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New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
HELD on ISLE BY 4 DISPUTE.
MEN PRACTICALLY MAROONED on Ma
VASSA FOR MONTHS BROUGHT HERE.

The steamship Andes. of the Atlas Line.
reached this port yesterday with James A
Woodward and VT. Humphrey. white men. and
John Hill ard John A Bell colored all Of Ralti-
more. tha men VINO were practically abandoned
on Navassa Island, in the West Indies. from
October l3, 1900 to May -. while the owner Of
the island and his former partner disputed as
To who should pay their wages The island
which is three and half miles long by two and
a half miles broad, was owned some years ago
by the Navassa Phosphate Company Wood
ward worked for tnat company from 1892 until
lS9S, when the company failed Captain Wyatt
owen and DR. John b. II. Jefferson Of Balti-
more. bought the island from the receiver of the
Navassa Phosphate Comp any, and in October of
last year Owen took Woodward and his com
panions down 10 the island, to take care OF the
property until a company could be formed To
develop the phosphate beds Woodward says
that when owen left the island early in No
vember. he promised TO send down a gang of
men on January l.
Provisions for the four men for ninety days
were left the island, and they also had
couple Of guns and small amount O. ammunl-
ton Early in January the food gave out and
the men were compelled TO live on the wild
goats. which were the only animals the ISL
and. Meanwhile Captain owen had bought Dr.
Jefferson's interest in the island, and under the
dissolution agreement Dr. Jefferson had ar
country. Orders were given TO have the Atlas
Line steamer Andes, which would reach the ISL
and on January 22, take the men aboard. Cap
tain Owen, however, thought that DR. jefferson
should pay half Of the mems wages. and he had
the order for the return OF the men rescinded
until the question should be settled.
small amount Of provisions sent TO the
men by the Andes. After that they say they
heard nothing from their employers for four
months. Occasionally ship passed. and af-
ter hearing their story. gave them some pro-
visions.
Buzzard Another was the United States Yacht
Mayfiower, which sent TO the island I'm re-
sponse to a letter 10 President Mckinley
brought by one OF the vessels which left food
for the men. The Mayfiower offered 10 take the
10 San Juan. but they penniless
they said that If they could get food they would
rather stay on the island. in the hope that their
employers would take of them. The May
flower accordingly left them provisions for two
months.
Captain Owen and DIR. jefferson settled the
question OF bringing the men back last month
and the Andes stopped for them on May 2S
While Captain owen and DR.. jefferson were dis
putting about the men, the stockholders OF the
Navassa Phosphate Company brought suit TO
have the sale Of the island set aside a. they said
IL worth S5O0,OO0 instead f the S2J 600 for
which il sold.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
JILTED GIRL THROWS ACID.
CLINGS TO OLD LOVERS NECK AFTER
PROBABLY DESTROYING HIS SIGHT.

For two years Mamie Collins twenty-five
years old of No. State-st.. Brooklyn. en-
gagged 10 be married 10 Patrick Hawkins, twen-
ty-nine years Old of No 327 Henry-st., Brook
lyn. y month ago Hawkins broke the engage
ment. Last night at o'clock Miss Collins lay
in wait for Hawkins at the Fourteenth-st. sta
tion of the Ninth-ave. elevated road. and when
she him mounting the stairs she dashed
small cream pitcher full Of oxalc acid into his
face. Then she threw her arms about him.
shriekns and crying that she did not mean TO
hurt him. The man blinded and will
probably lose the sight OF both eyes.
Hawkins worked as printer for a Hoboken
printing house. In returning to his home he
always crossed the river on the Fourteenth-st
ferry walked up to the elevated road and then
took a train on his way To the Brooklyn Bridge
Miss Collins. who works in paper box factory
In Front-st.. Manhattan. knew the route he took
in returning home Her rejection by Hawkins
she took much heart. and her relatives have
feared that II would affect her mind.
Hawkins had nearly reached the top of the
stairs of the elevated station when he was blind
ed. Miss Collins standing in an angle of the
structure. so that she could not be seen until
Hawkins was within a few feet Of her. She
made no effort TO get away. but chung to Haw-
kins. and protested that she did not mean to
hurt him. for she loved him. Policeman Mayer
of the West Twentieth-st. station. placed her
under arrest Before taking the girl to the sta
tion he called an ambulance from the New-York
Hospital One came. in charge of Or. Cornell.
The doctor did what he could the spot and
then rushed Hawkins off to the New-York Eye
and Ear Infirmary. at Thirteenth-st and Sec
ond-ave. DIR. Cornell said later that in all
probability Hawkins would lose his sight
Miss Collins taken TO the Charles-st. sta
tion. where there is matron. After being
in n CQn ShR hVS iCaI ip6 nd
called for her lover. One of her hands had been
slightly burned by the acid. and her skirt had
big holes burned In IL.
AT the Charles-st. station a brother-in-Iaw of
the girl who refused TO give his name. was seen.
He said that young woman TO whom Hawkins
transferred his affections. lived in Hoboken.
Miss Collins lived with her widowed mother
he said. He called on them he said, last Sun
day. and Mrs Collins then told him that she
was worried about her daughters state of mind.
She detected and melancholy, and Mrs Col
Inns was afraid that she would injure herself.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
CUBANS IN SESSION AGAIN.
HAVANA CONVENTION RECONSIDERING
THE PLATT AMENDMENT-CON-
SENTATIVE STRENGTH

