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New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
GRAND JURY DID NOT WAIT.
MOLINEUX CASE TAKEN UP AND TWO
WITNESSES CALLED.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY HAD ANNOUNCED
THAT HE WOULD WAIT UNTIL NEXT
wEEK-DEPARTURE FROM REG
ULAR PROCEDURE.

ULAR PROCEDURE
District Attorney Gardiner said yesterday that
the case Of Roland B. Molineux would not be
pre- serted to the Grand Jury until next week
and later IT. the day It was learned that the
Grand Jury had called two Of the handwriting
experts who are witnesses in the case and
heard their testimony. Apparently the Grand
Jury had decided not to wait for the Molineux
to be presented at the convenience of the
District Attorney, but had called two important
witnesses ont Of turn in order TO get their evil
dence without the District Attorneys interfer-
ence.
The usual method in presenting case OF al
legged murder, II said at the Criminal Courts
Building, was TO begin with proof Of death, but
the Grand Jury yesterday dispensed with such
preliminary testimony and heard the opposing
experts on disputed handwriting David n. Car
valho for the defence and William J. Kingsley
for the prosecution. Tire letters signed II. c..
Barnet" sent from the private letter box in West
Forty -second-st., and the letters signed n. c.
Cornish" sent from the private box at No. l'o4O
Broadway, and those exhibits bearing the al
legged signature OF Roland B. Molineux. sent
from Moneux's office. at No. 6 Jersey-st.. New
ark. n. j., were submitted to the experts, II was
believed.
Immediately after the proceeding Dlstrlct Az
torney Gardiner and Assistant District Attorney
Osborne left the Criminal Court Building for
the day the former going to the summer home
of his brother in Long Island, and the latter re-
pairing to the summer quarters Of his family
outside the city. Assistant District Attorney
Unger who drafted the indictment would not
deny that the case had been presented In ac-
cordance with Justice Fursmans order for re-
submission, Rumor had II in and around the
Criminal Courts Building last night that Dis
trict Attorney Gardiner recently wrote to the
head of city department with reference to the
Molineux case and had received a curt note In
reply
That the evidence Of Mr.. Carvalho for the de-
fence should be taken at this particular stage
in the proceeding was commented on at con-
siderable length by lawyers and others VINO
have followed the case from the beginning.
1t was believed at the Criminal Courts Build
ing last night that more evidence in the Mon-
neux case would be presented to the Grand Jury
to-day and that the Grand Jury would give
several days of next week TO hearing testimony
in the case.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
BROOKLYN NEWS.
DOCTORS HAD TO RUSH.
MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED STITCHES
TAKEN IN HOSPITAL PATIENT.
TWENTY-FIVE CUTS MADE WITH RAZOR By AN
ITALIAN on HIS WIFE, WHO HAD LEFT
HIN FOR ANOTHER MAN.


With TWENTY-FIVE cuts n various parts Of her
body, which required the Use OF over one hundred
stitches and nearly two hours work on the part Of
five doctors PHILIPPE seh Petit a girl. fifteen
years old. Is suffering the penalty for having left
her husband and gone with another man. Al
though terribly cut up the doctors at the
Homeopathic Hospital say that the only danger
now IS In the severe shock which she received.
Peter Petit, twenty-five years old. Of No. 80 Can
ton-st. who two months ago married the pretty
little italian girl is locked up in the Flushing
ave. station. charged with the murderous assault
upon his wife He Ia a junKman and In prosperous
circumstances. He lived happily with his wife un-
Ill last Saturday, when she left him. He learned
that she keeping company with Tony Cham
bres. and yesterday morning went out to look for
the couple. rhe husband found his wife in COM
pany with Chanbres at Graham and Pulaski aves.
After a fcw words. Petit pulled out a razor,
and with an insane fury almost incredible began
70 slash and hack at his wife In minute she
covered with blood from head to foot, and
sank the sidewalk unconscious Her screams
had attracted a number OF people, but they all
seemed afraid to 80 near the insane man.
Chambres waited for his chance, and with a
well directed blow from behind knocked Petit
down and wrenehed the razor from his grasp. He
then sat him. and kept him quiet BY threatening
to his throat with his own razor. When a
policeman came he called an ambulance and then
took Petit TO the station house. Chambres was
held 5 a witness.
Every one thought that the girl dead. but
the trained eye Of the ambulance surgeon soon
saw that the wounds superficial and that II
the blood could he stopped In time there was a
chance for the girls life
Then there was race for the hospital AS soon
as the ambulance arrived the girl was carried 10
the operating table and the entire STAFF Of doctors
were summoned They worked with speed to stop
the wounds from which the blood was nowlng
More than one hundred stitches had been taken
before the operation was completed and the girl
had been under the influence Of anestheties for
nearly two hours. She was brought around 70
consciousness all right. and responded wonderfully
10 the stlmuants. 1t was not for several hours
that the doctors knew she would survive the loss
Of blood. Last nght they said that the patient
would get better II she had not suffered too much
frem the shock. She refuses absolutely 10 discuss
the case.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
LITTLE KLONDIKE NEAR hOsfcLAih.

