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New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
OF 1900 IMMIGRANTS, $40 HELD.
A ARECoRD-BREAKING PERCENTAGE-SINTY-
TWO wOULD-BE AMERICANS AHE
DEPoRTED IN DAY.

OF the 2sa0' immigrants who arrived here yester-
day on the steamers Moltke, iceland and Saroegha
$50 were held for examination by the Special Board
of Inquiry at Ellis Island. This is the largest per-
centage so far as known, that has been detained
Most of them were held on the ground that they
were likely become public charges. Cornrnls-
soner Williams is insisting a more rigid pr1-
mary inspection. The immigrants were OF the
Continent
sixty-two immigrants deported yesterday
This Is the largest number to be sent back on one
day since last June, when the tide of immigration
was at the flood. About twenty-five hundred lmHli-
grants arc expected to-day from Europe.
Among those released from Ellis Island yesterday
were the members of the Hungarian boys band
There were thirty of them. All were under seven
teen wears of age and bright military uni
forms They were fne-lookng fellows 10 lnai,
cate their proficiency and celebrate their entrance
to the country they played on the grounds OUTSIDE
the immigration station, the ferryboat on the
way to New-York and the plaza in front OF the
Pa Office
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
CALLS DETECTIVES POSERS.
JEROME SAYS TTTUS'S MEN fAn>DD
BROADWAY INSTEAD OF TRYING
TO CATCH THIEVES.

District Attorney Jerome said. after the ralu q
c.,a.ld,s that a detective bureau that was worth
-.,+ avid GET evidence against the gamblers ano
.h.+ tba bureau of which Captain Titus Is the heo
ol5 as we'll afford TO get evidence against gam
t,Is,s as against any other felony. Yesterday ne
ess5 the detective Bureau at Police Headquarters
1vss wonderfully inefficient" He would not say
that ne thought of preparing charges against Sap-
tain Titus. but he said:
II. Won want to take packing cases OUT OF war;
,,,,,se xo, have to take at a time Ihats what
,,s,re doing There has been no marked olHerence
q, .+e Dective Bureau in five years Byrnes' "hei
6, -he Detective Bureau. did good WORK III tlld m
office The men could work If they wanted TO- NC
hu1k Of the men in the Detective Bureau want 10
wear good clothes and pose in hotels and saloons on
.oa nles that they are getting tips. Broadway i
f.ll Of them Broadway is also parade OF thleNes
Instead of getting thieves these detectives make
pretence of being busy getting connections lo'
sutl1-e work The bureau has long been rotten
ssStSSmething has been done. ana we VIII hS "
r,ee6 orr of the Detective Bureau the paq anu III
I believe in long term or ONCE with
I've IN remove men charges before q proper
IN the Street Cleaning Department the cleaning OF
tbe streets would be turned into source o. IL IT,
10 "a the citv The chief thing in the DetectlVe
r.aIS &c the interest in the work We must inspire
- Tnen with interest-not interest IN shei
fIol,.es sort of work but with genuine enthusiasm
: know how It works in my ueifdr rlIieiI'' anu IL
should work the same there A.. M.
Sentain Titus was told of the statements the DIS
:rict Attorney had made against ms puIeau VIII
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
TAKES UP WALL CASE.
RrrTI,pINGs DEPARTMENT TO INVESTI-
GATE VIOLATION IN REPUTED
GAMBLING HOUSE.

