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PROJECTIONS ron STvE sLEUrHa
Nns 0Asss ssat Prom HsaAquastsss
Haek - the Preo1noeu.

Uoe4 - t00 Pro00m0ou.
PolIos Commissioner Murphy stirred
up the Detective Bureau yesterday by
promoting nve detectives to bo sergeants
and transferring nine detectives out Of the
bureau and assigning them TO precincts
to do patrol duty. The men who were
promoted were Joseph Petrosino. Edward
Hughes. Thomas Butler. William Duggan;
and william Kinaler. Their salary was
q 400 year; they will now get 5000.
The men who were transferred and the
precincts in which they will begin to walk
the street. at q O'Clock this morning are.
Alexander Chandler. Fifth street station
John Co,,,r. West Thirty-seventh street
station: samuel b. Davis, West Forty
seventh street station; William II. Dunn.
Market; John j. Herlihy. Fast Twenty
second street; J. NJ. Milmore. Mercer street
Louis Pollock, West Twentieth street;
Theodore r. Snyder, West Thirtieth street.
Col. Murphy's action In promoting
Petrosino has given much satisfaction
70 those who are interested In seeing the
mon who do the actual work Of the De-
tective Bureau get the rewards. Petrosipo
has record for catching Italian murderers
detective in the country, and the Italian
jails are filled with Italian criminals whom
he has caught In this country and sent
back there. Petrosino was a detective
sergeant formerly, but was reduced by
Capt. McClusky when the latter had charge
of the Detective Bureau. II was never
officially explained what reason there was
for Petrosno being in disfavor then.
The promotion OF Detective Eddie
Hughes was a popular one. He has been
closely identified with the Detective Bureau
for years, having been stenographer for
Capt McClusky, and be now does the
same work under Capt. Titus. While his
Job Ia q clerical one. he is called upon to
handle some ticklish questions. and is
intimately acquainted with all the work OF
the bureau.
Col. Murphy said that the mon had beon
promoted on their records. II Is known
that he has had Petrosinos promotion
under advisement for some time. What
ever may have boen Col. Murphys reason
for tho promotions, II In certain that he has
given hope to tho detectives who have not
political pull that there is Q chance for them.
The remanding OF nine detectives to patrol
duty caused a lot Of excitement. Col.
Murphy's explanation of the transfer was:
Il Thought these men would do better
work on patrol than they have been doing
In the Detective Bureau"
Capt. Titus will 20 TO Asbury Park to-day
for his vacation. He will be away twenty
days. and during his absence Sergt. Grady
win command the Detective Bureau. Sergt.
Grady was on Deputy Commissioner Dew
ery's stah when he was Chief and was known
as Mr.. Devery's right bower.
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HARD BLOWS AT GORMAN.
Maryland Republican, Hit the Democratic
Boss at Their Convention.

BALTIMORE, Aug 8.-The Republican
State Convention, which met at Ford's
Opera House to-day. nominated Herman
g. Platt for State Comptroller and Thomas
Parran for Clerk Of the Court of Appeals.
\ Chairman Goldsborough started the party
enthus.asm IN his opening speech. The
platform indorses the Mckinley Adminis-
i.tration and the policy as pursued in
China and the new dependencies. II se-
verely arraigns the administration Of the
Democratic party in the State. German,
the State leader, and Rasin. the city leader,
are scored In this the platform declares:
The Republican party compelled officials
Of the German Rasin administrations to
disgorge public moneys and collected pub
lie dues from long g-exempted corporations
The Republican party promises that our
unconstitutional Election law shall be re-
pealed. 90 that every male citizen in Mary
land, having the qualifications prescribed
by the Constitution, shall have the right
OF suffrage
Then follows a promise to enact several
reform measures and an endeavor to defeat
organized trusts. This brings In the oyster
and crab business Of Maryland and a con-
demnation OF the present oyster law. In
conclusion the platform hits hard at ex-
Senator German
I'VE appeal to all good citizens to unite
In defeating tho selfish political bosses
In their conspiracy, begun with the extra
session to perpetuate themselves and their
methods, BY one-sidcd elections. and TO
thwart the first purpose of that conspiracy
by defeating the election to tho United
States Senate OF the Democratic leader
who dictated the disfranchising election
law TO servile Assembly,
II We succeed. we will defeat the election
70 the United States Senate Of a man whose
views on tariff and finance fluctuate with
political exgencies, who is stable only
In unvarying control of tho Democratic
party machine If we succeed we will
forever destroy the power of that Demo-
cratic city boss (Rasin) who, beyond the
average span Of human life, has made legis-
lation and controlled Baltimore politics
for revenue only
The speech Of the day was made by
former Attorney General Glither. who in
nominating Mr., Platt went for German
red handed. He called him the father
Of compromises and the author Of the
compromise tariff and financial measures
reeking with party infamy and dishonor.
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BUNCOED LUMBER MEN.
swindicr Used Name Of Reputable Co ncem
and Did Lucrative Business.

