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WOULD .ABOLISH CORONERS
;.AU*TERS AGREE WITH DISTRICT AT
TORNEY JEROME— PREVIOUS LEGIS
LATION THAT HAS FAILED.
Many of the prominent lawyers of the city
agree with District Attorney. Jerome that It
is about time to have legislation to abolish the
Coroners' Office, and have the preliminary In
vestigations of auspicious deaths made by phy
sicians attached to the Health Department.
Rome of them have expressed surprise that
there has been no legislation to that end, since
the constitutional convention several years ago
'recommended It and the people passed an
amendment to the State constitution by which
such legislation was made possible.
It has been suggested that there would be
a great saving of expense to the city by having
physicians of the Health Department make the
necessary autopsies In cases of sudden or sus
picious death, and have the regular magistrates
of the city take charge of the judicial Inquiries
■where such are necessary in accident cases, as
well as in homicide cases, and hold prisoners
for the grand Jury. It Is declared that in
Important murder cases, where the testimony of
chemical or medical experts is necessary for
the prosecution of the indicted persons, it would
be better to have the testimony of officials
connected with the Health Department than
the costly testimony of paid private experts.
"I believe that the Coroners' Office is more
of a hindrance than a help to the administra
tion of the criminal laws in this city," said
De Lancey Nlcoll, former District Attorney of
New- York County, yesterday. "I believe that
convictions In cases of homicide could be ob
tained with more certainty without the Inter
ference of the coroners. The Coroners* Office
Is an antiquated institution, a relic of a prim
itive age. and it should be abolished."
Mr. Nlcoll said he favored a bill which was
drawn a few years ago to abolish the Coroners'
Office, and have all preliminary investigations
of sudden and suspicious deaths conducted by the
Health Board officials. He did not know why
the bill failed of passage in the. legislature.
" "Crowner's quest* ha« been a term of deris
ion almost from time immemorial," said John
E. Parsons. "It signifies what every one who
will take the time to think knows about. the
solemnity of the judicial duties which the cor
oners assume belongs to them. We all recall
the idea attributed to a coroner's jury that
sitting on an inquest meant sitting on the body,
and the ignorance which this illustration on
the part of the Jury affords is no greater than
that' sometimes exemplified in the case of the
coroners themselves. Legislation to abolish the
coroners might now be seriously taken up and
put in proper shape, having due regard to all
the Interests concerned."
A bill to abolish the coroners was Introduced
In the Assembly in February, 1900. by Dr. Nel
son H. Henry, the Assemblyman from the Vth
District of New-York County, but it was killed
in the Committee on Public Health, and the
legislature never had an opportunity to vote
on it. Dr. Stephen Smith, of this city, had a
hand in the preparation of the bill. In Its first
section the bill provided that notices of all
sudden or suspicious deaths should be sent to
the president of the Health Board and referred
to a medical officer, appointed for such duty,
who should at once proceed to make an in
vestigation. The section made it a misdemeanor
for any person, ether than the medical officer
referred to, to disturb or remove a body, or
"wilfully to touch, remove or disturb the cloth-
Ing or any article upon or near such body,"
without an order by the health officials.
The bill was made applicable to all the coun
ties of the State, and in some of its sections
there were provisions for Investigations by po
lice Justices, magistrates or Justices of the
peace. In cases of suspicious death, for the
summoning of witnesses and for the holding of
persons arrested on suspicion. There were pro
visions, too, for the organization of bureaus
in health departments for the investigation of
cases which now come under the Jurisdiction of
the coroners. One of the final sections of the
act was the following:
From and after the passage of this act no person
shall be elected to fill the vacancy caused by the
resifmatlor.. death cr expiration of term of service
cf any coroner in this State, and the office so va
cated shall be abolished, and the duties thereof
shall thereafter be performed by the local board <af
health •with tho co-operation of any Justice of the
peace, police Justice or city magistrate, as provided
in this act, it being the ir.tent and purpose of this
act to secure the more prompt and accurate deter
mination of the causes of death of persons who din
under conditions which warrant tne suspicion of
crime by abolishing the office of corone-r and re
quiring local boards of health to Investigate the
causes of death in every cane where there is a bus
plcion of crfme. and conferring upon Justices of the
pea«e and city magistrates the powers heretofore
exercised by coroners in holding Inquests upon
dead bodies upon which an inquest Is now requir^a
to b* held.
"TIM" SULLITAX A DEFENDANT.
WITH HIS PARTNKn IN' DEWEY THEATRE
HE BATS HE WAS NOT RESPONSI
BLE I"OR PLAINTIFF'S ARREST.
On tiie application of Hoffman & Wahle, attor
neys for Senator Timothy D. Sullivan and Maurice
iCraua, the owners of the Dewey Theatre. Justice
Beach. in the. Supreme Court, yesterday Issued an
order directing Jchn J. Whaelon to show cause why
he should not give them a bill of particulars set
ting out how he had been damaged to the extent
of *10.000.
tVh&elon Is suing Senator Sullivan and his part
ner for this amount of damages for assault, false
arrest and Imprisonment. He declares that on
December 11. 3901, at the Dewey Theatre, two of
the employes demanded the return of $4 50 which
he had received as change in paying for a ticket,
accusing him of stealing it. He denied that he had
received money which wan not his. was arrested
and locked up In the Flfth-st. station. He was
discharged In an hour, the charge being withdrawn.
Hoffman & Wahle say that he was not arrested
on any charge made by them, but that he grabbed
another man's change and was arrested for disor
derly conduct.
XOT AGATXST COMPETITIVE SYSTEM.
COMMISSIONER KU?,SEL.t. SATS THERE AI.E REA
SON'S "WHY r.l'l^BS EHOLXD NOT APPLY
TO MANY OF HIS EMPLOYES. '
William Hepburn Russell. Commissioner of Ac
counts, denied yesterday that ha was against civil
k service regulations as applied to his office.
