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AFTER FORTY- FIVE YEARS.
The Contents OF the Corner stone OF the Old
Greene street N. X. Church.


In the parlors OF the Asbury NJ. 4.
Church, last evening, was opened the box that
VS. deposited In the corner stone OF the oil
Greene street M. X. Churcn forty i've years aRo.
The incc In Greene street was sold some time
ago Tor 100000, and has already been torn down.
with ssO,VO0 tho edince 10 Washington square
was purcn sed. TIE corner stone-a great slab
OF granite oontaining small square pew
ter box-rested on q table behind the
altar rail. Mr.. Clawson. Of the Bosrd OF
Trustees, opened the little pewter box.
The nrst OF the contents that ne drew forth wa.
a yellow dry copy Of the Morning Courier and
Netp York Examiner OF sept. 49, lojl. Inen iOl-
lowed a steel entraviug OF the Lace OF tue Rev.
Nathan Bangs, leading hght In Mothod'sm
when he corner stone was lIid. copy ~ the
NeB York Commercial Aducrttser was next pro-
duc,d. IL VS. heavy aud black In its make up,
and W "A as unattrac.ive as the IuJtle Lrdgcr OF
A document tnat was next drawn forth, set
forth the fact I'll Il the corner stone was laid on
the 10Th OF Seutember. IN 1881. Andrew Jackson
beng President OF the Unlted States, Enos /.
1hroop was Governor of New York, anu Wal
ter Downe Mayor this CITY: he Rev.
ton sermon. ibo SuilGer's estimate upon
bis work on the church was $3.50 ;
ih, c.rpentel's estimate was $3.50; ninety
milo +. Howe, VINO yet lives. retained their
brightness. AT the bottom Of tl- box were
cop. es OF the Nep York Duly Advertiser. Chtd' 8
Md0ds.ne. Youths Instructor, the Discipline of
tue CnuIcn, tue ChTstlin Advocate and Jot.rnd-
tn. Methodist MIgdsiHe. the Quarterly Review,
and MslaYdist hymn BOOK. ,..,,,
ana old cnurcn memoer. announced that
there 10 no monUer of the chur n alive VINO
saw the corner stone lsyin; for.y-h,e ye RS ago,
unless It might be good old sister CooDer; Iui
Col. J. B. Williamson said that he was 1T the
cersmony. Greene street VS. built up ut the
time, but where Houston street Is was then d
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THE MAINE REPUBLICANS.
DECLARING Blaine TO be the True Exponent o
their Party.


Declaring Blaine TO be the True Exponent Of
their Party.
BANGOR. June 22.-In the Republican
State Convention to-day. william N. Rrs,. the
temporary Chairman. defended the Republican
party rs the true party of reform, and tue adyo-
cate Of all true principles Of republican govern
nent. The policy OF the party, he said, was ag
eressive. and Blaine was its true exponent. lAp-
plsuse.l
Gov. Dingley said that although Blaine was the
first choice. HaNes was he SECOND, and Wheeler
WAS the first choice for Vice-Pfestdent.
". W. Castle of Belfast then submitted the
foiloNin
Heso,ed. That in of pr obablo vacancy in the
spt cIf4iiT coinmends tue appointment ~ ,mes G.
Blame oil the vacancy. anu Massachusetts viii please
Adopted BY unanimous rising vote Three
cheers for blaine. and three cheers for Hayes
und wheeler.l lbe following despatch was then
read and received with applause:
wAsnIsoros. June e2
10 t,e Irlnd,nt, Eepueleaa Cone. M,gn; hi,oor,
Ian nTu o rest W NIons i"r Tm inc
Gov rnor nnor magnince nj OLD IA hioued majority
phsni election Of Hayes ana wnee,er. J. g. BLAIsK.
The Committee on Permanent Organic alton
reported tnat the tempot ry tie made nerma-
nent organization, with sixteen Vice -Presidents.
Gov. DiDpey then moved that Gov. COunOr be
nominated for ,vernOr by reclamation, which
was Done by Rising vote.
W. ". Thomas OF Portland was unanimously
nomns ed Prrsdentsl elec!or large for the
Western section. am N. A. F-rweil Of hockI-nd
for tne Eastern section.
J. l. St,v- ms. from the Committee On Rssolu-
Il 'ns, reported as follows;
Res irfd. That this Convention accepts the resolu
H. rs OF National Convention at Cincinn att
correct statement Of the prime les of tue II pub l.
eau pary and here pledges the hepublcius OF Msire
TO use all honorable means to carry IN resolutions
ulo eneet IN the future acts and policy OF the Govern
lHent
Tho committee then adjourned with three
cheers for blaine and Hayes.
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OTHER Fat FEES.
seme Of the Politicians vito Pronted By the
Cotton sales.

