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New-York tribune., 1902-01-22

a specialist for atrophy of the optic nerve ano hau
recovered the sight of eye. and the sight OF
the other had been much improved. The rethoo Is
stimulate the nerve by moving the eyepalI oach-
ward and forward. ,., "a
At the Eye and Ear Hospital the descripIoh oi
the treatment was read with amusement and char
acterZed as probably fake. ,.,
Were there any such method In use prlVateIy,
still more were it in In two great hospitals we
should have heard of It," one of the DOCTORS salo-
Moreover the eye is held in place by strong
flesh and muscles that such process could not oe
carried out without cutting away the eyeoaI. Inc
StO look fish
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
LORD LENNOI IN ACCIDENT.
ENGINEER STUCK TO DERAILED ENGINE
AND AvERTED POSSIBLE DISASTER.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE.l

tBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Denver Jan. 2l.-Through the bravery of Eng-
neer Rooney Lord Lennox and r. party consisting
of Lady Lennox, ex-senator wolcott and Moreton
Frewen, were saved from injury and prob
able death by the derament of their special train
Gunnison this afternoon
By the carelessless of the yardmaster at Gun
nison the main switch left open and not
until the special train almost upon II did En-
gineer Rooney see the danger. He applied the
brakes, but this did not prevent the derament of
the train The engineer stuck bravely TO his post
Not one OF the notable persons injured The
engineer literally rewarded for his bravery
The Lennox party left Gunnson at o'clock this
afternoon for Denver, after delay of two hours
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
CHICAGO AGAINST sKYsCRAPERS

Chicago JAN 21-On a test vote the City Coun-
ell blocked temporarily at least, plans for the
struction OF eight skyscrapers The number IN
cluded seven sixteen and one fourteen story build
ings. The amount of money which the builders
OF these structures expect to expend is in the
neghborhood OF Sl2 10000 The principal opposition
TO these big buildings came from outlying districts
buildings In the business district, on the plea
that it tended congest ali trade in the down
tow
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
G NaamuA dSzze
The
FOurnier- SedrChnOnt
and the Paris Show
The

Our representative has Just returned from
the Paris Automobile Show (tne only rep
resentative of an American store who was
there), and he reports that the demand for
automobiles abroad is so great that all the
factories are filed up with orders from SIX
to eighteen months ahead.
Everywhere you go IN Paris you see au-
tomobiles-scarcely anything else. Outslds
of the Grand PaIais. where the Automobile
Show was held, were lined up one after
noon 322 private automobiles!
This is fair warning of what IS coming 10
this country. The opening OF the coming
season may find the same conditions here.
The wisdom of placing your order earlyn
apparent. =,
Our representative went to Paris to see L
there was better automobile on the mar
ket than the Searchmont. He mace
thorough investigation of all the types SHOWN
there, and puts his conclusion this way:
Take tie 6est French tybr, stint
plify ii, t'at better material ~ Il, HSa
1on haze Seayclim0st. -
Another American who wanted to buy
an automobile for his own use went all the
way to Paris so that he would be sure OF
getting the best He studied the show for
days, and wound UP by buying SFaTfAni'''
we sold il to him right on the spot wnel'
the French machines were being shown.
Henri Fournier, the great chauffeur, was
so impressed with the Searchmont at the
New York Automobile Show that ne M
mediately opened negotiations with the
Company and has formed a business con-
nection with them, the new firm beng caiieo
the FoHynier- SsayclEDOnt Amt0"s06tLs Conn
pany; and this will be the name Oh tnd
automobile.
The reputston of French automobiles IS no, due % ma
automobiles themselves so much as the sre~t SAio ~
taken of them by their owners.
An American thinks an automobile ought 70 run .o1-
ever Frenchman realizes that he has rnacnine 'nAA
needs and looking after
If Amsrteans zroYH .gigS as srHFA care
TO their automobiles as they 40 70 H'S4'
horses and carriages. there 100HIa 0S 0s'y
fe1V 6reakdozonS.
Our automobile storage station, NOS 100
and 14O East Fifty-seventh street, was es-
tablished just for this purpose-at slnai1
cos, we will keep your car in good oroer
every day.
The Ssayekn,ont is just as up-to-oaIe AZ
the French automobiles-and IN some 'n'As.
ahead; it has every improvement they nave
and some that they don't have.
Immediate deliveries are now oeing niaoo
of the $3.50 six horsepower single cyinoSr
car; of the $1,000 twelve horsepower oouoio
cylinder car, and of the $500 touring caf'
Annex Store. 10 Broadway.
JOHN WANAMAkEk
Formerly A. T. Stewart Co,
Broadway Fourth Ave, Ninth and TsnA@S@
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
FRICK's AssAILANT MUST SERVE TERM.
RELEASE DENIED BERGMAN. WHO ATTEMPTED To
KILL STEEL MAN.

