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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
CHARGES AGAINST CROKER
SPECIFICATIONS OF NEGLECT AND FA-
VORITISM TO BE PRESENTED,
1T Is SAID.

Fire Commissioner Sturgis was ar his summer
home at Babylon yesterday, and most OF the Of
fees at Fire Headquarters were closed but it was
ascertained that charges against Fire Chief
Croker ready 10 be announced In the--ab-
sence OF definite information TO the natI-S n
the expected charges. there were reports that
among the specifications would be one accusing
Chief Croker OF neglect in connection with the fire
that destroyed the list Regiment ArnOry and later
spread TO the Park Avenue Hotel and caused
shocking loss of life Chief Croker has maintained
that the IRE in the hotel was separate nre ana
Gid result from the fire IN the arnory- Inc
fire marshal however. reported that sparks from
arrnory fire entered elevator smart or the
hotel and started the flames there
Another specification il was reported yesterday.
probably would ac Chief Croker OF 1avorltlSin
to enc of the automatic fire alarm companies whlcI
has boxes in many buildings in the CITY connected
with the city's fire alarm system An Official or
the Fire Department said yesterday that the re-
ports were gueSSwOrk- -
Justice Halls order for Commissioner SturSls 20
show cause why he should not be punished LOT con
tempt of court refusing to obey the order 70 re-
irstate Chief Croker is returnabe at lGO a n To-
dav The Corporation Counsel Will 1nterpoSe tne
pIea that the appeal from the order acted as
stay but some lawyers think the plea IS not sound
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02

ultimately unanimous in the meeting of the
Propaganda to-day. objections at first
were raised. principally by Cardinal MartinelH
supported by Cardinal Steinhuber, about Bishop
Farleys attitude toward Archbishop Corrigan
But Bishop Farley had strong supporters. one
Cardinal saying that given different tempera-
ments. it was much to Bishop Farley's credit
that he lived in comparative harmony with
Archbishop Corrigan. 1t also remarked
that after the death of Archbishop Corrigan
Bishop Farley appeared to all to be the only
appropriate preIate TO succeed to such post
A proposition had been made to the Pope to ap-
point him by motu proprio. without waiting for
the list of candidates from the American clergy.
but the Pontiff refused. saying that Bishop Far
lev would feel more honored to be chosen unani-
nnous1v bv his fellow ecclesiastics.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02

MartinelH. The discussion lasted three and a
half hours.
Cardinal Martinelli who was charged to set
forth the case to his colleagues, made a minute
ana detailed report about the different candl-
dates. The information received showed that
Dr. Farley qualified the most worthy
candidate for the post, both in the lists of the
priests and bishops and in the reports of the
archbishops of the United States. After a dis
cusslon in which all the cardinals present par
ticlpated Cardinal Gotti summed up the express
sions and opinions of those present, with the re
suit that the choice of DR.. Farley was unan-
nous The ratification of the Pope is necessary
TO make the appointment definite.
Monslgnor Veccia, secretary of the Propa-
sanda, will report to-day's meeting to the Pope
some time during this week. The Formally or
the confirmation of the decision reached by the
cardlnals, however, is sometimes delayed
Inc qualifications of the candidates for the
post of coadjutor to the Archbishop of san
FRANCISCO were outlined by Cardinal Satolli
whose eulogy of the Right Rev. George Mont
gomery resulted in this prelates nomination
almost without discussion.
1t is expected that DR. Farley will ask for an
auxlilary bishop account of the size and I'M
portance of the Archdiocese of New-York-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02

