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New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
HAD TO REPORT HIS OWN REDUCTION
Schenck Says He Incurred Beavers's Ill Will
by Telling Wilson of Irregularities.

John Schenck. who. told I'm The Tribune yes
terday believes that he practically forced out
OF the Brooklyn Postofice the instance of
George w. Beavers. issued statement yesterday,
in which he relates his experience In the Brooklyn
Posoffice by way Of upholding his contention that
he was unjustly treated by Postmaster Roberts
He was appointed from the Civil Service list as a
clerk by Postmaster Hendrix. in 1880 He was
promoted step by step by Democrats and Repub-
hcans alike. until his salary was 1920 year
Last February. he says. he was transferred to
the superintendency of tho Fort Hamilton station
at a reduction of $780, and that Postmaster Roberts
told him he had nothing against him personally
but had 10 have his place. Mr. Schenck was act
ing as confidential secretary of the postmaster at
that time. position he had held in previous ad-
ministrations In this capacity he had to report
10 Washington his own reduction OF 1t he saws:
The changes incident to the reduction Of rov, sal
ary were reported TO the department by me on a
blank furnished for that purpose and were de
up from statement in Mr.. Beayers's hendwrjtine
handed by Assistant Postmaster Newron16
after coming from long conference held betwean,
Mr.. Beavers, Postmaster Roberts and himself ;y1
the postlnaster's private Office.
A short time afterward Schenck was transferred
TO the registry division. where he says he was sew
eral times humiated by being obliged TO ride 10
New-York with the registered mail, a duty usually
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
UNABLE TO RUN CARS.
Jeers and Decayed Vegetables for
Strike Breakers an Richmond.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE-l

Rfchu1ond Va June 1S.-The efforts OF the VIZ
ginia Passenger and Power Company, owned oy
George Jay Gould. of New-York- to operate It's cars
to-day with men brought here 20 take the places Of
the striking rnotornen and conductors were prac-
ticaly a failure The yielding of the imported men
to the pleadngs Of the strikers and the lack or
sufficient police in the outlying districts TO sup
press demonstrations made against the strike
breakers by men. and children were re-
sponsible for the lack Of success in running the
cars Only five cars taken out They made
a few trips to the heart Of the city. These snort
trips though on the main line, where the ponce
protection was the best that could be expected;
we're made under such difficulties and aCtende1
with such unfriendIy demonstrations that the man
agement took the last on IN the carry aLCeF-
noon and made further effort to operare-
More than sixty from the NorLn, chleIy
from Philadelphia. arrived here this morning
few OF the men went 70 work They say that tney
were deceived in coming here though the company
Exhibited signed contracts admitting knowledge OF
a strike existing here The strikers sent torty-tWO
of the imported back to Phfladelph1a Io-nlsnt
and not than six are at the conparyS parhS
ready for work IN the morning
Both city and county VIII put on a large num-
her of extra police tomorrow, and the company
expects to be able to operate small number OF
cars. Jeers. boots, decayed vegetables stale eggs
refuse and filth greeted the men who the cars
to-day Men. women and children. in the section
where many of the operatives live. took part IN
throwing vegetables and filth at the cars There
came near being two riots, but the police
prevented them.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
MANY NEW MIDSHIPMEN.
Largest Glass in the History of the Naval
Academy.


Washington, June 1S.-Offioials of the Navy De-
partment deeply interested in the results of the
examinations in progress at the Naval Academy to
provide years fourth class at that institution.
1t will be the largest class ever admitted to Annap
olis-larger, in fact, than the remaining three
classes combined-and for it's composition the de-
partment has issued no less than 6si permits to
principals and aIternates who were designated by
Senators and Representatives under the new law
allottng two midshpmen to each. Nearly four hun
dred of these candidates have reported at Annapolis
in the last few days. and it is expected that most
of the three hundred and seven vacancies in the
class will be filed. The failures will provide vacan
cies to fill which Senators and Representatives may
make appointments next year. An effort may be
made to have the next Congress change the law
allow the President to fill vacancies for which
Congressman have made designation when
the principal and alternate fail to qualify. The
Naval Academy people also anxious that all
aminations hereafter shall be held in the principal
cities throughout the country under the auspices of
the Civil Service Commission.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
MORE FREE DELIVERY ROUTES
A Large Number To Be Established on
July l.

