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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23

Mr.. CLINTON N. HOWARD OF Rochester,
President Of the Prohibition Union Of Christian
Men. exhibited some peculiar opinions In a
lecture which he delivered in Baltimore Sun
day. THE hour" he said. demands a states
mar with the genius Of WARRINGTON. HKMIL-
TON and JEFFERSON. 1t finds our national
Senate q sanatorium Of nincompoops and
windbags." Mr.. HOWARD communicated the
information that the great cities Of America
are ruled by the most colossal gang Of brig
ands that ever existed" In short, he talked
after the manner OF reformers. He declared
that America needed reforming from the
national capital down" The gentle. discreet,
and moderate language Of this reformer must
recommend him to the rest of the reform
brethren.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
1apa nrparr. aaa,ss1.ssaoa.
Addition Made at the Last Monnent-mayoi
Pitches Into the Asphalt Paving Concerns

Addition Made ut the Last Bioment-MayOr
Pitches Into the Asphalt Paving Concerns
At yesterdays meeting Of the Board Of Esti-
mate the budget for the present yehr was
closed. with the exception of an appropriation
for clearing the site for the new public library
in Bryant Park. This matter was laid over
until the next meeting. The gross total OF the
budget for all the boroughs OF the city is
S77.551. 222.07. Of which S51.443.843.6S was
appropriated by the old Board OF Estimate for
Manhattan and the Bronx. From the gross
budget there is to be deducted the general
fund of uuexpended balances. amounting to
$5.04o.900.44. which makes the net budget
S72.5 3d. 21.63. Tho amount of money to be
raised by taxes this year was fixed prior to
consolidation by the Boards OF Estimate OF
the various Municipalities taken INTO Greater
New York" The total OF the AMOUNTS so liked
tween that sum and the total Of the net budget
will, be met by revenue bonds. The amount
OF these revenue bonds will DO inserted In the
The following appropriations were made be-
aStR toe to SSq lie KGi SS si County s Hospital. ~ s1$s.".
900 for repairing the plaza at Flfty-ninth street
and Fifth avenue s1e'2s3 tSF 9 new green,
maps in Brooklyn. Queens. and. Richmond.
$4,000 for the removal q dead animals in
to public buildings on Staten Island: The
sum of $4,000 was also appropriated for re.
paying plAtn, avenue from InlIIeenJn .bILeet
70 Twenty;third street with asphalt, and $22,.
O0O, was allowed for repairs on the 155th street
viaduct. The Mayors wrath was aroused by
g request from Commissioner Heating OF the
Highways Department for S14,000 moro for
the laying Of. bicycle tracks OF asphalt to con-
meet the Thirty-fourth and Ninety-gecond
street ferries with the macadRm roads OF Long
Island. The original appropriation was $22.-
goo. but, Commissioner Heating said that the
lowest bid he got for the work was $38.00Q.
we are. going to break up their combination,
even II the city, has to go into the payement
spend a million. dollars on the plant ~ Il is nec-
essary. II is ridiculous that this city should
have to pay 40 to so per cent. more for Its as
phalt pavements than other PLACES pay. The
increase asked for will not be allowed"
The request was referred to the Comptroller.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
rne ou.rrel Over the clty Bonds.

