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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
THE OREGON NOT BADLY DAMAGED.
READY FOR HARD SERVICE AT ONCE If NEcEs-
SARY.

READY FOR HARD SERVICE AT ONCE If NECES-
Washington, April H-Commandant Whiting OF
the naval station at Bremerton. Wash. made
further report to-day to the Secretary OF the Navy
respecting the grounding of the oregon while of
the new drydock there 1t appears from his report
that while the exact amount OF damage to the ship
has not vet been ascertaned 1t Is probably slight
and not sufficient delay her moment from 60
ing 10 sea for hard service II necessary
Commandant Whiting says that the Oregon
moored of the mouth OF the drydock waiting until
tho next high tide 10 go In She was deep IN the
water and as the night tide was the highest she
was living Off waiting until a. m. AS the tide fell
awav the big ship rested on the bottom at point
,rs, beneath her forward turret. When the tide
came IN she entered the dock without mshap She
was ordered into dock originally for the purpose
NOT only of cleaning and painting. but of taking
careful measurements and making templates for
bee keels with which she Is hereafter 10 be fitted
AS she must thus lie In the dock for some time
there Will be ample opportunity to make thorough
,nsnection inside and out Of the condition OF the
sbip's bottom where she touched. Unless that
ebovs serious damage. II is improba BILE that the
Denartment will order a court of inquiry. The Con-
str,icion Bureau has doubt of its ability TO re-
nair With the present facilities any damage the
oregon may have sustained but the constructors
do not believe that any repairs will be immeda tey
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
MISSISSIPPI STILL RISING.
FEARS THAT THE FLOOD MAY NOT
RECEDE TILL JUNE-ARMED MEN
ON THE LEVEE

Memphis, Tenn, April 1.-THE river continues 10
rise slowly at vicksburg and all points South ana
the situation along the Louisiana system OF levees
Is critical The waters are being hurled Guifward
with tremendous force, and several thousand men
are working night and day In the effort to hold the
embankments intact. Reports from the overnowed
Mississippi Delta tonight arc not encouraging The
expected fall has not occurred. Many planters ex-
press the fear that the food will not recede unti
June-too late to plant this years crop MUCH
suffering still prevails in the Sunhower and Bogue
Phaa country where hundreds OF negroes nave
deserted their cabins and huddled on the high
ground.
At Greenvile the river IS stationary. Throughout
the overfowed area the rain fell In torrents last
night and part Of to-day. At Helena the downpour
was of such violence that great pumps were put
to work In the lower part of the city, but the water
gained rapidly that the pumps had to be discon-
tinued. Tho whole of the southern part or Helena
Is under water from one to four feet deep.
AT Memphis the river Is stationary. Tho river Is
falling at Cairo. but the rainfall throughout the
territory draining into the Mississippi at Memphis
and above has been heavy. the local observer pre-
e tHa' @ pqoby fne be sh se this pn
New Orleans. April H-Yesterday word came thtt
to go. The planters at once organized and de-
clared that the flood should not conquer. no mat
alongside Of the the levee there and General Manager
Thorne communicated with the defenders by tele-
grapn. A leader was cected, IOrceS tnorouRniy VI
RaniZed. a sawmill in the vicinity set TO work and
soon five hundred men were engaged In the WORK
of protection. This Is a sample of the work going
all along the river in this state. "
There being lynching last night
Four in q skif tried TO cut the leyee at DAVIS
the opposite side OF the river. eighteen miles
above the city, where the great crevasse OF iss4
occurred. Armed men pursued them In a boat, but
the miscreants escaped. Now twenty-five armed
WITH PherRS he viii Psh' ana
omaha. Ne5.. April H,-To-night there IS less
danger OF the threatened cutoff by the Missouri
River and unless there is an unooked.for rise or
high wind from the north 1t Is not probane INA, tnat
much more damage will be done The hastily putt
dixie that stemmed the torrent from Florence Lake
on Tuesday greatly strengthened To-Day ana
Ing point.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
GREAT FINANCIAL PLAN
AN ISSUE OF s112,OOO.Ooo OF 3ls PER CENT
BONDS.
FOR THE REFUNDING OF THE EXISTING ISSUES
OF THE NEw-YoRK CENTRAL. AND HUDSON
RIVER AND THE NEw-YORK AND
HARLEM RAILROADS - LARGE
SAVING IN INTEREST.

