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New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
TO FINE A CORPORATION
REFEREE HOLDS COMPANY AND OFF
GERS MUST PAY PENALTIES FOR
REFUSING TO SHOW BOOKS.

a decision of Importance to corporations and to
stockholders has been given by ex-Justice Roger A
Pryor a referee in bearing upon the right
OF a stockhoder of a corporation to examine the
books OF the concern and to collect damages for a
refusal the part of the officers of the company
permit such examination.
The case is that of Theodore Cox, a large stock
holder in the Island Mining Company, Michigan
corporation, who made a demand on the secretary
for permission to examine the books Of the con-
in the morning OF day. and another de-
mand in the afternoon of the same day. Another
demand made the secretary the following
day, and on the thi-d day still another demand
made, this time the president. All these
demands We're refused On the fourth day the
plaintiff made another demand, which COM
piled with. The stockholder sued the secretary
for three refusals. the president for one and the
company for four. under Section 50 of the Stock
Corporation act, which provides for penalty OF
$3.50 for each offence to be imposed on both officers
ard company
The defendants raised the points that the COM
pany was not doing business in this State, had no
office here, that the demand was not made at the
proper time, that there was no refusal. that the
company had obtained a certificate from the
Secretary OF permitting it to do business. and
specially insisted that the penalty was not
lative. and that only penalty COULD be recov-
cred in each suit.
Ex-Justice Pryor decided in favor OF the plaintiff.
allowing him three penalties against the officers
and three against the company. He held that
since the stockbook should he open daily for In
spection the penalty not TO be imposed more
than once each day In his decision the referee
cites number of analogous cases and adds:
There was one demand for the book or on April Is
about o'clock. with a witness. and repeated the
demand It WERE an unreasonable construction
the stockholder chooses to reiterate his demand
But the book to be open daily Tor s aGe
day until his right is conceded
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
SAYS SHE WAS ELECTED FROM HOTEL
WOMAN BRINGS SUIT FOR 5000 AGAINST THE
PROPRIETOR OF THE ST ANDREW

WOMAN BRINGS SUIT FOR 5000 AGAINST THE
PROPRIETOR OF THE ST. ANDREW
Andrew Robertson. the proprietor of the Hotel
ST. Andrew, at broadway and Seventy-second-s
has been sued in the City Court by Jennie n. Sew
ard TO recover $1,000 damages for alleged wrongful
eviction and for aspersons on her character al
legged to have been made by the proprietor of the
hotel and his employees.
Mrs Seward says that she had for some time
prior to February occupied apartments in the hotel
and was requested in February to give I'D her
room because man was seen coming of II
evening. She explained that the man was her
real estate broker. and that he had been there on
business Her statement accepted 10 the ex
tent OF permitting her 10 continue her occupancy
of the apartment for the remainder of the week
but she says exorbitant prices were charged for
everything she ordered. ''
When the end of the week arrived she was nm
tremendously ordered to pack up and go This she
did under protest. Mrs. Seward says that she has
not only been injured by being compelled TO leave
her apartment. but complains that the reasons
given by the management OF the hotel for declinnr
to permit her TO remain patron of the establish
ment were unfounded, and constitute malicious
slander.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
LECTURES AT CARNEGIE LTCEUM.


MANHATTAN COLLEGE ALUMNI SOCIETY tn
BEGIN A COURSE ON SCIENTIFIC SUBJECTS
The Alumni Society of Manhattan College an
nounces subscription course of lectures on scion,
tine subjects at Carnegie Lyceum enable the col
lege TO develop and equip its scieptihc department
The subjects and lecturers are:
April 10. "Meteors and MeteorItes" Professor
Potamian London University; April 16 ''The De-
velopment of Artillery in the Nineteenth Century -
CAPTAIN +. l. Zalinski. U. s. A. retired April %
Suhmarlne Boats, John p. Holland, inventor OF
the Holland April Is The Steam Engine and Its
University: April 30. electrical Wave transmits
sion. Professor Michael |. Pupin Columbia JTni
versity. ~
This course is especially intended to open the
School OF instruction in Naval Architecture and
among the patrons are Archbishop Corrisan Ad-
miral Dewey. President Seth Low of Columbia
Chancellor MacCracken of New-York University
President Jacob @. Schurman of Cornell I1niver.
sity, Secretary of War Elhu Root, Giuseppi Mar
Soni. Nikoa Tesla, Elbridge 4. Gerry General
Mills. u. S. A. and others ~ w.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
SAYS DOE" WARRANTS ARE ILLEGAL.
LAWYERS CONTENTION IF UPHELD
MIGHT NULLIFY MANY OF THE
FlFrEEN'S ARRESTS

