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New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
FREE SPEECH AT STANFORD.
DR. HOWARD WHO CHAMPIONED
DR. ROSS. FOLLOWS HIM

San Francisco. Jan. IA tSpeciaD.-Dr. George
E. Howard. head of the department of history
at Leland Stanford. Jr.. University, and recog-
nized the abest and most popular member
of the faculty, to-day forced to resign, be-
cause last November he championed the cause
OF DR.. Edward A. Ross IN a public address.
DIR. Ross. IT Will be remembered, was compelled
to resign by President Jordan. under orders
from Mrs Stanford. because in a public address
he had attacked the management Of the Mar
ket Street Railroad and other large corporations
in which she Interested.
Dr. Rosss forced resignation from the chair
of economies created q great sensation at STAN
ford, and the day following the announcement
Professor Howard. before his class, delivered
an address in which he severely denounced this
attempt TO muzzle free speech in the university
In the course OF his address he said: Il do not
worship Saint Market Street do not rever-
ence Holy Standard OIL, do I doff nay hat
to Celestial Six Companies.
His address warmly applauded, but his
friends feared that when report of It reached
Mrs Stanford. who is now in Switzerland she
would insist his resignation, as she insisted
on DR.. Ross's retirement. That result has now
come to pass. On Saturday DIR. Howard re-
ceived a letter from President Jordan asking for
public apology for his address at the time OF
DR. Ross's resignation or his resignation Dr.
Howard replied that he Sa" no Srouhu LoI dPolOSS
and he also called President Jordan's atten-
ton to his own assurance given HIM last NO
yember that his (Howards) resignation would
not be demanded. DR.. Jordan replied asking
what date DR.. Howard would fix for his resgna-
ton and hoping he could continue in harmonl-
Gus relations through the present term Dr.
Howard replied that he regretted TO be oolged 10
leave mis- classes at the opening of the semester,
but under the circumstances, he couldn't re
main without freedom of speech, so he made MS
pSiO n9Y jnn n % IF
The forcing out of Professor Howard has ere
ated even more feeling among the students than
the loss of DR.. Ross, because DR.. howard IS
nersonallv more popular He came here from
the University of Nebraska in 1879. being the
first professor called by President Jordan
Every one ascribes this demand for DR.. How
ards resignation to Mrs. Stanford and deplores
il for carried out to its logical end 1t kills free
speech at Stanford. Professor Howard has
made a reputation as a singularly clear lecturer
and he is widely known by his Local and Con-
stitutional History of the United States.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
s. 0. PELL TESTS AGED HORSE
BREAKS A DINNER ENGAGEMENT To SEE
WHETHER THE ANIMAL IS
FIT TO WORK

Attired in evening dress and breaking an An
pointment to dine with friends s. Osgood PslI
a well known real estate man, rode up and dow,
between Park and Third aves. last night in
Thirty -ifth-st- for the purpose Of judging as to
the fitness of broken down cab horse to con-
tinue it's journey. He was seated on the box
between Henry Meyer. the cabman. and Police
man Tomney, of the East Thirty -hfth-st polics
station. He took the ride at the request of Ser
geant Daily, OF that station, TO whom he had
complained against Meyer. declaring that the
animal was unfit be driven a foot further
Mr.. Pell lives at No. 545 Ftfth-ave. He was
walking rapidly down Fifth-ave when he saw
Meyer driving an emaciated horse TO a cab
coming through Thirty-ffth-st. The horse
logged along with dropping head hmpins and
wheeling, and appeared to be almost on the
verge of exhaustion Every step or two the
driver would snap his whip under the animals
sides to urge IL forward Mr.. Peu stood for a
minute and watched the horse and driver Then
he called to Meyer as he brought the thong of
his whip down with more than usual severity
and commanded him to STOP The driver. at
first thinking he had a fare pulled UP. but
when Mr.. PelI began TO demonstrate with him
for driving such wornout animal Meyer be-
came sharp in his replies and intimated that it
none of Mr.. PelIs business.
Mr.. Pell offered Meyer the amount he might
reasonably expect to make for his nights work.
but this Meyer refused. He also refused to
promise to take the animal back to the stables
of Robert Hall. at No % East Sixty-lrst-st.,
from whom he had engaged him for the night.
Then Mr.. PelI summoned Patrolman Tomney
and complained that Meyer guilty OF cru
city to animals TOmney declined to arrest
Meyer but suggested that they all go to the
police station. This was done. Mr. Peil insisting
that Meyer get off his box. Mr.. Pell led the
horse to the station, near Third-ave,
The case was fully explained. The Sergeant
insisted that Hall. the man who owned the
horse. was really the responsible person. and
the man should be brought to account. Il do
not want to prosecute this man. l merely desire
to save the horse replied Mr. Pell
Meyer admitted that the horse had the
'hCaves.'' as he termed the maIady, that he was
sprung in both knees. and walked with hitch
in the left hind leg, and that the right one
bit unsound. But he thought the horse could
get through the night. He thought IL hard luck
that an honest cabbie" should have his nights
work broken into.
closer examination OF the animals staying pow
ers "AN right. That's fair said MIR. Pel He
guided the horse up and down the two blocks
twice and then refined up before the station
house.
"An right. Sergeant" he said. the trio again
entered the station, Il guess you are right about
this The horse is used to IT, I guess. Anyway.
Meyer seems to be honest about it ALL so III
withdraw my complaint"
Then there was a i've minutes chat cigars
were passed out by MFR. PelI. and he left the
station regretting his broken dinner engage
ment
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
PADDOCK .SNUBS CROKER.
PREACHER DECLINES THE BOSs'S IN
vITATIoN TO RIDE WITH HIM.

