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'^^^'^ / *'^^'^^ ( ▼^ <«jL-g*'-^l&^*y A ' : gafei/A\v / -/i/ali-f sYfrr^'^r "T^y"''' 1 ' **^~ fcfi£# "f V- LXII-. .X°- 20.530 HOME OF TTTK MOTHER OF ROTVXANT) CHANDOR. THE HOT'SE OF HARRY ROGERS. FORPEDO FIRST WARNED. ./ For KTH EXPLANATION Some <>f Davit's Statements Contra dictory — Lawyers at Work. ■- th" T'nion County offklals are busy col as to the wreck at Westfield. ttes as counsel for tmae injured are tfn« evidence, one of these lawyers to a TrlbHne reporter yesterday a state ■ );-.. -h he xv ill put in evidetue. that before • fared euajtoaer. was taken from the of Th'- wreck, he told one of those carir.p thai the tirst warning he had v ;l _<: • . ; ■ of a torr^do. "Then, bavne afT»r 1 beard the torpedo, I saw the red m the rear of the Kaston train. " said the line to the statement made to - "b*4 T w.a.= poing fo fast I couldn't ier. 1 couldn't even jump before the me." Thi= was the fourth statement attributed to \h* encin*»er. It agrrfees with that made by Davis t" hi= wif^. that his cab was full at steam: also v. ith the one made to Dr. Wepteott, that he was rrpairinc a defective injector. One of his broth <rs. bow-ever, said the engineer had told him that b'-- f=aw the danger signals and ran past them. This statement and the substance of the other three differ materially. If Davis could not s*e because of escaping team. It would ac count fur his peculiar attitude when passing Cranford crossing. John BfCke. the station agent at Cranford, said that Davis was hanging far cut of tho window of his cab. peering far ahfad. Stories came from Elizabeth yesterday that a? iho engine went through the town clouds «i Fteam were seen to .escape. General Manager HerW. however, asserted that the engine was in thoroueh repair when it left Jersey City. Still another statement com^s from Dr. Albert Pitt is. hout^e surgeon at Muhlenberc Hospital, vho t<M<i last nisht the gist of an explanation : ade 1-y Davis before he di^d. Davis, he said, declared That when he was passing Cranford the dismals were white, and he got down in the cab to fix an injector which was out of order. He <jid not return to his seat in the cab until he was within a hundred yards of the Plaintield 'local. Looking ahead, he saw the red lights, blew the whistle twice, a.nd threw on the air brakes when he was sixty yards from the local. H<- found :t was too late to avert a disaster, but ftuck to his ' -•. knowing that a fearful wreck would l>e a certainty. The dead now number twenty-three. J. Ever itt Reisrhton died at Muhlenberg Hospital at l« o'clock last night, and William M. V. Clark died there at 7 a. in. Reighton was eighteen } . ra old, and was employed in a wholesale tottor. house in this city. He lived, with his I>n rents at No. 1,245 Park-aye.. Plainfield. He made ruch a plucky fight for life that the doc tors l^carae encouraged. He was growing bet ter until he discovered that he would have to lose both legs, then he declared that he did not c<trf lv live any longer. M \ C irk was vice-president of th" i riming Company, of No. • ■ ..- • ,\. and Nutiey, N. J. Ho •ra thirty-two years ago in Duneilen. c • . •■ N l.°>4 Creaoeat-a'we, Plato- County Prosecutor Nicholas C. J. English. Chief Kiefs of the Plainfield police. Coroner Bunting and Foreman FLsk of the coroner's Jury conferred at Elizabeth yesterday after noon. Fifteen witnesses were examined, and Davis** iinu-mortem statement was read. Sev eral V.YsiJield policemen who were at the wreck v.ere jntviT-ogaied. Prosecutor English refused to disclose the evidence until Tuesday, when the coroner** inyuert will begin, saying that he needed snore evidence, and if this were made puUic it misht interfere with getting the other. H« ajded that the Jersey Central need have. naukn: to worrj". iis the engine was operated by th-_ Pidladelphia and Reading; also that Mr. lWtk.r iuui the management were doing every thing possible to help him, offering to furnish map*! «opic-s ef train orders, and to present for cxaininatio*) I ',. train crews. Mr. VifU. .-.aid that there was nothing In the caglneefa Knte^nortan statement differing from lh<- sne Davis made to Dr. w. stcott. The -n- Rlneer. he raid, had dared that his engine was I'raky. Then Mr. Kisk expressed himself forcibly on the style «jf engine which would render such K» «><<uri-n<<' fossil "There should be two m.