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New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
PRISONERS BOLD ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE
WOULD HAVE SWIM TO MANHATTAH SHORE:
FROM BLACKwELL's ISLAND IF A TUG
HAD NOT CAUGHT THEM

John Lewis and Morris Kelly. two convcts con-
fined in the penitentiary at BlackweIl's Island
made daring attempt to escape Friday night and
would have succeeded had il not been for a tug
boat which they were compelled signal lest it
should run them down The attempt TO pc was
made at : o'clock. when the group in which the
two men belonged being placed in line and
counted preparatory TO being marched 10 the cells.
Both Lewis and Kelly were employed in the bake
house Of the penitentiary. The contractors in
building the foundations for the new adminstra-
tiOn building the island caused large orfce to
be made near the oven of the bakehouse Through
this the men era wled. Keeper William c. Holmes
noticed the absence OF the men. He rushed down
TO the bulkhead. and in the dim light the
heads of the bObbing in the river. They were
swimming for the Manhattan shore. The tide was
aiding the fugitives.
When they dragged board the tug the
men begged to be allowed 10 jump overheard again
and swim 20 liberty. but they were held prisoners
by the deck hands and taken back to Blackwell :
Island
John Lewis was sentenced on October 26 for a
term OF year. and Kelly on December Il for
q term of nine months. Both men were charged
with attempted grand larceny in the second de-
gree.
Warden Fallon suspended Holmes
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
DR.. GRINNELL DISCHARGED.
ATTEMPT TO IDENTIFY HIM AS \ swINDLER
FAILS

Edward Weston came down from the Waldorf
Astoria to the Jefferson Market police court yes
terday morning to make a complaint of grand
larceny against DR.. Ashbel p GrinnelI Physi-
clan. fifty years old, of Burlington, VT. According
TO the story Weston told, Grinnell had been swim
ding merchants and manufacturers for some time
by representing himself as one "Raymore." agent
for the Southern Merchants and Manufacturers
Association and the Southern Detective Agency,
concerns having existence. The plan was TO
secure members for these organization at $50
member.
DIR. Grinnell denied any connection with Ray
more Mr.. Weston positive that Grinne
the man, and sent for his son Walter TO confirm
his view. His said that Grinnelrs face looked
like Raymore's face. but that the voice diff
ferent.
the complaint, and the prisoner released.
Edward j. Dwyer. lawyer at No. 80 Broad-st..
said that he knew Grinnell and that Grinnell was
formerly dean of the medical department. of the
University of Vermont.
Mr.. Weston was complainant yesterday against
Paul D. Hart. alias David c Adams. whom he
accused OF trying to get $50 by means of black
mall Hart was held for trial.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
woRKuES's RIVALRY CAUSES 4 STRIKE.

MECHANICS ORDERED OUT IN NEWARK By LOCAL
LABOR AUTHORITIES.
All the mechanics affiliated with the Newark
Trades League employed on the new department
store building Of Harne Co, IN Newark. quit work
yesterday at the order of walking delegates The
trouble arose a difficulty between the Newark
and New-York branches of the National Brother
hood of Electrical Workers. The New-York branch
claims jurisdiction within a radius OF twenty five
miles q New-York City Hall. and the Newark
branch disputes this claim.
A New-York firm secured the contract on the
Hahne building, and after work was started the
New-York workmen objected to the employment
OF two Newark workmen who had 10 quit in con-
sequence The Newark branch took up the matter
and appealed to the brotherhood president, who
sustained the New-York branch The charter OF
the Newark branch was revoked. As IL had paid
in & 600 TO the treasury, suit will be brought for
the restitution of the money. On Thursday night
the Newark Trades League decided TO back up the
local electrical workers and to call all the
wire workers. plumbers, carpenters and painters
employed the Hahne building. About one hun
dred and fifty went out at noon-
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
OFFERS OF LIBRARY MITES.
ENABLING ACT BY WHICH CITY CAN ACCEPT
CARNEGIE'S GIFT GOES TO LEG
STATURE MONDAY.

