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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
BRITISH WEST INDIAN TREATIES.
TINE FOR THEIR RATIFICATION LIKELY TO Pc
EXTENDED.

Washington March Pit is probable that the
time for ratifyng the Treaties with Great Britain
respecting reciprocity with the British West
Indian colonies Will be extended this week for a
year or eighteen months. in order that they may
be considered by the Senate next December. II
was al first thought that the West Indian treaties
lapsed at the close Of the LVIth Congress- but il
now appears that four OF ther-those British
Guiana Jamaica, Turks and Cacos islands and
Rcrmuda-continue IN existence until March &C.
while the Barbados treaty continues until June s
Following the extension Of the time for ratification
of the French treaty, the British authorities
mated A desire 10 have similar action taken
their treaties As the request Of France
granted, the same course will be pursued with
lSreat Britain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
EIB4NKER TOO Ill FOE TRIAL.
GEORGE H 1APHAM OF PENN VAN. WRECK
AFTER A cHECKERED CAREER.

Penn Yan N Y. March 12-Cieorge II Lapham
formerly president of the First National Bank. of
Penn Van. lies dangerously i'll at the new Knapp
House at this place. He was to appear tomorrow
Buffalo before the United States Court TO answer
10 the charge of embezzement on twenty-five
counts After marrying Miss Kathleen Bodey,
daughter of Archdeacon Bodey, of Toronto, SEN
satonaI items appeared alleging that Lapham had
pretended be a former treasurer of this State.
and 10 have a beautiful home on the Hudson II
was second marriage
In 1893 Lapham began q suit against his wife for
divorce naming Penn Van attorney as corespon-
dent He failed TO establish a case, and his wife.
through her attorney John Van Ncorhs. of Roch-
esfer started foreclosure proceedings against Mr..
Tanhan's handsome home in Penn Yam 70 collect
aIiio0nv which the allowed and which Mr..
Iapham has failed TO pay. The First National
Bank Of which Lapham was president failed In
800 The case AT Buffalo grows out of this fall
ure Mr. Lapham has been under a great mental
and rhysical strain for years. He has completely
CoIiarsed His attending nurse seems 10 be OF the
oninion that he Will never be any better.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
TIE NEW VERNILYE FIRM.
"w. r" LIKELY TO BE ADDED TO THE
TITLE.


II IS expected that ''Vermilye & Co stock bro
kers" will start up business to-day at No 81
Broadway. This IS not certain. however. since
everything is still in the air. a member of the
firm said yesterday. AS might have been expected,
the office OF the firm. superb one. was filled with
reporters ell day long yesterday. They were each
OF them introduced to w. Romeyn Vermilye 10
prove as was said. that such a person really ex-
listed in flesh and blood. Mr.. Vermilye is the son
Of the late Colonel ". r. Vermilye by whom the
old and we'll known firm of Vermilye & Co. bank
ers, at No 20 Nassau-st. was founded He said
that he TO be a member Of the new firm and
his IL practically admitted that the
firm would change its TO w r. Vermilye &
CO.. in order distinguish itself from the old firm
There is said TO be little doubt that the difficulty
will be patched up without being taken to the
courts. The new firm is conciliatory. the old one
scornful. Postmaster Van Colt at the instance %
TO 'Vermiye Co. New-York." shall he delivered
10 the new firm unless the address contains the
specification mo. 50 Broadway"
The new firm is not directly connected with any
OF the exchanges but intends 10 conduct it's bust
ness through members of those institutions. a
board of the New-York Stock Exchange I'm
the otfce yesterday, having been placed there by
hrm. most Of them young men. meeting uptown
yesterday OF the partners was called for last even
ing 10 determine what course the firm would pur-
sue II Is believed that the proposed capital $4,000
is still partially lacking
A member Of the original house of Verrnilye & Co.
says that he has been advised by counsel 20 take
pute OF the hrm Just what Course vii i' be pursued
.as p5t yet been disclosed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
TESTING WIRELESS TFLEGRAPRY.

