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New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
LITTLE TO GAIN IN THE ARMY.
WASHINGTON OFFICIALS BELIEVE GEN
r,pAI WOOD WILL RESIGN.

Washington June 20 (SpeciaD.-It is the pehei
among officers here that General Leonard Nooo
will not return TO Santiago. but VIII resign rum
the service to accept one OF the many ahur'"s
offers that have been made to him by corporations
whose directors have been attracted by MS co"-
snicuous executive ability and positive genius TOT
organizing. 49,,
BEFORE he left Santiago he had received an inVi-
tatlon from Boston to assume the management VI
a New England concern at salary OF N-oV'V ="
year according to the understanding OF MS IrIe"uS
here He also had under consideration severa! ap-
ncot,ons from New-York City setting forth scarce
10 loss lucrative prospects and to-day IT IL publicly
announced here that he has been In consultation al
New-York with the heads OF the syndicate "hc"
recently consolidated most Of the street railway
systems OF the National capital and the local eec-
trc lighting companies.
Tho ofrciaIs of the War Department do not tfink
General Wood will resist all the temptations thst
are being put forward to entice him from the
Army. They have at least two good reasons Tor
this opinion. one is that man OF the Genera ,
intense practlcabllity will hardly throw ASIDE the
opportunity Of providing for his family especially
as his prospects for livelihood In the Army SER
,esson for believing that General Wood VIII retusn
his Army eommissbfSn H be- f0T General II + ocer OF volunteers
and of necessity would have TO rerule r "t t,htrh he
rank of captain and assistant surgeon m",e ~ ,eft
WashnRtom Vys t5ie as colonel OF the Rough Riders
else the fact that he has nothing permanent hone
gain in the army as by ~ no LPsgmlars Pcsslp II Congress
makes any Increase in the number OF & genera er AT
~ o,,,.de Colonels OF the line would be entitleu
to not AZ Of these and Of the any
GneraTs Department; Macarthur, OF the AuJuIi
tant Generals and Ludlow OF Ihe Tank you'd have
nrapSarSnce or the Regular colonels OF the me %.
e. Young and chstee & % ARE snd dTsc Wheaton an both
ainnes Who are doing such great work IN @ tme
Philippines in commend OF 6TigsdeS W sant,aso wou'0
P'ffnder these circumstances, with eNceeunsS
d,stant prospects of further advancement or con- @
hs,n hnanca IN high command General Wood II re-
unu uaH os q a man who has nothing further 70 gam
n tbe military service except In the extremely re-
~ mota contingency OF the United states pec"'""ie
,,nvoived ,n in another important war
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
THE CASE OF CAPTAIN CARTER.
ATTORNEY GENERAL GRTGGs UNABLE TO SAY
WHEN A DECISION WILL BE REACHED

ATTORNEY GENERAL GRIGGs UNABLE TO SAY
u,,,rv DECISION WILL BE REACHED
Washington June 2o-Attorney-General Griggs
was asked by a Post reporter to-day when some
6a-,,s,on might be expected In the case of Captain
ohorIir M Carter convicted by court-marial OF
frauds in connection with the Savannah Harbor
project
1T would be impossible to answer that question
categoricaly," the reply. The case involves
an immense amount Of testimony and argument
and ever since the adjournment of Congress have
been giving Il every moment of my spare time.
have taken the papers with me TO my home, and
even on the railroad cars at night. when ought
TO be asleep l have been engaged upon them The
President has given the very responsible task
OF determining whether or not Captain Carter has
been Justly or unjustly dealt with and propose to
make a thorough inquiry. l can therefore only
report progress although this does not seem to
satisfy the newspapers that are clamoring for an
immediate decision. The Supreme Court frequently
takes months not to say years. In deciding a ques-
ton. and criticism Is made OF It's delay"
But 1t is said that in this case the statute OF
limitations will apply II no action Ia taken by next
month"
This is not true" the answer. THE con-
spiracy to defraud the Government, II there a
conspiracy, began in July August September,
1896. Under the law, however, each continuing act
up 10 August September 1897. Consequently,
another year must clapse before the statute OF
limitations can be successfully pleaded. | am
frank TO say. though that even II the statute did
become operative at this time would not give "A
judgment on the case until had thoroughly con-
vinced myself that the Judgment was an honest
and accurate one. no matter how long 1t might
take me to arrive at a decision.
There is one thing in this matter that has been
overlooked" concluded the Attorney General THE
contractors have filed suit In the Court OF Claims
for certain money alleged to be due. The Govern
ment has merely TO file a counter claim for money
alleged to have been illegally paid. and the whole
case can be opened | have three strings by which
We can hold these people II guilt Is established
frst the sentencing OF Captain Carter; second.
the statute OF limitations Is still open. and third
a counter-sut can be entered in the Court OF
Claims"
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
THE RIGHTEOUS CASINO ROOf.
THE LAWS OF COMMISSIONERS YUM AN"
MEEKLY OBEYED THERE BEFOhh hH
HAS TIME TO MAKE THEM

