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New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
ARRESTS FOR FAILING TO PAY r4zEs.

RUTHERFORD DETERMINED To BRING DE1N-
OUENTs TO TINE
Rutherford. Sept. 10 (SpeciaD.-The Borough Coun-
ell few weeks ago named Louis '. Koch. formerly
a soldier in the Regular Army. as Marshal and IS
sued warrant TO him for the collection OF taxes
In case where people refused TO pay arrests have
been made. but up 70 yesterday a view OF the bOr-
ough lookup led 10 immediate settlement
Marshal Koch had for some weeks tried 20 collect
personal taxes amounting 10 about S3 from Antonio
Paretu. local fruit dealer. who has kept stOrs
here for many years. The Marshal yesterday took
Pareti to the Borough lookup and kept him thers
for several hours. but he still refused 10 pay the
taxes. in the afternoon he taken TO Hacker
sack and lodged In the county jail The county
thOrities were in doubt about receiving hin.
the case being unusual. but finally consented
Paretti still in Jail tonight. and unless re-
leased by legal proceedings IL is said that the
county must keep him there until his taxes
paid
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
BISHOP DELEGATES CHURCH IN CORoNA

The new Church OF Our Lady OF Sorrows at
Corona, Borough of Queens. dedicated yester-
day by Bishop Mcdonnell at lO45 a. m. The Bishop
was assisted by Monsignor p. ]. Mcnamara A
solemn high mass celebrated by Monsignor
Mcnamara, Vicar General of the Diocese OF Brook
lyn. He assisted by the Rev. NJ G. Flannery
as deacon; the Rev, #, X. Dudeke sub-deacon and
the Rev. Thomas ]. OBrien master of ceremonies
Pauls Church. in Brooklyn, delivered the dedica-
tion sermon at the mass.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
TO OPEN THE NIGHT SCHOOLS

Fourteen elementary and two high schools will
be opened Monday evening. October g. for night
session, under the auspices of the Brooklyn School
Board They will continue in session Ave nights
each week for twenty weeks. with the usual inter
missions during the holiday periods. There will
be OF study substantially the same as that
adopted year ago. including all the usual Eng
lish and mathematical branches with special
studies and languages in the high school which
will also introduce courses in typewriting and
StenOgraphY.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
WOMAN RUN OVER: SKULL FR4cTrRyD

While Mrs Mary Campbell. OF No 1884, Newark
ave, Jersey City. was on her way 10 81 Narv,s
Cnurch yesterday morning she was knocked down
Sy a team OF horses owned by Frank clifford or
No 8. 81 F,aul-aVe:. and driven by Michael FItz-
summons. her skull was fractured and she was
SSITTlseu ABOUT the body. She was attended by Or
OGOfman and removed to her home FttxsimmOnS
" heid on charge of atrocious assault. Mrs
CampoeIs injury Is not thought to be fatal
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
MONUMENT TO ITS FORMER PRESIDENT

A handsome monument in memory OF Richard j.
Hutchinson unveiled in Calvary Cemetery
Queens Borough. yesterday afternoon. For six
years prior to his death Mr.. Hutchinson was Ma
tionaI president OF the Catholic Benevolent Legion
Yesterday large number OF the members of the
Legion living in New-York and Brooklyn saw the
unVeng. st. Nicholas Council. Of Manhattan
had charge Of the affair There singing under
the direction of Professor Mangold of the council.
Addresses made by Victor Dowling and w
J. Dealy. Among those present were President
Bernard ]. York of the Police Board and Supreme
Court Justice James A. Blanchard
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
MISSING DEEDS CAUSE SUIT OVER ESTATE
PROPERTY OF FREEHoLDER CARROLL. OF PAT
ERSON. IN LITIGATION

