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WANTTO HIDETHEIRDEEDB CITY OFFICIALS DECLINE TO INCRIMINATE THEMSELVES. AM- PRETENCE OF NOT FEARING INVES'' TIGATION THROWN OFF BY ICE CONSPIRATORS. Once more Mayor Van Wyck and his -pals" of the Ice Trust have succeeded In postponing for a the time when they must disclose the secrets Of their compact. but in doing BO yesterday they disclosed mow clearly than over before the hollowness Of the previous pretences of the Mayor and the Dock Commissioners that they had nothing to fear from the most searching Investigation. Thi 1 fully proved to many minds by Charles J.

Patterson. counsel for Robert A. Van Wyck, when he argued that THE MAYOR SHOULD NOT BE PL UPON THE STAND TO PROVE THAT HE JfTMSELF HAD BEEN GTIT.TY OF A CRIME. This. then, is the line of defence, it seems, which has been adopted by the official who boastingly exclaimed to the reporters recently: "Tell the people thru their Mayor is all right." The proceedings where this interesting fact developed yesterday were held before Justice Gayr.or, of the Supreme Court, in Brooklyn.

in connection with the petition signed by five members of the Muni Assembly asking that the alleged conspiracy between city officials and the Ice Trust be Judicially Investigated. Wheeler H. Peckham find J. Noble Hayes appeared for the Assemblymen. Charles J.

Patterson for the Mayor. Samuel V.uermye- for John F. Carroll, John L. Cadma lader for the Dock Commissioners and De Hcoll for President Morse of the American Jce Company. The Mayor, his brother.

Augustus, Carroll and Pock Commissioners Cram and Murphy -were also present. Their lawyers all arpued thst the case should be dismissed, urging that the eecion of the city charter under which it was broaghl was unconstitutional for several reasons, one of which was that no person should be compelled to pive evidence that would tend to degrade er Jicrimtnate himself. Mr. Patterson declared boJf.y that he had advised Mayor not to to examination. Air.

Peckham maintained that the charter clause constitutional, and expressed his surprise that 'he Mayor and the Dock Commissioners should to conceal from the public their official acts. In answer to the other argument of the Mayor's counsel Mr. Peckham said: Now they also say that they cannot be compelled Xr incriminate themselves. The courts have decided that before the question can be raised the witness must be asked the question, and then It Is for to declare if it will Incriminate him. He himself the arbiter; the Court cannot decide It.

At a. quit- early day legislatures sought to evade the consequences of that principle, and there are some decisions to the contrary. It has been md reaffirmed thai man cannot be force to testify to facts that may be used against him: tut that testimony which he has not given, but tin? been, perhaps, the means of furnishing, shall re kept upon the record. Supposing, for sample, that we ask a Dock Commissioner to produce the records of the Dock Board of which he the custodian, but which belong to the city, can he claim that the production of these records will incriminate him? If these public officials, at our first question, refuse to reply on the ground that an answer would incriminate them, we want to know It now and we want to have them ray SB themselves and not through counsel. Justice Gaynor instructed counsel to submit briefs rot later than noon to-day, and said that In case.

the order was not dismissed the examination would be continued on June S. adding: em under the Impression that the charter provision does not guarantee the officials immunity, and that they may assert their constitutional privileges. As the ease goes on. it seems to assume the phase of criminal against the respondents, in which may refuse to bo sjsrorn. This does not mean, however, that the case cannot go on.

for It not prevent you from earing other witnesses. No witnesses appeared yesterday before Referee JCussbaum. who has been appointed in the proceedings to examine the books and officers of the American Ice Company to learn If any grounds exist for preventing it from doing business in the State. It is purposed they will plead in excuse that they had also been summoned to appear In Justice Gaynor's court on the same day. Mr.

Nussbaum adjourned the hearing until 2 o'clock this afternoon. President Morse was served yesterday with an order to ap- Jifar before Supreme Court Justice Chase, in Cats- Kill, on Saturday, and auxe why he should not be adjudged in cor.tern; court for not producing the books of the trim before Mr. Nussbaum. ALLEGED F7OCK BROKER ARREPTED. HENRY VT.

BRACKETT LOCKED UP LUDLOW STREET JAIL. CHARGED WITH FRAUD. Henry W. Brackett. who represented himself as a member of the stock broking firm of Francis B.

Rice Co of Boston, was arrested yesterday by Deputy Sheriff Strauss on an order signed by Justice Andrews, of the Supreme Court. In an action to recover $1,000 brought against him by Moses P. Prout. who asserts that he was swindled by Bracken. As Brackott could not furnish bail he locked up In Ludlow Street Jail.

Prout found out a short time ago that Brackett had got his note for $1,000 discounted by Kourl A Oswald in the Market and Fulton National Bank on February 24 last, and had not used the proceeds for the purpose for which the was given. He demanded payment, but was refused. John L. Caven made an affidavit that on May 15 he called at the Boston office of Francis D. Rice which he found to consist of desk room in a stenographer's office in a large business building.

The stenographer told him that none of the members of 'he firm ever appeared there, but that a boy came round once a week or so for their mall. lie said he thought the firm was a bogus one. On these statements Justice Andrews issued the order for Bracken's arrest. P.IDS Oy EAST RIVER BRIDGE APPROACHES TWO RECEIVED ANT) REFERRED BY THE COMMISSIONERS. The Commissioners of the New East River Bridge yesterday opened bids for the construction of approaches to the bridge, both on the Manhattan and Brooklyn The lag Bridge Company offered to build the Brooklyn approaches for 5L.000.000 and the Manhattan for MM, The New-Jersey Steel and Iron Works offered to build the Brooklyn approaches tor $1,331,475 and the Manhattan aprro ches for ttSB9J6S.

Both bids were referred to Engineer Dick for report on stability of mal them and their ability to the act. A bond of (MO.OOS for the Manhattan end and for the Brooklyn end riven. Cooper. Hewitt Co. are "behind ice concern.

