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CLAIMS PILING UP.
ABOUT s1s5.ooo YEsTERDAY-MR. CoLER
SAYS THEY AMOUNT NOW TO ABOUT
EQUIVALENTS ATTITUDE.

Claims against the city by city employees under
she prevailing rate of wages" ruling continued
70 make their appearance in the Finance Depart
ssnent yesterday Controller Co!er said in the
sRfternoon that the amount OF the claims filed In
tshe day about $4,000. The Controller was
served with papers in cases where claims
ssamounting to about $1,000 had been taken into
scourt and Corporation Counsel whalen had con-
sessed judgment. II shall have to pay those
aclaims out of the judgment fund or go to iaiI"
sNr. Coler said.
When asked II the claims made and to be made
egainst the city under the prevailing rate of
wages" ruling would amount to S20o0o.000. as
iahad been reported. Mr. Coer replied: No. but
'1hey amount TO s10.000OO0,"
All claims are filed first in the Finance De
apartment. The Controller is obliged to refuse
payment, because he has appropriation out of
which to pay such claims. After the claims
-llave been on file thirty days the claimants
lawyer takes proofs of the claims before the
Incorporation Counsel. There is agreement
upon the amount due, and then the Corporation
Sounsel confesses to judgment against the city
fin the amount OF the claims The. confession of
judgment is entered in the court. and there usu-
sally is allowance of SIS costs in each case
'The judgment is then certified to the Controller
who must pay the money out of the judgment
fund, which is renewed from time to time by the
sale of revenue bonds
= Corporation Counsel WhaIen's method of facil-
stating the collection Of the claims by confessng
so judgments against the city has led to open
warfare with Controller Coler The Controller
2las bill before the Legislature to prevent the
corporation Counsel from confessing to judg-
'ments against the city without the consent of
the Controller and the Mayor when the amount
'3nvolved is $1,000 more Mr.. Coler said the
other day in reference to the bill: 4 believe all
claims against the city should be investigated at
NEE of fha and
Corporation Counsel"
Mr.. Whalen has a bill before the Legislature
hitting back at the Controller. II was intro
duced by State Senator Grady, and it provides
for the sale Of revenue bonds to create a fund Of
.SlOO0ooO for the payment OF claims under the
prevailing rate OF wages" law. The bill would
place upon the Controller the responsibility for
Investigating all claims submitted to him.
Another bill which has been introduced in the
State Senate is said to be aimed at the Control
Ter. II would abolish all fees Of city officials and
take from the Controller the fees which he re-
ceives for collecting the collateral inheritance
tax for the State. These fees have amounted to
$4,000 in a year The salary of the Controller
IS $4,000, exclusive Of the fees.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21
ERUPTION OF COLIMA TOLCANO
DETAILS RECEIVED BY W. ]. ARKELI
WHO HAS COPPER PROPERTIES
NEAR THE PLACE.

Interesting details OF the sudden and fierce erup-
of Mexico recently reported by telegraph from
Guadalajara, Mexico have been received by W. j.
Arken of this city who has large copper interests
in the State of Colima. The account received by
Mr. Arkeu describes immense river of lava
running over the side of the volcano, which threat
ened to overwhelm three Indian villages near its
base The Indians fed to the Santa Ana mine in
the centre of Colima's copper region, and sought
safety in it's recesses. They left their women and
children to look out for themselves company of
Mexican troops which had been promptly dis
patched to the scene from Guadalajara, were COM
Delled to drive the Indians from the mine and send
them back to their homes to protect their families
Much woodland property destroyed. but the
natives are poor and shiftless, and their losses,
while very serious to them in many instances.
aggregate only small amount.
The Government Of Mexico, from which Mr..
Arken, Netherton Hall. of Chicago, and Paul W.
Horbach, of Omaha, obtained concession of
25O 900 acres the Colima Valley. generously Of
cancel the concession If the mines were
injured by the volcanoes eruption. but the offer
volcanic disturbance is the entire cessation of
work on a tramway now being built TO connect the
copper mines with the port or ManZanlia.
The contractors unable to restrain the Ind
ians employed in the construction of the road.
Many of them have gone to Michoacan and Jalisco,
and others have fed to the more distant Southern
States of the republic The telegram from Mr..
ArkelTs superintendent further adds that -one of
the for the terrible fright of the Mexican
has prevailed that the close of this century would
he marked by devastating floods and earthquakes.
1t is almost impossible TO dspell the belief in the
minds of the people that the eruption Of Colma
is not the beginning of the end OF all things. I'm
less volcano speedily ceases its fireworks, there
won't be an Indian within a hundred miles OF our
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propo5al5.
PRoPoSAIs FOR MAKING sH7RTs-PnTa

