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New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
BOTH LEGS BROKEN BY TRICK.

Alexander Stangle, fifteen years DID, of No. 312
East ne-hundred-and- -twenty-sixth-s had both
legs crushed by the wheels of truck last evening
az e-hundred-and-seventee and Third-ave
He was removed 10 the Harlem Hospital and is
In a critical condition.
stangle was carrying bushel basket Of coal on
his head. and while crossing Third-ave. stepped
out from behind pillar Of the elevated railroad
directly In front of team OF horses attached to
truck driven by ELDERS Hoss, of No 334 East
Ftftieth-st The boy was knocked down and the
wheels of the truck passed his legs. breaking
both above the knee.
The driver arrested and locked up in the
East One-hundred- and twenty y-sixth-st. station.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
PARKHURsT AGENTS IN DIVORCE SUIT.

ONE THE DEFENDANT AND THE OTHER NAMED
AS CORRESPONDENT.
The suit brought by Mrs. Elise l. Ball against
John W. Ball. to whom she married jan
uary o. 1875, for absolute divorce. up for
trial yesterday before Justice Russell IN the Su-
preme Court
Ball is an agent Of the Society for the Prsven-
ton Of Crime of which the Rev. DR.. Parkhurst Is
president and the alleged correspondent. Lizzie
Kennedy. was IN the spring of 1898 also an agent
of that organization
Ball denies the allegations made by his wife and
Miss Kennedy alleges they are false She and Ball
were represented by separate attorneys, Professor
Thaddeus d. Kenneson. the attorney for the So
ciety for the Prevention OF Crime appearing for
the defendant while Miss Kennedy was repre-
sented by Henry A Rubino F. g. Wild was coun-
sci for Mrs. Ball
The Balls have three children. the eldest OF
whom is now twenty-four years old Nj Bal ts
about Atty years old. Bail was sued for $S,0c0
damages by Miss Elsie Koules ten years ago
but the action never tried.
After some evidence was taken the case vaS ad-
journed until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
CENSUS WORK NEARLY DONE.

The work of the enumerators for the
county of New-York is rapidly nearing completion
OF the eleven hundred districts the work has been
completed in six hundred and fifty. and Supervisor
Wilbur says that by to-day three hundred more
will be complete.
All Of the enumerators will not be through by
to-day, however. in it is difficult to
find people in. and the enumerators will not be
cused until the returns are absolutely complete,
In cases where people have refused to answer
questions the enumerators have been instructed to
make more call. and if they still refuse n
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
MANHATTAN ROAD WINS SUIT.
COMPANY NOT LIABLE FOR INJURIES TO MAN
FROM FALLING ON STATION STAIRS

COMPANY NOT FOR INJURIES IO a MAN
FROM FALLING ON STATION STAIRS.
The Appellate Term Of the Supreme Court has
decided that the Manhattan Railroad Company is
not liable for injuries sustained by Robert A. Ben
son. who slipped upon banana peel while going up
the stairs at one Of the company's stations. He
sued for damages and recovered judgment in
Municipal Court The Appellate Term reverses the
finding. The decision says. after recountng the
facts:
The accident occurred in midday, and the case
is without scintla of evidence as to how long
the banana peel was upon the stairway previous to
the occurrence. To hold the defendants liable un-
der such proof is to make the defendant company
insurer of the safety of its passengers This is
the law. 1t does not appear that the defend
had notice of the existence of the obstruction
upon the stairway nor that they had time or op-
portunity to remove it, For all that appears to
the contrary, 1t might have been thrown there by
some other passenger Immediately previous to the
plaintiff slipping upon It, The accident itself raises
presumption unfavorable to the defendant. No
negligence the defendants part having been
shown 1t was error on the part of the lower court
to deny the defendants motion to dismiss the COM
paint, and the judgment should be reversed.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
HOSPITAL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN.

