The Buffalo Commercial from Buffalo, New York • 8

i 8 THE BUFFALO COLUIERCIlX, IJI'KTK war, Indian feats of horsemanship, rough riders, sham battles, shotting, grand handicap. A large number of freaks, S'nlmals and performers from the midway will participate in the grand parade which will precede the Crystal 1 1 Or, Moncure D. Conway Presented His Views to the Chief Pin- j. mains few families that have an intelligent percep-tion of the dangers of irripjure' water, are drinking our city Watef i .1 1 Over 600 Pieces of Fine, 3 ephyr' Qing'Kams, 32 inches wide, (not 29 inches wide), choice styles, worth 25c yard, -i 1 J. Adam Go.

HARTFORD and VEDETTE BICYCLES, AND SEE THE NEW MODELS, superb line of wheels presents many and desirable new features which are upon a thorough understanding of the requirements of the cycling public. Prices $25 to $75. Cushion frame for chainless or chali Colum-bjas, $5.00 extra. (...:.. I Columbia Tire or Hub Coaster Brake, applicable any of our machines, $5.00 extra.

J- 1 i Ask (or a Catalogue. LOCAL WEATHER FORECAST. i. 1 1 fe 'i. ForecaLter Cuthbertson's: vather; prediction fOr Buffalo and vicinftj' is as i-i'-v pj j-' partly cloudy weather tofnght, i-with possibly light I Thursday, generally fair weather; moderate temperature, with maximum about 60 degrees; fresh northerly winds, becoming Vva If i- I -j Friday, generally fair-weather.

Fihe sailing weather will prevail until Friday. I v-; Thelow pressure area is central over Southern Pennsylvania and there! is a second low which is japparently flattening out in the ijental northwest elsewhere ihe 'pressure is the! normal, and conditions are favorable for fair weather. I I 1 1 I -j Temperature changes have1 been slight. Itain, loVal and generally has fall- en over the lower lakes, middle states. sections ot the Ohio, Tennessee and St.

Lawrence valleys, and in Virginia, the district of Columbia and north! Pacific. Local during the past '24 hours: Maximum temperature, 56; minimum temperature, 42; precipitation,) JQS. The following was reported a.m.: Buffalo, cloudy, Boston, jclquy, 44; Chicago, cloudy, 46; pincinnati, 'clear, 38; Denver, clear, 42; Jacksonville, clear, 56; New York; cloudy, 1 48; New "Orleans, clear, 62: Omaha, cloudy, 54 Sti Louis, cloudy, 52; St. clear, 50; A'ashing-ton, clear. 48.

I j. DIED IN A' CHAIR. John CurzekJ Insurance Expired Last Evening While Read-" ing a Newspaper. i i John Curek, an Insurance i agpat, aged 43 dtPd suddenly In a at his home, 1153 proadwgy, last evening Atlet eating his supper, Curzek sat down to, read a newspaper, and. some time later his wife called to hitp.

thinking that he hadt fajleo-l asleep in hi, chair. She- found that he was dead. I i i- i Coroner Btjller was notified and certified that death wyis due to -heart disease. Curzek Is survived Spy his wife; and. lone sonl aged 13 years, i i CLUB.

'I'! I It Was Well Represented at the St. George's Society. Dinner 'at New York. Albert E. Jonesj president of the Victoria Club o'f Buffalo, and William i A.

-i BIx, George B. ijore, Henry Wertluier and F. B. Koblua, members of the: club, "were among the guests at the dinner of St. George's SqiHety! in New York last evening, i The dinner (was given at Delnionleo's-and was attended by many of the prominent men of the metropolis.

i 'Tj Sir Percy Sanderson, British consul-general, and took In referring to the presence of the Buffalo mea to speak In verf complimentary terms of the Victoria I i I I The dinner Is said to have been one of the moat successful in the i history: of St. George's- Soety 'iji; I -1 BUSINESS CHANG. Charles EMustin Retires fromBthe Expressed Matthews-NWf- 'j eup Company. The Express: this morning announces the retirement of Charles E.ri Austin from the Publishing afid; printing business Conducted kjj luc ii.i.iiBj! anu ne aiattnewapttarup C6mpany. ijUr.

