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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
SUIT AGAINST HOWARD GOULD.
FORMER EMPLOYE ASKS $4,000 DAMAGES
JUSTICE FITZGERALD HEARS MO-
TON IN THE CASE

The action brought by Frank D. Mowbray against
Howard Gould 70 recover $4,000 damages for In
1uries he says he received when steward OF Mr.
Goulds yacht in 1893, up again In the Supreme
Court yesterday. when David d. Duncan. counsel
for Mr.. Gould. applied to Justice Fitzgerald to
before trial. by William V. Osborne, ConsulGeneral
London, England. In the office of George Van
Chauvin. No. 252 Gresham House. Old Eroad-st-.
London.
Pitt. according to the afidavits filed the appli
cation, lives at Wellington villa. Rowledge. Col
chester, Essex. and is able to throw considerable
light. 1t is said. on the reasons why Mowbray was
dismissed from Mr. Gould's service his valet.
Although Mowbray's action is for the injuries he
alleges he received he asserts that Mr.. Gould
broke agreement to keep him his valet for
the rest of his life at salary of $50 month. and
the S25,O00 he asks is based the American NOR
tality tables of life insurance.
MOwbrdy is an Englishman. and was steward
the yacht Hidegarde Independence Day,
1898. Mr.. Gould had a party of friends on board,
and after dinner he directed Mowbray to discharge
a number of distress signals. In hi complaint.
drawn by Edward A. Scott. Mowbray says that Mr..
Gould 'negligently ordered and directed him to fire
for years kept in damp place, and he objected TO
discharge them on the ground that 1t was danger
Gould to explode them or give up his situation.
He exploded several OF them in safety. but then one
his chest Mowbrav asserts e further that Mr. Gould
was extremely anxious that the circumstances
maS n Trb tn with m in
OF keeping his mouth shut on the subject, that he
T9d sPq Kim for e He that Nor Gqu s
cause and in disregard and violation of the con-
tract. after the Statute of Limitations had per
fected bar to his right to maintain suit against
Mr.. Gould for his injuries.
Mr. Duncan counsel for Mr. Gould denies that
such contract made. and that
such agreement TO be legal should be in writing.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.

Frederick W. Macauay. who gives his address
No 252 West Twenty-ffth-st., and who says he
had brokerage Office and employment agency at
No. 80 Nassau-st., arraigned before Magis-
trate Brann, in Jefferson Market Court, yester-
day on a charge of grand larceny. Three al
lege that they have been robbed by Macaulay of
money and notes to the value of 5000. The men
are William Lockwood. of No. 155 East Fifty
eighth-st.; Augustus Dusenberry. a lawyer. Of
Mount Vernon and Augustus Peterson, of No. %
Maple-st.. Brooklyn.
According to the story told by the complainants
to the Magistrate. Macaulay's plan to adver-
t1se for partner. Whenever any answered
the advertisement Macaulay, it alleged said
he was buying and selling saloons saloon sites
and represerted that the business netted n
nual profit of more than IS 500
Lockwood alleged that he gave Macaulay $3.50 in
cash and note for 81. 600, and that In two weeks
he got IS from Macaulay. Dusenberry had more
faith in the business than Lockwood and paid in
$1,000 cash. He later demanded the return of his
money. he alleged, and got 500 back. Peterson
only paid In So according to the story but gave
note for $500
Macauay held for further examination on
Monday. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
CANAL SURTEY BILL SIGNED.
PROVISIONS OF THE MEAsUREWORK To
BEGIN SOON.


