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Of Detroit Mich, and In 1895 he accepted the can
10 his present passionate, the New-fork Avenue
Presbyterian Church. OF washington lie mas oee
Moderator of the synods OF Pennsyivah'a anu
Michigan and several times delegate 10 inc a."
Presbyterian Council. which is 10 meet TINS year ~
his church DR.. Radcliffe is a gentleman Oh VIII
ming address an excellent preacher ana iai'"'ui
presbyter His sermons, prepared with great car
and delivered with dignity and solemnity, are oo'h
instructive and impressive
DIR. RoBERTss RECORD.
The Rev. DR.. William Henry Roberts. the stated
clerk OF the Assembly, was born al ho! hrau'
Wales in 1874. His father the Rev. DR.. VIII
,or, pohorts NJ the Welsh Presbyterian Church, OF
New-York The son graduated from 'ne oo'-
lere Of the city of New-York in 1868. and Tor TWO
years served as statistlcian In the Ohiteu SAT-
Treasury Department at Washington anu ioi Oh
wears he was assistant librarian OF Congress- En-
ter,nr Princeton Seminary In 1870. he was licensed
70 preach three years later, and served the freso!
terrain Church of Cranfors. n. J.. for four years.
In 1877 he became the librarian or the princeton
Theological Seminary which office he held until
1886 when he was elected professor OF pracucai
theology in Lane Seminary, remaining there lot
seven years While a professor In Cincinnati no
also supplied tho Second Presbyterian Church OF
that city and important pllpts In other cities
Dr. Roberts the permanent clerk OF the AS
semby for four years beginning In 1850 and on on
1855 he was elected by the London Council as
American secretary Of the Alliance of the Re-
formed churches throughout the World Holding folding
the Presbyterian System; In 1896 he was elected
president OF the Sixth Pan sbyerian Gounc u;
held al Glasgow. In 1891 he was the Moderator OF
The synod OF Ohio and among other useful works
which he has performed has been that OF treasurer
OF the Centennial Fund of the General Assembly
in 1885 and the Anniversary Reunion Fund three
years ago for his voluntary services at when ne
received the hearty thanks Of the Assembly: ne
has also published several important volumes m
Guiding the History of the Presbyterian Church'
The Rev. Or. William f. Moore. the permanent
clerk was the Moderator Of he famous Revision
Assembly which met at Saratoga in 1890 On the
motion Of DIR. Howard Crosby, OF New,York, and
seconded by DR.. Herrick Johnson, of chicago; ne
elected by acclamation Dr. Moore was 69rh
from Yale College In 1S4I. and was private sI,
dent in theology while principal OF the raThe ia
Seminary in Connecticut. He was licensed 10
preach in 1850 and began his pastoral life In the
First Presbyterian Church. of West Chester. Penn
where he remained from 1880 to 1872 when, he &C
cepted call TO tho Second Church, or Columbus
Ohio which he also served twenty-five years IN
Aprii 1894 on the completion of his seventeen
year he resigned his pastorate. and since that tl1ne
he has been acting as pastor emeritus pr Moore
has prepared four digests Of the General Assembly
THE New School Digest. in 1861: The Digest OF
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more frequently the theological argument Is ad-
vsnced You can rely DR.. Blue every time lie
will appoint committees that may be depended
upon He will give decisions which will commend
themselves to the Church at large. On the other
hand. Il is urged that this should be pac'hc ana
not an aggressive Assembly. and that DR.. Brown.
as the presiding officer. would be entirely free
from bias To-morrow's vote will tell how FAR these
arguments have been effective
The morning session tomorrow VIII be an inter-
esting one for the Rev DR.. Wallace Radcliffe. OF
Washington the retiring Moderator. who opens the
Assembly with a sermon. is one OF the most eo-
ouent preachers In the Presbyterian Church. II is
proba bic that he will discuss questions which have
been before the public during the last year Dr.
Radcliffe IL OF the Scotch stock OF Western Penn
sylvania which has contributed so much to the
varied intellectual and political success OF this
country and Is especially distinguished for Its
LARGE contributions to the Presbyterian ministry.
He was born In Plttsburg Penn August 10. 1872
He was graduated from Jefferson College In 1862
and had his theological training In the United
Presbyterian Seminary at Allegheny and In the
Presbyterian Seminary at Princeton He was or
da.ned by the Presbytery Of Philadelphia in 1865
ana was the pastor OF the Woodland Church, In
West Philadelphia from 1896 TO 1870. He was
transferred to the First Church Of Reading. Penn.
in 1871, and greatly blessed In his labors
among an attached and appreciative people.
IN 1885 he called TO the Fort Street Church.
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yFJV RANK FOR NEV-POCHELLE.

