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X ou LX-..N°- 10.774. LATEST LONDON COMMENT £4RL ROBERTS SETTLES DOWN AT ARMY HEADQUARTERS PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT THE XTTCV COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF — ROYAL ACADEMY EXHIBITION. fCnpTTitfaf. 1001: By The New-York Trlbiae.) [BT CABLE TO TBS TBlßtm.] j/jadon. Jan. 5. 6 a. m.— Earl Roberts settled down to work yesterday In the "War Office with a businesslike air. His Influence is so great Hiat any measures which he may recommend for the defence of Cape Colony and for bringing' the campaign to an end will be adopted by Mr. Brodrick. Probably he has not waited for spe cial reports before advising the Secretary for War respecting the conduct of the campaign. His presence at headquarters is a source of gtrengtn to the Government. There Is already a gore buoyant feeling respecting the military operations. Nobody can understand what Is going on in the Great Karoo region, where the binds of marauding: Boers are crossing a bar tea and desolate district and looting the farms cf the "poor white trash," or In Bechuanaland. where a mysterious westward trek Is In prog ress. The dispatches from Cape Town describ ing the landing of marines and guns and the enrolment of a new colonial defensive force are res.i with amazement, especially when the In vaders are reported to be without guns and only a few hundreds in strength. While the situation Is perplexing, there Is no feeling of anxiety bete, for Earl Roberts, who knows what Is wanted, is where he can strengthen Lord Kitchener's hands and wind up the campaign. The friends of Sir Henry Colvile are seeking to stir up strife In military circles. They are asserting that Lord Lansdowne consulted Lord Wokwler before exonerating Colvile and assign ing him to duty at Gibraltar, and that Lord Inserts, hearing at Madeira what had been Isbb, intervened and insisted that Mr. Brodrick SsMld recall him. They also assume that Sir Evelyn Wood was not consulted, but that the Secretary for War acted in a most arbitrary way. These stories are probably as Irresponsible as the current gossip that the Colvile affair marks the final stage of an old feud between Lord Wolseley and Lord Roberts. General Colvile has lost the sympathy of military men by his Indis cretion In bringing on a trial by newspaper and In reproaching' Lords Roberts and Kitchener for the failures of staff officers. The return of Generals Kelly-Kenny and lan Hamilton has been celebrated already by their Alder-shot friends. Neither made any mistake nor was defeated in South Africa. The only division commanders remaining In the field, out of a dozen sent out a year ago, are Generals Rundle, French and Methuen. Lord Roberts needs the protection of his most efficient staff officer. Countess Roberta, for ward- Ing off the hospitality with which he Is menaced. He has already received Invitations to scores of dinners, but insists that the entertainments must be private. The appointments announced by the Colonial Office to-day are quite In accordance with public * anticipation, filr Alfred Milner, as indeed Mr. Chamberlain had foreshadowed, becomes Qc* ernor of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony, and. of course, retains the post of High Commissioner for South Africa. Be is suc ceeded as Governor of the Cape by Sir Walter F. Hely-Hutchinson, who during- his seven years* tenure of the Governorship of Natal won the esteem and affection of all the inhabitants of "The Garden Colony," as 'Natal' proudly cl»l"ia to be. The vacancy at Pletermaritzburg Is to be filled by the transfer of Sir Henry MeOallum, who has shown much tact and discretion In Newfoundland. Major Goold-Adams should make a, successful Lieutenant-Governor of the Orange River Colony. He Is a great authority on the native question, which will at once be come acute when hostilities are terminated In South Africa, The winter exhibition of the Royal Academy will be opened to private view to-day. It la a brilliant loan collection of English art of the last century. About eighty public and private gal leries are represented, Humphrey Roberts, Sir William Aguew, Henry Burton and H. J. Turner being among: the largest contributors. Burne- Jones*s "Flamma Vestalls," Frederick Walker's "Bathers" and Turner's "Venice" are gem* In the first room. Sir Francis Grant's portrait of the Queen with two children and George Mason's "Return from Ploughing" are transferred to the fceeond room from the walls of Buckingham Pal ace, and the third and fourth rooms are en riched with works like Rossetti's "Vision of Fiammetta," Turner's "Wreck of the Minotaur" and "Conway Castle," Landseer's "Stag at Bay" and Millals's "White Cockade." The water color room contains one of the most varied col lections ever exhibited here. Poultaey Blgelow*s new book. "Colonization and Its Problems," will be published in March by McClure. It will embody the results of travel and study In various lands, and will have a direct bearing on many American questions. I. N. P. BRITISH COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS. NEW HEADS OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRA TION IN SOUTH AFRICA. London. Jan. 4.