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THE BROOKLYN" DAILY EAGLE. NE YORK, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1901. 3 deathrdeallng projectiles could be hurled in GUN DRILL INSTRUCTIONS FOR THIRTEENTH REGIMENT DISCHARGE OF TIELMN MAY DELAY SETTLEMENT. TWO CHILM KILLED BY SIMILAR iSGIOEITS. day.

decided by a unanimous vote to sell their property and assets to the recently formed Conemaugh Steel Company. There were 233, 894 shares voted upon and Vie? President J. Lowber Welsh said after the meeting that it was unusual in a deal of such masnitude that the vote should be unanimous. SAY OTTO IS A BAD BOY. SiULO BE 50,11 SEATS.

ID FREE, DECLARES liYOR The Mayor Gives an Idea of His Attitude Toward the Pay Chair System, MRS. MC KINLEY STAYS IN. Humidity Prevents a Drive President Does Some "Work. Canton. July Prer ideut and Mrs.

Mc Kinley closely observed their resting programme to day. The weather was cool, but there was too much humidity for Mrs. Mc Klnley to venture cut on a morning drive, although she continues to gradually regain strength. President McKinloy and Secretary Cortel you devoted some time to official work durins the morning, clearing up business they brought from Washington and disposing of matters forwarded by mall. CLAUSEN WANTS MORE SETTEES The Board of Estimate Favors His Application for 5,000 More Benches in the Parks.

That Mayor Van Wyck is not in sympathy with Paur Commissioner Clausen's much discussed and much criticised pay chair scheme was made evident to day when the question of seats in the parks came up in the Board of Estimate. Mr. Clausen, who, until his "break" over the pay chair privilege, was regarded as a leading Tammany candidate for mayor, had an application before the hoard to day for a $20,000 appropriation with which to provide 5.000 additional settees for the parks of It was bis idea to buy the iron frames for them from the prison authorities and have carpenters In his department build the settees. Most of the money he wanted for the purchase of lumber and iron frames and he thought he could have o.OCO completed by January 1 next. The commissioner explained that he wished to put 2.500 in Central Park and 1.000 in Riverside, the others on the Speedway and in the smaller parks.

Along with Commissioner Clausen's request was a report made to the Controller by the engineer of Finance Department, Mr. McLean, who said there were at present in all the Manhattan parks 11.000 settees and that Mr. Clausen idea was a good one. He did not believe, however, that J'r. Liausou could get mere than 2.iiO0 new ones made before.

January 1 and be reeommentlej that only 510,000 be appropriated for use this year. "There ougnt to be oO.OOO in Central ran; alone," said the Mayor. "I believe in taking the Park Commissioner at bis word. We'll give him the money he askc for and let him prove his ability to provide the new seats. People have a right to them." On the Mayor's motion a request was sent to the Municipal Assembly to provide the money as soon as possible.

The Mayor took occasion to dear the Board of Estimate of responsibility by calling attention to the fact that last year Mr. Clausen asked for only 2.000 for settees and the year before that for only $2,800, which was allowed In each case. "It seems," said the Mayor, referring to Commissioner Clausen, "that he didn't want to put many settees in the parks those years. Wo gave him all he asked." Mr. Clausen also got S8.LT1O for a women's cottage and refreshment, room, to be built6 in Morningside Park, SI7.000 with which to repavc the plaza at One Hundred and Tenth street and Fifth avenue, and $14.

500 for a continuation of the sea wall along the East River Park. The board opened bids for the big; contract of finishing and equipping the fine new Hall of Records Building, in Manhattan, at the intersection of Center and Elm streets, over which structure there has so much trouble. Architect Thomas was on hand, and was pleased over the very prompt award of the contract to John Pierce, whose bid of $1,959,000 was lowest by several hundred thousand dollars. Mr. Pierce holds the contract for the shell of the building, which is now well along, and as the new contract is to run concurrently with that for the exterior work, he will be able to get along with both contracts better than would have been the case had they been In different hands.

The bids were: John Pierce, Louis Wecbsler, Si, 2.10, 000; P. J. Carlin $2,473,000 When it. w.as seen how much lower Mr. Pierce's bid was the award was a foregone conclusion.

The Mayor called Mr. Thomas up and asked if Mr. Pierce was a responsible contractor. The reply was affirmative, and the Mayor at once moved hat the contract be awarded to hfm, which was done. It calls for all the Interior work, a great part of which will be of the finest marble.

The rotunda, corridors and staircases will all be marble. The contract, must be completed within sixty days of the completion of the external part of the building. Mr. Pierce will have to give a $500,000 bend for this work. Architect Thomas said to day the original contract had been greatly delayed bv the city's lack of money, the hold up of bond issues and other troubles, but that he thought the building would be completed and in use within two years from now.

It will be a great monument when finished. The building is to house not only the Xcw York County Register and other oflirlalr. oharged with the keeping of records safely, but. also the Surrogate's, the Finance and Tax Departments and possibly the Mayor's Commission ers of Accounts. The Board of Estimate reecivpd from W.

N. n.vkman of Bergen Dykman a lortrr ac cepting for their clinnl. John .1. Kuhn. the city's offer to exchange the block of land In the Eighth Ward.

Brooklyn, lyinc alons; the shore between Forty third and Forty fourth streets, for that on the shore between Fiftv flrst and Fifty second streets. Mr. Kuhn to pay flfi.OOO in cash additional The oltv originally required $25,000. but this Mr. Kuhn refused 10 pay.

