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POLICEMAN ACCUSED OF BRUTALITY.
Drunken Peddler Said to Have Been
dubbed without Reason.


dubbed without Reason.
Policeman William Hoar OF the West Thirty
seventh street station reported at the station
last night that he had arrested Charles John
son. peddler. % years old. with no home who
had assaulted two men in front OF 2O4 West
Twenty-elghth street. The prisoner. Hoar
said. had been cut on the head in the scuff1e
over his arrest and had been taken to Bellevue
Hospital. The two men assaulted. Hoar re-
ported. were Robert Meehan and Charles Utzig.
both of pol West Twenty eighth street.
Other people told different story Of the ar
rest Meehan and Utzg said that johnson did
not strike them. but only spoke toIthem Utzig.
who is the owner Of the house. added that
Johnson had been about the premises for some
time. apparently drunk. and had been abusive
to him when he asked him to move on. CtZiR
said be called Policeman Hoar to the man and
then walked away with Meehan.
MRS Flood and MT w69 hire
next door. said that Hoar stepped up to john
son, who was leaning against the fence. and
cuifed him smartly. first on one cheek and
then on the other The blows seemed to rouse
forward, striking Hoar on his nose and draw
ing blood. Hoar. they said. then struck
johnson repeatedly with his fist. johnson
staggered across the sidewalk and fell into the
with his club. Finally the watchers said Hoar
pulled the man on to his feet and dubbed him
about the head. splitting his scalp open. All
three witnesses accuse the policeman OF bru-
tally and unnecessary violence.
Sergeant Morgan. who was on desk duty at
the West Thirty-seventh street station last
night. said that Hoar had been on the force
since Decem Der. 1897. and had good record
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OBITUAR Y.

William f. Biddle died at his summer homo
in Emmons avenue. Sheepshead Bay, on Mon
day OF typhoid pneumonia. He was 80 years
old. He was connected with the Equitable
Life Assurance Society and was q Nom Der Of
the Insurance Mems Association. He was also
First Sergeant OF Company OF the Twenty
third Regiment and member OF the Sleeps
head Bay Gun Club. Awidow and two children
survive him. The funeral services will be held
at o'clock tonight and the burial will be in
Greenwood Cemetery on Thursday.
Mrs. Charlotte b. johnson, for seventeen
years clerk in the Post ONCE Department,
died suddenly at Washington yesterday She
was widely known for her charities. Her
father. the late Alexander Boteler OF West
Virginia. was formerly a representative in
Congress and member Of the Confederate
Senate.
Commodore Oscar c, Badger. U. y. N, re-
tired. died yesterday at Concord. Mass. He
his sixty second birthday. and since then had
the navy as mldshlpman In 1S41
Peter Edward Rudel an artist of this city,
died Yesterday at the home OF Charles L
Lewis in, Bevidere avenue. Piainfeid. Il. j.
His death was due to aneurism, He was Is
years old.
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WOMEN COMPL1ISASTS LIES
Magistrate Crane Says Most of Them Can't
Tell the Truth If They Try.

Magistrate Crane Says Most of Them Can't
Tell the Truth IL They Try.
=Magistrate Crane. in the Centre Street-Po.
lice Court YESTERDAY expressed freely and
forcibly his opinion of tho value Of women as
witnesses in police courts. Mrs. Kate Bryan.
a servant empoyed:at ~ Beach street. sum
moned her husband Edward p. Bryan. who
is employed, when lie is we'll enough. as a con-
ductor on the broadway cable road, to show
cause why he should not support her Law
yer Cherry who appeared for Mrs. Bryan. said
that her object in prosecuting her husband
was really to gain possession of their 7-year-
old daughter. whom Bryan had had committed
to Protestant institution.
The woman charged that her husband had
abandoned her and had gone TO live with an.
Bryan denied his wite's charge in regard
70 his lying 5 With another 'ti woman He added
sttution because Of his ,wifes lntemperate
habits. Then he exhibited a PHYSICIANS GER
tuberculosis. and told the Magistrate that on
the few days on which he could work he
earned barely enough to - support himself:
Il believe your story. and believe this wo-
man Is all that YOU say she is" Turning to
Mrs. Bryan. the Magistrate continued: You
ought to he ashamed Of Yourself. You are
well and strong. while this poor deyil is diving
death you ought to support him and take care
Of him.
Why" continued the Magistrate. his eyes
blazing. my wife does more work in a day
than this woman does. in month. Most Of
the women who come into police courts with
complaints cant tell the truth i they try.
Nine -tenths Of them are liars. II "A woman
hears that some ono killed fifty men she will
go into court aud swear that she saw him kill
q thousand. II a man stays out all night TO
avoid their nagging they take ten other women
to court to swear that he is living a double
life"
Addressing Mrs BRYAN again the MaCis-
trate said: IF you have any evidence to sub
stantia.e your statements. 20 get divorce.
but don't come to me again
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SEASON or SEA sERpRSTS HERE.
A Patchogue Monster Is Turtls-Headed
and AlIigatOr-Bodied.