APPEAL FOR IRISH IKTIXCIBLES. Ex-Judge Curtis has served a notice of appeal -rom the decision of the Board of Special Inquiry in tae case of Fltzharrls and Mullet, the Irish Invlncibles. who arrived here last Saturday on the ri aJ Fltehle Intends to send t0 Secretary of the Treasury by the end of this week Until it Is finally decided whether IflfnJS a jr or not they will he I'land case will not be dis- th( t0 sent back on the EDISON ASKS FOR AX INJUNCTION. Thomas A. Edison, by his attorneys.

Deyer, Ed- BWmflj Deyer. of No. 31 to-day filed a till of complaint In the United States Circuit Court -kin? that the Enterprise Optical Manufacturing Company, of Chicago, and operating WttCtr the title of the Entertainment Supply Compaq, be perpetually enjoined from making or optratlng an apparatus for exhibiting photographs In the sum of MAGISTRATE POOL OX CLEVELAND. Thomas Me- and Gustav Knoss were arraigned yesterday before Magistrate Pool, charged fighting. The Magistrate spied a campaign button on Knoss's coat bearing portrait of Yer VV land He th exclaimed: "Young £ad SShm know lhat Cleveland is II aly? Then he flnfcd each of the Horsford's Acid Phosphate A Great Tonic.

Invigorates and strengthens the system, relieves nervousness and headache, and creates a good appetite. tame on wrapper. THREE ARRESTED FOR WITTERS ATTACK. WOMAN SATS HE HAD BEEN CIRCULATING STORIES ABOUT HER. One of the most remarkable cases.

In some respects, that the Tenderloin police have been called on to deal with In some time was the midnight attack Wednesday upon August Meyers In his apartments at No. 439 Fifth-aye. Meyers occupies bachelor, apartments at this number. About midnight Wednesday two women and a man in evening dress called for Meyers. They were told that he was not at homo, and said they would wait.

A short time afterward Meyers came In. As soon as he entered his room the two women and the man fell upon him and began a vicious attack. He was beaten and cut badly. The room was wrecked In the fight and spattered with blood. Meyers was finally rendered unconscious, supposedly by a blow on the head, and the women and.

the man, all in a state of disorder and with blood on their clothes, hurried out of the house and drove off in a carriage. The servants in the house were so overcome with surprise and fear that they did not try to stop the fleeing trio. The police were summoned and Meyers was taken to the New-York Hospital. There he regained consciousness and made a statement on which the police were able to arrest the three that made the assault upon him. About noon yesterday they were taken to the West Thirtleth-st.

police station. The three arrested are Edna Benn, of No. 429 and Henry L- Brooks and his wife, of No. 103 West Fifty-eighth-st. Meyers and the three prisoners tell conflicting stories.

When the police found Meyers unconscious in his rooms the apartment was in great disorder. Pictures were torn from the wall and trampled upon, draperies had been dragged down, and a horsewhip broken into two pieces was found, as well as a broken parasol and a woman's glove. At the hospital it was found that Meyers was badly bruised and battered, and that he had a deep cut In the wrist. He said that the man had attacked him with a dagger, one of the women with a horsewhip and the other with a parasol. He declared that they had tried to force him to sign a check for fS.OOO and when he refused they attacked him.

Later he said that Brooks had a revolver and that the size of the check demanded was JlO.ono. The prisoners said that Meyers for some time had been circulating scurrilous reports about Miss Benn who is a friend of Mrs. Brooks. They decided to take the law into their own hands, and went to apartments for the purpose or administering a chastisement. In the light.

Miss Benn declares, she struck Meyers over the head with the whip. He caught her thumb in his mouth and bit it. she says. Brooks caught Meyers by the throat and forced him to let go. They say that Meyers was cut by thrusting his hand through a window.

Miss Benn says further that when she went to the apartment she. taxed Meyers with telling untruths about her, and that he admitted it, but declared that he did not suppose the stories would get back to her. Then she struck him, and the tight started. After they left the apartment the three went to Bellevue Hospital, where Miss Benn had her injury dressed, and they then went to the home of Brooks. Miss Benn had her arm in a sling yesterday After a talk with Captain Thomas, at the West Thirtleth-st.

station, the three were taken to Jefferson Market Court yesterday. When they were arraigned before Magistrate Zeller counsel for the defendants told the Court that Meyers would bo able to leave the hospital to-day, and asked an adjournment until 2 o'clock to-day. It was granted. Ball was fixed by the Magistrate at $500 for each of the three prisoners. lard A Mitchell, attorney for Meyers, appeared before Magistrate Zcller In the afternoon and asked that the bail in the case of Brooks his wife and Mis? Benn be fixed at $1,000, instead of the original amount In each case.

Mr. Mitchell paid that When Meyers would be able to appear in court the charge against the three would he attempted extortion. "One of these women. Mr. Mitchell said, "was armed with a revolver and the other with a knife.

It was a desperate affair." Magistrate Zeller fixed bail in each case at $1,000. A few minutes later attorney for the defendants, appeared with a certificate from the City Chamberlain's office to the effect that $1 500 bad been deposited so that bail could be taken Had the amount remained at $500 the prisoners would have been bailed. They had not been released when Magistrate Zeller left court at the close of the day, but he. said he would accept ball at his home. WORKIXG TO Ft AYE DR.

KEXXEDT. JUSTICE FI'RSMAX SUGGESTS THAT HIS OOTTNPR7. MAT HAVE BEEN NEGLIGENT. The motion for a new trial on tho ground of newly discovered evidence in the case of Dr. Samuel J.

Kennedy, now awaHlng execution for the murder of Dollie Reynolds, was called before Justice Pnrsman In the Criminal Term of tha Supreme Court yesterday, to aJlow the District Attorney to cross examine witnesses to see If there -was sufficient ground on which to base a new trial. Two handwriting experts who made affidavits were not examined. "It occurs to me," said the Judge, "that If your affidavits on this point are true, and the defendant did not write the exhibits, there was gross negligence on the part of his counsel in not rebutting the evidence on that point." Oros.sman were his counsel, and Mr. Mclntyre said that had tried tho case with great deal of rare. The argument In the Court of Appeals has been set tor June 20, at Saratoga.

