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The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-09
THE COMMERCIAL COMPANY GAN LAND THE CABLE

OYSTER BAY. y. Y. AUG. . Pres -
dent Roosevelt today made the formal
announcement that he bad granted
the application of the Commercial Pa
ciac Cable company to land cable on
the shores of the United States. Hawaii.
Guam and the Philippines, and for a.
cess TO certain proiiles and soundings
The Tucson citizen., 1902-08-09
Metal ard M0ncu Market.

NEW YORK A0RGs' S-Mexjcan dol.
iars. II 4, silver, 81 C. Copper l.n5
AMI l,43.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03

Then he turned quickly to make his
escape. and thinking the door 10 the closet in
which he was found opened upon the hall
opened it and shut the door after him.
general alarm sent out by the police de-
scrbes the burglar. information furnished
by Mrs. Latimer. as about twenty-five years
old ) feet s inches in height. and weighing
about 145 pounds. His face was smoothly
shaven, his complexion dark. He wore dark
sack suit and in his stocking feet
Mr. Latimer as a collector for De Witt Clin-
ton Council. of the Royal Arcanum, often
carried large sums of money. but Tuesday
night there little money in the house.
Deputy Commissioner Ebstein said yesterday
that while there no clew to how the
burglar got into out of the house, every
effort would be made to capture him. He
marked that it the first serious the
Brooklyn force had had to handle since he as
sumed office, six months ago. He thought Mr.
Latimers fate demonstrated how unwiSe and
dangerous ii for unarmed man to get up
in the night and face a burglar who
prepared to kill if he were in danger of being
captured In the opinion of the Deputy Com
missioner there had been fewer burglaries and
cases of sneak thievery in Brooklyn in the last
six months than there had been in any pre-
Vious six months.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
TO SUM UP CHURCHILL CASE.
INSPECTOR CROSS SAYS MGURK PAID
MONEY TO KEEP OUT OF JAIL.

The last session OF the trial of Sergeant Churchill
before the summing UP in Commissioner Part
ridges office this morning, occupied yesterday
for the most part by the further examination of
Inspector Cross. Mr.. Rosalsky. who tried to dis
credit the witness had or two tits with him.
and the Commissioners gavel was kept busy. The
first outbreak occurred when the inspector declared
that Mr.. Rosalsky had said that he hadn't dared
TO raid McGurk's.'' Cross said that he had pre-
pared the strongest case ever made against Nc
Gurk, though it afterward thrown out Of
court and that McGurk had paid lot of money TO
avoid going to Jail the conviction brought about
by John McCullagh State Superintendent of Elec-
uons. This money, he said in answer to Mr.. Ro-
salsky's question had not been paid to the
The testimony produced storm. and set every
body talking at once.
Il think poor old McGurk bilked. feeced and
robbed by some Unscrupulous people" exclaimed
Inspector Cross. He had been the victim OF sharps
ever since | have known him.
The witness asserted that Captain Diamond was
a good officer and had been guilty of ne
glect of duty that he knew of. He said he had
criticised Captain Diamonds reports and inVesti-
gated conditions but admitted that friend
matter to Sergeant Churchill against whom he
brought complaint only a duty and in self-pro-
lection; Places were open in Churchills precinct.
Inspector Cross declared that he had never vol
unteered TO assist Sergeant Churchill to get con-
elusive evidence against disOrderly houses, and
The inspector said that he had spoken with
DeVery only since Devery left the depart
ment; that was in January or February, at Eighth
ave. and Twenty-SeVenth-St., and for only three
Il object" said Mr.. RoSasky. Let him bring
Devery here the friend of McGurk."
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
SUMMONSES IN SILK FRAUD CASE.
W. WICKHAM SMITH TAKES FIRST STEP
AGAINST ROSENTHAL & co. TO
RECOVER sl.5O0o00

W. Wickham Smith, the special Attorney Gen
eral appointed 70 investigate the alleged silk i'm
porta.iJn frauds at this port yesterday issued
summonses in the United States District Court
against A. S. Rosenthal and Samuel Fried. com
posing the firm of A S. RosenthaI & Co. TO an
to action begun against them by the gov
ernment to recover the OF Sl5Oo,o0. This is
the first step taken to recover from the defendant
the sum alleged to have been fraudulently taken
from the government, together with the forfeit
allowed by law.
A S. Rosenthal and Samuel Fried are the firm
Of A. s. Rosenthal & Co. concerned in the dis
closures announced last week. Ex-Judge a, j.
Dittenhoefer. Of No sc Broadway. is their counsel.
When told OF the action of w Wickham Smith
he had this to say:
Please quote verbatim. The action Of Mr..
Smith is absolutely absurd. No complaint has been
served upon us. We don't biz what action
w Wickham Smith takes. He can do exactly as
he chooses. Nothing that he can do will worry US.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
USED CITY TELEPHONE FOR BETTING.
ALDERMAN MATHEWS DIsLoDGES HANDBOOK
MAN WHO MADE THE FORMER WAIT
FOR TEN MINUTES.

