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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10

.bovr T., ,h,. c,,v nv the snprecedentedy large num-
Der OF people unable to secure employment D's-
tressing destuon and hardship are anS viii
ing to work No such revival Of business sc, see
as would afford employment, 70 ,b a. wmss Any
public work. therefore that can be p rosSecqf1 urnsS
directions should be promptly commence Works
recommend that the DEPARTMENT OF pnTh Of pocSs
the Department OF Street Cleaning ana oaner once nee
parments wherever o aSs Work sn on public Inn
provemens that the law provides for and heir APP
preparations will permit In some Ss asSnIne to be-
made needed public work thai wii be o oo as
lay in considering and acting upon these matters
WHAT THE MAYOR STARTED OUT TO DO
Tn my first annual message said 1T will be the
aim of the present Administration to prosecute
vigorously and economically the various enterprises
which have been Initiated for the public beneft' ana
to initiate such others az may be necessary.
The enterprises which made an early announce
ment would receive my first attention were:
/. Publication OF water supply.
2. Street paving
3. Municipal Building
T. Third Avenue Bridge.
s. Kingsbridge Road Bridge.
8. High service Waterworks.
Z. Harlem River Driveway.
Several OF these enterprises have been touched
upon In the preceding pages and thslr profess
noted In all OF the others advance is also to be re-
ported.
GREATER Ew-YoRK-NEw-Y WORKERS NOT MIG
GARDLY.
It Is the manifest destiny OF the vast population
and immense business interests OF which our port
Is the centre that they shall be consolidated under
one municipal government, and form the metropolis
of the world. The Greater New-York already exists
in popular fancy. and the title is used 10 De
the metropolitan district. When II snail exist IN
fact is a question TO be determined by the people.
/ am In favor Of the proposition TO submit 20 the
people for their decision the question as 10 whether
the time has arrived for such consultation;
An important and interesting feature In con
sdering the work done and the condition or the
work In progress on city Improvements Is the
satisfaction and public spirit with when these I'M,
movements are viewed by the people. Ihey nave
no disposition be nggardly In spending money
With the moral support of this public sentiment OF
pride in our city accompanied by official watch
fitness TO see that the wise and economical ex,,
penditure Of the city's money shall continue, !
am confident that New;Yorks immeGate i eery
direction that goes to make an Ideal city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
WOOL MEN GATHERING.
THE MEETING OF THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION BEGINS TO-DAY.
A VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST THE WILSON
BIIL~REDUcTIoN OF DUTIES MEANS

A VIGOROUS PROTEST AGAINST THE Wii'9oN
B1r1~REpUcrIoN OF DUTIES MEANS
REDUCTION OF WAGES.
The outcome Of the meeting of the National AS
ISOLATION of Woo-Growers to-day, at the Metro
politan Hotel, Broadway and Prnce-st'' VIII DO
watched with interest. The association VIII hoio
its regular annual business meeting at ~ O'CLOCK
but in the afternoon wool and the wilson Dill WIN
be discussed in open conference. The treatment py
the bill of wool and wooen manufactured gOous
is to be discussed by the manufacturers themselves
The conference has been called with the speciai
intention OF taking action on the Wilson Dill Inc
wool manufacturers are eager to express their us
approval of its measures regarding their industry
They believe that wool and woolen goods have been
treated more severely than any other article OF the
tariff list and they to come together to-day to
do what they can toward the modification OF the
measure In Congress.
The call for the conference is signed by LOO rep
Of tn an and y
the wool manufacturing industry or the country. =.
wham s the be pHsssn da
s y, D. North. Joseph SEWER Frank f. simpson
nns sS g ah Ms
dnSndy and A James pSSson. Phiiadephla G.
Fitchburg, Mass; D. l. Einstein. New,Xork H. L.
Mass; George SS Sykes, Rockyie Conn Lewis An
dsnee; D % aS pasuek aFf H. and william
H Halle Springfield. Mass.
To Tribune reporter an ofhcer or the assocfa-
ton said yesterday: ,,
1.-The one feature OF the woollen schedule beyond
free wool which arouses the greatest apprehension
among manufacturers is the ,wping, out OF every
form of specific duties. We know from long ex-
perence that 1t is the specific duty that has enabled
US keep hold Of ninetenths of the domestic mar,
woollen goods is greater than In any other line OF
manufactured articles. and the specific duty Is the
woollen goods While the Wilson bill nominally
gives protection of 10 per cent, the actual pro
Fiction under II will not average % per cent. To
meet such conditions and continue manufacturing
in this country, the whole system OF production
will have to be reorganized and the aborers In the
factories are the ones who must suffer first and
most from such a reorganization. 1t Is believed that
there is no form of wool manufac turing that can
be carried on under this bill without reducing is
reach in some branches as high as 80 per cent"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
NO BRUISED FACES.
FORMER INMATES OF THE ELsfrRA RE.
FORMAToRY TESTIFY.