,, ror-Sn IN WELL. WILL LEAD TO
FURTHER SEARCHING BY THE OWNER
Montelair. July 1s (speeaD.-rhere is ercitemens
l., MontcIair Heights over the alleged discovery OK
gold II looks much now TO some OF .ns "s.s sa
-, natal has been found. and they think there
q nrobsbity Of striking vein, Il indeaiiens lon 90
far ANYTHING The gold was dseoysred . og yaars
s H.ssr has been OF the opinion that there wss s
sold on his property and nov ne mas snnea M
samn.es OF the yellow metal WHY" NC f"'"f ~
from his well this week "A .on.,s.rah h,a water
II seems that Mr. Haser used ss n. veil
II n,s nsarS pumped dry some gold particles were
vas was % ,be bottom of the water bucket MI.
Iounn ~ tayes that there Is vein sixty feet
below the surface running back 70 the nFs oIh tb,
laIn laIno.ad mine and is trying 20 buy other property
There Is undoubtedly gold In the orange Noun
,ains but whether 1t can be worked pFontao" ~
arnther question.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
TWO STRIKES IN PASSAfC.

-.,-v wopsryp MILL HANDS ASK FOR MoRD'
PAY AND TROUBLE is FEARED
passaie July IS (speciaD.-Twe hundred employees
~ the Botany Worsted Mil have gone on STRIKE
and they threaten serious trouble Hall OF .ne
men weHt cut last night ana ths naiahos uns
n,,ns The men are mostly Hungarians and
s,svs They receive s. 60 a week. They asked for'
,g more ard the demand was refused. In al
.hau, two thousand hands are employed at the MILL
and it is expected tha, many mere WIN IN go Sy9patSy
1h tps strikers The strikers surrounded the mil
vi" III dsv and the police were kept busy 10 Keep
order There have been several arrests, arrests hruar~
haye struck because Jelleme, the contractor VIII
not pay them 81 cents an hour instead OF for
Ibis han two years The first contractor failed
and Jeeme got the contract to complete y, ia No
o. oarr vas done for almost year, when me court
~ Errors and Appeals decided In the eitys fa'o'.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
FAMILY LEAPS FOR LIFE.
WILLIAM MULLERs HOME AT OAKLAND N. j.,
DESTROYED BY FIRE.

Paterson y J.. July l3-The handsome new
bouse OF William Muller. a New-fork baker at
oakland Bergen County, was destroyed by nre
eariv this morning The building was an entire
loss. as was smaller one nearby occupied ny a
man employed by Mr.. Muller The occupants OF
,ha Muller house had 10 leap from a second story
window The house erected last spring and
the family had Just got settled. What caused the
fre Is not known.
When discovered the whole lower floor seemed to
~ On ere and egress by the stairs cut off.
IT, rooms were filled with smoke and the family
had 10 lean out of windows 10 hrea the they
snsIIv gathered al one window ana all dropped In
ssfety 10 the ground. They saved nothing but
their ngn,clothing. The furniture In the smaller
bnuse which was set on fire by sparks, was saved.
TIE loss is about 5000 The Insurance is said TO
no ample
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
THE PROMISE WAS REDEEMED.

The longshoremen employed on the Mallory Line
n,ers received a promise several weeks ago Of in
rr.ass Of psy In the middle OF July. Yesterday
49,, before going TO dinner they reminded Charles
MoI,orv Of that promise and demanded that after
dinner the Increase should go into effect The In
raasa was from 2s 20 30 cents an hour for day
uork When the men were ready to begin work
~, ,,.uorvs had not finished their consideration
ne tn -. aa adsmsnd hut according TO Mr.. Mallory, the
promise was redeemed and the men %sn' s DasS 10
Pt-r -, $50 There three hundIeu men AT
VIE VIE az the Leona the Alamo and the Colorado
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
TILE sHERHAN.cROKER EIGHT.

The fight between the Croker men and the
sheehan men in the IXth Assembly District for
control IL growing fercer day by day. Yesterday
a statement was issued ny p. Courtney, one OF Mr.
was signed by Senator Louis Munzinger and other
OF Mr.. Sheehan's friends.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
LEFT BEHIND BY HER CHILDREN.

