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New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
CONFERENCE HELD AT OYSTER BAY
GOVERNOR CoNsULTs STATE AND FEDERAL
OFFICIALS AND NEELY's COUNSEL

Oyster Bay. Long Island. May Ex-Governor
Roosevelt. Attorney-General Davies United States
District Attorney Burnett and District Attorney
Warren. of Monroe; John D. Lindsay William J.
Youngs secretary to Governor Roosevelt: James c.
Whipple clerk of the Senate and Archie Baxter
clerk of the Assembly. had important conference
at Sycamore Hill. the Governors home to-day
The subjects discussed the Ice Trust the
extradition of Nicely who is accused OF frauds in
the Cuban Postal Department; the trial OF Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner and the Rochester forged
school hill
In discussing the Ice Trust situation with Attor-
ney-General Davies the Governor said he would
do all in his power to assist the Attorney-GeneraI
in getting at the real facts of the That any
action will be taken Immediately by the Governor
is hardly probable. 1t is believed that he will
await the outcome OF the legal proceedings before
taking any steps in the matter The Attorney-Csen-
eral said II would be necessary for him obtain
all the information that had been promised him be-
fore he could make any decided move regarding the
request for a special Grand Jury for the case
against the Ice Trust
1t is stated that nothing will be done In regard
to the extradtion of Neey until the United States
District Attorney mas turned over all the evidence
he has obtained in the matter. Mr.. Davies is said
TO have obtained some and highly important
evidence in the John D. Lindsay. counsel
for Nicely at the conference sought to impress upon
the Governor that ne did not have jurisdiction in
The matter of the Rochester School bill. which
is alleged have been tampered with when
brought before the Legislature at Albany. was dis
length
District Attorney Warren, of Monroe submitted
in writing the testimony which mad been taken be-
fore the Grand Jury of Monroe County which, II
Is understood tended show that the school bill
had been tampered with. The clerks OF the Senate
and Assembly made affidavits in reference 10 the
scandal
Secretary Young. after the, conference ended
said that both the Governor and the AttorneyCfen-
era! eoncurred in the opinion that the prosecution
in the school bill should be conducted in
vigorous Governor Roosevelt has
in his possession the report of Attorney-C5enerat
Davies the result of the Gardiner trial. Argu-
ment Will be heard in the on June IA next, II
is expected and a decision will be handed down
about the middle of Judy.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27

Changes OF officers Asiatic Station-cahle com
mander-in-chief May a,
Ensign .. ". wURTzBAUGH. detached the Oregon and
o Newark
Assistant Surgeon T NJ LIPPETT detached the Oregon
and u the Newark
W ?. ELLLCOTT. detached the Nev-orieans
Lieutenant Commander NJ ROPER detached the Diz.
and Ia the Newark
Lieutenant H. G. KUENzLL Nashville and
Dixie
Lieutenant c. II MATHEWS detached Monterey and
20 the Bennington
Assistant surgeon e Davis as.aessa Naval Hospital
Asiatc Station the Gaelic
As'iDsaa 6ensnse SeTs e to a,o S se 'a G-
Passed Assistant surgeon c. D. COSTIGsN. detached
then 10 Asiatc Station via the Gazette
Assistant Psymaster F X PERKINS, - the Indep-nd-
Passed Assistant Paynnazter H l. ROBINS Depar,-nt.
ths Independence revoked. dury
assistant to general storekeepe-. Mare Island.
Lieutenant NJ II sIGNOR Departments order 18th inst
nodiaed repeEt 70 Tcrpedo station for course or In
Jorpedoes and electricity
e1st inst to the Mouonsaheia executive revoked.
Lieutenant Commander H OsrEREAUS, order 21ss
executive instead OF e9th
Assistant " H. NBCCHER. detached Alliances
SaSal asa Pos aospItai Ne~-ToFt 7s''" anu 70 any
Lieutenant W, MLEAN. detached II
Ordnance Navy Department May 81, 70 duty Jun-
IN connection with fitting the Msyhower and 70
executive and navigating officer when piacsd
civil Engineer H H. ROUSSEAU. additional duty con-
nection CiviI Service Commission. Washington
Ensign g b. BARNES detached the Alliance May @ss
the lancaster May y
Lieutenant H. TILLMAN detached from the ALLIANCES
ordered the MOnOngaheia-
Chaplain W E EDMONsON. TO the lancaster June =
Lieutenant Il. H CALDWELL TO torpedo station New
pop1 oon1ieIion - A. resItne dunes az WashinEton
Inspector II = B HARRIS % As;siic station "A
cisco II,ne 30
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
4 DENIAL FROM SAN JUAN.

