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New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
10 UNITE M'KINLEY LEAGUES
BRANCHES LOOKING FORWARD TO A
COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
SPONTANEOUS TRIBUTES TO THE OHIO MAJORS
POPULARITY-A MASS MEETING
TALKED OF.

TALKED OF.
By Tuesday next the last of the Assembly Dis
trict Mckinley Leagues will have been formed and
on Wednesday evening delegates from the various
district associations will hold their first meeting
for the forming of county organization. The
leaders in one two districts have delayed the
perfectng OF their branch organizations for various
reasons, but Thomas Fitchie and John j. McGinnis
have finally succeeded in getting the districts into
line. When the delegates from the district asso-
Citations finally get together they will hurry along
the organization and 1t Is most likely that they will
arrange for n big demonstration to be held some
time before the Kings County delegates leave for
ST. Louis. Mckinley mass-meetng In Brooklyn
would be an imposing affair. 1t Is doubtful
whether, IL such a meeting held at which the
delegates were present. the representatives OF
Brooklyn at ST. Louis would dare vote for any
other man than the Ohio candidate. At dozens OF
ward and district meetings held within the last few
months Mckinley resolutions have been passed.
These testimonials TO the popularity OF Mckinley
have not been framed at the instance of the Nc
kinley managers. but they have, In every instance.
been the spontaneous utterances of enthusiastic
members Of the party, who were deslrous OF giving
expression TO their feelings at every possible occa-
sion.
The Mckinley League of the Xth Assembly Dis
trict was organized at Adephi Hall, Adelphi-st and
Myrtle-ave. on Wednesday night; Ex-Judge George
G. Reynolds presided. Jesse Johnson male brief
the election Of officers took place which resulted
follows: President T. b. Mlisan; vice-president DR.
William II. Johnston. treasurer Charles ~ Thomp-
son; secretary, Edgar A. Bootay. Delegates 10 the
central organization, H. Nelson Alien, John J. Har-
rington. c. A. Nuttng, G. ID. Weeks and G. w.
Hars.
The First District Association Of the Seventh
Ward has adopted the following resolution:
Resolved, That we heartily indorse the action OF
the Ward Committee in indorsing the nomination OF
Major Mckinley for President and his name stands
for everything that Is Republican.
The delegates representing this district nave re-
ceived copies of the resolution.
The Sixth District of the Nineteenth Ward has
adopted this resolution:
Resolved, That we. as an association, indorse
the candidacy of the Hon. William Mckinley for the
Presidency Of the United States and that we as far
as practicable identify ourselves With With the Me-
Mr. Fitchie predicted yesterday that Mckinley
would not only receive the unanimous support or
BROOKLYN Republicans. but that he would also re-
ceive one third of the Democratic vote. II is an ex-
ceedingly rare occurrence for a Republican nom
inee for President to carry Kings County, but Mr.
Fitchie says that he confidently believes that Nc
Kinley would win the support of the county by a
safe margin.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
THE PILLAR MAY BE MOVED.

COMMISSIONER WILLIS TO LOOK AFTER THAT
DANGEROUS PLACE IN FuLToN-sT.
The accident which befcll Ernest Richter. com
positor living at No 2i0 Stockton-st. on Wednesday
night when he struck against the bone-Dreaking
pillar under the elevated railroad. In front OF NO
Fulton-s, is liIcy to result In immediate ana rad
ical action BY City Works Commissioner Wills
looking TO either the removal Of the pillar or the
shifting OF the trolley tracks. AT present there
are only few inches between the side OF a car
and the pillar and during the last month hve seri
GUS accidents have taken place at THIS point IL
seems that the tracks coud readily hc removed hut
for nonsenscal dispute between the Nassau Ra-
read Company which owns them. and the Kings
County Elevated Railroad. OF which the pillar u
support The Nassau people contend mat the
tracks were there before the Kings County structure
was erected. and that the latter Is Responsible iog
the TOO close proximity OF the pillar 10 the rachs
The Nassau company has MADE several Geinands
upon the Kings County Elevated Railroad company.
brt the elevated people II IL easier 10 hhlt INC
tracks than take down "A large IRON column. ~,
The only satisfaction the public Is taxing IN tne
matter ,s in the belief that In the end one OF INC
companies Will have to pay smartly ior thr Dones
thai have been broken city Works Commissioner
WIlus said Yesterday that he was going TO take I'M
mediate action He sent TWO oi MS inspectors 70
make an investigation and steps VIII be taken 10
make traffic at that point as safe as possible.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
GATHERED ABOUT THE TOWN.