I Austin i has been the newspaper business for 35 years, working his way up from a carrier boy to' fliftincial manager anc jpart Owner of the! Express and its kindred interests. For twenty-three years, Mr. Justin has been the i financial manager of the Express and the Matthews-Northrup Company, and during the last twelve years has been part owner of both concerns. In: preferring editorially his retirement, tfie Express this morning gays of I f-, "Now he retires fromi active, participation in the business to enjoy a well -earned rest. His interest has been acquired by: his associates on terms mutually satisfactory, and without the necessity of even am accounting.

He takes: with him not only a handsome competence, -well earnjsd, but the heartfelt: good wishes and warni friendship of those with whom he has gso long and patiently borne the labor! heat of the day." i j. NIAGARA FALLS ITEMS. 5 1 iK. Identity of the Man Who Went Over the Horseshoe Not Yet Established. 'J I'! I' i Special to The Commerclil: i .1 i Niagara Falls, April 24.

of the was seen to go down the upper rapids in' a boat that was plung ing toward the Horseshoe Fall 'has inot- yet been There seems no dcubt the man was as passengers on the New York Central train leaving- here at 1 o'clock that afternoon observed ithe strange position of the boat anj itsoc-cupant. A hackman reports having een a small boat upside down in the: comparatively shallow waters along the Canadian shore Monday. afternoon. i Yesterday raorriing- at the parsonage of St. Mary's church, Miss Joseplne Mc-Kulty and Mr.

Frank LeBlond, were married by the Rev. Hugh Wright. Miss Rose LeBlond of Buffalo attended the bride, an4 Frank L. MeNulty was best man. Mr, --and Mrs.

LeBlond will reside on Prospect street, ithis Miss Gertrude Magee and Miss A. Q. Mgee of Delaware avenue, Buffalo, were among 'the guests. J- Niagara, county sidepath ccmniissioners are in receipt, of; the tags and they have been placed on sale. L'AIGLON, the! battle scene: also many rew works of art, artistic (not 1o be duplicated elsewhere), for chotee 'wedding gifts.

See Sevin's Art Store, 629 Main. American Officials, I WAMTS NO COMPROMISE. He Advocated the Opening of the Entire Fair. on Sunday, Midway and All Other News of the Exposition. D.

Conway New York, a noted historian and student, Clarence E. Darrow, a well-known attorney of Chicago, and E. M. Macdonald of New editor of tfr-e Truth Seeker! appeared yesterday afternoon before President John 6. Chairman John N.

Scatcherd jind Dl-iect-r-General Buchanan of the ran-Amerl-can -Exposition Company to urge Sunday opening at the The bearing was scheduled to take place- at 2 o'clock, but was deferred till 3.15 owing to ithe delay of Mr. Darrow in reaching the city. The conference was held In private: so far' as the press concerned, notwithstanding that the visitors desired to hae pub licity given lueir arguments, xxywevur, at the conclusion of the session, Br. Conway and his associates gladly outlined the proceedings for the benefit of the newspaper men. Dr.

Conway explained that he felt not the slightest' antagonism for the churches or their workers, and added that he was not striving to achieve a victory over the clergy. His championing of the opening project, be- explained, was-attributable to a sincere belief in the advlsa-, bllity of such a measure, and that belief, he said further, was resultant upon a vast 1 amount of study, research and deliberation. i''" "The ministers who are so strenuously opposing Sunday said D. Conway, "are not placing it on moral grounds. They assert their ideas merely as a matter of religious opinion.

In a(l civilized with the exception pf England and America, Sunday Is a day of recreation and education. What Is being done today In trying to close this exposition Is a survival of Puritanism when they closed all business and even denied themselves a stroll In the green fields. "A closed Sunday fair Will bar tout almost entirely one great class In this couu--try, the worklngmen, who have no other day they can enjoy It, unless they are given a holiday by their; employers; and this they cannot afford, as employers are 'not In the habit of paying men when they do not work. AH over the world thep trades onions use Srrday as a holiday uponi which to hold meetings for the benefit ot their cause. Why should they 'be shut ut of the exposition on that day? If" "The preachers cannot expect srisltors to attend their churches pll day Sunday.

