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EXAMINES AND GUARANTEES

Titles to Real Estate

ot. Lnns (MO.l Pr:.\T. estats rif\Ns. Bra—

O lIARU9 W. BARNES. No. 214 -rrwht. BObbw-ln«t. St. Louis t'.ate «f N»^r TnrS). '\u25a0^Tsrs Sis mi »»J— toparties in A- East twrtns P.eai E-otate la St. Lour* or\u25a0vicinity. B*k of city reference*.

Unction Sales cf Seal v? jiaif.

enth-st.. 75.?x100. three (lv» story brick ator«»s andflathousp?; foreclosure, :to the plaintiff for $61,762.

By Richard V. Harnett & Co.—East Nlnety-thlrd-st.. north side, 519 fept east of Flrst-a.ve.. runsnorth lOO.Sx west ttBB north f»2x northeast 17.2 feetto south 3lile Nlnety-fourth-st.. x still northeast tobulkhead of Harbor Commissioners' exterior line atpoint 52.7 feet north from south side of Ninety-fourth-st.. Ifextended x south to point on northaide of Nlnety-thlrd-aC. If protracted distant 77.1feet east from west side of Avenue A. ifprotract-ed, x west along same 171.1 feet to beginning: ax-cept parts taken for street or avenues.' with risrhtsto lands under water, etc.. vacant: partition sale:also. East N:nety-thtrd-st.. north side. «9 feet eastof Flrst-ave.. imixl'»'.S. vacant; to E. A Cnilkshank.for J72.0U0.

East Nlnety-thlrd-st.. south side. 119 feet west atAvenue a. 100x201.5 feet to Xlnety-second-st., twostory frame store and dwelling,and vacant ..it, toHerbert A. Sherman, for CO.uoo.

Xo. 1.763 Avenue A, south-west comer Nlnety-see-ond-st.. 2S..Sx!M. four BMry brick store and tene-ment house; to L. B. Elbert, for J17.(.i00.

No. 1.744 to 1.730 First-aye.. west side. 50.S feetsouth of Ninety-rlrst-st.. l^-xICO, four five storystone front stores and tenement houses; to E. A.Crulkshank. for CS.OOu.

No. I.S9S Second-aye.. southeast corner of Elghty-eighth-st., 25.84x75, a five story brick and atonestore and tenement house; to Samuel Goldstlcker.representing F. H. Margenhoff. for J16.20U.

No. l,fiW_ S«:ond-ave.. east side, adjoining theabove. .5x7.".. a five story brtck and stone store andtenement house; to George H. Hyde, for $9.7.^)

No. I.S9J_-

:-ave.. east side, adjolnlnir theahove. 2ox7f> a five story brick and stone store andtenement house; to George H. Hyde, for $9,750.

No. 1,332_ Second-aye.. east side, adjoining theabove. 25x.0. a five story brick and stone store andtenement house; to George H. Hyde, for $3,750.

No. 302 East Elghty-eizhth-st., south side 73 feeteast of Second-aye.. 25x1(w.4. a nve story brick ten-ement house; to Herbert 9 Sherman, for $."..300.

Xo. 3ii4 East Eaghty-elghth-st.. south side, llvfeetea*>t of Second-aye.. 25x103-4. a five story brick ten-ement house; to Herbert A. Sherman, for $5,000.

No. 30« East E'.Khty-eisrhth-Bt.. south side. 125 feeteast of becond-ave.. 25x108.4. a five story brick ten-ement house; to Herbert a. Sherman, for $5.2C").

No. 308 East Eljrhry-eiKhth-st.. south side, 150 feeteast of S»cond-av<»., 25xH»*.4, a riv- story brick ten-ement house; to Herbert A. Sherman, for $5.30».

Xo. 310 East Elir.'ity-«»i(jnth-*t..south side, 175 feeteast of Second-aye.. 2Sxli«.4, a fly» story brick ten-ement house; to Herbert A. Sherman, for CX").

Xo. 1.1JK2 to i.»>9o S<*cond-ave. northeast aim ofEl<hty-seventh-st.. :'ASx;.»», three five story brickstore and tenement houses on avenue; to William.M. Ryan, for$62,250.

No. ::"f, \u25a0•> 315 East Wglilj

—m north sidetog feet »ast of S^cotid-ave., liX>xluS.4. four thre«

stor>- and two four story brick dwHllj.-- to Wfll-lam .M. Ryan, for $35,750.

Nf>'-

\v»st Thtrty-elghth-at., north side. ISS feetwest of Plttto-aT*., 25xa».9, four story stone frontdwelling; to E. A. Crulkshank. for 52.5..J.No. 10 East Seventeen! h-st.. south side. 166.10 feet

east of rlfth-ave.. 25x92. five atory stone frontstore; to Hellner & Wolf, for MO •

Nos. 43 and 45 Harrison-': south side. 88.9 feetwest of Washlnpton-st.. 45x57.4x44.7x57.10. two fourstory brick stores: to J. Curtis, for $27,500.Nos. 229 and 230 West east side. 75:1 feet southof Beach;st., (Yi.5x124x50.2x122.7. two story brickstore; to Samuel Bettler. far $40.50«>.No. ''• Barclay-st.. north side. ::".:: feet east ofWesn-st.. 22.10x1P0.3x22.5x59.i1, five sti>r>- brick store;

to E. A. Crulks hank. for $27,5<i0.No. 87 Barelay-st.. northeast corner of Washlnr-

ton-at.. 19 ;x4,5.:x1».Hx41.5. four story brtck store; toJones & Mei_ormick. for $31.05i>.

No. 155 West-st.. side. 64.5 feet south of ParkPlace. 19.wxw.3xa>xs4.s. four storj' brick storf; toT. B. Brown, for $^>.4iO.

Auction Sale,JUNE 12, 1900.

:win i>» asat a? Auction by order ot th» 9u^r«a:» 3a«rt.und»r the direction of Auajsn B. Fletcher, E«a- Reew^wf.on Depot Square, a: White Plains. N. T.. en TneasssW.June 12. \u25a0•>•\u25a0 at 11:30 a. m.. tbe

Lumber and Coal Yards at WhitePlains. N. V.; *

formerly owned by tha

John W. Young: & Sons Co.OFFICE AND STOP.AGE BtTILDESO.

'ELZXATOB,

33.0U0 BL". CAPACITT. PLANTN'O MITJ.AND WOOD WORKER,

nearly a»w. amj>l* - and L.utnbsr Sheds, abundantTrackage. Wagon and Track Scales, located on two ssdssof the Squar* at the Station.