The fact that wall Of the reputed gambling
house Of Frank Farrell. at No 33 West Thirty
thfrd-st was found by the raiding party on
last Monday night TO have been cut into the
house adjoining has caused a rigorous lnVesti-
CATION by the Department of Buildings.
Perez NJ Stewart Superintendent Of Build
inss said yesterday:
While the newspapers are investigating hoies
in the walls of such places the inspectors OF TINS
department are looking for unsafe buildings ana
repairs but my attention was called to the eVl-
dent violation Of the Building Code In the place
mentioned by the article in to-days 1r1puhe'
and will attend to it at once.
Mr. Stewart went over the RECORDS WIN
Tribune reporter and afterward stated that the
facts of the case. laid down in yesterday
paper were absolutely correct
..I will attend to the case Immediately ne
said. .tand then turn the facts over to Corpora
ton Counsel Rives. The penalty in such a case
Is $3.50 fine.
There is a State law 10 the effect that sucn d
violation In tenement house is classed as
,o,s5er,eanor but this does not apply to private
residences. +ha.
I'VE are trying TO change several Things llal a
have happened in connection with the oepdit.
-oant One of Importance is the Classifying ol
renairs Several applications have peeh r IIiaue
for alterations where the buildings were speE.
,ied to he used for small offices. These repairs
1,ere Granted and later Il developed thaI the
buildings were used small hoteis: Inese i
b,,;iSf-7ss are not freproof. b4t are higher IMAM
;be law allows for hotels that are not
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
BARK WRECKED ON COAST.
ALICE REED BREAKS IN TWO AT NAPEAGUE
BEACH-CREw OF TEN SAVED.


Easthampton, Long Island. Dec. 4-The bark
Alice Reed, Captain H. A. Huntey, went ashore on
Napeague Beach this morning. She broke In two
on the bar and became a total wreck No lives
were lost the entire crew of ten men being saved
Three members of the crew swept overheard.
but they managed to swim safely to the shore The
other members OF the were rescued by the
life savers.
The bark was seen dangerously near the surf by
Isaac Lester. of the Napeasue Life Saving Station
The at once went out on the beach and found
that me vessel almost certain to be grounded.
telephone message sent to the crew Of the
ANA gansett Life Saving Station. and they at once
responded. The crews of the two stations worked
vigorously but were una BILE 10 prevent the loss of
the vessel
The spot where the vessel ashore is a short
distance east OF the Napeague station. The ANA
gansett crew had long pull the three miles
of ocean beach to Join the rescuers, but they did
the work quickly and were hand in time to rem
der assistance.
The life savers fired their life line to the wreck.
and it landed accurately. Before it could be made
fast however the bark began going to pieces. The
portion with the was swept inside the bar,
and then a line sent out and the men brought
ashore OF the vessel and cargo nothing remains
but a mass of wreckage the beach, worthless ex-
Cept for firewood.
Boston, and carried thousand tons Of salt. She
was of S02 net tonnage, l63 feet long and "a feet
beam She was built in 1873 at Wadoooro Me. The
crew started for New-York IN the afternoon
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
GIVE CHAPMAN THE LAUGH
MEN ELECTED AT ONE DOOR RETURN bi
ANOTHER IN SUPPOSED PooLRooM-

Captain CHAPMAN and several other policemen OF
he Mercer-st station made raids on two clubs in
the precinct yesterday. suspecting poosellng. but
cot no evidence At the West Side Club. The"
Aliens place, fn Sixth-ave-. they drove over Two
hundred men out. Two policemen were stationed
at the front door, with orders to keep everybody
out but the West Side Club does not depend on one
soor snd soon the policemen became aware that
most Of the men were in the room again The
policemen then made a demand to enter. but were
laughed az, the members OF the club declaring tnat
hey were going 10 hold meeting.
Patronen Sullivan and Shaw got ladder and
pet one end of 1t fall against window of the club
which is on the second floor; smashing the Winaow ,
and carrying away the sash. Sullivan and Shaw
then scrambled up the ladder and crawled into the
room through the opening they had made.
They arrested two of the men in the room. but
Magistrate Cornell. at the Jefferson Market court
discharged the prisoners and told the policemen
they had no rfgf enter the club.
At the John Brown Republican Club, in West
Fourth-st a crowd OF left the rooms at Cap
ain Chapmen's command Patrolmen Gassman
and Kiernan left there 10 see that the men
stayed out. Theodore Schwacke tried to put the
policemen out and was arrested. He was dis
-harged in court. Magistrate Cornell repeating his
declaration that the police had no right in place
where they were unable to discover violations of
he law.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
SAYS. SHE GAVE HUSBAND $4,000.