The letter was placed on file. The transfer will probably be made. Deputy controller t.evev tool; CnWs I place, the latter havlr delayed bis return to the ciy He is expected back to mnrrow. HARLEM TRAINS DELAYED. There was a blcck of the New York and Harlem local trains this morning at One Hundred and Twenty fifth street.

Manhattan, when a coupling between two cars on a Harlem local train broke. The delay lasted fifteen minutes, it was salrl by road officials, while the coupler was being replaced. Only local trains wore stalled. The expresses and out of town trains were not delayed. DETECTIVE KELLY WEDS.

Man Who Has Hade Many Important Arrests Marries Miss Margaret Steele of Brooklyn. State Detective Edward B. Kelly of Summit, N. and Miss Margaret Steele of Brooklyn were married at o'clock this motuing in the Church of Our Lady of Mercy. De.bevoisc street, by the Rev.

Father Foley. T. M. Kelly of Elizabeth acted as best man. Mrs.

Mary Quadt was the bridesmaid. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly left at onto on a trip to the South, which will include Old Point Comfort and Norfolk, Va. Detective Kelly has had an interesting career in the way of capturing notorious criminals.

Hoamsted Belle Anderson alias Carrie Jcnes. who kidnapped Baby Clarl; from New York. He captured Lewis Roseile. who murdered Farmer Pitt. at Summit.

N. and who was hanged at Elizabeth two years ago. Anotb.tr murderer to fa.il into Detective Kelly's clutches was John Walwitz. who killed Keener Llppincott of the Trenton State Pris 1 tour years ago and was hanged, Anthony Comsiock and Detective Kellv are declared enemies and have been for a' Ions ComMoek's photograph in the Roirii i C. Repeated efforts were made to haw him remove it.

but Kelly refused. The nlinre. graph still hangs In his office at Summit where Kelly has been a justice of the peace! in addition to his other offices, for eighteen years. A. L.

SUCCESSOR. C. M. Eatas Likely to Be Named by Traction Corporations. (Special to the Eagle.) Philadelphia, July There will be a meeting to morrow at 71 Broadway, Xcw York, of the directors of the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley Traction Company, to decide upon the successor to A.

L. Johnson, us head of the dozen corporations of which he was the head. The formal election will he held later, but the man chosen to mnrrow will be acceptable to tie various interests. O. M.

Dates of New York, secretary and treasurer of the Lehigh Valley Company, and Mr. Johnson's confidential man. is likely to Ret the place. Tho light for Irnnnhlscs in this city will be kept up and work on the trolley lines that, are to carry passengers from Philadelphia to New York for 50 cents will be pushed vigorously. IS LAKE ERiE DRYING UP? Startling Report From an Engineering Official in the Employ of the Canadian Government.

Tradition has it that once upou a time, for a single day. since civilization obtained a footing ou this coiu.Ir.cnl, the. bed oi the Niagara River was dry ami the cliffs down which the mighty waters have since plunged without, cessation stood forth naked and black and frowning and grim. The phenomenon was explained on natural grounds. Tho same thing may happen again under similar circumstances, though such an occurrence would attrai t.

more wonderinj; visitors probably than does the great iitaract now as it. roars and surges aud in tlie sun.ighL from century to century, it must, suggest to most people a surprise of hardly less to be informed that. Lake Krle is in danger of becoming so a.s to offer seriou.s obstacles to navigation. We can (oiueive of tho Ximtnra being dammed in its source, hut few have ever dreamed that the vast expanse water hlchy turr.i.sh.'s it its life current would over perceptibly shrink. That.

Is the rop'M t. however, thai, the chief engineer of the marine department of has made. Me has rcturnei to Ottawa from a tour of inspect Ion of the upper lakes, antl states that Lake Erie Is lower than was ever known to be the case before. This condition Is lie thinks, to a series of dry seasons, to the drain made by the power development w. at N'lagara Kalis and to the fact, that dpTlgin; the Tuna wan la Canal ha made It easier water to from the lake.

He considers it impci nti ve that tho Unite 1 i itates Kovcrnmon' a'inpt remedial measures at an enriy date, else navigation upon its proforit basis will bo seriously Interfered with. He offers no suggestions hp to what reine iile: should be applied. Tli seasons ore not to remain always dry, though when a body of water like this great In lai sea is appreciably affeen it In about tho mo: sti rtllng yet noted upon the policy of stripping the eouniry of Its ra fngat herers in the fores is of the Lake Enr best is one of the shallowest nf the chain. There are tbree divisions; in Itr. Poor, in torerisme its denth its outlet.

1 be upper has a lovej n. ior with an average depih of about thirty fee. The middle portion, lakiut: in the principal part of the uieaii deptn of sixty to sev The lower portion varies from roc sixty to two hundred and forty feet. These merisurernenis iken a number of ye.irs jago and are not ti the reduced depth thai has been The area of the lake is s'juare or more by near! a fourth than thai of the State of MasKarhusets I' drains only a n.irro,v margin of juntry around atrl re 'ives no rivers of i. ori m.

e. the the largest on the American sido i more tiinn feet I.al fiMario. Tt is one 01 the most far ors in our system of take no vign inn and furnishes for manv tiourih'rig town and cities. The present report con erning I', may he a false alarm, a pa. sine seii.

i itlon. though wr do riot expect re rose; 1 rjns for ibo sake nf si.sation from scientific meu.in goernrneni service. No harm can co no from a careful Invest i i ion of ihc conditions, to ray the lenst. Heston Transcript. case of need In tao twinkling of an eye.

