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New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
MANHATTAN LIFE ISSUES A srATEuEyr

Most of the morning newspapers including The
Tribune, published yesterday a correct report of
the trial of the of Crocker against the Man
haitian Life Insurance Company in the Supreme
Court before Judge Lawrence. in which George
Crocker declares that the cornice on the Manhat-
tan Life Building overhangs his building at No 70
Broadway, by several inches. In order to counter
act an erroneous report that this overhang was
partly caused by the buging Of the wall of the
Manhattan Life Building the Manhattan Life Off
cials issued statement. which says among other
things:
In the trial of the case Mr. Fraser, of the Board
of Examiners in the Building Department and Mr.
Sooysmth both testified to the unusual stability of
the Manhattan Life Building. owing to the perfect
and elaborate manner of the construction of its
foundations. BY of caissonS, piers Of brick
and cement were sent to bedrock over fifty feet
below the street line, and upon such foundations
the walls rise three hundred feet. 1t is there
fore, impossible for the walls to settle in the least
The Manhattan Life admits that the fancy cornices
has offered to them at any time when a
building upon the adjoining lot requires It. Will
lam J. Fraser, a member of the Board Of Ex-
aminers In the Department of Buildings saws he
foundation and the superstrucure and in his opin-
ion the foundation placed under the building
being carried down to bedrock, has never, and will
never permit any settlement of the building. In
his personal and thorough examination, recently
made, there is evidence that the north wall
which adjoins the Crocker property is in any diff
ferent position. is different in any respect, from
what II when II originally erected. No
eye detect that it Is other than truly vertical
and absolutely plumb. There could not be a bulge
for the that the wall is built In panels sup
ported by steel construction, which cannot get
out of its original position
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
MIR. GoULD's COSTLY EVER AND TRAY
LIMOGES ARTICLE FINALLY RELEASED BY THE
COLLECTOR OF THE PORT AFTER
LONG LEGAL FIGHT.

George j. Gould yesterday secured possession of
Limoges ever and tray which he imported on
October T. 1897, and which were held back by the
Collector of the Port because Mr. Gould's agents,
zimmerman & Patterson would not pay the duty OF
60 per cent which the experts of the Appraisers
office said legal, on the ground that the ever
and tray were decorated porcelain. Mr.. Goulds
friends said yesterday that this translucent copper
ever and tray, designed and enamelled by Suzanne
Court of the city of Limoges about three hundred
and fifty years ago are the costiest bits of copper
in this country. Their cost is figured out as fol-
lows: Bought from c. S. Henry & Co., London, for
$4OOO duty of 20 per cent, $500; commission of
per cent on the transaction, $780, total $S,4SO.
This does not include the fees of Mr.. Goud's law
yers Hatch & Weeks, of No 100 Broadway, who
have fighting the imposition Of the 60 per cent
duty ever since it was imposed
Judge Wheeler in the United States Circuit
Court yesterday decided that the contention of the
importers right. and that the ever should
come in with duty of 20 per cent under the classi
hcation Of oil and water paintings Judge Wheeler,
in reversing the claims of the Appraisers, says:
The Importation consists of mythoogical paint
ngs containing @ M many bib ta1es sf I bv Snzanne Conrt
upon copper in the form of an ancient ever and
tray a6qqf 30 three 6o hundred and fifty years ago. and
The Board held that they are specifically pro-
vded for under Section 159-'sheets plates. wares.
articles of iron, steel or other metal, enamelled
or Or gaaea The edsnc eens 70 show that ai
though they were enamelled, it was done IN man
done with the ''vitreous glasses of the
date of this tariff act
The painting done in water. according to the
testimony of the expert witness that subject,
and historically 1t done in water lavender
oil. They would fall within "the fine arts, prop
erly called. intended solely for ornamental pur-
poses and including paintings in oil and water
upon canvas, plaster or other material The ma
terials of these articles of insignificant value
the great value is due the skill of the artist
a great painter. in the production and grouping Of
colors giving them lustre.
Mr.. Goulds ever is about fifteen inches high.
ya!E
ferent NEUROLOGICAL subjects represented. and
the enamelled figures of which there many are
in colors The ever is about six inches in diameter
The tray basin is Of the same material and Is
also enamelled.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
MR. cOLER ON HIS SCHOOL BILL.