WARRINGTON. June 22.-The house Of
Diapers In New York 10 exceedingly sore over
the publication in The BUN Of their participa-
tion In the profits OF tho sales Of cotton By
Simeon Draper. and have asked that the mem
bers of the nrm may be heard In explanation.
The Diapers were not alone In tbeir pronts.
EK Congressman Robert 8. Hale Of New York,
who was noted during the last Congress US an
antisaiary erabber. has, according to Secretary
Dristow's letter to the committee having In
charge the captured and abandoned property.
received the sum OF ts4,389 for services from
May 10, 1883, TO May 20, 1870, one week over two
years. Mr.. Hale Is daily on the foor Of the
House lobbying for tho Geneva award, after
having received nearly $4,000 for his services as
counsel In the d itish American Claims
Commission. He was the member Of
the forty-third Conuress who indulesd
In eucn parliamentary or PRESTON as dirty
dog" Another sreoiai counsel was Y. ID. Kerr.
who got nearly 5000. y. \. Lowell got ~ so,
william Fessenden, a clerk In the Cotton Bu-
renu. who Is clHssed among tho embezzlin1 pay
masters during the war, for which offence he
bS2, ind Ms clerk from July j, 1874, 10 June ~
1875, O., 400 Another fat oflce N held by NJ. H.
Noetr. who wss formerly detective, and now
receives $1,000 a yeu for preventing the paY-
JUDGE James &. Frazier, a helpless unknown
politician from Indiana, who was overpaid az
one ot the members OF the British American
Claims Commission. has for two years been paid
at the rate of 1880 year. All these payments
have been made out OF money dishonorab biy pu'
into he Treasury by sales OF cotton. aud which
fund, IL appears, Ia being annually reduced By
the payment Of useless employees.
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Readcr."-we believe that 1t is sound in
stltuuon
Mr. Beochcr's salary has been put back To
$4,000 ayear
The Rockaway steamboats, Will pass over the
course Of thr yachts IN the International race to-day
Edward Dewitt, u sailor, fell from the malc-
mast OF the hnikrn'inr Car August at Pier a. NUrh
rver on The l7lh IL lie died Ia bellevue HospitA
iast night.
Onicar Beatty Of the Broadway squad was Gun
struck rcst.rday at broadway and worth streets The
ponco charge tto the weieht Of Lttle JohnnyS broh
tfs auN has.
Clmmodore Vanderbilt was no better yester.
daY. the mn III weather l, t,v rIhe 10 MN, hhQ Z
ouct upon hm OF The Juy heats, II he should 1--we long
enough 10 ieri ihcul. 10 d,rsdcI,
Henry Bode. who had been arrested for aiding
the DOAkcepgr ot tho Marine B4uk to eluDcAl ATge
sum from ihat iu.luuOn, ws suit tru troi Dy one uf
hi, surcues ycsterdn aud taaen 10 LudOs street JaA
the Armenia Is advertised To make daily trips
(eNcei sanday-) 20 ana from Ncwburgh Mes PoinI
Cornwall. aud Iona Island. lt,Nlug BrOUhiyn rom uE
ton street, pLd Acw lurh from Nesiry aud twenty
fourth streets. commencing nrxt Mon1V
The exhihIton hali of Sf. Peters male school
was iestOouod last cvcn.ng In holOt OF tht annual
nrncement. baud of nuio BOYS In While. With
u"nal neckues, npse8Y-, ana n rs, waO slns 10 con
cert. were the most TarinN Selcolrd VI al
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THE GREENrTLLE EXPLOSION.
socucs Ncar the Wrecked Buiidinas-Tbe
Co iditiou Of tho Wounded.


