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New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
MUST KEEP TRACK REPAIRED.
CORPORATION COUNSEL RIvES TELLS PREsI-
DENTS OF BOROUGHs TO WATCH RAIL
WAY COMPANIES

The Corporation Counsel has taken the initiative
in compelling the street railroad corporati tions in
the various boroughs keep a certain space be-
tween and about the tracks in repair. The frs
official action taken by Mr.. Rives yesterday morn
ing after his vacation at Newport. was to send
printed letters to the five borough presidents on
the subject.
Mr.. Rives said that Section 9S of the Railroad
law. well similar provision OF law made
since 1881. compelled the street railroad corpora
uons TO keep the space within the tracks repair
well space two feet outside. He said that
failure to enforce this Law had frequently made the
city liable for suits for those injured or killed ow
ing the existence defects or lack OF repair In
pavements or roadways in and about the tracks
lie wrote in part:
| would therefore respectfully suggest, as a
mems of safeguarding the city in this matter that
you should adopt system of inspecting at regu-
lar and frequent intervals the condition OF the
streets within and about the tracks of your bOr-
ough.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
BRoILED LIVE LOBSTER CAUSES DEATh

WOMAN DIES FROM PTOMAINE POISONING AFTER
EATING HALF OF ONE.
From ptOmatne poisoning. brought by eating
broied live lobster Mrs. Grace l.. Patterson, wife
of William f. Patterson. and only daughter of ex-
United States Marshal John W. Jacobus. died on
Sunday the Oriental House. Sheepshead Bay
The body has been taken 10 her home. No. 2O9
West Fifyhfth-st.. where the funeral will be held
tonight at o'clock. She leaves her husband and
eight year old daughter
Last Wednesday Mrs Patterson. who was spend
ing the summer at the Oriental House ate half of
a brOiled live lobster at one of the shore
rants. The man who ate the other half was taken
violently i'll short time dfterward. recovered
The following day Mrs Patterson became sick
Two doctors did everything possible save her
life but she never regained consciousness after the
first few hours of her sickness.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
CHINAMEN NOT ANXIOUS TO BE CADETS

TOO FEW APPEAR AT ST. BARTHoLoMBw's PARISH
HOUSE TO FORM ORGANIZATION
For some weeks attempts have been made I'm ST
BarthoIomew's Parish House. in East Forty-sec
ond-st., organize into a military company a
Der Of Chinese boys and young men. 1t has been
the intention to get many possible. at least
fifty into a cadet company. like the boys military
organizations to instil disciplinary methods into
them and at the time give them the benefits
of the Parish House, which has number of
varied attractions to get young people together
The attempt has far failed because the Chinese
stay away
A meeting was definitely decided for last Mon
day but so appeared that no meeting could
be held. and last night was named to begin the
work and formally organize. 1t failed again, as
only about a dozen Chinese and four japanese ap-
peared II was not intended to have Japanese in
the cadet company, but II the organization could
have been formed last night the four Japanese
September until which time the work of organ
ization postponed The Cinnamon and Japanese
took notice of each other
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
WOOLSEY MUST NOT DISTIL.
SUIT OF wHIsKEY TRUST DECIDED AGAINST ONE |
OF MEN 1T BOUGHT OUT

SUIT OF WHlSkEH TRUST DECIDED AGAINST ONE
OF MEN 1T BOUGHT OUT
In the suit OF the Standard Distillfng and Dis
tributing Company against George L. Woosey. the
Hammond Distilling Company and the Manhattan
Trust Company, Judge Lacombe In the United
States Circuit Court. yesterday signed an order
restraining Woolsey from engaging in the dis
tilling business within twelve hundred miles OF
Chicago and directing him sell all his stock
In the Hammond Distillng Company. The holding
OF stock already acquired by Woolsey in the Ham
mond Distilling Company shall be decreed a
violation of this order. provided he a meet
ing OF the company to be called at the earliest
practicable date which he shall resign as presi-
dent and director of the company. He must dis
pose OF his stock practicable, and
not take any active interest in the company either
officer o stockhOlder The order also restraius
the Manhattan Trust Company from delivering
WoolSey 90 shares of common stock of the plain
tiff company until ordered by the court.
WoolSey was the principal owner of the Inter
state DtStilling Company, In Indiana, at the time
the Standard Distilling and Distributing Company
formed lie sold his stock the so called
trust. entering into an agreement at the same time
not to in the diStillinS business within
twelve hundred miles of Chicago for a certain
stipulated period of years The stock in the
Standard Distillng and Distributing Company was
deposited with the Manhattan Trust Company y
WoOlsey annually long ne complied with his
contract The plaintiff asserted that the recently
formed Hammond Distilling Company is owned
and controlled by WOolsey.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
SALE RECALLS LExOW COMMITTEE.
WOMAN WHO DISPOsEs OF PARCEL. OF LAND
THEN CHARGED DETECTIVE WITH
EXTORTION

