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FENCES TO SHUT IN STABLE.
Three More Al Footers to Bar an on nensive
Building.

John P. voelker, architect. has filed plans
with Building Superintendent Murphy for
three tall fences to be built for Matilda
Dreyfus and Rosalie Abraham and Charles
Keasy. owners Of the four story dwellings at
8 and West Eighty y-nnth street and West
Ninetieth street. The purpose of the
fences Is to shut in the five story boarding
stable built In 1905 at West Ninetieth street,
a street heretofore restricted to apartment
houses. high class fat houses and private
dwellings.
The stable was built as the result OF dis
agreement with property owner in Eighty
ninth street over the price demanded for
q small strip in the rear Of his lot needed
to make the Ninetieth street lot suitable for
apartment houses.
Directly after It was built big iron fences,
also designed by Architect Voelker. were
put up in the rear OF the lots on Central
Park West to shut out the view Of the stable
from the apartment house owners and ten
ants, who objected to it as nuisance. The
three new fences are to be similarly erected
on the rear Of the three lots mentioned.
Each will be rs feet long and % feet high.
With the fences already. erected they win
serve to shut the stable IN completely with
walls Of iron and will make the~s one Of
Manhattan's realty ouriosities.
The stable owner has previously ex-
planned that the horses are quite philosophio
about their surroundings and have entered
no protest against the obliteration Of the
landscape.
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FAIRBANKS OR DOLLIvER.
New York Could Have vlce-Presidency hut
for HuGheea Tenacity.

CHICAGO, June ie.--After the convention
adjourned the committee on resolutions
took the centre OF tho stage. II will hold
II until the platform 10 adopted by tho
permanent organization Of the convention.
There was therefore little or nothing new
In tho Vice-Presidential situation.
The New Workers are still up tree, with
Gov. Hughes refusing TO retire and give
the delegation q chance at the Vice-Presi-
denoy. Most OF the delegates from the
Empire State tell you that no New York
delegation ever occupied 30 humble. 30
unimportant q position in the eyes OF q
national convention az does this delegation.
1t has for candidate for President man
who cannot possibly be nominated. The
vast majority OF those interested In the
work Of tho convention have told the New
Yorkers II they can get Gov. Hughes to
withdraw as a Presidential candidate the
State can have the nomination for Vice.
President. But Gov. Hughes will not with
draw, according to the best information
here. So the talk Is still for vice-President
Fairbanks or Senator Dolliver, and the race
is about even between them.
The allies want Fairbanks. President
Roosevelt has decided for Dolliver. But q
good deal depends upon the platform. you
see. Fairbanks, his friends say, could not
and would not accept a denomination on
a platform which did not meet his oonser-
vative views. Dolliver. 1t was added. might
accept the nomination on any old platform.
and II he did not Gov. Cummins. who has
also been mentioned by the President,
would.
The talk about Roosevelt-the old ticket
Of Roosevelt and Fairbanks-continues
The Young Republican Clubs and others
at their meeting last night spoke up for
Roosevelt and Fairbanks, and they have
had meetings all day to-day proolaiming
the same doctrine and declaring that at
their conferences twenty-five States have
been represented.
They are very mysterious about their
meetings though and they do not like
to say much about them. They evidently
believe that well advertised stampedes
are seldom successful. They are therefore
meeting in secret, and before leaving each
meeting they shackle themselves by all
sorts Of solemn oaths to keep their delib-
erations hidden.
The ooldness displayed in the convention
to-day when the Presidents name was
mentioned led many people to believe that
a Roosevelt stampede Is not now possible
The ticket tonight therefore is Taft and
Fairbanks, or Dolliver.
The betting here tonight is 1 to that
the old ticket. Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
will be named. The Roosevelt third termers
say that il certain plans can be perfected
by to-morrow night the betting on the
old ticket Qill be 1 to .. II these plans
can be carried out on Thursday the betting
will be even. If these plans are still further
perfected by Friday the betting will be
to on Roosevelt.
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FIGHT OVER sOUTRs POWER.
Move to Reduce section's Representatives
I'm Future Conventions.

