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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
BUYERS IN TOWN.

NJ Cohen. Son & Co, Petersburg. va; Goheh'
drygoods etc, No. 1874 Broadway. Imperial.
March Bros e. PIERCE, Boston. Mass.-F. PIERCE
furnishing goods ST. Denis.
John Wanamaker Philadelphia. Penn.-W K.
Glen representing st. Denis.
F A. Steer ST. Louis, Mo.-Furnishng goods
Imperial.
McKibben & Co. St. Paul. Mlnn-W. A. Dorsey
hats and caps ST Denis
u samuels. San Francisco. Cal.-Drygoods, etc.
No 20 Greene-st. savoy
KeIlv a. Healy Scranton, Penn.-M. j. Healy'
drygoods. etc. Stuart
Neal e. HYDE Syracuse, y. VA. NJ Robinson
furnishing goods; j.. J. H. wright hos'ery' No. 800
Church-st. Murray HILL
A. II. Wiley. Balston, n. Y.-Drygoods. etc. PARK
Avenue - >, ~,
W. b. Hallock e. Bro. Elmira, n. Y.-H H. Hal
lock- clothing. Albert
Thomson Bros. Harrisburg, PENN. NJ. Ihoni-
SON drygoods, etc. Albert.
Collary & Co. Nanticoke, Penn.-T. r. Collary'
drygoods, etc. Sinclair.
A. A. Rrager Baltimore, Md Polster' cloaKs
and suits. Morton. -,
Pitts. Kimball & Lewis Boston, Mass-G. W.
Setcheil, stationery. Sinclair
W g. Davis Company, Cleveland, Ohio.-W. b.
Davis hats and caps. 81. Denis
j. Horne & Co. Pittsburg Penn;-E. r.. Bennett,
millinery; Miss NJ F.. Woods. ladies' and infants
wear No. 45 Lispenard. Westminster
! Horne & Co. Pittsburg, Penn.-G H. Coburn.
hosiery gloves and handkerchiefs. No. 40 Lspenard.
ST. Denis.
Renwlck Bros, Pittsburg. Penn.-H. d. Renwick'
millinery Broadway Central.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
TRYING TO SETTLE THE TROUBLE.

Several conferences were held yesterday 10 iorni-
ulate plans TO bring about settlement o. ,nc
.ro,h,o which exists between some Of the building
,,ades and the bosses. and 1t is probable that the
diaicuty will be ended in a few days and the
strikers ordered back to work. The Master Steam
end Ho, Water Filters Association and the steam
filters representatives met at the WOOL Exchahge
,rbe trouble between tho steam-itters and the
os.oc,at,on was settled some time ago. and new
agreement was signed. The helpers were left out
IN the cold however. and now the steams,iitt ni
cannot work without them, as the Boaro OF Deir
Gates orders general strikes all Buildings WheIe
they attempt to do Up to date the helpers
Saya The hest of the argument. as work on 4
m~mher NJ large buildings is stopped on account
of their fight Nothing was done YESTERDAY ,o1 OK
onv consequence but another meeting Will De heIu
on Monday conference OF committees from the
Board of Delegates. the Employers ASSOCIATION o1
1Voodworkers and Furniture Makers ana the mason
builders was held at the United Buiiding traces
Club No III East Twenty-third-st IN me AFTER
Noon but nothing was given out for publication
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
WORK OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE.