Washington, June 1S-The Postoffice Depart
ment has resumed the establishment of rural
free delivery routes which were held up on
account of the deficit in the appropriation for
that service. and large number will be put
into operation July l. the beginning of the
fiscal year. The policy of the department
hereafter will be to establish routes rapidly
as possible, consistent with the best interests of
the service and economical administration. The
rules to the number Of families required to be
on the route in order to secure the service prob
ably will be more strictly adhered to- and fewer
exceptions made. The rule requires that no ser
vice shall be established on route on which
there are less than hundred families. I'm
less exceptions made for some special rea-
sons. routes to be investigated IN the order
In which the petitions for them are filed.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
THREE TANKS EXPLODE.


in time A horse and wagon also narrowly escaped
a collision. 40,
The locomobile was putting and chugsins on 'ne
sidewalk when a man shut of the power. III was
then pulled from the sidewalk and placed IN the
roadway. - - .., called
In the mean time an ambulance had been oeen carea an u
from Bellevue Hospital and DR.. Vose seWeu uh q a.
wound on Studwells head AT late hour our. rded
ntyht the machine still In the street. suaiueu
by policeman. ,r. ocorno-
bile Company OF America, with factories at oiiuse
port, Conn. =, -1.-;no from, a
Edward studwell. while in bed suffering from na;d
bady Iacerated scalp and number or pruises, saiI
whitney is a nephew OF William e; Whi1neiy n1sii ahf
Central Park West and Eightieth-st SO somesnine net q
blew up in the back of the machine Inere "aS NJ
fre from it, but Studwe got scared the maGnihe ;ih
was lowed to an automobile stable In Eaghty y-siAl-
St, where 1t was fixed up -. .r,oo, s.;d 70
iI wanted to go back home, but 'Doc Salo 20
come ahead and l went said StudWel ne sdIu
he would bury me If killed. we went oowii-
town to visit friends and then started m PACK @
pertinent He followed Ninthave @ car T upso@r ts csr
when IL stopped. He pretty s,ccess1ul al
though we had some close shaveS. The passengers
in the car had of fun out OF it, and they near
me cell him Doc and several men began 10 can
him that too We crossed Forty-Second-st all
right but Doc didn't know about the fire stop at
FOrty-third-S
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
MINERS GRIEVANCES ARsITRATEo.

Altoona, PENN June 1S--The trouble between the
Webster Coal and Coke Company and IT'S
which foreshadoweG strike OF ten thousand
miners, has been settled anicabiy The arbitrators.
James Kerr, for the company. and William B. VII
son. national secretary treasurer OF the United
Mine Workers for She miners. who last night
to-day and speedily adjusted the differences
To the machine cutters. who being paid s. .
a day, granted the scale price OF IS and 50 %.
scrapers receiving a prOportonaJe increase The
company VIII allow check weighman the tip
pie at BenS Creek. where the last elected
for overstepping his authority. The strikers at
Bens Creek operations TO return to work at
Mr.. Wilson left for Indianapolis this after
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
MoTORMAN SPEEDS ON.
Carpenter, Knocked Down, Says I'm All
Right Fracture of Skull.

William Mclaughlin. fifty years old. a carpenter
of No 1,709 Lexing gton-ave, was crossing Lexing-
ton-ave One-hundred and d-twenty-ffth-st-, last
night when he knocked down by an east
bound Third and Amsterdam-ave The
motorman of the did not stop, but sped on un-
til out of sight.
Mclaughlin told a policeman he felt ali right. He
taken to the East Observation-Disclosures
sixtf-st station and ambulance was called from
the Harlem Hospital
Il don't need doctor" said Mclaughlin. when
he DR.. Donovan; I'm all right; only I'd like
know who that motorman was"
In spite of his protestations. DR.: Donovan exam
ired Mclaughlin, and found that he had COM
pound fracture of the skull. He was induced to go
to the hospital. He became unconscious the
way. There is small hope for his recovery.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19

Informed That Iron
7cOrkers Want Peace.