=, , r,ode q ,one time ago which permitted
the Trinity Church Corporation TO sretch S'''''
across Broadway, in front OF TRINITY |hu,0", Va
smndays % preyent sinful traffic at that place on
TINT day That law has never beeh repe"'.u az
the only reason why II Is not enforced Is ''.
,r,,,v church CORPORATION does not care 10 en-
,orce IT, II would be a good plan 10 u""ei'' W..
law and the chain to the Casino LOT 'nu' ,a|
N no the place Of all the city JUST ho" "
abiding amounts TO disease n. corao,
On the vaudeville bill Of the Casino hooi uaiu."
,A,s rook we're the Glenroy Brothers. who were 10
,erform a burlesque boxing act. Last nlsht ~
uo. announced from the stage that the ponce hau
ordered the management not to permit this "'', a'
II was violation OF some Ia" OF o'ne' a
hoxing The audience which attends the a'e'"se
roof garden performance Is utterly ue'o'u Vi "','
sense of humor, or it could not sit through IT, II
,, A,orco had not been so as we'll It would
49, ,orrd more amusement In the notion OF the
Novyort nolice force objecting to any sort OF
fight in which It was not asked TO JOIN th"l ih d"
the rest OF che show There might even nav
been some persons present who knew that d Hsi''
IN good earnest was announced TO take place about
n mile of at that very time, and they might nave
wondered what there was more uniaWtul III d
comic Imitation OF boxing by pair OF va Nu'iTS icy
actors than IN the real process Pe''o''"0' -
on Investigation i was found that some & run1Crs na
determined to put stop 10 all prize-hghting IN ihe
city and the yrtuous management OF the Easino ,SiI
under his displeasure It was Commissioner lorK
who n few days ago. gave rise TO ruinors OF rev. 70
Irtion nv solemnly offering for re-enactment by
the Police Board large portions Of the city charier
n is possble that he has now found something
in Tho laws OF the city or OF the State or In the
Constitution Of the United States which refers to
hurIesoue limitations OF boxing. and that he IN
tends 70 make II the law OF the Police Board. Mr.
York appears to be peculiarly expert IN the use OF
an index He can find things In a book so big that
nobody else would hope to live long enough
to find anything In IT, He Is doing a great work WORK.
and variety shows his speciality. lf ne Keeps
on the roof gardens and the concert halls OF the
city will be dwellings OF virtue and hght, Whatever
fvepu
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
STANDARD OIL TO REDUCE OHIO OFFICE
HEADQUARTERS TO BE IN THIS CITY AFTER

HEADQUARTERS TO BE IN THIS CITY AFTER
July l-LITIGATloN NOT THE CAUSE
Cleveland Ohio. June 0-The Standard OIL Com
pany IL preparing TO get out OF Ohio. Its head
quarters will be removed from this city TO New
York and July its Ohio charter will be given up
The office force here will be reduced from about
sixty men to less than one-tenth OF that number.
The recent Incorporation OF the company in New
Jersey. with a capital OF Ni0 0oo was the nrst
step in the abandonment OF Ohio. An officer OF the
company to-day confirmed the report OF the re-
mova OF the office. and said that Cleveland would
hereafter have only a branch ofnce like those
maintained In several other cities.
II was suggested that the action OF the company
was prompted by a desire to avoid further litiga-
tIon. such was instituted by Attorney General
Monnett, but the officer who gave the informa ton
denied that such was the case. Virgil T. Kline, the
attorney for the company also said there no
desire to escape litigation and he secuted the idea
that Attorney General Monnett had driven the com
pany from the State
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
WRECK BLOCKS BROADWAY CARS

