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New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
OLD LETTER SAVES COMMISSIONERS.
It Proves That Hobby and Wurtzberg Filed
Oaths in Time

A letter signed by City Clerk Hoyt of Mount
Vernon several months ago. to decide bet to
which Police Commissioner. William Hobby or
Siegfried Wurtzberg. were appointed first. which
was produced last night by Alderman Charles
Weber at a sensational meeting OF the Common
Council. will doubt be the means of restoring
these two commissioners whose offices de-
clared vacant Saturday night to office At
that time the Republican members of the Common
Council at a special meeting declared the offices
OF Police Commissioners Hobby and WurtzberS
vacant because the City Clerk said that the COM
missioners' oaths of office. which are required by
the charter to be fled within fifteen days after ap
pointment not filed.
Alderman Weber produced the letter written on
official paper last nights meeting, which gave
the dates of filing the oaths as July IL and r. The
production of this letter caused stir among the
Republican aldermen when it read City
Clerk Hoyt was asked to explain by the aldermen.
and he admitted that he had written the letter.
and that he now remembered that Commissioners
Hobby and Wurtzberg had complied with the law
by filing their oaths.
Alderman Holdredge moved that the aldermen re-
consider their action in declaring the offices Of
Police Commissioners vacant. 1t later de-
cided TO refer the affair to the committee OF the
whole There seems to be doubt that Com
missioners Hobby and wurtzberg will be restored
to office.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
HOOF .SEVERS JUGCL4R.
Tnbnozcn Nan Killed Instantly by
q Car Horse.

An unidentified man was knocked down and
killed last evening at Broadway and Spring-st
bv horse attached to Spring-st- line car
The horse stepped on the mans neck. and his
shoe severed the jugular vein and the wind
nine The driver of the car John Mullen, of
No IL South Ninth-st. Brooklyn. was locked
up in the Macdougal-st. station on charge Of
homicide.
Patrolman Coogan, of the Broadway Squad.
who reported the accident. said that the victim
started TO cross Spring-st. the car approached.
Mullen saw the man and pulled up his horses
almost to walk. The man. hearing the jingle
of the car bells paused for moment. Mullen
says that he thought the man was going to wait
for him to go by but just Mullen released
the brake to start ahead again. the man also
started forward. He was struck by the off
his neck. Mullen stopped the car when the
wheels were several feet from the mans body.
An ambulance called from st. Nincent's
Hospital but a doctors services not re-
quired for the man had died almost instantly.
There was nothing in the mans pockets when
they were searched TO identify him, except
names and addresses, follows. in a memOran-
dunn book; Arthur A. Housman, No. 20 Broad
ST and No. 10 West Thirtysixth-st.: James But
ler No 119 West Sixty-ninth-st.; John D. Barry,
No. 14S West One hundred and twenty -ffth-st.
estate of John j. Duane, No. 244 Division-st. On
4 slip of paper were written the name and ad-
dress of Louis Herzog, No. 12I East Seventy
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
FIGHTING OYER ACRE.
Revolutionists Defeated by BohUaan
G0yernD2ent Troops.

Washington, Dec 2Z-Senor jorge T. Haes'
Tho charge d'affaires of the Bolivian Legation
in Washington to-day received from the lega-
+ion of that country in London a dispatch an
,,ouncins that Nicolas Suarez, who is at the
head of force of troops, had defeated the reVo-
,u+;onists at Bahia and Nazareth, on the Acre
f2iver The dispatch also said that Suarez is
advancing triumphantly toward Port Alfonso.
The latter place is the Bolivian custom house
on the boundary line between Bolivia and Brazil
,,,bara the garrison of the former country was at
laet accounts besieged by the revoiutionlsts.
The Acre country is that portion OF BollVla
,,,bicb was granted as a concession TO an Anglo
american syndicate, and is rich in rubber The
,ol,,+ionists have sought to make an inde-
randent republic of il, with a view, 1t is sald'
Ultimately to securing annexation to Brazil
.,+b the assistance 1t is alleged, of the author
;.ias of Manaos, the capital Of the Brazilian
state of AmaZonas
r,ocert advices received by Sehor Zalles
- ,o the effect that the government of BOLIVIA
th,s month has dispatched a force OF 'oo men
s-o,,, Ia Paz TO quell the revolution, and TINS Is
- - fo,,owed by the dispatch of a like number
IL,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
Mr.. V4NDERBILT MENDS.
EUeay Reason for HIS Recovery
Sans DR.. DeI0feld.

