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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
YOUNG MEN WANTED FOR ROUGH RIDERS.

an outgrowth Of the war with Spain. is tnstitu-
ton made useful II not necessary. by the great
changes in military tactics which the last ten
wears have recorded The Board Of Governors
Governor Charles s. Thomas General E. V. sum
ner General Irving Hale. Colonel S K. Hooper.
u u Morat and Charles D. Gurley. AS the en-
carnpulent is a permanent one eligible young men
may enlist any time for periods OF three six
nine months or one year At the last meeting of
the governors the secretary was ordered 20 issue
a call for five hundred young men, preferably COL
lege men athletes or men familiar with the use OF
revolver and rife Ten medical students will also
be accepted who will be attached 10 the mounted
frrv civil engineers, who VII receive practical
training in everything pertaining 10 Held opera
rinus bridge and siege construction, etc All ap-
nIcsttons Tor enlistment should be made direct by
farter TO the Executive Department No. = Wall-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
RUMANIAN FUGITIVE ARRESTED.
GERMAN CONSUL TAKES ACTION AGAINST
AN ALLEGED BANK DEFAULTER
FROM GALATZ

n. UrgUreanu is in Ludlow Street Hail IN de-
fault Of $4,000 bail charged with having fed from
Rumania with $1,000 francs of the funds of the
Ba1que Agrtcoo. The arrest was made by DEPUTY
oher1f1s Wagering and Leavttt late yesterday at
the fnstigation Of Alfred Geissler German Consul
in this city Mr.. GeissIer went before Justice An
drews, IN the Supreme Court, few days ago and
informed him that he had received advices from
Gaiatz Rumania7 TO cause the arrest of Ungureanu.
who, II was alleged, had stolen $4,000 francs Of the
banks funds and fed. They also informed the
Consul that the fugitive on board the Kaiser
Friedrich, which arrived her pier in Hoboken
yesterday afternoon.
Deputy Shertffs Wagering and Leavitt went TO
me pier and awaited the incoming steamer. From
the description furnished they found Ungu-
reanu Under the order of arrest, however. the
Fugitive could not be taken in custody in New-Jer-
sey, and the deputies were forced to wait until
Cngureanu was ready this CITY As
soon as the ferryboat touched the New-York side
Of the river he arrested. When searched s. 900
was found in money belt around the prisoners
waist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
TO ADMIT EX- CONFEDERATES.
ASSOCIATION OF MILITARY SURGEONS
AMENDS ITS CONSTITUTION-THE
CLOSING SESSION

About fifty members Of the Association OF Mill
tary Surgeons Of the United States met in the last
days session OF the ninth annual meeting at the
New-York Academy OF Medicine, No II West
Forty-third-st.. yesterday. Colonel Charles H.
Alden presided. It decided TO hold the next
meeting in St Paul and the session OF 1902 in San
Francisco
Colonel Alden left the chair and moved that all
surgeons OF the Civil War. either side. should
be eligible for membership This carried The
constitution OF the association had to be amended
to allow of this.
Captain W. c. Borden q. s. A. read a paper on
THE Morbldity Of War Wounds with Tentative
conclusions Relative to Modern Weapons and Sur
gtcal Methods He said that 30 per cent OF the
wounds received in battle were inflicted by fire.
arms Out Of every 100 persons struck by a bullet
10 per cent in the Civil War died on the field OF
battle, in the Russo Turkish War q per cent in
the spanish-American War IT per cent OF the
100 men 40 received wounds OF the head 90 wounds
OF the abdomen, % wounds OF the chest, and 8
wounds IN the extrenites. AS to the who
were wounded and who were carried from the
field Of battle and were treated out Of 100 in the
Civil War, 10 9-1o per cent died; spanish-American
War per cent Boer war. A per cent: Philippine
Captain Borden said that the data he had gath
cred showed that most of the mortal wounds were
tar as armament in death dealing weapons
tive as those of earlier years The fact that Thsra
was a smaller percentage of deaths from wounds
in other portions Of the body showed the improve
sad that in the Boer two-thirds the British
soldlers VINO were wounded and attended in the
hospitals were able to return TO the field.
Ma1or-General Narciso del Rio Of the Mexican
army contributed paper on "Tetanus" II was
read by LieUtenant-COlonel J. D. Griffith General
Del Rlc said that in tropical climates tetauus was
the worst enemy the soldier had So large was
the number OF cases and so disastrous the results
OF tAe disease, that he considered it the most
dangerous Of menaces 10 the soldier. Tetanus
would result in tropical climates from even an
AEON OF the SIKH ne said Ninety per cent of
the death rate in the army due to this
ne spoke OF the chigger, small parasite, which
disease. f''' +4-7 'it7
colonel Nicholas Sem took strong exception to
some or the statements of General Del Pic and
doubted that tetanus would result from a slight
aDTaslon- Dr Lapierre also took part in the dis
cusslon, and Major Fitzgerald said that he recov-
cred from the disease. He declared that he had
teIdnus Of the most acute kind -
me ,roIIoWfng officers were elected: President
5Tlgadler-lIeneral A J Stone, Of Minnesota: first
vIce-presldent, Medical Inspector John O. Wise Of
washington; second vice-president ]. F Caief, Of
1Qnnecucuti secretary, Colonel Charles Adams or
I! ~ treasurer Lieutenant Herbert A Arnold
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03

