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New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
DONS HIS BEST FOR SUICIDE.
MAN WITH POETRY, BOUTONNIERE AND
KID GLOVES TRIES TO FOLLOW SWEET
HEART TO THE GRAVE.

With some poetry written in German. pinned to
his coat, boutonniere in his buttonhole. and kid
gloves on his hands, well dressed man attempted
to take his life at No. $50 East Ninth-st. yester
day morning by turning the gas. Among some
newspaper clippings in his pockets one describ-
ing the Vanderbilt French welding
The place where the man attempted suicide is a
lodging house. The landlady of the house said the
man had come there two weeks ago, and had been
reticent about himself. He taken to Bellevue
Hospital, and there il said his condition was
critical. 1t is understood the man came from a
good family. 1t is said that the man a sweet
heart of Pauline Feste, who committed suicide in
the Grand Union Hotel several weeks ago.
A telephone message received at Bellevue
Hospital last night from the police of the Fifthst
station requesting that they be informed soon
the man regains consciousness, and also If a
named Stella Steyner called to the
man. A request made last week to the police
that watch be kept for maa named Steyner
who had disappeared, and il was feared might
commit suicide.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
RATES NEW-YORK HOPS LOW.
DEALER SAYS CALIFoRNIA PRODUCT Is FAR ST.
PER1oR TO THAT RAISED HERE

"New-York State hops selling at 16 TO Il cents
and Pacific Coast prices l5. To 10 cents figures
which several cents above your market renort
of Sunday" said Charles +. Werner manager for
Lilicntaa Brothers, hop dealers, at No l16 Rroad-
ST to a Tribune reporter yesterday. New YorL,
hop grower: are beginning to feel the keen Pacific
Coast competition" continued Mr. Werner Were
II not for the fact that brewers generally persist
in believing that the hops of this State are su-
perior to the Western product the industry would
decline here rapidly as it did in Wisconsin 1t is
hard to account for this prejudice in favor Of
Ncw-YGrk hops. when the vast majority of dealers
favor the California product.
The best hops in the country grown in
SonOma County Cal There the Soil is peculiarly
adapted to the plant because of its general dry
ness and consequent freedom from pests The
Crosse and Farmer ranches, at Santa Rosa the
Of the modern successful hop fields. HeaIdsbure
sixteen miles north of Santa Rosa, is Il rich hon
acres planted in hops in Alameda County. When we
looked about for a manager for the Pleasanton
Hop Company, we selected George Davis. of Healds-
burg because believed ii best to have "A man
who familiar with the Souoma County in
dustry. California produced thirty thousand bales
of hops last year which brought in nearly 81 600 600
revenue. This is smaller number of bales than
but the oregon crop suffers materially each year
from disease due to wet climatic conditions. The
industry there dates back to 1892
IL believe that Mr. Geary's Chinese Exclusion bill
was unfair In its treatment OF the yellow The
Pleasanton Hop Company no longer employs Chi
nese. They are not seen as often before in the
hop fields They were very industrious. and did
very good service TO the State by compelling the
easygoing native Californian to squirt in order
Keep up with them. we tried Japs. and found them
to be capable and active pickers.
California has taken on lease of life since
the Philippine question was opened up. The hop
growing Industry mas come to stay. More and more
capital is being Invested in hops each year and
the returns exceed those which may be derived
from the sugar beet and orange growing indus
tries. 1t requires little capital to begin and profits
very successful ones with the growers and there is
10 reason why prosperity should wane"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
ANOTHER ARREST IN BIG HOLDUP.
PRISONER DISCHARGED FOR LACK OF
IDENTIFICATION-MAN WHO SHOT
SAYS HE NEEDED MONEY.

A second arrest in connection with the holdup
in Maillard's Broadway and Twenty-fourth-st, on
Friday night was made by Detective Binnings. OF
the West Thirtieth-st station. at o'clock yester-
day morning. The who arrested was
Reginald Jackson. twenty-seven years Old clerk
who lives in the Mills Hotel No l. Jackson was
taken from the hotel by Detective Binnings to
Police Headquarters, where he was locked up.
Later in the morning both Jackson and Burgess
were arraigned before Magistrate Deuel.. In the
jefferson Market Police Court. The cashier at
Maillards had called Police Headquarters to
Identify Jackson. but he unable to do so. He
said that Jackson not one of the men VINO
attempted rob him. Jackson was, therefore,
discharged by Magistrate Deuel..
Burgess was held for trial in $4,000 bail. When
he asked by the Magistrate If he had any
thing to say in answer to the charge against him.
he replied, Not a word!' He exhibited indiffer-
ence He is far from a desperate looking man.
His mild appearance does not suggest the temerity
he has shown. He is steamfitter.
Burgess told Captain Titus that he came from
the South and that he had never before made any
attempt at a holdup. He also told Captain Titus
he had been in the city only three or four days
lack of money. He said that he knew little about
his companion, whom he picked up the street
He has, however. put certain clews into the hands
of the detectives.
Burgesss companion escaped in Twenty
fourth-st
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20