White and red, the lights from the sound lighthouses, flash these evcnin3s over the waters to the soldiers' camp. Montauk Point light, the ones at Gardiner's Island, Race Rock. Gull Island, New London Harbor and Plum Island are almost always visible to the naked eye during the evening. Others to be seen from the rocky headlands of Fisher's Island are those at' Watch Hill, North Dumpling, Latimer's Reef, Noank, Saybrook's, Lyndes Point, Saybrook Breakwater and trie Bartlett's Reef Lightship and Cornfield Point Lightship. It is safe to say that the camp of the Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn is the finest and most delightfully situated of any encampment ever made by a National Guard organization of this state.

There is little about the place that smacks of a summer resort and were It not for the big caravansary, the'Monnonotto Inn, high up on the bluff that overlooks the camp of the Brooklyn regiment of artillery and the scenes of pretty, modern summer cottages scattered about the island on the hilltops and through the valley, one would think that he had stumbled upon a virgin island. There are families who have been coming, here for years; some of these are Brooklyn people. There is a Fisher's Island Golf Club, to a host of the summer visitors belong. At night there is dancing in the big ballroom pf the Monnonotto Inn and the evening parade of the Thirteenth Regiment attracts many to the camp, a quarter of a mile away. Then the visitors stay to listen to the concert by the Thirteenth's band.

Sunday in the camp of the Thirteenth Regiment was a dull day. Religious services were held In the morning. In front of Colonel Austen tent, by the chaplain, the Rev. w. P.

Rhcades of the Marcy Avenue Baptist Church of Brooklyn. Many of the guests of the Monnonotto Inn and of the other hotels and cottages on the island attended the services. Two cornetists from the regimental band rendered music for the singing. "America." "Nearer. My God to Thee," "Love Divine.

All Love Excelling," and "Onward Christian Soldiers," were rendered with much spirit. Chaplain Rhoades took for his text a portion of the second epistle of Paul to Titus, "For the grace of God which bringeth salvation to all men hath appeared." The reading desk of the chaplain was a small table covered with the Stars and Stripes. Several hundred of the men of the Thirteenth listened attentively to the sermon. Dinner was served the men by the company cooks at 12:30. The meal consisted of roast beef, potatoes, stewed tomatoes, bread, cot fee and pickles.

Much praise has already been accorded by the men of the regiment to Captain J. H. Thompson, the regimental commissary, for the quality and quantity of the subsistence provided by him. Sunday night's supper consisted of cold beef, fried potatoes, bread and butter, cheese and coffee. For breakfast this (Monday) morning the guardsmen ate heartily of hash, bread and butter and coffee.

The nights here in camp are so cold that the soldiers find it comfortable sleeping with double blankets. Reveille sounded at 5:15 on Sunday morning. The men breakfasted at 6 and at 7:30 a non commissioned officer and two men from each company save and which had' three men, were instructed in signal work about. Camp Roe. Instruction was given the men by the signal sergeant sent for the purpose by General A.

W. Greeley, chief signal officer. U. S. from Washlneton.

D. Instruc tion in signal work will be given the men of tne inirteentli throughout the week's stav in camp. It is hoped by Colonel Austen that tne men will profit much by their experience In this important branch of the service. The officer of the day In Camp Roe on Sunday was Captain Henry H. Royce of Company I.

First Lieutenant Walter D. Graham of Company was officer of the guard. The dally guard at Camp Roe consists of one officer of the day. two officers of the guara, four sergeants, whatever number of privates detailed, one bugler and one drum mer. i tie most welcome event to the men of the thirteenth on Sunday was the arrival of 500 copies of the Sunday Eagle In the camp.

It was the only Sunday Brooklyn newspaper in the camp. Copies sold at five cents each. The men were so eager to read tho account of the day's doings in camp and to get the news of Brooklyn that the newsboys disposed of every Eagle within two hours aftpr their arrival. The Eagle correspondent had chartered a launch and brought the bundles cf Sunday Eagles to Fisher's Island from New London. the bundles being loaded Into the speedy launch Immediately after they were thrown from the baggage car attached to the New York express.

To night the launch will also meet the New York train on the New Haven and "artford Pailroad nt New London and the Eagle of this evening will be In camp and read by every artillery man in the Thirteenth Regiment before tattoo Is sounded at 10 o'clock. OBIGIN OP NORMAL SCHOOLS. Pirst One Opened by a French Priest Over Two Hundred Years Ago. Contrary to general belief, the normal school is not of English or American origin, writes Francis B. Palmer in the current number of Success.

Its beginning dates beyond the Revolution. Its father was Jean Baptiste de la Salle, who died in 1719, and was canonized In May, La Salle was a priest and dignitary In the Cathedral at Reims. He had enjoyed the best advantages for an education, but his heart was moved when he saw the youth of his city growing up in ignorance and vice. He sought to establish schools for them, but found that there were no capable teachers. To supply instructors of a beter class be gathered a chosen band of young men Into his own house, where he supported and trained them at his own expense.

