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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
foreclosure Sales.


SUPREME COURT, County OF New orK,
CORBIT as Administrator etc, OF John Mcf ee' os-
ceased and others. Defendants. ,-. 49,, al.
in pursuance Of the judgment OF foreclosure sno
duly made and entered in the above entitled action pear
ing date the sth day OF December. 1899 l. the under.
signed the referee said judgment named VII eII AT
nrb:ic auction at the York Real Estate Saiesoons
New York on Wednesday, the 10th day or January
1900 at i2 o'clock noon that day, by Heroert A.
Sherman auctioneer the premises olfscted ~ su jug
neut 10 cold. and therein described as loo"s a..
ALI, certain lot. piece or paIcei OF enu' "a
the twelfth Ward OF the City OF New YORK ana
bounded and described follows. to VII; BDiLN ~
TWENTY seventh Street distant two hundred ana tnlry
feet westwardy the corner formed by me
northerly line OF one Hundred and TwentyTseVeh ga
Street and running northwardy and paralel Win
second Avenue ninetynne feet and eleven Inches 70
middle line Of the block; thence westwardy along sa
middle line OF and parallel with one hundreu
and sixteen feet and egn lnches
thence souihwardy and parallel with Second Avenue 10
nine feet and inches to the aforesaid norther he
OF one Hundred REIMBURSEMENT street and thence
eastwardy along the said nothery line OF one hundred
sixteen feet ana eight inches
10 the point or place OF beginning The said premises
being known and distinguished as Number go East - "a
Street The aforesaid premises being the same when
OF February 1890 conveyed the said John McFee oy
Abram King Referee by deed bearing even date with
Herewith and said mortgage being given TO secure part
OF the consideration purchase money IN said deed ex-
messed the having been advanced by the plantn
Dated New York, December lgth, lssg ,v
Referee.
LORD, DAY & LORD.
once and Post Ofice Address. 12o Broadway,
Borough OF Manhattan City OF New York. .
premises. known as No 255 East Firth Street;
F,ast
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6urroaate's Notices.


IN PURSUANCE Of an order Of Hon. James NJ.
varnum. a Surrogate Of the County OF New York.
Notice 10 hereby given TO all persons having claims
against Mary r. Nelson. late OF the County OF New
York deceased present with vouchers there
OF 10 the subscriber at place OF transacng business
at the office Edward r. Brown No. is Wall Street,
Bor Manhattan. in the City Of New York. or
before the 10Th day OF May next.
Dated New York. the 18th day Of November. 1899.
GEORGE p. NELSON, Executor.
EDWARD r. BROWN. Attorney for Executor. IS Wall
Street Borough OF Manhattan city OF New York.
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RAILROADS..
PENNSYLVANIA


