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New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
ARRESTED AT GRAND UNION HOTEL.
DETECTIVES SAY PRISONER ADVERTISED FOR
BOOK AGENTS AND DEMANDED CASH
SECURITY FOR JOBS.

Detectives Quinlan and McAuey, of the East
Thirty -hfth-st. station. last night arrested man
describing himself William A. Brown. twenty
four years old. and representing himself to be the
special representative of the Mutual Benefit EN-
ployment Association" OF Buffalo at the Grand
Union Hotel.
The detectives allege that the advertised
for book agents offering to young men positions
at a yearly salary of $780, to travel around the
country, and. apparently, with nothing else TO do
There was to be no canvassing, selling OF books
simply travelling After the expiration of one
year the salary to be increased.
II is said that quite number of men applied to
Brown, who, after explaining the nature of the
duties they would have to perform and the salary
10 be paid. added that security or bond he would
expect them to hand TO him $50 In cash.
Louis Volkenburg of No Sl5 East Seventeenth
ST. of the applicants He mentioned his
suspicious to the police. Brown will be arraignei
I'm the Norkville court this morning. but as IL is
understood the police have evidence of any
having paid money to Brown. they admitted
that he would hardly De held
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
A TUG BURNS OFF NEW-DORP.
IT HAD TOWED DOWN \ BARGE LOAD OF
WOMEN AND CHILDREN.

The tugs Wendell Goodwin and Dearborn towed
two barges-the Helen c. Hlard and the Emma
Abbott-hlled with women and children to the Sea-
side Hospital OF St Johns Guild. at New -Dorp,
Staten Island yesterday. While the boats were
at anchor OF New-Dorp the Goodwin took fire and
destroyed
When the fire discovered Captain John Ham
mond called the 10 quarters. and they at
tempted TO extingush the blaze. y strong wind
was blowing. and they were obliged TO take to the
small boats and abandon their vessel. The Dear
born, which anchored close at hand. beached
the Goodwin and poured a stream OF water on her
It thought the fire had been put out, and the
Dearborn started for the city 10 get another tug
help tow the barges back. Soon afterward the
fire broke out again. and the of the Goodwin
were unable to extinguish 1t. The smokestack is
the only part of the vessel visible.
The Goodwin was owned by the r. E Barrett
Towing Comany. of this city. and first class
boat. Captain Hammond cannot account for the
origin OF the fire, but says 1t was probably caused
by faulty insulation.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
POLICE SHIELD IN 4 PAWNSHOP.
B. FRENCH ONCE PRESIDENT OF
THE BOARD.

1t was learned .ast night that valuable gold
shleId which was at time owned by expo
nee commissioner stephen B. French is now the
property of pawnbroker in Sixth-ave Detectives
"hile investigating a robbery visited the
pawnshop of p. Gutter & Co., at Twenty seventh
81. ana Sixth-ave, and in looking the articles
deposited there found the shield. 1t is made of IS
karat gold. and is surmounted by eagle
MI Gutter said he had purchased the shield
jury from the John Simpson estate, in the Bow
cry, with a number of other articles. the total
Dill amounting to s1.7O0 The shield is now valued
al S5S although when made it valued at $500
French was from 1876 1856 of the police
commissioners, and for time the president Of
the board. He a stanch Republican and
intimate friend and associate of ex-President
chester A Arthur. Shortly after French's election
as president of the board of police commissioners,
In 1880. number of his friends got together and
subscribed the money for the shield 1t pre-
Selted to the police commissioner at a banquet.
on the front of the badge is inscribed. stephen
the back are the words. Elected February IL.
lsSo On the front of the badge is also fac-simile
OF the coat of arms of Ne WORK City, and three
diamonds.
French. when he left the police board. CON
sldered wealthy, but, 1t Is said spent his
money. and was at the time of his death. "A few
years ago, compare lively poor. His still lives
IN the French homestead. at One-hundred-a for
ueth-st and Western Boulevard.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

CONTROLLER AssENTs TO COMMITTEES
WISH TO NOMINATE HIM
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE !


Albany July T.-Controller knight, in response
to a letter he received from the Republican execu
tive committee of Erie County, informing him of
bS action in passing a resolution favoring his
nomination for Mayor of Buffalo, has written
letter saying he will accept the nomination II ii Is
rendered to him. There is thus every proba bility
that Mr.. Knight will be nominated for Mayor by
the Republicans OF Buffalo. and since he is likely
10 be elected, that he will resign his Office of State
Controller on January next and assume that of
Mayor of Buffalo. The committee says in its letter
that 1t believes that its action will meet with the
approval not only of the members of own
party but the friends of good government through
out the city of Buffalo" It adds:
Since the announcement was made that there
a possibility that You might become the Repub-
mean candidate, we have received assurances from
ctlzens In every part of the city that they will be
pleased to give you their support. We of the
opinion that If this nomination is made it Will be
ratified by the people by q large majority at the
ELECTION In November. and that your administration
VIII be one that will be highly creditabe in every
way.
In response Mr.. knight has written in part as
follows:
First permit me to thank you for the honor which
you have conferred upon me by passing such
resolution. My attention has already been called
to the friendly attitude of the Republican press
and the fattering statements made by promi
nent in our city's affairs, connecting name with
the office of chief executive.
In conclusion would say that. inasmuch as IL
seems TO be the desire OF a large number Of Repub
Hcans: the public press. well the Republican
organization, that l should make a formal state
ment l Will be pleased TO accept the nomination
make an aggressive campaign for the whole Re
publican ticket.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Washington. d. C. July 27.-Whle the maximum tenl-
throughout great belt averaged above
degrees on Saturday the foreth consecutive day Of
the great hot wave. the conditions. whole show
considerable improvement compared with those OF
days previous II is true that again
region Ohio Valley but the local showers
OF the three of the Mississippi River,
while heavy. been sufficiently numerous afford
considerable relief In the Middle and South Atlantic
States there light local showers with temperatures
slightly below the average. There also
local thunderstorms from the Gulf States westward into
Arizona and also in the central Rocky Mountain region
In New England the weather was fair and cool West OF
the Rocky Mountains fair weather continues with little
ohange in tempernre There will be scattered thunder
storms Sunday throughout the Middle West and the
northern upper lake region extending Monday into
Ohio Valley and western lower lake region. There will
also he local thunderstorms Sunday and Monday the
South Atlantic States and central Rocky
tain region, and probably showers Monday
New-York and Northern and Central New-England. In
the Middle Atlantic tn weather will be
warmer. West OF the Rocky Mountains the weather will
continue fair On the NewEngland and Middle Atlantic
coasts the winds will be light southery; the South
Atlantic and Gulf variable and the
light and mostly southery Steamers which depart
day for European will have light TO fresh
winds and fair weather 10 the Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
RETRENCHHENT IN VIRGINIA.
PROPOSAL INVOLVING A REVOLUTION IN THE
STATES JUDICIARY.

Richmond, Va, July 27.-The constitutional con-
vention held a brief session to-day. There were a
number of resolutions and memorials but all in
terest centred in the reading Of the report by Mr..
Withers, of the committee on reduction OF ex-
penses revolutionizing the Judiciary of the State.
The committee put the knife deep into the matter
and uprooted the entire present system The county
and circuit systems Of the State are abolished
and a system entirely new Is recommended. The
office OF attorney for the Commonwealth is also
abolished
The State is TO be divided into twenty circuits.
and the judges who preside over these shall take
the place of both the present county and circuit
judges. They are to be paid s2O a year and $3.50
a year for expenses, instead of mileage as at pres
ent. Each circuit shall have a prosecuting at
torney, whose salary shall be 81. 500 a year There
shall be at least three terms OF in each
cult a year The abolition of corporation courts
IN cities of less than 1880 Inhabitants Ia recon-
nended, and the duties put upon the circuit court
This will reduce the number of court officials from
eight corporation judges eighty-fve county judges
lgS corporation and county court clerks and 10S
Commonwealth attorneys and all the present cir
cut Judges to twenty judges, twenty attorneys
100 clerks.
Mr.. Summers of Washington County presented
a sweeping resolution prescribing most rigid
to be taken by all public officials elected in the
State. including United States Congressman and
or indirectly either used permitted TO be used
any money liquor other valuable thing and
have not made promise OF aDuointment in
order to secure their election
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
PLANKS OF THE CIVIC COUNCIL.
COMMITTEE OF ONE THOUSAND TO BE ENROLLED
TO ACETATE FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.