however are said to have been presented by ui'G b
takers who declare that the families are Wished
in most cases elaborate funerals are IuI nnT for
While the undertaken agrees to bury vet s5t .dd
a certain sum- he always figures in the 900 a
tfonal. which the city allows. 49,. oon,a of
Commissioner Teale has discovered thdt So and
the families of veterans who left insufa5I+es II
money in bank claimed the $50, and coHeCtSI. aS
and in numerous instances where funerals 60, was
much as 5000 and $3.50 allowance by the CO.;
demanded In the opinion of the Comm - nav
there is obligation the part of the cry his,t of
where the family is able bury, as the opJ,O ,at
the law Is to prevent honorably discharged w.
eran from filling a pauper'S grave. or1v 81
In the Ia st hundred cases investigated near! %
rer cent of the families able ana willie IN m
pay for a reasonably expensive funeral. IIcIares
dertaker furnishes a voucher In which he cSnjic-
that the family is without means In coHsioner
ton Of MANY of these affidavits. Commas er
Teale has affidavits which may cause trouble loi -
number of undertakerS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
LEARNING UNDERT4KERS WAYS.
THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR BIG BILLS
FOR BURYING VETERANS.

Deputy Charities Commissioner Teale has recent
~ been Investigating claims against the city for
the burial Of veterans of the Civil War He IS Of
the opinion that the city has been imposed upon.
and that hundreds OF dollars being spent each
year for the purpose without warrant.
For many years it has been the custom Of the
county make appropriation for the burial OF
It's poor dead. The money Is paid out
upon the approval of the Charities Department but
OF late the bills have become frequent that Com
missioner Teale has thought that poor veterans
be dying alarming rate.
Tho Poor Law OF 1896 provides for the burial OF
any honorobly discharged soldier. sailor marine
who served in the army navy Of the United
States during the Civil War the last with
Mexico who shall die without leaving means sufii-
Gent to defray his funeral expenses. but such ex-
penses shall exceed s35 Hundreds OF claims,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
CHILDREN's COURT TO OPEN To-D4Y'

The new Chi!dren's Court will be opehea a. -
a m to-day in the remodeed Charities Buiiu1- Ia
a. Tbird-ave and EIeventh-st with Justice WIZ
lard H Olmsted on the bench. The officers o. ~
court are Edmund C. Lee, clerk hrhesI
Coulter deputy clerk: George F. lie Mon a I,are
ant clerk and Edmund Cole steiioed '.aa-e " no
after Children under the age of sixteen years
are arrested will be taken to ina h eSta bI,shnent
of to the various police courts US - keep
Of the Children's Court was designed 10
youthful offenders free from t EbiI5ran Who are
Influences of the police courts ShliuIen VII
arrested in the daytime TO be , taken TO be
TO the court If arrested at hlsHt ranuantion
kept in the care OF the Society TOT me freeigned
of Cruelty to Children until they can DC aIr's
In the morning
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
TRIES TO JUMP FROM THE BRIDGE.

POLICEMAN PREVENTS DISCOURAGED GROCERY
CLERK FROM COMMITTING SUICIDE
Albert H. Johnson. twenty-six years old a
grocery clerk. of Boston. Mass. attempted to jump
from the Brooklyn Bridge yesterday. He hest
tated before dropping eff and so gave Bridge Po-
hceman Duryee time to prevent the act
Johnson was coming from Brooklyn by trolley
car and when the car reached the middle of the
span, on the north roadway he jumped from the
and walked to the railing He climbed through
me lattice work ana swung out over the water his
Ieet Dangling while he supported his weight by
twisting his arm around d girder. His nerve then
deserted him and his hesitation gave Policeman
roadway.
johnson was placed under arrest, charged with
attempting suicide He said that he had
from Boston last Friday in search Of work. but had
not been successful in finding II. Nothing
found in his pockets, except a bunch of keys. and
he without money
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
CRUSHED TO DEATH BY ENGINE.
YARDMAN ON ELEVATED ROAD so BADLY
HURT THAT HE DIES IN HOSPITAL.

Frank McHugh twenty-nine years Old. of No
304 West ne-hundred-a nd -fortyhfth-st,, SO
seriously injured yesterday in the switching yards
Of the Sixt-ave elevated railway. at Rector-s and
Trinity Place, that he died the Hudson Street
Hospital after.
McHugh was an experienced yardman. having been
employed at that point for a number of years A
three train on The central track. and En-
CINE No. 229 which had taken and coal
and waiting its turn. backed rapidly down the
to couple with and draw the train out.
McHugh stood ready to make the coupling of the
air pipes and other arrangements. Just how he
vas hurt could not be learned from the employees
Of the road at the Rector-st station. The engine
apparently came down too fast and bumped into
the train. for McHugh caught between the
bumpers. His left side crushed in. his left
was caught and crushed. and both legs mashed, the
bones being slfVered in a compound fracture.
McHugh was picked up. carried by the station
employees on an emergency Stretcher to the station
building, and a hurry call sent the Hudson
Street Hospital for ambulance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
BURGLARS PRoWL THROUGH pANTR1Es.