Samuel J. Kennedy, a dentist, was convicted in March IKM. on the charge of having killed Dollie Reynolds in the Grand Hotel in August. 1898. WHALES' FIGHTS OLD CLAIMS.

A PUBLIC WORK ON BTATBIt ISLAND IPC9 COMES INTO COURT NOW. Corporation Counsel Whalen fighting: old claims amounting to about $1,000,000 arising out of an attempt to drain part of the town of Southfield, in Staten Island. The case came up before Judge Wilmot M. Smith in tho Supreme Court in Staten Island recently, but at the request of. claimants' counsel went over to October.

The story of the claims goes back to when George M. Root, Samuel Barton and William Mc- Lean were appointed Commissioners of Drainage in the town of Southfield. They -were succeeded by Isaac M. Marsh. Daniel Clausen and Richard Christopher.

They laid out plans for draining bog lands around the village of Edgewater. and borrowed at various times mint amounting to $165,000, for which 7 per cent bonds were issued, payable on the completion of the work. drains were laid and the money was expended before tit to the easements were secured, and when an attempt was made to acquire title the Court of Appeals held the proceedings to be invalid. The. interest has gone on accumulating, the drains have turned out to be useless, and the bonds became discredited and were purchased at something like 3 cents on the dollar.

Most of the bonds were held by the Teutonia anil the Germania Savings Banks, which failed, and James D. Filth was appointed receiver. It is the face value of these bonds which the holders are trying to collect. WO MORE PICTURES WITH CIGARETTES. A law goes into effect to-day which Is intended to put a stop to the circulation of pictures, photographs and other inducements to purchase, in packages of tobacco, cigarettes or cigars, chief Deputy Wendell, of Collector Trent's Internal Revenue district, was quoted yesterday as paying on this point The new system goes into effect to-morrow, and we shall see that it is rigidly enforced.

The law prohibits the packing of foreign matter with parrels of cigarettes, tobacco or little cigars, and retailers having such goods on sale after to-morrow will be liable it" the revenue stamp? Indicate that the stock has been manufactured later than to-day. Cigarettes art- taxable according to weight and the idea of the new law apparently is to the package contain nothing that is not taxable. Cigarettes weighing three pounds to the thousand are taxable at the rate of $3 60, of $150 per thousand. Manufacturers, after this, cannot explain heavy weight packages by saying that pictures or cards account for much of the excess weight. That excuse will not be satisfactory.

JOHNB HOPKINS AIJMM DINNER. The New -York Alumni of the Johns Hopkins held its annual dinner and election of officers IrM nisht at The Arena. No. 41 West Thlrtytirst-st. Vlce-President Charles a Boston presided In the absence of President Alfred Allen, who is In London.

A letter was received from Dr. T. X. Hustings, who is aboard the hospital ehlp Maine, Ix-lng one of the four American members of fhe Ship's medical staff. The Rev.

Dr. C. W. de L.yon Nicholi the members- with an lnterest- Ing t.iik about the Pan- Exposition The following officers were chosen: President. Alfred Alien; first trice-president, Charles A Boston: second vlce.it, If EiysloP; treasurer, Morris Putnam Stevens; secretary.

David Holmes; chron- Icler, Rev, W. de Lyons Nichols. MORE COUNSEL WEBB allowed. Justice Levontrltt, In the Supreme Court, yesterdaj awardsd Mrs. Annie Eugenic Taylor an extra allowance of to enable her to prosecute the suit separation against her husband, Alexander Klrkland Taylor.

She at present has an allowance of HM a month. Taylor lives at the Waldorf- Ami -i i hi.s wife says be is member thu stock brokers' firm of Talbot Taylor A- Co Taylor says be Is their Investment man and draws salary of tltt 66 a month. says he cannot pay the extra allowance ordered by the Court. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY.

JUNE 1. 1900. HTLL'F! T7XIT TO M'LAFGHLIX. WHAT THE BROOKLYN LBAJDER IB SUPPOSED TO HAVE TOLD THE EX-SENATOR-MEETING OF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. Nineteen of the Kings County Democratic leaders, the members of Execr.tlve Committed with the exception of the Warden Patrick and Senator Michael J.

Coffey, who was expelled from the committee and afterward restore! to had a long conference last night at the Constitution Club. No. 118 9chermerhorn-Bt. After the meeting It was said that nothing waa talked of "except ways and means of transportation of the Kings County delegation to Kansas City." The chief topic of discussion, it Is understood, however, was whether Kings County should accede to the demands of Tammany in the of instructing the National delegates for Bryan. In spite of Hugh McLaughlln's personal it can bo stated, on the authority of a well known Brooklyn man.

that the Kings County delegation Will make no open fight in the State Convention. Tt will hope to force some sort of a compromise; but If Tammany insists upon the, instruction of Kansas City delegates for Bryan, Kings County will fall In line. Other matters discussed last night were the selection of delegates to the Kansas City Convention and the reorganization of the State Committee. No information as to any decision that was reached upon either matter was given out. It is under- Stood, however, that Councilman William A.

Doyle, of the Vllth Assembly District, will succeed Senator Coffey, and that James Regan will supplant Coroner Anthony Burger. Ex-Justice Augustus Van Wyck will head the Kansas City delegation from Brooklyn, unless he shuuld refuse to serve. Others in the delegation will be Edward M. Shepard. Controller Coler, Bridge Commissioner Shea.

Police Commissioner York, Jamts Bhevlin and Patrick H. McCarren. A prominent member, who refused to be quoted, saM "Well, It is all over. There will be no trouble In the State Convention. We will hold out for concessions, but what can we do? It was never a question of State leadership with us, but only as to the expediency of violating the custom of not Instructing a delegation for a candidate who is not a unanimous choice of the leaders On Monday nis'it there will be a meeting of the Kings County delegates to the State Convention.