san Juan. Porto Rico May 26.-The story
printed n the United States 10 the effect that en-
piOyes Of the Porto Rico postoffices, when they
We're branches Of the Washington office drew
salaries from both. thereby. It is alleged involv-
ing irregular accounts aggregating $4,000, is
denied by the postal authorities here. It was
reported that irregularities occurred prior TO
Director Elott's administration. Then salaries
We're paid here and the vouchers were forwarded
% Washington and audited. thereby making it
impossible for clerks TO draw two salaries. Not
more than a dozen clerks from washington were
here
Inspector Sinclair and ex-DirectOr Elliott are
confident that scandals viii develop here.
They say that # entanglemenrs exist such as
reported. they affect the Washington office only.
ana not the Porto Rico Office.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
MAYOR INQUIRE BACK. TALKING.
SAYS HE DID NOT SEE CROKER
INVESTIGATION OF HIS CITY.

James Kosciusko Mcclure Mayor Of Syracuse
returned here on the Lucana yesterday morning
from England where he has been for the last
few weeks. At the time OF his departure 1t was
said that Of the reasons for his going abroad
was 10 consult with Richard Croker relative to
State Democratic politics. On the arrival or the
Iucania he gave out the following statement.
did not meet Mr. Croker while on the. other
side but I met his son in London lie lnrorIne9d
me thar his father was well. and said he would
sail for home in a few weeks. My mission TO Dub
lin had political significance
Syracuse is another desperate move on the part
of the reDudiated local Republican machine OF
Syracuse TO regain control of the city. We nave
beaten them deCisivey at the polls nNe times IN
succession in what is ordinarily in National politics
the strongest Republican city IN The state.
They succeeded in indtcttug some or my 1rlehus
with one of their county JurieS JUST year ago
and the people responded by re-eleculng me 10 the
Mayoraity by large majority. Last winter they
brought another investigation committee on from
the Legislature. Syracuse is represented by three
Assemblymen and not one or the three N0ied 20
send the committee 10 investigate US. That Is
home rule with d vengeance. on came the com
mittee and local machine furnished a number or
disreputable witnesses, who afterward swore that
they were paid testify. The committee refused
TO let me take the stand and answer the charges
The city authorities and the Legislature nave
been ar odds for years. The latter body crippled
the municipal government by refusing 70 pass its
budget. As n result the city was forced to over
draw certain legislative appropriations every year
since was first elected. but the people have been
satisfied as the election returns indicate
Roosevelt
of Insurance Francis Hendricks. out of political
hole where the people of his city placed him The
Governor is trying resuScitate Mr. Hendricks
and ex-senator Hiscock, but we viii continue the
work of burytnS them at home with increased
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
CUBAN INQUIRY ORDERED
Continued from first page.