AT recent meeting Of the Board of Managers Of
the NewYork State Hospital for the Care of
Crippled and Deformed Children, held at the home
OF Bishop Potter, its president, the Committee on
Site reported that II had leased the home of Dr.
Angel, Paulding-ave.. on the Hudson River in
Tarrytown. The changes necessary to equip the
building for hospital will be made at once and
i will be formally opened early in the autumn The
following physicians elected members of the
Consulting Medical @ Board: pr. Francis Delafeld.
Joseph D. Bryant, DR.. Lewis A. Stimson DR.. A
Alexander Smith and DR.. Reginald H. Sayre of
this city, DR.. Roswell Park, of Buffalo and DIR
l. A. We!gel of Rochester
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
SAYS SIZE DOES NOT KNoW TIE TEXAN

Lucy Reed. twenty years old. who is In Bellevue
Hospital suffering from peritontis. says she does
not know the Texan calling himself Morris who
wanted to see her Wednesday night The man
called at the hospital and boisterousy asked 10
see the young woman, but he allowed He
went to saloon by and said the young
woman was his sweetheart, and that he had been
looking for her for two years.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
CONSOLIDATED AND SEW-AnsrERDAH.
CONFIRMATION OF THE CONTROL OF THE LAT

CONFIRMATION OF THE CONTROL OF THE LAT
TER By THE FORMER.
Formal confirmation OF the published reports tina.
the control of the New-Amsterdam Gas Company
by the Consolidated Gas Company fully as
sured had yesterday when the following letter
by President Gawtry Of the Consolidated
20 certain directors Of the New-Amsterdam:
New-York June a. 1900
Messrs. August Belmont, c. F. Dietrich. H 3.
Hollins and others.
Gentlemen: 7 beg to notify you that sharehold-
OF the New-AmSterGam Gas Company 70 an
amount more than sufficient to constitute with you
company having. within the time limited thereby
signed the agreement dated the 18th day OF MAY
1900 executed by you and the Consolidated Gas
Company OF New-York. the said agreement Is now
binding upon all the parties thereto. Yours truly
H. e GAWTRY, President
standing sl2 ooO.oO0 OF common stock and 100000
of preferred. 1t may be remembered that the
agreement referred in President Gawtry's letter
provided that the New-AmsterGam shareholders
asserting TO the plan should exchange their COM
and preferred stock figured respectively at IS
and So for deoentures of the Consolidated Gas
Company, convertible into Consolidated stock az
$50.
The chairman of the Standard Gas Light Com
pany's Protective Committee has sent a circular
to holders OF certificates Of deposit. requesting
camille Trust Company not later than June %.
Holders OF Standard Gas stock who failed TO avail
themselves of the original offer OF the Protective
Committee but have since expressed a desire 10
pool their stock with that held by the committee.
have been informed that their offer cannot be
tertained.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15

Rev Charles l.. Mead. pastor OF the First Metho.
dist Episcopal Church of Hoboken. Presiden,
Henry Morton Of the institute made short ad-
dress. Walton Clark general superintendent OF the
United Gas Improvement Company. delivered an
address to the graduates of whom there were
ffty-three John c. Percy was vaiedctorian. The
degree of mechanical engineer was conferred upon
the graduates by S. Bayard bod. president OF the
Board OF Trustees
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
MAY FLY AMERICAN FLAG.

United States Shipping Commissioner Dckey
said yesterday afternoon that beginning with yea
terday. Hawaiian ships may fly the American nag
after taking out an American registry. This
said 20 be in accordance with act passed
May a. 1850 facilitating the entry OF vessels from
hawaii and Porto Rico in American ports.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
Kl N~m4M &hn
TRUNKS " " "
Practical and Convenient Kinds
al and Convenient

AT this time of the different kinds of wanted People
limited
steths
meets most dnosr easonably
uu hnon nddrade-u hI 10
chunk,S Sn$5
Trunks from lie Of b ker in his country
n,nunk,$ to
to
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trunks to
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trunk n wish
without charge Do promptly
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
PASSENGERS ON IA GAsCOGNE.

