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New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.

Liverpool July g. p. m.-Cotton-Spot in fair dc
mand and prices higher American mddling fair 3-l6d
good middling, 20 32d: mddlinR 5s.d low mlddIine
6fsd good ordinary Dad ordinary 3-l6d The sales Of
the 1000 bales. Of were sn.-,Is
ton &s9n and export and included $500 American Receipts
6Vtj bales including 5000 American Futures
quist and closed steady; American middllng m Iuly
Ss9fd sellers July and August 81 sellers August
and September 49, C445 Gid sellers; Sepemher rnt
October 6o64d sellers October and November 43 8iG
4t-h4d BUYERS; November and December 10 glGe
5I64d buyers: December and January ss 64a4 34G4d
sellers January and February
and March. 29-64d value; March ana April 2o-aid
sellers. F'' ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE DAYS OPERATIONS IN BONDS.
GOVERNMENT BONDS.-Market strong. F1na
GOV ERN NJ ENT
quotations follow:

RAILROAD BONDS.-Market firm. Total sales
amounted in par value to $984500 against 81 033 800
on Monday. The heaviest dealings in the
Atchison and Baltimore and Ohio issues, Balti-
more and Ohio Southwestern division 311c), Chi
cago. Rock Island and Pacific As Erie 1st general
As Missouri. Kansas and Texas I'd As. Norfolk and
Western As Northern Pacific IS and As. Reading
general As. ST. Louis and Iron Mountain 5s St
Louis Southwestern lists and 2ds Southern Rail
way 1st 5s Union Pacific As, Wabash debenture Bs
and Wisconsin Central general As.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
SAYS "a Is 4 FORGER

A well dressed man entered the East One-bun-
dred-and-twentysixth police station yesterday and
told the sergeant that he was Harry Forbes re-
porter forty-four years old, married and living at
Beleyue-ave- and Jackson-st. New-RocheIle. He
said he wished 10 surrender himself as he was
wanted for several forRerles
one OF his alleged victims was Rocbatla,s
Mayor. He was sent TO Police Headquarters The
New-Rochelle authorities were Informed OF the a p
rest. ~ 90
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
THE NEW-YORK OrT OF DBynocK

Newport News. Va July (speciaD.-The Ameri-
can liner New-York came out Of drydock to-day
and will proceed tomorrow 70 New-York arriving
there the same night a full week before she is
scheduled TO sail. IN fitting her with new parts
for those which were lost when the ship struck
submerged wreck object sea, the shipyard
has made record time The New-York arrived here
on June IS and has been in drydock since the fol-
lowing
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.

1t now may be stated from authoritative fnfor-
nation that the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
was never in better financial condition than Il Is
to-day Operating expenses have been reduced
very materially as the various properties IN the
system have been brought into closer relations
The cOmpany's statement for the year ending Juns
80 will. IL is learned show net surplus or about
100000 The surplus would probably have been
close to N.Oo0,0eO had IL not been for the losses
which the company sustained by the strike whi-1
was IN progress during the first month OF is
fiscal year The actual gain the surplus o.
the previous year is considered very satisfactory
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
AMERICAN SECURITIES ABROAD.

London, July 3-American securities opened
firmer in response better overnight prices from
New-York and were well maintained throughout
the session. The closing tone steady. Opera
tors inactive. Last prices Atchison,
1884, Canadian PacInc. 9124 St Paul 1147s; Illinois
Central 116A; Louisville and Nashville, 1874 Union
Pacific preferred 7419; New-York Central 1873: Erie
49, Pennsylvania. 659s Reading, So Erie first
preferred 34 Northern Pacific preferred. IS; Grand
Trunk SIS, and Anaconda g.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

MONEY RATES.-Money call. 111Ql% per
cent. IN per cent being the ruling rate Time
money. per cent for sixty days. per tor
three months, 312dl4 per cent for four months
454Iz per cent for six months railroad collateral.
Commercial paper 4q4lA per cent for three. four
and six months for the best names and above for
names not well known.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Market firm. Actual
closing rates follow:
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
cRUcIBLE STEEL TRUST GETS OPTION

