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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
An ARMY AT WORK ON SNOW.

TRAFFIC SLOW ON SURFACE L1NEs-TH1RD RAIL.
AGAIN WORKING.
About three thousand men and half as many carts
were engaged in cleaning the and slush from
me streets yesterday The contractor declared last
night that he satisfied with the progress that
had been made, but the streets were far from be-
ing In a satisfactory condition The street clean
ers found a powerful ally In the sun which re-
duced the snow to water fast that the sewer
basins IN some Instances unable TO take care
OF the flood
Service on the surface roads painfully slow
owing 10 the slippery tracks and the fact that al
heavily loaded wagons found it impossible TO get
along anywhere except in the cartracks. As soon
as the thin coating Of ice had melted from the
third rail in the Flth-aVe. division the elevated
railroad, the motor We're put on and ran
without any trouble
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
THE BRIDEGROOM WAS DRUNK.
PECULIAR GROUND ON WHICH A MARRIAGE IS
ANNCLLED.

The marriage OF Louis Lachman and Pauline
Cohn Lachrnan annued yesterday by Justice
Slower in the Supreme Court. Lachrnan asserted
that ne was drunk at the time the marriage cere-
mony was performed. Rbbi Perez Rosen said
that ne married the couple in a grocery store on
ten on grocery paper.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
CITIZENSHIP LEAGUE TO HAVE 4 HOME.

The Good Citizenship League OF Flushing. has
approved plans for a building, submitted by
D. Edison Gage. The city authorities refused TO
allow the old Town Hall to be used for public
semblages. Rowland Leavitt decided the League
a plot IN Sanford-ave.. next to the Baptist Church.
The League has now about $1,000 in its building
fund The building will have auditorium
and gallery seating three hundred people, and
other rooms The the building will $50
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
WARNING TO NEGLIGENT POLICEMEN

President McGiu Of the Jersey City Police Board
at a meeting on Thursday night arraigned the
geants and roundsrnen for negiectng 70 report de-
Iinquent patrolmen. He minated that an invest
CARTON would be made The Board mas recently
imposed number of severe penalties on de-
hmm
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
A FIRE N DYKER HEIGHTS.

The story and attic frame house occupied by
Walter L. Johnson. Eleventh-ave. and Eighty
second-st-. Dyker Heights, burned out by IRE
early yesterday morning: The loss is PLACED at
$1,000, or which sum 5000 is estimated TO be the
loss on the furniture. The house was owned by
TAom2s L Penheld. OF Port Chssrer. - 7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
ELECTION OF A FREEH0LDER CONTESTED

Elizabeth. March 16 tSpeciaD.-The friends OF J.
T. Higgins. who was the Democratic candidate for
Freebooter in Linden Township are contesting the
election OF Henry KrOuse Republican. II Is alleged
that mistake made in counting the votes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
GRAPHITE COMPANT NCORPORArED

Trenton. March l6-The International Acheson
Graphite Company, capital $S,OooO0. filed articles
of Incorporation here to-day. The company by its
charter is empowered TO manufacture graphite
and carbon, and all graphite articles. including
paint and stove polish
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
v4y BrRyED TO DEATH IN BARN.

Brunswick. March l6.-Fhe barns attached TO
the Hotel Brunswick al Metuchen. were destroyed
nv fire last night. The storm a its Insight
when the fire broke out. The body OF Martin Will
Jams a track walker on the Pennsylvania Railroad.
was discovered the ruins OF the barn Today 1t
is supposed that ne into the barn 20 rest fell
asleep while smoking a pipe, and that the place
was afre in that way
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
PART II.
FOUR PAGES.
RAILROADS.
.-rrov TAKEN AGAINST LEASING THE
FTTCHBTRT LINE.

