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New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
MORRIS FORCES ROUTED.
Bat 1t Is BekeUed That He Val Be
Re- Elected President Tonight.

At meeting of the Republican Club of the
xXIXth Assembly District last night the forces of
Robert c. Morris, president of the Republican
County Committee. routed by Senator Nathan
jel A Elsberg. Newbold Morris, the candidate OF
the Morris faction for president of the club, was
defeated by vote Of 113 to 153- There was great
deal of interest in the election Banbridge Colby.
the candidate of Senator Elsberg, won easily 1t
was said that the fight would be carried into the
meeting of the County Committee tonight. when
Robert c. Morris comes up for reelection as presl-
dent Despite the defeat in his home district. 1t Is
believed that Norris will be elected president OF
the County Committee tonight.
The fight against Mr.. Morris dates back to be-
fore the recent election. At that time the Esberg
forces left Morris off the states delegates the
State convention and to the County Committee. He
was substituted in another district, and so was
delegate to the State convention. and is a member
of tie County Committee, eligible to reelection as
president He has the support of Governor Odell
and Senator Platt and while his enemies may make
tration against him tonight, 1t is bel1eVed
that he will be reelected.
1t was said last night by Alexander I. Mason
that number of men who have not been in
help Mr.. Morris. Among those he mentioned were
John A. Weeks Jr., who he said, had only lately
risen from a sick bed; Park Commissioner Wilcox
and George r. Manchester, secretary of the coun-
ty committee.
When the polls opened 1t took two pollcemen 10
keep the voters in line.
AS a result OF last nights election it was said
by leading members of the Morris faction that an
County Committee will organize tonight for the
coming wear. There may be more or less talk and
recrrnination, but there will be change in the
organization of the committee the big leaders say.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
FIRE DOG MEETS UNTIMELY END.
Run Over by Engine While Answering
Alarm-Was Gift of Bankers Wife.

Socks the fire dog attached to Truck 16. and who
had been petted by President Roosevelt, the Crown
Prince of Siam the Lord Bishop of Thetford and
others who had visited Fire Headquarters, was
run over on Tuesday night by Engine SO, which lies
alongside OF the truck.
The dog was given to the freruen by Mrs. Jesse
Selisnan wife of the banker. when a puppy. He
was a half breed greyhound and coach dog. Since
then he had been the pet Of the hrenen and
particularly well known for his almost human in
teIljsence regarding calls. When alarm
sounded that the truck responded to the dog in
stantly began to snap at the heels Of the horses
TO hurry them into harness. He knew the calls
spond to- he would remain Indoors On one being
sounded that the truck responded to- after getting
the horses started, he would TO the sidewalk
and by excited barks and yelps would warn pass
ing citizens that the truck about to start
Last night the dog in running out of the building
slipped and narrowly avoided being run over by
the truck. He got away in safety and started down
the full tilt, directly in front Of Engine 80
over him, breaking his back
Joseph Sherman. boy, who lives in the neigh
borhood, went TO the street to pick up the dog.
Socks in his agony bit the boy through the
wrist and ambulance surgeon had to Cauterize
the wound. Policeman Wilkesnan shot the dog.
A coffin made, and with the body In 1t was
thrown into the river
Socks some time ago achieved prominence by
getting his supper, the fremen were too
busy to feed him. He went to a nearby decates-
sen store appropriated e bologna and took it back
to the engine house TO eat
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
FAvORABLY REGARDED HERE.
The Purchase of the Union and Sharon Steel
Plants

The strength shown by both common and pre-
ferred stock Of the United States Steel Corpora
ton In Wall Street yesterday proved that the pur-
chase of the Union and Sharon steel plants was
favorably regarded in financial quarters.
II is said that en- the basis OF the valuation
which President Schwab gave the ore properties
OF the United States Steel Corporation the in
trinsic value of the properties OF this class that
the corporation will get through the Union Steel
Company is equivalent to the purchase price OF
all the properties of the Union Steel Company.
Such stock issued the Sharon and Union
plants have will probably be taken in trans
fer for tho bond issue, and will be retired and
positeI in the treasury of the corporation. II
said
1t is further pointed out in favor Of the purchase
that If rumo- be correct the corporation has
gained ono years time in one Of its cherished
plans. 1t is said that the corporation had planned
be received from the proposed bond conversion in
enlarging plants which would have been similar
TO those Of the Union Steel Company. 1t would
have required twelve months to complete such
plants.
The statement is also made that the company
the new bond and that when the Union and
Sharon steel plants completed there will be a
large surplus. Thus, IL is said, the corporation
has in reality assumed additional obligation
The purchase has brought up the question as to
which the Union company had proposed to build
from Pittsburg to Lake Erie. Now that 1t has been
and Lake Erie Company, which runs close to both
the Union plant near Pittsburg and the Sharon
VIII be no necessity Tor the new line and that it
will probably not be built. 1t would at best only
Si'e' road. 'r' F'''sOus' 6ssSefhef ana Lake Erie
1t has been authoritatvely stated that the SIS
viii have no nenes oo On thf tss oR9n bona
version plan OF the corporation
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
HOUSE CORNER SIGNS, $500.
That Number Recently Put Up-Some Delay
Due to Rush at Foundries.

