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New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
WILLIAM E. MIDGLEY A BANhROPI.
HIS LIABILITIES ARE H,7l6.cas' OF "HiCh
81 .7O9 is UNSECURED.

William f. Midgley OF No 30 ST. Nlchods," ,,',
has filed a petition In bankruptcy. with laoi!llieS
~ 81 7so3o OF which s,427.7O9 is unsecured SZf-
7ea secured and sl3567 accommodation paper. NJ
Nidrlev was formerly OF Beecher, Schenck & 60.
insurance agents OF this city, and presioen' Vi
the American Casualty Insurance and security
COMPANY of Baltimore. His liabilities are PRINT
ralv IN connection with those two concerns lho
largest creditors are the receivers OF the American
Casualty Insurance and Security Company lo
Saso III on notes and suits against Beecher ScheoN
G. GO the Boston and Maine Railroad Company ior
s227 OcD on a suit against Mr.. Midgley ana othei
directors Of the American Casualty Insurance ana
Security Company the Chicago and Eastern lliihoIs
Railroad Company for S2O575; Wolff & Hodge lor
s5 900 for professional services and Robert ee"e"'
for so 900 for professionl al services Among the Sc
cured creditors are the Southern National baIh'
s,4 900 Seventh National Bank, $4,000 81. Nlcno,as
Panl s13. .4eS and S II. Mlard, sZIseo Mr' C,s Sius
ley's assets consist OF lot IN GreehWoOnL s7a5.
,erv 500: Judgment against V. X ScIeIich, fI' nD
desk s25: diamond ring. $780, photographNs, anu e
ora Wings 800 all pledged with > n MiGial Dh oI
foint Interest with the firm OF Beecher' ScnJhioh
r. 20 In the following securities, all OF WnGn i
are pledged: Eight hundred ana pCassyyaItv
Shares Of stock. OF the American zs7 shares
American Steam Boiler Insurance n oohiPa,I Snr1
io6 shares Pennsylvania Boiler Insurance 3ia oV
w -. On sha res Beecher, Schenck q 90 Ceta
Po'! ,a ~ membership in Assurance Lloyqs OF Ae ,,
10 and TWO bonds of the Cartaret CluD' vi 'e'S@'
T1y ISa the values of which are unknown
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
DEMOCRATS BUY A TRACT IN THE BRONA'
SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SUFFER, 1T Is
SAID FROM THE BAN on FRAME BUILD1NGs.

SMALL PROPERTY OWNERS WILL SUFFER- III 10
SAID. FROM THE BAN on FRAME BUILDINGS.
Much comment is made by property owners ana
residents of the upper end OF the Borough OF Inc
Bronx about the recent purchase OF a large tract
OF land in Eastern Park, in Sheridan ana other
streets west of White Plains-ave., by PARK Com
missioner Moebus and a number Of Tammany Han
men.
1t is said that since the jurisdiction OF the fre
Department has been extended to the Borough Oh
The Bronx no more frame houses will be permitted
10 be built Should this be carried out there are
numbers Of small property holders who may be
forced 10 the wall, inasmuch as they are too poor
to erect brick buildings This class OF persons. II
is estimated. owns property in small pieces worth
millions of dollars in the aggregate. OF late there
has been a lively inquiry and demand for lots in
and around the neighborhood Of the Square. south
to Bronxdale owing TO the fact that the work OF
extending the Webster-ave. trolley TO Williams
bridge Square has begun and is being pushed for
ward rapidly. At the junction OF Westchester
and White Plains-aVes., Borough OF The Bronx, is
what is known as the Adee estate, which covers a
tract of more than thirty-three acres ms was
recently sold in partition TOR more than SVOu, ana
Is at present in possession OF a syndicate which
has begun 10 survey and map out the ground
This is the first tract of land OF any dimensions IN
the annexed district which has been laid out ac-
and approved by the Board of Public Improve
ments. 80,
IL is said that the syndicate Is about to build
hathouses and other buildings on its land.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
NEW INSTITUTION FOR BOYS.

