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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
BROOKLY N HORSE SROWENDS
A PHAETON OVERTURNED IN THE AT
TERNooN. BUT NO ONE HURT.

The Brooklyn Horse Show at the Riding and
Driving Club wound up last night. The attend
ance broke the record. every seat. both In the
boxes and tiers, being occupied.
In the class for tandems over fifteen hands high
Jay F Carlisle's Janice and Janet again carried
OFF the honors. The prize was cup valued at 500
offered by the Whip Club. Of Brooklyn. to promote
interest in tandem driving The cup must be
won three times by the same exhibitor to become
his property, and is to remain In the custody of
the Riding and Driving Club until finally awarded.
Janice and Janet have cleaned up about all the
prizes worth having this year. and appear to have
a substantial claim the tandem cup
Ex-Controller Colers Winifred II took a yellow
ribbon In the class for harness horses 152 hands
over, but there were only four horses In the
class.
Outside of little accident in which E H Barnes
figured. the afternoon show was given according
to the programme Mr.. Barnes driving his
horse Folly before phaeton. and made such
short the far turn that the vehicle over
turned and threw him the tanbark. It
looked for q moment like bad accident and cry
Of dismay went up from the women. Mr.. Barnes
was up in a moment however, and after his phae-
ton was righted he continued around the ring, amid
applause.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
ARRANGING FOR A CONFERENCE.
CLUB COMMITTEE TO CUES
TION BEEF MEN

The committee appointed last week by the Re-
publican Club to cooperate with the Federal and
State authorities in bringing the Beef Trust 10
terms held a meeting last night at the home OF
Alfred l.. NJ Bullowa, chairman Of the committee
at No i6 East St1ty-sixth-st Although appointed
only last Tuesday. the committee has already &C
compIished a great deal Mr.. Bullowa has been In
daily conference with the beads of some OF the Dig
beef concerns, and result has received theH
assurances that they will be willing 10 meet the
committee in conference talk the situation over
The final arrangements for this conference nave
not been made. but Il will In all probability be
held some this week either in this city or IN
washington. Attorney General Knox and stare
Attorney General Davies will be invited TO be pres
ent The committee who are working In cooper
alton with a committee appointed for the same
purpose by Tammauy Hall. and OF which 'haries
n Knox Is chairman will call on the beef f'rms 20
show by documentary evidence what their proHtS
have been so as enable the members 10 Judge TOT
themselves whether the recent boosting OF meat
prices has been justi.Ied by the conditions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
THE POCHAMBEAU STATUE.
OTHER MEMBERS OF FRENCH COMMISSION WHO
WILL COME HERE

OTHER MEMBERS OF FRENCH COMMISSION WHO
WILL. COME HERE
Paris April 26-In addition to the officials whose
names were given yesterday as com posing the
French mission which will attend the unwilling OF
the Rochambeau monument at washington on
Nav "a President Loubet will be personally repre-
scented by his staff officer Lieutenant Coionei
Meaux Saint Marc. while Paul Renouard. the arust
and Michel Lagrave. head of one of the divisions
OF the Ministry of Commerce, will also accompany
the mission which, with staff officer for Generai
Brueere the commander In chief Of the french
armv will comprise sixteen members.
The battleship Gauois. which will take the mis-
sion to the United States leaving Toulon May D.
will go to Baltimore
Lieutenant lie Jay and Lieutenant Baron de
Reinach de Werth have been appointed aides-de-
camp to Vice Admiral Fourier. the head OF the
special naval delegation.
The address presented to General Brugere by the
American colony dinner given In his honor
while Whtelaw REID held the post OF United
States Minister to France ran thus
We, the American colony, present to General
Brugere most sincere thanks for the kindness.
both personal and official. which that distinguished
officer has always shown countrynen. He has
gained both the profound esteem and respect Of
the American colony through hts high character.
remarkable ability and unfailing courtesy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
THINK THEY We GOT LEADER
INSURANCE COMPANIES PROMISE sen
SATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN WHAT
THEY CALL BIG FRAUD.