Paterson, Sept. 16-The first step In litigation in
vOlving title the estate of the late Freebooter
James Carroll which is estimated to be valued at
$26.O 600 taken yesterday when Sheriff Hopper
served Mrs. Annie Carroll Injunction pro-
hibiting the transfer OF certain land and buildings
in Ramapo-ave. pending the determination Of an
action instituted in the Chancery Court.
John Johnson, counsel for Joseph Carroll has
filed bill in chancery set aside certain convey
ances and partition the estate among the heirs at
law. When Carroll died he left widow who was
his second wife and three children-Joseph now
twenty-three years old and two minors Carroll
had financial difficulties and sought 10 save his
property. Several valuable pieces OF property were
conveyed to Mrs. Kelly. who transferred them
Mrs. Carroll.
II is alleged that deeds in the reverse nrocess
from Mrs. Carroll to Mrs. Kelly from, NJ
Kelly to James Carroll. were drawn and deIivercd
but for some reason not recorded. These convey
ances were placed by James Carroll in the safe T.,
his office; Mr. Carroll was taken suddenly sick
and failed TO place the deeds on record nh. iscdS
disappeared and were never recovered vs.
When Joseph Carroll attained his maioritv h.
believed that he would be recognized in tbe Iis
button of the estate. His requests were ignored
and he now seeks TO establish the existence Of tb
conVeyanceS. Mrs. CarrOlrS Ste0SOn homes 70 90
aside the conveyances To the widow and nrove 6Js
right. with the other children to an interest I'm th
original estate subject to the dover right oS ~
widow. The writ is returnabe before the Chen
celor on September % ''
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
zRREsTED FOR SENDING IN An Alarm
DRIVER CLEARED By FIRE DEPARTMENT OFF1-
GER WHO SAID HE DID RIGHT

GER, WHO SAID HE DID RIGHT.
William Russell. Of No. 42S East Eighty-thrd-st
a driver for the Horton Ice Cream Company was
on his way up Lexngton-ave. to his work at 4:3O
O'Clock yesterday morning when he saw flames
suddenly shoot out Of the trolley slot in the avenue
between OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES second and One
hundred-and-twenty-th SITS The flames blazed
up for distance Of nearly block about eight
feet in the air. Russell turned IN an alarm from
e-hundred-and-twenty -third-st and Lexington
ave, ana the hremen extinguished the flames with
send and little water.
Policeman Butler. Of the East One-hundred- and
twenty siXth-st. station. decided that Russell had
no right 10 turn in alarm, and arrested him.
He was later arraigned before Magistrate Hogan
in the Harlem police court and after telling his
story 10 the Magistrate, held in 500 bali for
further examination He did not have the money
and was sent downstairs to the prison
Russelrs employer, Mr.. Horton. was informed
but before he could get to court to bail Russell
out Fire Department officer appeared before
Magistrate Hogan and told him that Russell did
right in sending in alarm. He said the boxes
were placed the for just such emer-
gencies and that It was outrage to hold the
minute
Magistrate Hogan then reconsidered the case
and ordered paperR made out dischargtng Russell
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
YOUNG WIFE KILLS HERSELF

Mrs Juda A. Fleece, sixteen years old of No.
40 West Twenty-third-st.. died in New-Yorl, Hos
pital early yesterday morning from morphine
poisoning. Mrs. Fleece was found unconscious In
her home Saturday afternoon and was taken
10 the hospital Beside her was a bottle contain
ing morphine
On her left breast found a medallion of her
husband Charles r. Fleece. an agent for a New
IL Broadway. ~ "' +'o'
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
ERE LNLnRES GAS HORKS-

The works of the Hampstead Gas Company. at
Far Rockaway, were injured by fire late Saturday
night The fire started In the engine room through
the explosion OF some gasolene. The damage Is es-
ted 81 900.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
TUG SAVES A HELPLESS SCHOONER.
THE WINNIE LowR1E HAD LOST HER SAILS AM
WAS DRIFTING OFF SANDY HOOK.