The moBt they could do would bei to go In the morning. During the rest of the day they will look for other kind of recreation. Many of them will go to Niagara: FaUs, which might be regarded as the Lord's exposition, and will always be open op Sun day." The speaker said he hoped the directors would not compromise by opening the gates and closing the-midway because, as she explained, thousands of the people who: would go to the exposition "on Sunday are pot in; i 1. 1 v. l.

would gladly visit a glskie of haVinless amusement. Millions of people, Dr. Conway, believes, who would attend the xposl-tion if the sates were Open on Sunday would stay away if the gates closed on that day. Dr. Conway's address was em phatic and comprehensive.

Mr. Darrow made a short speech, during froiii-Hf. or wnif'ii ri rnvmi niuf-n i i t- ground covered by Dr. Conway. Hai dwelt particularly on the worklngman's side of the subject, 'and tried to prove that the worklngman would have a just grievance If he were barred from seelnir the exnbsltlon onthe only day he was at liberty toSattendJ it.

At the conclusion of the hearing' Director-General Buchanan thanked the visitors for their effort and promladd that their arguments would be carefully considered. A meeting of the executive committee was held last night, but nothing of importance was done, according to Secretary Fleming. The- committee was in session until 11 o'clock. Another meeting will be held Friday night. At last night's session the Sun day opening question was discussed Briefly.

The executive committee has nothing; to do with the settlement of controversy. That duty. belongs to the board of Frank, C. Bostock, who has the midway trained animal show, arrived in the city yesterday from Indianapolis. He has practically recovered from hlsj experience with Bajah, the gigantic lion which attacked him two weeks ago in his ilndlanapotjs zoo.

The celebrated trainer's (wounds aye not entirely healed, but they ire rapidly. Last night a shipment of animals ar-'livad for the midway show. On May 1st Mr. Bostock will have 70 lions In his' building, as well as many leopards, tigers, jaguars and other fierce beasts. -Had It not been fof the Are In Baltimore, wnlch -caused Mr.

Bostock a loss of about $330,000, the Buffalo how would have equaled in' nnmbera all the menageries In the country. Asilt is, the ahow will represent an investment of about $1,000,000 and will; be a wonderful collection of trained beasts. Chief Henry, Rustln, who has supervised the arrangement and installation of all the electrical device. on the exposition grpunds, reported yesterday to' Newcomb Carlton, director of wofas, that theelectric fountains and other elaborate electrical mechanisms would be fully illuminated on the night of AprirSothT at which time the peop'e Jim the grounds will see the grandest electrical spectacle ever produced. I The workmen's carnival which to be held on April 2Tth in the stadium, to celebrate the compSetlon of that immense structure, has been postponed with no dale fixed.

It will be held early in May and will be a most unique ceremony. The following la a Hat of the. athletic games planned for the ocaslon: One mile bicycle race, wrestling, gladiator contest, 75-yard dash, discus throw, bag jiunchlng, two mile bicycle shot put, balloon ascension and parachute drop, 220-yard low hurdle, 220-yard dash, fatj-men's face, blcyele-obstacle race, Oriental dancing, iword combat, relay race quarter -mile run, heavy lifting, five-mile bicycle race, ug of I Work Upon it Was Beguni by the i German Rock Company This Morning, WILL BE FINISHED Chief Engineer Bardol Says it Ought to be Completed in Five Weeks- Working Both Ways. Main street will be paved with; asphalt within a- few jweeks. Work (upon the paving was begun this morning by the German Rock iAsphalt Cement: Company, and it is expected that the; paveni-int will be laid much nfore than a month has gone by.

i Chief Engineer F. V. E. Bardol of the bureau of engineering was notified early this morning that the work of laying the pavement had been begun. 4 As soon as the commissioners of public works gathered; at their office in the city hall at 10 o'clock, Mr.

Bardol went before the: board and formally notified them that the; work had been begun. IN i i exclusively stated in1 last evening's Commercial, the stakes for the: Genesee street pavement were set by Engineer Bardol's men yesterday forenoon, and the! work of setting the stakes on the Main street job was immediately begun That work was finished before evening, This morning the German Rack; Com pany began the work of paving jthe thor oughfare? which is in miserable condition. The work was started at the corner of Main and Ililey streets, and it will be prosecuted both ways, south towards Goodell street and north towards Ferry street. 1 -1 Chief Engineer Bardol' was. asked, by the; commissioners of public works how long the Main street job would take.

