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Howe s. StetsOn.
MORE NEW YoRK CORRUPTION.
City Librarian and Others Arrested ON
Serious Charge. H%&s%{.

New York, Jan. 27--Philip Baer, city
librarian, and Walter r. Sawyer, Ma.
than Springer and Moses Springer, were
arrested to-day by detectives from the
districts attorneys office on charges
Of attempted subordination of perjury
in connection with an alleged swindling'
scheme through which enormous sums
are believed to have been lost by the
department of taxes.
District Attorney Jerome said to-
night that he had information that the
prisoners had approached many per
sons with Inducements to have their
tax assessments cut down. In one in
stance an assessment of $250,000 had
been almost entirely obliterated.
+ The specific case in which the arrests
were made was that of Monroe B.. Bry-
ant, a jeweler, who is to have been
approached with a suggestion, that for
half the amount of the taxes saved
his assessment might be reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000. Ez6
The first information regarding the
case was given to District Attorney.
Jerome by William Harcourt, an actor,
who said that he had been approached
by Nathan Springer, who asked him to
procure man who could personate
Mr. Bryant, and in that capacity
swear off" his assessment. At the dig
trict attorneys request Harcourt took
County Detective Secor to Baer's office
in the City Hall, where he was inspect
ed by Baer, who decided that he would
do" After being furnished by Nathan
Springer with minute directions as to
what he should do, Secor, accompanied
by Baer and followed by several de-
tectives, went to the office of the tax
department, where he represented him
self as Mr.. Bryant and succeeded in.
getting his assessment reduced from
$4,000 to $4,000. The arrests followed
Immediately. The prisoners were taken
to court and held in heavy bail. Sawyer
is said to have made full confession.
Other arrests are expected tomorrow.
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ALLIES ALL IN HA RMONY.
Official Statements Issued in London
and Washington.

London, January 27.-The following
statement was authorized by the Ger
many embassy here:
There is not the slightest truth in
the reports of friction or misunder-
standing between England and Ger
many in regard to Venezuela. Both
governments continue to act in perfect
harmony, and will simultaneously with
draw the blockade at the earliest pos
sible moment 1t is to be regretted that
the House of Commons is not in session,
as a question in the House would
doubtless reveal the perfect under
standing which exists between the two
countries. No disapproyal Of any kind
has been expressed by the British Gov
ernment regarding Germany's conduct
Of affairs in connection with Venezuela.
"No date has yet been settled upon
for raising the blockade, but 1t will
cease lust so soon as the representatives
of the Powers reach a final agreement
with Mr.. Bowen. The feeling expressed
in the press here and reflected in the
cable dispatches from New York that
England finds the German alliance en-
barrassing is in no way confirmed by
the Governments attitude
Washington, Jan. 27.-The following
statement was made at the British en-
bassy to-day, with the assent and en-
dorsement Of Signor Mayor des Plan
! ches, the italian ambassador, and Count
A. Won Quadt Wykrady Isny, the Ger
man charge daffaires:
"A report has apeared in a New York
morning newspaper to the effect that
there has been friction between the re-
ports of the Powers who are conucting
the Venezuelan negotiations with Mr.
! representatives have kept each other
informed from day to day Of everything
which has passed between them and
Mr.. Bowen, and have been acting in
perfect harmony since the commence
! ment Of the negotiations"
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IN HONOR OF M'KINLEE.
Banquet Last Night-The State McKIn-
lev AsspCtnttop.,

Banquet Last Nighttime state Mchln-
ley ssaacintion.,
About thirty well known republicans,
most of them residents Of this city,
met this evening at a banquet in the
New Haven house in honor of the MEM
ory of the ltae President William Nc
Kinley, and to organize the Mckinley
Association of Connecticut" The
principal address was by Broughton
Brandenburg, secretary of the east,
Carnation League of America.
The association will hold a banquet
annually upon the anniversary of Pres
ident McKinley's birthday. Any repuh-
lican voter twenty-one years or more
old may become a member provided he
is invited and is proposed by a MEM
ber, and elected by a tWo-thirds vote
of the members present at the annual
meeting. The officers of the associa-
ton will be president, two vice presi-
dents, a secretary, treasurer, and a
board of twelve governors,
The following officers were elected:
President, John F. Gaffey; first vice
president, John G. Shares; second vice
president, Senator Rollin 3. Woodruff:
secretary, Samuel MacLaughlin; treas
urer, Colonel c. w. Pickett.
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DEMOCRATIC HARMONY.
New Direct Primary Rules Adopted y
Other Business, fi,ir

