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The Dickinson press., 1901-07-27

It is very con-
venient to attribute
the disasters which
overtake us to fate.
But for the most
part man is the
arbiter Of his "
fortunes. Business
men are struck
down suddenly a.
by lightning. The
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
RIOT IN PARADISE PARE.
ATTEMFT OF A NOR OF ITALIANS TO RELEASE
Soy ARRESTED FOR TRUANcY.

ATTEMPT OF A NOR OF ITALIANS TO RELEASE
Soy ARRESTED FOR TRUANcY
Paradise Park the scene of small riot yes
terday afternoon when several hundred Italians
men and boys, attempted 10 rescue Raffele Desan-
tbs. thirteen-year-old boy. of No. IS MUherry-st
from Truant officers Morris and Anastasi. The Off
GERS were beaten with sticks and stones until they
were forced 20 seek refuge in Five Points House
of Industry and telephone for police assistance
When the police arrived che struggling and swear
ing boy carried by tho legs and arms to court.
The truant officers got notice from Public School
No. o that Desantis not attending school. and
they procured a warrant from the Centre-st. court
for his arrest He found shooting craps az Mul-
berry-st. and the Bowery. and Morris caught him.
The boy showed fight and bit and kicked like a wild
animal The boy's cries and struggles and his calls
his companions rescue him brought large
crowd Of Italians. mostly boys around the two men
and Desantis. BY the time they got to Paradise
Park officers and the boy red in the face
The boys clothing was much torn, and the mob had
grown to several hundred in number and was using
clubs and baseball bats and stones To impede the
progress of the men to the court
The officers found they could ma ke no progress
and that they would be seriously injured IL they re-
manned within striking distance of the mob and
they called in the Five Points House OF
Industry to open the door and let them in This
shower of stones and sticks and bats came on the
door as IL closed There Norris telephoned 10 the
Elizaheth-st police and patrolman was sent TO
mis- aid. The magistrate committed the boy 70 the
Chdren'S society till to-day. Morris said II was
the worst case ne had had in fourteen years eX-
perience in the truant school
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
INSANE NAN ESCAPES on A RAFT.
LEAVES THE MANHATTAN STATE HOSPITAL
AND is DISCOVERED ON THE
EAST RIVER.

John Landers patient in the Mammalian ola'e
HosptaI was taken from raft IN the East RIVER
early yesterday morning. on which ne was Trying
"a escape from the hospital by the captain OF
,rensfer ting No of the New-York. New-Haven
a,d uartford Railway Company. The raft was a
bench rlaces on a long plank Landers was seated
q, the bench with his feet dangling in the water.
..IK-bat are YOU doing there" yelled the captain.
..Vybv I'm out fishing was the reply. Il
etartad ont with friends at 10 o'clock. but we
did NOT catch anything. My friends fell overheard
and swan ashore. but l couldn't swim, so here
] am
Landers was taken aboard the tug and turned
over 10 the police at Oak Point, where he gave his
name as John Morrisey, and said he lived at No.
4s4 East One-hundred-snd-twenty -sixth-st. As his
clothing was stamped with the letters M s H the
police telephoned to the hospital and learned that
a man was missing from there The hospital
authorities refused to give the mans name
Yesterday morning Superintendent Thompson or
the hospital went to the Morrisania court ana eN-
planned that Landers Comrsitted a year ago as
insane had received considerable liberty lately
as he was almost well Landers had Key 10 the
ward gate. Ii Is supposed that he got up early
yesterday morning and, letting himself out jumped
into the river with 4 couple of panks super
infendent Thompson said that the man would he
discharged soon, he had almost recovered his
Sanity.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
CURIOUS DELAY OF 4 FUNERAL.
ARRESTED FOR SPLITTING. AND ARRANGE
MENTs TEMPORARILY UPSET.