— Th* following Colonial Office appointments were announced this evening: Sir Alfred M liner to b« Governor of the Trans vaal and British High Commissioner. The Hon. Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchin *on (Governor of Natal and Zululand since 18543) to be Governor of Ctpe Colony. Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Henry C. McCallum (Governor of Newfoundland since 1898, and aide de-camp to the Queen since 1900) to be Gov ernor of Natal. Major Hamilton John Goob -Adams (Resident Commissioner of the Becluanaland Protec torate) to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Or ange River Colony. The seven nominees of th« Earl of Mlnto. Governor-General of Canada, lave been gazet ted second lieutenants In line battalions. Y.\V.\. ROBERTS THANKS 111 i: PUBLIC. London. Jan. 4.— Lord Roberta, a communi cation to the public expressing his thanks for the reception tendered him, eulogizes the sol diers In South Africa. and appeals for contribu tions to the Soldiers and Sailors Association, seconding the efforts of the Prlnct of Wales to take care of the families of the tno.n who are fighting. £, -v, ¦, : i . i',\r,o\ r\ a nnnw\ \<><, TRAPTIC INTBttRUPTED 4KI> THOr<U»n* ronrr.o TO STOP WORK London, Jan. 4/— A. ohokirg; brown foe fnvelop^d London for t-.-v.-ral hours This mornlrg, causing • Kr.-i>. Jnconv*riJpn<~''. Ther« w.-r<- man» collisions Jt> the stress and t-f;veral casualties, Tlnuaanda of outdoor workf-rs wr* compelled ¦to stipend i their l*bor«, : the -, railroad* experienced delaj j; in train ... **4v*J* and river truffle w*ia completely ¦ lopped. Nmtyotk Xrilmtu* BOFRS HKTTRING NORTH. TWO HUNDRED RATPF.RR RECROSS THE ORANGE RIVER FROM CAPE COLONY. Cape Town, Jan. 4.— Two hundred Boers have recrossed the Orange River, going north. The Russian Commandants Petrowsk and Dv Plooy were killed in the fighting at Utrecht on December 25. A quantity of ammunition has been captured from sympathizers with the Invaders in the neighborhood of Paarl. London, Jan. 5. — Earl Roberts of Kandahar and Pretoria Is already immersed in his arduous new duties at the War Office. He will take no holiday. There is no further news from Lord Kitchener, who, according to a Cape Town dispatch, is calling for five thousand men to guard the Rand m<nes Enlisting in Cape Colony continues ac tive, and five hundred men will leave Cape Town for the north within the next few days. Information regarding the invasion is scanty. Colonel Williams attacked the eastern invaders on January 1 near Middelburg, but failed to dis lodge them. He has since been Joined by Lieu tenant-Colonel Grenfell. and the Boers have retired. General Brabant has arrived at Graaf Reinet. Advices from Maseru. Basutoland, dated yes terday, cay that three separate columns are still pursuing General De Wet, but with no success beyond taking twenty-eight prisoners. Cannon firing is continually heard. All the English have deserted Flcksburg, tak ing their stocks of grain across the border, and the Boers have looted the town. According to "The Daily Mall's" correspondent at The Hague, the directorates of the Nether lands South African Railway has applied to the Amsterdam courts for a suspension of pay ments. LAURIER AS PEACE COMMISSIONER. MOVEMENT TO SEND THE CANADIAN PRE MIER TO SOUTH AFRICA. London, Jan. 5. — "The Daily Chronicle" ad vises that favorable attention should be given to a movement, reported by its Montreal corre spondent, \o Induce Sir Wilfrid Laurler, the Dominion, Premier, provided the Colonial Office consents, to proceed to South Africa as a Com missioner empowered to Intervene with a view to the restoration of peace. LANSDOWNE HAS THE TREATY. AMENDED CANAL CONVENTION FORMALLY PRESENTED BY AMBASSADOR CHOATE. London, Jan. 4. — The United States Ambassa •¦•} Joseph H. Choate, presented the Hay- Pauncefote Treaty amendments to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, the Marquis of Lansdowne, to-day. No discussion occurred, and the nature^ of Lord Lansdowne's answer is not indicated. Mr. Choate simply gave notice to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs that he