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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. STEWTOBK, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1900. PORTO RICANS FOR HAWAII. TRADE WITH PORTO RICO. TO DODGE SILVER ISSUE SESSION OF CONGRESS FDR LONG ISLAND on the.

general deficiency bill, showing complete agreement, was presented and agreed to. Mr. Cannon, announced that the contest over the sundry civil bill was about concluded, only one item being in controversy and he deferred reporting until the attendance in Bills were passed re establishing certain range lights on the Delaware River, and some minor relief measures. As the attendance was so slim a recess was taken until 9:30 o'clock. Additional members had come in when the House reassembled.

The joint resolution expressing gratification over the unvailing of the Lafayette statue at Paris was agreed to. Mr. Cannon then submitted the conference report on the sundry civil bill, showing the Item covering the claims of Nevada to be the only one in dispute. Among the important items struck out were those for the memorial bridge across the Po tnrm.c River: for a revenue cutter on the St. BOND ISSUE AUT Building No.

1 28 Is to Be Ctff structed at a Cost of $138,461. IMPROVEMENTS FOR NO. 64, Purchase of Property in Brooklyn for Approach to Ne Bridge Approved by Board of Estimate. Meetings of the Board ot 'Estimate and Ap portionment and the Sinking Fund Commis sioners were held in. the Mayor's office to day with all members present.

The Board ot Estimate approved of the purchase by, the new East River Bridge Com missioner, of the following pieces of property in. Brookyn required for the approach: onrthi slde of the river: 92 South Fifth street, $7,., South. Fifth street, 227 South. Fifth street, 379 Bedford avenue, 13( 500; 228 South Fourth street, 200; South Fourth street, $7,750 240 South Fourth. Btreet, 190 South Fourth street, $10, 500; 816, Driggs avenue, 811 Drlggs avenue, 276 Roebling street, 265 RpebUng.

street, 16,000. The, board, also approved the purchase, at a ,000, of 40 Lewis street, Manhattan, for new i East River Bridge purposes, but disapproved the purchase of 75 Suffolk street, at $27,350, as being exorbitant. The sum. of $5,000 was appropriated, to be. raisedi from tb.e.

sale of special revenue for the use' of the Charter Revision Commls slon. This 'is the first money set aside the commission's use and will go to pay rent" and the salaries of the stenographer and door keeper. Twenty five thousand dollars was trans ferred to the Board of Education from the fund for the reduction of the city debt, for the purpose of meeting new expenses due to the Davis act. It will pay. salaries in auditing bureau.

The board authorized several bona lssTieSi. for' the satisfaction of contracts to be into by the building committee of the Board of Education. Among them were $138,461 for erecting new Public School No. 128, Brook lyn, Rutan, Kenny Henningbam contractors; $2,060 for an electric light plant for Pub lie School No. 64, Brooklyn; $20,956.12 for a heating and lighting plant in Public.

No. 64, Brooklyn, and furniture tor f.uoiip,.. School No. 53, Brooklyn; $37,471.10 for furniture for various schools purchased the superintendent or state prisons; for sanitary work In Public School No. 6,..

Richmond, and $2,806 for a heating apparatus for it. Corporation Counsel Whalen was instructed to proceed with the condemnation of two sites in Brooklyn desired for new schools; in Sixtieth street, near Fourth avenue, as sessed valuation $3,250, and Seventh east between Fourth and Fifth streets assessed value $44,000.. The request of the Dock Board tnat tne Board of Estimate approve condemnation proceedings for the acquisition by the. city of rights in old piers 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 26. 32...

and 33, all between Wall street and Catharine Slip, East River, was laid over on motion of. the Mayor. The board! the Controller to settle a claim of Isaac Hopper done on the Third avenue bridge over, the At the request of Commissioner Lantry ot the Department of Correction the board ordered the transfer back again of $79,455 lately transferred on account of the failure of the new city prison contracts. The reason for this action was explained by the fact, that the. contractor's sureties, Andrew Freedman's'' Guaranty Company, with which Controller Cdler a' dispute has agree complete the work.

At first the company re fused, to payup ana tne uoniroiier that no more.oTUsn'onas.b'e Andrew. F.reedman Is a great mend or Richard Croker. The slnkine: fund commissioners orderea the renewal of a number of small leases and awarded to Kavanagh Bros. itnapp tne contract for furnishing and equipping Gou verneur Slip Hospital, Manhattan, between Front and Water streets. TO' SETTLE CHICAGO LABOR WAB" Unions Take Kindly to Contractors' Scheme for Adjustment Chicago.

June 6 Organized labor is taking kindly to a proposition from the contractors for a conference, at which position of the Building Contractors' Council shall be explained and negotiations for a settlement of the. long warfare between employers and, employes may be opened. The contractors communication to the various building trade3 unions has been productive of results. Thus far It has not met with a refusal to appoint delegates to the conference, as requestea, and several unions have voted affirmatively on the proposal. The following unions affiliated with the Building Trades Council have taken action authorizing the appointment, tot.

two representatives from each who are, not. delegates to the council: Journeyman Elumb ers, Journeyman St'eamfittefs, Junior Steam fitters Bricklayers and Stone Masons, Sheet Metal Workers, Hoisting Engineers, crmga and Structural Iron Workers, Carpenters and Joiners. The. remaining unions win noia tneir IngSj during the next ten days, and it is posr sible that tjefore the end of that time. contractors wlU have: decided on a data and place for the conference.

WORKING OF FINANCIAL LAW. Total Applications From Banks Under the New Statute, 336. Washington; June 6 Representative Bro slus of Pennsylvania, chairman of the Housa, on. banking 'and currency, compiled from official sources data o'rj the operations ot the' new financial law up, tor June 1. This, he says, confirms the satisfas tory general showing made some time ago, and further shows that the net saving to June 1 on the refunding provisions was $7,268,818.

