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DR. WISE REMOVED
(Can tinned from tint pace.)
foods or merchandise for the benefit of the In
ternational Ice Company; he denies that he en
tered into any contract on behalf of the State
for the erection of said icehouse, ana alleges
ths: the same was erected by the International
Ice Company, with the permission of the Board
of Managers of the Long Island State Hospital
jjjd it was distinctly understood and agreed that
neither the said hospital nor the State should
be subjected to any liability.
William Loeb. the Governor's private stenog
rapif, presented a typewritten copy of the con
versation held by the Governor and Dr. Wise in
relation to the charges on December 10 and 11.
Mr. Carr then asked that the trial be post
poned until he could procure witness**.
Governor Roosevelt— When I stated to Dr. Wise
-I shall examine you solely on your testimony
t£kcr» before r e yesterday and to-day," that renders
it absolutely unnecessary to have a witness of any
fcr.d cr sort.
Mr. Carr— So ?2.r as this icehouse matter is con
cerned :htre is nothing which shows that there was
the slightest thing that would affect his admn.i.—
t'atica of :he ofSce which he held.
'Governor Roosevelt— Wait for a moment. Mr.
Carr. That shows that he was using his position
E c fceac cf the Lunacy Commission to have an
experiment made wiih a company in which he had
h fnsrrial interest, and he first told me that he
surrendered his financial interest in that company
before be started to have the icehouse built, when
transactions cf the letters, which you say
rcu icrsit to be genuine, were shown him and it
vis pointful out ."it two months after ih'at lime
£c was still writing to Cameron and Vaughn as
a can having an interest in the company and try
ing to negotiate to have a £5 per cent interest
!a ibe prorits given him. and making certain prop
ositions &s "o the interest that should be- given him
if he cid something else in return— when, I say.
this was brought to his attention and he was
asked to reconcile It with his former statement, he
•c.d n:e that he was deceiving Cameron and
Vaughn.
To be frar.k with you. it is almost impossible for
n:e to believe that he was so deceiving me— was
such &n elaborate and pointless .suggestion. There
could have been r.o possible object in it, and if his
explsnation is true, and he was deceiving me.
upon n:y wcrd. it shows an attitude that I think
wboily unbecoming any man n't to occupy a high
State c2Jfc.
Jlr C«rr— lt seercs to me a matter of consequence
th£t Dr. tVlse should be accorded a fair and rea
¦eoaUfl opportunity to produce evidence which
¦baU disabuse your mind.
Gc-verr.cr Roosevelt — He has been accorded not
ot'.y a Zz'.t and reasonable, but an ample, oppor
tunity, arid in the next place I don't care what Mr.
Phillips er r- r - Cameron o*- Mr. Vaughn testify to.
Hi! I am concerned witt. is what Dr. Wise has
testlSed about himself. It «= Dr. Wise'? own state
ment* as tv 'what he has done, that impressed me.
jlr C&rr— lf the evidence could be produced which
!rcu!fi ibow the fact and satisfy your mind of the
*irt ih£t there had been a transfer or retransfer of
•fee opt:or, to Phillips so that he did not have any
pecuniary interest in this matter
WILFTX FALSEHOODS.
Governor Roosevelt, shaking his head— Then the
fact would remain of bis going into a series of
elaborate ard wl'.ful falsehoods to these men who
E"dersiood tn«t he was their partner, in connection
with this building— anu he kept that up according
to ycur statement. If he baa transferred his in
terests he kept t p these falsehoods for certainly
eirht months in letter after letter.
Mr Cprr— And yet you represent the State of
Kew-Tork. You are charged with the duty of see
i-fr that the interests of the State are protected.
It seen-.? a little near the border line, if as a mat
ter'cf 'act he was not interested in this. thine, If
es a matter of fact he had retransferred the op
tion so that when all this took place it did not in
the Ellphteet ce-pree affect the administration of the
o*Ve that he he] s" ¦ ¦"
"V.'iit Mr Carr," interrupted the Governor. "It
Dr Wise row has any statement 10 make or -ex
riaoatloa to give In reference to this alleged
elaborate lor.g continued and complicated decep
tion cf his supposed business partners, let bin
make It r.ow."
Mr Cair answered: "He has a statement to make
In connection frith the testimony of witnesses that
he aris&es to produce."
"1 wi;i not defer the hearing for the witnesses,
replied the Governor. "He. can make the statement
new."
Mr Carr— n'lll you permit me to make one fur
ther, suegesticn? I take it that Dr. Wise, if he
could have brought about the manufacture of the
ice for thefe hospitals at a very much less price
than they were paying, would be doing something
Jo' the 'benefit of th«» State; it was a question
whether it would produce that result. It was ex
pe.-mer.tEl. ar.6 it is a pretty hard rule to apply to
tsv that because he took up an experiment for
tbe purpose of beneSttir.g the State, and at The
tine took in contemplation some possible benefit
thßt might come to him at the close of h's official
ttns or nis oScial connection with the State.
i* is to he removed fiora office. The question is
•whether he has fairly, faithfully and eficiently
c:?^s«rEei his duties as a State official. If he has.
theri tSe.-fc is no cause in that respect. He had the
r'rft to c«el in fris matter, looking to the future.
He b*d a rlEtat to take a contingent interest in its
rarer*.- anfl I think he was dealir.sr with it in that
wry* So long m the interests of the State were
DM Seetefl by it or harmed by It. I submit, it is
not a cau«=e for Is removal from office.