Will be .->ffereii in r«'^els and as a wJbbUlSa.« absolute and without ~r»81 MlFor maps givTr.g toll particulars, ••T—ns at sal*, «ta-.

apply toAUSTIN B. FLETCHSH, B»e«t»«r,

32 Liberty Str««t. New T--s Gty.Or W. B. rTBHITS. Auctioneer.

Wilts FUisi, X. T.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.Central Park West, -v « 100.5 ft , ot SSth-Bt.-3xloi>; Charles E Whltehead to Jos«jh Haa-r-shlog

: ..47tM-st. n s. .... » of 7th-ave. 20x100.3; Vir-ginia H Butler to Howard R Butler 1

inlS2n"n"*ve> n c corr-er sO:h-st. nms * 10OT n,1,1;1"

x A -ox n '-" wSO to avnue. x s U3.8;.aarx Ottlnger and another to Mlssourta B nouptand another 10<>

tiOtlwt. No KB East, itStU tolocit:"39th-Vtl' No»i-U ana lv.i t:a»t. 3ftx»a.99C irr>KUlar; WilliamHall to Charlti E Hall. ;,part Iname pr.ip»:ty; same to Thomas R A Hal 1reth-at, *S Westl ~^1""---: Walter DStarr to_ ibella M. \u25a0 Kauifhran too• fith-st. So -\u25a0 West. -1x11)2.2; Matthew Balrd toJames Ba;rd 40 000Bi.!.1,cl

keA"lt- Xo

-X ro No 3°:M«i^'n'os as Md

ii«rl Gabr1 ''1 O'ldsmlth to Vincent S Minnerlv.. ill«ta-«t. ia. 13.. '\u25a0 » of Madlsan-av». 2(txlOO.tl;

AuKustua H Vaaderport. referee, to GermanlaLife Insurance Company 20,r<iO JAMES L WELLS, Auctioneer,

at 111 Broadway. N. T-. Real E»t»t» gSl«sl"«Jls>

TTESDAT, Jl'^E 5. TOO*.

TRUSTEE'S SALEESTATE OF JOHN HOBBS. Deed.

59 VERY CHOICE LOTSdesirably situated 03

EDICT A.YD TEE TAW ATESTES, MJfOKIAG'S U.IIDGC RO.U).

FORDHAM HEIGHTS,Bronx. New Jar*. City.

Ma^rr.lflcen: location, On* view*, wide siecuia extradeep lots. cov?rviats «xclud:r.s; nuisances; opposite Re-formed Caurch. Jerome Part Heavaajbir. and only

3 BLOCKS WEST OF JKROME AVE.UITHOLLEY..

TTtJes lassred tr»« of cost- 70 per cent, can r«mau» onmortgage at 3 per rent

' 'Map* with T^cmasv Hookar.Attorney far Trustee and others. •* Warren St.. and witsJam's L. Wells. Auctione*r. 141 Broadway.

RECORDED MORTGAGES.I Glass John. Jr. to John Otaa* Uth-?t. n a,; -(..i . wof .:_ave. secures notes ... $19 MO:Hamershia^ Joseph, to Charles E WWtehead.Central Park West, w \u0084 100.5 ft \u25a0 of «Sth-*t:

-year*

~ *•«, ana

!Weiher Lara FJ. Jr. to David Stewart! 'jaiiMs*23U0°

aye. n w cor Julianna-st; also Waahlngrton-a.is, * •• a: centre line Welher Court also; _7. t, ft aof lß4th-!rt. 1 year '. ....... 18 000h.au:m^:..-.. Leopold, to Lily W Beresford et al| KtrootMa, 7th-ave. No 200, 5 years..

'38 000same to same. Tth-av« No 202. 5 years 33' 000B;i?lln. Isabella. C. to the Mutual Life InsuranceCompany of -Y-rk. s.«th-st. \u25a0 s. 163 ft w ofLexla*rton-ave. 5 years 10000

IHoupt. Miss una B and Harry'

S. "Marx andMoses Otttaanr. Madison-a.-.-.-. n * oor 86tn-st.1 Same to same. same property 1 y»ar

".'4-.

iDow.lng Michael, to Jacob Ruppert. «tn-are 'No' •ill.—

itn-st. No 101 Wast, saloon lease, demand 3.000The Breartey School, limits, to Seamen Bank forsavings. 44th-»t. a a, aoa ft m at 3th-aTe. 5T*ttrs „. oftfyvi

I Redneld. William H. to Mara NAnaVrson/L^i-"*' V' _ln«ton

-«. Noa 3.061 and 2.053. 2 months . 12.000Henry, Annie P and Douglas, to trastaaa of Ma-sonic Ha:: and A.wlum Fund. 4t»th-«t. n s. 209

1~il *<~Zf Madlson-ave. 3 years 35.000The Church of the Annunciation, at Manhattan-';"\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0 to '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0• Ejnljrrant Industrial savings Bask.U.lst-et. a w cor Bloomlnplale Road or old

! Broadway; a>o Broadway. \u25a0•

iv, 133d-»t. 1y<M*T •--•.... , 23 1w*v; Minnerly. Vincent S. to Ella O filets and" an-'

J^' B1«*c!l<?t^«. So 28 to 30. and Nos SIS and33 000I 320 Mott-st. 1 year 33 000

1 same to Emma 3ehalk. same property i, \u25a0«-ar 10 000I Same to Gabriel Goldsmith, name property "1, --a- lo'ocoi Same to Charlns H Strata, same -mperrv '— year 10 000Duffy. Ann. to Title Guarantee and Tnist Com-'

pany. Ttb •!•, a w cor OSth->»t. Iyears 14.000

CitT} Prcprrtp far Sale.

niCHARD V. H\K>ETT A CO., Ancrloaeevs,WILL. SELL. AT AUCTION. THL*RSDAT. MAT24. at 12o'clock noon, at the New Tcrlc Real •Estate 9alasrooz&.11l Broadway, by order of Daniel Seymour. Tr wnti CBaldwin and Arthur Hill. Esqa.. EXECUTOK3 of '_&•ESTAT3 of GEORGE R. LANSING, d«*-ea»ed.- - W.VSHI>r.TO.V »T..S story and attic and cellar brick Justness) >

*-it'T*~s* asdlot. size about li).!O:-x4!«.a. Maps at tn* «a» of,DAXIEL. SETMOCR, Bsbi 3* Wall St.. or at tillAuctioneers' offlce. 71 and a Liberty St.

INVESTMENT PROPERTIESFOR !*AI^E ON

BEE2CMAN. FTTL.TCX A.YD __-.; M 3TBSST*

RULAND & WHITING,5 Bofanaa St&(*PER WEEK TOTAI. --.— A model ho—». melt.r, •

In*every n"qulr*mect for reined people; spies illnetshborhond. In -he city, withall eoaved»nc^« trataJSo«r«»>il LOW IN PRICE and offered on TERM3WHICHWTLJL. INTEREST YOU, \u25a0>«:»» to carry less than race;these are new; el^ht to ten rooms: fa*, electricity} ro.nlnK water: only 30 minutes from Manhattan hsatnoaicentra •> *v are out of the consmoa and wartiiy of yourconstSeraMon. Writs for particular* to 1., Poatofflo* box2. s. New fork. - .