IN RETURN A WIFE GETS TEMPORARY ALIMoNY
OF SIS WEEK AND SIS COUNSEL FEE
Justice Leventritt, in the Supreme Court yester-
day, on the application OF counsel for Mrs. Louise
Belts, granted her SIS week alimony pending the
determination of her action for absolute divorce
against Eben NJ Belts, and awarded her counsel
fee OF SO with which prosecute her suit.
Belts is an insurance agent with Office at No
! Madison-ave. He is sixty-four years old. while
Mrs Belts is two years younger. They were mar
ried in August 1901. Mrs. Belts declared that with
in thirty days after marriage she gave her hus
band S25 in cash and jewels valued at $1,000 Her
money and jewels were all the property owned by
her with the exception of a summer home in New
Jersey.
Mrs. Belts submitted on her application letter
received by her from Belts few days before their
marriage, in which he said it was customary when
woman had means and her intended husband
without them for the woman or her friends ito
a settlement the poor fellow" Belts
denies all his wife's allegations of infdelity
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
CALLS METRIC SYSTEM BILL ABSURD
MECHANICAL ENGINEERS. HOWEVER. FAIL TO
ADOPT RESOLUTION RECOMMENDED
BY COMMITTEE.

At yesterday mornings session of the meeting OF
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
held at the sturtevant House. the report of the
committee on the metric system was presented
1t offered for adoption resolution:
are the only ones competent TO decide on system
OF s sb hin now before Congress providing
that the metric system snail pc ane iesa "a Tsoiir
ing its use in the government departments Is
simply absurd.
The resolution was laid on the table, the vote
being 3s TO s3 1t was then voted to recommend
to the council the society that 1t consider the
appointment OF a commission TO investigate the
various standards their interreations and relative
values.
Frank Richards. associate Editor OF The Amer
lean MachinIst" in introducing a paper on Gift
Propositions for Paying workmen," said in part:
There is in this paper not the slightest sqg-
geston OF sympathy afiiliation with the traces AGES
ioi h a. nravaient in the ranks OF organized labor
that there Is only so much work in the world any
bT and 3 faaf be left fhe for e the to do is one
the the sies5 tRst sx of Sye WORKING is what the American
way has been and that is TO do all you can ana
fbosa that aim to get the workman to do all that
he can. and then Jolly him out of part OF the
wish that our attention might be turned toward
he rsHT ama more How cam Phe wage
the saaried man be put in posion 20 eint feJoacei m
men time OF Industrial activity and soicalled
ma tIona prosperity? Now the most tangnIe I cyl evi-
dence workman generally has or nationai pros
perity is an advance in the price of everything
that his wages 90 for.
He declared that wage earners' interests In pros
perity would be established by their being paid
in proportion the work they turned out, but
that wage earners assert that when paid only by
piece work they controlled so that only GER
tain amount of work be done. He contended
that as the workngmen were practically selling
their work to their employers. the latter SHOULD 9
nav pro rata for all the work turned out. as they
were paid that for all the products OF thelr
shoDs The paper dwelt at length on 'Ihe
premium Plan Of Paying Labor" and "A Bonus
system of RewaTding Labor.
Last night a reception held at Sherrys for
the members of the society.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
NO COMBINED DEMAND.
RAILWAY EMPLOYEES NOT PLANNING
JOINT ACTION FOR HIGHER PAY.

