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New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
DUDLEY BUCK RESIGNS.
DIsPLEAsED AT MUSICAL LIMITATIONS OF
BROOKLYN CHURCH.

Dudley Buck who for twenty-five years mas oes'
organist and conductor of music in Holy IrihI'S
Church Brooklyn, has sent his resignation 10 'ahe
effect May !, to the chairman OF the music conn
mittee II is said that Mr.. Buck was dlspiedSeu
with the musical limitations of the church "o"he
time ago the composer became afflicted win eye
:, ouble and was granted six months vacation
His vacation does not expire until May l. anu II
,s believed that he will never again play IN Holy
Trinity Church.
When Mr. Buck returned from his annual Naca-
tion four months ago he made application, IL Is
said for two months leave OF absence SIX moh'hs
leave was granted him instead Charles ..
Phillips the tenor was placed IN charse oi NV
music and Mr. Ives was made Organist. II is SAID
that Mr. Buck protested against this arrangement
II Is also said that Mr.. Buck did not approve OF
disseminating musical services in the church.
Dudley Buck is sixty-three years old lie was
born in Hartford. Conn. He has played in ChicaSo
and in Boston From Boston he went TO 81 Ann
Church Manhattan. where ne remained for year
Then he became the organist and conductor OF
music in Holy Trinity Church, Brooklyn. where he
has been ever since. When seen yesterday after
noon Mr.. Buck said:
resigned because l was musically discontented
and because Of some musical limitations There Is
no friction feeling. and believe enjoy tht
friendship Of all those in the church The VeStry
has been extremely kind To during my long years
o service.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
PARSONS EXPLAINS THE SUBWAY.
WILL BE A TRIP FOR INsPEC-
TON TO-DAY

About three hundred members Of the American
Society Of Civil Engineers. at the house of the
ciety. No go West Fifty-seyenth-st. yesterday
were treated to address. illustrated by stereop-
ticon. by William Barclay Parsons, chief engineer
OF the Rapid Transit Commission and a member of
the society, who talked about the engineering diff
cultes encountered in the construction the sub
way. He briefly traced the tunnel work from the
Postof1ce TO The Bronx end Kingsbrdge The OBJ
ject Of the lecture to famiarZe visiting engi-
neers with the problems of the route so that they
would find to-day's trip through portions of the
tunnel. under charge Of Mr.. Parsons. more inter-
esting.
The inspection to-day will begin at Broadway and
Fifty-seyenIh-st. The station at Fifty-ninth-st.
and a part of the tunnel TO the south will be
lighted for the occasion. Other interesting points
in broadway, Forty -seCond-st and Park-ave. will
be visited.
John +. ORourke director of the society gave
an instructive lecture his work the founda-
uons OF the new Stock Exchange building, and also
upon the new Hanover Bank building. at Nassau
and Pine sts. BY means Of the stereopticon he was
able TO show in every detail how nicely the diff
culties OF sinking heavy caissons had been met.
Mr.. O'Rourke Will show the members of the So
ciety over the foundations Of these buildings this
afternoon.
Yesterday morning began the forty-ninth annual
meeting OF the society. Last evening q reception
was held in the auditorium of the socety's build
ing. This evening there will be a smoker.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
$4,000 FOR STREET SIGNS.
APPROPRIATION TO BE ASKED FOR BY
MIR. CANTOR-CARE OF THE TREES

Borough President Cantor will on Tuesday next
ask appropriation of about $4,000 for street
signs in the Borough of Manhattan. Mr. Cantor
had a conference yesterday with Messrs Lamb
Spencer and Maltbie. representing the Municipal
Art Commission and the Fine Arts Federation
and a representative of the Edison Electric lllum-
mating Company. The matter Of signs and light
ing them the subject discussed. There Will De
another conference tomorrow forenoon at IL
O'Clock President Cantor expects TO go 10 work at
once marking street corners now unmarked
Where street corners already marked Mr.. Can
tor will let the old signs remain until the un-
marked corners properly lettered.
Among the many ways in which Mr. Cantor
hopes TO add TO the beauty of this city while he is
in office is by caring for the trees planted along
of the streets and by planting more OF them
his request a complete list of all such trees has
been made ont. II was received by him yesterday
morning. A report OF the exact condition OF the
trees will be made possible.
The list of trees cared for by the Bureau OF
Streets and Roads comprises 3.644 OF these there
are in Broadway, above Ffty-ninth-st.. LAOS; Sev-
enth. Lenox and st. Nicholas aves. above one
hundred and tenthst, 636, 1876 and SS4 respectively
in ST Nicholas Place there are 1872 and In One-hun-
dred and -fifty-secOnd-s 109
Most OF these trees are elms, but there are some
naples in the cross streets.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
PARTRIDGE TO STOP BL4CKN4IL,
HE WANTS THE POLICEMEN TO UNDER
STAND THAT HE WILL NOT BE IN
FLCENCED BY OUTSIDERS.

