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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
TO SOLVE CANAL PROBLEM.
RoosEvELT's COMMITTEE ASKS THE
VIEWS OF wELL-KNOwN MEN.

INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE LETTER SENT
oUT-F1vE POSSIBLE CONCLUSIONS OUTLINED.
The committee recently appointed by Governor
Roosevelt to investigate and report upon the
canal problem has sent to about fifty men
who are we'll informed about canals and their
management a letter asking for their views
as to the best solution Of the problem. General
Francis Vinton Greene Is chairman OF the COM
mittee. ana other members are George +. Green,
John N. Scatcherd, Major Thomas w. Symons
Frank S. Witherbee, Z. A. Bond the State En-
gineer and Surveyor. and John N. Partridge. the
State Superintendent Of Public Works. John A
Fairlie is secretary Of the committee.
A brief outline OF the history of the canals
owned by the State is given in the letter, and
it contains the following information:
From 1917 to the end Of 1882. when the tolls on
the OF s7sss $50, and for superin tendence and
eeiyed in Tolls and othe-- revenues the sum of
SiS5 4lSS25 leaving lea net balance Of income over
that time was more than A2 100000 over and above
10 ii the aas the an
the commerce and prosperity Of the State Of New
annual cost costs for repairs and
un excluding Interest charges has been
traordinary repair fund.
ns tss enis has Is ssSSy S@n IN
1898 Until within the last few years the diminu
Erie Canal. which carried $4,000 tons in is7i had
S tons ,o n and the Ghamplsin ain Canal o
n 1892. Since 1899, owing to the improvements on
the railroads and the reduction OF rail rates and
mage on these canals has also diminished, in 1893
Champlain Canal about 900 tons
The letter recites some of the facts concerning
the appropriation of 50, 900 900 for the improve
ment of the canals and the findings OF the com
mittee appointed by Governor Black. to the
effect that TO complete the improvements con-
templated in the appropriation would necessi-
tate further outlay OF about S15O0OOO0 The
letter then declares that there seem to be FIVE
possible solutions OF the canal problem. which
may be briefly stated as follows:
Frst-Compete the present project OF enlarging
the Erie. oswego "a and I'd champlain canals at a
Canal at a cost Of about $4,000 70 make the
canal seryiceable for larger grain boats,
to the Hudson River Ct cost Of about $50 10000
grain transported from Buffalo to New-York
Fourth-Construct ship canal with depth OF
twenty or thirty feet at a cost OF from s2"ocoooo
Fifth Abandon the canals, and dispose Of the
or corporations on the best terms obtainable or
make other use Of the property for the beneht
OF the State.
The ship canal project Is under consideration
by the Federal Government, Congress having
appropriated S24OOO0 for surveys and au-
thorized the appointment of deep waterway
commission, which is now vigorously prosecut-
ing surveys along the Oswego-Mohawk and the
Champlain routes. with view to forming an
accurate estimate of the cost
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
SALE OF THE DAYKMBYER COLLECTION.

At the Fifth Avenue Art Galleries, No. 1856 Fifth
ave- last night. the first sale at auction OF the
Dankmeyer collection OF oil paintings wac held'
me collection consists mainly OF examples OF carry
Dutch, Flemish. Italian and English. and mod
ern Dutch works Among the latter are twenty
Three of Mr.. Dankmeyers own paintings sixty
I'VE OF the l2e pictures in the catalogue were SOLD
is1 night The highest price was orouSu ,,s ~ ~,
Fders in the Temple for which go was pane tSs
sum Of 10000 was paid by Count Ballestrom
the HsE q Reeepon Of the prncs 81 FOR
View in Holland" by Rysdael, 1886 was paid car
s5yo ,5c Castle by kchard WiS9n A.
pPssoogsot and $50 fer "rhe Ambuscade.princeh =,
bsbksheYYesnr apped The grices o. the paintings "
me rest OF the collection will be 500
Hohnscuaes works Of Huysmans Hest LingeioniTn.
voo9gpeernaI Ten Kate, Van Kessel De Hooen Do
w vsddcr' Cuyp. Both, Piron. Teniers The younger
Nnson Gael Ruysdael. Romney, George Morianah,
SSses and Halls. The Halls is a portrait OF Barucn
'pinoza, the Portuguese Jew philosopher.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
PROMPT MEASURES TAKEN.
NO FEAR FELT OF A SPREAD OF
SMALLPOX.
MISS PARKER, THE STRICKEN TEACHER. QUAR-
ANrTNED. AND THE CHILDREN IN HER
SCHOOL NORTHUMBERLAND
OFFICIALS ACTIVE.