The Board OF Governors Of the Building Trades
Employers Association yesterday announced that
a letter had been received from the Brooklyn
branch OF the Inside Architectural Iron Workers
Union to the effect that the plan OF arbitration
submitted by the board had been accepted By the
union The letter was signed by Thomas J. Con-
roy. secretary. A representative OF the COMMITTEES
read portion of the letter. asking the association
appoint arbitrators. IL announced that
delegates Of the Inside Architectural Iron Workers
Union had been going round among the men,
bers Of its union and advising them % return IN
conditionaly TO work.
1t was stated that ironworkers who had struck
in the shops of j. B. & j. NJ Cornell. OF the Iron
League. returning to work Other strikes, Il
was said. were disntegratng- The delegates OK the
Inside Architectural Iron Workers Union said
yesterday that committee Of the union had gone
before the board Of governors Of the Building
Trades Employers Association to talk the
plan Of harmony and that the committee was told
that the plan did refer to the Inside Architect
ltraI Iron Workers Union The delegates said ali
same that the union had received offcial copies
OF the plan OF arbitration.
The board OF governors OF the employers asso-
citation admitted yesterday that three members Of
the board had a conference on "Wednesday night
with representatives Of the State Bureau OF Media
ton and Arbitration l. X Prince. OF the State
bureau, said:
information about the building trades trouble and
stated explicitly tnat they ala not desire 70 IN
thew asked for and they told US the shutdown was
not as serious a matter as they had anticipated.
and that they thought the trouble ought TO be
easily adjusted. All they wanted was the details,
so to make correct report 70 the department
of Labor That is all that there is to the incident
II was discovered yesterday that notwthstand-
ing the orders TO stop al building, some Of the
small contractors obtained building material dur
ing the night and were using it. The association
will make inquiry about II. ana ask these
contractors to explain their action
Consideration of the plan OF arbitration sub
uitted by the Employers Association was made
specfaI order Of business at this weeks meeting
Of the Building Trades section Of the Central
Federated Union. John CTonin. delegate OF the
Tile LAYERS Helpers Union said that II the walk
ing delegates were stumbling blocks in the way
OF harmony he was willing 70 get cut, for one: A
resolution carried, asking all the DQldlng
table the plan.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
THE PRESIDENT ON METHoDIsM
Writes a Letter to "Northwestern Christian
Advocate" On Wesley Anniversary.

Chicago. June lS-In a special edition of THE
Northwestern Christian Advocate" to commemo-
rate the bicentennial OF the birth of John Wesley
letter from President Roosevelt to the Methodists
of the country appears In 1t the President says:
To Americans the two hundredth anniversary of
the birth Of John Wesley must have a peculiar in
terest for it is in our own country that the great
church which he founded has reached its largest
development: and the wonderful growth of
Methodism taken place during the period of our
national life The Methodist congregations nlayed
peculiar part in the pioneer history of our coun-
try and IL would be hard TO overestimate what
we owe to the early circuit riders. less than to
their successors.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19

Washington. June 1S.-The following army and
navy orders have been issued
ARMY
Lieutenant Coonels WILLIAM A. SIMPSON Nnd HENRY
?. MCAIN. assistant adjutants general; Major
WILLIAM \. MANN. 14th Infantry and CAPTAIN
WILLIAM W. GIBSON. ordnance department from
duty with provisional general stan: to Manila as
officers of general staff
Colonel JOHN B. KERR 18th Cavalry; Captains WILL
LAM c. RIVERS LIST Cavalry. and ROBERT T. /.
NICHE. 18th Cavalry. to Manila officers OF gen
eral staff
A board Is appointed TO Adams for ex-
animation of officers for promotion. Detail: Colonel
SCHUMM and FRANK G. MAULDIN artillery
First Lieutenant GEORGE L COLLINS. as
sstant Contract Surgeon CHESTER j
STEDMAN and FIRST Lieutenant CHARLES c.
PULLS. artillery corps.
First Lieutenant GUY T. SCOTT artillery corps TO Fort
Adams for examination.
Major JAMES n. ALLISON. commissary from Phip-
pines San Francisco.
Captain MASON NJ. PATRICK. engineer CORPS from
office OF chief Of engineers to Military Academy as
mand Of engineer detachment. relieve Captain
JOSEPH T. KUHN, engineer corps
Major HARRINGTON X. WEST. commissary
missary generals Office Denver 10 relieve Major
GEORGE Il. DAVIS comm!ssary.
Major DAVIS TO vancouver Barracks relieve Colonel
FRANK F. NYE.
Colonel NYE o Chicago TO relieve Major ALBERT D.
NISKERN, cOmmssary.
First Lieutenant WALTER u WEBB assistant surgeon.
detailed member examining board at Army Building,
New-York city. vice First Lieutenant EUGENE
HARTNETT, assistant surgeon.
Captain CHARLES W. PENROsE asth Infantry from
Port Townsend Fort Brady
NAVY
lieutenant ]. r. Z. PRiNGLE. to Naval Academy
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
FREIGHT HANDLERS STRIKE.
Men Go Out in Kansas City When 25 Per
Cent Increase Is Refused.

