Bear Pittsburg.

It was announced hat the subscription of (SOO.noo to purchase a site for the proposed women's hotel had been completed. W. Moody, eldest son of the late Dwlght L. Moody, has aBked to be appointed administrator of his father's estate. Mr.

Moody left no wll. John C. Baldwin of Port Jervts. who had served twenty-t years in Sing Sing under a lira sentence for murder, waa released by tha Governor's pardon. The newly appointed Cuban Cabinet is to hold Its first meetlns; to-day.

One of the Secretaries said that a great increase in friendliness for ttie United States has taken place in the last month. Pace The cutting wind kept most of the colfers at Lakewood Indoors, but those who braved the cold played through snow. Eastern and Western trap and plseon ex perts gathered at Various club grounds in and around New York yesterday and some nne scores were raaae. Page 12. Fire destroyed tHe i freight house cf the Staten Island Radid Transit Railroad at Bt.

George, together with Cfteen cars. One man was baaiy burned. Amusements. Page Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buy- Ltnvais at era. Page 2.

Buslnens Troubles. fage 12. Court Calendara Pace 9. Marine Intelligence and Foreign, Malls i'Sge o. New Corporations.

Page 12. Real Estate. Page lii. Pociety. Page 7.

Weather Report. Psge 2. Yesterday's Fires Page 2. HELPS EMPLOYES TO INSURE. i Chicago and Alton Bailroad Will Pay Salt the Premiums some cases and Thirty Pe Cent, in Others.

Sfetial to Tht Kw Ytri Timts. CHICAGO. Jan. Chieago and Alton Railroad Company has Inaugurated a new plan of assisting its thousands of employes to provide themselves with accident and life insurance. It t4 announced in a pri vate circular that Hereafter the company will pay proportion of the premiums certain classes of Insurance distributed among Its employes according to grade and risk.

Tne reason riven br the comoanv for this denarture Is that hitherto the rates demand- uu and life Insurance Tkave been nearly pro- k. marfe a contract with one of U.e'Mrge.t. compenles.ln the and will dbt hereafter one-half the pr. nnansiT ns nrfninms An Dollcles Issued to conductors, baggagemenj brakemen, engineer firemen bridge carpenters, and yard foremen, and switchmenJ Vor all other emnlotes. on account of the lower, rates offered to them, the company will pay 30 per cent) the ih.

nf tha eninlovea who mar desire It. there will also be Issued five-year polH cies insuring tne employe huwi w1" from natural causes' PITTSYLVANIA; E0AD PENSIONS. itedl Uttl b.rB Xtw Syetesa iMaesrwra Bast Plttsl PHIUADELJ'HIA. Ban. 1.

The system of pensioning4 old employee of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company -Us of Pittsburg was Inaugurated to-day. About uuk wA.iMwt An rnflAni that aver- age nearly half tbefwage they received It understood th Jt a sum apprc-ximating tirmt a vase la at nrebent available for pensioning purposes. and that before the system can be extended to the lines west of annrenrtatlon wta be necessary. Thus tfsr no person holdtns? poaiUoo ef imoortaace has bee affected 1 i FT li Endows the Institution with for Mechanics' Art School. FOUNDER'S I PLAN COMPLETE i i Giver Tell Mr.

Hewitt He Is died to I i i Contribute tee Lest Stone to the i i Cairn of HI Great Benefaction. Andrew Carnegie has given $300,000 to 'establish a Mechanics' Arts Dayj School tin Cooper CnionC the last department In the scheme of Peter jfclooper. In hls; letter accompanying the trust deed, he said: "I desire to make thltj Institution contribute in every way to aid the efforts of youth to acquire, useful knowledge and to find and fill that place In th4 community where their capacity and talents can be usefully employed with the greatest possible advantage to themselves arid to the community in which they live." Of the various departments for whose establishment the trust deed provided specifically, this day school only has not been opened, and this has been due to the fact that the funds at he dispesal of the Board of Trustees have jbot warranted the expenditure necessary ljbr this purpose, The intention of the fovinder, however, has been borne constantly In mind by them, and they have only awaited favorable conditions to carry It Into effect Some time ago. When the Board of Educa tion decided that Such a school ought to be opened, the Trustees of Cooper Union offered them the usejof the building rent free. The Board of Education, however, failed to take advantage ofa the offer, preferring apparently to start ai school of this kind which would be wholly under their control and in a building owned by them.

Nothing, however, was done tor put the scheme Into operation, and no such school has yet been started by the Department of Education. MR. HEWITT INQUIRIES. Recently ex-Mayor Abram 8. Hewitt wrote to City Superintendent William H.

Maxwell to Inquire if such a school waa in operation, and deceived a reply stating there was not, and expressing regret that there should not hi. as the need of a school of that character Was great. Further cor respondence cassed between Mr. Hewitt and Superintendent Maxwell on the subject. Meanwnue Mr.

varnegie, nerween wnoru and Mr. Hewitt warm personal friendship exists, called upon -the ex-Mayor and In the course of conversation this matter came up. Mr. Carnegie showed great interest in tne subject, and askexf Mr. Hewitt how much would be n'ceasarv to carrv inio erreci this final Dart of Peter Cooper's philan thropic scheme- Mr.

Hewitt replied that about would be required. He add ed that ex-Mayor Edward Cooper and Himself had already given a great deal from their own means to carry out tne oenevo lent plans of the'; founder of the Union, but he believed that tney wouia give 000 more if the other was forth coming-. Thereupon, to Mr. Hewitt sur- nris and delight. Mr.

