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New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
BRITISH CONSUL FEARFUL.
ASKS POLICE PROTECTION AGAINST SUP
POSED BOER INTRIGUEs.

IRY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBUNEl
New-Orleans March 1S.-Arthur G.. Vansittart,
British Consul at New Orleans. to-day went to
Mayor Cap Deveille and to Chief of Police Journee
and demanded police protection for himse: and the
British Consulate, fearing for himself assassination
and fer the consulate destruction by dynamite.
His request granted
Vansittart said he had received so many anonY-
nous letters threatening his life. and had been con-
scious so many times of being watched and fol-
lowed by strange men, that he is certain some
diabolcal scheme is foot to injure him In life
and the British Government in property.
Vansittart is the against whom Pearson,
the Boer general. has cases for damages growing
out Of the blowing up of the British transport yes
sci at this port few months ago The B9eTs nave
apparently centred their hatred of the British at
this port in the person of Vansittart, who Is man
of unsympathetic personality and agsresslVeiy
British in all his methods ,, .
The consul asked that police of1cer oe plaCeu az
the door OF his private house. and that one De
placed night and day at the door of the consulate.
He IS especially anxious at the present, because
of the recent Boer victories, which have given
heart TO propa ganda in favor of Boer recognl-
tion United States, and also because OF tne
imminence OF an important strike IN ms d,g- Ttg
that of the streetCar employees which may a dlstr-
range the police surveillance of the city ana give
the Boer emissarieS a chance TO execute a coup
against the British Government at this place
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
COULD NOT TALK TO DEUTSCHLAND.

But MARCoNI OPERATOR OK THE KAISER VIII.
HELM TALKED WITH KROSPRISZ.
George Kroncke. the Marconi operator on the,
steamship Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse, which ar
rived here yesterday. says that on the voyage ne
called the steamship Deutschland which was
bearing Prince Henry home, for ten hours on MS
instrument but received no response kroncSs
saws that Captain HOgemann Of the Kaiser Wiz
helm told him that the Deutschland was tnen
about twenty-four miles distant kroncke talked
with the Kronprinz Wilhelm, however. for oVes
two hours at a distance of about ninety miles.
Among the passengers on the Kaiser WineimA
was the Vicomtesse de Villain Quatorze. who says
that she Is descended from old Belgian family
and that the title was given TO the family by King
Louis XIV OF France. The vtcOmtesse IL on hsr
way 10 Cuba look over plantation or SIX
thousand acres which she and her brother. VINO
lives in Cuba own. The plantation Is IN tne
province of Santiago de Cuba and Is named La
California" The vicomtesse said that she nked
American occupation Of Cuba. as IL gave them
railroads ana helped 10 develop the country sne
will depart for Cuba one of the Ward Line
steamships to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
OBJECT TO T4LU4TTONS.
MANY CORPORATIONS APPEAR TO SHOW
CAUSE WHY TENTATIVE ASSESS
MENT Is TOO LARGE.

Albany. March ls.-The State Board of Tax Com
operating special franchises in New-York City on
objections which they have 10 the tentative vaua-
tlons placed upon their franchises for the current
year under the special Franchise Tax act The
board will not make public the tentative valua-
ti0ns until IL has determined the final valuations
The following appeared before the board to-day;
William II. Page tr, representing the Metropoh-
tan Street Railway system. the lnterurban street
Railway Company and the Fifth Avenue Coach
Conlpany: Professor Charles A. Collin, the Brook-
lyn Rapid Transit Railway system; Attorney Mat
thewson. the Nev-York and Queens Electric Light
and Power Company and the Newtown and Flush
ing Gas Company: Arthur o. Townsend Tubular
Dispatch Company. and NeW-York Mail and
Newspaper Transportation Company; Augustus
Van Wyck Knickerbocker Telephone and Tele-
graph Company; Bergen & Dykman. Richmond
Hlu ard Queens County Gasligbt Company, Flat-
bush Gas Company Brooklyn Union Gas Com
rany. Jamaica Gaslight Company. Flatbush
Waterworks Company. Woodhaven Gaslight Com
pany. Newtovn Gas Company. Brooklyn City ana
Newtown Railroad Company and Coney Island
and Brooklyn Railroad Company; Frank H Platt'
Consolidated Gas Company, r H. Van Eechten.
Jamaica Water Supply Company, Lord & LORD
Queens County Water Company; Henry Thomp-
son. Standard Gaslight Company; /. r. arr
graph and Commercial Gable system; Melville
Eglest0u. NeW-YoTk Telephone Company.
The State Tax Commission required this year ur-
der tho amended law to certify the final valua-
April !, which IS one month earlier than in pre-
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
TELLS OF VISIT TO 4BYSSINI4.
HUGUEs LIE ROUX GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF
HIS EXPERIENCES IN THAT COUNTRY.