had sent him a document forwarded by the State Department. An answer, probably, will not be sent until the Cabinet discusses the matter fully. The interview between Mr. Choate and Lord Lansdowne was chiefly devoted to an expression of the letter's views on China's answer to the demands of the Powers. It Is understood that Secretary Hay desired to know what Great Britain thought of those points which China, in her answer, said she was unable to fulfil at present. No difference of opinion appears to exist between Secretary Hay and Lord Lans downe. "While further negotiations between the Powers are necessary. It is believed there are no very serious difficulties in the way of a set tlement that will be satisfactory to all nations. THE NEWS FROM MANILA. i INSURGENT CAMPS DESTROYED— WORK OF THE COMMISSION. Manila. Jan. 4. — Generals Wheaton and Bates report many small captures, the destruction of Insurgent camps and the seizure of supplies, animals and other necessities. Among the capt ures in Smith's district was Colonel Techon, the insurgent Governor of Tarlac. General Grant Is personally In command of a mounted expedition In the mountains of South ern Pampangas, which, he says, is the only lo cality where the Insurgents are In force In his district. Insurgents entered Gapan and San Isidro. in General Funston's district, during the night, and burned a score of houses. Their firing was Ineffective. : General Mac Arthur has commuted several death sentences of military courts to imprison ment. Judge Tan's written opinion on the San Jose College case was considered and Indorsed by the Philippine Commission this afternoon. It will be made public to-morrow.* The enactment of the School bill has been de ferred on account of the desire of the Filipinos to be heard on the bill, as completed. It differs radically from the one prepared by Superin tendent Atkinson and indorsed by General Mac- Arthur. The latter appropriated $1,650,000 out right, to be disbursed through Mr. Atkinson under the supervision of General Mac Arthur. The completed bill directly appropriates only $40,000, and reserves to the Commission au thority over plans for schoolhouses. and also requires Mr Atkinson to report to both General Mo Arthur and "Commission. The Commission has authorized the Depart ment of Public Instruction to proceed with th business Intrusted to Its administration. Many Inquiries have been received here from the provinces concerning the Federal party. The organizers are establishing a daily newspaper and three weeklies, to 1... published in Spanish and Tagalog, in thf> provinces of Pampanga. "• I -AST TRAIN FOR ST. LOUIS Via New-York Central-Big Four, K..ir. ;,.,.-„ Grand Central Station 6:30 p. m.; arrive St." Louis 9:50 n«-xt evening. Closo 'connection for Kansas City. - No axceM fax*.— AdvL _ NEW- YORK. SATURDAY. JANUARY 5, 1901. -SIXTEEN PAGES.-,, Th fS f ilSu naß . I^OrTS J. GRANT. <~ouns»I for Herlihy. BERNARD J. YORK, President of Polio* Board. IT ANNA OX SHIPPING BILL. CONFIDENT OP PASSAGE AT TUTS SKS SIOX OF CONGRESS. THE MEAST'RE MAY BE BROADENED IN ITS SCOPE, so AS TO DISTRIBUTE THE ST-BSTDT EQUITABLY. (by telegraph to the tribise] Washington. Jan. 4.— lnstead of being discour aged by the displacement In the Senate of the Ship Subsidy bill in favor of the Army Reor ganization bill, the friends of the former meas ure are more hopeful to-day of its passage at this session than they have been for a week or more. In a brief talk to-night with a correspondent of the Tribune. Senator Hanna displayed al most boundless confidence in the success of the Shipping bill before the expiration of the LVlth Congress. Senator Hanna did not say so, but It is understood that the supporters of the Hanna-Fayne bill arc now willing to make such liberal concessions to the opponents of this measure in the way of amendments as to leave no ground of opposition to those who favor the principle of Government aid to the merchant marine. In view of this understanding it is be lieved that the Bcope of the original measure will be so broadened as to distribute the bene fits of the subsidy equitably among the various shipping interests of the country which have been antagonistic to the Hanna- Payne bill. No body has authority to say so. but It Is neverthe less reported in well informed circles that Sena tors Allison and McMillan, who have been lead- Ing the opposition to the bill, will not lend the aid of their powerful Influence to the enemies of an enlarged and more secure merchant marine after the scope of the measure is broadened by the concessions which Its friends ar- willing to make. S'-nator Hanna talked to-night with the ut most frankness concerning