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THE BEQ0 EXERCISES AT SCHOOL NO. 3. NATTY YARD NEWS. WHITNEY" STIES UP TALK. OB0ERS FOR STATE CAMP.

SURVEYOR HARRISON'S ARREST REFUSED THE BISHOP'S OFFER, to Keep' I. Bishop Derrick" read the scriptures, Elder Shepherd' made a prayer and then Bishop Grant made his charge, and then read the appointments. The following is Che official list of appointments furnished by Bishop Grant after revision: STATIONS. Bethel, New York city. M.

Henderson, M. D. Bridge street, To be supplied. Buffalo J. L.

H. Watklns. Albany D. P. Brown.

Union Bethel J. M. Proctor. Flushing J. W.

FIshburn. Elmlra E. Scarboro. Coxsoclcle R. H.

Shirley. Jamaica P. B. Mills. Huntington Williams.

Owego J. J. Moore. CIRCUITS. Chatham C.

Gibbons. Amltyvllle J. H. Buchner. Roslyn E.

M. Harper. Bay Shore To Be supplied. Binghamton R. H.

Miles. Kingston Morris Riley. Glen Cove A. L. Boldcn.

Setauket J. Shepherd. Passaic T. J. Jackson.

Little Xeck Charles Acworth. Oswego To be supplied. MISSIONS. Mr. Gates and Mr.

Berri Address the Primary Department. Tho pupils of the primary department of Public School No. 3, Jefferson avenue, near Bedford, Miss Julia I. Jones principal, held their closing exercises this morning in the higher grade class rooms. Nelson J.

Gates, chairman of the local committee, presided. The exercises opened with the singing of hymns and scripture reading, followed by "Welcome," sung by Iva Corwin and seven little girls. Twenty little ones fook part In a selection, tho seventh grade pupils sang "Good Mottoing, Pleasant Sunshine," and brief speeches were made by Amanda Coors, Laura Stafford, Lily Dietrick, Theodore Van Pelt. Tho fourth and fifth grades Bung the "Flower Girl's Song," after which there was an exhibition of physical culture. Miss Kate P.

Chittenden being the leader. It was an Interesting feature of the programme. The recitation, "The Children's Hour," and the song. "I Saw a Ship a Sailing," were given by the pupils of the fourth and seventh grades. Brief speeches were made by Chan ter Cornish.

Nellie Kelly. Eddie Frizelle, Llda Wells and Robbie Israel. "Wynken, Blynken and Nod" was sunc by Willie Fischer and Gracia Spedon and Eddie Pratt gave recitations, followed by the song "Lady Moon, by the pupils. "My Color, recited by seven little girls, and the recitation, "I'm Glad I'm a Boy," by Willie Schmltz. with the song "Cuckoo." preceded the salute to the flag.

In which Harold Belden, Willie Fisher and the entire school took Dart. Five hundred small flags were waved by the chil dren, in recognition of tho salute. The Grasshopper" was recited by Lester Jones, "The Red, White and Blue" sung by Miss Florence L. Hendrlckson and the school, and Goodby" by seen little girls. Prizes for home work were awarded to Edna Neyhard and Philip Gray.

At the close of the programme the former chairman of the local committee. Eugene D. Berrl, was introduced and made a few Interesting remarks, mentioning the high rank held by No. 3, which was largely due to the excellent foundation acquired, in the primary department, and "referring to the executive ability and discretion of the principal, Miss Jones. He urged the children to have an object and aim in life and be influenced by the wise teachings received at the school.

George Weigh tman, Mr. Spedon and Mr. Ashley also made remarks of interest, and Mr. Gates closed with a brief address, wishing all a happy vacation and complimenting pupils, teachers and parents on tho excellent showing made by the department. A recess for the day was then taken.

The school will close for vacation next Tuesday. FATAL BUILDING WRECK. SEVEN PERSONS KILLED IN SAN FRANCISCO. Thirteen Others Are Badly Injured and One May Die Accident Caused by Carelessness of Workmen. San Francisco, June 23 Two bodies at the morgue, two more seen in the ruins and thirteen persons injured, one of whom is likely die, and three men unaccounted for that is the list of fatalities so far as Is known, that resulted from the collapse yesterday afternoon of the three story frame boarding huse knwn as the Brighton, situated at 22 Fifth street.

Ther are more bodies in the ruin, burled under great piles of lumber and furniture. Some of those whose names are on the list of missing are dubtless dead. The two bodies recovered are those of Mrs. Ernestine Silversteln and Jesse May. The following persons are misisng and are believed to be in the ruins: George Connen, Stein, Michael Rourke, Charles RIordan, James McCarthy.

Carelessness of the grossest sort is respons ible for the collapse of the lodging house and the los of life it caued. The injured are: E. L. Davis, leg broken and internally injured, will die; E. Jewett, shoulder dislocated and internally injured; Mrs.

Pearl Woodward, badly bruised; I. Stephen Keating, Byron Bailey, Underberg er. internally injured; J. C. Mahlin, Miss Bessie Wilson, Simon Dean, John Lyon, seriously injured internally; Denis Griffin, Internally Injured and may die; Mrs.

J. Byrne, Miss Sarah Byrne, A. Lewenberger, proprietor of the lodging house, badly hurt; H. Shepperd. badly hurt Internally; Patrick McKeewon, internally injured Richard Keating.

The building came down with an awful crash and the structure was in a moment a mass of kindling wood. There were a large number of people in the building at the time. Two laborers, Michael Hyward and James Daley, at work cn the building, state the accident was caused by the fact that the jack screws supporting the building were much higher on the north side than on the south side. In front of the ruins, plainly visible, lay a man. Across his body was a large beam.

He cried plteously for help. After working half an hour the rescuers released him and he was taken to the receiving hospital. The mass of debris greatly retarded the work of rescuers. To add to the horror the debris caught fire at the rear and a volume of smoke blinded the rescuers. The engines commenced to play a stream of water on the Are.

This added a new horror as the water for a time threatened the lives of those under the debris. STATE BOARD RIFLE TESTS. pro New Guns Now Being Tried at the Range. (Special to the Eagle.) Croedmoor, L. June 23 The state board of arms is to day giving the final test on the rifle range at Creedmoor In the trial of an arm for the national guard of the state of New York.

