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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
un,opprAr1oNs FOR REPAIRS.
,,,p,,,.yIr1rs or THE COMMITTEE WHO" "'S
rrtnr.rr.s THE AWARD

,,.p,,,-xIy1rs or THE COMMITTEE WHICH "'S
TRIBUTES THE AWARD
, ,,,,,ce OF The Schoolhouse Commit
,t 1,o,rI Of Filtration had meeting yes
..,a,. oe,ernoon TO consider "A very ''in'u' i""'
49, t. d'v,s,on Every year Just Dcior" ''' sum
- .,..rior begins this committee IS '""''"'''"
,,h ,h. same sort Of question namely no" - man
o aou,r d, the work 90 several N"'"'l'" '
mo ,cachcrs and pupils IS DuSy u'nr '' |
c,b,oihouse Committee ana JANIS " -'
49, dcnartrneni architect. who IL also S"pe''n''"-
,no nn1,,cs II is then only that needed re-
- 1 r.rovaflons Of the buildings can De maze.
a. ,ho meeting Yesterday II was dfVr''p'u "'''
.,ooo, .,,s ncclci 10 make the repairs when ''''
,uncrin,eudent thought necessary 10 90 '"'' '''
,.as tins, $1,000 given the committee lhe """"'''
az explained by member OF 'h'
ata,,, e that members Of the Board look al Inc
,osds Of their home school only, anu H'"'' 10 Iva"
the needs Of other schools 30 ""'''h 81"
'.,o,, resolutions are passed appropriating money
% r,lrs on certain schools entirely regardless OF
,bo,r neelc. For example school NJ" !" S''"h'eu
-, tho Heights one of Brooklyns aristocratc heiSh-
,o,hooda 4 complain, was recently sent TO Mayor
,rurs,er signed By several prominent women OF
thai neghborhOOl saying tnat the rohnuoil -, ~ ~
build.n sucn mat 1t was 'nthi,' n les. he
,toard ,,irI promptly In the matter the heaIth du-
fhorties would be invoked An eNainiha''on o s
ronr.sented and an interview with the Plh''pi ~
dtsciosed the fact that he was iOt II party 10 .lic
r,nlas n, and aid not favor II. Yesterday, accofu
ta 70 Snnerntcndcnt NaughtOn's report me s,hooI
stood thrtyeght on the ,S IN neeu h %. s,,pp"rin
This means mat IN tne INSPECTING buildings
thcrc are thirty seven school buIldihsS 'H'' "''
more in need Of repairs than NO. s,d q differ
The s,rne member OF the committee siu ~,
cnt nc thol OF making appropriations s'c ,'o,i
adopted lump sum a snpHa De sV where in their
ttu,Gn.n and that OF experts. 1t was most needed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
FLAG DAY ~ TIE SCHOOLS.

y
OTHERS HAD ELABORATE PROGRAMMES
Tho anniversary % Flag Day. having i""'h %"
su-a,v this year rs Observance IN iho P''''
shools ~, nro9,lyn took place yesterday. In .''n'
~ the schools The National colorS "''" s''"'''
hung out. and the singing % pAtI.'"' "S'""
CONNECTED the Observance. In 'th''@ '"'''
varied and picturesque exercises.
t,.,,',,raI iy.ui,n l. FeItcrs big family 81 young
,o,ks observed the day with an elaborate pro,
rr,,,,oo in Public School No. =. Thifi-ANe. 'i'
safest. Mr. Fcltcr related the h!-''iF -. Wv,
national emblem. and its adoption b, TINS ->''""
, :, ~ and gave a concise history ot the
o,,,rg ~ new stara when mex stat "rr' M
rni,tci 10 tho Union. The fgftN -"'n '''' "
.t1 NO added TO the nag IN July , x-.,s,s
In the Girls Hish school apnroIri yg'ns CuiyCr
49, c.r.rrnan Mrs PettcngiH ana MIS- '",pu ~
~ ne Board o; Eiucauon we're ifeSfn'' . a' also
OF am' vas an attractive ono. ~ ""s ns"
nrtinai'nn day for the pupils In the mus nrP|,
sI"~ "; me Girls High school M0i' nan ~ ~.
m"ht OF un',,er,,cs wrrc given to tho puph by
hn rbairman Of the Music Committee Mt "'Ss"S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
"POLLY" TALKED TOO VI OCH.
ALTHOUGH ABLE TO SAY ONLY ONE
WORD. SHE MADE 1T UP IN NOISE.
THEN THE NEIGHBoRs COMPLAINED. AND JUS
TIcE r1GHE. WITH LEGAL SEVERITY.
ORDERED THE BIRD TO BE kEFl
IN A FRONT APARTMENT.