Alderman Mathews yesterday told his friends
how he had caught handbook man doing busines,
over the aldermen's telephone on Tuesday. and
good many OF the hangers on at the City Hall
looked wise and said nothing. Since Captain Miles
O'Reily has closed up all the poolrooms IN the
neghborhood the "pikers'' around the hall have
been put to their wits end to place their small
bets Alderman Mathews believes that he has dis
covered how it has been done. The young man
who was receiving the returns from Sheepshead
Bay over the telephone made hasty exit when
Mathews coared him, and went downstairs three
steps at a time. According to Mathews the
stranger had all the earmarks OF a racetrack sport
and had dope sheet" before him at the tele-
phone. upon which he making coplous notes
Mathews left the Board OF Aldermen while It was
IN session and wanted to get back quickly as
possible. He made for the telephone. but the sport
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
PLANS FOR NEW WARSHIFS.
FORMIDABLE BATTLESHIPS AND CRUIS-
ERS AUTHORIZED BY THE
NAVAL BILL.

Washington, July 2.-The Navy Department
has its plans practically complete for the four
big warships Just authorized by the new naval
law and to bear the names Of Louisiana Con-
necticut, Tennessee and Washington. The dis
tinctive features OF the new ships the
strength and the arrangement of their batteries.
and greater thickness of armor. The batteships
are to have a displacement Of 10000 tons. and
will be built for a speed of eighteen knots Their
batteries will consist of four 12-inch, eight g.
inch, twelve finch and twenty 3-inch guns, and
a large number Of smaller weapons scattered
the ship.
The armored cruisers are to have displace-
ment of Il, 800 tons and a speed of twenty-five
knots. Their batteries will consist of four 10
inch guns, sixteen 6-inch and twenty-five 3-inch
guns, and a large number of smaller ones.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
POLICY HOLDERS ASK FOR RECEIVER
MUTUAL. RESERVE LIFE OFFICERS HAVE NO FEAR
FROM THE SUIT.

MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE OFFICERS HAVE NO FEAR
FROM THE SUIT.
A suit has been brought in the United States
Court for the Southern District of this State
pany by Thomas Polk and twelve other policy
holders praying that the company be put into the
hands of a receiver The contentious of the COM
plainants are that the reorganization or the COM
pany-it was formerly the Mutual Reserve Fund
cies have been declared forfeited for failure to pay
premiums In excess of the contract obligations,
that the new charter is invalid and that an inter
probation of the statutes which would allow rein
corporation without the consent of members and
policy holders has the effect of impairing contracts
that the benefciaries have been made to accep<
small per cent of their proper claims that the liens
against policies are wrongly included in the assets
of the company, and that without them there is a
deficiency of over one million dollars that the COM
pany is longer going concern, and that It's
affairs should wound up for the benefit of mem
hers The complainants are represented by Russell
q Winslow. OF No. 20 broadway. Iney are all clll-
Zens OF Tennessee. .
George Burnham, counsel for the company, said
that the charges were a mere revamping or ques-
tions upon which the Insurance Department had
M ssed Satisfactorily in 1899. Mr.. Burnham quoted
The law as requiring more than the action of the
5irecfors NJ the company for reorganization.
o' aGt Ca also mistake" he said, Ito say that the
Items are not rightly included in our assets We are
drawing interest them continuously. and they
are such assets as all similar companies have The
New-York Insurance Department made a three
months examination into our condition, and cred
tied us with a surplus of over s5OOOoo- The com
pany is absolutely solvent Is meeuhg All its OBJ. t
States in which the sanitary laws make insurance
profitable and is in danger from the suit
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT.
CHANGE FROM MILITARY TO CIVIL
AUTHORITY TOMORROW.

