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SPages 5 to 1 Pages 5 to 8 BROOKLYN, FRIDAY, (SEPTEMBER 1 1898. EIGHT PAGES. AMUSEMENT NOTES. CENTRAL-HUCSON. Casa camps.

The royal park and the royal dairies have been placed at the disposal of the sick, wounded and convalescent, and the Queen Regent also pays from her private purse for food for them. The officers and soldiers ailf. extol the kindness of the United States troops. They say they have no animosity toward tbe Americans, but denounce tbe Cubans roundly as traitors, cowards and criminals. THE FILIPINO CONGRESS.

LONDON. Sept. IS. The correspondent of the Times at Manila says that he attended the meeting of the Insurgent Congress. held at Malolos on Thursday.

He says that early In the morning Agulnal-do, the Insurgent leader, accompanied by a large staff of generals and the Ministers of the revolutionary government, moved in state from the convent, which la the military- headquarters of the Insurgents, and passed between lines of infantry. The streets were decorated with palms and banners, and were packed with thousands of peasants -in holiday dress. The procession' marched to a church a half-mile distant. Here Aguinaldo was received by the assembly of delegates, and conducted to a platform in the chancel, from which he delivered a brief message Ip the Tagalo and Spanish languages. The message was mainly congratulatory upon the happy termination of the revolution and the complete conquest of the Philippine territory.

made a flowery appeal to the delegates, asking them, by the memory of the illustrious patriots of Philippine history, to follow the example of England, the United States and France in preparing a constitution, and promulgating laws that would secure the complete and permanent liberty of the Filipinos. The message excited little enthusiasm, because it was absolutely indefinite. The Assembly immediately entered into preliminary discussion of a constitution. a code of laws, and the election of a President. The absence of several of the most prominent and most influential of the natives was particuiarlv noticeable, indicating their intention to hold aloof until the policy of the Congress lully declared.

A strong party, intoxicated by success, favors opposition to any foreign protfclo-rate, being confident that th people can govern themselves. Wiser counsellors strenuously oppose such a suicidal ooliy. Tbe only present unanimity seemsti le tbe determination to be free forever from Spanish This universal feeling will probably prove the controlling power In defamin' lng the final action of the Congress. will refuse to he held responsible for the government of the other islands, will plead that the Philippines are worth nothing to he without Luzon, that her navy has been destroyed, and that protection to the Spanish officials and inhabitants in these Islands cannot be given, and that it Will he less expensive to let the Islands go than to retain them. The party that 111 sail on the Campania 2 oclock on Saturday will number, thirty-two persons.

Including the wives of some of the members of the Commission. A large executive staff will assist the Commission in Its work. This will include John Bassett Moore, Assistant Secretary of State and secretary to the Commission: Mr. MacArthur, former Secretary of Legation at Madrid and assistant secretary to the Commission; Mr. Martin, of the State Department, and Mr.

Ferguson, of the Bureau of American Republics, a a translators and Interpreters, and Mr. Brannigan, disbursing clerk of the State Department, aa disbursing officer of the Commission. Secretary Day will have a private secretary, Mr. Buck, and Eddie Savoy, his messenger, will also accompany him. PREPARING FOR THE EVACUATION OF CUBA.

HAVANA, Sept American and Spanish Military Commissioners are carrying on their negotiations with the utmost cordiality. It la now known that the evacuation of the island by the Spanish troops will require a longer time than was at first expected. This Is due not only to the material difficulties in providing for the embarkation of over 150,000 men, including the regular troops and such of the militia as desire to go. hut also to the fact that the American commission will have to take charge of the different departments that are now controlled by the Spanish Army. Captain-General Blanco, all reports to the contrary, will remain at hia post until the last.

He ts deserving of much credit from his Government for maintaining peace and order here until the Americans assume control. The American Commissioners fully understand his position, and the necessity of Ms presence to the peaceful conduct of their negotiations, and they do not question his authority or Interfere in matters of government that are absolutely under his charge and responsibility while the change from Spanish to American rule Is taking effect. Petitions and complaints continue to be sent to Gen. Wade, the President of the American Commission- To all these Gen. Wade politely declines to answer, advising those who bring them to apply to Gen.

Blanco for the relief they seek. The Customa Department will be the first to be turned over to the Americans. The present employees will be kept as far as possible, but they will be under strict American supervision until the service Is fully organized by the Washington authorities. Before that time, the evacuation will have taken place In part, principally by way of Havana, from which port all the Spanish troops In the nearest provinces Plnar del Rio. Matanzas and probably Santa Clara will sail for Spain.

The troops in the province of Puerto Principe will probably be the last to leave. There is no civil Governor here now, the lihlltary authorities being in full charge of all affairs. The surrender Of the forts and batteries will be gradual, the Spaniards withdrawing as the American troops come to take charge of them. Simultaneously with the evacuation, arrangement will have to be made for the Americans to take control of each department surrendered. Ours is not an easy task.

a member of the Commission said yesterday to the correspondent of the The amount of work is immense. The Commission Is working hard getting Information about the military anjj political situation In each province, and the Important cities Inland. The most Important point to be considered at present is the disarmament of the volunteers and the disbandment of the Cuban army. Representations have been made to the Commission by merchants, planters and farmers concerning thW danger of keeping in existence these armed bodies, which represent the extremes of the factions. The volunteers are ready to disarm.

They will offer no objections to being deprived of their weapons, though the arms In a majority of cases are the private property of the men. The disbandment of the Cuban army will be a more difficult task. Unlike the volunteers, they havg no resources upon which to live as private citizens. The Cuban soldiers remain around the cities, awaiting payment or the means of work. Admiral Sampson landed this morning with his staff from the transport Reso lute and went to Vedado to his rooms at the Salon Trocha.