Chief Clerk Davis, OF Borough President Can
tors office said yesterday that $500 metal mouse
corner signs have been put up in Beekman, Ann
William, Rivington, West, Clinton and Rutgers
sts on the East Side, and IN Chambers. Church and
other streets on the lower West Side. and that
the contractors were busy putting more Of them up
THE Electrical Reflector Company Will begin
work tomorrow in Riverside Drive putting up the
new reflector signs said Mr. Davis About two
hundred and fifty OF these reflector signs are COM
pleted and they will be put on gas lamppos's
with welsbach lights. and also on low tension
electric light posts. The work OF putting the
heavier cast iron frame Illuminated signs on dead
gas larnpposts will be begun next week The hrst
one will be at Fortieth-st. and Broadway. Inese
signs are square and triangular in shape. and VIII
be lighted with gas They will be placed In broadway
Second lave Thrd-ave., to One-hundr red-and-slxty
sixth-st Lexington-ave., Columbus-ave. Eighth
ave- from Abingdon Square to One-hunored-anH-
twenty-ffth-st., Sixth-ave- and the Bowery. The
Coils posts are being overhauled ana new
glass signs are being put in The EDISON company
will nut M about one hundred and fifty OF the ooG
signs on It's low tension posts N upper Maolsoh-
ave Fifth-ave. and Lexington-ave. Inc greater
mart Of the delay since last October has been on
account of the inability Of the contractprs 10 ger
any foundry TO make the castings TOR the heaVler
signs All the iron men have orders long way
ahead The sign contractor finally found IouIldry-
man in Brooklyn who would undertake the Work
after finishing lot Of work already IN hano Inc
signs are now being turned out
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
NO ACTION ON COMMISSIONER.
Nothing More for City Club to Do, Says
the Rev. Mr. Slicer.

The City Club trustees met last night, but did
nothing the police situation. Captain F. Nor
ton Goddard. who has been mentioned for the
Police Commissionership, and who is member
of the board, present. The Rev. Thomas r.
Siicer said:
Nothing was done IN the police situation. There
Is nothing new So far as 1 see there moth
ing to be done by the City Club in the mat
ter"
Ex-Judge Cohen in reporting for the joint COM
rnittee On ballot reform, which has been invesu-
eating the ballots used in various countries and
States, declared in his report that the Massachu-
setts ballot looked to be the best
It announced that Henry P Dawson had
been elected treasurer in the recent election. The
election OF several vcepresidents took place, with
this result: Third vice president, Abram S. Hew-
itt: fourth vice-presdent, Nicholas Murray Butler;
fifth vice-president, Dr.. Felix Adler
Horace E. Dernng, chairman of the committee
on water supply. reported that hearing
RANGED for next Tuesday in the council chamber
Of the City Hall with the special commission on
water supply appointed by Mayor Low.
The board appointed q committee to consider
the question OF the celebrati tion of the two-hun-
dred-and-dftieth anniversary of the founding of
the city government, February 3. 1903 1t consists
of James Il Burnett chairman; o. G. Willard,
C G Nadal. l. N Seligman and T. y. Goddard.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
MAY BE BIGGEST FLOATING DOCK.

By TELEGRAPH TO THE TRlBUNE-J
Camden. N J.. Dec. IA monster floating dry
dock to cost nearly 100000. is being talked OF at
the New-York Shipbuilding Company. The affair
has been under discussion for some time. and now
that the plans and specifications have been COM
peted for the companys bid on the two new battle
ships authorized by Congress. attention will
be given to those for the drydock
Captain William G.. Randle. in speaking OF the
affair this afternoon said that It under consd
Grafton, and that the dock, which was necessary
would be so constructed. He said that a floating
dock would cost about $1,000 600. but that drydock
built in place of the floating dock. The drydock
would be for the company's own use, and when
finished would be the largest in the world. capable
of holding any vessel now afoat and any that might
be built along engineering lines for years to come
If would be built the south side of the yard ad
Joining the ways recently constructed and from
which the Mississippi took her plunge on Monday.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
ON ANCIENT AND MODERN GREECE.

