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New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
FRENCH VISITORS CONE TO-DAY
THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EMBASSY AT
WASHINGTON HERE TO WELCOME
THE ROCHAMBEAU
MISSION

NJ. Jules B@ufve. the chancellor Of the French
Embassy at Washington, arrived IN the city from
Washington yesterday to welcome the French
visitors who TO arrive here to-day the
steamship La Tourane 10 take part I'm the cere
many Of the unveiling Of the Rochambeau statue
at Washington May "a. Those the Touraine
the Count and Countess de Rochambeau NJ
Guillemin and NJ. de Billy, representing VI. Del
casse the French Minister OF Foreign Affairs; the
Vicomte de Chambrun, great grandson of the Mar
quis de Lafayette; NJ. Croiset, dean OF the Sor
bonne and member of PInstitut; NJ Lagrave. the
French Commissioner General to the Louisiana
Purchase Exposition St. Louis; Ferdinand
HamaE, the sculptor of the Rochambeau statue.
and his father.
These come unoficially. there will be pub
lie reception. They will stay at the Waldorf
Astoria. and will attend informal dinner 10 be
given in their honor Monday evening at the
Union League Club by ex-Secretary Cornelius N
Bliss. They will continue their Journey Wash
ington Tuesday and will return here on Tues
day, May 2. by way Of Niagara Falls and West
Point. The programme for their entertainment has
already been published
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
PHILoLExIAN SOCIETY TO CELEBRATE

Many well known men will be guests Of the Philo-
lexian Debating Society of Columbia TODAY in the
celebration OF its centennial exercises. Among
those who will attend are Corporation Counsel
Rives who will preside: William Dudley Foulke
president of the United States Civil Service Com
mission; President Butler. Dean j. Howard Van
Amringe. Abram S. Hewitt. Robert Fulton Cutting
6aptan "A T. Mahan, Joseph Larocque. Julien T.
Bartlett and Judge Edgar NJ Cullen
!, An interesting feature Of the exercises will be
the opening OF sealed package which has been in
the possession of the Columbia library for fifty
on the occasion OF fftieth anniversarV IN is5S
with instructions that 1t should not be opened fIi
the centennial celebration of the society this
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
MOREROADSFOR j. w. GATES,
NOW CONTROLS KANSAS CITY AND
SOUTHERN, AND PROBABLY ARKAN-
SAS AND CHOCTAw.
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Kansas City. No. May 16.-"The Journal
will say tomorrow:
Control of the Kansas City Southern. running
from Kansas City TO the Gulf Of Mexico, has
been acquired by the Moores and John W. Gates
for the Rock Island road by the purchase OF the
Dutch stock. The same interests have probably
acquired the Arkansas and Choctaw. The latter
road has changed hands, but the name of the
purchaser has not been divulged- The Kansas
City Southern voting trust has three years more
to run, but there has always been serious
question to it's legality. and IL is supposed
with the Rock Island holding the majority stock
there will be no question that the property viii
be turned TO ii at once.
Information of the deal in Kansas City South
ern comes from source which. though unof-
fetal, has never failed TO be reliable in such
matters. President Knott said tonight that he
knew nothing of the deal, but trat IL was mat
ter concerning which he would not be likely 70
be informed Announcement of the sale Of the
Arkansas and Choctaw is made on the authority
of a large holder of the stock, who declined 70
say who was the purchaser.
John Scullin. of St. Louis. is president Of the
road. The Dutch stockholders have been dis
satisfied with the control of the Kansas City
Southern because they have been without any
voice in It's affairs. Notwithstanding that they
had a majority of the stock. The voting trust
was so controlled that Hartman. Gates and
Gould dictated the policy. and the Dutch re-
Gently threatened TO attack the legality Of the
voting trust unless they had representation on
the board Of directors. To prevent this they re-
ceived two directors at the last election
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
OBITUARY..
WILLIAM NJ. KIDDER

