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New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
PENNsYLVANI4's ATHLETES WIN
CALIFORNIA DEFEATED IN THE DUAL con-
TESTS-A NEW RECORD IN THE
HAMMER THROW.

Philadelphia, May 2s.-The second dual track and
field contest between the University of Pennsyl-
vania and the University of California, which was
postponed from May 10, took place to-day Frank
lin Field. and was won by Pennsylvania by a score
OF rs points to 20
Californias most noteworthy performance was
the hammer throw by A. Plaw. In this contest the
big Westerner beat the intercollegiate record by
casting the hammer q distance of 165 feet 10 inch
He holds the intercollegiate record of 154 feet AZ
inches made at the intercollegiate games last
week. In practice just before the contest Plaw
threw the hammer 10 feet inches, beating the
worlds record of 167 feet 5 inches held by John
Flanagan. of the New-York Athletic Club
a. L. Kraenzein. of Pennsylvania was unable
TO compete, having exhausted himself in the inter
collegiate games at NewYork Saturday. j.
g MeCracken was also prevented from participat-
a wrenched side, sustained While throwing the the
hammer nam in Saturdays games. He took part in the
WooIsey, California's only entries IVY
broad jump by default John Hofmam was rashihs ing
only man entered by, California in the former con-
ssa Moelet to IN ETOuEhOR
but decided not to participate.
The The track contests we're closely fought Penn
as s5 aouned S
points and second three points.
Following is the summary:
won; George W. Cook. Pennsylvania second Time
ss snndss ss snd yard
-2ao445. ~ ~
Shot putt. c. MeCracken Pennsylvania won Al u
s1z in A Plaw. California second; Roy Woosey cali
fornia, third. @''
one hundred yards hurde-W. p. Remington Penn
eylssnia. won; T. Hamlin California, second. Time
-Four hundred and forty yard dashw prumheller
W p Drum, California, third. Time-0:5l9s IS
Running high jump *. xuon
D IT. 10 in; J: s. w. Westney, Pennsylvania second
Roy NooIasy, California third. ~
Two hundred and twenty ysro hurole-w. P. Remins-
ton Pennsylvania, Roy WooIsey. California az
Time-0.28. 9SN
Hammer throw-A Plsw. California 1on 1856 H. = in ::
L. 4. Hare, PennsS aDia - 80 ''
One mile run--E f. Bushnell jr, Pennsylvania won :;
Alexander Grant, Pennsylvania second; G X MoS.r
California, third Time-4:42 - 9t'
Two hundred and twenty yard run-w 7. Smith
pennsylvania. won; H. cadagan, California second
Broad jump and pole vault by Pennsylvania by
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
P4TRoLu4Ns SUCCESSFUL CHASE.

CATCHES A MAN WHO IS THOUGHT TO HAVE
BEEN BREAKING STORE WINDOWS.
A who, the police declare. has been breaking
plate glass windows in the stores Of Fulton-st.
merchants and abstracting everything in reach
arraigned yesterday morning before Magis
trate Brenner a charge of burglary. He refused
TO plead. and was committed to the Raymond Street
Jail until Thursday morning He gave his name
Harry Raymond. and said he lived in Chicago.
Patrolman Michael Tolman, of the Adams-st. sta
ton, at $50 a. M yesterday heard crashing glass
and man at Lawrence and Fulton SITS. Tol
man approached the man. who. seeing the patrol
man, broke into run The fugitive after a chase
turned into blind alley, and when he got to the
end turned about and showed fight. The patrol
man. pointing a revolver at the mans head threat
ened him with instant death If he moved hand.
The fellow gave uD and said: well. you made
good run You ought to become a sergeant for this
arrest"
Toman found that the window in the jewelry
store of B. Cantor, at No. 465 Fulton-st. had been
broken. The Jewery was returned to Its owner.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
ASK NEW TRIAL FOR DIR. KENNEDY.
MOTION MADE BEFORE JUSTICE FURs-
MAN ON GROUND OF NEW EVIDENCE.