There was a small fire in the Pententary al s:So
o'clock yesterday morning 1t was caused oy 'he
continual friction Of the leather betting OF the ma
chinery against the woodwork which became
heated and blazed ferth A couple OF buckets Oh
water extInguished the fire. The damage was
slight.
Edward E. Ford auct.oneer for United States
Marshal Hayden has sold the tugboat A NJ. BAIL
at Fordhams Dock. Greenpoint. Long Island lot
$500 10 satisfy libel by the crew for wages.
Fire Commissioner Bryant has received letter
from Daniel Driscoll Of Second-ave. and wake
man Place. thanking the fremen for their exceheht
work on May 25 at the fire in sixty-sevcnth-st
The new Flatbush Trust Company. chartered by
the last Legislature will organize this afternoon
In the Offices of the wa;erworks In Flatbush. Ire
company will have 500, 900 capital. and $50 surplus
Its offices will be at Caton-st. and Flatbush-ave
The incorporators are DR.. Homer L. Bartlett,
George c. Case william Brown. Theodore May
nard, John Refs, Warren Cruikshank Henry W.
Sheriff., George Herberts. Joseph F. Curran Fred
erick w. Holmes. Theodore D. Dimon. George W.
Maynard Jacob Spriesterbach George NJ. Hender-
and Henry b. Davenport.
Two men at work on the building OF the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty to Children, at NO.
10i Schermerhorn-st.. narrowly escaped death yes
terday morning by the falling of portion OF
wall The men were engaged In plastering. They
were only slightly bruised.
"A Summer Evening with Tennyson." consisting
OF readings and songs, was given last night IN
the chapel of the Flatbush Reformed Church.
Grant-st. and Flatbush-ave. T. C. McCleland was
the reader. assisted by local artists.
The academic department OF the Polytechnic
Institute. will give The Merchant OF Venice in
the Academic Chapel tonight at O'Clock The
members OF the cast have been rehearsing under
the INSTRUCTION of Professor Kellogg for nearly two
months.
Little Jack" Webb years old, son OF
Mrs E. C. Webb Of Bayonne, who is staying in
in the Pierrepont House. on the Heights. had
bad fall yesterday which will keep him in bed for
some time and under the doctors care. He was
trying to slide down banster reaching from the
frst to the second floor. and losing his hold, he
fell to the floor. He was unconscious for short
time.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

