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New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
REVIEW AT NI4NTIC CAMP.
COLONEL THOMPSON. Z. S. A. COMPLIMENTS >
CONNECTICUT STATE TROOPS
IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

TBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE
Canlp Keeler. Mantle. Conn, Aug 1.-The day
dutv closed here with brigade formation and re-
view of the twenty-four hundred troops in me
and in column by Colonel J. Milton Thompson -'a
United States Infantry. who is in command OF the
post at Plattsburg, N Y.
The brigade was formed by Lieutenant Colonel
Wade assistant adjutant general on General
Frost's staff and the reviewing officers were &C
cornpanied by members Of the Governors stan.
Colonel Thompson rode down the line with GEN
eral Frost and staff Then came the review in
column. General Frost and staff. four regiments
OF infantry. a troop OF cavalry, colored company
of infantry a battery Of light artillery and bat
terry of four Gatling guns The four bands. one
hundred musicians. with corps of one hundred
field music were the right
Colonel Thompson expressed his qualification at
the appearance Of the troops. Battalion parades Of
such regiments were held previously. The days
routine duty was carried out. consisting OF guard
mounting battalion battery and troop drills, and
drill in the Of mortars. with the firing of plas-
shells with time pieces. The weather has been
perfect.
1t has been decided to abandon the State rife
range here, as there are better ranges, where the
matches will be held.
Acting Governor keeler, who attended ex-Gov-
ernor Cookies funeral at Wlnsued to-day, returned
to camp tonight He will review the troops at
o'clock tomorrow. All the members of the Con
gress delegation from the State expected, with
the State officers and many leading politicians The
troops will break camp by noon Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
DEATH OF 4 SAMOAN CHIEF.

Washington. Aug. 14-Captain Uriel Sebree. Gov
ernor of Tutuila, has advised the Navy Depart
rnent under of July II. that Tuitele, a Samoan
chief who had been Governor of the Western Dis
trict Of Tutuila since the United States assumed
sovereignty the island. died at Leone on June
L. Captain Sebree sent surgeon to attend him,
and when the chief grew worse h went IN the
wheeling to visit him Tuitele was buried with
military honors the funeral being attended by the
officers and the Of the Wheeling. A native
guard by the direction of Captain Sebree. fired
three yoIfeys over his grave. Captain Sebree says
these honors not required by the regulations,
hut he deemed il advisable show all possible
-espect the memory of Of the highest chlefs
of the island. and one who in his OFFICIAL position
w1es loval and faithful He says he Will appoint g
successor TO Tuitee in short time, and he Will
endeavor to select man recognized by the
IN
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
HEAVY DEATH RATE IN MONTREAL.

From The Philadelphia Medical Journal
Consul General Bittinger has sent to The Public
Health Reports'' some of the vital and mortuary
statistics of Montreal gathered from the official
report for the year 1900 The most extTaoTaliary a. @
item is the death rate that city. In lS9O II was
246 per 1000 inhabitants This rate is enormously H
this continent In New-York. with Its huge con
gested population, its tenements and us not p sum
deIphia it is 1926 in Boston 19 So IN Chicago liSS
and in Buffalo 1419 Even in New.oreans' "hich
is almost tropical city, IL is only 2iSi
The civic authorities OF Montreal claim that tne
high death rate is caused by the heavy liiant
mortality But, considering the climatic conditions
the city, high death rate among Ill in13mIs an
in New-York Philadelphia The sanitary cond-
ton Montreal is said to be impaired by the eA-
istence of a large numper OF cesspools.
The Montreal Star. commenting on the re
mort saws that Montreal lost larger percentage
of its population in 1900 than any other city on me
continent with the single exception OF savan-
nah, Ga 49,, =
In Philadelphia we accustomed TO think or
Canada as a region of aboundtng health, and we
cannot fail to be perplexed at this reSrettap Die
showing of the Canadian metropolis.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
ACCUSES THURsTON OF PREJUDICE.