Albany April Is (SpeciaD.-CIovernor Roosevelt
signed to-day the bill of the Canal Advisory Com
mission providing appropriation OF s2OoOo for
survey of the States canals. with the especial ain
of determining whether as estimated by the Canal
Advisory Commission. the Erie Canal can be con-
verted into barge canal and the other canals OF
the State improved at a total cost of 100000
In this act State Engineer Bond is authorized
and directed to cause the surveys 10 be made
The surveys plans and estimates provided for In
the act are to embrace all extra right OF way
required. and ali construction and Improvement
and all work proposed to be done in the coustrue-
ton and improvement of the said canals
The surveys are determine the cheapest and
most advantageous route, for instance. at Roch-
ester whether the Erie Canal shall be Constructed
and enlarged through the city Of Rochester or By.
passing the of said city. crossing the city
high aqueduct. by detour to the south"
Surveys also be made for line Of the
Erie Canal north of Syracuse 70 Oneida Lake. and
thence the Mohawk River.
The bill says the surveys for the improvement.
of the Erie Canal shall be:
For such dimensions as will give the said canal
feet in length and OF 10 feet draught. WITH cargo
capacity of approximately LOCO tons each The
prism of the Erie Canal shall have depth Of
not less than twelve feet of water Throughout
feet width, with such side slopes or vertical walls
of masonry rock as may be necessary 10 give
lips square feet. except in the vicinity of locks
aqueducts like structures and through cities where
notifications deemed advisab and necessary
There shall be depth of no- less than eleven e.
of water in the locks and over all structures. The
locks shall he not less than so feet long in the
and IS feet wide with II feet depth Of water
on sils. with capacity 10 pass at one lockase
two boats of the dimensions provided in this sec
ticn. and all the improved locks shall be provided
with machinery necessary for drawing boats In anu
out of such locks expeditiousy.
The surveys for improving the Oswego Canal are
to provide for deepening it a depth % not less
than nine feet of water. except over and across
aqueducts, itre sills culverts and other permanent
structures where the depth of water shall be az
least eight feet"
The surveys for the improvement OF the Cham
plain Canal are TO provide for deepening that canal
to a depth of feet
State Engineer Bond intends If possible 70 have
his corps of engineers for this important work Or
ganized and in the field by May l. hoping 70
have the survey completed and ready 10 be submit
ted 10 the Legislature OF that year BY January
1901.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
BILLS WHICH ARE NOW LAWS.
APPROPRIATION AND SUPPLY BILLS SIGNED
BY THE GOVERNOR

Albany. April 13.-Governor Roosevelt, after
conference this afternoon with Senator Ellsworth.
Speaker pro TEN. of the Senate. ard 5. Fred NixoA
Speaker Of the Assembly attached his signature 70
the annual appropriation bill and the supply ana
supplemental supply bills without dropping out any
items in any OF the bills Other bills which ne-
came laws were:
Senator q. A NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $4,000 for
the establishment of State hospital in the Adiron-
dacks for the treatment of inci9ient pulmonary
Senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $4,000 tSr
continuing the acquisition of land IN the AdironuaN
Park and for the extension OF the forest PreseT.s
pend $4,000 on the Zooogical Gardens in that cn
Mr. Fallows 's-Appropriati ting SS0Oo0 for the gus.
anttne Commission for retaining land and re-,
ing building for cabin passengers at HOFFMAN
Mr.. AlIds's-Authorizing the state Engineer and
surveyor to continue To cooperate with the psss
tor of the United States Geological Survey IN mss
ana appr1Pris ting $4,000 therefor ,,--.,,-,,on Of
horticultural knowledge by the agriculturaI station
at Geneva. and 2ppropriating sS010 therefor, ~,
acquisition Of lands BY the State Controller to
cGmmemoTate The battle OF Lake GsoTSe ~, amount
collected and lue from racing associations ter '''
Mr. Litchard's-Appropriati So SIS for the som.
pletion GonStructon and repair OF eertan oui"'DsS
Mr.. Post's-Authorjzing the Secretary OF sac
To designate two newspapers IN queens anu M
Senator G. A. Davis s-Reap prOpriating Ss.Ss 2.
an unexpended balance 10 increase the depth OF -
senator Making an additional apps Pr
priRtion of 100000 for bridge tending ana -
tending on the State canals in 1900 in Dea"AA~
Greene. sullivan and Ulster counties. - -. h. a.
Senator FOrG's-FiXing the compensation 70 y
lowed 10 publishers for the publication OF -.
notices and advertisements in cities or t sgo Tor
class required by law 0t Is cents for each .oiu
the first insertion and 80 cents for each suoSsS''
Insertion -.
Senator sells-Appropriat ting SSe l9 S,oxn
Improvement. care and protection OF !audS NnV
the Stony Point Peninsula .tv.
Senator Plunkitt's- Extending the time tnNssn
five years of the corporate existence OF the VfF"
Asylum Society of NSW-NOrk. ,hs
senator WilcoN's-ApprOrriattn S2lL-tz ZOE s,ars
support and maintenance OF the seNefai So
prisons. .,a,
Senator Notwithstanding the uniform cnars-
of cities of the second class provide for nd
ing fund governing the letting OF contracts -
the making OF emergency repairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
BILL TO DIsQU4L1FT uIDW1TEs SIGNED.
MAYOR VAN WICK SAYS HE WILL MAKE SHORT
WORK OF THE COMMISSION. IF IT
DOESN'T DO ITS DUTY.

