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WAR ON MAJOR BINGHAM.
Philadelphia Politicians Said to Object to
His Arsenal Management.

Philadelphia Politicians Said to Object to
His Arsenal Management.
PHILADELPHIA. July 1l.-An effort 10 being
made by the friends Of former United States
Senator NJ. s. Quay to have Major G. s. BinE-
ham. Chief Ouartsrmaster of.ths schuylkiIl
Arsenal. removed. Tho plan il to have him
succeeded by Major Quay. sen OF the former
Senator. who was honorably. discharged from
the volunteer service yesterday. United States
Senator Penrose and State Com missioner OF
Insurance Nv Durham are behind the scheme
for removal. ana the cause OF their feeling
against Major Bingham is tn at he has not been
sufficiently complainant in giving them OPP
pointments and has not had full regard for
their supporters.
When Major bingham was placed In charge
OF the arsenal he told the mon workers that
they must work the same as for a private bust
othe s Thnk"s it '" was merely U to create
An i'm preston. some OF them stayed away with
out permission. They were required To- ac-
count Tor 1t and also lost their pay Then
when the Spanish war made it necessary for
the Government to have large quantities Of all
ham was forced to give much OF the work to
contractors.
at the arsenal. The contractors thought this
was not fair to them and they set about bring
ing political influence to bear to compel the
They failed. The politicians man aged to sue
coed to some extent. however. on the con-
tract business. but here again there was CON-
fict. AssociatinR HI m self. with Deputy Fac
tory Inspector Thomas Lsppan. MAJOR Bing-
ham made an inspectlOn:of the contractors
shops and either compelled them to live IN to
work away from them. This also incurred the
anger Of the politicians and the elimination Is
the ATTEMPT to force him out OF the place Tho
plan also contemplateS the removal BY Gov.
stone OF Deputy Factory inspector Lappan.
Major Bingham is a regular army man. His
father was an officer in the army and he him
self was Lieutenant of infantry, then Of cav.
airy. He vas promoted 10 be Captain and
duty at Jefferson Barracks. Mo, and assigned
MS Assist ant at the Schuylkill Arsenal in June.
that date, becoming Chief Officer in Soptem-
Der, 1888
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Manufacturers Notified to Take Out Licensed
Before Sept. 1.

Manufacturers Notified to Take Out Licenses
Before Sept. 1.
ALBANY. July 11.-State Factory Inspector
Williams Is sending circular letter to manu-
facturers calling their attention to the amend
ments to tho Labor law relating to tenement
made articles. The amended law will go into
operation on Sept. l. Custom made clothing
made up in tho home Is affected by tho law as
we'll as dresses. cloaks. cigarettes. cigars. UNI
brellas. &c. made in tenement room or In a
shop in the rear Of tenement. All such
places outside Of tho regular shop desired to
he used by any person for the manufacture OF
the articles mentioned must be licensed by the
State Factory Inspector by Sept !. In his let
ter the Inspector says:
Il would urge all manufacturers whose bust
ness will he affected by tho operation Of this
law to notify all persons employed by them
that they must procure a license before sept, |
in order that they may DO permitted TO proceed
with their work without interference there
after. The duties of the manufacturer or the
owner Of the articles to he manufactured sub
lrct to the provisions Of the law. are very sim
ule, He should use care in the matter OF Civ
ing out the material to be manufactured and
see 10 II thar no work 10 given to any person to
he made up in whole or in part in any room or
apartment II tenement or dwelling house or
in any shop or building situated in tho rear Of
Il tenement or yelling house. unless the appi-
cant for such work has license from the Fac
tory Inspector as provided by law"
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sUITEMALA's AMBITION.
Mr.. Roberts Says the Country Ia Anxious to
Become " AmericRnized."

