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New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
4 HOT TILT BETWEEN LAWYERS.
MR. CAMPBELL. AND MR. CRAvATH HAVE =
LIVELY DISCUSSION At sUPERINTEND-
I.ST svTTIIs TRIAL.

MR. CAMPBELL. AND MR. cRAvATH HAVE A
LIVELY DISCUSSION At suPERINTEND-
ENT SMITHS TRIAL.
The trial Of j Elliott Smith. Superintendent OF
Fire Alarm and Telegraph for the Ff" p'Par'
ment. was resumed yesterday before the Boarh OF
Fire Commissioners Paul -. cravath was on
hand TO protect the interests Of the STANDARD
Underground Cable Company. During tho cross
examination OF George l.. Wiley. the companys
Eastern manager. Mr.. Campbell for the prosecu-
ton. reminded Mr.. Wiley Of his testimony given
on Wednesday last that 20 per cent Of the con-
ductors furnished by his company 10 the Fire De-
partment had been Of the small. and therefore.
more costly kind Mr. Campbell said The rec
ords show that only about two-tbrds OF the con-
ductors small"
What is the difference in the cost OF making
large and small conductors%'
Mr. Cravath jumped to his feet and exclaimed
that the question was immaterial and also i'm
proper. as II tended 10 wiring from the witness q
business secret Mr. Cravath insisted on a point
which he had made several times AT preceding
sessions Of the trial that Mr. Smith was on trial
and not Mr.. Wiley the Standard Underground
Gable Company
so far as know" said Mr. Cravath. the COM
mssioners have desire TO learn the cost OF
manufacturing these cables"
"Oh. yes they do retorted Mr.. Campbell The
city paid twice as much as IL should have for
the laying of ita fre-aarm system. and the Com
mssioners want to know why such cXorbitant
prices charged"
You state absolute falsehood." from Ms
Cravath.
You state falsehood yourself" answered Mr..
Campbell, in fact. you lying
President La Grange pounded on the table with
his gavel You have right to cross-eNamine
this witness on the prices i'm the contracts. The
contracts speak for themselves. You have in
suited me- SIR shouted Mr. Cravath.
You the first to the language. and /
repeated II, answered Mr. Campbell. Il think
We UNDERSTAND each other now
Indeed do"
The president. who had been welding his gavel
vigorously all this time. finally succeeded In drown
ing with IL the hot words OF the attorneys lie
warned them TO present their differences OF opin-
ion thereafter for decision. and quiet was once
more restored.
Mr. Wiley sad that the city year after year.
had demanded that the cable should be made
smaller and that his company had been compelled
to change its style of manufacturing them thus
adding 10 the expense. The OF making A
four-conductor cable was just great a. OF maxi
ing a twelve conductor cable and the city should
be congratulated the fact that did not
Wiley.
Mr. Campbell asked WHY is f. that John A.
Roeblings Sons Company quoted much lower
prices than your company for the same cable
You are referring now to a company which sells
the lowest priced cable In the market, and YOU
leave out Of the question all the other companies
which charge much more than do answered
Mr.. Wiley.
The hearing will go to-day
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
TENLO-N CLGlE STORE MLNT 90.

Justice Pryor. in the supreme Court yesterday
refused to issue injunction 10 Louis g. Tesio 10
restrain Douglas IS Schneider. the protector OF
the IIorald square Hotel. from ullng down hc
rrorerfy in which rcSio has cigar store ana
,,,icb is wanted for a part Of the hotel site.
T.sio whose place is in Thirty y-siNth-st. between
broadway and Sixth-ave.. refused 10 move. assert
ing that ne had lease that ran to May next. The
hotel poopc then proposed to tear down the
MINER ,,a ri Of the building which Tesio does not
"rCupv and build all around him. Tesio then
came. into court for an injunction to restrain
Schneider from doing this
I'm court Julien r Davies for the defendant, Al
loged that h. had aidavits from tn" agents OF the
,r,r,rt~ mar Tcsio had only monthly lease. and
ihYt = yearly one had frequently been refused him.
I,Isfic. Pryor denied tn" motion prlnclpaIy on
TGr ground that the complainant did not show
aeirrnativclv the damage that might ensue. ana
I.id mat The allegation OF irreparable damage
v,,s moi sufficient lie gave the plaintiff leay, TO
renrN- ihe motion on Othor papcrs
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
He DEFRAUDED ROMAy CATHOLICS.
= BROOKLYN MAN ACCUSED OF SELLING BOGUS
MISSION TICKETS.
BADLY HURT