II the contention Of Augustus Rogers stated 10
Justice Freedman in the Supreme Court yester-
day. is upheld the warrants recently issued to the
Committee Of Fifteen and used in making raids on
gambling places and disorderly houses are Illegal
and the prisoners will have 10 be discharged Jus-
rice Freedman reviewed writs of ha abeas corpus
issued by Justice McAdam Friday night in the
cases OF Michael Hart, Henry Walters. Max
Josephs and Louis Green. all of whom caught
IN raid made by the Committee of Fifteen at
second-ave- and Ffth-st. the night of March %.
The warrants for the raid issued by Justice
Jerome, and called for the arrest of John Black
Nos i. ?. and l. In all nine persons were
caught in the raid
The prisoners had a hearing before Justice
Jerome on Friday. and five them We're dis
charged. Mr.. Rogers, appearing for Hart Walters
losephs and Green. insisted that the warrants
upon which his clients were arrested We're Illegal.
and had a controversy with Justice Jerome He
left the courtroom and hunted up Justice Nc
Adam. OF the Supreme Court who granted the
application for writs Of habeas corpus for men
and admitted them 10 $1,000 bail pending hearing
yesterday.
When the was called Assistant District At
torney Cans appeared for Justice Jerome. Colonel
Robert @. Monroe represented the Committee of
Fifteen. and Mr.. Rogers looked after interests
OF the prisoners Mr.. Cans promptly appealed for
an adjournment in the matter until Monday. He
told Justice Freedman that the Writs had not been
served on the District Attorney until 30 O'Clock
possible for Justice Jerome 10 make a proper re-
turn TO the writ in so short Time.
Upon this statement Justice Freedman granted
an aolourn!nent until tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Rogers says that under a decision Of the
supreme Court OF the United States in the case of
cable agt: West, warrants in which the prisoners
those upon which the prisoners at bar were ap-
prehenoeo, are Illegal and void.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
CHARGED WITH TRYING TO SHOOT WIFE.

MAN ATTACKS WOMAN JUST AFTER BEING
ORDERED IN COURT NOT TO DO SO
Arthur H. Sherman, thirty-hve years old. of No.
152 West Fourteenth-st., arraigned before Mag
istrate Olmsted in the jefferson Market yes
terday morning charged with assaulting his wife
Jennie Sherman was In court on Friday morning
in response to a summons which had been pro-
cured by his wife. who charged him with habitual
drunkenness and with ill-treating her. She would
not make any complaint against her husband IN
court, however saying that all she desired was
that he be made to keep away from her Magis-
trate Olmsted issued order to that effect.
Within hour after he left court. it is alleged
Sherman called his wife, grabbed her by the
throat choked her and discharged a revolver at
her. He returned again in the afternoon and at
tempted to shoot her a second time. lie was pre-
vented from doing only by the servant, who
knocked the revolver from his hand and then
called in Patrolman Riley, of the Charles-st. sta
ton who placed him under arrest. He was held in
600 bail for examination Monday
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
FIRST SERVICE IN NEW CHURCH.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE HOUSE OF WORSHIP TO BE
DEDICATED TO-DAY.
The Second Church OF Christ Scientist. at Cen
trail Park West and ty-eghth-st., which will
open for its first service this morning, inco--
porated in October. 1891 by nine students OF Chris
tian Science, who first worshpped in private
house in West Thirty y-fourth-st. From there the
church was transferred a large in Car
negie Music Hall. Later. at Hodgson Hall
Fifth-ave. and Forty-hfth-st., the church grew to
A membership of 100 Six years ago the society
installed itself In Scottish Rite Hall. Madison-ave
and Twenty -ninth-st-. where 1t has remained
having increased In membership 3G0 and In at
tendance TO 800. In May 1898, in a single night
s6s 600 subscribed for the construction of the
church which will be dedicated to-day. On April
2, 1899. ten ton cornerstone of Concord granite
laid
The building occupies n rectangular area Of
about JOG by 127 feet and has total height of 10
feet. The exterior is French Renaissance I'm
style Of architecture In the centre of the vesti-
bule is bronze tablet, with raised letters which
read follows
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
FLOOD RULES TENDERLOIN
CHAPMAN SENT TO THE GOATS FOR
TALKING TOO MUCH
FIVE OTHER CAPTAINS IN THE SHAKE Up"
HINT THAT SOME HAVE DIS
OBEYED ORDERS

