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SEPTEMBER 7. 1900. TWELVE PAGES. ONE CENT la firmtt' Hew York? 1 jr two ckjitsV' THEU3E CEBITS. ITLUGflLIN DESERTS CONTROLLER COLER The Veteran Brooklyn Leader Sur-; renders to Richard Croker.

CONTROLLER AGAIN ATTACKED Timmin uiair oays wn oui stantiste Serious Charges Hs Denies On Bitter Interview. at uugn JHCLaugnun ui nncneo oniroticr Coler In the fight (or the Gubernatorial nomination. Tb surrender of the Brooklyn leader to Richard Croker was moat eb-- Jeet yesterday. Controller Coler was called to the house of Mr. McLaughlin, and after a conference tatting- two hours the position of the Kings County Democracy as to the Governorship was settled.

Controller -Coler would say nothing about the conference. From a closo miwiiuI friend of Mr. McfAuarhltn It wfi. learned that the Kings Countjr delegation to the State Convention would be a' tall to the Tammany kite. He said: Rlcrard Croker will dominate every a IL .1 part III lum vvuvciiijgit, i lie Bull rnucr Ul Mclaughlin Is absolutes.

He has bowed his head, and will do as Mr. Croker bids! The friends of Mr. McLaughlin never thought ht would so far forget his power as a lead- mw tnitnr.1enft nf fa nl Kerm fit iiihinlt tn will bt any change In the situation between now and the time for the State Convention. T. I.

Mmnllv rwi.afrit tti. Vf U.rii.h. lin may change his mind, however, and Interfere with Tammany plans so as to save David B. HIU from absolute 1 It was not long sifter the conference be- II 1 1 tm imi mt. aaciauBmui ana vontrouer voter yesterday that the politicians knew the re- 1-1 1 1 suit.

ta uwnijrn me maen-wav nave been friendly to Controller Coler accepted the decision of Mr. McLaughlin as final. and will make no attempt to change his views. There was Jubilation at the Croker-Mur-. phy headquarters when it became known uiat acuweouo naa surrenaerea.

I'lans were being made to attempt to capture the Bute Con cation with the sixty-threo votes of Kings County arrayed on the side of ex-Senator Hill for Contf oiler Coler. In roads have been made in the Hill counties ey Tammany men during tne last two days. The followers of HiU in New York City charge that delegates were, bought akHtll Tn am. Iks .1... UUcal friends of Croker now Journeying through the State have been doing the work.

This was denied by ex-Senator Murphy yesterday, who said that not a cent bad bedn spent to influence delegates, and that the stories of the HIU follower were absurd. Mr. Croker continued yesterday his attacks on Controller He said: I at-vai Kmh I. 1 A m.mb uiu Controller Coler because he has been trying to put me and the Tammany organisation in a raise position before the I have nothing against- the gentleman, but when he talks about hrinirtr.r camm.mLal. bm Into politics, and says that Tammany flail is worse to-day than when Tweed was In power, then It la his duty as Controller to Jet the people know it.

If he would let me know it I would go as far as any one to straighten It up." Then Mr. Croker repeated the charges which were yesterday denied by Controller Company In reference to the purchase at par of trust stock, in a threatening tone Mr. Croker said: "I have worse things to produce than that, and when the tlma onmm win the matters public I have letters and documents to substantiate everything I way. I want to give Controller Coler credit for everything ne has done, but I don't l'mil Ia 1. A I i 1 3 IIS II L.

KUU LJIBl, 19 why I am saying these things. Coler, I am told. Is Interested In a construction SnPny that Is doing work on the East Kiver Bridge, He Is also a stockholder or interested In other companies doing business with the city. "If he was nominated all these things would come out. and that is why he Is a weak candidate.

Coler sets himself up to be the only honest man In polities, and tries to make out that all the rest of us are ivti h.r Tweed ring. 1 say that if he knows where the city being robbed by Tammany it la his duly to let th) public know the facts and I. II II mil Il-l i that if he is so honest I should not have njioiu aooui mm IE ne had not nut me in a wrong light befoVe the public." Controller Coler was seen by a timw York "TPorter concerning the Utest Croker charges. He said: er untrue and of the same other statements emanating from the same nource. Most of the statements jre too ridiculous to answer.

I do not care to say anything now except that there is ho truth In the statements' Mr. Croker is said to have called a reporter who has been in the confidence of the ounng tne last few days, to have told him a story of how Controller Coler made over gUO.OuU in 'profits 2nr.lock Purchased since he has been a public official. firVCroker these statements. He The interview which Mr. Croker denies having- riven contains statements which have been made by Mr.

Croker's friends CUr in ihm rm Coler. They claimed that Mr. Croker had aocuments which would show up Controller J.ulr. end that the Tammany leader had them in his pocket ready to give out at a moments notice. Here la the Interview njen r.

croker denies giving to an As-: foclated Press reporter- at the Hoffman Hjyiae: i 8 Coler says he Is the only honest i'L th wrW. does he? Controller Coier nanv at mr ant it. w.m within four months after the j-iiiny; ot the company. The stock sold I.IL1' cent, which made a profit of ot KOO.000 worth of 'tTnlted J'1'1" Guarantee Company at about lfltt teT jjj The stock ii; which made a profit of That shows what kind of an honest man Cater U. HI show the public that this man Coler so honest as he would have people Jftleve.

