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2 red. WHic: corn. No. 2 mixed, 45Hc; cotton, middling. CONGRESS.

Th Senat yesterday vumA 1 lb Army Reorganisation bill, which pro-' vtdes for radical changes In th servlc. It also passed the Fortifications bilL. The Hoom devoted Its session to consld-' ration of tba Sundry Civil bllL-Page 6. frORElON. British successes er reported at various points in South Africa.

Lord Roberts reiorted last evenlnr that the Vaal River had been crossed without op-position at Warrenton, and that a fores of mounted Infantry had advanced to the Vat River. He added that the main Army would march to the latter point to-day. The capture of Brandfort retarded as of treat strategic lm-. portance, as it enables the three main British forces -those of Lord Roberts. Lord Melhtien, and Gen.

Buller to cooperate. The Boers wno -were in the Brandfort district are- supposed to be re-' treating toward Winburg. The British have occupied 8mlthfleld, In the south of the Orange Fre State. Debates on the Eplon Kop dispatch took place both In the House of Lord a and Mouse of Common yesterday. The-Government was harshly criticised by the Liberals, but the motion In the Commons to reduce the War Office estimates was lost by a large majority.

Kmperor Francis Joseph arrived In Berlin yesterday morning. Ha was met and af frctionately greeted by the Kaiser. Crowds welcomed the vls-, Itor. More raids are reported in AshantL The memorial chapel given to Paris by the Castellunea was dedicated yesterday. The Bulgarian rising has been Pages 3 an( e.

Page I. Charles Emory Smith la said In Washing-ton to Im the beat available man for Vies 1 "resident on the Republican- ticket. William (2. McLaughlin, a Tammany man. bitterly denounced Richard Croker at a meeting of the Liberal Club last evening.

Pat A. "The Rapid Transit Board yesterday gave a hearing to two delegations from Brook- lyn. who suggested routes for an exten-iluii of the system in that borough. The Police Commissioners, after receiving an unsolicited opinion from District Attorney (Jiu-dlner. decided that their license not necessary for prtseflghts and boxing matches, and such exhibitions are nut to be Interfered with.

Pa 5. Gov. Roosevelt entertained the Charter Revision t'otnmisaton at dinner and discussed their Work with them. Oen. Otis reports that during the month of April the Insurgent lost 1.721 men in killed, wounded, and captured.

The President sent to the Senate the names of gauford H. Dole to bo President of Hawaii and Henry K. Cooper to be Secretary. Pag T. A controversy has arisen between the Finance Department and the Board of Edu-.

ration over the method of procedure in disposing of school funds under the Davis law. V. Pit 14. Judge Foster yesterday Issued an order setting nalde the portions of the March Oram! Jury presentment relating to the District Attorney, and gave permission to the latter to file the minutes of the Urand Jury as a publla document. Page 7.

Arrival at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buy Business Troubles. Page 13. fourt Calendars. page Insurance Notes. Page 2.

1-egal Notes. Page a. Ioes by I'tre. Page 3. Marine Intelligence and Foreign Malls.

1'ag O. Market. Pare 10. New Corporations. Page 1L Rallronja.

Page 3. Real ltte. Page 12. 7. J'nlted Be rv ice.

Pace weather Report. Page Yesterday's Fli-e. Page 3. MRS. RUSIE GETS DIVORCE.

Wife of New York Club' Pitcher Success! ul Say Ruaie Threatened to Kill Her in Court. Special to Tke New York Timet. 1XDIANAPOL1S. May 4 Susie May Rusls secured a divorce from her husband. Amos Rusle.

the baseball pitcher, here this afternoon under sensational circumstance a. Mra lluale. in her testimony, said' that Rusle begged her to withdraw the suit and become reconciled, promising to do better. She refused, and heboid her that It she got the divorce she would never leave the Court House alive. Cupp testified that the defendant said the same to her.

Mrs. Rust testified Rusle was contln-' nally under the influence of liquor, was abusive, and once he held a loaded shot- gun In his hands, she said, and declared that he believed he would be doing the right thing if he blew her head off and then his own. At another time, she teati-flad. he. drew a j-azor, and threatened to eut her throat and commit suicide.

The hotgun Incident happened last January, the rttor incident In New York In March. Hn they went to Bright wood to live 5L iope that he could abstain from annking. and she notified the saloon weepers not so sell him liquor. This made him "sTr. and Mrs.

Ruaie says he struck her. The court awarded Mrs. Ruaie $1,000 ali-, saony, the household goods, and attorney's lee. Two policemen have been detailed to protect her. TBtfST COMPANIES TO COMBINE.

Baltii Coaeeraa Nesrtiatlag (r Coaislltlatiai. Sfrtiol 14 A'rw J'er Timts. BALTIMORE. May are progress for the consolidation of the Catral Real Estate and Trust Company, formerly the Old Une Real Estate and Trust Company, and the Union Trust Com- formerly the Realty Trust Company of this city. Boththe Central and the Union were or- Soiled about a mm Th.

fnrmM i. eaptiaiised at ll.Oito.ttOO. all of which it paid I IJX. surplus of about of I tn jr the stock- I Trnst Companr Is capitalised ft l.0ti0,wi0, of which StcrvnoO has been PMd up. It has a surplus of about Jlr UW.23 was paid in by th tOrkhoMrrs.

il reported that several other trust eompanles of this city will consolidate. HAWAIIAN REPUBLICAN PARTY. Call for Convention Union Natlvea, Reyaliata, and Portuguea. Spfoal TWA'tar Ksre Tim. AprU call has been leued for a convention on May 15 to or-Kants a Republican Party In th Territory Hawaii.