pATCHoGuE. l.. l., June 2O.-News has been
received from the beach near there that-a
strange and horrible monster has been CAD
tured out atsea by Cart. John A. Smith hereto
fore known as a sober and God-fearing citizen.
The Captain set his sturgeon nets Yesterday
four miles out In the ocean in about ninety
feet OF water. When he and the crew tried to
take in the nets they discovered a large crea-
ture OF great weight tangled in the middle OF
mendous turtle so a member Ct the crew who
has come into town to rccuperate says. IL
had great fippers that were almost big enough
Capt. smith refused to risk the lives of the
crow. according to the story. by letting them
get within tho reach of.the creatures blows
Every little whiIe 1t would stop and pol Ike its
head. which was exactly like the head of a
great turtle. out of the water and eve CAPT.
tile vlsage. Its teeth were many and long and
white and 1t clnshed them together ominously.
dropped lasso over the head. The nets were
then dragged away from the beast. When the
crew set sail for shore the strange captive was
towed behind, It's struggles dimi nlshed and
when the beach was reached the creature had
been stranEled to death.
came apparent when it was:laid out on shore.
The member of the crew herein referrad to
ligator taperng from the shoulders down to
place where tail might be expected to begin.
Expectation in this case was rewarded by two
tails. Moreover the creature has no hind
feet 1t measures nine feet from tip to tin Of
the nippers. No measurement from tip of
nose to tin of tail has been reported. the
measurer apparently suffering from embar
rassment as to whichtai' Is entitled TO he meas
ured. The back Ia a hard shell with six horny
ridges running along its length.
Undertlker Rutland has sent word to the
peach that f.everything said of:the creature, is
true he will gladly embalm it. 1t Is said to be
Capt. Smiths Intention to send 1t to the Ma
tional Museum at Washington. Charlie Pal
mer. a member Of Capt. Smit this crew who has
sailed the seven sens. says that he never saw
anything like it before. None Of the old sail
though they say they have seen others see
ar
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HAVANA'S FIRST SURPLUS.
OYER HALF A MILLION ABOVE ALL
EXPENSES or THE PROVINCE

ALWAYS q Deficit Under Spanish Rule-Ban-
| dts Attack the Town of Canas and Staal
All the Horses and a7OO-Spaniard
Charged with tho Murder of Minnie Ross.
Special Gable Dsspatch to THE suN.
HAVANA. June 2O.-Ld Luchd says that for
the first time in the history of the island the
Finance Department Of Havana Province. after
meeting all expenses. has a surplus OF 1884,
96B. During the Spanish regime there was
always a deficit In this department.
Gen. Gomez has informed Gen. Brooke that
he has received letters from Cuban chiefs in
the interior saying that it is IMPOSSIBLE to
correct the lists of the Cuban Army
or to make new ones as many OF
the soldiers are already working on
plantations. while others have returned to
their homes and will pay no attention to call
to return to their commands in order to have
their names put on the lists.
despatch from Puerto Principe says that
Col. Moale is meeting with great success In
paying Off the troops at Nuevitas. Not a single
Cuban soldier there will fail to receive his
money and surrender his arms. Col. Randall
reopened payment at La Punta. Havana. to-
day. Many Cuban soldiers are going there
with their arms.
A despatch from Guines says that fifteen ban
dts attacked the Providencia sugar estate.
which is owned by Pascual Goicoechea, rich
Cuban. but were driven or after fight with
some OF the rural guards. Another band at
tackled the town Of Canas. near Havana, and
stole all the horses in the place. They also &C.
cured 800 from grocery which they looted.
jose Montesgudo. chief OF the rural guard at
Santa Clara has asked Gen. Brooke to increase
the guard there to 800 men.
Gen. Brooke has approved the plan Of the
Secretary of Public Works to build roads
between Guines and hatan zas and between
Santiago de las Vegas and Batabano The
plan involves the expenditure OF $459.U00.
Col. Bliss and Mayor Lacoste had confer
snce to-day regarding the situation arising
from the threatened strike of the cartmen.
Subsequently Mayor Lacoste summoned the
leaders OF the cartmen to his office. and. after
hearing their complaints induced them not to
strike.
All the Americans who were arrested in con-
nsction with the murder Of Minnie Ross. who
was killed in a house in Animas street. have
been discharged. Manuel Diaz. Spaniard.
who was employed a porter in the house.
has been indicted for the crime.
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RUTGERS CoMMFNCEMHNT.
List of Those Who Have Won Honors in
the College This Year.