Police Commissioner Murphy yesterday after
noon announced another shake up" of police
captains. The most significant transfer was
that OF Captain Chapman away from the Ten
derloin. Captain Chapman had been sent to
that precinct recently that his removal from
II was unexpected. Seven captains were trans
ferred follows:
WILLIAM DEAN from East Twenty -second-st. TO East
Eighty-eighfh 81.
EDWARD Walsh; from Elizabeth st. to East One
JOHN F. FLOOD from East one-hundrei- and twenty
eiKth-st- 10 West Thirtieth-st.
Hgkbridge ''
c. c wendell. from the Central ONCE to Eliza
JAMES CANNON. from HlshOridge East Twenty
Central of,e
Commissioner Murphy asked his reasons
for the transfers. He replied:
These transfers are right along the line Of the
Se men hans @nf 1d S the TO o kceP G I
places have sent for all Of these captains trans
have told each that my orders must he oheyed
Ian am going to keep right on transferring captains
His remarks led TO the supposition that some
OF the captains transferred had not implicitly
obeyed his instructions, and he asked in
what manner Captain Chapman had disappoint-
ed him in the governing of the Tenderloin.
Captain Chapman" he said in reply has
done fairly well in the Tenderloin. but there
have been some complaints about police matters
and government up there, and / have had two
or three interviews with Captain Chapman"
He was urged TO tell of some of the specific
complaints that had been made regarding Cap
tain Chapmans work in the Tcnderloin. but he
only replied testify:
There has been much talking with citi-
zens up there. There have been too many con-
versational complaints"
Captain John F. Flood, who succeeds Captain
chapman as ruler Of the Tenderloin. is newly
appointed captain. He promoted just be-
fore the retirement Of the old Police Board For
many years he acting captain in the Cen
tral Office. When that title abolished his
title was that Of sergeant. He the conf
Dental man Of Chiefs Of Police Conlin, McCul-
lagh and Devery.
Captain Chapman spent much of last evening
packing his personal belongings at the Tender
loin station in order TO make room for those of
his successor. The captain asked what he
had to say regarding the remark of Commits
sioner Murphy that he (Chapman) had talked
TOO much"
That's all bosh" he replied. Il haven't been
talking too much I've only tried to be cOur-
teous TO people. and that wasn't the cause of
my transfer. AS far as being transferred is con-
cerned, I'm glad to get away What's the diff
ference: it's all in a ifAime." The captain
added that a man that don't have enemies is no
good Some one has been knocking me to the
Commissioner"
AT 1880 o'clock Captain Chapman directed
the sergeant in charge 10 send for an express
wagon to convey his property TO Highbridge
shook hands all around. asked for informa ton
about barber shops. and then passed out. He
Will assume command Hghbridge at =
o'clock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
THE PRINT CLOTH MARKET.