The work soon outgrew these accommodations, and. about 1685. with the aid of benevolent friends, he established a normal school to be devoted to training teachers for elementary schools. A few years before Demla, a priest of Lyons, performed a similar service, but soon after his death the enterprise failed. La Salle gave up his canonry, with Its honors and liberal income, to devote himself to his school.

By his self sacrifice his school 'became very successful and established a notable system of education; but. after his death, nothing more was heard of Independent normal schools In France for nearly a century. THE COURTS. MOTION TERM. Supreme Court, jpectnl term for motions.

Warren B. Hooker. J. Ex parte business at 10 o'clock Motion calendar called at REFEREES APPOINTED. Ry Oaynor.

J. Susan Gorden vs. Joseph Gordon and others, Michael Furst. Py Asplnall. J.

Ada M. Chapman vs. Annie IS Freeman and others. J. Hunter Lack; Mary Major vs.

Emma Suydam and another. Jesse Fuller. Mary E. Wood vs. Carrie A.

Stratum and others. Albert R. Moore. NOBTHFIELD INQUEST POSTPONED By consent of the attorneys the Inquest into the deaths cf the victims of the North fleld Maunch Chunk ferryboat collision was postponed this morning until a week from to day. TALKATIVE.

"Mrs. Locker is a remarkable woman, Isn't she?" "Well, she certainly makes a good many remarks." Fell From Windows at Almost the Same Moment, Each From the Third Story. BOTH HAD SKULLS BROKEN, And, to Complete Parallel, Parents 6t Each Victim Refused to Send Child to Hospital. The strange coincidence of two children meeting death by accident, in the same manner at about, the same time of the day wa. what occurred yesterday afternoon in Will iomsburgh.

Each child fell from a third story window and received fractures of the skull, from which each died within a few hours. The children wore Jessie Walters, 3 years old. of 22.1 Klngsland avenue, and De Maria, years old, of S2S Flushing ave nuc. The death of Jessie Walters was particularly pathetic. The child was given, a penny by the mother.

Mrs. Kate Walters. Whiia looking out of the window Jessie spted an Italian ice cream man pushing his cart along the sidewalk, and in lier excitement to attract his attention she dropped her penny from her. hand ami it foil into street, below. The little girl lennet out of the window to try and see where her penny fell to.

and ss she did so she lost her balance and foil out, snikinR her ou the pavement below: She was picked up by her father, who hastened down stairs. The child's bend was badlv crushed; hut she was still alive. The police were notified of the accident, Ambulance Surgeon Wilson of St. Catharine's Hospital was summoned. He did what he could to re Hove the sufferings of the child, but the parous refused to permit its removal to tho hospital.

The child died several hour later. do Maria was sitting at the window of her parents' apartments reading, when her rltcntion was attracted by somo children singing in tho court yard bolnw. She lost her balance while looking out. and fell. In her descent, she struck a clothes line, which partly broke the fail and caused her to make a somersault.

The girl land cd. however, head first, on the pavement" below, and then rolled into an open ccILar way. There was great excitement, among the Italian In the neighborhood for a time. Finally a call was sent, in for an ambulance. Dr.

Dowd of the Williamsburgh Hos pltal responded. ile found that the child had sustained a compound fracture of the skull and needed an immediate operation. The parents of the child, however, refused tn listen to the ambulance surgeon and would not. permit, the child's removal, and even threatened him with bodily harm if he attempted to take that course. The injured child was.

therefore, left in the house, but died shortly after the ambulance surgeon's departure. TWO MEN KILLED BY FALLS. Stumbled From Hoof and Fire Escape While Walking in Their Sleep. Peter Tav.ira. an Italian laborer, 4a years old, fell from the third Hour fire escape at his residence, East dip Hundred and Thirteenth street.

shortly nfttvr. midnight this morn ins. and v. as killed. Hla.

body was found by some of the; tenants the house. The man's family told the police that, lie had retire. 1 it the usual hour night and tb believed he must, have fatbucx: while walking in hi sleep, as ho was' somnambulist. Arthur Coleman, waiter, years old, who lived at t'S." Fust Fifteenth street, was" killed by falling from tho roof of T31 East'. Twelfth street shortly after 2 o'riotk morning.

Coleman had spent, the evening with a friend named Alport, who lived in tho Twelfth street Iinioo. Tlie iw went to the i loof to sleep. Coleman cot up at 2:110 o'clock stumblefi into the When picked up he was dead. DEATH CAUSES EXCITEMENT. Mrs.

Anna Stein Expirer, Suddenly and Neighbors Are Alarmed. Mrs. Anna years obi. tlie wifo of charleu stein of 1 L'H oniric siroi. died suddenly in of llT ilOIIll Ht I jy afternoon from cerebral ajiepli 'jy.

The woman's death i cons. i rtia among the lonants. the ha.l boon talking with several of them shortly before her body was. ttu. ii J.

ami stole, thai she intend' i i iking a trip to Manbnitiin Botch with ln imsbaud. Several rhiMron passing mojgh tlie ill found Mrs. Stein apparent iv nm lying on the lioor of ill piiss.ce ny. Th called the attention of their parents and upon amination it was foon i that the was dead. The police were notified an i v.

ori rent to the co.r. mer's oflb e. Iir. Cmnies Vuost, lie phy. 'tin.

made ev. ir. itn it ion vp'irtcd that the woman die from cerebral apoplexy. UNIQUE RAILWAY IN SAXONY. Suspnn rlr From Iron It Er.Tis to the Tor nf Mour.t.n'n.