List of Those Who Have Won Honers in
the College This Year.
New BRUNSWICK. N. j.. June 20.-The COM
mencement OF Rutgers College was held in the
Ballantne Gymnasium hero this evening. and
the class OF 1899 was graduated with honors
conferred upon the following young men:
Classical Honors-Augustus Hunt Shearer. Phila-
delphia William Reese Hart, NeshaAc, n. j.; Jamos
Macdonald Martin East Orange, y. J.
Scientific Honors-Richard Morris. Stelton, Y. j.;
Albion Everett Prehle, Atlantic City; Hamlet Paul
Collins. New Brunswlck.
Newark
Rhetorical Honor-Jamss Macdonald Martin.
Orators-lsaAc Edward Titsworth. Dunellen, N j.;
Benjamin RnSsnbloom. Newark
Special HOuorS-Willilm Rseso Hart, Greek vii.
liam Reese Hart, Latin; Augustus Hunt Shearer
history: Richard Norris mathematics.
The graduating class III IN bersd twenty nine,
The following degrees were conferred to-
night: L., d. upon supreme Court Justice
Gilbert Collins Of New Jersey and upon the
Rev William Eliot Grifflths; author and mis-
d. u. upon Prof. j. H. Raven OF Metuchen. Re.
gently elected TO the chair or Hebrew in the
the Rev. John H. Wyckoff Of Indiana.
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OPINIONS OF j. POKE BROWN.
He Says Congress Should Give $500 900, 900
to COloniEe tho Negroes.

He Says Congress Should Give $500 ,0OO, 900
to COlonize tho Negroes.
WASHINGTON. June 20.-J. Poke Brown.
President OF the State Agricultural Society
OF Georgia. was a witness to-day before
the Industrial Commission. Mr.. Brown
thought the condition OF the Southern
farmer was deplorabe and attributed it to
the national banking system. In order to put
in their crops after the civil war. the South
on their land. were compelled to give
liens on their cotton drops. In conss-
quence they fell into the habit Of
decreased in value steadily it 10 the only crop
they raise. The presence OF the negroes. he
ture in the South. as they would not accustom
themselves to the use Of modern agricultural
implements ard methods He thought Con-
the purpose OF coonizing the negroes in some
other country.
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Modified Instructions Sent to tho American
Delegates at The Hague.

WARRINGTON. June Administrations have
been sent by telegraph to the American dele
gates to the Peace Conference at The Hague
modifying those originally given in regard to
the arrangement for a general international
arbitration tribunal. While definite informa-
ton as to the character Of the new instruc-
tions could not be obtained. It is supposed
from what was said by officials that the
United States will accept a compromise
containing some Of the features OF the gen.
eral arbitration schemes proposed by Russia
and Great Britain. Tho state Department Is
receiving communications daily from the
American Commissioners at The Hague. and
through these is kept fully informed Of the
certain that the Peace Conference will adopt
some plan Of international arbitration. and the
State Depart ment apparently has reason to be-
lieve that the plan will body some Of the
suggestions OF the United States. Russia and
Great Britain,
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HE WOULD NOT BE A BIsHoP.
Father Huntington Denies That He IL to Be
His Fathers Coadjutor.

Father Huntington Denies That He IL to BE
His Fathers Coadjutor.
KENosHA. Wis. juno Godfather James Otis
Sargent Huntington. son Of Bishop Frederick
Dan Huntington Of the Central New York do
cese. is conducting tho annual retreat at the
Kemper Hall grounds In this city. He was asked
tonight whether the rumors that he might be
chosen as his fathers coadiutor and ultimate
successor had any foundation in fact He
replied that he did not believe that the rumors
that he was oven possibility had any official
foundation.
Il do not think that there is any probability
Of my being named as coadJutor to my father"
he said. and certainly such an appointment
is unsought, by me In case 1t should
be made. l could. not under any cir
cumstances accent II and would not enter
tain such an idea for moment. The office Of
Bishop would hardly be conferred upon me,
and | am not connected with the Church
that would be able to ia Ike up the work Of my
father While | am in the ministry. am not
slsts of an entirely ditreren kind OF labor.
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Denial That Letters of Volunteers Have
Been Tempered with.