-
STATIONS foot OF West tythiri Street ana Dss-
brosses and Cortandt strests
fgThe leaving time from Desbrosses ana
COrtIandt Streets IL five minutes later th~e
that given below for Twenty-third strs7s
station. except where otherwise noted
100 NJ FAST MAIL-Lmited to Two Bs,,s. paro 10
Cars New YORK to phtsGgrg Sleeping Car Pi''s'ufs 20
BE P EASI N and fsHsans Com
Cars For Chicago, Cleveland Toledo. Cincinnati.
1so T.. 81 CHICAGO AND 81 LOUIS ExPe ehssso,
o.55 =. VI. WESTERN ExPREss.-FOr Chicago. For
rps r. soGTH%EsrEEx EXPRESS 5T5Scb p:s.
765 p H. 'Hq PAciRFic BxPREss-For Pitburs and
Route: Connects rr Cleveland except saturday n-.,
Sleeping Car New York to Altoona, East Liberty Pits
burg ,S1 s1nls wr,, da,, sses y Isns souT Tp
7S5 SIS s55 1910 Desbrosses and cortiandt sGsess'
nas c s%2 d gSS D sarss e a2o @ Is
frsSsi2nai Lin az P@ror and Diai5s Sa ~ 10 10
'Dl? qss Se SIS 5 Sn ISs s'5 aas es
Cars 55 425 e5iGRs' cam cam as Dining Carr 90
sorTHERN RATLWAY.-Express. 1926. AS p. M. 1910
NORFOLK AND WESTERN RALwAY-FOr Memphis
ATLANTIc co1sf Ii LINB@Enp PRESS SIS a. m. and
CHESAPEAKE q OHIO RAILwAY.-755 a. m. week
FOR OLD PofSff coMFoRT and NoRFoLK-7Os a. M
weekdays and s.55 D. m. daily.
TAIN BUFFET Raror cSfs Passenger cossH
and Combined coach.
CAPE MAY.-i25J p. m. weekday.
For points New York and Long Branch Railroad from
West Twenty-thrd Street Station. $50 m, II 90
1926. and 45J p. m. Sundays, 9.25 a. M. 435 D. m.
from Desbrosses and Cortlandt Streets) 300 a. m.
1880 SAC and BIO D. m SUNDAYS q AZ m. BIB M
FOR PHILADELPHIA.
6i0 Desbrosses and Cortiandt streets 62. I2o. 49,
s2, $685. 925 C95J Penna Lmted). 1910 (Desorosses
and Cortlandt Streets 1920 Dining Car, 1925 Dining
Carr. 1l.53 II 50. 20 Desbrosses and Cortlandt
Streets. 200, 255 1926 36j 25 425 Dining Carr ass
Dining Can 55j Dining Car, I.55 500, 30 M
12l night. Sundays. go s.25. $50, 925 955 tLim-
ted 955 1893 DINING car) a. m. ~ LOO Dinlns
Carr, 3.5 355. AS Dining CaD, 40 Dining Carr.
sos Dining Carr. 1855, s.55. 80 p. m. H. 10 night
Ticket Offices Nos 461 ga 1896. 1854 ILL., and 29i Broad
AstOr House; West Twentythird street station.
and stations foot OF Desbrosses and Corland Streets
Court Street SEQ Fulton Street, pS Broadway and
Pennsylvania Annex station, Brooklyn; station jersey
City. The New York Transfer Company VIII call for
and check baggage from hotels and residences through
destination.
Telephone ,9I4 Eighteenth Street for Pennsyvanis
Railroad Cab Service.
J. b. HUTCHINSON J. r. WOOD.
General Manager General Pass'r Agent
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The approxmate amount OF lien o charge, to
satisfy which above described property Is 70 be sod
Sc 76s1 with interest thereon from the 2oth day OF
November 1899 together with costs and allowances
amounting 10 s415O7 with interest from December 3.
1899 together with the expenses Of the sale The ap-
proximate OF taxes. assessments or other liens
which are 10 be allowed 10 the purchaser out OF the
purchase money paid the referee is sS721e, with
Interest. -. 900
Dated. New York December 10Th 1893.
RANDOLPH Hurry Referee.
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LEHiCH VALLEY.

stations ESQ., Cortlandt and Desbroses streeU
(Penns. r. H. Ferries)
West sd Street Other figures C9rana % tse,
Daily sunday sunday leaves 80 IN Oehef
trains daily tsunday leaves 6N esunday leaves cd An
n sunday eayes6 l5PM. Sunday l'aVes DO fh
t.6t5 7. 90 A. VI. Local Tor EASION r.x,,.
.,.J5 eS. loan For BUFFALO. NlAGAkA fAl-iS, and
West AMI pncpa points Par0r and Dining Cars Con-
meets for Coal BIanches' ..,..x o,.uoSo ev.
pRsssa.1 ssaSsomes train in 6e word faed @ seating
caoerly Due BunaO connecting Win through oeepers
10 Detroit ard Chicago Dining Car service "A carte ~
I2J5 1.00P For NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., st IA no,n ,oN'
kin yS cOP NJ Local for MAUCH CHUNK. >x.n
sHS5 x6iOPM chicago NeSihule Limited fol NlAo~
ARK and points West Through Sleeping Cars TO chicago
:,.55, s.OOPM Exposition Express for BUFFALO and
i!s'55 e.OOp.x. For ITHACA. ROCHESTER, BUFFALO
and West Sleeping Cars 10 CHICAGO 49, -, ,. .x..,.
SO PIAINFlELD and BOUND BROOK Locals daily except
sund - no. 30 40 20 % and ~ n ana
and accommodation at us, vi 80 80 ~ s1o
ii Brosdway Union square West 20 SoG6as
Transfer Co call for and check baggage IRON nous W
res.dence through 10 destination
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Railroads.
NEW YORK CENTRAL.

