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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
CLUBMAy'S TALE OF CLUBBING.

Magistrate Cornell is strongly opposed to the
police clubbing citizens needessy and seldom fails
to reprmand severely officers guilty of that offence
but in the Jefferson Market Court yesterday he
was not convinced by the story told by c. A Muir
ply, a publisher who gave his address the Calu-
met Club. and II. d. c. Thornton. Wall Street
broker. who said that Patrolman Patrick Carmody
had dubbed Murphy without cause early yesterday
morning IN fiith-ave near Seventeenth-st.
Carmody said the two men creating n dis
surbance and when he tried TO quiet them Murphy
KICKED nlm and ran AS he ran he tripped and fell
ssdsed that they had been drinking, and sky.
Murphy without provocation. Magistrate Corner
could not make up his mind which to believe and
soJourned the case until this afternoon 10 see II
tearow moro Light on the case. o Ae"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
A TROLLEY LINE TO WASHINGTON.
WILL HAVE A ROAD FROM JERSEY CITY
TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Trenton. n. J.. Aug II (SpecaD.-The Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company. II IL stated on good
thority has decided TO build trolley road that
will have such connections and traffic agreements
as will make a continuous trolley line from Jersey
City Washington. They have already filed with
the Secretary OF State map OF tho lower part Of
this CITY, showing where the tracks Will run here,
and have been at work for several days gaining
the written consent OF property owners TO lay
the tracks The company has made an agreement
with the Trenton Street Railway Company, which
has n monopoly Of the local franchises. that
there will be conflict between the two In this
city
The Pennsylvania Railroad officials make dec
larations with respect to their projections from
this place OF their tracks which leave those OF the
local company al Broad and Market SITS. and cross
the Delaware River the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company's toll bridge. but 1t appears that the plan
is to run on down the river to Philadelphia.
In dealing with the people who live along the
Brunswick turnpike. which the company owns and
which the people want to secure for the purpose
of ma cadamizlng, the company offered 10 give the
road to the people but wished to the right
to build trolley road upon H. This is taken in
dictate the intention Of the company to build road
TO New Brunswick from Trenton. The company
in the last three months has had half dozen con-
ferences with committee of people who live on
tho turnpike.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
GLEASON MAKES HIS PROTEST.

Ex-Mayor p. j. Gleason Of Long Island City,
came out last night as an advocate of divorce. The
parties he would like to divorced Queens
Borough from the rest Of the city. He expressed
his opinion that the marriage was a failure. and be-
eved the sooner II set aside the better It would
he for Queens. The occasion was the meeting he
called protest against the 3.27 tax rate Of the
borough for this year. There big crowd
present The old City Hall Building was the scene
OF the meeting.
Ex-Mayor Gleason made the principal address OF
the evening, and was unsparing In structures
OF the administration Of the borough since con-
solidaton. placing the fault OF the alleged deficiency
which resulted In the high tax rate in Queens on
those who have had the affairs OF the borough In
charge
He attacked the handling OF the school funds. the
highway improvements. In which he intimated that
Controller Coler was interested as a property own
er: the Ramapo water scheme. the contract with
the Cord Meyer Water Company, and other things,
In Q vigorous fashion
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
PJNGREE FOR M'k1NLEY.
SAYS HIS ATTITUDE TOWARD THE ADMIN
ISTRATION HAS BEEN MlSCN-
DFRSTOOD.