Delegate to th National Con, loo at Philadelphia will clrtteO. much talk nirw a wmKin twk oatlra Hawallana wlUi whites who. were vl th.tm'or tn overthrow of monarchy and Ih Portuguese, If a 1 couM frmed of the, elements It dominant panr. uvi OOU Pjugea amona people aay the nattves cannot glnduced te hold together, and that th it wvum bw jvia iucu cvmoiu i A Tral Rr.r H)je "ver thrcogh the Valley Suffal we wast. jr the N.w lark CaUmi CHARLES EMORY SMITH FOR YIGE PRESIDENT The President, It Is Said Would Be Pleased to Have Him Named.

Senator Depew May Place Mr. McKinlcy In. Nomination Lodge for Per- manent Chairman. Social Tin Ktm Yor Tim. 'WASHINGTON.

May though the Republican managers have not yet given a Ign to show that they have decided upon th man who will be nominated for Vice President at Philadelphia. It is asserted that Senator Woloott of Colorado is to be the temporary Chairman, of the convention, and Senator Lodge the permanent It la said also that Senator Depew Is to have the honor of making the speech placing President McKinley In nomination, Senator Depew this afternoon expressed the opinion that bo Mew YorX Republican will receive the nomination for Vic President, although he doubted the ability of Gov. Roosevelt to refuse a nomination if it were th Inclination of th convention at Philadelphia to force It upon him. Several other Republicans have been discussing the suggestion that Beth Low. might be chosen as Vice President with great satisfaction to New York and other Bute.

Mr. Low's candidacy might, it is admitted, prove measurably satisfactory to th Republicans, but th Inclination fs to get a candidate whose support will not In any measure be qualified by considerations like those that might detract from the unanimous support that would be lacking tn Mr. Low's case. There Is a fear that there Is some feeling among Republicans over th attitude of Mr. Low toward th party In a recent contest in New York, and it la the opinion jamong the politician that a man without', factional opposition would be a safer mate for Mr.

McKinley. Senator Hanna has not yet become convinced that he cannot get Secretary Root to become the candidate. Meantime th talk about Secretary Long continues and the New England States are believed to be likely to give him their Votes. Still another Administration candidate Is kept well in the front, without creating any Irritation in the "Cabinet Postmaster Smith finds some supporters wherever he Is known for his gifts of oratory. That he comes from Pennsylvania, a next-door neighbor to Ohio, Is mentioned as a geographical objection to him.

But It Is pointed out that if a candidate la- to be taken from New York, that that State also is a next-door neighbor to Ohio. A prominent member of the Administration, discussing this feature to-day, said: The geography of the Situation should not be considered, except that the nomination should come Rast What we want la a man thoroughly In touch with the party, with a record clean and honest, without family skeletons, and on who commands respect of the people. Charles Emory Smith fills this bill better than any on I have heard mentioned. He would make an Meal presiding officer and would bring added dignity to the ticket. And what a campaign he would make! To my mind he is the best speaker in politics snd his arguments are forceful and clear.

I do not think wa should necessarily nominate a man from a doubtful State this year. We are strong enough. What we want Is the best available man. and Charles Emor? Smith Is the one. It is well known no member of the Cabinet stands better With the President than Mr Smith and I happen to know th President has no personal objection to Mr.

Smith as a running mate. In fact, he would be pleased to have him." PLATT CONTRADICTS QUIGG. Announces Definitely that He Will Re sign County Committee Presidency. President Qulgg, of the Republican County Committee, appeared In the corridor of the Fifth Avenue Hotel about 8 o'clock last night, and to a reporter who asked what he was there for, replied. I came to see Senator Platt.

The Senator wired me to meet him here at 0:30 o'clock." Mr. Qulgg waited about for an hour or so and then went to dinner. When he returned he met National Committeeman Olbbs, and tho two men sat on one of the sofas and talked earnestly. Finally, about 0 o'clock a porter came In with Senator Piatt's valise, but the Senator did not follow, and after lounging a few moments Mr. Glbbs took his departure.

Mr. Qulgg, however, remained, but about 10 o'clock he, too. gave up all hope of seeing the Senator and went hom. Thirty-five minutes later Mr. Piatt walked into the hotel.

When asked by a reporter why he had arrived so late, the Senator replied that he had been attending to some private business. Mr. Qulgg and Senator Glbbs were waiting for you for three hours," the reporter told the Senator. -1 didn't know about that." Mr. Piatt answered.

"Why," said the reporter, "Mr. Qulgg saia mil you na teiegrapnea mm to meet you here st 6:30." I sent no such message," th Senator replied. Is Mr. Qulgg sure to retire from the Presidency of the County Committee? the reporter asgea. He Is," was the response.

"Whent" "That matter will not be taken up until Chairman, Odell returns from his Western inp. ar. r-iati repuea. Senator flatt said tnat be did not expect to see uov. Kooseveit to-day, but added inai wnen in uovemor is in ashington nvxi wnt uicy wuuiu pruuaoiy meet.

BRYAN 8ELECTS RUNNING MATE It la Aaatrted that Ha Haa Asked ex. Congressman Shlvely to Run. Sftnol to Tk New Ytvh Times. SOUTH BEND. 'May Is positively asserted here that ex-Congressman win make the race for the Democratic nomination for Vice President.

W. J. Bryan arrived here at o'clock this morning and remained with Mr. Shlvely nntn o'clock this afternoon, No one else was present at the Interview, but It haa sine been publicly declared that Bryan requested 8hlvely to be his running mate in th coming campaign. 'Bryan dehlrea that the Hoosler make the race, and con- alders that his own chances would brighter wtxn aniveiy on tn ticket.

