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RAID ON CANADIAN ROADS.
TEE BATTLE TO BEGIN IN BOTH
HOUSES OF CONGRESG
AwerioaA Elevators Idle ana American
Roads Suffer because orthe Diversion OF
Tramc Over Canadian Lines.

American Elevators ldlo ana American
Roads Suffer because the Diversion OF
frame Over Canadian Lines.
WASHINGTON, May 30. - Senator Columns
resolution. designed to bring out information
concerning the transshipment OF freight from
Vancouver is thought by railroad men to be
the beginning OF the grand raid OF the Ameri-
can lines on the Canadian roads. The Grand
Trunk and Canadian Pacific are draining
away the business that should belong TO the
railroads OF the United States. From
far south as San Diego on the Pacific
coast shipments arc made by water north TO
the British port OF Vancouver. and thence by
the Canadian Pacific to Atlantic tidewater.
The freiRhts destined 20 American points are
bonded at Vancouver by G. Nj. Bolton. q special
inspector Of the United States Treasury, who
is paid by the Canadian Pacific, and Canadian
elevators handle the grain.
There is a bill before Congress to have Ber-
nadine on the Minnesota and Canadian frontier
made port of entry. 10 order that the Canadian
Pacific may draw grain to its main line via Kat
Portage. Another bill introduced by Senator
Davis. which has passed the Senate and has
been favorably reported by the House Commit
tee Of Commerce. makes Gladstone, Mich. n
port OF delivery. and line of Canadian
Pacific steamers Is to be put on 10 carry
Michigan grain to tidewater on Georgian Bay
Inc TWO DaulJ Ste. MuTle lueS diSO uTdin lile
Duluth market into Owen Sound At this lat
ter place the railroads have built a num-
Der OF large elevators. In which the American
and Canadian grain is stored. On reshipment
to United States points 1t is bonded by United
States officials in the pay Of the Canadian road.
who certify that the grain Is American grown
As the result OF this diversion OF traffic over
Canadian lines, 1t Is said. the elevators of Port
Huron, Detroit, and Buffalo lie idle while Can
adian elevators and Canadian workmen find
employment. More than this. the United States.
through the Interstate Commerce law. binds
the American road by means OF the long and
short haul clause, and so leaves the Canadian
roads free to fllch away the carrying trade.
The Canadian roads. not having any long
and short haul clause to bother them. are free
to exact from the people OF Ontario high rates
to make up for losses on the long shipment,
but all the time they are getting away Amer
lean trade and are hurting the lower lake
ports just rs surely as sandbar was forming
across lake ports from Alpena to Georgian
Bay. 1t is proposed to carry the war
into Africa, to raise the cry OF America for
tho Americans to enlist the Pennsylvania, the
Vanderbilt, the Union Pacific, the Southern
Pacific, and all other purely American lines in
a united attack on the Canadian roads. and the
battle is to begin in the House on the Glad
stone bill. and in the Senate on the Collum
which, as Senator Washburn as
serted when 1t was introduced, was the be- |
ginning OF a raid by the American trunk lines.
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THE PROBLEM or RAPID TRANSIT.
Lawyer Bowers Says tho Law IL Not in
the Way of Mayor Granite Commission.