Martin Roberts. an American who has lived
in Guatemala since he was 4 years old, and Is
closely identified with the Liberal party which
Ia now in power there, Is at the Savoy Hotel.
Mr.. Roberts has been In this country Tor about
four months conducting negotiations for the
sale Of the Guatemala and Northern Railroad.
The road is owned by the Government and Is
leased by Mr. Roberts. 1t runs from tho At
iantic 1876 miles into the interior. 1t Is In
teudod'tha the road will be extended sixty
miles to Guatemala City. There is railroad
now in operation from Guatemala City to tho
Pacific coast. 1t belongs TO c. p Huntington.
1t is understood TINT Mr. Huntington !, the
man who, is most likely to buy the Govern
ment road.
Mr. Roberts sent for reporters OF THE SuN
that the people OF the United States must pot
tnke seriously any alarming repoIts thai
conditions in Guatemala. In these San Fran
cisco dispatches Antonio Barrios. Jose Ter
rena, Juan f. PoncIano and Jose E. Sunche o.
are quoted As men VINO have been obllgeu 10
""rhs.s mem. said Mr. Ho6.rts. are mem i
TO United States influences. to United States
immigration and to United States ideas OF q
the people back in narrow blind subsection TO
the Church. Now. all religious belief is FREQ
in Guatemala. hut no man may parade his re-
They know that the sale Of the Guatemala
and Northern road to an American Mr. Rob
erts uses American" as interchan geable with
citizen Of the United StateG"l means that 1t
will be finished from the Atlantic coast to Qua
temala City. and that means transcontinen-
tai line from sea 20 sea. That means we
would be within four days of New Orleans. 1t
means that the country will fll up with Ameri-
can labor and American capital and American
business ideas. There Is u strong sentiment
in Guatemala for the United States. from Pres
ident Cabrera down. We all want our trade
to be an American trade. 1t ia German now
there is no excuse for its being German.
The only way that the Church party can
prevent this railroad deal Is to Brighten Amer.
lean capital by making reprssentation about
the dangerous and unsettled state OF the coun-
try. Hence all this wild clamor OF maurice
ton, asaassi nation financial ruin. mi itary OK,
ecutions and the like. 70 Is all manu- featured
In San Francisco and rent East to keep me
from selling this railroad"
MIR. Roberts said that all the Central Ameri-
can republics were quiet politically now, eX-
cent for occasonal.raids OF 1libusters on some
port Ike Bluenelds. The worst OF these
sporadic outbreaks never penetrate into the
interior nowadays. Tho people have learned
by bitter experience that revolutions cost
them a great deal and bring them nothing
They want steady employment at. certain
wages moro than any thing else and that was
best to. be had. Mr..Robert6 said, by encourag-
Ing United States influence.
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CRUSHED IN TIE ELEVATOR.
Amateur WHO Ran 1t Couldn't Stop 1t and
Passenger Was Killed in Jumping.

Joseph Pollock. driver employed by Sam
uel Schwartz, an eXpressman. OF 81 Forsyth
street. was crushed TO death by a freight Gle
vator in the building at % West Third street
Yesterday morning. Pollock had been hired
by Jacob karabow Of so East Broadway to
take some texcs OF hats from Slater. Sielkin,
White K Co.'S lofts on the first floor Of the
building. As the elevator man was of duty
the Slater. Siclkin. White Il Co people told
Pollock and karabow to take the boxes down
the stairs.
Tho elevator s on tho Greene street side Of
lock found Louis Hartz. a porter. who volun-
tcered to run the ELEVATOR for them. They got
in and he started ii. hut couldn't stop 1t at the
floor Karabow iumar ID out safely. Pollock tried
to get out at the Nth floor. but was caught be-
tween the elevator and the ceiling and crushed
todeath. Tho eleva cor was stopped by his body.
Hart2 was arrested and was hold in $1,000
bail by Coroner Hart pending an inquest
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BROOKLYN REPUBLICAN, CONFER
Col. Dadv Said They Mot to Fix Up Their
Fences-Patronage Talk.


Fences-PatronogeT Talk.
There was large gathering Of the Rspubli-
can managers In Brooklyn last night. at the
headquarters at Court and Joralemon streets.
1t included Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff Col. Michael
]. Dady. Chairman Of the Executive Commit
tee: Walter B. Atterbury. Chairman OF the
County Committee; Naval Offiosr Sharksy.
Commissioner OF Records George E. Waldo.
Harry Jacqulllard, NJ. c. Hanton. William j.
Beattie and some others identified with the
Dady -Atterbury faction. Tho conference was
not. apparently. intended to bring the contend
ing elements In the organization together for
mono OF tho Wilson Moore Appleton contln-
gent was on hand. The presence OF two or
three delegation Interested in the disposal OF
the patronage in the office OF the Commission-
er OF Records indicated that that was the pr:n ..
has already announced most OF his appoint
meRts. but 1t Is understood that some changes
will be made In the list Mr. Waldo has taken
strong sides with Dady and:Atterbury in their
fight to retain control. and his large stafY il Is
expected, will give them material assistance
at the September primaries. Lieut. Gov.
Woodruff wants II possible. to eliminate the
fractional Strife and his visit to headquarters
was to have a confidential talk with Col. Dady
and Mr. Atterbury over the situation. The
conference was sttll In progresssat q late hour
last night. Col. Dady emerged from II for a
moment and whom asked what was going on
said 1900
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WESTERN RAILROAD MEN MEET.
They Will Try to Secure an Adjustment of
the Immigrant Trnffic.

