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New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
CALL TO ANTI TAlIlLANYITE.S
INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT PROMOTERS
TO HOLD MASS MEETING IN
CARNEGIE HALL

call was issued yesterday for a meeting OF in
oependent Democratic voters TO be held In Car
negie Hall on the night OF April IS. The call was
sigred by about two hundred Democrats who are
the affairs of this city This is the movement
undertaken by John c. Sheehan. who leader of
the Tamnany organization at one time. but was
driven from power by Richard Croker. both as
leader of the organization and of his home district
the Nth Assembly District. Among the signers.
aside from Mr. Sheehan. John D. Crmmins,
ex-senator Louis Munzinger. John Jeroloman Otto
kempner, ex-Assembyman John A. Dempsey.
Henry D. Hotchkiss. ex-Assemblyman Meyer j.
Stein, Matthew P. Breen. Nicholas T. Brown and
William II. Walker. The call read as follows:
The record of the present city administration
under control of Tammany Hail during the last
three years is so notoriously extravagant. mer-
cenary and corrupt that crisis has arisen In
which 1t becomes an imperative duty to take post
m aeWaIa new esse o 5Ra1
Upon no party or element in the community is
cratic masses who constitute the overwhelming ma
jority of the electors in the five boroughs of
While they in common with others. share all the
burdens Of st fur f5thr falls IS upon
mittng themselves to be represented and domi-
and venality bring reproach at once upon the char
acter of our city and upon the very name of
Democracy
Stripped of patronage and all its subjugating in
corrupt favors and unspeakable vice this rul-
One-SeVenth or the SiUOo Democratic voters OF
greater New-York.
Its evil supremacy be ended the moment the
honest Democratic realize their power
and the obligation laid upon them.
Conscious of our duty to rescue this imperial city
from reign of shame and extortion. and TO relieve
the Democratic party from the stigma thus fast
eled upon it, We. the undersigned independent
Democrats. hereby invite, from the five boroughs
of this city. Democrats TO assemble in public
meeting the evening of April IS, 1901. at
O'Clock. in Carnegie Hall, Borough of Manhat-
tan, for such discussion and action as will lead to
the formation of organization which will truly
and properly represent the honest sentiments and
aspirations of the Democracy of this metropolis
At this meeting. which. it is expected. will be
large one steps will be taken to organize indie
pendent Democratic organizations in each Assembly
district with central governing. committee The
promoters believe they will be able to form a body
which will have powerful effect on the coming
municipal election. 1t has been said that II was
the object of this movement 10 force the nomina-
ton Of John d. Crmmins for Mayor. but last night
1t was declared that there no such motive. The
object, stated by the leaders. is TO bring out
situation whereby candidate of the organization
can be supported by other anti-Tammany bodies
II in supporting a candidate seiecteo
from without its ranks.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
PLEA FOR PIGEON SHOOTING.
Is IT AS HUMANE AS THE TREATMENT OF BIRDS
FOR MARKET

10 the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Regarding the sentimental talk INDUCED in
nY the newspapers with relation the so-called
cruelty or pigeon shooting and other forms of
sport viii you answer one or two questions? We
take 1t Tor granted that pigeons. doves, some
isnorantly term them, together with other poultry
are raised for the purpose of supplying a legit-
mate demand human food although the So
called gentle birds ruthlessly slaughtered to
adorn our church services and wedding festivities
must arrive at the grounds in the best possible
so mat 1t may retain its strong flying qualities
unti placed in trap and when liberated receives
an instantaneous death. True. some few get over
the boundary fence but they are usually accounted
Tor by outside shooters
Is this fate than o be packed in over
coWded crates: as our sympathetic friends md
wateI; waiting. perhaps, for days, until
friendly steward of a hotel restaurant has their
hTChs WTnng. and serves them in more or less
paIatable form to his dainty customers who would
been ''grasSed' in full vigor by the steady aim of
sportsman who backed his nerve and eye against
tfelr wonderful power of escape?
Let those who condemn pigeon shooting on ac-
count OF cruelty take walk through the poultry
markets and examine the conditions under which
all our feathered friends kept and EXPOSED
sale and l am sure they will agree that a quick
death from the shooters trap is the more prefer
abIe- But sport in any form does not appeal TO
those VINO nave neither the aptitude nor ability to
engage in il.
AS regards the man behind the gum whether at
the traps or on board a man-of-war. a steady aim
requires steady nerve, which demands temperate
living and good habits. and If pigeon shooting tends
in any degree 10 encourage these traits in the ris
Ing generation 1t surely matters little whether the
manner-it is equally humane. J. s. II
HackenSack, \. j., April 12.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
GENERAL FUNSTON cRIy1cysED