The two guns being tested are the straight pull Lee gun, manufactured by the Winchester Repeating Arms company of New Haven, a gun similar to the arm used by tho Uulted States navy, except that the caliber is 30, conforming to that of the regular military weapon, while the navy weapon is only 22, and the Putnam gun, introduced an'd exhibited by Howard Gibb of Brooklyn. These guns are to be given all their tests here, including not only the rapid firing and accuracy tests, but the sand dust, defective cartridge and other tests given by the other guns at the Thirteenth regiment armory of Brooklyn. Private W. T. Crane acts as the board's expert.

As last Saturday was the last day for receiving guns for competition the test now being given is the final test of the series and the report will be made to the governor soon after its completion. POLICE INDICTMENT DISMISSED. Former Wardman Campbell Relieved of the Charge of Bribery. Justice Fursmon in the criminal branch of tho supreme court, New York, this morning dismissed the Indictment of Tiribery against Samuel Campbell, former wardman for ex Polico Captain Gunner of the East Sixty seventh street station. Campbell was indicted by the extraordinary grand jury and his was one the few cases not disposed of recently on te recommendation of District Attorney Fellows.

The complainant against Campbell was Joseph Posplsil, a saloon keeper in the precinct to which Campbell was formerly attached. Posplsil was the originator of the work "pantata" as applied to the police, and wa3 a witness against Captain Strauss during the Lexow investigation. It was upon the motion of F. B. House, counsel for Campbell, that the indictment was dismissed.

DUD CRUSHED HIS HAND. John Dud, SO years old, of 20 Walton street, wao coupling freight oars in the railroad yard at tho foot of North Ninth Btroet at 11 o'clock last night, when ho accidentally crushed his right hand between tho bumpers" of two cars. He was attended by an ambulance Burgeon and removed to tne Walton street aaciress. The Fern Leaves to Blow Up a Wrecked Steamer. The United States dispatch boat Fern, Lieutenant Commander H.

B. Mansfield, commanding, left the navy yard yesterday afternoon bound for the coast of Virginia, tot the purpose oE blowing up a wreck off Capo Charles. The wreck Is that ot an English steamer, which has threatened coastwise navigation for more than a year past. Tho Fern carries a supply of dynamite bombs, several of which will be placed in position In the hold of tho wreck and exploded simultaneously. This is new work for the Fern, as the task of clearing tho coast of wrecks has in the past been intrusted to the Dolphin, Stiletto and Dispatch.

The Fern is expected back at the yard about the middle of July. The flagship New York, which has been undergoing a thorough cleaning in the timber dry dock, will be floated into the waters of Wallabout channel at high tide, which occurs at 6:30 o'clock this afternoon. In explanation of the lack of religious services on board tho flagship on Sunday, which was taken as an indication that the squadron was to be sent to Cuban waters, naval officers said this morning that the entire crew was kept at work on Sunday getting the ship into shape so that it could be taken out of the dry dock to day. If for any reason the ship was delayed the New York would have bad to stay two weeks longer in the dock for a tide sufficiently high to float the vessel out. After leaving the dock he cruiser will be made fa3t to the coal dock, where the work ot repairs will be continued and where she will remain until late in July.

Assistant Naval Constructor Bankson has been detached from the construction department and ordered to the sampling board in New York. BURGLARIES ON GATES AVENUE. Two Cases for Captain Martin's Men to Investigate. Tho police of the DeKalb avenue station was busy to day investigating two caseB of burglary which were reported last night from Gates avenue. The first of the cases was reported from the residence of Mrs.

Almira Cartwright of 187 Gates avenue. Mrs. Cartwright and her family are ttt preBOnt summering at Jamestown, 15. I. Two weeks ago thieves entered the house, which had not been reported as vacant, by forcing the basement door.

The servant girl returned to the place yesterday and discovered that ail the contents of the bureaus and trunks had been npset. Before she left for the country Mrs. Cartwright took the precaution of placing all her silverware and valuables in a safe deposit vault, and it is believed that nothing valuable was stolen. Thieves also visited tho temporarily vacant house of Frank F. Lovell, at 57 Gates avenue.

Two unknown men who wore seen lounging in tho neighborhood, it is believed, were tho robbers. A panel was cut from the front basement door and the house was ransacked, but it is believed that the thieves were frightened off before anything was stolen. CLOSING EXERCISES AT NO. 8. Recitations, Singing and a General Good Time.

The closing exerciseB of the grammar departments of Public School No. 8. Miss A. Y. Humphrey, principal, were held this morning at tho school building on Middagh street, near Henry, with a largo and interested audience composed of the parents and friends of the pnpils in attendance.

The programme consisted of singing by the school, recitations by Jack Allen, Jennie McAleer, Florence Bourgeois, Clara Beeves and Fanchon Wolff. Eleven boys and twenty one girls took part in a musical dialogue and a feature of the programme was a tableaux, entitled "Fourth of July," in which ten children participated. The opening numbers included several songs by the pupils, an interesting physical culture exhibition, concortcd recitations, several boys and girls taking part, and a recitation by Miss Ethel Gullman. The singing under the direction of Miss Fowler was especially good. The primary department exercises will be held the day previous to the adjournment for vacation.

ALDEEMANI0 EES0LUTI0NS. Heights Railroad's Tracks a Matter for Attention A Mysterious Fountain. Twenty third Ward Improvements. The aldermen devoted considerable of their time at yesterday afternoon's meeting to the Broklyn Heights Railroad company. Alderman Francisco put through a resolution requiring the commissioner of city works to have taken up whatever tracks nad been laid at Joralemon and Court streets without permission of the board.

Aid. Williams introduced a resolution calling upon the law committee to find out by what authority the. company was operating express cars and Aid. Meyers submitted a resolution directing the health commissioner to prepare an ordinance forbidding the use of open cars on wet days. This resolution was sent to the railroad committee.

Aid. Messinger reported that some person unknown was preparing to erect a fountain at Sixth and Flatbush avenues and the city works commissioner was directed to stop any further work there and find out who was the giver of the fountain. A resolution, Introduced at the suggestion of Aid. Clark, directed the president of the board of assessors to inform the board why assessed valuations in the Twenty sixth ward had been increased during the past three years and to furnish comparative statements of the valuations for 1894. 1S95 and 1S96.