William w. Cantwell. counsel for DR. Samuel ].
Kennedy. the dentist awaiting death In Sing Sing
prison for the killing of 'Dollie' Reynolds Au-
gust 16. 1s9S appeared before Justice Fursman in
the Criminal Term of the Supreme Court yester-
day and made motion for new trial, on the
ground of newly discovered evidence The case is
low before the Court of Appeals and the motion
made is therefore unusual one.
The witnesses whose afdavits the plea OF
newly discovered evidence is based Thomas j.
Farley and Albert Wagner, cab drivers who as
sert that they DIR. Kennedy at the st. George
erryhouse, Staten Island. at l2:45 a m. on the
morning of the murder: Mrs. Ella F. Mckelvey, OF
New-Dorp, Staten Islanad. who says she saw DIR.
kennedy at o'clock In New-Dorp on the morn
Ing of the murder; Andrew NJ. SeGuine hack
driver of this city, who says that the night be-
fore the murder he drove -Dollie' Reynolds and
man. not DR.. Kennedy, from the Grand Hotel to
Martins. in Lafayette Place, and John Harrington
keene and Max Gumpel, two hand writing ex-
perts.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
BIG FEES FOR INHERITANCE TAX.
CONTROLLER CoLER SAYS SPECIAL COUNSEL
HAVE BEEN PAID si3O619 81.

controller Coler gave out statement yesterday
which shows the fees paid to special counsel ap-
pointed by the State Controller for legal services
in connection with the collection of the inheritance
Assemblyman Fallows has received altogether
$4,000 this year, for services which Controller Coler
says were performed by himself. Elliot Danforth
for the quarter ending March 81, 1898, received
81 25o q in fees; for the subsequent quarter 023
for the next quarter, ending September 80, 1898,
s536S S. and for the last quarter of the year
s61S3 39 For the first quarter OF 1899 Mr. Danforth
got s4155 go for the second s9537 49, for the third
81 73o 72, and for the fourth s20e 46 For the first
quarter of the present year Mr.. Danforth got
$3.50 So. In years and three months Emmet
r. Olcott received sH,57o 6st Senator Henry. j;
Coggeshall $3.50 John r. Dos Passos received
s12.s52 and several other lawyers received small
amounts, the total being Sl30 6l9 27
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
HISTORICAL SoCIETY ELEcTs oEEIcERs

At the annual meeting of the directors of the
Long Island Historical Society, held in the build
ing of the society. Pierrepont and Clinton sts las
night, the following officers reelected Press
dent, the Rev DR.. Richard S. Storrs: first vice
president, Alexander E. Orr; second vice-president
Willard Bartlett; foreign corresponding secretary
Benjamin D. Silliman home corresponding secre-
tary. Tunis G. Bergen; recording secretary Fred
eric A Ward; treasurer, John Jay Pierrepont; IL
brarian. Emma Toedtebergi Executive Committee
Thomas e. Stillman. chairman; Alexander e. Orr
James H. Bates. Bryan II. Smith, Joseph E. Brown
francls L. Eames and Wilhelmus Mynderse.
AS the requisite number of thirteen directors
were not present, the proposed amendments to the
bylaws and constitution could not be acted on.
a messenger was sent scurrying all over the
Heights to find one more director, but failed
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29

Chicago, May IS (SpeciaD.-The champions played
their final game the first series in the West to-
day and after a splendid uphill fight Gar
vin at his own request. allowed to pitch again
to-day and he did excellent work for seven Inn
ings, with Chicago well in the lead. Then his
support went all to pieces, and he followed suit.
with the result that the Brooklyn players piled up
nine half dozen hits, coupled with five
At the ending of the seventh inning Chi
cago had lead of to 3, and many OF the 25oO
spectators present left the grounds. thinking that
the game a victory for the Chicago men.
The champions left for home tonight, feeling well
satisfied with the result of their first invasion OF
the West. The
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
MYSTERY IN 4 MANS DEATH.
SAVED FROM DROWNING. BUT KILLED By
TRAIN. COMPANION SAYS

