New-York Tribune from New York, New York • 7

PROGRESS AT BIG FAIR. COMPLETING ARRANGEMENT OF THE GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS-NO HOPE OF USING ART GALLERY. TO THE Buffalo May beautiful day. -most saasatM by far of the week, brought an attendance to the Pan-American tlon. It also brought much in the arraneemect of the grounds ar.d the buildings Every every hour-counts now and racii visit to th.

grounds reveals many thinss equirped and ready which were not so before. Next to the United States Government Building the Mlr.es and the Horticultural buildings are the nearest to completion, as to their exhibits. In the latter there Is a fine display of fruits and other products from Los Angeles County. Cat That State has always been among the foremost in display at th tf big fairs. As as the Centennial Exhib.tion in Philadelphia.

California attracted more attention than almost any other State by the show which it made of the products of foil. It was the same in Chicago, and new. here in Buffalo. California is again at the front. In the Agricultural Building the exhibits from Michigan and Oregon, both with fine displays, have a a ra ce for the completion of their ffr 8 if One 051 backward departments lr he fine Albright Gallery cannot POMtfbly be finished till after the close of the exposition, and all hoj-e making ar.v use of It this wamner was long ago abandoned.

But another ga.iery haa been provided, sufficient for the work of the exposition, fireproof ar.d. on the whole rr.ore conveniently situated. Even here the work works of art is only just beginning. About s.xteen hundred pictures, designs and sculptures have own offered for exhibition by about hundred artists and will take muoh'time to KyifLSrS? as They are to be Feen Tnp is not at all likely to be open before June, and it wouid not be surprising If it were well toward the rr.idcle of that month. A great deal of beauty is wasted on a few r.ersor.f ln these chilly evenings.

The grounds -nlffht were enchanting, hut there were, it seemed, scarcely twenty-five hundred persons in the inrlosure. A little later all this will no doubt be different, but Just now there is a most radical waste of -mlnatior. and music. INCIDENTS OF THE EXPOSITION. ESQTOIArS DEVELOP MEASLES-COKEY ATTRACTION'S ON THE OUTSIDE.

Buffalo, May 3 The third day of the Pan-American Exposition was much like Immediate predecessor, with a few thousand paid ad- Tsissior.s, more thousands of truckmen and cartmen, asd sti'l more thousands of carpenters, plasterers, electricians and machinery experts. Outfiie the grounds Is a mushroom growth of typical cheap Corey Island attractions, saloons and earing houses, all preparing for the expected hot weather rrsh later in the summer. The visitors row are largely those who. in passing through Buffalo, think it would too bad not to take a day off and tee how the fair is ccrr.lr.g on. They find an army of laborers working with rr.ight and main to znake up for the time in the late wet spell.

When they return to hotels they say, almost unanimously, that the fair is r.o more backward than the Chicago and Paris on relatively the same dates, ar.d that indications point to a remarkable success. The gilded statuary on the Temple of Music, the Government Building and the Goddess of Light on the electric tower seemed to revel in the beautiful machine yesterday, t-he first really bright day the exposition seen since its opening. Two large boxes of precious stone? for the mir.es exhibit received yesterday. They represent a.l the various kinds of gems on the Western Hemisphere. They were stowed away in a burglar proof safe and Kill be saown under a frlass elat in a few days.

The EsQuimaus in the Midway have established a eort of kinship with tht-ir whiter skint.cd brothers and sisters by breaking out with the measles. Several of the Northern visitors were to the emergency hospital on the and feps were taktn to prevent the spread of the Frank A. Converse, superinter.der.t of live stock, received word from Cleveland yesterday that ttirt-e irroups of carrier piseor.s released at o'clock on Wednesday had reached their homes ln Cleveland at noon on the eaise day. after travelling 17b m.les. Ail the birds were- lr.

condition. CJro'ind available for restaurant testtac or privileges adjoir.ir.Er the exposition grounds outside the lnclosure is rapidly beins taken up at from Slit to a foot front for a term of six months. NEW-YORK EDITORS GO TO BUFFALO. THEY WILL. SEE THE EXPOSITION.

THE CITY AND NIAGARA FALLS AS THE GUE3T OF GEORGE H. DANIELS. About thirty editors s.r.i correspondents of New- York weekly and daily newspapers started with Oeorpe H. Darnels, general passenger aper.t of the New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad, on a trip to the Pan-Aaiericari Exposition last night. The party was in charge of Mr.

Daniels and his asslftant, E. J. Richards. Two special Pullman eleepers, the Imbros acd the Stuttgart, were attached to the regular Pan-American express, which left the Grand Central Station at 8 o'clock. The party will reach Buffalo at 7:25 this morning.

