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New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
TROUBLE AHEAD FOR ACTORS.
MAY HAVE TO PASS AN EXAMINATION OR
LEAVE THE STAGE.

Albany, Dec. n (SpecaD.-A considerable numoer
Of members of the legislature here to-day and
most of them exhibited curiosity about bill 1t is
reported AssembIyrnan John F. Ahern, Of Troy, VIII
introduce, creating State board of censors OF
plays Every year the legislature has certain pl4s
which attract popular attention, and this one prom
ises TO be of that class.
Mr.. Ahern is representative eminently OF lanor
unions He was elected two years ago in strong
Democratic district in Rensselaer, County. and has
been twice reelected
The bill he is reported to favor authorizes the
Governor appoint State board of three per-
sons Of at least ten years experience in the pro-
fession of acting board of censors. This Doaro
If established after May 1902 would have juris-
diction of all plays, dramas, comedies. tragedies
and operas. and determine whether In the interest
Of public morals they should be performed. The
sa me board would examine all persons desiring to
enter the theatrical or operate profession, and
annual certificates of competency as actors or
singers, and collect State fee of $40 for each
examination The bill would make it unlawful after
May l. 1902, to profess to be an actor unless pos
sessed of of these certificates. The certificate
of competency would be for one year. and thus the
would annually have to prove that his powers
as actor had not deteriorated.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
GOTERNOR EXPECTED TO-DAY.
AND OTHERS IN CONFERENCE-QUEs-
TIONS TO BE DISCUSSED.

Governor Ode1l is expected in the city to-day.
when there is to be a conference of Republican
leaders TO the appointment of State Controller
and the work Of the legislature. which will convene
next Wednesday 1t again rumored in political
circles last night that Theodore P Gilman the
present Deputy Controller. is 10 receive the ap-
pointment. Senator Platt and Colonel George w.
Dunn. chairman of the Republican State Commit
tee will also be present at the conference. which
will take place the Fifth Avenue Hotel this
afternoon.
Colonel Dunn reached the city last night. 1t is
understood that the question Of excise is to be
discussed and that certain amendments which have
been submitted to the Governor by Mayor-elect
Low viii be considered. These amendments. as
told in The Tribune at the time, were laid before
Senator Platt and Governor Odell last Monday. and
have for their primary purpose the abolition of the
Raines law hotel.
1t is understood that the makeup of the AS
senbly committees has practically been decided
upon and that the chairmanships will go chiefly TO
up State members. Assemblyman Knipp, Of Che
mung County, IT is understood will be chairman of
the Excise Committee of the lower house.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
NEW NEWS.
MOBBED FOR SHOOTING.
PASSAIC MAN INJURIES THREE MEN BE-
GINNING TO FIRE FROM IMAGINED
TNSITT,T

Passaic, Dec. 27 tSpeciaD.-After shooting and
nearly killing three men, Stovan Baderick of Hud-
son-st.. came near being lynched by an infuriated
mob in this city last night. He was rescued by a
dozen citizens under Justice of the Peace Labash
and hustled to safety by the police patrol.
Baderick went into Steve Pasternack's saloon
in Second-st- early in the evening Imagining he
had been insulted he drew revolver and fired
point blank into the crowd John Studt. of Mon
roe-st.. fell with a bullet through his jaw that
came out at the back of his neck. Another shot
logged in the ceiling. Then the shooter fed. with
the crowd at his heels. When almost caught he
turned and fired again his shoulder. Anton
StuiL or Secondst., fell with bullet in his thigh.
Baderiek without turning. fired a third shot, and
hit John Lavelle in the right arm.
AT the Monroe-st bridge the crowd closed in on
e,.I the man. who had by that time emptied his re-
Volver They kicked him until he insensble
ana his face mutilated beyond recognition Then
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
YARNS TO BE MADE AT oHANGEwATER.
MANY NOW IDLE WILL FIND WORK THROUGH
SALE OF OLD SNUFF FACTORY