the j>ror--tit t>arlla mentary status and prospects of the bill as af fected by the action of the Senate yost*-rda:'. though he said he was not yet ready to di»<-UPH the proposed amendments'. THK SENATES ACTION KXi'LAINKD. "Tbere is a general misapprehension as to the causes and purposes of the Senate's action In giving th» Army bill the right of way over tho Shipping bill." said the St-nator. "It was the frif nds of the Shipping bill, and not Its enemies, who put It behind the Army bill. The latter is an emergency measure, and by agreement among the supporters of the Ship Subsidy bill it was arranged that all obstacles should he re moved from the path of Army reorganization. By a majority vote th^ shipping bill ran be re stored to its position of privilege, from which it was removed simply to make way for the Army bill. I have no doubt that we <an K»-t this vote Just as gonn as the Army bill is out ««f the way; and if we are able to command a ma jority votp to put the Shlpiilng bill back In Its privileged position I see no reason for fear that this vote will not be held together for the passage of the bill. Just as soon as Army l«">ds lation is out of the way we shall bring forward the Shipping bill, and again make It the unfin ished business of the Senate. Then we can keep at it until it is disposed of. So you see, instead of belns disappointed or angered by the action of the Senate in displacing the Ship Subsidy bill. lam entirely satisfied with It. Indeed. I should have been disappointed if the Senate had not done exactly what It did on Thursday. I want to repeat that it is all nonsense to declare that yesterday's action kills the bill, or even post pones flnal action on it until the meeting of the next Congress. The course laid out for the Ship ping bill by Its friends has thus far been fol lowed exactly In the Senate." When asked to discuss In detail the present provisions of the bill, or to Intimate what amend ments would probably meet the approval of him self and other friends of the measure. Senator Hanna declined on the ground that "this was not the time to talk. And besides," he added, "I have Just got back from my Christmas holi day, and haven't caught up with the procession yet." THREE i/EX TORN TO PIECES. FATAL EXPLOSION IN A POWDER MILT. AT OIBBSTOWN. N. J. Woodbury, N. J.. Jan.. 4.— Three men were torn to pieces at noon to-day by an explosion in the punching house of the Refauno Chemical Company, at Gibbstown. on the Delaware River, below this city. The men killed were: KIBBY. John. Thoroughfare. STIL.VAINE. Oliver, Glbbttown. WHINE, J. W«lt«r, Qtbbstown. The building was blown to atoms, and the rhock was plainly felt In Camdon, twelve miles distant. Several of the workmen In the neigh boring buildlnga were stunned by the force of the explosion, but no one was seriously Injured. Pieces of the flesh of the men who were killed were picked up a hundrd feet from the wrecked building. They had been punching powder into 8-inch paper shells, which are used in Misting. The origin of the explosion Is unknown. The officers of the company say that they cannot accurately estimate the loss, but that it will be more than $5,000. AU FERUoi II FtEY REIXsT \Th r>. TO DISPLACE MUBTAPHA BET AS TURKISH M : N' ISTER-«AT WASHINGTON. London. Jan. 5. — "All Ferrouh Bey, who was recently displaced as Turkish Minister in Wash ington In favor of Mustapha Bey, has been re instated," says the Constantinople correspond ent of "The Times," "because of the fear that he might Join the Young Turkey party. He will receive £10,000 as commission on the new Otto man cruiser to be built by the Cramp Ship building Company." AMERICAN STEAMERS FOR THE TMAMt*. London, Jan. s.— "The Daily Express." which continues to publish instanr.s of BBffttsil an.) other European contracts for iron works an.i the like going to the United ¦tfttsa, nnr in -^ t. day the probability that an aJMctou ifa '¦¦ <'•¦ will provide a summer pteasjur snyiee oa th- Th. lines. •This AintTH-an invasion." ii says, "is much more scrinus than the fio^r invasion of Cape Colony, lint it servvs the Britishers right for their discouragement of Inventors and their ne glect of Uic oioicrtuniUes of vrogiesa." FIGURES IN THE HERI.IHY TRIAL. rOLTCH CAPTAIN HKEI.THT The accused man. NEW RECORD FOR WALL-ST AUCREGATE TRANSACTIONS GRKATER THAN F.VFR RKKORF BULLS ROUT THE BEARS AND SEND PRICES PLYING UPWARD ON ALL SIDES. Wall Street will long remember yesterday as a day notable from more than one point of view. For one thing, a new high record of colossal proportions was established for volume of trans actions on the Stock Exchange, for the sales yesterday. 1.821.268 shares, exceeded those of November 12. 