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New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
SWEAT SHOP EYTORTTON.
MIR. MMACKIN WILL PROSECUTE IN
SPECTORS ON SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE.
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Albany, June John McMackin. the State Labor
Commissioner. stated late this afternoon that so
far as he was aware no arrests had yet been made
in New-York of persons suspected to have extorted
money from the proprietors of sweat shops. II any
money Of this nature could be traced factory
inspectors IN his employ he should apply for war
rants for their arrest.
Mr.. McMackin said that Job f. Hedges. a Deputy
Attorney y-General was at work to-day in New York
relation alleged extortion which had been sub
mitted 10 him, and would soon be in position to
decide whether there ought TO be criminal prosecu-
tions OF any factory inspectors or others. The in
vestigation would be most searching
"One thing 1 hope for the result of the pub
lcity given to-day that extortion has apparently
been practised." said Mr., McMackin. and that is
that persons, who have been victimized will read
about 1t and come forward and give evidence upon
the subject. The Labor Department be
above suspicion in the matter of granting licenses
for sweat shops Tammany methods cannot be
followed and will not be followed. The Consumers
League Of New-YOrk deserved most hearty sup
port for It's efforts to lessen the sweat shop evil
and the State should aid it all in it's power. That
aid however. cannot be extended If any factory
inspector should accept a bribe TO license a place
Mr. McMackin's energetic management of the
Department of Labor in the last three months has
also brought about vastly increased amount of
inspection Of sweat shops in New-York. Before
he took the management of the Factory Inspec-
InspeCtohs We're made day: When Mr.. Me
Mackin put at work his entire force OF inspectors
ever the number OF inspections ran up to twenty
or thirty day. and every sweat shop has now
been inspected.
Mr.. McMackin said also at the close of the day
that he expected the evidence I'm the suspected
cases OF extortlon would submitted TO the Grand
Jury OF New-York County as well as to that of
Kings County.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
ALLEGED SWINDLER ARRESTED

New-Haven, Conn. June William D. Stafford
of Michigan. sixty years old. was arrested this
afternoon on the charge OF obtaining money ,,nda-
false pretences from various New-Haven mer-
chants by representing himself as Abraham .rth,,
Tandy. a brother of the late Dominican nr,.s,
Father Tandy. of New-York. II Is alleged thar ha
styled himself as agent for the Domintcap sts
terhood of New-York and solicited money for the
furnishing of the building just purchased her. h
the sisterhood to be used academy for girls
Books and papers found the man lead th
police believe that he has operated In Nswy,
Buffalo philadelphia and the West He had pansrs
describing st. GATHERINGS, st. Joseph's 81
and the Holy Rosary academies OF New-YoTk as
examination he was locked up In dsfauIt =,
bonds OF $1,000. He is about feet IL inches tall
and has gray mustache, wears a black derhr
hat, gray suit and shoes. He came 49, iasss
night from NeW-YOrk. "'i0 i"Ht
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
EXERCISES TO-DAY AT PRINCETON.

Princeton. n. J.. June THE examinations OF
the three lower classes OF the university closed to-
day The 18th commencement will begin with The
annual sophomore parade this evening. The sophO-
more class for the first time this year arrayed
themselves in orange and black jerseys and new
caps. Many visitors already in town, and
alumni banners are floating over both campus and
streets. An amphttheatre has been erected around
the cannon for classelay exercises Monday. and
the front campus is strung with electric wires and
incandescent lamps
Junior OratiOns will be held in Alexander Han
tomorrow morning. the Yale-Princeton baseball
game will be PLAYED in the afternoon, and the Cl4e
Club concert will be held in the evening.
Announcement was made this morning that the
following first honor men of the senior class have
been elected 10 the Phi Beta Kappa Society; A. n
Adams, of Wyalusing- Penn; w l. Breckenrids- .
OF Hoosic Falls. ~ y; Nj. O. Edwards, OF klnss
ton Penn. II. B. EmOre. of Chatt1nOoga. Tenn
Il. Glassmuyer, of Reading. Penn; G. : Gray. CT
Camden. n. j.; r. Headley, of East orange. \. j.;
W. z. Hope. of Brooklyn; A. d. Merrck. of Potts.
town, Penn; III. r. Omwake, Of Greenc1stIs'
Penn; c., NJ. Russell of Oyster Bay, n. y; j; 3
Taylor. OF Walton. ~ Y. f. l. West OF Hamilton
Square. n. J.: Fl. NJ White. OF Walton. y T., and
r. j. Wilson. of Bellefontaine. Penn.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
CHARGED WITH USING MAILS TO DEFRAUD
PosToFFIcE INSPECTOR INVESTIGATES METHODS
OF LETsON BALLET.

