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The evening times., 1898-08-11
PoLrT1cAL PUZZLES.
New York Republicans 1T Sea Con-
ceI ming ROeses elt,s Anbittons-


ceI ming ROeses elt's Anhitions.
New York. Aug. 11.-Gov. Black will
make no canvass for delegates to obtain
denomination. and will permit none
to be made in his behalf Not single
delegate SO far elected has been In
structed for him
Col. Theodore Roosevelt is expected to
arrive at Montauk Point today. and his
admirers believe that the effect Of his
presence will be to make his gubernato-
rial boom Irresistible
Gov. Blacks attitude toward the Re-
publican State convention was announc-
ed yesterday by the Troy newspaper
which Is regarded as his personal organ
as follows:
Gov. Black is willing to leave to the
Republican State convention the choice
of nominees for the State ticket. and is
too conscious of the proprieties of his DO
sition In public office and In personal re-
iationship to his party and all its mem
bers to interfere in advance with the
work of the convention. He is said TO
confidentially await the action OF the as
sembled Republicans of the State In
naming the right ticket and the winning
ticket, and before that time will make
no choice among candidates"
Independent Republicans are burning
with curiosity to know what is in a let
ter from Col. Roosevelt which they have
in their possession. II was written in
answer to a letter sent by Samuel T.
French. the former secretary of the in
dependent general committee, telling
Col Roosevelt that the independents
wanted him to run for governor and Civ
ing him details calculated to draw out a
significant reply.
Mr.. French. owing to pressure of pri-
rate business. resigned before the an
swer came. and is not now in the city.
The independents do not know whether
the letter Is a personal communication
10 MIN or was intended for the orgauiza
ton, and therefore they are guarding IL
unopened They know that it is from
their favorite, because in place of a
stamp 1t bears the legend Soldiers
Letter. Col. Theodore Roosevelt" and is
postmarked Santiago"
In this letter Col. Roosevelt NAV an
nounce his candidacy, or he may decline
to allow his name to be used. or he NAV
thank his friends and avoid committing
himself. These possibilities are -tantal-
izing the independents and thew are
enabled 20 endure the suspense only by
the thought that Col Roosevelt will be
here in person in a few hours. and can
then speak for himself -~s---
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CHURCH COURT EPISODE.
Dr. Jaeger. Under Trial. Accuses
Member of FnlsehooA


Member of Falxehood.
Lynchburg, Va. Aug. 1.-THE trial OF
Rev DR.. A. Jaeger, superintendent of the
Lynchburg Orphan Asylum and Industrial
School, began in the lecture goom OF
Grace Memorial Church yesterday, The
court, consisting of Rev. Mercer p. Logan.
of Wytheville; Rev. C. R. Hains and Rev.
o./s. Bunting, OF Petersburg; Rev. R.
kuyk, of Nottoway. and Rev. John S.
Alfriend. of Pulaski, and Messrs. r. E.
Scott and G. w. Smith,. was organized by
the selection of DR.. Logan as president.
Mr. ]. r. Henry, stenogra phet and no.
tary public. was made clerk of the court
and as such administered the oath to each
member .. r,.-...#
The Indictment, which was then read,
contains several counts charging DR..
Jaeger with the use of drugs, improper
and immoral behavior. falsely accusing
teachers associa ted with accused and
with sending a telegram with the pur-
pose of deceiving. To all these DIR. Jae-
ger pleaded mot guilty. s--
Mr.. Scott argued that some rules of
procedure must be adopted in fairness to
both sides. and claimed that inasmuch as
the accused had been notified June "a of
this trial, he had been guilty of negligence
in not having his witnesses summoned
This seemed to aggravate the doctor and
he became very excited. alluding to his
being a poor. sick old man. He said the
bishop should have caused the witnesses
to be summoned.
DR.. A. S. Lloyd, of Norfolk. stated that
Mr.. Scott's words might be considered his
own. for no was of the same opinion.
DR.. Jaeger again spoke and alluded more
than once to Mr.. Scott as having told
a falsehood.
Mr.. Scott. who, out of respect for the
church and 'the CLOTH" had been excep-
tionally cool, thought 1t time now to call
a halt, and asked the protection of the
court against the invectives of the ac-
cused. II am not here said Mr.. Scott.
Ito enter into physical combat, but l
must ask the court to take cognizance of
this language, for l cannot take unwar-
ranted attacks from the prisoner at the
har"
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Tomorrow and tomorrow and yet to-
morrow we have been promised the pub
location of the exact report of Spain to
the American note. This morning the
event came nearer by change of the
promise to today. The public has been
most anxious-fretted by the delay which
has indicated Spanish trickery. The chief
fear has been that Spain has taken it
for granted that the Philippines would be
restored to her, under pledges of being
good: and that when she learns her rule
is forever gone-if 1t is forever gone
the Cortes will refuse to ratify the peace
and war will be renewed. There are pa
-triots who think peace commissioners of
the temper of Secretary Day may agree
to restore the islands to Spain rather
than incur the danger of a failure of
the negotiations. So far We have no sure
hold on what Dewey and Merritt have
gained, since the President did not make
American control of the Philippines a
condition of peace. There is serious
ground for anxiety.
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Having an intimation that the peace
proceedings and General Miles report
,hat he has troops enough. might cause
change in his sailing orders. General
Grant rushed as many of his men as he
could aboard transports. got up steam,
and fled INFO the wide, open sea. beyond
the reach of orders from Washington.
At the very least, he will have an invig-
Grating journey, grateful after the weary
in camp, and if there should be
a break in the peace negotiations, he will
be in a position to do some fighting.
o her commanders are blaming them
selves for the leisurely way in which
they went about the work of embarka-
ton.
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THE DEMOCRACY OF NEW YORK
Croker Wins the First Round Of
Campaign Msncuv

