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New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
KELLER Not OUT OF DANGER.
sARKpR PRoRARLY WILL HAVE TO RE-
MAIN IN JAIL SEVERAL WEEKS BE-
FORE RELEASED ON BAIL

Bishop Starkey of the Episcopal Diocese Oh .Ne"
ark accompanied by Archdeacon Alexapder Mann
rector of Grace Episcopal Church. orange 'ls-
tied Mr. Keller yesterday at Arlington. y j. AS
tho Rsbon was leaving the house he said TO a
Tribune reporter that he had nothing 70 say IN re-
lation to the shooting Of Mr.. Keller DIV lhoinaS
q Barker on Sunday last Archdeacon Mahh salH'
however, that they found Mr. Keller tes'i"e In
fortaby and doing as well as could be eNpecteu'
lie continued:
We did not discuss the case in any way with
him as he vas not in a condition to talk about %;
erprnan In the diocese which is that Mr.. Keller
made by the woman remaining secret over
Mr. Keller able to rsSognIze those a5Sns Str him M
Philadelphia. who arrived on Monday TO nurse
he hti; c;o,,d only lust see them Or James A Exton.
one OF MIR kelers physicians. said yesiersday
Mr. Keller would be out Of danger, ,.-,.-.-
Detective Mccormack, OF Prosecutor Erwins r, or
nce In Jersey city accompanied by CHIEF OF Police
Toen. Of Kearny, called number 2 Of people In
Arngton yS1srday Ter, 70 see m the case but We're
unable TO learn anything definite. Neither Mt.
Keller nor Mrs. Barker has far made any state
ment for public Information The nearest approach
20 statement by Mrs Rarker was when sne YES Srs
terday. through Miss Cermond, reauestea Inc me
Tribune reporter to write for pubcatioa tina that the
reports that Mrs Barker had been Gonnsa ssa IN "a
We're false and that she was not subject 70 hts,
,bat ne had not been oiciay notified that the Rev
John Keller who was shot last Sunday in Arling-
untU ne was 20 notified he would resist any at
tempt made 20 secure the release OF Mr Barker
from the Hudson County Jail on bail Mr.. Erwin
said that the detectives whom he sent TO Arlington
to investigate the case had not made any report
70 him as yet. Mr. Erwin added that should Mr.
Keller recover the present complaint ~ atrOcious
pro5aSly would he brought before the Grand Jury
at It's next session week from to-day
Marshall Van Wrinkle counsel for MI. Barker.
Yesterday declined discuss the case further than
10 saw that he would move for the release on bail
OF Mr Barker withip a few DAYS. that the story OF
Mrs. Barker would he substanttated and that the
matter would be pushed to an open issue. Mr.;
Van Wrinkle said that Mrs. Barker had reiterated
her charges and would be prepared 20 make them
under oath. however trying the ordeal may be.
lie said the stories about her being victim OF
hVsteria all bosh
Barker continues 20 he cheerful In the Jail. He
was visited by n from Brooklyn Yesterday.
who declined 10 give his name.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
AMERICAN SAILORS IN A FIGHT
CLASH BETWEEN THE LANCAsTER's Nr,-
AND THE PEOPLE OF LA GUAyRs

CLASH BETWEEN THE LANCAsTER's MF,r
AND THE PEOPLE OF LA GUAyRA
Washington. Feb. 1.-Information has haa, -
ceived here of a clash between sailors Of ~ .
United States naval vessel Lancaster now ;.
La Guayra. Venezuela, and the popuIaee Of th,,
city. Such details as are available are axcasa
ingly meagre, but from what can be gIeaned -,
difficulty is without any political significance
and in all probability. was the outcome AZ !,
orawl between sailors who had been enjovinp
themselves on shore leave. AS a result o. Tho
difficulty, the Lancasters men were forcss -
take to their small boats and return to the shit,
1T is understood that the military forces var.
not called on 10 take any part in the dist,,-s
ance although II is possible that the police MAJ,
have assisted in quellns the disorder No p,t,,
casualties are reported on either side
The Lancaster has large number OF Ia,s,
men aboard. and was sent to La Cuavra -
temporary duty to await the return of tha y,,,
boat Scorpion, which went 10 Curacao 10 eosI
AT the State Department no information w.
obtainable. although officials would not san,,
that Minister Loomis had communicated with r.
on the subject. y
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
C4STELL4NES' NOTES Unpaid.
JUDGMENT SECURED FOR MORE THAN NOOo1
IN THIS CITY.

