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New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
CHARTER REVISION HEARING.
TRAINERS AND FRIENDS OF THE BILL AP-
PEAR AT ALBANY.

Albany. March Is (SpeeiaD-The Senate Commit
tee on Cities to-day reported favorably the four
bills of the Tenement House Commission which
are intended to bring about the construction of a
better and more sanitary class OF tenement houses.
One of these bills Of the Tenement House Com
mission provides that the tenement houses in New
York and Buffalo shall be of a certain Construc-
ton, second act creates tenement house de-
partment for New-York a third provides for the
inspection OF tenement houses and a fourth pro-
vides that boards of health may have power to
examine into the enforcement Of the laws relating
10 tenement houses in New-York.
The Senate and the Assembly committees gave
hearing this afternoon 70 the representatives of
the Committee OF Two Hundred and Fifty. ot the
City Club. of the Citizens Union and OF the city
authorities upon the charter revision bill of the
Charter Revision Commission. There appeared to
speak upon the bill Edward NJ Shepard, Frederick
W. Hinrichs, Thomas a. Fulton. Horace +, DEM
ing Mrs. Charles r. Lowell, Miss Lowell, Mrs.
John NJ. Price, J. Warren Greene. Richard :. Ram
sey. Herman r. Metz Henry +. Nesuith. John c.
Coleman. Elijah r Kennedy. George W Miller. w
E. Hutchins. w. y. Kremer. Nelson y. Money
penny, John Nicholson. jr., George Fretfeld and s
G. Mead.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
UTOPIA on JAMAICA BAY.
SCHEME TO TURN MUD FLATS INTO
4 CITY-PRESIDENT'S CRlMl-
NAL RECORD.

New.Yorkers NAV soon II all goes we'll witness
the birth OF a City OF the Isles Of the Blessed
where all the inhabitants Will be as haPpy ana as
prosperous money can make them. These Isles
at present are only d few Il! smelling mud flats in
Jamaica Bay. in the Borough Of Queens, between
Rockaway Beach and Brooklyn. but soon, il is an
nounced, myriad slim white mnerets and chimney
pipes will rise in majesty above forty thousand
city lots. II wonders, IL one marvels at
this tale him hearken the voices of the dar-
ing projectors. who have sworn mighty oath that
two hundred thousand brothers in the downtrod-
den proetarat snail be redeemed from their pow
erty.
The Industrial Federation OF America. with an
afice at No. 149 Broadway. is the name Of a new
real estate concern. TIL" officers include Peter
Garrahan, president Gor the present.. and Frank
H. Fairfield. secretary and custodian of the $50.
which has been earned by ne company since its
nativity. John Baptist Marshall and Frederick
". Dunton together with those before mentioned
are the corporators. In speaking OF the concern
Mr.. Duuton said.
Community Of ownership Is the basic principle
rerent kinds Of industries these islands
sand hsnase The will b<oome GS the
OF enormous land franchise. trade and other val
ever formed will have such ma sntude or impor-
tion. no conflict OF interests between capital and
labor; To be able to establish sources OF wealth
the grea! capital factor OF this eombina tion. We
bs bsre sell Options o the of r1 STOCK % So SHARES
WIN cost ID cents share. and for each succeeding
block OF ten thousand the options viii sell at a n
increase Of 10 cents over the preceding block This
viii bring us ss.475.N0 with which 10 begin dredg-
ing and building. After four wears the profits
fIom our bonds will amount SI32.6C0 600. After
we get well started We shall pass to the original
purchaser of a so share annual dividend OF
500 or 100 per cent This will 500 Oo0ooO
a year.
We shall run our, mills by the use OF bonds
when cost nothing bonds which create their own
security as they are issued, and which will have
greater purchasing power than money Wages
VIII be paid in cash. but employees will al
or &C buy bonds with the money they receive. ANY
person " no pays anywhere from 10 cents 20 Sil
each for an option of hundred of these bonds
may expect. without the payment of another cent
10 have an independent income at the end of fifty
months. admit the plan may fail but stock.
holders viii run no risk because they pay only
lew dollars week on their shares They can
%ithdraw at any time. but they don't get their
ASKED II Garrahan. tho temporary president Of
the concern. had not served eight months on
Blackwells Island in 1896 for grand larceny in the
second degree. Mr.. Dunton said
Yes; but he was not really guilty even II two
courts did pass upon II. Some Italian whom, Car
1I,iH nad never seen, said the latter had swim
iTr Cnnrt he nF 9nt OF *So 1t was a shame that the
tence In the Court OF General Sessions
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
SHELTING COHP4NY MUST WAIT
NEw-JERsEY COURT OF ERRORS AND AP-
PEAIs GRANTS A STAY.

