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New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
BROOKLYN DEMOCRATS PLEASED.
POLICE OFFICIALS BACK IN OLD PLACES
AND DEvERY REVERSED.

wfloughby Street politicians H. 81 ooklyn last
night were happy when they learned OF the trans
fers in the Polco Department. by which the last
remnant OF Chief Devery's defiant shake-up Of
some months ago undone. To-day every po-
lice official in Brooklyn is In exactly the same
place that he before Devery aroused the
wrath OF the Brooklyn Democratic machine and
FASTENED his own downfall by his eccentric trans
fers.
It will be remembered that Deputy Chief Nc
Lauehhn. who exiled IN Queens. was returned
to Brooklyn within a week his speedy return be
ing the only thing which prevented split between
Willoughby Street and Tammany.
on Wednesday Inspector Kane who sent
TO Brooklyn a Tammany representative, was
returned 10 Manhattan and Inspector Grant went
back 10 Brooklyn.
The following transfers made last night com
plete the restoration OF the old order OF things:
Inspector Thomas l. Druhan. from Queens TO
the Ninth Inspection District, Brooklyn.
Inspector Thomas Murphy, from the Ninth Dis
tTict. Brooklyn. TO Queens.
Captain Miles O'keiliy. from Canarsie to But
lcr-st.
Captain Edmund Brown, from Buter-st 10
Canars!e.
Captain James C. Reynolds. from sheepshead
Bay TO F.lth-ave.
Captain David " Lawson from Fifth-ave. %
Captain Dennis DriscolI from Flushing-ave to
COney Island
Captain Samuel HARDY. from Coney Island to
Flushing-ave.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
BURGLAR NEATLY CAPTURED.
CHASED BY SPECIAL PATROLMAN AS
HE DAsHEs OUT OF A HOUSE.

The house OF Homer Heminway. thread mer-
chant living at No West Fifty-hrst-st' was
entered by burglar early yesterday morning anu
ransacked. The police have arrested Wlllanl
Lindow twenty-seven years old. who is just back
from Sing Sing after serving an eight year sentence
They say he was caught redhanded-
Mr.. Heminways sister. Mrs. Henry Merriman an
elderly woman lives in the house. Mrs. Merriman
was awakened at o'clock yesterday morning by a
noise in the dining downstairs. She rose
quickly. went to the baustrade. and. leaning over
listened she heard the clinkng of classes and sup
posed her brother getting drink
Homer she called. Homer! Is that you?
There was no response and the noise stopped
She realized at once that there was burglar IN
the house. Help! Murder. Thieves she cried
MI Heminway and the servants ran to invesu-
gate. The burglar in the dining room, dropping a
package of slverware and cut glass with crash
made a dash for the front door, which he easily
opened.
Not far from the Heminway home stood Henry
c. Miller. a special patTolman, employed by the
Holmes Electric Protective Company 10 patrol the
block He the burglar dash out. and called TO
the fellow TO halt threatening TO shoot him il he
did not stop But the continued his flight tow
ard Sixth-ave.. with Miller and some of the servants
after him. shouting loudly as they could. stop
thief! Detectives Helwig and Wilcox. Of the East
Fiftyhrsst station. joined in the chase. and ABOUT
block from Sixth-ave. Miller and the detectives
got their man.
In the station the prisoner described himself as
William Lindow, twenty-seven years DID, ana SAID
he lived at the Sherman House., which the police
suppose TO be a Bowery lodging house of that name
on the man was murderous LOOKING khlle. I Ag
police say they also found on him silver backed
harbrUsh, two onyx and gold bracelets and 81 IL
in cash. In the doOrways of Nos 81 and 6S West
Fifty-drst-st were found gold rings. silver
ring gold neck chain, locket. two cuh buttons
and two collar buttons.
Goorways was identified by Mr.. Heminway as that
taken from his house. The burglar entered by
breaking one Of the iron bars over the kitchen
window This gave him about ten inches space
through which 70 crawl
on May q. 1895 Lindow. under the name OF Will
lam Smith, and in the company OF George Fisher
broke into the home Of J. u. Tracey. at No III
East SIxty-second-st., and got Sl5 in cash Judge
Cowing gave them eight years each in Sing Sing.
Mr. Heminway's home Is in Watertowu, Conn
He is a manufacturer OF silk threads at No. g
Greene-st. When he is in town he makes his home
with his sister.
The prisoner was held for the Grand Jury in
5000 bonds.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
LANTRY FEEDS HIS FLOCK.
ALSO MINISTER'S TO THEIR ARTISTIC
NEEDS WITH RAG TIME 'NIELO-
DIES" MoNoLoGUEs. ETC

