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New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
CHAMP CLARK ON CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON LIFE AND PROMI-
NENT FIGURES.

Champ Clark, Member OF Congress from Missouri
and a Democrat OF Democrats" as he described
himself. spoke the members Of the Quill Cluo
last night. the Hotel Manhattan. on The Con-
gressionaI Machine" Mr.. C1ark's remarks were
vivacous they were vigorous He started out
with a characterization of ex-Speaker Reeds meth
DDS. and went on TO say:
Reed does not deserve however. all the credit
,aas has been given TO MIN Ills metn9as net 81 gerg g,re G
Pennsylvania. for example long before he was
and thus made them his own Unless, You arranged
with him L was absolutely Impossible TO 1a1 get
him whom he never recognized single time.
once had hearing
Mr.. Clark mentioned the efforts that are being
made to change the Reed rules. and then spoke of
the characters Of Congressman. He said:
THE, The conduct Of Congressmen is better in Wash
they gamble less because they are too busy to in
dulge In these recTeatOns and because they have
body. Congress is better known for it's capacity
than Tor It's manners. IL is a survival OF the
bilious Two of the most brilliant members it
Brackeft Raed wSa oars 5 ssrond King
Saul among his rival Republican contemporaries.
personal puIchritude. Blaine conquered with
hnesse: Reed with brute strength. Blaine was not
is a wasp a damascus blade a budgeon.
At this point MIR. Clark became reckless, and
began eulogy of Congressman Bailey, of Texas.
He said that Mr.. Bailey. who will soon take his
seat in the Senate will become known the Sem
ates greatest debater OF his personal appear
ance Mr.. Clark said that he stood six feet in his
stockings, weighed two hundred pounds, resembled
the Apollo Belvedere, had the finest head OF hair
since Absalom. and was thing Of beauty and a
joy forever"
Mark my words" said Mr.. Clark. Bailey will
yet be the Democratic President Of this country.
lie is a young man. only thrty-six OF thrty-seven,
and be a candidate nine times before he will
be too old 70 run any longer
Another object of euogy Mr.. Clarks part
Jerry Simpson. lie said that Mr.. Simpson
was not the barbarian that New-York ina aginations
pictured him. but that he a statesman and d
philosopher.
Mr. Clark then turned the subject to Abraham
Lincoln. and dwelt upon Lincolns sense Of humOr
He said in part:
In my Judgment and not expressing any
but my Judgment tonight, Abraham Lincoln
shares with Artemus Ward and Mark Twain th'
honor of being the greatest humOrtst that ever
trod the earth
In speaking of the great constitutional cases that
were recently argued before the Supreme Court
| Mr.. Clark ~aid;
| 1t is expected that the will render its de-
| CisiOn in about a week from No living maj
can doubt what that decision will be- for Nvtne
4 agree that the Constitution follows the nag. II
| case the decides that the Constitution fol
/ lows the flag. as II will then there are only two
| Republicans who possibly be thought OF a
| ] mean Benjamin Harrison and Thomas Bracket
i Reed
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
CRAZY MAN HAS REVOLVER
TRIES TO KILL DETECTIVE, AND IN
STRUGGLE SHOOTS HIMSELF.
LET IN HIS ABDOMEN AND FALLS
UNCONSCIOUS