TRAIN GOES OFF WHILE PLAISFIELD WOMAN
HUNTS FOR HER PocKETBooK.
Plainheld July i3 (sneciaD.-Mrs. Robert fett"
man. OF this city. lost her pocKetDooA anu me
dantauv her two children this morning She and
tho children. ave and seven years cid, were on their
wsv 70 take an excursion train fer Ashury Park.
They went to the station by trolley, ana wnen
Mrs. Yettman had put her children on the tram
and was Just about follow them she discovered
that her pocketbeok was missing
'tsh 81 tnrned 10 look for H. and in the mean time
,he train moved of carrying the children MS.
Yettman informed policeman Of her loss, ana sss
pretirned 10 its owner The children are undouot-
edIy ali right as the train officials woun soo1
Ieaya about the case and look after the oesefted
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
MERCANTILE BANK AFFAIRS.

The stockholders Of the Mercantile Cooperative
Rank OF No. i3e East Twentythlrd-st.. will hold a
meeting on Thursday. July 90 at noon, in the
Young Mems Christian Association building, in
East Twenty -third-st, 10 decide what action shall
he taken as 10 certain investments. An officer or
,ba hanE said Yesterday The State Banking De-
partment believes the bank holds too much real
aria is a cooperative concern. the stockholders
must decide what will be done with the property.
The bank has a surplus OF tloo.0Oo
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
Mr.. oUrGG on THE ALeER REPORTS,

Iemuei e. ouigg president of the Hepuoneah
County Committee who had been In Wasnihs On ~
~ make some recommendation for appointments IN
,ha volun,aer army was hack IN his Office az NO.
100 Broadway. yesterday. When he was askeu II
he knew anything about the report OF secretary
Alser's intended resignation, he replied;
II do not know anything about the so-callea res't
nation OF Secretary Alger do know tnat ne sos -
still Secretary OF War and that ne evidently enjoy
close and friendly relations with the Presasn'd ns
do not believe that anything 10 going 70 De ooHo
that will offend or humiliate Secretary Aser.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
JERSEY CITY WARD CLUBS WILL UNITE

Harmony among the Republican ASSOCIATIONS u
the Fifth and Sixth preeincts. Seventh Ward. Jer-
80 c,rv was effected at meeting held on
"wednesday night BY the terms OF amalgamation
the Seventh Ward Republican Cup akrees 20
assocIstIon fhe formal amalgamstion Will oe..
cur next tuesday evening whsn the msmns s.,,ng or
and then march to the headquarters Of the Grant
Association and accept membership In the iAtter
organization. =
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
ROTGH RIDERS JENIOR.

II Is said that Captain Willis Murphy. who was
with the Rough Riders In Cuba, is organizing a
regiment 10 be known as the Rough Riders jr..
for service in the Philippines. Captain Murphy Is
quoted as saying that Governor Roosevelt has di-
reo,ed him 10 proceed TO the Indian Territory, New
Mexico and Arizona 10 recruit the regiment Cap
tain Murphy could not ne found yesterday TO con-
firm or deny the story.
New-York tribune., 1899-07-14
REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLEGE.
REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON SECONDARY
AND HIGHER EDUCATION.

los Angeles Cal July i3 (SpeeiaD.-The Com-
r,i,tea on College Entrance Require nents ap-
pointed at Denver in 1895 presented It's report d,
the afternoon session Of the National Eduea ,ona'
Association. The chairman Of the committee l. ~
A F. Nightingale, Superintendent Of High schoois'
Chicago He was aided by twelve other educators
part Of whom professors OF education anu - 'he "
athors me, engaged in high school work They
we're assisted by committees from such bodies as
the American Pathological Association the Ameri-
can Historical Association and the American
Mathematical Society
The committee had been instructed TO study the
relations between the secondary schools ana the
colleges to the end that the former do their ieeiu-
mate work as the schools Of the people and at the
same time furnish an adequate preparation 10
their pupils for the more adva need study in the
academic colleges and technical schools OF the
country Its recommendations are in part as fol-
The times., 1899-01-25
TELEPHONE RATES ARRANGED.
improvements to Be Made In the
District Government Service.

