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New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
ARJZONA'S CLAIMS TO STATEHCOD.

GOVERNOR FRANKLIN REPORTS on THE WEALTH
,xn POPULATION OF THE TERRITORY.
,,-,,ro,on oct os-Benjamin Franklin. Gov
-. ~ Arizona has submitted his annual report
on tho affairs Of that Territory during the last hsca
,ear He saws that the product OF the 'hree '''os'
innorant industries. mining. stook-raising anu asir
culture aggregated over slsoooN Inc miherai ou'
mt was nearly 100000 The population vi Al'~o"'
&c more than 100 oV an increase of nearly -o" over
las, wear Taxable property Is estimated az
s2s 900 600 but Governor Franklin says TINS does hot
,ros.n, rnor, than one third Of the actual Vaiue
f nronerty in the Territory II Is not assessed al
;,s real value over 100000 acres or land ma! DC
reclaimed for agricultural purposes, out u 'his
amount only 10000 acres have yet been recaine''
Vegetables and tropical fruits noursh Ill '"e iei'i
,orv The livestock industry the Governor say. Is
a., ,rnortant business and shows encouraging re-
suits the cattle shipped from the Territory during
the last year aggregating in value S'o'W
Governor Franklin says that Arizona Is witho U
question the most attractive mineral mem III 'h'
United States it has coal hhie Ieao coppe''
gold and silver in abundance. ana deposits oi "'o
marble red black. gray and variesa'ed' lhere are
rich deposits Of building stone and onyx or rippon
aga.c About 100000 acres of the land in Arizona
can be described as mineral-bearing and TINS vas,
tract only awaits the introduction OF suiNcieht capi'
tal 10 develop II properly. The output oi god last
wear was about 100000 nearly Sl,Vpe" increase
over the previous year. The financial conditioh OF
Arizona the Governor says. compares faforaby
with that OF any other Territory. and the banks are
An good condition.
There are apou, $500 Indians in the Territory
Governor Franklin says that the acreage OF each
reservation In the Territory is too large for the
number OF Indians. and he calls the attention oil
..o,,rnss ,o This fact The habits OF the Indians
have changed and they are becoming civized thus
no, needing vast areas for hunting grouncs 1he
t;oyernor urges aid from Congress in reclamng the
rid lands He says that the water supply! II
nropery utilized will be sufficient 10 irrigate all the
agriculiural lands The Territorial institutions are
in a Nourishing condition. lie recommend. an ms
crease in appropriation for the National Guard. as
i,s southern border foreign soil. where there
q re semi-ciyzed tribes of Indians 10 contend with
In speaking OF Statehood. the Governor says that
the TERRITORY has the wealth population and intell
gence which should be required OF people who wish
10 govern themselves. They desire home rule and
the privilege Of electng their own on1cers and man
aging their affairs.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
NEW WARSHIPS NAMED.
TITLES FOR THREE BATTLE-sfrIPs AND SIN GUN
BOATS SELECTED BY SECRETARY HERBERT.