Francis J. Lantry Commisser Of Correction. and
his twelve hundred oficeholders. together with
their relatives and intimate personal friends. all
and boys. partook Of their annual "beefsteak
dinner last night at the Grand Central Palace
Mr.. Lantry Is Commissioner OF Correction. and he
is perhaps the most typical OF all the Tammany
men who feed at the public crib.
As there never a Tammany official yet so
far discovered who did not stand IN the need
OF frequent and drastic correction. and as Mr.
Lantry is commissioner for all these. his official
family IS a tremendously large and constantly
growing He has to round the members up
Ike drove Of risky Texas steers every year in
order to keep count OF them, and after they have
proper chare OF the thousands OF pounds
OF beefsteak provided by the eommissary depart
ment os Mr.. Lantry's political divison. they re-
member how II tasted all through the primaries and
clear on TO the November election. and they forth
with and with almost emotional gratitude go 10
the polls and vote exactly as Mr.. Croker has in
structed Mr.. Lantry TO have them vote. Then the
annual dinner comes round again. and the sense OF
gratitude and obedience Is Installed afresh and
II goes on year by year. Ike Niagara Falls, as the
minstrel man says.
Those who got there early last night doubtless
got OF the beefsteak. and those who went late
headed girl sing rag time melodies and go
through extraordinary contortious the stage. She
pranced back and forth like a Tammany man in
the act OF striking for increase in saary-at
which those who had paid good money for their
tickets yelled ike Indians. After the girl came
persons who in husky voices paid Mr.. Lantry and
Tammany compliments.
feature adjourned itself for the and the
beer "purveyors'' held full sway. All the Tammany
the lesser ones envied the crowd which turned out
TO do honor Mr. Lantry and his beefsteak
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
WOODRUFF FOR PARK RESERVOIR.
HEARING on THE BILL TO TAKE sIxTT-FIvE
ACRES FOR TIE PURPOSE

Albany. Feb l4-Brooklyn's threatened water
famine was amply discussed this afternoon before
the Assembly Cities Committee the hearing on
Mr. Morgan's bill 10 provide for the construction in
Forest Park Queens County Of an additional storage
reservoir for use the Borough of Brooklyn which
will be reported favorably tomorrow 10 the House
L3eutenant-Goyernor Woodruff. who former
ly Park Commissioner Of Brooklyn advocated the
bill. lie said:
am loath 10 see sixty acres of Forest Park lands
used for reservoir purposes. but if other avail
able size can be obtained. and l understand such
As the case, then say that Commissioner Brewer
/ think. incumbent upon those who are opposed TO
the Forest Park site 10 provide another available
site and quickly. the exigences are sueh that
We must have water down there in Brooklyn.
viii say frankly that am opposed 10 the Cy-
the opponents OF this measure. as the thought OF
as ! Imagine it must be to most people. on the
other hand, think the reservoir would prove a
beneht to he park as there Is no water on the
land TO speak Of; As :. 10 the cutting down Of the
splendid view 10 Visitors OF both the ocean and
Sound. which Is al present shut off by the dense
foliage.
Park Commissioner Brewer, who opposed the
BILL argued that # would be wicked come in and
destroy the only forest park that Brooklyn could
boast Of II would be economical. he said TO
take the Cypress Hills Cemetery site. where some
after while the same men would want reservoir
in Prospect Park.
J. Hampden Dougherty. chairman OF the toint
committee OF the Manufacturers Association and
the Brooklyn League, spoke in favor of the bill
The reservoir would take but little more than
one-ninth OF the park The park contains 52s acres.
Of the reservoir would require between 65 and IS
Ex-Judge Hiram r. Steele spoke for the bfr. and
Mr.. De Varona. engineer of tie city water De- De-
partInent' furnished expert testimony.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
AT QUARANTINE AND SANDY HOOK.
DNE FIELD OF ICE GREETs THE OBSERVER
~ EVERY DIRECTION.