1900. theretofore the record day. by 217.649 chares, or 13% per cent. Even more ¦ remarkable than this enormous showing of activity In the trading, however, was the course of prices in the market. The sharp declines in so many stocks on Thursday had created a general bnpresstosi that the end had been reached of the bull movement, which has been In progress for many weeks, a consumma tion which the whole speculative community has of late been nervously watching for and devoutly praying to be able to recognize when It shculd occur. It was therefore the common feeling yesterday that stocks were going lower, despite the continued ease of money and the absence of unfavorable developments from any domestic quarter. But It was the unexpected that happened, and stocks, after a half hour or so of initial bearish trend, suddenly began to rise, and kept on rising until they had not only recovered the losses suffered on the pre ceding day. but In several instances, notably St. Paul, the leader of the list, established new high records. There Is one pre-eminently power ful group of market interests able at will to effect such a phenomenon, the Standard Oil, and by common consent it was these men who turned the tide yesterday. John W. Gates, who has figured of late as a market factor, is In Chicago, and Chicago houses on Thursday were among the heaviest sellers of securities on the New -York Stock Exchange. The Standard Oil r. it Is said, bought stocks on the way down In Thursday's market, al though not giving active support to any issues. Mr. Gates is not only a master of the steel business, but is also credited with having in the last year or two acquired sufficient knowledge of the Intricacies of stock speculation to war rant him In making occasional ventures with his associates on the bear side, a side which "beginners" In the Street rarely dare to take. The Chicago houses were relatively small pur i chasers here yesterday, although It is under stood that they covered a few short lines put out on Thursday for their Important customers. ! It is believed in the Street that it rests with the Standard Oil group whether or not it shall prove advisable for some of the other short contracts for the same Western account to be closed out within the next few days. James R. Keene. It Is said, made a profitable trip down the line on Thursday, but was shrewd enough and lucky enough to catch the up train yesterday. The "'Western shorts were rumored In various quar ters to have lost as much as $1.r>00.000. London was again a heavy seller, though less so. according to report, than on the previous day. St. Paul made an advance of more than 1 ¦ per cent from the lowest, in spite of what seemed to be a direct drive against the stock. The shares of Louisville and Nashville. Union Pacific. Missouri Pacific and the Atchison issues all recovered. In the Industrial list Sugar made a 2 per cent gain soon after the opening, and recoveries were the rule In Federal Steel. People's Gas. Amal gamated Copper and American Steel and Wire. The change of speculative sentiment had the effect of a wholesale covering movement by the short Interest. At the lower prices it was no ticed, too, that Investment buying played an im portant part. St. Paul, as already noted, scored the greatest gain yesterday, closing at l.'^u. a net advance of 12% points, as compared with Thursday's net decline of 2^4 per cent. Some of the other contrasts were: N*t advance N«t ton* Stock. yest»rtlay. Thursday. Burlington 37»3 7 » 3'; Northwestern 4 2 Roc!: Island 4 24 Bis Four 2S '« Great Northern preferred « ¦•» IlltnoU Central l i 8 Missouri Paclne 3*» 1*» New-York Central.... 2H 2}» Pennsylvania 4*i 2** Reading 27»2 7 » 2H Readmit flrnt ptefrrred *. 2Vi 2 Unlrn Pacific 2 » »'* Atchtson preferred 2*» 2% Baltimore and Ohio 2 l « .2** Central of New-Jereey ¦ »'4 ** Surar 4% *% Tin Plate ••• 8J? " ]H People's Gas 2H 8% Consolidated Oa« .• 2J» • i\ Erie. flint preferred 3> . ¦ 2H Brie second preferred 2> 3- Federal Steel.... ••• 2*4 • • 1 i>/i:s \i i\t i/¦ \h's i /¦¦/•/¦: ,v rv.n'RY. LANDSCAPE PAINTER STRUCK BY TROLLEY CAR SUCCUMBS TO EPILEPSY AND HEMORRHAGE. Warren Collins Briggs. thirty-six years old. an artist. living; with ; his mother at No. 108 West One-hundred-and-twenty-flrst-st.. was found dead in bed yesterday afternoon. His death was caused by a hemorrhage and epilepsy brought on by a ' trolley accident In Brooklyn seven years ago ! . Dr. Trautman. the family physician, of No. 332 Lexlngton-ave.. said Mr. Briggs had been a suf ferer ever since the. trolley _' accident. Th.