They will have breakfast on the cars and will then be escorted to the exposition grounds to spend the morning inspecting the buildings. After fonebeos on the grounds the New- York men will be driven about the city. They will be the guests of the exposition management At dinner. To-morrow the party will visit Niagara Falls, returning in the afternoon to be entertained at dinner by the Associated Newspapers of Buffalo. They will return to-moirow nirht, arriving at the Grand Central Station early Monday morning.

ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS. Ei.ffalo, May 3 Some of Pan- American arrivals. Including many New-Yorkers, Et the Buffalo hotels to-day were. IROQUOIS. OH.

Nina Watxel. Mr an I Mrs. W. Murray. li.

R. M.s» Murray. Da.y M. Vail. Castle.

H. B. Lincoln M. V- and Mrs. F'ran'ns C.

tni Mrs. M. Wallace. M'jore. J.

J. E. en --rr. Bunes. O.

Garrwon. D. Llniner. A. N.

Frailer. John Glass. i E. Powers. Max Traub.

i Frederick A. Parts. O. B. Hsinioa Parts.

Mr. arid Mrs. R. Brown. MiM Thyss.

McClelUad. Booth Mr and 1. W. Sun- S-rla. bT-jr Stalk, Jr.

Echerr I Enrtaue Dominguea B. Venezueia. new TIFFT. Count De Bony i Mrs V. J.

Houck. Pare Frank P. Dods. Mrs 1- Mountgomerle Bell. i H.

Mali- Scotland. Janei O. P. S. Maioom, Ernest Warde.

Robinson. Josepii H. DiUca. C. M.

fcmlth. M. A. Kennedy. C.

W. Sweet. Prir.e* Lie yd. H. Fern.

E-'ward J. jH. endome. Mr. aad Mrs.

J. W. M. Hermonn. a J.

Hunter. T. E. Cornelius. T.

UsMsT- Huro Schlam. Barnes. U- A Sheehan. Mrs. MB." Streeter.

Mr. and Mrs. J. McDonald. J.

M. IMr ar.J Mrs. Barker. GE3CESEE. I E.

A. M. rtnfliay. E. H.

Jr. L. Davis A. Dutnond. N.

6. Chadwlck. Keller. It S. Mlddletowa.

MANSION. Til' Sr- 2na £Tw. Mueller. E. C.

Lawrence. T. Conlon. A. TREMONT.

i H. Allen. L. Ferris. Haley M.

Warner. I EROEZEL. A. Child. F.

K. Albrurhl. S. Radlauco. T.

M- Fauts B. C. a Vntrtit J. W. Blxbee.

Meyers I Mr. and Mrs. W. B. O.

A V- H. N- V. Hilton. W. Bowden.

W. F. Hail. K. M.

L. Martin. J. Kirschberx. J.

G. Roee. G. CsKjiL Mills. W.

Hubbard. H. P. A. Kuckfr.

F. B. Thcmpeoo. C. E.

Gates. Hall IA. Pomm. R. T.

Lewis. L. T. Law. 8.

Berry. LORD MINTO INVITED Ottawa. May The committee on ceremonies and for the Pan-American Exposition this afternoon extended an Invitation to the Governor-General to attend the exposition either on Dedication Day. May 20. or on President's Day.

Lord Mlcto said that he would not be able to go on the and he was also doubtful about getting away on President's Day, but would advise the commit later. DISAGREE ABOUT RUBBISH COXTRACT. Board of Estimate tnd Apportionment on Monday will consider a proposition for a contract for the removal of rubWeh from the city. P. E.

Naple. the Commissioner of Street Cleaning. It Is Faii. want? to let such a contract at 000 a year for Ows years. Randolph Guggenheimer, President cf Council, is opposed to letting it.

declaring that It would be a burden on the next administration and expensive for the city. FAKIRS vVATCH REAL FIRE. IT RAGING AT THE FINK ARTS BUILDING. THEY HAD ASSEMBLED FOR THEIR ANNUAL VALUABLE COLLECTION OF I PAINTINGS NOT DAMAGED. Said the Queen of Hearts to the of Clubs.

"The I- dance to-nlpht. "So. In costumes pay. let us 1-ad the way "And dance till morning light." Said the King of Clubs to the Queen of Hearts, "A- a rtach. you may wish tn baked: 'But not for I learned that the bailrnnm burred "By a fire that by no means was faked." When the members nf the Society of American Fakirs assembled last night for their costume dance, they found their ballroom en the top of the Fine Arts Building.

No. 215 West a blackened heap of twisted iron broken glass. Part of the eastern wall had fallen into an area between that building and the Osborne apartment house, tearing down a heavy frame fence as if it had paper investigation disclosed, however, that the collection of three hundred paintinprp of the Society of American Artists, which is i ht nIT 000, was This escape is said to have been due to the direction of the win i. which was blowing from the west The paintings are stored or hung- In the gallery in the rear of the building. Only two window panes of this gallery were broken.