The quarrel over the S12, 100000 Issue
Of city bonds, for which bids wore opened
two weeks ago, was further complicated,
yesterday, by the Intervention OF a new
party to the proceedings. The Comptroller
awarded the bonds to holders who offered
Internationally 1o4.o4 for the whole or
none" Of them, disregarding a similar
bid Of Io5.o9, subject TO the approval OF
the legality Of the issues by our counsel, and
dlsregarding, also, bids at q higher prico
for small lots Of the bonds not amounting
In the aggregate to $12, 100000. The bid
ders for the whole or none" at 1o5.o3.
conditioned upon the approval OF their
counsel, have begun suits to have their bid
accepted in preference to that OF their I'M
conditional competitors at 1o4.94, and,
now, bidders for $500, 900 at 1913 and
$500, 900 at 1o7.50 nave likewise asked
the courts to declare their bids valid.
The value Of the prize for which the two
whole or none" bidders are ~contending,
may be estimated from the fact that a
smaller bidder demands 100000 Of the
bonds at 1o7.5e. The whole issue is, there
fore, worth not less than 10 per cent, or
about 100000, more than the highest
whole or none" bidder has offered for 1t,
and that sum could be gained by the city II
the Comptroller had authority to reject all
bids under 1o7.5e, and readvertise the re-
mainder Of the issue not taken at this price.
1t is not certain, however, that the Comp
troller has this authority. Section 1872
Of the new city charter, prescribing the mode
Of issuing city bonds, says that "he shall
award the same to the highest bidder or
bidders therefor not under par" The bid
for the whole or none" at even 1o4.94 is
for a larger amount than the aggregate OF
the smaller bids, some Of which were as high
as 100, but whether such Of these smaller
bids as exceeded in rate los. 03 are higher"
than the bids for the whole or none" is left
by the charter undetermined, and 80 is the
Comptroller's right to reject bids in his dis
erection. Formerly, he could, with the ap-
proval OF the Commissioners Of the Sinking
Fund, determine what, II any part, Of said
proposals shall be accepted" but this power
the new charter withholds.
The whole matter will undoubtedly ulti-
mately come before the Court Of Appeals,
and, in any event, the provisions Of the
Charter regulating city bond, sales will
have to be amended to prevent controver-
sizes over future issues.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
rnrrr rrlrr 70 M rnsrrn.
II Successful We May Construct Nineteen.
Knot Battleships.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Commodore 0'Eeill
OF the Ordnance Bureau, Navy Department, Is
awaiting with much interest the arrival at In
dian Head OF a 10-inch arrnor plate, treated
with the Krupp process, which will be
tested there as soon rs received and set
up. Upon the showing made by the plate
will depend. In large measure the. ao-
tion Of the Board Of Bureau Chiefs re-
Rardins Commodore o'Neill's plan for the
building OF Undetermined battleshlps with q
displacement OF 1.500 tons. The results OF the
test OF the 0-lnch plate several weeks ago were
80 satisfactory that the Commodore was salts
fed q battlcship could be built carrying an
armor belt and barbette plates OF the maxi
mum thickness Of 10 inches. which would be
rs effective in her defensive qualities as those
now protected by 1S-inch plates. The saving
Of weight thus secured would permit the In
stallation OF machinery and boilers Of sufl-
knots an hour and leave room enough to Garry
coal In sufficient quantities TO maintain the
steaming radius of the present fourteen and
"TRo difference between the .Krupp and
Harvey processes" said Commodore O'Neill
veyized plates are hardened for an inch or two
feet and the great bulk OF. the plate remains
unchanged. merely 80 much high-grade steel.
The Krupp process, on the other hand. goes
80. affecting the whole bulk and, bringing Il al
up to the resisting strength OF the surface. 1t
Il 5Ssi as any a paFt of t tSe Plate pRs p as e Is to % psn g.
S ISsE1 I b t ssm6 sisiInGs R {SSt the sss sSarS sSySsel
me- neN iosne p,s' 1ece % ) Tor The a defeein n Of a vessel
sF%amo6 the a sndfllf tsSin 1Ro Ere 'fsRRff n h,sh1 RSSpP
plates may, be safely substituted, at least nm
than tho nraGanf nl1nQ In havalnnah
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
TOMMY ATKINS ON III RAMPAeH
He 10 Making an Exhibition of Himself In
Halifax.


HALIFAX. Aug. 22.-Never in the history OF
this garrison have the military authorities had
so much trouble with q regiment as with the
First Battalion OF the Leinster. which came here
from Dublin when the Second Battalion Of the
same regiment was suddenly ordered to Jamai-
ca at the outbreak OF the Spanish-American war.
The regiment is made up almost exclusively
Of nero boys who apparently cannot DO oon-
trolled. 1t became necessary some days ago to
send to England for new S~erGeants. those in the
regiment being found incapable Of performing
Last night two soldiers from the main guard
at the Queens Wharf. abandoned their posts
and with the butts of their rifles broke into an
adjoining liquor store. carrying OF what they
could find. The night previous the pickets ar
rested two soldiers for Interfering with the SAL
walton Army. FOUR Of their friends then tried
to break them out Of the barracks. They tackled
the guard with pokers. but were repulsed at the
point OF the bayonet. Two OF the oulprits wero
captured and quickly sentenced to six months
imprisonment
Another incident q day or two ago was the
Wellington Barracks. by which he was severely
injured. The soldiers refused to turn out the
lights in the barracks when ordered to do 30.
Last week t~wenty-eight soldiers from the
Leinster Regiment were sentenced BY court
martial x, various terms OF imprisonment On
Melville Island.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
HIGHEST BIDDERS FOE CITY BoNDs
Demand y Million They Bid For and Hold
Up the Syndicate Award,