At his office, No. II West Thirty-second-st,
last evening DR.. Delafeld said regarding the
condition of Cornelius Vanderbilt:
Mr.. Vanderbilt is better. but he is still a
very sick man. He will continue to be critically
i'll for a week and is not out Of danger yet
The pertonitis. however. has been entirely
eliminated, and, although he has been very SICK
there is every reason to believe that he will re-
cover
At $50 a m. yesterday the physicians made
public the following bulletin:
Nh Vanderbilt had a very restless night. and
is still seriously i'll His general condition and
temperature remains about the same Any
slight changes perhaps are on the side OF i'm
provenent FLINT.
JANEWAY-
Early in the morning cable dispatch was re-
ceived from Mr. Vanderbilts mother. who is in
London.
Among the callers during the forenoon were
Ex-Governor Levi P. Morton. Mr. Morton had
the bulletin posted early in the morning carried
out to him.
An incident which occurred when the Wander
bilt chiIdren-Cornelius Vanderbilt. jr.. and his
sister Gladys-went out for their morning drive
caused the bystanders and watchers consider
able amusement The little boy has been in
the habit of saluting the policeman stationed at
the entrance, a mark of recognition which was
Yesterday a new policeman-Byrnes, of the
West Thirtieth-st. station-had been placed
there and when the little fellow put up his
hand in salute 1t was not returned A look OF
surprise swept over the child's countenance and
he repeated the salutation Byrnes thought the
boy was adjusting his cap and took no notice
Young Vanderbilt again made the customary
salute and. receiving sign from the police
man, stamped his foot disappointedly and ran
into the waiting carriage When the children
returned from their drive at IL o'clock the boy
made another attempt to draw the attention OF
the policeman by repeating his salute Byrnes
had in the meantime been told OF the little
fellows habit, and so he gravely put his hand to
his head to- the chiIds delight.
Drs Flint. Janeway and Deafeld visited the
house in the afternoon DR.. Delafield on leaving
it an hour later said no bulletin would be issued
No bulletin was issued at night, and Dr. Flint
said he did not think it would be necessary to
issue one until to-day
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

posed the princess had fed, but he failed TO find
any trace of her. The princess's brother. the
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, is said to be with
her, but nothing be ascertained to where
she is.
It is officially explained that the princess's
disappearance is due to mental arrangement
There is little doubt, however. that it
caused by domestic discord. growing out Of her
husbands relations with actress of the Dres-
den Court Theatre. 1t is asserted here that the
princess frequently threatened fight on this ac-
count, and that she incensed at her father
the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany. for counsellng
her to forgive her husband. She is said to be
enceinte.
1t is rumored here tonight that the princess
was accompanied by the French tutor Of her
children,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
,rp11rhiPHS OF 1862.

Seldom if in ONE SeaF Of eRens ns Of n
the interest taken Enssna tad Tb
rsny and ~ tba Tr4nnfft nfted aTt states and
Presidendt n r H. Prince Henry OF Prussia at ( the
White and Emperor of India the German En-
or fnstaiia hic American built yacht meteor
peror nad ~. 49, had the unveiling of the
statue and at all funStons
these ceieo, o,rcinsyelv This indeed Is an unpaIal-
eed record which proof positive Of brand lne OF Meet
a fshandon White Seal.-(AoVt-
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
Il CASE FOR H4GUE COURT
Hoe Washington Officials T1e70 the
4rbHration Proposal.

