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New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FIRE IN RIDING CLtB SIAbLhS'
BURNING TAR FILLS BUlLDiNG AM
STREETS WITH SMOKE-CLUB MEM
BEERS HURRY FROM THEIR HOUSE

A slight fire in the cellar OF the three story
sta BILE building at No. 10 East Fifty -ninth-st.'
occupied by the Riding Club, gave the mefi-
bers of the club scare yesterday afternoon
Dense volumes OF smoke not only filled the staoie
building and riding academy ard clubhouse ao-
Joining but so filed the street that even Bat
TALON Chief Farrell. who arrived with the hre
apparatus thought that he would nave DIE
fire to contend with Within a stones throw OF
the stables are the Savoy and Netherland hotels
and many Of their guests feared that they 100
were In danger
The fire. however. amounted 10 little ana was
put out by the first dash Of water. 1t was
caused by the boiling over Of Kettle OF tar
which some men who were at work In the cellar
Of the stable were preparing for use. As the TAR
flowed down the sides Of the stove on which IL
was being heated IL emitted dense smoke Ihe
workmen were compelled to leave the cellar ana
members OF the Driving Club hurried from the
building as they believed. for safety.
Policeman Connolly, of the East Fifty-nrst-st
station turned In an alarm and number OF en-
yines and hook and ladder companies responded
with smoke protectors over their faces the hre,
made short work OF the hre. The damage was
slight. only the tar and some or the noorin6 OF
the cellar being destroyed.
A big crowd gathered in the adjoining streets
and in Fifth-ave in front OF the hotels.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SIX MONTHS FOR GLENNON
THREE INDICTED WITNESSES FOR
CONVICTED WARDMAN PLEAD-HlS
NAME STILL on ROLLS.

A sentence Of six months Imprisonment In the
| penitentisry was imposed yesterday on Edward
| g. Glennon. the former wardnan in the Tender
| loin. who tried in the Court of General Ses-
sions last week and convicted of neglect of duty
for failing to make true reports about the house
No. 14S West Thirty -third-st.. which was said
to have been run under police protection In
passing sentence on Glennon Recorder Con- said;
1t is my purpose say word to add to
your humiliation. but the circumstances are such
as to remind one that when man becomes
policeman he becomes public servant. In impos-
not vindctive bat mercisul But the law requires
me to impose upon you for conviction OF negiect 9,
duty substantial sentence warming to All
policemen that they cannot wilfuily vioiate the
tentiary.
At the request of James W. Ridgway. Glen
| mons counsel Recorder Gon allowed stay of
execution until Monday night
Before Glennon sentenced, three police
men, who were witnesses for him on his trial.
were called to plead to indictments for neglect
of duty They We're Detective Sergeants Darcy
| and Schoenich and Patrolman Cox They were
indicted for making untrue reports about the
same house in Thirty -third-st Darcy ana
Schoenich were promoted by Commission@er @
Murphy to be detective sergeants about tne
time of Glennon's conviction. All three OF the
indicted men pleaded not guilty TO the lnoict-
ments and were allowed to go on bail
Commissioner Murphy did not strike Glennon
name from the rolls of the police force yester-
day. He said he would take no action on
Glennon's conviction until he had received OH
ciai information of il.
The conviction of Glennon. following the re,
cent convictions of Police Captain Diamond and
his wardman, Bissert, has scared many or the
gamblers of the city and caused police captains
and detectives to give warning that there VIII
be no protection for gambling houses and pool
rooms, at least for the present. IL was SAID oy
several we'll informed sports" yesterday that
most of the small gambling houses in the Ten
deroin had closed their doors. One gambling
house not far from Broadway and Twenty
fourth-st which had been kept open for years
was known TO be closed yesterday for the frst
time Several men interested in the running or
poolrooms in the city had a meeting on Ihurs-
day evening and talked over plans for con-
ducting peolselng in defiance of the police They
said things had come TO such a pass that no
police captain dared to have poolroom running
in his precinct with his protection.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
Sh ETCHES OF APPOINIEES.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL y. r. THURsToN

Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Blunt Thurston was
born No 81 Irving Place, this city, on Aprl Il
1856. He was graduated from Grammar School NO
% Thirteenth-st.. near Sixth-ave' IN ls'-' ne en-
listed in Company z, 22d Regiment. on August D.
1877; was promoted corporal April :, 1873. ana hrSt
sergeant February 90 1879. He was commissioned
second lieutenant, February H. 1850; hrst heu-
tenant April g. 1850; captain December 90 Ie>o
ma ior. July 2S. 1896. and lieutenant colonel May
A. 1895 He volunteered in the Spanish-Amsri-
can War and was mustered into the United states
service as lieutenant colonel 22d Regiment New
York Volunteer Infantry on May - lNN, RE WA wa
mustered out of the United States service anu
honorabIy discharged November 23 1888. SoIoleI
Thurston appointed inspector OF Snaii a. .s .
practiCe and ordnance officer on the stan OF dIo,
General Charles F. Roe. commanding Natioha
Guard with the grade of lieutenant colohei' on IN
December Al 1895 This place he still occupies he
has been detailed instructor Of guard duty ana
infantry drill at the camp OF nstructio a, 10
xiii each year with the exception of 1885, since 1883
He is a member of the Sons of the Revolution; the
Society of Colonial Wars ana the MILITARY Oi"ei
nf Enreign Wars.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
MAJOR +. II. f. EPSTEIN.

Major Frederick H. E. Ebstein was born IN Ter
many in 1S47 and came to this country Wheh d
boy He is a graduate of the RiveTvleW Mlhtary
Academy Poughkeepsie. He enlisted in the army
in the Civil War the age of seventeen ana came
out of the struggle a second lieutenant IN the
regular army. Subsequently he served Tor man!
years on the frontier in Nebraska. Colorado Arr
zona Oregon and Washington. He Campaigned
with General Crook against the APaches'
with General Howard against the Nez Perces
and Bannocks and with General Miles against
tho Sioux For gallantry in the actions
against Indians at Norton's Ranch, Idaho Camas
Meadows Mont and Umata Agency' ta;,,f,t ore; ne
was breVetted. He promoted tirst neuteh'tnt
In 1879 and captain OF the 21st United States IN
fantry in 1885. in the Spanish American war ne
took part the Santiago campaign and the baItle
of San Juan Hill being in command of the list
Infantry. He became a major in 1893. ana soon
after having served thrty-tive years was on rs Ms
application. retired from active service He
has since been assigned by the War Department
professor OF military science and tactics at
De La Sale Institute. He lives in Brooklyn, Is
member of the Union League and Hamilton clubs:
as well as of the Loyal Legion and Grand Army OF
the Republic
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
NR. HETNZE TAXES A TRiCh.
WINS RIGHT TO SURVEY ANACoNDAs
UNDERGROUND WORKINGS.
fnr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE J

trY TELEGRAPH THE TRIbCNEl
Butte Mont. Dec. 27.-Under the order or Judge
CLANCY made to-day F. Augustus Heinze Will pro-
coed at once to survey and inspect the underground
ycrkings of the Anaconda mining property IN
Butte The attorneys FOR the Anaconda company
appeared in court this morning and asked for a
further stay OF tho former order issued by Judge
Clancy granting this permission 10 Mr.. Heinze, ana
the latters counsel objected. The Heinze people
contended trat the matter had now hung fire in
the courts for years and further stay OF the
order simply meant delay without definite
action on the part of the Anaconda company The
attorneys for the company contendcd that they
desired to prepare a bill of exceptions appeal IN
The case and for that reason wanted further time
Judge Clancy said that he had granted all OF the
extensions this matter that he thought justin-
able and that he would no longer delay the surveys
ard inspection. The Henze people will proceed 10
ascertain whether not the Anaconda company
damaged the Heinze interests In the Fairmount
property.
The clarr up by Mr.. Henze whereby he
cured the order to survey based the allega-
tions that the Anaconda company had been working
Fairmount ground and had taken valuable ores
from that claim. Mr. Heirze. IL is declared by the
Anaconda company. transferred his interest in the
Fairmount property To the Nipper company and
therefore is not entitled to permission 70 survey the
Anaconda's ground.
The Heinze people declare that their right to
damages. II such ever existed. is good yet and was
not transferred with the sale Of the property 10
the Nipper
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
MANDAnUS IN CONGRESS- FIGHT
BELMONT'S NAME UNDER sTAR-ELEC-
TIONS BOARD IN A DEADLOCK

