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New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
OUTLOOK FOR UNION BRIGHT.
REPUBLICAN CONFERREES SAY THEY ARE
READY TO ACCEPT ANY GOOD
MAN AS \ CANDIDATE.

The Republican Organization OF the City of New
York. formed by William Brookfeld General
Wager Swayne and others, will hold meeting In
Lyric Hall next Friday night and make plans for
the coming campaign Resolutions will be adopted
and an address will be presented. Mr.. Brookield
declared yesterday that the old organization would
be in the harness again. would make Lyric Hall
headquarters. as II was before, and would CO.
operate cordially with the Citizens Union and all
other associations opposed to Tammany.
Among politicians generally yesterday satisfac-
ton with the conference committee of the Repub-
lican County Committee expressed. and it was
said that there evinced spirit OF friendliness
and moderation that made the outlook for a union
of all anu-Tammany forces most encouraging
Senator Patt yesterday spoke highly OF the con-
ference committee.
1t is thoroughly representative of the Republi-
can organization" he said, 'and just the kind of
committee that should have been appointed for
the purpose II will have heart the interests OF
the party. What the Republicans desire is
the nomination Of a man who can beat Tammany
whether he be a Republican a Democrat. and
the Republicans will work for that end
All the members ot the Republican conference
committee in discussing the outlook yesterday de-
clared that the Republican County Committee had
candidates. that II was ready to confer with
others and support any clean man. and that II
other organizations met 1t in the same spirit union
would be effected
We VIII do everything TO make this movement
successful" said Frederick S. Gibbs. I'VE are
reAuy 10 accept the most available man as the
candidate for Mayor. whoever he may be- and II
the other organizations go into the conference in
the same spirit, IL Is certain that winning ticket
viii be named
Our attitude is one of frendiness to all the anti
Tammany organizations. and will go the con-
ference with the one purpose OF promoting a
union" said w. II. Ten Syck We are ready TO
make concessions, to do almost anything ac-
complIsh the OBJECT in view II a complete union
is not Effected. II will be the fault OF the Re
publiCans"
Mr. Ten Eyck announced. on behalf Of President
Morrls that the Republican conference committee
at p. m. for preliminary talk.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
GOULD AND A sE4BOARD OUTLET
VANDERBILT INTEREST IN LACKAWANNA
THOUGHT TO BE TOO STRONG TO
BE DISLODGED.

1t was said yesterday good authority that
there was more than a little basis for the
reports of the desire OF George J. Gould to
outlet to the Atlantic seaboard for his South
western railway system. and Of the antagonistic
attitude assumed toward that ambition by the
Vanderbilt and Pennsylvania Railroad interests.
That the Pennsylvania, by way OF reprisal.
trying to gain control of the Atchson was de-
clared TO be untrue; but It thought 10 be the
fact that the conference between President Cassatt
and W. K. Vanderbilt this week had been largely
devoted 10 discussion OF Mr. Goulds plans. 1t has
been said lately that Mr.. Gould purposed acquiring
control OF the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western.
designing make 1t the Eastern link of HIS system
of roads. and the activity of Lacka wanna stock
during the last few days has been referred TO
evidence Of the attempted execution OF such pur-
pose
But the daily transactions have been relatively
very small and II is thought to be next to impos-
sible for control Of the road be altered except
by friendly agreement. the stock Is so closely
held It is. indeed. reported that the RockefeIlers
are allies of Mr.. Gould in his effort to get a road
into New-york. but II is believed in Wall Street
that the Vanderbilt interest in the Lackawanna is
in any case too strong to be dislodged. Another
report has been that Mr. Gould would try to secure
the Erie instead OF the Lacka wanna for the nrr-
pose OF having a line to this port from Buffalo the
terminus of the Wabash and the present Eastern
terminus of the Gould system of railways but this
rumor has received much credence I'm the
Street Still other theories are that Mr. Gould
recognizes the fact that all the trunk lines reach
ing this city controlled through community Of
effect traffic arrangement with of those lines
through which the traffic OF the Missouri Pacific
M may get tSthi TO this port Fendy traffic
Lackawanna and the Wabash.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
COLER SAYS HE WON'T RUN.
TELLS MERCHANTS HE WILL NOT BE
CANDIDATE FOR ANY OF
FICE THIS FALL.