OFFICIALS ACTIVE.
Prompt action was taken yesterday by the Board
OF Health TO prevent any spread Of the smallpox a
case OF which was discovered on Wednesday Miss
Julia Parker. OF No. 72s Flatbush-ave.. being the
patient. told In The Tribune of yesterday.
Early yesterday morning DR.. Jarrett, OF the
Health Department. with ten assistants visited
Public School No. 10. In Fifteenth-st.. between
Third and Fourth ayes. where Miss Parker was a
teacher. ard informed Principal McAlliser that.
one OF his teachers had been taken III with small
pox. II would be necessary to submit all the pupils
to vaccination. The announcement was a great sur
prise to every there but after the teachers had
explained the matter to their children every one
submitted to the doctors with good grace The
work OF vaccination took about hour and a half
School was then dismissed. and the remainder Of
the day was spent in thoroughly fumigating the
building. The school sessions will be resumed to-
day, and will not be interrupted again unless other
cases should appear.
This is according to the advice Of Deputy Sanitary
Superintendent Black who says 1t will be much
easier to keep the children under observation. and
the danger OF their spreading any germs will be
less IL they are kept together than II they are dis
missed and allowed to minge with people In other
parts OF the borough.
1t decided to allow Miss Parker to remain at
her home. The house has been rlgidly quarantined
and every one In the neighborhood has been vacci-
mated Miss Parker was much better yesterday. and
II Is not believed that the case will assume viru-
lent FORM 1t learned yesterday that Miss
Parker on Monday night attended Epworth
League social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hocke. at No. 100 Church-ave. There were about
eighty people present. and Or. King and several
sstants were out looking for them yesterday with
vaccine points.
The sudden and unexpected advent OF case OF
smallpox has caused Sanitary Superintendent
Charles F. Roberts to send a long communication to
President Murphy OF the Central Board OF Health
In which he says he believes that II Is dangerous
70 allow the boroughs OF Brooklyn, Queens and
Richmond to violate the rules about vaccination
which are adhered TO In Manhattan. He draws par
ticular attention TO the case In Brooklyn, and rec
ommends that action be taken by the Board OF
Health to secure the cooperation by the borough
Boards OF Education to effect vaccination of the
children OF the public schools under their control.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
DIR. ROOSA CORRECTS ACCOUNTS BOARD
MISLEADING REPORT ON POST GRADUATE MEDI
CAL SCHOOL AND HOSPITAL BASED ON
IGNORANCE OF THE LAW