CHICAGO, June le-A fight broke out in
the committee on rules this evening over
the resolution introduced into committee
by Francis Burke Of Pennsylvania to cut
down the representation Of the Southern
States in future conventions.
The Southern delegates we're naturally
opposed to it and made bitter fight in the
committee to defeat it. The committee de-
cided to adjourn until tomorrow morning
without taking vote on it.
The resolution is supported by the allies
but the Southern delegates believe tina the
Taft forces will de feat the resolution TO-
morrow. In that event it is tho present in
tention Of Mr.. Bur Ike to carry the fight on
the floor Of the convention.
WASHINGTON, June 16.--It became known
here tonight that Secretary Taft-is OPP
posed to action reducing the representa-
ton Of the South in national conventions.
His attitude toward this question became
known as a result Of kilograms Of inquiry
received from Chicago.
The Taft organization In the South, built
up and perfected by Manager Hitchcock.
is not to be killed in the house Of friends.
Word has gone out that the proposition Of
Representative James Francis Burke of
Pennsylvania. Knox's manager. shall be
put to sleep II 1t is brought up in the con-
vention.
This is an order that will be executed by
Mr.. Hitchcock with great joy. Politically
he looks upon the South as his very own
and he figures that in the campaign for
denomination to be made for Mr.. Taft In
1912 1t will be much better to have 22s
delegates, the South's present representa-
ton in conventions. than 90. the number
that would come II Burke had his way about
IA
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BLOCK ON FIFTH AVENUE SOLD
FOR 87,0OO,0OO AS SITE OF A
NEW DEPARTMENT STORE.

HAttnua from WIN 10 DHtn bFeeS On Me
East Side OF tho Avenuo-Now Occupied
by Old Fashioned Private Houses
Deal Extended Over Several Months.
By series OF transactions extended over
several months and conducted with the ut
most secrecy group OF conspicuous real
estate holdings In the new uptown shopping
district have been gathered together under
a single ownership with a view to being
used as the site for big retail store.
Options have been obtained on the in
dividual holdings, which were distributed
among some half dozen owners. and the
final contracts Of purchase await the sigma
ture Of one Of the principals in the deal.
who Is on his way here from abroad.
The site comprises nineteen lots. includ-
Ing the whole Of the block front on the east
side OF Fifth avenue between Thirty
seventh and Thirty-eighth streets. 1t
measures 1910 feet on the avenue. extend
ing back 245 feet on Thirty-seventh street
and 225 feet on Thirty-eighth street. The
valuation put upon 1t Is about $7ooo. 900.
The location, on the crest Of Murray
Hill. is one Of the choicest in the avenue.
being in a part Of the thoroughfare which
while convenient to congested traffic GEN.
tres in the city is yet not too crowded for
shopping by automobile and carriage.
Tifany's IL on one Of the adjacent Thirty
seventh street corners and the Brick Pres
byterian Church on another. The Union
League Club is block away to the north.
The site is mostly occupied by old private
houses. all Of them vacant with the excep-
ton Of two on Fifth avenue in use as stores.
A space Of about ave lots on the Thirty
seventh street side is taken up with an
old time garden shaded by fine trees and
screened from the public by high brick
wall. Adjoining this $500 600 garden on
the east is the stable which it was originally
designed to hide out Of view from the man
sion on the Fifth avenue corner.
The larger part OF the land involved in
the deal belongs to the Lewis estate and
Elizabeth NJ. Anderson. The purchasing
interests are represented by Newbold T.
Lawrence Of "a William street.
The rise OF Fifth avenue TO firpt rank
as shopping thoroughfare has taken place
in the last six years. It Is now devoted TO
retail trade all the way from Madison Square
to Forty-seventh street. Among the noted
houses that have moved In since 1902 are
Tiffany's. Gorham's, Altman's. and Acker.
Merrall Condit.
The migration Of high class retail houses
to Fifth avenue from Broadway and Sixth
avenue has followed as an incident of the
eastward movement of the fashionable
residence population. In 1909. for the first
time. the. centre Of the fashionable resi-
dence district was shifted to the east Of
Fifth avenue. ,..- -r
The houses just mentioned as having
located in the new shopping thoroughfare
since 1902 are in the neighborhood of the
site involvedin the present deal.
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CRUISE FOR PACIFIC FLEET.
To Start for Samoa on August "a Under
Command OF Admiral Dayton.