Talk about commercialism in poll-he Is a worse commercialiam in dli any one else. Look JrT at the same time as he said It Crok'r drw from his pock- -rip. un top was a it of th Controller's office. Shak-the naoers on' the t.M. Mr fnVr Sold: Talk a)mil mimm.iwl.lliin.

nnll. njr jnere is a water steal worse than 1 .11. aanu civ- wet. v-inat letter is one which wrore. asung me to return the papers.

am enlnar tia Ikl. I thU feHow up as he.deservea Talk about eomraercUMsm in politics, he's the worst eftwinerciaUsm In politics going. Tve got INDEX TO DEPARTMENTS. Stocks Irregular. Financial No.

2 red. TSc; con. No. mixed. eats.

No. mlx-d. 25c; cotton, L.unry. l-2i; butter. Western, cream- jommcrciai Fage lu.

muhta Page 7. Bulueas Troubles. Page 10. ourt 9. Dd foreign Mails.

Conxr Hons. Page 9. gfl ia 'nited Service. Pse tber ReportPage xwteriUy'a S. some other stuff here.

I Just want to show the public bow that honest man stands. air. croker rumbiea in nis pocset ana pulled out a lot of letters. Senator Murphy came along and said: What's all this? What's ail this? I'm trying to show up that fellow Coler and his commercialism in politics. I won't stsnd for what that fellow Is saying.

Don't. Bald Senator Murnhv. with a deprecating wave of bis hand. It will only make friends for Coler. What's the asswe aiB as we ava ea, uwg msm mmmij I know he's dead as a door nail, but I want to show what kind of an honest man be is." KINGS DEMOCRATS MENACED.

Tammany Wipes Out Brooklyn' Street f. Cleaning BranchThe Order Regarded as Threat. Brooklyn Democrats have been served with a notice that if they do not act as Tammany Hall directs they will have no more share In the making of appointments. The notice) waa served on Tuesday last, but the, facts did not. become public until yesterday, and now every effort Is being made to placate Mr.

Croker. The notice came In the shape of an order for tbe abandonment of the offices of the Deputy Commissioner of the Street Cleaning Department and the transference of the entire clerical force to Manhattan. When this order was given there was also an intimation that the same methods would be adopted in other departments of the City Government which have offices in Brooklyn. The order as to the Street Cleaning Department was issued by Commissioner Nagle, and is to go into effect on Oct. 1.

After that date only one smsll office will be maintained In Brooklyn to receive complaints. Deputy Commissioner (julnn. who has up to the Issuance of this order held a position which practically made him a full-fledged Commissioner so far as Brooklyn was concerned, will from Oct 1 be only a subordinate in the department. Wllloughbly Street was more than shocked when the order -came out, and a most heroic effort is even now being made to have it rescinded. There are still hopes that this may be done, but such action will depend entirely on bow the Kings County delegation behaves at Saratoga If delegates work in harmony with Tammany Hall the order may be rescinded.

The edict doing away with the Brooklyn Street Cleaning Department offices hit a decidedly tender spot In WlUoughby Street Deputy Commissioner Qulnn is strictly an organization man. Under him the office has been of great assistance to Mr. McLaughlin's organisation, and any man coming to the deputy with an indorsement from illoughby Street was sure to land In some kind of a position. Mr. Croker seems to be opposed to the oyster business," said -a Brooklyn Democrat last night He turned down J.

W. Boyle, the Bridge Commissioner, in his district fight in Manhattan, and now he Issues orders to have our own oyster "dealer shorn of all his power. This new move may never be carried to a finish. I think the order was -only Issued as a threat In order to force us to come to time at Saratoga. Mr.

Qulnn was decidedly reticent last night as to the order. 7 Ia It true that your office will be closed on Oct. II" he was asked. I have nothing to say," was the reply. "Will youvdeny that such an order was issued!" I have nothing to say.

Have a cigar? Good night" While Mr. Qulnn was not Inclined to talk his subordinates were very free in their speculations as to what would happen under the new policy. They see a great for Tammany when it takes upon itself to handle the appointments in the department in Brooklyn. Their only grain of comfort is that Deputy Commissioner Qulnn is a protege of James Sbevlin, arid tbey hope that he may in the end arrange wlUt Mr. Croker have the edict countermanded.

WOULDN'T BE AN OLD ilAID. Claelaaatl Girl Prosaptly Beats mm Old Saperstltloa. Social (s Tkt Nrw York Timet. CINCINNATI. Sept Three hours after she acted as bridesmaid at the wedding of W.

John and Sadie C. Tucker, Miss Alice Sinclair, daughter of Charles 8. Sinclair, was married to Wlllard Keeler, to whom she was engaged. The Slnclalr-Keeler wedding was not to have been celebrated to-night but. at the wedding supper of her friend.

Mrs. John. Miss Sinclair found the thimble," the supposed symbol of old-maldship, in her piece of wedding cake. Fearing that the superstition would prove true, she consulted with young Keeler. and they Invited the entire wedding party and tbe minister, the Rev.

L. E. Lee of the North Presbyterian Church to the home of her father, where she was married In her bridesmaid's dress. CHICAGO TO HAVE 30 CENT GAS. Maaieipal Cosspaay Reported to Have Made AaotTaer Big Cwt.

Sptcial Tkt Nrw York Tim. CHICAGO, Sept ft. Persistent rumors which could not be definitely confirmed were afloat to-day to the effect that the Municipal Gas Company had ordered a further cut In the price of gas in the North Side, bringing the rate down, 30 cents per thousand cubic feet The Ogden Company Is said to have raised about in anticipation of trouble, to be fully prepared to lock horns with the Municipal Company. As a result of the gas war a rate throughout the city of 8U cents per 1,000 may be made. It la planned to present to the City Council at its next meeting.