Geo.ge r. Murphy. who drives one-"O :, har
for Martin T. Garvey. manufa''u'e tr.cs.
fixture. at No. "a New Bowery went 0,' a. he
ensack yesterday for secondhand O"r bus.
was crossing Broadway at Barclay ~ .s's,k ana
ave car No. GA going south. struck NE - 80 that
turned the whole affair athwart the us'"~ u.,, ard
the wreck sTectualy blockaded oo'n "A Su,
north bound cars. Murphy was khO0n u.oh hs
he picked himself up quick ehousn vnta his
horse by the head and hold him down 80 90, 10.
horneas could be loosened The animal was no. s
,ured hut the rear wheel OF the truck was ,,,,,s
and the second hand bar was broken INV =,
pieces. - n man who sala
no was Jim Jeffries got out of one OF '"r ry,msrsi
bound cars and took exceptions 70 as,or House
made by a colored porter from sns colore9 porter
heard bell ring in the hotel and ran nn vn snocksa
that he would return TO whip the a hcs befo.e IN
out Fitzsimmons. but he dldn se' '
blockade was lifted.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
Mr.. BRYAN AGAIN.
COLONEL. WATTERsON THINKS HE WILL
BE THE NOMINEE WITH ADDENDA
TO THE OLD PLATFORM.

Colonel Henry watterson told Tribune re-
porter yesterday that he had not come TO the
city for the purpose OF comforting with Goio
Democrats or any other Democrats despite the
reports TO that effect which have been sent out
from Louisville.
81 only learned yesterday" said Mr. Waiter
son. that am in NewYork to make provision
for a meeting OF Sound Money Democrats
had not been previously advised OF THIS hno"
nothing about any such convocation ana wouiu
not attend one II were Invited to do 50. am
out OF politics and unadvised OF the purposes
and doings of the practical or professional poll
tIc,ans. The truth is that. as far as politics is
concerned, 1 care very little what happens So
a. doesn't happen TO me, and 1t can't"
When asked TO express his opinion or the
r,oht nla,form for the new Democracy IN
1000" as suggested by Lawrence Goodlund IN
O sneech before the Social Reform Cluo ias'
Sunday evening. Colonel Watterson exclaimed
Visionary in the last degree. Not propaOiii'S
or substance enough to II TO be worth seIioNo
discussion OF course. there are some eoou
things in Il that l should approve anu "i""'
that should disapprove; but 1t races 100 many
1yays 10 serve the exigencies OF any siheie parry
organization. ,,o.
~ have no doubt whatever that Mr. Bryan
and the platform of 96 Will be repeated az
Chicago OF course. amid the summer uiou'i
there IL a good deal Of political specula'ioh a.
long range resorted 10 TO while away 'ie "oO''
81, Tho sad sea waves But all this Is specu-
,o,,ye The Eastern Democrats who undertake
-. oon,ro, the wild horses OF the West and
Soutb viii fare no better in 1900 than they ala
;n 1896 1t looks TO my mind that to6 the car cam,
na,en OF 1906 will be repeated In l9Oo, Win
tpnnt addanda TO bring matters down to date
Colonel Watterson explained that by addenoa
he meant such planks as antitrust ana ant NJ.
aSnansjon. Asked what he thought OF TINS
nlatform and Of its chances for success the
Colonel replied: , .A,o r,o.
Everybody knows how stand on these mat maj.
,ers and 1t is not worth While 10 'a'A aoou'
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
cUT HIS THROAT AND RAN AWAY.
| POLICE sCoUR WOODS NEAR FREMONT fof'
A pRINK-CRAzED BUTLER. BUT FIND
HIM At HIS EMPLOYERS HOME.