San Francisco. June THE Postoffee Depart
ment has at last put stop the use of the mails
by Letson Ballet. the promoter of many wildcat
investment concerns who has gained notorietv h.,
his absurd advertisements. in which he calls him
self a young Napoleon of finance Postal Insnector
mayer, from Chicago. recently Investigated Bal
liets White Swan mine. near Baker City Ore and
found the property worthless. This is one OF the
concerns which Ballet is advertising and for which
he Is receiving money from small investors 10
whom he promises fabulous dividends
Ballet has offices in this city and his mail l.,
heaVy 1t Is now piling up the local postoeica
under an order from Washington that no rooo
letters be delivered 10 him. he is using the r,ats
10 deffaud. Ballet declares this step a rn,stahs
ana due 10 plots Of the whom ne ousted frn
tne control OF the White Swan Mine Insnacvnr
SSayep however gathered facts showing that nc
aeVeloprnent work had been done on the Wbt.o
Swan. as asserted. and that the mine had baae .e
pronounced worthless by competent experts Ha
also discovered that, while Ballet at one time has
$1,000 In bank here. now he has only 5000 and
Is not In financial position 10 do what he saw.
Hs pas been tndicted at Den Mofnes Iowa r.,
soon. ~ ' '~~e pace
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
GRADUATION AT NAVAL ACADElfY.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY HACKETT PRE-
SENTS DIPLOMAS.

Annapolis. Md. June Rain interfered with the
pomp of the graduation of the naval cadets today.
and made it necessary TO hold the ceremonies in
the chapel instead OF on the grounds as planned
Chaplain Clarke made the opening invocation
Commander Wainwright spoke well Of the gra55s-
ating class General Edward 5. Bragg of Wiscon-
sin addressed the graduates. Assist IT Secretary
Hackett. of the navy presented the diplomas. Be-
fore the presentation he delivered to the cadets
the good wishes Of the President and the secretary
of the Navy.
The six star members of the class received their
diplomas first, in the order in which they stand:
Cadets Furer Fogarty. Conway. King. Henry and
Yates. After that the diplomas were presented
with regard to scholastic standing.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
THE GEORGIA BAyKERS' VISIT.
MR.. HoPKINs's HABIT OF MAKING JOKES ON
HIMSELF ENLIvENs AFFAIRS

