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The age-herald., 1899-07-06
AMERICANS
 SCORE VICTORY Secure An Important Concession At Peace Conference, BY AN UNANIMOUS VOTE Body E. 'ed That Property De- $ {, royed At Sea SPc.St BE DEALT WITH By Special Conference to Be Sum-
By Special Conference to Be Sum-
 m0ned Hereafter.
MUCH DIPLOMACY WAS SHOWN
Regarded in Washington As Triumph for the Advanced Position the American Government Alas
 Taken on This Matter.

The Hague, July 5-The American dele- taining from the peace conference an unan- imous vote in favor of having the property destroyed at sea in time of war dealt with by a special conference to be summoned hereafter Much diplomacy was necessary and many heavy obstacles had to be sur- mounted before this result was reached.
 Sir Julian Paunceforte, head of the Brit ish delegation, said that British opinion was divided on the subject and he had no instructions regarding 1t. In his personal opionion the question was outside of the scope of the conference.
 Had No Instructions
 M. Bourgeois, head of the French delega- tion, and Captain Scheme, head of the Rus- sian delegation, announced that in the ab- sence of instructions they could not vote.
 The question was then put and carried. The conlnattee also adopted a resolution that the question of the determination of the rights and duties of the neutral states should be placed upon the programme Of the future conferences.
 The plenary conference assembled sub- sequently and accepted all the recom- mendations of the committee.
 The American delegation is much gratified at the result. The delegates could not have anticipated a practical issue at this time. The maximum success possible was a full and free opportunity of placing the American view on record and of continuing unbroken the tradition of a century of American protest in behalf of progressive ideas in international law. The result. which at one time appeared impossible, is now triumphant.
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

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The age-herald., 1899-07-06

TIE WFATHER. THREATENING AND WARMER ON THURSDAY; PROBABLY FAIR FRI DAY; VARIABLE WINDS BECOMING | EOUTHWESTERLY
The age-herald., 1899-07-06

said that the fire department was badly in need of about 4,000 feet of standard fire hose, and moved that the committee be authorized to advertise for bids. His re- quest was granted.
 Alderman Lynaugh also offered a reso. lution that the Birmingham Water Works company be notified to remove sixteen fire plugs, which are not needed These plugs are situated on Avenue A, at Fifteenth, Sixteenth. Twenty-third and Twenty-fifth streets; Avenue B, at Sixteenth, Twenty fifth and Twenty-sixth streets; Avenue c, at Sixteenth, Seventeenth and Twenty sixth streets; Avenue D, at Twenty-third, Twenty-fourth, Twenty-fifth and Twenty sixth streets; Avenue F, at Fifteenth street; Avenue c, at Twentythird street. He said that this was approved by the chief of the fire department, and would not hurt the fire protection of the city in the least. Besides 1t would save the city about $9OO year. The reduction will leave the city exactly 200 plugs, the minimum num- Der which the city must take under it's contract with the water works company.
 Alderman Mcknight then read a resolu- tion defining more explicitly the authority of the city attorney in bringing legal action toward opening up of Nineteenth street to its full width at Eleventh avenue, north. Some discussion was provoked by this res olution, and much of the history of the old question had to be gone over again.
 Improvements at Jail
 Chairman Jones, of the police and sani- tary committee, recommended that the of- flee of the city jail be papered or kalsom- ined; also that the judges and clerks desks in police court room be moved from north to south side of the room, and that twelve chairs be purchased for use of at- torneys, in which the board concurred.
 The report of the city engineer on cer- tain sanitary sewers was approved.
 Certain petitions were referred to the
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
WILLIAM PORCHER MILES.

New-Orleans, May II (SpeciaD.-General William
Porcher Miles, Of the weathiest and most
prominent sugar planters Of louisiana died this
morning on Houma plantation. Burnside. La.
General Miles Of the rapidly diminishing
ranks OF the Souths aristocracy before the and
was throughout his entire life leader in exclu-
sve Confederate circles. His own fortune was
greatly augmented by that Of his wife, daughter
Of the planter Oliver Bierne. General Miles was
born in Charleston S. c., seventy years ago
In 1855 he elected Mayor OF his native city
He subsequently returned 10 the National
Congress- and served until the outbreak OF the
Rebellion and signed the Act OF Secession. He was
elected a member Of the Confederate Congress and
was made one of the special Ways and Means Com
mittee OF that body.
After the fall OF he Confederacy General Miles
retired to private life until 1871 when he was called
to the presidency OF the University OF South Caro-
lima.
In the eighties he went to Louisiana 20 take con-
troll Of the which his wife had bequeathed TO
their children. Always a great student. GeneraI
Miles owned OF the finest Libraries In The South
Six children survive him-William Porcher Miles
jr and Mrs. J. Frederick Person, tr, OF New,
York; Mrs. Gregg Chisolm, Of South Carolina ana
three unmarried daughters. The Generals only
living brother DR.. +. 7. Miles, Baltimore ply
stefan was at the deathbed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
GEORGE EARLE.

