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New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
FIGHTING TO KEEP HESS OUT.
SUPPORTERS OF TDoUGALL HAWKES.
PLEDGE THEMSELVES TO SUPPORT
HIM FOR XXVTH DISTRICT
LEADERSHIP.

A meeting Of men opposed TO the attempt Of
Charles A Hess 10 wrest the leadership OF the
T7enublican organization in the KAFth Assembly
District from McDougau Hawkes. was held al NO;
g. Madison-ave.. last night. About two hunoreo
attended Bronson Winthrop presided Mr.
Hawkes. IN a forcibe speech, presented MS sloe OF
the controversy He did not minoe words lie oe-
clared that he had been agreed upon as leader lo
he meant 10 be leader.
..Iz-,, Ar Hess retired as leader of this dis
.-ict" continued Mr. Hawkes.. he was told that
was a good fellow. was too busy TO atteha 10 Ihe
details of the leadership and would 90 as was
.old I am no plant tool for MI Hess ana WIN
-,ever be Mr Hess doesn't belong in this district
,zJ,s harna &c in New-Jersey and he cannot come
here and dictate 10 US. ] proud OF the oistrlct
am after no fat contract to feed immigrants al
.a-llis Island OF a trucking contract at the fuonc
Stores want nothing but that the district snoulo
stand as Il has in the past. at the heao OF ne
publican districts in the State
Tarob Kempie and Alderman Herbert Parsons
smoke against Mr. Hess and his attempts at dicta-
dion in the district Frank Sturgs offered the foi-
lowing resolution. which was unanimously aoopteo'
whereas. Charles A. Hess has instituted and en-
against the Republican organization IN the AANth
Where's He aims. through a contest at the next
primary election TO serve his personal eros aa %
crafty his personal ambition, thereby showing
absolute Indifference TO the welfare OF the district
whereas. The reasons which ended his leadersnip
in the district appeal with greater force against ns
attempt to regain control and his present atutu1e
clearly shows that his public profession that ne
was through with the politics Of the oistrict was
wholly insincere and in bad faith; -
Therefore, Resolved, That We enrolled Repubh-
cans of the XXVth Assembly District, most en-
phaticalIy condemn the action on the part Of MT
Hess as being without just cause, and as detri-
mental the interests Of the district ana OF the
Republican party:
Resolved That we pledge our cordial support to
the Republican organization OF the district and n
It's leader. McDougail Hawkes.. and that We vii
earnest endeavors TO defeat the selfish pur'
poses OF Mr.. Hess:
Resolved. That the chairman of this meeting b'
empowered appoint committee of not less thar
five enrolled Republicans 10 draft address 20 bt
given the enrolled Republicans OF the NAktf
Assembly District placing the issues Of the present
contest before them.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
NO TRADE CRUSADE Likely
HAVANA MERCHANTS READY To ma.
QUESTION OF LOWER DUTIES

HAVANA MERCHANTS READY TO pRo.
QUESTION OF LOWER DUTIES.
Copyright; 1901: BY The New-York Trfbu,.,
lBT CABLE TO THE TRIBuSEl
Havana, Sept. 3.-It is the belief amons
Americans that the Merchants Union ~ -,
city will not continue the economic pronas,-s
to obtain reduction in the American cns+a-.
tariff in favor of Cuban products W.,
Its president. Mr.. GAMBIA an intelligent
energetic man of American ideas favors 49,
movement there are certain elements Lad -
Mr.. Lodriguez secretary of the corporstor
that hamper Mr.. Gamba's work The reaso, :,
said to be found in the fact that these na-,,.-
are Spaniards. who understand weu ano,.s
that, If in return for a reduction on the CphaD
sugar and tobacco in the United States a sin,
liar reduction is granted to American produce.
in Cuba, these countries will control this ma
ket to the detriment of the Spanish commsro,,,
interests, which are favored by some rnernhs~-
Of the union. To this policy, il is thouyht a.
due the resolution of the Merchants Union -
solicit the free entry of Cuban sugar into ira
United States. which everybody here knows ira,
the United States cannot grant.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
GAMBLED WITH BOYS.