It was the opinion of the alderman from the Twenty sixth ward that the ward had been discriminated against by the assessors. A resolution from the health commissioner recommending the making of repairs amounting to $250 to Troop C's armory was referred to the military committee. Aid. Welton introduced a resolution granting permission to the Equity Gas Light company to lay mains and erect posts throughout the city. Referred to the committee on gas and electricity.

Aid. Leich had adopted a resolution directing the paving of Quincy street, from Reld avenue to Stuyvesant. A statement from the commissioner of city works showed that between January 1 and June 15, $137,000 worth of paving had been authorized in the Twenty third ward. This statement was submitted upon the demaau of some of Aid. Lelch's opponents who thought he was receiving more than his fair share of the money devoted to the paving.

PRISONERS PLEAD GUILTY. A Royal Arcanum Treasurer Who Will Be Sentenced Friday. J. B.Lunnion, formerlj treasurer of Franklin council No. 253, R.

was arraigned this morning in part I of the county court beforo Judge Hurd for trial on an indictment for grand lnr ccny in the second degree in having, as alleged, withheld the sum of 6493.40. the property of i the association. He offered to plead guilty to i an attempt, and this plea was accepted. He will bo sentenced Friday. I Others who will bo sentenced on tho same I day aro James McCabo.

who pleaded guilty to attompt at burglary in tho third degroe in having broken into the store of Charles Honry, at 600 DoKalb avenue; John ('lark, who pload ed guilty to second degree grand larcony, in having stole a fifty dollar watch from C. E. SchwabodisRcr of Nassau street on May 21. Clark admitted having been sent to Sing Sing nonio years ago. McCabo and Clark pleaded uoioro juag) Apmnu part li.

THE NOMAD RUN DOWN. Captain Crossman Knocked Overboard and a Passenger Hurt. Yesterday afternoon the yacht Nomad, owned by Carl E. Brewster of the Penataquit Cerlntihlan Yacht club of Bay Shore was run down by a tow and a ferryboat, while' oft Fifteenth street. North river.

The yacht was on her way to view the college boat races at Poughkeepsle, Captain Edward Crossman beJng In charge. The collision swept Captain Crossman overboard, as well as badly injuring him about the arms. William Peck, one ot the passengers, was also injured. The captain was picked up by the crew ot the naval reserve. The Nomad was seriously damaged and is now receiving repairs at Grab's shipyard, Jersey City, where she was taken by the tug Blue Stone.

HOW THE LOCAL REGIMENT3 WILL GO TO PEEKSKILL. Many Changes Announced in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Commands. Seventeenth Separate Company, to Camp With the Fourteenth. The organizations which aro going to Peek skill this year, and that means all except ths Forty seventh regiment, aro getting out their camp orders. Colonel Watson's command will assemble at the Sumner avenue armory at 10 A.

July 4. The uniform prescribed is blouse service trousers, black equipments, white helmet, with button leggings, with packs, canteens and haversacks, overcoats rolled on packs, white gloves. The servlca coat, fatigue cap, helmet spike and one extra pair of white gloves will be carried in packs. The allowance of baggage will ba the seme as in previous years. The Twenty third Is ordered to assemble at 10:30 A.

July 11, in field service equip ment, with campaign hats and haversacks, omitting blankets and ammunition. Colonel Smith says in orders: "The shooting trophy presented by the Brookyn Da'ly Eagle, to be shot for by teams of six from each regiment in the Second brigade, won by this regiment with a record of six victories and no defeats." Battalion Adjutant Jay F. Carlisle has been i detailed as a member of the examining board in place of Lieutenant J. D. A.

On derdonk, relieved. These, changes in the Twenty third are announced: UU lhert mnsato, regimen tfe rth; of CHptain, with rank irom May ()g ncrease in irrade Girn t.i. ward reRlmratal rmsrtoPmifi? oSj fwm Ma' WtacrSSS Lieutenant Joseph Mulfnrd May 18SG. and fully and l.onorabl? discharged I A number of changes are published by Colonel Watson of the Thirteenth reel ment, as follows: 6 Cnmmissior.Pd rteKimental Adjutant William ot captain Ma" with Charles Werner, tVin 1 from May 22. 1S96j Capi I Vi 7in'i" with rank from March I J.

loJb Flrnt Lieutenant Frank c. Murphy, with rank from April 13. jSM: Second Lieutenant James Lynch. with rank from April 13. im.

arranted Firsit Serjeant Joseph H. Becker Fllller' Company 1, with rank RrT.iIar? W' lfi0C; First Servant Franklin hT Rodger. Company K. with rank from April M. 1SJC Serscant GeorKe Qualmann.

Company hI Comi'any H. with rank from April 14 i Serfea.nt Wry D. Ackerman. Company Q. with rank from April H.

1Si6; Corporal John W. 5 K' wlth rank April 14, 1S36 Corporal Harry Van Auken. Company B. with rank from April li. 1SS6; Corporal Arthur tdlc.

Company with rank from April 14, 1896: Serseant Frederick G. Thorn. Company with rank from 12, 1SO0; Serseant Paul William. Lyon. Company with rank from May 12.

1896: Corporal Henry J. Do vino. Company with rank from May 12, 1S06; Corporal Frederick Ldnz, Com pany K. with rank from May 12. 1S9G: Corporal' Comfany with rank from May 1J.

1ES6; Corporal Robert H. McGrath, Company with rank from May 12, 1S9G: CorporaJ Fred erlck Jessen, Company H. with rank from Mar 12, 1S9G; Corporal Georpe V. Van Sten, Company H. with rank from May 12.

1S90. Detailed First Lieutenant Clarence 'W. Smith, Company B. for soec lal duty with Company H. March 13 ISM; Private J.

H. Rodriguez, from ompuiy to the hospital corps, April 14, 1896. Relieved First Lleuu nan Clarence W. Smith, from special duty with Company H. May 26, 1896: Private Charles V.

Terry, from hospital con to Company Si, April 14, lsufi. Transferred Private John Fitzgerald, from Company I to Comimy March 1, 1896. Taken up from dropped John Fitzgenald, Company 1. March 17. issB George w.