The boards Of directors Of the New-York Gen.
tral and Hudson River Railroad and its pro-
prletary line the New-York and Harlem Rail-
road, met yesterday and entered into contract
with J. p Morgan & Co., Of New-York. and ). >.
Morgan, of London fo~ the conversion OF their
outstanding bonds into gold bonds running
for 100 years and bearing 3la per cent interest.
The New-York and Harlem stockholders VIII
meet on May IS. and the New-York Central
stockholders on May 26, to ratify the action OF
the directors
The New-York Central bonds will be for SlOo,-
100000 of which 5000 will be reserved for
new construction after 1903 The remaining
SS5, 600 600 will be used to take up the existing
bonds and any part Of this amount not so USED
will be sold for cash. The New-York and Harlem
bonds will be for the present amount viz, Sl-.-
600 600 The double issue of bonds will. accord
ingly, aggregate S112. 100000
In detail the bonds to be issued are as follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
In detail the bonds to be issued are as foliows'


The annual interest on the New-York Central
bonds at present outstanding is 81. 1o3II6 In
terest on SS5. 100000 31a per cent bonds will be
S2,9I5O OO0 The saving interest will thus be
S117S.176 per annum The annual interest on
the present New-YCrk and Harlem bonds is
$4,000. Interest on the 3;a per cent bonds will
be $420000 a saving Of S420.000. The saving In
interest for both the NewYOrk Central and the
Harlem roads will be 81 ,39S II6 year.
The terms of the conversion Of the New-York
Central and the Harlem bonds will be announced
later. The new bonds will constitute a first lien
on both properties.
The new 3la per cent bonds Of the Lake Shore
and Michigan Southern Railway-the amount
being $4,000 00C--are issued at 102l2 and the
old bonds accepted 3la per cent basis.
1t is supposed the New-York Central and the
New-York and Harlem bonds will be issued on
the same terms.
The New-York Central and Harlem refunding
arrangement is the largest financial transaction
of the kind in the history of the country.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
SEVEN NEGROES DROWNED.

Helena Ark. April IA distressing accident mas
occurred ten miles west OF this city. resulting IN
the drowning OF a family Of seven negroes Syives-
ter Sanders. a tenant the Joel Higgins farm
where the curren. has been so swift as 10 threaten
the destruction OF the houses started with his wife
and five children for high ground. unfortunateIy
he took into his fatboat large bun, whch ne
bull which almost famished attempted 10 eat
the small limbs OF the willow trees through wnicn
the boat was being laboriously pushed. Its action
tipped the boat and frightened the negroes, VINO
made frantic efforts TO right IT, In the excitement
the animal kicked the side Of the boat TO pieces
and the entire family was drowned.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

HE AND THE son OF THE LATE JOHN c. DE Ia
vERGNE CHARGED WITH sCoRcHING
IN FIFTH-AVF.

Littleton Fitch. sixteen years old. the son Of Con-
troer Fitch, and Charles De La Vergne thirteen
years old. the of the late John c. De La
Vergne arrested last evening for scorching
In Fifth-ave. Bicycle Policeman Dobson chased
the boys from Ninetieth to Ninety-ffth-st and
coming up with them took both to the East
Onehundred- nd-fourth-st. station. There they left
their wheels and went home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
GORDYS TRIAL NEARLY FINISHED.

EVIDENCE ALL IN AND VERDICT EXPECTED
TO-DAY.
Georgetown, Del, April 1.-THE taking Of testi-
mony in the trial Of Gordy for wife-murder, was
finished to-day and Deputy Attorney General Coop
or beean the opening address TO the jury His ad-
dress occupied an hour. and the court then took
recess until tomorrow morning.
The defence will argue that the cause OF death
has not been established and will attempt to show
that the woman was drowned. The pleading VIII
nrobably end early tomorrow and the tury's YER
dict will follow The opinion Is general that this
will be rendered promptly. and that ~ the verdict
Is guilty sentence OF death will be Immediately
pronOuuced
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
STRONG APPEALS SENT TO ALBANY,

