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New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ARMY POST FoR GARDINERs POINT.

Summer visitors at Gardeners Island. of the
upper end of Long Island, have wondered at the
seeming desertion of the Government fertilization
works on Gardeners Point. A series OF earthworks
thrown up there at the beginning OF the Spanish
American War to be IN danger of being
washed away by the tides. In storms and unusu-
ally high tides the wash the embank-
ments. Two men, Italian and American, who
keep solitary guard there. say that the sand spit
is gradually changing, and that 1t will cost the
Government considerable sum 70 save the work
already done.
At the Army Building, in Whitehal-st-. it was
said that the Gardeners Point fortihCations
under the jurisdiction OF the United States En-
gineers' Office at New-Haven Conn. The engineers
at this station said. however. thar alarm need
be felt about the destruction of the works The
Government officials were looking after them. and
neither tides storms could do any material
damage. The works were ready receive equip
ment of guns. and il likely that a small post
would soon be established there.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST DADY,
ROBERT sPrTzER BRINGS ACTION SIMILAR TO
THAT OF R. ROSS APPLETON.

THAT OF R. ROSS APPLETON.
Following the suit for $4,000 damages for alleged
libel which was instituted against Michael ]. Dady
on Monday night by r. Ross Appleton is another
for a like amount instituted yesterday by Robert
Spitzer formerly keeper OF the Brooklyn City
Hail. and ernploye in the State Controllers
Office. The summons was drawn up by Mr.
Spitzer's counsel Norman s. Dixie and Walter s
Brewster. and served on Mr.. Dady late in the day.
Mr. Dady alleged that Splitter. who is an Appleton
lieutenant, had used money for the purpose or
bribery in the Third Ward. Mr. spitzer said yes
terday that in all the work he had done in the con-
test for leadership in the Ist Assembly District he
had only spent So 10. and that the allegation that
he using money plentifully not only
libel on himself but a libel on the people OF the
Third Ward.
Neither Mr.. Appleton nor Mr.. Splitter would dis
cuss the charges further. saying that their suits
were answer enough 1t is the general opinion that
Mr.. Dady hurt himself by his attack, especially in
his slurring remarks about the Pure Primary
League. which is supported by such men as ex-
Supreme Court Justice Frederick A. Ward 1t is
said that not dollar has been contributed
solicited by any member and that unless Dady
prove his statement that $1,000 was raised by
this League for the purpose of assisting Appleton.
he viii stand convicted of a wanton and undignihed
attack
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
BROOKLYN NEWS.
UNITED SINGERS MAY DISB4ND.
THREE CLUBS RESIGN AND OTHERS ARE
LIKELY TO FOLLOW.

II would seem that the troubles arising out OF
the National Saengerfest held last July might lead
to the disruption of the United Singers OF BROOK
lyn as three organizations have already dropped
out and others thinking of doing So The hrst
to break the ties the Williamsburg Saenger-
bund. Now the Central Quartet Club, OF which
Richard Scharbeck is the president. has with
drawn. and the Olive Quartet. Leopold Henn presi-
dent has followed. These designations are to be
acted upon at the next meeting of the Board OF
Delegates of the United Singers, TO be held OF
Sunday in Arion Hall. There is feeling that oy
that day other organizations will have decided TO
withdraw The clubs mentioned above have some
influence in that they are representative OF ABOUT
thirty organizations with similar grievances
s X. Saenger, president of the United singers,
has been In so much hot water in the last year
that ne has positively refused to accept another r
term and the question of his successor seems
likely to wreck the entire organization some OF
the candidates for the place are Vlce-Presldenss
Tleman and Charles Archmann president OF
Schwabischer saengerbund. DR.. w. ]; Schlidge or
Charles Froeb. president Of the Aron is beheyed
could harmonic the differences II either OF aeh 1nen
would to accept the presidency l5oth'
however. have positively declined to CONSIDER H.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
MOTHER AND FIVE CHILDREN srARrryo