Among the real estate transfers recorded yes
terday affecting No. los West Forty-ninth-
st. Title TO the property transferred by Kate
Amos Harry NJ. Austin. Mr.. Austin is a well
known real estate OF this city. II not
long ago that Kate Amos took title to the prop
erty from John ]. Byrne for a nominal consider
alton Mr. Byrne is said 10 be nephew of Will
lam S. Devery. ex-Deputy Commissioner of Police.
He took title to the property bought by Devery
the auction sale of number of parcels owned
by the Josephine p Peyton estate. The auction
was held at the real estate salesrOOms. No. Ill
Broadway by James l.. Wells, February IS
The transfer of title to No. los West FOrty-nnth-
st. by John j. Byrne to Kate Amos some weeks
ago recalled the days of the LexOw Committee.
Kate Amos was the name OF the woman who, as
Lille Clifton. alleged that Charles Gardner, a
detective employed by the Society for the Preven-
tion of Crime. extorted money from her She
averred that Gardner said he had arranged to
protect the house she once kept from being closed
1t was said at the time that the plan to entrap
Gardner was laid by Devery. though the arrest
was made by Detective Sergeant Crowley.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
POLITICAL CLUB IN OLD PARSONAGE.

DEMOCRATS OF NEw-ROCHEII.D TRYING TO RE-
ORGANIZE THE PARTY THERE.
John c.. Agar has leased a clubhouse for the
Democrats of New-Rochelle and is trying to reor-
ganize the party there. The house is In Huguenot-
St. and for several years the Presbyterian par-
sonage. A of prominent Democrats are said
70 be associated with Mr. Agar In the movement to
reorganze the party among them being Augustus
Thomas. Justice KeOgh. of the Supreme Court
Colonel Richard Lathers members of the Emmett
family ex-Congressman John O. Underhn and [.
ID. Huntington. The clubhouse is TO be opened for
maly in few weeks with big dinner at which
well known Democrats will speak.
1t has been reported that Mr.. Agar is ambitious
TO go to Congress or to the State Senate from
Westchester County. and that Augustus Thomas
woldnt mind being Mayor of New-Rochelle Both
men have denied, however. that they seeking
office. The attitude of ex-Mayor Dillon, who has
been the Democratic leader of New-Rochelle tow
ard the new organization is being watched with
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
THE KILLIyG OF CHARLES W. HELD.

Charles W. Held, who over and killed
by railroad tram near Atlantic Highlands
Sunday evening had been a valued emplOye Of the
Citizens Savings Bank. at Canal-st and the Bow
cry, for thirty-eight years He had been clerk
in the bank for ten years when he was made cash.
Ter of the bank in 1874 In 1893 he made
secretary of bank and one of its trustees. His
associates in the bank yesterday spoke IN the
highest terms of his ability. faithfuIness ard ac-
tivity- They said he extremely careful
man, and his death by accident was the more re-
markable for that reason
Mr.. Held was born in Germany in 1874. and came
to this city when ne was a lad. He had brother
living in the city. He was married. but had
cn1ldren. AR Held was member Of the German
lLederkranZ and OF the German Society. His
home was at No. 1916 LeXingtOR-ave. His funeral
Will take place at p m tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
MINNIE EURTZ GUILTY.
SHE DID NOT TELL STORY OF ALLEGED BR1BE-
TAKING TO JUSTICE

