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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
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SUNDAY, MAY 20, 1900.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN.-The carnival of rejoicing in Lon
don over the relief of Mafeking continued
throughout yesterday with undiminished fervor:
further details of the relief of the beseged town
were received from South Africa, but no official
confirmation; General Buffers cavalry under
Lord Dundonad reached Laings Mex. while
sClery's division at Ingogo, a days march
behind; the Berne Peace Committee has APP
Jealed to the Powers to mediate between Great
Britain and the South African Republics. -
The Boxer agitation in China is growing more
dangerous: German troops are protecting Amerl-
can missionaries at Shang-tung.
CONGRESS. The amendment to the
Postoff1ce Appropriation bill providing for
pneumatic tube service was laid on the table by
a vote Of g.. TO 16; consideration of the Clark
case was POSTPONED until Monday; exercises
were held accepting statues Of Benton and Blair
from the state of Missouri and a statue of
General Grant from the Grand Army of the
Republic. House: The entire session was
devoted to the Grant statue exercises
DOMESTIC.-President Mckinley intends to
visit his home in Canton after Congress ad
journs. 10 remain two or three weeks - The
credentials of the Boer ENJOYS in Washington
will be presented to Secretary Hay Monday,
and il is said that the delegates may possibly be
officially received. - Governor Smith of Mon
tana signed the commission of Martin Maginnis
as United States Senator - Senator DepeW
paid a high tribute to the founder Of Girard
College the 10th anniversary Of his birth
- No choice of a Bishop was made on the
twelfth ballot in the Methodist General Confer
in Chicago. and sentiment expressed
for indefinite postronement of the election
CITY.-Stocks were strong and higher. -
Winners at Morris Park: King Bramble, All
Green. Bonnibert Oneck Queen, King Barley
corn and Van Ship. - The Chicago Platform
Democracy held its State Convention and de-
cided to put off action regarding a contestng
delegation to Kansas City until after the regu-
lar Democratic Convention on June 3. - 1t
was announced that the Consolidated Gas Com
pany had secured control Of the New-Amster-
dam company. and that the price Of gas would
probably go up to 81 thousand cubic feet
- There was no indication of falling off in
the great number of immigrants coming to this
port - Miles J; oBrien was elected presi-
dent of the School Board of Manhattan and The
Bronx, to succeed Joseph ]. Little - A
woman arrested suspicion of throwing
the potash which burned Mrs. Cronin's face.
THE Neutrality-suspicious. for to-day: Fair
land cool The temperature yesterday: Highest
~ degrees; lowest, 80; average s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
GRINDING THE FACES OF THE POOR.

GRINDING THE FACES OF THE POOR.
The Tammany Ice Trust has been compelled TO
recede in part from its abominabIe proposition.
1t set out 10 increase the profits on its bloated
capitalization by doubling the price of ice to
the poor 1t was willing TO let the rich and pow
erful have ice at the old rates. at little adj
vance upon them. But with characteristic Tam
many brutality and arrogance it thought that it
had the poor and weak at its mercy, and it pro-
posed 10 wiring from them the last cent that
greed could extort from need. The fear how
ever, of losing votes among the victims of its
rapacity and the menace of powerful competi-
ton which might make its ring held stock less
valuable have constrained it TO modify its tao
tics, and ii now makes a great flourish of selling
ice TO the poor at rate which will not pay it
more than loo or 200 per cent profit. But the
lessor of its original Ubiquitous scheme will not
be forgotten.
1t is a lesson that has other applications,
equally direct if less obvious. Grinding the
: faces of the poor is not exclusively a Tammany
Ice Trust function. 1t is deplorable fact that
in one way or another the poor, who have the
least money and need therefore, TO get the
most for it. actually get the least for it. They
are as rule compelled to pay far higher prices
for the necessaries of life than are the rich or
even the moderately we'll TO do. Not only must
they pay more for the ice which cools them and
preserves their food in summer, but they must
pay more for the coal which cooks their food
and warns them in winter The tenement
dweller who buys coal by the palful the
bushei has TO pay from three TO five times as
much as he who can purchase n ton or more at
time. Suppose prosperous householders and
the rich Were compelled to pay from SIS to S25
ton for coal! And it is so. in degree. with
most articles of food The poor, who through
lack of capital or lack of storage room are com
PEELED 10 buy in small, hand to mouth auanti-
ties must, pay double prices or get inferior
( qualities. is generally the case-both
There should be in this state of affairs a preg-
nant suggestion 10 both philanthropists and
business men II is well in case of dire neces-
sty TO give food and fuel outright TO the Door
1T is incomparably better TO put them in a way
of earning and purchasing such supplies: and
that end than TO enable them to get their SUD-
plies of best quality half less than half the
rates they are now paying-at the same low
rates. that is 10 say, that are paid by their
richer neighbors: We say that TO enable the
jewellers in crowded tenements TO get ice at %
cents a hundredweight. at the far
lower rate which is possible, and coal at 81 or So
a ton. and all other supplies at corresponding
rates would be OF the noblest benefactions
Of the age And there is ample reason TO believe
that IL might at the same time be made profit
eAle business undertaking. We must not imag-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
self to answer. At present there seems to be
little doubt as to what her answer of it will be.
MR.. GARDINER EXHIBITS HIMSELF.