OF Independent cor our guidance 7 feel that
course IN the Philippines IS dictated BY motives OF
greed feel thar by our course there We are
staining our tag, cOnsecrated 10 the cause OF lib
erry, not or oppression the course OF selrgove-r-
have stand FOR right. not might. love. greed
the caiLnEs o. others demands OF The American
people thai they encourage the FttptnOs IN their
aspirations and not put down upon such Che crush
Ing FOOT OF might; that they give those people their
independence. help them 70 build up a republic.
To alliance with Great Britain, whose ideals.
though unfortunately shared by President,
not mine, l am surenuoUsly opposed. 7 10
changing alliances with any foreign nation Tss
Monroe Doctrine / would emphasize and extend
as 70 embrace the Philippines saying 20
archical Europe: Hands or the republics OF Amer
lea and the Philippines, they under proeec-
ton; We cannot look UncOncernedly upon any
tack on their institutions, any Interference with
their working out their destiny republics and
in viii in The future as in the past
sCrupulOUsly avoid Interference in European Affairs
Between Porto Rico and the United States, be-
tween Hawaii and the United States. Tree trade
ought OF right 70 be established Further believing
that mutually profitable trade be between
countries OF different cline and different natural
sources; believing that the natural currents CT
trade along the ulertGiacs OF longitude
not the parallels OF latitude: that the fostering OF
trade on such lines must be advantageous, that
free trade between the countries OF the Americas
would be fair trade, ! favor, I long have the
establishment OF an American ZOlIvsrein, a
union embracing all the Americas. North and
South
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
LAWYER VIII BURY DEAD KovAx

H-ilrF 81 are Jones. q lawyer, Of No. 10 wal-st
- seen al MS Offices yesterday and asked about
---s. -r---y H Wells, who was found dead in her
--A-llo-s 1a- on the third roor Of No. 2214 Broad
way Mrs. Wells was forty years old. and was q
purchasing agent for many West Side families
enc was last seen al o'clock on Friday morning
ana N-s then lnenr1ated- Dr. E c WahIcuest. OF
10 II West Elgkly-foUrth-st said the woman
- '7en q Miss Kent, and that her family lived in
--A7lso-rg. u. Va A letter in a desk indicated
---- she had been receiving remittances from some
one through M Jones
-+' Jones said yesterday that the woman had not
7- q Mss Kent OF Parkersburg. ". Va He re-
- - discuss her entecedents, though he ad-
------- maj lie had informed her relatives Of her
-i--- and thai he had charge OF the burial A
---e q The property belonging TO the woman
-----.-.-= cur yesterday. ana shows considerable
a- expensive nature -' - "a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fail River. Mass. June CSpectaD.-Local brokers
say thar The print cloth market continues dun and
that up 20 the present time the cut n the synd%
cate price rom 81 10 31s cents yard has had No
material effect the trading The only change
that has resulted has been that a few small and
scattered lots OF syndicate odds have been sold
Previously for several weeks syndicate goods OF
all sorts were hardly in demand all An ap-
proXfmare figure for the total sales for the week
may still be placed az 5000 the actual total bstng
not many thousand pieces removed either way.
II is so Iong since sales OF anything Ike -.
equal OF the production have been reported IN sts
or any other market that fair 70 EXPECT oS,y-.
into the market in strong force
or the various print works may shut down Con-
accommodating rapidly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
HELD FOR ASSAULT ON MEYERS.
EDNA BENIN AND HENRY I. BROOKS Ex-
AHMED IN JEFFERSON MARKET COURT.