the Way of Mayor Grants Commission.
II Lawyer John NJ. Bowers reads correctly
the law OF the State on the subject Of rapid
transit Mayor Grants Rapid Transit Commits
sion has spent great deal OF its restricted
time In combating obstacles which have no
existence. Mr.. Bowers says the law OF 1875
under which the Commission was created. does
not restrict any new road from crossing the
present elevated railroad structures or from
crossing those streets which arc by law eX-
empted from use for rapid transit lines. With
these powers the Commission would have lit
tie difficulty In laying out course from the
City Hall up to Washington Heights, and per-
haps to Yonkers.
Mr.. Steinway met MIR. Bowers yesterday
morning on other business. and Mr.. Bowers
then said that he could show MIR. Stenway
some law and decision In the Court OF APP
peals which would do away with the Difficult
ties OF his Rapid Transit Commission. Mr..
Steinway asked him to look the matter up and
inform the Commissioners. In the afternoon
Mr.. Steinway met the subcommittee, Messrs.
o. B. Potter and Woodbury. Langdon. at II
meeting at his Office. and told them what Mr..
Bowers had said. Mr.. Steinway said after the
meeting that. If Mr.. Bowers's view
tketcfed what he thought woui be prac-
llCnDle. rNu'e Inc SOnlmlShiOu udu uu,t con-
sidered any courses except those possible be-
tween the City Hall and Forty-second street.
AS to extending the road from City Hall Park
TO South Ferry, il 1t were possible to cross
Printing House square, 1t would not be diff
cult to run a line south from Chambers and
Centre Streets with loop near the Battery.
II four track road could BIO arranged above
the CITY Hall, ilAs probable that two.track
traffic from that point south.
At the meeting William Il. Worthen was
chosen civil engineer to the Commission. He
was member OF Mayor Fewitts Rapid Tran
Sit Commission in 1887.
act OF 1875 specifically stated that u Commits
sion appointed under It could locate a route
across an existing road but specified distinct
ly that no road could cross another upon the
same level or use the same structure. He
pointed to the fact that the Thirty.fourth
street branch Of the Third avenue elevated
crossed under the Second avenue road, and
the case Of the Brooklyn elevated roads.
Mr. Bowers referred to recent decision by
the Court Of Appeals The Union Elevated
road applied for q commission to condemn
property to enable them to connect two lines.
and their application was opposed by proper y
affirmed not only the right Of roads to connect
with each other, but to cross each other on diff
ferent levels and separate structures
Mr. Bowers also called attention to the fact
that while the law exempts Broadway from
rapid transit use. that street Is crossed by the
Sixth avenue elevated railroad at Thirty
third street and at Fifty;third street. 1t Is not
Commission could run road across Printing
House square and this fact would make 1t i'm
possible to get to the Battery from the City
Hall without further legislation. ALE
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rouNG McLEANs ENGAGEMENT OFF
lie Has Miss Kinney brought to Court, and
she Decides 20 Obey Her Mother.

Miss Beatrice NJ. Binney. who lives with her
parents Mt tl0 Penn street, WilliamsburGh. be-
came engaged TO james @. Mclean without
telling tho folks nj home. Her mother discov-
cred the secret. and yesterday after proceed
ings in the Supreme Court Brooklyn, the en-
gagement was declared oil Miss Binney is an
attractive young woman, Win trim and
slender figure, blue ewes. ana pretty blonde
hair. but with not shadow OF her mothers
determination. Her lover Is n machinist, In
business with his stepIathor In South Brook
Ign. and he is not ashamed TO say that he Is
very much In love with Beatrice. In fact, 1t
was the earnesiness of his devotion that
brought him into court yesterday;
lie went there with his iSMWSer l2r a I Writ OF
habeas corpus to compel MrS. Eelnh Blnney,
the mother 10 produce Beatrice iu court Tho
application was accompanied by an affidavit
made by Mclean to the elect that Beatrice. 10
whom lie was engaged. and whom he believed
to be over n years o., age; was Locked up n
room aud deprived 81 hg Tina a'p ag Inc Inc
daughters engagement. and she was very
angry. Last Monday night Beatrice remained
at the house of a friend. at DIVISION avenue
aud briggs street, and next day her mother
took her home. When James called at the
friends house he was told tnat Beatriee had
up in a dark room. Then Mel enn went TO the
Penn street house, but the girl mother St would
street door in his face. When Judge i.ta,t
heard this story he Etanteu VIII OF laoeas
corpus. ieturnable at once ,,
In II little over an hour Mrs ,Blnney brought
Beatrice to court. and young Mclean, who had
been waiting impntientiy. had q gloomy talk
with her in her mothers rre"enc
Are you going TO keep your promise?" he
asked beseechingly.
Beatrice looked Mt her mother. and then
shook her pretty little head IN the negative
Her mother beaIned approvingly, and the girl
thus encouraged. added: james. L cannot
marry YOU
Mel can. saw that it was useless to carry the
proceedings further. and explained things to
Judge Pratt who dismissed the writ. Featrice
mother and her lover said Mrs. Binney.
believe your daughter is not satisfied
the mother energetirally. as she led
Beatrice away and left Mclean looking sadly
n far mar
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DONINIE BROHN HELD.
He and Dencon Purnen Tell Why They
shot at Each Other.