SHE DID NOT TELL. STORY OF ALLEGED BRIBE-
TAKING TO JUSTICE
Minnie Kurtz. who owned the den OF vice at
No q Stuyvesant-st. in 1901. when ex-Poce Cap
tain Diamond had command the Fifth-st sta
tion. convicted in the Court OF Special Ses-
sions yesterday and emanded to the Tombs
for sentence this morning She was wanted as a
witness for the people the trials of Diamond
and his wardman. Bissert. last year, but she kept
out of the way. Her own called for trial
last March, but she failed to appear and her bail
forfeited. She arrested on a bench war
rant July 2. and then she told tale of having
given jewelry 10 two county detectives con-
nected with the District Attorneys office. JUS
tice McKeon declared yesterday that she had not
told the story him. and IT made plain that
the herself had been responsible for the
publication of her story.
Several witnesses were called TO prove her owner
ship OF the house in Stuyvesant-st. and the char
acter of the place. She went the witness stand
in her defence, and said she never received
money from Lena Schmidt her tenant in the
house during the Diamond regime. When con-
fronted with some receipts. she declared that they
had been made out at the District Attorneys offce
TO be used evidence against Bissert. Then she
was asked about affidavit she had signed when
she was in the Tombs previous TO the Bissert trial
and she said: They told that If / didn't saw
that they would give me ten years" Assistant
District Attorney Sandford testified that the
woman made the affidavit willingly. The court
found her guilty OF maintaining disorderly house.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
CHARGED WITH $1,000 GEN THEFT.
BUTLER HELD FOR GRAND JURY-JEWEL
CASE FOUND HIDDEN IN FUR
MACE PIPE.

Claude Ingraham colored butler employed
bv Mrs Frederick Geller. of Lawrence Park.
Bronxville has been held for the Westchester
County grand jury the charge of stealing
81 900 worth of Jewels. The gems were stolen
from Mrs Wood and her daughter, Miss Edith
Wood. who were visiting Mrs. Geller. They
left their Jewel case the bureau one night.
and next morning when they awoke IL was gone.
A thorough search OF the premises revealed
the stolen case in a furnace pipe in the base
ment. At the trial before Justice Thatcher IL
was shown that the cloth in which the case was
wrapped when II was hidden was one used by
the butler only, and that he had been in the
cellar soon after the robbery.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
ARyORY WRECKERS CRITICISED.

The New-York House Wreckng Company which
has been tearing down the walls of the list Regi-
ment ArmOry severely criticised at the Ar
mory Board meeting yesterday. Lieutenant Colo
mel Welles reported that the firm had not removed
the debris quickly it should. but had scattered
IL all over the street. Building Superintendent
Stewart reported that through the work OF the
firm the tower at the southwest corner of the
building would have to come down, as the debris
had been piled against the wall TO a height OF
twenty feet, weakening it,
Clinton & Russell architects were selected to
have charge OF the reconstruction of the armory
and TO supervision of the tearing down OF the
old walls Mr.. Welles is a member OF the firm
This dru the original architects of the ar
mory.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
ENSIGN DROPS POLICEMAN CHARGES.

Patrolman Hutchinson. OF the West Thirteth-st.
station, be tried yesterday at Police Head
quarters by Deputy Commissioner Thurston on
charges made by Ensign Waldron. of the United
States Navy. Commissioner Partridge received a
letter from the commandant of the Navy Yard
saying II desired that the be dropped
and this done.
The ensign and a friend disputing with a
waiter and the manager OF a restaurant at Broad
way and Seventh-st. recently, when Hutchinson
was called in. Ensign Waldron charged that the
policeman used him and his friend roughly.
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15

KILLING OF NATIVES IN sAMAR CON
DEMNED BY GENERAL CHAFFEE.

Washington July 14-The mail from Manila
brings the full printed record of the proceedings
in the court martial of Major Littleton w.
T Waller and Lieutenant John Horace Arthur
Day, of the Marine Corps growing out of the kill
ing of native bearers, cargadores in
Samar. The record shows that Major Waller was
acquitted of the charge of murder but that General
Chaffee. declaring that there has been miscar-
rage of Justice in this case" disapproved the find
ings and the acquittal. with the exception that.
while Waller should have been found guilty
of murder the should have included a lesser
offence. General Chaffee's Endorsement is strong,
and he declares that with the exception of three
who deserted. overt acts were committed by the
cargadores but. the contrary. "those sent
their death continued to the last to carry the
and ammunition of the after they
longer able 10 bear them, and TO render in their
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
TO HELP DR. RIAL MONUMENT WORK

committee of Fipinos has recently been formed
in Manila to raise funds for a monument in honor
of DR.. Rizal, the Filipino patriot. 1t is desired
to raise about 10000 (Mexlcan). or s450oo Much
of this will be contributed by the Filipinos Gov
ernor Taft has contributed to the fund and thinks
American help will do much to cement good feel
ing between the Filipinos and the United States
Contributions may be sent to the chairman OF the
committee, Mayor Low at the City Hail. The other
members of the committee J. q. Schurman
Major General Elwell s.. Otis. U. s.. A. Getired)
John II. Proctor and BENJAMIN Ide Wheeler presi-
dent OF the University OF California
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
MAJOR GARDENER ORDERED HOME