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of th Saxon Th" ilv. i is o'i 1'mg, with i i fiv.i st riK'i i iu; l. ii. r.i. Thirty inn'' iff of I fir th hh' ing fo.

rry th ih; ni: iva "ir huMs vM nvA v. vh' 'Upiol. 1.: t'. rir i. Thr ir i on i i rvir.i i I way an'! 'v r.

fv nu Vurtven KU' rt' )' i railway A 1.7 i in 'M 'onr: t' wo train am! iofks thn Mrt'i'v tnMi'v I wo si! mr: li i "I 'O Imiisi' j.fiw'r ath, ioti' fl 'lit' of ro T. a nf fl xurp of I'ani n'te i 1 1 airi can ha v. lie w. i insure of i h. to rutnir tho r'ivni of ry.A "arh A with ri no r.vri'TM r.

hiror two lt of t'o f. Th thlwl hrnh" an 'ra tv har. i fr T.i tiia of iho Kr a 1 to th" 'Wyk iir wlili'1! roli ho nrinoor ran r.lwnv i i fi" thr ovt. I.citio; of th on th r. ai tornati' boll war hir i If tho in riiMHnK too fast.

Tho proa 'm fft ro'isi in p. 'i mail'' hrnkf both at th lowi an ''p which notion hy I rlvlns car and litop It. no jna.trr ho a 1ck thr oncinopr Trmy bo. DROWNED WHILE BATHZNS. July fi Ml On tlvkc or Waterloo, about HO of r.n flrov.

ned ''jturdny nfu rnoon in I.nk a I'oint. near vhib trh Ini; Her 1 o.iy wan found. She wn the daughter of Kdwnrd Opdyhc ot m'o. how shocking: The train it. is a tvioked The online smokes all day.

And drass the rhe chew cars And tank? up by the wftf. General Steel Strike Threatened by President Shaffer if Employes Are Not Reinstated. WILL NOT CONFER TILL THEN. No Meeting to Take Place in Manhattan To dajr. but There May Be One in Pittsburg.

Pittsburg, July The peremptory dismissal on Saturday of twelve members of the Amalgamated Association, at the Wellsville plant of the American Sheet Steel Company, may seriously affect the expected settlement this week of the iron and steel strike. When seen this morning President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association was very much exercised over the turn affairs had taken. "I cannot say when or where the conference will take place," said he, "but one thing is certain, there will be no conference until the men discharged at Wellsville are reinstated. These men violated no law of the land and we shall protect them. If they are not reinstated and the conference is postponed the general strike will come.

"This Is a repetition of what the sheet manufacturers did last year. They signed the scale for Saltsburg and Old Meadows and then stole these mills from us. The men at Wellsville have been organized for months. I sent word to them not to come out, as 1 wanted a peaceable settlement. I do not blame the chief officials.

As usual the trouble comes from some middleman, who cannot realize that he may be undoing the conservative work of thoughtful men on both sides, or that his action may involve the commercial world." Although as yet no word has been received officially by the officers of the Amalgamated Association, from the American Sheet Steel Company and the American Steel Hoop Company, requesting that the wage conference be reopened, it is expected that such a note will be received during the day. If the Wellsville matter can be settled, the conference will then, it is believed, be quickly arranged, an agreement reached and the strike declared off before the end of the week. There was a resumption of work in many iron and steel mills to day. The mills have been idle for two weeks for repairs. It is supposed that fully twelve thousand men returned to work to day.

The following concerns signed the Amalgamated scale to day: Standard Chain Company, Columbus. Niles Iron and Sheet Company, Niles, O. Lake Erie Iron Company, Cleveland; Empire Rolling Mill Company, Empire, and the Pittsburg Forge and Iron Company of this city. All the independent companies in the Pittsburg district have now signed the scale but A. M.

Byers and their signature is expected as soon as the repairs to the plant are completed. No Conference in Manhattan To day. There will be no conference In Manhattan to day to deal with the points of conflict in the sheet steel strike, but there will be a meeting at Pittsburg. The directors of the United States Steel Corporation and the companies forming it who are in New York are watching the situation closely, but have taken no direct part In the dispute. One of the directors of the general corporation made this statement to day "President Shaffer of the Amalgamated Association requested a conference with representatives of the sheet and hoop interests and our answer was a favorable one.

That conference is to be held to day at Pittsburg. Tho outcome is problematical. The statement that there would be a meeting here to day, with J. Pierpont Morgan in attendance. Is erroneous.

There will be no meeting, and as far as I know Mr. Morgan has taken no part In the matter. "We here in New York are watching the situation, but we have taken no part in the alleged differences. I know nothing of any future meetings here and don't believe there will be any." If J. Pierpont Morgan has settled the big steel strike he Is certainly keeping the matter very quiet.

Mr. 'Morgan this morning had business of importance that made it appear that the long rumored consolidation of large Transatlantic steamship lines may become a reality. Clement A. Griscom, president of the International Navigation Company or American Line, and A. J.

Cassatt. president of the Pennsylvania Railroad, which is a controlling power in the American Line, were closeted with Mr. Morgan for a long time. This conference caused people on Wall street to say that Mr. Morgan was trying to consolidate the American Line with the Leyland Line, which he recently acquired.