COMMITTEE OF ONE THOUSAND TO BE ENROLLED
TO ACETATE FOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP.
An announcement was made yesterday behalf
OF the Civic Council that 1t has begun the enrol
ment OF a committee of one thousand conduct
agitation for the measures following:
Firct-A constitutional amendment giving cities
the right TO determine the wages. hours and
dltions OF all city employees, and of all employees
OF contractors doing work for the city.
Second-Steps toward replacing the contract
system by direct employment on city work
Third-The elimination of revenue making invest
ments in estimating the city debt limit.
tourth-SuccessiYe steps in municipal ownership
and operation.
The four planks have been submitted to a refer
endum vote OF the members OF the organizations
connected with the council. The Rev. w. D. p
Bliss. secretary of the federation, said yesterday
that about a hundred labor and reform organiza-
lions, with aggregate membership of 10000, are
connected with the council The returns of the
referendum, which expected to be favorable to
the four planks to be used as basis of agita-
uon by the committee of thousand. All the
agitation is 10 be nom partisan. Measures rather
than men, the council says. what it will seek
ior Controller Coler said regardig the four
planks:
The third plank should come first, bat the others
gre Important The city ought increasingly to do
Us own work. because IT is getting increasingly
~ TIE power OF the contractors. AS the city grows
me contracts grow in size rapidly that only a
rev competitors have the capital plant to en-
Le sole lhem 10 make a bid. On many contracts
Is now printed virtually at a MONOPOLY price
mainly for this reason. The cost of removing the
ssrDsge is four times what IL last year. be-
cause cause no contractor was found to bid against the
present contract
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
PAy-4MERIcAN DELEGATES MEET.
SETTLE DETAILS AND MAKE ASSIGNMENTS FROM
PROGRAMME

Buffalo. July 27.-This country's delegates TO the
International Conference of American States, to be
held in the City of Mexico, beginning on October
% this afternoon organized in this city for their
work II was the first time the delegates had
together since their appointment by Presi-
dent Mckinley last spring. The meeting was held
at the home of Drector-General Buchanan OF the
Pan-Amercan Exposition. Four of the five dele
gates were present They were Mr. Buchanan,
John Barrett OF Portland Ore: NJ. Pepper OF
Washington, and V. w. Foster, of Chicago. Will
lam c. Fox acting director of the Bureau OF
American Republics also attended the conference
A great deal was accomplished at to-days gath
ering and there probably will be no further meet
fngs until the five delegates get together in Wash
ington in September to receive instructions from
the State Department. Each delegate was as
signed a subject which he will devote his whole
attention
programme for the international conference
ranged by the executive committee of the Inter
national Union of American Republics on May %,
1900.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
TRANsPACIFIc MAILS.

Mails for Hawa Japin China and Philippine Islands.
via San Francisco close here daily at $50 up 10
JuIy ,2s inclusive for dispatch Ter $. $ COptc
Mails FOR china Japan via Tacoma close here daily
at $3.50 p. up July t2s. inclusive. for dispatch
per Duke OF Fife.
Mails for Seattle. close here daily
at $50 D. m. up July 431. inclusive. for dispatch
per Riojuu Maru OeSistered mail must De directed
via Seattle')
Mails for Tahiti MarQuesas Islands via SRn Fran
cisco. close here daily az $50 m up 10 August w.
inclusive, for dispatch S. Australia
Mails Hawaii China, Japan and Philippines VIA san
+5 inclusive. for dispatch =. American Naru
Mails for Hawaii Francisco. close here daily at
ESQ D. m up to August IS. for dispatch per Mara
Malls China Japan via Vancouver. close here
daily $40 August tlS. inclusive. for dis
per Empress OF Japan Registered mail must
be directed via Vancouver
Mails Australia except West Australia. which s
forwarded via Europel. New-Zealand Fiji Samoa and
Hawaii. San Francisco. close here daily at $50
.. after July t2I and August III, inclusive.
arrival OF s. Lucarla. due at New-York August
III for dispatch per 5. sonoma.
Mails for Australia lexcept West Australia which
Europe. and New Zealand. which goes n
daily $50 .. to August TN. inclusive
patch 3. . Warrimoo supplementary mails
Seattle and Victoria). close at $50 D.
(mail be directed via Nancouver'D.
Transpachc mails forwarded port sailing daily
the schedule OF closing is arranged on the pre-
sumption OF their uninterrupted transit
fRegistered mall Closes q p.
CORNELIUS VAN COTT,
Postofrce. New-York. n Y. July 26 1901
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

DR.. Watson of the earliest members OF
the Union League Club of this city He a son
of the late DR. Daniel Watson. who was, fifty
years ago. leading practitioner. and was born in
South Kingston. r. l., in 1924 After studying medi-
cine with his father. he graduated from the
University OF Pennsylvania. He acting as
sistant surgeon in the United States Army from
May. 1861. to February. 1862
In the Union League Club. which he made his
place of residence for many years he was cele-
brated for his Chesterfeldian manners and his old
school punctiliousness of etiquette. DIR. Watson
signed from the club about three years ago and
had since lived I'm the Watson homestead. He
one of the best known Shakespearian students
in the country and was a subscriber to many
periodicals.
DR. Watson Of the witnesses In support
Of the action Of DR.. Edward Kerschner. who de-
clined to visit fever stricken schooner while he
was fleet surgeon of the North Atlantic Squadron
cruising at the time In the Caribbean Sea for
which DIR. kerschner was afteIwa court mar
tialed and dismissed from the navy.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
MAILS FOR SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA, WEST
INDIES ETC.