The total approved applications for banks ol capital less $50,000. to, June 1, 1900, was: 264, with an aggregate capital of $6,308,000." The applications approved for banks' with a capital of $50,000 and over numbered 72, with, an aggregate capital of the total approved applications was 336. The banks organized with a capital of less, than $50,000 .82. a capital ot $2, i 175,000. The banks organized with a capital of $50,000 or over were 87, with an aggregate capital of total banks organized; 119.

The bonds deposited to secure tion by banks organized amount to CONEY'S SANITARY CONDITION. Coney Island is again being hauled over the coals by some of the residents there tm account Of Its sanitary condition and the authorities 'will' be appealed to, it is said, 'Ul an effort to remedy the evil, "if A3" has been stated in the Eagle a number of times the resort is pretty bad off for sew? ers, the only one in use being on Surf "and Neptune avenues. The refuse and garbage which accumulates during the day at the many business places also causes much complaint. There seems to be negligence on the part of the contractors have charge of its removal. It is left to stand out on the sidewalks for hours at a time.

tractbrs, it is' said, have refused to remove r. the stuff left In barrels, because the ashes and garbage are thrown into one barrol, in stead of being separated. MINERS GAIN' A CONCESSION. Indianapolis, June 6 Several Kansas mine owners have agreed to the terms of United Mine of America arid' as "4' consequence about, 1,000 union men re sume work within" "a few days. The, 'men' In these mines went but on a strike or wages March' 1, Sugar Planters Seek a Solution, of the Labor Problem.

Honolulu, May 29 A convention of sugar planters and other employers of labor in all parts of the islands has been called to meet in Honolulu June 4 to consider the question of a labor supply. Troubles on several ot the plantations with tho Japanese laborers, with a fear that the Japanese will become, turbulent wherever they predominate, have had the effect of deciding the planters to look elsewhere for a labor suppply. One proposition that will be brought before the convention is to import laborers from Porto Rico. In fact, the Planters' Association has already commissioned S. T.

Alexander of Oakland to go to Porto Rico to investigate the subject. While the planters seem to have decided on Porto Rico as a source of labor supply, every other element in the islands is very much opposed to the scheme. SOCIETY OF PORTO RICO. General Miles Is President, of the. New Organization.

Columbus, June 6 The Society of the Porto Rican expedition was organized here yesterday. Major General Nelson A. Miles was elected national president and Colonel F. Michler, his chief of staff, was elected secretary. Other national officers selected' by the nominating committee, but not yet acted upon were: First vice president, Major General John R.

Brooke; second vice presidents. Ad mlral Schley; treasurer, Major Columbus; recorder, Major James Johnson, Bradford, historian. General G. A. Garretson, Cleveland; judge advocate, Colonel Fred Bennett, Peoria, Ml.

MINING BOOM MERELY A SCHEME Nations Plotting to Establish "Spheres of Influence" in Korea. Yokohama, May 25 (via Victoria, B. Jims 6) How far the present mining boom in Korea is of a merely political nature, it is difficult to say. There has been a remarkable number of demands on the government of that country for mining concessions, leading outsiders to gather the idea that the country must be a veritable storehouse of mineral wealth. According to the prevailing fashion here in the Orient, however, the knowing ones recognize in all this activity merely the first steps in the process of establishing political spheres of influence.

At all events the mining prospectors and adventur ers of America should be duly cautioned not to wend their way hither on the reports of a new luaeraao having been discovered. Japan's administration of Formosan affairs is beginning to be greatly to its credit. As. a colonial power the work of the government indicates tnat tne island is assured a prosper ous future. Railway construction is rapidly progressing ana tne industries ot the For mosans are getting a strong stimulus from the development of means of construction.

THE COURTS. MOTION TERM. Supreme Court. Special Term for Calendars. TMlIIam D.

Dickey, J. Ex parte business at; 10 ociock. Motion calendar called at 10:30. SUPREME COURT, APPELATE DIVISION. Second Judicial Department.

William W. Good Men, Presiding Justice; Wlllard Bartlett. John woodward. Mlonael Hlrschberg. Almet F.

Jenks, Justices. Day calendar. Brooklyn, June 7 Nos. 276, Mutual Loan Company vs. Lynch; 277, Neustadt vs.

Nassau Railroad; 278, Clements vs, Beale; Bunglnber vs. Town of Eastchester; zsi, tKmanue ys, yueens county HaUroadi ZSZ, Harney vs. Harney: 264. matter of commlsstoriers of White Plains; 254. Burr vs.

Palmer; 283, Lyons vs. Connor; 284, Schnell vs. Mutual Life Insurance company; Z86, Asniey vs. lehmann; 287, Price vs. PestKa.

SUPREME COURT, SPECIAL TERM TRIALS. Day calendar, June 7. Albert H. Sewall, J. Demurrer: Silverman vs.

Rlcketts. General calendar: Nos. 777, Pfelfter vs. Thielo; 1,152, Car berry vs. Carberry: 687, Neuman vs.

Neuman: 733. Strauss vs. GulDln: 372. Hughes vs. Hushes: 690.

McGuire vs. Washington: 783. Putnam vs. Hoecker; 1.204. McLouKhlta vs.

Mcixjugnnn: 73.jiencv.vs. Manneschmldt: 1.198'.' Clarke vs. Sullivan: '836. Bushnell vs. Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad Company; 839, Contory vs.

Brooklyn Ferry; Cpinr nany of New York: 842,. Madden 801. Murtagh vs. Norton: 841, Wells vs. Simpson 463; Peak vs.

Kings county Electric Kauroao; uom pany; 727. Equip vs. Poillon: 52S. Phllcox vs. Phll cox: 843, Michel vs.

Brown; 844. Hudspeth vs. Hen; 845, Jacobson vs. Kings County Elevated Railroad Company; 846. Levenson vs.

Levenson; 847, Randel vs. Vanderbilt; 848, 'Weeks vs. Crotty; 849, Johnson vs. Blatchford; 850, Southgate vs. Southgate; 851, Repp vs.