/nrnisheb Senses to Cct—

Coumrg.

NEW BUILDING PLANS.Riverside Drtve.

-« comer 10ath-«t, for two ;iv«»

story brick dwelling houses. .TO.llxtJl Stewart& Smith, owners anil builders; R D Kohn. NoM sth-ave. architect

'

SSS nooEast Theater Cr(^k. 475 ft•• tn m'

Bsistaai*J"'"

W

Ro«a. for & one and a half story frame stableSlxd; Standard Oil Company, lessee; G ftll=a.d. No "6 Broadway, architect LOTSSame property, for Ibrick tank.

—x

-:StandardOil Company. le*«ee; G H Mead, architect 2 050

237th-st. s s. ISO ft w of Keppier-av». for a on>otory frame shed, I4xlri Charles Miller, ownerand ercht:ect go

Maln-st. No 1.649 for a cne story frame storagehouse. W Zankl. No 1,647 Maln-st.owner and architect BO

C!lnton-ave. c d. 30, 75.5. M and 111 ft \u25a0 of175th-st, for four two atory brick dwellings,20j:4>«; lLizzio. owner: Rudolph Werner.\V«»brter-ave. ip. ! 178tb.-st. architect 24.000

Da Mllt-ave. b b, ISO ft » of Bronx Place, for aone st^ry fran-.e eh'd. 16xSO: J A Kahn. No T<>West ISd st, owner and architect 40

Ros«*iale— ave, c c, 7."i ft a of Merrlll-st. for itwoBtory brick dwelling house, 18.3x38: Robert Ed-wards. No 3.R"0 3d-ave. owner: Edward Wenz.No 1.491 "<:

-•. •.•(\u25a0. architect . ... 3.500

(Tountni Propcrtti fox Sale.

YORK CUFFS IMPROVEMENT CO.YORK CLIFFS, fIAINE.

<evf,-al fine fnrnl*hed <-otta*re» to rent fOVir4os. Descriptive book and circular seat an «spt:c»>

H. E. EVA**. ffMirrsl >la.msvare*>YORK CXJFT3. MAINE.

ASBURY PARK, ALLENHORST, DEALO«atra.bl* furnished cottairea fsr sals and r«st: '.so Mat

on application. MILANROSS. Astnirr Park. N. J.

BNGLEWOOD HIGHTVOOD—

TENAJ"L.T«—Eocsta totsal* aDd to lot. Several furdahed ".duim.

H. WEATHERBT A CO.. 271 Bro^Twar. 2*. T.

IAKS HOPATCOSO R-al E»tftt»: fontlabmd CWta«i«J •' r»nt; b&reatn In Property tor sal*. C-i.yPHief.T.

75 Liberty

-foreign Prepertrj far Sair.

RIVAL FACTIONS ATTACKING EACH OTHER—CHARGES AND COUNTER CHARGES.

Things are getting more and more tang-'.ed in

Tammany Hal! every day, and Richard Crokerdefers the date of his homecoming. It is saidthat Mr. Croker fears to return at present

while the storm Is brewing, preferring to waituntil some more favorable moment. It was hisintention to come home in time to attend theState Convention, which will be held on June 5.Now It is declared that he will not he here untila little while before the National Convention, whichis to be held in Kansas City on July 4. At presentthe Wigwam is in a turmoil. Two factions in theorganization are at each other's throats. Certainmembers of one clique are openly accused by othersinTammany of using the power and influence of theorganization with certain corporations to its injury,and to the benefit of a select few. Then again, theChicago Platform Democrats are eying the regu-lars hungrily. If the regulars at the State Con-vention do not Indorse Bryan and the Chicagoplatform the Chicago Platform Democrats willturn in and elect a contesting delegation from thisState. It is said they have the assurance of Mr.Bryan that they willbe admitted under these con-ditions.It Is declared that certain influential up State

Democrats and certain prominent anti-TammanyDemocrats in this city are quietly fomenting thediscord In Tammany, and sturdily holding up thehands or those who are trying to lay bare ':he factsabout the relations existing between Mayor VanWyck. John F. Carroil and members of their cliqueand the toe Trust. It is said that when the fullfacts are known there will be widespread surprise.Some idea of the terror and panic in which Tam-many Hall now is may be gathered from the wayMayor Van Wyck writhed yesterday. Apparentlygoaded beyond self-control by the broadside oflacts hurled at him. he spoke, but he was so gen-eral and rambling in his attempt at self-vindica-tion that he only made matters worse, ho poli-ticians were saying yesterday.

The Tammany leaders seem to he all at sea. They

are accusing arid denouncing one another. Friendsof Mayor Van Wyck and John F. Carroll say thatMr. Croker cannot come home and discipline theMayor and Mr Carroll because of his relationswith them. On the other hand, the disgruntledleaders say that ifhe doe? not promptly repudiatetheir actions and make an example of them theycannot go before ... and hope to win. Itwould appear, therefore, that New-York at thepresent moment would be an uncomfortable placefor Richard Croker, and this, so many politiciansbelieve, explains his delay in returning.

MR. WJTSERBEB SAYS HE'S XOT ELIGIBLE.

IN-TTTREPT IN THE "REPORT THAT HE IB TO BUC-

CKED [OG AS PRESIDENT OF THE

COUNTY COMMITTEE.

Republican district leaders in New- York County

were interested yesterday in a report that SenatorP!att had picked out rank S. Wltherbee to boQuigg's successor as president of the Republican

'."ounty Committee. Mr. Witherbee has •-\u25a0 for

some years the Republican leader in Essex County,

having ;i voting residence at Port Henry, where he

lives in the summer, but he aleo has a city home at

No. 4 Fifth-aye.. and is tin iron manufacturer, with

an office at No. ',< Plne-st.. in this city. He was ajrieiKber of the Advisory Committee of the Repub-

lican State Committee last year. Be wae at onetime New-York's representative on the Republican

National Committee, and •\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 was a Presidential

Sector on the Republican ticket in ISSS. He is abrother-in-law of Lispt-nard Stewart, of this city.

Several of the district leaders said yesterday thatMr. Wltherbea had been talked of as Qulgg's suc-cessor, but that the place of president of the Coun-

ts Committee had not been offered to him. andprobab?" would not be offered >o him. The dlffl-cults in hi- ca?f. it was !»aid. na« tnat he wouiu

be considered an importation from up the Btate,and many of tbe district leader, would resent befnsfimirnirt by bucJi '* man. At tli*- same time, n33ffS£*<b2t if Senator Platt wanted Mr. Wither-bee at the hea.l ot the County Committee therewould be no iwrioua opposition to Mr. Hertwe'a"

Mr°\Vi'herbee. when seen nt his office, in Pir.e-it., said to reporters that be had no thought or

TAMMAXT IX A TURMOIL.