- I In the cab." be declared. "There ought to be a !^i\v making it compulsory. It is almost criminal t<» have; a kii-d of engine where such a th<:is 'oulu occur" Th- rir^i besskm of the inquest has been post jw.jifd unl.;iu nl .;i Tuesdaj'. lK»iau:-«> Mr. i '■■■■ It, one «T th.- lUTCTfi, must positively be in Boston on Mondai*. 11;i!iv claim*" for damages have been placed iv th< hands of Plainfield lawyers. OVERMAN FORMALLY ELECTED. iialeljßhv N. •'.. J:iii. ':;<».- At noon to-day (he General AsUstnbiy <ii North Carolina met ana Lee 8. Overman, the nominee "i Hi*' Democratic cau cus, weds formally elected as th<- United States Sen ntur trom North Carolina t<> itacoeed Senator Jeter C Prif<!iard. Th<- Joint \<>t<- was one hundred and »!<irty-*-:-.;ht f<-r Overman and twenty-one for Pritriarf. tli.- Republican nominee. Two Hepub licaiij-- ivf-ic alr<ent aiid nine Democrats. BELOW ZERO AT ST. PAUL. - Urn ooloV st c at 1 su sa, _ TilK LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE -*u::s a'on? to* Hudson River, through the Mo hatvk Valley, along l^k". Erie and Lake Michigan, '« Coicaan. with branches to Cincinnati and St. Louis. It Js called the New York Central.— Advt. OKI - OK }'■ B. BRANT. The collection at Washington, v. lii.i, has been increased sinc<- the iw-«it death of Mr*. Grant. Illustrated desex'^mon ia to-morrow's Trfbuat.-Ad.vi. .. - - HOUSES IN PLAINFIELD DESOLATED BY THE CENTRAL RAILROAD COLLISION. In five of the six the funerals were beld yesterday. NINE VICTIMS BURIED. Plainfield Stops Business to Attend Funerals. From early morning until night funeral pro cessions occupied the streets of Plainfield yes terday, when nine victims of the Jersey Central ■wreck were burled. All the city mourned its dead. Many households in the place had some relative, some friend, for whom to pay tribute. The various churches and cemeteries were tilled with mourners, while coaches filled with flowers ana messengers bearing floral pieces constantly passed. It -.vas a day of general gloom. From 1 :"O p. m. until 4. the hour? between which most of the funerals were held, all business was sus pended, in oompliance with the proclamation issued by Mayor Jenkins. The city officially recognized the solemnity of the occasion. The flag over the City Hall was at halfmast, as were the flags on the schools. School session* were held In the morning only, and Ihe attend ance was small. The first fun.-ra! was that of Fred A. Smith, held at B:.'«'> p. m. Thursday, at the home of his hister. Mrs. W. A. "/heeler, jr.. of No. ::i« Bast Sf venth-st . The first funeral yesterday. John Currid's, was at 830 a. m.. at his home. Many friends gath ered there, going at U o'clock to St. John's Church. Dunellen. Father Dunphy conducted the impressive service. The church was tilled. The pallbearers were Edward Leimpeter. Ter ence Ronayne, George Kuldoshes. Theodore Kul doshes. Joseph Meiers and John Dineen. At 10 o'clock a solemn mass of requiem for the repose of the soul of Edward Flynn was celebrated at St. Mary's. Father Donlon, of this city a relative of the dead man: Father Egan, of 4& Mary's, and Father Smith, of Jersey City, were the celebrants. Many relatives and friends and one hundred members of the Watchung Council. Knights of Columbus. filled the church. The casket was almost covered with flowers, among them a large piece from Mr. Flynn's em ployer, the H. B. Claflin Company, and others from his fellow workers and society associates. After the mass the coffin was borne to St. Mary's Cemetery by John Cor.way, Michael J. Whalen. John Carty. John A. O'Keefe, Daniel Carroll and John C. Powers. The funeral of Henry L, Mahan was held at his home. No. 211 East Fifth-st.. at 9:15 a. m The Rev E. M. Rodman and the Rev. V.. V. Stephenson. rector of Grace Episcopal Church, conducted the services, after which the body was taken to Trenton for interment in River view Cemetery. The youngest victim of the wreck was Row land Chandor, eighteen years old. whose funeral was held yesterday morning at the home of his mother Mrs A. A. Chandor. of No. 202 East Ninth-st The Rev. E. M. Rodman, rector emer itus of Grace Church, conducted the service. Many young men and girls, friends and busi ness