MISLEADING REPORT ON PosT-GRADUATE MEDI-
CAL school. AND HOSPITAL BASED ON
IGNORANCE OF THE Law.
Tho Commissioners of Accounts made a report
to the Mayor yesterday on the books OF the New
York POSTGRADUATE Medical School and Hospital
No 3o1 East Twentieth-st, OF which DR.. d. Is. 81
John Roosa Is president They say that the four
teenth annual report of this institution for the
year ending October /. 1885, gives the number OF
davs ~ free treatment 10 both resident and non
resident patients as 1882 which represents a per
canita cost to the city Of 81 B day, or IS 81 a
week.
The Commissioners then assert that examina-
tion shows that in the year 1898 the total number
OF free days treatment given In the hospital. for
which the city is expected to pay. was 1853 They
deduct from this total 4H3 days for faculty pa
tients and patients in endowed beds. leaving the
net free days 23s. These they say cost the city
sS 900 or 81 22la a day. as against 40 cents day.
as is allowed by law to the Mount Sinai Hospital,
and 81 day to the Poiycnnlc anu the hoiheo-
pathc hospitals.
Then the Commissioners finish their report by
making the following comparison:
Applying the rate of 20 cents per day allowed
the Mount Sinai Hospital to the number %. Of free
days treatment In the Post-Grsduate h'|0o the
result is as follows:
appropriated. .*o Vp ~
ii days 20 cents 4fs4 40
Excess paid the Hew-York Post-oraduats. -, 20. a.
M sS w shs0 wS SnS e day..
ment for needy patients)
Again, applying the rate Of 81 day, as al.
lowed by law to the other two hospitals mentioned
above. the result Is:
Amount appropriated ~
1925 days at h'<o W
Excess paid the NewYork Post-Graduate go. -.
Medical School and Hospital. 40 .oa w
"a which would provide ls.7e4 days free treat
n1ent for needy paents)
DR.. Roosa last night by Tribune re-
porter at his home. No 20 East Thirtieth-st When
the report shown TO him he said: This is
entirely misleading. The Commissioners OF Ac-
counts have evidently not taken the trouble to
acquaint themselves with the law which governs
the Post Graduste Hospitals annual grant from
tho city. II they had they would have learned
that by special statute the Board of Estimate Is
authorized 70 grant us certain sum each year not
10 exceed 10000. for charitable work. The
amount is not regulated wholly by the number Of
free patients whom we treat. as Is the case with
the Mount Sinai and other hospitals. We receive
a stipulated sum-5l cents, think It is-for each
pauper babe treated BY ~, but that rule does not
seems TO imply that we have by misrepresentaton
city not due us, is wholly mislesding. We publish
our report for the benefit OF the public. that al
MAY see what we are doing; but our report is not
from the city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
TROUBLE IN STUHR'S FEREIN.
THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF D1CKERING WITH
PAGAN IN THE LAST CAMPAIGN

THE PRESIDENT ACCUSED OF DIcKERING WITH
PAGAN IN THE LAST CAMPAIGN
Justice Of the Peace Oscar Schlichtng. OF Hobo
KEN stirred up a storm at Wednesday night
meeting of the German-Amercan Citizens Verein'
which nominated ex-State Senator William 8 Stuhr
for Mayor by telling tales out OF school against
President A. Mohmkng. Of the verein whom ne
accused In a letter of dickering with Mayor Pagan
during the campaign to throw the verein to the sup
port of His Honor.
Schichting stated in his communication that
Mohmking went to New-York with Joseph Tucker
IN the early part of April for the purpose OF see
ing Mayor Pagan, and had conference with him.
Ii was alleged that Mohmking was willing 10 see
Stuhr turned down at the last moment, ana 10
have Pagan made the verein's candidate -. 4,
Mohmking strenuously denied that he attempted
to sell out in exchange for a promise OF appoint
ment as Police Commissioner. but admitted that
he had an interview with Mayor Pagan in New
York He alleg I'd that the interview was the result
~ n "trap' which was laid for him. He said that
no met the Mayor, who shook hands, told him tnat
he understood that Stuhr intended TO retire from
the race and promised five appointments and a
PoIice Commissionership to the yereiD IL the or
aa nizaton would nominate him for Its candidate.
Mohmking says that he declared he would nave
nothing TO do with the matter. and was bound by
The will Of the majority, which had nominated
gfuhr
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
MEADOW RECLAMATION VETOED.
MAYOR SEYMOUR DIsAPPRovEs OF THE CITY
TAKING UP THE PROJECT.