The Rev. Robert L. Paddock. of the Pro-
Cathedral, who complained against the i'm
morality permitted by Police Captain Herlihy
in the red light district of the lower East
Side was asked last night as to the truth of
the report which appeared In an afternoon
paper to the effect that Richard Croker had
made overtures to him some time ago. In the
hope of ascertaining Just how much of a sac
rif1ce on Tammany's part would satisfy the
clergy. Mr. Paddock appeared to be much dis
turbed by the question, Did you receive an In
vltation from Mr.. Croker to accompany him
upon a driver"
II can't deny that I did receive such an In
vitation from Mr.. Croker" he exclaimed I
declined to accept It."
Asked why he refused to meet Mr.. Croker haif
way Mr.. Paddock continued:
Il wish you would excuse me from making
reply to your question. 1t is very evident why
refused to deal with him. cannot say In SO
many words why l did so. but you Will under
stand when 1 say that l am anxious to escape
as far as possible the vigorous and rather PAIN
full advertising which have received during the
last month My work here at the Pro-Cathedral
is all engrossing. l have all that, can do to
attend to my duties. We all strung pretty
high in our endeavors to accomplish those re-
ing l wish to give undivided attention to my
district and TO my church. L cannot broaden
my work further at present. l wish TO De let
alone. | am almost sorry l have said as much
as have You will understand that L cannot go
further into details
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
OFFERINGS AT THE STORES.

THE GEORGE c. FLINT COMPANY Nos 49,
l5 and AZ West Twenty -third-st., are showing
draperies and carvings. fantastic tables and chairs
luxurious couches. Oriental and medieval
for the smoking or Bohemian room den.
O'NEILLS, Sixth-ave.. Twentieth TO Twenty
frst-st Is Offering important values in Alaska
sable neck scarfs, blended baum marten scarfs,
electric seal collarettes, muffs, capes worsted
pebble cheviot and kersey jackets, automobile
coats, new cotton waists and dress skirts.
JAMES MCREERY & CO, Twenty-thrd-st call
attention display OF household linens, consist
ing of tablecloths Irish linen damask cloths.
damask tea cloths. napkins and pure linen damask
towels: also twelve and sixteen button length
suede and pique kid and clasp gloves
JAMES MCUTCHEON X CO. No. ii West
Twenty-third-st.. offer magnificent collection of
household linens, which especially manufact
ured for and exhibited at the Paris Exposition by
the Irish firm of John S. Brown & Sons. in their
January table linen sale
DAVIS COLLAMORE & CO.. Broadway and
Twenty-1rst-st. previous TO their removal Fifth
and Thrty-seventh-st, will continue sell at
reduced prices large stock of fine table china and
glassware and ornamental and useful articles
THE WANAMAKER STORE is offering Paris
rcbes at half and twothirds the regular price. The
richest of the imported novelty dress goods are
used in making these robes. They are handsomely
embroidered. braided and appliqued In most etfec-
tive designs. Sweeping reductions also made in
the prices of furs.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
MANY MORE NAMES on LISTS.
INCREASE OF slsss9. $50 IN ASSESSED vALUA-
TIoN OF BROOKLYN REAL PROPERTY.