1t was announced yesterday that the order Of
St. Christopher would open a school, or instu-
ton for boys at College Point within few days
This announcement made by William ". F.
Round, the brother director Of the order. his
office No 1875 East Fifteenth-st. The primary
object OF the order Of st. Christopher is said to
be the training OF young men and women for in.
stitutonaw work. II is non-sectarian. but only
those received who are recommended by FIVE
persons as being "consecrated to Christ" and az
having a decided vocation for the work The
order will avail itself OF an offer OF the OF the
Poppenhausen homestead and grounds College
Point. and will open IT, probably next Saturday
with twelve boys inmates. Admission will be
limited TO orphans. deformed or crippled boys and
those who are described being restless under
parental control" The third class does not In
clude thoroughly vicious boys, but only those who
need firm hand The number OF inmates will
be increased as the means OF the order permit
The various buildings could accommodate 10 boys
when properly equipped. The instruction to be
given to the boys will be that Of industrial
school. The rules of the order forbid the solicit
ing Of subscriptions, but circular will be issued
every month stating the opportunities and needs
of the order.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
PRAYER MEETINGS FOR YOUNG MEN.

The first OF a series Of prayer meetings for the
men OF the downtown business district was held
yesterday noon in the hall OF the Fulton Street
Meeting House. The meetings will continue until
Friday, and being given under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian Association of this city
The observance is a special one, and is known as
the Week of Prayers for Young Men" Similar
meetings are being held by the associations in all
parts OF the world.
Yesterdays services were presided over by Will
lam NJ Kingsley, Stock Exchange broker and
chairman OF the West Side Branch OF the Young
Mems Christian Association. His topic was New
York Citys Young Men" Mr.. Kingsley dwelt on
and spoke also OF the opportunities that their
way. He believed that the opportunities for good
counterbalanced those for evil and exhorted the
men present to lead clean, honest lives
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
WATCHING FOR A SHOWER OF METEORS.
LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT THE LEoNIDs THAT Is

LITTLE KNOWN ABOUT THE LEoN1Ds THAT IS
EXACT. BUT A SPECTACLE is EXPECTED.
In those portions OF this country where the
weather is favorable to observation tonight and
tomorrow night good many people will be on
the lookout for meteors. Certain celestial phenom-
ena notably eclpses. are predicted by astronomers
TO the hour minute and second. But the host OF
tiny objects composing the Leonid meteor swarm
has been under scrutiny for short a time and
is so irregular in form that It's path cannot be
computed exactly. The little that is known about
the Leonids is based almost entirely upon the show
ers of 1888 and 1866. Mathemacians have been able
TO estimate its orbit in space approximately, and TO
indicate within a million miles or two the point
where that orbit intersects the earths. But II is
impossible to say with certainty whether the earth
will 20 through the centre or the mere edge of
the stream TO estimate within day or two the
time OF the encounter. or even that the swarm will
be seen at all
This much, however is evident. The constela-
ton OF Leo, from which the meteors are expected
TO proceed this week, does not rise In the north
east until midnight and 1t is Of little to begin
ones vigil much earlier than that hour. Dawn, OF
is during the last half of the night that observa-
ton is likely TO be best rewarded. Professor Pick
ering director OF the Harvard Observatory, advises
occasional glimpse Of the sky before midnight.
earlier than has been supposed. A few meteors
having long trails and reaching nearly straight up
ward from the horizon might become visible, even
though the radiant point in Leo were still out Of
minutes every hour or two after midnight is more
promising investment Of trouble and hope.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
FIFTH AVENUE STAGE LINE SOLD
ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL BE FOi O' nv
SOON AS THEY CAN BE BULL
IT IS SAID.

