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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15
PREPARING FOR THE MARINE CONFERENCE.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE American delegates 10
the international Marine Conference winch Will
open on Wednesday. met this morning al the olnce
of Secretary Cottman, in the State Department
There uere present Rear Admiral s. II. Franklin.
Captain W r. sampson. L. S. N; S. l. kimtall'
General Superintendent of the Lfe-SavirG service
James W. Norcross. Master Mariner; and william W.
Goodrich of Brooklyn, the admiralty lawyer I A.
Grscom of Philadelphia president OF the Ihur'
national Navigation Company, and John W. ohacAloiu'
Dock Master. of New-York, were detained oy 'he
grounding OF the City Of newborn at inc enua"c
IN No,r Vorl, tIarhor The consultation entirely
informal relating TO the programme Of subjects to be
discussed The following additional delegates Wero
reported to the state Department TO-DAY spaIth
Marine Commission I'm Newl Ork Lieutenant Don Beldo
Vega, spanish Navy ma%ahCGm f
nando Gr,z Minister 10 the United States
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BIDS FOR ASPHALT PA1EAENT.
THE FIFTEEN YEARS GUARANTEE RAISES THE
COST ABOVE THE ESTIMATES.

COST ABOVE THE ESTIMATES.
Commissioner. Gflroy, Of the Department Of Public
Works Yesterday opened the bids for two important
asphalt paving contracts, tho carefully drawn spcc-
fcati0ns for which have already been given In The
Tribune. The largest contract IA for paving WIN
asphalt on a concrete foundation the carriageway Of
Madison ave. from the south side Of Thirty-second-st
to the south side Of Thirty-thirdst. The other IS
for regulating and paving with asphalt the present
stone block pavement Par-avc between Thiry-fonrth
and Foriieh SITS. There were four bidders for inc
Madlson-ave. contract. The Slcian Asphalt COM
pany's bid was the lowest received, S12G 100 ms
company bid 81 As square yard for pavement 80
cents a square foot for bridge stone, and 10 cents
square foot for old bridge stone. Next was inc
Taylor Asphalt Company, at S134,025, bidding ~ 80
a square yard for pavement 50 cents a square loot
for bridge stone and 10 cents square foot iOr oiu
bridge stone. The Barber Asphalt Company ""
was the highest, $4,000 II was for - 10 SQUARE
yard for pavement, 90 cents square foot for DuHo
stone and 10 cents square foot for Old bridge s'oH'
The fourth bid that Of l.. j. McKcever, when was
declared informal because the statements OF Uho
sureties were not sworn TO- The engineers esuma'o'
for this work are much below the bidding, but theS
were based upon five years guarantee only whereas
the contract requires the pavement to be Kept s'n
and In repair for fifteen years, the contractor rcoo
ing 20 per cent of his money within thirty days AMOR
the completion Of the work, per cent at inc Gnu
Of the sixth year, and 3 per cent ahhuahy u"oiO
until all is paid The engineers figured the pavement
at only S. so a square yard. II, ,o,ros,
The Park-ave. bids were three in number tie l0"eS
being the Barber Company's at $4,000, Win a g.
square ya-a for pavement and 90 cents a sIa arre
foot for bridge stone. The Taylor Company "a 1op
pavement and % cents square foot for bridge s.on
f. j. McKeever's bid was S7.45o ~ 30 a -, sdus t
ward for nayement and 10 cents q square foot LOT
bridge stone. The engineers estimates we're i9~er
on this contract also, being only $27,6JO Inc On OH
missOncrs gave the same reason for this as IN ss
Madson-ave case the engineers having calcuisrsa
upon a five instead Of fifteen years guarantee no
aft
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15
MR.. MANDERSONS HONORABLE COURSE
ASKING SECRETARY NOBLE IF HIS RE.RATING
WAS LEGAL, AND PROMPTLY RETURN.
ING HIS CERTIFICATE.


