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New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
CALLS PECK INCOMPETENT
LUDWIG NISSEN COMPLAINS OF HIS
TREATMENT OF EXHIBITORS
AT THE PARIS FAIR.

Ludwig Nissen, president Of the Manufacturers
association. who has just returned from the Paris
exposition, s scathing in his arraignment Of Com
nissioner-General Peck, who he declares ia tucoun-
pentent
Mr. Peck seems to be very unpopular with all
Americans over there said Mr.. Nissen YESTERDAY
especially with those who there as exhib-
Iors' many Of whom I have heard denouuce
nim in strong terms. They complain that prom
Ises OF space and position for exhibits have not
oeen kept. and that many exhibits have not been
installed where the diagrams provided but have
been merely thrown into cases haphazard
1T was said, moreover. that Mr.. Peck was en-
pioy1ng many Of his relatives and OF favor
ties at large salaries for which these young men
seemingly performed no duties at all. except to
participate IN social functio-s.'
Mr. Nisseu also spoke OF the official visit OF
President Loubet the United States Pavilion.
saying:
There were great number Of Americans who
wanted to enjoy the pleasures Of that public re-
ception, but II was absolute failure on account
OF the absence Of Mr. Peck any Of his repre-
sentattVes. and II it not Intentional slight
en- The part of the principal representative to the
Exposition from the United States then It Ger,
te!nIy was convincing exhibition or the slipshod
manner in hich Mr.. Peck performed his duties
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
AMERICAN TRAVELLERS SUFFER.
TOUR AGENTS SAT- THE HoBoKEN FIRE
CAUSED MANY DATES WITH HOTELS
AND TRAINS TO BE BROKEN

The Christian Endeavorers who returned yester-
day on the steamer Trave tell story Of much dis
tress the part OF the delegates from this coUn-
try 20 the Christian Endeavor Congress at Edin-
burgh. All Of them arranged for trips the Con-
tinent under the management OF Crawford &
Floyd. who have Offices in the st. Paul Building.
The expenses Of the trip were paid-before leaving
this country. and many OF the travellers. certain
that their way paid, took little money
with them AT some OF the European hotels where
the parties were scheduled to stop the proprietors
repudiated the arrangement with the agents. The
Endeavorers had TO pay their own bills at these
hotels and those who did not have the money
were forced TO borrow II from those IN the par
ties who had the money with them.
Address 3. Floyd, Of the firm Of Crawford &
Floyd. gave the following explanation Of the diff
hculty yesterday afternoon:
This story Of distress has been greatly exag-
the Continent for the reason that We had ar
ranged to have our parties sal on the steamers
ers were burned. We had definite dates with the
paid them in advance. They had our money when
the steamers were burned Many OF them took ad-
oaF pi9s e only 6gns that % ah The 0o
IRE caused delay Of about three weeks and this
it should have been Throughout. Some Of the hotel
s6 did n % hot 5Tt TAKE ady4bags ID ant OF us fortunately and
The stories that one thousanO OF our people were
there were only hve hundred persons all told I
NO tro1b abon the @ teat o mere Of VIII tbs 2e
One party left on August TO- another viii leave on
That has been our heaviest expense on ths last
week OF the trip some OF the travellers may not
have had the money to pay their hotel bills but
they had trouble IN borrowing IT, I do not think
than So and half that Would be be PaTy Sr was ere
We also had trouble with the railroads. Special
we had paid for them. but our people were not on
had to buy regular tickets at the regular prices
To-day received telegram from Nj Craw-
the trips would be continued as arranged
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
CHARGES AGAINST PHYSICIAN

Dr. William W Varick. president OF the Medical
Board Of the Jersey City Hospital has lodged
charges with Dr. John D McGiII president of the
Police Board against DR.. George c. Ballard.
sistant house surgeon Of the hospital. While Mrs
Kate Hogan, widow of Battalion Chief Hogan. was
a patient at the hospital, she attended by Dr
Fa1lard She complained 10 DR.. @. X Dickinson
that DR. Ballard had called her morphine dend.
DIR Ballard denied the charge. and his explanation
was satisfactory TO DR., Dickinson Or Varick
however told DR.. Ballard that he had heard sew
eral complaints against him, and thnt urless they
cea s.d ne would suspend him. Dr. Ballard replied
sharply to Dr. Narick and the resul, was that
T1r ballard was suspended. He took notice OF
me suspension. however, and continued AZ work
II is expected that the viii be heard by the
polite commissioners who have control OF the
institution at the next meeting None or the
persons Interested viii discuss the matter.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
CARBoLIC ACID WAS FATAL.