TITLES FOR THREE BATTLE SHIPS AND SIN GUN
BOATS SELECTED BY SECRETARY HERBERT
Washington Oct. 2S-Secretary Herbert this
morning announced that the unnamed ships now
under construction vii! be named as follows:
-ships-Aabana. Illinois and Wisconsin; gun
boats-Annapois Marietta. Newport. Princeton,
Vicksburs and Wheeling
The Alabama is the vessel heretofore designated
as Battle-ship No g. building by the Cramps, Phila-
delpha II is a curious coincidence that the ship
yard number OF this vessel is 900, which Is the
same as that used for the Confederate cruiser
Alabama when she under construction In Eng
land The other newly named vessels are distrib-
utcd as follows. No. :. at Newport News. Va the
Illinois; No O. at the Union Iron Works. san fran-
cisco the Wisconsin. The gunboats are: NO. 10. ar
Niyon's Elizabethport. n. j.. the Annapolis; NO
H. at Bath Me- the Vcksburg; No. l2 Mt the same
place the Newport: No IL. at Dialogue q Son 8
ramdor " J. the Princeton No. IA. at the Union
Irol WORKS San Francisco the Marietta. ana NO
/, AZ tho same place. the Wheeling.
The Alabama Is slightly more formidable than the
Eearsarge. now building at Newport News ana ls
ma med FOR Secretary Herberts adopted state II ls
believed that tho selection was made ny the Presi-
dent I'm commitment 10 the Secretary just as Pres-
dent Harrison was understood to have named the
e,,nboat Marietta Is named for the Ohio town OF
that name The Wheeling is for the West Virginia
citv the Princeton and tho Nicksburg for battles
Of those names and the Annapolis and tho NcWport
for the naval stations In Maryland and Rhode
Island
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
Mr.. BRYAN'S MOVEMENTS.
HE WILL. LEAVE CHICAGO To NIGHT AND START
on ANOTHER FLYING TOUR

HE WILL. LEAVE CHICAGO To NIGHT AND START
on ANOTHER FLYING TOUR
Chicago oct 2S-The itinerary Of William J.
Bryan I'm detail up to the day before election was
completed to-day at Democratic National Head
quarters The nominee will leave Chicago late
tomorrow night over the Northwestern road ana
go to Green Bay. Wis. for his first speech Friday
morning After leaving Green Bay he will make
thirteen speeches before reaching Madison at
p. m.
After the Madison meeting the party will make
a nights run on the Illinois Central road 10
Dubuque Iowa. and over the Chicago. Burlington
and quincy line via Monmouth. ILL.,. down the
Mississippi River to Burlington, Iowa. The Satur-
dav tour through Iowa will begin about $50 a.
over the main line Of the o." Half-hour stops
will be made at Ottumwa. Creston and Council
Bluffs and nf;cen-mnute speeches will be made at
eight county seat towns. The night meeting Will
be held at Council Bluffs.
Mr.. Bryan will go to his home I'm Lincoln inn
mcdately after the Council Bluffs meeting to rest
Sunday. Monday he will make his final speeches
up the Platte River Valley in his own State He
will be accompanied on his trip through Wisconsin
The second day of Mr. Bryan's fight for Cook
County began at 10 o'clock this morning by adj
dress 10 a crowd Of people who have no vote. This
first meeting took place In the Polish district; ana
ncghborhood. Mr.. Bryan made short speech
about the relation OF the female part OF the house,
address a MONDAY meeting at Battery ID Armory
on the lake front.
Before the time set for the appearance of the
nominee the building was packed with eYpectant,
nampnred nrSprsf for admitiance Mr. bryan spoke for an
hour From the armory Mr.. Bryan drove to sew
eral other meetings. and also made some evening
speeches. -
Mrs Bryan is showing signs of fatisue She re-
mained in her room practically all day. while her
husband was travelling about the city campaign
ing Mrs. Bryan has been with the Democrats
nominee for several days and the strain incident 10
railway travel and the exciting scenes connected
hor ouif ha iircd her
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
CAN HE BE ENTRAD DTTED!