II was announced yesterday that the Firth ave
nue Stage Line had passed into the hanos Oh 'ie
New-York Electric Vehicle Transportation Noi"-
many which operates the electric cabs In TINS city'
and Of which Henry Payne Whitney son oi "@il' @
lam c. Whitney Is president. The Flfth A'e"u'
Stage Line subsequently known as the fH'h ~
nue. Coach Company. was started by the lale
mel Elliott F. Shepard and his friends. Last D
cember the line was bought in by Henry mar
Albert J. Elias and Edward Lauteroach actile IA
the interest OF the Third Avenue Rairodu I'm,
many. of which they directors. MI Lau'e' o"e''
said at the time that 1t was the Intention 10 pu' vi
automobile stages and operate the stage iiS IL 1
an auxiliary TO the Third-ave. system Las Niosi hadi
bnwever IL became known that the stage me @ hau
again changed owners. Mr.. Hart ana nScbaser ms
ciates having sold their interests 10 pa gener-
represented by Strong Sturgis 90; ahT Wssitney
siiy understood to be member OF tne w MAJ onde
syndicate According to the announce11eda' dawn
yesterday which was commonly acCeRt,eu "a uo" VI
Town as accurate 1t was William {. Whi@tneS @ Ph Pthe
sonally who purchased the stage nne dI0,i ,a % re
Third ave holders. and Mr.. Whitney, nay, hatnHs ~
cejved a handsome offer for the properly IL
yeyed the ownership Of the francnse az anu r,adctrfc
ment of the stage line TO the New orh i 30 ~
Vehicle Transportation Company al tne PIIoSg pa,b LII
nv him The line it is said VIII De equlpPeu ,,iit Mi
electric stages as rapidly as they can Ue 9". ~
The Transportation company Is capltdh%eu a'
t25 600 eco, OF which s2,50o0CO is paid IN.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
PREACHERS DISCUSS OPEN MEETING.

The question Of the open door occupied the at
tention of the Methodist preachers meeting for
considerable time yesterday at No. $50 Fifth-ave.
The door in question the door TO the meeting,
which. under the rules. is closed TO outsiders. OF
late. however. since the proceedings have related
more especially 10 the revival Of religion rather
than to discussions Of Biblical scholarship and
criticism. II has been the general custom 10 sus-
pend the rule early in the session and admit lay
men, including reporters.
The matter came up yesterday a resolution in
troduced some weeks ago by the Rev s. L. Leonard
corresponding secretary OF the Missionary Society
and Dr. ". H. Lawrence, the chairman OF the
Business Committee of the preachers meeting
This resolution was to amend the bylaws so as TO
make all meetings open to all who might choose
TO come. When the resolution was read the Rev
DR.. j. M. Buckley made vigorous address in op-
position 10 It. number of those present spoke
for and against the resolution, but no action was
taken.
Dr. A. h. Leonard. the senior missionary secre-
tary, spoke on THE Necessity for General Re-
vivai" He said It undeniable fact that
there had been OF late years a period of depres-
sion In the Church. That was not due to any want
Of revelation divine assistance he declared but
10 the indifference OF men,
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
LACKAwANNA'S SUBURBAN sERFICE.

SUPERINTENDENT RUSSELL REPLIES TO THE
CRITICISMS OF PASSENGERS.
In speaking yesterday regarding the many COM
plants Of poor suburban service made during the
last few months by commuters Of the Delaware.
Lackawanna and Western Road. General Superin-
tendent Russell Of the Lackawanna said:
1t is true that have been having great deal
OF trouble with suburban service lately.
think, however that most OF the defects are being
remedied. couple OF weeks ago II
common thing Tor ten twelve OF our trains to
miss the ferryboats they were scheduled to meet.
This morning only three trains were at all late.
and these were within few minutes Of schedule
time There have been two reasons for our de-
layed service. The first is that have tried to
stop trains at too many stations our patrons
naturally wanted many trains possible
ing to accommodate them We are revising our
schedule to remedy this. The second hndrance
has been the building OF our freight house
and the alterations to interloc king switch sys
TEN. This has affected the passenger yards, and
every switch in them. Every train has been de-
layed this account for several minutes. and II
will not be for some time that we can be sure OF
prompt yard service.
1t is not true that the laying off OF employees has
interfered with the train service. Last May
traffic light. and laid off a good many
have not decreased our train crews or yard crews
however. The accidents and delays chiefly due
to the ] mentioned. do not think that
have lost delayed any freight than
the other roads. though overworked and
have suffered from the famine.
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
AUTOMOBILE GETS A PARK PERMIT
RESULT OF PRESIDENT CLAUsENs TRIAL
ON sUNDAY-INTRoDUCrlo TO
PIE GRADUAL.