BY using the firm name ofa reputable coal
and lumber concern Of Jersey City swind-
ler operating In Hoboken for the last month
has persuaded score OF lumber dealers In
Pennsylvania 10 send him as many car
loads Of lumber over the Erie Railroad. Ho
has resold the lumber 20 builders on Long
Island, securing quick sales by offering the
stock at 20 per cent. less than the market
price, and then failed to remit 10 the Penn
sylvania dealers.
: The fact that lumber was obtainable
In Hoboken for 30 per cent. Of it's market
value was reported 10 Secretary Z. F. Perry
OF the National Association OF Wholesale
Lumber Dealers. who began an investiga-
ton. aided by the Hoboken police and the
Post Office authorities From the address
at which the swindler had his headquarters
II was learned Yesterday that he had dis
appeared several days ago when the local
Post Office authorities stopped delivering
his mail The value Of the stolen lumber
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CAR HITS BREpERY TRUCK.
Vpsets II and Hurts Three Mcn-Car Ran
Away on slippery Tracks.

A trolley car OF the Seventh avenue
line In Brooklyn bound for the South Ferry
with over fifty passengers aboard. while
going down the Atlantic avenue hill about
0 o'clock yesterday morning, bumped into
a big brewery truck wned by the Howard
Childs Company. upsetting it and severely
injuring three persons.
The rain made the tracks so slippery
that John st. Clair. the motorman. found
IL impossib BILE to stop the car and when the
collision became Inevitable, he jumped,
receiving a fracture Of the left arm and
severe bruises. The others injured were
Andrew O'Reilly. ~ years old. Of siiL
West Twenty-fourth street, the driver Of
the truck, and Maurice Powers, 20 years
old, Of 3 State street, Brooklyn, his assist
ant O'Rsilly had his thighs and arms
badly cut and bruised and received internal
injuries. Powers escaped with a scalp
wound and bruised arm. The injured
men were taken to the Long Island College
Hospital
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pURGING This ENROLMENT.
.oo TO 1000 NAMES TO CONE OFF.
BrPUBLICAN LEADER SAYS.



Names Of One Dead Man md Three
Men VINO Say Their signatures wero
rorsed-Notsry's signature Forged.
T., asking for a mandamus directing
that four names appearing as those a.
snro,lcd Republicans In the Seventh Assem-
hiy pistrics be stricken from the rolls by
ne Board Of Elections, Franklin b. Miller.
pepublican leader Of the district, makes
no,able allegations OF fraud. The names
no wants taken from the rolls are: William
n,bson Of $50 West Twelfth street. said
). have been dead when enrolled; James
n Mccarthy OF sos Hudson street, Henry c.
scbrieber OF "a Eighth avenue and George
Kopp OF 81 Jane street. Townsend d
McIlvaine, counsel for Mr.. Miller, say that
This action is but the beginning Of an effort
vbich he will make to have from 500 to 900
names stricken from the primary rolls
~ the district, all Of which. he declares.
we're put there by fraud. There are three
rotaries concerned In the case and two
~ them. Cromwell W. Macy and Ell Sobel
aver that on certain Of the enrolment
blanks their signatures have been forged.
Criminal proceedings have been instituted
AGAINST the third notary. Benjamin Bern
stein. by the Attorney General for certify
Ing to enrolment blanks alleged to be
fraudulent.
Miller AYERS that although Gibson died
on March 0, last. q certificate for enroll
nent has been filed with the Board Of Flee
tions purporting to have been signed and
scknowledged before Eli Sobel q notary
public on May 20. Miller further states:
The true residence Of said william Gibson,
prior 10 the time OF his death was $50 West
Twelfth street and Is the residences stated IN IN
street, street. the he residence OF said william Gibson
i private re- TesiSence Scn IA s,w the person
William Gibson had resided there at any
time during the past year particularly the
months Of May and June. 1901
Miller declares that the signature OF
Gibson to the paper Is a forgery He also
buried Gibson, to the effect that Gibson
was in his grave at the date Of the blank
James q. Mccarthy Of sos Hudson street
AYERS that he did not sign the certificate
which bears his name He asserts that
no one else Of the same name lives In the
house with him and he consents that his
name be stricken from the rolls.
10 have been acknowledged before Macy
on May 1 Mr.. Macy makes affidavit that
he did not act as notary IA stated on the
paper. Another affidavit AYERS that he
isthe only notary OF the namein this county.
Schrieber and Kopp likewise deny that
they signed the certificates bearing their
names. Miller AYERS:
There Is danger that at said primary cleo
tlon OF the Republican party to be held o4
Sept II. 1901. some persons not entitled
thereto may be enabled to vote and that by
reason thereof deponent and the other elec-
injury.
Hearing on the motion was adjourned
BY Justice Gildersleeve yesterday until
to-day.
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BNGBL'SF, NOT PORGBS, SEEi
NO TESTINONTALS 60 IN DE ATE
UNLESS MARTINS IN.