The gallery would have been utterly demolished had a south wind been blowing-. The damage is conservatively estimated at 110,01 THE FAKIRS IN THE STREET The Fakirs, though dressed in costumes designed for Indoors and exceptional occasions. were compelled to stand about in the street. The night wind, which blew at a sixty mile an hour gait, played ruthless havoc with pompadours piled high and Elizabethan neck ruffles. The king- of clubs added to his clover leaf spots a half dozen new ones from the mud splashed by the fire horses and the queen of hearts lost about all of her red tinsel in the rale.

After the excitement had abated some one pulled little "Abe" Kroll out of a heap of debris. "Abe" Kroll is the office boy in the Fine Arts building, which Is chiefly occupied by the classes of the Art Students' League. After "Abe" had cleared his eyes and mouth of a great quantity of smoke and soot he said that the fire had Ftarted on the fourth or top floor of the building about 730 o'clock. This floor has four rooms, three of which had been thrown together for the ball of the night. Students of the league, which occupies all the rooms on this floor, had been at work all the afternoon decorating the ballroom with streamers of bunting and strings of Japanese lanterr.fi.

The last student who had thus been engaged had eft the hall shortly after 7 o'clock. THE OUTBREAK OF THE FIRE. at 7:30 o'clock, so "Abe" said, he heard a terrible noise on the top floor. The noise was followed by two series of screams, which came from two women on the third floor. According to "Abe's" he ran up the stairs only met on the third f.oor by the women and a black bank of smoke.

He went to the front door five steps at a time, and ran down Fsftypeventh-st. at full speed to the alarm box, at and Seventh-aye. "Abe" paid that a man there would not let him rir.gr the alarm, bo he ran down Seventh-aye. to and turned in the alarm there. ARRIVAL OF THE FIREMEN.

The first battalion of firemen that arrived on the scene, at found that the whole top floor was ablaze. A moment later the roof crashed In With a sound like thunder. Thousands of splinters of broken glass filled the air, ar.d then the A shaped peak at the eastern wall toppled over and fell to the sidewalk below. The firemen at once dragged lines of hose through the marble entrance and hall and up the stairs to the top floor. The fire burned so fiercely that the first streams appeared only to stimulate the blaze.

The steel framework of the floor ha become so heated that it had warped Into a slightly concave shape. THE BUILDING DRENCHED. After the fire had been extinguished it was found that all the floors below were more or less drenched with water. The four floors were occupied as follows: First floor, by the National Sculpture Society, the Society of American Artists, the American Fine Arts. Society and the Fine Arts Federation of New- York.

On this Boor were also stored three hundred paintings, of which several were the work of distinguished artists, and which are valued altogether at nearly (200,000. Second floor, by the Architects' League of New-York, and of the Art Students' League; third and fourth floors, also by the classes of the Art Students' League. On the fourth floor, which was almost entirely burned out, there was a "cold storage room," bo called. In which were stored a score or more of "fakes," or paintings by the fakirs, which hnd sold at auction only the day before, but which had not been delivered. The fire started, according to Bruce Crane, secretary of the Society of American Artists, on a strip of bunting with which the ballroom on the top floor had been deenrat-d.

It had fallen onto a. gas Jet. in speaking of the fire Mr. Crane said: After the last students had left the room after finishing the wcrk of decoration, they doubikss left one of windows slightly open. A strong wlr.d was blowing.

Thus it aconling to my belief that some, bunting whs blown down and caught tire from a gas Jet that ha. been left burning. Although some turpentine was left on the fop floor, there was no explosion. The turpentine of small amount, and was in small bottles belonging to the members of the art class. ORIGIN OF THE FIRE.

The three students who were the last to leave the building, and who were John Gregory. Arthur Fuller, and E. L. Warner, emphatically deny, however, that any lights were left burning. The lire did not injure the new stable of Frank J.

Gould, to the west, or the Osborne apartment house, to the According to Battalion Chief Binn the portion of the wall that fell was forced out by the Iron girders. The iron, says Chief Binn. was wsirped by the heat and forced some of the bricks out of place. The members of the Salmagundi Club were almost thrown into a panic when the announcement of the fire reached that club. Some of the members have valuable paintings at the exhibition Just closed.

None of the paintings had been injured, however. A report was circulated late in evening that a man or woman had been burred to death in the fire. The report was caused by the finding of a skeleton by one of the policemen on duty. He was on the top floor when he suddenly spied the skeleton lying under a heap of burnt rubbish in the rear of the room. He promptly sent word tor help, saying that the body Of a burnt victim had been found.