improvements to Be Made In the
District Government Service
The District Commissioners yesterday
communicated with the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company relative to
rates for telephone trunk line rental, and
the rental and purchase of telephone
apparatus and equipment, approving the
rates which were arranged for such
equipment and rental by the District gov
ernment.
The charge for the trunk line service
will be $3.50 per annum instead OF 5000, as
formerly, and numerous changes will be
made in the trunk lines running to the
District Building.
The two ground circuit trunk lines now
connected with the District switchboards
will be changed to metallic lines and one
metallic trunk line will be run to the
new fire alarm headquarters, in the fire
engine house in Eighth Street, between ID
and Z Streets northwest, to be connected
with the switchboard which will be in
stalled there.
Upon the installation of the two trunk
lines in the District Building, payment for
exchange telephones No. 444 and No 25g
on the District switehboards at the rate of
$50 per annum will cease. while the rental
OF the transmitter and receiver at So per
annum will continue as before.
In reaching an understanding tine Dis
trict government agreed that all instru-
ments and appartus furnished by the
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany should be for the sole use of the
District government and used only in con-
nection with instruments and apparatus
owned or controlled by the telephone COM
pauy
The times., 1899-01-25
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT DEAL.
Negotiations Not Yet Completed as
Previously Announced.

Up to this time there has been no as
sent by a majority OF the stockholders OF
the United States Electric Lighting Com
pany TO a sale of their stock to any syndi-
cate known or unknown. Despite repeated
statements to the contrary. supposed to
have been published at the nstigation Of
Mr. Norris, president of the company. it
is known positively that a majority of the
stock is not as yet In sight for the deal
morning paper contained an article
yesterday of over a column in length, evi-
IDENTIFY by the authority of Mr. Norris, in
which a detailed account of late transac-
tions in the stock is given. 1t is stated
with considerable emphasis that 6,iO0
shares have been pledged for sale at $50
to a syndicate, but of whom composed
or with what particular object in view
is not known.
The transaction has been carried on
through brokers, who refuse to give any
information about their principals one
party assumes that 1t is the Whitney syn
dicate and another as sroutly denies it ana
declares il TO be the Philadelphia and New
Jersey Electric Trust Others maintain
that it is in the interest of consolidation
OF the gas and electric and street railway
plants of Washington.
Mr. Mclean, of the gas company, denies
II so far as his enterprise is concerned,
newly acquired stock or IA dollars interest
in it.
While a considerable sum of money has
been deposited at Mr.. Norris bank, the
Bank of Washington, and large amount
of stock has been turned in there in pur-
suance OF the signed agreement, a control
is not yet assured by either the Norris or
the Moarns party.
Brokers representing interests diverse,
if not antagonistic, TO each of these are
still buying what stock they can get at 15l
and 152, and if a majority was lodged in
any one set of hands there would be no
financial sense in such a proceeding
1t was learned yesterday that, as mat
ter of fact, at least 1000 shares of the
stock which was pledged some weeks ago
to the $3.50 a share agreement is still re-
fused by it's holders. and. indeed, not likely
to be deposited until something more in
detail is learned OF the alleged syndicate
and its alleged money
Several small blocks OF stock, but large
The times., 1899-01-25
RIGHT TO CONSTRUCT coNpu1Ts
A Favorable Report on the Bill by
Comm ssiouers

Permission to grant private individuals
the right to construct conduits in the Dis
trict of Columbia has frequently been the
subject of embarrassment to the District
Commissioners, because they were not
authorized by Congress TO allow private
conduits to be laid.
\ recent application of this character
resulted in the introduction of a bill in
the Senate numbered 5lSi, TO provide for
certain private conduits. The bill was
referred to the District Commissioners for
examination and was yesteday returned
with favorable report.
Some time ago. says the report of the
Commissioners. the Chr. HeuriCh Brew
ing Company had some conversation with
one of the Commissioners with reference
TO obtaining permit to make electrical
connection between their plant and other
premises owned by them in two squares
just north of the plant. This connection
was to be made through an underground
electric conduit constructed by them in
the public street. The company was in
formed that the District Commissioners
could not grant such permission unless
they were authorized by Congress to do
so, which suggestion resulted in the in
PRODUCTION of the bill now under con-
sideratiOn.
THE premises which the brewery com
pany desires to connect are situated near
the Potomac River. west of the old OBJ
servatory grounds. This is by no means
a residence section. is but sparsely built
ZIP and the streets in it are uuimproyed.
In view of these conditions the Commits
sioners see no objection to permitting the
construction Of the conduit and making
the desired connections, under proper
regulations"
The times., 1899-01-25
THINKS HE WAS KIDNAPPED.
Major Sylvester Receives "a Peculiar
Letter From n st. Louis Man,