salaries Nathan r. Baker Of Indiana sue
ceeded 10 Mr- smiths emoluments. Six women
have long been carried on the payrolls of the
city postofiice as cleaners. at 5000 a year per
forming no work whatever and being paid on
separate vouchers -Four men were for many
months paid the local posfotice aDDarenfIv
% Investigate claims Of letter carriers. all the
positions being snecUres John f Jones a r1e1, $
PAPER reporter was carried for MANY months as
physician 20 the Washington City Postoffce at
Sl4f1 a year. Travelling expenses of Depart
.Ucnt officials who were not on public business
and trips for private citizens only nominally con
rected with the Government service. have been
paid 10 the extent of tens of thousands of del
lars out Of funds strictly belonging TO the Wash
ington PosfofHce and out of the military postal
funds
DENIED BY THE POSTMASTER-GENER
The Postmaster-General said to-day that the
matters in question were brought to his atten-
Jion about a year ago. through the report of
an Inspector who made an examination of the
Washington office. Upon this report the matters
were subjected 10 careful scrutiny. and it was
found that while there were some errors of form
and a question as against what appropriation
some of the items should be charged there was
no wrong. The matters were also submitted to
the Controller Of the Treasury. and passed un-
der his personal scrutiny. and were allowed He
saws that the questions involved relating to
few items were questions Of form. and that there
was no evidence Of any dishonesty or wrong.
When seen this afternoon regarding the
charges Of improper disbursements by the
Washington City Postoftice. Controller Trace
Well speaking Of the investigation made by
him into the accounts of the Office for the quar-
ter ending September 80, 1895 said.
The statements published this morning are
grossly exaggerated. I carefully examined the
accounts submitted TO ne by the expert. and the
result was that I iisallowed a total IF 1892 Sc
on the quarter ending september 80. 1898. Later
i allowed $40 Of this on explanations made 10
me by the officials I want 10 say that al the
correspondence on this subject is file IN nv
once. and Is ODen 10 who may see fit
70 make an investigation. II was needless for
me- To state thar II there had been irregularities
amounting 10 from .0e0 TO $50. 400. as stated
should have discovered them and GisaI-
lowed them. Il seems to me almost useless also
70 deny the insinuation that any one suggested
70 me that the Investigation be dropped No one
Al any time made such suggestion. and re-
member distinctly 70 have given the closest at
tentlon 70 the various items under investigation.
Controller TraCeweI was engaged for periods
from April 10 August Of last year in going over
The Dostoflce accounts. and says that he made
a personal investigation Of nearly every item.
Regarding he case Of the women cleaners. for
instance. Mr- TraCeweu says that thara * eri-
cence IN his Office that they did not perform the
work OF their office. but that he disallowed the
SIiarles On the ground that no appropriation
provided for them.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
T. B. BLACKSTONE.

Chicago, May 26.-Timothy B. Blackstone, for
mer president of the Chicago and Alton Railroad
Company and one of the oldest railroad executive
officers in the country died suddenly at his home
in this city to-day
In 1S4S Mr.. Blackstone assisted in the survey Of
the New-York New-Haven and Hartford Railway
Later he became assistant engineer of the Stock
bridge and Ptttsfeld Railway, now part of the
Housatonic Railway. In 1851 Mr.. Blackstone came
West chief engineer the Illinois Central
-Four years later he superiutended the building of
the Joliet and Chicago Railway. and upon its COM
pletlOn he made president. In 1854. when this
road was taken into the St. Louis. Alton and Chi
cago line the whole being reOrganized into the
Chicago and Alton system. Mr. Blackstone
made president of the new combination.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
SOME WONDERFUL REcoFERIES,
NJ rbaTondon Chronic!e.