EDNA BENIN AND HENRY L BROOKS Ex-
AHMED IN JEFFERSON MARKET COURT.
The examination in the case of Augustus c.
Sdeyers, of No. 43s Fifth-ave who charged that
Henry l. Brooks, OF No. 1G8 West Fifty-eighth-st
his wife. Maud. and Edna Benn OF No 42s Fifth
ave-, had entered him room and beaten him early
Thursday morning. took place in the jefferson Mar
ket court yesterday. The charge robbery
Meyers having declared that he lost Magistrate
Flammer discharged Mrs. Brooks and held Brooks
and Edna Benn in LOCO bail each for trial on a.
charge OF felonious assault.
Meyers appeared with two front teeth gone and
his left wrist badly swollen Miss Benn's arm was
in sling she having had thumb bitten by
Meyers. she said Meyers contradicted himself
somewhat. First he said that Brooks produced a
check book from drawer and demanded that he
get a check for $4,000, When he refused Brooks
took pistol from Miss Benn and iabbed 1t into
his face while the woman hit him with horse
whip Detective Lockwood called. and as
serted that i Meyers told him they wanted him to
said $4,000. but Lockwood was sure that Meyers
tod him II was 5000
.Meyers's examination was resumed He said
BROOKS got tne check book. and that $4,000 was
struck him and the woman hit hin, with the nisfo
a contradiction Of what he said before. Meyers,
and CanaIs Ho 5 MIIh al once al 5r6adWay
w. Myers or that he had said he in any
court He was asked if he had ever been in the
and If he did not say he was son OF r W. Myers
and was discharged Meyers then admitted that
he had been prisoner Blackwers Island six
years ago for not paving hotel bill He served six
months. 1t came out that he had invited Edna
refused to
Miss Benn sworn. She said she did not have
knife in the room, but only used whip. She did
not think she used the whip all.
The woman denied that anything done
said about a check. She said Meyers broke the
window to cry for help. She thought he
going to faint. and she caught him TO prevent him
from falling out. She said she had income from
her peoples estate, in Pittsburg and that she kept
account with the KnickerboCker Trust Com
pany. Mr.. Brooks gave corroborative testimony,
and then his wife told the story. Miss Benn
furnished the 5000 bail demanded, but Brooks
went TO prison Miss Benn said her physician told
her he feared blood poisoning would set IN from
the injury her thumb
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
MR. ODELL AT HEADQUARTERS.
HE SAYS SENTIMENT IN THE FAR WEST
IS UNANIMOUS FOR THE PRESIDENT
TALK ABOUT SECOND PLACE-MR
PLATT IN WASHINGTON

Benjamin B. OdeH jr.. chairman of the Repub-
ucan State Committee, was at headquarters in the
Fifth Avenue Hotel a few hours yesterday having
Gene down from his home in Newburg TO make
beginning Of attending the mass of State Com
nittee correspondence which had been accunu-
laring He looked brown and healthy after his "trip
TO the Pacific Coast. At the headquarters he saw
few politicians and newspaper men.
7 have been having a good time and have let
politics rest for several weeks he said, and
don't know much about what has been happening
in the political world recently. Ny trip taken
for and pleasure and I didn't let politician
get II I him first
Mr.. Odeu learned when he got 70 the head
quarters that Senator Platt had decided not to
come 10 this city until after the adjournment Of
Congress Wednesday. II was announced that
he wanted 10 remain in Washington yesterday and
look after the case OF Mr.. Hazel. having deter
mined to spare no effort to secure Mr. Hazers con-
frnatton by the Senate United States District
Judge for the Western District OF New-York Mr
Odell had nothing 10 say about the Hazel case
He was told that Governor Roosevelt had been in
the city. but he said did not expect TO meet the
Governor yesterday. He declined to talk about
the Republican organizations Endorsement for the
Ice-Presidency. Mr.. Woodruff did not see Mr.
Odeu
Speaking of the Republican sentiment in the Far
West Mr.. OdeH said:
The sentiment in favor Of President McKIney's
denomination is. of course. unanimous, but there
are many candidates for the vice-Presidency. One
OF them is Ulysses s. Grant, Of California None
Of the Western candidates has a considerable back
ing however and there is a general feeling in the
West that New-YOrk should get whatever II wants
q the National convention.
Mr. Odell expressed pleasure with the decision TO
elect General Francis V. Greene president OF the
Republican County Committee, but he added: 7
should be satisfied to work in the campaign with
any man the County Committee selects" General
Greene did not see Mr.. Odell yesterday.
About p. Mr. Odell Left the headquarters TO
return TO his home IN NewbUrg. He said he
pected TO come back to the city and resume po-
litical work Tuesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
TUGS CREW FORCED TO TAKE BATE.