HIMSELF ENLIvENS AFFAIRS
Thomas Hopkins Of Augusta. Ga. and one Of
the visiting delegation OF the Georgia Bankers As
ISOLATION. at the Gisey House is known as the
Mark Hanna of the association The appeIlation
has come TO him. not because he is a Republican
but. as Mr.. Hopkins explained TO a Tribune re-
porter last night at the hotel:
They put the nominating committee ar
the convention 1 couldn't nominate myself IN
office. l don't understand what grievance they
had against me. but took il as a kind Of hint
that wasn't wanted"
Mr.. Hopkins Of the officers OF the asso-
citation prior to the convention at which he made
way for a successor.
With keen sense OF humOr. Mr.. Hopkins likes
to make tokes-even at his expense. His chief
joke is the Mark Hanna joke. which he has
sprung, according 10 his friend John II. Reynolds
of Rome, Ga. a half hundred times.
Mr.. Hopkins being In especially jocular mood
last night. said TO Mr. Reynolds after again max
ing mention Of Mark Hanna:
Then you fellows didn't treat me right on the
way up here from Old Point Comfort. You put me
the slow boat the Princess Anne. You had IN
all arranged. All the champagne on the fast
boat on which the rest travelled. To make my NOR
tincation more complete. you had big dinner lust
before landing We had only croquettes and spare-
ribs"
As the bankers had been invited to a vaudeville
entertainment at the Hotel Majestic last night bv
Bradford RhOades, Mr.. Reynolds asked:
We'll. Hopkins. amt you going the Maiestfcq''
Hardly think l will after the way l have been
treated"
Mr.. Hopkins is of the most popular men in
the association.
The delegation visited the financial district yes
National Bank. the Sub-Treasury, the exchanges
and the Custom House.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
FOR PEARL H4RBOR NAVAL STATION.

LAND CoNpEMNATION PROCEEDINGS ORDERED
BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Washington. June AT the request OF the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. the Attorney-CeneraI has in
structed the United States District Attorney at
Honolulu 10 institute proceedings Immediately for
the condemnation OF certain lands the borders
OF Pearl Harbor the Island OF Oahu. Hawaii.
selected a site for the proposed naval station.
The naval commandant at Honolulu has been In
structed TO cooperate with the District Attorney
and render him all necessary assistance. These
proceedings were made necessary by the action or
the owners Of the property in refusing 70 sell ex-
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
RIVER STEAMERS IN COLLISION.
CANAL BOAT SUNK BY THE DEAN RICHMOND
PASSENGERS ALARMED.

Albany June (SpeciaD.-The steamer Dean
Richmond while its way here last night. was
badly damaged by collision with the General
Mcdowell. sdewheel touwing steamer of the Cor
nell Towing Company.
The collision took place between Hudson and
CatskilL The General Mcdowell at the time was
towing thirty-fve canalboats and barges.
Tenders of the Mcdowell. heavy logs. bound with
iron. crashed into the Dean Richmond and crushed
the woodwork The Dean Richmond swung around
and struck a canalboat with her prov. staving
hole IN its side. The eanal5oat quickly sank
gram poat was also so badly damaged that II had
20 oe betched There was great alarm for a time
on the Dean Richmond. but the fears OF the pas
sengers were quieted. The accident took place be-
tween and O'Clock In the morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
NEW RAILROADS IN PHILADELPHIA.
THOSE TO BE INCORPORATED UNDER THE BILLS
PASSED BY LEGISLATURES.


Philadelphia, June 7.-COngressman Robert Foer-
derer. accompanied by several others, who are be-
Heved be interested in the Incorporation of new
railway companies under the acts Of the General
Assembly passed this week. started tonight for
Harrisburg. II is said on good authority that the
Governor will tomorrow sign both the FOcht BILL
providing for the incorporation of underground and
elevated railways. and the Emery bill. amending
the present railway laws. and that Mr.. Foerderer
win Immediately take out five charters.
The of the companies will be the
Northern Rapid Transit Company. the Eastern
Rapid Transit Company. the Western Rapid Tran
sit Company. the Southef1 Rapid Transit Com
panyI and the Central Rapid Transit Company.
Each company will be separate and distinct from
the other The total mileage Of streets which the
hve companies will cover aggregate 100 miles. and
the capitalization will be 100000 mile, or $4,000.
goo for the five companies. The five companies will
be devoted to surface railways. and will not en-
brace elevated roads Other cOrporarors men
toned besides Mr. Foerderer are John NJ Mack.
Michael Murphy and Clarence Wolf.
II is said that four elevated railroads will also be
Incorporated under the FOcht bill. These routes
VIII be along Market-st., Front-st.. Frankford-
ave. and Ridge-ave.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
HEDGES INVESTIGATING CHARGES.
HE EXPECTS SOON TO LAY EVIDENCE BEFORE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY OF KINGS COUNTY