By swallowing 10 cents worth Of carbolic acid
Mrs. Edith Jenkins. twenty-six years old, com
mitted suicide at noon yesterday in her home at
No 4S0 Avenue D, Bayonne, y. J., where she had
been living with relatives. Family troubles are
supposed to have led to her act Her husband
left her several weeks ago and returned to his
former home in England. She was advised to re-
turn with her threeyear-old child to her mothers
home in Baltimore Md but preferred to remain IN
Bayonne Yesterday forenoon she worked about
the house apparently in the best Of spirits At
noon she called in the child OF neighbor and sent
TO the corner drug store for the poison which she
quickly swallowed. few minutes later her con
dttton was discovered, and a physician from St
Luke'S Hospital was summoned but ais efforts to
save her were unavailtng.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
BORN IN EIGHTEENTH CEHTURE
THEIR AGES AGGREGATE TWO HUNDRED
AND THRTT-Two YEARS

Nsw-Brunswick. N J.. Aug 1s.-LtvtnE wfthtz
the confines Of ATddlesex County are two persons
whose combined ages aggregate 2S2 years. When
they were reported 20 Charles 5. Tunis Supervisor
OF the Census OF the WITH District. he thought q
mistake had been made. but personal investiga-
ton OF each convinced him OF the correcrness
OF the schedules OF the enUmerators-
The two persons who have attained such a great
age Mrs Hannah Barlow, OF Catherfue-sE
this city. who Is 1O4 and Noah Raby an inmate
OF the poor farm az Piscataway. who is Us years
old For nearly half century Raby has been an
inmate o. the Poorhouse. three miles from New
Brunswick. HIS mother an Englishwornau
named Morning Raby and his father a fuu
blooded Indian, Andrew Bass
Mrs Hannah Barlow, New-BruLswick's Oldest
inhabitant. has interesting history. She IS the
daughter OF Barney HOrtwtCk, who the sexton
OF Christ Church from 1859 70 1920 She worked at
the old BeuOnia Hotel, IN Burner-st-. kept by the
late Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt. where he
made the money with which he founded a line of
freight boats between New-York and New -Bruns-
wick. Mrs. Barlow has lived in New-BrunsWick
all her life. She was born in Dennis-st-. May
1, 1875 The house in which she was born is srtl
standing Her mother. Dorothy Fisher Hortwfck,
a pensiOred Revolutionary War widow ard
died at the age OF no
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
POISONED AT A FESTIVAL.
ICE CREAM SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN MADE
IN COPPER CANS THE CAUSE

somerville, n. J.. Aug. Is (speciaD.-Many OF the
people who attended a harvest home festival az
Griggstown Thursday night are suffering
from ptomaine poison. the result OF eating ice
cream believed TO have been made in copper cans
The festival attended by several hundred peo-
pie from many small towns adjacent to Griggstown
Most Of these towns without physicians Or
drug stores, and there was intense suffering among
a great number OF people during Thursday for want
OF proper medical attendance The Somerville drug
gtsts were called up after midnight, and kept busy
until daylight. filing prescriptions for the victims
in the country towns
At Bellemead and Harlingen twenty-five people
who had driven twelve miles 20 the festival. were
taken I'll their way home. and experienced great
suffering. Among the sufferers were Charles How
ell Cook, wealthy manufacturer OF Trenton and
hve OF his family. The Cook family coachrnan was
obliged to drive sixteen miles the drug
store before the sufferngs OF the family could be
allevtated. No fatalities reported the result
of the poisoning
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
NOT LIKE DEATH CHAMBERS SHOCK.
AUTOPSY PERFORMED ON MAN KILLED BY
LIGHTNING AT ELLIS ISLAND