Republic Savings and Loan Association: K2. Dadv vs. the City of New Tork: 853, Ferguson vs. Grenlng: 854. Inge vs.

McCreerJ S55, Electron Manufacturing Company vs. Nlederstein, Jnr 856. Stevenson Company vs: Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company; 857, Cortes vs. Halns; 858, Gearon vs. Graves.

SUPREME COURT. Trial term, day calendar, June 7, Part Marean, Part II. Garretson. Part III, Herrick. Part IV, Betts.

Part Mattlce. J. Nos. 5,860, Wise vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,963, Mc Ginnis vs.

Brookb Heights Railroad; 3,780, Pratt vs. Johnston: 1,604. Shiland. vs. Loeb; 1,133, Webber vs.

Reynolds; 6.156, Glnsburgh vs. Walton; 2 388. 2,697. Partridge vs. Nassau Railroad; 2.491, Trapasso Coleman; 2.551.

Edge, vs. Third Avenue Railroad; 1.22S. O'Hearn vs. City. of Brpok lvn; 6,530.

McAllister vs. Ferguson; 2,836, Brosnan vs. Wiesner: 1.717, Opfer vs. Lang; 3,005, Schnell vs. Metropolitan Street Railroad; 6.5SS, Grove, vs.

Grove: 2.53S. Block vs. Hoyt: 1,544. Ke arns vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1.S77, Kennedy vs.

Nassau Railroad: 1,012. O'Hara vs. City of Brooklyn 1 213, Nagle vs. Union Railway: 2,281, Warner vs Nassau Railroad; 2.63S, Casano vs. Nassau Railroad et al; 1.180, Conway vs.

Third Avenue Railroad; 2.598. McBride vs. Huber Brewery: 2,414, Drexler vs. Huber Brewery: S.030, Shaplra vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,268.

Hirsch vs. Brookfvn' Queens County and Sub.ur.ban Railroad; 1055, Moore vs. Kaiser: "3.374. Jarashow vs. Rnbln s'on; 2,399, Bush vs.

Uhlman: l.o.a. Farrell ttb. City of Brooklyn; 1.257. Waldron vs. Berrian; Lacs vs.

Everard Breweries; 5.866 Buttling vs. Hatton; 8,511, Dolln vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 2,012, Johnson vs. Ansonia Clock Company; 746, Raymond vs. Vandall; 2,09.

Hayes vs. Man following causes, if marked ready, will be held for the day. Causes will not be set down for days upon the call Nos. 4,394. Hock vs New Tork and Queens County Railroad: 3.402.

Dorman Creum: 914. Horn vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 6.453, Hanson vs. Ruppert. Smith vs.

Third Avenue Railroad; 4.876. Aury vs. Star Company; 6,192, SmoIInsky vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 6,258, Cavanagh vs. Hills Bros.

3 921. Smith vs. Dowling: 517, Kaiser vs. Warner; 78. Polhammer vs.

Krakower; 776. Kearney vs. Robinson: 1,014. Cosgrove vs. Katz; Caley vs.

Uffenhelmer: 4.432. Webber vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad; 1,858. Smith vs. Nassau road: 2.767.

Simon vs. Fox: 2.26t. Mahoney las Steamship Company: 79d. Rogers vs. Consolidated Gas Company; 1,875.

Hicks vs. Nassau Rall ofir. cnnHer vs. Nassau 3.140. Montcsl vs.

New Tork Press Company; 393, vs Davids; 1,449. McCarthy vs. Brooklyn, Queens County and Suburban Railroad; 1.796, Lowenthal vs Long Island Electric Company; .6.195, Behr vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 1,711, Robinson vs. tjTr.i.ivT, wlchts Railroad: 2.636.

Crossman vs. Waterbury; 2,452, Cella vs. TJhlman; 2,422. Graflnfr vs Freeport lianK; icner vs. oneaeh 1 S64.

Paneda vs. Nassau Railroad: 1.971, Devaney vs. Metropolitan Street. Railroad; 1.112, Sandstrom vs. Brooklyn Heights Railroad: 1.951, Green vs.

Coney Island and Brooklyn Railroad; 6.303, Taylor vs. Walter Bell. Highest number reached on regular call. 3.465. COUNTY COURT.

Criminal calendar, June 7. Part I. Hurd, J. John Delaney. William Perkins, libel.

Part II. Asplnall, J. Edward Kelly, assault, second degree: John etereff, grand larceny, second degree; Peter Kelly, grand larceny, second degree; William G. Lambin. grand larceny, second degree; Albert Walsh, burglary, third degree; Con ce tta Muscarella, assault.

6econd degree; John Shea, grand larceny, second degree. SURROGATE'S COURT. Calendar for Thursday. Before Surrogate George Abbott The will of William Summers. The accounting in the estate of Charlotte Hayward, Henry Webel, James H.

Alkman, Fannie McD. Mead. John Mamnion, James Brennan, Peter B. Demaray, Sophie Munch. Thomas Garaar, Jeremiah Cornwell, Mary P.

Ellis. The estate of Defender Watson (inf.) and Frances M. Lorette. The real estate of John Mannion. The administration of Maria J.

Frlscla. The transfer tax of Jontestecf1calendar at 10:30 No. 47. Rev. probate of Jeannette M.

Campbell. REFEREES APPOINTED. By Dickey. J. Spiess vs.

Munyon Homeopathic Home Remedy Company. E. J. Byrne; Jutten vs. 5hirmer.

James W. Husted; Fitch vs. Pfalzgraf, Wiederhold; Smith vs. Pfalzgraf, G. J.

Wlederhold; Selkirk vs. McGivern, Francis E. Dana Relnhardt vs. Jeuck, Frank J. Price; Lusher vs Cinque.

Howard C. Conrady; South Brooklyn Co operative Building and Loan Association vs. Wiggins. John B. Sabine; Burdlck vs.