Police Commissioner Partridge yesterday gave 1t
to be understood that he has had sharp eye on
the records Of the department, and also on the
conduct of the force since he took charge, in an
effort find where the blackmai which has been
charged up against the department. has been and
is in existence. He said that he had been unable
get anything that would be admissible in court
that blackma had probably existed through all
administ tra tions and would continue TO exist
less in the future and that the best that could
be expected a commissioner would be to slowly
eradicate IT and keep it the lowest possible point
The Commissioner said he hoped. by letting the
force understand that there was nobody behind
him to interfere with them in the discharge of their
duty. TO considerably better conditions. He said
the greatest influence for evil in past admins
trations had been what he called the influence OF
outsiders" He said that policeman would have "A
case in which he ought to make an arrest. but he
did make the arrest. The captain would haul
him the Goals for not doing his duty, and then
the first thing the captain knew he himself would
be hauled over the Goals for what he had done TO
the policeman. 1t the influence Of some out
siders that interfering with the enforcement
of law, and it went through the whole department
in this way.
He declared that the sooner the public and the
members of the force learned that the present
Commissioner was listening to outside infu-
ence, and that there nobody behind him. the
sooner would the force generally get down TO the
business Of enforcing laws as it found them.
Another thing which the Commissioner insisted
as requisite if blackmaiI to be stamped out
was that those who know Of such practices shall
be willing to substantate them when the head of
the Police Department shall prosecute officer.
Commissioner Partridge asked later in the
day II he had intended to convey the impression
that the information he had received had made
him believe the statements made that there was
blackmaiI in the Police Department were untrue
or had been overdrawn.
NO | did not intend to say that, or to give that
impression, said the Commissioner. Il said that
in receipt Of anonymous letters. making state
ments about backnail I'm the department and that
these letters legal proof. | said that
had not found evidence that could go into court
with yet did say that had found that there
was any evidence that blackmail did not exist, by
any
Il want TO say this that the information have
received since | became Commissioner and the
source from which this Information comes make
me believe that there has been bla CkmaI in the
Police Department. That IS the reason l asked for
proof and that any body who has evidence OF black
mail should bring II to me In such shape that Il
can be used In court. And | will add that II IL my
mission here in this department TO stop backmail."
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
MAcHINISTs GETTING READY TO STRIKE
ANOTHER DEMAND FOR NINE HOUR DAY IN RAIL
ROAD REPAIR SHOPS TO BE MADE
ON MAY !.

Though no official notice It stated yesterday
at the NewYork headquarters OF the International
Association Of Machinsts. had been received from
the national officers of the coming nine hour de-
mand OF the machinsts In the railroad repair shops
on May !, preparations going for the de-
mand, all the same. Last May. when the general
nine hour demand of the machnsts went into eff
feet all over the country it understood that
the men in the railroad repair shops should strike
then.
James Wilson, delegate of the New-York district
said yesterday that twenty thousand men would be
affected by the coming demand. One unlocked for
outcome when the original strike programme was
made out is the fact that two of the strikes of
machinists ordered last May still in progress
one In Chicago and the other in San Francisco
Delegate Wilson could not say whether this
might postpone the date of the demand
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
MUST WORK TO HOLD THEIR JOBS
MAYOR LOW PUTS a TIME LIMIT ON CHANG
OF GRADE COMMISSION

Mayor Low yesterday took action regarding the
Change of Grade Commission of the Twenty-third
and Twenty-fourth wards and ordered that the
work of this commission must be closed by May l.
Mr.. Low received an opinion and report from Robert
c. Beatty, the counsel of the commission, in which
MIR. Beatty said that he thought all the work could
be finished by July /, but not by May /. The Mayor
was asked If he had taken any action regarding the
removal of the commission and said:
have not taken any action. have notified the
commission that / viii retain them II the work is
completed by May l, but if IL Is not, will recon-
slider my decision. The Change of Grade Commits
sion OF these wards appointed in 1893 and has
been working since. Ii consists OF William IL.
Stngs commissioner and chairman, $1,000;
Charles A. Jackson. commissioner, 5000; Oscar s.
Bailey, commissioner, 5000: Lamont McLaughiin
clerk 81 500; Charles p. Young, $3.50. and John H.
Devine messenger, 5000 The appropriation for the
commission in the budget of 1901 was H7.7O. No
appropriation has been made yet for 1902.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
THINK CAB PRICES HURT BUSINESS
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION SAYS EXCESSIVE RATES
HAVE MADE THE CITY UNPOPULAR