Edward L. Tilton. the architect spoke last night
before the National Arts Club, OF Walks In Mod
ern Greece and Talks Ancient Hellas." Mr.
Tilton has spent some time in Greece In active
work with the American School of Archaeology
The lecture illustrated by stereopticon. Pic
lures of different means OF transportation in mod
ern from steam trains to donkeys, well
OF the buildings of ancient Hellas were shown
Speaking of the modern Greek language, Mr.. Tilton
said
"It would seem that the spoken language OF to-
day is a debased dialect of the ancient Hellenic
tongue. There is in it an admixture of Turkish
and other languages. In the Greek newspapers
there is tendency toward a much purer language
Any one familiar with classical Greek now
read the written language of the day."
He then told of the valua bic discoveries made at
Mycenae by various Archeologists Already the
American School of Archaeology has uncovered five
six buildings there MI Tilton also spoke Of Of
Greece and Crete. showing many pictures
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
STARVED TO DEATH IN BROOKLYN.
An Old Man Found Dead and His Brother
Nearly So

News was received by the Brooklyn ponce
yesterday afternoon that two men were starving
10 building in the rear of No. 600 Gates-aVe.
A policeman was sent there with an ambulance
from the Cumberland-st. hospital Micnael
Buthren, seventy-three years old, was founo
dead from starvation, and by his side lay ms
brother, Jacob. sixty-seven years old, so "eaA
from lack of nourishment that he had to be as
sisted to the ambulance. Jacob was so erla-
ciated that he was not expected to live through
the night.
The old men ran a little shoemaking shop, ana
never asked their neighbors for assistance
How long they had been without food could not,
of course be learned, but it must have oeen a
long time a neighbor who had observed tieIi Ii
condition from a window informed the police.
1t was said yesterday that the old men mao
saved up 81 900. and had deposited 1t IN oanh
They kept to themselves. and where they came
from and If they have any relatives living no
body in the neighborhood knew
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
ABANDONED SCHOONER AT SEA.
Belief that Crew of the Maggie G. Hart
Was Taken Off.

Captain Haase. Of the steamer Allegheny. of the
Hamburg-American Line. Atlas Service. which ar
rived here yesterday from Kingston and other
West Indian ports, reported that on December a.
in latitude 1890. longitude 1854 which is about six
hundred miles east O. Jacksonville. he passed the
three masted schooner Maggie c. Hart, abandoned
and in a water logged condition This is the first
news which has reached here of the abandonment
of the Hart, which was bound here from Jackson
Vile, with 100000 square feet OF hard pine lumber
The Hart sailed from Jacksonville on November
q, in command OF Captain Orlando c. Welt, of
Rockport Me, with crew of seven men. The
mate was Rennie Thornton. When the Allegheny
passed the schooner the foremast was standing.
but the mainmast was broken off at the deck, and
hanging by the gear from the foremast. The jib-
boom broken, and the foredeck continu-
ally under water. AS the boat was missing it is
peIeSsa 6y e onanV @ No II RrosdWaS
that the crew got off safely and was taken aboard
a passing steamer. The hulk was In the regular
steamship track, The lumber. which was con-
signed to the Hilton & Dodge Lumber Company.
No. IS New-st was fully Insured There Their was @ little
boro. Me-, in 1888. The Hart hailed from New
York. The wife and daughter of Captain Welt live
in RockpOrt, Ne.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
FAILED TO SQUARE THE CIRCLE.

Newport News, Va. Dec. II (SpeciaD.-Before H.
F. Norton and W. E Stoutamyer, of the science
department of the shipyard. William Bersh to-
night at the Office OF THE Daily Press attempted
to demonstrate his solution of the problem of
squaring the circle. He failed to convince the ex-
pert mathematicians that he had accomplished
what the master mathematicans of the past could
not do. He asserted that any circle is so per cent
of the square it's circumference and ATTEMPTED
to prove this by the use Of the hypothenuse of the
square. When the experts demonstrated that the
hypothenuse could not be exactly determined and
that any result based on its could not be exact
Bersh said that the system of figuring IN use had
a wrong beginning. and that he could prove this
claim in writing. Mr.. Stoutamyer agreed to read
his formula, and BerSh went TO work putting If on
paper. Bersh was considerably confused and tears
frequently came to his eyes when he realized that
he had much to overcome.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
PLANNING MRS. GRANTS BURIAL.