Throngs cf villagers stood around tho
ruins OF the torpedo explosion in Grcenvtllc
Yesterday Work had oeuscd In the buildings
belonging to Mr.. woolf, and Superintendent
Bowman says that he has no notion when he
will resume. Tho building used for making the
"papcr percussion cao'' Is a wreck. The north
side Of the structure Is torn out and shattered
giass and timber cover the ground far from the
scene Of the calamity. The strong roof hangs
trembling above and the heavy beams lie shat
tered into fragmens amona the pnrticles Of
combustibles that are strewn over the door.
The homes q little Charley zeisler ond Lizzie
News, the dead victims Of the explosion, were
visted bv many OF their little companions.
Dora Arnold, who wys taken from under the
heavy wall crush and S,n nnSpnscs9as, i, 'iss 10
will scarcely survive twen.y-four hours. John
Gimbrecbt. aged thirty, the foreman OF the
works. suffers from n broken back, fractured
leRs, and serious Internal injuries. John Rnh-
renDach Of Gfeenvllle, the bookkeper OF the fac
tory, lies In little cottage ~ Greenvllle avenue
lie has fracture Of the shoulder blade, large
pieces OF flesh are torn from tue Thighs. and his
chest and abdomen are shockngy burned. lie
Henry smith, a lad Of fourteen, whose two
sisters. Caroline and Oh riotte, were taken from
the ruins, stood among group OF neiehooIs
den that l scarcely knew wat had happened.
The 1oor moved from under me as " i was
standing on a rocking boat. Then tumbied to
the ground. A fash followed and then n crash.
knew no more until found myself lying on
the grass. was totally blind, could rot see, but
could hear everytnlnR-tho Rropns OF the boys
anu girls and the screaming OF the women.
knew there was an explosion. ana that was ALL
County Physician Stoi I. with Coroner kOn IN,
visited the scene of the wreck yesterday, Nnd
with IA CoroDers jury viewed the bodies last
night, The inquiiy VIII be held next week.
| Roer, Chairman OF the Comnittee on Combus-
| tiules, Questioned several OF tho employees.
They have decided to repo the case to the
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THE GREAT YACHT RACES.
n,y1,rtyr OPENING OF THE
'' CES7yNNId CONTESTS.

.~ nav white with the Canvas OF
"" s1immcr, aud Resonant with the
....i, or WbI.tics. the Cinnaor OF Beiia'
20 INC Duu Roar Of the Big Fog Horn
r,.oers, ~ he series OF Centennial yacht
=. ,estefd ~ was brilliantly successful. Twen-
y .,leet. d yachts stlrted, and the contest
CAV ont and back was close and ex-
-, There wIs a MICS VIII )le-sail breezs,
-, a,,,ng Inc run out from the point OF t1e
- IN the lightslip, aud though Ut no time
~. me wini strong enough to test tho large
..s,o,sts thoroughly, yet the sm Ill craft had
',,,., ,he, req iired. The course was from be-
-, ,ne indges steamer and New York Yacht
o.. t,ouse on Staten Island, to Bioy 10, leaving
!. an ort nand. thence to Buoy sS. leaving II on
-, hand. tlencs to and around Sandy Hook
,,s,tshIp. keeping 1. In turning on starooard
,.rd and return over same course TO Buoy 10,
a, west RINK. D ssing between It and Judges
,.,rer. where the racs ended
r,c n cat Committee were q. L. HalRht,
r.,y york Yacht CluD: Philip s huyler. New
y,rS Y, ,.ht cub; d. !. Hines. brooklyn Yacht
oup: n. d. Fucker, L stern Yacht Club; q. X.
c-onNell. Selwlnhaki Yacht Club; and John
q. Rnode,. Atlantic Yacht Clue.
Al ,he starting point were the judges steamer
h. yireinta SEYMOUR, the Cyclops, the l. ng
pr,nch, the within Fletcher, the Magenta,
The viii m Cook. the Ncvcrsink, the wyom-
he. and many other steam and sailing ves-
nj. MI d with spc cta;ors and large num-
-, gathered along the shore and bluffs to see
ne send on. The whis,le to start was given
ii fl.es A. NJ. The yachts crossed the line thus
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MIR. HENRY ". RArMOND's YACHT
Endorsed Notes md IA Mortgage Deed. and
NhRt IheY nre Worth.