Ex-Penntor David B. Hill visited Hugh MoLaughlin in the latter's Remsen-st. home on Wednesday afternoon, shortly after the conference in Manhattan. It occurred so quietly that none of Brooklyn leaders knew about it until yesterday. It Is believed that MoLauprhlin told Hill that ihe situation in Kings was virtually as has been given herewith, and gave him to understand that, personal feelings aside, there was no use In attempting to cross the Tammany will.

PLAGT'E IX BAH FRAVCJIRCO. DR. SOUTHARD THINKS THE BLACK DEATH WILL REACH NEW-YORK IN SIXTY DAYS. Dr. W.

F. Southard, surgeon-major of the National Guard of California and Editor of "The Pacific Medical Journal," who is attending the annual meeting of the Association of Military Surgeons, says that he Is certain there Is no mistake about the presence of the "black death" in San Francisco. To quote his own words he said: I am sure it Is there, and if It is there It will take a long time to stamp it out. Not only that, but if we have it in San Francisco you will have it here in New-York In less than sixty days. The only way it can be stamped out Is by a rigid quarantine.

The guards who watched the infected district during the last epidemic of the plague in San Francisco wore allowed to return home at night. This mistake should not be made again. The quarantine should be absolute, or there Is no use in having a quarantine at all. Asked If ho thought that all the houses where cases of the plague were found should be immediately burned, he replied: No; I think Dr. Shrady is advocating rather extreme measures when he advises the burning of these buildings.

I should recommend complete Isolation of the patient and the bouse. A powerful disinfectant should he used promptly, and, in sufficient quantities, would prove entirely efficacious. HEALTH BOARD BARS A STEAMER. VESSEL FROM PLAGUE PORTS NOT TO HER CARGO. The Health Board at a meeting yesterday morning decided not to allow the steamship Newlin, wrhich arrived here several days ago from Rto de Janeiro and Buenos Ayres.

bubonic plague infected ports, to go to her dock in this port. The Newlin has a large cargo of hides. She had had no sickness, and all the officers and crew aro well, but as she stopped at the two ports infected the Health Board refuses to let her dock. Health Officer Doty let the Newlin pass through Quarantine, but only on condition that she anchor off Liberty Island and discharge her cargo on lighters. No officer or man was to go ashore.

The cargo was to be subject to a rigid and thorough fumigation on the lighters. The Newlin put in at Havana on the way up, and left some of her cargo there. It was fumigated by the aid of several hundred pounds of sulphur. BROOKLYN'S BAD PAVEUEXTS. ex-park pqutttr says thct are worsf: than those abroad.

Ex-Park Commissioner Frank Squler, after a three months' trip through England and France, returned on the steamer Majestic on Wednesday evening. When asked what was the first Impression of Brooklyn after his absence, he replied that he knew he was at home as soon aB he struck as It was In this street hs came across the first bit of bad pavement which he had seen in three months. "I have been in eighteen cities in England and Wales," said Mr. Squler. "and I did noi see a badly paved street from the time I left Brooklyn until I came back last night.

They have a better system of supervising their streets and narks over there than we hiive." As for the boulevards abroad, the ex-Park Commissioner said none of them equalled Brooklyn's Ocean Parkway. DINNER IN HONOR OF AX ACTRESS. A dinner was given last evening by the Amaranth Dramatic Society, of Brooklyn, at the Montauk Club in honor of Miss Helene Wintner. daughter of Rabbi Leopold Wintner of Temple Beth-Elohlm. near Miss Wintner, who la onei of the most prominent members of the Amaranth, has become an actress.

F. G. Smith, president of the Amaranth Society, presided at the dinner. A. R.

Hart was the toustmaster. The Speakers of t.ie evening were Justice William .1. Gaynor, Colonel Alexander S. B.icon. William Cullen Bryant, Herbert F.

(Junnison and Colonel John L. TRIED, CONVICTED, SENTENCED IX A DAY. Paterson, Hay At the morning session of the Court of Oyer and Termtner to-day William Francis, charged with the murder of Joseph McQlade, was placed on trial. By 6 p. m.

all the evidence had been adduced. Ihe prosecutor and prisoner's had summed up, and Justice, IMxon had charged th-? jury. After deliberating for two hours jury returned o'clock with a verdict of manslaughter. Judge Dixon called the prisoner to the bar and sentenced him to the limit of the ten years in State prison. DEATH OF ELWARD SMITH.

Elwarcl Smith died at his home. No. 358 early yesterday morning, after a sicknt ss of five months. He was born sixty-five years ago In Westcheater, N. Y.

He was educated In the public schools, and became builder. For many years he was an appraiser for fire insurance companies. He was appointed by Mayor Grace to succeed Cornelius Cott as a member of the Board of Firt- Commissioners, wl served in and 1885. Among Ms assoi latea on the Board was Richard Croker. Mr.

Smith whb an Independent ni politics. He had a hununt home at Bij vilie. Long Island, and another at West -farms, where he had extensive greenhouses and cultivated flowering plants. Mr. Smith whs a member Of Atnity Lodge.

and A. of the Olympic Club of Lorn: Island, of the Wawayanda club, of the American Institute and the National Builders and Tradesmen's Society, a governor of the Si. Vincent de Paul Society and a trustee of the Mechanics' Library. He leaves a widow, three sons und three daughters. The funeral will be held at hit, home on S'inday at o'clock.

MAN INJURED BY AX EXPLOSION. Montclalr. May 31 George Mallon, a gayritter. of Orange, was injured and the house In Baldwln-st. occupied by Mrs.

Charles Swenson was damaged by an explosion of gas to-day. Mallon, in order to discover what was wrong with a £as Jet In house, started to cut a hole in the floor and the explosion resulted. Mallon was hurled backward several feet. Bight feet of the front wall of bouse was blown Into the yard. Mallon was burned about the eyes and and was taken to his home.