= BROOKLYN MAN ACCUSED OF SELLING BOGUS
MISSION TICKETS.
Arthur Hagen ffty-two years old. Of No. i At
iantic-ave.. Brooklyn. who gave his occupation as
that of drygoods clerk committed by Magis
trate Kudlich in Yorkville Court yesterday after
noon. % answer charge of fraudulently obtaining
none Detective Michael Mclaughlin who is
regularly detailed from the Fifteenth Precinct to
s. Josephs Mission which i under the charge of
Father Dougherty gave evidence against Hagen.
He said that complaints had been coming into the
mission for months of n who going about
among Catholics selling bogus mission membership
tickets These tickets are issued annually and
eniijlc the holder TO suffrage in the mission. the
BENEFITS OF its PRAYERS and ts masses for both the
living and the dead. The charge IS o cents a ticket,
which Is effective FOR one year.
The detective stated that Il great many women
had complained OF being thus swindled From them
he gained so good description that he was enabled
10 identify Hagen the street not long afterward
But each and all of these women positively refused
TO 20 20 cour' and press complaint
Mclauglhn then sent OF the young men of
the mission 10 work up friendship with Hagen
Though cautious At first, the latter and the stool
pigeon finally gct on confidential terms and Hagen
expressed much friendship for the young man. one
day the latter oemoaned his fate. lie said he was
oui ot work ard could Get Then. it is alleged
Hagen said II YOU will just keep your own mt coun-
sfL lll tell You oi way IN Whlch you may eaSn!
make SO every c1l. ana need WORK no more IMAM
two hours dat
The young man invited him into convenient Gale
and is said 10 fave ulfOldcd his plan ana Oiered L"
set th" Young man up in business Directly alter
this The detective found iwo women who consented
70 make af1datit as :. the manner in which they
had been swuoloG 10y Hagen in the purchase of
bogus neml rSlip cards.
on these aftda,its Mclaughlin procured a war
rant flom Magistrate kudh'h. on which; at noon
yesterday. h. arrested Hagen at his Brooklyn home
The women Wlo made tn" aFidavits did not appear
But Hagen. hclicN.ng the Court was in possession
O. irroufcsfiblc evidence. promptly pleaded
guilty ana sent down 70 prison under 500 bail
He SIS said 20 nave mao" great deal OF money
lie had hig roll Of hank notes OF large donomina-
lion when searched
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
MRS. WILSON'S rAILoR BILL.

r,s.soe r-,or IN tho Supreme Court has refused
n .ara,o service of notice upon Mrs Carrie VIII
sor 80 10 -Sa West End-ay"., in suit 10 recover
i.l o. ,il37 brought against her by Juran CO.,
,a.ors Howe 4 Humm"l are the plaintihs at
torn.ys The lawyers. otter repeatedly failing 10
t.r.e summons upon Mrs Wilson. attired one Of
their office boys i'm telegraph messenger suit ano
sent him to her house. wh,,e he gained admission
h. saving he had an imrortan. message from
Nal-st The mes icnier sats that he served
-, papers on her ard that she threw them III MS
fars
WnCn :ac matter came up IN court Yesterday q
Miss Louise J raushdW appeared ana said thal
Sic w. The person upon whom TIA" papers had
been served. judge Pryor held that If The wrong
woman had rceu served u would not harm her.
and II Nr. wilson had received the papers they
were operative and mast stand good.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28