A cable dispatch was received yesterday morning
by the Stock Exchange firm Of a. NJ. Kidder & Co.,
No. is Wall-st, announcing the death at Man
chester, England. OF William NJ. Kidder, a member
OF the firm. When Mr.. Kidder sailed for England.
on April & with his wife and three children, he
was in excellent health, and word had reached
his partners of his having since then become III.
Mr. kidder who a OF the founder of the
firm. A. NJ. Kidder, was born in Brooklyn thirty
six years ago, and was graduated from Amherst
College In the class OF 50 A year later he began
his business life in Wall Street. and in 1888 he be-
came member Of the Stock Exchange and n
partner In A. NJ Kidder & Co. His home was at
Highwood n. J.. near Englewood Mr.. Kidder was
a member of the EnglewoQd Golf Club, the Engle-
wood Field Club, the Engewood Club. and also of
the Lawyers and Luncheon clubs. of this city. He
was a director OF the Proctor & Gamble Company.
His wife. who Miss Emily Bliss, of Englewood
will leave Liverpool on the Majestic next Wednes-
day, and II is understood that her husbands body
will be brought home the steamer.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
MONTREAL HOLDS GAYNOR.
QUEBEC'S WRITS IGNORED AND FUGl-
TIYES REMANDED WITHOUT BAIL.
PRISONERS LIVING IN. STYLE AT THE WIND
SOR HOTEL GUARDED BY UNITED
STATES DETECTIVES.
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Montreal, May 16.-Chef Detective Carpenter,
of this city, acting directly instructions of
Judge La Fontaine. and indirectly on behalf of
the government of the United States. is thus far
ahead in the contest for the possession of
Colonel John F. GaynOr and Captain Benjamin
ID. Greene. He has his prisoners safe and sound
in Montreal and he managed to arratgn them
before the police magistrate who issued the
warrants. and 10 have them remanded until
Monday without bail. before he allowed the Of
fcers sent by the Department of Justice of the
Province OF Quebec for the purpose Of taking
them back there, to serve him with writs OF
habeas corpus with which they were armed.
The lawyers are trying to find way out of
a complicated situation. while the prisoners
being treated with all consideration possible in
a handsome in the Windsor Hotel under
guard Of two of Chief Carpenters men and two
detectives belonging to the Secret Service of the
United States. As the habeas corpus writ was
served on Chief Carpenter after the men were
out of his custody and handed over by Judge La
Fontaine to the men now watching them, new
wrts must be issued. and men have been sent
to Quebec for them.
Private conferences were held to-day in Judge
La Fontaines office and in addition to the
tradition commissioner there were present Chief
Carpenter. Prosecuting Attorney Cooke, Messrs
St Pierre and L. o. Taillon, K. c.. attorney for
Gaynor and Greene; Messrs. MacMaster and
Hickson. representing Chief Carpenter and the
United States Government, and Chief Constable
Gale. of Quebec. The ground was thoroughly
gone over, and It IS understood that while Mr..
Cooke was Of the opinion that the Montreal
warrant should hold good and have precedence
the writ of habeas corpus, Judge Lafon-
taine expressed a willingness to agree to any
steps Chief Carpenter and Messrs MacNIaster
and Hickson might decide upon Afterward
Carpenter and MesSrs. MacMaster and HcksOn
again entered into a discussion Of the adVisa-
bility of surrendering the prisoners to the Que
bee authorities but no decision was reached.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
HOSPITAL STAFF RESIGNS.
ALLOPATHIC DOCTORS AT JAMAICA WILL
NOT WORK WITH HOMEOPATHIC
PHYSICIANS

The entire medical staff of the Jamaica Hospital.
at Jamaica, has resigned because of the refusal OF
the women board OF managers 10 rescind a resolu-
ton providing for a double staff, including home-
pathic well allopathic physicians, The nine
physicians who have resigned all allopaths.
They are Drs. c. X. Meynan, Philip NJ. Wood,
A j. Blanchard. T. j. Flynn. S. d. Hendrickson.
". Scovil. H. NJ. Anger. E. T. Jones ana Samuel
D. Mutt
The hospital originally allopathc insti-
tuition. Two three years ago three homeopathic
physicians admitted. and there was friction
"A once. The homeopathic members of the staff
resigned. and since then there has been no trouble
As there only three homeopathic physicians
in the town, IL be problem how they
formed nine
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
BAPTISTS AT HARRISBURG.
TEN THOUSAND WILL ATTEND THE AN
NUAL MEETING IN PAXTANG PARK.