"1 believe In civil service." said Mr. Russell, "but
' there are excellent reaeens why the regulations
should not apply to a larg> number of employes in
my department. I am solne to try to have placed
In the exempt class eiKht -.hlef examiners and from
eixte«n to twenty-four examiners. • These, alto-
J ether, make up less than 50 per cent of our office
force. All the others in the office could wisely be
kept in the classified service. Tim classification of
the employes at present is a Rood deal of a farce.
The commissioners have asked for but eight chief
examiners, and they are entitled under the present
classification to thirteen."
DECIDE ON PLACE FOR STRONG'S PICTURE.
John DeWltt Warner. John 81/telow, Samuel P.
Avery. Henry R. Marshall. Frederick JDielman and
A- Augustus Healy. of the Municipal Art Commis
sion, held an executive session in the Mayor's office
yesterday. The commission decided to hang the
picture of Mayor William L. Strong in the Mayor's
ante-chamber. It will take the place of the oil
portrait of Mayor Wlllet. who served from ISO 7to
ltlO. Mayor W lllefa picture will be moved to the
opposite wall. A sub-committee was appointed to
report on the advisability of accepting a pedestal
for a statue of General Porter to be erected In the
Borough of Richmond.
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ASSAULTS FELLOW PRTfiQXER.
SALESMAN MAY FACE CHARGE -W)F HOMI
CIDE FOR BLOW IN JEFFERSON
MARKET PEN.
AC the result of an assault on a fellow prisoner
in the pen at Jefferson Market Prison yesterday
William C. Gallagher, a salesman, Of No. 372
Eighth-aye., may face a charge of homicide.
Gallagher was arrested for assaulting Joseph
Fralich, a waiter, of No. 1,€26 Third-aye.
When Gallagher was put In the pen at Jefferson
Market Prison to await arraignment he found him
self in company with Robert Tracy, of No. 462
Went Fifteenth-st., who had been arrested for In
toxication. Tracy was In a Jolly mood, and twitted
Gallagher with hi* arrest. Suddenly, after a re
mark by Tracy, Galloßher struck him a heavy blow
with his fist, knocking him against the iron door
which separates the pen from the corridor. When
Tracy arose he had a deep gash in his forehead,
and his skull was Injured. Dr. Campbell, the prison
doctor, was called, and an ambulance took the in
jured man to St. Vincent's Hospital.
Gallagher was arraigned before Magistrate Detiel
on the charge of felonious assault, and held with
out bail to await the result of Tracy's injuries.
SUICIDE WORE MOTHER'S DRESS.
BOY OF FIFTEEN, WHO WAS BACKWARD AT
SCHOOL., HANGED HUfSBLF.
Flor.il Park, Ix>ns: Island, Feb. 3.— Dressed In
clothes belonging to his mother. William Cook,
fifteen years old. wns found hanging from a rafter
in a room on the upper floor of hia house here tin's
morning. Ho hnd been dead for several ho.-rs.
Th« boy had been somewhat backward In his
studies recently, and It is believed that the attempt
to keep up with his companions affected his mind.
His mother was away lust night, and he nsked his
grandmother to call him early In the morning.
She said she would, but when she went to his room
failed to find him. She >-'ot some of the neighbor?
to help her search the house They found that tho
door of the storeroom on the top Jloor was locked,
and on breaking it open saw what was apparently
the body of a woman hanging from a rafter.
A closer Inspection showed It to be the body of
Cook. He hnd taken a dress and a COUDIe of
skirts of his mother's, and put them on, and then
had gone to th» storeroom. Tin re he had ft. ■'■<) on
a Chair nnd fasten' d one end of '.!■,.• r ■: • to a rafter
and the other end around his neck. He then kicked
away tho chair and strangled to death.
THEATRES XOT ALOXF. ATM ED AT.
6TT-RGIS INTENDS TO ENFORCE LAW IN*
« ?TrRCHES. SCHOOLS AND DAXCB HAULS.
Commissioner Bturgls will not limit the over
crowding law to its application lo theatres.
He declared yesterday afternoon it was his inten
tion to enforco the law with regard to churches,
schools, dance halls and other places where a large
number of people congregated. "1 am not Issuing
orders to the public," lie mid, "but to the uni
formed force."
Commissioner Sturgls. ex-Commi.«slonT Sheffield
and ex-Fire Chief Hugh Bonner called on Mayor
Low yesterday afternoon, presumably with refer
ence to how far the Fire Department should go
in prosecuting the proprietors of theatres when
they violate the law by blocking the iilsle^. "l will
leave It for the Mayor to say what we talked
about," said Mr. Sturgis. "I am free to say that
if I discover that there are intentional violations
of the law the Fire Department will u.=e rigorous
measures to punish violators."
The Commissioner hrm not yet received any re
ports of violations of the law at theatres on Batur
day or Sunday evening. Firemen are placed on
duty at the various theatres, and it is a rule of the
department that they phall report dally to their
captains. These reDorts are then sent ui> to the
battalion chief, who turns them over to <'hi-f
Croker. If the chief thinks the report Important
he sends It on to tho Fire < 'ommlssioner. The pro
cess of transmission Bhould have permitted the re
ports to reach the Commissioner by last evening.
(.'ommisf.oiiir Sturgls has prepared .t circular
letter to be pent to the proprietors of pla
amusement. The letter states that an ofiiulal re
port has reached the department of violation of
the overcrowding 1 law at the place of amusement
owned or managed by the recipient of th« letter,
which goes en to say that the farts hay been sub
mitted to the Corporation Counsel. If assurance is
received by the department that mich. vlolatii
the result of an accident and that a recurrence will
be prevented, the letter promises that further pro
ceedings will not bo taken; otherwise tiie law- will
be enforced.
TRIES SUICIDE OX WAY TO PRISOX.
THRBD ATTEMPTS OP MURDERER UNDER T..TFB
SENTENCE FUTILE-.
After making three futile attempts to end his
life, Randall Fox, who was on Saturday sentenced
to Sing Sing for life by Justice Keneflck, in the
Criminal Branch of the Supremo Court, was yes
terday taken to Sing Sing to serve his sentence.