FOUND ON HOSPITAL STEPS. THEY APR c,,.
MITTED TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS
Deserted by her husband and dispossessed .-,,.
her rooms Mrs. Annie Meyers and her five s-asu
children. after week OF begging in the &c.
and sleeping in chance Railways were found s.
terday morning at o'clock huddled together -
the stoop Of the Eastern District HosDita1 :.
which they had been directed. The crying af -
chHdren had awakened the nurses. The six -
nearly starved. The hospital physicians FED tba-,
administered restoratives and gave them beds
Mrs Meyer Is only twenty-six years Old s,t
lived with her ave children and her HUSBAND :.
NO. LeOnard-st Two months ago Meyers L..
MS place The family was soon starving and -
iandlOrd threatened dispOssessiOn- Two weeEs -
IIhey moved out By the charity OF neIgnoors tbsSS
hVed another week. and then Meyers disaDpesref
saying ne was going 20 look for work He - -
been seen since. Yesterday afternoon Mrs Ms-.a..t
ana her one month old baby were sent fo -
AImshouse. at Flatbush. and the four other e5I
0Ien-Annie. eight years old: Stephen, seven ves--
old; Helen. six years old. and Julia two vee--ss -s
Society. 4-'7i
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
NORTH DAKOTA FOR MKJNLEY.
CONGRESSMAN sPALDrSG PREDICTS A REPUBLr
CAN VICTORY
CAN VICTORY.

Washington, Aug. % CspeciaD. Representative
Spalding, of North Dakota. among the Presi-
dents callers before the Cabinet met this morn
ing. Mr.. Spalding has been spending a portion
the summer in Vermont, his old home. North Da-
kota is more sodly Republican than it has been
IN years" he said I'VE will give President Nc
kinney majority OF from 10000 TO 1900 In NoVem-
ber The talk of Imperialism does not make any
votes in my State The people there are for
panson, and do not believe there is any such thing
as Imperialism in the United States. From what
uHeueIsthna OF the general stuation the outlook Is
as favorable in all directions In North Dakota"
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
YOUTH PRBTENDs TO BE A SALESMAN.

SELLS TRUNK IN FRONT OF A STORE AND
DISAPPEARS WITH MONEY.
peculiar swindling game to light yesterday
IN the Adams-st. police court. when John Schwartz
who keeps a trunk store at Fulton and Gold SITS,
summoned to court by Mrs. Lucy Brouck-
man. who charged hIHl with being responsible for
the loss of So belongingdto her Magistrate Steers
said the circumstances cid not warrant holding the
defendant and accordingly he dismissed the sum-
mons.
The woman's story was that on Monday fussy
and offiCious youth sold her trunk in front Of
Schwartz's store for = 50. and that she gave him
IS bill with which he went across the street saying
he was going for the change. He has not been
seen since. Mrs. Brouckman after waiting half
hour. went into the store and told Mr. schwartz
what had happened. He said the youth was not a
salesman of the store. and Mrs Brouckman de-
manded trunk or the return OF her money
Schwartz replied that she had been swindled with
out his knowledge. and he was not responsible
This was the view of the Magistrate when
Schwartz appeared in court in answer to the sum
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
sAILoR.s Arm SNAPS IN BALL CANE.

Thomas Tmmerly. a sailor attached TO the United
States receiving ship Vermont and weu known IN
the Brooklyn Navy Yard as a baseball player. Is in
the Government Hospital ar Fort Hamilton nursing
q broken arm. The arm snapped while he was
pitching a swift ball in a game Monday afte--ooa
or the reservation at Fort Hamilton. TI-1zerlY
had not pitched for several weeks. but Re was
placed in the box az t1e beginning Cf the sixth
inning. After throwing several balls with c0rsid-
erable force his right arm suddenly fen 70 his SIDE
and he groaned- DR. Brooks the reservation physi-
clan was summoned.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
GOLDEN WEDDING CELEBRATED.