Scranton. Penn. Jan. H.-The Superior Court TO-
day decided that Alexander Bergman. who at
tempted to assassinate II. C. Frick in 1892 must
his full term of twenty-one years less the
usual allowance for good behavior. Bergmans at
torneys recently asked for his release claiming the
benefit of the Communication law passed by the
last legislature.
Bergman convicted on six indictments and
was sentenced TO a term of Imprisonment on each
In the petition presented TO the Superior Court
Bergman set forth that three of the indictments
charged offence against the State laws and that
he had served the time imposed for the other in
dictments, less the time taken off by the new law
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
scEPTICAL OF VIEW EYE TREATMENr.

The report that came from Baltimore yesterday
OF a method of treating atrophy OF the optic
nerve which t stated had been successfully
applied TO Senator Money, of Mississippi was
treated with little regard at the Manhattan Eye
and Ear Infrmary and Hospital.
The report stated that Senator Money, who has
been losing his sight for two years was treated by
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
GIRLS TRY TO POISON MOTHER.
THEY WANT TO GET INsURANCE-PLAN To
BLAME BROTHER

conspiracy of two children 70 poison their
mother and get 1890 insurance resulted yester-
day in the arrest and confession Of the two chill
dren, Lizzie Thoms, thirteen years old. who put
paris green In her mothers tea. and Annie. her
seventeen-year-old sister who bought the poison.
Mrs. Lizzie Thoms. the mother. recovered suffl.
ciently yesterday to go TO Recorder Stanton to
make her charge
The poison was given to her last Wednesday.
She tasted it as she drank her tea She was III
until Sunday. though no physician was called.
The older girl when arrested blamed her sister,
who confessed that she had poisoned her moth
er, but said that Annie bought the paris green.
She said they had planned TO get the insurance
money and to blame their brother II there was
any trouble over the poisoning.
The girls were held without bail on a chargs
of conspiracy TO poison their mother
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
MR.. NEWMAN SICK WITH A COLD.

William II. Newman, president Of the New-York
Central who is expected TO testify on Friday at
the Coroner's inquest regarding the Park-ave tun-
mel wreck is suffering from a bad cold. Mr.. New
man has been i'll for several days. The tre-
mendous pressure of business compelled MIN TO De
at his office times when he should have been
in bed and under the care OF physician. It was
said yesterday that he would probably be out In
fe
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
WOMAN sly FEET TALL MISSING

William G. Ferris. of No 149 West Eighty-second-
ST. asked the police at headquarters last night to
send general alarm for Catherine Haeberben
thirty five years old. who has been missing from
her home, at No +O6 West One -hundr forty
ffth-st.. since January 1S. He said the woman was
six feet tall, weighed 160 pounds. had dark hair
ccmpiexion and eyes. and wore No mans shnas
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
TAXES MAN HE RUNS DOWN TO BELLEVUE

PATIENT HOME.
Charles Creamer. a cabman of No. 345 Fifth-st
who drives for Michael Hoffman. of No. SO Second
ave. last night taking two men to the Demo-
cratic Club. when Twenty-third-st. and Broad
way his horse knocked down Samuel Solomon, an
upholsterer. of No. rs Avenue c. Creamer stopped
his horse. jumped down from his seat and opened
the door OF his cab.
You'll have to get another cab gentlemen" he
said! I've knocked down and it's up TO me
to look after him"
Soloman unconscious. He dragged to
the sidewalk by Creamer Not finding a police
man Creemer placed Solomon IN the cab and
pital
Before the hospital was reached Solomon had re-
vived Dr. Williams. who examined him. said he
was suffering from sligh: scalp wound. Creamer
waited until Solomon's woAnd dressed and
then took the patient home The two shook hands
warmly they were leaving Bellevue.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
PARTRIDGE TO APPOINT PATROLMEN.
HE LEAVES TO CIVIL SERVICE BOARD THE
PASSING ON RECORDS FOR PROMOTION.

had asked for an eligible the Civil Service
Commission from which to appoint twenty-five
additional patrolmen. Mr.. Partridge was asked II
he understood that there were eligible lists for
captains. sergeants and roundsmen. There was
long standing difference of opinion between ex-
Commissioner Murphy and the Civil Service Board
the formation OF such lists. Mr. Murphy held
that he should have the power to recommend pro
motion the records of the members or the
force. while the board maintained that the Com
missioner should submit the records and that the
board should form its own conclusions from them.
Mr.. Partridge said that he understood lists or
those eligible for promotion roundsmen, ser
geants and captains were IN the course OF prep
aration. He said he had sent the records to the
board. This expression Of consent on his
part to give the Civil Service Board the fun op
pcrtunity OF preparing the eligible lists. including
the passing records
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
CALLS ITSELF CIVIL SERVICE BOARD
CONCERN SENDS OUT CIRCULARS ASKING FOR
THIRTY-FTvB CENTS IN STAMPS.