PROPOSALS FOR MAKING SHIRTS-Phna
Depot @ NJ Dept. 142S Arch Street. Phia-. Feb
rCary Is, 1SO0=-Sealed proposals. triplcats viii be
Ceved until II o'clock NJ. Friday. March ID 1900
for the manufacture materials be furnished ~
this Department including buttons and sewing cotton OF
Khaki Shirts be delivered either the Phia
dephia Chicago Depots q VI Dept. The abovs
number be subject 2Gc increase II desired BY ne
Department. Early deliveries essential and bidders
and OF deliveries should contract
awarded to Bidders advised shirtS
must De manufactured on the premises Of the party or
parties whom awarded Proposals for
making less quantities advertised viii
the right reject accept
all thereof Preference given
production manufactures. cOn6t
quality price Including price
productions manufactures the duty theTeonl being equal
a GUARANTEES in 1870 OF the amount OF the bid must
accompany same CNGCARANTEED BIDS will -
considered Fifty internal required
of guarantee Blanks proposals specifications
&c. win De furnished application. Envelopes con-
tanning proposals be end lrsed Proposals Tor rals
Shirts and addressed to 1t Col. JOHN V FCRE4.
Deputy OuarteTulaster General L. 5. a
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FOR THE REMOVAL OF THE GAYNoRs.
JUDGE BROWN HEARS THE APPLIcATIoN-DE-
PENDANTS LAWYERS DECLARE THEIR
CLIENTS INNOCENT

The application for the warrant OF removal OF
John F. Gaynor Edward H. Gaynor. William T.
Gaynor and Benjamin d. Greene, the members OF
the Atlantic Contracting Company indicted by a
special Federal Grand Jury in Savannah, with ex
Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter. U. S. A. and Michael
a Connally. for conspiracy and defrauding the
Government to the extent of 500 600. was heard
District Court
kellogg, Rose & Smith who are defending the
accused contractors. told Judge Brown that their
clients were innocent Of wrong and that by the
rulings at the examination before Commissioner
Shields they were allowed to go into the merits
or the charges, and therefore unable to prove
them 70 De raise. They also said that the indict-
ment had not been found i'm accordance with Ia y,
and should hold 50"
The contention OF the prosecution Will he nre
sehtea today by United States Attorney Burnett
o. TINS CITY; Myron Erwin United States Attorney
or Georgia, and Colonel John w. Clous Assistant
Judge Acknowledgement OF the Army.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21
AMERICAN STEEL AND WIRE.
STOCKHOLDERS ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO TIKI
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.

STOCKHOLDERS ADOPT AMENDMENTS TO THE
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
American Steel and Wire Company of New-Jer-
sey held in Jersey City yesterday morning
The company controls forty plants. and has CAPT
tai Of $50 900 COO John ". Gates chairman Of the
Board of Directors presided. At the election OF
directors 32 1855 shares of preferred stock and S74
257 shares of common stock were represented. The
directors chosen Thomas Dolan, Of Phila-
delphia, who succeeds c. c. Howard, of Jersey
City Arthur Clifford, who fills the vacancy caused
by the resignation of F. T. Voorhees,; Leslie D.
Ward of Newark, n. j.; James Hopkins, of St
Louis; John A. Drake, Of Chicago and c. T. Boyn-
ton, of Chicago.
The following amendments to the certificate OF
incorporation were ratified by unanimous vote:
To engage in and carry on in all respects the
business of buying. acquiring. selling operaIringg
and using mines and mining products or every KIND
To engage in and carry the business Of con
structing, buying. selling. leasing ana operating
railroads, wharves, piers and kindred business ana
To engage In and carry on and conduct the bust
ships and other methods of water transport alton
and any and all business incident to and con-
To guarantees the payment and assume the OBJ
legations Of other corporations, persons and firms.
To redeem retire otherwise acquire and can
laws Of the State of New-Jersey provided and per
mitted
capital of this company. in conformity with the
present bylaws of the company.
tive Committee possessing the powers of the Board.
in conformity with the present bylaws Of the com
TO have the Board of Directors enabled to de-
clare and pay DIVIDENDS on the common STOCK OF
earnings of the current dividend year, during such
current dividend year
The features of the annual report of the
pany's operations will be found on the financial
page.
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FALSE REPORT ABOUT DOLLY REYNOLDS.
A coLoRED SERVANT IN ELSuRA DENIES KNowI--
EDGE OF THE MURDER