MANY NOW IDLE WILL FIND WORK THROUGH
SALE OF OLD SNUFF FACTORY
Washington, Dec. q (SpeciaD.-A. T. Skerry &
Co., whose New-York Offices at No. AZ Leonard
St, to-day purchased from the American Snuff
company the old snuff mandatory at Change
water, a village near this place. The company
manufactures mohair worsted and novelty yarns
and also has millT in the New-England States.
Inc ChangeWater mills were formerly used in
hrnanufacturtng snuff John Bowers established the
business twenty-five years ago. and gave employ
ment to nearly every man in the town. Three years
ago the factory came into the possession of the
American Snuff Company. The business dis
continued and two hundred hands were thrown out
OF I, work Many Of the workmen have since moved
away, and those that remained have been idle and
on the verge OF starvation ever since. John Bowers
the former owner has been trying get new in
ddusiry started there in order TO save the village
from going to utter ruin, and il is said that the
sale of the property was made mainly through his
Skerry & Co: have already made arrangements
with a firm of builders of this city to have the
factory overhaued and made ready for use by
March Is. When that work is completed the erec-
tic ton Of new building four stories in height and
building is done one thousand will be engaged.
AInory l. Sherry, Jr-, a member OF the firm, said
to-day that he would sail for Europe on Saturday
or Monday to buy machinery for the new plant
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SAY HE IS I'LL, NOT MISSING.
BUT FAMILY OF A CITY MARSHAL WILL
NOT TELL WHERE HE Is.

Complete secrecy is maintained as to the where
abouts of City Marshal George w. Klune. who
reported missing yesterday. His mother. his wife
and his brother all declared to Tribune reporter
last night that Klune not missing; that he
suffering from nervous prostration, and was
under private treatment. But they all refused to
disclose his present whereab bouts. The story pub
lshed by evening paper and accredited to H. H.
Lazarus that a 1900 claim against Klune was held
by a Brooklyn lumber firm, declared to be
false by Klunes brother. J. A. Klune who gave out
the following statement:
Ny brother is in the city. We know his where
abouts. He has been taken i'll with nervous pros
tration and is yet unable to be seen or to defend
himself against any charge. Regarding my
brothers disappearance, he has not done so either
on December 10 subsequently. AS TO my
brothers bond and the officials connected with the
same they will be entirely satisfied with him just
as as he is in health and able to defend him
self. My brother had only partly recovered from
an Illness and had begun work contrary to the
orders of his physician, Dr. George II. GodSon, or
No 301 West One hundred d-and-fourteenth-st.
And last there is not word of truth in regard TO
any steamship company or any s2VD judgment.
The reference to steamship company called
out by the statement made in an evening paper
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
MEN WHO WILL DIRECT OUR NEW LOCAL
GOVERNMENT.
A great pictorial display In The New-York
Tribune, Sunday, Decenber 90
ICE COMPANY SHUT OUT.

COOPERATIVE ORGANIZATION BARRED
FROM THE EAST RIVER-HAS ONLY
ONE PIER NOW.
The last business meeting of the Dock Commits
sioners was held yesterday afternoon. There will
be a meeting next Tuesday to pass upon the min
utes of yesterdays meeting. j. Sergeant Cram,
president of the board: Peter F. Meyer, the treas
urer and William H. Burke the secretary. were
present. Commissioner Charles F. Murphy was
absent account of Illness. Nearly everything of
any Importance that brought up was laid over
for the administration.
John B. Mcdonald the rapid transit tunnel con-
tractor. applied for permission to construct a bulk
head along the North River from Fifty-eighth to
Fifty -ninth-st. This denied. The reason given
was that the property mentioned was not public
property. This is the point where the power house
for the underground road will be built New Pier
NO. IL. East River, was leased to the War Depart
The Peoples Cooperative Ice Company received
a setback when their application for a lease of the
pier at East Seventy -ninth-St. was refused The
company had just given up its lease of the pier at
East Sixty -hrst-st This shuts the ice company off
the East River, its only remaining pier being at
West Thirty y-ninth-st. The given for this
action that the pier good a one TO be
tied up an ice bridge
President Cram after the meeting said: Although
the Dock Board was supposed to receive appro-
priation each year of $,0O000o we did not receive
from the city this year single cent until December
l. when the Sinking Fund made us appropria ton
OF 900. Believing that the admins
will need money to start in with, have requested
until the first of the year, and will not touch
a cent of IL"
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FUNERAL OF GEORGE B. SWAIN.

Newark Dec. q CSpeciaD.-The funeral OF State
Treasurer George B. swain will be held this after
noon from his late home. at No. 50 Lincoln Park.
Newark The Rev. Lyman Whitney Allen, OF the
South Park Presbyterian Church, will conduct the
services. Governor Voorhees,. Giovernor-elect Muir
ply and other State officers will attend the funeral
The honorary pallbearers will be State Controller
William I. Hancock, Chancery Clerk Edward c
Stokes, Benjamin Atha, James F Bless. William
Henry Baldwin Edwin NJ. Douglass. William l.
Tompkins s. r. Beardsley Edward Spaeth. John
Robb and Frederick Concklin. All the lumber
wards in Newark will be closed at , D. to-day as
a mark of respect. The Newark Board OF Trade
and the Lumbermen's Association met yesterday
afternoon and passed appropriate resolutions
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
GILON ON THE WITNESS STAND
CONTROLLER CoLER CONTINUES HEARING
OF CHARGES AGAINST THE COLLECTOR

