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New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
SOME OFF. II. WEEKSS WORK
pITIFUL CIRCUMSTANCES SURROUNDED
ONE OF HIS sWINDLES
HE MANAGED TO GET \ LARGE AMOUNT FROM A
W1pOW-A HUMANE ACT BY JOHN
A. ROOSEVELT.


caea surrounded with many painful, circum-
stances which shows how Frarcis H. Weeks. the
laUvcr AMI defaulting trustee who Is TOW ssrVlhs
a term IN Sing Sing because of the emoezzieInent
by him Of over $i.0y.Ooo OF funds which were
placed in his hands as trustee. swindtd the poor
as wei. as the r.cn. brought 10 hsh' yesterday
In the Special Term Of the Supreme Court oefore
Judre barrett The ease one brought by John
4 Roosevelt VINO is a wealthy citizen of DutcheSs
Comfy as trustee OF the estate OF Harriet rum
bull against Mrs. Fora Behrman. WHOM ioi
the foreclosure If mortgage of Sotco on the prop
ertv owned by the widow at No. fS East ons-hai'-
The property - between
Avenue 4 and I'rst-ave and is all the properly
which the widow possesses In the world MT
Rehrnan. who has been widow for many years.
was compelled To place a mortgage on '"e Pioi
erty for 5000 which was taken by Mr. Roosevelt
as trustee Of the Trumbull estate she succeel1u
in reducing il to $500 Weeks was the attorney io'
Mr Roosevelt; and al payments OF interest oi any
other character were made by Mrs behriha" "
him Mrs Hehrmen paid her interest on INC hio''-
gage regularly TO Weeks and always GOT ic
ceipt for it, She also on January s. 1888, paid 10
Weeks 5000 on the principal OF the mor's"se.
1,hich she managed to accumulate by economy ara
thrift, and got receipt for IT, signed % }y, gy monv
ONE trust funds failed to account FOR TINS monvy
to Mr.. Roosevelt. and used II & TOT ms o",, ingpat
1s92 for the foreclosure of the mortgage, because
even the interest moneys had not been paiu 70 a n
In. Weeks The was just tried before Judge
Barrett. -. /, .,.or r.oa,vsd any
of the interest moneys paid TO Weeks netheF nau
6a received the $4,000 of the principal paid by Mrs
Rehrman The deposition Of Weeks, which was
taken last week. was read; and IN II ne adm',Tu s'
having received the $1,000 but that ne nad no & hu
thority to receive ii. Mr.. Weeks admitted having
e!nbezzled the money. . 1T, 49,
At the close of the trial Judge Barrett said tne
case was most pitiful one, but ne dd not see Wa' @
he could do except give Judgment against the %luoN
Charles l. McI5urney. who appeared for Mt Rooss-
Welt then addressed the Court and SAID that ,1 n.s
client was willing TO bear half of the burden; MI;
Herrick counsel for Mrs Behrna1, said he shoud
advise his client to accept the S"D Judge baire.s @
was settled Mr. Roosevelt also waved al Ms cos's
An he
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
THE HULL WILL CASE COMPROMISED

Saratoga. ~ y. Feb. l3.-The 4. Gerald Hull
contested will case which has been trial before
Justice Russell and jury at Bastoa Spa. came TO
sudden end this afternoon while Matthew Hale
was summing up tn evidence to the jury The
counsel for the contestant. NJ. Britain sayre, of
baltimore. law. submitted a proposition to
me counsel for Willard Lester, the executor. and
William X. Strong. or Goden's Bridge. New-York
Iegatee, 10 compromise the claim for &275O0. The
prOIosition was accepted. ana suit was dis.
missed ny the Court without costs for either party
excep. the payment OF double fees 10 the Jury
since the jury was discharged Il has been ascer-
taineG that they would have been deadlocked on
the question OF Mr.. Hulls insanity, which would
virtually have sustained the wil
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
7OTRySTS AND THE INCOME TAN.

