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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
FUTURE OF THE ROGERS WORKS.
Mr.. MoRRIssEY SAYS MR. ROGERS MUST GET. A
DEFINITE PRICE OR LAY ASIDE THE
BOND PROvISO

Paterson. n. J., Oct. 19.-James A. Morrissey.
chairman of the committee OF seven appointed bv
the citizens of this city to try keep the Rogers
works here, is inclined to feel discouraged over the
developments OF the last week in connection with
the sale Of the plant Mr.. Morrissey has worked
nara 10 bring the matter 10 successful issue He
has devoted all his time TO it for the last two
weeks, and was elated several occasions when
Inc sale OF the works seemed assured
II Mr. Rogers wants to sell his works he will
have to do one of two things" said Mr. Morrissev
yesterday. He will have TO fix a definite price at
which he will sell the works he will have to
set aside his proViso that the purchaser give g
$4,000 bond to accept the valuation fixed nv the
appraisers. The bond proviso has been the
stumbling block in all the negotiations There are
a NUMBER OF men willing TO buy the works provided
nIr: rogers VIII submit a business prODosition
But they viii not invest $0OGOD0 bndiv unless tbe
have pretty clear idea Of what they are going ~
receive for their money. That's why they v1or.t
accept MI Rogerss proposition. va
-, rake the Flint-EGdy syndicate for examDIa
Ihese men nave unlimited capital and are UvIiiirg
70 buy the plant. They laugh at the i6ss -
giving $4,000 bond to buy the works ar vsIre
ton 10 be fixed by appraisers Their men LsHa
seen the works and they know pretty near - :
they are worth. II Mr.. Rogers would name a sai :
ing price to the FllntEddy people the deal wouId he
closed in i've minutes far as they are oo 20
cerned: They are business men, and tbet, t,nnI,
Just ABOUT what they are willing TO nav for ths
Rogers plant" 10y iof 'he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
A SAILOR SHOOTS HIMSELF.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN a MEMBER OF THE
CREW OF THE MAINE

SAID TO HAVE BEEN a MEMBER OF THE
CREW OF THE MAINE.
Nicholas Scalp, forty years old who Is said
to have been member of the crew Of the battle
ship Maine, which blown up in Havana Harbor
committed suicide yesterday morning by shooting
himself in the right temple in a furnished
No 231 Union-st. He had suffered from broken
jaw which is thought to have been injured the
time OF the Maine disaster. He from New
Hampshire last summer to the Seney Hospital for
treatment. On June he taken to the house
in Union-st by friend named Jorgenson, a long
shoreman
Scalp understood the Greek language and was
believed to be native of the Orient, his name
being an assumed one. He had been a cook on sew
cept OF pension and was expecting when Con-
sum for disabilities received in the service
pistol shot heard in his room yesterday
morning His door was locked
The sailor found dead in his room with .32-
calibre revolver Of the bulldog pattern tightly
clasped in his right hand. Among his effects were
discharge papers showing that he had been a mem
Der of the crews of the United States ships Essex
and Bache, a Masonic lodge and bag containing
in his voyages around the world The bag was
made out OF a childs mitten and tied with
on one occasion Scalp told his landlady that he
did not care to wear his Masonic pin in the street
for fear some Mason might ask him for assist
ance and he would be unable to give it. The sailor
however, at times seemed to have large sums OF
money in his possession. 1t is said that while
he married Esquimau girl and that the chd's
mitten containing the copper coins was keepsake
ably be buried by Adytum Lodge, No $40 F. and
A. M, OF Brooklyn. of which he was member.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
DEVELOPMENT OF LONG BEACH.

William Fl. Baldwin jr.. president of the Long
Island Railroad Company. In discussing the plans
and purposes Of his company and of interests
affiliated with 1t for the development of Long
Beach, said yesterday. quoted:
Fit had not been that we had so many Coney ISL
ands at hand Long Beach would have grown up
gradually or rapidly. Atlantic City has done But
the Long Beach project was never properly man
aged II will. understand it, be hereafter in
the hands OF Mr.. Young. OF Atlantic City. who as
a promoter has no superors. / can't say what will
be his fTst step In the improvement of the beach
but far the railroad is concerned we will in
due time lay a double track from Lynbrook juno
ton from which point to the beach there is now
only single track although the roadbed is graded
for two tracks. We will begin the work Of
laying the extra track yet as we are in hopes
that the price Of rails wifi come down before that
time. Steel rails selling at S26 ton We
have enough rails on hand for ordinary use
which bought in when rails were SIS and we
don't want 10 buy any more until we have to- un-
less the price comes down. For that reason we
will rot make double track 20 Long Beach until
sIrilg.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
SAVES CITY s75.Ooo 4 YEAR

