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WHAT BRYANITES DEMAND.
They viii Insist on the Chicago Piatrorm and
y n Brynnite for Mayor.

They vii Insist on the Chicago Platform ana
y q Brynnite for Mayor.
Five representatives from each Of i've indo-
pendent FREQ silver organizations met in the
rooms Of the Single Tax Club Of Brooklyn, 1888
Bedford avenue, last night. The organizations
represented were the Democratic League Of
Brooklyn. tho Peoples League OF New York,
the Peoples Party of New York, the German
American Double STANDARD Club Of New York.
and the Bryan Free Silver Club of Harlem.
The conference was held behind closed doors
and lasted over two hours. J. T.. McKcchnic of
Brooklyn was tho Chairman and Charles b.
Slower OF the Peoples League Of New York the
Secretary. The following resolutions were
RcsoIred, That it is tho sense Of this confer
ence that as a basis Of action OF, all Democratic
forces In Greater New York we demand:
Ffrst-The r~eaffirmation of the Chicago plat
form.
of municipal franchises.
T~hird-That the candidate for Mayor must DO
o man whose whole character and past, as well
as his stand during tho last national campaign.
offer the strongest guarantees that he will faith
fully carry out this policy.
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MAX DIXLER DISCHARGED.
He VIII Prefer Charges Against Policeman
Rbermnn for Clubbing Him.

Max Dixler. the restaurant keeper of 90 Allen
street, who was dubbed by Policeman Eberman
Of the Eldridgo street station on Saturday, and
aftorward was arrested on u charge OF commit
lug n felonious assault on the policeman, was
discharged in the Essex Market Court yester-
day. The policeman. in trying to arrest Mrs.
Julia Stein, the houSekeepcr OF the apartments
over Dixler's restaurant. because she used abu-
sive language to him in Directing to his presence
on her doorstcps. chased her into DiSler's res
taurant, and Dixler is alleged 10 have interfered.
After arrcsting the woman EbcrInan went back
to the restaurant and arrested DIfler. AiaHls-
trat6 Meade ordered the complaint changed 70
disor@srly conduct and continued the case until
Yesterday In order that tho policonan'S actions
inirht be investigated. The policeman appeared
in court With several vi nesses, who testihea
that UiNlor interiercu with him. TN cross-er-
ANIMATION they cOntradicted one another so
fatIy thai MAGISTRATE Meade closed the hear
inc Without calling all OF DiXlers witnesses,
and declared that there WAS no evidence against
him. ,I,r,t. no..
issuc a warrant for the policenGn,s arrest on o
ahsHes Of sssaulting DiSler, but the Magistrate
refused. The lawyer then SAN nc would prefer
CHARGE AT Police HeadqnartorS
Ecfing Inspector Thompson sat with Magis-
trate Meade While the case was boing tried.
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An AzDese Thinks %. In Some C~aSeS-TreasaF.
DepaFtmsnt Thinks Not.

An AHDoRe HA1nkn Do, IN bono CaSeS-TroAsaHy
Department Thinks Not.
The point has been raised that all eargoes
brought to this country In English bot
toms, except such as come from the
British possessions In Europe, are subject TO
the discriminating duty of 10 per cent. By far
the greatest part Of the imports of this country
oome In English ships. and Of this part all OK
espt such 40 como from Great Britain and Ire
land. Gibraltar. Malta, and Cyprus would DO
subject to this duty.
The attention Of II Sun was brought to this
matter by Q letter from Alexander r Smith,
editor Of Seaboard, who says:
Section $500 Of the Revised Statutes of tho
United States was the section, previous to the
adoption Of the new Tarif bill, providing for
tho collection Of discriminating duties, but
which exempted from the collection OF said dis
eliminating duty all goods. wares. and NOR
chandise which shall DO imported In vessels not
Of the United States entitled, by treaty or any
act Of Con0ress, to be entered in the ports of tho
United States on payment of the same duties
a. shall then DO paid on goods, wares, and mer-
ehandise imported In vessels of tho United
gtates.' The italics are mine.
"In section % of the new Tariff bill. which has
superseded the section from which / have above
quoted in part, that portion which / have
italicized was omitted, and of course no longer
applies. The now section 1.-THE present law) now
eKempts from tho discriminating duty only
goods. wares, or merchandise which shall be
imported in vessel. not Of tba IInits5 sta,es
--.n,.s
enutieo et tho ume OF such importation oy
treaty or convention to DO entered In tho ports
Of Tho United States ON navm.nt ~ the lama
Sut.. =. .hsn ~ $3.50"
duties 40 .hah lneh % payable on the goods.
wares. and merch anoiso imported In vessels Of
the t,nitad stata.'
- ~ 20 "o
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CUBANS ARE WIDE AWAKE.
HAVANA FEARS THAT SHE ArAF be
ATTACKED AT ANY TIME.