Rice Quinn, known to the police as one
OF the prince ~ swlndlers both for his genius
and for the cut Of his pantaloons, WIS held IN
1900 pail IN the Washington place police court
yesterday for new plant" Toward the close
Of Apr last MIR. Henry W. Riym ond. son of the
great 'urnslist. placed in the hands Of Messrs.
Caswell 4 Heard for sale a sloop yacht Of forty
tons c-lled the Avalon, for which ne had . | /
5000. 1hey adverts d her, ana Quinn cal ed
rs uurr rhaser. lie visited tne vessel, lying on
South Brooklyn, made some obi ctO ~, ana
preferred anOi her somewhat rger. He did not
make u practice II keeping much ready sh on
hand, ana old not sufficiently need the yacht to
hiit 4 SON deduction could Dr mace from the
e. 900 demanded, n would give tnree nutcs Tor
tue amount payable Z different times l the
Mechanics and Traders Bank, and. as collateral
for tue notes he would ueOUsit with the nrm "a
NOR gage for $2,4OO un a house at 20 East IeDtn
stIeet that ne prOiessed to own.
Messrs. Caswell & zrd consented TO sell
self-raled Col. Decatur j. Potter. Potter spoke
OF the sOlidltt Of his friend AS entirely beyond
ques lou, and offered at once to endorse tha
uutos aud Will his endorsement the notes were
taken, the mortgage eed was deposited. ana
the yacht was delivered; hut II WAS soon ascer
ineu that Y hnn did not own the house and
that he = unknown IN the Mecnbnics' and
ir ders' II nix. Neither Quinn nor the yacnt
ooud then 90 found. until tue former wa lodged
In the Police Central once on Tuesday last for
swindhng, with the Id OF Potter, Ar. lie ~
Greve OF IL West FoUrth street, out OF ~ $40
wortI OF furniture. The acht CaunOt yot 10
traced. Potter mas not yet been arrested.
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NOW THEY SETTLE II.
kore about the six Raised Checks tho
Horkville Savings Bank.

YorHviiie Savings Bank.
N. II. Tilden. who about two months ago did
business small scale real estate sgent IN YORK.
Vile, IL said to BE- the who cunniugy defrauded
the Yorkvile Savings Bank out OF about s7.OOO. By
"rasing ave checks drafts on the Newbursh Saw
ings hank, originally Of t2o or $50 each. until
they mCulted 10 from $500 q $4,000 each.
lie deposited the drafts In the Yorzye Bank. which
sent the drafts be cashed It's agent the Produce
state BAnK ia College place which IN tura forwarded
them 20 tie Cont enta National Bank for clearance.
Tnen the drnits were sent TO tnc Itntrl National
This oank. according ito It's CUSTOM kept tnen thirty
while the smount OF the drats was entered To Thuens
crcdit 10y Tue lOrAvillt Bank.
when the dr. Is serc nnaly sent 10 Newbnrgh they
were discovered to 90 raisrd By mcans OF sci the
Gate the name Of the paYee, nd e amount had o,en
erdseo ana giss name. new dat aud IN ucr~ aScd
amount Inserted in one hsndwtltlng. leaving the
original signature untouched They " re returned TO
the Central National BANK nrst, tnon TO tine Produce
Bank ANA hniy the lOrKvlle B9nk was looked 70 for
payment.
At mt the dispute between the Yorkvlie and Tho
other banks tnreateued TO he carried Into the courts.
but by vice Of cOultci arulrtOI was rrsorlet To,
and Yesterday mue Conoyer tasnler Of tue Produce
Bsnk said INT the dispute was near hnal and sItis
factory 80 tlcment.
II 10 sad iha some Of the trustees CT the YorEynie
BANK have promised to be Responsible Tor any loss.
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Illinois Completing the List OF Delegates 10
II. LOuIs.

SPRINGFIELD, H., June 2.-The Demo-
cratic State Convention met to-day 10 the Senate
oh m Der Of the new s, ate House. There wds a
large att ndance. MIR. Smith of Cook asked, hut
was refused. permission to read u telegram from
Mnnton Marble, ESQ.,, Of New York, which CON
tradictcd the assertion that Gov. 1iden was
to.cs platform OF 1874, ana affirmed that no
spoke aud voted against that piank declaring
the war failure. 81.
Inc Commiltoo on Permanent Organic ltion
reported IOr President, A. q. Burr Of Greene
county, with Vice President IRON eaoh dis
tiict. Tue report was adopted.
Inc delesates u iage we're reported as iol-
Charles DunDaln. Aternates-Gon. J: Z. Black,
James Z. Alien, W. W, OBrien, aud Thomas ).
sey.
following, whien we're adopted:
Uhereas This Convention called for the single pur
pose of seec IOY delegates 10 tue National Democratic
Convention, ~ be he'd nye Gays helce al 81 Louis
and
Uhertas Another state Convention is shortly TO he
be Tor tie purpose ut seltotnE eah1iaates or sta,e
tbe uhl'tu Siales therefore. ,. ...o -, ,h,. con
Acofet lhht II ~ toe UNANIMOUS sense or thh Com
yentun hat no res utJus shOuld De adopted Dy tuis
CuhYeAtlOu tails Time,
MIR. Phi lips Of Brown offered a resolution In
struc ing tns delegates to Ut. Louis 10 use all
honorable efforts against the adoption OF the
two lhlrd, rdle, wuiCh WAS read by the Secre-
I ~, and referred 10 the Committee on Resolu-
ton, under the rule.
The G INVENTION lhen adjourned sine die.
he uolegates Mt large ire H. Is believed. gen
orally IN favor ~ the nomination OF Gov. III
den. or The other delegates, IL are snid 10 TO
IN favor ~ toy. lilden, II In favor OF DAVIS. ana
0 in favor Of hendricks, remaining undecided.
lhe Democratic State Central Committee to-
the 21th Of July for the purpose OF nominating
u state ticket.
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RELEASED.
II esdy 60 Adoin Either the SNOWY Parior sl
the Quiet Home Circle.