ALLEGATIONS IN HIS APPLICATION FOR REIN
STATEMENT AS DEPUTY TAN COMMISSIONER
DECLARED TO RE IRRELEVANT


DECLARED TO RE IRRELEVANT.
John II. Conway removed from the office Of
Deputy Tax Commissioner and Instituted man
damus proceedings to secure reinstatement He
bases his application upon the ground that no.
being veteran of the civil War. could not he re-
moved except for cause. and after hearing hav-
ing beer allowed him he reinstated and then
again discharged. upon the ground that he had al
tered reports of property assessments after they
had been certified by afidavts. Upon this he OBJ
tanned alternative writ OF ma andamus to bring
about his reinstatement
In the Supreme Court yesterday Justice Pryor
reserved decision upon motion by Assistant
Corporation Counsel Ward TO strike out certain
parts Of Conway's application as scandalous and
Irrelevant. The alleged Objectionable parts OF the
application consist OF allegations that William l..
Strong. Mayor of New-York city. removed former
Tax Commissioners Whalen and Blumenthal and
appointed Commissioners Sutro and Wells for the
purpose Of ousting the members of Tammany Hall
and replacing them with Repubncans. conway
also charges conspiracy on the part of the Mayor
and certain Commissioners to remove him. owing
TO his Tanmany Hall afiiliation He states that
in December, 1885. Tax Commissioner Barker, presi
dent OF the Board, told him that II he was rein
stated Sutro and Wells would bring about his dis
charge again. Sutro Barker had said, had re
fcrred to Conway as his baby. and threatened to
cause his discharge.
These statements counsel claimed. were irrelevant
and should not be allowed TO appear in connection
with the
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
FIRE ~ THE SIEGEL-COOPER STORE.

IT CAUSED LOT OF EXCITEMENT. But DID
LITTLE DAMAGE
The Fire Department was called out yesterday
afternoon to extingush fire in the new Segel-
Cooper Building. at Sixth-ave and Eighteenth-st
The fire did not do much damage. but the appear
ance OF the engines In front of the big building
,aused considerable excitement among passing
shoppers as IT was at first supposed that dan
serous fire threatened the structure. There was
also a small panic among several hundred persons
who in tho building at the time
The fire broke ont in the sub-basement, and was
due to an explosion of oil. 1t started in the centre
Of the building in an nclosed space OF about hfty
feet In this Enclosure were stored barrels OF oil
and quantity of paint and varnish. In one cor
ner was "A small closet, in which were stored bar
rels OF oil only. II was In the closet tha' the eA-
plosion appears to have occurred
twenty painters were working in the large in
closure AT the time and one Of them, who was
standing near me closet WAS blown OF MS teet.
lie not injured and. scrambling 10 ms i'''; ~
ran with the others To the place OF eXit. Inc
burned down the wooden partition OF the lnclosnrt
and also penetrated 10 the basement ne ~
bcfto~. of the main floor. The sound OF the cN,
plosiol reverberated through the building, ana ana
people on the third floor and they included
sceking employment. Some OF them were women.
and they wert thrown into panic one "o'nh''
tainted in the rush that was made Tor me ele-
vaiors The scare occasioned by smoke pour
ing up the arshafts from the basement. ihete
was really no danger. as the building IL entirely
treproof and the flames could not have spread
further than the basement. as there was nothhg
innamma BILE for them to seize -,
The painters in the basement reached the SIDE,
walk without difficulty The first to get OUT %, or
The building in alarm for the hremeI lie
was 80 cxcite1 IN telling OF the fire in the base
mcnt that the report at once spread that Il
large fire was raging in the building. the nre-
men lost no time in getting down TO the basement
on their arrival and attacking the blaze, which
they found not TO be of dangerous character.
A second alarm not considered necessary as
the force of h'emen which came on the lrst can
easily subdued the flames. which were drowned
out i'm = short time At the building the eNac'
but AT the temporary office OF the firm the loss
was estimated At s2'o or 500 The police estlmat t"en "
was due TO an electric spark falling into Darrel
of benZinc ,, - ,
The building Is nearly ready for business. and
# is being prepared for opening as A mammoth
drvgOOds establishment. II Is a Drancn OF the DIE
Siegel-C CooDer store Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
ERiS7US WTUAN'S PLAN.
HE APPLIES FOR PIERS ON WHICH TO ERECT
STORAGE WAREHOUSES; FOR CANAL
FREIGHT