Carnesrle said. 1 shall elve the $300,000." Mr. Hewitt 'old him that he did Sot think he could give (3u0.00u to any worthier cause. ANDREW CAjRNEGIE'8 OFFER. As.

a result of this interview the following letter was written by Mr. Carnegie to Mr. Hewitt: New York. Dec 20. Mv Dear Frivnd: I have Just learned that I30U.OUO would enable the Trustees of the Cooper Union to establish the last de-.

nartment of the great founder's namely, a day school, stmtlar to your highly successful meht school, which gives prac tical instruction calculated to enable the valine- to become first-class workmen. Perhaps you will permit me to supply the sum needed. i As a humble reiiower or feter cooper. among the first of jour disciples of the true roanel of wealth, it would be a rare satis- r-i ion inaeeu ror me lo De aiiowea to iwi that I had contributed the last stone, as it a ere. to the cairn of his great benefaction.

'If I am thought worthy or ceing grant ed this privilege. shall send you J.WIO.OOO good railroad per cent, mortgage oonas. and man you lor ine opportunity. Always witn sincere regarn. your friend, asukew cak.negie." THE TRUSTEES' ACCEPT In response to this the following letter of acceptance was mailed yesterday; "Cooper Union, few York.

Jan. 1. JOOO. Dear Mr. Ths Trustees of the Cjcper Union, having been placed in pos- sesslcn or your graeerui letter, addressed to Mr.

Hewitt personally, and which he has acknowledged, beg leave to express their grateful sense or tne munincent endowment or wnicn you propose io maxe in order that the Mechanic Arts Day School. contemplated in the trust deed of Peter CooDer. mar be immediately established. and thus complete ine seneme or instruction for the working classes which he confided to us for We accept youf offer In the spirit in which It Is made and we congratulate vou on your good fortune In thus being able to Identify your name? ana iame wun tnat or tne tounaer oi me anstituuon. waose areat value to the public you do not overestimate.

We think we may property add tnat ir Mr. Cooper were still alive he would welcome your co-operation, pas coming from one whose constructive fcenius he recognised and whose career nas justineo nis rneuaiy pre dictions. You have shown how great wealth can be accumulated by organizing industry to- nromoie tne progress oi civilisa tion ami at the same time afford a higher remuneration for labor. In the use of the -wealth thus accumulated you have acted upon the same principle wnicn governed Mr Cooper that the most effective com-necsatlon for the fttequalitles of life Is to De Outin ir IDT tlon among me masses ui ioc yruytv. are sure that among your Innumera- vi.

K.nAfactions von have made nene which will be moris prouurtivr oi wa iiuo tins toward the establishment in the ki 1 I rooner l'non of the Mechanics' Art Day I School. Indispensably necessary. Inthe opln- I heat authorities, to complete the 1 public school system or in "yiv" J2 i i.a ana oiners woo may 1 ie able to pas the Juislte prfe tmlnanr iTamlnatlon to beeome. famtUar with the principles and oi n. i mc ec iit wr it it im Pur rr itni von m-cneratlon of cat- aHd wUl bear witness to vc-ur achievements as the ar-atest organlier tndustrr In our t3me.jand as an example neaai kT am nanennant nsa to which Individual -wealth can be anplied.

"For more than forty, years the Trustees V.w forward to the day when the Entire buFldlng erecd by Mr Coop, might W. fA HllRH ivyi.ea i usrsx vfc amir faction brings ns near to the realisation -of th" hSpe. and. although larger endowments wiU Kecery Intbe future, the Trustees JT lh. nosition to comolete the orig- I "nii plaft of the institution, and thlsabHUy dtie to your wls nd welcome benefac- that vsli raav- long remain to world bv your enterorise and ur liberality, we? beg! to subscribe our-Svea.

Very truly aid rratefully yours, EiVARD COOPER, i -R. Ftn-TON CCTTINO. JOHK K.J PARSONS. I ARRAU S. HEWTTTJ 1 TVo.reea HEWITT QN THE GIFT .2 L.wtu.

"The correspoaof nee i oa auwjci. mmiA av.Mavor Hetrltttat his borne last -leavea Uttle saore to MR. CARNEGIE'S TO C'OOPER i UNION jyEVf YOIjKt TUESDAY, JAUABY a lOOOFOUBTEEN PAGES. Mr. Came rts timely and generous gift enable us a rter tha expiration of forty years tor.

put Into execution tha last of the objects which Mr. Cooper bad In view. Tha school will provide fot the Instruction of SiiO studei ts. The Income on the $500,000 w(H be 2 .000, and this will be 150 a year for each the SOU scholars. Plans will bo laid out the opening of the school next Autumn.

We shail gradually convert ail the apart nents on the ground floor Into rooms for tha use of the students. This wgs Mr. 'ooper's Ideal These apartments ware constructed so that they might be used as st udents' workrooms. On the first floor only wo of the rooms are now rented. They are ised by dentists, who have been th building; wag opened.

They will doubtless find It hard to go. All the otber roor is on that floor are now devoted to class wc rk. "We shall not oompel our ground floor tenants to Ilea vo all at the same time. The transform tlon will be gradual. We shall begin by uttng two or three of these stores worklntar rooms and as the necessity arises we thai! occupy more and more wntil "3ln of tnem for class pur-JFf building can easily accommodate 1.0001 or more pupils.

We hone to nave that In good time. While we win be abfe to open this school for 500 students Witl tmrmJUKt tttm wni-lr rulln p. quires Il.rtrt.OOO. However, this Is an excellent beginning. I ijR.

