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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
TO FIGHT DEtEREUX CLAIMS.
INSURANCE COMPANIES RAISE QUESTIONS
AS TO THE ORIGIN OF HIS
FATAL WOUND.

Did Austin J. Devereux sacrifice his life in an
attempt to MAIN himself?' is a question which the
courts may be called on TO settle soon. Devereux
is the man who died In great agony from lockjaw
In Bellevue Hospital Thursday. Tetanus at
tackled him after the surgeons had amputated his
left foot. The operation was made necessary by
gunshot wound In the foot which Devereux mad
received from the discharge OF fowing-piece
which he was carrying He said II was accidental
but several acknowledgements companies In which
Devereux held policies profess to think otherwise
and may refuse payment until the courts compei
them to settle Their assertion is that Devereux in
tended only to MAIN himself and then put In
claim for a weekly sum until he was cured ana
lump sum for the loss OF limb
Most accident-insurance companies pay small
weekly allowance for certain number or weeks
while the injured policy-holder is prevented from
attending 10 his business: a lump sum FOR the loss
OF one eve one hand or one foot; larger sum for
the loss OF two eyes. two hands or two feet. etc.
and larger sums yet for total disability or death
Many OF them also agree to double the amount OF
these payments II the accident takes place on any
vehicle or vessel propelled by steam or electricity
Devcreuxs wound was received while he was on
a Williamsburg ferryboat He held policies In
eight companies for 5000 each. Under ordinary
circumstances his death would have entitled his
heirs to claim $4,000; but the ferryboat incident
raises the sum TO $4,000 49,, N
The suspicious OF the companies nave Deen
strengthened by their discovery, since Devereuxs
death that he was under indictment for forgery
and was out on bail when the shooting happened.
Dev-reux stood high in Binghamton. ~ r.,
where he carried on an agency for M
manufacturers. He banked with the Binghamton
Trust Company. About year and a half ago tne
company officials said they found that Forged
papers TO the amount of $4,000 had been turned In
on Devereuxs account His arrest Followed Inc
indictment came next, but the case went over ana
he was released bail. Devereux then came TO
this city and began to take out accident-insurance
policies Until recently he was In the furniture
business at No Is Fifth-ave. He leaves widow
ard child.
H. D. McBurney represents the insurance com
NAMES which have combined TO contest the widows
claim At his Office yesterday the names or tho
companies were refused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
CROWDS AT HER ENTERTAINMENT.
MRS. BAILEY PROMISES AN EXPLANATION OF
THE DISPUTED AFFAIR TO-DAY.

A ,orea audience assembled in the banquet hall
OF the Hotel st. George last evening, at the eh'ei
tainment arranged by Mrs. William bailey Ior t"e
benefit OF St. Christopher's Hospital Tor bapieS'
Chairs had been placed in the hall Tor ABOUT t"o
hundred people, but there were many more tnan
thai numher present The entertainment consisted
of plantation melodies, sung and played oy INC
Misses Ieech. and dances and marches ny NV
BROOKLYN High School Banjo Club MT ana 'i's'
Bailey were at the entrance OF the hail. and seeing
the people come pouring in. made ferVent Appeals
for more chairs but were told they "au an ''o
hotel furnished So the people STOOD.
,trs RaiIev 10 greatly incensed at the things that
have heen said and limited in regard TO her ana her
mana cement Of this entertainment when she says
she arranged in good faith for the beneht OF d.
Christopher's Hospital. and AFTER making an ar
-organoent 10 do so with Mrs. William q. Low
os,do,t ~ the hospital before the latter sailed
for E,urone Mr. and Mrs. Bailey are guests at the
Hotel ST George. Mrs. Bailey sent out her circu-
lars from there asking that the repues pe az"
dressed TO THE Entertainment COMMITTEE Ho'ei
9, cooroe when Tribune reporter saw young
Mr. Tunbr,dge last evening. he said that captain
r,nbr,d0a affected to this wording as making the
hoteI responsibe for the entertainment which IL
aacidedlv was not Moreover, as the man was NOT
addressed TO any one. he decided to hold IT, ana
though Mrs. Bailey asked for II ne after"aiu ue-
cided to turn 1t TO the postoihce. -
In the mean time the hospital authorities TOOK
execution TO Mrs. Bailey''s getting up the enter
tainment and Mrs e. Fl. squlbb acting FOR Mrs'
William H. Ropes acting president OF the hospl'a''
ubo vas III was reported as saying she objected TO
having the mail delivered to Mrs. Bailey because
she (irs Bailey had not received authorization
from the managers of the hospital to assume charge
OF any funds Mrs squbb refused TO discuss the
rnstter in detail saying II had been put into the
hands OF William G. Low for investigation.
William / Nichols secretary OF the Brooklyn
Bureau OF Charities is also said to have requested
that the mail should not be delivered 10 Mrs Bailey
Mrs. william r. Ropes last evening told Tribune
reporter that Mrs Squbb did not Intentionally
give the idea that there had been no arrangement
with Mrs Low regarding the proceeds which should
come from, this entertainment. because It was
acknowledged there had been such Al arransement
Mrs Ropes further said there would be sneeting
al the hotel this morning at 10 o'clock, at which
she Miss Richards. secretary OF the Board OF
Trustees and other members would be present 10
receive the funds collected and 10 have full ex-
plana ton with Mrs Bailey.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
THE DEATH OF MRS. C. ". JONES.
REPORT THAT SHE HAD LEFT HER PROPERTY TO
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH NOT BELIEVED
BY FATHER Cotton.