MAYOR SEYMOUR DrsAPPRovEs OF THE CITY
TAKING UP THE PROJECT.
Mayor Seymour OF Newark sent to the Board OF
Works yesterday his veto of the resolution by
the Board intended to carry out the plan OF
meadow reclamation provided for in an act passed
by the last Legislature. The act was passed at the
solicitation of committee of the Newark Board
of Trade.
The Mayor says the scheme is vast one and
should not be undertaken without thorough prelim,
mary study to make sure that the plan adopted
is practicable and that the cost will not exceed a
reasonable sum. Failure to accomplish desired re-
suits might force an immense cost upon the city.
The effect upon the public health OF exposing a
large area undrained also a serious considera-
ton. The Mayor thinks that, while the cost was
estimated at 81 10000 II would probably be SO00o0.
The city was not prepared to assume any such
obligation, especially at timo when more immedi-
ate necessities demanded attention
The veto settles the matter for this year. The
meadows owned by different persons. The plan
was for the city to take charge OF the work of
reclamation, furnish the funds for IT and assess
benefits for an equal amount on the owners and on
abutting property. The method of reclamation
proposed was drainage and dyking II was calcu-
lated that the increased value OF the land would
amply pay for the Improvement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
OBITUARY..
WILLARD PARKER BOWsER.

Dr Willard Parker Bowser. Of No 5S Ninth-st, a
,,au.rnown physician of the Park Slope and a prom
nent member of the Park Congregattonal CHURCH
ns IL xthave after brief illness He was forty
nine Years old, and his death was great shock 10
n nrs on account OF his oyabe traits Dr.
Rowser was born in Point de Bate. CANADIAN
sho,5i twenty years ago. and began the study OF
medicine After graduation he went back TO can
IL 10 nrs elise and was successful he wanted a
Spa do aed however and hattering opening
was presented In London. England He went there
hen he came TO Brooklyn and settled on the Park
slope He a member OF me hnss oouniy
him. 70, 49,. .,..o n, Tho bousa IN Sim
aay af,ernoon al $3.50 o'clock. and the Rev. Mark
IL Taylor will off1ciate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
"GREENGOODS" MAN ARRESTED.
BROOKLYN THE HEADQUARTERS OF A GANG OF
WHICH THE LEADER Is BELIEVED TO
HAVE BEEN CAPTURED.

Alfred F. Weldon OF No. 2.l25 First-st. Brooklyn.
who is believed by United States Secret Service
officers to be the head Of gang OF "greengoods'
men who have been opera ting through the West as
well as the East for some time. arrested yes
terday morning by Inspector w. S. McGinnss In
the postofice substation at Atlantic-ave and Co
lumbia Place.
been receiving complaints from people who have
money. IT was said that all these letters came
from Brooklyn. After the Secret Service men had
been on the case a short time Inspector McGinniss.
who is chief OF the Postal Secret Service Corps IN
this district had his suspicious directed toward
Weldon II was learned through Of the men
who had entered into negotiations with the green
goods" men that the latter rented postofflce box
at the substation In Atlantic-ave. The man VINO
rented the box gave the name OF Amos X. Earl.
The Inspector waited in a store just around the
corner which is kept by Superintendent Ncwcompe
and is connected with the substation by special
telephone When Weldon went in 10 get his mai
yesterday morning McGinniss was called up and
al once placed Weldon under arrest As he was
arrested Weldon said II not the man you
want | am only a messenger"
Later however, he arraigned IN the eneraI
Court. and pleaded guilty to the charge or VISITS
the mail to circulate counterfeit money clrcuists
The letters are OF the type generally ueed py
''greengoods' men, and contain minute instIuc-
tions Concerning the method TO be used IN teie,
graphing Weldon held for the Federai draho
Jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
NEW JERSEY NEWS.
PAGAN FOR SHERIFF.
RUMoR OF PLAN TO MAKE HIM Hell
LER's SUCCESSOR AND TO PUT
STUHR IN AS MAYOR