HUGUES LIE ROUX GIVES AN ACCOUNT OF
HIS EXPERIENCES IN THAT COUNTRY.
Hugues lie Roux. the lecturer of the Harvard
Cercle Francais this year. told of his recent visit
Emperor Menelik of Abyssinia. and his travels
and explorations in that country at the meeting
of the American Geographical Society, at Mendels-
sohn Hail. last night. The lecture was illustrated
by stereopticon views. photographed by NJ lie
ROux.
In the course OF his long desert marches VI. lie
Roux mapped a mountainous region on the frontier
of Menlik's domain at the Emperor's special re-
quest He crossed country desert and stream
where white men not known to have been De-
fore and reached the upper course of the Abal. or
Blue Nile the continent of the Nile which brings
In the richest and most important sediment
MencIk was described a progressive though
conservative monarch, Introducing the telephone
and railroad yet averse 70 influx OF foreign
pioneers. He desired the people to develop tnelr
own destinies An amusing difficulty, discovered IN
been encountered In the readiness with which the
swinging monkey and the swaying elephant audpt
the insulated line to their own uses. -,
NJ lie Roux referred to the Italian eXpedltloh
justfving failure from military point OF view
by the extreme disadvantage under Which any
European force labOred in ascending heights IN the
axhatstng desert air. The natural defences IN the
Law land and the quality OF the ar Hade the
mountain regions practically impregnabe.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
ELASTIC CURRENCY NEEDED.
A. b. HEPBURN COMMENDs EX-sECRETARH
CAGES BANKING SYSTEM PLAN


BARTON Hepburn vice-president OF the Chase
National Bank was the principal speaker las.
evening at a meeting Of the Academy OF Foh''ca
Science in the Library Building. Columbia UniVer-
sity The discussion principally on the NONE
tsrv system of the country, and references were
made to ex Secretary Cages plans for the further
development OF the national banking system. MT
Hepburn said, In part:
Banking interests are suffe ring from TOO u mscm
legislation. Their powers are so deliInlted lha ~
are. often not able to carry their business 10 Ii
greatest advantage. National banks mere arr ~ w.
6ermitted 10 establish branch banks as IN other
countries The establishment or suCh oIilICli'S
would operate eQualize interest ana 10 luIlIS"
tha country with a safe and sufficient currency 9
There are present nine diftereut hlitu- VI
monev Yet we find on every hand lack OF elas-
tiCity.
Mr. Hepburn then described ex-Secretary Gage :
plan 10 form a great central bank heavily capi-
talized which would he the creation OF banks ana
which would be supported by them. This pian he
said was formulated remedy defects IN the
present sub-treasury system. Mr.. Hepburn thousht
that the innovation would do away with the
dangers of the present sub-tTeasury 80
q bank would be a powerful factor III the h'ia''0'"
life Of the country he SAID , a.. ho1
Mr. Hepburn said that he hoped the time mac
passed when clearing house certlncaleS "OHIu ~
issued In times Of panic He added that SrttlpacH NJ
had become so popular with the masses that any
scheme to withdraw them would have 10 cOthOa
this popularity. ,,- .,a,- ~, ,,,r,,
ical economy said that there was great heeH Oh
financial education IN this country tie predl' =,
that when the next panic occurred II would be
more severe than that OF 1893, unless lhe c"Ii'"''
system made more elastic
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
OFFICE FOR ONE or GARFIELD'S son.

,r,.r1. SERVICE, CoMMIssIONERsHIP MAY BE Of
FERFD To BOTH OF THEM.
Washington. March ls.-It Is understood that the
President has about decided TO offer the Civil Ser
vice Commissionership made vacant by the resls-
nation Of W A Rodenberg 10 Harry A Garfield. Of
Cleveland son of President Garfield There Is
some doubt however. to whether he will accept
the office though II is believed to he an appoint
ment with some attractions for him, as he has
taken interest in Civil Service reform Tor some
wears especially in connection with Improvement
a municipal government and the consular service
Should he decline accept. II Is said that the ap-
nnintment may be offered to his brother. James K
GARFIELD. who lives at Mentor. the old Garfield
home He was a member Of the Ohio Senate sew
eraI years ago. and has taken an active part in
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
WOMAN KNOCKED DOWN IN CRUSH
MAN CHARGED WITH THE BRUTAL ATTACK
IN BRIDGE TERMINAL ARRESTED.

