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THE NEW YORK TBIES. TUESDAY. MAY- 22: 190G. FIGHT IN RATE CONFERENCE House Members Will Attack the Senate Amendment. COUNSEL FOR CONFEfffiEES Commerce Committee of Lower Body Will Sit Dally for Consultation Williams's Influence Strong.

fecial TU New York Timet. WASHINGTON, May 21- The House Jntr-State and Foreign Commerce Committee spent several hours to-night considering- the amendments that the Senate has put on the Hepburn, bllL It was decided to non-concur, and the motion will probably be made to-morrow by! Chairman Hepburn and a conference asked for at once. I The Democrats as well as the; Republicans were asked to attend this meeting. Representatives Kennedy. Adamson.

and Bartlett were out of town, but ll the rest of the committee members were I present. The committee was unanimous! la its decision to ask for a conference. was no formal expression of opinion as to the various amendments. The Idea of the. committco was thai the Senate amendments generally Improved the measure.

Those which commanded the most attention wore concerned with the status of the Inter-State Commerce Commission as related to the counts. There will be some radical opposition to the court review amendment, and an effort will be made In conference to the power of the commission. (strengthen The members approved the! pipe line amendment, but expressed the taken in connection with the belief that coal road amendment, a contradiction had been put In the bill under which the Standard Oil Company was forbidden toi use its pipe line to transport its own oil. The House oonferrees will bo relied Eon to cure this defect of the bill rather than let It stand to be declared unconstitutional by the courts. The anti-pass amendment Was satisfactory, and so was the qoa road amendment.

The conferrees. a advised by the committee, will make no jobjectlon to any of the fundamental Senate amendments. They will practically conjflne their objections to the subject of the 1 court review and the improvement of the phraseology of the bill. i i. i The committee decided; InUw of the practical unanimity existing-Trthe committee without respect to party; affiliations, that the conferrees should report from time to time to the committee, and the committee will meet! every day from now forward while the pill is! in conference.

I John 6 harp Williams, the minority leader, will mike no effort to brine about concurrence in the Senate amendments, and. acting under the counsel of the Democratic members of the Commerce Committee, will co-operate with the effort to secure a full and free conference. The idea of having daily meetings; of a committee and the full committee practically taking part in a conference is an unusual procedure, and It augurs well for the work that is to tre done on the Rate bill. The Democratic member of the Conference Committee It is understood will be William Richardson Of Alabama, but under this arrangement! Davey, author of the Davey Rate bill, will have almost as much to say about! it as ne will. Hepburn and Townsend are expected to be the Republican conferrees, but the Republicans who will participate In the meetings of the Interstate Committee will Include such men! as "W'anger of Pennsylvania, Mann of Illinois.

Loverly; of Massachusetts, Stevens of Minnesota, and Ech of Wisconsin, i The Democratic members of the committee are all In the confidence of Williams, and the result will to give Williams about as much Influence as if he were a member of the committee. The aeneral internretatlcm of this nUiar remarkable move la that the House Is determined to get result as close to the Interests of real rate legislation as can be obtained. PACKARD SCHOOL1 EXERCISES. Senator Dolllver Tells Student Thla la a Poor Man' Country. I Think of the United States as a.

poor man's country that must have si poor man's Government." was the advice the Hon. J. P. Dolllver, United States Senator from lows, gave the graduating class of the Packard Commercial School; at Its commencement exercises In Carnegie Hall last night. I Senator Dolllver made a rousing plea for the man who had risen from A humble boyhood In the country.

Charioter." he said, comes up Into a. man from the plowed ground through his' barf feet. Abraham Lincoln sras isiich a man, the American type at its best, born of discipline and hard work, mcjre royal LI an a King." The Senator went on i tb score ail morbid schools of social science that despair of any remedy save a clean sweep! of existing conditions. The law of 'human life is the law of labor, sacrifice, and struggle," declared the speaker. I Men and nations become stronger by doing things.

Heavy burdens jand responsibilities make strong nations, Two hundred and eleven young men and women filed across the platform and received the diplomas 6t the school from the Principal. Byron Horton. The stage was almost ihSdden with flowers, while above hung and the coats cf arms of city, St a tie, and Nation. James G. Cannon, Vice President of the Fourth National Bank; presided.

Mr. i.aiiiiuu iiittuv Lnci auu vhh urging a spirit of civic service atid confidence. as opposed to the carping, hopeless pessimism of current magazine writers. SHOW BY TARS OF THE FLEET H- To be Given at Belasco's in Aid of San Francisco Sufferers. Beginning at 2 o'clock this the sailors and marine of the Atlantic! fleet will give a four-hour show! at the Belasco Theatre for the benefit! of the San Francisco sufferer Rear Admirals Evans, Davie, Brownsonj and Coghlan a number of Annapolis graduates, ing Lewis Nixon and W.

Butler will occupy boxes. i The best boxers in the fleet will show! what they can do wlthj the gloves, there! will be exhibition drills of gun; crewaj olograph pictures of ships lnj action smashing the, enemy, drills by marines! and a musical programme entirely nau-J tlcal. i I Liberty will be Riven to every man who can be spared from duty by thai various ships or tne rieet. i i 1 1 A is on indispensable adjunct to hot I weather comfort It runs tbo hoU dusty errands and saves Urcsomo trips Rmmmmmmbf fmtmrn. HEW YORK TELEPHOme OOmm IS Dy Str COURT REVIEW FEARED A "-TOHG "UPRISING.