COOPER'S GIFT OF MILLIONS. Doubtliss Mr. Carnegla's example will lead other! rich men tot give freely to this great world The newspapers can aid us, and they could not devote their efforts to a bet ter'! cause. Includina-what Mr noniwr hlmaolf gave, the tooper family have given to the Lnlon 2.0li0,0ii0. Mr.

Carnegie's Is the dnpt'n we have ever received from HOf a next largest was by Wllsori G. Hunt, who gave $30,000. Next In amount Ito that Tn nc. Mn. xiO.000 eaci from J.

Plerpont Morgan, Mrs. oiuari, ana air. Morns Jesup. It is not our Idea to teach a trade, but rather to teach this use of tools, so that those who leave our Schools may enter upon employment that twill T1RV thAHi A. fio to $15 4 week.

While we do not nrofess to make ehgineers, yet our scholars have Manlcali acTvuee! Sr CIee U.rtfel nearxreij. He nas aone to great good with his wealth. Ho has cheap ened the brice Of on nf him Imnnpta.t products, steel, and he has kept on advanc ing the pa of his employes. His career is a complete! refutation of the ran men nf the demagogue against, the wealthv nil against trukts Tha part or 4 beneficent plan for tha better auRwii. oi mr conamon ot manicind.

Kicsncoi uauger to mo younr or OQr trreat City Us their remind in. It i sal. WAke. A e.1 moat ImDodRible for children tr good men ind women under the conditions! wnicn prevail in so manv of their lives. They cannbt well become vnnA xttlum when they live where vice and sin flourish.

1W overcrowded tenements are a menu t.0UT Of of the first and the best things I did when Mayor was to tear down the nest of low tenements at Mulberry Bend Hall wouldl properly use Its great power It L-unvem it inia m. na rir ir 'I'ammo nw nruuro TOie mese Dreaming pieces in various parts of the city, The poor children of this cltyf need sunlight, fresh air. decent surroundings. Here is the great opportunity for1, the wealthy people of New York. CARKEOIE SCHOLARSHIPS.

"VTt hope! to Identify Mr. Carnegie with this part of Peter Cooper's plan by the estab lishment of scholarship and prises which will be call id by his name. I have watched and admire 1. his career. It Is a matter of regret that he was not sons of the Cooper Union boys.

He knows and appreciates the worth of st ch instruction give. One of the men In his employ came to nim from a scientific school. He waa nalil at ffrat or U5 a weik. He was a. bright, bard-work- eua young man.

He advanced rapiaiy until he reached one of the most responsible positions under Mr. Carnegie, "Every person who I donates $1,000 tb Cooper Unlbn will have! the satisfaction of knowing thkt he is fitting one man for the battle Of life. It la snmethin tn ha nrnurl Of. I Not OUlV is the rtfWinr thna IrientlfWl witi the gseat work performed by Cooner Union, but he has the consciousness of neiping in tne betterment of our people. As we iiiHirucu ano ni young men and women for -the strtiggle of life we do our share to better thelt lot.

In the new school the' students will be tauarht telerrsnh-r ste nography, typewriting, and Spanish. Span- isn nas dow oecome an indispensiDle HAWAII SKS FOR A DELEGATE. Island Possession Desires to be Repre- sented in the Bepublican Na tional Convention. SptAal to Tht Nrw York Timrs. WASHINGTON, Jin.

It Is among the possibilities that, the National Republican Convention Which Is to meet In Philadelphia in June maj) afford the unprecedented spec tacle of a delegate from the islands of the Pacific participating In the selection an American 1-esldentlal candidate. Hawaii, which seventeen months ago was an Independent republic, la anxious to have a delegate at the convention, and It has an agent nere who Is trying- to get the Repub lican National Committee to agree to it. He has not Ivet succeeded, but he has met with no rebuffs. The agent Is S. Hart- well.

His claim is that Hawaii should have a representative as Alaska and the other Territories have, li He has laid his case before the commit tee, 'and it a as been suggested to him that the elect a delegate, tne ques tion of his eligibility te be oaased upon when the convention meeta This will probably be I done. CHICAGO ROAD TIED UP. Kortbjwestera Elevated Sot Al lowed) to Carry Panesgen. SpetLl to Tko Nrw tik Times. CHICAGOJ Jan.

The pew Northwestern elevated roan was tied up to-day so far as the public was by order of Com mlssioner of Public Works McGann. No more trains kor the accommodation of pas sengers are to be run for the present, Com missioner McGann decreed that the struct ure Is unsafe for general travel. In accord ancei with Oils finding notices have been cent ito polici stations along the line that the company ha 4 no authority to carry passen gers because tne structure nu ucen nounced unsafe and that they should be kenr from ertterinr the Stations. Tne Cash SOno or iw.nru! onu io thair nrl the ritir mav dov be lost to the owners despite the herculean efforts to complete anf operate the road within the time, limit, ander a clause In the ordinance granting thd franchise mchlse far the road's con- made thei' duty the Corn traction it eras mlsfloner ofl Public works to cerury tne structure to be safe before tne pontic snouia tie nmML rin aetermuie wmincr hko a certificate cojuld be Issued Mr. McGann ap- I tomixi twoTexiierts to la.ventlga.te.

