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New Ulm review., 1901-04-03
The Red Front Grocery.
crohe Rros.' Specials.

You certainly want a new silk waist
or new spring wrap for Easter. Well
Just call on US and see what we can do
for you. .a..
Large line of torchion insertion and
laces that are all selling at sets. per
yard. Very nice on underwear and are
such durable laces.
Some very pretty shirt waists that are
selling fast from so cts. up to $500.
Look at our fancy ties and Deckwear for
the coming season.
We are exhibiting in our skirt depart
ment the last correct styles of 1901 IN
Elite pettlcoats. They are all made
with Elite glove fitting and adjustable
top. Quite a favorite to those that have
once tried them. ... -
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
DEATH OF JOHN M'CLAVE.
THE FORMER POLICE COMMISSIONER
EMPIRES SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME.

John McCIave. former Police Commissioner. died
suddenly yesterday afternoon at his home. No Ia
West Seventy-second-st. He had been feeling Ch-
well FOR several weeks. Yesterday morning ne
seemed to be better when he got up for the day
and went to his place Of business. at Twenty-sec-
ond-st and Eleventh-ave Shortly after noon. while
at home, he complained Of feeling bad and was
on his way TO his bedroom when he tottered and
fell. DR.. Nesbitt. Of No. G2 West Forty -ffth-st.
was summoned and pronounced Mr.. McClave dead
John MCClave was born in this city IN 1888. His
father was James McClave lumber merchant.
John was his twelfth child. He was graduated
from the College of the City of New-York in 1856.
and went into the lumber business. in which he
continued with apparent success until September TO-
1896. when his firm went to the wall. with liabil-
ties of $4,000. The yards were at Twenty second
81. and North River.
In 1873 Mr.. McClave elected alderman on
the Republican ticket from the With District
He was reelected the following year. and in 1850
became aIderman-at-largc. Mayor Edison appointed
him Police Commissioner in 1SSi and at the ex-
piraton of his term in 1880 Mayor Grant reappoint-
ed him. He was treasurer OF the Police Depart
ment for several years. and IN that capacity he
handled many millions of dollars He resigned
from the Police Board July 16. 1884 in the course
of the Lexow investigation His letter 70 Mayor
Gilroy alleged i'll health the reason for his re-
tirement His counsel. De Lancey NicoI. wrote
Mayor Gilroy letter in which he said that Mr.
McCIave was broken down from nervous excite
ment, brought on largely by the attack made on
his integrity by Gideon Granger, McClaves for-
mer sOn-in-aw, a witness before the LeXOv Com
mittee. Mr.. McClave himself appeared as wit
before the committee, and Mr.. CON, now the
Recorder, subjected him TO searenng eAarnlha- IN :
ton Almost at the outset Mr.. Gof declared that
ne would show that Mr. MCClave banked the pro-
ceeds of bribery and corruption" He was regarded
as one of the important witnesses before the
committee and his investigation attracted wide
attention. Granger swOre that certain payments
had been made 10 him for Mr. McClave by men
VINO wanted TO get appointed 10 the pohce rorce-
Mr.. McCIave wrought up over MS exanllna-
ton that his physicians advised him 70 resign from
the Police Board on account of his health. He was
Succeeded by General Michael Kerwfn-
After retiring from public life ne devoted MS at-
tention TO his lumber business. and for Tune MS
firm also manufactured bicycles
A widow and eight children. four ooys ana TOUT
girls survive him. Mrs. McClave started lor Al
bany TO visit friends yesterday morning. anu on On
her husbands death
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
AND H4RBURGER CHUCKLES.
HE'S GOT THE BULGE ON HERowTTz. so He
HAS.

