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and stating that my action was lmpelled by re-

md stating that my action was impeed by
gard for my health. The transfer II the Depart
ment Will be made as soon as II can be done
conveniently to all concerned. It has not oc-
Cured yet as you Will from my going TO n
Cabinet meeting.
Mr. Gary was asked n his resignation. coming
at the time Of the Spanish war crisis, could In
any way be attributed 10 that. He said:
THAT has not entered into the consideration
in any way whatever ! have at all times sup
ported President McKincy's policy on the Span
ish question: and | support it now. Ny Cabinet
relations have been most agreeable. and there
have been no differences Of policy"
IL has been known 10 Mr.. Gary's Intimate
friends that the state Of his health such
az to make 1t desirable for him to retire from
| the arduous duty OF Postmastcr-Gcneral But
II was not known TO the public that Mr. Cary
contemplated Offering his resignation and there
had been no speculation ab-ut his successor.
Mr. Smith has been in Washington a consider
able part OF the time since the diplomatic rela-
tons with Spain became strained. and IT was
known that he here at the Presidents re-
| quest But Mr.. Smith himself did not know
until Monday. the day Mr. Gary presented his
resignation to the President. that he was under
consideration for a Cabinet Office The portfolio
was offered to Mr.. Smith but = he did not de-
sire TO sever his relations with The Philade-
phia Press" as It's editor he did not see his way
clear to accept the honor. Calvin Wells. OF
Pittsburg, the president of The Press Com
pany was summoned to Washington. and the
President sought Mr.. Wcllss aid in the matter.
The President said that he was not looking
much for n man To direct the Postofilce Depart
ment as for n man to sit at the council table.
Mr. Wells. after full consideration OF the mat
ter decided to advise Mr. Smith TO accept the
honor that had been rendered to him by the
President. When Mr.. Smith had Informed the
President OF his willingness TO accept. the latter
sent for Senator Quay and Informed him that
the nomination would be made. and few hours
later IT was sent TO the Senate Mr.. Smith
md Mr. Wells took dinner tonight with the
President at the White House. and Tomorrow
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MIR. GARY RESIGNS.
CHARLES EMORY SMITH SUCCEEDS HIM
AS Observation-Disclosures
N-I~HEALTH TIE CAUSE OF HIS RETIREMENT
THE PHILADELPHIA EDITORS APPOINT

ILI~HEALTH TIE CAUSE OF HIS RETIREMENT
THE PHILADELPHIA EDITORS APPOINT
MENT UNEXPECTED TO EIs
FRIENDS IN CONGRESS
Washington. April 2l.-The President to-day
sent to the Senate this nomination:
CHARLES EMORY SMITH Of Pennsylvania. to he Post
master General vice JAMES a. GARY. resigned.
The nomination OF Mr.. Smith confirmed
by the Senate In executive session without OBJ
lection. The doors had no sooner closed on the
executive session than Senator Gear. OF the POST
Office Committee. moved the confirmation Of the
nomination Senator Quay then suggested that
the nomination had not gone To committee.
and Senator Chandler moved to refer to the
Committee Postofices. There ob1ec-
ton 10 this course. and the nomination was
Immediately reported back and acted on forth
with. no opposition being made. This expedition
was rendered possible by the fact that the COM
mttee had previously been polled all tho mem
bers voting for confirmation.
Some five years ago Mr.. Gary suffered with
a severe attack OF Bright's disease Of the kid
neys but he finally rallied. and II was thought
he had fully recovered OF late however. the
old symptoms have again returned. complicated
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Notices Of marriages and deaths must DO In
dorsed with full name and address.
DIED.