Controller Coler told the Merchants Association
at a meeting Thursday afternoon that in no cir
cumstances would he accept a nomination for a
municipal office this fall. When the Controller was
seen yesterday he refused TO discuss his statement
made to the merchants further than to say that
he had been correctly reported by President Will
lam F. King. who yesterday made the following
statement with reference to Controller Coler's at
tendance at the meeting:
The me meeting was informal, and was not po-
LllCai one IN any way shape manner 1t
merely to advocate the adoption of a commercial
the same lines those prevailing in any large rail-
ROAD corporation or manufacturing concern. This
Rdmapo investigation. 1t purely business. to
dsIaie the inauguration of system of economy
and the saving of public money thus reducing the
tax rates of this great municipality
we are not in politics. but we are interested in
The The iRamaPo investigation created deficit and
tin de- Is sun deficit of $4,000 and the assoca-
work until the necessary funds provided. 1t
nuo @ 'oHiIerehce iii or number OF influential citi-
zehS IN all walks of life to discuss plans for
In case the ways and means We're forthcoming.
II was necessary before any such work could be
troer. He present. and during the meeting he
ma made f, the statement that he was not candidate
ton, ton under any consideration from any party or
With the Controllers cooperation. as well as
that OF other commercial bodies. the problem can
De SoiVed more speedily and with less expense.
The work of the association In Ramapo, in watch
ing vicious bills and taking an interest in every
thlhs that Pertained to the advancement OF the
city OF New-York was heartily commended by the
Controller The Controller stated that the press
seemed to doubt his intentions in regard to
cepting a nomination, and he was glad to have the
opportunity of declaring himself before such body
of influential citizens
In outlining the policy of the association. Mr..
k1ng hrst declared that the Merchants Associa-
tcn was as free from political affiliations any
mercantile house, and that il not its object to
dabhle in politics but to attain pure, clean gov
ernment for the people.
Our work In the Ramapo deal" he said has
decent government, but we must have funds We
are still $4,000 behlnd in that Ramapo matter. In
the end we Will have n popular administration and
a fourshing city. low taxes and high wages and
low rentals
Leroy 2. Dresser. who presided at the last meet
ing, will call another meeting of the association
within a short time. when the plans submitted by
him and other citizens will be perfected.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
TAuMANY TO HAVE 4 CONFERENCE
COMMITTEE TO MEET REPRESENTATIVES,
OF ORGANIZATIONS IN OTHER BOR-
OUGHS-NIXON'S FIVE DIS
CHARGED.

Tammany has followed the example of its an
tagonists and taken the conference committee
habit. At meeting Of the executive committee
yesterday afternoon in Fourteenth-st. the following
resolutions were adopted:
Resolved, That committee of three members Of
the executive committee from the Borough of Man
haitian and two from the Borough OF The Bronx be
appointed by the chairman to confer with the rep
resentatves of other regular Democratic organiza-
lions In the Boroughs of Brooklyn. Queens and
Richmond with reference to the representation
from the various Assembly districts in the city
convention. and the place and time of holding such
convention, and such other preliminary arrange
mentS as may be necessary.
Resolved, further That the said committee re-
port back TO the executive committee for action.
Chairman McMahon appointed the following COM
mittee: James j. Martin. Maurice Featherson.
James p. Heating, of Manhattan and August
Moebus and Louis f. Hafen. of The Bronx.
Lewis Nixon, the chairman OF the Committee OF
Five, known the Vice Committee of Tammany
Hail. asked that the committee be discharged John
cepted and placed file and that the committee
be discharged This was carried Then Mr. Carroll
moved that the thanks of the executive committee
be rendered the committee for It's efforts This also
was carried
The committee of five on conference met at once
afte. the Adjournment OF the executive committee
and elected James J. Martin chairman
After the meeting Mir. Nixon was asked ab,,,t bie
report and its acceptance by the executive COM
mittee
There is nothing to say about it, he declared
The report was accepted and we We're discharred
and thanked. The report has been published and
weeks The natter tonight merely formal
do not care to say anything further about it,
of Richard Croker said last night that IL was not
at all certain that Mr.. Croker would come hack
said @ am ncns sS S fsnF ana from 6 not he
received from him lately that he will not come"
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25

