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New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
RAIN HAMPERS THE TWENTY SECOND.
Colonel Bogart Lectures, But Field Work Is
Postponed at Camp Porter

State Camp, PeekskilI. June 15.-The continued
wet weather interferes with the work of the 22d
Regiment of Engineers. Some field work is done
in small detachments, but work on the defensive
line of earthworks in the north valley has been
postponed.
This afternoon Colonel Bogart's lecture
field reconnaissance and mapmakng, but 1t was
held in his tent with tied flaps to keep out the
rain and the cold wind. AS little engineering
work was practicable. it was determined to have
battalion drill this afternoon. but when the time
IT rained harder than The most
Portable places in camp to-day have been the cook
shacks.
The regiment Is being well fed by Commissary H
S. Sternberger, and the men are consequently in
the best of humor. The majority agreed that they
like the company mess better than going to the
hall be served by State
The fire drill of last night will be continued every
day under direction of Fire Marshal Colonel n. B.
Thurston. General Roe has deemed it advisable,
with so many cook fires burning about the camp.
AS the camp is simply one Of engineer regi-
rnent and d State camp it decided last
night to give it the name of Camp Porter in honor
of the late Adjutant General Josiah Porter. who
prior to being adjutant general colonel of the
22d Regiment
This evening the regimental staff and line Off
GERS will pay official visit to General Roe
Colonel Daniel Appleton, Captain Walter G.
Schuyler, Quartermaster. and Captain James w.
Meyers. commissary. of the 7th Regiment made
brief visit camp last night. Colonel Appleton
and the 7th will relieve Colonel Bartlett and the
22d Saturday
The officer of the day to-day has been Captain
Albert H. Dyett of Compary H; the officer of the
guard. First Lieutenant Theodore F. Stevens. of
Company
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
4 PANIC IN COTTON.
CONSERVATION Among the Shorts
Record Breaking Prices.

Liverpool cable messages sent cotton up again in
this market yesterday and caused an exciting day.
which closed with the distant months selling at big
advances. A jump of 30 points in December cotton
followed the opening. July cotton only about
10 points.
Later the market eased somewhat because of
weak close at Liverpool. but in the afternoon
something like a panic of shorts began and the
market closed with cotton at record breaking
prices for late months December cotton. closing
al CSC on Saturday. closed at 1030c: earlier months
shaded down to smaller gains. but gains very sub
stantial. The greatest actual excitement OF the
dav was in the afternoon trading. when rurnor
that the Vicksburg levee had broken caused a
scramble of shorts
New-Orleans, June 15.-The cotton market was
again irregular and excited at to-day's opening
and there was a stiff advance caused by a con-
tinuance of the bullish operations of the Egyptian
CLIQUE in Liverpool and the receipt of unfavorable
crop news from the belt July advanced Il points,
TO 10 Soc August 13 to 13.3Sc: September Is, TO 4c
october 49, to l0.34c. and December -, to lO1Oc.
Locally trading heaviest in the new crop
months. due poor crop outlook. Rain fell where
it was needed. and warmer weather is wanted
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
LYNCH Law FOR STRIKER
Kansas City Flood Sufferers At
tack Labor Leader.

Kansas CITY Mo- June ia man who says
he is r NJ Hager, a union carpenter from Han
nibal. Mo. narrowly escaped lynching to-day at
the hands of the West Bottom flood sufferers
while he was trying to induce the freight
handlers of the Missouri Pacific Railway Com
pany to strike for the full recognition of their
union. People who had lost their all and VINO
are depending on freight shipments for relief
were bitter in their denunciation of Hager, and
only the promptness of the police in arrestins
him saved him from their wrath At the police
station Hager tried to commit suicide.
Edward r. Devine, general secretary of the
Charity Organizatio Society of New-York left
here to-day for Denver. after having made
describes the conditions at Armourdale the
brunt of the flood here, worse than those
following the floods at Johnstown and Calves
ton. He said:
Armourdale is the worst wrecked city / have ever
seen The newspapers could not exaggerate the
condition there In fact, it cannot be described,
so person who has not seen the ruin cannot real
ize the awful devastation by the waters. l had
the condition of Armourdale was bad but was
not prepared for what 1 saw.
study of the terrible disaster that visited Calves
ton. but the condition at Armourdale is much more
Louis is suffering, and ten thousand people are
homeless but the loss there will not begin to com
pare with that in ArmOurdale.
Mr. Devine has telegra phed to Mayor Low of
New-York that immediate aid in the largest
quantities possible will be required to alleviate
the distress of the sufferers now quartered in
Kansas City, Kan.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16

