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NAPOLEON RELICS BRING SI,775
A. the Peter Marie Sale-Net Proceeds
10 Date o0y .0Sy.

An album Of mementoes OF Napoleon
and his family, containing portraits. letters
and personal papers, all carefully mounted
In folio volume. bound in green levant.
was sold at yesterday afternoons session
of the Peter Marie auction at the American
Art Galleries for 81. IT'S. There were several
competitors up to 81, 800 The volume was
secured finally by the house Of Scribner.
An deliberately bound volume, or two
volumes in one. OF the first collected edition
OF La Fontaine's 'Contes ct Nouvelles'
went to George H. Richmond for $50;
the came authors Fables Choisies" TO
Carl Glucksman for $50; Leloir's "Une
femme de qualite au steele passe, in edition
de grand lure. TO Courtlandt Bishop for
$3.50: q fifteenth century Flemish manu-
script OF the Gospel according to st. John,
to Richmond for $780, another Flemish
manuscript OF the same century, .Hora
Beat@ Marie Virgins, to the same buyer
for $3.50: an eighteenth century manu-
script, -Antiphonale ad usum Basilic@
s. Germani a Pratis,- with numerous paint
ings by Charles Mercier, TO Meyer Bros.
for S975 -LEvangile de Enhance de notre
Seigneur Jesus Christ scion Saint Pierre,
translated from manuscript by Catulle
Mendes and bound by Meunier, TO c. l.. F.
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Robinson for $500, and collection Of more
than 100 miniatures on vellum. by fifteenth
and siIteenth-century artists. bound in
half morocco. to j. o. Wright, tor $3.50.
The total Of the afternoon sales was
Si5,l2650.
Al the evening session Pickering's edition
OF the Complete Angler extended by the
insertion Of engravings. sold for 81 200 10
j. o. Wright Saint Simon's memoirs.
in twenty volumes. bound by Chambolle-
edition OF Whitman's works. in ten volumes.
went for $3.50. For this, and for an edition
of Poe, also In ten volumes. which sold in
the afternoon for S2i0, ii was said that Mr..
Marie paid 81 500 each. his estate only few
months ago having made the payments
for them.
The evenir g's total was 81 $50 so. Tho
total Of the Marie sale to date is 307 .957.75
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on MUNICIPAL LIGHTING.
Opponents Of Monroe's City Plant Scheme
Before Committee.

ALBANY, April IF. B. Thurber. presi-
dent OF the New York City Civic Associa-
ton, appeared before the Assembly Cities
COMMITTEES this afternoon in opposition to
Col Robert Grier Monroe's municipal
lighting plant for New York city. He
said the bill and scheme were impractical;
that the object sought for would not be
accomplished, and that an enormous
amount OF money would have to be spent
by the city for a doubtful experiment.
On behalf Of the Consolidated Gas Com
pany Mr.. Bowers appeared and made a
statement. in which he called attic ntion to
the fact that In addition to labor, being
much higher in New York the land occu-
pied for the works here cost S. a square
foot. against 80 cents square foot for the
same kind OF property In the city OF Boston,
which Is the next highest place on the list
and that last year the New York companies
were assessed o. .229.l5s
He said that the South Park Board Of
Chicago renewed a contract on April 10,
ieo7, Tor such lamps a. are used in New
A. to electric lighting, he said, the cost
in New York city has been voluntarily
reduced by the company three times and
Ia not higher here than elsewhere, when
il Ia considered that ours is an underground
service and continuous and not regulated
OF the fow-priced cities quoted by Mr..
Monroe.
He said that the result Of the Philadelphia,
Worcester and Boston agitation justified
the conclusion that the Consolidated Gas
Company has In the past and will in the
future supply the city with municipal light
ing OF every kind at far less expense than
would result from any municipal ownership.
Former Commissioner of Water Supply,
Electricity and Gas Dousherty favored
the bill He said New York city was now
Obliged to pay fabulous prices for it's light
ing and was at the mercy OF lighting
monopoly.
It Is the impression that this bill has no
chow Of being reported from committee.
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BOMB FOR MT. VERNON OFFICIALS
Clerk. Counsel and Commiss,suee Charged
With Omcial Miscouduet.