From The London Chronicle
Sir William MacCOrmaC in his communication
from the front in Natal in this week Lancet
describes several wonderful recoverles-
ON January 23 private soldier was struck oy
a Dortion OF a shell. receiving wound on the
right side OF the chest. leaving large chasIn
and exposing the lung ,
.sThe patient states that he lay in trench
on tha field from 2.:0 until , p. m before NJ
cnnId he attended to- He was carried u the
bosnitaI AT 1870 that night on the 3lst there
t,,ag no cough or dyspnCea and the temperature
vas normal The man states that he has sur
rered very little indeed from this extensive IN
iI,rv at any time. and that he had no shorthess
of breath or splitting OF blood ana no eVluehCe O.
an shock could be obtained In the bottom or
the large open wound the lung IS plainly visible
and the parts are beginning 20 granulate- Inc
IAN looks extremely well and says ne mas noth-
mo whatever TO complain or
ms eicar NJ the ROYAL Army Medical Corps
..s severely wounded in the abdomen on the
sa1,a date near ColenSo while IN the act OF
5~assiug A wounded man With ms techhlcai
S,ovrlae,ee he did two things which Infinitely
;ncraased his chances" He lay on ms oach Tor
twaIve hours and steadily refused 20 urihA water
offered him on January 81 the ofncer vas @ con-
valascent having had no aodominal symptoms
throughout
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
CONVENTION PREPARATIONS.
SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE REPUBLICAN Ma
TIONAL COMMITTEE ARRANG-
INC, DETAILS

Washington, May 26.-A protracted meeting Of
the subcommittee Of the Republican National
Committee having in charge the details of and
arrangements for the approaching National Con-
ventlon in Philadelphia was held here tonight.
The subcommittee consists of Senator NJ a.
Hanna, chairman of the National Committee,
General Charles Dick of Ohio secretary; Sen
ator John Kean. Of New-Jersey. Senator N. s.
Scott, of West Virginia. Joseph H. Manley, of
Maine; Henry c. Payne. of Wisconsin, and Rich
ard c. Kerens. Of Missouri. All present.
George Wiswell, of Milwaukee. who is 10 be ser
geant-at-arms of the Convention. in consul
tation with the committee during the greater
part of its session He reported the Convention
hall about completed and ready to be turned
TO the committee. AS soon the commit
tee takes formal possession of the hall the work
of decorating and arranging it for the Conven-
tion viii begin.
Secretary Dick presented a tabulated list of
the delegates the Convention thus far selected,
together with list of the contests indicated by
the returns received by him up date. Most of
the contests will be from the Southern States.
but how many there are and the precise nature
OF them cannot he determined yet.
An informal discussion not only Of the mechan-
ical arrangements for the Convention, but also
of the principal officers and their assistants, took
place Secretary Dick presented to the commit
tee scores of applications for assistant sergeants
alarms, d0orkeepers and ushers. Numerous ap-
phcauon5 have been received for the office of
chaplain Of the Convention, one of them being
from the chaplain Of the Republican National
Convention of 1896. This applicant now Is a
resident of Philadelphia
Informally the offices Of temporary chairman
and temporary secretary were discussed, but no
decision was reached. this committee has
authority to appoint them
authority to appoint them. It may be said by
authority. however. that Senator WOlcott, of
Colorado, will be the temporary chairman. No
definite selection of temporary secretary has
been made The committee did not conclude it's
labOrs until midnight, and ii then adjourned to
meet in Philadelphia on Monday. June IL. when
the final arrangements. the sub-com-
mittee is concerned, will be made.
a meeting of the full National Committee will
be held in Philadelphia Wednesday, June 13.
At this meeting the temporary officers will be
selected formally and hearings of contesting
delegations will be held.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
syUBBIyG SPELLING REFORuERS.

From The New-Y0rk Commercial Advertiser
The London Academy administered a sxlb
spelling reformers. American and English. %
reminding them that spelling VIII De luiJlak -
by writers. not by sChOolmtsters and lextcoSr@-
pliers. The instances OF OTJhographical nisfit -
duced suggest that the efforts OF = Benjamin An
drews present 10 the mind OF the English crtS1c
But President Andrews Is typical OF a class. The
refOrmers are 10 going at u like a
penter his plane. with the intention OF making
a smooth dead 'evel ~ words thar have al the In
teresIing variety of aSsOciation and the snarpest
difference To night and knight
indistinguiSaahle the eye opens up a prospect OF
in searching out old verbal friends thar
does not like contemplate. Then. The Acad-
envy suggests. how shall manage by. bye and
buy and a thousand OJherse The persistence OF
this Is unaccountable
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
SPEED OF AIR SPLITTING TRAIN.

