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New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
NEW STATE ROADS IN WESTCHESTER.
THE COMMITTEE OF THE SUPERVISORS PRE-
PAIRING To SUBMIT ITS REPORT

THE COMMITTEE OF THE SUPERVISORS PRE-
PAIRING To SUBMIT ITS REPORT.
The Good Roads Committee OF the Westchester
County Board OF Supervisors, which was appointed
last winter 10 select two rout -. running north and
south through the county to be designated az
State roads has almost finished its work. and Is
now preparing TO submit its report. A visit to
Albany will be made on Thursday TO consult the
State Engineer relative to the designation Of GER
tain highways now owned by New-York CITY
which adjoin the Croton watershed.
A member of the committee told a reporter for
The Tribune Of the work accomplished. and de-
scrlbed the routes which have been definitely de-
cided upon.
The easterly route begins in the town of Mama
roneck at the junction of the old Boston Post Road
and Weaver-st ard continues along Weaver-st TO
IIncon-nve and over the old Mamaroneck Road
10 White Plains From there Il continues through
Kensico to Armonk along the east side of the
Wampus Pond Road TO New-Caste corners tnence
9Tfr rr lnev,Ig Bndford the old Danbury Road goes
TO Cross River. and from there rorth 10 IoWns
Farms Corners From the latter place the commit
tee mas decided 10 construct a new road about a
mile lcng through farm land: intcrsectng the
Turk Hili Road southwest OF salem Centre; thence
tho route lead 10 North Salem and continues
through that township along the east side OF Peach
Lake TO the Putnam County lne. -, 49,, .o,,.... l..
The route on the westerly side OF me county Is
direct. 50 far as has 6"eh de,ernen INN upSh
C;reenburR and Mount Pleasant townships over the
SawnIU River Rond TO BriaT Cnn Manor: passing
through Ardsley. Elmsford ana East View. Al
pr,or t'u6g new road Will be Quilt, through the
astofe ~ Walter ". Law. 10 Merretts Corners. n
distance OF about three miles. The land needed
for the highway will be presented TO the county by
Mr. law and the reason for accepting IL was that
n will make a more direct and easier route. From
Merretts Corners the route extends to Pines
Rridge For the remainder OF the distance through
Yorktown TO Putnam County the committee has
In order 10 work in harmony with the State En-
eineer the committee VIII ASK Ms opinion as to
sshaec roods and when a Satisfactory agreement IL
arrivod RI the report will be completed and filed in
his Office as required by la"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
IOSUCCEED JODGE FOLLE1I.
JUDGE sEwEI.L, OF DELAWARE CUM
TY. IL Is SAID, WILL BE NAMED
TALK OF SETH LOW AS CANDIDATE Fun
MAYOR IN THE NEXT CAMPAIGN
MR.. ROOT GOING TO WASH
INGTON TO-DAY.

,,,o-o u,ere n number Of well known Repub-
,,cans at the Oriental Hotel, at Manhattan Beach,
yesterday to confer with Senator Platt Lemuel
T ouieg chairman OF the Republican count!
Co,o,,i,tee. Assemblyman Aids. Edward Lau-
.o.t.ch Collector George r. Bidwell and many
o,hors were on hand. One of the SUBJECTS us
,.sad was the successor to Justice Foheu' oi
,ho cunrame Court As already announced the
,toce vas offered to Congressman Kay pul he
dec,ired IT, in order TO remain In Congress cen
o,or Platt and Governor Roosevelt nave uis-
onssed the situation and IT was announced yes
terday that Judge Albert seweii' oil "aI'oh'
Delaware County. would be named. Judge sew
oil has the enthusiastic support oI '"e O"'' Va
Delaware and Broome counties
Neither Governor Roosevelt nor hhhu 'oo'
was at the beach. Mr.. Root will start TOT " ash-
ington to-day. preparatory to taxing on"i ee u
the War Department tomorrow. he haa h"u d
tboroueh understanding with Mr.. Plau ana
other organization leaders here.
Il was said Yesterday that the plans TOT
combination Of the Republican organization anu
the Citizens Union forces in the campaign t"s
fell were advancing. and that satisfactory as
surances of support from all sides were Deihs re-
ceived. ~, r,s.o.oo ),
Tho Hague is finished. Seth Low is expected
home soon. IL Is believed that MI Low ~ tnS hN
ornublican organization managers say VIII
urge a combination of the Citizens mon ana
Republican organization forces TINS ran. W me
II is vet far ahead. several well known kepuO-
Iicans said Yesterday that they expect 10 see
seth Low the nominee Of both the independents
and the Republican organization in the next
Mayoralty campaign. In case MT MOSS ,uea ol
amending the charter 10 shorten tne HdyoI
term should he carried out then Mr.. Low would
ha the candidate all the sooner. The politicians,
however declined TO talk of their attitude toward
Mr Moss's plan.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE BOOM IN PENNSYLVANTi.