VIA VtuVos HhibCVSSouet.
MOUNT VERNON. N. Y. April AT the
meeting Of the Board Of Aldermen tonight
City Clerk William N. Hoyt. Corporation
Counsel William J. Marshall and Com
missioner OF Public Works John O'Toole
were accused Of official misconduct. They
are Democrats and were appointed by
Mayor Edwin W. Fiske The most en-
barrassing feature Of the proceedings was
that City Clerk Hoyt was forced to read the
charges against himself in open meeting.
He 10 accused by A. T. Gescheidt. a promi-
cancel taxes paid to him more than q year
ago. amounting to about $500 Mr.. Ge-
scheidt charged the Clerk with malfeasanoe
and gross neglect OF duty and demands
his removal II the allegations are proved:
check and will produce it in evidence.
Mr.. O'Toole IL accused by Alderman
Maxon (Rep.), Second ward. Of Of
hcial incapacity. malfeasance and neglect
IN overseeing improvements on Bedford
contractor and brother OF ex-SherifThomas
+. Dunn Of New York at a cost Of 500 ono.
Proceedings are now being taken by score
OF property owners to set aside the assess-
ments on the ground that they are ex--
cessive and that the contractor received
pay for more work than he actually per-
formed. Alderman Maxon said that the
testimony presented by the property own
ers tended to show that Commissioners
O'Toole had been grossly negleotful In
certifying the bills put in by the contractor.
When he had finished there was tumult
in the room, Half of the Aldermen wanted
to refer the accusations to a special in
vestigating committee. The other half
supported by Mayor Fiske. demanded
that they should he referred 20 the COM
mittee OF the whole, which was done.
No one suspected that charges were also
to be made against Corporation Counsel
Marshall until they were read by Alder
man Clark. He is charged with allowing
people to take thousands of dollars In judg-
nents against the city without attempting
to defend them. There were SleS 600 in
Judgments put into the tax budget this
year. Many OF them. Alderman Clark
says, could have been avoided.
Mr.. Gescheidt asks that Mr.. Hoyt be
tried on April II, and promises much testi-
nony to show how recklessly the city affairs
have been conducted. The hearing on
the charges against Corporation Counsel
Marshall is set for April 81. No date has
been fixed for the hearing Of Commissioner
O'ToOle.
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TO MODIFY MAYORS R. T. BILL.
FIERCE CRITICISM or 1T DIS
TURBS HIS HONOR.

He VIII Have the Clause Taken Oct That
Provides fer Award ss New subway
Contracts without Public Letting. but
win Stick - Oue-FsPe Scheme.
Mayor Low Is 90 much disturbed by the
criticisms upon the bill. suggested by him
self. amending the Rapid Transit bill. that
he held . conference yesterday with Alex
ander E. Orr, John Claim and Woodbury.
Langdon at the Rapid Transit Bureau, and
Edward M. Shepard. its counsel.
The bill. which ex-senator Ford and others
have been talking against. practically
empowers the commission to award the
contracts for the Subway extension without
public letting II was introduced into the
Legislature by Assemblyman Bostwiok.
but the Mayor assumes the responsibility.
While the amendment will enable the
commission to give the contract for the
new subways TO the Belmont-McDonald
syndicate. the Mayor contends that this
will be the only way in which uniform
five-cent fare can be obtained over the
whole Subway system.
At the close Of yesterdays conference
Mayor Low said
The people who are criticising the bill
II was framed with view TO secure a single
fare between all the boroughs. In order
to make clearer the intent OF the bill 1t was
decided to-day to make some notifications
In it,"
Just what these notifications are Mr.:
Low would not tell, but 1t may be stated
that the non-public letting clause will be
omitted and the bill will provide that the
contracts for the new subways will be
awarded on the condition that the success
full bidder shall have working agreement
with the Interborough Rapid Transit Com
pany or shall arrange for q comprehensive
transfer system.
The Citizens Union. which is one Of the
critics Of the Mayors bill. calls it fragrant
Chairman ". r. 6tonebridge OF the
Unions committee on franchises gave out
a statement yesterday saying that the bill
-fastens the grasp on the city Of the Bel
mont syndicate, without provision for
cheaper transportation, and In obstruc-
tion OF any plan to secure II within two
generations to come; fortifles the com
pany in Its control against the public;
favors dependence Of all future rapid
transit upon the existing subway; eX-
pressly provides that contracts for opera
ton Enough not to 60 into effect for years
thereaftery shall be made at or before
contracts Tor construction, unless a COM
mission now almost unanimous against
separate contracts shall become unam-
nous In their favor and contemplates.
and 10 drawn to favor. seventy-fve-year
surrender Of the city's right to operation
The Elsberg bill suits Mr.. Stonebridge.
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BELLE or NORTH BERGEN FINED.
A Bean Called on Neighbor-Miss Bren.
nan Called Next Day With . whip.