,.s.on March is-w. Seward Webb and George
- pb;IHns Of Vermont have brought bill in
-,-,- IN ne United States Circ1ht Court against
- T7os-on and Maine and the Fitchburg rail-
Ids together with Governor w Murray Crane.
,+,a-s7r Governor John l. Bares and Edward
- -y.74o-5 Treasurer Of e Commonwealth. to
.....r the execution of the proposed lease Of the
-,.br,7-r Railroad the Boston and Maine and
: -, rhe voting of the 5000 shares of com
70 s-o~E held by the Commonwealth for such
purpose. 49, .s.o,- ,,;t1 as loldars Of rra-
S.(olx in the Fitch burg. complaining that the
lsrseS lease will work in violation OF the rights
p - -efe~-es stockholders in the Fitchburg, and
o. sr571re them They also complain that the
&c. md Maine is financially strong enough
boso1- 45,a weight which the lease OF the Fitch
to ali impose upon Il. together with the hanan-
DuIIe r,,-5e~7s the former road already has as
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
Nm CHrRCH rO e. DEDLC4rED.

Caldwell. March Is (SpeciaD.-The members of the
Methodist Church in this place viii dedicate their
new building in Bloomfield and Washington ayes,
on Sunday. The dedlcatory viii be preached
by the Rev. George P Mains OF New-York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17

REFEREES APPOINTED.
Supreme Court.
Bv Lawrence. J.
Franklin Savings Bank =mtth-Edward h Schell
Warrington Tonlpkfns-Willau 7. Gray.
Lewis Mever-Edward B. la FetTa
By Bischon- J.
Kraus Mendlowrz-John E 3rodsky.
Buckbee agt Buckbee-I.ous B. Hasbrouck.
United States Trust Company agt Forster-Charier l.
Van De Water
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
Supreme Court
BY Lawrence, ].
). Irving Freeman agt. Edgar e siose-Harod b.
RanEine.
BY Bischoh. IT., J.
James z. Garner sgt. Nathan Edwards Ell al-Joseph
F. Kennedy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
SUGAR TRUSTS VAR T4I SUIT.
WRIT OF cERT1oRARI ORDERING TRANSFER 0F
TIE PAPERS ALLOWED.

Trenton March 10 (speciaD--Judge kirkpatrick
in the United States Circuit Court to-day allowed
a writ OF certiorari ordering the transfer of the
papers in the suit the American Sugar Rein
ing Company against Wjgusm .. Rutan. OF
Newark, for s250GoG and the production OF the pa
perS within ten days.
Mr.. Rutan. Collector OF Internal Revenue Tor
the Fifth New-Jersey District. collected during
1895 about Sg7 09 from the company, special eX-
else tax. under the War Revenue act The com
pany contends that the tax did not apply in It's
case The suit is intended 10 test the constitJ-
tiOnaliUy OF the law
The writ OF certiorar was allowed on motion OF
United States District Attorney Watkins. who rep
reSeutS MIR Rutan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
THREE SETS OF TWINS N ONE NIGHT

Morristown, March 16 (SpeciaD.-Three sets or
twins horn in the town OF Mendham last
night. The mothers Mrs. J. ". Garrahrant, Mrs.
Charles Freeman and Mrs. Frederick Guerin.
ki-terA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
NEW-JERSEY NEWS.