Judgment entered in the Supreme Court
Yesterday afternoon against Comtesse BOni de
CastelIane formerly Anna Gould. and her hus-
hand Boni. COmte de Castellane. for the sum OF
$40 2s6 % In a suit brought against them by Eugene
FIschhof. The judgment was entered with the con-
sent of Charles a. Gardiner. attorney for the
Castelanes.
The suit brought to recover Sl0.452 So upon
three notes, which were executed by the defendants
Jointly on February &. 1900 The notes were pay
able the Mercantile Trust Company. follows:
Four thousand dollars January 25. 1901; s.. 500
September 6, 1901. and s3,652 81 October 10.
1901. Under the agreement made between Fischhof
and the Castellanes. should any of the notes not
he met on maturity. the whole amount would be-
come due. The first note not met on Janu-
airy o. and Fischhof brought his action. He also
claimed about $40 interest and IT would appear as
IL settlement were made by which the Judgment
for a smaller amount was agreed TO. The at
torneys for Ftschhof Underwood Van Worst,
Rosen & Hoyt. of Lords Court building.
An effort was made last night see Charles A.
Gardiner, the counsel for the Castellanes but he
could not he found.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
RIFER ICE BLOCKS FERRTBOATs
ALL CRAFT ENCOUNTER MUCH TRoUerr
IN BATTLING WITH THE FI.OFs

The ice in the waters of the harbor vast.~s,y
greatly interfered with the running OF ferrvho,t.
and the movements Of other craft The tides ear-
ried most of the ice in the Upper Bay on Weana.
day toward the Brooklyn piers or In the path oe
the boats of the Hoboken ferry From the Battery
there seemed to be solid sheet Of ice stretching
from the Brooklyn piers to about a hundred feat
of the piers this side OF the East River
Owing to this great of tee the efforts to run
the ferryboats plying between the Battery and
Brooklyn on schedule time were mostly unsuccess-
full Some of the boats on the North and East
rivers occasionally got firmly wedged in the ica
that they had 20 be assisted 20 reach their sips
The boats of the Thrty-ninth-st ferry. which run
from Pier No 2. East River. to Thirty -niath-st
Brooklyn stopped running at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning on account Of the ice foes. Some of the
boats Of the Atlantic-ave line had TO back in and
out of their slips two or three times before they
could get enough 70 the bridge of the slip so
that planks could De laid from the boats TO the
ferryboat Columbia OF the Wall-st line, while
trying at noon 10 get TO the Montague-sr slip got
stuck in an ice foe. She stayed in the fcepack
about half hour She was released by the fer
ryboat Columbia going around her and breaking
the ice.
According 70 report the tugs Puritan and
Uncas. both of HOboken. lost their propeller blades
in the ice yesterday afternoon, and had to get
sistance to make their docks. On the Jersey shore
The steamship NOordland of the Red Star Line
which arrived here yesterday morning, expert
enced considerah BILE difficulty In getting into her slip
and although she had the assistance Of seven tugs
over an hour lost before the broken
sufficiently 10 allow the ship TO enter.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
rroE-PRESIDENT or THE HAMILTON BANK

Frederick ID. Ives, for many years loan clerk OF
the Mercantile National Bank Dey-st. and Broad
way has been elected Vice-president OF the Hamil-
Bank. and will assume active manage
ment OF the bank Mr.. Ives IS a graduate Of
Columbia University. OF the class OF 81. He en-
tered the Mercantile Bank messenger seventeen
years ago. and has been steadily advanced until
he wss given entire charge of the banks securities
He Is the son Of James NJ. Ives, Of Currier a Ives
publishers, No. 80 Sprpce-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
KEARNET PAINTINGS SOLD.
FORTY THREE PICTURES DISPOSED OF At AUc-
TION FOR ss1. 200.