On October % last Detective Sherwood OF the
Eliza bcth-st. station. after hard fight arrested
Thomas OConnor. who it claimed had es-
capped from the Norris Plains On. j. Asylum. whore
he had been confined as an insane criminal OCon-
arragned before Magistrate Mott. In the
Centre Street Police Court. where Morris Abraham
appeared as complainant Abraham stated that he
was attendant in the Morris Plains Asylum and
that OConnor had been confined In that institution
under the name Of Joyce. and had escaped on Au-
gust l6. Joyce or OConDor. according 10 Abra ha m
had been sentenced TO hve years in Trenton for
grand larceny but becoming insane had berr trans
ferrcd to the asylum. On this statement Mag
srraie Mott committed the man TO await the ar
rival OF requisition papers from Ncw-Jcrscy.
Miss Clara FoitZ lawyer. has become Interested.
and presented brief to tho Magistrate 10 show
mat tire hoy cannot legally be exiTadtci. She
asl,s .ha. The he laid before Governor Morton
for review OF the facts
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
WILL Not ACT AGAINST GLEASON.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DECLINES TO BRING
AN ACTION TO orsT THE MAYOR.
Albany. oct. 2S.-Attorney- General Hancock has
declined 10 bring action to test Patrick Jerome
Gleasons title 10 he office Of Mayo. or Long
Island City Gleason elected last fall. He
sook ou naturalization papers In 1896 After being
elected Mayor OF Long Island City the last time he
found that when he took oUt his original papers
he had stated his age incorrectly. In September he
again took out naturalization papers COM
mttee of citizens OF Long Island city made appli-
cation 10 the Attorney General asking him TO bring
an action 10 oust Gleason from Office the
ground that he was not a citizen and was, there
fore ineligible
TIL Attorney Genera. holds that such proceed
ing AZ the applicants desire to be brought Is rot
the prone: way tesr Gleasons ti'e to the cfice.
In his opinion ne says: The Court no doubt. in a
proper action, has the powe. 10 cancel certificate
Of naturalization In such action the question
would be presented whether fraud imposition or
intentional deception had been practsed by the
person admitted 10 citizenship: hut This issue must
be tried in a suit proceeding instituted for that
purpose, and not in a collateral action"
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
STOCK BROKER UNDER HEAVY BAIL.
ERNEST GIITIS5s CHARGED WITH wRoNGFuLLY
USING SECURITIES

ERNEST GIrTIY5s CHARGED WITH wRoNGFuILY
USING SECURITIES.
Ernest Cuttings. OF the firm OF Cuttings Co..
stock brokers OF this city and Baltimore. was ar
rested yesterday By Deputy Sheriff Wagering on
nm order Of arrest issued by Justice MacIean In
Inc Supreme Court in a suit brought by Emanuel
H. Miller and Arthur +. Wilson. Of Baltimore. 10
recover $1,000. The plaintiffs are doing business in
baltimore under the firm name Of Miller & Wilson
,rhcy allese in the papers drawn ny Stern & Rusn-
more. OF No 20 Wall-st.. that in August and Sep
teinber last Ernes; Cuttings and Charles G. Allen
Cuttings e. Coz, acting under their instructions
purchased for their account several hundred shares
Of stock in various corporations.
On August i2. 1896 the plaintiffs aege that they
dt tposited with the defendants. 10 be used col
lateral or security for margins. len bonds OF 5000
each of the Metropolitan Street Railway, worth al
least 5000 and 2yD shares Of Southern Railway
stock.
Mr. Wilson alleges IN an affidavit that On Sep
tember last he made demand on Cuttings that
all stock belonging the firm OF Miller e. Wilson
or purchased by them be transferred TO Halle &
Stiesiz bankers A day later Mr.. Wilson says.
he learned that all The stocks that had been pur
chased by the defendants had been disposed OF by
them and the proceeds unlawfully used lie fur
ther says that Gittinss q Co had used the ten
&i.0f1 bonds to obtain lean. and ;nat the Southern
iihs asked for Gittngss arrest on the ground thlt
he about 10 leave the Jurisdiction OF the cour.
bail.
Inc plaintiffs action IL 10 recover the value of
the bonds and stocks given the defendants coll
lateral for margins.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
PAY FOR FERRY FR1VCHISES.