Washington, July 2-Chairman Cooper OF the
House Committee on Insular Affairs says liial
steps will be taken at once to put tIle Aii'P
pine civil government law into operatioh'
The first STEP" Mr.. Cooper said to-day VIII
be the complete transfer of autAorlty I'm '
military to the civil officials except III inc
country, where there is some lingering uiSo
The transfer will be accomplished py pIOoia
nation of the President which, IL Is uhoerstoou'
will he issued on the Fourth OF July besloes
.,rr,,, over the authority to the civil authori-
ties the change will permit a consloeraple re-
d,,ction of the military force in the Islands,
oI+to,,gb orders already given contemplate re-
,5,,o.,o, dovn 10 1900 men, In 1900 we had
zonoo man in the Philippines. so that we soon
,,, toya reduced the force by $1,000 officers
.rd men and the transfer Of authority under
4ba act doubtless will lead to a further reduc-
ton before long.
..,rbe next step will be to take the census, as
,,rovided by the act Governor Taft told me this
work would begin soon as he reached Manila
His plan is to have the work done as far as
nossible by Filipinos, and the commission will
get I'D their own census system, instead of hav-
ing it done by the Census Office at Washington.
although they are empowered to get census ex-
perts from here by making application to the
President. The purpose, however, is to make
the work thoroughly local one. so that it will
serve the Fllipinos object lesson. The
census will take about year.
LAS to the general effect of the act We have
iust enacted" added Mr.. Cooper, 81 share the
view of Governor Taft, who said that if this bill
became a law we would hear more Of the
Philippines than do of Porto Rico and that
the Philippine problem would gradually disap-
pear"
Mr.. Cooper has received the following tele-
gram from President Schurman of Cornell. who
was the head Of the first Philippine Commission:
Cordial congratulations your splendid VIC
tory in securing a legislative assembly for the
Filipinos. Our commission recommended IT.
Your bill shows constructive craftsmanship OF
the highest order. Filipinos will bless you 1or-
ever.
Secretary Root to-day cabled to Acting Gov
ernor Wright, of the Philippine Commission
the substance of the changes made in the PHIL
ippine Civil Government bill by the conferrees,
and incidentally sent the following commenda-
ton Of the commissioners work:
congratulate commission upon the confidence
and approval of Congress evidenced by its
adoption of your acts, and continuance and en-
largement of your authority. hOOI.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
AN OFFICE FOR MAJOR JENKINS.
PRESIDENTS ARMY COMRADE TO BE IN
TERNAL REVENUE COLLECTOR OF
SOUTH CAROLINA
tRY rE1EeRApH TO THE rR1BUvE.l

[BY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington, July 2.-The Senate having refused
to confirm the appointment of George r. Koester
as internal revenue collector for the district of
South Carolina, the President has decided not to
push the fight for Koester any longer, but to give
the Office to Major Micah Jenkins, who was an
officer in the Presidents regiment OF Rough Rid
ers and to whom sword recently presented
by the citizens of South Carolina the presentation
speech being made by President Roosevelt while
visiting the Charleston Exposition. The affair
attracted great attention at the time through the
action of Lieutenant Governor Tillman OF South
Carolina. who objected to the presentation of the
sword to Major Jenkins by the President
Mr.. KoesteT's nomination sent to the Sem
ate last December and charges were preferred i'm
mediauely against him by South Carolina politi-
clans. who accused him OF having taken part in
directly in the lynching Of three Koester
at the time OF this alleged offence a news
paper reporter and attended the lynchings in that
capacity The Senate held up his nomination
these accusations, and finally decided
firm IT. 1t is believed that Major Jenknss ap
pointment will be popular among all classes of
the people Of South Carolina He belongs to one
Of the oldest and best known families OF that
State, and the President has written of him
OF the bravest men he ever saw: He is grad
uate OF West Point, and resigned from the army
several years ago.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03

was using II. and Mathews had TO wait Ten
minutes elapsed, and Mathews became uneasy
He approached nearer. and heard the stranger
talking in undertone.
How'd they finish in the third racer Mathews
heard him say. Then. after the answer came. the
stranger calculated:
Gee that's tough; I'm out fifty that race
Gimme the finish again, will you, SOS 1 can take
'em down?''
That enough for Mathews. Taxing the man
by the collar, he asked:
What Is this you're doing here, my friend?
The man glanced around just once. then, pick
ing up his hat. he ran so fast that according 70
Mathews you could have played checkers on his
coattail'' He forgot his dope sheet" Mathews
picked it up and examined II with good deal OF
interest. Then he reported his discovery to the
president of the board. and the thing will be In
vestigated and the offender located. II possible
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
MINNIE KURTZ REARRESTED.
THE MISSING WITNESS IN THE DIAMOND
AND BISSERT CASES FOUND IN A
CELLAR IN THIS CITY.