Been Tempered With.
WASHINGTON. June 20.-In view OF the state
ment made in some newspapers in this coun-
try that letters from volunteers in the Philip
pines had been opened and rcsealed after GER
tain portions, supposedly expressions OF dissat-
isfaction, had been cut out Postmaster Gen
eral Smith to-day made public the following
letter from the Director of Posts OF the Philip
MANILA April ~.
Hon. Charles Emory Smith. Posmd,t<r. General.
Washington, D. C.
SIR The above attached clipping has been
sent to me. My correspondent did not state
what paper it was taken from but think It is
from the Springfield Republican, 1t is not nee
essary to assure you that am not risking my
personal liberty by allowing any letters to be
the originator Of this absurd story of CEN
sorship Of the mails that he is mistaken. be-
cause he knows that the story was manufac-
tured for political reasons. Very respectfully,
IF. W. VAIILB. Director Of Posts"
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TAMMANY'S NEWEST VENTURE.
Friends of Croker Said to Intend Putting
Up n Fine Building in Broadway.

1t is believed by many Of the real estate
brokers and auctioneers that a syndicate. in
Guiding Peter F. Meyer. John F. Carroll. Andy
Freedman and other Tammany politicians. 10
the buyer Of the old Niagara building on the
northwest corner OF Broadway and Cedar
street The purpose OF the syndicate. accord
ing to well-informed brokers. is to erect a
building on the site ard to secure tho removal
to that site of the legal real estate sales. These
sales are now held at Ill Broadway.
George ". Dewey. Secretary OF the Niagara
Insurance Company. said last night that nego-
pending for some time, but that SO far as he
knew had not been closed. The insurance
company bought the building in 1891 for
S75OOOO. The price asked for it now is said
to be 81 100000. and the cost Of the fourteen-
story build ing which the Tammany men pro-
pose to put up is set at 81. 800, 900.
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Lawrenceville School Commencement,

PRINCETON, June 2O.-The commencement
exercises of the Lawrenceville School we're held
to-day in Memorial Hall before a large crowd
OF friends and relatives OF the graduating
classmen, Diplomas were given to seventy
boys. Of these, forty Eve will enter Princeton
next fall. fourteen will go to Yale, three TO
Day address was delivered by Charles c, Bea
man of New York, The Rev, Dir, James G. Mae
to-day for the last time Next fall he viii Iss
sign the head masters chair to the Rev. Simon
j. AcPherson. d. D.. OF Chicago
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Their. distribution by Assembly districts will
he as fOllows:

A veteran Republican. who has been in the
thick Of many factional contests and is simply
Il quiet observer OF the present one, said last
night that the result would probably be as
close AS IN the famous meeting of the commit
thrown. 1t was too soon yet he said. to pre-
diet the result
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Punishment for n Letter CritiCising tho
Ministries of Marine, Colonies and War.
SPECIAL Gable Despatch to THE Sun.
PARIS. June 20.-M. Lockro Minister Of Ma
rins. has retired Vice Admiral de Cuvervile
Chief OF the Naval Staff because of letter
written by him commenting upon the competi-
ton between the Ministries Of Marine Colonies
and War. which he declares Is injurious to the
national defence The retired officer will be
succeeded by Admiral Mallarme
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RIOTERS BEAT INDIA POLICE

Serious Disturbances in Southern Provinces
Town of samboovadagari Burned.
SPECIAL Gable Dsspatch to The SUM-
BOMBAY. June 20.-The riots in the south OF
India are spreading. At Travancore the police
were beaten by tho rioters and compelled to
retire. Their guns and u quantity of am NUM-
ton were seized. The rioters cut of the ears
of their victims in order to obtain the earrings
they wore
The town Of Samboovadagar was set on Ire
and $50 houses burned.
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POLICEMAN STRANGELY D1sABLED.

Banged Into Another Man While Looking
Back and Fractured His Kneecap.
As Policeman Lenahan of the West Forty
seventh street station was walking up Sixth
avenue near Fifty ninth street last evening
he looked back over his shoulder citizen
coming in the opposite direction was look
ing around. too, and the two men collided
with such force that both fell to the sidewalk.
When Lenahan tried to rise he found that he
had broken his right kneecap He was taken
to Roosevelt Hospital. and will he of duty for
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Section of the Arbitration Committee Votes
for Their Adoption.
Special Gable Deipatch to THE SUN.