At noon yesterday the executive committee of the
Grant Monument Association met in the Chamber
of Commerce building TO take action concerning
the preparation of the tomb in Riverside Drive for
the body OF Mrs Grant. Cornelius N Bliss
chairman.
A committee, consisting OF General Grenville II.
Dodge Elhu Root, yice-presidents. and Henry w.
Hayden. secretary of the association, Cornelius n.
Bliss and Colonel A Noel Brakeman, was appointed
to take charge of placing the body in the sar-
cophagus.
yesterday afternoon JON General Dodge at
Washington to take C.sIrge Of the details of the
funeral there
The committee is awaiting the arrival OF the
Grant family in Washington before making any
plans for the ceremonies at the tomb II is not yet
known when Mrs. Grants body will arrive here
whether the funeral will be private public
A derrick will be erected to-day in the tomb to
lift the cover Of the granite sarcophagus in which
the body of Mrs Grant will He
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
SAYS POISON HAS BEEN DETERMINED.
Cyanide of Potassium Found in Leyh's Beer,
It Is Asserted.

Coroner Williams VIII hold inquest next
Tuesday in the of George h Leyh, who died
from poison in his store. in Broadway, Brooklyn q
fortnight ago, and ii is expected by the coroner
that the chemists who are making an examination
of Leyhs stomach will be ready to report next
Monday morning. II was said at the Coroners Of
fee yesterday that the analysis had progressed far
enough to show that Leyh's death was due TO
cyanide Of potassium poisoning. Robert Westphal
the boy who worked for Leyh, viii be the princi
pal witness at the inquest Coroner Williams said
yesterday that II certain that two bottles of
beer had been ternpered with
1t reported yesterday that the police had
shown a disposition to rearrest Westphal, but that
Coroner Williams had advised against taking the
boy into custody, il might interfere with the
coroner's Efforts to get all the facts out of the
boy the witness stand. The boy prisoner
would be privileged to refuse TO answer many ques
tions which may be put TO him when he is free.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
A BIG EXODUS FROM THE WORKHOUsE.
One Hundred and Ninety-fve Discharged on
Ruling by Appellate Division.

As a result Of a decision handed down by tho
Appellate Division OF the Supreme Court on De-
cember 9 in the case OF Moses Abrams against the
city 1875 inmates Of the Workhouse on Blackwells
Island yesterday discharged.
The suit test to decide whether or not
Section 10 of the greater New-York Charter
or was not constitutional The section provides
that where a person has been arrested for intoxi-
cation and II IS the first offence, that person
must be discharged within five days and for the
second offence, where two years have elapsed since
the first offence, the person must be discharged
within twenty days.
Justice Truax declared the section unconstitu-
tiona the decision thereby giving the magistrates
the right to make the sentences they fit.
The was appealed, and Justice Truax. accord
was reversed. The release of the inmates in the
Workhouse is the result
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
LEAGUES MAY JOIN, S0DEN SAYS.
Nothing Decided Yet, but Negotiations
Are Under Way.
[Pr TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNE ]

Boston Dec IA pretty close guess said
President soden OF the Boston National League
club to-day in commenting on the rumored
consolidation OF the two major baseball leagues
while nothing has been dope, and everything Is
In embryo as 1t WERE" continued Mr. Soden, "stil
It was near the truth One club in Boston, to play
on the Huntington-ave. grounds is the answer to
the problem here"
President Soden and his associates, MesSrs.
Conant and Billings. getting along IN years and
have the real yearning for fight that they used
to possess. When asked II he would sell II he got
his price. Mr.. Soden said, Yes" What his price is
will be told only TO the American League men The
South Boston grounds may be disposed OF at
good price TO the Consolidated Railroad Company.
The franchise price would be the one to settle.
Il may be that Colonel Billings, Charley" Soden
and Conant will receive stock in the new company,
for II the American League wins in this city some
thing must be done to satisfy the trumvirs: Presi-
sodated league.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
HooLIeAN, APE, LOOSE IN GARDEN.

