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New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
FEES DID NOT SATISFY REFEREE.
HIS RESIGNATION IN W. A BRADY's SUI
AGAINST POWERS AND KENNEDY ACCEPTED

HIS RESIGNATION IN W. A. BRADT's SUIT
AGAINST POWERS AND KENNEDY ACCEPTED.
James R. Ely who time ago was appointed
referee in the Supreme Court take the testimony
in the suit brought by William A Brady against
James C. Kennedy and P. t. Powers. the bicycle
race and prizehght promoters, has resigned Mr.
Ely's resignation placed in the hands of Justice
BisChon yesterday.
disagreement among the lawyers engaged in
the case as to the amount Of the fees TO be paid
for the reference caused Mr. Ely's action
Brady is suing Powers and Kennedy for an ac-
counting of the sx-day bicycle held in Madison
Square Garden in December, 1900. Brady claims
that he. as a partner, is entitled to one-rhird or
the profits OF the race. Kennedy and Powers deny
any partnership. Mr.. Ely appointed as ref
cree 10 determine the cunt OF money Kennedy
and Powers had on hand on January II which came
from the big race
At the first hearing before Mr. Ely a stipulation
was offered fixing the referees fees at IS for each
day spent in taking testimony and SO for each ad-
ioUrnment asked for oy the lawyers. Mr. Ely also
asked for stipulation fixing his Tees AT Szo ga!
for each day spent in the actual preparation or
his report. Mr. Ely also asked for certain stlpu-
lations as TO the StenOgrapher'S fees
David Gerber who appeared as counseI rOr BraoS,
made no objection to the stipulation, saying that
the legal fixed OF so session for the referee
counsel for Powers and Kennedy, objected 10 the
stinuIation and refused sign IT, The reSigna-
fion was accepted by Justice BschOff, and John "A.
Straley was appointed in Mr.. Elys place
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
FIRST NATIONALS NEW Dividend.
DISTRIBUTING PROFITS IN VIEW OF RE
CENT CHANGES IN ITS FINANCES.

The readjustment of the finances of the First
National Bank in connection with it's proposed
absorption of the National Bank of the Repub-
lie interested many bankers in Wall Street
yesterday A special cash dividend has been
declared estimated at about So, 800 600, payable
to the stockholders of record previous to the in
crease of the banks capital from 100000 to
S10OO0OOO
The First National has been paying dividends
at the of 100 per cent year on its capitali-
zation of 100000. Its statement showed ST.
I50525 credited to profit account on July 10,
last. and 81. 1O2, 145 for the same item on July
"a, after the banks capital had been increased.
officers of the First National Bank yesterday
declined to state the purpose of the large spe-
cial dividend. but other bankers said they sup
posed the men who owned the stock when the
bank had a capital of $500. 900 thought they
were entitled to receive the larger share of the
undivided profits of the bank. which had ac-
cumulated. With the increase of the capital to
S1O,OOO,OOO and the absorption of the Bank of
the Republic. there will be many share
holders.
The terms on which the holders of stock in the
First National Bank mad been permitted to ac-
quire shares of the new stock have not been
made public but there has been a report that
the old stockholders got their stock at
par 500 share. Stockholders of the Bank of
on the proposition that they are to receive S215
a share in cash. share of the stock
of the First National Bank for two shares of
the Bank of the Republic stock The capital of
the Bank of the Republic is 81. 100000. The
special dividend declared by the First National
Bank for the benefit of its old stockholders will
nearly pay for the stock of the Bank of the Re-
public that is purchased.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
FOR PURE DAIRY EXPORTS.
NEW BUREAU OF DEPARTMENT OF
AGR1CULTURE-B F. VAN VALKEN-
BURGH APPOINTED INSPECTOR.