Harrisburg, Penn. May 16.-The German Bap-
lists came into Harrisburg by hundreds to-day,
and by Saturday night over ten thousand will be
in Paxtang Park, where the annual meeting is
being held. There will be ten twelve trains
Tomorrow filled with men, women and children
from the Dakotas, Montana and the Pacific
Coast.
Union Station all day long. arriving from Kan
sas. Illinois and the Far West Ten cars came
over the Cumberland Valley from the South.
telegram was received to-day by the COM
mittee, saying that l.36S Baptists from the
West would be here tomorrow. Bible services
resumed to-day in the open air tabernacle.
The annual conference will open on Tuesday
and continue in session the remainder of the
week.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
WILL RETURN HIS DUTCH SERVANT GIRLS

CHARLES H NIEtIAUs CHARGES THAT THESE
QUAINT IMMIGRANTs STOLE FROM HIM.
Charged with petty larceny two quaint immigra Mt
girls were arrested yesterday by Detective Fogarty
of the West Thirtiethst. station, and turned over
to the care Of the Childrens Society. The girls
who said they fifteen years old. gave II cir
names as Marie Wenzel and Theresa Kluberg. The
complaint against them made by Charles
II. Niehaus the sculptor. OF No. II West Thirty
ffth-st.
On the arrival OF the girls from Holland some
time ago Mr.. Niehaus gave bonds to the Commits
sioner of immigration that they should not become
public charges, and the girls were installed
wants in the house I'm Thirty-hfth-st. Last Satur-
day, when Mr. and Mrs. Niehaus were in Washing
ton the sculptor charges that the girls took a
quantity of caps and aprons, valued SIS, and
went place Long Island
Fogarty said that Mr. Niehauss object in making
the complaint to have the girls returned to the
immigration station on Ellis Island and his bond
surrendered.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
TWAS PARTRIDGES BUSY DAY.
WHEN HE WAS READY TO TALK WITH DIR. BYRNB
THE DOCTOR GOT OUT

