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New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
KENTTCKYMLNLNG SI7'UA7ION
PENDS ON WHETHER UNION
CAMPS DISPERSE.
inv TELEGRAPH TO THE Tn1BUNE.I

i'Ai'%'A'J
NoshviIle Tenn Nov. 20.-The situation IN the
,,,rire districts of Kentucky, just over the Ten
resse State line where desperate contest was
fought between union coal miners and men guard
ing the property of coal companies on Sunday, To-
day became more critical At Madisonville this
afternoon Judge Hall signed the order Tor the us
person of the union camp at Nortonvine copies OIL
tho order will be served upon President Wood ana
the leader in charge of the camp. Copies VIII De
distributed among the camps, and deputy sherlils
went to Nortonville this afternoon to serve the
order. -,
This means either the end of the trouble or the
beginning of guerilla warfare The time limit set III
Judge Halls order for the dispersion of the union
miners camp is daylight Saturday morning Presi-
dent Wood of the United Mine Workers says ms
mon In camp at Nortonve will not disperse ana
will refuse to obey Judge Halls order If the union
miners in camp refuse to obey the order of the
nudge to go home the soldiers under General
Murray will enforce the order with their arms
Judge Hall says that he will not hesitate 10 use
every prerogatve o. his office including the service
of the militia now under his orders, to see that lhe
order to disperse is obeyed. -. ,,
The camp at Nortonville now contains Two nun. !.
dred and fifty men, armed with the latest improved
rifles and fully provided with ammunition anu sup
"There is only thing can do and that Is TO TO
rid the county of and all assembiages Oh me"
that threaten Its peace au an ber Subject to Judge
Halls orders. and ready to carry INTO effect Ills
orders when given to me ,.,- ,,n,,e
COMPANY at Madsonvie, to-day. 1t was taken 10
the mines. The situation is now one OF SUSPENSE.
the whole thing hanging on the manner IN WIllcIi
the campers will receive the order General Murray
with an aid. went to Providence last night 10 IN
snect the militia stationed there. He returned to.
deev and saws that he found everything quiet at
Providence the stuati remaining about the same
as It has been since the Sunday fight
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
DEvERY CASE FOR NEXT WEEK.

The case of William S. Devery. Deputy Cor1uis-
sioner of Police come up before Justice
Jerome sitting as a committing MAGISTRATE. yes
terday. DeFery not in the justices chambers.
but Otto n. Steinfeld, representing Abram 1.
EIkus his counsel was before the Justice. Justice
Jerome said il would be impossible to take any
steps in the case. because the order disissing the
alternative writ of prohibition had been filed
with the Clerk Of the Court Of Special Sessions.
Justice jerome therefore adjourned the case until
such time as shall be agreed between the Dis
trict Attorney, the counsel for the defence and
Justice Holbrook, who is to hear the
Justice jerome announced that Justice Holbrook
had consented to take the case, and dictated the
FORMAL order transferring the Justice Hol-
brook 1t is thought the case will come up for ex-
Hrinaffon week.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
TELEGRAPH OFFICIALS IyDIcrvr,,
GRAND JURY SAID TO HAVE ACTED IN NM
GREEN GOODS CASES

GRAND JURY SAID TO HAVE ACTED M
'GREEN GOODS" CASES
1t Is said that the Hudson County grand i,rry -.
ordered an indictment against John b Re-,,11s
manager Of the Western Union Teleyranh (' oi''
pany's office in Jersey City and Charles In
superintendent of telegraph of the lines =, -
Central Railroad of New-Jersey for aidi, Us 9
abetting green goods" swindling Cher - s. an1
Murphy learned that the green goods onsrase vlee
had their headquarters in New-York Citv . alors
conducting their correspondence with 1ro us Wsre
victims by the Western Union wires and ~ I've
patches were sent to the Greenvine station us us
sey City. n' Jer-
The chief succeeded. through man in 70,
necticutr who had received a circular i'm oht,,ni
the evidence. and on being denied informal tio w
to whom the dispatches received al Greo,a1 Gson as
were forwarded, as they not delivered a. ms
station. caused the arrest of Berthof Adams as
the operator at Greenville. named Kaiser "Ao
The Western Union officials, including Bertso,,
were indicted about five years ago for aidine ~
green goods" swindlers but the indictrnente @ .as
nolle prosecuted after agreement had bsss
made that the company would aid and not thUa-.
the police. The officials confident thar ~
telegraph company's officers will be convic.aS .te
The Jersey City police working on anoths.
green goods" case to show, IL is said the cn,n
picity of the telegraph company.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
HE FOUND HIS NIECE IN JAIL.