Hazen 8. Pingree. Michigan's picturesque Gov
ernor is in the city on his way home. and is stay
ing at the Cadillac Hotel. He has been over III
Boston. and likes the town extremely well ne
still thinks that ex-Secretary Alger has srea.
chance to succeed Senator Mcmillan in the On''eu
States Senate "A year Is quite while to look
ahead IN politics" said the Governor with sfh'Ie.
but as II stands Alger is away aheao- VI
course ~ the Senatorship is TO be knocked down 10
the highest bidder Mcmillan has great chahce' 40
he is the wealthiest man in the State. and could
buy almost anything he wanted TO- behei d.
Ayers chances. however, are getting orishte'
every day The people of Michigan understand 'ne
General and fully appreciate his integrity
hardly expect the Federal office holders IN the
state TO support Alger They will doubtless sup
mort Mcmillan for he is for trusts hrst last anu all
the time ~
Governor Pingree says that he thinks President
Mckinley and the Administration ought 10 sup
mort Alger but he hardly expects that. he fears
that his attitude toward the Administration Is
some times misunderstood. Il am TOT MChlh'ey
all right on many counts" he said, but dont
think that we should take the Philippines. am
not what you would call an imperialis'' III o'ne'
matters are in perfect accord. | am s'r Un
supporter of the Administration. President NC
Kinley has shown himself strong man III al,
emergency His conduct of the Spanish war WAS h
Admirable He is doing well In carrying on tne
campaign in the Philippines also IL Is easy ~
criticse the way things are goine saouuo ouid stnp
70 consider the adverse conditions 70 ne met WIN
in those far away islands. Genera! oils Is 9o th
all right and will vet prove the WISDOM Oh wv
President in keeping him in command; governor
Pingree SAYS that he expects TO see me iIrsugte
renomlnated next year Amos. nntewnrthy oppo-
sition TO him is 10 come from Nnen , asheu mnvid
the Republican delegates from Mc Ii g, tbaIr
support he said they would undoubtedly cast tner
Mckinley.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
HUSBAND AND WIFE ELOPE.
THE LITTLE VILLAGE OF ARDsLEY HAS
AN UNUSUAL AFFAIR TO TALK OF.

A double elopement which occurred on Wednes-
day is the topic Of conversation in the little village
of Ardsley about mile east Of Dobos Ferry
Clarence Flick station agent OF the Putnam rail-
road eoped with Miss Emma Lent. and Rob-
ert Lafurgy stole away with Ficks wife. From
what can be learned II is believed that the eope
ment suited all concerned. Flick came to Ardsley
about year ago from the Tilly Foster mines He
is good looking fellow. and is about thirty
years old. He married about ten years ago, his
wife being a blonde about twenty-six years OLD
II had been noticed for some time. however. that
Flick appeared to he tired OF his better half. and
had strong tendency 10 notice little girls. 1t was
uncommon thing 10 see two or three or the
daughters of some OF the best families OF the place
in the Office with him at time. He showed his
attentions openly. and the people wandered That
his wife did not object. II has heen learned since
that she had other matters to attend to Flick
never picked out any girl until Emma Lent
who was the acknowledged belle OF the village
came along. She was only seventeen years old'
brunette. with black eyes and hair and attractive
features. She had many admirers, and 1t required
all OF Fck's winning ways TO capture her heart
She knew he was married. and II was largely on
that ground she objected. Finally. when he be-
came so devoted to her and Mrs Flick showed no
objection. she became bold herself ana they were
While Flick was showering his affections on Miss
Lent. Robert Lafurgy, who was employed by
Strongly TO Mrs Fick He was only twenty
years old, but she did not care for that lie was
voton for Miss Lent plainly, she sought out
Lafurgy. The arrangement appeared to he per.
fecty satisfactory all around. and 1t is said that
Mr. and Mrs Flick never quarrelled over the AFFAIR.
On Monday Miss Lents mother thought matters
had gone too far between her daughter and Flick.
and she went TO Dobbs Ferry and swore our
warrant for Ficks arrest. When Constable Eaton
went TO Ardsey he found that Flick had left the
place Miss Lent true to him, and had IN
formed her lover OF her mothers intention.
ON Tuesday Miss Lent went 10 work In Nepera
Park and her mother suspicious. She sent
an officer after her daughter and had her Drough,
back The daughter cried and pleaded so nara
that Mrs Lent consented 10 let her go PACK 70
work on Wednesday morning. She boarded the
train at Ardsley did Lafurgy and Mrs flick
The three went off together and did not land AZ
Nepera Park II is believed they came 10 New
York where Flick met them No one in Ardsley
has heard word from any Of the people con-
Cerned ,,, IN
II was reported last night that the RAILROAD ofi-
cals have found that Flick was short IN MS ac-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
EUGENE l.. PACKER RELEASED.