Republican politicians IN this city who think
that the amendments TO the Raines law to tag
clubs will be blunder have sent strong appeals
TO Albany Edward Lauterbach, the president Of
the Republican County Committee who went to
Albany Yesterday. will make final argument
ogains, the amendments In the hope of winning
over a suffcient number OF Assemblymen 10 defeat
The hill The Harlem Republican Club on Tuesday
evening passed resolutions protesting against the
massage OF the amendments TO the Liquor Tax law
raIatinv 10 the clubs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

Charles Stewart Smith yesterday afternoon met
representatives of the Real Estate Exchange. Bar
Association and other organizations at the rooms
OF the Chamber OF Commerce, and invitations were
sent to twenty thirty representative men who
recently appeared before Mayor Strong and spoke
against the Greater NewYork bill Most of them
agreed to go TO Albany Monday morning and
appear before the Governor. Ex-Mayor Hewitt
invited go and make the opening speech. and
eX-Mavors Grace. Cooper Ely and Edison were in
vlted also The telephone at the Chamber of Com
merce was kept busy all the afternoon, and many
letters writer The invitations to a larger
number of men will be sent out to-day. and II is
pected that fifty of the prominent men Of the
city who opposed to the charter will appear he
fore the Governor. Last evening there was meet
ing at the City Club TO talk the plans for ar
gument and il was agreed that the opposition to
the charter would be presented In much tho same
way as II was presented to the Mayor. The speak
will have their arguments prepared In advance.
that there will be few repetitons and IL will be
possible make strong presentation of the case
in a comparatively short time. 1t is expected that
the Governor will give only few hours to the
hearing, and the men who go up TO Albany on
Monday morning probably will come back on
evening train.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
TAXES HIS FIGHT TO ALBANY.

I.AI,rERBAci WANTS THE CITY TO ACC uRD
TWO METROPOLITAN TRACTION LINES.
Albany April "A (SpeciaD.-Edward Lauterbach.
ma counsel for the Third Avenue Railroad Com
many and William c. Whitney. as the manager In
New-York OF the interests Of the Metropolitan
Traction Company. have been conducting for O.
year contest for the possession OF streets In the
northern part Of Manhattan Island. Lately this
war Of the big railroad corporations has begun a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
ADDING TO ST. BARTHOLOMEW'S HOUSE,
THE NEW STRUCTURE AND THE GROUND IT
STANDS on GIVEN BY CORNELIUS
VANDERBILT.

Work has been advancing rapidly the addition
to the St Bartholomew parish house, In East
rortv-second-st The new building is a gift from
Cornelius Vanderbilt. The present building was
given to St. Bartholomew's Church in 1891 by the
t.. Mrs w H. Vanderbilt. 1t has a frontage OF
% Goo, I'm Forty-second-st. and Is 100 feet deem
- amnle az the building was considered when Il wal
A&Ihp am arcct ed the work has outgrown its limitations
~ o. sa months ago Cornelius Vanderbilt purchased
aa,-fvo e feet on the east side OF the building and
ily,H m build the addition He bears all the ex-
na stai ~ remodeng. the cost OF the ground and
Pew building. making a total OF almost $4,000
n nc 600 The addition will be nine stories high
stnS w H. Vanderbilt bequeathed $4,000 which
Ma ME- ~ be held In trust and the income used TO
rm,aintain the parish house
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
HEARING on THE CHARTER.
GOVERNOR BLACK WILL LISTEN TO ARGU-
MENTS NEXT MONDAY

Albany, April 4-Governor Black to-day an
nounced that he would give hearing next Monday
on the Greater New-York charter. which is now
pending before him. This Is In response to
quest from Charles Stewart Smith. The hearing
will be held Immediately after the arrival of the
Empire State Express. 1t is understood that a
large and powerful delegation will appear In Oppo
siton to the measure.
The Governor will give hearing tomorrow after
noon at o'clock to those interested in the bill
taking the New-York Law School from the juris-
dcton of the State Board of Regents and giving it
Independent degree-conferring powers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
Collision WITH PELHAM BRIDGE

The ,ucboat Eva Ross. having In tow the schooner
kate Miller struck Pelham Bridge at noon yester-
aay and tore the railing from the side OF the
bridge The schooner was badly damaged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

1.-THE BENEDICT." perfect collar button Cen
.,,,a buttons have the name Benedict and date Of
uatent stamped upon them. Take no ether
pP.nedct Bros, Broadway and Cortlandt.-Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

Maillards latest importatons OF Easter Novel
Ties Eggs Porcelains. etc. are now on sale. Bway
6 2ith-st. Branch. Arcade Equitable Bldg-Adve
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

Parquet floors and wood carpeting finest work.
-(Advt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15
PLEASED WITH AMERICAN ARMOR.

