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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-03-14
OBITUARY.
CHARLES II. COSTER.


Charles H Coster member of the banking house
of j. p. Morgan & Co. died yesterday morning at
his home No. 81 Fest Thirty seventh-st. His death
for less than week, and It was within the
serious phase 1t was only last Wednesday that
BILE remain within doors. For the first few days
he improved rapidly but Saturday his illness
took an ominous turn and developed into pneu-
monia He continued TO grow worse until Monday,
when enough improvement shown to warrant
the hope that he had passed the crisis But with
the night relapse came from which he had not
sufficient strength to recover and. continuing to
sink he died at $50 o'clock yesterday morning.
None of his business associates realized the serious
nature of his illness, ard consequently the an
nouncement of his death came a great shock to
them. Yesterday the shades OF the offices of j. p.
Morgan Co. were drawn and business was
practically suspended Upon the doors posted
the following notice:
Because of the death of Mr.. Coster business at
this Office is suspended excepting to those who re-
Qulre immediate attention.
Large numbers of men prominent in banking and
railroad circles called upon the members OF the
firm in the city 10 express their condolences
kilograms from all parts of the country and cable
grams from the financial centres of Europe were
received rendering expressions of sympathy.
Mr.. Coster attained considerable distinction in
years in the world of finance, for the reason
that, being essentially a master of detail the bur
den of the reorganization and other financial work
undertaken by his firm had devolved upon him.
What Mr.. Morgan conceived upon large scale
Mr.. Coster developed in detail His capacity in
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RAPID TRANSIT BILL.
TO PERMIT TUNNELLING UNDER RIVERS
AROUND EW-YORK-sECTION RE-
LATING TO BONDS

Albany. March l3 (SpeciaD.-Senator Stranahan
aid Assemblyman Kelsey both presented to the
Legislature a bill prepared by the counsel of the
Rapid Transit Commission of New-York permit
ting that Commission Ito locate the route of a
railway or railways by tunnel under any rivers or
waters"
The OBJECT of this amendment is 10 remove all
coUhi, il any exists. about the right of the
Board Of Rapid Transit Commissioners to provide
for The construction OF a tunnel tunnels under
n2TiSabe waters in New York City, the iar-
len and the East rivers. The special tunnel de-
signed Is orc from the Battery to Brooklyn under
the Fest River The counsel of the Rapid Transit
Commission state that the Long Island Railroad
Company has abandoned its tunnel scheme in
order to be in position 70 bid a rapid transit
tunnel 70 Brooklyn il the Board is placed in a posi-
11c1 TO let contract for the construction such
TUNE! in general similar that recently let
The members of the Board believe that with the
co-opera on or the Legislature they will be able TO
let another contract which within period of
short urne-cousidered from the standpoint of the
life Of z great ciry-wiI give 10 the city of New
York tunnel from the Battery to some convenient
point in The Borough OF Brooklyn without its hay
ing the city a dollar
\ second provision of the sent here hv the
Rapid Transit Commissioners permits Controller
Coer ito accept $1,000 GO in securities deposited
with the continuing bond for an equal amount in
lieu OF such bond. and 10 cancel the continuing
bond
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this respect was stamped in the reorganiza ton
plans of such railroad properties as the Erie. the
Reading the old Richmond Terminal lines. which
became the Southern Railway system; the CheS5-
peake and Ohio and latterly the Hooking Valley
The thoroughness of the work which he accom-
plished evident in the fact that nearly all
these roads since the readustment Of their finances
have been dividend payers. Mr. 'Coster was prom
ably a director of railroad corporations than
any other in the country. He was a dl-
rector of no fewer than ffty-nine corporations
Among the larger railroad companies IN whlch ne
held this office may be mentioned the chicago
Milwaukee and st. Paul, the Southern Railway,
the Chesapeake and Ohio. the Erie, the Lehgh
Valley the Northern Pacific, the Reading Com
pany the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad and
Coal and Iron Company. the West Shore ana the
Elgn, Joliet and Eastern, which he served as
president. Among industrial corporations he was
a director of the General Electric Company the
Edison Electric Illuminating Company and several
insurance companies. . ,-. =, 80 1,I,
p ISL c9 ond was %S e son Of " and
Oakley Coster, both of New-York: Ills grand
the close of the American Revolution. and rose to
prominence as a merchant Of this city The ma
Was also S-aA New New merchant In 1857 Mr.
COster entered the ofi:e OF Aymar Co at Nos
the OF tea and cGftee FOR Se Eears
cey, shipping and commission merchants, when, in
1872 they took over the business of Aymar & Co
pa r Of is ana on January of the fowng
year he was admitted into partnership in the
then existing banking house of DreXel. Morgan e.
Co. He married in 1886. Miss Emily Pell, who. with
two daughters survives him. Mr. Coster's bust
ness Interests absorbed greater part of his at
tention, and ne not particularly prominent in
social other organizations. but he held member
ship in many clubs, among them the Reform.
Tuxedo. City, Metropolitan, NewYork Yacht and
Racquet. the New-Ergland and st. Nicholas socie-
ties, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
% eoe at T grace hp Po6e RI The ReT D
Huntington. the rector. Will ofTicate.
1t is understood that J. Pierpont Morgan, who
is staying Palm Beach. Florida, will hasten back
New-York, While Mr. Coster's death may have
the effect of postponing Mr.. MOI gan's departure
for Europe. He had arranged to sail next week.
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HENRY EGBERT.