He was found guilty of the murder of Grant
Young, a negro, on August 19, 1901, at No. 2,516
Park-avn. After his sentence Fox said to As
elrtant District Attorney Schurman, "I will never
live to get to Sing Sing."
The first attempt made on his life by Fox was on
Sunday afternoon, when he was found bleeding In,
his cell. No. 8 In Murderer's Row, from a deep
gash In his neck just below his chin. In some
mysterious way he (had got a piece of tin. A guard
was placed over him, and he was carefully watched
then.
Yesterday, while the prison van was waiting out
side for him, and Fox was being led through the
corridor on the first floor, be broke away from the
guards and dashed his head against th<> top of a
stove. An examination showed that he had not
injured himself. He was then led out of the
prison and was about to be put Into the. van when
he broke away from hi* keepers and knocked his
head against the wheel of the van. Again he
failed to injure himself.
CHARLES A. ALBEIT B SHORT \GE.
COMMISSIONER OP ACCOUNTS FINDS THAT IT
IS $5.852 70.
William Hepburn Russell, Commissioner of As
counts, reported to the Mayor last evening that
the shortage In the accounts of Charles A. Alden,
who was secretary to Charities Commissioner Kel
l-Vo'ir In charge of the "court fund," amounted to
i$5 D i , Alden was bonded by the United States
t laenty and Guaranty Company In the sum of $5,000.
JEROME TAKES UP OVERTIME CHARGE.
Assistant District Attorney Iselln yesterday had
a conference with Oren Root, Jr.. of tho Metropol
itan Street Railway Company, in reference to com
plaints which hay» been received by tha District
Attorney's office, that the men employed by the
company are compelled to work overtime In viola
tion of the labor law. The District Attorney ha
received information that there is in existence a
schedule which calls for the men working a longer
period than allowed by , law, and It is against tills
schedule that he Intends to proceed
v«^ H/'°rH /'° r 1 " fori »7 1 »*>■ IseUn that ho did not
know of such a schedule. He promised that he
would Immediately consult v lth the various super
intendents of the line and report to the District
Attorney soon. «-i.<.im.
TELEGRAPHIC XOTES.
Indianapolis, Feb. 3.— The four story building- In
Pennsylvania-st., occupied by the When Clothing
Company, was damaged $50,u00 by fire to-day. Th«
loss is partly covered by Insurance.
Seattle. Feb. 3.-The steamer City of Seattle ar
rived from Skagnvay late yesterday with two well
known Klondike operators, Antone Slander and
Max Endelman, on board. They report that while
business is dull In Dawson. a large amount of min
ing is In progress In the district.
Mentone, 3nd_. Feb. 3.— Fire early to-day wiped
out. half the business portion of the town, causing
a loss of $50,000, on which there was but little insur
ance. A whole block of stores and two residences
were destroyed. The town has only a hand fire en
gine, and this was out of order.
Chicago, Feb. 3.— By a stipulation entered Into
by the attorneys in the case the decree making-
Elmer Washburn receiver for the Zlon lace indus
tries will not be entered until Wednesday next. The
decree wan to have been entered to-day, but addi
tional time was needed to prepare the amended bill
asked for by Judge Tuley.
St. Louis, Feb. 3. — In a circular Issued to-day by
General Manager Russell Harding 1 of the Missouri
Pacific Railway. L. Hardy is named general super*
intendent of that road and its leased operated lines
In Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado, with
headquarters at St. Louis, vice G. Clarke, resigned.
The appointment will become effective on Febru
ary 15.
Indianapolis. Feb. 3.— The operators have met the
demands of the miners for an advance of 10 per
cent with a proposition for a reduction of 10 per
cent from the present scale of wages. This Is in
line with the policy they pursued last year at the
Joint conference at Columbus, which resulted in
the final adoption of the agreement of 1200, made
in this city.
Chicago, Feb. 3.— James B. Agnew, who claims re-
Ifttlonshrp to a well known Philadelphia family of
that name, la under arrest here, charged with
swindling . several hundred physicians in Illinois,
lowa. Michigan. Minnesota and Wisconsin out of
small sums of money. Ho is charged with having
fraudulently obtained cash subscriptions to a Chi
cago medioal publication. Agnew came to Chicago
from New- York.
NEW-* ORE: DAILY TRIBrxE. TUESDAY. FEBRUARY 4. 1002.
CHARGES ON DISASTERS,
JUDGE OOWING INSTRUCTS GRAND JT'RY
TO FIND PERSONS RESPONSIBLE FOR
COLLISION AND EXPLOSION.
The February grand jury whs sworn in yester
day before Judge Cowing, in Part I of General Ses
fiinnn. Judge Cowing in his charge requested it to
make a most searching and intelligent examination
Into the New-York Central tunnel collision and tho
explosion In the subway In Park-aye. He told it
to do its utmost to find the guilty persons In each
case, and, without regard to whom they might be.
see, that they wrro hrought to punishment. He said
in part:
During tho laat month there have occurred in thla
city two appaliing disasters, which have not only
cost, tho loss of human life, but have greatly
shocked and disturbed the peace of thin community.
I will not assume that they were caused by any
body inspired by criminal intent. If they were,
then it would be murder in the first degree. But
there i? a certain degree at which negligence be
comes criminal. It 's for you, gentlemen of the
grand jury, to look into these miUter^ with ex
ceedlng care and Intelligence. These matters are
quite as important us any that may be laid before
you. The public safety Is an important considera
tion in a city of this size, nnd to prove this laws
have been enacted for the protection of human life
which, if they were enforced with celerity and
zeal, should mnke disasters of this kind wellnigh
ijnpoFsible.
There are two ciuk'S which I expect will Tie
placed before your body for itc action. If you find
criminal neglect on the purl of any person or per
sons do not hesitate an instant In bringing him
before this bar, no matter who ho be, to be judged
and punished
It is Important In a city like "urs that If a duty
of the, nature here contemplated be enforced upon
a person he must perform it. and if he fnils to do
no he- should bo made to understand that he will
be held strictly answerable for the consequences,
and if neglect causes death he should be punished.