B. F. Van Valkenburgh. of Brooklyn. for
twelve years Assistant Dairy Commissioner
and Assistant Commissioner of Agriculture of
New-York. has just been appointed inspector
Of dairy exports for this port. The appointment
Is under Henry E. Alvord, chief of the dairy
division of the Bureau of Animal Industry, who
Is well known enthusiastic worker for the
purity of dairy products An appropriation of
s1.5000O0 was made by the last Congress for
the use of the Secretary of Agriculture as a
contingent fund for the establishment of this
bureau in connection with the Agricultural De-
partment. 1t is expected that the organization
of the bureau will be completed and ready for
action by fall
Mr. Van Valkenburgh yesterday at
his office, No. SO Warren-st.. by Tribune
porter. This appointment" said he, ''is in the
dairy division of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry under the Agricultural Department In
a general way, far 1 understand at pres
ent, to look the ground over and make re-
ports to Mr.. Alvord of all facts possible to
obtain in connection with exports of dairy prod
ucts, to the quality and quantity exported.
and to what points. with the view of putting in
force the law passed by Congress relating to the
purity of dairy exports"
Are you to have deputies?" Mr.. Van Valken-
burgh asked.
That is entirely in the hands of the Secre-
tdry or Agriculture ana the Officers VI tHe
bureau and of the dairy division, represented
at present by James Wilson. Secretary of Ag-
riculture; DR. d. e. Salmon, chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry. and Henry E. Alvord, chief
of the dairy division"
ITO what extent are dairy products exported
from New York?'
For the year from May /, 1900, to May l.
1901 there were exported 1928 packages or
butter and 509,554 packages of cheese from the
Port OF New-York. The agricultural laws were
amended during the last winter, with a view to
supervising the purity of such exports by the
dairy division of the Department of Agriculture
What is your opinion in regard to Dr. koch S
announcement that tuberculosis cannot De
transmitted in the meat and milk of cattle!
Tuberculosis was not in my work as Dairy
Commissioner. Pleuro- pneumonia was. ana
therefore 1 gave no particular attention to the
subject of tuberculosis"
B. F. Van Valkenburgh is native of Greene
County, N Y In 1866. after several years
a clerk, and later in the steamboat business,
he established himself in this city as COM
mission merchant handling butter, cheese and
eggs. He has remained in the commission busl-
ness until the present time. From 1884 to 1870
he Assistant Dairy Commissioner and AS
sstant Commissioner of Agriculture. represent
ing the entire metropolitan district in New
York.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
STANFORD WHITES GARDENER HELD.
MAGISTRATE QUOTES SHAKESPEARE TO THE
ARCHITECT WHOSE EMPLoYE STOLE
HIS JEwELRY.

Stanford White the architect. who lives at No.
l2l East Twenty y-frst-st, appeared in the YORK
willie Police Court yesterday against Carl NJ Over
gaard. twenty-three years old. OF No 2S East
Tbirtv-ffth-st Overgaard was employed as a land
scape gardener at Mr. Whites country home in 81.
James Long Island Overgaard a little over week
ago was discharged by White He called at the
CITY home of the Whites and the hOusekeeper. not
knowing he discharged. gave him access TO
the house He took five valuable pins One was
valued at $1,000 and contained sapphires and pearls
This and another pearl pin nearly as valuable were
recovered by detectives.
Overgaard pleaded guilty. Magistrate Brann.
turning to Mr. White, said:
'It seems to be- hard thing nowdayS 70 get non
est servants Shakespeare in his works says some
where There is one honest man in a thousand
Since have been on the bench have found tnar
10 be a fact Then. turning TO Overgaard Masls-
:.f have no use for thief. 1 will hold you in
5000 bail for trial
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
FOUND CHILDREN AND FURNITURE GONE.
NAMELY RETURNED FROM HIS WEDDING TRIP
To AN EMPTY HOUSE.

NAMELY RETURNED FROM HIS WEDDING TRIP
To AN EMPTY HOUSE
When Andrew Namely who has kindling wood
factory in Manhattan, returned from his honey
moon last Thursday he found his home at No. S2i
Clermont-ave. Brooklyn. bare of furniture and his
son and daughter children by his first WIFE, gone
The children. Or. Nathaniel Namely and Miss
Sarah Namely who is older than her stepmother'
at once entered a protest when they learned that
their father was engaged to Miss Jennie Hick. an
employe OF the Methodist Book Concern. They pub
lished a notice In the papers saying that they
would not be responsible for debts contracted by
their father when charged against the estate OF Isa
bella c. Namely. their mother. Then they engaged
a lawyer to force the probate of their mothers
Will All this they did, believing that they were To
receive the greater part OF Mrs Maneely's prop
erty. 1t was, therefore, surprise to them
learn that everything left To Mr.. Namely with
the exception of the household effects. which
the children. Pending the settlement of the will
Il was announcd that Mr.. Namely had given up
his intention of marrying Miss Hck.
The children were not present at their fathers
marriage While he was on hts wedding trip they
had the furniture put in storage. Miss Namely and
her brother now living with an aunt in Adel-
ph-St
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
A NEW WAY TO BURN LIQUID FUEL.