They reported to-day that owMuc te ne iaca or proper riveting in various sections the condition tor structure was not in frame I Mr: McGann said tne nnai aecision as to the aispoeitibn of the Sou.uuu wouia rest STJTT0U' rtnrr pjlkks a psoitt. Ooastlas: siheeaere Pay a Dlvldeaaof S4000, I A Sftetkl Tho Stw York 7mm. NliW HATEN, ConoL, Jan. XX Dewell of this city, managing owner of the guttoa fleet bf coasting schooners, moat ef I whirh belonW in this port. te-Cay made nuhue tne annual rwi v.

pusin dob by thl schooners 1A the past twelve RThlfteet i deludes the schooners James IX t.IiiT nenTs. E. MerwlB. Charles F. Tut.

tie vv tt-aiace Ward. George M. Grant. I.rman M. Law.

Luclnda button. Gen. E. 8-Oreeiey. R.

ant T. Hargraves, and Julia w.nsa it the vesaeia are now ea a dlv- k-cnd-paytnsT basts, eacept the Tuttle and Tha rJTwlPl The total tvldeod lXK-4s largely In exfess of last year, oa account of bjgher -II 1 tw MvAJnA eouals Der eenL oa the first cost- the gross earnings of the fleet for the we'te months ending Dee. have seeiiaa. COPTRXOHT. 1900.

BT TBU KKW TORJC TOTES COM? MR. CROKER BREAKS ft, LEG. Slips While SKouatlnp a Horse ITear Waatag, England gp 2ffewe at i the DemoerajUeClai.il LONDON. Jan. 2- A special dispatch from Wan tag.

Berkshire, says that Richard Crokex, who has been staying at a country bouse near there, slipped while mounting a horse, owing to' the animal swerving, and broke his seg. i 1 Mr. Croker being attended by Dr. Emerson, who has reduced tne fracture. He now resting easily.

1 Is Tne accident occurred Monday tnornlng. motning was heard at the IDemocratla Club last nlht beyond the reports printed in the newspapers of an accident said to have befallen Richard Croker near Wantage. England. John i F. Carroll.

Mr. Croker" deputy in the management of Taan- iiiuir xiui, naa received no messase irora Mr. Croker. and neither bad Corporation wounseti wnaien. Mi WIVES IN DEMAND AT MANILA.

i i Lone Offleers of Watson's Fleet Want tha Privileges Accorded Ken Whose; Spouses Are on Shore. tat i TTkt Ktw York Titus. WASHINGTON, Jan. A pUinUve wall comes from the Asiatic squadron, caused by a recent order of Rear Admiral Watson. The order grants special privileges to offi cers whose wives are on the station, allowing them to go ashore two nights a week and to be excused froirf the quarters by the permission of the Captain of th ship.

Private letters from bachelors and officers who did; not have the forethought to bring their wives with them Indicate! that they are extremely unhappy over the situation. They have to go through a long roll of red tape when they want to ro on shore. write, an offlceV who has no nniu fnr- rnin m.v,n ih.t has no excuse for going ashore, that Rear Aumirai waxson reels that the presence or women on the scene would be an advantage, and that he. has lust issued thla order to induce wives to join their liege! lords. It is mererore suggested that the stay-at-home wives at once close their homes, place tue ennaren in scsoois, and hasten away to the Philippines to emanclie.tai their hus bands from the non-privileged tad handi- cuppea ciaaa or wireless otneera.

This officer points out that no one can go ashore after sunset without permission granted after formal application In writing. ana mat in consequence lue at Manila is far from a picnic" "In a tropical country." says he, the only time toj go ashore Is after sunset, and with the regimental bands playing on the Luneta everv even ing and the pretty petticoat parade at that time mere is mucn tn Manila ta DreaK up the odious monotony of the life of the ship rowTdto dUty lowed to enjoy it. I i i I UloAunct WITH MR. GRIGGS Chicago Snippers Say Tnat jfidenee Touching Freight Sates Shows a Contract Between Hail ways. Sptciai to Tht Nrm York CHICAGO, Jan.

1 Chicago shippers al lege that the evidence recently i submitted to the Inter-State Commerce Commission bearing on the advance In freight fates front I this city to the. East, proves conclusively that the railroads running east from here are violating the anti-trust laws and Ignor ing entirely the decision of the United states supreme Court in the Joint traffic case. i i The evidence given to the commission at Its recent hearing on the protest against the advance in rates that was made public to-day shows clearly, assert thai shippers. tnat ail or tne roads east or Chicago agreed In their official classification to snake the same rates. This official classification Is compiled bv the Central Traffic, Association.

This is an organization or pool of the icu pnucipai rauroaoa. running east rrom here. The meetings of the association have for their object the agreeing on joint rates and Shippers further allege that the east-bound roads have been for years pooling iucir irauic ana agreeing rates in open defiance of all court and commerce corn- mission decisions. -I THE JOHN P. BQUIKE PAlXTjrilE.

Meetlns; of Creditors at P-eset Tkey May Be Paid 1st PalL. Sptcial Tkt Nov York Timtt, BOSTON. Jan. 1. Assignee H.

W. Chap lin of the John P. Squire tc Co. corporation and Its score of allied concerns, is slowly succeeding In getting order out of chaos. In this task he Is receiving tho much appreciated co-operation of a large proportion of the creditors.

1- Mr. Chaplin said to-day that. In response to the circular sent out a few days ago to the creditors, he has received replies from wvrru uuaarea. an dui one or wnom ev press their willingness to defer a meeting of creditors until such time as ah intelligent statement of the situation caQ be prepared for them. It has been qultei Impossible to do this in the time that haf elapsed since tne assiffnmeni.