When the city Of New-Ycrk in 1884 determined -
build the new Cornell Dam reservoir and acouired
about six thousand acres of land il became neces-
sary TO change about thirty miles Of highways an
the various towns in the northern part of West
chester County The question OF maintaining these
highways became a serious question It was con
tended by the city that the city was assessed
for the improvements in common with other land
owners the maintenance should be a charge on the
towns. test case was tried, which resulted in ar
adverse decision to the city. report being made in
favor Of the town Of Cortlandt 20 S ~
The Court of Appeals has lust handed down Sc
OCCASION aiirning The decision in favor of the city
indefinitely. ~ r'''s' =" year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
NO KNOWLEDGE OF PLOT.
BUT ANARCHIST QUEEN LnXUDs RREscr
FOR KILLING KING HU1BERT.

kIA4LlNNT
Paterson. n. j.. Oct. 10 CspeciaD.-The iuvszt,.
cation into the plot alleged to have been Matched
in this city 70 kill King Humbert OF ItaIv was
resumed by Supreme Court Commissioner Trim
BILE to-day. Edward ]. McCabe local manager
Of the Postal Telegraph Company who was
called about week ago. was recalled to-day
and showed the Commissioned a letter from
Superintendent Usher instructing him to refuse
to produce any messages unless under special
subpoena giving the dates and descriptions OF
them. Mr.. Trimble asked Mr.. 8IcCabe IL he alb
solutely refused TO show the italian messages
that he had received during the months OF July
and August. Mr.. McCabe replied that he would
be glad to help the Commissioner IL he knew
what he wanted. but he could not throw his
office open to him and let him look through all
the messages Of those months. The Commits
sioner said that he had no doubt that the italian
Government would be able TO get what Il wanted
from the telegraph Office in Italy
Ernestina Cravello. Queen OF the Anarchists.
as she has been called was cIoseted for two
hours with the Commissioner. She refused to
be sworn, saying she was an Anarchist and did
not believe in the Bible. She would tell the
truth, just the same. she remarked She denied
knowledge Of any plot. but she lauded the name
OF Bresci. He is a martyr TO our cause she
said No one. she added. in Paterson knew any
thing Of the assassination OF the King until after
it had been done. Bresci simply told his friends
that he was going to Italy on business connected
with some private property. She also denied
that Francis Wiedmar. Editor Of La QUESTION:
SociaIe." had fed through fear OF the fnvestiga-
ton. His paper did not pay enough TO keep
all those engaged on II. and Wedmar had gone
to Allegheny, Penn. where he is working in a
silk mill.
William ]. Orr. superintendent of the Hanl-
ton and Booth silk mill. was called, and he iden-
titled photograph Of Bresci taken in Milan,
Italy. that of a who had worked in the
silk mill. Pedro Esteve. Editor Of Ell De Sper-
tar" the Spanish Anarchist paper was called
and asked to give the names Of all the men,
bers Of the Right OF Existence Group Of Anar-
chists. He refused. TO-day's session closed the
investigation. Mr.. Trimble says that since the
opening of the inquiry he has examined thirty
witnesses here and in West HobOken. and taken
DID pages of testimony. OF this eighty-twO
pages were in English and the remainder in
Italian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
OPPOSES ORNAMENTAL CoURTYARDs.
APARTMENT HOUSE OWNER ATTACKS LAW To
IMPROVE CLINTON-AvE

APARTMENT HOUSE OWNER ATTACKS LAW To
IMPROVE CLINToN-AvE
An application was made yesterday to Justice
Marean of the Supreme Court to continue tenn
porary Injunction restraining the Board OF Public
improvements and the Commissioners of Estimate
and Assessment appointed under 1t. from proceed
ing under Chapter 257 OF the laws of 1899, to take
land in Clinton-ave. for ornamental courtyards.
There is provision in the act for the reservng of
twenty feet on each side OF that part of Clinton
ave. between Wil'oughby and Gates aves., beyond
the present line of the avenue. The land is to be
used for ornam, ntal courtyards for the benefit and
Improvement OF the avenue
John c. Kluber, of No. LIS Lafayette-ave, OBJ
tained the preliminary injunction in a proceeding
to vacate order appointing William Z. Meyers
sioners of Estimate and Assessment, 1t is said by
Mr.. Kluber that the four blocks included in the
ment houses hotels and n church, and that many
of the houses detached with courtyards OF
twenty feet for grass, shrubbery, Statuary, etc.
with low ornamental fences Mr.. kluber Is in
formed bv his counsel John F. Clarke that the Law
is unconstitutional and says the Board of Improve
nents has fixed the district Of assessment eighty
so that it falls entirely the land owners adjoin-
ing the strips of twenty feet. Moreover. he says
the act does not provide an ample and reasonably
prOnnDt means of conversation for the land.
The agitation for tire Improvement of Clinton
ave was started by ex-Mavor Schieren, Charles NJ
Pratt of the Standard or Comnany, and other
influence the act was passed by the LEGISLATURE.
Mr. KIuber and William RYAN own a large apart
ment house at Greene and Clinton The act
proVides that building now on land subject to
is provisions remain until DESTROYED by the
clements. It Is asserted by Mr. Clarke that il the
house no burned down the owners cannot rebuild
land formerly occupied by it. Justice Marean re-
served his decision.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
WOMAN DIES SITTING IN THE p4pr

