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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
REapY TO BORE UNDER BROADWAY.
THE ARCADE COMPANY HAS THE FUNDS

c.xrp.crs SIGNED AND GUARANTEE DEPOSIT
nrApY-pLAxs OF THE UNDERTAKING.
General Manager Melville C. smth Of the New
York Arcade Railway Company, sat In his ofnco NO
lis broadway, yesterday with smile on his face 'has
seemed to indcat a particularly oemplseent state OF
mind. such as might be expected In the reprsepi@
five of a concern that had at lsst obtained ali tho
money II needed to undertake the great work OF
building a tunnel road under Broadway yes
said he. when asked about tho matter :" 1t IL truo
that VIC have entered into contract With strong
syndIcate representing wealthy American contractors
and European capitalist TO build tho road as pro-
posed
who are these parties Well am not at liberty
to state at present, but VIII be ready TO do so
within week. and furthermore VIII say that actual
work will be begun within sixty days can also say
TO you that the six contractors have made tho
contract with arc, perhaps, the largest and best
known in the United States. and pS css the ability,
experience and character to insure the proper execu-
ton OF the great work Two OF them are the most
prominent iron firms In tho country. The European
capitalists that furnish the money had careful
examination made Of the proposed Undertaking oy
their own engineers The contractors also did
the same with another corps Of engineers The
reports of both were so entirely favorable as TO the
feasibility and practicabity Of the tunnel that the
contract between the contractors and the capitalists
was executed, and the former had all their plans
drawn six weeks ago. The Arcade people have their
contract with the syndicate and contractors jointly
The 90 600 900 in cash and 20 600 900 in securities
TO be deposited in the public treasury as guarantee
against injury to property in the construction OF the
work Mr. Smith said, ready and wonld be placed
within few days. The Commission OF Engne9rs,
constituted by Chapter 165 of the Laws OF 1878, 10
take charge OF this work for the State sylvanus H.
sweet Charles II. Haswell and General Egbert l.
Vele They were appointed by Mayor Edison ana hold
Office until removal by the Mayor or Governor inc
plan of the company Is to build under Droadway rom
the BATTERY 10 Fifty ninth-st railway OF four rscks
two for way trains and two for through trains From
Fourteenth-st there will be branch exfendlhg up
Foutbaye 10 the Grand Central Station while RON
Ffty- pinthst the main line will proceed underground
10 the Harlem River, which II Will cross oy 'unhei
at Mad
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
nryocRA ITO IA CTYUYS AT wAR.

secretary Furey, OF the Kings county Deinocrsuo
General romnittee said yesterday that the primaries
so,. an Friday night in the towns Of Gravesena and
yewrtrsoht were Illegal As neither town has presi-
lent or secretary for its Democratic association unoer
the recent ruling of the General Committee there
WIS no one TO give the roll books to and so he re-
tsned them despite the requests Of members Of the as
soclaons for them On the other hand Supervisors Mo
xane and those towns who are IA disgrace
with the General Committee for their dsoyaty to the
party last fan, say that the committee had no nee
TO retain the roll books. and they VIE con'es. IN VIC
xII,h. Assembly District Convention the question
whether their towns arc to be DISTINGUISHED They
rxpect 10 get the delegates rom Flatb,sh to vote
with the delegates they elected Friday night anu
elect rcpreseI :ativcs to the State CoDven"oh wnes
A direct bearing upon McKane's remaining on Hnc
state COMMITTEES as one OF te four representatives VI
Kina County.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
SELECTING DEMOCRATIC DELEoATEs.