There a hearing by the Mayor yesterday on
a bill to dsqualify all midwives present practis
ing in this city and to compel all midwives to OBJ
tain certificates from commission be appointed
by the Board of Health before being allowed to
practise Fifty members of the Association of Mid
wives were in the Mayors office to oppose the BILL
while State Senator Plunktt Sanitary Superintend-
ent Roberts and Superintendent jenkins of the
Gerry Society appeared in favor of the bill Sew
eral of the present contended that their
rights would be taken away by the bill. and that
the commission to be appointed would not give GER
tiicates to them, while the advocates of the bill
asserted that it intended to stop Illegal prac,
tices. The Mayor said he would sign the bill and
make short work of the commission if it did not
give certificates the who deserved to have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.

Washington April 1S.-The following Army. Navy
and Marine Corps orders have been issued:
ARMY.
Lieutenant Colonel OSWALD H. ERNST Corps Of En-
hman 12 h duties as member Of The
and relieve First Lieutenant Charles " Kutz
First Lieutenant EDWARD C. BROOKS. 9th Cavalry
eide de n Gamn detailed auditor Of the Island
The following are made in the 18th Infantry
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM O. WRIGHT Jr. from
MILEARD LITTLE from Company to Company L.
NAVY.
Passed Assistant Surgeon F. W. oLcoTT to duty naval
recruiting rendezvous. Philadelphia.
division oficer on the Prairie ''' '''S as
Naval Ga Scb n, Hint report mpmedate for duty
Commander P. GARsT. detached Washington yard April
10, and to command of the Michigan April 10.
Commander s. SCHROEDER. order March - modified
Detached Washington ward May 4. and o Guam vie
steamer of May II. instead of via Solace.
Naval Cadet l. SHANE detached Massachusetts and
10 North Atlantic Squadron.
Naval Cadet w. G. ROPER. the Indiana and to
the North Atlantic Squadron.
Lieutenant H. b. PRICE Dixie to home at
his own expense and await orders.
Lieutenant II. G. GATES to the Indiana April II
the North Atlantic Squadron.
Ensign w. TURPIN detached the Essex and ~ m.
Naval Proving Ground Indian Head.
Lieutenant ommander n; T. HOUSTON. detached the
Lieutenant w. F. FULIAM report May as executive
officer Of the Lancaster relief Lieutenant
Lieutenant L. r. DEsTEIGUER TO duty on the Massa-
Assistant Naval Constructor E: F. EGGERT detached
Norfolk yard in CO. anu u uu'S AZ
duty as Navigator Of the Michigan, April 10
MARINE CORPS.
Major CHARLES 1. McAUI.EY assistant ouartermss-
Ter granted leave of absence for six days April
Second Lieutenant WILLIAM q FAY 10 Marine Rar-
raehs Naval Academy. Annapolis. for instruction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
WILL BECOME DEACONESSES.
SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD TO GIVE UP
THEIR ORDER.

The Sisters of the Good Shepherd of the Episcopal
Church will voluntarily give up their order on
April %, when in the crypt of the Cathedral of St
John the Divine, Bishop Potter will conduct the
ceremony of ordering them to the diaconate. The
ceremony will be a rather unusual one The order
has been in existence for many years II being one
OF the pioneer societies of in the Episcopal
Church. II has maintained fresh air work at
Asbury Park and has done much charitable work
along other lines
a large part of the work of the order has been
parochal. and there have been questions of author
y between the recors of parishes and the superior
of the order. To further friction the Sisters
have offered to give up their order and in the
future will carry their work deaconesses.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
CONGRESS- DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

Portland Ore, April 1S.-The Republicans Of the
I'D Congress District to-day renominated NJ A
Moody for Congress. Delegates We're selected to
the National Convention but not instructed
Wellington, Ohio, April 13.-The Republican Con-
gress Convention of the XVIII District resumed
balloting to-day, at tire rate of one a minute and
after having cast 1851 ballots in all without ma king
a choice for Congressman. adjourned to meet ia
Norwalk May II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
MAY BE TROUBLE on CAPE NOME VESSEL.
CAPTAIN OF THE ALPHA AND MINERS ABOARD
DISAGREE.