To Start for Samoa on August "A Under
Command OF Admiral Dayton.
WASHINGTON. June ie.-The War Depart
ment has completed the plans for the cruise
OF the first squadron Of the Pacific feet In
command OF hear Admiral Dayton 10
Samoa. The vessels will leave San Fran
cisco on August ~ and viii stop at Honolulu
before going 10 Samoa.
The squadron win consist OF the armored
cruisers West Virginia. Colorado. Maryland
Pennsylvania, Tennessee. Warrington. Cali
fornia and South Dakota. the cruiser Charles
ton as tender and the Solaoe as q mother
ship to eight torpedo boat destroyers which
will also be taken on the cruise. They are
che Hopkins. Hull. Truxtun, whlpple.
Perry, Preble. Stewart and Farragut.
The squadron will return TO San Fran
cisco about October is. While II has not
been definitely decided by the Navy De-
partment. some OF tho torpedo boat de-
stroyers may be sent 10 the Philippines
from Samoa.
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"THE HEIR PREsUMPTIVE.p
''Pmch's" View OF Taft's Candidacy for
the Nomination.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE SUN.

Special Cable Despatch TO THE SUN.
LONDON, June 16.-Punch crystallizes the
general view here Of Taft's candidacy for
the Presidential nomination in a cartoon
entitled "The Heir Presumptive'
It represents President Roosevelt, in a
Rough Riders uniform, laughing, gesticu-
lating triumphantly and addressing Taft.
whom he has rigged out In similar uni
form with a Rooseveltian mask and biz
stick in his hand. saying:
-There. sonny. I've fixed you up so they
won't know the difference between u.s.
Taft wears the outfit awkwardly and
stands In submissive attitude.
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DROP GOVERNMENT DEPOSITS.
Chemical and American Exchange Banks
Won't Pay tho Interest.

The Chemical and the American Ex-
change national banks have broken all
banking traditions by the voluntary return
Of the Government deposits held by them.
The deposits. IL became known yesterday,
were returned on Monday, presumably
because OF unwillingness Of the banks TO
comply with the section OF the emergeny
currency law which oonpels the payment
Of interest at the rate of at least per cent.
on all Government deposits. The Chem
ical and tho American Exchange are the
only national banks In the city which pay
no interest on deposits. and payment OF
interest to the Government would accord
ingly be discrimination against other
depositors.
At one time during the panic the national
banks in the Clearing House held Govern
ment deposits to an aggregate amount Of
s7s 900 600 A succession Of Withdrawals
since that time has reduced the amount TO
the $19 1892 900 shown in last weeks bank
statements. The amount returned by the
American Exchange and tho Chemical
was accordingly not large. Neither bank
can hold Government deposits in the future
IL 1t adheres to the policy OF paying no
interest
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SET THEIR SCHOOL on FIRE.
Four Italian Boys Confess They Hankered
to Sec IL Burn.

Four Italian boys were arrested last night
and sent to the Children's society after
confessing to Fire Marshal De Malignon
that they set fire to Public School No. IS,
at 1l7th street and First avenue, on the
afternoon OF June IL.
The fire was discovered by the ianitor
in a classroom on the fourth floor after
school was dismissed and all the children
we're out Of the building. Firemen quickly
put it out. The Fire Marshal ran down
four boys, Louis Algois, IL years old, Of
240 East 1l9th street; Domenioo Lintoni. 10,
Of s16 East l13th street; Sebastiano Cher
ardi, 10, OF s25 East 1lsth street, and Saliva
tore Malbone, II, Of 3S2 East Hath street,
and Detective Fox placed them under
arrest
The boys said that they returned to the
classroom after school and started the fire
"just to see the building burn
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MAGOON REPORTS ON CUBA.
He Expects Peaccabie Elections and Not
Much Trouble Afterward.

He Expects Peaccabie Elections and Not
Much Trouble Afterward.
WASHINGTON June Ie.-In reply to q
request from the War Department Gov.
Magoon Of Cuba has transmitted to Seore-
tary Of War Taft a long report upon political
conditions on the island. While the report
has not been made public It was stated to-
day that Gov. Magoon said conditions on
the island were peaceful and there was
little likelihood Of any trouble.
From all points Of view. Gov. Magoon
said. the prospect for continuance Of
peace and order was satisfactory. The
municipal and provincial elections will take
place on August and there is little prob
ability OF any disorder. After the cleo
tions have taken place there may be slight
outbreaks in various parts Of the island,
due to dissatisfaction with the results
Of elections, but no general revolutionary
movement Is anticipated.
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FULLY QUITS THE SENATE
Resigns Because He Has Moved to This
City 70 Practise Law.