Thomas z. Kirby sold at auction az the Amer
can Art Galleries last evening thirty-six painting
which belonged 20 the estate Of Edward Kearnel
bv order OF the executors of the estate and seven
painting which belonged TO an unnamed private
collector The paintings had been exhibition
since last Saturday. and there were many bidders
nresent al the sale but the prices obtained were
saii 10 be comparatively low. The total of the
sales amounted to S3l 200. the paintings of the
Kearney estate bringing Sl995O. and the seven pic-
ures OF the private collection bringing S1.650. The
highest price paid FOR single painting at the sale
was Sc 100 for the picture entitled after Rain
Holland" by Anton Mauve John 5. Kenne1v
bought a Corot for $500 and a Quartey for slO2s
A Schreyer went 20 Fishel. Adler & Schmaltz tor
$3.50 Peter De Lacey bought Rembrandt Van
Ryn for $50. Following some OF the pictures
sold with the prices.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
MASSES OF ICE CLOSE THE HUDSON
PROPELLERS RUNNING TO NEwBURG
OBLIGED TO GIVE UP THE STRUGGLE.

Newburg Y Y, Feb 7-Navigaton on the Hud-
son between Newburg and New-York closed to-
day. The propeller Newburg. of the Central Hud-
son Steamboat Line. reached Newburg last night
after a long battle with the ice, and laid up
The propeller Ramsdell. which also fast for
hours. got 20 Cold Spring, and is again held by
masses Of Ice. The ice gorge extends three miles
from Storm King north. The fee Is piled up thirty
feet in places.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
MsXTn.CRAMP DEAL REPORTED OFF.

4 report was published yesterday that all nego-
nations between the Wicker Sons-MaSinn firm Of
England. and the Cramp Shipbuilding Company,
OF Philadelphia. which leading up TO an
smslsamation Of the two interests had been
broken Of Walter Cramp registered at the Hol-
land House yesterday morning. but a Tribune re-
porter who called there him in the after.
noon told that Mr. Cramp had engaged no
room. and IL Was thought he had left the city.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
STATE GRANGE WOULD SELL CANALS

FANoRs SUBMITTING AN AMENDMENT To THE
CONSTITUTION TO THE VOTERS
Poughkeepsie, ~ Y. Feb. THE New-York State
Grange, Al its twentyeighth annual session In this
city to-day. adopted important resolution on
the proposed improvement of the Erie Canal The
Committee on Transportation TO which had been
referred all the resolutions introduced on the sub
Ject, reported favorably recommending that an
amendment 10 the Constitution authorizing the sale
OF the state canals be submitted TO the voters
The resolution further opposes in strong terms
the expenditure of $50 600 in charging the canal
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
F4ILrRE OF g. EDWIN JONES.

Chicago. Feb. &c. Edwin Jones member Of
the Chicago Stock Exchange. announced to-day his
inability to carry his trades and ordered them
closed. r. F. Stanley his manager. stated that Mr..
Jones was short In the market from $4,000 10 $780,.
900. largely In AtChison Topeka and Santa FS
stock Mr.. Jones said TO be Tn New-York.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
CHARLES G. HOWARD.

Charles c. Howard. for twenty-five years a book
keeper in J. e. W. Seligman & Co.'S office. died
Yesterday at mis- home in Plainfield. y. J. He had
been "A sufferer from pulmonary troubles for sew
eral months. He about sixty years old. He
leaves a widow and two children.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
HENJAMIN r. woOLF.