THEY FAVOR THE METHOD OF TREATMENT
THERE AND THINK 1T DID THEM GOOD.
The investigation by a committee OF the State
Board OF Charities into the charges OF cruelty 10
inmates of the Emira Reformatory against y n
Brockway. the suspended superintendent was con-
tInued at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday FORE
noon and afternoon Thirteen witnesses were ex
amIned for the defence, all except Of whom had
been inmates Of the institution The eliminates
were designated by numbers and fictitious names
to conceal their identity from the public but were
required to furnish their real names and addresses
to the committee In confidence
Thomas Hunter, No. 49," committed in 1856 for
burglary was paroled In 1881 Later he was dis
charged He had never been punished he said in
the witness chair. but had seen others go into the
bathroom to be padded. and come out smiling"
He had never inmates with bruised faces or
discolored eyes, He had been benefited by his i'm.
prisonment.
James T. Kelly. an officer OF the Court OF General
Sessions. had brother-in-law in the Reformatory,
who placed there between five ard six years
ago. He was then about nfteen years old. He was
dissipation" The witness and his wife had visited
the prison son only once ABOUT year ago when they
that Th ns s',f acs SFsd no. iSr tn. next witness
he was thirteen years old ana paroled May b. is@
He had been spanked twice at the Reformatory."
tie sAlu. ne spanking me BOou Dy DraclnR me
UP that ] could get home.
Edward Robbins, No. 49," well-educated ana
quick witted young German, proved himself to bS
a. match for the entire committee and counsel,
virtually compelling them to allow him to answer
questions In his own way. He was bookkeeper,
committed for grand larceny IN May, 1884 paroled
in May, 1883. and afterward absolutely discharged
He had had charge Of the guardroom floor Office
and had come in contact with every inmate. He
had never seen any inmate with a bruised face or
discolored eye. He had kept the record OF punish
ment for fourteen months and. as nearly as he
could remember. IAN average number OF about
fourteen inmates were spanked per week" He had
been punished once. He added u most emphat-
cay approve OF corporal punishment"
lectual appearance. with refined manners who said
he was graduated from Yale In 1883, was next
called to the chair. He was committed on January
l. 1S93 by Judge Benedict, Of the United States
Court, for year FOR larceny. He had been in
the railway mall service and stolen a package
He had acted at the Reformatory chief clerk
for six months, and had then been appointed as
instructor of the experimental class in which there
were thirty-three pupils. He had never seen IN
mates with bruised faces or dscolored eyes, but
had heard them scream while being padded
The investigation was adjourned til a. m. on
Tuesday, January 80. when the committee VIII meet
at the Reform atory at Elmira.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10

decision was handed down by the General ler'
NJ the Court of Common Pleas yesterday Sustain,
ing the judgments obtained by Annie Hah.s 49,, 80
charles w Swain against Denman IhohpSo" 49,
gd 10 NAV in Two Sisters as long
w !, ',,as a success They were discharged on inc
ground that the piece failure -Oo p,rl.ave
when Charles s. Halsted. of No. ~ ST. al ago he
agreed 10 give her $50 year for hersei have
tbs three Children Now his wife wants s ~ he
..ha ann, Increased while he says II shoulu -
decrsased because his income has been lessehsu ~
account OF the hard times. Chief Judge BaSs ~ on
Court of Common Pleas. reserved MS NeS''
the application yesterday. - o,,,, IN the
Richard X Fox has begun an acton oa,e ~ % 20
Sor the loss of two colts who died from navans
been bitten by dog owned by Greene E 5ciis
o , IN general denial and says the dog Is 1oese
mild and is not the least vicious. Appncauon, 80,
made before Judge Lawrence In supreme , ooD' "a
chambers Yesterday for change OF VENUE W
orange County The motion was denied
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
IMMIGRANT FAMILIES DIVIDED.
IMMIGRANT AUTHORITIES REVERSE FORMER
DECISION AND SEPARATE FATHER
FROM HIS CHILDREN.