Henry Egbert. who years ago we'll known
artist, died Monday the home of his
daughter, Mrs. J. f. Irwin. No. ASS Myrtle-ave.,
Brooklyn, the aEe of seventy-four. In boyhood
he learned the printing trade and at eighteen, in
the employ OF Harper Bros. compiled Egberts
Drawing Books" which published by the
firm He originated several character sketches,
Lie" Nose" Apple Mary" and the Lime
Kiln Man" which excited local interest. In the
days of Tweed he the cartoonst for paper
called The DAYS D0ings.'' in which he published
a cartoon entitled The Three Dsgraces" repre-
senting a. Oakley Hail and Peter B. Sweeney sup
porting Boss Tweed. The cartoon so aged
Hall. then Mayor of the city that he issued a
manifesto and had the paper suppressed
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THOMAS MAY BE INDICTED.
Continued from first page.

wanted to in the shape of drinks the places
all have licenses There music in any Of
the places. and. unlike Monday night leader of
the so-caed orchestra to arrest
The from these places formed a consd-
cradle population when driven into the streets
Some went into SIxth-ave. and others into
Broadway.
AS they passed and walked through the
streets they seemed to think 1t all good joke.
Captain Thomas would reporters during
the night. He locked himself in his private room
Three well dressed men called in the evening and
Captain for some time. One of them said they rep
resented an association of liquor dealers. and had
ncal violation of the concert hall laws They held
that the police have no more right to arrest the
than to arrest the proprietors of the hotels and
broadway restaurants where orchestras are en-
=, The Bowerg vas quleter than usual The volk,s
had their usual crowds except that the women
ho h wen 70 the latter PLACE were turned G away
Flynn.s No l61 Bowery; the Empire Music Hall,
81 snd the the @S So ali
ho osIes stage and ee1 6 hal ad
business was dull The women who frequent
the places mentioned either were in the street
Chief Peyery called at the West ThIrteth-st
Short time He would IL not tak to the reporters
me Trolley Club which is under the Vigilant Ho,
murdered several weeks go. was visited
about 1l:i5 O'Clock and the proprietor; Thomas J.
ThirtietlI-st, and mis- orchestra leader Harry Cole,
twenty-one years old of No 23l East Fourteenth
St, were arrested They were charged with violat-
ing the concert hall law.
While they were at the West Thirty-Seventh-st
station one OF the bartenders. John Ryan, under.
took to resume business. Martin Corey volunteered
to play the piano. They were having high old
time when Chief DeVery appeared across the street
at what has been called the ''Deverys Four Cor
ners since the Mazet investigation. He knew of
the first arrests and promptly sent two policemen
to arrest the second offenders. They did
Ryan and Corey fell into their hands The four
prisoners were promptly baied.
AT different times in the night Central Office de-
tectives working along Broadway arrested men
for alleged pocket picking. until five in all We're
taken in. They were detained at the West Thir-
tieth-st. station until las o'clock this morning
WREN they loaded into a patrol wagon and
taken to Police Headquarters. The police
fe=s to recognize any Of them professionals.
and all gave obviously fictitious names. They
all under thirty years and from appearances
of them had much surplus cash.
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EDWARD X. BELL.