Trenton. \. j., March Is (specan.-The Court Of
Errors and Appeals to-day allowed stay which
continues the temporary injunction made bv Vice
Chancellor Stevens restraining the American Smelt
ins and Refining Company from Increasing its cap
ital stock to SleoG00,0o0 and from purchasing the
plants of VI. Guggenheims Sons for s45.oOoato. The
stay continues the restraining order until the ca Sc
has been decided by the Court of Errors. when the
injunction will be dissolved made permanent ac-
cording to the courts decision whether or not
the proposed purchase is legal
The stay was obtained after the court had listened
to argument by Edward Lauterbach. of New-York
and Richard V. Lindabury of Elizabeth, represent
ing William NJ Donald and the other minority
stockholders of the smelling company who seek to
prevent the deal, and Thomas Thacher, of New
OF the defendant concern.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
4B4NDONS HER CHTLDREN.
a POOR WOMAN LEAVES HER THREE BOYS
WITH THE UNITED HEBREW CHAR
TIES AND DISAPPEARS

Mrs. Hannah Richards, poor Hebrew woman,
about thirty years old, took her little boys
the United Hebrew Charities Building. Sec
ond-ave. and Twenty y-irst-st., on Tuesday after
and abandoned them there. Mrs. Richards
has since disappeared. ard no trace Of her be
found. She came to this country from Canada last
August, bringing her children with her. She made
a hard fight support her family. but apparently,
unable 10 do The United Hebrew Charities
became interested in her and gave her clothing
and money. Mrs. Richards has depended largely on
the organizatio since she came TO New-York.
She made her home in shabby quarters nhe rear
of No. 1s9 Allen-st
After Mrs. Richards had abandoned the chill
dren, the organization took charge of them and
put them in the care OF one OF its assistants.
DIR. Frankel of the charities said that the children
would probably he taken 10 the Hebrew Orphan
Asylum. where they will be educated. The names
OF the children Philip Richards ten wears old +;
Abraham Richards, seven years old, and Pincus
Richards. five old.
Tribune reporter went TO No. 169 Allen-St. last
night to find out what was known of Mrs Rich
ards there. Mrs. Rebecca Greenberg, jantress.
said that Mrs Richards had lived there since the
time she to this country She active, and
worked in q leather factory for s. a week upon
which she could not support herself and her three
bows While the reporter was talking 10 MIS-.
est. past the door. He was looking for his
mother. He said that his two brothers had been
looking for their mother all the afternoon but could
Ii Was learned from him that he and his
blatt. No. $50 East Tenth-st. There his brothers
were tourd They had been crying. They said
that they did not know what had become Of their
mother, and that they were to be sent TO the
orphan asylum. Mrs. Greenblatt said that Mrs.
ada over a question OF taking the children this
country. Mr.. Richards wishing to leave the chill
in Canada
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14

BROOKLYN COURT DENIES MOTION TO DISMISS
INpIcTMENT AGAINST c. c. FROST.