Kansas City. June 1S.-An the freight handlers
employed at the freight stations here OF the St
Louis and San Francisco Railway, the BUrlng-
ton and the Rock Island systems. went out this
afternoon because the companies refused TO
grant their demand for an increase of wages OF
nearly % per cent Four hundred men are now
out the Santa Fe men having struck on Mon
day.
The demands of the men were made be1ore
the recent flood rendered all work in the yards
here impossible. They were presented TO the
various railroads again to-day and were
promptly refused Other roads may be affected
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
WANT REGULARS KEPT At MINES.

Clifton. Ariz.. June 1S.-Fully one-hslf OF ths
miners at Morenci have returned to work ths
company's terms As only twenty-five strikers
We're disarmed the withdrawal troops fS not
deemed advisable The mining companies have
called on the Governor to request that troop OF
months.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
Then he resigned.
,ent az follows:

performed by a messenger. Then he resisneo'
Mr. Schenck closes his statement as foho"s'
/ may add that the animosity OF MI nj oction In
bringing to attention of Postmaster msSn en-
toi, irreerlar transactions which Mr. beaVeIs =.
deayored to put through in the BROOKLYN fos11So
at the very outset of Mr. Wilsons ms hoUi
and which in Justice to MT. Wilson. L felt shouu
not he permitted to receive his sanction "itiiou'
full knowledge of the character OF the saihe'
Postmaster Roberts. in reply to Schench' sau
that he found the latter being carried OH ''e ~ ~
- T.; order that he might receive salary
of 50 900 A year whereas he was perioLIias S,ss
the duties of secretary Postmaster fsoSeaes he
did not know Schenck well enough he eaVe at tuo
latter the best position possible, ana mace ho at
teunt 10 htn,iiate him.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
coNcIIIAToRs WILL MEET ON JUNE 25.
Operators Representatives Send Out Call,
Miners Members Pleased.

Scranton Penn. June 1S.-The Board OF Con-
ciliation which will adjust the differences between
the mine workers and the coal operators will meet
in the offices of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company,
in WiIkesbarre, June %. Notices to this effect
out to-day by R C Luther. super1n-
tendent of the Reading Coal Company. after
conference by telephone with E ". Warriner. OF
WiIkesbarre W. L. ConnelI Of this city, and the
other representatives of the operators the board
District Presidents Nichols. Fahy and Dettrey
represent the miners President Nichols. when
told of the call the meeting. pleased with
the promptnesS with which the operators repre-
sentatives had acted
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
AUTOMOBILE CONSTABLE LOCKED OUT

Newport, r. l.. June 18.-Autcmobile Constable
johnson. OF Middetown. who arrested Reginald &
Vanderbilt the day before his wedding on q charge
of overspeedug his machine in that town, IS in
the hospital suffering from a bullet wound in his
leg Having failed 10 secure entrance to mis- own
home through the doors ne tried the window, and
his wife repelled the attempted invasion by hrlng
a revolver at his leg which thrown over the
win
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
TORTURED TO DEATH.
Bogdanoff, One of the Saloniea Dynamiters,
Died in His Dungeon.

Vienna, June 1S.-It Is reported from Sofia
that Bogdanoff of the Bulgarians who were
condemned for participation in the recent dyna-
mite outrages at SaIonica, has died in his dun
geon after undergoing cruel tortures.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
APPOINTMENT OF COOLEY PRAISED.

Washington, June 1s.-The President has received
the following letter from George McAneny secre-
tary of the National Civil Service Reform League:
Dear Mr.. President.
want both to congratulate and Civil Ser
vice reformer. to thank you for your selection of
Cooley for the commission. I think il most ex-
cellent Cooley has the right views about Civil
Service Reform, as j have had abundant oppor-
expression in the good. clean and sensible work he
has done in politics.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
TURTLE CLUBS FIsHY DINNER.

The annual reception and dinner of the Hoboken
Turtle Club held yesterday at the clubhouse at
Kingsbridge. on the Harlem. and said by those
present to be one OF the most enjoyable in recent
gears. The Turtle Club founded in 1886, its
annual dinner has become one OF the features of
upper New-Iork life A breakfast served at 8
m, which was well attended. and which the
menu was notable for the number OF hshy dishes.
other members OF the club and their friends ar
rived during the day, and the clubhouse given
over TO informal reception. The dinner was
served at
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
PRISON FOR BULGARIAN OFFICIALS.