,,.,. NAV The Democrats Of Oneida County
have .soted tho following delegates to tho State Con-
venton:
list Assembly District-Dayd A. Dsher. Samuel A.
Besrdsley and william Townsend
ia Assembly Distret-Joseph Ackroyd 'uhus MonE
somery and Ira l. Smell
ND Assembly Dstriet-Ex- Senator Robert H. Roberta
James H. Flanagan aud ex-senator Alexander T. GOODWIN
Resolutions approving the Administrations OF ooth
Cleveland and Hill were adopted
Waterfowl " May q, sSiS%on t. and Aired
A. Holmes, Of Redwood, were today elected agesas
to the Democratic state convention nom .ne liu d
sombly Dist rict OF Jefferson County Thcy arc sonu
for Cleveland.
Watkins. " Y, May 5.-The Democratic delegates
TO the state Convention from schuyler County are Gen
eral Goorg J. Magee, Charles H. Everts ana b. H.
swartwood alternates A. 5. Stothoh NJ. D. Fish ana
II. Raymond.
Lockport, N Y, May 5.--The Democratic Convention
Of tho LIST Asse@ sm Green Rnfhvcn Kin and
Thomas Glynn as delegates to tho state NohNeh'io'
No Instructions were given
ithaca y. V. May bAt the Democratic Convention nt
NJ Tompkin. County, held here to-day, Charles j. Rum
sew Thomas McCar,y and g. NJ. Lnpton were chosen
delegates and instructed to vote for men and
Grover cleveland Resolutions Endorsing Governor Hill
we're also adopted
Cherry Valley. ~ Y, May 8 tspeeaD.-,J. 8, Smith,
pirdsail ot Diego were to-day elected delegates 70
the State Convention by tho Democrats OF inc ia
otseeo District with power 10 choose their own sub
st,tutcs, Resolutions indorsing the Cleveland Ad-
minisiration passed. The delegates were unin'
structed.
jamestown. y. Y, May 5 Special. Democratic
Conventions from both districts OF Chautauqua were
held to-day The LIST elected 70 the state Co1yentiop
The id chose r L. shankland, Benjamin Harrison and
A. W. Hull Neither convention passed resolutions
Tho delegates probably favorable TO Cleveland
Coblesldil ~ Y, May 5 tspeciaD.rhe schoharie
connty Democrats at Schohsrio Courthouse to-day
elected the following delegates to the state oonven;
Summit, and J. b. Grant, Of schoharie
Troy. May 5.-The Warren County Democratic Con-
vention was held this afternoon In Warrcnsburg.
stephen Griffin, W. H. Paxton and Frank Byrne were
electrh delegates 20 the State Convention They
uninstrueted.
Buffalo, n. Y. May b-The Democrats Of Living
ston County to-day at Gencsee elected Fletcher C.
pack, John NJ Hastings and Edward Couren delegates
10 the state Convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
JUSTICE VAN BRUYrS BELT LINE" DECISION

JUSTICE VAN BHUNI-S ''BELI LINE DECfoION
The decision of Justice Van BrInt last week, in tho
matter of the Central Park, North and East River
Railroad Company commonly known as the Belt
ne Is in harmony VITA The latest expressions u the
Court Of Appeals TO the method OF fixing the value
Of corporate capital for the purposes OF local taxation
The capital stock OF the company par value 100000
was assessed by the city tax commissioners In 1883,
to one and a half million dollars The market value
OF the shares Of stock at these times above par
and the company declaring annual dividends Of
8 per cent. The commissioners valued the stock at
par and deducted from such valuation the assessed
value OF the compauy's real estate and the value OF
stocks OF other corporations liable 10 taxation their
capital, hold and owned BY the company
Tho company brought c.rtioIan proceedings TO re-
view this action, and claimed tLat the actual vaue'
Of capital meant the amount paid in and remaining 10
tine treasury Of the company that tho value of shares
Of stock in the hands of third parties was criterion
Of the value of the personal property in the hands Of
the company and that even the value OF the shares
I'm the market fictitious and the result OF pool
combination, and that the valuation Of the capital
should be measured By the actual assets OF the com
psny and that against this amount should be allowed
the bonded Indebtedness of the company. 1t was
conended for the city that uner the act Of 1857 the
commissioners wero not confined TO a valuation of
assets the amount OF money stock In the treasury
but could properly consider the msrket value OF the
shares ard the dividend earning power OF the company
az tests OF value OF capital Justice van Brunt, at
Company and affirmed the proceedings OF the Tax
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
THE SEASON ATATLA VITO CRY.