Roston Feb. 7-Berjamin T. Woolf. musical and
art critic Of The Boston Herald died to-day. Mr..
Nooif was well known a playwright and must
cal COMPOSER his best known dramatic work being
..'The Mighty Dollar He the author of the
opera Westward Io." Mr.. woolf married the
actress, Josephine Orton. who survives him
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
VAIL TUBE sERrTCE BREAKS DoWN

PNEUMATIC Conductors DAMAGED RY BLAST
N SUBWAY PIT
None or the supplementary mail from Prapch.s
ID ana ID. or Madison Square. bound for cities On
this STATE and Western points left from the Grand
Central Station az o'clock last night owing % th
breakdown OF the pneumatic mail tube service from
those stations 70 the General Postofice This is
three weeks
IL was learned that there was trouble with the
tubes all day yesterday. At time Il is said the
service was entirely suspended for three hours
while repairs were being made II is said that q
pias' IN the subway pit AT Seventeenth-st and
Fourth-ave. wrecked the pneunatic r,a,, -.
For three hours the excavation uorl uv,s e..
pen9ed while the tubes were patched un Tsa
iubes broke down again just before s O'Clock
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
SNOW rs DUE AGAIN TO-DAY.

The local Weather Bureau said last night that
a snowstorr due reach here to-day and
that II would be accompanied by brisk winds Snow
fell Yesterday IN the Mississippi and the Lower
Mississippi valleys and in sections Of the Lake dis
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08

The Earl Of Galloway was born In 1885. and served
some wears in the English Horse Guards. From
1865 20 1873 n, represented Wigtownshlre in Par
lament He succeeded 10 the title In the latter
wear In 1872 ne married Lady Mary Arabella Ar
fhur Cecil. half sister of Lord Salisbury.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
NOT OPEN TO ALL PATROLMEN.
ONLY THOSE or THE FIRST GRADE CAN BE
EXAMINED FOR PROMOTION TO ROUNDS
MEN. SAYS GEORGE MANENY.

George McAneny, secretary Of the Civil Service
Reform Association. said yesterday that the action
OF the Police Board IN informing policemen OF
every grade that they might compete In the com
ing eNaminatiO for promotion TO roundsmen is
not in compliance with the Civil Service reGula-
riOns. The rules provide that only patrolmen OF
the first grade, those who have served Tour years
ana receive 81 400 a year can compete in examina-
ticns for promotion.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
TIE EARL OF GALLowAl

London. Feb. THE Earl Of Galloway died at
Camloden this morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-08
SHEPARD NAHES COMMITTEE.
TO WORK FOR THE ADOPTION OF CHARTER
AMENDMENTS.

Edward NJ Shepard the chairman ~ the Com
mittee Of Two Hundred and Fifty. which or
ganIzed 20 urge the adoption by the Legislature 81
the recommendations Of the charter Revision Com
mission announced yesterday the names Of the
Executive Committee which he authorized at
the meeting Tuesday evening 20 appoint He
said yesterday that delay i'm the selection Of the
Executive Committee had been due 70 consultations
i'm tho desire 10 have the various organizations that
sent delegates TO the meeting well represented The
members OF the Executive Committee the fol-
ovrIDQ
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13
WHEAT IMPROVEMENT.
Among the Ordinary Varieties Known
Mt Present Rust Resistance Is
Not ObtainabIe.

In 1894 the division Of vegetable
physiology and pathology Of the United
States department Of agriculture be-
gan experiments ON an extensive sea ie
10 test the comparative rust resistance
of different varieties of cereals, espe-
cially wheat. This work was carried
on for three seasons. and during that
time it became apparent that constant
rust resistance is not to. be obtained
among the ordinary bread whCats
known at present. though on an aver
age few such varieties are fairly re-
sstant during a long period of years.
BY the results obtained it was rem
dered highly probable that this quality
must be bred into a variety either by
rigid selection Of the most resistant
individuals of that variety or by cross
ing with resistant varieties of other
wheat groups and selecting from the
resultant progeny such types as COM
bine in the highest degree the usual
qualities Of the brendwheat group
with that of rust resistance.
1t was also found that in regard to
other qualities than rust resistance it
IS not possible to obtain varieties
which even approximate perfection,
and ii is rare that many desirable quail
tiles are found in the same variety.
1t was, therefore. determined to
study thoroughly wheat varieties them
sa.ves in all relations and investigate
all associated problems, such as
drought resistance, early maturity,
yielding power. and other matters Of
great economic interest.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13