Mr. Bardol replied that unless unforeseen circumstances arose, the pavement should be laid in four or five weeks, I i "Pioviding no asphalt pavers' strike isf declared," said Chairman Augustus Stheu. I i The German; Rock Company i was given the contract for paving Main streeg. rom Goodell street to Amherst i street. Last fall- the pavement was laid from Ferry Street; north to Amherst street.

This spring, when the company jsousht to begin work on the remaining portion of the street, the board of public: works declined to seti the stakes for the pav ing; on the ground that the contract had been invalidated by the recent decision of the court of; appeals declaring unconstitutional the labor statutes relating to the prevailing rate of wages and the cut ting and dressing of stone in New York state. I Then the German Rock Company se cured yesterday from Justice Childs a peremptory writ of mandamus compel! ing Ithe board of public works to set the stakes. similar mandamus was secured by Asphalt Company, which has the contract for the paving of Genesee street from Walden avenue to the city line. i The Barber Company did not begin the work ot paving Genesee street this morn but it is expected that that work will be begun tomorrow. "If we have fair weather, the; Main street pavement should be laid within five weeks at the latest," said Engineer Bardol to a Commercial representative-this morning.

"That will permit the finishing of the work by the latter part of May and before the city becomes congested with the i Pan-American crowds. I GAMBLING IS BARRED Mayor Diehl Says the Police Will Pre vent it.This Summer. Mayor Diehl, in answer to rumors that gamblers are planning1 a wholesale estab lishment of i rboms for Pan-American visitors, announces that there will be no gambling in Buffalo this summer if he can prevent it. He has given no special orders to the police but he says that the police will see to it that 410 gambling bf any kind is carried on. The mayor states tBat" this refers to any! and all kinds of gambling, not only poktr, faro and roulettef but also to the operation of poolrooms within the city limits.

"I This announcement is intended as a complete refutation of the whisperings heard about the! city to the effect that police protection could be, secured by fixing certain politicians. ii tt 4 -t 1 STREET RAILWAY EARNINGS. 1 The following statement of the earnings of the Detroit United Railway Company will Interest many Investors here, because of the laTge amount of the underlying bonds that have been 60ld In this city by E. O. Mc N.nir Co.

of 203 Klllcott Square. The report for March shows: 1 1 1901 1900 Inc. Gross t. $210,752 $187,024 $23,128 Operating expenses 103,032 106,638 i 3,346 Net .1 100,770 80,988 19,782 Interest required for! bonds 48,612 40,791 1,821 Surplus 52,137 84,103 1T.901 For three months ending March 31: 1 1901 19U0 I Inc. Gross $510 .802 $49,003 Operating expenses 316,643 303,584 13,059 Net 273,162 237,217 35,845 Interest required ,1 for bonds i 144,016 140,375 3,041 Surplus 129,145 32.303 The gross receipts for the first eleven days of April show an Increase over the 1 same days last year of above $1,000 a day.

j. VO LU NT A Yv AN PTC Y. The petition lin voluntary bankruptcy of'K. C. Spencer of this city was filed yesterday afternoon: with Clerk Keating of the United States district Spencer has -liabilities amounting to $497.42, and has no assets.

i FIFTEENTH WARD SMOKER. The Fifteenth Ward Republican Club will hold a smoker next Saturday evening at the club's headquarters. High and Maple Many invitations hare been i sent out. Refreshments will be served. I D0NT HURRY! Take time to see the label bears the signature in blue- Then you art sure you have the real a that I Water CHOOSING A PASTOR.

A Meeting Will be Held Tonight at Lafayette Church. A meeting of the: church and congrega-j tion of the Lafayette avenue Presbyter-: church -will be held this evening for the purpose of receiving and taking ac-i tion upon the report of the committee appointed to select a pastor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Rev. Dr. William Burnet Wright, The committee will recommend that a call be ex tended to Rev. Y.