G«wtT"2r Roosevelt— me pet this perfectly
clear. You think if Dr. Wipe pat up. partly with
the labor of the patients, the Icehouses In which
this experiment of making ice was to be tried, and
if the s'jeceFS of the experiment would benefit the
State, that it was all right for him secretly to
i ay» a pecuniary ir.terest in the success of that ex
periment. That is apparently what you mean.
Well. I disagree with you, and I won't permit, so
Itr as I have the power, any public official under
me to proceed by your theory that you have enun
ciated
SAME AS BRIBERY. *
TVe need not go on with this. Your proposition
is that it is right for a public servant to go into
ceslings whereby he will have pecuniary benefit
frcna his connection with the fate, provided the
Etfcte benefits by it. That is a proposition rot
cecidedly akin to the proposition by which the
grexit Lord Verulum justified his. conduct for re
ceiving what we call bribes.
Mr. Carr— l made no expression of my ideas from
which it could be inferred that 1 conveyed any cucfc
The Governor— You conveyed that, and only that.
Mr. Cair— Vv'hat I meant was that he made ar
rangements looking to the future. when his con
r.eetior; with the State ceased. He was not to be
walled about with a Chinese wall in regard to every
badness enterprise until the time came that he
tteppfd out of his office. He might look to the
future.
"It wasn't -...•; to the future," said the Gov
ernor. '-If the matter had been successful, he
vosld have received the benefits from it at once."
Mr. Carr— i don't read the transcript in that way.
1* is for that reason that I have made the state
ment 'hat I did. I didn't mean to advocate here
any such idea as seems to be in Your Excellency's
mind in regard to it. I read the whole thing as
•oaetfclng that was tentative ar.d looking to the
future when he would fee out of office.
Tre Governor— Mr. Carr, e<--e, here is what I have
r*ac to you from page SO. He rays: "In the work
to be jx-norcned f° r you. provided you accept our
Proposition, tv.o-thirds of the valuable part will
be ren^red by jne." And then, further, "at the
<!cst- of transaction!" ir.y Zo per cent interest will
b* reccjrrlzed."' T+at is" in addition to the £5 per
cent buds for the firm. If he was to receive money
"i the future it was to be for services rendered Then
wMte he tt 2 « presicer.t of tie Lunacy Commission.
Mr. C?.rr-D'oes it not appear in the letters that !t
*^c in the future v.hen th;s was to be done, when
Urfi was to be a>rrl(*Z out?
The Governor— lt appears in the letters that the
ttsotity that is to be paid for the services rendered
• ' that moment was for putting up the icehouses.
Mr. r arr _i hai-en't ro read the letters. They
¦**n to be contemplating something in the future.
ahe Cnvraor- Do you mean that the labor p<»r
formed by he State In laying the foundation of
? rat bospbal thirteen month* ago Is yet to be
performs in rhc- future?
Mr. Carr— No. sir. I rr^an thai his connection
•rtth; the Vj«lt)p?*. in the event that it was a
hjcc*ss. his private corin^tiori and his Z5 per cent,
i«* whatever that might be: was all It, the future.
*'h*a he stepped out of office, ard when, as an
lJicividual, he might do business of that kind, and
Jeonteaded that he was not precluded from m.ik
fcs ar. ferr&ngeroent of that kind so lonp as M did
t>« tnVrt tha di'rhsrgf cf his official duties.
The Governor— Well. Mr. Carr. after listening to
¦TJJ canefnQy. as far as I understand, your propo
*:ti<m is that if the payment to him was to be
R s4e In the future he could render the work for
VwdLJie was to receive tfc<* payment, while he was
•^Jtf. Commissioner of Lunacy. I don't agree with
yntr ¦ ~
LAST CHANCE OFFERED.
Th? following conversation then took place >.*
**'een Governor Roosevelt and Dr. Wise:
Governor— Dr. Wise. I want to go back for a
ttossent to your share in this copper mine stock
•jtfcrprtse. You ea;d in your testimony before me
that you hive conferred with some twenty-five or
thirty sup* rintt-riderits. doctor?, stewards and other
?oiplcjet who had t£fc«?n shares in that enterprise.
t«*se perbons taking shares beoau&e of your con-
Jjtction . a n h the company. Have you anything
«-rther to sTate~ In way of explanation?
It Wise— No. sir.
Governoi— Do vcu desire to make any further
•tttea-ent in re?ard to any matters concerning
*Hch you testified?
Or. V. r ;s*_W;ih <he privilege- of getting saeh cvi-
15he SOHMER.
An Ideal Holiday Gift
THE "SOn:«IER" HEADS THE
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deuce as I can get to present to you— witnesses,
depositions.
Oovorr.or— Why have you not got any evidence
now. it is almost nine days?
Dr. Wise— l understood 1 was to be the only wit
ness, and I figured 1 wouldn't be privileged In pre
senting any. .-
Governor- Why didn't you ask then if you could
have other witnesses, instead of waiting until nine
ciays afterward ? Why didn't you write, to me the
following day saying you wished to present wit
nesses?
Dr. Wise— Well, I supposed there was no UM of
doing- it. You stated it emphatically.
Governor— You could have had any witness you
wished If you only expressed the desire. You knew
that I told you then »hew» would be no delay be
yond to-day I gave you this ample time so "there
should be no delay. You desire to make no further
statement then? * .
Dr. Wise— No. sir.