Albert 81. John. tvSenty-eIght years old. who
lives with his mother the proprietor of a board
ing house No. 1913 ST. Johns Place. on the
Park Slope. Brooklyn, after alarming the oceu-
pants OF the house with revolver was shot
in the abdomen in a struggle with detective
last evening and Detective Charles T. Belger.
Of the Fifth-ave. station. had an escape from
being mortaIly wounded which he will not for
get. St John is in the Seney Hospital with
bullet in his abdomen and IL in danger OF death'
Recently the Young man has shown symptoms
OF mental arrangement. Strong drink and ex-
cessive cigarette smoking said TO have as
sisted in weakening his mind. Yesterday after
noon he began 10 flourish a revolver IN the
house and soon had everybody frightened HIS
mother sent for DIR. StuTgis. of No. l4J Seventh
ave When the doctor found that the young
man was armed he decided not 10 approach
him On his way home he called up Poiice
Headquarters and asked that somebody be sent
to disarm the crazy man.
Detective Charles T. Belger and Patrolman
Michael Feeney were sent around from the Fifth
ave station They decided to pretend to be
looking for rooms Belger got into the house
and thea told Mrs. st. John that he wanted 10
see her son Feeney s!ipDed through the door
and hid behind a curtain. When ST. John ap-
peared BeIger demanded the revolver. St John
took a step forward. In an instant 81 john
drew the pistol and pressed it against the de-
tective's breast He pulled the trigger anu
BeIger fell. II was afteTward learned that the
bullet had passed through the detectives coat
pierced a roll of S11O in bills. struck and oen'
a suspender buckle and dropped harmless into
an inside waistcoat pocket
When Beger fell Patrolman Feeney jumped
out and grasped St. Johns wrist. Both men
fell and i'm the struggle the weapon was dls-
charged II happened TO be turned toward 81
John and the bullet entered his abdomen
St John seemed 20 be unconscious, and FeeneS
turned 10 take care Of Belger. when the wound
ed man sprang up and rushed out OF the dool
and UP the street He had disappeared beior'
the astonished policeman could get 10 the door
Bleeding at every step St John ran for hair
mile and went To the home of his brother, Pau
ST John. at No ;sJl FouTth-st- There he fel
unconscious upon the floor. Not knowing wha
was the matter. Paul ST. John sent word to Po
lice Headquarters for ambulance. When TIT
officers AT the Ftfth-ave. station heard OF th'
wounded man. they knew that IL was the on'
who had escaped from Belger and Feeney. De
tectives Rannon and Scanlon were sent q
Fourth-st. i'm case Of further trouble, but 81
John was weak from loss Of blood. and did no
regain consciousness until he reached the hos
pital
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
SUGGESTS FIRE ENGINES AS REMEDY.
RESIDENT OF THE BRONX SAYS THEY
COULD FILL DEPLETED MAINS By
PUMPING FROM CRoroN SUPPLY.

While so many residents oc The Bronx ar. en-.
during water famine with the patience which
only New-Yorkers can be expected to show In such
an emergency. some OF them make suggestions for
relief and In letter to The Tribune. written Sss.
terday Randall Comfort of No. 1875 Frankin-avs,
offers the following:
friend suggested TO me last night novel ana
seemingly feasible and expeditions solution Of
said. and place them where they draw water
out OF the ample CrotOn supply into the depleted
mains or The Bronx. Let them be stationed. say
near Gun Hill Road at the old Croton Aqueduet
hose. pumping the much needed water into the
hand"
There you have II. a temporary pumping station
erected at not cent Of cost. and capable Of beins
made as large needed. As for precedent g
back a few years, when the Catholic PrOtectOry at
West Chester wished have it's large reservoir
hled with water. How did they manage II? DID
Not they. They secured the use Of number Of
fire engines. my friend told me, which were
placed, relay fashion, from The Bronx TO the reser
Votr. and, 10 and behold, almost before they knew
IL. II brimfJIl OF more water than The Bronx
ties have seen for many week.
Chief Engineer Birdsau OF the Departments Of
Water Supply did take kindly to the
fire engine plan when IL was mentioned 70 him
yesterday He said he making preparations
pump 3,0oC-0 gallons OF water day from the
CrCtOn system into the Williams bridge reservoir
and raise the famine and all that number or
fire engines could pump would be only a drop N
the bucket in comparison When asked how soon
he would be able 10 get hts pumping station IN
opera tton, however, he replied that IL was impos
sibIe 20 tell that. because the Municipal Assembly,
had been slow in authorizing the building OF 'hs
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
HEAVY TERDICT FOR DAMAGES,
AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE UNITED
STATES wARsHIP MAINE WAS
INVOLVED