MONDAY-At l. m FOR Porto Rico, per 5 Californian
via Ponce: at 1 m for Northern Brazil, per $ 3
,nca 5ps for Northern Brazil must be directed per
Castlian Princs''A
for Central America texeept Costa Rcal and South
Pacific Ports per 5 $ Orzaoa. via CoIpn tnsil TOT
$50 D. m. for Jamaica, per Admiral Dewey. from
Boston; II for Jamaica, per 5 5 Crania from
wEpNFspAY-At $50 a m. for Inagua and Haiti per
$ $ Mt Vernon at 10 a. m. for Grenada. Trinidad
and cgdad BolTST per SaraTS ana a ansra n 5s 5r
$ $ Esperanza via Havana aad t'T' greso tnnaH ror
other parts OF Mexica must De directed Per $ $,
for Barbados Trinidad and Cludad Bolivar, per 5 3
rtTRSDAY-At 7 a. m for Yucatan p~r Nor
mandle via PrOgreso; at le m Complementary 1880
d M for Nassau. Guantanamo and Santiago per ; :
Saratoga; $50 p m for Jamaica per : $ AdTnirai
Sampson, Boston -
instou via TamPieo tulail must be directed FER >
,,ttv Washins:0u')- 1890 plefneutary
i ny M for Turks Island and Dominican Republic.
per 5 yat q a m for Newfoundland direct. per
silvia at a. m for FgT1 5s,D3,5nsntprr sSI ioso
for Fortune island. Jamaica sayanla IN csT,h9ssns arr 1,
and GreytoFn Rrac,si per per Ansshany az 10
a Haiti per rS,asg arms sstIisb H. and A putc 1
Curacao vt venss"sa ss effected per 8 Prins VIM I
a. 10 a. m. cor Cuba. per : $. Moro Castle. via
Ma t Newfoundland by North Sydney, and
thence by close at this office daily at $50 o
m (conneetns close here every M9naay & W weessy R,
ana thence by close at this office daily at $50
p m Mails for Cuba by rail 70 PoTS Tamlpa dlp Ea,,
a. (the connecting closes are on Monday. Wednesday
and Saturday. Mails for Mexico CITY overland unless
specially addressed for dispatch oy steamer close az
this office daily at 80 ~. m. and II p m Mails Lor
Costa Rica Belize. Puerto Cortez and Guatemaa. BY
rail New-Orleans. and thence oy steamer close az
this office 1850 ., connecting closes here
Mondays Belize Puerto Cortez and Guatemala and
Tuesdays Cor Costa Rca) 4RsgStered uaH closes at
NJ.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

ROBBED AN ARMY SAFE.
TH1EVIsH SOLDIERS MAKE HAUL, OF
SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS

Manila, July 2I-The robbery of the pay
masters safe at Santa Cruz yesterday Is sup
posed to have been the work of soldiers 1t
appears that Major Canby. who was paying the
troops in the Laguna District left the safe I'm
the guardhouse, and that while it was there the
thieves succeeded in a5stracting its contents
General Chaffee has sent the chief Of Manila
detectives to Santa Cruz to investigate the af-
fair. Chief Paymaster Tower was not apprised
of the robbery until informed of it by news
paper man.
Major Candy has telegraphed to Manila from
Canta Cruz that one paymaster's box, contain
ing 800 is missing
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
SOME sUPERFLUOUS DENIALs.

From The Brooklyn Eagle
II Is now clear that the first thing TO be done
when the bridge repairs have been completed is
To establish a thorough, competent regular and
FREQUENT inspection OF the great structure at all
points There has never been any such thing in the
past Engineer Probasco's statement on that point
e hundantly supported by the observation of citi-
zens who walk the structure most frequently and,
above all. ty the old and rusted condition of the
fractures brought to light by the newspaper photog
raphers They have photographed the breaks Mr.
Proba SEQ said not there. and The Eagle" has
photographed the sag which the engineer denied
so that there is no possible doubt OF those facts
But unfortunately, photograph will not repro
duce rust If IL would the evidence OF long con-
tinued neglect would be strong CROUCH almost to
create riot.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
HE NAY HAVE BEEN MURDERED.