District Attorney Gardiner. at his latest hear
ing before Commissioner Wilcox on Friday,
/ made statement concerning his management
of important cases which is worthy Of both pub
lie and official attention. The testimony of Mr..
Gardiner is reported follows:
Assistant District Attorney Blake, who was
criticised by the Recorder, to me and told
me that the Recorder was very sore. He begged
me to placate him by sending an important case
to his court. l sent homicide case there and
the man was convicted. Justice Van Brunt, or
the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court,
the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court L
sent some of them to General Sessions to mollify
the Recorder He complained that the cases
sent him were not of note.
What do you mean by of note?" quered
Mr.. Untermyer.
"Of newspaper notoriety.'
The irresistible inference is that the in
question was that of Molineux, which, is
we'll remembered. thrown back and forth
between courts for no apparent reason, and
finally, to the general establishment, removed
from the Supreme Court and brought to trial
before the Recorder at a time when it was
commonly supposed that the District Attorney
would not care to bring case in which his own
reputation was much at stake before Judge
with whom he was publicly at odds. The event,
however, showed that the Recorder had no
prejudice against the prosecution, but rather
treated it with the grea test consideration. The
Tribune has hitherto expressed critical views of
some of the acts and rulings of the Recorder on
that trial transcendng proper judicial func-
tons, but the monstrous insinuatiOn of the
District Attorney that the Recorders conduct on
the bench can be controlled by such mean and
petty motives and that he can be ''placated'
and "mollifed' into making smooth the path of
the District Attorney by chances for newspaper
nOtoriety. calls for reputation.
In making this attack on the Recorder the
District Attorney makes a confession concerning
himself. He admits that with a homicide case
he willing to play politics. sending ii not
to the court where he thought it would be best
and most fairly tried, but where he thought it
own convictions, and, as he says, against the
advice of an eminent jurist he was ready to
sacrifice the interests of justice to making his
peace with the Recorder. AS we say, he doubt
less does outrageous injustice to Recorder Golf
but even If he did believe that the Recorder was
man who wanted an important for noto
riety, and in return would be "placated and
even rule in his favor. it honorable for him
to prostitute the character of his own semi
judicial Office by concession to any such as
sumed disposition?
This confession of juggling with cases and
playing battledore and shuttlecock with them
for personal purposes does as much to show Mr.
Gardeners unfitness for his office any of the
charges brought against him by others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

posed upon them In proportion to the profits OF
1.-The business. To say the least this is n sad
commentary on the intelligence of our legis-
"lators"
Other reports at the recent meeting referred
to the enmty exhibited by many Legislatures In
various States to the best interests of insurance
and the opinion was put forth that it would be
highly desirable that there should exist exclu
sive National supervision over the insurance
companies. 1t is not expected however, that so
radical step will be adopted at an early date
The protests against the unwarranted attacks
upon the companies in certain parts of the
country are fully justified. In time, I'M
doubtedly, the force of enlightened public senti-
ment will relieve the companies from the worst
of the expressions and exactions from which
they now suffer. But the officers of these cor
porations should bear in mind that it is their
duty to refrain from the extreme violence of
rivalry which inevitably tends to the loosening
the companies will insist that the insured shall
pay reasonable rates, and will adhere firmly to
the plan of bringing to bear every legitimate
influence to induce property owners to guard
more carefully against fire. If they will encour
age in every proper way the construction of
the most substantial buildings and the most
vigilant watchfulness over goods that in
sured, the years to come need not be blackened
with such record the destruction of more
than S15O000O00 of insured property within our
own territory
The fire departments of the best known cities
do not seem to have been falling off in eff
cheney. The trouble appears to be with the
insurance companies and with the owners and
guardians of insurance property. More rigorous
supervision must be applied.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