Alleging that Deputy Police Commissioner
Thurston. before whom he was tried. preju-
diced John Reardon formerly captain OF the Green
point precInct Brooklyn. who July dis
missed from the force yesterday applied to Justice
Dickey in the Brooklyn Supreme Court, for an
order commanding Commissioner Partridge and
Deputy Commissioner ThurstOn 10 show cause why
q pere1nptory writ of mandamus should not be
issued for the captains reinstatement The order
was granted through Hugo Hirsh. Mr.. Reardon ;
counsel. In the papers it was alleged that the
charges were not proved. that the was tried
before a prejudiced judge and that the dismissal
was ordered before Commissioner Partridge had
read the testimony.
The charges upon which the captain was dis
missed that he had failed to enter on the sta
ton blotter the time OF his departure from and re-
turning the station. and had filled 1t In after
ward that he had had others sign his name TO the
headquarters returns and that he had entered a
saloon while duty and had been guilty OF other
conduct unbecoming an officer. In an affidavit Hugo
Hirsh accuses Deputy Commissioner hurston with
showing prejudice against Captain Reardon
throughout the trial and declares that the evidence
was never submitted to Commissioner partridge
and was not even written out by the onlclal ste
nographer until some time after Captain Rear
= dismissal.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
LITIGATION OYER HAVANA CANAL
C11BANs BRING SUIT DECLARING THAT
THEY WERE FRAUDULENTLY INDUCED
TO PART WITH VALUABLE
CONCESSIONS.
tRv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE


Trenton / Aug 14-Nanuel Gomez de AranJo
and Feline PeIarz de Amigo. both of Cuba began
suit in the Court of Chancery to-day 10 SET aSiuo
an agreement by which they declare tnat they naEe
been frauduIentIy induced to part with vaiuaDie
concessions TO operate a canal in CUBA 70 tne Id
vana Canal Company. the defendants IN the SUIT
The concessions question were nrst sscule1
from the Spanish Government. and when they eN-
PRED in October 1860 it is declared rene"eo
bv the United States Government They say thaI
they applied to Henry 3. De Hamel. of NeW-1oIk'
for assistance in securing the necessary capla 70
construct the canal. being introduced 5y MIN 70
William T Wood a New-YOrk lawyer, wnorn' theS
say they have discovered was to become MI.
HameTs son-in-Iaw. II is charged that Hamei ana
Wood falsely represented that they had orsanizeo
and Incorporated in New-Jersey the Havana Canai
Company with a capital stock of $Se9,Gn ana
backed by of large means VINO Wouu a. o.,o -
begin the construction of the proposed canal IN anu
about the harbOr of Havana -,
The cOmpIaiuants ailege that therSupon they
signed the agreement transferring their CONCESSIONS
10 the Havana Canal Company for the hotlhlS1
sum of $40 but with the stipulation tnat tneE
company and $4,000 in cash Later. they say t sLSS
had discovered that such company htu 49,
formed although il is charged that WoOO suoSe-
nueutly filed a charter for the defendaht COZ
tiOu whose capital stock is $lOt0tJo II Is cIlSA 81
that he also made pretended aSSIShniieIi' - ~ -;
tTIrn transferred it the Havana CanaI CoLnPalig
The cornplainants charge that the Whole t -
tiOn was fraud, and ask that the asreeineiI -
declared null and void
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
LITTLE ELMER'S ACHIEVEMENT

from The Chicago Record-Herald-
Ny mother she's been learning French.
And when she talks to me
And it's the time for saying yes.
Why then she answers we.
NV father says her French would make
Freuchman go and throw
About eleven fits-Ive had
The German measles. though.
Ny mother shrugs her shoulders up
And then says "Parley voo?
And then my father turns around,
And all he says is POOH!
And that makes mother just as mao
AS ever she can get
I've had the German measles but
/ can't talk German yet.
MY father he's the smartest man
I bet you ever knew
Why, he can read in Latin and
Our kind of reading, too:
And l can't hardly read at all,
Except short words, you know,
Cause I'm a little boy-Pve had
The German measles. though!
My fathers been across the sea.
In Germany and Rome,
And London and most all around,
And brought me nice things home;
And mothers been to Omaha.
A year or so ago.
And made me stay at home-IVe had
ThA German measles though!
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
REPORT ON LORILLARD ESTATE
DIVIDENDS AND OTHER SOURCES
ORIGINAL ESTATE S.7s7. .s25 O.
rRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