associates of young Chandor, attended, showing Plainly their grief- The pallbearers were Kendall Mason. Howard Mason. Harold Phillips Lester Radford. Abbott Brataerd and Raymond Cohen. Among the flowers was a wreath from the Singer Sewing Machine Com pany by which the young man was employed. The funeral of Charles T. Thayer was held in the afternoon at his home. No. 901 Watchung ave. The Rev. Dr. William R. Richards, of the Brick Presbyterian Church, in this city, for merly pastor of the Crescent Avenue Church, officiated. After the service the body was sent to Buffalo for burial. Mr. Thayer was general superintendent of the National Express Com pany He was born In 185& In 1830 he became connected with the United States Express Com pany, going through various clerical places un til lie became general agent. Two years ago he went to the National Express Company, ana last year became general superintendent Craig Waldrons funeral was held at 230 P. m. at his home. In East Fifth-st. The Rev. Dr. A H Lewis and the Rev. Dr. Yerkes were in chart- The pallbearers were L. W. Randolph and live fellow employes of the dead man. The funeral of Harry Rogers was held at **** at his home. No. 431 West Fifth-st. The burial was at Evergreen Cemetery. unhide James H. Hallett. jr.. was burled at Hil lsl / lp after services held at his home in New-Market last evening. of Frederick Hardingham was h™ at h?s borne. No. 1.027 Duneilen-ave. The burial was ai Hillside be held to-day and to- Thf oth< - runerals wriil be beld to-da; ;nid to morrow " Memorial services will be held in most of the churches, and special sermons on the wreck are expected. ( LANDSLIDE BLOCKS CENTKAL. Hundreds of Tons of Earth Cover the Tracks Near Staatsburg. | icy i ::i.r..i.M-ii TO THK TRICI VI 1 jWshk.op*ie. N. *•• '"' 30.-A serious landslide occurred ,i trie Hudson River Railroad about thrc mile* above Staatsburg to-night. Both tracks for nearly one hundred and fifty feel arc burled under hundreds of ions of • .mi,. which; In Dome places. is tilt..-, feet deep. The slide occurred at Jones rut where there is ■ high embankment of clay and soft earth .... the cast shlo of ill.- tracks. The continuous fains of two days caused the slide. Wrecking trains were sent to the s<e»e from Peeks- Kill and Hudson, and all the laborers available In this city and ■•'!.•■ along the road were hurried uth of the sli.l. were the Lake Shore limited.' the Montreal Express and the Adirondack Lid Montreal ExpreKS. The* trains «•' scut iv A to New-York, to so by the Harlem road to Mr ■ North of the slide Were the Empire State Fte£& anTthe Southwestern Limited, which re turned to Hudflon and continued their trip to New- Yoric over "»,,. Boston find Albany and the Harlem "\!itj..- from Staatsburß U>-al«h1 «aj that It will be to-morrow noon fore '■■■■ track is cleared. THK LATEST STOCK SEWS XN T ROUTE. it la ;;.,. on the Pennsylvania Sp« '■<> when the markets • i. -. each day. stenographers ou Uain. Oi-ly 20 hours to Cnicaso.— Auvt. NEW- YORK, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903. -FOURTEEN PAGES.-*, t^^aS THE HOME OF CRAIG WALDRON, ENTER WEALTHY HOMES. POLICE IX FORTY-SIX. IV. K. Vanderbilfs One—Lantry Wished to Shaw Them Unguarded. One of the most remarkable police feats ever accomplished was made yesterday in a single hour by Captain Lantry, of the F.ast Fifty-flrst st. station and seven of his detectives. So many robberies have taken place of late in the wealthy residential district In that part of Fifth-aye. and the side streets, which are in the captain's pre cinct, that the residents have complained that the police are lax. Twenty robberies have oc curred on the square block bounded by Fifth and Sixth ayes.. and Fifty-sixth and Fifty-sev enth sts. To show that the police ar<> not lax and that the residents and their servants are at fault. Captain Lantry sent the seven detectives to some of these homes to see how many they .ould enter without being detected. The men got into forty-six houses, in pome cases as far as the p.