Edward Amos. of No. $40 West One-hundred- and
twenty-nfth-st. was convicted in Special Sessions
Court before Justices Jerome. Wyatt and Hinsdale
yesterday Of running a gambling place for boys at
Fort George.
Amos was arrested August % by Agent Fo-
garty Of the Childrens Aid Society. Fogarty says
he found two boys-Edward Salon. w. A Brady's
private messenger. and Charles Connor-at Amos
place. Fogartg says that Amos a fake"
cane game and that il was impossible TO ring the
canes Amos fined sl0O
on Thursday Sylvester Carbolite. said to be a
former agent for the Committee of Fifteen, and
Victor Russo will be arraigned charged with oper-
ating roulette wheel. They arrested last
Sunday by Fogarty
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
no rHIRp P1RrY NECEssARr. BRYAN sArS

Kansas City. Mo-. Sept 3-Promoters of the third
oortv conference 10 be held in Kansas City two
weeks hence having stated that William j. Bryan
was In sympathy with the movement he was asked
-, concerning his attitude In the matter. He
replied:
7 know nothing of the third party movement In
Missouri except what have seen in the papers.
IS Tho third party is intended to influence Missouri
noIitIrs | do not that II Is needed. FOR the
bemocracy has shown no inclination TO abandon
Democratic principles. and while the party ad'
hnres TO Democratic principles. as set forth In the
Kansas City platform. new parties are not needed
10 accomplish reforms
Mr. Cievelands administration drove many Demo
willing 10 believe that the ClevSand element can
again obtain control of the Democratic party.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
MANGLED BY A CARTRIDGE.
PLUMBER FOUND 1T FIXED IN A vIsE-T4E
SHOP PARTLY WRECKED

Charles Merten, nineteen years old, of No 1S1
West -hundredth-st.. hammered a big cart
ridge in the plumbing shop al No. 7Oj Ninth
ave, yesterday until IT exploded. He was so
terribly mangled that it is thought he will die
He is in Roosevelt Hospital.
Merten works In the shop which is owned by
Rothmel & Merten, the latter the boys brother
Merten says that while working in a Harlem
iathouse week ago he found a cartridge with
a bullet in 1t in empty water vat on the roof
He thought some one had kept 1t as a relic of
the Spanish American War
No one was in the shop with Merten when he
took out the cartridge. He wanted the powder.
which he thought could be dried. believing II
unfit for exploding the she'll He squeezed ii
in wise and then picked up a plumbers ham
ner and says he brought 1t down on the edge
OF the shell.
The explosion was terrific. DR.. Gustav
Scholer, Of No 81 West Forty-eighth-st.. saw
smoke come from the basement and ascend In
cloud. He ran in and saw Merten lying
against a counter. His knee had been partly
torn off by the explosion He picked up bit
OF rope and rapidly made tourniquet. with
which he succeeded in stopping the flow OF
blood. 20 an extent. Merten indicated his left
arm by groans and the doctor found part Of IL
had been blown Off He bound this as we'll as
he could. and then saw that the left shoe had
been blown off, and the toes of the foot with
it. He bandaged the foot. and then dressed a
number of other cuts and bruises DIR. Scholer
said he thought the young man would not live.
The explosion created havoc In the shop. 1t
ripped holes in the ceiling, opening to the gro
Gerry store Of A. Cribben above, and the pieces
that tore their way through lodged in his cell
ing. The flooring of the shop also badly
torn and the plastertng OF the ceiling was
smashed 10 pieces and into dust Many tools
in the shop were broken and scattered. and
every pane of glass was broken into innumera-
BILE pieces
The inmates of the house ran into the street
badly frightened. but soon returned. No fire
resulted from the explosion.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
CAB STEALER UNIDENTIFIED.
THE PULL" OF PATROLMAN LUEs MAY
WARD OFF SERIOUS PUNISHMENT.