Johnston, Company A. May 3. 1896; E. Oshorn Toomtra. Cora 2.1S96; Edward C.

Reimer, Com pany June 2, 1896. Full and honorable discharge; expiration" of term Private Robert H. Morrison. Company" B. March li.

1896; Private Samuel W. Wilson. Com: pany B. March 17. 1896: Private Edgar J.

Ander Ct'mpan5' F' March 24, 1895; Private Charles I. Thompson. Company D. March 24. 1896; Private Loulfs H.

Engelhard. Company K. March 31. 1896: Samuel 1. Schenck.

Com pany G. March 31, 1896 Private Pasquale Dorlnl. Company r. Vr wuis j. rett, company April 24, 1S96; Private E.

G. Vanderhoef, Company G. April 28. 1S96: Sergeant Major C. H.

S. Jaffray. C. May 5. 1S9S; Sergeant John H.

McE w'an, Company May 12, 1S96; Sergeant IVFfMV1 Company June 2, E' McDermott. Company B. June Julie 9 mm" r3' Aberneth' Company; A. Dropped from the roll, change of residence Pn J'e SLward Earner. Company B.

March 17. lS9t: Private Thomas M. S. Lott. Company H.

May s. 1S96: Private James W. Redmond. Company D. May 12, 1896; Private Edward K.

Lent, Company May 12. 1896; Private Ed ward M. Brewster, Company June 2. 1S96: Private Harry T. Sandy.

Company June 2, 1S96. Dropped from the roll. Private Samuel Milter. Company March 17, 1S96. Returned to tha ranks, at his own request Corporal Charles L.

P.obertson, Company K. March 31. 1896; Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas M. S. Lott.

Company H. April 14. 1S96; Corporal Henry E. Lubbers. Company B.

May 5. 1896. Dishonorably discharged, section 239, M. Private Mirhael HntTerman, Company March 17. 1S96; Private John B.

Redgat e. Company H. March 17. 1896: Private Charles H. Richardson.

Company April 7, 1R96; Private Philip H. Bryan, Company F. May 5, 1S96: Private Joseph W. Gillen. Company F.

May' n. IS96; Private Samuel H. Whitley. Company F. May 3vlS9G.

At tho Fourteenth regiment armory notice was received last night that the detail, as requested, of Second Lieutenant E. W. Rock afellow of Forty seventh regiment, to Fourteenth, for camp had been made: also that Second Lieutenant "William F. Whee lock of the Ten th battalion would do camp duty with the Seventeenth Separate company, which will go to Peskskill fth the Four teen'th. Three men were before the brigade examining board last night.

First Sergeant J. T. Hettrick, second lieutenant eect of Troop O. Sergeant W. V.

Kreitlor, second lieutenant elect of Twenty third regiment, and ox Flrsc Sergeant Joseph H. Tauch, first lieutenant elect of Thirteenth regiment. The Seventeenth Separate company wfli have extended order drills on July 7, 14 and 21. Colonel Harry W. Michell of the Fourteenth regiment last night ordered the non commissioned officers, excepting company quartermaster sergeants, to assemble at the armory on Monday evening, June 29, at '8 o'clock, for instruction incidental to the tour of duty at camp.

Major Benett H. Tobey and Major George L. GHIon are hereby detailed as instructors on the ahove occasion. Uniform: Undress, with white gloves. These changes in tho Fourteenth are officially announced: Resigned and fully and honorably discharged.

Lieutenant Henry D. Love. May 19. Fully and honorably discharged Corporal George S. Bell.

Company I. and Private John T. Shanley. Company E. May 23.

1S90. Honorably discharged (surgeon's certificate) Private Gilbert L. Hassell, Company June 1. 1S9C. Detailed to hospital corps Private Lucas M.

Paucrh, Company H. Mav 30. 1S96. Taken up from dropped Privates i William H. Rikel.

Company Henry G. Peterson, Company C. May and Maurice Hoffman, Company Juno 1. 1596. Reduced to ranks ffor cause) Corporal John J.

HnmmomI, Company K. Mav 25. 1896. Dropped (removed from district) Private Warren Higgs. Company 1.

June 1. 189S: Private James H. Murphy. Company I. Juno 1, 1896; Private Lawrence J.

Carroll, Company E. May 25. 1S96; Private James L. Waldron, Company June 15. 1S96.

Dropped (by expulsion) Private Edward A. Clark, Company T. June Private Frederick C. Miller. Company I.

June 15.. 1896. The following were fined by the regimental delinquency court Private Elmer Bolce. Company B. fines 54.

dues 55.7",: Private A. E. J. Carlberff, Company lines $14: dues $1.25: Private W. J.

Fitzgerald, Company It. fines $2, dues Private F. Larkln, Company B. lines $5, dues $2.75: Private W. P.

Marlsberg. Company dues 75 cents; Private A. Smith. Company fines $16, duos S3: Private J. T.

Stewnrt. Company B. fines Sfi, dues Private P. Wlncrate, Company B. dues $7.75: Private G.

Hassell, Company. dues Private E. W. Shaw, Company, fines $16. dues J5.75.

The Seventy fourth regiment band of Buffalo wiM be the post baind at Peeksklllthls year. Last year the Sixtyflfth regiment band of Buffalo furnished the music. MUSICAL TREAT FORAGED MEN On Saturday afternoon tho inmatos of th Homo for Aged Men wore entertained by musical recital given by Mr. and Mrs. W.

Caspar and pupils, assisted by Miss Downs, formerly solo contralto at tho Janes M. E. church. A well selected programme was played by the orchestra, consisting of fourteen boys and girls. Violin solos wcro rentlorcd by Masters Henry abst and James 'Williams aiirl Miss Downs rendering of "Answers" by Blumenthal and "Aura" by ItuDenstein was tasteful and expre sivo.

GUILTY OF FORGERY. rittsburg. Juno 25 John L. Cowan, the young merchant who disappeared last winter, leaving an indebtedness of 8250,000 and was later arrested in Central America and brought back to Pittsburg, was found guilty to day on three charges of forgery. There are five other indictments against him for forgery and fall.

