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New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
BOND ISSUE SAID TO BE ASSJ RED

ASSENT TO IT GIVEN BY HOLDERS OF So PER
CENT OF UNITED STATES STEEL SHARES.
member of the underwriting syndicate au-
thorizes the statement that holders OF 63 per
cent of the common and preferred shares of the
United States Steel Corporation have signihed
their assent to the plan to retire S2oooonooo
preferred stock and issue S25o,OOO,OO0 bonds,
This is said practically to assure the success OF
the conversion plan, which comes before the
stockholders for final action next Monday, the
approval of the plan requiring the consent or
two-thirds in interest Of each class of the stock
holders present in person or by proxy at the
meeting.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
PRESIDENT LorBEr 1T BRE>T.
SAYS RECENT ELECTIONS SHOW FRANCE TO BE
sOIIDLY HETUEIICAN.

SOLIDLY TURII'AN
Rrest France May n President Loubet. who
left Paris yesterday evening. his way 20 81
Petersburg arrived here TODAY. and wei
coined by cheering 'rowds. He proceeded to the
prefecture. and subsequently was entertained ny
fifteen hundred civil officials Of the Department
OF Finistere. at luncheon. Replying "a toast
wishing success TO his journey, NJ. Louhct paid
tribute to tho Cabinet Ministers. whose dis
interested services had resulted I'm internal sodar
ity, and had raised the prestige of France abroad
He expressed III" greatest confidence in the
true rcpuhCanism Of tho peopI" of Finist"re. de
clared that political strit. over that the time
had arrived to bury al differences and appealed
for the union Of All factions. saying he intended
to consecrate All his efforts To the moral
sodatiou of the country.
NJ Loubot referring to the recent elections
said
France Is now unanimously republican. Not a
single candidate solicited the suftraEes OF III"
electors as rOyaLst impcrialist | hope they
Uhe Deputies are sincerely republican. and that
they viii not allow their electoral promises 10 so
to protest
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
INQUIRY ABOUT BUSINESS EDUCATION

The New-York State Teachers Association is
submitting to business men a list of questions on
the KIND of training demanded in applicants for
positions The commercial education department
Is conducting the investigation through a business
quesuonhaire which includes in its membership
Edward l-auterbach, G. G. Shayne and Edward w
sttt' The questions. covering "A grammar school
training ask whether the schools shall empha-
size speed or legibty In writing: whether
penmanship should receive less attention because
OF the usNelopment OF typewriting and whether
o1s oo0KEeepg should he Included in the elementary
.cIaoI ,roti or the questions, covering a high
sclu,oH 'a.t.hg touch the metric sVstann the
eachme ol foreign languages and the merits OF the
nis"S' S""cauon in relation to business success.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
SHOOTS HIuSELr on HOSPITAL NToof
ATTENDANTS At GRADUATING EXERcGsEs OF
NURSES MUCH EXCITED

Driven to desperation by the thought that he
would have to go back to hospital. Jacob
Heller. fifty-fOur years old of No l.iSO Madi-
son-aVe.. who for several years has been suf-
fering from affection of the lungs, attempted
To end his life last night on the front StOOp OF
Mount Sinai Hospital He tried To send a bull
let through his brain, but when he pulled the
trigger of his revolver he so nervous that
the bullet grazed his skull and lodged under the
scalp, intiicting an injury that viii not prove
fatal
The shot caused considerable excitement
among several hundred persons who were at
tending the graduating exercises of the nurses
of the Mount Sinai Training School which ad-
joins the hospital. Men and women in evening
dress rushed from the training school and found
Heller unconscious on the stOop Of the hospital
Five years ago Heller spent several months In
the hospital suffering from lung disease He
was discharged cured
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
AFTER SOUTH AFRICAN BUSINESS.
\ BRITISH COMMISSION TO HEAD OFF
AMERICAN COMPETITION