Joseph Smith. undertaker's assistant, got a
burial permit the Board of Health yesterday
for the burial of John Hayden, of No. 436 West
Thirty ninth-st. AS he boarded a Sxth-ave. car
Fiftv-fifth-st. just outside the Health Depart
ment Building. to go TO the house and prepare for
the funeral. he spat the floor. and health Off
Ger arrested him. He held for trial in the
West Side court and the funeral stopped he
had the burial permit in his pocket.
Smith is employed by Palm & Reemy. of No. 429
West Thirty-ninth-st. Hayden. who died Sun
daw afternoon to have been buried O'Clock
yesterday afternoon Magistrate Meade held Smith
in $500 bail. Smith protested, but he put I'm a
cell He sent message for a bondsman, but for
got send the burial permit.
When a bondsman arrived at the noon hour the
magistrate and all the clerks had gone. The po-
lceman guard could not leave his place TO take
a message TO the prisoner so the permit could be
procured and the funeral arrangements completed
The bondsman went away angry and told Smiths
employers. that the funeral could
All other prepare lions had been made for the
funeral, and there was astoniShment when it
announced that it could not go the appointed
hour because there no burial permit, and that
the only thing 10 do TO wait until the after
noOn when the judge would return. Magistrate
Meade got back 10 court little before o'clock
The bondsman waiting. and the ma gistrate ad-
mitted Smith 10 bail and at O'Clock the funeral
arrangements We're carried out.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
c. Vanderbilt A DIRECTOR.
OF MINING MACHINERY AND STA
TIONARY ENGINES.

Cornelius Vanderbilt and James Stillman will both
be directors in the newly formed consolidation OF
manufacturers of mining machinery and stationary
engines Other directors will be eX-Judse Gary.
chairman of the Board of Directors of the United
States Steel Corporation William a. Read of Yer
milye & CO.. William L. Elkins. Of Philadelphia
Henry W. Hoyt. Of Chicago; Max Pam, general
counsel of the American Steel and Wire Company
William W. AIis. Charles Allis Edward d. Adams.
Frank G. Bigeow and NJ D Cox
The plants included in the combination are
the Edward p AlIis Company of Milwaukee; Fra
ser & Chalmers. of Chicago: the Gates Iron Works
of Chicago and the Dickson Manufacturing Com
many of Scranton Penn Their combined value is
estimated at $100O0000 working capital of similar
amount will he provided OF S50,0000oo authorized
capital SIS $4,000 of preferred stock and $50 0O0Oo OF
common stock are to he issued
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
PrRLISHERS, AGREEMENT IN EFFECT.

The agreement made some time ago by the
American Publishers Association to prevent the
cutting of prices new books went into effect
yesterday. and hereafter all works other than
those OF fiction will be sold at standard prices.
which most OF the large publishing houses will
maintain. The main effect of the new plan will be
that publishers will list books OF general
character about 20 per cent below the prices
quoted i'm the past. Book dealers will not he per
mitted the prices these works. With
books Of fiction II will be optional with the pub
Usher whether not he win maintain prices, and
callers must hold to the rates he fixes or run the
risk of a boycott by all the members Of the asso-
cia tion. The publishers price. under the new agree
ment, must be adhered 70 for year.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
NEW JERSEY NEWS,
BANKERS CHARGED UITH COLLISION.

JERSEY CITY BONDS GO TO THE SINKING FUND.
The Jersey City Board Of Finance received bids
yesterday afternoon for 100000 tax arrearaes
bonds, 10 mature May l. 1906; $4,000 public
school bonds to mature May !. 1881. and s207 "a
funding bonds, to mature on May 1. 1881 all carry
ing per cent interest and payable in gold. Blake
Pros. & Co. and Estabrook & Co. jointly bid for
the entire issue Of s9S9o0 par and $50 cents for
each bond y. W. Harris & Co and Farson Leach
& Co. submitted joint bid fer the entire issue at
par and FIVE cents for each bond The Sinking Fund
Commissioners offered per cent advance over par
for the school and funding bonds. which thirty
years. The commissioners accepted the bid OF the
sinking fund and rejected the bids of the bankers
Commissioner Mullins charged that the bankers
had entered into n combination TO bid for the en-
tire issue The representatives of the bankers
denied collusion. and proDheSied that the tax
rearage bonds, which only run hve years, will ha
unmarkctable and If the rate Of interest is ad-
vanced to 5 per will be sold many points be-
low par. The commissioners said that OF the
representatives of the bankers had admitted that
overtures had been made by the rival bidders to
in concert and that the offer had been rejected but
they had decided 10 bid for the entire issue.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
GIRL STRIKERS ATTACK MIy.

Passaic May 1.-The strikers at the American
cigar factory here all of whom girls, this
ing attacked Joseph Marks. Of the employees of
the mill Marks gave testimony yesterday in the
police court against TiIe Bofford. the striker who
was fined $50 for disorderIy conduct in connection
with the attack made upon the girls who have
taken the places of the strikers Marks
rounded by the girls before he realized what was
happening Efforts were made to force him into
The canal but he managed TO work his way out OF
IRE crowd. and escaped by running, the strikers
following and peting him with stones. There are
fifty girls at work in the factory Many OF
the strikers have found places in New-YOrk- There
is constant guard of police at the mill. and the
strikers are not allowed to stand near it. In this
manner the last two nights have passed without
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New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
HR. GRIGGs WELCOMED HONE.