The candidates of the Austin faction are RobertC. M-Cormick. Robert TV. Thompson. Jr., CharlesS. Whitman. Lynn M. Bruce and Charles O. Maas.They are to have a meeting shortly and decidewhich one of them Is to be the choice of -he antl-Gruber faction for the Assembly nomination.

"William S. Bennet. who is to be the candidate ifthe Gruber faction wins again at the August pri-maries, ia a young lawyer, who was put forward byMr. Gruber as a candidate for president of the Re-publican County Committee iast September. Mr.Bennet had no thought of being president of theCounty Committee, and hlB candidacy merely wasan excuse for an attack which Mr. Gruber wantedto make upon Senator Platt and Lemuel E. Quigs.He has been one of the ablest supporters of Mr.Gruber in the district fight.

A meeting of Republicans livingin the upper endof the XXlst District is to be held this evening atNo. 2,163 Eighth-aye. for the purpose of orgranizir.sra campaign club for work at the primaries and inthe fall campaign.

MA.VT CANDIDATES FOR THE ASSEMBLY TO

SUCCEED MR. FALLOWS.

Republicans of the XXlst Assembly District areto have trouble over the nomination of a candidatefor Assemblyman this fall. Assemblyman EdwardH. Fallows is not to seek a renomlnatlon In

*he

• whether or not he gets a nomination far

State Senator in the XlXth Senate District. ThoRepublicans of the XXlst Assembly District aredivided into hostile "amps, and are to have anotherflght at the primaries in August. The followers ofGeorge C. Austin have flve candidates of their ownfor th« Assembly nomination, but they have agreedto decide in caucus upon one of them soon. Thecandidate of Abraham Gruber. the leader of thedistrict, is "William S. Eennet.

HOSTILE CAMPS IX XXIST

The records of the Finance Department of thiscity show that several New-York lawyers have re-ceived good fees for services in connection withthe collection of the inheritance tax. They wereappointed by State Controller Morgan to representthe State in the collection of the tax. althoughController Coler gets a percentage of the tax forcollecting it. The largest payments to lawyers ofthis city for such service in the first quarter of1900 are the following:Emmet R. Olcott . _

\u0084 $6.662 81Edward H. Fallows

_ _4.933 +4

Elliot Dsjiforth 2.530 «8Do*. Passos Bn>«. & Mitchell 1.*44 SftJabish Holmes. It

_1.5(10 00

Iftf. FALLOWS'S LARGE FEE.

OFFICIALS DECLARE ITWAS WELL, EARNEDINCOLLECTING TAX ON THE GEORGE

SMITH ESTATE.Albany. May 23 (Special).—The newspaper report

to-day that Assemblyman Edward H. Fallows hadreceived a fee of $10,000 for his services in collectingthe Inheritance tax upon the enormous estate ofGeorge Smith led to some inquiries at the office ofthe State Controller in regard to the truth of thereport and it was confirmed.

Mr. Fallow*, in the Judgment of the State offi-cials, amply earned his fee by the discretion andabilitywith which he managed the State's interestswhen it was attempting to collect the Inheritancetax upon the Smith estate. Mr. Fallows is report-ed to have discovered that George Smith, who diedIn London, had $40,000,030 in railroad securities inthsT*clty of New-York in a trust company's vaults.Mr. Smith not having any children this $40,000,000was taxed under tha Inheritance Tax law to theamount of 5 per cent. The tax assessed by theState Controller amounted to C.036.582 16. Mr. Fal-lows persuaded James H. Smith, the heir of GeorgeSmith's property, to pay the tax within six monthsafter Its assessment. This action entitled Mr.Smith to a deduction from the amount of the tax.and he actually paid into the State Treasury only$1.934.753 07.

Mr. Failowß's $10,000 fee came out of th© $1,934.-

753 07. and la consideration of the great amount ofmoney he collected it was considered a small pay-ment for the service. There is great danger thatpersonal property, like the railroad bonds andstocks of Mr. Smith, may be conveyed out of theState before it can be taxed. Mr. Fallows la saidto have displayed great energy and tact in thecollection of the money.

Within the last three months Jablsh Holmes, Jr..a lawyer employed in Controller Coder's office, hasreceived $1.5(«} from the State Controller for hiswork in conducting to a successful issue a suitagainst the heirs of the Plummer estate. Theheirs of this estate protested against the taxationof the United States bonds transferred to them.Mr. Holmes contended that the State could tax thebonds when they were part of an estate deeded toheirs In a will. The principle was thus establishedthat United States bonds could be taxed in this in-direct way, and Controller Morgan bellpves thatthia decision will save the State millions of dol-lars. Inhis judgment, therefore. Mr.Holmes amplyearned his fee.It is Controller Morgan's opinion that unless he

had authority to hire attorneys and light in thecourts for the payment of the inheritance tax theState's large income from that tax would greatlydiminish.

VOTING BY ORDERS NOT WANTED.Dr. H. P. Swift, of Rock River, then precipi-

tated the test by moving that the minority re-port and all its amendments be laid on the table.By a vote cf 365 to 2SS this was decided, andthe vote on total removal of the pastoral limitwas called for. At this point Dr. W. F. Cor-coran introduced a resolution to refer the wholematter to tie annual conferences, but this wasput on the table amid uproar. Mr. Payne, oflowa, called for a vote by orders. Cries of "No.no!" met this request.

More amendments for slight changes in thewording were disposed of promptly, and Dr.Charles J. Little moved to suspend the rule per-mitting amendments to be offered under theprevious question, and it was so ordered. Dr.Euckiey called for an aye and do vote. BishopFoss asked those laymen who desired a separatevote, dividing the General Conference into twohouses, to rise, but the necessary one-third didnot stand, the vote being only Si in favor ofdecision by orders. This disposed of, a coloredbrother called for a separate vote on behalf ofthe ministers, but the call was by no meanspustained. The call for an aye and no vote wassustained, however, and the result was 433 forand 2SS against the majority report, whichsounded the deathknell of the five year limit onpastorates.

In an address that showed the fraternal feel-ing between the Church of Calvin and theChurch of Wesiey. and by its eloquence arousednmens and applause from ail the delegates toThe General Conference, Dr. Samuel J. Xiccols.of £l Louis, fraternal delegate from the Pres-byterian General Assembly, to-day conveyedthe greetings of his denomination.

Dr. John F. Goucher, president of the Women'sCollege of Baltimore, called to account themethods of Bishop Hurst at the meeting of theCommittee en Education yesterday. He charged'.hat the ElFhop had violated the covenant ofI*s*2 by opening the university in Washington

only SI.OuO.OW of the ?5,00n,000 neededhad be«n collected. The matter-was referred toa special committee of eight.