Shlvely is preparing to withdraw from th Governorship race in favor of Tamrt of Indianapolis, who la his strongest op- Dr. Glrdntr-Off to Join' Bryan. Dr. John H. Glrdner of this city, who has been considered a possible nominee for.

tho Ylce Presidency on the Democrttlc ticket, left for Chicago yesterday, where he will n-et William Jenninjra Brvan tcwnlh. After attending a Democratic meeting iher they wlU proceed to Omaha, wher each of them will speak at a Populist banquet on aaonoay miuu m- Eatrm Far reaatartvaaUk Llaalteel Claelaanti. Lear. Wast tsnl Ptraet MaUon dally at A. M.

Ovar the AlWseay Mountains and tarewga III, awim. rejaataU 1-olamdt Palaaat P.laa.1 Drink tba paraat aatarai spring. water knew. A4V, jYORK. SATURDAY.

MAY 5. Pages and Supplement PAY FOR FIGHTER OF 76. Senate Vote to On of Twenty- nine Children of CoL of th Revolutionary War. WASHINGTON. May 4.

The Senate, to- day passed a km III to pay S2.BM to Rachel Wilson of Harrison County, West 'VaJ for th services oft her father, CoL Benjamin Wilson. In ttuk Revolutionary war. i The beneficiary of th bill Is on of twen- iy-nin child red Of CoL Wilson. STRIKE TROUBLE AT BAYONNE. Copper Works! Men's Demands Granted Situation ou ov.

BAYONNE. it Oil Yards Mors Sari. Voorhees Takes Action. May 4. -The strike at the Orford Coriper Works came to an un-afternoon.

It had been expected end tltls announced thak th management of th works would 4ffr no new terms 'to the strikers and -It was stated that the strik- ers would contmue to refuse the company's proposals. The! conference between a com- mlttee of the pien and President Thomp- son this afternoon. however, resulted In the company Agreeing to give their! etn ployes an incri as of 10 per oant. for on year. A squad of LBayonn police is still on guard at the orks.

as well as the sixty and It Is Impossible for deputy sheriffs any person enter tho nok known to be friendly to The sltuatiorl comaan ny's premises. of th Standard Oil Corn- panya yards has grown more aerioua. here are now 450 men out. Including boll ermakers. and Polna coopers.

's, ana laborers, ail Slavs Thte Darrei shop Is shut down, visited Jersey City for the Gov. Voorheeai purpose of contferrlng with Sheriff Ruem- Dier anrl i Proaecutor Erwin tn relation to the situation had been th Atfter exhlalned to hi m. Uor. Voorhees said ha ovild not call out the militia until the Sheriff mnA Prosecutor had exhausted all legal methods Klthout suppressing thedis- luruanc. You will Voorhees to to the said Gov.

erif Ru mpler, and ar-ders. as was done at Cro- reat the i rlngleiiders, ton Dam. kink that Is all that will be neceaaary. If not. then I will resort to es to put an end to the drastic measu trouble." Sheriff R.iintnl er at once went to Bay.

onne wurj an 4xtra force of deputies. NOT A DEADLY WEAPON. Clnelanatl ry 80 Holda Regarding Flobert Rifle. SteeiaJ The New York Timet. CINCINNATI May 4.

Some time ago Warner Everill with some Cbmoanions was chased ofi a farm by John Lutterble on the west threw rocks fork of M1U Creek. Lutterble 4t them and Kversull shot him In th. fodehead with a bullet from a Klohert rlfl I For this he was arrested bf shooting to kill. on the charge The Ooort I aay stated thkt nis cnarge to the Jury to me case ningea on the Flobert rifle a deadly point. was weapon? There wa.

nothing In the evidence, the el lurv. to ahow that tha Vln- Court tnlit th. bert waa Ho deidly weapon. The Jury was is out but a few minutes, and, itainty, acquitted the lad. on tms point MINISTER, FIGHTS A DUEL.

Sent Ca rolin Dlvta Killa Mil at th Paraoaag Door. Special COLTJMBIA. New era timet. Hi the result of a quarrel jfasterday with John R. Bel- linger, a lawyek-, about work on the Baptist parsonage at Bamberg, the Rev.

W. E. Johnson Baptist minister, and William T. Bellinger. couft stenographer, and son of the lawver.

fofght a duel at the parsonage door to-day rhich resulted in Bellinger Instantly killed. Although ere fired at him at close being almost four bullets range, the minister escaped without a scratch. John iff and is tn son surrendered to the Sher- 41L BIO WHALE AT ATLANTIC CITY. Found 01 Tide BHa-aatlae at Lv Llfe-Savlas; Crew. Special ATLANTIC lt Tt New York Times.

CITY. N. May 4. A thlr- ty-flve-foot waale was cast up on BrUran- tine Beach to-flay, It is suPDOsed to have came ashore storm. during last night's thunder- Not for years seen off this haji a.

alml1ai mnn.t.. part of the coast. Keeper William Holdzkom ora 01 me rxorin ungantlne ng Station found the animal at low tide. It measures Beach Llfe-8ai high and dry about 6 feet through ough, and waa barely alive is dark in color. wnen zouna.

it The lite-savin crew pulled It up on the have It stuffed. beach and. will FREE ROADS FOR BALTIMORE. Railway Deett Cly CoaiBty. Special Tk' New York Times.