The upper bay yesterday morning presented an
Arctic appearance. From Liberty Island clean
across TO South Brooklyn shore OF
solid pack ice and skrting along the Long ISL
and Shore far For; Hamilton. the ice was
closely packed by the prevailing westerly wind
The weather on Wednesday night and up 20 10
o'clock yesterday morning was unusually cold on
Staten Island. AS far be UP the bay
from Quarantine toward Governors Island. there
did not appear TO be single craft Of any kind
cept a steam dredEer and some scows belonging to
p. Sanford Ross OF Clifton. Staten Island. The
were on the westerly edge OF the Ice pack
al 10 a. m, but taken in tow. and after much
difficulty towed 10 Clifton. The tug then started
out pick up the dredger. and succeeded IN tow
ing her 20 Clifton. The prevailing northwest gale
greatly retarded the arrival OF a number OF steam
ers. overdue from both the eastward and south
ward. on Wednesday there was only steamer
from foreign port TO enter the harbOr, the Cap
tain Bennett, from Banes, Cuba
Sandy Hook Bay and away across toward Rari-
tan Bay yesterday field IF broken ice. Up
the lower BAY patches Of water showed up here
and there through the ice. Apparently the ice in
the lower bay was not Sc packed as on Wednesday.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
TAX REF0RMERs HEARD AT ALBayy
URGE THE PASSAGE OF THE E1sBERc BILL FOR
LOCAL OPTION


LOCAL OPTION.
Albany Feb l-The joint Committee on Taxa
ton Of the Senate and Assembly this afternoon
gave a hearing on the Elsberg bill for the appor-
uonment Of State taxes and local option IN taxa
ton. Counties are TO form the taxation districts
and the Supervisors 70 impose taxes in whatso-
ever manner they please. They may raise all taxes
- real estate on personal property or both
mere was large attendance al the hearing, a
.s delegation from New-York being headed by
Julien 7. Davies. representing the New-York Tax
Reform Association, and George r Seward Of
the Chamber OF Commerce.
Mr.. Davies said the principle Of local optlon had
received the Endorsement OF the late David Z
Wells. noted economist, who advocated the idea
after profound study Of the subject Local option
IN taxation had received the Endorsement OF a score
OF New-lork associations. forty farmers oranges
and tnirty-one county committees affiliated with the
New-York State Tax Reform Association Mr.
Davies explained the features OF the bill. saying
the measure permitted the authorities of the vari-
Gus taxation districts 10 decide themselves whether
taxes shall be collected real estate mortgages
or personal property. Districts would have the
right to exempt factories that they desired TO bring
into their territories NewYorkers alleged that the
metropolis is paying more than its just share OF
taxation But this bill would not effect an imrnedi-
ate remedy, for under its provisions New York
would pay still more TO the State. Senator Hum
whether the bin would result in a saving 10 New
York
Mr. Davies answered that he had estimated that
entire State tax, and under the Elsberg bill the
Other speakers for the bill were George f. Sew
ard, OF New-YoTk. and John w. Truesdale of the
Landlords Association OF Syracuse.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
TIN" SULLIVAN A MINSTREL.
HE WILL SING SONG WRITTEN BY HIMSELF AT
STAG PARTY TONIGHT