The annual meeting Of the Council Of the Archae-
illogical Institute of America will be held this
morning at Columbia University. The meetings OF
the managing committees Of the schools at Rome
and Athens were held on Thursday and yesterday
in the trustees ROOM in Hamilton Hall The MEM
hers Of the council chosen by the affiliated So
cieties of the Institute, New-York Boston, Phila-
dephia and other cities sending representatives
Professor c. T. Norton. Of Harvard University,
was the first president Of the Institute. In 1890 he
was succeeded by Seth Low, president OF Columbia
who on account Of the work connected with the
university felt obliged to resign at the beginning
of this year. Professor John Williams White OF
Harvard, is now president.
At the annual meeting Of the committee OF the
school in Rome, on Thursday Professor Hale OF
CT icago University, presiding an interesting re-
IS9s.'9 was read The school is under the director
ship of Professor Minton Warren, OF me johns
Uopkins University. and Professor Allan Mar
ouand Of Princeton, Ia professor or archae0IoS!'
lectures were given by the director on paiteog5
1anhy and epigraphy and by Professor Marquanna
on Ftruscan, Roman and early Christian ar. wen,
known scholars. resident in Rome, also addressed
The students The school occupies the villa story
IN the Via Gaeta, the home or the famous
sculptor and pI DIVIDES accommodation LOT me o.
rector and we'll equipped working quarters ior me
students In 1878 the school Will ne unoer the
6irection of Professor c. l.. Smith, or Harvard
A. the meeting yesterday Of the Managing COM
,nittee Of the American School Of Classical Study
az Athens a report from Professor r. - Rlcn l1
con The director was read. The work has suffered
corsiderably In the last few months from the uii-
settled condition Of affairs in Greece
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08

MILK FREIGHT RATES CHANGED.
BUT CONSUMERS WILL NOT BE AFFECTED
nv TUE INCREASES AND DECREASES.

1.-THE retail price of milk" said one of the most
extensive milk dealers in this city to a Tribune re-
porter Yesterday us not likely to be affected ny
the change In the railroad freight rates decreed by
the Interstate Commerce Commission Hitherto
the rate has been 80 cents for containing
forty quarts regardless of whether the milk was
TRANSPORTED only one mile one hundred miles. or
more When the law goes into effect on May
Is the freight rate will be % cents can for any
distance up 100 miles; 20 cents can from Jul 10
100 miles, and 80 cents a can for any distance De-
yond 100 miles The change in the freight rate
makes such a small reduction the cost of bring
ing the milk here that It cannot possibly AFFECT
the consumer. The only persons affected VIII be
tho producers and distributors. The nearby pro-
ducers are. Of course. satisfied. while those whose
farms are distant are kicking but milk Is SO plenti-
full that they have no remedy.
IAN milk must be marketed here at uniform
rate The new freight schedule will enable the near
by producers to sell their milk little cheaper at
wholesale than those who are remote from
the city, and the latter must reduce prices s'lfii-
GENTLY to meet their competitors. We have not.
yet received any official information regarding
the change in freight rates, but are unofitcally
that the rate rat on bottled milk Ss w been Wds
vanced TO Al cents for the same quantity. If this
is true 1t will simply reduce to that extent the
creased cost will not be sufficient TO justify an adj
vance the price charged 10 consumers. AS a
large proportion of the milk distributed here Is
bottled the heaviest losses Will fall upon the dealers
In bottled milk.
Milk is sent to this city from Richhed Springs
and other places as far distant As three hundred
any advance in price while present rates are so
low that there can be no reduction to consumers.
and be forgotten leaving the producers as the
principal gamers or losers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
AN ALLEGED FORGER RETURNS.
CHARGED WITH HEAVY FoRGER1Es ON KENNETH.