Thoy Will Try to secure an Adjustment OF
the Immigrant Traffic.
The advisory committee Of seven which fixes
the actions OF the Western Passenger Asso-
citation. comprising twenty-five Western rail-
roads, met In q preliminary session at the
Hotel Netherland. Ffty-ninth street and Fifth
avenue. yesterday afternoon. Eben E. Mcleod.
Chairman OF the Western Passenger Asso-
citation. presided. and his secretary. W. A. Glib
bons Of Chicago. acted as Secretary OF the
meeting.
The remainder OF tho committee was as fol-
lows: II. c. Townsend. general passenger
agent OF the Missouri Pacific St Louis: George
A. Cullen. general agent in New York OF the
Western Passenger Association G. 7. Nichol-
son. passenger traffic manager OF the Santa
F6 system. Chicago; C. NJ Pratt. Chairman Of
the Southwestern Passenger Bureau. st. Louis !;
John Sebastian. general passenger ticket agent
OF the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific. Chi
cago; P. 8. Eustis. general passenger agent Of
the Chicago. Burlington and Quincy. Chicago I;
A. F. Merrill. assistant general ticket agent OF
the Chicago Milwaukee and st. Paul Chicago.
agent of the Union Pacific railroad. Omaha
mary conference In which the work for the
succeeding two days was mapped out. The
ius,tfment OF the immigrant traffic. so that an
equitable division OF II may be effected among
es MIA aR 81 sSsr
traffic n the near future. A conference was
s 70 BE- charged oe the
Of the 1900 to 10000 soldiers soon to
be sent from various points in the country
to San Francisco. OH their way to Manila The
result Of this conference was not made public.
One Of the. offici als said he understood
recruits be sent to the Philippines by way OF
San Francisco. as the men would be In much
better condition on arrival than il they went
by way OF the Atlantic and the Suez Canal
The same official said that in his opinion fully
10000 soldiers would be sent to Manila before
Oct l.
To-day the advisory committee will hold q
conference at the Hotel Netherland with rcp-
resentatives OF the Canadian Pacific and the
Southern Pacific roads in regard to the imm-
grant traffic. Tomorrow they will meet tho
representatives Of the steam boat lines regard
ing the same topic. The compittee may also
discuss general passenger traiflc matters dur
ing the sessions The conference. the m en-
bers OF the committee say, has no special siR-
nihcance. but Is called merely to adjust som Q
few inequalities in immigrant traffic.
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surprising TO Now Yorker. One cadet. for In.
nj bn yiDp aiphted n Iome in the vicinity OF

surprising TO New Yorker. One cadet, for in:
stance. having sighted dome in the vicinity OF
1rvington. announced that the ship was ap-
what time til" day boat reached buffalo. while
third. falling to discern the bend In the river ,
near Peckski announced that the end OF tho
triu was 1T hand because there was no more
waterto sail in, The United states lisa pretty big
o IT, 9a THAI d Gs 9R a Pf hr
local geographical notions. To Commnnher
lngersoIl and LieMtcnant-C Com mander Bartlett
voyage ny the Hudson the iost time an An
napoIis class visited Vest Point. That was
"onciIdci and then they rubbed their heads
tcnderly and seemed relieved to nd that there
%9 y o. h rdc ro s Shore rsSe rom
their ship and were captured by the army
cadats ,,.., a.,
aai Commander Ingersoll. Somebody gave
tho order break and surround naval cadets.
and the next thing knew was the middle Of
hollow square. being marched 10 the mess
,,"rhey got me-. too, said the Lieutenant;
hospitality got outside OF that day 1t spells
my appetite yet
ship had come t ancher few rods OIL the
West Point pier and white tho two officers were
shore a boat laden down with all sorts Of invi-
tations to cat and drink and smoke and dance
na tax Of es gnt c p5s bf ca AND
Hazard found an old acquaintance in lieut..
Trench Of nc Annapo!iI;s and beam to talk
many West Pointer who remember Lieut.
Trench II not with ardent affection ex-
%S t he ssd th gS dSsEse
Of 1892. which went to West Point with tho
charitable intent OF being buteherod to make sSf,
view Of It before 1.-THE game. After the game
was over there was nothing left Of West Point
bruised One OF the objects OF tho visit OF the
naval cadets was to talk over the prospects for
Shortly after the two West Point officers
and called on Col Mile and the rest OF the
prophesied their collective deaths from sur
plus Of hospitality. The cadets had their invi-
oSsed to ecnc ' was decided Inc
that there was no danger Of scarlet fever con-
tGgon the %"sr. orpdng the
and the dinner at the officers mess In
the evening 50 i was decided that tieutens.
the aid Of the cadets while Commander lnger;
soil. with, Lieuts. Muir. kinkcad. Rooster and
incloscd themselves warmly in their uniform
fruck coats and went ashore They we're heard
to express regrets that the regulations don't
swords with dress uniforms.
Just before they started photographer
came aboard and wished to photograph Tom
Terror Tom is ono OF tho famous Cob Dock
breed OF navy cats and is tawny asa lion. II
sa WHERE his h. srS s1ss hs fa
and came aboard tho ANNAPOLIS. which lay
close by thrG nn tbop S%1hoe he
a de;erter and was adopted by the An
napolis. As rule Tom doesn't object
on 80 GSns0r pnser
soil and Lieut. Rooster undertook to assert
their H1tho,ty and brnG him to sense tE OF
cal diagrams upon the hand, OF Commander
Commander reached for him Tom handed out
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SMILING JOHN KELLY I'LL
Tho well.Known Sporting Man Has Grip
and Kidney Trouble.