Excited Man Mistook Advertisements for War Challenges. An over excited man who ran Into, the Elizabeth 8treet Station last night tried to persuade the police that a fight between the two factions In Chinatown the On Lo rig Tonga and the -Hip Sing Tongs was Imminent. Barge," be cried, as he approached the desk, "they're St it again: the On Leong Tongs- and the Hip Sing Tongs. Tep. going to have; war to thev death this time.

Got the death flag out, down in Mott Street and they're handing out Chink cards telling what they think of one another." I That so." rejoined the sergeant Incredulously, for he has been hearing stories to this effect every day for three months. where's your proof? i "Here replied the excited man. 7 look at this card. What you suppose It says, eh? Lemme read: On Leongs. get together and slay the denptsed Hip Tongs! i I The Sergeant sent for one of his Chinatown plainclothes men and handed the card over to him.

He read: For Real Chicken Chow Main Go to -rR-staurant' i That'll do for that," observed the Sargeant. calmly. Now show my mast here the. death flag?" Come on." said the excited man. leading the way- to Mott Street.

Come to 14, the headquarters of the Leong Tongs and I'll show it to you." The detective went to 14. where a res taurant keeper had Just put out a new sign. He; studied over It a while and tfhn walked back to the station. His translation to the Sergeant was: Man Far Law makes the best Chop I guess we'll call the war off for the Bight boys," said the Sargeant to a group Of newspaper men who had gathered. I meres notnin aoin Investigation showed that rumors of trlfe arose from a conference held by the representatives of the two factions before Shah Kal-fu at 18 Broadway yesterday afternoon at which an attempt ms made by the two factions to reach an agreement whereby all 'the gambling houses in Chinatown should be closed.

The Hip Sing Tongs were represented by James Wang and others and the On Aiong "longs by Ho Pooh, a lieutenant Tom the lender of the On tMn fongs. The Hip Sings proposed that a petition should be sent to District Attorney Jerome and Police Commissioner Bingham asking them to suppress Chinese gambling. Ho Pooh wouldn't agree ms pian. ana anotner conference will held later on. ONLY THE "MUCK RAKE" LEFT.

i Many Persons Mystified by the Latest Thing In Signs. A Times Square roof garden displays several large billboards on the pavement in front of the theatre bearing this shin: I Roof Gardening Without a Muck Rake, I A part of one of the signs has been torn away, leaving only the words Muck Rake." It mystified many persons last night. 1 The Tourists" Produced. PHILADELPHIA. May 21.

The new musical comedy, The Tourists." received its first presentation at the Lyrlo Theatre here to-night before a large audience. which showed enjoyment of Oustave Kerkers music. The story of the play. which is by R. H.

Burnslde. concerns a party of rich Americans who are visiting British India under the patronage of a millionaire who is anxious to have his five daughters marry a title. Among the players are Julia Sanderson. Estelle Wentworth. Delia Neven.

Richard Gold. en. and William Hodge. Stella Mayhew Joins the Water Forces Stella Mayhew will appear with the Jo Weber company at the Joe Weber Muslo Hall next Monday night, replacing Marie Dressier, who leaves for a prolonged rest. Miss Mayhew signed a contract with Mr.

Weber yesterday whereby ah becomes a permanent member of tarn company for next season. Italian Orchestra at the Edan Muss. The Royal Italian Orchestra began Its engagement at the Eden Muse yesterday and became Immediately popular with the patrons. The other attractions were the new figures in the World In Wax and the cinematograph. AT THE THEATRES YESTERDAY Edward Harrtgan appeared In Old Uvn-der at the Fourteenth Street Theatre.

Black Pattl's Troubadour began aa engagement at the American last evening. A revival of East Lynns was the offering at the Metropolis. At the Academy of Muslo Andrew Mack began the last week of his engagement In Tb Way to Kanmare." The Clansman began an engagement for a fortnight at ths Grand Opera House The Byrne Brothers In Eight Bells came to the West End for the week. At Cripple Creek was ths melodrama offered at the New Star. Ths attraction at Proctor's 125th Street Theatre was a revival of Ths Fatal Wedding." William J.

Kelley and his stock company appeared In Under the Ked Robe at itae Harlem Opera House. At Proctor's Fifth Avenue Theatre 'Una of Tennessee" was presented. The feature at Huber's Fourteenth Street Museum was Martha Wasenfuhrer, who went through the Niagara rapids la a barrel. The Futurity Winner was first on the programme at Proctor's Twenty-third Street Theatre. Other acts were given by James E.

Sullivan, the Colonial Septet, and Violet Dale. Katie Barry began a return engagement In the city at Keith's. Others who entertained the audience there were iiert Leslie and Robert Dailey. W. C.

ths Lumonds. and Jules and Ella Garrison. Nan Engleton appeared in How the Widow Was Won at Hurtlg Seamon'a. The special feature was the act of the Farrell-Taylor Trio. Eddie Leonard also appeared.

riasle, better known as The Oirl In the Red Domino." was the leading performer- at Proctor's Fifty-eighth Street Theatre. Schll-sonl's Boys' Band. Cliff Berzae'a Circus, and 8. Miller Kent were also In the bill. The vaudeville bill at the Victoria Included acts by Kddls Foy, Horace Go kiln, Lottie Gllaon, James Thornton.

Cherldah Simpson. Brown and Navarro, and the Onlaw Trio. TnT" Military Octet 1' and Eddls Foy were headUners at the Alhambra. Others la the bill were AL Shean and Charles Warren and Dan Burks and his schoollrla" Charles Grapewin and Anna Chance had a prominent place in the i programme at the Colonial. Other entertainers were Will Creasy and Blanche Dayne, May Boley, Billy Clifford, and Auric Dag-well.