Seattle, Wash, April f3.-Advices received here
to-day from Vancouver state that while the Brit
ish steamer Alpha at that port the Captain
demanded payment in advance for the delivery of
freight at Cape Nome Three hundred miners on
board the vessel refused to comply with the de-
mand The Captain is said to have declared en-
phatically that he would proceed some point on
the north and drive the miners ashore unless
they paid up. The miners agreed to mutiny if this
done. and Will put the Captain ashore and
steam to the Siberian coast The miners are organ
lied and armed and there is a large stock of pro
visions on board the vessel The Alpha left van
couver recently against the orders of the United
States revenue officers who forbade the vessel
landing her freight at Nome.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
STATEMENT FROM w. A. TURK

w. A. Turk, general passenger agent of the South
ern Railway Company. has out the following
statement:
The strike of the telegraph operators on the
Southern Railway and Alabama Great Southern
hallway has in affected the NOV.
ment OF our traffic Less than 10 per cent OF the
operators have left the service of the road and
the places of those who have severed ther con-
nections with the road have In most cases been
hIled. No apprehension TO the prompt movament
OF trafic over our line need be felt unofficial
reports to the contrary should be disregarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
An ARBOR DAY TION.
GOVERNOR URGES IMPORTANCE OF PREsERvA-
TON OF TREES
Albany. April 13.-The
following proclamation:

Albany. April 13-The Governor to-day issued the
following proclamation:
The fourth of May next will be Arbor Day. estab-
lished by The school children of this State
have planted more than two hundred thousand trees
within the ten years in which Arbor Day has been
recognized. Few similar efforts in recent years
have been more thoroughly commendable than the
effort to get people practically to show their
appreciation of the beauty and usefulness of trees
The steady tendency toward the dsproportionate
growth of cities renders ii all the necessary
foster the things of the country Thoughtful peo-
pie realizing and the immense i'm
portance of forests TO the whole community, and
although forest growth confers a special benefit
which could not be conferred by the growth of
the same number Of trees isolated one from the
other, yet the benefits conferred likewise by the
latter in their way almost great.
In most Of the districts of the State ought
ever to be cut down unless two planted in its
place.
The custom of tree planting should be favored
In every way. THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
POPULARITY OF THE AoUARJUu

Superintendent Jones OF the Aquarium says that
In the last year fifty thousand visitors called
at the Aquarium in Battery Bark than during the
preceding year. Superintendent Jones also an
nounces that about June ! Professor Bristol, of
the New-York University. will depart for the sta
ton at Hamilton. Bermuda. Several of his class
IL biology will accompanY him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
AS THE COMPANY VIEWS THE SITUATION
STATEMENT OF AN OFFICIAL CHARACTER AT
RALEIGH.

Raleigh. n. c.. April BIN the absence of the
first vice-presdent, A B. Andrews. of the Southern
Railway, his chief clerk, Henry w. Miller is man.
aging the strike for the railroad He said tonight:
Trains are moving regularly the main line, and
In this territory nearly all the offices open.
Those closed are unimportant stations. The office
at Selma was opened late to-day 1t is of the
most important offices on the whole line. being the
point at which the SOuthern's through trains turn
off on the Atlantic Coast Line for Norfolk. This
office is now in charge of Trainmaster F. A. Will
Jams, from Greensboro. After mis- arrival there at
o'clock all hostile demonstrations by strike sym
pathlZerS ceased AT two or three other points the
strikers have refused to surrender the offices and
at some Of them parts of the instruments have been
taken off to break the wires. This was done at
Wilson's Mills. and the office there is still closed
A Western Union lineman brings informatio
that the operators at Auburn and Garner stations,
between here and Selma also joined the strikers
to-day and closed their offices but as vet we have
received no official information of the fact. Last
night near Selma, some one cut several spans
OF the two railroad wires and five of the Western
Unions commercial wires and threw the wire into
the river near by. But these tactics cannot sue
coed. We have the situation well in hand and we
have more operators waiting for jobs than there are
strikers on the whole system.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14