Bishop Hartseil's trip to fulfil a lecture en-gagement at Racine, Wis.. on Monday night.caused much comment this morning. TheEishop missed the afternoon train on the North-western road, in order that he might not dis-appoint his audience, he chartered a special en-gine and coach, and made the run of sixty-onemlleß m an hour and fifteen minutes. Taking<vjt me r.me for stops, he travelled at a betterrate than a mile a minute. He arrived on the. ;Tturt platform five minutes before the ap-r-0.r.te.1 time, an d said b« only regretted that hewas unabie to procure an automobile to trans-port him from the railway station to the lecturenail

\u25a0f "Vote!" followed Dr. Copeland's r^

rr.arks. and a motion for the previous questionprevailed. Chairman 5. F. Upham of the Com-ntttaa n tte luserancy took ten minutes for

Ispeeci, under the rules. He relter-ifci Bmtesttaaj to aupport with al! his might

-port to abolish the tltne limit.i;ate:y Dr. Monroe's amendment was laid- tmfaiaj Dr. Buckley moved to amend the. .. «,n -via; instead of three-fourths

of the quarterly conference beneeded to ask a preacher's return after the fl'thaajajr Delegate BaßssD of the North IndianaConference moved that everything before thehcuee relating to the time limit be laid on the

But a great majority voted not to lay it<--n the table.

Dr. Buckley opposed puttingIn the three yearamendment, supported by the minority recom-rr.endailoE for a three-fourths vote by quar-terly conferences to retain pastors after five

sd that under the previous ques-• -r. Baseasteaeßtaj be allowed without discussion.

zzon wae passed Dr. R. S. Copeland. ofA-.r. Arbor, a :a:.-man, declared himself In fav-r

oC "unquaiifled. unconditional and unrestricted-. \u25a0 -.me Mmlt."

For three days the all absorbing question wasdebar -d vigorously by '.ay and ministerial dele-gates, and when the discussion was shut off

one \u25a0rttsUßOttaj move followed another in aneffort to delay the verdict of the Church's legis-

lative body, while under a special rule, adopted

en motion of Dr. J. M. Buckley, many amend-

ments were presented under the previous ques-

tion. The oratory of the preachers who favoreddoing away with the restriction had its effect,

hr-wever. and the victory was won on an aye and

rso vote, after all the conditions at first attachedr-- the plan had been put aside.

The procedure by which this revolutionary

rhange is wrought In the Methodist Disciplinewas the adoption cf the majority report of theCommittee m the Itinerancy, presented lastweek, as a result of the recommendation in theBishops" address and of the many memorialsfrom annual conferences. This report was forunconditional removal of the limit. A minority

report advised that the period be extended toren years, with the condition that after the fifthyear a three- fourths rote of a quarterly con-ference be needed for a pastor's return. Anamendment from Dr.Buckley removed the ten

year restriction in this, making the time indefi-nite, and another, from Dr. D. S. Monroe, pro-vided for a return to three years from five,butthese and various other propositions were laidon the tabie. together with the minority re-port.

en motion of Dr. P. H. Swift, of Chicago.

MANY AMENDMENT? OFFERED.The report of the Committee on the Itinerancy

was taken ;p soon after the session was calledto order by Bishop Foss to-day. Secretary Mon-roe presenting an amendment to the minority

report so as to substitute the word "three" for•he word "five" in Section 3 of Paragraph 173nt the Discipline. Dr. J. E. Graw. of New-Jer-sey, supported 'his amendment. "While he wanspeaking some of the Auditorium scenery backof the seats occupied by the Bishops fell with acrash. Dr. S. P. Cadman called out: "Nevermind! It's only the time limit going to de-struction."

CHICAGO GENERAL CONFER ENCE VOTES

TO ABOLISH FIXE TEARS' RESTRIC-

TION OF STAY OF PASTORS.

fBT TCIXGEATH TO THE TRlßrjfE.l

Chicago. Hay 23.—Hereafter pastors of Meth-odist Episcopal churches will be allowed to re-main in their charges for any number of years,

or as iosg > the churches want to keep them. By

a vote of 433 to 3S the General Conference de-

cided to abolish the pastoral time limit. Thus

one of the fundamental law^ of the denomina-tion and one of the principal features of the

itinerant ministry is laid aside, and preachers

ma remain 'r. places as long as the bishopsappoint them.

IRELAND IRi^ND. IRELAND.Win *"***"# w—*s realdenc* and alaaos* «Xa<:re» of laad. »«e of a!. rent and charges. perp«ralty CU».Oood shcKMlng^aafl listing. Onnv«nlen: to Oniaga, la«ctukTrr..- iCounty Town of Tyronsi. Owned and occupiesby a Justice -f the Peace, who is seiitng for Sassily rs»v-sona, Th^ projv-r-.y «oaia • '\u25a0-—»«•\u25a0—.pcinaon In th» Countr. Apply

M. A. ROKIN3ON. C. E. M. R. I.A. i,Richmond Btf-et» Locdaodsrrr.

, Ir^Md.

EARTHQUAKE DRAIXR A LAKE.•;<~2go. '&*\u25a0? 3,—A dispatch to "The Record"

from Guadalajara, Mex.. says that mar.y buildingsta ih- town of Autlaa. situated in the southernpart cf th" Suite cf Jalisco, were demolished bytt» rerer.t earthquake. When the first trembling?\u25a0<"Zf £ett the inhabitant* fled to the mountain*. Had"'hey remaned in the houses thtre would have beenbeavy lo« of life. Much damage was also dons:n Tiiseaciiesoo and Tonlta. The water of a largelak* near tne town of .'alar: disappeared in apreai S*sure in the earth, which seemed to beproduced by a second snock. that lasted one m'n-ute. The bed of the former lake is now dry andlac sssur<» ran be plainly seen. It1s over 'hreeraiie* long, arid from one to three feet widt- Thetidal wave which sw*pt in from the oce:in afterTh*- fhork did llrtle damage.

Conntrn propcrtn to Cfi

/"CONNECTICUT Beaahore Cottage*, liberally furnished:V_/ also handsome residents, eighteen rooms, bath, Ryenraplaces. funmce. stationary tubs: sea «J?J r»f#ri"^">Circulars. Prof. NORTIinOP. Brooklyn rolytechnto.

Ttor SALE OR RENT.—Forltam Heights, on 3e<lg-

X* wlck-uve. house. 10 rooms: large reception hall;

erounds 75x134: 8 minutes from station: b«autiful loc»-'ion and surrounding*:OR- view of Palisade*. HOTT atCO.. opp. Orand Central Station.

MONTCLAIR, N. J.FOR 3\LK OR HE>T. one of the most atis«>ot;'-»

houses ta Montclalr. llntaba* inhardwood, eight bedrooms,

throe bathrooms, thirty-liveminutaa to New-Tork; should

be seen to t» appreciated. For further particulars ad-dress M HARRISON. 165 PesurJ Str»et. Nerr-Tork Cltr.

Country propenn lor Sale ox Za tti.