London. May lin consequence of the re-
cept of information regarding the activity CT
American firms. chiefly engineering, electrical
and mining concerns. who are preparing to dis
patch heavy shipments to South Africa imme-
diately after peace is declared the Colonial Sec
Tetary, Mr.. Chamberlain, has authorized the dlS-
patch of a commission of experts in engineering.
textiles etc. to traverse the entire country and
report Immediately on the requirements of South
Africa under the new conditions, and the open
ings for British trade. The commission sails
May 81
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
CONTROLLING INTEREST SECURED

ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE DES
MONIES AND FORT DODGE RAIL
ROAD COMPANY.
controlling interest in the Des MOines and
Fort Dodge Railroad Company has been Sc
cured by interests represented by w. l.. Stow
of the Stock Exchange house of W. L. Stow &
Co. and Edwin :. Hooky, of ROlston & HoOky
ii was announced Yesterday. The road owns
a line from Des Moines 10 Fort Dodge, eighty
eight miles. and Tara to Ruthven. fifty-fve
miles and is under lease TO the Rock Island
until January l. 1905. The capital stock con-
sists Of ST 2S3 600 common and $163JO0 per
cent preferred stock. No dividend has been paid
on the common stock.
Mr.. Stow. when asked yesterday for a state
ment about the matter answered:
Il have no statement to make. except that
think l and my associates have obtained control
Of the road. The Des Moines and Fort Dodge
is fine little property. and If the Rock Island
doesn't want II there are other roads to which
II would be valua bIe-the Illinois Central for
example the Burlington. the Minneapolis and
ST. Louis the Wabash.
The Rock Island interests profess Indifference
IN the matter. saving that the Des Moines and
Fort Dodr- has already been offered 10 and dc"
cIiucd by them. and that their system parallels
that road for n considerable distance.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
sHEEDY LIKELr TO kEEp HIS pLcTrRE.

Charles NJ. Traitteur of the law division Of the
Custom House and J. r. Iecht, the art expert OF
the Appraisers Stores yesterday made verbal re-
port to Collector Stranahan their inspection OF
Pat Sheedy's painting which they made on Tues
day. The report to TIE effect that undoubtedly
the painting old one hut that II was by no
means certain that it was Murillo
The collectors position in the matter is that II
no further evidence is adduced than is now pos
sessed by the authorities that the picture was
brought into this country without payment of duty
IL VIII not be seized In all probability. therefore
Sheedy Will remain in undisturbed possession of the
painting, be il Murillo what else.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
LORD CHARLES BERESFORD DISTURBED

London, May 14.-Speaking in London to-
night at dinner Of the Navy League, Rear
Admiral Lord Charles Beresford NJ. r. said
he regarded the shipping combination with the
most serious misgiyings, because in time of war
the British navy largely dependent upon
the mercantile marine for auxiliary vessels,
and the country for the delivery of provisions.
The speaker advocated SuhsidiZing the British
combination and recourse to the Canadian
route the best steps for the government to
adOpt.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
BOER DELEGATES NEET TO-DAY.

FIGHTING BUTCHERS ASSEMBLING TO
VOTE ON THE PEACE QUESTION.
London. May 14-Lord Kitchener has in
formed the War Office that representatives Of
all the bodies of Beers throughout the two
colonies (Transyaal and Orange River) are
gathering at Nereeninging, south of Pretoria
and close to the Orange River Colony border
for the conference which begins tomorrow, and
that he has arranged that the delegates shall
not he impeded in reaching the rendezvous
Consequently. the assemblage is expected to be
large. The decision reached regarding the peace
terms will later be submitted to the British. A
delegation consisting. probably, of the same
Boer leaders who went to Pretoria recently VIII
he deputized to convey the decision to Lord
Kitchener.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
BRITISH OPPOSITION CONVERSATION.
TEN MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT TALK O
FORMING A POOL.