INCREASE OF sis,s99,4so IN ASSESSED vALUA-
TON OF BROOKLYN REAL PROPERTY.
The Tax Commissioners have placed the per-
sonal tax lists In Brooklyn thousands Of names
which have not been on the lists before. There
thirty thousand names on the Brooklyn lists. and
the proportion of names in that borough is
relatively much greater than in any other section
of the city. Many persons living on the Heights
stance will be found the lists for the first time
The assessed valuation of real property in Brook
lyn for 1900 ssl2iS3s and for 1901. s626 S2 sos
increase of s13 999. 4s0.
The Brooklyn tax assessment books for 1901 were
opened for consultation in the assessment office
yesterday in the Municipal Building. 1t was an
nounced that the books would be in the files for
public reference this year until May 1. which will
afford property owners longer time to learn
their tax assessments than in previous years. The
increase in valuations for the Is considerably
below the normal which is attributed by the ap
praisers to the marked falling Off in building in the
borough. The tables show a decrease under 1900
of more than nine hundred and fifty buildings
In the business section of Broadway there has
been general increase In assessment. The ap-
praisers decided upon increase In valuation on
account of the gradual growth of business in lower
Broadway, which amounts TO nearly S,pOOn The
assessments in the Twenty-siXth Ward show a
total loss in valuation of unimproved property of
than 81 100000 This is attributed by some
dissa tisaction with the transportation service
and by others to general stagnation of building and
business interests. comparison of the taxes this
ness buildings in Brooklyn shows that there nave
been changes in their assessments
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
CITY CLUB EXCLUDED
HELD To BE UNFRIENDLY TO LABOR 4.
A MEETING AT WHICH THE CIVIC
FEDERATION WAS BORN.

The City Club was excluded from nnemh..u.,-
after prolonged wrangle last night at a con,
ton called to organize a central council of tras
labor. nOn-partisan economic and social reforr, -
cieties. The organization is TO be known o. =,
Civic Federation. '
A Committee of One Hundred. of which tho D..
w. D. p. Bliss was chairman. had called the -
vention- The object of the organization forr,ss :
to urge the passage of laws in the intersst -, :. -
laboring man, the enforcement of laws aIrs
existing and to work for other reforms.
There were over hundred present last a,.
when the meeting was called to order ar g
Union by Mr.. Bliss. ss'
Ernest Fl. Crosby was selected as chairman a.,
John S. Henry as secretary. This Conlmtrtsa ~
Credentials appointed: Alfred j. Boul,on \.
F. Flaherty, Matthew Barr. John F. Durlao.~~
and Timothy Healy. The committee held A s,,,
session in which two reports were prepared r,
othy Healy prepared the minority report tt- rs
question of the advisability of admitting Whaai
III, Peckham and James W. Pryor represenfinsr
the Council of the City Club. had been discpsssss
by the leaders of the movement. The Commirsssa
on Credentials quickly decided against the C,Tv
Club. N'S
Professor Bemis. who was a delegate for ~,
Social Reform organization. spoke in behalf os -.
City Club. The vote stood y to "a againsf sss ss
City Clubs representatives being admitted '
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
GROWTH OF BOTANICAL GARDEN.
ANNUAL REPORTS SHOW LARGE ADDITIONS
TO THE TREES, SHRUBS PLANTS
AND LIBRARY.

The Board of Managers of the New-York Botan-
icaI Garden held its annual meeting yesterday
afternoon at the house of the American Geograph-
ical Society, No II West Twenty -ninth-st. Presi-
dent D. o. Mills presided
The ANIMAL report showed that $50 new annual
members have qualified, making the total number
of such members S37. Seventeen life members
have qualified by the payment of 500 each. making
the total number of life members eighty-fve. 1t
announced that Samuel Henshaw. the head
gardener, had resigned and that his resignation
had been accepted The Board adopted resolutions
thanking Mr. Henshaw for the aid he had given
in the last five years in the development of the
Garden.
The annual report of DR.. y. L. Britton. secretary
and director-in-chef. was presented. 1t said that
in the herbaceous grounds south Of the museum
building 2,30o species of plants were grown in the
year Continuing. the report says:
A noteworthy addition has been made to the coll
lection of shrubs by the purchase at Bitmore,
" G, of specimens representing species not hither
in the collection. The collection now numbers
about four hundred and fifty species being gam
Of 10 species the record for 1899
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
THROUGH ELEVATED SERVICE
IT WILL BEGIN OVER THE BRIDGE NEXT
MONDAY-NEw ARRANGEMENTS