The tug Wallace B. Flint. of the Hazard & Brain
erd Towing Company. while cruising off Sandy Hook
yesterday rescued the schooner Winnie Lowrie, Of
Boston. from a perilous position. The sailing
sell which loaded with laths for St. John, lost
her nainsail and jibs in the recent storm and was
drifting helplessiy close to the Hook. Even with
her anchor out she must soon have gone ashore
The Flint towed her Red Hook. where she now
lies.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
SKULL FR4CTTPED N JAIL.

PRISONER DIES IN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL
MYSTERY IN THE CASE
Elizabeth, Sept 16-FrOm injury sustained In
the county jail on Friday night prisoner who
gave his name Harry Davis died in the Eliza
beth General Hospital last night The prisoner
said he was born in England and was a rnachinlst.
and formerly lived in Bridgeport. Conn lie was
taken TO the jail from PlainfeId 70 term %
forty days for being disOrderly. Two hours aSrer
ne was lodged IN Jail an uproar was heard among
the sixty prisoners When WardelS DOdd and
Dyer rushed in they found Davis unconscious on
the floor in pool Of blood He at taken
TO the hospital. where he died from his injuries
without regaintng consciousness. .------
The prisoner had no papers ii his possession, and
unless Identifies him he will be buried n
Potters Field. The cause of his injury is being Il
vestigated The other prisoners say that he ssl n
a Mt and fractured his skull
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
CARS RUNNING INTO HICEENSlCK.
RESTRAINING ORDER EvADEp By THE NEWARK
TROLLEY ROAD.

Hackensack Sept. I6-The cars OF the Newark
and Hackensack trolley line are at last running
into Hackensack. The final work began on Friday
night, when the company evaded a restraining OF
der forbidding them 70 erect poles on the Got'
farm near HasbrOuck Heights. by erecting hisn
Ing feed wire. y trolley then drasssd
beyond the Gott farm, and the work Of gettins no
tracks into Hackersack was begun 10 was nniShsu
to-day and the car is now running from HacSens
sack to the GiOtt farm. where there Is "a break o
hve hundred feet BEYOND that the cars are 'N"
ming
The possession OF the strip OF I'VE hundred tes.s
IS now 20 be fought out iD the courts. Ffes4l,S -
Giles OF the Newark and HaCkensaCk SAYS "a
opposition 70 his road using The strip Is inSSissI
by the North Jersey Street Railway Coupds.ssr
which Is 10 approach Hackeusack from the 00A~'
direction
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
NEW EVENING HIGH SCHOOL FoR wo,,r,

new evening high school for women has ,,s,
oeen opened and is established in the new school
building In One-hundred-and-nineteen ha
tween Second and Third aves Miss Bell nr,no,os,
OF Public School No lOa has been placed in cbarra
ana instructors have been secured teach business
arithmetic. mathematics bookkeeping tvneur,,,
Slo stenography. In the department of lanRusgeess
tpesinRners and advanced classes are being formeS
"a rIeneh German, Spanish, Latin and Eneiieb
gwen gwen 70 tne study OF Shakespeare Practical das
BY a practical designer " "e''is Taught
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
CONTEST FOR CONGRESS NOMINATION,

A LIVELY TIME EXPECTED AT THE DEMOCRATIC
CONVENTION FOR THE WITH DISTRICT
PIanheld Sept. Is (SpeciaD.-Unless all signs are
deceivng there will be a lively contest in the
Democratic Congress Convention of the With
District in Bayonne on Wednesday afternoon.
There are three aspirants for the nomination
Frederick W. Park. Of Cranford Edward s. Wilde
of Glen Ridge. and p a. S. Man. of Bayonne
According to political practice the nomination
should go TO Bayonne this year, II that city has a
candidate upon whom it's delegates unite II IS
the only section In the district which gives a
Democratic majority, but In the last eight years
not nominee has been chosen from among its
Democrats. The Essex County section has had the
nomination twice and the Union County section
twice Whichever section Union County makes a
com animation with will the nomination this year
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
ACCUSED OF HAVING THREE WIVES
BROOKLYN MAN SAYS HE HAS TAKEN STEPS TO
HAVE ONE MARRIAGE ANNULLED