Mrs. Matilda Kelly. Of Jersey City. recovered a
verdict yesterday In the Supreme Court. after a
trial extending several days. before Justice n.
Cady Herrick and a jury. for 5000 in her action
against the College Point Ferry Company and the
New-YoTk. New-Haven and Hartford Railway
Company. TO recover damages for the death Of her
husband. John j. Kelly. who died April II. 1898.
from injuries received by him July 20. 1897.
when a passenger on the excursion boat Chancellor
a trip 70 College Point. Kelly a well known
Jersey politician and headed the John j. Kelly As
socation its annual outing at College Point
The United States battleship Maine, which had
been reiitted at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. had Just
left for her voyage Havana, where she was sub
sequentIy blown up. and slowly steamins
down the East River. The steamer Chancellor was
steaming up the river. the Brooklyn shore,
and rug belonging 10 the New-York. New-Haven
and Hartford Railway Company was between the
Chancellor and the Maine. The railway tug, In
trying TO avoid collision with the Maine. came IN
collision with the Chancellor and a chunk OF ice.
which was top of keg OF beer fell on Kelly
chest. severely injuring him He afterward de-
yeoped peUrisy, which was followed by consumD-
ton. from which he died.
II was contended that the accident caused
by the crowded condition OF the river. and the
the Maine but the jury. after absence OF forty
i've minutes, found that both the defendant com
Sigsbee. who was captain OF the Maine the time.
was examined To prove that 10 the impossible
ity OF steering the Maine down the river which
john NJ. Gardner. who represented Mrs. Kelly.
denied that the Maine responsible for the col
lision; and examined Or. Allan McI.ane Hamilton.
the alienist, witness prove the effect of the
accident on Kelly and he cause Of his death
per cent on the amount OF the verdict. and an
extra allowance OF per cent the total amount
recovered which was SlO530. making total or
Sll,Vio The costs will aggregate over S,os
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
CHARGED WIrH RoBBING A CHrRcH.

Five boys were arragned in the Gates-ave. police
court. Brooklyn. yesterday morning on the charge
OF breaking into and robbing the First Baptist
Church. In East NeN-YoTk Tuesday afternoon.
The boys pleaded guilty. They are also suspected
of robhing four other churches which we're broken
into on The same afternoon. The baptist Church
is a. Hendrix-st and Arlington-ave The Others
broken into 81. Clements Protestant Episcopal
pennsylvania and Liberty sves. 81. MichaeIs Ger
man Catholic. JrTome-st. and Lberty-aYe.. East
End Baptist. Van Sicklen and GlenmoTe aves and
the Union Christ Church
The prisoners arraigned before Magistrate Teale
were William PiersOn. of No. 60 Iiberty-ave /:
Patrick Ireland. - No. g. Elton-st: William Far
r1naton and Fred Harrington. Of No a00 Iinwooi-
st, and Thomas Lynch. Of No. 5SS Genmore-a We.
All Of the boys are between thirteen and fourteen
wears old. They were held for the Court 81
Special Sessions all In 500 hail, except Lynch who
was parocd
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
TIMBER COMBINATION PL4yyrn
TO CONTROL TIMBER TRACTS AND I.I-Mev,
MILLS IN THREE SOUTHERN STATES

Negotiations are in progress for the forrat,,,
or corporation to be capitalized at about ss5 on
600. which will control large part OF the tirba
tracts and lumber mills in the pine d.strict. !,
North and South Carolina and Virginia, embracipv
a territory about l1i 20 100 miles in width u,,S
the Atlantic Ocean as its eastern border rha nm
cleus of the proposed consolidation. in the nnsr
ceering Of which the banking firm of Ausust RAJ,
mont Il co. are Interested II Is understood MI,
be the Atlantic Coast Lumber Company which u,,s
incorporated in 1899 with an initial capita1 -
81. 100000
This company. in the formation of which -harl.
r. Flint took prominent part. and of which hts
brother. Wallace b. Flint. Is a director ovr.
1.2ooOooco feet Of North Carolina pine. standIrv
timber, and controls about S0oo000a feet more aA
OF an estimated total OF $3.50 O'00l0 feet m nuns
also the Georgetown Railroad by which the Io
are brought TO Georgetown. g. c., where the con
paly has a series of new mills. equipped with ~,
most modern machinery, and having a dailv "a
pacity Of 10000 feet and has also extensive shn-
ping Iaciliues. including pier feet in ieryth
irom which two newly constructed steamers a.,
part weekly with humber for this City or Ros,os 5
The company will probably take the name az ~.
United Timber Company " '"'
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
ROY KILLED BY AN AUTOMOBILE.