Although the Rev. Frederick Campbell pastor OF
the Westminster Presbyterian Church BROOKLYN
made 1t plain in the Introduction TO his sermon Ia st
night that he was fully in sympathy with the atti
tude of the United States toward the Philippines
and expressed the belief that I'VE are doing Gods
WORK IN the islands," he after praising the cour-
age, heroism motive and results OF General Fun
ston in the expedition which resulted in the capt
ure or Aguinaldo. the Filipino leader severely
criticised the methods employed by the American
Now, said Mr.. Campbell, did Funston do
tght! Is II right to lie is it right forgery
10 use deception? l know people say that all
things are right in war. L say truth and our obli-
eation thereto are always the same. You cannot
alter right or wrong, no more than you can alter
the poles-North and South. Where can you draw
the line where forgery and falsehood will not be
wrong? / hope may have some further word
from General Funston. saying that he did stoop
to these means. related in the dispatches
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
LABOR PARTYlN FIELD
PROMOTERS SAY 1T REPRESENTS 5nMO
MEN-TO TAKE ACTIVE PART
IN CAMPAIGN

The first step in the organization Of a new
labor party was taken by the labor unions OF
the city yesterday when the representatives OF
twenty-one of them held a meeting in Ledwith
Hall. at Forty-hfth-st. and Third-ave. The
meeting was the outcome of an agitation vshich
has been conducted among the workingrep for
several months The movement has been great
ly helped it is said, by the recent decisions OF
the courts declaring unconstitutional the pre-
valing rate of wages law and the stone dress
ing law.
Philip Weinseimer presided at the meeting
yesterday. and he declared that the delegates
OF the unions present represented fully 5OON
voters. The unions in the movement comprise
nearly all the important organizations repre-
sented in the Board OF Delegates. This it was
said was most significant fact. as forty or
fifty more unions in other lines of work would
surely fall into line.
1t was decided that independent labor
party should he formed. and it prophesed
that the party would cast vote at the next
municipal election far in excess of that polled
by the Henry George follow ers in 1891. IL was
declared that the party would not affiliate
with any other party with any movement
such as that contemplated by the Civic Council
and similar bodies If such organizations desire
to come into the ranks of the new party they
Will be welcomed
with our enemies BY "Our enemies is meant
all those who have in the past shown themselves
antagonistic 10 the labor movement A call will
De issued Tor a meeting TO be held within the
next ten days TO form a permanent organizat tion.
At the close of the meeting Chairman Wein-
Seimer who represents the Amalgamated
Plumbers and Gas Filters Association said that
the new organization would be an independent
amor party, not only in name. but in reality.
he further declared that every bona fide labor
union in the five boroughs of the city would be
enrolled in the movement
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
A YOUNG WOMAN IN DISTRESS.
A MYSTERY THAT PUZZLES THE PEOPLE OF
CHARIoTTETowN. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

A MYSTERY THAT PUZZLES THE PEOPLE OF
CHARIoTTETowN. PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Halifax n s. April IA tSpeciaD.-A pathetic
story of a pretty young woman In distress VINO
claims New-York her home, comes from Char-
lottetown Prince Edward Island. The royal mail
steamer Princess. which phys across the Strait or
Northumberland between Prince Edward Island
and the mainland. brought to CharlottetoWh from
Pictou last night among her passengers Anna & oslr
rngton. a comely young woman. rehIled IN manner
and well educated She was seriously III ana pSi- h
niless She met the captain of the Princess on the
pier at Pictou and told him touching story OF
restitution and of her wish TO get TO the nome OF
an uncle in Prince Edward Island. The KIND heart-
ed skipper gave her free Transportation. anu on
the VOYAGE across she was taken III. On drrlNdi az
Charlottetown she was sent TO a hospitA WLig.s
she admitted having taken a consideraole duahlieS
OF strychnine. To-
mystery surrounds the young woman for
four weeks she has been in Pictou under the c<.Ie
of the Woman's Christian Temperance Unlon Sne
maintains that she is the niece OF a wealthy w an
Street broker, who sent her TO Chariotteto"h 20
bring back to New-York child who was a req i
tive the family but she refused TO ten noM ; sue
became so destitute. IL is believed ooth al fiCsou
and at Charottetown. that she is lnenoel Gn "a
good New-YOrk family. who Tor some uiieAPiaiiieu
reason has left her home and TRENDS
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
THREE KILLED on GRADE CROSSING.
STRUCK BY EXPRESS TRAIN THEY DID NOT SEE
AFTER WAITING FOR FREIGHT TO PASS