The attractions that remain are: Society Circus." at the Hippodrome; De Wolf Hopper in Happytand," at the MajesUc; The Lion and the Mouse." at the Lyceum; The Gingerbread Man." at the New York; Robert Loralne in Man and Superman." at the Hudson; Blanche Bates In The Girl of ths Golden West." at the Belasco; Arnold Daly In How He Lied to Her Husband and Arms and the Man." at the. Lyric; "Mr. Hop-klnson." st the Fields: The Free Lance," at the New Amsterdam; Elsie JsaIs la I -Mauds Adams In Peter Fan." at the Empire The Social Whirl." at the Casino;" "Charley I Aunt." at the Manhattan; David Warfleld la I The Musle Master," at the BIJoa; Henry Woodruff to Brown of Harvard. at the I Krtncees: Twiddle Twaddle" and "The Squaw nan uin or tne uoioea watt, at the Weber Musle Hall, and The Embarrassment of Riches, at Waliack, i West Point Invitation. The Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at tVest Point and Mr.

Mills have Issued Invitations for th aft. ernoon Friday. June at o'clock NOTES. Viand Adams will close her season In Peter at the Empire Theatre on Saturday even. Ing.

June Early la the Fall she wlU be seen on the road la this play, and later again in thla ciy. Ones Elllstoa. who has been 111 for several days, returned to the rM or Vhe LJon and we whim ute wnwa xneatre last nignu Trial 1st the Joe Weber com pany, wlU apprar In vaudeville next week at Hftinmersteiu victoria. MEN WHO BUILT SUBWAY HAVE-SOME I GRIEVANCES Subcontractors Not Paid torn Propping Up Surface Tracks. THEIR EXPENSE WAS HEAVY John EL McDonald Surprised That Full Settlement for Work Have Not Been Made.

Some of the sub-contractors who built ectlons of the Subway have not received the large amounts of money they think they earned. They are becoming Impatient, and It is hinted that suits may be started, although they still bop for a peaceful outcome. i 1 John' B. McDonald, the original con tractor, who was bought out by the Construction Company, said last night that he was surprised to hear that i all such claims had not been settled. Several of the sub-contractors admitted yesterday, however, that they had not received final satisfaction, and others were silent about the matter.

Propping up surface tracks caused the-trouble. This was a far more difficult job than either the Chief Engineer of the Rapid Transit Commission or the head contractor had foreseen. The expense to the sub-contractors In pre renting interruption to surface traffic was enormous. There was nothing in the specifications to provide adequately for this expense, and that Is the reason that the bills put in by the sub-contractors are held up now. The city let the contract for building the Subway to Mr.

At that time August Belmont, who Is now Presi dent of the Rapid Transit Subway Construction Company, appeared only as the bondsman of the contractor. Every subcontract was made between Mr. McDonald Individually and the Sub contractor. The contract between the city and John B. McDonald stipulated that any point which could not be settled amicably by the two parties should be submitted to arbitration.

There is no such arbitration clause in any of the sub-contracts. The Construction Company is said to have a distinct advantage. One of the sub-contractors who has not obtained a settlement Is William Bradley. He had charge of the Subway building along Broadway between Sixty-second Street and Ninety-sixth Street. All the way the Broadway surface car tracks had to be kept Intact, and elaborate trestles were necessary.

Another firm with which a full settle1 ment has not been made Is Farrell. Hopper Co. They built the section of the Subway through 103d Street and Central Park to Lenox Avenue and 110th Street, and also the section from 110th Street to 135th Street, For the first of these sections they have mad a settlement, but not for the upper one. John C- Rodger, a partner la Farrell. Hopper A took the stretch from 116th Street to 135th Street, which has surface tracks on it.

He put In hi bin for the extra expense In propping up the tracks to Farrell. Hopper and they, of course, turned It In to the construction company, and it has not been paid. Th sub-contra otors who did the work below Fifty-ninth Street hav all been satisfied. Duncan D. McBean.

who built th Harlem River section, and Terry Tench, who erected th elevated portions, have also road final arrangement. John B. McDonald, at hi apartment. 1 West Seventy-second Street; last night expressed surprise to hear of the trouble: heard there was one man who had not obtained a settlement," be said. "I am surprised and regrt to hear there are any more." One reason for delay Is that torn cf the official estimate of the Rapid Transit Commission's engineers oa th extra work hav not yet been WHAT IS DOING IN SOCIETY.

William Ruloff Kip. who spent last Winter In Egypt, has left Paris and gone to Spain on a sketching trip. Mr. Kip's mother. Mrs.

John Blake Baker, and Mr. Baker, Who have also ben abroad, will come to New Tork before long, and will then open their country place. Mrs. Robert W. Patterson of Washington la booked to sail to-day from New Tork for" Europe.

While there she will visit her daughter and her son-in-law the Count and Countess GizyckL M. and Mme. des Portes are to be at Newport this Summer, where the French Embassy is to be stationed. Mrs. Kean.

the mother of Mrs. William Emlen Roosevelt and Senator Kean. has taken the Smith cottage at Lenox, ad- tnlnlnor T)n4rwtn th. rlll 1 l. it oil Mortimer Durand for the season.

The wedding of Miss Emellne O. Ver-nam, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert H. Vernam, to Putnam Bates, a son of Mrs.