SHE WAS BELIEVED TO BE DEAD BY HER REL
ATTvEs WHO HAD LOST SIGHT OF HER
Fannie Burke Boston girl, twenty-one years
old who thought by her relatives to be dead,
was yesterday found by her uncle. who lives in
= Harlem in the Kings County Penitentiary. Miss
Burke came 20 Brooklyn nearly two years ago, and
obtained employment servant. A few months
she lost her place and was unable to find other
work. She found on the street by police
man, who arrested her charge of vagrancy
She pleaded guilty, and sentenced to a term
OF six months in the penitentiary. A few days ago
she to her uncle, in which she gave her ad-
dress No. 2i5 Crown-st-. Flatbusb. He was de-
lighted TO hear from his niece, and started out TO
posed she was employed as servant No 2is
Crown-st- turned be the penitentiary, and It
several minutes before he recovered from the
shock and summoned up courage to approach the
warden. He was permitted to see Miss Burke, who
made known her desire TO regain her liberty. The
called on Deputy Chief Mclaughlin. at Po-
lice Headquarters. He said he wanted to obtain
Fannie's discharge from prison. but was informed
that he would have TO institute habeas corpus pro-
ceedings.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
PARENTS WANT THEIR BOY.

Eow AT THE BERKSHIRE FARM. WHICH RE-
FUSES no GIVE HIM Up.
Justice sDyknar, Of White Plains. the appl-
cation OF counsel for Mrs. Mary E. Helms, OF North
-Tsrrytown, has granted a writ Of habeas corpus
returnable Saturday. for the production in
court OF William Helms, a boy about ten years old
It appears that the boy is held at the Berkshire
Industrial Farm. the name Of corporation that
undertakes for consideration to act as father
and mother to children. The farm is at Canyan
-Four Corners, Columbia County.
William. the petition says. was placed by his
father the farm IN July. 1900 the father making
O. deed of surrender OF the boy to the corpora
tion. II is said that the child is of tender years.
delicate health and needs mothers love and care.
The managers of the farm have been deaf to all
requests for the return Of the boy, not even per-
Knitting him to visit his home at the holiday
son or when sickness required his presence with
his family.
Mrs Helms the mother Of the boy, is anxious for
his return. The parents are abundantly able to
care for him, being wealthy people, residing in a
handsome house in Beekman-ave., Tarrytown.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
THIEVES CRACK A SAFE.

ESCAPE CAPTURE. But SECURE ONLY 500 IN
CASH
Woodbury., Conn., Nov 20.-Burglars broke into
the Woodbury. Savings Bank early this morning
and cracked SAFE but, though they carried Off a
large sum IN securities, said to be non-negotable,
they are said to have secured only about 800 in
cash. The explosion, which wrecked the safe, was
loud enough to awaken most Of the residents of the
village at about O'Clock. and the excitement was
Increased by the sound Of gunshots fired by viii
lager who heard a team being driven rapidly past
his house 1t is supposed that the thieves went in
the direction OF Southbury. but posse of citizens
gathered by C. M. Harvey. first seectman, was
unable to hit the trail of the fugitives. A reward
OF 500 has offered by the town authorities for
the apprehension of the burglars. and it was un-
derstood that this amount would probably be In
creased by the bank officials, who were in session
at the ba nix this afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
CANNON INDICTED AGAIN.
A SECOND GRAND JURY MAKES TRIAL
OF POLICE CAPTAIN POSSIBLE.

