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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
AUCTION SALE or HOUSE FURNISHINGS

A seven-day sale OF art objects and houschoid
sfuns vas begun yesterday afternoon at the h"'cA-
ereocker Auction Rooms. No. West twenty
eishth-st The goods are OF wide variety anu como
!.om the collection OF w. IL. Aspinwall OF b1'S'oi
Z /. ana from the American home of the Princess
chambay de la Gueriviero The objects soid yes
'erday Included tapestries. Paisley shawis' IRIS"
point lace curtains. number OF oil paih'iHsS
e,chincs and engrav!ngs Sheffield plate ana plecg
VI orass and pewter wares. together Win u iu' =
objection OF antique and modern furniture ~
aa'shogany, ebony and English and tltnsh oa No.
2rge crowd was present. Among the i0ls W
attract attention were deliberately carved rIsh
sn oak Roman armchair. 49, a mahogany tl' .
SSnin0nier. 49, a set of Flemish oak dining chaiis
nj leather. 49, two small mahogany carved soian
I'm th claw feet. SIS each; carved mahogany poker
The sale will be continued this afternoon ut q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
THE HARLEM BUILDING WRhth.

ARREST OF INSPECTOR MONTGOMERY THE
pr,uDINGs COMMISSIONERS REPORT
p 7 Rrady the Commissioner OF Buildings. yes
,erd,v semi. to Mayor Van Wyck long report on
the COLLAPSE Of the buildings at Nos is and - East
One-hundred-a -sixieenth-st.. where I'VE men
yyero killed The main portions Of the report are
the following:
70 the best OF my knowledge Information ,.o ana 40
tee bu; ihG Ri' are as i follow;
Tho stone foundation walls OF rrhr fna,Id5 az" ne
cement mortar used In the construction OF W.
stone Tas + se Of a 90 make
one solid compact mass, which ~ hosoinle,y IN
rary i'm all foundation walls. Th" ston~work III
the foundation walls Is not properly poi"en "''
beddcd .,.oso a., ,,s.
,ory o. The plans and detailed statement Of the
specifications referring to Ne Gonftruc,on o, rl'n
cony Of the charges made against Inspector, =. NJ
Montgomery. who had been assigned Ior uH'y ~,
his explanation in to Ihe san @
y reasons for MS dle f a0nears by The COPY
Of the communication hereto annexed . OF Lee mi
nsslon was certified to and appointed by Steven
CON constable Superintendent OF Buildings. as an
Of 10 DeTom the duties assigned to him
under the former administration up 10 me oh'e Oh
S' With view Of reducing the recurrence OF ace,
dents IKE the ore spec Sefora
IT,, the PSsshshment OF the building Code provided
f,r ip ne
os,inne 10 The commissio OF experts TO be APP
pointed by the Municipal Assembly IN reia,t2n 20
10 law anplicablc to the construction or buildings.
which In my opinion will tend TO avoid the falihs
If buildings Ia the course OF construction.
desire also to state that on the 18TH inst Charies
" UaIsey OF No 30 East HUNDRED ana hrst-
81 Marvin Selms, OF No. Il East One.hundred- ana.
nnci nth-st, and Joseph L. Burke; OF No 10 East
ono nd twelfih-st. attended nj my once
in ,his Department The two former are brick
LAYERS; Halscy actually working upon the
houses at the time Of the catastrophe and there
fore was an ye-witness TO the same: Seims was
aynnIoved upon the said work. but had been dis
chareed Burke is the business agent or the Brick
LAYERS Union and had been on the premises I'M =
mediately before the collapse. These men al united
in complaining Of the poor material ana INFERIOR n
,vorkmanship on said houses. lf You desire. can
have their STATEMENTS which were taken steno-
graphcaIly transcribed. The matters which they
omniained Of however. do not directly Involve ire
cause Of the collapse. as hereinbefore stated
Charles NJ Montgomery. the buildings inspector
who had supervision OF the collapsed buildings
was arrested yesterday as he was coming out OF
the office of the Department OF Buildings, at
Eigbteenth-st and Fourth-ave. The arrest was
made by Detective Mcknight. Of the District-At-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
A NEW PORTRAIT or RICHARD CROKER.