THE INVENTOR BELIEVES THAT GREAT ECoNo-
MES WOULD BE EFFECTED THEREBY.
A patent has recently been taken out by Charles
4 Kuenzel OF Hoboken. new method OF burn
ing petroleum under steam boiler for the genera
ton of power. He not only breaks the oil into
fine spray but he mixes 1t with air which has been
compressed and heated red hot" This combina-
tion he declares produces a gas of great heating
capacity It is burned in the furnace in place OF
other fuel Comparatively little change 1t Is as
serted is required adapt the hreboX of an ordi-
nary locomotive to this new system OF combustion.
A gridiron Of gas burner replaces the ordinary
CRATE employed with coal
Experiments have already been made with a loco
motive Mr. Kuenzel says. and these encourage
him to believe that great economics are effected
by his plan. II Is asserted that a train mas Deeh
run $40 miles with a supply OF 1900 gallons. rms
and other tests lead the inventor TO think that II
his system of combustion is applied to steamships
ne could run an ocean liner from New ork 70
Europe y,lth oil instead of coal either at half the
present cost for fuel at higher speed MT
KuenzeI believes that the voyage might be MADE
in four days
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
AUDITOR FAILS TO RENEW BOND
LOSE HIS OFFICE IF HE DOES NOT
COMPLY WITH LAW

II has been discovered that the official bond of
H. r. NJ Cook. of the auditors of the Board of
Education. expired on June ], and has not been
renewed. The president of the Board of Educa-
tion Miles NJ. o Brien. in doubt as TO whether
forfeit his office.
Mr. O'Brien wrote to Corporation Counsel Whalen
requesting 10 be advised If Cooks name is TO ap-
pear the payroll. and whether he may continue
to perform and execute the duties of his Office
Mr. Whalen holds that noncompliance the
part of Cook does not vacate his office without
Judgment of forfeiture. THE proper
course to pursue" Mr.. Whalen informs Mr.
O'Brien. lis TO give Mr.. Cook fifteen days notice
in writing renew his bond. If at the expiration
of that time he neglects to do you may declare
his office vacant
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
CLAUSEN BUYS sPATE CHAIRS.
THEY WILL BE PLACED IN THE CITY PARKS
FOR THE FREE USE OF WOMEN
AND CHILDREN.

The following official statement made yes
terday by Secretary Willis Holly of the Park De-
partment:
President C1ausen. Park Commissioner to-day
completed arrangements for the purchase of the
chairs that used in the experiment to see
whether the public wanted pay seats in the park
They purchased by Mr.. Clausen personally.
and will be presented to the department. 1t will
take the rest of the week to have the chairs let
tered and get the paint dry them. that next
Monday win be the earliest that their distribution
be begun The chairs to be placed in the
city parks we'll in Central Park and River
side. They to be lettered as follows: For the
exclusive use of women and children" President
Causen expects that the police will enforce in this
the regulations that the Park Department
thinks IL advisable to make.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
ASSIGNS FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.

John FISH a builder and mason. of One-hundred-
and-eleventh-st. and LenOx-ave, has made as
sgnment for the benefit of his creditors 70 Henry B.
Wesselman of No. I15 Broadway Mr.. Wesselman.
the assignee says that the liabilities about
ssOs 600 and assets $4,000 Mr. Wesseman said last
evening:
Mr. Fish became embarrassed some time ago and
obtained an extension from his creditors of six
months This extension of time expires August
l. A number of Mr.. Fish's creditors refused to
grant n further extension. and he decided to make
a general assignment for the benefit OF his cred
itors so that all may share alike He is wealthy
builder. and believe all OF the deotS VIII oe sex
full
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
WOES OF THE HOUSEHOLDER.
HER LIFE MADE A BURDEN BY THE BOYS
WHO DECORATE HER FRONT sTOoP.


There is much sympathy expressed for the chill
dren who have no place play, but there Is an
other class whose sufferngs go unregarded-the
hcuseholders who the prey of upper East ana
West Side boys One Of this much aggrleVeu
number sai6 yesterday to a Tribune reporter;
No one can understand what we in private
houses have TO endure My house is near Central
Park and all the boys from Third-ave: who pass
through the street take possession OF the front
steps. They grind putty into the stone so that IL
is Impossible to get IL They smear paint on the
woodwork and flags; they write and draw plctuIes
with chalk on the door; they make the ar
hldeous with mouth harmonious and Jewsharps
The other night / counted twenty-five on the stoop
next TO mine and undoubtedly they would nave
been on mine, IL had not been there ourselves.
Ny neighbor says that she would not dare io
90 away for the summer, because her house would
be dsmantled If she did, and have no doubt that
she is right Certainly find on our return
when have been away for day or two IN the
country that amount of damage has Desh ooie
that takes several days to remedy
The only way to abolish this nuisance would be
70 have policeman detailed TO protect that block
Until the boys get out Of the habit OF going
there
The plan adopted lately by this especial victim
IS 70 flood the steps several times a day and in
the evening. so that they too wet 10 be de-
sirable seats 1T prevents from sitting there
ourselves. she said. but. at any rate. II saves us
some OF the annoyance"
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
CONTRIBUTIONS