The democratic harmony meeting,
held in Music hall, acted on several inn
portant matters last evening, They
adopted the new direct primary rules
by unanimous vote as prepared by
the committee, with two exceptions.
The first was to add clause that. in
event Of a tie vote another primary
should be called and the second was to
change the hours of voting from to O.
instead of from 4 to s o'clock. Attor-
ney Hamilton made a motion that
Chairman Troup appoint committee
of three to investigate the new pro-
posed gerrymander which it was
claimed would change democratic
wards into republican ones did it go
into effect. -"
Captain Kennedy said the republican
party had a motive in proposing the
change and said he: "I never knew
the republican party to do anything
square in my life" #|
The vote being carried Chairman
Troup appointed Attorney c. S. Ham,
ilton, Thomas I. Kinney and William
s. S. Hewitt.
Toward the end of the meeting quite
an argument arose in reference to pri-
mary registry lists and to straighten
out matters an adjournment was taken.
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CROOKS ROUNDED UP.
One Jumps Two Stories to Escape the
Police.

On January s some one broke into
Lew H. Frost's livery stable on
Meadow street and stole a lot Of goods
stored there by installnlent houses. On
Monday evening a man giving the
name of William Stevenson alias Will
liam Smith was arrested, charged with
having committed the theft.
The police also wanted to get hold Of
a colored man by the name of oliver,
who is said to be implicated but when
the police were en- route to capture
him he jumped from a two-story win
dow and escaped. He is said to have
received warning from Joseph Thom-
as, who was arrested and charged with
giving away the intended action of the
police. Sadie A. K. Oliver, the wife,
was arrested, as was a woman by the
name of Grace Moore with whom
Smith had been living.
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GRAND CIRCUIT DATES
Fixed at Annual Meeting of Stewards
Yesterday.

Boston, Jan. 27.-The annual meeting
of the board Of stewards Of the grand
trotting circuit was held here to-day
and while a numebr of new measures
were discussed, such as professional
judges, barring of hopplcs in the stand
ard pacing class, and the revision Of
the proxy system the only definite
action taken was on the assignment of
the race dates for the coming season.
These dates are: Detroit, July 20:
Cleveland, July 27 Buffalo, August 8;
Empire track at Yonkers, August 10;
Brighton Beach, August II; Readville,
August "a, Providence, August 81
Hartford, Septebmer Z; Syracuse, Sep
tember II; Columbus, September 2l
Cincinnati, September 2S
The annual meeting resulted in the
election of D. j. Campau, of Detroit, as
president, while Charles NJ. Jewett, Of
Boston. was chosen secretary in place
of S. w Giles, who retired on account
Of i'll health. The next years meeting
of the stewards will be held in CIeve-
land, w. G. Pollock to be the host.
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MARKLE FIGURES WRONG.
WITNESS HAS TO CHANGE MANY
OF THEM.
In Every Case the Amounts Were
Higher Than the Men Had Received
with tho witness and Expresses His
DtspleaRure In Pointed Terms.

Philadelphia, Jan. H.--Considerable
progress was made to-day by the an
thracite coal strike commission and it
is probable that the Independent oper-
ators will have concluded their cases
by tomorrow. The Reading company
will follow and will occupy the atten-
ton of the commission during the re-
mainder of the week. The testimony
presented to-day was varied and inter-
esting, an important witness being AL
bert c. Leisenring, superintendent of
the Upper Lehigh Coal company. Mr.
Leisenring said he believed the meet
ing of employer and employe to be
beneficial to both parties.
Another witness who aroused the in
terest of the commissioners was H. K.
Christ, coal breaker builder, who
sadi he was refused permission" by
the district officers of the United Mine
Workers to build two breakers while
the strike was in progress.
P Edward Ross, a professional ac-
countant who was called to testify con-
cerning the wages paid by the G.. B.
MdFkle company, was COmpelleQ 10
change many of the figures that appear
in the companys answer to the min
ers' demands, recently published. In
every case the amounts were higher
than the men had received, the figures
ranging from ten cents to twenty dol
lars. Chairman Gray became impatient
with the witness and expressed his dis
PLEASURE in pointed terms. At the af-
ternoon session there occurred a spir-
tied interchange between Attorney Nc
Carthy, for the miners, and Willard
Young. who had acted as a special coal
and iron policeman during the recent
strike. Mr.. Young insisted that a reign
of terror existed in the Lehigh region
but under cross examination several
times contradicted himself regarding
tn disturbances which he said had oc-
| Cured. He charged the lawyer with
having himself almost precipitated a
riot. but later admitted that the only
information he had on the subject was
from hearsay. Contrary to Mr.. Young
testimony was that of Ario P. Platt
who said a reign of terror did not ex-
ist.
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NnMderbilt fhall BurgImI!Aed