q pss siqs s sn' the
The exports from England to Latin America con.
sst Of cotton goods and Snsr a sa'ns
boots ndIshoes and other articles Of leather hard:
ware and other articles ~ ol S9
merchandise that enter into the wants OF men, Tne
almost uniform testimony o. the ant sTt
out by this committee is that the advantages en-
joyed by their competitors in cheaper labor In con-
venient banking facilities and In regular lines OF
transportation are almost insurmountable obstac;es
to the extension Of their trade While the reciprocity
ARRANGEMENT was In operation In Brazil, the privi-
eges Il gave to merchandise from the United States
were an almost complete offset to the adyantasess
their European rivals had enjoyed, and II they hao
been allowed to remain undsturbed our manu-
facturers and merchants might have obtained fair
share Of the trade.
at requires no argument" the report continues.
Ito demonstrate that the Peope o. Of cuba w cGn-
duced from rs to IS cents barrel or that the peo:
pie OF Brazil since they produce no other s food
Il they can import them from this country duty
OF 25 per cent less than they must pay on the same
articles when imported from Europe. And when one
considers that the value OF cotton goods imported
into the American countries annually rescnes
beyond 500 co., 900. II Is waste OF time 10 discuss
the advantage OF securing such concession Inc
annual imports Of the Latin American countries countries
furnished about IS per cent The annual exports OF
the Latin American countries average about seo.-
900 900, and have usually purchased about ~ per
cent. In their commerce. with Great Britain these
conditions reversed
possibility OF securing legislation from the present
Congress makes 1t inexpedient to report measure
which will answer the urgent demands from the
different industries engaged in the export trade 1T
Is a well-known fact" the members assert that
political hostility in the other branch OF Congress
will prevent the enactment of any important leeiS.
Iation" They believe, therefore that the applica.
eign commerce can be more wisely made In con-
nection with general revision of the tariff than -
At the meeting OF the Ways and Means Commit
tee to-day the report OF the subcommittee on re.
ciprocity was adopted by strict party vote. IL
was agreed that the majority report shall be made
TO the House on Saturday OF next week provided
Congress does not. sooner adjnurn The delay, IN
making the report was based a desire TO give
an opportunity for the minority to present their
own report at the same time. Permission Was
given TO them however, to postpone such action
for three weeks II they desired.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
THE "DICKER" EXPLAINED.
AN AGITATED TWELFTH wARDER DID THE
PROPER THING

AN AGITATED TWELFTH wARDER DID THE
PROPER THING.
A Twelfth Ward Republican rushed excitedy INTO
the reporters at Police Headquarters ast
evening and inquired of the first man ne found:
"Say kin you feilers tell anything about THIS
Platt-McKinley dicker? l In the papers that
Mckinley has asked Tom Platt 10 meet him on Sat
urday. Is that straight? Excuse me for interrupt
Ing YOU. but you fellers IS supposed TO know what
Is goin' on. and didn't know but that p'raps You
might tell me somethn' about this"
"Where did you get your informaiion?" was asked
of the Twelfth Warder
"Why | saw II In the personal column OF BROOK
lyn paper Now. II Mckinley has sent for Tom
piatt want 10 know It, I've been Mckinney man
through and through from the beginning, but II Nc
Kinley is going to cook up any deals with that man
plat I want to know 1t right away. II he has. you
kin have this button" he added as he took a Nc
Kinley badge from his coat.
"But where did you hear about this anyway
"Here IL is right here" the reply a. the
Twelfth Ward man pointed TO the following per
sonar:
Personal-Tom Plstt me at Smiths summer re
sort Saturday. to help devour the ciambaks he i>e
Island Railroad to Quogue. stage TO the eeaen -,
A burst OF laughter greeted the reading OF this
paragraph by the visitor.
Il guess that 'ad' worked you pretty wei.
was the first reply he received The Twelfth Warder
scratched his head, stared the personal Tor
moment looked WISE and added In sorroWlui tohes
"Im H. bows What VIII IL be? Just step arounu
the corner and III do the right thing come aheau
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
VINO owns TRINIDAD
From The Boston Transcript.

