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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
RED CROSS ELECTION.
Ne1c Board of Trustees and Presl-
dent To Be Chosen To-day.
FROM THE TRIBUNE sUREAU.l

Washington June l5-The special meeting Of the
American National Red Cross called for the pur-
pose of electing new board OF trustees and a
president will be held at the Arlington Hotel at 100
o'clock Tomorrow
About three hundred members of the Red Cross
are entitled 10 vote at this meeting While there
nave been twenty-five suspensions for non-payment
Of dues and other causes since the last regular
meeting. about twenty members were elected
last fall leaving the total membership practically
the same. OF the three hundred members, 1856. or
more than is needed for quorum, have already
forwarded their proxies 10 Washington. but ten
OF these arrived too late 10 be available under the
rules OF the organization. II is thought. however
that account OF the distance from which they
were sent the meeting tomorrow will decide to
waive the time limit
The designations of ten OF the thirteen trustees
Of the organization have been received. and 1t Is
expected that those Of the remainng three. General
Miles and Messrs. Jarvis of New-York and Fisk.
of Connecticut. will arrive before the meeting is
called to order The personnel of the new board OF
trustees can only be coniectured but the slate has
been prepared by John w. Foster and Richard
Olney under amicable arrangement between the
opposing factions and their selections will unques
tionably be approved and the ticket unanimously
elected tomorrow.
The trustees may elect the other officers. after
the president has been chosen or they may be left
for the selection OF the executive committee, which
the board Of trustees will choose from its own
membership According to those who are closely
connected with the organization and have its best
interests at heart. the meeting tomorrow will be
harmonious to gratifying degree, and will be the
foreruuner of the increased usefulness OF the Red
Cross In its chosen field OF usefulness
Senator Proctor. Representative William Alden
Smith and General Ainsworth have completed their
report the Red Cross investigation. and it will
be presented at the meeting tomorrow. 1t is a
short document. rectins that inasmuch as agree
ment IS the end of law" and the warning factions
in the Red Cross have together there is moth
ing more for the committee do, and they relieve
themselves Of their task.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
TWO PARKER STATES.
Mississippi and arkansas Instruct
Their Delegates.

Jackson, Miss. June i5-The Democratic State
Convention late this afternoon instructed the dele
gates from Mississippi: the national convention TO
vote for Alton B Parker long there any
chance for his nomination The delegates large
are Representative Williams Senators Money and
McLaurin. Governor Nardaman, and ex-Representa-
tives CatchinRs and Hooker
The platform reported by Representative Williams
calls for economy in the expenditure OF public
moreys honesty n the public service. the nomina-
tioE 81 & citizen trained in the ways of the Con-
stitLton. wise, conservative and business reduC-
uon Of the tariff by the friends OF the masses. and
the commonwealth and not by the friends Of its
Rbusers." the maintenance OF the Monroe Doctrine
and plea for freedom for the Fiipinos.
Hot Springs, Ark. June l5-The State Democratic
Convention to-day instructed for Judge Parker by a
vote Of 25ia 10 1s2ia for Hearst.
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Parker MEN CONFIDENT.
Friend Says GufeB Smith and
German Dire Sore.
my TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE. J