The grand jury at p. m. yesterday returned
an indictment against Captain Cannon, formerly
of the East Twenty-second-st police sIaloh'
charging him with neglect Of duty in raining to
suppress the Webster Hotel. in East Fifteenln-
st Captain Cannon asked permission OF LIS
trict Attorney Phlbin to appear in his own oe-
fence but this permission was refused
Ten witnesses were before the grand Jury, III
Guiding detectives of the Committee OF Fifteen
and Society for the Prevention Of Crime, anu
residents in East Fifteenth-st. Assistant DIS
trict Attorney Garvan presented the case to the
grand jury.
Captain Cannon walked into Part Of General
Sessions at 2:50 p. He was alone Districi
Attorney Philbin in court Assistant DIS
trict ATTORNEY Garvan, who presented the case
TO the grand fury asked that ball be hxed as IN
the other cases Of police officers inolcleo-al
$1,000
Captain" asked Judge Newburger. have you
"eNo." he replied 'but expect 10 get counsel
/ ask that this case 60 over until Friday morn
ing" - -
sf7rhere is no objection said Mr. Garvan, ana
Captain Cannon then left the courtroom Tor lfle
bail department of the District Attorney s oirCe-
There he was met by Michael F. Lyons tne
Boxery restaurant keeper, who quallheo as MS
bondsYnan. .
deDce tn the case.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
THE PLASTER TRUST NAY NOT BE FORMED

Kansas City. Mo-. Nov. N.-Rerresentstves of a
dozen more gypsum. cement. plaster and stucco
plants In Kansas, Iowa. Oklahoma and one two
other States holding meeting in this city.
While they admit that trust TO consolidate all
the plants in those lines in the United States
be forming, they. deny that they will have any
competition with II. They do net deny that the
various mills may have entered into an agreement,
but they say certain conditions remain unfulflled
and the trust may never be formed. According to
previous statement the trust had practically been
formed and would have capital or No.oo o99.
braska. Iowa. Michigan, Illinois, Ohio. New-York.
Vermont and Minnesota were said to be In the
combination.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
A Via

You don't see very many
wigs nowadays. People have
been educated how to care for
the hair. That's one reason.
Another is, Ayers Hair Vigor
makes wigs unnecessary.
Nothing its equal for feeding
the hair.
"For many years my hair has come out so fast
every winter that had TO wear q wig tried
Ayers Hair Vigor. II stopped the falling, and
made nv hair grow SO that last winter did not
use my wig at all.
Sarah r. Lewis, Pittsburg, Pa.
4, An c.urrsstA Z C AxeI o. LokA2Ar kAaa
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
MURPHY NOT RErNSTATING.
r5As THE POWER, HE THINKS. BUT DOESN'T
FEEI, THAT HE OUGHT TO USE IT.

An overhaulng Of records Of previous police trials
90 Police 45eadouarters within week caused re-
mort that Police Commissioner Murphy intended TO
renstate some members of the force who were dis
missed Commissioner Murphy contradicted the
report yesterday, and said he did not intend 10
reinstafe any dismissed policemen except by order
OF the courts
81 have not reinstated any policemen, except by
order Of the court" Commissioner Murphy said
Yesterday II have asked the opinion Of the Cor
poration Counsel the subject, and have been
cold that I have the power to reinstate dismissed
ooIiceuer but 1 don't feel that L ought to do so.
= do you think that you have power 70 re1nstate
stOh yes have the power 10 renstate anybody
81 think best to dc 60
II was learned that the Commissioner mas peen
urged TO reinstate ex-Police Captain Doherty and
put on the force ex-policemen of the former
Staten Island force who were legslated out of Of
fee. s1 refused TO make myself responsible
for putting them back the Commissioner said.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
TAxEs OF CHICAGO CORPORATIONS.
FIXING OF THE ASSESSED VALUES CAUSES
STOCKS TO GO DOWN