4 COCXTRT RESIDENCE, with all the comforts of aA city home- nuxlem lmpmTernents thmughout . hare-

wood floors: open fireplaces: nne celling: exposed plumt>-•-« bath. gas steam; lane* piaz»as beautiful location.

Far full particulars address OWNER. Poug>*iteepal». N. T.

* TLANTIC CITT. >"E'W'-JEIISET—

,-\ FOR SALE.—New beacn front hotel: folly far-nl.hed; 200 rooms, .a suite, with baths: m and Tr-nti

water In «v«rv bath: steam heat; e.evator from «rr«t

lerel- strictly up to data hot»L Also cottage* l«r sal*or rent. AJdre- ISRAEL a. ADAMS *

CO.. Reml Eata:«and Law Building.

CONTINUATION SALE.On Account of Storm

Opening Spring Sale,PEERLESS

lng!eside. Flushing,BOROUGH OF QUEENS,

NEW YORK CITY.WILL BE .CONTIXCED

SATURDAY and SUNDAY,May 26th and 27th.

AH ticket* issued win be good on abors lays or on «ay(Jay b«-?ors or after tale. Office en property r^i*ndally.On Eii-ove dates tickets can be bad cc application to ourri?pr*?*ntat;ve. L.I.R. R. Ticket Office, tunic Islaad City,t'-;-.veen tb« hours of 11 A. M. and 0 P. M.. or can b« o!>-tatned by \u25a0illllMlor calling at main oS«.ijyTS FOR HOME3TEAD3 OR INVESTMENT ARM

BARGAINS.Twenty new hou««s Just flnlshed. Open to most exact-

ing comparison. Offered at prices and on terms whichw!il satisfy you.

Take any train at tcv.g Island City for Flushing. Mainor l>r: :»-• St. dupou. Our carriages there will tax* yendirect to our ortlca at Central and Franconla Ay«., ortaka North Side Trolley from abore depots mushing)Ulrect to our oKle«.

i^V-lITS* 60 AND 62(jsS^£i3sp LIBERTY ST.

FVLTON-ST. BUILDING SOLD—RESULTS

OF AUCTION OFFERINGS.

Daniel B. Freedman has bought from the OwenJones estate No. 174 Fulton-st., a flve story bridebuilding. 236x77. Bryan N Kenne'.ly A Co. are saidto have been the brokers in the transaction.

Solomon Marcus has sold for Ida E. Moore to anInvestor th» five story apartment house, 33x95x100.at the northwest corner of Seventh-aye. and One-hundred-and-eleventh-st.; also for a client to Ida.K. Moore the plot of nine lots extending from

One-hundred-and-seventh-st. to One-hundred-and-elghth-st.. 100 feet wt-st of Manhattan-aye.. beingsix lots on the north side of One-hundred-and-sev-

enth-st.. lO""1 feat east of Columbus-avc. and three.lots adjoining in the rear on the south aide of One-h.undred-and-e!srrith-st.. 175 feet east of Columbus-ave. The buyer wi'.l erect a nine story fireproofwarehouse and automobile storehouse. The abov»transactions are not a trade. Mr. Marcus was alsothe broker In the sale of Samuel Quincy's apart-

ment house la 'entraJ Park West, between Ninety-

set-or.d and Ninety-third sts., reported last week.James J Et'-h'.ngham has sold for E. L. M. Bris-

tol No. :i!> Weat Sixty-slxth-st.. a 3ve story flat-house, plot 28.6x100.5. The seller took it in a tradein UK.

Frar.k R. Sharrott h;is sold for a chent to an In-vestor N ML TO and 72 West One-hundred-and-forty-second-st.. two five story flathouses, at about J40.000.

Porter & Co. have sold for J. F Lawrence, re-reiver of the First National Bank of Grand Rapids.Mich., No. 2.066 to No. 2.072 3eventh-ave., four fivestory flathouses. on plot 74x80.

Abraham Baudoulne is the buyer of No. 2« EastSlxty-flrst-st. He owns the adjoining corner of

n-ava.Charles Griffith Moses & Bro. have sold for

Robert B. Saul the four story dwellinghouse No.ISS Convent-aye.

Leonard Moody, of Brooklyn, has sold for MaryHennessy to Thomas Clark the four story brown-stor.e dwellinghouse, 25x65x131, No. 71 First Place.Brooklyn, and for Alfred T. Carhart to James J.Campbell the three story brownstone dwellinghouse. 17x15x100. No. SO3 President-st.. Brooklyn.

J. B. M. Grosvenor. who now occupies ColonelJay's house. No. 14 East Seven:y-seconu-si., is thelesst-e if No. 723 Flfth-ave., the renting of whichfor a long term of years by William Waldorf Aatorwas reported on Tuesday.

Gardner & Reyner, of this city, have leased thePine Grove Hotel at :....•\u25a0 Long Island, andare now in possession. T.B. Scanlon has teat theColumbian Hotel at Saratoga Springs. The leaseswere made through Matthew J. ward, hotel broker.

The principal attraction at the New-Tort ReaiEstate Salesroom yesterday was the several par-cels offered by Richard V. Harnett. In partition.There was a large attendance, and the bidding attimes was quite active, although confined to butfew, and apparently In Interest of the heirs. Theresults of the day's offerings are as follows:

By Peter F. Meyer & Co -No. 120 East Th!rd-st.,south side. 323 feet west of Avenue A. 25x9-), riveBiory douDle brick tenement house, with store, un-divided one-half interest; Astor leasehold; publicauction sale. tr> Charles Geyer for $2,200. No. 232West Slxty-first-st., south side. 450 feet west ofAmsterdam-aye.. 25x100.5, live story brick tenementhouse: executor's sale, to J. H. Stewart for CO.OOONo. 770 West End-aye.. east side, 91.11 feet south ofNinety-eighth-et., ISxIOO, three story brick dwellinghouse: foreclosure; to J. Frank Lugar for $17,400.

ByMeVickar & Co.—No. 257 Hudson-si., west side,345.1 feet south of Spr!ng-st.. 26.SxSO. to an alleyrunning out of Renwick-st.. x2S.U>xSO. with right ofway to said alley, five story brick tenement housewith stores; foreclosure, to the plaintiff for $23.5»».No. 5S East ae-hundred-aßd-aixteent southside. 130 feet east of Madlson-ave.. 20xlC»>.ll. fivestory brick flnthouse: foreclosure, to the plaintifffor fco.uOO.

By L. J. Phillips & Co -No 231 West End-aye..west side. SLS feet *outh of Seveaty-flrst-st.. 16x82.10.Jive story brick dwellinghouse; foreclosure, to theplaintiff for IM.l]

By Bryan L. Kenne.Uy & Co.—No. 27 West Nlnety-flfth-st.. north side. M f«!t west of Central Park

eat, 17x100.8^. three story, basement and cellarbrowns! dwellinghouse: public auction sale toclose an estate, bid in at $17,750.

