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Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

John Arnold, looking prosperous
and happy, is up from St Louis shak.
ing hands with friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

Judge valiant addressed a crowd OF
5000 people at the ex-Confederate re-
union on Auxyasse Creek Friday,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
Over-Nork Weakens
Your Kidneys.
Unhealthy Kidneys Make Impure Blood,

Al the blood IN your body passes through
your kidneys once every three minutes.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

For bad taste in your mouth take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. For sale by all druggists.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

TT7-7TT T
Kidney trouble causes quick or unsteady
hcart beats. and mekes one feel as though
they had hear trouble. bceau-e the heart 4,
ovof-Nufking IN pumping thick. kidney
poisoned blood through VEINS and arteries.
u ussd 10 be considered that only urinary
tfouhies we're 10 b traced 10 the kldneys
butnes modcfn science proves that usafiY
AZ constitutional diseases have their begin-
ming II kidney trcubie.
u yeu ase SICK yea can make No mistake
hy tifsi dociorinC Your k.dncya The mld
end he ezifaordlnary effect 81 Df. Kl.mer's
Swamp-RO0t, ihe Fgesi tisnsy remesy 4
eoon re4ltet u siaH6A The hifhssi ioT hs
Wontefielcures q ths mes & ds.Tessinr cases
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
@MAv.r
rhe HitchinQ Rack

This signature Il on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO-Q Quinine Tablets
tho remedy that cures . cold I'm one day
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

Miss Martha Frost has returned %
Nashville, Tenn, 20 resume her kin
dergarten wofk.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

fIee. ais pamphiei telling you how e find
est 4 yoa have kldnsT e. tiadser uouhle.
NenlI1n this papcr phs1 sTi.ing DT. Kiimsr
q c.. Eink-amioa ny.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18
"The School for Scandal. /"

The opening Of the Opera House
Friday night was the big event Of the
week. Society was out en- masse. /
had intended 10 tell you who was
there, but ! could easier tell you who
was not there, for II seemed as though
everybody was out. The play was
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II 1t fails to cure. E. W. Groves sig
natured Is on each box. 25c.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

Wednesday night Miss Duncan gave
a dance at her class rooms. About
twenty-five were present. The Geor-
gia Orchestra furnished the music.
0ut-of-town guests we're Miss Grace
Waters, Of Kansas City,and Miss Aida
Pace, Of st. James.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-09-18

NHI I1 81 0U Is 0TfTIIE
b ailduEgizis In fifty
cent ard enc dollar 81
a. Yea nay have ;
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
NTRPHY'S LAST PROMOTIONS.
HE SAYS DEvERY WAS THE ONLY MAN
HE HAD CONFLICT WITH.

Michael C. Murphy's last official act Police
Commissioner was the swearing in Of sixty-four
detectives as detective sergeants. BY the opera
ton of the law passed by the legislature last
winter the detectives attached to the Central
Office squad January ] became detective ser
geants. and 1t necessary for them to take
the oath of office for the new position and ex-
change their plain shields for gold shields. Com
missioner Murphy in his office early yester-
day afternoon to the Most OF the
124 patrOlmen who have been promoted TO de-
tective sergeants by Colonel Murphy were at
headquarters early, expecting to take the oath
again but they informed that 'once was
enough"
The detective sergeants fingered at Head
quarters until an hour before noon when Devery
arrived. Then they presented 10 him set OF
horid and framed resolutions. which he received
with thanks and ordered sent 10 his home. With
the appointments and the detective ser
geants sworn in yesterday there are now 80
detective sergeants on the force. each drawing
a salary Of 5000 year. What is 10 be done
with many detective sergeants is a question
Commissioner Partridge recently said he intend
ed 10 do away with the precinct wardmen Pos
sibly detective sergeants may be detailed at po-
lice stations TO perform detective work in pre-
cincts. reporting to the head of the Detective
Bureau instead of to the police captains.
While Commissioner Murphy was waiting YES
terday for the arrival of his successor he said
of DeVery:
The only man have had any conflict with
DeVery
and l have had a great many differences OF
opinion in the department which we had TO
argue out. My personal relations with the
deputy commissioner are very amicable al
though the deputy commissioner has been pug
nacious. believe great deal of the difference
was caused by the deputy commissioners be-
lief that he is still Chief OF Police Personally
we the best of friends"
Commissioner. what business are you going
TO into?'' was asked.
I'm going TO take good rest when I get
out of here. do not know what will do after
that"
Have you made any business arrangements"
None definitely"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
CIRCUIT AT ONCE WIELD.S AYE.
HE BUSINESSES THREE CLERKS AND
CUTS SALARIES IN THE AG-
GREGATE $4,000