CONTROLLER CoLER CONTINUES HEARING
OF CHARGES AGAINST THE COLLECTOR.
collector of assessments and arrears in the Finance
Department, went again before Controller Coler
yesterday, and several employees of the department
were examined for the apparent purpose of showing
that Colonel Gion's carelessness and mismanage-
ment of his bureau had permitted Charles P. Chipp
in the Tombs. steal about $4,000 of citys
money while acting cashier and bookkeeper. It
was said that Assistant Corporation Counsel Far
ley. who was conducting the examination of wit
nesses had made arrangements TO call Chipp as
witness if necessary.
Colonel Gilon went the witness stand and was
examined at considerable length by his counsel
John c. Shaw He said he had made changes in
the force in his bureau. He asked if lists of
assessments were made out in the bureau as ra ap-
idly as possible. and Mr.. Farley objected to the
question calling for conclusion.
"Oh. l don't that the question amounts to
much" said Controller Coler. THE witness would
probably say so anyhow
This remark brought Mr.. Shaw to his feet Il
object to such a statement" said the lawyer. Even
anything like that In view Of that remark will
withdraw the question. In my opinion that remark
should be expunged from the record"
Colonel Gilon testified that the examiners in the
Controllers office had not made examination of
the books in his bureau from January. 1898. until
July, 1901. He said the Commissioner of Accounts
had made three EXAMINATIONS To the best of his
knowledge Controller Coler had visited his bu-
reau in his ncumbency.
Yes. You were in my office when you were Con-
troler-elect, but l do not believe that you have
been in there since you took Office"
I've been in there three times" said the Con-
troller.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SINGER COMPANY WANTS MORE LAND.

Application was made to the New-Jersey Riparian
Commissioners at Jersey City yesterday by the
Singer Manufacturing Company. Of 'Elizaoethport
for a grant of shore land from its works to the
Newark Bay bridge OF the New-Jersey Central
Railroad. The application will not be acted upon
until the Harbor Line Board has approved the
plans
That IL will do Is considered doubtful by per-
sons familiar with the subject, because the plans
are said to he based on a plan for similar I'M
provement which has already been rejected by the
Harbor Line Board as dangerous to navigation
Should the application be approved and the grant
made the company will establish new pier line
25O0 feet the present shore line and, in addi-
ton to building a system of piers. viii reclaim
about one thousand acres that at present are mud
datS I0u dc
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
SIZE WAS DRUGGED AND ROBBED.
YOUNG GIRL IN sAYoSN5 HOSPITAL TELLS
STRANGE DISCONNECTED STORY.

STRANGE DISCONNECTED STORY.
young woman. perhaps the victim of knockout
drops is patient in the Bayonne Hospital await
ing recovery the effects OF the narcotic drugs
which she claims ware forced on her. and from in
juries that she says she received Christmas
night in Jersey City. The Bayonne and Jersey City
police investigating the case
The young woman who is a stranger in Bayonns
found Thursday evening in the hallway OF
the tenement house at No. 3s West Twentieth-st-
Bayonne. She appeared to be intoxicated sick
The police ambulance took her to the hospital.
where after some time she regained consciousness
She said she was Mrs. Minnie Hahn. the wife ot
the captain of the coal barge John Wilson. running
from Jersey City TO Bridgeport. Conn. and that
the evening of Christmas Day she accompanied her
husband and several friends 10 Jersey City thea
tire After returning 70 the barge she had dispute
with her husband. and in anger left the craft.
While walking along the waterfront she
costed by three men, one of whom, she says. struck
her a heavy blow with some weapon upon the
head. While partly nsensible from the blow she
was forced to swallow some bitter tasting drug
and she quickly became unconscious. When she
herself SIG she had pinned isside her dress
and some jewelry she were missing.
The condition of the woman's clothing when she
was taken in charge by the police indicated that
she the probable victim OF criminal violence
The surgeons at the hospital say that there is no
wound upon her head or evidence that she was
poisoned. and that she has symptoms OF acute
may have been struck without showing any eX-
ternal injury may have been drugged.
The woman AYERS that she does not know how she
reached Bayonne, saying that during one OF her
short periods Of consciousness she found nerselT
sitting the ice In the street and passersby car
ried her into the tenement house halfway
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
REFINED SUGAR GOES UP.