A Bean Called on Neighbor-Miss Bren.
nan Called Next Day With . whip.
Mise Kate Brennan OF North Bergen, n.
j.. was fined $40 by Recorder Pulls Of that
township yesterday for attempting TO
thrash her neighbor. Mrs. Matte Kellam.
The homes Of Miss Brennan and Mrs.
Kellam adjoin each other in Wetherbee
avenue. Miss Brennan is considered one
OF the handsomest young women in North
Bergen and has many callers. The trouble
between the two women grew out Of the
latter fact Their houses are not greatly
unlike In appearance, and Mrs. Kellam was
constantly annoyed by young men who
thought they were calling on Miss Bren-
I'm one week. said Mrs. Kellam. 4 had
TO answer the doorbell more than dozen
times. One night when ! opened the door
his darling. The hall was dark and l had
TO light the gas before ! could convince the
fellow that he had made mistake, Natur-
ally gave him piece Of my mi nd.
The next day Miss Brennan ca lied on
me With riding rsiR and b%i sesSSeI h and
insulted one Of her friends. ] tried to e L
plain how the thing had actually happened
but she refused to believe me and became
% threatening that was finally Obliged to
drive her from my premises by displaying
my own revolver.
Miss Brennan denied that she had thr eat
ened Mrs. Kellam with a revolver.
Il only had q little dog whip that couldn't
possibly have hurt such a strapping
woman she said. Il wouldn't have both
cred her II she hadn't had the impudenoe
10 complain 70 the police about the annoy
anoe, / would have only been too pleased
to apologize II she had explained matters
TO me-
In imposing the fine Recorder Pulls
said that Miss Brennan had probably not
besn responsible for the annoyance, but
that she had not acted properly in threat
enin0 Mrs Kellam.
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GENERAL STAFF FOR THE NAVY
Pan Indsrsed by General Board. Dewey
President.

WASHINGTON. April lit is expected in
naval circles that when Secretary Moody
returns from his West Indian cruise he
will b ready to express his views on pro-
po~ition to which he has given much con-
Alteration for the creation OF q general stan
for the navy. The President is credited
with being in favor Of the creation Of such
an organisation. but Mr.. Moody has never
clearly expressed his opinion.
The plan which he Ia con sidering Ia in
dorsed BY the General Board, Of which
Admiral Dewey Ia president. II co ntem-
plates the abolition OF the present Bureau
Of NAVIGATION and the substitution OF two
new bureaus, one the Bureau Of Ships and
the other the Bureau Of Personnel, with
thu Chief OF the General Stan as the supre me
head.
The other bureaus Of the Navy Depart.
ment are TO be placed under the Assistant
Secretary. II viii be the duty Of the Board
Of ships to deal With all matters relating
TO the aeet In being while the Bureau OF
Personnei Win have charge Of the commits
stoned and enlisted forces.
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BILLS or w.. COURSEY 81, 1851
Cost OF Vice Hunting by Police Commits.
sioner's Secretary.

In the last lot OF vouchers sent from the
Police Department to the Comptroller
Office. to show how the money OF the police
contingent fund had been used. there were
two items Of expenditures by William 8.
Coursey, Commissioner Greene's private
secretary, amounting to 3l.lS5.75. The
bills, which were dated March II and March
Il, were for S+52 30 and t7O2 os.
II was two days after the date OF the second
bill that Mr.. Coursey had his muss in front
Of a Tenderloin saloon at Seventh avenue
and Thirty-eighth street. whore he tried to
arrest a man and was badly done up.
Comptroller circuit takes 1t for granted
that this money was SPENT by Mr. .Coursey
in hunting vice. and he il going to demand
an itemised account and question the author
itv Of q private secretary to act as de-
tective and spend public money.
Mr. Coursey refused yesterday to tell
how he had spent the money. He added
that 30 long as Commissioner Greene was
satisfied II was nobody else's business.
Commissioner Greene said last night:
Il admit the existence OF the bills and in
had the approval OF the Corporation
Counsel That's all have to say
Il shall certainly try TO get an explanation
Of these bills before l ALLOW them. said
Comptroller Grout But l can't make
much Of q fight. The Corporation Counsel
is against me and 80 are the courts.
II threw out two bills the other day for
$50 charged TO the police contingent fund
by two Central Office detectives. got
the full story Of how they spent the money.
They put on evening clothes. went to the
theatre. had supper and then paid a night
hawk cabman to take them TO a disorderly
house In Forty-ninth street where the rest
Of the money, they said. was spent on wine
and cigarettes and In getting evidence.
The women were all OF age and there had
been no complaint against that house. 90
the detectives didn't have the slightest
excuse within reason for their good time
at the city's expense. But city money Ia
being used in that way all the time and it's
an outrage.
There should be a law against police
men going TO gambling or disorderly houses
unless they have warrants issued after
formal complaints have been made. I
believe with Dr. Rainsford that the disor-
derby houses should be left alone until they
become nuisanoes within the meaning OF
the Law relative TO nuisanoee.
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shoe FIRM Fails: Liabilities. $500. eoo.