HIS LETTER EXCISES INTEREST AT WASHINGTON. Congressman McMillan Siiys it Should Have Corns Out Six Months Ago. News of the Navy Department Progress on the New Vessels. (Special to the' Eagle.) Washington, D. June 23 William C.

WhRney's letter has excited no little interest and comment here among administration officials and those representatives of congress Who are yet In town. Congressman Benton McMHUn of Tennessee before leaving for home to day said: 'I hfcve read Mr. Whitney's letter with great interest. If he hod come out and taken the same stand six months ago he could have had things his own way." Senator Call of Florida cast cold water on the silver advocates by stating, when asked his opinion as to whether the Chicago convention would adopt a silver 'platform: "I cannot tell what the result will be at Chicago. Conventions do not always represent the people; money and persuasion frequently do their work when least expected." This remark of Senator Call, who Is an extreme silver man himself, made the friends of the white metal feel very badly, and, to make matters worse, the senator, in speaking of the eight delegates elected to represent Florida at the Chicago convention, said: "Four of them are pronounced gold men and the remaining four are doubtful, for the corporations, I believe, will control their actions." Worthlngrton C.

Ford. cMef of the bureau of statistics of the treasury said: "It is certainly too l'ate to look for any modification in tho representation at Chicago. But it is as certainly not 'too late to entertain hopes of winning a victory on the side of sound money. The situation at St. Louis was in doubt to the very last moment.

If McKin ley, with all his popularity and with the cer tainty of his nomination on tho first ballot. could not carry his Ohio financial plank, there is hope that Che Democrats, without a candi date, may be induced in Che last moment to swing Inito line and accept to tho full the chal lenge thrown down by the Republicans." Commodore Hichborn of the navy department informed the Eagle correspondent today that work on the cruiser Brooklyn was being pushed with great rapidity; that the, Cramps had a very large force of men at work on the boat and expected to have her ready for her trial trip by the first of September, so that by the first of November that superb war vessel, bearing the name of the City of Churches, would be ready to go Into commission. A story was published yesterday to the effect that religious services had been omitted on board the cruiser New York. In order to get these ships ready to dispatch to Cuban waters. The facts in the case are simply that, owing to the recent delay on the work upon the Puritan, caused by the trouble between Constructor Bowles and Commodore Sperry, Secretary Herbert has ordered the work upon the Puritan to be pushed.

Work on the New York is being hurried in order to get her out of dry dock at the next high tide. The friends of John R. McLean, editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer, have started a boom for him for the vice presidential nomination at Chicago in event that the free silver men control the convention. One of them said here to day: "If a free silver candidate is selected for President at the Chicago convention the candidate for vice president may be John R. McLean.

During the past few months a vast amount of careful and systematic work has been performed by Mr. McLean's friends, with the result that a large number of delegates have been pledged to his candidacy, even where no instructions as to the head of the ticket have been given by the state conventions. Mr. McLean Is best known here as the president of the Washington Gas Light and Coke company and the owner of much valuable property at the national capital. Like Senator Brlce, who Is his great friend, Mr.

McLean, although claiming a residence in Ohio, really lives In New York and Washington. Constructor HIchiborn's monthly bulletin giving the condition by percentages of the work on the different government vessels and their degree of completion was Issued to day and is as follows: Massachusetts, 100 per Brooklyn, 82 per Iowa, 64 per Kearsarge, 2 per Kentucky, 2 per Nashville. 82 per Wilmington. 82 Helena, 82 per Oregon. 99 per Puritan, 96 per gunboat No.

10, 4 per gunboat No. 11, 33 per gunboat No. 12, 33 gunboat No. 13, 11 per gunboat No. 14, 14 per gunboat No.

15, 14 per torpedo boat No. 3, 41 per torpedo boat No. 4, 40 per torpedo "boat No. 5, 40 per torpedo boat No. 6, torpedo boat No.

7, torpedo boot No. 8, 10 per cent, submarine torpedo boatv30 per steam tug No. 5, 21 per cent. The treasury department has arranged for the construction of a new first class light ship, which will be placed seven miles to the south ot Fire Island. It Is to cost $85,000, and will embrace the latest Improvements In vessels of this kind.

It is to be provided with powerful thirteeen inch steam sirens, machinery for making harbor should it break away from its moorings, and the most powerful lenses that can be secured. Forglngs were to day advertised foi and bids will soon be awarded for the purchase of a great quantity of steel for the guns and gun carriages for use on the vessels of the merchant marine. There ere thirty one such vessels and the Washington navy yard people say that iri less than a year and a half there will be twenty rapid Are guns, and full batteries of machine guns stored at the Brooklyn navy 3'ard ready for installation on the auxiliary cruisers on twenty four hours' notice from the secretary of the navy. The finest of these armed merchant men will be the steamers of the American line plying between New York and Southampton. BELDGE JUMPEE IN C0TJET.

SULLIVA.N SAYS IT WAS DRUNKEN FREAK. He Was Held for Trial and Sent for Steve Brodie to Go on His Bail. Patrick Sullivan of 172 Willoughby street, this city, who on June 13 leaped from the Brooklyn bridge into the East river while Intoxicated, was discharged from Bellevuo hospital yesterday, and co day was arraigned before Magistrate Deuel In the Center street police court in Now York by Bridge Officers John T. Farrell and James Cash. Sullivan said ho jumped from tho bridge while intoxicated.

He said he felt like going through a windmill. He jumped from the center of the span anil was seen falling by persons on board the yacht Rawson and on the health department tug State of New York. The crew of the Rawson picked Sullivan up, and he was soon after transferred to the tug State of New York. Engineer Thomas Law and Mate John Lawson took the drunken bridge jumper to Bellevue hospital. There he was placed In the alcoholic ward.

When ho struck the water ono of his shoes came off, but his derby hat was still on his head when he was picked up. He said in court to d.iy that he started for home after having numerous drink3 with friends. "I had no Intention of jumping, and should not have dono so had I been sober," he explained to the magistrate. Sullivan was in $100 bail for trial in tho court of special sessions. Sullivan at once sent Court Messenger Denis F.

Shea for Steve Brodie. who, he said, would go his ball. In tho meantime the prisoner is confined in the Tombs prison. A RATTLE SNAKE SKIN NECKTIE. A package held at tho main post office for lack of postage, sent by D.