Montclair. Sept William Logan, a New
YORK banker. living in South Mountain-ave..
late In getting his breakfast this morning. for the
reason that hungry burglars entered his home
some time during the night and devoured all the
eatables An attempt also made TO clean
the iceboS In the home of William Durbrow
near neighbor OF Mr.. Logan. but the intruders set
OF the burglar alarm and they made a hasty
treat Inc ponce were scouting all day for the
thieves but without succAnS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
QUIET HOLIDAY IN WASHINGTON

Washington. Sept. Labor Day observed
here with the quietude of a Sunday All the execu-
tive departments were closed. and business gener-
ally suspended. Following the precedent es-
tablished a few years ago, there public
demonstration. and the day was celebrated
holiday dedicated rest and recreation It
ideal summers day, and many sought the resorts
the hanks Of the Potomac in the suburbs of
Washington Instead Of street parade, the labor
orga lions gave excursions the Potomac River
resorts. Large crowds joined the organizations in
celebration of the workmans national holiday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
GENERAL ANDERSON DENIES REPORTS

The Associated Press has received letter from
General Thomls M Anderson in which he denies
the published reports that while in Manila he
spoke disrespectfully to Admiral Dewey or that
ne ever belittled the admirals victory In Manila
Bay. -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
SOME OBJECTIONS TO FARLEY.

Especial to The New-Yorix tribune by French Cabe.)
Copyright 1902: BY The Tribune Association)
Rome, Sept. although the decision to ap-
point Bishop Farley Archbishop of New-York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
LEFT OWE 4 HUNDRED DESCENDANTS.

Hagerstown, Nd Sept. 1-David Gossard died
IN this city yesterday, aged seventy-hve years. He
was twice married and the father OF twenty-four
children. twenty Of whom are living He also left
eighty grandchildren and eleven great-grand-
children e o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
FARLEY FOR ARCHBISHOP
THE PROPAGANDA TAKES ACTION AT
LAST.
MOUSLY TO. SUCCEED ARCH
BISHOP CORRIGAN.

Rome, Sept. 1.-The Propaganda. after long
sitting to-day. decided to recommend the Pope
to appoint the Right Rev. DR.. John NJ. Farley,
the Auxiliary Bishop of New-York. as Arch
bishop of New York. in succession to the late
Most Rev. Michael Augustine Corrigan. and
the Right Rev. George Montgomery, Bishop of
Los Angeles Cal, as coadjutor to the Most Rev.
Patrick William Riordan Archbishop Of San
Francisco
Cardinal Gotti, Project of the Propaganda,
presided, and the other Cardinals present were
Serafino VannutelIi, Vincent Vannuteli Satolli
Steinhuber, Segna. Cretoni. Wives Tuto and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-02
MULTITUDE OF CROWDED EXCURSIONS
NEW RECORD FOR LONG BRANCH STEAM
ERS-YOUNGSTERs DIVE FOR PURSE.

AS was be expected on such a warm day As
yesterday. many people srent the holiday on the
water The excursion steamers cid q big business
There serious 7vercrowding however. as
the customs officials were at the piers TO see thar
Collector Stranahan's instructions were carried
The result OF this enforcement OF the Gus
toms regulations was that few people were
obliged wait for later boats than the ones they
had planned to go A large number Of people
went to the Battery. and Battery Park was
crowded with excursionists waiting for their boats
II was estimated that fifteen thousand people
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