Alfred W. Bates, will take place In St. Peter's Church, Morristown, N. on Thursday afternoon, June CI. Mr.

and Mrs. H. De Berkeley Parsons will leave town on Friday, to open their country place at Rye. The death of Miss Laura De Rham on Friday, after a brief Illness, throws the De Rham family Into mourning: Miss De Rham made her debut only a few months ago. Her death is -causing sincere grief In the younger set.

i Mr. and lira. Harry Redmond have closed their town house and gone to Tuxedo for the early Summer. They will go to Newport later. Mr.

and William M. V. Hoffman will close their town house and open their Tuxedo villa this week. Dr. Frederick T.

Van Beuren. son of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick T. Van Beuren of West Fourteenth Street, who is to marry Miss Jessica Mohlman on Saturday, will have his Michael Van Beuren, as his best man.

The ushers win be A. L. Mohlman. W. II.

E. Butler. T. M. De Bevolse, T.

A. Goodwin. A. D. Baldwin, A.

D. Baylls. T. E. Ides, Dr.

W. F. Dar- rach. Dr. T.

A- McOraw. Dr. J. Russell, and Dr. II.

P. Wilcox. Dr. Van Beuren will give his farewell bachelor dinner to-morrow evening at the -University Club. aX" Th marriage of Miss Marguerite Mil-bank Baker, a daughter of Mrs.

William Martyn Baker, to William Darby L'Hull-lier win take place on Wednesday. June A. at 4 o'clock, at An Angels Church. West End Avenue and Eighty-first Street. Mlsa Baker's maid of honor will be Mis Bessie Taylor, a daughter of Mr.

and Mr. Thomas House Taylor of Plalnfleld. N. and her flower; girl will be her young cousin. Miss Sophie Toung.

The bridesmaids are to be Mis ermine Clark and Miss Gertrude Clark. Mr, L'Hullller baa selected George Endlcott as his beat man. VThe ushers will Ralph O. Wright of St. Louis, mil Keppler, Leonard Bacon Smith, and Charles Fuller Brink-erhoff.

Jr. After the ceremony a small reception will be held at the residence of the bride's mother for th bridal party only. TRIALS OF-THE SUBWAY. Showing How One Can Gueae What Is Said on an Expr. Two men coming uptown on a Subway express last night were trying to make themselves enderstood despite the roar of the train.

The result was something like this: "How are your folks? said on. I hop they're all wen." i I Tes," from the other, that last word expresses it exactly; it was very hot yesterday." Tb weather was fine to-day. wasn't It? continued the first "Tea," from the second. mX understand there 1 -going to a rise In the price of lee this Summer. It's hard on the poor, ain't it? Are you going away thla year?" from the first man.

1 Near? Tes, I live near th 'station where I get off; I find It convenient, too." the second man replied. "We're thinking of going to Europe. Which is the best line to sail on. do you know? from the first. Snow! old man.

It would be a Joke, with the warm weather we're having, wouldn't It. Snow! Haj ha! Oood Then they transferred to a local and off the train at Times Square. The Irit man said to the second: i The Subway Is a great Institution, you up here in no i lou bet! I like It. Some persons say they have trouble conversing while tho trains are In motion, but ft doesn't affect C. U.

CHANGES FRONT. Union Decides to Walt for the Bar Nomination for Justices, Alter uecianng it intention of par ticipating In the nomination of the sev enten supreme Court Justices to be elected this fall in the First and Second Departments, the Citiiens' Union by the action of its City Committee last night practically reversed its position. While Linsistlng that it has not been called off by the Bar Association, the Cltlsens' Un ion said that It would wait to see what the lawyers did, and If they acted prompt iy and nominated such men as could be accepted as representative, the Union would Indorse their action. we believe that these lawyers will nominate a highly representative set of men for the, bench." said R. Fulton Cut ting last night.

and so, while we have our. Committee of One Hundred plan. there seems to be no use of our going ahead until we see what the lawyers will especially as we understand they contemplate similar action. We also under stand that they intend to act promptly and get their ticket In the field so that the regular parties can accept it If they desire to do so, and thus straighten out the Judicial situation." Do you know who these lawyers are? Mr. Cutting was asked.

"Only in a general way," he replied. "We have held no official communica tion with them, and we do not desire to have any. We prefer to let them go ahead and fall Into 11 behind them if they put a good ticket In the field, which we have no doubt they will do." Will It not be inferred that the Union has been called off on account of Its action to-night I giving th lawyer right of way? was asked. do not know what the Inference will be, but we have not been called off. We simply! think that this method of procedure is the best." Have the lawyers any better right to tags mis matter in nana man tn union or anv other association of cltlsens None, except that from the character or tne men interestea we may expect the selection of a good ticket.

If their method does not satisfy us we still can act independently." USE FOR AN OLD" AUTO. Nat Roe la Running a Carrousel with Hi Worn-Out Machine. Nat Roe lis nothing If not original. His propensity to Joke is equal to hi skill at doing almost any old thing that will amuse people. Nat lives in Patchpgue.

Long Island. The village carrousel gave out the other day, and the owner was tn great distress of mind. I'll hav her solng inside of an hour," said Nat. i "Can't be done." said th glum proprietor. I've been working all morning over the pesky thing." The owner knew something wss in the wind, and hung around.

In a few minutes, with, a hoarse, protesting chug-chug. Nat's old racing auto, long since dismantled as not worth repairing, creaked around to where the unhappy carrousel stood with its calliope asleep. With bolt and pulleys and the Judicious aid of a orowder," Nat soon had the old auto and the merry-go-round coupled. Now, kids, get aboard." said he to the children who had! gathered in anticipation of having their favorite animals revived. The children mounted the tigers and elephants and zebras, and then the carrousel, with a slight protest, was started.