The talk has been for some time that he would get the Atlantic Transport Line, but no representatives of the latter line were at the conference this morning. Hanna Calls on Morgan. Mark Hanna called on Mr. Morgan this morning. He arrived with Griscom and Cassatt nearly an hour before the great financier appeared.

He waited until Mr. Morgan's arrival and then, after a brief conference, left for the office of Moore Schley. Nothing could be learned to day to confirm the story published this morning to the effect that J. P. Morgan had stepped in opportunely and settled what threatened to be one of the worst strikes In the world's history.

It was stated positively that main points at Isuc had already been adjusted; that is. the United States Steel Company had agreed to adopt a union scale In all the factories of the various companies In its corporation. This is the main point of dispute, there being no demand for higher wages, as all the companies are paying tne same rate, though all have not adopted the union scale. CharleB M. Schwab, president of the United States Steel Company, who stopping at the Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Beach, would.

It was said, call to see Mr. Morgan to day. but he had not called up to a late hour this afternoon. Theodore J. Shaffer, president of the Amalgamated Steel Workers' Association, has predicted a settlement of the strike within two weeks.

He doesn't even intimate that Morgan his anything to do with the negotiations for a settlement. Senator Hanna, when seen, as he left the Morgan officer, in Wall street, said he had simply made a friendly call. "I don't know anything about tho soft coal question." said Mr. Hanna. "and didn't call on Mr.

Morgan about that." STRIKE BLOCKS FREIGHT CARS. Traffic Hampered in Reading Yards. Other Labor Troubles at the Same Place. Reading. July 8 The strike of Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company freight handlers is still on.

Over one hundred cars are blocking: traffic in the yards here. The strikers have received word from Wayne Junction, near Philadelphia and Newberry Junction, near Williamsport, the only points along the line where the company would be in a position to reload Its freight, that the men there will refuse to allow that work to be done at either point. The company's officials claim that they have a number of freight handlers at work and that they are handling the freight business fairly well, with as little delay as possible. The Reading Iron Company strike. Involving 2.600 men.

Is still unsettled. The 250 Reading shop hands are still out, not a man having returned to day. They are to meet this afternoon to vote on the proposition submitted by Acting President Welsh yesterday. STEEL MERGER RATIFIED. Philadelphia.

July The stockholders of the Cambria Steel Company, at a meeting to Busy Morning for. Men of Brooklyn Artillery Organization at Fisher's Island. TO FIRE BIG GUNS WEDNESDAY. Each One of the 48 Rounds to Be Discharged Will Cost the Government About $250. (Special to the Eagle.) Camp Roe, Fisher's Island, N.

July 8 The boom and roar of the big of the coast artillery here will echo through the Island on Wednesday morning when the men of the 'Thirteenth Regiment will Are the guns, ten and twelve inch, for the first time. There will be two shots fired by detachments from each company of the Brooklyn regiment. In all forty eight rounds will be fired from the ten and twelve inch guns during the encampment. Each time that one of the guns is fired it will cost the government in the neighborhood of $250. There were gun drills and instruction in sighting, manning and finding the range cf the big guns early to day.

Lieutenant Edward Landon of the United States Artillery Corps instructed the men. The First Battalion, under Major W. A. Turpin, consisting of Companies and were the first to be drilled at the guns. The men were instructed by Lieutenant Landon from 6:45 until 8:30 o'clock in the finding cf rangs and in the making of corrections for the velocity cf the wind and barometric changes.

When the instruction was concluded the First Battalion of the Thirteenth was given a battalion drill on the field. Instruction at the guns was then given to the men of the Second Battalion, comprising Companies A and If, under Major Charles O. Davis. The last gun drill was that of the men of the Third Battalion, under the command of Captain James T. Ashley, acting Each battalion, drilled in battalion formation, immediately following the drill at the guns.

In order to give the men of the regiment as much practical work during camp as possible, the guaid detail has been greatly reduced by Coloned Austen. Captain Washington I. Taylor, ordnance officer of the Thirteenth Regiment, who formally receipted for the 10 and 12 inch gunti in the fortifications here upon the turning over of the armament to the regiment by Captain John K. Cree, the commandant at Fort H. G.

Wright, has discovered that one of the guns, a 10 inch, is out of order. The mechanism is very delicate, ponderous though the guns are, and the least displacement will cause trouble. The breech of the gun failed to close to day, but it is thought the matter can soon be remedied. At any rate. Captain Taylor declares it is through no fault of the regiment that the gun failed to act.

All of the four gans here two 10 inch and two 12 inch patterns have never oeen fired save when thny were tested at the proving grounds at Sandy Hook. This will be the first time that any of the guns have been fired from their carriages. The details from each company made up for to day's instruction at the guns are to be permanent. The battalions will receive one hrur's instruction at the guns every morning. After leaving the batteries, battalion drill will be taken up.

At the point of Fisher's Island there is a battery of dynamite guns. These, however, will not be used by the Thirteenth Regiment in its practice, as the government has not yet passed upon the battery and accepted It. A mortar Dattery Is now being constructed on the island under the supervision of Captain John K. Cree, U. S.

and there will also be a battery of six inch rapid fire guns. Already the carriages for these guns are in position at the emplacement. To day Captain Sydney Grart of Company Is officer of the day. Lieutenant Swenson of the Forty seventh Regiment of Brooklyn, detailed for duty as an officer with the Thirteenth by Colonel Austen, Is officer of the guard. From reveille, at 5:15 o'clock this morning, until mess call for dinner at noon, the men of the Thirteenth were kept hard at work.