Several policemen and members of the club rushed to the aid of the policeman and pulled the skeleton out. Finally one of the artists explained that the skeleton was one that was used as a model. The panic stricken group of Fakirs finally took refuge In the Mechanics' Institute, across the street. "Can't we dance here?" said the Queen of Hearts. "It took me just three hours to fix my hair, and if we don't dance I think It's real mean." But the others did not feel like dancing.

The Fine Arts Building is four stories in height, and has a front facade of white limestone. It was built in JSSS at a cost of $100,000. LOXGSHOREMEX LOSE AT XEWPORT SEWS. Newport News, May 3 The longshoremen's strike was declared off to-day, when the union men out of work, numbering eight hundred, agreed to go back to work for the new scale cf wages offered by the shipping companies, this being leas than they were getting when they ftruck, and equivalent to the scale prevailing at other Dorta. NEW- YORK DAILY TRIBUNE, SATURDAY.

MAY 4. 1901. MR. COLER XOT TO RETIRE. FRIENDS THINK HE WILL CLING TO POLITICS FOR SOME TIME.

A story was printed yesterday to the effect that at the end of hit term as Controller Mr. Coler would retire from politics and accept the place of executive head of a large financial Institution downtown. When the Controller was about this report yesterday he raid: "Worse things could happen to me than to drop out of politics." The Controller waa not inclined to discuss the subject, and when asked about his opinion of politics: as far he had cone he said, laughingly: "Well, about the most pleasant feature of my political career has been the collection of the inheritance tax on the Smith estate." Mr. Coler called on James Phevlin. the deputy leader of the Kings County organization, yesterday morning, and they had a long tnlk After the talk Mr.

Phevlin said that there had Wn no mention nf any possibility of Mr. Coler retiring (mm polltics. Mr. Coler later ln the day saw and talked with ex-Senator Hill, but neither would dlocosa the subject of the conference. Mr.

Hill declared that was In the, city to pee the find atteni to some law business. At the same time, he took occasion to talk with pome of his old and trusted political allies, such as Elliot Danforth. Frank and Mr. Coler. The, friends of Mr.

Coler say there Is no doubt that he woulfl glad to get out of politics. They declare that he la ilreii. u-orr. out and sl'-k. It may be thai a year the Controller declared he did not want to continue in politics, but wanted to rnnkf a good record as Controller and retire.

Despite this, he an ncgresstve candidate for the nomination for tJovernor. The politicians believe that Mr. t'oler is still to be reckoned tilth, and do nut think that he contemplates retirement for some time. Mr. Coler Is much Just now In the formation of a vigilance to protect the from possible legislative Job" at Albany.

said yesterday that believed a baslnemi interests of the city should organize Into such a powerful combination that the legislature wculd not dare to affront the city by detrimental He believed sucrt an organization would be effected In time, and he was working; with others try It about. When Mr. Shevlln was askM about Mr. Cokr's visit and the possible retirenifnt of the t'nntroller he said: "You know, in pnlirtcs a man can't always get tit when he wants to." RZ. COLGATE SAYS WAS SWINDLED: A SALESMAN AGAINST WHOM BHB MAKES A CHARGE IS FIELD.

Magistrate Meade In the Bide court yesterday heltf Henry Forbes, a i ma-, at SI West in bail on a charge of obtaining unier pretences. Mrs. Florence Hall Co.pate, of No. West was the complainant. She said that Forbes had advertised not long apo that two Insurance companies at Broadway and White-st.

would have a salvage sale poods taken from the Saale and other vessels of the North German Lloyd Line in the Hoboken tire. Mrs. Colgate said she received one of Forbes's circulars and sent for some one to come and see her about the goods. Forbes had come to her house with twenty-five yards of cloth, which he had said was worth S3 a yard. The linings, he had said, had been left with a tailor named Monroe, at Forty-second-st.

and and would be sent to her, and she could have the tailor make the cloth into suits for VSO a lit. Mrs. Colgate laid she had bought the cloth for but that the lining was not sent to her. and an Investigation had shown that there was no tailor named Monroe at Forty-second-st. and nor any such Insurance companies as had been named by Forbes at Broadway and Whlte-st.

BOARD OF TRADE BUILDIXG FOR BOSTOS. Boston, May 3 Board of Trade building is to be built opposite the Custom House, the total amount to be Invested In land and buildings being 0.880.00 THE WEATHER REPORT. YESTERDAY'S RECORD AND TO-DAY'S FORECAST. Washington. May 3.

