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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
THREE had NARROW ESCAPES.
A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN STRUCK BY TROLL
LEY CARS

Two Young children-one boy and the other q
gir-were the victims Of trolley cars OF the Bergen
St line yesterday afternoon. and the accidents
took place at the same time and within space
OF three blocks The crowd which gathered for one
could see the crowd which gathered for the other
further I'D the street. and morbid and curious
people ran from to the other. 1t was just at
the time OF the heaviest traffic and the line was
blocked in both directions for some time. The pas
sengers on the helped TO swell the crowds
around the OF the accidents.
II was $50 o'clock when John Newman. ten
year-old boy, OF No. 81 Underhlll-ave was cross
ing Bergen-st. at vanderbilt-ave. Car No. los. Of
the Bergen-st line was on Its way TO Manhattan.
II had stopped on the near side OF Vanderbilt
ave. as two lines cross there. The motorman
started slowly. and Johnnie thought he had plenty
OF time But the motorman was late and switched
on the current. The jumped forward and
knocked the young boy down. Luckily there was
not much momentum to the car and II was stopped
before the boy got under the wheels. Johnnie
was badly bruised and shaken up. Severe cuts
were dressed by ambulance surgeon. who did
not ind II necessary to remove the patient.
At about the same momentum fact, according 10
the police at exactly the same time. $50 oclock-a
little girl was knocked down and had a miraculous
escape near Grand-ave.. less than three blocks
away Car No. 677, OF the Bergen-st. line. was on
its way uptown. Loretta Murphy. a six-year-oid
GIRL Of No 54s Grand-ave., was playing In Bergen
ST. near Grand-ave. Just as the car went by the
girl darted across the tracks. She was too slow.
and the fender caught her. Fortunately. the motor
man had been watching the girl and had turned of
the current and applied the brake before she was
struck Just as the stopped the little body
rolled out OF the fender and would have been under
the wheels had they run ten feet further. Dr. f.
J. Morgan who saw the accident. patched up the
little ones bruises and her mother took her hcne
Mrs Celia Crowley. sixty-eight years old, or NO.
$50 C;rant-st. was struck by a Brooklyn Heights
car at Nostrand-ave and Grant-st., YESTERDAY
morning The woman knocked senseless, put
Ambulance Surgeon Gilhan. OF the Kings county
Hospital, brought her around and took her nome:
She had scalp wounds, and suffering from
shock Patrick Gallagher. the motorman. was ar
rested.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
HARVARD TEAM INDIGNANT.
CATCHER REID SAYS PRINCETON PLAYED
-. L. DIRTY BALI-HE RETALIATED. -

Boston May 10 (SpecaD.-The members Of the
Harvard baseball team are indignant at the at
tempt made by Princeton men, or Princeton SYM
pathizers to throw reflections upon the character
Of Harvard's game last Saturday.
mo one is more of a believer in clean baseball
and football than l." said Catcher Reid in signed
statement to-day "In none OF my previous games
has there been anything which tinged on dirty ball.
! am as stanch advocate of clean ball-paying as
the most particular sportsman L have done moth
ing In any previous games which was open to crit
icism However | am not a person TO be bull
dozed The only way TO meet buldozng Is to give
as good is sent.
AT Princeton my game was as clean as couid
make IL up TO the time when Hutchns deliberately
stepped out Of his box to block my throw to sec
ond Had he stayed In his box 1t would have been
all right: II was. he stepped over the Plate.
practically spelling my throw. I call that dirty
bail From that time l was on deck. In the
ninth inning / hit safely. reached second and
started on Fincke's hit to right did not know
where the ball simply ran at fun speed Tor
the plate. ! did not, some OF the reporters put
H. slow up. AS | came in Kafer was standing
bare two feet from the plate. evidently expecting
be felded in would start for second. and that
Kafer would undoubtedly throw TO second win
good chances Of catching him. / determined 10
spoil the throw. . .r,,, h,,,
Consequently ran into Kafer, not squarely. put
IN a glancing manner: not hard enough TO knock
him over but enough TO have spoiled throw
Kafer had on two previous occasions stood directly
IN he runners path. and It was high time he was
learning that he had no business there. My second
object In running into him was TO show MN that
I made no attempt TO spike. such an IDEA never
entered mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
OTEPHAULTNG SIMIS'S ACCOUNTS.
THE BROOKLYN CHARITIES COMMISSIONER
ALLEGED TO HAVE EXCEEDED HIS
APPROPRIATION.