All crimes should be punished, but these are of
t>uch public moment that the public generally have
taken cognisance of them. These disasters havu
shocked the public and made them fearful, and
those upon whom these high responsibilities de
volve should be Impressed with the fact that If they
had prior knowledge of this neglect they were Just
as guilty as the mnn who stood over the powder
magazine or held the throttle of the colliding train.
anufflng out twenty, thirty or forty human beings.
He pointed out that it wns not at all ueieesaijr
that the guilty p-is>:i should have been on th«
scene of the disaster when it occurred He ex
plained the law. and laid special stress on the
Clauses Which charge the grand jury with th* duty
of looking Into derelictions of duty by public offi
cials.
The foreman <■>? the Jury Is Marshall C. Lefferts,
of No. 30 Washington Place.
MAN KILLED IX XKWARKFIRE
FACTORY DESTROYED— HIOH WIND PUTS
MANY HOUSES IN DANGER.
Fire last night in FlschaMUl'a hat factory, at
Xo. 146 to 151 Churlton-Kt., Newark, threatened
the city with R most disastrous blaze. The fac
tory was a thre»» story brick and frame struct
ure, across the street was a row of frame build
ings on either side, and to the rear were more
frame houses. For 101118 dista&e* In every di
rection there, was not a brick building to stay the
flames or give the men fighting the fire a vant
age point.
When the first engine reached the scene a sec
ond alarm was sounded. The first call engines
turned their attention to the surrounding build
ings, and, owing to this, the fire was practically
confined to the hat shop. The fronts of the
buildings opposite were on tire several times,
but the fire was put out. The buildings to the
rear and at the sides were also damaged. The
factory Itself was burned out. The loss Is
115,000.
In the early part of the fire a man who vat
employed in the factory was helping in getting 1
out stuff when he whs overcome by smoke.
Later Captain McDermott of Engine No. (i stum
bled over the man's dead body. The high wind
favored the spread of the flames, and tenants
in the houses two blocks away moved out In
momentary expectation that the fire would leap
the street and sweep all before It. The origin
of the fire Is not known.
TAMPER WITH WA TEE METERS
FIFTY-TWO FOUND IN WHICH COGS 01-*
MEASURING WHEEL WERE
FILED OFF.
In the course of the Investigation by the Water
Supply Department of a large number of cases of
sudden diminution In apparent water consumption,
fifty-two meters that had been tampered with have
already been discovered. The person who tampered
with the meters seems to have had a duplicate of
the Bt-al used by the department In closing: meters.
This seal la a copy of the city seal, and an impres
sion of It is put. la red sealing wax. over the
heads of the screws that hold down the caps of the
meters.
One of the most recent Instances was that of a
man who paid $29 GO for two months, and had a bill
for only $13 for th* next seven months. The In
vestigation showed that the cogwheel behind the
centre dial had been removed and that nine of its
ten cogs had been filed off, so that In on« revolu
tion. Instead of registering ten cubic feet of water
consumed. It registered only one. A reporter saw
similar wheels from other meters which had had
seven and four of their ten cogs tiled off.
It is the intention to prosecute the men on whose
premises these meters were round, and it has also
been suggested that a reward be offered for the
conviction of the person who has done the HUn«r if
he can be found. Th<-re are about thirty-seven
thousand water meters in tha city, and the revenue
derived last year from water registered by them
VUS «-., 4 00,000*
OPPOSED TO NEW WATER MEASURE
MR. DOUGHERTY THINKS BILL FOR A COM
MISSION VIOLATES HOME RULE
PRINCIPLE.
J. Hampton Dougherty. Commissioner of
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity, said yester
day that he was opposed to Assembly bill No. 3
entitled, "An act to provide for an adequate*
supply of pure water In cities of over 1,000.000
inhabitants." Mr. Dougherty said, among other
thinks:
The real object of this bill Is the creation of a
board of water commissioners for th*. cltv of
New-York, with power that would supersede
the plain duti'-H of tho Water Department as
at. present constituted under the charter
The bill authorizes the Mayor to appoint fjx
commissioners, who, together with the Mayor
the Controller and the Commissioner of Water
supply, are to be styled Water Commissioners
Tip bill abolishes a great part of the powers of
the Commissioner pf Water supply, and also
reduces th? Board of Estimate and Apportion
ment to a mere Instrument to carry out tho
tie, rees of tlu« proposed Water Commissioners
This violates th« spirit of tho charter, and ia
frlnges the very essence of home rule. \ con
servative estimate of the expenditure under
the bill Is JITHUXIO a year. All this work under
the present charter is performed by the De
partment of Writer Bupply, Gas and Electric
ity. There is not th<- slightest reason for im
pairiag the vitality of the new charter by the
creation of the proposed commission.
S. Cristy Mead, the assistant secretary «>f the
Merchants' Association, will go to Albany to
day to appear befi !■■ tin- committee of the Sen
ate before which the bill Introduced i>y Senator
Mcfnrren to creato a special water commission
is to have a hearing. Mr. Mead will oppose the
bill on the grounds that the present Commis
sioner of Water Supply. Qaa ai,d Electricity has
full power to undertake the work necessary to
obtain an additional wate, supply for this city
mid that the creation of a special commission
for that particular purpose would be an un
ary burden of expense upon the eitjr, and
would cause needless delays in the work of ob
taining a larger water supply.
THE PRICK OF OIL RM*l !>
INDEPENDENT COMPANIES AND THK STANDARD
REACH AN UNDERSTANDING.
The Standard Oil Company and the four inde
pendent companies which have been selling kero
sene oil In Hudson County to retail dealers have
reached an understanding, and the wholesale price
of oil has been advanced one cent a gallon. The
price is now eight ■• nts a gallon. The Independent
companies were lighting the Standard, and for
some time there was much cutting of wholesale
prices. The independent companies are the Crewe-
Levlch. the Columbia, the Pure Oil and John
Ellis & Son. They decided last week to call a
halt, and a treaty was negotiated,
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.
TO NAME NEW TREASURER.
SENATOR REED AND EX-MAYOR BRIGGS
BOTH CONFIDENT OP SELECTION.