Washington, Dee. 22-President Roosevelt has
not yet been formally asked by Great Britain
and Germany to act as arbitrator in the Venez-
uelan controversy. Thus far all the conmunica-
tions which have passed between Washington
and London and Berlin on the subject have been
informal. If the informal suggestions of the
President have the effect of convincing the
British and German governments that a formal
offer would probably be declined, such an offer
may not be sent to Washington. Should these
governments not be convinced. however. it will
still be possible for the President TO decline a
formal offer, though it would he more embar-
RAISING for him to do than to have the Eu-
ropean governments act on his suggestion that
the case be referred to The Hague tribunal
Should the formal offer he received the Prsst-
dent will have the opportunity to reply that
when the United States took part in the confer
ence at The Hague and signed the convention
for the pacific settlement of international dis
putes it with the idea that one of the
principal reasons for the establishment of the
great nOn-nationa1 tribunal created by that con-
ventiOn that it would relieve the heads OF
nations from being called upon to assume the
onerous and ungracious task of acting as arbi-
TRAITOR between other nations, and that while
he fully appreciated the compliment to him and
to the office which he filed. he would still pre-
fer to have an agreement reached whereby The
versy Such reply would be perfectly courte-
Gus. 1t would give Great Britain and Germany
no just cause for offence. and there is no reason
to doubt that it would be followed by the
adoption of the Presidents suggestion and the
reference of the whole case to The Hague
Court.
A NEW OBJECTION RAISED.
Further consideration If the proposition that
the President should act as arbitrator only
serves more thoroughly to convince officials OF
the administration of the unwisdom of his ac-
ceptance of the task In addition to the obiec-
tions to his acceptance which have already been
pointed out in The Tribune. the additional
reason is raised to-day that if he should be com
PEELED by the law and the evidence find
against Venezuela and make an award in favor
of the European claimants, the inevitabl effect
would be harmful. not only to the relations be-
tween the United States and Venezuela. but to
relations between this country and all the Latin
American countries. The award having been
made by the President of the United States.
his hands would he tied so that he could not
with good grace protest against any measures.
no matter how drastic. short of the actual seiz-
ing of Venezuelan territory. which the European
governments might adopt for the enforcement
of the award. If. on the other hand. similar
award should be made by The Hague tribunal.
it would be possible for the President to inter
pose the good Offices of the United States and
deavor to arrange terms of payment which
would be within the resources of the Venezue-
Ian government.
THE SOUTH AMERICAN VIEW.
C,ouabed IN tho most careful nd reserved Ia n
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
HoNoRs TO DEWEY AT SAN JUAN.
Public Reception to the Admiral at the
Palace

San Juan Porto Rico. Dec. 22.-Rear Admiral
Sumner arrived here to-day. and Admiral Dewey
will reach this port tomorrow. There will be a
public reception and demonstration in honor OF
Admiral Dewey. who will go to the palace es-
corted by artillery. infantry and mounted police
and accompanied by procession Of school chill
dren. The Governor the military commandant
and other prominent officials will receive the
Admiral at the palace The public reception
will follow.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
DUE TO DOMESTIC DIsC0RD.
The Crown Princess Had Frequently
Threatened Flight

Vienna, Dec. 22.-The flight OF the Crown
Princess of Saxony has caused great excitement
here. 1t is reorted that the Archduke Ferdi-
nand, accompanied by one of the court cham
berlains went TO Geneva. whittier 1t sup
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

WATERWAYS IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN
for Xmas Big assortment n elegant mouGtings
ranging from s.. so to 800 eacn. Most dealers. L
e. Waterman Co., 173 Broadway, n. Y.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

FOUR 24-HOUR TRAINS TO CHICAGO
in addition 10 the 20-hour train and three slower
trains daily, has given the New York Central the
title of .'The connecting line between the East and
West."-AdVt.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
cortiuued on fourth pnge.

ROYAL BLUE TOURS TO WAsHINGToM. :
Only si2 from New-York All expenses nc,1oiis Is i
IsIl and hotel. for three days Deei ~ I.y In,
euire Baltimore & Ohio Ticket Ofices-Ao'I
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

THE TRAIN OF THOUGHT
,s the Pennsylvania Special representing the high
est development of railroad equipment and service
Leaves New York daily.-Advt
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23

SAVE FOUR HOURS.
by taking the Pennsylvania Special leaving New
York and Brooklyn daily for Chicago Extra COM
forts; extra speed.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
THE SOUTH AMERICAN VIEW.

Couched in the most careful and reserved lam
gLage and expressed only in private. the opin-
ions of several members of the South American
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
NEW CHESAPEAKE & OHIO TRAIN WEST.