THE HAGUE. Juno 2O.-The Red Cross sec
ton of the Arbitration Committee at a meet
ing to-day voted that the stipulations Of the
Geneva Convention should be applied to naval
wars.
Capt Mahan Of the American delegation
proposed some additional clauses concerning
the status of wounded ssamen who fall over
board during battle and are taken on board
hospital ships or neutral vessels and whose de-
livery is requested by the belgerents The
proposals were sent to the Drafting Com mittes.
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None of His Family to BE Present-His Soc
ond Trial to BE Public.

Special Gable Dsspdtch 10 THE Sun.
PARIS. June 20.-The family OF Capt. Drey-
fus are informed that he will Land in France
some time in the course Of the night Of June
"a or June %. Upon disem barking Dreyfus
will go direct to Rennes. None of the family
will be present at his landing.
1t is announced that the court-marttal of
Dreyfus at Rennes will be public.
LONDON. June 21.-A despatch to the Daily
Netcs from Paris says that the French cruiser
Sfax. which is bringing Dreyfus from DEVILS
Island. has been ordered to stop at the Azores
for while 30 that she will not arrive at Brsst
until new Government Is formed
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ROUGH RIDERS GATHERING,

Thirty Troopers and Few Officers Already
at Las Vegas for the Reunion.
LAS VEGAS. n. NJ. June 2O-MaIor Alex O.
Brodie. President Of the Rough Rider Assoc
citation. and j. ID. Carter. Secretary. arrived
this morning from Arizona. With Capt. w. II.
Fl. Llewelyn they will to-day outline tho
plans for the meetings OF the rough riders in
order not to conflict with the plans for their
entertainment by the city OF Las Vegas
Besides Capts. Llewellyn and Luna there are
now thirty or more troopers in the city. Two
hundred tents arrived yesterday. and the boys
with hearty good will have begun to nut them
up. The grand stand. capa BILE OF holding !. 900
people has been completed. ana the broncos
and steers to be used In the tournament are
safely corraled
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sPAIN's LAST SALE OF TERRITORY.

Bill Ceding the Caroline Islands to Ger
mnny Passes Its Second Reading.
Special Gable Dsspatch to TEE SUN
MADRID. June 20-The bill ceding the Caro-
line Islands to Germany passed its second
reading in the Chamb Der Of Deputies to day. In
the course OF the debate on the question Of it's
passage Premier Silvela said that this would
be Spain g last sale Of territory.
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MRS. POLE SUES FOR DIVORCE.

Names the Earl of Craven's sister-in-Law
as Correspondent.
Special Gable D>ipdteh to THE Sun
LONDON. Juno 2o.-Mrs. Pole. wife OF Regi-
maid W. Chandos Pole OF Radburne Hail. Derby.
has brought an action for divorce again st her
husband on the grounds OF cruelty and his
alleged adultery with Mrs Rupert Cecil Craven.
sister-in-law Of the Earl Of Craven.
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FOR AFTERNOON TEAS,

When ladies serve tea to visitors in the
afternoon it is a graceful act to serve a
saucer containing two or three teaspoonfuls
of Grapc-Nuts and some cream.
The Grape-Nuts can he kept dry in dish
on the tea table and are ready to serve in
stantly. as they require no cooking.-Ads,
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FIRE At fort PICKENS.
Heavy Explosion There Reported from
the Pensacola Navy Yard.

WAsH1NGroN. June 2O.-The Secretary OF the
Navy this afternoon received tho following
despatch from the commandant of the Pensa-
cola Navy Yard;
" Fro and heavy explosion at Fort Pickens.
Have sent fire apparatus and working force
to assist. REISINGFR"
The War Department has no Information on
the subject Small detachments OF Batteries
II and l.. First Artillery, from Fort Barrancas,
COmnOSe the GarrlaoM ut Fort Hickens
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Garrison for Gull Island,

NEW LONDON. Conn. June 2O-Gull Island.
owned BY New York State. is to he garrisoned
coming from New York This is the first force
Tor the monster guns protecting the eastern
entrance Of New York harbor
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Minnie PauIman Missing.

Notice was sent out from Police Head
quarters last night that Minnie Pullman. II
years old, Of Corona. l.. l.. had been missing
since May 81, when she started to make a visit
to friends in Division street. in this borough.
Mrs. Lena Paulman, her mother. in reporting
the case at Corona. either did not know or did
friends
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Municipal building Up Again.

The Aldermen adopted yesterday resolution
introduced by Alderman Goodman rep call
ing on the Joint Committees on Buildings.
Lighting and Supplies to investigate the feas-
lnlllty Of erecting municipal building in
which could be housed all the city departing is