Patrolman Lues. of the Tenderloin. who disap-
peared from his post, in Broadway. Sunday
night about the time a drunken policeman stole
cab in front of the Parker House and drove reck-
lessly through several streets and avenues in the
precinct. and who afterward reported by telephone
from another precinct that he was sick" and who
lodged police surgeon sent 10 examine him. was
patroling his post as usual last evening No
charges had been made against him. but Captain
Flood said he had asked Charles Morris, the owner
Of the stolen cab and Louis Marguet. the driver Of
the cab to try to get positive identification OF the
drunken policeman. Marguet went TO the police
station Monday afternoon when Lues in
line with other policemen, and failed TO Identify
Lues the policeman who stole the cab. In fact
he picked out another policeman who was known
10 have been in the police station at the time the
cab stolen.
II is expected that charges will he made against
Lues for leaving mis- post and dodging the police
surgeon Sunday night, even II he cannot be
identified the policeman who stole the cab. II
reported in the Tenderloin last night. how
ever. that Lues had a good Tammany pull and
might escape serious punishment.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
ORDER SERVED ON BOARD OF ELECTIONS.
ANOTHER STEP IN THE FIGHT FOR THE REPUs-
IICAN LEADERSHIP OF THE WITH DISTRICT.

ANOTHER STEP IN THE FIGHT FOR THE REPCS-
IICAN LEADERSHIP OF THE WITH DISTRICT.
President Voorhis of the Board Of Elections. was
Yesterday served with an order issued BY Justice
Dugro in the Supreme Court, ordering hin 10 snow
cause why 6s4 names enrolled as Republicans IN
the supplementary lists for the Republican parry
OF the With Assembly District should not oe
stricken from the lists The order is step IN tne
litigation entered into by Franklyn Miller against
Joseph T. Hackett-
The order is directed against the members OK the
Board of Elections and the men whose names ap-
near on the rolls. It Is made returnaole on sep
tember Il in the Special Term OF the Suprems
Court The demand for the striking on or the
names is based contentious that lS OF ths men
whose names are on the list couldn't De founG az
the addresses given: that 404 names are forgeIles
and that 1l2 illegally hled on account OF Htes
ularities in the oathS. - ,r,.
The examination Of witnesses in the case va
resumed before Magistrate Mayo IN tne JenetsOa Jen
Market court yesterday. About nfteen WIlhsSsss
were examined Most OF these testined that Snes
signed the enrolment blanks which were sep
osiently fled with the Bureau OF Elections 5ut os
MED that they had sworn 20 the same oetes-
others denied that they had ever signed any eH-
rolment blanks at all. -, ,,-s v,aurs-
AT a meeting last night Of the Ninth WaFd TIeS
Hcan Club resolutions indorsnS Joseph T. H1eAsss-
and pledgng the support OF the club IN MS nshe O
leadership Of the district were passed
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
POLICEMAN DoNS BUTCHERS APRON.
THUS DISGUISED HE CAPTURES TWO MEN

WHO ARE THOUGHT TO BE BURGLARS.
Two men, who described themselves as Charles
Werner of No 3Os Eldridge-st.. and Charles Buck
ner OF First-st.. Hoboken, were arraigned before
Magistrate Mott in the Yorkville Court yesterday,
charged with attempted burglary. and held in 5000
bail for trial
Werner and Buckner were arrested early in the
morning. they leaving the hallway Of No
757 First-ave. The policeman, McAuliffe. was in
First-ave.. near Forty third-st. when he them
enter the hallway OF adjoining house. Nc
Auliffe ran across the street a butcher shop and
reappeared wearing a butchers apron and cap.
Presently Werner came out Of the hallway OF No
~. which adjoins the shoe store OF Adolph
Deutsch. and Signalled to Buckner. Both men then
re-entered the hallway. Soon both men ran out
apparently frightened. They were then arrested.
On the prisoners the police found bunch OF
skeleton keys a screw driver and several pawn
tickets The police say the men made effort to
pTy open a door leading into the shoe store.
Buckner. the police say, IS known Xavier
Dyanza, and his picture is No. 1851 i'm the Rogues
Gallery. According 10 the police he was sentenced
10 four years in Sing Sing Prison in 1895 for bur
giary; was again tried for A similar crime in 1900
but not convicted, and in March OF this year
was sentenced to three months Imprisonment, also
for burglary
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
DYING FROM 4 BROKEN NECK.
Nt,,y-JERsEY GIRL. IN FALLING INTO THE
WATER, FRACTURED TWO GER
VICAL VERTEBRATE.