BALTIMORE. May 4. With a view to keeping the nubile roads leading out of Baltimore freo ways Company from tolls the united Rail-has made a free deed of sift to Baltimore City and Baltimore County of those portions of the Baltimore and York turnpike, the Baltimore and Harford turnpike, and the Be lair turnpike which lie within county. thb limits of the city and The companv official, aav thv aM tn railway, not tlie ttiranllra uA their object Is to build UD- and develnn tho city and urruuauinx country. acnnS! UDon the theory thkt such development la cer- tain to benefit she railway company.

To se-development, they claim all rl the city should be free. cure proper reads entertngl The York Koad Turnnlke la thlrtv mliu long, the Haford Road eighteen miles. and the Belal Road nine miles. Two miles of each of th former roads and one mile of the latter wiinin in city limits. On In the city limits the com- the York Road pany has speat u.tRi grading and mac-1 Harford Road -mat ik.

aaamixing. comDanv tfhe rtghially 30.000. and on It th company has spent s.uiJ in improvements. i iieiair Road cwsi iu. company fiaju.

USE Or UPHELD. Social The New York Timet. CHICAGO May 4 -Use of the letters O. aiamlfvin All eorr-t mk.i. il.

Indorsement df Judges Horton, Freeman. ana enepara 101 tne Branch Court and Isl the nolnt on whtk k.i. hf firmatlon a decision of the Circuit Court rests. t-t- (x am nuesuon waa raised on he Davis Paint Manufactur- the anneal of lng Company irrora th decree of the Cir cuit Court restrsJninar tba onllain. Just'ce of th Peace Judgment from the fwrnm ntrt1 in th.

tfAIIV. AM Ih. mv vm resentaUon of draft of th order bearing iu, touowea feJfe' P0? tor th f' zoiiowed rr, 1 aecre was amended, and the ruling of the branch An- --i wibxiki aecree. iT wsioai aecree. T- u.

v. uv teeters Judge Horton Quoted th dic- wnin, ngni: correct: jmw L. f. rinent. as a rnnttriiilna- the iw.

1. mi. VVUI I S4U. ki1! dfilnrllin gives that i ii wmrpiNn ana Oeratandlna. iTbat la no doubt the sen a wawa imunin unaerstood it, and th lutmniug in euunset uitenaed to- express.

ftawtd Trai KuU oetalla ehsier County taaued. Apply alt im iMka.ka. tut sutoartea Hosim la Wm. CeotraJ fwdar jux stamp to Uaorgi atia, urani ventral ata- Htarle. of JioiiowB ul be The Black Hutner Oahed May IX 4A4v, sub- SPEGIAGDLAB FIRE ON STATEN ISLAND maaBBBSBaBBaBmaWaWaWaaaWaWSSaaBa 7, Standard Varnish Works, Elm Park, Ablaze Early This Morning.

EIGHT BIG TANKS EXPLODE Flaming Oils Cover the Kill Von Kull and Menace Docks, Shipping, and Flrsboats. The Standard Varnlah Work, at rim Park, 8. wer on flra earlv thla mnm. lng. and the whole works were threatened wita destruction.

The varnish and materials escaping from the great tanks as they blew up flowed over th yard and out upon the waters of Newark Bay and th Kill Von KulL Th names from the oUs leaped high In the air, lighting the country for miles. The fire started shortly before mldnte-ht from an unknown cause. There was an explosion that shook buildings for a radius of a mile, and then the' flames burst forth. It Is believed there was an explosion of the gases in one of the great tanks. The fire spread rapidly.

The fire engines and hose carriaa-es from Port Rlr-hmniui and Mariner's Harbor were soon on the mm a i once a general alarm was sent In calling all of the apparatus from Within an blown up. Each of these contained gallons cf material. The firemen wer ortven back again and again, but kept up mvv ujc vuuuiiixi ui llin plant These are of brick, one story high. avrrs ox ajruunq. Across the Shore Road from the burning tanks Is th.

f.BaH. i 1 1 i i Island Quartet Club. This the firemen made rinnguui.cLiui ig MM, II 11 CSUgni. there waa ev.rv ehanM nf kniiHinM going. The biasing fluids from the tanks poured out upon the water of the kills and spread out over a broad expanse.

Fire tugs from the Rta.nitar1 nil WVtrk. arly.upon the scene, but they could not approach the main fire, and had to confine u.ruiiiw cuuru 10 aeep in ourning oils from floating down th kills to points where ships and boats were tied up. Km 7 uu uivnum liv.i mn imat mm i danger of getting away from th tugs, and v. iiruunru i or i rum nayonn. Tim nn tk.

iia awii the tugs, which had to turn their hose upon each other In order to save themselves. To have let the fire escape down wwiv. cj uui uniy enaanajerea the docks and boats along the Staten Island shore, but tne current might have carried some of the burning stuff across to uiv wo.i uwu ana 011 woras in ayonne. The tugs managed to hold the fire in check upon the water while the firemen on shore fought it back from the buildings: Seven of the great tanks blew up within an hour and a half. Each explosion threw the burning contents In every direction, endangering the lives of the firemen, and wtiii wir iiiv amuui iiiv UUMUings.

I Th flamn. llnAn Mia .1.. to and destroyed the docks and some of the smaiier ounaings out near tne water edge. The eighth tank blew up about 1 o'clock. At 1 ft'pliw-V Ik.

flnmn hst th. Under control. The damage Is estimated at 130,000, fully envmraif fc IntiiniiM -K llw. and no one was injured. Fire in Cigarette Factory.