The election of Democratic Mayor in Bridge
ton on Tuesday is Indication that the Re-
publicans down that way have not yet pulled
themselves out of the factional troubles which
gave the Democrats such long lift in Cumber-
land County last November
The story that Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson is
camping on the trail OF Governor Voorhees,. who
is credited with the desire TO be delegate-at-
large to the National Republican Convention, is
at least three months old. It has. however.
just made it's second appearance. This time 1t
comes by way Of Philadelphia, and is supposed
to have been held up by the Manayunk author
tiles the Selectmen Of Bristol.
The Essex County Democratic Committee has
declined to pass a resolution indorsing Mayor
Seymour for denomination in Newark. The
sticking point is said 10 have been the fact that
the Mayor has so far refused 10 name a Demo-
cratic successor to John s. Gibson the present
Republican Controller of the city. although his
term expired some time ago.
The Anti-Spring Election bill. which has been
hanging about the corridors of the State Capitol
for the last six weeks. waiting for somebody 10
introduce ii TO the Legislature, has probably
been put TO sleep for this year. canvass of
the eleven Essex members showed that nine of
them were opposed to the measure As Essex
active supporters of the bin. and inasmuch as
Essex was divided while Hudson without
Republican representation the idea appears 70
have got abroad that the best thing to do with
the bin to let it take a nap.
The announcement that Frank Bergen will be
candidate for Congress has his sanction to
this extent: Congressman Fowler has been
honored with three terms in the House Of Rep
resentatives. and he certainly has received the
usual courtesy of the party and little more.
I will not stand in the way of oppose an
Essex County candidate. but if Union County
is to be again honored I should be pleased 10
accept the nomination" Referring to Mr. Ber-
gems possible candidacy, of his home news
papers in the With District says: Mr.. Ber-
gen has a reputation a hustler. and if he
goes in to win the nomination he will stir up
things In way that they have not been stirred
in several years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Supreme Court-Specia Term-Part IIBefore Bschoff.
J.--Court opens 1870 a. n. Elk parte matters
Surrogate's Court-Ch ambers-Before Thomas. s.
Court opens a, 10 80 m No day Wills for
probate: Meissner Stene, Celia r Damn.
6-ecelia ]. I>oux James Classy, 1890 N
City CouTt-specia Term-Before Fitzsimnns, c. j.
opens a. m Motions 1890 a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-17

Mayor Seymour OF Newark sent TO the Common
Council last night the nomination OF Frederick T.
Johnson for Controller for a term OF five years.
Srhe nomination tabled for two weeks
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
THE SPEEDWAY.
MANY BRUSHES RESULT IN BIG SUR,
PRISES- 2:1415, BEATEN
BY SALIENT

With the weather warm enough to be comfortable
for a spin behind trotter there was a remarkable
midwinter outpourtng Of road riders and onookers
at Speedway Park yesterday Probably five thou
sand persons the morning brushes on the
speeding ground north of Washington Bridge and
much larger crowd swarmed the sidewalks along
the "toboggan slide" south OF High Bridge in the
afternoon The contests of the crack trotters and
PAGERS resulted in big surprises for the know
ing Fast records were at discount many
Of the best horses in the contests OF the day
being green that never heard the bell ring on
racetrack
E. E. Smathers who owns the great little trotting
mare Alice Barnes. 211h. introduced one Of these
green trotters that proved to be Speedway star.
She Queen Wilkes. a little bay by Lex
ington Wilkes. that Mr. Smathers bought OF Charles
weiland about year ago. George Spear. the pro-
fessiOnal rensman, sat behind her yesterday, while
her owner drove Alice Barnes. The two handsome
little sent down the stretch in a spirited
brush, and TO the surprise of all who the con-
test the mare without record showed she Grand
Circuit winner the way from the bend in the road
down to the rising ground near Washington Bridge
Mr.. Weiland, who sold Queen Wilkes for some
thing like $1,000 within two months after buying
her for $500 brought out another speedy green ons
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
HE THOUGHT TT WAS A GHOST
POLICEMAN MET AT NIGHT AN AGED
SOMNAMBULIST WITH WHITE BEARD
AND IN A WHITE GOWN.