There will be a through "L' service over the
bridge. beginning Monday next. from 10 a. m.
till m 1t has been found necessary to separate
the local passengers and those who wish to travel
further. The former will have the exclusive use of
the easterly gate and stairway in the Bridge teri
nal In Manhattan, the furthest from Park Row
They will use only the forward car of each train
from Manhattan. and reaching Brooklyn will de-
scend directly into High-st. by staircase specially
built for their accommodation The other stair
ways and entrances to platforms at the Manhattan
terminal will be devoted to through elevated pas
sengers.
The ticket agents at the stairwayS will sell only
a single five cent ticket. This will be deposited In
the cancelling box by the passenger before he
enters the train. and passengers will not be Obliged
to deposit second ticket at the Brooklyn end OF
the Bridge During the hours when the through
trains are not operated they may transfer without
ticket to any elevated train leaving the Brooklyn
terminal. Starways and entrances to elevated
trains heretofore used by passengers coming from
the street in the vicinity of the Brooklyn terminal
will be closed except the Kings County Elevated
stairway at Sands and Fulton SITS. Passengers
wishing to take Bridge elevated trains from the
Brooklyn terminal will purchase tickets at the pres
ent booth in the Bridge terminal at High-st, Be
sides the present Bath Beach and Borough Park
service there will be begun on Monday & through
service over the Fifth-ave. and Brighton Beach
In operation as soon as arrangements can be per-
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
THE GATES INTEREST WANTS PROXIES.
STRONG CONTEST EXPECTED AT THE COMING
MEETING OF THE AMERICAN STEEL
AND WIRE COMPANY

Shareholders of the American Steel and Wire
Company yesterday received requests from c. S.
Roberts. secretary Of the company for proxies
whereby John ". Gates and his associates should
be empowered to cast in their discretion the votes
of the stockholders in question. Most of the names
on the proxy those popularly identified with
the Gates interest in the property. They Will
lam Edenborn, Alfred Clifford, Thomas Dolan. John
w. Gates Isaac L. Ellwood. John Lambert and
William P. Palmer.
For the last five weeks the opposition to the
Gates clique in the American Steel and Wire Com
pany has advertised for proxies the
annual meeting to be held February 10 Their pur-
pose according TO the general belief is the
present controlling interest.
a member OF the firm of Welles. HerIick & Hicks
OF No 10 Wall-st, which represents the opposition
said yesterday that he had nothing present to
give out regarding the struggle between the two
FACTIONS. In a week. he continued, I'VE may be
able TO give out some information regarding the
number Of proxies which have received. 1 can
not discuss the possible outcome of the contest
The election is still month distant and II is too
early 10 predict the result
There are at present fourteen directors of the
company. The directors TO be chosen February 19
are TO succeed Alfred Clifford. William P. Palmer
Phiip w Moen, Stewart H. Chisholm, Randall
Morgan, as well as Herman Sielckeu resigned.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
INCREASE IN DEATH RATE.
EVEN THEN FIGURES DO NOT SHOW THE
EXTENT OF THE GRIP EPIDEMIC.

There was a large decrease in the number Of the
demands for beds In Bellevue Hospital YESTERDAY
This was thought by to indicate that the
grip had ceased to spread as rapidly as 1t had in
the last two weeks. Despite the falling on IL was
the opinion Of some of the physicians at the Dc
partnent Of Health yesterday that the epidemic OF
grip not the wane. j.
D-. Roger S. Tracy. the Register OF the BOARD OF
Health said Yesterday morning that he was so busy
getting out his weekly reports that ne haa peeh
unable to ascertain the mortality from grip. IN ms
opinion the grip was on the increase. The weatheF
OF last Thursday and Friday had materially as
sisted the ravages of the disease. DR. Tracy sald
he thought that the grip here TO stay ulI
March. He thought that the Board OF hea4lh hau
no means OF telling exactly how Nlrulent the oi9e
was and could only form an opinion by the NOR
tality lists
The records of the Board of Health sho" lhdI
the total number Of deaths for the week ended
January y. 1901 1906 and for the correspond
ing week of 1900 l34s OF the total number OF per-
sons who died in the week ended January T. lSol'
3l5 were sixty-fve years old or more In the cor
responding week of last yea- there were 2l2 deatns
OF persons sixty-fiYe years old or upward 1 ms
said TO be an unusual increase IN tile HuIHpeI
Of deaths of persons sXty-hVe years .old or NOR
for this time of the year The total NUMBER OF
on January last 1873. on January I
January I3 l30 and January Il l4l. Ihe
75 and from pneumonia $50. In the corresponding
week of 1900 the total number OF deaths from grip
was 3, and from pneumonia 2I9 1t Is SAID that
these figures do not really show just how much
the present epidemic of grip is than the
Of last winter the previous one did not gain
strength Until late in January
Fewer persons applied for treatment at the
Bellevue Hospital dispensary yesterday than for
several days.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
EK-4LDERMAN HELD FOR ASSAULT