Paterson May (SpectaD.-The Hamilton Club
Of this city gave a banquet tonight to former At
torney-GeneraI John w Griggs welcome 70 MN
on his return 10 private life here. Two hundred
members were present. and Prosecutor Eugene
EnIey president OF the club. presided In addition
to Mr. Griggs there were present at guests justices
iona than Dixon and Franklin Fort, Vice-Chan-
ceNor Eugene Stevenson. Secretary OF State George
wurts Colonel William Barbour. Edward A. Wal
ton Colonel Breckenridge. of Hackensack. and
Captain Charles CUrie, Of New-4ork- Prosecutor
Smiley made the address OF welcome Mr.. GrisSS
responded with manifest feeling. saying that TINS
was the thirteth anniversary Of the day he first
entered Paterson On which day he met for the first
time Socrates Tuttle, the latter's famous son-r-
law. Garret A. Hobart. and Edward I. Bell, the
last named being present with them
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
B4RNARD'S DEAN INSTALLED.
MISS LAURA D. GILL TAKES FORMAL
CHARGE OF THE GIRLS COLLEGE.


In Brinckerhoff Theatre at Barnard College. yes
terday afternoon, Miss Laura %. GIL installed
as the new dean of the college. before audience
that included President Low Of Columbia Univer-
s1ty. Abram S. Hewitt. Bishop Potter, many of the
professors in academic garb. with bright eolored
hoods. and scores of undergraduates in cap end
gown
The address of welcome was made by President
Seth Low who said in part:
The installation of a new dean of Barnard College
under existing conditions is occasion of interest
ana Importance not only 10 Barnard College, but
also to Columbia University. TIE relations of Bar
az the present time constitute Barnard College
eoucatonatly an integral part of the university sys-
tenn; IL is the college for women precisely as Co
lumhia College is the college for men.
Miss Gill in her inaugural address. spoke Of her
ideal OF a woman's college, and said in part:
In very broad view we may look upon educa-
tlon as any training by which is developed indi-
VldIal power and poise. This definition is very gem
eraI. II recognizes all lines of healthy discipline
from the college training expect the power de-
Neloped by scholarly work and associations. The
od classical discipline is fast receding subor
dlnate or departmental place Undergraduate
courses are generally based the English
ure The social life Of college becomes one OF it's
most potent agents. and needs to be most care
fully guarded and guided by faculty and students
After Miss Gilrs address the exercises closed
with the henedietion by Bishop Potter.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
uoyuorTH DEHOcRATs GET TOGETHER.

Freehold. NAV I (SpeciaD.-The Democrats or
Monmouth County to the number OF 800 held a spe-
ciaI 'zet together convention here to-day and
adopted constitution and bylaws for the future
government of the party The convention met n
the opera house. Former Judge J. Clarence Como
yer OF Freehold chairman of the County Commit
tee presided. and Ruff Y. Lawrence, OF Freehold'
Henry Bennett. of Long Branch. and Fred F. Arm
strong of Keyport. acted as secretaries.
The Monmouth Democrats propose TO put up
strong fight in the campaign for the election OF a
Governor and will go 70 the Trenton convention
practically united in their advocacy of Surrogate
David = Craters nomina ton for Governor In case
he fails th prize, they viii east their votes
in the second ballot for Former Judge Francis
Child. of Essex
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
WHEELING ROAD IN HANDS OF WABASH
TORS ELECTED

Cleveland, Ohio. May i-As the result NJ action
taken the annual meeting Of the Wheeling and
Lake Erie Railroad Company. held here to-day
the property practically becomes part of the
Gould system, The following directors were
elected; For year-Edwin Gould. New-York:
Joseph Ramsey. jr.. St Louis: Winslow s. Pierce
New-York; Alvin w. Krech. New York, and H. p
Mcintosh, Cleveland. For two years-Cyrus T.
Lawrence. New-York; W. r. Connor. New York (:
Myron T. Herrick. Cleveland: George A. Garrett
son. Cleveland. Robert Blickensderfer. Cleveland:
George J. Gould New York; W G. Mather. Cleve-
land; D. r. Hanna Cleveland: f ". Ogebay
Cleveland and G. NJ. Spitzer, Toledo
Mr. Ramsey announced that the Wheeling road
would continue to be operated a separate prop
frty. but that close working arrangement would
be made between il ard the Wabash
Mr.. Ramsey further said that the short line
from Jewett, Ohio. on the Wheeling line Pitts
burg, would he built possible.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
MANY CHARGES AGAINST FITZGERALD
PAWN TICKETS FOR STOLEN JEwELRY FOUND IN
HIS GRIP.