-cond floor, before being Btopped. The E. Parmalee Prentice robbery, at No. •> West Fifty-third-st.. led to the determination of Captain Lantry. Many of the robberies in the neighborhood have taken, place in day light, and the victims wondered why thieves could gn easily effect entrances into the homes they believed well guarded. Report after report was made to the captain that, homes had been robbed, and he pent de tectives to investigate each time, with the re sult that the men would tind a sneak thief had done the job, getting in by the front or base ment door, one or the other being unlocked. Lantry took Detectives Heaney. Martineau. Heyer, Byrnes. Ray, Decker and Hallnhan with him. He also took a book to keep a record, and be had the men report as they went up and down each block. As each finished. Captain Lantry gave him another block to try, and tho man would enter house :ifter house and return and report. Byrnes got into the house of William K. Van derbilt. on the northwest corner of Pifth-ave. ?.nd Fifty-second-st. This has a front entrance in the avenue and a side entrance hi Fifty second-st. Byrnes found the iron gate at the side open and walked into the basement hall. He peered about and heard voices, but no one asked him what he wanted. He examined the hall and rooms and then walked upstairs. COULD HAVE STOLEN PICTURES. In tho first room he stepped into, the arl gal lery, the nearest things to him were two smaH Pointings, so small he could have put them un der his coat atid wa'Jted out with them. He saw many such pictures, of which Mr. Vander bilt has some that cost thousands of dollars apiece. Small but costly bronzes were here and there, and Byrnes could have had several of them, and been in the street in l^ss than sixty seconds. He wandered into the next room, con taining dainty miniatures, marbles, bronzes. lace curtains, costly bric-a-brac and beautiful furnishings, and gazed on them all for what he thought must have been a quarter of an hour. Then he walked out into the hall again. No one was there. Down into the basement hall again. No one. Then he stepped to the basement door and pulled the bell. A butler came out and asked what he wanted. Byrnes told him, as he had neen instructed by Captain I.antry. to tell what he had done, announce who he was. ti l what he had seen, and how far through the. house bfi had and then the butler said: "You ain't been in this house a'tall " Detective Martineau got into the bouse at No. 4:; West Fifty-fourth-st.. occupied by John Witmore. He found the basement gate open and he walked into the lower hall. He inspected the hall and front room below and then leisurely walked up to the parlor floor. He looked about at the costly furnishings and art works and then vent to the living apartments on the sec ond floor. In the hall here a butler encountered him, Martineau says. Ho got excited and looked uildly at Martineau. <>n recovering from bis astonishment, the burly butler almost shouted: "Whafre you doiir here? Yon lookin' for trouble?" Martineau displayed his shield to the butler and told him who he was and his mission. Mis. Witmore was at home, hud heard the talking and went out to see what the trouble was. She heard Ifartineau's story and then, ac cording to Martineau, told him be ought to be ashamed to Invade a private house in such a manner, that he had entered sacred precincts, those of a home, and that he hs.d no right to do as he did. ••;?ut. madam, it was necessary," protested Martineau. -Look at all the robberies of lal . and :'>ur bom- was not guarded. 1 got in easily." •■It was wholly unnecessary for you -ake BUCfa steps," said Mrs. Witmore, MarUneati declares, and he then departed. He said the home con tamed many costly articles which nii^ht easily have been stolen bad he been ■ sneak thief. WANDERED ALL OVER HOUSE. Heyer and Martineau visited ■ handsome dw.-lling m West Forty-sixth-st.. the 01 lof which thej did not know. Martineau entered tii, basement, the Iron d ■ being open, and (imdnurd on fonrth !•««*«•. Ail the great trains of the Middle West connect with the New York Central lines. Superior rt%ing eeryice on all through trains.— Advt. . v' , : ._ THE ICE carnival; at BARANAC I.AKK begins on February 3, with a parade of Boats through th- village, and ends with a roman eand!« attack on th. ice enlace. Picture of an cc palace ! !,,i several views of winter snorts In to-morrow » Tribune.