In the arraignment OF George j. POLL ahas
Jacob Poll of No. 255 East Seventy-second-st,
Yesterday before Judge Newburger In the Court
of General Sessions insurance companies De
lieve that they have unearthed one OF the
biggest schemes for defrauding accident COM
panies ever operated in this country.
1t was announced that sensational develop
ments would result in few days and that
number of arrests would follow AT least TWO
well known doctors are involved In the scheme.
The detectives working on the case assert that
they have their evidence In proper shape 10
cause a number indictments.
Poll was arraigned on the complaint OF r. D
Alden, of the General Accident Assurance COM
pany. of No. rs William-st The specific charge
a,,..inst him IS the larceny OF $3.50, obtained on
what is known In insurance circles as rake
accident The evidence was obtained by bayaro
T Holmes, OF Hooper & Holmes. counsel to the
Thiel Detective Agency. OF NO. % NaSsa"-S''
According to Mr. Hooper there are two counts
in the Indictment against Poll. one charging
him with grand larceny and the other WIN
fraud He was held in 81 900 bail by Judge
Newburgvr.
Mr. Hooper said yesterday at his office:
This man Poll is the head OF conspiracy
that has been working the accident companies
for the last two years. There are at least
twenty members of the gang, but Poli Is the
active head We have been after him for the
last two months and it was the result OF a
claim that he put in for injuries to himself that
he was landed He insured in at least two
accident companies, and made claims against
them for the payment of moneys under an &C
cident policy. The accident under WHICH lie
made the claim was a fake
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
CAPTAIN BAFLY AT TAMPA.
THE CASE UNDER CONSIDERATION BY
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

IBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE1
Washington April 26.-Lord Cranbornes
statement in the House Of Commons yesterday
IN reference 20 Washington dispatch pub
iished in The Tribune on April IL regarding the
investigations OF a foreign attache in Tampa
harbor and his remark that THE government
had been informed that the allegations were
unfounded," created considerab bic surprise In
official circles here, though II may be strictly
true as Lord Cranborne states, that no COM
plant had reached the British Ambassador
Yesterdays statement. if 1t convinced members
of the House of Commons that The Tribunes
information was inaccurate not based upon
any authoritative trustworthy report In Lord
Cranborne's possession, for, on the contrary,
The Tribunes account Of what occurred at
Tampa has been officially verified by this gov
eminent, and portion whatever Of any OF the
statements contained in the dispatch published
fifteen DAYS age is regarded by the authorities
as open TO question or contradiction
Since the dispatch published II has been
definitely ascertained that Captain Lewis Bayly.
Royal Navy. naval attache of the British EN-
bassy was the foreign attache who took sound
ings in undefended channels entering Tampa
harbor made close observations of the fortified
ticns Of Egrnont Key, and in other ways secured
military information which nations do not.
rule, communicate to each other 1t is well
known here that the established facts to-
day under consideration by President Roose-
welt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
AUTO RAN DOWN BOY
ROYAL, PHELPS CARROLL AGREED To
PAY DOCTORS BILLS. AND WAS
DISCHARGED.

While trying his $1,000 French gasolene auto
mobile last evening, Royal Phelps CaTrol, TIC
well known yachtsman. ran over FeiA "eili'
eleven wears old, Of No. II East One-hundreo-
and -twentieth-st-. to One-hundreo-aho-t"eh
ty-fifth-st and Seventh-ave.
Mrs Well and her son were crossing One
b.,nsrad- and-twenty-ffth-st about $50 o'clock
when tie Carroll automobile came down Dew
enth-aye. Many persons We're In the street al
the time and a crowd waited at the CROSSING
Cor the automobile to go by. The stories told
NV Mrs We'll and Mr.. Carroll did not agree
Nr-s Well saws that the automobile came down
the street at a great rate Of speed The norm
was not blowing and the boy was run over De-
fore he could get out Of the way. she declared
NJ Carroll asserted that he and his chauffeur
were keeping a lookout ana gong very sio"i
He told Sergeant Gray at the police station lhat
he WAS going very slowly and had Just slo"eu
down in order TO cross the tracks The machile
was going about two miles an hour. There was
a crowd waiting at the corner, and just as tieS
came abreast OF them young WE'LL ran from
his ,otber,s side and attempted TO cross IN front
n, .ha automobile The chauffeur said he was
blowing his horn at the time.
The boy was knocked down ana one Eheei
passed over his body. Policeman Zanes caiieo
an arnbulanee from the ]. Hood wright HOS
ptal and DR.. Bliss found the boy sunerins from
fracture Of the right thigh ana coii'u s ~
the body The lads mother insisted that tne
nojseernan arrest Mr., Carroll and he was taken
70 the police station or, rather. he TOOK the pc
licernan aboard his automobile ana they haue
- ,rt1 ,bara together Young WE'LL re-
moved in the ambulance TO his home.
some time after Mr.. Carroll and his ton anu
q rae automobile had arrived at the station
Mrs wesll made her appearance. She had eVi-
IDENTIFY modified her former views on the sup9ect
Of prosecuting Mr. Carroll for she agreed TO TAI
THINGS ever with MI Carroll. The woman said
that they could III afford TO pay the boys doc
TORS bill and Mr.. Carroll said that he was Will
ing to pay all the expenses In connection win
re hoY's injuries. Mr. Carroll was then re-
coS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
TO ADD $4,000 FEET OF FLOOR SPACE