Perry Bemont's Congress campaign managers
are preparing to mandamus the Board of Elec-
tons in order to compel il to come to an early
decision concerning the regularity" of the NOM
ination of Mr.. Belmont by Democratic dele
gates at the headquarters Of the Daniel T. Finn
Association last Saturday night. II was re-
ported last night that the Board Of Elections
in deadlock Commissioners Voorhis and
Mcguire it is said. want O'Grady's nomination
recognized the regular one. while the Re
publican commissioners, Messrs Page and Dady.
are reported to be of the opinion that Mr. Bel
monts name should go under the five pointed
star.
The Republican leaders believe it would be
easier to beat Mr.. Belmont than Councilman
O'Grady. for the reason that the carpet agger
issue can he worked against Mr.. Belmont. The
Republican candidate. Mr. Lessler moved into
the district some time before he was nominated
Mr.. Belmont yesterday made another attack
on Richard Croker in answer to things which
Mr.. Croker has been saying about his candi-
dacy. Mr.. Belmont said:
AS to my CRITICS n of Mr. Croker I told him per
sonaly that my chief criticism was on account
Of his absenteeism and I added that il he re-
thing else but criticism; that he should attend 10
his duties as leader. and that although was not
IT'S proper management: He replied that II he had
leadership j replied that that was for him to de-
eide | am in this Congress night TO stay and il
really is matter of indifference me what
Croker has to say about me. My campaign has
opened, and | in to win. ! think the less
Croker has to say now the better for himself
Montague Lesser the Republican candidate,
is working hard every day, and yesterday he
called on and shook hands with several hundred
men in the lid Assembly District. Everywhere
he went he received encoura cement from Demo
Gratis who told him that they were ready TO
vote for him as they were sick of the wrangling
in the Democratic ranks.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
MEN WHO WILL DIRECT OUR NEW LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
great pictorial display in The New-York
Tribune. sunday. December 20.
DEATH OF W. F. COCHRAN.
FOUNDER OF ST JOHNS HOSPITAL AND
OTHER YoNKERs INsTITUTIGITs
PASSES AWAY.

William Francis Cochran died yesterday at
his home No. > East Forty-hfth-st He was
born in this city in the early thirties. In 1859
he married Miss Eva Smith. of Yonkers. and in
the same year entered the firm established by
her father, the Alexander Smith & Sons Carpet
Company. of Yonkers. For twenty-five years he
served as secretary and treasurer of the com
pany, He retired in 1894, and since then had
been director of the Western Union Telegraph
Company and of the Continental Trust Com
pany. OF late years Mr.. Cochran spent his win
ters in this city. but since 1869 his home had
been I'm Yonl<ers. in North Broadway. He also
had homes in Scarborough, and in Paris. He
was largely interested in charitable work in
Yonkers
About 1892 ne built ST. Johns Riverside Hos
ptal at a cost of S2oO,OOO. and at the time of
his death planning enlargernents to It, He
built and endowed Hollywood Inn a lyceum for
workingmen. which at present has a member
ship of thousand. He was a warden of St
Johns Church. OF Yonkers and recently made il
an endowment of $4,000. Mr.. Cochran and his
wife gave the funds for the building of St An
drew's Memorial Episcopal Church. He leaves
widow, three sons and three daughters.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
THE PAN,AMERICAN CONFERENCE.
COMMITTEE NAMED TO LIVE IN WASHING
TON AND PUSH THE RAILWAY PROJECT