Miss Della Tracey thirty-eight years old who
lived with her bachelor brother at No. las Raw
mond-st, was found dead in Prospect Park ves-
terday morning at o'clock She was sitting on
the terrace near the bust OF John Howard Payne.
An ambulance surgeon examined the woman ana
found that she had been suffering from consump-
ton and death was due 10 natural causes Misc
Tracey had been employed as a sewing machine
operator She frequently spent the night wiz
friends and her brother was not alarmed WIZ
she ala not return home on Thursday night No
10 be IN Prospect Park but II is thought thst h
suffering may have turned her mind ' HS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
AGED WIDOW A SUICIDE.
TAKES ACID AFTER MAKING AN EFFORT TO
STARVE HERSELF.

STARVE HERSELF.
After an unsuccessful effort TO starve herself to
death Mrs. Elizabeth Runkel. widow. sxty-seven
old, ended her life last night by drinking car
bolic acid. Mrs. Runkel owned the house in which
she lived at No. So Meserole-st. With her lived
her two nieces, Nanne and Mary Beer
Lately the old had acted as IL she were
Respondent, and Wednesday she went to her
bedroom and locked the door. When her nieces
applied for admission Mrs. Runkel refused to I'M
lock the door and said she did not want to be dis
turbed. She refused to accept food. Yesterday
afternoon the nieces determined to find out what
the trouble was and make effort to induce her
to unlock the door but to no purpose
They then decided that she trying to starve
herself to death. and a policeman sent for
to force entrance 10 the bedroom. Mrs. Runkel
had evidently heard the plans of her neces and at
made hasty preparations to end her life. She
robed herself in white and put on her head white
cap. She then lay down and drank the acid
which she had taken to the room with her. Fold
ing her arms, she waited for the poison TO do its
work.
When Policeman Knaust, of the stagg-st sta
ton, reached the house and forced an entrance to
the room the woman was dead. The only reason
the neces give for the old woman's suicide is that
she had become tired Of her loneliness.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20

Of political advertising IN. every trolley car =,
Hudson County. The ward committees have an
trbuted 1880 cards. calling attention to the 49,
OF registry and 81 800 cards viii be Distributed fr
house TO house on next Monday. Additionally 80
blank affdavits for registry have been GistriFtsS
for use next Tuesday IN Jersey City and HOboken
The 1893 challenge books have been Compared vrftL
this years registry lists for the purpose OF havinS
all Republicans who have not registered proneri5
placed upon the lists There have ALREADY &c.
forty mass meetings held. and twenty-five MOI
have been arranged for. Twenty-fOur OF The 1890
speakers In the county volunteered their services
a. the opening Of the campaisn and have been doine
good work ever since. Finally" said lIr Wo0Ise
and Mr. Higgins. the Republican ticket IS stTone
one and IL you will take notice os IT, YOU viii -
that all OF the candIdates are young men"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
DECISION AGAINST SUPERVISORS.

BY q decision handed down yesterday by the
Appellate Division of the Second Department the
old Board of Supervisors OF Queens County was
again defeated in its efforts keep possession OF
the Courthouse and county buildings in Queens.
The Board of Supervisors after consolidation tried
to retain possession of the buildings declaring that
IT held over. It was asserted by the city of New
York however that the BOARD had no control OF
the buildings. An injunction obtained in the
supreme Court preventing the city officials from
getting control of the buildings in question The
Injunction was set aside by Justice Gavnor and
an appeal was taken by the Board OF Supervisors
10 the Appellate Division.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
REDrcIyG SCHOOL WAITING LIST

1t appears from the report on the condition OF
the public schools of BROOKLYN at the close of Sep
TENDER that the waiting list of children over six
years old has been reduced from 2316 to 1880. and
that 5S6 Of those originally refused admitted
to classes. by the formation OF classes that will
be completed before the end of this month the wait
ing list will be practically wiped out. The whole
number of pupils on register on the lest day Of
Senterber 1853 SOL increase OF 1879 the
register IN the schools on June 30.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
GOVERNOR AMONG TIE oTsrERnEy.