Minnie Kurtz. who became well known the
missing witness" in the trials OF Police Captain
Diamond and Wardman Bssert and who
under indictment for maintaining a disordery
house. rearrested yesterday by Court Detec-
tive Patrick Seeney. OF Special Sessions Seeney
took the woman to the Special Sessions Court
Court having adjourned for the day. Justice Nc
Kean, sitting a magistrate. committed her to
the TOmbs fugitive from justice in default Of
81, 800 bail.
Minnie Kurtz had been held in $500 bail the
charge of maintaining a dsorderly house When
the was called on March the
missing. and it learned she had escaped TO
New-Jersey. A bench warrant issued for her
arrest, and the police have been looking for her
since Yesterday Detective Seeney was in
formed by Michael Tanderlich, one of the attaches
OF the Criminal Courts Building, that the woman
had returned to this city, and was at the Stuy-
vesant-st house. Arming himself with the war
rant, Seeney proceeded there and searched the
house. In the cellar he found the Kurtz woman
apparently trying to hide. She told Seeney that
she had been in New Jersey ever since March until
a few days ago. but would not say when she re-
When the woman was lodged in the Tombs she
sent for Thomas +. Cherry, her lawyer. Cherry
went to Acting District Attorney Rand. and asked
what charges would be made against his client
Mr.. Rand said that after the charges of being
fugitive from justice and the disorderly mouse
other complaints against her. one OF which IN
volved felony.
taken to the office OF Assistant District Attorney
Miner where. at the direction OF her counsel she
hour, and then taken back 10 the Tombs
The details OF the statement Mr.. Miner SAID ne
that IL would be productive OF any results he
said, however, that among other things she had
said sometnlng a6out %ns+e sne hao jtas 9S n the
cases OF Diamond and Bissert
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03

who. his wife feared, was in the house. opened
and the report of a pistol followed. and Mr..
Latimer reeled. From the closet a man sprang
and grappled with him. and soon second shot
was fired. Mr.. Latimer, staggering backward.
fell unconscious the floor. Mrs Latimer
threw open the window and screamed for help.
and the man ran downstairs and made his es-
cape
officer McNeely, of the Cates-ave. precinct, on
hearing the shots, to the house, and officer
Shepp. whose post adjoins that OF McNeely.
hurried there with him. They found Mr.. Lati-
mer unconscious and Mrs. Latimer hysterical.
Latimer removed to st. Mary's Hospital
One bullet had penetrated his left side. perfo-
rating his left lung and just missing his heart,
and the other bullet had entered the left side OF
his face below the cheekbone.
The reserves of the Gates-ave station, IN
charge of Sergeant ORellly, were called, and
surrounded the house. Although no trace could
be found of the way in which the burglar en-
tered the house left It, the officers found in
the parlor pair of bicycle Shoes a lantern and
a bicycle cap. which he had left behind. Ser
geant O'Reilly. after an inspection, said that
there had been no disturbance Of articles OF
value in the bureau. the chiffonier and the
closet. where they were kept, and that nothing
had been taken from the house. His theory
was that the burglar had Just entered the room
when his presence was discovered by Mrs. Lati-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
DESIRE TO EXAMINE TUNNEL WORK.
HEARING TO BE HELD ON ALDERMANIC REso-
LUTON FOR AN INQUIRY.


The Committee Streets. Highways and Sewers
of the Board Of Aldermen will give two important
public hearings Monday at p. m. The first
is on a, resolution for the appoin of a COM
rnittee of five to inquire into the in which
work is being done the rapid transit tunnel The
resolution was introduced by Alderman Sullivan
The resolution in part says:
Resolved. That committee of five be appointed
by the Chair. with power . to conduct thor
ough and rigid examination as the manner in which
this work is being prosecuted. and that the COM
mittee be instructed 10 request the President OF
the Borough of Manhattan to furnish copy OF
the communication sent by him to his honor the
Mayor relative to the condition of the avenues and
streets along the tunnel route. and such other in
formation as he may have concerning the matter,
and that they be further instructed to commun-
cate with the Rapid Transit Commission and de-
mand such papers, books, etc. may be neces-
sary properly conduct this inquiry.
The second hearing is on a proposed ordinance
to widen Fourth-ave. between Eighth and Ninth
sts This was introduced in the Board OF Alder
men from the Board of Estimate on May 13, and
has met considerable opposition from the minority
In he hoard.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
JUSTICES COULD NOT HEAR WITNESSES