the Quiet Home Circle.
Rutgers Female College Commencement
nled ths Church OF toe Disciples last evening
the institution conferred upon ex-Gov. Edwin
ID. Morgan the DEGREE OF LII. D.. and toe degree
OF A. NJ. upon Misses Sarah Post OF Morrisania,
and Olivia Jane Burns OF New York city. The
decree OF Artium Bacc ilaure was conferred
upon Grace RosImond Preole and Florence Au-
gurta Ward III degree ~ Litterarum Bacca-
laurea upon Hsrrette Helen Edwards, IsAbella
Scrioner and Ca, herine Ida N BensohoteD.
Maud stephens received an honorable testiino-
nial for partial course.
Ihe prevailing dress OF the grad lates, who are
younger than the graduates of Vassar, WAS rich
white silk buttoneu or laced behind, an illusion
1lmy oyeTdIess. upon winch hhd fallen lovely
garland OF deep blush roses und the hands
tnat received the RIBBON tied diplomas were
gl0ved In white Kid u II to the eluow.
Inc first honor for drawing from casts was
gwen Miss child OF HoDok N, and the second
To Miss Amen lBoos OF New York.
Amonl the guests were DR.. j. +. Elder, DR..
Thomas ID. A mitags, the Hon. Thomas q. Ao-
ton, J. Is. Tuilmun, Dr. Il. n. Ma tin, DR.. /. J.
Conaut Of Brooklyn, ana the Rev. d.. Hall.
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On the 18th OF February Thomas Wells. Q
young Engnhman who crossing tho South fervy
with oountrymen. Jumped from the ferry boat -
save young girl who had attempted suicide. The aiA
WA saved but Wells nix out OF sight HIS body vss
foun off Van Dyke street on the 18Th int mu n DO
composed. Prom Castle uarIen checN on the body
II was Identified 81. GEORGES Lodge in brooklyn rec
terday remgyed tho body from Potters Field sna
buried Il in Greenwood Cenetery Ills comp inions re-
turned to Eng gand after his death IL In that Mr.
Wells on his way TO Illinois TO ved young woman
whom he had met Ia England when ho met with tno
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THE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Physicinns at Iiberiy 20 Mako their Own
Choice In Consultations