From The Boston transcript
Some OF the correspondence received at the state
Department relative 10 British occupancy or the
little island OF Trinidad, Off the brazilian coast Is
contained in the advance sheets OF the volume OF
Foreign Relations for 1886" which the State De-
partment will soon Issue There Is nothlns Ill the
letters be published on the subject to snow tnat
the occupa ton and there Is nothing IN TINS printed
evidence to indicate that any attention was PAID
James L. Prince OF Trinidad. otherwise Baron
Harden Hickey the on-in-law OF MI fla9Ier me
Standard Oil magnae. who claims 70 De tne owner h
ing on the matter are from Mr. Thomas L. Ihoinp-
son. United states Minister to Brazil. to sefre,ary
between officers OF the Brazilian Government.
Whether or not President Cleveland and Secretary
~ t6e Monroe Doctrine is nowhere in evidence.
Mr. Thompson's notes show that the Brazilian
Government made a protest against the seizure OF
britain TO this Lord Salisbury replied that pos
session OF the island IN question was rst ,aken oy
,hen found Of Portuguese possession. and no pro-
test was made by Portugal In the opinion there, re-
any brazilian title superior to that Of Great britain
When Her Majestys Government resumed posses
son of that island and Martin Naz. In January
last no trace OF foreign occupation was found ana
AS trinidad Is required as teesraph stato,l, rer
Majesty's Government cannot consent 10 waive her
rights 70 It,. 49, , -. a.. ,.
Rrazi In answer transmitted copies or the docu.
ments relating to her title. and expressed the hope
nat1on mail r'' meetings were held Brazil and Mr.
thompson wrote that ''t is generally understood
,' IN due time and / anticipate that the question will
he satisfactory and speedily settled. -
This in July OF last year; ,isd put Mr. oUe.
son son shown by the correspondence, the Brazilian
Minister in London and the British Minister Gi, IN
pritsin 70 arbtrate the question of ownership and
on January last Mr.. Thompson caoea secretay ,,aa
oney that the raSan anenaes esa the pub
iished correspondence.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
CORDAGE WORKS SOLD.
A STEP IN THE REORGANIZATION OF
THE COMPANY.
DISPOSED OF TO THE NEW CONCERN
Under FORECLOSURE

EXTENSIVE PLANTS CONTROLLED BY THE ThueI
DISPOSED OF TO THE NEW CONCERN
UNDER FORECLOSURE.
In pursuance of judgment of foreclosure and
sale dated April 20. 1896. made in favor OF the
United States Trust Company. Of New-York. as
trustee etc. plaintiff, against the United States
Cordage Company and others, defendants, Sheriff
Buttling yesterday at II o'clock sold the ex-
tensive plant Of the defunct Cordage Trust at
the auction rooms. No Willoughby-st., for
100000 1t was by far the largest transaction
of the kind which the Sheriff has ever figured
in but IL created little excitement here when II
was understood to be simply step In the re-
organization Of the old cordage company. To
attempt to give a comprehensive account OF the
organization OF the original company. and then
follow II down through all its legal complications
and complex reorganizations, would require a
Philadelphia lawyer Chauncey Marshall said
to a Tribune reporter last night. The sale. how
ever, recalls certain local transactions in the
forming of the ch-talked-of Cordage Trust.
Wilhelm Marshall, who has since died, was one
Of the shrewdest men who saw the color of his
money before he went into the Trust John
Good another Eighteenth Ward cordage manu-
facturer absolutely refused TO have anything
to do with the company and waged war against
ternined opposition has had much to do with the
failure OF the original company. The extensive
property sold yesterday in the little dark room
where all the Sheriffs sales arc held. was bid off
by Frank X. Sturgis John l.. Waterbury and
William Barbour. Joint tenants. They are
simply acting in the interest Of the latest plan
Of reorganization.
All the property is in the Eighteenth Ward.
and is especially valuable. The Waterbury Mills
lot has frontage Of 200 feet on Maujer-st. and
a depth Of 62J feet. Its canal frontage Is nearly
800 feet. with valuable bulkheads and piers and
street privileges
The Wall Mills have a frontage on Bushwck-
ave. OF l25 feet. and the boundary line. which
parallels McKlbbin-st.. Is 01S feet long.
The Tucker e. Carter Mills have a tract quite
as large as the other mills, bounded by Graham
st., Flushing ave. Classon-ave and Myrte-ave
The Lawrence Rope Works are bounded by
Maspeth. Morgan, Orient and Vandervoort aves.
All these mills have valuable machinery and
tools patents, patent rights and trademarks.
which are all tra nsferred to the new company. ON
this property there are mortgages aggregatng
S3SS 600 and some accrued interest The proper
ty was transferred to the old company In lSol,
1892 and 1893
The purchasers of the plant have not az yet
made known all their plans with reference to the
mana cement or the mills To which IT Is now uh-
derstood they have a clean title.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.
APPLICATION FOR A RECEIVER OF DEuTscH =
CO DENIED.