THEREFORE, WORK WAS TEMPORARILY STOPPED
ON SUBWAY IN ELM-ST
At the request 4 the justices OF the Court OF
Special Sessions yesterday work temporarily
stopped on the subway in Elm-st., near the Crimi-
nal Courts Building. and also by H. V. Sloat.
contractor Of No. 227 Eighteenth-st-. Brooklyn.
who is driving piles the Franklin-st- side OF
the Tombs Prison The request was made by the
Justices because 1t impossible for them to hear
witnesses
The Special Sessions courtroom Is the first
floor of the building. at the corner Of Elm and
Franklin SITS. Justice Holbrook said that 1t was
impossible for the justices to continue sitting In
that room, and that application would be made
for one of the courtrooIns occupied by the Court
Of General Sessions If this not granted, the
Justices he said. would refuse to sit.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
A SNAKE WITH RHISKERS.
HUNDRED FOUND BY JERSEY
ROAD REPAIRERS

Bloomfield. n. J., July 2-While workmen were
engaged in repairing Watchung-ave. this morning
they came across nest Of black snakes number
ing more than a hundred. Some Of the reptiles
were exceedingly lively, and showed fight when
disturbed One wound itself tightly around leg
of one OF the men, and several blows from spade
were necessary to kill it The workman still bears
a black and blue circle where It wound its body
around his leg.
their own troubles and the battle lasted for three
quarters of hour before the snakes were all
Killed Public Works Superintendent Harry Cooper
is the authority for the tatement that one OF the
REPTILES was nearly long fence RAIL- as
large around as a mans wrist and had few
grayish hairs around its mouth.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
DECREASE IN SHIPBUTLDLNG.
NUMBER OF VESSELS AND TONNAGE FELL OFF IN
THE LAST FISCAL YEAR.

Washington. July AIN the fiscal year ended
June 80. 1901 the Bureau of Navigation reports that
1857 vessels Of 4730a gross tons were built In the
United States and officially numbered. compared
with 17O9 vessels of 1855 tons for the previous
fiscal year. The decrease compared with last
year, is in sail vessels and canal boats. barges.
etc New steel steamers aggregate a75.47s tons.
compared with 235.265 tons last year. Included in
the total new tonnage nnety-four vessels, each
OF over 1000 tons. aggregating 315os2 tons. two
thirds OF the output OF this large construction,
forty-one steel steamers OF 15S,631 tons. built
the Great Lakes. The output Of completed steel
steamers on the seaboard has been much below the
indications of last July. The launching OF nearly
every large steamer has been delayed from three
to eight months, and still the ways
which to have been in operation by this time.
The delays have been partly due to the steel strike
last summer to the great demand for structural
steel in all directions, TO low freights and TO
the lack of shipbuilding orders. which has left
builders and without motive for haste.
Last July 5000 tons Of ocean steel steamers were
under construction under contract, while at
present only about 10000 tons are under construc
ton. ard new large seaboard contracts are re-
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03
THE ARMY WAR COLLEGE BOARD.

Washington July 2-IAeutenant General Miles,
commanding the army. issued general order to-
day. announcing that the Secretary Of War has
detailed Major General S. B. NJ. Young. Brigadier
Generals William H. Carter and Tasker II. Bliss.
Major Henry A Greene, United States Infantry.
Assistant Adiutant General, and Major William D.
Beach, 10th Cavalry. members Of the War Col
lege Board Other members OF the board, ex offico.
are Brgadier General George L. Gillespie. chief Of
engineers Brlgadier General J. Franklin Bell COM
manoant OF the general service and staff college:
Co!onei Wauace f Randolph, chief Of artillery and
CooheI 4DeFt Ia Mills. superintendent of the Mill
New-York tribune., 1902-07-03

tary Academy The order issued to-day directs the
war college Board to meet in this city on July 81
ana says that the board will be governed by the
provisions Of the general order for the establish
ment or the college issued on November o. and
such other instructions as may be communicated to
IL py the Secretary of War from time to time.
Anotner order issued to-day bearing on the same
general scheme of advanced military instruction
PROVIDES that the general service and staff college
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, shall be opened on
September !, and details Brigader General ].
eraI Be Is now on duty in the Philippines but viii
States TO assume his duties at Fort I,eaven-
worth. The course Of instruction at the general
service college will be arranged under the super
vision of the War College Board