Mayor Pagan. OF Hoboken. is said TO be thinking
seriously Of seeking a nomination Sheriff OF
Hudson County at the hands of the Democratic
party next fall although he has not yet announced
that he has any such intentions. Carl Ruempler.
Of Jersey City, is said to be slated by Bob" Davis
for the nomination. and Mr. Fagan's ambitions
may upset the calculations of politicians.
In connection with this rumor II is said In Hobo
ken that in case of Fsgan's resignation as Mayor
OF HQboken. in order to accept nomination for
Sheriff. ex-State Senator William s Stuhr might
be chosen by the Common Council to fill the Office
which he did not get when he ran against Pagan
on the Citizens ticket at the spring election
There Is a serious split in the Democratic party
In Hoboken as a result Of the Mayoralty contest
and II Is said that the leaders would be willing 10
make Stuhr Mayor In order to concillate the Demo-
Gratis who say that they intend to keep up the
citizens movement
Mayor Pagan thought about running for Sheriff
at the last Shrievalty election but was forced to
change his mind when he saw that the party
machinery would support William Heller. the pres
ent Sheriff
Mr.. Pagan is keeping quiet about his aspirations.
II he has any In this direction, but rumor insists
that he Is one OF the possibilities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
BROTHERS SEMITIC SING SING
FRANK AND THOMAS MACK1N GET LONG
TERMS FOR ARSON.
INCENDIARY FIRES IN BABYLON AND THE IsLlPs
CEASED WHEN THEY WERE ARRESTED
ONE CONVICTED. THE OTHER
PLEADS GUILTY.

ONE CONVICTED. THE OTHER
PLEADS GUILTY.
Riverhead Long Island May AUST before the
close of the May term OF the Suffolk County Court
this afternoon Judge Benjamin H. Reeve pro-
nounced two OF the heaviest sentences passed here
convicted persons in many years.
Frank Mackin, who plead guilty to arson In the
second degree was sentenced TO Sing Sing for four
teen years and two months, and his brother
Thomas who was convicted OF arson In the third
degree. received nine years!
Both young men, They were employed by
Efngham B. Sutton. jr.. Of Babylon They were
indicted for In the first degree In having set
fire to their employers Carriage house on October
last Leverett Lane the coachman, and his wife.
who slept in the Building. which was totally con-
stunned, had a narrow escape from being burned.
The State elected TO try the men separately. and
the case Of Thomas Mackin was taken up. The
evidence against him was OF circumstantial
nature. IT was shown that the alarm was given by
the Mackin boys that they were on the gr0nnds
fremen after II was too late 10 save the building
it was also brought out that Thomas Mackin said
the Sutton mansion would be burned, and 1t was
proved that an attempt had been made to destroy
II, but II was not successful.
After the jury retired, and while they were de-
lberating the verdict Frank Mackin decided to
plead guilty in the second degree. The Jury con-
and then the brothers were arraigned and SEN
fenced.
this reason that he was not permitted to plead
guilty In the third degree.
Before the arrest OF the Mackins. last October,
there were numerous fires In barns and stables OF
Babylon and the Islips. After the arrest of the
brothers the incendiarism ceased.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
TO LECTURE ON "CREMATI0N."

Cremation" will be the subject of an address by
Ciaude Falls Wright In st. Stephens Chapel, No
West Forty-sixth-st, on Sunday morning at II
o'clock Mr.. Wright holds that the Egyptian num-
Indication Of the dead and the Hindoo pyre were
each founded racial ideas concerning the after
oeath states OF the soul These views he Will ex-
PAN. Cremation, or the burning of the dead, Mr..
Wright believes TO be the only proper and decent
Method Of disposing Of the body Burial he believes
show why he considers cremation an enectual
,mbehod Of solving the problem raised reatiys to
and sailors in Cuba and the Philippines, and why
ne thinks that the Government ought 10 adopt the
suggestion without delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
INVESTIGATING THE RECORDS.