CHARGED WITH HEAVY FoRGERIEs ON KENNETH
HOPKINS & CO. SIX YEARS AGO.
Thomas H. Stout, who in the years 1890 and 1881
was employed confidential clerk by kennett,
Hopkins Co., bankers in Wall-st.. and who is ac-
cused of having during those years forged checKs
for an amount between $4,000 and $4,000 which he
deposited with the Holland Trust Company. and
which the trust company had make good, sur
rendered himself TO the DistrctAttorney yesterday.
Stout fled in 1884, when his alleged msdeeds were
discovered, and, the Distrct-Attorney says, mas
been a fugitive from justice ever since. He has q
wife and family living in this city. but where ne
has been in the last six years no one knew untll
Yesterday He went TO the District-Attorney OIL
fee with his son in the morning explained VINO ne
was was taken before the Grand Jury, indicted lot
forgery on five counts and then taken before ne
corder Golf. Bail fixed al $1,000 but Stout mad
no bondsman, and spent the night In cell at 20
lice Headquarters. He will plead TO the indictment
on Monday in Part of General Sessions, and 1t is
expected that he will put in plea OF guilty. Inc
total amount Of cash he obtained upon the checks
was about $4,000 A detective made trip to Eu-
rope and visited the principal cities in effort TO
CAPTURE the fugitive upon clews furnished as 10 ms
identity by the European police The trip. however
futile. ,,.a
Stout told reporter yesterday that he had lived
in F,urope since he had left this country. For five
years he lived IN London in the same house, and
had done newspaper work. He added that ne cor
responded with his wife and sons. and had at last
decided that 1t would be best for him TO return 10
New-York and surrender himself. In reply to a
question as to whether he would offer any defence
10 the indictments found against him, he said that
ne had not come back to make any fuss.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
MANY FIRES IN THE CITY
THE CHAMBERS-ST. ALARM THE PRE-
CURSOR OF MANY LESS SERIOUS-PROS-
WORK.

CORSOR OF MANY LESS SChiOSc-i NOo
TRATED FIREMEN AGAIN AT WORK.
There was remarkable number of fires in the
city during Thursday evening and yesterday MORN
ing Between $50 D. m on Thursday and midnight
there were seven fires. and between midnight
and a. m. yesterday there were hve more 30
many alarms were rung during the night that the
firemen were kept busy the whole time the fre
at Nos. 159 to 1863 Chambers-st., which caused the
death Of one fireman and the temporary prostra-
ton of twenty -four others the most serious OF
the lot. With the exception Of John Reinhardt OF
Engine Company No. Z. the fireman who was suto-
Gated by smoke all the others who were overcome
sn the burning building escaped serious injury vi
those who remained in the Hudson Street Hospitai
on Thursday night all recovered and were able TO
go TO their homes or back to the ensine-houses
yesterday morning. The last of them left the nos
pital at $40 a.
The prostraton of many firemen at the IRE III
Chambers-st. compelled the bringing of reserves
from a distance and the alarms for small fires in
other parts of the city were so frequent that inc
Department overworked. Fire commissioner
Sheffield said yesterday: 1T is a matter Tor re-
9ng that al OF the who Mer weTe Go ed
The conduct of officials and men Is beyond pralsS,
bravery and devotion to duty. Such an aeciden;
shows plainly how unfortunate 1t is that the CITY
than suffcient to man all the apparatus and any
accident 10 the men seriously crirpies the eh'ire
Robert Gair. who owns the buildings in Cham
berS-St. and mad inc paper Warehouse Oh io"',
floor of No. 1865 lost about $4,000 by the fire. A
representative OF Wills Brothers said YESTERDAY
that the loss on goods stored in their warehouse
would amount TO $4,000, but the police and fremea
said the loss stored goods would not exceed
$1,000 The losses of other tenants in the buildings
were said not to exceed few thousand dollars
II. Finichel's paint shop in the basement OF the
tenement house No IFS Essex-st, which was me
scene of supposed incendary blaze at midnight
on Thursday. caught fire again yesterday morn
ing owing TO the carelessness of a workman. VINO
struck a match near the oi-soaked flooring IN
order to look for his tools The flames, however,
were easily extinguished. The man who was
burned TO death in the earlier fire was not ldenti-
fed yesterday and the police discovered that
the place had been robbed several times recently.
they were inclined to think that thieves ana not
incendiaries caused the fire. o
At the service yesterday afternoon IN Grace
Church the Rev James lie Baron Johnson, one OF
the assistant ministers gave special prayer OF
Chambers-st fire. Several members Of the Fire
Department present in uniform Mr.. Johnson
is known to many fremen from his religious labors
among them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
NEW po1rTE FOR EXPORT PRODUCTS