London. May 13-"The Daily Mail in its
issue Of this morning says that ten members
of the House Of Commons have promised 10
form a pool of f1.G0.On as tho nucleus Of
fund start a line of Atlantic greyhounds in
opposition to the Morgan combination. The
promoters of this enterprise hope to secure
mail and cruiser subsidies from the govern
ment
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
"TRE4STRE ISLAND" FOCN Nd.
so SAYS \ LETTER FROM ONE WHO
STARTED FOR 1T - MAY RE OFF
COAST OF ECUADOR

san Francisco. May 14-The Treasure Island"
for which an expedition started from this port last
December on the schooner ". :. Phelps has been
reached I'm safety. according 20 letter received
in this city from 4 member Of the party.
The writer says that gold was found in tho sand
on the seas shore and also that quartz discovered
~ the island is supposed bC gold bearing. Tn"
location Of the island is not given A. IN" letter
posted In Ecuador Il Is Surmiset that II is of
the coast Of that country.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
HOME NEWS.
wHATE Is GOING ON TO-DAY.

wHATE Is CONC ON TO-DAY.
Racing 8t Morris Park.
OPENING II the Presbyterian General Assembly. Fnth
Avenue Presbyterian Church. ~ a.
usairation IN" Young Mons Christian
Association Sands opposite navy yard. Brooklyn.
~ m.
Annual exhibition. National Nc5dcmv ~ Design. one
huuIret. and -luth -t. and Amsterdam ave
Rapid Tr,asit Commission. afternoon.
Baptist Homo of Brooklyn opening ot addition. I
Mo.'iue or the Republican county COMMITTEE. evening
General rn~-tluF Of Yacht club. No -
West Forty fourth 81. q
Dinner ~ AlumnR the SeV York Medical college
Tor Women. Hotel Majestic. evening.
Academy of Medicine, meeting No. u Wet Forty third
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15

Of Commerce: several former Lord Mayors or
London the Lord Mayors of Leeds and Liver
pool and a dozen mayors of various towns; Sir
Christopher Furness. the we'll known ship
builder: several members of the House of Com
mons. John r. Carter Second Secretary of the
United States Embassy. and Mrs Carter: Act
ing United States Consul General WestaCott,
Mr.. and Mrs George Westinghouse and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. N Doubleday were among those pres
ent
After luncheon Mr.. and Mrs Carnegie inspect
lprieS
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
BULLET WHIzZED NEAR KWANG 81.
ALLEGED JOKE THAT THE EMPEROR OF CHINA
COULD NOT APPRECIATE.

Victoria Il c. May IA Picking correspond
ent reports that while the Emperor or China
proceeding in the direction Of Nan-Yuan bullet
came whizzing his head fortunately without
ca using any injury to his majesty's person. The
natives consider that il the result OF joke
indulged by foreign soldiers. and IL is alleged
that the sudden suspension Of the review of the
troops expected TO take place shortly due 10
hfe f1cfd
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
TAX RIOT IN ITALY.

TEAsANTs IL AN ADRIATIc TOWN SUPPRESSED
BY TRoOPS.
Rome May l4.-Newspaper kilograms which have
reached from Bari. the Adriatic, report the
rioting Of five thousand peasants at Putignano. in
the District Of Apula. result of labor disputes
The rioters burned the houses where the octro
taxes arc collected and attacked the Town Hall
Seven gendarnes were wounded in a vain attempt
10 auei the rioiing. The gendarmes than had re-
n their firearms. and result woma
was wounded. Forty arrests were made, and order
finally restored
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
REFORm RrLEs LN HrNGARL4N DLEr.

Budapest. May H.-ln the lower house OF the
Hungarian Diet to-day. the Premier Coleman de
SzeH. announced that the government would short
~ introduce reform procedure modelled on that
OF the British Parliament by which debates on
the Budget would be curtaed and obstrucffonists
would be prevented from using this means of re-
iarding for months the whole OF the legislati se
machinery.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
A DENIAL FROM HERR BALM.