to afford the negroes of this coun
try a place to which they might
emigrate when their numbers
increased to an extent that would
make the emigration of large
numbers of their race necessary.
The resolution passed the senate
and house, and a colonization OF
the negro in Congo was we'll un-
der way when the United States
acquired the Philippines.
"The acquisition of that terri
tory opened up a new and vastly
superior country for them. The
land is richer the climate better
suited to them, and there they
would still be under the flag. a
condition which the negro likes
exceedingly well.
MEETS GOV. TAFT,S APPROVAL.
L took the matter up with
Secretary Root and wrote to
Gov Gen. Taft for information
and ideas on the plan of colon
izing our negroes there. Both
were favorably impressed and |
am glad to know that it has at
last been started. All the move
ment needed was a starter. 1t
will be like the craWfsh hole in
the Mississippi levees-small at
the beginning, but large enough
for the river to run through next
morning.
The negro was the first race
found in the Philippines. He is
the original inhabitant. Then
came the Malay pirates, who
drove them back into the hills,
where Philippine negroes now
live. The Spaniards cong uered
the Malays. This is merely to
show that the islands are suited
to the negro race.
Il have tried to put the plan
in operation without endanger-
ing the labor of Southern farm
ers. and | believe, under the
present scheme, it will work out
this way. 1t will take time of
course but the plan, when &C.
complished, will prove satisfac-
tory to everybody.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26
Served 80 Years
In Penitentiary.
Old Jake Cooper, Now 20
Years of Age Completes
in Mississippi Peni-
tertiary.

Jake Cooper. the oldest con-
vict in the Mississippi peniten-
tiary, in length of service, has
been released from the institu-
ton and has returned to his
home in Warren county. Cooper
was sent on the 4th of January
1873, on the charge of manslaugh
ter, and served nearly thirty
years in the institution. He is
now nearly seventy years Of age.
The average length of service
of life Or long term prisoner in
the Mississippi penitentiary is
about fifteen years although
there are several now on the rolls
who have served from sixteen to
twenty years. The death rate Of
the institution is very low, being
only 1852 per cent last year, and
about the same for the present
year.
About 225 convicts are serving
life sentences from total prison
population that fuctuates be
tween 1000 and LOO. Thirty
two are now serving sentences
ranging from twenty yfve to fifty
years. Over one-half of the
total number are serving terms
ranging from two to ten years.
Two white women and thirty
negreSSeS are on the prison
register.
The next Oldest prisoner. in
length of service, now within the
walls is Joe Johnson. who was
sent up from Issaquena county
in October 1874, to serve a life
term for murder. Twenty eight
years of his life have been spent
working for the State. and he is
still hale and hearty at the age
of fifty-tWO.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

A Convention of Farmers and
Business Men at Dallas. Texas,
adopted resolutions urging Con-
gress to make an appropriation
to aid the farmers in their war
on the Mexican boil weevil. The
Texas Legislature was also re-
quested to help in the fight
against the pest.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

The vacancy in the textile
school caused by the recent
resignation of Arthur Whittam,
the instructor, has been filed by
the appointment of Mr.. Broad
bent, of New Bedford Textile
school. Mr.. Broadbent will act
as director Of the department un-
til the end Of the session.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26
Tax Ali Overcapiralization.

If trusts will persist in over
capilization, let taxes be asses
sed on the property at the valu-
alton placed upon it by the trust.
If the property of trust is
worth 81. 900, 900, for bonding
and stocking, it ought to be
worth 81, 100000 for the purpose
of Observation-Disclosures Senti-
mel.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

Representative Bartlett, of
Georgia, sprung a surprise in
the House by securing the adop-
ton of an amendment to the
Legislative, judicial and Execu-
tive Appropriation Bill appro,
priating 100000 to aid in the
enforcement of the Antitrust
Law. The bill was passed.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

Bob Taylor and John Allen
have agreed to write ''joint lee.
ture' at the home of the former
next summer; subject to be"This
and That" Something extra
good may be expected from the
above combination of "wits."
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

SENATOR MORGAN OF ALABAMA SUGGESTS
The PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,
MEETS GOV. TAFTS AP.
PROVAL.