n.
Surrogate Fitzgerald decided that so far as the
twenty-nine shares allotted in pencil were con-
cerned Tighe had died intestate. These twenty
nine shares about $4,000 and the Irish
relatives Of Mr.. Tighe, twelve in number were
entitled 10 their share Of that sum- Eight of these
helrs, living IN the town OF Devin, Ireland were
connected with the ancient family of Feather
stonhaugh and were represented by E H Moeran
kignoles, Kate Arthur, Emily Feat herstonehaugh
Harriet Daily. Jane DAILY, Frances Rodon. Maria
chapman and William Featherstonhaugh Lady
Mary Chapman, another Irish relative. was repre-
Neither the American heirs nor the Irish were
satisfied by this decision of Surrogate Fitzgerald
The Americans said the whole will pencil and
Ink writings together, should have been accepted
ano the Irish declared that if part of the will was
invalid 1T was all invalid, and the entire estate
should be divided If Tighe had died intestate
Instead of fighting it in the courts however
Ihey decided 10 settle their difficulties AMIGA by
IL was done by all the American heirs docking
their legaces by amount large enough 10 ma ke
UP about 10000 This will be divided among The
irish heirs and the pencil legatees By this method
Louisa VI. Peckham, who by the way is the wife
OF walton NJ Peckham, Of No 726 Fifth-ave and
not the wife or Wheeler H. Peckham. as was err
s2aDo which is the value Of fourteen one-hIIn-
oredths of the 100000 estate Augusta s Hoch-
staetter is the wife Of William J. Hochstaetter of
this city: Ellen C. Goldschnidt is the wife of Sam
uel A Goidschmidt, Of No 10 East FyFty-eighth-
St; Harriet G. Davenport is the wife of Theodore
Davenport. o. Stamford Conn; Anna Stephens is
the wife Of Ichabod p stephens of this citv:
Frances Isabella Dowd is the wife Of Willis Dovd
OF this city; Howard, Stuyvesant ]. Mayhem and
nc IIghe Wainwright are children OF the
tbs city. and Gertrude c. Kearney is the wife Of
Robert Kearney, of this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
THE BROTHERHo0D CONGRESS-.

AS a part Of the three day local congress of the
Universal Brotherhood now in session. a UNIQUE
entertainment in the nature of Greek symposium
VIII be given at the American headquarters No IA
Msolsoh-aVe., thls evening. The proceeds will be
devoted 10 Brotherhood humanitarian work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
STATISTICS OF THE STRIKE
FIGURES OF THE NUMBER OUT ACCORDING TO
THE GENERAL MANAGER

Washington, April 13.-Reports received by Cen
eral Manager Cannon to-day showed that in all 152
operators had quit work. Many of them, il was
stated, had returned to their keys. About four
teen hundred telegraphers in all employed by
the Southern Railway Company The places of
those who have not resumed work have been
filled in part at least says Mr.. Cannon by men
from the clerical force. who formerly worked at
the key. but had been promoted TO higher posi-
uons Mr.. Cannon characterized absurd the
ports coming from the headquarters of the strikers
declaring the strike to be a complete success and
asserting that the business the Southern road
there been any great delay to the service and
that in the of a train which reached a
station by the name of Alto, one hundred miles
north of Atlanta, just after the strike had
CURED. This caused delay of about four hours,
and incidentally prevented the prompt movement
of other trains, whose arrivals and departures
from various stations were secondary to af
fected by it. other delays less serious in conse-
by the failure of connections from other railroads
to arrive on time
containing reports from the railroad officials, Mr..
Cannon said that the Admission division of $50
teen had struck; the Memphis, the North
Alabama and on the Danville divisions, none had
deserted; on the Richmond division one had gone
out; on the Norfolk division, of 500 miles. employ
ing 1872 men, 80 had left their places, and on the
Washington division twelve went out, of
whom had returned. Those who had gone out, he
declared, included employees at relay Offices whose
services were not missed so greatly, as they had
occurred at other points. Mr.. Cannon to-day sent
telegraph operators in the employ of the company:
Our experience yesterday and to-day confirms
demonstration of loyalty and devotion to duty is
especially gratifying and will not be lost sight of.
that went out is less than 10 per of the tee-
graph force"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14

Ottawa. April l3-The demands of the telegraph
operators the Intercolonia Railway for recogn,-
ton OF the Order of Railway Telegraphers and the
granting OF fifteen holidays each operator In tho
year have been granted by the Minister of Rail-
ways and Endorsed by the Government
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14
LAKE FIREMEN Make DEMANDS

grant the demands OF firemen for more pay and
shorter hours before Monday next the men de-
clare they will go strike and tie up all the
harbor tugs at all lower Lake ports They q SIX
for $50 month and also that two hremen he
employed each tug instead Of one as AT present
A conference will b. held here tomorrow between
tug companies officials and representatives OF the
fremen.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-04-14

Washington. April 1S.-The following Army. Navy
and Marine Corps orders have been issued:
ARMY