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SHC IDE'S LONG LEAP.
! I'rintc Jump* Ten Stories
io Death.
Despondency, caused by being Jilted In a love
•flak, Is believed to be the cause for the sui
cide of George F. Green, a compositor, of No.
619 L.exlngton-ave., who Jumped from the roof
cf the ten story building occupied by the Meth
exllsl Book Concern, at No. 150 Firth-aye.. early
ypaterdty rr.ornlng. Although it is believed the
man Jumped to his death shortly after he ar
rived to so to work at 8 o'clock, his body was
sot found until two hours later. Nearly every
on* of his bone* was broken, and his body »i»
rr.«.nffled beyond recognition.
Green reported to the foreman of the compos
ing room as u«u?1. but was missed a few min
utes later. Aa he had left his coat and hat In
the clothes closet. It seemed sure he had not
loft th« building. An hour later, when it was
reported to the foreman that the competitor was
still mil-sing, a thorough search was made.
A printers bey was 6ert into a small court
yard in tho rear of the landing The hoy al
rr.e#t stumbled over the body. An ambulance
was immediately ';;mnio:.ed. but Green had
»ee:i dear", r. ;cr.g ttOW, Mi th» tody v.-&* re
nkntO to the Vvert ThirMeth-st. police station.
The Mipßl lntWiflWt c- the composing room,
WUttaa H. Warner, at once began an investi
gation of il-.c MR. On a coralc* Jut tine out
about four Beet from the edge of fh« roof were
found footprints ir The dust, and ii is supposed
the mar: stood on the strip of stone and deliber
ately leaped to his death.
At his fcMM it m paid that he had eaten
only a small rr.«*a! in the morning, and had ap
peared particularly despondent. The superin
tendent said he had i>er-n told that Green had
not been fortunate in a love affair, and had
prleved ovpt It.
The dead man Mas a member of the Typo
graphical Puts*, and received good wages He
had a brother, it wa* «*l<l. a member of the firm
of Green & McGregor, haberdashers, at No. 384
Epaxltaa-st., Tcroiro.
suit against greexe
Government Vigorously Prosecuting
Carter's Alleged Partner* in Fraud.
|fi;om THE TtlK'M tiKrii ]
Washington, IVc. 2*5. -That the government i.«
consistent!) following its programme of vigor
ous, prontvution for the recovery of properties
)»<*id in th«» name* of or for Greene. Oaynor and
Carter is indicated by a suit in equity just in
ftitut«d in th* I'nited State? Circuit Court at
l^ynchburg. Vs. This action Is brought to pud
fCTl the Mack of th. Norfolk aid Western Rail
v.-»> Company standing in the name of L. I,aflin
Kellojrjr of -York, who is alleged to be the
nttomey for and trustee of Benja'.nin D. Greene,
' a citizen of Connecticut temporarily residing ii:
the city of Quebec." to payment of demands al
leged to re due to tit*- 1 rired States government.
It is allege! in this suit that Oberlin M. Car
ter. Benjamin D. Greene and John F. Gaynor
conspired to defraud and -wo defraud the United
Prates. *•■«! th.-i a portion of Greenes share of
t|M spoil* was invested in the n.iin' of Kellogg
in pome four hund-efl *har?* of common stock
of the Norfolk and Western Railway. The ob
ject of Jhe fuU Is to enjoin the transfer of the
ftock. and to *ecue>tra'.r it for the benefit of the
eminent. The eminent has secured a
temporary injunction, and thus another consid
erable portion of Greenes property Is tied up. It
is un-3eietoo<l that ■ similar suit ts now pending
v* foi • a maßtt-! In Cnicago. with the probabil
ity of a like decision being rendered.
Marion Xt win. of Macon, <i« . special coun
- m! for the government in the oases against
• "Hrt^r. Qr&ttm air: (laynor. growing out of their
peculiar traaaacttoM in the notorious Savan
nah contrail?, ha* been unremitting in his ef
forts to locate theit property, that it might be
utilized to *ath*fy the claims of the T'nited States.
<>overnnvrit authorities are confident that th» >
v ill eventually secure restitution of what they
assert to be fraudulently acquired spoils, and
vill prosecute these men relentlessly, with this
end in I lew.
SELECTED TO OVERTHROW DEVOY.
Report That Mr. Woodruff Has Told W. M.
Calder to Take His Scalp.
It was reported in Brooklyn yesterday that ex-
I.,ieutenani Governor Woodruff had at last deflnit*"
ly decided to overthrow the leadership of Char!* 1
F. DCWf. in 'he XTlth Assembly District in King*
County, and that William M. Calder, the retiring
Superintendent of Buildings, had been selected to
organize a fi(t".i against Devoy at the spring
primaries, It is said that the nomination for Con
gress in th*' Vita District ha- been offered to
< "alder as a reward for the scalp of I>evoy.
For some time the U-ader of the Xllth District
r-.ae ,if*!i credited with the desire to undermine
Mr. Woodruff In the Republican organization in
King* '"ounty. Th* ex -Lieutenant Governor had.
however, taken no notice of Devoy's reported In
tention until r»-c<M.;ly. when the latter, at the re
quest ••' tiovernor Odell. tried to bring about an
ndjournrm lit of the annual mt-«-Ung of the execu
tive coßitnut.-^. ii this he failed, bat he did suc
ceed in arousing the wrath of Mr. Woodruff.
Mr. ''aider h*d nothing To say last night concern
ing the report that he would contest the leader
ship of Devoy. John E. Smith, secretary of the
Ik executive <v>mmittee, who If Mr. Woodruffs per-
I soiial ' ■•■ • ,tl\e. declared that, so far as he
¥ 1: '•••• no definite plan of action against Devoy had
ben determined on.
SIXTY ENTRIES IN BEAUTY CONTEST.
Fifty Women Chosen to Appear in Prelimi
nary Tests at Madison Square Garden.
T«o prise* of Ji.<«i each for the mo« perfectly
developed man and woman In the world have been
offered by the Physical Culture Publishing Com
pany. Preliminary contests have been held in many
riti«« of this country »nd Korope and fourteen mm
and womeu have tx-en »• selected.