New Rochelle. Westminster County, is to have
new bank to he called the City Bank OF New-Ro-
cheIle The capital stock is $4,000. and there is
e 900 surplus both OF which have been paid In. The
stockholders met yesterday and organized by elect
ing Colonel Henry Henneberger well-known resi-
dent of New Rochelle. president and ex-Postmaster
Clarence s. Mcclellan president OF the Peoples
Bank OF Mount Vernon. and OF the Westchester
Gas and Coke Company. vice-president Inc d.
rectors are Howard r. Ware. leading New-Ro-
chelle merchant Joseph 7. Brown. or New-Ro-
chelIe vice-presdent OF the Knckerbocker Trust
Company: Edward c. White and Herbert T. Jen'
nings both OF whom associated with Mr.. Nc
Clean in the Tarrytown. White Plains and Mamar-
oneck Railroad Company: ex-Judge John F. Lam
den Of New-Rochelle; County Register Thomas r.
Hodge Of Mount Vernon; Colonel A. b. Crane OF
Scarsdale, a New-York lawyer, and Henry A. Sic
brecht Of New Rochelle, a New-York florist
The cashier has not yet been selected. There
are two other banks in New Rochelle-the Bank or
New Rochelle and private savings bank, con-
Quoted by Adrian Iselln Mr. 1selin. however, makes
no attempt TO conduct a large business, but keeps
his bank running to help the wage-earners OF the
city who desire to save their earnings
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INDUSTRIAL COMBINATIONS
RIG STREET RAILWAY DEAL.
,,,,rv THREE NEW ENGLAND COMPANIES
MERGED WITH CAPITAL OF
A1,o1tr s2A. 900. 600.

poston Nav 1.-THE promoters OF the pan io'
.orsoi,datinr the electric street railways anu ere.
tr,c upbting pants Of Massachusetts ana hhoue
Is,and announced to-day that the last vi ''o
,birty-three companies which 1t Is proposed 10 'ane
into the combination has been secured Inc capl-
,aIizatIon of the combined companies IL IS unue'
stood. will not be less than s24co"U OF "h'c" o",
baIt will be per cent cumulative preferred s'oeA
and one-half common stock.
The following list OF the concerns which VIII COM
prlse the new corporation has been given out
Lowell. Lawrence and Haverhid. Reading ana
Lowell. Lowell and Suburban. Rockport Street
Railways. Nashua Street Railways. Gloucester
Street Railway, Gloucester and Rockport Glouces-
ter Essex and Beverly. Lynn and Boston, Beverly
and Danvers Salem and Wakefield. Wakeneld ana
s,oneham. Woburn and Reading Mystic Naley,
North Woburn Street Railway; West Roxoury ana
RosIindaIe. Needham and Boston. Norfolk central
Norfolk Suburban, Boston. Milton and Brockton'
Rraintree Street Railway. Brockton street RalI%ay'
Rrocl<ton and East Bridgewater. Brocktoh, nIuse
water and Taunton quincy and BOSTON, ,DIsn..on'
Somerset and Swansea. Providence ana lauhton;
Globe Street Railway, Fall River, Newport and + an
River Newport Street Railway, Newport lliumIhat-
ing Company and Hyde Park Electric Lhght Coh-
pany.
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INCREASED TRAVEL TO EUROPE.