He and Dencon PurneH Ieu why They
shot at Each Other.
Dominic William s. Brown. pastor OF the
Mt Zion African Church at Rosovile s. l.,
who was arrested week ago charged with
having fred two shots ut Deacon William Pur-
nell during an alteration at the church on
Sunday. May IL, was arratGned yesterday be-
fore Justice Augustus Acker at New Brighton.
The court room was crowded with members Of
the congregation.
Purnell. the plaintiff who is an FISHERMAN
and a former deacon OF the church, said that
when he entered the church on May II in an
intoxicated condition he got into an alteration
with the dominic about Mrs. Furneu Several
members OF the church put the witness out on
the street. and Dominic Brown Iumued out of
a window and made double quick time to the
parsonage The dominic procured a revolver:
and coming to the door OF his residence fired
four shots at witness. who returned the fire.
Dominic Brown had boarded at his house, and
he had heard rummrs that the dominic had
been intimate with Mrs Purnel.
Dominic Brown then took the stand and said
that he was a native of Cape May, N J. :. where
he bad lived until last August when he came
until LAST October. when he was married.
He said he had no feeling against, Purneil:
bm bes be aher ch
He denied that he had ever been in;
Innate with Mrs Pu6PeI He said
Deacon purnel entered the church in an in
toxicated condition. With bottles OF beer and
whiskey sticking out OF his pockets. and flour
wanted TO shoot tho dominic Mr.. Brown said
that. fearing he would be killed. he jumped out
of the window and ran home followed by Pur-
entered the front door Then he got revolver
and fired at the deacon in self defence
A number OF witnesses corroborated Dominic
Brown 5 story. Justice Acker held the dominic
for the Grand Jury.
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JO17INGs ABOUT TOWN.

Music in East River Park this afternoon att by Con,
ternoB Ninth Regiment Band.
The Vaccination Bureau at Sanitary UeadQuaTte terra
800 Mulberry street viii be open today
1hs Christ to @ fna n5
Tho instruction OF the Tammany organization Of tho
First district ~ in the new style has been post
pOned 10 next Monday night
No for iiins Marie rstritSf.ky was taken from The
Count Macmillan roppsnhem and his American
bride formerly Mss Nhselsr OF rhlladephia sailed for
spArka from the elevated railroad fire yesterday
morning to load Of furniture that Louis Stall WAS
driving Forty second street near Lexington avenue
John ,rassr John nushes AMI Edward Baxter
Sn@EEsa w, cI w UEiusiSpsr yesepda ne
S5,5oco pa.Icac6
CApt~ Ryan Of the Fast Thlrty,ahh street station
and i,astn uf tho steamboat squad reported sick yes
I poco parade on saiarGay 'AA' 'A " tho
The Roomipcdalo Reformed Church. Broadway and
Sixty slGh h street has obtained psEmtsson from 20
5000 MOO 81 morSsss and bat spirs ''' - pay OH
The American Museum OF Natural History will Ia
open FREQ to ;he public day from Q 4. N until il
saturday evenings EACH Week unlI 10 coei anu
John Higgins OF ssl Third avenue, IHbOrsr employed
tive At FortysiAth street and Fourth avenue Yesterday
Knee as SS s ISn The YORK % Of The
A judgment SggrogAting S2s,BOO was awarded by
Judge RSFAhsm 10 the SgPrsm9 Court Special Term,
avenue, owned By tho estate OF Richard Smith CLARK.
Brooklyn tried to Xii himself last evening by hacking
rs taroat WIN knife ~ front u s7G street
were dressed, and he WAS locAed up at the Leonard
street police station
rAngsmsnts with the sixth and Ninrh avenue elevated
rSiISEas whereby people desiring 70 VIZ ne SIs,sas
round trip ckes direct to the oyA and return az any
Sixth or Ninth avenue elevated IIau0H IOT IS'n'yn""
SOnA
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DIDN'T TorE FEs; DIDN'T rozE NO.
City Republicans Who Didn't Count ut the
State Committee Meeting.

City Republicans Who Didn't Count at the
State Committee Meeting.
There were reports yesterday that the Re-
publican County Committee Ia to interest
itself at the next meeting in ascertaining Just
why Police Justice So! Smith was present at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel on the day Of the meet
ing OF the State Committee and did not attend
the deliberations Of the committee The fact
that he remained In the corridors and barroom
Of The hotel all day and did, not represent his
district in the meeting of the state Committee
has occasioned unfavorable comment.
The TACT also that Col 5. '; K. CruGor Chair.
when the vote denouncing Fish and Gibbs was
taken. and refused TO vote either in the attirma-
tive or negative will be looked into. Col. John
Wesley Jacobus also did not represent his dis
trIct in the commmittee9, on the resolutions. He
sented them The friends Of Warner Miller
and the allies of James j. holden say they do
not want such representatives, on the County
Committee. They want men who will vote one
way or the other.
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ANGRr ITALIAN L4BORERs.
Blocking "a Railroad Track Because They
Haven't Been Paid.