TICE TIGHE WITH lEpAS Sf-'Hi'A--
ORDERED THE BIRD TO BE KEPT
IN A FRONT APARTMENT.
rus.t,a Trhe in the Butler Street Police Court
Yesterday morning established precedent through
an nv.-itten decision which he made in the case OF
Pierce vs. Drurngoo For the edifcaton OF the iesai
fraternity 1t will probably never be printed over
the name OF i leading authority. But. On the other
hand. lawyers may quote 1t with impunity.
Henry A. Pierce lives at Dcgraw and Clinton SITS.
with his wife and family. He Is "A literary man,
ard at night does a good dea, OF writing his "ile
Is Of a nervous temperament Mr.. Pierce generally
sleeps through the morning hours. lie thinks 'hiS
= mart of his personal liberty which should not
be infringed upon. There are not many chDuTeh III
that part of Clinton-st but in Henryst. 800 yards
awav there Is a Mexican parrot which has voice Of
great strength This bird is valuable. Mrs. Pierce
last night said It was yellow but ii Is not. 1t Is OF
a decidedly emerald hue. and its owner, Mrs Drum
Qool will vouch for this poly" not having mad
A thorough English course, can only shout one worn
which IS d.stinguishabe. Whenever the cage con-
tanning the bird was put the hre-escape in the
rear of the house at No. 5C5 Henryst Mr.. Pierce
and his wife said that they knew Of It, as the bird
kent I'D an incessant cry of Mamma Mamma!
For weeks Polly" It asserted had uncon-
sciously kept the Pierce folks in state Of terror
The head OF the family ca..ed on Mrs Drumgool
In her brother and there consult .tion. Mrs
Drumgool said sae could stand the cries or me Dr1
but OF course II Mr. Pierce objected, sac VOID
keep poly" and its cage In the kitchen. Iral
night AMI the next morning Polly still called from
on Saturday last Mr.. Pierce called on Judge Tighe
and tod him Of his trouble. The Judge issued a
summons, and after hearing the case yesterday
gave this important decs!on: ~ - -.
IN the future and by order or TINS court. INC
defendant ana owner Of the OF nS Pnghc
front portion Of her apartments
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
b. T.. VALENTTNE'S Defence.
COLONEL. LAMB ARGUES FOR THE LAWYER ~
PROCEEDINGS FOR uIsLARMENT