ATrzA 4 IIIINGwoRTH COMPANY AGREES TO
SELL. PLANTS IN EEW-JERsEY.
The Atha & Ilingworth Steel Company, OF New
ark. which has large plants in Newark and Har-
rison has decided 10 sell out its Harrison plant
10 the Crucible Steel Company. lately organized,
which includes about dozen large plants through
out the country. The Atha & Ilingworth Company
is capitalized at g 600. 600 An option given 10
the trust, but The amount is not made public.
The trust has two weeks in which TO exercise the
option. The agreement is that payment shall be
made partly II oash and partly in stock
The companies now IN the trust Anderson.
Dupey & Co, Zabella Steel Company Park Steel
Company, Crescent Steel Company, Adquippa Steel
Company, Singer, Nimick & Co, Howe, Brown &
Co. all Of PittsOuTg; Spaulding & jennings Of
Jersey City; Sanderson Bros, Of Syracuse; Burgess
IRON and Steel Company, Of Portsmouth, Ohio, and
Beaver Falls Steel Company. OF Beaver Falls
Penn. The Atha & nlingworth Company is now
spending 100000 in enlarging its plant.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
DISORDER AT cONCERTs MUST STOP

Chief of Police Devery has issued a special order
to precinct commanders directing them to prevent
disorder at concerts in the parks. Chief Devery
says that insults to will not be tolerated
and that the most stringent measures to break up
rOWGyism be taken. NF
odT PreSdent Ciausen of the Park Department has
CEN plalned that in some parks evening concerts
nave been abandoned because Of the disorderIy
element attracted by them.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
ROSA brand package coffee = e.r,

price for their Ariosa brand package coffee 1, can,
a pound
COTTONSEED OIL ExPORTS.-Exports os .,s
tonseed oil for the eleven months ending with Ma
1900 were A26l3S2 gallons. valued at Sl3 1882 T
exceeds in value the exports OF any former tvslv.
months. and In quantity every year excepr tsoo
For the fiscal year 1890 the exports OF cottonseed An
were only 13.$s43s5 gallons. valued at S.2sl17s.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
FAST Rim FROM HAVANA.

III, ,1-o-a line steamer Havana, which arrived
-as+ar5o, nearly succeeded in lowering her recoTu
between Havana and New-York She made the .. run
IN two DAYS and sixteen hours Captain stevens Stt
the time closely touched her record hlaue go go
-, - 5svs The Havana dropped forty OF @ her
eighty-nine passengers at QGataamtl'ie Qta 4
10 HOFFMAN Island for obserYaIoN'
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
ST. PAUL EARNINGS.

Gross earnings OF the Chicago. Milwaukee and
St Paul for the last week IN June amounted to
S14OSS0. a decrease OF $3.50 over the same time
last year In 1899 the gain over 1898 was Sss s The
record this year for the last week in June is better
than in any preceding week in the history of the
company, with the exception or the same week n
1899
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
DECREASE IN NAY NET Earnings.

The result Of large expenditure for improve
rnents out OF gross earnings and the higher cos,
for materials ard labor is reflected IN many de-
cr@ases in railroad net earnings for the month o.
May Following IS a table showing the change IN
gross and net for the month of o uu05er of con-
panies situated in widely separated sections q the
country.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

money, 100 3-1s: for the account. 100 7-16 French
rentes 100 francs 1211 centImes. Spanish As closed
at 1914
THE SILVER MARKET-Bar silver 61hc. Mex
lean silver dollars 4S1ac. Bar silver In LONDON
2SAd.
Buenos Ayres. 12S 40: Rome. Sos.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS-Customs receipts
reported from Washington, S56.1SS; internal rev.
enue receipts $669.219; miscellaneous receipts S42
404. Total receipts for the day. S467,S1; expendi
lures, g $4,000 Receipts for the month TO date,
81 467 S1: expenditures S3s40OoO excess Of expendi
lures S321S9 Receipts for the fiscal year to date,
81 467 S1I: expenditures 600: excess Of eXpendi-
lures. S2.3721S9 Receipts OF National bank notes
for redemption, S4z5 470.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
STOCKS DULL AND FIRM
BONDS IN FAIR DEMAND.
MONEY AND EXCHANGE CONDITIONS
RAILROAD EARNINGS.
STOCKS.

Closing prices yesterday of the principal
tive securities and net changes from Mondays
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
TILE FEDER4L TRE4STRY.