TBT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE-1
Trenton, N J.. Aug. 1.-THE executors Of the
will OF Pierre Lorillard have fled with the Secre-
tary of State an Intermediary report showing the
receipts and disbursements to the present time in
the settlement of the estate. AS inventorted at
the time Of Mr. Lorillards DEATH it was H.797s2o O.
and the executors since received ss7651 63 in
dividends and from other In the settle
ment Of debts and legacies and for the expenses
the executors have paid out SIS. .4SS.
The report shows that there has been paid 10
Mrs Lillian Barnes Alien s69. .925 Legacy OF
personal property at Rancocas," and S55,S40 as
LEGACY of horses in England" Other disburse-
rnents include legacy of household goods TO the
widow Of $685. and payments Of $4,000 on her
annuity. Mrs. Lorillard's sister, Jane j. Judge.
has received 600 her annuity, and Pierre Loril-
lard ir SIS coo left by his fathers will.
Of the estate 81 i23 $50 is invested in stocks. and
there is 1855 is deposited with the Commercial
Trust Company Of Jersey City There is certll-
cate of Deposit for 100000 with the same company
some of the items of income since Mr.. Lortllards
dea tn are: Dividends Continental Tobacco stock
S28 900: Pressed Steel Car Company. $2.Vo and
Tuxedo Park Association. $lSS57
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
GERHAN METHoDISTS CONVENE,
THE TwENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CAMP MEETING
OPENS AT SEA CLIFF. LONG ISLAND.

THE TwENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL CAMP MEETING
OPENS AT SEA CLIFF. LONG ISLAND
Sea Cliff, Long Island, Aug Il (SpecaD.-German
Methodists from New-York and other places are at
tending the twenty-eighth annual camp meeting Of
the New-York and Brooklyn German Camp Meeting
Association. which opened here at the Tabernacle
last evening Many of the visitors have arrived
but their number win be more than doubled by
Saturday Provision is being made to feed sever
or eight hundred daily
The Rev. F. H Rey, presiding elder Of the New
York District Of the East German Conference, Is
in charge of the meeting, and has arranged the
programuae. Services held three times daily
With praver meetings before the morning and after
noon services. The most interesting meetings Will
he on Sunday and Monday. In the morning on
schneider the president Of German Wallace Col
lege and of Mast Theological Seminary Berea
Ohio In the afternoon at the young peoples meet
ing there will be sermons addresses in German
and English by the Rev. William Hesskamp and
the Rev S WALTON. At the evening meeting the
nreacher will be the Rev. DR.. c. Jordan, Of Law
renee, Mass
The sermon at the closing meeting on Monday
night will be by the Rev. Charles Reuss. presiding
elder of the Philadelphia District of East Ger
man Conference. This meeting will be followed by
the time honored custom known Marching
Round Jerusalem" in which all present will take
mart gathering the altar for farewell greetings
al the close Special attention is paid to the music
al ali the meetings and organ and cornet ac-
compartment has been provided for;
on Tuesday morning a summer school which has
been planned for the young people by some OF the
na stors interested in the conference, VIII open II
viii continue two days, and lectures will be given
viii be q concert under the direction of Henry
Repp on "wednesday night the closing address
viii be given by Professor Reimenschneider. who
will sneak Church Loyalty
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
. STRIKE AND 4 DEADLOCK BROKEN

The deadlock at the Ansonia Hotel. Seventy
+hird-st and Broadway. which has tied up work
there for ten weeks was broken yesterday. and
a number of the plasterers who had been strike
returned to work. The rest are expected to return
on Monday.
The trouble was caused by dispute between
W E. D. Stokes. treasurer of the Onward Con-
struction Company, which has charge of the erec-
ton of the building, and Michael Power. CON
tractor for the plastering. claim of the
contractor for money for extra work. which Mr.
stokes was willing to allow.
II was reported by the Board Building Trades
Yesterday that the strike the Wadleigh High
School has been declared off a settlement having
been reached This strike out of dispute
between two rival unions of painters
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
BARBER ASPHALT couP4NT UNDERBIDS

IT Is LIKELY TO GET CONTRACT FOR WORK IN
THE BOROUGH OF QUEENS
President Cassidy. of the Borough of Queens
onaned another lot of bids for street asphalting
Yesterday The first batch of the year was opened
a week ago and then the riNals OF tne haIoeF COM
- ,,,Iar,id that company and obtained the con-
tracrs The successful bidders of week ago evil
80, o,+icinated that the Barber company would
meet the rates they offered week ago. and so
-, 1t nricas lower than before but the Bar
ScaIeu tiea - Inder what anticipated and will
DerS T b raeiv the contract for about 7000 worth
of work. ooa advaDra1a i, ,,.-
terday's bidding because win InH exception OF
b treets bid for were close TO their Long Island
City works making fRe sr6er company In mcs ST o
tSe Tar one cart will be able to do more work In
an hour than usually IN a day.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
BIG GIRDER BREAKS DERRICK.
FOUR MEN HURT AT NEW BUILDING FOR
THE BANK OF THE METROPOLIS.