The prediction Of President Post of the National
Sugar Refining Company Thursday that prices
of refined sugars would be advanced came
true yesterday afternoon, when B. H. Howell. Son
& Co.. representing the National company; the
American Sugar Refining Company and Arbuckle
Brothers. in the order named. each announced an
move had stimulating effect on Sugar stock
which rose from n1h, the low level of the day to
ll7ss, and closed at 1l52s, gain of 3s points
Arbuckle Brothers still allow a special discount OF
per cent thus continuing 10 maintain lower net
price than the other rehners- The advance in re-
nned sugars has had steadying effect on the raw
sugar market and the entire sugar situation Is re-
garded as much better than 1t was week ago.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FIDELITY TRUST COMPANY PLANS.

The Fidelity Trust Company, of Newark, has de-
cided on January 10 increase It's capital TO
s. OOoOOO of which 100000 will be surplus Five
thousand shares of tho stock at 500 each will
be issued to raise the necessary amount The
stockholders will the annual meeting next
month for the increase. The company was, was or
ganIzed fifteen years ago, with capital OF
100000 The present capital stock is $1,000 900 -
Uzal II. McCarter. president OF The FIeensg ny
company said yesterday that the control or the
Second National Bank OF Newark had been oo-
tanned by his company II is the purpose OF h the
nurchasers 10 merge the Second National with the
Merchants National Bank which is owned by men
connected with the Fidelity Trust Company.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
CONDUCTOR MAY DIE FROM FIST BLOW

Bloomfield, Dec. 27 (SpeciaD-Charles Frater, a
carpenter and a son OF Julius Frater. Superin-
tendent OF Parks in this place. arrested to-
day by Detective John r. Bayliss. and held in $500
bail by Recorder Post await the result of
injuries OF Irving Stivers, a conductor on the
Bloomfield line of the North Jersey Street Railway
CJmpany. The conductor is suffering from a
henorrhage of the brain at his home, No. lsl
Parker-st, the result Of blow alleged TO have
been struck by Frater Stivers will probably die.
The alleged assault took place on a car which
Frater boarded Bloomfield Centre. quarrel
ensued between Frater and Stivers, and the former
struck the conductor a terrible blow, sending his
false teeth into the roof of his mouth
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
PRESSED STEEL CAR coMPAyY's SUCCESS.

Pittsburg, Dec. 27.-At the annual meeting of the
Pressed Steel Car Company to-day the old board of
directors reelected with the exception of c. T.
Schoen, E. A. Schoen and E. Hswley who were
succeeded by Judge j. H. Reed and T. Hart Given
OF this city. and H. E. Moller. of New-York. Judge
Reed is the head OF the firm OF Knox & Reed of
Pittsburg a director OF the United States Steel
Corporation, and president of the Philadelphia
Company. of Pttsburg. Mr.. Given is president OF
the Farmers Deposit National Bank. of Pittsburg
and also prominent director in many other COM
panles Mr. Moller represents the interests OF large
stockholders in New-York. The president reported
enough business booked ahead to keep the plant
going full for eleven months OF the year He
said that the companys output which had been
somewhat interrupted by failure secure ma
terias owing to the recent swtchmens strike had
now resumed its former proportions and conditions
are now practically normal.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
LAKE SHORE WAGES TO BE RAISED

IL was announced yesterday that after the first
or the year the wages of engineers hremen CON
ductors, brakemen and yardmen on the Lake Shore
Ral!road would be materially increased w H
Newman, president OF the New-York Central &c
also PRESIDENT OF the Lake Shore. Mr. Newman
snS ABOUT this proposed increase yesterday
also. He said that the increase of wages on tpa
Lake shore was In the hands of W. C. Brown gen
eral manager OF the Lake Shore He added thai he
Ene% & OF no Immediate plan of raising wages on the
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28

that Klune had recently delayed an ocean steam
ship for hours while he collected a claim
against a passenger, and that as a result 1uog-
ment Of 81 600 had been issued against him.
Dr. Godson, Klune's physician, was seen at MS
home. He confirmed Mrs. Klune' s story that ner
husband had returned to work against his ADVICE,
but otherwise he declined to discuss the case
H H Lazarus. the process server whose name
has been mentioned in the case and who is said to
have been waiting to serve order on Klune, until
recently occupied room at No 234 West one
hundred and fourteenth-st, just across the street
from Klune's home At this house 1t was learned
last night that Lazarus had moved. II was not
known where he
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
WEEK OF UNIVERSAL PRAYER

William E. Dodge, the president, and the Rev.
DR.. l.. I. Chamberlain, the general secretary of
the Evangelical Alliance for the United States is
sued yesterday the invitation of the evangelical
alliances of the world for the week OF united and
universal prayer. January to 13, 1902.
AS usual, there Will be union meetings in the
Marble Collegiate Church, Fifth-ave. and Twenty
nlnth-st, each weekday afternoon, at clock un-
der the care of the Evangelical Alliance. Begin
ming with Monday, January 6. the leaders OF these
meetings Will be the Rev Drs. William c. Biting
Charles Cutahert Hall. G. p. Eckman Arthur s.
Lloyd, j. B. Remensnyder and David James Bur
rel
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
TAKES EXPLODING JARS FOR SHOTS
BLOOMFIELD TOWN CLERK DEscENps TO cR,
LAR REVOLVER IN HAND.