The Commissioners OF Accounts yesterday MADE
a report to the Mayor on the condition OF anairs OF
the Department Of Public Charities OF Brooklyn
under Commissioner Adoph Simis The report
states that Commissioner Smls exceeded his APP
preparation for 1898 by s2lcO l6, and there are still
bills due amounting to $500 81 The amount al
lowed the Department by the Board Of Estimate
was s165. Ooo and the amount paid by the Commits
sioner exclusive Of the bills still unpaid, was 1885,
O60 16 Under the law the head OF a department.
who exceeds his appropriation is guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and is liable to removal Mr.. Sims
was appointed by Mayor Van Wyek He bad had also
held the office under previous administrations.
There is. however a dispute between Commits
sioner Smis and the Commissioners OF Accounts
concerning the appropriation TO which 81 iol u
should be charged This amount was paid Tor
to the account for 1891 although the goods we're we're
not delivered until 1898 He produces letter from
Controller Coler, which states that Gnd der no no
January l. 1885, be paid from the appropriations
made for expenses OF the year 1873 -
The commissioners OF Accounts contend tnat al
though the contract for these supplies was made
In 1897 II docs not obligate the city until they
are delivered and as the goods were not delivered
until 1898 the Commissioner misled the Controller
into giving him erroneous ADVICE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
GIFT TO HOAGLAND LABORATORY.
AN ANONYMOUS FRIEND ESTABLISHES A
FELLOWSHIP WITH A FUND OF s250oo-
HIGH STANDARD OF GRADUATION.

Some one who prefers to remain unannounced
has presented to the Hoagland Laboratory. con-
nected with the Long Island College Hospital, Sc
curties valued at $4,000 for the endowment OF n
fellowship In the department OF pathology. 1t
was stipulated that the gift should be known as
the Van Colt Fellowship, in honor OF DR.. Joshua
Van Colt. the director OF the laboratory. The
gift presented to the trustees OF the labora-
tory through Alvan r. Johnson.
The net annual income from the securities Will
be $3.50 and 1t Is the intention to use this money
in paying the expenses OF a fellowship each year.
II there should be any surplus II will be used In
purchasing new apparatus for the laboratory. DR..
Archibald Murray. who at present Is the assistant
in the laboratory. has been chosen by Dr. Van Colt
the first beneficiary of the scholarship 1t Is
incumbent upon the director Of the laboratory to
select the student who shall receive the fellowship
from among those in the department Of pathology.
The student shall pursue his studies along the line
Of pathology and chemistry, microscopy, and such
other lines as DR.. Van Colt may direct.
DR.. J. Fl. Raymond. the secretary Of the faculty
Of the Long Island College Hospital. has sent a
letter to Mr.. Johnson. In which the appreciation
of the gift by the trustees and faculty is expressed.
1t is believed that the officers OF the institution
are themselves unaware of the giver OF the fellow
ship
Tho commencement exercises OF the Long Island
College Hospital Will be held at the Academy o OF
Music tonight Only sixty out OF class OF lOs
are to receive diplomas. or the others twenty
five were conditioned on the final examinations and
twenty three rejected entirely. IL is believed
that ihis unusual severity shows disposition on
the part OF the faculty to raise the standaTd or
the institution. The men who were conditioned
will have a chance to make up their work at the
summer school. which is to be held during the
regular vacation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
NO ACTION IN MOLINEUX CASE.
PAPERS SAID TO BE NOT YET BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.

PAPERS SAID TO BE NOT YET BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY.
The trouble between the District-Attorney's office
and the Grand Jury over the Moneux case was
causing much anxiety about the Criminal Courts
Building yesterday. Barlow S. Weeks. OF counsel
for Moneux was said to be contemplating another
application for the release Of MolineuX on the
ground that the District-Attorney keeping his
case from the Grand Jury illegally, but Mr. Weeks
said in the afternoon that he thought the Grand
Jury would be able assert its rights. There
was a report that the Grand Jury might indict
one of the assistants Of the District Attorney on
the charge of keeping back papers which the
Grand Jury should have: ~, ao
earlier than usual yesterday and remained locked
in his private Office. Shortly before II o'clock MT
at the Office and asked to see the
Mr.. Gardiner, however. left his once by ahoiheI
door. and the two men did not see each ot9er;
talk with Assistant District-Attorney GRADY put
neither would say what he mad conferred aDUIr
called at the District Attorneys office In the
morning. He said his employers would take no
the Grand Jury or the District-Attorney TO 90
something The papers in the Mollneux case are
said to be not before the Grand Jury yet. AS
sistant District Attorney Osborne said that all
the papers were in his possession ana were mo- no'
lost He had them all and would present them
10 the Grand Jury when he got ready. The Grand
Jury reported at / o'clock to Judge McMahon; put
had no request to make 1t was told TO go BACK PACK
posed from this that IL had not taken up the case
OF Mollneux. -. -. MT.
There rumor about the Office bsf Of du1 tine P he
consideration Of the Molineux case last week py
the Grand Jury number or the members Oh tne
Jury received copies of a book dealing with poi-
soning case In which the supposed poisoner was
cxonerated. Some members Of the jury acknowl.
edged receiving such book. but said they mao not
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
OFFICIALS FOR MOTT HAVEN.