ALBANY June q The State Medical Associ-
alton to-day elect for rresidrnt f.. r. squbb Of
Bruukl nj President, J. II. Kenda OF Baldwin
VI ei s.crstary +. H. Hun OF Albany; Treasurer. C..
II Porter OF Albany. Tho Committee ON Ethics re
pO at knew Of no power IN the ale lea sooitJ
in i. pei phSsl 10 consult VITA uuy OiieT puys
cA l ANY one may choose lis comp iulOn ns wen as
Ii. pa icuts wan reference 10 tue cbuu u1lctlon re-
celvru from State Dental society, the com lice
leportrd that ihey nud no warrant 10 re cuhsl ul'n
founH any specific un, ahd tIerelore, 1T Nflue oi
fnuctl IN" Omintt c On flncs, thty mig u
0i thr ter nut sucn If their relT 10 a pfn
gress ~ lltlrr that they y oud urge all memhere OF
A. soc ETY. 10 bu govern IA tnor reCuuneulA lnn OF
dentisls T. their paieAts BY tie endorsement OF the
IL nj gIc
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Mayor wickham started for ST. Louis, yester-
day morning wlth him went August belmont. Manlon
Marble cI Judge James e. sp ncer Mr. Henry Have.
meyer. CORPORATION Council whllng. Dock Commi4-
missioner QdnooE, MIR. Peter II. OlneY aud Col Thomas
l.. Sneed. Ihey are M supporters for 1llden
One hundred and eighty Of tue men VINO are going to
bi. Lou, iOI Gov. 1nden stared ur ht city
last evening on tue Pennsylvania Railroad. Among
them were The delegates from the Young Mems Demo
era lie club, and NJ Mtrin Kllburn ex-senator GroSs,
james DAILY aud Maurice j. Power
The Tammany delegation VIII star tonight IN train
OF fifteen decorated psl c. drawn by new loco
motive named John Kelly" The AID, rmen's car Ia
20 be ornamented ON Doth sdes by pOtr.its oil Mi.
Keliv
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PARIS, June cit Is expected that President
Mac cMahon will IN few days cause to be published in
the Jour al Oglcidl lett "a addressed by him TO NJ
DufAure Pre- ident OF the Council and Minister OF Jus
tice AnG Gen. de Clssey Mini ter OF War requesting
them to trder iurther prosecutions Ag lust ne Com
munists. except IN ccrtain yert serl us Cases
NJ Jules SIMON to-uay reCeiYed member OF
the French Academy In the course Of mis- epcech he
pronounced an enthusiastic euogy on ex President
1niers.
The nansger Of IL Hsn Public (newspaper) hiss been
~ thr months Imprisonment Tor IN ulting
the Catholic religion.
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n. B. IRWIN,s wORRIMENT.
Edwards Ptcrrcpont and MIR. Russell Sage
Talking about MIR. steckweII.

Talking about MIR. steckweii.
The taking of testimony in the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company's s750,0oo suit AGAINST
Richard ID. Irwin was resumed yesterday before
8. II. Drownell. the referee. The Hon. Edwards
Pterrepont testincd that he knew Alden ID.
StockwelI, aud understood that the Pacific Mail
Comp nv had a claim against that gentleman
He (witDess) was counsel for the COMPANY ut
one time. lie rememberod something concern
Ing six check. calling TOR t7JO00O that were
drawn to he order OF MIR. lrMin aud signed by
the Vice President cf the company. Witness
said that be heard that there had boen large
expenditure OF money for subsidies. my i'm
preston is." be continued. "tnat some one of
the company told me that Mr.. StocKwell was
responsible for the expenditure Ia Washington.
! don't remenUtr whether the company sad
that he was much To lune as was Mr.. Irwin"
MIR. Rdsseii Sage testified hat he was told by
fellow directors of the COMPANY that Mr.. Stock
well had spent large sums OF the comp1ny's
money In Washington. and that he ought to re-
find It. ~ thoulht." said the witness, "that
Mr.. Stockwell was v-rv extravsgent." The tenor
OF the crOss-ex animation bv ex-Judge Fullerton
was to show that MIR. Irwin sIent the s75OOOO
under the direction Of Mr. Stockw we'll
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THE NEW CAPITOL's ARCHITEcr.
MIR. Fuller Disputins the Right OF tho Com
missioners TO Remove him.

missioners TO Remove him.
ALBANY. June 22.-Mr. Fuller. the archi-
tect Of the new Capitol. who has been removed
by the Capitol Commissioners. is undecided
whether he will mako q test case before the
courts on the power OF the % nmissioneS 10
remove him. He was the originator OF the de-
signs upon which the new CAPITOL Is being erect
ed. and has since been the architect. The agree
ment upon which ne was engaged was that he
should be paid a SALARY OF $4,000 year for hts
services, Including supeiintendence. until the
completion OF the Capitol. In lieu OF the per-
centaees which usu lily constitute the srchi-
tect's compensation. and which In the length OF
time the Capttol has been In course OF erection
would have paid Mr.. Fuller more than treble
what he obtains under the other Agreement.
Under a clause Of this AGREEMENT II ID cOntended
that Dir. Fuller cannot De removed until the
com pletion of the CApitol. especi liv ~ AttOr
ney General Pratt decided on another cise sub
mitted TO him that one G. umn.issioner could not
overthrow the contracts or agreements entered
into by previous ones. Mr. Edlitz, Of the Ad-
vsUry Board. IL Is generally conceded, will be
tue successor Of Mr. Fuller.