HE'S GOT THE BULGE ON HERowIrz. so He
Assennblvnan julius Harburger is happy man
He never so happy before Pnlhp ftero"I'1
bought the building No. 1oi Second-ave the
eacond and third floors OF which the Harourgers
hold under yearly lease. and started 70 tear II
down All the other tenants fed, out MI mar
burger as told in The Tribune recently oeneu
Herowftz. and stayed on. Herowitz tore out part
~ ths store underneath filed the hallway with
dust and shut of the gas. Mr.. and Mrs Har-
burger and their seven children lighted their nome
more brilliantly than ever with candles.
I've got the bulge Herowitz. and thats no
joke" said Mr.. Harburger 70 Tribune reporter
Yesterday "Ierowitz came 20 my house few
days aSo and IN a very pompous way, told me
he was my new landlord
e. Glad TO see YOU says I What can do for
YOU?
down the building
.rhens when I told him had yearly lease"
said Mr. Hamburger He said the woman ne
bought the place OF told him l rented month oy
month That's where she got the bulge on him
Herov-tz and the big man he brought with him
got so irnpudent I told them I'd throw them both
out II they didn't get out Then they got out
quick
.,Herowitz must get me out by June or he's
ruined He knows IL. and he's sweating blood He
thought I was a lobster. He knows better now
You see. the new tenement house law goes into
effect one minute after Il o'clock on May 81 II
Herowitz can get out before that date ne can
begin the building OF a big fla thouse under the
old law One minute after y o'clock he Will 3e
bound by the new law, and will have TO provide
a 3O-foot areaway, 70 give his tenants oredtnins
space His plans all drawn for one OF the
old srvIe fathOuses. He can't get me out with
out due process Of law. I understand hes gong
to the City Court with the case. II he does l u
demand a jury. The cheek Of that Hero"ltz
Say. I was born right here IN NeW-f ork anu
Just n few months ago celebrated my nttieth ami
versary. This fellow Herowttz has been mere
only four or five years. and yet he wants 10 run
a good American out. At Albany l fought that
new tenement house law bitterly in the interests
Of my constituents. The first man II knocks out
is HerowttZ. the very man i m ASh'lHs- AHeit
came around funny. didn't tt2
You will doubtless put the screws on Hero"Iz
pretty hard suggested the reporter
"Oh, no. l never did thing ike that, SAID MI
Hamburger
But You say you are going 70 get oUt?
Get out? I should say not. I've got the ouIse
Herowitz. He must get me out by June l or
he's ruined. and Yet he can't bulge ME without
due process of law"
And then Mr. Harburger laughed jubilant vic
torious laugh. jingled his keys In his pocket ana
said softly:
I've got the bulge on Herowitz
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
PART II.
FOUR PAGES.
JEROME NOT ENJOINED.
rrsTICE FREEDMAN DENIES WRIT OF
PROHIBITION SOUGHT BY GAM
BLERS' COUNSEL

,,stice Freedman. in the Supreme Court vester-
a. denied the application for writ 10 restrain
-.-ice Jerome. Of the Court OF Special Sessions
-, holding examination in the case Of the
.rblers arrested in the recent raid al No III
rost Fourteenth-st. He ascertained that Justice
1sror,e had held the gamblers for the grand Jury
"a he said il was useless TO prohibit what had
seeu done Justice Jerome. previous 10 the hear
sro before Justice Freedman, said ne did not ex-
-ac, any criticism by the Supreme Court for hold
~ the gamblers for the grand jury
4 don't why there should be any criticism, -
ne said. The application for the writ did not op-
rate as a stay. Supreme Court justices are not
s-.ing fo- the purpose OF spanking magistrates"
Justlce Jerome did not appear in person at the
bearing before Justice Freedman but he was rem
-ssen:ed by William B. Hornblower. Colonel Robert
,rier Monroe and Austen q. Fox When the case
was explained To Justice Freedman he said TO Mr.
Hoffman. counsel FOR the gamblers:
This application is not a proper remedy. Your
proper remedy viii be by a writ Of ia beas corpus
and certiorari."
Mr. Hoffman said that he would have no remedy
Tor the grand jury.
Well you can't prohibit what has already been
done" said Justice Freedman.
NJ Hoffman wanted TO argue the merits OF the
application but Justice Freedman said:
We have TOO much TO DO. Your motion is 70
prohibit him from doing something ne mas aread DIV
done Now, suppose grant this writ-what good
will L do you? You have another and a proper
remedy which you can assert. This application
must be denied. with SO costs"
Mr Hoffman asked that the question Of costs he
waived bur Justice Freedman refused 10 allow the
denial Of the motion without costs.
Justice Jerome said yesterday that he expected
60 10 Lakevile, Conn to-day and stay over Sun
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
LARGE GROWTH IN TELEPHONES.