There was a report circulated last night among
a number Of friends OF Mrs Caroline NJ Jones, the
widow Of Frederick Jones. and a member OF a
well-known New-York family. who died at her
home. No. IA East Twenty seventh-st on Thurs
day morning. that she left her property 10 the
Roman Catholic Church. She Episcopalian
until about a month ago when she was received
into the Roman Catholic Church by Father Cotton,
the pastor Of st. Stephens Church. in East Twen-
ty-eghth-st.
Mira Jones was about eishty-hye years old. and
had lived for more than half-century in the house
in which she died. Her husband died about thirty
five years ago Since that time she had lived in
the house with two maids. both OF whom are
Roman Catholics.
Mrs Jones was afraid that some might
ter the house for the purpose of securing plumber
If It became generally known in the neIghborhood
that only lived there. She therefore had
number of mems hats placed on rack IN the hall.
The hats could be plainly seen when the front door
was opened. She thought that should thieves
enter the house and see the hats they would be
convinced that among the occupants Of
the place. All the neighbors knew of her col
Mrs. Jones was a daughter of the late John c.
and was rsateG by marrisge 10 b ne
i'll for many months She leaves sister, who lives
in Paris and relatives in this city ,..,.,..o
friend OF Mrs Jones for many years. was seen at
his home. No 142 East Twenty-seventh-st, last
the report that Mrs Jones had left her property
the Catholic Church and he replied that 1t was
unfounded. She made will some time ago no
added I'm which she bequeathed most Of her prop
erty, II not all of il. 10 her sister in Paris Her
property is valued at about $4,000 / think her
change of faith was influenced by her maid"
Father Cotton seen at the parish house OF ST.
Stephens Church. He said that one of the ex-
ecutors of the will OF Mrs. Jones had told him
some time ago that Mrs. Jones had left her prop
erty to her sister. 81 have not heard the report
that she willed her property to the Catholic
Church" he added. 81 do not think the report is
true Mrs. Jones had thought of becoming men,
before she received into the Church
The funeral will take place in the house at 10
o'clock this morning and will be conducted by
Father Cotton The burial will be in the Jones
family plot In Greenwood Cemetery.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
POLITICS AND SCHOOL PLACES.
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS 1T rs SAID. BEING
EXTENDED INTO THE EDUCA-
TIONAI, SYSTEM

Politics. It is said. may play part In the selec-
ton Of a principal for the new Eastern District
High School. Those who acquainted with the
dominant local political organization profess to be-
leve that Democracy is extending IT'S peculiar sys-
TEN Of politics into the management Of the public
schools. Whether not this belief is we'll founded
remains uncertain II is a fact however. that the
old local committee had practically chosen Chan
ming Stebbins principal Of Public School No. a. for
the principaship Of the Eastern District High
School
City Superintendent william II, Maxwell decided,
however that Mr. stebbins was not eligible for the
place from the date OF consolidation. The Central
Board OF Education had adopted new requirements
for this grade OF principal Mr. Stebbins appealed
10 the Law Committee OF the Central Board only
to lose his case. 1t was carried to the Supreme
Court and met with a similar fate. The McCarren
bill however. made principals OF the grade filed
BY Mr.. Stebbins again eligible for hgh-schoo prin-
cpalshps
Mr. Stebbins wants the place, but there are
others and among them Miss Grace G. Strachan,
OF Public School No. ~; William A. McAndrews,
of Public School No ~. and William l.. Sprague.
OF Public School No. 81. it Is said that Mr Steb-
bins will not be appointed but that Associate Su-
perintendent William 7. Nlymen will be. i'm order
TO leave vacancy in the Board OF Supern endents,
so that a woman Miss Grace A. Strachan may be
made associate superintendent In his stead.
Other candidates for superintendency are Miss
Frank A. Perkins Of Public School No. 26. II Is
said that 81 Mr.. Vlymen be chosen for the high
school then the Eastern District Committee will
exercise it's influence in behalf OF Miss Strachan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
pRrycErovs COMMENCEMENT WEEK.

