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Show UolUiim GnlUorinxfl. New York, 8. Before the coroner's j jury on the lato pnstonuce accident, 1 Supervising Architect Hill testified j that tho principal trouble was the: laulty construction of the supporting I truss. He could not personally superintend su-perintend every change in the government govern-ment buildings. Schuman, a civil engineer, said that he examined tho truss after it fell and found that the eight inch, supporting bexnx was omitted, and found some other deficiencies. Iu the custom house investigation, 1 Osborn of the bonded warehouse de-! pamuent expresstd the belief that divisions - ten And three could be united, thus saving $12,030 tu$15,000 yearly, and getting bettor work. His department could spare sevon clerks. The office or superintendent of warehouses ware-houses should be abolished. He believed be-lieved the clerks received illegal fees for entries, but had no proof. The Indian commissioners have oponed the bids tor supplies. Over 300 are put now in. The twelfth annual meeting of the National Temperance society was held this afternoon. Win, E. Dodge was eiocted president for the ensuing year, and a long list ef vice presidents, presi-dents, including many distinguished uamos. A resolution was adopted hailing with delight the recent decision deci-sion ef the court of appeals rendering illegal the retail traffic in intoxicating liquors in saloons in New York state, urging tho legislature to give no additional ad-ditional facilities to tho business, calling upon all officials to execute the law rigidly and upon good citizens to stand by them for so doing. ' |