Fire did $3,000 damage to the stock and building of the Notara Brothers at 138 and 160 West Twenty-seventh Street at 12:30 o'clock this morning. Cigarettes are made there and the tobacco stock was badly damaged. Nobody was hurt and the fire was put out in ten minutes. A second alarm waa sent in by the firemen because of a tenement being on one side and the White Fireproof Company on the other at 182. The fourth and fifth floors were gutted.

The cause of the fire Is not known. DOG SAVED MASTER FROM FIRE. Aroused Him by Scratching the Bed When Boathouse Waa Ablaze. NEWARK, N. May 4.

William Hem-ling, bartender In a saloon at Bower's boat-house, on the Passalo River at Harrison, was saved by his Newfoundland dog from death by burning early this morning. Hem-ling was asleep up stairs when was aroused by hi dog frantically scratching the bed. Being only half awake he commanded the dog to lie down, and waa drop- Jlng off to sleep again when the animal eaped on the bed and began barking furiously In his face. I thought he was mad." said Hemllng to-day, so I Jumped out of bed in a hurry. Then for the first time I noticed that the room was full of smoke.

I rushed into the hallway and attempted to run down the stairs, but the smoke was much denser there and drove me back. The only means of escape was apparently through the bedroom window to the ground, a distance of about fifteen feet. When I reached the window I thought of the dog. and called: "Come. Bx; come, boy.

The dog frame to the window, but shrank back. I caught him by the collar and tried to drag him out. but he struggled and got free. At that moment the flames burst into the room and I had to Jump. As I did so I heard Rex howl with naln.

and when I looked tip after reaching the ground, the flamesvwere coming through the win- cow. -The boathouse, a score of row and sail boats, and several stacks of lumber In the yard of Headley's trunk factory were destroyed. The total loss Is estimated at $9,000. KILLED BY A STREET CAR. Dr.

Vincent, Who Waa with Peary's Ex. pedition, Run Over In Detroit. DETROIT, May 4. Dr. Edward Everett Vincent, who was a surgeon of Lieut.

Peary's '93 arctic expedition, was run over by a street car and instantly killed to-day. Dr. Vincent waa riding a bicycle along' Grand River Avenue, and in endeavoring to escape collision with a buggy he rod across the car track. His blcyclo was struck by the car tender and he was thrown under the wheels and instantly killed. The body waa fearfully mutilated.

Dr. Vincent spent several years tn th Ice fields during the party's quest for the north pole, and made some valuable con-tributloDs to science concerning the ethnology of arctic tribes. Sales of Chicago Bank Stock. Special to Tie New Yoth Times. CHICAGO, May 4.

Sales of small lots of Illinois Trust and Savings Bank stock are reported at $700 a share. Paying 13 per cent, dividends, the stock nets the investor at that price a rat urn of only 1.71 par cent, on his money. y-. -v American Locomotives for Egypt. PHILADELPHIA, May 4.

The Baldwin Locomotive Works to-day received an order from th Egyptian Government for twenty locomotives, to used on th Egyptian Railwajy. Th contract calls for ten passenger and ten switch locomotlvea. Charles rf. Ferguson Resigns. Sttcial Tki Arts Ytri Tim.

CHICAGO. May 4--Caarles H. VWguson has resigned tn management of th Illinois General Agency of the Mutual Life Insurance Company -of New York, alter an active servlc of twenty-fir years. i Cwtre- wf Aaae-eieaa Metreaiella Is Grand Oatrai Stailoa the New Yura Cejtra! la 4Sd Street. Toe -can reach It la from halt a minute to fifteen minuUe from 77 Kew York beteUk 8S eluba.

aa XI thaalrva. A4v. 1 BaemtaiBa. Two hours (ram N.w Tark oa Lark manna Railroad. jo riser vacatloa spot la th world.

Hotels fit sU CROKER DENOUNCED Tammany Man Declares that He Is Worse Than Tweed. w. g. Mclaughlin the speaker Liberal. Club Taken by Surprise Con troller Cpler Lectures on Methods of Civlo Government.

Controller Bird Coler lectured last night on Municipal Government be fore the Liberal Club, on Last Fifteenth Street. Ills views on civic government met with the approval of all the members save one W. L. Ormsby who. on the strength of the teachings of a book written many yrs ago by Herbert Spencer, said that municipal ownership of schools and great franchises was wrong, and would surely lead to corruption.

William G. McLaughlin, formerly Super visor of The City Record, who was Introduced to the audience as an out-and-out Tammany man. sprung a surprise-on the assemble ge by denouncing. Richard Croker as worse than William M. Tweed, and declared Mr.

Coler was the sort of a Demo cratic reformer who would deliver the people out of the hands of th political plunderers. Mr, Coler listened attentively to Mr. Mc Laughlin's denunciation of Mr. Croker. but when his turn came to answer he refrained from saying anything for or against the Tammany lender.

Several of the persons present at the lecture said that It seemed to them that Mr. Coler well understood what was to take place. This he denied. The Controller was Introduced to the audience by President Henry Nichols aa faithful public servant." and ex-Senator John O. Boyd referred to him as the "brave man who sat In the kopje of the Controller's office and rcnelled the attacka of the 0 a mil do thieves." Tne lecture was the one which Mr.

Coler has delivered before tnsny organlsationa miciy. except tnat he tooK occasion tn denounce In bitter language the Davis measure, which gives the Board of Education the handling of many millions without security. He sold that if not repealed, the aw wouiu worn tne greatest acanuai mis city has ever seen. He favored tunnels In preference to bridges, and the municipal ownership of all franchises. He said that he believed that the time would come when the city would do its own construction work, and that the good of consolidation would become apparent to those now opposed to It.