Sept 24. an ordinance fixing the price at that figure. If contracts for gas for five years are made at 80 cents per 1.000 feet" said Secretary SulUvan of the Ogden Company, "it will fix the rate for gas in this city. At that rate the Ogden can do business at a narrow margin of profit and pay RUSH FOR COTTON ATLIVERPOOL. Raw Material Has Not Been So Scarce Sine the Civil War.

MANCHESTBaR, Sept a The greatest Interest Is felt In to-morrow's meeting ot the -Lancashire spinners, convened by the Federation of Cotton Spinners, at which a proposal will be brought forward to discontinue buying American spot cotton. Since the announcement was made that such a conference would be held there has been such fa. rush upon the smaller stocks Mitnn in ttim hands of LivefDOoI brok ers that to-day sales advanoed from 3.UUO to 13.J Dales, witn we rwun niaa. uvi more than 100.000 bales are left Cotton has not been so scarce before since the days of the American civil war. The purchasers are chiefly employers hav- 1n.

I.r. nMitnrtfl fin Hand. The general opinion on the Exchange here to-day was that a resolution not to buy spot cotton during September will be carried, but on the other band, there are many who consider that as such a stop page would give the American mills an additional ooDortunity. the proposal is not liV.lv ha atrlnu.lv allscussed. Not for ten years have prices ruled so high as they did to-day.

and it is probable that some Continental stock will be at tracted in consequence, it is nopeo. wai ih ir Inn mav be saved -by the arrival of the new crop from America toward, the end of the month. PLOT AGAINST THE SULTAN. Arrest of 11S Persona Made Already for Conspiring to Kill Him. CONSTANTINOPLE.

Sept Abdul Hamlds enjoyment of the Jubilee festlvt tia. which be ran Sunday on the comple tion of bis twenty-fifth year as head of the Ottoman Empire, has been spoiled by ine ouwwj i One hundred and eighteen -arrests, including several high officials, already have been made, and a secret inquiry ia pro niIc System em tbe Peaaaylvmsda aa 1 1 am eeres perfect ifty to th. traveler. A fast aXTcoareaUBt schedule of Western ROOSEYELT AT DETROIT Candidate Receive, an Enthusias- tic Greeting TALKS OF BRYANTS PROPHECIES Quotes fronf Carl Schurz'g Speech on -Mean- the Democratic Caadidatt Ing of Militarism. DETROIT.

Bdpt Theo dore Roosevelt arrived In this dty to-day. accompanied by John Proctor Clark of New York. A committee of about 120 Detroit- era met the Governorts train at Essex, Ont, and eseerted him there. A public oeptlon was held in the hotel this after noon. The meeting held In tbe big assembly room of the Light Guard Armory to-night was all that the Governor's most ardent partisans could have deklred in point of at tendance and enthuslaaro.

The floor and galleries of the great hall were crowded. Many were on the outside unable to obtain seats or standing room within hearing dis tance. Tbe Vice Presidential candidate received a tremendously enthusiastic greeting as he made his way up through one of tbe side aisles. A large proportion of the audience stood upon chairs and yelled frantically for Teddy." Homer Warren, Chairman of the Repub lican City Committee, oklled the gathering to order, and Brig. Gen.

(Henry M. Duffleld. who wae Introduced is another of the leaders in the Santiago ed. Gen. Duffleld.

In si campaign, presld- brief opening ad- dress eulogistic of the sbekker of the even' ing, remarked that It wka evident that one General was absent! Apathy." The Democracy, said Gen. Duf fleld. was before the cointry on a platform of fictitious tears, but! on both sides was as to) do If elected. I the only real fear wnat jryan mignt When the Governor Arose to speak the great crowd arose almpst en masse, and remainea a landing ana time. The Governor's about an hour In deliver, and was listened to throughout with thoughtful attention, and the telling sarcastic and witty points wct quicauy caugni ana appiauaea.

uov. ftooseveit inn e- audience an ob- Ject lesson when he as; ed that our sol- dlera in- the PhlllDnlnei had less to fear from any body of arm bandits In that country uua tney nac principles of the Kansa to fear from the City platform and the success ot the Democratic ticket He said five members of (the regular army were present and he asked J. hem to stand up that the audience might see their tyrants. Five soldiers from the Fourteenth Infantry at Fort Wayne, who occupied a front seat when thus (invited arose, and were applauded until their cheeks glowed with blushes. Now.f exclaimed Gov.

Roosevelt behold your tyrants! The audience shouted with laughter. There are here," continued tne Governor, "five soldiers to 4.000 peopld in this audience, which is a larger percentage of tyranny in this house than the perobntage of the regular army bears to the whole number of the people of this country. In his speech Gov. Roosevelt said. In part: this tnn-hlgn the issue of ovor-sKado wing importance' li whether we shall continue or abandon policy-which has broui he Governmental ut.untry..tq the highest pitch of pi speniy at nome.

ana wmcn nas aept unstained. both at. hoi National honor and abroad. To oellberately undo the ork would be to dishonor the 'National reputation and to throw us into dread industrial chao. If you think I am ns: Irons; lanauajre.

let me read you an Schurs's speech in Chi extract from Carl jo. Sept 5, 106. in wmcn ne says: And at what price win the ultimate result be gaimd ln case of Jar. Bryan's l.ctton? At th. price of the most vlileat and destructive crisis op record, such a drlals as can only be Drougnt on or a sudden subversion or the stand ard of values and of the whole business credit At the price of udeflnli buslnws naralvsla ana autraa.