New York, Aug u.-Richard Croker
has won In the first fight with David B.
Hill for position. Hill wanted fate
meeting Of the State committee. Croker
wanted an early meeting. Elliott Dan
forth, who is chairman of the committee.
sided with Hill. Croker worked a petit
ton and got sufficient signatures TO Or
der the call Danforth came UP from
Long Branch this morning after spend
ing the night with Hill He reached his
office shortly after noon He Immediate
ly went TO the long distance telephone
box. saying he would not talk until aft
er he had telephoned. He spent an hour
talking over the wire and then. having
reached satisfactory conclusion. said:
Il have been requested on behalf OF a
number of the State committee to call
the committee together in Saratoga on
Saturday evening next for the purpose of
fixing time and place for holding the
Democratic State convention. Since the
request was made I have consulted sew
eral of these party leaders and have con-
cluded. in view of the requests made in
behalf of the New York and Kings
County members. TO convene the COM
mittee at the Grand Union Hotel, Sara
toga. at u O'Clock noon on Saturday.
My own Judgment is that longer no.
tice should have been given of the. meet
ing of the committee and that it would
have been better 10 fix the date of meet
ing for the last of this month.
Senator Hill was of the opinion that
the usual notice should have been given
and the date fixed at such time as to
afford all members of the committee op-
to return from vacations be-
fore being called together
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troll the government of the islands until
the Inhabitants should be able to gov:

troll the government of the islands until
the Inhabitants should be able to gov
ern themselves. L Z
Into the hands Of this most FORUM
ate of nations has come form of
ownership Of this precious territory.
with the power to show to the world
what a great republic. founded on the
highest principles. can do for a people
long suppressed and oppressed by a
European monarchy. Some timid
Americans, admitting that We are in
competent to administer the political
business of the islands, would shirk the
responsibility and relinquish the enor-
nous benefits that must attend pos
session of Pacific territory. The sus-
picion that the President himself
shares in these fears and purposes
has given currency to the rumor that
the insurgent Ffiippinos will be left
to their cruel fate; Of course, after a
farcical pledge from Spain Of generous
treatment.
Japan is the first to take advantage
of this. The new world power,
but lately emerged from a barbarous
state. seeks an opportunity to hold
toward the Philippines the attitude
this nation holds toward Cuba. She
is not timid or doubtful and does not
fear helpless Spain or the greater
powers Of Europe. The representa-
tives Of Germany, II is believed, have
already made the same sort Of over
lures to the insurgents and have been
responsible for some of Aguinaldo's
distrust of this country. But for her
friendship for America, England frank
government of the Philippines. While
We are trying to find a way to let go
of precious possession, other nations
are trying to take hold.
1t is repeated that Secretary Day is
opposed to America retaining the
Philippines in their entirety, and
it is repeated that he will be one
of the peace commissioners to decide
the fate of the Philippines. At this
moment the prospect is bright for
There is only too much reason to fear
the President, through the commits
sion. will sacrifice this opportunity for
which any other nation would wade in
blood. II he does, future generations
will pay bitterly for it in lives and
money and in constant menace to the
peace of the nation.
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AN ALLEGED PYRoMAN1Ac.
John Wefert's Actions Have Aroused
SuapiciOu.