The elnarle individual who Inslstsiiinon ah Immediate meeting of the creditors is an attorney who represents a loan-of I2.5O0 to one of the Squires snd a claim of S20.000L wurcn waa uivcsieu uy cvnmn neirs as an Investment in the Squire Company. The latter claim, Mr. Chaplin holds, is one that will be subject to litigation, in order to determine Its exact status, and he doe not feel tnat euner in is or tne one tor Z.mio should weigh very heavily against the rest of tha claims, aggregating hundreds of thousands of dollars. Consequently, he will not at once call a meeting of creditors of all the concerns. 1 The assignee is hopeful that when the accountants complete their work he wlli find sufficient assets to meet the liabilities of all tne concerns, ne.

says tne work, tn view of its magnitude, is progressing wellji and he expects to issue a complete statement of the financial condition of all the Squire ton- THE HECTOR NOW A COAli SHIP Sfce was Farssierljr the spasilaB; Peal. me spaalaa Pear: red Hear Havana. New York Tim4 as wan tapiut SHcial to Th Ni BOSTON. Jan. The Metropolitan Coal Company begins the new year placing In commission the steamship Hector for I merly the Spanish steamship Pedre, which I wu' captured by the cruiser New York April ZL VfJH.

near Havana. She was pur-chased by the United States Navy i Departs ment for in order that she might be converted into a naval transport, and on the cessation of hostilities wast sold to tne jtcuvpuumi unu company. jutera-i tlons were begun on her Nov. lastj and to-l day she was placed in commlssidn. She has been entirely remodeled, and la iirtvtAt nAnrfnf u.n.kll.lit apparatus, electric lights throughout, and ail the most modern improvements, 1 Tho Hector has a capacity of a.ono inn.

I rargo and TOO tons bankers. Capt. jStepbeai j.ren wiu wuimiu ucr, wita nxsi ana sec ond omcers ana ten -men. eae will sail at once ror Newport rvews, va. EXPANSION- XSSTXE TS Plsht for the -east Be las; Waved e-st That Qaaattwsu i Spttiat so TU New York Ti WASHINGTON, Jan.

Arkansas people acre say the expamooa issue 1st being; brought before the nubile la that State by the txht between Senator Berry and Gov. Jones.) It Is the only Issue in Arkansaau Jones Is for expansion and Berry Is agstnst It. Berry is seesing rs-eMcuoa ana job) Is opposing him. -v The Senator, has tasoed an address) to tbe voters opposing expansion, and tbe Govh ernor aas cnanengea sum to jtuot qeoaia. i "t'n A Carinas Water Lwvet.

1 The tboasaaS miles betwaca Nw Turk and! CKioage by Sow Tark OtatraJ. Uaaa, ejoag tk iiZZZ Tea. Moaaak Blra. Lake bl. aad Lak.

Missigssev. ANT. THE KAISER ON HIS HAYY In Address to He Reiter- ates His Desires. i IS DETERMINED TO SUCCEED Declares that He Will Do for the Navy What tils! Grandfather Did for jthe. Army.

BERLIN, Jan. Perhaps the most significant statements yet made' by Emperor William concerning bis plans for a new and powerful German Nafrj. were made to-day in addressing the officers of the garrison on the occasion of the New Tear's parade. The Kaiser referred to the strength of thej new army organised and nurtured by his grandfather, and said that, in spite of all criticism and hindrance, he wasj determined to so establish the navythat It would take the same relative rank in! the world as the army occupies to-day. In addressing the officers the Kaiser said: M.

Thi first day of the new century sees our army. In other words, jour people, in arms, gathered -around their standards, kneeling; before the Lord of Hosts; and. verily. If any one has especial reason this dav for bo win down before God It Is our uav rmv A dance at our standards suffices I a an exnlanatton. for they are the embodi ment of our history.

in what condition did the past century, at 1U dawn, find our armyt The glorious army of Frederick the Great had slept upon Its laurels, fossilized amid all the petty de tail of pipe clay, led by superannuated and Inefficient Generals, with officers unaccus tomed to useful work and lost In debauch, luxury, and foolish arrogance. Our army. In a word, was not equal to Us mission, which. Indeed. It had forgotten- Heavy was the chastisement of Heaven which overtook It and fell on our peopie.

It was cast Into the dust, the glory of rredArif was extinguished and our stand ard were broken. In many long years of bitter servitude God taught the people to look to itself, and- under the pressure ot the foot of the proud conqueror, our people engendered in Itself the most sublime thought that It Is the highest honor to deal- S3 'Service0 Form anTlIfe wera by. my -eat-grandUther, life her. new laurels crowned tne newiy created rmv omi it. vAiitnrtii iwnnpri.

due uni versal military service only attained its true significance through our-great depart ed Emperor, in nis quiet way ei the reorganisation of our army, In spite of opposition and ignorance. Glorious oamDaims crowned bis work In a wav never a mar ted. His spirit filled tha nnki of our ft rmv. even as his own trust in God bore our troops to astonishing victories. With this, his owtt; creation, he brought the German races together and gave us back long-desired Oerman- unity.