Kingsand. May IS (SpeciaD.-The engineer of a
freight train the Delaware. Lackawanna and
Western Railroad. while passing a creek which
empties into the Hackensack River yesterday morn
ing, saw a headless body with one arm missing
lying by the other track. The head and arm were
fifteen feet away.
The body identified as that of Robert Black
burn, twenty-five years old, pressman employed
in New-YOrk, and living in kinSsland who had
started on fishing trip Saturday night with
William Ritchie, Arthur Cash and Peter Brady.
Ritchie and Cash that they left the other two
10 o'clock Saturday night and went
home. Brady says that he stayed with Blackburn
until a m Sunday: that Blackburn fell into
the creek and rescued from drowning by Brady
He says that he tried persuade Blackburn TO
go home, and finally went home himself. Black
burn probably killed by a train about a. n
Sunday.
Coronsr Hoffman has been investigating the
There stories afOat that 5 the result Of a
quarrel Blackburn was toully dealt with.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
LAWYERS RIGHT TO CONFESS JUDGMENT.
CLIENT QUESTIONS 1T IN PROCEEDING BEFORE
v1cE-cHANcE11oR PrrNEY.

The right OF lawyer to confess Judgment IN the
name of a client the point drawn in
before Vice-Chancellor Pitney in Jersey City yes
terday. Mary Eibel bought from Otto Won Fell
house and lot in Bowers-st Jersey City. and after
the purchase she brought suit in the Supreme Court
for damages on the allegation that Won Fell mis-
represented matters to effect a sale.
The case was taken before the Court Of Errors
and Appeals, and Won Felrs counsel ascertained
that In order to bring the before that Court
final Judgment would have be entered Without
consulting his client he accordingly consented 10
Judgment of 81 900 being entered against his client,
IL Is alleged
Won Fell applied Vice-Chancellor Pitney for
order staying all proceedings until the matter
be determined by the Supreme Court at its next
session.
II going to assume" said Vice-Charcelior
Pitney that the attorney in this acted with
authority. If he did, his client is not bound by
it. My opinion is that this is matter that should
be thoroughly threshed out in the Court of Errors
and Appeals
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
nEELF CASE ADJOURNED FOR ROOSEVELT

BY the mutual consent of all parties concerned
the arraignment of Charles r. w. Neely before
Commissioner Shields in the United States District
Court on the criminal charges pending against him
in connection with the Cuban postal frauds wa.
adjourned until June at 10 O'clock The adjourn
ment was taken to await the decision of Governor
Jtooseyelt in regard to the power of the State of
New-AOrk to issue extradition papers Neelv
thus placing him trial in this State
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29

ESTATE TO GO TO WIDOW AND CHILDREN. AC-
CORDING TO STATUTE

The VIII of the Rev. DIR. A. j. F. Behrends
filed for probate yesterday morning The value of
the estate is not given. After directing his
utors to pay his debts. the testator bequeaths his
personal property his widow and next of kin. to
be divided according to the statute He leaves his
real estate to his heirs at law subject the dover
right OF his widow. to be divided according to
statute of descent in New-York.
The family OF DR.. Behrends which survives him
consists of his widow, Frances r. Behrends; two
sons-Jesse III. Behrends and Frederick r. Beh-
rends-and two daughters-Mrs. Harriet Lillian
Cook and Miss MIME r. Behrends- The will IS
dated November p, 1895 and the witnesses Ed
ward p. Lyon of No. 963 ST. Marks and A.
l.. Sauires of No 81 Cambridge Place. The will
Offered for probate by the two executors, Jesse
H. Behrends, of Buffalo. ~ Y. and John F. Ander-
son, of Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
SUIT AGAINST REAL ESTATE MEN

A TAILOR ALLEGES HE WAS DEFRAUDED OUT
OF 100000 IN A DEAL.
The trial was begun yesterday in the Equity
Term OF the Supreme Court of the suit brought by
James B. Healey, a tailor. No. 1O3 Montague
ST. against C. Grayson Martin. w. Clarence Mar
tin. Frank A. Barnaby and James F. Golden TO
recover 100000 which he alleges the defendants
fraudulently obtained from him IN a real estate
deal This deal consisted of the exchange of prop
erty OF Healeys, at Atianticave and Court-st. for
the real estate Owned by William G. Reed at No
ns Flfth-ave and No, East Nineteenth-st, Man
haitian. Healey alleges that he induced to
pay 10000 more in cash for the property by the
defendants than would have satisfied Reed.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
BURGLARS IN THE EASTERN DISTRICT