Mr.. and Mrs Christian semar celebrated thsir
golden wedding at their home in Union Hall-st,
Jamaica, Long Island. yesterday They received
congra tuIatior from large number OF friends
and relatives Mr.. Senar is eIghty-four years Cd
He built the coach used by the lace Governor John
A. King and is said 10 have drafted the plans and
superintended the work Of making 5000 coach
for Queen Victoria before he came This
try. Mr. and Mrs Semar were married By the late
Rev. Peter D. Oakley in rhe home OF l. D Wells.
OF Wells Fargo & Co Mrs Sonar was an adopted
daughter of the Wells family
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
OCEANIC BREAKS HER RECORD
WHITE STAR LINER CLIPS ONE HOUR AND
NINETEEN MINUTES OFF HER
WESTWARD TIME

The White Star Lines giant ocean greyhound. the
Oceanic commanded by Captain Cameron. arrived
off the Sandy Hook Lightship at 1858 o'clock last
night. completing voyage which breaks her best
previous westward record OF five days twenty hours
and forty-two minutes. made in June last, by one
hour and nineteen minutes The time of passage
OF the Oceanics present trip is five days nineteen
hours and twenty-three minutes.
Among the passengers on board the Oceanic are
William c. Whitney Tom L. Johnson, James
Speyer, Mrs. Duncan Elliot and Reginald Ward
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
CHARGED WITH STEALING SHOES.

MESSENGER ACCUSED OF SELLING THEM TO
OTHER DEALERs-THE LATTER ARRESTED.
John Thompson, negro, twenty-one years old
of No. 423 Hudson-ave., employed a messenger
by James Mccullough. the shoe dealer Of No. 43l
FuIton-st., was locked up last evening in the
Adams-st. police station. charged by his employer
with stealing from him ifty-two pairs of shoes
valued at $3.50.
It is alleged that Thompson, after taking the
shoes from the store, sold them to Abraham Ho-
whisky and his son. David Hovnsky who keep a
small shoe store at No. 1872 Myrtls-ave. The de-
tectiVes traced the shoes to Hovinsky's store
where they identified by Mr. Mccullough
Hovlnsky and his then locked up on
charge of receiving stolen goods.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
ERNEST HAYEs's INJURY NOT SERIOUS.

Hampstead Long Island. Aug. 2S.-Ernest Hayes.
the cross country rider, who met with accident
yesterday while driving. was not so seriously hurt
as at first supposed. and able to return to his
home this morning. Although bruised and cut about
the head and body his injuries are not serious.
When Mr. Hayes was driving yesterday his horse
bolted and went into trench Mr.. Hayes
thrown the dashboard and onto the macadam
road. Mr.. Hayes is member of the Meadow
Brook Hunt Club.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
Williams, Commanding.
-ANsPoRT SAILS FOR CHINA BY sUEz.

Philadelphia. Aug. 2s-The United States trans
port Arethusa sailed to-day from the League ISL
and Navy Yard for CavitA and China stations by
way OF the suez Canal with supplies and 1900 tons
OF ammunition for the Asatc fleet The vessel
viii stop at Malta for COAL and the trip will be
made in about sixty days. The Arethusa is com
manded by Captain w. s. Secomb. OF the merchant
marine
The collier Pompey, which may be sent to China
is in the drydock undergoing repairs. aud the
collier Leonidas viii be placed in drydock next
week
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
THE REV. HORACE PoRTERs CONDITION
REMOVED TO LONG ISLAND COLLEGE HOSPITAL
RECOVERY TO BE SLOW.

The Rev Horace Porter, assistant pastor Of
Plymouth Church was removed Monday from
the Turkish bath establishment Of his father-in-
law, Dr. Shepard. in Columbia Heights, to the
Long Island College Hospital at Henry and Pa
chc sts.. IN order that his peculiar aiment may
have more careful attention.
Mr. Porter was taken to DR.. Shepard's place six
weeks ago. suffering from severe injury to HIS
SPINE which he sustained by fall from his bicycle
while riding across the Brooklyn Bridge At first
his illness purely physical. but lately he has
somewhat lost control OF his mind
DR. Shepard said yesterday that there was no
danger Of immediate serious results. but that MI
Porter's recovery would be slow. The trustees OF
Plymouth Church have given orders that no money
be spared to secure the recovery Of Mr.. Porter.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
CHANGE IN ELEVATED TRAINS.