RATE OF SEVENTY EIGHT MILES AN HOUR
MADE BY THE CIGAR SHAPED DEVICE.
Baltimore. May 26 (speciaD.-The cigar shaped.
air splitting train it's second trial trip be-
tween Baltimore and Washington to-day beat
all records this division OF the Baltimore and
Otto Railroad. With train of six cars and a
light. ordinary ffty-slx ton locomotive the run
Of forty miles was made in thirty-seven minutes
thirty seconds rate OF seventy-eight miles
hour. This included slowing up two miles
OF track within the environs OF Baltimore and
similar distance in the suburbs OF Washington
The inventor is still confident that his air split
ting device VIII enable train TO make one hun
dred miles an hour with a locomotive that can
maui an ordinary train at speed of fifty miles
an hour. The best previous record made on the
Baltimore and Ohio Washington Branch was oy
a special train in thirty-eight minutes
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
EXPENDITURES IN PORTO RICO.
No EXTRAvAGANCE ON THE PART OF ARMY
OFFICERS. SAYS GENERAL DAVIS.

Washington, May 26-Secretary Root sent TO the
General Davis, relating TO expenses Of Army off,
Gers IN Porto Rico. According the report, there
had been only small expenditures for quarters
furniture carriages. etc. and these only such as
were absolutely necessary. General Davis says no
rent has been paid for any building officers
quarters except for such officers could not be ac
coumodaIed in public quarters. and in those cases
The rent limited to the allowance made by
Iaw He adds that modern plumbing has been
placed IN some Of the buildings occupied. and other
necessary repairs have been made but that there
has been no decoration except plain painting or
kalsomininE- The expenditure for horses etc. has
been no lavish than it would have been in
United States bur the General says he is unable
70 give the figures The aggregate value Of all
new equipments IN the way of conveyaaces does not
he said. exceed 800
The officers IN Porto Rico have furnished their
own servants. and no payment their account
had been made from the public funds. The Cen
erai reports that when General Brooke took pos
session OF The executive residence he paid SIS
lHT A'e Iltnllure IN the building. and that since
tHai time ss5 had been expended for the care and
miami eneI3ce Of the building. He SAYS that no
sum mas neen paid from public fund for Off
GERS supplies An extra salary allowed only
- one instance, tlat Of Assistant Croft
no was detailed member Of no BOARD of
Education ana a4s0 Of the Board of Health As
assistant surgeon ne received 81 a wear and 500
a month additional Tor other services from he
sular fund. This arrangement has however beeu
missioner Of Education.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
WORCESTER AC4DEMY ALUMNI DINE.

The New-Yo-k Alumni OF Worcester (Massl
Academy dined last evening at the Arena. in West
Thirty-frst-st, with DR.. D. w Abercromhie. the
princpal of the school. a their guest OF honor
MANY of the local graduates. who only recently
formed the club present and spoke fondly OF
their years at Worcester. E y. Taft, A, Of Brook
Iyn was the first speaker. His subject was the
EARLY DAYS" of the institution. Ralph Aber
cronbia Harvard OS a member of the Mott Haven
team gave messages from the Worcester Acad-
envy Club of Harvard. DR.. Abercrombe spoke
about the STEADY growth of the academy. of its
responsibilities, ideals and needs
Ralph s Mighill was elected president, L. Z.
Waring vice-p president and Carlton Macy secretary
and treasurer. Davis Carpenter was chairman OF
he dinner committee
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
FAKING PATIENT At A HOSPITAL.