A entered Commissioner Shields's office in
the Federal Building yesterday with a circular
which he had received through the mails and
which purported be from 1.-The Board of Civil
Service Commissioners" The commission" stated
that the government anxious get a number
OF carpenters, iron and tin workers, wood workers
mechanics and boys for service in the Philippines
and TO fill positions for the government in Arizona
New-Mexico. Colorado and other Western States
The circular added that If the recipient would send
IS cents in stamps a reply would be sent, and i'm
meoately thereafter lsgitimation and fare tickets
shall be accomplished whatever that may mean
The Commissioner sent for Chief Inspector Swift
and turned the complaint over to him. The latter
questioned the man, but found he had made no
payment except in stamps. the receipt Of which
would be hard TO prove. All the government could
do, IL was thought was TO stop tt.e concerns mail
The commission" had Postoffice Box No. 96S
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
TRIAL OF A NEW STREET SIGN.

Borough President Cantor and a committee of the
Fine Arts Federation yesterday. Final action is
expected Friday. An appropriation OF $4,000 will
be asked for. The triangular sign suggested the
last conference is being tried One of the signs has
been put u at Tafrty-sixth-st and Broadway.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
UNION LEAGUE CLUB ELECTION.

The Union League Club. Of Jersey City. held its
annual meeting on Monday night. and reelected
by accIamation the following officers; President,
F,Ihert RappIeye: vice-president. Samuel D. Dick.
inson: secretary, Robert B. Gray; treasurer. SAM
uel Limerick, tr.: governors. William H Holmes.
Harry Hill E B. Bacon, Frank w Angel and
Thomas W. Tflden.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
rs DIR. JONES DEAD OR ALIVEY
ORANGE COUNTY AGrrATED OVER THE QUESTION
ALLEGED MURDERER SAID TO BE LIVING
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE. ]

Goshen. n. Y. Jan H.-Dr William T. Jones' who
is under indictment in Orange County for the al
legged murder OF his colored coachman Charles
Lewis at Pine Bush. four years ago is said to have
visited that place last night and called on a worna
there. After the death OF the coachman from a
pistol shot in the forehead. Dr. Jones confined
In Goshen jail One grand jury failed to indict him.
and he was released The next grand jury indicted
him, and soon after word of his death received
from a little town in Texas. The of his dea tn
has never been credited in Orange County and he
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22

From The Philadelphia Record
Tommy-Pop. a husband and a wife are one,
arn't they?
Tomny's Pop-So we are told. my son
Tomny-Then it doesn't always take two TO rnaks
a quarrel, does II?
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
BOARD OF Trade pIYNER.
An EXCEPTION.

The Jersey City Board OF Trade will have It's
annual dinner on Thursday night OF next week
New-York tribune., 1902-01-22
PARDONED ONLY TO BE HANGED.
MISSOURI CONVICT. FREED BY GOVERNOR. is IN
MeoIATEIY EXECI-TED

Jefferson City, Mo, Jan. A-Governor Dockery
pardoned from the penitentiary J. L. Craft, sery-
ing fifteen years sentence, that the prisoner
might to-day expiate the crime OF murder on the
gallows. Craft killed Henry Speker, a penltentiary
guard on December 9, 1899 while endeavorng 10
escape. Governor Dockery received an ANONYMOUS
letter threatening him with assassination unless
he commuted the death sentence life imprison-
ment in the of Craft but the Governors an
swer was the pardon in order that the man might
be hanged in Cole County.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
RELIEF WORK BY POLICEMEN
Investigation shows One Applicant
for Aid in Very COmfOrta-
BILE circumstances.