Controller Grout signalized his entrance into
the Controllers office yesterday by cutting down
salaries in the aggregate $4,000 and lengthen-
ing the hours of labor from a. m. to p. m.
The old hours were from till 1, with an hour
out for luncheon.
The announcement Of the cut in salaries was
made by Deputy Controller James w. Steven
son. who said that it seemed to Mr.. Grout that
the employees in the department would suffer
no hardship if they worked for a little less pay
and one more hour day. Mr. Stevenson did
not say who the men were whose salaries were
cut.
Il is understood that this is only the begin
ming of retrenchnlent in the office. When Con-
troller Coler took charge OF the Finance De-
partment four years ago the accounts of the
various cities and counties coming into the
greater city were somewhat mixed, and the new
Controller had to put large force of men at
work AS the work became systematiZed there
were some reductions in the force. With every
thing A routine basis, il is no surprise TO
those familiar with the Finance Department
that Controller Grout has seen his way clear TO
make reductions in the salary list, and II is eX-
pected that he will find that the work of the
Office be done with largely reduced force,
that the hours of labor have been length
ened.
Charles Rushmore, second deputy receiver of
taxes In Brooklyn, was the only in the de-
partment who seemed to benefit by the change
yesterday. His pay before consolidation was
$4,000 year His salary cut to $1,000, and
1T is made So, 800.
Mr.. Grout appointed Jacob s. Van Wyck. a
relative Of the outgoing Mayor. deputy re-
ceiver OF taxes in Brooklyn at a salary of $4,000
a year. Mr.. Van Wyck is an independent Demo-
crat, and supported Low
Controller Grout abolished the places Of three
clerks in his office, as follows: James Eagan,
warrant clerk salary 81 600; James Helon dis
bursting clerk, S1,150. and John T. Birmingham,
he had abolished these places in order to bring
the cost of the office within the appropriation
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
COOGAN GETS HIS BACK PAY.
WHALEN AND COLER MAKE THE RE-
TIRING BOROUGH PRESIDENT A
NEW YEARS GIFT.

Corporation Counsel Whalen and Controller
Coler yesterday made James J. Coogan, Presi-
dent of the Borough Of Manhattan until he was
succeeded by Mr.. Cantor New Years gift Of
back salary for fourteen months. 1t re-
garded as both amusing and significant yester-
day that after Corporation Counsel Whalen late
on Tuesday night wrote opinion saying that
Mr.. CoOgan entitled TO back pay he packed
off to Lakewood TO recuperate. Mr.. Coogan did
not need any recuperating, however. He has
been expecting the back pay, amounting TO
81, ,S33, ever since Mr.. Coler held up his salary.
Mr.. Whalen did not send his opinion, saying
that Mr.. Coogan entitled to his salary, to
the Controller until O'Clock on Tuesday night.
When Mr.. COler received Il there nothing
left for him to do but to sign a check for the
amount unpaid which he did. charge
made that Mr.. Coogan a voter in Suffolk
County, where he has a country house, and that
on account of that fact he not legally
qualified hold the office of President OF the
Borough Of Manhattan. This charge served to
prevent Mr.. Coogan from drawing pay for the
time already stated.
Mr.. Coogan's cup Of happiness was filled to
overfowing when he received from the leader of
Tammany Hall floral horseshoe with a card
which bore this inscription:
with compliments Of the season, and wishing
you many happy returns of the day.
RICHARD CROKER"
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
DIR. WOODBURY. TAKES HOLD.
THE NEW STREET CLEANING COMMITS
SIONER BUSY FROM THE START
NAGLES SOLILOOIJY

Dr. John McGaw Woodbury. the new Commits
sioner or Street Cleaning, arrived at the offices
OF the department in the Park Row Building
Just before p m. yesterday. and was received
Dy Percival E. Nagle. Mr.. Nagle took DIR
Woodbury. into the private office of the Commits
sioner. and there introduced him to the three
deputies-Francis NJ Gibson OF Manhattan:
Patrick H. QUINN OF Brooklyn. and Joseph Lie
bertz, OF The Bronx. Then Mr. Nagle went ont
and DR.. Woodbury. took charge of the depart
ments. His first act was to send for the general
superintendent, William Robbins. and his as
sistant, j. a. c. Wallace. with whom no ro
mained In consultation for a consderah hle time
Several other officials We're called into the nev.
commissioners office and asked about the duties
they had been performing, and were asked 10
continue them. DR.. Woodbury. then made q trim
throughout all the offices occupied by the d.
partment. Captain Gibson showing him about.
In the morning Mr.. Nagle threw a few hon
quets at himself in this wise:
Il am satisfied with my administration of tho
department and | defv any one to show anv
wrongful act of mine while In office The mis-
trict Attorney was investigating the denartmant
for nearly four months and nothing came of it
They couldn't find anything to complain about -
Mr. Nage will take up his connection with the
knlckerbOcker Construction COMPANY which he
abandoned when he took office
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
SHERIFF O'BRJENLN CONNAND
SIX DISCHARGED DEPUTY SHERIFFS
FILE PROTESTS