Happy Hoelsan, large ape belonging TO one
of the shows in the basement at Madison Square
Garden during the Novelty Exhibition. last night
while his attendants were not watching. mounted
his wheel In the basement and started on a tour
Of inspection Of the regions above. Up the inclined
plane leading TO the main floor went Hooligan.
His appearance created quite wave of excitement
Upstairs came his keepers in pursuit. He entered
into the spirit Of the affair and started sprint
about the building
The visitors gave him q wide berth as he came
.printing up the pathway He took advantage of
the situation by grabbing right and left at the ex-
hibits which attracted his attention One of these
was a candy booth, and he paused long enough to
help himself to pound box Of chocolates after
which he ", Mt speeding up the hallway chattering
gieefully. He was finally caught
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
CUTLER BOY HURT AT HOCKEY.
W. Carpenters Head Hits an Andover Play.
er's Skate in Tie Game.

At the first nterscholastic hockey game, between
Andover and Cutler. in st. Nicholas Rink last
night one OF Andovers men seriously hurt.
Whitney Carpenter, forward. who had been play
Ing a star game. in trying for goal. collided
with one of Cutters forwards. They FELL and Car
penter struck his head on the Cutler mans skate
fis head and ear were cut severely. No physician
was in the rink. and none could be found, after
the bleeding had been stopped, Carpenter went 10
his home in this city.
The game was delayed for half an hour; Andover
played one short until the finish. Carpenter
had put up a brisk lively game. and had scored
one goal. After the accident the plays not
so snappy before. The game was tie-three
goals each
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
ON SITE OF RoBERTsoN,s OFFICE,

The old office of the late Judge William H Rob-
ertson. the well known Westchester Republican
leader. whose appointment Collector of the Port
of New-York preceded tha feud between President
Garfield and Senators Conklng and Platt has been
torn down In White Plains and a modern Office
building has been erected on the site The new
building is owned by Henry R. Barrett nephew Of
Judge Robertson The first and second floors have
been leased to the new Westchester and Bronx Title
ana Mortgage Guaranty Company, an enterurisa
composed OF Assemblyman J. NJ. WAINWRIGHT sur
rogate Theodore II. SilSman. County Urea surer
Francis NJ. Carpenter, B. Frank Palmer Charles
r. Young, Colonel Henry ". sackett and other we'll
County and this city. The new title companv vii,
open its doors on Jauary l 49,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
WILL STRIKE AFTER HOLIDAYS.
Wagon Drivers Say They Do Not Want to
Delay Christmas Mail.

At Station H of the New-York Postoffice. at the
Grand Central Palace where all the mail from
the New-York Central Railroad is handled 1t was
learned yesterday that the drivers all over the
city determined to strike after Christmas for
shorter hours higher wages and full day off every
week The strike is set down for that time be-
cause the drivers wish to inconvenience the pub
lie as little as possible. and think that the delay
of Christmas mail would turn public opinion
against them.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
IN CHERRY TREE sw1NDLE

Charlotte, N. c.. Dec T.-In the United States
District Court to-day the Rev. I. Bright one of
the parties implicated in the cherry trea swndle
was sentenced to four months in jail and to pay a
fine Of $1,000 Others implicated the swindle were
fined sl.ooo each The women who were. victimized
to the extent Of $4,000 will not recover dollar of
esg rrar
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
JURY READY TO TRY sHARKEY.
Defence to Attempt to Prove Fall Killed
Nicholas Fish.

Jury was yesterday empanelled to try Thomas
Sharkey. the private detective. who is accused OF
killing Nicholas Fish the banker. the charge being
mansIaughter Ii is declared that September 10
Sharkey in q quarrel with Mr.. Fish in Ehrhardts
saloon. in Thirty-fourth-st-, near Eighth-ave'
struck Mr. Fish a blow which fractured his skull
Counsel for the prisoner declared he would prove
that Mr. Fish fell while intoxicated and sustained
the Injuries that caused his death from the coI-
tact OF his head with the pavement
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
CATTLE HAD TUBERCULOSIS.

Albany N. Y, Dec 1.-THE State Board OF Agri-
culture has had genuine herd of cat
tie discovered to have been smuggled from Mass
achusetts to North Hoosick, and reported be In
fected with foot and mouth disease Officers of
the department report that their disease is tuber
culosis but the owners will be prosecuted by the
federal authorities for violating the quarantine.
suspected herd at Vega, Delaware County,
proves to have died OF acute Indigestion from
FRO
New-York tribune., 1902-12-18
COLUMBIA CLUB CHOOSES OFFICERS.

The Columbia University Club held its annual
meeting and election of officers last night at the
clubhouse. No Il West Thirty-sixth-st. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: ]. Howard Van AM
ringe. president; Robert c. Cornell. president
Victor W. Hungerford, treasurer: Gustavus T.
Kirby. secretary.
The membership of the club keeps increasing
steadily No action taken last night he
plan for clubhouse.