COMMITTEE NAMED TO LIVE IN WASHING
TON AND PUSH THE RAILWAY PROJECT
Mexico City, Dec. 27-The Pan-American Con.
ference at its session to-day approved a recom-
mendaton to the several governments OF America
on behalf of Chicago's Olympian games as well as
the reports of the committees resources and
statistics and on commerce and reciprocity The
form of the latter altered somewhat giving
Its contents the shape of resolution, ather than
a mere recommendation A clause was added
to the suggestion of Pablo Macedo of Mexico
whereby the various governments within six months
after the adjournment of the conference will send
their raihcations of the commerce and RECIPROCITY
resolutions TO the Bureau of American Republics IL
they desire to adhere thereto
President RaiEosa announced the following an
pointments made by him for "A committee to reside
al Washington and to interest itself I'm pushing the
Pan American railway project: Senator Fl G.
Davis, Manuel De Azpiroz, Mexican Amha ssador:
Andrew Carnegie. Manuel Alvarez CaIderon Peru
Wan Minister and Antonio Lago Arriaga Minister
of Qua temala -
The Archbishop OF Mexico invited the United
states delegates To attend a religious function at
tho Basilica OF the Virgin Of Guadaoupe next sun
day morning Senator Davis accepted the invita-
ton with the understanding that the American
delegates would attend in purely personal and
unofficial capacity. All the other delegates also
VIII attend. This act of the delegates from the
United States has pleased the clerical press
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
PARTRIDGE NAMES DEPUTIES AND SECRETARY.
COLONEL NJ B. THURsTON TO SUCCEED DEVERl-NEW
POLICE POLICY.
ALL EMPLOYEES NOT GLASS
A OR NEEDLESS MUST BOROUGH PRESIDENTS

CORPORATION Counsel whaien, in an opinion
submitted yesterday defining the powers OF the
borough presidents under the new charter with
reference TO appointments to be made ana 10
the transfer of old city employees to similar
places in the newly created departments unoer
the amended city charter. says. as The tribune
announced moro than week ago that ne "oulu
saw. that the borough presidents must keep IN
office the old employees wherever necessary to
provide r. working force for the new depart
nents superfiuous employees and those In Class
A Cthe exempt class may be dismissed at the
pleasure of the borough presidents. This opin-
ion, IL observed means the retention in office OF
thousands of employees now in the Buildings
Highways Sewers and other departments, the
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28

to Police Commissioners.
These were the appointments which Colonel
Partridge who is to be the head Of the Police
Department after January l. made public yes
terday. 1t can thus be that military meth
DDS are to prevail in the management and dis
cpne Of this branch Of the municipal govern
ment under Mr. Lows administration. The
Commissioner of Police. his two deputies and his
secretary are all military men. who have gained
their experience either members Of the state
National Guard OF in the army. The appoint
ments were made. so Colonel Partridge said,
without regard to political preferment. He inti-
mated that politics would play part in the
Police Department after he becomes the head.
From interviews which were obtained yester-
day from the first and second deputies it was
learned that their appointments were made only
after certain lines of policy in this department
had been decided Some of these lines of
policy as follows:
There is to be a vigorous suppression of black
mail.
There is to be a liberal enforcement of the
excise law, so that liquor may be procured at
saloons Sunday at certain hours, pending IN
amendment of the existing statutes.
Policy shops poolrOoms and other gambling
houses to be closed.
The cadet system of the East Side is to be
crushed. and the cadets" are to be prosecuted
to the fullest extent of the law.
Discipline is to be restored In all branches
of the department and the members Of the
force to he trained in pistol practice and in
military methods.
Wardmen to he abolished
Police trials he conducted justly, CON
servatively and without partality.
Colonel Thurston when he was asked what
plans he had in mind for the new administra-
tion of the department, said:
These reforms are to be accomplished slowly
We cannot expect 20 wake up the next morning
after Tammany goes out of power and see
everything just want II. Nevertheless,
these reforms 10 he thorough. IL they can
not be accomplished all al once
BLACKMAIL TO BE STOPPED.
1 do not believe that the rank and file of the
force are bad think A few men in
the department have given II black eye.
These fellows doubt corrupt. but the
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
sNAKES IN sHARKEY,s SALOON
THEY WERE THE REAL THING AND sosr,
MEN SAW THEM-THE PUGILIsr BITTEN