Captain Vignal. Military Attache at Washington;
Mrs. Vigna Mr. and Mrs j. G. Cassatt the
Misses cassatt. Mr.. and Mrs. de Trobriand, II.
Gourd and DR.. John c. Roberts were among the
passengers the French line steamship La Gas
cogne. which sailed yesterday morning for HaTe
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
WATCHES and CLOCKS
For tOeddine and Com
D7encemer7f Gifts ~ "

To those who approve this suggestion, further words
We help you satisfactory selection. There's
assortment here varied enough TO any fancy. And
every piece is guaranteed be good tiule-keeper-
every price right In the clocks prices range from
Sl75 for pretty little gilt boudor ticker I'D to S225
for handsome massive hall clock There are elegant
china clocks at S. and upwards and oak chime clocks at
$50 and more, and beautiful clock sets at SIS 500
n Basement.
This hint of the watches:
Women's silver watches, S. and upward
Women's gun metal watches, SS to ST.
Women's 14k- gold watches, S22 and upward
FOR MEN AND BOYS
Nickel watches, SITS and s.. So
Gun metal watches, So so to S1S.75.
Silver watches. SS to Sll.7S.
Filled Watches Sl3 to $40 So
lax. gold watches S2l to SIPS
The Wanamaker Special watch FOR men IS an excellent
time piece, moderately priced, AK gold $50; lsk
gold, 500
Jewelry Store, Broadway and Tenth street.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
SUIT CASES ~ ~ y
and Club Bags ~ ~ y

The prospective traveller will find here fullest variety
of these needfus We exceedingly careful to have
none but goods of worthy character. We do not have
suit cases because they are not the protection
you wan-they look good, but you get angry after the
FIRST trip We sell good soleleather Suit
cowhide, with steel frame, brass hinges English lock,
and inside straps
22-inch, S5.75; 24-inch, So; 26-inch, $o.7s-
which makes it the economy to pay little less for
the unworthy kinds
And these excellent Club Bags:
Genuine alligator club bags; leather lined inside
spring; Vienna handles; l4-inch, $3.25; l5-inch,
$3.7s; l6-nch, $4; l7-inch, $42s; l8-inch,
$4.75.
Genuine cowhide grain leather high cut club bags;
sewed frame; extra heavy brass trimmings; l5-inch
to lS-inch; regular value, ST. S..
Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
CLOSING SCENES AT PRINCETON.

Princeton, June 14.-An trains leaving Princeton
to-day carried crowds of persons who attended the
commencement exercises and students starting for
their homes The graduates met at the station
this morning and sang their parting song. Each
90 put through window according
to Princeton's usual custom.
Announcement was made to-day that Frederick
W. Kafer, 100. of Lawrencevie. N. J., had been
appointed Instructor in the civil engineering de-
partment from which he graduated with high
honors yesterday Kafer catcher for three
years on the baseball team, and was captain of 1t
in '9S and '99
ganized by the class of o2 to be known the
Campus
STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY.
The twenty eighth annual commencement of
Stevens Institute Of Technology, Hoboken took
place in the Lyric Theatre. that city, last night
The exercises were opened with a prayer by the
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
CHIEF ENGINEER RETIREs FROM READING.

Philadelphia June 14-H. E. Nichols, chief engi-
neer of the Philadelphia and Reading Railway. re-
tired from the service of the company to-day,
after period of active duty covering fifty years.
Mr. Nichols had been chief engineer since the
year 1884. and under his administration many great
improvements were effected such the enlarge
ment of the Black Rock and Phenixville tunnels.
the double tracking of the Little Schuylkill and
other divisions and the extension of the service
New-York by the Bound Brook route.
No is given for Mr.. Nicholls's retirement.
He first entered the Readings employ in the year
1851 and with a brief intermission has been with
the company since. His successor has not
been announced.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
ST. PAUL AND DULUTH TRANSFER.

1t was expected that the formal transfer of the
St. Paul and Duluth Railroad Company to the
Northern Pacific Railroad Company, which recently
acquired control of that property. would be made
yesterday 1t explained. however, that be-
cause of the opposition of the Minnesota Railroad
Commission to this change OF control the transfer
would be deferred until after the meeting to-day
of the Northern Pacific directors.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
NEW EMP1RE STATE EXPRESS CAR.