— Ad HOME OF EDWARD FLYNN. HOUSE IN WHICH C. T. THAYER'3 OB- HOME OF JTSTTCE HAJTO. FROM WHICH HOME Ob tUWAKU *v sequlES WERE KKLD BEFORE THE RE- HORACE HAND IS TO BE BURIED. MOVAL OF HIS BODY TO BUFFALO. VENEZUELAN DEADLOCK. THE SITUATION GRAVE. Reply of the Allies Not Yet Trans mitted to Bourn. fBT TELEGKArn TO THK TTlf BINK. 1 Washington, Jan. 3<>.-No reply had reached Minister Bowen from the allies at midnight to night, but It was learned on good authority thai a reply had reached at least one of the embas sies of the allies. The inference drawn from the failure to transmit this reply to Minister Bowen is that the reply is unfavorable, and that the representatives of the allies have communicated with their governments, informing them that serious results are likely to follow th" rejection of Minister Bowen's offer. Tlv exact nature of these serious consequences may be gathered from the contetits of a letter sent by Minister Bowen to the representatives of the allies yes terday. This note contained a frank announce ment that, in the event of the allies insisting on preferential treatment for their claims, be would be obliged to communicate this demand to all the other creditor nations. In other words, he would inform the representatives of France. Spain, Norway and Sweden, Belgium. Holland, and also the United States, that Great Britain, Germany and Italy were demanding that Venezuela discriminate against their claims and in favor of those of the nations which hav<> resorted to warlike measures. The result of such a notification is apparent. The other nations would at once make rep resentations protesting against such discrimina tion, and denying the right of the allies to take such a step. Moreover, in further demonstra-\ tion of his intention to take such action. Min ister Bowen visited all the representatives of the creditor nations on his arrival in this city, and informed them that he intended to give their claims eqr.al treatment. The method of pro cedure Mr. Bowen planned before coming to this country in now perfectly apparent i;i the light of the present developments. His first step was to make proposals to the allies for the settlement of their claims and offer sufficient guarantee that Venezuela would carry out her contract. In case this method failed. Mr. Bowen's second plan was to call In the other creditor nations and present to them the desire of Venezuela to pay all her creditors, and her inability to do this, owing to the pressure of the allies for preferential treatment. The last step was to let th" matter go to The Hague, where all claims against Venezuela would share equally. The working- out of his plan begins n> bo ap parent. First he presented his offer. It was re ceived and indorsed by the diplomatic repre sentatives of the allies, who transmitted it to their governments with the recommendation that it be accepted. Then came the new demand from the home governments for preferential treatment. This was met yesterday by Minister Bowen's announcement that he would be obliged to call In the other creditor nations. This was fallowed by a note from all the ambassadors to their governments outlining the dangers of in sistence on the preferential demand. It was de clared on the highest authority to-night that the warning message of the representatives <>f the allies did not reach their home governments before the message received here to-day was sent, and that the delay in transmitting the mes sage is due to the fact that the representatives of the allies desire to have their governments fully understand the situation and the dangers likely to attend a renewal of pressure on Ven ezuela for preferential treatment. That Mr. Bowen has been forced from his first line to his second, does not necessarily mean that he will fail. On the contrary, he still con fidently believes that his mission will be suc cessful without reference to The Hague. On the other ham!, new factors have apeared in the Held to-lay in the shape of other creditor nations, whose protest against any discrimina tion is likely to he heard as soon as it becomes apparent that the allies intend to press it. The most discouraging nature is the con tinuance of the blockade. It was to raise this that Mr. Bowen worked so hard on his arrival. but as yet \v has received only the most vague assurances that i» would be raised when his offer was satisfactory. The fact that after his offer had beer accepted as satisfactory i>> the three representatives of the allies here they should be obliged to return with fresh demands Is the most serious feature of the whole affair in the opinion of those dose to the negotiations in this city. The entrance of the United states into the matte!