New-York telephone users In all districts Of Man
haitian except Cortlandt merely take the teie-
phone receiver OF the hook when they signal the
exchange. This lights a tiny glow lamp IN
front Of operator register the call. and when
the telephone is replaced the hook a separate
lamp is lighted TO Indicate TO the operator that she
must forthwith disconnect. The whole work OF sig
Mailing OF supply for talking is done by
a storage battery at the exchange. IN three years
the telephone company has entirely reconstructed
its exchange plant the new system; the last eX-
change to be converted. that of Cortandt-st-. VIII
be ready for working in a few months WnlIe car
rvins on this extensive wOrk-which means new
apDaratus AT each end Of the lines-the company
has made a striking increase in the number of its
customers The number OF telephones now in use
in Manhattan and The Bronx IS over $1,000, whereas
eight years ago IL was only few over 10,0tI The
trSreaSe of O0J stations has by means been
evenly spread over the eight years. but nearly half
az IN has taken place in the last two. the gain
for Is9e-i9oO was 2500 stations. and for lOW
n 600 sta tions This rapid growth speaks for the
energy and enterprise OF the telephone company in
adaptng its rates and service 10 the public and IN
obtaining the publics recosnition OF the fact
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
THE KENNEDY JURY DELAY
SPECIAL JURY SYSTEM SHOWS ITS
FAILINGS-ABSENTEE FINED-ONLY
THREE MEN OBTAINED

The fourth days attempt to secure jury TO try
DR.. Samuel J. Kennedy the charge OF murder
ing Dolly Reynolds opened yesterday morning
with an illustration Of the working of the special
jury system. The Commissioner of Jurors had
summoned one hundred and fifty additional tales
men out Of the panel of specially selected men
who had obtained exemption from all other
jury service by declaring their willingness serve
and satisfactorily answering questions TO their
attitude toward capital punishment and circum-
stantial evidence.
answered TO their names. and sixty-two Of these
went forward with excuses. 1t discovered that
three of those drawn were members OF the grand
jury panel eight had served recently petit
Juries; not citizen, and lived in Bergen
County, N J.: the legal age. one
being seventy-four old, and two were retired
policemen. The others presented all manner or eN-
cuses, and Notwithstanding Judge Newburger's de-
termination TO accept only legal excuses, about
half of them got away.
OF the first special panel of one hundred, six
were accepted as jurors. twenty-One were peremp-
tortly challenged, thirty-fve rejected by the
court on preliminary challenges, seventeen were
excused and twenty-one did not heed the sum-
mons and were fined 500 each.
Louis K. Searles. the eleventh talesman called
was accepted as the seventh juror. He is a dealer
in hops. with Office No 10 Whtehall-st. and
living at No. 10 West Observation-Disclosures
eighth-st.
After recess the first taIesman called was ac-
Gray, a builder. Of No. "a Vandam-st.
The ninth juror obtained was Henry T. Smith
OF No IS East SXty-fOurth-st. Adjournment was
then taken until this morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
NATAL ORDER OF THE UNITED STATES.

The New-York Commandery Of the Naval Order
OF the United States had its semi-annual meeting
Delmonico's on Wednesday evening. In the alb
of Admiral Dewey the commander, Rear
Admiral A S. Barker. presided. Several applica-
tions for membership were reported upon. Resolu-
tons in respect 10 the recent death OF Lieutenant
Commander Leonard E Chenery, the senior vice
commander were adopted. and an engrossed copy
is be to the nearest relative. 1t was also
resolved that in view OF the services of Commander
Chenery as an officer of the national and of the
local body laurel wreath should be placed on hts
grave at Northampton, Mass, on Memorial Day
The council was authorized TO entertain The dele
Of the national body at its convention in this
city. in October.
After the business meeting a supper was served
and among others present Were Rear-Admiral
Barker Captain Jacob r Miller. commander OF the
New-York Naval Militia: Professor David NJ
Greene. Surgeon y. l. Campbell. Chief Engineer
Jarvis B. Edison. Lieutenant Henry e Rhoades
Captain William G.. Shackford. Charles L. Hunt
ington (son of Commander Huntington Of the
navy General Joseph ". Plume Paymasters G..
De Forest Barton and w. II. II. Williams Lieuten-
ant Charles II. Brantinzham. Edward Trenchard
icon of Admiral Trenchardf and Lieutenant-Com-
uander Socrates Hubbard
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
uETEORITEs on EXHIBITION.

by Professor Henry Augustus Ward, of Rochester.
has just been placed exhibition at the American
Museum Of Natural History They are the prop
erty Of Mrs. Lydia COoney-Ward and her son,
Avery Coonley. Of Chicago. and are deposited here
only temporarily. That IS say. II they not
purchased by for the museum within two years
they will be removed. The collection fills several
cases IN the geological department
hing like six hundred well attested falls Of
raeteorites are recorded and the Coonley Ward COL
lection contains representatives OF oil. II is close
rival in excellence to the famous collections in
the British Museum and at Vienna. which were
losy regarded the finest in the world. Most Of the
specimens merel pieces OF the original meteor
ties and were procured by purchase exchange
They range in weight from grain 10 several hum
dreS pounds Some OF the biggest meteorites Of
the world such as that which fell at Cloperaderos
Mexico are shown by casts. although fragments OF
the original also on exhibition
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
PHILBIY NAY ACCUSE DEVERY.
a REPORT THAT POLICE COURT PROCEED
INGS WILL BE BROUGHT AGAINST THE
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER.