Sofia, Bulgaria, June 1S.-Ex-Premier Ivantch-
off; Tontcheff. ex-Minister of Public Works.
and Radoslavoff. Minister of the Interior.
who were indicted in November last on the
charge of malfeasance in Office. were sentenced
to-day to eight months Imprisonment at hard
labor. The first two charged with illegal
expenditure of public monev- Radoslavoff's Of
fences were of a political Dature.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
CABLE AT MIDWAY TODAY.

Manila. June 1S.-At to-day 2,407 knots of
the Pacific cable had been laid by the steamer
Colonia between the islands of Guam and Midway.
The cable is expected to reach Midway tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
CANADIAN SEALERS FRIGHTENED.

Victoria, B. G.. June 1S.-A petition is being sent
to ottawa by the local seaers. which. in its pre-
amble. states that 1t has to their knowledge
that the lessees of rockeries on the Prib-
ilofs from the United States bringing influence
o bear upon Congress TO abolish pelagic sealing
that they may secure monopoly This. the
sealers fear, would rob hundreds of employm
and destroy an industry.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
mURTAUeH ARRESTED IN CHICAGO.

Washington. June 1S--General Bates has in
formed the War Department that he has found
and arrested in Chicago Lieutenant Thomas T.
Murtaugh. of the coast artillery. who deserted at
Cienfuegos. Cuba. about three weeks ago leaving
the exchange accounts mixed up. He will be sent
to Governors Island for trial by court martial
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
HER FIFTH HUSBAND ESCAPED.
Other Four Were Found to Have Swallowed
Arsenic-A Female Bluebeard."

Berlin June 1S.-The trial of so-called female
Bluebeard," Frau Przygodda, began at Allenstein,
East Prussia, the Russian frontier, to-day.
Her fifth husband, Pryzgodda, hotelkeeper, caught
her putting arsenic in his coffee and remembered
that her other husbands, all prosperous peasants.
had died suddenly. The authorities exhumed their
bod es and found arsenic in each of them.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
METCALF APPEALS TO PAYNE.
Suspension of Dismissal Order Asked-Tem-
rorarY Successor Appointed.

Washington, June 1S.-The Postmaster Cen
eral to-day designated Edward F. Ktmban, the
chief clerk of the money order system, to act
temporarily as superintendent to succeed James
T Metcaf who was removed yesterday on the
charge of indiscretion in regard to the printing
contract.
Postmaster General Payne to-day received the
following letter from Mr.. Metcalf. asking sus-
pension of the order of dismissal until his COM
plete defence is heard
Hon H c. Payne Postmaster General
1 cannot but feel that under ordinary circum-
stances such summary action as has been taken in
nv case would not have been had without giving
chance to be heard by yourself In my own
defence.
1t must be due to the heated excited and con-
gested condition of affairs in the Postofce De-
partment that the Postmaster General has con-
sented to this summary dismissal OF a man VINO
for the best part of his life since ATTAINING man
hood has devoted his whole thought and being
to the honest discharge of his duties to the gov
ernment and the best interest OF the postai
service, in which no stain or suspicion has ever
heretofore attached to him.
Justice to myself, my family and my fr1endS
requiEed that 1 should appeal to the Postmaster
General to recall this order of summary dis
rnissal and accord me ap opportunity to snow
that in this matter as in all others, was con-
sulting only the best interests OF the poStofllce
money order business in whatever did concern
ing the Herman bid, and not my own self-inter-
est and with no thought of myself or my fam
iIy as is made to appear in the charge against
>.
The common sense of justice and the right of
defence which my score Of years OF faithful
public service entities to must impel the
Postmaster General to grant this oppOr-
tunity of demonstrating to him that his action
has been hasty and unjust to a faithful public
servant, who has devoted his life to the pest
interests of his government. The suspension of
your order is respectfully asked until such time
you may hear from me.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
CRANE AND DAVIS SAIL FOR EUROPE

Boston, June IS (SpeciaD.-William II. Crane the
actor, and Andrew Mcfarland Davis. the historian
sailed the Mayf1ower this afternoon for Liver
pool, via Queenstown.
New-York tribune., 1903-06-19
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New-York tribune., 1903-06-19

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