He said that he was not seeking a renomination to office, and that was why he could speak his mind freely about the alleged evils of the school bllL He also acid that the giving of a franchise In perpetuity by the Legislature to an automobile stage company of this city was like putting a mortgage on the brains of the city for all time. W. 1. Ormsby was the next speaker, and took the view that municipal ownership always led to public corruption. He said that every child who gets an education In the public school is a pauper, and that Herbert Spencer was hi authority for this ittatoment William G.

Mclaughlin was next Intro-; duced. He said that for thlrty-tlve years he had been a member of the Columbian Order, and for a llki- period a member of the Tammany Halt Genoral Committee. He opened wr saying: flrat thought that anything that could be said here to-night after Mr. Coler 'a lecture would be like daubing a first-class picture. Although a atanch member of Tammnny Hall.

I nave for years been continuously fighting against the corruption of that Institution. I say that to spite the power of the gentlemen In Europe. He cannot put me out of that institution, because' I form my own committee and fight from the Turning to Mr. Coler. McLaughlin said: If you look over the pay-rolls of the citv which are in your office to-day you will Tlnd the names of fourteen of the lieutenants of William M.

Tweed, that Dick Turpin who claimed he robbed the rich and gave to the poor. Still he put ten millions of dollars in hla own pocket, and yet he died In the penitentiary. Recorder Goff and other good Democrats have been responsible for all the good reform in this city. We have a gentleman at the top of Tammnny Hall who Is responsible for more thieving than nny other man In the country, and the deeds of Tweed sink Into insignificance before htm. His name Is Richard Croker.

and I aay it aa a member of Tammany Hall. But we have with us to-night a man who will save us from th grsap of this modern Tweed. He looms op Just aa the great Generals move to the front whea war Is on. I believe that Controller Cole will yet bring about a big reform like Tllden and the other honest Democrats." Dr. E.

B. Foote. next took up the discussion. He said that municipal government should be and ought to be slmplv run as a business corporation, and he hoped that by the revision of the charter the complicated machinery of the borough, will be done away with. Controller Coler answered all the speakers, save McLaughlin.

In doing so he said that he believed that men elected on a munlclnal platform who sought to give away the public water works to a private corporation were violating the confidence of the voters. He admitted that there waa too much red tape In Government matters now. and thought that simplicity and publicity with sound public opinion would remedy all existing evils. PENSIONS FOB RAILROAD EES. Plasi WlU Be Babsnltted a OsHcera mum Men of Westers Read.

Special to The New York Timet. CHICAGO. May 4. Next month J. A.

Hlhsey will submit for the consideration of the Directors and employes of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway system a plan for the establishment of a pension and relief department. Mr. Hlnsey plan la to fix th salaries received at the time of retirement from active service aa th basic point for pensions, and to provide for the compulsory retirement of an employe who haa reached the sge of seventy years snd for th optional retirement of an employe who has lived threescore vears.

He would hsve th benefits received from the relief department' based on th amounts paid Into th fimd bv the emnloyes If Mr. Hlnsevs plan Is adopted, the em- ployes will make monthly contributions to the relief 'fund, and the railroad companv WlU set asld a fixed amount of money Grant Portrait for Corcoran Gallery. SPeeM to Tke New York Times. WASHINGTON. May 4.

At the private view of a collection of paintings by Washington artists, given this evening at the Corcoran Gallery. 8enator Depew. on behalf of Jeffer-Km Beligraan of New presented to the gallery a portrait of Oen. Grant, oalnted by A. Muller Ury.Mra.

Grant waa present during the ceremonies. Senator DepeWs speech wts a glowing tribute to the great soldier-President. Th military band from Fort Myer played dor- ma; i iwiiwi whkii iwwwea tne presentation. Among th prominent women art-li hostesses were tb Dutbess De Aicos. th CourUets Eeterhaty, and Jlrt, Henderson.

Royal AM for Ottawa Victim, LONDON. May 4. -Qun Victoria has contributed SuO guineas and the Prince of Wales 2V guineas to th Mansion Houaa Ottawa Kir. Relief runo. Another Ottawa Relief Fund was opened" at Glasgow to-day, and about 2.uuu was subscribed In a fw hours.

Tk. reaairlraala H.IIM.J Maintain. nalaapwhaM. train ri. mwVwm New Yark aad Chicago.

CSndanatL. He Leaia. sad Cleveland, via the Hon ano. Curve aad ever th aarturasaiM ONE CENT Mclean deserts dewey Stated Positively in Columbus that the Admiral's Candidacy Is to be Gradually Abandoned. Special to The New York Twm, SPRINGFIELD.

Ohio. May C-John R. McLean, brother-m-law of Admiral Dewey, has abandoned th Utter tn hla candidacy for th Democratic nomination for President and has Jumped on th front seat In th Brysn band wagon. This declaration was made here to-night by W. B.

Thomas. Chairman of the Democratic Stat Central Committee, and waa called forth by requests Mr. McLean sent to th meeting at Columbus yeaVerday afternoon, of the Democratic Stat- Central Committee, to fl the time and decide upon a place for holding the Democratic Stat Convention. Lewis Bernard of Cincinnati. McLean'a trusted lieutenant, waa there, armed wtth a letter from Mr.

McLean himself, which he showed to the committee members. In It there were two requeaa mad of th committee. The first wss that some week other than Dewey week In Columbus be selected for the State Convention meeting. The second Waa that Webster P. Huntington, who resigned the editorship of The olumbua Press-Post because of Its editorial flop to the support of Dewey for the Presidential nomination, be named for the temporary Chairmanship of th convention.