SuHphCtOu.
New York. Aug. 1.-THE Jersey City
police say that John Haubert is a pyro-
maniac. and they attribute to him the
crime of setting fire to John weastelrs
barn, at No. Isl Monticello Avenue. The
barn was found to be burning Just be-
fore dawn today
Revenge for the loss of his position is
supposed to have prompted Haubert to
commit arson.
Haubert formerly worked for Weaster
but he was discharged several weeks
ago.
Since then he has been seen lettering
near the barn and twice fires have been
discovered in the building. the origin of
which could not be learned.
The third fire was discovered today by
a man who slept in the barn. The fire.
men put out the blaze after it had burn
ed the halters from several cows and
horses stabbed in the structure.
Policeman Bracten, of the Communipaw
Avenue police station caught Haubert
in field near the barn.
The man was running in the direction
of CorneilsoN Avenue, a mile or more
away. from whence another alarm of fire
had just been turned in.
In Haubert's pocket was found a key to
the Weastel barn. The police think that
the suspected incendiary has an accom-
plice, who pulled the alarm box in Cor
nelson Avenue in order to lure the fire.
men away from the Weastell fire.
Haubert,, it is said, has a mania for
watching fires and running TO them. He
is twenty-three years old and lives at No.
3i3 East Forty-third Street, New York
The prisoner. who gave the name Of
John Haubert in Justice Mayes's police
court. was held without bail for examina-
tion next Wednesday.
John Weastell. the owner of the barn,
declares that one of his own relatives.
whom he discharged recently. was in
with two other discharged en-
ployes to destroy property for revenge
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clinton Roore,elt De.a

New York, Aug. n.-Clinton Roosevelt,
last of the older generation of the fami-
Iy of that name, died on Monday night
at his Summer home on Fishers Island,
in the Sound. He was born in the Bowl
ing Green in this city ninety-five years
ago; was educated in the common schools
at Pelham, where he lived in his youth
He served in the State senate in 1881,
was at one time commissioner of pensions
and during the Crimean war was employ
ed as diplomatic agent of the govern
ments concerned. He was one of the
founders Of the Loco-Foco party. and his
last political speeches were made In the
Tilden campaign. He was member Of
the Geographical Society. the New York
Biographical Society. and the Metropolis
tan Museum OF Art. He was never mar
ried.
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Filtration of Potomac Water.

Cumberland, Nd, Aug. lie. A. Wild
er. the mechanical engineer of Fredonia,
N. Y. who desires to put in an expert
mental filter at Cumberland, writes that
he is sure he can purify Potomac water
by slow sand filtration and adds:
There is no question in my mind but
that l can do it SO far as the removal of
the bacteria and Qualification of the water
is concerned. l will guarantee to make
1t clear and healthful, but whether l can
take out every trace Of the acid can be
determined only by experiment. In any
case the amount of acid left in the water
would not be Objectionable or deleterious
for ordinary manufacturing or domestic
purposes. Manufacturers of delicate fab
rics. however, might claim 1t injured their
coloring matter. Before putting in a full
sized experimental plant 1 would like to
try a small plant of sixty gallons per
day with the conditions similar to that of
a large plant If the eff1uent was not
satisfactory to your board there would be
no use putting in the larger plant. as the
filtered water of the two plants would be
IDENTICAL
Mr.. Wilder's proposition is to put in an
experimental filter free and If that proves
successful to construct permanent filter
ing plant. one that will amply supply the
city with water for $3S,000.
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Japan Want. Our Cb.nc.