Washington, oct. 14.-It is learned that Secretary
tor Henderson, in which decision, as indicated in
tho Senator's letter to the Secretary it is held that
his re-ratinG unlawful, was arrived at some
weeks ago Though not made public, and then
established a precedent which has since been fol
lowed by the Department in a number Of similar
cases. Senator Henderson, however, II Is said, oc-
cupicd somewhat different position from a majority
of the pensioners rerated by Commissioners Black
and Tanner and particularly those who occupy official
positions I'm the Pension Bureau His case was con-
sdered, and increased pension allowed him, with
out any application his part, or In fact any
knowledge that his case was being considered with
view to increase, until he had received his GER
tifcate from the Commissioner OF Pensions. With
out drawing the rc-arrearages which the certificate
showed were due him Senator Henderson at once
wrote to the Secretary of the Interior inquirng
whether the increase In his made In accord
ance with law. The Secretary, in response, for
warded TO the Senator copy of a decision which
he had just made in the latters case, in which It
held as before stated that while the Senator
wholly bameless in the matter, the rera'i ing
and increase were clearly in violation Of law There
upon Senator Henderson promptly returned the GER
tldcate to the Department that It might be can
celled.
A number of the twenty -one employees Of the Pen
creased have left the Government service since this
action was taken. large proportion Of the num-
ber however, still In office and 1t will therefore
be comparatively easy TO compel a repayment by
Withholding both salary and pension until The debt
Is cancelled 1t IS stated al the Department that
number OF re-ratings were made during the latter
part Of Commissioner Blacks administration. some
of which In every feature as irregular rs any
allowed by Commissioner Tanner.
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AN OFFICE THAT WILL SOON BE VACANT

Washington, Oct. II (SpeclaD.-AmOng the Offices
In which early change may be expected IS that
Of Com Missioner Of Navigation in the Treasury De
partIcnt. rats place. wi icl pays $1,000 a year,
i, now held by a Democrat, Charles b. Morton. Of
Maine. lie will be remembered as an extremely
virIlent individual who took active aud prominent
part in circulating certain scandals about Mr.. Blaine
in 1884. so utterly mendaious were some Of these
stories, and scandalOus were some of Mr.. MOrOn'S
performances In this connection that when ne after
ward applied for the Office of postmaster at Augusta
Mr. Blaine protested TO President Cleveland. The pro
test effective far the Augusta posotIce was
concerned, but Mr.. Morton made Commissioner Of
Navigation as a reward for his services to the DemOc
racy. The delay ia making the change by the
present Administration is partially explained, how
ever, by Secretary Window, who says that he wants
for Commissioner of Navigation a man who has no
hobbies to ride and preudices that will inter
fere with the proper discharge of his duties In the
selection OF a Commissioner the Secretary intends TO
avoid so-caled experts, who have liked and unalter
able ideas, and 10 find some capable man who Will
come in and study the business Of tie place with
view to making such Improvements as investigation
and experience shall dictate Only two candidates Tor
the place have 6led applications. One IS the editor
OF trade paper in western Newly Orh devoted 70 INC
interests OF lake shipping, and the other IS New
Jersey man. The work OF the office Is considerably
behind and II IS probable that the matter of selecting
Commissioner will hOrtly receive the serious con-
slderaton and attention OF the Secretary.
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46 East 14th-st. Union Squared

friends here vet and they as well as others, under
stand that the question Is merely: shall H be sus.
tanned or rejected? Such shameful indOrsenleno
OF fraud as was involved In the denomination OF Tabor
and Wemple in the face of protests from within the
party itself has failed 20 ALLEVIATE many good men,
As To the Republican ticket. while IL IS true thae
some Of the candidates not particularly well known
here the rejection Of every man connected even re-
mOtcy with the ceiling scandal aroused new enthi-
s.asm among our friends. We stand squaTely on tho
platform. our own local candidates are good men
aud true. Neither Mr.. Person nor senator LAWNS
is likely 10 attempt personal Cancellation OF the purely
'rowdy element. They not men OF thar stamp.
But their high character and standing are wen konn
to the voters and with steady, earnest work, $40
no reason why they should not both achieve vlcory.
The danger OF lack OF work before the eiecuohs "
really our chief concern - -.
1t IS notewOrh that Mr.. Petty himseii VINO " a.
elected to the Assembly in 1873 by malory. u
1885 on 900 vote and reelected IN 1919, "a e
the county went strongly for Tlien and All On mo
ticket we're defeated except himself was pesrs snas
1878 simply through the 0ver-conhdence OF MS lren,'
who had come To regard him as proof against Oppose
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MISSIONARIES HAVE A DAY.
BOTH HOUSES OF THE GENERAL CoNvEN-
TON LISTEN.
FEELING THAT THE TIME NIGHT BETTER BE