THE WEATHER BUREAUS EXPERIMENTS on vTR-
GINA AolD NORTH CAROLINA COASTS
washington, March 12.-Secretary Wilson Of the
Agricultural Department Is pushing the wireless
Biography experiments along the Virginia and
NoF'h Carolina coasts. The work IS being done
uhaer The supervision OF Professor Willis I. Moore
cnie- OF The Weather Bureau. Professor Moore
maze his statement to-day regarding the results
q the experiments:
ne most efficient method OF long distance trans
- t has been found 10 be from wire cylinders.
1yl T seW coast stations are being equipped with
Ssa.lGeIs of sixteen wires each and 40 feet in
ns.I. from these cylinders II is expected 70
S .ssr magnetic field OF not less than five hun
49, -. Hles. The stations now in operation are az
No-.S' = atq al Roanoke Island. in Pamlico Sound
STA Carolna- WorkElen are beginning the con-
- - aoh o. e station az Cape Henry, which Will
fvro -. -L.lfd station. When this is finished the
tbrss sls.e stations viii be l27 miles apart The
AC4i,,s now are connected by 2 goVernrasn N
,SeaeP4 me, but this line viii be abandoned on
49, Co.lp2i,ebon OF the Cape Henry station This
~ 80 vii save the expense Of maintenance
T" nan dozen repair stations
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
HEALTH OF THE ARMY GOOD.

Washington. March 12-Surgeon-General Stern
berg has received a report from Colonel Greenleaf
chief surgeon OF the Division OF the Philippines.
giving interesting statistics in regard 10 the
health OF the army in the islands. The report is
dated Manila January 10. At that time the
strength of the command was 67,4l5 and the per-
centage Of sick was 7.49 The consolidated weekly
report Of hospitals in Manila and the military hos
p!tals in the division shows 900 sick OF which $50
were Of maarial fever 326 dysentery and 253
wounds and injuries. etc There We're eighty-three
deaths among the troops IN the month ended Jan
uary Is Colonel Greenleaf regards the health OF the
command as good.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
POSTS TO BE Filled BY COMPETITION

Washington. March y CspecaD.-The United
States Civil Service Commission announces that
on March p examinations will be held for the
places OF mechanical engineer, chief engineer and
electrician and assistant chief engineer and cleo
trician in the mint service Albany, Baltimore
Boston Chicago. Cincinnati. Milwaukee. New-York
New-Orleans. Philadelphia, Pittsburg Richmond
ST Louis and Washington. These examinations
are open 10 al citizens OF the United States who
have had good training and experience in steam
and electrical engineering or in mechanical en-
cheering. and who meet the requirements
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
ADMIRAL EcHLEY ORDERED HOME.
ADMIRAL CROMWELL TO COMMAND THE SOUTH
ATLANTIC STATION AND ADMIRAL READ
THE PORTSMOUTH NAVY YARD.

"4si-lAgton March 12.-Orders were issued at the
NJ : 1-1ent to-day oetaching Rear-Admlral
". : schley from command OF the sourb AtIaT,,.
s'auon ana ordering him home. and detacbine
oinlral 3. J. Cromwell from command Of the
~ - 'si'ouln Navy Yard on April J, and ordering
..n 20 command the South Atlantic Station. sailing
,Ts-d.-- >g"-L ork on April 8 Lieutenant-Com-
49, .. n: sears, OF Admiral Schleys staff has
low e. ~-sS % oT3ered home Lieutenant J. II. Sypher
80. q ne portsmouth yard. has been assigned 10
10y OF the STAFF Of Admiral Cromwell Peara a.
$50 s- >. J. Read VIII relieve Admiral Cromwell as
A-Heh1ant OF the Portsmouth yard on April !
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
GOOD PROGRESS IN REcRUITIyG.
APPLIED IN THE A.

THE WAR DEPARTMENT EXPECTS no TROUBLE
IN SECURING ALI. THE MEN WANTED.
Washington. March IAN increase Of over 100
per cent IN the number OF enlistments for the the
regular army since the work OF recruiting began on
February 5, Just after the passage Of the Army Re
organization bill. has encouraged War Department
officials. They feel confident that there will be
no trouble about finding all the men necessary TO
bring the army up 10 Its full proportions before the
date arrives when the volunteers must be mustered
Acknowledgement Corbin has been receiving
almost daily reports from the recruiting officers
scattered throughout the country showing the re-
suits their work At the end of the first week OF
recruiting 36s men had been obtained. In the week
ended March 1856 were obtained.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
AN APPOINTMENT DECLINED.

Des Moines, Iowa March 12.-Ex-Congressman
W f. Fuller. Of West Union, Iowa, who was re-
Gently appointed by President Mckinley Assistant
Acknowledgement. 10 attend TO the legal business
OF the Spanish Claims Commission. telegraphed his
declination the President to-day. owing 10 the
pressure OF private business.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
NEW CANADIAN STEAMERS no LIVERPOOL

a0s'feal March p CspeciaD.-The Canadian Gov
s..Haent has changed its Atlantic mail contracts
-. -" me Elder Dempster Line 10 the Allan Steam
-. 'p Company The Allans Will put on four fast
ssc .eTs-the Tunisien, the Partisan the Corfnth-
eSo &c ne Pretoran- The latter vessel is a new
rioco 'On snip, which should be ready TO take her
Sisss oa me line within the next two months. The
IN s.es Will ply between Montreal and Liverpool
M, SSalineT, and IN winter St John and Halifax
vi DC the Canadian terminal ports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
TWO KILLED, MANI HURT, IN WRECK.