"SmilinE" John Kelly well known In sport
ing and political circles. has been Ill for several
days at his homo. 252 West Seventy fifth street.
Mrs. Kelly said last night that her husband had
the grip and slight attack OF kidney trouble.
hut that she thought he would be able to leave
tho house within two or three days.
Kelly is a warm personal friend OF Richard
Croker and has often been urged by him to run
for Office on tho Democratic ticket. Last cleo
ton the nomination for Sheriff was offered to
him. but he declined it. Kelly made his start
in life with Il small saloon on the lower west
side and il was his ever smiling face that won
for him the title OF Smiling John" 1t is also
declared by many that the Invitation to drink
at Kelly's was frequently Let's go and get q
smile" and that this originated the slang
phrase used everywhere to-day to express tax
ing drink
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OBITUAR Y.

]. Milton Compartment. aged SO. died yester-
day in Asbury Park OF apople1y. He was
stricken last Saturday. He spent most Of his
life in New York. For hfty-s1 years he was
connected with the Bank Of America. but he
was retired eight years ago for faithful service
and spent considerable money in mission
work.
James Burrell Hurlburt President OF the
portIa9d cement company died IN chicago
tanned a week ago Mr.. Hurlburt was born in
New York State ~ years ago and was one Of
the m ost success full business men in Chicago.
or late years he had spent his winters in Pasa-
dena. CAL whore his wife and family live.
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Minister to Venezuela Returns.

Francis b. Loomis, United States Minister to
Venezuela. arrived Yesterday from La Guayra
on the Red d line steamship Philadelphia. He
is on his vacation. He said that matter OF i'm
portance to Americans was tho establishment
Of the treaty in regard to the postal service.
The money order and parceI post systems will
amounts to and from Venezuela. which they
couldn't do before, and parcels may DO sent
with other countries.
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ALLEGED SILK THIEVES CAUGHT.
Men Who Brought Ridicule on Capt. Chap
mnn Probably In the ToilA.

PHILADELPHIA. July II The three thieves
who 1t is alleged stole silks valued at 1000
from Helm 4 Fox % Bleecker street. New
York. while Captain OF Police Chapman was
standing nearby instructing rural POLICE
Captain how to capture thioyss. were arrested
here late last night and at the hearing In Gem
trail station this morning they gave their
names as Michael Fena, 75 Thompson streetj
Joseph Barato, 238 West Forty fifth street. and
we're CON !ttel to prison 70 await rsquisitlon
from New York. The robbery occurred on
the store on July g. where he stayed all night,
and in the morning the other two drove up In
and departed
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Million Dollar Suit for stopping Up a River

HoUaHToE. Mich. July 1.-THE first OF four
large suits on claims aggreGating 1852 800.
was begun in the Federal Court yesterday
against tho Diamond Match Company 1t Is
alleged that the company obstructed naviEa-
c!ared navigahle by the Government The
company stiIl has 5O.OO0.OOO feet OF logs in the
getting logs down.
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Movements OF Naval Vessels.