It is to him, that our thanks are due, that bv the helD of that! 4 rmv the Oerman Em pire, commanding respect, has again assumed tha position (assigned to It-in the council of. nations: I li It is for you. gentlemen, to preserve and employ in the new century the old qualities by which our lorerathers made tne army great namely, simplicity and modesty In dally life, unconditional devotion to the royal service, the employment of one's whole strensrth of body and mind In the ceaseless work of training and developing our troops, and, even as my grandfather la- Dored ror nis army, so win in like manner, unerringly carry on and carry through the work of reorganising my navy, in order that It may be justified in standing by the side of my land forces, and that by It the Oerman Empire may also be in a position to win the place which it has not yet attained. With the two united. I hope to be enabled, with a firm, trust In the guidance of God.

to Drove the truth of the saying- of Frederick William the First: "When -One in this world wants to decide something with the pen he does not do It unless supported by the strength of the Emperor William has Issued' an order to tne army that, in accordance with the unanimous decision of the Oerman sovereigns, a Dadge commemorative of the last century, and as a fresh pledge of the unity and indissolubility of the empire," has been established for the colors of the whole army. The day broke dark. cold, and fnrrc With a driszllng rain, but the great ceremony of awakening the city was nevertheless performed successfully by the military bands and drum and fife corps of the whole garrison, marching at the quickstep from the to i uc jsntnuenourg uate and back, rousing the population with deafenina- nu. The Emperor and Empress, as usual, were eariy hoqul tne signincanc act of re-educating the flags of the Prussian Army, which occurred in the was a most solemn ceremony. His Majesty, with the four eldest Princes.

walked briskly over from the Castle to fthumes Halle. Hall of uiones. in wnose interior court, in the presence or uermany Emperor and Princes, the act took place. The flags were piled up before an altar especially erected, where the Protestant and Catholic Army Chaplains performed the dedicatory rites. The Emperor spoke kindly to Field Marshal Blumenthal, eighty-Six years old.

who was present, i i The Empress drove up In a coach-anVi-slx with the two youngest Princes. Oscar and Joachim, and tne little Princess, all of tnem witnessing tne scene below from window overlooking tne court, The sign ana countersign given out by the Emperor was I Koenlgsbarr.nariin symbolically typifying Prussia's rise during tne century. ft The decree swarding each flaa- a new nr. nament clasp and ribbon went into, effect rortnwitn in is ariemoon. each regiment marching with Its flags thus decorated, a similar decree was published to-day by the prince Regent of Munich and ether Oerman rulers.

ii i It was noticed that during the re-dedlca- tion the Emperor addressed kindly words to Prince Frederick Leopold, who; here for a few days rrom nis banishment in CasseL The jsmperori address, during the t. erclses. was considered another daenlv air. nlflcant expression of his Majesty's firm intention to maintain the empire in its in-taarritv. Tbe passage in which he said he would continue in spite of all hindrances to I made the deepest impression, land his 1 marks are this evening commented make the navy as powerful as the army re- upon tk.M wr In rilnlomatW.

rlnl, Wi. -vr delivered nis toaren a nign-pitcned, resonant, strident voice. (Each syllable was pa- During the afternoon hours the Emperor called upon tne aamisters ana mnm. Tbe United States Ambassador, A. J.

White, and Mrs. White, being out calling, the Emperor failed to meet them at their residence on Benne Strasse. Tne American colony observed the dav. Pastor Dickie held a reception and Consul General Mason and Mason and Robins did the same, The rest ot the Americans, with ail Berlin, were out calling all cay, i HIEWEB'S BOOT ji FOUND. Bet feus flays av -Clairvoyant Told Hlsa It Was ta) swaaaa.

WTNSTED. Conn-." Jan. It eras learned to-day that the body, of Mrs. Fidelia Brew-a aichtv rears OULlwho mrsteitoaaly dls- aisiagnrl from ker homata South gsndis- field. Maaa.

twelve weeks agoi was found yesterday in a swamp about two: miles from T-ha body waa found by the woman's son claims to havo recetvad a om. municatlon from a Chicago clairvoyant, tail ing bub waarw Xbe case has been one of Considerable mystery, the, woman having disappeared her aome tn the night, and freouent aaaxefles by organised parties failing to find rit her. There are rumors of foul gay. ana leara tha cause) and an wiibimihw ww vm saaue ta vvm 'nTTn la goebel bbi in a maioriu 1 Will Control the Kentucky Legislator Charge of Bribery Xade by One i of the Denocratia Senators, FRANKFORT, Jan. i-The Ken tucky Legislature win eseemble to-morrow.

Afready nearly every member of both houses i on the ground, and to-night caucuses were hAd by the Democrats and the -i- All doubt as te the ability of the Oeebel Democrats to organise' both houses of the Legislature was dispelled by the atundanoe In the Oemocratio caucus Benater uoebel was nominated tor President pre tern of ttae- Senate, and the entire Ooebet slate went through. In the House caucus an of the fifty-eight Democrats aoswered te roll call and participated. In the Senate four Democrats remained out. They were Senators Alexander, Hays, GUlespie. and Roberts.

Senator Hill waa sick and absent, but Is not classed with the dissenters. In the 8ente caucua Senator Harold created a sensation by making an alleged expose of the antl-Goebet leaders, declaring that he had been approached by J. H. Wbai-len of Louisville and paid $4,600 to remain out of the caucus. The money, he said, bad been nikced in a box with the Louisville Trust Company, the key to which he passed up to Senator Goebel.

who waa presiding over the caucus, ending his speech by declaring; that he had entered into the deal for the i purpose of exposing Whallen. and, that there was not money enough. In the world to make him disloyal to his party sad his State, i i Attorneys for Goebel and other Contesting Democratic candidates for Btate offices today served notlces-upon ths Republican, contestees to tako deDositlons to be used as rviucun in mm uvhujum wnic evidence in tne penaing contest cases antr naming their witnesses. The list of wit- unncii uiuiuun Hind mi i pmiuwu men In both the Republican and antl-Goebel Democratic parties, like Gov. Bradley.