Stephen H. Hoyt, hfty-six years old was ar
rested on Saturday night at his home. No 73s De
Kalb-ave.. on charge Of bigamy. and locked UP in
the Adams-st station. warrant issued by Jus
tice Of the Peace Coons. Of Seneca Falls n Y
Detective Sergeants Mccormick and Brady who
made the arrest. said Mr. Hoyt was accused Of
having three wives. This denied by the pris-
oner, who declared that injustice had been done
him, and added that the young who had
caused his arrest. Arthur Bailey, the son of
the woman, Mary Bailey, whom he had married a
year ago at Seneca Falls. Mr.. Hoyt said the young
man paid him visit recently at his home, in De
Kalb-ave., and stayed several weeks, and he could
not give any reason for young Bailey's action Mr..
Hoyt acknowledged that he had married woman
named RoSbeck in 1895, but declared that he had
taken steps to have the marriage annuled.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
FALLS FROM A TROLLEY C4R.

Michael Craven. forty years old public school
janitor of Flushing, alighting from a trolley
car at Main and Broad SITS. Flushing on Saturday
night, when he triPped and fell. He struck his
head, and II is believed fractured his skull He is
in the Flushing Hospital and may not live,
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
ASKS HEAVY DAMAGES.

Hackensack, Sept l6-Ceorge Morrison OF Mid
iSnd Park has instituted suits for $50 eco DAMAGES
against the New-Yo and New-Jersey Telephone
C9Intany and the Gas and Electric Light Company
time aso by touching live wire.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
BODY OF A SAILOR FOUND.

Ihe body or an unknown man. about twenty
seven years old. five feet seven inches in height
was found yesterday in the river at Harrison-st
ntr ana taken tax n TO the Morgue, The had sandy
nalr ana mustache, weighed about one hundred and
a sailor. ~ 40 "'
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
CAMPAIGN IN UNION COUNTY OPENED.

ENTHUSIASTIC REPUBLICANS HAVE A B1G OUT
ING-SENATOR KEAN'S PREDICTION
PIainheld. SepJ. Is (SpeciaD.-The Republican
campaign in Union County was opened Yesterday
at the outing held In Gibson's Grove. between
Westaeld and Railway. under the auspices q
special committee of the county organization There
were nearly one thousand Republicans present IN
cludinS deleSationS from every town and city In ths
county Platnheld sent the largest delegation
about two hundred and dfty people from this CITY
attending
me most prominent guests present were I nlIs9
states Senator keaD. COugrtSSuan Fowler ana
State Senator Cross all of Elizabeth. Governor
Voorhees, was unable 90 bc hand he IS on
hts vacation in Canada In interview senator
kean said that ne had no dOUbE or New-JsrSey CIV
ing Mckinley and Roosevelt a large majority
Congressman Fowler predicted that New-Jersey
would give the largest Republican majority IN Us
history. excepting that Of lS96-
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
HIS NEW FOUND FRIEND 4 THIEF.
GUEST REWARDS his HOST BY STEALING SEW
ENTT-FIVE DOLLARS

ENTY-FIvE DOLLARS
Martin Albright, Of No 21s Broome-st Newark
met a prePOssessing young man f1 a saloon n
Sprngheld-ave on Saturday evening. The stranger
said he was Frederick B. Mckee. that he belonged
IN Boston. and had been in hard luck Albright n
vited his new acquaintance 70 take supper at hs
home
Albright'S daughter returned home from Ger
place Of employment and handed her father some
money, which he placed in roll of So and put Il
his pocket After supper Albright lay down on
lounge TO take nap and Mckee was LEFT alone
with him for a few minutes
When Albright aWOke he found thar Mckee had
disappeared and that his money had been al
Stracted from his pocket. Albright hasteued 20 the
Fourth Precinct police station and SOr the services
or two detectives. who watched the trolley cars On
the Newark and New-YOrk line suddenly AlbriSht
pointed 10 a young man sitting in q car and said.
There Is the man The person proved 20 be Nc,
kee. When searched 1T the station house the roll
OF bills was found intact in one of his pockets
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