Blaum, Henry B. Ketcham. No matter how airy and intricate the Lace of the Curtains we clean them to perfection without harming a thread. Barrett, Nephews Old Jtaten island i Esthed pgng Establishment. 482 and 1,777 Fulton I Telephones.

and 167 Plerrepont sts. I 1696 and 262S toliu, Goods Culled For aiad Delivered Free. Iniports for Seven Months, Exports, $2,692,069. Washington, June 6 The War Department to day made public a summary of the regular bulletin of the Division of Customs and In sular Affairs concerning the trade of Porto Rico for the seven months ended January 31. The total value of merchandise imported into the Island during this period was $6,219,119.

Merchandise to the value of $1,731,046 was admitted free of duty. The total amount of import duty collected was $691,678. During the above period, goods to the amount of $2,692, 069 were exported from the island, upon which was collected export duty to the amount of $357. The trade by countries was follows: Imported from the United States, from Spain, from the United Kingdom, $1,074,737. Exports to Cuba, to the United States, to France, $404,710.

TRUST MUST PAY DAMAGES. Judge Tells Jury Kansas City Coal Com bine Flagrantly Violated the Law. Kansas City, June 6 The Kansas City Coal Dealers' Club has been declared to be a 'coal combine" by a jury in the United States Circuit Court in a suit brought by Samuel Hartman, a coal dealer. Damages to the amount of $390 were awarded and $500 allowed for attorney fees. The case will be carried to the United States Court of Judge Hook, in Instructing the jury, said he had no hesitancy in saying that the club was in flagrant violation of law.

John Grady, attorney ior tne coai ciuo. said: "This was the flret suit for damages that was ever brought and decided under the Sherman anti truBt law of 1890. There have been suits of the government under the Sherman law to dissolve trusts, but never a suit for damages. OBITUARY. The Rev.

Charles 'Wood, D. 3. The Rev. Charles Wood, D. for twenty one years assistant pastor of the First Presby terian Church, and stationed at the City Park Chapel during that time, died at his home, 635 Quincy street, Monday, in his 82d year.

Dr. Wood was born in Salem, N. in 1818, his parents being Caleb and Naomi Wood, woll known Quakers of that town. When Charles was an infant his fatner aiea ana nis Rev. Dr.

Charles Wood. early life was a struggle with poverty. While working at his trade of carpenter he prepared for college, and graduated from Lafayette fiolleee. in 1846. and from the Princeton Theological Seminary in 1848.

He went first to Annapolis, on missionary work. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Stock on May 2fi 1849. and went to Texas as a pioneer mis sionary, she going with him. He worked there for several years ana returnea to jjox run whpr ho occupied the Dulplt of the Presby terian Church for five years. His health hmkn down and he went into mercantile busi ness, as traveling salesman, being known throughout Pennsylvania as the "Cracker Baker Missionary." He combined preaching with his secular work.

It was mainly in the mining districts. He resumed the ministry when he recovered his health and was for three years at Absecom, and three years at Black Rock, N. J. In 1867 he came to Brooklyn, where he has lived ever since. He was naatnr of the City Park Chapel from 1867 till 188R.

when ill health forced Ms retirement from active work. He had since been the haninln of the New York Presbyterian Home for Aged Women and did general missionary work in the Greater New York, up to within three months of his death. He died from nnpqlVHis. His wife died about two months ago, eince wniph time he had been in failing health. He leaves two children.

Samuel M. Wood and Mrs. Crossman Lyon, beside five grandchildren. The funeral services will be held at nis late nome, thin eveninc. at 8 o'clock, the Rev.

Dr. L. Mason Clark officiating, assisted by the Rev. Robert J. Kent.

TBe burial win De at jew town, Bucks County, Pa. IN MEMORY OP NATHAN HALE. East Haddam, June 6 A double cele bration was held here to day that of the two hundredth anniversary of the separation of the town from the mother town of Haddam, nf the dedication of the house where Na than Hale, the martyr spy, first taught school after ho eraduated from Yale College, to day was chosen for the exercises, as it was the 145th anniversary of the birth of Hale. Mrs. Marnellus Hartley of New York, a gand niece of Nathan Hale, unvailed a bronze statue of Hie the elft of tne town ot East naaaam which marks the place wnere naie taugnt school in the winter of 1773 4.

The Nathan Hale scnooi nouse was erectea about 1775. Some years later it was removed from its original location ana ior nearly a century was used as a dwelling. In 1799 the building came into the possession of the At wood family, and last year was presented to the New York Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by Judge Julius At wnnfl. the Dresent head of the family. A park has been established surrounding the build ing.

POREST FIRES IN MINNESOTA. St. Paul, June 6 Forest fires are again raging in Beltramia, St. Louis and Morrison Counties. One of the wardens reported from Mnrrisnn County tnat nre tnere had destroyed timber to the value of $50,000.

At Randall a number of dwellings were burned. No lives were lost. COLOMBIAN MONOPOLY ENDED. Washington, June 6 Consul Shaw at Baranqullla has informed the State Depart ment that the Colombian monopoly upon the importation of matches, and the raw mate rials for manufacturing the same, has com to an end, and that hereafter tne importation of these articles will be permitted by the republic. TIN PLATE WORKS CLOSED.

Joliet, June 6 The Great Western Tin Plate Works, employing three hundred men, has been closed Indefinitely. The trouble arose over the discharge of an Amalgamated Association man who was away as a delegate. Quick progress from the experimental to the enthusiastic stage with Michener's Hams and Breakfast Bacon. Sold by Grocers and Butchers. Cured by J.

H. Mlchener Phila. Factions at War for Years Are Now Working in Harmony. CONVENTIONS IN OTHER STATES. Credentials Committee of the Missouri Convention Reports Adversely to St.

Louis and Kansas City Machines. Parkersburg, W. June 6 The Demo cratic State Convention met here to day with the largest attendance ever known at a political gathering in this state. This was dua more to the interest in the United States senatorship, state ticket and the Legislature than to the presidential election. The convention was also a reunion ot factions that have not been in harmony for some years, and for that reason it Is said the silver question will not be touched upon.