HE APPLIES FOR PIERS On WHICH TO EkECT
STORAGE WAREHOUSES; FOR CANAL
FREIGHT.
Application was made by Erastus Wman TO the
Dock Board yesterday for "A lease Of the pier at
West Fifty-fOurth-st and the western bukhead at
Sherman's Creek which cmptes into the Harlem
River In support OF his application. Mr.. Wiman
stated that ne wanted the property for the purpose
of erecting practically fre" transfer storage ware
houses for -four. provisions and other package
canal freight. He declared that TINS class OF
freight had practically disappeared from tn" canals
of the State and read letter from the Head-of-
tho-I.akes Millers' Association of Duluth and Su-
p, rior 10 the Commissioners. which was In par.
as follows. Eleven million barrels of -four last
vear reached Buffalo and lower lake ports but
only lpO barrels reao he'd New-York by canal. This
was due entirely TO the lack of transfer storage
facilities here The railroads appear to own and
control all the free storage in Ncw-l ork. and ny
their use of foreign and their immense faclIi-
Ties have entirely obliterated this class of traffic
"Fyentuaily Ncw-York will be left high and dry
as a port as IA as the Western grain. -four and
nroyison trade il concerned and it is simply be
raus, il is allowing Newport News. Philadelphia.
baltimore and even Montreal to offer superior free
storage facilities. 49,,
The letter is signed by the Duluth Imperial Mill
COMPANY Minkota Milling Company. Anchor Mill
ing COMPANY and half dozen other big milling
concerns in the Northwest. The application will
he considered BY the Commissioners of Docks at
hpir meeting
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
An ITALIAN BANKER'S DISAPPEARANCE.

The mysterious disappearance OF Alberico caro-
selll an Italian banker OF No. is Roosevclt-st Is
subject Of much reGretful discussion among his
depositors His stcpsOn. who Is a night watchman
in an uptown establishment. said to Tribune re-
porter yesterday: "Caroselli, who is about seventy
FIVE years Old came 10 this city from Italy about
eighteen years ago He prosperous at first
and at one time was worth between $4,000 ana
$4,000 He lent lots of money. but when the nara
times came n couldn't get 1t back again. Then
the silver craze came and he worse off than
ever At last he had to give up his business. about
Ten DAYS ago He broke up his home soid MS
furniture and went away with his SON. but don't
know where he went He was twice married. ana
his second wife died about two years ago
among the dcpositors who lost money are
Maria Johanna Gregory Of NO. y Roosevet-St'
who had NG5 IN the bank; Giiano. the barber al
"a = Rooscveli-st who deposited Sl2 about nNe
vvcaks ago 10 be sent his sister In ltaN. VINO mas
not vet acknowledged its receipl. HIS daught'r
Mrs Michael ROfrano. of No. IA 'herrN-Sl- i.os'
S9,a. C0ugctfo CosScla. of 30 = RooSeN"Il-s'. sN
ana others lost different amounts. dont khow
how much the depositors lost. but my s'epia'h'r
lost all ne had. - , oo,
taroscll's furniture is said TO have been rcinoNeu
IA Ncw-Icrscy and his safe 10 have been soId 10 d
.ncond-h hand furniture dealer in Iark Row ia9t
ruesday but his steIsOn denied all khoWleHSe VI
those transactions
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
y0JvG WOu4N ScORCHER FINED.

4 crowd Of fifty n more bic!cl" riders male ana
female headed bN pretty ngure on racing
wheel and dressed in light knickerbockers. brown
stockings "a blazer Jacket and white cap, passed
mn Riverside Drive Wednesday night at the rate
Of twelve or fifteen miles an hour. AZ One-hun-
they passed Bicycle Policeman
England of the Park Police. who at once started
in pursuit singing out th" leader The chase
continued 10 One-hundrcd and -nincteenth-st IT,
u,hnrn tho patrolman overlook the rider. VINO
nrov.d to h, Young woman. The fair prisoner
vas taken to the West e-hundredth-st. police
station followed by q. crowd OF at l"as' one nun
dred hicvclists where she described herself as
E,liz, Resske twenty years old. OF NO. Il tasi
one-huud red and -nfth-st She left her wheel as
seruritv for her appearance in court Yesterday
morning. and WAS allowed to go nome. she thcn
mounted 4 tandem with male friend ana rode on
I'm The Harlem Court Yesterday morning MISS
Rcssko pleaded that she did not know she was rd-
inc at a speed beyond the legal limit but she was
Gned g. II appeared i'm court that Miss Kesske Is
The sister Of Miss ROs" Rcssko. VINO was ariesteu
hV Bicvcle Patroman Schcusslcr about TWO months
aro FOR reckless bcl Gle riding on the BoucNard
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
vRy cRivrN AND SENATOR FIIE.