what We - Have Been ne Aldefman's
Postxals Wsh ne Thanks q the Crate
fui PushcaSt Men Turns Out 70 Ne the
Couneiiman's WIN the Same Thanks.
II was announced yesterday by friends
OF Alderman Max Porges Of de Ate that
II Engel does him out Of denomination
this fall he will start . new organization
In the district and try and beat Engel at
the next succeeding primaries. At the
last meeting Of the organization held last
Friday night Porges was publicly hu-
INFLATED by Engel In a way that has caused
much laughter all over the district.
Some time ago storekeepcrs In Grand
street complained about the pushcarts
that were permitted to stand IN front OF
their stores to the great detriment OF their
business. and Capt. Walsh Of the Eldrfdge
street station drove the pushcart men
away. The pedlers appealed to Porges
and he succeeded In obtaining permission
for them TO stand In Grand street between
Orchard and Ridge streets. The pedlcrs
were grateful and appointed a committee
TO present him with q suitable testimonial.
They drew up an elaborate set OF resolu-
tions which they arranged to have en-
crossed and put In a gilt frame together
with q crayon likeness Of Porges to be
presented to him with due ceremony at
the meeting Last Friday night. Porges
was told to be ready with q speech. Tho
presentation was TO be made by Congress-
man Qoldfoglc.
Early last week Porgee was told that this
wouldn't do at all and that II Porges and
not Engsl got the testimonial pushcarts
might be driven on Grand street again.
The pushcart men were warned and
agreed to alter their plans for the presenta-
tion. It took place on schedule time and
the room was packed to the doors. Tho
Hon. Martin Engel sat in front seat on
the stage and Porges sat among the pedlers
A massive gilt frame covered with red
cloth was brought In and set on the stage.
Congressman Goldfogle In an eloquent
speech eulogized Engel a. a man OF the
people and the friend Of the push-cart
the frame a life-size likeness Of Engel was
disclosed, underneath OF which were en-
crossed resolutions thanking him for his
services In behalf Of the push-oart men,
The pedsrs rent the air with their cheers
Engel bowed and thanked the pedlers and
nine speeches extolling Engel were made:
Down IN tho crowd somebody handed
Porges a set Of resolutions, typewrttten
on ordinary writing paper. thanking him
for his assistance and signed by the push.
cart mems committee. Porges stuffed
1t into his pocket and hurried out Of the
room.
Il done the work." said Porges yesterday,
and Engel grabbed the credit
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TAYLOR AFTER SHARKEY,S SCALP
Fight for Leadership OF Kings 10th A.
semby District Opens In Earnest.

The fight between Naval Officer Robert
A Sharkey and Assistant Postmaster
William j. Taylor for control Of the Repub-
lican organization in the Sixteenth Assem-
bly, district in Brooklyn is on in earnest,
the recent efforts to patch up an agree
ment having failed.
M. Taylor issued long statement yes
terday scoring Mr.. Sharkey for selfish
political management and the expenditure
Of large sums OF money In carrying primary
elections. This is part OF Mr.. rayiors
Indictment:
=, We will show that every male member OF
NJ Sharkey's family IL holding q fat public
ONO" and that their combined salary drawn
from the public amounts to moro than Sl3,OOO
per year and that not one OF his family was
ever appointed from a civil service list, their
appointment being secured because Mr.,
sharkey was executive member Of tho old
Iwenty-hfth wurd or Sixteenth Assembly
district
A; tho last primary Mr.. Sharkey pulled
through by majority of only 40 in vote
of over 5000. This year the Taylor forces
are confident that they will beat him.
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TOBACCO SPEC. WENT WRONG.
Herman Colell Forced Into Bankruptcy
Owing 0O4.4