Milwaukee Wis. May 7.-ohicial announcement i,
u.as maae today by the Wisconsin Central Rail
way Company Of the formation of a line between
81. Paul and Minneapolis and Newport News, VIA
the Wisconsin Central to Manitowoc' the " c,"
oLos s,eamsh,p Company the Cleveland, Cin-
n,,.., Cb,capo and St. Louis and the Chesapeake
and Ohio railways for the OF a re Sen
iIo rnss ny Tho ocean. At Newport News CONNECTION
to be with the and s UnO London
e SIP Nth the United States Shipping Company 70
ambuTg sth and Br.o The
I'M, Inoenant states that through bills OF ladng
viii be issued the points menti9 , er as snd
as to other important points IN 1rea' Di'"'" ""N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Columbia University Union games columbia
Oval. 2:30 p. m.
College of the City of New-fork athieuc saihe''
Berkeley oval 23O p M
Westchester Racing Association races MOTIFS
Park 230 p.
Columbia Yacht Club opening. Eighty-siH'h-st
and Hudson River, p m
Council of Archaeological institute, Columbia
University.
Annual meeting of Harvard Club. NO. q west
Forty -fourth-st., y. m
Strawberry festival and concert. Young Men
Hebrew Association. p. m.
inspection of North German Lloyd steamship
Koenigin Luise, Hoboken TO p. m
Fair University Settlement Society, NO 20 De-
lancey-st., afternoon and evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
THE BATHS NEARLY SELF-SUPPORTING.

The report OF the Peoples Baths No Centre
Market Place under the care OF the New-York
Association for Improving the Condition - the
Poor shows n remarkable volume OF business In
view Of the small number OF baths at that estab-
ushment These figures prove that there Is
nonular demand for cleansing baths. and that the
people are willing TO pay for them The patrons
were divided ms follows; Men, 5,a2o; women. 63S;
children SOC; iOi7 paid, 23l free and 90 tickets.
These baths are one of the most practcai
agencies Of the association. and are maintained at
AM annual loss the debit balance for the last year
being about $500. Were the baths twice the Eize
they would be more than self-supportng. Inc
charge for the bath Is five cents emitting the user
10 towels and soAp and tho use OF tho compare
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
EXPLOSION AT FIRE HEADQUARTERS.