Havana, June 1.-THE question Of reconsider
ing The former vote on the Platt amendment
came up for short discussion this afternoon in
the Cuban Constitutional Convention. In order
not 10 arouse opposition. the Conservatives took
the stand that there was no necessity for recon-
sidering the vote. inasmuch the form in
which the amendment has been passed was not
satisfactory TO the United States and could not
be accepted by the United States as a part OF
the constitution of cuba. Ultimately the con-
vention unanimously agreed not 10 reconsider
the vote
Senor Morau Delgado offered substitute mo-
tion for the committees report, embodying the
amendment without the interpretations. but the
Conservatives. who were not ready 10 bring the
question TO an immediate decision, asked for an
adjournment until tomorrow. They will hold
a meeting at @ O'Clock tomorrow morning and
draw up programme for the afternoon session.
They still hold fifteen votes and il is said that
several Radicals who now favor accepting the
amendment have compromised by agreeing not
to attend tO-morrow's session.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
TALKING OF CANDIDATES.
GOSSIP REGARDING THE PRESIDENTS
SUCCESSOR REVIVED IN
WASHINGTON
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE ]

Washington. June 11-President McKinley's
sharp and effective check to all third term talk
naturally has stimulated interest in the sub
jeCt of his successor. AS a result Washington
might is full OF gossip about the next Repub-
Iican standard bearer. The only avowed can
didate thus far in the field is Senator Fairbanks
Of Indiana. of whose boom much is heard but
little authOritativey is known. New-YOrk is
supposed to have two probable candidates in
Vice-President Roosevelt and Governor OdeII
Ohio has three possible candidates in Senators
Foraker and Hanna and Judge William F. Taft,
now chairman of the Philippine Commission.
Senator John c. SpoOner. OF Wisconsin. fire.
quently is spoken of by strong among his
colleagues in the Senate offering fine Presi-
Dental material and only a few days ago Sen
atOr Mason. OF Illinois. launched a boom for his
colleague. Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom. after the
two had held an extended political conference in
a Chicago hotel. Two New-EngIand Senators
also often mentioned not unlikely can
didaJes-Mr. Platt. of Connecticut and Mr.
Lodge of Massachusetts. This about exhausts
the list OF "availabllities'' at this time though
it is expected that the crop Of candidates will
grow rapidly from now
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
COURT DECIDES AGAINST THE GEESE
DYE FACTORY NEED NOT SUSPEND BECAUSE
THEY ARE COLORED RED. WHITE AND
BLUE IN DRAINAGE POND.

Kingston. n. ", June IL (SpeciaD.-One
Townsend of this town. the plaintiff in the case
of Townsend against Bell has invincib!e aver
sion to red. white and blue geese These coIors
are well placed flag in song. he says
but the combination is. in his judgment, unbe-
coming to descendants OF the saviors of ancient
Rome He consequently brought suit long ago
against Bell TO prevent him from operating a
dye factory in such wise that the dye stuff
emptied into stream in which his geese were
accustomed TO dispOrt themselves.
The results apparent upon his feathered prop
erty after mornings swim were, said the
plaintiff. something weird. When the flock ap-
preached for their noon meal averred Mr..
Townsend. he thought somebody had smashed
kaleidoscope and was driving the fragments up
the lawn.
The case has been tried five times and the
Court OF Appeals has just rendered an opinion
which expresses no sympathy with the troubles
OF Mr.. Townsend. on the contrary, the court
holds that the plaintiffs objection to patriotic
geese is not sufficient reason for suspendng the
operations of the dye factory.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
A FEDERAL OFFICE? OH, NO.
UNITED STATES BOARD OF HEALTH" is
JUST A MONEY MAKING
CORPORATION