Former Senator Camden, who presided at the meeting here addresaed by Bourke Cockran four years ago, took an active part in this convention. In calling the convention to order, Andrew J. Edmlnston of Weston, chairman of the state committee, reviewed the reverses of recent years, congratulated the West Virginia Democracy on being enthusiastically united, and arraigned the administration of President McKinley and Governor Atkinson. Former Senator Henry G. Davis was made temporary chairman.

Davis in his opening speech made a plea for harmony and the avoidance of extreme or radical declarations on which there might be serious differences of opinion. As Senator Davis has been in conference with the platform makers, it was believed that the resolutions would be lim ited to state and local issues, and tho pro mulgation of national pledges without in structing the delegates. Senator Davis eulogized Bryan, whose name was most enthusiastically received. Adverse to Machines. Kansas City, June 6 When the Democratic State Convention was called to order to day the credentials committee, which had blocked the work of the gathering all day yesterday, was ready to report, and the prospects for rushing through the work were bright.

The committee had been In session till after midnight and found against the machines both here and in St. Louis. The report was read by J. J. Butler of St.

Louis, chairman of the committee. Former Congressman Dockery was nominated for Governor by acclamation. Indiana Democrats Meet. Indianapolis, June 6 A steady downpour of rain ushered in the Democratic state convention to day. It was not until 9:45 o'clock that.

Chairman Martin of the State Central Committee called, for. order. The 1,527 delegates filled the center of the hall, while the galleries contained 2,500 spectators. The committee on resolutions adjourned at 3 o'clock this morning, having agreed upon a platform which will not be made public until offered to the convention. The members of the committee refused to make any statement regarding the platform, but it is understood that the monetary plank was satisfactorily, adjusted to.

meet all differences of B. F. Shiveley, who was implored by his friends last night to permit his name to be placed before the convention to day as a candidate for the nomination for Governor, maintained the same silence this morning that he has observed since his arrival yesterday. Temporary Chairman S. M.

Ralston said, in Tiort "The all absorbing and dominating issue of thn ereat national contest of 1896 was the financial question. Our opponents rode. into. power by methods of corruption and intimidation, pledged to relieve without delay. through financial legislation, the then distressed condition of the country.

The Ding ley law was not framed to bring relief to the government and the stress of business, but to reimburse out of the pockets of the nennie the silk stocking brigade of political extortionists, who furnished the money to purchase' the' presidency for McKinley. "The fight begun, h'y "the Democratic party in 1896 for monetary reform will never cease until victory is achieved. The Democratic party will, if given the power, restore to the people affairs along the lines suggested in Via CMinatrn nl.ltform. "We are confronted with problems as the result of the war and the policy of the party in power in reference thereto that threaten to. rock like a ship in a storm our present form of government.

Touching the solution of these problems, the Democratic party shall speak without reserve. It has earned this right. To lead us In the discharge of our duty our candidate is already named. He Is a God fearing and a Christ loving statesman. No man need to apologize for fighting under the banner of William J.

Bryan." A The report of the committee on permanent organization naming Mr. Ralston as permanent chairman of the ponvention was then presented and John W. Kern was nominated for governor on the first ballot. CONVENTION BECOMES A MOB. Disorder Caused at El Reno by Cleveland's Former Appointees.

El Reno, O. June 6 The Democratic territorial convention to day before temporary organization was complete, became a howling mob. The rupture was caused by an attempt by the dominant faction, under the leadership of the former appointees of Cleveland, to rule the convention. Jasper Sipes, territorial chairman and his followers organized another convention in the same hall. The most bitter feeling prevailed and violent encounters were nf TYintnentary.

occurrence. The rump convention nominated for delegates: Patton, Burns, Hill, Scruggs, Emerson and Mackey, and J. R. Jacobs for committeeman and then adjourned. The regulars to night named the following delegates: D.

W. Peery, El Reno; Joe Wisby, Guthrie; J. K. Little, Washita; Wittlngill, Enid; T. J.

Newell, Norman; Hall, Oklahoma City. Jasper Sipes of Oklahoma City was chosen national committeeman. ALASKA POR BRYAN. Seattle, June 16 The steamer Cottage City arrived here yesterday bringing news of the Democratic conventon held at Juneau. The conventon declared for Bryan.

The platform denounced the growth of trusts, expansion and "unwarranted favoritism to the shipping and commercial interests of Canada to the injury of American interests on the coast, and the ruination of Alaskan trade." The convention asked that the bonding privileges be rescinded. GIFTS POR EQUITABLE OFFICER. A pleasant surprise was given George T. Wilson, third vice president of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, on the completion of his twenty fifth year with the Equitable yesterday. On arriving at his office In the morning Mr.

Wilson found that his old office furniture had been removed during the night and replaced by a magnificent office equipment presented by his brother officers. During the day a magnificent Golid silver service was presented to him by the agents of the society. This service consisted of seven pieces and weighed 550 ounces, being made by Tiffany Co. from a special design. The clerks in the Equltable's employ also presented to Mr.

Wilson a very handsome silver loving cup. MISSIOHABY UNION' ELECTION. Clifton Springs, Juno 6 The International Missionary Union elected the following officers for the coming year: President, the Rev. J. T.

Gracey of Rochester: vice president, the Rev. S. L. Baldwin, New York; secretary, Mrs. C.

C. Thayer, Clifton Springs; treasurer. Dr. C. C.

Thayer, Clifton Springs; librarian, Mrs. C. W. P. Merritt, Clifton Springs.

TO END THIS AFTE All but the Naval and Sundry Civil Appropriation Bills Agreed Upon. ARMOR PLATE DEADLOCK. Plan to Establish Government Plant if Reasonable Prices Cannot Be Secured by Secretary of Navy. Washington, June 6 Congress this morn ing entered upon the last day of the pres ent session. The members of both branches looked tired and wan as they reasrembled this morning after their arduous work of yesterday, the House meeting at 8 o'clock and the Senate at 10.