Atlantic CITY. Nav (speoiaD-Atantic CITY has
again defeated Cape May, and tho 5th Maryland In
fantry OF Baltimore, with all its accompaniment Of
ladies and gentlemen will encamp here.
The Union News Company, which has iust bought
the privilege OF selling papers on the Jersey coast,
announces that II will sell at the publishers prices.
The managers Of the new electric railroad in At
,antic- ava have abandoned the idea Of overhead
wires. and will use the storage system
Lewis D. Vail. Of the Philadelphia Law and Order
Society has been here looking over things, and 1t is
prubable he will have something to do when the sp-
pllcants for liquor licenses come into court
Equestriennes have been riding so fast along the
beach and the avenue that the Mayor has been com
n,ed 20 issue an order that he would have enforce
The law against fast driving 49,
Mrs william c. whitney VIII spend June here
Vcntnor down the beach, has been laid out for q
now resort
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
UNION LABOR NOMINATIONS.

St. Louis, May "a dispatch to The Post-Dis-
psfch,' from sedalIa, says: "Thc Union Labor Con-
vention this morning nominated the following state
ticket: For Governor, A. II. Mandrng, Of Maryville
for Lieutenant Governor, j. C. scaborn, Of Mcdonald
County secretary OF Slate, Boswell Fox, Of Washing
ton County Auditor, william n. Nocrr OF ct, Louis ,
Treasurer, Warren Vertreez of Lawrcnce Connty
Attorney General, l. l. Bridges of scdaila Railroad
Commissioner, W. H. Ilel, OF Nod,way County Regis
ter OF Lands, a. b. Debcruadi, OF Petis County Judge
Of the Court OF ApTeals, Frank + Ritohey, OF ~
Louis Judge Of the Kansas City Court Of Appeals,
paul J. Dixon, OF chlllcoiho: Judge Of the supreme
Court, -corbn y Jones OF Edna A motion to In
dorre Jesse Harper for President was tabled Prcs-
Dental electors were elected from the different dis
trictss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
1N MR nLAINEs NAIIvE nIsrRICT

Uniontown, Penn, May (SpecaD.-The Fsyotte
County Republican Convention to-day named J. NJ
Reid for Congress and authorized him to choose tho
ten delegates who will represent Fayette County in
the District Convention to be held at Pttsburg May g.
This ngressona District the XXIVth Pennsylvania
comprises the counties Of Fayete, Greene, Washington
and mart OF Allegheny and contains Brownsville, the
birthplace Of James G. Blaine. The feeling for the
old leader here in his former home Is rs strong as
ever Notwithstanding his defamation me convention
ing tho ten district delegates to support pronounced
pIaine men for National delegates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
THs BRooKLYNH HOME FOR CoNsUMPTIyES
A PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS TO DE PROUD, oF-DEscRIf-
TfoN OF THE NEW BUILDING