Reading. Penn. July 30 (SpeciaD.-one OF the bess
Illustrations Of the wonderful prosperity prevailing
in the iron towns of Eastern Pennsylvania. which
outsiders find hard to believe save they have Wit
messed some OF the actual condition OF affairs Is
the little borough OF Coatesvlle. Since May ! us
population has been increased over two thousand
until the present number is over eight thousand.
Six months ago its industries. which had been IN
state OF lstless inactivity while work was uncer-
tain began TO show signs Of renewed lie, ana no"
everything is booming. Hundreds OF ironworkefs
have come IN Many families living double
Boarding houses have been opened. real estate mas
risen IN value. and the rush and hustle remhds
one OF Western boom towns The Lukens Iron anu
Steel Company is putting up a large steel plant
Its twelve pudding furnaces VIII alone gNe
employment to five hundred more people. ihe
Worth Brothers Company is enlarging It's steer
pant which will soon give employment 20 seyerei
hundred more men. Other plants are oelhs en,
larged, and the Philadelphia and Reading hai!"S
is making extensive improvements.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
rryERiL or LrErGERT AT CHICAGO.

Chicego July 5o.-Thousands OF persons attehded
TO-DAY the funeral OF Adolph l.. LuetGert the Vile
,,ureerer who died at the Joliet Peniten tiary.
Prominent In the group about the bier at the North
west Turner Hall were Luegerts three children
who stood near floral pillow with the inscription
"Our fathers words. 4 am innocent
II Is said that while in prison Luetgert made
statement TO a fellow prisoner which amounted TO
o.r,oes,or NJ guilt From this statement. which
has heen sworn to by the latter. 1t would appear
that Luetgert asked his wife to go with MN 10 the
.ousage factory office the night or May !, 1871
She refused This angered him. During the quarrel
that followed he gave her violent KICK IN the SIDE
1rbts rendered her unconscious Luet CERT expected
,haf she would come 10. but she did not Seeing
that she had died. ne disposed OF her body In the
factory vat
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
GERMAN NEWS FROM SAMOA.

London, July 31.-"The Times's' Berlin CORE
spondent says the Cologne Gazette" publishes
a dispatch from Apa. dated July IA, saying that
Chief Justice Chambers. instigated and sup
ported by English influences, attempted to post
pone his departure until Bartlett Trip, the
American member Of the Samoan Commission,
threatened 10 employ force against him. The
correspondent adds:
THE Gazette violently attacks Mr.. Elliott, the
British member Of the Commission, for in
triguing which is a silly sander IT would be
SamOan question"
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
BROOKLYN TAILORs DECIDE TO STRIKE.

The tailors OF Brownsville called, will strike
to-day II the course decided upon last night is
followed They held meeting In American Star
Han at Chrlstopher-st. and Pitkns-ave.. Brooklyn
Joseph Barondess made address and Max Alex
ander presided. Representatives OF the garment
workers. operators. cutters. pressers basters and
furnshers. were at the meeting. and voted 20 go
on strike. Barondess said that nearly two thou
sand union tailOrs would join the movement They
want hours a day or hfty-n hours a weei,
and a higher scale FOR work
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.

Newport July 3.-It is reported here that the
North Atlantic Squadron Will start for Bar Har-
Dor on Tuesday OF this week. returning on August
Is. Some time during the latter part OF August or
the ist OF September the feet Will go 10 Phila-
deipha 10 take part In the reception Of the Far
ragut Association OF Naval Veterans. At the con-
clusion OF that affair the ships win come back 10
Newport where coal and provisions Will be taken
on board for the voyage across the Atlantic 10
meet Admiral Dewey and escort him back 10 New
Xorl
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
RLACKSNITHS TO STRIKE TO-DAY.

The blacksmiths and helpers OF New-York
City Newark Jersey City. Elizabeth and Bayonne
will 20 out on strike to-day against ell shops that
have refused TO accede 10 the demands made
week ago for d wage schedule. The black
smiths demand 80 cents an hour. and ths helpers
81 q day for heaters & for ordinary helpers and
$40 q week for steam hammer drivers Both trades
want a nine and half hour day and half holiday
SATURDAYS.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
IOWA'S REPUBLICAN, CONVENTION.