While the sessions lasted practically all night, the exciting scenes and incidents of former days were missing. The Senate held a short executive session at 11:40 o'clock last night, after which con ference reports on the sundry civil appro priation, the Naval Academy and the general deficiency bUls were presented and adopted. Tho sundry civil bill was a complete agreement, except one item relating to Nevada The naval conferees were deadlocked on the armor plate provision. There was a complete agreement on the deficiency bill. The Military Academy bill was passed and sent to the President.

At 2:30 o'clock this morning the Senate went into executive session, after which a recess was taken until 10 o'clock to day. The House during the early hours of the morning was without a quorum until 3:30 o'clock. A recess was then taken until 8 o'clock this morning. Only a score of Senators were present when torday's session was called to order, but the chamber rapidly filled. The naval and sundry civil appropriation bills remained in con ference, all others having been agreed to.

The usual routine business of the Senate was practically abandoned. Only two or three new bills and resolutions were presented. One of the latter was introduced by Mr. Gallin ger (N. and directed the committee on civil service to investigate the charges made against the administration of the appraiser's office at the port of New York.

It was agreed to without objection. Mr. Carter Becured the passage of a bill providing for the increase of $375,000 of the limit of cost for the public building at Helena, Mont. A recess was then taken to await the pres entation of conference reports. When the Senate reconvened at 10:30 o'clock, Mr.

Allison reported from the com mittee on appropriations tne House concurrent resolution, providing Ior final adjournment at 3 P. M. to day. The committee had made no amendment. It was permitted temporarily to lie on the table.

Mr. Hale presented a conference report on the naval appropriation bill, it was a dis agreement upon all questions that have been in dispute for three or four days. Mr. Hale explained that the armor plate question was the greatest stumbling block. He said the House conferees refused to tp tne senate propusiuuu uiu me oeiutie wab confronted, therefore, with the same question substantially as had been presented in the beginning.

No price had been agreed upon by the conferees, because the House conferees believed tne price snouia De ieit to the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. The House conferees insisted that this proposition should be passed upon by a vote of the Senate. Mr. Hale thought, gas force in this. Mr.

Penrose offered the following "That the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to procure, by contract, armor of the best quality for any or all vessels above referred to, provided such contracts can be made at a price which, in his judgment, is reasonable and equitable, but, in case he is unable to make contracts for armor under the above conditions, he is hereby authorized and directed to procure a site for and to, erect, thereon a factory for njanufactur.e,, of armor, and the sum of $4,000,000 is hereby appropriated toward the erection of said factory." Mr. Butler insisted that what he wanted was a government armor plant and he would be willing to pay almost any price for armor that Is needed now, provided that the construction of an armor plant by the government was ma.de mandatory. Mr. Chandler objected to leaving. the mat ter to the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy.

Congress ought not, he maintained, shift the responsibility to the shoulders of the Secretary of the Navy. That would be a cowardly thing to do. Congress alone should adjust this matter. Mr. Piatt (Conn.) favored the proposition offered by Mr.

Penrose. It was in his belief a question whether Congress at this session should pass a naval appropriation bill or not. He maintained that the House was quite as powerful a body in this matter as the Senatel: It had quite as much right to Its opinion as has the Senate. The matter had to be settled "now and here," said he, and, while the Senate might regara tne iiouse as oostinate, it was not possible for either branch to be coerced by the other. Under the proposition of Mr.

Penrose he was satisfied the government would get its armor for $445 per. ton. At this point a bill was called up by Allison apropriatlng $45,000 for the payment of the salaries of officers of the District of Alaska. It was passed. Deimte the armor plate question was then resumed.

Mr. Perkins, a member of. the naval com mittee, supported the original committee proposition. He did not approve of leaving the matter to the discretion of the Secretary of the Navy. He urged that the committee, proposition be insisted and that tho.

responsibility be placed squarely upon the House. Mr. Tillman attacked the amendment of fered by Mr. Penrose. The chairman of the committee on naval affairs (Hale) said he.

has declared that the government Is being robbed and that, the armor trust has a knife at the government's throat. And now It is proposed to let them cut the government's throat. We are face to face with a scandal as Infamous as any in our history, second not even to the great Credit Mobilier scan dal." I resent that statement, interjected Mr. Penrose vehemently and with evident feel ing. "I reBent the statement that there is any suspicion of scandal in this or any amendment which I propose.

I consider my notion of the proper way for the government to transact its business to be on as high a standard as any set up by the Senator from South Carolina. "I am making no personal allusions," replied Mr. Tillman. "I am simply stating facts that are indisputable. The influences behind the House in this matter are the ship builders and the armor manufacturers." Mr.

Hale challenged the last statement, saying he did not believe any such influences were behind either the House or the Senate. In a colloquy with Mr. Allison, Mr. Tillman said he would rather have the original House provision for armor plate than that of Mr. Penrose, and he would accept the original House proposition even now.

Mr. Teller denounced the amendment of Mr. Penrose as a "disgraceful proposition." "As the Senator from New Hampshire said," continued Mr. Teller, "it would be cowardly and craven on the part of Congress to surrender legislative authority and prerogatives to the executive branch of the government. It seems there may be in it a tinge of corruption.

This is a time for plain talk. The American people believe and I believe there is a great political combine behind this proposition to surrender our authority." 'Proceedings in the House. A handful of members were on hand when the House reassembled at 8 o'clock this morning, after being in recess only a few hours. Speaker Henderson went home about 4 A. M.

and was again in the chair at 8 o'clock, show ing no signs ot fatigue. The conference report Pennsylvania Company Also In tends to Aid in Pushing Work on East River Tunnel. SHORE RESORTS TO BE BOOMED. Manhattan Beach, Rockaway and Long Beach Likely to Become Rivals of Atlantic City. The management of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which Is soon to come Into control of the Long Island Railroad by the election of a new board of directors, In which the Pennsylvania interests are to be fully represented, is in the fullest sympathy with the plaDS and purposes of the present management of the Long Island Railroad and will carry out the Ideas' already expressed and the enterprises undertaken by President Baldwin and the directors of the Long Island Railroad.