FuLToN-sT STATIONS EAST OF MANHATTAN
CROSSING NOT TO BE ABANDONED.
J. c. Breckenridge, general manager OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. said yesterday
that the company would not abandon the stations
on the Fulton-st. elevated road east Of Manhattan
crossing. He said however, that the trains woula
not run on this extension of the road from a. m
to m. the traffic between those hours was
small and the few passengers could easily reacn
their destinations on the FultOn-st- and Jamaica
ave. trolley line. The trains will be run Up Wll-
Jams Place through Pitkins- ave. to the city line.
In the other hours the trains VIII make the
through trip heretofore.
East New-Yorkers has arranged public meeting
week from tonight 10 protest against the present
loop at Vesta-ave., and to suggest better scned-
ule for the running OF the trains me meeting
will be held at Penn Fulton Hail.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
WEST VIRGINIA COAL FOR GREECE.

Newport News. Va, Aug 2s (specaD.-The Brit
ish steamship lHon. Captain Heron, sailed from
here to-day for Pireus. Greece, with s,sss tons of
New-River steam coal This la the first cargo of
coal ever shipped from here 10 Greece. 1t is
Understood that other eargoes win follow at short
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29

which their sick comrades may be aided the cor.
mand will hold campfire and reunion on So
urday at Phliips's Iron Pier Pavilion RocEsv-.
Beach, Long Island Dinner will be served f-.1y
20 p. m The net prOceeds VII be dev9tS5 Z.
helping the sick The command meets al 20 -
Clymer Pariors No 184 CIyrner-st Br0oklvv t5s
has a membership Of over four hundred II
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
LAST OF THE LINERS PLOTTED.
GOVERNMENT MAY PURCHASE THE SAAI-E
FOR TRANSPORT SERVICE

The Bremen the last OF the wrecks OF the North
German Lloyd Companys big fire OF June 81 was
hoated yesterday OF Weehawken- She practically
had no cargo at the time OF The IRE. snI while sha
sustained the least damage OF any OF the tares
liners then burned. the work OF raising her has
been the longest delayed and the most expensive
According to a semi-oficial report made last
night. the Bremen viii be tOwed 70 Newport Sews.
there to be put INTO condition to 70 Geraauy
where she will be fitted for the freiShtins service.
Her machinery was tested yesterday evening. and
found to be in good condition
The same authority that IS responsible for tss
information concerning the future OF the Bremen
is also The source Of the report that the Saals and
the Main will be sold in this country Two n
spectOrs acting for the '-i-ed States Govern-aeat
have visited the SaaIe V :. les in her former slip
at Hoboken. and il is uDe rstoOd that the Goyer1-
ulent is about 10 negotiate the purchase OF t1e
liner for the transport service The hull and stocks
OF the SaaIe have been newly painted. and her
machinery Is practically Ulinjured
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
MoRE MoNEY FOR HARLEM lRIVER BRIpaE.

The Board of Estimate yesterday authorized the
Issue of $4,000 bonds for the new bridge across the
Harlem River at One hundred and forty-itth-st 1t
vas decided at the last meeting Of the Board TO
make the bridge 100 feet wide Instead of CO. and
he additional money necessary. John c.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
FRUIT BUYER DIES IN PHILADELPHIA

Philadelphia. Aug. 2S,-G V. Williamson. a fruit
buyer OF Brooklyn. died suddenly night in the
Broad-st. station OF the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He had been IN Felton, Del purchasing water
melons. and on hts way home.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
FACTORY BUILDING BURNED OUT

The four story brick factory building at Nos So
and 81 Quay-st was burned out early yesterday.
Fire and water damaged the property and its
contents to the extent of about $4,000. The blaze
started on the top floor, and spread down
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
THE MEADE AT NAGAsAKr.

Washington. Aug. 28-The War Department
has received the following:
Nagasaki, August 2S
Adjutant-G General Washington:
Transport Meade arrived at this port on the
18th, battalion Of 10Th Infantry squadron OF Cd
Cavalry Company E, battalion of engineers. u
S. A. No casualties
Williams, Commanding.
Orders have already been issued sending the
Meade with the troops she carries TO Manila
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
MANY PERSONS Use PUBLIC BATHS.