JUSTICE MADAM SAYS WHITEHEAD HAS A GOOD
CASE AGAINST HIM.
Justice McAdam, in the Supreme Court has
signed an order releasing Eugene L. Packer from
custody under an order of granted on August
last upon the complaint Of Charles B. Whitehead
The original order issued as the result Of a
suit brought against Packer by Whitehead TO re-
cover Ne.co he is alleged 10 have obtained from
Whitehead by fraudulent means The order was
vacated. according TO Justice McAdams decision
because Of technical insuficiencies In the moving
papers. In his decision vacatng the order of ar
rest. however, Justice McAdam says that there
seems TO be little doubt but that Whitehead was
defrauded by Packer and has good OF ac-
ton.
Whitehead accused Packer Of selling him $4,000
worth OF New-York Electric Brake and Coupler
Company stock. which was worthless. II was all
legged that at the time OF the sale OF the stock
Packer knew that II valueless.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
TWO BROTHERS SHOT IN A SALOON.
A POLICEMAN OF THE SANITARY SQUAD PLACED
Under ARREST

Louis Renk thirty-one years old. NJ e-hun-
drei land fifty ffth-st. and St Anns-ave., and his
brother George. twenty-nne years old. Of Third
a, IrnIonport were shot I'm Adolph Ahearn's
saloon IN West Farms Road, near Forest-st.. late
last night 10y John J. McKenna, who lives In
Washington-st.. near West Farms Road Louis
Renk received wound In the side. and his
brother was wounded near the neck They were
taken IN the Fordham Hospital McKenna Is
connected with the Sanitary Squad.
The Renk brothers entered the saloon at II As
o'clock and. after drinking several glasses of
beer became engaged I'm trouble with Ahearn. Nc
Kenna entered the place soon afterward. and VI
il said that the two brothers turned on Mckenna
and assaulted him. when. II Is alleged. he pulled
his revolver and shot the men In sef-defence. The
wound received BY George Is said to he serious.
Both men were taken to the hospital by DR. Bell.
McKenna was Immediately placed under arrest by
Detective Dillon OF the Westchester station. and
locked up Acting Chief Cortrght then suspended
him from duty.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
ONE PRISONER GETS AWAY.
TWO NEGROES IN THE ROCKLAND COUNTY
JAIL MAKE A RUSH FOR FREEDOM
AND ONE STARS THE KEEPER.

Citizens Of New city. the county seat of Rock
land County hive been searching the woods and
fields in that neghborhood since noon yesterday
for an escaped prisoner negro named j. Black
who was locked up the charge OF murder. Some
time ago he shot another negro In HaVerStra~,
and the wounded man afterward died In an hospital
in New-York city AZ noon yesterday Jaller
Banch. who is about sixty-hve years old. went
alone 10 the cells OF the prisoners 10 give them
their dinner AS he opened the door Black and
another negro prisoner known as THE Baltimore
Kid" jumped on him and tried 10 escape. Black sue
ceeded in getting out when the other negro drew
knife and stabbed Jailer Banch two or three times.
Several other prisoners came To Blanch's assist
ance. and OF them. a United states prisoner.
grapplcd with tho negro. gave him a severe heating
and succeeded IN overcoming him. after which they
put him back his cell The tailer gave an
alarm and taken into tho Shertns apartments.
4 physician summoned and found that he
had n severe scalp wound and cut In his shout
ders but his wounds not serious.
In the mean time Black out Of the jail build
Ing toward a strip OF woods near 10y.
People throughout the county express wonder AT
tne fact that Jaer Blanch not killed. He Is an
old man. and being entirely alone and unarmed
when he went in TO feed the prisoners. he was taxi
Ing great chances. The Rockland County jail has
never had n worse lot Of desperadoes than those
confined there n present most of them being from
Uaverstraw. where crimes appear o. be growing
moro frequent among the brickyard lahorers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
FIRE TENDER HITS A STREETC4R.
JOSEPH KENNY. THE RAILROAD DRIVER WILL
PROBABLY DIE FROM HIS INJURIES.

Joseph Kenny. thirty-sx years old driver on
the Ninth-ave. horsecar line. is in st. Vincents
Hospital and IL expected 10 die a result OF in
juries he received In a collision between his car
and a tender TO the engine OF Fire Company No
30, at Spring and Greenwich SITS. last night The
engine was going westward In Sprng-st.. and
being followed by its tender, driven by Cornelius
Collins. The car was going north Green
wch-st.
Collins saw the car just as 1t reached the middle
OF the street and endeavored to avoid collision
by turning his horses to one side but they were
running too fast. The front wheels struck the
car and threw 1t to one side ten feet Kenny's
horses pulled him over the dashboard. He was
unable 10 get up In time 10 prevent himself from
being pinned TO the ground by the car. which
breast
The conductor OF the and the passengers
were In the front end Of the car, and escaped in
jury The pole Of the tender broken and the
morse on the near side was knocked down. Col
Inns escaped injury. although he was thrown
heaViy 10 the pavement.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
YyIJID DISTRICT CITIZENS UNION.