Just as soon ex-Sheriff Grell had formally
handed over TO Sheriff William J. O'Brien
possession Of his office the six deputy sheriffs
who had been removed from Office served the
new Sheriff with notices maintaining that they
had been illegally removed and gave up their
places under protest.
Sheriff O'Brien glanced at the notices and said
nothing. The deputy sherifTs removed hold
that by an act passed in 1900 they were classi-
fed under the White Civil Service law. and can
only be dismissed after a hearing on written
charges filed against them. The Sheriff relies
on decision by the Supreme Court made In
Erie County, holding that deputy sheriffs can
be removed without charges He further saws
that the State Civil Service Commissioners have
placed the office Of deputy sheriff in the ex-
empt class confidential office In reply to
this the ex-deputies say the Office OF Sheriff in
Erie County is under the fee system while the
Sheriff in New-Yorl receives a salary.
Captain Pickett the retiring warden of Iud-
low Street Jail, through his attorney, Amos
Evans, also protested against his removal on
the ground that he is a veteran of the Civil
War, and such is entitled to retain office
Law Clerk Francis f. V. Dunn who was re-
placed by Sidney II. Stern. announced his inten-
tiOn of cOntestng his removal on the ground
that he had received no notice of removal and
was a Civil Service appointee. Mr.. Dunn SUBJ
Sequentiy decided TO mana In his resignation
he has been retained by ex-Sheriff Grell to wind
up his affairs as Sheriff.
Sheriff O'Brien began his official duties soon
after 10 A. IN. by proceeding with the outgoing
Sheriff William F. Grell well as Thomas H
Sullivan, the newly appointed warden of Ludlow
Street Jail. to the jail, where Captain Pickett
handed the keys of the prison. Sherifr
OBrten announced that he intended to make no
more changes for the present.
The deputy sheriffs who will retain office
nnn Gharff IQria
Joseph f. Prendergast, Thomas Radley. Frank
G. Rim, Andrew Roberts and Frank J Wal
gering. Their assistant deputies Will also re-
main in office. Major George Weaver, the or
der of arrest clerk. who has been in the Sheriffs
office for many years, will retain his Office.
Sheriff O'Brien, eX-Sheriff Grell, with Under
Sheriff Moen and eX-Under Sheriff Mulyaney
reached the Sheriff's office at 1870 D. m Just
prior to their arrival, County Clerk Hamilton
Deputy County Clerk Fahrbach and ex-County
Clerk Sohmer visited the office where Mr.
Hamilton in the twelve deputy sherffs
and their twelve assistant deputies Sheriff
GrelI then formally handed over possession of
his office to his successor, together with an
inventory OF every article in the office
congressman Adams, special counsel to
Sheriff O'Brien said he had retained Charles
F. Wells to take charge of the routine law mat
ters connected with the Sheriffs office Mr.
Wells has discharged these duties for MANY
years. A deputation of the Granite Cutters
National Union, of which Sheriff O'Brien has
for many years been active member pre-
sented him floral horseshoe
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02