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 3 (Special).— Governor Mur
phy took possession of the house In "West-st. to
day which he hps leased from Hughes Ollphant.
During his term as Governor the house will be
known as the Executive Mansion. Governor Mur
phy came down from Newark early this afternoon
with Senator-elect Dry den on the special car Cleo
patra, in which Mr. Dryden went to Washington.
In the party were Mrs. Dryden. Mr. and Mrs. For
rest Dryden, Colonel and Mrs. Kuser, Dr. Leslie D.
Ward, Major Carl I^entz, State Senator Thomas N.
McCarter, Uzal McCarter, Frank Bergen and
Elisha B. Gaddis. It Is expected that Senator Mc-
Carter will return from Washington to-morrow in
time to preside over the Republican joint caucu9
which will decide upon a candidate for State Treas
urer to succeed the late George B. Swain.
There are all sorts of rumors here to-night about
the treasurershlp. Senator Charles A. Reed, of
Somerset County, who Is still aggressively pushing
his own candidacy, seems to be as confident now
as he was a week ago that he would be the suc
cessful competitor of ex-Mayor Frank O. Briggs, of
this city, the present Treasurer. A rumor that Mr.
Reed hud received a letter from Senator McCarter,
the Republican leader of the Senate, authorizing
him to call the Republican Joint caucus and t>
preside over It, was not generally credited.
Another widely circulated rumor was that ex-
Senator K. C. Stokes and David Balrd had locked
horns over the choice of a State Treasurer, ami
that the selection of either ex-Mayor Briggs or
Senator Reed would decide the South Jersey leader
snip. Mr. Stokes being in favor of Brings and Mr.
Balrd a supporter of Reed. As this Is the sort of
politics which has been played in New-Jersey fre
quently, the rumor gulned some credence, but the
cooler heads said that the rumor had no founda
tion, as Mr. Stokes had so far made no move which
would Indicate that he aspired, to tho Republican
leadership In South Jersey.
"There Is no reason why Mr. Stokes should en
ter a contest for political supremacy in South
Jersey with anybody," said a cautious Republican
leader, "Inasmuch as It is more than possible that
he will bo in the front rank of Republican leaders
in New-Jersey by tho time another State campaign
rolls around. Notwithstanding the efforts of a
number of South and Middle Jersey Republicans to
keep Mr. Stokes in the background, it is a good
guess that he will be the next chairman of the
Republican State Committee, and nobody needs to
be told what his selection for that place would
mean In connection with the leadership of the
party. Moreover, l do not think that Mr. Baird.
wily and wideawake politician that he is, would
verify the report that be Is fighting Mr. Stokes at
this time, especially over an office of no greater
Importance than that of State Treasurer."
.V Senator who la usually well informed said to
night that he believed that Senator Reed would
before tho meeting of the caucus to-morrow take
the lead of his opponent, and hold It to the end.
Meanwhile the supporters of Mr. Briggg are to
night as confident as they were a week ago. In
deed, they say that, after making a careful can
vass, they are sure that Mr. Brlggs will have live,
or six votes more than the thirty-two which are
necessary to a choice. An attempt was made to
night to postpone the Republican Joint caucus, but
when It was definitely lt-Rrned that both Senator
Reed and ex-Mayor Brings were In favor of hold-
Ing It without further delay. Assemblyman Homer,
the Republican leader of the House, announced
that the caucus would meet at 2 p. m. to-morrow.
Mr. Homer also paid positively that Senator Mc-
Carter would return from Washington In time to
preside at the caucus.
RECEIVERS GET $12,500 EACH.
THAT BUM ALLOWED TO THE MEN WHO
BOLD THE ROGERS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS.
An order was signed yesterday by Vice-Chan
cellor Emery, at Newark, allowing William Bar
bour and John C. Pcnnlngton, receivers of the
Rogers Locomotive* Works, at Paterson. $12,600
each for selling the plant to Smith & Holran for
J002.009. The order calls also for the payment of
J12.5W to William Pennlngton and John R. Beam,
counsel for the receivers. The allowance for the
receiver! is to.OO) greater than the amount pro
posed by their counsel last Saturday.
11'DER.VOTT SATS FIGHT ITUST BE SLOW.
CONORBBSXAN I KI.AHES THAT CriCK WORK IN
TUB STREET CASH Wlli. MEAN
CITY'S PKFF.AT.
Congressman Allan L. McDermott sent a long
letter yesterday to the Jersey City Board of
Finance, In which he makes an Indirect attack
upon Mayor Pagan, who vetoed the resolution of
the board retaining Mr. McDermott as extra coun
■el In the quits by th« city to regain possession
of parts of Thirteenth, Morris and Dudley sta.,
which corporations now say they own, Mr. McDer
mott, who resigned his otllce aa Corporation Counsel
on January 1. had charge of these suits. In his let
ter he says that he did not ask for pay. and
points out that he rendered a similar service gra
tuitously years a«o, after he had retired as Cor
poration Attorney.
The constitutional points raised by tho "city In
the Thlrteenth-st. ease, he states, must necessa
rily be decided against it In the Court of Chan
cery, but predicts that if the case Is properly pre
sented to the Court of Errors and Appeals the de
cision there will he In favor of the city. He warns
the board that the oar as cannot bo tried speedily,
that a diligent research Is required and a Bpeed*y
light will be a sham debt He says that the pro
posal that ho continue In th« canes came from his
successor. Corporation Counsel Record, and that
Mayor Pagan was present when the question wan
conKldered by the Finance Board, and indorsed its
action.
In his letter to Corporation Counsel Record, of
fering to continue In the suits as special counsel
ho said regarding pay:
There not being any appropriation to pay for the
services you su«Kest, 1 am willing to continue in
the cases mentioned, leaving the question of com
pensation to be decided by the Board of Finance
when the cases have been finally settled, the
amount to be decided without suggestion or con
tractual claim upon my part.
TltrfiT COMPANY TAKES OYFR. RANK.
UNION COUNTY COMCnOf KT^<-ts its HOARD OF
DißE<rrons.