Dinnogut oif 823 Smith street to T. H. Dinnegut of Munster, Germany, was found to contain a necktie made oat of a rattlo snake akin. The Eev. Mr.

Miles Wouldn't Go to Binghamton. DIDN'T PROPOSE TO BE FOOLED. Afterward He Had a Chat With the Presiding Officer of the A. M. E.

Conference and Decided That Hs Would Accept an Appointment An Incident That Stirred Upthe Last Session of the Organization. The session of the New York annual con ference of the African Methodist Episcopal church had a dramatic ending last night. To the Rev. R. H.

Miles, who had been pastor ot St. John's church, Howard avenue, near Herkimer, street, having been appointed after the dejith of tho Rev. J. B. Murray, was given the appointment to Binghamton by Bishop Grant.

Binghamton Is the place over which there was much argument during the sessions of Saturday last and also In. tho early hours of yester day's session, the pastor, the Rev. B. G. Cas tr.

who now goes to Oswego, and Presiding Elder Franklin locking horns over, the question as to whether or not there should he two pre siding elders, and Mr. Coster having been scored by Bishop Derrick on account of dis posing, as be said, of the property there at too a figure when he desired to build a new church. When Bishop Grant handed Mr. Miles his certificate of appointment he said to Mm: "Go there, my brother, and help lift the church out of its troubles and continue the building." No reply was made until after the benediction had been pronounced, when Mr. Miles handed back tho paper, saying: "I don't want such an appointment." Bishop Grant immediately left the room.

A reporter for the Eagle asked Mr. Miles what he was going to do, and he said: "Oh! I i don't propose to be fooled and burlesqued that way. I shall leave the connection and the denomination." I Mr. Miles called at the Eagla office this i ttiornihg to say that he had met Bishop Grant THE REV. B.

G. COSTER. this morning, and he was happy to say that he had retracted his determination of last night and would receive and take an appointment at the bishop's hands. The appointment to Bridge street church, the second largest, congregation in the conference, was also left vacant. The Rev.

Dr. G. T. Watklns will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday night. He has been transferred to the Philadelphia conference to.

make room for the Rev. W. D. Cook, who will be sent to Bridge street. Bishop Grant promising them a pastor next week, and it is here stated on the authority of Bishop W.

B. Derrick who, last night, at the close of conference, said to the reporter for the Eagle, "Cook is the man." The church was crow ded last night, and It "Teas' not until nearly 10 o'clock that Bishop Grant appeared. The time from 8 o'clock had been occupied in singing, the Rev. J. H.

Christmas, the Rev. R. H. Miles, the Rev. J.

G. Stansbury and others leading. The vast audience filled the place continually w.ith rich negro melody, many of the women rocking to and fro In their enthusiasm. J. G.

Stansbury also amused the audience by reading a burlesque list of appointments. When the bishop appeared the audience, led by organ and choir, rose and sang. "Praise God Prom Whom All Blessings Flow." The Rev. Dr. R.

S. Pardington, superintendent of the Brooklyn M. E. Church society, was introduced to the conference by Bishop Grant. Presiding Elder Franklin here rose and said: "I have been converted.

I make a motion" to reconsider the resolution passed to have one presiding elder and move we have two. I am willing to divide the assessment. The evidence of peace having been make was shown by the Rev. Mr. Coster seconding it.

At the reading of the appointments last night Mr. Coster was sent to Oswego, but that was changed this morning, when that appointment was left to he supplied, and Mr. Coster was appointed as misslonery for the state, with headquarters in tthls city. A little pleasant rivalry ensued atfer this declaration for two elders between the' Rev. Dr.

Watklns of Bridge street, and the Rev. Dr. Henderson cl Bethel church. New York. THE REV.

W. D. COOK. on raising their dollar money, the trustees helping Dr. until the amount was.

raised to $202.35, and Dr. Henderson got his up to J208. The sum of was reported as tho expenses of the conference and the allotmen for ministers' widows was made. The two districts as now made it was decided should include all the territory west of the East river to be lrnown as New York district and all east of the Eait river as Ixrag Island district. Bishop Grant asked Pre elding Elder Franklin and the Rev.

B. W. Arnett to meet him at the New England conference at Norwa'lk on Thursday and he would name the new presiding elders. Dr. J.

M. Henderson, the Revs. J. H. L.

Watklns, R. H. Shirley, D. P. Brown and T.

B. Reed were appointed to read essays at the convention at Asbury Park the first Wednesday In August. The Sunday school committee for the year is Dr. Reed, Dr. Franklin and the Rev.

J. D. Jackson, tho last named and the Rev. D. P.

Brown and the Rev. C. N. Gibbons being the publication committee. Resolutions to the women who entertained the conference, to the press, to Bishops Grant and Derrick and the choir were passed.

To Presiding Elder Franklin was presented a purse by the ministers of the district and he made a feeling response. Bishop Derrick was made the recipient of a handsome ebony gavel, on which a gold plate bore this Inscription: "To Bishop W. B. Derrick, from N. W.

A. A. Union, N. June, 1896." Mrs. C.

E. Williams, president of the National Women's Afro American union, made the presentation address, and Bishop Derrick made an eloquent response. The committee of women donors was composed of Mrs. Matilda Smith, Mrs. W.

R. Bunfly. Mrs. G. Lewis.

Mrs. Livf lv. Mra. fl Davidson, Miss E. Cisco, Miss L.

Hill, Mies M. Williams. Miss M. Gean. Miss WM1 lanis; MIbs J.

Richardson, Mrs. J. Franklin. shop Grant led the singing of "A Charge I May Complicate the Anglo Venezuelan Situation. ANGERED BY HIS DETENTION.

The Surveyor, Accompanied by One Hundred Laborers, Was Laying a Road From British Guiana to the Coast, and Was Far Inside the Debatable TerritoryArrestedOaly After Repeated Warnings to Desist. Georgetown, British Guiana, June 23 Harrison, the. British official whoso arrest by an armed force of Venezuelans on June 16, became known here yesterday, is the crown surveyor. The affair has caused much indignation and excitement here, although nobody seems surprised at tho incident, as the Venezuelans have repeatedly declared that they intended to put a stop to British road making in or about the disputed teritory. It is pointed out here that Harrison was working, with a force of about one hundred laborers and engineers, well within the Schomburgk line, opening up a road from the Barlme to the Cuyunl rlvr.