CAUSED BY A COMPOUND USED IN EAST SIDE
TENBsrENTS--oNB OF THE EXPERTS BURNED.
William S. Purdy. of the Bureau of Combustibes.
ono of the city's experts in the examination of ex
posves, painfully burned yesterday afternoon
by an explosion in the Office Of the bureau at Fire
Headquarters. The cause Of the explosion was
bottle of q compound which is sold extensively on
the East Side for cleaning purposes
Inspector Murray had obtained quantity OF the
liquid for analysis. and handed 1t TO Mr. Purdy.
who has been handling explosives for more tha2
twenty years. The stuff was placed in testing
tube about foot and q half from small spirit
lamp near which some kerosene was being tested
The expert arranging for the test, when there
was a loud explosion. and a sheet or flame was
thrown from the corner of the room In which was
The testing table, burning Mr.. Purdy about me
hands and arms. The fire was quickly put out b o
the explosion stunned the expert, and Inspector
Murray narrowly escaped -. 18th. T.,
In Commenting on the occurrence last ngh in of
the compound were sold on the East Side. ana mat
IL was responsible for perhaps 30 per cent OIL inc
East Side bedroom fires. -, , -,
The compound is composed of naphtha ana pen
zine The gravity ranges from CD TO 20 per cent
and the LIQUID IS absolutely unable to stan1 Hbe
test The police will be asked 10 put a si0P ~ .no
sale of the stuff. which the law ALREADY loro'uS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.
BREVOORT-Ex- Vice President Adlai r. Steven
son and Miss Stevenson. Of Bloomington, III, ana
General c. j. Paine. OF Boston. BUCklNGhAM-
Charles II. Hosmer. of Montreal FIFTH AVE-
NITE-Ex- Governor Royal G. Taft of Rhode lsiand
and Senator A. =. German. of Maryland. GlLSEi
C J. Hefferman, of Saratoga. HOl-IAND-h.
Ballentine of Newark, y. j.. and j. H. 11llotson OF
London. England HOFFMAN-Senor Mendonca,
Brazilian Minister at Washington, ana senator
John p Jones of Nevada IMPERIAL-Charies y.
Bayliss of Rochester, n. Y; Colonel Morse. U. o.
A.: Captain F. G.. Hodgson. U: g. A.. ana ray
master r. II. Clark. L. s. y. MANHAITAN-h'
H. Westinghouse, of Pittsburg Penn; Rosweli p.
Parmenter OF Troy. y. Y; Professor Franz knei-
sell Of Boston, Mass. and A. b. Ledyard OF De
trct MURRAY HILL-Carlos French OF new
Haven Conn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ponia-
towski of Russia: William II. Crocker. OF san
Francisco. and Lieutenant Charles l.. Phlnps' or
Fort Monroe WALDORF-Antonle de prupisS,ch
1erevztier Of the Austrian Legation. and Judge
Lynde Harrison. of New-Haven, Conn. NlNDoof'
w A. Nye, OF Narragansett Pier, r. l.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
MEETINGS AND ENTERTAINMENTS.

The officers Of the St. Andrews Society gave
reception last evening for its members at Delmon-
co's A business meeting preceded the reception.
and the affair ended with a dinner Pipe Major
Macdonald played the Blue Bells of Scotland,
while the guests walked into the diningroom. After
the dinner President ]. Kennedy Tod delivered
brief address In which he expressed the hope that
the ST. Andrews societies of this country would
He then proposed the health of the British Consul;
General Percy Sanderson. Mr.. Sanderson replied
briefly 10 the toast In his honor Other addresses
were made by the former president OF the societys
George Morrison. and by some OF the officers Oh
the society
An interesting lecture on "Theosophy and Poll
tics" was delivered by Ernest T. Hargrove the
president Of the Theosoph!eal Societies IN America
before the White Lotus Theosophical society AT
No 2S2 East Houston-st. last night
William T. Hornaday will read paper on The
Geological Society of London and its Gardens be-
fore the IAnnaan Society Tuesday at p. m.
In the Museum of Natural History.
The rededicat!on of Faith Presbyterian Church,
No. $50 West Forty-eighth-st.. will take place to-
morrow There will be special services on Tuesday
night when neghboring pastors Will make adj
dresses.
The Rev. Dr. John r. Paxton is TO preach to-
morrow in DR.. Kittredses church. at Madison
ave. and Fifty-seventh-st. DR.. Paxton Is said to
the labor he had to give up several years ago.
The Church OF the Divine Paternity will hold
service In the Carnegie Lyceum tomorrow at II
a. m The pastor the Rev. Or. Charles II: Eaton
Will preach on Endless Punishment and Infdelity."
1.-The Parable OF Spring" will be the theme of the
Rev DR.. Remensnyder tomorrow morning at st.
James's Lutheran Church. Madison-ave. and Sew
enty-third-st
General Egbcrt l.. Viec will speak on incidents
of a Genealogical Investigating Tour" before the
New-York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
No 226 West Fifty -eighth-st., next Friday at Sis
D.
The annual meeting OF the Home for Aged and
Innrm Hebrews will take place tomorrow at 10
n m when the reports for the year Will be read.
The HON, has 2)9 inmates, and receives and eN-
ponds about $4,000 year.
The New-Y York Section OF the American Chemical
Society held It's regular monthly meeting last even
ing at No. II Lexington-ave., in the chemical lee
ture-room OF the College of the city OF New York,
and several subjects OF absruse and technical char
acter were discussed.
More than one hundred varieties OF HildHowers
gathered In vicinity OF this city In the last few
the Normal College Park-ave. and Sixty -elghth-st.
Tho show comprises coumbines cematis. dew
drops and vioets OF which latter species eight va
rietles were gathered by the alumne OF the college
on staten Island alone. half dozen varieties Of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
THREATENED TIE REV. DIR. MOTTET.
A CRANK WANTED THE CLERGYMAN TO FIGHT
DUEI-HAD A LOADED REVOLVER
WHEN ARRESTED.