From a leak In the pipi under the BOOT the gas had collected, and exploded when a means of escape afforded. BROOKLYN NEWS. ECU PS PLATES DESTROYED. PROFESSOR SERVIBB CAN MAKE NO IN TRANSIT. Much to his disappointment, when Professor Garrett P.

Servlss, president of the Astronomical Department of the Brooklyn Institute, yesterdny afternoon unpacked the box containing the plates which had been taken of the recent solar seUVBO, he found that every plate, with tho exception of a few small ones, was so badly broken as to be useless. When seen by a Tribune reporter at hts home. No. 8 on Tuesday night, Profesor Serviss was enthusiastic over his success in photographing the eclipse, and was looking forward eagerly to unpacking and developing tho plates obtained. These had been carefully packed at Newberry, 8.

C. and intrusted to an express company. The box arrived yesterday, and Professor Servlss promised himself a pleasant time In unpacking the plates. When the cover was taken oft the box the professor was astounded to find all the large plates and moat of the small ones In pieces. Professor Servlss said last night that while the destruction of his plates was a keen personal disappointment, yet he rested content with the thought that Insomuch as hundreds of other plates were taken in various parts of the world, science had probably not been deprived of anything by his loss.

WASHED STAMPS RECOVERED. DETECTIVES ARREST THREE MEN ALLEGED TO BE CONCERNED IN REVENUTS FRAUDS. Detectives of the Adams-st. station entered a room at No. 142 yesterday, arrested three young men.

-who are alleged to be Implicated in the business of revamplnsr cancelled revenue, stamps, and confiscated $3,500 worth of cancelled stamps. $1,000 worth of which had been washed and The men arrested were Charles Morjran, twenty years old; his brother George, twenty-two years old, and William Brower, twenty-three years old, of No. 290 who was discharged by his former employer. F. C.

Seabury, a stockbroker, of No. 7 Manhattan. The prisoners were arraigned in the Adams-st. court on complaint of Collector Frank R. Moore, who charged them with having washed cancelled revenje stamps in their possession.

In the afternoon they were turned over to the Federal authorities. Young Brower yesterday said that the Morgan boys -were entirely Innocent of any crime. The real criminals had not been caupht. he sad. Continuing his statement.

Brower said that he took a. quantity of cancelled stock sale contracts from Mr. Seabury's office. Brower declared that he did not regard his act as criminal. The disappearance of the papers was discovered, and Mr.

Seahury. hold- Ing him responsible, discharged him. Brower went on to say that he sold the contracts to a all Street man. Subsequently he called on the man, he said, and secured the contracts from him. Brower was then asked how it happened they reached the Lawrence-st.

room. His answer was that he stored them there, Intending to turn them over to Mr. Seabury ultimately. He declared to the detectives he had nothing to do with the washing of the stamps. ENGAGEMENT OFF; FLATBFSH TALKS.

MUCH DISCUSSION OF AN AFFAIR WELL. KNOWN PEOPLE. Flatbush society was busy yesterday afternoon discussing the news that the engagement of Miss Juanlta Butter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John A.

Sutter, of No. 9 and James J. Ryan, of Vernon-ave. and Clove Road, had been broken. Mr.

Ryan if a son of the late James S. Ryan, a former Charities Commissioner of Kings County. He Is twenty-flve years old. John A. Sutter, Miss Slitter's father.

Is actively identified with Democratic politics, and has been an aspirant for political honors. Mrs, Sutter yesterday would not allow reporters to see her daughter. She said: "I did not mean to say a word, but it waa I who broke off the engagement and my daughter is perfectly satisfied. I did not consider the match suitable for my daughter." Mr. Ryan refused to make a further statment than to say: "Let others do all the talking.

The engagement is off. That's all. It's nobody's business but our own." THROWX DOWXSTAIRS, IT IS ALLEGED. PAPER HANGER DTIN'G FROM ASSAILANT DENIES CHARGES. Peter Kinnie, of No.

18 was arrested yesterday by the order of Coroner Delap, having, it Is alleged, thrown Max Rundel. a paper hanger, of No. 229 down a flight of stairs a week ago. Rundel is said to be dying In St. Catharine's Hospital from concussion of the brain and a fractured skull.

Mrs. Rundel told the Coroner that from what her husband had told her he had gone to Klnnles home to collect a bill of $7 70. and that Instead of getting the money Kinnle had assaulted him and then threw him do-vn a flight of stairs. Kinnie denied the assault, and snid that Rundel had called at bis home a week apo and demanded money which he had paid Mrs. Rundel long ago.

Rundel then became boisterous and threatening, and he (Kinnle) simply shoved him out of a door and shut it. MUTILATED BODY OX ELEVATED TRACKS. VAT.T.KT STREAM CONTRACTOR MEETS A SHOCKING DEATH. The body of a man, fearfully mutilated, with head battered in and one leg cut off. was found on the tracks of the Kings County Elevated Railroad between Sheffield and Georgia ayes.

at 4:30 o'clock yesterday morning by Charles Curtis, of No. 831 an engineer, who was making a trip east. Trainmen removed the body to the Alabama station, and afterward it was taken to the Morgue, where it was identified by Philip Klesner, of No. as Henry Whaley. a contractor and farmer of Valley Stream.

Long Island. Mr. Klesner said that at midnight Wednesday he left Whaley at the Bridge and took another train for his home. He could not account for the death of Whaley. Devendorf.

the engineer of the train Charles Deyendorf, the engineer of the train which passed previous to the one which was in charge of Curtis, was arrested and arraigned in the Gates-aye. police court. As the detectives had no evidence against him. Magistrate Worth was forced to discharge the man. Owing to the fact that there were blood spots on the ties from the Alabama station to the place where the body was found, the supposition is that the man tried to get off at the station, but.

missing his footing, fell between the cars and under the wheels. XO DERELICT OFF FIRE ISLAND, LIEUTENANT COMMANDER POTTS FAILS TO FIND COAL HA ROE. Lieutenant commander Pntts. V. S.

yesterday forwarded a report to Secretary Long, saying thfit he was unable to find the derelict that had been reported as being off Fire Ishind. For several days Commander Potts, with the Navy Yard tug Wampatuck. cruised around Fire Island, but failed to mid the derelict. Information reached the Navy Department about a week ago that a coal barge with two masts protruding from ten to twenty feet above water was floating In the course of ocean liners. AEOLIAX COMPANTS OPEXIXG.