Edward R. Bell, who died at his home, No 80
West Twenty-thrd-st, Monday. was for many
years "A prominent commission merchant He was
born in this city in 1920 and lived here all of his
life. His father was Isaac Bell Mr. Bell was a
director raj trust companies and the Old
Dominion Steamship Company. He was on the
Executive Committee of the Farmers Loan and
Trust Company. He was appointed a COM
missioner survey the northeast boundary of the
United States under the Webster shburton treaty.
He of the oldest members of the Union
Club, and of the founders of the Players.
He also a member of the National Academy of
Design and of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Mr.. Bell retired from business many years ago.
He leaves two daughter. His wife, who
Miss Soutter. died several years ago.
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RAID ON A GAMBLING ROOM.
BURR AND DETECTIVES
ARREST SIXTEEN MEN.

Superintendent Burr of the Society Tor ths RE
venton of Crime called at the West for'S-
seyenth-st police station at f1:i5 last night anu "
Producing himself TO Sergeant SchiDles' saiu 's
wanted some policemen to make a raid
He said there a large gambling room ~
Mink's Restaurant. at No. 14S7 Broadway ne
had two men posted at the entrance and one IN
side, he said.
Six detectives sent with him lhey oroAe
into the place and arrested sixteen men sew
eral games were found. There was faro game
red and black. Kondike. poker, etc Inc pohcs
found IS 49, and the paraphernalia was conhscate'
The prisoners taken TO the west Fo'S-
seventh-st station in two patrol wagon ioaoS'
eight at time.
The restaurant is between Forty-secohd anu
Forty-third sts.. and within short distance oi
several theatres and music halls. which were SIP
tying their audiences into the street huIui s t
collected and cheered the police, ana some eve" ''e
prisoners. s..s,o. ,hat
he thought his society growing treu because
eft has to do the work OF the police
said If you take my advice you VIII get move
on you. Otherwise something will drop some Oh
these days. and IL will drop very hard 100
Sergeant Schibes received all this ADVICE "ILh
smile. I'VE glad to cooperate WIN any s2Du
citizens for the suppression OF crime. he SAID w
never tolerate any crime in this precinct II We
know about IT.
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HESS'S PECULIAR COURSE.
POLICE COMMISSIONERS ACTIONS IN THE
DORE AROUSE COMMENT

Police Commissioner Jacob Hess has many
tongues wagging by his action Monday night
when the notorious Dor6. in West Thrty-fifth-st.
closed by the police. Some think he betrayed
solicituGe for the prosperity of that concern
which, to say the least peculiar. District At
torney Gardiner Monday afternoon called the
attention of Chief Devery specifically to the Dore
among others, Illegal resort and where
the concert law constantly violated. A de-
cision uphOlding Mr.. Gardeners view of what
violation of the law consists in had Just
been given that afternoon by the Court of Special
Sessions.
Thomas's men closed the Haymarket arrested
the manager of the Tivoli but did not interfere
with the Dore, because there was no music there
When two of Mr.. Gardeners assistants visited the
Dore later in the night to why It was not dis
turbed they found Commissioner Hess sitting at
one of the tables. They started to see Captain
Thomas. and the same moment Hess rose also
and went quickly out ahead of them
By a display of activity unusual in a man of
Hess's age and weight he reached the West Thir-
tieth-st police station first and had a whispered
consultation with Captain Thomas Then the two
went out together. They had hardly got away
when Assistant District Attorney Mcintyre reached
the police station, but failed to see Thomas
Hess, being asked by reporters what he was do
ing in the Dore. said he had heard about possible
raids that night. and went in there TO see what
would happen Being asked if he had advised the
manager of the Dore to stop the music which is a
constant feature of the place Mr.. Hess said he
had not. He did not know why the music had been
stopped. He thought the place within the law
a it had liquor license and ali he saw there
and women drinking. That Mr. Hess did
not object to the fact that the women who go
there of notoriously bad character seems TO
argue that he takes peculiar view of his duties as
a Police Commissioner. This however, will not
surprise those who remember Mr.. Hess's testimony
before the Mazet Committee. Here is extract
from it:
Q.-You were appointed a Republican on the hi
partisan Police Board. were you? Al believe So
Q,-And your first official act to vote for the
retirement of Chief of Police McCullagh. was IL?
Ayes, sir.
ment OF Mr.. McCuilagh? A.-Wen l was ap-
pointed by the Mayor and l saw what happened
10 Mr.. Hamilton and Mr.. Phillips. and 1 didn't want
to share the same fate.
Phillips and Hamilton were removed because they
would not do the Mayors bidding. Mr.. Hess want
ed the salary. So this alleged Republican did
what the Tammany Mayor ordered him to do.
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PARKHURST Is SCEPTIC4L.
1GNoBI.E MEN PRopDED ON TO DO NOBLE
WORK SOON TIRE. HE SAYS,