Col. Clous, secretary of the Commission, landed with Admiral Sampson. Gen. Butler, who was already at the Salon Trocha, went on board the Resolute this morning to confer with Gen. Wade.

It is announced that Gen. Wade will probably to-day take his rooms at the Salon Trocha. The house is not sufficiently large to accommodate all the members of the Commission and their staffs, and a neighboring one will be rented to-morrow. R. P.

Porter, who is here on a special mission, returned yesterday from the railroad station, whither he had gone to take the train for Cienfuegos to study the financial situation there. He suddenly decided to postpone his trip for a while. He is now on the Resolute. After conferring with Gen. Wade, the Provincial Assembly, at Its session today, protested against tbe gift made to the Spanish Club by the Cabinet Council and Blanco of the ground on which the old walls of the city stood.

Deputy Vondi, speaking in the name of the Assembly, says that the ground belongs to the province and not to the Government. The attitude of the insurgents, in spite of their lack of provisions, is highly praised by the Spanish press. The Cuban General, Roubau, has arrested several men at Sagua la Grande who were detected stealing cattle, and has turned them over to the Spanish authorities. SPAIN NAMES HER ENVOYS. MADRID, Sept.

15. It is now an- nounced that the Spanish Peace Commissioners will be Senor Montero Rios. Pres- ident of the Senate; Senor Abarzuza, Senor Villarrutia, the Spanish Minister to Belgium, and Gen. Cerero. Tbe selection or the fifth member is left to Senor Montero Rios, the Government stipulating that he must be versed In flnanace in order to deal with the question of the Cuban debt.

Tbe Queen Regent presided over the Cabinet Council to-day. Prime Minister Sagasta dealt with tbe Parliamentary situation. He said be regretted that it was necessary to cut short the debates, but it had to be done In order to prevent disorderly scenes tn the Chamber similar to those which had occurred -in the Senate. As soon as the Peace Protocol bill was passed the Cortes was closed. The Queen Regent pays daily visits to the sick and wounded soldiers and marines and convalescents, being conveyed in -the royal carnage to the Casa del The Columbia Theatre will be opened on Monday evening.

Sept. 26, under tbe man, agement of Col. William Sinn, of the Montauk Theatre. Stuart Robson in "The Meddler will be the opening attraction. The Amphion Theatre will open for the season next Monday evening v.

un Louis Mann and Clara Llpman in the "The Telephone Girl." 1 The White Heather nl'l he seen tor the first time in Bro-'klyn at CoL Slnr. Montauk Theatre, next MonJav evening. Officers from 4.Je battleship Iowa occupied boxes at the Giand Ciera House last evening, and witnessed the performance of My Friend from The boxes were elaborately decoaated for the occasion, and the orchestra r-ndutd patriotic music In honor the visitors. At Plney Ridge" will be the attraction next week. Mildred Holland will head the of Two Little Vagrant at the Bijou The- atre next week.

J. H. Stoddart, one of the mest porcr- ful actors of the old school, will be seen next week at the Park Theatre in taints and Sinners." i Helene Mora will appear in the title role of "Hamlet" in a scene tonr that play at Hyde and Behraaa's Theatre next week. The tuneful "Dorothy" will be given a notable revival net. week by tbe CuFlle Square Opera Coa-iny, at the American Theatre, Manhattan.

B. T. Clayton, of Troop is now-out of danger, in the opinion of his physicians. although his presence at the Montauk Theatre to-night, which he contemplated in response to the invitation of Col. Sinn, is impossible.

However, the entire troop, the Ladies Auxiliary Corps and Citizens' Committee will, as Arranged for, go to see the performance of the Belle of New York. -J PROBLEM HAS BEEN SOLVED. NEW BRIDGE OVER NEWTOWN CREEK TO BE A HIGH ONE. Bridge Commissioner Shea states that the Newtown Creek bridge problem has been solved. The structure! in question is at the foot of Manhattan avenue and connects Greenpoint with Long Island City.

The present bridge l(a low draw one. and is in rather critical condition. The timbers are old and full of patches. It is the intention of the Bridge Commissioner to have a high structure built with a viaduct over the Long Island Railroad tracks, which lie along the creek in Long Island City. The War Department has given its consent to the plans, and now the only thing Mr.

Shea hag to contend with is the stubborness of several prop- erty holders. I PORTER BEATEN. Presidents Secretary Loses Nomination For Governor. CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS NAME STATE SENATOR GEORGE E. LOUNSBURY MR.

I PORTER'S i FRIENDS SURPRISED AT HIS SMALL VOTE DETSV- 't J. 'I f'l i EEL" AlSO Defeated, NEW HAVEN, Sept. 16 State Senator George E. Lounsbury, of Ridgefield, defeated John Addison Porter, secretary to President McKinley, in the Republican State Convention to-day, for the nomination for Governor of Connecticut. The vote was: Lounsbury, 256; Porter, 120; James D.

Dewell, 16, and Gen. S. E. Merwin, i Mr. Porters small vote was a surprise to his supporters and also fo outsiders.

On Wednesday Mr. Porter's lieutenants, after looking over the field, expressed the opinion that they had votes enough to nominate. The other men nominated on the State ticket are Lyman A. Mills, of Mlddlefield, for Lieutenant-Governor; Huber Clark, of Willimantic, for Secretary of C. S.

Mersick, of New Haven, for Treasurer; Thomson S. Grant, of Enfield, for Controller; Charles Phelps, of Vernon, for Attorney-General. The permanent chairman of the convention was Congressman E. J. Hill, of the Fourth district- James D.