No. ! West Twenty-eecond-at., south side, 100feet west of Ptfth-ave.. aaazaa.9, four story andbasement high stoop brownstone building; exec-utor's rale, to J. T.Lewis for $73,750.

No. 55 East On«--hundred-«nd-rw*»nty-thlrd-st..north Hidf. 177.2 2-3 feet west of Park-aye., 19.5 l-3x100.11 three story, basement and cellar brownstonedwelling house; public auction sale, to John Beckerfor J12.75-X

No. 325 Went Elighty-fourth-at., north side. 291feet west of Weal Baid-a.v< 18x102.2. three and ah;«lf story high stoop brownstoi* dwelling house;public auction sale, to P. McDonne] for $18,700.

By D Phainix Inifraham .& Co.—No. las' WestOne-hundretd-and-rwenty-aaeond-ei Mouth aide. USfeet east of Bewenth-ave. 19x100.11, four storystone front dwelling hou.«» forwlosura. to th"»pialntLff for $20,150.

By Philip A. Smyth— No. MS to 987 Columbus-aye..ea.at side, 2&-2 f*et aorta of One-hundred-and-Mv-

REAL ESTATE.

Two republics of South America have undertakenat the same time to honor the memory of twofamous leaders. The remains of General Sucre,

who was with Bolivar one of the founders of theIndependence of Spanish-American republics, havebeen discovered in the Church of Carmen Bajo. atQuito, Ecuador. They had been deposited thereunder an assumed name, after the tragical death ofthe- Marlscal (Marshal). The coffin was escortedrecently to the Presidential residence, and laythere with a guard of honor until the day of thenational obsequies ordered by President Eloy Al-faro. While this occurred on the Pacific Coast ofSouth America another ceremony was in prepara-tion at Buenos Ayres. on the Atlantic coast. "ElPals," the newspaper of ex-Presldrnt Carlos Pelle-grini, says that the illustrious statesman Don Do-mingo Sarmiento, a late President of the ArgentineRepublic, will soon have in the miwt aristocraticavenue of the city a monument destined to per-petuate his memory in Argentina. Work has al-ready been begun upon the base of the monu-ment, which will be adorned with remarkable bass-reliefs. The statue, already finished, is of ahighly artistic conception, and represents the cele-brated statesman and patriot in a standing post-ure, with the left arm extended, as ifshowing outon the far horizon a point on which the sight of thegreat thinker Is concentrated.

Bolivia has on hand questions of greater gravitythan that of the Acre dispute with Brazil. One ofthe best papers published !n the country. "E!Heraldo." of Cochabamba. has opened recently afierce campaign against Chill, apropos of the mis-sion of the new Chilian Minister to Bolivia, SeflorKonlg. The "Heraldo." voicing the opinion gen-

erally entertained in the republic, and taking forgranted that the Chilian Envoy will propose theabandonment by Bolivia of her aspirations toposMaa again a seaport on the Pacific, says: "Itiscomprehensible that the Chilian Government mighthave oelleved in the possibility of such an arrange-ment, but Its acceptance by the Government ofBolivia would be incredible., and 'would provoke the

We could not do a. ur»axaroffem-e to the men !n power, and to the patrioticDr. Villazon, who holds the portfolio *>f For^lenAffairs, than to imagine that the proposed Chilo-Bollvian transaction should be accomplished."

SPA XISHAMERITAX TOPICS.

POUND IN- SAX FHANCISCO. WHITHER HE HAD

FLED AFTER EMBEZZLING $15,000.

3an Francisco, May 23 (Special).— Julian TragennaBlddulph-Arnold, senior member of the firm ofKlighley & Co.. London solicitors, was arrestedhere to-day by the United States Marshal, and willbe held pending extradition upon the charge ofembezzling $15,000 belonging to clients of the firm.Arnold left England with his wife on March 24. andcame directly to this country. Upon Informationreceived from the British Consul here detectiveshad been on the- watch for the defaulter for eightdays, but were greatly handicapped in finding theirman by the description furnished from London,which was absurdly inaccurate. Arnold, who hadbeen livingunder the name of McKay, was finallydiscovered through the postotfice. where he appliedfor letters addressed to Mrs. Edith Clark, an aliasassumed by his wife. When arrested Arnold atfirst denied his Identity, but finally admitted thathe was the man sought, and that he was guiltyofthe charge of embezzlement made against him. Hetold the officers that he was willingto return toLondon and would not fight extradition.

LOKDOW SOLICITOR ARRESTED.

OVT.Y ROfTTNE BT-PTNEPR CONSIDERED. THE

'KrRETART SAT?.

The Tenement House r-ommisjion. presided overby Robert XT. De Forest, held Its regular weeklymeeting last night In the Trustees' Room, in theUnited Charities Building. There were present, be-sides President D« Forest. Hugh Bonner, WilliamJ O'Brien. I. N. Phelps Stokes. Otto M. Eldlltz andSecretary Lawrence Velller.

The meeting was held behind closed doors. Atthe "lose of the session, however. Secretary Veriersaid that only routine business bad been trans-acted. A hen the suh-commltteep. which haveoeen appointed, will make a tour of the ChineseItalian and sweatshop districts Secretary Veillersa:d he did not know, as that matter had not beendefinitely decided upon.It was said that the Commission had determinedirefrain from making any comment on Its work

before presenting its report to the Legislature

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TO BE LET OR SOLD."STANLEY HOUSE,"

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Ottawa. Mar I*oo.' '

SEXTEXCE OF A YOUTHFUL PARRICIDE.Toronto. Ont.. May 23.—The trial of Arthur Mcln-

tyre. the thirteen-year-old boy who shot and killedhis father. Peter M ityre because he refused toalow him to go to St. Catharine, resulted In averdict of guilty of manslaughter, with a recom-mendation to mercy. The boy said that he onlyIntended frightening his father. He was sentencedto four years In the Mirr Reformatory, andlaughed as sentence was pror.ounced.

STOCKHOLDERS GET THE PROCEEDS.Fall River. Macs May 23.—At a meeting of the

stockholders of the Border City Cotton Mills thisafternoon it was voted to mortgage the plant forJoQO.W. and to divide •.•»- proceeds of a sale of mort-

gage bonds r.mong the stockholders. This willamount to a dividend of 50 per cent.

Th- directors recommended that this step betaken, as. in their opinion, the stockholders shouldhold securities more nearly representing the valueof the property of the corporation than is repre-Bf-ntfd by the* present capital Of $I.OttO Theproposed bonds will draw Iper cent interest, andwill probably run for twenty years.

TRYIXG TO OUST A TILLAGE PRESIDEXT.Albany. May 23.— The Attorney-General to-day

gave a heartnc on the application of NicholasWlckham tr oust William H. Gillette from hisoffice as president of the village of Charlotte. Man-ro*» County, on th« ground thnt at the time of hi*election he was not the owner of property withinsaid village and bat his name does not npprar onth*- last as.sfSEment rolls of the village.