Trie weather has been fair In all districts save the Rocky Mountain the T'rp-" Missouri Valley, and locally in the Southwest and In the Basin. Temperature has fallen in the lake region, the frier Ohio Valley an.l In Virginia. Maryland and the District of Columbia, also in the Missouri Valley and Rocky Mountain district! arc indicated the Middle Missouri Valley, the Middle Mississippi Valley and the northeastern nlope of the Rocky Mountains. The temperature will in the lake region. New-Encland.

the Upper Ohio Valley and in the southern Rocky Mountain districts. On the New-Eng-land and Middle Atlantic Coast the winds will be fresh northwesterly becoming variable Sunday. On the South Atlantic Cnaat the winds will be mostly fresh east to northeast. Over the lake region light, variable winds, n.nstly northerly, will prevail. FORECAST FOR TO-DAY AND SUNDAY.

For New-England, fair to-day ar.d Sun-Say: warmer Sunday: fresh northwesterly winds, diminishing in For Eastern New-York, fair to-daj and Sunday: warmer In northern portion to-day, and in southern portion Sunday; northwesterly diminishing lr. force. For the District of Columbia. Eastern Pennsylvania. New-Jersey.

Delaware. Maryland and Virginia, fair today and Sunday: fresh nonhweaterly winds, diminishing In force. For West Vlre'nla. Western New-York and Western Pennsylvania, fair to-day and Sunday: light. variable winds.

TRIBUNE OBSISIVATIOXS In this diagram the continuous white snows the changes in presiure as Indicated by The Tribune's selfrecording; barometer. The dotted line shows Urn temperature recorded at Perry's Pharmacy Tribune Office. May 4. 1 a. m.

weather yesterday was fair and cool. The temperature ranged between 51 and 58 degrees, ihe avenge. i) belnc decrees blither than that of Thursday and degrees lower than that of the date of last year. The to-day will be fair. THE TRAIL IS GETTING WARM.

MRS. ELIZABETH S. FENTON. Jamestown, N. May Mrs.

Elizabeth S. Fenton, widow of former Governor Reuben E. Fenton, died at her home here this morning, aged about -five. Fenton was conspicuous In so' Albany and Washington. In course of her I's service as Governor and as T'rtted tor from UK to IMS.

Governor Fenton'i first wife died in two marriape. On June 14. he was married to Miss Elizabeth Beadder, Mer, of Victor, Ontario County. N. who survived him.

They had two daughters and vernor Fenton died suddenly on August at the age of stxty-atx ta regarded as a g-U'ted woman dignity of character. She throughout her husband's Btlfted with many jrood works. Mrs Frank Edward both of The f-neral from her home. mestown. MRS MART BANKET.

iv 3 -Mrs. Mary Sankey. key, the wideiv known eraser home this city and death was Infirmities attendant upon her ad MRS. EMMA 8 BRYANT. The news was receiver! in Mount Vernon yesterday of the death of Mrs.

Emma S. Bryant, widow of Colonel John E. Bryant. Editor, if Mount Vernon Chronicle-Record." who died' here a year ago. Mrs.

Bryant hail been Hi in? with her daughter, the wife of the p.ev. Julius Seller, in Manteno. 111. Mrs. Bryant was born in BuckrteW.

and was graduated from the FemaJe College. Kents Hill, in that State. She was widely known In Mount Vernon and neighboring cities for her ac- Vy ln charitable and temperance work. About five years aco she helped her husband In establUhlnir a mission for homeless men. which they earned on in Mount Vernon until his death.

The body will be brought to Mount Vernon for burial. H. H. KA2RO 11. H.

Xazro. cashier of the Ninth National Bank. early yesterday momlnir at his home. No. 263 Twenty-third-st.

He was In his fifty-seventh year. indirect cause of his death was an attack of grip a year aso. This affected his r.ei.r'. His death was sudden. He was able to attend to his duties the bank on Tuesday of this week.

Mr. Nazro was the son of John Paine Nazro, and was born at Troy. N. When his parents moved to New-York he entered Columbia, and was jrraduated at the of his at the ape of nineteen years. In 1864, when the Ninth National Bank was Incorporated, be entered its employ.

He became cashier fifteen years Mr. Nazi never married. Four sisters, the Julia Ellen W. and Elizabeth P. Nazro arvl Mrs.

William Greenwood. lived with him. sistrr. Mrs. K.

B. Ait.oM. of New-Brighton. Sraten Island. aNo him.

The funeral will he held In Trinity Chapel, West on Monday at 9:30 o'clock. MRS MAROAHFT RANDOLPH Mrs Margaret Ran lolph died yesterday at Ison. Mrs. Randolph. who wns ninety-two yean old, was the mother of lolph, with whom she lived, and Webb w.i? her son-tn-Jaw.

The funeral at Mount SI tomorrow morning on the arrival of the IjO train from FRANZ RT'MMEI. Washington. May 3. A cable dlapatch received in this city to-day announces the death In Berlin of Franz Rummel, the well known pianist. He was born in London on January 11 1853, and studied the piano with L.