Des Mones. Iowa July So-Delegates and poll
ticians are gathering here for tn. Republican State
Convention which meets Wednesday The conven-
ton will renomnate Governor l. NJ. Shaw Lieuten-
ant Governor J. c. Hilliman State Superintendent
of schools r. c. Barret. and Railroad Commissioner
r. A. Dawson. The platform VIII inderse the ST
Louis platform and Mcknley's Admnistr tion. In
eludine the war policy In the Philippines and VIII
probably contain an antitrust plank.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE VALENCIA AT MANILA.

Washington July 30-GeDeral Otis has IN.
formed the War Department Of the arrival at
Manila yesterday morning Of the transport Va
,encia. There were no casualties on the voyage.
The Valencia sailed from San Francisco on June
20 with headquarters and Companies and NJ.
4th Cavalry. and Companies + and H. Of the
oath infantry in all ten officers and 4o3 enlisted
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
rPrJGBT WRECK on TIE NEW-HAVEN.

Worcester. Mass, July Sl-The Hariem RIVER
-, ,re,gh, crashed into the rear end Of local
,.tob, ouartcr OF mile south OF Auourn. on
,he Norwich and Worcester division Of the New
vcrk Nev-Havcn and Hartford Railroad about
t,O O'clock this morning -Four boxcarS were hurled
,rhe engine OF the extra was badly damaged Ihe
- il nl1ced at about $1,000.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THREE FUNERAL SERVICES AT ONE TINE.

NO ONE PLACE LARGE ENOUGH TO AccoMMo-
DATE THE CROWDS PRESENT AT THE LAST
RITES OVER MENNONITE PREACHER.
Elkhart Ind. July 80 (SpeciaD-Three funeral SER
vices were held simultaneously in this city In con.
nection with the death OF the Rev. John Samuel
Cofrman He was a preacher in the Mennonite
Church and as that creed has not many followers
as compared 10 the others Mr.. Coffman was well
known among the Mennonites throughout the eoun-
try His death called together Menronites from
MANY cities The body lay at the home OF the Con-
man family. and the house was not large enough
TO accommodate any others than the immediate
friends OF the dead man.
There were about 1900 other persons anxious TO
attend service in honor OF the Mennonite leader,
so a service opened at the Mennonite churcn
and the Rev Daniel Johns. OF Goshen Ind, presid-
ed The church proved too small 10 hold the erosd;
and another service announced at the chapt
Of the Elkhart Institute. The Rev. Memo stein
er. OF Pandora, Ohio presided at this service hs
and Mr.. Johns preached from the same text ane
the three services proceeded at the same time
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
mr. ABBOTT At HIGHLAND FALLS.

t,ighlana Falls y. Y. July 3o.-The Rev. Or.
lyman Abbott filed the pulpit OF the Presbyterian
church here this afternoon. This church Is
nn.utfful stone structure erected few years ago
-, the late E. p Roe preacher and author. There
a,s a large attendance OF persons from surrounding
towns The Hon. John Btgelow was an Interested
auditor.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31

she win proceed directly to san Francisco Prob.
.h,v -FOUR days Will be occupied in coang and AIN.
A.v. Cor the trlp 10 San Francisco. so that the A..
lief viii hardly arrive at that port earlier than An.
gust
The RELIEF has on board three hundred sick SOL
diers from Manila including the following commis-
stoned officers who are invalided home; Captain
watson atfh Kansas: Captain Adna q. Clarke xrn
Kansas First Lieutenant Johln G. d MfArtns. sI1
a.s snd sacnnd lieutenant Oliver G. Lspp, so9,.
Dakoia' After the Relief left Manila Private chrs
Kaup, Company c. Wyoming Regiment and Frank
A. Suval died.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE GOVERNOR WILL NOT DISCUSS IT

Oyster Bay. Long Island, July 3o-lhr Do'-
ernor is keeping his resolution not 10 uisouSS
public matters at present lie VIII see oii.'
those vino have appointments with him. de
hos declined to discuss in any way the sug-
,estion hat q special session of the Legislature
NAV he called 10 shorten the term of Mayor
Van Wvck
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THE NEWARK MAY GO TO MANILA

Lima, Peru, via Galveston July @o-rhs
United States cruiser Newark "iii' II Ia An
nounced. probably remain at CalLao ior fort
night and then proceed TO San Francisco to re.
ceive Admiral Kautz. Afterward she VIII pro-
ceed to Honolulu. and. according 70 some ru-
mors, may go TO Manila.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
YoNKERs BOYS TO PARADE.