WAkfINGToN. July 1.-THE flagship
Chicago, Rear Admiral Howison. arrived at
CapeITown. South Africa, to-day. The gunbo
Wilmington sailed to-day from Santos Brazil.
for D-sterro. The despatch boat Dolphin, with
left Newport for POston to-day. The floating
dry dock from Newport News reached its per.
mnncnt station nj Pensacola yesterday in tow
of the tugs Potomac and PiscataIua.
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That Will Re One Result of the Slight Firo
in tho Children's Ward.
J. Mckee Borden. private secretary to Chari-
ties Commissioner Keller. said yesterday that
one result OF the fire which occurred In the
ohildren's ward OF Bellevue Hospital early yea
terday morning would be the prohibition Of
the future use Of candles in that or any ward OF
the hospital. The only reason why candles
were used, Mr.. Borden said. as nearly as he
been used. Several styles OF covered lights
had now been sent to Commissioner Keller for
his examination, and one OF them would be
selected in q short time.
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BosToN. July l1.-Edward Robinson. the
curator OF the Boston Museum OF Fine Arts.
confirmed this morning tho story that the
famous Marlborough cameo. representing tho
marriage OF Cupid and Psyche. is coming as q
gift 10 til" city. He says that that gem, with
others purchased from the same collection,
will be on exhibition before the summer 10
over,
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Death of Miss Emma A. Home.

Miss Emma A. Hone. whose engagement to
marry Mr.. Enos T. Throop. Jr.. was announced
on July l. died on Friday last. July Z. She was
the great -Granddaughter0 q PhiIip Hone Mayor
OF this city II lS32' and Mr. Throop is de-
York at about tho same tine. The funeral was
held yesterday at the home of Miss Homes
aunt. Mrs. Joseph g. Auorbach. OF 7 East Ninth
n
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Says n renderloin Negro Robbed Him.

John Miller. paperhanger. OF 143 West
Twenty eighth street. has been hanging
around the Tenderloin police station for sew
eral days. gradually giving up hope OF ever
seeing his $3.50 again. He says ho had saved
the money to start n shop. On July g he ac-
comraned nrGress to room on Twenty
fourth street. near seventh avenue, where n
sx-foot negro extracted the $3.50 from his
pocket The police have made no arrests
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Married In the shcrirs Parlor.

HACKENsACK. n j., July ll.-Mutthew ]. C.
Wllen Of Nordhon, aged 81. an electrician in
New York. was arrested last night on his re-
turn from that city. on a charge OF breach OF
promise of marriage made by Miss Sophie
RED in the par ior o, sheriff Van BusEirk's res
idence. mem hsTs Of the brides family and
Deputy Sheriff Post being witnesses.
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STATE PRINTING CONTRACT
Suit to Review tho Award brought by q
Disappointed Bidder.

ALBANY. July ll.-Justice Chester OF tho SUI
premc Court has issued n writ o. certiorari for
review Of the proceedings OF Secretary OF
state McDonouGh. Attorney General Davies
and Comptroller Morgan in awarding tho leg
islaJivc printing contract to John A. Mccarthy,
representing the Albany Dress and knlckpi-
bochr', The writ is rcturnabe in twenty days
dow Printing COMPANY, whose biz was rejected
by the Board OF Award because the check ac-
c"mpanyinG it was for only half the amount
required by law.
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Judgment Against the rei1etras.

Deficiency judgment for S5.441 was dockcted
yesterday against Maria Lusa de Faria and
Eugenio Tetxeira, the Brazilian artist in favor
OF Mary Conlon. II grew out Of the foreclosure
sale OF the ToiX"jra residence. at HlS West
End avenue. corner OF lO5th street. The prop
erty was sold on June ~ to William Lesle for
$500. subject to two prior mortgages aGgrc-
eating 100000.
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Little Girl E,cursIonist Drowned,

Nellie Dobbins. x years old. OF A Canal street.
Jersey City. fell overheard and WAS drowned Mt
g o'clock last evening at the Fifteenth street
pier in lIohokcn. She had been on an excur-
sion to Cornwall given by n Hobokcn news
paper. While the eKcursionists were leaving
the boats small boy told n policeman that he
had seen n little girl 'al overheard between
one OF the barges and the, pier. a search was
floating on the water. Her body was not re-
covered
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Reward offered in the Bum Murder Case.

BAY SHORE. L. l.. July ia reward Of
$1,000 for the arrest and conviction OF the per-
son who murdered Coachman John Bum in
this place last week is offered by Bunn's former
employer. Frank Lawrence. Buun's body was
found near the railroad track following Il
dance. His skull was cut open and the axe
with which the crime 10 supposed to have been
committed was found near johnson Hotel.
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Police Asked to Search for Mrs. Thayer's
Rings.

BosToN. July 1.-THE inspectors OF pawn
shops have been directed to try to find three
rings alleged TO have been stolen from Mrs. Bay
ard Thayer at tho Holland House. New York,
scverallweeks ago. Mr.. Thayer said that the
One Of them was Mrs. Thayer's engagement
ring. Mr., Thayer said that he was stopping
at the Holland House with Mrs. Thayer and
her maid. and thatthe latter had been cleaning
the rings Just before their departure for Bos-
ton. A short time atterward the rings were
missing