A FEELING THAT THE TIME NIGHT BETTER BE
SPENT IN PRESSING LEGISLATIVE WORK.
Tho two houses of the Episcopal General Con-
sention sat nearly all day yesterday Board
of Missions. Bishop Clark presided at the morn
ing session, and Bishop Johnston, of Western
Texas, Bishop Leonard, of Utah, and Bishop
KendriclI, of New-MeXico and Arizona spoke
about their work and its needs. In the afternoon
Bishop Clark again presided, and the Rev. VIII
lam b. Gordon, missionary in Mexico, spoke
Seth Low read the report of the commt'ee APP
pointed to review the work of the Missionary
Roard The renort commends the Board of Man.
.cers for what il has done, and calls on tne
Church TO support its policy with money ana
sympathy. little discussion ensued Oh Vh'
ouestion whether the Board under certain con-
aitions sbould appropriate money for the ehuo"-
nent Of missionary bishoprics. Inc Work vi 'no
rommisson among colored people was con-
mended. .;os
Tbor, is q feeling on the part Of many deputies
that il is n mistake TO give so much ume 10 'iio
missionary meetings when there is such large
.mount of legislative work to be done py the
convention; and that feeling found an expression
Yesterday There is general desire expressed 10
DISPOSE of the question of Prayer Book REVISION S
soon as possible One Of the reasons for the
andonbted fact that so many OF the lalty' speak
ing through the various diocesan convenuohS' arc
opposed to it, For this reason NUMBER Oh
deputies who are personally in favor OF some
changes in the Prayer Book VIII
rote against the changes recommended
,y the Liturgical Revision OommluVee'
Others will vote against some OF the chahges
recommended because they tend to Iehgtheh anu
nos shorten the service, and also because my
introduce archaic and Anglican features hto Ine
PRAYER Book which were dropped Wheh Inc
American Prayer Book was compiled Dr,
Huntington has declared that he is opposed 10
such changes as not being in line with his con-
ccption of liturgical enrichment ~ ..,,e. a.,
There has been some informal talk among the
IDENTITIES as to the place where the next General
Convention will be held. Among the clues men
toned are Atlanta, Nashville, Louisville St Louis
and Omaha IL is also said that 81. P&ul or
Minneapolis would be glad to have It, An argument
in favor of the cities mentioned is that the cholce
of anv of them as a meeting place would strengthen
the Episcopal Church in the locality OF when
each of them is the centre. 1t Is also said that
the whole population of any OF these clues
irrespective Of denomination would volunteer 10
entertain the members of the convention anu
make their visit agreeable. In fact, the CIVIC
pride of these cities would would lead them 10
frtat the General Convention as public maUter,
in whose success all good citizens would DC
interested
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WORK OF THE CONGREGATIONAL COUNCIL.


Worcester Mass, oct. Ia (SpeciaD-The Congrc-
gational Council held It's final sessions to-day. The
report of the Finance Committee recommending an
as sessment of one and one-hsli cents per member
upon all churches for current expenses, adopted
and it was voted that the New-York State churches
should pay their arTearage assessments Temperance
resolutions were adopted one providing for a COM
mittee to send a memorial TO Congress, and another
denOuncing the evil In general terms 1t was voted
that $500 should be used TO aid in suppressing the
traffic by every legitimate means. motion to sub
stitute the word illegal" for Legitimate lost
The Council put itself record in favor OF prison
reform and voted that special day he set apart
Prisoners Day I'm the churches. The Rev. DR.. Noble
Of Chicago and Deacon samuel Holmes Of New
Jersey, appointed delegates 10 the Ottawa Con-
ference next year. with the Rev G. ". Phillips Of
Vermont aud the Rev. Frank \. Fitch. Of New York
as altefnates. Committees were appointed the
following subjects: To suggest revision OF the form
Of church admission, on marriage and divorce and
systematic benehcence.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15


Three girls who had been committed 10 the HOUSE
Of the Good shepherd in East Nneethst on account OF
bad conduct escaped from the INSTITUTION On s"nosy
night They are Henrietta vrsum' age elgn'een' VINO
had been prisoner there two years Mary A byrnos'
aso soN $500 Hno, age nineteen, who sent 20 tho
Institution two months ago Annie was said to be
r,i, Ile She inmate Of the Catholic
nvIe,s ~, veral wears and she fought like tigrcss
ho ebs was taken 10 the House OF the Cool Shepherd.
If Is believed that she planned the escape. The
hnm the garden stoop. and hid themselves under a
dr,.cscape balcony while the other inmates Of the
Institution were being put 10 bed Then they brifgei
The space between the balcony and the wall OF
their prison with the plank and slid down 10 the
ground outside the wall Tho police have heard
thar ATo men wa<a Yau ng AZ the = = na
me East River wtth boat 70 row them to Aatas1ao
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Made His Life a Burden

! have had scofula until 1t made my life burden;
/ was ineXprcssbly miserable sick weak seepless and
unhappy desiring that the short time which seemed TO
have been allotted to this earth would hasten TO
end. tried doctors treatment and medicine. and
travel. but none OF these did good for the scrotua
gradually grew worse. One physician whom travelled
far to see, and to whom paid $780, up the case
as hopeless. then gave up all other medicines, and
that medicine cured me- and fof the past four years
have had excellent health and l free from
z. NELSON Fremont Neb.
Treatise Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Ga.
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fingered Between Life
and Death.