Last «-ventriK. ?t No. I<Y> i; aPf Twenty-third-wt
there was a *•! hiring of women for election In the
N^wOork content. There were about sixty some
of them Raid to be professional mod*-l<>. Fifty were
chosen after examination by a committee
The winners in each «if the preliminary contests
will attend the c<>mj>etltion to be held in Madison
Baumr* Garden be|ri m .in|t to-morrow night
Tb *.?, r ? t four days of the competition at the Oar
6*n will !■♦ riven over to « »emi-nn*l contest amor*
American rontesiants The l a . t two days will t>e
devoted to the f!nnl content }
To the man aid woman receiving the «mio,,,
number or votes will be awarded th* prlits
BREAKS TP
GRIP
Prevents Pneumonia.
"At+id undue «*po*ure to cold. Cold and damp
weather at" very prolific em*tae» of all catarrkal
trevbt't.
'At Pn'.uvumi* v often preceded by Grip, pa
tirntt triik tk* latter malady tkotdd treat it» first
fymptom* with th* Urn* po»*ibl* delay, and thould
%** expose them***** to cold of any bind until all
lipni of danger are putt.
'Persons mi attrndance upon pneumonia pa
tint* ehould fear in mind that the. dUeaMe it
tcmetimcM communicable through the maenry of
ej-prctcruthn. S. V. Herald.
The vie of Dr. Hiuuphr«-yV "Cerent 3 •■•er»a"
eruv« Grip, prevents Pnenaior.ia, and breaks up
Cold* tact b«n£ on. At Drt»jgi»t*. 25 cent*.
** Medical <itiid> mailed free.
Ka»j*;r«3r»- Mcd. o»., C*f. WlUi«ai * Jabs tt.-MU
«•* Vara,
TO GIVE PAHK TO CITY.
James Gordon Bennett's Plan for
Father's Estate.
()\T.R LOOKS THE HUDSON RIVER.
James Gordon Bennett Intends to lay out and
adorn a large park, to be dedicated to public
use and pleasure in memory of his father, the
founder of "The Herald." The park, it is said,
will comprise the grounds lying between Boule
vard Lafayette and Broadway, north of One
hundred-and-eighty-»econd-st.. part of which
were for a long: time occupied by Mr. Bennetfa
father. Mr. Bennett atill owns the property.
Landscape architects and gardeners are said to
be working on the designs for the park.
From what could be learned last night Mr.
Hennett has not yet derided to transform the
Bennett home site and grounds Into a public
park. The home «;:e and grounds are said to
comprise more than two iity Mocks, and to be
valued at more? thnn ?.".tXM>OO. A splendid view
of the Hudson River may be had from the Ben
nett tract.
Through the instrumentality of the elder Ben
nett a Catholic church was built near One-hun
dred-und-eighty-first-Et. and Broadway. The city
recently took up the subject of opening a new
street In the section. If this street \vj»s laid
out as planned it would run thiough the centre
of the site, on Which is ;he church. At a recent
meeting of the Board of Estimate and Appor
tionment. John C. MUkW appeared as a repre
■ontstlvr of Mr. Bennett to oppose the route of
the street. He asked that the direction of the
proposed street be ('hanged so that the church
would not have to be torn down.
Colonel William Jay last evening at his home,
the Essex. F*iity-sixth-ft. and Madison-aye., told
a Tribune reporter that for a number of years
Mr. Bennett had contemplated turning the Fort
Washington property into a park. It was the
country place of the elder Bennett, where he
lived as* a boy. and stood, as the colonel be
lieved, on the highest point, on Manhattan Isl
and.
Colonel Jay said he saw Mayor Low recently,
and he ma? favorably impressed with the sug
gestion of Mr. Bennett u> give the land for a
park. The offer had not yet been made, but
would be made soon.
AMUSES MR. FAX COTT.
Calk Story of Postoflice "Graft"
"Pack of Lies."
With much amusement and -jot a little disgust
Postmaster Van Colt. ;>t his desk for th.> fir.-t tirre
after a two weeks' Hill* yes'terdav disclosed a
ntory. published jreaseriajr, contairlntr .-harges «.f
incomprt*n-y, nepotism, the using of political
"■pull." and hi: ting at "graft" unlimited and pros
pective arrests.
"A little tiling like that'll never disturb us." he
declared. "Wonder who could set op that pack of
lies? Like to know the fellow v.-ho bricked
hip paper tha; way; hear he even ?ot :l premium
for the story. No. I don't care to s^y much about
it; any on? who know, much about th© postoffice
can see how absord it is. '
All the postoflic* orhfials agreed with him. The
etory purported to l>e a forecast of the report
which the inspectors wtH turn in to the d.-partment
at Washington While those who are familiar with
the investigation could guess pretty shrewdly at
some of the recommendations, knowing the line of
work the inspectors hay* been doing, it Is utterly
Jmpossible th.-it any detailed information or any
general summary of this report should be made
public pave from Washington or through Major
Little, the chief inspector. For him or any of
the other inspectors, to make such a forecast
would mean the loss of his place.
Replying to charges that dummies were carried
on the books of the postofloß here, and that there
were two organizations which collected money
from ea. h employe for illegal purpose*, which or
ganizations had. the story hinted, been in existence
only in Postmaster Van <v,tt's teim, Arditor Jar
dine.<- said:
There i« an organization of postal clerks, known
a.« the National Association of Postal Clerks. The
member* of this association are assessed 2o cents
monthly, not weekly. ss> charged. The funds are
used to maintain the organization, and it also has
a sick benefit fund, from which each member is
paid IT a week if ill. The carriers support a similar
organisation.
That dummies could he on the payrolls is an abso
lute impossibility. All our employe* are certified
to us by the run Fervi.-e. f rO m their books and
they have at all times a complete list of the persons
employed In this and every office connected with
the postal system. Our lists must check with theirs
The statement that no check is maintained on
supplle* i* also wrong. Our estimate of what sup
plies r.6 need Is made out each year. This Is veri
fied by our inspector from Washington, and the
supplies are forwarded. No goods are ordered for
this office alone. Our supplies come from the reg
ular supplies for the entire postal service. We have
nothing to do with the purchase of goods either
directly or indirectly. That is done entirely in
Washington.