Pepper, salt, mustard, vinegar," shouted the children, as Nat threw on the various When called for vinegar he flunr the SDeed clutch on and then be gan the ride of those children's Uvea The wooden animals upon which tney sat creaked protestingly, but It availed nothing. They; bad to go, even If the pace did not suit them, i At first the children were frightened, but. after finding out that it did not kill them outright, tney expressed their growing pleasure with shouts of delight. Nat could spend 1 all of his time giving children rides at megai rates 01 speed per hour, If he did not have, incidentally, to devote soma few moments to earning his living- TO REBUILD CHURCHES. Presbyterian Assembly Appeals for $300,000 for! San Francisco.

DES MOINES, Iowa. May 21. Th Presbyterian General Assembly, In annual session here, to-day unanimously adopted a resolution calling on the Presbyterian churches of America to -raise $300,000 for the relief of the churches which suffered from the San Francisco disaster. The third Sunday In June, or as soon thereafter as Is the date fixed for taking up of a collection in every church. Th Committee on Bills and Overture submitted Its first report to-day, recommending action jon several Important Issues.

The action of th Assembly On the overture, of the Presbytery of Free port, I1L, requesting that th Jour nals of th assembly refrain from print lng advertisements Of proprietary medf-1 dns) containing alcohol. th Assembly deprecates the publication of such advertisements, but take no action because the specific overture doe not apply to Journal of- the Assembly. On tha overture of th Presbytery of Topek. protesting against Sunday funerals, tb Assembly disapproves ail work on the Sabbath and requests all ministers and members to aid In diminishing Sunday funerals except when absolutely necessary, Forty-five Presbyteries submitted overtures on common worship and form of service." The committee recommended that the all be laid on th table, to be taken up when the report of th Committee on Form and Service la reached. Forgery In Co-operative Insurance.

ROCHESTER. May 2L Thomas Lahy. a well-known Insurance man her, was arrested this afternoon on Indictments which charge forgery In th sec ond degree. The matter grow out of th Incorporation of I alleged fraudulent cooperative lnauranc companies in Monro county, NEW LEAK FROM TUNNEL UNDER THE EAST RIVER Air Breaks Out at Other Slips of Thirty-fourth Street Ferry. REMEDY WILL BE DIFFICULT Engineer Declare.

However, That a New River Bed Can Be Built In Place. Although It bad been plugged up tn two of th slips of th East Thirty-fourth Street Ferry, the compressed air leaking from the shields that are burrowing th Pennsylvania Railroad's East River tunnels forced new holes through the river bed yesterday and set the wter bubbling In two other slips of the ferry. The new blowouts churned th waters beneath th new ferry bridges in a manner that disgusted the engineers tn charge of the -tunnel work. It will be a difficult matter to create a new river bed under the ferry bridge because th cow employed In the sinking of sacks of clay ca mot get In shore close ''enough. Hundreds of bags of clay and tons of cement were dumped Into the slips known as Nos.

2 and 4 oa Saturday and Sunday, and the engineers thought they had the leak shut off. They were disappointed when the new holes were discovered yes terday. Outside engineers were of the opinion that the bags of clay had shifted and that there were no new leaks, hut among the laborers employed at the head of the tunnel It was believed a shield had really done 1 the damage by shoving the bass aside. When the hydraulic rams sent this shield forward yesterday morning, according to one laborer, it bumped Into the newly sunk clay bags and again work ha a to be suspended as the air was shooting out Into the river. The sand hogs," who had resumed work, had to withdraw from the air locks, and all the pressure that could be brought to bear from, the air compressors was sent into the tunnel to hold back the water.

Then the clay scow was towed into another slip and was at work all day yesterday. Again the engineers engaged In other tunnel work declared that the trouble could' not be remedied unless this work was done at a deeper grade than had been planned. With the roof of the tunnel coming within nine feet of water they said the river bed was not thick enough to hold up the river, especially as the nine feet of bed i composed of sand and gravel at a point that was not. looked for when the plans were drawn. One of the engineers of the constructing company contradicted this argument, declaring that they had expected to encounter the sand which is now causing the trouble, and that the remedy lay In building a new river bed.

even if It was found necessary to sink sack of clay and cement all th way across the river. He admitted, however, that the strong tide of th East River would Interfere somewhat with such a plan. "Of course are experiencing trouble," he said, "but It cannot be helped now. If I bad constructed the East River bed I would certainly have built It to suit our work, but as I didn't lay the foundation for the river I cannot be held responsible for the fact that it contains much quicksand. And If I were able to stem the tide we would have no difficulty In building a new river bed But all those things confront the tunnel builder, and he must overcom them as he meet them.

Some one suggested that we work with the aid of pontoon and caissons, but while that plan would be feasible it would also be very expensive, so I don't believe it will be adopted. What we will do has already been decided upon construct a false bed for the river where we find weakness and then tunnel through that false bed. The quicksand bed does not extend far. This may delay us a month, but I doubt If it will delay us any longer, for at the end of a month we will have an additional air compressor added to our plant on the Manhattan side. In the meantime Work on the Long Island shore will be hurried forward.