1ANGs-Ent.red into rest April 20. Emile Kellogg
widow OF James 4 Bangs. NJ D.. OF BROOKLYN ana
daughter Of the late Tompkins OF CINCINNATI
ohio In the 72i year OF her age a.. x,.. .,...,
p,,,e,ai service al her home. No ~ vest <'th s'
on Friday afternoon at 2S0 o'clock
BIsHOP-At bridgeport, Conn.,. Tuesday APri ~ A''''
Hen Staples beloved wife OF sydney b'snop.
Funeral services residence Friday. April r. AZ p III
RRIrrON-At his residence. No. 10 West $50 on
rhursday April 81 Claiming Moore only son OF Fran
ces NJ and the John w. Briton In MS DIST year
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
cOMsTOcK-At Roseviiis. n. j., suddenly Thursday.
Anril 81 Cornelia Carter wife OF Albert = Comsiock
Funeral services VIII be held at the Coneresatonai
Church New canaan conn., on inc a''"' VI '"' i''0'
train New-York
CONGAR-At Newark. N. j.. on April Il. lsSs. Horace
newton Cougar r.. aged - years. . 49,
Funeral services will be held at his late home. No 6o
Washingto on ST. OF Saturday 2Sd inst. at p. m
,,,ern,ent M Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
CRESSWEI.I.-On Tuesday. April 10. 1898. Laura A.
Ellsworth wife Of Matthew Cresswel, IT.. and daugh-
ter OF the late Edward Ellsworth.
Funeral late residence No lO1o Pfne-st.
Philadelphia.
Services and interment private
DAII.AS-Suddenly Wednesday evening April 20.
Cllberta A. Dallas beloved VITO OF DR.. A. Dallas.
B,yonne. y. J.
Relatives and friends respectfully invited to attend
G and 3Sd- ST. on Saturday evening. at T30 ..
Scotch papers please copy.
TERRY--On Wednesday evening April co. In New-York
City. Ruth. aged II months. daughter OF Rev Edward
8 and Mary knowles Ferry. Of Winsted. Conn.
Funeral service private
GRINNELL-A Nice, April II. Robert Mnturu Grnneil
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DIED.

HoYr-At Paterson April 81. 1885, Richard 9. Hoyt b
his e5th year.
Funeral services Saturday April %. At Episcopal
Church
kEENE-At Newark ". j.. Wednesday. April ~
1885, Joanna s. Harrington. wife Of J. Edwin Keene.
Funeral services at her late residence Saturday April
%. at 2:30 p.
LATHROP-Suddeniy. Tuesday April TO- George Par
sons Iathrop In his 18th year.
Funeral services will be held the Church Of the Paulst
Fathers. 6oh-st. and Columbus Friday morn
Ing. April %. at 10 o'clock.
1nterment private.
LEAfcRAFT-On Thursday April 81. Anthony D. Leay-
:, craft IN the nth OF his
Funeral services viii be held the residence Of his
daughter Mrs G. $. Benedict. No. $40 1C2d-st o.
Saturday afternoon. April o. at 80 o'clock
MElLEN0At Cape Town. South Africa. Monday April
Proctor Meen. in her 9th year
ridge Rowland infant Of j. Rowland and Mary Z.
- Evert MIN igsd months and 10 days.
Funeral services ut residence. II O'Clock a. Sat-
urday April 80
REYNoLDs-On April q. Eliza NJ widow Of Orlando
Relatives and friends invited attend her funeral
from the Home. 1oith~t. and Amsterdam ave. Satur-
day. April o. at II a. m
sOS HARD-Suddenly. at Newark. n. j.. April %,
aS'e. william b. OF DR.. Lott and Margaret g.
Southland aged ~ years
Funeral services at the Sixth Presbyterian Church Union
ana lafayette sisD on Saturday. at 2. m.
TAii|OR--On April 81 home in Worcester Mass.
nrletta Emile. wife Of Marvin NJ Taylor ard daugh-
yer o, the late Frederick and Henrietta b. Reuter-, e
New-York City. :
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p. B. ARMSTRONG WILL NOT RETIRE.

Tho dissensions In the Manhattan Fire Insurance
Company were discussed with interest by insurance
men yesterday and the opinion was expressed that
an effort would be made TO remove f. b. Armstrong
from the presidency unless no should accede 10 the
request OF tho directors. made on Wednesday, for
Ills resignation. In 10 that request Mr..
Armstrong said that he should retain the prcsi-
dency. as he had been elected for year and held
contract with the company At the directors
meeting Of Wednesday Henry Merz. a. r. Marks
and William Durbrow retired from the Board. their
places being taken by ID. c. Sullivan. L. a. Reich
ardt and w. H. Hazard
me Manhattan Fire Insurance Company was
bought BY e. syndicate OF Mr.. Armstrong; friends
On january l.. The risks OF the company had been
relnsurcd with the Union Assurance Company &
week before the sale was consummated
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MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA. WEST
INDIES. ETC.