<»ov«-rnor— Does your counsel desire to make any
further statement
Mr Carr— l desire to make this statement, If
Your Excellency will permit me. That since the
matter of the copper mine stock has been brought
up now. it would seem to me that It would be no
more than right, eince Dr. Wise is tried upon
charges reflecting upon the administration of the
duties of his office, that he should be confronted
with the persons who bought the stock, and whom,
it is claimed, were influenced in buying from what
he had said. It is not enough to say that these
persons have written letters in which they say that
Dr. Wise spoke to them in regard to it. I say he
is entitled under the Constitution to be confronted
by the witnesses who accuse him of any wrong.
GROSSLY IMPROPER.
The Governor— He Is the witness himself. He Is
confronted with himself. On page 17 of the testi
mony, 1 say this:
"Q— You say, on the one hand, that you did not
take any time to perform the duties of president
of the copper mine company; that you took so lit
tle time that you did not regard your presidency
as any outside business, etc. And you assented to
that statement.
"A.— l suppose because of my connection with it
and my assumption of control that they had gone
in it."
There is no need of possible testimony there. I
take Dr. Wise's own statement. I feel that it is
grossly Improper for the head of a department to
directly or indirectly procure or permit his subordi
nates to take stock in the company of which he is
president; grossly improper to have »ny eight of
them go on his notes: grossly imrroper to write
to outside doctors, heads of private asylums, like
Carlos Macdonald. to ask for loans of money.
Such a request, expressed or implied, from him to
any one of his subordinate.* or the head of a pri
vate asylum must inevitably mean either some
sort of coercion upon them or entering into some
obligation to them on his part. It Is absolutely in
compatible with the proper relations in the Lunacy
Commission of the head of that Commission.
Mr. Cut— lf that rule applied to all the other
departments of the State. Your Excellency would
have a good time in cutting off heads of officers.
The Governor— You give me any evidence and I
will apply it. I will cut them off in a wink.
This ended the hearing, and Dr. Wise and his
counsel left the Executive Chamber. Four hours
later Governor Roosevelt formally removed Dr.
Wise :rom his post of president of the State
Commission in Lunacy.
ABSTRACTS FROM THE TESTIMONY.
CONVERSATION' WHICH THE GOVERNOR HAD
WITH DR. WISE ON DECEMBER 10.
Albany. Dec. 20 — Governor Roosevelt
after th Wise hearing to-day made public a
stenographic report of a conversation he held with
Dr. Wise In the Executive Chamber on December
10. Below are extracts from this testimony:
Governor Roosevelt— Dr. Wise, the only two
superintendents of private institutions whom you
approached with reference to this Copper Hill
Mining Company, c: which you are president, were
Dr. Macdonald and Dr. Sefton?
Dr. Wise— That is all. I have had no relations,
pecuniary relations with Dr. Macdonald at all. ex
cept that I requested a loan of him at a time when
J thought our private -ions were such as to
warrant me in expecting that he would help me. '
Q.— lt was in consequence of the suggestion or
information that you gave Dr. Sefton at Auburn
that he wrote and subscribed for the stock, was It
not? A.— l think undoubtedly it was.
Q.— When on November 10. 1599. at No. 1 Madisoa
avc . you wrote to S. L. Phillips "from my stock
certificate make oat the following certificates: Ida
T. McKee. Wizard. New- York, sixty shares; Dr.
C. J. Peterson. State Hospital, Buffalo, firteen
shares; Dr. E. G. Aldrich. State Hospital. Buffalo
fifteen shares," am I to understand that that stock
was not your?, bat stock for which you were trus
tee? A.— That Is it.
Q.— lda T. McKee; is she a doctor? A-— I do not
know what position she holds. She is an employe
Q — How "did Miss McKee know of this company?
A.— Well. I suppose she knew of it through her
cousin, who was assistant steward at the V\ illard
State Hospital.
Q.— Do you think it was advisable for you to en
ccurape a doctor, who. like Alerter*, tells you bje is
putting every dollar into copper he can ard that
he would like to take some more shares if he coJid
pet his next month'? salary? A-— Well. I aid it
myself I put every dollar I could get into .t. I
don't see how I encouraged him particularly, ex
cept to tell Mm what my belief was in the property,
which was an honesi belief. -»
Q.— Do you think it was proper or right for you to
get a lot of doctors and stewards to come Into this
mining ventuie through your position? A.— never
had a clearer conscience in my life. Whenever 1
have tried to get these men into it I have told them
everything about it.
q —Do you know how many superintendents,
doctors, stewards an.l employes like Miss McKee
have stock in this company? — No: I could find
that out and let you know. But I suppose there
were persons that I have not heard of at all and
do not know anything about.
Q.— Of those that you know, are there thirty or
forty? Well, I 'should think there might be
thirty; twenty-five or thirty.
A LOAN INVOLVED.
Q.— How about the loan from Dr. Pilgrim* That
was $].•»"• was it not? A.— Yes.
Q.— When was that contracted? A.— l think that
it was contracted while I was superintendent of the
Ogdensburg State Hospital.
Q. — You are sure you were not Lunacy Commis
sioner at that time? A.— That is my recollection.
but I would not be sure of it. I know at that time
my "-on was at Harvard, and I was in very bad
shape. I had just taken Dr. McDonald's tip and
invested in Atch'son, and it had gone down.
Q.— Do you remember making out your note for
$1,600 to Dr. Hut chins. Dr. Kidder. Dr. Babcock.
Dr. Pease. Dr. Sommers. Dr. Wilgus, Dr. Mabon
and W. C. Hall, steward of the St. Lawrence State
Hospital? A.— No; I never made a note to them.
Q.— What was the note? A— The loan was to the
company.