this great Office, with its many responsibilities and
duties, into such competent hands.
been established. ! think have gained the reputae
tion of not saying things which / do not mean L
do not look upon this perfunctory statement.
mean every word say when wish you success
and say am confident that it will come to you.
At the close Of the speech Mr.. Philbin handed
a small key Of his private office to his
Then the two shook hands. and Justice Jerome
began his speech. saying in part:
Mr Philbin I thank you very much for the kind
words you have spoken. II seems strange to me TO
be back as the head Of an office which | entered
fourteen wears ago when almost a boy | have
aiways thought that the real key 10 decent things
S{rat9n has shown that my Judgment was well
tounqea dec During Dur your adninistrat9n brief as It
considerable in themselves and receive added i'm
your successor which will help him 10 administer
his office for the highest good of this community.
] shall be able 10 do so with the general com
and admter his oce wb tbe fake ssme dcisi
conservatism as you have.
CONCENTRATION OF ASSISTANTS
At the close Of these foral exercises ex-District
Attorney Phlbin left the building and Mr..
Jerome assumed charge and received the con-
gratulations of his new assistants Then he
held conference with Messrs. Schurman. Cans
Garvan and Osborne.
When seen by a Tribune reporter late yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. Jerome said:
i am District Attorney de facto, and what
! do would be binding but I would be prose-
cuted for any such actions before qualified for
my Office"
A copy Of Police Commissioner Partridge's
address to the police captains shown Mr.
Jerome. He read it aloud carefully, emphasiz-
ing the important parts.
Excellent; very excellent, indeed" his
comment.
Some asked Mr.. Jerome what action he
intended taking in the OF Cannon land
other more prominent men,"
What, More prominent than Gannon" ex-
claimed the new District Attorney in surprise
Il didn't know there were any"
The new District Attorney had comment
to make on Governor OdelPs reference TO the
excise question in his message
'I haven't read it, he said, briefly.
Mr.. Philbin expressed the opinion last night
that Mr.. Jerome was empowered to act as Dis
tTict Attorney even though he had not yet taken
the oath of office An important feature of the
OATH he said. that II indicated the accept
OF the office
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
sCHoLER FIRST NEW OFFICIAL TO ,c,

Coroner Gustav II. Scholer was the first member
OF the new local administration to in an official
capacity. Although the higher officials ai5 not
take office until noon yesterday. the coroners he
gan their duties at midnight. At $40 a. m Coro-
ner Scholer received a hurry call from No 9t2
East dred-and-sxth-st fight In Nbtcb
Cadiza Cossisi ii No. 3l5 East One-hundred a nd
sixth-st,, and Tony Gallona. of No s2i East one
hundred and -siXth-st took part was the occasion
of the eal Cossisi had engaged in a New Years
quarrel with Theodore Giozz, a nephew ana 80
carrying II TO a successful issue when Tony fsoi
iona lnterfered Cossisi was fatally stabbed
coroner Scnoer arrived In time To receive +ho
ahte-mOrtem statement OF Cossis and cause The ar
throughout me day eiS were ousy
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02

his First Deputy Commissioner and Major Eb-
stein as Second Deputy Commissioner
NIaior E,hstein remained in his office until late
in the afternoon. He visited and congratu-
lated by the attaches of the office. including In
spectors p H. Mclaughlin. John Brennan and
Druhan Acting Inspector Campbell, Captains
Baldwin DrisCoIl and Reynolds, chief OF the De-
tective Bureau; Charles Blatchford' property
clerk: William Powers, superintendent OF oolIer
inspection; Frank Mason. superintendent OF
telegraph, and Thomas Carroll, chef clerk
Major Ebstein received a large floral piece from
a friend.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
THE MAYORS OFFICE HOURS.

One of the first orders issued by authority of
Mayor Low yesterday contained the following an
nouncements:
The Mayors office win be open from a. IN. to
p. m, except on Saturdays, when il will close at
p. m.
The Mayors own office hours will be from 1890
in the afternoon.
From the time that the Mayor leaves the City
Hall in the afternoon until ne there the
next day he will decline 10 discuss public affairs
with the representatives OF the press He asks
for the cooperation OF the editors reporters IN
carrying out this policy, as he believes Il to be In
>hA mutual interest Of all concerned.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
MKEEN RESIGNS AS CITY COLLEGE
TRUSTEE.
TRUSTEE.

Mayor Low yesterday received the following
from James McKeen. who has charge of the
city's law department in the borough of Brook
lyn:
Hon Seth Low, Mayor
Dear Sir: AS ! about to accept an appoint
ment as Assistant Corporation Counsel in the Law
Department and am persuaded that the holding OF
such position involves the REIMBURSEMENT of any
other Office in the city government, beg hereby to
resign my position as trustee or the College Of the
LANES MkEEN
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
Mayor LC
NOT "To Do ANY MARRYING"

MR.. Low TO PERFORM NO CEREMONIES
WHILE HE is MAYOR.
Mayor Low will not perform marriage cere-
monies at the City Hall. No sooner did he
become Mayor yesterday than he received
message from a man whose name was not dis
closed asking him to tie nuptial knot to-day.
Il have decided to decline to do any marrying
while am Mayor" said Mr.. Low TO Tribune
reporter. in commenting on the request.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
MAYER LIKELY TO GET THE p1.cr

mere Is considerable conjecture as to the suc
cessor Oh Wiiiiam Travers Jerome as Justice Of
special Sessions The resignation OF the Iattsr NO.
DELAYED delay until after Mayor Low had taken of1ce n
the aew Justice. AS the unexpr,dd ~, r naming
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
EPSTEIN TAKES CHARGE IN BRooKLYN