Mayor Van Wyck said yesterday that he had re-
cefved communications from several persons offer
ing building lots 10 the city sites for some or
the sixty-five branch libraries which Andrew Car
negie has offered to build at cost of s52eoep Inc
Mayor has given out for publication a list of the
sites offered Several plots III the list are In The
Bronx. Pelham Park: at Coney Island IN the
Third Ward of Queens, in the Third Ward OF Rlch-
mond and in parts of Brooklyn. Several OF the
sites are offered by real estate companies Interested
in the development OF particular suburbs. .
Corporation Counsel Whalen Deputy Controller
Levey and George L. Riyes the committee work
ing on the broad enabling act for the Carnegie
gift have decided upon the act. The bill will be
introduced next Monday at Albany, and Will be
given out at Albany. or if made public here. will
not be given until the bill has been presented
II is understood that the bill will give to the Board
OF Estimate fu power to issue necessary bonds for
library sites etc
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
TWO CARPENTERS UNIONS AT ODDS.
THE TROUBLE MAY RESULT IN A STRIKE OF
TWENTY THOUSAND MEN IN THE
BUILDING TRADES

Strikes involving twenty thousand mechanics are
threatened because of quarrel between rival
unions of carpenters in this city. The organiza-
tions the Brotherhood of Carpenters and the
United Carpenters of New-York. The first is afil-
lated with the Building Trades Council and the
other with the Board OF Delegates
The brotherhood has already ordered strikes on
two schoohouses in Brooklyn because some men,
bers OF the United Carpenters employed there.
The latter union will hold a meeting in Bohemian
Ma ational Hall No. 321 East Seventy third-st., on
Wednesday night 10 form plans 10 retaliate upon
the brotherhood.
The boss builders in the city afraid that a
general conflict between the board of delegates and
the building trades council that represent all the
building trades, may paralyze building operations
until IL is settled.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
SILK MILLS AT ALLENTOWN SOLD.

Paterson, March % (SpeciaD.-The plant OF the
Pioneer Silk Company. at Allentown. Penn.
to-day sold to Celestina Pva, OF the firm of Giva-
maud Brothers. silk manufacturers. of New York
city. The plant consists of two buildings and 10
ribbon looms. 1t has been in the hands of Jerome
e. Read. receiver The sale has been confirmed by
Vice-Chancellor Emery 1t has also to be ap-
proved by the Pennsylvania courts. The price is
not given Two days ago the plant of the Pioneer
company IN this city was sold TO Pelgram & Meyer
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
J. WALDERE KIRK IN COURT.

pozurR ..xISci OF THE D1-DEs" FOUND INToXI-
GATED AND LOCKED Up OVERNIGHT
J waldere Kirk, of Chicago, who some years
sgo earned the title Of King OF the Dudes, was
found intoxicated One-hundred- and-second-st'
and Columbus-ave. Thursday night With ms
oockets filed with jewery ard precious stones.
He was arrested under the name Of James oulss'
but ne admitted his identity yesterday IN the west
sia. Court MAGISTRATE Meade discharged him.
L<,-k WAS found wandering about aimlessiy by d
nolic.men Of the West One -hundredth-st stauon'
VINO took him in means Of protecton from
.bieves In his possession were found sss In elis'
t.,os diamond ring seven other
tNo So -. r.,.hbax ,hree stick pins a silver
t'iss, ,,,a . silver mcneil thirty unset
iiai ,.,,., ,,,rarned IN tissue paper and
several checks He said IL was al ms OWL PIot +
erty He made no assertion that ne mao @ pseIl
robhed He said he had been drunk sno was soffF'
hut had lost money.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
PAINE GETS 4 DIVORCE.