A reigning sovereign whose identity is not yet
announced has written two volumes Of memoirs
which will be brought out this season. The
work is mentioned uncommonly interesting
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

Miss Geraldine Bonner, some of whose clever
writing appeared in the Sunday Supplement Of
The Tribune several years ago. has written a
novel which she calls Hard Pan" 1t is a
story OF San Francisco life. The Century Com
pany will publish II.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17
PATIENT DIVES From A WINDOW
DEL1R1oUs MAN ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL
DIES SHORTLY AFTERwARD

DELTRIOUs MAN ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL
DIES SHORTLY AFTERVARD
Charles Brown. twenty-tnree years old. OF Va
1s1 Pacihc-st.. Newark found in the street q,
a delirious condition Saturday evening. and "a.
taken TO st. Barnabass Hospital Becoming violss.
he was strapped t. his bed and left in charge OF
nurse. AT midnight. when he seemed quiet III
nurse left his bed TO attend patient at the otbs-
end Of the ward While the zone
Brown managed TO tear himself loose and. Jumping
upon table dived through window and fell ~
teen feet 20 the ground Getting his feet b.
swiftly across the yard, scaled a fence and
dashed down High-st- in the storm in a nude con-
dition- He captured and died two hours az
terward. Brown had pneumonia. the doctors say
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

A careful estimate Of the fees paid by visitors
to the various Shakespeare shrines at Stratford-
on-AVon shows that the town derives from this
source comfortable annual income of some
thing over $4,000
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

On the literary situation in England ."rbe
London Globe" says: The economy Of literature
is just now in the ascendant over literature IT.
seii; and ii is, Of course, the six shilling novel
That is making the trouble Authors ara M,
happy. because their rewards are too small and
increase much more slowly than their books
publishers are not happy. because their risks are
TOO serious; booksellers are not happy. because
their shops are choked with sluggish fiction: and
phiiosophic observers are not happv becausA
they are tired Of the dominance Of the novel
Only the Libraries happy:
For they lie beside their nectar, and the bolts ~.
hurld N--S OOi'S az
Far below them IN the valleys
The one certainty is that the Libraries ara
powerful and contented. AS for authors one
hears the most contradictory stories Of their
rates and fer gs. To show what curious con-
oltlons govern the fiction market we may man
non mat reader TO large publishing firm told
Us lhe other day that he has carte blanche IN
bring new authors into the fold. and he carro.
gel them. On the other hand the big man
are not 20 be hooked He was asked b,, b,
hrih 10 undertake a journey to a certain novelist
ana offer 1900 in advance on his next novel
put TWO If the great man took this lure he
Vhe reader) was 10 have a commission NJ sAo
Our informant declined the undertaking ha
cause he knew 1t was absolutely hopeless r,bu
is suggested the entirely new riddle: Where do
publishers find their books?"
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

edition Of Dickens which is TO bear the
name Of The Authentic Edition. is to be
brought out by his original publishers, the Chap
mars. A feature of It viii be complete gal
lery Of the drawings made for Dickens by
Hablot K Browne, Cruikshank and his other
artists. Each volume will have for a frontis-
piece a popular illustration reproduced in colors
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

Mr.. Walter Raleigh, whose book on Style
has had many readers in this country, has just
been appointed regius professor Of English Ian
guage and literature in the University Of GIas-
gov.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

A growing uneasiness as to limitation Of copy
right is apparent among authors together with
a growing insistence on the argument that
property in great book ought TO belong TO II
mans heirs much property in a great
manufacturing concern. 1t is held, moreover.
that perpetual copyright would be of as much
advantage 10 publishers to authors The
highly profitable publication Of cheap editions
OF books which still copyrights is pointed
out proof that neither publishers nor the
reading public would suffer under the conditions
Of such perpetual copyrights.
New-York tribune., 1900-09-17