GATES A STUMBLING BLOCK.
From what can be learned there IS great deal
Of uncertainty upon this point. as some of the
steel concerns fear that such plan of operating
the Carnegie plant would be ruinous Then, too,
Il is SAID that the Federal Steel Company has
relations with the American Steel and Wire
Company which are not pleasant, especially as
II is trying get control Of the property to rid
IL of John w Gates. The mere presence OF Mr.
Gates at the head Of the concern would, it is
said cause the Federal Steel Company to hesi-
tate to enter a pool in which he is the control-
ing spirit.
Still if the Federal Steel Company thought to
buy out the American Steel and Wire Company
II would hardly be in shape to enter Immediately
another and still greater enterprise In view OF
these conditions it is predicted that some other
arrangement viii h made by which the same
results viii be obtained without the necessity Of
putting up S2O0000000 But the compromise
proposed would be as enormous undertaking
as that by which the Carnegie Steel Company
would be bought The steel men wish to
avoid war if possible, and it is said they will
enter into plan of this sort to purchase peace.
Mr. Carnegie has built up his business on the
manufacture of steel plate. steel rails, steel for
structural purposes and billets and is jealous of
his trade When some of the mills threatened to
poach upon his favOrite territory, he at once
suggested retaatery measures which would be
employed Immediately unless competitors de-
sisted Mr.. Carnegie. who seems to be in a po-
sition dictate terms, has insisted that. unless
his plant is purchased at the price named. there.
is to be an agreement among the various mills
for each to hold fast 10 the lines Of the trade
they are following curbing any desire to
expand into other fields Of operation. If the
tonnage in any one field gets too large for the
plants already engaged in it they are to be per-
initted to make their mills larger. but in making
other grades of steel are not TO be permitted to
enter new territories. By this he virtually re-
tires voluntarily. from his determination to
build q steel tube plant at Conneaut, but this
he is said to be willing to do if the other mills
viii leave him in undisputed possession Of the
lines he now follows in his peculiar territory.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
EXHIBITS BY YOUNG PEOPLE WANTED
THE NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHILDREN's
WORK TO OPEN FEBRUARY Is.

THE NATIONAL EXPOSITION OF CHILDREN's
WORK TO OPEN FEBRUARY IS.
The Executive Committee of the National Exposi-
tion of Chdren's Work issued a statement yester-
day that the exposition under the auspices of the
Child Workers Protective Association will be
opened with fitting ceremonies Monday. Febru
airy IS, in the Mechanics Library Building, East
SiXteenth-st, between Union Square and Fifth-ave.
Exhibits Will include specimens Of childrens
ha andiwork mechanical and artistic, contributed
from all parts of the United States. Cuba, etc. by
boys and girls from the youngest up 10 sixteen
years. Every description of clever work executed
by children home at school. tasks
pastime, is being sent in by individuals classes
and institutions Three large boxes Of exhibits
from children have been received from Havana and
other points in Cuba. Arrangements are IN prog
ress for representative exhibits from Mexico and
Canada. The Indian schools of the United States
will also be represented. There will be at least
five prizes in each class.
The largest Western exhibit, far from
Colorado. The largest Southern exhibit is from
Tennessee The largest Eastern exhibits are
some cities have yet been heard from The
committee desires to be brought into touch by
respondence with children everywhere Copies of
the rules with application blanks and all partic-
uars. will be promptly furnished to those who
for them. All communications should be addressed
TO the secretary OF the National Exposition OF
Children's Work. No 1S7 East Fifteenth-st
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
THE pRINT CLOTH uIRKET.

