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New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
WBO MAS FLECK's sPONsOR'

/ Tho dismissal of Holm W. Fleek, the father OF
,,aor,,,,, ILL, from the grand jury on the
discovery that he had been convicted of inert
o,,,, bad boo, in the penitentiary has provoked
! i,o,,r,. concerning the placing Of his name on
! the list Names are added by vote OF board
! consisting of the Mayor. the Recorder, the pre-
siding tuStice of the Appellate Division OF the
supreme Court. one Of the justices of the SUI
preme Court and a judge of the Court of Gen
eral Sessions. The Commissioner of Jurors de-
clares that he cannot withOuI permission tell
which one of these officers recommended Fleck
for a grand juryman. and the public, in search
Of information 10 which IL is certainly entitled,
is compelled 10 turn TO the members of the
board themselves and ask which of them
sponsor for this man.
IL is not 10 be supposed for an instant that
Mayor Van Wyck or Recorder Golf or Justice
Van Brunt or either of their associates who
happened 10 he on the board when this selec
tiOn was made knew that in recommending
Fleck as a grand inquisitor into the commits
sion of crimes he was recommending n gradu-
ate of the penitentary. No one of these officials
would have done such a thing. Doubtless the
person responsible acted nnocently. Neverthe-
less il is notorious that influences are exerted
10 pack the grand jury lists in the interest of
certain classes of lawbreakers and public
safety requires the discovery of the channel
through which this is done. and we make no
doubt that the honorable judges of this board
will he anxious to cooperate in finding out who
is deceiyng them.
The first step in running down the conspiracy
and stopping its work is the revelation of the
sponsor of Fleck. That sponsor probably in
good faith received the name from somebody
else that of a fit grand juror. Let him tell
how he heard of the OhscUre Fleck and from
whom he received assurance Of his character
That will put on the trail Of those who make
il business to pick out saloonkeepers and Jail
birds and recommend them for grand jurors TO
honorable men who in the nature Of things
cannot have first hand knowledge Of candidates
for that list. The members of the board owe IL
20 their own reputation 10 expose those who are
Systematically deceiving them in the interests
OF the criminal classes.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07

FORETGA.-The House Of Commons adopted
the coal tax resolution by a vote of 333 to 22I
9 National Conference Of Miners Delegates will
be held in London to-day to vote on the question
OF ordering a strike because Of the coal tax.
E= General Kitchener reports further capt
ures of Beers and ammunition in South Africa
the British War Once announced the tota
number Of deaths in the Boer war al Il4 on
GERS and 14.26a men; four officers and 3li mer
were invaded home and died; Mr.. Chamber
lain Informed the House of Commons that 100
stamps had started up in the Transvaal gold
mines. -= the Duke and Duchess of Corn
wall and York landed al Melbourne and were
received with great enthusiasm.
DOMESTIC.-President Mckinley left Fl Paso
TEX, after exchanging official greetings with
General Hernandez, the representative OF Pres
idenf Disz, Of Mexico; he also spoke at Deming
X. NJ. - Officials in Washington sharply
criticised Minister Conger's magazine article on
China; II is said that the Minister may he cen
sured by Secretary Hay, and that his resigna-
tion viii he accepted when his leave ~ absence
expires The Cup defender Constitution
was successfully launched at Bristol Mrs. ".
Butler Duncan, Jrr naming her as she glided
into the water. =- The work Of rebuilding
Jacksonville is 10 he pushed rapidly and the city
is expected soon to rise from the ashes the re-
covery of bodies from the St. Johns River into
which persons were driven by the flames, was
begun. -= A Chicago stOckhroking rrm sus-
pended owing TO the failure Of customers to put
Up the margins needed for the stocks which they
had sold short" - In a railroad collision at
Thayer. Iowa, on the Burlington road an en-
gineer was killed and thirty other persons were
injured.
CITH.-GOVernOr Odell held several confer
ences with Senator Plat, and IL was said that
the Governor would take action the New
York and New-Jersey Bridge bin on Saturday.
- il was believed in Wall Street that Will
lam X. Vanderbilt had secured control of North
ern Pacific - Judge Foster instructed the
grand jury 10 investigate get rich quick con-
Germs. == petition in involuntary bank
ruptcy filed against the Manhattan Ice
Company. =- Five jurYmen were selected al
the beginning OF the third trial ~ DIR. Samuel J.
Kennedy on the charge Of numbering Dolly"
lAe kenn nna1x- u-oG has rraAf from sit
ting beside her husband. == Controller Coler
gave out a statement showing the percentage OF
the city budget that is mandatory.
THE WEATHER. - Forecast for to-day:
Partly cloudy and warmer; showers in the after
noon or tonight. The temperature yesterday:
Highest. 50 degrees: lowest -: average. 54ss.
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high stoops is giving way 10 transformations
which make many blocks far more attractive
than before and are fully in harmony with
the spirit of modern improvement and progress.
The excessive use of brOwnstone by builders
has been suppIanted by welcome diversity of
building materials ard in the fronts and the
sky lines of costly houses. The deadly dulness
of the chocolate tint is becoming less prevalent
Many different kinds of stone and of brick are
now used freely in the rebuilding of houses and
IL is gratifying to note that the new homes in
a great number of instances are thoroughly fire.
nrOOf
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Amnsemeuts.