TUGS CREW FORCED TO TAKE BATE.
The tugboat z. NJ Tmmtns. Captain David
Roach went down the bay yesterday morning and
did the tug w J. McCaIdin. Captain Ed Barker,
TO meet the steamer Lynton, from MauriJiUs, which
has carried victims OF the bubonic plague. The
captains Of the two boats were eager rivals, but
Captain Barker managed to get within haIrg
distance JUST then the quarantine tug Charles
F. Allen, with Deputy Health officer I Houlmedieu
board. came alongside the McCaldin, and the
Doctor told the captain he must remain awhile
in quarantine. Meanwhile the tugboat Ttmmins
got out Of the way OF danger.
Dr. L'Hommedieu decided 10 fumigate the tug
McCaldin and subject Captain Barker and his
six men to distnfection and bath. This at
once done on the steamboat, James ". Wadsworth.
Then they were allowed TO come TO the city after
Captain Barker had paid the sum OF SIS 10 cover
the expenses OF disinfection. The men were not
in the most amiable frame OF mind as the result
OF their experience. and Captain Barker thinks
things have 10 pretty pass II gallant
skipper cannot go down the bay without being
fumlgated. HarbOr tugboats soliciting business
from incoming steamers at Quarantine have re-
Gently become very bold in violating the Quaran-
tine regulations by going alongside, and Health
officer Doty has been obliged 70 resort 70 stringent
measures stop the numerous violations Of the
law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
PEOPLES PARTY NOMINATION ACCEPTED.
WHARTON BARKER SETS FORTH HE PRINCIPLE:
OF MIDDLE OF THE ROAD PoPULIsTs

OF MIDDLE OF THE ROAD PoPULIsTs.
Philadelphia June 2.-The letter Of Wharton
Barker accepting the nomination for President by
the Peoples Party National Convention, which
met in Cincinnati May 10, IS made public In IL
the writer discusses at length matters OF National
interest He speaks of direct legislation the
first OF reforms points out the dangers that beset
this Republic. defines his position on railroads.
money. trusts, land taxation and trade expansion;
declares for compulsory arbitration OF labor dis
putes. in favor OF Philippine independence, for an
American Zollverein and an American foreign
policy. on the subject OF trusts the letter says:
To talk OF licensing trusts is 70 trtfe with evil
nc 1soa 10 - ~ 80 maj ereat com
binations have made possible the Introduction OF
special legislation largely the granting OF fran
chses exclusive BY Their nature some aS FIe re
law put which the law has been powerIess 10 pre-
vent And so arising. the trusts must De treated
with some regard TO the manner in which they
have arisen. Those that have arisen IN me tnlrd
way, in railroad DISCRIMINATORY can oe asat WIN
effectively, properly, oy the government aaAlns
@ 81 OF }S me Istrirnaton so destructive Of
the hrst right OF the American people-the right 20
N lne Soo 500 ana rnTInicDal governments
taking back the public franchises they have given
away and which they have a common law right 70
DO. those that have arisen in the first and that
abnsa their bower the power that comes with con-
centratiou and that ought 20 oeneIt the genera
the necessity and that they may enjoy the dement's
or he Industrial evolution going on arounu them
So 40 we declare that where trusts and monopohes
are not the artificial creation or transportation ana
other discriunfna tons and that can, therefore De
destroyed by the removal OF such
but are the growth or natural conQltlons, a[s arc
must continue 70 be monopohes because OF ne
verv nature or their being. that the Nauon, the
STATE the municipality must be the monoPoiist IN
order that the people may be protected N tAeir
rights Where monopoly cannot De eestroySd, OF
where being OF natural growth II Is not 20 tne IN
teregt OF the people TO destroy H. the
$3.50 bs me monopolist. Private monopoly must De
49, Government rnonopOliZauon or natural
nonopoiies must be a blessing
In regard 10 the Philippines, the Monroe DoctfHle
- ~, American Zoilverein Mr.. Barker says;
r ,,r raconcile the course OF this Nation in
tba Phfifppnes with the rules OF eternal rectItuoe
80 ToraTafhers handed down 10 US Win the sreal
r1ths rhsy proclaimed in the Immortal Declaration
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
6O-62 West 23d Street.
COMPLAINTS OF KANSAS CITY.
CONVENTION HELD IN SOME
OTHER PLACE