Sneak thieves and burglars have been busy in
the Eastern District and househeders have been
warned keep close watch their valuabIes.
When Adolph Levy manufacturing eptician.
opened his store. No 313 Bedford-ave. early yes
terday morning, he discovered that burglars had
entered the place some time since Saturday night
and had stolen cash and instruments valued at $500
Recently Mrs. Edward Roche. the second floor
of No. 162 South Second-st, suffered a loss of 500
worth of jewelry, which some sneak thieves car
rjed off
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
PHYSICIAN Has DRUGGIST ARRESTED.

Paterson, May IS (SpeciaD-Harris Jacobs. pro-
prietor of drugstore at No. 15s Rver-st was hsld
In 81 900 bail by Justice Johnston this afternoon He
is charged by DIR. Abram Glckstein with selling
poisonS not properly labelled and with allowing
fourteen year-old boy 10 sell medicines.
The physician alleges that Jacobs is not phar-
macist and until recently. IL is said. he
pedler. DR.. Glickstein purchased a quantity OF
poison al the store this morning and. when JACOBS
learned his purpose, he attempted take the
goods from him tussle ensusd but the 6octor
made his escape and proceeded TO the Office OF the
Justice and lodged the complaint
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
PARET AND DAVIDSON WINNERS.
THEY CAPTURE THE CHAMPIONSHIP
DOUBLES FROM THE PRINCETON PAIR

Washington May 2S (SpeciaD.-The Southern lawn
tennis championship in doubles was won again
mere this afternoon by J p Paret and j. c. David
son, who have held the title for four successive
seasons The veteran pair beat r. ID. Little and
T. Alexander, Of Princeton, in the final match
AFTER three hours of exciting play. The college
boys took the first set easily, but In the second
SET Inc games piled up evenly until 10 all had been
called and then Davidson and Paret finally captured
ihe set. they also won the third after deuce had
peen reached, and in the fourth led up to 5-3 and
twice needed only one stroke for the ma tch. They
could not make the last point, however and fifth
set was necessary, being finally after "a close
struggle by 6-i
Tomorrow Davidson and Paret will play the chal-
iehge match for the championship of the South In
singles. The scores of to-day's play follow:
Championship doubles round-Davdson and
Paret beat Little and Alexander, &c 12-lo IS as
8-4 - -
Handicap singles second round)-Geoghegan lowe l5)
beat {, T. Wilson towe 10, "a, Ga. +. Whiting
tscrHtch) beai Ballanger (scratch) 4-6 10 s-R
PaFkss lowe half l5l beat Cake tscratehl "a IL
feoghegan lowe l5) beat Avery 49, a-6. a-2 "a
farkes towe half 80 against Alexander half l5
S-5 unfinished. '
dor other sporting fourth page3
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
TRIAL DENIED IN UNION ELECTION CASE

Justice Lippincott yesterday refused a trial
asked for in the Town Of Union election case. but
said he would have the papers sent the Supreme
Court
At the re ent town election fusion ticket led
by Emil Groth. contested with the Democratic
machine, led by Schlemm- The result of the
by the election boards a majority Of
fifty. Many ballots had been rejected. and the
Democrats asked for recount. The result was
the Democratic candidates declared elected
by majority of forty. The fusion party then
asked for trial under the law. but Justice
Lippincott denied it,
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEES APPEAL.