rprn.yA7a m for Cuba, via Havana and Santiago
m for dusdelcSp. and Mar;
ioso a. M for Caves. Jacmel and santa Martha,
pI%9ls at and P Turks slsna p. iSc
sATURp%1--A. $50 m: Complementary 10 {: m, :or
per s. e. Pretoria detters for Grenada, Trinidad and
T0Sasn mas oso a. m Tor Fortune Island Jsm:ea
savanlla and Greytown per $ Acne letter, fSs
A. m for campeche chapas. Tobasco and Yucatan. per
oet,ers for other parts Of Mexico must b
D. rI for Venezuela and Curacao also sava and Car
thagena, via Curacao per S. Laush'on at p m for
tense: at $50 p. m. for Newfoundland per steamer
from North sydney
Mail. tcI NswfSpnaand by BY rail- to at.. and thence
Mails for Miquelon: by rail TO Boston and thence By
%;s close S @ ose @ay at .p sS M Malls
Tor dispatch by steamer. close this Office daily az
$50 a. m and eso p. fRcsistered mall closes At
.. m. previous day.
rRANsPAcIrIc MAILS
Janeire (from San Francisco close here daily up .
per ship cry Papei from San Francisco here
daily up to April a. at $50 p m: Malls for Hawaii
except t. West Austraiis, New Zealand Hawaii and
here daily after April us up April 2s at S:so
p. m. Mails for china and Japan specially ADDRESSED
close here daily up q May e at $3.50 Malls fos
Australia except those for West Australia which are
CISCO close here daily up to Nay fig: at a. m. Il
and $40 p: m. ,Or on arrival a, New-York Of q =
Campo MIA with British malls for Australia Mails foe
China and Japan per = s. Tacoma 0rom Tacomah
close here daily up to May ~ at $50 p m.
schedule CT closing is arranged the presump.
ton OF their uninterrupted overland transit tRsg,s.
'F''' ma" CORNELIUS VAN Corr: rostm.s,.e.
Postohlce. New-yOrk. n y. April Is. 1905
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THE WEATHER REPORT.
HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHEAST.

HIGH FRFEST Irrr' W. '''-''-Tf
Washington April 2lAn area OF high pressure covers
o., .on,heo., .ection - the country Further west q
holt - low pressure extends from Minnesota 10 western
x,s with n decided depression In the latter district
-. 49,, ..a,..-e, showers have fallen In New England
ana y.v-york The weather Is nenrly clear IN the
., lax. region and Atlantic and Gulf coast districts
A area NJ clouds the Central and PIPER Mssis-
spp and Missouri and Arkansas valleys H"'h mas
,,, II scattered points In this The temperature
= ,,,r In the OHIO Valley and the lake regions. and
,,,er &, central Rocky Mountain districts For Friday
,i and warmer weather indicated FOR the Middle and
xo,,b Atlantic states and the lower lake region and
n.rs,, r,lr weather the Gulf states ShowcTy con
i,,ions viii continue In the Arkansas. Lower Missouri
~ 'se,tr,i Mss.s~pp, valleys. and cloudlness VIII ex
,,d 20 rho ohio Valley. Fair and cooler weather Is
he Northwest.
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CAMPAIGN HATS FOR THE SOLDIERS

The proprietor OF one OF the big hat establish
ments In this city received yesterday the following
emergency order from the Deputy Quartermaster-
General 0. the Army. whose headquarters Is at
No. l.i3s Arch-st. Philadelphia:
Your proposal Of yesterday FOR ten thousand cam
paign hats has been accepted. All TO be Delivered
within sixty days. Earlier II possible: The quar-
termasteT General urges that the earlier deliveries
be made. Please inform me how room you VIII
complete the deliveries. the number I'm IN" hfst
delivery and the dates and quantities. OF subsequent
LII
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INSPECTING TIE CANALS.

Oswego. n. Y. April 1.-THE State Canal rnvo~-
usatins Committee. accompanied by Edward
worm. president OF the American Society OF Civil
engineers; L. f. Cooley. member OF the Deep Wa
terways Commission and consulting engineer Of
me Niagara Canal Company ana several State on
s,ineers Inspected the work done Oh locks In this
civ. Fulton ana Phoenix To-day coming here from
syracuse Their inspection was critical. They pro-
Scsusd 10 Rochcster. and expect 10 complete their
~sors by Saturday next.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-22

The Row Wilbur Fiske Wood. pastor or tho Flrst
presbv,erian Church. OF Stapleton. Staten Island
,orar or the War and a G. A. r. man. ycster-
1av received the blanks to be used In obtaining
Counters The Rev Mr.; Wood says Richmond
i,nrnuoh ought furnish 1910 volunteers. Ho
& hov va large tent erected In Washington Square
PARK sapleton and bugler stationed there TO at,
.hrourhout Staten Island. The Sunday school room
~ ~ Wr Woods church will be turned into drill
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WAR RISK RATES ADVANCED.