new portrait OF Richard croker mas recently
been completed by J. Augustus Page. ana is now
on exhibition It mis- studio In the Bowling Green
luiIdng IN lower broadway. The portrait repre-
sents NJ Croker seated IN n large casy-chair In "A
characterlsti: attitude. The view IS nearly full,
face and the likeness IL surprisingly hicllk" ana
accurate II Is Croker as men know nm ana see
him and not Croker highly idcalzed ms IN the
Dcuziger portrat recently unveiled at the Demo
cratic club Mr. Pages portrait, for which Mr.:
croker gave twelve or fifteen Fittings was painted
on "A commission from some or the litters friends.
VINO Will place IL IN the room OF tn. Executive COM
uittee OF Tlmmany liall--although probably not
until MIR Croker returns from Europe. The cam
vas is a large one 40 by rs inches. With Ssr-inch
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
PHI BETA KAPPA SOCIETY OFFICERS.

New-Hayen May 1.-THE Phi Beta Kappa So
c,etv OF Yale has elected the following undergrad
uate officers:
President Alfred Bates Hall. so. Chester. Conn.
yice-president, Henry Robinson Shipman, s9. Hart
ford Conn: assistant treasurer. Henry Thornton
Rowles go w-York: secretary. Norman Mcleod
BurrilI 80 New York: chairman Executive Com
mjffee John Kirkland Clark, 80. Brooklyn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
,,,.ycJS p FLAGG PROHOI ED.

,.,,s r. rlngg. who. although stu, young
francs has for many years been connected WITH the
% s;.e a's na @
the PRESIDENT mas a gss Once created for him MT
& Fl s' vii q IT. dat s:s
Fargo the OF the president Executive oS Con- s
@ no vim have business and affairs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
Norfolk Hotel, Brighton, England,

lawns. Fine public rooms. Perfect sanitation shaded
electric lights. Lift Delicate cuisine. Choice wines.
Jules A.. Creighton. Mgr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18

torney's Office. warrant issued by Coroner
yucca.
Montgomery was held in s. 900 bali 10 await the
result Of the inquest. The bail was furnished by
MARY Ellen Kcarns his sister. Of No. 30 East one
hundred ard forty -thirdst.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Justice Slower Of the Supreme Court has APP
pointed Henry A. Grady receiver In supplementary
proceedings for Frederick Warde. actor. on the
application OF George II. Gillette. who obtained a
judgment against Mr. Warde for $755 June o.
1896 In Kings County. The examination OF Mr.
Warde begun September 2, 1895. and has
been adjourned from time to time until now. TO give
Mr.. Warde chance 10 make payments on the
judgment. Mr.. Warde in his testimony gave some
figures OF the profits and losses of his tours. In
the season OF 1892 49, he said his profits were
$1,000: in 1894 they were $1,000. but the next
two seasons Of 1876 showed losses aggregat-
ing $4,000. For the season OF 1867 he was the
proprietor Of the Frederick Warde Company. lie
nominally accorded himself salary Of $500 week,
which was subsequently reduced 20 per cent Act
ually however. he says he received only sufficient
money TO pay his personal and family expenses and
some few back debts The Liabilities on THIS sea
ries Mr. Warde declared that he did not own
any plays interest In any plays, ana no
scenery or costumes.
Deputy Sheriff Radley yesterday took charge OF
the store OF Slender & Hahn. dealers In paint
ers' supplies ard wallpapers at No 2w' lIhrn-
I'VE on executions in favor OF Bertha NJ liam
for s2559 and Marie Slender for s2i52, all on
notes They have been In business since lA+. and
a few years ago laid claim to capital or Sisv,,'
Years ago they did large and prosperous pnslness'
but recently their trade has fallen on CONSIDERABLY
The Sheriff has received two attachments against
Kantor & Joselowsky, manufacturers OF women
hats at No il Clinton Place. from George A Nc
perrnott aggrega,ing S.O7s both in favor OF John
zimmerman & Co. for goods sold and delivered.
The firm was formed February last. VIII, a
ca pital OF 900 and used the style OF the hmplIe
Covered Hat Company. The attachmen'S VIZ
served on two banks where. II Is said. the parties
had accounts.
Judgmen. FOR s7s2 was entered yesterday against
the Eclipse Manufacturing Company. manufact-
| urers Of stencl-cuttng machines NJ NO broad
way In favor OF Frank f. Corcoran. on Two notes
| OF the company The concern is n West Nlrgih "a
| Corporation organized in May. l@f, Wi'iam -
| Doxbury OF Washington. Is the PRESIDENT
The Sheriff received an attachment yesterday
| against J. Seydel g. Co.. manufacturers or neck
wear at No 2l7 Grand-st. from Myers. Goldsmith
a Bronner for s27s in favor OF the II. H. claim
Company. for merchandise The attachment was
obtained on the ground that Mr.. Seydcl had given
a hill OF sale TO his vile FOR 81. and when asked
abou, It said that he had given the Dli OF SAFE 80
that his wife could support herself ana c8ht Sil,
dren Mr. Seide has been In the necKwear DIS i
ness for three years. and also III the so'a' P'"''e
business for the last six years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
Hotel d'Albany.