Leaves New York. 23d-st-. 1856 noon. CPenn. II.
RI, arrives Washington $40 p. Cincinnati next
morning. and ST. Louis next evening.-AdvI.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-23
IN OF THOUGHT

Continued on third pnge.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
MADE FRESHMAN DRINK
FROM NURSING BOTTLE
His FelloW-Victim Sang Lul-
laby During Rite.

MOUNT VERNON. n. Y, Nos 20
The residents OF Chester Hills. at lIount
Vernon. were treateG 10 a novel sight
yesterday afternoon. w,l-.. a eozen soph-
ignores Of the View yoIx University
brought two freshmen, Williams and
Latimer. to this city and hazed them in
the streets.
Williams and Latimer were compelled
10 stand on their heads On the station
platform. while the crowd alighted from
the train. After this they were COM
PEELED TO don masquerade suits and
march in the middle Of the streets. VIII
lams was made to repear Il am II. e
while Latimer followed behind exelaim-
ing I am the other one!"
Nursing bottles were give 20 the
freshmen, and they had 10 90 20 grocers
and have them filled. Then Williams
sat upon Latimer's lap and drank from
a bottle. while Latimer sang a lullaby.
After that they were made to climb tele-
graph poles. make speeches from the top
and give cheers for the class Of 'O5.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY.

In discussing the result Of the years
work in Alaska, from which place he
has recently returned. j c. schrader.
who has been conducting the work OF
the Geological Survey there for the past
six years, says: 1T is certain that on
the south side OF the main mountain
range the mineral deposits OF the Cop
per River Valley will warrant the con-
struction OF railroads. and time and act
ual mining development work may war
rant the extension Of such roads t. the
headwaters OF the Copper and the Ia
mana Further exploitation OF the re-
gion north OF the range Will doubtless
settle this question.
y may add in conclusion that the most
gratifying result Of our work IS the sat
isfaction given by the maps we prepare.
They are Government documents. OF
course The miners-the men actually
on the ground-tell me they find these
maps remarkably accurate; that they
are OF incalculable service TO them I'm
their exploration and search OF the
country for gold and other mineral de-
posits."
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
PLAN TO MAKE CAPE
MAY SECOND NEWPORT
Syndicate Formed and Nav
Spend $2O,OOO,OOO

CAPE MAY. y. J., Nov. 26.-Twenty
million dollars Of New York. PhiladeI-
phia. and Pittsburg capital. il is said. is
back Of the syndicate which is now buy
ing land. taking options and securing
franchises in and about Cape MAY with
a view Of developing il and making out
OF il a second Newport.
In the syndicate are said to be George
Gould and Henry c. Frick. but this is
denied. Mr.. GouId's attorney has been
here looking over the lands which the
syndicate has purchased. The known
mel in the enterprise are Charles Fitz-
gerald and Samuel Shields. Of Pittsburg;
Anthony NJ Zane. OF Philadelphia. and
Representative Frank c. Edwards. Of
Bristol. Pa. but they are all agents Of
tiie real promoters of the enterprise.
The records show that S215. 900 has
heen expended by the syndicate so far.
This includes no sum for improvements
contemplated. Four months ago Mr.
Zane. for the syndicate. took title to the
East Cape May beach front. covering an
ocean frontage OF two miles He also
took title TO the meadow lands Of DR..
Emlen Physick and the Bennett estate
in the rear Of the beach. for which S22.-
GOO was paid. Adjoining this the syndi-
cate also had options on the immense
strip Of farm land between it and the
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia and
Reading Railroads.
The syndicate has recently secured for
about $50. &C. the stock and bonds of the
Cape May Electric Light Company, which
supplies the public lighting Of the mu-
nicipality, and which has a contract 10
light the resort for four years On Fri
day, Mr.. Fitzgerald is TO take charge Of
the plant.
In the name Of Zane. the syndicate
has also fled In the Office Of the county
clerk here an option to purchase from
the Ocean villa Land Company the two
mile beach for SIC. 600.
II is asserted that the syndicate has
secured from members Of Congress from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey a promise
to help to secure an appropriation for
the deepening Of the channel OF Cold
Spring Inlet. Several cottages and a ho-
tel. the latter to cost s160, 900 are to be
built
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
PENSION OFFICE.