Last evening Officer Cooney arrested
a Il years old boy by the name of
Gabrial Opper, 80 Washington avenue.
The boy was wearing a diamond ring
worth $125 and a plain gold ring worth
$40, which he had taken from a stu
dents room in Vanderbilt Hall, at
eleven o'clock yesterday morning. He
went into the Hall to sell his papers
and seeing these rings in one Of the
rooms took them. There was roll of
money which he did not touch.
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PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT.
BLOCEADTNG POWERS DEMAND
IT OYER OTHER CLAIMANTS.

Minister Bowen Declares That If the
Dispute HeEe Referred TO The Hague
Tribunal All Powers Would bs Re-
quired TO Stand On an Equality
Raising of Blockade Expected To-day
or TO-mOrrow.
| Washington, JAN, 27.--The first joint
conference of the Venezuelan negotia-
tors occurred this afternoon by ap-
pointment at Mr.. Bowen's apartments,
the ranking diplomat, Senor Mayor Des
| Planches, the Italian ambassador, max
! ing the representations in French to
Mr.. Bowen. The question under dis
cussion was a matter of the merest de-
| tail, the ENJOYS wishing to know
whether the monthly payments to the
allies should be in proportion to the
amount of the claims or whether Great
Britain, Germany and Itatly should re-
ceiVe the same amounts each month
until the indemnity was paid. Mr..
Bowen said he was quite willing to
! leave this to the powers themselves to
settle and that any arrangement they
might make would be satisfactory to
Venezuela.
Another detail which has not yet been
cleared up involves the question of
preferential treatment of the allied
powers as against France, Denmark,
Holland, Norway and Sweden, Belgium,
Spain and the United States in the pay
ment of indemnity. The point was
made by Venezuela's representative
that were the dispute referred to The
| Hague tribunal all the powers would
| be required to stand on an equality and
| Furthermore that as this question did
not form part OF the allies condition
| precedent to the raising Of the block
| ade, it did not seem fair that 1t should
| be presented as essential, now that
Venezuela had complied with the orig
| inal proposition and offered a satisfac-
! tory guarantee. This answer was ca
bled to the foreign offices at London,
Berlin and Rome tonight and it is
! hoped that favorable answers will be
! received tomorrow. The force of Mr.!
Bowen's contention has appealed to the
allies representatives here and there Is
sreason to believe that Great Britain
and Germany and Italy will yield on
this last objection and sign the proto-
col for the raising of the blockade. The
blockade once lifted the representatives
of all the powers having claims against
Venezuela will treat with Mr. Bowen
separately for the settlement of their
indemnities.
Caracas, Jan. 27-The news cabled
yesterday that the blockade will be
called off tomorrow is confirmed by the
semi official press here, which says:
There are we'll founded reasons to-day
for the belief that the blockade will be
suspended between to-day and to-nor-
row night"
It is a visible fact that only foreign
ers are suffering from the effects of
the blockade. The Venezuelans them
selves accustomed to native produce,
are not undergoing hardships, except
because Of the shortage of salt. The
supply of corn is sufficient to furnish
native bread for year.
The government has received from
banks in Mexico and Buenos Ayres and
other South American cities offers of
funds to pay the foreign claims. Simi-
lar proposals have been received from
Paris.
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FINE TRIBUTE TO M'KINLEY
MADEBY ROOSEVELTAT CANTON
CELEBRATION.
Regarded by Many as the Most Beauti.
fuI aud Heartfelt Ever Paid to tho
Memory Of tho DistiDguIshed Late
President-457 Guests Present Iu-
Guiding Many Prominent Mem OF the
Country.