The statem* nt that names could be run up on the
"clock" ami that that was all the "vouchers" for
Wf.rk th<- auditor had. is also oat of all reason. The
superintemjeru "f each and every department certi
fies to me the names of the men under him and
exactly the character of the work done. The only
value the clock" has Is to assist us in checking
up the lists n? arrivals and departures of the men
each day
Superintendent Joseph Elliott, of the Money Order
Division, stated that so far as the forwarding of
mi'iiev to other offices was concerned, it was done
un.ier a most perfect banking system.
Baefc office hns its quota of audit with us," said
he. "for we act as tli^ir flsnnsMaij as well. All of
the funds ef the offices, over a certain sum. are for
warded to us dally. Wlien that offi.e needs money
to meet money orders the postmaster negotiates a
draft in the book in his turn, which we Conor and
pajr We know exactly how much credit that par
ticular office Is entitled to. and allow it Looking
at it properl>. the amount sent that postmaster Is
really giving him hack a portion of the money he has
already forwarded us. Then, to show you how im
possible anything like wrongdoing is eoncenuii, let
me s^y that we check up our accounts with the
government fit Washington every three months.
and commence with n perfectly cle.-in balance sheet
Not a bank in this country does that."
SENATOR WARREN EXONERATED.
His Agent Leased Postoffice Building to
Government on Favorable Terms.
Washington, rw-. 26.— F0110w ing a long con
ference to-day with Senator Warren, of Wyo
ming, regarding the latter 1 interest In a build
ing leased by the government for the postofflce
at Cheyenne. Postmaster General Payne Inti
mated that the case was closed. He said that
before the expiration of a previous lease, on
March 1. IW>9. the lessors wanted the rent raised
from $I,4<X> to ?l.f*'i<>. which Postmaster General
Charles Emory Smith deemed exorbitant, and he
caused an investigation to be made. According
to the records, an agent for Senator Warren, in
the Senator's absence, then executed n 'ease for
a building affording much better quarters for
1.200 * year for ten years, beginning April 1,
1890. Mr. Payne said that this would hnve
saved the government In ten yearn $7.««i0. The
postofflce probably will remain In Its present
quarters until the completion of a government
building at Cheyenne, which is expected to be
ready for occupancy probably by July next.
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SHAW TO GIVE A HEARING IN BOSTON,
W«*hinrton. Dec. IB.— Borne of the business men
of Boston have ask<d an interview with Secretary
Bbaw with reference to an order prohibiting the
acceptance of what Is known as release bond..
which hi.* been practiced at Boston for i>nmi rears
The secretary has decided to Investigate the st*>
ject on the ground, and has telearar.hed that r,»
will mert any interested pemons a? the office Sf
the colic, tor at the Custom Home In Bo«to- at i
o'clock on Tuesday morning •i<-rt. O1 «"'-- »«■ »
THE REV. DR. G. E. STREET DEAD.
Hartford. Com . Doe. -The Rev. Dr. George
Edward Street, pastor emeritus of the Congrega
tional Church at Exeter. N. H.. riled at the home
r* hi* son-in-law, the Rev. W. W. Rajiey, of the
Park Church, to-day, of heart trouble He cam*
here yesteidny on a visit. He v.as v,; ie - known
for hi* Nteti rid] mtUitUCM and as a eort>orate m*m"
htr of '..(- .America:; Board of Commissioners of
r"snr "s n Mlfeirm* Born !n Cheshire, this State in
1M«. bs was sradiint <j from yak: In ISC* and 'r<-.-n
Ai.dov.-r rheoiorles! Seminary rive year* law"
Hit ordination that y»br ".as at Wiieasse* Me '
from whfcjj place he went to Exeter V H In I»7''
Dartmouth ga\e him h.» degree of Doctor of Di
vinity. The funeral cervices will be at Exeter next
XEVT-TORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1903.
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
[FKOM TUX mWIW BIHEU.]
Washington. December X.
< AMPAIGNS OF THE CAPTAIN'S.-Becretnry !
Root has expressed himself as opposed to further
promotions which might be described as abnormal
in their character, being led to this observation by
the receipt In the adjutant general s office of near
ly fifty applications from captains and majors of
the Hn« who desire appointment ?.s brigadier gen
erals of the army, a vacancy in which grade will
exist in a fen- weeks, when General Youi c retires.
Some of the officers who are on record as candi
dates have said that they do not wish their ap
plications cruiFidered seriously unless th» President
is going down the list below the grade of colonel.
Mr. Root h«s informed one of these ambitious offi
cers that he will not gain anything with the pres
ent administration by such a candidacy. t
PROMOTION BY SELECTION. -A kindred sub
ject which has c.vjsc;! much apprehension in the j
army is the prospect that some effort will be made j
to establish the system of promotion by selection. \
Tiie President referred to this in nil annual Mcs
sag-e as a substitute for advancement by seniority, i
and Secretary Root will urge the natter on Con- |
Kress if he gets the opportunity before he leaves j
Washington. Gene'al Crozicr, the chief of ord- ,
nance, tho author of the scheme of rotation in
staff duty, is an earnest advocate of the selective
idea, and belie\es that it would be beneficial to
army interests if a boarii designated th<> officer* '
to M promoted on every occasion, with retirement ■
for those who failed of advancement after reaching ;
n cortain age in each grade. He says that if I
nothing better were offered it wouM be trl3^ to ;
adopt the m< ihod of selection for every third pro- i
motion. Nearly every officer admits that the plan
is an Ideal one. liut it is insisted that it is mi- |
possible to apply it, attO that it would •■r.!y lead j
to pulling and hauling and the emi>lo>mcnt of
politics. General Croz!er snv~ this would be no !
nearor the condition than is now the c:tse in the
Civil Service: that the board of recommendation
would not he impiessed by the nolltician outside ;
tho army or by the sycophant within the BervtCd, ,
and that In the end. if the army la on any suoh |
basis us thfit to-day, it prsatots a condition which
could not be injured by any sort of innovation.