STAYS AT HIS OFFICE LATE.
Major Frederick H. f. Ebstein, Deputy CHIEF
of Police for the Borough of Brooklyn appearaa
at the Brooklyn Police Headquarters. No 1e
Smith-st.. shortly after o'clock yesterday after
noon TO assume his new duties. Five minutes
later the first general order from Commiss,oner
Partridge received. The order stated tha,
Colonel Partridge had been appointed Commits
sioner OF Police. and. IN conformity with law
had appointed Lisutenant Colonel Thurston rs
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
CANTOR EARLY on THE GROUND.
MANY FLORAL PIECES FOR HIM AND MR..
FOHNES.

Jacob a. Cantor. the newly elected President of
the Borough Of Manhattan reached the City Hall
shorty before noon yesterday. and went at once TO
the office Of his predecessor. James ]. Coogan who
was awaiting him. In Mr.. Cantors office. in the
east wing on the first floor, were many fine floral
tokens Chief among them was large basket of
American Beauty roses, on high pedestal of palm
leaves. This was trimmed with heavy silk rib
bons on one was, ITO Jacob a. Cantor. -Presi-
dent and another, 'PeQuod Club, January /
1892
IN Mr.. Forness office was a large bouquet of
roses from Miss Clara and Charles A. Fornes and
two baskets Of red roses from T. B. Lyde and
Charles Bach and others.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-02
NAMED BY THE MAYOR.
PHILIP COWEN TO BE SUPERVISOR OF
THE CITY RECORD"-OTHER
APPOINTMENTS

Soon after assuming office yesterday Mayor
Low announced the following appointments:
GEORGE WHITFIELD BROWN. JR. TO be
Chief Of the Bureau of Licenses for Manhattan
and the Bronx
BENJAMIN f. HALL of Manhattan; HENRY
B. KETCHUM. of Brooklyn, and ENOCH
VREELAND. of the Bronx, to be assessors for
local improvements.
PHILIP COWEN. to be supervisor Of THE
City Record"
In commenting on the appointments Mayor
Low said: George Whitfield Brown jr at
present deputy chief in the Bureau Of Licenses
for Manhattan and The Bronx. will be the chief
Of the Bureau Of Licenses. Mr. Brown entered
this bureau as the second Mayors marshal in
1888 by appointment of Mayor Edison. Mayors
Edison. Grace and Hewitt have all borne testi-
mony to his capacity and integrity. He is a
Democrat. and voted for both in 1897 and in
1901
Phillip Cowen. the new supervisor of The
City Record is the publisher of The American
Hebrew He born in New-York in 1858
on the corner of Mulberry and Canal SITS. He
now lives at No. 123 West One-hundred-a and
eleventh-st.
"Messrs. Hall and Ketchum are Republicans
and Mr. Vreeland is a Democrat Mr.. Hall and
Mr.. Ketchum are lawyers and Mr.. Vreeland is
a architect. The assessors from three bor-
oughs, because. in the absence of approved
maps for the greater part of Queens and Rich
mond, most of the local improvements will be
made in Manhattan, Brooklyn and The Bronx"
The appointment Of Mr.. Cowen not off,
cially made till his name presented by Mr.
Low at the meeting of the Board of City Record.
HIS FIRST OFFICIAL LETTER.
MAYOR LOW THANKS GENERAL COILS
FOR PORTRAIT OF EX-MAYoR STRONG.
Mayor Lows first official letter yesterday
afternoon autograph letter addressed to
General Charles II. T. Coils acknowledging
General Colliss gift of oil portrait Of the late
Mayor Strong to the city. The portrait was
brought in while the public reception was in
progress. and it was accompanied by a letter
which read follows:
I send you herewith a portrait of the late
diately after the expiration of his term of office
II always my intention to present II TO the
city, which do, through you, for whom he
had very high regard
Mayor Lows response follows:
My first letter as Mayor of the city of New-York
is most happily letter of thanks TO you for your
gift to the city of the admirable likeness OF the
late Mayor Strong. for which he sat Immediately
after the expiration OF his term Of office. 1t will
inspiration to me-this portrait-to
strive to illustrate the same whole souled devotion
public duty which was Characteristic of him. I
In this way.