Cleveland Dec 4-Grand Master P. II. Nor
rissey of the Brotherhood of Railway Train
men returned here to-day from Chicago, where
he was IN conference with prominent repre-
septatives Of his organization in the West ana
Northwest. He gave out the following state
ment the reported combined movement on
the part of the four leading organizations of
railway employees to secure an advance OF wages
for their 10000 members:
The reports emanating from Chicago that
10000 men, represented by the esta bltshed ran
way labor organizations were forming a fed
Grafton or combination for the purpose OF max
ing concerted demand for increased wages
On the railway companies in the territory west
of Chicago are not authoritative. and no sucn
movement is in contemplation. Conferences OF
representatives of some of the classes Of rail-
way labor have recently been held in Chicago
but have had no relation to the formation OF d
plan for a united movement.
1t is true, has heretofore been officially
stated. that the conductors and trainmen con-
template presenting requests for increased
wages on lines in the Western territory within
O short time, but the procedure will be regular
and orderly and in accordance with the estab-
lshed rules and customs of the Order OF Kan
way Conductors and Brotherhood OF RailwaJ
Trainmen Other individual organizations. ia
different parts of the territory, may have siml-
lar requests in course of preparation and from
the character of these organizations we are CON
fident that agreements will be reached without
any friction serious misunderstanding
The statement that immense combination
of railway employees is in process of formation,
with prospect of a general railway STRIKE
and serious interference with traffic following
It, is no doubt as disouieting to the pubic as
It is unjust to the organizations. Changed con-
ditions of railway employment which have add
ed to the la bors and responsibilities OF the men
engaged in the active movement OF trains, as
we'll as increasing their earning capaclty ana
uaefuIpess TO the company taken with the in
creased earnings and generally prosperous con-
ditions Of railways. believe. fully justify IN
creased wages for the employees put. as 6eiGre 9;r
stated these matters will be fairly met and DIS
cussed between committees of employees ana
their respective arrangements, and we nave no
doubt that mutually satisfactory agreements
will be reached
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
DIsAGREEs WITH JUSTICE HINsDALE

Justice Mayer. of the Court of Special Sessions.
presiding in the Childrens Court declared yes
terday that he did agree with ali OF the state
ments in Justice Hinsdale's letter. published In
yesterdays Tribune on shortcomings of the Civil
Service Reform Association.
The first time l saw the letter. said the JUS
tice was when ] read 1t in the papers this morn
ing. AS had been sitting in the chiidren's Court
uptown, there was no opportunity to consult me
In It's preparation. have not seen the letter ex-
cept the excerpts in the papers and do not gree
with some of the views it expressed"
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
INSANITY TO BE DEFENCE.
TRIAL OF TOBIN, CHARGED WITH BEHEAD-
ING CAPTAIN CRAFT IN DIVE. BEGINS.

TRIAL OF TOBIN. CHARGED WITH BEHEAD-
ING CAPTAIN CRAFT IN DIVE. BEGINS.
The trial of Thomas Tobn. who is charged with
the murder of Captain James Craft in the Empire
Cafe in West Twenty ninth-st.. September q
last was begun yesterday in the Criminal Branch
OF the Supreme Court. Justice Davy, of Roches-
ter presided being his first criminal in this
court.
Levy & Unger appeared for the defendant and
Assistant District Attorney Clarke represented the
prosecution Mr. Unger made motion that a
competent physician a commission composed of
several physicians be appointed to inquire into the
sanity OF the defendant. This motion vgor-
ously opposed by Assistant District Attorney
Clarke, who said that the motion came a COM
plete surprise the prosecution; that more than
month had passed since the indictment of Tobin
by the grand jury, during which time they had
ample opportunity to file such a motion. and as
the, defence had failed to do So the trial should
proceed and if it should develop in the course OF
the trial that Tobin mentally unSound,
commission could then be appointed.
Justice Davy ordered that the trial proceed.
Captain Craft. who a Tenderloin habitue
had considerable money the day he was muir
dered At a late hour he entered the Empire dive
and had several drinks in the basement, a girl
known Mamie Turner being one of the party
After the Turner had gone 1t is charged
that Tobin struck Captain Craft the head then
dragged his body to the back of the room, cut the
head off with cleaver and put 1t in the furnace
Alexander McEneaney. the bartender at the En-
pire. was indicted jointly with Tobn, charged with
being an accompce in the crime.
1t took all day TO seat four jurors. The work of
getting the jury will continue to-day.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
PHILIPPINE RATES MAY BE CUT.