The announcement of the Merchants Association
that 1t proposed investigate the question OF the
cal service Of this city has been the of
siderabl satisfaction to the public generally. Com
plants of exorbitant charges have been widespread
II Is said considerable loss of business has
suited from the practice OF overcharging passengers
arriving at steamship piers and ferry slips. Mar
shall Brown OF the Bureau of Licenses yesterday
explained to a Tribune reporter the attitude of his
Office on this question
I'VE intend TO act steadily not spasmodically, on
this subject" he said. The situation "A difficult
one The 'cabbies have been systematically spoiled
by high tips and have come to expect them and
to demand them.
After all It is a question of enforcement and
comes under the duty OF the police. Considera bic
trouble is caused by the attitude the ma gstra es
who frequently release the offending cabman when
he enters a plea OF first offence. If the penalty
were fixed 1t is in London. where the driver has
pay G5 for each arrest. there would be far less
temptation 10 the cabman to take a chance.
Then politics influences the degree to which the
ordinance is enforced Just before election there is
often greater latitude allowed than at other times
We intend do best to remedy this evil but
the enforcement of the ordinance rests primarily
with the police"
Secretary Mead of the Merchants Association
said:
We believe serious commercial injury is inflicted
on the business interests ire Of the City by the exces
the city at ferry slips or steamer piers frequently
city, as that saves them the bother of finding the
right When these people are overcharged they
are naturally indignant. and this evil has made
New-York very unpopular among business men
throughout the country. That is the commercial
side OF the question.
A prominent business man of this CITY who dis
cussed the question yesterday pointed a comparison
with cab rates in London Paris. He said:
II | want go IL pier from Fifty
ninth-st. ! have TO pay at least So In Paris or
London the fare for "A similar distance would not
exceed 30 cents This. of course does not apply to
the cab service OF the New-York Central and the
Pennsylvania railroads. Their rates are very rea-
sonable
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
NDETERuINATE SENTENCE FoR CHIPr
JUDGE FOSTER REGRETS LAW UNDER WHICH
HE MAY SERVE BUT ONE YEAR IN PRISON.

JUDGE FOSTER REGRETS LAW UNDER WHICH
HE MAY SERVE BUT ONE YEAR IN PRISON.
Charles p. ChIpp the clerk Of the Bureau Of
Assessments and Arrears of the Controllers De-
partment who in twenty years employment there
stole $4,000 and who pleaded guilty last week 10
four indictments for grand larceny and one for
forgery, was yesterday sentenced by Judge Foster
in General Sessions 10 not less than year and
not more than five years imprisonment In Sing
Sing at hard labor lie was represented by Frank
H. Boland, who made appeal for mercy for his
Glen.
Judge Foster said in passing sentence:
You have been indicted four charges Of
grand larceny the second degree and Of
forgery in the third degree the maximum penalty
for which is five years each, making a total of
twenty-five years under the old law. But / am
forced TO sentence you under the indetcrminatc
sentence law. This law IL be regretted. 4
thjeving public servant should be punished severe
Iy as a warning all others in such capacity.
The law was made by wise gentlemen. who be-
lieved they were doing good, but they were not
In a position TO understand the conditions. and
have worked harm.
The other four indictments will be held over
Chipp but in such instances they seldom
brought up. He may for pardon after a
year and get IT, under certain conditions
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
THINKS WITTHAUs's CLAIMS JUST.

ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY OSBORNE TEs-
TIFIEs FOR THE CHEMICAL EXPERT.
Justice Fitzgerald and Jury resumed yesterday
In the Supreme Court the trial Of the suit of Pro-
fessor Rudolph \. Witthaus to recover from the
city &c. 500 for services in making chemical analy-
sis Of a part of the body OF Henry G. Barnet.
whose death figured in the trial OF Roland B.
Molneux.
Professor Witthaus asserts that he put in 366
hours work the analysis at $l5 hour and
charges $3.50 for consultation and 500 for incdentas
Assistant District Attorney Osborne testified that
the professors services necessary and his
charges just. DR.. Henry Looms considered the
claim of Professor Witthaus a reasonable one. Dr
Cyrus Edison testified that he considered Professor
Witthaus's charges somewhat high. The case was
adjourned until to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
DEuENTED BY FEAR OF Su4LLPON.