ACADEMY OF MUslC-s-Uncle Tome Cabin
kAbRidAN THEATRE 2-s.lb- Darkest Russia.
BILIOUS .lS-The climbers
BROADNAY-s .l0-The Price o. Peace
CASINOS. .IS-FlOr0dura.
CRITERION THEATRE sI5-whea Knghthood Was in
Flower.
DALY'S THEATRE :lO-Ssn Toy
fDES MUSEhs-The World Wax.
EMPIRE THeAT RE -h.l5-Dipomacy.
FOURTEENTH STREET THEATRE Sweet Innis
cara.
GARDEN THEATRE .l5-Under Two Flags.
GARRiCK THEATRE -S.30-Captan Jinks ~ 'he Horse
Msriaes
GRAND OPERA HOUSE -s-pspas Wife.
HARLEM OI'ERA HOUSE :i5-Are You Mason
HERALD SQUARE THEATRE-N:l5- PTims Donna
IRVING PLACE THEATRE :l5-The Twin Sister.
kEII1 'S--COntinuous Performance
kOSTER a. BiAlS-l 80 .s5-Naudeyille.
MADISON SQUARE THEATRE Son the Quiet:
MURRAY HILL THEATRE-2-S-Dr. JekNll and MI
Hyde
NEW YORK-S I5-NaudeviUe
PASTORS-Day and NiRht-Contnu0us show. -.
PhOcIORs FIFTH ANESUE-Mme Butterfly ana nov
PRocTOR's TWENTY THIRD sTREET-cinderela at
PRocSTsoR's FIFTY EIGHTH sTREET-Confuson and
Novelties. ,-,-.,-,y
PROCTORS ONE IIT NDRED- AND TWENTY FIFTH
sT'REET-Pink Dornnoss and Novelties
kEI'L Bl-IC-e .l5-IOVers Lane
WAII4ACE'S THEATRE :3O-Mistress Nell
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PERSONAL.
fair prices