MIA George T. SmoOte a highly cultivated and esi
mable LADY OF Prescott Ark writes under date Of April
~ 1859: During the summer Of 1887 my eyes became
lnhaurd, and my stomach and liver almost hOpelessly
d,sordeed Nothing l ate agreed with me. took
chronic diarrhOea and for tifQe my life was
despared Of by my family. The leading physicians OF
the country consulted and the medicines administered
BY them did permanent good, and fingered
between life death. the Latter being preferable
the agOnles L enduring. In MAY, 1888 i became
disguised with physicians and their medicines dropped
them all and d. pended solely Swifs Specific s.,
few bottles OF which made me permanently well-wel
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cLERGYMEN coyDEMY1yG MR.. wIMAy.

Rochester, n. Y. oct ii (SpeclaD.-Thc PreSby-
terian Ministers Union met here today in secret
session. The chief subject OF discussion was the
dinner given TO the delegates 10 the international
American Congress at Niagara Falls by Erasus Wman
on Sunday. Resolutions were passed strongly con.
drnning the acton OF Mr.. Wiman I'm selecting Sunday
AS the tine for the dinner. Tho union IS composed
of clergymcn in this city and vicinity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15

FOURTH CLASS PosTMAsTERs APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON Oct. 14-Fourth-class postmasters were
to-day appointed as follows: p,,...
PENNSYLVANIA +. Mclaughlin, Elders hiuso
A. f. Mcmillan. Haimonsburg Frank L. Gilbert, h,oA-
vie Israel Kryuer, Lycippus' ~ a. b'"0' A"'
nassus. ,. roh n
Works. V. d. Fish, Darlington; John o.
Hall, Gaines.
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MEETING OF THE SYNOD OF NETWORK.

Poughkeepsie, n. Y, oct. ID (speclal-The Synod
Of New-York, which meets here tomorrow. in the
Presbyterian Church. is composed Of delegates from
the thirty Presbyterles in this State. 1t IS one Of
the largest Of the twenty nine synods Of the Pres
byterian Church North. 1t has on its rolls the
Of ! O9O ministers 1855 elders and 1,215 deacons
lis sos churches have a COMMUNICATE membership Of
100000 souls over 200 delegates VIII Is present
at tbc meeting tomorrow The synod will be opened
with sermon by the Rev. DR. T. Ralstone Smith, Of
RuT
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possible for him 70 attend to the duties OF Commits
si0ner lie is chairman Of the Committee OF Eight
which made a report on the new marking system In
the schools last spring, and another new course
of studies which Is under consideration. Mayor
Grant has given indication OF whom he Will APP
point in Mr.. Webb's place. but II reported yeser
day that eX-CommlsS Toner William Lummis would
ceive the place If he would accept It.
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The Best Proof

wonderful curative qualities OF Carlsbad Sprudel
Is the fact that It is initiated The genuine Is with
out equal aperent for Chronic Constipation. Rheu
natlsm Dyspepsia, Liver and Kidney troubles etc. BE
sure and secure only the genuine.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15

Nashville Tenn, Oct. IA dispatch received here
from the Mayor of Chicago states that Secretary Blaine
has arranged excursion for tho Nations south
American guests to start South IN December. They
will take in Nashville, the home and haunts OF Jack
son, Birmingham, Chattanooga, Memphis, Montgomery
Pensacola Chipey, Jacksonville. Mobile and New
Orleans. The ladies of the Hermitage Association
viii give these distinguished visitors an old tine Zen
eral Jackson pOssum barbecue.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15

NOT EXPECTING THE /" BOODLERS" BACK.
DstnctAttoney Fellows said yesterday that, so far
as he knew, there was truth In the story that
the Aldermanc brbe-takers who are In Canada
wouid soon return to this city. None OF the bribery
cases would be moved this year. he said the money
which might have been used for those trials was OK
hausted.
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oov,ussroEER WEBB DESIGNS.

school Commissioner IT, Walter Webb Of the Board
of Education, has sent ahis resignation as member
Of the Board TO Mayor Grant. Mr. Webbs term ex-
pres In January His resignation Is due TO the fact
that his business interests IN connection with tho
New-York> Central Railroad Company make " IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-15

Washington. oct 14-The President made the follow
ing amendments to-day Daniel NJ. Frost, OF Kansas
to be Register of the Land Office at Garden City, Nan
Daniel L. sheets, OF Colorado to De heceNcr u
Public Nonevs at Durango, Col; William i. Newman
OF Missourj 10 be Receiver of Public Moneys at IrOh
Ton, Mo.
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povns OFFERED AND ACCEPTED.