Until recently It was generally expected that the
influence OF the Paris Exposition OF 1900 would
Saye been sufficiently strong TO prevent any large
exodus Of European tourists this year. but, as Is
not infreouently the case. the wiseacres are again
az sea Every steamer leaving New-York for the
next few months has a very large number OF saloon
passengers booked. and Thomas Cook & Son, the
well known tourist agents. say that they have ar
ranged for moro people to visit Europe. travel
through Norway and Sweden and Russia. make
Yachting cruises and tours OF the world than they
have for many years. This is good evidence that
the United States Is now enjoying good measure
OF prosperity.
All Indications p.nt to premium on saloon
berths on atlantic steamers before the season
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uncil of the Pan Presbyterian Alliance. In 1877.
cree OF TT in ISIS and Lake Forest added the
Title Of LII D. in 1892 In speaking of his work re-
Gently to friend. DR.. Moore said with charac-
NY public work for the Church is about done.
been BEEN a good Master, and His Church has honored
me more than deserve"
DR. SAMPLES CANDIDACY
The Rev. DR.. Robert F. Sample. OF New-York,
one OF the candidates for Mode ~tor. was born in
Corning. n. Y. and was graduated from Jefferson
College, Penn. in 1s49. and from the West
ern Theological Seminary four years later. His
pastorates have been at Mercer and Bedford
ministry in Minneapolis in 1856 supplying the An
drew Church. the East Side 1St. Anthony 81, for
called to the psstorate Of the Westminster Church
where the Assembly is TO be held this year He
under his care the church prospered greatly that
in two years the building was enlarged 20 meet
later the brownstone church where the Assembly
was entertained In 1856 Was begun, os the lot ana
pie resigned to accept the passionate Of the West
Twenty, third Street Church, in New-York Last
services Of the third church edlGce: the one which
such s eacens work was desrcyed by fire in
DR.. Sample has had a successful pastorate In the
Of Ss
filled that important office during one Of It's most
q the Briss. Prosecuting commitiee. He was a
delegate to the Fourth Presbyterian Council. In
OF Church and Presbytery with moderation. Chris:
IN high esteem not only in Now York and Mime
spos. but also throughout the Central West
DIR. M'KIBBIN CINCINNATIs CANDIDATE.
The Rev. Dr. William McKibbn. another candi-
date is the pastor of the First Presbyterian
Church, on Walnut Hills. Cincinnati lie was born
I'm Pittsbrrg in 1850, coming OF the noble ancestry
which laid deep and strong the foundations OF relg
ious social and political power that has given the
keystone State so much influence In National af-
foir Dr ed IN
College in 1862 studied law for year and wa )
graduated from the Allegheny Seminary in 1873
fits pastorates have been with the Seventh Church.
OF Plttsburg: the Central Church OF 81 Paul: the
Second Church. CT Pittsburg;, and his present
charge since 1885 where he still remains. honored
and beloved by the membership Of one Of the
strongest and most active Presbyterian organiza-
tions in Cincinnati He 10 man OF strong per
memory retentye. He was appointed by the Gin
cnnau Presbytery chairman OF the Prosecuting
Committee in the notable Smith heresy trial In
1902. and conducted IL with great moderation skill
and wisdom.
is the candidate OF the Pacific Coast. He Is a
Canadian by BIRTH graduate OF Wabash College
have been in Fort Dodge. Chicago and Oakland.
His ministry has been successful In each OF his
pastorates He has warmly and eloquently pre-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
ALL SALARIES INCREASED.
SCHOOL BOARD FINALLY TAKES ACTION
ON PAY OF TEACHERS.
SUGGESTIONS OF THE JOINT COMMITTEES ON
TEACHERS AND FINANCE CARRIED
oUT-pLAN OF MAKING FUR