ARGUMENT PRESENTED IN APPELLATE DIVISION
IN CoFFEY's SUIT FOR REINSTATEMENT.
In the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday afternoon argument heard the
appeal by the Democratic General Committee from
the order of Supreme Court Justice Maddox grant
ing writ of mandamus requiring the committee
to restore Senator Michael J. Cofey to all the
rights and privileges in the committee. Briefs
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
FLAG UNFURLED FROM NEW POLE

To the stirring strains of THE Star Spansled
Bannea, played by the Navy Yard Band an i'm
mense American flag was flung to the breeze from
the Official hagpole near the Sands-st en-
trance Of the Navy Yard at o'clock yesterday
morning. Among those present at the ceremony
we're Major Thomas n Wood. in command OF a
battalion of marines from the barracks; Rear-Ad-
miral Philip, eommandant of the Yard and Cap
tain Frank Wildes, captain OF the Yard
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
CINCINNATI STANDS BURNED.

Cincinnati, Ohio May 2S.-The grandstand of the
Cincinnati Baseball Club, at Western-a and
Fndlay-st., almost totally destroyed by fire
at early hour this morning Only part of the
stand saved The loss is about $4,000 The
Cincinnati and Boston game scheduled for the
afternoon postponed. AS the Cincinnati team
hong Eastern trip tomorrow, the stands
will be rebuilt by the time they return to home
grounds.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
TINE FOR HALLE'S TRIAL SET.

Justice Fursman. in the Criminal Term of the
Supreme Court yesterday set the trial of Aaron
Halle, who shot and killed Mary Branngan in d
drygoods store at Eighty-sixth-st and Third-ave
several days ago, for the week beginning Monday
June IL Justice Fursman said 1t wholly i'm
the province OF the Court the case for trial
and refused to defer II for the objections of coun
sci Halle
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
MGLORYS NEPHEW DISCHARGED

Frank T. Campbell the nephew OF Billy Nc
Glory and proprietor OF the saloon No $40 West
Fifty-ninth-st., honerab bly, discharged in the
Harlem Court Yesterday the charge Of allowing
music In his saloon without license He was
Division ordered his discharge. CampbelPs lawyer
said later that he intends bring suit against
police and the city for damages for false arrest
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
FATHER AND son HURT IN A RUNAWAY

James Mackin, sixty years old. of No. "a Pacific
eve, Jersey City and his SON. James were riding
th wagon last night in Whiton-st., that city
when the horse ran away. The wagon was over
turned and father and We're thrown headony
and both were unconscious when removed to the
hospital Both are suffering from conclusion of
the brain and are in critical condition.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
HELD FOR TRAINING CHILDREN.

Takiyiro Takiyana, thirty-one years old. and
Yashitkro Kishi. forty-two years old, the Japanese
arrested a charge of training japanese children
TO be acrobats, were arraigned in the Harlem Court
yesterday afternoon. Gerry society agents had
found three children being trained to walk slack
wires, climb poles and do other acrobatic feats
No. III East One hundred a nd -ffteenth-st. kiEhi
said the children were his The in which
the men obtained control of the children Is being
investigated Meantime the men held for ex-
animation next Thuraday.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29

Patrolman Hawkins. of Glendale, Queens Bor-
ough found four children. from three to nine wears
old. wandering in Tompkns-ave. at 10 O'Clock last
night. The eldest said they We're the children
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles McChesney. Their father
tnsmih living in Tompkins-ave but he
Saturday the mother disappeared. There was moth
ing to eat in the house. On Sunday night they left
the house and wandered about the streets The
children will be turned over to the ChiIdrens So
cie
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
A BOZ pRUNKARp ARRAIGNED BY uorHER

Frank Hurtten, nine years old. OF No rs Trout
man-st., who. by his own statements and that of
his mother. is habtual drunkard, was sent to
the Disciplinary Training School yesterday by
Magistrate Steers. The boys mother was the com
plainant against the lad, and when the Magis-
trate heard the story Of the boys drunkenness
he said that the woman had done right bring
jng the boy TO court. 1t cut In the that
the boys father had been addicted to LIQUOR and
had gone insane about tour years ago.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
FELL FIFTY FEET AND WALKED HOME

Frank Josephs, an Italian, forty years old of No
sls East one-hundred-a nd-fourteenh-st, fell fifty
feet from scaffold at the third story of new
building at No. West One hundred "a nd seventh
st yesterday, and landed in pile of dirt An am
buiance doctor took him the hospital without
examining him. There il found Josephs had
only a slight cut. He walked home after the in
jury dressed ~ ~ ~
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
STUDENTS WORK SHOWN.