Princeton. ~ j. May 26-The programme for the
annual commencement week at Princeton univer-
sty has been announced by the committee IN
charge The order Of events is as follows
Saturday June 10-The Junior orations In Alex
snder Hail: the Yale-Princeton baseball game at
the University Field; in the evening concert in
Alexander Hall by the Princeton Glee Club Organi-
zation.
Sunday, June 1.-THE baccalaureate sermon by
President Patton in Alexander Hall at II CLOCK
q. m: the annual meeting OF the Philadelphia So
Getty In MarQuand Chapel in the evening, sermon
by the Rev Dr. A. w. Halsey. 79.
Monday, June 1.-THE Glass Day exercises OF the
class Of 80 in Alexander Hall at II a. m ana
around the cannon in the afternoon. .
. tuesday. June 12-The exhibition OF drawings IN
me engineering and graphics departments in the
Senool OF Science; microscopic exhibition In the
astrological Laboratory, I'm Nassau Hall, during
we oay the annual meeting OF the literary socle..
ues az il a. m: the annual dinner and meeting OF
.ne alumni in University Hall; gymnastic exhpl,
non N the afternoon; reception by PRESIDENT ana
she Lynde prize debate 10 Alexander Hall at 1:30
al 10 ?. m
y, meeonesday June 1.-The 152d annual commence
,ne.r IN Alexander Hall. The Commencement COM
Ltiee is made up as follows: M. Taylor Pyne,
onssHman; William Libbey, secretary; Bliss Perry
snu Edwin G. Osborne. Preparations are being
raoe Tor the alumni dinner. which ID TO be ned on
tuesday evening. June Is. In addition to the pro-
saaamme noted above a number or class reunions
VIII De held during the week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
MOTHER AND CHILD RUN DOWN.

THE woMAN's LEGS CRUSHED. AND SHE rs LIKELY
TO pIE-THE CHILD UNHURT.
Mrs. Margaret Nsch ffty-fve years old. living
At No 2l3 Livingston-st. Newark. yesterday at
noon visited her sons. who are employed in carting
sand the Newark end OF the Pennsylvania
Railroad bridge at Centre-st. She carried her two
yesr-old daughter in her arms. In passing from the
bridge across the tracks Mrs. Nisch paid no atten-
ton 10 approaching train and was struck by
the engine and carried fifty feet. She threw her
child to side Of the track, and It escaped
with slight bruises. Both Mrs. Nschs legs were
crushed at the knees and nearly severed. The
woman was placed in an ambulance and taken TO
the City Hospital
The two at work the bridge and third
employed in the steel works in Harrison were
informed OF the accident and hurried 70 the hos
ptal where they learned that their mother would
probably die from the shock The child had been
pulled from under Of the cars Of the train.
where It had crawed after the train stopped. in
the hospital when the sons arrived
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
rwo GOVERNMENTS DEFIED
,.,,ASr ATTITUDE OF CAPTAIN MARKS OF THE
SCHOONER HELvETIA.


..., Nav as fspeciaD-For a week past Cap
a., Marks and his crew have peen ho'ui"s ene
tam Asaorer nelveta at valieyneld. p. O., against
n Ns NJ the Canadian and American govern
the Tho uelvetia is the last OF fleet or some
es. vessels brought into Canadian waters by the
a.,.n,,c TRANSPORTATION Company OF New-forK'
N'rnu,s from the Great Lakes to the sea, where
" ,era 10 be used in carrying coal Whlle
m. ".,,s through vslleyned several Of the ships
~. caught in the ice. and were iorceo 10 stay
mere all winter x., o~a, .,o .,,,s
-, into Mauidation, and the feet was purchaser
,o,rston & Co. OF Cleveland who at once pro-
.ass 70 take charge OF the vessels captain
,s.,ks refused 10 give up the HelVeua unless some
"a u,h,ch he asserted was due him and his crew,
". , aid him A new captain and crew arrived to
''s. charge Of the vessel but Marks threatened
s.i.rcs and an appeal made TO the authori-
W. I-nited States Vice-Consul German advised
s.rrs m give up the ship. but he refused. and
~.rr,nt for the arrest of Captain Marks his wife
"a son was accordingly placed in the hands OF
-, If policc under Detective kellert. TO execute
Pu-s.r they got 10 the wharf they found twenty
mon holding the vessel and large crowd OF
s..,aents Of Valleyfeld present, also prepared 10
"a, with the captain II 1t came to a fight Marks
srsatened to kill the first man who stepped on
sOard The police retired. and the matter was re-
s.a 10 the Dominion Government. and the con-
le.t ' ~ the American Government was secured 70
sem action The Canadian lawyers OF Johnston
90 ran for the arrest Of Marks. and this has been
,ssaed Marks has refused all offers at eo nf s
mise refusing % accept $500 IN payment oS o1 ms
Claims, III corners and there may be bloodshed
ss NAn snother attempt to arrest him is made.
The id usivvefia are determined however. that
Of oIa IN must be put to II within the next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
DEATH OF 4 CONFEDERATE VETERAN.