The Yonkers newsboys will parade, headed by
brass band They will be joined by delegations
from Mount Vernon. New-Rochelle and Mamaro'
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
c1.RAN CENSUS COMMISSIONER HERE.

Senior Don A II. Aguero, Mayor " Puerto Prn-
cine who has been appointed census commits
sloner in cuba arrived here on the steamship
olinda Yesterday He comes to consult with the
authorities in Washington with regard 20 the best
method Of compiling the census IN ms province
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
TO CAST OFT BOSSES.
REPORTED PLAN TO FORM COMBINATION
AGAINST CROKER.

When Dr. william T jenkins meets his brother
,n.,aw Richard Croker in London. II Is said. he
will hand him "A document that Will undoubtedly
have, a disquie,ing effect on the Tammany leader.
This is a call just sent out. bearing the names OF
more than twoscore OF prominent men In New
YORK II acts forth that the time has for the
neonle 10 unite and east out Croker II Is the first
move IN the formation OF new party IN local poll
lies that will have for Its plato "No Bosssm.'
rhe arst meeting Is to be held In few days. when
a nian OF campaign Is to be decided on.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
IN MEMORY OF PRINCE BISMARCK.

Berlin, July so-Almost the whole German press
issued memorial editions to-day the occasion being
the anniversary Of the death Of Prince Bismarck
The '.Vorwarts." the Socialist organ. however was
s!.cat.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
TO WELCOME PENNSYLVANIA TRoOrs'
COMMITTEE IN A SPECIAL CAR HURRYlNG TO SAN
FRANCISCO WITH s75 900 TO SPEND.


FRANCISCO WITH SO. 900 TO SPEND
Chicago July 3O-A committee OF Pennsylvania
politicians officials and newspaper and railroad men
travelling in a special coach passed through Chi
cago tonight en- for the Pacific Coast to vel
come home the 10th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infan-
try which is expected TO arrive TN San Francisco
from Manila August D.
The committee carries fund OF $4,000. raised by
citizens OF Western Pennsylvani with which 10
bring the 10Th home and prepare welcome for the
returning soldiers Besides the citizens fund of
$4,000 the Pennsylvania Railroad subscribed 5000
The particular feature of this trip OF welcome and
escort lies the plans already perfected for paying
OF the members OF the regiment while on their way
home. and at the same time providing them with
their mastering out papers
Bv special arrangement with the War Depart
ment there will be pay car attached TO each OF
the military trains that pulls out OF San Francisco
and I'm each pay will be the paymaster and Gov
eminent cf1c!as who Will give tho officers and men
their pay and discharge papers. over 100000 Will
be distributed In this manner.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31
THIEF LEAVES A CoMnUNlOy SERVICE.

An unknown person broke into the Grace Me'n'
odist Episcopal Church in Wakefield on sa'ufua,
night and stole the large Bible from the pu.p"
So far as is known nothing else was taken' ~ ~
Bible which is OF little intrinsic value was .oen ne
I'm closet with the silver communion serNlcs, %
the thief in his haste overlooked the communion
service.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-31

THE RELIEF AT HONOLULU.
THREE HUNDRED SICK SOLDIERS ABOARD AND
MANY COMMISSIONED OFFICERS IN
vALIDED HOME.
Honolulu. July g. via San Francisco. July SO-The
United States hospital ship Relief arrived yester-
day. eleven days from Yokohama After coallng
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-04

came to the Posi- -Inteliigencer last night
IN a special dispatch from st. Paul. read
ing as fOliowB:
ST. PAUL July a-Tne Great Northern
and Northern Pacific today announced
their decision in favor Of the Middle West
IN the controversy with Pacific coast job
points. The roads refuse r. grant the re-
Vision OF freight tariffs requested by the
coast jobbere OF the Twin Cities. Duluth.
Chicago and 81 Louis. They abandon the
determination 10 stand by the system of
graded rates, az regards shipments into
Weaaing,on. Oregon and California: The
chairman Of the Pacific coast trafYic COM
mittee, and II signed by Darius Miller. vice
president OF the Great Northern. and J.
NJ Hannaford. vice president Of the North
ern Pacific"
II the jobbers Of the Northwest and along
the coast to the southwark stand together
In executing the threats they have made,
tnis decision OF the heads Of the trafnc
departments Of the two northern tranScon-
tinental lines Is likely to precipitafe a war
between the wholesalers and railroads that
viii be one of the htterest ever fought out
In the West. The jobbers have said time
and again. and with ever increasing deter
Htna,ion that they would no longer SUBJ
NIT To the alleged discrimination In favor
Of dealers In the Mississippi territory. and
II has been only since the conference just
ended was inauGurated mat a Seattle rep
resentative OF one Of the largest establish
Paul attending the meetings said II the
roads refused to grant the concessions ask
ed thay sheuld throw their influence In
favor OF the Southern Pacific and have
their freight come by the Southern routes
II Is an unusual coincidence that this
dispute should como up Just at the time
the Eastern roads are IN bitter rate war
with the Kansas CITY Pittsburg 4 Gulf
and the Gulf lines Of steamships. and II Is
believed that the Southern Pacific will
speedily make an effort TO induce the job
t1Ze IA al
dealers follow out their declarations II will
probably mean the s~--asiing Of sha; rate
difficulty clear to the Northwest, and win
also proiong the struggle that Is on in the
East
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70 b FINISHED TOMORROW.
WHITE PASS = YuKop ALMosr
CoNPI9TED OWES THE PASS.