The Sinking Fund Commission considered yeste--
day Controller Fitch's proposition to compel the
ferry companies to pay the city greater amounts
for their privileges Nearly all OF the ferry COM
panes running their boats on hold-over con-
tracts. the leases having expired and leases being
an impossbility because Of The clashings between
the city authorities and the ferry officials
The Controller wants these companies TO pay
more to the city than before, and what he js
determined is that they snail pay the full rental
for every foot OF land under water which they re-
spectvely occupy.
Heretofore the companies. II is alleged have
evaded the law, and the city has lost many thou
sands OF dollars result
The Controller would provide that II pcr cent
of the gross receipts Of the companies exceeds the
franchise price named the city shall he entitled 10
an amount equal 10 per cent Of the receipts The
companies have heretofore been paying on the )
per cent basis and there seems to he no doubt thai
they will protest when they arc asked to pay for
the land under water The matter was laid over
for n week
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
COLONEL WARING SPEAhS A"ai''
THE CONTROLLERS REPLY TO THE co""''''~
ER's REMARKS ABOUT TArE's BILLS

THE CONTROLLERS REPLY TO THE co"'''''
FRS REMARKS ABOUT TATE's BILLS
Co,oro, war,ne got out another statement yes'
tordav about the claim OF Herbert Tate. the e..
tractor. and the Controllers reasons for not p''
ing It. The Colonel says, among other tn"e ,s.,
after having announced that II lie iou',. Eva
the Civil Service rules did not interfere W. our.
claim OF Herbert Tate lie would pay '''e n,..
due him. the Controller has now founo Nv wr
text for delay in his authority TO su""'' :, ,ss
Tate before him TO stand an examination DO "
conditions under which the Indebtedness seo,'
After asking him a number OF incidental au'' 80,
he got from Mr.. Tate. apparently TO MS .,.ed
jsfaction the statement that at the ti'he ' ~ ,,x.
TO receive the money paid 10y the ltaIiahS u. c,y
trimming he then entered the service OF -. ,,rsd
as a contractor TO supply paper carts ~
By the day. ..n us on
"IIe evidently forge,s what passed between o my
,h,e occasion when | consulted him as IL,
course. | told him that the experiment, .,,anen. =,
ruhh,sh was terminated and that unui pe' ,,ou
arrangements we're made FOR realizing '''. and
Il n would be possible for US to leave p"' .aM
rubbish to be collected by our own ' 90 "a or
however that this would be demon -. viii
men, who had now learned 10 'o"'N. -, ressI
on, such adm,xture and that II wonid 's' s~
I'm a very untidy cordition of the s"N' 'oushE
carts could not mako the collection 20 xcsA
a. those specially employed in that se'''ys q,
A,,er little consideration he a' sooro.
whether or not | had money enough ~ 80, ~" mat |,
priaton TO pay for these carts w. ,na do l.
had and he said An right. go ah'''
or words TO that effect 49,. dors II fe
II went ahead. and did It. aud nav - :. raid
,,ur months. and have certified blls 10 sl Tgapss;
from my appropriation These do',n,,,,sdiy o',,, pronse.
ainogh, sne H"'sSlTr He nas Trrrrsse found Or sa
prstcsi for NOT doins 80 Tie .a'u ,hai ~, mgn, s,sn"
,hat il was the civil Service rules ,n nd IN The ws;
h hs we Would I'D rsy Mr. rate rns r,vISs IS"
bills certified TO MIN ,or Incurred since 'n's 'n.'
lime lime not yc, certified to the ,inS GS"oer pSper and r'
TO about 5000. IN ,he ~, n"nr o,er .''ui" toWi" NJ
'H' In refcrence 10 colonel wsring Ills as scoa asss
Fitch says he viii pay Mr, Ia iae no ought. OF Us
',r,s nrIrr him do lie deeia a,,seu,slon vi"
No desire 10 enter irto an endless
t.on,n,issioner Waring.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
STOLEN GOODS ~ HIS POSSESSION.