WHEN HE WAS READY TO TALK WITH DIR. BYRND
THE DOCTOR GOT OUT
DR.. J. H. Byrne. Greater New-York Democracy
leader Of the XVIII District and Police Commits
sioner Partridge had comical tilt yesterday. and
the politicians smiled last night when they heard
OF It. After a good deal OF waiting DR.. Byrne
got audience with Colonel Partridge and said:
Mr. Commissioner. want TO get two policemen
detailed"-
II haven't time to bother with details to-day -
interrupted Colonel Partridge. I've got seven
thousand policemen TO look after. and can't be
bothered to-day with so trivial a matter as de-
tails"
I've asked for a simple thing" said DR.. Byrne.
reddening and moving closer to the Commissioners
desk. I've waited time for these details
to be made, and in the mean time, Mr.. Commits
sioner, you have found time to make details for
Tammany district leaders. When the anu-Tam-
many men elected Mayor Low they had a right
10 expect that the new Police Commissioner would
pay some attention to their requests when made in
a gentlemanly manner"
IF you dissatisfied with my conduct I suggest
that you call on the Mayor and lodge a complaint
there" said Colonel Partridge testify.
propose to go to the Mayor You are the man to
9 Wbth thI 1nng anf,n and nm g g9ng to have you do
ihg IN here M to talk IT over with you And another
TO talk police business with you l don't want ad-
'se Swell II coma went are3Dd a9gPe e. m ask for it,
This caused DR. Byrne nearly to explode with in
dignation.
TT IS only little thing. and you can just as
well 90 1t for me now as at later date" thun-
dered DR.. Byrne.
We'll, sit down and I'll take care of the mat
ter now said Colonel Partridge.
No won't sit down and settle the matter now -
said the doctor IN come around again. You
say you've got seven thousand men to look after
and that this is your busy day. I'll come around
again. I want those two details and 1 propose
TO get them if possible. I'll come around again"
fridge as DR.. Byrne strode OF he ofice, II
was ready TO talk business with him and he ups
and leaves"
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
GOVERNOR DAVIS HEDGES
MAKES IMPOSSIBLE CONDITIONS Fop
PARDONING NEGRO WHO is WILL
ING TO GO TO BOSTON
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Little Rock. Ark. May 16-some tim. az,
Governor Davis issued a statement reouirinz an
applications for pardOns for negro convicts "a
be accompanied by paid transportation to Ros-
ton or some other point in Massachusetts Ran
resentative TOney. of Pine Bluff, recentIv mai.
an application for a negro named Arn,st-o-r
who was serving four years for forgery CO.,
ernor Davis wrote to Mr.. Toney and said ..r,
you will show me a ticket to Boston for .,,-
negro. l will Immediately issue his pardon .,5
this letter to YOU will be guarantee tina, will
issue same"
Mr.. Toney came to Little Rock to-day ana ~.
first thing he did to go TO a railroad t,cks,
office and purchase ticket to Boston, for whit,
he paid S34. Armed with this and the Gov
ernor's letter, he wended his way to the s,a..
House to secure pardon for Armstrong Gov
ernor Davis declined to grant the pardon unlas.
Mr.. TOney would secure the services Of an off,
GER 10 escort the negro to Boston, and remain
there until the negro established his citizsn
ship In that State.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
70 COMMEMORATE DIR. BABCOCK's DEATH

Sunday May Is, is the exact anniversary of the
death of the Rev. DR.. Maltbie d. Babcock late
pastor of the Brick Presbyterian Church Memo
rial services will be held in the Church OF the
Covenant. No. $40 East Forty-second-st., Sec
ond-ave at p. m. S. Archer Gibson. the Brick
Church organist and about twenty members OF his
choir will render music composed by Dr. Babcock
The pastor, the Rev. George S. Webster will be
assisted by the Rev. Shepherd Knapp. jr of the
Brick Church, and others. The Church of the
Covenant is affiliated with the Brick Church. and
its pastor of the party who visited the
Orient last year with DR.. Babcock and who accom-
panied his body home.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
wILKIE ON THE CAPTURE.

Chicago May 16 Chief Wnke of the United
States Secret Service said to-day:
Now that Gaynor and Greene are in custody In
Montreal I feel confident that the extradition pro-
ceedngs will result in their return Savannah,
Ga for trial in the Captain Carter conspiracy
II will first be necessary to present transcript
Of all the evidence before a commissioner 10
establish a for the United States. II Gaynor
and Greene then held for extradtion. they
probably will apply to the highest court in Canada
and thus stand off the government for about six
months. But l have little doubt they will be
turned to the United States some day, and win them
have TO stand trial.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
ACCUSED OF sWINDLING sUIToRs

Newburg. n. " May 1e.-Mrs. Jennie A Paul
was arrested this afternoon complaint OF a
postoface inspector on the charge of illegally using
the mails. II is alleged that she advertised her
self as young. handsome woman, seeking hus-
band, and collected considerable money from suit
by requesting railroad fare IA order TO meet
them. Mrs Paul is middle aged woman She
saken TO Eew-York City.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
JOHN REALY DEAD.

John Heaiy, for fifteen years the day watchman
at the City Hail. and known to many politicians
IN the city. ded at his home. No. 5s Perry-st yes
fsrday. Mr.. Heeiy was seventy-one years old AT
one time he was foreman of Eagle Engine Company
No 1s OF the Volunteer Fire Department During
the Civil War he member Of the Common
Council He was cashier in the Controllers office
during the administrations of Peter B. Sweenv
and Nelson j. Waterbury. he leaves a widow and
-four sons, one of whom. Jerome F. Healy is secre-
tary of typographical Union No 6.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
MAY TAKE 0TER THE COMPANY.