Asbury Park. N J.. Sept. 3.-Miss Cunning.
daughter OF A. p Cunning OF South Orange,
n. j. is believed to be dying at her parents
summer home, Lindsay Cottage. in Sixth-ave,.
Relu,ar. from a broken neck.
Miss Cunning fishing from the bridge
over wreck Pond at Spring Lake. some days
AGO when she fell into the shallow later. She
Srartured the fifth and sixth vertebrfe OF her
nac[ companions who were with her at the
time held her head above the surface of the
water or she would have been drowned. Little
hone is entertained of her recovery.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04

ON examination of the reports OF t .hst death
state Boards OF Health. IL Is found aaortous Inc
from Cancer has reached alarhlins fyt,tas from
enuaIling or even surprising 1a,l..~ strdied
cousumptiou. Many eminent men ~ pa .,,sa and
me question to determine the exacs erss yar only
10 perfect a cure tor the disease We refer to
one concern has been suceessluL or cure Co.
the DIR. D. M Bye Combination 0ll W zStaIrs,olis,
the eminent cancer specialists or ,,5y rney
ha1-. oarfsctad a combination Of Ois Mn,S.. ~,
act specificaIly on diseased tissue. Curing
harmed the sound The treatment com
more neopIe than all other treaInls.i' .,, 70
hined Free books and papers Will os oe,S SCI
those interested. Address LOCK ooA
annapolis Lad 49,
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
BANDITS STERNLY TREATED
THIRTEEN FILIPINO MURDERERs ExE.
CUTED-oNE SENTENCE RENTED

THIRTEEN FILIPINO MURDERERs Exc
CUTED-oNE SENTENCE RENTED.
Washington Sept. 3-The outrages committed hv
armed guerillas and bandits against innocent FIN
pinos continue to be vigorously dealt with by the
authorities in the Philippines. The records IN about
twenty cases were received at the War Department
to-day. They show that the death penalty was m
hicted on thirteen murderers by military commits
sions. and that five offenders were sentenced to
hard labor for from fifteen thirty years. In the
case Of SimpIicio Geromilla. who was sentenced 10
be hanged by a military commission OF which LIEU
tenant-ColoneI Swigert was president for acting as
a leader OF an armed band Of insurgents and firing
on and killing two American soldiers, although az
the time living under the protection Of the mill
tary authority OF the United States amigo
General Chaffee disapprOved the sentence and
ordered the prisoner liberated. General CAafee
says in his Endorsement:
The finding cannot logically be sustained. Tn.
killing OF the deceased soldiers in an engagement
with a regular detachment of the public enemy Is
not murder, but a natural consequence incidental
cused himself did the killing. and as these Amer-
can soldiers fell IN battle he can only be held on
the theory that he was one of a band combined To-
gether for the commission of murder which theory
does not meet the facts proven. The accused Is
doubtless guilty and could have been convicted OF
lines OF United States occupation he aided and
abetted the enemy. but for this offence he was NOT
tried and the reviewing authority may not sub
stitute one finding for another
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
STOLE FELLOW LoDGERs' CLOTHES

A clever thief stole clothes valued al $50 from
the house No A. East Twenty-eighth-st. yester-
day and before leaving the house paid his respects
the landlady. Miss l.. Hampf.
On Sunday afternoon well dressed young man
giving tho name of Harry Brown. hired a room
from Miss Hampf. He paid for a week In advance
and seemed 10 have liberal supply Of money. Yes
terday while two of the tenants Of the rooms
Henry Levenroth an architect, and William Lynch.
a business man-were away. Mr.. Brown. they al
lege, entered their rooms and stole the clothing
Miss Hampf Mr. Brown as he was leaving
the house with the clothes packed in Mr. Leven-
roth's grip. They exchanged greetings. Detectives
from the West Thirtieth-st station have been as
signed to the case.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
REVENGE UPON O'NEILL.
DEyERY FILES CHARGES AGAINST BOLD
PATROLMAN AND SCARES MURPHY
INTO ORDERING A TRIAL.