Detectives Vale and Savage. of the Central
Office arraigned before Magistrate Brann in the
Yorkville Court yesterday morning Patrick OCon-
nor twcnty-seven years old of No. S45 Wes Thirty
cighth-sf whom they charged with being suspl-
cious person. They would say little about him ex-
cept ha he had stolen goods In his possession and
refused 10 tel, where he got them O'Connor was
arrested October q for an assault upon William
Wilson He discharged few days later be-
cause Wilson refused 10 prosecute While in the
Yorkyle Prison he told the detectives that he hal
lot OF sllverware and brc-A- brac that he though
had been stolen from the home OF Mrs Lowell No
4 Lexington-ave. When released he went Police
Headquarters and repeated his story. after which
he promised to call again Tuesday. lie failed to do
so. and was arrested Tuesday night.
The detectives. in the mean time. learned tha,
Mrs. Lovells home entered on October Q and
81 oNl worth Of silverware and bric-A brac stolen
Some of these articles were found in O'Connor's
them. The detectives told Magistrate Brann that
servants In Mrs. Lovells house very regularly but
had not been able yet to connect the girl with the
thefts O'Connor held in ST. bail for exam
ination this afternoon. When OConnor, who Is ap-
parcnty unsound mentally heard that he was 10
be held he made an effort 10 climb over the railing
TO get at Magistrat- Brann. He subdued by
Court Office Smith and taken down TO the prison.
where he ravcd and swore at Magistrate court
officers and detectives.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
THE EGG-THROWERS ARRESTED.

THEY WERE YOUNG BOYS AND HAVE BEEN RE
LEASED AT Mr.. BRYAN'S REQUEST
Chicago Oct. cs-Two young men. Chalncey NJ
Foster and Lewis anchett. were arrested this noon
for throwing eggs Mr.. Bryan on his ride from the
train 10 Battery d yesterday. They admitted their
guilt Foster IL seventeen years old. and the son OF
a retired merchant: Hanchet Is the same age. His
father IL vice. -presden; Of the Hanchet Paper COM
pany On learning Of the arrest MI Bryan al once
wrote County Chairman Gahan as follows:
Dear Mr. Gahan | wish yotr would ask for the
release OF the boys arrested for throwing eggs. i
am sure it was act Of homghilessness. ana tneir
arrest has doubtless been sufficient lesson 10 them
and o,hsrs Yours truly W. j. BRYAN.
On The strength OF this plea the police tonight
rel,sed Foster and Hanche,t from custody with a
warning no, to offend again. and the younS men
were taken home by their fathers. Foster admitted
70 the detectives that he bought dozen fresh eggs
20 throw al the procession when thc Bryan carriage
nass.d the business college building. iat or the
segs were thrown before the youths took fright ami
ran from the room ,,
Mr Powers. the proprietor OF the school, an
rounced tonight that ne would assemble az the
imsiruciors ard pupils tomorrow noon and pub
icy dismiss the egg c-throWers in disgrace from the
Institution after making a few remarks vigorously
denouncing the offence and the two cuprIs.
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
PRISON IMPROVEMENTS PLANNED.