INSPECTION OF INDUSTRY IN DELAWARE BAY
AND MAURICE RIVER COVE
Millville Oct. 19.-Governor voorhees, and several
Senators and Assemblymen Inspected the oyster
beds IN Maurice River Cove and Delaware Bay To-
day The party went TO Port Norris last night
the Governor being entertained at the home OF
Oyster Commissioner Sites. Last evening he had
an impromptu reception at Mr.. Stites's home where
he met several hundred persons.
Early this morning the party boarded the
schooner Virginia. and sailed over tha cove AMI
the pay, inspecting and surveying the hundreds OF
BEDS Governor voorhees, took az early afternoon
traln Tor Elizabeth During the last summer
Maurice River Cove and Delaware Fay have been
thoroughly surveyed. end the oyster beds stake1
on and denoted by brass markers. Violations OF TIE
oXS er laws have been reduced TO a minimum
The industry is under the personal supervision OF
eX-Assemblyman ThOTras F Austin. Of this city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
BROOKLYN NEWS.
WANTS O'REILLY MOVED.
GRAY HAS TALKS WITH YORK AND
SHEVLIN-THE CAPTAINS
GOOD WORK.

John Morrissey Gray the Democratic leader OF
the With Assembly District is making great
effort to secure the transfer Of Captain Miles,
O'Reilly from the Buter-st police station to-al-
most any place outside of Gray's baiiwick-he
doesn't care where. There is no charge that
O'ReilIy is trying influence voters or that ne Is
lax in his police duty He is careful to ENFORCE
the laws to the letter. and strenuous IN keeping
his precinct clean. The Democratic leaders IN that
district think that a Democratic captain Win the
Democratic standards of police duty would De
about the right thing
Captain O'Reilly is Republican in politics, out
has never allowed that influence him in doing
his police duty. Not long he wagcd vigorous
war against the poolroons and gambling places. IN
his precinct and cleaned them all out since tne
registration began he has taken great care 70 SEE
that there colonization in his precinct an1
no illegal registration Recently Mr.. Gray has had
several talks with Police Commissioner YORK ana
James Shevlin AS a result II is said 10 De IlkeIy
that Captain O'Reilly will be transferred
and enroll aS n Republican for the primaries
next year. To-dny's opportunity for regis
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
TIE HOLLAND oFF FoP ANNApnLIS

The submarine torpedo boat Holland. commanded
by Lieutenant Caldwell. and accompanied by the
rug Leydeu, left the Brooklyn Navy Yard yester-
day afternoon, bound for Annapolis The first stop
win be at Delaware City where the boat will re-
main several hours. She Will then proceed IN
Annapolis where the crew viii be trained also
large number Of other men, who will take charge
OF he seven boats Of the Holland type now under
construction ElIZabethport.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
SHELTERS COMBINATION RUMOR.

BOUGHT JUDGEMENTS SONS PLANTS
For the last few days Wall Street has heard
rumors OF a combination of the American Smelling
and Refining Company with the firm OF M. Guggen-
helms Sons. The latter is about the only large
concern not in the so-caed Shelters Trust and
IL has been admitted by both sides negotiations
looking toward amalgamation have been carried
more less actively. According to reports the
Guggenheims have put price running beyond the
$50 600 mark the value of their plants which
are in various parts of this country and Mexico.
No confirmation Of the latest rumor was obtainable
from either side yesterday, but the activity of
Shelters stock in the market was thought to give
color the consolidation rumors.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
NO BIG PARADE HERE.