Major William c. Mo-eIand who died in Pitts
bu last week. OF the best known lawyers
in Western Pennsylvania. He was elected dele
met in chicago in 1852 when General Grant
candidate for a third term; and was one Of the
306 who remained faithful TO the President
until the withdrawal OF his name
The appointment Of David D. Thompson Ed
itor Of The Northwestern Christian Advocate"
(Methodist OF Chicago. 10 succeed the late Rev
DR. Arthur Edwards, Is against all the precedents
i'm the Methodist Church for he is a Iayman. while
previously only ministers have held the place. The
contest in the book committee was spirited and the
result reached without a considerable
amount OF debate and baIloting IL urged that
Thompson had fairly earned the place. that he
an acknowledged power editor OF many years
experience. and that. having been the assistant
editor Of The Northwestern Christian Advocate
IL would he simply following civil service reform
methods to advance him. ON the sixth ballot the
layman received a majority of the votes and
declared elected, Twenty-Five or thirty years ago
Mr. Thompson began his connection with Meth
Odist Journalism by becoming proofreader in tho
Chicago.
The Syracuse Post-standard" tells this story
about Bishop r. ID. Huntington (EpiscopaD. OF
Syracuse who is eishty-two years old: Rather
than miss appointment Bishop Huntington per
formed a feat that would have 'feased' a much
younger man with less determination. Bishop
Huntington was scheduled to confirm a large class
in St Lukcs Church. Harpersvle. and left Wind
sor the afternoon train, intending alight
provided lie was carried by the station. and
Obliged get off "a Nineveh Junction. No wagon
90 be had that evening. but with deter
mination he started to walk from Nincveh to
Harpersville distance of four miles After
ering part Of the distance he was picked up by
y. 7. Whitney and arrived at Harpersville at
p. m, but in time to perform the ceremony"
King Victor Emmanuel III has ordered an auto
mobile for his
Drs. David Bovaird f. NJ Evans Nathaniel r.
Potter F. r. Solley and Edmund L. Dow have been
appointed tutors I'm medicine In the College of Ply
scians and Surgeons by the trustees of Columbia
University.
THE Philadelphia Press says: The only ma
teral of the shOr. and brilliant of
Stephen Crane, his library of 1900 volumes of his
tory and biography, which, by his will. he be
queathed to Lafayette College. has been lost
When his will read soon after his death
abroad last year. the only thing of note I'm the
document his remembrance OF Lafayette Col
lege, where he had spent over year Stephen
Cranes widow notified the college authorities that
the author had always desired that his small
library should be presented TO Lafayette College
at his death and that this provided for I'm one
of the clauses OF his will Further than that La
fayete has been able TO learn anything about
the disposition of the library
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
TO rSrEm NAN OF FAME TABLETS.
SOCIETIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES, WHO
HAVE SO FAR DECIDED TO TAKE PART
IN THE EXERCISES.

At the meeting of the New-YorS University Coun-
ell yesterday Chancellor MacCraCken said that 50
far as possible national organizations will have
charge the unveing of particular tablets in the
Hall of Fame Memorial Day, So far as ac-
ceptances have been received. these organizations
will unveil tablets follows: Washington, the
Society of the Cincinnati; Franklin. the Colonial
Danes the irst vice president, Miss Gillespie,
descendant of Franklin. acting for the society;
jefferson. sons of the American Revolution, NeD-
Stcr. Daughters of the American Revolution, Lin
coin. the Military Order OF the Loyal Lesion, rep
resented by General Schoneld; Asa Gray. the Bo
tanical Society of America. represented by Pro-
fessor B. L. Robinson, president. and Asa Gray,
professor OF botany at Harvard; Marshall. the
American Bar Association. through Edmund Wet
more president: FarraSut. National Association of
Naval Veterans; Lee, the United Daughters of
the COnfederacy. represented by Miss Mary +.
Mears: Gilbert Stuart. National Academy Of De
sign; Morse, the American Institute of Electrical
Engineers. Whitney, the American Society OF NJ
chanical Engineers: Jonathan Edwards. the Chris
tian EndeavOr Society; Reecher. the National Or
ganizatiOn Of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. and Peabody. the Peabody Education Fund.
represented by the second vice president, DR..
j. l. NJ Curry of Washington.
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FTREPROOF HOMES.
criminals.