There more excitement to the square inch
the BOwery yesterday than there has been for
many moons. owing TO the fact that Ii was an
nounced that Senator Timothy Drydollar Sullivan
is going on the stage The Continental Hotel, at
Broome-st. and the Bowery where the Senator
lives a large part of the time. thronged with
anxious visitors all day. Some of them shook their
heads at the idea OF his going the stage, while
others appeared delighted. and were willing TO
wager dollars TO doushnuts that he could 'Out act"
any tavorite now before the footlights
Senator sullivan. when seen. tried to evade the
question as to whether he going to star or
not He finally admitted that he was going to sing
song written and composed by himself, a stag
party IN the MetamoIa Hotel tonight. lie further
declared that he would be perfectly satisfied il his
song bigger success than the one Written bv
Bath House john OF Chicago.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
GIFT FROM czAR TO PRESIDENT.

Washington. Feb. l--Count Cassini the Russian
Ambassador, called the President to-day and
presented 10 him magnificent album. containing
scenes at the coronation OF the Gear in lss6 The
album Is present and souvenir from the Czar 10
President Mckinley and was especially made for
him The front OF the album has medallion por-
traits in gold OF the Gear and Czarina The nresen
tatiOn was made By Count Cassini in a brief speech
in which he said that the gift represented the
Cars high esteem for the head of the great Gov
ernment OF the United states. The President re-
acknowledgment OF the Cars thoughtfulness be
made The colored pictures in the album were
gathered with much care and by the Czar's direc-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
CITIZENS UNION GETTING TO WORK.
BROOKLYN COMMITTEE ON ORGANIZATION TO BI
GIN AT ONCE ENROLLING MEMBERS.

GIN AT ONCE ENROLLING MEMBERS.
The COMMITTEES on Organization OF the Brooklyn
Citizens Union. consisting Of three men from
each OF the twenty-one AS emily districts. met in
the Art Assembly Rooms In Montague-st. last
night for the purpose of informally discussing
ways and means. AL except six OF the committee
were present. Ludwig Nssen presided. and Rob
ert Baker acted as secretary.
Il. Fulton Cutting. chairman OF the Citizens
Union OF New-York City. was present and briefly
outlined the motives and work of the organization
We haven't opened the doors Of the orsaniza-
ton so wide as think should." he said.
but it is because afraid OF the politicians
II we get many people in we fear that there
will not be the proper ia the selection Of dis
trict officers. II is quantity. but quality that
We want. / hope that efforts in the coming
campaign will not be flash In the PAN We have
organized permanently. and are aiming not only
for political but for social reform we'll"
The three committeeman from each Assembly
district are TO organize themselves into a sub
committee and begin the work of enrolling mem
bers at once. When fifty signatures have been OBJ
tanned meeting for Organization will be held A
delegate TO a city committee Will be chosen by
each Assembly district O. ganization-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
COLD FORCES PRICES UP.

The markets of this city have telt severely the
effect of the cold weather and prices OF meat. fish
oysters and vegetables have Increased at rapid
rate The usual consignment OF oysters has not
come into Fulton Market since the middle of last
week and yesterday there was an advance OF from
80 cents to 81 a barrel. All the oysters have re-
Gently come 10 this city in small shipments over
wagon roads and by railroads from the store
houses of out of town dealers Not a single boa Z
has been operated since the arrival Tuesday OF
the Old Dominion Line steamer from Virginia
Consignments of meat and vegetables arriving In
this city in the last four days have been from
three to ten hours late and great quantities had
been frozen or frostbitten by long exposure en-
route. Dealers are looking for still higher prices
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
NORTHERN NEw-YoRK sNowBoUND.
TRAINS STALLED IN THE ADIRCNDACKs-
EXTREME COLD.