BUILDERS ALL IDLE.
HOPE OF an AGREEMENT.
Sag They Are Through
zcith the WaIking Delegates.

A situation described by the employers As a
shutdown and by the laborerS lockout sun
exists the building trades. and seems hkeiy 10 DC
continued for the present at least orders ior
work given under the impression that the IN
duse-ial conflict over have been counleIinaIu
ed and a complete standstil has resulted Inc
employers declare that they have offered pan VI
arbitration, and do not yet feel justified In reSun
ing the work they were obliged to stop o"iie ~
tbe lack of materials incident to the strike
One hopeful phase exists in the probability 'hd'
the presidents of the labor unions ana tiie ieP
scntatives of the employers seem hkelS W se' =.
gether in conference before long, IN iac'' =.
Prince chairman of the press cornmit'ee Oh 'iie
ruidinp Trades EmpIovers Association, SAID last
night: ,5
"A preliminary meeting has already been hetd' le
and the next meeting will be held on can, :, He
nresent situation cannot properly be calieo
lockout-it is simply that we DO not ieei ii " -
sition to resume operations as yeL
Tho hoard of governors of the Building 1rades
EMPLOYERS Association yesterday gave out the ioi
lowing resolution in regard to the acceptance VI INC
plan of arbitration by the labor unlons'
Resolved That when any union has caused to oe
submitted fo this hody properly signed and scared
document accepting the plan OF a~rplIdtloi ~ sbay J
mitted 10 them then the board OF governors sla d
at once arrange to start work in that trace ana 70
the arbitration plan has neen tde p +e
per of the unions IN the pu.uiiiS d .es on any
changes that may be recommended by unions rep
resenting three or more traces.
The mechanics of the United Board of Building
Trades-that is, the seeding body-met yesterday
and decided to effect a permanent organization on
Friday They will meet again tomorrow morning
After the meeting Delegate Kelly, who had been
appointed committee to investigate charges - OF
conspiracy against the employers, said concerning
the terms offered by the employers:
'Tf this were a mutual agreement the case would
be entirely different The unions are willing TO
send a committee to discuss the scheme with the the
EMPLOYERS but will have nothing to do with
unskiIled labor. Seven-tenthS of our organizations
have refused the proposed plan of arbitration and
we may regard the present stand of the empl9yers py
as a violation of the agreement. or even lockout
and as a result make additional demands.
c F. Cheney, secretary of the Iron League, yes
terdav placed responsibility for the present
condition on Samuel j. Parks. now under charge
of extortion After reviewing his activity MT
Cheney said:
I'VE can't arhitrate confer with union dele,
gates as such until the whole situation is threshed
out bv the unions. and equitable plan on set
fling labor differences adopted by the labor men
there isn't any promise of relief in the iron trade
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
R4PS JEROME'S OFFICE.
Recorder Golf Crticises Delay an
Preparing Cases on Appeal.