Berlin May +.-Ferr Ballin. director of ;he Ham
burg-American Line of steamers, asks The Associ-
ated Press To deny tho allegation that he has pur-
chased shares OF the Cunard Line either personally
or In conjunction with j. PierpOnt Morgan.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
LrcEUM sHAREHoLDERs DISAPPOINTED

London. May l4.-Much opposition the board
Of directors developed at the meeting this after
t,oon OF the shareholders of the Lyceum Theatre
Company. The report Was considered distinctly
siscouragng although in consequence of the profits
from Sir Henry Irying's tour in the United States
he results were better than last year.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
THE HUNG4RIAN WHEAT CROP.

budapest May 14-According to an oriciaI crop
report, the condition Of hungarian wheat gener-
ally satisfactory although, owing frosts. il is
somewhat backward. Rye has been badly dam
aged by the cold, but the condition of oats is
satisfactory.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
70 MORE BULLETINS FROM HEr 100.

The Hague May 1.-THE physical condition of
Queen Wihelmina is all that could be desired.
Regular bulletins in regard the health OF her
ma jesty viii therefore TO be issued
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
NEW ACQUISITION BY FRANCE.
TAKES \ TRACT OF LAND NEAR MACAO FOR
a NAVAL. HOSPITAL.

London. May 15.-CahlinE from Hong Kons.
tho correspondent there Of The Daily Chrou-
Gle" says that France has acquired trtct of
land tho Catas Promontory. half an hour
distant by steam from IN" port Of Macao. os-
tensihly for the purpose Of establishing avail
hospital there. The place possesses deep anchor
age and exceptional strategic value continues
the correspondent. and complications arc autici-
mated
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
pRoMINENT ARRIVALS At THE HOTELS

GIISEN- r :. Pruyu. Of Albany. GRAND
INION-Senator John Raiues. cf Canandaigua.
y. Y. HOLLAND Erskuc NJ. Phelps. Chicago.
and a VI. Grain. Of Boston. MAJESTIC Dr Will
lam !. Pishury Of Rdltmor.. MANHATTAN-
EX-Judgo !. Rider Cady. of Hudson. WALDORF
Henry {. Payne. Postmaster General. ". IL
Moody Secretary Of the Navy. eN-Mayor Jacob
Amos Of Syracuse and " nliam Du Pont. Of VIII
minGtou. Del
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

sctly May l4-Psssed steamers Deutschand tans
SchierhOrst. New-Nork for MOltke Ger,
DemPwolf New York FOR Plymouth. Cherbourg ami
Hamburg ~.
Brow Head May IA. a m-Passed steamer Majestic
tErl smith New-NoTk for Liverpool
Lizard May IL. q a m-Passed. steamers Manitou (EL
Cannons. New York for London; 10 a m. Phtaael
pha. Mills. New-Y0rk for Southampton.
PraWle Point May l4-PasSed. steamer Elise MATS
tGerl. Dsldorf New-YOrk for -.
Bristol May l4-Arrtved. steamer Exeter city tSrs
Watkins. Ncv-York
Queenstown MAY "a. l2e6 ul--Arrived- steamer Ma
jestic tEr). smith. NewYork for Liverpool and pro
ceede,l.
GLASGOW May 1s-Arrved. tRr). Young
New-YOIk.
Shields, NAV l3s1iled. Queen wrhelmna tsrl
Husband York
Flushing. NAV l2-Arrived steamer BriIian; erl. Keller
York
Rotterdam May la-Arrived steamer Ryndam Dutch
der Dee New-NoTk
Vincent. V. April 29-Sailed steamer Domingo se
Iarrinaga tBr). Hudson, from NewYork for Ade'sids
Gibraltar May iP Passed Neustria tFrl sHsos
Marseilles for New
Palermo NAV I3-sated Gloxinia (5rl Wallace
York
Naples May H. . m-Arrived. steamer Kaisern Nara
Theresia Ger. Weyer. New-HOrk for Genoa 'sna P'O
ceededl-
Genoa MAY 1O-ssiIed. steamer Equita dtaD. canrr''
York
Fort said. 14-Arrived steamer Isndenhal tsrh n"
wards NewYork for Padang -,
Montevideo. MAY 1o-Sailed. steamer brttanns ND-''
Erskine. from Iquique. etc. for N=w-YoEk
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
PLANNING THE CONGRESS CAMPAIGN