Fall River Mass Jan 70 (SpecaD.-LocaI brokers
report that the sales in the print cloth market IN
the week amounted to 100000 pieces. of which 10000
We're regulars and the rest odds This IS the
largest sale since the recent dulness in the print
cloth market in and is it is expected, the fore
runner of a selling movement which will be large
enough TO take up the surplus stock here ana
supply the needs of buyers.
The sale OF regulars at the present quotation has
strengthened the market for this class of goods.
demand for which of late has been very poor, and
caused outside manufacturers, who have been
making price concessions. to hold their goods for
the full quotation.
The feature Of the weeks transactions was the
appearance in the market of NJ c. d Borden, OF
New-York. On Thursday afternoon his local rep
resentatives. acting under his instructions relieved
the market of 10000 100000 pieces. all regulars
for which they paid the price asked by the Selling
Committee, SIS cents. II was move welcomed by
manufacturers. for continued dulneSs and lack OF
demand for regular goods at any figure had caused
some of them to be discouraged and talk OF cur
tailment was heard on all sides
In fact. the mill men We're about ready to start
movement in that direction. and the announcements
of the purchase had the effect OF putting on the
proposition. which some manufacturers believed 10
be necessary to relieve the congestion One OF the
for the piling of such large stock of goods
in this market is the change of policy on the part
OF buyers from what had been their course OF
stock in large quantities from season 70 season.
but now that the Selling Committee is in charge OF
organization is allowed TO take care OF the stock
and buyers are not obliged TO tie up large amounts
of money in cloth which they will not need lor
Buying is now done in large quantities about two
business is extremely DUH Indications point to
the fact that such buying season is AT hand In
fu tOne and print cloths are held strictly Arm at
Sas cents for regulars and that basis for ODDS.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
MURRAY NALL" FUNERAL A MYSTERY.
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS DECLINE TO TELL ANY
OF THE DETAILS.

In death, as in life. mystery shrouds Murray
Hall, the woman who for thirty years deceived the
W. rid into believing that she was man. The
funeral of this occurred late on Friday
night. and the body taken away for burial.
Yesterday morning the crepe the door at No. 145
Sixth-ave. was taken down and the doors of the
intelligence Office were thrown open. Neither the
adopted daughter of the dead woman nor any of the
servants in the place would talk about the funeral
They said II was strictly private family affair.
Where the woman was buried who the mourners
were and the other details Of the funeral were not
forthcoming. The people who live In the neghbor-
hood are still talking and wondering about the
strange woman who lived among them for thirty
years, was apparently twice married. who drank
awore ana tought. attended primaries and voted as
20 her
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
WORKING THROUGH COLLEGE.
OCCUPATIONS IN WHICH STUDENTS ENGAGE TO
EARN Az EDUCATION.

=
The Columbia University Faculty Committee
Employment for Students has done more work in
this college year than before. according
statements Of Albert Britt, graduate secretary of
the committee. Since June ! 1t has recommended
40 students to sixty different places. OF these
thirty-six successful In securing work and
earned money in amounts ranging from 81 so TO
$3.50. amounting all to s. 4j4 25 Previous to June
the committee had two hundred applications for
places. OF these 75 per cent either earned little
money or else gave up trying. and depended on
pdterEal help. More than half the students in the
university. however. according to Mr. Britt. do
something to help themselves through college
The ways Of gaining an education as diverse
as the individuals themselves The most profitable
and most overcrowded is tutoring. for which some
graduate students get 81 ar hour Teaching in
night and private schools is also well liked and
several students obtained places In the library.
gymnasium and book store Others have found
proilt IN conducting trade in second
books Stenography and typewrtinG have been
known to net some students 81 week. Columbia
being a city college. opportunities for waiting on
table in hotels and boarding houses are much less
Infrequcnt than in the New England colleges
Many students secured places clerks and watch
ers Election Day
II was In the summer however. that the greatest
opportunities for earning money came Acting as
streetcar conductors as telegraph and telephone
operators, as hotel clerks and even as Dorters
and as clerks in bathing houses. working as trav-
cling SdeSmen and as gas collectors We're some of
the methods employed in earning money.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
20 BE ArTAcHED FoR CLUB DEBT.

Deputy Sheriff Murray is trying 70 attach the
property OF Z. w. Kembe, the artist. TO satisfy a
Judgment against him. The judgment secured
by the New-York Athletic Club April L. IS0O
the Fourth District Court. and is for s37 53 Mr.
Kenble. who was 4 member OF the New-York Ath-
Ietic Club. up house bill and then. II is said
neglected 10 pay IL. Judgment secured against
him. but Ir. Kemble ignored the judgment and so
the Sheriff set 70 work on the case. II was re-
ported yesterday that Deputy Sheriff Murray
going seize of Mr.. Kembles pictures in
The Lambs. OF which Mr.. Kemble IS a member. At
The Lambs IL said that Mr.. Kemble had no
pictures there The lawyer in the case is Charles
A Wilson OF No. % Wsll-st-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
TROLLEY C4R STRUCK HIS WAGON.