Herman Colell, Wholesale dealer in to-
bacco at 10 Chatham Square has fled a
petition In bankruptcy with liabilities
Set ,47s and assets S5O,O72. or the liabilities
SIS ,2o4 are secured, and $4,000 is on accom-
modation paper. Among the secured
creditors are julius Marquise SIS, ,7Ol and
Edward II. Colell $4,000. The Chatham
National Bank is In the schedules for $40 600
on a note of Edward H. Colell which was
indorsed by the petitioner. Mr.. Colell
Is one of the oldest tobacco merchants
In tho city. Last fall he was induced TO
20 into "A tobacco speculation for the pur-
chase of an entire crop of domestic to-
bacco for which he gave long g-timc notes
aggregating ses 600 He has been unable
to sell single pound Of that tobacco in
these eight months at anything near cost.
and although he has paid $1,000 Of The
notes, he has not raised cent by
sale of the tobacco. With this purchase
figured al cost, his assets exceed his liabil-
tiles. Ho has only nine creditors all told
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aCssIAN oSH1CERs sUfCsDs.
n Dsssrass re- ne 1lassvsssshsssk Mo-
sacre. Gen. 0s1bs1d knb I1lmself.

h Dosgrass fse ne uDagsvsstshsask Me-.
sscre. Gen. Ossbs1d knb IIlmself.
vIoroRiA. B. G.. Aug. e.-Acoording to
news received from the Orient by tho
steamer Queen Adelaide, Gen. Gribski,
the Military Governor OF Blagovestcheusk.
committed suicide recently a. be was ap-
preaching the above city on his return
from St. Petersburg.
Gen. Gribski was In charge OF Blagovest-
chensk In August. 1900. whom that city wss
attacked by tho Chinese bandits from
Aigun. who from the opposite Of tho Amur
fired on the Russian city. The presence
In the city Of large body Of pcscesble
Chinese was regarded by the Russians
as grave peril and instructions wore
asked from st. Petersburg. Tho now
historic telegram; Fling Chinese across
Amur.' was wired from St. Petersburg.
and during the temporary absence Of Gen.
Gribeki the message was literally inter-
preted by the Chief Of Police. whose blood
thirsty Cossacks gathered the Chinese to-
gether. men. women and children. TO the
number Of nearly 5000. and literally flung
them into the water. None Of the Chinese
escaped.
Gen. Gribsh was subsequently, recalled
to st. Petersburg to explain the matter.
and there Is reason to believe that he was
returning to Blagovestchensk In disgrace
and 80 decided to take his own life.
The sun., 1901-08-07
INDORsER SIGNED ILLEGIBLY.


Ira van Giesen" Looked Like '"Waran
ellison" Result. Much Litigation.
Robert 8. Howard has begun suit against
tho Bank Of the Metropolis to recover
5000 damages for alleged negngenos In
connection with nOte for 81 $50 which he
left there for collection. The note was
made by Walter B. Starbird (who died
before Il became due) TO Mr.. HowGds
order and was indorsed by DR.. Ira Van
Giesen Of the State Pathological Institute,
whose odd manner Of writing his signature
has caused long train OF litigation. In
the course OF which the case has been twioe
before the Appellate Division.
All the experts In the bank read the sig
nature as -Waran 0ilson,' but they could
find no such name in the directory, 80 they
mailed the notice OF the maturity Of the
note to Mr.. Howard, and another, under
separate cover, to Waran Gibson in care Of
Mr.. Howard. In the meantime Mr..
Howard had left town and did not see tho
notices until some time after. Then he
began suit before Justice Chase and Jury
against Dr. Van Giesen and the jury de-
cided in his favor on the ground that the
banks Interpretation OF the signature
was the natural one to any person except
the writer.
Justice Chase set the verdict aside and
ordered new trial. William b. Ellison,
counsel for Howard, appealed from the
order, but It was sustained by the Appel
late Division. Tho next trial Of the case
was before Justice Gildersleeve and jury
and the verdict was in favor Of the defend
ant Again lawyer Ellison appealed and
this time the Appellate Division reversed
the verdct'and ordered new trial. Justice
Truax presided at this trial and the case
was dismissed on the ground that the In
dorser had not had notice OF the maturity
Of the note.
The ground for the present suit against
the bank is that il was negligent In that
II did not use due perseverance In endeavor-
ing to find the indorser OF the note. Howard
alleges that at the timo he left the note
for collection there was attached to 1t a
card on which the name and address OF
card In one of the exhibits In the case.
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Seventh Avenue to Have Fast Service.

President vreeland Of the Metropolitan
Street Railway said yesterday that the
under-trolley cars will be in service on the
Seventh avenue line within the next fort
night The new line is to have terminals
at South Ferry, and at the Cortlandt, Des-
brosses and Christopher street ferries
II will be one of tn. fastest service lines
opera,ssL va. tue CITY ... ....-.-,...........
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DETECTIVE ARRESTED IN COURT.
Tsbles Turned on Him by the Woman He
Accused Of DAsordegiy CoWduCt.