Brassta at the Conservatory, where he won the first prize and Rave his first concert in 187! In 18T7-T8 he made a tour of Europe with Minnie Hauck and Ole Bull. His first American tour was in second In the third in IS9S. For some he taught in Berlin. In 1897 the of Anhalt bestowed on him the title of professor. He composed a number of pieces for the piano.

In recent years he was afflicted with failure of memory, which caused him to suffer torture at his concerts. SARAH A. WHITEHALL. Mrs. Sarah A.

Whitehall, who died on April 26 at home. No. 455 Prospect Park West. Brooklyn, was the daughter of the late James T. Hutchinson.

widow of Edward H. Whitehall. and mother of C. S. Whitehall, who for many years was with the late Sidney 'Williams, a well known lawyer of that borough.

Mrs. Whitehall came here on a visit from London in the fall of 1888. At the age of seventy-six years she contemplated a trip to England with son. but the effects of a severe cold made the journey out of the question. The funeral was held on April IS.

the Rev S. P. Cadman, pastor of the Central Church. Brooklyn, officiating. WILLIAM VINCENT.

William Vincent, one of the oldest druggists In the Eastern District, died at his home. No. 133 Broadway. Brooklyn, from Bnght's at the age of sixty-two. He Joined Company Ist Massachusetts Volunteers, when the Civil War broke out.

and served throughout the war. At its end he came to Brooklyn, where he lived until his death. He opened a drug store at No. Broadway. Brooklyn, and later opened two stores, one at DeKalb and Bedford ayes.

and The other at Gutes and Bedford nves. He had stores in Lexlngton-ave. and East New-York, which he soli recently. Mr. Vincent was a member of Fraternity Council, Royal Arcanum: a Knight of St.

John ami Malta, "a member of the Order of Heptoaophs. the Abel Smith Post. G. A R. the New- York State Pharmaceutical Association and the Kings County Pharmaceutical Association.

He leaves a widow. two sons and two daughters. MRS. GEORGE H. PEABODT.

Mr? George H. Peabody. who was Miss Elvira Canfleld. of Bridgeport. died yesterday at her home.

No. 2S Monroe Place. Brooklyn, froja pneumonia. She was in her seventy-seventh year. Her husband, a well known New-York merchant.

died In Brooklyn In ISKO. Mrs. Peabody was married in 1851. and settled In Columbus. where her three sons were born.

George Foster Peabody. Royal Canfield Peatody and Charles Jones Peabody. all of whom survive her. In October. 1865.

the family moved to Brooklyn, where they since lived. OBITrARY. AMERICA, THE BOOK: MART. COLONEL HARVEY SAYS THIS COUNTRY LEADS IN THE SALE OP LITERATURE. On the steamer Furst Bismarck, which arrived here yesterday, was George B.

M. Harvey, president of Harper Bros, and editor of "The North American Review." Colonel Harvey went abroad on a business trip a few weeks ago. and has been Ir. London and Paris. In an interview he said: London publishers observed last year that the season was the dullest ever a fact whicS they attributed to the war in Africa.

They looked for a boom as soon as public apprehension sbouia be allayed. This happened some time ago, but the boom bat not arrived. Indeed, the present season Is notably less satisfactory than its predecessor. There simply does not exist in England to-day hat American publishers would consider even a moderate demand for either books or periodicals. It is well known that one of the most conspicuous and apparently popular magazines in London has been tn the market for some months because its proprietor has reached the conclusion that it cannot be published except at a loss and no purchaser appears.

This Inanition may In some degree be char- to the war now drawing to a close, but surety not all or any material percentage. In my Judgment it is very largely due to the fact that England is falling behind America In the development of new talent. Some of the older authors are still rendering the best literary service and are unapproachable along individual lines, but the promising young writer Is becoming steadily more rare. One reason for this undoubtedly Is that America holds out far greater inducements. A book that achieves the largest measure of act ess In the United States earns a fair fortune for the author, and one whose popularity we should regard as moderate yields excellent returns.

This fact acts as a very potent Incentive to mow arduous endeavor, and the results are already apparent in the number of authors a few years ago unknown to public, who have reached first place in popularity and emoluments in the last few years. Publishers naturally encourage such a tendency and the public promptly responds. The most successful move by one New- York house, for example, in ten years has been the publication of an American story by a new American author on the first of every month. Mr Heinemann is now doing the same thing in London, but it Is a significant fact that he. too.

is printing purely American stories in his series. The truth Is that he cannot get any others that would serve the purpose. It has but recently come to be understood in England that, coincident with her splendid development along other lines, the United States has become the great book market of the world. The Latin countries, of course, need not be considered. But take as an example a purely English book with English characters.