In retiring from the presidency of the Board
of Education and the School Board of Manhat-
tan and The Bronx Mr.. Joseph j. Little VIII
take with him into private life the respect and
goodwill of the community. Whatever differ
ences of opinion may exist concerning the ad-
minstration of the schools, the sincerity of MI
Titles purpose to promote their interests and
advance their standard is beyond dispute He
was made the object not long ago of a coarse
attack in educational journal by writer
who thought 1t smart to rdcule him as an
educational mastodon' and sought to win
cheap applause by applying that epithet to
public official serving his fellow citizens without
pay in a aborious place; but if he not unnatu-
rally suffered in his feelings from that unman-
nery assault he did not suffer in general
estimation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

1t is agreeable to know that plans are being
made for the Improvement of the beach of that
part of Coney Island which lies east of the
Ocean Parkway. 1t used to be the finest part
Of the whole beach, but OF late years because
of the ravages of the tides. 1t has been almost
inaccessible to the public 1t would be a splen-
did thing IL the Concourse could be reconstruct
ed as Il used TO be twenty years ago, extending
with fine broad stretch both east and west
from the Ocean Parkway, from the Brighton
Beach Hotel to the iron pier. New-York is much
closer TO the sea than most of our large cities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

inc that the Tammany Ice Trust is going to run
wagons selling five-cent bits Of Ice to the poor
lust for its health" or at a loss. Not by good
deal 1t expects TO make and will make, a
handsome profit out of it. So might coal deal
ers make a profit If they sent wagons directly
from their yards TO peddle coal in small lots at
the ton rate. SO would other dealers who should
engage in similar enterprises. The money OF
the poor is just good as the money of the
.;ay,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

Maize sure of -ronr TRIBUNE BY learning an
order for If at any cOnUenient ne1cs stand.
II The TRIBUNE is not found on sale on
any particular stand or any suburban
train, The TRIBUNE ariN be pleased to be in
formed of the fact.
Subscription terms, for Ne1U- Yorkers in
The country or abroad, 1pHl be found on
page opposite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

The Duke of Orleans. being requested to
resign from a London club on account of his
having approved obscene lampoons upon the
Queen. refuses and challenges expulsion, saying
he proposes to know IF hospitality signifies
bondage" We do not know what the clubs
reply will be, but 1t might we'll be that hos
pitaty does signify bondage-to the laws Of
decent manners
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

Bay Hampton" may be more euphonious
name than Good Ground. even than Pom
Quogue. But euphony is not the only thing to
be considered. Long Island already has so
many Hamptons that she has to count them
every night when she puts them to bed In
such circumstances. would not some more novel
name be preferable, it, indeed. the old one must
go?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

1t is fine thing to have set out fifteen thou
sand trees and plants along Riverside Drive But
how about the thousands of trees and plants
and stretches Of sward that are about TO be de-
stroyed along upper Broadway?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20
Business y oficcs.

The market is flooded with cheap Mineral
composition and doubtful purity To
only Carl, H. SCHCLTZS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

but 1t has surprisingly few fine bits Of beach
that accessible and open to the public for
driving riding and wheeling.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-05-20

People who pay 60 cents hundred for ice
will not be consoled by the rise in the price of
gas from 90 cents to 81.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
FOUL PLAY SUSPECTED
Joseph NOvak FounZ Hanging FROM
a Rafter