AS an initiation fee to the T. s S. Mrs Alley.
OF Manhattan, has sent twelve tickets for Coney
Island. These will be given 20 the trolley
party going there; Charles {. Dits. Of Westheld.
y. J.. has contributed a large box OF papers and
magazines; some unknown friend sent three pretty
dresses for Little Mothers: Miss l.. A. Shultz.
six knitted wash cloths; from Clifton Place, Brook
lyn came a package OF reading. and from friends
who did not give their names. two pairs OF in
fants socks. five dolls shawls and pair OF stock
ings marked for the dolls drcssmaker''. also
pictures. birchbark for fancy work and rolls OF
reading matter; from Mabel Isydgate. children 5
reading. and from M. L. S." OF Yonkers, y. ".
WOmanS Pages.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
THE GorERNoR DOES MORE INSPECTING.

Bath. N Y, July Ex-Governor odell and his
rarty visited the New-York State Soldiers and
sailors Home here this afternoon for an hour and
half They arrived in the Governors special
traIp from Son Yea where the Craig colony for
enfeptics was inspected this morning. The Gov
ernor Inspected every department OF the home THOR
cuqhIv and after his inspection shook hands with
the veterans who cheered him when he went
away The Governor goes to Elmira TO inspect the
RefOr
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
NAGLE NAY HAVE HIS WAY YET.
TERMS OF GARBAGE CONTRACT SEEM TC
SHUT OUT ALL BUT THE NETWORK
UTILIZATION COMPANY

Bids for the disposal of the citys garbage will be
opened in Commissioner Nagles office to-day.
About three weeks ago the Board Of Estimate and
Apportonment not liking the appearance Of Com
missioner Nagle's methods in awarding the
tract TO the New-York Utilization Company at
S2S2.O0O year for five years, the same company
doing the work $4,000 a year. ordered that
the bids he readvertised. and that the contract
term be made one year. instead of five years Com
missioner NaGle has shortened the term of the
contract to year but insists that the work OF
cremating shall begin on August l. It is believed
that this shuts all but the Utilization COM
pany, as that concern is the only one ready 10
take up the work at such short notice
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
AFFAIRS or THE SEVENTH NATIONAL.

Apparently the directors of the Seventh National
Bank intend take the full limit of two weeks al
lowed them by the Controller of the Currency to
raise the money necessary to pay all the creditors
In full Several members of the reorganization COM
mittee met yesterday in the office of William Nell
Cromwell, at No. 40 Wall-st, but Mr. Cromwell
report until Saturday.
The Federal grand jury will resume Its investisa-
ton of the banks affairs to-day.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
GOLD FOR CANADIAN BANKS.

The Merchants National Bank yesterday with
drew 100000 in gold from the Sub-Treasury for
shipment TO Canada. The transaction was said 10
be similar a shipment of 100000 in gold TO
Canada last week, and intended TO aid certain
Canadian banks in making good their gold balances
ar the emi-annual settlement of the Canadian
banks. The gold will come back TO the SUD
Treasury. 1t Is said. in the course OF Few montns
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
TELEPHONES USELESS. MESsENGERs USED

Many CT the telephone connections between the
Stock Exchange and the offices Of stock brokers
were found to have been broken yesterday morn
ing when the market opened and there
great demand for messengers. The telephone COM
pany learned in the afternoon that water main
on the Stock Exchange site had been broken and
water had filled the conduit in which the telephone
cable was laid. Workmen were putting in new
lat afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
WILL PROTECT THE BIRDS.

The Humanitarian League Of Great Britain has
succeeded in interesting members OF Parliament In
the preservation of certain birds threatened with
extinction a bill has been prepared and will soon
be presented to Parliament which provides that
any person who shall have in possession any part
of the plumage, skin body of any bird named in
the act. whether for purposes of sale or for the
purpose or wearing. shall be guilty of n misde-
meanor and subject to fine not exceeding to
The birds referred to the egret bird OF para
disc, humming bird. impeyan pheasant tern kitt-
wake and kingfsher.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
ON THE OCEAN TIDE!