1t was rumored in Wall Street yesterday that
the Consolidated Tobacco Company would soon
take over the Havana Commercial Company. the
control Of which il is understood has for some
time been lodged with interests closely identified
with the Universal Tobacco Company, the princ-
pal competitor in the United States of the Conso-
dated Tobacco Company. No sta tement concerning
the report could be obtained yesterday from repre-.
sentatives of the parties in interest.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
WANT HEINZE ENJOINED AGAIN.
AMALGAMATED AND BOSTON AND MONTANA
SAY HIS MEN HAVE BLOWN UP SLOPES.

Helena. Mont. May 1s-Counsel for the Anal
samafed Copper Company and the Boston and
Montana Company have applied 10 the Supreme
Court for injunction restraining F. Augustus
Heinze and the Montana Ore Purchasing Company
from operating the Minnie Healy mine, pending the
appeal in the suit Of the celebrated Minnie
Hesly case. which reached the supreme tribunal
this week The court set the application for hear
ing Tuesday. May %.
In two affdavits made by employees OF the Anal
eamated Company allegations made the
effect that Mr. Heinze's men, since the operation
OF the Minnie Healy mine last June, had blown
up the slopes in the 500 foot level and II is int-
mated that this done 70 destroy evidence as
60 the amount Of abstra cted.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
INSURANCE RATES GO Up.

After trying for a year the fire insurance COM
panies doing business in Newark have succeeded
in organizing the Newark Fire Insurance Exchange
with seventy-six local and foreign companies rep
resented in IL. and yesterday rates raised
% to 80 per cent the old schedule Repre-
sentattves OF the seventy-siN companies signed an
agreement which. II is believed will prevent ,.ut
rate competition. Any agent broker who offers
insurance at less than schedule rates will be dc
prived of his agency and deharred from recognition
by the companies the exchange.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
WILLIAM e. CONROW

William L. Conrow of the firm of Conrow Broth
ers, wholesale dealers in paEer in Beekman-st died
yesterday morning at his home. No. 2lS Berkeley
Place. Brooklyn. He born in Brooklyn In
1910 and went into the service OF Bradley r. Hurd
ness with his brother since 1882. Mr. Conrow was
member of Lafayette Post. G.. a. r.; the Cham
per or commerce, the Sons of the American Revo-
@ luton; & the Society Of Old Rr0oklyntes, the Mon
tauk Cluo and the Memorial Presbyterian Church
he leaves widow, two daughters and one SON
The funeral will be held tomorrow at D. m
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
J. R. ROOSEVELT. JR.. BUYS 4 HOUSE

James r. Roosevelt. jr took title yesterday from
a. H. wiggin to No s4S Riverside Drive
FIVE story American basement house on a plot OK
50 feet SOIL feet north OF One-hundred- sixth
St. for sSl .0O0 He bought the house for his own
occupancy.
The lot adjoining the house the north Is
vacant Surrogate Fitzgerald lives at No. SE. D. r
$40 Riverside Drive.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE LEHIGH'S NEW SUMMER ROOM

The 1902 summer resort book of the Lehigh Val
ley Railroad. Is out, and contains the usual com
piete Information found in the summer book of
mat company, OF resorts along it's line and resorts
that may be reached by that line The hook Is
nlled with illustrations of prominent and pleasant
summering places, and is reliable guide for those
seeking Information about summer resorts
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
SARATOGA NAN MISSING.

Saratoga. y. Y. May IS (SpeciaD-Arcade Chail-
lou merchant tailor. of No 81 Church-st., sud
denly disappeared week ago tonight. and the
police have so far been unable to get clew his
whereabouts. His stock and personal effects are
by the police. He boarded at the Western Hotel
II Is not known that he had had trouble that
might have caused him to leave here suddenly.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE SCOTIA HAS 521 PASSENGERS.