BEN T CABLE To BE cHAIRMA> uF THE DEMO
CRATIC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Washington May 1.-THE Democratic Congress
siouaI Campaign Committee tonight decided 20
make it's headquarters in Washington and to in
crease executive committee fronsel"ver - four
teen members. eight 10 hr members of the CON
greSSinual Campaign Committee and six from the
outside II is understood that Ben 7. Gable. OF
Illinois. will accept ths ChairmanShip Of the eNecu-
tive committee The headquarters OF the executive
committee will hs IN Chicago, and this committee
will have charge Of tho campaign i'm the West.
while tho main committee will look after the East
from Washington.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15

II was announced in dispatch from St Peters
burg last night. under date Of Monday. May u.
that Rslschanen had been taken 10 the political
prison Schlusseburg forty miles from ST Peters
burg and thar he TO he executed on that day
Monday, or Tuesday
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15

will find The Neu-York Tribune
stalls of the leading hotels
throughout the continent Of Europe and
Great Britain, well the Repding
Room tables. IL may also he obtained
erfSsspai ras.S-SJ s'E.teHs
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
FAST TINE BY THE KRoNPRIyz.
GERMAN LINER MAKES RECORD sFEED FOR \
LARGE STEAMER

Berlin. May 1.-THE North German Lloyd
steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm averaged % 40
knots an hour her last trip from Plymouth TO
Cherbourg where she arrived at II p. m
May II having made the best record by
large steamer. between these two ports.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
NEW ITALIAN WfR MINISTER.

Rome, MAY liking Victor Emmanuel has ap-
pointed Lieutenant General Giuseppe Ottolenghi
Minister of War.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
Announcements.
MiSSoula. Tetonka.
Two New Collars.
<. & W.
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.

Sunrise as sunset no i-O4 Moons
HIGH WATER.
\ NJ sandy Hook a. GOV. island 2.l9 He'll
N.-Sandv Hook &:5i GOV. Island 3.OS Hell Gate
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
sIPIAGUINE'S ASSASSIN EKEcrTED.
MURDERER OF THE RUSSIAN MINISTER PAYS
TIRE PENALTY OF HIS CRIME.

London. MAY IA dispatch from st. Peters
burg to the Central News says that Balschaneff,
who assassnated NJ Sipiaguine the Russian
Minister Of the Interior April L. exc
cuted on Monday last.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
SAILED.

steamers Dorisbrook tirl. for NcrtoN Hero NOD Hal
the Rescue towing and the tlS
Tsina crew rudder. BUckman. Port Antonie,
Tnne t%1r Pensacola. - Paul. Southampton. Santlas
de Cula and Sou:h side Of Cuba, SouthWaFS
tFr Antwerp. GerUanic trl Liverpool: Kansas tlty-
Galveston, Atlas sabine Pass toNins
barge = - % 81 Princess Anne Norfolk and newport
mes
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
Che Gurf
alertiuss.

NEW YORK INSTITU TON FOR THE INSTRUCTION
New Yors May II 1872
NOTICE Is hereby given that the annual meet
ing Or the members the election Of officers am
Directors be held the Institution az Washington
Heights Tuesday afternoon May 20 lSO2 al Sloch
The Battalion will be reviewed and Inspected py hIls
Cen. George Moore Smith. y. 9. y. y. al $50 -.
Carriages Will be the ore Hundred and Forty
West side elevated road. from i2se 70
clock, convey members 10 the grounds Of the IN
stitution-
THATCHER NJ ADAMS. Secretary
New-York tribune., 1902-05-15
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
FRIDAY. MAY
SATURDAY. MAY II.

San Marcos Rrunswick Mallory ...... 2,Oo p n
Hamilton Norfolk, old Dominion 900. 800 N
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-05
A FORMER MoNTaoMER1AN
Died a Few Days Ago in New York.