THE JERSEY CITY FINANCE BOARD ABoLIsHEs
THE FEE SYSTEM IN THE POLICE COURTS.
The Finance Committee Of the Finance Board OF
Jersey City has begun an investigation OF the
records of the district courts the police courts and
the Board Of Health, to ascertain definitely the
amounts collected for costs and fees the disburse
ments and the actual cost TO the city TO maintain
the courts and the Board of Health which is self
supporting. - .
The Finance Board has decided to abolish the
fee system In the police courts, and In lieu OF the
costs which go to the Justices and clerks In add-
ton to their salaries has increased the salaries Of
the justices from 50 500 TO $500 and the salaries Of
the clerks from 81 200 81 800 This is satisfactory
to the justices and clerks. as they do not receive
the costs until they are collected. The justices
have claims for about 5000 each, and there Is over
due each clerk.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
FOUND DEAD IN A ROAD.

KILLED BY FALL IN RIDING DOWN A STEEP
HILL ON A BICYCLE.
Dover Nav (SpeciaD-David p. McCallum. OF
Morristoyn about thirty-eght years old, was
found dead In the road leading from Mount Free
dom to Dover this evening. with his skull crushed
A bicycle which lay near the body mutely told
the story of the accident. The place where no
was found was about halfway down steep IN
cline McCallum was agent OF state building
ard ,oan association He was until recently su-
narintendent OF The Dover District Of the Colonial
insurance Company OF America, He leaves q
widow and two children. J. " McCallum, or tnis
,nwn who Is the dead mans brother, secured from
Coroner Gage a permit TO remove the body.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
UNDER THE OLD NAME.
THE QUEENS COUNTY AGRICULTURAL so
Getty TO HOLD ITS FAIR AS USUAL
THIS FALL.

Mlneola, May 4.-The fall fair at this place will
he given as usual this fall by the Agricultural So
ciety under It's old name. the Queens County, In
stead OF the Agricultural Society OF Queens and
Nassau proposed. Legal objections prevent the
official change In name occurring in time for the
fall fair. One OF the features Of the fall fair is
expected to be the exhibit Of poultry. The entries
In this department as In many ethers, have here
tofore been confined to Long Island exhibitors.
This year the poultry department will be open to
all. The system OF using tags TO designate prize
winners will be abolished and ribbons In the usual
colors will be given II is expected there will be
special prizes for Long Island exhibitors well as
the prizes open 10 all.
II has also been decided to Increase the attrac-
tions for wheelmen by Offering better prizes this
wear than last.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
pLAJNFTELD NEWS.

AT the annual meeting Of the women's Foreign
Missionary Society Of the First Baptist churcn
yesterday afternoon the following omcers were
s,oo,sd. President Mrs Reuben Knox; 7ice-presi-
tsrts Mrs D. J. Yerkes. Mrs De Witt Brokaw
md Mrs William White: secretary Mrs b. J.
shreve and treasurer, Miss ida feTkes IA
eobnoi viii be held In the hall Of the Young Mems
Christian Association on June an ee KEY KEY snsr
r.. aS3ress 10 the graduates, Arthur Smith will
he the salutatorian. and Miss Rita POND vale
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-05
MISS DECKER NOT TO TEACH NEXT YEAR

Good Ground Long Island. May 4-Mss Leah
Maud Decker. who attained notorety through the
charges preferred against her by Seymour L.
sduIres. OF this place. to the effect that while
teaching in the village school here she made love love
10 his son has not asked for unemployment Miss
Decker was tried before Commissioner Howell on
Mr. Suuires's charges and was vindicated
she saws she viii return to her home In rem,
syvaria at the close Of the school year ana VII.
zee, and study for a year. with a view OF taking
better appointment and say h t 1rid an
here been trying TO have her engaged Tor next
rsar H., she refuses TO make the application.