Dr. O'Hanlon, Of the Coroner's Office yesterday
held an autopsy the body Of William Frazer,
thrty-two years old, Of No. ITO East Fourth-st..
who killed by lightning at Ellis Island on
Friday.
1t has been the acknowledged idea among the
medical profession that execution by electricity and
death by lightning are the same form of death. DR..
OHanlon showed by the autopsy that this is not
the case. In execution large cIots Of blood
form the surface Of the lungs and the peri
cardium, and every portion Of the nervous system
is made pliable The body of Frazer was found TO
be hardened nCticeably and there were no clots Of
blood the lungs or the pericardium.
Dr. O'HanlOn said that Frazer had been hit on
the top of the head by the lightning. and that il
had passed down his right side. The shock TO the
nervous system intense that he thought
there spasmOdic contraction which lasted
for several minutes. The lived apparently
for two three minutes.
over the heart and the right side were found
two burns about the size of dollar These were
escribed 10 the suspenders which Frazer wore 1t
thought that the metal buckles acted con-
ductors and thus caused the burns
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
THEATRICAL PEOPLE ON ST. LOUIS
GEORGE w. LEDERER, MARCUS MAYER AND
G b M'LELLAN RETURN HOME.

GEORGE w. LEDERER, MARCUS MAYER AND
G b, MLEI4LAN RETURN HOME.
George ". Lederer Of the Casino returned on the
81 Louis from Southampton yesterday, II oroeE
TO look after the production of a Casino play.
Inc production is the work Of Harry B. Smith anu
Ludwig Highlander. Mr.. Lederer was enthusiastic
over the success of The Casino Girl and the re-
ception 1t had been given in London. where the
Shaftesbury Theatre filed nightly. "he"
asked as TO the story that H B. Sire tntenoeo "
oust him from the management Of the Casino MI.
Lederer absolutely refused TO talk All he woulo
say was that he did not to discuss the mat
ter all.
Marcus Mayer the theatrical manager. dressed
IN light suit Of clothes and leading lalse
bulldog, OF the first TO come down 'ie
gangway. The bulldog is Robin, half-brother Oh
Richard Crokers imported English bulldog
During the coming season." said Mr.. Mayer i L
am going TO manage Mary Mannertng, VINO VIII
appear in Janice Meredith The piece will open
in Buffalo on October /, and will be produceu III
Next year I shall manage Martin Harvey. the
English actor. He will appear in a new play "ilich
Mr.. Mayer, when asked about his dog, said tnat a.
1t was no longer his as he had Just preseuCeun nier
to Abraham Bernard who came down TO the pier
On the passenger list of the St Louis. and an1TS e
name of G b Mcclellan the husband Of Pauline
pened few weeks ago at the Hotel Cecil in Lon
don, when Mr.. Mayer and Mr.. Mcclellan aIH4o9'
came to blows. - 10
The affair happened in the courtyard OF ne
Mcclellan in a carriage, when MAYER yeromTai %9i
up to him and accused him Of having wroIIi7eG Iie
pretty plain things. On the trip over ne'04-0
would speak nor sit at the same table. to, IN
board were Miss Marie Bates Miss Helen LrdOS
and twelve members Of the 'Zaza" company
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
KILLED BY A TRAIN SIGNAL.

Harry Convey, fifty years old, Of No 30 Anster-
dam-ave., a night brakeman on the Harlem di-
vision Of the New-York Central Railroad, was
killed yesterday by being struck the head by
the switching signals the centre of the Ma
combs Dam bridge. In the of the bridge is
a signal tower, in which a switchTuan gives the
signals for passing trains. Convey was standing
on top Of a freightcar, and evidently forgot about
the signal bars. One of them struck him IN the
head, cutting his scalp open, and fracturng the
base Of the skull The train stopped a High
bridge, and Convey taken to the police station
there. An ambulance from Fordham Hospital was
sent for but when Dr.. MuIhoIland arrived the
una was dead
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
INCORPORATED AT ALBANY.