Jacksonvillle Fla. Feb. IL tSpcc.aD-GeorS" ".
Wilson Collector OF Internal Revenue FOR Florida.
SAYS that his Office IL bescged daily by wealthy
tourists from Boston NewYork. Philadelphia. chi
cago St Louis and other cities, who are anxious
about paying TIE income tax. or, at least. about
making the proper returns AZ TO their Incomes
Some Offer 10 pay the tax here. bu' the collector
is rot authorized to receive the taxes OF non-rcsi
dents. He has been obliged 10 issue circular
covering the matter, and offers 10 give AL ntcos-
sary Information his Cfice and 10 furnisn banks
for making returns OF incomes. but declines 10 ac'
cept the tax. "Over seycnty-.lvo ron-reSdents
called at my Office yesterday" said Mr.. Wilson to-
night. "a OF them beng at loss as - what course
o
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
PRIESTS VINO WILL SEEN MILDER CLINATES

Sckness will send three promincn; ciergyrlen of
Archbishop corrlgsn's diocese to mEdcr climates
this month and nex.. The Rev. VI. G. O'Farrc.
OF Holy Innoconts Church. has been ordered away
for n long rest by his physicians. having had Sc
we're attack OF grip accompanied by congestion
HIS place vii. be taken by the Rev Francis Moore
The Rev Charles O'Keefe ot cranston's and West
Poirt has also been ordered away until the spring
and will go to florida. DR. Mccrcady. OF Holy
Cross Church the friend OF DR.. McGlyna. and his
e,oad, most conservative supporter Is preparing L,
take n long rest In Europe and Will san az soon as
convenient. The grip has Invaded the RANKS OF the
clergy this year 10 unusual extent.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
4 MENACE TO LIFE AND PROPERIf.
CONGRESS URGED By THE MARITIME Asso,'"-
Troy TO COMPLETE THE POINT JUDITH
u,RpOP OF REFUGE

coNcprss URGED By THE MARITIME AssocIA-
rroy TO COMPLETE THE POINT JUDITH
HAREoR OF REFUGE
r,o ar, Committee of the Maritime Association,
70 which was referred the question OF urging Con-
ross to connlee the Point Judith harbor or reruSe'
reported In favor of such action. The report states
that the breakwater could be competed III d yea
II adequate appropriations were HAue ou' ''''.'
only a limited amount being provided the "orn
vas dragging and meanwhile its unfinished con-
dition makes it constant menace 10 haVlsa"oii'
Several wrecks have occurred there lately notably
five barges lost of Point Judith January 20 "heh
all on board excepting two were drowned va
October II last the wreck OF the steamer MaJela
was found bottom up inside the unfinished break
water having evidently struck its Submerged por-
ton and pounded over it, Her entire ere" "e'e
lost The committee expressed the opinion that IL
would be the truest economy for the Government
to provide sufficient for the immediate cohpie"oi
of the work. The board thereupon unai'houSiS
adopted the following resolution ana orcereu It's
transmission to Washington:
Whereas The Government has commences d
much needed harbor of refuge at Iolnt Judtn ~ u,
to AID in saving lfe and property from S"'p"'e0"
Whereas In its present unfinished condition Il
invites the disaster is designed 10 avert, NesseS
haylrg recently been wrecked on or near Its SUP
merged portion and their crew drowned; tnereloie,
of true economy. to appropriate sufficient amount
~ complete the harbor at the earliest posslpie ud!
In opinion. protractlng the "orh Dx ha!epuei'e
apprOpra tions is extremely unwisc While u saves
nothing to the Government. IL Involves constant
peril to the lives and the property of citizens
The board ordered the following letter sent to
President EclSert. of the Western Union Telegraph
Company:
Dear Sir: We think it due TO you to express our
your company in employing all It's available fac
ties secure the information for the people at
large the earliest possible intelligence OF the long
awaited steamship La Gascogne We understand
that for a week you had the whole Atlantic coast
covered. the manager of every station commanding
a view of the oGing connected with marine re-
porting points. from Cape Race TO the Gulf of Mex
leo having been ordered look out for her or for
any intelligence of her, and when she was reported
from Fire Island you telegraphed the good news
gra tuitOUsly all this continent and cabled 1t
TO Europe. TO relieve the public anxiety. Such ser
vice IL certainly entitled to the warmest commenda-
tion from all and We hereby convey ours 10 you
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
T. s. ATWOOD President.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
the Mayor. and finally an Injunction was obtained

the Mayor. and finally an Injunction was obtained
to stop the nuisance
,sSen,b,vrnsn Bell Of the XXIXth District. In
troduced bill In the Le gslaure. which was passed
bv both houses and 1t hoped that this would
STOP the trouble. bur is learned that the Com
missioner OF Street Cleaning and several contractors
will strongly oppose the bill. The hearing before the
N,vor Will take mace tomorrow at noon The cii-
zens Of the Annexed District not alone in their
stand but will be earnestly sus tanet by representa-
fyas from Harlem. Long Island City. College Point.
Whtestone and neighboring places along the East
Jyt.~ar
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
HENRY Il. SIRE SUES FOR \ HALF-INTEREST