Q— A loan of $1,600 from those eight men and
women? A. -I did not know until this mom-nt that
that note was indorsed by those people. I thought
it was indorsed by Mr. Hall, and nobody else.
Q. — Do you think that it was wise or proper for
you to have that type of dealing with the stewards
and doctors of the . nsburg State Hospital? A.—
I do not know, but I didn't see any impropriety at
the time.
Q.— Now. Doctor, you are at the head of this
Lunacy Commission, 'and it is your business to keep
discipline among these superintendents, doctors and
I stewards. Do you think that if you borrow money
i from them or c ¦: stock for them that you can
! do that without either moral coercion to pay or
j else impairing your own chance of hauling them
i up afterward for their own misconduct? A.— l sup
; pose ar an abtsarct question that is so. I would
i not do it again.
Q.— Now, in connection with the ice matter, when
I did you begin putting up that icehouse? Weil,
It was begun very early in the winter. I knew
our object In putting it up was to have that
demonstration made so as to get the Ward's Island
house up.
Q.— On December 1, when you wrote to Dr
Cameron and stated that his option to Philllns
: and yourself had not expired, and that he could
I not • tertaln any other proposition until it had,
what did you mean by that? A.— He had given us
an option, as I told you yesterday, but as soon :.s
the State was to benefit by this I transferred ail
my imprest In this option to Mr. Phillips.
Q.— But you did not tell that to Dr. Cameron.
A.— No; because if I had he would have put on a
royalty.
Q.— You concealed it from Dr. Cameron? A.—
Yes.
Q.— Wh?t did you mean in the end of February
when you sen! to Dr. Cameron the minutes of a
memoranda of agreement between the International
Ice Company and yourself, changing the agreement
so that it should cover the year following that it
originally covered? A.— Dr. Cameron came to see
me in New- York, and confessed to me there, what
I Mad not known before, that, although he had
formerly been a very rich man, his means had
now become very low, so that be could not afford to
pay the bills that had accumulated. I was pressing
him for the payment of these bills. I had already
paid 11,000 of them, and I was not In as good con ii
tion as 1 was in the fall. He then proposed to give
me an interest. I think I sent you the letter in which
I declined the proposition. Mr. Vaughn was the
local representative of the International Ice Com
pany. They had sent him here to make a demon
stration of the ice plant. The State Government
had not the least thin? to do with this. They
merely said to these people. You put up that house
and make your demonstration, and if it Is satisfac
tory we will consider it.
ON STATE GROUND.
Q.— lt was on Stale ground? A.— They gave them
the permission to make the demonstration on the
State ground.
Q.— One of your letters said the labor of the
patients was used? A.— lt was used in putting
down the pipe line.
Q— On November 13 Dr. Cameron wrote you "Mr.
Eaton teils me that you would like to place a
number of hospitals on the contract with us at the
same royalty, and that : result would be to cur
mutual advantage." Do you remember receiving
that letter? Tee.
— What did "mutual advantage ' mean? -Well.
I , was acting then on behalf of the State— mutual
advantage of the State and th^ir company. It -was
to the advantage of the State to get this process
Without royalty. If it had been successful and they
could make Ice at 25 cents a ton, it would b<» a
great advantage to the State.
Q.--On November 20. l£tf. you wrote to Dr. Cam
eron as follows, speaking of yourself and Mr.
Phillips: "In the work to be performed by you,
provided you accept our proposition, at least two
thirds of the valuable part will be rendered by me.
I cannot, however, as you may well see. propose
that I receive two- thirds of the returns. It there
fore occurred to me that :• would be quite equitable
anl just for you to deduct 5 per cent from the
proposition you wii! make to the firm of 8. L.
Phillips A Co., with the confidential understanding
between Eaton, yourself and me, that this would
revert to me as your confidential agent and repre
sentative. I am disposed to believe that you
would consider no such proposition as we dis
cussed the other day If I war* not in ' ele
YEW-YORK DAILY TFJBrXE. FRIDAY. TVRrFMP.Ei: 21. 1000.
ment. Hence your confidence would not reside
In the firm without this integral factor: therefore
my proposition Is equitable. These would be con
fidential terms, and all I would desire would be
your assurance, and would not require or prefer
that, any paper should be drawn to this effect. If
you can maintain the To per cent basis for the firm
and have it understood that at the close of trans
actions, my 25 per cent interest would be recognized
It would be desirable. In the ice proposition which
we have in the form of option it will only succeed
with my personal efforts regardless of Phillips'*
work, yet he benefits as fully as I do. My official
work for some years has been that of Treasury
watchdog. Six millions and more annually have
been expended I only upon my approval, so that I
think I am peculiarly fitted for this. I would pledge
myself to attend to the straightforwardness of the
firm, your agents. In return you would probably
alv.-. me power of attorney for the territory in
oueM ion." What did you mean by that letter?
A.— Well, that letter sounds very badly as It stands
there. This territory that 1* spoken of is four
States. • ' .
— Were you and Phillip* the firm? A.— We had
this oiition.
Q.— What did you mean by S. L. Phillips & Co.?
A.— Well: I would have been the company If It had
b»*n forrr>«d
DR. WISE'S STATEMENT
SAYS PAPERS WERE STOLEN FROM HIS OF
FICE AND GARBLED.
Albany. Dec. 20 fSpeeialV — Dr. "Wise grave out
a statement to-night, in which he said his pri
vate letters had been stolen from bis office in
New-York and that these letters had been gar
bled and changed, and then sent to the Gov
ernor. He had offered his entire private corre
spondence to the Governor for examination, but
this offer had not been accepted.