Dewell was defeated for the Gubernatorial nomination, and also for renomination to ills present office. The candidate for Treasurer is City Treasurer of New Haven. Senator Lounsbury, the nominee foe Governor, lives at Ridgefield and is a shoe manufacturer at Norwalk. He was graduated from Yale in 1863 and from the Berkeley Divinity School at Middletown three years later. He preached only two years.

He was elected a Senator In 1895 and 1897. He is a brother of ex-Gov. Phineas Lounsbury. I The platform endorses the national and State administrations and asks that, the settlement of questnons as tp territorial acquisitions be left to the Administration. It declares for a sound currency and the single gold standard; demands an investigation to determine whether the misconduct of any official or officials our Boldiers have unnecessarily suffered; calls for a navy large enough to command the respect of all nations and adequate to the protection of our commerce in all parts of the world; declares for the completion of the Nicaragua Canal; approves of the annexation of Hawaii, and is in favor of the United States controlling such naval stations and harbors as will enable us at all times to give.

the most complete protection to our commerce with Asia and the countries of the Far East. I The platform was written by Samuel Fessenden, of Stamford. WILL SEE ALDERMAN SCOTT, A COMMITTEE WILL TALK TO HIM 1 ABOUT A PUBLIC PIER. At Its next meeting the Grand Street Board of Trade will appoint ji committee to ask Alderman E. S.

Scott, of the Fourteenth ward, if he intends exerting him-self tn behalf of his constituents by see lng what can be done about the North Second street recreation pier, which should have been completed sorae months ago. The members of the Dock Board say they have not the money to com plete the work, and that the builders will not work on promises. The Grand Street Board of Trade fathered the scheme of establishing a recreation pier at the place mentioned and its members are consequently much interested in it, and the affairs concerning it. The Hew Evil of Tea-smoking. Physicians in Various parts of th country report an alarming growth of tbe tea-sin ofctn habit.

Many of the victims are women, but men are quite often among tbe number. The habit is contracted by those whose nerves are disordered, who cant sleep, whoee digestion is Imperfect, whose livers are out of order, who get the "blues" and feet their strength departing. Tea-smoking excites the brain, and the result is general collapse. It seems strange that sufferers from the above disorders should not cure themselves with Hostetters Stomach Bittern This Is a medfeine which whets up the appetite, regulates the bowels, steadies the nerves and Induces sound sleep. Those whp take find that it cures dyspepsia, and there is no bad taste in die mouth in the morning, no feeling of weak ness after the days work la done.

It la well worth a trial. FACTS AND COMPARISONS FROM AN- NUAL REPORT. The annual report of the directors of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company to the stockholders, after reciting that the gross earnings from the operation of the system east of Buffalo for the near ended June 30, 1898, were 845,774,240, exceeding those erf any previous year, with the exception of 1893-93, the Worlds Fair year, when they were 8512,127 greater, of which 816,203,226 were net, and 8608,591 more than the net of the World's Fair year; that the profit over all charges for the year was 84,054,471, and the surplus, after 84.000.000 dividends, $654,471 against $51,666 in 1997; tbe acquisition by the Issue of $100,000,000 1-2 per centa of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern, and of the Michigan Central, that of 321,500,000, Increasing, tbe mileage of single tracks to 6,306, against 1,544 In 1833; 1.104 in 1378. and 837 in 1869, concludes, after a careful statistical analysis of tbe financial operations affecting income, of tbe traffic os to its volume and its results, with the following, highly interesting comment upon the earnings and expenses: "The increase in freight earnings was $1,646,398, or six per the tonnage increase was 2,763,689 tons, or IS per and the tonnage carried one mile was tons greater, or 19 per cent. Tne rate per ton per mile decreased from 6.8 mills in 1897 to 6.1 mills in 1898, the lowest annual average yet reached.

This decrease is largely accounted for by the fact that five per cent, of the tonnage increase occurred in the low-olass freights. The average distance each ton was carried was 192 miles as compared with 184 miles in 1897. The condition and volume of the way business, which furnishes the greater proportion of the tonnage and earnings, are significant as indicating the Improved condition of trade in the communities served by this companys lines. Passenger traffic has been well maintained during the past year. The earnings have Increased $166,181.03, and the number of passengers carried 907,771 over the previous vear.

The increase in passengers can led and in passenger mileage were almost in exact proportion to the increase in earnings; hence the per passenger per mile decreased but slightly in comparison with that of 1897. Increases in the local earnings, and especially in the commutation business, are among the notable results of the year. The growth in commutation traffic during the past ten years has been very marked, both on the Hudson and Harlem divisions, and along the line of the West Shore Railroad as well. Since 1888. the number of passengers and the earnings from this source have much more than doubled.

The decrease in the cost of maintenance of way was due to the fact that the extra ordinary replacements of rail in the preceding eight years enabled the company to maintain its track superstructure without heavy renewals during the year Just closed. (During the period referred to, 235,000 tons of from 65 lb. to 100 lb. had been purchased for relaying 2,042 miles of The roadway has received special attention, as the increase of $96,352.80 shows; and improvements of permanent value have been made in many of the company's stations and shop buildings. In the maintenance of its equipment during the past year, the company has spent in what are known as 'ordinary and $1,157,338 for charges of an extraordinary character.

These latter included the cost of 1,090 new cars, 20 new passenger locomotives, the reuphoi-stering of 150 passenger cars. And also the expense of dynamos and electrical furnlBhings for the 'Lake Shore' and New York and Chicago Limited trains. The 1.090 new cars were constructed at the company's shops at West Albany. The condition of the rolling stock shows steady improvement from year to year both as an inventory value and as regards tonnage capacity. As fast as cars of 15-ton and 20-ton capacity have been condemned and destroyed, they have been replaced with others with a capacity of from 30 to 40 tons.