-, which has been suggested to day, Will come, if it comes, not on the ground of the Monroe Doctrine. !mi prei isely for th« same reason th.it France and Spain will en ter- (<■ protesl against discrimination against the claims of their citizens and In favor of the subjects of Great Britain, Germany and Italy. ANOTHER FUTILE DELAWARE BALLOT. Dover, Del.. Jan. 30.— The ninth ballot for United States Senator to-day resulted as follows: Lone term Addicts, 18; B. a. Dupont. i": Black (Dem.). 18. Short term— Addlcka. 17; Hlgglns, 8; T. C, Dupont. 1; ii A. Richardson, 2; Biggs (Dem.), IS. Total vote. 16; necessary to s choice. M; no dei - tion . Adjourned until noon to-morrow. THE AMERICAN RIVIERA, llustrated bro .,,,,.. descriptive of the attractive resort* in South ern land* will '■•■ mailed upon application to Town end Country, No. SB; Fourth Aye. A.M. 1 The i.,..! half century's exploration-* In Medical Science conarm the claims Dr. P. Jayne for his Expectorant IT HEALS THE LUNGS.- Advt. . BARON STERNBURG HERE He Talks of Germany 's Attitude Toxcard Monroe Doctrine. EXPECTS TO SUCCEED YON HOLLEBEN. Baron Speck yon Sternburg. who i 3 to take charge of the German Embassy at Washington, arrived here yesterday on the Auguste Victoria from Hamburg. He was accompanied by the baroness and Miss Ungham, her sister. Carl Buenz, the German Consul General at this port. met them. The baron, who is about five feet four inches in height, with a sandy mustache and snappy blue eyes, naturally speaks English with preat fluency, foff h« was bo n in England. His family, as is well known, is one of the old <;■ man nobility. He talked with pleasure about his mission, declaring in the course of his inter view with the newspaper men that an ambas sador or minister could he. of most service to his country by showing himself the friend of the land to which he is accredited. By way of preliminary the baron remarked that the voyage, had been rough, but the baroness and himself were in good health. Asked as to his official title, he replied: "I am minister plenipotentiary and envoy on ex traordinary mission." 'You will pr.bably succeed Dr. yon Holleben, shall you not?" "Yes — I suppose so." "What can you say about Venezuelan mat ters?" "I am come here to get information. I will pick up the threads of the matter where they were left. I wish you would deny for me that I ever said that Dr. yon Holleben withdrew be cause he was not In sympathy with the Ameri can people. He is an old man— seventy yearn old. He was sick, and probably thought it best for him to retire." •It is rather unusual to be raised from th^ consul-generalship at Calcutta to the ambassa dorship to the T'nited States, is it not?" "Yes; it is a bi. jump— a six foot jump, I should say." In answer to quest] >ns regarding the German policy in Venezuela, he said that it was wrong to attribute any ulterior purpose to the Em peror. "The EmDeror understands the Mon roe Doctrine thoroughly,'* he declared. "In the first place, there is his admiration for Ameri cans, for President Roosevelt, and things Amer ican; in th>' second place, he appreciates the American feeling for the Monroe Doctrine, and would not think of occupying a coaling station or territory. He would no more think of vio lating that doctrine, of infringing upon it to the extent that has been insinuated— wanting a coaling station— than he would of colonizing the moon." "Ycur attitude toward Venezuela is that you think you ca i coUed a debt by force from a South American State without violating the Monroe Doctrine, is it not?" "Certainly. A man takes some of your money. You go Into his house to get it back. You don't try to get th>' hfu"-. 1 " in regard to the firing of the Panther on Fort San Carlos he said he could not speak, as he did not know the facts. Another passenger on ttu- steamer was Dr. Salomonsohn, of the Diskonto Gesenschaft In Berlin, which financed the Venezuelan Railroad. He has conw to this country to look after the company's interests in the settlement. The steamship had great difficulty in do king, owing to the tide, which was running strongly downstream. Two hawsers were broken in th" process. Washington. Jan. .".