Information that the United States Board of
Health" with an office at No IS Park Row.
is prepared 10 sell certificates of the purity or
harmlessness Of food products or patent medi-
cnes has caused some people inquire If any
branch Of Uncle Sans government is engaged
in such an enterprise A reporter of The Trib-
asked the question yesterday of f. j. Gran
dali. the lawyer who occupies the same office
to which seekers after purity certificates are di-
rected, and Mr.. CrandaH answered no"
The United States Board OF Health has no
connection with the government" Mr.. Gran
dali said. " but is a corporation under the laws
OF New-York State"
The lawyer exhibited shares Of stock TO
prove that such a corporation existed. and the
reporter learned that the articles of incorpora-
ton were filed in the County Clerks office on
January II last The statement file shows
that the corporations capital stock is $2O0O and
that the corporators We're Herbert W. Taylor.
Joceyn l. Mortimer and Walter Eveleth.
Among the declared objects making and
obtaining analyses of manufactured food prod
ucts proprietary remedies and other articles. .
and vending reports and endorsements there
OF
"We have as much right to use the name
United States Board OF Health as the United
States Trust Company has right 70 use its
name. Mr.. 0ranQdll Sdld, anu III p"toilI4lS Il
corporation We have passed the scrutiny of the
state OF New York. We have had copyrighted
a report OF the corporation. The United States
official who gave the certificate of copyright
raised a question as 10 the name Of the cor
poration. but l sent him a copy of the articles
Of Incorporation. and he then gave the copyright
certificate"
Was not the name of the corporation Sc
lected with intent To deceive buyers Of the cor
poration's Endorsements and make them think
they are getting an Endorsement from the gov
ernment?' Mr.. CTandall was asked
Not at ALL" ne replied, because any manu-
facturer We do business with is bound To know
that corporation and have no conhec-
tiOn with the government
Why should a manufacturer buy your certih-
cate in preference 10 certificate by some we'll
known chemist?
We have sold only one Endorsement far
Have you advertised the corporation under
its name"
NO"
Have you sent out circulars signed by the
United States Board of Health?"
we have sent out no circulars-Only few
letters
products as indorsed by the United States Board
of Health. would not people he deceived and
think the products had been indorsed by the
government"
IF people were deceived, it would be their
own fault"
rs there any branch of the government known
tine United States Board of Health?"
mo, II there were would not have the
right To use the name
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
HARVARD STUDENT KILLED.
RUN DOWN IN CHEERING CROWD BY CAM
BRIDGE FIRE ENGINE.
Lpr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuxE.I

Cambridge. Mass. June 11.-H. s. Bigelow
Harvard. '04. was run down and killed by a
chemical engine of the Cambridge Fire Depart
ment in Quincy-st.. at 10 o'clock tonight. The
engines had responded TO false alarm at the
new Harvard architectural building. and a large
body of students was cheering each engine as il
arrived. when one of the chemical engines with
out warning drove full speed into the crowd
Bigelow was unable TO reach the sidewalk and
was knocked under the horses feet The wheels
of the engine passed over his body. He was car
ried into Dean Wrights house and in less than
five minutes he was dead Bigelow was the
captain OF the freshman basketball team His
home was in Buffalo
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
OPPORTUNITIES PLENTY. SAYS onErr
GOVERNOR TELLS UNION ALUMNI THAT
YOUNG MEMS CHANCES ARE BRIGHT

Schenectady n. Y, June 1L-This was alumni
day at Union University. Governor Oden was
present at the annual alumni dinner in Mott Me-
mortal Hall. and made a speech that was received
with cheers. After the last course the toastuaster
w. III. McElroy. 81. called President A v V
Raymond OF the college make an address Dr.
Raymond gave way to the Governor who said In
part:
Your toastmaster. having seen my two years of
service Governor consummated and having slid
me into the White House. will drop politics and
state that the object OF my coming here was to
snare In the festivities OF his Joyous day
inns, was told that 1t my duty as a trustee
20 De mere by some OF your distinguished alumni
A. a loyal son OF Columbia I recognize the service
which Or Mott performed 10 my Alma Mater when
ne procured Tor her grant of land I'm the upper
part OF New-York City. the most valuable
asset or the college. DR.. Mott was eminent not
only as a theolOgian. administrator and preacher
but as Il persuader OF Legislators My experience
OF last winter convinced me that the strain has not
altogether out.
We hear much nowadays OF great combinations
ana II Is said that young men have no chance
Ihere II no greater rallacy. The opportunities are
unlimited, and the colleges and universities must
provide the men for these opportunities / hone
that Union may have all possible success and may
calibre as IL has sent out in the past
The train for the Thousand Islands which now
leaves Grand Central Station $50 p NJ will
commencing Sunday June 18th, leave al Us F.. ~
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
MOSQUITOES ROUTED WITH KEROsEyE.