The. yEolian Company announces the opening of Brooklyn branch at No. 500 Fulton-st. and pianolas may now be there. VAX NORMAN MONUMENT UNVEILED.

The monument to the memory of Daniel C. Van Norman was unveiled at Jamaica. Borough of Queens, at I o'clock yesterday afternoon, with appropriate ceremonies. The statue Is about six feet above ground, of polished granite, and bears the following- Inscription: "Daniel Cummlngs Van Norman, LL. born August 15, died June 24.

ISS6. Erected In loving memory by the Van Norman Alumna 1 Association." The services were opened with prayer by the Rev Edward O. FUggr, after which Ella Hasting, class of '72. presented the monument to Mrs. Van Norman, who accepted It in a short address of thanks.

NEW-JERSEY NEWS. DELEGATES LEFT FREE. EFFORTS TO INSTRUCT NEW-JERSEY DEMOCRATS FOR RKYAN STORMY STATE ONVENTION. T-enton. May Many of UM delegates to the Democratic State Convention, held here today, are to-night asking themselves where "they are at." They had shouted themselves hoarse for Bryan, yet there was never an allusion to 16 to neither was there an indorsement of the CMSSJfe platform.

Warm battle was waged for these things In the Committee on Platform, but by a vote-' of 14 to 7 the real true blue Bryanites, "trusty" Democrats, as they are now calling tr. mselves In New-Jeney were crushen. The worst of all for them, a proposed plank Instructing the delegates to vote for Bryan was defeated by a similar vw The convention was to elect delegates to the K.insaa City Convention of July 4. It began business at noon, and excepting a brief recess for the committees to work In. continued hard at it until 5 p.

m. The meeting was held In the Taylor Opera House, and old employes of the theatre said It was about the noisiest and most disorderly convention In a dozen years. Many of the delegates sat in their shirt sleeves. Colonel C. Meyer Zullck.

one" Governor of Arizona Territory, was temporary and permanent chairman. There were a dozen or more secretaries, including William K. Devereux. secretary of the Democratic State Committee. In his opening speech Colonel Zuliek started the excitement by declaring President McKinley to the prominent representative of the "robber tariff" arc Krvari the one BMC fci the who could rescue- it from the perils of the rrastn.

syndicates ar.rt millionaires and "the militarism ririd imperial- Ism favored by the Republican party." At the mention of Bryan's name half the delegates cheered, others applauded, two bands of music plnyed. and the further progress of business was blocked for minutes. The, "trusty" Democrats considered the day won. BRYAN MEN BECOME ANGRY When the Committee on Resolutions was ready to report Congressman William D. Daly took the stage and announced that the platform as drafted was one that party could unite upon.

H- did not make It known that he struggled hard In committee to get better recognition of Bryan and Bryan's theories into the platform. The silver man's name was not mentioned till near the end of the document. That there was no provision for his support at Kansas City and no indorsement of Chlcigo platform the delegates expressed their displeasure at tn howls of rage. Hundreds of them demanded to be heard at the same time. Colonel Zulich, with a huge gavel, pounded on an oak table till he cracked it.

Finally way was m.ide for Alfred R. Dulin. of Burlington County, who assured the convention that Bryan had friends. He read a platform adopted hy a minority of the Committee on Resolutions which suited the "trusty" Democrats. It had a complimentary reference to Bryan in the first sentence, and such phrases as corporate conspirators," "enemy of God and vampire of men" and "criminal combination of centralizes wealth." These phrases had reference to the trust subject, and the delegates shouted themselves hoarse In approval of ihem.

This platform contained planks indorsing the Chicago platform and instructing the New-Jersey delegation to cast its ballots for Bryan. The reading of the latter planks set the "trusties" wild with delight. Ex-Senator Edwards, of Hudson County, moved that the platform reported by majority of the committee be adopted. Congressman Daly, to quell the disturbance that arose when this motion was made, delivered a speech to mollify '-ts opponents, and he succeeded In a measure. "This platform, he said, "was the result of the best men in the party." "Who are they?" shouted a delegate.

Congressman Day made no answer. Mr. Dulin wanted to he heard and two hundred or more delegates demanded the right for him, but Chairman Zuliek declared that the previous question had been moved. This excited Mr. Crandall, leader of the "trusties." and he denounced the proceedings as an outrage.

He was so forceful In his remarks and so persistent in making them that Chairman Zuliek threatened to him removed from the floor by the sergeant-atarms. MAJORITY PLATFORM ADOPTED. The majority report was adopted. Gloucester. Hunterdon, Morris.

Salem, Cumberland and Burlington counties voting solidly for the other which also received scattering votes from other counties, giving it a total of IS6 votes. The platform adopted denounces the Republican party for "Its open effort to foster trusts In the great industrial trades," calls for a strict enforcement of the laws against these monopolies, demands legislation asainst them and "the removal of protective duties from products which enter Into competition with the output of these combinations." It further declares opposition to imperialism, denounces the Republican party for "enforcing an unconstitutional tariff upon the people of Porto Rico." and declares for government for the Philippine Islnnds. Other planks demand that "our pledges to Cuba he sacredly kept." one favors the Boers, another an amendment to the Federal Constitution providing for the election of Tnited States Senators directly by the people. Congressman Daly not the committee, which wanted to shy the money question entirely, to insert this sop in the platform: "We favor the bimetallism that has always bren advocated and supported by the Democratic party from Its inception to the present time." And the "trusty" Democrats who failed In their effort to force the convention to Instruct the delegates to cast their ballots for Bryan had to be content with the following reference in the platform to their idol: "We recognize William Jennings Bryan as the popular tribune of the people, able, fearless and honest and worthy to receive at their hands the highest polittcal honor." The delegates-at -large elected were: ROBERT DAVIS, of Hudson County. JOHNSTON CORNISH, of Warren.