Friday afternoon MIRA A. Ray. residing
Ut Tenth and Grace streets. applied to the
police for aid. She said the family was
without clothing. bedding. food. fuel and
the necessities Of life. oficer Woodbridge
vas detailed to investigate the case and
yesterday reported that the Ray family
was in good circumstances. The husband
Of the woman works for an ice company
and receives $175 per day. owns a team.
two cows, chickens and the home in which
the family lives. They viii receive moth
Ing from the charity FUND
Onicer Woodbridge discovered a family al
Twenty-arst and Center streets in need OF
assistance. h family is composed of siS
small children. father and mother. The
father is suffering with consumption and
IL helpless; three Of the children have the
whooping cough, and in the house there
wa no food. fuel. winter clothing or bed
clothing and IL was impossible for the
family to keep warm. The ofieer imme-
diately returned to the house with the
needed articles.
Police oneers who have been detailed I,
ieok up the destitute desire more be-
clothing. In nearly every case Of destitu,
tion these articles are lacking.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
REDELL WANTS MORE TIME
Judge KeysOr Therefore Continues
Hearing On Injunction Until
Next Wednesday.

Judge Keysor yesterday morning continued
untn next Wednesday the hearing Of the
application Of the attorneys for John Re-
dell, suspended FIRE chief. for an injunc-
ton preventing the Board OF Fire and Po-
lice Commissioners from trying Redell on
the charges filed by John w. Bruder.
Redell's attorneys insist that Bruder has
withdrawn his charges and that the board
has not the right to proceed after such
withdrawal, in proof OF which they wish
TO offer the record of precedents. and 1t Is
to aford them this opportunity that the
Judge granted the continuance.
City Attorney Cornell argues that even
though Bruder attempted to withdraw his
charges, they are still operative and the
trial must proceed. He argues that other
wise the trial of a man might be begun al
great Inconvenience to a city and ther
have TO be discontinued after In progress
several days should the complaining wit.
ness. by reason OF persuasion, honorable
or otherwise, withdraw his charges.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
SHORT CUBAN TOBACCO
CRoP.
w. g. schutz Returns from = Trip to
the Island.

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the Island.
W. G. Schultz, vice president Of the F..
r Rice Mercantile Cigar Company, n
f. Opp, have returned to St. Louis from a
trip to Cuba, where they made nan in
teresting observations, besides buying Ha-
vana tobacco.
we did not find things as bright as we
expected" said Mr.. Schutz yesterday. we
found great distress, and especially In the
growth of tobacco. The thing necessary
for the island to become prosperous again
is $50, 900, 900 to replace the same amount
in circulation taken away by the spaniards
when forced to retire from the island. At
present no other money is coming to re-
place this. With the addition of this
amount to the circulation, the other thing
most necessary to bring the island up to
It's former standard is to reduce our du-
ties to the producers of the country at
least 90 per cent. The time may come when
1t will be necessary for us to make a still
further reduction, II we are to keep the
Islands as rich and prosperous as the
Spaniards did.
w arrived In Havana January 16, and.
after buying our tobacco, we made an ex-
tensive trip through the country. The trip
began in the Province of Havana, or what
is known among the tobacco men as the
Paratidos District Of Tobacco. The dis
tressed people did not seem TO have any
ambition. farm hands were scarce and
wages are low. The people used to raise
tobacco with what was called merchants
money but that has been withdrawn. we
were told, at a great loss. and, with the
losses caused by the wars the farmers
have nothing with which to raise tobacco.
Life. It is said. is far from safe in go
Ing through the country, on account Of
the bandits and ~kidnapers. AS we under
stood 1t, the Cubans will not work IL they
can help 1t, and the negroes will not work
at all.
Next We visited the Province OF Pinar
del Rio, or What we call the greatest spot
in the world for fine, aromatic tobacco,
the famous Vuets Abajo. Tn tobacco
crop In both these Provinces is very poor.
Thus the growing crop will be very small
and good tobacco will be high"
The Province Of Matanzas and SAINTS
Clara, the first famous for sugar-growing,
were visited. In Santa Clara the travel
ers found the same conditions among to-
bacco growers as in the other Provinces,
where, they say, the crop will not reach
so per cent Of last years crop, on account
Of lack Of money to handle it and the bad
weather.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
COURT BUSY With GORDON
Judge Dickinson Enters Three orders
in Gordon Litigation I'm
One Nay.

Judge Dickinson has entered three or
doris In the Gordon actions against the city,
all made with the consent of the parties In
open court. Tn first passes until Febru-
airy 10 the hearing on the application OF
Gordon for a temporary Injunction pre-
venting the payment of Louis Berka's SAL
airy as police Judge for January, but re-
strains the council from making any appro-
p~riation for such purpose and the mayor
from approving It and the comptroller
from honoring It. The second order re-
strains until the hearing Of February 10
the mayor from approving or the comp
troller from obeying the councils ordi-
nance repeating the appropriation under
which warrant No. 53327 for GoTdon's sal
airy was drawn. The third order Is one
granting the defendants request to with
draw their demurrer in the case of Gordon
against Moores and others and to answer
the petition Of the plaintiff.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
CITY MISSION WANTS HOME
Directors Take Preliminary steps To-
ward Securing n Permanent
Location.