No radical 'change or departure from those plans will be undertaken. The great enterprises already inaugurated will be carried out to completion. President William H. Baldwin, of the Lone Island: Railroad, said to day: and control of the Long Island 'Railroad by the Pennsylvania Road 'means the improvement and development of the road to the utmost. The organ ization of the road will not be changed; its personnel will be the same.

The new names De introduced into me juuug idiauu rphtoratB ninaris added strength and energy. same policy as has been followed in the past will be adhered to and carried out to Its: ultimate result. "'Does that mean. Mr. Baldwin, that the 'East River Tunnel enterprise and Atlantic I avenue Improvement will be fully entered 'upon fcy the new management of the Long Island Railroad was asKea.

"It does and with all the energy and power, of the Pennsylvania management back Iof it. The tunnel and Atlantic avenue improvement enterprises are assured parts of ma pian. "Does it also mean that the present ter minal plants of the Long Island Railroad and the seaside resort systems are to be 'Improved?" Mr. Baldwin replied: "It does. The man agers of the Pennsylvania Railroad are fully awake to the possibilities open to the Long (Island Railroad, in such an advantageous (position to serve the wants of a population of ijour'millions of people on both sides of the E'ast'and North Rivers, the future metropolis of the world.

And the Long Island Rail iroad and Brooklyn and all of Long Island will very largely benefit by their experience. energy and great resources. The future un dertaking, in Brooklyn and Long Island are Igreat, and when I tell you that they are along the lines undertaken by us you win unaer RtanrI fl.ll tha.t iq neressarv." One of. the earliest enterprises that will engage the attention of the new 'management Is the.prdposed East' River tunnel irom isroaa wav. Manhattan, at some point between Cort landt street and the Battery, as an extension of the rapid transit system of Manhattan to Brooklyn.

The new board of directors will come into the field to bid for the construction of this tunnel from Manhattan to a point at the intersection of Flatbush and Atlantic avenues, and at terms as to operation and 'maintenance so advantageous to the city that is "little doubt their offer will be accepted. The deoression of the on Atlantic avenue will follow under the plana and di rection of the Atlantic Avenue Improvement Commission. The grade crossings throughout the island will be eliminated, as far as TTxRHihlfi: the locomotives and other rolling 'stock will be maintained to the highest stand 'ard and fast running time will be a feature 'of the road. The entire system between Jamaica and the East. River, both at the tunnel and at Long tlsland City, will be electrified and Brooklyn will be guaranteed the best of service in con 'nectlon with the seaside resorts and with 1 other points on Long Island.

The elimination of erade crossings at Long Island City may possibly be carried out in an elevation of the tracks. As to what will be done in the way of the Improvement of. the great seaside resorts, reference is to. Atlantic the greatest leaside resort of the world. The improvement tf the sound and ocean resorts is a large feature In the nmlected nroeramme of the new management.

The new management realizes Uiat at Manhattan Beach.Rockaway and Long Beach can be created the finest nearby re Borts in the world and that the south side of Long Island can be made the seaside playground of a continent. Everything will be done to bring about this result. The beautiful resorts at Shelter Island and at other points on Peconic Bay and the rapidly growing Long Island Sound resorts will be given Increasp.d attention and facilities. The present terminal facilities of the Long Island Railroad at Long Island City, on the East River and Newtown Creek, and the fine new property acquired at Maspeth and the terminals at Bay Kiage, win an oe aevei oped to their fullest point of availability. Thin means cheaDer' coal direct from tht mines to all parts of Brooklyn, reduction in the cost of handling heavy freights and all kinds of merchandise as wen as its transportation from the factory to the mainland FOR DOLE'S INAUGURATION.

Elaborate Preparations for tho Cere monies at Honolulu, June 14. Honolulu, May 29 Plans for the inaugura tion of Governor Dole and the territorial government are well under way. A largely attended citizens' meeting was held May 26, at which a committee of fifteen was appointed to confer and co operate with the local government. June 14, the day when the territorial goes into effect, has been declared a holiday. It is expected that hundreds of people will be here from other islands.

The annual Kamehameha Day races in 1 Honolulu take pace Monday, June 11, and these always attract a large number of people. The Inauguration day. will be Thursday of the same week. The local steamship companies are arranging excursions from almost every port in. the islands.

LEAD TRUST TO BE ORGANIZED. It Will Increase Prices by Co operating "With the Smelter Trust. Salt Lake, Utah, June 6 Lead producers of Utah have taken the first steps toward forming a state, and later, a national organization, to put up the price of lead by increasing exports. They will work In co operation with the smelter trust. About twenty Dve leading mine owners attended the first meeting.

A committee was appointed to report on permanent organization next Saturday evening, when it is hoped to have every lead producer in the state present in person or by proxy. OIL TRUST IGNORED LAW. Anderson, 111., June 6 A suit has been brought against the Standard Oil Company for the waste of naural gas, damages being olacefl at J20.O0O. The Legislature passed a law against the waste of natural gas with a penalty of $200 a day as long as the waste continued. Several companies wore made defendants and a case was carried to the Supreme Court to test the constitutionality of the law.

The court sustained the law and all the parties interested acquiesced except the Standard Oil Company, which, it is charged, paid no attention to tho decision. INTEREST IN ST. LOUIS PAIR. St. Louis, June 6 The passage of the appropriation for the Louisiana purchase celebration in 1903 by Congress has rekindled strong local interest in the enterprise.