Plattsburg. y. Y. Feb. IA terrible windstorm
which lasted forty-eisht hours completely blocked
the railloads in Northern New-York with
drifts No trains have been run over the Osdens-
burg and Lake Champlair divisions OF the Rutland
road since Tuesday night and the last train
the Chateaugay Railroad. which left Lake Placid
on Wednesday morning is stalled in the
few miles west of DannemOra. \ relief train
carrying nifty men armed with shovels started from
Lyon Mountain coming east this morning but be-
came stalled and has not yet reached the passenger
train. Another relief train carrying shovellers
started from here going west. and when last heard
from II also stalled in the snow several miles
east Of the passenger train.
Two passenger trains. two snow ploughs and
three or sour freight trains stuck In the snow
on the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain division
between Moores Forks and El!enburg. distance OF
about twelve miles. II is the snow blockade
that has been known in this section. for the
weather has been bitter cold making Il very diffi
cult 20 hire 10 shovel snow ~ even three times
the usual rate Of wages.
Rochester. Feb. 1.-THE heavy snowstorm OF
yesterday continued through the night and TO
day almost increasingly. Constant work on the part
Of the railroad is necessary 10 keep the tracks
clear Of snow. and all lines entering Rochester al
though In operation, running trains several
hours behind schedule time.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
TO TESTIFY FROM 4 sTRETCHER.

INJURED WOMAN SUING THE BROOKLYN HEIGHTS
RAILROAD COMPANY FOR $4,000
Damages to the extent Of $500 are asked from
the Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company on behalf
OF Miss Nellie Peck. Of Bensonhurst. in a suit
which came Up for trial in the Brooklyn Supreme
Court late yesterday afternoon. The jury was pro-
cured before the adjournment OF court and taking
OF testimony win begin This morning. The suit IS
for the largest amount asked from a railroad
company in Brooklyn.
Miss Peck was brought 10 the Courthouse In a
carriage yesterday. She lay a specially con-
structed stretcher, and will give her testimony from
the stretcher. she Is able SIT up. She was
passenger a Bath Beach July 30 1922
and her spine was permanently injured by a fall
The company ALLEGES that the plaintiff was to
blame while she alleges negligence on the part Of
tie employees OF the company.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
ICE IS BoTHERING oYsrERMEN.
1T MAY SEND PRICES UP BY PREVENTING
ACCESS TO THE BEDS.

II the cold weather continues for three or four
days II IS likely that the price OF oysters will
go up Eugene C. Blackford. OF Fulton Market,
said last evening to a Tribune reporter:
II the ice over the oyster beds becomes thick
that prevents the boats from working there is no
doubt that sort Of oyster famine will re-
suit. But all large dealers in oysters keep stock
Ia hand which VIII last anywhere from thirty 10
sixty days. These dealers would control the mar
ket IL the beds become inaccessible, and il would be
only natural for them raise the price OF oysters.
Al present however, there is no fear OF famine.
Prices have not gone up.
The ice over the beds in Great South Bay. Fire
Island Bay Princes Bay and at Canarsie, Rock
away and Keyport was troublesome yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
LUyAcY BILL REPORTED OFT

Albany. Feh. Il Cspeeian.-The Senate judiciary
Committee reported favcrably to-day bill repeal
ing the requirement that the president Of the State
Commission in Lunaey shall be physician with
al least i've years experience in the treatment of
the insane. Under the bill Governor Oden can ap-
point any physician who has practised his profess
sion for ten years The salary Of the president OF
the commission and Of his two associates is pu.
az 5000 and each is 70 have 81 200 year for ex-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
END OF THE COLD WAVE NOT VISIBLE

Local Forecaster Emery said yesterday afternoon
that the end of the cold spell yet In sight
and that the conditions throughout the country re-
mained about the they were on wednes-
day The probabilities were that high northwest
winds would continue
The maximum temperature yesterday was 25 de-
grees al p m and the minimum temperature IA
degrees 3 a m. The forecast Fair to-day
with rising temperature; tomorrow fair with brisk
northwest winds becoming variable
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
REAL ESTATE HENS DINNER SPEAKERS