It rsn't safo 20 Run Trains rrom the Capital to
thssuburbs-vysyier Retreats neroro victori-
ous Gop,e.. ana IL Vow In Havana Province
Another Spanish Butchery In = Hospital.
HAVANA, Aug. IL, via Key West.-The situa-
ton in Havana Is moro serious than last week,
and the activity OF the insurgents around the
capital aroases general fear that tho city may
be attacked at any time.
Gen. Woyler has r~etreated before the invading
forces OF Gomez and Carrillo from Matanzas to
Havana province. Yesterday woylcr arrived
with 5000 men at the Rosario plantation, near
Aguacate, in Havana province, and aftervard
left on horseback for Jaruco and San Miguel. in
the same province. followed by his column. 1t
10 said that he remained about an hour in Aqua
cate, and showed great signs of disappointment
and uneasinesp over the condition Of the cam.
paign.
The American Consul at MatanLas has re-
ported to Consul.G Ice that tho insurgents
invaded that province 20 the number of 5000
men, and that the Spanish columns wero fleeing
before thom to Havana.
Gen. Gomez IL said TO DO now In Havana prov
incc, and, though no positive information has
been obtained. the presence Of Gen. Weyler in
the province and tho state of decentralization
of tho Spanish army seems to Indicate it.
II Gomez arrives before the capital there 10
no doubt that Havana will be attacked
by the insurgents Tho situation is desperate
for the Spaniards. The very train that runs boz
tween Havana and its suburb Of Murianao was
attacked and stopped yesterday by the insur-
gents. The British Consul and the Consul of
China, who were passengers on the train, re-
ceived courteous treatment from the Cubans.
At Santo del Chivo, near Havana, tho bat
TALON Espaha had q hard engagement with the
Cubans under Col. Arrange and was badly
routed. being compelled to retreat toward tho
capital. The Spaniards left their killed and
wounded on the field, and Arrange ordered tho
dead to DO buried aud tho injuries OF tho
wounded to be cared for.
From Matanzas comes the news that Gen.
Molina has been wounded in a hard fight with
tho insurgents. No more details are given.
Cuban hospital, established in Havana prov
inco by Col. Aranguren. has boen ralded by o
Spanish column, and many sick and wounded
men were killed. The Spaniards found there q
letter addressed to tho Cuban Colonel, Emilio
Dominguez. by his wife, who livos in Havana,
and the poor woman was arrested yesterday and
sent to the house OF Recogidas. When she COM
planned of the rough treatment given to her she
was insulted by the soldiery.
The Spaniards in Havana show great indigna-
ton over the killing Of Canovas, and tho city
will 60 into mourning for three days.
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COL. REEVE STEPS DOWN.
Removed from the soIicitorahip OF the Treasury.
He Accepts tho Assistant soiicitOrship.