District Attorney PhiIbin yesterday issued a
statement 10 contradict q report that he had an
nounced determination 10 proceed against Deputy
Commissioner Deyery he has proceeded against
Police Captain Herhy. He did deny. however,
that proceeding against Devery in the police
court is being planned and there persons in the
District Attorneys Office who say they know that
Mr. Philbin expects TO make formal charges against
Devery before Of the magistrates IN a few
weeks The District Attorneys statement was the
following:
have made statements 10 the newspa pers
indicating that proceedings about TO be inst-
tuted against certain police officials The resolu-
lon made in assuming the office OF District At
torney that nothing would ever be said OF what l
intended 70 do has been and will be rgtdly ad-
hered TO. II information already lodged with me
or hereafter furnished shows that any such official
mas violated the law and that there is sufficient
legal evidence 70 establish such violations, pro-
ceedlngs VIII be promptly instituted and prosecuted
with all expedition. No matter how thoroughly l
may be convinced that there has been violation Of
the law l will not institute criminal proceedings
unless there is sufficient evidence in law. in my
opinion TO procure a conviction. l Will not be
SNerNed one iota by any amount of public Sentt-
Inent from my determination not 10 proceed until
cases have been fully and properly prepared. l
again renew the assurance that I gave when was
lutely no influence can deter me from instituting
proceedings against persons who have been guilty
OF violations Of the law. whether they be Of the
highest political. business or social standing
Devery asked by a Tribune reporter yester-
day what he had to say about the report that the
District Attorney IS preparing charges against
MN. and DeVery responded I won't talk about IL.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
TRADE AND FINANCE ABROAD.

American material for the building Of railroads,
tramways etc, continues TO be exclusively
ployed in Mexico The latest order in that line
placed in the United States amounted to a large
figure for it was destined for three lines of tram
way around Medina. in the State Of Yucatan
company was formed for the building and operat-
ing Of these tramways, with a capital of 100000.
con- @oncessio5 9 which being pureiy formal AFFAIR
the official conclusion Of it not waited for by
the tramway company
The .Handers Museum" the great commercial
organ in Germany called attention lately 10 the
fact that the United States holds the first rank
among the coffee consuming countries: moreover.
IT is shown that the consumption Of coffee in this
country is equal 10 that of all the other countries
of the globe taken together. The quantity
surled in America in 1899 S02 C0G,000 pounds,
against s44OcoOO0 in Germany I79 900 eco France,
80 100000 Austria Hungary. 5lo go in Italy. %,
10000 in Great Britain and 100000 in Russia. The
six sounds. coffee playing the same role in the
Fatherland as tea in England In - France the in
than four and half pounds; only two pounds for
Austria. nearly one pound for Italy and less than
that in Great Britain and Russia
II is contemplated in the Republic Of Ecuador TO
establish at Quito, the capital. a French bank.
With this in view a syndicate has been formed In
Paris. and notice Of it was given recently 10 Gen
eral Alfaro. the Ecuadorian President, by N.
Frandin the French Minister 10 the Republic of
Ecuador General Alfaro has shown himself TO be
mite favorable TO this undertaking. well TO
any other capable of developing the resources OF
| the country
Apropos of Ecuador II may be proper 10 rectify
n sensational dispatch from Kingston. Jamaica,
which reports great preparations on the part Of
the government OF President Alfaro TO meet the
revolution which is expected to break out at the
next Presidential election Evidently that dispatch
meant say at the installation OF the next Presl-
dent for the election took place last February and
Senior Plaza chosen 10 be the successor OF
General Alfaro.
There is q movement among the members OF the
municipality OF Valparaiso Chill. directed against
foreign traders. who are mainly Europeans II is
proposed 10 impose a license the representations
Of foreign commercial and manufacturing nrms
who make periodical trips - sell goods which are
IN competition with those sold oy Gillian firms
In the latest number of Il Economists FTancais'
the well known writer. NJ. Leroy-Beauleu. pre-
diets that the twentieth century Will show the
.nreponderance" Of the United States as the etgh-
teenth was the century Of their Independence and
The nineteenth that OF their territorial expansion
The famous puhlicist supports his pro-American
,tews with solid array OF statistics commercial
ard Industrial. applying 10 exports and imports OF
tie United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
FRIDAY.
MAY 10. 1901.
DEUTSCHLAND BREAKS A RECORD.