AN AMMONIA BOTTLE AND a THREAT TO CUT
OFF LEG HAVE GOOD RESULTS.
call for ambulance from FOrdham Hospital
last night took DR. Connell TO Webster-ave and
Waish-st. where he coored man lying on
the ground breathing heavily and If in agony
The doctor Immediately recognized him as Robert
Smith, known in the hospital ''Fakir Smith.
Smith pretended 10 be unconscious and the doctor
held an ammonia bottle the mans nose. Smith
tried to object. and jumped his feet. He at
tempted 10 assault the physician, but was pre-
vented from doing by several citizens.
At the hospital Smith put TO bed. still COM
planning of pains In the abdomen. The physicians
decided that the man was again up to his old
tricks, and after few minutes Dr. Connell, with
Dr.. Hogan, told Smith that his leg would have 10
ne amputated. Smith jumped OF bed and pro-
tested against the amputatiOn of his leg, saying
II was not injured. He wanted to leave the institu-
tiOn at once out prevented by the physicians,
who will try 10 the Of taking
Smith has been the cause Of taking the physicians
from their beds in the middle of the night on
more than occasion At midnight OF April
Is he was found lying on the sidewalk under sini-
lar conditions last night and Or. Connell took
him 10 the hospital, where he remained all night
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
WE'LL DRESSED WOMAN INTOXICATED.
PICKED Up IN THE STREET WITH LETTER

PICKED Up IN THE STREET WITH A LETTER
FROM THE REV DR. HUNTINGTON.
A much intoxicated was found helpless AT
Canal-st. and West Broadway last night by Police
Rappod, who took her 10 the Leonard-st
station Her appearance refined. her clothing
being OF fine texture and nearly new She carried
a black reticue. in which Were found two letters
One was addressed TO Mrs Mary c. Hastings. Of
Warren, Mass, which is the woman's name. She
is about fifty years Old with mixed gray and black
hair, and two wedding rings. She said that
the Rev. DR.. ". r. Huntington, rector OF Grace
Church. was her friend. and the letter bore out
her assertion, IT one of coincidence on the
recent loss of relative, and was dated May u
The woman also said that her husband, George d.
Hastings. who died in 1894. confidential man
in the firm Of Hilton. Hughes & Co. She gave the
of Edwin D. Wooster, lawyer, whose ad-
dress unable tell owning TO her con
fused condition, also her friend.
Mrs Hastings finally sent TO the Elizabeth
St police station patrol wagon She was un
able say where she had been. but did not own
drinking, though the doctor said there were un-
mistakable signs of IL
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
TESTIMONY F4r0Rs LIEUTENANT MARTIN.

The trial by court-martial of Lieutenant Edward
H Martin Of the 5th United States Artillery. was
continued yesterday at Fort Hamilton. DR.. Porter
was the first witness. He testified that when he
succeeded Lieutenant Martin as treasurer or the
most exchange Lieutenant Martin gave him check
for 81 700 g. the balance in the treasury. on the
Merchants Trust Company Of Manhattan. This
check was returned. Lieutenant Martin had seemed
astouished and had in a few days turned over the
amount in money. Judge-Advocate Brooke Payne
"a lied attention 20 the fact that the lieutenant
being tried for action unoecoming gentleman.
T5erIfenaDt PAYNE said the specifications presented
against Lieutenant Martin showed tnat the eX-
.hange and canteen had not been defrauded. but
,bat The conplainants in the charges of forgeries
.F.-f
New-York tribune., 1900-05-27
IMPROVED MAIL SERVICE TO PITTSBURG

The Railway Mail Service has arranged for a
great improvement in the mail connection between
Nevy-York and Pittsburg under the time
schedule OF the Pennsylvania Railroad which takes
effect to-day. A postal will be run new
train No. : leaving NewYork at p m and ar
riying at Pittsburg 535 a m This mail has
ben reaching Pirfsburg 7.l5 a. IN. The new
time viii permit Of connection with the 1rst carrier
delivery the following morning In Pittsburg, Ale
eherv and suburbs. Business houses IN this city
mailing letters at the General Postonice before .
D. M will have the advantage OF TINS improved
connection.