'' HARLEM DIVISION.
oI2 A. NJ and 355 p. NJ. DarS. except sunday. 10
" " Plttsdeld: Sundays only at 9. 20 A. N.
Wagner Palace Cars on all through trains
Trains illuminated with pntsch Light.
Ticket Offices at rs 26l 4lS ana ZlS S,oaS aS
i25h St and ST. stations New YORK 1913 ana 10
Fulton 81 and i0i Broadway. e =. Bro3klyn ~.
Teephone 1880 Cortlandt for New-York Central Cab
Service baggage checked from hotel residence by
West~ntt Express Company -.
GEORGE II. DANIELS General Passenger Agent
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miscellaneous.


WYE RESPECTFULLY SUGGEST FOR HOLIDAY
w PRESENTS OUR UNIQUE NOVELTIES SOLELY
IMPORTED AND EXCLUSIVELY RErAILED BY Us
IN PARTISAN JEwELRY PERFUMERY, STERLING
SILVER ARTICLES AND OTHER DAINTY AND TASTY
CREATIONS. ALL AT MOST REASONABLE PRICES.
JAMES 4 WEST S7TH ST. NEAR 5TH AVE. OPEN
EVENINGS.
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CENTRAL R. R. Of NEW JERSEY.

Anthracite coal used exclusively
Stations in New York, foot Of Liberty st.
tn. .ss as from I% e sSq st. SS s S
Trains leave foot Of Liberty St
For Easton Bethlehem; Allsntown Mauch Chunk as'
to Eas,Snl A. NJ. sl;oo $3.50. $500 P; N ~ .o.,.
~ tfI'rE sns %ils':a s sSa ss.an''. %
RssSns sas might; s ssS6 a :s %
Nf r '.,. f. A iEI RxII RoETE; .s ,,.,.,
$50 only, $50 sag.S Rsa Bank
sH T. sne st SiSs isS
Of. .ToE 81, LSkE%9oP5 40 NJ "'. t's'
ris Asia$!'' H$S' S5 sP. SP Go
IAA'hO''t only VIA II S MATaw Slal: A NJ
For station. between Atiantic Highlands Ions
sSa !. .a ss SsP %ss'f R:A Sa
only P NJ sun1 viz i 1aaSc N ais1 P NJ
$50 Sa;, 9ps s r. sS nf H X
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
FOR PHILADELPHIA E1sa+s oT BALTIMORE AND
Pcog g t9oi 10 q g L II * S s.
FL" E% %:
lGSS GIG Pln.s Saf ti9 $40 hsa @
;soS 800 4 90 :s 3 % $50 '''' p Sundays
whitsSs sp a fs liz 2ei isi i2si 1854 Broad
rs west 18th ST.. 245 Columbus Az. New York Court
ST. s44 $50 Fulton S. Brooklyn IS Hroady@y wis S
baggage from hotels residences to destination.
:FS% sassS E ri '4ly earlier
aF'rom South Ferry at $40 A. ".
sFrom south Ferry a. ss:l9 y
i FTSm South South Ferry Ferry at a, So SO
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DELAWARE. lhcKhWhNNh & WESTERN
WEST SHORE-R

Trains leave Franklin station, n. Y. followA
aud rs m. later from foot OF w. 42d 81; 49,.
.I.tI5 T. VI. CONTINENTAL LIMITED. for Detroit
Chicago and st. Louis Dining Car.
.0u5 T. NJ. Chicago and St. Louis Limited
ts,OO T. NJ Buffalo and Niagara Falls Express
.DiI5 T. NJ Detroit and Chicago Express.
.Daily Except Sunday. -
Timetables at principal hotels and Offices Baggage
checked from hotel residence by Westcots Expresa
c, u. LAMBERT, General Passenger Agent ~ Il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

Estimated receipts for tomorrow at New-Oreans were
5000 10 5000 bales against $500 bales last week and
IL 900 bales last ear Estimated receipts at Houston
1900 $500 bales against o45 bales last week ana
16 s64 bales last year.
Receipts ports and interior points today com
pared with the day last week and last year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

spot cotton closed quiet. with prices nfcnahsed on ue
basis Of 9-l6c for middling upland and l3-8c for mid
ding Gulf Total sales 13l bales Southern markets
officially reported bv wire follows: New Oreans
quiet TIC. Mobile quiet 1-l6c; Savannah quiet
and steady TIC: Charleston firm Lice lower at
8-l6c; Wilmington steady at 7Ac: Norfolk steady 81
INC: Baltimore nominal TIC: Augusta steady. l-l6c
lower a, 8-l6c Memphis steady at 5-lec: st Louis
quiet at 5-l6c.
The movement follows
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Countrp Boar0.