Demand n Million They Bid For and Hold
Up the Syndicate Award.
Zimmerman & Forshay obtained yesterday
from Justice McAdam In the Supreme Court
an order. returnable on Thursday. to show
cause why a mandamus should not be issued
directing the Comptroller to deliver to them
100000 Of Metropolitan Museum Of Art
bonds and 100000 Of East River Bridge
bonds which were recently offered for sale
with q large number OF other city bonds. The
plaintiffs bid 107.30 for Metropolitan Muse
UNI bonds and 107.56 for East River Bridge
bonds. and deposited with the Comptroller a
certified check for 2 per cent. Of the par
value of the bonds in compliance with the
terms OF sale, They state that while their bid
was the highest II, was rejected and their
check returned, while the bid OF the New York
Produce Exchange Trust Company Of .i04.94
leopold zimmerman. in an affidavit. states
allotments of stock which were offered for
Issue q SSSei2.9sa982; The individual BIDS
by the Comptroller the amount realized would
have been $10.17 1850. leaving a balance Of
S3t223.992 Of the stock undisposed of; Had
trust company 104.94. It would have realized
$SS,SSS 257S2Qo additional. making a total. Of
$13.562.452.7 40, whereas upon the sale Of the
bonds to the trust company under the award
made BY the Comgtroller the sum realized will
make the sale as Is contemplated by him IL
will establish a bad precedent and result in
great loss to the city, because the award made
by him is to a syndicate at almost three per
cent. less than the bids made by individuals.
and that the city's interests will be better
served by awarding, to the highest Individual
as their bids covered. -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
Tho America Cup Challenge.

From tie London yachting World.
Interestin yachting circles at the present moment
10 centred in Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge for the
America Cup, which has been backed by tho Royal
Ulster Yacht Club. Opinions arc divided a. 10 the
wisdom of tho challenge. but this was only what
might have been expected whom one takes into con-
siderRdon the Dunraven hASco. On tho Solont some
prominent y~achtsmen think that the Latest chAl-
lenger for the cup ought to have consulted Lord
Dunrayen before committing himself 10 . definite
cartel. whilo there is also . feeling that racing for
the cup ought to have hnished with the last of the
Yalkyh Defender matches. On the othor hand. the
leading yAchtsmen on the Clyde and in Ireland are
waxing enthusiastic over the proposed matches. and
the ~sAnguine Celtic temperament Is considerably OK
cited ut the prospect OF the cup at LIST hnding . rest
ing place on this side Of the Atlantic.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
Accident to a California COntraotaOni.t.

The Hon. STEPHEN MALLORY WHITE, a
Senator In Congress from California, was
one OF the bitterest and narrowest op-
ponents Of the annexation OF Hawaii. See
how the Democrats OF California gave, by
an implication amounting to a kick, their
opinion Of the contracted views OF this mar
row-gauge statesman and his brethren in
pettiness
while We do not favor An aggressive policy of
territorial expansion. Vt are opposed 10 Ne sErrsadsy
10 Spain u any Of he territory that AaS been acquired
treasure or OuT people"
WHITES Americanism was moi big enough
to take in little Hawaii The Am~erioanism
Of the California Democratic platform takes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
WANT TO BAR PRESCRIBED MILE
New Jersey Farmers Protest Against Q
Patent in Use Among Dairymen.

Now jersey Protest ABaAnbo =
Patent I'm Use Among DRirymen.
TRENTON. N. J., Aug. 22.-State Dairy
Commissioner Mcclure has notified a number
Of dairymen in the State that they must cease
using a patent preservative that Is said to keep
milk in good condition for twenty days. The
State Board Of Health will be requested to de-
clare that the preservative is dangerous to
health and to prohibit its use as being in vio-
lation of the pure food law. State Chemist
Wallace has made an analysis OF the preserya-
tive and says that, while not INJURIOUS to adults
Dairy Commissioner Mcclure has discov-
cred that some dairymen in the northern part
of the State are using the compound quito ex-
tensively. They procure certificates once Q
month from physicians showing that their
milk is pure and use these certificates Ia dis:
posing OF their milk. most Of which is shipped
to the summer resorts along the coast, This
milk has succeeded in practically driving out
the pure milk OF local dealers. who have ON
planned, to the Dairy Commissioners Their
servative does away with the use Of Ice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
10000 Acres to Bo Added to the CatShM
Forest Preserve.

ALBANY. Aug, 22.-The State Fisheries. Game
and Forest Commission. at its next meeting.
will purchase from Ulster county some 10000
acres Of land in the Catskills for forest preserve
purposes. The commission has com to this
decision after an inspection OF tho lands. The
purchase will be made pursuant 10 an act
passed by the last legislature, The land Is
owns 51.212 acres Of land In tho Catsk MS. and
this will abont double the size Of It's preserve.
The commission reports that deer is increA9--
mated that the A animals turned loose abo &
aEStr 4go have ipenreassd 70 15O. andthstthe
at the eIpiratlon OF the AVe-y6Ar period d0Flltb
Which theif kllhSI Is prohibited 1HI
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
WEST POINTERS IN SHAM RATTLE.
On Their Annual Practice March They Stop
Over Night in Camp Townsend.