> fu neral will take place on Monday morning, and the burial will bo In Woodlawn. Mr. Briffgs's father. Thomas Jefferson Brlggs. was a well known art connoisseur, and was. Ii is said, th- first wallpaper manufacturer in this State. Warren Collins Brlggs was a pupil of James" M Mart, and a landscape an.l cattle painter. He won a prize in in the National Academy of Design. ¦ , ' ¦ r>'-.-r',i 'deerfoot farm -sausages. . • With ¦Increasing' knowledge -of the ¦ danger 'to health through carelessly prepared food, consumer^ grow more fastidious In their selection.- "Deerfoot" n.«&&« xmrlur. dataUnau and cleanlineM.-AdvL THB . REV. ROBERT 1,. TADDOCK. The complainant against Herlihy. • .graph by Rockwood.) • TT- TO. K. OLCCOT. Gxaai'l Xcr tie pxosecutlca. A RFCORD YFAR FOR YTXITOR*. TRANSATLANTIC LINERS BROUGHT THIRTT THOUSAND MORE CABIN PASSENGERS THAN IN 18». The transatlantic passenger traffic between this port and Eur ue in 1900 showed a marked increase over that of several previous years. A table published yesterday by William C. Moore, the landing agent of the Immigration Bureau, showed that 137.852 cabin and 403.491 steerage passengers were landed at this port in 1900 by twenty regular steamship lines and a few unat tached steamers. The number of cabin passen gers landed here in 1S9!» was 107.415 and in 1898 80.586. This increase of 50,000 in two years was undoubtedly due in part to the prosperity of the country. The Paris Exposition, the desire of foreigners to visit this country and growing commerce are also causes for the increased travel to the United States. The figures for nearly every steamship line show an increase over last year, and the big liies made large gains. The greatest gains were made by the Hamburg-American and North German Lloyd lines, the owners of the big record breaking passengers steamers Deutsch land and Kaiser Wilhelm d»T Grosse. These lines brought 2a.271> cabin and «5,384 steerage and 23.."{50 cabin and 64.C98 steerage passengers, respectively. No other single line carried half the number of steerage passengers brought by either of these two lines. The Cunard Iflne brought :S>,000; the American Line 1t».435 and the White Star Line 14.948 cabin passengers. These four lines transported nearly one hundred thousand of the 137,852 cabin passengers who came. The number of steerage passengers landed here in IS9O was 30K.762. In 18D8 !t was -M0.H51 Nearly all of these were Immigrants. A PARALYTIC DIES AT A FIRE. HER BODY FOUND AFTER A BLAZE IN A BOARDING HOUSE HAD BEEN TUT OUT. Mrs. Bessie Kenny. wfcx> occupied a room on the fourth floor of the boarding house kept by Mrs. Anna Wellman al No. !3H East Flfty eighth-st.. was found lying dead on the floor cf her room soon after firemen had extinguished a lire in the house yesterday afternoon. The fire broke out on the first floor, occupied by Dr. William Ferguson, and was discovered by a servant. Before the firemen could extin guish the flames a loss of $5,000 had been caused. Captain Lantry. of the East Fifty-flrst-st. sta tion, was making a search of the house, when he found the dead woman. Mrs. Kenny had been a paralytic for some time. It Is thought »he was trying to make her way to the hall way when overcome by the smoke. Mrs. Kenny was a patient of Dr. Ferguson. Her body was sent by her husband. Thomas Kenny, to an undertaker's shop. The cause of the fire is unknown. JOSEPH JEFFERSON A ffrV.4IT.4T. GRANDSON OF THE ACTOR LEAVES SCHOOL AND SPENDS NIGHT IN POLICE STATION. The Yonkers police station had as a lodger on Thursday night Joseph Jefferson, twelve years old. son of Thomas Jefferson and grandson of Joseph Jefferson, the actor. Young Joseph was a runaway and a truant from school. His home Is In Montclalr. N. J. On Thursday morning he was delivered to a military school in Dobbs Ferry, where he was to remain until the close of the school term, next June. The contemplation of these long, weary months was too much for the boy. Joseph obtained per mission to leave his classroom. Down the lawn he went, ard soon was lost from sight of the school behind the high hedge south of the grounds. He took to the railroad and trudged along to the south until about 6 o'clock. At that time he climbed the stairs to Tower House No. 16. on the New -York Central and Hudson River Railroad, and knocked. The towerman opened the door. '"What time Is it. mister?" asked Joseph. "About 6 o'clock." "Why. I thought It was about 12 o'clock," re plied the boy. The towerman invited him in io get warm, and Joseph went. "I thank you. sir," he said. "I'm very cold, but I must be hurrying on my way home. I live In Montclair. N. J." The towerman told him that Montclalr was about one hundred miles away, and asked a passerby to inform the Yonkers police that a runaway was In the tower. Detectives Robinson and Connolly, of Yonkers, went for Joseph Jef ferson and too* him to Police Headquarters. Joseph had left his overcoat at Dobbs Ferry. He refused to go back to the school. A good supper and a comfortable bed were provided for him, and he slept well. Yesterday William J. Bright, of Yonkers. took the boy to his home In .11 h'Y L'FVFRSi:i> TffF COT'RT. ORDERED TO riND A PRISONER GUILTY. THEY ACQUITTED HIM. Ilackensack, N. J.. Jan. 4 (Special).