Bloomfield. Dec. 27 CSpeciaD.-The slun.bers a.
Town Clerk William L. Johnson were disturbs5
this morning by loud noise in the cellar OF hi,
house. In Thomas-st- When thoroughly awake ha
heard what seemed TO him to be number of pisto,
ing glass. - SeA-
Putting on his dressing gown he crept sof,,,,
downstairs, with revolver in his hand and stooS
at the bottom listening Having lighted larnn
he went into the cellar but his surprise he could
find nothing except the family cat which was b,Ssv
exploding and shooting in every direction NJ
Johnson himself was compelled to put the lamn
down and to seek refuge behind brick pillar uny
the fuslade was over. Then he found that ever
jar of preserves had exploded. The neighbors NJ.
understanding the situation, were in great fsar'
believing that those inside We're having a tuS.
with robbers. s
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FIND HEAVY BELL READY TO DROP
CHURCH MEMBERS MIGHT HAVE HAD TWENTY.
SIX HUNDRED POUNDS FALL ON THEM
But FOR woRKMENs DISCOVERY.

Belleville. Dec. q (SpeciaD-The nembezs Of III.
Reformed Church have had narrow escape from
what might have proved an appalling disaster
Workmen repairing the belfry made the startling
discovery that the big bell under which ths
parshioners passed every Sunday in going to and
from worship was supported solely by the Quarter
inch clapper rod, and that the latter was badly
cracked.
The bell. which weighs 2.6o0 pounds was originals
ly suspended from a Semi-circular iron frame bv
the clapper rod, and four iron clips. The clips
way unnoticed some time, and the added
strain caused the clapper rod to crack.
When four new clips had been attached to the
bell the rod parted. and the capper. which weighs
one hundred pounds, fell TO the floor below with a
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
DIED on ELEVATED STATION.

FLOUR MERCHANT STRICKEN WITH Apo
PLEXY WHILE GOING HOME.
]. e. Houghton. -four merchant. with an Of
fee at No. ia Broad-st., and living at No. 163
West One-hundred- and twenty -siXth-st-. died
yesterday afternoon the elevated railroad
station at Fourteenth-st and Ninth-ave from
apoplexy. Mr.. Houghton was on his way home
when he became sick the train and he was
carried off at the station. An ambulance was
summoned, but Mr.. Houghton dead when
1t arrived.
Mrs. Houghton said Mr.. Houghton had been
Ill for some time with heart disease
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
DONNER CASE ENDS ABRUPTLY.

INDICATIONS THAT SATISFACTORY AGREEMENT
WAS REACHED OUT OF COURT
Hackensack. Dec. q (SpeciaD.-The case regard
ing the exceptions to the account of Julia w. L.
Donner, executrix of the estate of her husband,
John O. Donner, the sugar. refner. came an un-
expected close this morning in the Hackensack
courts. when the lawyers said further testimony
would be taken. II expected that Mrs Donner
would take the stand to-day to explain the alleged
shortage in the inventory.
Judge Zabriskie asked not to call the case
until the principals had Joined In a conference
This conference lasted nearly an hour, and ap-
parently resulted in a satisfactory agreement.
The eNceptant to the account Mrs. Elizabeth
Donner Franksen. the wife of Rudolph Franksen.
OF New-Hork City She is the eldest child of John
O. Donner by his first wife She said in her petition
that the inventory was nearly $4,000 short, that
the accounts were untrue and unfair" and that
many items charged to the estate-in all about
SS5,OO0-Were personal claims against Mrs Donner.
New-York tribune., 1901-12-28
FINED FOR TAXING GAME FROM STATE

Game Warden c. NJ. Hawkins. Of Elizabeth ar
rested Joseph S. Walng. twenty-seven years old
and August Rheinhold. twenty-three years old.
both of Keyport they stepped from train in
the Pennsylvania Railroad shed at Jersey City
Yesterday and charged them with taking game out
OF the State. They had three rabbits and fourteen
Justice of the Peace Lockwood fined them $50