Enrich Brothers yesterday began active opera
tions which will add some thirty thousand square
feet their selling space and give them contnu-
window frontage Twenty hird-st In order
to accomplish this all of the Twenty-thrd-st
structures recently acquired by the firm
being torn down to make way for the new build
ing. which, Il is promised will be strictly fire
proof. Several and novel features also to
be introduced. leading TO the greater convenience
and pleasure OF patrons Elevators of a new type
be installed and the electric lighting is to
embody recent improvements and ideas. To add
thirty thousand square feet of selling space is a
notable step.
Jules s. Enrich is the sole proprietor OF the husi-
ness having taken over the interest OF his brother
tn November last
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
THE ARCHBISHOP GAINS.
ALTHOUGH THE CRISIS WILL NOT COME
ITNTII, TOMORROW, DOCTORS
ARE HOPEFUL.

Archbishop Corrigan improved yesterday. anu
though the real crisis of the disease VIII not
come until tomorrow the attending phs sioiah"
declared that there was but little erouiio io'
fear that he would not recover. Both the doc
TORS and the other attendants of the patient
were happy and cheerful all day
Messages have been received at the resioehoe
from the Pope from Cardinals Glopohs anu
,,ar,nel, and from Archbishop Ireland Yes
terday there was again a great NUMBER Vi
callers among them President Fornes OF the
BOARD IF Aldermen. Supreme Court Justice NC
ao, end United States District Attorney w NJ
Bvrne of Delaware.
The message from the Pope was in ltahah'
and was translated as follows;
The Pope cables his deep sympathy on learn
ing the sad news Of the Archolshops serious
condition and from the bottom OF ms hea az
expresses his special apostolic blesslhs On inc
Archbishop.
Three bulletins were issued during the day
The first one announced that the Archbishop
had passed a comfortable night and was I'M
,ro,ine He slept a total of five hours The
afternoon bulletin was still more hopeful IL
read:
The Archbishop continues to improve along
every line. This day has been the mos In
fortahle bv far and every condition is SallS-
Factory EDWARD l.. KEYES, NJ. u.
FRANCIS DELAFIELD, NJ d.
At $50 O'Clock the final statement Tor the uaS
was made, as follows:
His grace continues TO maintain his improve
ment. Every condition is satisfactory
EDWARD /. kEfES, NJ. d
FRANCIS DELAF1ELD, Nj. ID.
DIR. Delafield said Immediately before departing
for the night: Everything points to the Arch-
bishops recovery. although the crisis Will not
come until Monday We have little fear for MIN
now, but everything is being done to carry him
over Monday. which Will undoubtedly DE MS Sc
verest day" - -,
DR. Keyes said: THE conditions In the Arch
bishops case are all that could be desired A
critical period has been passed to-day, but the
real crisis will come on Monday or on Monday
evening The reporters need not work on this
case after Monday.
1t was announced by Father Curly last even
ing that special prayers will be asked of the
CONGREGATIONS in all Catholic churches OF the
Diocese Of New-York for the recovery OF the
Archbishop at all masses this morning At every
Roman Catholic Church in this city and its
vicinity, the diocese taking in as far as Rond-
out-on- the-Hudson, prayers for the prelate will
be sent up at every mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
SOME REASONS WHY BEEF IS HIGH.
THE DECREASE IN PASTURE LANDS AND THE
sCANTY CORN CROP MAKE FATTENED
ANIMALS SCARCE.