II developed at Police Headquarters yesterday
that Deputy Commissioner Devery had carried
out his threat TO make charges against Patrol
man O'Neill. the veteran who defed him In
the trial room last week and declared that he
had been transferred repeatedly because he
would not submit TO ''shakedown. Commis-
sioner Murphy yesterday admitted, in the pres
ence of Devery, that ne had approved OF charges
of insubordination which had been preferred by
Devery against ONeilI. On Saturday Murphy
had said he did not think Devery would prefer
such charges, and he intimated that such
charges might not have his approval il they
were made. He was asked yesterday IL Devery
had submitted charges of insubordinatlon
against ONeill, and he said Yes
"Have the charges been approvedT
"The charges have been submitted he said
In a weak voice. and then, with timid look at
Devery. ne added. "and approved"
"Who will try O'Neill on the charges?"
"I can't say now. possibly Mr. York
''wiu O'Neill be tried next Thursday
'Mr. York may not be ready then"
"Is Deputy Commissioner Deverys fine TO be
imposed on O'N.ill?'
ST haven't received the papers yet"
sIs the charge of insubordination made by
Deputy Commissioner Devery?'
yes"
"Based on o'Neill's conduct at the trial?"
"Yes"
$50 you will get HIM anyway. whether the
fine imposed by the Deputy Commissioner
stands or not?" remarked intrepid reporter.
There is no getting him about it. The man
made charges. Either the Police Department is
guilty or there is no foundation for them Now
is the time for him to prove it, replied Muir
ply.
"He is down with Justice Jerome to-day"
$50 much the better"
Jerome saws he is going to get the man who
demanded money from O'Neill."
The Commissioner did not have time to reply
before Devery broke in with, Il hope he does
hope he gets the man.
we want to get at the bottom, said Com
missioner Murphy. And a trial is the only
way 10 get at the bottom.
Justice Jerome said he did not nave Patrol.
man O'Neill before him yesterday. IT was sald
at the District Attorneys office that Justice
Jerome had complete statement from . Nelli
and that the policeman's account OF being asked
TO pay money for the revocation of transfer
would be investigated
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
FURsMAg ADJOURNS COURT.

THE ABSENCE OF A SEPTEMBER CALENDAR.
In accordance with his statement, made last Sat
urday and repeated Monday. Justice Fursman
yesterday adjourned sine die the Criminal Branch
OF the supreme Court. The business OF that court
had both District Attorney Philbin and Justice
fursrnan agree been cleaned up at the extraor-
dinary term. called last month, which pre-
sided over by Justice Gildersleeve.
The extraordinary term called for the pur-
pose OF trying the Scannel-Marks case. A few
murder eases that had been scheduled in Justice
Eursman's court tried also.
When Assistant District Attorney lie Barber in
formed Justice Fursman yesterday that there was
no calendar for September the justice repeated
what he had said before-namely, that he re-
iuctant 70 sit this month He then discharged the
two hundred talesrnen who had been summoned
for the term, and declared an adjournment.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
CITY DEMOCRACY GETS TO WORK.
oBRIENITEs HAVE BEGUN TO HOLD CAM
PAIGN MEETINGS ALREADY.