Henry H. Sire. who brought into public prom
inence as the party defendant in the breach OF
promise suit brought by Miss Esther Jacobs. which
mas had several trials. has broush, an action in the
Supreme Court through his counsel! Truax & Gran
dal. against Meyer l.. Sire, TO recover haf-in;cT-
est in the valuable piece of property at Broadway
and FOrtv-frst-st. where the Stewart House stands
IL is SAID ;hat each hslf-neres in the prop
ertv the title TO which taken in the name OF
Never l.. Sire. who has BEEN collecting the rents OF
the property ever since.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
LECTURES Ev -MIyISrER Phelps

\ curse ~ ten lectures on "lntegna,iona Law
will he delivered by Edward i. Phelps formerly
United S.lics Minister u England. at the New
York Law School. NJ. 70 Broadway. on FEBRUARY
lS H. %, - 2s and - March T. .. & and H. on Mon
DAYS am Tuesdays thp lecture hour viii b. from
10 D. m. ana Wednesdays from 3i1 "a i"D
D. n, The cours, is open To the public, and tirket'
COS, OF s. for the course. may be obtained from
the law school secretary
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
corrr CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Supreme court-Generai Tern'-Before Van Brunt r. j.
o Brien and Parker. JJ.-No day calendar.
Supreme Couft-C Chambers lngIaham. J.-Court
opens 1890 a m. Motion calendar called at II o. m
Supreme Cout-Special TefIDPar I-Before Barrett. D.
-sase on. No 1896 Wendell Brown. No day calendar
supreme court-Speciai Term-Tart U-Before Beach D.
Elevated Railroad Clear.
supreme couIt-specis Tem--rart NI-Eefore -.
J--Court opers at ,0:3O
Circuit Court-part 1-Before Andrews J.--Ceuscs %
be sent from Part III sor trial Clear
Circuit Court-Pari II-Adjourned sine die
circuit court-Pat llI-Before Patterson I.Nos 1860
2idG lii, 2!st. 210 i552, 2i7G 21G6 1877 25l 1890
5i2s 1896 1896. 233s. 43,2 Case unfinished -
Circuit Court-Part IV-Adtourned until Monday Feb.
ruary -.
Superior Court-Speciai Term-Before freedman j.
Case No 5Js-Giespe -. Scott No day calendar
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
ITS FORrY.FTFTH ANIMAL BALL.

The fact that Typographical Union No. 8 has
reached good age is called IN mind by the an
nouncement that ii is soon to have its for;y-ffth
annual reception and bail Tammany Hail Is to be
the scene cf the affair. and next Monday evening
the time James j. Murphy is president OF tbs
union. and William Ferguson secretary. The Conn
rlittee OF Arrangements consists of Daniel A. Kill
loon Iohn p t<i,,en J. V JohaEsen James \. Fitz-
gcra.d Thomas NJ Moore. f +. Lawrence ana
Thomas H. Tw ceccale.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
VALUABLE STAMP COLLECTION STOLEN.

4 rALUABLE STAMP COLLECTION STOLEN.
Providence Feb. lS.-While Councilman George NJ
Wood was at the annual meeting OF the Rhode ISL
and Phate.ic Society last night young man called
at his house and informed Mrs. Wood that he had
been sent for her husbands collection OF stamps
Tbs is one OF the finest in this part of the country
and is valued at $l50o. Nrs Wood gave the collec-
tion 70 the youns man who thereupon disappeared.
New-York and 81. Louis stamp centres have beei
Informed of the theft
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
Substitution is a Growing Evil

be
m all sell something that
o % it IS
of his article on
of preparation prescribed medical
well unwbc
Of duplicated 1t stands
c uauay1r
y by
unn up in aweNa
is IS
pentesb but IS yer useful or adCold
Scott & BOVINE New York. All Druggists so Cts. and ST.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
FTFNIltNC T
Company:
THE RECEPTION rOR PRESIDENT HTyTER.

Every graduate and friend OF the Normal Col
lege is deeply Interested in the reception to be
given to DR.. Thomas Hunter this evening in honor
of the twenty-lfth anniversary Of his becoming
president and Of the founding Of tho institution.
large Anniversary Committee Of the Associate
Alumna" has been busy preparing for the double
celebration and the atteudancc VIII doubtless be
largo Mrs q. ". Williams IS chairman Of this
committee Mss Mabel +. Randolph is SECRETARY,
and Mlsa Clrolnc ". Pcters. trClsMrer.
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
RS ISLAND As DrnPrNG GROUND

RTHER'S ISLAND As 4 DrhPfNG GROUND.
Residents Of the Annexed District are organizing
forces TO induce Mayor Strong 70 approve the bill
recently passed by the Legislature to prohibit the
dumping OF dead animals and garbage on Riker's
Island TIE stenches watch came from this source
last summer were the cause Of many complaints to
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
REFEREES APPOINTED
Crprerre Court.