PAKIS-~LU% NUo VIC N''0'' = '@'~
rb,s new and splendid Hotel. situated IN
the fine.t and h.nl thir~t quarter OF imr
facing the Tuilcrfcs Gardens, benutiIut N.ew;
yuii soufh large ami sinai apur tmcnts Wen
heated, specially ndmptcd for tmmnn9 sn wu
scriny lu Puris. Electric light thrOuGhout'
Mi modern improvements specini "rr""s'
ments made.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-18
4 NEW TIOLIN SCHOOL.

Divide Musln who is known here as vollnis'
has n plan for opening a school for instruction on
the violin In this city. Ills wife came here n
week ago from Liege. where he teaches In the
Royal Conservatory to make the preliminary ar
rsnyenen,s The aim Will be TO give thorough in
,tr,,ction I'm violin playing from the ocmen-
tory To the most advanced but the especial pur-
pose Is to supply course Of instruction for be-
ginners so that II they care 10 go abroad tc
complete their studies they Will go prepared to
enter the conservatories there. and will not b,
obliged 10 begin their European courses with ex'
nensye pr,yate lessons The school will open In
August when Mr. Musin will from Europe
and he will stay for six months Thereafter he
Intends 10 divide his time equally between the
school 70 be established here and the conservatory
a Licge.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
COLUMBlA'S LIBRARY.
The DUO de Loubat's PrinceIy Gift to the
University