As for the icehouse at Flat rush, that was
built for experimental purposes by the Interna
tional Ice Company, of which a professional
friend of the doctor was president. He loaned
hi? friend funds to advance the work. The
State never expended a dollar on it. and is not
liable for a dollar. The hospital used about
three hundred tons of ice, valued at $000, which
nraa made In this house, which was presented to
the hospital, and for which payment was never
asked and never received. If the experiment
had been a successful one, the State would ha^e
saved (30,000
GARDINER DENIES FREELY
HIS ANSWER TO DEPUTY ATTORNEY
GENERAL HAMMOND'S CHARGES A
SERIES OF "I DID NOTS."
Both general and specific denials of the
charges of Deputy Attomey-Generai John Henry
Hammond are contained in the answer which
District Attorney Aso Bird Gardiner filed yes
terday with Governor Roosevelt. The District
Attorney will go to Albany with witnesses to
morrow morning to make a defence against the
charges at the hearing which the Governor has
appointed to take place there at 11:30 o'clock.
In his answer to the Governor the District At
torney declares that nothing has been said or
done by him, or omitted to be said or done by
him. or any one connected with his office, with
intent to hinder, delay or obstruct the prosecu
rion of election offences, but that, on the con
trary, he "instructed all the members of his pro
fessional and administrative staff of the said
office to afford every possible assistance in the
prosecution of cases for violation of the Election
law, and has never had any reason to believe,
and does not now believe, that those instructions
were not loyally and faithfully carried out and
with the same attention to the public service as
in the conduct of the other criminal business
of the county."
The District Attorney alleges that Mr. Ham
mond never "asked the District Attorney for his
advice, aid or assistance in the prosecution or
conduct of any case for alleged violation of any
provision of the Election law, nor has the Dis
trict Attorney been ir*~ ?d that said Ham
mond ever asked the "., aid or assistance of
any member of the ; i?ssional staff of said
District Attorney's office in the prosecution or
conduct of any fuc^ case, but that, on the con
trary thereof, «aic i .irnmor.d deliberately neg
lected to avail himself in such matters of the
experience and professional assistance which the
District Attorneys office would have willingly
furnished."
In the Lynch case the District Attorney de
clares that instead of causing delay in the re
turn of papers on the motion for a writ of habeas
corpus his assistants did everything in their
power to aid the Attorney-General's deputy.
Specific denials are made to the charge that
Assistant District Attorneys interfered with Mr.
Hammond in proceedings before the Grand Jury.
The refusai of the District Attorney to permit
Mr. Hammond to have blank Grand Jury
subpeenas is accounted for in part by a state
ment that the District Attorney was in great
hurry to keep an appointment in court when
Mr. Hammond's request was made, and in part
by the statement that a long established rule of
the office forbade the giving of subpeenas in
blank. As a reason for refusing to let Mr. Ham
mond have witness attendance slips, it is stated
that there is no provision of law for the use of
such slips, which are a private matter of the
District Attorney's office.
The interference of the District Attorney in
the case of his librarian, General Charles G.
Bartlett. who was accused of illegal registra
tion, is explained by the statement that General
Bartlett is on the retired list of the Regular
Army, and is a member of the Military Order
of the Loyal Legion.
It is denied that Assistant District Attorney
Unger tried tn poison Recorder Goff' s mind by
a. remark about one of the indictments secured
by ihe Deputy Attorney-General. The District
Attorney declares that his remarks about the
Devery indictment were intended to express only
his personal view, and the indictment was dis
missed at the request of Deputy Attorney-Gen
eral Hedges.
The failure t<-> have certain election cases
placed on the calendar is declared to be no fault
of the District Attorney. In conclusion, the Dis
trict Attorney declares that his assistants have
tried to aid the Attorney-General in the prosecu
tion of the election cases, "not merely from a
sense of obligation of the law, but for the rea
son that false registration and illegal voting
strike at the liberties of a republic, and should
be punished promptly and rigorousiy."
GARDINER'S ANSWER REACHES ALBANY.
GOVERNOR WILL CONSENT TO NO POST
PONEMENT OF THE HEARING
SATURDAY
Albany, Dee, ;<V— Governor Roosevelt will dispose
of the chare-es preferred against Colonel Asa Bird
Gardiner, District Attorney of New-York County,
on Saturday next. Colonel Gardiner on that day
will be allowed an opportunity at a public hearing
to be given at the Executive Chamber to present in
person or through counsel an oral argument in
refutation of the allegations made against him.
The formal answer of Colonel Gardiner to the
charges reached the city this afternoon, and are
n.vw tinder consideration by the Governor. When
the hearing takes place or Saturday the Governor
will have acquainted him«eif thoroughly with th«
nd will be ready to tender «t decision at the
end of the hearing.
The Governor stated to-night that he would not
consent, no matter what the circumstances are, ir>
any postponement of the Hearing on Saturday. It
will be held rain or shine, he said. It is his desire
t.. dispose of the case prior to his departure for
Oyster p, 3 y. where he will jpend Christmas with
his wife ar.'l family.
XFW RED STAR USER FS PORT.
THE VADERLAXD ENCOUNTERS BAD
WEATHER AND BEHAVES WELL.