Ex-Alderman Charles Parks was held in $1,000
pall IN the Centre~st police court yesterday morn
ing, on charge Of assaulting George Wenner wiz,
an iron gaspipe on May IS last. Wenner said that
the November Grand Jury had indicted Parks but
the Indictment had been dismissed, on motion Of
ex-District Attorney Gardiner. because the COM
painant had written letter TO the foreman of the
jury. The presiding justice, Wenner said in dis
missing the Indictment. suggested that the case be
again presented in police court, and this was
gene by direction Of District Attorney Philbin
Magistrate Mayo. after holding the ex-Aldernnan
said that he would examine carefully the cas
Bond was furnished by Annie E. Mitchell of No
s7 West Twenty-eighth-st.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
MORGAN TO GET THE ct-Lv TOO

Samuel Thorne. president of the Pennsylva MIA
Coal Company. was busy yesterday at the office
OF the company, No. ! Broadway completing ar
rangements for the final transfer of the company
to j. i. Morgan & Co. Asked If there was any
Huth IN the report that the large piles of cum
or coal that is too small to be sold would he
washed and converted into a marketable product
in the interests Of the old stockholders of the Penn
sylvania Coal Company, Mr.. Thorne said: These
culm piles were sold TO Mr.. Morgan along with the
rest OF the property. II is absurd to believe that
he would overlook the value Of these accrruIa-
tons The coal which has already been mined
other tnan the culm VIII be reserved and sold for
The benefit of the old stockholders as stated in
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
P. II. WCARREN on POLICE BILL.
HE GIVES REASONS FOR HIS OPPOSITION TO
PROPOSED MEASURE IN ITS
PRESENT SHAPE.

Senator Patrick II. McCarren. of Kings County
is strongly opposed to the proposed Police bill He
has been Ill for ten days. and was at the Willoush-
by-st. auction yesterday for the first time In
two weeks. He will go 20 Atlantic City to-day to
recuperate. Speaking Of the bill the Senator said:
That is an outrageous thing and Is opposed to the
spirit OF our republican institutions. am in favor
OF a singe-headed Police Commission, To my mind
a bipartisan or a non-partisan Board is ridiculous.
Why. you might just as we'll have four generals in
charge field.
I do believe In concentrating power so that you
fix responsibility, but do think II nnan1TeStly
unfair 10 give the Governor any such power. The
Commissioner should be authorized 10 delegate
OF his powers to subOrdinateS, but 10 hold
them to strict account for their action.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
IRVING PLACE THEATRE.

The Irving Place company produced Karl Gutz-
kow's tragedy "Uriel Acosta," last night before a
crowded house, and the players who earned the
applause OF large audiences last week by their
clever performance of the popular farce, die
Strengen Herren,' proved again that they We're
equally competent in the Interpretation of sterner
scenes and lines replete with poetry and philosophy
Carl Emmerich played the part of Uriel and Miss
Merito the Judith. Every part was well and
understandingly played. but Max Hanseer as
ManaSse; Mr.. Schamberg. Ben Jochai and Mr.
Kierschmer De Silva deserve especial mention
"Uriel Acosta" will be repeated at the matinee on
Saturday, and every evening this week Die
Strengen Herren' will be performed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-15
BE4RD's PIER STILL SMoULDERIyG.

CONDITION OF VESSELS INJURED IN FIRE N
ERIE BASIN.
At Boards Stores the burned steamship ST. Dun
stan has been ioated and towed over 10 the break
water where the remainder of her cargo will be
discharged and she will be drydocked. The in
terror woodwork OF the ship is destroyed and a
good part OF her ironwork. The steamship Coya.
belonging William r. Grace & Co.. dry
docked yesterday in the Erie Basin. The hull
seems 10 be uninjured, except that the starbOard
side is blstered. The hreboat David A Boody Is
still busy pouring streams of water on the burned
pier and the jute piled there The pier is not ex-
pected 10 be ready for business again for about six
months. No attempt has been made 10 raise the
wreck of the steamer Idlewild which Is almost
entirely submerged at high water.