Sixty editions have appeared in Germany Of
Father Hammers translation OF General Wal
laces novel "Ben-Hur.' The translator obtained
the authors consent to make some changes in
the story. in order. it is stated. to adapt it to
European ideas.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-20
AMERICAN OFFICER

Exonerated By French Government
From Charges in Paris Paper-of-
fered Gross Of Legation of Honor. .
PARIS, Dec. 19.-The French govern
ment has given the most emphatic de-
NAL TO, those French papers which tried
to involve the American embassy In the
Paris disclosures In connection with the
United States war departments knowl-
edge OF French gun secrets. by offering
the cross Of the Legation OF Honor to
Lieutenant W. s. Sims, the former
United States naval attache at Paris.
whom La Presse described as the per-
son guilty OF disclosing the gun secrets.
When the news was first published here
the antl-governmenth press attempted
to use Il as u weapon against the min
istry and La Presse accused. anony-
mously the ex-naval nttuchc of the
United States embassy, making the de-
scrlpslon so distinct that diplomatic cir
cles knew Lieutenant Sims was intend
cd, II said. among other things, that
He acted almost openly as u spy for
several powcrs.",
The news became public to-day that
NJ. Delcasse, the minister Of foreign ar
fairs, had offered the cross OF the I.ega.
tion of Honor to Lieutenant Sims. who
Is now on board tho bnttleshlp Ken.
lucky. AS the lieutenant Is n govern.
men Official he is unable to accept the
honor without the consent of Congress
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-20

as much to learn as the gunner Of
artillery. Ths laborer is worthy Of. his
hire In this case, II ever"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-12-20

rank. pay and allowances OF brigudIer
general Of the army. whose duties shall
be prescribed by tho secretary Of war:
fourteen colonies, etc., and In section
one, after fifteen briguhler generals
insert one Of whom shall be selected
from the coast artillery branch Of the
service and shnll have command OF the
coast artillry with 4 title OF chief Of ar
tlllery.'
II desire to invite your attention to
the necessity OF having the question Of
coast defences under an artillery OIL
GER. AS rule. department comman-
ders are infantry or cavalry officers and
matters pertaining to coast defense,
armament and instructions are passed
upon By them This amendment would
insure that tho coast artillery would be
directed. commanded and governed In
all matters Of instructions and discipline
by one head and with single aim by
an expert coast defender.
Coast Defenscs Under Artillery. :
ut Is OF first Importance that the sub
ject OF coast dafenscs be under an ar
tillery officer. He should be q. general
officer and have command of the forces
charged with coast dcftinses. or course
the size OF the artillery arm entities 1t
to brlgadler general. Indeed, with
1890 men. we should have major
general and brigadler general also. But
artillery officers for the present. would
waive the aJor general II they could
have the coast artillery commanded by
an artillery brlgadcr. 80 L43
concerning the pay OF artillery gun
ntrs in section seven OF this bill, the
provision should read: Provided that
irHt class gunners shall receive the pay
aud allowances of enlisted men of the
corps OF engineers OF like g-adcs; and
provided that n first class gunner Drl-
vate of artillery shall receive the pay
and allowances OF first cluss private
OF engineers. III
There 10 no reason why those artil.
lerymen who qualify MS first class gun.
ners should not receive the pay OF the
highest class OF enlisted men in tht
service. In order TO qualify as gunner'
of the flrst oass they must be able tt
use angle measuring Instruments, rang,
and position finders. have IL knowlcdg,
OF electricity In tclegraphlc work. know
the signal codes and have facility II
their use, have n knowledge of rang
tables, use of cordage and many me
chanIcal appliances used In movini
heavy weights. besides familiarity will
all kinds OF drills Infantry and nrtil
lery. The enlisted man In the army ha