Guthrie, o. T., Aug. 21.-The Perry En-
terprise says: News reached this city
this morning OF the death of Joseph No
yak, an unmarried Bohemian % years of
age, who has been farming his brother
Franks farm nine miles northwest of the
city
Young Novak was in the city. Saturday
with George Soukel and Joe Cozel, the
former a near neighbor and the latter a
hired hand. While here he had darft
for $3.50 cashed and besides paying of
some small accounts he gave TO his
brother Frank Sunday morning $175 in
bills, leaving him something like $50 or $50
in MONEY,
Sunday he pitched hay all day and
about O'Clock in the evening he went
to the granary to sleep. leaving his hired
man in the house Between and 10
o'clock the hired man heard some dis
turbance as he thought at the granary,
and went out there, calling the name OF
his employer, but getting no answer. Go
ing close to the door he saw the foot of
a man hanging from the rafters, and be-
coming frightened ran to the farm of
George Cou5el and gave the alarm.
Coukel went back with him to the
place and found the body hanging with
one arm over the rafter. He at once cut
the body down and life was extinct On
examination a small round hole was
found in the right side of the head. near
the temple. Relatives of the deceased.
knowing of no reason for the man to
commit suicide. are inclined to the belief
that foul play was the cause Of his death.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
OTHER SIDE HEARD
Mrs. Florence Maybrick Pays
Tribute to Lord Russell.
WORKED IN HER BEHALF
Expects to Receive Pardon and
Release Soon.
WORKED IN HER BEHALF

London. Aus. 1.-THE arSt tine since
her life sentence, was Imprisoned eseven
years ago. Mrs Florence MaybFck lad
a private interview with her counsel. Or.
Clark Ben q New York. at Ay!eseusy
prison today. A portion OF the time eoun-
sci gave up to representative % the
Associated press. who. through the oOur-
tesy OF the home Office. was granted an
opportunity 10 talk 70 tae prisoner. Mrs.
made by the Liverpool Posi- on the late
chief justice Of England. Lord Russell
OF hillowen, former counsel for The prls-
oner. The only person up 70 the pres
ent who ever saw me alone" saia ale
TO the Associated Press representatiF.
was the chief justice When the Az
sizes were here last February. Lord Rus
sell came to the prison and asked 10 see
me, as was his Official right irrespective
OF anyone. When he vas starting 70 -
he said: Mrs. Mayhriek. I am doing ali
IN my power for your release. Whatever
happens. remember thIs-that Il there IS
one man in England who believed In yeus
innocence. am that man. II vas only
sells death. for I have not seen a news
paper FOR decade But I could not h
but feel that In his death al lost M
best friend. 1t Il an outrage m view o.
his constant and untiring efforts in ms
behalf that he should &c attacked now
that he is dead. ! fully appreciate AMI
am glad OF the chance OF expressing my
gratitude TO the officials in Washington
and 10 my friends throughout America.
especially the ladies, for what they arc
doing. II IL that alone which has upheld
me all these years. I have many friends
in England, too. and cannot ou, Believe
bot that the time viii soon come when
these long years OF captivity viii cease
and l shall be restored TO my mother and
my country.
For the last few days Mrs. Maybrick
has been in a hospital ward owing 70 a
slight Illness. but she Gays her health -
generally good.
Therecent United States memorial s.
sim IN the hands OF the home secretary.
Sir Matthew White Ridley. and NJ
Maybriek's friends are hopeful that wael
the answer comes Il will be a pardon.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
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TELEGRAPnIc nREvITIEs.