This morning was published an in.
teresting and significant statement to
the effect that Japan would gladly un-
dertake what America alone has
present right to do, and what it
is said the President is reluctant to do.
japan expresses her readiness to arm
and support Aguinaldo and his insur-
gent army in the war against Spain.
In the eyes of all the world save a
small minority of the American D ople
the Philippine archipelago is so situat-
ed and has such remarkable resources
as to be more valuable than almost
any other territory of equal extent In
the Pacific. Germany, Russia, France,
England or Japan would pledge the
payment of many millions Of dollars
more millions than this war has cost
this country-for the right to con-
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Prize vcs.eI. r.. lesred,

Key West Fla, Aug. 1l.-Acting under
orders from Washington, Commodore Re-
mey has released the Norwegian steamers
Aladdin and Bergen, recently captured
by the gunboats Hawk and Viking. re-
spectively, while bound from Tampico
and Vera Cruz. Mexico. for Sagua la
Grande, Cuba. The ground for their re-
lease is that Sagua is not a blockaded
port. Both steamers left here yesterday
for their original destination. A like dis
position will doubtless be made of the
case of the Norwegian steamer Franklin.
captured by the Hawk while bound for
Sagua. This case has been fixed for a
hearing this afternoon.
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Ex-Gox ElcMcr n n,,nn Mann

New York. Aug. 1.-THE interesting
fact has been disclosed that ex-Gov. Ros-
well p. Flower voted for the Democratic
Presidential electors in 1896. He thus has
kept his regular position in the DEM
ocratic party. Mr.. Flowers friends poin.
out that he foughs Bryan bitterly. and
that he only voted for the Democratic
electors wnen convinced that Bryan was
defeated. 1t can be surmised that the
disclosure of the interesting circumstance
that Mr. Flower did not desert the Dem
ocratic party in 1896 is made just at this
time with the view of advancing his
chances of being nominated for governor
by the Democratic parry this year
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A BOY RoBBER.
He IL Captured Under n Bed I'm =
. Jersey City House,

Sefsey S1ty HOUSE.
New York. Aug. I1.-If Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Holden. of Jersey City. had found
real man burglar under their bed they
might have felt more fattered on the
score OF the attractlveness of their jew
els and plate.
"a But strip Of a lad, twelve years old.
and small at that. even when he con-
fessed his designs upon their property,
seemed such a small object to prosecute
that he would have escaped the clutches
of the law except for the police.
The lad was brought before Police JUS
tice Potts today. and his story being fully
told. he was held to answer a charge of
grand larceny.
Last night Mr.. and Mrs. Holden re-
turned to their residence, at No. $40 Sew
.enth Street, After a trolley ride. Mrs.
Holden had already got into bed and her
husband was about TO turn out the light
when he ,Heticed a strange shoe sticking
out from under the bed.
There was a hole in the toe of the Shoe
and from the hole protruded a bare toe
Mr. Holden stuck his hand under the
bed and pulled out little Johnnie Con-
way. who said he was a real burglar and
lived at No. 3Is Eighth Street.
There is a police station on the same
block with Mr.. Holden's house. and
while Mrs. Holden held the fort at home
Mr.. Holden escorted the burglar to 1t.
There Johnnie Conway broke down and
again said he was a real burglar, this
time confessing instead of boas,ing.
"Ephraim Budd nd me crawled in at a
window 10 rob the house after We saw
the people go out They come back be-
fore We finished the job. Eph got out
at" tire winder,, r,,.7but l didn't have the
time, so l crawled under the bed
The Conway lad stated in court today
that he and young Budd who is two
years his senior, have carried on sys-
tematic burglary all Summer. watching
for houses whose occupants were absent
for the time being, and robbing them
during the interval of absence.
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Reception to Mgr. MartineIli

Bar Harbor. Me-. Aug. 11.-Mgr Mar
tinelli, papal delegate in Washing on was
the center Of social attention here yes
terday, and society went en- masse in the
afternoon to a reception and tea given in
his honor at Highfield. the beautiful sum-
mer residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan
Matthews. of Boston.
Very few persons knew the papal dele
gate was in town until they received
invitations to the reception this af.er-
noon. Among the man, present at the
reception were G. NJ. Lecca. Italian con-
sui In Philadelphia; Prince Troubeltzkoy,
Constantin Brun. Danish minister. and
many well-known New York people.
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IN EMORIAM.