BATTLESHIPS HERE.
Washington April l4-In view OF the satisfac
tory tests Of American armor plate heretofore sent
~ Russia the Russian Government has asked the
carnegie and Bethlehem companies to submit pro-
nosals for furnishing armor for two large battle
ahi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

EASTER EGGs-Hope Company. a Nassau St..
carry large stock, both Of silk and fine porcelain-
Advt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

This is an average payroll Of S15,940 81
month. 4 glance at the IAyrolls shows how the
taxpayers money has been spent principally to
maintain the Piatt machR in Albany County.
This payro! for the two weeks ending September
80. 1896. contained the names OF 261 employees.
as against 129 employed about the National Cap
itol at Washington. Among hese 26l employees
the majority appear in the capacity of orderlies.
watchmen. laborers. porters and cleaners. By
far the greater number are down under the head
Of laborers The usual pay Of laborers is from 81
TO 81 30 day or from S2f 30 s36 month. yet
the persons down on The payrClls OF The State
buildings az laborers paid by Superinten-
dent Easton, who fixed their salaries, from SGO
10 slZo month. Many Of these so-called labor
ers were scarcely seen about the buildings. cx-
cept upon pay days, when they came for their
money. Others passed the time reading news
Caafiaued
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-04-15

Continued on Second Page.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-14

ton like the present But language
obscure and be correctly understood only when
the light of the rights involved relief sought For
instance the relief that for accounting
shown by the bill itself and by
language of the decision and the cited bill did
decree for execution Of certificate nothing
said about the power of of equity such
decree in like the present. On the contrary
the certificate concerned the bill prayed merely that the
refusal it should be declared fraud and that the
should then proceed with the certificate
CURED and this substantially what would be done
at law far the certificate Is concerned The jurisdiction of
the depended the other relief soughte accounting
which held to be well defined branch of equitable relief
of collision complication In the aside
from the of the certificate the bill main
object practically for ordinary Judgment law So too
the right involved In that Judge from the Ian
of the and the cited especially
Corp of Lirrpool supra, in which the other
viewed the have regarded the certificate in the
decision of the architect arbitrator of disputes
existing rights rather than condition precedent to
the existence of the right ITSELF regarded by the parties
in the We know of authority for the
exercise of jurisdiction by of equity like the
present The remedy naturally law and has always been
pursued in the law courts
The decree appealed FROM dsmng the bill, is affirmed
with costs.
Kinney 6 Ballou, for plaintiffs.
Geo. A. Darts, for defendants.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-05-14

the that
performed satisfaction condition
o The
brought bill equity
and the
dismissed plain
plete remedy a far as
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18
A PRACTICAL RE-ADOPTION OF
THE M'KINLEY RATES ON
WOOL AGREED TO.
present SITUATION IN The SENATE
Senators Appointed by Governors by Rea-
son of Failure of Legislature to Elect
Will Likely Be Disappointed.
Republican Committees.

Washington, March 1.-THE republic
can members of the ways and means
committee devoted today to the wool
schedule of the tariff, and although con-
siderable progress was made, one or two
more days will be required to complete
it. Foremost in Importance in the work
done today was the practical readoption
of the Mckinley rates on wool.
Raw wool of class one, which includes
merino cloth woods and others of that
quality, are made dutiable at IL cents a
pound; woods of class two, which includes
Leicester, Cotswold and Lincolnshire, at
II cents a pound and the washed woods
of these classes at % and "a cents, and
secured at 33 and 36 cents pound.
The Mckinley rate of 30 per cent ad
valorem of woods of the third class, or
carpet woods, is retained. The classifi-
cation of woods was somewhat changed
by releasing few, varieties formerly
classed as carpet woods to the clothing
wool classes. Among them are China
lambs wool, Egyptian and Morocco.
The American Wool Growers associa-
ton had asked for II cents duty on
WOODS of class one, but the committee
has not approved their request.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18
DIRECT FROM CUBA.
A Texan Who Crossed the Trocha With
Maceo-Cuban Cause Bound to Win.