Washington May I.-George Earle. who was
First Assistant Postmaster General under President
Grant died last night Mr. Earle was descended
from OF the oldest and most influential families
In Maryland. He born on September TO- 1921.
He lawyer OF prominence. and at one time
partner OF John A J. Creswell who became a
United States Senator and a member OF General
Grants Cabinet. Mr.. Earle a member Of the
judiciary Committee Of the Convention OF 1854,
which revised the Constitution Of Maryland and
abolished slavery In that State. Mr. Earle, al
though a stakeholder advocated immediate eman-
cipation In 1869 he appointed First Assistant
Postmaster-General under President Grant. and
with characteristic energy restored order 10 that
branch OF the public service In the South. where
many offices had not been reopened since the war.
After systematizng the work OF the Department he
resigned and continued the practice Of his profess
sion In Washington. In later years he turned his
attention particularly to literary pursuits re-
lating TO his native State ana to unwriten pro-
ceedings OF the Continental Congress. His wife,
formerly Miss Mary Chamberlain. OF Newark, Del,
and six children survive him The cause OF his
death was heart disease.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
W. II. DAVIS.

W. II. Davis senior member OF the firm OF W. II.
Davis & Co. mill agents. at No. IS Franklin-st.
died suddenly on Wednesday night In the St Mich
olas Hotel, St Louis Mr. Davis started West on
business trip only few days ago. Heart dis
ease Is supposed TO have been the cause OF his
death He leaves widow. The body will be taken
TO Manchester. " H. for burial
Mr.. Davis forty-seven years old. He was
born in Warner. ~ II. At the age OF seventeen
years he entered the linen business with the we'll
known firm OF Ardway, Blodgett Co, OF Bos-
ton. For number OF years he was foreign buyer
for r. H. White Co. OF Boston, and for the last
years had been selling agent for Rockwell
Merrill Rockwell and the Merrill Fabric Glove
Company, OF Hornellsville y. 7. He lived at No.
339 Lafayette-ave. Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
THE OPEN-AIR HORSE SHOW.

Arrangements have been completed for the first
annual open-air horse show to be held al Manhat-
tan Field, One-hundred- nd-hftyf fth-st. and
Eighth-ave, under the auspices OF the New-York
Horse Show Association. The show will be opened
next Monday afternoon at o'clock, and continue
every day until Saturday evening There 500 en-
tries and 10 classes.
There will be large number Of new features
daily. such as fox hunts and old-time coaching
scenes The judges Robert Graham, OF Clare
mont, Ontario, for the hackney class, half-bred
hackneys and coach horses; ponies in harness.
pony stations and pony brood mares will be Judged
by DR.. F. c. Grenside OF NewYork: the classes
for four-in-hands, tandems harness horses, car
rages and appointments, cab horses and cabs, de-
livery wagon exhibits driving and horn-bowng
competition are TO be judged by W H. Catlin, OF
Port Chester, y. Y: DR.. F. c. Grenside and G.
Jason Waters of Atlantic City, " J. In the classes
for saddle and police horses and ponies under sad
Dr. F. c. Grenside. will as judges. The polo
ponies are 10 be judged by Morton W. Smith OF
Staten Island, and DR.. F. c. Grenside Hunters and
jumpers will be judged by W. Morton Smith and DR..
= C5renside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
DAVID L. BARTLETT.