When notified by the commander of a force of Venezuelan troops to stop work, Harrison did so, under protest, and promptly entered Into communication with Sir Augustus Hemming, the new governor of British Guiana, who recently arrived here from England. Governor Hemming notified Harrison to offer no resistance to the Venezuelans, who claimed the right to arrest foreigners on the left bank of the Cuyuni river. Harrison carried out his instructions, so far as known here, but his arrest seems to have followed upon the receipt of additional instructions from Caracas to the commander of the Venezuelan force. It was this movement of the Venezuelan troops and the arrest of Harrison which led, it is said, to the alarming reports of the advance of Venezuelan troops into the disputed territory, which rumors were followed by tho circulation of stories of sanguinary encounters between the Briuish and Venezuelans. The reports of bloodshed, (however, are ncc believed at Georgetown, al though it is quite possible that there may have been a clash between Harrison's laborers and the Venezuelans.

But It does not seem probable that serious fighting has occurred as the colonial officials maintain that the British force in the district where the fighting la said to have taken place is limited to a few policemen who are stationed at the Urban outpost. In addition, the Venezuelan forces in the same part of the country, according to the most recent advices, were scattered at different posts from El Dorado downward, and as they are reported to outnumber the British by thirty to one, the latter, it is asserted, would ceraunly not risk provoking a conflict or even place themselves the position affording the Venezuelans an excuse to attack them. Finally, the colonial officials state that no British have crossed the Schomburgk line except to Visit the Venezuelans or to send them help, as in the case of the recent fire at El Dorado, when half that station was destroyed. The latest mail advices from the frontier said that the best of feeling prevailed there be tween the Venezuelans and the British. Harrison was actually engaged in opening a road from Barlma to CuyunU and Blnce October last he has been supervising the work of sur veying an extension of this road along the left bank of the Ouyuni to Acarabisci, and thence to Uruan.

The feeling here Is that Great Britain cannot delay action much longer, as the Venezuelans, according to the British, seem determined tp provoke a conflict without waiting for the report of the United States commission. On the other hand, unbiased judges of the situation hold that the crown surveyor and his 100 laborers might very well have been kept here until all danger of a conflict was passed, and that the work of surveying and rood building, even near the disputed territory, was calculated to excite the Venezuelans, and cause further trouble at a moment When a spark is liable to start a moat serious conflagaration. No military man is foolish enough to really pretend that the crown sur veyor was engaged In the work other than that of preparing for eventualities by Improving the lines of communication between the seaboard and the territory in dispute, and, therefore, it seems difficult to blame the Venezuelans for having put a stop to Harrison's operations. In fact. It is rumored that the crown surveyor's arrest was not ordered until it became plain Chat his outward stopping of work and retreat under protest were merely moves Intended to deceive the Venezuelans, and that he was pushing the surveying and road making secretly, while 'apparently having stopped work in obedience to the remonstrances of the Venezuelans.

The actual facts in the case are kept secret by the British officials, who, it us un derstood, have cabled a full report on the subject to the colonial office. The people here aro rapidly getting tired of the whole dispute, especially of the bungling treatment which the really serious boundary dispute is receiving in London, and it Is feared that the hands of all concerned may be forced, sooner or later, by a conflict on the border which might have been avoided had the dispute been handled more promptly and effectively by the home government. The jingoes here are loud in their denunciation of the so called outrage upon the crown surveyor, and are loudly demanding that his release must be immediately brought about by Great Britain, even if a resort to arms must follow in order to bring about this result. The more cool headed of the population, however, are in favor of peaceful negotiations and of awaiting full details of the arrest of the crown surveyor before pronouncing any judgment on tho subject or taking any action which might tend to further complicate the situation. It seems likely that this latter feeling will prevail.

London, June 23 The Globe this afternoon, commenting upon the arrest of the crown surveyor of British Guiana, by Venezuelan trcops, says: "The Venezuelan government has repeated an insult to Great Britain with which even American spread eagleism could not sympathize. It looks as though President Crespo was thinking of the aprcach of the presidential election in the United States and was anxious to force a collision with Great Britain before the question has lost its electioneering value." The St. Jaimes Gazette, referring to the same subject, remarks: "This last lnpertlnencels a repetition of the Uruan and others during a half century and yet Venezuela has never apologized. Are' we waiiting to see the opinion which the American committee will reach upon the various historic questions which it is investigating In a languid way. If we are going to ignore the insolence of Caracas out oif regard for the susceptibilities of Washington our patience will not want for exercise." GILBERT COUNCIL EXCURSION.

To morrow morning at 9 o'clock Gilbert council and its friends will leave the first dock east of the bridge pier for their annual excursion on tho steamer Tolchester to Oriental Grove, near Great Neck. Tho committee has provided every comfort for tho council guests, with a particular Tiow to giving tho women and childron a pleasant day. At tho grove there will, bo various games and dancing, and then a pleasant and an early sail home. A POLICE CAPTAIN ASSAULTED. Acting Captain Stephen E.

Brown of tho West Thirty soventh street station. New York, appeared in tho Jefferson Market conrt this morning with a black eye nncl a battered derby hat. Ho charged Eva Sehwe'imullor, 39 years old, of 340 West Thirty sixth street, with having assnultod him. Captain Brown having roceived complaints regarding tho accused wont to her apartments last night and after stating his errand says tho woman struck him with a slipper. She said in court that bHo was a respectable woman.

U. S. GRAND "jURY WORK. The United Statos grand jury this morning handed down indictments against tho following: Tapani Coparzurca, Felix Bettaglin, Cam mio Vifaloa, counterfeiting; Androw Kramer, violation of revenue law Daniel P. Reynolds, violation of postal law; Joseph Kelly, larceny from tho mails; Thomas Farley, larceny from the navy yard; Cnndolaro and Salvadore Bot tine.

counterfeiting. AU pleaded not guilty. Trials will begin to morrow. Lockport W. J.

Johnson. Burnhnm Memorial T. T. B. Reed.