SHE GOES FIVE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY
SEVEN MILES IN TwENTT-FOUR HOURS.
The steamer Deutschland which arrived here
yesterday from Hamburg four hours and
half behind her best westward record. broke
her record and the worlds record for single
days run. in the course Of the voyage AT noon
Yesterday she established the record Of 5ST
miles for a twenty-four hour run Her prevt-
Gus record was 5S4 miles. made last August
The voyage was without other incident than
this The time for the trip was days 10
hours and IS minutes. and the average speed
an hour was - "a knots. .OS knot behind her
best average She touched bottom for a mo-
nlent when trying TO make her pier at Hoboken
and for fifteen minutes il was Impossible ror
the ferryboats Of the Lackawanna Railroad 20
enter or leave their slips The steamers 81
gantic hull lay directly across the entrance 10
the slips
Among the passengers were eX-Mayor JOSIAH
Quincy OF Boston. who has been abroad Ior d
few weeks 10 see his wife. and A G. Batcnelder.
who has been abroad TO bring over SeVera
French professional racing cyclists
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
nELODTS APPLICATION ARGUED.
JUSTICE MADDOX RESERVES DECISION ON THE
COMMISSIONERS PETITION FOR a PER-
MANENT INJUNCTION.

Arguments were heard before Justice Maddox, In
the Brooklyn Supreme Court, yesterday upon the
application o. Commissioner OF Jurors William E
Melody a permanent injunction restraining the
justices Of the Appellate Division from appointing
Mr. Meody's successor. according 10 the provisions
Of q recent act OF the legislature. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Robert H Elder argued the case for
Mr. Melody. and Ex-Governor Black appeared for
Justices Goodrich. Seweu and Woodward, and As
sistant Corporation Counsel William J. Carr for
Justice jerks. Argument was heard, briefs were
handed in and decision reserved.
Mr. Elder contended that the act uncon-
stitutional because it proposed 10 give the power
Of appointment of county official TO State officers
justices Of the Supreme Court
Ex-Governor Black devoted the greater part Of
his argument his contention that an injunction
from a lower court cannot issue against the Appel
late Division. He said that II there was doubt
as 10 the consttutionality OF the law the remedy
of Mr. Melody lies in quo warranto proceedings.
and that the justices of the Appellate Division
could not be restrained in the discharge OF duties
laid down by the laws OF the State.
In behalf Of Justice jerks. Assistant Corporation
Counsel Carr said that the attitude OF his client
was entirely a passive one. and that Justice jerks
did not see his way clear 10 defend the act of the
lacrfs
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
JOSEPH CLARK A B4NKRUPT.

Joseph Clark living at No. $40 West One-hun-
d-uine eteenth-st., has filed petition in
bankruptcy. with liabilities OF NiO.1u and no as
sets. The petitioner from 1877 1895 partner
with his brother. John Clark in the hrm OF Clark
Brothers * Co. which kept several restaurants
and oyster houses at Nos. 5O2 and 5O4 Sixth-ave-.
No 256 West Observation-Disclosures -hfth-st, No.
12O Futon-st. No S32 Canal-st.. and elsewhere.
That firm was dissolved in 1895. John Clark hled
a petition in bankruptcy February % Most
of the petitioners liabilities incurred jointly
with his brother. Among the creditors mentioned
in the schedules are the Union Trust Company, as
executor OF the of Marietta Steven, $50 OS9
on a bond: National Park Bank, S2STi6; Garfield
National Bank $3.50 and Fifth Avenue Bank,
New-York tribune., 1901-05-10
HARr4RD DEB4TERs 4RRITE.

The Harvard debating team. which IS TO meet
Princeton this afternoon arrived in this city yes
tsrday, and Immediately went 10 the Murray Hill
Hotel The de5aters are in charge OF stephen
Brooks Rosenthal. an Did Harvard ceoater- Ihe
eehaters last evening attended the performance OF
floradora' AZ the Casino and they leave THIS c''s
-or Princeton this morning.
The question 10 be debated Is. Resolved, That
ne United States was justified in imposing the
shendmenis 70 the Army Appropriation blI as
Ssonaiticls precedent 10 the granting of lhoepeh,
Ntlce 70 Cuba
Princeton submitted the question and Haryarl
,,l,sss the negative. The Harvard men nave Dee.
e9t,tlng FOR six weeks under the cirecIo4, ,eo5 a.
r$eney Wrightington. a Harvard debater ~ 4o2S'
~ judges for this evenings contest are JoLn r r
rs.sons General Agery ID. Andrews ana H. l.
NHlles. an Of This civ