Manila. July 1.-THE board which has been
Investigating the charges against American Of
fcers and soldiers made by Major Cornelius
Gardener, of the 18th Infantry, as Governor of
Tayabas Province. is preparing its report The
findings will not be made public here but will
be divulged from Washington. Major Gardener
has been ordered home, and will probably de-
part on July 20 on the United States transport
IAlfnrd
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
REINFoRCEMENTs FOR MINDANAo.

Manila, July 14-General Chaffee has ordered
a battalion Of the 11th Infantry to the island of
Mindanao. TO strengthen the base of the Lake
Ianao operations. No activity is contemplated
The movement is precautionary. The situation
in Mindanao has not changed
New-York tribune., 1902-07-15
RAINS FAIL TO CHECK CHOLERA.

Manila, July 14.-Cholera is spreading some
what in the islands The ratio for Manila is
maintained. The rains now falling have not
checked the disease materially
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
Negro Fiend Killed in Kershaw.

Camden, November 21.-There was a
miles from Camden, Wednesday night
that will be generally approved. Ned
Kendrick, a saw mill negro, went to the
home of Mrs. Mary K. Elliott, very in
dustrious white woman, between 8 and
10 O'Clock, armed with pistol, double
barrelled shotgun and an axe. Mrs. FL
lott and her son, Allen, boy about Is
years of age, we're alone. Kendrick
shot his pistol in the yard and called
Allen; told him just to show his head
out of tho house and he would shoot ii
and called to the negro and asked him
why he was going on in the way he was.
He cursed her and dared her to show
herself, threatening to kill her if she
came out.
The supposition is that the object of
tho negro was to murder the boy and
then commit an outrage upon Mrs. FL
lott.
The brute started to break the door
down and enter the house. AS he got
the door down Mrs. Elliott caught him
and tried to keep him from killing her
son. Allen Elliott is tall, stout young
fellow and he grabbed tho negro by .he
throat and choked him and, with the as
sistance of his mother, got him out in
the yard, the negro still holding on to
his gun and pistol. When they got the
negro down Mrs. Elliott wrenched the
pistol from his grasp and used the butt
end on the negro's head until he was uu-
conscious. She then got large rock
and proceeded to make mince meat out
of the negro's head. Mrs. Elliotts act
was a struggle for life and she succeeded
in saving her boy and herself and kill
ing the scoundrel. Mrs. Elliott has
struggled through poverty to raise her
only son and is a good and industrious
woman.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
Mail Wagon Robbed Of $4,000.

Chicago, Novem Der 23.-Chicago's mail
wagon robbery of last night will cause
certain New York stock brokers con-
siderable Inconvenience, as it was dis
covered to-day that one of the stolen
m all pouches contained several packages
of stocks, bonds and similar securities,
which. it was intended, should reach
New York in time to be used when the
stock exchange opens Monday morning.
One man, member of the Chicago
stock exchange whose name is not made
public by the post Office authorities, is
said to have mailed Il paper of the face
value of 100000, which was in one of
the missing sacks. This paper is not
negotiable, but it's loss may cause great
amount of annoyance. AS near as can
be estimated by the post office officials,
the robbers secured between $12 600 and
$4,000 in cash, certified checks and
other negotiable papers.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
Breaks All Records.

Pittsburg, Pa, November 23.-After
thirty-six hours of the most strenuous
activity on the part of the greatly aug
mented forces of men and locomotives,
the Pennsylvania Railroad system has
made a comparative cleaning up of it's
congested terminals. The car move
ment breaks all records for similar
time. 1t is estimated that fifty thousand
cars we're moved out of Pittsburg and
into the city. In five hours ninety-five
trains were started for Altoona by the
Pennsylvania, 20 per cent heavier than
the record. The work accomplished in
the yards of the Allegheny Valley and
West Pennsylvania divisions Of the
Pennsylvania and on the Pennsylvania
and on the Pittsburg and Akron division
of the Baltimore and Ohio was equally
great.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
Real Estate transfers.