The Rev DR.. Parkhurst will go before the Grand
Jury tomorrow and tell its members what he
knows about the prevalence OF vice in this city.
He told a Tribune reporter Yesterday that he had
done little detective work of late. but could sive
the Grand Jury the names OF some men who had.
formation. Being asked if he believed that the
District Attorneys crusade upon evil resorts was
genuine. DR.. Parkhurst said:
You cannot expect permanent results from the
moral efforts of immoral men. a NOBLE thing zone
by an ignoble man because he is Obliged 10 do II
be counted upon for permanently reieT
believe the true effect of this demonstration, or
bluff-for il is merely a bluff on the part OF the
city oficias-will amount really to nauSht BY the
time hot weather comes again the town Will be red
hot. few arrests will be made. few OF the
small fry will be arrested. and then gradually
things will open UP again. until the town VIII again
be wide open. .
If this movement had been begun in the fall it
might have resulted differently. With the hot
summer months. which always mark season OF
official inactivity and general breaking up OF every
thing vice, close upon us, this agitation
will simmer down and die While the respectable
part of community is now thoroughly aroused.
il is unfortunately n fact that the enthusiasm of
this same respectable element is sorely subject to
chills 1t becomes tired of being excited. The
city is based on their knowledge of hot weather
conditions.
Gardiner displays activity in the smaller cases
because chain of circumstances has forced him
into it. The big gamblers largely responsible
for the present movement because there were so
the business of the big fellows being interfered
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OPPOSE ADJOURNMENT.
KINGS COUNTY LEGISLATORS APPEAL
TO THE GOyERNoR-HE ASKS THEIR
AID AGAINST RAMAPO.
TBF TELEGRAPH 70 THE TRIBUNE.