BROOKLYN ORGANIZATIONS WILL TAKE PART n
THAT TO BE HELD IN MANHATTAN
1t was stated yesterday morning that the Kings
County Republican Campaign Committee had
abandoned the idea Of holding big street parade
IN Brooklyn This course was decided on because
it was thought best to have all OF the Brooklyn
marching organizations in the Manhattan parade
and 1t was not thought that they would wish TO
turn out twice.
Brooklyn will be well represented in the big
Manhattan parade. Leonard Moody will be in
charge OF the real estate division George T. Elliot
and insurance men
ABOUT TWO hundred Of the employees OF the Lidger-
wood Manufacturing Company. IN Dikeman-st
have formed a Mckinley and Roosevelt Club
Harry A Clark is president. and Albert c. Schrei-
Der Is secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
uOTORuAN INJURED IN coLLIsIoy

There collision yesterday between a heavily
loaded beer wagon and a trolley in front OF
the Karsch Brewery. In Second-ave., College Point.
Several half barrels OF beer were thrown from the
wagon, and some of them fell Charles Turner
top of his head and bruising him badly about the
face and body Turner was taken to the Flushing
Hospital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
80 KALsER FRIEDERIcH BRINGs IN COIN

The steamship Kaiser FRIEDRICH which arrived
here yesterday. brought s2o5eoO gold consigned as
follows: Goldman Sachs & Co. slO5.OOO; Heide,bach
Ickelheimer & Co., slOOO0o This makes sos. 900
gold received here Of the IS $50 900 engaged for inn
porIafion within the last fortnight.
The Bank OF British North America reports that
in addition TO the $50 900 gold already received
from the Klondike. 100000 gold is the way and
expected next week
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
THREW PEPPER IN HIS EYES.
WOMAN DID NOT WANT TO STRIKE HER HUs-
BAND BECAUSE HE WASN'T HER SIZE

"7@H-'D H''7NF1NN717 III7 WIN I1I1It SL44I1
IT didn't want to strike him. for he isn't my
size" This was the reason given in the Adams-st
court yesterday by Sarah Mcdonald. of No a
Sands-st.. for throwing pepper into her husbands
eyes. She was accused by him, Joseph Mcdonald
of No 3i2 Warren-st., of assauting him at Sands
and Washington SITS. last Friday night.
AS Mrs. Mcdonald is deaf Magistrate Steers
had her sit close 10 the desk. Mrs. Mcdonald en-
planned that she had become tired Of supporting
her husband and they had separated some time
before. He had annoyed her by watching her
house, and on the day in question she went out
and asked him what he was doing there He she
alleges. raised his hand as II to strike her and she
her arms; There was paper of pepper there. and
some of 1t might have spilled Magistrate Sic r.
looked at McDonalds swollen and nhamed eyes
and remarked that he guessed she right She
was placed under bonds to keep the peace for six
months
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
M Nmam@hJ 671

Women love easy comfortable dress; but they wouldn't
sacrifice pretness get it, the manufacturers of flannel
had offer something than mere warmth and CON-
fort in order to make buy their goods freely.
What of temptations they have produced this yeal
We couldn't resist them-ueither can you; nor would any
woman resist such beauty as is here
Dainty annes. in the delicate the most substantial
they made the dessy styles; en5roid.red
plated appqued stitched with straps ribbons some with in
silk between paits with detachable paed-sik shids
seventyve distinctly different patterns shown each one of
No such variety shown before in Flannel Wal
love flannel this season; now they combine
bright original styles that beautiful their arstocac cou
Prices S2.25 70 So. So, g.. - -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
ADMITS A MURDEROUS ASSAULT

PRISONER SAYS HE USED IRON BAR TO GET
EVEN WITH FORMER EMPLOYER
John Brown who lives with his brother. Ceorga
Brown, at No. 80 Monteth-st admitted In Tho O.
ave- court yesterday morning that he had made n
murderous assault upon Charles schafauer at
Pulaski and Monteith SITS. on Thursday night 1Te
held for the Grand Jury in $500 bail.
Schaffauer, who is a produce dealer at No An
Whshington-ave.. had been to visit the family, 80
George Brown. and his way home Uyban ~
was struck down with bar of iron bv man W ~ 9
jumped from behind tree The assaliant vac
sued al caught He proved to be John RroNn T.
court yesterday he declared that year ago yybila
ne was in Schanauer's employ. the latter struck
him, and he getting even. ~ ''iu cA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
CAPE NAY NOMINATIONS.

Cape May. Oct 10 (SpeciaD.-As result OF the
Republican primaries held in Cape Nav County
last night, the convention tomorrow will renOni-
nate Senator Robert E. Hand. and name Lewis ~
Crosse. OF Ocean City. for Assembynnan Fifty
two Of the sixty delegates chosen last night are Tor
Hand and Crosse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-10-20
mrSErM FREE LECTURES.

Professor William Fl. Goodyear WIFI lecture al the
Brooklyn Institute Museum Eastern Parkway, al
4 o'clock this afternoon on Renaissance SCULPTURE
COMPARED with Antique" The lecture will be Illus
trated by lantern photographs. No tickets are re-
Quired