STRUCK BY EXPRESS TRAIN THEY DID NOT SEE
AFTER WAITING FOR FREIGHT TO PASS
Wilkesbarre. Penn, April IA party of four
persons while crossing the tracks of the Lehigh
Valley Railroad at South Wilkesbarre at early
hour this morning, run down by the Buffalo
express going north. Three of the party were
killed and one injured. The dead Morris
OConnell, aged forty-one; Mrs. Morris OConnell
aged thrty-nine and Mrs Frank Cranmer. aged
forty. Frank Cranmer was injured.
O'Connell and his wife were entertaining the
Cranmer couple, whose home is in Bradford County
In the evening they visited relatives in this city,
and at 80 O'Clock this morning started return to
the home of the OConnells When they reached
the crossing at South Wilkesbarre freight train
was blockading it. AS the freight train
moved out the party started to cross the tracks.
but did not notice the approach OF the passenger
train from opposite direction. The engineer of
the express failed to see the people ON the track
until the locomotive had poughed through them.
The two women were hurled great distance In
the air, and when picked up were dead Both
bodies were badly mangled. Mr.. OConnell had
both legs and broken. He taken TO
hospital. where he died in short time Mr.. Gran
able to step back from the track before
being struck with full force, and escaped with
slight injuries.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
BISHOP FITZ GERiLD'S SERHON.
HE breaches TO NEw-YoRK EAST CONFERENCE
IN BROOKLYN.


IN BROOKLYN
The conference sermon of the New-York East
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was
preached in the Hanson Place Church yesterday by
Bishop James n. Fitz Gerald. His subject
"The Sacrifices Made by Christ for Mankind" Tho
from Hebrew iii. 5: This man con-
sidered worthy of more glory than Moses He
said in part
The one who endures suffering and makes sacri-
flee for others is worthy OF glory. When you have
once taken unto your heart realization that tho
work of Ohrist's life was for you, you cannot help
being uplifted- When man of great wealth en-
dows hospital. POUNDS library or enriches a uni
versity. many people inclined to minify tho
of US only did as ought the world would be
much better.
In the afternoon the following were Or
dained elders: Warren l. Bowman. Frank E.
Broman, Oscar ". Johnson. Richard s. Bovey,
William B. Bruner. Frederick z. Sawyer and Will
lam D. Sawyer The following ministers who were
advanced from the place OF elder Saturday
were ordained: The Rev. F. III. Hammond, the
Rev. o. s. SnOdgrass Henry Hyler and the Rev.
Marina s. Paulson. Bishop F1tz Gerald conducted
the services.
The Rev. H. III. Beattys. pastor OF the Sumner
Avenue Church. preached in the Hanson Place
Church in the evening His subject was Mis-
sons'
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
pr1pJT NEEDS AID OF PRESS.

Baltimore April 14-In the course OF his sermon
,bis morning the Rev. ". A Crawford Frost a
nrominent Episcopal clergyman Of this city, paid a
tribute to the work of the newspaper in advancing
the cause of religion. He said:
Many cergymen sin in remaining asleep to the
opportunities offered them for spreading the
cipIes OF righteousness through the public press.
we are to publish the glad tidings and IL we can
only reach hundreds by the voice we may reach
hundreds Of thousands by the journals. We cannot
90 out to the highways and hedges. but the news
papers can and they Will take messages for US
If these are worthy. The devil has the ear Of the
world. We should be awake TO get for God large
an audience as can. He win hold Us account
able II we remain asleep and keep the people slum-
bering.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
SELECTIONS FRON THE MAIL.
LONGEVITY OF NOAH RABY.


TESTIMONY WHICH GOES TO SHOW THAT HE
Is AT LEAST ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY.
10 the Editor of The Tribune
SIR IN an editorial in The Tribune Of April you
mention a pauper of faltering breath who 'feebly
aeeiares that he is 12s years Old You say: There
Is not shred Of evidence support his senile de-
iusion' and that "his age is not much above nine
", me medical experts believe"
presume you refer to Noah Raby, who has
peeh an inmate of the Pscataway Township Aims
house, Middesex County N j. for the last thirty
H'e years was a practising physician for some
twenty-five years Metuchen, about three miles
ttCii tfe almshouse. and knew Raby. | have heard
M To tesiaents In that vicinity, who seventy
~ bo,s eishy years OF age. speak of Noah Raby as
SpSlie an old man when they young people.
oIS OF my patrons. seventyeight years old, in
rstLsent' OF undoubted veracity, sound mind and
II clslncty stated to me four years ago that
M-teh SHe was seventeen or eighteen old Raby
worried for her father, and that he was then a
ilofnber OF years older than her father, who,
ne now ilVing, would be lis years old This unas-
Smaele ia ea fact strongly supports the probability of
i-o Neals or even more as Raby's age.
Saugerties n. y, April s. Dr.. c. H. ANDRUS.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
THE PEYNOLDS-WRIGHT KENTUChF FEtD.