At tn. price the ruthleas spolla- uon or u. savings accui maaawa. At tbe price of erana of half the value lated Dy tbe. tolllna ootna our war v.t-thelr AT the price of greatly ii ng the number of unemployed br dlacouraal enterpruw, and of curtailina- th vain of wages of those mmaln- ina at work.

At th. prif-e of the respect of the world for our intelligence and practical And worse, far than all this, at th. price of something that Ms never been forfeited since this Repebllc was born et the price of the greatest good natron can possess, and for tbe preservation of which it should ahed Its last drop of blooc at the price ot our National honor. For this Nation, so rich and powerful, would stand be ore the world as a wanton, reckleaa repudlat as nothing better than a fraudulent bankru; Thla will be th cost of th. xprltnnt A you willing to pay this prieaT Now, mind you, the platform on which Mr.

Bryan stood In 18 Mi had been reaffirmed without the alt sratlon of a letter and with an explicit affirmation of the free-silver plank to whl Mr. Schurs particularly referred. Mr Schurs- told the exact truth in his scathing speech of 1800, and therefore what hi said then la of course the exact truth ti -day. "In 1806 Mr. Bryan nslated that plutocracy was on one side and Democracy on the and that if le was beaten 'the wage worker could not Well, as a matter of fact, the age worker during the past four years has prospered as never before, and the same is true of all our citl-sena.

On Sept 19 of th it year Mr. Bryan said: If we are defeat ln this campaign there Is nothing before he people but four years more of hard timet and greater That statement with it Its own reply. In the sam speech HA Bryan said: 'Business men mplaln that business conditions are bad. I warn them that these conditions can be improved by following up the policies of the Republican Party. elL let busl ness men answer whether that warning is or has not been Justified.

We have been heart lg a good deal recently of Mr. Bryan's statement that he wanted to put the ma i before the dollar not the dollar befo -e the Such a statement cannot possibly apply -to the present conditions. Instead of bothering about whether the man ahead of the dollar or the dollar ahoad Df the man, let us fix our attention on the act that the policy followed for the last three years has resulted In bringing the man and the dollar together. That is what man really want with a dollar. He is no interested in any flight of fancy as to wl ether he Is behind or ln front of the dollai He wants to get hold of it and when he has got hold of It he wants to find It orth- one hundred cents and not Torty-etgtit cents.

When a man can get noia ox master, and when he ci dollar he la Its inot get hold ot it then he cannot master i Jn his soeeches Mr. Sryan kept Insist. Ing upon the alleged fait that money was growing aearer; tnat uaaer a- gaia standard it was bound to loontinue to grow scarcer. Well, as a matter of fact, and thanks to our prosperity, there Is more money In circulation per capita in the United States to-day than ever before in the history of the country. Every single prediction he has, made I has been falsified by the event On Oct he said: 'These are hard times.

They will be harder times If the gold standard continues." On Sept 25 he said: If you ask how the gold stand ard affects tne larmer we tell von that the gold standard lowei net. of him who sells i the nrice of nrod. Ithouf lowerine his taxes or debts. On Oc have a aold standard, tain to tall as a stone 9 he said: If we price are as cerw ihlch is thrown in comment on these the I do not have prophecies. Their ludic sua falsity is pat.

ery-business man. eni every everv wasreworker. In lis speech at Tim. ru know that with many Hall he said: the slightest prospect a I orel en war we would suspend goia pay tn a sliver or to a ta lients and go either or oasis at Well, since then we have had the Spanish war. l-vhave shown you sw little Mr.

Rrv' n'i utterance ln tbe past have souanrf with the facts, and It tiwalav when he and the exactly aa true txers or the Kan- saa City platform talk Tot imperialism wr militarism. The regular army is not nearly as aumeroua. relatively, (to the whole population, aa la the New York police force relatively to the population of New Tork. Just at present we have ln the retrular army, as cotsparea wiia our Population. nlne-tenths of a soldier to every one thousand of population.

This is the proportion for the year WOO. Well, In the year we had eight-tenths of a soldier to -every one thousand inhabitants. Tbe Increase of militarism since the palmy days of Jefferson, a century back. Is represented by exactly one-tenth of a soldier to every thousand Inhabitants, and the Increase to the danger of our Institutions is measured, therefore, by the amount of tyranny which Is capable of belne? exerMaavl br on Amer ican in a uniform over ten thousand of his leuow-ciusens- without uniforms. There was an anti-imperialUtic meeting at Indianapolis recently which indorsed Mr.

Bryan, and the delegates expressed frantic alarm at the Increase in our military force. The figures I have given show that mathematically these three hundred so-called 'anti-imperialists' were only entitled collectively to so much terror among them all as would be represented by a little less than one-thirtieth of a regular soldier. I freely admit their capacity for being frightened, but this amount of menace scarcely seems to entitle even the most sensitive soul to any overwrought sympathy." Gov. Roosevelt left Detroit at 10:30 P. M.

for Saginaw. Grand Rapids, Kalamasoo, and the West AMERICAN TO WED A PEER. Isa Grace Can of Louisville Engaged to Marry Baron Wynn-New-. borough. Special 10 Tkt New York Timet.

LOUISVILLE, Sept 6. Mrs. Emma B. Carr, who has been traveling ln Europe for the past two years with her daughters, Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey of Brooklyn and Miss Grace Carr, has announced the engagement of the latter to Locd William-Charles bo rough in letters to her friends here.