Elizabeth. Feb. 3 (Special).— Th* Union Coun
ty Trust Company took possession to-day of the
First National Bank here, which will go Into vol
untary liquidation and be absorbed by the now con
cern on February Ml The trust company began
business With a capital of $200,000, and a surplus of
$100,000. Its oncers are: President. Thomas N. Ho-
Carter, of Newark; vice-president, Frank Bergen.
of Elisabeth, and secretary and treasurer, Charles
H. K. H-ilsey, of Elizabeth. The stockholders this
morning elected the. following board of directors:
Senator John F. Dryden. James W. Alexander
James ii. Hyde. General Louis Fitzgerald, Valen
tino i: Bnyder, Übhl H. McCarter. Leslie D. Ward
Edgar B. Ward. Thomas N. M. -Carter, Forrest F.
Dryden, ex-Governor voorhees, Senator Joseph
Cross, County Prosei-utor N. C. J. Englesh John
C. Rankln, George W. Rogers, Franklin Brooks
iz-wis W. Klngsley, Frank Bergen, William H.
Rankln, George W. Rogers, Charles ■•. McHrlde.
George T. Parrot and James H. Alexander.
s
ITALIAN FAG IX GETS FIVE TEARS.
WHEN TUB SENTENCE WAS PRONOUNCED ITE HAD
TO BH CARRIED FROM THB COURTROOM.
Paterson, Feb. 3 (Special).— Judge Barkalow
to-day sent Fremandl Garradoni, an Italian, to
State prison for five years. Several Week* ago
the police made a raid on the man's house on the
outskirts of the city, and found that it was filled
from cellar to garret with stolen goods. An in
vestigation showed that Qarradonl had a training
school for young boys, principally Italians, whtr«
he taught them to become sneak thieves and Dick
pockets. Each boy had a route, and the lance
number of robberies which have bothered the po
lice recently was found to bo the work of these
youthful thieves.
When he was told to stand up for sentence th»
Italian Pagln broke down and wept bitterly call
ing on all the saints in the calendar to protect
htm from the vengeance of the law. When «he
learned that he would have to serve ny» years In
prison ho collapsed completely, and officers had to
carry him back to jail.
TEM MILL OF HUGH DVGAN.
ESTATE OF $200,000 TO BB DIVIDED AVOXCJ HIS
CHILDREN.
The will of County Clerk Hugh IXigan was ad
mitted to probate yesterday by Surrogate James T
Lillis. of Hudson County. The will, which was exe
cuted on February 26, iski, leaves all the Dronertv
t.» Mrs. Dugan She died before h,r husmnTand
the property will be divided among the three chn
dren Edward A^Dugan. Mary C. Dugan ami Mrs
Ann K. Spratt. The estate is valued at $300,000.
PAISTERS RAISE WAGE SCALE.
The Journeymen painters of BUTa— County have
adopted a new schedule of wage*, which will go
into effect on April 7. They ask for a day of
eight hours, an increase of 25 centa over the prea-
The Wanamaker Tuesday Musicale
WILL BF. HELD IN THE ART GALLERY THIS AFTERNOON. AT 4 O'CLOCK
( Mis.i EMILY POUNDS, Contralto
ARTISTS >'r PALL DLFALLT. Tenor
( Mr. EUGENE TAVENNER.. Cellist
ALL are invited, up to the avaUable seating capacity
A Marvellous Array of
Brilliant NEW SILKS
*"^^™ ~*AS ever such an amazing array of beautiful Silks offered under-price be-
Wi fore? You will say, ''No," the moment you clap your eyes oa
j the bewildering display this morning. Five world-famous maau
1 facturers — some foreign, others American — have contributed to this
lm^ mmmmm } most notable event. The aggregate purchases amounted to
More than Two Hundred Thousand Yards!
Think of it! Yet so new and fine and beautiful are they, that you might
think this a proud exhibition of the New Spring Silks, with a quarter to a half
clipped off the prices. For you will find here exactly the Silks that Fashion dic
tates that her votaries shall use lavishly this coming season — Printed liberty Satins,
Printed Foulards, Plain Taffetas in all colorings, Black Taffetas and Pean de Soie*
Colored Lumineux and Paillette de Soie, White Taffetas, Evening Brocades, Wash
Silks, Liberty Duchesse, Black Brocaded India, Black Fancy Silks, and still more.
There are no questionable qualities, no undesirable styles. Many are staple silks
used all year round ; others are in patterns that will be offered in many regular
stocks at full prices, during the coming season. All are direct from the manufact
urers and perfect in every way.
Quantities are vast ; yet with the tremendous selling that this announcement
will bring, you had best bo prompt either in coming or writing. No matter what
the silk need, this sale will supply it most fully, and at tremendous economy; as
the details tell below:
75c PRINTED FOULARDS
at 35c
Ten thousand yards of fln« twen
ty four-Inch Foulards. In neat
navy blue—and— whK» and
black-and-white effects; mostly
dots and email figures. A
very large variety, over cna
hundred styles to choose from;
an extraordinary chance to buy
one of the most staple summer
silks at half price.
75c COLORED TAFFETAS
at 50c
Mora than twenty thousand
yards of a splendid quality
colored Taffeta In a fin* va
riety of gt>od colorings: a
clearance from two mills. Most
of the silks have Just coma
from th« looms and are in the
newest colorings— about fifty
shades In all. Including- black.
85c and Si PRINTED
SATIN FOULARDS at 50c
Thirty-free styles ana colorings
of a flaw quality 24-tnch Fou
lard In navy blu« and various
colored grounds, printed In dot
effects. Persian and cameo.
Full range of coloring*. No
letter wearing silk can b* had.
We have sold thousands of
yard;* at full prices.
75c CORDED SILKS at 45c
"Washable; twenry-four Inches
wide; In nil white and colors,
mostly white; more than thir
ty styles to delect from: a.
much finer and wider quality
than usual.
85c BLACK FIOURED
INDIA SILKS at 55c
Mora than twelve thousand yards
of an excellent quality of black
brocaded India or Fonire*, in
small and medium designs an-1
a great variety of — all
blacx. Perhaps the most sen
sible of all silks for dresses or
waists. Can b* worn any
where at any time of year —
particularly fine for travelling.