Canton, Ohio, Jan. 27-President
Roosevelt tonight participated in a
notable tribute to the memory of the
late President Mckinley. He was the
principal orator at banquet given un-
der the auspices of the Canton Republic
can league in commemoration of the
birthday of Mckinley. Surrounded by
friends, neighbOrs and business and po-
litical associates of the dead president,
he pronounced brilliant and eloquent
eulogy upon the life and works of Nc
Kinley-a eulogy by many regarded as
the most beautiful and heartfelt tribute
ever paid to the memory of the distin-
guished dead.
The banquet was held at the Grand
Opera house, the seats being removed
from the pit and the house entirely re-
tioOred for the occasion. The interior
of the building was beautifully decor
ated with flags and flowers, the floral
decorations being particularly elabor-
ate. Festoons Of flags were arranged
about the balcony and gallery, and the
, thirteen great banquet boards were
massed with roses and carnations, min
gled with smilax and ferns, An or
chestra, of twenty-five pieces furnished
music.
Among the 457 guests assembled
about the boards were some of the most
distinguished men in the civil, public
and political life OF the country. At
the speakers table. besides President
Roosevelt, were seated Judge William
r. Day, who acted as POSTMASTER; Sec
retary Root, Secretary Cortelyou, Cen
eral S. B. M. Young. General Leonard
Wood General Luke F. Wright, vice
governor of the Philippines; Surgeon
General Rixey, Captain w. S. CoWles,
the presidents naval aide; Colonel The
odore A. Bingham. his military aide;
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
Brigham, Representative r. w. Tayler,
James W. Grant, Colonel Myron T.
Herrick, of Cleveland, ]. G. Schmid-
| lapp, H. H. Kohlsaat, of Chicago, Hon.
Charles Emory Smith, Judge Harter,
/ Judge Smyser and Alfred c. Tynon.
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REQUEST TO EALE
Included Among Many Made In the
VIII Of John s. WelleS.

Hartford, Jan. 28.-By the resduary
portions of the will of John B. Welles,
the greater portion of whose estate
was left in trust for his wife, whose
death occurred last week, several pub
lie institutions In Hartford and other
places receive substantial requests.
The will provided that the following
bequests be paid at the death of Mrs.
Welles:
Connecticut Home Missionary society,
So, 900; The American Bible society,
New York, $4,000; The American Tract
society, New York, $4,000; the Hart
ford Library, $500; the Ecclesiastical
society of Hadiyme, Conn, $4,000; the
president and fellows of Yale college,
$4,000; the same to be invested and
the annual income thereof to be applied
toward the support of such Of the meri-
torious students in the theological de-
partment of said college; the Hartford
Theological seminary, SIS, to establish
a fellowship in said institution; the
Hartford hospital, for the use of the
aged peoples home, $4,000; Hartford
orphan asylum. $4,000; trustees of the
Fund for Minister'S $4,000; the Ameri
can Missionary society of New York.
IS, 900; First Ecclesiastical society Of
Glastonbury, $4,000; First Ecclesiastical
society of Hartford, $1,000; Warburton
chapel, Hartford, $5,000;, Auburndale
Mass, Home for Mission Children, 49,,
900; American Congregational union Of
New York, $4,000; Congregational Sum
day School and publishing society of
Boston, $4,000; Y M. C. A. Of Hartford,
! s.. 0O0
The residue of the estate, which will
amount to large sum. is bequeathed
to the Hartford hospital and the Hart
| ford Theological seminary.
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Emma Goldman Arrested.

New York, Jan. 27.-Emma Goldman,
the anarchist, and man giving the
name of Max Bagdinsky and describing
himself as writer" Of Chicago, were
arrested in a street car tonight as
"suspicious persons" After brief de-
tention at police headquarters the pair
were allowed to depart.
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Delaware Senatorial Deadlock.

Dover, Del, Jan. 27.-The sixth ball
lot for United States senator to-day re-
suited as follows:
Long tern-Addicks 20; H. A.. sDu-
pont 10; James Fl. Hughes, democrat,
21.
Short tern--Addicks 10; Higgins 10;
w. S. Hilles, republican. 1; D. T. Mar
vel, democrat, 81 '...
Total 81; necessary to choice 26; no
election. One member was absents
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DEATH OF MR.. CARPENTER.