Washington. oct 14.-Bond offerings to-day agsre-
gated $50 $50, as follows:
Registered 4s-sI2,5OO 81 900, at 12I. g. 7.o a.
Registered 4 LIS 100000 at 100 90 9o'''' aO
1O5 ID
Coupon 1851 900 at 105 "a. -..u...
All the offers at 1917 and 1O5 "a were acceP'eu'
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GOVERNOR HILL CALLING on THE PRESIDENT
Washington oct. 14.-Governor Hill and party VINO
are on their way 10 the Piedmont ENhDi'on' d.
Atlanta. Ca paid visit 10 the White House
this afternoon and were received by the President
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ADDRESSES BY MISSIONARY BISHOPS
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS DIS
Observation-Disclosures DE THE WORK.

REPORT OF THE BOARD OF MANAOEhS Dis
oUssEp-PRosPECTs OF THE WORK.
The Rev. c. W. LefHngwell. of Quincy, oficiated
AZ morning PRAYER in Georges Church yesterday
which the eleventh day of the Protestant Epscopa
General Convention The Rev. DR.. Cyrus Frederick
Knight, Bishop of Milwaukee, pronounced the Deneuc
ton.
When the House OF Deputies came to order with the
Rev Dr. Dix presiding usual, the Committee on the
Spiritual Care of Immigrants presented the following
resolutions
the bishop OF Newark be corresponding
rotary on the part the Joint Committee on the Spiritual
Care Of Immigrants
o. Resolved Tint in correspondence with foreign
bishops your secretary be requested to emphasize the
Importance Of letters of transfer
At 10 90 a. m. there was, to the surprise OF the
House. no response TO the call for motions, and the
order of the day had to be taken up UNEXPECTEDLY
and unusually early. 1t was by the calendar, the
motion of the Rev. DR.. Huntington, of newborn Tor
The appointment of joint committee TO prepare
standard Prayer Book for 1892. After some dis
cusson in the course of which Mr. Biddle, of Penn
sylvania, urged that more changes In the Prayer
Book should be permitted Or. Huntington moved that
consideration of the resolution be postponed unuI the
House had taken action on the question OF the CON
sideration of the report of the Liturgca Committee
which was under discussion when the House rose on
Saturday A division called for and the motion
was adopted. The consideration OF a resolution by
5 Corning Judd, Of Chicago, on "Proportionate Rep
esentation" was also deferred Mr. Judd then offered
the following resolution, which was referred to the
Committee on the Prayer Book
Whereas The words " Protestant Episcopal are too
narrow and exclusive designation Of branch Gas
is) OF the Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
OF Christ in which express belief In solemn creed
and
Whereas, Such designation is not only thus incompre
hensive in significance. but misleading to the unin
formed and that pernicous and harmful there
tore,
Resolved he OF bishops concuning), That such
designations shall be omitted in all future editions OF the
Book of Common Prayer; and
Resolved che House Of Bishops concuSlng), That the
title page of all future editions Of the Book OF Common
Prayer Of Church shall be as follows d" The Book
81 PRAYER and Administration Of the Sacramento
md Rites and CeItmones Of the Church. according
the OF the American Church together with the
Psalter OF Psalms OF David"
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Dinner Services.

Second day of the sale of English,
French and American Dinner Sets at
the special price of Fifty Dollars the
set. The true value of these sets is
from eighty to one hundred and twenty
dollars, and while they are not abso-
lutely new, yet they have been received
mainly within the past six months, and
are good examples of the first manu-
facturers.
Among them are:
Onco. Now.
Royal Worcester Set. brown and gold....s15o Sold
A Copeland Set blue and god.....-.-..-..... 10 $50
An American Set, flowers and gold........... 10 80
A BodIey Set, brown design, gold edge. 100 so
wedgvood Set, brown and gold............ 100 80
A Maddox Set rich gold border IS so
A Haviand Set, fine fowers...-..-......-... 20 80
Twenty sets in all are offered at this
special price, making collection well
worth the attention of prospective buy
ers. Wagons will deliver free of charge
anywhere in Newly Ork or Brooklyn.
Aside from this special offering,
nearly three hundred dinner sets, Illus
trating all the noted makers, and at
prices ranging from s25 to $4,000, may
be seen on the spacious floor that
Messrs. Ovington Brothers devote to
the exclusive display of their Dinner
Services.