There exhibited in the annex to the Grand
Central Station yesterday afternoon of the new
which to be placed in service on the EN-
pire State Express. These just from the
works of the Pullman company, and are Of ex-
ceptionaly fine make. The drawing rooms are
finished in koko the smoking In tiger wood
and the others in vermilion together with mar
quetry work, and the chairs and seats throughout
upholstered with moquette in harmonious
coors. They have the new style Empire deck. are
equipped with single tank air pressure water SyS-
TEN, Frumveller double coil heaters and safety
system steam heat They lighted with Ptntsch
gas, have Pullman standard wide vestbules, West
inghouse automatic quick acting brakes and Pull
standard trucks, with 3S-inch Paige wheels.
New-York tribune., 1900-06-15
EAsTBOUND FREIGHT RATE:


Nothing of a radical nature accomplished at
q largely attended meeting yesterday afternoon Of
the representatives of the eastbound lines out of
Chicago and ST. Louis at the offices of the Trunk
Line Association, IN Liberty-st. The subject up
for discussion the condition of the eastbound
freight rates through central traffic territory, and
the object of the meeting to restore harmony
nearly as possible. Commissioner j. F. Goddard.
of the trunk line presided the first session, and
his place was taken later, 1T was said. by First
Vice-President James McCrea of the Pennsylvania
company Mr. McCrea represented the Pennsyl-
vana lines west of Pittsburg. After the meeting
he said:
No remedy of any kind suggested at the
meeting, conclusion reached, and practi
cally nothing done. AS result of our talk
found that there, more smoke than fire, and
every congratulated, every else that
were well off as we are. There was general
all around handshaking, and all had pleasant
afternoon That's about all there was to 1t.
There seventeen at the meeting. The west
bound situation reported to be in good shape
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
CATS AS SAILORS.
Many of Them Sail the Seas in Ocean
Liners and Are Greatly
Priced.

Every large ocean liner CARRYING
passengers has on board from six to ten
cats, these being apportioned to va
rious parts of the ship as We'll as ap-
pearing on the vessels books for ra-
tions.
And even, beyond this, on most of the
great liners, particular employees are
instructed to feed daily, as a part of
their duties, certain cats in their part
of the ship. And there is promotion
for pussy as well, for any cat that is
particularly amiable, clever and inter
esting is permitted to enjoy the run
of the first or second or third class sa-
looms, according to the popular vote.
In this way certain Of the frst-c,ass
saloon pussies have become quite cele-
brated, especially on the long-voyage
boats that 60 to India and Australia,
and the stewards of the various classes
are quite commonly eager to push their
own fayorite cat into first place. "Of
course" says Tit-Bits, ''there are amaz-
ing favorites with the staff of the ship
that are fine hunters. and do not seek
society"
When the ship is in port, certain
man has the duty Of feeding the cats
at regular hours and of entering ra-
tions in a book; but every cat on the
ship that has been long there seems to
wait with eagerness for and to recog-
nize at once the professional rat-catch-
er, who always goes to work in the hold
of every passenger liner when it comes
to dock, and who lives by ridding ships
Of rats. The staff cats" as the stew
ards call them, never leave the ratman
until he has finished his duties Large
sums have been offered for one saloon
cat on a great liner, and the staff have
to guard it strictly from inquisitive ad-
mirers, in whose luggage it has sever
al times been found.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

There is more Catarrh in this section OF
gether, and until the last few years was
supposed to be incurable. For great many
years doctors pronounced it a local disease,
and prescribed local remedies, and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has proven
catarrh to be constitutional disease, and
therefore requires constitutional treatment.
Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. j..
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market 1t is
taken internally in doses from 10 drops to a
teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system. They
offer one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure: Send for circulars and testi-
monials. Address F. j, Cheney & Co., To-
ledo, 0. Sold by Druggists, 75c,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
The Nickel Plate Road.