oUT-PLAN OF MAKING FUR
THEIR ARRANGEMENTS.
At the meeting Of the School Board of the Bor-
oughs of Manhattan and The Bronx held yester-
day In the Board Of Education Building Elm and
Grand SITS, the long-talked-of question Of an in
crease OF the salaries OF school teachers In the
public schools was finally settled by the increasing
OF all salaries according to the following report Of
the Joint committees on Teachers and Finance:
Believing that the general regulations should con.
the charter, your committee has carefully refraned
from the introduction Of any conditions for increase
OF salary which are not clearly indicated IN me tne
lowing propositions presented fundamental
to the proper government of the method or increas
ing salaries, and are recommended for adoption:
First-All advances In salary shall be based on
merit grade Of class taught and length OF service
Second-There shall be five schedules or salaries:
(a) For women teaching classes OF the hrst year
and OF the last two and half years OF the course
CD for women teaching classes OF all Inc other
years Of the course; (cl for men teachers (D ior
women principals; (e) for men principals.
Third-For teachers the question OF merit snail DE
determined from the reports OF the principals OF
the schools and OF the associate superintendents
For principals the question OF merit snail De deter
mined from the reports OF the associate supern-
tendents. an
Fourth-After service during the periods Ind;
Gated in the subjoined schedules each teacher shai
be eligible for advancement to n higher salary -,
Fifth-No salary OF any principal or teacher sna II
be advanced under these schedules except with the
approval OF the Board OF Superintendent, but any
principal or teacher not advanced shall have the
right OF appeal to the School Board FOR All pur-
poses affecting the increase OF salaries OF tne
teachers In any school the principal or sucn scnooi
intendents and vote on all Increases OF searies
OF teachers in said school AS result OF the 9e-
uberati lions Of the Joint committee. the 1olloWluS
schedules, with accompanying regulations are sup-
NIT ted
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teachers OF classes Of the first year and OF the
fast two and one-half years OF the course Women
other classes OF the course tMen teachers
sWomen principals. Men principals
Any woman teacher transferred from a class
under Schedule TO a class under Schedule III; or
vice versa shall receive the salary corresponding
TO the salary received al the time OF such transfer
as the same has been determined by years OF SER
vice and merit
Men principals who have supervision Of less than
twelve classes shall receive not more than 2SO
per annum Women principals who have supervis-
Ion of less than twelve classes shall receive not
more than 81 800 per annum.
No principal or teacher In the employ Of the
Board al the time these schedules take effect shall
be advanced in any year beyond the grade OF
salary next higher than that received at the time
OF advancement but every such principal or teach
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
RAILROAD INTERESTS

SAYS 1T Is WITHOUT FOuNDAiioN'
DENIAL OF THE REPORTED TROUBLE BETWEEN
THE MANHATTAN AND THp NEw-YoRk'
NEw-HAvEN AND HARTFORD.
1t was said yesterday at the once OF 'he Man
haitian Railway Company that there was no iounda-
ton for the report published yesterday morning
that the New-York New-Haven and HARTFORD ran
road Company was dissatisfied with the contract
under which passengers on Its Harlem River prahch
are carried over the Harlem River In the Man
hattan's Second Avenue Line cars. and that IL
would execute a new contract only on CONDITION
that the Manhattan's rate for this serVice-nVe
cents a passenger-should be reduced: or, Indeed,
might break with the Manhattan altogether, and
make an agreement for the transportation OF It's
passengers over the bridge used by the cars or the
Union Railway Company, which Is part OF the
Third Avenue Railway Company system. 1t was
added by the Manhattan official that trains were
running as usual under the contract with the New
Haven company, and that as for the assertion In
the published article that the Manhattan trains
were no longer running into the New-Havens sta
ton north Of the river. 1t need be said mercy
that they ran there only on race days-Iuesuay,
Wednesday Thursday and Saturday OF eacn week
Edward Lauterbach. counsel for the Ihlrd Avenue
Railway Company. quoted as saying mat ne
had heard nothing OF the reported trouble between
the Manhattan and the New-Hayen, ana that ne
certainly would know something OF contract De
tween the Third Avenue and the New-HaVen road
IL such agreement were in contemplation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
CE Y LON
AN D
IN Ola
I EA.