The marine instGancc companies yesterday raised
their rates OH war risks about 100 per oen;. Not
all the offerings accepted by the under
writers few risks being written. for instance, on
American steamers for Gulf ports. On British
stea meIs for Atlantic ports OF South America the
war risk rate is now about u per cent
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GENERAL CUSHING TO BE RETIRED

Warhington, April M.-The Ar7hy het1rIHg boHru'
~, ub,ch General j. c. Breckenridge was president,
bos made a report to the Secretary OF War that TIA,
III ~ enhsistcnce is incapacitatcd ior further
active duty and has recommended 'hat ne Je Raceq
Wash assistant cominissary general or subsistence
,ncenitlv stationed at ~. Louis. Will be promptly
Nominated TO fill the vacancy.
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TOTRTH- CLASS POSTMA STEERS.

Washington. April H.-The following fourth-class
postmasters appointed to-day for New
York: Green Lawn, james NJ Hilton: Lamberton
Mason Baxter; Little York John w Roe: Pizeco
William Durham; Spectator. Henry b. Slack;
Taylor. Augustus x. Bennett
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STATES DEFICIENT IN MILITIA.

II Is evident from this table that In several
instances the organized militia OF several states
will not furnish the full quota called for by the
President. and In each OF these cases the Gov
errors will have to issue supplemental calls for
volunteers These States and their deficiencies
are as follows:
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DETAILED FORECAST FOR TO-DAY.

For New England and Eastern New-iofh fA' anu
warmer. winds becoming southwesteriy.
49,, -, r,.,r,ct NJ Columbia Eastern Pennsylvania
J.r,ev Delaware Maryland virginia and West VIZ
~,,ta f,ir and warmer; soIthwesteriy winds .
70 Torth md south Carolina. nehry clear w'ather
,,arr,er I'm the interior. south winds ,., <.,-
Western York and Western fehnsyNan'~' i"''
,,c,th,r. uarmer; Eight southwesterly WINGS.
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Tribune ONCE, April %. n. m-The weather yester-
s,v wa. cloudy morning clearing later in the day.
THE ,eperaturr ranged between 46 and IS degrees the
,vsrape o,ei. degrees) being "a degree lower than
"Wednesday and a. degrees higher than the correspond
iHg da: last year.
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o,rrp or THE SMITH INFIRMARY ACCEPTED

Tho offer OF the 8. X. Smith Inhrnlary at New
,,,h,on the leading charitable institution in the
oorough Of Richmond, OF It's services In case OF
war has been accepted. The trustees OF the hos
",,al Yesterday received an Official communication
49, 49, ;ba War Department accepting the oner
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The bride IS a sister OF Amy Busby. wi

The bride IS a sister OF Amy Busby. who was
q well-known and popular actress previous 70 her
marriage to Eugene II. Lewis. OF this city. about
year ago Miss Georgia was an actress also having
appeared on the stage first In the company Of
Marie Wainwright. She played here last autumn In
tho company headed by Herbert Kelley and Miss
Efne Shannon. Mr. Sandt is broker at the
Produce Exchange. He is member Of the 7th
Regiment and the Military Club
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-22

Assistant Postmaster Morgan said yesterday that
no orders had been received from washington re-
gardIne the handling Of European mails during
1,ar but that the mails formerly sent by the
American line steamers would be divided between
Tho White star and the Cunard lines
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IN CHARGE OF SPANISH INTERESTS.
FRENCH AMBASSADOR AND AUSTRIAN MINISTER
GIVE NOTICE TO TIE STATE DEPARTMENT.
Washington. April 21.-The French Ambassa-
dor NJ. Cambon accompanied by his secretary.
NJ Thebaut. and the Austrian Minister, Baron
Won Hengelmner. called at the State Depart
ment to-day and gave official notice that they
had assumed charge Of Spanish interests in this
country pending the severance Of diplomatic
relations between the United States and Spain.
This does not mean. however. that VI. Cambon
and Baron Hengelmulle- will have any
diplomatic functions to perform for Spain.
Their sole office is to protect material Spanish
interests. persons property already In the
United States. No negotiations Will be carried
on through them. and they will not be In com
rnuncation with the Spanish Government.
After making their call at the Department the
Ambassa and the Minister conferred as TO
the division Of Spanish interests between them
These are considerable Spanish cOnsulates being
located In many parts OF the country. IL was
determined that the French Consul-General at
Ncw-York should take charge OF the effects OF
the Spanish Consulate and Spanish interests in
general at that point At Chicago the Austrian
Consul General Mr. PrOskOwetz. VIII perform
similar service The assignments as between
the French and Austrian officials at the several
points is made according To seniority.
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WEDDINGS.