Recorder Goff. in the Court of General Sessions
yesterday severely criticised the District Attorneys
office for what he called unnecessary delay in pre-
pairing his side of appeal Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Johnsone presented to the Recorder
the appeal papers in the of James B. Kellogg,
of the original "get-rch-quicl'' men, who was
convicted about four years of grand larceny in
the first degree and sentenced TO seven years
Since then Kellogg has been out on bail. pending
a decision a certificate of reasonable doubt The
Recorder wanted know what caused the delay
He declared:
When has been convicted of a serious
for years: until ii satisfied him tc present his ease
appeal, ii appears to me Verging on scandal
in the criminal justice of this city If he was not
illegally convicted, the Appellate Court should
have had opportunity TO SO declare, and this man
should have been required to pay the penalty OF
his crime instead Of enjoying his freedom for these
years This delay, uneXplanable, TO my mind
amounts to little short of scandal.
Mr.. Johnstone told the court that his office had
made every effort possible TO prepare the kel-
logg prosecuted by eX-Judge Ocott and de-
Tended by Delos McCurdy. Mr. Jerome later in the
day said that when he went into office there were
a large number of appeals waiting, and that kel-
loggs case was made ready soon as possible.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
NEW. PLAN FOR COTTON.
EschaHge Committees Scheme to
Extend Certifcating System.

The committee named some time ago by the
board of managers of the New-York Cotton Ex-
change to draw up a plan for extending the pres
houses in the South, has prepared the brief form
of its plan and il has been mailed to all the mem
bers of the exchange. An informal vote on the
plan is be taken soon, the result of which VIII
guide managers in further consideration OF the
proposition After receiving suggestions on the
tentative plan, the managers will submit the plan
as perfected 10 formal vote of the members for
adoption.
Cotton will be sampled al New-York the sam
pies being drawn from the bales and shipped to
New-York for inspection and classification. To OBJ
tain cordial feeling and harmonious working with
the Southern exchanges it is proposed TO add a
TepreSen tatiye the classification committee or
the New-York Exchange, one from each OF Inc
the classification amounts 100000 bales year.
The suggestion is made that the number OF grades
of cotton be reduced. as to encourage the
certifcating of lines of running cotton, winch
viii thus be made more available Tor sale 10
SpinnerS and exporters. Transferring OF cotton
from one licensed warehouse TO another is pro-
vded for by system like the governments sys-
tenn of moving bonded goods.
Every year, at the opening OF the season. tlle
managers shall appoint a committee which shall
every licensed warehouse to New-Tork, and the
cost of shipping ana receiving in New-York, and a
schedule of cost of slipment for delivery in New
York be made. The equivalent Of this, expressed
in points pound will be the allowance made
to the buyer by the seller for delivery or certln-
differences are to be posted. ana shall stand for
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
NO FIGHT ON BEEcHER MEMORIAL SITE
Choice of One Opposite Plymouth Church
Almost Unanimous

Owing the fact that the property adjoining
Plymouth Church. Brooklyn. and upon which it
held an option. too small and the figure asked
for it high, a subcommittee of the executive
committee of the Beecher Memorial Committee has
entered into agreement to buy a piece of prop
erty 81 by 100 feet the opposite side of Orange
st. for the proposed building to be put up
memorial for Henry Ward BeeCher. Although all
things being equal most Of those connected with
the project would have preferred to have the site
adjoining the church selected, it is said that there
is the slightest dissenson a result of the
choice OF the committee.
General Horatio C. King; the secretary of the
committee, said yesterday that the decision buv
the property on the opposite side of Orange-st.
passed unanimously at a meeting of the exeCu-
tive committee on May 7. The approval of the
few members of the committee who were absent
at tile time Except who in California;
later obtained. according TO General King
Last Wednesday the report of Henry Sanger
Snow and Dick S Ramsay, into whose hands the
negotiations for the property had been placed was
accepted by the executive committee only
one dissenting voice-that of ex-senator Stephen M
Griswold, who has come tn the opinion that sentI-
mental reasons demand that the Beecher memorial
should directly adjoin Plymouth Church The
committee reports that 1t has entered into a
contract buy the property across the street for
34oC0 and has paid 600 to bind transaction
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
PETITIONS IN BANKRuPToY.