A good deal of comment is heard in Wall Street
regarding the alleged manipulation OF American
Lnseed stock by a group of spectators who few
months ago succeeded in working up another low
priced industrial high figures. Negotiations have
been I'm progress for some time for the absorption
of the I.inseed company by the Union Lead and OIL
Company, and early this week II was announced
that Iinseed stock would be exchanged at SIS a
share for the common and s4s for the preferred
stock of the Union company. There had been
considerable short interest In Linseed. and the
speculative party referred knowing this fact. and
learning of the plans for the companys future. II
is said marked up the prices. so that on the day
the terms of the exchange were announced Linseed
common was quoted in the market at Asa and the
preferred at 5Si5. But the shorts were enabled TO
make private and not disadvantageous settlements
1t is understood and the market quotations have
been going lower and lower each day, until yester-
day the common closed az %, or points above the
exchange figure. and the preferred at 4SA frac-
tion above the price offered for exchanging and the
speculative grol'~ '0vo their hands large block
OF stock which l. needed for the success Of the
plan of reorganization.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
GERMANS WANT REFORM.
TAMMANY'S METHODS DENOUNCED AT
A MEETING OF THE G. A. RI.

The opposition of the German American voters
of the city to the Tammany administration. and
their desire to have better municipal govern
ment, were indicated plainly last evening when
the German American Reform Union held a
meeting in the Grand Central Palace at Lexing-
ton-ave. and Forty-fourth-st The delegates of
the union present. numbered about five hun
dred, and they represented the German -Ameri-
can voters in all the Assembly districts In New
York County Their applause Of speakers who
denounced Tammany methods and Crokerism
was significant, and they passed by a unanimous
vote resolutions declaring for businesslike meth
DDS In the city government and the nomination
and election of the best citizens for public office
in the city. Although the resolutions did not
say so, 1t was evident from the hearty agree
ment of the delegates with some of the speeches
that the German Americans are in sympathy
with the Citizens Union. and ready to aid
It's movement for better government
Carl Lutz presided at the meeting last even
Ing and made address in which he declared
that the duty of all good citizens was to join
IN strong fight against Tammany Hall this
falI He expressed what seemed to be the pre-
Nalllns sentiment of the meeting, that an inde-
pendent Democrat ought to be nominated for
Mayor by all the organiza tions opposed to Tam
many. He spoke of the platform of the Citizens
Union as one which all good citizens of German
descent could agree to. There were thousands
and hundreds of thousands of voters in the
greater city who were tired of Tammany mis-
rule. he said, and determined to put end to
it. Mr.. Lutz spoke in German, did all the
other speakers at the meeting.
Frederick Guerter president of the executive
committee of the union. read the resolutions
which had been prepared for the meeting by
the committee. They were the following:
The German American Reform Union. earnestly
desiring that the affairs of the city he admins
tered. those of every well managed business.
for the advantage of those concerned. declares
that the candidates for the Mayoralty and other
offices should be only men Of steadfast character
important private employments from persons of
proven ability and manifest integrity, who may
be relied upon to act as they profess. and who
will neither suffer any else to use
ganiZatiOn set of persons whatever and this
union will join with other organizations sincerely
and honestly asking the election of such men.
The German-American Reform Union will insist
similar manner the candidates for city and
county offices. and that they be of as high
character these latter. The union believes that
in Republican Assembly districts Republicans be
Democrats be named and that these candidates
be men who owe allegiance to political ma
chine. but who will work for the best interests
the city in the legislature at all times.
With the resolutions Mr. Ciuertler read a state
ment of the number Of man-American voters
in New-York showing that they form over "a
per cent of the whole number of voters in the
city. follows:
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
FAMILY KNOCKED DOWN BY BOLT
HOUSE SET ON FIRE. BUT RAIN PREVENTS
FLAMES FROM SPREADING.