Hence the in-ventry on June 30, 1898, when compared with that of June 30, 1888, shows that while the number of cars remains practically the same, the total tonnage capacity has increased from 313 967 tons to 668,905 tons or, it has more than doubled. The increase in traffic expenses, which Include all charges incident to the procuring as well as to the handling of traffic, is the direct result of the much heavier volume of business. For example, the increase in freight tonnage was 3,101,828 tons, and 907,771 more passengers were carried In 1897-98 than in 1896-97. This necessitated an increase of 3,261,968 miles in the engine mileage, of 2,234,420 miles in train mileage, and the handling of 657.628 more freight cars. Car service charges increased $104,774 50; the station payrolls increased $188,622 67.

representing a monthly average of 274 men, and the payrolls of engine and train crews, 314,124.15, a monthly average of 226 men. During the year the New York and TVeehawken elevators received 31.411,-163 bushels of grain in excess of the quantity received in the year preceding. The condensed generah4alance sheet of the road is as follows, tfes great in funded debt being mainly due to the Lake Shore and Michigan Central bond issues: ASSETS. June 30, 97. June 30 98 $164,611,166 Road and $164,886 67 1,458.621 Stock interest in other lines 106.944.861 10,062,579 Ownership of other property 6,421,882 Advances for lessor and other companies 9,714,000 Current -assets Sinking fund for debentures of 1890 2,914,160 Securities from lessor companies 2 914 150 $194,781.

900 $100 000.000 70.377.8.8.1 7.000 $.804,947,651 LIABILITIES. Capitalization $100,090,000 Funded debt 181,49 07 Bond and mtge. payable 7 000 net Total capitalisation 97 803 636 Loans and bills payable 457.391 111,276 R. AO equipment notes payable 0 103 504 Current flabllltteo. 10.653 949 2,914.150 Securities in trust for lessor companies 2 914 150 11,464.909 Profit and loss 9 424 172 $19481,900 $304,947,651 HE WAS FROM BOSTON.

GREANY COULDNT FOOL WITH BUSINESS END OF A SWEEPER. Michael Greony, of Boston, got too close to the business end of a street sweeping machine near Fulton Ferry, on Wednesday night, and was caught in the thick brush, whirled around and around and was finally landed in the gutter, torn and, bruised, but not seriously injured. He was attended by an ambulance surgeon and tbe went home. WITHDRAWAL Ot SUMMER TRAINS. The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad's Saratoga, I-aice George and Montreal specials, from the Grand Central Station, northbound at 9:40 A.

M. and southbound, arriving at 9:30 P. will be withdrawn after to-morrow, and the through day service to and from Clayton, N. Y. and the Thousand Islands, discontinued.

Connections in both directions will hereafter be made by the Empire State express from the Grand Central Station at 8:30 A. arriving at 9:55 P. M. TELEPHONE EXPERIMENT. The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad is about to experiment in the use of the telephone for long distance communication.

Work will begin in a few days on two copper telegraph lines between Baltimore and Pittsburg, 40 miles, which will be so arranged that they will be available for telephonic communication. One will be extended as far as Newark for telegraphic use. A new line has also been constructed between Columbus and Cinoinnatl. It will take 800 miles of copper wire weighing 166 pr-pdx 9 the mile to complete the experiences of the Rongh Riders in Manhattan. A TRIP TO WEST POINT TO-DAY.

A VISIT TO THE STOCK EXCHANGE A WESTERNER WHO WAS DARED TO SHOOT IN A SALOON QUEER SITUATIONS IN WHICH SOME OF THE RIDERS SELVES. FOUND THEM- The Rough Riders were more numerous than ever in Manhattan yesterday. All day that borough was the scene of ad-miring groups on street corners, and souvenir hunters found a productive field. This morning, on the invitation of the Copper Queen Consolidated Mining Company. of Bisbee, for an excursion, many of the Rough Riders left on the steamer Sirius, going up the Hudson River to West Point.

The boat left the foot of West Twenty-second street at 3:30 o'clock. This evening there will be gathering at the Hoffman House, with Col. Roosevelt as the guest of honor. E. Norman Nichols, one of the members of the New York Stock Exchange, who joined Roosevelts Rough Riders, went to the Exchange accoxh-panfed by lieutenant and two privates of his troop.

All of the party were in uniform. The privileges of the floor were accorded them, and they were cheered and made much of. Several hundred brokers shook hands with them. It is not to be expected that so many hundred Rough Riders could be in town, and some of them not visit the liquor saloons a little too frequently. Considering the very few cases of arrest however, the Rough Riders have so far earned good name.

Frederick Dubois, a Rough Rider, from New Mexico, was in the Essex Market Court, yesterday, charged with Intoxication. Magistrate Mott looked at him sternly and imposed a fine of 13. i Magistrate Olmsted yesterday die-charged two Rough Riders who had been eating ice cream and drinking brandy not enough of one and too much of the other. John Rouse, who hails from Abilene, was also before Magistrate Olmsted in the Yorkvllle police court yesterday, for intoxication. Policeman Appleson, of the East Twenty-second street station, said that he saw Rouse rounding up a lot of vagrants in Eighteenth street, near Irving place.

It was his plan to line them up along the curb, march them to a saloon and treat them; then line them Up again and march them to another saloon and treat again. The polWSeman told the magistrate that he, took Rouse in because he had money, and he was afyatd that he vagrants would get it away from him. After warning Rouse against the dangers of a great city Magistrate Olmsted discharged him. Late last night Charles L. Dulin, of St.