English scenes and written by an English author. It was a great success in England, of course, as any book done by Mrs. Ward must be necessarily, and yet nearly three times as roaiy were sold tn and that without at any time holding the lead over all other books in point of sales. Moreover, during the recent period of stagnation in the trade tn London the output of American publishers has mcreased nearly 40 per cent. But I am fully convinced that the keynote of success in American publishing is the American work by American authors.

There is no reason why we should not lead the world in literature a- well as ln the manufacture of steel products Our younger writers especially have demonstrated that they lack neither tmagination nor Ingenuity. Facility of expression and polish will come with experience. CROKER MAY WAIT TILL JVLT. REPORT THAT HE "WILL. NOT LEAVE ENGLAND IN RUMOR THAT HE WILL LIVE AT ORIENT A POINT.

Richard Croker. Tammany politicians last night, probably will pot come home from until the latter part of July. In spite of the reports that he will on June 13. He hi expected to be at the Saratoga races in Ausrasi A report that Mr. Croker will occupy one of two houses recently built at Orienta Point, near Mamaroneck.

by Peter F. Meyer, his business partner, on his return from Europe. Is believed by some of the Tammany They recalled to mind last nisrht the fa -t that Mr. Croker went to Orienta Point last summer and expressed delight with the place. MIXIBTER COSGER THE GVES7 op ffOVOff.

TO BE ENTERTAINED AT OUUUU BY AMERICAN ASIATIC ASSOCIATION ON MAY The American Asiatic Association will Its third annual dinner on May 16. Bdwta H. Conger, United States Minister to China, will be the guest of honor, and the association will take advantage of th- opportunity to express its warm approval of Mr. Conger's work in China. TEMPLE BETH-EL MAT BE SOLD.

Overtures have recently been made for the purchase property on which Beth-El stands, at Seventy-slxth-st. and Fifth-aye. The offers made for the property have not yet been acted on by the hoard of trustees. a member of the congregation said yesterday: If the price were satisfactory the congregation would be willing to sell and move further uptown, perhaps on less expensive land. It is too early, however, tn say positively that a sale will be made.

The surest Blood Purifier la Jayne't Altarattva MARRIED. ALC.ER— On Thursday, May 2. hy Elward "pence the Street Presbyterian Church Detroit. Mary laugMer nf Mr. and Mrs.

Edward Toansj Swift, to Moulton May 1. a- the af bride's parents Mr. ar. 1 Mrs Clark, of Haven, by the Rev. J.

Clark an-J Paul MacCormac. of N. T. Notice!" of marriasres and deaths must be Indorsed with full name and address. DIED.

Helen Rar.ic.lph. C. A. Reynal 4e Sfc Michel. N.

Ilrtght. B. Robinson. Bryant. Emma S.

Roswrs. Crouch Rummel. Franz. rur.riasrhHm tUwar J. ITnderhilL Emma C.

Fenton. Elizabeth S. William. Xazru. Kiram H.

Whitehall. 3 A. Elvira C. AI New-Rninsraiek. or.

May 3. Helen Bradley, daughter of the la" aril Helen Ash ton. Funeral private. Interment In Cemetery. BILLINGS In Bridgeport.

Mar 1001. Mrs. Julia A. widow of the late John H. Billing! md of the late Charles Benjamin and Eliza Hubbell.

Notice of funeral In Sun-Tay's issue. At Pnrafret. or. May 1. Katharine daughter of Maria Wyck-ff ani Urn late Osbnrn E.

Bright. Funeral ar St. Mark's Church. New-i anaan. on Saturday.

Mar 4. a' 3:30 p. loaves Grand Central New -Haven R- 2 o'clock. At Manpero. 111..

widow of Colonel Fune-'a! from "the First Baptist Church. Mount N. Sunday afternoon, at 3 o'ciock. On TTedaewJay evening. May 1901.

tn Vis late residence, lio West Fun-ri! sen 1 on Saturday afternoon, at Kindly omit Sowers. V.M Oa Friday. May 3. Edward J. Cunninth of TompttnsrUtV.

Island, in the of his Notice of funeral hereafter FENTON Thursday. May 2. her home. Jamestown. Elizabeth Scu.ider Fenton.

wife -of the late Governor Reuben E. Fenton. Suddenly, on Friday. May 3 IWI. In the 37th Tear of his are.

Hiram Hunt, son of the late John P. Chapel West on Monday, the at a. m. Kindly omit flowers. Troy papers copy.

On Friday. May 3. of pneumonia, in her rear at her residence. In Brooklyn. X.

Elvira Car.neld Widow of the George H. Peabcdy Fun-r mtnltta at a. m. on Monday. May at the Reformed Cfcorrb.