Controller Coler said yesterday that he had not
kept track of all the bills that had been intro
duced In the Legislature dealing with the teachers
pay problem. but he felt that the bill he had rec
commended would not interfere with any scheme to
improve the educational system while the meas
would have the effect of enabling the city au-
thGrities to pay the salaries due teachers In
Queens and Richmond Immediately and prevent
trouble about deficiencies in the salary appropria-
ton In future
There is no politics in the BILL" Mr.. Coler said,
land II aims to give immediate relief to the teach
ers who need their pay. II the bill becomes a law
we can pay the teachers by transferring unex-
pended balances Of last years appropriations for
the schools, without issuing bonds. Why should we
have 10 Issue bonds when we have the money? The
bill also provides remedy against the reappor-
tonment or the school fund by which the schools
In Richmond were robbed OF a part of the appro-
priation for them"
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
HOTEL pRoPRIEToRS' LIABILITY.
INTERESTING QUESTION BROUGHT UP IN AN
ACTION AGAINST THE MORTON HOUSE

INTERESTING QUESTION BROUGHT UP IN AN
ACTION AGAINST THE MORTON HOUSE
An action of Importance to hotel proprleto' -. -
their guests came up in the Yorkvile ClVil t~
Yesterday in which the propretors OF the s -
House were defendants. seaskn coat ieie .'ss 80
their checkroom had been exchanged the Pii--
complained for a waterproof coat ana tue
nieinant wanted S225 damages. Mrs Harriet -
Miller. of Bridgeport Conn, brought the ac'io"
against John r. Nugent and H. J. Jackson IT, 40
proprietOrs of the hotel -.
Mrs Miller and her husband came to TINS c'y
on September IL and went to the Morton houSe
Mrs Miller said she left her coat ana uIn t
nj tbe hotel and that she and her husDahu WI WI
elsewhere TO stay while in the city IN WeeSS WS
che returned and presented the check and reeeiveQ
n waterDroof garment. She refused thls' anu 5 ue
manded the coat but the boy said tine coat, hSu
been given to another woman in mistake ana she
had taken II away. -. +ha+
Mr. banning for the hotel proprietors, said tnat
from the evidence the complainant had been gulIty
Of contributory negligence in having remained
away from the hotel week and she had not peeh
a e1esA but only checked her articles there.
indse Josephs said: How far hotel prOprietors
their hotels is n difficult question. | should think
anv person If Il check for any article is given
should be entitled the property on returning the
check OF course, the plaintiff showed extreme
negligence and If 1 find verdict for the de-
/ shall do
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
MR. KELLOGG GETS ANOTHER DELAY.
GAYNoRs' COUNSEL SECURES AN ADJOURNMENT
UNTIL TOMORROW.

The examination in the case Of the Gaynor broth
ers and B. D. Greene. members of the Atlantic
Contracting Company indicted in Savannah Ga,
on charges of conspiracy and defrauding the Gov
ernment. resumed yesterday morning before
United States Commissioner Shields. Mr.. Kellogg
at the outset said that the subpoena server had
failed TO find Brigadier- General William P Craig
hill, and asked for adjournment until next
Tuesday. This opposed by United States Dis
trict Attorney Burnett, who said that he wanted
the matter closed quickly as possible. Then 1t
was suggested that General Craighill's testimony
before the Carter martial might serve the
purpose as well as If the witness present.
General Burnett objected to such evidence say
ing that it raises questions to material facts
and goes to the basis of the case, which was be-
yond the province of examination to decide.
Commissioner Shields sustained the objection and
General Craighills testimony at the martial
excluded.
Next Mr.. Kellogg stated that he had been un-
able to find a Mr.. Geysler who was connected
with the War Department at the time Carter was
IN charge of the improvement work at Savannah
lie further said that Geysler is considered by the
defence TO be an important witness for the con-
called by the Government, and that the examina-
ton could not be closed without his testimony.
General Burnett said that he could not agree to
long adjournment, and would insist that at the
finally decided to let Mr. Kellogg have until To-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock to hunt up Ceysler
Mr.. Rose said that next Monday he and his as
sociate, Mr.. Kellogg, would have to be in Wash
IN Denalf or eX-Captain Obern NJ. Carter to the
United states Supreme Court.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
CENSUS WILL GO INTO DETAILS.
SEARCHING QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED BY THE
ENUMERATORS.