Chicago Nov. 20-As a result of the action or
the State Board of Equalization in taxing the cap
ta stock of several of the large Chicago corpora
tions local stocks sagged badly just before the
close OF the exchange to-day. Peoples Gas fell
from 1olik 10 9Sk. Chicago City Railway from 100
to 1876 and West Chicago Street Railway from
% to 93.
Springfield. ILL.,, Nov. oo.-The State Board OF
Equalization to-day fixed the values of the stocks
and bonds OF the Chicago City Railway Company.
the Chicago Telephone Company. the Peoples Gas
Light and Coke Company. the Chicago Edison
Company and the South Chicago City Railway
Company. $ll6 ss2.515. compared with $50 49,,
335 last year. This is a victory for the Chicago
Teachers Federation. and the total of added tax
able values Is s77i5.lS0
Last year the net assessment OF the stocks and
franchises of these companies in excess OF the
equazed value of the tangible property was 81 100
coo The report of the board to-day fixes the
amount at 81. .337 010. This makes net difference
OF SIS 637 00. upon which the county clerk OF Cook
County will extend back taxes for 1900. These fig
lres do not take into account the traction COM
panies.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
MR.. sLICER FOR OPEN SUNDAY SALOONS

The Rev Thomas r. Scer was one OF 'ie az, as
yesterday at Mr.. Lows headquarters ne snie t.
that he had come in only to shake hatiuS anu -
the Mavor-elect go6speed in his present Worh' MI
Scer said that he believed in open SUNDAY S'''o''
and when asked his reasons added:
The population this city is made up OF SO l
foreign clements that it is Impossible 70 eiio t,e
strict excise law law that Is as StIiC' 'Ioons G
present one Accordingly l believe thit ,t,ean satu
Should be permitted open on Sundays 'G ue, pot
the hours of o. m. and midnight. rms Wou,u ,ts @
interfere with those classes who are communicates
t the churches. . & .bo Iayy there
shoud he a strict surveillance of all drlnkins -
hv the nolice tnseemy conduct or polstei ou+ is
b3a,in- should he suppressed, and place tnat Is Is
charged with being disorderiy more lA"i' wv
should be compelled to go out of business; ~,
am not in favor Of perpendicular or Is
thar i mean standing up to the bar me uei 1T
and other foreign classes are not given - ~, ~ rar
kina Of thing and l think that il they were pei
rntfed 10 have their and wine on SUNDAY 1S "a
at their homes in European countries 'heS "ou
conSnct themselves orderly and quietly. ,,s,o+to-
am in favor OF local option ana OF leSlSIa@ 49,
-ra+ would permit whole city to go 10 d W.
In addition think that IL would oe Wis ~, - ~
aacb election district decide whether or hol no. -
wished open Sunday saloons WITHIN us poui
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
MURPHY SAFE FROM MERCHANTS
THEIR ASSOCIATION WILL NOT ASK oDELI
TO REMOVE HIM.

The Merchants Association of New-York will not
ask Governor OdeII remove Police Commissioner
Nf1rrbv Their decision reached yesterday at
y,,eeting of the directors of the association and
.ofe- .he announcement was made by D. LIE Roy
Dresser its president Mr.. Dresser said:
The board OF directors of the Merchants Assocl-
afion of New-York has carefully considered the
Iresttcn of taking further action in regard 10 the
charges oTiginaly filed with Police CoInnissioIer
Murphy against Deputy Commissioner iDeVerE ioF
language and conduct unbecoming an oflcer Coin-
missioner Murphy refusing to take action IN me
-narter fhe association subsequently brought the
charges 10 the attention of the Mayor. VINO dlS-
missed the complaint. The next step possible
11os1Id ne IN present to Governor of the State
charges against Police Commissioner MURPHY or
oostrsf Mayor Van Wyck. However, after fun con-
s1geration The board has instructed TO say that
II is the unanimous decision not TO press fhose
charges any further :. - .,,,- ~
We feel that public sentiment is so strongly IN
favor cf home rule that appeal 70 aIpsf! toi
.be -e6-ess of local grievances would be Jnstleu
cnIv in extreme case and a last resort
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
RULE WORKED BOTH WAYS.
COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIONS COULD
NOT HAVE HEADQUARTERS IN NET
RoPOLITAN LIFE BUILDING.