Sen ator Deboe, Gen. Basil W. Duke, John H. Whallen. and others.

r- The Republican decided to-ttlgnt to noia a conference to-morrow and nominate a straight; Republican slate of candidates. This action was taken when It became apparent that the Republican antl-Goebel coalition could not -organise either house. The antl-Goebel leaders say the large at the Democratic i caucuses to night does not Indicate anything as to the Gubernatorial contest or the Senatorshlp as In the Senate the Goebel men and antl-Goebel men entered Into a deal regarding division of the offices In that branch and that several others would' have staid out but for this agreement They also -claim tnat tne anu-uoeoei men were nrougnt into the Houe caucus by a like trade, and that It extends no further than to-morrow's proceeding. The prospects or Blackburn for the Senate are much better than Goebel' for the Gov-ernorshlD. and while a decided boom has been launched for Watt 'Hardin by the Brown Democrats, it Is not believed to-have the necessary strength behind It, and- la regarded as being done In the booe of causing a bolt In the Democratic caucus and a consequent deadlock In the contests.

While it is claimed that all the Republic an members will vote for' whoever is put forward- by the Brown Democrats for Senator, this Is doubted, and it may be safely predicted, as far as tne senatorshlp Is concerned, that It will be Blackburn or no one, with the chances, favoring Blackburn. There is little prospect of much legislation. me repeat or tne uoebel law will be attempted-by the Republicans, and will be as bitterly fought as the contests. BEFORK IN SOUTH H0BWALK. Hew Mayor Will Try ter Prevent Alt Baslaes.

Sunday. Sttcici to Tkt New York NOR WALK. Jan. municipal officers of Norwalk and South? KovwaDx took the oatht of office at noon to-day. 1 In South Xorwalk; Mayor C.

G. Bohanaon, free-silver Democrat, promises to inaugurate a reform administration will does barbers shops, cigar stores, and news-stands all day Sunday and give the ungodly citizen a tane a Puritan or old Ne England in Mayor uiover. gold Demo crat, favors a liberal policy and will not Interfere With legitimate business. He Is perfectly willing that South Norwalkers should do their Sunday shaving In Norwalk. as well as buy their cigars up town and smoke them In Msyor Bohannon's baili wick it ts rumored, however, that South Mayor will endeavor-; to stop street car traffic If too many South Nor walkers do their Sunday business at Nor walk.

Some interesting developments are In anticipation of Mayor Bohannotrs re gime, the South Norwaik merchants and rlgar dealers have secreted all nickel and penny slot macr.ines, ror the police nave stated that all machines found after Jan. 1 would be confiscated and the dealer fined and costs, the penalty prescribed by the State law. CONDITION, 07 XAKSAS BANKS. Deposits aad Sight Eiekaage Shaw aa Increase Over Last Year. ipeciai to The New York Times.

TOPEiLa, Jan. Bank Commis sioner Breidenthal to-day compiled a state ment showing the financial condition of all the Stat4 and private banks of Kansas as shown by their statements of Dec 2. The total loans and discounts are 792.64. the total deposits are $28,143,835.81. the cash: and sight exchange and legal reserves are $10,74,465.81, the re-discounts are ano tne nius payaote are $147,029.40.

I i a comparison with tne reports or rxpt. i shows an Increase of loans of Increase lot deposits, Increase of rr-uiKuunts, a mil mkivww vt bUls payable of $33,130. The legal reserve shows a decrease of $1,329,737. The reserve Dec- 2 wss 41 1-10 per cenu and Sept. 7 46 per cent.

The reports also show an increase of Investment In bonds and warrants of about $400,000. i -v The decrease or reserve la aue to tne large demand for loans from cattle feeders. in view or tne targe witourawat oepoaus by Cattle feeders, the Increase of deposits now available funds in exeeae ainna Kanramrahr tm remaraaoia. i na dieii of tbe legal uonpirsa witn the Statement of Dec, 31. 1898, this report shows ad Increase of deposits of snd I an increase or in caan.

ana. irhi loans are greater bv $1,000,000 than ever before in. the history of tne oeparunenb. -1 in ii. fart? tlaks Hear lew Havea, Sfrotiat to Tie New York Timet.

NEW: HATES Jan. The tog Joseph E. SUckney of Perth Am boy, N. arrived In port this morning and reported tbe loss of one of her bargea which she had In tow during ths storm this morning. The Stick-iwt was thre miles eoatheast of New Ha ven and wss having a hard time of It.

JustToff the Brand ford beacon one of the barges loaoeo wita tons ot coat negaa to Ohle Oeaeral Asaesably Meets. TOLUKBU3. Cu Jan. The' Seventy- fourth General Assembly met to-day, and elected the Republican caucus nominees by strict party vote. An adjournment waa then takes until to-morrow, when Gov.

Buabnelt's message be read. Under the reorganization judge A. o. Revnolda of Lake County, Is Speaker of the House, and Oscar Sbepard, President pro teas, of tbe Senate. Lieut, oov.

jones noids over antll next Monday, whew he will be sue eeeded by John A. CaldweU. of Cincinnati. i Deaaaoraita Casjews Tw-etls-ht. ALBAKT, Tbe Democratlo mem- hers of the Senate have received notice that there wUl be a eauCna at tha Hotel Tea Eyck to-morrow evening at e'clock.

The call Is 'signed by Senator Donnelly, who is Chairman of the Caucus Committee, -and It Is supposed tnat it ts ror tne purpose or fllSCHSSing proposeo iaiaiaav Ta Atlaarle City ta Hears via Cen tral as.ii riry. Begins leg January St, lb Atlaatie City Se-etal will taave Llbarty St. at P. M. Ssth Ferry.