NlBhb II NALhp AO"ubOuus
CAMP TOWNSEND. P%EEKsK1LL. N. Y. Aug. "a.
"A battalion Of West Point cadets arrived hero
this morning after a ten-mile m%arch:from Gar
risons. They are on their annual practice
march. In the rear OF the battalion Of four
companies. a total of 225 cadets. there was an
ambulance and three army wagons. containing
q blanket Of rubber and two other blankets
for each man. q shelter tent for every two
men. and q half dozen wall tents for the on
GERS.
Tho officers who came with the cadets arc
Capt. Charles B. Hall. Nineteenth Infantry:
Lieut.. George Blakely. Second Artillery Lieut..
8. r. Faison. First Infantry: Lieut.. G. ]. Lind
sey. Ninth Cavalry. and Surgeon Duval. At
noon Lieut.. Graninger Adams rode into camp.
Camp Townsend is familiar to him. as he was
detailed here for three weeks last May. when
the Eighth, Ninth, and Twelfth Regiments
were recruiting. He was Quartermaster at
that time.
A sham battle was fought by the cadets at 5
o'clock. and for half an hour the hills around
the camp echoed the roll Of musketry as vo LEY
after v9lIey from the Krag-Jorgensens was
portion IF thS camp and Rb, there quickly q, thT ~
new 8e y" implements, a product Of the German
Army. West Point is the only army post In
the sni ssd t SStsse we tRSt a ssS t tsess p 1or tb i%4R Ist
picks, four spades to every pick. The spade
has q handle eighteen inches long, and one
edge of the steel spade forms q well-sharpened
saw. The handle OF the pick is portable. and
can be quickly taken on or put on. Both tools
are held in skeleton leather holders and sus-
pended from the field belts worn by the cadets.
After the first company was safely In
trenehed the three other companies formed
on the east parade ground. Soon a few stray
sent out Then two companies under Lieut..
Faison advanced toward the intrenchment 800
yards away. Another company. in M
of Lieut.. Lindsey, made a detour through the
woods to outhank the enemy. The two oom-
panies advanced over the open plateau by
hfty-yard runs. dropping at intervals to the
ground and firing by companies and squads.
There were volley fires and individual firing.
Smokeless powder was used.
The men In the trenches returned a heavy
fire and were holding their own until Lieut..
Lindsey's troops appeared through the woods
ut the left flank. As they advanced. firing as
they ran. the two companies in front made a
charge and drove the first company inglo-
riously to the rear. The three victorious com
panies took possession and planted the colors
on their newly conquered ground. The battle
was witnessed by, many Peekskill people.
The cadets then, marched to mess. Tattoo
was sounded at $3.50 and taps at s.. when 226
tired and fatigued cadets crawled in their lit
tie shelter tents. Reveille will be sounded at
B O'Clock Tomorrow morning. Breakfast will
be served a half hour later. and at $3.50 o'clock
the battalion will the march back to
About ten miles out Of Peekskill another
sham battle will be fought tomorrow morning
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
PINE GREEK DreG1nGS.
Not So Rich as Reported, but Still q area'
Gold Camp.

Not So Rich aS Reported, but Still q Great
Gold Camp.
VANCOUVER. Aug. 22.-Capt. Crane. the last
man to arrive from Pine Creek. the latest gold
strike. says:
Although they are the richest dlggings out
side the Klondike in America. the reports are
exaggerated. The whole creek is now staked.
and Surprise Lake. apparently as rich. which is
above Pine Creek. is being rapidly taken up.
One man named Duval is cleaning up So to the
pan. Although Pine Creek gold is very fine
and starts at the grass. It. will not run over from
aod r b 90 p ssf5s to o., fh SI Isn; s2 e. 4 t 5ay rate a man
The officials decided when, Capt. Crane was
there that fourteen miles q the dlgglngs were
reduced to 100. and there was n big scramble
for the released claims. There will be no roy
atty and no reese rvation of every tenth claim.
Capt. Crane asserts that the Americans are in
dlGnant because the Canadian mounted police
sent to the scene to keep order gobbled up
nearly all the best claims.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
Joined, Not Separated.
From the CAieaOO Journal

From the Chicago JourHdL
The Small American argument that the Philippines
are separated from the United States by the Pacino
ocean is untenable.
The islands arc Joined 70 Us By the Pacific, not
separated from us by II.
The ocean IL . waterway. II is . canal without
banks. through which steamers can sail. and It can
DO provided at suitable distances with American
supply and repair shops.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
UNION JACK AND OLD GLORY.