Washington. July 3.-The condition Of the Treas
ury divisions Of issue and redemption at the begin
ming of business to-day follows;
RESERVE FUND
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
ETPORTS OF MERCHANDISE.

Port Of NswYGD & dS2s IS 1s9s 5s9 i7o $40 9 1872 @
January 1...-. 254 I9ls6 235 S5O44 S032SlIOI
CONSOLIDATED EXCHANGE SALES.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.
San Francisco July 3.-The official closing quota
ions for mining stnczs tc-da,.
COLORADO SPRINGS STOCKS

Closing quotations on the Colorado Springs Min
ing Stock Exchange, furnished by William P. Bon
bright & Co. Of Colorado Springs:
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04

STOCKS.
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
SUGAR PRICES ADVANCED AGAIN.

Totals. 81 -. cls 81 17s %
New-York tribune., 1900-07-04
SALES AT THE STOCk EXCHANGE.
RAILROAD AND OTHER STOCKS.

Actual alsales--l-CIosing- Shares
lOpenI TiEhI Low Fin Bid. Ask. sold.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
GOV.-ELECT DOCKERY HERE.
Stopped Over on His Return From
Washington, T.. e..

t;"NtInur--iett !. II. porkely arrived In
rh. r.Jy last night from Washington. u. e..
where he has Dccn attending IN" ccr. MONIES
Incident 10 The ul-jlint, uf congress. hii''
IN Washington Mr.. I'o'1sery me- .a i,trS''
number of his. form.: frlcGdS who vcciun
prominent positions IN The Legislative. and
executive branches Ct the Goycrnmrnt. ih''
Governor DECLARES h. enjoyed his visit I"
the fullest extent
He had no tUoD,r REGISTERED at the PANT
'rS Hotel last night than a h">t of local
politicians pres. nltd- themselves Among
his callers last ni.bI were President Hairy
q. HaWes or the Poiir.. Board. Thomas J..
Barrett. John II. Eo"shCr. captain EmIRe,t
newton "f Springfield. colonel James T.
bradshaw nf chllicoiEe anJ T. j. Hailihar.
Mr.. b"cherY.- accompanied Ivy Sam u.
Cook. Secretary nf State ai-Ct retired TO
his room early lie VIII spend to-day in 81.
Louis. depar,in" for his home in Galiatin
Tonight. Mr.. bakery WAS in AN aInii ti.
frame of mind las: night when Il reporter
for The RsI.ui,iir called upon him lie de-
clared that be- would only spend ua. day in
81. Louis IN regard to the appointments
he viii mrlc.cic' was reti,n; ~ .usci;I
last night. -....
II simply 'issir. 10 reiterate the sia;amaat
that | have. fr"qGcutly handle. said ~.
that Will make no appointments until /
have been iuauCtlr.!trd and then viii! take
my time about il. | have made ao promises
nor do | expect to do 50. I cannot tell wnen
| will u" in jefferson City. | have ..l;,.i. no
arran. -mtntS Yet for the inauguration
or the cercmoUles attendant upon il. ! may
or may not d. present at the opening of
the Legislature.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
SEVEN PERISH IN A
NORMAL SCHOOL FIRE
Six Of the Seventy-Five Young
Women Students and an Aged
.!anitor Burned TO Death.