He Accepts the Assistant soiicitOrship.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-The announcement
from tho White House to-day that Felix A.
Reeve OF Tennessee had been appointedAssistant
Solicitor of the Treasury settles an interesting
controversy. Col. Reeye was Solicitor under
President Cleveland. having been promoted
from the place of Assistant Solicitor. which he
held under Cleyeland's first and Harrison's AID.
ministrati9n. The office is a legal one, and
to~rney-General McKenna asked Col. Reeve TO re-
sign the sollcitorship. promising him that he
Col. Reeve declined to step, out. He held
that he had been promoted TO the place,
and was practically within the prontSe-
ofice had been promised to Maurice ID. o'Con-
nell of Iowa, but some of the Iowa delegation in
Congress did not want Col. Reeve removed.
Mr.. o'Conpell however. was put in Col: Reeves
General. whose high regard for Col. Reeve had
not been lessenen by his defiance. decided 10 let
him have the assistant sOlicitorship. Col. Reeve
has accepted tho inevitable and will serve in bis
old place. The President was particularly
anxious TO show consideration to Col. Reeve be-
cause he commanded a Union regiment raised
In Tennessee.
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BELDrv nrPUsITcANs sURrn1srD.
The Mendrichs Cor.r.ittes Calls Its Caueuses
ut Too Enriy = Dato Tor Them 60 Rally.

The hendricks Counrnittes Calls 1ts Caueuses
ut Too Enriy = Dato TOR Them TO Rally.
SYRACUSE, Aug. 11.-when the Belden Re-
publicans got up yesterday morning they wore
treated TO a surprise, for the Hendricks news-
paper organ contained the call for caucuses to
elect delegates TO the various conventions to be
held In the city and county this fall. These eau
cuses are called throughout the county for next
Saturday, which Is only four days away. This
action was taken yesterday by the Executive
Committee of tho Republican County Commit
tee. which is controlled by the Hendricks forces.
and it's significance lies in the fact that the
notice ia 30 short that the Relden men cannot
rally throughout the county In time to prevent
tile success Of tho Hendricks candidates for NOM
~ination.
but they were not prepared for this sort OF q
rame. In some towns In the county the news Of
the call will hardly DO known before the day
OF the caucuses, which arc to DO held Mt 2 7. M.
Hendricts slate for Shorif. County Clerk, Sur.
rogate, members Of Assembly. and Mayor. Tho
only recourse Of the opposition Republicans 10
to nut separate candidates In the Held on indie
pendent tickets or 10 go in with the Democrats.
The caucupes last year we're called in much
the same manner az now. and resulted in q bit
ter fight over indepcndentn nominations, whereby
Beldcn was returned to Congress by u sweeping
majority. A Belden man said to-day that they
called later, and that no member of tho McKin-
ley League will attend Saturdays caucuseh.
Congressman Belden has made the appoint
ments in this district through the recognition Of
the President, and II was expected that his
caucuses to regain control OF county politics.
but they cannot rally in time for next Saturday,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
WILLIS BRoTHERs IMPRovED.
One OF Them May Recover from Hts wounds
Received In the Prison Shooting,

Boston. Aug. 1.-THE condition OF the Willis
brothers, riddled by bullets at tho State prison
yesterday, has improved slightly, and 1t is now
thought Everett Will recover and that Herbert.
the convict, has some chance, ms he seems to
have gained strength today. Mrs, Willis. their
mother. camo from Taunton to-day. She spent
about forty minutes with Everett in the Massa-
chuSctts General Hospital. He told his mother
be was sorry for what he had done. Mrs. Willis
also called Vt the prison. but did not see Herbert.
Gov. Wolcott visited the prison this morning.
and, after taking q look a, Herbert; held a long
talk with the Warden. 1t Is probable some pre-
caution will be taken hereafter TO prevent q
similar outbreAk. Secretary Bailey Of the
Prison Commission suggests a cage IN the ro-
tunia in which visitors may sees prisoners SINH
lar 10 the arrangement In Joliet Prison.
Among The visitors ~ the prison Yesterday
during The outbreak were tho wife and littlo
daughter Of Allison II. Maton. f'rnier Pres!cent
OF the Globe Investment Comlhny.A and recently
sentenced 10 prison for seven years, for embeL-
element. Mrs. MRson's forehead mas u long
By q bullet
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R1F1ED COL. DUNN,s sATCHE1.
An Adroit Sneak Thief Invades tho Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel.