Tom" Sharkey bitten by a snake las, eva,
ing in his saloon in Fourteenth-st. Two stranger.
who were the worse for liquor. entered the h,-
room about $50 p. One OF them carried a Wa.
en- box. three feet long by foot in width u,-
hand was unsteady. and the box fell to the A..
knocking on the cover Two rather lively snake,
emerged. pythohs. about nve feet In length ~,
men attempted 10 put the snakes back IN IN. ~
but. as they did not succeed. Sharkey was csn..
from his ONCE at the end Of the bar.
He started to seize the snakes and in doinv :.
one OF them nipped his leg. Finally the sn,k.
were replaced IN the box. and the owners ~.
One Of them gave his name as Thomas Wilson -
broohiyn; and SAID that ne had brought the snakss
10 the city TO sell. having imported ther, s-as
Singapore. Sharkey's manager. Harry Me,vYY,n I'm
said that the snake bite would not give Sn.,r.e,
any trouble. and that he would run 10 cs.sey sey
Park and back this morning at 8 a. m. as Ne M
been doing since he began training. "ss
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
BOPOUGH PRESIDENTS CONSULT
A UNIFORM ORGANIZATION OF THE DE-
PARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
DECIDED ON.

The recently elected borough presidents met for
consultation yesterday afternoon at No % Nassau
St the office of J. Edward Swanstrom president
elect of the Borough Of Brooklyn There were
present Presidents Cantor Of Manhattan Swan
strom of Brooklyn. Haffen OF The Bronx. Cassidy
Of Queens and Cromwell OF Richmond The meet
ing was behind closed doors II lasted from
O'Clock until o'clock. According TO report. every
thing harmonious.
Mr.. Cantor said after the meeting:
We have decided upon uniform organization of
the Department of Public Works with the follow
ing otticeis: Commissioner of Public Works Dep
uty Commissioner of Public Works, Superintendent
of Sewers. with engineer in charge; Superin-
tendent OF Highways, with engineer in charge;
Superintendent OF Public Buildings and Offices and
Superintendent of lncumbrances There will he a
Superintendent Of Baths in Manhattan, and in
Brooklyn IL the Borough President deems II neces-
sary. In Queens, Richmond and The Bronx there
will be a chief engineer 10 the Department OF Pub
lie Works, and in Manhattan and Brooklyn con-
sulting engineer"
You did not any men for the various
places?" Mr. Cantor was asked.
'Oh. The Borough President is the head Of
the department and will make all appointments.
''Will this system result in any decrease in the
The system will down the present nav
roll considerably. l do not at this time 10
hazard any guess at the amount. but the decrease
will be material
Mr.. Cantor added that one Of the first things he
would take up would be the question of street
office OF Commissioner of Public Works but he
hoped TO find the man he wanted and 10 have his
consent to serve before the admnistra tion
went into office
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
A NEW WARDEN FOR LUDL 0 W
THOMAS FL. SULLIVAN TO SUCCEED EN-
POLICE CAPTAIN PICKETT.