- oommo
n date for the winter either adults or farnly "sns
home comforts without the care OF housekeepng
ences exchanged Address c.. 574 Palisade-aVe iohA-
ers y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

conditions at the Cotton Exchange for
hn, 49, part quite normal. Business fairly active
ola approaching holidays led to caution Evening mp
gu, cunts was preferred making
~ az market was fairly active and the extreme range
b,iNes was matter OF 3 points The caution OF
WI was increased by unsatisfactory reports from
20 street where money reasonably easy, while
e market Tor securities showed and weak
Ss After opening barely steady decline Of
Ponts Following disappointing cables which showed
sunsulhg business In Liverpool in spot cotton and
ueCIhe or 21d3 points In futures the course Of the
o,oh market here irregular There pretty
heaSy buying by certain house with important outside
Vhhecuos which checked the early decline This buying
mostly on the opening call IL reached 10000 TO $4,000
FEBRUARY and March alone. Some attributed II the
unuolhB or 'straddles with Liverpool, where equal
amount Of selling may have explained the unexpected
weakness or the English market little advance in
Sosos led the local traders in cotton think that the
south African outlook was being sized up abroad as
more favorable 10 the British arms. while very small
receipts at the ports and Interior together with strong
anNces from the Southern spot markets and the strong
foreign statistical position. added TO the conservatism
OF sellers in the afternoon The market closed quiet and
steady, with prices net sac points lower.
The range Of prices in the local market to-day
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
THE STATE OF TRADE.

Buffalo Dec. 2l.-sprins wheat. nothing doing; No |
Northern DO 7ilsc. Winter wheat strongly held; NO
2 yellow 35ac No yellow, 35Hc: No corn $3.50;
oats quet but steady; No white, 2s%d29c; No 3
white '2SLc; No white. 2TAo; No mixed. 26%c; No
3 mixed 2Shc. Rive nominally SOC for No and $50
for No In store Flour steady.
Chicago Dec 21.--The leading futures ranged as fol-
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NAVAL STORES.

Rosin was firm and spirits turpenne steady, with all
prices unchanged Quotations follow
TAR-Reguars 81 p: do oil bbls. 81 90
SPIRITS TURPENTINE-5li y d52c . -. -
ROsIN-Common good strained, 81 49, z, 81 0o r,
81 G5 g. 81 70: IT, 81 7O 81 70; X. 81 95; NJ 81 3d. ~
So 80. w q. 81 30: W W. 81 10.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22
STOCK ON HAND.


Spirits turT0ntne
i'i'' D9
Charleston. Dec. 2.-TUpenne market firm at 4oc
ROsn firm unchanged -. 1870.
Savannah. Dec. f1.-Turpentne firm. 4slsc; receipts
57i bbs; sales 37S; exports 1916 Rosn firm and un-
changed receipts 1853 bbls sales. 2OI; exports oOZ
wilmington Dec. 2i-Turpentne unchanged; receipts,
bbs Rosn firm 81 10Gsl Is: receipts AL bills CRUDE
turpentine firm ST 6Ods2 So receipts. DPS bbls Tar
steady. 81 25: receipts, 1861 bills -
London, Dec. 2l.-Turpentine-Sprts. 37s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

kio-Coffee market quiet; No RIO. St4fo. eAcnshse
i-32d receipts. 1900 bags; cleared for the United
States. 1000 bags; stock. 10000 bags. -,
The statistical position Of Brazilian conee 10 as FOL
lows:
To-day Yesterday. Last week
New York deliveries. ....-... 1864 4zsl s1tz
Baltimore deliveries. $40 oIS 40
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Savesnk. S4:9O. $3.50. n 30 n. - 30 p M
ROYAL BLUE LINE.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY,