The marriage will take place in November at the Savoy Hotel, where Mrs. Carr Is now living. After the ceremony, the young couple will sail for Japan and China in Lord iNewborough's yacht, the Fedora-Miss Carr met Lord Newborough ln Egypt several months ago. She was considered one of the most beautiful girls in Louisville. She is very tall and is of thf Irish type of beauty.

She has never been much ln society here owing to her youth and to the fact that they have been abroad so much. Her sister married Samuel Bloan Chauncey some years ago. On the death of her husband Mrs. Chauncey went to Europe with her mother and sister. They spent the Summer at Lake Lucerne, but moved to London last March to complete the preparations for the wedding.

After their marriage Lord and Lady Newborough will reside at their country seat in Wales. William Charles Wynn, fourth Baron Newborough. succeeded to the title ln 1888. on the death of his grandfather, the third Baron. He was born ln 1873, and was educated at Heidelberg and Cambridge.

He owns about 28,800 acres. John Wynn, an ancestor, was standard-bearer at the battle of Norwich, 1549. Sir Thomas Wynn, in 1776, was created a peer of Ireland, with the title of Baron Newborough. CHICAGO TAX VALUATIONS. Tweaty Per Coat.

Cat Means lesia-tloaual Redaetloa la City Reveane. Special to Tkt New York Timet. CHICAGO. Sept 6. An announcement was made, to-day by President TJpham of the Board of Review to the effect that the valuation of real property within the' bounds of the union loop will be cut 20 percent This means a decrease of $70,000,000 of full market valuation ln South Town realty, and the effect- added to that, of the scaling down of 20 per cent on all city personalty will be to make a most sensational reduction in the revenues of the- city and other taxing municipalities.

In lftt0 the board found that the real estate of Cook County was worth approximately $1,510,000,000 at a fair market valuation. This sum has already in 1900 been reduced to almost exactly $1.25.1,000.000. and the contemplated step ln relation to loop property will further reduce Cook County real estate valuations for taxing purposes to but $1,183,000,000. CYCLONE IN CUBA. Mayor of Trinidad Wires for Assistance Heavy in Santiago.

HAVANA. Sept 6. -The Mayor of Trinidad. Province of Santa Clara, has wired to the Military Government from Casilda for assistance, claiming that a cyclone yesterday destroyed all the crops of tbe district and that the people are destitute. Efforts will be made to relieve the situation.

Official advices from Santiago say that 15 inches of rain fell there yesterday. HITCH IN RAILROAD COMBINE. Disagreement Among Members of New Trans-Continental Association. Special to Tkt New York Timet. CHICAGO, Sept 6.

It appears that the obstacles In the way of the complete organization of a transcontinental passenger association are more serious than they ap-j peared at first While several plans for organisation were considered at the recent Glenwood meeting, no conclusions or agreements were reached. There la no question that the lines attempted to form traffic pools at the conference. The failure to agree on percentages and penalties for violations was responsible for the break-up of the meeting. The Santa Fe demanded as the price of its membership ln a transcontinental passenger association an equal share of military and second-class passenger buaineas with the Southern Pacific. To this the latter company would not consent, and the officers of the connections of the Southern Pacific were inclined to side with the latter road.

Several of the questions that the General Passenger Agents have failed to settle have been referred to the meeting of the Presidents ln New Tork Sept 18. EX-MAYOR HINTS AT BRIBERY. Angers Vailsburg Council by Denounc-1 ing Deal for Water-Plants, NEWARK. N. 6.

Alexander Maybaum, ex-Mayor of caused a sensation at a meeting of the Common Council of that borough last night when charged Indirectly that money was Illegally used for the purpose of getting the Council to purchase the waterptant owned by two local land companies. The deal was consummated some time ago. After the business of the meeting had been concluded Mr. Maybaum. who was present as a spectator, addressed the Council, saying that the water plants of the Real Estate Association and Suburban Land Company had been bought at an excessive price, which was ln the neighborhood of $5,300.

A number of the-Aldermen Interrupted She speaker, objecting to his remarks. After some discussion he was permitted to continue. "If the boroutrh had waited." he said. until the contracts of these companies naa expired, the plants could have been purchased for half that price. When he charged that money had been used to get this deal through, there was considerable excitement -and some ot the Aldermen cried: It's a lie." After the meeting Mayor Smith and the Coundtmen denied that they knew of any questionable work In connection with the purchasing of the water plant referred to by Mr.

Maybaum. and they declared they would do ail ln their power to find out if any money had been used for bribery' in connection with the deal. They also allege that the price paid for the Real Estate and Suburban Company plant was not by any means excessive, but that the Council made the beet bargain it couia anoer tne. clrcum stances. v- 1 ladtvidwality ta Rallraadlasr.

Tbe Pennsylvania Railroad i marked by Its saperb train service to ail ta chief dtias ef the middle Adv. COAL STRIKE IS IMIINEHT President Mitchell Says It Win Come If Operators Hold Out Strike Will Have Far Reaching Effect, and the Mine Workers Are Proceeding Cautiously. TVTlf lUlDATTO 0 at waai taken to-day by the National Board of. the United Mine Workers of America, which Is ln session here, regarding the proposed strike ln the Pennsylvania anthracite coal region. It understood, however, that the members of the board were placing themselves In possession ot Information that will be used ln the final consideration of the matter.

Reports were heard from members of the board and from organisers not members who had been at work organising In bituminous field. The point to be gained by becoming' Informed upon the conditions In the bituminous districts is that the board members will be ln position to Judge whether 'or not the organisation can control a sufficient territory to prevent -the shipment of bituminous coal into the anthracite field ln the event of a strike being ordered. w. D. Ryan, Secretary-Treasurer ot the Illinois district Is here and in consultation with the members of the board.