Senator John Il. Morgan, OF
Alabama, has succeeded after two
years of endeavor in interesting
the war department and incident
ally President Roosevelt, in a
plan to use the Philippine Islands
in colonizing the negroes of the
United States.
The war department. has made
arrangements to test the practi-
cal possibilities Of the plan and
the president has sent a special
envoy, II. Thomas Fortune.
negro leader, to the Philippine
Islands to make investigation
and report on the conditions
there. In his efforts to have the
plan put into execution Senator
Morgan has held frequent con
sultations with Secretary of War
Root, has written Gov.Gen Taft,
and in other ways urged his
scheme on the officials.
1t is the Alabama senator's
parpose in the future TO start
Legislation in Congress for the
movement to colonize the negroes
III the Philippines. He has not
pushed this part Of his scheme
because he believes the time is
not ripe yet for legislation; the
farmers of the South, he says,
think they need the negro labor
er now, and until conditions are
more favorable he will withhold
legislation. He believes howev-
er, that the move now under way
will result eventually in millions
of the negroes emigratiDg to the
Philippine Islands and working
out their own salvation there.
This, he says. is the solution of
the grave negro question which
now confronts the American
people.
FACILITIES FOR NEGROES.
Senator Morgan's plan is to
incorporate for the negroes
steamship transportation com
panies; to give them homesteads
of about 90 acres each in the
islands and to give them the best
possible commercial advantages.
The plan would not deprive them
of their protection under the
flag of the United States; it
would dot deprive them of citi
zenship of which they are proud
and it would enable them to
become a self-sustaining and
prosperous race of people, be-
cause the land in the Philippine
Islands is extremely rich and
fertile. The climate is exactly
suited to the negro's physical
and industrial character, he says,
Under this plan Senator Morgan
believes great numbers of the
negroes, but not all Of them, of
course would go to the islands.
He said to- day:
.'The principal reason for my
attitude in the Senate towards
retaining the Philippine Islands
was my belief that those islands
would afford home for the
negroes.
"When first came to Congress
I introduced resolution to re-
cognize the Congo Free State as
an independent nation. merely
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

The special edition of the
Yazoo City Sentinel is a thing Of
beauty. It's publication reflects
great credit upon the manage
ment of the Sentinel and will
doubtless redond greatly to the
benefit of that splendid and thrift
ty little city.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

A Kansas man playfully kick
ed his friend, the sheriff, in the
hip pocket. causing the sheriff's
pistol to explode and wound him
in his leg. Nobody on earth but
a Kansas fool could bring about
this combination of circumstan-
ceS.-EX.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26
An exchange says that an in

An exchange says that an in
quirer writing to real estate
dealer in certain town said: 81
can tell more about the kind of
town you have by seeing your
paper than by any other means
of information. If your mer-
chants are dead and don't use
your paper, I don't want to To-
cate in or near such a town. |
had experience with one town
like that and I'll not be caught
again if | can help it,"
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

The death of Bob Bobo, the
famous pioneer. huntsman of the
delta, left a vacancy in the
office Of county treasurer Of
Coahoma county, which has been
filled by the appointment of Col.
BObO'S son
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26
The News.

Issues only two pages of "home
print" this week on account OF
wanting to let it's office force
take Christmas.
We wish one and all q most
Merry Christmas" and Prosper
Gus New Year.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

A scientist says "if the earth
was fattened the sea would be
two miles deep all over the
world" After due meditation a
Kansas editor gives out the fol-
lowing: IF any man is caught
tiattening out the earth shoot
him on the spot, and don't be too
blamed particular what spot.
There's a whole lot of US in Kan
SaS that can't swim.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

A Texas building of Texas ma
terial is one of the ideas the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the World S
Fair Commission is trying to
work out. 1t would be a striking
illustration of TeXas's resources.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

Representative Hepburn has
joined Senator Morgan in an
effort to ascertain the amount the
Isthmian Canal Commission is
costing the Government.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

Ex-senator Quay is facing one OF
the few important defeats of his
career. the omnibus statehood
bill being apparently doomed to
failure.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1902-12-26

The bubonic plague has broken
out among the Japanese planta-
tion laborers in the Hawaiian
Islands.