Chicago March IA rear end collision between
a time freight and a stock train on the Chicago and
Northwestern road at Arlington Heights to-day
killed two stockmen, fatally hurt and injured
seven others The stock train stopped at Arlington
Heights 10 take on cars OF stock, when the other
train crashed into the caboose, which occupied
by fourteen stockmen most Of whom were asleep.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-03-13
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SrbooI Aseutles,

A MEXICAN AND FOREIGN TEACHERS AGENCY
~ supplies Professors Teachers Tutors. Governessea
etc, 10 Colleges. Schools and Families Apply to
Mrs. NJ ]. YOUNG-FULDON, % Union Square.
rINEIE PRATT TEACHERS AGENCY.
IL 20 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK.
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New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
CONSIDERS BALDWIN DANGEROUS
MAYOR FIERCELY vETOEs ATLANTIC-AVE.
TRACK DEPRESSION BILL

Mayor Van Wyck apparently regards William H
| Baldwin. jr., chairman Of the Committee OF Fif-
| teen and president of the Long Island Railroad
| Company. dangerous citizen Legal robbery
| and ''jugglery' were terms used by Mr.. Van Wyck
yesterday in referring the bill for the depression
Of the tracks in Atlantic-ave. The Mayor says
that the bill drawn in the interest Of the
Long Island Railroad Company, and he used about
two thousand words in a veto message which
treats of President Baldwin and others who want
tracks depressed through city assistance as if
they were nearly akin those who go about with
dark lanterns and jimmies
The Mayor gives rather complete history of
'sthe tunnel scheme, Tie quotes Mr. Baldwin
saying several years ago:
The construction of the tunnel connecting with
provement OF the change OF grade OF tracks IN At
lantc-ave., in the city of Brooklyn. The parucu-
lar plan for this change Of tracks was accepted
ny the city and by the Atantic-ave. commission
on the condition that this tunnel should be built
The Mayor then finds that Mr.. Baldwin, on
March -, 1900 withdrew its application for a tun-
mel franchise from the Municipal Assembly with
out assigning any reason therefor He says that
the reason for this withdrawal is not hard TO find
when it is remembered that at about that time the
S IS id st transit svste Win tbe exnectaton
that fl would be extended by means Of a tunnel to
the Borough of Brooklyn. Now. the Long Island
Railroad" he declares which is be so greatly
benefited seeks 10 compel the city pay $3.50 900
toward depressing and elevating its tracks.
The Mayor then goes back to 1883. and finds that
the taxpayers along Atlantic-aye. were assessed
SIPS 600 to reimburse the Long Island Railroad Com
pany for removing its tracks from Atantic-ave.,
and that the railroad company took this money.
worked through the legislature authorizing
the use of steam on part OF the avenue he
The Mayor call: the present bill "a species of
dexterous jugglery. by which the taxpayers money
ticr. The principles Of morality upon which i is
& m are 1y OK iehi nv which 6ryate
interests profit at public expense"
his ;pproVal
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
JUMPS FROM HOUSETOP-
WHILE ON ROOF OF FIVE STORY
STRUCTURE.

John Hid. sixty-five years old. who lives with
his wife on the first floor of the five story tene-
ment house No. J02 SiXth-st. attempted to Kill
himself last evening by jumping from the roof
A man ran into the fat of Mrs. Rachel Gold
stein. the fifth foor of the house and SAID
that a man was trying 10 jump of the rool-
Mrs. Goidstein learned that Hid had gone 70
the roof to look at skylights which he had re-
paired.
With Mrs. Hid. she hurried to the roof.
Looking over the edge the former saw her nus
band lying in the street. BY this time cro"o
had gathered and HilG was being carried to the
sidewalk An ambulance took him to Belle-
yue Hospital 1t was found he had sustained a
cut under the left eye. fracture of the skull.
fracture of the left arm. injuries to the legs
and probable internal injuries
Mrs Hid said that her husband was pafI
owner of the house. his equity being morteaSeu
for $500 He worried about the mortgage an.
other husness reverses and she believed that
he became insane while on the roof.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15