A PUBLIC INSTITUTION TO DE PROUD. oF-pEscRif-
TfoN OF THE NEW BUILDING.
A much needed public institution Is supplied by
the new Brooklyn Homo for Consumptives' at Kings
ton ave, and Douglas-st. which was thrown open 10
the inspection Of the board Of managers yesterday
afternoon The building is OF pressed brick ana was
erected under the supervision of Rodolphe l. Daus,
the BROOKLYN architect 1t forms fight angie with
two wings each 100 feet long by 40 feet in width.
The main staircase and the elevators are In the centre
OF the building, with side staircase In each wing ana
broad halls running through the building on all tne
floors The main entrance faces Kingston-avo. The
building is thoroughly heated By steam, Ana the sam
tary arrangements perfect. The ventilation IS so
constructed that the rooms are supplied With con-
II ,uous Tow OF fresh air.
In the basement is kitchen, perfectly equipped,
a commodlous well-lighted dining room for the ser
wants servants sleeping rooms pantries sorerooms
and an engine room On the first floor tho dining
room faces the entrance large, cheerful room With
a seating capacity of fifty persons Near It Is the
matrons room, and along the broad corridors are
ranged the wards, twelve in number, and made to
contain from three to eight BEDS The second floor is
similarly built One OF these floors is designed for
male and the other for female patients On tho third
floor IS a large parlor facing south, with numerous
windows and glass skylghts overhead a spacious
portico surrounds II on the outside On this floor
are eighocn small rooms designed for Isolated pa
tents and six rooms for double beds. The fittings
of the buildings frst-class In every re5pect Mar
be mantels In all the rooms, ard the wings are
provided with fire escapes.
The building viii be ready for occupancy in few
days. Their present quarters arc In Raymond-st
Among tho we'll known the list Of the board
OF directors are &. " White. Willis l. Ogden and A. j.
Pouch The object of the institution is to afford
home 10 those consumptve patients whose cases are
not sufficiently acute or Of grave enough nature TO
allow them to be admitted TO other hospitals and also
for persons who have no means. IL Is dependent
upon the public for support Several memorial beds
have been established
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
THE MAYOR Will MAKE HIS ApPoryrKEsrs

Mayor Hewitt said yesterday that he thoueh' no
would 10 able to make all the appointments for inc
vacant Commiss onershirs during tho coming week
He was reticent. however, Is to the men to VINO"
these pums were likcly TO fall For the Police oour
missoneeship Mr. Berry and Fire Commissioner oroA,'
are tho most frequently mentioned Among me we,s
recommended candidates for Commiss oner OF Accoa
"a Major william Hancock Clark. who now hoiis :
position In that office Major clark was tse The
Confederate to raise the Stars and stripes ar.
war. which fact may give him favor IN The Msyur.'
eyes He is cousin Of John B. Ciark. 81 MT H,clst
~ psnres.ntatiycs Norman and Cox General NEWTON
district. Attorney Fellows and other PROMINENT N"~
rrnta
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
PANAMA AND NICARAGUA CANAL@

A CIVIL ENGINEER TELLS WHAT HE SAW On lhh
fsTHMus-MIsTAxEs TO BE AVOIDED
Up Williams jr member Of the American socie'y
OF Civil Engineers and engineer OF tne
Canal Company arrived from Panama on friday oh
The steamer Colon. He has been making eAWnsNe
Investigations along the line Of the Panams 'ahs'
during the last two months as well a. eAs"inns Ito
harbor Of Greytown, where II is proposed SOON " ""
rim the work OF dredging. He says vast smouh' !"
,oru Aas bcon done ON the Panama Canal, but in HE
Indignant much of Il I'm an uncconomicai manner IL
,s only question of money he thinks when tho canal
,x,i, bs anishcl fair opinion OF the WORK sui W
be done can only be obtained BY actually goihs over
tho whole limo and making carefni s'uuy vi tue en-
oroor,no features No mans word can be taken un-
ouestoningly in that country Canal cmpioyes ana
the railroad men fsvorably preludcsa' whiio ais
.nnon,e contrac tors and who have ruined their
health on tho Isthmus naturally taFe gloomy view.
,I. onp,on formed By careful estimates Is that the
COO 600 900 francs declared by De Lesseps sufficient
IN comnete the work Is about half the requisite
amount.
AT present serious features outside the new system
n, locks present themselves In the unruly Chsgres
River and I'm the soBce Of stone OF quality suitable
fnr making the largo quantities Of concrete for the
locks One Of the most serious difficulties in the way
OF rapid and economical work Is the absence OF sum-
Client skilled mon and the substitution OF Jamaican
negroes has resulted disasatfously to economic WORK
The an contractors the only who have
employed laborers Of high intelligence. and the vgor
of their work ia In marked contrast with that OF inc
other contractors whose drcdges are manipulated oy
Jamaica negroes, Greeks, Italians aud colomoians'
While on the American machine operations are con
trolled by man by the aid OF system Oh "ne r
acting automatically and IN connection with the amer
ent engines on the foreign machines each engine is
controlled by q distinct engineer, who Ray 90 IN
telgent or Intelligent, and lost time ana ron
unity Of action Is the result Is tho hope OK me
Nicsraeuan Canal Company 10 derive largo benefit
from the experiments and mistakes made ~ PANAMA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
WEST rRIuMPHs OVER sTARIN.