San Francisco. Aug. 21- 1-ExJudge } T. Sullivan
untu lately legal adviser of Mrs. Nettie r. Craven
Yesterday testified strongly in favor Of MIS- era
ven's claims in the FAIR viii case Judge SuInNah
STATED that Mrs craven consulted him IN lsS- ABOUT
.on,rac, marriage with Senator Fair. and that
ne advised her against entering into one oi tha'
nature Later she exhibited paper TO him when
nurp,rted TO be q marriage contract but ne couin
NOT remember whether il was signed or not MIS-
Johnson the prOpTirtrcss Of the 'olonlal liol'
,hnr. IN, school principal has been boarding ior a
nt,ml,,r Of ycare. testified that Mrs craven ma"
Nun her the contract OF marriage ana also d,tus
80 aeveraI valua bile pieces OF local property. Mrs
Johnson had disapproved Of Mrs. Cravens irienu.
shin for Fair. because she stated + ar uio "o'
nav d good reputa tioh
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
AZ 4LLEGED BLACKNtLER ARRESTED


Detective Sergeant cuff. Of the Distrct-A'tor-
no,.s Office yesterday arrested Annie flsher' anaS
Alton alias Arnold. on warrant charging her
With sending an Objectionable letter 10 Nathah
Aroold g.. member OF the firm Of -. H. Arnold q
Co manufacturers Of linens, AT NO. % west
HoGstOn-st.
The woman has been in court many times IL
tho last four wears. on August l6 lS'. she was
arrested for sending threatening letter 10 MI
Arnold Sentence suspended in that case p>
the late Judge MARITIME in General Sessions. Inc
woman then brought a suit for divorce against
Mr. Arnold IN the Supreme Court. but the cas-"
vy.s thrown out She at that time asserted that
sbo was the common-aw wife Of Mr. Arnold He
acknowledged that he had continued irlcndshlp
with her for eleven years. but denied that be Wa
married 10 her. and said that Oh MafSh -. , Ioyf,
he gave her $500 ner signing release from
AN claims on hifn AfteIward. however, she H'l"
she did not know Y hat she was signing Wnch ~
an xed her name the document. She sdlt MT Al
mold promised her $2oVD ana ne was worth sIv,' w.
l. is now alleged THAI the woman spent IN, $'"p'
In rOtOus living She later began wfitinE urea .
cujug letters TO Mr. Arnold. demanding money ana
recognition as his wife promising that II hcr d'-
mands were not complied with shc "ouln X.
down there and raise h-l' adding. Il mean TINS
ON nor promise not to send any more letters sh'
was not prosecuted. bui she has not KEEP h'r
promise. ... 1900, 49,. Il
:, cuban From Havana she came 10 this city As
,ridnW She wa goOd-lOOking and ViVacious
In isS2 eho met Mr.. Arnold. ana II l. alleged lhat
,hc,. lived together At the Oriental Hotel and at
oiher places FOR eleven years Sh" . now phySl-
cal wreck however. Yesterday afternoon the
vonan was arraigncd before Judge Cowne N
rart ! General Sessions. and was committed by
him 10 n" TOmbs
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
THE APPRAISERS STORES ROBBERY.