Louis, who is an acting-major of the Rough Riders, met Charles Thompson, of Jersey City, in Sixth avenue. Dulin had already been drinking, but Thompson invited him Into Clancy's saloon at Twenty-ninth street to get a drink. While in the saloon Thompson dared the Rough Rider to fire off his revolver. The latter promptly pulled the trigger and fired several shots. One smashed a mirror and another was directed toward the swinging door of the place.

The crowd on the street scattered in alarm, and several people narrowly escaped Injury. Policeman Drains? of the West Thirtieth street station, heard the reports. He ran Into the saloon and arrested Dulin and Thompson. Dulin said he was a member of the First United States Cavalry at the beginning of the war, but was detached from his regiment and transferred to the Rough Riders. He bad a letter ln his pocket addressed to the President, and signed by Col.

Roosevelt and other of-fleers of the regiment, recommending him for advancement because of bravery shown at Santiago. One big trooper yesterday wandered up Fifth avenue near Forty-second street, and walked into a fashionable millinery establishment in the basement of one of the brownstone buildings. His appearance was a surprise to the proprietoress and her assistants. He was somewhat embarrassed, and stammered something about being mistaken and thought he was in camp and was going into a tent. Then he gave the proprietoress and -the pretty girls some buUets and cut off several buttons as sourevlrs.

They, In turn pinned bouquets on him until he looked like a flower garden. He yelped like a coyote when he came out, and a policeman tapped him on the shoulder. Oh, Tm all right. Sheriff," said Thax-ton. "If you've got any friends round here ask em to step up and take a little plzen with Jim Thaxton.

Tbe policeman took the man to a tailor shop and got permission for him to sleep there a little while. The trooper slept from 9 until 12 oclock. At noon he wandered into the Grand Central police station and asked for a certain high sheriff who had treated him well. He told tbe sergeant that he wanted to leave his belt and gun for him. The sergeant smiled and said that the he- meant had all tbe guns he could use.

Up in the Waldorf-Astoria, a little girl about 6 years old, came dancing up to a big fellow standing at the entrance to the cafe and exclaimed: Oh, please, dear soldier, give me button for keepsakes." The man in the khaki uniform leaned-over and kissed the cbild tenderly on the cheek. gdt one Just like you," he said, 'and then pulling out his sheath knife, he cut two buttons from his coat Here, my dear," he said, take this; there." "Oh, thank you, dear soldier." lisped the little one, and she ran oft bearing the two souvenirs above her flaxen head. BOROUGH HALL CONDEMNED. LONG ISLAND CITY OFFICIALS ORDERED TO VACATE. LONG ISLAND CITY, L.

Sept. 15. A notice has been posted on the walls of the Borough Hall, instructing all officials and their subordinates to vacate the building before Sept. JO, the sanitary condition having been declared to be defective by the Health Department. The city has been paying an annual rental of $5,000 for the uae of the building, which Is believed to be owned by ex-May or Gleason, and this aum will now probably be applied to the rental of another Jnslrnctions to.

Commissioners Approved By Cabinet, JPAIN NAMES HER ENVOYS. IAGASTA SAYS IT WAS NECESSARY TO CUT SHORT DEBATE AT THE CORTES PREPARING FOR EVACUATION OF CUBA CUSTOMS WILL. WILL, FIRST BE. PLACED IN OUR JIANlDS AMERICAN COMMISSIONERS SAIL ON SATURDAY. WASHINGTON.

Sept. 18 At 11 o'clock trt-jilght, at the conclusion of a dinner liven by President McKinley to the members, of the Cabinet and the Peace Com-nlMlon, Secretary of State Day handed following official statement to a of the "Sun': Tbe members of the Peace Commts-ilon, with the exception of Senator Gray, whose absence was due Yo his inability withdraw as counsel In a case in which was engaged some time before his appointment as one of the Peace Commissioners, have spent the greater part of to-day in a free discussion duties the discharge of which they had been intrusted with by the President. Senator Gray is expected during the even-ng, and before sailing will have a full conference with the President and hta While for obvious reasons it was determined that the nature of the instructions ui to the negotiations about to be entered upon should for the present be kept secret and made known only after definite results shall have been reached, it is possible to state authoritatively that the Commission goes to Paris fully prepared to follow course of action mapped out Tor it as the result of the consultations bf the last two days. At the very outlet it will be made clear to the Spanish Commissioners that, as in the case of the preliminary protocol, there can be no deviation from or modification of the demands made by the United States. The decision arrived at by the Presl-4ent, after a full consultation with the members of the Commission, subsequently received the cordial and unanimous approval of the Cabinet at a meeting held this afternoon.

As previously announced, the Commission sails from New York on the Campania at 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon. The above statement shows conclusively that the Government's policy in regard to the fate of the Philippines has been settled absolutely, and that nothing of any vital importance that wil come before the joint commission to assemble in Paris will he left to the discretion of American Commissioners. The Commissioners have received explicit Instructions as to what to demand, and, as made plain by the statement, they will have no authority to modify or change these demands in any may or to accept suggestions of modifications or changes from the Spanish representatives. From the terms of the statements It Is obvious, therefore, that the Commissioners have a cut and dried programme to carry out as to what the United States must secure from Spain in territorial concession and in guarantees before a peace treaty can be concluded. Accord lng to the best information obtainable the demand of the United States for concession of territory includes only the island of the chief Island of the Philippinea archipelago, in which is situated the city of Manila.

But this demand is to be coupled with insistence that Spain shall give guarantees which will practically secure to the United States the future control of the entire Philippines archipelago. There Is every reason to believe that the rest of the islands will be permitted to remain under Spanish rule, but this Government must be of a character entirely satisfactory to the United States. Furthermore, Spain will not be permitted to dispose of the Islands without the consent of this Government. In a measure the United States asserts control, but not ownership, over the entire Philippines archipelago and becomes responsible for the maintenance of an orderly, just, and humane administration of affairs. In addition to these things, the United States will have practical control over the commerce of the entire Philippines group.

