Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-03-29
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Police Force Of City Almost in
Revolt.
COMING POLO EVENT
PENNSYLVANIA TERMINAL
PLANS NEARLY COMPLETE.
Expected That Next Auto Test Will
Cut Mile Record to Fifty
Seconds.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, March ~. 1901.
A situation SO critical that it threatens to
shatter the common loyalty that has always
bound together the members of the police
department has developed and is causing
the superior officers to fear the rank and
file Of their men. The patrolmen, if not in
open revolt against their captains and in
spectors, are on the verge of it. One fur
Their concerted move on the part of the men
on patrol may bring forth some sensation
al facts about their officers. The internal
dissension which is threatening to disrupt
the good fellowship Of the department to-
day is caused by the attempts of the in
spectors and captains to compel the men
under them to stand for the violations
of law for which the superiors are being
called to account. This the men on patrol
are determined not to do, and concerted
effort on their part may in the near future
disclose the real state of protected vice in
the precinct of more than one captain and
the district of more than one inspector.
How the Latest Trouble Started.
Some time ago the district attorney sent
to Commissioner Partridge long list of
places which, according to the observation
of his detectives, were violating the law I'M
der the eyes of the police. The new COM
missioner handed this list to his inspectors
with Instructions to obtain reports upon the
places mentioned in it. The inspectors
handed these instructions down to the cap
tains after the old-time and most approved
methods of the Devery regime. Following
out the same methods of Devery, the cap
tains in turn set about the old process to
whitewash by reports their precincts and
themselves In this process the custom has
always been that the men on post return
to their commanders a set of nicely white
washed reports. 1t was right at this point
in the process that the patrolmen revolted.
They angry and morose over the in
fuence which they believe their officers eX-
erted with the new commissioner to abolish
their favorite three platoon system. The
men on post blame their superiers for this
and they have besides arrived at point of
intelligence which makes them unwilling to
be made scrapegoats for the neglect of duty
of their officers. The conviction of BisSert
the wardman, has opened the eyes of the
rank and file in these matters. The Patrol
mems Benevolent Association is the central
organization about which it is believed the
men of the rank and file will rally for a
determined fight against their officers.
What inducements the officers may hold
forth to the men or their association to
abandon their threatening attitude remain
to be seen.
International Polo.
International polo will be one of the
greatest attractions in the field of sport
this year, and as the time draws near for
the competitions which will determine flu
ture possession Of the international chal-
lenge cup, polo enthusiasts in this country
are making careful speculations regarding
the possibility of bringing the cup back to
the American shores. The cup had its ORR
gin in this country, being offered by the
Westminster Polo Club of Newport in 1856
for international competition. The first
tournament took place in that year on the
old polo field of the club at Newport and
the visiting English team won two straight
matches. Ever since that time-siXteen
years ago-the trophy has been in the keep
ing Of the Nottingham Club, near London.
All the ponies of the American players
have been in their stables at the Rugby
Club now for nearly two months. Fox
hall keene, who LETT for his English estate
In Melton Mobray last fall, has given them
personal inspection, and, according to the
latest accounts, they are all in prime condi-
ton. The American team will consist of
Foxhall Keene, Lawrence Waterbury, j. M.
Waterbury, jr., John E.. Cowdin and R. L.
Agassiz, the latter acting as the substitute.
He is one Of the two or three best players
in Boston, and he will be amply qualified
| to take any of the other mems positions
with the exception Of keene's. The prelim-
mary arrangements have all been arrang-
ed by Mr.. Keene, and he has succeeded In
| fixing the dates conveniently for the visit
ing players Inc HTSt game VIII De played
on the birmingham field on Saturday, May
| 81 the second on Monday, June ., and the
third, If necessary, on Tuesday, June g.
| The conditions are the best two out OF
| three matches. Cowdin, AgaSSiz and the
! Waterbury brothers will sail for England
early next month. They will, therefore
| have nearly a months practice on the Hur-
| bingham, Rugby, Ranelagh and Roehamp-
ton polo fields.
Pennsylvania Terminal Plans.
| Plans for the new terminal station of the
! Pennsylvania railroad are now approx
| mately complete, only the architectural de-
| tails of the structure remaining to be de-
veloped. At cost of several million dol
lars site for the station, covering an area
! of three and one-half city blocks, has been
| purchased, or soon will be, and it is prob
able that the ground will be broken on
May /. Douglas Robinson purchasing agent
| for the Pennsylvania railroad, says:
Il understand thar there are to be TWEEN
! ty-six tracks in connection with the termi.
| mai station. After leaving the tunnel under
! the Hudson river, trains will run aver the
| main tracks, fifty feet beneath the surface
| through 32d street, ascending gradually I'm.
| ii, they reach the surface at BOD street and
| 9th avenue, whence they will proceed into
/ the station in the usual way. With the
purchase of property on the north side OF
| sd street between Sth and 9th avenues. the
real estate purchases will be concluded, sc
| fas as now know. This property will be
| purchased on scale of units, as in former
| transactions That is to say, certain prices
| have already been paid for scattering plots
| which will be used as a basis for further
purchases. either from the owners direct oil
| by condemnation
Expect Record to Be Lowered.
| Alexander Winson of Cleveland, Ohio
| thinks that fifty seconds will be beaten II
/ the straightaway mile time trials of thu
| Automobile Club of America on May 81
ard has completed his drawings for spe.
cial racer to be used by himself in them
1 Mr. Winton holds all the American auto
/ mobile track records, from one mile to ter
miles. His worlds record time for a n1ils