The discovery was made IN the County Court,
Brooklyn. yesterday. that for more than nine years
indictment has been pending against c. G.
Frost for assault in the third degree. and that he
has never been arraigned to plead to the indict-
ment. Lawyer Hazelton. before Judge Aspnall,
moved dismiss the indictment.
on September % 1891. c. c. Frost Joseph II.
Frost and his wife. and q. s. Pearsall ar
rested for an alleged assault Robert A. Piuker-
at the Gravesend racetrack. They were in
dictei on February - 1892, but none OF them have
been arraigned. although all have been living in or
near Brooklyn ever since. There a at
the time between the racetrack propretors and the
poolrooms and every effort was made by the
former TO prevent the results of the races being
sent 10 the latter. Pinkerton claimed that Frost.
by electrical apparatus in his large silk hat,
flashed the results OF the the fence OF
the track 10 a telegraph operator in house some
distance away, who took them through field
glasses. The alleged assault occurred Septem- =
Der 25 1881; wheI. Pinkerton and his men elected
Frost and his party from the track.
Mr.. Hazelton urged that the indictment had been
pending for more than nine years and that his
client entitled 10 trial have il dismis sed
Mr.. Frost had told him that he had never been
arraigned. Judge Aspinall called for the indict-
ment, and. after examining 1t. said the stateme mt
of Mir. Hazeton was true. That being the case
however. ne would have 10 deny the motion to dis
miss the indictment.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
AXES SWUNG IN COURT.
THREE ROULETTE WHEELS SMASHED
BY ORDER OF JUSTICE JEROME.

The sharp ring Of axes falling upon we'll sea-
soned hardwood rang through the corridors Of
the Criminal Courts Building yesterday after
noon The unusual sound proceeded from the
library, where Justice Jerome was holding court
end examining the gamblers captured in the
recent raids Of the Committee Of Fifteen in the
Tenderloin.
They're smashing the roulette tables," ex-
claimed an astcnished policeman. and at once a
rush OF iGlers made for the third floor.
Sure enough, Justice Jerome had ordered three
fine big tables. valued at $500 apiece, 10 be re-
dueed 10 sDlinters before his eyes 10 make GER
tain that the gamblers should not recover them
John J. Hammond ard Frank McLeand, of
Frank Moss's office were designated to do the
work. AS Hammond raised his axe for the first
stroke, some one called out 10 him:
Put II on the red. Hammy""
j WILL" quoth the detective, and he brought
the axe down with all his force
Like many another who has tried TO hit the
wheel he miscalculated. His axe landed on
the black Some laughed. One man groaned
He had been arrested as the wheels reputed
owner but ne was afraid to claim it. The ex-
ceLence OF the materials Of which the wheel
was constructed proved by the fact that
II TOOK the two axenlen twelve minutes TO reduce
81 10 kindling wood. The second wheel con-
sEmed eight and a half minutes The third
wheel broke one Of the axes, but was shattered
by the other in seven minutes and ten seconds
justice Jerome stood by all the time smoking q
cigarette He ordered the pieces to be gathered
and burned in the furnace in the basement
There was a scramble among the spectators for
The smaller spinters souvenirs.
justice Jerome held for the grand jury the men
arrested in the houses where these wheels were
oaptured- They James Stewart. of No l04
West hirty-eighth-st. and Edward Wilson and
rank Haven Johnson Of No. rs West Thirty
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
MURPHY is IRRITATED.
HUMoR THAT HE Is TO RESIGN RoUsEs HIS
FIGHTING BLOOD.

Those who circulate that rumor can go 10 hell"
exclaimed Police Commissioner Murphy hotly yes
tereay. He had lost his good temper for the first
sine since he took hold OF the force. The rumor
that angered him had a suggestion Of quitting"
IL II which reused the old soldiers ire 1t was to
fhe effect that he intended to resign as Commits
Fioner OF police soon as the legislature ad-
5ourns. and return 10 the Health Department The
TuEnor is not a Murphy has denied il be-
fore. Its persistency annoys him He will not re-
sign he declares. The Mayor may remove him.
He cant help that.
One report states Sexton Murphys successor
another report has II that James J. Martin will
succeed Murphy and that Sexton will be an Flec-
Ticns Commissioner. He woud feel at home there
With Hess and Abel for his Republican," felow
members
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
INVESTIGATING INTERNATIONAL ZINC.
WHEREABOUTS OF THE BOOKS STILL A MYSTERY
10 STOCKHOLDERS