Dunkirk. y. y. Dec. 1i.-From the sn!ol-
deriLs ruins of the Freionia State Normal
and Training School. which was destroyed
Icy fire at 5 o'clock this morning. one
charred body has been recovered. and a re-
vision Of the list OF the missing makes 1t
,ertain that seven persons perished in the
fire which also entailed a property loss of
$4,000 There were seventy-five young
women students in the building. Of whom
six. perished. The other victim was the
aged janitor. = =. ID .-.St.s. .eF.
PiiINEAs j. NORRIS. ian,;or
L IRENE JONES Of Eust. y. "
BESaIE HATHAWAY M s:annonsvilie ~. Y.
ErrH THOMAS Of Pike. y. Y.
CORA STORMS. Boston. y. y:
MAE WILLIAMS. Lake Coma Pa
MAUD r. FIZzEI.I. bradford. Pa.
The yoIng women occupied rooms on the
third floor of the building. In company with
II matron and fifty other young women who
succeeded in escaping by the fire escapes.
The body which was recovered from the
ruins IS supposed to be that of Miss Storms.
IL was burned beyond recognition.
To account for the origin OF the fire pug
zles the local Board OF Managers. as there
WAS no fire In the building. the heat being
piped from a boiler two blocks away.
Miss FiZZell was at the head of the fire
escape and turned back into the burning
building to SAFE q diamond ring, thus los
ing her urs.. The Others who perished suf-
focated being unable to find the fire es-
c3peS.
It is said that heavy wire screens were
firmly nailed across the windows leading to
the fire escapes. and the only way the lucky
ones escaped was by crawling through win-
iows adjacent to the escapes and then
creeping along the gutter of the mansard
roof. The lawyers say there will be DAM
age suits instituted against the estate be-
cause of the fire-escape screens.
Nothing was saved from the magnificent
building. not even the personal effects OF
tine ladies' in the dormitory or the valuable
records of the school
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
Association Resolves IN Pnl the
New Rate Into Effect Fir-;
Of January.
A TEN PER CENT INCREASE.
Increased Cost of Milch Cows
and nj Feed iS Given aS Il
h"aSon for Their
Action.

At - i5,etin% 81 the dairynrn "f t." 'ity
last THURSDAY ,ycnin.; it WIS unanimously
r,s"lyrd in raise th.. pric. Of milk after Jan
.dry l. This action. which Viii hc plrti,i-
pa:cd ia hy about thirty Of the smaller dairy
concerns in jh" city, may af"ct The rIi'" "i
milk in general To It c"nsid,:;:i" degree.
Tn,. reason advanced for u" r.Ii~" is H."
rr,;,r advancc in thc pric" uf miicil cows
and the iuo re.is, cost Of th. r. feed. s:nai!'r
: tti-ymcn stated that Al present prices they
rc Iusir= money iEd that II WAS a n"'"S-
Sitv for protection " hich has h"uu&ht about
tEoir action.
The mcmhcTs Of III. 81. Louis iId'rE..i'n - e
Asso, iItinn are mostly pidpri. tors ot sln.iii
dairi,S Wh.r, COWS are maintains. in small
numb, r.. GA iltis ;.-.aunt IL" cNi"nsS az
probably felt mon" ls',Ily thau Ia IN" I'i--
cr Ins. which ship th'!r milk. TN"
average, prIc.. uf. milk in TN. smaller dniIi >
"a inc city il IN the n.ishhorh"nd ~ -
:. MS - p.tl.uh ;ur good Gr.,d' "t ,Ir a.
.Iic~.. cream "t spod quality VIII s,Il -."r
about - Co1It~.
Whi, th.I. is considerable differ"nc. in
ia" prices prevailing. the irIIl "s.'i''n VIE
general that there. should he an increitS" in
ur,i,r to max" both ends n'c.- II H. u"!
known nat effect this Will have On -Lhr
larger g. ampHnic=. but no anuouEc.Hl'Ht If
= raise has YET been made public 10y aDg of
tn, larger CVuVCTns..
.ono of th" smaller dealers stated ycst"r
day evening that h.. knew nothing about Tho
exact raise III price which WOULD result. hut
/ That he inn.' -:iu"d each dealer WoJId s"t q
price on his product which would leave him
ID profit. he Statod that an increase. tA ]"
per cent in rhe. price seemed tn him fir
licUr,, "a expect.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
rnC.T. AND SUBURBAN.

\ prairie schooner Colided WIN y
street car on G'raukliu aycnGc-
Midnight mass Is 10 he celebrated In 'h'
ola Cathedral at the beginning Of the n'"
century.
Children Of r. Z. Mahor. who Wa N'!i''i
.u Z railroad wreck on thu santa r. SHS-
rcrn., obtain a Judgment oI $l''" against
The railroad company.
T1t htl for the RELIEF ~ tug Exposition
has been "a amended In ~" 'ity '"un-
as 70 defeat its purpose.
Members oc his congrc.. t!on now mop"
80 retain the Reverend Frank - fann"n
as pastor of tho First Christian church.
3ri-piier General Clark. y. Il. NJ. will
ask Iegislatufr rnr larger appropriation l"r
the next tw" years.
The trial of supply Commissioner Meier
was postponed &" January l. His assistant
Will be arraisned first.
The Deputy Excise commits s!oDor declares
fifteen saloon Keepers who are under the
Ian will not get licenses.
Negroes have been holding A CORPSE four
Gays wale they are trying 10 collect money
20 pay funeral expenses
The historic Skinker home Ellerwood.
west of Forest Park. is destroyed 10y fire
Manager Butler has found a house FOR
his Home OF Folly at the Fourteenth
Street Theater.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
THREE RELIEF BILLS PASSED.
House of Delegates Also RccOnSid
crS Important Measures.