SeYenty-one thousand eight hundred and ffty-one
persons used the public baths in Brooklyn in the
week ending yesterday. The North Second-st bath
was used the most extensively.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
Express TRAIN DRAWS IN LITTLE GIRL

STANDING ON PLATFORM AS IT PASSES SHE RE-
CEIVES SEVERAL BROKEN BONES
Rockville Centre. Long Island. Aug. 2s.-Abbie,
the ten-year-old daughter Of John H. Lawrence, of
this village had her left broken in two places
and her right arm and two fingers of her right hand
broken last evening There a wound
her head and many contusions elsewhere. The
Montauk express. westbound, running at thirty to
forty miles hour, passed the station when the
little girl the station platform. She was
apparently sucked in by the train and was struck
taken 70 the Nassau Hospltal. and NAV recover.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
SCALDED BY BOILING DYE.
TANK OVERTURNED AND WORKMAN RECEIVES
PROBABLY FATAL INJURIES.

Patrick Fahey. a laborer. living at No lo9 NeweI-
St. Greenpoint while at work in the New-York
Dye and Logwood Plant. In Greene-st., last evening
was dreadfully scalded about the body by the over
turning Of a tank containing boiling dye
Fahey was cleaning tank which had contained
,rood dva when another employe removed tank
containing the boiling dye. This was overturned
by being struck by plank the NOT nquIa WsS ,a
sensible The skin peeled from his body; He was
removed to St GATHERINGS Hospital, where 1t Is
he will
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
CAMPFIRE TO AID SICK VETERANS.

While serving in Porto Rico many members OF
William H. Hubben Command No u, Spanish
War Veterans. contracted fever. from the effects
of which several still suffer. \ number Of men,
bers have died recently. To establish fund from
New-York tribune., 1900-08-29
WOMAN KILLED BY JUMPING FRoH car

LOSES HER LIFE TRYING TO RECOVER Po~~--
BOOK CONTAINING SIXTY CENTS
Mrs Mary McInery. OF Brooklyn Hills dropued
her pocketbook from an eastbound Jamaica trolley
car OF the Brooklyn Rapid Transit system on
Monday evening at Jamaica and Benedict avss
jamaica She jumped after Il while the car waa
running at high speed. fell 20 the pavement ard
fractured her skull. She was taken 70 The Jamaica
Hospital where she died. The p0cket5ook cor
tained 60 cents. IN her pocket her late h1ls-
bands will and a deed. which led 10 her identity.
Her children identified The body yesterday and had
II removed to their home.
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Colby College.

The spring term opened with chapel at
nine O. clock Thursday morning, April 5.
The New York Colby Alumni Assoca-
ton will hold ii annual reunion and ban
quet, Friday, April goth.
At the annual meeting of the Colby Y.
M. C. A. held the latter part of the term,
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, E. E. Ventres, 1901; vice president,
Robert A. Brakeman, 1901; secretary,
Sheppard Butler, 1908; treasurer, Her.
bert C. Libby, 1902.
Harry W. Dunn, Colby 90, has been
chosen one of the editors of the Harvard
Law Review, a magazine published month
ly by the students of the Harvard
Law School, Mr.. Dunn is one of the
three selected from the two hundred and
thirty members of the first year class. Of
the other two editors one is a Harvard
man, the other Yale man.
The first meeting of the Boston Colby
Alumna Association will be held in Bos-
ton, Wednesday, April 18th. 1t is felt
that this Association will meet long felt
want in the Women's Division. 1t has
been twenty nine years since women were
first admitted to Colby, and the graduates
from this division have now become quite
numerous and are scattered all over New
England.
Horace Newenham has returned to col
lege from his home in Cherryfeld deter
mined to bring out the best there in the
candidates for the baseball team, so that
the U. of NJ. and Bates may look for
plenty of hard work to beat Colby out for
the pennant. The candidates have been
practicing throughout the winter term
and have made good progress. They are
Cushman and Burton behind the bat,
Saunders, Newenham and Allen in the
box, Hudson and league at first, Dear
born and Pike at second, Rice and Hud-
son at third, Upper, Fogg and Allen in
the field. At short stop Newenham and
Saunders will alternate according as one
or the other is pitching. The team prom
Uses to be much stronger than last year s
team in batting.