notable feature among the extensive
changes in New-YOrk buildings is the tearing
down OF many old fashioned houses with
brownstone fronts and high steops. and the set
ting up in their places Of modern mansions con
structed with great care in the of materials
which are absolutely hreproos and arranged in
accordance with the latest architectural de-
vices for comfort, convenience and luxury. In
several instances city homes of the earlier type
have heen destroyed by fire with startling
rapidity and lamentable loss OF life. The aver
age brewnstone house. put together thirty or
forty years or half century ago. was designed
with too much disregard OF the possibilities of
ruin from flames. and not a few OF them were
plain, ugly and i'll arranged. The architecrs Of
these days have made impressive advances over
the pattern of the old brown 'drygoods box"
Murray Hill and other conspicuous residence
quarters of this island are taking on new as
pecis, and there is now n striking change both
III the outward appearance and the interior
pans OF the homes OF the we'll 10 do
The sombre monotony OF the antiauated rows
OF exactly similar 'brownstone fronts" with
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tributed by experts to a number of things One
is the remarkable mineral resources of this
country. Another is the use of improved ma
chinery. A third is superior management in
other respects. But ii is widely believed that
the American workman is also an important
factor in the case And that is the underlying
theory of Mr.. Westgarths project He feels
that the English workman is equally concerned
with the English master in the commercial bat
tie now being waged between Europe and Amer
ica and that the former has much TO learn con-
Cerning the conditions which affect production
to-day. One of the points of difference between
England and the United States is the number of
holidays in the course of year. Others operate
even more forcibly. perhaps TO England's dis
advantage The facts have been presented
rather fully already on the other side of the At
lantic, but thus far the workmen have been
somewhat sceptlcal and indifferent. If some of
their own number should look into the mat
ter, however. the result might be different. At
any rate, the experiment is we'll worth trying,
from the British manufacturers point of view.
Moreover. the scheme is handsome tribute TO
the character and efficiency Of the American
workman which the latter will be quick to ap-
preciate 1t will stimulate him to persist in a
policy which commands the admiration and
anxiety of his industrial competitors in the Old
World
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
MELBOURNE WELCOMES ROT4LTT.
RECEPTION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF
CORNWALL AND YORK

RECEPTION OF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS OF
CORNwALI. AND YORK.
Cornwall and York landed from the steamer Ophir
at o'clock this afternoon.
The duke and duchess We're received at the pier
head by Lord Hopetoun, Governor-General and
the State and Federal ministers After the min
listers had been presented. the party passed down
the quarter OF mile Of carpeted pier and entered
carriages, surrounded by guard Of honor COM
posed OF Victorian troops Just returned from South
Africa. and proceeded distance of miles
through brilliantly decorated streets bordered with
almost continuous lines OF stands filed their
most capacity. The entire route lined with
demonstrative crowds; the decorations. arches
Venetian masts and columns along the line Of
march were very effective
Opposite the Town Hall the procession passed
beneath the Queens Arch. canOped with the royal
colors and sheltering golden statue OF Queen
Victoria. Twelve thousand troops were in line.
There a picturesque at Parliament
House when the procession Of the Duke and
Duchess Of Cornwall and York accompanied by
Lord Hopetoun. the Governor General the State
and Federal ministers and the guard OF honor. ar
rived there S:l5 o'clock this afternoon As
sembled the steps Of the building were the for
including William NJ. Muock the Canadian Post
master -Cieneral the American and other consUls,
the officers of the visiting warshtps and host of
other prominent pers ms.
The royal party reached Government House al
O'Clock Here there the scene Of the greatest
enthusiasm. salute was fred and the royal
To-day the weather has been perfect and it is
believed that crowd numbering 100000 oci sons
harhor are abiaze with nluulinatons OF a most
elaborate description.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
rRIBrrE TO THE YANKEE woRKvty