COLONEL. LAMB ARGUES FOR THE LAWYER ~
PROCEEDINGS FOR uIsLARMENT
Co.oncl Albert +. Lamb argued in behalf OF Ben
arrln J.. Valentine before the Appellate Court yes
ief,ay In the proceedings taken by Byron Traver
and T. u iin.dalc FOR Mr.. Valentines disbarment
or the ground Of alleged malpractice. The applica-
ton was made by Mr Traver and Mr.. Hinsdale 10
ne o.d General Term and referred 10 ex-Judge
George g Reynolds II came before the Appellate
Court on bis report. After the report had been
presented Mr. Valentine applied 10 the Appellate
Court 90 ol-p thc proceedings In order that he
mich; offer further proof declaring that he could
clear himself OF the charges against him. The
Cour; refused 10 grant the application. but act the
matter DOWN for oral argument and yesterday col
onol Lamb appeared FOR Mr. Valentine. The charges
against M Valentine that IN the suit OF Mary A
Wood. IS Administrative OF the estate OF Martin
Wood araln.t Alfred S.monson and Edward 7.
Schenck as executors Of the VIII Of Samuel Wood.
Judgment was demanded tho four causes Of action
for 81 ~, and that Mr. Valentine. as attorney for
the plaintiff, stipulated 70 accept 5000 and took
Judgment FOR that amount; and mat arerward ne
amended ihe complaint without AUTHORITY and flied
A po,tea excmpilng from the stipulation two OF the
causes OF action IN the complaint above mentioned
and get one - them up 49, defence In an action
against him and his VIE TO foreGlose mortgage
hrnurhf bN he . executors OF wood.
Colonel Lamb said that the wi.nesses VINO testified
as 10 wha, took place before the Court when me
action was called for tria were not dbt 10 remember
tho words used and IL was not surprising az seven
wears had elapsed. Mr. Valentine owned the cause
81 act ion which ne had set up defence ana when
no n,fiti ,ncrs ccally alc cd that he had stolen
The cause Of action had been taken out Of the com
palni months before m" case came lhto court
and sci 40 foo another complaint. 10 which Schtnck
served an answer eight days after the day IN court
lie up several drienccs In the answer ana II he
had Imagined that the cause Of action had not been
wlthdrawn he would have certainly SET up that fact
I'm his answer. colonel Lamb sad that the last cause
If action which, II was alleged had been withdrawn
without authority, dead AZ the time. and OF no
vame 10 any one II had been assigned to schenck
bv Mrs " 5Od and the fact that Valentine made this
tttIty lI 20 la A "
~ v.hat occurred In court and that he correct
Tho question for the Court 10 consider was whether
when ne wrote what he did Mr.. Valentine believed
n 10 be the truth and what occurred in court.
Ir...id ng Justice Brown stopped Colonel Lamb at
mis- p,lu, telling him that he could not occupy the
time OF the Court any longer. and briefs were sub
mlticd.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
MAcMAHON NDORSED FOR CONGRESS.

Alta meeting of the Irish Federation held on Sum
day afternoon in Washington Hall. Myrte-ave. ana
Navy-st j. Grafton MacMahon was Endorsed for
Congress from the lid District. MaoMahon is from
the Seventh Ward. A special committee was APP
pointed TO select a password. which WILL be requisite
Tor admission 10 the meetings OF the Federation
hereafter. 49,, w.,
An effort will be made to have the Irish Volun.
teers present the picnic to be held in Ridgewoo0
Pa rk July %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
"cASWELL & co." INDIcThD'
40 EXAMINATION BEFORE THE UNIFIED
COMMISSIONER

The United States Grand Jury ~ NJ Nor
indictments against sigsmund Mo'. n.,, VINO were
RS Isidore Meyer ana ANNE H. .s,,ng advertising
charge ", M' me Arbuckle Building under the hr'n
h M domination of the prisoners had Deen SCI
,,'n ,or Yesterday, after several pos'po"''" 49,.
hvt Assistant Dlstrict-Attorney hoy sur sup, ~ No
1900 when he told them there "ou'" %
ueie". as tho Grand Jury had already IN
d,c,.d This announcement caused Mlfapeau ~
Towns the attorney for the Morris br0'hcrs' ~ ~
.,rtss and indigna ton. and ne promptly sa'u 80
Mr. Roy stated afterward that the eHa'n. ,.a ~
- commissioner More dispensed VIII H. Ia
peloIo save time and TO keep the prosecution ts
Of action from the other side rhe The Nor
svin 1880 are out on bail of 5000 EACH MeyeI on
co and Miss caswe on n heT On, own W e
ac,n,s made some time ago. there Is over""e""
inspecstSSt nncn Of fraud against the brothers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
DrGHUEE SCHOOL EXERCISES.