70c Imported Black Taffe
tas at 55c
A very strong and serviceable
quality that we have sold In
oat regular stock for some
years.
80c TAFFETA at 60c
21 -Inch Black Taffeta: gool
weight and finish: a strong;
and rood wearing silk.
$1 and $1.25 PRINTED
LIBERTY SATIN at 60c
A s-wvl variety of designs and
colors: 04 In. wide; small and
medium designs. A quality
•oil in all stores at mil prices.
80c WHITE TAFFETA at
65c
Six thousand yards of fine qual
ity white Taffeta, very strong
and lustrous.
In the Basement Store will be found Tarions lots of new and good Silks not mentioned above, at lower
prices; individual lots being not large enough to mention at this time.
JOHN WANAMAKEIL
Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co.. Broadway, Fourth Arc. , Ninth and Tenth Sts.
Gnrrogatta* Notices.
"OARCLAY, WILLIAM O.— ln pursuance of
an order of Hon. Frank T. Fitzgerald, a Surrogate of
the County of New York, notice Is hereby given to all per
sons having claims against William O. Barclay, late of
the County of New York, deceased, to present the same
■with vouchers thereof to the subscriber, at her place of
transacting business at the oSloe of Lester W. Clark. No.
SO Broad Street. In the City of New York, on or before
the twelfth day of July nest.
Dated New York, the third day of January, 1602.
CI.AHA S. BARCLAY. Executrix.
ent scale. The, Paperhanfjers* Union has fixed Its
rate at 41 centa an hour and no Saturday half
hoUday.
FOR A STATE UXIYERSITY,
BkTA INTRODUCED IN THE IIOFSE PRO
VIDE 3 FOR FRKR INSTRUCTION FOR
NEW- JERSEY CITIZENS.
Trenton. Feb. II (Special).— Mr. Whit ford
introduced a bill in the House to-night appro
priating VUOOtMO for »he establishment of a
Ftate unlvprsky to be under the control of the
State Hoard of Education. The board Is au
thorized to select a site anywhere in the Stata
outside of Trenton. The bill provides for regular
and elective courses anil that any resilient of
the State shall be eligible. No charge for in
struction is to be made to such persons.
WANT TO BE MINISTER TO HAYTI.
T. THOMAS FORTTNE AXXOUNCK3 HIS CAN
DIDACY— W. F. POWEIX WOULD I.IKE
TO BE REAPPOIXTF.D.
Trenton, Feb 3 (Special).— T. Thomas Fortune, the
colored witter, attended a dinner at the Miinlipii
Club to-night, at which announcement was made
of hta candidacy to succeed William P. Powell, of
Csjadsa, as Minister to Haytl. Tho position pays
$7,000 a year. Many of the colored politicians of
the Stata favor the retention of Mr. Powell, who
Is a candidate for reappolntment. Mr. Fortune
bases his hopea largely on his acquaintance with
President Roosevelt, while Mr. Powell's friends ara
arguing In his favor on account of his having been
generally recognized by Senator Bewell aa the coi
or«a Republican leader in the State
Governor Murphy to-night reappointed Nathan
F Barrett and Abraa D. t)eronda members of the
Palisades Interstate Park Commission.
TRUST COUPAXY BIYS \EW OFFICES.
The Federal Trust Company, recently organ
lred tn Newark, has purchased the building No.
749 Broad-st., which was built two years ago by the
Union Trust Company, a concern started hv |
Jork . and Newark ta and afterward aban-
90c COLORED LUMINEUX
at 70c
A splendid silk for dresses and
waists: one of the most popu
lar silks of the season: all
r.«w: in a complete Una of col
ors ahd black: has a bright
and lustrous face; Is soft and
serviceable.
$1 BLACK PEAU DE SOIE
at 75c
Thirty-Ova hundred yards of, a
dollar grade of Peau de Sola to
sell at manufacturers' cost.
Good black, soft and mellow;
a verr serviceable and popu
lar silk.
$1 BLACK BROCADED
INDIA SILKS at 75c
Twelve thousand yards of a
quality wa have sold for
years, and never for less
than It a yard. These In
great variety of designs, all
black, dots, small figure* and
medium designs. Til* most
serviceable and useful of all
black silks for dresses.
$1. $1.25, SI. FANCY
BLACK SILKS at 75c
Black Brocha Taffetas. Black
Figured Peati da CvgiJ* and
rich Black open-work Striped
Silks, all flna quality silks,
cut In price- by the manu
facturers because of discon
tinued patterns. There ar<»
neat figures fir dresses and
stripes for waists or dresses.
$1.10 COLORED PAIL
LETTE DE SOIE at 85c
A soft, bright and exceedingly
serviceable weave of silk that
has become extremely popular
and hard to get at regular
prices. The** are Just off the
looms: in white, black and a
full line of light and dark
coloring*. Ten thousand yards
In all.
90c IMPORTED BLACK
TAFFETA at 75c
Six thousand yards of 27-tacl»
fine quality nils; on* of our
staple qualities from regular
stock.
$1 and $1.25 PRINTED
LIBERTY SATIN at 75c
Ten thousand yards of an ex
cellent quality, mad* by tka
best manufacturer In th*
country, and rarely obtainable
uraler-price. A very complete
line of coloring*, and a good
variety of designs.
$1 BLACK PEAU DE SOIE
at 80c
Twenty-frre hundred yards of an
excellent quality dress silk;
strong and serviceable. The
mor* a bargain because more
Peau da Sol* Is sold than any
other black dress silk.
$1.10 BLACK TAFFETA
at 85c
Pure <Jy* black dress Taffeta.
21-lr.ch. Imported. Very good
black, and a strong and lus
trous quality. Only two thou
sand yards at this price.
Surrogates' Notices.
TN pursuance of an order of Hon. Frank T.