In q decision rendered in the Supreme Court yes
terday Justice Freedman granted to Oscar Van
Dyke Paine decree of absolute divorce from his
wife, May and the custody of their child. In his
decision Justice Freedman says that the considera-
ton ot the evidence can admit of but one con-
clusion, namely. that Mrs Paine guilty OF i'm
proper conduct with the correspondent. John 5.
htntner, former postmaster of Newton. y J.
Neither Paine nor his wife IN court when
Justice Freedman's decision was announced.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
FERRYBo4Ts TRIAL TRIP TO-D4T.

The trial trip OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany's new ferryboat Chicago. built by the Burlee
Dry Dock Company, OF Port Richmond. 10 replace
the boat of similar name sunk in the North River,
will occur to-day. The Chicago will leave Port
T2ichrond at 10 o'clock and proceed to Jersey City.
be taken aboard
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
COMPLAIN or RAPID TRANSIT WORK

A committee of the West End Association met
yesterday afternoon at No 100 Broadway. II is
considering plans better the condition Of streets
in the end. north of Ffty-ninth-st. and south
of One-hundred- and -tenth-st Residents of that
district are complaining of the disturbed condition
of Broadway. caused by the building of the rapid
transit subway. Sub-contractors are opening block
after block without completing the work at any
one point The plan proposed is to have not more
than one or two blocks opened time. and to
compel the finishing of the ironwork before pro-
ceeding with more eXcavating
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
n Fallon suspended Holmes.
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM SALES.

DETAILS OF TRANSFER OF TITLE CONSIDERED
BY TRUSTEES LAST NIGHT.
4 meeting OF the trustees of the Roman Catholic
Orphan Asylum held last night the house
Of Archbishop Corrgan. The details regarding the
transfer of title the asylum plot In Madison
between Fifty-nrst and Fifty-second SITS, were
considered. 1t was decided to lay the matter be-
fore the finance committee. with power act. The
finance committee is expected to meet in a day or
two. when the deed of transfer will probably he
signed
According to a report yesterday the offer for the
property that has been accepted made by II.
{. Fahnestock, president of the First National
Bank. When asked If he the buyer o the
property, Mr. Fahnestock yesterday declined to
speak about the sale.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
NAIL OF RECORDS CORNERSTONE

il was announced at the City Hall yesterday that
the cornerstone of the Hall of Records at
Chambers and Centre SITS. will be laid al / p. m
on Saturday. April 8. Randolph Guggen nheimer
president of the Council will make the address in
place of the Mayor. Following the address. Mr.
Guggenheimer will be presented with the silver
tro1el with which the first mortar is lifted
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
RUTGERS STUDENTS ABOLISH CANE RUSB

New Brunswick March % (SpeciaD-The students
OF Rutgers College in meeting this morning
decided abolish hereafter from among the an
nual affairs of college life the time honored cane
rush between the sophomore and freshman classes
the sentiment of the students and inquire into
substitutes for the cane rush which are practlsed
at other colleges. Recent rushes at Rutgers have
resulted in serious injuries various participants
The committee recommended substitute.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23

The strike Of New-York mechanics at Idle Hour.
.ba home NJ William X Vanderbilt. at Oakdale,
long Island. was Endorsed at the meeting OF the
board Of delegates yesterday
Philip weinseimer secretary of the poara anu
delegate of the UphoiseTers Union. said that there
Tyere 1a0 l,pholsterers still employed at Idle hour,
and that they would be Immediately oroered 10
srfk
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
COLUMBI4 CHAPTER DIMES.

Columbia Chapter, Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity.
held its thirty-fth annual dinner and reunion last
night the Hotel Manhattan. Covers were laid
for seventy-ive c. f. Heydt was the toastmaster,
Addresses were made by DIR. James o. Wilson. II.
l. Rrightman. c. A. Watson. G! II. Gilman, B. F.
Romaine and L. T. Warner.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
BOZ CHIT BY THE AMERICAN CAN COMPANY.