Fail River Mass, April (SpeciaD Local bro
kers report that the sales In the print cloth market
I'm the week amounted to about $4,000 pieces. all
odds No regulars could be sold in that time the
price demanded. The print cloth business is still
dull the sales reported in the week barely equalling
the previous weeks total Any positive effect of
the curtaimenu remains to be noted. The reduction
of the output mas already amounted full
weeks production and the movement is at the
end Of it's third week. The curtailment plan how
ever, has made IL almost impossible for buyers TO
obtain price concessions. Business at anything
lower than the present quotation is unprofitable
and manufao turers displaying firm resistance
TO every attempt 10 lower figures on their goods
Local mill believe that with increased
tailment here in w-England and in other
tions the removal of a large amount of goods from
the market should have had the effect of causing
a heavy buying movement TO set in were there any
large demand TO be filled. but the demand for goods
Is very limited and buyers are only filling orders
10 -heve Immediate necessities. Price conces-
sioI-s might tempt them TO buy more largely but
local manufacturers cannot their way clear
TO transfer goods prohtably at less than present
figures. The market is duh but firm a 2Js cents
for regulars. and on that basis for odds.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
A RAID on A POKER GAME

Captain Lantry. OF the East FIfty-hrst-st sta
tion, and several OF his detectives made raid on
some poker players last night, and made thir-
teen arrests. Two games In progress in
the rear room OF coffee and cake lunchroom. at
No sos First-ave. There two tables at
which were scared twelve players. The alleged
proprietor was also arrested. At the station he
gave his name as Henry Pick. said he was thirty
two years old a saloonleeper and that he lived
at No. i.sn F1rsi-ave. The patrol wagon OF Cap
tain Iantry's precinct made two trips IN taking
the prieoners the station
Two packs Of cards anc TWO boxes Of chips were
setsed The prisoners nearly ali Germans. and
sre employ I'd drivers butchers By East Side
eiAughter houses.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
NAN KILLED IN A COLLISION.
CARS RUNNING DOWN GRADE SMASH INTO
SWITCHING ENGINE.

Stephen Riski Russian laborer. living IN Mel
rose was killed early yesterday morning In the
tunnel at F'fty-ninth-st and Park-ave. in COLI
sion between a milk train and switching engine
Risk was employed the Harlem branch OF the
New-York Central and Hudson River Railroad. and
his duties to test the airbrakes on empty
milk cars.
Rish opened the brakes yesterday 10 see that
they worked and the cars suddenly started down
grade from Fifteth-st. The airbrakes would not
work Riski ran ahead over the cars until he
reached the first one and leaning over the buffer
tried 10 stop the cars by means of a hand brake.
This also refused work IN the tunnel at Fifty
ninth-st. was an engine backing up 10 take the
empty cars The first car hit the engine with ter
rife force and the engine driven half way
through IT, The body of Rski also driven
into the
wrecking crew was out. No knew
that had been killed About 6 a. m some OF
the wreckers were looking over the smashed car
and found the body OF Riski II was badly manged.
The track was blocked from 3 As to 1925 o'clock.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
THIErES CCT TELEGRAPH WIRES.
STRETCH OF 1890 FEET TAKEN FROM FIFTEEN
WIRES BETWEEN BRYN MAWR AND
DUNwoODIE.

Some time on Friday evening before : o'clock tina
Western Union Telegraph Company reported to the
fortieth Precinct police station. at Kingsbridge.
that It's wires had been cut somewhere near Van
Cortiandt officers could not find the cut. Yester-
day morning an official of the Yonkers district de-
tected the trouble between Bryn Mawr and Dun
Woodie n stretch OF 4,500 feet had been cut from
e the nlteeh wires along the most secluded part OF
the Putnam Railroad.
The entire central part of the State was cut of
from the telegraph for hours and a gang OF men
were husily at work yesterday stringng new wires.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
wAnrs TO BE FREE FROM HER DEBTS.