The Commissioners OF Elections. whose head
quarters for a long time have been at Police
Headquarters. in Mulherry-st.. have practically
decided to move TO the st. James Building.
Broadway and Twenty -sixth-st., the first week
in December Immediately following the can
vassing of the city vote. which will be begun on
December 2. There is interesting story OF
how political chickens came home to roost in
connection with the selection Of the st. James
Building permanent headquarters.
Early last summer. when IL decided to
move the Brooklyn Bureau of Elections James
Shevlin, a Democratic leader in Kings, tried TO
have the Brooklyn bureau take up quarters in
the Jefferson Building, in which is housed the
Democratic General Committee of Kings Com
missioners Page and Dady. Republicans. OBJ
jected to the location of the bureau close to
the Democratic County Committee. and, after q
good deal of discussion. offices were secured In
the Temple Bar Building Later Commissioners
Dady and Page decided that the Metropolitan
Life Building at No l Madison-ave.. offered
them the best Inducements for a. permanent
headquarters and We're about to close the deal
when Mr.. Shevlin heard of 1t. He made such a
fuss about the bureau being located in the same
building with the Republican County Committee
that the idea was abandoned.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
CAPsIzED SCHOONER RESCUED.

TUG Tows THE GUARDIAN INTO PORT: CREW
ESCAPED.
Vineyard Haven, Mass, Nov. 20-The tug Storm
King arrived here at noon to-day towing the cap
sized and abandoned schooner Guardian of Lunen-
berg N S. The Guardian was bound from Port
Johnson for Lunenberg with cargo Of coal and
sand. She struck on Pollock Rip on Monday night.
and was thought to be Il total loss. The crew
escaped, and landed at Woods Hole this
morning by the lighthouse tender Azalea.
The Storm King fell in with the Guardian yes
ferday afternoon about one and a half miles west
of Pollock Rip The schooner rested on her broad
side and 1t difficult to make hawser fast.
Finally the tow was started and the tug had been
since $50 o'clock yesterday until to-day
making the trip to this port. The schooner's hull
is apparently IN good condition. The main boom
is broken. however, and some of the rigging has
been carried away.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
THE BEGGARs WELL KNOWN.

MontcIair Nov. 20 (SpecaD.-Joseph Fornechon,
arrested for begging in Newark yesterday is wen
Lnou, in MontcIair He and his wife OF
nrominent families and have relatives that are
wealthy. Fornechon's uncle lives in New-York
and Is rich The real names of both are Joseph
KernOchen and May Fits The mother or the
woman is widow, living in a pretty home at No.
100 Chestn,1t-st Fornechon private secretary
To the late r. M Hunt. of New-York, some years
ago He served under several other New-fork
architects.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
WANTS TO NOMINATE BY CONVENTION
CITIZENS UNION WILL SEND COMMITTEE TIC
ALBANY TO ASK For LEGISLATION