When Col. George W. Dunn of Binghamtons
one of the State Railroad Commissioners, are
rived at the Fifth Avenue Hotel on Tuesday
evening. he registered, ordered his baggage sent
to his room, and went out on some business
without going upstairs.
A little later a bellboy went up to the room
with some letters and knocked. A very bust
neAs.like man opened the door and received the
letters. He was In his shirt-sleevcs, as though
he was about TO wash up aft er a journey. The
contents OF Col Dunn's bag had been pulled Out
on the centre table. after the manner Of travel
lers:. The boy thought he WAS Col. Dunn:
When Col. Dunn came in later he found that's
stranger had been in his room and had rified his
b~aggage. carrying off a box of fine cigars, among
had taken in for him were intact. Col.
Dunn reported his loss, and upon inquiry
it was found that the stranger had
stopped the elevator boy upstairs and told him
70 get Col. ,Dunn's key from the office. which
the boy had done. 1t is supposed that, the
stranger saw Col. Dunn's register. noticed the
number of his room. and saw him so out.
The two boys who Saw the sneak thief arc sure
they could identify him II they saw him again.
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PROMOTIONS FOR ENLISTED MEN
CorporsIs and Privates Ordered to APPEAR FOR
Examination for Commissions.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE War Department
will adhere to Its policy of appointing enlisted
men to commissioned rank. Notwithstanding
that there are sixty.fve member Of last June's
graduating class ct West Point still unprovided
with places. To-day tho authorities directed
q number of corporals and privates to report to
the Examining Boards at Fort L~eavenworth
Sept. 1. There is q noticeable absence In the
list of the names OF sons OF army officers, who
heretofore have predominated, IN the examina.
lions OF enlisted men for commissions. Only ono
IL a SON OF an army officer. Corporal Engclbert
q. ovenshine. who was rejected last year.
Nickiin, First Cavalry; Charles s. Lincoln,
second Infantry Samuel g; vos Titi, Second In.
Richard Ii. McMaster, Tenth Infantry; John 6.
Barnard. Twenty-1rst InfSntry, and Privstss
WyIlie, First Artillery; First Sergeant ]. D.
Bradley. Twelfth Infantry. and Sergeant James
v, Heidi, Thirteenth Infantry, All these candi-
dates have successfully passed the department
preliminary Examining Boards.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
HOT HUNT FOR 4 MAD DOC,
Ht Had Been Left on the Roof OF the Tenement
by . Departing Tenant.