REGARDING FACTORY INSPECTORS.
John Williams, the Deputy Commissioner of La
Dor. and T A. Branif the Assistant Deputy Com
missioner for the New-York city district had a
consultation with job f. Hedges. the Deputy At
torney-General, yesterday regarding the charges
that some of the factory inspectors I'm Brooklyn
have been eNtorting money from proprietors Of
swtatshops. They handed to Mr.. Hedges some
affidavits. which declare that alleged license fees
of IS and 80 paid by proprietors OF sweat
shops in the belief that the money go to
factory inspectors II is believed that the investi-
cation of the charges will result in the arrest Of
five Of the inspectors.
After leaving the ONCE of Mr.. Hedges Mr. Will
Jams said that he had agreed not TO give informa-
tion about the cases until Mr.. Hedges had acted.
Mr.. Hedges said he intended to examine the afi-
davits and make an Investigation. There viii be
no arrests of inspectors today he said 10 a
Tribune reporter. hut ] probably shall lay some
evidence before the District Attorney Of Kings
County in few days
The punishment 10 which the inspectors will be
amenabe If found guilty will probably he accord
ing 10 the forty-eighth section Of the Penal Code
which prescrbes that for the taking OF unla awful
fees one is guilty Of felony. and is liable i'm
prisonment for ten years and fine Of $1,000 or
both.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
THE WEDDING OF DIR. ROPER

The wedding of the Rev Dr. John Charles po,.-
of this city. and Miss Fanny Evart Bethnrs
daughter OF the late r. H. Bethune of Toronto
took place at the Church of the Holy Trinity To-
ronto, on last Saturday. The ceremony was per-
formed by the Rev, c. J. 8. Bsshune, D. c, u. ~.
sisted by the Rev. DR.. Pearson.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
N4N UNDER BAIL Is MISSING.
WAS TO REMAIN WITHIN JAZZ. LIMITS
PENDING SETTLEMENT OF A JUDGMENT

The police Of White Plains and all Of Sheriff
Mer's deputies hunting for Stanley Ferguson.
He was under 81 900 bail 70 remain within the fail
limits OF Westchester County He cannot be found
and the Sheriff thinks he has violated the terms
of the bond. Ferguson in February. 1900 accused
a man of setting fire 20 building. The charge
was not sustained and the man accused brought
suit for damages Judgment for sT2i So was rem
dered against Ferguson through default Ferguson
was arrested upon body execution April 10.
His sister Mrs. William Mcconnell of Ocean
Grove. y. J.. and his mother. who lives Hast
lngs. went on his bond that he remain witnin the
lah limits The Sheriff will ask that the bond b.
forfeited.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
THE STRANDED ASSTRTAN.

TAKING CARGO OUT OF THE vEssEG-sTI1.L.
HOPES OF SAVING HER.
g. Johns y F., June Three wrecking steam
ers are lying BY the stranded steamer Assyrian. IF
the Leyland Line, ashore off Cape Race.
According 70 the latest advices from the wreck
the dischargiug of the cargo continues. The divers
report the result Of their Investigations during
the afternoon that the rocks pierced the bottom OF
the shin The water Is gaining in the forehod. but
the captain is more hopeful Of relocating the AS
syrIan the work of unloading the cargo pro-
CeedS.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
AT THE NEw-YoRK LAW SCHOOL.