The treasury of tbe Illinois miners is full, and it is reported upon good authority that the district controls about $200,000. the consent of the local unions of the district of Illinois this money would not be at tbe command of the National board, and it la thought Mr. Ryan is here for the purpose of pledging the financial assistance of his district to the board ln event of a strike. All of the members of the board are present except Frederick Dilcher of Ohio, who is expected soon. He has been In the anthracite region, and Is well posted on the situation there.

In event of a strike it is probable he will be one ot President Mitchell' sides in the field. Approximately over 1,000,000 people will be directly affected by a strike in the anthracite region. It not only means that nearly every coal miner In the immense field embraced in the Lehigh, Wyoming. Schuylkill, and Lackawanna Valleys will lay down his tools, but it means that a very limited supply of bituminous coal will shipped Into that field from other parts of the United States. "The condition ln the anthracite region of Pennsylvania was not considered at today's meeting ot the Executive Board of the United Mine Workers of America." said President John Mitchell to-night As a matter of fact I have not placed tne matter before the board, but it has been made a special order tor to-morrow's session and will be taken up the first thing in the meeting.

I said some time ago that In my opinion, there would be a big strike unless the operators agree to meet in a wage conference. I nave no reason to believe otherwise now. This is my own opinion. I have not talked with the other members of the board about it Information from the anthracite region indicates that the operators will not meet us and from this you can draw your own conclusions as to what the outcome will be." Vice President Thomas Lewis of Ohio, when asked for bis views upon tbe situation, said: People' generally -think that this board will' order a strike In a-few minutes after the members get However, when you Stop to reflect that we are dealing with the biggest proposition that ever came before the beads ot any labor organization you can at once see that it will be necessary for us to proceed very cautioualy. If we -get Into the fight we must win, and we.

certainly will not order a strike until the situation has been thoroughly canvassed." Aa a rule the members of the board are conservative, but the general sentiment is that there will be a strike. MINERS COMMITTEE MEETS. It Hopes to Get Concessions from Operators aac Avert a Strike. i HAZLETON. Sept U.

T. D. Nichollaof Scranton and Thomas Duffy of McAdoo. members of the committee appointed to present the demands of the United Mine Workers to the operators, and Father Philipps, were in session here all afternoon and to-night. The object of the meeting is to bring about a settlement of existing difficulties without a strike.

The committee, according to the statement of one of its members, has hopes of approaching the operators and securing some concessions. This hopeful however, is not shared ln by Mr. Nicholls, who believes a strike Is inevitable. The committee will probably be in session until early to-morrow SITUATION I WYOMING VALLEY. Mea Favor a Strike ana Bar They Caa Carry It Saeeeasfally.

Special to Tkt New York Timet. WILKESBARRE, Sept The refusal ot the coal companies at their conference in New Tork to confer with the miners only makes the belief among the people of the Wyoming. Valley the stronger that there will surely be a strike. The miners will be compelled to go out now or back down lgnomlnlously. The demand for coal here Is enormous.

Every, kind of a carrying vehicle Is being pressed into service. Those at the head of large manufacturing plants are of the opinion that if a strike is ordered It will be a long-drawn-out affair, as both sides are stubborn. All kinds of business Is suffering on account of the suspense. Some of the coal companies think that ln the event of a strike all the men will not go out and that they will still be able to mine some coal. This may be true in some districts ln the anthracite region, but not in the Wyoming district The men here are pretty well organised, despite all reports to the contrary, and when the order to strike is given there will not be enough men at work to keep the pumps running.

Some of the coal companies are making use of the columns of the local press to point out the dire calamity that will follow a long strike. It la pointed out that the United Mine Workers nave only $71,000 ln their treasury to sustain a strike, and that this sum will not keep the strikers and their families for a week. The total amount of money paid in wages in the anthracite region a month now Is $3,300,000. The operators are of the opinion that the men who are engineering the strike will make a mess of it Their firstmiatake will see the collapse of the strike. The miners who -are enthusiastic for a strike do not take this view of the matter.

They say the men who are conducting the negotiations for the miners -are shrewd and far. seeing men. They have been in many strikes in the soft coal region and are perfectly famUlar with all tbe details of handling a big strike where large numbers of men are engaged. PAVOll CAPITAL PTJNISHMENT. Alarming; laereaaw of Criat la Colo-raa May Cksag th Law.

Sped Tkt New York Timeu DENVER. SepO S. The death of Lillian Bell, prominent In Denver musical circles, who was sandbagged by a highwayman two weeks ago. baa aroused the advocates of capital punishment and there la a wave of sentiment that will probably result in the reinstatement of th hanging law. by- th next Legislature.

Three murder, four- attempted murders, and a score of brutal assaults on women by robbers ln Colorado within the past month is the record. Veteian detective and police official all declare that crime has rapidly Increased since tbe abolishment of capital punishment two years ago. A tablT recently compiled shows that there were 136 homicide since I8U. In the same Urn there have been 133 assaults with intent to kiU. PLAN GREAT IRON EXPORT.

Pittsburg Interests Order Nineteen Vessels for the Traffic To Coat About PITTSBURG. SepT Is understood here that the Pittsburg and associated In-t crests have taken costly and determined steps to Insure the development of an ex Prt business ln iron and steel A hurried order has been placed for the Instruction ot a fleet of ten great freighters that wilt ply from Lake Erie ports via the Welland Canal and Gulf of St Lawrence across the Atlantic. The fleet Will cost something like y-y- Orders for, this extensive water trans-' portation equipment, it Is sahL. have been divided among the Globe, Cleveland, and Detroit shipbuilding companies, and the work of construction has begun at the yards ot these companies at Lorain. Cleveland, and Detroit Interests have placed the orders, but the notable purchasers are the Carnegie and the Rockefeller interests.