Charged with knocking down a woman who.
with two children in her arms. was trying last
evening to fight her way through the crush IN
the rush hours on the Brooklyn Bridge, Louis
Newson. of No. 224 Stanton-st, Brooklyn. was
locked up in the Oak-st station
Newson was one OF hundreds who were In the
crowd at the Manhattan end OF the bridge at d
o'clock He saw an opening through the crowd
and started 10 dart through II. woman saw
the same opening at the same time. and started
through She got In Newson's way, and II Is
alleged he struck her with his fist, knocking
har down The crowd trampled on the woman.
and but for the prompt intervention of Police
man Strfebler she and her children might have
been seriously hurt.
The police did not get the woman's name or
address hut arrested NewsOn and locked him up
In the Oak-st station. He is charged with dis
orderly conduct.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
OPPOSED TO MARCONTS SYSTEM

GERMAN E,MPEROR's ORDER FOR WIRELESS
TEIEGRAPIiY IN THE NAVY.
Berlin March 1S.-EmPero1 William has issued an
order as Il result of recent tests in which he desig-
Mates the Slaby-Arco system cf wireless telegraphy
for exclusive use in the German Navy ana between
the coast signal stations
II is experted that the Slaby-ArcO system will be
exclusively used by the German merchant marine.
II ,s said among electrical engineers here that
the government is drafting bill to regulate wire
less teIegraphy and tending to uniforml'y oil ser
vice and that the effect of this bill VIII be 10 eN-
cinda The Narconi system from Germany The
newsDapers here say that this bill VIII thwart Mar,
nontss aarforts through the strong capital behind
hin 70 monopolze the wireless telegraph business
he.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
A DINNER FOR DIR. ". H. DRUMMOND.

The Canadian Society of the City OF New-YSrk
gave a dinner last night for DR.. William Henry
DrummOnd of Montreal. the Canadian poet and
dialect writer The dinner served in the large
dining room of the Arkwright Club. No SD Broad
way. Thomas S. Bartindale presided. and on his
right sat DIR. DrummOnd. while his left sat Sir
Percy SandersOn. the British COnsul-Cieneral here.
Among the other guests were Max O'Ren. Profess
sOr Charles ID. Roberts. John Kendrick Bangs.
Richard Watson Glider. Bliss Carman the Rev. ID.
q. Wyle, Sir Martin Conway. Wallace Dovney, the
Rev Ir Madison e. Peters, James ". Osborne and
Hiram r. Steele
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
SAY HE WAS Connected WITH FRAUDS

roR>ER EXAMINER IN APPRAISERS OFFICE
HELD IN S3,OOO BAIL.
l. NJ. Raynor. formerly special examiner at
tached TO the Appraisers office. who Is charged
with having had some connection with the alleged
customs duty frauds charged against members of
the Porsch Chemical Company. of No 1s Liberty
st Manhattan, was held for examination in the
United States Court in Brooklyn yesterday. Com
missioner Norle held RaynOr in g 900 bail. Raynor
jariad that ne had been in any way connected with
any irregularities in the customs service he was
arrested on Monday night by DepGty Cniteu states
Marshal Wiliam II. CnuldWeIL
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
TURN IN CROPSEY TRIAL.
DEFENCE To OFFER NO EvIDENCE-CoUN"
Sci. FOR BOTH SIDES OPEN.

Sci. FOR BOTH SIDES OPEN.
Elizabeth City, y c. March 1S.-At the afternoon
session the defence announced that il would intro
duce no evidence. and by so doing gained the ad-
vantage of making the opening and closing argu~
ments The opening spec n for the defence was
made bv H W. Mcmillan. He said that the state
had not produced iotd OF evidence 10 show
that the defendant had done any wrong IL had
not been proved that the dead girl had been killed
by any one. The expert doctors, he said. contra
dicted themselves and disagreed with noted au-
thors on medical Jurisprudence Hs asked tns
Jury to bring in a verdict of not guilty
r W Turner for the State, said the state would
contend that the girl killed by a murderer
that there was no motive for suicide; that James
Wilcox was the assassin, and that he went TO the
Cropsey home prepared 10 kill her. He said;
If Nellie Cropsey had desired TO kill herself she
could not have drowned in three feet OF water. II
was impossible Wilcox had motive for killing
the girl. They had been sweethearts ana sne
more of him than white doe does or Ta5t,e-
snake He could win her back lie tried oy
playing the devoted the other girls but all plans
failed. grew desperate and mean he went
TO that house called the girl out. struck her tho
fatal blow carried her 10 the river ana dropped he
in He had plenty of time 10 do II. That We
have proved by witnesses he killed heI; she Io 9y
not commit suicide. wilcox had InOuNei. ne
had plenty of time. and the opportunity ana u -
plain from the evidence He told Chisr o. toncs
Dawson that the girl had laughed at him. out re
side He killed the girl hope you VIII ind him
guilty.
Turner's speech occupied one and half hourA
Former District Attorney ". ]. LeaTy made thal
second sDeech for the defence, and followed the
line Of argument laid down by McNullan
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
TWO BILLS READY FoR TO-DAY.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBrNE.l