DECISION AND SEPARATE A FATHER
FROM HIS CHILDREN.
The Board OF Special Inquiry yesterday re-
versed a decision 1t made three months ago, In
effect that the Treasury Department had no power
to send back Europe the family Of an alien resi-
dent The board decided yesterday that two fam
lilies OF allen residents must return. Abraham
Leiba a papef-box maker came here from Rus
STA about eighteen months ago and began to save
himself, and two months ago sent for his wife and
eight children whom he had left In Russia, He
rented rooms at No. l0f Essex-st. and furnished
them for his family. He heard that his family had
arrived on the steamer Paris, but that they were
detained at Ellis Island because they had only
a little money the immigration authorities Intended
to send them back
Lelba appeared before the board yesterday and
asked that his family be released the ground
that he was able TO support them and That they
no; liable TO become public charges The
board could not be moved. however. and resolved
10 send the Leila family back.
Jacob Jempolski another man whose family was
ordered to be returned, protested vigorously ana
said: 1T Is an outrage to take my family from me
In this way. | am a resident OF this country and
you have no legal right to return them. The tyran-
meal government OF Russia Is more cruel than
you are" He Will appeal TO Washington. The
Jempolsh family consists OF Deborah who IL
Jacobs wife, and her six children. They also
came on the Paris but had little money. Jacob said
he could support MS family. He said he had son,
Moses twenty years old, who had been In this
country for two years and who earned $50 Il week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
4 FALSE REPORT ABOUT DR. BRIGGS
HIS DINNER IN HONOR OF DIR. SMITH. OF LANE
SEMINARY WAS OF PURELY


HIS DINNER IN HONOR OF DIR. SMITH OF LANE
SEMINARY WAS OF PURELY
SOCIAL NATURE.
A dinner was given on Monday night by the Rev
Dr. Charles A. Briggs of the Union Theological
Seminary in honor Of the Rev. DR.. Smith, Of the
Lane Theological Seminary. who is DR.. Briggs's
guest In New-York. Several well-known clergymen
were asked to meet DR.. Smith, and this gave rise
to a report that the Union Theological Seminary
would sever all connection with the General assem-
bly of the Presbyterian Church, and was the founda
ton of a rumor that such severance was the
topic discussed at the dinner. At the seminary yes
erday 1t said that the dinner was not given FOR
any such purpose but was simply an entertainment
given in honor of DR.. Smith. During the dinner
the conversation naturally turned upon the AFFAIRS
of the two seminares but the discussion was In
formal, and was of interest only to those who en-
gagged In It, ,,,,, =
Professor Briggs said to q Tribune reporter: The
published account of the dinner Is entirely fncor
rect the fact of the matter being that l invited
Is nv guest for few days The affair was en-
tirely a social one, and had no other significance
whatever. ,,, ,,s
The regular meeting of the trustees OF Union Theo-
logical Seminary held yesterday AFTERNOON
Only routine business was done.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
TO PURIFY RICHMOND COUNTY POLITICS
A BILL. IS SENT TO ALBANY EMPOWERING
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO SEND A
DEPUTY THERE TO PROSE


CUTE CRIMINALS.
The Richmond County Citizens Committee. which
waited on Governor Flower Monday and laid before
him their grievances. telling him how the Mullen
Fitzgerald combination stands IN the way OF good
government, lost time In taking action on the
line suggested by the Governors declaration that
the Attorney has legal right to enter the
Grand Jury box. Yesterday, less than twenty
four hours after the meeting took place In Parlor
No. % of the Windsor Hotel. special messenger
started for Albany, bearing bill. which. II passed,
will give the Attorney General the power to send
deputy to Richmond County and prosecute the
criminals whom Distrlct-Attorney Fitzgerald has
seen fit to leave unpublished. George J. Greenfield.
of the Citizens Committee. at his office.
No 50 Broadway. yesterday and said that the
members OF the committee well satisfied with
the outcome OF their meeting with the Governor,
and that the enactment OF the proposed law woud
bring good results to the people Of Richmond
County.
j. d. Van Hovenberg. of the law firm Van
Hovenberg d Holt. also member OF the com
mittee said: rhe affairs In county are just az
rotten az at Gravesend. and when nave secured
prosecutor who Is not in league Win the paa
element. hope to cure Staten Island or some OF
the sins from which 1t Is now suffering
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
4 FAMILY MURDERED ny ROBBERS.