The annual CONNIE ncement exercises OF the puplis
OF Professor Deghuee's school were hed last h'Sn'
-, Va ,2a Clinton-st There were seven girls In
49, or,duat,ng class The programme was as fol-
lows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-16
de BagIad" ................

O''''"' Mime. Ph Hips Miss L. Philips.
Miss J. Hoimann. Ernst Muileh'i
' - Miss Elsa Gabel
Der Voge Am Fenste- sss lyockerh gen
DAYS mt Gone. hlar &C.
Iss Jahr und Seine Kinder Thru ana Ivn'n
ow RUBY Played. ail"s , 81 m - n
i,1 Vn.et ................M Miss Eminie ci ini,r
orr l,aby ............... MISS 49, .radss
lumneii pIi, ..... Miss H. Hoffman,
sun" w IN Trio Accompaniment, ME-, Grad.
Nnlad. imaginable llayi &,.,.r.
Irgo te rs ay) ~ s,,a tYafrv
i,b,,enia in Ia. ris -t-cene D..... Mlts -
iine-(French Essay. Is, ~ n nrcns
.......................fr req W;
hin .fToleaS a. t-so HAGEN
Nolr w.. .
OaVo'e p'' Nine Philips Miss J. HOFFMAN,
Ernst Muiener.
The graduates were: Elsa Bergen sosep Ilie schi
iiu t1a,fa Wackerhagen and Clara "iehi
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14

and are looked upon by their neighbors
who are not anarchists as having
wheels" There are violent men and
women in the various organizations
who advocate death and destruction
on the slightest proyocation, but be
yond ranting and brandishing imag.n-
airy frebrands they are harmless, and
fear the law which they would seem
to defy.
The anarchist is not at his best in a
meeting hall nor in parade. He shines
out in his full glory in the bier stube,
the kneipe or the East Side coffee
house. There are saloons which are
owned and managed by anarchists,
where are the congregating places OF
the reds, and there, over games of
chess and cards, under the influence of
drinks of more OF less potency, and in
an atmosphere thick with bad tobacco
fumes, the grievances OF the ''oppress-
ed lower classes" are discussed and
remedies are suggested.
The first thing that will strike the
visitor to these places as strange is chat
most of the people whom he sees adj
dress one another as "Du' in token of
the brotherly intimacy between them.
This "Bruderschaft' does not exist
among the men only, but the women
who are known to be anarchists are
also addressed in this manner, and they
use the same term when speaking to
the men. In one Of the popular resorts
of this kind red flag is stretched be-
hind the counter and the walls are dec
grated with cheap prints of scenes and
portraits dear to the destructionist
One picture, highly colored, repre-
sents the assassination of the Car
Alexander; another the shooting OF the
Archbishop of Paris by the Commune.
Then there is a group of the Chicago
bomb-throwers and similar cheerful
pictures. There are portraits of Carl
baIdi, Louise Michel and Robert Blum,
and number of caricatures. The
saloons are unlike others, because one
rarely hears laughter there, and the
men are always, even in their cups,
serious.
To be in good standing and to COM
mand the respect of his felloW-anar-
chist a man must, above all, be "free"
as to religion In other words, he must
look down upon those who attend
church, and must lose no opportunity
to show that in his opinion churches
are unnecessary, and that those who
attend them are fools. A slur at the
church, a sneering remark as to a
church dignitary or ridicule Of some
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14
RIDES A WHEEL.
Latest Accom- plishment of a Girl
Deaf, Dumb and Blind.