Albany June l5-Friends OF Judge Alton r.
Parker say they still confident that he viii
receive the Democratic nomination for President.
Their hope is based the apparent failure of the
anti-Iill and Parker men TO agree on candidate.
Elk Senator Hill and his friends alarmed when
Senator German. Colonel Guffey and other anti
Parker men arranged their conferences IN New
York several daA ago. but the apparent collapse
OF the plan to unite some opponent OF Judge
Parker has given courage 10 the IIill men. who
say they 10 win.
THE people who against the Judge" close
friend Of Mr. Hill said to-day. ARE trying 10 In
ture his chances by organizing the field against
him. but they can't succeed. Gufey, of Pennsyl-
vania; Smith OF New-Jersey: German, of Mary
land, and other Democratic leaders have conferred
in New-York. with that purpose in view. and they
came TO agreement solution Of
the situation than they did before they met. or
course they chagrined at the idea Of the con-
sstance and naturally they Parker.
But they VIII come around all right IN the end
The Hill men here are seemingly unconceTEed as
20 the attitude OF the Tammany Hail leaders II
was declared to-day that Hill. did not Charles
=. Murphy in New-YoTk. and that he had not
communicated with the Tammaay chieftAin In any
way. IL also denied that n proposition had
been made 10 affect compromise by making
Mayor Mcclellan the candidate for Governor next
story from st Louis that Judge Parker had en-
gagged rooms at the Planters Hotel for convention
week wa declared be false. The judge. II was
said, will to St. Louis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
STAY At HOME, SAYS THE MAYOR.
Fine for Tammany Aldermen if They Go
to st. Louis.

Mayor Mcclellan has given the opinion that the
aldermen who have been contemplating trip 10 the
Democratic National Convention IN St Louis July
must stay al home attend their regular duties
Practically all the Tammany members Of tho board
have bought tickets St Louis and return and have
made all preparations but somebody discovered
that Section eo7 o Charter makes IL mandatory
for the aldermen the first Monday in July
90 receive the rolls tax books The FIRST
Monday in July is 4th. and that is legal holt
dav they VIII have 10 receive the books the 9Th
The convention IS the 9Th.
absent and such ar alderman is liable conviction
FOR a rnisdeneanor and forfeiture OF his once Tho
$500 fine is recoverable by civil sut while the mis-
deneanor is punishable by year IN prison or a fine
" Tim sullivan asked Mayor Mcclellan what. II any
.tr1r The aldermen TO stay a and attend 10
business was the Mayors advice. And most of them
will stay at home.
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THINK HEARST Il BLUFF.
P0permakers Hare Little Faith an
His Lore for Labor.
IHF TELEGRAPH 10 THE rnIsuyr. !