Mayking KY, April 14.-Later advices from the
feud troubles at Boones Fork are that Deputy
Sheriff John H Elkins. of Whiteshurs, who was
on Wright's side. was shot twice. once n eacn @
shoulder Greed Potter, with John Reynolds. was
shot twice the backEony slight Hs hssn hssn
shot fatally Twenty more from the Potters ana
Bentleys ioined the Reynolds faction to-day A
ReVnolds is being nursed The others occupy posi-
tons for picket duty The wrSHts Wrsb, and
his son. William buried in the same % gTaxs
su,enGs AZ the burial. The feeling Is such that
Inore ,ronble is momentarily expected
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
No Ambition

feel SO completely run down. | am
30 easily tired. My nerves are weak, and
! am just about discouraged.
Tour doctor calls this "anemia, or pow
s1y OF the blood. A great many people
nave il every spring.
AND great many physicians prescribe
ayers Sarsaparilla for it, too. And why
-" nU We tell them all the ingredients, and
uIs makes them confident that there is
ra,ulning its equal for making pure, rich
'oV. sleo. al lrsegstG
J. c. AVER CO.. Lowell, Mass
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
BIG FIRE IN BOSTON 81 ~ hb.

BLOWER WORKS BURNED WITH LOSS OF ssS'o''-
MANY MEN THROWN OUT OF WORK
Boston. April 1.-THE main building OF 'he eA-
tensiye works of the B. F. Sturtevant Company III
tho Jamaica Plain district was burned early this
morning causing loss of S50.ooo; fully insured.
The concern manufactured various knds OF ma
chinery and electrical goods as we'll as ploweIs II
was only after several hours work by the idl se
force called TO the scene by four alarms that Ihe
IRE was got under control. All patterns and plans
We're DESTROYED. The company had recently added
SO COO worth of tools and machinery ana haa ai
amount of electrical work ready for snipHlent. II
also had large number of engines ana olowers IoI
the government for on battleshps ana cIuissls
in course of construction, all OF which were ue-
stroyed Superintendent Chamberlain states that
business will be carried on without much delay
over seven hundred men thrown out OF employ
ment temporarily
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
NEWSPAPER BoWLERs GET PRIZES

The third annual dinner end distribution Of prizes
Of the Newspaper Bowling League held yes
terday morning at Loeb & Hesse's hall. Nos and
Z William-st The fist prize the Hearst Cup and
s2o. was won by the members of the Commercial
Bulletin Bowling Club, The Morning Journal club
received second prize, the World club third the
Hera1d ii' club fourth. the Tribune club NTH and
the Times club sixth. yAfter dinner entertain
ment was given by the trical men.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
TO EDIT "THE CHURCH REVIEW"

THE DUKE OF NEWCASTLE CHOOSES THE REV.
DR. ROBERT RITCHIE FOR THAT WORK
The Rev. DR.. Robert Ritchie. of St JamesS .
Church. Philadelphia has been selected by the
Duke of Newcastle editor of THE Church Re-
view the American edition OF The English
Church Review The Duke of Newcastle said last
night the Hotel Savoy that his idea have
the editions exchange news.
a. c. Kelway, editor of the English edition, VII
remain here until MAY The duke plans to leave
here on the Minneapolis next Saturday. The duke
reiterated last night that his idea in coming to
America had been TO bring into social union tho
High Churchmen of the two countries. He expressed
himself as being pleased with the result of his
trip. and said that he would IL necessary. return
New-York next fall.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
DENouNcEs PIER ARRANGEMENTS

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: am glad to see by this mornings issue
that Collector BidwelI personally viewed the land
ing of the Deutschand's passengers. with the pur
pose Of getting ideas for the Improvement of the
method of examining baggage That men and
women after having already sworn, who had moth
ing dutiable, should be compelled to wait in line
for over an hour like many convicts, in order
that an officer may be detailed verify their
ment, is simply disgrace TO civilized city like
New-York when officer put In charge of each
letter or TWO letters could do the work with equal
efficiency and five times the dispatch speak feel
insly having by this stupid delay missed my rail-
way connections and thus delayed my journey
across the continent by twenty-four hours
x0NE OF THE PASSENGERS.
New-York, April v2. 1901.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
BRICE WON'T SEE REPORTERS.
MAY Go To JAIL TO-DAY IF HIS LAWYER CAN'T
GET A STAY.