Baltimore. May Il (SpecaD.-David L. Bartlett
a wel-known iron manufacturer and fnancier and
one Of the most prominent men in the Republican
party in Maryland. died to-day from pneumonia
Mr.. Bartlett born in Hadley Mass, In De-
cember 1876 and was OF Daniel and Louisa
stockbrtdge Bartlett His parents were both ma
tivee of Hadley Mass. and his ancestors. both
maternal and paterna. were New-England people
for many generations. He was as well known IN
newfoundland as in Maryland. He was the founder
and senior member OF the firm OF Bartlett, Hay
ward q Co and for years he was president or the
Farmers and Planters Bank He had been cam
dldate for Mayor and filled numerous public places
Of trust Mr. Bartlett twice married, his first
wife being Miss Sarah Abbey. whom he married IN
January Is45 He married the second time In April,
ise7 Miss lula e Pettbone, Of Simsbury. Conn
There are two children by the first wife both OF
whom are living Although never politician, MI.
Rartiett ALWAYS took a deep interest In the sue
cess OF his party and the selection Of candidates for
State and city offices. He was popular WIN an
Protestant Episcopal Church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
THE CINCINNATI ENTERTAINED.
r,.:xER GIVEN FOR THEM BY THE SONS OF THE
REVOLUTION.

rls:NER GIVEN FOR THEM BY THE SONS OF THE
REVOLUTION.
The managers and ex-managers OF the sons VI
the Revolution OF the State OF New-York enter
tained at dinner at Delmonicos last night uie
members of the General Society OF the Clncinha"'
The walls Of the small banquet hall. where u'o
dinner was laid. decorated with historic haes
among them being the colors carried AT the oatlvS
Of Harlem Heights Saratoga and Bunker mn
and the flag carried by the French allies. w W.
Hoppin vice-president of the Sons OF the heVo'u-
ton presided Among the guests present "e'e
Winslow Warren OF Boston. vice -president-geheiAi
OF the Cincinnati; William G. Hamilton ChaiIes
Buckley HubbeH George Clinton Genet, Coio"ei
James Smons OF South Cardinal John CropPel
of Virginia: Asa Bird Gardiner. Colonel George D.
Sanford OF Connecticut: Nicholas Fish. bis"'P
White. OF Indiana; the Rev. Frank l. Humpnreys'
OF New-Jersey chaplain general Of the Cincnha1,
J. NJ. Montgomery, Fellowes Davis, the Rev -, "a
Brockholst Morgan, William Carpenter anu f''
erick A Gould , T., >o--oaI
The speaking, which was of entirely informal
character opened by Mr.. Hoppin. VINO IN " ..
the Cincinnati and Sons of the Revolution W.
made up OF who loved their country anu ~, w.
could be depended upon stand up for II as iots
as lie lasted. In acknowledging the welcome sti
Warren said that In the solution or the pIoo.I,.iS
and difficult questions which had TO be worhe9
out the country had need OF men who represse mon
the best American principles, and he urged u !
his hearers the necessity OF cultivating CIVIC EI.u
District-Attorney Gardiner, John {. IouliinSo"
and others also spoke
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
A PERSONAL TAN HARDSHIP.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Your frequent articles on the injustice and
inequality Of the present Personal Tax law OF This
State leads me 10 tell you OF a case Of hardship
which has come to my notice.
A middle-aged single woman lives in noarulhs-
house in this CITY She is an assistant librarian in
the New-York Public Library and receives sal
airy OF 500 year. Her entire savings OF lie
time are invested in 1900 OF bonds That is all
she has in the world. II brings her an income OF
s24O a year and that with her salary, has oeen
lust enough 10 enable her TO exist comfortably
in this expensive city, where her work requires
her to be.
In throwing their dragnet this year our TAX
gathe-ers caught her-probaby saw her name III
some catalogue or directory-and put her down TOT
10000 She WIS too honest to lie about her saw
ings and she had not debts, Ike the miIhohalreS
10 offset them So she is on the tax DOCKS 'o'
$4,000 and will have to pay about 800 taxes WINE
On the same street are doubtless living dozens OF
men worth ten times as much in personality. per-
hans even in those same bonds free OF oeot' VINO
nav less than she does
New-York May TO- 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
ELECTRICAL SHOW DRAWS WELL.
CELEBRATION TOMORROW OF THE 10TH
ANNIVERSARY OF vOLTAs
DISCOVERY

Everybody connected with the Electrical sho"
at Madison Square Garden was exceedingly ousy
yesterday. The exhibitors were engaged in COM
pletng their display and the management IN iur-
nishing surprises for the public. One OF 'ne
principal centres OF attraction was the wireless
telegraphy exhibit Most OF the visitors took nome
with them a transcript OF the messages they had
sent and which printed in the Morse system
New effects in illumination were added last hisn''
The automobiles attract many fashionable peopi.
the electrical cooking apparatus draws hu NUM- et 40
Of housekeepers and the exhibits downstals ~
which has been added electrical theaue' "''
especially interesting TO women and chlldreni,
ton OF the centennial OF the discovery OIL IN.
taic battery by Volta The New-fork fso 1870 W.
Society will hold it's meeting at 0 CLOCK uo-Iho oJa
night the Garden Many leading Itaiiah W.
ties will participate In the celebration anu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
CLASSICAL STUDIES COMMITTEE MEETS.

