The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-02
Hills Again Downed by the Leader
Of Iammany Hall.
HAND ORGANS WILL STILL PLAY
- i'm the Penman," just Let Ont from
Prison, TO Sc Tried on Another
Charse-Rode into Chinatown
in Cab and Out in Ambulance

Hon. Frank Campbell, cntlTillstli u sAhS
Democratic State Committee, told ms
friends that the Democratic safe Commit
tee would meet in Saratoga Springs he
added: Mr.. Croker seems 10 favor sara
toga Sspttngs. On Monday Mr.. Kill came
to to.gn from ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ana
had a talk with Mr. Campbell, and the
latter gentleman, as chairman Of the DEM
ocratic State Committee, made the oIflciai
announcement on Monday evening that the
State CoInTnittee would meet IN the hoft-
man House on August 18Th
The switch from the Hoffman House 10
Satltoga Springs for the meeting OF th9
Democratic state COMMITTEES is mercy az.
other evidence chat the anu-Hill 'coinolne
controls the committee and is determined
to show its power whenever Mr. Sfoi>et
directs tngtt IL snail do So Mir, Catnpos.i
is the personal representative OF Mr. diti.
Mr.. Campbell is chairman Of the CONAN
tee. He might as well be in kanlsciite .t>ss
to be an influential factor in determining
what shall be done.
BROCIxt.YN CONVENTIONS.
At a special meeting of the RepuptteAi1
General Committee GU Kings county last
night the dates for the various coilFeu-
tons were fixed as follows: Assei.loIs
District conventions to elect deieSSiee2
the Republican state Convention, AuSIs'
3ist: Congressional conventions, Moh"<ty'
Saotember 1oth: Senatorial conventions TO
nominate candidates for the senate. SEP
te1nber 18TH Assembly District conVet -
tons 10 nominate. candidates for Menips'9
of Assembly, September 1+th.
A formal resolution indorSinS me s1S'ioI'
of the Philadelphia Convention was pre-
scented by Commissioner OF feco.u7 60 p
r waldo. and adopted by Il rising vote.
Alderman Byrne Dem, Brooklyn)' tAe
jnfrpdI1cer of the ordinance which proposed
to keen the hand organs and street pianos
off the streets, asked at yesterday meet
ing OF the Board 10 nave the committee
on streets and Highways dismissed IEo-A
further consideration OF the ordinance,
sayins, that he had decided not to press it.
MI. Byrne did not tell why he had made
IN his mind not TO press the ordnance
Alderman Bridges Deul., BROOKLYN OPP
posed the motion to dismiss the committee
ana said that he was heartily in favor OF
the proposed ordinance
.eVhv,'' said Mr.. Bridges. they used to
haze monkeys To 50 around win the or
gans t. get pennies. but monkeys have
gore out of vogue Now and they have iittle
girls who do what the monkeys used TO DO,
They dance immoral in New York and hold
up their skirts and do the cancan
The Alderman got into dispute as to
the proper. manner in which to knock out
the resolution, and after half a dozen mo-
tons had been made and lost alderman
Byrne's motion was defeated. The anti
music ordinance will slumber IN committee
and no action will be taken on IL.
FROM CAB TO AMBULANCE
4 man who rode into Chinatown in
cab ten days ago was taken dNay IN an
ambulance yesterday. When the cab
brought him into Pell Street he had
small trunk and q satchel and fine Ameri-
can clothes. When the ambulance carried
him away from No. / Mott Street yeSter-
day the clothes were soiled and torn, the
trunk and satchel were gone and the man
was senseIess. drugged. perhaps fatally.
with opium. He was q Corean gLnsengroot
seller name unknown. he had rled. the
police believe, to kill himself.
The man took room in Pell Street over
a week ago and started out among The
merchants TO sell siuseng. He was dark
skinned. with nustache and slight heard
and was not the sort of man that emma
town is used TO. The merchants looked
askance at his dress. shook their heads and
bought nothing. After Q few days the
stranger was seen without his satchel
Then he ceased speaking to people. Finally
ne was seen skulking about the dark hall
ways and dingy- cellars of Chinatown He
knew no one and none knew him
Emanuel Ntnger, the famous counter
feiter, feared by bankers and the officials
of the Treasury Department for over TWEEN
ty years and known throughout the coun-
try as Jim the Penman," after serving a
sentence of eight years in the Erie County
Penstentiary. less time off for good be-
havtor. will now have to stand trial on an
other charge.
Yesterday Nirger was arrested by VII
liam P Hazen, chief OF the United States
Secret Service. as he was leaving the
p,ison. Iie was held to await extraditiou
papers from New Jersey The specific
complaint TN which he viii be tied in
New Jersey is THAT with in tent to de-
fraud nc did make with pen, ink, brush
and pencil and did keep in his possession
and pass a certain falsely made, forged
ana c9unterfeited obligation of the United
States, purpcrttns to be United States
note of the value Of 500"
SODA WATER BATTLE.
The people in the Dyker Heights sec
ton OF Fort Hamilton are viewing win
divided feelings the war going on between
William Burrilt, a wealthy real estate
owner, and Douglas Gubner, a nantItac-
turer of soda water Rurriu lives at
Eighty-third Street and Thirteenth Avenue,
and adjoining his home is Gubner's factory.
The factory has been there for many
years, but it was not until Dylser HEIGHTS
haI many cottages and new Inhabitants
that any objection was made to it. The in
cessant noise OF Ctubner'S engines was then
found to be an unnitigated nuisance ard
among those who most Bitterly objected to
captain of the precinct to have the NUS
ance ahated. The engines, he said. were
going dry and night and there was no let
up even on Sunday. \ policeman was de-
tailed to investigate matters and he report
ed to the captain that no noise was made
by the engines.
This aroused Burrill 10 a pitch of fndis-
nation and yesterday. besides beginning
action for S5,o1o against Gubner he threat
ere51 to have tSe cantain and naticauan
brought up on charges before the Police
Commissioners. As soon as CiubUer learned
of Burrilfs action he built on mis- boundary
,. structure composed OF six old wagons.
boxes. barrels. crates ana beer kegs, much
to the annoyance Of his neighbors. On the
top OF the structure he placed a large dog
kennel, on the top Of this two American
flags. An eEipioye guarded the structure
last right and threatened to shoot any one
who disturbed it.
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