Albany Aug 1s-The following companies have
been Incorporated:
The Goodman Company, OF New-York City, 70 do
printinE and publishing business; capital. $4,000
Dlrectors: Joseph Goodman, OF Hartford, conn.
ana r C. Belts and 5. ". MerriheW, OF NeW-for
City -.
The Astoria Cognac and Liquor Rectifying Com
pany OF Astoria; capital, 5000. Directors. Nach-
niss Cohn Jacob Cohn and Morris SioerheIz' or
New-York City.
Syracuse Time Recorder Company 70 do gen
eral manufacturing business; capital S-0eo Dl-
rectors: Charles l. Palmer, w. ". kimbau and
A n. Palmer. OF Syracuse.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
BIG GOLD AND SILVER EXPORTS

LARGE INCREASE SHOWN IN COMPARISON
WITH LAST YEAR-IMPORTs DECLINE.
Exports OF gold and silver from this port TO all
countries for the week aggregated S51,S55 silver
bars and coin and SS7s7279 gold total OF 50 $685.
64 against total Of S5S2561 gold and silver IN the
same week last year Since January exports Oh
gold have been 1880 ass and silver $50 465 SCI,
against SIS 739 gold and s2s s62 silver in the
same period of last year. .-o -,
Imports of specie for the week were 81 SoS goIq7
and S9S19 silver a total of S3067s, against toJaI
of s116s6 the previous week and S1lSgSt IN +otaI @
has been "a 22S 495 against total Of $nz6oSso III
the same period Of last year.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
ROCHESTER POSTAL CLERK ARRESTED

Rochester. N Y. Aug IS-A warrant was issued
to-day for the arrest of GottIIeb Bastian jr clerk
employed by Deputy Postmaster McBay in whose
drug store No. $50 Monroeave. is located station
E of the Rochester Postoface. charging him with
robbing the station Of $46 20 early Thursday morn
ing BasJian has not been at the once since
Wednesday night The fact that no effort had been
made TO create impression that the cash drawer
from which the money was taken had been Violent
y broken into leads the postofffce authorities 10
believe that Bastian committed the theft when in
a mudded condition and with scarcely a responsible
sense of his action.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
F4THER AND sOy W H4CENSICK -.

Hackensack \ J. Aug + (SpeciaD--Sauuel
Ritchie was brought 20 the jail here last night
charged with assaulting Mary Ko2pellinea IN her
store at Lyndhurst, and stealing goods from her.
The prisoner IS about fourteen years Of age and in
a son OF Michael EdJchte. q lawyer who is also
IN iafI charged with forging the name OF eN-.Ss-
sau7bIvuan Dupuy. OF Rutherford. 70 a cheek
Father and sor have been in prison before. the
son having been arrested in HoooSen a charge
of highway robbery
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
CHARLES T. DAVIS RELEASED ON BAIL

DISTRICT ATTORNEY ORDERED TO ACCEPT THE
SECURITY OFFERED IN B R T. CASE
As the result OF order issued by Justice Fitz-
gerald in the Supreme Court yesterday, Charles T
Davis one Of the convicted IN regard the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit muddle. was released from
the Tombs on bail The District Attorney informed
the lawyers that he unable to accept the bail
when IT was first offered inasmuch as the Governor
had appointed a special Deputy Attoruey-General
to conduct the cases IN connection with the Brook
lyn Rapid Transit frauds John Proctor Clarke
who was appointed by the Governor 10 conduct the
cases was out of town.
Mr. shipman, OF Blandy, Mooney & Shipman,
then went before Justice Fitzgerald and secured
writ of habeas corpus directing the authorities
prOduca Davis in court and show why the
district Attorney should not be compelled to ac-
Cept ball
The argument was heard by Justice FitzgeEad
Yesterday and he made an order requiring the Dis
trtct Attorney accept bail in case the bondsman
offered could qualify Clifford c. Goodwin,
wealthy real estate dealer. qualified bOndsman
In the sum OF s. 600 without trouble.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
FOUND DEAD UNDER 4 BUSH.