The following petitions in bankruptcy We're filed
yesterday in the United States District Court:
George H. Schneider, of No. 1895 Webster-ave..
who formerly conducted d business manufacture
of parlor furniture as member of the firm OF
Schneider & Eeting. No. 1.459 Third-ave- and the
VeIting Cushion and Harness Company, Of No. 719
East -hundT and seventy thirdst liabilities,
81 609: assets nominal. The firm Schneider 4 Welt
ing was dissolved in November, 1902
A petition asking that Henry f. Bellmer. a
loonkeeper. Thirty-eighth-st and Sixth-aves, be
adjudged an involuntary bankrupt was tiled. by
A \. Wolf & Co, of Pittsburg creditors for s719.
Francis II Griffin was appointed receiver by Judge
Holt petition of Joseph G.. Engel
The schedules OF the Flame Proof Company, No.
81 Jay-st filed yesterday. show liabilities OF
SIS 764 and OF $7138 OF the so
policies insurance S2.721 stock trade. TIs
chief creditor is A SchwarZenbach, South Orange,
SIG III.
Ferdinand A. Hoyt, jr.. appointed receiver
for Max Rancher by Judge Holt on application OF
Hugo Josephy- An application to have Rancher
adJudged involuntary bankrupt was filed on
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
scHuRz FAvoRs GERMAN IN SCHOOLS

Carl Schurz has written letter TO the Editor of
the ''Staats Zetung'' regarding German in the
public schools. in which he says in part:
] am in receipt of your dispatch. but cannot take
part in your controversy with DR. Maxwell, be-
cause j have not followed the matter closely
enough to be conversant with the details In re
gard to the question whether German should be
taught in the public schools. ! say that have
always beer strongly in favor of it | only ask
that II is done in way which will be TO the chill
dren of real value. and arouse in them an interest
for the language. but not in way which tends to
make this branch of instruction burdensome and
dsagreeable to the pupils. Nothing can do more
widen the horizon of person than the knowl-
edge Of more than language. The knowledge
of German In addition English. is in this respect
for many reasons by far the most valuable. The
objection that the teaching of German together
with that OF English would unfavorably influence
the patriotism of our children is nonsense pure
and simple and shocking to every intelligent mind
and IT really does not deserve serious consideration
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
MINERS DETERMINED.
MUCH STRIKE TALK.
Mitchell CounseIs Careful Consld-
Grafton.
TBr TELEGRAPH TO THE =ErHIrNE-l


Scranton. Penn. June 15-Six hundred and
CITY representatives of the United Mine Work
ers Of the three anthracite districts met here TO-
dav and talked about their grievances. National
President Mitchell. who was chairman OF the
convention. counselied a careful and wise con-
eide-ation of the matters at issue. and agf lseo
tba delegates 10 do nothing that they could not
stand by.
a resolution that the convention indorse the
three district presidents members OF inc
hoard of conciliation offered and met win
general anproyaI. Several delegates SAID th1'
unless the operators representatives, were VIII
,,p IN recognize the miners representatives. the
men were willing to strike Secretary George
F4srfIein advised the miners to get their rls"'s'
even If they had to resort to strike "A Cofoie ca
dolerate William Tarr, of Shamokin, reoukeu
sr HARLEM hut the convention applauueu
r1sr+lein and refused to consider Tarr other
resolutions brought out considerable strike taih-
Tho resolution was finally placed in the hanas
f the committee on credentials. which VIII meet
tonight and report tomorrow.
zSriuia,n I. Connelf. one of the men selected
~ she orerators TO represent them on the con-
citation board, said to-day;
-rbers has been sent forth broadcast mistaken
,-1rreSsion of our attitude In providing Tor In
T3osrS of Cancellation the Strike Commission @ saLu
that the men who were 10 fepfess,lt - IL ,1ri,
must be selected by majority OF the Inlns "oIE orr
c-S Instas5 of ca ling q convention for TINS purr
pose the executive boards OF the ~ InIet I;nb en-
The United Mine Workers OF America " M1lCm , en
tI-eoe The entire anthracite district met 4nq Sc
lected their three district 5 IL iobn Faiy
of No i: William Dettrey, OF NO Z, ah9 % JUN @ 90
- ~ a for members of the board NOW we con-
cede that the mine workers can select wh9in ON @ oeg
31Tto1 men inasmuch they have majority OF
the miners in their body We - 81 itn5nraiement
of the entire body.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS

Liverpool June i5-a Arrived, Cy1uric tsrs'
Thompson. New York via Queenstown, lul5ria tSFls
Dutton NewIork. =.
London. iJ-Arrived. steamer Ohio tSrf. NafN~
New-York Newcastle
Plymouth, 10. $40 p m-Arrived steamer NEcc
prInz tC;er). Richter. Neyv-No-E for Sn-'N
bolrg (and pvocecdeGs
Ieth. June iS-Sailed steamer Zanzear tBr Robinson
NeW-York-
Bristol june Is-.trrved. steamer Wells CITY (sr>.
Carey. New-YO-h.
Bremen June t2-Ar+ved. steamer Dresden CGerl Ban
dermsnn. New-YorS and Baltimore; t4tn. srrtveo
CiToSseT kurfugSt ttier1. Eeiukasten. NsN
York Plymouth and Cherbourg -.
I+Arrived. steamer Brsh princess to'''
New-York via GRAY escHt.
Hamburg June Il sailed steamer belgfasla Vfet'-
MeyeFdiercks.
Ponta Ferraria June 15-PasSed steamer Prns WHEN
III Dutch. lutte. Nev-York via West lholss "Ah
Pardmariho for llavre and Amsterdam
OpoTto. June 9-Nrrivei. s1eamer Fatrta tFofV htai
reiros. New -Yorf New-Belfprd
Gibraltar June I4Passed, steamer Edtrta 'itat'
tszza MarseiIcs and Naples for New forS IL.
IN. arrived steamer Hohcnzouern Oieri. Mslss.
York for NAMES and tirnct tand proceedenl
y m. sailed. steamer Princess Irene ttferl pahhe-
ttf,sn Genoa and Napies1 NsW YORK. ,
Iarcc.Dna. Jane t.Saile1. steamer laNroWa tAusp'
ParovCh ifr0m Trieste. ettl New York
Madeira. June IAArvtvcd. steamer Hrsreria tSli'
BIatSie. New York Gibraltar and Naples
Malta. June 6Sailsd Glacier tUnted star
York
Naples. Jun. ls-saissa steamer cantOria qF,s Kass
sNsw-rork.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
DISCHARGES IN BANKRUPTCY.

Discharges in bankruptcy were granted yesterday
by Judge Holt in the United States District Court
to the following:
JOHN s. H. PETIT. Pelham: petition filed August 8.
HENRY sTRACHI.E. Catskin. n. T.; petition filed
April 81 1903 liabilities. S6.42j-
JOHN c. ROGERS hotel keeper. Monroe. N Y; peti-
April H. 1903 liabilities. 81, T69.
JOHN clerk 40 One-hundrsd-a
twentiet-st; petition April Is. 1903: liabilities.
Sl7S5s
Brooklyn petition 1893: Liabilities 81 I'LL
MAURICE JACOBS, salesman, No. 11e Bleecker-st.; {;
petition filed April g. 1903: liabilities. s14.26.
EDWARD 4. DESCHAND. clerk No 200 West Ninety
petition filed 1908; liabilities s. $50
HENRIETTA WURZBURG Mount Vernbn. petition
Ja auary 13, 1903: liabilities S4,567.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
NEW 4RDSLEY CASE CLEW
Hefernan Said to Haze Cham
uioned Wronged Woman.
THREATS OF HARM MENTIONED.