II looks as though the Park Commissioners haa
decided to recede from their stand asais. .s", "o
automobiles to enter Central ParK' Ies'
President CIausen issued a permit to H. a. -
Smith of No 100 Broadway to take MS au'oi"o'"s
into m. park This is the first permit OF the kinu
70 he granted and is taken as an irdicauoh 'na'
the rule is TO be generally reiaXeu anu p"
given to all drivers who can snow 'nat '".S -,
exnerts IN controlling automobiles ms Is .,'7
.onua, N Mr. Clausen's Sunday trip through INC
Park In Mr.. Smiths machine. IA.
pres,dent Clausen. describing 1t YESTERDAY e"'O
Wa ran slowly. reducing our speed whenever ia a
horso came nm 10 US and running very ~
nbem rounding curves where shrubbery nIu nr o,,
drive ahead We made about seven ni,ee nod d. many
Snrsas on The East Drive. number OF the
,ha9 came bv were ready to shy at the on va
hmt the skill of Mr.. Smith In running lie T., % tba
chine slowing 1t up and passing oy, ioritv Of the
Souses went by without being afected' III NM mn
aaIns we tried the effect again with si91a ldn9
I,vbt The horses did not seem 10 see my tbe light
t III and they were not frightened by the Ie 80
Tb an niSht time believe to be the best Iln1e @ ala
,.rodmea the automobiles into the Park we Woud u
,,nt ,,,eet as many high bred horses as We nauo
an a yeekday in the Park. but lh.enu u ,bnv
" rnmber of trials for three or four day sui II ,nye
an osuccessful as Yesterdays trial. VIII i inni.e
az e r seven owners OF automobiles to MAKE u,h !hnt
ranting them permits TO drive IN the faIn v the
purpose ! think 1T will be well 10 tai When we
machines gradually, but | cannon te,l "a with
I'LL aIiovy them TO be used permanently any 49, 20
out stint in the Park. l am conVliiSv 1, woud
thew were suddenly introduced IN numbers II
result disastrous!y .,..oo,ory az Yesterdays
shall Introduce to the Board al some uotinn
resohtion resembling the prohipltoiy
against automobiles in the Park'
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
RANSOM N. CARRIyGTON DEAD.

Ransom NJ Darlington, thirty-three years old.
once worth fortune, died in poverty yesterday
morning in the Manhattan Hospital from chronic
alcoholism and other illnesses.
Darlington and his brother Herbert received
considerable sum OF money from their father
shoe dealer and. II is said wasted all the money.
Ransom Joined the list Regiment when he was
tWenty-one years old, and served through the
last year. and in the battle OF San Juan. After
he returned he did nothing. II Is said, except fire.
quent saloons and slept where he could. He
architect but he did not practise his profession
His grandmother, Mrs. Darlington. OF No. 81 West
One-hundred- -and-tw thlrd-st., used 20 help
him. and his aunt Mrs. +. Vreeland Of No. l,2S7
every day. His brother took OF him for a
time. and then his aunt til he became so bad
yesterday that she had him sent TO the hospital
where he died
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
INCORPORATED AT ALBANY.