lRY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNEl
Albany March lS-The Fowler bill, which eX-
tends the time for the completion Of the tunnel and
railway Of the New-York and New-Jersey Railroad
Company four years will he reported by the Com
mttee on Rules in the Assembly tomorrow morn
ing for final passage. The tunnel. according 70 the
plans Of the company will have its Manhattan
terminal al Christopher and Desbrosses sts 1he
committee on Rules also decided tonight 10 re-
port the bin Of Assemblyman Seymour, which au-
te.iZos and empowers the city Of New-Hor TO
rmn and acquire the plant OF the New YORK
keStchester Water Company.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
rvrrvSTOy OF GOULD LINES.

E,xtens,ops Of Gould lines IN the Southwest are
t.taa , line from Fort Worth to Spring. a
faa, miles north of Houston Will provide connec-
-, ,t,,,sb a new country with the st. Louis
..,s,arp The lines from Ithasca, Texas. TO
Ills and from Navasota to Madisonville are to
- h,ii, IN pursuance of the policy of covering all
,h rodu,ing districts of the State The extension
the P'ot ot,,, IN beaumont and Orange will be con-
tnmad 10 meet the Texas ana Paclc at Melville or
some point further south on that line and furnish
a outlet for IeNas uaue wv ~ AN"S anu q
ciic to New-Orleans
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
DENIES THAT HE Is ENGiGED-

YOUNG MAN THINKS NOTICES WE'RE INSERTED
RY PRACTICAL JOKER
Several times in the last few weeks announce
ments have appeared in various papers OF the en-
encement OF David A ArrOwsmith, of No. 81 West
One-hun,lred- nd twenty -sixth-st and Miss Flor
ence l.. Morton. of No. 10 West observation-disclosures
twenty third-st As the announcement is entirely
without truth II has caused much annoy tnce TO
both parties concerned. At his home last night
MIR Arrowsmith expressed the opinion that the
notices had been inserted by practical joker, or
11najiciousness but who IL he could not guess
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
SITUATION GREATLY IMPROVED.
sTPIRERS WILL PROBABLY NOT BE
OBLIGED To RESORT To DRAS-
TIC MEASURES.

Boston. March 1S-There were no meetings
OF the labor organizations tonight, but to-mor-
row meetings of the Longshoremen's Union. the
General Team Drivers Union, Team Drivers
Union No - and probably OF several other
unions will be held, at which reports as 10 the
general outlook will he made. and II is be
Ueved that the situation will be so vastly i'm
proved by that time that the drastic measures
threatened early in the week unless the matter
was settled by Wednesday night. Will be un-
necessary.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
MAY EHAuINE COURTS BUSINESS.
ASSEMBLY PASSES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
BILL TO APPOINT COMMISSION.

IRY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRiBUNEl
Albany March 1S-The bill that was framed
by the executive committee Of the Chamber Of
Commerce passed the Assembly to-day by
vote Of "a 70 3S. The bill is intended to relieve
the congested condition Of the calendars Of the
Supreme Courts in the lst and Id Judicial dis
tricts. by authorizing the Governor 10 appoint
commission of seven to investigate these
courts and recommend remedial legislation.
The expenses of the commission are limited 10
$1,000 Assemblymen Palmer, Duross and
Fitzgerald opposed the measure on the ground
that the conditions existing In the courts
already we'll known. and that immediate
legisa ton ought TO be enacted to afford relief,
Mr.. Fitzgerald said that there were now more
than fourteen thousand cases awaiting de-
cision on the calendars OF the Supreme Courts
in the city OF New-YOrk.
1t is expected that the bill will pass the Sen
ate this week. II has the support OF the Bar
Association Of NewYOrk City.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
pop Ac0rJRING DOCK PROPERTY

Albany. March lS.-The Assembly Committee on
r,,,Ies this morning reported an amendment to
the Kelsey hill which was introduced at the sus-
s,,on Of Dock Commissioner Hawkes.. providing
g. acouirfuR propert. on the North River for
aoc, nurposes The amendment provides that If
pa civ authorities order the street railway tracks
~ ~ - Metropolitan Street Railway Company re-
Ol ovad from West-st.. they must provide some
ro,ite naralle with West-st. ana adjacent 10
a. o. the METROPOLITAN Company
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
TO PUNISH FLAGS DISSERTATION.
OTHER IMPORTANT MEASURES PASSED BY
THE SENATE.
rHv TELEGRAPH 80 THE TRIRUNE.l J