The commencement exercises of the New-York
Law School will be held Thursday evening, June
13. Carnegie Hall Justice Almet F. jerks, OF
the New-YOrk Supreme Court, will be the principal
speaker.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
AuALGAuArED ASSOCIATION OFFICERS
WORK OF MILWAUKEE CONVENTION on SCALE
PLAN

PLAN.
Milwaukee Wis. June The Amalgamated As
sociation Of Iron. Steel and Tin Workers conven-
ton adjourned finally this evening after eIectlng
the following officers President. T J. SchaTer.
Of Pttshurg, secretary treasurer John Williams. Of
Pttsburg: manager n ''Amalgsmated Journal
Ben. l. Davis Of Pittsbure: trustees. J. n Morgan
Of Cambridge. Ofiio. Elias Jenkins. Of Youngs
Ohio, and John r Taylor. OF Pitjsburg. national
organizer. John Pierce. OF Pittshurs
The next convention will be held IN Wheeling
The most important work Of the convention is
considered to he the adoption Of the so-called
tinuous scale plan. II IS really not a continuous
scale, but continuation OF the present method OF
annual wage settlement. with amendments
The most important OF these Is the continuous
operation of the mills while the scale Is being
considered in conference and the extension
time within which agreement must be arrived
at. There is no provision for the continuance from
year 10 yeear Of such portions Of the scale as
may be satisfactory 10 both parties Neither Is
there any provision for dating back any Increase
in wages 10 earlier date. No reference is
10 compulsory arbitration. but "conciator" Is
provided for
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
TO REORGANIzE CAMBRIA STEEL.
ITS CAPITAL Will. BE INCREASED TO s5OOooOoO-
NOT TO TAKE IN BETHLEHEM AND
PENNSYLVANIA.

Philadelphia. June THE Ledger will to-mor-
say that practically there is change TO be
noted in the situation with regard various
steel companies, whose supposed intentions have
been widely discussed recently Publica tions made
yesterday afternoon announced that a charter that
IS 10 be applied for on July l. at Harrisburg is To
bring the Cambria. Pennsylvania. Bethlehem and
other companies together under a corporation.
This inference is not only not warranted by the
facts but those I'm position do distinctly deny
that union of the Bethlehem and Pennsylvania
companies Is thus to be effected
new company. with the title OF the Conemaugh
Steel Company. Will be chartered and will prac-
tleally absorb the Cambria But this operation ap-
by which TO give the Cambria company an Increase
thought probable that when the transaction is
complete the corporation will be again known "a
the Cambria Steel Company. While there ara
many shrewd observers who express the heller
mat the various companies outside the great Steel
trust VIII eventually come together. not 81 word
from any authentic source be got as 10 nres-
ent steps In that direction So far as the penn
sylVania and Bethlehem companies are concerned
IL may be definitely stated that they not IA he
In the new Conemaugh company.
one of the Wall Street news agencies yesterdav y
quoted "a high authority saying: I'VE can
not speak officially but II looks as II the
Pennsylvania Steel and Cambria Steel companies
were passing INTO hands which, while not inImicaI
10 the United States Steel Corporation would AZ
least use IL to keep check on the big company
A system OF raroads-suggested to be the Hart
man system-may be found 10 be the buyers AL
though this is not Official
A representative az the Hartman syndicate said
interests had purchased the steel compan mics and
he did not believe there was any truth in il.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-08
MR.. LAwsoNs PROPOSITION.

. In the signed charter also forwarded ii WIFI
be noticed that Mr.. Lawson proposes TO retain
the ownership Of the boat, and the document
quotes, in paragraph 4, from the correspondence
for the purpose Of suggesting that this charter
complies with the requirements made by the
committee This is the document inclosed by
Mr.. Lawson:
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-17
TRAIN KILLS AGED COUPLE
Nr, and ks. Mcfarland Meet Death ..
Columbus Crossing.
HORSE THEY DROVE ESCAPES usINJuett
Two Bodies with Life Extinct Are
Found Jpon Pilot of Locomotive
when Engineer Brings
IL TO StaBdstilI.