NAVAL PAY.— The professors of mathematics In
the navy are up in arm* over the discrimination
which exists under the law. against their status. ;
They are after the "nrmy pay" which is received
by other officer*" of t!i«» service, and have banded j
together for the purpose of oblaining what they
consider their just dues from Congress. The same !
bill which will operate to their advantage in this j
respect wili contain an interesting amendment of
the Naval Personnel law. to relieve naval officers
of the n p«>r cent reduction In pay while they are
on shore, duty. Tills is a provision of the Naval j
PerPoniK'l law, which originated, some years ago ;
with the board of which Mr. Roosevelt was the !
head. Naval office-. n« liavo objected to this de- i
creased pay received while they were not at sea.
and It is hoped by them that the effort to <^hanga
Urn iaw in this respect will be successful at the j
present session of Congress.
GENERAL WOOD "GETS BACK. "—General
Wood, the most criticised of army officers at home,
has been doing *i>me criticism of others on his
own account in Mindanao, where he. is in com
mand of tho military department. He has sent to
the War Department the record in the case of
I>ieutenant W. B. Aiken. 28th Infantry, who was
trifd before a general court martial at Zamboanga
on the charge of drunkenness on duty. He pro
tt-.^teri his innocence, and the court acquitted him.
whereupon General Wood said, in reviewing the
case:
The reroni >-liow<i positive and unshaken testi
mony of the fart that Ueutenant Aiken was drunk
as officer of the day. The evidence presented by the
defence is largely negative in character, and in no
manner disproves or discredits the testimony pre
sented by the prosecution. The department com
mander can find in the record no adequate grounds
for the verdict of the court.
PEARY'B PLANS.— CfTiI Engineer R. K. Peary
Is going ahead with the preliminary plans for his
Arctic expedition. When the fund to cover the
cost of the flash to the pole has been assured he
will negotiate for a stout vessel. That will be the
first action in the enterprise. The last thing to
be done, he says, will be the selection of personnel.
He does not intend to take to the Arctic regions
more than two white men outside of the ship's
officers and crew, and these will bf a surgeon and
an all around man rather than a scientific special
ist. He believes the success of his 'project depends
on the elimination of the purely *iientifk- and the
confinement of his efforts to the geographical. He
will depend almost entirely in the end on his
friends, the- Datives, each of whowi he has made
a millionaire, according: to the Art?ti<- standard of
material possession. He intends to take some deep
sea soundings in the polar basin if possible, but
he will not hamper himself with other scientific
Aoik. leaving that Tor futu"e parties which nut]
profit by his pioner-rship to nak« pendulum and
other observations of Importance near the pole.
COLORED OFFICERS PRAISED— One of the
coloir-d commissioned officers of the army lias bern
highly praised by a California board of trade. That
body of leading citizens of Visalia, Cal., has gone
on record In the form of some engrossed resolutions
in a hea.rty Indorsement of Captain Charles Young,
Of the 9th Cavalry, who has been a. ting superin
tendent of the Sequoia arid General Grant National
Park. A tribute is paid to "the rnergy. enthusiasm
and business qualities" displayed by that officer In
the expenditure of the money set aside for the
Improvement of the parks, and for "the jcr»at
amount of splendid and permanent work" accom
plished In the neighborhood. The War Department
has added the encomium to the record of the officer.
NAVAL HOSPITAL CAMP.-- There Is every
prospect that the naval camp for tuberculous pa
tients at the Pensacola (Fla.) Navy Yard will he
of much advantage to the patients assigned to that
place for treatment. It was not long ago when an
offlrer stricken with consumption was promptly
retired, and an enlisted man was discharged with
a pension, on the theory that such cases were
hopeless and beyond medical aid. Since the army
has been operating a hospital in New-Mexico It
has been found that patients prosper under the
special treatment and the. favorable- climatic condi
tions", and the navy has lately be^n sending officers
and sailors to the army hospital with such profit
able results to individuals that it has now been de
termined to establish under the Navy Department
certain means of treating consumptives. There
are now five or six patients in the experimental
camp at Pensaeola, and the reports received of the
first month's results are most gratifying to the
medical authoritlfs. The patients will live out of
doors day and night, being sheltered in tt»nts. and
a part of the treatment will be numerous meals
each day, with the requip-ment that the patient
shall consume a maximum amount of nourishing
food. While it has been decided to establish a
naval resort for this class of patients, it may not
be located at Pensacola. as Surgeon General illxoy
Intends to Investigate other localities, one on the
Pacific Coast and another in the East, further
north. When the experts deride on th« best place
i "onpress will he asked to make an appropriation
for the establishment and maintenance of an ope a
air hospital. It i? believed that the money v 111 be
promptly forthcoming as» a humanitarian measure,
nnd that the station will contribute much of im
portance to the fund of hygienic Information.
TRANSPORT? READY FOR SERVICE -Waj
Department officials admit that the transports
Sumner nnd McCtettSJl. at New-York, as w»II as
the Sherman, the Bufoid and the. ('rook, at San
Francisco, are being fitted out for active service.
The two vessels ,-it New-York have b<»en ready for
several weeks, but co far no -alls have been mad»
for them. It is expected thnt or." of them will be
utilised in bringing to the T'nite<i States the artil
lery now stationed near Havana and Santiago
Prlmnrllv all of these transports are Intended for
the Manila service.
PUNBRAL OF ADMIRAL WHITE. -Funeral
services over the body of Rear Admiral Edwin
White. V. fl. N .. retired, were held in the NavaS
Academy Chapel at Annapolis to-day, after which
the burial took place in the Naval «'enr>tery The
escort was compose,! of the marine battalion and a
detachment of seamen, accompanied by the Naval
Academy Band.
TRAINING SQUADRON TO MOVE. -Rear Ad
miral Wise, commanding the training squadron, has
been ordered to t.ike Ills ships from New-Orleans
to Pen— .COla, where they will spend some time in
exercises, The work of the squadron has been in
tcrefrred with by the recent festivities In which It
has takfn part, and for this reaer.n it has been
found necessary to decline the invitation from
tial.vesir.n for the squadron to visit that city In
January.
WARSHIPS IN THE CARIBBEAN. -Orders have
been issued for tr*e disposition during the Christ
ma« holidays of the United State* warships assem
bled off Culebrn. The squadrons have been dl*
penwvl among th» ports on the Porto Rl^an oast,
and the aOoey. and men will ha- one week* holi
day. The vessels will reassemble off Culebra early
In January for the winter manoeuvres.