c. s. Wilbur the Supervisor of the Census Tor
the First District of NewYork has obtained the
printed forms for the of the census enumera-
tors. Tney show that the census takers are going
to be inquistive, and will be expected to obtain
great deal Of information regarding the people of
the city.
Each form is prepared for hundred names
and the sheet is ruled up and down and crosswise
The enumerator will record first the street and the
number of the house. The names come next Then
will come the detailed information about the per-
sons whose names written down. under the gen
eral headings of relation, personal description,
nativity citizenship occupation, education and
ownership of home, in the order named.
Personal description will deal with the age, color
marriage state or single state, and. in the case of
a mother, the number of her children.
The place Of birth of each person and the place
Of birth Of the persons parents will be recorded,
and under the head of citizenship will be recorded
the time of naturalization of voters born in other
countries
Under the head of education, there is to be a
record of the ability of the persons to read and
write and TO speak English.
The enumerators are expected to find out If the
home of the persons is owned rented and, in
case the home is owned if it Is mortgRged.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
COST OF BRIDGE APPROACHES.

LAND LIKELY TO BE MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE
COMMISSIONER ESTIMATES
Examination of the maps for the approaches for
the New East River Bridge, as prepared by the
Commissioner of Bridges. has caused some of the
taxpayers to estimate that the land be taken in
condemnation proceedings will cost the city several
millions of dollars than had been expected
The expense of acquiring land for the approaches
the Manhattan side may not amount to 81, 100000
but the approach in Brooklyn will be a mile
in length, or about three times the length of the
bridge span, making curve which will many
of the streets at acute angles About three hun
dred and twenty-five separate parcels of real estate
viii have to be condemned and appraised IL the
Commissioners appointed in condemnation proceed
ings follow the plan pursued by the Commissioners
who condemned lands in the CrOton watershed
there will be added to the cost of the land about
60 per cent for the expenses of the Commissioners
1t has been estimated by some of the officials
that the cost OF the land TO be taken by the city
hood of $50 OOO Some of the taxpayers who have
been examining the maps fearful that the cost
to the city will be nearer $16,OO0OO0
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
IS CHINA's EMPEROR DEAD?
REPORT GIVEN OUT THAT HE HAD
KILLED HIMSELF.

PU CHUN. SON OF PRINCE TUAN. DECLARED
PLAYED BY THE DOwAGER EMPRESS.
London Jan. 26-Accordng TO a special dis
patch from Shanghai. 1t is reported there that
Emperor Kwang Su has committed suicide
The Chinese Minister here was evidently ex-
pecting news Of Importance from Pektng. for
when the story of the Emperor's abdication was
communicated to him. he said
have no official news on the subject. knew
something was going in Pekng. but nothing
has vet been officially communicated to me.
am greatly obliged for your information.
Peking Jan. 25-The imperial edict. issued
Yesterday says that. owing 70 the Emperor's
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
LARGE FIRE AT FREDONIA
TWO LIVES LOST AND MANY BUILDINGS DE-
STROYED

Dunkirk. N. Y, Jan. 25.-Ftre this morning did
100000 damage at FTedonia a village three miles
south OF Dunkirk. Besides the loss to buildings
the power house Of the Dunkirk and Fredonia
Street Car Company was totally destroyed to-
gether with all the cars. and a result traffic
between the two places has been suspended. Two
lives were lost in the flames. Miss Alice Hunting
ton was burned in the home OF Frederick w Case
while trying to save her property. Warren Leopold
Bretzckgi, Swiss printer lost his life in the Pan
American Hotel while asleep in his room
The fire started in the Pan-Amercan Hotel at 3
o'clock from some unknown cause. From there it
swept through Shero's livery stable consuming
thirteen horses. Mrs. +. Downess drygoods store
went next. then the Palace Hotel Miners bank
Damons shoe store Straight's blacksmith shop
Gibbs's grape basket factory F. w. Cases house,
Frank Shows house. the village jail, Joseph Wag-
ner's house, Barretts blacksmith shop. the rear
of the Columbia Hotel and the streetcar power
house. No insurance carried on the power
house, the loss being 100000 From the power house
heat and electricity supplied to residences
and stores The total insurance is only s6S $50
while the loss Is estimated at $2OOOO0 Both the
Dunkirk and Fredona fire departments fought the
fire and prevented It's wlping out the entire busi-
district
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
ST. LOUIS OFFICIALS TO INSPECT CANAL.