ALBANY. June 16,-Senator william j.
Tully Of Corning rendered to the Secretary
Of State to-day his resignation as State
Senator for the Forty third district. Senator
Tully's resignation. which takes effeot
Immediately, 10 due to the fact that he has
removed from tho district and taken up the
practice OF law In New York city.
Mr.. Tully would have resighed ct the
close Of the regular session but for the
Governors request that he hold his seat
40 that be could vote fc- the Governors
has served two years In Albany and was q
member Of the Armstrong insurance invegd-
eating committee. He Ii one Of Gov.
Hughes's closest friends and 1t Ia his CON
viotion that Mr.. Hughes will be renominated
for Governor.
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EAST SIDE NEEDS GREAT.
University Settlement Workers Make .
Preliminary Report.

It was announced at the University Set
tlement last night that ton young men con-
nected with the settlement were making
an investigation of conditions relating to
the unemployed on the East Side and the
consequent distress. Because of the size
Of the section and the difficulty Of obtaining
definite figures for the whole section, the
men have selected school district No. 2.
bounded by Catherine street and the
Bowery. Grand, Orchard. Canal and Rutgers
streets and the East River jewish. Irish
and Italians are the chief inhabitants Of the
district.
The investigation has been In progress a
week under the superintendency Of Frank
Warne.
The results 30 far from the point Of Wow
of the necessity Of immediate relief. accord
ing to the report, cannot be exaggerated.
: DR.. David Blaustein Ia cooperating In the
work
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BIGGEST OF BRIDGES DONE.
Blackwell's Island Structure Ready to Bs
Turned Over to the City.

Turned Over to the city.
Bridge Commissioner Stevenson was
formally notified yesterday by the Penn
sylvania Steel Company that the super
structure Of the Blackwell's Island Bridge
Is completed and that the company is
prepared to hand over the work TO the
city. The company began the steel con-
struction in October. 1904. The contract
called for the finishing Of the job by jan
uary 1. 1907. Strikes and changes in the
plans were responsible for the delay. The
cost Of building the superstruoture has
been se.s12,0oo. Mr.. Stevenson said yes
terday that unless there should be some
delay in condemning several pieces Of
property which are still needed to provide
for the approaches to the bridge the struc-
ture would be ready for public traffic about
the beginning OF next year.
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CoTToN EXCHANGE INDICTMENT,
Paper Combine Also May he Involved In
Grand Jury Findings.

The Federal Grand Jury handed in yes
terday several indiotments. among them
being q printed document. Assistant
United States Attorney Grim was In court
and he asked Judge Hough to keep the
printed indictment under the seal OF the
Court until the persons named In II were
apprehended. The Court aooeded TO the
request and directed bench warrants to
be issued. Il was impossible to learn
the nature OF the indictment. but Il is known
that the Grand Jury has been investigating
the affairs Of the New York Cotton Ex-
manufacturers AsApoia3ioh. the so-oelicd
paper trust, on alleges Iona ~ 4 organizing
In restraint o. trade ~ The h1rS<h warrants
WIN probably 2he S9Essd to.aMx. 4
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ALL TAFT DELEGATES SEATED
ROOSEVELT ORDERS OBEYED BY
CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.

Allies Get Less Thsn Ten Minutes to the
Contest and Many Protestins Delega-
tions withdraw-Nationa Committees
Temporary Roll Closely Followed.
CHICAGO. June lo.--0rders from Wash
ington were literally carried out by'~the
Republican national convention Q committee
on credentials. which sat all afternoon and
tonight continuously to be able TO report to
the convention when 1t reconvenes at noon
tomorrow.
II had been expected that the proceedings
Of the convention would be held back for
day or two because the credentials COM
mittee would be swamped with arguments
from the allies In behalf of their contestants.
but the adoption by the committee at the
outset Of a ten minute rule for each side
to a contest put an end to that delay.
The test came on the Alabama contest,
which was decided In favor of the Taft or
sitting delegates by a vote OF 80 to 7. From
that time on the committee proceeded
speedily to settle the other contests and seat
the Taft delegates as determined by the
national committee in making up the tom
porary roll of the convention.
Ifanything, the Taft people had a stronger
hold on the credentials committee than on
the national committee.
The allies fought for 10 contestants and
there were few outside OF these also pre-
sented to the committee. But they all suf-
fered the same fate. They wasted their
time.
THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.
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posed Of ffty-two members and the oppo-
.tttn,, - tho ,,i,,o.t,o,, rI.ntr a. ,..+at,,
Of twenty-seven Of these. thus giving q
safe majority Of two.
THE PLATFORM CoMMrTrEB.
The committee on resolutions 10 made up
as follows:
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MRS. f. r. THOMAS OWNS VILLA,