Driven insane by fear Of smallpox. Frank OliEer,
twenty-five years old was found wandering on the
brother John.
The Oliger family came from the Oranges six
weeks ago and settled in Homestead. w hen
blotches appeared Franks face recently his
companions professed TO believe that H. had small
pox and warned him of his dangerous condition.
The young became greatly worried at the con-
stant tvitting of his friends Two days ago GER
tain that ne had the disease he disappeared from
home. Yesterday morning his brother found him
in some huCkleberry bushes in the meadows His
mind seemed gone and he had suffered terribly
from exposure. 1t is believed that his mind was
DESTROYED by the that ne had contracted small
pox as his companions had told him.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
GOLDEN WEDDING AT NEW-ROCHELLE

Mr.. and Mrs. James Dudley Perkins, of New-Ro-
chelle celebrated their golden wedding anniversary
at their home. No, 123 Woodland-ave. Residence
Park last night In the presence of three genera
tions and a house full OF friends. who came from
New-York City, Brooklyn, New Jersey and Boston
The couple received many gifts. A speech of con-
gratulation was made by the Rev. c. II. Pennoyer
OF the Universalist Church of New Rochelle
Mr. Perkins is member OF the Chamber OF Com
merce, the New-York Maritime Association the
New England Society. the Long Island HistoricaI
Society. the Brooklyn Institute, the Bostonian So
clety and the Franklin School Association and re-
ceived kilograms OF ccngratulstion on his fifty
years or married life from members of all these
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
READY FOR SECOND OPERATION.
ALDERMAN MATHEws's RELAPSE PARTLY DUE
To HIS TRIP To CITY HALL ON
4 STRETCHER,

Alderman ArmitaCc Mathews. Of the Twenty-hrst
District who lives at No 335 Central Park West, will
have TO undergo a second operation for appendicitis
and last night was removed 70 DR. Carter's private
sanatorum at No las East Thirty-hnh-st The
operation will be performed to-day by Dr Arthur
T Vosburgh. OF No 30 West Eighty -eghth-st' VINO
performed the first operation.
Alderman Mathews attended the first meeting or
the new Board Of Aldermen stretcher. DR.
Vosburgh was opposed TO his going. but Alderman
Mathews insisted on attending. His physician says
the tourney assisted extent in bringing on
the relapse which has rendered the second opera
necessary.
Il feel easy in my mind to-day. for am paired
Alderman Marks" he said After the opera
tion. OF course shall have to stay In bed, sup
pose but the only way they keep me there II
am wanted at the meetings of the Board OF Alder
men will be to tie there
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
LOWS CABINET TO MEET WEEKLY.

Mayor Low yesterday said that he was going to
a practice. which he followed when Mayor
OF Brooklyn, in having a consultation OF the heads
Of departments every short while TO discuss the
business OF te city. He said that he had requested
all the heads Of departments which he had ap-
pointed to meet him I:3O next Saturday. He
added:
I hope that this will be the first OF a series of
meetings be held weekly. II will be private just
the Cabinet meetings Washington are but
II there is any of public Importance IL will be
given out at the close of the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
s. HOLDS BALLOON SPEED RECORD

Bayonne. Jan. l5-William A Eddy who has
made elaborate record of the balloon achieve
ments since 1883 throughout the world, saws that
the trip made by Berson and Elias from Berlin an
nounced this morning-S6S miles in tWenty-nina
hours-does not break the record for speed. The
voyage from St Louis to Henderson, n. Y IN Tulv
1880 miles In nineteen hours. The second place
for speed is held by Count de la Vaux of France
l.l93 miles in thrty-five hours.
Mr. Eddy says the record for speed is held bv
the United States. for long distance France and
for high altitude by Germany. He says that bal
loon records at the st. Louis Worlds Fair NAV
be broken the United States is remarkable for
westerly winds OF great velocity.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
MEETINGS AT THE BRICK CHURCH.

At the invitation of the Moderator's Council of
the Presbytery of New-York, the Rev. G. Campbell
Morgan will hold ten day series of meetings in
the Brick Presbyterian Church. Fffth-ave. and
Thirty-seve nth-st. beginning Monday There
will be service each day at 4:30 and p. m,
cept Saturday and Sunday. The afternoon meet
ings will be in the nature of connected studies on
the Epistles to the Seven Churches i'm RevelatiO
The Rev Wilton Merle Smith is the chairman OF
the committee In charge OF those meetinEs.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
TRUST COMPANY ELECTION