COLLIER MAY ACCOMPANY FLEET.-The na
val transport Saturn arrived at San Francisco to
«s»y from the northern coast with « cargo of coal
It i« believed that, instead of discharging her coal
at Mare Island, the Saturn wj;i accompany the
New-York, th« Bt-nninsion and the destroyers
Preble and Paul Jones to-morrow or Monday.
COURT MARTIAL AT NORFOLK. -A court mar
t'.ul hns been ordered to meet at the navy yard at
Norfolk on January i for th* trial of Lieutenant
STATE OFFICIALS AT VARIANCE.
XE^V JERSEYS LABOR AND FACTORY DEPARTMEXTi
DOX'T AGREE ABOUT THE "CHILD LABOR EVILS.
Citizens of Xrw- Jersey arc nmased at the document which has just been submitted
to Governor Murphy by Winton C. Garrison as the annual report of the Mate Bureau
of Labor and Statistics.* of which the latter is chief. The business of thu bnre.-iu W
solely that of gathering statistics, but Mr. Garrison has wandered aheM «nd MM *»«
opinions on the question of child labor in Xew-Jersey. The laws regarding child labor
and their enforcement directly concern the Factory Inspector's Department. Laxity m
compelling obedience to these* laws prompted Governor Murphy to take hold of the nnt
ter personally. He had an additional law passed last winter, and then authorized his
private secretary to supervise a thorough investigation. As a result of the investigation
the Factory Department in its annual report, submitted to the Governor a few days ago,
frankly set forth the fact that violations of the law were common, and it pictured the dis
tressing conditions under which children were employed. Garrison has been agitating the
consolidation of all the labor departments, with himself as director, but this outbreak .3
expected to end in his resignation.
Trenton, N\ ,T., Dec ;« (Special).— Winton C
Garrison, chief of the Xew-Jersey Bureau of Labor
and Statistics, advances some new theories on the
question of child labor in his annual report, which
has Just been submitted to Governor Murphy, and
at the same time takes Issue with the Department
of Factories and Workshops, whose report on the
same subject was submitted to the Governor a few
days ago. The situation resulting from these con
tradictory reports is peculiar. The Factory De
partment, which is charged with the enforcement of
the child labor laws, admitted that the law Is be
ing violated flagrantly and In every important
manufacturing Industry in the State. It pictured as
most distressing the conditions in the glass, textile
and other industries where child labor is most
sought after.
The Bureau of I^abor conducted an investigation
of Its owit, as a result of which Mr. Garrison de
clares that child labor is rot prevalent in New-
Jersey to either en alarming or an undesirable ex
tont and that statements to the contrary are &
sross exaggeration. He asserts that the, news
papers which have been most active in exploiting
conditions of alleged child slavery are given to
sensationalism and that labor and charitable or
ganizations who have handled the subject per
mitted facts anil reason to glv» way to senti
mentalism. He attacks Tfie law that was passed
last winter at the earnest solicitation of Governor
Murphy as dealing with the subject in an offhand
manner, and recommends its amendment so as to
make the employment of children In factories dis
cretionary with come responsible person or de
partment. This suggestion is significant In view
of the fact that Mr. Garrison has ror some time
been advocating the consolidation of the Factory
Department with his own bureau. On the subject
of child labor the report, among other things, says:
In the South Jersey- glass districts If has been
the theme of bitter complaint on the part of the
glassworkers 1 unions against certain employers In
that industry who insist upon running open shops.
In the middle counties of the State, where the
largest manufacturing industries are carried on. the
agitation has be-»,i almost as constant and intense.
Scarcely a meeting of a labor organization is held
without some time being given to ventilating the
child labor grievance, and denouncing either the
irisufflclency or the. non-enforcement of the law.
Numbers of benevolent women, assuming the ab
solute truth of all that has been charged, have or
panizpd themselves into societies to fight the sys
tem and expose Its iniquities. Certain newspapers
given to sensationalism have taken up and given
wide publicity to stories, often from irresponsible
sources, of overworked children of tender years
toiling in factories at tasks far beyond their
strength. Factory owners are represented as fo
many modern Molochs who are growing rich on the
labor of infants. The term •'child labor" has given
way to "child slavery" in the vocabulary of denun
ciation, the latter term being more expressive of
the hopeless and unhappy lot to which the little
onps who must earn a living are said to be, con
demned. The emotions and sympathies of people,
ever ready to respond to such a call, are appealed
to on behalf of the children as helpless victims of
avarice on the part of employers or parent*, the
blame and resentment being generally directed
against th<- former.
In attempting to deal with the suhject. facts and
reason have given way to sentlmentallsm; the ex
.tent of the evil, if there is one. is rTossly magni
fied, and the points of view from which it might be
Justified as necessary, unavoidable and unobjec
tionable, are almost totally ignore^. The reputa
tion of the State cannot but suffer, allthough it may
not be Intended to accuse the public! of being indlf
K. G. Castleman .?nd f'hfof Machinist A. F. "U'hitP.
of th<> navy, on charges arising from a recent col
lision.
ORDERS ISSUED. — The following army and navy
orders have been Issued:
ARMY.
The following designations of officers to conduct examin
ations of lieutenants for detail in th* ordnance de
partment are announced:
Division of Philippines, chief ordnance <nfflo*r. Department
at California (excepting Hawaii), and Department Of
fVilumhla (excepting Alaska), commanding officer.
Benicla Arsenal, California.
Departments of Colorado. Dakota. Lakes and Missouri.
commanding officer. Rock Island Arsenal.
Department of the East (excepting Cuba and Porto Rico),
lieutenant Colonel JOHN E. GREKR. New York City.
Department of Texas, commanding officer. San Antonio
Arsenal.
For Hawaii. Alaska, Cuba and Porto Rico, such officer*
as the respective commanders shall designate.
Major WEBSTER VIN'SON". paymaster, from Philippines
to San Francisco, report for further instruction*
Captain OKORGE W. MOSES, paymaster, to Kansas City.
First Lieutenant WARREN" \V WHITKSIDE, 15th Cav
alry, from Fort Ethan Allen, to Fort Myer.