Tie House az Delegates last ni2ht pIss, !
relief bills for sl.0s2.1D ,ur tae opening Of
the alley i'll city block ::131; SsC5,.2j for the
opening e the alley in city block :IaS ami
appropiiatinS SoSo for the First District
Police Court. The Council hill TRANSFERRING:
funds 10 municipal revenue in order to af-
iord relief e. tie elcemosynary institutions
and tie Council hiil appropriating ~. o,U inr
the division Of Natcrworks extension were
also passed
Mr.. Albright introduced :. bill .:pprupria,-
ing Sl.Sll for DANA CeS Sustained in the open-
ing Of Taylor avenue from Chouteau avenue
Ia Gibson avenue. and MIR. Schneider an
"tne. appr' rriating $.a2 for the opening Il
an alley in city bloCi. aSg9 Mr. Bcrsch ju-
;roduced - bill to allow the Missouri Pacific
Railroad to build Il switch track along Ans
tin street to SeIentecntE street. from th2
present track.
Chairman T1mblyn Df the Committee On
Public improvements procured u reconsi,.e.-
alton Of the ordinances for the uayin;: of
Twenty-ihlrd street from Washington ave
nue. TO Market street: Park avenue rom
E.cventh street 20 Mississippi avenue, and
tass avenue from TWc1ty-SecOnd street 10
Jefferson avenue. The ordinances were re-
committed. They did not obtain a large
enough vote last Tuesday. and the delegates
give assurance that they viii be properly
passed next week.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
DARKTOWN UNDER GUARD.
Settlement Near Granite CITY Sab
jrcted To Quarantine Rules.

Darktown. the negro hamlet on the liver
front west Of Granite City. has been quar-
antined to prevent the spread OF smallpox.
Doctors F. T.. Tuiley and Ralph e. Scott
yesterday volunteered their services in be
half of the suffering community.
Doctor Eagen. chief OF staff OF the IL
lincis Board of Health. has pronounced the
rnaiad- in -parktewn a mid form of small
poS-. Tliis Iaghosisf Z so alariped The Gram
lie city soverHats That sIav1s It6sea6sfs
Pvt company of special officers on, guard
duty, in Order to enforce1a stracs, s,ausraasiae,
Each deputy was armed wftha siHtetsf md
notified To allow communication between
the Village and the outside world under
penalty of his commission.
Doctor Eagen arrived in Granite City
Thursday night from Springfield. In COM
pany with Doctor Tul!ey he visited Dark
town without delay. The two physicians
called upon each of the three patients and
found them suffering from smallpox. and
before leaving they found a fourth vcIim.
a special session OF the City Council e
Granite City was sitting. at the Jail build
ing. awaiting the return of tine physicians.
The members We're finally Informed that
the disease WAS mild in form. but. never
theless. Mayor RosenfelI and the other Of
fcals agreed to take precautionary meas
ures 10 prevent its spread.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
LAWYERS ARGUED
ABOUT EVIDENCE.
Court to Pass on Admissibifty OF
Ante -Nortem Statement in
Bellenger Trial. Is