William Galway, nneteer years old, living In
Gouverneur slip. and Louis Daum, twenty-one
wears old of Water-st were arraigned yesterday ~
Detectives Gargan and Donohue. of the Heonard-si.
polIce station on a charge Of robbery. Galway Is
employed by Jackson Brothers, uuckmen, and
Daum works for his father-in-law at No. 81
Hestcr-st. in what appears TO be hardware store,
but which IN, police say is fence.
According 10 the statement of the detectives IN
court il appears that on Tuesday last Galway was
sent 10 the United States appraisers stores, at
Iaight-st. and Norh River. TO get four cases OF
goods consigned to 6. VI. Thurmauer. OF NO. =
park Row When Galway reached the stores win
his truck he found case OF French dreSsgoodS
valued al 800 on the Laight-st. platform waiting
10 be delivered to one of j. NJ Follers trucks
Galway put the Of goods on his truck, II u al
legged and drove of Later. when Follers truck
man found the missing. the matter was al
once reported to Capt Cross, oi IN" l."ondrh-St
station and the detectives Immediately were
placcd al work The missing case was traced 10
Daum who said ne had paid Galway SD Tor H.
Both men were arrested and confessed to the
theft
They were arraigned Yesterday morning before
MAGISTRATE Crane i'm the Ccutrc-st court, VINO h"ld
them for $1,000 bail for trial
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
r1.s1NEss EMRARRASsMENTS.

Chicago Aug. 1.-THE Elgin Sewing Machine and
Bicycle Company. No 5o' WApaSh-aVe' Yesterday
mad. an assignment in favor of Dewitt Campbell
,rh .ssets are estimated at $1,000 and the liabii-
tics AZ 10000 The concern was incorporated a
wear ago and built plant AT East Elgin which up
,o q week ago employed 300 hands The president
~ tho company Is r. J Cunning. and the sccre-
tarv IL James Mckinney The failure s attributed
10 the action OF the employees. TO whom the com
pany II js said ls indebted to tho extent OF 800
The employees threatened attachment proceedings
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28

All reporters were excluded from the Bar AS
sOciation banquet. The treasurer OF the asso-
citation gave to inquiring newspaper men all the
information they were able to obtain. including
the list of speakers. If any mistake was made
il was not the reporters fault The Information
was sent out alike by the United Associated
Presses. the Associated Press and special cor
res pondents. Every New-Iork paper accepted
as it had TO accept. the Information furnished
to it. Beyond the statement of our anonymous
correspondent we have as yet no knowledge
that the report was not correct.
We should be glad to confess our fault and
publish correction. if any error had been mace
by us. and it would not require anything like the
courage to do it that it seemed To require to
make our critic disclose his identity, a courage
which he was unable to find.-(Ed.
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
A CHAPTER on THE DOCKS DEPARTMENT.
THE CHARTER FOR THE GREATER CITY GIVES
ONE COMMISSIONER FULL POWER.

The subcommittee Of the Greater New-York Com
mission. engaged in the task Of drafting charter
for tho greater city has prepared chapter on the
Department OF Docks by which all the powers Of the
Dock commissioners are 10 he vested i'm single
Commissioner. who shall he appointed and removed
by the Mayor at pleasure The Dock Commissioner
is to have jurisdiction over the entire water fronts
of the greater city and the land under water in the
harbor. He appoint deputy to aid in the ad-
ministration OF the Department and all other en-
ployes Of the Department. The chapter also deals
with the rights Of pilots. fishermen and others VINO
do not come directly under the jurisdiction OF the
Dock Commissioner
New-York tribune., 1896-08-28
YUE RIILCT root TO MEET ~ SECRET.

ptitsbure Aug 27.-Thc American 8cssemer AS
eoc,a,iou better known as the Billet Pool Was TO
have held its regular meeting in Pitishurg next
Monday A. secret meeting held Tuesday nlEh'
I, was decided to hold secretly the regular meeting
at ,'resson in order avoid the presence ana
arnovance Of brokers' and mddlem"n who have
heen shut out from doing business with the men,
hers OF the pool No change in the price OF billets
is contemplated by the manufacturers AT this
meeting The price Will remain at $50 -. A chang"
in The allotment basis viii probably be ordered
however changing from billet to ingot basis
which fl is said. Will work IN more evenly dis
tributing th" orders.