William Fl, Fitzgerald held in $1,000 bail FOR
examination May 10, by Magistrate Meade. in
the West Side court, yesterday afternoon. F1tz-
gerald arrested several days ago on complaint
of Thomas Feay, the restaurant keeper at Colu5gi-
hus-ave and Sixty-sixth-st.. who said that Fitz-
gerald had passed had check for $25 on him. The
check purported to bear the signature Of the Fitz-
gerald Brewing Company, of Troy. y. Y. Fitzger-
aid said he relative If one of the firm.
His counsel. Mir Hayes. of No. u Park Row said
Fitzgerald really w II. Feency; an orphan.
who has $500 in trust from the estate Of his rar
ents.
Among the compliments against Fitzgerald are
Martin Lyons. of the Hotel Vanderbilt, Forty-Sec-
Ond-st. and L4exington-ave.: Mrs. Mary J. Mccoy.
of No 81 Irving Place; Warren Van Slyk, hoarder
in Mrs. McCoy's house; Paul Pnkerton. represent
ing the Hotel st. Denis, and Hugh j. Sheridan,
Mrs. Mccoy declares that Fitzgerald owes her a
board bill, and that two sapphire rings, valued at
SEQ were stolen from her, and gold pencil cas-
valued *. from Mr. Van Slyk- FitzSeraId's s grip.
found IN the ST. Denis Hotel, contained pawn
tickets for the rings and pencil case
Mr.. Hayes refused to divulge the name or the
woman said to be well known in society here. let
tiers from whom were found in Fitzgerads posses
sion. She is said to have asked that her name be
kent
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
no EXTRA PENNSYLVANIA DIVIDEND
ONLY THE REGULAR sEMI-ANNUAL4 ONE OF
2iA PER CENT DECLARED

Philadelphia May 1.-The board of directors of
the Pennsylvania RAILROAD Company to-day de-
clared semi-annual dividend OF 2l2 per cent The
previous dividend 2i2 cent and one-half per
cent extra. The formal announcement Of the direc-
tors on the dividend question given by the
secretary of the company follows:
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company, at meeting, held this day de-
clared semi-annual dividend OF 2i2 per cent upon
ne capital stock Of the company; payable on and
the books OF the company at the close of business
on May 4. 1901.
no other business was transacted at the meeting
The announcement that only the regular dividend
of 2l2 per cent was declared a disappointment
10 those who had expected that the increase of
one-half per cent allowed stockholders siy
months ago would again be allotted to-day II was
explained by official Of the company that II is
customary Ia consider the question of extra di,i-
dends only when the accounts for the year are
MADE up The PENNSYLVANIA Company's fiscal year
ends with November / "
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
rEAR4DuTRALS CHANGE PLACES.

Rear Admiral Farquhar's flag was hauled down
Yesterday from the battleship Kearsarge, flagship
of the North Atlantic Squadron. at the Brooklyn
Navy Yard. and Rear-Admiral Hgginson's pen
nant was raised in its place, the usual salutes being
fired. Then the Rear-Admirals changed places
Rear-Admiral Farquhar taking RearAdmiral Hig-
sinson'S former duty chairman of the Light
house Board. Rear-Admiral Farquhar u
Washington soon after the ceremony.
Captain Frank Wildes has issued order that
unless some officer should request it, Sunday
visitors will be allowed hereafter the yard. The
order will probably remain in force until the bat
tIeships of the North Atlantic Squadron leave the
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
VANDERBILT INTERESTS.
A SPECIAL MEETING OF NEW-YoRK CEN
TRIAL SHAREHOLDERS CALLED
FOR MAY u.