For the canal boats the orders were. given within the past fortnight and attending them orders of even greater magnitude have been placed with the same shipbuilding yards for freighters to ply over the Great Lakes in the ore and coal trade. In all the contracts are for nineteen vessels, and the lake freighters will be built to carry 7,000 or 8,000 tons. The lake carriers will cost an average of and the obtained orders will necessitate an expenditure of Construction ot the craft Is to be hurried to completion. The fleet of canal and ocean freighters designed to take.

on consignments of iron and steel for export at the harbors at Cleveland and Conneaut will stand as a formidable factor in the freight situation ln this district One of the boats of this fleet will load a tonnage which, while small compared to the capacity of the lake freighters, will be equal to sixty of the heaviest freight cars ln use on any railroad, which loaded would make a train over a half mile in length. Proof ia furnished in the placing ot the tremendous contract that the iron and steel interests of Pittsburg have not been, simply agitating in the matter of the necessity of an export freight rate to enable them to enter the foreign markets. It. Is one of the methods that this interest has held in reserve to Insure trade development while the railroad interests have shown their disposition to stand in the way bv procrastinating in relation to lower Iron and steel rates. There are other plans In abeyance.

The iron and steel men of this district have for some time doubted that they would be Tavored in rates so that they could move products for export hence the present movement Reading Iron Company 'Cuts Wages. BLOOM SBURG, Sept 6. Notice was this morning by the Reading Iron Company ot Danville that a general reduction ii. wages would be made after Sept 18. The puddling base will be made $3 a ton Instead of $4.

the price which now prevails. Proportionate reductions in the wages of the other departments will be made. This action is due to the fact that the market price of iron Is below the cost of production. It affects 600 men. SHOCKED BY GUY ROPES.

Three men working on a derrick at Jerome Avenue and Two Hundred and Fourth Street were injured yesterday afternoon when the guy ropes supporting the derrick in some way established a connection with the overhead trolleyiwlre and were transformed into live wires, themselves. Thomas Kane of 6T7 East One Hundred and Forty-seventh Street working on top of tbe derrick and when he was shocked he tell to the ground, a distance of about 40 feet He struck Thomas Carboy of S29 East One Hundred and Forty-first Street In his descent and knocked him to tne ground. Several of Carboy's ribs and his left arm were broken. Joseph Luechesl fell across one of the ropes and hung there when the current struck htm, and the foreman on the work, Joseph A. Mott put on a pair of rubber gloves and climbed up and rescued him.

All the Injured were taken to Fordhant Hospital, being attended Dr. Mulhol-land. Each was more or less burned by the electricity, but Carboy is the only one who is likely to die. His condition was said late yesterday to be critical. OLD MAN'S LONG TRAMP.

Special to Tkt New York Timet. CINCINNATI, Sept C-Old and infirm, with his little hoard ot money gone, and too proud to ask for help, Jdnn Buhler, aged seventy, a former well-known resident of Covington, walked to this city from St Louis. It took him Just four weeks to make the trip. Upon his arrival. Buhler was" arrested as a vagabond, and even then he was too proud to tell his story, but ln the Silice court Judge Lueders and Prosecutor olmes drew It from.

him by degrees. He said that he went to St Louis ln fair circumstances some time ago. He met with reverses, but refrained from asking for help from his family. Things went hard with him and he decided to come back home. He had no money, and although old and feeble, he started out to walk.

He lived off the kindness of people along the road and met many hardships. After Judge Lueders had beard his story he discharged the old man, who Immediately started for Covington to his relatives. STRIKE AT ATLANTIC CITY. ATLANTIC CITT. N.

Sept 6. More than half the bricklayers and plasterers of the city went put on strike to-day. Tbey demand $3.50 a day, eight, hours to be a day. If the demand 1 not acceded to by to-morrow, from 300 to 400 men will be out. The contractors were notified of the demand three months ago.

but the men did not strike until to-day owing to unfinished work on hand. i The bosses met to-day and offered the men 40 cents an hour, but this offer was not favorably Councilman Lee and eight other large builders have agreed upon, the forty-cent scale. It Is expected there win be a general strike to-morrow except where the men's scale is paid. WHISKY MEN'S CLOSE COMBINE. CINCINNATI Sept After three tJays deliberation the ot distillers and distributors has accomplished what seems to be the closest association.

If not the strongest combine, of spirit distilling; interests since the days when the Distilling and Cattle Feeding Company controlled 83 per cent of the output of such goods. As a result of the conference every spirit producing distillery of the- country has Joined the Distillers Association, the distilleries owned by th Standard Distilling and Distributing Company, the Fleischmann distilleries at Cincinnati. Buffalo. Peeksklli. and New York, and those situated at Terre Haute.

Vin-cennes. Peoria, I1L; Belleville, I1L; Milwaukee: Portsmouth. Ohio; Waterloo, N. Lawrenceburg, and Cincinnati. Ohio.

The Distillers Association la organised, with Fred Smith, Chairman; J. T. Mo Hugh, Secretary; Casper H. Rowe, Treasurer, -v 4 The proposition of Distill rs Association to operate and work la harmony with the United State Spirit Association, which comprise all th distributor of spirits, and spirit goods of th entire country, was accepted by the latter organisation. The United 8tate Spirits Association elected seven members of Its Executive Board Franklin T.