The City Democracy. whose leader is eK-Sherif
James o O'Brien has started holding campaign meet
ings There will be rally OF City Democracy men
at No. LII Amsterdsm-ave. tonight. at which Mr.
OBrfen and others viii speak This is in Corpora
zion Counsel Whalen's Assembly district where
broken Tammany promises have sent adrift many
machine Democrats. most Of whom have been ga tn
cred in by Mr.. OBrien and his friends
On Friday night a meeting Of the City Democ-
racy men will be held at No 5s3 Ninth-ave. IN the
KIIIth Assembly District where the Tammany
seader is Peter J. Doong. More than three hun
dred and fifty enrolled Tammany Democrats for
snerly belonging 10 Doolng's organization. have
broken away from him and gone over 10 the City
Democracy.
Another meeting viii be at No. 800 West Forty
eixth-st-, IN the XVIII Assembly District. where
there have been a number OF defections from the
leadership of Senator George W. Plunkitt.
Mr.. O'Brien said last night that there would be
no trouble az all IN electing the anti-Tammany
candidate II good. able. independent Democrat
were selected for the head OF the ticket
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
ELECTRICAL WORKERS STRIKE.
RECEIVED ONE CONCESSION. DEMANDED
ANOTHER. WHICH WAS REFUSED.

Pitts5urg. Sept 3-The organized electrical work
ers OF the two cities went strike to-day because
~ tbsir failure TO enforce a wage demand ten
aav notice The result is that all building opera
tions hinzing on the completion OF the electrical
work is tied up While the demands Of the work
ers surprised the contractors they have agreed 10
grant them. involving an advance OF % cents
day after sixty days.
The Electrical Contractors Association OF Pitts
burg and Western Pennsylvania this summer made
a new wage agreement with the officers OF local
union No of the Electrical Workers Association
10 rule for year The agreement pfoVided Iof
wage Of e. 10 for an eight hour day. being both
advance In pay and a reduction of hours some
thing over ten days ago the workers demanded
new agreement. providing for an advance OF %
cents a DAY. The contractors offered to grant this
10 go into effect on November I. t befns saee
Concession as would make existing contracts prll-
less or a loss The workers offered TO complomlsss
This would not let the employers out under tneir
contracts and they refused IT,
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
LACK OF EVIDENCE FREES THEM.

Thomas Weston. who says that ne is an cleo
trical engineer, from Chicago. connected with the
Subway here. appeared in Jefferson Market police
court yesterday as the complainant against George
Wilson, OF No. 10 West Thirty-eighth-st and
James Robinson of No 20e West Forty -sixth-st
Mr.. Weston said that Monday night he met a
woman in Twenty-third-st. and induced 20
accompany her TO room at No 2O7 West Thirty
hrst-st There he was set upon by two men and
robbed OF $3.50.
Detective DeVanney, who was assigned the
case. arrested the two men named. suspicion.
He found them In room adjoihing the one in
which Mr.. Weston was robbed. The men were
discharged on account of insufficient evidence
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
CANDIDATES NOT DISCUSSED.
erSos COUNTY REPUBLICANS WILL COME

Er1os COUNTY REPUBLICANS WILL CONFER
WITH CITIZENS UNION NEXT WEEK.
Nominations OF candidates were not discussed al
The meeting Of the executive committee Of the
Kings County Republican General Committee held
yesterday in the Joralemon-st. headquarters. ac-
rcordng TO Michael J. Dady. The meeting lasted
not more than twenty minutes. which was con-
'suned in arranging for the primaries II was said
shat the delegates were in no mood 70 discuss
Nsyoralty candidates, and the meeting adjourned
subject 70 the call OF the Chair. Walter p. After
bury was not present.
u was decided TO hold informal conference
with the Citizens Union OF Brooklyn the noni-
nation OF local candidates IN that borough This
conference viii be held on some day IN the latter
FaTt of the week.
New-York tribune., 1901-09-04
RoBBEp WHILE AsLEEP oN Els srooP.

Thomas Kane. OF No. 221 East Thirtieth-st was
arraigned in Jefferson Market police court yester-
day. charged with robbery The complainant was
James Geddy. of No 247 West Twenty-hrst-st. he
said that nc sitting on his stooD in a doze on
Monday night, and that Kane took $51 in money
and a gold watch from his pocket. Mr.. Geddy
ewoiHe before Kane had time far and chased
and caught him. Geddy refused 10 press the
charge as he had recovered his property, and
Kane discharged