The fifth day Of the trial OF James r.
Bellenser for the killing of Mrs Hiatus
Watson on September 6. 1929 was devoted
almost exclusively to the taking OF testi-
mcny on behalf OF the State. Just before
noon the State attempted to introduce what
fs purported to he The dying statement or
Mrs Watson. and it's admission was argued
for two hours A decision viii be given TO-
day. when a halliday session OF the court
will be held.
Mayor A. W. Young of Alton was the first
witness called yesterday morning. Mayor
Young was the second person on the scene
of the tragedy. having followed Officer
George WEIGH. whose testimony was gwen
Thursday. Mayor Young described ths
scenes at the home Of Mrs. Watson and at
St. Josephs Hospital, when a statement,
purporting 10 be Mrs. Watson's ante
mortem statement. was written Mayor
Young stated that. In addition to himself.
there were present John ID. McAdams, editor
Of the Alton Evening Republican. who wrote
the statement: Sheriff Jacob Kuhn ana
State Attorney L. " Stats.
Mayor Young stated that. althouch he did
not see Mrs. Watson sign the statement.
he had signed as a witness. While Mayor
Young testified in regard to the statement
the jury was withdrawn by order Of tho
Court. and remained out also while ths
testimony Of Editor NcAdams. who de-
scribed the writing Of tho statement, was
taken. MIR. NcAdams did not see the state
ment signed
Police Magistrate B. c.. Few OF Alton
proved one Of the most Interesting wit
nesses of the day. At the time Of tho
tragedy Justice Few was conducting hotel
on Piasa street. He testified that few
minutes before the shooting he saw Reily
sitting on the back porch of the Watson
residence and conversed with him. Justice
Few also stated that he saw BelsDSer como
out of Sugar alley from the direction OF
the Watson residence a, d upon spe!kllS 70
the defendant he replied: They've al
most lot me crazy" Justice Few told
BellenSer that he did not understand
what he meant ard said BeiienSer an,
swered: you VIII later" Justice Few
said that he saw Bellenger later in the
evening, at the Police Station a. that Bel
lenger's left cheek was badly swollen and
bleeding.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
Marine Intelligence

Glasgow, Dec. li--hrriyed: Californian
from New York.
Liverpool. Dec 1i.-Arriyed: Corinthian
Portland; Phi!adelphian. from New York
MarseilIes. Dec. 4.-Arr!ved: Earamanis
New York. via Lisbon.
Boston. Dec. H-Arriyei: IvernIa. IRON
Liverpool.
3Iuroran. Dec. S-Arrived previously: Hor-
Ga. Tacoma via Port Arthur.
Antwerp, Dec. 8.-ATrived: Nederland,
philadelphia.
auckland, Dec. Is. - Arrived previously:
iiariposa. San Francisco via Honolulu for
Sydney, n. s. ".
Havre. Dec. l4.-Arrived: La Gascogne,
New York.
Hamburg. Dec. II. - Arrived: Cap Frio,
New York.
Liverpool. Dec. I3-sailed: Ultonia. Bos-
ton.
Glasgow. Dec. e. - Sailed: Laurentisn,
New York
Moville. Dec. ii.-Saiicd: Anchoria. Glas-
gov for New York.
Cadiz. Dec. 14.-Arrived: Steamer Mont
serrat. New York for Barcelona and Genoa
Genoa, Dec IA - Arrived Vera. New
York via Gibraltar and Naples
Queenstown. Dec. E.-Sailed Cltonia 0rom
1lverpooD. Boston.
Queenstown. Dec. a AIi,lnighp.-Arrived
CT ard proceeded: Steamer Etruria, New
York for Liverpool: did rot communicate
Win sllore OWN. to sale.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-15
FINDS VIOLATIONS
OF CIVIL SERVICE Law
Surprising Revelations Promised
as a Result of Reform Leagues
Investigations.

New York. Dec. 1.-THE twentieth annual
msetiiss of the National Civil Service Re-
form League was continued to-day. Carl
Schurz presided.
Secretary McAneny read in executive ses-
Sion the report Of the Investigation COM
mittee on violations Of the oivil-service law.
II was announced that some Of the revela-
lions made were such as to show a condi-
tion of affairs very mitch more serious than
il believed To be generally understood by
the public or by most of the members OF
the league. The report will be given out
fer publication in a few days.
The league decided to ascertain from its
counsel how the enforcement of the civil
service laws could be compelled by forcing
the withholding Of salary payments to Of
f!cialn appointed in violation of those laws
the Executive Committee was instructed to
r.port what legislation might be necessary
to secure the Withholding of such salaries.
At the afternoon session President Dam
iel c. Gilman of Johns Hopkins University
was elected president and resolutions were
adopted expressing regret that Carl SchurZ
had felt compelled to decline n reelection
after eight years OF jealous and efficient
service
Mr. Schurz responded to the resolutions
and assured the league of the continuance
Of his effort i'll the cause. He then re-
sieneI the chair to J. +. Miller.