Brunswick. March % tSpeciaD.-The plants
of the Phoenix Metal Company and the Art Metal
Company, which latter is department of the Con-
solidated Fruit Jar Company IN this city are now
Identified with the American Can Company, ftego-
tiations for the purchase of each plant having been
completed in New-York yesterday. The TWO plants
were closed to-day allow of inventories out viii
soon run as usual each concern mas orders
ahead
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
WORCESTER TRACTION coHP4yF SELLS.

OFFER OF vERMILYE & co. ACCEPTED By STOCK
HOLDERS AT NEWARK.
At a meeting OF the stockholders OF the Worces-
ter CMass) Traction Company. at Newark yester-
day an offer made by Verrniye & Co. bankers. Of
New-York. accepted for the property The
figure was not made known. The Worcester COM
pany holds large amount Of the stock OF the Con-
soIidated company. a Massachusetts street rail-
way corporation. and offer for the stock has
been made by syndicate which recently TOOK pos
session of the Consolidated.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
LIBRARY OFFERED TO cArsKILL.

Catskill. y. y. March 22-Andrew Carnegie has
offered to erect a $4,000 building for the Catskill
public library. provided the village. which
site, will guarantee $1,000 annually for its support
Mr. Carnegie's offer will undoubtedly be accepted.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23
STRIKE AT IDLE HOIR hDoRSfb'

MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED UPHoLsTERERs AT
w X vANDERBILT's HOUSE AT OAK
DALE TO STOP WORK
New-York tribune., 1901-03-23

Fashions, BY Pen and Picture.
see Tomorrow TNfBl NE--.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
BATTLES.


Battles, and wars, and eombats! man with
man
Striving for place, supremacy and power.
Not since the first dim dawn Of life be-
gan,
On this small sphere has peace reigned
Tor one hour.
Battles, forever battles.
Why should we marvel? In your heart or
mine
Has peace been known to fold its wings
and rest?
Nay, nayl two natures, human and divine,
Wage war alway, within the human
breast.
Battles, forever battles.
Wars, wars unending. Not in open field
Are fought the mighty conflicts of the
earth,
But in the secret hearts Of men concealed.
By eyes and lips tricked out in smiles Of
mirth
Battles, forever battles.
Strife, always strife. Wild passion day
and night,
Like bilows on the bruised heart, beat
and roll.
And that unending war of wrong and
right,
Desire and aspiration, builds the soul,
Battles. forever battles.
Ella Wheeler Wilcox, in Good House
keeping
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
OH!FOR STRENGTH!
Weak N0fy3S, Tired, Exhausted
Bodies.
The Complaint Of Thousands upon
Thousands.
Health and Strength are
Within Your Grasp.
Or. Gr5anH'S H9rVura Makes You
Strong and Well
1t is the Great Restorative Of Brain
and Nerves.