Corning, J. Walter Fraibersr. Peter J. -Hennessey. Edson Brad ley.

William N. Hobart Rice, and tt. J. aa. varoeia.

The committee Immediately organised by Her ting William N. Hobart Chairman. J. Walter Freiberg Secretary, and Franklin T. Coming Treasurer.

Th market basis was made an advance of 2 cents per gallon. N07 NOTE TO-BE TO Will Propose Leaving Smalt Guard at Peking, It Is Said. TWO REPLIES TO FORMER NOTE Franca Favors Rasslav-srnianv Ro-fuse to Evacoata. New Proposal May Effect a Compromise Li-Huno-Chano re in Qa North M.aa.n. 1mm r.mtn.e ChalL atn4 Rsmw The United States has prepared anoth- er note to Russia, which will be forwarded to-day.

Copies will be sent: to the other i The text of. the note la not made public, but it that this country proposes to leave a small guard at Pe- -king. Instead of evacuating the capital France and Germany have replied to the former note of the United States la regard to the proposed withdrawal from" Peking. Prance la fully Jn accord wtta the Russian position. Germany, in her reply, makes It clear that her troops 'will not be ordered to leave the Chinese capital at this time, Li-Hung-Chang, it is said, is free to go north If he wishes.

His status' la regard to peace negotiations Is still being discussed by the powers. According to a Hongkong rumor tbs allies In Peking are gradually pver the Government to the Chinese. It is said Prince Chlng will be placed ln charge of the city. Messages have been received from Minister Conger, Gen. Chaffee, and Oea.

Barry. All was quiet In Peking Sept 1. A battalion of German troops was landed at Shanghai yesterday. Th trouble ln tbe south baa assumed serious proportions, ANOTHER NOTE TO THE POWERS So Far Only the United States and Francs Favor ths Russian PpSltiOn, j' i. i2 srrtsf ir tf 1 or met.

WASHINGTON. Sept new note to Russia is being prepared, copies of wbloh. will be seht to the other powers. Acting Secretary of State David Hill was in conference with the President about It this afternoon, and after the close ot business at the departments there was another conference at th White House, in which not only Dr. Hill but Secretary Root partici pated.

This conference lasted about aa hour and a half. Tbe note is said to be now practically in such lhape as the President and his two advisers think it should be. It will be submitted to the Cabinet aa was the case with the prior not, and with such amendments as may be made then it will be transmitted to Russia to-morrow. According to the positive statements Of members of the Cabinet a few days aso. the receipt of a positive rejection from any one power would leave the United States -no option but to notify Russia of the American purpose to withdraw from Peking to Tien-Tain.

There is a widespread belief that the note 'now in preparation contains such a proposition, with an important modi. ficatlon. This modification is that when the withdrawal takes place a small body of troops should be left ln Peking for the pur. pose of maintaining order. It known that such a proposition was under consideration by this Government a few days ago, and tt is believed (hat the new note makes this, proposition and urges that It be submitted to the powers in the Interest of harmony.

TENOR OF NEW NOTE CONCEALED. The officials concerned, refuse to give any Intimation of character Of the new note. There-is an impression la some quarters that If necessary to secure harmony the United 8tates would urge Russia to abandon her withdrawal scheme, while at th same time reiterating the American determination to withdraw It Russia does. The belief which prevails la these quarters Is that the new note will be of that character. y- The original American note.

It must be borne in mind, did not 'make any- sacn nronoeltkra. While tt exnra.awil a. twill Mi (hat it would be wU for all parties to remain in Peking, it did not advise Russia to do so. but on the contrary did advise all the powers to arrange the time and manner ot withdrawal. The expression about the advisability of remaining In Peking-, not a recommendation, but a mere expression of opinion.

It Is now argued that this expression of opinion might be used as a basis for a recommendation to that effect and that this is what the new -not contains. Th fact however, that no such proposition. Is known to have come before the Cabinet, while th compromise proposition to withdraw all except a small part of th troops from Peking actually has been considered by the Government makes th latter appear the more probable of th two, FRENCH AND GERMAN ATTITUDE. Th latest expression as to the attitude of the power on the evacuation of Peking comes from the United States Ambassador at Paris. Gen, Horace Porter.

who has advised the authorities here that the- attitude of the French Government is favorable to the position taken 'by Almost simultaneously with this dispatch from Gen. Porter came another from the American Charge d' Affaires at Berlin, giving the attitude, of Germany on Russia's proposal. This in substance states that Germany, while anxious to avoid any friction between the powers, regards the conditions in Peking such as to require the continued presence- of German fortes there. Neither Gen. Porter nor Mr.

Jackson gives the text of tbe answer, but only the substance of the positions taken by the two Governments. It is-generally believed that Germany's attitude to favor of remaining at Peking will be concurred In by Italy and Austria, as these two countries ace with Germany on political questions of a general nature. Moreover, definite word has been received here which clearly foreshadows -Austria's position In favor of remalnlna; at Peking. As to the purpose of Great Britain, there is an absohit lack of of flclal information, though little doubt is entertained that since Germany has taken the initiative. Great Britain also will favor remaining at Peking.

The position of Japan likewise la lacking In definiteness. although It is believed In the best-posted quarters that If other nations remain at Peking Japan will deem It expedient to remain there also. It would seem from this that Franc is the only Government to give concurrence to the Russian proposition, although the United State has expressed a purpose of oiiowlng; Russia's course, unless the ethe SEN RUSSIA.