BosToH. April The shoe manufacturing
firm OF George NJ Coburn 4 Co, with fac
tories in Boston and Midway. has made
an assignment to Lewis T. Bartlett Of the
National Exchange Bank and NJ p. Ciough
Of the National Shawmut Bank, OF which
Mr.. Coburn ia also a director Ii is es-
timated that liabilities will aggregate
500, 900. This is one Of the Oldest shoe
manufacturing firms in Boston.
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DIED FIGHTING FOR LIFE.
n eury Quartly. in Gas-Pflled Room. Toe
weak 70 Open q window.

HAcKESsAcK, N. j., April Henry
Quartly, for many years local superinten d.
emit for the Hackenssck Water Company
was found dead in his room in his homo in
Central avenue this morning When Mr..
Quartiy did not appear At the usual hour
the servants called him. but got 10 Response
and found the door locked. Mrs. C'iartly
telephoned to Chief OF Police Wallermire.
who forced the door.
a window with Q piece OF the shade in one
hand. Although the room was Allied with
gas neither OF the jets was turned on.
II il believed that he went to sleep with
the gas burning and that the name was
il ia thought, he had sufficient strength to
turn OF the gas. but was too weak to open .
window.
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CHARITY FAKIR NABBED AGAIN.
Ramscar Accused Of Making Fraudulent
elections for Q New Home"

Collections for . New Home"
William H. Ramscar Of 7ie East 1%3d
street, who has been arrested a number
times before on charges Of assault and swind-
ing in connection with an non-seotarian
home he ran was arraigned In the Harlem po-
hce court yesterday and held In $500 bail for
examination on the charge OF vagrancy.
When arrested Ramscar, who is 81 years
Old was soliciting money for q home for
old people He told the contributors the
site had not yet been selected. but II would
probably he at i72d street and jerome
avenue.
Ramscar's other home was on Washing
.on Heights. On previous occasion
when he was arrested 1t was said he
led the inmates on scsnt fare, and II
my Of them objected Ramscar would
oeat him. He was sentenced to q years
IMPRISONMENT and fined 500 by Recorder
smyth In 1889 for assaulting old John Law
cry, an inmate Of the home.
Asked IL he hadn't been using the money
ne has collected for his own use he said
ne mad, because he frequently had to take
Money out Of his own pocket for expenses
ne had book which contained the amounts
collected, which range from one cent 10
'o and amounted to between 500 and $500.
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STILL WRITES EXCISE BONDS.
umpire surety Go. sticks 10 the Business
-Coney Island Premium. 600.

The Empire State Surety Company OF
Brooklyn announces that IL will still write
oeen included in the published list Of com
h&
., Edmund II. Drigrs. first VIC PR sident
" me company. said yesterday that the
. .bbney Island rate Of 500 premium has been
,or the boroughs OF Brooklyn. Manhattan
mo Queens would be definitely settled.
thought, before next Tuesday. The
~. nsy Island premium would be the high
su IN the State,
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TO ARRAIGN TILLMAN TO-DAY.
Indictment for numbering Gonzales Feand
BY the Grand Jury In Columbia.

COLUMBIA, S. G.. April flames H. Till
man will be arraigned for trial tomorrow
morning. The Grand Jury yesterday after
noon brought in a true bill against him on
the charge OF numbering Mr.. Gonzales and
carving unlawful weapons.
This morning Col George ". Croft for
the defence asked that Tillman be arraigned
for trial tomorrow morning and ii was
agreed upon.
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ADMIRAL BELKNAP DEAD.
An Attack OF ApopieNy Carries Him on
while on Q Naval Mission In Hey West.