At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Colonial Trust Company, held yesterday. the fol-
lowing were elected trustees in the class OF 1905 to
succeed themselves: Vernon II. Brown John s.
Dickerson, Henry Q. Havemeyer. Percival Kuhne
cord Meyer Seth NJ. Miliken and Theodore W.
Myers. AT a subsequent meeting of the board of
trustees the following officers were reelected:
john T. Borne. president; Richard Deiafied. Cord
Meyer and James w. Tappin. vice presidents: Ar
pad 5. Grossman. treasurer Edmund /. Judson
secretary. and Philip s. Babcock trunnt of1cer
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
CAPTAIN FRIEL MADE FIRE MARSHAL

Fire Commissioner Sturgis yesterday announced
the appointment of Captain Thomas F. Frie OF
Engine Company No g. In East Fifty -hrst-st, as
fire marshal for Manhattan. The Bronx and Rich
mond IN place OF Peter Seery. Mr. Seery has been
first marshal for four years. He contends that
under the present city charter he becomes a mem
ber of the uniformed force of the Fire Department
and that he cannot be removed.
The new fire marshal has been a member OF the
department for ten years, and several years
ago attached the fire marshars office
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
TO HOLD AyNUAL STUDENTS SERVICE

The annual students service will be held in Cal
eary Hpiscopal Church Fourth-ave. and Twenty
brst-st. next Sunday evening The speakers
Eill be President Arthur G. Hadley, OF Yale Uni
Fersity. and Bishop Potter. The subject will he
The Modern View of Life's Purposes" The Rev
Dr. George r. Van DE Water of Columbia Iyniver-
tity. wll read the lesson. The regular Calvary
thoir VIII be supplemented by a students choir of
one hundred At 7:l5 o'clock there will be n organ
recital Admission will be by ticket only. which
nay be obtained az Calvary Parish House No Ids
E.st wenty -second-st. and at the Students Club
A~s2S Lextngtop-ave
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
BROTHERS MARRY SISTERS.

An unusual ceremony performed yesterday
in the Mouastry Church West Hoboken. Two sis
ters were married to two brothers by the Rev. An
drew Kenny, pastor OF 81. Authony's Italian
Church. The bridegTOOms Angelo and EU-
gene Valer Of Spring Valley. ROCkland County.
y. Y. and their brides were Julia and Alvtra Shar-
bori OF No. SOL Central-ave. Jersey City Heights.
The couples approached the altar together and the
same words made each pair and wife stimuli
taneouSly. After the ceremony the couples started
on a wedding trip together.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
THINKS DRYDEN HAS BEST CHANCE,
EX-SENATOR SMITH BELIEVES THE NEW
ARK MAN WILL SUCCEED GEN
ERAI. SEWEII-

Ex-senator James Smith. fr. of Newark whr.
the American Line Pier yesterday 70 see his wife
and of 10 Europe expressed his opinion Of the
candidates for the seat i'm the United States Senate
left vacant by the death Of Senator Seweu
DRYDEN stands the best chance I'm nv opinion -
he said. -'He Is well liked in Newark. and IS. I
think. a popular man al over New-JerSey.
If YOU are going by records. Stokes is the man
who should be elected. His record is far and away
the best Of them all. but nowadays il a man has a
good record il seems 70 go against him instead OF
doing him any good
Mr.. Smiths is going % Vienna be treated
by the specialist DR.. Muller for affection OF the
ear
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
cOMsTOCK SMAsHEs SLOT MACHINES.

Anthony Comstock. president the Society for
fhe Suppression Of Vice visited Ossining Yesterday
and pressed the charges against eleven saloonkeen-
FRS in the village who had been accused of operat
ng and owning nickel-in-the-slot machines The
men all pleaded guilty and were fined $40 each They
surrendered their machines to Mr.. Comstock
After the trial Mr.. cOmstock brought the ma
.htnes TO the yard in the of the police court
and smashed sixteen OF them into old Junk and
rindling wood with an The list prices OF The
machines ranged from go to 500 ~
New-York tribune., 1902-01-16
4 WEDDING.

South Orange Jan. Is (SpeciaD.-AIiss Grace Cur
rier. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus ,Currier. OF
No so CentrC-st.. South Orange, married this
afternoon to Charles Fleming kilburn. The cere-
mony performed at the home of the brides
parents by the Rev. Charles 7. Pardee, rector of
St. Andrews Church, South Orange. Dr. J. C.
Young. of Newark. best man. and Miss Nancy
Curricr. a sister of the bride. maid of honor
The ushers were Homer KiIbUrn, Cyrus Currier, jr,
Harry Dodd, AmZi + Dodd. Fred CrOwelly and
Joseph F Taylor.