Washingto June AS the time OF the Con-
venrion draws near. Senator Jones. chairman OF
the Democratic National Committee. is recefv-
ing number OF vigorous complaints from the
members Of the National Committee and other
leading Democrats throughout the country. over
the action Of the hotel people IN Kansas City in
regard 10 rates Many members Of the COM
n1ittee who have written 10 Chairman Jones on
this subject urgently request that e meeting OF
the committee be called with a view OF recon
sidertng its action IN deciding TO hold the Con-
vention in that city. A prominent member OF
the committee writes as follows:
engaged rooms for ny delegation at the
Coates House at So q day with parlor for
the hotel now writes me that a contract for
accommodation means the 4th, 5th. 9Th and It'll
of July whether the Convention lasts that long
not. OF course, If 1t lasts longer the amount
will be pro rata a day increased, or IL you take
the accommodations on the Sd il would be a five
day contract instead OF a four day contract
This is outrage upon all pretenCe at decency.
and 7 Will not close such a contract for my
delegation.
Chairman Jones says that other members OF
the committee are writing TO him IN the same
vein. and that certain members seem determined
in their efforts 10 change the location OF the
Convention from Kansas City TO some other
more desirable and attractive UFsca.
No action has yet been taken ~ Chairman
Jones, although he has the question under Sc
rtous consideration.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
ALLEGES LAWYER KEPT THE MONEY,
SUIT BROUGHT TO COMPEL EDWARD " WEIGH
TO PAY IT OVER

TO PAY IT OVER.
William P. Burr. as counsel for Katherine Curley
a minor applied TO Justice Leventritt in the Su-
prenle Court yesterday for order directing
Ernest NJ WEIGH a lawyer, to pay over 10 him or
TO Patrick Curley the guardian OF the infant, the
sum Of 81 800 with interest. which, he alleged
was illegally retained by Mr.. WEIGH. who had been
employed attorney by Curley to prosecute an
action to recover damages for personal injuries
suffered by Miss Curley. owning 10 the negligence
Of Clara Rose and other defendants Mr. Burr sub
rnitted an AFFIDAVIT attested by Patrick Curley, in
which he charged that Welch had induced them 70
compromise the claim for $500 when really he re-
ceived s. 800 from the defendants. Curley says
that on March - 1897, he signed an acceptance OF
an offer of Judgment for the $500, less S225 that
being cre -sourtn or that sum, the fee which II
had been agreed that elch was 10 receive for his
services
cock-st Brooklyn, set forth that he was ad1uster
for the Ciuarantors Finance Company Of Philade-
phia and arranged The settlement with WEIGH
and handed him the $500
Mr. Burr asked Justice LeventTitt 70 grant an
order adludging WEIGH IN contempt OF court should
he turn over the balance OF 81 600 which Il
was alleged he had retained. Justice Leventritt
said be would investigate the matter and directed
the original agreements 10 be brought into court
60 that he could inspect them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
CHICAGO RIVER TO BE WTDEyED

Chicago. June The first definite step to save
Chtcago's commerce by widening the Chicago River
has been determined on by the Sanitary District
trustees. Plans for the widening Of the stream
10 200 feet and dredging TO depth OF 80 feet
have been practically agreed The improve
ments involve the river from Twelfth-st. IN the
South Branch the entrance the channel
Large portions Of elevators, warehouses, coal and
lumber yards 10 be Topped OFF The cost Of the
land passed upon is estimated at s.. 900 O09 To
Qulre the land necessary for the Improvement OF
river from the lake Twelfth-st. will require
a further expenditure Of approximately &,000Gg0.
M King q 1ntal cost of SO 600 600
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03

II is expected that majority OF the Board OF
Education viii ask the Charter Revision Commits
sion TO so amend the charter as 20 wipe OUT
OF the provisions OF the Davis law and restore tha
control OF the school funds 70 the Controller. Most
OF the members OF the Board said be strong
~ opposed 20 the system under which financial
control Il lodged with a bureau OF the Board The
lawyers OF the Board are disturbed oy legal ques-
tons that arising almost every day IN tho Sss-
bursements Of money BY Ihe bursau.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-03
pREpARLHG ZOE ConnERcE CONTENTION.

Frank s Gardner. secretary OF the State Com
uerce Convention which will be opened in Syracuse
next Wednesday, has completed his list Of dele
gates who will represent commercial organiza-
tons at the convention
Twenty New-York City organizations VIII send
representatives including the New-York Board OF
Trade and Transportation. the Merchants AssO-
citation the Merchants and Manufacturers Board
OF Trade the Maritime Association OF the Port OF
New York the Wholesale Cfrocers' Association, the
Canal Boat Owners and Commercial Association,
rhA Staten Island Chamber OF Commerce, the
WalIabout Market Merchants Association and the
Civic Federation.