Major Sylvester, superintendent of po-
lice, IS in receipt Of a letter from a man
in st. Louis who signs himself NJ. f. Cady,
which is probably the most peculiar and
| extraordinary communication he has ever
had to deal with. Mr.. Cady. after stating
that he is at present a resident of ST.
Louis, recites that he is just entering into
manhood and is beginning to realize that
he has no living relative, so far as h :
knows. He says that he has been given
TO understand that the police department
in this city has Il complete record OF every
child separated from its parents in any
way other than by death in every locality
in the United States, and that the depa t.
ment has been unusually successful in re-
storing missing children to parents or To-
eating parents for kidnapped children.
MIR. Cady in his letter informs Major
Sylvester that he at one time lived in
Berlin, Wis. 1t was at some time during
his early life, but at just what period
he does not know. He feels certain that
he had parents and was kidnapped from
them. He does not know in what por-
tion of the country he was taken from his
parents. but gives as a possible clew dis
tinct recollection he has of having been
out in baby carriage with a nurse g,ri.
According to his statement, the nurse girl
chloroformed him just as two large men
In blue livery and brass buttons appro lch
cd. He recalls that before he Lost con-
sciousness the men lifted him from the
carriage and started away with him. I'm
mediately after this he lost consciousness
and can remember nothing that happened
Tor some time after. He does not remem-
Der having been in any other cities than
Berlin, Wis, and St. Louis, but assures
Major Sylvester that he was never in st.
Louis until after the kidnapping.
Mr.. Cady requests that Major Sylvester
make thorough search of his records Of
kidnapped children in the effort to estab-
lish his identity. He asks further that all
persons of the name of Cady in this city
be communicated with and informed of
the particulars of his case as stated in
the letter, in the hope that the cirsum-
stances will recall that they at some time
lost child, and thereby establish the fact
that he is the missing one.
Mr.. Cady also relates to Major Sylves-
ter that he became imbued with the id. a
that he had been kidnapped after reaaing
the story of the disappearance of Charlie
Ross in 1874. He intmates that there is
possibility that his name is not Cady
and that if a thorough investigation of
his and the Ross cases were made it
might possibly develop that he is the long
lost Charlie Ross Major Sylvester finds
himself confronted with difcu prob
lem He Will communicate with Mr.. Cady
and give him all the information possib e.
The times., 1899-01-25

Orders were issued by the District Commission.
ers yesterday follows:
That the three-foot alley in square 410 be ie.
tenn, at estimated cost OF $50.
That new cement sidewalk hc laid and the
curb reset IN the north side OF b Street south
west, between Ninth and Tenth Streets. adj
jaccnt TO the National Museum Building.
at an estimated cost Of Ss01. chlreelblc To the
appropriation for sidewalks aud curbs around res.
cryations, 1900
That 30 feet Of Gnch water main be laid in
the north side Of kalorlma Avenuc, between
Twentieth and fwenty-frst Streets northwest, at
an estimated cost OF 81 80
That the following wells be closed and aban-
doncd, at an estimated cost Of So Well in Vir-
ginia Avenue southwest, between Tenth and Elev-
enth Streets; well at the corner of Seventh and
Streets sOuthwest well in | Street southwest
between four-and-ahalf and sixth Streets; well
at the corner nj Seventh and Streets southwest :
well in X Street southwest, between Sixth and
Seventh Streets
That a street hydrant he erected in the north
side of * Street southwest, between sixth and
Seventh Streets
The times., 1899-01-25
THE BUILDING TRADES COUNCIL
A Question Concerning the Admis-
sion of Delegates Decided

The meeting of the Building Trades
Council last evening was devoted TO the
discussion of matters relative to the regu-
lation of internal affairs.
For some time there has been discussion
OF the advisability of the admission as
delegates from any one of the affiliated
trades OF members who are not actively
engaged at their trade After lengthy dis
cussion the question was brought to a
vote and was defeated by large majority.
The question of choosing a business agent
was also considered. but no conclusion was
reached. The business agents business
will be practically the same as that of a
walking delegate.
The times., 1899-01-25
A NEW SET OF OFFICERS.
business TRANSACTED by the Local
Federation of Labor.

At meeting of the local Federation of
Labor last evening in Plasterers' Hall. the
following officers were elected 10 serve for
the ensuing term: President w. w.
Adamson; vice president, X. NJ. Williams :;
second vice president, Christian Hobein
recording secretary, J. F. Barkman;
financial secretary, S. a. Clements and
sergeant -at-arms, G. Glasgow
The chairman of the committee on de-
fence reported that a meeting of the joint
committee composed OF representatives
from the four central bodies will be held
this evening al the rooms of the Labor
Bureau, G09 Street northwest.