FOUR MEN HURT AT NEW BUILDING FOR
THE BANK OF THE METROPOLIS.
Four men were hurt yesterday. two seriously.
bv the breaking of a derrick at the building being
put up at Sixteenth-st. and Broadway for the
Bank of the Metropolis by the George A Fuller
Construction Company. The derrick is con-
structed of a heavy upright. with two supporting
masts. the whole being held together at the
apex by a gudgeOn pin While seven ton
steel girder was being raised to the second floor
the gudgeon pin broke. and the girder fell TO the
ground in its fall striking a steel upright in the
building skeleton and smashing a temporary
wooden bridge for pedestrians in Sixteenth-st.
When the accident occurred an ironworker,
Clarence Cullinan thirty-f1ve years old. of No.
| S26 Nineteenth-st, HOboken, was standing on
ton of the upright which was struck He fell to
the ground. and sustained severe injuries An
other ironworker Charles A Stevens, of No. 1lo
East One-hundred- and-tenth-st-. was at the
apex of the derrick. He fell between the two
nlasts being squeezed between them so that ne
did not fall to the ground On the street moor
there was large number of men at work They
sea ttered in all directions as the cross beam
and the upright fell but two OF them, Matthew
McDarby twenty-five years old, OF No - East
One-hundred- and -tenth-st. and John Trip, OF
No 621 East Sixteenth-st.. were struck by fly
ing debris and injured
The crash of the huge beams they struck
the ground was heard for blocks. Patrolnan
Turns Of the Broadway Squad. ran to the scene,
and sent in a call for two ambulances from
the New-York Hospital Stevens and Culllnan
were taken there. The former had severe con
tnsions and a possible fracture of the right leg,
while CuIinan had a scalp wound and fracture
of the left forearm
The Superintendent of construction, Richard
cottIieh was arrested. Magistrate Cornell in
tha Jefferson Market court. discharged him,
saving that the breaking of the derrick was an
accident and unavoidable.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
REvoLUTIoN1sT ACTIVITY IN HAYTL

Washington, Aug. 14--Minister Powell, at
Port-au-P Prince Hayti, Informed the State De-
partment to-day that telegraphic coHmunica-
ton between Port-au-Prince and Gonaives had
been cut. II is presumed that this is the work
OF the revolutionists. as they have been par
ticularly active in severing lines Of communica-
ton.
The Navy Department received cable dis
patch from Commander McCrea OF the Machlas,
dated Cape Haytien. Wednesday, announcing
that the blockade estab ablished by Admiral Kill
ick the revolutionist naval commander, was ao-
nnitted 10 he ineffectual and had been abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
DECISION AGAINST BANKS
COMMISSIONER YERKES ORDERS COL
LECTION OF BACK TAX ON UN-
DIVIDED PROFITS.

Washington, Aug H-Commissloner 4erkes u
the Internal Revenue Bureau has directed thaI
immediate steps be taken for the collection OF the
tax on profit and loss accounts, UNDIVIDED prots
accounts. of banks, trust companies or private
banks under the War Revenue act OF June 1888
The amount be collected, 1t is said. Will approx
innate $4,000
Under opinion of the Department OF JuStlCe
the tax had been collected only on the capital and
surplus of banks, but the Commissioner ruled ast
January that the undivided profits or profit and
loss accounts of banks part of the surplus
and therefore subject tax. After this ruling was
made by request of representatives of the banks
the Commissioner. January q, agreed TO With-
hold collection pending decision by the United
States Circuit Court in suit to be brought to
test the question This suit was brought in the
Southern District of New-York by the Leather
Manufacturers National Bank of New-fork, ana
was decided few weeks ago against the BANKS
the court sustaining the position taken by the Col
missioner James B. Forgan, president OF the
First National Bank Of Chicago, was the chairman
of committee representing the banks when caIieo
on the Commissioner last January. and protes1eo
against the collection of this On January -
the Commissioner wrote him that while he WOULD
require the banks, trust companies ana oIilelS
interested TO make returns at once to the depart
ment showing their undivided profits or pront aho
loss accounts ne would withhold collection u!ltl d
decision was secured in the United States circuit
Court but said distinctly in this letter that II lue
court held that undivided profits were a pII9PLSI
subject of taxation. payment OF the lax "puIu , p
enforced although appeal might De ldheH "S
the banks to the Supreme Court . go
This tax was repealed at the last session OF - On
gress the repeal TO take effect on July l. IsV1, SO
that at present there is no internal revenue tax on
capital. surplus undivided pronts OF psHS III,
tax to be collected will De for the year ehoeu ''
/ 1902
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
GRIscors YACHT BACK FROM CRUISE.