The investigation Of the con6ition Of the Tnterna
tional Zinc Company is being steadily carried on by
the committee OF stockholders who believe that
they have been tltreated by the officers and pro-
moters OF the concern. The question at present IS
why it was found necessary to appoint receiver
at all, when, according an official statement the
company at that time earning 500 a week
1t was learned yesterday that one of Or. I.yuan's
agents at Boston who formerly sold shares OF the
Yukon Exposition Company. had been offered by
DR.. Lyman the Office of manager of the Chicago
branch Of the International Zinc Company. The
agent wrote recently to c. II. A Dougherty n
stockholder at No 6S Wall-st irclosng an alleged
copy of a letter from Or. Lyman the agent. in
which the promoter is quoted saying: IF you
had some sound concern, like the International
Zinc Company, for instance, where accounts are
audited and which is selling gold dollars 70
cents, you ought 10 be able do large business "
Mr.. Dougherty said yesterday
c. ". Johnson. who on February 26 resigned the
figures as vice-president of the United states In
vestment and Security Company. AT No. 81 State
offices at No. 50 Broadway. \ man named Cotton
G Co. is managing DR.. Lyman's Boston of
nee. The Mammoth Consolidated Gold Mine" is
the property in which the Security and Investment
Company is at present interested
The present whereabouts of the books Of the In
ternationaI Zinc Company is stiIl mystery to the
stockholders. 1t is thought that they at Jop-
lin, and effort is being made to have them
Drought 10 llS CITY, so lhat theE may receive eX-
pert examination story which received some
confirmation yesterday told of the secret trans
fer of number Of important papers of the several
companies in which DR.. Lyman Interested. Ac-
cordng to the rumor DR. Lyman and Perley Morse
then his secretary, on September 9 1900 deposited
q trunk alleged to have contained important docu-
ments in the Brooklyn Safe Deposit Company
reformed gambler. who is responsible for the story
told MIR. Dougherty on Tuesday that he had been
hired by Mr.. Morse to protect the latter from DR.
Lyman during the transfer of the trunk Mr. Morse
however. denied that any such action had ever
been taken by him. He said that he left DR.. Ly-
mans employ last August
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
APPROVE AND DIS4PPROVE BILLS
BOARD OF TRADE AND TRANSPORTATION TAKES
ACTION ON SEVERAL LEGISLATIVE MEAS
URES NOW PENDING.

At the monthly meeting Of the New-fork Board
OF Trade and transportation held yesterday after
noon In It's rooms in Broadway, resolutions were
adopted disapproving the Stranahan bill and
stating that the Sater-Seymou- bill providing for
the complete exemption of mortgages from taxation
should be passed by the legislature; dsapprovlns
the bill providing for appeals 20 the State Board
of Tax Commissioners by persons or corporations
aggrieved by the action OF the Board OF IaxeS ana
assessments OF this city; opposing the bill to
shorten the duty hours Of fremen; fayortng the
enactment of the Marshall-WilsOn bill for the
storage of combustibes: recommending the passage
of laws to prevent fraudulent sales to auctoneers.
and approying the action OF the boards executive
committee in opposing the General Corpora tion Tax
bill \ cornmunica tion from William McCarroH a
director of the board, referring the delays ex-
perienced by passengers at the hands OF customs
officials wa put i'll the hands OF a committee.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
SPENT STOLEN MONEY IN PooLRooMs
BOOKKEEPER
BOOKKEEPER CONFESSED EMBEZZLISCi
SUMS COLLECTED FROM HIS EN-
PLOYER's CUSTOMERS.

Albert T. Mas bookkeeper formerly in the
employ Of Simon J. Adler. agent for a brand
OF whskey, with headquarters in the Syndicate
Building. in Park Row. arraisned before Mag
istTate olmsed. in the Centre-st police court, by
Charles z. Holiday. Inspector of the American
Surety Company, yesterday afternoon. charged with
embezzlement. He arrested by Inspector Ho-
hday on Broadway in front OF the Astor House
When confronted with the warrant Mas admitted
taking the money. The specific charge on which
Naas WAS arralgned was the conversion on August
of s3l p. There thirty-hve other similar
counts against him, amounting to N036. Mas
fessed that his system collect money from
customers and make no entries of the receipts He
SAID that he spent the money in poOlroomS down
town betting the horses He was committed
10 the Tombs in default OF bail.
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
THE RIFLE TOURNAMENT.
L P. 1rTEL DOES SOME CLEVER sHoorrSt