Board of officers to consist of Majors .!. ESTCOt'RT
SAWYER and JOHN T KNIUHT. quartermaster*,
and Captain CHARLES K. KfEFFEU. assistant sur
s-eon. Is appointed to meet in Philadelphia to examine
GEORGE H. TAYIiOR. formerly of the 6th Maryland
Infantry, for appointment as superintendent of a na
tional cemetery. The Junior member of the board
will act as order.
A boar-1 of medical officers to consist nf Co1on«l CHARLES
L. HHIZMAN. assistant surpeon general- Ma Kirs
HEXRT P. BIRMINGHAM and OUT L EDIE. sur
geons, is appointed to meet in 'Washlnicton to make
recommendations looking to revision of manual for
medical department. The board will report to the
surgeon -■ i.- i ,; for instructions.
NAVY
Lieutenant F. L. SANDOZ. to the Pensacola, naval traln
ine station. San Francisco.
Lieutenant <i. N. HATWARD. to the Lancaster, navy
yard. league Island.
Assistant Surgeon R. O. MARCOI'R. detached the Frank
lin; to the Dixie, duty with Panama marine brigade.
Passed Assistant Paymaster W. B. ROGERS, to duty as
nrflitiant to general storekeeper, navy yard New-
York.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL, VESSEI^.-The fol
lowing movements of vessels have been reported to
the Navy Department:
ARRIVHP.
December 24- T^p Alexander, at Beirut; the Columbia,
at Tompkinsvllle; Solace at Honolulu; the Villalobos
at Shanghai; the Bennington. at Mare Island; the
Lebanon, at LAmbert Point, the Eagle, at Key West.
D«cember 25 Th« Topeka. at Key West.
SAILED.
December 25- Th« Wilmington, from Pagoda anchorage for
Svratow.
D««mber a^-Th-i Vlckuhurs. from Shanghai, for Chemul
po; the <Hvmpla. from Colon for Cartagena; the. Cal
litn, from Canton for Hong Kong; the Nanshan from
Honolulu for Guam; the Pompey. from Honolulu for
Qnmm. via Midway.
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.
C. C. SHATNE, Forty-first and Forty-second sts..
between Broadway and Sixth-aye.. announces an
assortment or furs in muffs, boas, Victorians and
other lines of wearing apparel. He Is offering now
fur coats at reduced prices.
R. H. MATY & CO.. Broadway, between Thirty
fourth and Thirty-fifth stu.. have, now on sale new
muslin underwear valued at J1 .000.000. Notwithstand
ing the increase in the price of cotton, this firm is
offering the products of the best staple at lower
price* now than twelve months ago.
ABRAHAM & STRAUS. Brooklyn, announce the
sale to-morrow of Saks * co.s new stock of nous*
furnishings at « cents on the dollar. Their annual
sale of muslin underwear will also begin to-morrow
and preparations are- made for a large crowd of
A. D. MATTHEWS 1 SONS. Brooklyn, will have %
great underrmislln pale to-day. This, "the first dry
goods store Brooklyn ever fcre W> - | 8 keeping up iti
reputation for moderate price*. ' X P""
-V JAEOKEI, A. CO., No. 37 Union Square West
and No. 430 Fifth-aye.. have a line of French nov
elty jackets in broadtail, mole and sealskin to
which they arc calling •**»«•» Imported m"odel
coat., furlined and trimmed, are roing at half price
B. ALTMAN&CO.. Ei hieen*h-!.t. and Sixth-aye
w^i? £&*** "■ * aI of a M '"' of 25.00 A yards of
al\kn, ••!, ereatly reduced price*. Those taking
?<J\antage of tho vale must be on hand before
r'urth™ V.n,U ho store wm t!rise at that hour tin
iurther notice.
STERN BROTHERS. West Twenty-thtrd-st.. are
making to-day a special offering of women's tailor
made walking suits of fancy mixture* and ilbelir.es
harKisonrH.ly trimmed. Other lines here are an open
fShn p ay ° printed , foulard HUM. cotton dress
fabrics. /158-./ 158 -. Nalneook ami Cambric embroider",
and » r.du tl..n .ale of boys" and young m ' n ? .
BIDS FOR PHILIPPINE BONDS.
fn?*?>! hlnffton 0,. » .-h " announced that bids
for .he new Philippine friars' land loan of $7,200 Mf»
ferent to the wrongs alleged or In «ny V ™°"*£
ing at the. maintenance or extension of the system
out of which they grow. But the sweeping terms
which th. h *»yinent of children is «^ly <!«•
nounced and the constant reiteration of charge* of
abuse may well leave an impression on the minds
of those unacquainted with the subject th ft New-
Jerseys great manufacturing industries are largely
dependent for their prosperity upon child labor.
That children ar« employed In th* factoilM here
a* they are In other manufacturing states goes
without saying, but that the number _ is much
greater here than elsewhere, or Is. In fact # large
enough to form a conspicuous element In the fac
tory population and a menace to the interests or
adult labor. la not correct.
After calling attention to the difficulties that
many families have in gaining a livelihood, even
with the assistance of their children. th» report
continues:
Child labor Is condemned by it* opponents on
several grounds, principal among them being the
assumed physical unntness of children for perform-
In)? the kind of work at which they are often em
ployed, without serious and permanent injury to
health, the 10.13 of opportunity for obtaining *<>m*
kind of an education and the consequent handicap
placed by ignorance upon their future live* ana
the moral injury to which children are liable
through association in factories with adults who
may use, vulgar, obscene or profane language in
their hearing. Doubtless, as is well known to
those acquainted with the subject, there are in
stances in which «some one or even all of these
objections may be warrantably urged against the
employment of children, hut there Is no reason to
believe that such Is the rule, or that, as a
general thing, the physical health and moral stand
ards of factory life are in any way below the stand
ards that prevail elsewhere.
If it were otherwise, the vicious consequence*
charged by some against the employment of boys
and girls In factories would long ago have left
traces of themselves on our social life; for of our
total population of 1.853.659. in 1900. there were
241.552, or only a small fraction less than 13 per
cent, who were employed in some form of manu
facturing industry carried on almost entirely in
factories and workshops. Of this number Sl.mi.
were females more than sixteen years of age
Many, probably a large majority, of the men and
women comprised in this great army of operative*
went into the factories at an early age, and In them
learned the trades or handicrafts by which they
are now earning an honorable livelihood. As a
class, they have no superior among our people.
their labor helping to support schools, churches
and social Institution*, and In many ways to en
rich the communities in which they reside.