Chicago Jan, @.-Mayor Zlegenhein and other
officials OF ST. Louis will have chance to form
opinion of the sanitary canal from personal in
spection OF it. If the invitation authorized by the
Sanitary Trustees is accepted. The following
luton adopted at the meeting of the trustees:
Resolved, That the Board Of Trustees of the sani-
tary District or Chicago extend invitation to
the Mayor and the Commissioner OF Health and
other appropriate officials of the city OF ST Louis
TO visit the Chicago Drainage Ship Canal on a tour
or inspection Tor general information, for the pur
pose of demonstrating the real condition of the
water in said canal and for tho further object OF
the possible development Of continuous deep
St Louis and 10 the Gulf Of Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
CHINAMEN HERE NOT DISTURBED.
RATHER INDIFFERENT TO THE EMPEROR-S AB-
DICATIOE.

The abdication of Emperor Kwsng 81 had little
effect on the Cinnamon of this city. When a Trfb-
une reporter visited the Chinese Consulate az No.
26 West Ninth-st-. last night he was told that
Chung Pao FIsi the Consul. and Lock Wing the
Vice-Consul. had gone to the hall" but the Inys-
terious person who gave the information didn't
know what ball
c. I'll Moy. a merchant. OF No 90 3Iott-s1 one
Of the most intelligent Cinnamon in the city said
here who sits on the EmperOr's throne in China
our interests are al here No. / doubt If any at
We celebrate the new year on Tuesday next, and
celebration in honor of the EnaDeTor Tbe n new
Emperor is only child. and it IS of little cOnse-
quenCe, anyway
There is no Chinese newspaper in this city, the
only ones in the country being published in san
Francisco. it was said last night
Ting Lung, amiaJIe storekaeper az No. Il
Mott-st-. smiled sweetly at the reporter when he
asked if Mr. Lung spoke English.
How do you like your new Emperor Mr. Lung?''
asked the reporter
He all light" gleefuny said Mr.. Lung. lighting
cigarette He all light, L gless- He come
New-Yolk. / sell him lice. alice same. He come
New-YOlk I do he shirtee 10 Centee alice same.
He come New-Yolk he big sIo5 alice same
This seemed like a favorable beginning and the
reporter kept
How about the Empress, the Queen. you know7
Do you like her?'
Say not Bad old woman Bad old sl9b No
lettee come dis cluntee-6ad wOrnau-oId stun OF a
gun. You maIIed?'' suddenly asked Mr. Lung
evidently thinking it time turn from state .
domestic topics Answered in the affirmative Mr..
Lung said: You mailed all lite. Your ole Ioo-lan
slug you. hai haI''
It being the reporters turn. Mr.. Lung was asked
what would become of Mr.. kwang Su.
''kwang Su dead one He come Nevv-YoiS make
damn gloOd mOlteeman JlOuey COll-irolea,
Shirtee-hiu1ee pipeei WhOOpee-"
Mr. Lung displayed such a highly socfaIstiC at
titude toward the fallen Emperor and so much r.
reverence OF royaIty tEat Jne reporter feared 70
ask him more questions lest the Highbinders might
get after him. The reporters Teverie was broken
with the abrupt query for the second time.
You mailed? Ole lOOman slug YOU sIouns-
times?" and then the moist darkness intervened. 3
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
HrGg PRICE FOR TURPENTTyE.

Wilmington n. c.. Jan. 25-Not since April 1sSS,
has spirits of turpentine reached higher figure on
Southern market than the price at which sales
were made here to-day, viz. Sly cents, with firm
tone In connection with the uniformly high prices
OF tar and rosin which have prevailed for several
weeks operators IN turpentine reaping a rich
harvest and expect good prices throughout the
son. Spirits OF turpentine receipts at the port Of
Wilmington for the crop year 10 the present time
are in excess those OF the corresponding period
last year by lover q thousand casks
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
INSPECTOR QUIELAN'S SUCCESSOR

The Secretary OF the Treasury has appointed Rob
ert Warchorn, for some years inspector of i'm
migration supervising inspector in charge OF
the Contract Labor Bureau. in place of John j.
Quinlan, resigned. II is understood that this ap-
pointment is temporary. and viii not take effect
until February L. when Supervising Inspector Quin-
Ian rellnQuishes his Office
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
SUES SHERRY FOR $4,000.