Louis Cassier. editor of a technical magazine
which Is we'll known on both sides of the At
lantic. announces unique enterprise. Fifteen
or twenty workmen, selected from as many diff
ferent establishments and representing n VA
riety Of industries in Great Britain. soon to
be sent 20 the United States in a body to study
the ways Of their Yankee cousins A month or
more VIII he devoted To the task and during
that time the deputation will visit the prin-
cipal manufacturing centres Of the country
which employs him. but ne is To be chosen
from a number that have been nominated by
their fellows Employers and trades unions will
cooperate in meeting the expense of the under
taking. Thomas westgarth. managing director
Of what are said to be the largest works in the
world for the production of marine engines. orig
mated this idea. and il will be carried into
execution by Mr.. Cassier
Incidents which have tended To omen Eng
lands eyes TO the effects Of foreign competition
have been particularly numerous within the last
two or three years. The importation OF Amer,
can locomotives by English railways and the
loss Of the Atbara bridge contract are only two
OF these. Then The London Times instituted
an elaborate inquiry into the causes which had
led to Americas wonderful triumpbs. and pre-
sented the results in a series of notably instruct
I've articles. Engineering" another British
publication and a high authority I'm technical
matters. rendered similar service TO its con-
stituents and these examples have been fol-
lowed 50 generally by the press of England that
capitalists and the managers of mills and
factories there now fully realize the situation
Little more can be done for their enlightenment
Americas present prosperity has been at
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
DISPUTE OVER THE NAMES FLAG.
MRS CORVALLIS WEST HAS 1T. AND Mr.
BAKER. OWNER OF THE HOSPITAL
SHIP. WANTS IT.

London. May "a dispute has arisen 70 the
ownership of the iag which Queen Victoria pre-
sented 10 the hospital ship Maine Mrs George
COrnwallis West LADY Randolph ChurchilD
serts that il belongs to her. and Bernard Baker.
owner OF the vessel, declares that fl is his prop
erty The flag is in Mrs Cornwalls Vests
possession
IL seems that while the Maine was still in ser
vice hospital ship Mr. Baker gave orders that
the flag should be surrendered 70 no one without
order from himself The officer in charge OF
the ship few days later. sent II to Mrs corn
wallis West upon her written request. He was dis
missed for disObedtence, and Mr.. Baker requested
Mrs. COrnwalls West to return the flag 70 him.
which she. in spite of more impOrtunate requests
and demands. has failed do.
Mrs. COrnwallis West claims the flag as her own.
but has intmated her willingness to send il TO the
United States Government TO be placed as relic
in some national museum.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
NEW-roRKERS' TEIAS VISIT NEARLY OVER

Texarkana. Ark. May S.-The delegates from the
New-York Merchants Association and Chamber OF
Commerce passed through this city to-day. To-
morrow is the last day of their jaunt, and oe-
causa Of warm weather they will be glad 20 escape
from further travel In this city they took hreah
fast. and were entertained Tor several no4rs "
loo al committees Of merchants They started cary
for Paris AMI sherman 10 inspect the cotton ~. u
dustres. and will close the trip tomorrow his"S
a DenlsC-l.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
4 COMBINATION or MUSIC PUBLISHERS.

Chicago MAY 6-ArranGerents were completed
to-day for the formation of combination OF the
eight leading publishers of popular music in the
United States. on May 81 meeting will be held
In New-York for carrying out the plan. The COM
bination will be known the American Music Pub
fishing Concern, and will have capital stock of
from 100000 s5,000000. II Is stated that the
object of the association will be prevent the
publication OF inferior music. Any dealer who han
dies what has received the approval of the
association management will not be permitted to
handle association productions. The price deal
will be increased, II Is understood but this will
affect the public.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
INVESTIGATOR NoCUL4TED WITH CANCER

san Francisco. May S.-Dr Joseph Eisen, the can
foraia scientist whose discovery Of the canee.
germ was a notable in the medical history OF
last year has been attacked by cancer. he mas
submitted TO an operation at ST. Lu&e's Hospital
and me SURGEONS say that he is rapidly recoverls
although nothing yet be determined ABOUT - r,
hraI result DR. Fisen believes that he oeCans
inocuIated with the cancer mcrobe while studylne
the germs with the microscope.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
THE PERRY MONUMENT IN JAPAN.