The new steamer Vaderland, of the Red Star
Line, which arrived here yesterday from Antwerp
and Southampton on her maiden trip, had an op
portunity to test' her seagoing abilities. She en
countered the same rough weather which has been
experienced by all the other liners that have ar
rived here within the last two weeks. It was n«c
ess.iry to reduce her speed at times, but at no
time was there any trouble with her engines. Cap
tain F. Albrecht, the other officers and the crew
say she proved henself an able tea boat, and one
very comfortable to travel on in rough, weather.
Her salt Intrusted smokestacks bore testimony to
the. size : of. th<* seas BBS met in crossing. She left
Antwerp on December 8. . . .
The Vaderland is the first of four new steam snips
that are being built to run on the Red Star Lin*
between this port and Antwerp. She was launched
c- July l: WOO, at the yard of John Brown & Co..
of Clydebank, Glasgow. She is a twin screw
steamship, with a length of 580 feel, breadth of «0
feet. depth of 42 feet and with a gross tonnage of
about 12,000. The new vessel Is especially adapted
for the carrying of a large cargo. . She hits a cubic
capacity for 11,000 tons of cargo, and tank* are pro
vided for 'tons of fresh water. -, • •• : •
GEN. GREENE RESIGNS
A GRACEFUL AND FEELING SPEECH IN
RELINQUISHING THE PRESIDENCY OF
THE COUNTY COMMITTEE— TALK
ABOUT HIS SUCCESSOR.
General F. V. Greene retired from the presi
dency of the Republican County Committee last
night, after making a graceful and feeling
speech to his associates in the committee. After
adjournment many pressed forward to shake
hands with him and express regret that he had
decided to decline re-election, and to one of
these, Frank Raymond, leader of the XXXth
District. General Greene dropped a remark that
indicated that he had been conscious that the
office had not been altogether a bed of roses.
"I'm sorry you are not going to be our presi
dent any more. General." said Mr. Raymond,
who is a large, bluff, hearty man. and a recog
nized "machine" leader.
"Is that so, Mr. Raymond?" asked General
Greene, smiling. "You surprise me by what
you say, Mr. Raymond, for I had thought all
along that you were one of the men who wanted
to see me out of the chairmanship."
Mr. Raymond hardly knew what to make of
such a direct shot, but he grinned and said
again that he was sorry.
General Greene was warmly applauded when
he walked to the platform. He said:
Before calling you to order I desire to express to
you my deep sense of gratitude for your genuine
loyalty during the busy months I have been your
chairman. Tou have accorded me hearty support
at all times. The campaign we have just passed
through is one we can look back to with feelings of
honest pridr Tt resulted in the election of our Na
tional and State candidates, and it is a great satis
faction to feel that the New-York County Commit
tee did its full share in winning the victory. Great
credit is due to this committee and to the district
leaders. I regret that I am about to sever the
pleasant relations that have existed between us—
relation.* which I am informed you Intended should
be continued by my re-election. I shall always re
member your kindness and loyalty.
Captain F. Norton Goddard nominated James
W. Perry for presiding officer, and all voted for
Mr. Perry. ?ave that gentleman himself, who
cast his ballot for Mr. Goddard. Mr. Perry
made an appropriate speech, in which he said
among other things.
We turn with anxiety to the campaign now open
ing. To be indifferent to right is to be in favor of
the wrong. I trust that the new chairman will
phow us the way through the campaign so that
the results may be as satisfactory as under the
magnificent leadership of General Greene.
George R. Manchester was elected temporary
secretary, and the committee adjourned to meet
on Thursday night of next week at S o'clock
sharp. W. H. Ten Eyck. chairman of the Ex
ecutive Committee, gave notice that the organi
zation of the City Committee is appointed for
the same night at the same place at S:3O o'clock.
About a dozen of the district leaders met at
county headquarters yesterday afternoon, and
after talking over the presidency decided that
General Greene had done admirably, ar.d that
the best thing to do was to select a successor
as nearly like him In character and ability as
possible. Nothing will be done, of course, till
Senator Platt gets home to-night from Wash
ington. He will see the district leaders to-mor
row and talk over the lift of "eligibles."
The presidency is regarded as a difficult place,
and many jokes were cracked about it last
night. William Brookfield was assured by his
friends that he was to be "it," and he told them
that he was not to be considered. George Wan
maker said that he would want a salary of
$10,000 a year, payable in advance for ten years,
before he would take it. James Yereance, ex-
Judge Hawes, James W. Perry, Captain God
dard and others were mentioned.
Another item of goesip with reference to Gen
eral Greene's successor is that Lemuel E. Quigg.
ex-president of the committee, has been sent for
by Senator Platt, and that he will take his old
place at the head of the committee. The mere
sii£?°stion of Quigg aroused angry protests last
night, and the prediction was freely made that
Quigg's election would precipitate a bitter con
troversy in the County Committee-, and possibly
lead to the demoralization of the local organi
zation's canvass next summer and fall. It is
almost certain that Abraham Gruber would lead
a revolt against Quigg, and some of Mr. Gru
ber's friends go so far as to say that, sooner
than see Quigg unopposed as a candidate, he
would himself run against him. Even machine
district leaders are opposed to Quigg's return to
official position, on the grounds of policy alone,
arguing that there is no sense in hunting
around for trouble when it can be avoided as
well as not.
.1/7?. GAGE ON ELLIS ISLAND.
TELLS IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS TO BE
PATIENT AND CONSIDERATE WITH
THEIR CHARGES.
Secretary Lyman J. Oage yesterday paid an of
ficial visit to the new fireproof Immigration sta
tion on Ellis Island, which was opened on Monday.