In the storm that swept over the city last
night the three story frame house OF Policeman
John Madden at No. so st. Lawrence West
Chester was struck by lightning. All those in
the house were knocked TO the floor senseless
the slate roof on one side of the building was
ripped almost entirely off. and the house caught
fire The rain did not permit the fire to spread
and 1t was extingushed by neighbors.
Policeman Madden was on duty at the Alex
ander-ave station. About 10 o'clock Mrs. Mary
Madden, his wife. and three children. were Sit
ting in the dining room of the house reading
There came a binding flash the bolt struck
the cupola on top and split il into fragments
The bolt descended down near chimney. break
ing all the windows on the eastern side of the
house.
The family for some time lay unconscious on
the floor When ambulance surgeon from the
j. Hood Wright Hospital reached the place the
stricken persons had revived.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
SALE OF THE BITTER ROOT STUD.
MARCUS DALY's HORSES AT AUCTIoN-MooN-
DYNE BRINGS $4,000

MARCUS DALY's HORSES AT AUCTIoN-MooS-
DYNE BRINGS $4,000.
The Bitter Root stud Of thoroughbred yearIings.
the property OF the late Marcus DAILY. disposed
OF auction last evening in Madison Square Gar
den. There were hfty-slx horses for sale. twelve
OF which by Hamburg, like number by
Inverness. thirteen by BathamptOn and five by
Ogden. All of the yearlings were sold with their
engagements. The sale conducted by the
Fas'g-Tipton Company, William Easton. auc-
tioHecr.
There were many bidders and spectators present.
Among them being John Madden George E.
Smith, J. F. Seagrave. W. C. Whitney Captain
$ s Brown. James Galway. F r. Hitchcock.
W. t. DAILY and w. Boyle.
The horses sold for $500 and more were:
Lady Monteith b Z. by Hamburs-Annut Lyle; :, ~,
counierpose' ''sii, en- e. by Bathampton-Balance
pSnfSse MtSs en- T. by Fonso-Bette Baise Biward
Braria. t;GHs br f. by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; W. l. oo
casSaan rSTG'H ch c. by Bathampon ..'as,aa; F. r.,
coaaEns. ag"F'n 6r c. by Hamburg Miles
z : : 8 sss
1nyria b c. by sam Lucas-Iiithya; ]. J,
IsSander c6, e. by Iqyernsss-isiac; { RoyIs; 500
Leipsic 6r. c. by Hamours-Lucas'a; Edward o.o,
Mdond2ne 59Ss b c. by Hamburg -Mn,caFe; John -
Hindi Mi'f Sr T. by undooMerden; Milton Young 1000
Mamira b. r. ty I'll nburg-Miserere Miles Finian 500
Whitney ................... LOCO
frssS" ne% D. L. oS 5000
Unterock CHI T.. by ADMINISTRATIONS; Miles
Kennard b c. by Golden Garter-Sacriaee; j j.
Mccarthy s1o
Zadux y. c. by T.ucas-Sadie: Edward Upton. 500
Sarched1n by Bathampton-Salmera; j. G.
Free ship b. c. by Bathampton- -Shipmate: Miles
MAS iam a. WhitnSy $500
"VSriTs Wfiye e' e. 1000
The total amount of the sales was s5l.525. There
I'll hnr
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
INDEPENDENTS MAST STEPPED.