Montclair, May Is peciaD.-Captain Julian My
ers, seventy -four years old who served in the Con-
federae Navy in the Civil War died shortly before
midnight last night at the home OF his daughter
Mrs c. G. Whitaker. No. 1ls Claremont-ave.. after
a long illness.
Captain Myers born in Savannah, Ga. on
May 1926. and at the age Of thirteen against the
wishes OF his parents. he enlisted in the United
States Navy. where he served with honor. and was
twice promoted for bravery by special act OF Con-
gress When the Civil War broke out Captain Myer
resigned his commission, and started at once for
the South where he Joined the Confederate Navy.
He was placed in command Of the monitor Hunts
Vile and took part in the engagements with Admit
raj Farragut's fleet below Mobile Captain Myer.
10 escape capture. obliged TO scuttle his ship.
He ALWAYS refused to take the oath OF allegiance
10 the United States. The body will be taken to
Savannah Ga tomorrow for burial Captain Ny
ers leaves two daughters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
PERPLEXED ABOUT A DOG.
ASCERTAIN If HE HAS AUTHORITY TO
ORDER 1T TO BE KILLED.

ORDER IT TO Re KILLED
The right OF Police Justice Of Jersey City -
order dog TO he killed was disputed by Lawyer
Peshall in the Second Criminal Court yesterday.
He maintained that the only punishment that could
he imposed fine the owner whose dog
had bitten a person. There no copy OF tho
city ordinances availS BILE TO enable Justice Potts TO
render decision or TO aid Assistant City Corpora
ton Attorney Puster The Finance Board en-
ployed ex-Judge Douglass three years ago to codify
the city ordinances and have them printed. but the
work has not been completed. The offending dog. a
meek-lookins St. Bernard. belonging TO jacob
Boucher. was IN court with its master who ex'
pected that IT would he killed. Lawyer Peshal
contended that the Court had no authority 10 oe-
stroy the dog.
Mrs. Hay, the complainant, who was bitten. was
asked II she would be satisfied IL the dog was sent
away She replied that she would not be content
until the dos was killed She said she had been
sick from fright and worriment ever since she nan
been bitten. Lawyer PaehaIl endeavored 70 DIS
suade her and allay her fears. He declared that
the dog Is not vicious one, e not sunering from
rabies and that the old idea that rabies would de-
velop in the person bitten II the DOG was not killed
was a mere idle superstition. Mrs Hay was not
convinced az YOU had pet you would not want
Il killed" remarked the lawyer.
Tho only pets have was the reply, are TWO
children"
Justice Potts reserved decision until June .
One on Thursday. read. III that dog Is shot you
will die the same way The second said II was
cruel to demand that dog be shot, and that she
might a similar fate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
TIE Offers CAMPS IN THE coNCLAVE.