Haven't Been Paid.
MAYS LANDING. May 2o..Sherlfr Smith f
johnson of Atlantic county received tele-
gram at o'clock this afternoon asking him to
go to Richland with a sufficient force 10 quell
a riot among Italian aborers on the new sea-
shore short limo from Wiuslows Junction to
Cape May City.
The Italians have not received their pay for
several weeks, and on this account armed
themselves with clubs, picks. and stones. and
compelled the company 10 stop work by placing
distractions on the track and blocking the en-
gines Of the work trains.
The block is at Folsom, about six miles from
Richland. SheriIf John-on. together with the
supervisor and other officials Of the road. went
to Folsom tonight. but the Italians would not
let them get of the train.
Supervisor Charles ID. Nandervener alighted
but was driven back by the angry Italians and
the party returned to Richmond for resnforce-
ments. 1t j. expected that the Sheriff and q
posse will go to Falsom again tomorrow.
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STATUE OF ROBERT r, LEE.

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thMsios.t. ava lint n t.itz Hupb lee "a.
sasInJ ~ Co,oroI I troo+ waa n fTactad
~ 80 ~, a. 7, 10 unders,ond that tbouoh
onxJors ~ bn bero he hesIta,ed fearing that
noIiticoI teeIinr might be against him. He
ssid r.. day was the proudest day of his life.
Can Joa Johnston and Jubal A. Early rode
tocother nnd were greeted with intense enthu.
sinsr, Tbo var Gars OF the diferont com.
rnardors evoked "a much enthusiasm as the
Genarals md when the crowds recoanized
come oririnaI Confederate uniforms Il was the
occosion of wild CLEARING
Tha banda nIaved nm tba march tba fan.
,,daro,a aira Tha pounie R,rn Fla n. 80 III
land" and Dixie" which evoked everywhere
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Ir VAS THE WIDoWs MONEY
On Which SI~ Roberts Friend tho Cab
Driver Wnn Cutting % Shine.

On witch SIv Roberts Friend tho Cab
Driver Was Cutting u Shine.
Mrs. Maria A. Thayer OF Monsey, Rockland
county the widow whose affections were
thrown away on Sir Robert Peel's friend. John
McDermott. the ex-cab driver, appeared In
Jefferson Market Court yesterday to press n
charge OF larceny against NcDermott. She
was dressed In black. with a shoulder cape and
black straw hat.
McDermott leaned cRrelessly on the bar while
Mrs. Thayer told how she bad known him in
Monsey as John Russell. an agent of the New
York Life Insurance Company. She had come
to think that he was In love with her. They
became engaged. and McDermott persuaded
her that it would be very nice thing to build
little house In Monsey. She had 81 .050 in the
Greenwich and Seaman's savings banks in this
city. and on April 0 last she allowed him to
draw this ont and deposit it to their Joint
count in the Excelsior Savings Bank. Tho
money was to 80 TO build their home when
Mr.. Russell" for. several days. and a few days
later she learned from Cashier Griswold Of the
bank that n Lad drawp ut $3.50 on Apstl II
and hadn't b'eu zen since
,,Detective McClgskey explained to Justice
Hogan that Mrs. Thayer had complained at
io1nd that SIC had sone io England
after drawing the money 4" ttayed in Lon
end came back on the Xurania. landing Eere
last Monday. On the way across he became
acquainted with Sir Robert Peel and Clifford
Talbot, represented himself as New York do
tective. and told them tall stories about his ex-
per ences In this city. The detectives happened
to see him dining at Delm onico with his Eng
lish friendslan nabb"d him.
Detective McCloskcy found that McDermott
deposited $500 in the Union Dime Savings
Bank Just as soon as he arrived. The bauk
book lepresenting this amount and the money
McDermott had about him, .s3l in all was
turned over to the property clerk at Justice
HoRan's order yesterday. McDermott. tn ough
his counsel Louis Allen waived examination,
and was held in SO 600 bail TO answer
CHICAGO, May 29.-7Sir robert Peel nephew
OF the present Speaker Of the British House OF
Commons. the HON. Arthur Well, sey Pee and
James Talbot Clifton of London. came 10
town to-day Mr.. Arthur Peel, speaking about
John McDermoil. who swlndled him out OF
$1,000 in New York CITY, said Il took quite a
fancy to McDermot. who said he was chief of
the, New York detectives. aud had been over TO
himself very popular on 1run board shin
he succeedsd In doing this | supposed no
was all right. After no had showed us the
sights Of New York l gave him an $500 dia-
gave him $4,000 In English money to be en-
changed at New York. lie picked my pocket
at Delmonco's the night he was arrested, OF
several 4l0 notes. which Clifton had Just hand
cd me aoross the table. McDermott would
have came with us TO Chicago II the detectives
had not arrested him."
The young EnRlishmen left tonight with
siL-shooters to visit the plains west OF the Mis-
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AHo........,s- .........
-A1e on Nav 10 1899