MESSENGER RUS DOWN IN sIXTH-AvE.. WHILE
RESPONDING To \ CALL
Dominic Vackione. eighteen years old Of No
:31 East Forty -seCOnd-st.. a messenger attached
to the office OF the American District Telegraph
Company at No sol Sixth-ave., was run over
and almost instantly killed early this morning
ny an automobile at FOrty-sixth-st and Sixth
ave
Vackione had left the office 10 respond to a
call He rode his bicycle down the avenue and
at Forty-sixth-st. was struck by the automobile.
lie knocked down and the wheels Of the
vehicle passed over his body. The injured boy
was carried unconscious into the office of Dr.
Pingell. at No. - West Forty-siXth-st.. where he
died in few minutes.
Patrolman Men lmara Of the West Forty
seventh-st police station. arrested John Doherty,
OF No. l.oOI Lexington-ave., the driver of the
automobile. and locked him up. The automobile
Is said To be the property of the New-YOrk
Vehicle and Transportation Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
HIRulN TNDIcrmENT DTSuIsSrD.

Judge McMahon. IN Part I Of General Sessions,
yesterday morning dismissed the indictment against
Archer Harman' the wealthy promoter. charging
him With grand larceny, on the ground that the
evidence submitted 20 the Grand Jury by which
the indictment Was found was insufficient Har-
man was arrested on February at his home in
the Navarro fats Fifty-nnth-st The COM
plainant was 81. George Lane Fox Pitt an Eng
ishman. who charged that Harman had stolen
1900 worth OF South American railroad shares
from him In lsss Harman gave $4,000 bail. former
Mayor Hewitt going MS bond. George Gordon
Battle, who appeared for Harman moved the dis
missal of the indictment. both for insuffciency
and on the ground that the case was one for the
civil rather than the criminal courts
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
NAGLE IS SATISFIED.
HE THINKS THE STREETS ARE IN GOOD
CONDITION IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES

CONDITION IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
Street Cleaning Commissioner Magic made In
spection yesterday of the work beiug done 20 get
rid of snow and ice. HIS inspection extended from
Harlem 10 tho BATTERY and h- afterward ex-
pressed himself being satisfied With what ~
had seen. he said
The streets aIe in better condition than have
ever seen them under the Circumst tances- Every
day from February until now has been freezing
cold, ana the Ice became hard flint. 7 claim
that ne streets are in grand condition. with the
exception OF some ~ those running CTuSstoWu
upon which the has hem Suread out and
where n VIII he allowed tC mott. The downtown
section j. thoroughly cleaned up. are also the
principal avenues. The delay ia removing ashes
which has been complained Of IL due the fact
that until yesterday sCoWs could not put To
sea and We could not get all the carts We needed
The complaints were unreasonable. By this even
llg expect 10 get the city IN good trim.
COMMISSIONS Magic has received. without any
solicitation on his part a letter from the sscre-
tary 80 District Assembly No. ~ Knights OF Labor
in which he Is Informed that jeremiah Murphy
who asserted that he was a knight of labor and
called on Mayor Van Wyck 20 complain about tho
condllion Of the streets. has no connection with
District Assembly No. a. and that the assembly
Fepudiates anything ne may have said
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
TO RELIEVE BRONX WATER FAMINE
THE BOARD OF ESTIMATE AND APPoRrIoN-
MENT TAKES PROMPT ACTIoN-DocK
DEPARTMENr CALLED TO ACCOUNT