•>. Baron Speck yon Sterr. burg. the German Minister to th.- I'nlted States. arrived in Washington at a late hour to-night. BIG MEN REDUCE TAXI'S Mr. Morgan Not Liable, but Will Pay a Large Amount. George W*. Vandeibilt. Jacob H. Schiff and John R. Drexel were among the visitors to the Tax Office yesterday. J. Pierpont Morgan called there on Thursday. Mr. Morgan, who was on the tax books for a personal assessment of $tJ0»»,OUO. had a chat with one of the commissioners, and told him that he was surprised that his assesment had been raised from $400,000. the sum he hud paid on last year, to ?«00.000. Mr. Morgan said that he was not liable for any personal assess ment, as bis money was tied up in non-taxable securities. He declared that he was no tax dodger, and believed it to be the duty of every good citizen to contribute from his resources to the support of the city, and for that reason, and not because dm was liable, he would con sent to pay on an assessment of ?4iXM«»<). the same as last year. Mi. -Morgan wag asked if he wished to make oith as to his not being llaable. and he said he did not, prefering to sub mil a brief statement setting forth the facts. Th.- commissioner was entirely satisfied with Mr Morgan's statement, and in view or Mr. Morgan's apparent ability to demonstrate that he was not liable for personal assessment was delighted to let the assessment stand at the re vised tigure of JNIMUMMI. George w Vanderbilt was assessed for *1. iMii»ifMi» last jear h.- paid on a personal as sessment of $10,000. Mr. Vanderbilt told the commissioner thai his property was in real estate and nonassessable securities, but that in order to make sure that he was paying on all or more personal property than he owned he was billing to .stand i>n assessment of $50,000. Jacob H. Benin was on the personal roll for S4UOOOO Last year he paid on a personal as sessment of $100,000. lie told the commissioners yesterday that he wa> satisfied in his own mind that he was not liable for any considerable per sonal assessment, but to demonstrate that he was willing to do his full duty toward the city he would pay on an assessment of *"_*••» ». i■»». This was satisfactory to the commissioners. John 11. Drexel. assessed for $lUO.»»0i». said that he was not a resident of this State. He bad for mary years, he said, been ■ resident of Newport, and fyr-thut reason he wanted his personal assess -lent stricken off the roll. After taking the usual oath his wish was compiled with. ;:'-'; :'-'- . SHORT TIME: SHORT UNI TO CHICAGO- The Pennsylvania special ienv«t New York dally at 1 .:;> P. M.. arrives at Chicago 8:5- A. M.-Advt. PRICE THREE CENTS. ROOM FOR 175,536 MORE. ELEVA TED SCHEDULE. Goes Into Effect Monday on Alt Lines Except Third-are. Albany, Jan. SO.— An increase of 2T7 trips. which will Include 3.675 cars, and make room for 17.1,."».'{tf more passengers than are now car ried by the Manhattan Railway lines, la th» final determination of that railway, indorsed by the State Board of Railroad Commissioners. The road promises to find, beginning on Febru ary 2, seats, exclusive of standing room, for 837,072 persons daily. For this purpose it prom ises to make on its four lines 3.387 train trips an hour, with 17,439 cars. With the standing room also available, the road will probably find accommodations for more than a million per sons a day. The. details of the additional service include an increase of trips on the Third-aye. line of S2. on the Slxth-ave. line of 98, and on the Ninth ave. line of 97. There is no increase of trips on the Second-aye. line, but 18*5 cars are added. On the Second-aye. line it is proposed, with the increase of cars, to give 8,928 additional seats, on the Third-aye. line 53,952 additional seats, on the Sixth-aye. line 79,200, and on the Xinth-a\». 33,436. On the Second-aye. line fourteen extra six-car trains will be run between 4.37 a. m. and 0:34 a. m.. but from that hour until 3 p. m. the num ber of trains will be reduced from the present schedules. The schedule from 3 p. m. to mid night is unchanged. On the Third-aye. line the South Ferry servic* from midnight to T> a. m. is reduced hy ■•• three-car trains, but fr^m "> a. m. to K> h. m. it is increased by twenty six-car trains. Fr^m 1»> a. m. to 2:.">«' ip. m. tiMft is a reduction of eigh teen trains, but an additional car is pla.