Secretary Day had a long conference Wednesday with 'Messrs. Davis and Reid, of the Peace Commission, and yesterday these, with another member, Senator Frye, were in consultation with the President for several hours. When the consultation was finished the members of the commission had been made thoroughly acquainted with the President's policy, and, it. is understood, committed themselves to the responsibility for Its fulfilment and the accountability to which they will be held by the American people. Between the conclusion of this session and the beginning of a Cabinet meeting, which began at 3 o'clock, the draft of the instructions was completed.

It was read to the Cabinet, discussed, and, as mentioned in the official statement, approved by the Presidents ad-vlsers. Last night the President gave dinner at the White House to the members of the Peace Commission and the Cabinet, but this was devoted entirely to social intercourse and not to discussing and mapping out the Commission's work. Those present at the dinner were: Secretary Dayr who will retire from the Cabinet to-day; Secretary Long, Secretary Gage, Attorney-General Griggs, Postmaster-General Smith, Secretary Bliss, Secretary Wilson, Senator Davis. Senator Frye, Whitelaw Reid, ex-Secretory of State John W. Foster, Assistant Secretary of State Moore, who will be secretary of the Peace Commission; Second Assistant Secretary of State Adee and Corbin.

Secretary Alger, who Is In Detroit and Senator Gray, a member of tbe Peace Commission, were the only absentees. Among those who have talked with the exceedingly reticent members of the Peace Commission about tbe outcome of meeting at Paris, there a belief that be Commission may And Itself forced to include a treaty that will Insure to the Jilted States the ownership and control Die entire Philippine group. This be-7b firmly fixed In the minds of these I1 despite the knowledge they profess fiave that the demands of the United Ates as to the cession of the territory 4 not extend to any other part of the lllpplnes than the island of Luzon. In Diplomatic Corps there appears to be i understanding that Spain will not re-1 the other Islands of the group if the State, insist, on keeping- Luzon The assertion is mad, that Spain More Republican Organizations Endorse Him INLINE. JUSTICE JOHNSON INCLUDED.

IN THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE ROUGH RIDER TWENTY-THIRD WARD LETTS ITSELF LOOSE: LIN- WOOD REPUBLICAN CLUB'S AC TION, The announcement made yesterday that lieat-Qov. Woodruff would not go outside of his own Assembly district and ward to secure delegates for Black has already borne results. Evidently Walter B. Atterbury understood that be would not be expected to deliver any Black delegates but himself and the several election district associations are going ahead and endorsing Col. Roosevelt.

The Eighth District Association of the Twenty-third ward la6t night adopted the following: "Resolved, That we look with confidence to our delegates to the State Convention to faithfully represent the wishes of the Republican voters of the Seventeenth Assembly district, which we know to be overwhelmingly in favor of the nomination of Col. Theodore Roosevelt for Governor of the State of New York. Mr. Atterbury was present and wanted to read the letter of Frank Gardner, secretary of the New York Board of Trade and Transportation with reference to Senator Wray's record, but it was ruled out on a point of order. At a meeting of the Twenty-ninth district, held at their headquarters last evening.

a resolution was offered and unanimously carried that the district endorse the candidacy of Theodore Roosevelt for Governor. Henry Marshall was endorsed for Senator. Similar action was taken by various Twenty-third ward associations on Tuesday and Wednesday night. At meeting of the enrolled Republicans of the Fourteenth district. Twentieth ward, held last night to name a ticket for tbe approaching primaries, the following resolutions adopted: 'Resolved, That the members of the City Committee and of the County Committee representing this district be Instructed to support any effort which may be made in their respective committees to secure the adoption of the plan of choosing the party candidates by direct vote of the enrolled members of the party at the primary election, as allowed by Section 14 of the Primary law.

"Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be sent to the chairman of each of the following committees: The Republican City Committee, the Executive Committee of the City Committee, the Republican County Committee, the Executive Committee of the County Committee. Charles A. Schieren said that he appreciated the importance of the question, but wished fuller opportunity to acquaint himself with It before accepting the resolutions proposed. He acquiesced In their passage aa tending to Insure asdhorough public discussion of the matter. George F.

Elliott urged deferring action. The extent of the discussion of the question in the party committees will, probably depend largely upon the public interest manifested. This discussion will doubtless, have an Influence upon the character of the primary legislation at Albany this winter. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Roosevelt for Governor, and Jesse Johnson as an aspirant for the Judiciary nomination. This district gave Low 214 and Tracy 78 votes last year.

A ticket for delegates to the convention, made up by a committee was adopted without opposition. The nine election district associations in the Twenty-ninth ward, which comprises the entire Flatbush district, met last night to prepare tickets for the coming primaries, and in all of them resolutions endorsing Col. Roosevelt were adopted. The Ltnwood Republican Club, of the Twenty-sixth ward, Brooklyn, adopted last night the following resolutions favoring the nomination of Roosevelt: "Whereas, We are approaching a time when the people of this State will select a Governor, we deem it our privilege to express our admiration for the gentleman who seems to be the most available candidate; and, Whereas, The Hon. Theodore Roosevelt has, by his manly and patriotic course during the war with Spain, given again proof of the nobility of his character and his absolute fearlessness; and, Whereas, The wide experience which Theodore Roosevelt has had, his conscientious devotion to whatever he undertakes, his unquestioned honesty, his marked ability, have undoubtedly caused his popularity with the great masses of the people, who recognize in him a noble example of American manhood and regard him with the utmost confidence; and, Whereas, His private character and official record in the past are a guarantee that he will administer any office he might fill with justice and ability; therefore, be it Resolved, That we heartily endorse the candidacy of Col.