Next week we hope to get out to the water's edge on the Long Iaiand side." Asked why blasting- mats of hawser were not first sunk before the dumping of the clay, as some engineers suggested. this engineer said Britten engineers we-u not in the habit of using mats like 'hn American tunnel contractors used In constructing new sections of river bed. it is tearea tnat tne noies mane py the leakina- air will undermine the foun dations of the new ferry piers, nd racks of the East Thirty-fourth Street 1 erry. PAINTINGS FOR HIGH SCHOOL. Municipal Art Prizes Awarded for Morrl School Designs.

The awards In the competition held by the Municipal Arts Society for historical paintings for: the side walla of the west vestibule of the Morris High School. 106th Street and Boston Road, were announced last night by the Jury in charge. The first prise was awarded to Edward Wil-lard Deming of 6 Macdougal Alley. This prize consists of a commission to' exe cute the full-sized paintings, for which wiH be paid. Second and third prises went to William Iean Hamilton -of 8 Brinmore Street, Boston, and to Karl Hassman of od Futy-nlnth Street.

Francis Newton of 13 West Sixty-seventh Street and W. H. Bancroft of 145 West Fifty-fifth Street received honorable mention. In all there were about twenty-five competitors. They were required to contribute two sketches each on the following subjects: Oouverneur Morris addressing the convention for' the framing of the Constitution of the United States and the treaty of peace made between the Weekqualsglek Indiana and the Dutch at the home of Johannes Bronck in 1642.

The prise-winning sketches will be exhibited at the art gallery of the National Arts Club. 37 West Thirty-fourth Street, la a few days. OCEAN TRAVELERS. Arrival and Departure! by the Transatlantic Liners. Among the pasengers who will sail on the North German Lloyd Line steamship Kaiser Wllhelm LL.

for Bremen, to-day. ar: Simon Alesaader. Baron W. van Bardelebeo. Mr.

and Mrs. Perry BelntonU Mn. H. p. Butler.

Consul General J. F. Bern des, Mr. and I Mrs. JoeepB M.

uwui, dmtokm nraif iu- (onr William Faversbam. Mr. and Mrs. Iaaae Oneeenheim. Job J.

Gibbons. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Lewlsohn. Mr.

and Mrs. William O. McAuoo, Mrs. Hermann Oelrlcfas, Consul General Rotmsno. Prof.

Barnes! 8. Sanford. Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Untermrer.

and Major and Mrs. Robert F. Yelvertoo. The Cunard Line steamship Slavtmla, which sails to-day for Gibraltar, Naples. Trieste, end Flume, will hav among Its passengers the persons: im.

3en. George B. Xavts. Vol ted States Army, and Mrs. Davis; Mr.

and Mrs. John Drew, Miss Louise Drew, tbe Kev. and Mrs. Jamee E. Freeman.

Miss Mary V. Freeman. Mis Elsl D. Freenaa, William V. Freeman, Miss Mary Johnston, and William S.

Peek. The Cunard Line steamship Caronla, which alls for Liverpool to-day. will Include among its passengers these persons: Carlos Casasus, Mexican Minister at Washington; Mr. and Mrs. 1.

L. McCresdy. Dr. Graham B. Moor.

Leslie H. Reed. Mrs. Ernest SmelU. and Mr.

and Mr Henrr Wright. The following passenger reached port on th Finland of th Red Star Line, which arrived yesterday: Dr. Oertrade A. Walker, Miss Adela Williams. Cart Marbaeb, Felix Sptegler, Aivis Bpteimaaa, and Joaaaa xappisr.

Good Invesiimeirf Property A carefully; selected list of parcels in the heart of New York, certain to enhance in value. Fifth Avenue Realty a special feature. AJteriRAsliferili REALESTATE WestSW I NEWYORK. rTTT? octIncnl-mbe VX Hd Sal Msy 23 cts. on newsstands.

VOGUE Lea a in? Fashion iPTiblicatlon. Vogue Every Thursday. er vear. th N. T.

JUSTICE DIXON IS DEAD. Distinguished Jersey City Jurist Succumbs to Pneumonia. Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Dixon of Jersey City died yesterday st the home of his daughter. Mrs. Robert C.

Post. 22 Hillside Avenue, Engle-vpod, N. from pneumonia, complicated With pericarditis. Justice Dixon went to Eiiglewood on May 12 to attend the christening of a granddaughter. He was stricken the following Sunday and was reported dying on Monday, lie rallied, and on Friday last was 6a lj to be convalescent.1 but on Sunday last he suffered a relapte and the end came quickly.

i Justice Dixon was born in Liverpool. England, on July IKE). His parents came to this country In IS3 and settled in New Brunswick. He was graduated from Rutgers College in ISTiO. He was admitted to the bar In He removed to Jersey City In 1S63.

He was associated with Supreme Court Justice Gilbert Collins, until 1875, when, although he was a Republican, he was appointed a Supreme Court Justice by Gov. Joseph D. Bedle. a Democrat. lie was successively reappointed by Govsi Ludlow and Green, Democrats, and Govs.

Griggs and Murphy, Republicans. He never took aa active part in politics, and when he was nominated for Governor. In 1883. he refused to make any political speeches, holding that it was beneath the dignity of a Supreme Court Justice to do so. Justice Dixon' Is survived by his wife, one son Warren Dixon, a prominent Jersey City lawyer and eight daughters.

The views of Justice Dixon's death was received at the Hudson' County Court House, Jersey City, and addresses of regret were made by Judges Blair and Parker, after which the courts were adjourned. The flag on the Court House was placed at half mast and the bell In the tower was tolled sixty-seven times. DEATH LIST 0F DAY. Plerrepont Isham. Special 10 Thi New York Timet.