Albany, March Ex-Governor Roosevelt re-
ceived a visit much TO his apparent surprise
this morning, from nearly all the Republican
members Of the Legislature from Kings Coun-
~. who submitted to him protest against the
decision Of the PIatt organization leaders to ad-
journ the Legislature March 81, in accordance
with a resolution presented to the Assembly
last night by Mt Aids and passed obediently
by that body.
The Brooklyn delegation was accompanied by
Assemblyrnen FaIows. Davis and Weekes Of
New-Y York.
Senator Marshall said that he protested
AGAINST the Legislature adtourning on March 81
There was legislation in which the people OF
Kings County were greatly interested and 1t
could not be passed by that date
Governor Roosevelt then invited his callers
into his private Office. When he had the deiega-
ton closeted with him he expressed his earnest
hope that they would aid those men like Assem-
blyman Fallows ana Morgan and Senator Ford.
who We're striving TO pass some bill to prevent
the city Of New-York making some sort of a
contract with the Ramapo Water Company. If
no other law was passed, the Governor said he
hoped that, at least. the Fallows bill would be
passed which gives Controller Coler the right
10 veto any proposed contract with the faInapo
company This would operate as stay law.
and then the eminent citizens who would revise
the charter of the city of New-fork would I'M
dOubtedly frame amendments 10 me chdrler
which would force the authorities of New ork
To provide a public water supply, and compel
them to decline Haking any contract with q
private water company
some Of the members of the Kings County
delegation. like Mr.. Brennan and Mr. De GraW,
who have thus far failed TO show any interest
in the bills against the Ranapo Water Com
pauy could net have heard this speech of the
Governors with much interest
The Kings County Republicans say that the
School bill of Senator Davis and other Kings
County measures merit the attention of the
LEGISLATURE and that il should not adjourn till
this legislation is placed in Governor Roosevelt s
hands They added, also. that the Kings
County Republican legislation must not be left
IN the hands of Mayor Van Wyck to hold for flf-
teen DAYS ard then veto, but must be passed
in such time before the Legislature adjourns
thar even if Mayor Van Wyck Vetoes these acts
the bills must be returned to the Legislature
and there viii be an opportunity to pass them
over his veto
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Elder z. D. Pierce, OF Chicago. the Oldest Minister
the Baptist Church, al las Relieved of his Isrn's
Cancer. SO Writes His Son. The Rev J. A. Ps"
154 East 10th Place. Windsor Park,
Chicago. III. Dec. Is, -
DR. II. NJ Bye
My Dear Sir-ThIs letter should have oes.
written some time ago. Referring 10 the ~
OF my father, Rev, r. II. Pierce. Of the same -
dress above. whom YOU have treated -
cancer on the right cheek. the results are mo's
satisfactory than We dared 10 hop for Thsts
no sore and no scar For this most blessed !.
suit we are more than grateful 10 God ana =
you and the treatment used. Father IS IN 20 -
good health for a man nearly ~ years et -
Please accept expressions OF cur most "A
gratitude for the treatment and care SiSen' A.
Tor the very satisfactory results.
Yours sincerely and gratefully,
JAMES a. PIERCE,
Pastor Baptist Church. Windsor PARK 70
cage, Ill -,
z. S.-Any word OF testimonial which you W. W
to use. either over fathers name or my - h,
with reference 70 this case. you are AT hoe.s
SO use. III postage Is sent will gladly s"r
any questions i can 10 any inquiries j. A-.,.d
Books and papers sent free 10 those ir,s,A
ny addressing DIR. ID. III, Bye. Lock 0oA
indianapolis. Ind
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as your committee is advised one of said parties
crime of being guilty Of poiygamois habitation
whch CRIME oe:ng misdemeanor can be lawfully
cAaIseu u! ihiofmation in Utah. Said has not
yet been tried or in any way determined by the
court. where Il is yet pending
Second-When both of SAID nsrties were an
pointed two witnesses testified the said Graham
ana otlLi had the nepute. which open and
poygamists - o
81 hlrd-At the time, aforesaid there
me; as herein set forth. the papers hereinbefore
rected, ana nothing else There was no affidavit
at any time file with respect to either or both
q SAID parties And there is evidence show
that einer the President Postmas General
or an! assistant of the Postmaster General
any other official connected with the power of
appointment had any notice intima ton of any
fact or facts in this report contained.
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THIS COUNTRY CoNTRAsTED WITH FRANCE AND
ITALY. TO ITS DISADVANTAGE
The meeting of the National SCULPTURE Society
held at No. 215 West Fifty-seventh-st. last even
ing was attended by about seventy-h%e members
The speakers were F. Wellington RuckstuhI
Charles r. Lamb and Russell SturSis Thor tau.s
were illustrated with stereopticon views
Mr.. Ruckstuhl spoke of the lack of sculpturaI arr
in decorating both the exterior and interior of
buildings also OF the scarcity Of statues in tho
private parks of wealthy He said that
America was behind Italy and France in the art
Mr. Ruckstah illustrated his talk with views ~
Italian gardens "a
The mex: speaker, Mr. Lamb, spoke az the
scarcity or marble statuary and said that wbiio
this climate was not suitable for marble n could
be covered with glass in the winter His taIk va
Illustrated with interior views of the home OF Co
Gould's home Lakewood d
teenth century 49, 'V"'
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NEW TUNNEL SEEKS FRANCHISE
APPLICATION OF COMPANY WHICH WOULD
CONNECT BROOKLYN AND JERSEY CITY

The Rapid Transit subway Construction Con-
pany occupied it's new offices in the Park Row
Building yesterday. and consequently John Nc
Donald the contractor. will hereafter be fond
there instead of at the banking house az August
Belmont & Co. The officers OF the cOnstructoa
company are busily absorbed in matters appertala-
ing to the making of sub-cOntraets. and IL is b.
Ieved that several have already been concluded a.
though Mr. Mcdonald is not yet prepared "a maze
public any particulars
Application was made Yesterday TO the Muniips
Council for a franchise for tunnel under the Eas
River to connect Brooklyn with New-York and Jsr
sey City. The company applying was the New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City Rapid Transr
Company. which was Incorporated at Albany N
Monday. II proposes to construct and operate Z
compressed air or electric road from Manhattan 70
Brooklyn
The plans which have been already drawn pro
vide that the tunnel should begin at point us,
the Cortlandt-st. ferry. thence under West ass
Liberty SITS. and the East River 70 the Brookys
plaza
Adrian II. Muller of No. > Liberty-st.. said ye+
terClay that the route would be three miles eEs
and that the OF tunneling and constructing ne
six miles of tracks estimated S.0e4ss 3
mile. The hearing for the application OF the ran
chise was set for April b.