Supreme Court.
BY Lawrence, i.
Clancy vs. White-Charles A. Jackson
Schwab Schwab-Auste1 O. Fox
Jackson VS. Gourand-E Ezekiel FiNInan - .,
People. etc. Six Penny Savings l'anE iia'h l.
Gilbert.
by Ingrahsm. ].
Aherns Moore-Willlam e. wilson.
Sands W. Mcore-Wllam {. WHOM
Korright MooTe-Wliiam G. wilson.
Con Pleas
By Pryor. J.
Barrow vs. Appe-Sam j. Paul
GIL vs. Picone-Hugh II. Garden.
Boeert LiNingston-Stcphen H. oih
By DAILY. c. J.
Second National Bank Curt!s-Albert S'IckheN-
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Supreme Court
BY Freedman. !.
lisbon Charles j. Harvcy-CEarles j. harvey
McAdam. j.
Morris Berger va. Morris Mosgowitz-1cvy CohNn'
New-York tribune., 1895-02-14
Mrs HAMILTON GETS A DIVORCE

MRS. HAMILTON GETS DIVORCE.
The lawyers for Caroline Hamilton. OF the Bos-
tonians. produced additional testimony TO Judse
Pryor IN the Court OF Common Pleas yesterday N
her suit against her husband. Charles Etward nam
ilton. for an absolute divorce. and Judge Pryor
granted decree
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
TO THE PRESS.
State Bureau of Agriculture,

State Bureau of Agriculture, !
Baton Rouge, La, Dec. Z, '94. !
We desire to call your attention
to the ninth annual meeting of the
Louisiana State agricultural Society
which will take place at NatchitO
ches on January %, "a and 25,
1895.
A large and representative body
of planters and farmers of this
State is desired at this meeting.
To accomplish this every agricul-
turai organization, including plan
ters' associations, farmers clubs,
oranges and unions are earnestly
requested to send delegates.
The committee OH programme
has appealed to the police juries of
the various parishes to send two
or more planters or farmers as del
egates from each parish. Favor
able action of each police jury is
not only most earnestly desired,
but will meet with the honest ap-
proval of every friend Of agricul.
ture.
The present financial condition
of our agriculturists calls for seri-
Gus Thought and deliberation.
Low prices of our staple products,
unreliable labor, soil depletion and
high money rates have deprived
our profession of much of its prof.
is and all of its pleasu res. Chan
ges in our methods and perhaps
in our crops are imperative, and
what these shall be can be best
determined by the combined wis
dom of assembled conventions of
our leading men. 1t Is therefore
earnestly desired that farmers and
planters from all parts of the State
be present at this meeting and
participate in its deliberations.
The old city of NatchitOches will
extend its usual hospitality, and
the farmers of Cane river will vel
come their brothers from other por-
tiODs of the State.
Respectfully,
A. V. CARTEB,
Commissioner Of Agriculture.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
The Populists.

Immediately after the late cleo
ton the general impression pre-
vailed that the Populists had suf-
fered severely in the battle. They
lost in Kansas and Colorado, two
States in which they seemed so
firmly intrenched IN power tnat it
was supposed that they could main
tain their control there for years;
and their strength in the House
was actually less than in the Fifty
third Congress. A more careful
study of the election figures, how
ever, proves the first impression to
be an error. The Populists lost
Kansas and Colorado, it is true,
but they gained 6OO,O 900 votes over
the very heavy vote they polled in
1892, an improvement OF 81 per
cent. This sounds more reasona-
bic, because the Populists were ex-
pected to gain strength on account
of the depression in business, and
there was indeed, every reason
why they did so.
As for their loss of Colorado and
Kansas, which seemed the worst
incident of the campaign to them
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
POINTS FOR THE PEO.