Both of these requests were acceded to. In addition to this Mr. Bernard, speaking with authority, made the positive declaration to the committeemen, that Mr. Mclean would not be a candidate for and would decline election as delegate at large to the Kansas City Convention. The reason given waa that Mr.

Mclean did not want to have It appear that he or any other man the Bryanltea might be auapf-cloua of aspired to be sent to Kansas City from Ohio. Mr. Thome. stated thjt no misconstruction could be placed on McLean action. It la taken to mean that the Dewey candidacy la to be abandoned.

The plan la to let the people- gradually forget the matter. Mr. Thomas said: "Ohio Is for Rrvan first. Inst, and all the time." GREENWICH'S FREE DELIVERY. Lt-tter Carriers Can Caver Oaly a Por-la of the District.

Shrcitt? 10 Tke New Yrk Timrt. STAMFORD. May friction has been caused In Greenwich between the patrons of the Poet Office In the outlying portions of the town within the bounds of the village district and the Poat Office authorities over a change In the free-delivery plans, and an appeal to the authorities In Washington will be made In a few days to have the matter properly adjusted. A few months ago. when the Introduction of free delivery was authorised, men were put at work numbering the houses In th village, and also at orchard 1'lace, caa-sidy Park, Rock Ridge.

North 8treet. and Bell Haven, for the convenience of th postal clerks, and It was given out at th time that all these places, which lie within, the limits of the Greenwich office, would reap the benefits of the new system. However, there Is a hitch In th matter. It waa thought on Tuesday, when th carriers began work, that these places could be covered within the specified time, but the carriers worked from 1 o'clock A. M.

until o'clock at night, and then did not complete the task. Postmaster Icofleld slated the facta In a telegram to Washington, and the reply he received from Third Assistant Postmaster Oeneral Hatch authorised him to cut down the-district and confine the carriers to that portion of the town where sidewalks wer laid. The cut made shuts out Mead's Point. North 8treet, Orchard Place. Caaaldy Park, and Meadowbrook Park, and the mall boxes which were placed tn those places have been removed The people of these places object very seriously to this condition of things, and will take steps to have It remedied Immediately.

As it now stands, they must help support the free delivery without securing any of the benefits. ATTACKS AN OLD TRADITION. Pratt. Ckaaalag Caata Doabt on th Wasklasl.s Elsa at Caaabrldge. Special to Tke A'ra York Times.

BOSTON. May 4. The celebrated Washington Elm In Cambridge that venerable shrine to which patriotic pilgrimages have been hade toy three generations ha been attacked by Prof. Edward Channlng. who lectures upon American history to the students of Harvard, almost under the spreading shade of the old tree.

He declares that there Is no authority for the belief that Washington stood under any tree when he took command of the army in 177a. and that If he did there Is no knowing whether this Is the Oeorge Bancroft, writing in 1824. when he had ample opportunity for ascertaining the truth, stated that Washington stood under an elm tree on Cambridge Common when he assumed the command, and It Is certain that this Is the only elm that was standing In or near the locality. This la about all the evidence extant of the genuineness of the Washington elm." Prof. Channlng thinks It time that the dear old tradition should be shattered, and ho is determined that it shall be.

L0CHREITS DECISION DISCUSSED. la Prt Rleam Case. Special to Tke New York Timrs. CHICAGO. May 4.

-There was a good deal of discussion among Chicago lawyers of th decision -rendered yesterday at St. Paul by United States District Judge Loch-re in th Porto Rico case. The Jude hold that the ratification of the treaty of peace between the United 8tates and Spain made Porto Rico American territory and subjvet to the Constitution of the United Stales without any further act of Congress. The decision was given tn th cas of Raphael 'Ortlx, a( Porto Rican who is seeking release from th State prison at Stillwater on th ground that his trial for murder by a military court was unlawful be cause as an American citizen he was entitled to a trial by. Jury.

His application for a writ of habeas corpus was denied, however, oa th ground that th Island was tn a stat of war before the ratification of th treaty, when the murder was committed, and therefore the military court had Jurisdiction. Speaking of the decision ex-Judge Moran said: "It is. in PfinciD4 absurd tn that Congress has th power to legislate for people in territory over which th Constitution of the United States does not tend. Hence. I believe th recent Porto mean special unit legislation Is clearly unconstitutional." Judge Freeman said: I think Judge Lochren's conclusion sound as to th main question In this particular ease th au thority or th military court.

There mar be. however, some difference- as to th nature of the control of th Government over foreign territory occupied by military force in time of war." Edwin Walker aid: It Is a question that can only be and must be derided bv 1 do not think that Judge Loch-ren meant to decide the Porto Mean question in this rase. The main question he had to determln la that th Island was under control of th military Oovoramrat when this murder waa committed. Adolph -Mosta said; "I deny that the Supreme Court of the United State ever has decided that the Constitution extends with all Its powers to territory acquired by military forr. Such has never beo th case in all the acquisition of territory.

I am satisfied that the whole question Ilea within th power and Jurisdiction of Con- I Awwlaar ntla Cave- I m4o to err at CTNetira." at the i ptiees la twt rtet aa eatlBBate (roe them. CUt A- SOlb 21st SU Ad. at Ji ctty. (Two CKtr. Vaal Crossed at VYindsortoir-fctaln Army Advancing to Vet Riveri I FORCES CAN NOW CO-OPERATE Captar of Brand fort of Great Strats Importance.

Relief of Mafeklng Brought Within Measurable Olstancs by Passags of Vaal Irlsh.Amerlcan Brigade Losea Heavily. LONDON. May 5. -The War Office last evening issued th following from Lord Roberts, dated Brandforc Friday: The mounted Infantry have goo I th Vet River. Th rent of th fore will r.i.eeh there to-morrow.