Baltimore. June II (SpeciaD.-The first attack of
the mosquito army upon old Fort McHenry has
been repulsed. The sixty at the post under
the lead of Surgeon Alexander Stark have re-
PEELED the invasion. Millions of the enemy were
slaughtered in single night. The invaders tried
TO surprise the little garrison. but were i'm turn
trapped In three big uncOmpIeted magazines the
mosquito forces concentrated for the attack They
never escaped alive. Surgeon Stark had fought
mosquitoes In Cuba. He found IL easy as fight
ing Spaniards. Several gallons OF Kerosene Wera
poured in each of the magazines and the fumes
overpowered the mosquitoes. The surface of tha
old fort covered with the dead.
Last summer the men nearly eaten up alive
AT the fort. Day and night mosquitoes swarrned
over the barracks and the officers quarters in
clouds. DR. Starks method of fighting them Is ?
great success The city health authorities are
preparing to work on the same plan. Kerosene will
be used In The sinks and on the low grounds.
1t at once relieves Whooping Cough
IAYNES EXPECTORANT.-Advf
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
NEW CUBAN TAX REGULATIONS.

Washington. June u.-ActnC Secretary Sanger
has received from General Wood copy Of the
new regulations as 10 taxation IN Cuba which go
il effect July The interesting feature is
that plantations destroyed in the which here
tofore have nearly escaped taxation. now 70
pay tax OF not more than 30 per cent OF that
properties not destroyed. For urban property
the tax boards are 10 prepare new lists
a basis for taxation. and until they completed
the territorial will prevail with deduction OF
p per cent for repairs and unproductive periods.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
CUBAN REPRESENTATIVE HERE.

Ebcrto Fares. Deputy Commissioner for Cuba
at the Pan-Amercan Exposition in Buffalo. ar
rived here yesterday from Havana the steamer
Mexico. Mr Fares was accompanied by A num-
her OF Cuban friends. Otncr passengers on the
Mexico we're Captain c; r. Bartlett r. Seymour
Condlt Smith and Or. +. Van Ness SeYenty-two
others OF the Mexico's passengers who are not i'm
ILEne from yellow fever We're sent TO the Lower
Quarantine for observation.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

Beginning Sunday, June 16th the evening train
for the Adirondack Mountains and Montreal will
leave Grand Central Station SIS instead of 730,
as at present. There Will be dining car on this
tratn.-.AdyI
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

Before closing your residence for the siln,rner
you should take the precautiOn u secure absOn1ta
protection from loss damage bv Rrr-lars
Thieves. Servants or Employees. BY a policy OF rh.
largest company in the world writing Burglary In
sCrance For rates. ETC.. apply TO The trntfai
states Fidelity * Guaranty Company l4O Rrosd
& 0860.00Q-AdYt 49,
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12
A poor WORN oUT sTOMACH.

catarrh. Gastritis, Mucus. Acidity, Gases Dis
tress, Nausea, cannot Digest Retain Food.
MAN-A-CEA the only Manganese Spring Water
Cures when all else fails Call send for Book
let. Ben x Curtis. i3 Stone ST.. n. Y.-Adyt.
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

c. -as n.cnneld Springs pssio= car by New York
,rg '1s WI. commence running Saturday morn
~ .uHe Dth Leaving Grand Central Station at
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

The train for the Thousand Islands which nov
leaves Grand Central Station $50 p NJ WILL
commencing Sunday. June 18th, leave al 6;25 F. ~
Dinner Will be served ~ dnias ear-Advt
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

1t at once relieves Whooping Cough
IAYNES EXPECTORANT.-Ad
New-York tribune., 1901-06-12

humors that Battle Abbey will be sold at
Aueuon during the autumn premature. The
property has passed from Lord Rosebery' s
inotner' the Duchess of Cleveland, 10 Captain
FORESTER granddaughter of the late duke and he
- aopns thai some arrangement may be made
ior converting the historic field Of Hastings into
'''ia' POSSESSION. L. n. r.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-11
MIR. ARMSTRONG WRITES