Marietta. Ohio jan 9,-IIenry Saner. respect
able German, and his wife, murdered last
night In their home near Plnchtown. and their son
IL missing Their barn was burned and the dwell
ing had been set on fire. Mr. and Mrs Saner were
found lying on the kitchen floor Their ciotninS
was burned from their bodies. having peen
with oil. The neighbors put out the blaze. anu
saved the bodies and house from DESTRUCTION. rue
floor was covered with blood. winch ebped Iron,
head and from wound. caused by heavy piow, III
the back OF Mr., Saners head Many suppose .nc
boy was burned In the barn. The Coroner soon os
arrived. and Sancrs pocketbook. containing ssso.
found 1t Is believed the entire family "ere
murdered by robbers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
DIVIDEND or AN INSURANCE COMPANY.

dividend OF per cent, payable on demand, has
been declared by the Home Insurance Company
of New-York. In the company's eighy-drst semi
annual statement II IL shown that the assets are
ss0osss3 g. and the net surplus $3.50 1874 o. Among
hands Is OF agents and in course of collection.
&2l s6s %; real estate sbG6.46s 90: United States
currency per cent bonds, value $4,000 mar
sst value ssos ss,, District Of Columbia bonds Of
York Central first mortgage bonds 500 900; Penn
syvsnia Railroad r r stocks sS NewYork Central
and Canal Company. 100000 The capital stock Of
the Home Insurance Company Is 80OOOOO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
wporg Up HIS SUICIDE FOR THE PiPESS.

Louisville Jan 9.-John Newton. s'uue".
Bethel College Russellville, Ky, commlt'ea s"e,us
last night. He used morphine "heh iou"u :, 49,.
-. Iris warming the following advance account
80 the tragedy. written by himself was DISCOVERIES
ON the table: Jack Newton, Of Cadis n.y. VIZ
has been attending school here COR the "s' pa
months, was found dead this afternoon !" M chass
rays office with a dagger In his hear; 20 80 80
I re- .s,nnei Tor the rash act Newton had avs
been Considered an eccentric fellow by ms ace ana
students He was about twenty va Methodist
nrea cher who resides at Cadiz KY - ,, e-s,
Evidently he had been Disappointed !" Us "'
int
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
THE STEVENS LITIGATION.

Judge BischoT of the Court OF Coihnio" -
hos da,,od rho motion made 20 vacate the order
directing the service of the summons upon Ohar'es
q Stevens in the action which has been prouehe
against him and S. Melcher by Mrs Mary fIsA'
paget and her mother Mrs. Marietta r. Neicbss
by which they seek TO remove n S,swens Mrs.
sseveus Is with stevens and Neea 1s
under trust in the will Of Paran stevens oi ,rist
includes property in this city Rhode islaha d an,
Massach,lsets Mrs. Stevens says tnao Ell na,,ent
haan exch,ded from any share in the management
of the estate -,..o,.s and IN October
nmblication. A motion made 10 SCI ASA bsd no
Service upon the ground that me , con decides
fha the court has jurisdiction of the acton
az stevens is a necessary party and ho"-'es'''-'
the service was proper
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
LECTURES on THE LIFE AND WORK OF ARTISTS

Professor Charles Sprague-Smith will deliver
course Of four illustrated lectures upon the lives
and works Of the artists Of Barbizon at the Berke-
ley Lyceum Theatre No: 10 West Forty-fourth-st.
as follows; January ~ "Mlllet.: January 22
Barge" Tickets for the course, 81 may be pro
ave. at the Berkeley Iyce1m and al No "a Fifth
ave; w: r. Jenkins. Forty-eighth-st. and Sixth
ave and G. p. Putnam's Sons No. "a West Twen-
ty-third-st. Single tickets Will be for sale the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
MEETING OF TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN.

After listening to the Mayors message yester-
day. the Board Of Aldermen received a letter from
the Police Commissioners requesting that they be
allowed to contract for polling booths and election
supplies needed for the special Congress elections
in the XIVth and XVIII districts. without advertis-
ing for bids. The request went under the
rules
Aldermen Flynn. Morgan. Wund. Brown Martin.
Saul and Oakley were appointed q committee TO
watch Albany legislation this winter.
Resolutions were passed on the death of Alderman
William II Murphy OF the XIIth District. The
Board will attend the funeral IN body this morn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
TO SAIL on THE PARIS.