Omaha, Dec. 4.-Railroads using the Omaha gate
way to the Pacific Coast are excited over what Is
said to be an effort to divert all the government
business for the Philippines 10 the ST. Paul gate
way and the Great Northern TO Seattle.
Should the government abandon fits transport
vice and the railroads be called for steamship
rate in addition the haul the railroads using the
Omaha route. the Union and Central Pacinc roads
promise to make strong bid for their share OF
the Philippine business. This probably vii! result
In a further reduction OF rates and consequent ad-
vantage the government.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
C,1sssboro N j., Dec. 4.-Coroner Heritage Is
making a rigid investigation of the killing OF Au-
gust Kinberger a farmer. his farm at Aura this
morning Kinberger and his son Charles, seven
teen years DID, were out in field clearing up some
new ground. Charles had taken gun with him.
when within fifty yards OF his father. he says. he
shot at a rabbit and his father threw up his hands
with a cry OF agony. The boy discovered that the
shot had taken effect In his fathers neck and face.
kiIling him Instantly. The boy called for help and
the body was taken to the house. kinberger was
fortv-threa wears old,
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
CREDITORS OF ". S. Y. ALLEN ACTIVE.

W. s. Vanderbilt Alien is here in the city, at
liberty after his long Imprisonment, but now that
he has gotten OF the sanatorium at Westport.
Conn. his creditors are proceeding against him.
Charles w Dayton. of No. q William-st. has been
appointed his receiver by Judge Conlan at the re-
quest of Edward n Faulkner, Edward d: Faulk-
ner and Francis z. Faulkner. AS Mr.. Dayton says
the bond mentioned is only 81, 500, the amount Of
fhts claim against Mr.. Allen cannot be
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
r4YLnR sENrENcED FOR MURDER.

George w Taylor, colored. was yesterday sen
fenced by Judge John 1. Blair in the Court OF
Over and Terminer. Jersey City, to be hanged on
Tuesday January 6 Taylor murdered his aunt In
Jersey City on December 10. 1901. His sister had
been living with the aunt. and Taylor had vainly
tried to get her away. alleging that she was under
evil influences at his aunt'S home. In a quarrei
over his sister Taylor killed his aunt. The case
was carried the highest court.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
sM17GGL1Ne IN DISEASED RUSSIANS

Ogdensburg, n. Y, Dec. 4.-Solomon Asmeaushy'
a Russian Jew from Montreal was arrested here TO-
dav bv Immigrant Inspector Esele while plotting to
this side Russian Jews suffering from eye diseases
that had caused their rejection by United states
inspectors at Montreal. The afflicted Jews VIII be
taken to Canada and returned to their native land
at the expense of the steamship company on whose
vessels they came from Russia.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
STATE CANALS CLOSED.

Albany, Dec. 4.-The canals of the State will close
at midnight tonight after prosperous season
Superintendent Boyd said to-day that while he had
not the official figures hand. he believed there
would not be much, If any. increase shown by this
years business over that OF last year. The chief
cause this is the coal strike The canals opened
five days earlier and closed four days later tIa
one wear ago.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
FRANCHISE TAX DECISION NEXT MONTH

Albany. Dec. 4.-The argument In the Franchise
Tax appeal closed to-day. J. Newton Fiero
completing his presentation of the States case
Mr. Fiero devoted his argument to the question of
constitutionaiy. declaring that the law In no par
ticuar violated any section of ths State or federal
constitution. He cited numerous recent decisions
to bear out his contention.
It is not expected that the court will reach
decision before the January term. owing to tho
mass of testimony to be examined.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
MINING COMPANY INCORPORATED.