schenectady, May tspeciaD.-The deadlock In tho
District Convention still remains unbroken. Only
three ballots have been taken during the past two
days Tho West tried to effect compromise
this afternoon, but the starin would not listen
to H.
The Convention rcsssembled at 80. After the roll
call Delegate HUMPHREYS, OF Fulton. amazed tho Con-
ventlon by Offering resolution calling for the election
of George West and David A. wells to the National Con-
venton The resolution was greeted with cheers by the
West nen and whom tho roll had boon called It showed
that the motion had been carried by vote OF 81 10 3D.
The resolution named John Argcnsnger OF Johnstown
and John Kellogg Of Amsterdam, as alternates Tho
Convention broke up In a quarrel IL lasted four days
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
RI nE rRfFn p0R yrrryY ArsEA

when the brig Sunlight arrived In BROOKLYN 800
day from Demerara, the captain. W. H. Thomiso's
turned over to the police boat sailor Roeen
age thirty, who had been In irons 'o' ' ,.s
since April 60 A few days after the v~'e. 80
Demcrara signs of a mutiny appeared on ~.nson
Ribbons refused TO obey the mate 'onsS ~. AM,
when the latter tried to compel him 20 10 .. ,h.
Ribbons SEIZED cspstan bar and s'r"os , .,a.a IN
head The mate was not cts se mss 4 once ironed; Ne
was locked up by the brooklyn p''N
tried for Ass alt on the high seN'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
al MARKETA

- - a., National Transit CertlnsaSss;
oesn s o sss, Highest. sss lIs sssSsS o,rsi
aIs See barrels .:nomesss Sssss barrels rsns
barfeiA --,..,. dui INIT sssfN
prrsnuRo Penn. May e-PesSs's az sss closed - ssi
National rransit certncates oP''
hsAosr s6A, lowest sS'A 80 ~u.n.,, rsruncsses
pnApronn Psan.. Mar h-NAtoossss. AN lowest s5+
epsnea % s5As closed ~ 90 "s
Clearunosa T7aoo0 barrels ,.,, .artidostea
TuusyILLK. Psan.. MAY S.-Naslsn,As at Closed q.
eoensd st SO highest SoS' e"es~ e''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06

The tenth annual convention OF the National Amateur
farosse Association took place last night az the Astor
House Between twenty and thirty Delegates were pres
emit The result will be Of much interest," play
es for the association settled two serious questions
association will be dissolved as mas been found TO be
. ,sther cumbersome organization Out Of 10 win DO
formed two new organisations called the Eastern Asso
d.,,on and the Western Association the former be
cou,rosed Of clubs east Of Pittsbus, and the
latter Of clubs west OF mat city. AZ the
"a a, the season the associations Will compete
a ga, ,ha, for tho champonshp OF the country through
,heir respective champion ciubA Board Of Supervision
& ). be formed to consist Of the president and secretary
AZ each association and other member 10 he elected
BY them The Board will have duties OF general nature
ana give final decisions all questions submitted TO IT,
rhe controversy abou. the championship cup WA sst
sd a. fss rs the association could last night There has
been great wrsngie It. The association last year
awarded IL 70 The Calumet Club Of Chicago The Bot
tan siah held tho then and was pnsias v give
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
roo nnnn pREsSrRE or NRSirHoNPsoN