As Creditor VIII" Attached Newport Prop
erty Learned at the Trial.
NEWPORT, r. l.. June le.-The jury which
heard the trial Of the suit Of the National
Bank of North America against E. r.
Thomas to recover $50. 600 on O note decided
to-day that Thomas has no Newport prop
erty. The bank attached the Thomas villa
here. but according to testimony the prop
erty had been transferred to Mrs. Thomas
though the deed had not been recorded.
The sun., 1908-06-17

Genuine crystal pebble eyeglasses. the cool kind
that never mist. as Spencer'a a Maiden Lanc.
ADJ.
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took the place in the credentials committee
Of the Hitchcock steam roller utilized by
the national committee In making up the
temporary roll. As result contests a aggre-
eating 113 delegates were abandoned be-
fore the credentials committee convened.
This greatly pleased Frank H. Hitchcock,
who was in the Coliseum Annex lobby,
adjoining the credentials committee room,
where the committee was In secret session.
Mr.. Hitchcock for an hour before the
committee got down to it's real work was
sending in for committee members and
advising with them on the situation. As
the contestants got wind Of the makeup
Of the committee and their probable action
a number Of them determined TO abandon
their contests. Many Of these decisions
were due to the statement that the COM
mittee had decided to settle the contests
In blanket resolution indorsing the action
OF the national committee. Mr. Hitchcock
would not admit this, but he was sanguine
the committee would adopt rules Of pro-
cedure which would permit the disposition
OF all contests before morning. This would
mean the committee could report to the
convention when 1t convenes tomorrow
and thus shorten the convention a day or
two.
When the committee met a suggestion
was made that the national committee had
gone exhaustively into each contest, much
more than the credentials committee could
hope to do. and that the committee should
not waste It's time listening to evidence
or even to summing up In any case, but
should 60 ahead and vote on the contests
presented. There was decided objection to
this and test was had on the proposition
through q motion that the Alabama contest
be settled without admitting the contest
ants for hearing. This was voted down
yeas rs, nays 28.
Then 1t was decided to appoint a sub
committee 10 draw up rules TO govern the
procedure OF the committee. Representa-
tive j. Sloat Fassett Of New York was named
as chairman OF this committee. and tho
other members were Harry NJ. Daugherty
Of Ohio, one Of the original Taft man: Sam
uel Rinaker Of Nebraska. Samuel j. Elder
Of Massachusetts, and W. s. Fitzpatrick
Of Kansas.
There was fight in this COMMITTEES at
the outset because Messrs Daughterty and
Elder wanted the committee TO decide the
oontests without hearing arguments, but
they were outvoted by Messrs Fassett,
Fitzpatrick and Rinaker.
The report Of the subcommittee on rules
provided that the contests should be heard
IN executive session and that tho committee
taould sit continuously without adjourn
ment until all contests were decided. It was
determined to hear no contests not passed
upon by the national committees or de-
Coninved ON Third Pace.
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A BRowssvrLLH ECHO.

There was an echo Of the Brownsville
affair when John A. Stewart Of New York,
q negro. who with others present repre-
sented the Constitutional League Of the
United states. argued In favor Of o plank
pledging the Republican party to enact
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Continued on Third Page.
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THE CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE.

The committee on credentials is made up
as follows:
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Roosevelt Packs Committee,
but Injunction Plank
Can Hardly Win.
OPPOSED At EVERY STEP
II the Platform Makers Obey
s0rdsrs Contest viii GO
to tho Convention

Chairman Hopkins Said to Have Yielded
to white House Pressure and to Have
Made Up subcommittee Favorable to
Roosevelt's PIanks-Parent Committee
Said to he Safe for tho Courts by
Small MaJority--speaker Cannon Has
Proxy Ready So He Can Alta Ok Planks
I'm Convention II They. Get Through
Committee--Others Ready to BACK
Him Up-Demonstration Over Bur.
rows's Speech Shows Convention 10 at
Heart Opposed 70 Attack On Courts.