II Had Been Left on the Roof OF the Tenement
by q Departing Tenant.
When Wolfert Posey moved away from the
model tenement house block on Second avenue,
between Seventy-lrst and Seventy-second
streets. last week, on account Of some %unpleas-
antncss with Edward Fritsch, the %janitor. he
left q bulldog tied up to one Of the chimneys ON
the roof. Fritsch went up on the roof on Mon
day morning to make his daily inspection. and
found the dog. which growled 80 viciously that
the janitor kept well out of it's reach. 1t had
chewed Its rope nearly through, and the janitor
thought 1t best to retreat. He had just got
down stairs when the dog broke loose and went
on o wild rampage about the roofs Of the block.
Up and down he ran, and the tenants, when in-
formed of what was going on. hastily locked all
doors leading to the roofs.
All day Tuesday the roofs were deserted, as no
one cared to look for the dog. The beast had
had nothing to cat or drink since Sunday
night, and the way he could be heard
charging over the roofs was plainly indica-
tive of his condition. The roofs had former
y tssn oeen 9bs eHsa Il on cool evenings, and the
70 the Foof: Fqi some time he could not locate
coming on . run. With a howl Of terror the
side.
Aeeteruhy. morning fEltSCn IOunQ the super.
intendent Of the houses, who told him to 20 40
onoe and set 3 policeman. .Fritseh found Hon
Icy OF the East Sixty-seventh street station late
In the afternoon. and told him what was the
trouble. Neither Of them %relished facing a mad
bulldog, so they went cautiously up the stairs to
the root. Henley with his revolver cooked and
Fritseh with a big club. One OF the tenants volun-'
Henley saw the dog behind o chimney on the
roof OF 134l Second avenue. He was able, after
considerable manPuvring. to approach the dog
from behind and fired. With a savage howl oe'
pain the dog ran madly about the roofs, Henley
after him. Finally the brute made for the steps
leading down into 1888. leaving a trail OF blood.
He was Just able to totter to the steps and fell
down to the first landing. There are 2lS fnmi-
lies in the block Of houses, and almost all Of
them had been interested in the chase. When
the dog fell through there was a shrek Of terror
from those in the house. Women and children
came Iashins down the steps and put a bullet IN
the dogs brain; Tho body OF, the dog was car.
ried down to tho street and left in the gutter
at Seyenty-frst street and Second avenue.
Fritsch came out and stood over it and vowed
vengeance on Posey rs the author Of all his
troubles,
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Pinioned Under . Mig Rock knocked Down
by . Failing Dirt Bucket

An italian, known to his fellow workers as
Tony and to his employers as No. s6s, was
killed yesterday In a sewer excavation on the
Hoes estate. on the line Of what will be Farragut
avenue when the street Is open. The sewer is to
he an immense AFFAIR and the excavation for 1t 10
fully 81 feet broad by 40 feet deep. No. s6s
was one of thirty or more Italians working in
the bottom Of tho excavation. The small stone
and debris incident to the work was being
hoisted out OF tho cut In q big bucket suspended
by chains from a derrick.
A bucket load of the debris had been hoisted
some nifty feet above the heads of tho laborcrs
when the chain slipped and the bucket fell. 1t
struck q huge rock weighing q ton or more at
the edge OF this bank and sent 1t rolling down
the steep incline. There wero wild shouts Of
warning, and the Italians scurried out Of range
OF the falling stone. No. s6s was ten
f fsis s S9s f Fl r s,oSs s Of the on 't tss ro sRa
il ito crushed both Of his itSs Below tho Knees and he
lay there bleeding TO death while a score OF his
fellow iaborsrs strove with crowbars and levers
to lift the rock of him. They worked with mar
veiious speed and energy, but it took ten minutes
dying man could be lifted from under it.. They
got him out alive and carried him up the EN-
apple tree. He died there i've minutes later.
Meantime Policeman Converse had telephoned
to ! OrGhan Hospital TOT an ambulance. IL was
a long run and u difficult place to lind. DIR.
Rafferty, started on u new ambulance. Tho
urban roads, and one OF them broke. and he had
to telephone for the old ambulance to replace
The broken one. The mar had been dead some
time, and a dead wagon had been tclegraphed
for when the doctor reached the scene.
The dead man lived in the Italian colony in
10th street. near Courtllndt avenue. The body
WAS removed to the Morrisania station.
Patrick Lawler, tho foreman, OF 10th street
and Trinity avenue. and Charles Jones; Pelham
avenue. and Francis ). Brosnan. LAG West
Seventy'fourth street. the contrsctors. were ar;
rested for criminal neglect. They were arraigned
In Morrisania Court and bailed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
REPUBLICAN, CLUBS COMBINING.
Part or President QuiEG's Policy or Improving
the Party Organization.