CHICAGO. May 21. Plerrepont Isham. who died Sunday at Surrey. N.

was a son of the late Edward 8. Isham. once a law partner of Robert T. Lincoln. He was 45 years old, was born her and lived in Chicago until a few years ago.

He was graduated from west Point in and left the army a year later, taking up the study of law with his father. He leaves a brother. Edward S. Isham of New York, and two sisters, who are traveling In Europe. Arturo Baldasano Martinez.

Axturo Baldasano Martinea, a son of Arturo Baldasano Topete, Consul General of Spain In this city, died yesterday at the residence of his father, 47.3 Man-hattaan Avenue, of heart failure, after a short illness. He was an engineer, and was employed by Milliken Brothers, contractors, of 11 Broadway. He was thirty-two years old and a widower, and leaves no children. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been imvde. Mrs.

Mary E. Blsscll. Th American Board of Foreign Missions' In Boston has received word that Mrs. Mary E. Btssell, its oldest mission ary, died at Mahableshwsr, Western India, April 22.

Mrs. Btssell was th widow of the Rev. Dr. Lemuel Blsaell. and with her husband joined the Marathl Mission in 1851.

Obituary Notes. ALLAN McDOWELL, for forty years a Ma-scnic lecturer, died in Kansas City, oa Saturday. He was 7a years old. He was an authority on Free MSMnrr. and his many r-pcrts and addrraes on MaMnic hlntory ml jurlxprurtenee received marked attention and favorable comment both here and la foreign countries.

The Rev. DANIEL AVERT WHEDOK. D. for many years a prominent clergymen of the Methodist Episcopal Church sad contributor to Methodist priodlrals. Is dead st EM Greenwich, R.

1. He was 81 years old. From 188 tn 1871 he was Presiding Elder Of tn Provtdtuce dlstrirt. Trot. GEORGE B.

HANI A. Asrayer In Charge of tbe Government Office In Charlotte, N. died suddenly in the Asay Office in that city yesteruay. He was a native of Massachusetts, but had lesided in Charlotte fur mors than thirty years. The Rev.

8TDNET A. LUCE Sfl In Btng-hamton. N. yesterday. He was 7o yeers old.

For forty yesrs he was a prominent Methodist Episcopal clergyman in th Central New Tork Coofereaoe. la which he held many pastoratas. I Colgate Hoyt In Too Great a Hurry. MANHASSET. L.

May 2L M. IL Harding, chauffeur for Colgate Hoyt. was arrested here yesterday for speeding and was fined $20 to-day: by Justice Allen. Mr. Hoyt, who was In the automobile, admitted that his machine was going too fast, but said he had an engagement and was la a great hurry.

THE WEATHER, i WASHINGTON. May STTh weather continues fair and dry tn all part of tb country, except locally in th East Gulf State and Florida, also tn Minnesota, the Dakota, Wisconsin, and tTpper Michigan, I where local rain hav faDea, i The' temperature la relatively low in Atlantle Coast districts and high la th interior. Steamers Tuesday for European ports will have light variable winds and fair weather to the Grand Banks. FORECAST FOR TO-DAT i AND WEDNES-v OAT. I Easter New Tork.

New parser. New England. Eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware-Fair and warmer Tuesday. Wednesday, snow-rs: fresh emit winds. I i Western Jtew Tork and Western Pennsylvania Scattered showers Toeeday and Wednesday; light south winds.

i Th. taiBMratare record for the tweatv-6oar bonr ended at midnlgnt. taken from the thermometer at the local office et th United State Weather Hureao, la as follows: a A. 4T 631 4 Pk G2 a 1 p. I eoj a A.

-62 Ft Ml 12 eii'i eel mmmMm la to ft atwMr th. alia.l level. Th verage temperature yesterday was 57; for tbe eorraspondlng date last year it was 66; avsrar on the corresponding date for the last wwity-ftve yesrs. 2-. Tb temperature at A.

M. yesterday was SJ; at P. M. it was ft. Maximum temperature, a degree at P.

Balnhmua. 4 dxe at 6 A. M. Humidity. 51 8 A.

TS ar sent. ulf.U I. DOOM THE SPOILERS Once in a while a novel appears that is like laying bare a vein of gold in its revelation of new possibilities in fiction. The Spoilers is' such a talej the novel 'that a man writes perhaps once in a as one critic puts it, 'A mggf recital declares the Philadel phia em, "that leaves you panting with eagerness for more, "A story of the hunger for gold digged out of the hills and the hunger of man for woman and woman's love a story that is true of all men and all women since time began." i siioany journal. HARPER oVBROTHERS DIED.

BALtfABANO Suddenly, on May 21. I). Artom. beloved aim of Crus and Arturo Uaidaiano, Kpantsti Consul General. Solemn requiem at Church of our iJUly of Ou.daluii.i tJ West 14th Friday, May -IX at lu A- 11.

BLfMC.VSTOCk. 'bn Saturday. May 1. aftrr a lingering Illness. Henrietta Bluraea-stock.

'i Funeral from the residence of her brother Henry. 1 We.t lelrt oa Tuesday raorr.ing, X2d tt 14 o'clock. BOUCHBLLE. At ateenwlrh. on May 10.

ItHMt. William Thomas in hi Cbth year. Relatives and frteada Invited to his funeral service et his late retd-n Tuesday afternoon on ai rival of 3:2.1 train from Grand Central train returning from Greenwich at d.Si P. Si. Carriacee will meet trala at station.

i Cecil County Old-? pr -leas copy. K-itK ctuuiien.y, on asay IV. at ntr nwm, west twtn iA.MTA lkvim, wire or the Hev. Philip Ci-ok a4 only daughter of Emma U. and the late Martin Henry Levm.