COLUMBUS, Neb., March 16-(Specis!
Telegram Josiah Mcfarland. aged IS, and
his wife, aged IS, we're instantly killed at
a grade crossing one mile west of the city
at / o'clock this afternoon They had left
the home Of their son George to come to
town. About eighty rods from the house
the road crosses the Albion branch Of the
Union Pacific. Train No. 20, in charge of
Conductor Compton and Engineer Wam-
baugh, struck them on the crossing and
they we're both instantly killed, though the
horse they were driving was uninjured.
+. The train was stopped and the bodies
brought to town. Coropef Metz OF
Humphrey has been notified and an inquest
will probably be held tomorrow Their son
George saw the accident from the house
and is nearly crazed with grief The couple
had lived here for nearly thirty years. Mr..
Mcfarland was a veteran Of the civil war,
serving with The Fifty-seventh Pennsyl-
yania. The two bodies without any sign
Of life, we're lying upon the pilot when the
train stopped.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-17
seeks Rehesrtng for killing.
GENEVA SCHOOL INSPECTED
trial In Need of New
Equipment.

LINCOLN, March 16.-(S Special 1.-The
house committee on asylums. with johnson
OF Douglas acting as chairman visited
the Girls Industrial school at Geneva to-
day for the purpose OF ascertaining the
needs Of that institution in order that they
might be able to make an intelligent rec
fermentation to the legislature. The com
mittee took breakfast and later spent sew
eral hours in looking over the building and
grounds
This institution has between thirty and
forty inmates, all of whom seem we'll
pleased with Superintendent Clark. who
took charge OF the school the first OF the
year. Mr.. Clark, while frm. is said to be
kind TO the inmates and TO have splendid
control of them.
An investigation disclosed tbs fact that
the institute is badly in need ot paint and
other minor repairs, among them being a
new bathroom for the third floor in which
the hospital is situated. New carpets are
needed throughout the building and the
furniture, which has never been replaced
since the building was first furnished. is in
a dilapidated condition and new furniture
will be recommended for the entire build
ing. The chairs in the dining room used
by the inmates were regarded as a disgrace
TO the state, some OF them having no
backs al all and nearly all OF them being
reseated with boards OF all descriptions.
II was also learned that there were no
table cloths for the tables, while the dishes
consisted OF a few broken pieces, there not
being enough to go around.
II was the opinion OF the committee that
this institute was in worse shape than any
other in the state. However, considerable
credit was given the management Cor the
Il l. =
considering the circumstances, everything
being found clean.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-17
AFTER EFFECTS OF GRIP.
Are often More Serious That the Grin
Itself.


Physicians and grip sufferers alike are
agreed that the after effects OF the disease
are more to be feared than the acute az
tack you can never be sure that the dis.
ease has left the system completely.
La grippe naturally attacks the weakest
organ and leaves 1t still weaker.
Not only pneumonia, consumption, bron-
cbitis and throat trouble follow the grin.
but kidney. liver aud stomach are troubles
just as liable TO result, provided any OF
these organs should happen TO be in a weak
condition at the time of attack
To get rid Of the grip germ, TO get Il
entirely out of the system and blood, few
remedies are so good and none safer tha
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets; they are not a
compound OF powerful and dangerous drugs
but a pleasant, palstable. convenient rem.
edy in tablet form, composed OF the whole.
some antiseptic principles OF Eucalyptu;
bark, blood root and similar germicide rem.
edies which are perfectly wholesome and
harmless TO the system, but death to The
germs OF grip, catarrh, consumption and
diseases of the throat and air passages.
Mrs. Chas. Gormley Of Memphis SAYS
Last winter an attack of the grip left me
with weak back, a persistent cough and
loss OF flesh and appetite. and after usins
various remedies for several months with
little or no improvement ] finally bought
50-eent package OF Stuart's Catarrh Tab,
lets at my drug store, and as they were
pleasant and convenient TO take | uset
them at all times OF day or night and ! was
| astonished to secure such fine results from
so pleasant and convenient a medicine. In
two weeks my cough disappeared, my appe
| tite returned. ! improved in flesh and colo,
| and no one would now think that had ever
such thing as grip.
Ny druggist told me he sold more o.
Stuarts Catarrh Tablets for the cure oi
grip. colds and catarrh than any other sim
| liar medicines.