Conried Gresham of No 177 Scholes-st, Brook
Iyn died in ST. Johns Hospital. Long Island CITY,
en- Friday night from injuries received by falins
from his truck which had been struck by trolley
car Gresham was employed truck driver for
Bossert & Son lumber dealers Late on Friday MS
wagon was struck by trolley car of the Ravens
wood and Queens County Electric Railway Gres-
man was thrown from the truck and fell on MS
head. IIe was picked up unconscious. and was
taken 10 ST. Johns Hospital in an ambulance
Ambulance Surgeon Brennan said that Gresham
had received a compound fracture of the skull
The mOtOrman of the car. Henry Werner OF No
100 Jane-st-, Long Island City, was arrested Inc
ipi
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
KN0cKOrr DROpS AND RORRERY.

John H Mehlin. who says he is a diamond cutter,
Is under arrest at Police Headquarters in Newark
on a charge of giving knockout drops to DR.. ]. B.
EIston of Newark. and robbing him the night
of January g. in a caf5 in Market-st The doctor
says he MehIin reach his hand across the glass
of beer in front of the doctor. and that after he
had drunk the beer ne felt GizZy. y moment later
the stranger asked him for his card and he drew
out his wallet. After this he remembers that the
wallet handed back TO him by his companion.
who helped him out of the cafe. When he reached
his home he found that $50 missing from his
wallet and that his diamond stud. worth Sl75 was
gone. DR.. Elston reported the robbery to the po-
lice. When arrested by detective last Thursday
NIehn dropped bottle which contained chloral
hydrate DR. Eston identified the prisoner
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
LECTURE TO AID sANAToRIru GABrIEL>
CHAPLAIN cHIDwICK. OF THE ILL FATED MAINE,
TO TALK ON NAVAL HISTORY

In a beautiful valley in the Adirondacks. pro-
tected from the north winds by Sunrise Mount and
within view of Mounts Marcy McGregor and White
Face is the Sanatorium Gahricls, maintained BY
the Sisters of Mercy of the Diocese of Ogdensburg
1t is institution for the treatment of persons
suffering from tuberculosis In durable stage.
1t was started in 1897 in board structure look
ing better than a Western shack. Through the
energy of the Sisters and the help of such men as
Ex-Governor Morton, Ex-Governor Roosevelt, w.
Bourke Cochran. Secretary of State McDonough,
DIR. w. Seward Webb. Paul Smith. General S. A.
Moffett. eXCollector John A. Sullivan and the in
terest of Mrs. w. Seward Webb, Mrs. II. Walter
Webb Miss Annie Leary. Mrs. John Kelly, Mrs.
Morgan J. O'Bren and Mrs. De Villiers Hoard, IL
now comprises a series OF detached buildings. per-
fectly lighted and ventilated and equipped with the
modern system of water supply, baths and
drainage. So admirable Is its equipment that q
medal awarded to II by the Paris Exposition
last summer for its fitness to the purposes for
which Il has been prepared.
A lecture is to be given next Monday by the
Rev. John F. Chadwick at I4enox Lyceum for the
benefit of the sana torium. He was the chaplain of
the Maine from the time il was launched until
Il was blown up in Havana Harbor. His topic is to
be Pages from Our Naval Hitsors.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
DEATH DUE TO ALCOHOLISM.
A QUART OF WHISKEY IN ABOUT
FOUR HOURS

Mrs. Julia F. Gorham. thirty-fve years old. wife
Of William Gorham. died her home. No 12G
Greene-ave. Brooklyn. carly yesterday morning
from heart failure. DR.. Charles q. Purdy. who
attended her. reported the case to the Coroner's
Office and said that heart failure had been brought
by drinking . large quantity OF whiskey. Dr.
Emil i. Hartung the Coroners physician. told
Tribune reporter last evening that death due
10 alcoholism, ana that Mrs. Gorham had drunk
quart Of whiskey in about four hours on Friday
night. Mrs. Gorham had been separated from her
husband II said. account of her drinking
habits
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20

Our Remnant Sale is the most impor-
tant item in the clothing calendar.
We make it twice year and make II
worth while. We cut up 1,S0O bolts OF
cloth at the beginning OF season, re-
calling them now, as we need them for
this sale. Suits to order, S14, former
prices $40 to $40. Trousers, 81, formerly
So 20 so. Overcoats, made OF imported
Nicunas and FriezeS. the Oxford blacks
and grayS. We treat them literally, max
ing them long, loose, velvet collars, cuffs,
slashed pockets. satin line them through
out. to order, $40 All our fancy silk
vestings. Sc Money back if YOU doubt
our double value.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
MARRIAGE CANNOT BE ANNCLLED HERE,
DECISION THAT COURT HAS NO JURISDICTION
OVER SON OF \ WEALTHY MAN AND
HIS SERVANT BRIDE