New York, March Property valued
at $lO0O,000, having a frontage of 1876
feet on Broadway, and extending
through to Mercer street, was formally
accepted by the board of trustees of Col
umhia University at a meeting of that
body today. The donation will be known
as ''The Gaillard-Loubat library endow-
ment fund.- and will be used for the
benefit of the library. Tln donor is
Joseph f. Loubat, known in the courts
OF Europe as the Due de Loubat He
divides his time about equally between
Europe and this country, and when in
America lives at the Fifth Avenue Ho-
tek Though not graduate of Columbia
University, Mr.. Loubat has long been
It's friend, and has in the past given it
many valuable donations in the shape
OF books, manuscripts, etc. He has been
extremely liberal TO the Roman Catholic
Church, and Pope Leo XIII made him
a count in 1888. In 1893 the pope elevated
MIN to his present rank, and since then
he has been known in the old world as
the Due de Loubat The chairman of the
board of trustees said that the Loubat
donation, with the million dollars given
by President Low to construct the pres
ent library building as a memorial to
Mr. Lows father, will place the library
on an independent basis forever.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Ex-Gov William Claf1in attained his
SOth birthday only thirty-seven days
later than ex-Gov. Boutwell,, but plans
for a fitting recognition of the event
had to be postponed because Mr.. Claf1in
has been confined to his room for some
time. His long and uninterrupted pres
idency of the Massachusetts Club is a
rare distinction, when one recalls the
political changes that have occurred
even within fifteen years. OF the other
living ex-governors, John D. Long is
twenty years younger than Boutwell,
and Clafin, and John Quincy Adams
Bracket is "a years younger. Two other
ex-governors were born in the same
year with Mr.. Clafin, namely Alex
ander II. Rice, whose birthday occurred
in August, and Benjamin f. Butler.
who was born in November. If both
were alive, what quartet of octogena- :
rian ex-governors would be celebrating
with their friends, this year! Alexander
H. Bullock, who preceded Mr. Clafiin in
the governors chair, was born two
years earlier.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Congress has taken hold of the war
preparations with vim The apparent
nonchalance with which s5O, ,OOO, 600 ap-
preparation for an emergency fund is
dropped into the house of representa-
tiyes, should seem very impressive to the
bankrupt spaniards. A majority of them
have as little idea of our resources as of
the Fighting capacity of the average
American, who has been systematically
likened to a fat pig, waiting only to be
stuck. While there is no war and no GER
tainty of one, the government must
needs make all due preparations. Mean
while, the people will possess themselves
in patience as before.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Henry Thomas is postmaster of Bos-
ton, and he seems to be giving a good
account Of himself. He is even better
known as a good fellow" Perhaps
there are few men in public life who can
stand more "good-fellowship" than he
He has the entire Boston post Office be-
hind him. and with enthusiasm. These
other. good fellows rather more than
suggested him as the next candidate fol
governor, after Wolcott is done, and
Col. Thomas seemed not altogether dis.
pleased with this demonstration OF
good-fellowship. Will the common.
wealth be similarly impressed by good.
fellowship
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Mondays developments make Spain's
behavior seem rather silly. She with
draws the half-hearted Suggestion .
that some other man would be more ac-
ceptable than Fitzhugh Lee as consul
general at Havana, but she adheres to
her objection to the use of
warships in transporting relief supplies
to the starving Cubans. Nobody would
dispute her right to ask for Gen. Lees
recall She need not give any other
reason for SO doing, beyond the bare
statement that he is persona non grata
that is, personally Objectionable to the
government, and in that case our gov
eminent must recall him or leave to
Spain the obnoxious duty Of handing
him his passports. Yet from this posi-
ton, which would be unassailable as a
matter of routine diplomacy, she re-
cedes. The wisdom of the dismissal
would be quite another matter, and on
that point, also, there would be little
room for disagreement. The dismissal
even of minister is not casus belli.
In 1S4S Spain expelled the British min
lister at Madrid for political reasons,
matte intercourse between the two gov
ernments, yet there was no war The
unwisdom of such a move however,
would be perfectly obvious TO everybody
outside of Spain, and apparently the
Spanish government has come to re-
gard the matter in that light especially
since President Mckinley has declared
his full confidence in the consul general,
and has made it clear that he will take
no action that would seem to discredit
Gen. Lee.
The objection to the warships is
wholly a different matter. Precisely
what the Spanish argument is the peo-
pie are not informed. 1t might be as
sumed, perhaps, that an appearance of
official participation is conveyed by the
use of warships in forwarding supplies
to the suffering Cubans and that such
participation implies intervention.
Whatever truth there may be in this
argument was thoroughly oanvassed
some weeks ago, or as soon as Spain
gave consent for the importation of re-
lief supplies and an official proclama-
ton was issued in this country, calling
for contributions 1t IS late for Spain
to think of this complication, and, as a
matter of fact, the Intervention"
would be no less obvious if the supplies
We're sent in merchant ships than in
warships, which are really the more ap-
propriate carriers They have been
used before for, such purposes, and have
been welcomed by other nations. There
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

street, Boston, has just received a medal
that was voted to him by congress,
thirty-six years ago, for bravery in as
original Monitor, when it was sunk in a
storm off Hatteras Secretary Long was
instrumental in Identifying him, though
there was no mistake about the name In
the original grant. The fact is the res
cue crew to which Horton belonged was
reported lost, and when his arms were
blown off by the explosion of gun on
the q. S. s. Rhode Island. he was re-
ported incurable by the surgeon. Mr.
Horton writes a very legible-mouth-
for he holds the pen with his teeth.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

There is fresh trouble for the demo-
Gratis in Iowa, since ex-Gov. Boies has
declined a nomination to congress, on
the ground that he is wholly out of
sympathy with the Chicago platform.
His prospective candidacy had occa-
stoned some misgivings, for, lol he is a
'favorite son" who at one time was
thought in danger of being nominated
for the presidency at Chicago. There
are still few feas to bite the Bryan
popuEst- rat-silver-repubIcan con-
solidatonists. So much to Horace Boies'
credit
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

The end of the cotton mill strike in
Biddeford necessarily presages the end
also at New Bedford. The operatives
have denied themselves wages for many
weeks, and to that extent have prob
ably enriched the corporations that had
employed them. To what purpose was
this sacrifice; and was the game worth
the candle? There never was the slight
est doubt as to the result of the contest.
If the cotton mills had been doing a
good business, there might possibly have
been something to say in defense of the
struggle; but in times of bad business,
there was nothing save hopelessness in
prospect for the strikers. The operatives
in other mill towns showed good sense
in sticking to work and, like their en-
ployers, accepting what was to be got
from the business.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

seems to be objection, also, to the dis
tribution of supplies Though Gen. Lee,
but that can hardly count as serious
matter, and so far as the public is in
formed, this is not specifically men
toned. The objection to the warships
is also trivial, and but for the present
tension of international relations, it
would hardly be worth mentioning. If
the Fern is used instead of one of the
cruisers, Spain might be pacified, for it
is not much Of a warship.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
WORCESTER.
TUESDAY, MARCH S, 1898.