Latest Accomplishment of a Girl
Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
Helen Keller rides a wheel! This is
the latest accomplishment to be ac-
Quired by the marvellous young girl who
has so interested scientific men and so
amazed the. unscientific world. Miss
Keller, when a mere infant, became,
through an attack Of violent disease,
blind, deaf and dumb. Recently she
entered Radcliffe College, Cambridge,
Mass, and is now one Of it's brightest
pupils. The story Of her development is
well-night incredible. Blind and deaf,
having never heard human language,
she has learned to speak German and
French so we'll that native to these
tongues cannot tell she is foreigner.
Her English, too, is perfection. She
reads all the great authors, can recite
Shakespeare and Goethe and Hugo,
writes good poetry herself and is quite
adept in dead languages. TO accom-
plish this marvellous result years of in
finite toll and patience were spent by
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14

will always be applauded in an anar-
chist assembly, and if there is an occa-
sional sign Of hilarity in the anar-
chists' kneipe it is safe to say that it is
provoked at the expense Of religion.
This is true Of Protestants, Roman
Catholics and Jews. When they enter
the ranks Of the anarchists they leave
their religion behind, and when death
ends his career the anarchist is borne
away to his last resting place without
religious rite. Many fond wife or
doting mother has been pushed aside
when she has asked that prayer
might be said for him who had been her
lover or her baby. Religion is for
women and for fools,' they tell her.
Then friend Of the dead man delivers
an address, a glee club sings, and the
mourners return to their kneipe and
drink to the memory of their brother
and to destruction.-NeW York Trib-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14

her, and her interpreter and friend,
Miss Sullivan, who, before taking up
the instruction Of Helen, was teacher
Ia deaf-mute institution. The teacher
began with esta blishing sort of tele-
graph code between herself and her
pupil in the form Of finger taps on the
palm of the little girl. Helen learned
to give utterance to language by plac-
ing her fingers on Miss Sullivan's lips,
fact and throat and then initiating the
motions made by her teacher with the
same muscles. She sings delightfully."-,
but has never heard her own voice.
She knows what light is, without hav-
ing seen, recites difficult lessons to bet
ter advantage than many of her fellow
pupils, and has now taken to cycling,
from which she derives as much JOY
as any Of her companions who are in
full possession of their faculties. Miss
Keller rides tandem, fearlessly, and if
she keeps on progressing she may be
able to completely demonstrate the
theory that all the senses are really
one at rOOt-tOuch.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14

TNHE New York anarchist, when
seen through the medium Of the
sensational newspaper item, is in
many respects unlike the real article,
and close contact with him in his home
and haunts robs him Of his Importance,
divests him of his political strength
and shows him to be an Insignificant
factor. in the community and OF much
Importance only to himself. @
A peep into the meeting room Of an
anarchist assembly will show that it is,
above all, un-American. Men and Wom-
en- who attend the meetings do not rep
resent any particular calling, and one
is likely to find among the professional
idlers, and ne'er-do-wells mechanics,
clerks, artists, writer's, musicians,
teachers, lawyers and physicians. They
are destructionists because they own
nothing which could be destroyed, and
they come together and preach revolu-
ton and violence
There are men in the ranks C the an
archists who have been driven there
by a chain of circumstances which has
shattered their belief in the justice of
established governments, and they feel
justified in taking sides against law
and order. They are men who felt the
lash of Russian tyranny and who saw
no reward for good citizenship, and
whose patriotism was stamped out and
destroyed by despotic measures. They
escaped from their homes, shook off the
chains which made life burden, but
many years of harsh treatment had
made too deep an impression upon
them to be removed in kindlier sur
roundings, and they continue their cru
SADIE against established government
here as they did abroad Then there
is the professional striker who hates
the boss" who would rather be idle
than work, and who would think it
good fun to see the factory burn up if
for no other reason than to furnish an
excuse for idlenesS.
Many of the anarchist class are of
the "theorist kind" They are the
writer's, the expert mechanics, the pro-
fessional men. In most instances they
have been failures in their professions
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14
NEW ELECTRIC ENGINE.