-r, o,,oa rsserv.s OF the fremont station spent
Yesterday afternoon securing Tinanys ~oouS W.
oeorxe p Hardy q butler for +. H. Ecker'' @ @
well-known bookmaker. who lives at NO. i,-"D
Honest. between Bryant-ave ana wesl
Road Hardy cut his throat and ran away
His wife Is employed chambermaid' haf"S
has been drinking hard for some time
Yesterday morning, shortly Deiore ho''''
Eckert heard Hardy swearing. soon ai'e'""iu -
Iaundress ran upstairs. and In gasps 'o'u M o.
rcpert that Hardy had threatened to XIII MS VIE
In n few minutes Mrs. Hardy, the mans WIG
,usbod into the room throwing the door open hur-
riedy and cried that her husband had CUT ms
throat The woman closed the door Just as hh'uy
onpeared with blood flowing from n large cash IN
his throat and demanded that his wlte come ou'
of the room yelling. II want to XIII her!
In few minutes he rushed out OF the door and
ror toward the woods Then the police were asked
70 look for him. The police were sent scurrying
around in the brush for the man. The search did
not result I'm the capture OF Hardy and at O'CLOCK
the police returned TO the station to take ther
places on post.
About the same time Hardy also returned to the
Eckert home He was coming toward the
house by Mrs Eckert, who Immediately gave orders
that all the doors should be barricaded ana tha'
Hardy should not be admitted under any circum-
stances Messengers were sent atter the po
hut none were found, until motormah Oh '"e
Southern Boulevard railway met Mounted ro'ice
mon Uenerman and Fink at 1nterva.e-ave lie toiu
them that they wanted at Eckerts' ana lha'
Hardy had returned. The policemen started low"
ard the house at brcakneek speed and soon reacheo
the place Hardy had by this time made ms way i
to the rear door Of the house ana WAS louu'S "'
manding admttance. - -. T., order to
While Fink guarded the front gate IN oraer m r,,O TO
ppwsv again Policeman Hefferman went around 70
the rear Fink talked to Hardy ana oo 90 have a
his wound sewed up. Hardy was hardly abe 20
stand up being weak from the loss 9t M Souse se
that ne could kill her. The policeman, howevsr
succeeded in pacfying him and took MN 10 inc
Hardy's friends say his mind has been derahseo
by excessive drinking.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
IAN OFFER TO GEN. WOOD.
WASHINGTON TRACTION COMpANi
WANTS HIM FOR PRESIDENT.
HE SAYS, HOWEVER THAT HE WILL START

HE sAys. HOWEVER THAT HE WILL START
FOR sANTIAGO AGAIN ON JULY OR T.
Ma,or-oenersl Leonard Wood. Military Gov
ernor OF the Province Of Santiago, has received
an offer OF the presidency Of the washington
Traction and Electric Company. OF washington
u G. A report to this effect was afioat In Wall
etreet Yesterday afternoon, but II was denniteiy
verified last night by one OF the capitalists IN
terested in the company. The Tribunes INFORM
ant said that the place was rendered 10 zen
eral Wood at a conference which ne at'ehueu
Yesterday of the representatives OF the cum
pany. The details of the offer couid not pe
ascertaned for the present as IL IL ues"eu ~
receive the Generals acceptance before max
Ing any public announcement.
The Washington Traction and Electric Cofh-
many is a new corporation, controlling by owner
shin OF more than 90 per cent OF their respe0'''o
capital stocks most OF the traction lines anu
both OF the electric-light companies III 'he
National capital General Wood while SUI
geon by profession. has demonstrated i'll "''
career as Military Governor the fact tha' ne po'
sesses n high degree of executive ability and
his long residence in Washington has given MN
a familiarity with the city and It's needs which
will be Of great assistance TO him In the taSh
Of managing the Traction and Electric Company
and planning extensions OF the various ''
OF the system.
General Wood will leave this city for Wash-
ington this evening When seen yesterday al
ternoon at the Hotel Cambridge, he said:
THE sanitary conditions Of Cuba have been
greatly improved. We now engaged IN lay
ing five miles Of asphalt pavement and ten miles
OF macadam road. Under all the new streets
modern water and sewerage systems are peihs
put in for future The death rate In 'he
city is lower than it has ever been before oniy
about one-third the normal rate OF previous
years. There has been no yellow fever sinCe INC,
last November. and don't believe there wiz ,
be any. The people seem to be wen coh'eh'e'
with the present order of things. ....ou
General Wood told Tribune reporter yestel-
day afternoon that he would sail for Cupa on
July or 4. which is considered an EN- RinHh
refutation OF the report originating In WASH
ington that he would resign from the Army 10
accept the presidency of The traction company
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
OBITUARY.
THE REV. DIR. WILLIAM HULL.