FERRELL. of Glouscerter. JAMES E. MARTINE. of I'nion.

Michael Barrett, of Fssex. who was a candidate for delegate-at-larse. received 423 votes. heiiiK necessary to choice Essex County voted solid for Davis, bur Hudson was pledged to support Martine. and announced its regret that it could not return the favor by voting for Rarretr.

Ferrell and Cornish each received 1,077 otes. Davis got 1 051 and Martine tv.4. The following district delegates were elected: Ist George Pfeiffer. of Camden Samuel Iredell, of Cumberland. Ud Harry H.

Postoll. of Atlantic; W. J. Harrison, of Ocean. 1 1 Id David Crater, of Monmouth: S.

O. Tnylor, of Somerset. IVtb" J. Salmon, of Morris: W. Howard Lake, of Hunterdon.

Vth District -W. B. Gonrley. of Passalc; Addlson Ely of Rereen. Vlth E.

Meaney and Frank McDermlt. both of Essex. Vllth District Edward Hoos and W. D. Daly, both of Hudson Vlllth J.

Manning, of I nion: Michael Doyle, of Essex. SIM OX KELLY DEAD. WIDELY KNOWN DEMOCRATIC POLITICIAN PASSES AWAY FROM APPENDICITIS. Simon Kelly, -widely known as the "King of Weehawken." where his political authority was undisputed for a quarter of a century, died last evening at his hotel, Hudson Boulevard, at Clifton Park. Weehawken, from appendicitis.

Mr. Kelly was fifty-one years old. He took an active part in Democratic politics soon after moving to Weehawken from Hoboken It was not long before he became the leader of his party. He held many offices in the township, and was a member of the present Board of Pr-eholders. He was a clom- friend of the late Governor Leon Abbett Year after year men In his own party attempted to dethroneKelly.

but he defeated them all until this spring, when he was defeated for re-election as chairman of the Township Committee hy a combination of the anti-Kelly faction and the Republicans. He leaves three, daughters ELIZABETH POLICE FORCE IXSPECTED Elizabeth, May SI The annual parade and inspection of the Elizabeth Police Department took place at 3 p. m. to-day In the presence of a larse crowd at the City Hall Park. The policemen for the first time wore their newuniforms.

The men looked and marched well. Chief of Police Tenney, Captain Long and Lleutenan' peters led the column. The force was tnspected by Mayor Mnck and the Police Commissioners. Guests were present from many other cities. The annual dinner" followed the Inspection.

The Mayor and others made speeches. TWO PRISUXERS SENTENCED. Paterson. May 31 Justice Dlxon late this afternoon sentenced Joseph Ztmmer. who was convicted of manslaughter on Tuesday for killing George Maron or.

the county bridge at on the evening of April 8, to four years In the state prison, and Baptlste Roozll, the Italian convicted of murder In the second degree for stabbing to death Warner Kraaft. at near the Passalc city line, on January 28. to twenty years. BOARD OF EDUCATION CAUTIOUS. The Jersey City Board of Education has cautiously placed In the specifications for furnishing the new Greenville schoolhouse every article, no matter how trivial, and this Includes the RECEPTION TO FATHER TKR WOERT.

The parishioners of St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church Jersey City, will give a reception this evening to the Kcv. Father Ter Woert. the new pastor. EYLER REPORT IN DOUBT.

COMMITTEE MEETS, BUT REACHES XO DECISION-MR. WAKEL. VIEWS. A meeting or the committee appointed at Jest session of the Legislature to Investigate management of the State Industrial School for Girls, now the State Home for Girls, was held at office of Edmund W. Waltelee.

No. New-Tork City, yesterday afternoon. Munffle. the chairman: Mr. Abbett.

Mr. Wakelee and Mr. Meeker were present. An outline report, previously prepared, was submitted by Mr Abbett. The OSS mittee would not divulge the views of Mr Abbett.

but it was evident that at two members of the committee did not approve of them and would, not consent to their adoption as a part of the report. Mr Wakelee also submitted his views In outline, and they were also considered, but no. definite action was taken. After prolonged discussion Mr. Mungle and Mr.

Wakelee were appointed to continue the preparation of report, and they will have it ready to submit to committee at an early meeting to be called by Chairman Mungle. Assemblyman Wakelee declined to grant an Interview, He preferred, he said, to let the report of committee appear In full and as eoralns It as a If It could agree, as he hoped It would, although It was clear that there was some friction now. He thought It was to the that he should not speak for publication. It was evident, however, from Mr. Wakeless manner that he had decided and emphatic views of his own.

and that he would assert them In a minority report such a course should be necessary. FRIEND OF MR. WAKELEE SPEAK 3. Later a Tribune reporter met a close Mend of Mr. Wakelee.

who. though somewhat reluctant talk, said that Mr. Wakelee had gone, carefully over the testimony and had reached a conclusion which, there could be no doubt would be satisfactory the public. He continued: I happen to know, and what I shall say was not confidential, that Mr Wakelee in his views has outlined them somewhat in this way: That prior to 1837 the State Home for Girls wast regarded as a model school. In which the discipline was satisfactory, and results commendable to those In charge were obtained.

Mr Wakelee. In talking the matter over with me, has said that the general physical condition of the school was good, and that the rooms were clean and In excellent order when, he visited it. That much. I know. Mr.

deems It Just to say. But he has also said, and this I am he Intends to urge the committee) to adopt In their report, that since 1897 charges of excessive cruelty, unnecessary severity in methods of punishment, partiality and like allegations have shown that there was a lack of proper understanding between the matron and the teachers, and a want of sympathy with the character of the Inmates: that there was. In fact, a too great desire to rule and punish rather than an honest effort to reform and lead the girls to a better life; that these charges have been made by both the press and individuals largely against Mrs. Myrtle B. F.yler.

the matron, and her husband. Clarence Eyler. her clerk: and that notwithstanding the charges have been denied by W. and In spite of tho fact that she has made countercharges against those assistants who complained of methods. It was apparent that the former Board of Trustees did nor apparently grasp the situation did not act promptly or with a sufficient degree of forsa or authority within their rights as trustees.