Roosevelt, feeling confident that he will faithfully perform the duties of his office; and be it further Resolved, That the delegates to the State Convention from this Assembly district are hereby requested to vote for CoL Roosevelt DYNAMITE GUN EXPLODED. ALFRED LA ROSSA, ITS INVENTOR, SERIOUSLY HURT. Alfred La Rossa, a wealthy Cuban Inventor who has been living on Staten Island, was dangerously wounded yesterday afternoon by the explosion of a dynamite gun which he was testing. The gun was completed a short time go, and Mr. La Rossa obtained permlstion to take it to the Sandy Hook proving grounds for a thorough test.

He decld-ed to make a preliminary test yesterday afternoon, and took the gun Into the woods near by. He was accompanied by Henry Mayolinl. One shot was successfully fired, but when the second one was tried there was a terrific explosion and the breechlock of the gun struck Mr. La Rossa in the lower part of the face, breaking his jaw and knocking him down. He was not unconscious, and his friend, who was uninjured, telephoned at the nearest station for- an ambulance.

The Injured man was taken to the Smith Infirmary, where the physicians say that the extent of his injuries cannot Vet be fully determined. Mr. La Rossa is years old and unmarried. DROWNED WHILE CRABBING. Clinton Stagg, the 4-year-old son of Mr.

and Mrs. Isaac Stagg, of Patchogue, was drowned in the. Patchogue River Wednesday afternoon. The boy started with his mother and brother John to go crabbing. He was left alone, and when looked for could not be found.

A boatman found- the-body East River Bridge Commissioners Are Hopeful. -LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATION, WILL BE ASKED FOR EARLY IN 1 THE MONEY NOW" RECKlYEDf WILL TIDE OVER UNTIL THAU TIME CHIEF ENGINEER BUCK'S WEEKLY REPORT OP PROGRESS ON THE WORK. At the meeting -of the East River Bridge Commission, in its offices tn the Emigrant Savings Bank Building, Man hattn. yesterday afternoon, the follow-' lng weekly report wo received from En-gineer L. L.

Buck, and filed: During the past week the work has proceeded as follows: Manhattan Side: Anchorage The work has consisted mainly of concreting, 4nd the laying of grillage. The first bench of concrete at the east is nearly finished, and part of it Is ready for the masonry. The second bench has been started. The first course of grillage Is now nearly completed, with the second and third course nearly half finished, and the fourth course over one-third done. "Brooklyn Side: Tower Foundations.

South Pier About 270 cubic yards of masonry were laid. The top course of rockfaced work la now being laid, and the stones for the coping courses are being cut. North Pier About 100 cubic yards of masonry were laid end about three feet v-ere added to the height of the coffere dam. The cutting edge is still at elevation, 36 feet, but It is expected that a slnkage of four feet will be made to-day or to-morrow. Anchorage About 600 cubic yards of excavation, 340 cubic yards of concrete, 160,000 feet of timber, 60 cublo yards of masonry, and 2,000 square feet of asphalt- water-proofing were completed." As was stated in these columns yesterday, the Commission expect to continue With the present appropriation until about the 1st of January.

AppHca-tion will be made to tbe Legislature for tbe passage of an enabling act, whereby they expect to secure a further appro- priation for carrying the bridge towarda completion. MAPLE TREES NOT IN DANGER. 111 4fc, COCOPHAGUS LECANII DESTROYING THE) PULVIN ARIA. The Tree Planting and Fountain Society of Brooklyn, 177 Remsen Street, Brooklyn, Sept. 14, 1898.

To the Editor of The Standard Union: The residents of Brooklyn will be Interested in the inclosed letter from Dr Howard. It relates to the Pulvinaria, maple scale, so abundant on the silver maple trees in Brooklyn. It is the same insect that did so great injury to these trees about a decade since. It appears that the destruction this in i- Wnrhinaa kn, described by Dr. Howard, exists in Brooklyn, and that our stiver maple trees will escape the threatened calamity.

By the letter it will be seen that an instructive and useful lecture may be expected on the evening of Jam 26 next, before the Brooklyn Very truly yours, LEWIS COLLINS, Secretary. United States Department of Agriculture, Division of Entomology. Washington, J. Sept. 13, 1898.

Dear Mr. Collins: I have yours of the il2th, and note with great interest your description of the condition of the sliver maples. The Pulvi-naria was present in large numbers in Washington on certain trees this spring. At present, on the vary limbs on which the young hatched by the millions, it is difficult to find a living individual. Nearly ail have been destroyed.

The principal agent in this destruction seems to have been Cocop hagus locanil, a small internal parasite. Thank you; I should very much like to have now a few twigs bearing this scale. If you can send them to-morrow or Thursday, they will reach me before leave the city. By. the way, I have accepted an invitation to lecture again before" the Brooklyn Institute, and the date has been fixed for Jan.

26. Can you sug gest an entomological subject which would be of special interest to Brooklyn people? Sincerely yours, L. O. HOWARD, Entomologist. BARNEY CONKLINS NEW JOB.

POLICE TELEPHONE OPERATOR BECOMES DEPUTY CHIEFS AID. Police telegraph -operator Bernard F. Conklin, who for the past ten years has served at the Brooklyn police headquarters, was yesterday promoted to the position of first aid to Deputy ChiefMac-kellar. His rank of sergeant is still retained. but the change is considered an elevation, and more desirable In every way.