tail, as it gives strength to resist blows
in collision. The frame is carried on
two trucks, which have all the easy rid
inc features of car trucks, that is, soft
springs, swinging motion and free
movement.
This is the first electric express en-
CINE. The new electric locomotives that
have heretofore been built have all
been to haul freight trains or to run at
a low rate Of speed. On the expert
mental track in the yard Of it's builders
along which it has been run such ter
rife and unheard-of speed has been at
tanned as to permit the conservative
announcement to be made that the av-
erage speed of $50 miles an hour can
be maintained for almost any distance.
The power is supplied from the third
rail- as on the Metropolitan Elevated
Railroad in Chicago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14
RUNS 200 MILES AN HOUR.
Terrific Speed Is Claimed for Newly
Designed Electric Locomotive.

Terrific Speed Is Claimed for a Newly
Designed Electric Locomotive.
A locomotive that will run 200 miles
an hour has recently been completed at
the Baldwin Locomotive Works in
Philadelphia. It is called the lightning
express electric locomotive. Nothing
that resembles it has ever been con-
structed. It is announced that with
this locomotive a speed of 12O miles an
hour has been made privately. This
would bring Chicago within five hours
ride Of New York.
In appearance the new locomotive
gives hardly a suggestion of it's speed.
There is little mechanism visible, as the
motors are hidden in jackets Of steel
with the exception of the driving
wheels, whose length and solidity are
not so apparent from their size as from
their construction. The locomotive has
the appearance of an ordinary baggage
car. While not in the least resembling
the conventional locomotive in out
ward appearance, this one is considered
the most complete in the world. The
frame is made of 10-inch rolled steel
channels, surrounded by half-inch
rolled steel plate, covering the entire
floor The plate is an important de-
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1896-12-14

as had been a friend to him when he
needed it, which was true, or he would
have then been wearing the stripes, he
was going to give the snap away. It
looked TO me to be the chance Of my
life, and at once began operations to
thwart the robbers. told the chap to
go ahead and help the gang get ready
for the train, and that when it was held
up they would hear something drop,
and that he had better keep in a safe
place or it might be him along with
the others. The train left Frisco one
night at 8 o'clock, and was informed
that the hold-up was to take place in
a lonesome spot an hour out Of Frisco.
I had carload Of armed men ready.
AS we struck the dangerous place I
was pretty nervous, and SO was every
body else, but we meant business and
braced up with drink or two for
whatever work we might have It came
at last, with light on the track, and
the train pulled up. AS it stopped there
was a volley of a half-dozen shots pour
ed into the train from the woods near
the track, which my men responded to
on the spot, much to my chagrin, for |
had wanted the robbers to board us,
where we could have them in good
shooting position. My men were green,
though, or at least most of them were,
and they were so ratified by the volley
that they forgot what they were doing
and banged away.
Nothing was left them but to give
chase, which we did for a few hundred
yards through the woods, but they got
away in the dark, and we found moth
ing except, as we came back to the
train, my friend the informer. Him we
found lying in the gutter on top of his
lantern, scared half to death. We took
him in, and as the train pulled out
explained his part in the affair and the
millionaires were SO pleased with his
heroic conduct in saving them that
they made up pony purse of $1,000
and presented it to him on the spot
and offered him a railroad job where
he might have a chance to lead new
life.
'He took the money and the job, and
the next time saw him he was in jail
at Sacramento, with bullet hole in
him. Before he quit living, however,
he told me with laugh that the hold
up was a fake from start to finish, and
that his wife did the shooting from the
woods with a revolver and ran away
as fast as she could. They figured that
the rich men would make up some sort
of purse, and if they didn't get more
than a hundred dollars it would have
repaid them amply for all their expense
and trouble. AS for the risk, there
wasn't any I was glad nobody heard
the scoundrel tell this story, for it
made me mighty sore, and never told
it till had been away from California
for five years" Washington Star.