The temporary organization Of the Citizens Union
IN the XXIIId Assembly District was made per-
manent last night at enthusiastic meeting held
at No 2o44 Amsterdam-ave. The officers Of the
permanent organization are j. T. Newcomb, chair
man: Edward NJ. Chaffall, Of No. sol West One
hundred nd forty fourth-st, secretary, and Ben
iamin F. Hamilton. treasurer. Mr.. Newcomo said
that the Central Committee OF the Citizens Union
had delegated the district committees to select
candidates for Office in their own districts. In
view of the action Of the Central Committee.
resolution was passed al the meeting, TO the enect
that the Executive Committee of the CITIZENS
Union In the XXIIId Assembly District favored the
fullest conference and consultation In the selection
OF candidates this year. with all persons and or
CARNATIONS looking toward better municipal gov
err
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
MORE TROLLEY ACCIDENTS.
CARS OF THE F1FrH-Avp. LINE CAUSING INJURY
AND DAMAGE


AND DAMAGE.
Mr.. X Rice seventy-fve years old OF No sD
Fast enty-fourth-st.. Manhattan, received
conclusion Of the spine yesterday afternoon IN
trolley car collision. She was attended by an am
bulance surgeon and removed to her home. a car
OF the Fifth-ave. line turning into SANDS
ST. at Adams-st, when a car OF the Graham-aVe'
line ran into IT, Mrs Rice. who was sitting IN the
former car. was thrown from her seat TO the pave
ment. No other person was injured 49,,
A trolley car OF the Fifth-ave. line. coming from
Timer Park about o'clock yesterday afternoon IN
wagon near Bay Thirtieth-str Bath Beach. and
killed the horse. The horse and wagon be'onseu
TO Philip Methall. Of No. so Myre-ave Inc driver
OF the wagon John Kenny, eighteen YEAR
old OF No. 500 Myrtle-ave. The boy SAID tnat tlo
motorman did not ring the bell as the car ap-
preached the wagon. The boy was thrown 20 the
pavement and struck on his head, put oey oiim =
severe shaking. not seriously injured mo
horse was valued at $3.50 and the wagon at Eio
H. Behr. a well known Brooklyn builder ana con-
tractor doing business at No. 6lS Third lave, mar
rowly missed being killed under a trolley car on the
Fifh-ave line Thirty -second-st yesterday arter
noon at $50 O'clock Mr. Rehr was driving a Ignt
wagon near Greenwood. when he was overtakei
by a going in the same direction, IN charee ol
a motorman named Lynch. The car bumped INTO
the wagon. turned II over. and threw MT behr 70
the ground. one OF the wheels Of the wagon passed
over him and he was just grazed by the car MI
from the Norwegian Hospital looked over his IN
Iuries and Mr. Behr decided that he would go To
the hospital for treatment The horse ana wagon
were ony slightly injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
"BrLL CONFERENCE" EXPLAINED.
ONLY MEETING OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE
ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY COMPANY

ELECTRIC STORAGE BATTERY CoMPANf
rbors were more or less definite rumors afoat IN
Wall Street yesterday that series OF important
conferences were being held by the bull leaders az
tho Waldorf Astoria at which meetings the market
outlook was discussed and a better organization
Of the bull forces effected.
With fear OF money strineency remoNeu'
more business offering to the railroads 'han
they could accept and tie crop prospect
known 10 be favorable. II said the leaders
reached an agreement join forces for the up
lifting OF the market and one rumor even had II
tina, the bull interests had made an arrangement
With lanes r. Keene whereby that well known
onerato- now reported TO be at Saratoga would
soon take the field as a directing influence on the
buu side Some Of the named as having
been present at the conferences were William &
whitney Anthony " Brady. P. A r. Widener
William L. Elkins and Thomas F. Ryan. as well
as representatives Of the Morgan and standard
Oil interests.
But the meeting of the directors or the biecrlo
Storage Battery Company at which George H. Day
was elected 10 succeed Isaac l.. Rice as president
was held Yesterday at the WaldorfAstoria All the
men specifically named as present at the Dull con-
ference"-Messrs. Whitney. Widener. Elkins. Brady
and Ryan-are members OF the Whitney syndicate
which controls the Electric Storage Battery Com
pany and several OF them are in It's directory and
the belief found many adherens In wall street that
the presence OF those men at the uptown hotel was
due only to the fact OF the holding there OF the
storage battery directors meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
STEEL COMBINATION RUMORS.
JOHN W. GATES SAYS HE HAS NEVER
HEARD OF THE SCHEME