The annual meeting Of the Managing Committee
Of the American League Of Classical Studies in
Rome held in Havemeyer Hall. Columbia Uni
versity. yesterday afternoon. Professor W. G..
Hale of Chicago University the chairman Of the
committee presided. The resignation of Professor
Hale chairman read and accepted The
following officers then elected: Chairman,
Professor Minton Warren. Of Johns Hopkins Uni
versty: secretary, Professor Z. T. Merrill. OF Wes
leyan University; additional members Of the Ex-
ecutve Committee. Professor F w. Kelsey OF the
University OF Michigan; Professor A. f. West OF
Princeton. Professor Tracey Peck OF Yale and
Professor Alfred Gudemann. OF the University OF
Pennsylvania. Director OF the school for five years
Professor Richard Norton, Of Rome: professors OF
Latin 5. B. Patner of Western Reserve. for this
year, r W. Kelsey, of University Of Michigan,
from 1850 1901: +. F. Abbott, of Chicago Univer-
sity from 1901 10 1902
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Yesterdays RECORD AND To-DAYs FORECAST
Washington. May 1.-THE low barometer area ~HI."
covered the central valleys and the lake regions -
80, he showers and followed By clearing "ea'he'
sonr IN. Atlantic seaboard Heavy local rains nave ..
cured in the Southwest. storm OF marked ln'ensS
IA. osd eastward over the British Northwest lerr''ofS'
attended by showers in the Northern ROCKY
,h >, Montana Very high temperature for the seas N
prevailed Thursday Kansas and colorado over .s
pako,as where the maximum ranged from !" , 20 viii
na indications are that the Northwest s'orIn WI
,r9,a -,n5iv south-of- causing local rams
in the central valleys and the Western STATES a.
tos soutberv winds over the west lake regions ~
iirtav The rain area probably extend over me
81, Ioast states very marked fall In temporal re vi"
- a., ,bs Northwestern states Friday. ana CONDITIONS
81, ~ favorable for frost the states OF the upp-r
Missouri VALLEY Friday night.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
"ALPHA DELTS RECEPTION.

The Aloha Delta Phi club gave reception last
evening at the clubhouse No. IS West Thirty-third-
St. for members OF the fraternity. in connection
with the sixty-seventh annual convention OF the
fraternity now being held in the city About two
hundred and fifty Alpha Delts" availed them
clai time together Many present were delegates
to the convention. Among those present were me
dependent; Everett P. Wheeler Robert C. , Alexa1-
der Henry V Andrews, ex-Judge William n
Cohen Collin Armstrong James K Hackett. ex-
Judge Warren Hlgley, Dr. Truman Backuf; ,, Pr
Charles E. Qumby, John D. Rockefener r.; ~ JuiTs
Sprarte Professor ]. c. Freeman. Of the Cniver-
sitv Of wisconsin and Edgar VI. ward
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
rur RE,v pR. GEoRGE D. ARMsTRoNG.

Norfolk Va MAY 1.-The Rev. DR.. George d.
Armstrong pastor emeritus OF the First Presoy-
terrain Church. Of this city died this afternoon. DIR.
Armstrong was born In Mendham Morris County
\. J.. in 1873 He was graduated from Princeton IN
1872 In 1896 he entered Union Theological SEMI
nary. and while a student OF divinity was elected
professor Of chemistry and mechanical phhosoohy
=, Uasbington College In Lexington. Va. enter
ing unon his duties In 1898 He preached at TIM
her Ridge Church. from 1899 to 1851. when ne re-
signed his professorshp 10 assume the pastorate OF
the First Church. of this city. and served II lot
fortv years He was widely known as a preacher.
dehs,er and author. He contributed largely 10
several church magazines. and published some
boots He retired from active church WORK IN
1901 and was elected pastor emeritus OF the church
he served so long The celebrst ton OF the fortetn
In Norfolk church history all the protestant
denominations uniting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-12
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