Trenton N, j., Dec, I,-The Consolidated Royal
Flush and Virginia Mining Company was inoorpo-
rated here to-day. with capital stock OF Nsao.-
600 The charter sets forth that the company is ia
ACQUIRE the claims known the Royal Flush, NiF-
ginia and Virginia Ne. 1 groups in the Elk City
mining district. The incerperaters are Dennis W.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
THON4s HEADS LEHIGH VALLEY.
CHAIRMAN OF THE ERIE BOARD SUCCEEDS
ALFRED WALTERS.

Philadelphia, Dec. 4.-Eben B. Thomas was
elected to-day president of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company and the Lehigh Valley Coal
Company in place of Alfred Walters. resigned,
at special meetings of the boards of directors
of those companies.
Mr. Thomas makes the statement that the
I,ehigh Valley Railroad will be operated inde-
ner connected with the operations of the Erie
Railroad or with any other of the trunk INES
While maintaining friendly relations with all
OF them. the property, he says, must be worked
on its merits Mr.. Thomas is chairman of the
board of directors of the Erie Railroad Com
pany.
Mr. Thomas who IS to add to his duties as chair
man of the board of the Erie Railroad Company
the responsibilities of the presidency Of the Iehgh
Valley system was born In Cleveland in 1871 HIS
first employment was in the service OF the Ameri-
can Telegraph Company, which he entered when
he was fifteen years old. In 1870 he was made re-
ceiyer of the Lake Shore and Tuscarawas Rail
road now the Cleveland. Lorain and Wheeling.
Subsequently he became general manager OF the
Big Four, continuing in that Office until 1855, when
he was made vice-president and general manager
of the Richmond and Danville. In February lssS.
he elected second VtCe-preSdent or the old
New-York, Lake Erie and Western (now the Erie
Railroad Company, with which system he has
since that time been identified.
In 1890 Mr.. Thomas succeeded ;. N teiton. Pr
as irst vice-president and few years later be-
came president succeeding John King About two
years ago Mr.. Thomas resigned the presidency or
the Erie Railroad Company, T. y. Underwood being
ed chairman of the board Office which he still
fills.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
TO CONFER ON TURKISH MISSIONS.

At meeting of the American Bible Society, held
yesterday at the Bible House, a committee was ap
pointed to confer with representatives Of the
American Board and the Presbyterian Board OF
Foreign Missions concerning matters relating 10
American educational and religious interests In
the Turkish Empire. The committee consists of
H W. Jessup. the Rev. DR.. Coe and John W. Fos-
fer
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
i. WALLACE BLACK MISSING.
LEFT NOTE SAYING HE WAS GOING AWAY
TO MAKE MAN OF HIMSELF.

J Wallace Black. secretary or the Merchahts
Protective Association, of Jersey City. has dis
arneared from his home on Jefferson-ave- He
went away Monday, leaving note for his Vile
bidding her farewell and stating that he was go
ing away to make of himself. Black $
ather is authority for the statement that his son
had financial difficulties Experts examining
the books. Members of the association say BEacA
shortage be large, as the books were audted
last June and found to be correct
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
KJysLER DIES FROM CoNsEnPTTOy.

Mount Holly, Dec 4-Frank Kinsier. who made
three attempts on his life after he had been dis
charged from the United States Navy on account
of his having contracted consumption, died to-day.
1ha physicians who attended him that his
death resulted from consumption and not from the
self-fnficted wounds.
New-York tribune., 1902-12-05
THE FIRE RECORD YESTERDAY.

$50 r.-No 223 West sixtv-frst-st.: O. Lynn $500
sos a Mo is West Ninetieth-st. j.
son: trfing.
600 p m.-Nos- c29 231 2ss East Forty-frst-st.
Cornelius Byrne; damage $500.