DR.. II. w. Wiley, chief chemist
to the National Agricultural
Department, said to the Senate
Pure Food Commissions:
dangerous authorizations
come under two CIasses-COL-
ORiNG and PRESERVING.
The coloring matter is used be-
cause it makes food palatable."
CEYLON-INDIA TEA is PAL
ATABLE because of it's PURITY.
Absolutely no COLORlNG mat
ter is used. Being machine
made, it is also CLEANLY.
Use less tea and infuse
TIRE e to FIVE minutes.
Always use boiling water.
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REFORMED PRESBYTERIAN SYNOD SITS.

Descendants Of the Scotch Covena nters. consti.
tuting the General Synod OF the Reformed Presby-
terrain Church In North America. met in the First
Reformed Presbyterian Church, in Twelfth-st. last
evening and organized the seventy-sixth annual
session. About fifty delegates were present from
various parts OF the country. The session will
continue until next Wednesday.
Business to be discussed in the week will include
the recent purchase OF land for the seminary in
PHILADELPHIA This cost $4,000. and there has been
some criticism on the subject. The affairs Of the
home missions and the mission In North India will
also come up.
The sermon last evening preached BY tho
Rev. John n. Kendall.
ANNUAL CONFIRMATION EXERCISES.
The annual confirmation exercises at the Educa.
tonal Alliance, Jefferson-st. and East Broadway
will be held at o'clock on Sunday afternoon.
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FLINT AND PERE MARQUETTE LINE
REPORTS OF A CHANGE OF CoNTRoI-NoTHING
DEFINITE AT ANNUAL MEETING

REPORTS OF A CHANGE OF CoNTRoL-NoTHING
DEFINITE AT ANNUAL MEETING.
Saginaw, Mich. May 1.-THE annual meeting Of
the Flint and Pere Marquette Railroad Company
was held this afternoon. Careful search failed TO
reveal the presence in the city of one other
than those heretofore connected with the road. IL
the rumors OF recent heavy transfers OF stock are
true. the men TO represent that stock have not
appeared.
President Grape reiterated to-day that he did not
expect anything sensational at the meeting. and
repudiated the idea that he knew of any marked
change about TO take place at this time other
officers of the road have dropped information which
leads 10 the belief that a consolidation with the
Detroit Grand Rapids and Western and the chi,
cago and West Michigan is likely to be erected
before long. ,., . ..rI.
Detroit. May IA special dispatch to The
News from Saginaw says that II now seems aDso-
lutely certain from the best information mat inc
Vanderbts will secure control OF the Flint ana
Pere Marquette Railway. The same source OF IN
formation indicates that the NewYorkers are work
ing in harmony with the Boston syndicate. wnlcn
controls the Hooking Valley and other ONO ROADS
The inference is that general railroad comnlha-
ton is about 10 he contaminated mere Many
prominent railroad are In the city. put they
are not communicative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
LOCAL BUSINESS COMPLICATIONS.

Thomas F. Coen has been appointed receiver In
supplementary proceedings for Henry w. Bracket,
OF No 10 Broadway, on the application OF the
Howard National Bank of Boston. by Judge
Schuchman, OF the City Court. Mr.. Bracket was
formerly in business In Chicago and came 10 this
city three years ago. He owned controlling In
terest In the stock OF the American Fire Extin-
guisher Company OF NewYork and Chicago. whose
office was formerly at No. ll5 Broadway. The COM
pany he said. placed In the hands OF receiver
in December 1896. by the Sprinkler Trust. which he
alleges was illegal The case is still In litigation
He is trying to reorganize the company. In his ex-
animation ne said he intended to file petition in
bankruptcy in few days, and that after he got
his discharge he would pay his obligations as far
as he could.
Justice Beach. OF the Supreme Court has appointed
Moses Barnett receiver of rents OF the fve-story
fathouse No. 352 West ne-hundred-and-twenty-
fourth-st in A suit brought by Edward z. Murphy,
as executor OF the estate OF Elsie s. Murphy.
against william F. Cronn, George A. Converse and
others to foreclose mortgage OF $4,000 made by
Mr. CronIn in 1895. Mr. Converse Is said to be the
owner OF the property.
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DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY.