HEARD OF THE SCHEME.
An interesting story from PittsburB printed
YESTERDAY afternoon 20 the effect that vast
scheme for the practical combination OF all the
great steel manufacturing companies Of the United
States with tho exception Of the Federal Steel
COMPANY had been IN course Of development ever
since the organization Of the new Carnegie Steel
Company last spring and a AZ rs details had been
far worked out that II c. Prick had gone TO
Scotland for the purpose ~ submitting them 10
Andrew Carnegie FOR hts sanction Of the project.
The plan n Is added did not include consoida-
tion Of the several corporations which would ne
parties 10 Il. but contemplated the formation OF
a new corporation 10 be capitalized az about 500
90 900 and to he controlled Jointly by the existing
companies its functions being 10 act selling
agent for the products Of all these concerns. 10
regulate the prices Of such products and TO limit
the OUTPUT. ~. 4. Frick II said would bo
president 81 the new company.
The American Steel and Wire Company Of New
Jersey was mentioned I'm the dispatch Of the
control Of the rumorcd new company, but John W.
Gates tho chairman Of us Board OF Directors.
when asked yesterday for confirmation or denial
Of the report answered that he had never heard OF
the scheme before YESTERDAY. II will be remem-
hered that few months ago conferences lasting
several days were held In an uptown hotel between
Mr.. Frick. representing tho Carnegie interests.
and representatives ~ the other big steel COM
panles and that NJ. Gates about that time an
nounced that there hal been arranged combina-
tion Of the leading steel interests OF the country
great as 81 900 90 900 But these conferences came
10 nothing the only copsolidation effected being
that Of the Carnegie Steel company, Limited. ana
the " g Frick Coke Company and their subsidiary
which was Incorporated Trenton May
under the style Of the Carnegie Steel Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
FATAL Result OF GLOVE CONTEST
"J1M" FRANEY DIES AFTER BEING KNOCKED
OUT BY FRANK MCCONNELL.


San Francisco Aug T.-"Jim' Franey. Of Gin
cinnau who was knocked out by Frank Mcconnell
in the fourteenth round Of twenty round glove
contest under the auspices OF the National Athletic
Club. last night died this afternoon The attend
ing physicians the City and County Hospital
where he removed after the close of the con-
test, were unable to say whether his death
the direct result OF blow from his opponent or
whether IL was caused by the contact OF his head
with the floor ne fell in the final round. They
diagnosed his case as one OF severe conclusion OF
the brain
He was unconscious from the time ne
knocked out, save that he revived sufficiently to
lift his hands 10 his head and humble few al
most unintelgible words TO one of the doctors in
attendance This IN Woodward's pavilion.
about fifteen minutes after the last blow had been
struck. Then he relapsed into a state of coma
AS soon as his critical condition became manifest
the police arrested the following persons who par
tcipated in the contest in various capacities Frank
McConnell, principal. who delivered the knockout
blow; Tim McGrath and John Murphy McCon-
nslrs seconds: Hiram Cook. referee. and Frank
marston. Danny" Needham and +. G. Tweedie
seconds and trainers OF Franey. All were detained
az the City Prison pending the result Of Franey' 5
injuries. O' -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
POLICEMAN FINDS A STRANGE ANIMAL

Students Of natural history in the Adams-st po-
lice station unable to classify a little animal
which Patroman Fitzgerald picked up In n box
yesterday afternoon near the Borough Hall What
II Is and whence II no man I'm the station
knows. few thought 1t 4 raccoon others a
Georgia jigger." several a mythical "wockamock
or an elusive "Jobberwock," and another "muc-
carron' from the forests OF Quebec. while many
were OF the opinion that II was a plain, everyday
hedgehog. coon or possum. They were still debat-
ing the Identity of the animal at early hour this
morning
The property clerk. Mr.. Blatchford, refused to
receive II at Police Headquarters. He insisted that
II was an animal and should be sent to the city
pound In thu Borough Of The Bronx.