The NEST important development in the
history Of the construction Of the famous
White PnB Yukon railroad In Alaska
viii take place tomorrow. when the nrst
through train viii run from 6kagWay 70
Lake Bennett Word that the line h this
nearly flnished reached Seattle on the
steamer Humboldt. arriving from the north
yesterday morning
According 20 private letter from Gen.
eral Manager E C. HawkinD. ali arrange
ments were being made 10 have the last
rail- laid. and ready for . train between
Summit and Bennett by July s. and II was
announced positively that nothing but an
accident could interfere with this progress.
This will end for I'll time the dimculty OF
getting a. far ~ the Bennett lakes into
the interior OF Alaska, and win marx
new era In the history OF transport alton
facilities in the north. The local ofices Of
the company are jubilating over the news,
and awaiting with much anxiety later In
teiiigence that the road IL finally COM
pleted.
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Its way from tho Eastern foundries to
Seattle. and should arrive within day or
two
II consists Of four car loads or $50 feat.
Of the 7-1s inch steel pipe This particu-
lar portion OF the pipe In destined TO 20
under Black river, and VII have to wait
for a week or two after it's arrival be-
fore II In laid. although the trench Is ready
for considerable distance for the laying
OF the pipe AZ other points
The shipment now unde- way will make
up q length OF about 60 feet. The pipe
Is manufactured In sections Of twenty Eight
feet. each section weighing approximately
$40 pounds. As II In turned out II will be
forwarded In lots OF from four to eight
car icads at time.
Discussing the shipment Of steel pipe
and the time OF its arrival. City Engineer
Thomson president Of the board Of public
work2 again expressed the opinion yester-
day that there II now no reason why every
foot cf the pipe should not be In its place
on time.
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IOwA's MEN CELEuRATE. i


Between 1000 and 5.ooo people from Se-
attic went TO Port Orchard yesterday to
witness the celebration given by men,
hers Of he crew of IN. Iowa I'm COM
n-mora.ion Of the victory gained BY them
over admiral Gervera at Santiago one
year ago. In the programme of sports
which was scheduled tn take place none
Dot the sailors 81 the Iowa took part.
The FIRST event I'm the celebration took
place early In the morning. when the guns
q the Iowa hoemsd cut "A salute In ecnf-
meinoraiion Of the great victory. These
reports were 30 loud that they were dis
uncsly heard IN the city Of Seattle, dis
lance OF about eighteen miles from tho
scene of the shooting. After this pro-
Eramsne Of sports was gone through. rs
fellows:
Creased pig contest.
Potato race
Obstacle race
ftye-roGna boxing contest.
Sack race
Nx-eased rowing contest
Tug sc war
Lastly, the mascot IF the Iowa a black
AID whit. goat, rejoicing in the name of
tHisy. gave aE exhibition OF fre-eating
Inc crowd entos.Si THIS very much. and
tnaadered ets. applause at each successive
seat. IL Is said ny some who were AZ
the celebration that Biily. who II some
Whas OF an tneSsTtatr. gns gtefsouslS drunk
after the games and husted right and left
y TIRE crowd, having no mercy for HIS
nsends and beneFartars ths blue lac kets
IN TIE evening there was u great display
OF fireworks at the dryf!otk. Later tire
SAINTS introduced a decided novelty ia
tne share ~ an immense sea serpent.
vhich IL SAID ~ have beea over 100 feet In
end brilliantly lighted with calcred lights
~ presented ar awful ARIA impressive SIGHT
- u was lowed in the stream along the
ffcnt az lAe dry aock