I. P. ITTEL DOES SOME CLEVER SHOOTING.
The championship rifle contests that are being
conducted by the Zettler Ride Club Oh their ranges
in West Twenty-thiTd-st., are attracting many OF
the experts Among the new entries yesterday
were Louis p Ittel. OF PittsbUrg, Penn; DR.. W c.
Hudson of the Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Clun
and the veterans Michael DoorIer and L H Han
of Jersey City The coseness OF the scores IN
100 shot championship match have been remark
able, and the twenty-five yard record has been
broken by no less than six OF the compettors.
The Sportsmen's Show record OF 2,42s. made last
year by F. c. Ross. of Brooklyn. will stand a. II
was made on a 100-foot range. Perfect scores en-
the ring target have been made by Theodore Geiss.
Of Springfield. Mass. and c. G. Zetter ir, OF this
city, bur the score Of 2.451, made by Irtel IN the
championship match is clever ; Gas 4 a KeLss
work. and has string OF 80 our of a possible 80
on the bulls eye target, and GeiseI has top scors
for the trophy. with score or 2s OUT on possible
20. The scores,
one hundred shot championship Shot strings Of zen
PittsbHrg 247 2i5. 24S 2l7 "a 245, "a 2S -
DoSrler. 6ireenvilIe. y j. 24sI; E, Piuara, YeE-
BTssin Conn & $50; II 3 cssss ad8esy aas
Boston. 24l7; R. Busse NeW-York, :39s: ] Rsenan.
IaTor H W. y Meyer. t -'S Ssv-Y6Tk. s3s5 H.
Ring target Garses q tnrss shots possible .; % IS,
T r Geissi Is - 7$, total go E. : Pllard - &
i;.i m 4 g 80 q ez6 ss'' L = II E:: 3 $ 3; z Z ss. s. %
targets count Tor nexI ye prizes RSs,ass
15O-R ~. -. 146 L p. Hansen u ~ 4-S'
NJ Doorler 73 as total 146 W \ Hicks. - Il; t''a
I45: ]. Rebham, IS. -. total liz -
one target 10 count the remaining prlzesF. AIs
SEX. IS: ?. Kost, rs: ~. g ", Hudson e. J. I 80
phrey ~: G Reruius. - T. Y. Keller j, =; hAat
mann II; Henry 1Iahenorock II: r J. Young 90 am
zimmerman trophy best target shots Possis!.
75yH D. Muller. -; s Ptllard - " -190r, ,5a- ~
r. r Elsss N.TeT s a. s4s7iPi p sKanna Nj "a 8 '=' "
Bulls eye target best shot by rneasuTsIen pITsTs
Gus Zimmerman 21ia: Il D Muller - z ; FI-.-
e21s: J. ?. Smith. % J. T. HunphTey o. =
2Sla; c. D. VieSmann. 25t2: J. Reoham, =, J. %
T = MacKenn3. So Henry MallernrocA -
Brewer 321s, George Zimmerman. IS; F. K t1sls=- "
T Keller. 3s13- ,.. zus
Contest for the greatest number % bull esss "a
Zimmerman 1sa; H \. Muller, - Z : FiiS'o ~
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
ANTI CANAL .NE.N AHEAD.
TAXATION RESOLUTION NAY BLOCK
ANY APPROPRIATION THIS YEAR.