Boston May 24.-The steel mast of the Inde-
pendence was successfully stepped to-day. The
raising of the mast, which weighs over five tons,
with its rigging, accomplished with ease. 1t
took considerable time get the spar in the right
position The spar threw the boat down about
foot forward and she floats within her lines, al
though she will be close the limit Of ninety feet
when all her weights on board. AS soon as the
mast stepped Mr.. Bman and his men began
to stay it temporarily until the standing
rigging be up. The work of shipping the
bowsprt and rigging the yacht will be rushed.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
SUSPECT An AWNING MAN.
MANY vALUABLEs TAKEN FROM A FLAT OUTSIDE
OF WHICH He WAS WORKING

John Pendergast who owns several fathouses In
West Eighty fourth-st., between Columbus and
Amsterdam aYes., hired yesterday to place
some awnings his windows. IL one OF the
houses lives Mrs. Irene Anderson Mrs. Anderson
went out yesterday afternoon. When she returned
al O'Clock she found her nat In a state OF dis.
ofcer. hurried investigation showed that 81 50l
OF jefelry, plate trnke,s and cash had been taken
Suspicious were directed to the man who had
peen placing awnings. He was arrested He said
b4i West Forty second st ~ N0'
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25

YOUNG WOMAN SAYS IN THAT WAY SHE WILL.
PROVE HER INNOCENCE

Miss Rae Wiener. a Southern girl, appeared by
counsel before Justice Blanchard. in the Supreme
Court yesterday. and asked that an action for
divorce brought by DR.. Alexander Rixa against his
wife, Johanna Rixa. be placed the calendar for
trial before jury, so that Miss Wiener might
prove her innocence.
Counsel for Miss Wiener told Justice Blanchard
that the divorce proceedings had been begun by Dr.
Rixa statutory grounds. In her answer to his
suit Mrs. Rixa had made counter allegations in
which Miss Wiener named as correspondent
Dr. Rixa, asserts Miss Wiener allowed the case TO
lapse and his wife noticed the case for trial without
a jury. Alexander Rosenthal. OF No. 800 Broadway
VINO appears ior MISS Wiener saio Such trial
Wiener who is entirely innocent OF any wrong
doing" Justice Blanchard reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
POLITICIANS TO SEEK OCEAN BREEzEs.

Th~ Jersey coast will throb with politics this
summer. II various hot weather plans carry. John
c. Sheehan. OF the leaders of the Greater New
York Democracy has leased the Rothschild cot
taEe at Norwood Park. and Mr.. and Mrs " TAYLOR
Phillips have leased the Artz cottage in Ocean-ave
Elberon. Mr.. Phillips who formerly was a Tam
many AssembIyman. is of the district leaders
of the Greater New-York Democracy With ex-
Senator Murphy at Long Branch and Croker going
to see him often. there IS prospect of busy sun
days for the local political sharps before cold
weatier comes again.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
G. n. Y. DEMOCRACY COMMITTEE

+. Ellery Anderson, John c. Sheehan Jacob A
Cantor Rastus S. Ransom. Bryan L. Kennedy
Matthew +. Brecn James l.. Conway, James A
Collins and William Hepburn Russell will renre
sent the Greater New-York Democracy In all con-
ferences They were appointed last night at a
meeting of the executive committee at the Hon-
man House. William Hepburn Russell presided
and made an address. He read the invitation of
the Citizens Union, asking for a conferences OF
anti i-Tammany organizations at the Citizens Union
headquarters, Union Square, Tuesday night
and urged that the Invitation be accepted
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
ANDREW RROWN.s CREDITORS APPE4L.