APPLICATION FOR A RECEIVER OF DEUTsCH =
CO. DENIED.
Application was made yesterday to Justice Pryor.
of the Supreme Court. by Blumenstiel Hirsch Tor
the appointment of receiver OF the property OK
Deutsch Co., cloak dealers, OF Nos 50 and IL west
Twenty-thrd-st. on behalf Of F. Victor & Acheiis.
attaching creditors. Mr.. Bumenstle based the ap'
plication on the chatel mortgages given by the nrm
on May 15 sOOo which covered the entire proper
" of the firm, valued more than 100000 He con-
tended that the mortgages contained no schedues'
but purported to the entire property, wnicn
was described only in a general way. and that giving
the mortgages property worth three times the
amount OF their claims was scheme against the
creditors to prevent any getting at the surplus
On Nav q after notice of motion for a receiver had
been given the firm made seven additional transfers
Of assets ggregatng s2500 that these would ao'
sorb any surplus the prior mortgages Otto
Horwitz of HorwitZ & Hershfie.d, on behalf or the
mortgages. strongly objected to the appointment OF
a receiver. He said that 1, was impossible to put
value on the goods covered by the mortgages untu
the goods had been sold The mortgages could not
hurt the creditors. for they would get any surplus
after the sale OF the stock The chattel mortgage
sale which has been going on since May y had been
Of framd Justice PRYOR denied the motion for re.
cever at this stage Of the case, as 1t was conceded
that the mortgagees were amply resp0nsodie .o.,vs,
of Hea!df GiIdemcester Rroessr eofporailon piano
manufacturers. at second, ave and Twsnty-hrst-st.
by Justice Pryor, OF the Supreme Court, on the ap-
piicaton OF Peter J. Gildemeester, president; r. @.
Gottschalk. treasurer, and Joseph A: Mul.igan, .
director. Mr.. Williams requested for receiver
by all the stockholders and two-thirds OF the ered-
tors. The company is unable to meet maturing OBJ
legations. bills are overdue and wages Of workmen
unpaid. The liabilities $l00.92s. and there are
contingent liabilities of $5 45 for Endorsements. The
assets are nomnally $Os.l5 the principal items be.
ing stock and materials. sT S53 pianos on nstalment
patterns. fixtures. machinery, etc. sllil6 Leases
and pianos to the amount Of slSA are hypothecated.
The principal creditors are Mrs. Katie Sidwe, Sho-
hola Penn. $f44s3; Charles Douglass. sl1,ss: Com.
shrIver & Co, 1888; otto L. Kroeger. 1891; WILL
lam Tonk & Bro. $s.6ss. and l. 7. Williams q Sons
312
William E. Ball and Henry A. Ball. comprising the
firm OF w. f. Ball & Bro. commission dealers In
furs and skins No. l1S Mercer-s, made an assign
ment yesterday TO Willard L. Taylor.
Wilbur F. and Richard H. Disosway hide and
leather merchants at No IS Gold-s made an cs.. as.
are brothers. who closely connected In business
matters. but do not do business as firm. Wilbur
+. Disosway has been identified with the leather
trade for twenty-five years.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
4 LITERARY DINNER.

The annual dinner Of the Literary society oi .'e
prospect Branch OF the Young Mems CHRISTIAN AS
socation was held last night In the rooms OF 'he
association at No. 359 NInth-ave This dinner MARKS
the close of the work Of the Literary ooo'e'y 'o'
,ho sa.son The toasts were: THE Past and Pres
en-, OF the Society" President s. B. Hervey; some
Pleasant Features OF the Society," q. s. Francis'
.The Benefit of the Literary Society 20 commu-
nity" j. w. Doxey. Some unpleasant Features .O OK
The Society" lingo Laddaus; The Eject OK the
Literary Society Upon the Individual" .. Laddaus:
''The Probable Future OF the Literary soseiy; eE
Work TO the Development Of Character" ex-Presi-
dent A. Allsop The Relation OF me S9c6ty so 6s 40 TO
cety: ''The Necessity Of Literary Culture In Bus-
ness Seth Dudley Fox: The Necessity OF Literary
culture for Men In Politics" Walter G. Burton
large number was present al the dinner among
them being Mr. Oragott. @. Gunnison, . Byxpe.
NV Bennett Harry Gott. j. Kearser. George
Parker. William Pope w. o. Firth Peter LAWSON,
George Stefrany II. o. wentworth. w Cooki W
n Vopel j NJ Walker William Stewart, ii. {.
Nyman and J. McClymoun;.
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29
MRS. ROSENFELD WORSE.
SHE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO THE NEW-ioHh
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.