Commissioner Eugene F. Ware pub
fishes the fact that 96.445.4442s was
paid out for pensions by the United
States from July 1. 1890 to June 30. 1865.
The total amount paid as pensions from
1890 TO June 30. 1902. has been 81 500, =
So. 351.45. OF this amount. $4,000 900
testimated) was taken up by the RevoIu-
Jionary war; s45. 025. 297 by the war OF
1872: S5,S14 .206.53 by the Indian wars.
1922; &31. ss1 .327.57 by the war OF
Mexico. S2.74f .s7S .276.16 by the war OF
the rebellion. and 1925 8410 by the
war with Spain.
II every one OF the inhabitants OF Az
rica. Asia, Europe. North and South
America. and Oceania were each given
81 the total would about be equal to the
money paid by this country IN pensions.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT

The superintendent OF the Military
Academy at West Point has recommend -
ed 70 the Secretary Of War that a com
mittee consisting Of a civil engineer, for
ester. and landscape architect be ap-
pointed 20 draw up q general scheme Of
management OF the military reservation
This tract consists OF about $500 acres.
OF which 1000 acres are wooded lands.
Frederick E. Price. OF the bureau. viii
act as forester on the committee 10 be
chosen. Trees will be thinned out and
replanted so that the land viii produce
the greatest amount and most valuable
woods Of which II is capable. The trees
cut down will find a very good market as
cord wood. telegraph poles. etc. and viii
most likely prove a source OF revenue 10
the bureau. The report will be com
pleted .n about three weeks.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
WAR DEPARTMENT.

There has been much discussion re-
Gently as 10 whether there is q Seal or
the Armies Of the United States. and
requests for a statement on this point
have been submitted to the War De
partment. An impression prevails that
what is known as the seal OF the War
Department" is also the Seal Of the
Armies" The department holds that
this is not the case. There never has
been d Seal Of the United States ar
mics. >" and the seal used by the Waf
Department is merely the stamp OF ex-
ecutive authority used distinctly apart
from the military service
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
SAGE'S FARM SOLD FOR
N0N-PAYMENT OF TAXES
Located at Nyack, New York, and Was
Bought in by County for SAT,
Amount Due.

MACK. n z. Nov. 25.--A farm be-
longing 70 Russell Sage, the millionaire.
county for L0n-payment OF taxes yes
terday- It brought 81. the amount OF
taxes due. and was bought in BY the
county. The farm contains 100 acres.
and is situated al siekletown. It is oc-
eupied by E. c, NJ Rand. Mr.. sage's con-
fdentiaI railroad man.
Rand bought the farm some years ago
and Sage held a mortgage on II. Rand
failed 10 pay the interest and Sage fore
closed the mortgage. Mr.. Sage can re-
deem the farm.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26
. ansburgh & Bro
Our Store Closes at Noon Thanksgiving
Day
Selling in. IIOOILN i

About one year ago we announced q
sale Of an entire sample line OF a Ger
man hosiery manufacture. Since then
we have endeavored 70 purchase another
lot. and last Monday we were informed
that another lot would reach US within
a day or two. They are here now They
go on sale in the morning. Last year
we closed the lot out in two days This
year the lot Is twice as large, but the
values are twice as good, and believe
wen close the $50 dozen out IN two OF
three days The Ladies' Hosiery run
in. a single Sizes. They come in black.
plain eolOrs. and fancies; both plain and
open work; cotton and Isle The Mems
HALF Hose come IL I01z and II. They
come in tans, black. and fancies; plain
and open work. The majority OF these
hose are actual 75c and SOC values. not
one pair IN the lot worth less than 55c.
Every pair perfect and viii be orc
sacrificed as long as they last ~
at per pair ----.---.----.-.---.-@ ~
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-11-26

Arthur Keith has returned 10 this city
from the Southern Appalachian region
In North Carolina and Tennessee. He
finished important Investigations in the
geology Of that region upon which the
Survey has been at work for years The
geology in this region is as involved and
difhcult as in any part OF the country
and required much detailed work Mr.
Keith is at present engaged IN prepar-
ing his report