Trenton. N J.. May 24-An appeal was fled IN
the United States District Court to-day against an
order of Judge Kirkpatrick, in adjudgins Andrew
Brown, of Orange y j., bankrupt. Brown had
liabilities of about 81 100000 and Of his cred
itors alleged that he had not disclosed all of his
assets The appeal is taken by the Peoples Bank
of Buffalo, the receivers for the American Ex-
change Bank. of Buffalo, and the Bank OF Com
merce, Of Buffalo.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
sEATrLE-TAcoMA ELEcrRIc L1NE.

Boston, May PA syndicate has been formed
among Boston capitalists build an electric rail-
way in Washington, between Seattle and Tacoma
distance Of thirty-three miles, the contract for
which calls for all the details OF construction of a
first class steam railway. This is considered es-
sentia 1t is the purpose of the builders pro-
vide for a speed Of sixty miles hour, although
electricity is to be used a motive force.
Lee Hgginson & Co., Kidder Peabody & Co.
and Stone & Webster members of the syndi-
Work the roadbed already has been
begun
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
CAoRADO SPRINGS STOCKS IN yEw-roRk.

Colorado Springs Col. May ~ (specaD.-The
Colorado Springs Mining Stock Exchange will soon
open branch In NewYork City The advisory
board has taken the matter into consideration. and
the proposition is meeting with universal approval
The association is the largest exclusively sold ex-
change In the world II Is In close touch with Lon
don and New-York, the capitals Of gold specua-
tion The cost of the New-York branch will be In
considerable compared with the advantages to be
derived therefrom- Calls will be made and New
stead OF by wire - ~ 80
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
LAW INSTITUTE ELECTION

The annual meeting Of the New-York Law Insti
tute held yesterday afternoon in the rost,f1ca
Building The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President Judge z. Henry La
combe vice-presidents. Judge John Clinton GRAY
Judge George L. Ingraham and James c. Carter
secretary Jordan J. Rollins; treasurer Charles I'D
ward Souther; executive committee, David yvucox
and Severe Mallet-Prevost: auditing con,nittes
arthur H. Masten. John w. Weed and Gilbert ~
Crawford. nominating committee, Delos McS,urdv
Carlisle Norwood, Edward s. Rapao Rohsr, -
McMaster and J. Hampden DouGherty. o.
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
". AZ. ErARTs'S HOUSE TRANSFERRED

Maximilian Morgenthau. the president of the
Hudson Realty Company, took title yesterday I'm
his own name from Elsner c. Gunther and Ber-
nard G. Gunther who conveyed the property as
heirs Of the late Christian J. Gunther former
Mayor of the city of New-York. The property in
question is on the northwest corner OF Second
ave. and Fourteenth-st and is known as the
Cuniher homestead. II had been occupied during
the last thirty years by William NJ. Eyarts The
family OF the late William NJ. Evarts retains pos
session under lease which expires May l. 1908
The property was purchased by Mr.. Morgenthau
subject 10 this Lease
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
COOGAN SEES M'L4UGHLIN.

James j. Coogan, president OF the Borough NJ
Manhattan. journeyed to Brooklyn yesterday and
had a long conference with Hugh McI.aughIin In
the Willoughby-st auction rooms NeitheS grnuid
discuss the object of the conference ~
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
THE n. Y. Y. C.'s FINAL OFFER.
The correspondence closes with the following
letter sent TO Mr. Lawson yesterday:
LAWSON CUP RACES POSTPONED.

Boston, May &.-The Hull-Massachusetts races
for the Lawson Cups will be postponed until early
in the fall, the result Of the Shamrock accident.
The date now for the in which the Inde-
pendence, the Shamrock II and the Constitution
are expected TO for the 1000 cup is Septem-
2
New-York tribune., 1901-05-25
TRAVEL TO THE JSI,4NnS

Travel 10 the Thousand Islands is beginning earIv
this summer. and there indications that n &c tn
be heavier than usual The officials of the Naw
YORK central have been obliged 10 put on a snecia
car leaving the Grand Central Station on Wednes-
day. June g. and going through 10 Clayton