Albany, Nov. 13.-The following companies were
incorporated to-day with the Secretary OF state:
Star Suction Washer Company, Of Sandy HILL
Washington County; capital $4,000 Directors
James S. Morris, Alfred A. Morris, Charles l.
Beach, and Herbert S. Higley OF Sandy HILL
Metropolitan Bank Note Company, OF New-York
City; capital $4,000 Directors-Benjamin b. Lenia,
John f. Pye of New-York City; A. Edward Hill
dick OF Hackensack, N ].
The Consolidated Water Company OF Utica, with
capital stock of s25OOOoO also filed articles of In
corporation with the Secretary of State to-day The
village which It Is proposed to supply with water
is New-Hartford, Oneida County. The directors
are George L. Record, John c. Payn, Jersey city,
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
F. TENNYSON NEELY'S TRUSTEES.
A VOTE TAKEN AND THE REFEREE ~
MAKE A DECISION TO-DAY.

Another meeting of the creditors or f. lehhy-
son NeeIy. the book publisher. at No. ia FlItn-
ave- was held yesterday before Morris D wiSe'
referee in bankruptcy. at No 81 Exchange rh'e'
and lasted several hours. The principal OBJECT
of the meeting was to elect trustees TO manage
the estate while in bankruptcy. 1t was the sense
Of the meeting that there should be three trus'ees'
and their bond was fixed at 100000. George -
Coffin nominated for trustees George r. Green eA-
Mayor OF Binghamton. who has an once III 'ne
St James Building; Alfred j. Lavigne, secretary oi
the Charles Craske Company, and James NJ Doie-
mus. cashier Of the Sprague National Bank |oio
neI Ethan Allen was suggested by Ihomas d.
Connery as a representative OF the authors joseph
A Arnold nominated ]. Fred Ackerman. OF rer-
klns Goodwin Co.; James r. Stewart, OF the De'
Franklin Press. and James NJ Doremus MT AT
noId caused stir by intimating that the UuSteeo
nominated by Mr. Coffin were In the interest NJ, Ti
Mr. Neely and caused a circular Sent ouv ~ a.
Veelv 10 the creditors to be read MT Wise Wio,oo
,ered that no did not propose to approve tne eIeC
ton Of any trustee unless he was apoVe Lrs,Dt
Of having an to grind In favor OF tne oi,ad the
Messrs Green, Lavigne and Doremus, @ soid he
iaroeat number OF votes, and the reieree oaIu 1
wold give his decision to-day as 10 iio airns, Mr.
Tbe sggregate amount OF the claims agaihse M .ii;
Neeiv is about 100000 with about iour ii. mui.u Gu
and fifty creditors. over one hunore4, SIe na,ce
thoir representatives crowded MT. WE, VIZ
Most OF the morning was consumed pS nd'' ,tanv
nagejno inon the claims that had Deer Hieu 49, tr
~ these were rejected because OF nol ns ,,here
W he legal regulations In numerous cases tS wnsre
oy,bnrs Rad claimed their manuscripts were W.. ~.
many thousands of dollars Mr. wise aloMeu s,wo p"' "
nnnjInai n1I sum in some cases less than SlW
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
MOLINEUX TRIAL TODAY.
THE CASE TO BE MOVED BEFORE fE-
CoRDER GoFF THIS MORNING