Eugene v. Debs has maintained his
social democracy propaganda for some
ten days in the eastern part of the state,
but somehow this once much-heralded
advance agent of the millennium to
come has not been attended by his ac-
customed noise, Why is this? Has he
merely been outdone by the prophets of
war; or has this ignis fatuus ceased to
allure and fascinate the people? How is
his cooperative commonwealth coming
ON in Massachusetts,?
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

The treasury gold reserve, which has
climbed up to $16S, 800, 900, will exceed
$170,0O0,00 before the month is over.
Meanwhile there is an accumulation of
$120,000,000 gold in the New York banks,
not to mention holdings in other parts
of the country. The recently resumed
gold payments for customs dues con-
tinue, greatly to the satisfaction Of the
treasury department. So much gold from
that source has not been received since
the passage of the Sherman act in 1890.
The treasury receipts for March thus
far average about 100000, which is $780,
600 less than the average for
February, but the February record was
made in the closing ten days, and with
the increasing importations Of sugar, the
March average is likely to equal that of
the preceding month.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Contradictory assertions in regard to
seacoast defenses continue. Here is Lit.
Sewell, who has charge of the works
in Boston, saying that even in their
present incomplete state. the local de-
fenses are such that there need be no
fear of anything less than first-rate
naval power, like Great Britain, for in
stance. Spain hardly comes up to that
standard. This seems to be contra
diction Of the aIarmist lecture given a
week ago by Lieut.. Weaver of Fort
Warren. Then as to range of naval
guns, Lieut.. Sewell reasserts the now
familiar fact that guns of a 12 to 15-mile
range cannot be pointed on shipboard
SO as to give more than an eight-mdle
range. This should quiet the nervous
ness caused by the words of the Epau-
letted Cassandra from Fort Warren.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

At the same time with another an
nounced discovery of the yellow fever
germ, this time from Chicago, doctor
comes up from Danbury, Conn, with
the boast that he, as well as Dr.
schlenck of Vienna, can predetermine
the sex of a child. Chicago has had
some reputation for claiming things
that do not exist there, and the Con-
necticut town once gained amiable and
humorous distinction as the home of
the 'Danbury News man." This is still
among the towns proudest titles.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

The announcement that Adolph Lieut.
CERT, who has gone to the Joliet pene-
tentiary for life, is to continue at his old
occupation and establish sausage fac
tory in prison, is calculated to make all
Illinois ahiver. Whether this be cruel
hoax or not, we do not see, but the
trade has a grievance. Such an es-
Establishment, with the Chicago Wife
killing expert at the head, must tend
to ''injure the business" What is he
going to make his sausages out of?
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

The New York state superintendent
Of savings banks reports that about
5000 accounts in total of 1,SOO, 900 nave
been ignored by the depositors for %
years, and the sum total of such ne
elected accounts is 81, ,500,O 900 in an ag-
gregate of $766,6S4, 900 of all deposits in
the state. Massachusetts has had SIM
liar experience, but how many Of these
old accounts will never be called for is
indeterminate-probably large proper
tion of them, however.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08
NEW MEXICAN RAILWAY.
Contract for Building $50 Miles of Road
Signed Monday.

New York, March 7.-President AL
meric H. Paget, of the Chihuhua and
Pacific Railroad Company, signed a CON
tract today with the Nassau Construc-
ton Company of this city for the con-
struction of a steam railroad in Mexico
to the silver mining regions of that sec
ton. The total distance from Chihuhua
to the gulf of California is $50 miles.
and under the terms of the contract 12O
miles are to be completed before Nov. 1.
1898. This is the largest railway building
contract made in this country since 1893.
Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-03-08

Lewis A. Horton, an aImless veteran
who for many years has been guard OF
the United States storehouse on State