'Ievy Court Commissioner John G..
Armstrong, of Odessa, writes to Erery
Ere11iag that at Tuesdays meeting Presi-
dent John Lynn of the Levy Court sug-
gested to him to add the name of Com
missioner Willis to his as the committee
to examine bids for the sheathing for Sill
yer Run Road. Mr.. Armstrong says that
he willingly accepted this suggestion and
notified Mr.. Willis to that effect, but
that Mr.. Willis positively refused to
serve. Hence it was, according to Mr.
Armstrong, his resolution was adopted in
the shape that it was.
The commissioner also says that EUery
EUeIaing was incorrect in reporting bill
of $3.50 of Harry Vests for work at
Evans Mill, for he says the bill was for
only $3.50, being for nine days work
at $1.50 ."-EUery Erening.
In an interview with Commissioner
Willis he made the following statement
in reference to his refusal to serve on
the committee to examine bids for the
sheathing of Silver Run Road:
81 decline to serve on the committee
for this reason. The committees are not
working under the law. Since the Levy
Court was reorganized there has been no
reorganization Of committees, and the
law plainly states that the committees
shall be reorganized. Neither has the
county been re-districted, and for these
reasons I claim the court is not working
according to law, and refused to serve on
the committee with Mr.. Armstrong and
shall continue to refuse all such PROPOSE
tions made to me until the reorganization
of all committees and the county re-dis-
stricted."
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-11
EARLEv1LLE NOTES

Mr.. James Davis was in Cecilton on
Sunday evening.
Miss Annie Robinson entertained Mr.
Harry Jamison on Sunday.
Miss Alice Clark is the guest of her
sister, Mrs. Edward Biddle
Miss Name Duhamell is spending some
time with her sister at Cecilton.
Rev. B. F. Bloxton was the guest of
Mr.. William Dushane last week.
Mrs. Sarah Pennington is still very ill
at Mr.. Warner Geary's near town.
Miss Julia Dushane is visiting her sis.
ter, Mrs. Harry Price, of Still Pond, Md,
Thomas G. Roe, of Massey, spent Tues
day with his daughter, Mrs. John Rowan.
Miss Carrie Roe, of Massey, is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. John Rowan, near
town,
Messrs. Edward Biddle and Alfred
Deshane were in Middletown one day
this week.
Mrs. John Rowan and children spent
Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Virginia
Price at Cecilton.
Miss Agnes Jamison, Miss Miller and
Mr.. Ray Jannison, of Wilmington, were
the guests of Miss Lille Price on Sunday.
Middletown transcript., 1901-05-11
TOWNSEND NEWS BUDGET

Miss Ella Baker, of Dover, visited here
on Saturday.
Decoration Day almost here, where
will you go on this beautiful occasion?
Miss Carpenter has returned to Odessa
after very pleasant visit among friends
in this locality.
Our citizens are preparing to most ap-
propriately observe Decoration Day-all
honor to the soldiers dead.
Mrs. James Fortner, OF Blaekbird, vis-
tied here on Sunday, she being the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. James Lee
Mr.. Sereck S. Wilson the well-known
Photographic artist returned from a visit
to Philadelphia on Wednesday.
The Boating Club has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, William P.
Wilson; Vice-President, Mark Stats;
Secretary, Horace I. Harman.
st. Mary's Church will be dedicated on
Sunday, May 10Th. We hope the day
will be most pleasant and that many
will attend this very interesting occasion.
Our reporter" has promised to give
the readers of THE TRANSCRIPT a poem
on Decoration Day" in a short time.
We hope it will prove pleasing to all of
our many readers.
We hope that everybody will literally
bedeck the graves of our gallant soldiers.
They truly deserve the greatest remem-
berance this year, and we also hope that
this solemn, yet very beautiful occasion,
will prove interesting to all.
Mr.. w. P Wilson the editor of The
TfIa american, is preparing to visit
Philadelphia and Baltimore friends
He expects to start on his trip just few
days previous to Decoration Day, and
will combine business with pleasure.
Mrs. Charles Wells, Mrs. Charles Todd
and Miss Mary Todd iourneyed to Phila-
delphia on Thursday of last week for
real pleasant stay Of several days in that
city. Mrs. Wells and Mrs. Todd re-
turned during the present week, but Miss
Todd will remain for an indefinite per-
iod. She is visiting her relatives Mr..
and Mrs. Pollitt and others.
While working in tunnel at Barlow's
Bridge on Tuesday James Winters col
ored man from Baltimore was badly in
jured in the back by bucket falling on
him. He was brought to this town on a
"dinkey' under charge of Foreman
Green and was shortly afterward removed
to Wilmington, on the 4 o'clock express,
and subsequently sent to the Delaware
Hospital. He was found to be consider
ably bruised but it is thought that no
bones were broken.