Louisville, May tspeciaD.-Mrs. Virginia Thomp
son. postmisrss Of louisville, returned to-day non
Washington, where she has been 10 answer some
charges made against her management OF the once.
She has agreed to ask for tho resignation OF Assis-
tant Postmaster Tuley, who has held his present pae
since 1864 He is Republican and Democrats have 1een
making bitter fight upon him since Cieyeano era 10
tion Samuel Harris superintendent OF The mans snS
also Republican, will DO discharged also
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
MR nENrrr PLEA SEE. ErrH TIE FLA 0 ksEnNo

Mayor Hewitt expressed qualification YESTERDAY on
the and spirit Of the Cooper Union meeting heid
on Friday evening to commend his attitude Oh the nag
question Mr.. Hewitt says that he was particularly
pleased with the marked absence OF parusans'np az
the meeting The question ought to be dealt with
m an enlightened way without feelings Of prejudice
He believed that the sentiment Of patriotic regard for
the flag strong and increasing, and now when 50
many thousands Of immigrants rom huropcan co1li'
eating the popular mind and conscience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
" y vIyDrBp,ty STING FOR TREsPA So

In the Circuit Court at Riverhcad, L. l., tomorrow
william X. Vanderbilt, whose country villa. - The
Idle Hour Is at Oakdale. L. l., where he has mag
nifcent preserve will bring charges against John
BransfOrd, OF Patchognc, claiming thai lac has re-
,eatedlv hshed in hIs streams without permission.
Wellknown counsel have been engaged on both sides
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
A CLAN CAPTURES A SEA GULL

plymouth dispatch 10 The Boston HeraId
A fisherman, while on Plymouth beach last Friday.
captured a large graz sea gull In rather peculiar
predicsment Firmly pinched upon the birds bill was
sea clam about the size OF the palm OF mans hand
rho clam weighed enough TO keep the head OF tho
gull hanging dDwnward, and thus efcctnaily pre-
Soatod any long flight, while II was evidently noaxly
exhausted In trying to escape from its strange saptor
II Is thought that the gull seeing the CLAIMS snout pro-
truding endeayored TO selIe the dainty morsel and
was IN turn fpped by the hard shells Of It's intended
victim. The clam Aad 10 be cut away nom the bird
hin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
FORMING A REPUBLICAN, oIdB.

Ithaca. May (specisn.-A large Repub
lean Club, composed almost entirely Of
Young men, was organized hore last night. Many
CORNELL students present. Tho following
officers were elected President, r. W. Huffout ::
icepresident, Bradford Almy seorctary. r.. r.
Hoagland treasurer J. l. Baker: executive COM
mlttee, ID. Bailey, j. u. Lang and +. l.. Ingalls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
10 VOTE on LOcAL OPTION.

Philadelphia, May specIaD.--The first applica
ton for an election under the new local option law
OF New-Jersey was made before Judge Garrison, OF
Camden by citizens OF Gloucester County this after
noon. Tho Judge made en- order fixing June 30 TO
bear the petition II wss stated that Tuesday, April
A. would be asked for as the day Of election.
Tho local option people Of Camden County have
begun sotivo work with their petition for special
election under tho now Local Option law. Several
hundred signatures were received to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-05-06
A PATERSON SLEcrroy SET ASIDE.

The Paterson, ~ j., Second Ward contested election
Ease came up before judge Dixon yesterday, ana no
decided the election Illegal the ground that ono Oh
he two votes folded together had been counted In
tcsd Of rejecting both Had these been thrown out
the election for Alderman between Mccoy and Boyle
would have been tic. Mccoy holds over until new
election Is held. The Aldermen will havo to call 3
new election II Is understood that Mccoy will ap
peal rom Judge Dlxon's decision