Chapman of Frank-! Jin, iwho occupied the pulpit of the church lastSunday and greatly pleased those who heard him. It is expected that the recommendation of the, committee Mill be adopted, and that a-unanimous call will be extended to Rev. Mr. Chapman. 1 The meeting will be heM in the chapel of the church, at Lafayette and Elmwood: avenues, at 8 clock, and every member of the church and congregation is requested to be present.

i WON. '1'. Verdict of No Cause of Action Over the Purchase Price of a Set of Balzac. A Jury before. Judge Folger In the municipal court late yesterday afternoon, rendered a verdict ofgjno -cause of action in the suit brought by James G.

Ardrey of Rochester against Ralph Bowman, who Is connected with ttye paper hons- of R. H. Thompson In this city, to recover $40 alleged to be due as a balance on an edition of Balzac which was sold him as a limited edition. Ardrey 'its the representative of Gieo'rge Barrle Son, Philadelphia, publishers, from whom Bowman in 1898 purchased 51 volumes of Balzac's works, agreeing to pay therefor $122.50. After paying $82.50, Bowman discovered that the edition was not one limited to 1,000 copies, as he had been led to believe, and he refused the other books.

Nevertheless, the books 'were delivered, and Barrle Son assigned their claim to A rdrey Bowman discovered that William Hamilton 'of Lake wood, had a set which was alleged to be set 17, that which, possessed, and Hamilton's books were produced in court yesterday. Bowman's set was bound in green, and Hamilton's was bound In red, Which was the only difference in the books aside from a slight change in the title page and in the etchings. Peter Paul, of the, firm of Peter Paul and George J3. Matthews were called as expert witnesses for the defense. They testified that both editions were printed from the same, A x- plaintiff and Attorney Louis W.

(Simpson for the defendant. 1 T-v BICYCLE SQUAD. ir.fc.-rr A Score of Patrolmen are in it This Year Capt. Steimal at its Head Again, Last night Supt. Bull announced the names of the patrolmen who will comprise the bicycle squad during the com-'' ing summer.

William J. Steimal, Who acted ins captain last year, will perform the same duties this year. The squad, which has four new men this year, now numbers 20. The following patrolmen comprise the i'i Captain William Steimal. Patrolmen John J.

Cunningham, Frank C. Stoner, John M. Brown, Wil-lia2rE. Burns, Thomas' Nihill, -Michael H. Cjogan, Frank O'Connor, John J.

Sullivan, John G. Reville, Herbert N. Davis.r Elmer E. Smith, E. Fisher.J Ji rank -G, Peters, Albert B.

Kern, John C. Foss, 1 George Cookson, Edward Gibbons, Edward Steckj John Murphy. The city has been divided into eleven bicycle pots as follows: fost 1 All the territory in the 9th precinbt east and south of Buffalo creek, from the junction of Seneca and Elk streets. Post 2 All of the 2d and 7th precincts and that part of the 9th- not covered by post 1. i Post 3 Main street, from the Terrace to Tupper street.

Post 3 1-2 Main street, from Tupper street to Utica street. Post 4 All Of the 1st precinqt except Main street; also Delaware avenue from Niagara Square to Chippewa street, to Georgia street, to Prospect avenue, to Virginia street, 'including Huron jstreet. Post 5 All of the 10th precinct, except- the portion covered by post 6. Post 6Delaware avenue, from Chippewa street' (To Ferry street, and the territory bounded by Main and; Ferry streets, Richmond avenue ad North street. i Post 7r-Amherst street, from Delaware avenue to Main street, to Humboldt parkway, to East Ferry street, to West Ferry street, to Richmond to Bird avenue, to Elmwood to Amherst street.

j. i Post p-Genesee- street, from Main street to i Jefferson street. William street; from. Michigan street to Jefferson Broadway, from Ellicott street to Jefferson street, and Jefferson street from Swan street to Best street. Tost 9 All of the 12th precinct.

Post; 10 All Of 5th precinct, except that part covered by post 7. Post 11 All of he 13th precinct, ex- 4. cept. that part covered by post 7. SCQTTISH ENTERTAINMENT.