New-Haven May 1.-THE officials who will be In
charge of the athletic of the intercollegiate
Track Athletic Association on May p at Mott
Haven will be follows
Referees-Wiam B. Curtis, New York Athletic
club: G. E. Patters. Young Mems CHRISTIAN Asso,
citation; c. H. Mapes. New-York Athletic CIuo' ana
7 Guerra New-fork Athletic Club. ,
Judges at the hnish-J E sullivan sullivan, elY"r
cInb and " j. swan NewYork Athletic Club,
III rr,Tr,e ao Bishop, New-York Athletic Club; X
s,nn New-Yorx Athletic Club C. c. Hughes
StotI: cInb and E. ]. Wendell, Harvard. 49,
AU Wossnrers of jump-F. G.. Abbott. Newark Ath-
LII TSIub: A. j. weinberg Pastme Athletic Cluo'
Ind s. Lyons. New-York Athietlc CI1o. .,o,
"'i Assistant clerks Of course-W D. f; B3stwick
NewYork Athletic Club; j. ?. Boyle, Pa assume
Hsthiattc Csub and L. r. Sharp, New-Iork Athletic
Ci aaDDnouncer-H H. Tomkins. IT,. Yale star r,,
c ~ See New-York Athletic Club: Scorer nam
?, -, "a shot F Hardee. North American Gynl-
n me- M Union Scorer, jump-Wendeii Baker
hsinnsnrers pole vault-H. II Baxter New YORK
AthIetic Club and F. J. " Delaney Xavier Atm
le,c S snrer shot and hammer-H. E. Buermeyer,
Nsw.York Athletic Club, and c. j. Dieges' ras''me
Ath; Snac C noe vault-F w. Ruben, st. George
.SS1n,tc club Scorers. track events-E Z Car-
A.h'eN ewYork Athletic Club. ana = D. WhIse'
Dsl.s,,,,,a Athletic Club Ofhcia rcporter-Hugh -
6Snn New-York Clerk OF course-Johh D.
4 9sYnn National Athletic Club.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
DIVIDING THE STEVENS ESTATE.
SECURITIES APPORTIoNED AMONG THE
HEIRs--A REAL ESTATE COMPANY
TO RE FORMED
TO BE FORMED.

All the personal holdings Of the late Mrs. Martha
B. Stevens. OF Castle Point. consisting OF stocks.
bonds and mortgages. were divided among her
children, Colonel f. A. Stevens, Robert l.. Stevens
c. Albert Stevens, Richard Stevens and Mrs c.
B. Alexander. yesterday. At the request OF the
heirs. William a. Macy. secretary OF the Hoboken
Land and Improvement Company appraised the
value Of the securities. and divided them into hve
lots OF as equal values possible. Each was
numbered. and the children of Mrs Stevens drew
lots for them.
Is estima ed 100000 and II is said that there Is
still 900 worth OF real estate TO be divided. Mrs
Stevens's estate having been worth about N5OOOcO.
Much Of the real estate left by Mrs. Stevens
consists of unimproved property. and the heirs are
considering the advsa bty of organizing A stock
company for the purpose Of caring for It, Each
Is to take an equal number OF shares. and none OK
the lands can be sold without the signatures Of all
The name OF this proposed concern will probably
be The Stevens Realty Company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
HER HUSBAND DEAD.

CORNELIUS T. DEMAREsT FINDS THAT DEATH
HAS FREED HIS DAUGHTER.
Hackensack May Is (SpeciaD.-Miss Ada L.
Demarest daughter OF Cornelius T. Demarest. for
many years purchasing agent Of the New-York
Susouehanna and Western Railroad until the Erie
absorbed H. was married to Frank Alderman on
March 25 1895. About two months after the we'd
ding Mrs Alderman left her husband and returned
to her fathers house. where she has since lived
As the young man had not been heard from by
any of his relatives. Mr. Demarest started on
personal search for him. and after travelling FOR
several months he announced that he had estab-
lshed the fact beyond doubt that his daughter
man. who was killed by a train ina at West Junction
had the body exhumed, and, although II was ter
riby mutilated, the Identification was complete
Young mans death. Young Alderman was the
son OF David Alderman, builder in New-York
CITY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
TOO NrCH WORK FOR THE PAY.