ACTION OF THE TRUSTEES CRITICISED. That course of the trustees. Instead of lessening the difficulty, merely temporized with it and smothered it temporarily, although they knew that there was a want of harmony In the conduct of the school as between the matron and the teachers. If the made to these trustees against the matron true, she should not. in Mr.

Wakeless opinion expressed In a recent conversation, have been permitted to retain her place a single hour. If they were false, and were gratuitously circulated by the opponents of Mrs. Eyler. the trustees should have promptly demanded tho resignation of the mischief makers. It was because of this condition of affairs that a general feeling of unrest and demoralization had taken possession of the Inmates, the matron, this trustees and the teachers.

Escapes from the school became more frequent, punishments Increased, as the evidence shows. In undue proportion, and the discipline, in spite of its harshness, was ineffectual. The outcome of this distressing state of affairs, as Mr. has said, Is that the teachers not in sympathy with Mrs. Eyler are no longer connected with the school, and.

as Mr. Wakelee remarked, he did not for this reason feel called upon to express any further opinion than this In regard to their connection with the Institution. In regard to the charges of cruelty. Mr. Wakelee said that the testimony was most conflicting.

Direct charges were made and as flatly denied, and by reason of these conditions, raking them all together, he believed that the influence of matron has been so greatly undermined that her usefulness to the State has been i greatly lessened. If not wholly destroyed. HOW THE INSTITUTION SHOULD BE I know that Mr. Wakelee believes, and confident that in connection: with the above he will urge the committee to' so report, that the Stats Home for Girls, as an Institution supported out of the public funds, should be so conducted as to merit the support and sympathy of the State, and that it is Impossible under the present management for it to be so conducted and managed. One thing Mr.

Wakelee dwelt upon at some, length, and that was that not only should the Inmates of the school, who are committed without any choice upon their part, receive kind and considerate care, and be surrounded by the best Influences, but that they are so treated, and have been so treated, should be apparent to all the people without any suspicion or reservation. That these conditions have not prevailed is so well known, not only to the committee, but to the people generally, that there can be no question that Mr. Wakelee will embody all that I have told you in his opinion of what the report should be. Indeed, I shall not be surprised if he takes even stronger ground than he has intimated he would take. What I have said la without his authority, it is true.

but. nevertheless, its accuracy In substance will not be questioned. TO FIGHT PALISADES TROLLEY. PATRONS OF THE ROAD ORGANIZE TO OBTAIN CHEAPER FARES. Schlosser's Hall, In Fort Lee.

was crowded last eight by indlglnant patrons of the Palisades railread, who gathered to protest against the rates of fare charged by that company. Residents gathered lrom all along the Palisades. The meeting waa called to order by S. H. Jorry, of Coytesville.

He said the people had been shamefully treated by the Palisades Railroad Company, which, he "said charged a rate of fare far in excess of that by other roads in and about New-York. Many families who patronized the road had from, one to four persons using the road, which meant from CO to $10 each month. Allen 3. Williams, of Coytesville. was made chairman.

He said he had been attracted to the Palisades by their exquisite beauty. The high rate of fare was certainly the drawback to the building up of the Palisades. The people wanted rapid transit and cheaper fare. They could compel the company to issue cheaper commutation if they would work. The management of the Palisades railroad had led people to believe that concessions would be made, but they had waited in vain.

A compact should be signed not alone by the commuters, but by every woman" and Child along the Palisades Resolutions were adopted to the effect that the company should issue an excursion ticket at cents; that more frequent trips be made, and that the tickets be in a more convenient form than apresent. The petition to discontinue the use of the road from yesterday on was signed by every one present. It will be necessary for many of the signers to go more than a mile to the cars of the Bergen County Traction Company, at Fort Lee. but they all say they are determined not to put another cent into the Palisades Railroad Company's treasury until the fare is reduced. The Pailsades Commuters" Association was organized last night, with Allen Williams, president: 3.

H. Jorey, secretary. Jerome SardL Charles Koch, A. G. Sage.

Nicholas Kurt. S. Woo-: Clave and Samuel Edsall vlce-p residents. GERMAX SEiIIXART COUHEXCEMEXT. Bloomfleld.

May 31 The twenty-seventh commencement of the German Theological Seminary, of Newark, was held In the German Presbyterian Church last night. The only graduate was Johann W. Kliefken. of Elxnont, N. V.

The graduates from the academic to the theological department were Arnold J. Saiierbrunn. of Brooklyn; Hermann H. W. Schultz and Albert A.

Tagnow. AXOTHER MURDER CASE IX PASS A re. Paterson. May 31 Tony Mucdo. a silk dyer, twenty-eight years old.

died at St. Joseph's Hospital at 6 o'clock this morning from the effects of a bullet wound received last eight. Muccio's death makes the sixth murder case In Passa'c County in the last few weeks. On his deathbed Muccio exonerated his assailant. Nlcholl saying ha had tried to shoot and.

failinghad been laid low himself. Pagoaa was arrested and committed to Jail this morning on a charge of murder. FRAXKLIX MURPHY TO SAIL mi MOXTB. Franklin Murphy, of Newark, one of the Commissioners to the Paris Exposition, will sail for Paris Immediately after the adjournment of Republican Nations 1 Convention. CEXSUS BEQIX TO-DAY.

The census enumerators will begin work In son County to-day The census must be completed by midnight on June 14. and 171 enumerators been employed. DR. FIILLIS TO PREiCH IX MOXTCLAIR, Montclalr. May 31 Church, of which the Rev.

Atnory H. Bradford is pastor, will its thirtieth anniversary on Sunday. Tv, rr Pr D. Hlllls. of Brooklyn.

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