An Attack OF ApopieNy Carries Him on
while on . Naval Mission In hey West.
WASHINGTON. April Rear Admiral
George Eugene Belknap, L. 8. N, retired.
died suddenly Of apoplexy to-day at Key
West Fla. He was 10 years old, hav-
ing been born June %, 1882. Although
past the age limit Of active service. he
was reforming duty in behalf Of the Cen
eral Board Of the Navy at the time OF his
death. was making an examination
for the Board to determine the ability
of Key West harbor 20 hold large neet.
and his body will be taken there for burial.
His son, Reginald X. Belknap. Is Lieu
tenant in the navy. on duty in the
Bureau of Navigation.
Admiral BelknaP had a dstinguishe , q
at Newport. N. H., and was appointed
midshipman at u.s. In the fight between
American naval vessels and the Chinese
forts at the mouth Of the Canton River IN
November. 1855, he commanded, as lieu
tenant, one Of the attacking launches. At
the reinforcement Of Fort Pickens in April,
1851. he commanded the boats Of the st.
Louis Between 1852 and 1854, he COM
manded the Ironclad New lronsides in
the various engagements with me Con.
and Dahlgren praised him high,y .o' is
handed the gunboat Seneca. the monitor
Canonicus and participated With the latter
in the engagements with the Hewlett House
Battery In December, 1854, and the subse-
ouent attacks on Fort Fisher.
With the Canonicus he went to Havana
in Admiral Gordons expedition In search
of the Confederate ironclad Stonewan
Admiral Porter in a commendafory letter
said that Lieutenant Commander beiknaP'
Commanders Parrot and Calhoun and Lieut.
Weaver had given a worldwide reputation
TO the monitors.
When Kalakaua WAS elected King OF
Hawaii, in February, 1874, Admiral Bslknap
Commanded one OF the American naval
vessels in Honolulu harbor
Upon receiving word OF the riot caused
by the native faction which favored the
selection OF the widowed Queen Emma,
Admiral Belknap landed bluejackets and
marines and established order. His con-
duct at that time was highly commanded.
Admiral Belknap did much valuable
scientific work and was the author OF works
on deep sea soundinsg and other Prof:ess,
sional topics, Several Of the scientific
societies OF Europe and the United States
conferred honors on him. DARTMOUTH
College gave him the degree OF LII. ID.
Last year Admiral Belknap went 70 japan
and attended the dedication OF the monu-
ment 10 Commodore Perry.
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y,ee-Cnancellsr Vss.ss nsappssnsss.

TRENTON, April s.-chanoelior Magic
reappointed Henry G. Pitnsy vics-Chan-
oellor to-day vios-0hasss,lor Pitney vss
Arve appointed In -. Ne b now ~ ysars
old and \ the senior msmbse Of the Court
of Chancerv.
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SOC.-Stemes Sentimental journey IRIS, ram
Shsndy. Old London Bridge, Robin Hood, PRATT
iel 9Th av
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

TINE FAvORITE for restoring life and color 10
he hair Is PARKHRs HAN BALsAN
HiNpKpOovNp. the best curefor corns. Is cts.
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Obituary Notes.

Mrs. Elizabeth II 1nness. 90 years 0id.
81 Sd Sso e "
NH. of S. tr 9, BE s ss M
Wedding i Of her srsnddaushter. Miss Eliza Eliza
ssss to 1n ssfs place has in New SSrE pI
hs home q the sT tSs Gsss Nm
Mr. H. T isn... hsa iiSssa IN
yssrs sSS Sns ia
is survived BY one son and daughter Her
funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon:
N srnd csr SisSs S.S
park, ", j., was the widow Of Lew stone;
Of tS Ss st sssa IsStaIssddp
many Years member. Of the board Of Trustee:
OF thai INSTITUTION BssaS.s q Mrs N sso9as
n Martha 1hs 'S cuslep' Mrs. stone Who was z
old was herr I. IN b. ss
a ssee ~ The funeral services this AFTERNOON
viii be conducted by her poster, n, The s sy
6 6.or !shRR R %sisI:%Sr. :: u
England SHSse division q the Posi 4iGs psps5s.
%:nt And Past SCpnsnfks. S. sPs Al 81.
H He lsaWes q widow. three daughters and
in s TooSss valley HIs L. on Mondsy q: Ss.
a lifelong member Of the NsC Sora I'm S1 aseay
Of Friends. The funeral. when ~ W o, ovi !.
notion. The interment viii be 10 the Friends
Cemetery In Brooklyn.
George, Francis tarnum; u = pus ~ Brisht's
disease after six months Illness ased ~
years He was treasurer Of the pSrs s ~ ~
hoard Of Trade and Deer Park Club.
William p. Beiden. clerk In the state Ssnate
for seven years and weidis s.S yrne,tnr Sh
Of sporlexy. aged IS. He was srsous'ee
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Dsn,e, Butler. lo4 Years Old. Dead.

ITHACA, N. Y. April daniel Butler.
aged lo4 years the Oldest resident OF Tomp-
kins county, died at Enfield Falls' near mere,
today He was a farmer and had lived
in the same house for hfty-fve years.
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DARLINGTON FORECAST roR ro-pAr AND II
MoRnoW