Patroin,an MCGOWAN Of the Atlantic-ave. station,
BROOKLYN was startled yesterday morning at
o'clock by seeing what an first seemed to be a
ghost The policem: n was his post at Atlantic
and Ralph aves when white robed figure slowly
came down the street Steadily the figure advanced
MCGOWAN cutched his beh nervously rubbed MS
eyes looked about TO see if any one was in sight
and then started of in the opposite direction
Suddenly repenting of his fear, MCGOWAN turneh
around and with his hand frInly casped around his
night stick and with wobbly steps, he started tow
ard the white robed figure On 1t came LOOKING
neither 10 the right left McGowan's courage
oozed rapidly away but he backed up against d
telegraph pole and waited
As the figure came nearer the patrolman grew
holder but what he puzzled him sorely' IT
was a man an old man. with white beard. ne
was dressed in a night gown and pair OF STOCK
inss over HIS arm dangled pair of trousers.
II was a cold night. but the old man hao no otIeL
clothing. He walked by the policeman; ms Txes Iye
fowan finally decided TO investigate and, reachlns
out grasped the white robed hgure hrInly py @ tlie
The old man gave starr! d tnTo snHeu e1d 70
through his body and he began 10 SNAKE anu "
mutter Something unntelligible. Patrolman NC
Cowan led the old man into the shelter OF a nag
mans shanty and called Tor an aIlDuIdh' nr,,,.
The ambtiance surgeon came from st. Mary
Hospital When MCGOWAN related ms sl9Iy IN, tre
doctor told him that II was case OF I5
mind so that he was unable to tell where he iiVed
or who he He was taken 70 Tue ~ nosi Is a.
where he was treated to ward on the eIec's Vi MS
4sfer he recovered sufficiently to say that his
name was John Felix and that he ived Win Win MS
son FNrs nix in Prescott Place, near Atlantc-aVe
Yonng Mr. Felix went to the hospital ana look
his father home He said that his rather was
eigbty-five years old and had been af1lctea WIN
80 20 irnovy how the father got out of the house.
as the key is usually taken out of the door.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
THINKS THERE ARE GREAT THINGS AHEAD
THE REV. DIR. DAVID GREGG PREACHEs ON FROM
THE NINETEENTH CENTURY TO THE
TWENTIETH"

The Rev. Dr.. David Gregg. pastor of the
Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian Church. Brook
lyn, yesterday morning took for his theme From
the Nineteenth Century TO the Twentieth the Spirit
in Which We Should Cross the Line" The Doctor
enumerated the different gifts of the centuries to
the nineteenth century, and spoke of the progress
of the closing century social moral and spiritual
lines. as illustrated by great historical incidents
DIR. Gregg said the line between the centuries
should be crossed with unfalteTing trust in God
with the vision Of the Golden Age which is the
age OF the future. He believed there were great
things yet ahead in inventions. discoveries and
growth. in proportion 10 loyalty to Christ The
inventions of the nineteenth century came through
Christian instrumentaty in Christian lands. and
the world needed 10 reach moral level before II
could be entrusted with them. If Greece Syria and
Rome had received the inventions of dynamite and
steel guns they would have exterminated the ma
uons OF the earth. Those inventions were not given
10 Them because they We're morally ready 70
receive them Christ opened up the forces Of
nature In proportion He was allowed tn rat1n
in the souls OF rs"
The last praise service of the century in the
chlrch was given in the evening. Dudley Buek's
Midnight Service" was rendered by the quartet
and chorus of thirty-ive voices and DR. &c.
preached ten minute sermon. 09e
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
EXCITING CROSS COUNTRY RUN.
CONTESTANTS OF THE PAsTIME ATHLETIC
CLUB ENGAGE IN A SPIRITED STRUGGLE.