GIhL Nf1U HAD HEX HAND I'M RED IN HIS Lo-
TABLIsHMENT WANTS DAMAGES
Mary Kelly, nineteen years DID, through her sister
Sarah, who is her guardian, has brought suit for
$4,000 damages against Louis Sherry, the Fifth
ave. caterer. account of the loss of a part of
her right hand. She employed in the laundry
in November, 1898, feeding the steam mangle when,
it is alleged, the electric light suddenly went out
In the darkness 1t is asserted. she got her right
hand caught in the revolving mangle. All her
fingers had to be amputated at the knuckle joints
Her lawyers, Martin & Mahoney. of No 302 Broad
way. alleged negligence on the part of the owner
insured with security company. which guarantees
him immunity from loss account of accidents
to his employees and the action includes the Sc
curity company. The defence alleges that Miss
Kelly was properly an ironer, and had business
near the mangle. The will be heard before
Judge McAdam in the Supreme Court
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26

The news dispatches Indicate that the Emperor
Of China has resigned again. With such rumors
coming every few months, interspersed with an
occasional variation to the effect that the Emperor
has died natural death or has been assassinated'
II is hard to tell this distance just how matters
stand in the FlOwery Kingdom. 1t is pretty safe
to say however. that, whoever is Emperor in name,
the Dowager Empress Tsi An IS ruler in fact
Last October dispatches from Pekng said that
arrangements for the dethronement of Kwang Su
proceeding apace. The Empress Dowager's
choice was then announced to be Pu Chun, the
nine-year -old son of Duke Tsai Ian. He can speak
only the Manchu dialect, and knows no Chinese.
The same dispatches reported that Kwang Su had
a that time been urged draw up memorial
to the Empress Dowager asking to be allowed
resign his throne owing TO chronic Illness 1t was
all arranged that she in turn was three times to
refuse to allow him to resign. and on the last ap
peal the resignation to be accepted 1t is hard
to keep track OF such fooery. but this must be
about the thirJ. time
Later in October of last year 1t reported that
the Emperor dead. but il seemed that he
not accommodating enough for that. He was born
August 2, 1872 He is the son OF Prince Oh un,
seventh brother of the Emperor Hen Feng. and
succeeded the throne by proclamation at the
death of Emperor Tung Chi. on January 2. 1875.
He is the ninth Emperor Of China Of the Manchu
dynasty Of Using. which overthrow the native
dynasty of Ming in 1914
There exists law Of hereditary succession to
the throne. but 1t is left to each sovereign to ap
point his successor from among the members or his
family Of a younger generation than his The
late Emperor. diving suddenly in his eighteenth
year did not designate his successor and it in
consequence of arrangements directed by the Dow
ager Empress widow OF the Emperor Hien-Feng,
predecessor and father Of the Emperor Tung-Chi,
in concert with Prince Ch'un, that the infant
of the latter was made the nominal occupant of the
throne.
There were two Dowager Expresses concerned in
the arrangement-the Eastern the widow of
Hien-Feng, and the Western the mother of the
Tung-Cht Emperor. The Western Dowager EN-
press withdrew from power in February, 1879 about
two years after the Emperor nominally assumed
the Government but for more than year II has
been evident that she had reassumed the control of
affairs. In fact September "a. 1898. the follow
ing dispatch from Peking published in The
London Times:
THE Emperor and all the higher state officials
have kotowed to the DowageT Empress, and every
thing is quiet"
The Empress Regent Is a remarkable woman and
BY far the most interesting person China. outside
OF Ii Hung Chang She really Empress
even imperial consort, having been but the
concubine of Hien Feng, the Emperor who fed
from his capital on the approach of the Anglo
French forces in 1860. She took the title of En-
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
TRANSATLANTIC ARpJVAIS

Among those who arrived here from Liverpool
yesterday the White Star liner Teutonic
Moreton Frewen. the author Mr.. and Mrs. T. B.
Burnham F. II. cowperthV aite Lieutenant s. II.
Hingley, 8. s. Mcclure, Alexander McRettrick, F.
w Ri1ley and Miss keith Wakeman
New-York tribune., 1900-01-26
MARINES TO GARRISON HoSoLULU.

Boston. Jan. 25-ColoneI Henry Clay Cochrane
cornmandant at the Marine Barracks at the
Charlestown Navy Yard has received word from
Washington to the effect that Major Lincoln Kar-
many T. s NJ c, and eleven other officers OF
the Marine Corps will be assigned 10 the marine
battalion which is TO be stationed Honolulu TTu
to the present time Honolulu has been garrfsoned
by the Army. but the Government has decided to
withdraw that force and replace il with marines
This battalion will be kept there permanently Il is
Thought