Dining Car service on American Railroads
has undergone a number of changes in the
method of serving meals in dining cars. Many
leading roads are now serving from cards
a-la-carte, whilst on the other great trunk
lines the popular American plan of en-
joying anything on the bill of fare and
paying the usual price of one dollar. In
recent years the American Club" meal has
come to the front, by which guests may
choose from a dozen or more bills of fare,
neatly arranged in booklet form, ranging in
price from 35 cents to Sl00. This latter
plan is adopted by the Nickel Plate Road ON
its through express trains between Chicago,
New York City and Boston, except on the
dining cars of that line, choice may be
made from various club menus, or a Sc
lection may be made from them all, at
the price of the higher. In fact, it is claimed
for the Nickel Plate Road that its passenger
train service is equal to the best, and that
its combination dining car meals is an ex-
elusive advantage to patrons of the Nickel
Plate Road
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20
ONE HONEST TOUT.
A Visitor ut the Race Track who
Trusted Stranger and Got
His Money,

Among the passengers on an elevated
train the other night was a party of
men returning from the race track,
and from the Enthusiastically good hu-
NOR they displayed it was clear that
they had succeeded in getting some of
the bookies' money, says the Chicago
Inter Ocean. They were talking of
the dishonest people met at a race
track, and the general opinion seemed
to be that to find halfway decent
sort of tout was task few cared to
undertake. Everybody was pessimistic
till a man who had refrained from ex-
pressing an opinion said:
I've been listening to you folks tell
your experiences, and when you say
that there isn't an honest tout [ want
to tell you of little experience [ had
with one of those fellows last week.
and I'm sure that when | get through
you will say as I do, that there is a
good one to be found now and then.
I'd been playing in the hardest kind of
luck all day, and when it came time for
the fifth race l had no trouble in count
ing my roll, which amounted to Just
$3.50. I picked out long shot as a
last hope, and [ went around in quest
of the best odds Soon I ran across a
book that was laying ten to one to
win, and four to one place. and was
about to hand up my bet of two dollars
to win and three dollars for look-in,
when an arm was thrust over my shoul-
der and a voice exclaimed: Five
straight and place. and the owner
of the arm mentioned the very horse
I had intended to play. The book
maker took the money. Then, before
l could open my mouth, he put down
the odds I said l was in line, and he
should have taken my bet first, and it
was tough to be shut out that way
when a fellow was down to his last few
dollars, but it wasn't any use.
'Just then the man who'd got ahead
of me said: Say, l can understand
just how you feel, and I'll take you on
for place bet, at least This struck
me as being kind proposition, and
we settled that he should take my
whole five dollars for place at four
to one. He hurried away from me as
soon as he got my five dollars, and then
it occurred to me that maybe [ was up
against it, for I had recognized my
kind friend as one of the best-known
touts at the big tracks. The horse 1
had picked won the race, and with lit
tie hope of ever seeing the fellow again,
[ went over to the free field to find
him. I couldn't, and was on my wav
back to the grand-stand calling myself
a chump, when I heard some one yell
ing at me and saw one of the book
makers beclloning. I walked over to
him, and he was the man who had shut
me out of the bet l was going to make.
"'Ain't you the man who made
bet with a fellow here awhile ago on
SO and so for place?' he said. an
swered that l was, and he told me that
he had something that was left by
man for me. You can imagine my sur
prise when he handed me out $25 with
the explanation that my friend was
in hurry and could not wait, so had
left the money for me. AS I counted
the money [ thought hard, and since
then [ take credit for having discovered
the first honest tout any of us has ever
known"
The Winslow mail., 1900-12-20

limit of time in which the wager must
be decided"
Hear! hear!" exclaimed a young
broker. f'This is becoming interesting,
and promises some sport for those of
us who are giddy enough to enjoy stalk
ing something on this novel contest.
I, for one, am willing to lay reasonable
odds on the side of law and order, as
represented by the enlightened press,
in the person of our clever friend Stur-
gis. Come, Chadwick, will two to one
against the scientific criminal tempt
you to champion the cause of that ap-
parently unappreciated individual?"
''Very well, Fred" answered the man
addressed; "I'Il take you for a hun
dred."
A few similar bets were laughingly
arranged and a copy Of the Evening
Tempest was sent for.