He was accompanied by H. A. Taylor. Assistant
Secretary; Terence V. Powderly, Commissioner-
General of Immigration; Conrad N. Jordan, As
sistant Treasurer at the New-York Suo-Treasury.
and Appraiser Wilbur F. Wak^man; Thomas
Fitchie, Immigration Commissioner at this port;
Edward S. BfcSweeney, Assistant Immigration
Commissioner; Alfred B. Fry. chief engineer and
superintendent of repairs of the Government build
ings in this city; Colonel Edward Roberts, super
intendent of construction of the Ellis Island build
ing: Captain J. J. Howard, supervising inspector
of the Contract Labor Bureau of ihe immigration
service; Dr. L. L. Williams, of the United States
Marine Hospital Service, attached to the immigra
tion service, and W. A. Boring and Edward L.
Tilton, the architects of the new buildings at Ellis
Island. They went over from the city on the steam
boat George Starr, arriving on the Island at 11:15
o'clock.
After a thorough ir.spectim of all the buildings
Secretary Gage and the other officials expressed
th<Mr satisfaction with th-m *nd the condition of
affairs, and expressed the hope that by February 1
all the buildings would b finished. At 1 o'clock the
party sat down to ai. informal luncheon, served in
the Commissioner's room.
At the luncheon Commissioner FltchJe formally
welcomed Secretary Gape and his party, referring
in the course of his remarks to the part which the
station wll pmy in the history' of immigration. In
responding Secretary Gage said
Mr. Commissioner: In acknowledging your gen
erous weleouie I take occasion first to congratulate
you ard the Immigration servW, of which you are
the responsible heart in New-Yo/k. upon your home
coming, and your transfer from the Incommodious
quarters of the Barse Office to this magniticcnt
building with its nttlnp appointments.
The destruction of the Ow building by fire would
have been a signal calamity had It been accom
panied by loss of life, anu it is scarcely less than
a miracle that Us many inmates were saved, but
now that w» i.aye the new one we may count the
fire rather a bussing than a calamity- The money
loss was large and the inconvenience of the Barge
Office for te-nporary quarters was considerable, but
the net result after all is a gai.i. Ellis Island was
enlarged and the way was cleared for this building,
which with its companioi buildings will form what
the Treasury Department set out to make it, the
OTodr-1 immigration station of the world.
You allude to the history of the migrations of tha
peoples of the world. The movement has tended
steadily westward, and we may believe it will con
tinue until it circles the globe, the West becomes
the East again and migration returns upon itself
in the ancient home of the nations. On its way
it finds us a halfway station. We wolcouie the
worthy emigrant, who comes h«rc- with the hope of
improving his condition and with the purpose of
becoming a good American citizen. This sta
tion Is nis gateway to the new world, and it Is
of no little importance that his first impression
of us is favorable . He comes in trepidation and
doubt, ignoraju of our customs and our laws.
Let aas impress upon you and those who must
ansiht in this gr^at work that the spirit of pa
tience, consideration and kindness toward htm
should be the inexorable rule ot your conduct. A
stranger to our language, he here crosses the
threshold of a new and untried uf e . He U entitled
to fyi-iipathy and goodwill. Through this humble
door have come many who. under the spirit of our
instruction and under the protection of our laws,
have achieved prosperity and happiness, and they
in turn have contributed to th« protection, the
honor and -he greatness of our land.
Thl* great work for the time is coromited to
you and your assistants. That you have merited
commendation for work well done in the oast in
spires belief than you will merit It in the future.
About S o'clock the visitors returned to th« city.
•nd Secretary Oage and Assistant Secretary Taylor
started for Washington.
Scribner's for January
cA RICH &CUMBER
SCRIBNER S MAOAZINTE begins the n«w year and the n«w century wtt& •
particularly characteristic and individual number, unnsnaiiy rich in text and
in illustrations.
RUSSIA OF TO-DAY
Mr. Henry Norman's third article In nis series of "RUSSIA OF TO-DAT* de
scribes the Caucasus, and the illustrations reveal the extraordinary weimAc beau
ties of that country- Many readers win say that this is the heat of Mr. Norman's
notable article* thus far published. The anther haa certainly done a© wetter writ
ing than his description of the scenes and people of this romantic refton.
MODERN ATHENS
Another article, and one quite different from the ordinary descriptive paper, haa
for :ts subject "MODERN ATHENS." It s by George Herteo. for some yeaxa
consul at Athens and an authority on modern Greece, ita people and lansoaces
It shows in every line lons familiarity with tha scenes described md an affectionate
interest in the subject. The many rich illustrations, by C. K. Linson. are the re
sult of a visit to Athens made specially for the work.
HENRY JAMES
A third article, also descriptive, but quit* different tn character, is that by Mr.
Henry James on "TVIXCHELSEA. RYE AND 'DENIS DCTAL,' " which tails) of
the quaint old double town of which Mr. James is now a resident, and which forms
The scene of Thackeray's unfinished novel. Tt is illustrated by E. C. Peixotto.
THE AMATEUR CRACKSMAN
Of the stories in the number, '"Wo Sinecure." by E. TC\ Hornung. !s espeeiaßy
noteworthy as the first of the NEW CRACKSMAN STORIES, of which announce
ment has already been made. It reintroduces the incomparable Rallies with bla
friend and partner in intrigue, the faithful Bunny, in a wonderful succession <rf
hairbreadth escapes. The illustrations are by F. C. Tohn.