Among the passengers on the American Line
steamer Paris, which sails to-day for Southampton.
there will be the following: Sir George Martin Hol-
loway, David s. Blspham. f.. j. Price. w. Ruther-
ford, Mr. and Mrs Willard Fillmore Rust, i. NJ.
Rhnelander, Rutherford Stuyyesant ]. Clark Sea-
mans. Captain c. +. Stannard and Baron w. Won
Hummer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10
THE COURTS.
SUIT AGAINST NJ

SUIT AGAINST MEsSRS. HART AND ELIAS
A suit against Henry Hart and Albert ]. Elias of
fcers Of the Third Avenue Railroad Company ~
Rebecca L. Esler to recover 80 800, the balance Of
commission for a loan secured by her husband,
Frederic B. Eser, W in the Supreme Court
before Justice Lawrence yesterday. motion wss
made by the plaintiffs counsel 10 examine The de-
PENDANTS before framing her complaint. Mrs. E2ier
holds the claim by assignment. she says she lives
in the Waldorf Hotel and began the suit In Novem'
The $500 is balance due for securing for the rail-
road extension OF loan Of $5N1D by me Metro,
poitan Trust Company About 700 shares o. ihlsi
collateral. Principal and interest were overdue an
the securities had been advertised Tor saie; her
husband was the only who could secure the ex-
tension she alleged Mr. Esler, she says, never re,
ceived word that the loan had been EXTENDED and i
he only learned 1t because the collateral was NOT
sold and because he was induced by fraud TO take
Esler SUPPORTS his wifes statements but adds thae
at the time he secured the loan the Third Avenue
RAILROAD Company was hsay In 1SU ana mo- means
of raising money. The loan saved the company
from heavy losses because the ss stock then worth
Counsel for the Third Avenue road asked TO Lave
Mr. Eser's allegations struck out as irrelevant De-
csion was reserved
CHARLES LA MAZDA IN CONTEMPT
Charles La MAZDA. the Republican who is con-
testing the election Of Thomas J. ODonneH' Tam
many as the Assemblyman from the With Dis
trlct. has been adjudged to be in contempt. He
was appointed guardian of Nicola Coiro, ore Of the
children Of Angel b. Coiro, who died In 1881, leav-
ing an estate valued at about $4,000. La MAZDA
was also the executor Of the estate The chhd
Nicola has become of age, and through her coun,,
sell Maurice Meyer applied for an accounting Ok
what was then due her. This issue was sent %
Roswell d. Hatch as referee. II took MIN apou.
four or five months to determine the matter. ana
he came to the conclusion that Nicola was enu'lea
10 s95 40 now and another sum later
Upon the report of the referee, an order was
entered on December % by Surrogate RANSOM a.
recting La Mazda to pay over the money to Nicola.
La Mazda neglected 10 obey this order, and there-
upon Mr.. Meyer secured an order reaIrn no n be
punished for contempt for neglectng 70 pay us
money When the case was called BEFORE ~ Sp' TO
Representatives OF his counsel said thar ms lawssr'
III NJ Hyman was sick and could nor appsar;
MIR Never said he saw Hyman on Monday -.
Mazda is not accused OF any crime HIS Get s,
was noted and an order will be entered puN'SN'"'
hin, for contempt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-01-10

in the architectural competition for plans OF the new
Municipal Building had 13i designs offered for con-
sideraton The task of making selection. there
fore was a work Of time. The report Of this COM
oittee has been made but in the six plans selected
as best no single one is satisfactory as 10 both
that bv a combination of the best features OF the
different plans the desired result can be secured
60 that this important Improvement may soon be
nroce@ded with The results In added convenience
to citizens having business with the cry depart, ,
ments. and in a large saving OF rent money VIII
be of advantage to the city.
POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The notice force has not been called upon during
the wear for any extraordinary service. except,
perhaps AT the naval and shore parades In May
last the Ioneshoremens strike In August and the
receptions given in honor Of distinguished foreigners
In all OF these the police were called upon for
extra and united service The m ngh for Sraer
the same excellence OF appearance on on, parade or
manifest to every citizen, and continue 70 excite
the commentator OF visitors.
The work OF the Fire Department IL KEPT Up 10
the high standard Of its previous record It's EN-
cheney Is testified TO by the low rates OF insurance
votion ~ d,y anu a veil as in results achieved the
men Of the service Justify the pride felt In them
by our citizens.
ANNEXED DISTRICT.
design for the laying out Of the street system Of
the 1wenty-third and Tweny-fourih wards mas been
completed establishing 1876 miles of avenues and
streets The title 10 29i75 miles OF these avenues
and streets has yet to be acquired The length OF
streets regulated graded etc. completeh rurihg me
year in thai DISTRICT IL over five miles. The length
paved streets at the close Of +, S was was nearly ar
than twenty-five miles showing that more OF this
work was done in the last three years nan ON IN an
the most important works 10 be done TINS year Is
the repaving of Thiri-ave. from One-hundred- and
| thirty-eghth TO hundred-and-siSty-ninth-st.
AID AND WORK FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
| A condition OF pn.xampled depression In trade
exists throughout the country and the effects are