The Rev. Dr. william Hull who died at ms
home. in Albany. on Monday night was .o uoo ~
Claverack Columbia County on April H. ,''C
ls4s he entered Hartwick Seminary anu
there became a member Of the Lutheran - 80
,o,ar nurchasea "The saugerties Telegraph com
bInIng for four years the work of an editor WIN s
legal practice He then studied theology az Wv
Hartwick Seminary He organized TWO LUZ" 80.
Churches-st Matthews. Brooklyn. ana OF. 'o"" -, :,
Hudson-continung as pastor OF '"e ~
twenty-four years beginning in 1866 ,,o
In is7o Dr IIull was elected a trustee OF 'he
1,ar,w,ck seminary and in 1888 became president OF
the Board In 1891 he became Its president, occups
ing the place for two years ,s su5 CONNECTION with
tho society known as the Drafted Men oi sss ~
s interests he began the publicat,on IN hiisbed
,rhe drafted Mems Advocate ne aiSo es''
IN 1891 "The Eastern Lutheran
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
A Divers FIND on THE ooUENDO.

Santiago, Cuba. June ?0-A native diver while
getting metal from the wreck Of the Spanish cruiser
Almirante Oquendo yesterday found a bag
tanning t 600. half coin and the other half in Span
ish paper money OF little value.
At meeting held at the Cuban Club last night
q resolution was adopted recommending that the
soldiers should accept the American gratuity and
surrender their arms Several politicians object ed
on the ground that 1t would be more dgnifed 10
surrender the arms and TO refuse the money but
they in a decided minority.
In local business circles II is expected that there
will be marked Improvement in business, after
the disbursement Of the share of the fund. some
thing over 100000. which will come to this prov
ince.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
". ". SLOAN, JR.. REPORTED MARRIhD'

MARRIAGE LICENSE ISSUED TO TWO MEN FOR
SAME WOMAN AND A WEDDING POSTPONED
Boston June 20 (SpecaD.-Ilarvard University
was stirred this afternoon by the report that W.
w Sloan jr. Of Harvard. son of w. w. Sloan OF
New-York married Rose Lincoln Edwards OF cam
bridge at noon to-day The wedding OF MISS Ed
wards and George Henry Boeck. OF st. Louis mao
been announced to take place at ST. Peters Church'
Cambridge tonight but this sign posted on
the church door: mo wedding tonight
II is known that marriage licenses were issued 10
both men for the same women
Ir an interview with The Tribune representative
at the Touraine tonight Mr.. Boeck and his mother,
Mrs Boeck alleged that Miss Edwards had been
married Mr.. Sloan
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
LORENZO DANFoRD. NJ. c.

Lorenzo Danford. Congressman from '"e -, y,
ohIo n1s,rIct died suddenly on Monday night al
h,s homo near St Clairsvile. He was serving MS
sixth term. and was last fall elected member OF OF
the LvIth Congress. Mr.. Danford was porn IN N
belmont County. Ohio, in 1929. and was educa'vu
NJ n college at Waynesburg, Penn lie was a''i''''.
ted to the bar In 1854, and was prosecuui,s ~ 49,
~ nS,r,or, County from 1857 TO 1861. Joining the
J,uton arrv no served in the 18th Ohio volunteer
Infantry as a private n lieutenant and captain H.
untiI April 1854 He Republican EeC,or Sross m
1ost a "a IN 1900 He was first elected TO congress
soO 20 1s79 and served three consecutive terms re
was again elected to the LlVth LNth ana LN Ih
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
CAPT. EVANS TO MASTER MECHANICS.