The Attorn'.-y-G.^neral at the clone of thn argu-

ments *aid he was inclined to believe that Presi-dent Gillette wua a property owner at the time ofhi? election, but that he would drfer his decision fortwo weeks, thereny giving counsel for the relatorample time in which to convince him that it wasotherwise

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VERDICT AGAINST JOSEPH MURPHY.Joseph Murphy, the actor, was the defendant in

a wilt tried before Judge Cor.lan.and a Jury In theCity Court yesterday, In which his former leadingwoman. E'ma Gillette. recovered $315, with in-terest, amounting in all to $340 20. which she as-serted, was due her by reason of Murphy's failureto carry out a contract. Miss Gillette says that InOctober, ISSS. she signed with Murphy tor an eightreek engagement as leading lady at a salary of

J35 a wet-k. Subsequently, she says. Murphy cameto her and told her that his season had been pro-lojged 'o fifteen weeks, and asked her to remainunaer the conditions or the old contract. This, shesirys, she assented tr». When the company was inChicago Miss Gillette obtained a two weeks' notice.Sne alleges that under the verbal contract her en-gagement should have run nine weeks longer.Murphy denied the existence of the verbal con-f;a<~l.

REASON GIVEN FOR DELAY IN AWARDING

CONTRACTS FOR TWO SECTIONS OF

THE SUBWAY—

A STRIKE AT

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS.

The cub-contracts -which have so far been let forthe buildingof the different sections of the rapidtrarslt subway will probably be executed legallybefore the end of the week. The sections forwhich contracts have not yet been awarded arethe one under the Fourth-aye. tunnel and thatrunning through Forty-second-st. from Fourth-aye.

to Broadway. It Is said that the reason for thedelay regarding these two sections la that the con-struction company and the Rapid Transit Boardare considering the advisability of boring a tunnelthrough this part of the route, instead of building

a subway by means of open excavations. By thischange the necessity would be obviated of dis-turbing many of the large number of pipes andconduits which abound In the neighborhood ofForty-second- st.

The first real strike on the subway occurred yea-terday, when the men working for the sub-con-tractor. McCabe. on the Washington Heights sec-tion quit work and adjourned to a nearby ha!lto talk the matter over. The men declared thatthey understock that they were to receive $2 a day.but were Informed yesterday that they would get

SI 50 only They worked until noon and then struck.

MORE PAT FOR CITY TOPOGRAPHERS.

REQUEST FOR TRANSFER OF AN ENGINEER

TO RAPID TRANSIT BOARD AROUSES

PRESIDENT HOLAHAN.

At the meeting of the Board of Public Improve-

ments yesterday a request from President Orr of

the Rapid Transit Commission thtt Jesse O. Ship-man, an engineer in the Topographical Bureau of

the Board of Public Improvements, be transferred

to the Engineering Department of the Rapid

Transit Board aroused a storm of protest. Presi-dent Grout of Brooklyn was one who opposedgranting the request, on the ground that theTopographical Bureau should. not be disorganizedby the removal of efficient man.

The discussion prompted':President Holahan to

submit a resolution that the salaries of the assist-ant engineers, tranoitmen. computers and draughts-

men employed In the Topographical Bureau be re-vised, to take effect from June 1. The proposedrevision gives the twenty-two draughtsmen of thebureau, now receiving $900. an Increase of $100 or$200. according to time In the service. Otto A.Ebblngiiaus. whose present salary is $1,200, Is to

receive 11.320, and Joseph Goodman, presentsalary $1,000, to receive $1,100, The assistant en-gineers and transltmen, of whom there are fifteen,are to receive an average Increase of $150 a year.

The number of employes whose salaries would beraised If forty-two and the annual Increase Inap-propriation would be $6,880

President Holahan explained that his reason forsubmitting a revision of the salary list of theTopographical Bureau was to pay the employesfair compensation for their services. He assertedthat the minimum rate of wages prescribed by theCivilService Board is not reached. He said someof the most efficient men. whose services wereneeded by the city, resigned and accepted placesin the National and Slate governments. SinceApril communications had been received from theemployes in the bureau asking to be transferredto the Rapid Transit Commission, to gain an in-crease in salary or" from $300 to $800 a year. Hecited draughtsmen who were receiving $400 a yearless than paid by the Government for the samework.

President Grout of Brooklyn contended That theBoard had no right to raise the salaries of theemployps specified, as that right was vestedonly with the president of the Board. The charterwan referred to. and President Grout was sus-tained. President Hoiahan thereupon declared therevision to go Into effect June 1.

CIGARMAKERS REFUSE TO ARBITRATE.The committee appointed by the Social Reform

Club to mediate in the cigar-makers' strike has notbeen successful. Kerbs. Werthelmer & SchifTersaid they were at all times willingto confer withtheir employes, but not with the union. Thestrikers informed the committee that unless thefirm agreed to recognize the union there could beno arbitration or settlement of the strike.

MAY BORE A TCXXEL THERE.

PLANS OF IXDIAXA GOLD DEMOrRATS.Indianapolis. May 23.— The Gold Democrat? of

Indiana held an Important conference here thisafternoon to determine their position In the comingNational campaign. Leaders say the purpose to

nominate a National Gold Democratic tlc-ket willbe Influenced by the course of the Kansas Cityconvention. Ifno concessions are made, a Nationalticket will be put in the fleld. The gold men say

they have assurances that free silver will not beindorsed by the coming Indiana Democratic con-vention.

Resolutions adopted this afternoon declare thatfree silver Is not a dead issue, and that It 1b everyDemocrat's duty to fight Bryan. Of the Adminis-tration ttw "onferance say«. "For principles inwhich w» beHere to be McK'.nieyiem we have noth-ing !">ut abhorrence." It is probable that a Nconference will be called later

Charles A. Hess has been seeking & compromise.It is said by Captain Goddard's friends, in the hope

nf being able to name the associate of CorneliusN. Bliss as delegate from the district to the Re-publican National Convention. General James 3CVamum. who has been mentioned as the choiceof the Hess faction, has declared that ho wants nopart In the district fight.

Resolved. That it is the sense of the RepublicanCampaign Club of 'he XXVth Assembly Districtthat no compromise or agreement looking to theselection or election of any one other than Cap-tain F. Norton Goddard be considered or agreedupon.

Friends of Captain F. Norton Goddard In theXnth Congress District have agreed that there Isto be no compromise at the Congress District Con-vention, which Is to he reconvened by order of theSupreme Court on the evening of May 29. At ameeting In the Sturtevant House last evening theypassed the following:

DECISION OF FRIENDS OF CAPTAIN V. MOKTOH

GODDARD.

WO COMPROMISE IS THE XITTH.

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