po,.,d y Noneux will be placed on trial tnis
forenoon before Recorder Go1' charged wiz, ""
murder on December 2S last OF Mrs Kate D. Auai''
of No 81 Yves: Eighty-sixth-st The accused nai
os formerly prominently connected with the hniek-
erbocker Athletic Club In January last aiter Ms
name had been connected with the poisohiie "
Mrs Adams he went to the office OF captain Nio
Clusky head OF the detective force, ana oheIeu
himself up He was told he was not wanted ou'
subsequently he wac arrested. charged with senuhs
through the malls certain poison WIN" e W.
death Of Mrs. Adams.
The calendars for General Sessions were maoe up
Yesterday and the Moneux case and ten o'her
petty cases are down for trial District ATTORNEY
Gardiner has a rule that when case Is piaceo OH
the calendar for trial It shall not be removed or
adjourned unless for some legal cause 'hessis.
Weeks and Battle, counsel for the accused VIII
have TO present some strong legal cause FOR an au-
tournment this forenoon In order 10 set the case
any further down on the calendar
Justice Giegerich yesterday declined to vacate the
order transferring the case from the supreme |oui'
to the Court OF General Sessions After conierr'hs
with Assistant District Attorney OSBORNE anu
Messrs Weeks and Battle Justice Giegerich said:
"At the request of counsel for defendant nave
examined into the circumstances connected WIN 'he
granting OF the order made by me on November 10
After consultation with Justice Fursman hecoroer
Gor and counsel for the people and counsei TOT tAS
defendant. have decided not to take any action
with respect 70 the vacation or modification of the
order in question"
District Attorney Gardiner said: This case must
be tried II Molineux is guilty he will be conVlcted
and Il he is innocent he VIII pe acqul' m & more rc
should be acquitted there will be no one mo!e P!S
pleased than !. because OF my long friendship VIII"
his father General MolineuX. ,.- ,.....
Joseph Koch. a man who has rented private letter
boxes at No 1920 Broadway yesterday made am, III
davit that he rented letter box TO MohneuX, On
December IA last. the man giving the name OF Cor @
nsh" at the time. He also asserts tnat tne man
who rented the box had medicines and otner ar ar
tices sent TO the place Koch says that ne attended
the Coroners inquest In the death OF Mrs. ADAMS
and there recognized Molineux as the man VINO had
rented the letter box. -, .-
Assistant District Attorney Osborne said yestert-
day that he has the affidavit OF Koch along win
other corroborative evidence He regards the date
December H. as important as they had had no pre-
vious evidence against Molineux with reference 10
his movements. close to the time OF the recep-
ton by Cornish of the poison package; Mr. OSBORNE
said that in spite Of the fact that ROBERT Zeler;
whom he called a friend of Moineux. has refused
10 come from New-Jersey TO testify in the case ne
viii move the case for trial before Recorder Got
this morning He said he also supposed that MT
Weeks of counsel for the defence would try 10 de-
lay the
New-York tribune., 1899-11-14
TAuuANY AGAINST A THIRD RAIL.
RUSSELL SAGE DOES NOT THINK CHIEF
cpoxERs OBJECTIONS ARE GENUINE.

Tammany has discovered a new ground OK com.
n,aInt against the elevated road Chief croker oi
the Fire Departm announced yesterday that ne
was decidedly opposed to the third ran system
which the Manhattan directors are taking ABOUT
Installing on their road. Croker says the nremen
are frequently compelled to stand upon the elevated
structure and lay their hose across IL In tneir Ell
forts TO extinguish flames in nearby buildings ana
that ~ the third rail is laid and charged with eiec-
,ricitv many Of his men will be manned ana per-
hans killed by inadvertently coming In contact
with IT, -. -.,..-,.
When Russell Sage told OF Chief croker
statement he said It was evident that certain psi-
cons were short of Manhattan stock again hr.
sage declared Il was not genuine compliant '"a'
tho third rail had been found to work perltecry On
he Rrookyn elevated road. and that tne Mani.ai :,
~ ~ directors would not be deferred from usns ~
hv chief Crokers protest . T., .u,nosn0
M sage is not altogether correct IN supPVo,6 pPp a.,
,bnt the third rail has given entire salsiace'o,t ci q,
Rrookiyn the truth being that some sessaS enosion
dnnts have resulted from 1t, but IL tne oPpo5 5nn,
Of Mr. Croker stirs Mr. Sage up 10 actuany m d for
rhat he has been saying he was golng 10 80 ~ be h
,nanv months without giving any sign VI N.uad eSu
ninuing TO do It, Chief Croker VIII nave 7ei''"
useful purpose. -, nj, roord gave to the
Narbattan directors some time ago 10 ar. tane on
iavated structure out OF Battery ParB eNpi' ParL
Eridav II Is not thought likely that '"e
Roard will try TO enforce It's edict