Driver Of the Orange street Stage which
Was tn u Collision Saturday.
George B. Carpenter, driver Of the
Orange street stage which collided with
a trolley car, failed rapidly yesterday
and died at 4:SO in the afternoon at his
home, 92 William street. The coroner
is investigating the case. The deceased
leaves wife, two sons. Walter and Er-
nest, and two daughters. He leaves
many friends to mourn his DEATH
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STATEHOOD BILL FIGHT.
Quay stiII Seems 10 he ON Top-DemaDds
ForngtnuOuS Session.

Continuous Session.
Washington, Jan. Ex-senator Quay
made an effort to-day to hold the sem
ate in continuous session to consider
the statehood bill, but failed to hold
a quorum and was compelled on that
account to allow the senate to adjourn
at $40 p. m. He secured another bal
lot, however, to test the sentiment of
the senate, the vote standing II to 20
in his favor. The day was spent in
consideration of the statehood bill with
the exception of an hour devoted to a
speech by Mr. Scott of West Virginia
on the pension laws. The feature of
the statehood bill under special con-
sideration to-day was the Arizona re-
funding proposition. 1t was charged
that the territory has sought to repudi-
ate certain Of it's bonds. Mr.. Quay
gave notice that he would ask for a
continuous session tomorrow.
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WILL BE HELD HERE.
Next Annual Congress of Sons of Ameri-
can Revolution.

NbAN uA 9OAAs va "a
cnm Revolution.
New York. Jan. 27.-At a special
meeting of the directors Of the National
Society OF the Sons of the American
Revolution held to-day to elect a sue
cessor to the late secretary, General
Charles Waldo Haskins, Edward Pay
son Cone. OF New York. was unani-
mously elected to the office. 1t was de-
cided to hold the next annual congress
of the society at New Haven, April 80
and May Of this year. Present at the
meeting were Edwin Warfield, of Balti-
more, president-general; C. A. Pugsley,
H. Dehaven Ross. John Whitehead, of
New Jersey; Walter Seth Logan, of
New York. and Nathan Warren. of
Boston. e
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NAVAL COMMITTEE SCANDAL
LESSLER AND ROBERTS BOTH
TAKE THE STAND.

Colleague Exonerasing the Holland
Compamy-Testimo Ended-snb-
Committee to Prepare a Report.
Washington, Jan. 27.-The house COM
mittee on naval affairs to-day conclud-
ed the taking of testimony in the inves-
tigation of the charges made by Repre-
sentative Lessler that corrupt at
tempt had been made to influence his
vote in that committee on the PROPOSE
tion to purchase submarine torpedo
boats.
| An executive session was held by the
committee at the conclusion of the af-
ternoon session and consideration was
given to the findings the committee
would report to the house.
After several resolutions had been
proposed and discussion had been had
as to the wording of report sub
committee, consisting of Representa-
tives Foss, of Illinois, Dayton, of West
Virginia, Taylor, of Ohio, Kitchen, of
North Carolina, and Meyer, Of Iowa,
was appointed to draw up a set Of find
ings to be submitted to the full COM
mittee for it's final action.
! When the committee resumed the in
vestigation of the bribery scandal this
made the charges, took the stand, and
fatty denied the statements made yes
| terday by Philip DOblin. He reiterated
his story of the alleged bribery and
gave details of Doblin's visit to him in
| Washington before he (Doblin) testified
and other relations with him. He was
thoroughly at loss to explain Doblin's
| change of testimony.
| AT the afternoon session of the COM
mittee on naval affairs, Representative
Roberts, member Of the committee,
! started to make statement which re-
| suited in his being sworn as a witness,
| upon which he was questioned as to
why he tried to secure statement from
Lessler exonerating the Holland Boat
company. 1t developed that the state
ment lad been sent to MI. Roberts by
Mr.. Frost of the Holland company.
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Patrolman Cooper Of station while
patrollng his beat on Hudson street,
his ankle. Dr. Kenna attended him at
the police station and later he was
taken in the patrol wagon to his home
at 208 Greenwich avenue.
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Reginald Vanderbilt Leaves for New
York.

Newport, r. l., Jan. 27-Reginald
Vanderbilt left here for New York to-
dya, although the subpoena for his ap-
pearance in the Garfield case is said
still to be in force. He accompanied
Mrs. Alfred 6. v anderbilt,