Funeral a-rvh-c will lie hHd atithe Church of the Ierarnatlnn. iZll St. m1 Mcdleon A on Tuesday Hay J. at o'clock. DODD.

On Saturday May 19. Harry son o' Stephen 11. aud. Susan Wasorn odU, aped yeais. i Funeral servk-es from! his late reatdeac.

Prospect East Orange, H. Tuee. day. May 22. on arrival St East Orange flta.

tton of train leaving Chambers New Tork. at 1 So P. Krte R. OR KEN -On May Ifr.xi. Jane Widow of HK-hard Green.

In her Miih year. Funeral servfres from the HAPCL OF TUB HOME, l'Hth St. and Amsterdam on Tuesday. May 22, st 2 P. M.

ISHAM At 8urry. I X. Msy 1. Iftftg, son of the lste Edward S. Ishana of Chicaso.

In the 4 let yenr of JMe age. Funeral services at Ormby Manchester. Wednesday, May 23. at 10 elock A. 11.

I KICHOE. Suddenly, on Friday, May IS, at his realucnce, 25 Waver ley Plac. John sua of -Hie late William Keho. Funeral services on Tuesdsy. May 72.

at ft, Peter's Church. Darrlay wher solemn mm of requiem will be offered at 1 A. M. Interment at Calvary Cemetery. MILIAR.

Suddenly, at Phoenicia. Ma tilda k. sillier, nay 21. a 14 titf year. Funeral notice in morning papers.

j) TOWXSTE.VD May 11. Iftnfl, Blalcolm Towa- senn. eldest Son of Malcolm and Emma Townsend. i VAN DIES On Sunday, Msy 80. M.

Caroline, beloved wife of Raymond Van plea, la bag 62d year. Funeral servlaes Wednesday, Msy 33, at II o'clock A. at hen late miidence. 17 North IBth East Orange N. J.

Inter-. ment private. I i WEST. At Washington, May 21, Magai West, for S3 years a faithful dnntestlc In th family of James L. Knrrla.

i CGHETERIBJ. THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY Is raadny aeceerloie Hiitvrn trains fnis Grand Central Station, Webster aal Jerome Avenue trolleys, and by larrtage. Lots flK up. Tslrphone 44AM lira mercy) for Book Views, or representative. OFFICE, KAM t3D 8T, Jf.

V. CITY. L'XDCRTAKEft. Frank E. Campbell 141-143 Wrt 13d iverra-anowa rnasteia.

in. cneis SIAI1HIAGE A.U DtSATII X0TICE9 iMtrieU 4 TUK NEW T0HK TIMES trill. opHicuKo. tipiMtr SlMM'tOMeOU. tctlkout e-rfru cAuroe either Inaertum triftjrnuhimit im ni I r.

I lUIWKlllV iUiUJJtti trmat tat maamm ill. 1 liurtalo Courier, ClncimnmU aTirer. Chteafo Huwrvuirvw, MtTtwna fiat ueitiur iltnntapolie Tribune. Philadelphia Public Uiiaer. Pittsburg UUpotrh.

frovulenre Jawr- tmstl rAWaK- Ummm I.I mJ I St Paul Pirmerr frnt fiyracuee Vm1-osV aril, and M'aiUHptrm i WANT THEIR OLD OFFICERS. Members Of the Produc Exehinea Name Them as Candidates. ii A second batch of candidate for i th offices in the Prodoc Exchartge. which ar to be filled at tbe annual election on June 4. were nominated yesterday at a caucus of member who ar friendly to the administration.

There ha been a division In th ranks of jth Exehang for more than a year ore th exeautiv management of th Exchange' big building, opposlt Coaling Green. nd th dispute cam! to a head a few weeks ago, when some of the diitatif led members caused -a special meeting to be called, to elect a Nominating Committee which would take the naming of the candidates out of th hand of th present management. i Last- week, after two protracted and stormy sessions, a bllot was named which was composed entirely of men who had ItMn In fh. Minn.llAH Ppa.M.nt Perrin and his fellow-officers. The caucus yesterday put forward the present cf.

fleers for re-election and filmed a board composed entirely of administration menu -On of tb point of contention between tne two parties is in aovisaouuy 01 disposing at the Exchange building and mov ing to cheaper and smaller quarter. Th Produce Exehang has been steadily; declining in importance as New York ha receded from its paramount position In th gram trade of th country, and, th building, which was considered little mor than large enough to take care of th growing volume of, business at th tim of Its erection a quarter of a century ago. -Is now out of all proportion, to tb trading. A plan was proposed last year to sell th real property of the Exehang and wind up lu affairs by dividing th 'proceed among th member. William 8.

Hornblower, who was retained to the point, determined that thi could not be don because of the1 provision of th gratuity fund, whidt 1 an attachment of tb Institution. Bine then th chief point wen wto MWVllUfl ui economy In th administration of th building and It ultimate disposal. Th opposition party want the matters set-, tied mor quickly than the present Incumbent seem Inclined to do. A member of the existing administration said last night that he 'looked for'vindtca- tton at the election after the Finn nc Commltte bad mad public its report. Thi wlU show, he said, a balanc twlc mm jjmkv iu.

tiv. iii times as Large that of two year ago. If th sums spent in buying up memberships within the last few years; and th due which were loet through thi course of action were added, th balanc would be th largest in th history of to xcnng. i 1 i.