MENT TAKES PROMPT ACTIoN-DocK
DEPARTMENT CALLED TO ACCOUNT.
Controller Coer yesterday at the meeting Of m,
Board of Estimate and Apportionment introduces
a resolution resembling a resolution passed ar ths
meeting Of the Board on February 7 for the ac
QUESTION of 100000 worth OF property on The
North River front by the Dock Department rhs
Controller in explaining why he wished the resou
tion reseinded said that the Mayor and himself had
Investigated the matter after the resolution was
adopted at previous meeting and we're aston.
ished to find that prior 20 the passage Of the AZ.
relative 70 condemnation proceedings the Dock
Board had taken action to condemn about so 600 .
"" worth OF property and was discussing the fsa-
sihility OF eondemning s.OOOOoO more. This amount
of s20Ooo00o he explained would have to be eov
eted Dy the resolution OF g 900 CO., and he saw no
other way out OF II but 70 rescind the resolution
ana make the Dock Department get out az its
as oesr IT. could. He added that the Dock De-
partment had done wrong. and must be wholly re-
sponslDle Tor any future developments. The Con-
Iroler said the city's debt limit was threatened
Ihe resolution adopted
The Board took action on the scarcity of water
IN Bronx Borough by passing a resolution appro-
prlatinS $4,000 for the erection OF a tempOrarv
pumping station at the old Croton Aqueduct on
.Iun EtlI Road which will pump from 5.000O00 to
lV,utcEo gallons OF water every twenty-four hours
asked ror an appropriation OF 100000 to be used
1y the Bronx Park and the New-York Geological
society ON July "a. 1890. the Board appropriated
S3"HO OF this amount. and yesterday II appro-
90 Will be used for a carniverous animal house in
Bronx Park 80
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
W4RRtNTS FOR DIRECTORS.
COMPLAINT MADE Rr SUSPENDED PRESIDENT or
RUIIDING ANp LOAN ASSOCIATION.

Ft.lLpiN'i AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Upon complaint of Thomas r. Lewis. who was
suspended week from the presidency OF the
Brooklyn City Building and Loan Association ON
account % alleged irregularities. warrants for
eial ~ the directors OF the association served
last night. In view Of the standing Of the men
and the fact that the charge seems 10 he only
technical one none % the directors We're arrested
but told IN present themselves IN the Adams
police court this morning.
The charge grew of the crisis I'm the affairs
or the association when the president and financial
secretary suspended and several OF the direc-
tors took charge OF the office Of the association
Nothing criminal was alleged but ~ was said that
the suspended officers had allowed certain mem
her 20 get I'm arrears on mortgage.
Mr.. Lewis conducted real .state business in the
ONCE of the association II Sc happened that the
afternoon Of the evening he suspended Mr.
Lewis had been collecting rents About S5o of this
money was In the desk along with his receipt book
when he was compelled TO turn the keys 10
Joseph Y Sculley aud the other directors. Mr..
Lewis says that they have since refused To allow
him 10 go near his desk and that he has taken the
only means IN his power 10 recover the money.
The directors OF the association Joseph n.
De Ianey. Joseph V. Scuey. Theodore T. Sweeney.
Joseph j. Mooney. Joseph Cox and ]. H. Dlmmick
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
LECrrREs LLrsTR4rIyG TIE BIBLE.