Appleton, Wis, June 15-.If William R.
ilearst is nominated for President on the Dem
ocratc ticket, he will not receive the vote of a
single Union papermaker in the country" said
d nigh official Of the local brotherhood to-day.
lille he has taken = stand against the trusts
In some cases. he has refused TO do so in the
paper business. and we are beginning to think
ms action toward the laboring man is bluff ."
this official added
IL mas Just become known that 2 committee Of
union papermakers was appointed some time
ago to wait on Mr.. Hearst or his Neyy-Yorlz rep
resentative and induce him to place his con-
tracts for paper with union mills The COM
mlttee received no satisfactory reply and while
me National Brotherhood Of Papcrrnakers was
IN session at Niagara a few weeks ago three
'eiesrams were sent TO Mr.. Hearst asking if he
contemplated making change from non-unior
To union mills. These inquiries were ignored.
and the papermakers have taken offence
some of the union men here will not commit
themselves on the subject while others are out
spoken, They take the stand that if Hearst is
The friend Of the laboring man he should sup
port the unions by patronizing union mills. one
OF the union men said:
believe that IL Hearst is nominated II will
not he left 10 the local unions alone, but that
the national officers will take UP the matter and
instruct all members OF the brotherhood
throughout the country to vote and WORK
against him. All the members OF the brother
hood here have discontinued buying The Chi
caSo American and viii not purchase another
union mills,
II is estimated that there are about forty
thousand union papermakcrs in the country.
George Mac>ie, of Holy oke Mass. president Of
the National Brotherhood Of Papermakers. has
just ief; here for the East and il is supposed
that he brought up the matter while here as
nothing had been heard of it before his visit.
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cuwAN-On Tuesday June - 1904, at Syracuse n 7
Frances Raynor widow Of the late Arthur Gilman. OF
ths city. Interment at Syracuse. N Y boston papers
Please copy
ton Greene FUNERAL his late residence: Princeton.
rbursisv June 49, II a. and from No IA John
st IrovdcnSe R /. Friday. June II. at II m In
tcrment private
s.an hidoH Of GSai eadiey Funeral
Kindly omit flowers
HENDRIE-At stamford. Conn. Wednesday, June ~
1901. Charles Heuirie aged 90 years Funeral
will be a First Congregational church AT
sound Beach. Conn. saturday. at $50 D. H.
JACKsoN-At Newark. y. J.. Tuesday. June a. 1904
Fredericl Wocott eldest OF the late John 2 and
Ftzaheth Wocott Jackson list year OF his
ss-vces at his late residence No. G56 Highst Newark
on Saturday. June Is. at 3 o'clock P. m
I.ATfIRoP-At Chicago IL. Tuesday. June H. 1904
Elizabeth NJ Lloyd. widow OF the ae hapn I Z. Ia
throp OF Albany y. Y. Funeral at Albany on friday
II.
1ITrIEJoHN-At BroadaIbin. y Y. June "a. Katha-
rne Rapalie johnson. widow OF F1tz Hush 4ttIslohh
day June i6 New-York and Brooklyn papers please
copy.
MCIEIIANp-June u.s. 1904. James II. McClelland.
aged 81 years Relatives and friends also members or
Chelsea Division, Chelsea Section n y Councll Royal
Arcarur. and Knickerbocker Lodge, A. o. U W. are
respectfully invited attend funeral services at funeral
chapel 2iI and 2i3 West 23d-s. Saturday after
noon. O'Clock
wEEKS-At home In Bedford. Westchester County.
n Y sixth Month. Is 1904 Susan NJ. wife OF the late
Beniamn Weeks aged 81 years. Funeral VIII be ar
Amawak Meeting House. sixth day. the lIth inst
AT $50 p Carriages will meet AT yorktown Heights
station. New-York and Putnam Railroad the train
p m Returning train leaves Amawalk s:07; due New
York $50
wTITrE;-on June 10. at her late residence Walton.
N Y. Mrs. Anna Bell White formerly OF New orS
City. and widow of James II. White. in the SD year
OF her age
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NOTES OF THE STAGE.
Dir. SaUage's Engagements for
"ParafGI."

Henry W. Savage. who returned from Europe
the Kaiser Wilhelm, yesterday stated that he
would first produce ''Parsifal' in English at the
fremont Theatre, in Boston. October 10. and
bring it to New-York to the Garden Theatre a
little later. The Kundry as already announced
will he Nine. Kirkby Lunn. and the alternate Kun
dry Hannah Mara, of Breslau. She is of Hunga-
rian birth but speaks English fuently. The Par
sifal will be Alois Pennarin. of Hamburg, who Is
Il man of great height and considerable physical
attractiveness as we'll as leading German tenor
The alternate will be Frederick De VOss. of the
Royal Opera, Amsterdam. Johannes Bschoff, of
Cologne, will be the Amfortas, and the Gurnemanz
will be an American, Putnam Griswod. of Callfor-
mia, who has been a pupil of Bouhy. and has sung
at Frankfort. Walter Rothwell and Moritz Grimm
the conlucors NJ Svos saiS S that All the enc
easements were readily made, in spite of the OPP
formanceS in English p'eS3 Pei
Mr. SAVAGE said that The Prince Of Pilsen' is
Intention of taking it off while it is making money
but. on the whole. the piece is played as il was
here, end though the critics were hostile the Eng
nsh public has taken most kindly TO the play and
especially TO the chorus
The most important engagement yet announced
for the stock company which is to support Mrs
Fiske next season is that of George Arliss. the
English actor, who for the last two seasons has
played the part of the War Minister in The OAR
sevDe in He BeGkv w st as CafG
Drummle in The Second Mrs. Tanqueray,' and as
Mrs. Ebbsmith." made a marked impression In
England as well as here.
At the Garden tonight Duss will play selections
from Richard Strauss. including the tone poem
Don juan" and the popular love from
"Feuersnoth." a group of his songs will also be
sung.
At the Broadway Theatre last night display OF
the national cOlOrs marked the coming OF the grad"
uatng class at West Point The cadets, army off,
GERS and friends of the Academy occupied all the
boxes and least half the orchestra seats and the
company presenting The Yankee Consul" played to
an audience which stimulated them to their most
nXelN efforts.
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CHARLES HENDRIX DEAD.