Elizabeth, May IS (SpeciaD. tho
industrial portion OF this place. is growing 90
rapidly that the postmaster who has charge OF the
branch Office there. Robert Mitchell, Intends to
resign because the work OF the Office has grown
too large for him to handle without assistance.
and the compensation 800. is too small The
branch office was established experiment.
wears ago For a few years II was easy for one
person to run tho office and also attend to other
business. but now It takes up the entire time OK
one person and ne must occasionally be relieved.
Mr. Mitchell and his brother run the city morguA
and also carry furniture and undertaking.
business II IS said the Eliza bethport ONCE ought
now 10 pay $500 year. because OF the volume Of
business handled there.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
A. L. JENSEN ACQUITTED.
THIRD OF THE CITY WORKS CASES IN
WHICH THE PROSECUTION HAS FAILED
wINANT-HEPBURN TRIAL ON FRIDAY

THIRD OF THE CITY WORKS CASES IN
WHICH THE PROSECUTION HAS FAILED
wINANT- HEPBURN TRIAL ON FRIDAY
A. Lawrence Jensen. who has been trial the
charge of accepting a bride for official act rs
clerk in the Controllers Office under his uncle For
mer Controller George W. Palmer. was acquitted
yesterday by jury before Justice Keogh. in Part
OF the Supreme Court. The jury was out an
hour and half. and only two ballots were taken
On the first ballot the jury stood 10 for acquitta
but on the second ballot all agreed that Jensen
should he set free.
This Is the third OF the arising OF al
legged wrong-dong in the city administration in
the way OF showing favoritism to certain
tractors which has gone against the prosecution
and District-Attorney Steele Is much disappointed
He says. however that he IL not discouraged.
The next that will come up will be that
against Wnant and Hepburn. who, II is said at
tempted 10 bride the Grand Jury which was In
vestgatng the acts OF ex-City Works Commits
sioner Willis and ex-Police Commissioner Philips.
is not a strong one. however and the general i'm
preston outside Is that there is little chance for
conviction
The charge against Jensen was that on Decem-
Der a. 1898 he accepted 1920 from Daniel Doody,
n contractor on the understanding that in consider
alton Of the money he would pass bills
against the city which Doody was anxious to get
paid.
The defence was that Jensen really had no final
decision In the matter Of paying bills. and that he
was not in his Office at the time Doody was alleged
to have paid the 1920
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
porp pATROLuEy DISMISSED.

Al the meeting of the Jersey City Police Board
!, !, night. Patromen James connors. John Enrisht
and Thomas Peer pleaded guilty to going into
saloons. and Patrolman Terence Reilly was con-
victed Of negecting TO report at the police station
after his hour OF duty He reported sick several
hours later and found TO be intoxicated at his
home by the police surgeon
President McGill, In pronouncing sentence. stated
the Board had determined to enforce discipline and
would not tolerate drunkenness. and the four
patrolmen were dismissed from the department
The President said that the penalty should be .
warning 10 other members OF the force.
The Board transferred the five Republican cap
tains but did not disturb the two Democrats; moved
all the sergeants and roundsmen and transferred all
except two OF the detectives
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
PRINCETON's SIDE OF THE STORY.
SURPRISE EXPRESSED AT REIDs AcTIoN-THE
TIGERS GAME FREE FROM ROUGH PLAY.


SURPRISE EXPRESSED AT RE1D's AcTIoN-THE
TIGERS GAME FREE FROM ROUGH PLAY.
Princeton " j. May Is (SpecaD.-There was an
unpleasant incident in the Princeton Harvard base
ball game last Saturday which occurred In the
ninth inning It was Catcher Reid's colliding with
Captain Kafer. The facts follows:
Reid was scoring from second base on Finckes
hit TO right field He plunged into Kafer. who was
standing fully six feet beyond the home base. and
in no way interfering with Reds progress TO the
plate What made the act look premeditated was
the fact that Chapman had stopped the ball at
first base on Harrisons throw from right field. and
thus Reid was in no danger OF being intercepted
a, the plate In the fourth inning. Captain kater
had been knocked senseless near home base while
irving 10 field thrown ball and touch Clark VINO
was scoring Kafer badly shaken up. but II
was purely an accident ana Slark was III Ho way
. The remainder OF the game went of without any
thing TO mar the occasion Reid claims bSnss ne
Hutchings, who was at the bat. On TINS occdsioil
the ball delivered very close 10 Hutchhgs ana
thereby being prevented from throwing out a rum
ner who stealing second. r,,-.....
Beyond this there was not a play IN frlncelons
game that could be questioned. The best OF feel
ing has existed for Years between the Princeton
and Harvard teams. and Princeton men have al
ways had the highest opinion OF ,her navInr
has always been decidedly clean and sportsmannks
caused the greatest surprise over Reds actions
Saturday Reid has always neen re h bs I
watched his work on the athletlc neIo WIN p'e,s
But 1t was evident TO many that ne vas vas
was one OF regret to the large crowd present, and
at the close OF the game Harvard graduate went
AZ to the Harvard team and entered a protest
against Reds actions. The Princeton team are
coached 10 play clean ball and their exhibition last
saturday was free in every way iro'' '"''''''"''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
STATE SEWERAGE COMMISSION MEETS