ORDERS ISSUED FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF
COLLEGE LANDMARKS

New-Haven. Conn, March 14.-An official order
has been issued by the Yale Corporation authori-
ties for demolishng all the remaining old struct
ures the university campus with the exception
of the dormitcry known South Middle. and Z
is expected that before the bicenenn!a celebration
in October next this building will be the only one
of the college landmarks standing
I.yceum will be torn down Immediately after
commencement week. and this will be followed
hy North College soon the college postoffice
can be transferred to Fayerweather Hall. Early
in July the treasury building will be pulled down
and the treasury department moved TO the new
administrative building. while the department OF
music in the treasury building, will be shifted
10 the former home of ex-President Dwight The
old brick structure opposite Durfee Hall, in Elm
81 will also demolished, and the psycho!ocical
laboratory will probably be transferred the old
gymnasium in Iibrary-st-, now used the Com
mons dining hall.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
PROF. PECK CRITICIsES CRITICS
OPTIMISTIC REGARDING THE EFFECT OF
THE ENORMOUS SALES OF BOOKS.

The New-York Library Club met yesterday AFTER
noon i'm the assembly room of the Presbyterian
Board of Foreign Missions. The president wilmer
force Eames of the Lenox Branch of the Puohc
Library presided. .
Miss F. b Hawley. of The Publishers Weekly" -"
read a papcr on Common Sense and Library Meth
DDS
Professor Harry Thurston Peck of Columbia Uni
versity the next speaker. Speaking OF the
large sales of certain books recently, he said;
This enormous increase in the numbers of the
reading public is due TO several causes-to In9
spread OF primary education. TO great ana general
Of the publishing trade. This new class of read
ers a large extent catch up a book and then
mean that the book will live. Now what effect is
all this going have? The pessimists say that the
classes will vitiate the public taste so that in the
long run the national standards VIII he hopeless
" Vulgarzed. The optimistS. the other hand
say that these new readers VIII gradually ueNelop
just as boys get tired 9I reaans G1ie bu
hold that people will develop so that they Will read
Dickens and then Thackeray and George Eliot. and
perhaps even in time so far as to read George
Meredith | confess have not got so far as mat
yet U.aughterD
1 confess that l am inclined to side with the OPP
timists In this controversy. Some Of the books
which have achieved wide sale Of late have been
have not been of the very first rank; for that
minds are in the majority. and nobody claims that
But when such books as Morleys Cromwell" and
her of editions in short period. / don't think
there is any occasion for pcsslmisrn.
Criticising the critics, Professor Peck said:
The ordinary book reviewer of the present day
does not know enough Of the subjects he tries To
write about to be quite sure whether he wants 10
agree with an author not. Our so-called critics
usually have fuzzy. canton flannel sort OF mind.
and don't think the public can very well look to
them
The people to whom the reading public must look
for information are the librarians TO great ex-
tent they responsible for the future literary
taste of the country
Professor Franklin H. Gddings spoke the
classification of books.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
END OF A KENTUCKY FEUD.
BAKERS AND HowARDs AGREE TO LAY DOWN
ARMs-DIFFERENCES LASTED FOR
FIFTY-SEvEN YEARS.

London. Ky. March 1.-THE factions in the
Baker-Howard feud in Clay County have been
Paclned, including the Whites. the allies of the
Howards, and the Garrards and the Philpots, the
allies of the Baker clan.
through the influence of E. B. Tinsey. the newly
appointed Circuit Judge for this district. war
ring factions have been brought together. have
agreed TO lay down their arms. and TO let the law
take its course. Already twenty-five Of the war
station here.
me terms agreed upon these Each side dis
SIHs It's toliowerS and these followers disperSe.
Inc principals on each side undertake to guarantee
tnS PERSONAL sa1ety of the principals the other
SiGe Inc Ielld dates back to about the year 1s44,
Wheh Ir. Baker killed his brother-in-law. Daniel
Bates: Both Bates and Baker had married into
t rne Mnlte ni family but when Baker killed Bates he
put HlnnSel1 under the protection of General Gar
rard Since then the warfare has cost many lives
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
PACIFIC MAIL CUTS RATES.

San francisco, March 1.-THE Pacific Mail Steam
snip Company has begun a rate war on freight
and passenger business between this port and all
intermediate points between here and Panama.
Freight rates which have hitherto been from s6 to
N2 a ton shipments to and from this port have
given way to a rate of Sc ton, weight meas
urement. At the same time passenger rates have
been cut in half. The other companies in the
business have been forced to adopt the rates.
and it is understood that still further reductions
may be made in the near future 1t is stated that
the rate will not affect coffee shipments from
Central America, the for the present sea-
son has been pretty well cleaned up.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
NEW CORPORATION TAI BILL.
AND ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE PRE-
PARES ANOTHER.