Berkeley. Cal. May 6-Professor Bankato hah-
kero. president Of the Bel Yu KyO Kai, the Amett-
association OF Japan. has asked the assistanes
OF the University OF California in arousins puoh0
interest in the movement to erect at Kurihama
monument commemorative of the landing of COM
modore Perry half century ago. consideIaois
fund has already been raised. and n IL expect-a
that the monument will be unveiled on the eoHlul5
anniversary of the landing OF the American envoy
which falls on July IA
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
FIFTY YEARS. RECORD OF CLERGTHAy.

Cgdensburg " Y. May 6-The Rev. Dr. L. Mer.
rin Miller has completed fifty years as pastor OF
the Presbyterian Church. and the city, without TO
sard to creed. has joined in a three days Juhlee-
During his pastorate he has performed lSS mar. MAJ
rfaErs officiated at Lass funerals. received l9es
members into his church. preached 90ls sermons
and delivered 4071 public addresses. He Is nao
and hearty at eighty-twO years and is helleVeu "
be the oldest active clergyman in the State
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07
ENTIRE FACULTY To RESIGN.
ACTION ALREADY FoRECAsTED IN SCHOOL OF
PEDAGOGY CONTROVERSY TAKEN

The New-York University Council held It's regu-
lar bimonthly meeting yesterday afternoon at the
University Building. in Washington Square. The
session largely devoted to the trouble in the
School of Pedagogy. The committee on the School
of Pedagogy presented a report. which, after re-
heaTsng the history of the dissensiOu in the school,
the details of which have already been printed IN
The Tribune, recommended that the council accept
the designations of all the members of the faculty
This action had already been forecasted BY Cham
celOr MacCraCken.
After the meeting Chancellor MacCraCken said
the subject had been referred hack 10 the COM
mittee which has power to engage professors tor
year. The present faculty retain their places
until August e. The Chancellor refused to give
the slightest hint 10 whether any of the present
faculty. will be retained. lie took pains to state
however. that Professors Monteser and La Fetra
had not been concerned IN any way in the con-
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CHARLOTTE ACCEPTS CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Charlotte. n. c., May s.-Charlotte to-day con
Piled with Mr. Carnegies offer to give the cit
$4,000 for a library by voting annual appropris
ton of ss5S for the maintenance or the institution
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07

TO which it may give rise shall have pfeeeuenee
on all tho calendars and may he brought On ior
trial on eight days notice.
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PASSENGERS on THE TR4TE.

On the North German Lloyd Line steamship
Trave. which arrived here yesterday. were Colonel
and Mrs J. +. Brinton Miss Hannah L. B. Drury.
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". E. SPIER DANGEROUSLY I'LL.

Glens Falls. N Y. May 6.-Wiam T. Sper for
merly of this place. a director of the Trust
Company of America. with Offices in New-York. is
III and Is not expected to live
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07

While the Presidential party was in FL PasO
on Sunday, just over the Mexican border a bull
fight in which several animals were killed and
several human lives endangered excited
the intense enthusiasm Of multitude of specta-
tors Although our sister republic has made a
great deal Of sound and wholesome progress
under President Diaz. the old Spanish passion
for the cruel slaughter Of the bull ring has not
been altogether extinguished But American
investments and American influences are con-
stanty growing stronger. and the onward march
Of humanity and civilization cannot be held
back for many years more.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-07

If Martin Chuzzlewit could pay second visit
to New-York he would find that The unpleasant
practice of splitting tobacco juice which so justly
offended him mere than forty years ago had
heen considerably curtaed.