FltzfceriU. a Surrogate of the County of New Tort,
r.otlce Is here', given to all persona havtrf elalsis agalaar
Joseph F. Weber, late of the County of New York, de
ceased, to present the same with vouchers thereof to the
subscriber, at her place of transacting business, the of
fice of Heyn & Covlnßton. attorneys. No. 133 "roadway.
In the City of New York. Borouga of Manhattan, oa or
before the first day of July next.
Dated New York, the liitx Jay of December. 19«.
EMELINE A. WEBER.
Administratrix with the will annexed.
IfETYN * COVINGTON. Attrrajeya for Administratrix. 135
Broadway. Borough of Manhattan. New York Cry.
TN PURSUANCE of an order of Hon. Frank
T. Fltxserald. -. Surrogate of the County of Ifsw
York Notice Is hereby given to all persons Savin* dates
against Francis Bazzonl. late of the County of New Y;rk.
deceased, to present the lame with Toucfters tMTWT «1
the subscribers at their place of transacting: business. No.
110 East 80th Street, Borough of Manhattan. In the Oty
of New York, on or l»fore the 2"th dar of June next.
Dated New York, the lrtth day of December 1901.
FI-EANORA A. BEATY.
EDWARD J. HES3ION.
Executor*.
HirsUMi 3. SCANTiAN. Attorney for Executors. M
Tine St.. N. T.
TN PURSUANCE of an order of Hon. Prank
T. Fluserald. a Surrogate of th« County of X*»
York, notice is hereby riven to all perrons hay. n« claim,
acatnst Henry Mills r*y. late of the Ob— cf New
York decease.! to present th* same with vouchers ti-.srssf
to the subscriber, at her place of transact Irs business.
the offlca of Sherman Day. No. 30 Bread Wrest to tts
Borouch of Manhattan. City of New York, en or before
to l>a?ea N < ew°Yo J rk n 'the"oih day of December. 190 L
Dated Mw lors. in. SARAH V. DAT.
SHERMAN DAT, Attorney ■■ Executrix. 30 Broad Street.
New York City.
"pTAIGHT, JOSEPH.— In pursuance of an order
■""of Hon. ' Frank T. F1lj» lIH, a Bnm>»«t. of the
County of New York, notice 1* hereby five, to all person,
having claims against Joseph Haisht. late of the County
cf New York deceased, to present the same, with vouch
ers thereof, to the subscribers, a: their p?ace of tran»:t-
Ir~ business, namely, at th* offlce of August «_. Naas. ?.»
«<<:! Broadway. Borough of Manhattan. In th« City of »•■>
York, on or before th* Bth day of March next.
Dated New T«l^31,«« VsT^" 01 -
GEORGE W. HAiaHT.}El»autart.
ANDREW F. ML-RRAT. J
AUGUST C NANS. Attorney for Executors. No. 3EJ
Broadway. Borough of Manhattan. New Tor* City.
N. Y.
TN pursuance of an order of Hon. Abner C.
X Thomas, a Surrogate of tha County of _Nwr JToxk.
notice la hereby siven to all persons har!r« elauns agemat
AnJrow Shlland. late of th» County of. f»«£ *£'•£ *£
cea««d. to present th« s*m« with *<>«<*•" "»•**« * 4l II
• üb»crlber. at his place of transacting Uislness. No. TI
Broadway, la the City of Now York, oa or before tt«
11th day of August. 1902. «..k™«~, ISM.
Date* New TartU tha «th-g w .*£««.
SHILAND. SHOEMAKER & «SP2S" 0 ??**?
Ex«cutor. No. 71 Broadway. N«w Torfc City. X. T.
TN PURSUANCE of an order of Hon. Abner
±C. Thomas. • Surrog»t« of the County of^ Nyr Tcrli.
IMB * JONES. Attsra-ara for E*.CUtor. 63 WaU sire*
New York City.
$1.25 PRINTED LIBERTY
SATINS at 83c
In splendid colors and pattens
all twenty-four Inches wldei
and a very fine quality.
$1.13 BLACK TAFFETA
at 90c
Twenty-«lx inch Black Swiss
Taffeta, a Ttry staple quality
that we hare sold for year*
and have found to be, very
reliable.
$1.25 and $1.50 Broche
SATIN LIBERTY at 95c
Seven thousand. ay» hundred
yards of on* of the beat «Uk»
of Its kind manufactured la
America, and being sold by
hundreds of »tore« at fall
prices today. Good variety or
design f and colorings; seat
and elaborate patterns.
$1.25 BLACK SATIN
LUXOR at 95c
A Co* and heavy quality, food
shade of black, and saUatao
tory In every way.
$1.50 WHITE LIBERTY
DUCHESSE at 95c
Twenty-four Inches wise, on the
USerty satin order, bat heavier
and richer. Fine, perfect
foods— a decided bargain la
white.
$1.25 SATIN BROCADES
at 95c
Rich Lyons «*&▼«, fla* and ele
gant qualities In a Tarlety of
handsome dealest: all new
and Just from Lyons. la all
white. Dick, bine, and cii»r
good eTe&lag shades,
$1.25 BLACK TAFFETA
at $1
Pur» Dye Black Taffetas and
Pure Dye, Black Dnciajse
M J9se!!r.e. wUca Is a -rmr
fine but strong and light- j
weight Satin ttaehesse. Both '
exceedingly ssrrfeaaM* and
staple.
$1.50 BLACK SATIN
CREPE at $1.15
Fifteen beja bsi yards of saw
and perfect satin crepes, sold
by us rer-:i .-.- at $1.00. at
tals new gsta*
$2 SATIN DAM AS at $1.23
Rich whit* an.! evening ihnflea
Satin Beams: new patterns. «
all •<* it-colon; Tiamiww
style* for elaborate evening
gowr.s.
$1.50 and 51.75 SILKS
at $1.25
Flee 3T*aS Mousseltae Dnehaaa*
and Black Crep« Meteor, also
rur« dye Black Dress Taaataa:
three very fine q^aUU**.
$2 and $1.50 SILKS at
$1.50 and $1.90
Two elegant qualities of Black
Liberty Duchess* Satin, pare
dye. of medium weljht: soft
and rich.
Main AJsla and Rotunda.