anu 4dCANCss
Oh, those nerves of ours, how they
do bother u.s. Weak. tired. and ner-
vous is the complaint everywhere.
We overwork. dissipate. weaken our
bodies, ruin our health. and finally
break down. Sleeplessness and tndi-
gestion are early symptoms. for the
nerves are too exhausted and irritable
to permit rest. and the stomach too
weak to digest food.
1t is nerve and brain exhaustion
which makes the brain tired. and the
arm neryeless. the limbs trembling,
the muscles weak, and the whole body
without strength, energy or ambition.
Il is loss of nerve and vital power
which is slowly but surely sapping the
very life ITSELF and unless help is
sought from the right source. the end
viii be shattered nerves, insanity with
softening Of the brain. nervous pros
tration, heart failure. paralysis or pre-
mature death.
Beware of such symptoms! A we'll
known druggist, Charles W. Eggles-
ton, 800 Park Avenue. Worcester
Mass, suffered from nervous prostra-
tion and all its terrible symptoms. lie
writes the following letter telling what
he knows is the best way to get we'll
Some time ago l was taken with
nervous prostration, | suffered terribly
with my nerves and could get no sleep
at ALL / became fesrfully exhausted,
my stomach was in terrible condition
from dyspepsia, and l could eat hardly
anything.
"I used several medicines but with
out benefit. Being in the drug busi-
| ness myself and having had many
customers speak in the highest terms
O. DIR. Greene's Neryura blood and
nerve remedy, I determined to try it.
| After taking only one-half bottle / be-
sau to feel much better.
"I slept souudly at night, and my
appetite was splendid. After taking
| three bottles. I ate three square meals
! a day. and had not the slightest dis
! tress. My nerves were perfectly strong
! and l felt Ike a new man. being com
| plctely cured Of all my troubles.
"Out of the respect I'bear the manu-
! facturcrs OF, Dr. Greene's Neryura blood
and nerve remedy, and my desire to
have the sick and sufferr made we'll
! and strong, | unhesitati~-ly say that
! this medicine IS the best and most
| wonderful remedy known today.
1T does just what is said of II, it
cures disease. Don't hesitate to use It,
! sufferers, for you will never regret IT,
You will be made well and strong"
As this letter is from a dealer in
medicine, his word is authority on
such matters. Everybody knows that
| Dr. Greene's Neryura blood and nerve
| remedy is the great leading rnedicfne
Of the age. Take 1t and you will be
made strong, healthy and vigorous
Doctors recommend It because 1t is
the prescription Of a physician, and
! because they know II cures.
Dr. Greene, the most successful spe-
cialst in curing nervous and chronic
! diseases, discovered t. He can be
consulted free. personally or by letter,
at his Office. 35 w. 14th St.. New York
City.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
A Develonment In Stocking.

In the upper framework Of a large
factory building now being erected on
the East River somewhere in the For
ties there stands out huge steel bin
or hopper which attracts the attention
Of every curious passer-by. 1t looks
like an immense vat, and the proXim-
ity of a number OF brewerles leads
many to believe that the new structure
is to be another Of them, and that the
immense vat, set up at the top Of the
building, is concerned some way in the
brewing process.
AS matter Of fact the building is
for an electric manufacturing COM
pany, and the big bin is a new labor
saving experiment designed to reduce
One-half the cost Of operating the fac
tory's furnaces The bin is to hold
coal. Fuel will be taken up to it on
an endless bucket-chain just as grain
Is taken up into a grain elevator, and
then it will run down through chutes
directly to. the furnaces. Automatic
devices will manage the CRATES and
ashes of the furnaces, and 1t is eX-
pected that one man or, at most, two
or three, will be able to take care of
the fires. The usual corps Of stokers
and ashmen will be done away With
New York Sun.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
Value of supernuous knowledge.

Many people are satisfied to have
just and only Just enough knowledge
to get along with Not so with the
late Senator Cushman *. Davis, of
Minnesota, one Of the most scholar.
ly men this nation has produced. He
once said:
Il believe in superhuous knowledge
l have little faith in the thing called
genius. / think any young man can
attain success and great success, by
good hard studious labor, not inter.
mlttent labor, but conscientious, con.
stnnt effort. The men who have
achieved success are the men who
have worked, read, thought more than
was absolutely necessary, who have
not been content with knowledge suf
icient for the present need, but who
have sought additional knowledge and
stored it away for the emergency re
serve. 1t is the superhuous labor that
equips man for everything thai
counts most in life"
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
ch,mnsy 10 cost $4,000.

A gigantic chimney which will cost
$4,000 and will be 800 feet in heigh,
when completed is in course of erection
for the Oxford Copper Works Com
pany, near Bayonne, N. J. The chin
ney is intended to distribute high in the
air the smoke and gases which hi,her.
to have hung over Kin Won Kull and
New York Bay The work OF con-
struction is being done from the inside,
a small elevator carrying material to
the workmen. The huge stack, built OF
radial perforated brick, will weigh 5000
tons when completed.
1t will be the second largest chimney
in the world, the largest being a stack
in German 500 feet high.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
PlTH AND POINT.