The Avenue of Travel south and southwest
CUBA, MEXICO a CALIFORNIA.
Departure from New York Pennsylvania r. r. station
Daily. 23d Cortandt and Desbrosses
f5yThe leaving time from Desbrosses and
COrtIandt streets is Ave minutes Inter than
that given below for Twenty-third street
I2,IO A. Mast MAIL-Pullman Buffet Sleeping
cars New YORK Atlanta New Orleans, Savannah
and Jacksonville. Fla. Dining Car service.
3;25 y. Mn. Y. & FLA. BXPRESS-Pulmsn Draw
ing Sleeping Cars. New-fork 10 Columbia sa-
vannah Jacksonville. Tampa and Augusta. Dining Car
3,25 p. M.-wAsHINGroN CHATTANOOGA LINZ
TIED. VIA LYNcHBuRG-Pullman Drawing Room
Sleeping New York Roanoke, Knoxville, Chat
tanoogs New Orleans and Memphis Dining Car service
4;25 Il. M.-WASHINGT0N SOUTHWESTERN LIN
ITED-Pulman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars
York Atlanta, New Orleans, Birmingham. Memphis,
Asheyle Knoxville, Chattanooga and Nashville Dining
service Tourist Sleeping Car. Warrington to San
Francisco Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays
New York and Florida Limited" finest train In the
world service January 49, 1000. between NsU
and St Augustine.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY OFFICE, 271 BROADWAY
Pennsylvania ticket s46l. 1895 1884 Ill
and 26l Broadway; / Aston House; West Twenty-third
Street station and stations foot OF Desbrosses and
Corandt Streets Court Street. SEQ Fulton Street IS
Broadway and Pennsylvania Annex station. Brookyns
Station, Jersey City.
FRANK g. CANNON, J. NJ CUIP,
80 vicePres & Gsn,l Mgr. Traffic NIT.
w A. TURK. q. p. A.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

cash quotations were follows; Flour steady No 3
sox GaoT.c. No 2 yellow 3q31hc No
oats 34ai5c; No ! naxseed. and w. 81 4.5.
,,r,r,e Timothy seed So 81: clover. contract, $50
= 20 mess pork per bM $ 7oqsi9; lard per 100 n
a. 81 40. short ribs sides QOose 81 1895 40 dry salt
81 shoulders boxed S. s7sqs5 30; short clear sides
0oxedl 81 4OaS5 5O whisky. dls,ilers finished goods
nor Gallon 81 23ih sugars loaf 81 20. granulatei
s5 s on the Produce Exchange today the butter market
was steady: creameres 1920; dairieS logZc Cheese
firm llAQl3c Eggs nrm, 2Oc
Cincinnati. Dec. 2l.-Flour steady Wheat nrmi No
red 7Oa70i.c. Corn easier; No mixed 3SHaSsA.c
oats dul No mixed DC. Rye nrm No =. S2'1c. But
ter quet Eggs steady at lie. Cheese quiet.
Milwaukee Dec 2i.-wheat quiet; No Northern 66's
d0Sic. No Northern 64dG5c Rye steady. No J. 56tsc
Harley nrm; No .. 44isc: sample. 3Ig4ic.
Minneapolis Dec 2l.-Wheat. in store. No Northern
Decemher 04i4c: May 66Ac; July, Csc. track. No /
hard 661c: No / Ncthern. 6ac; No Northern, 65Asc
Flour and bran unchanged.
contract grade December 70gTlc. Corn steady No 2
mixed December, 57hG9Tho. Oats steady No whiis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

Foreign coffee markets: ssntosoree market gpve
GOOD average santos $780, stock 63IOU bags I
-CoNee market opened unchanged; al 23V M d.,
changed 10 !. pig higher; sales. 1000 bags. taWe
Coffee market opened quiet y franc higher: AT IL m IN
changed: at p m. declined u franc at $3.50 M IN
al sale t0fnk
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

Receipts breadstuns at Interior points Tn thousanl
last cipher 1000 omitted hour Dds gram ouSh' d.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-22

The export movement follows:
The Worcester spy., 1899-03-03
REFUSES.
1t Would Not Consider the
Wheeler Matter.