Rome. Aug. 2-Bresci. the assassin OF
King Humoert has asked for a post
ponement OK his trial untu witnesses
can arrive from the United States.
southn uzeton. Auss. 2i.-Ths North Ger
man Lloyd steamer. Allsr. which sailed
from this port for New York. has on
board 90 returning Christian EndeaVor-
eTs.
New York. Aug z.--Luther Edser;on
Newport OF St PAU. MINI. who Is al
legged TO have gone insane in a street IN
this city last niz1t. s better and tho
physicians think he VIII recover.
Greens5urg. Pa. Aug. 71-Exscutoss OF
the estate az Mrs. saeina Beer. who ~
Gently died at Madison. this stats found
$4,000 in a chest in the house. =. 80 %
II IN gold Ths house had been vacant
for some weeks
Constantnople. Aug zL-The sultan has
ordered Il committee 70 investlsats the
recent massacre Of 20 Armeniana IN the
sassun district Of Asiatic Turkey IN
the meantime hts majesty has relieved
All Pasha Of the command % Bitas.
Lawrence. Kan. Aux u.-Lawrsnes
Boyingt0n. assistant coach AZ Cornell
last year. today wired his acceptance %
an offer 10 coach the University %
Kansas football team this sau. He viii
arrive IN Lawssncs at an early data
Tasweil. Va, Aug. IA wreck az
Maxwell. six miles from here en- thu
C1inch valley division o. the Norfolk ami
Western. occanrsd yesterday resuitinE n
the death q two tsalnmsn. ". o Alien
and ~. = Marshall. ami the Wouud3ag
u seven others.
Rome. Aug. 1.-Fisid Marshal coBnt
Won waidersee. comm anaer-in-chfef -
the allied forces IN Chirs. arrived here
iris evening He win taxa breakfast
with king Victor Emfnsnssi ard the
minister q foreign Affairs. Marquis VS.
c9ntl-Yenosfa. tofnorr6w morning
81 Louis. No. Aug 21.-Jufgs John
Cromwell Orrlck. sx-fpeskef q ne ~
sauri houae o reprss@ntaffse~ Who was
chiefly Instrumental ~ restoring the eai-
lot 20 secearf31lats 81 Nissy8ri w5tho4t
fhena - take re saih q by
atty. died today.
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Society - AHner8csn Florists al Ofna-
1asafsJ TferfieultaSisfs opened here 20
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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-22
IN SESSION AT WEW0KA
Dawes Comm ssiea Doing business
With Full Force.

South McAlester, 1. T., Aug. H-The
Dawes commission. with a full force az
clerical assistants, is in session at We
woka. the capital of the Seminole nation,
some sixty miles west of there. Acting
Chairman Tams Bixby is present and di-
recting the work of the commission.
Governor John F. Brown, and the four
teen town kings Of the nation are pres
ent cooperating with the work Of the
commission. A. s. McKennon, attorney
for the Seminoles, is present as counsel
! for the Seminoles.
This meeting was called for the purpose
of closing the Seminole rolls, prepara-
tory to final allotment, and marks the
/ beginning Of the closing up of the affairs
of the five civilized tribes. 1t is the first
step in the plan of alloting the lands of
the five tribes under the Dawes commits
sion that has been closed UP.
In order that allotment may be made,
two preliminary steps are necessary: The
closing of the roles and the appraiSe-
ment of the lands. The appraisement Of
the lands is in progress and will be com
pieted in the Choctaw, Chickasaw and
Seminole nations within the next few
months.
The Seminole census, preparatory to
making the final rolls of citizens, was
taken by the Dawes commission some
two years ago. Under the law under
which the commission was then pro-
ceeding there was no provision for clos
ing the rolls, as persons were continu-
ally dying and being born Upon the sug-
gestion of the commission the seminoles
made supplementary treaty, providing
that their allotment rolls should be closed
and made as of January /, 1900 The
agreement was drawn and signed by the
commissioners on the part of the United
States and the Seminole faction. It was
transmitted to Washington and ratified
by the last congress, and later by vote
Of the Seminole people. It is under this
agreement that the Dawes commission is
proceeding to close up the rolls.
The work Is conducted by calling to-
gether before the Dawes commission the
fourteen head men throughout the Semi
mole nation known as town kings II is
the duty of each of these men to look
after the people in each community and
attend their to enrolment annuitfes. and
in fact, guard and protect all their in
terests in the tribal property The CEN
sus roll made two years ago by the
Dawes commission is taken as a basis
and the town kings give such informa-
ton as will enable the commission to
strike off all names of persons who have
died and add the name Of persons who
have been born from the time this census
roll was made two years ago. up to and
including January !. 1909. The commits
sion has been. in session since last Tues
day, and the session viii continue for
several days yet. When this work shall
have been COMPLETED the final rolls will
be made up and transmitted to the sec
rotary of the interior for approval, as
provided by law.
Immediately thereafter, or certainly
within the next few months, the lands Of
the Seminoles will be allotted, and the
work of the government in the Indian
Territory, as to that nation, will have
been completed.