Bessie Louchem, living at No 229 West One
hundred a and-twentieth-st, has filed petition In
bankruptcy with liabilities of s5,73o and nominal
assets Of 81. 1872 She was formerly in business
Toucheirn & Co, wholesale lCuor dealers at No
448 Greenwich and No. l23 Hudson St, and gave
Up that business four years ago. The assets con-
sst Of outstanding accounts. due from one hundred
customers in this State, New-Jersey. Connecticut
and Massachusetts. The American Exchange Ma
tional Bank is put the schedules a creditor
for sl2OS7 secured by life insurance Of her hus-
he nd. james LoucheH. and notes of other parties
10 the order of I.oucheim & Co. The amount of
this claim disputed and the bankrupt states that
she owes the bank sl0.6l2
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
TO TEAR DOWN OLD STOCK EXCHANGE.

Although the members Of the Stock Exchange Will
not leave their old quarters for several weeks.
workmen began yesterday the construction of
temporary bridge I'm front OF the Broad-st entrance
TO facilitate the demolition of the building. The
building is a solid one.( with considerable metal
work above the mansard story. and this will be re-
moved first that the destruction Of the building
proper may proceed as soon as 1t is vacated Inc
work of fitting up the temporary quarters in the
Produce Exchange is we'll under way, and the place
will be ready for occupancy by May J.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
ROB DOCTOR N THE STREET.

POLICE THINK TWO MEN CHARGED WITH THE
CRIME HAVE BAD RECORDS.
DIR. l. r. Rancour. of No. 1l3 West Seventy h
St. was the complainant yesterday morning in the
Harlem police court against Frank Williams. OF
No. 1872 East Ninety-eghth-st, and Henry Smith,
of No. 1872 Third-ave.. whom he accused OF rob
bng him on Friday night OF his money and papers
at Third-ave. and Nnety-seventh-st. Both prison.
ers held In bail Of 5000 by Magistrate Pool
for examination Monday.
DR. Rancour explained that he had been in Har-
lem answering sick call. While on his way home
he stopped In a saloon at Third-ave. and Ninety
eighth-st., get a drink. The next thing he knew.
he said. when the two men named assailed
him and rihed his pockets
The police think that the prisoners both have
records. and investigating their careers.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
FUNDS OF PAN-AMERIc4y ErHIRIT

Buffalo. April e.-At meeting OF the corpora tors
OF the Pan-American Exposition this afternoon
President j. G. Milburn submitted statement
to the effect that the funds of Exposition would
meet all obligations covering the completion of the
Exposition with the exception of about $500 0oo TIL.
recent failure of Congress 20 grant a loan OF $500
COO 10 the Exposition caused over $500 900 TO ha
subscribed to-day. President Milburn expects that
the coming week. "
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
DOCTORS COMMITTEE CHOSEN.

The County Medical Society recently decided 10
appoint committee 10 investigate the effects of
vice IN the tenement houses from the physicians
point Of view, The members Of the committee
have been chosen follows. Drs Prince A Nor
row. s. Adolph Knopp. Henry Dwight Chaplin.
Charles Warrenne Allen. /. Duncan Buckley anS
LUDWIG Weiss. Dr. George b. Fowler, president Of
the society. IS ofiicio member OF the com
mftfee. So
AT meeting Of the committee held on Thursday
last DR.. Morrow was elected chairman. The conn
nttee Will communicate with the Committee of
Fifteen. "a
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
NOT IN THE ICE TRTST

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; Statements likely misiead the public and
destroy an honest effort to low and uniform
price Tor Ice are being freely made by agents of
the American Ice Company to the effect tbat m.
Peoples Cooperative Ice Company is a Mart .,
and under the control of the Ice Trust. specifr
assertions are also being made that the PeonIa.S
cooperative Ice Company has recently sold OUT 10
the American Ice Company ~ "' W
These statements are malicious ana ,.,.. - ~
Peoples Cooperative Ice Company has no - rsIa
Ation near or remote. direct or indirect. with any
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
CROSS DEFENDS A POLICEMAN.
SAYS NO CHARGE WAS MADE THAT A BOY
PATROLLED HIS BEAT FOR HIM