Washington, March 1.--No conference
reports on appropriation bills were
pressing at o'clock this evening, and
the House, therefore, paid its last trib-
ute of respect to the memory of the late
Representative Hurley of New York,
by adjourndng until tomorrow at II
o'clock.
An attempt was made today to con-
slider the resolutions reported by the
Judiciary committee declaring that
Cen Wheeler and the three other mem
bers who accepted commissions in the
army had thereby vacated their seats,
but the House by an overwhelming
vote refused TO consider them. The
political division upon this vote was
significant The vote stood n ayes,
cast by II republicans, 43 democrats
and 13 populists, and 146 nays, cast by
101 republicans, A democrats and one
populist.
A half million dollars, each was ap-
propriated under suspension of rules
for the Pan-American exposition at
Buffalo, and the Ohio centennial at To-
ledo. The Senate bill carrying 1,000, 900
for new building for the department
Of justice was passed, and two public
buildings bills attached by the Senate
to bills for public buildings in other cit
les, were agreed to.
The Senate bill appropriating $14s,-
800 to purchase 100000 acres of land in
accordance with the provisions Of the
treaty with the Lower Brule Indians
was passed. A number of conference
reports on minor bills were adopted.
The Worcester spy., 1899-03-03
OVER VETO.
Days Of Grace Bill Passed
in the House.

Boston. March 1.-THE House
this afternoon passed the days
of grace bill over the governor 9
veto by the very unusual vote of 21O to
8.
The vote was a surprise to the
friends of the bill, who believed that
at least Is members would stand by
the governor.
Speaker Bates remarked after the
session that the vote was a notice to
the business men of the state that when
they want anything they may have it
by asking. Representatives Stone OF
Springfield, Tolman of Pittsfield, Mel
len of Worcester and Tuttle OF Pitts
field all made able speeches in favor of
the bill.
Sixteen legislative committees held
hearings today on questions of more
er less Importance, nearly every one
being of sufficient interest to attract a
large number of citizens from various
parts of the state.
The committee on agriculture took
up the matter of the preservation of
shade trees under the protection of the
Massachusetts Forestry Association for
the appointment by all cities and
towns of three Wardens, for a penalty
for defacing or cutting down trees, and
also to prohibit the building of fires in
wooded land, without consent of the
tree warden, between the first of April
and the first Of October
The committee on probate and insol- =
vency took up the bill which provided
for giving the wife equal rights with
the husband in handling property in
case of his disease.
The committee on fisheries and game
gave a second hearing on Representa- =
tive Tolman's bill to establish q board
OF commissioners on inland fisheries
and game.
The Worcester spy., 1899-03-03
Action of Congress
Detrimental.
REDUCTION OF MEN.
Its Effect OH North Atlantic
Squadron.

Washington, March 2.-The navy de-
partment put the big double turreted
monitor Puritan out of commission at
the Norfolk navy yard yesterday and
it is said at the navigation bureau that
this ship must be followed by others
speedily, to the great detriment of the
plans of the department
The estimates submitted to congress
based on the minimum requirements of
the navy, provide for 10000 sailors. Con-
gress cut this down TO $1,000. There are
now $4,000 men in the service, so that
5000 of these mast be dropped immedi-
ately. That means, according to the
navigation officers, that large part of
the North Atlantic squadron must go
out of commission. 1t is probable that
heavy reduction in the number of en-
listed men and consequently OF ships,
will interfere seriously with the con-
duct of the naval maneuyres this year.
Another difficulty is going to be the inn
possibility of putting into condition the
new ships as they are turned over to
the government by the builders, simply
for want of men to man them.
The action Of the Senate yesterday
In the matter of ships armor caused
Secretary Long to take prompt meas
ures today to bring the subject to the
attention of the naval committees in
the House and Senate in the hope of Sc
curing change in the appropriation
bill before it is finally enacted.
The secretary and Capt. O'Neill, chief
of the ordnance bureau, in oommuni-
cations sent to the committees, declared
that the action Of the Senate, If ad-
hered to, meant the total stoppage of
all naval construction, saying that no
armor can be procured for $500 per ton.
1t might have been possible, 1t is said,
at the department, to go on and build
ships without the armor under ordinary
circumstances. trusting to the next
congress to provide for it, but for a
clause in the appropriation bill, which
provides that no ships shall be built
until the armor is contracted for. The
effect Of the two provisions win be to
put a complete stop to ship building
operations as far as the navy Is con-
cerned.
Although it is provided that a gov
erDment armor plant shall be con-
structed in the event of the failure of
the department to secure bids for sup
plying arn1or at the price fixed, the ord
nance officers say that such a plant
could not be constructed and begin TO
supply the armor inside of two years
at the earliest. They also declare that
the limit Of cost fixed for the plant is
less than half of that found to be abso-
lutely necessary by the special naval
board, which investigated the whole
subject Of government plants a. few
years ago.