The force of most of the objections urged against
child labor will be readily admitted If the other
side of the question— for. unhappily, there is an
other side— ls not also taken into consideration.
Its uncompromising opponents should consider the
following propositions: What is to be done In the
case of orphans, children left without means or
relatives, who are both willing and able to sup
port them? If the law denies them the right to
earn a living, must they not take refuge In some
charitable Institution or become public charges in
the almshouse? Again, what is to be done In th«
case of a widow left with a large family of young
children dependent upon her for support, she hav
ing no income except what she may be able to
earn by laundry or some other poorly paid line of
labor? And. further, what is to be. done in th»
etH of a dissipated father, who will not work, and
leaves his family without support? It is true he
can be locked up for his neglect, but that does not
help his wife to solve the domestic problem. Final
ly, what is to be done with a boy who will not
attend school? These are questions which cannot
but lead to the conclusion that the problem of child
labor is a many sided one. and that it cannot be
dealt with in the offhand manner which many advo
cate, and which the law contemplates. All cases
are not alike, and authority should therefor© be
given to some one responsible for their enforce
ment to suspend the age. limit in cases like those
cited above, where to enforce the laws would be
a palpable injustice.
BARRED FROM BROXX.
Application of K en-York City Inter
borough Railway Denied.
Albany, Dec. 28.— Th» State Railroad Commission
ers to-night gave out a decision denying the appli
cation of the New- York City Interhorough Railway
Company for a certificate permitting it to extend
its street surface, lines in the Borough of The
Bronx.
The application was opposed, bj representatives
of the Union Railway ami People.' s Traction Com
pany, and the board expresses the opinion that
th» existing lines are sufficient for publio con
venience.
Commissioners Dunn and Baker loin in the de
cision. Commissioner Dickey dissents, and files an
opinion in which he says he believes public con
venience requires the extension.
After reviewing the conditions of the application
the report says: "After careful consideration of
the evidence the board has concluded that public
convenience and necessity do not require the con
struction of this railroad. It is proposed to b*
constructed in a territory which Is now served by
the Union Railway (street surface electrle\ and it
seems to us that there Is little, if any. traffic which
would be carried by the applicant that is not now
carried upon lines which the Union and its affili
ated company (the People's Traction Company, un
constnu-ted) have franchises to construct.
"The board in its consideration of the question
of population has assumed that an estimate of
the population made by the New-York City Health
Department, viz.. MMMk and which is the highest
estimate in the testimony, is approximately ac
curate. This population is s=erv«-d by the Union.
owing about forty iml.->s of operated street surface,
railway, about eighty miles of track, and franchises
(with its affiliated company) for nearly fifty miles
more. It is also served to s considerable extent by
the Manhattan elevated railway, running to Tr.
mont. It is also served in part hy the New-York
Central, the New-York an.i Harlem, the New-York
and Putnam and the New-York. New-Haven ami
Hartford steam railroads. It will also be served
to an extent hy the Near-York and P<>rt Ch«xter
proposed third rail electric railroad, which has
receive.! a certificate from this board. It will alao
be served by stations of the Int-?rh.->r<>ugh Rapid
Transit Railway (tunnel railroad^ ar West One
hundred-and-eishty-nrst-st.. West Two-hundred
and-thlrtleth-nt.. East One-hundre»l-and-seventy
seventh-st. and East One-hundred-and-forty
nir.th-st.
"Th- applicant contend? that one of the main
reasons for the construction of its railroad la to
furnish quick and convenient connections with
the tunnel railroad stations. It seems to us that
the Union and Its affiliated lines, built and pro
jected, wtll at least as well serve the purpos* O f
connection with these tunnel railroad stations '
BROXX HAS XO FAITH.
McCall Says Port Chester Permit
May Be Granted To-morrow.
John T. McCall, Tammany leader In the Board
of Aldermen, said last night that there was a
probability that the New-York and Port Cheater
Railway application would be. granted at the »>.
•ion of the board to-morrow.
"I understand that Alderman Dlemer. chairman
of the Railroad Committee, ha» Issued a call for ■
meeting of the. committee.'" said Mr McCall la«t
night. "If the report comes out. the. board is iik?iv
to approve it at the meeting on Monday In thit
case City Clerk Scully will send the minutes to the
Mayor In time so that the requisite three flays" »d
vertising In "The City Record" will be poesibte be
fore Mayor Low retires from office on Friday noon "
Despite the, suggestion of Mr. McCall. the. opinion
prevails that the Railroad Committee will refuse
to take any action until after January l. The order
was given by Charles F. Murphy some time ago
that no more franchises were, to be pass*.! by the)
present Board of Aldermen. Mayor "Mian's
message will be sent to the aldermen at their first
meeting in January, and he is expected to make
certain recommendations with reference to th*
granting of franchises. °
As the case stands at present, the Bronx peopl*
will be surprised if the aldermen to-morrow take
any action on th- Port Chester road application
?£ r x>L p !, rnllt to cro »* c-rtaln streets and avenue"
in in« Bronx.
A SOUVENIR OF THE NEW YEAR.
The old advertising agency of Hlbaon A Bro
whose office* are at Nos. 5 and 7 D*y-at are sendl
ing out to their friends a little, hook In the form of
a diary for 1901. Besides containing a calendar for
the coming year, it gives th* rates on foreign and
Financial.
The Financial World.
If the Stock Exchange had been open yester*
day. the appearance of the bank statement with
Us 13 million Increase. In loans, would doubtless
have been the signal for a recession In price*.
By Monday morning;, there will haTe been time
t& note that deposits also Increased over 17
millions: and that the loan expansion is most
likely due to some shifting of accounts between
banks and trust companies. Certainly the money
market through, the week indicated no praaatas;
call for funds, since loaning rates remained com
paratively easy, and became easier as the week
progressed. The surplus reserve was reduced
somewhat, but even '.vita this, it Is larger than
In any corresponding week since ISO 3. Taken
altogether, ft looks as if the January settlements
would be made without disturbance.