The service of the summons and complaint in the
action brought by Casper Becker. Il wealthy resi-
dent of Philadelphia. guardian ad litem of his
eighteen year-old son, John Bernhard Becker. for
annuiment of the youths marriage with Rosa
Gutman. who had been servant in the Becker
household. yesterday aside by Justice
Beach in the Supreme Court. Young Becker left
his home September - and this city
with Rosa. They married and returned TO
Philadelphia Mr.. Becker alleges that his and
Rosa Nave never dvef together since the marriage
Mrs. Becker filed affidavit saying that both
she and her husband were residents Of Philadelphia
and had never lived here. Justice Beach holds that
the Court has jurisdiction
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
Arm Helm
BROADWAY g. 9TH STREET.
RrFFlko Bills BRIDE STOLEN.

IT WAS PRESENTED To HIM BY PRINCE oy
WAI.ES-BOYs CHARGED WITH THE THEFT
Four boys were arraigned in the Adams-st
court Yesterday morning on the charge OF stealing
property from the winter quarters OF Buffalo Bils
Wild West Show. at Ambrose Park, Third-aye and
Thirty-sixth-st. Brooklyn Among other things
which. IT is alleged the boys stole was the bride
wi.ich vas presented Buffalo Bill by the Prince
of Wales II was said that the bride was sold 20
John I.angqn. Of No. 80 SiXth-ave- The boys We're
engines i'm Ambrose Park, valued 5000, 70 the
extent of $500
The boys were held a charge OF burglary
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
10Th St.
SECOND HOPTG4GE OF s1,OOO,OOO
CITIZENS WATER COMPANY. NEWTOWN.
LONG ISLAND. EXECUTES IT To
SECURE BOND ISSUE

a second mortgage of S1.0OOOC0 has been executed
by the Citizens Water Company of Newtown.
Long Island, to the Colonial Trust Company, Of
Manhattan trustee. security for an issue of
one thousand per cent twenty year gold bonds os
the denomination of $1,000 each The mortgage
covers the companys land buildings machinery
and franchise. Half the bonds are TO be issued
Immediately to pay for land recently purchased in
NeWtOwn and Flushing, and the other half will be
reserved for the payment of lands TO be acquired
and pumping stations TO be built i'm NewtOwn.
Jamaica and Flushing The issue is subject o a
first mortgage on the property to the Nassau Trust
Company
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
TWO YEARS FOR ATTEMPTED ASsAr1y

James Doyle. the shipkeeper of the BROOKLYN
Navy Yard. convicted recently OF attempted Grim
inal assault on Mrs Mary Birnes, of Philadelphia
was sentenced yesterday by Judge Thomas In the
United States Circuit Court. to two years in State
Prison Judge Thomas said, in passing sentence
mat when the assault was attempted the prisoner
represented the United States Government ard
haa therefore, placed his Government in the no
slIon OF allowing such occurrence on one of its
own Warships-, Moreover, If the assault had NOT
Deen . IN Naln tne prisoner would be waiting for
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
A NEW PIPE AND TUBE PLANT.

Pittsburg, Jan. ls-Contracts are about TO be let
for new pipe and tube plant at GAINESVILLE Ohio
in which Pittsburg and New-York capitalists are
interested. The new company is known as the
Eastern Tube Company and is chartered under the
laws Of West Virginia with capital OF 81 600 COO
The plans call for plant with a capacity of eight
hundred day.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
THE CAuPANIA'S ROUGH T0yAGE.
HEAVY SEAS AND SNOW SQUALLS FORCE HER TO
REDUCE HER SPEED

The steamer Campania. which arrived here from
Liverpool yesterday afternoon, mad a rough voy-
age. She encountered heavy head seas and snow
squalls and obliged to run under reduced
speed at times. She took much longer time than
is usually required TO reach pier after passing
Fire Island owing to the weather She showed
traces Of her combat with the snow squalls and
even when she had been docked. Her bows
and everything the forward deck wore a thin
coat Of ice and II reached far up the for
ward mast.
No mishaps occurred IN the course OF the voyage
At the concert held on Friday night $500 raised
for the benefit Of sailors charities. The chairman
Sir William b. Forwood president OF the
Liverpool Seaman's Orphan Institution Among
those who took part Miss Laura Burt, the
actress.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-20
GLEN COVE STARCH WORKS SOLD.

The works of the Glen Cove Starch Company at
Glen Cove. Long Island have been sold to the
National Starch Company. the consideration named
being 500 900. The sale includes all the land ma
chinery, stock and other property of the company.
Eighteen separate conveyances are named In the
deed