A number of his school boy associates will recall William J. Anderson, who left here in 1871. with his mother and moved to Kansas City, Mo. His father was the well known merchant Nathaniel Ander- son of the firm of Anderson & GiImer The Kansas City Star referring to his death in New York, January 21, said:
 William J. Anderson. who was a bank cashier in this city most of his life, died yesterday in New York city. His body will be brought to Kansas City to the home of Mrs. John B. Wornall, Thirty ninth and Baltimore, and the funeral will
 MT. Anderson had been in poor health for years. Last fall he moved to New York. where his health became worse. He was between 50 and 60 years old.
 Mir. ARderson came to Kansas City in 1871, with, his mother and sisters. from Montgomery. Ala. His first employment here was as a bank clerk. In 1875 he be- came cashier of the old Bank of Kansas City. In 1878 this was reorganized as the National Bank of Kansas City, at Fifth and Delaware. and MT. Anderson was its cashier until it went into liquidation sev- yeral years ago. After that Mr Anderson went into the financial brokerage busi- ness in the Keith & Perry building.
 MT. Anderson left a widow, who was Miss Edna Johnson. daughter of the Rev. Thomas Johnson, a missionary and gov ernment agent to the Indians at Shaw nee mission. MT. Anderson left a daugh- ter. Sadie. the wife of Thomas Carr of St. Louis; and a son. James: and two sisters. Mrs Mary Ward and Mrs. MiIette Munford.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-05
Bullied by the Baby.

When the Republican Party Is de. stroyed in 1904" says The New York World it will not be able to say it was not warned. The beet-sugar people have warned it,
 President Carey of the National Su- gar Manufacturing Company of Colo rado. has formally served notice of the wrath to come.
 If says Mr. Carey, shaking the long index finger of a prophet in the face of MT. Roosevelt and whomsoever else it may concern.-if they reduce the Dingley rates on Cuban sugar. the Re- publican party can no longer hope for the support of' the beet-sugar men in the national elections
 Mir. Carey, who makes this fearful threat, speaks for certain embattled farmers dn the West who grow. all told. about 1900, tons of beet sugar a year. Yet the American people must buy from somewhere outside the United States proper and mprOper-continental and in- suiar--1. .670. .0VU tons of sugar.
 win this Congress he terrorized by so large a threat from so feeble an in fant industry? Can the whole family of adult protected interests be successfully bulhed by the beet-sugar baby?'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-02-05
INSURANCE POLICIES
HERRoN. ST. SCHOOL MATTER IS NOT SETTLED.
Appraisers Fail to Reach an Agree
 ment and Claims are Not Paid. Will Not Delay 4 Rebuilding.

The select committee of the City Coun- Gil which has under consideration the adjustment of the insurance on the Her ron Street school building recently des- troyed by fire had a meeting at l o'clock yesterday and after the meeting it was announced that the committee was no nearer a settlement with the insurance companies than 1t had been before the meeting.
 Members of the standing committees of the Council on Schools and Public Works compose the select committee and Alderman Gunter is its chairman. The meeting yesterday was held in the office of City Attorney Steiner and L. Y. Dean of Eufaula, representative of the London and Lancashire and the Western Assur- ance Company was present.
 It will be remembered that the Council at its regular semi-monthly meeting Mon day evening instructed the committee to settle the claim of the city against the two companies upon a basis of $5,S00 The Connecticut Fire Insurance Com pany, the third company which shared in the loss is not contesting the payment of its policy. The committee was further instructed that if the insurance companies declined to settle upon basis of $o,S00 to appoint new appraisers.
 l.. Y. Dean. as adjuster for the London
 
 Company, informed the committee at its meeting yesterday that he was not au- thorized to settle upon a basis of $5,S0O, but he could enter into settlement upon A basis of S57O0. The difference of $100 between the committee and the insurance companies may cause considerable delay in the settlement of the claim.
 It was suggested that all overtures from the insurance companies be rejected and that the committee observing the instructions of the Council proceed to ap- point new appraisers. In the absence of the City Attorney from the city a motion prevailed that the committed suspend action in the promises until his return. In the meantime MT. Dean promised to take the matter up with the insurance companies
 In an interview Alderman Gunter said it was more than probable that new ap- praisers would be appointed by the city. In his opinion he said the city would be able to get n better settlement by a new appraisement of the loss to the building. Several names of prospective appraisers had been suggested by members of the