AcCsnod Of Dserueriy Comouct-
Erpeet ]. BraRaxzo, q private detective,
,ho IN Mord.v n,.ht MA. C.mil,a OonnaI
W. o' sAo~S ''e u ~ ~
. Frencnwomah' acoompsny nn " u'
Tenderloin police station, whero he charged
her with aocosting him In the street, was
himself arrested when he appeared In
J.0.,.or M.rL., no,,c> co,,rt vesterdav IN
sene'son a.IAo' pono' '""'' '''''' ="
prOsocu'o tho "on'sn.
Upon the application OF the woman's
council. Ma4ietrato Mayo ordered that Q
oounlsint be taken and a warrant iss,,e
~ C.u,.p. .h.... -
ior D!at"~~o upon AAs
disorderiy conouct. IL was aeeeo thet
Bragazzo accpsted her on the street while
.ha WA ON her vay to q drug store and
A.. r. ..->.d h.- % no 18th hin, IN thu
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Commissioner John McAIackin OF the
State Department Of Labor issued a state
ment last night in which he said that GER
tain persons were going around through
the State soliciting advertisements from
manufacturers for a publication which Il
was asserted would contain the proceed
ings OF the last national convention OF
factory inspectors, and assuring all adj
vertisers that they would bestow q favor
on the Bureau of Factory Inspectors by
patronizing the publication. Mr. McMackfn
warns everybody that the solicitors are
using the name Of the department without
authority.
The sun., 1901-08-07
CHEROKEE CLUBS OUTING.
Two Thousand Tammany Br ayes Turn Out
for the Picnic,

The Cherokee Club, the Tammany oreani-
zation OF the Twenty-eighth Assembly
: district, held its annual chowder and games
az Witzels Point View Grove, College Point,
yesterday. Games occupied the attention
of the braves In tho afternoon, until they
were compelled to seek shelter from tho
rain, after which they had a supper. About
two thousand persons attended the
chowder. Senator Featherson, the leader
y tho district. Lawrence Demour, ex-
SheriN Tom Dunn. Tax Commissioner
Shs"hy and Alderman John T. Mccall were
among 'toTe whu-Rttrr,fpf -...... ........
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Neustsdt to Hun Against Stiebiing.

At the meeting of the stalwart Republi-
can Club Of the Twelfth Assembly district
last evening 1t was decided TO put up as
the candidate Of the club for the leader
ship of the district against John Stiebling
Jacob Neustadt. the only Republican brew
ery collector In tho city Norbeth PfeiYer,
who Is taking a large part In the fight. said
after the meeting that the enrolment OF
men in the club was going on with a rush
and that he expects to win the fight.
The sun., 1901-08-07
MARIE GEORGE GETS A DIVORCE.
william Lester Brown. Actress's Hus-
band, Made No objection,

Marie George, who is playing In The
Strollers' at the Knickerbocker Theatre.
and who In private life is Clara S. Brown.
obtained decree OF absolute divorce
against william Lester Brown from Justice
Giidersleeve Of the Supreme Court yester-
day on the report Of Martin II. vogel as
referee. The plaintiff resides at the Hotel
St. Lorenz. at Seventy second street and
Lexington avenue.
Brown, who has to do with throwing light
on stages, has not lived with his wife FOR
two years. He married her on July 8,
1893. Howe Hummel represented the
plaintiff and Josh D. Hart appeared for
but did not offer evidence In behalf Of Brown.
II was shown that Brown has been living
in this oity with another woman passing
as Mrs Brown.
The sun., 1901-08-07
Tammany Men Making for the springs.

Daniel F. Mcmahon. chairman Of tho
Tammany Executive Committee, and a lot
of other Tammany men will go up TO Sara
toRa to-day and take tho waters.
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GETS A GRANT ~ HONDURAS.
100 square Miles OF Land Given TO Re
settled From This Country.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 8.-James Wood OF
Chicago, who went 10 Honduras as the
representative Of a Chicago syndicate,
returned to-day and says that his company
has secured from the Government 100 square
miles, or $1,000 acres. OF land on condition
OF settling IL with Americans. The land
lies between Caiba and Puerto Corte2.
about thirty miles from the latter place.
Mr. Wood says that hi. company has already
made arrangements to send Ohio. Indiana
and Illinois farmers who want 10 go 10
Central America and raise bananas. cocoa
nuts. sugar and similar tropical products
The concession is known IA Saddle Hill,
and there is already successful colony of
Germans In the neighborhood The first
party Of emigrants ia expected 10 leave in
about two months.
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