Part or President QuiEg's Policy or Improving
the Party Organization.
The stalwart Re- ahiican Club of the Thirty
FIRST Assembly district held its last meeting last
night. 1t adopted q resolution providing for its
disarmament and O consolidation with the Cen
trail Republican Civ Of the same district, Of
which Assemblyman Harvey T. Andrews Is
President. This conso.. Iation is part of II scheme
which President Qnigg Of the RopublicanlCounty
Committee has devised to mako a moro cohesive
party organization throughout the city, All
clubs supported by the organization which arc
likely TO broet rivalries and dissensions have
been requested to settle their differences at once,
and whenever possible to effect a consolidation.
30 that none of these little local club differences
will werk any disadvantages TO tho party in its
In accordance with this request. the. Ex-
celsior. Morton. and Union Republican clubs in
the Thirty.third Assembly district have com
bined under the name Of the Consolidated Re-
publican Club Of the Thirty third Assembly
district. There are three or four other Repub-
Iican clubs in the district, but they all have the
Same meeting place and the came membership.
which comprises fifteen or twenty irreconcil-
ableD.
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New Guuboats Ordered to Join tho North At.
Ianuio Fleet

WARRINGTON. Aug. 1l.-Acting Secretary
Roosevelt to-day ordered the gunboat Newport
To be commissioned on Sept. Is, with instruc-
tions that she Immediately thereafter join tho
north Atlantic fleet for the maneuvres this
autumn. The Newport 10 one of the six gun.
boats of her class lately completed. all OF which
will DO in service in the next six weeks. Her
sister ship, the Annapolis. was also ordered to;
Marietta similar vessels, will DO in commission
on the Pacific by Sept; l, and the remaining two
of their class are TO follow rs soon ns crews can
be securod, The Nashville. a ship without a
prototy pc in the service, will also join tho home
heet the last OF this month.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-12
REronx THAT DOESN'T woRE
A Black Eye FOR the Extension OF the Claaainsd
Civil Service.

The advisability Of extending the classified
civil service to include in tho competitive lists
officials the character Of whose service requires
little or nothing in the way Of an educational
test has been disproved by the results obtained
through Mayor strong's order placing ambu-
lance drivers In tho classified list. President
Croft of the Department Of Charities said to .
reporter of THE SUN that no had made q special
Investigation the result of which was the dis
covery that every accident and every complaint
made since the place of ambulance driver was
placed In the classified service was charGeable
against men who wero appointed after compete
dent was charged TO the account of q man ap-
pointed for his peculiar qualifications under tho
"spoils system" nor had any complaint been
lodged against such.
lit looks 10 me as though this competitive
business can be carried too far" was President
CroIt's comment.
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vANDERL1P HOLDS SEVEN OFFICES.
Hut He Draws Only Ons SALARY. NJ Assistant
Secretary or the Treasury.

secretary OF tuO treasury
WARRINGTON. Aug. ll.-Frank A. Vanderlip
OF Illinois, whose designation by tho President
to perform the duties of Register and Assistant
Register of tho Treasury Was announced to-day,
now holds seven distinct offices and draws one
salary. Mr.. Vanderlip is a Chicago hustler. He
came here last March TO become private secretary
to Secretary Gage and was soon promoted to be
Assistant Secretary OF tho Treasury. The salary
he draws is for performing the duties of that
place. Mr.. Gage found his young assistant 30
capable that he intrusted him win a number OF
important duties and also retained him as pri-
vate secretary. With tine two offices which Mr..
VRnderllp hlls by to.day's designation, no Is the
incumbent OF these places: Assistant Secretary,
Private Secretary, Register, Assistant Register,
Chairman 81 the Civil Service Committee OF the
Treasury Department. Chairman OF the Com
mission to Investigate tho Coast and geodetic
Survey, and Chairman of the Board TO Examine
the Condition OF the Bureau Of Engraving and
Printing. His multitudinous duties require his
presence during every working day In his four
office rooms. The can give cards and spados TO
Pooh-Bah." said n Treasury official to-day