Albany. March 13 tSpeciaD.-The anti-canal fac
tion OF the Assembly its leaders declare. gained
a significant victory to-day by the passage of the
Lewis resolution which amends the constitution
by prohibiting any exemption Of property from
taxation by legislative enactment The vote stood
81 ayes. IS noes Although the provisions of the
resolution in themselves have no reference what
ever 70 canals, nevertheless its passage by the
present legislature will in all probability effectu-
ally block all canal legislation this year The reso-
luton passed the legislature of 1899. and after
having passed the legislature of 1901 it will come
before the people the next general election,
thereby excluding the consideration at that time
of any appropriation measure. Although several
canal members voted for the measure the be-
lief that it would be laid aside in the Senate until
after the Governors attitude canal legislation
this year is determined by the message he is eH-
pected to send in tomorrow with the canal re-
port of State Engineer Bond. nevertheless, the
vote taken to-day shows approximately the
strength of the anti-canaI forces. The Republican
members from The extreme northern and south
western PARTS of the State that are opposed to
canal Improvement voted solidy for the resolu-
tion. The majority of New-York and Buffalo
members. both Republicans and Democrats, voted
in the negative
The Republicans who voted in the negative are
Assemblymen Ahern. Brooks, Cadin, Cook, Cooley,
Costello Darrison. Davis Galbraith Graeff. Hitch
cock, T. d. Lewis Manifold, McQuade. O'Bren,
Patton, Ross. Ruehl, Schneider Seymour Sherer,
I. l.. Smith W. H. Smith, Snyder, Warath.
Weeks and II. Wilson.
The only Democrats who voted in the affirmative
We're Assemblymen Egan Lynn, O'Connell, Rider
Rierdon, Sanders. J. Z. Smith and Sullivan.
The resolution of MIR. Lewis amends Section IS
of Article III of the constitution by prohibiting
the legislature from granting to any person; as
TAXATION on real or personal PROPERTY %, a., -
There is altogether property worth N25'jfiofi eA-
empt, as fOllOwS:
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
cRIcKET CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE.

The annual meeting to arrange the championship
schedule of the Metropolitan District Cricket
League will be held Saturday night II will then
be decided whether the Livingston Field Club and
New-York Cricket Club will continue their MEM
bership in the league. The former club, owing 10
the loss of its ground Staten Island is desirous
Of playing nomadic team. but is uncertain
about being able TO get its eleven together play
always away from home. The Nelson Lodge Crick-
ct Club has followed the example of the Kings
County St. George team and applied for member
ship in the league It's application will be de-
cided upon at the meeting Saturday night. The
Nelson Lodge embraces large membership OF the
order Sons of ST George. and should be able
sole a ia ir
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
HERE is A CHANCE FOR MURPHY
HE HAS BEEN PROMISING TO MAKE THE
POLICE COURTEOUS TO CITIZENS

5omnssioner Murphy has said repeatedly tha,
ore OF the offences he would not overlook in a no.
cerDan is disccurtesy 10 citizens 4 fine chance IN
prove the sincerity OF his words is afforded him
by the case Of Nell Brown, patrolnan attached tn
The West Thirtethst. police station. who certainly
acted -'6iscourteousy' toward William Parsons a
shoe salesman, when he nearly cracked the mans
skull with his nishtstick because Parsons got i'm
his way when Brown arrestng drunken
woman. II surely ifs not necessary for an officer
10 club a citizen savasely ard repeatedly over the
head in order 10 persuade him that he ought tn
move on. One good smash on the Uranium IS
enough. The others are distinctly diseourteous
VIII the commissioner act?
'i-< case came up In the Jefferson Market Court
New-York tribune., 1901-03-14
CHAPNLAN's PECULIAR RAID.
CAPTURES TWENTY WOMEN IN A sALooN-Tr
MAY BE DECLARED .DIsoRDERLY."

Captain Chapman and tao OF his detectives ar
vested a score OF women yesterday under circum-
stances that may have important Developments
He made raid on a saloon at No 20 Thomson
St. frequenfed by oisorderly women, ana captured
twenty women ard one man. They were taken 10
the Jefferson Market court and Chapman wished
10 prefer charges OF vagrancy against them Mag
tstraie Hogan. however, ordered that they be
charged with disorderly conduct and he adjourned
ne cases Until Frioay instructing the captain TO
the saloon, 10 have IL closed Up as d disorderiy
house
II this action succeeds IL may mean ruin s0r the
numerous drinking resorts in the Tenderloin where
lsTd women hahituslly resort and which have
heretofore dened all efforts close them Chan
nan seems 10 be trying hard 10 quality FOR Captain
TAornas's successor F'@'-i