A CRANK WANTED THE CLERGYMAN TO FIGHT
DUEI--IAD A LOADED REVOLVER
WHEN ARRESTED
The Rev DR. Henry Mottet rector OF the Church
of the Holy Communion at Sixth-ave and Twenti-
eth-st.. appeared in the jefferson Market PONCE
Court yesterday as the complainant against Gustav
Weinberg of No 15S West Nineteenth-st. whom
no charged with sending threatening letter invit-
ing him to fight duel Weinberg Is an electric
wire worker twenty-one years old. and when ar
rested was carrying loaded revolver Inc letter
which the man had sent to DR.. Mottet' under the
date of April % presented as evidence III court
by the clergyman. 1t was as follows:
Rev H. Mottet-You have murdered my mother
You have sent other unfortunate victims IKE ner
untimey grave by drugs. You are doil'S yo o
best to take my life and your dru6ginS anu neg
lecting me. have all this against you; , t G1Iy
be successful Therefore 10 save myseli d SLOW anu
lingering death challenge you to duel. III you
do not accept my challenge VII shoot you IT,, tn Ne
first chance | get You want my life. you shal
have II. or 7 will have yours. Duel to take place IN
Jersey on the Beeville Road near the Greenwood
Lake r r. tracks Get some of the thugs who
have followed in the last years 70 snow you
the place. l shall be there on saturday at Io:So
calibre revolver and am in deadly earnest. You
can tell that hunchhack assistant mat believe IN
God and love the great Sne2derd 1i me SneeP ana
me. have only to defend my life with the lives or
other unfortunates like myself c. WEINBERG.
Dr. Mottet testified that when he received this let
ter he remembered the writer as man whom he
had befrended for while, but, discovering MN 10
be an migrate, had ceased TO help. The Fellow, Dr.
Mottet said, had recently been subJecting MIN 10
petty annoyances. and he believed that ne was not
The prisoner did not seem to see DR.. Mottet in
court He said he had no license TO carry the re-
yolver, but refused to say anything about the
charge against him until he had consulted law
yer Weinberg was held for examination in 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-08
FISHING on THE ERIE.

Fishing on the Picturesque Erie is the title
Of a neatly printed and illustrated pamphlet Is
sued by the passenger department of the Erie
Railroad In the twenty pages has been con-
densed great deal of information about the fsh-
ing laws and about places in New-York. New
Jarsev and PENNSYLVANIA where the angler can
and snort A map Of the country reached by the
Erie Railroad is folded in the back part ed sae
gent of the line is careful TO say that no guar
aStee as 10 the Size of the fish TO be caught goes
svitb tho hook hut he declares that 10 him VINO
Snds music in the merry click Of the reel the
country reached by the railroad is a paradlse'
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ence and be able to read building plans: The salary
for Building Inspectors IS slice 10 $500 per annum
and the inspectors are eligible TO advanceme':, 70
chief inspectors of the several branches. the salary
of which IS from $3.50 to $500. Appointment Is
certain and the place permanent. Applications are
also desired for an Inspectorshp of Plumbing.
Light and Ventilation in the Building Department n
the specifications being the same as aire,uy u t,
for instrument maker in the Fire Department;
Applications and information may be oDtaineo
nv addressing s William Briscoe secretary. New
Criminal Court Building, NewYork City.