CAPTAIN McClusky said yesterday that there was
no truth whatever in the story that colo-ed ser
want in Elmira had told a tale in which she said
that colored had killed Dolly Reynolds in
the Grand Hotel in August, 1898.
Mrs Kennedy, wife Of the doctor who IS in Sing
Sing under sentence Of death for the murder called
on Chief Devery last week and told him the story,
asking him 10 investigate. Chief Devery turned the
matter to Captain McClusky. No credence
was placed in the story but it investigated be-
cause Mrs. Kennedy had hoped the story might be
true for the sake of her husband, in whose behalf
she has been working since the conviction
Captain McClusky received an affidavit from FL
mira yesterday in which the coored servant, Ida
Jackson, says she never made any such statement
as that attributed to her, that she knew that
coored man had killed Dolly Reynolds and that
she had never been in the employ OF Mrs. Alice
Bouchee. of No 14l West Fifty-thrd-st, re-
ported.
Captain McClusky said he had made full in
vestigation OF the story and found 1t not 20 be
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the book few Introductory notes In regard to the
work of the parish. He speaks about the Wolfe
Reparation Fund OF $3.50. 600 founded in 1888 by
bequest of Catharine Lorillard Wolfe. The income
OF this fund is devoted to the maintenance. i'm
provement and decoration of the church and two
adjoining buildings and especially TO promote,
continue and perpetuate the observance Of reig-
ious worship and instruction according to the rites
their purity of the Protestant Episcopal Church
THE time has come" says Dr. Huntington,
when it seems plain to many OF our people that
Miss Wofe's Reparation Fund ought to be matched
by a sustentation fund of equal size Such fund
would humanity speaking, insure the continuance
of our work upon it's present scale for indefinite
time-a possibility which to those who are in full
sympathy with what Grace Church is trying to do
means much.
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GRESHAM TO SEEK LOST BARGE.
REVENUE CUTTER WILL SAIL TO-DAY TO
FIND THE MISSING OAKLAND.

Lieutenant Scott of the revenue cutter Gresham
said yesterday that the Gresham would start down
the New-Jersey coast to-day in search OF the lost
coal barge Oakland. which. with four men on board,
broke adrift from the tug Nathan Hale in the
heavy blow on Sunday morning on Absecom While
bound from Norfolk for Providence. and which
was reported by the Nathan Hale upon her arrival
at Jersey City yesterday afternoon with the
Marion ChappeI, the second barge of the tow
Lieutenant Scott said the Gresham was all along
Absecom both Sunday and yesterday. and saw no
spars or wreckage of any kind, so that the barge
may not have sunk feared, and the men may
yet be safe,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21
HEARING ON THE PALISADES BILL.
COMMISSION AND LAND OWNERS TO MAKE
AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE

COMMISSION AND LAND OWNERS TO MAKE
AMENDMENTS TO THE MEASURE.
Trenton, Feb. % (speciaD-The Judiciary Com
mittee of the Assembly gave hearing this even
ing on the bill for the preservation of the Pail
sades. The members of the New-Jersey Commits
sion who were appointed to devise a scheme to
protect the Palisades from further injury by blast
ing, and who drafted the bill in question,
present as were also members Of the State Board
Of Riparian Commissioners and a number Of own
ers of Palisades property.
F. w. Hopkins president Of the New Jersey Com
mission, explained that the bill seemed to provide
for park but that not the immediate OBJ
ject. Counsel had advised the framing of The
bill it was because condemnation proceedings
were involved and the property and along the
cliff could be constitutionally condemned in
New-Jersey except for park purposes. The real
aim of the measure is to acquire control and then
to secure to the people a succession Of points of
view from the top Of the cliff. Only such prop
erty would be actually needed to carry this
idea would be condemned, and the money for its
purchase would from private contributors, in
Guiding New-York people.
Colonel Sweeting Miles, Of Alpine; Charles OPP
dyke, Of Plainfeld; William o. Allison, of Engle-
wood and other site owners along the cliff OBJ
jected to the bill because it provided for the fling
to be taken bv the Cdmmssion bIt bi6 nibf
never be taken This would throw a cloud on its
title and render its sale difficult, if not impossible.
domination without the funds in hand wherewith to
purchase the condemned land was unconstitu-
| tional
Mr.. Hopkins said that the map was not a vital
necessity and If that the sole objection to the
bill it could be easily overcome. He said further
| that the New-Jersey Commission had options on
two miles the cliff lands at $3.50 per acre which
| showed that the expenditure need not be large.
At the suggestion of Mr.. Wakelee a meeting will
| be held by the Commission and the land
to agree upon amendments to the bill.
TRANSFERRED TO CORN EXCHANGE BANK.
Formal announcement made yesterday that
III troll Of he Pa had
ferred 10 the Corn Exchange Bank, which will
manage it a branch Institution.
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Citations.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF re"
YORK. BY THE GRACE OF GOD. TREE AND AID Nv ~
pEIENpENT. Bird 5. Coler. ComporoLeT oL - ~
Of New York and to al Creditors Z any Gsr ias
all persons claiming De Creditors OF LIMO
Of the City Paris Republic 81 France deceased
GREETING: You and each OF are messy SS--,Sats
required personally be and appear before .-S -
Of the County Of New York at the sHJ9ss - tSs city
said County. held the County court fioNs - naf-
or New York the 2Syd d1y OF NaEcn' IN ard
past ten o'clock the forenoon Of that ,rjstra-
there 20 show why Ancary Letters or TIenry
ton with the WIN annexed should not De - n yoa
l. SpTague. OF the City Of New york. ane --.,fvSns
as are hereby cited. under the ase ,,S n Won
years. required appear by YOUR suA ,,iv for
one, or II YOU have none appear ana aggS, r
70 De appointed. the event ~ w. - S,rro
failure TO do. a guardian viii be appointed ~ ~ -
gate % represent and Tor YOU IN the $50 q
In Testimony Whereof We have caused We M
Surrogates' Court of the said County o. Nc" -
hereunto affixed -,-,.. n
Witness Hon. Amer G THOMAS. SuFrSSssSs,' az
said County, az the City % New York tne "a
OF January ths year OF oCr Lord one thouS@4~ -
nj. 81 i FAIRFAX McLAU GftlIN,.
Clerk OF the SurroS2'es ~'~'
EDWARD R GREENE. - - Nlsn-
Attorney for Petitioner IS Broad street. h''t'Ns" -
haitian. CITY OF New York.
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ton.
en . eotee reported that one aTST dond
. store hSd agreed to handle only WIZ boous
mage un1er the sanction of the Consumers league,
manufactures
,, Inc Rev Thomas r. Slicer said that It was most
uHncuIt 10 get people to concentrate their atteh-
ton on minor reform long enough for public SEN
tlment TO make healthy growth with reference
TO II. People were prone to take hold OF a thlhg
with enthusiasm and then, IL the matter were not
dropped.
Mrs Frederick Nathan read paper on The
Power and Responsibility OF the Buyer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21

A YEARS WORK IN GRACE PARISH

The Parish Year Book OF Grace Church which
was recently published. contains many interesting
reports of the church work for 1899. 1t is one
OF the best books of it's kind issued this year 1t is
handsomely illustrated The Rev DR.. William
huntington. rector Of the church. has written for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-21
BUYERS IN LARGE NUMBERS.
MERCHANTS HERE FROM THE CENTRAL. WEST
FOR THE SPRING SEASON

Merchants have been arriving in large numbers
in the last few days and registering at the rooms
OF the Merchants Association. These merchants
are those who have come principally from the Cen
tral West on the reduced rates obtained for them
by the Merchants Association. They are here now
Tor the purpose Of making their spring and sum-
mer purchases. This season is known in the com
Inercial district as the spring buying season. It
As not generally so large TO the number Of
buyers or TO the Quantities NJ r,,rcb.oos &c
ms = known as the fall buying season which
us III Ough the summer months This ,ear
however the number of persons who have aryyi,1aj
1aree e hst series OF excursions from the West is
.SS1Lse. tnan any number which has frrivad IN
OH LOT corresponding period Of time since
M, ra i chahts Association Started The
9luniDtI Is more than two for one above t,o+ ~
i@sI II sp th or the preceding spring -
,ee,, ihese merchants bring tales Of the pros
PSHcIs conditions existing in the distric+S e.,
mlreh they come and express an intention 10 bIT
more neaVlly than ususal The second series =.
excursions from the Central West will he dTri1e
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FROZEN TO DEATH IN A BASEMENT.
HOMELESS MAN. WHILE INTOXICATED. WENT TO
SLEEP. AND PERIsHED FROM COLD.