Albany, March lathe general corporation TAX
bill of Senator Krum has been abandoned ana the
Assembly Committee Taxation Will report To-
morrow bill drawn lines suggested py FORMER
Corpora ton Clerk Frank White. The new OH pro-
,-,des for tax of one-eighth of i per cent on the
amount of capital employed by corporation II, IN
this State during it's first year of existence me
only exemptions are banks. savings panks, IlIStI
ance companies and trust companies, All OF "Iich
are taxed specially. and laundry ana manu- manu- ; H
inc companies 40 per cent of whose capital Is IN
ves ted in this State. 1t is believed tne TAX iu-
nosed will bring the State about SlVnoVo a year
Tbe original Hill which this to take the place OF.
would have netted the State s7000G0 year
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
OBJECT TO APPORIIOAuEAI Il.
CoNGREssMEN FROM UP THE STATE SEE
GOVERNOR. AND NEW MEASURE
IS SUGGESTED.

Albany March 14.-Objection has developed to the
hill introduced in the Senate by Senator Raines
providing for an apportionment of the Congress
districts of the State. and it is probable that a
substitute bill will he introduced in the Assembly.
which will meet many of the objections raised to
the former measure. The objections mainly come
from Congressmen representing districts in the
northern. central and western parts of the State,
which are affected by the Senate bill.
conference held to-day with Governor
OdeIl. at which Congressman John X. Steward.
Ilcius y. Iittauer. Louis w. Emmerson, James
Sherman and George w Ray. r. r. Mahany, of
Buffalo. and Frank Campbell. chairman of the
Democratic State Committee. attended They
pointed to the Governor, it is said the neces-
sity of a change in the Ranes bill.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
CHANGES ~ CHRISTIAN SCIENCE BILL
AMENDED MEASURE REPORTED FAvoRABLY ~
THE ASSEMBLY

Albany. March II (speciaD.-The Assembly Com
mittee on Public Health reported favorably this
morning the Anti-Christian Science bill of Assem-
blyman Bell The bill Is practically in the same
form as outlined in The Tribune March s. when
it was stated that it would be reported Its pro-
visions
Any person shall be regarded as practising medi-
cine who shall for remuneration charge, Zee, gft,
bonus or reward. directly indirectly, profess to
heal, or who shah give treatment TO any other
person by the use of any means or method what
soever whether with or without the use or any
medicine. drug, instrument or other appliance Tor
the relief or of any wound, fracture or bodliy
injury infirmity, physical mental. or other de
ferts or diseases The article Is not to apply TO any
nerSon giving treatment another under the
direction or upon the prescription of a physician
duly licensed oy the laws of this State.
The bill also exempts opticians. manufacturers of
eyeglasses and chiropodsts from it's provisions.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
WILLETs AND THEB4UD. DEpryyEs

sherin Samuel c. Miller. OF Westchester County
gesteruay appointed Howard Willets and Paul c.
iheoaud deputy SHERIFF. The deputies are well
known and wealthy men. and live in handsome
houses near White Plains. They will each give a
pohd OF $4,000 as guarantee of faithful service in
.ieif ne" omces II would be their duty in case
charge of several hundred snecai d.n,,iss 7, a,
9p az inat me automobile has something to do
with tfieir appointment. AS deputies while out
On altomopiie runs they could protect themselves
inPfv- S'--- -ahho"-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-15
NORTH CAROLINA EHBEZZLEhEAT.

CLERK IN STATE TREASURY ACCUSED OF TAX
ING $500.
Raleigh n G.. March II (SpeCiaD-W. IL Mar
fin n clerk in the State Treasury was arrested
to-day for embeZzling 81 500 of the special fund be-
longing to the penitentiary. His method was 10
pay the warrants drawn on the treasury by checks
on banks where State funds were deposited, and
then raise the warrants and so enter them on hts
hooks All the State institutions in this city were
under Martin as paymaSter. Governor Aycock sent
snecial message this afternoon 10 the legislature
askina for the appointment Of a committee 10 IN
,,cStig,te ali the institutions. Martin Is about
sixty years old. and came here as a major IN
Shermans army. Being an old soldier. ne has
held office ever since he left the army. He had a
woman here last year. and said she was MS niece
but this was not believed. Ii Is thought that she
caused his downfall.