St. John's J. D. Jackson. Wayman Memorial D.

K. Jackson. MIddletown J. H. Nichols.

The conference convened at 3 o'clock for the afternoon session and the large church was crowded, there being many women present, Bishop Grant having arranged to meet the children of the Sunday school at 4 o'clock. The first hour was spent in the appointment of committees and other minor business. The committee on publication, which is charged with the arrangements for printing the minutes and all other matters relating to the conference just closed, was named, the Rev. D. P.

Brown, the secretary; tho Rev. L. P. Lang ford, and the Rev. C.

N. Gibbons being elected. An appropriation of $20 to pay the secretary and his assistants for their work at the conference was made. Bishop B. Derrick then made an earnest plea for the ministers and laymen to support the A.

M. E. Review, the magazine published quarterly in the in terestsof thechurch. Hesaldthegreat Empire state was the great center around which revolved all the smaller states Intellectually, morally and spiritually, and Inasmuch as a layman had been chosen as the head of the Review, laymen should encourage him. Editor Johnson of the Christian Recorder, as the temporary representative of the Review, indorsed Bishop Derrick's remarks.

The Revs. R. H. Shirley, S. E.

Reynolds and P. E. Mills were chosen as a committee on Sunday schools and the local board of educa tion of the church was elected, to be composed of the Rev. Dr. J.

M. Henderson, chairman; the Revs. J. H. L.

Watklns and L. B. Lang ford, and two laymen, H. B. Lewis of Buffalo and Lot Henderson of the Bridge street church.

Bishop Grant here started the singing of "Worthy is tho Lamb," and the largo audience took up tho refrain, keeping time with hands and feet until a perfect wave of harmony swept through the church, being kept up until after the last verse. And when my mission's ended. And all my work is done. We'll bind our sheaves together. And shout the harvest home, had been sung.

It having been announced that the cadets were ready for the drill, Bishop Grant ordered tnem to march in, and a nicely uniformed company of colored boys came to the front of the altar and went through the manual of arms and the school of tho company, marching and countermarching through the aisles of the church. The school sang "On ward, Christian Soldiers," and several other hymns, ajjd under the direction of the superintendent, Joseph Shannon, there were recitations by Miss Brown, Gertrude Jackson, Cora Johnson, Susie Ferguson, Susie Hunter and Gertrude Hadley. Children from the Howard Colored Orphan asylum sang several selections, and" short addresses were made by Bishop Derrick, Bishop Grant, the Rev. Oscar Scott of New Jersey and Dr. Johnson, superintendent of Howard Orphan asylum.

Mr. Scott told tho children that three things were necessary for success to have a purpose, faith in Christ and courage to do the right. Bishop Derrick delivered an apostrophe to flag, eloquent as usual. Bishop Grunt asked all to clasp hands, raise them above their heads and bring them down a nd then to go home and tell their. mothers and fathers they had shaken hands with bishop, and Dr.

Johnson told what what the black man had done in all ages of story. The Rev. Dr. G. T.

Watklns is transferred to the Philadelphia conference and will take the Rev. Mr. Cook's place "at Frankrord. Bishop Grant announced that Watklns would preach his farewell sermon next Sunday night and that ho would send to Bridge street a pastor next week The Rev. W.

G. Watklns was transferred to the Mississippi and Arkansas conference under the jurisdiction of Bishop Derrick, and the Rev. Dr. J. G.

Stansbury goes to Harrisburg, Pa. He did not want Bishop Grant to announce It, but he did so notwithstanding. The next conference will be held In Buffalo in May next. It was decided this morning to leave Oswego vacant for tho present, and the Rev W. B.

G. Coster, whowas appointed there, will "be made missionary secretary for the state. He was born at Hempstead, L. was educated in the common schools and at Pough keepsle. It is a high honor in the American Methodist Episcopal church to be state missionary.

WOMAN SEVEEELY BURNED. BOY THREW A FIRECRACKER THROUGH THE WINDOW. Miss Donohue Was Asleep When It Exploded The Bedclothlng and Her Nightgown Caught Fire. The mischievous act of a boy who threw a firecracker through an open window at 412 West Twenty fifth street, New York, last night, almost resulted In a tragedy. Mrs.

Donohue and her daughter, Catharine, were in bed and when they were awakened by the explo slon of the firecracker, they foupd the bed clothes on fire. Before Miss Donohue could get out of the bed her night gown had caught fire. Mother and daughter tried to leave the room, but it was locked, and in their ex citement, could not find the key of the door. A tenant In the house heard their screams and saw a light In the room, which came from the blazing clothes. She called Peter Donohue, who was In another part of the house, and he burst the door in.

Miss Donohue was en veloped in a rug and the flames put out. The burning clothing was pitched out of the window. It was found that Miss Donohue had been severely burned about the breast and arms. She was removed to the New York hospital. SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN.

Took Poison Because of Unrequited Love for a Policeman. Lena Meyers, 24 years old, who lived In a furnished room alone at 193 First avenue, New York, was found dead In her bed this morn lug. Suicide Is suspected, as a glass containing a sediment was found on a table near the bed. The last time the woman was seen was on Saturday. Tho people In the house are of the opinion that she has been dead since then.

She came to thi3 country from Russia four or five years ago and for a time lived with a man, who afterward discarded her. Last Saturday evening she complained of being ill. She went to her room. Early this morning the janitor, Isaac Krakow, detected an unpleasant odor In the hallway of the house and traced It to the door of Miss Meyers' room. He then remembered that he had not seen tho woman since she complained of being ill on Saturday.

He did not burst In the door of the room, but went to the East Fifth street station and returned with Patrolmen Baker and McCarthy. When the door was forced open the woman was found in bed, dead. There was a white sediment In the bottom of a glass found on a table at the head of the bed. The young woman Is believed to have poUon ed herself. A bank book was discovered In her room, which showed that she had on deposit in tho German Savings bank the sam of $1,200.

There was also found sevoral diamond rings and other jewelry of the value of $500. As far as known the woman had no relatives in this country. The public administrator will take charge of her effects. It Is alleged that Miss Meyers was infatuated with a policeman, the driver of one of the department patrol wagons, and it was because this policeman refused to have any more to do with her that she took her life. pretense; UA'iYii!.