Inspector Cross. AT Police Headquarters yester-
day. contradicted a report that Mrs. Mary Loner-
gan, OF No. 80 cherry-st., had made charge that
Policeman Anthony. of the Oak-st station was
addicted 20 the opium habit, and had had boy
patrol his post at night while he was under the
Influence OF the drug. Such charge the inspector
said. was absurd The boy referred in the re-
port is Joseph Brady, Mrs. Lonergans brother. He
was arrested for theft some time ago. and Mrs
Nelson went on his bond. Mrs Nelson wanted to
take charge OF the hoy, and Mrs. Lonergan locked
him up In her rooms. Then Mrs. Nelson appealed
TO the police and Policeman Anthony took the boy
away from Mrs Lonergan. Mrs. Lonergan then
accused the policeman Of breaking the door of her
room and abusing her. but an investigation dis
credited, IL is said her charges
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
BERMUDA LILIES FoR EASTER.

The steamer Trinidad. which arrived here from
Bermuda yesterday, brought large number OF
boxes OF Easter lilies. They were packed five dozen
IN DON IT was said yesterday that the market
mere lor Easter lilies has not been good this year.
and that smaller number of lilies than usual have
oeen Drought from Bermuda IN consequence.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
STOCK OFFERED FOR SALE.

The California King Gold Mines Company, OF No.
30 Broadway and No. CO Newst, offers TO the public
two hundred thousand shares Of treasury stock at
So a share. The company's mines at Picacho
San Diego County, Cal. Among its directors are
Senator John p Jones. of Nevada. president of the
company: Colonel Ashley w Cole. of Brooklyn;
Stilson Hutchins. of Washington: ex-senator Petit
grew. OF South Dakota, and ex-senator Stephen w
Dorsey, of this city.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
FIFTEEN's REPORT WEDNESDAY

William ii. Baldwin. jr-. the chairman OF the
Committee OF Fifteen. said yesterday that the com
snittee's report which has been awaited with some
apprehension by police officials had not been COM
pleted. The report, Mr.. Baldwin said would prob
ably be ready after the committees regular weekly
meeting next "Wednesday afternoon He refused
70 say anything about what the report would
contain.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
cONsOLLDATION RUnOR NOT cONEIRuEn

The report that negotiations are in progress for
an amalgamation OF the Southern Railway the
Monon. the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton and
the Cincinnati Southern received no confirmation
yesterday. Influential Southern Railway interests
declared that they knew nothing OF nlaa FOR
combining the properties.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

April showers bring forth May flow
ers. Spring Clothing, too.
We show in this cut the overcoat as it
is worn to-day. Cuffs, slashed pockets,
liberal length. We offer special sale
of imported Coverts, Velours and Cra-
venette rain-proof cloths. Overcoat,
silk lined, to order, s25. Double-breast-
ed frock coat and vest, silk lined and
faced, made OF imported Vicuna Thibets.
to order. S23. Desirable assortment of
imported Unfinished Worsteds, suit to
order. so. Special sale OF fine English
Trouserings, TO order. SO.
Samples, Books OF Information and
Measuring Guide mailed anywhere upon
request.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07
BACK PAY AFTER THIRTY-sIx YEARS.
GOVERNMENT PAYS A CIVIL WAR VETERAN IS As
FOR HIS SOLDERING.

Charles II. Sewers, well known resident OF Park
vile. Brooklyn. after thirtysix years has received
from the United States Government notice that
back pay amounting S IS for his services
soldier has been sent 10 him from the War Depart
ment at Washington. Mr.. Sewers private in
the 18th New Jersey Infantry.
New-York tribune., 1901-04-07

other ice company. The Ice Trust evidently realizes
that the best method for discrediting rival is TO
claim It's friendship
THE PEOPLES COOPERATIVE ICE co.
New-York April 8. 1901.