About dozen runners took part In the cross
country run of the Pastime Athletic Club yester-
day. The vctors loudly cheered at the finish
by the club members. who had gathered to en-
courage the plucky runners to final effort. Tne
start was made from Huber's Hotel at One-hun-
dred- -sxty-hrst-st and Jerome-ave. The course
was up Jerome-ave.. Fordham Road. Mott-ave..
through Cedar Park to River-st., and back to
Huber Pond.
The winner Rudolph Pfnortner, who got in
first by a few yards, after a desperate struggle.
ID. Lynch finished second; f. Rathgaber, third; z.
Fagin, fourth, and p. Soutar fifth Lynch and
Rathgaber had two minutes start. Soutar and
Fagin ran the ice of Huber Pond the
finish, but the other runners apparently
afraid of possible ducking. and they went around
the pond.
badly scratched while Fagin got mixed up
in an argument with barb wire fence. coming
out considerably the for wear. Several
other exciting features of the run caused the ath-
letes to vote 1t OF the most pieasurable of the
season The Pastime Athletic Club will hold
similar every week through the winter.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31

Club has arranged entertainment for the sole
purpose Of raising enough funds to send one or
more Of its best men to Pittsburg to try for Ma
the Pastime Athletic Club and the Union Settle
ment Athletic Club make strong feature of
teur boxing, and it is thought that the three
clubs will have representatives at the National
tournament.
Among the local wrestlers there is also consid-
cradle activity. and two have already made plans
to compete. William Nelson, of the ST. Georges
Athletic Club. will be a competitor in the los pound
class, and c. c. Mitchell. of the Knickerbocker
class.
Entry blanks and full information can be OBJ
tanned by addressing T. H. Laidley, jr., No. 5O7
Wood-st, Pittsburg, with whom the entries close
January u, 1901.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
TWO DEAD FROM GAS.

John J. Cullen, a printer thirty years Old VINO
lived with his wife and FIVE children at No "a
East Fightv-thIrd-st and a young woman sup
posed to have been Minnie German. were rouhu
dead early yesterday morning In room IN 'he
Florence Hotel Eighty-sixth-st and Thlrd-aNe.
They had been asphyxiated by gas The theory u
the pOlice is that the deaths were accidental
The couple entered the hotel at $40 o-clocA VS. S
terday morning. while both were under the iHo
fluence of liquor and engaged the room Ao9us
o'clock William L. Barber an employe or the PLaS'
He forced open the door and found the ooSss SsS
Mrs Cullen called at the East Eighty-nintn-ss
station and said that she did not know the dsss
woman The oldest of her children is hve years
old and the youngest two weeks.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
FINDS HER LONG LOST BROTHERS.
REUNION OF MEMBERS OF A FAMILY AFTE
THIRTY YEARS OF SEPARATION. (


has been reunited with her brothers, Adolph and
Simon Ruffn after long search for the members
of her family, who have scattered since their
arrival in America from their home in Germany
generation ago. AdoIph Rufin is gasfitter of No.
% Congress-st.. Brooklyn, and Simon Ruff1n lives
AT No. 4s5 Eighteenth-st Brooklyn.
The reunion took place at noon on Saturday at
the Grand Central Station, the arrival of the
train that brought the sister from the Connecticut
town. So many years had passed that the sister
had written to her brothers to red rosettes
CT ribbon in the lapes of their coats. that she
might recognize them. She also rosette.
and on the arrival of the train there a happy
reunion.
In the early sixties the Ruffn family. consisting
of mother father and five children. emigrated to
America from their home in Germany. Soon after
their arrival the parents died. and the children
were obliged find homes among strangers. Mrs
Darwin r. James of Brooklyn, hearing of their
plight. found homes for them.
Conn. where she was adopted by the family of
Professor H. w. Carter, and has since then lived
with the Carter family. AS the years went by all
trace Of the brothers was lost and she spent many
dollars for advertisements asking for information
of them. She paid for hundreds of advertisements
cities.
Professor Carter came to this city recently and
on looking through Brooklyn directory discoV-
cred the name Of Annals brother Adolph. anna
searching for her Her two other brothers died
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
CHURCH AND THE TWENTIETH cEyruPY ;,