fnY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIpuNEl
c.,o-d Conn June l5.-Charles Hendrie dled
,bIs ,norning at his homo in Prospect-ave- lie had
aa a. stamford all his life, having been born In
the house where he died and where he haa always
- - bor, on MAY s. 1926. The deceased obtained
his edpcation in the public schools of Greenwich
-, 49, -.v, older he became prominent citizen
y, Stamford and had a wide circle of friends lie
also became wealthy. and attracted a',eii.oh ol'y
. Ecu, yyesls ago by announeemen that ne was was
o Inv 10 make a division of his property before
his death. e-o W. tTendrie married Miss
Caroline t. Ferris the daughter OF ocs biidren %;
oI sou' 49, are now living. They are gideon
Ferris Hendre Mrs. Caroline e Ford da ana fnrune
-. stn,at red by friends at SSeoD, al OF when
Ms 600 he divided among iii chiidren Deioie
his death
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
SCHOOL BUILDINGS LACK LIGHT.
Department of Water Supply, Gas and Elee-
tricitv Quarrel Over Who is to Pay Bills.

Richard A. Adams. chairman of the Committee on
Buildings Of the Board OF Education, submitted a
report at the meeting OF the Executive Committee
Yesterday Afternoon in which he declared thas
dcDlorab HE state OF affairs existed by reason OF
the refusal of the Department or water Supply,
Electricity give gas ana electricity 70
the new schoolhouses built last year. Among the
schools that suffering, he said are tne NSM S
High School OF Commerce. Morris turtlS anu
Rrvant High schools and Public Schools Nos. ISs
and 81. The amount of the contracts involved Is
nearly 300 000 some OF which cannot be accepted or
maid FOR on account OF the controversy between inc
Department OF Water supply and the boara , OF
Education aa to which department. Is responsive
for the payment of these bills; MI ADAMS Sdii
that the apparatus of the High School OF Coninerce
Installed al "A cost OF $5G1, cannot be useu uh'I
some adjustment is reached
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
4 Gas STOVE EXPLODED.
Clergyman Says He Sac the Fire
Started.

with the party OF the Rev. George C. F. Haas
was the Rev Julius Schulz. Of Erie. Penn. who Is
staying at No Madison-st. Mr.. Schuiz says that
Alhort KoIb who lives at Two-hundred- and-hrst-st
80 NarIon-ave was taken TO his home from North
brother Island a mental wreck. Before he entirely
~. down he said on North Brother Island:
81 had gone into the cooks galley Tor plate OF
chowder and when waiting TO be served sa" some
- 49, , GAS stove AS / stood there the stove
cr,oded and the galley in flames in an instant
ran up TO the pilot house and was with the ca pr
tain there until the steamer Me- ,, iuN "ei
Sidn,, fuup until the captain did ,,
Jacob Miller officer OF the SUNDAY srnI be
80 he found one without rotten fastenlhss. ne
Ia tbere were sss adults aboard by actual count
"a u saws that with him was William Tuilman. a
Maiden Lane 1eweller. He does NOT kho" iu''n'a'i
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
Root AND HIGGINS TALK IN ALBANY
Secretary o'Brien Says Ticket Headed by
Them Would Be Sure Winner.
IBY TLLEGaA7A TO me TRIBuNE-l