Thomas H. Sullivan has been selected TO sue
ceed Patrick II. Pickett. the former police cap
tain as warden Of Ludlow Street Jail SheriH-
elect William ]. O Bren decided on the appoint
nent yesterday and told Mr.. Sullivan TO get
himself bonded in the sum of SoO.Ooo. Ihe sal
airy is $1,000 year.
Mr.. Sullivan was a deputy sheriff under Sher-
ifs Bowe. Dawson and Dunn, and altogether
served nearly twenty years in the Sheriffs or
fee He is prominent member Of the Greater
New-York Democracy, and lost his place as a
deputy sheriff under Sheriff Dunn on account
of his friendship for John &. Sheehan. Captain
Pickett's friends made earnest effort TO nave
him retained as warden of the jail. .
Edward G. Moen. the new under sherl1I' cdiieu
on Under Sheriff Mulvaney yesterday and looked
over the Office in the Stewart Building.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
CAPTAIN 4. L. ROBERTSON.

Captain Arthur L. Robertson born In this
city in 1870 He was graduated from Grammar
School No 70. West Thirty-hfth-st.. in 1884, and
from Brownies Business College, Brooklyn. in 1886
He appointed by Police Commissioner Avery
d. Andrews his private secretary I'm 1895, and
subsequently went with General Andrews to the
office Of the Barber Asphalt Paving Company. He
enlisted In Company c, list Regiment In 1889,
promoted to corporal in 1892 sergeant in 1891 first
lieutenant in 1897 and captain In 1899 Captain Rob
ertson volunteered for service in the United States
Army in the with Spain. and mustered
into the service May 10. 1895 He in
mand of his company at the battle of Las Quasi
mas, June "a, 1898, and at the battle Of San Juan
Hill He mustered oUt of service with his regi-
ment on November l5 1895
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FORGED FRANK " HACkETTS NAME.
A CORPORAL OF MARINES ARREsrED-HE CON
FEssBs HIS GUILT

Washington Dec G.-George l.. Dorra cor
poral in the marine corps. f. under arrest AT the
Marine Barracks for the forgery of the name Of
Frank w. Hackett. formerly Assistant Secretary
OF the Navy. to a check for $3.50 the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. The signature closely scrutin-
lied by the cashier, and Dorre. becoming alarmed
AT the delay, ran from the bank before he could
De Identified The prisoner admitted his guiIt and
gave as his reason that he could not keep his ex-
penses within his pay. S7 % a month. He had
been detailed as orderly for Mr. Hackett who
liked him so we'll that he had secured his promo
ton 10 the rank OF CORPORAL. -
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SWANSTROM MAY APPOINT REDFJEI. n

William c. Redfeld, it is said will be appoint ed
Commissioner OF Public Works by Borough Pres-
dent-elect Swanstrom of Brooklyn. Mr. Redfeld is
a Shepard Democrat, and an Independent
Gandidate for Congress in the old Hid District in
1895 William NJ Calder Is slated for the nosition
of Superintendent of Buildings Mr. Swanstron,
will probably formally announce his appointments
on Monday. ~
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
AUTOMOBILE /vfcTIMs LEAVE royKERs

Veryi Preston. Of the Steel Hoop Trust and Mis-.
Jane Esterbrook Of Worcester Mass. two of the
three victims of the automobile accident which oc
CURED IN South broadway. near Valentines Lane
Yonkers last Saturday. left ST. Johns Hospital
1onksfs. yesterday morning and TO this city
MT Preston's right eye was fearfuify bruised and
blackened. and he showed signs Of having suffered
great pain. Miss Esterbrook's face was banda ged
on the right side She was heavily yeiied IL was
reported Yesterday that Miss Hiekok the third
member of the unfortunate party whose leg wa .
broken is improving slowly but may not be able 10
undergo the strain OF being removed for some time
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
STATEN ISLAND q. y. Y. d. AGAINST
BELMONT

At A meeting of members OF the Greater New
York Democracy who live in Staten Island held ut
No III Bay-st.. Stapeton. last night the nomina-
ton of John +. Bennett for Congress was indorsed
Henry A. Sesselberg said that the Staten Island
members OF the Greater New York Democracy
were opposed to Perry Belmont, because he had
the support of Nicholas Muller