-ed on each train. M that th" car capacity is Mtla les sened. From 2:30 until <* p. m. there is an in crease of twenty-eight six-car trains. In the City Hall service on the Thir-i-.iv». stops] the principal change, between •"• a. m. and mid night, it* an increase in the h^adw.iy . f trains by putting on nearly two hundred additional trains, or 774 cars. On the Sixth-aye. line the changes nre mostly in the headway si trains ketwcea ."> a. m. and midnight. On the South F-rry and SSI it— S*. service about forty trains are added, with UH cars. In the fifty elahth St. service there wiH be an increase in the electric trains of four, and an enlargement of ail the trains from three Is n've cars, giving an tacreaM si 3AJ cars in th*? day. The steam service «■ the Ffty-eighth-st. line will be increased hv -J^» can or forty-four trains. On the Ninth-are, line there will be an in crease of seventy-six trains for the local service, or 7&- cars, while in the express service there will be an increase of five trains of five cars each. There will also be run as specials sixteen five-car trains between 7.1C and 0:50 a. m. The commissioners, in presenting the report and adopting the schedule, say: The rush hour trains are not run on any shorter headway, the additional trains bfinjc " l £"£**£ for the 'non-ash hours: but th* longer trains ara put in service earlier and continue later and more <-ars are run in bom rush an I non-rush hours V* the new additional cars sir* received each month they will be put Into service, an,-, dti 11 greater seating capacity will thus be -■!•-• The head way is shortened between many trains in all othVr than rush hours. The schedules which i gut this increased service were approved last night by the bo-mi and will go into effect on Monday or» the Second-art^ Stxtn-ave. and Nlnth-ave. lines. ThVcomuany advised the board that. In conse ouenceoT the non-completion of th* Bronx Par* Son md terSnal, it will not be possible to put the full Third-aye. line schedule into effect until February 9. an.l the board granted an extension of time for one week, or until February 9. for that line. To attempt to put that schedule into effect before that terminal is completed would certainly result In a blockade, and might result in accident. and the board would not take the responsibility of such an occurrence. BETTER SERVICE FOR BROOKLYN. Greatsmger Says Elevated and Bridge Trains Will Soon Handle 100.000 More. President Ja.-ob L. Greatsinger of the B lyn Heights Railroad Company discussed the recommendations of the State Railroad mission yeste-day at his office. No tague-st. He .san:. The commission are a practical lot of .ellovvs. That suggestion as to vehicular traffic regula tion Is very important. On* coal truck unload ing can hold up ten cars just as they are bempr released from the bridge. And it is the sam* way coming toward the bridge. \o» will m one tar loaded down and the next with only «. few passenger*. That means that one of them has be^n delayed somewhere up on .Myrt.^-ave. But it is going to In n bar.l matte to ma k- an ordinance that will a* away with th.> £Pc«lty; The new ordinance should be stricter in regard to the time allowed a moving vehicle on IM car tracks. tra«k idea will be tencn-ial. because The three track Id a will !><» benel*. it will bring East New Tor" Into much closer touch with Manhattan, binding the city to gether It will make possible the running of express trains, as in Manhattan, so. that a man coming from well out. who want! to.gpt out at. say. Court ->;. will take an express, change at Junction station, an-! complete the trip on a lo •a! and save time by the process. Such a sys tem will give the people a run for thefr money. USHER'S SCOTCH hai stood Dm test of time. It was the original Scutch whlsWey. It Is foremost to-day.— Advt. THE UNION* LEAGUE CLUB. of this city, will celebrate Its anniversary on Feb ruary 6. The thirty-two surviving m*mb*rs of th* original :-"-"> will be the guests of honor on that w •■union Portrait"? of th* veterans and Interesting point* in th* his.ory of the club In to-morrow a Tribune— advt.