One OF the first cases this winter OF death by
freezing came to light yesterday when the body OF
Edward Schiffner. thirty years old, found in the
basement Of the apartment house at No. 2lO East
ne-hundred-and- ffth-st. The body rigid. and
DR. Blackmar Of the Harlem Hospital. said that
death undoubtedly caused by exposure TO the
cold.
Schiffner had no home but lived most OF the
time the Aron lodging house, at Third-ave- and
One-hundred and-t twenty -secOnd-st 1t is thought
that he crawled into the basement and went 10
sleep while intoxicated.
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SMITH. SAMUEL S.-ln pursuance of ID %.

der OF James NJ. Varnurn. a Surrogats OF -
County OF New York Notice IS hereby given TO al persons
having claims against Samuel $. Smith. late q tna
County New York deceased 10 present the Win
vouchers thereof 20 the subscriber his place Of rans
acting business. the Office OF David H Taylor. Ne -
Broadway IN the City OF New York. BOroUsh Of NAL
haitian, before the LIST day OF June next
Dated New York the 20th day Of Novem6sr $50
LOUIS c SMITH. Executor.
DAVID H. TAYLOR Attorney for Executor. 40 BrOa4-
way. New York CITY.
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5urroaate's Notices.

IN PURSUANCE Of an order OF Hon. James N.
- va-nuu Surrogate the County % New YORK
hereby all persons having claims against
Evelyn Harbeck Auffm OFdt late OF County Of New
York deceased to present the with vouchers thereof
subscribers their OF ausactinS business
al office OF Richards Brown No % William street.
n Borough Manhattan, city OF New On %
before the 10th day OF Apri.
Dated New York. the third day OF October 1899.
CLEMENT arnold ACFFM ORDTs
HENRY EACHARD. EXacIltNrs
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Emory F. Dodson, doing business as E. F. Dodson
& Co. builder, at No. 1,l9S Broadway, called
ing OF his creditors yesterday the office OF Thomp
son & koss, No. 255 Broadway. Mr. Dodson has
been constructing four large apartment houses at
No. 346 to 349 Central Park West. and in the last
few days mechanics liens aggregating $37.SS8 have
been filed against the property. The largest liens
are IN favor Of Farley Loetscher of Dubuque,
iowa, $2Og2S; w. H. Fertig, $500; Browne & Don
aid, 1885 and John c. Orr & Co, $3.50 Mr.. bod
son values the property at $500 900: mortgaged for
SZZoO0, leaving equity of $135 600 The liabilities
are SAID to be about SIS 600 It proposed to the
meeting mat MI DOdson turn the property
70 trustee to handle it for the creditors which
Of " r. Ferg and A s. sof Rtchis
was Was appointed to draw up the plan for placing
mas c PGea in NE building line for
city for about three years.
Justice smyth, of the Supreme Court yesterday
granted order dssoIvng the Riverside Building
and Loan Association, of No $50 Amsterdam-ave
ceiver.
Justice Leventritt, of the Supreme Court has ap-
pointed William ]. Brown receiver of rents Of prom
erty in Third-ave., Boston Road in a suit
Drought against Thomas H. Bell and George H.
Groth. builders, by the New-York Life Insurance
ana an o trust company to foreclose mortgage of
H. 1893, on which the interest due December last
was not paid.
Judgment for s2O,129 entered yesterday against
Charles I. Parker, Of No. 46 East Thirty-fourth-st
in favor of the Traders National Bank of San
Antonio, Tex, it being revival OF judgment OBJ
tained against him on January %, 1899, for 1885,
Justice Smyth, of the Supreme Court has appointed
w II. Willis referee TO pass upon the accounts of
James b. Sheehan receiver Of the Industrial Co
operative Building and Loan Association of No 13s
disbursed $500. There are other assets not Vet
turned into cash, consisting OF real estate and
mortgages to the amount of $56,42l. The liabilities
TO creditors 81 go
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miscellaneous.

OUR INITIATION PEARLS must De tested 70 nnI -
" whether they are geauinc not Nah - ,SSSSssS
gether with real iewe.Ty without Detection SN--
West 3Ith-st, near 5th-ays.
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Justice Smyth, of the Supreme Court, yesterday
granted an order dissoving the Riverside Building
and Loan Association, of No. $50 Amsterdam-ave
ana appointed Eugene l.. Lockwood permanent re-
ceiVer. -
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Judgment for S2o,129 was entered yesterday against
Charles T. Parker, of No. 46 East Thirty-fourth-st
in favor of the Traders National Bank, of San
Antonio, Tex, 1t being a revival OF a Judgment oh
tained against him January 49, 1899 for $l2365
Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-04-11

FOR RENI-The hall at the opera house
4 has been neatly arranged for social gath
ering and dances. See George h. Neher for
PARTICULARS.