Joseph L. Wilson. twenty years old, living with
his parents in Stuyvesant-ave Irvington N j. was
found dead under bush in the front yard Of his
home yesterday morning. The young recently
lost his employment, and, IT was said also quar-
relied with young woman to whom he was en-
gagged. He had threatened TO take his life County
Physician Washington was notified and decided to
make autopsy
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
COTTON MILLS SHIT DOWN.

F2,6deford Ne. Aug 18.-All departments of the
Pepperen Manufacturing Company's cotton mills
q, mis- city ard the York Cotton Mills, in Saco,
sb,,t down to-day until September T. Five thousand
orerattves are employed IN these mills. The cause
~ the shutdown is under-consumptlon OF the
product due in part the curtailment or the eA-
p5orf trade on account Of the Chinese troubles
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
POLICEMAN FOUND COnPL4INAET DEAD.

Policeman BarneH, Of Jersey City, was gvea a
warrant TO serve yesterday for the arrest of Carl
Stingel of Brooklyn, who, Mrs Anna KIlppe-t.
of No. 1sS Ccngress-st, complained. annoying
her with his attentions and requests elope with
her. When the policeman arrived at Mrs Kip
perts house, where he thought he might find
Stinge he found that Mrs. Klippert had COM
mitted suicide by inhaltng gas. The
forty years old. and expected obtain q
decree Of divorce from her husband She left a
letter saying that she took her life because she
was tired of living.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
SUIT AGAINST 4 RAILWAY COHP4ST

Papers were fled in ..ewark y J.. yesterday IN
an action brought oy Mrs Teresa NJ Matthews and
her husband John ]. Matthews. against The North
Jersey Street Railway Company to recover $1,000
damages on June 3 last Mrs Matthews alleges
that she was severely injured while setting on
car AT the corner Of Warren-sL and MOrris-aVe.
She sues to recover SS.0o damages while her hus-
band who II Is asserted in the declaration. spent
500 for medical aid Tor MS VIE. wants S.la Tor
..lnss OF serVices-'
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
PREPARING FOR THE AL4B4H4s TRIAL.

Boston Mass Aug. B-The battleships Massa-
chusetts and Kentucky arrived from Rockland
Ne this morning. The warships were ordered
here to take part in the trial trip OF the new
fatteship Alabama which will take place over
the Cape Ann course in about ten days. They
form part of the North Atlantic Squadron, which
has been visiting the different Maine cities during
the last two weeks taking part in old Home
Week celebrations.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
SUMNER VISITORS SAVED 4 VILLAGE.

Damariscotta, Ne. Aug. 1S.-A number Of women
occupying summer cottages at Pemaqud Falls as
sisted the men OF the place by forming a bucket
brigade this morning and through their combined
efforts the village saved from being DESTROYED
by fire. A. ]. Dodges store and home were burned
and other buildings damaged. There is no fire
an a he Fl
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
TO HANDLE EXPOSITION TR4FFTC

Buffalo Aug. B-Director-GeneraI Buchanan Of
the Pan-American Exposition to-day announced
the appointment of James V. Mahoney OF Sioux
City Ia, as superintendent OF the passenger de-
partnent OF the Bureau Of Transportation
Mr.. Mahoney was for number Of years traffic
manager of the City and Northern Railroad which
absorbed some time ago by the Great
herr
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
FOR A TAMMANY SUMNER HONE.
MEMBERS SAID TO BE LOOKING FOR A SITE
IN PATCHoGUE.