Th railway has beu repaired to this point. Hunter reports very satisfactory news-, that the passage of th Vaal has beam ear-tied at Wlndsortoo without opposition. From further details or Lord Roberta's advance movement it appears that tb mounted Infantry, among whom are th Canadians, have picketed their horses on th south bank of the Vet River, eighteen mllea north of Brandfort. Th head Of Lord Roberts's columns haa thus advanced thtr ty-two miles from Karee Sluing In tws days, or flftyihre miles north of Bloetn. fontem.

Little power was spent. The British work was hard marching, the Boers retlr- lng out of the reach of the British shells. Uen. Hunter's creasing of tke Vaal brings the relicr of Mafeklng. IM miles beyond, almost within a calculable Interval of tlm.

It now regarded as quite possible that Mafeklng may be succored ere the Queen's birthday. Lord Roberts's report to th War Office regarding th capture of Brand fort was as follows, if was dated from Brandfort May and was Issued by the War Office at IS A. M. yesterday: We occupied Brandfort to-day without much opposition, and without. I hop, many casualties.

Tb First Brigr.d of mounted Infantry covered the left flank of th Four-teenth Brigade of the Seventh Division, aad the right flank was supported by the Flf- teenth Brlgad. Pole-Carew's division sd- a vanced directly en Brandfort The Boff army, which was under command of Dle rev. retired In a northeasterly direction. Th correspondents supplement thle re- port with a few delays. As Oen.

Hutton. -with the First Mounted Tarigad drew near Brandfort. he saw a khakl-lad body of troops ahead of him. was surprised, but thought they must be Soon, however. I hey opened fire upon the British, who replied They were the Irish-American brigade from Lourams Marques, and It la reported that they lost severely.

Th Boer flag waa flying over Brand, fort 'as the British entered th town. SVv-eral British wounded were found In the hospital. The Boer Postmaster gave -the keys of the public bulkllrm Oaej Rom. Lord Kitchener arrived at Brandfort at -noon, and Lord Roberta at dusk. The only opposition which tha fMtt.ta encountered' at Brandfort seems to hav com from the I ri b-American command The place was captured by a combined' movement of Col.

Tucker's and Oen. pole- -arT, aiXliona on eat and camtr. d-T- HUo.nJ" Mounted Infantry on the we.t. The British eurprtaed th Boers. who retreated hastily.

"vwa. Four thousand th enemy had moved to Brandfort on Wednesday evening In Orrr tn Alsrassaas iKa TUb-As 1U -A Tfa-a aa 77" aaw 1 tMITei Segues V-Ola Tuckers artillery had a sharp duel with of action mna pul tnm out Gn. French's cavslry are now sweeping nornwrd- The that the Infantry advance will continued toward Kroonatad immediately. Although no prisoners wer taken, and although no hot pursuit of th enemy wa attempted, the news of the capture of Brandfort greatly cheers London, ft Is awn. rally considered the most Important communication received from th front sine the capture of Cronje snd th relief of I-advemlth.

Th fact that the position gives th key to one of th main roads leading to tb -Dra kens berg passes, which should tho means of co-operation with Oen. Buller. provide an advane baa of supplies, aad at the aam time menace tb Boers now southeast of Bloetnfontein. la ebvtooalr th reason for th Importance attached en all hands to th Intelligence Th central British army Is now In Uns with the extreme left. umW Lord Metb-uen.

and th extreme right at Elands-laagt. under Gen. Buller. so that move. menu of ths wings In co-operation with th.t-JDln "riav may short 1v expected.

What particularly gratifies th British' thmt army of Lord Roberts In th Orcng Frew Stat has recovered Its mobility and Is again eapabia of undertaking th general advane. ao long retarded. it is hardly expected that th Boers will make much of a stand south of possibly not there-If Lord Roberts succeeds In capturing Wlnbarg. thus getting between th main Federal annv and the Boer force which hare tn In th neighborhood of Tfcaba. WChu and In that cas th latter would for J.

fr to th eastward, tn which direction their mobuttv would prob-ablv enable them to reach the Bethlehem and Harrifmlth I in. ft safety. A dispatch front Thaba N'Chu, dated May Th Boers have raruatrd Thaba VClm If UL and are believed to be still trekking. thoush one gun has shelled th camp In-clscrimlnately Scouts report that some of the Boers retired toward Wepewer. They, teliev the fwrs evartiated th position luring th tresJnn the north tat thre direction.

"Gifc French-' left bere" todav. Oen. Bundle Is now In Gn. Brabant r-iay effect a Jo net Ion at any moment." BOERS READY' FOR PEACE. Mr.

FUeber IVeeiar tb War ts Re. salt a Mls)a)drtsuadtsag. LONDON. May Dally Expressj publishes an Interview with Abraham Flaeber. of tb Boer TVate Cteeamlasascw given at Bulogi-ur-Mer before the Maaadam sailed for the United ftstta.

Mr. Fischer said: 1 If are at war with th British. It I not becaas We wish or eve did wish quarrel with them. Af believe the British do not wish to eu arret with as. Have com to what her we cannot end th war.

Neither of us desired it; but wo hav both been misled or goaded Into It by a combination to further political and financial interests. "Our nltlnulum waa Issued autder th tartlet that ear fiaatruetkon had ban determined upon. betlvd ail our eonces. sinus bad been rejected, and that nothing could offer would nreveju aa euar 4 BRITISH SUCCESSES AT VARIOUS POINTS.