P. arriving Atlantle City I p. it. Retnralng, Jeare AUsstie City 3 p. JC -1 arriving at New xor sc.

raa via Latswwad. AiT. Qmttt' Kew Tstkl IHwwt LOSS OF LIFE CI A Two Deads Threa and Seven Persons Injured. i 4 t-' I FLAMES BURST OUT SUDDEfiLY Panfe Amooc Flat Tenants at Early Hoar 'This nontlas, 1: r- i Two children lost their, Urea and seven persons were Injured In a flee which; was discovered at 12S o'clocr this morning in a sis-story flathouse at TU First Avenue. Three other children are reported and may have perished, and It Is pcf thatj there may have teen evjen r-number of fataatlM.

as no complete 1 the occupants of the building is avails' FoUewing Is a 1 list of the casualties ported up to 2:43 I THE I LEONARD, six ssoaths old, eklld Ot vart Leonard: vftooa tad. THOMAS, tea years eM; died burns. i i the Miasma i THE i INJURED. LB0NARD, EDWARD; burned about the ban LEOMARD, MARGARET; suftertng from shot LEONARD. HARRT foartSM years eld: bum I F18CHEU PAUUNB: angle spralaeo.

O-BRIKN. MAROARETi auSarlng froaa shock LOBW. RUPERT, of 7M First Areas; bemtj about tbe bands While siding tn rescues. KEtJJTHEm. JOSBPn, ef TM First Avenu i bumad about the hands while aiding la eues.

i I The; outburst of the flames was, sudd) and, the families la the house were throw A Into a panic Dosens of people battled irr the dark and smoke filled -halls, or shrieked wildly for help from. the. npper windows. Three alarms were sent tn. At o'clock, when Chief Croker said the flames were under control, many persons had been carried ladders.

The burned building Is on the east side of first Avenue the second door above Forty-second Street. Four buthrv em ployed by tbe United States TJresse-neef Company at Forty-fourth Street, away, saw tbe flames burst One man ran to the Tbe others darted, off to the tag. i These men are: Charles Miner. Charles 'Roser. and Her A The three who ran to the house down tha.

door of the building. 1. I wer packed with frightened. jtUl clothed people, suddenly aroused froi 'eP hy the cry of fire. i The.

men dragg out half a dosea and a number of the male tenant I out without th. vm t. aVof thV 4 Inff hut ttt ite taa a mM FtaUx first floor. Upon the arrival' of the Brr ladders were set up before the building. On the north side of the i tenement it a line cf one-story wooden houses, used, by butchering Concerns.

Ladders wera also dragged to the roofs of these houses and set up against the 0le of the house which was on Are. Fireman after fireman up these ladders, each returning with either a woman or a maii or sometimes with two rescued; from upper windows. Thirteen persons were so carried down. v. fTbe ground floor jof the house was eccu-t pled by a restaurant, kept by a man named Schmidt.

This mad, with his family, Hved on the first floor, above thej restaurant. lt is said that 'the Are started lit his rooms snd -wap caused by a candle which had been left burning on a Christmas tree, f4- Two families lived on each floor. th first, besides the1; Schmidt family. Uved Mary Carroll, her brother Peter, and her eouajn, Patrick Pcrry. i- On the second, floor lived ja man" named" Cohren.

with his wife and three children. The third floor was occupied by a man named Powers, with his wife snd Ave ehll- dren. and a family; named Tallon, which tn- eluded three small ehadren. It is iot known iwho occupied the fourth floor. On the fifth floor lived the' family" of Edward Leonard, purnberinr eight, as; well as the Lenehan family.

Four ambulances from Beltevoe Hospital were early pn the scene. Half a doaea per- sons who were slightly burned were taken after having been around the earner to 411 East Ftorty-eecond Street. Here a family named MtlnoUand made room tor them. Their rooms were turned into a tey: porary i Rupert Loew. Joseph Kelleber, and Will-, fatm MUholUnd.

of 411 East Forty-aeeoad Street, were retsmlng; home; when the fire was; discovered, and made several going Into the burning building snd carry'' lag" out tenants. I 1- ri-' Lieut Howe, fiemas holding a Bennett medal tor his good work of past years, did -hereto work aa ladder erected side tbe He was at the top of the ladder, A line of firemen were pcio- him on the ladder. Howe swung woman after woman from, the appermoat wlndew. passed them to tbe man below him, who la turn passed tbe rescued oaa down the lad- der to the other saen. 1 McCarthy.

Chambers, and F1U-. Patrick of No. I Engine saade several pravs resooes from the fifth floor of the burnii bunding. Chief Croker estimated th damage at abowt mooa -i A A. i C0NXY ESLAST TBAUTS DTULYXD Osia Car a Flaw; aad a 'Motor-ape at iTmm0 Exalte the i Traffic was stopped between and -o'clock last night on the Fifth Avn-: branch ef tho Brooklyn Ele-rated Roa About o'clock a third-ran motor car, drsw-icg two trailers, returabia from tbe fight at Coney Island, caught -negy the Ninth Street sutlon.

The i was crowded with men. and they ma-it rush to reach the tracks. The blase burr. i the floor ef the motor car. and was th.

-i extinifutshed by tb train Another train pushed the wrecked train the trtJsre. No souser had the block eaa bv tbe hre been broken than another mot; car, drawing a train also loaded 'with returning rrom the ngnt. oiew out iis-f-. near tha Ninth Street station, and ano; -delay of fifteen minutes cons: jeraiy 1. -ruptad trails and cwngestea r-aai..