— There were twelve indignant men In. Hackensack to day. They constituted the panel of Jurors drawn to try John Scudder. colored, indicted for assault i and battery on Richard O'Brien, of LodL When all the evidence was in and Lawyer Archibald C. Hart faced the jury to sum up Judge Za brlskle.sald: It isn't necessary for you to say anything-. Mr Hart. the prisoner's evidence convicted him. Gentlemen of the Jury, you will find a verdict of guilty The jurors retired, and . after an absence of fifty minutes returned .1 verdict of acquittal. The judge was so displeased that he discharged the twelve jurymen for. the term, whereupon they left the courtroom and indulged in remarks somewhat uncomplimentary to the Court. They declared that there was not even a reasonable doubt upon which to. convict, and quoted law yers for the opinion' that the Court has no right to order a conviction in a criminal prosecution. "Millions of bad Colds. have been cured with JAYNE*S EXPECTORANT.^Advt. PRICK THREE CENTS. WHY DEVEKV STICKS. IXELIGIBT F FOR RETIREMENT ON PEN SION ON HIS OWN \PPI.I«-ATION. AT THE MERCY OF THE COMM!??I^N p R.* AND THE MAYOR-HK FRIENDS AWAIT DEVELOPMENTS AT ALBANY Chief of Police Devery is not eligible for **¦ tirement on a pension upon his own application. That fact will explain why Devery has refused to listen to the persuasive eloquence of mem bers of the Tammany Committee of Five ami others who have suggested his voluntary an;! ¦ graceful retirement from office. The provision* of lsw for the retirement of a policeman are ex plicit. A policeman who has reached the age «•* flfty-flve years and has served twenty years on the force may be retired upon bis own appli cation or upon a certificate by the surgeons that he is not able to perform poMee duty. A police man who has served twenty-five years oats»a ts» force must be retired upon his own application provided there are no charges pending against him. Devery has not been a policeman twenty -fly»l v» years, and he is not fifty-five years old. He H too strong and robust to permit the issue of a surgeon's certificate of unfltness for pone* duty Devery became a policeman on June 19, 1ST 1 * Taking no account of the year that he was sj( | the force, because he was reinstated by the courts after being dismissed by the Police Board. j he has a term of service of only twenty-tw- I years and six months. He was born in 1854. sjsjj I is not much over forty-six years old. He would : be unable, therefore, to force his retirement oa j a pension by making application for retirement- There is a special provision in the charter by which a chief of police can be retired, without hit j own application, by the unanimous vote of the Commissioners, or by the votes of three Corn ' missioners and the vote of the Mayor. It wa I under that provision that John McCullagh was retired from the office of Chief of Police, to I make room for Devery. The Mayor removal I Commissioners Hamilton and Philips from oftV" j and filled one of the vacancies by appoint! r>- I Commissioner Hess. Then Commissione-? Y.->r'«. Sexton and Hess and the Mayor voted to retire McCullagh. Later Commissioner A bell was ar j pointed. Devery can be retired if all four Com | missioners vorV for his retirement, or If three of them and the Mayor vote for his ii Hie— aa> The Chief, therefore, is at the mercy Off the Commissioners and the Mayor, and cannot gf>: out of the fix he is in by applying for retire —sat. He may be kept in his place until he is legislated out of office without a pension by the passage I of a new police law. Well informed police officials said yesterday that Devery »s *»"* to be retired, at least not for I the present. If it becomes certain that the Legislature will pass a bill to legislate him out of office. hi.