Vanderbilt railroads occupied conspicuous place
in the eye of Wall Street yesterday Union Pacific
was the feature of the stock market, where the
sales of its shares reached an enormous total. and
the price advanc I'd by leaps and bounds. On top
Of this the report that Lake Shore was ac-
cumuatng Toledo. ST. Louis and Western securt-
ties.
1t is we'll known that control of the Glover
Leaf would he Of great advantage to the Lake
Shore, and it is said that offer for control Of
the property made by agent only short
time ago. hut refused because the price
not satisfactory. The stocks are held under a
voting trust. and it is not believed that offer
less than 80 for the preferred and less than %
for the common would he considered by the voting
trustees. and recommended by them for accept
At these prices the entire capital stock aC-
quired would 81 100000. which. capitalized at
per cent would cost S375.000 annually. This
amount the road is likely to earn independently
the first year over fixed charges. and the advan-
tages and economies resulting through its acquis-
ton by a large system would undoubtedly add
materially 10 its net earnings.
Additional interest aroused when II was Off
cialy announced that special meeting of the
shareholders of the New-Yori Central Railroad had
been called for May 21 and that for the purposes
of this the transfer books would he closed
on May II. This call was unexpected. and coming
with the rise In share prices. connected with
possible important developments in connection with
acquisitions of other roads by the New-York Cen
trail At the Grand Central Station il was assert
known there be brought before the officers was
the lease of the Beech Creek Extension Railroad
the Beech Creek line and the Philadelphia ana
Erie. which viii give the former a new outlet for
ever, that the lease of the Delaware and Hudson
may be effected.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
sPIRITUALTsTs IN CONVENTION.
RECENT LEGISLATION REGARDING THEM De-
CLARED TO BE ATTACKS ON RE-
LIGIOUS LIBERTY.

three days mass convention of Spiritualists
ana Lfberflists was begun yesterday afternoon in
Lyric Hail. SiXth-ave. rear Forty-second-st un-
der the auspices of the National SpirituastsI As
sooiation and the New-York State spirituaIists
Association. About hundred persons
present.
Harrison u. Barrett, president of the National
Association. and Editor of The Banner of Light"
Of Boston. said that recent legislation against
Spiritualists was direct attack upon the funda-
mental freedom of an American citizen to worship
God according to the dictates of his own
science, In twenty-one States local societies were
SIC adly decreasing. The Spiritualists had between
hve hundred and seven hundred societies and
lyceums several years ago, and have less than
sixty
There other speakers
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
SPAgTSH-AMERTCAN TOPICS.

The controversy between the State and the
Church in the Republic OF Ecuador may be settled
coon. Conferences have been held at Santa Elena
between Monsignor Gasparri. the Apostolic Dele
gate and Senor Peralta. Minister Of Exterior Re
istions of Ecuador. 1t has been already explained
since the elevation of General Alfaro Presi-
dent of the republic the Roman Catholic clergy
has lost the supremacy il held the political as
well as the religious affairs Of Ecuador. The Ma
/ ional Assembly adopted recently what is known
as the law Of Patronato. which curtais the rights
I cf the clergy In regard to holding property. The
clergy showed fight al first but. General Al
fares successor is known to be much of a Lib
eral the present President. the clergy has sub
rnitted 10 the inevitable and declared itself ready
20 abandon its claims.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
GRUBER CHAMPIONS sERGEANTs.

Abraham Gruber appeared before Mayor Van
wyck yesterday morning 10 oppose bill amend
ing the revised charter relative TO the promotion
OF police sergeants Mr.. Cruber said:
If this bill became law il would mean that sew
enty-two men in department, who are doing
exactly the same work detective sergeants.
would not included under the provisions II would
also mean that all the men who were promoted
20 detective-sergean nts after October l would he
compelled to take their old places patrolmen
or roundsrnen This amendment was made solely
20 favor the detective-sergeants who were friends
Of the Charter Revision Commission
Mr. Gruber was followed by Abram ]. Elkus, who
spoke against the bill
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
s. 500 FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.

verdict for $500 for the plaintiff was rendered
yesterday by the jury in the suit in the courts at
Newark by Miss Ida E Smith against Charles w
Compton an aged undertaken. for breach OF prom
ise of marriage. The jury had been out all night
unable 70 agree 1t was said that one juror stood
out for 900 damages. while the rest wanted
verdict for SIS 0oa Early yesterday the Jurymep
compromised The amount asked was $4,000 An
apneaI will be taken by counsel for the defendant
New-York tribune., 1901-05-02
A VALUABLE PUBLICATION.

A publication valuable i'm the office Of every one
interested I'm the newspapers of this country espe-
ciay advertisers. is The American Newspaper
Annual" published by n. W. aver & Sons of
Philadelphia. AS its title indicates. II contains the
Of and statistics relating the publica ons
not only in the States but also in the Territories
Cuba. Hawaii, Porto Rico and the British colonies
on Americas northern border. These lists con-
venienty arranged for reference In addition there
are many well executed maps in colors. and much
information relating TO the towns where papers
published. In all respects IL is a creditable and
valuable publishers manual.