Rochester. " T.. April H.-Miss Georgia Busby.
second daughter OF Phneas NJ Busby. Of this city.
was married at noon to-day, at st. Patrick's
Cathedral the Rev. Father Hickey officiating. TO
Walter n. Sandt Of New-York.
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THE CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS.
PRESIDENT MKINLEY WILL ISSUE HIS
PROCLAMATION TO-DAY.
HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN wANTED-rr rs Elk
PEcrED THAT THEY WILL BE DRAWN AL
MOST ENTIRELY FROM THE NATIONAL
GUARD-LINEs OF PRESIDENT
LlNCoLN's FIRST CALL FOR
TROOPS TO BE FOL-


LOWED
fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrxE1
Washington. April 2l.-The President will call
for 100000 volunteers tomorrow under the au-
thority Of the third section Of the Cuban reso-
lutions. which empowered him ito call into the
actual service Of the United States the militia
Of the several States to such an extent as may
be necessary to carry these resolutions into
effect"
The call will be In the form Of proclamation
setting forth the conditions demanding an ex-
traordinary force and the service it will be ex-
pected to perform. The proclamation will fol-
low the lines Of President Lncoln's first call
for 5000 volunteers. issued on April 10. 1861,
and the methods OF accepting the troops will be
similar In all respects to those pursued at that
time.
HOW THE CALL WILL BE MADE.
simultaneously with the publication Of the
proclamation kilograms will be sent to the Gov
errors Of the States informing them exactly
what forces they exI ected 10 furnish. how
many battalions, regiments OF infantry, COM
panies Of cavalry and light batteries OF artil-
lery. as we'll as the total quota from each State
based on the population OF militia age. The
volunteers expected TO he drawn almost ex-
cusively from the National Guards preserving
so far as possible. their present organizations
The schedule Of infantry. cavalry and artillery
commands to be secured from each State was
under revision tonight. and will not be finally
completed until tomorrow morning Especial
acquisitions will be made upon States possessing
heavy and light artillery ard cavalry, to furnish
their entire strength Of those essential arms
which are more difficult to secure than In
fantry.
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Mr.. Smith will be sworn in as the Postmaster

Mr.. Smith will be sworn in the Postmaster
General.
The announcement that Postmaster General
Gary had resigned and that Charles Emory
Smith had been nominated to succeed him came
with startling suddenness to the formers
friends in the House. None Of the Maryland
Congressman knew of Mr. Gary's prospective
resignation. Representative Mclntire was just
about to start for the PostofIice Department,
where he had engagement with Mr. Gary,
when he was told Of the news.
None of the House leaders had had any in
timaton Of the change. Mr.. Dingley expressed
great surprise as did Mr.. Grosvenor. The lat
ter said: NO better selection could have been
made. Mr. Smiths appointment is a glorious
one"
MR. SMITH CONGRATULATED.
Mr. Smith is at present In Washington He
was Informed by telephone Of his nomination
and received many congratulations this a~er-
noon at the office Of THE Philadelphia Press"
In this city He said that he did not know the
nomination was 70 go In at this time. but added:
II do not wish 10 be understood though. as say
ing that did not know the nomination was to
be sent to the Senate"
Senator QUAY was asked for some information
about the nomination Of Mr.. Smith, ana said ne
had nothing to say.
The following letters were made public to-day:
Washington. ID. G.. April Is. 1895
NV Dear Mr. President: At the time you ten
dered me the honor OF place In your Cablnct YOU
will remember | frankly stated that my health hau
not been robust and / expressed tho fear that II
might not be equal 10 the demands thit wou'u DO
made upon H. ,,, MI,
Recently these fears have been realized. inc
duties Of the Department over Wnicn nave pr
sided have been constant and arduous, admitting
of no relaxation. that find my health Is seriously
affected and jeopardized. | am ldmonished mat 10
preserve II | must ask you TO relieve me from lhe
position. | tender my resignation with deep re-
greet for have been greatly Interested IN my "Orh
and my association with your Administration mas
been most agreeable. ~,
Nav | also add that | write this letter with
special reluctance. because have from hrst 10 last
been In such entire accord with your Admnistra-
ton especially at this most trying time.
Your kind personal consideration VIII ever remain
a pleasant memory. Very sincerely yours,
70 the President JAMES A. GARY.
Executive Mansion,
Washington. April q. 1895.
Ny Dear Mr.. Gary: cannot express the deep re-
gret feel that compelled TO tender you!
resignation as Postmaster General | had hoped
that you would be able to remain with me until the
and OF my term.
Your resignation Ia accepted most reluctantly, but
I believe that In your condition OF health am not
justified in asking you to remain longer in office. |
beg you Of my apprecia lon Of the value
OF your services In the exactng department over
which you have ably presided. and In the coun-
ellis Of the Cabinet.
which ! shall always carry with me. and with best
wishes for your restored health. your friend.
WILLIAM M'KTNLEY,
The Hon. JAMES a. Gary.