Ponta Delgada. Azores. May B.-The German
steamer Scotia. OF the Hamburs-American Line.
Captain Hamer from Genoa and Naples for New
ork. which was reported towed in here yesterday
disabled has on board 521 passengers She broke
her shaft on the morning OF May Is. and was found
adrift in the evening OF the day by the British
steamer Petunia. which towed her in
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
GIRL PREVENTS RAILROAD WRECK.

Miles City. Mont, May l6-Mary Peden. fifteen
years old, has prevented what might have been
serious railway disaster four miles from this city
She saw bridge fire cn the Northern Pacific
road and. knowing that passenger train was
almost due, she rushed 10 the stable mounted
horse and galloped in race against time to the
station here. She arrived the big train came
in sight and told the agent who held the train
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
BRINGS 1000 TONS OF POTATOES

The Phoenix Line steamer British Prince. which
arrived yesterday from Antwerp. brought four
thousand tons of Belgian potatoes, said TO be the
largest cargo of potatoes ever imported into this
country The cargo is in good condition, the
ventilation good. The weather fine that
the hatches were kent omen all the voyage.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE VESTED CHOIR VS.. THE ExpEysIvr
sOIOIST

me vested choir is becoming more manu-
lar, thus causing less demand ana I,rht.r
s Tor The expensive soIoists or quar-
.eI eho,r singers. This article will be illus
=. PORTRAITS of famous boy singers in
see to-morroyg's Tribune
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
MAJOR DAVID JONES

Utica. n. Y, May 16-Major David Jones' aged
seventy-one years. a veteran of the Civil War and
an active member of the Grand Army Of the Re-
public. died this afternoon after long illness from
cancer of the stomach.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
CHILDREN OF FIVE PRESSED INTO SWEAT
SHOP SERVICE.

There is movement on foot to stamp out
the evil of the Child labor" I'm this city. 4
story of vital interest of how stunted little
girls work hour after hour without inter
mission, N fo-morrow's Tribune,
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE COUNT RocHAnsEau

whose statue VIII he unveiled I'm washing
ton on May "a. Many pictures of men and
places covering the unveilin2 ceremonies
with photographs of some of the French
commissioners, i'm to-morrow's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17

W. S. sTENGER STILL DECLINES TO MAKE
KNOWN NAMES OF PURCHASERS
LEY TELEGRAPH To TIE rr1nrNE

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBCNE.I
Philadelphia. May 16-The identity of the persons
interested with w. S. Stenger in the purchase of
The Record is still unknown. Mr. Stenger po-
litely declines 10 make known the of the
principals.
An editorial In this mornings Record an
nounCed to its readers that the change in owner
ship VIII not result In any change in its adminis
tratiOn policy.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
HUDSON RIVER BOAT AGROUND

Kingston, N. Y. May 1.-THE steamer Jacob H
Tremper OF the Central Hudson Steamboat Line
ran on bar below South Dyke TODAY whiIs en-
ter1ng hondout Creek Tugs hauled her off An
exanllhau3h shows that the boat is badly strained
Much or the ironwork is broken
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
CANARSIE CHURCH BURNED.
ROMAN CATHOLIC FRAME STRUCTURE AND ITS
CONTENTS DESTROYED.

The Roman Catholic Church OF the Holy Family.
Conklin-ave.. between Ninety-second and Ninety
third SITS. Canarsie. frame structure. OF which
the Rev. Thomas F. Horan is the pastor.
burned, with its contents, last night. The fire
started at 10 O'Clock. The damage placed at
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
THE FREE REPUBLIC OF CUBA.

mage of pictures illustrating and
places which will he prominent at the forth
coming installation of Palma the first
President of Cuba, which takes place next
week, I'm morrOw's Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-17
PAN.4uERIcAN AGREEnENr R4TIFTEp.

Washington. May 1S.-The Senate to-day in ex-
ecutive session ratified the agreement with other
American republics for the exchange OF official pb-
Ncations. The agreement is the recommended
by the recent Pan-American Conference in Mexico.