Blobbs-"Henpeclike has no mind Of
his own" Slobbs-"Perhaps that's
why his wife gives him a piece Of hers
occasionally"
The Schoolmaster with fcrule, to re,
fractOry girl pupiD-"Give me your
hand" Glrl-"And my heart too."-
Philadelphia Press.
He-"Glve me just one kiss She
'Td like to see myself kiss you" He
"Good There's mirror right over in
the corner."--Phlladelphia Record.
preserving fruits task" exclaimed
Miss Hashem with frown.
"As fast as ] can put it up
The boarders put it down
Philadelphia Record
Caddie lin stage whisper to Biflin.
who is frightfully nervous)
you get nervous, sir! It's all right.
I've told every one Of 'em yo1 can't
playw-Punch.
$50 he wants % marry you, ehW de-
manded her father. "Do you know
anything about his means?" "All l
know is that he means to marry me-"
replied the girl.
Passenger-"C Captain, how far are we
from land? Captain-"About two
miles" Passcnger-"But 1 can't see it.
In what direction is it?" Captain
Straight down, sir"
Eyes, Flora married a titled foreign
er; for all she isn't so very rich. He
is the last Of his race" "Oh, well, rem
nants always come cheap, you know"
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Blobbs-"Youngpop is altogether
lacking in imagination" Slobbs--
"Why do you say that?" Blobbs-
1--WE never heard him get Off any Of
the bright sayings of his children"
A pensive maid she scT,ed to be,
Shy, timid, meek and apprehensive,
But in one year of wedock he
Found she had lost timidity
And meekness and was now expensive.
Chicago Record.
"Dld you get much of tnat old par
ty" said one highWayman to another.
Got all he had" was the reply "rhat
is right. He who is worth doing at all
is worth doing well"-Detroit Free
Press.
Irate Passenger (as the train is NOV
ing out)-"Why didn't you put my
luggage in as l told you, you old"
Porter-'E-h, man. Yer baggage is
ma sic a fule as yerscif; ye're in the
Wrang trainw-Punch.
Father (meaningly)-"Who is the
LATEST boy in your class, Tommy"
Tommy-"I don't know, pa" Father
II should think you would know
When all the others are industriously
studying or writing their lessons, who
is it sits idly in his seat and watches
the rest, instead of working hlmselfT
Tommy-"The teacher" GlasSo"
Times.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
Mud ns n LILO snrer.

In London it was noticed that when
the streets were muddy there was a
marked diminution Of diseases that
where prevalent when dust is blowing.
Bowel troubles are plentiful when peO-
pie are compelled to inhale dust Con-
sumption, too, often gets its start
from dust. Other Illnesses almost
equally grave follow from the breath
ing Of flying particles of filth. Add
sufficient water to transform the dust
into mud, and the power for harm is
gone, for mud Is not inhaled. The
germs that infest dry dust become in
ert in mud, because these germs, vi
cious as they are, are too lazy to go
anywhere unless they are carried.
Moreover, mud is very likely to get ul-
timately into the drain-plpe, and the
germs are carried off where they can
do no harm. Even when mud dries on
the clothing and is brushed Off the
dust that arises therefrom does not
appear to be as dangerous as that
which has not been recently wet
Leslie's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1901-03-23
n,ncon sh.u,. 1hiln.onhr y

Deacon Shaws philosophy in the
Peabody News: The other iellowsw
always looks easy. II YOU
don'J amount to much it is some one
elsc's fault. of course. Lots OF
men have fought for a point when
bIufing would have gained it. ,
The poorest workman always has the
biggest pile of letters of recommenda.
ton You see things every
day at which you sneer, but you would
cry ii you read about them in a novel.
= A good way to keep from cry
ing is to place a dollar in front OF you
and look at it steadily. The dollar is
great thing to keep grief away.