The following real estate transfers
have been recorded in the Auditors
Office since November 18th:
Center Township-W. w. Hays to
Jerry Jenkins, acres, $50; John Hen
dirk to e. G. Marett, 20 acres, $120; Jas.
$. King to Mrs. l.. M. Coleman, 220 acres,
$4,000; y. w. Williams to l.. a. Ed
wards, 35 acres, $500.
Wagner Township-J. ID. Mccullough
to l.. ID. Pagan, % acres, $700; Gee. ii.
Waddell to VIM. /. Hutchison, 85 acres,
$1,000; A. Lay to II. ID. Hembree, 92
acres, 5000.
West Union-I.. B. Shockley to j. G.
Shockley, l 36/00 acres, $50; George II.
Waddell to Jas. Phinney, 3 acres, 50, 500.
Seneca Township-James Benson to
Matthew Davis, 22t acres, $780, Lydie
M. Keaton to VIM. f. Norris, 55 acres, $5
Andy Singleton to Andrew Singleton,
100 acres, 5000; w. NJ. Baldwin to
Campbell Courtenay, 80 acres, $1,000;
VIM. l.. Harbin to j. n. Burgess. 200
acres, 81 800; Ed DuPree to M. w. Cole
man & Co., SO 7/l0 acres, $4OO.
Seneca City-Mrs. Emma Harper to
Nathaniel Williams, l ! acres, $143.
Keowee Township-J. j. 81 s. l.. Will
son to Elisha Holden, II acres, $25; l..
Z. Wilson to Frank Orr, 21 acres, $40;
w. M. Henry to Campbell Courtenay, ITO
acres, 81 300; Jas. Phinney to Milley A.
Cooley, 1872 acres, $1,000; NJ. j. McCary
to A. Lay, 02 acres, 5000.
Walhalla-Geo. w. Williams to Rob-
ertson & Taylor, 1 acre. So; Anna Wen
delken to John Joost, lot, $3.50.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
CHARMED WlrH THE wesr.
Mr.. N. L. Alexander, OF areenviIIe, writes
Of His Trip Through westerr States.

Greenville, s. c., November 24.--Edi-
tors Keowee Courier: / have just re-
turned from Oklahoma and Indian Ter
ritory and have read The Courier of the
10Th, telling its readers whore pumpkins
can be grown and where parties have
made seventy bushels of corn per acre,
etc.
While in Oklahoma j called ON a
farmer within six miles of Oklahoma
City who planted eighty acres in Irish
potatoes and gathered thirty-five car
loads, 500 bushels TO the car. He sold
his potatoes for $1.00 per bushel, and
they netted him eighty-five cents-$t4,-
COO on. the eighty acres. The average
lands in either Of the Territories will
wheat to the acre and bale of cotton to
an acre and ahalf, without any fertilizer.
spent five weeks in the West and
found the Indian Territory the greatest
farming country in tn" Western States.
There will be good chance TO make
money in the Indian Territory after
ment will allot to the 5000 Indians 500
acres of land. This will take up about
one-third of the Territory, leaving the
balance to be sold at auction to the
highest bidder in 180-acre tracts. The
proceeds from this great land sale will
be paid to the Indians. In addition to
CHS the goVernmene VIII pay 10 each OF
the $1,000 Indians $1,000 in cash on
February 1st, which will amount to
seventy million dollars, While the rush
to the Indian Territory will not be as
great as was the rush to Oklahoma thir-
teen years ago, there will be thousands
of people to go there and buy these
lands to be sold at auction, and they
will have to buy building material,
household goods, farming Implements,
etc, which will turn more money loose
there in the next three years than In
any other section of tho whole country.
have fully made up my mind to be on
hand on February 1st and see il I can
catch few of the dollars as they go by.
M. l.. Alexander,
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1902-11-26
Old War Papers.

Mr.. Newton Crenshaw, of West Union,
showed us few days ago some old war
papers which related to him person
bloody struggle between the North and
the South in the late civil war. One of
these papers was a sixty days furlough,
dated at Atlanta, Ga, October 14th, 1868
to visit his homo at Walhalla, s G. The
other paper is Special Order No. 40,
dated at Columbia, S. c., July 10Th, 1864,
assigning him to the conscript service
under Capt. J. j. Norton, of Pickens
District, South Carolina, on account of
his being incapable of bearing arms by
reason of wounds reccivCi in battle.
Mr.. Crenshaw was a member of Company
NJ, Palmetto Sharpshooters, Jenkins
Bripade