jim one city In His country there
are I.n0Q families who own theif
hones and over So0, ,Ooe who are paying
rent--etar and Ksasan.
Tho vepshlisan party has made
moro Uil3ionsires sAdec thirty years
Of administxatioa, thsa aN the govern
Wents q Europe ever did within one
hundred yearA
-TAe popuiists Will carry Colorado
with vhooR The g. o. p. expect NO
other result sAd are amply making .
campaign for sPpesrsncs sake, 80 -
not 70 injure the party 10 other states.
When candidate Of tAe cid par
ties tells you he Il . binetAliist. don't
believe that he means hinstAllisn st
10 70 I. for he doesnt. He means BIZ
nstsllisa st . parity" whish u .
phrase invented 70 hefesl the nsssss.
Do not b Observation-Disclosures Tribune.
Tho democrats canast Aefezd their
party pesAdity and the republicans
cannot enthusiastically ssaAAaa them,
for tAsir leaders have trlskled to the
plstscrstis imPs aad nade tho
same subaervieut ShedieBce TO the
connunism ef corporate wealth that
the denocxsts hsva --Industgial Union.
The denosrsts ere opening up an
other shsm Aght over the triH 0ues-
tion. Wonder u II sat for the pur-
pose of switching the people on from
the lnaneial 9SestioA, With the inten-
tion Of calling special sesdos Of con-
grsss Amedistely after election for
the Dsxpose Of iss,ing nsre bonds
Indsstsisl UnioA.
HIN, 81 Few Ysrk, aominated by
the 6saeossts fer governor, 10 IN anti
silver, high-tai& nonopolist who is
especially sstseunis4ic 10 the iDcomc
tax @hs 0us week he 10 noninated
the denocxsts sf Eebrsslxs soninated
for soastor ". J. Bryan, who b one Of
the most aCtive advoeates Of the income
tai snd fs~ors fsae coinage. Chicago
Expsess.
An examiAatien of the files in the
congressional doeumen: room shows
that every bin introduced by the popu-
lists has bcen taken away. It seems
that the campaign in the south is to be
made by ridiculing these bills. This
alone Is evidence sufficient to convince
any one of the desperate condition of
the democratic party. - National
Watchman.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
FACTS.

The great Republican Triumph
November 6, 1894, was won with
the loss of 1, ,2SO,OOO votes by that
party.
At the same time the Democrat
ic party lost over 2, ,2OO, 900 votes.
At the same time the Peoples
party gained $4,000 votes or
about 14O per cent. Considering
the votes known to have been
thrown out in Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Alabama, Georgia and
Texas, the latter's gain was over
100000 votes or over 200 per
cent. This is infinitely more than
the infant Republican party, then
representing the People, gained
from 1852 to 1856 and yet in 1860
it elected Abraham Lincoln and
began making history.
History will soOD repeat itself
again and a new Lincoln will
emancipate 66 million white slaves
now serving their 4 million bond.
holding masters, and then We will
have a new era OF prOsperity.-Vox
Populi.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04
Peoples Party Platform.

1. We demand national cur.
rency, safe, sound and flexible, is.
sued by the general government
only, q full legal tender for all debt
public and private, and that with.
out the use of banking corpora
tiOns; a just, equitable and efficient
means of distribution, direct to the
people, at tax not exceeding 2 per
cent, be provided, as set forth in
the treasury plan of the Farm
ers' Alliance, or some better system
also by payments in discharge OF
its obligations for public improve
ments.
a. We demand free and unlimit-
ed coinage of silver and gold at the
present legal ratio of 16 to 1.
b. We demand that the amount
of circulating medium be speedily
increased to not less than $50 per
capita.
G. We demand . graduate n
come tax.
d. We believe that the money
of the country should be kept as
much as possible in the hands OF
the people, and hence we demand
that all State and national revenue
shall be limited to the necessary
expenses of the government, eco
nomically and honestly administer
ed.
e. We demand that postal saw
ings banks be established by the
government for the safe deposit OF
the earnings of the people and to
facilitate exchange.
2. Transportation being a means
of exchange and public necessity,
the government should own and
operate the railroads in the inter
est of the people.
a. The telegraph and telephone,
like the post Office system, beng a
necessity for the transportation OF
news, should be owned and opera
ted by the government IN the in
terest of the people.
3. The land, including all the
national resources of wealth, is the
heritage of all the people, and
should not be monopolized for spec
ulative purposes, and alien owner
ship of land should be prohibited.
All land now held by railroads and
other corporations in excess OF
their actual needs, and all lands
now owned by aliens, should be re-
claimed by the government and
held for actual settlers only.
The Louisiana populist., 1895-01-04

Before the election the republi-
cans circulated millions of copies
of Cleveland's letter to VIM. l..
Wilson on the tariff. 1t was writ
ten especially for the purpose of
being used as q campaign docu-
ment by the republicans and was
circulated freely at public expense
having been introduced as part
of the Congressional record. Mr..
Cleveland's success as decoy duck
is remarkable, he succeeded even
beyond his expectations. Chicago
Sentinel.