Nu mfirnno nffnra to Increase subscriptions and make new ones have already been made. The spirit manifested is of the most encouraging character and indicates that the completion of the last million of the local fund will be Teat deal easier than at one time tnougnt. as Mary's River and a lighthouse vessel for the Pacific coast; for a branch soldiers' home in Idaho salary of woman commissioner at the unvailing of Lafayette's statue in Paris; le gation buildings in njjraa. auu oiaui, aim lac Rochambeau statue. Among the Important items retained were those placing under the supervision of the Secretary 'OI tne vretttjuiy lu eiwuuuu ui the Chinese exclusion and immigration laws, gauging water supply of certain streams, providing plans for the enlargement of the White House and development of surrounding grounds; appropriating $25,000 for the South Pass of the Mississippi River; providing for the settlement of Spanish war claims arising from, military use and occupation.

The Missouri and Columbia river items were retained, the Mississippi item for the lower river being reduced to $2,250,000. The provision as 'to state claims was compromised by an amendment that cer tain federal claims against these states would not be prosecuted. The Forest Reserve pro vision was amended that lien land selections shall hereafter be made from surveyed lands. Mr. Cannon explained that the Senate had added aliout $5,000,000 to the original $61,000, 000 of this bill, and that by this report the Senate yielded about $1,000,000 and the House $4,000,000.

Considerable debate followed on the various items. The sundry civil conference report was agreed to and on the one Item still open, ap propriating tor Claims of Nevada. Mr. Newlands of Nevada moved that the House concur with the Senate amendment. This on a sharp debate on state claims, The approach of the closing hours of Con gress began to be manifest as the morning wore on.

The galleries filled and floral gifts began to come in for members. Mr. Heatwole (Minn.) was particularly honored with a huge rose bush in full bloom Mr. Moody contended that the payment of Nevada's claim would establish a dangerous precedent. It was for extra pay given to Ne vada soldiers during the Civil War.

Cali fornia, if this claim were paid, would have a valid claim for $4,000,000 and Oregon for near ly $500,000. Mr. Newlands motion to concur in the Sen ate amendment was lost 45 to 97. The House further insisted on the amendment and the bill was sent back to conference. As the day wore on there was some amus ing incidents.

Mr. Corliss (Mich.) secured recognition and asked consent for the consideration of a claim bill. Mr. Brownell (Ohio), said he would not ob ject, but he protested that the speaker had declined to recognize mm tor the consideration of a claim bill on the ground that claims, under the rules, had their day in court. "The gentleman is correct," replied the Speaker.

"The chair was not aware that the gentleman from Michigan intended to call up a claim. The chair will himself ob iect. All members must be treated "Mr. Greene (Mass.) asked unanimous con sent to consider a bill to establish a "lob ster hatchery" in Maine. The mention of the object of the bill created much merri ment.

"Until we can have the Coeur d'Alene tes timony printed, observed Mr. Lentz (Ohio) "we will have to deprive ourselves of lob sters. I object. At 12:30 a recess was taken until 1 o'clock. HAZEL CONFIRMED AS JTJDGrEl Washington, June '6 The Senate last night confirmed John R.

Hazel of New York to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York; M. M. Estee of Cali fornia to be United States Distriot Judge of Hawaii, J. C. Baird of Wyoming to be United States District Attorney of Hawaii.

The Senate also confirmed all of the Porto Rican appointments made by the President yesterday. FUNERAL OF MRS. CARTER. The Rev. Drs.

Chapman, Mains and Richardson Pay Tributes to a Noble Woman. Funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Hannah Cook Carter, wife of Walter S. Car ter, the well known lawyer and head of the music department of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, were held last evening in the New York Avenue M. E.

Church, of which 'for years Mrs. Carter had been member and for most of those, years an active worker in all departments of the church work. Mrs. Carter died on Sunday morning at 2 o'clock at the family residence, 176 Brooklyn avenue. She had been an invalid for some years.

The pastor of the church, the Rev. A. S. Kavanagh, conducted the services, Abram R. Tyjer having charge of the musical part.

John Hyatt Brewer played the prelude on the organ, his selection being an improvisation on "Blumenthal." R. Huntington Woodman played the postlude, an improvisation on "Jerusalem, the Golden." The quartet. Miss Alice Merritt, soprano; Miss Miriam Gilmer, contralto; Frederick A. Grant, tenor, and Edwin J. Webster, bass, sang "Abide With Me" and "Sun of My Soul, My Saviour Dear." Brief addresses were made by the Rev.

Lemuel Richardson, pastor of the North Fifth Street M. E. Church, who was born in the same town. Pleasant Valley, as Mr. Carter: the Rev.

Dr. Melville B. Chapman, professor of homiletics in Boston University and for seven years pastor of the church, and the Rev. Dr. George P.

Mains, one of the publishing agents of the Methodist Book Concern and a former pastor. All paid high tributes to Mrs. Carter's memory and spoke of the work accomplished in Christian circles by her. Dr. Chapman alluded to her great interest in educational matters, she being a member of the French section of the department of philology of the Brooklyn Institute.

Each also spoke in glowing terms of her life as wife and mother. Mrs. Carter was born In Waukeegan. 111., nearly fifty two years ago. one was iumucu lu mi.

voitei in Chicago, where they both resided, by the Rev Dr. (now Bishop) Fowler in 1870. They came to Brooklyn in April. 1872. having lost heavily by the great fire of 1871.

Mrs. Carter leaves sum, wmw jreu otMoIt whn was widely known as the great Yale base ball pitcher and is now a member of his father's firm, ana layior, a law student. The body was taken to Pleas ant Valley. this morning, where services were held in the Methodist Church, the gift of Mr. Carter, at ciock mis aiter noon.

The Rev. A. S. Kavanagh and the Rev. Lemuel Richardson accompanied the family.

Services were conducted by the Rev. W. F. Sheldon, pastor. Interment took place in the family plot there.

PIETY YEARS MARRIED. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prohne Celebrate Their Golden Wedding Anniversary. Mr.

and Mrs. Charles Frohne celebrated their golden wedding on Sunday last at their home. 1,074 DeKalb avenue. They were married on June 3, 1S50. A large number of relatives and friends called to congratulate the happy couple on their completion of a half century of conjugal unity and a quiet home celebration was held.

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