morning.
IN NEMORIAM
| CASTIL4LO-On Friday. August T. 1895 at 10
| q. IN, at ST. Francis Xavier's Church, No. 30
West Sixteenth Street, will be celebrated a
| requiem mass for the repose Of the soul of the
| distinguished Spanish ,etatssman+lASToNIO CAN
| ONAS DEL CASTILLO, as-assnatsd on August s..
1897. Spansrds Spanish Americans, all fri, nds Of
| Spain and the faithful in general respectfully
invited TO attend
No thought of the present strained rela-
| tions between this country and Spain
seems to have occurred TO the well-mean-
ing gerNlemen who caused the publica-
ton of the somewhat remarkable adver-
tisement. The advertiser is Manuel Al
fredo Casal, n native of Ecuador, and of
Spanish descent. His method of informing
the public that he wished the friends of
Spain to attend the mass for which he
had arranged fell like thunderbolt in
the quiet of the house of the Church of
St Francis Xavier, where all men are of
one race.
Mr.. Casal is elderly. and is an enthusi-
astic admrer of the statesman who was
killed a little more than a year ago. Out
in his quiet home in Flushing. Mr.. Casal
decided that he would like to honor the
memory of Canovas.
He attends the Church of St. Francis
Xavier when in the city. He sent his
secretary to the church to arrange for the
mass of his friend, a very great and
good man who had died recently" The
priests at the time did not associate the
name of Canovas with the late Spanish
premier Mr. Casal wished to have the
mass on the exact anniversary of the
death of the statesman. but it was i'm
possible to give the day he asked.
Father Superior McClusky said:
This church IS in no way responsible
for the wording Of the notice. The gen.
tleman who composed 1t seems to have
done so innocently enough. and with no
other object than to pay tribute to the
memory of a man whom he greatly ad-
mired Mr.. Casal in the simplicity of his
heart has drafted this notice. He has no
quarrel with the United States. He wrote
the notice entirely disregarding the pres
ent status of the friends of Spain.
He seems to have been imbued with
much the same idea which might inspire
an American sojourning in foreign land
to have services for the repose of the
soul of Garfield and inviting all Ameri-
cans in the neighborhood to join him. As
the notice stands, II cannot fail to at
tract attention. but 1 think that 1t will
be understood in the sense in which 1t Is
meant"
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A 1A1lrxa,s xxrxa1zncx.
How He Psie Wsi! for > Ride 4.
- Cab


New York. Aug. 11-Peter Ingold, a
hands of sharpers a week ago today.
when he passed through New York on
his way home from Kingston, where he
had been on visit. He landed at the
foot OF West Twenty-second Street on
the boat. and was Immediately seized
by cabman, hustled into the vehicle
in spite Of his protests. and driven on
with. After half an hour the cab stop
ped at Twenty-third Street ferry. the
door was opened and the driver demand
ed two dollars for the ride. Ingold pro-
tested that he had not SO much money.
and the eabman said he would take
dollar and a half. but the farmer had
but dollar. This the driver declined to
take. and called for a man, who vas in
troduced to the Jerseyman as the "boss."
After considerable discussion. which did
not attract the attention of the police.
the farmer was induced to part with his
watch and chain. valued at $27, as Sc
curity for the fare. and to accept the fol-
lowing receipt In lieu thereof:
Received from Peter Ingold. Bloom
field, N. J., cab 1851. care spellman's sta
bles. 167 East Sixtieth Street.
Driver James Ferguson
Call there, pay your cab fare, and get
your watch and chain." said the boss"
After the cabman and the boss" had
gone away, Ingold read his receipt care
fully. discovered that 1t made no mention
OF his watch and chain. and 1t began to
dawn upon him that something was
wrong. Then he inquired how far 1t was
to the Twenty-second Street pier. found
that one block was the distance, and con-
cluded that he had better go home at
once. He ruminated over his loss a week,
and then came to the city today to inves-
tfgate. He met a cabman at the ferry.
and called policeman, who arrested the
allegec Ferguson" who said his name
was James Quinlan, and that he was
sometimes known as "Connors." In the
Jefferson Market Court today Quinlan
said that the man who took the watch
was his boss" Frank Begnan, of No. Ill
Christopher Street. Magistrate Meade
held him in l.000 bail for examination on
a charge OF larceny. Ingoid is still look
ing for his watch and chain. and has come
to the conclusion that he was "buncoed."