A1oat on the outward tide!
Adrift ocean wide!
light on shore and the dark before
dropping sail and a broken oar.
And we cry for help in a wild affrightLx ,rb+
But moan comes out of the depth Oh hie"''
AS drift, afoat
In open boat,
Lost lost, the pitiless sea!
Afoat on the ocean tidet
Borne by an Unknown Guide!
The wind on shore and the dawn before
A billowy sail and blended oar,
And we cry ahoy! speed afarI
For the moan hear is the harbor par
AS float,
In open boat,
Safe safe DER the liberal sea! , o,or,,sr
-(Charles w. Stevenson, in New-1o op9ei ''A'
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30


York City.
A little Italian girl named Lily is Veritaole
Little Mother" Although onlv seven years oiu'
she takes care of three children younger than her-
self. Every day, from the opening until the CUISINE
of the Ninety -ninth-st. playground, she Is there
with her little charges, and no pleasure OF s"hs or
tempts her from the vigant care OF her
children. especially the baby who is in rather
dilapidated gocart. While Lily has had plenty 10
do caring for live babies, she has never had a oo
to play with Recently little girl in PhiIadelphla
who had many dolls. selected one, which she sent
playground, with the request that 1t be gwen 10
some little girl who had no doll. Immediately @
ground, said to the child, II think | have some }nn
Of Wonder and curiosity in the little girls eyes
for moment but when the box was opeheat' me me
wonderful gift was her there came into her her
baf f@is oGe Sofdd f Ran and y again at clothes
and shoes, If TO make sure they were an , real
one Of the visitors Yes ma am please she re-
piled, and started TO run home but even trT n nvr
MAJ se he sSra "a IL look after the baby!' and away
she ran, with her treasure closely huEged III her
arms
Another little Sunshine girl has also been made
happy by receiving a doll Alice Taylor is one or
the children of the English family spoken OF IN
the column who were seriously Ill with scarlet
fever. When the Board of Health fumigated the
house it took away all the paythings of the chill
dren and destroyed them Among these little
Alces doll. 1t not much of doll. but It was
all she had and IL dear to her. This loss
became known the president OF the branch, who
wrote to the office TO see If there was not sun
shine doll for Alice OF course there was one Just
waiting TO find such little mother. II, with
some other dolls having extensive wardrobes had
been sent to headquarters by Adele and Aline
Sibley. two little Sunshine members Of Manhattan
Branch No. s.
Edith Vandeveer. of East One-hundred-and-sev-
enth-st who has been I'll several weeks, reports
that she has received lovely flowers from several
Sunshine members. She extends her warmest
thanks to the thoughtful donors.
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
WHIST CONGRESS- OPENS.

milwaukee, Wis., July 29-The eleventh annual
oorgress of the American Whist League opened in
this city to-day. Routine business occupied the
morning session. Playing will not be in fun swing
until Tomorrow as many of the delegates have
NOT vet arrived Entries for the Brooklyn trophy
closed to-day and number six teams For the
6rSt time IN the history of the league, women have
hasn allowed 10 enter the for the Brooklyn
Inv
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
WORK AND WORSHIP.


Work Is praise.
The common days
Filled full OF patient love. OF duty done
Make hour by hour.
Through subtle power
A song OF worship for the set OF sun.
Work Is praise.
Doubts and delays,
The laggard step that needs the drivers rod,
Dull, savsh fears,
Complaints and tears.
Make dscord of the song sing to God.
MARY +. Butts
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
ACCIDENT TO 4 BRITISH STEA NER.

Word has been received here by Vernon III. Brown
& Co. shipping agents. that the Foyle. British
steamship had been towed into Bermuda. having
been damaged in n collision with another vessel.
The Foyle sailed from this port July 20 under
command of Captain Hughes with 1000 barrels of
iubrcating oil. valued at 5000, and 5326Oo gallons
of petroleum, valued at S4o.lO0
New-York tribune., 1901-07-30
ST. THoMASs CH4PELS NEW VICAR.

THE REV. Mr. CLAIBORNE, OF KALAMAZOO. AP-
POINTED TO THE OFFICE.
The Rev. DIR. Ernest NJ. Stires. the new rector of
St Thomas's Church. has appointed the Rev Rob
ert Roam Clayborne, of Kalamazoo, Mich. as vicar
OF St Thomas's Chapel and chief of staff Mr
Clayborne is well known among the clergy OF the
Middle West In his rectorship Of ten years, ST
I.ukes Church, Kalamazoo. prospered greatly For
eight years Mr. Clayborne was a member OF the
Board Of Missions of the Diocese of Western Bichi-
gan and for four years president of the standing
committee
Mr. Clayborne will assume his duties on Septem-
ber l. taking the place of the Rev. DR.. William H.
Pott who goes 10 Wappinger's Falls.