The American steam yacht Alvina- Captain r.
,ina ou-ned bv Clement \. Griscon. Of Philadel-
mia. arrived yesterday from Southampton after
tweIve-day passage. and went into Pier 9 Jersey
Ctty She had been cruising in British and German
+IoD 1s1,aI review at Spithead. and was present az
the Kie regatta At kiel Emperor NlIIlaHl Nl7i'e4
the AIvina as the guest of Mr. Grlscom
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
TROUBLE OVER THE AUSGLBICH.

CERTAIN CLAUSES OBJECTED TO BY THE HUN
GARIAN REPRESENTATIVES
Vienna, Aug. K--Negotiations for the establish
ment OF the Ausgleich between Austria and Hun
gary have not yet led to an agreement on the SUD-
5ect Hungary opposes the proposed high duties
on textiles iron and machinery. DR. Won Korber.
the Austrian Premier and Kolornan SzaH. Premier
OF Hungary, 10 report TO emperor frencls
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
OLD SLAVE SELLS HIMSELF.
OWES MONEY. WHICH HE WILL PAY WITH
PRICE OF LIBERTY.

Knoxville Tenn. Aug. t-Jerry Logan, the aged
negro janitor of the State Supreme Court has sold
himself to Gerald Stuart. clerk Of the court, for
81 600 For this ne agrees in a written con-
tract TO serve and obey Stuart his legal master
until the time of his death 49,,
Logan has lately been worried by debts which
he will pay now from the sum to be paid him Tor
his liberty He is an eX-slave. born OF slave par.
ents sixty years ago. and has many white friends or
old regime.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15

The Department of Taxes and Assessments IN
this city yesterday gave out the valuation OF the
capital surplus and undivided profits of the banks
in the city as assessed by the department for this
wear Since the valuations were made by the as
SCISSORS there have been increases of capital by
some of the banks notably by the National CITY.
Following are the figures for the largest Of the
banks in Manhattan:
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
TINE FOR NEW UNIFORMS EXTENDED.

Washington Aug. l4-Acting Secretary Sanger
to-day issued an order postponing the time the
order for new uniforms shall go into effect from
January l TO July l, 1903 This is done in order
that dealers may obtain a supply Of goods from
which TO manufacture the new uniforms
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
NONE SPILLED.

From The Buffalo Commercial.
Johnny-Mother. the baby has upset the ink
bottle.
Mother CRUSHING in)-Did he spill any ink on
the carpet?
Johnny with exasperating calmness)-No.
mother: there was ink IN the bottle.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15
RgscrED $4,000 BULLDOG FRoH CROWD
THE ANIMAL ESCAPED FROM THE YARD OF AN
APARTMENT HOUSE

APARTMENT HOUSE.
JowIer a 1900 brindIe bulldog belonging TO WIZ
tam Dantrev of No. 103 East Twenty-nnth-sr-'
wandered away from home yesterday He was
found by Policeman Sanford. OF the west 1hH-
+iathst station and after spending hours N a cell
,vas restored 10 his owner. Sanford was on post
in front Of the Park Avenue Hotel when ne sa"
a crowd of men and boys chasing bulldog me
noIiceuan caught the dog. and securing piece 9A
ppone I'd him TO the station followed by crowd
When Mr. Dantrey called for, the dog. ne toI me me
ooIice that the animal allowed the rreeelol5l
of tie yard of the apartment house WheEe ne 80
Yesterday some one left the gate open sios1 aIsi
wandered The owner was oVerJoye11
At the recovery Of the dog, as he feared y 1 R9
been run down BY the or stolen he sSId l-s
some time ago he lost collie Tor whose return ne
had TO paw 800. Jowler he said was a PTize 1Us
and had taken prizes AT the DcllrH Sli'N' ' 49,
nd other cities.
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15

Syracuse, Aug. l4.-Ella burlington, of Alexan-
dra Bay committed suicide last evening by jump
ing into the st. Lawrence at that place. 1t is said
that a short time before she had had a disagree
rnent with young man who was paying her aIten-
ton The body recovered
New-York tribune., 1902-08-15

The amended table shows the capital. surplus
and undivided profits OF the banks In the severa!
boroughs OF the city assessed by the department
of Taxes and Assessments last year and this year,
with the tax collected from the banks each year,