EDUCATIONAL ALLIANCE OPENS EXHIBITION
TO LAST TWO DAYS.
The Educational Alliance Sunday afternoon In
its building. Jeherson-st. and East Broadway
opened for two days exhibition of the students
work Drawings from life, clay modellings pho
1ographs and paper work by children were shown
besides the products of the cooks modiste's
arts On the third floor there were sections of the
Baron de Hrsch casses for immigrant children
of sewing classes junior, of Hebrew and religious
classes and meetings of boys and girls clubs The
klndergarten games were on the fifth and the
cooking classes the sixth floor, while the roof
garden. open for inspection, attracted many. In
the auditorium were held gymnasium, violin and
piano classes, patriotic exercises by Baron de
lirsch classes and physical training classes There
in the evening an entertainment held.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
LAWYER ARRESTED FOR FAST RIDING.

Samuel II. Valentine, lawyer, of No "A East
Fifty-seventh-st.. was before Magistrate Meade in
the Harlem Court yesterday. charged by the
bicycle policeman who arrested him with driving
automobile at the rate of fourteen miles an
hour Mr. Valentine said he had ridden at ONLY
SIX miles hour except through four blocks
where he had go a little faster to get ont of
the way of wheeimtn. His explanation was
accepted by Magistrate Meade. who discharged
him with 4 reprimand.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
HORSE RUNS AWAY FROM AUTOMOBILE.
THREE WOMEN THROWN FROM CARRIAGE-oNE
SEVERELY INJURED.

Westbury. Long Island. May 2S.-Charles Knight.
overseer the place of Foxhall p Keene, and
his wife, mother-in-law and another woman were
driving along of the avenues that skirt the
hills, when Knight automobile approach
ing. He jumped from the carriage and took the
horse by the head precautionary measure.
The operator of the automobile made no attempt
sacken speed. The horse SHE'D freeing him
self from the bride, and turned completely around
upsetting the carriage and throwing the women on
the pavement. The horse then ran away.
The of Mrs Knights mother was broken.
Her head badly cut and her side wounded.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
BODY OF BRIDGE JUMPER FOUND

PICKED UP OFF GoLD-sT, AND RECOGNIZED AS
THAT OF AUGUST PLASS.
The body of August Plass. twenty-five years Old
of No. 40 Vandewater-st. Manhattan. who May
II jumped from the Brooklyn Bridge. was yester-
day picked up in the East River at God-st. 1t
badly decomposed. Mr.. Mcguire, the keeper Of the
Morgue. where the body taken, recognized
marks the arm.
Patrolman Charles Plass, of the Oak-st station.
Manhattan, a brother of the bridge jumper.
sent for and identified the body positively by the
figure of tombstone tattooed the
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29

Michael Roe, twenty-five years old, of Woodside
employed as conductor on the New-York and
Queens trolley line, yesterday crushed to dea tn
between two The trolley pole of Roe's car
had slipped off the wire and Roe jumped off to
fix II. -
While he standing at the rear of his car an
other car backed down him and he was caught
between the two. go"
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
DRAWBRIDGE DAMAGED BY STEAMER

The Vernon-ave bridge Newtown Creek
is once more out of commission. Yesterday the
tramp oil tank steamship Bergenhaus, belonging to
the Standard Oil Company. knocked the draw off
r. 1t viii take at least week to repair the
bridge -
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
NEWSPAPER LEAGUE.

The opening game of baseball of the Newspaper
League will be played this afternoon between
teams from The Tribune and 1.-The Journal" The
championship season begins to-day, and the final
game will not be played until September 6. The
games will take place at the Parade Grounds at
Prospect Park.
New-York tribune., 1900-05-29
EXCURSION OF THE TEACHERS

The annual excursion of the Brooklyn Teachers
Association will be held Saturday June 2 The
teachers will leave the Bridge dock o'clock
on the General Slocum, bound for
Grove. West Point will be visited in the afternoon