The Wind EntwineS Them, and 1t IL Con-
sidered n Prophecy OF the Future.
The Stars and Stripes and tho British flag
hanging side by side from the fourth STORY
window Of the Postal Telegraph building. at
Broadway and Murray street. attracted atten-
ton from thousands. yesterday. The flags
reached to the top OF the main street entrance.
At one time the breeze caught both flags,
and for = few minutes they were. entwined
together closely; which q caused an old man IN a
him:
That's getting close enough together. isn't
it, III probably never live 70 see j. but those
two Dag and the two countries VIII be Just a.
oloaeH unitod some future day"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
MAYOR o6INCF's ICE WATER.
Protests in Boston Against His Plan for the
Relief of tho Thirsty.

IIUEVOVU IH IEUUEWH BNtEH THE Z IUH VI III
Relief of the Thirsty.
BOSTON. Aug. 22.-By placing ice-water foun-
tains about the city Mayor Quincy and Water
Commissioner Murphy have got themselves
into high disfavor with hotel proprietors. liquor
dealers and dispensers OF soft drinks. The first
set attack on the general plan for the free re-
lief OF the thirsty comes in the form OF Il protest
signed by the managers, OF the Revere House
doin square against the proposed Ice. water
fountain in front of the Revere House. There
has also been a vigorous complaint from drug
city, It is said by the COMPLIMENTS that their
trade has been very materially interfered with
Of the Mayor In regard TO free ice water for
everybody will probably have 10 be modified.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
BIG HAUL OF 4 CHICAGO rH1nM
Disguised az . BeIlboy He Robbed . HOtOl
of Several Thousand Dollars.

Disguised az . BeIlbOy He Robbed . HOtOl
of Several Thousand Dollars.
CHICAGO. Aug. 22.-Mrs Barber. cashier Of the
Saratoga Hotel. was cleverly robbed to-day Of
several thousand dollars by athiefwho pretend
ed tob be a bellboy. She was making out the Sara
toga and Morrison Hotel payrolls. and had just
inclosed the money In envelopes when a bare
headed. uniformed boy walked into the ofioe
and said:
MI. sebrse says to send him the payroTs
and money"
cashier turned over the money and rolls to the
supposed bellboy. That was the last seen OF
him. He took the bag and walked through the
crowded hotel lobby without any one attempt
Ing to stop him. Ten minutes later Mr. Sebree.
the proprietor. came in and asked for the pay
envelopes. 1t was then that the robbery was
discovered. The police have. found no Glue to
the identity OF the daring hotel thief.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23

The perplexity that overcame the ASS Of
BuRIDAN is repeated in the case Of q Pennsyl-
vaniR statesman. The Hon. jon sIBLEY, who
would be a plutoorat we're he not . Bryanlte,
and therefore entitled TO be rich without re-
proach. is urged by the Democrats Of two Con-
gross districts to become their candidate for
Representative In Congress. Two districts
fight for him. Which heart shall he break 2
It IL comforting to reflect that the Ass Of
BuRIDAN was only an ass. whereas the Hon. jon
SHELLEY Is q statesman.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
srARVING ON THE STIKKNE
Terrible Experience OF n Father and So,
While Looking For Gold.

While Looking For Gold.
VANCOUVER. B. O.. Aug. 22.-AmonR the half
starved prospectors on the Stlkine River who
hailed the steamer Monte Cristo. nxiou to be
taken aboard. were two Seattle citizens. father
and son. Jargensen by name. They had to be
lifted on board. They had been prospecting on
a tributary OF the stikine, Their boat was up
set and they lost everything. Sixteen days they
wandered In the mountains with 81. 000i in their
nothing. and then were driven to cut the bark
Of trees and grass. After the first week they
devoured beetles and toads found in the
swamps. They had decided to lie down and
die when they were attacked by wolves. The
they reached the river and signailed tho
RtAamAF.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-08-23
The annual Communicating of tho Universal

The annual campmeeting Of tho Universal
Peace Union will begin tomorrow at Mystic.
The Hon. ALFRED h. LOVE OF Philadelphia,
who tried to carry on a correspondence with
the Queen Regent Of Spain. will be in charge.
No doubt Mr.. LOVE is a whole c~ampmeeting in
himself. and as wise an orator as he is a letter
writer. but enthusiasts Of his description easily
cause a large WEAKNESS In the public mind.
Mr.. LOVE would be much more useful II he
would let universal peace alone and give his
attention for the rest OF the season to seaside
scenery and clans.