This afternoon there will be but little work for the artillerymen to do. Evening rarade will take place at 7:15 P. and after that exercise is over and the regiment drill concluded the artillerymen wili be free to roam at will about the island until tattoo, at 10 o'clock. The men of Company presented to Con tain George W. Rcdgers a handsome gold mounted saber after evening parade last night, the men assembling at his quarters.

The presentation speech was made by Major i O. A. Davis on behalf of the men. The gift was a complete surprise to Captain Rogers I and It was some time before he could find voice to express his thanks. Captain Rodgers is one oi me most popular officers in the regiment and his men are devoted to him.

Private Orr of Company had the misfortune to break his arm while en route to the camp on Saturday. It was broken, it Is said. In an altercation on the steamer Northam with a belligerent comrade. The arm was set and dressed by Regimental Surgeon Major De Forest. Orr Is now on duty again.

WORK AT FISHER'S ISLAND. Signal Service Instruction for Guardsmen Sunday Exercises Attract Hotel Guests. (Special to the Eagle.) Camp Roe, Fisher's Island. July 8 There le no. better site for a camping ground to be found on the Atlantic coast than this grassy and almost level plain where is encamped the Thirteenth Regiment.

Seven hundred and ninety four guardsmen sleep within the walls of this tented city on the plain. Breezes from the ocean and the Sound blow night and day, the air Is pure and exhilarating and every man seems to be enjoying every moment of his stay. Tho camp lemin ls one of a regular Army encampment. Rigid discipline is maintained. Not a man of tho Thirteenth is in the guard tent, nor has there been.

With a regiment of over a thousand men this speaks volumes for tie comm. nding officer of the Thirteenth, Colonel David E. Austen, who Is regarded by bis own officers and men and the regular Army officers here detailed for duty with the jVsireenth while here In camp, as one of the efficient commanders and tacticians to be found in the whole National Guard regiments of the State of New York. To the south of the Thirteenth's camping grounds the Atlantic Ocean rolls in on a gradually sloping beach to the foot of the company streets. Fine white sand strews the beaches: bathing is exceptionally fine and up to 3 o'clock In the afternoon the Brooklyn artillerymen are permitted to enjoy themselves in the surf.

Sunday many of the men took advantage of the respite from military duties and spent several hours in the water. Camp Roe is bounded on the west by Long Island Sound. Race Rock Light is at the point of Fisher's Island. There the waters of the ocean and the sound meet, dashing in 6heets of feathery, snow white foam upon the buttressed bulwarks of the light. The darkness of the nights here Is pierced with brilliant shafts of light, beacons to guide yachts and steamers.

Four forts, commanding the upper entrance to New York Harbor, are here. Hard, indeed; impossible, the United States artillerymen say, would It be for the warships of any foreign nation to steam past the fortresses in time of war. Fort H. G. Wright, on Fisher'e Island, is where the Thirteenth Regiment of Brooklyn.

encamped; Fort Terry, on Plum Island; Port Michee. on Gull Island, and Fort Mansfield, perched on Napatree Point, near Watch Hill, are the fortifications which guard the entrance to the sound. From the throats Of the big guns of the coast artillery tons of Lad's Father Charges Prisoner With Stealing $5. Otto Melesky. a boy of 1" years, was arraigned in the Myrtle avenue police court this morning on a charge preferred against him by his father, Michael Melesky, a tailor, of 530 Atlantic avenue.

The father charged his son with stealing $5 in money from his house, and said that this was only one of many grievances that he had against the boy. He said the lad was thoroughly had and Incorrigible and that he had done everything to keep the boy within bounds, but without success. Young Melesky has been in the same court a couple of times before and is well known to the nollce. Melesky pleaded guilty to the charge of taking the money and waived examination. He was held for the Special Sessions.

Mr. Melesky, on the advice of Magistrate Furlong, made a new charge against the hoy of incorrigibility and wished to have him committed to some Institution until he is 21 years old. MAC DONNELL TRIAL PROCEEDS. Tho trial of Myles M. MacDonnell on the charge of killing George Price in the Onawa Cafe, One Hundred and Twenty fifth street, Manhattan, on December 2S in si.

was resumed this morning befor. Justice Fursman in the criminal branch of the Supreme Court, Manhattan, after a recess of nearly a week on account of the heat. The day was devoted to the testimony of witnesses for the defense. OBITUARY. Tohn Rawson.

John Rawson, a well known contractor and builder, was found dead in bed at his home. 172 Clymer street, yesterday morning. He was discovered by his daughter, who entered his room when he failed to respond to her call. Mr. Rawson had apparently been in good health until a week ago, when he suffered from the excessive heat.

A physician who was hastily summoned said that death had been due to heart failure. Mr. Rawson was born in Troy, N. and was about GO years old. Since living in Brooklyn he supervised tho construction of a number of school buildings.

He leaves a son and daughter. Mr. Rawscn was a member of United States Lodge No. 207. F.

and A. M. Funeral services will be held at his late residence to morrow evening, and the interment will be private, on Wednesday morning in Cypress Hills Cemetery. James Monroe Alden. James M.

Alden, who died at his home. 5S7 Decatur street. Saturday, of heart trouble, at the age of 84 years, was born at Stafford Springs, on May 12, 1S17. and was lineally descended from John Alden of the Mayflower. Mr.