Judge Brown OF the United States District Court
Yesterday granted discharges to twenty-five bank
rupts. among whom Charles W. Durant, for
merly a stock broker. who lives at the Hotel St.
Andrew with liabilities s34.6O4; Colonel Archie C..
Flske formerly a real estate operator In Denver,
COL. liabilities sl779Oo Alexander Goldberg, for
rnerlv a wholesale dealer in clothing at No. 10
Waverey Place. liabilities 1920; Catherine H: An
derson who formerly resided at the San Reno
Hotel liabilities st5 23s and c. Venton Patterson.
PRINTER OF No 100 Fulton-st. liabilities 50 4S9.
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AMERICAN ToBACco's CAPITAL

Trenton, n J.. May IA certificate signed by
John D. Duke as president and Josiah brown as
secretary. was filed with the Secretary OF state TO-
dav on behalf Of the American Tobacco Company.
II showed that OF the ss5ooooo increase OF capital
authorized by the stockholders on March o. INC
80 =, ,za ooo 40 had been paid In The total cap
woIzat,on Of the company is now s7Oooo0oo and the
total paid-up capital SS .0Oo,5Oo
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will start out with contracts already placed Tor
the construction OF seven hundred cars All Of the
plants now engaged in the building OF steel cars IN
the United States in Pittsburg. and their ex-
,-.,ne capacty IL contracted for eighteen nont his
head The Chicago concern expects 70 NC Ths
Az rt q, @ drst cars on the market about July hn
70 p will use from five hundred to SIX hun9sn
IONS OF steel plates daily. and WIZ employ en sew
aI.aen hundred and eighteen hundred mn On III al
nrsi Western railroads will furnish enous" "'
60 ipsure the success OF the enterprise
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TvcOBpOPATED IN NEW-JERSEY.

Camden n. j.. May 19.-The United States Coupler
and Manufacturing Company filed articles OF In
corporation to-day. The capital STOCK Is SzoV"
with $I,0c paid in.
The Fuerst Bottling Company with $4,000 capital,
also fled articles with 1000 paid In. The object
OF the corporation is to bottle malt and spirtuous
Nnilnr
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scented the temperance cause, and made one OK me
best speeches on the Westminster stanuaros pre-
sented at the last General Assembly. ,,...,
Other possible candidates are Dr. Mattnlas u;
raines Of indianapolis: DIR. John w. Dlnsmore OF
Dan Ioss Cal and DR. J. F. Carson, OF Brooklyn.
Each these cercymen has friends who onins
which can be given to a Presbyterian minister
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-18
MISSION OF Ex-JUDGB w. II. MOORE.

SAID TO BE Hf1I'E TO 'r10''''
scRrPr1oNs FOR THE UNDERWRITING OF
THE CARNEGIE STEEL COMPANY.
Ex-Judge William II. Moore, OF chicago Is III
this city having come here. It Is said. for the pu'
nose of securing from certain important hnahclai
interests subscriptions for the underwriting OF tne
Carnegie Steel Company, the corporation recehuS
organized for effecting consolidation OF the var
uoa,o stoo, company. Limited and the II. C. Frick
,-o,, C,or,nanv II Ia understood that Andrew car
negie Is TO receive SlooOooOoo in bonds OF the new
company as part payment for his steel interests
II has not yet been announced on AUTHORITY now
@ ,s 70 he centralized or what proportion or the
stock to be issued will be offered for public sud
scripton Mr. Moore could not be seen last evening"