Albany. June I5.-With the return OF Governor
ooel from Europe and the assurance that neither
Ambassador Porter nor Ambassador Choate was
approached on the subject OF the nomination for
Governor, certain Republicans at the Capitol to-
Gay predicted thst the State ticket next fan would
ie headed by Elhu Root for Governor and Frank
W Higgins for Lieutenant Governor. Ex-Secretary
Root II was asserted. would be convinced that HIS
selection was demanded by his party, and that A
!elASai TO accept the nomination would be our OF
NE question. II also said that Mr.. HIGHS
would agree TO a denomination on the ticket with a
man like Mr.. Root
State Secretary o Brlen said to-day. with con,
SIDERABLE enthusiasm; Root ana Higgins would
MAKE the strongest ticket the Republicans could
sSne u would be a winner"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

AsTOR-Frank NJ. baker, railway Comm1IIS5sI!o4n3'
OWcRo y. Y. Canon Phclan. Ireland BEl-N r.
DEKE-Nme. Schumann-H enk. Dresden. CAM
BRIDGE Baron Speck Won Sternbnrg, German
Ambassador TO the United States. GREGoRlAN-
W. y. PIunkett Adams Mass. HOFFMAN, H.
Lyon, state Printer. Albany; Justice r. w. Peck
ham. United States Supreme Court HOLLAND
Reginald de Koven. Washington; Louis f. Payn.
Chatham. Chen NunS Hoo and Chuu Chontong.
China NANHATTAN- Prince Pu Lun and suite.
China MURRAY HILI-Bishop Coadiutor Mackay-
smith PENNSYLVANIA. NJ. HHrdcman and staff. with
the Honorable Board OF Filipino Commissioners, en-
route To- the Louisiana Purchase Exposition. 81.
Louis ST DENIS-JudRe J. NJ. Reford River
head Long Island. WALDORF AsTORIA-M Al,
yarez Calderon. Peruvian Minister TO the United
states Washington ". G. Elliott. Baltimore; Mrs.
George VI. Pullman. Chicago. WELLINGTON
Major General Charles Haywood. L. S. NJ. c. ire
rod
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Forecast Washington. June Is
ON the England and Middle Atlantic coasts wind
will light fresh south. becoming variable; on the
South Atlantic coast light fresh to southeast
on tho Gulf coast. light fresh south. and the
Great Lakes light 10 fresh and variable.
thunderstorms this afternoon in tho
Upper Mississippi valleys, but there no
precipitation of consequence, except in South
eastern Florida. where there We're heavy showers
Temperatures have risen in the Atlantic and Gulf
States and the portion OF the lower lake
Eion and the Northwest They have fallen in the Cen
trial valleys and upper lake region and In the dis
Of the Rocky Mountains.
be showers Thursday IN the Ohio Val
and lower lake region, and Thursday afternoon
or night the Middle Atlantic States. There will
he showers Thursday in the middle slope. and
Thursday and Friday In tho Central Rocky Mountain
region and Eastern Florida
departing Thursday for European ports Will
have light to fresh south winds with partly cloudy
weather the Grand Banks.
Forecast for Special Locnlities-For New England.
fair to-day. in east and cooler in northwe o,
portion: Friday fair light fresh south winds. be
coming variable.
For Delaware Jersey, Eastern Pennsylvania and
New-York, partly cloudy to-day: showers in
afternoon night Friday. fair. light fresh
south winds. becoming variable.
For District Of Columbia partly cloudy to-day; prob
ably showers; Friday, fair warmer; light south wnds.
For Western Pennsylvania, showers and cooler to-
day: Friday, fair. warmer. variable winds.
east portion. Friday. fair warmer variable winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16

He Is One of the Defendants in Claim of
$73, 661 76 Said To Be Due on Contract.