Abilene (Kan.) correspondence of Leslies Weekly.
These are the days Of the ranchmans glory.
Met sse a is' a did during the openn ae
April. The consumer. who pays 20 cents a pound
sufferer-but the cattle raiser is happy He has a
right be, for all things have worked together
the harvest which events have been for hail a
decade preparing The high prices for beef.
in a large part due to other and further reaching
causes have brought to him sudden riches.
ton movement in the Southwest and demand
that the free land which the government has been
The opening of Oklahoma reservations last year
threw on the market 10000 head of unfit cattle
country has been sought by the farmers The
great ranches are being cut up into smaller ones
with its more than three million acres, being the
first be scattered. All this unsettled the cattle
100000 head in the Southwest pastures the mum
Der At for market has at times been too small to
Last summer there a great drouth through
out the Western prairie States. From June 20 to
crop .withered and died. Kansas raised only
unhusked-instead of the 1874 100000 that 1t had pro-
duced in 1860 The cattlemen were quick sufferers
be shipped North in October for fattening. and
suddenly there was no demand for them. The
Missouri. Oklahoma and part of Nebraska and
Iowa 1t shortened the feeding capacity of every
tens of thousands of farmers to sell part of the
cattle on their farms.the regular farm herd-in
might be sufficient TO carry the remainder through
the winter
We're few cattle put on feed and the fall stock
sacrificed early. Even OF the stock which the
ties where from 1000 to 10000 were usually fed
scarce a trainload went to market. and they were
The result was that when spring drew the
better part Of three States which had usually been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
The summary:

c. Bothner. New-York A. c, defeated j. p Parker,
Boston A A; +. Townsend. NewYork Fencers' Club.
feated DR.. J. H Clarbourne. NeHYork Fencers Club J.
!. Erving. New-York Fencers Club J. =.
Mitchell. New-York Fencers' Club c.
York Fencers' Club. defeated u. NJ. Wood New-York
Fencers Club Parker defeated Townsend; de
feated Clairbourne; Wood defeated MITCHELL Erving
eated latham; Parker defeated Clairbourne; Mitchell
defeated Bothner Townsend defeated
feated Ervng; Townsend defeated Wood latham de-
feated Clarbourne Erging defeated Parker;
defeated Bothner latham defeated Mitchell; Wood de
feafed Erving latham defeated Parker; Townsend
Mitchell: Wood defeated Parker Clarbourne de
Erving: latham defeated Bothner:
Clairbourne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
Jeff pAyISs CAB STOPPED.

VEHICLE CONTAINING THE GOVERNOR OF
ARKANSAS RUNS DOWN BOY.
The occupants of q Pennsylvania railroad CAP
which knocked down ten-year-old Oswald Benja-
wi, q, .ron. os his home at No go West Thirty
s,xth-st Yesterday were Governor JEFF Davis OF
Little Rock Ark. ana E. Mahcney, lawyer OF
Arkansas They their way from the
Twenty-third-st ferry TO the Hoffman House
when BENJAMIN got In the way of the CAB was
knocked down, and Of the rear wheels OF the
"a h nassed over his body. A policeman stopped
the cab, but the boy not injured, and his
rarents refused make complaint
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27

stiff Climbs but it's seacoast runs furnisheo
variety of pleasant scenery .,a,-
While the racers were speeding along tae'i
course the crowd had shifted back to Janaloa
A sureing, impatient crowd AWARDED inc -
Of the first car. Wasers were eagerly iaus s g.
taken as TO the number Of the first car to arriNe
According To the siRe regulation six hours @-.a
forty inmates was the minimum OF time 70 -
consumed in the race. and 4;oo was the earI Ie
fiy,e 81, vVhic, a contestant could arrive De
spite This II was only 2:49 when the hrst oi
the racers swept round tie corner anu w -
the tuners seat. a., ,ohr
BEAT everything on the ROAD. saIu "a
Grant LYMAN as he shook the dust from nus
clothes. HIS exuitatfon was scIneWna' ,fnrnoed
@ moment later. when the secretary lil.o' 80
him that he was disqualified MI u iliai "a !
for the one hundred miles was hours anu
minute. - eoue,+
Dust covered wagons. driven by wear nc 49,
feurs. themselves literally buried IN ,t tne long
before the hour when the first machine c1ui9
finish score of the speedy racing autos t. Nv
returned and their owners submitted ueJe'''i'
TO the disbarment Of the Judges
COVERS DISTANCE IN ENACT TIME
i was exactly 40 o'clock when J. c. Chase,
s-..,,g No Al crept round the corner. and
slowly very slowly approached the tape. AT
almost snaiTs pace he loafed to the iine' coh-
Stunning a minute in the hundred yards
% :25," shouted the time keeper A.,
I've made it," said the doctor; as ne . .s
,,o1,ntad from the car Consultation with the
tirnekeepers showed that his running liiiie 80
exactly hours and AZ minutes, So .nt,w sar
an5s iaaway DIR Chsse's remarkable run was
made without d single stop. he hao
fully plotted out his course. ana KEPT 10 nus
sched,ile AT Freeport Massepequa and Hemp
s.eaa ne was lust on time. His finish was one
~ the most exciting incidents CT the whole race;
and il was unofficially given out thal ne "0
win the race. 49,, oars
Directly after Mr.. Chase's arrival, the raSeIs
began 10 appear in rapid succession, end oeroI l
5:3O forty of the sixty-seven had finished. Inc
iast car arrived at S23. This was the car
which contained the ice-president OF the SWISS
Automobile Club. and won the special cup OF
cred for speed in the hill climbing contest
Amone those who covered the distance anu
,ulnIled the regulation which required mini
mum time Of hours and 80 minutes were 'Ne
following:
Time.
NO Ehsreo ny $4,000
81 4 ChaSS--'--- r3:41:Oo
= ...,,,,,as .,,vres one 6 al :55
- dhree steaih Nei'''''7 O - l6:4an0
- - NIL, .-.....,.... 6:44 80
IuileS DIAN '''-'''''' .6:4G:30
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
CATTLE PLAGUE IN AFRICA.
LACK OF SUPPLIES MAY SERIOUSLY AT
Feet GOLD OUTPUT