IHE ARMIES IN CHINA
Mr. Thomas F. Millard, whose brilliant articles ra Seribner 1 * on the Boer War
will be remembered by magazine readers, has been in China for some time aettear
as a correspondent to Scribner's. The January number contains an article of
marked interest and distinction, comparing the armies in China and yeviawta*
military conditions there. It is illustrated from photographs taken by the author.
STORIES AND TOEMS
There is a remarkable story of adventure oa the China coast, called "TH3
PLAGUE SHIP," written by Stephen Bonsai. There is also a story by Mary Tap
pan Wright, and poems by Robert Bridges, Grace Ellery Charming, and Mar
guerite Merington.
<RODIN, THE FRENCH SCULPTOR
Special note should be made of Mr. W. C Brownell's critical article on the ?rench
sculptor RODIX. an art contribution of unusual distinction, which is illustrated
by reproductions of a number of Rodin's most significant works.
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ALLIES AGREE ON THE XOTE.
GERMAN* TROOPB REPORTED TO HAVE EN
GAGED IN A PUNITIVE EXPEDITION.
London, Dec. 21.— "A1l the Governments have
approved the British amendment," says the
Peking correspondent of "The Morning Post."
"and the demands will be presented to the
Chinese plenipotentiaries without any sugges
tion of an alternative. On many ground* tha
Germans are gaining a worse reputation for
severity than the Russians ever had. The coun
try is practically in a defenceless state, because
Count yon Waldersee will not allow Chinese
troops to do anything, and the foreign troopa
are absent or engaged in looting.
"It is reported that five days ago the German
troops visited Lung-Ching and shot sixty Im
perial troops who were engaged in suppi easing
Boxers, and also killed thirty other Chinese,
including three converts. They took 200 prison
ers, including thirty natives attached to the
Anglican Mission. In consequence of an appeal
from the magistrates, however, the prisoners
were liberated in return for the payment of
20,000 taels. This punitive expedition was in
defiance of the understanding that no such
measures should be taken pending the negotia
tions. The Germans are said to have looted
the place."
The Russian Bank, according to a dispatch to
'The Daily Express 11 from St. Petersburg, is en
deavoring to raise a loan in New- York for re
building the Manchuria Railway.
Berlin. Dec. 20.— The "Cologne Gazette," in an
article dealing with the Chinese situation, an
nounces that all the Ministers signed the pre
liminary joint note to-day (Thursday), and that
the note will be sent immediately to Prince
Ching and Li Hung Chang. It also declares that
the note embodies the principles of the minimum
demands of Germany and the Powers, and that
it was agreed, on the proposal of Great Britain,
that until the demands were satisfied there
should be no withdrawal of the troops from Pe
king and the province of Chi-Li.
RITER AXJ> HARBOR BILL READY.
THE TOTAL CUT DOWN FROM J50.000.000 TO
jeo.ooo.ooe.
Washington. Dec. 20.— Th© House Committee on
Rivers and Harbors to-day completed its bill. The
measure was vigorously pruned at the last mo
ment. The total appropriations cairUd by it yes
terday, including continuing contracts, amounted
to about $80,000,000. A sub-coramittee ptred the bill
down last night to about H0.000.0U0. The iars;e
items, as a rule, suffered most in the pruning.
The big project for '.'ieveland. Ohio, the home of
Chairman Burton, which wan in the- bill for more
than Si,W).<V>. was reduced to about 13,000,000. Tha
project for the Southwest Pass at the mouth of
the Mississippi was reduced to $3.000000, and the
project for a 2.000-foot channel. 35 feet deep, at
Boston was reduced from about $8,000,000 to $4,500.
000 This latter project is to he placed under the
contract system, and $600,000 cf direct appropriation
is made in the bill The appropriation for the
Delaware River was cut ab>ut $500,000, and that
for the improvement at the mouth of the Co
lumbia River, on the Pacific Coast, $300,000. and
for the upper Mississippi about $1,500,000. The
amount for Buttermilk Channel. Xew-Tork, was
cut from 12.300.000 to $2.000.u0f'. The Spring Chan,
nel project for Baltimor ; is provided for In the bill.
Galveston will receive $l.DoO.ot*> for the restoration
of its jetties. An appropriation of $225,000 is made
for preliminary work on the canal to connect Laks
Michigan with the Missist.inpi by way of the
Deaplaines River and the Chicago Drainage Canal.
Four new looks and dams are provided for the
Ohio River. Licking River Kentucky, receive*
$300,000; Sabine Pass. $125.<J00; Aransas Pass, $350.000;
Norfolk. Va.. $135,000. and Newport News. «26,000.
A survey for a channel though Buffalo Bayou,
Texas, is provided for.
IKBAXITT DEFENCE I\ BVRXZ TRIAL.
PRISONER'S MOTHER TESTIFIES THAT HE ACTED
IRRATIONALLY AFTER A SERIES
OF ACCIDENTS.
The prosecution In the Burni murder trill, at
White Plains, rested yesterday, and the defence
began. It will endeavor to prove that Burns is a
victim of hereditary insanity. His mother testified
that her son when two years old fell while walk
ing in City Hall Park. In this city, and struck his
head with such force that he became unconscious.
After the accident, she said, h* had been subject to
epileptic fits. She asserted that be was sunstruck
in 1893 and ISM and that be smoked cigarettes In
cessantly after he was ten years old. He fell from
a tree and received concussion ¦of the brain. He
acted Irrationally, threatened to kill himself, and
behaved as if his head was attested.
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Tonkers. who have be*n threatening to strike, were
Informed yesterday that the company accedsd to
their request by granting them the increase de
manded. A notice was posted to that effect in ail
of the shops.
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