Patchogue Long Island. Aug IA report Is
current here that Tammany Hail is looking for
site for a summer home. Assistant District Attor-
ney NJ 3. Blumenthal. Highway Commissioner
Keating. ]. z. Creamer. Jr. City Chamberlain Pat
rick Keenan, and other members OF Tammany Han
are said to be examining a site
1t Is understood that the plan is to build club
house and yacht club house Large stables are
also included in the scheme weu cottages
for members Of Tanmany Hall and their families
Several prominent Tammany are said 70 have
been here this week In connection with the project
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
AnnREsS Fo sc4YpINAFI4Ns-

Perth Amboy. y. J. aug. IS (spsciaD.-couutess
Adeline Schinmelmann delivered her last address
in America 70 audience OF Scandinavtans hers
This afternoon She VIII return 20 Europe IN a
few days she win not 60 back in her yacht Duen.
bur will take passage IN steamer She Is feeble
that she is obliged 20 support herself with Two
canes when walking. Her address this afternoon
v-ss descriDrive Os her mission work among the
sailors and fishermen % all nations.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
COTTAGE ROBBED AT LONG BR4yCH.

Long Branch, N. J., Aug. IS (SpeciaD.-Jonas Son
neborn, OF No 81 West Eighty-sixth-st.. New-York,
was the victim Of daring robbery early this morn
ing. Twelve dozen pieces of solid siiverware are
missing, and no traces were left by the thieves,
who ransacked the cottage. The Sonneborn cot
tage is in Ocean-ave.. near the Hotel Pannaci
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
MARRIED By 4 JERSEY CITY JUSTICE.

Justice OF the Peace Frank Leblanc Of No. es4
Ffrst-str Jersey City. reported yesterday that he
had married James Fl. Dalton. thirty-seven wears
old, OF No. AS Myrtle-st.. Newark and Mrs Lizzie
A Britt, a widow. Of the same address. on Friday
The couple were fashonabiy attred, and travell Sd
IN a fancy automobile operated by a man in livery
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
FALLING sCAFFoLD KILLS TWO MEN,
BOY SAVES HIS LIFE BY LEAPNa INTO AN
OPEN WINDOW.

OPEN WINDOW.
Two men were hurled downward five stories
onto heap OF bricks and debris and instantly killed
early yesterday by the breaking Of a scanold upon
which they were at work at building being
erected at the southwest corner OF One-hundred-
and-ffty-ninth-st. and Melrose-ave They were
Antonio Reitz twenty-four years old, carpenter.
Of No. 80 East One-hundred-and-seventh-s and
John Costello a bricklayer. forty-hve years old.
OF One-hundred- ed-and-eighty-sixth-st. and Jerome
ave.
George Shannon, eighteen years old, OF Jerome
ave-. was on the scaffold, and had a remarkable
escape. AS the scaffold cracked and bent under
the weight Of the three men, Shannon leaped into
an open window and saved.
The building IS being erected by Contractor Tay-
Ior. of d-ffty-seVenth-st and Mel
rose-ave He was about the building at the time
Of the accident, but few minutes later had dis
appeared The police OF the Morrisania station
are searching for him and he viii be placed under
arrest If found.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
wEsTBRooK SAYS He IS INNOCENT.
FORMER TICKET AGENT. Who WAS MISSING. RE-
TURNS TO his HOME

westheld. y. J.. Aug 1S-Lsw4s E Westbrook.
the former ticket agent OF the Grand Trunk Rail
way in Nsv-York, who disappeared a rnonrh aS,
in the company OF officer. Westbrook visited a
number OF his friends and endeavored to raise
$2,5OO to pay 70 the surety company which was
on his bond Il IS said that the surety coupauy
has another claim OF 81 700 which anrsdarss ~
$500. which. Westbrook said, the company would
allow 70 remain unsettled for awhile Il he could
raise the 50 500.
He declared that he was innocent OF any wronS-
doing, and that ne would stand trial ana prove
his innocence He remained hers only a short
time, when he departed for PlatnhsId in charge q
the officer.
New-York tribune., 1900-08-19
DROWNED IN A MIL POND.

BridgetOu y J.. Aug I-Roland Neal. sixteen
years old a student at Gerard College. PhiladeI-
phia was drowned last evening in psavis's mill
pond, shiloh He was seized with cramps
and cried for help. His friends thought he was
licking and did not go his aid until Il vas toe
late. The body was recovered