All arrangements for the fifth annual dinner OF
the Real Estate Board OF Brokers have been COM
pleted. and the committee has reported that the
attendance promises 10 be larger than any OF the
previous occasions. The topic for discussion will
be Taxation: Existing and Pending Legislation
Thereon" Acceptances 10 speak supiecr
have been received from Colonel Charles Z.
Sprague president OF the Union Dime Savings In
siituton, Controller Coler, Julius H. Seymour Ciar-
Lexow Lawson Purdy, secretary OF the Tax
Reform Association; Wheeler H. Peckham, William.
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
oouuog EAW MARRIAGE Bill PASSED

Albany. Feb. 1.-THE Assembly started in .ts
days work by passing the weekes bin. abolishing
common law marriages in the State. The bill IN
fracf of marriage shall be signed by al least two
witnesses and the certificate filed with the City or
County Clerk within SIX months.
Messrs. Fish, Of Mad son. and fooenh"-k ~
Monroe IN explaining their votes. said the bill was
in the interest or good moTa4s ~. stets.4s ~
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
NEW STATE PRISON covvJssyoy

Albany Feb i.-Governor oden sent 10 the Sem
ate tho nominations Of Lispenard Stewart Of New
York. 20 be presiot nj; State Treasurer JaeckeI
ana G " Collins. State Superintendent OF Prisons
TO be members OF the new state Prison Commission
Mr. Stewart is designated as presiden, ot the
Commission Senator Martin moved the nonnina-
ton or Llspenard stewart, This was made unani-
nous. On motion OF Senator Ellsworth The nomi-
nations OF Messrs Jaeckel and Collins were con-
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
MONEY NEEDED FOR THE POOR.

A prominent Fifth-ave. jeweeT has offered 800
70 the Association for Improving the Condition OF
the Poor for its relief work, provided four others
will contribute n similar sum The recent cold
weather has increased the number of requests for
assistance. ana If these four contributions t-
obtained q much needed $500 will be added TO the
associations funds. The offices of the ociation
are at No. los East Twenty-second-st.. and any
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
DIR. SANDERS STILL UNDECIDED.

The Rev. Or. H. NJ Sanders. who recently tend
cred his resignation pastor OF the Madison
Avenue Baptist Church, said yesterday that he
was yet undecided whether he would withdraw his
resignation or not. He has been earnestly re-
quested 10 do by the church. Il am unds-
cided" said DR.. Sanders when seen at his home
No i33 Fifth-ave.. yesterday .1 consulting
With my friends. am struggling between at
tachment and duty. i think l will probably be in
a position TO announce my decision at the church
meeting next Wednesday"
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
uR. HENDERsOy's LECTURE.

The series of musical matinees at Daly's Theatre
was brought 70 a close yesterday with lecture by
William J. Henderson. on "Tschaikowsky and Rus
sian Nationalism in Music" For the purpose OF IL
lustrations of the lecture Mr.. Henderson had the
assistance OF Miss Lillian Carrlsmith contralto
who sang three of Tschaikowsky's songs. 'Vers6h-
nung, Der kanarienvogel' and 'Erstes Wieder-
sehen." and OF David Names, violinist; Carl Alt
schuler. vtooncelllst, and Walter Damrosch. plan
list. who played the Trio in A minor. opus go
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
WILLIAM NJ. sTREEToN.

William VI Streeton who years ago was an
active Republican politician in the Thirteenth and
Fourteenth Wards. Brooklyn died at his home. No
16S PuIaskI-st. in that borough on Tuesday he
was one OF the organizers and the first president
of the Union League Nh Streeton born in
Philade lDhia eighty years ago. and came 20 BrooA-
lvn IN 1G9 For fifteen years he was superintendent
of the Union Ferry Company. He leaves a widow
and several children and grandchildren
New-York tribune., 1901-02-15
ALFoNs HAGEMANN.

Berlin. Fe6 14-Alfons Hasemann, great hunt
ing friend of Emperor William, Is dead He was
the founder Of the Turf Club In Leipsic, and a
great authority in sporting matters