Buluwayo. Matabeleiand. April ga viru-
lent outbreak OF the cattle plague has occurred
here, which threatens totally to paralyze the
gold output by stopping the transportation of
supplies to the mines. A number OF transport
wagons have been tied UP and abandoned a
result of the outbreak
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
KRUGER NOT TO COME HERE.

Charles d. Pierce. the representative OF the
Orenge Free State in New-Yqrk. denied again yes
terday the truth or the oft-repeated report that
Krtiger was coming this country. Kruger Will
not come. That is positive This was decided
.oue time ago" said DIR. Pierce.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
FENCING.
LATHAM WINS THE CHAMPIONSHIP. WITH
DUELLING SWORDS.

Charles latham. of the Fencers' Club, again won
the championship with duelng swords OF the Ma
tional Fencers' League at the New-York Athletic
Club last night. 1t was by a close margin that he
forged ahead OF FitZhugh Townsend, Of the
Fencers' Club. who was defeated by only one bout.
Eight entered the contest follows: Charles
Bothner. NewYork Athletic Club; J. p. Parker,
Boston Athletic Association and j. L. Erving j. z.
Mitchell, Charles latham, D. NJ Wood, Fftzhugh
Townsend and DR.. j. II. Clairbourne. of the Fenc-
Club.
The excellent work of latham and Townsend was
greeted with much applause The men finished as
follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-04-27
AUSTRIA RONORS PRINCE HENRY.
MADE HONORARY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
THE ACTION

Vienna. April 2s.-Emperor Francis Joseph has
appointed Prince Henry of Prussia Honorary Ad-
niral of the Fleet. This act is considered here an
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-19
Al the Jail.

Oscar Ellington. charged with dis
urbing religious worship. was arrest
ed five miles north of Whitehead by
Deputy Brown.
Lee Franks. false pretense, arrest
ed at Pauls Valley by Deputy Brown.
Ben Jackson. weapon, arrested near
Okra by Jackson.
Pleas Allen. disposine Of mortgaged
property. arrested at Wynnewood by
Deputy Jackson.
Noble Stone, gaming. arrested at
Ardmore by Deputy Collins
II. d. Russell. gaming. arrested in
Ardmore by Deputy Russell.
c. II. Wright gaming arrested in
Ardmore by Deputy Collins.
Young Bell, larceny, arrested seven
miles east of Walters, o. r., by
Pierce and brought in on a writ OF re-
moval.
There are 112 occupants in Jail
now.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-19
Jumped Their Bond.

T. " Vaught and r. c. Addington,
who are charged with carrying weap-
ons and whose cases were set for yes
terday, demanded a jury trial. The
hour being late the commissioner post
poned the case until this morning and
Instructed the constable to subpoena
a jury and have them ready by this
morning.
The hour arrived this morning for
trial and the defendants failed to show
up. Judge Robnett proceeded to for.
felt their bonds and alias warrants will
be issued for their arrests.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-11-19

y On Monday w. A. Ward and Ida
Mode, both of Hewitt, were united in
matrimony by Deputy Clerk N. II. Nc
Coy. The next day yesterday G. w.
Richardson and Minnie Clymore, an.
other couple from Hewitt, came in and
had the clerk to join them together
in the same holy bonds. The Ard.
moreite extends congratulations to
both couples.