IT.. psoal Consistory which is to be held next
month at Rome at which Leo Nil VIII nominate
new Cardinals may exercise a large influence III
the Concave by which his own successor TO inc
,iara shall be chosen. There has been no period
when the Sacred College Of Cardinals has counted
90 many vacancies At the Conclave which elected
Len XIII sixty-two Cardinals participated; three
only were missing-the Cardinals OF Rennes ana Oh
Dublin who were sick. and the Cardindl OF New
York who did not arrive in time. There were
therefore at that time sixty-hve Cardinals In the
College That figure has rarely been increased, IL
was usually agreed not to fill up the seventy seats
which make the College complete. In order TO Keep
elwavs in reserve some Cardinals hat for an I'M
foreeen necessity. .
To-day there are only hfty-seven living Cardi-
nails Consequently thirteen places have 10 De
filled IRIS rumored that Leo XIII will nominate
only ten Cardinals at the most at the June con-
sistory. or the ffty-seven actual Cardinals only
twenty-two are what Is called de cura, or re-
siding at Rome. and two or them are Foreigners
Of German birth. so that there are only twenty
Italian Cardinals tde .cura. which is the smalest
number known in history There are also AT TINS
moment only ten Cardinals provided win
bshopric in the Peninsula instead OIL Twelve %
even fifteen as in other times. The italian eie-
rnent represented by only thirty members, WouId
be greatly reduced II the Concave was opened SUI
denly before the ho0lng Of the next Consistory
This number is barely greater than that Of the
IN :, the two German Cardinals de curia." Were
il possible therefore that these twenty-seVen loi
eiRn Cardinals should have a common uluerstdHu-
ing they would exercise preponderating acuon
In the Conclave. In the last ConclaVe tney VIZ We
only twenty-four against thrty-eight Italians put
mis- entente or understanding. is hardly possible,
on account Of the secular politics, whlcn Keeps
apart for instance. the Cardinals belonging 10 ma
tons of the Latin race and those or the German vi
Anglo-SaXin race. ..., ,.ood %
These divisions have been accentuated instead OK
being overcome during the Pontificae OF Leo Nil.
They are so well known to exist that they nave
caused many people TO revive in their nina the So
called prophecy made in the twelfth century spoue
the advent Of an antelope after the death OF Leo
XIII who was called 'Lumen in CoeIo IN the rs, Tlss
Of future Pontins written by st. Malachy Inc
Concave will be divided probably in three factions
eli wishing Of course. the welfare OF the GhSrc en-
but every one Of them having distinctly marked pc,
utical tendencies-the Italians the GalIcans ana
the Anglo-Saxons. 1t is most likely that tne ltaI-
ian element will be the winner in the race Tor the
tiara despite its small numerical power Inc ques-
ton is 10 know whether II Will unite us FORCES
with those of The Galiicans of the Ango-SaXons.
Anyhow IL goes without saying that there ls no
chance and there could be none Tor hoh-i'aiidh
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
KUPER rs INDIGNANT.
HE THREATENS TO RESIGN FROM THE HoBoKEN
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS

HE THREATENS TO RESIGN FROM THE HoBoKEN
BOARD OF FIRE COMMISSIONERS.
President Jacob e W Kuper. Of the Hoboken
Board OF Fire Commissioners. has written out his
resignation az member of the Board because he
IL dispeased over Tho action of Mayor Pagan In
refusing to reappoint Commissioner William ODop-
nell. whose term expired May !. TO succeed
himself. As told In The Tribune. the Mayor named
Michael Hayes. a contractor to succeed ODon-
nell for full term of FIVE years. and this ap
pontment confirmed by the Common Council.
ODonnell and Kuper have been members OF the
Fire Board since the creation OF the paid Fire De-
partmAnt. Mr. O Donnell for fourteen years
a member of the Volunteer Fire Department.
ing part OF the time chief and assistant chief.
He is thoroughly conversant with all the details
OF the Department. Mr. Kuper. with the exception
OF one year. has been president OF the Fire Board
since the first Commissioners were named, and
was also volunteer fireman
The fact that he has decided 70 have nothing
more to do with the Fire Board. owing TO the
unfair way In which he says that his colleague
has been treated. created sensation in Hoboken
last night
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
BAPTIsTs IN CONVENTION.

Painheld May S (SpeclaD.-1he sixty-third an
nual convention OF the Seventh Day Baptist East
orn Association is now being held in this city. and
will he continued until Sunday night. To-day there
o h sSob wSo sa. 0 an sSe
hress on sunday-schoo work. as did also the
Rev Arthur Main Of Painted The ksy
ad an educational hour. and there was ad-
dress on Our schools For Our People by P Tsi
Tireinia: another en- The Financial Needs OF Sew
sntR Day Baptist COLLEGES" by the Rev Or; L r.
CLAYTON A. Burdck OF Brookneld, n: Y. on The
influence Of College Training on the Religious Life
ducted by the Rev o u. Whltford. OF Westerly
r. L. and a sermon was preached by the Rev. w.
d Burdick OF Nile. ~ Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-27
SEARCH FOR A SOLDIER PRISONER.

Private schaeffer. military prisoner at Castle
William, kept the military authorities on Gov
ernor's Island guessing as 10 his wherea bouts for
the greater part of yesterday. He is one Of sew
enty-three military prisoners who came here by
steamer from Havana about month ago. Yester-
day morning he. with three other prisoners. was
sent to the pier to screen a carload of coal. At
about II o'clock O'Donnell. the sentry who was
Them and when he looked around minute later
Schaerer had disappeared The alarm was given
1t was not until last evening that he was discoy;
I'm On one Of the piles When found he almost
elhsusied from clingng all day TO his meagre
support Both Schaeffer and oDonnell. the sentry
were locked up.