Vinolnnd N. j, Feb. Feb. 1l.-JUhn
BIZ racliff, n butcher. drov5 out Yesterday
to ses IL wUUichUpper who WAS at work Ia
the woods four mile south Of this CT
liitching his horse Barrac'iff started III 20
find he man, but had not ptcnsed far
when he was startled by loud scream and
the Trapping Of wings. HIS hurried on u
few rolls in tho direction Of the noise
AMI behe!a two large ba' d engins IN NOR.
tnl col.lbat on the top limbs of u big oak
tret.
The birds fought desperately for about
ten minutes, and shower IT feathers
float II down upon B,rrncllff and all
Ab ut hia. Suddenly one of the eagle,
evident y attempting 10 escape. s"Ooped
downward, but caught one its wings 10 u
thick bush. Barrnclh quickly ssiZ,l a
clnh and rushed forward 20 do battle with
tho engir, which returned the att ,ck
pluck,lv and finally managed TO loosen
/ wing. Ine huge tlri 4 rnck BIrta.
stiff over ths heat with Its b,Ak aud lore
his cioIbin4 with its t,lOus. huv he wsili.
ed the cub with telling effect and put
our one Of Its eyes.
Man hnd sagle fought fie"cely for sever =
al minutes, hu finally another wsll.di-
recIel bow On he head stuuded the ten II.
cred creature. BarraciT then procured a
rOps from his WAGON Gnd tied the bird, III.
ter which he sought out tine wuOdchopl'er
Of whom he wasin quest 1u-yethor the
men took The eagle I'd q nsnr by farm
house and fnndot rough caRe Tor 1t. Bur-
rac'iff LrJushfhl' pr'zs TO, Vineland to-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13
NOR WAY G. 7.
L. MEETING.

The Norway c. T. l.. met at the
home OF George ID. and Mary f.
Clond Oil Saturday afternoon. Feb.
ruary 9th, Although the We ather
was threatening a gooily number
answered to the roll call.
The meeting was opened BY the
President, Jane Marshall. who read
the 9th Chapter OF Proverbs. rhc
hymn. "The Future was then
sung by the members.
The readlngol the minutes bv the
secretary Elizabeth Dilwortu wele
lull and clear.
Corresponding secretary Martha
W. Dilworth read the state letters
which were very interesting. Par
lor meeting superintendent report
ed aparIor meeting to he held soon.
Letters were read from the Chill.
dren 3 Hospital, Franklin and
Thompson streets. Philadelphia,
and ADbte Muno, in charge OF the
Colored School, in South Carolina,
stating they received TIL. garments
sent them and were thankfully re-
ceived.
The hymn yield not TO Tempta-
ton, was sung.
Helen pennlgton, read short
selection "A MinIsterlng Child. "
showing what little tot Of five can
do
Cora Marshall and Sadie Cloud
were appointed readers and Ghere-
TEN y, Pyle as cncouraser Tor next
meeting.
Anna Vernon read an excellent
report OF the Malvern Convention.
and We al! ttlt that a very good
delegate had been sent.
Alter the roll call the meeting ad-
lourned TO meet on }rl month, 9th
1901, with George and Sarau Sat
terthwdits, Press Supt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13

rs reported that MIR. pilling Of
Mil Creek hundred, is opposed 10
the denomination and eie cllon CT
DR.. Ball to Congress. We do not
know what his objections are. but
VIC irter that there is some groun d
Tor the rumor. as Mr.. P,lilny 10 IN
favor OF keeping up the strife be.
tween the two wings Of the Repub-
ican party, and rendering the
cle.i:on OF any Republican candl
date or any office impossible. The
members OF the Legislature who
act With Lin can ct.lalnly see
here they are drifting, ami there
is Just ground tor challenging their
ieallv TO the Republican party and
their desire for the reelection of
any OF The present holders OF Office,
including themselves. A ma loritv
OF the voters in Mil Creek hundred
are III favor Of settling the struggle
Tor the l. 5. senatorshlp and the
union oil the party at al! future
elections. All shoulu remember
that with UNION luiute success at
tie ynIls is pretty certain while
through dsunioI defeat is equally
certain.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13
TIE ANIMAL MANuREs.
a SOurce of Income whose lmpor.
lance IL Differentiated by
Msay westera Farmers.