Alden's early life was spent In Utica. N. and at the age nf 20 he was employed in the post office of that He was the first railroad postal agent between Utica and Auburn wnen the railroad postal service was started during the administration of President John Tyler. He was a book publisher at Auburn in 1818 and was the first to issue the works of Washington Irving. N.

P. Willis and other well known authors. In 1S57 he became a partner with George A. Leavitt of Manhattan in the Cook Trade Salesrooms. He retired from business about ten years ago.

In 1844 he married Miss Alice Beardsley, daughter of John Eeardsley of Auburn. She survives him, as do a sou and four daughters. William Perley Young. William P. Young, whose death occurred at his home.

311 Eleventh street, Friday, after a long Illness, was a popular member of the Fifteenth Street Baptist Church, of which his father, Charles L. Young, Is the superintendent. On Anniversary Dav. Mav 24 thp Fifteenth Street Baptist Sunday school assembled in front of the young man's house, that he might review the parade as It passed for the last time. He was born in Brooklyn twenty four years ago and was prominent socially in the Eighth Ward, where most of his life was spent.

His father Tub been for fifty years a resident of that ward and was there married to the young man's mother. Mr. Young, is the present secretary of the Society of Old Brooklynites and a member cf U. S. Giant Post.

G. A. R. The funeral services were held at 311 Eleventh street yesterday afternoon and were largely attended, the Rev. Dr.

H. Allen Tupper officiating. Theodore Greely White. Yesterday morning there died at his residence. 121 Madison avenue, Theodore G.

White, M. Ph. son of the late Theodore and Caroline Grooly White. Born in 1872. he graduated from the Columbia School of Mines in 1S94.

receiving the degree of Ph. B. Subsequently the same university conferred on him the degrees of M. A. and Ph.

During ISM and 1S95 he was a post graduate student in geology. In 1895 and be served as a lecturer for the Department of Public Instruction, New York. From 1896 to 1900, he was an assistant in the department of physics, Columbia University. He was nri expert member of the New York Academy of Sciences, of the Torrey Botanical Club anil of the Geological Society of America. He frequently contributed to the periodicals devoted to geology, botany and mining engineering.

Last year he severed his connection with the work of the university in order to devote himself entirely to philanthropic work among boys and younc; men. As a parishioner of the Church of tne Holy I ommimlon in Manhattan, he had already given his best energies to this kind nf work: he had taught a large Bible class, and had founded and endowed a new settlement. Gordon House, which la Intended to supply to the young men In the neighborhood a place containing every kind of attraction from a gymnasium and billiard table to the different classes In industrial tralninp. He was a member of the executive committee of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew.

Ho was also the corresponding secretary of the Arsoclatlon of Organized Work With Boys. The funrnl will take place at the Church of the Holy Communion, on Tuesday, at 10:30 A. M. The Interment will be at Danbury. Conn.

Margaret Ball. Mrs. Margaret Ball. 4S years of age. of 227 Forty first, street, wife of James B2II.

connected with the adjustment and claim department of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company on Mor.tac.up street, die! at her home yesterdav afternoon, death resulting from the effect's of an operation which the deceased underwent about six weeks aeo at St. Mary's Hospital. Buffalo and St. Marks avenue 'Brooklyn, for tumor. Mrs.

'Ball had been livlne in South Brooklyn fourteen vears. She leaves a husband and one son. The funeral will take place tn mo row afternoon from tho late home of the dprpaso and tie In'ermcnt will be In Holy Cross Cemetery. Flathush. Herman Buckhold Meyer.

Herman B. Merer, whose death resulted from heat prostration Friday at his home, 270 Balnbrldgo street. In his 48th year, was in the storace business in Manhattan and was a por.ulnr member of Fulton Council, R. of Eagle Council, L. and of Ivan hoe Encampment.

K. of St. J. and M. The funeral servlres re held at his late home last, evening.

His widow survives him. A TRIAL BALANCE. PapaDidn't I tell you, Willie. If I caught you playing with Tommy Jinks again, 1 would whip you? Willie Yes, sir. Papa Then, why were you playing with him? Willie Well.

I Rot loncsomer than I thought, a lickln' would hurt, no I just went over and played with him; that'.) why. Detroit Free Press. CUT HIS THROAT. Matthew Houston attempted suicide at II o'clock this mornlns by cutting his throat with a knife In room at 30 Broome street. Manhattan.

The police of the Delancey street ctatlcn tock him to the Gouvcrneur Hospital. rirci itiii 'juK' iiui'iruei rji nip jla 1 1 t. iuifii 1. reiuier 1 ne lax 1 'e naruwnt were also ahsont. and consequently a few items requiring unanimous anion by the board had to go over.

Ill KENTUCKY. The Colonel It's amr.zin' how the dren grow! It se cnis like yesterday that boy of yours was a baby. The Major That's so! 1 can hardly ehll i 0 I7 that he's cnrrvln' Puck. Ills own corkscrew! TART. A quarret recently occurred between two maiden ladles.

Said the youn.ter one. "I wonder if I shall lose rny looks, too. when I get. your age!" The Elder One You will he lucky if yoi, do. London Tit Bits.

i i LITTLE HOPE FOR HIM. First Artist Do you think that you will ever be out of debt? Second Artist Never; I do not believe In a. future life..