S- Andrew's Scottish Society will give an entertainment and dance at the' Saea-gerbi nd' parltfrs In the Teck Theatre building tomorrow evening; It will be the last public entertalr.ment'glven by the society this season, and Its members have made elaborate preparations Id order that it may be both a social and financial success. The for the entertainment is an excellent one. The concert will begin at 8.15 o'clock. R. B.

Adam, has loaned, for exhibition at the parlors, an autograph copy of Robert tuins's poem: Man's a Man for a'; That," which he secured recently at great cost. I DEATH OF CANE MAHANY. 1 Cane Mahany, who formerly lived in Buffalo, died at his home In Jersey1 City on Monday. The remains will be brought to this city, where the funeral will be held. Mr.

Mahany is survived by four children. Row and B. and Mary B. Mahany of this city. John Mahany of Cleveland Md Mrs.

Alfred Moe of Jersey City. water Annual Mleetmg of the Friends and Election of Officers Yester day 'Afternoon. MISSIONARY "MEETING. Last Sess on for the Season Will be Held by tl fie Woman's Association of Calvary Presbyterian Church. aunuiil Meeting of the Friends was held restesday afternoon at the home of tle 'piOsident, Mrs.

Almon H. Cooke of -Ajshlarfd avenue, when the following offlcjers were elected for the year: Presidentj-rilr. Almon H. Cooke. Vice-presjdent-j-Mrs.

Edward Battey. Recording secretary Mrs. Clarence E. Bushnell. I Mi Corresponding and treasurer Mrs.

Lorpn; C.Davenport. Critic Mlrs, AY. H.i Johnson i'i executive commiAee-fMrs. Charles P. jlvingley.

1 Mrs. FelSv! Kissel. 'wals elected dele- gate to the annual convention of the Federation I of Women's Literary and Educational i Organizations of Western New York. It was decided that will be the general topic for next season's study, and) a cfcss for parliamentary drill will forced. The president of the' Friends, Mrs.

Cooke, wasj presented with a handsome Pnn-Amerian tpillow. Refreshments served at the; cjqse of the; business session. I i. -1 Wonpen's Union Election. The anrfcal election of directors: 'of the Women's Educational and-Industrial Union will take -place on May 7th, when twelve will jbe chosen from-the following women pfneed Un nomination: Cyrus A.

Allen. Miss Anna W. Ballard, Mrs. Alfred! A. derrick, Mrs.

Alonzo R. Clarkson, ijl-rs. Frank H. Coffran, Dr. Mary I.

Dejntons Mrs. Theodore S. Fas-sett, Mrs. Adelbrt D. Gail, Mrs.

Frank jGeorgerl Mrs. Alfred Haines, I Mrs. Clarence Vf, Hammond, Mrs. i William Hengerer, Mrs. $3.

Merton Husted, Irs. Etta Ware Hill Mrs. Albert E. Jones, Mrs. James B.

Parke, Mrs. Louis Wright Simpson, MrS. Thomas Stoddart, Miss Winifred Fj. Sweet, Mrs. George W.

Townsend, jMrs.v Eugene C. Waldbrr, Miss Mary! Walker, Miss Mary! H. Williams, Mrs. Charles G. Williams! Missionary Meeting.

1 The last missionary meeting for the season of Womrn's Association of Calvary PrQsbytejinn church will be held tomorrow ajEternooa at 3 o'clock in the chapel. 1 1 i A report lif ithe recent meeting in Bos ton of the pman's Board of Foreign Missions wiljl be; presented by Miss Kate E. Putnam, jwjho was a delegate. The Missionary; and Aid Society will meet With the) Woman's Association, and will be guests at the tea which will fol- lowj.the bus ness meeting. Hon neopathic A meeting 'of the board of associate the Buffalo Homeooathic managers Hospital wiljl le held tomorrow morning at 10.30 o'clock at the hospital building.

Teachers' Association. A tea -wiljl i be given at the Chapter House next Saturday afternoon by 'the Women Teachers' Association. Miss Mq-Gowan will! be the hostess, assisted: by the teacherd of grammar schools 20, 22 and 24. I i First Church Volunteers. The First phurph Volunteers will close the season's! work with an entertainment to be held in the'Sunday school room on Friday, Aprfl 20th, at 4 p.

m. Monthly Entertainment! The monthly entertainment at Ingle- side Home will be given tomorrow evening under ticj. direction of Mrs. Frank H. Coffran.