Albany March ls.-The Senate passed the bill Of
Senator Mills TO prevent and punish the desecration
Of the flag Of the United States. The bill provides
that any person who shall in any way use the flag
for advertising purposes shall be deemed guilty or
q rnisdeneanor punishable by fine not exceeding
800 or 10y Imprisonment for not more than thirty
DAYS.
Among other important bills passed by the senate
were the following:
The bin OF Senator Grady permitting theatrical
managers TO use the lobbes and rear asles OF
theatres for standing room" patrons, and the
Senate Codes Committee bill 10 punish anarchy as
a crime and TO suppress the holding OF anarchistic
meetings
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
NO DITORCE FOR LAWTONS.
THE CHILDREN WILL REMAIN IN THE CUSTODY
OF THEIR MOTHER.

Witnesses continued telling OF the marital in
..,,,t,tss of the Iawtons-Amira c. and Frank H
haere Justice Leventritt In the Supreme Court yes
teriav Mrs Inwton sought limited divorce A
,arsonal diary kept by Lawton has played Pronl-
art mart In the trial Witnesses for Lawton had
tbe,r inning Yesterday They said he had treated
his wife kindly.
Justice Leventritt dismissed the complaint, saying
that the testimony not sufficient to warrant him
r Granting n separation. He held however that
as the husband was to certain extent to blame
Tor the differences existing between the couple. he
roud not interfere In the matter of the custody
of the children. but would allow them TO remain
with their mother. Justice Leventrtt also dismissed
a counter suit brought against the woman by her
bIS
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
PEACOCK CHILDREN STILL SAFE

Alexander r Peacock OF Pittsburg. passed an
other day at the Holland House without losing his
three children by abduction There were no de-
tectiveS in the corridors in fact, Mr. Peacock
brought detectives with him from Fittsours- ne
trusted entirely TO the yigant clerks OF the Hol-
land House II would seem The entire PEACOCK
family is said to be easy IN mind now for II mas
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
AMEN DINNER FOR SENATOR PLATT.

MANY PROMINENT MEN AMONG THOSE WHO WILL
BE PRESENT.
Tho members Of the Fifth Avenue Hotel aggrega-
ton known as the Amen Corner" have completed
tbeir arrangements for the dinner on April In
honor of Senator Thomas c. Platt. who is a Cor
ner' member The dinner will be on a big scale
and will be held in the large dining room OF the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. It had been hoped that
President Roosevelt would be one OF the guests
hut Yesterday the President sent word that he
would be unable to attend The committee OF ar
rangcments said yesterday that three hundred and
nfty persons would be present. among them the
following:
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
TAN COLLECTOR IN NAME ONLY.
ON THIS PLEA ACCUSED BUFFALO cITr
OFFICIAL GOES FREE.

Buffalo March 1S.-LOuis Fl Eckhert FORMER
tax collector who was charged with embezzlins
g. 600 of CITY funds. was acquitted by jury to-
night Eckhert's line Of defence was that he was
tax collector in name only. signing reports as they
were presented him. and acting upon orders
from suDeriOrS ECkhert'S Indictment was one or
several resulting from recent investigation or the
city treasury.
The trial of Philip Gerst. former City Treasurer
will begin on Thursday. Gerst also is charged WITH
embezZling city funds.
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
nF4TH OF uICH4EL SyOW.

Michael Snow. president of the Snow Sample Ex-
press Company died last night at his home. NO
ia Lafayette-ave Brooklyn MI Snow was porn
In Cane Cod and was for many years member
of the firm OF Howard. Sanger 90, ne caves e, q
widow and one son. Henry Sanger snow, who Is
treasurer Of the New-YOrk and New-JeTsey Iete-
phone Company and president Of the Brooklyn
Polvtechnic Institute. and also president or tne
hoard OF directors of the Brooklyn Library
New-York tribune., 1902-03-19
LEGAL RATE FOR WHARFTNG, 81

Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEl
yany. March 1s-In the Assembly this morning
'le bin Of Assem- blyman Seymour. Of New-Yor
Nheh provides that the legal rate for the wharflng
oi lighters and barges in New-York Harbor. shail
~ hSed al 81. amended include barges ana
.snters carrying sand building and paving ma
stfial el Thc amendment was offered by Assembly