In Lent four lectures Illustrating the Bible will
be given at the Young Mems Christian Association
Hall, Twenty-third-st. and Fourth-ave. by
Mime. Mouutford. The lectures viii he VII
lage Life in Palestine" tomorrow evening; City
Life in Jerusalem" February 26. ''PatriarchaI
Life" March l. and Life OF Christi March 2
They will he Illustrated by thirty Orentals IN
costume.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
DEFEAT FOR HEADQUARTERS.
COLONEL. BATEs's CANDIDATE FOR LIEU
TENANT-COLONEL OF list LOSES

TENANT-COLONEI. OF list LOSES.
One OF the most decisive defeats ever sustained
BY a headquarters candidate administered
last nlsht election for lieutenant colonel in
the list Regiment. one day last week supporters
% Colonel Rates selected Captain J. Hollis Wells
acting ma ior for Heutcna nj colonel Notice Of the
election caught the Smith men unawares. Just as
the polls opened Major Smiths friends prevailed
upon him against Wells.
Besides the fight for Northumberland there was
a lively contest also for junior major between Cap
tain Alexander Williams. Of Company I. and
CAPTAIN T.. W. Mcleod. Of Company III
Defeat the headquarters candidate" was one or
the raving cries We want no dictatiOn from
higher up was another.
The auuounce ceuent OF the vote follows:
e II smith Is. j r. Wells 3. blank g. a major
ity. not a plurality. being necessary. the election
Colonel Bates announced the election Of Captain
Williams q major.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
yCBLLEE OrER PArMENr oE p1RLsH DEB.

lhe rev rather Joseph III. Meehan. pastor of
All Saints Roman Catholic Church Jersey CITY
is holding jubilee over the payment Of the psrish
debt The parish was formed four years ago. and
debt OF Oo was contracted for building vhic n
Is used church. schoohouse and clubhos1.a snd
the debt has been cancelled ''''o'
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
ROOSEVELT STARTS FOR HOME.

Colorado Springs. Col. Feb. 19-vice-President
elect Roosevelt started for the East this evenin.
after another day hunting coyotes on the plain.
east and south of Colorado Springs.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
GOES BACK TO COLLEGE.
ERNEST VAUGHN SAYS HE DESERVED HAzING.
AND RATHER LIKED 1T.

AID RATHER LIKED IT.
Following the publication OF story Of his being
hazed until he was a physical wreck. az Lafayette
College Easton Penn. Ernest Vaughn. OF DR.
John \. Vaughn. OF No Sc Halsey-st.. Brooklyn,
yesterday returned 10 college. Fearing that his
father would permit him 10 return. young
Vaughn who has never complained OF his treat-
ment in college and was indignant the news
paper account decided 20 return al once.
He told his sister that he did not get any more
than ne deserved He said he rather liked ~. In
SoH~ w.v which ne refuses 90 Gtsclos. Or. Vaughn
learned Of the haztn- Of his son. He declared that
Ernest should not 20 back
nr Vaughn admitted last night that his son h.s
rot suffered any physical iniur3 the result Of
the hazinS.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
HEyIFR Way LOSE MS ISLAND.

Montreal Feb 10 (SpeciaD.-The movement 20 DIS
pute the possession OF the island Of Anticosu 0S
VI. Menier the wealthy FTenchman. has been os-
gun anew. \ communication, II was learned 20
day. was recently addressed to Mr.. Chamberlain
the Colonial Secretary, U-sins that the island
should be appropriated and fortified by the Imperial
authorities as a military post commanding me
entrance of the ST. Lawrence reply has Just
been received from Mr.. Chamberlain stating lnat
he has referred the communication 20 the Gov
srnor-General Lord Mimic. as the question Is one
for the Dominion Government TO consider ~ Us
claimed BY the promoters of the movement tnat
under the Militia act the Dominion Government
would have the power TO eNproprtate the lslsIu
cOnpenSating NJ. Menter in full for the cost ana
the money he has expended in improvements. Ine
promoters of the movement intend % press tRe
matter the attention OF the Government.
RECOVERY OF KELLER NOW ASSURED.
The Rev John Keller. OF Arlington. y. j.. who
was shot by Thomas @. Barker OF that village
continues TO improve steadily. and there ts no" no
doubt OF his recovery.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-20
No Water is Purer or More Delicious than
londonderry
laTeS1A WATER y

1t goes to you
as fresh and sparkling as Nature gives it to
n ..:aEH.ss Hs ss'r" u.ltGsnss 1 ssi bssh,. II