A fine program is promised. r. i Central W. C. T.

U. I li i Central W. C. T. U.

will meet at the home of Mary "Beftrdsell, 73 Watson street, Fridpyj of this, week, at 2.30 o'clock. A tea will be arranged by Hostess, Mrs. Beardsell I RECEPTION TO GRAND OFFICERS The Odd Fellows of Buffalo have completed arrangements for the reception to their grand wtficers, which will be held at City-Convention Hall on Friday evening. August T. Flfech, the grand master, will be escorted to tlpe hall by the district deputies.

The 'grand facers of the assembly, Mrs. Delia president, "of Oswego, and Sophie isteinmeyer of Rochester, will be escorted tp the hall by the district presidents of thfe lleheknh lodges of Buffalo. Charles W. HInson has been selected, as chairman to! preside over the meeting at Convention Hall. SENTINEL SOCIETY'S DENIAL.

The published announcement that the Sentinel Eden Society of the Sentinel Methodist church jhad arranged for an entertaln- uuim L'uurai du urraiigeu lur an entertain- ment and daLce at D. K. Morgan Hall Is in- correct. xn society -is composed or cnris-tlan young nfen and women who do not believe In danrtng or similar worldly amusements, and Its members are indignant over what they bplieve was a malicious attempt on the part ojjf the person responsible for the untruthful announcement to Injure the good name of the society. The society has arranged for no such entertainment.

NATURAL SCIENCE SOCIETY. 4 The semI-n)ontnly meeting of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences will be held at Its rooms lit the Buffalo Public Library building on Ifrlday evening, at 8.13 o'clock, at which tlnfe a paper will be read by Mr. F. A. Converse, -superintendent of agriculture I at the 1 Pan-American Exposition, if on "Applied Agricultural Science as Illustrated at the: Pan-Jmerican Exposition." St.

Lawrence River Resorts. Commencing May 1st, the New "York Central will platte on sale excursion tickets to St. rawrencfe Biter Resorts via. Clayton, which will be good 13 days from date, of I Full information at City Ticket Office, 377 Alain street, corner uagie. II IF Will.

-'UI-irT-: Si I I. SI- CALL! PASTOR INSTALLED. Rev. Stitt Was Formally Placed in Charge of South Pres-v byterian Cfiurch. Eer.

J. Stitt was formally installed as pastor of South Presbyterian church, Seneca street and Juniata avenue, last evening. The ceremonies were participated in by a very large number of the members of the church and congregation, and consisted of ah organ -voluntary and a hymn; scripture lessan and opening prayer, by. Rev. Samuel Colgate 'of East Aurora; installation sermon by Rev.

E. H. Dickinsonj pastor of North Pres-bjterfan church; propounding of conJ stitutional questions to the church and the pastor-elect, by Rev. W. D.

Jones, moderator of the Buffalo Presbytery; charge to the congregation, by" Rev. Mr. Colgate; charge to the pastor. Rev. Dr.

Hei.ry Ward, pastor of East Presbyterian church; installation prayer by Rev. Mr. "Jones; benediction by the new pastor. 1 -j! At the close of the ceremonies a reception was tendered td the new pastor in the church parlors, i i Rev. Stitt was graduated from Auburn Theological Seminary iu 1890, and was for nine years the pastor of a church in Byron.

Ahout a year ago he went to Akron, and he came to Buffalo from that place in response to a unanimous call extended by South Presbyterian church. i TUBERCULOSIS MEETING. meeting to be held in Mayor Diehl's office has been called for 4 o'clock this afternoon for the purpose of organizing an Erie, county society for the prevention of tuberculosis. Doctors and laymen in terested are requested to be present. The following board of directors for the new society was recently appointed: To serve until MayV 1902: Mayor Conrad Diehl, Health Commissioner Ernest Wende, Mrs.

Georee W. Townsend, president bf Women's Union; Dr. Lee H. Smith, president Society of Natural Sciences; Dr. Mary Denton, president Investigating Club.

To serve 'until May, 1903: Dr. John H. Pryor, Di. J. S.