The stock market has been of a holiday char
acter, and after the announcement Wednesday
that the Lake Shore had raised its dividend
rate from 7 to 8 per cent, it advanced, though
very irregularly. The principal advances of th«
week have been In stocks which, as Is some
times said, "no one has;" meaning that they ire
held by comparatively few people; such as Con
solidated Gas. General Electric. Lackawaona.
Delaware & Hudson. Jersey Central, and on* m
two others. While these coal stocks advanced.
Reading, which is widely distributed and ■
leading speculative, did not advance. The trac
tion stocks were also strong-, led by Brooklyn.
Recent market movements of this stock indi
cate that either a new bull pool has been or
ganized in it. or that the old one has been re
organized, which Is probably the fac% That
went to pieces during the summer, when pub
lic liquidation was driving everything down.
The members had to take their stock, and th^
selling which resulted forced Brooklyn below
30. The reorganized pool have been gradually
putting up thei price since, and the claim i 3
made now that the, stock on this trip will go
to 60. What there is in the property la Justify
such a figure. It would be hard to guess; but
Brooklyn is an excellent stock to manipulate in
certain kinds of a market; first, because, It is
not too big for easy handling; second. because
one half the people believe it Is not worth *
cent, and the other half that it. has great furore
value. Out of such division of opinion, comes
active speculation.
The Rock Island Issues, bonds and stock, bare
been weak, for It is known that some more bond
Issues are impending; and in these days, ther*
Is no bull argument in a bond issue, whatever b*
Its Justification. Then there is also uncertainty
among outsiders what form the new issue will
take, and how it will affect th<» latest outstand
ing Issues of the company. The originally pro
posed 240 million bond issue has, apparently.
been abandoned; also, the once much boasted
purpose to dispense with all banking aid in
financing the company. It will not be forgotten
how the Rock Island management lot It h
known that the criticism with which their first
scheme of expansion was received, was due, as
they said, mainly to the fact that they had dis
pensed with the services of bankers, and would
do their own financing. The bankers w»r» sup
posed not to take kindly to this attitude of in
dependence. Seemingly, the bankers hay* got
the best of the company, for It is now generally
understood that the Rock Island managers hat »
had to appeal to the Speyers, and that the
Speyers have consented to help them out.
The company is carrying a floating debt o*
about 50 millions, largely resulting from pur
chases of other roads, -whose securities repre
sent the collateral of the loans. It may well be
understood why the managers did not want to
increase the pile by sneh. an addition as the par
chase of the Seaboard Air Line would have
made. It is intimated that the Sr >yera win take
care of the more pressing needs of the company,
and that the ambitious financial schemes for
merly proposed will be held In abeyance. In
connection with this the bankers will put a rep
resentative on the Board of Directors; but
whether the change in the Presidency of the
company is at their suggestion, la uncertain
Mr. Loree. now President of the B. & CX» will
take charge of the Rock Island in January. He
Is a Pennsylvania man. The Pennsylvania SJU
the Great Northern, seem to be the two high
training schools for railroad officials in modem
railroading.
In the industrial list. Sugar continued quite
active and advanced. The recent drop in the
stock after its rise pending ratification of th?
Cuban treaty is supposed to have been on Wash
ington selling to take profits; and this being out
of the way. insiders have taken up the stock
again. The Steels did little. On the second
Tuesday of January the statement for the last
quarter of the year will be given out. At th»
best, it will make a sorry showing, but there
are rumors that it will not be so bad as latest
rumors have made it. With this quarter th»
exhibit for th* whole year will be made: ar.J
what that will be is already pretty well know
something like 110 millions, as against Bl
millions last year. The saving on the charges
against this sum will only be known when the
full report is issued. One thin? appears plain—
the managers are preparing to run as close as
possible during the coming year, fully realizing
that it will be one in which severe economy wi!'.
be necessary. In respect to the common stock
of the American Smelting Company, it may be
said that the declaration of a dividend had Btttl
market effect on it. While the rate is 5 per cent.
Insiders claim that the earnings are equal to
10 per cent. To pay 5. calls for $2,300,000 per
year.
As the year draws to its close, the outlook
for the coming one ts seen to be rather mixed.
Right now there is a war cloud over us. which
It is to be hoped will pass away, but which
seems very threatening at the moment. Of
course there can only be one eiul to a f.ght be
tween two such antagonists as Japan and Rus
sia: the little man may ger in some good lick.'
at the start, but the big man will tak^ his pun
ishment, ■■] th-n put In his heavy Mow* and
Japan will bo knocked out. The at— at possi
ble conflict is a little too far off to say what
its effect will be on this country. Probably *m*
little, one way or the other. No European
country will Join in. All have Interests i- th*
Orient, but not enough to go to war Kboot As
to, England, she is not contemplating pi in< ur
another war debt on her South African one. If
war does come, it may cut down our cotton «
ports to some extent, but the bulls In the cotton
market evidently ignore that possibility. Ir car
rot very well raise the price of wheat, and th*
sudden bulge in the wheat market a da:* or two
since on a war cable vi« speculation without
reasonable basts.
Apart from this matter, the outlook seems to
be- for a rear of normal business), wtth no ex
pansion in it. and therefore no boom. Stock
market prices art* down to a level which an
ticipates mich a year. The decline has been
severe, and at times uncomfortably rapid. T?
general business goes on quietly, within con
servative lines, money will accumulate af the
centres sufficient to keep, rates easy; it »
shrinks, the accumulation will be I.irs;*r Then*
will be much Idle railroad equip, and idl»
money, for both perform th« sarr* function,
tamely, transportation of products. Most of IB*
railroad* want to borrow. *tnd tnere will be vfi
lack of 'oanab^ funds; but the borrowing they
want to do now. is to carry on work, already
under way* or contracted for. They will plan
ro new work, unless th -v see trade expanding-
That part of the country which Is the beet o*
I', 1 '* 11 of the Mississippi atKi the South, tor
being agricultural *ood crops *nU sood pric«»
have put the population on easy street. It &
the manufacturing East which has been hit* and
tr.ia being the main investment section, the
ciuapse in the speculative prices of securities
v.as t%e natural consequence.
CUTHBERT MILLS.