The police of New Rochelle have sent out gem
eraI alarm for William Schmidt twenty-nine years
old of that place The man left NewRochelle
week ago 10 visit physician in this city. but did
not reach his office The police found that he
reached -hundr ed and twenty ninthst but lost
trace ~ him there. The missing had in his
possession when he left home handbook contain
ing an account with bank in the Borough OF The
pronv II is believed that he has been either
robbed and murdered or has become crazed by the
heat and wandered away.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28

CRANDELIr-on Friday morning July &c 1901. John A.
Craniell son Of Otis and Eliza A II. l.. Gran
dell aeed years. Funeral services will be held at
his ste residence, No AZ West l2Gth-st. Monday.
JuIy % at D. m Inte~ment at the convenience OF
the family Troy. N. Y. Saratoga and Newport papers
please
crIEE-On Friday short Illness at Long Beach
Thomas H. Cullen beloved husband of Harriet y. Cul
len m the year OF his age Funeral services at his
late residence No. 20 West 72ast. Monday morning.
July 90 at IL o'clock.
HyATT-At sandown Isle Wight. England, Thurs
dav July 23 Thaddeus Hyatt. OF Brooklyn, N Y. in
his Seth year.
KEIIY-At his late residence. New-Rocheile n. Y,
Saturday morning. 9th inst. Edward Kelly, Of
the late Eugene and Margaret II. Kelly. Notice Of
funeral hereafter.
KYTE-At Asbury Park on July 2s 1901 Charles Kyle.
Of Fanvood, j. September 10. 1916 In Berbce.
Guiana Services All Saints Church, Scotch
Plains and Fanwood, Monday July %. 2:30 2.
leaving New-York Central Rail-
of New-Jersey) at l o'clock
LEGGETT-At Elizabeth. n. ]. Saturday. July "a.
1901. Mary Hills Leggett, only daughter OF T. Howard
Georsana Capp Leggett. aged twentythree wears.
Funeral services Monday. the 10th inst at o'clock
al residence of her parents No 450 North Broad
Relatives and friends invited
PADDoCK-At Pittsneld July a6 Dr. Franklin Kitsredse
Paddock. Funeral Monday. at $780, from First Church
ofC Christ Pttsheld.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
BUSINESS DEPRESSION IN BRAZIL.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TRYING To AVERT
PANIC

Rio Janeiro, July G7.-The special Porto Rican
free trade announcement has accentuated the inan-
caI apprehension which pervades all commercial
circles Exchange is steadily declining, paper
money is at 65 per cent discount. and imported
goods including petroleum and wheat. rapidly
increasing in price. The federal government. in
effort to avert actual panic, is retrenchng in
port duty coffee.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
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New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
WOMEN HAVE FIERCE FIGHT WITH SNAKES
THEY STUMBLE ON DEN OF THE REPTILES
WHILE EXPLORING AN ISLAND.

Mrs. Elizabeth Dennis and her daughter Anna
living at No. q Nelson Place. Newark. left Newark
fortnight ago for trip to the Buffalo Exposition
They We're accompanied by Mrs. May Scherr of
Atlantic City Last Wednesday the party left
Buffalo for the st. Lawrence River. and on Thurs
day they stopped on a small island.
Mrs. Dennis and her daughter started to explore
the island and stumbled upon a large nest of
snakes that Immediately attacked them. Miss
Dennis ran for Mrs. Scherr, and the two women
arming themselves with heavy sticks, went Mrs
Dennis's assistance. Mrs. Dennis had been wounded
In four places by the snakes: Miss Dennis laid
right and left with her club while her mother was
dragged away from the snakes den by Mrs Scherr
The injuries of Mrs Dennis were attended to by
physician on the steamer and the party aba1-
doned their river trip.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-28
REFUSES BRYANITE ONO NOMINATION

Cleveland Ohio. July IA committee which in
cuded George A. Ciroot and others prominently
identified with the Bryan wing of the Democrat tic
party in Ohio to-day called upon General Isaac
r. Sherwood in this city. with the request that he
permit his name to go before the Bryan conven-
ton to be held at Columbus July 81
didate for Governor on an independent ticket
General Sherwood is understood to have declined
the honor saying that he not In sympathy
with the movement. and would not under any cir
cumstances accept the nomination.