SHE HAS BEEN REMOVED TO THE NE"-io"h
HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT.
Mrs. Monroe H. Resented. wife Of the song writer
passed the seventeenth day yesterday In her coma
tose condition Her physicians state that her con-
dition was worse yesterday than on the day preced
ing Her temperature was higher. ana her eohu'''o"
in general was much alarming
,Tr Rosenfeld has received many letters from
cranks. giving VARIOUS means Of restoring MIS- ho-
senfeld 10 her normal state.
Mrs Resented was removed 10 the New iorh
t1osnital in a private ambulance at O'CLOCK last
night This was the result Of consultation tna'
was held at / o'clock yesterday morning al "h'c"
Drs Joseph O'Graiy. Dixon and X. H. stone were
nresAnt They came to the conclusion that sefl-
oug operation was necessary to save her ne M Wr
DuIse Yesterday was l23. temperature lV5 50. i il
Rosenfeld said that the only reason nat MrT o TO-
senfeid was taken to the New-Yofk Hospital '"hS
that he had great faith in Dr. A b Ball. me SCI SCI
enlist who had performed a number OF silnlat
onerations successfully. Her condition was nuSh
tbe same last night 1t has been for the ast NJ
aen davs She is unconscious, although susceptipie
10 sound which she evidently tries to answer. pu. %
cannot Her condition has been brought ABOUT py
causes which are not unusual by any means
New-York tribune., 1896-05-29

in Kuriand Russia. April 27. 1854. Died at the
Peeksklll Military Academy April %. 1888
on the diverse side Of the crosspece Is that spirit
ual quotation often seen upon tomostones:
Come unto Ne all ye that labor and are heavy
laden. and will give you rest"
There is a rather strange history surrounding
this stone. Carl I.even came alone to this country
from Russia In 1852 little less than year after
his coming 10 this land he came to tho PeekskIll
Military Academy where he was engaged a
teacher OF French and German He at once made
friends among the boys and became popular When
he was taken III with phthisis nc was tenderly
nursed and cared for. and the boys did everything
that was possible TO be done for his comfort and
welfare. Care and medicine were OF no avail! and
he died one Sunday afternoon. Just the setting
sun east It's last bright rays in through the window
OF his room In the academy. which made as
pleasant cosey and comfortable as the united Efforts
OF a hundred cadets could make IT, The cause Of
death was acute phthlsls and though he had suf-
fered four months from a mild form OF this disease
the acute illness OF short duration.
lie had no relatives In this country. On Tuesday
following hts death the funeral services were held
a, St Peters Protestant Episcopal Church the
rector. the Rev. George MacCellan Fske officiat-
ing The services were largely attended. The body
was escorted from the school to the church and
from the church to the cemetery by the cadet
battalion with mufNed drums and reversed arms
and the usual military signs Of mourning. and the
body was buried with all the military honors. The
funeral procession was solemn and impressive, ana
Is we'll remembered by Peekskillers.
The cadets and the faculty Of the Academy sub
scrbed sufficient sum to erect this plain but SUB
siantial monument to the memory OF young
solder and scholar. cut or In the bloom or youth
and while In strange land stranger among
strangers save for his few faithful student friends
And to-day the silent stone tells Its simple story 10
only few for though the inscription is often read,
there are not many who know the history of the
man Il commentaries and the sad and unfortunate
circumstances surrounding his death.