Councilman Stewart NJ. Brice would not let ~
pOrters get him yesterday. He may be sent
10 Ludlow Street Jail to-day order signed by
Justice Scott. who sentenced Brice on Thursday to
ten days Imprisonment and 10 pay fine OF sa.s Is
mer, when John Peirce, the Hall of Records con-
tractor. secured from the court order requiring
the City Council TO pass bond issue. Brico
would not vote as the court directed
James w. Gerard, Mr.. Brice's counsel may get
stay, pending appeal for another hearing in the
matter; but If he proves unable to do the order
committing the councilman jail will be signed. tr
is expected. to-day tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
CORRECTING AN ERROR ABOUT EASTER

CORRECTING AN ERROR ABOUT EASTER
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Let quote sentence from letter re-
ceiyed to-day from a very intelligent lady: did
YOU know that the first anniversary Of Easter oc-
CURED on the 7th of April, and there has
been another on that date until now? Is it not
strange" During the day a similar statement
Was made by two gentlemen in my presence Where
did this erroneous statement originate? The Epis-
copal Prayer Book gives "A table to find Easter
day and the edition which have starts with
the wear 1856 Since that year Easter occurred
the 7th of April In the years 1922 1888 and 1874 In
the following years It will also occur on the
Gafe. 1919 1885 and 1896. How many times Easter
was celebrated prior to 17s6 my Prayer Book does
not make known. W. r. h.
RrookYn. April 8 lgyl
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
DIES FROM WOUNDS.
MAN WHO USED REVOLVER IN "sILvER DOL
LAR" SMITHS SALOON HELD FOR TRIAL.

James Donovan, arrested. as told in yesterday s
Tribune. on the charge Of shooting Edward East
man in Silver Dollar Smiths saloon, at No s4
tssex-st.. held for trial in the Essex Market
court yesterday morning Eastman dying at Gou-
Ferneur Hospital from his wounds
donovan, who keeps a saloon at No o. Bowery,
entered the saloon on Saturday night. Samuel
frankel and Eastman were there. Donovan pulled
pistol from his pocket and fired at Frankel. He
.sl 70 the floor and Eastman ran out. Donovan
e.ter a chase overlook him at Grand and Orchard
s,s- and tripped him up Donovan fired two shots
Eastman as he lay the ground, one bullet
rr.ahS him in the head and the other In the BODY.
pDoaoVan was caught on the roof of house AS
Donovan .an away he fired two shots at the police
hAah' but neither hit its mark.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-15
THE STATEN ISLAND HIGH SCH


To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: So far know. The Tribune is the only
paper in New-York that has discovered the fright
full blunder OF the Board of Educa ton In proposing
locate the Richmond Borough High School d.
recly facing and within fifty feet of the Baltimore
and Ohio Railway freight yard No other New-York
paper seemed OF it, and Staten Island paper
has taken notice Of this important AS to ac-
feasibility and to the possible association of the
local Tammany boss with this affair, 1t may be re-
marked that the accessibility of the site cannot
be doubted. and that the Tammany ownership has
no bearing on the question of ftness-which is the
vital question. This site. foolishy chosen for
school. has about the relative accessibility
for Staten Island the Battery has for all of
Manhattan. It is at St. George an extreme point
Of this lobeshapei island and Is convenient of ap-
proach because OF the changing trolleys and the
putting and snorting steam engines that run to and
fro in front of 1t. But it is central There are
many available points that would be at least
mile nearer TO Port Richmond and Stapleton, and
further than this site is from St. George' and
the rather lightly settled around ST George
ions Of West PORT e RicmoPP9p P9paa ad
StaDleton? If the whole of Staten Island is under
consideration, why not choose a Site on the Rich-
mond Turnpike, the intersection of both the
Midland and syndicate lines? From this point
Of Staten Island. Is high school for St George
alone? If not why should it be placed at so great
a distance from the more thickly settled COM
munties?
1t is of consequence whether or not the city
posing that he made good thing out of it, If
the site We're good, this could be forgiven: your
of our new high school win open is all the proof
needed that the site has been badly chosen When
l examined 1t personally. and. conversing with
horrible uproar and coughing Of the steam engines
greater outrage could be upon tho he
scholars of Richmond Borough than to tether them
TO Sp9t IKE ths hr;i . STATEN M ISLAND CITIZEN