OB the HsifOts. near Brooklyn. Intcrm-nt at the cmver.ier.ee of the farr.l.j. Win.ily reo.uesre.l to omit flowers. Bridgeport.

and Columfcua, papers copy. At II residence of her son. Edmund D. Randolph at Mount St. Vmcent-on-HuJson.

Margaret C. Randolph. In the Md year of her age. Fur era! services on Sunday morning. ay 3.

on the arrival of the train from New- York. KsTTKAIi DB 9T On Thursday. May 2. at No. Nathalie F.

de St. Michel. daughTer of the MS Nathaniel P. Higgias. aged FifnerS fr-m St.

John's Church. White Plains, where a rnulM mass will be on Saturday. May 4, at Spiral Train" will leave Grand Central Station. Harlem Division, at 9:35 a. m.

Kindly omit flowers. On Thursday May 2. 1901. Elsie. daughter of John D.

and Sarah F. Robinson, of ap- nn al Ct ie'rvlce Sunday. May 5. at No. 155 West at 230 p- m- Interment private.

On May 3. 1901. Abel bis 82d year Funeral from the residence of tis grandson. H. M.

Rogera. No. 12A Jersey on Sunday. May 5. at 4:30 p.

m. RriIMEL-On May 3. at Berlin. Frans Rummel. Fifth month.

M. C. Underbill, widow of Alexander Underbill, aged 76 years. Funeral at Westbury Meeting House, an First day. Sth at 11 o'clock.

Trains leave Long island City at 10:02. rrs. at 9 33. DIED. VERMH.YA— At Clifton Sprtmrs.

IK T-. oa iredaewSm May 1. 19OT. wjmam Vermjlya. formart, of Tailjwg N.

the at his Funeral at Asbury Methodist Episcopal Church. town, on Saturday. May 1001. at to o'clock a. m.

At her residence. Xo. 433 on April 2S. Sarah widow of Edward at and -lovad mother of C. S.

li ncr year. A severe coli was contracted rmiiinS ago. which greatly impairs! her strensta. weak a must parent, and her spirit peacefully passed at an early hocr. Several beautiful as her Influence and merits were by fronds, etaliy one from a lady ln Philadelphia, which read the funeral services, conducted by the Rev.

Dr. Caiman. of Brooklyn. On the casket a 'wreath flowers was placed, with the words. "My Doar At Rest." Interment was la Greenwood Cemetery.

TH. Woodlawn Cemeterr. Bo rough of Bronx. New Yora City 030 30 East 23d Street. Madison Sooth.

Special Notices. TV ill lam Harris Arnold SECOXO COLLECTION: BOOKS AND LKTTERS, more than three hundred nearly Editions of English and about tetters, will be sold by ua at auction, without reserve, on May 7 and 9. 3 o'clock P. M. There are sixty of Enelish Poetry printed la the Seventeenth Century.

Including "Paradise 1W57. ln the- or.grinal aneep binding; several rare I limes of the Eighteenth Century; fifty first editions' of Browning-j. including "Pauline." 1333: 'The Battle 1 ot Marathon." and proof copies with the maruscrtpt Changes and corrections, of "Dramatis and "The Ring and the first editions ol Keats's Poems. ISI7. presentation copy; ISM, ortsinai board 5.

"Lamia." IS2O, original boards, uncut: Shelley's "Aii-nals." VSXt. tn the original paper covers, uncut: Tennyson's "The Falcon," 137 ft. and "The Premise of May." 1 both privately printed Cm the Author's a set of the books printed at Kelmscctt Press, and many others too various to be Indicated hei-e. The- for the moat part by American Include three by the Brownings, one by Cowper. by Keats, three by Shelley and two ty 'Wordsworth.

There are also the original rranuserlpt. "isned by Addlson. ot Transfer of Copyright cf a volume of "The Spectator." the complete holograph manuscript of Irving'! "The Knisht of most Important of the complete holograph manuscript of Keats's poem, "To Charles Cow Clarke." Catalogue now II. UO BAXGS Ac CO, 93 FIFTH AVEN' JTETP TOSsSaj Dings A 01 and 93 Fifth Avemme, will bell at auction. MONDAY Afternoon at 3 o'Ctoea.

A collection of Cesirabia Books, including ixr-i 2terature. etc. WEDNESDAY. Arnoti Collection of Books and Letters. Cataiscaea, $1.00 each.

HWWH and FRIDAY at 3 o'clock. Aa Interesting collection of Books from several libraries in various departments cf literature. Sales of Books every afternoon except Saturday. The Annual Mwtlns; of the Vault Owners of the NEW YOE.K CITY MARBLE METER will be held at the of the President. Alexaacer Maitland.

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