Newport News. Va. June % (SpeciaD.-The feat
ure Of the second days session OF the Railroad
Master Mechanics convention at the Chamberin
Hotel. Old Point. was the address OF Captain Rob-
ley d. Evans. who, with his family, Is at Fort
Monroe. The hall crowded many OF those
present not being Delegates and coming from dis
tant cities hear the naval officer tell Of the
engagement of Santiago. They were not disap-
pointed. for Fighting Bob pictured the battle In
a realistic manner. His address was received with
much applause, and at its conclusion the speaker
received rising vote OF thanks. Tonight the
annual ball Of the Master Mechanics was given at
the Chambern.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
TO REMOVE THE LEGAL SALES.
REPORT THAT A TAMMANY SYNDICATE HAS
BOUGHT THE NIAGARA BUILDING
FOR THIS PURPOSE

There was a report yesterday that a syndicate
Including Peter F. Meyer Andrew Freedman, John
r Carroll and other Tammany politicians had
bought the Niagara Building. at the northwest
corner Of Broadway and Cedar-st. 1t was also
said that It the intention TO remove the legal
sales from No Ill Broadway to the new building
which II Is said. will be erected on the site.
The Niagara Building was sold in partition IN
1857 in two parcels The Niagara Insurance Com
pany bought one parcel and H. Waldo the other
In 1891 the Niagara Insurance Company acquired
Mr Waldos part. The total cost to the company
is $4,000 The present selling price is reported to
be about sl.0000O
The building. II is said. Will cost 81 200 o00
and Will be hreproof structure fourteen stories
high. George w Dewey. the secretary OF the
Niagara Insurance Company, last even
ing, and said that although negotiations were
pending. far he knew they had not been
closed. Messrs. Meyer. Freedman and Carroll
were out OF the city yesterday and could not be
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
GILBERT J. GORDONS- MARRIAGE.

Announcement OF the marriage on June OF Miss
Sarah r. schenck 10 Gilbert j. Gordon by the
Rev. Brady E Backus, rector OF the Church OF
the Holy Apostles. was made yesterday. Mr. Cor
don Is the treasurer Of Days Theatre and Miss
Schenck formerly member OF the chorus
there. The news OF the marriage was a great sur
prise TO Mr.. Gorden's friends even those associated
with him at the theatre being In Ignorance OF H.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
CHARLES II. cox.

Charles II. Cox. Of No. 463 Jefferson-ave. who
died on Sunday. was prominent Mason lie
was past master of Clinton Lodge and past as
sistant deputy Of the Second Masonic District OF
New-York He was also member OF DE Long
Council Of the Royal Arcanum.
Mr. Cox was formerly member Of the hrm OF
Medicus & Cox furniture dealers now {. H.
Nedicus g. Co. of No lO9 Humboldt-st.. Williams
burg He retired some time ago. He was well
known and had many friends In the Eastern DIS
trict and was formerly a member Of the Hanover
Club Mr. Cox was sixty-one years old lie
leaves a widow.
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
CONFERRING WITH MR.. MORGAN.

There were extended conferences yesterday at
the office OF j. Pierpont Morgan their subject
being reported TO be the devsing OF n plan for
greater harmony OF action among the various an
thracite companies There were also present in
the course OF the day certain prominent repre-
sentatives OF gas companies from which IL was
inferred that negotiations for settlement OF the
gas might be under way
New-York tribune., 1899-06-21
ANOTHER ROCKEFELLER FIGHT

John d. and william Rockefeller are Ts,ry.
nxht the assessors Of the village OF Nor'" IN.
town. Papers were served last nlsh' nss 4,
Rockefellers counsel The writs were . renxs
white Plains yesterday by Judge Aine' nsfors
OF the Supreme Court. and are re'urnau The
Justice Barnard at Poughkeepsie on ,Sonsand DOL.
lara but Mr. Rockefeller Informed ny nis NJ rot the
one penny was at stake to hght ,,,y uI,s, with The
assessments equal 10 ana III V""'
Xnlnes Of other prOperty.