W. E D. Stokes and and the Onward Construction
Company, of Manhattan, are the defendants in a
suit to $73661 76 which has been brought by
George Nedlinger, as assignee of the claim of the
VintOn Company, which came up for trial before
Justice Herrick in the Supreme Court. Brooklyn,
late yesterday afternoon
The VintOn Company declares that the amount
sued for is due on a contract entered into with the
construction company for labor and materials fur
nished in the construction Of the AnsOnia Hotel,
Broadway and Seventy fourth-st.. which Is owned
by Mr. Stokes OF the amount sued for IL Is alleged
that 500 400 II is the balance due original con-
SOB $50 o. and S3259 80 is for extra work
and alterations.
The suit will be continued to-day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
H. C. PAYNE I'LL IN CHICAGO.
Unable to Preside at Committee Meetings
Condition Not Alarming.

Chicago June 15-Postmaster General Henry G.
Payne acting chairman OF the Repunhcan Natlohai
Committee who has been here several days taking
an active part in the preliminary work for the Re-
publican National Convention. became ill to-day
and was unable to attend meeting of the com
mittee at which he had expected TO preside While
Mr. Payne's condition was not such as 10 cause
- a. No ,housht advisable to obtain the SER
ices Of a phvsician. one was called. and later In
the day Mr.. Payne although IN weak coial az
however before ne can attend the committee meet
sHna,tor scott OF West Virginia. Will preside Mr.
Pavne's illness was said TO be due TO distressed
Gtnp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16
WHAT Is GOING ON TODAY.

Suburban Day Sheepshead Bay track
Meeting ot the Postal Progress League rooms OF me
Board Trade and Transportation. No. 2oS Broad
II n
National Association Of Credit Men convention. Hotel
Sayoy
Rapid Transit Commission meeting. 2 m
Meeting Republican County Committee. evening
Commencement Of New York school, Carnegie Hail.
p.
open air arm the 18th Regiment, Van Corandt Park
y.
Band concerts River. Hamilton Fish and Madison
square Parks. evening
Conference on Water supply. city Club. evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-16

TRANsPACIFIc MAILS. FORWARDED OVERLAND

The closing of Transpacic Mails is arranged
on the presumption Of their uninterrupted overland
transit port sailing. The connecting malls
teNcept Registered TranSpachc Nails clio 4
previous close ths General Postoce New-York
Hawaii Japan China and the Philippine Islands via
Francisco close at ESQ June II dispatch
per 5. Copuc
Fiji Islands Australia Except west New-Caledonla
via Vancouver AMI Victoria. Il. g. close $50 D.
June Is for dispatch per ;. 5. ManuSa-
Hawaii. via san Francisco. close at ESQ June 20
PhilippIne Islands. Via San Francisco close $50
June Dispatch L s Transport
Tahiti and MarqIesas Islands via san Francisco, Gloss
al p. June u for dispatch 3. Marfposa.
Hawaii Japan. China and Philippine Islands. via
Francisco close 6;5o June % tor dispatch
per Korea.
China and Japan, via Vancouver Victoria B. c..
close at $50 70. June 2S for dispatch per s.
Empress OF China. (Merchandise for u s. Postal
al Shanghai cannot be forwarded VITA Canada)
New Zealand. Australia except West New-CaiedOnia.
Samoa Hawaii and Fitl Islands, VIA san Francisco.
ar the Cunard Carrying the British mail for
New Zealand arrive IN time with
thfs dispatch, Enails--ciosing $50 m. and
$50 D. m Sundays at 4;30 a m, . a. and $50
,. m-win be made and forwarded until the arrival
OF the Cuna-d steamerl
Manchuria Eastern Siberia at forwarded
Russia. instead OF VITA Japan. the usual route.
NOTF-Jness otherwise addressed, West Australia Is
forv arded Europe: New-Zealand via Francisco
and certain the Chinese Provinces of Yunhan
the quickest routes Philippines specially addressed
via Canada via Europe must be fully prepaid
at foreign rates. Hawaii is forwarded via San
"-'~'S CORNELIUS VAN coTr Postmasssn
Postonics. New-York. n. X. June 10, lsoA