COMMISSIONER WRIGHT TO ASK FOR An APPRO-
PRIArIoN FOR THE NEW TONES.
Robert J. Wright. the Commissioner Of Correc-
ton. will appear before the Board OF Estimate AMI
Apporionmert in tho City Hail at II a. m to-day
with the architects who have been preparing plans
for additions TO the Tombs In Certre-s... and the
penitentiary on Backwells Island. The improve
ments which the plans call for are estimated to
about $4,000. and Mr.. Wright wants the
thority go ahead with tho extensions TO the prls
ons. The architects were in Albany on Tuesday
and laid their plans before the State Prison Com
mission. They understood yesterday that the Com
mission had approved the plans The Legislature
last winter authorized the raising Of money for the
construction Of the extensions and It
with the Board of Estimate and Apportionmeat TO
make the appr )priaions for the buildings.
The plans for a prison at the Tombs. the
Centre-st. side have been drawn by F. c. Withers.
the architect N the Bible House They for a
reproof structure to contain eight tiers of cells
and capable OF holding about 400 prisoners securely
and comfortably. The building is to have all the
modern improvements In the way of drainage.
lighting and ventilation. The arraneemcn. Of the
for every cell. and the passsgeway every tier
will be available for exercise 1t is also part Of the
oners in pleasan; weather The building will
occupy all tn Al part of the Tombs now taken up by
the unoccupied old courtrooms. formerly used ny
the Tombs Police Court ard the Court of Speca.
Sessions together Win the warden offices ana
the rombs inclosure on the Elm-st side viii not be
sr m c w on OF e nw
ing in Centre-st. is being constructed
II is believed tha. the erection Of the prison
al tha Tombs will prevent the overCrowding OF the
prison for many years TO come. The cost OF the
structure has been estimated at about 100000.
but the present building of Egyptian archi-
lecture erected made ground the site Of
q pond, the excavations for founda tons for fire
proof structure will be expensive SOundings al
ready made show that the excavations will have TO
90 down about 100 feet. IT is not unlikely. there
fore. that the building will cos. about s5o0@o0. The
details OF the plans have not been worked out yet,
but the rough plans will be shown 10 the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment to-day
c.. NJ. WalgrOvc. the architect at No - East
Twenty-third-st., has drawn the plans for the eX
tensions to the penitentiary buildings Black
wells Island. Thres separate buildings pro-
vided for in the plans. One is an addition for
woman's prison, another is extension the
main prison. and the third is extension to the
dining room and kitcaen: The wonen's prison will
contain over 10t cells. Tie addition TO the main
prison will have 400 cells. The third building
will increase the accommoGa ions for feeding the
prisoners. The estimated cos: of tpe three build
ings is 5000
New-York tribune., 1896-10-29
Uses or REGISTRATION CARDS
CORPORATION COUNSEL SCOTT GIVES An
OPINION TO THE POLICE BOARD.

CORPORATION COUNSEL SCOTT GIVES AN
OPINION TO THE POLICE BOARD
CORPORATION Counsel Scott yesterday sent TO me
Police Board an opinion asked for by the ComH'ls
sioners relative 10 the proper function OF 'ne ies
,ration cards or certificates issued under me fec
ton law The Commissioners requested tne corpora
ton Counsers opinion because Illegal ana improper
uso of such cards was anticipated on Election Day
They asked him 10 advise the Board as to he pI oper
scope TO given such cards or certlhcateS os oe'
tion officers Mr.. Scott says:
Tni, provision is an entirely new one IN tae eieo -.
ton Ia W OF this state. and IL is important tnat ne
effect of these certificates shall not ne exteh6si
rhe than n GSr9yaedb IA, n hs ne and
inscribed upon any such certhcate was eh'oreo "po"
the register of voters ,.s :. s,ou
appear that the name and address shown py any any
such certificate had not IN fact ofen e seet ewi
dence upon which TO base an order. under ses,ioh
81 the recurring snea inscription 10 boWnYsr oe on
Election paw by any person Is not even prma facie
evidence that the person in whose possession, rns
under that and address upon ne dsy OF regis eye,
er,icate as proof that the person holding Il Il me
person whose was 70 ressteredi bur s1Sa no
thfHs'1,9" tfSae. ''' ''''' - ,,.. ..,. :. given
~ such certificates az evidence OF the fact that
tHe person holding of them was the same person
,has ,he rsr,idsaies should be used means OF
false personao At the polls; and thus lrus,rats ne
very object OF the act requiring perSo'a'
II follows from what have already said that the
failure Of voer present or have in nls posses ,es
sion at he time no offers 20 vote the card wnicn was
issued 70 him at me time ne e eero any owl
dence at all that ne is the person whom ne claims
10 IN short neither the possession Of such card no,
rho lack Of should be considered as bearing az All
upon the question OF he asn1 bo OF Was regtered
i,rder the name upon which he 80 offers 10 Vote'