Thompson, Rev. Thomas A. Donaghue, D. Dr. Albert H.

Briggs, Dr. William G. Bissell. To serve until 1904 Dr. Benjamin G.

Lone. Rev. O. P. D.

Dr. James S. Dr. Henry R. Hopkins, T-V -U2 -d WANT SEPARATE BIDS.

I A A delation from the Builders' Ex change. John Feist as chair man, called upon, the commissioners of public works late yesterday afternoon and urged a change in the system of public bidding so as to separate all contracts. The builders avore separate specifica tions and contracts for the various kinds of work instead of permitting bids to be submitted on a general contract, as they believe that- better results be ob tained by this The commissioners promised to give the matter careful consideration. 1 BILLBOARD NUISANCE. John F.

Malone, chairman of the board of fire inspected the billboard on the east side of Main street between Woodlawn avenue and Ferry street yesterday afternoon. He says that the fenee is 15 feet high, is a. most out rageous nuisance, and that as soon as the injunction of the court is lifted the billboard will be demolished. Antediluvian Rye. The aristocratic whiskey.

i jj- This striking based est to ''I i tfe. 393 and 394 rialn St. GAVE HIMSELF UP, A Stranger Says He Stole a Large Amount of Money in New York. A few minutes past 7 o'clock, last even ing a man about 40 years old. claiming to.

be William J. Davis of New York, stopped Patrolman Oberly of the lst precinct at the-corner of Main and Swan streets, and asked to be locked up. He said he was an embezzler and had robbed his former em- ployer; H. L. Bleler, a wholesale linoleum dealer at 2109 Second avenue.

New York, of a large amount of money. He was taken to, the station house, where he told the same stiry to Desk Sergeant I The man had been drinking very heavily and gave evidence of being on the of delirium tremens. Hei was locked up and a communication was sent to the New York police asking for Information. WANTS $2,000. Damages Asked by Isabelle White- On a Sidewalk 1 and Was Badly Hurt.

Attorney Decoe P. Hodson this morn ing filod with City Clerk Susdorf a claim against the city for $2,000 made by Isabelle Whitelaw, who lives on WHke-son street, On February 15th last she slipped and fell on ah icy sidewalk on the north side of North street, just west of Delaware avenue. Her. shoulder was broken, and sfce sustained severe bruises besides. I The claim will be presented te the board of aldermen and considered by the committee on claims.

i MAY SEE THE BOOKS Those of Bakers' Union 73 Must be Deposited in the County Clerk's Office for Inspection. Justice Childs In the special term of th supreme court this morning granted an or-, der directing ChMstlan Rapp and other members of Bakers' Unlpn 73 to deposit the books of the union In the county clerk's office In order that Mueller "may have the privilege of Inspecting them. Mueller was president of the old and he maintains that although a minority of the members are with him he Is still president of the anion and entitled to the custody of the funds, papers and books, as the bylaws and constitution of the 'union provide that the organization shall remain Intact as long as- seven: members remain faithful. The plaintiff in this actios wants to bring suit to recover the funds and In order, to frame this complaint be desired an Inspection of the books. PRE-PAN-AMERICAN LEOTURE.

Friday evening. In the Delaware aventfe Methodist church, corner Delaware avenue and Tupper street. Bishop Charles H. Fowler deliver a Pre-Pan-America a lecture. The lecture will begin at 8 o'clock.

NEW COMPANY, The certificate of Incorporation of the-Golden Buffalo Dairy Company has been filed with the county clerk. The capital stock is $3,000, and the directors are John. Fero, Charles C. Wood and Harvey W. Leech, all of Buffalo.

1 NEW PATROL WAGON According to Supt. Bull, the i3th precinct will be provided with a patrol wagon of Its own for nse during; the coming summer. The superintendent expects the 13th to be one of the busiest precincts In the city dnr--Ing the sext six months. The wagon will go on duty May 1st. Among the attractive goods now dis- played at the new store, 669 Main Street, are the latest patterns in) -Wall Papers, both in foreign and domestic; also Taffe- (tas, Cretonnes Tapestries, Lace Curtains 1 and odd pieces in-Artistic Furniture.

.1 WILLIAM RACT.