Apdrew II. Ward, writing very intel
ligently o! conditions in Boston pa
per, incidentally makes reference to a
fact concerning western methods of
agriculture which caght to arouse the
farmers in this section to the loss they
suffer through treating as negligible
factor the animal manures produced on
their farms. He quotes from the re-
port of the Massachusetts state board
Of agriculture the statement that:
"The encouraging feature OF the dairy
business is the fact that the fertilizers
necessary to keep up the fertility of the
soil are furnished as n waste product.
Experiments of chemists show that the
excrements of a well-fed COW in 10
months contain nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash, worth at the market
price of those articles more than S45.
This sum is no mean addition to the
value of the milk and butter product
of the COW. These elements are abso-
lutely necessary to replace what our.
crops take from the soil. and should be
coun;AJ as part of the income from the
business" Mr.. Ward follows this with
this statements:
at the west they do not count this
income from the COW. which gives the
east great advantage over the west.
1t will be somewhat reduced as the
market prices of nitrogen, phosphoric
acid and potash in fertilizers are low
cred by the fertilizer trust now being
formed"
This is true Of too many Of our west
ern farmers who. blessed with soil Of
wonderful richness. have treated it as
though it were bank which could
honor all drafts indefinitely without
any deposits being made against them.
We are glad t. say that this is not trus
to-day to the extent it was but a few
years ago; yet ittoo correctly describes
conditions on majority Of western
farms. The reform should come before
it is too late; before we of the west are
compelled. as were the farmers Of the
east. to recognize natures mode Of re-
storing and maintaining soil fertility.
For If we wait until that time. we shall
have to pay for fertilizers from the
products of poor, worn-out farms--a
task but one remove from involuntary
bondage. Let us learn from the experi-
ence of the east and put into practice
now the methods which that section
has demonstrated will insure the con.
tinued productivity Of the land.-Farm-
ers' Voice.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-02-13
MAY WANT
100000.

$4,000 will probably b. the
amount ASKED tor As Il loan, ny the
Street AMI Sever Department. The
departmen will point oLt thl nccc-
sury Improvements 10 the Lctrih-
ture amt the estimate cost viii lie
about the figures named 1t is no,
known what action Counci wiiI
take, hut it is likely they WlIl op.
pose the luan,
City Council will probably ask
Tor loan OF $iO. 200 To MAKE good
the deficit OF the past fiscal veal,
and the Park Commission viii ask
ter $S0. 1000, as already decided
upon, Th, HodlI mere :sc the
bonded debt oil the CITY ~ 1000 1t
all the loans are allowed hr the
General Assembly. In addition to
this the board Of Education is
a>k'ns Tor PERMISSION 10 so"G SllO,-
900 IN certificates OF indebtedntss,
, which would make total in,reasc
OF S5OD.OjD, ! lie board OF Edu,a =
ton. however. wii pay the / ttrest
on lis terilhcAle. themselves uul o!
the regular appropriation % ,ie
board AID tie tax rae wall not ID.
increase on that atcO lui, II some
ot tie cnS.- nov in court Sh ,u,d 20
aralnSt CIV Council II WI, a,,o
have 10 i,E for more than s@o,OjJ,
bat the members OF Coin.tl are
hopeful o wrnn,ng the suits: an
also OF getting i large surplus Iro n
toe Water Department during tue
ca mug ii-ch,'car TN y is regard
ed asrLtEcr a rtcnits- estimate.
ho ,e>er is :he Water Department
mas rhm 'et' o, inportantlnpro.e-
m .nts under consideration.