ALBANY TO ASK FOR LEGISLATION.
The Citizens Union has appointed a committee
ballot reform and independent nominations
which is to urge remedial legislation In Albany
this winter Legislation is desired by which the
Citizens Union will be able to make nominations
by conventions. not by certificate. in the next
municipal election, and have the third place on the
Official ballot. Thomas A. Fulton secretary of the
Citizens Union, speaking of such legislation yes
terday. said:
The law should be changed to read "any Marty
which at the next preceding election t which SINH
lar officers elected and which then cast ten
thousand votes should have the right etc We
shall be severely out OF next years contest but
certainly ought to have the right to nomina q
by convention in 1903, The as all other con-
siderable political bodies.
Our City Convention. which nominated Low
Grout and Fornes, consists of 1905 duly elected
delegates. coming from every Assembly district In
New York. and was one Ct the most notable CON
there was single professional politician in it It
was truly democratic gathering OF the plain peo-
pie. To show how really representative 1t was I
will say that the Xxth Assembly District a thor
oughly workingIpens district. stretching from Lex
inz1oo-ARA1 tc, fha sEsaak R1YeC sent such usn.as
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
COUNTIES CANNOT COLLECT.
COURT OF CLAIMS DECIDES IMPORTANT
CASE IN FAVOR OF STATE.

COURT OF CLAIMS DECIDES IMPORIANi
CASE IN FAVOR OF STATE.
Albany, Nov. @.-The State Court Of Claims has
decided that the counties Of the State cannot re-
cover taxes collected from railroad companies, the
construction of which had been aided by public
funds This decision rendered in a claim
brought against the State by Ulster County to re-
cover s42SeD and affects forty counties which had
filed claims against the State aggregating nearly
s. coo.
The claims brought against the State under
the authority of Chapter 336 of the Laws Of lsss
In 1859 an act was passed by the legislature pro-
viding that counties and political divisions which
had issued bonds to aid in the construction OF
railroads could the State taxes collected from
the companies operating the roads a sinking
fund for the redemption of the bonds issued. Many
of the counties did not take advantage of the pro-
visions of that paying the taxes from the COM
paies to the State The act of 1899 permitted these
counties 10 go before the Court of Claims for a
determination Of the question as to whether the
State should refund the taxes. The decision of
the court is that the State need not refund the
same
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
LIKELY TO BE LIBRARIAN AT NEWARk

The announcement was made in Newark yester-
day that John Cotton Dana, librarian OF the
Springtieid H. Public Library, had been offered
the place of librarian at the Newark City Library
James Z. Howell. of the library trustees. said
that Mr. Dana the man selected and that MI
Dana had asked for a few days TO consider the
offer The salary Is $1,000. He has had charge OF
the Springfield library since 1887.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
TO DEMAND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

A JUDICIAL DECISION AFFECTING THE STAND
ING OF HISTORIC OFFICERS.
Paterson, Nov. 20 (SpeciaD--It looks as II the
decision nv Justice C;,1mmere in the case of the
Sheriff of Essex County against the Freeholders TO
secure possession and control of the Jail was going
to have more far-yeaching consequences than any
one imagined The justice decided that the Sherlff
was a constitutional Office. and that its powers
could not be taken away by the legislature.
The coroners In this county have been advised
that they stand in the position as the Sner-
ifs so far the constitution is concerned, and
they have combined to serve notice on County
Physician Mcbride that they will hereafter not al
low him to interfere in what was in ancient times
the prerogatives OF the Recent legislation
has nut a county physician over the corOners ii
some of the most populous counties in this State.
The justices of the peace of this county have also
started movement to take advantage of the de
cision That office is also a constitutional one, but
in recent years the legislature has been steadily
rohbing 1t of jurisdiction, especially in cities
New-York tribune., 1901-11-21
WEATHER OBSERVER ASKS FOR PAY.

Lebanon n. H., Nov. 20.-P. r. Kimball, Of
Grafton one of the seventy-ive voluntary OBJ
sarvers of the United States Weather Bureau. in
New-England is the originator Of plan to secure
for these observers N2 month as compensation
from the government Mr.. Kimball. who has been
on the list OF observers for many years. has pre-
rara5 a circular for use by every observer in
Sew-England, accompanied by blank to be signed
and forwarded to Willis L. Moore, Chief or the
Tinted States Weather Bureau at Washington
The circular requests $1s month as salary and
saws: .Al meteorological observations will be dis
continued on January i. 1902, until this request
nj