SIGNAL FORECAST TILL p FRIDAY.
For Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut
slightly warmer. fair weather. variable winds
For Maine. New Hampshire and Vermont fair
weather. northerly winds becoming variable; slight
changes in temperature
For eastern Texas fair weather. stationary temperA.
ture southery winds In the interior eastery winds on
the coast
For tho District of Columbia and Maryland, warmer
fair weather, variable winds, becoming southery.
For New Jersey aud Delaware fair weather, station.
arY temperature. variable winds
For eastern Net0 FORK eastern PennSyvdntd Jdtr
weather. slightly warmer variable rindS
For western New York and western PennGylvAnA
fair weather. except showers on tho lake shore winds
becoming warmer; Southerly,
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HE wOU1DN,r GIVE THE CoUNrERsrGN.
Gov. Bulk eIey Taken Prisoner by His Own
TrOOns

TrOops.
New HAVEN. May 29-In the sham battle at
Meriden yesterday Gov. Buckley, the COM
mander in chief Of the militia was taken prls-
oner by some OF his Nyn troops. The Governor
and Internal Revenue Collector Hutchinson
were In Meriden early IN the day. and decided
In the afternoon TO see the engagement. They
hired q carriage and were driven to the scene
OF the battle. In order to get better view OF
thclskirmishinGthe Governor and the Collector
left the carriage. They had gone but short
distance when they came upon the right wing
Of the invading forces under command OF
Lieut.. Kennedy. and when the two distinguish
ed sightseers came up they were halted by
Corporal Langdon OF the Sarsheld Guard of
this city. AS they were unable to give the
countersiRn and had no passes, they were
placed under arrest and under guard were es-
corted TO a ravine The Governor finally in
duced his captors to send for Col. Lee. the ofli-
Ger in command OF the invading forces. He. OF
course recognized the Governor and ut once
ordered that he and Collector Hutchinson DO
released. Last year at the annual encamp-
ment the Governor met with u similar expert
ence. Ho was trying to get into camp alone
and without pass. when he was arrested and
taken to the guard house. Fortunately the
offcerot the guard recognized him and sent
him with an escort to his headquarters.
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RlCIIMOND'S GREAT DAY.
A TRIBUIE or LORE AND HONOR
TO THE SOUTH'S HEROIC LEE.

His Statue Unveiled Amid wild Enthu.
Slnam and Impressive Ceremony-Oyer
10000 BOys In Gray March to Coniod.
ernto War MusIc-Tattcred southern
Flags In Plenty, but Ear Moro Stnra and
Stripes-Ten Acres of People Packed
Around the Monument-Gen. Anderson's
Eloquent Orntion-BIg OVntions to Long.
street. FItz Hugh Lee, Joe Johnston,
and Early-Brother Shepard Denounced.
RICHMOND. May 90" New Orleans at tho
funeral OF jefferson Davis was an occasion I
thought never would be eclipsed. but Rich-
mond to-day lays over any pageant that ever
saw or expect to see." said tho Rev. DR.. J. VII.
liam Jones. Chaplain Of the Army OF Northern
Virginia Positively the first time since the
war the air OF the Bonnie Blue Flag" was
played by the bands, aud pretty soon the vet
Grams took up the chorus. Three cheers for
the bonnie blue nag that bears a single star"
Ono Of the lions or the early morning was
Col. Tarleton Alexander. an old darky. aged SO
years. who served all through the war until
AppomattoS Tho old man was covered with
Confederate decorations form the various vet-
eran organizations.
The city is wholly decorated. Even the negro
shoe-shop ehanties have their decorations.
Bicyclists have their wheels whirlng with the
Confederate colors. Carriage wheels arc
draped with them. the ladies' are shining with