The promotion went into effect at 10 oclock this morning. During the trolley strike in 1895 Mayor Schieren endeavored to bring about Sergeant Conklin's promotion In recognition ofvaluable services rendered, but technical civil service rulea prevented. Sergeant Conklin has served albgether fifteen' years on the force, and has been exceedingly popular while acting as operator. especially among newspaper men, to whom he haa invariably been courteous and obliging. POWER NECESSARY TO MOVE THE EARTH.

Statisticians sometimes have queer ideas. One of them has amused himself by calculating how mach energy, water and coal it would take to move the earth a foot, supposing that, it was subjected throughout its mass to a force equivalent to terrestrial gravitatio. This is a gratuitous supposition, for in spite of its enormous mass the earth weighs nothing, and it is only by piling up hypotheses that we can get an idea of Archimedes famous lever. Starting with the fact that the earth's moss is about 6.100 million-mill-ion-million tons, our statistician calculates that we should require 70.000 mil- Hon years for a 10,000 horse-power engins to move our globe a foot The boiler that should feed this engine would vapor-lze quantity of water that would cover the whole face of the globe with layer 300 feet deep. The vaporization of this water would require 4,000 million-mUUcm tons of coal.

This coal carried in cars holding ten tons each, and having a total length of thirty feet, would require 400 million-million cars, which would reach 80,000,000 times around the earth. This train, moving at the rate of forty miles an hour, would take more than 5,000,000 years to traverse it own length. It would require for storage a shed that would cover a thousand times the area of Europe. If we realize that this fantastically huge amount of energy ts aa nothing at all compered with what the earth possesses in virture of its rotation about Its axis, its revolution about the sun and its translation in space with the solar system. of which the earth ts bnt an Infinitesimal part, and wtiichItselg ds but an infinitesimal part of tjie uni w8 may get some idea of the Importance of man in tbe universe, aft I1 'estimate! htw-in-commensurable pride e4.itSajuetsvtne9 La Nature.

A LONG RIDE. Annual Outing of Twenty-first Ward Republicans. THREE CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS PRESENT A LONG TROLLEY RIDE AND A DINNER THE FEATURES OF A PLEASANT EVENING ABOUT THREE HUNDRED PRESENT. The Twenty-first Ward Republican Club had Be fennutfi eating last evening. In four gaily decorated trolley cars the members and their guests enjoyed a tour of the town, ending at Lippacks Dexter Park, Jamaica avenue and Enfield street.

There were about three hundred persons aboard and a thoroughly good time was had. The trip began from the clubhouse, on Marcy avenue near Myrtle, about 8 o'clock. From there-the procession took its way up Myrtle avenue to Nostrand and through Nostrand to Atlantic, thence to Fulton and Tompkins, through Tompkins to Harrison avenue, and thence to Broadway and the Broadway ferries. The coufse was then reversed, and the pleasure-seekers made through trip to Jamaica. Returning, they disembarked at Dexter Park, where dinner was Immediately served.

It was a stag racket entirely. The officers of the club are: John Mil-Iken, president; Andrew Kendrick, vice-president; Charles T. Dan well, second vice-president; John Young, secretary; James Surpless, financial secretary; Arthur J. Audett, treasurer. The Committee of Arrangements included Quarantine Commissioner Frederick A.

Schroeder, Louis Beer; Jeremiah Wood, William D. Hudson, Thomas P. Crowne, Charles H. Rollings, Jesse Fuller. Charles Mcllwaln, George Muir, Charles Barruth and others.

Among those present were: Magistrate Kramer, Congressman Charles G. Bennett. Alfred T. Hobley, Assemblyman David F. Davis, Dr.

A. D. Atwood, John K. Neal, Frederick W. Costello, F.

C. Von Sternberg, J. R. Chapman, Jacob Roberts, John Gallagher, James Smith, Herbert Wood, Clinton DeWltt, J. J.

Freel. John Bossier, James B. Swayne, Fred Mlliken, Charles Augenthaler, George Freifeld, Henry Myers, Fred Archibald, Otto Jacdby, Simeon Searing, Theodore Muller, Charles Roberts, James Doonan, Ernest Snooks, William Nicoll, John Blunee, Charles Howl, Richard E. Jackson. Charles Seibert, F.

Wilder, Fred. Howes, Julius Kohler, Thomas McKnight, Simon Asch, Charles Wise, Harry Waite, Addison Abeel, Thomas Farrell, George Palmer, Benjamin Child, Charles Wood, Frank Barts, William Gibbs, William Boyde. FLORAL FIREWORKS. PAIN'S LAST EXHIBIT AT MANHATTAN. TO-MORROW NIGHT.

Autumn flowers like autumn leaves are beautiful in color, their richness appealing to the eye, but autumn flowers In fireworks are really more brilliant than the ordinary mind can imagine. To prove this there will be a display of the flowers of the fall at Pain's Fireworks Amphitheatre, Manhattan Beach, on Saturday night, which will be the last night of the season at the beach. This display will follow the "Fall of Manila. which will be preceeded by the "Charge of San Juan Hill, in which Rough Riders and men from the Seventy-first Regiment, who saw service in Cuba, will partici- pate. It willbe a grand night of fireworks and a fitting close to a most successful season.

THE PRIVATE SCHOOLS. NEW TEACHER3 IN SEVERAL OF THEM NEXT MONDAY. The private schools of Brooklyn nUl probably all resume the school year on Monday next. At the Packer Institute a number of certificates from the grammar schools admitting pupils to the academic department have been received, and at the Pratt Institute the day classes begin on Sept. 26 and the evening classes two days later.

Prof. C. Hanford Henderson, of Philadelphia, will succeed William A. McAndrews as principal of Pratt Institute this year, Mr. McAndrews now being connected with the public school system of Brooklyn.

At the Polytechnic), Prof. Hammett, of Yale, will have charge of the gymnasium this gear. 1 1 i.