Bryan, Tex, March 10.-(Special.)-J.
p. Foster of Grayson county, who has
spent two years in Cuba, passed through
here today, en- route home He was
eighteen months in The Cuban army and
exhibited scars from wounds received.
He says he was in thirty-eight battles,
that there are 1000 Texans in the Cuban
army, and that probably 800 Texans have
been killed in all. He places the Cuban
forces at 10000, and says that they
usually fight the Spanish in pitched bat
ties against odds of Ten TO one and seldom
lose an engagement. Foster says he was
one of the ten Texans and forty Cubans
who crossed the trocna with Maceo I'M
der the flag of truce when that leader and
all but ten of his party were treacherous-
Iy killed. He says the Cubans are well
armed and have plenty to eat except
breadstuffs, and expect TO win their cause
in few months. The reports of Spanish
atrocities, he says, are not exaggerated,
and the whole island is an immense
graveyard
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18

scented to the convention made no direct
reference to the free coinage of silver,
but ascribed the prevailing business de-
preston to the present money system.
which it denounced. Municipal reform
was advocated. The platform committed
the party to foster the anti-department
store movement, and also advocates civil
service reform. The platform as present
ed was finally adopted.
Carter Harrison. Jr., was placed in nom
nation for mayor by his chief ex-rival,
A. s. Trude, and the nomination was,
made by reclamation. Ernest Hummel
was nominated by reclamation for city
treasurer. William Loeffler was nom
mated for city clerk.
The platform ends as follows:
THE democratic party, although recog-
nizing that the issues of this campaign
are purely local and not national, can not
refrain from paying its tribute of respect
to that magnificent leader, William j..
Bryan, and that popular and efficient gov
ernor, John T. Altgeld, for the valuable
services which they have rendered to the
cause of humanity and democracy"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18
AN ORDER FROM WEYLER.

Havana, March 10.-Capt. Gen. Wey-
Ter has ordered all the regular Spanish
troops to abandon the towns in which
the merchants and landed proprietors do
not provide, free of cost, three volunteers
for every government soldier of the gar
rison. He has been in communication on
this subject with the proprietors, mer-
chants and prominent people who are
most interested in preserving their for
tunes.
Gen. Gonzales Muroz, chief of the
general staff, sails today for Puerto Rico
with his family. From thence he will
sail for Spain during the month of April.
Tomas Aras Garlic, Eduardo Herman
dez Falson. Victor Miranda, Julio Carlo
and Miguel Hauleo Cespades, all well
known sympathizers with the insurgent
cause, with eleven other prisoners, were
sent to the Chafferin Islands today, and
ninety-eight members of the Mango So
ciety of Matanzas We're sent to the plan
tation of Fernandino.
George Aguirre, an American, has been
transferred from the Cabanas fortress to
the city Jail on his own request
The insurgents surrounded the village
of Las Vegas, province of Pinar del Rio,
sacked the stores, burned thirty-one
houses and paraded the town. The insur-
gents have been especially active in the
Manzanillo districts. Several plantations
have been burned 70 the ground. The
loss is about $3,000,00O.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-03-18
NEWS FROM CANEA.

New York, March 1O.-A special to the
Herald from Canea says:
The Turks in Candimo have been re-
lieved by a detachment from the foreign
warships.
The insurgents attacked Fort Hierep-
ira on the refusal of the Turkish garrison
to surrender. Thereupon the foreign
warships bombarded the insurgents posi-
ton and the latter were forced to with
draw.
The Italian commandment here has Or
dered the correspondents of Greek news
papers to leave Canea and they will, in
case of refusal, be forcibly transported
hence to Cierrego on board torpedo
boat. A similar notice of expulsion has
been served upon all Greeks remaining
in Caena.
M. Barctis, the Greek vice consul who
was ordered to leave Canea by Italian
Commandant Amorrct, under pain of be-
ing made prisoner, and who refused I'M
less by force, was taken off by detail
from the Italian vessel with the drago-
man of the consulate and placed on board
a Greek war vessel.
Fighting took place between the insur-
gents and Turkish outposts at Akrotiri.
A number were wounded and brought to
town.