The Church and the Twentieth Century was
the subject OF the sermon by the Rev. Cortland
Myers yesterday morning in the Baptist Temple
Brooklyn.
The dawn of the twentieth century" said Mr.
Myers. lis the brightest hour in the Kingdom Of
God. The contrast between the dawn of this con
tury and the beginning OF the old century is the
creator or astonishment and then of ins1ira to-
The Gospel, with its magnificent results is nov;
sweeping around the entire world in imperia Iistic
procession Of power. Christianity has now eyen
numerically the first place among the religions
OF the world, ana. while its numbers are tncTeas
ing in astounding proportions every other religion
is decaying or dying. In 1850 the total numheT ~
Christians was 200 00 600: in 1860 IL is above 5Oo
100000 Two centuries ago there only 30 900 ga
are SOC. 900. .Oo0' W" theIe
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
PINGREE P4RDoNs DIsBARRED LAWYER

Lansing, Mich, Dec. Ex-Governor Pingree has
pardoned Charles r. Mains, Battle Creek law
yer. who brought the pardon to the Secretary of
States office from Detroit yesterday evening
About two years ago Mains used language derog-
atory to Judge Clement Smith whom he accused
of a conspiracy to ruin him. He had a hearing in
the Supreme Court on a charge of contempt and
otsbarred.
Governor Pingree in granting the pardon saws
that Mains did not have an opportunity to prove
the truth of his charges, and that he has suffered
great loss I'm being deprived OF the right practise
his profession. This is the first time in the his
tory of the State that pardon has been issued to
attorney disbarred from practising law and the
courts may not recognize it's validity.
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
A STRING OF TRoTTERs FOR MARVIN.

Lexington, KY. Dec. 80 (SpeciaD.-Battesgn
2131A; Endow, 21424 the worlds record for a two
year-old gelding; Captor, trial 211 and valued at
5000; the good young sire Cecilian 222; brood
mares. weanlings. yearlngs and two-year-olds to
make the total twenty-One head, have been pre-
sented by Miller & Sibfey the millionaire trotting
horse men, of Franklin, Penn, to Charles Marvin
the veteran reinsman, who tor nine years has had
charge of the Miller Sibley stables. The Penn
sylvana firm goes out of the trot:ing horse bust
ness, and took this method of showing it's regard
for Marvin. The lot is valued at from S25 900 TO
$4,000. ~
Marvin for the next two years after which the
lease expires. will also have the use of Ashland
Park Farm where the Miller & Sibley stock has
been quartered. Miller & Sbley have been in the
New-York tribune., 1900-12-31
CONNECTICUT GROWN sUM4TRA TOBACCO.
SUCCESS OF THE EXPERIMENT. SUGGESTIONS AS
TO SALE

Washington Dec. 3O.-The publication of the
successful results of the experiments conducted
by the division of soils of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture in cooperation with the
Connecticut Experiment Station in the production
of Sumatra tobacco near Hartford and the sub
sequent sale of the crop to Kansas City firm has
caused widespread interest in the experiments
among tobacco men. Numerous communications
the subject have been received by the Depart
ment. and two suggestions made as to the manner
in which the tobacco should have been disposed or
The first that tobacco leaf grown by the
have been distributed in small quantities TO dealers
in leaf tobacco and other interested persons. The
other that If Ii had to be sold IL should have
been auctioned off New-York, Philadelphia and
other points, to give all leaf dealers an equal
chance to get it, In reply to these communications
and suggestions Professor Milton Whitney, chief
of the division of soils. states that the tobacco
was grown by and was the property or the Con-
necticut Tobacco Experiment Company, which Is
virtually State experiment station, and WAS sold
by the company, the Department having no rights
III the matter. The crop merely grown under
the direction of the Department.
Professor Whitney thinks the proposition TO
sell at auction at number of places is q good one.
and says If the work is continued next year and
a larger crop is be handled this method of dis
posing of IL should be adopted and doubtless will
be, by the Connecticut people
Growers are again warned against attempting
TO grow the tobacco except when there is a reason
able chance OF success. So far known, the sue
cessful growth of Sumatra will be confined TO
Florida and Connecticut