Detective Fields of the Pnkerton force. VINO was
in charge of the men investigating the muroer OF
John Heffernan near the Ardsley Club some weeks
ago has been away from there for a week. al
though the other detectives have kept up the IN
yestigation 1t is said that Fields is still WORK
ing on the case on a cew furnished by Cnlel 9I
Police Minnerley of North Tarrytown. The chlel
saws he told Fields week ago about clrcuIn-
stance which considers serious. and that F1eids
at that time seemed to consider it the pTooaple
solution
Because it might interfere with F1eldss WORK.
Chief Minnerley will not so into details but What
he told the detective that woman mad peeh
wronged by a wealthy man, that she was no" IN d
retreat at some distance from Ardsley, that she
had known Heffernan and wrote to him, asking
him 20 see the man who had wronged her; thaI
Heffernan took her letter to this man ana cham-
pioned the cause of the woman, that his interfer-
ence was resented. and that fight resulted. Whicn
ended in mutual threats of bodily harm
How he came into possession OF TINS lnIorildtio'
which ne saws is absolutely correct Chief M1nner-
lev will not say He says. however that this afIalr
leads again to the Ardsiey Club. The chet says ne
knows where this woman is and that she can Dc
produced but refuses to tell where she Is pelhg
sheltered. - ,,-.,
lack" Williams. who arrested at Hastings
on Sunday morning. ard who is said TO be a crook.
resembling the who did the shooting as oe-
sclibed by Miss Campbell, was yesterday sent 10
iail for three months 4 Vagra1t
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
MORE PAY FOR CITY EMPLoYEs.

Deputy Dock Commissioner Wallace said yester-
DAY that within the last few weeks between two
and three hundred Of the employees in that depart
rnent, az individuals. had asked for increase IN
pay. saying that living expenses had Increased be-
cause OF high rents and high prices for food SUD-
plies As this admitted to be a fact and the
Chief engineer reported that the request for in
creased pay was reasonable under the circum-
stances. the pay o. the dock builders was in
creased from - TO s5 ~ A day. Dock Commissioner
hawkes. is considering the adyisabilty increasing
the pay OF the twelve foremen dock builders from
- 10 s5 day, and also the pay OF the unskillei
laborers serving as bostTnen the toolmen wording
IS COCK iiilceTs and such dock builders per-
forming the cuties or ship carpenters. The divers
N the department are nov receiving g. for a fav
OF SIX hours. They asking FOR the union scale
which IS 8 for four hour day, with IS added for
two additional hours a fraction thereof This
increase IF allowed would give the divers $40 day
for the woEk they now doing 1or Sc
New-York tribune., 1903-06-16
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

ALBEA!ARLE-Colone Henry c. May, Washing
ton CAMBRIDGE-T. {. Charpent1er, Freheh
Consul General at Porto Rico; Prince p A RadZi-
will Monterey, Mexico: EMPIRE.Capta9 MP, d d ".
Tenison r. N H NJ 5. Indefatigable. FIFTH
AVENU E-Ex- Senator Frank Hisc3Gk, Syracuse iIt p
Colonel X Lean. Bermuda; G. w. tairch1ld;
Oneonta: George w. Dunn Binghamton; Judge Al
fred Hand. Scranton. G!LSEY-Pres1denI Woqur o
row Wilson Princeton University. GRAND-Ma1or
Nat P Phister, {. s A HoLLANDmE3dwaHrtd. n n
Arnold Providence, w. Caryl ELY, Bunalo MAN
TTANNCieneraI George d. Ruggles: Washing
ton; Captain G. NJ Mutt, bermuda ST DENlSST
l. Stover Amsterdam n. Y; Angelo Myers, Phila-
delphia VICTORIA-Frank B. Go4ger; g,M " as61nS s6m3
RiA-Ex Governor Frank Brown: Maryland; Cap
tain +. n Willard, Richmond; Il. Rollins Norse