< friends in the Police Board ma> vote to give him a retiring pension. HERLIHY SEEKIXG DELAY. a belief HELD that HIS trial CAN be DRAGGED ALONG UNTIL THE POLICE board IS legis lated out* of OFFICE. When the trial of Captain Herlihy was «*«• — at Police Headquarters yesterday afternoon. ex- Judge Olcott. for the prosecution, said he espect ed to call only about a dozen more witnesses, but It might require several days to get the restimon. of those witnesses on the record. There has been expressed a belief that if the trial of Captain Her- Uhy can be dragged along for a few weeks, th« present Police Board will be legislated out of of fice and the trial of Herlihy will fail of any result. Mr. Olcott said yesterday afternooon that a new Commissioner, taking the place of the present Board of Police, could not act upon the testimony taken by the present Board. Mr. Olcott also said that he had expected to call James B. Reynolds as the chief witness of the day. but Mr. Reynolds had an attack of the grip and could not appear. John Becker, a manufacturer of overalls at No. 53 Allen-st.. was called to the stand to testify abo- t women who had infested the lower floors of the tenement houses Nos. 48 and J» Allen-st. The women, he testified, stood on the stoop or at the windows of the houses and called to men who passed by. The witness identi fied his signature to a letter, signed by several per sons, appealing to »he Mayor to have the disgrace ful scenes in Allen-st. stopped. Appended to the letter was a report by Captain Herlihy. and Mr. Olcott wanted Herlihy to admit his signature on the report. Mr. Grant. Herlihy'* counsel, objected vigorously until Mr. Olcott saM It would be necessary to call the Mayor as a wit ness. Then the fact that the report was made by Herlihy was admitted by the defence. Mr. Grant, on cross-examination, ascertained the fact that Becker signed the letter at the request of his landlord. He could not read, but it was read to him. and he understood that it was a complaint to Mayor Van Wyck. There were other signers. "I was willing to sign it if it would make the street clean." he said. •Did you ever complain to the police?" "No." "But you saw girls arrested, didn't you?" "Why. no." replied the witness, seemingly •"-• prised at the question. Miss Becky Goodman, of No. 47 Allen-st. testJneA about the women at the houses Not*. 48 and CO AUen-st.. saying they called to men. The letter shown to Becker was shown to her. and she identified it. She showed her own signature. "B. Goodman." * j "You see my name is Becky, "she explained. "In/ this affair you are calling me Rebecca, bat my/ right name is Becky." / Once or twice the women made remarks a? sM passed, she said. "Come right in. there'll be room for you to-morrow." was on« remark. •'Come right up; you can make $1 easy." they said to her OS) another occasion. Mr. Olcott stated before the adjournment ass taken that he had intended to call Chief Devery and all the deputy chiefs to see If Captain Herlihy over applied to any of them for a "chiefs war rant." as he could do under Section 318 of the charter. He asked Mr. Grant If he would admit that he had not to save time. Mr. Grant said that he would give him an an<» ¦ at the opening of the next session of the trial. Mr. Grant asked for an adjournment to the middle off next week in order that he might conduct a case in court. "Counsel can easily delay this trial for a month under the same excuse." replied Commissioner York. It was Anally decided to adjourn until 4 p. m. on Monday, when there will be an evening session. COMMITTEE OF FIFTEEN PLANS. CHAIRMAN BALDWIN SATS IT WILL TAX* STEPS TO PREVENT TAX DODGING AS WELL AS GAMBLING. William H. Baldwin. Jr.. the chairman of the Committee of Fifteen, said yesterday that he knew of no movement to have John D. « *rt retrains suc i ceed him as chairman of the committee. Illness ! has kept Mr. Baldwin quiet for some day*, and he said yesterday that he thought his absence from i the headquarters of the committee hau given rts* to talk for which there was small foundation. "Mr. j Crimmins Is a good man. either on or off the com 1 mittee." he said. Mr. Baldwin said that he did not know th . ; the committee would offer any evidence to the January Grand Jury, but he would be glad to hear that the Tammany Committee of Five had work for the Grand Jury. "The scope of our committee's work is a3 wide ; as the city." he said, "and If It la our duty to B ; after gambling places In the Tenderloin it la also I our duty to look after bucket sh'«ps in Wan Street. I If the Police Department to to bY kept from 2 : tectlng vice x cannot see way the Tax Department • should not be, kepi from allowing .sands .of I : dollars to slip away from the city trea-t:ry through the dodging ai some projvrty owners. I do no -• - why tfu> coinrnUten should not »K-i some steps •to prevent tux dot'einsr." sgsSßi&t&Pm ¦""¦SSBttMKI (Former Police Commissioner Frank ; Mom yes- ¦ terday denied that -he "had been approached -by; '. members of "the "Committee ofiFtfteen and" offered the charge of Its investigations. He further said