TO HAVE HEADQUARTERS IN JERSEY CITY
BOYD MLEAN MADE SECRETARY.
The New-Jersey State Sewerage Commission met
at Jersey City yesterday and completed It's organ
ization. The Commission consists of William II.
Hunt Of Newark John Hinchline. Mayor Of
Paterson: Colonel Charles w Fuller Of Bayonne:
ex-Assemblyman Charles F. Harrington. OF Lynd-
hurst. Bergen County. and David l.. Wallace Of
Newark. 1t met at Trenton a week ago and
elected william T Hunt chairman and Mayor
Hinchliffe; treasurer. Az the meeting Yesterday
tary. The Commission decided to establish per-:
manent headquarters in Jersey CITY and engaged
the State Riparian Board. The Commission ad-
journed to meet next Monday afternoon. when 1t
will discuss and agree plan Of action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
INVESTIGATING GRAIN RATES.
THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE. COMMISSION RI
GINS TAKING TESTIMONY

GINS TAKING TESTIMONY.
The Interstate Commerce Commission met yes
terday morning In Room No. A. in the Federal
Building. to consider the question OF the discrm
nation made by carriers In rates for grain for
warded to points the seaboard for export 1t Is
admitted that for years the rates grain for ex
port have been from 30 TO 70 per cent lower than
on grain for home consumption.
The members of the Commission are NJ A.
Knapp chairman; Judson c. Clements James D.
Yeoman, William j. Calhoun. Martin S. Decker
Assistant Secretary w. A. Day, counsel. and J. j.
McAuliffe and F. X. Lyon. stenographers.
Mr.. Guilford. general traffic manager Of the
New-York Central Railroad. the first witness
1t was true he said. that the export rate
cheaper than the domestic rate This condition
was due to competition. The domestic business
was gathered up in comparatively small lots and
not in the immense bulk for export. The latter
could thus be more economically hauled. This
economic system had TO prevail in order that this
country might compete in Its exports with for
elgn countries. In the opinion of the witness. the
present domestic rates very low. The
port rates had been brought to their present low
figures because OF the competition between rival
carriers. Outside OF this he did not personally
know OF any why the export rates should
be so low.
Mr.. Clifford was asked number OF questions by
W. A. Day. counsel to the Commission. lie
said that the port of New-York was at a disad-
vantage with Newport News, Baltimore ana fhlld-
delpha. At the latter ports the cars were UNI
loaded directly at the steamer. -
President Toomy, OF the Pennsylvania Milling
and Export Company testified after recess that his
concern did an exporting business OF 100000
year. They exported about 10000 tons of -four and
from $4,000 to 100000 tons of bran a year. Mr.
Toomy said that the fact that the rate for hour
and other grain products was higher for export
than for the grain itself gave an advantage to the
English miller II the rate for export -four was
as low as for grain in material. the millers In
this country would be benefited. Flour could be
manufactured in the United States cheaper than II
could in England. but the American miller was at
q disadvantage with the English miller because
Of the export rate on -four. go
Several others also testified. The committee will
meet again at 10 o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-16
ANNUAL DIyyER OF NASSAU LIT."

Princeton, May Is (speciaD.-The annual dinner
OF the board Of editors Of THE Nassau Literary
Magazine" was held at the Princeton Inn this even
ing The banquet was attended by large mum,
per OF faculty members and underg iauuasscs, az
there was also present number or invlleo xuss,
from out OF town. Professor william WINE
Sloane Of Columbia acted as toastmaster' , Ao
dresses were made by President PATTON, Jess s
Lynch Williams, Professor Andrew F, west, Fr9-
lessor George Mclean Harper and Prolessol -, -
MARX BALDWIN Joseph Jefferson, VINO VA 10 90 s
present and make an address. sent telegram Oh
regret owing TO the sickness OF Mrs. JeneIson
Laurence Hutton also spoke. A. w. Long repre-
sented the Harvard alumni at the banquet ana also
made an address