The directors OF the Omaha City Mis-
sion association met at the Young Men's
Christian association rooms yesterday
to formulate plans for the permanent con-
tinuation Of their work. A committee was
appointed to decide upon the most ad-
vantageous location for a permanent mis-
sion building and a circular letter to be
sent to the pastors Of the churches of the
city setting forth the work Of the organi-
zation and asking their cooperation In
furthering its interests was outlined.
Through the city union representatives
will be sent to all Of the young peoples
societies Of the city on Sunday evening.
February %, to present the work and ask
the cooperation Of the various societies.
An effort will be made at the next meet
ing to increase the executive board from
six to min members, so that It may in
clude representation from more Of the
churches OF the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
To the Public.

The Real Estate Exchange has under
taken to secure fair and equitable taxation
as between real estate and the franchised
corporations of Omaha. The cost Of carry
ing on this work will be great and its sue
cess will depend largely upon the amount
Of money voluntarily contributed. The un-
dersigned therefore ask that all real estate
owners, both large and small, and all per-
sons interested in fair, equitable and legal
taxation, send their subscriptions to Mr..
Charles L. Saunders, treasurer of the tar
committee, 211 South 18th street, city, who
will promptly acknowledge receipt OF the
same.
THE OMAHA REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
Valentine Party.

The ladies Of Social lodge No. 102, D. OF
H., A. o. u. W., will give IN entertainment
and dance on Thursday eve, Feb. 10. An
excellent program has been arranged, con-
sisting of musical selections, r~ecitations
ETC.. which promises a very enjoyable even
ing to those who may attend. Music for
the dance will be furnished by a leading
orchestra
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

Excursion to Mexico City and Return.
Starting February IS, returning in q days
limited to "a persons. Fare, including
sleeper, Sl22.5o. Amy one desiring to Join
the party, please apply at Burlington ticket
ONCE, 1902 Farnam street.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
MORTALITY stntinticn.

Births and deaths reported to the Board
of Health during the twenty-four hours
ending at II o'clock Saturday, were as
follows:
Births-Elemins Jensen, BIS Decatur
street, boy; John Nelson, 1891 Emmett street,
girl; Steve Byhze, 2S37 Walnut street, boy;
J. w. Pinks-on, Ill North Twelfth street,
boy.
Deaths-Mrs. Salenda Ann Griffin, Forty
second and Grove streets, aged S..
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
TO BOND DELINQUENT TAXES
Tnasursr HsnniHgS auggsstisn Of = Way
TO RsdSOs Tsx Levy.
Oven MlLIoN DOLLARS coMINe 10 CIV
Payments Of Delinquent Taxes Might
Go Into Sinking Fund TO Take
Care of Principal and
Interest on Bonds.

City Treasurer Hennings has a plan
whereby the tax levy may be materially
reduced without embarrassing the city for
want OF funds. The plan is to bond de-
i~inQuent taxes, permission for which would
have to be secured through legislative en-
actment.
81 have been looking over the books"
said he, and have found that consider
ably more than $40 900 is due the city In
taxes, the greater part of which has long
been delinquent. Now, in several eastern
cities It is customary to raise funds by
bonding these delinquent taxes. This is
true Of the principal cities Of Ohio. As
the taxes are collected they go into a
sinking fund, which takes care Of the In
terest on the bonds and in course of time
Of The principal as we'll, and the bonds are
redeemed"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09
In addition to the foregoing there Is du
Che school fund $159, 909.75
Half million Considered Good.

"of this total says Mr.. Hennings, from
$780, 900 to $780, 900 Is positively good and
can be collected, so the city should have
no trouble in guaranteeing a redemption
Of 100000 Of delinquent taxes. The bonds
would draw 81 per cent interest and we
could get IL per cent from the taxes
81 think Omaha can well afford to fol-
low the example Of eastern cities in these
matters. The eastern cities have had more
experience than we have and they know
how to take advantage OF these things.
What is true Of the Ohio cities is also true
IN a general way of New York cities, the
only difference being that in New York the
state attends to the bonding Of delinquent
taxes. whereas in Ohio the bonds are
hoated by the cities"
Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-09

Mrs. Mercer. Miss Mercer, Mrs. Hulst and
Or. Nelson Mercer left Monday for Los
Angeles. via the Burlington Route-as most
experienced travellers do nowadays. Los
Angeles is not so far from o~maha-only 1907
miles, covered in Sc hours. II you take the
Burlington Route.